THE HUNTINGDON GLOBE, A DEMOCRATIC FAMILY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS, &C, THE GLOB Circulation—the largest Lit thi3 county, UMITTD.TMEJOB, P 2. Wednesday, August 26, 1857. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS. FOR CIOVERNOP, lion. WM. F. PA.CIC...ER, of Lyeorning. TOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, NIDIR.OD STRICKLAND, of Chester. FOR SUPREME JUDGES, 1-lon. WILLIAM STRONG, of "Berks. Hon. JAIITES THOMPSON, of Erie. P $ kyr WO zirt l 4 01[01•10 * FOR ASSEMBLY, DANIEL HOUTZ, of Alexandria. FOR REGISTER & RECORDER, JAMES B. CAROTHERS, of Morris FOR PROTIIONOT-4.RY, DAVID CALDAVELL, of Cromwell. FOR TREASURER, JOHN H. LIGHTNER, of Shirleysburg. FOR. COUNTY COMMISSIONER, THOMAS OZBORN, of Jackson. FOR DIRECTOR OF THE POOR, JAMES 211TRPHY, of Petersburg FOR AUDITOR, JOHN M. STONEROAD, of Birmingham. THANKS.—Those of our friends who made it convenient to give us a "lift" during Court weeks, and before and since, have our thanks. Those yet to call will be kindly re ceived. Don't be backward, friends. TIIE RIGHT SPIRIT.-Our friends in differ ent parts of the county, are daily sending in the names of good and true men to be book ed as subscribers to the Globe. We notice among the number several who have but lately deserted the opposition ranks. We still have room for more of the same sort.— Only $1 50 per annum. Daniel Houtz and the Three Mill Tax We learn that the opposition are endeavor ing to make capital for their candidates by falsely representing DANIEL HOUTZ, the Dem ocratic candidate for Assembly, as being fa vorable to the repeal of " the three mill tax." Where lioatz's opinions are known, such falsehoods have the effect of making him friends among the opposition ranks. We are authorized to say that DANIEL HOUTZ is un qualifiedly opposed to the repeal of the three mill tax. • ririe"WitAT DOES IT MEIN ?—We see that the officers of the Agricultural Society, or those having the appointment of committees to report on articles to be exhibited at the Fair; have again, omitted the appointment of a committee on Printing. True, premiums are offered for the best specimens, but who are to examine and award premiums? In our opinion, it is about as important to the people to have printing well done, as it is to have a handsome baguet, or a neat hearth rug. The absence of a Committee on Print ing may be an accidental over-sight of " the powers that be;" if so, it is not too late to do the printers of the county justice by appoint ing said committee. JOHNSON'S NEW ILLUSTRATED AND EMBEL LISHED COUNTY MAP OF THE REPUBLICS OF NORTH AMERICA 'Mr. J. A. Moons is now canvassing this county with this new and beautiful map. It is large, and decidedly the best published, as it exhibits the whole of North America south of the 50th .parallel of latitude—embracing the Canadas, the United States and Territo ries, •Mexico, Central America, the Isthmus of Panama, the West India Islands, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and part of South America. Also a superior Map of the World. It is on a scale larger by 10 miles to the inch than the largest Map of the same territory ever published, and 13 miles to the inch larg er than Monk's or the. Map of "Our Coun try!' It occupies a sheet 72 by 80 inches: larger than Sherman & Smith's mammoth Map-of the Old States (now Colton's), and covering about four times as much of the Earth's surface as that work. _lt is 1,500 square - inches larger than Colton's, Monk's, or--Mitchell's Map, and gives a geographical delineation of the Countries it embraces with an accuracy and fullness of - detail altogether beyond the reach of any other Map. • Al though there are :some Two Thousand •cotin ties in the United States and Territories, each county is named and colored on the face of the map..• ' Of course it contains all the railroads (both the finished and the finishing); and, in the Southern and Western -States, nearly all the railroad stations I ' :ger" triflON COUNTY TICKET" heads: the oppOsitionficket in the American, and also the opposition ticket in the Journal. . The .Ani - eridan's ticket has Col: S. S. Wharton, for Assembly; the , Journars ticket has Levi Evani for Assembly. Reader, you ask what such i p,"union" Of the opposition means?— It's a trick of the' enemy—both candidates ha,ve.been dyed, in the_ wool of Know Noth ingism,, and baptized in the river of, Aboli tionism. Either Wilt step upon any platform the desporateleaders of the opposition may dictate for them. Both will be kept.in the field as long as there is a possible chance of distracting the Democratic party by holding out: the idea .that Houtz is not the man for the times. But where is there a Democrat, an - honest voter of either party, who will not admit that Houtz just the kind of man to make honorable, straight-forward; Rep resen of ;pc? ple Agi!cultural Society At a meeting of the Huntingdon county Agricultural Society held in the Court House on Monday evening, 10th inst., the time and place for holding the next annual Fair were fixed at Huntingdon, on the 14th, 15th and 16th days of October next. Hon. Jona. McWilliams, T. 11. Cremer, Esq., and Gen. G. W. Speer were chosen elec tors to represent this Society in the election of Trustees for the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, on the 2nd day of September. The premium list suggested at the last meeting was adopted after certain alterations and additions were made, which will appear in the list. Resolutions were passed to the effect that no land of grain in less qnantities than a half bushel should be considered in competition ; that domestic manufactures be divided into three classes, viz : Ist, Eatables ; 2nd, Wearing Apparel, and 3rd, Fancy Nee dle and Ornamental work; that "no article or product shall be excluded, if offered FM exhibition by a member of the Society, but premiums shall be awarded only to manufac turers or producers, or their immediate agents," and that the executive committee be directed to " take the necessary measures in order to, prevent promiscuous riding and dri ving on the fair ground." At a meeting of the Executive committee, held on the 11th inst., Messrs. R. B. Petri ken, J. C. Watson, J. Simpson Africa, Jacob Miller, (creek) and Dr. R. A. Miller were ap pointed a Committee of Arrangements, and a resolution passed to the effect " that said committee shall have authority to make all necessary contracts in order to complete the arrangements for the annual Fair; to audit all bills of their contracting, and to draw or ders on the Treasurer for payment of the same." Committees were also appointed by them for the purpose of awarding premiums on the different articles and productions to be offer ed for exhibition, together with the list of premiums altered and amended as agreed on; also a discretionary committee, and a—com mittee to solicit subscriptions. The Chinese War. The present war between China and Eng land is one of much moment to the world in more respects than one. The Chinese form a vast and powerful empire, whose exclusive policy has shut out the civilized world from a full participation in the vast advantages of a free commerce with her' millions of inhabi tants—an exclusiveness which, in this age of the world,, no nation in justified in pursuing. Whatever the origin of the quarrel between England and China may have been ; no mat ter whether the Anglo-Saxons or the Celes tials are in the wrong, the results of the pres ent war must redound to the advantage of civilized Europe, in the end. The policy of England has always been, in all her foreign wars, to make the nations with which she has quarreled pay the expenses, and she will not neglect this idea in the present contest. If, as we have no doubt will be the case, England succeeds in opening the ports of China to the world by the present war, that country will confer blessings and benefits upon Europe and America, and upon the Celestials themselves. We confess that our sympathies are with England in the present contest, and we be lieve that our citizens generally wish her suc cess. Nor can the result be a doubtful one, when the two nations are so circumstanced as are the belligerant powers now engaged in China. England, with her immense naval force, must ultimately succeed, and if she (Wes, will dictate her own terms when peace is - restored. Nur will these results be lost upon another country whose policy has been as exclusive and unreasonable as that of China herself.— We mean Japan. This latter country, it is true, has, to some limited extent, granted a few commercial privileges, to a few powers, by late treaty stipulations, of little or no prac tical value; but should England succeed in ,her present designs with China, it will not be long before she will compel compliance with her wishes, on the part of Japan, in which she will be seconded by every other commercial country on the globe. BOUGHT I BOUGHT ! -SOLD ! SOLD !-If ,we were to believe half we hear of persons being ." sold,'?: and " bought," we would . be compelled to come to the Conclusion that . a - few very influenlial politicians have not been thought worth buying at any price. SIIAMEFUL—the practice of scalding dogs. Those guilty of such an act should remem ber that the world will never accuse them of possessing those finalities which always gov ern the conduct of a person of humane feel- ings MOUTALITY AMONG 11. S. SENATons.—Cut of the.fifty nine members of the Senate during the last Congress, no less than live have already passed away, viz : Messrs. Clay ton of Delaware; Bell, of New Hampshire; Adams, of Mis sissippi; Butler, of South Carolina; and Rusk, of Texas. .1/cir LOOK 0(37 !—A number of counterfeit $5 bills on the York Bank, d'ennoy/vania, are in circulation at Harrit burg, and will doubtless soon find their way up here.— They are said to be well executed, and liable to deceive even experienced judges of bank'paper. .4-Z- A tannery is about being erected in Kidder town ship, Carbon county, Pa.. which will be one of the largest establishments of the kind in the United States. The main building will be between six and seven hundred feet long and fifty wide, calculated to tan 33,000 hides in a year— more, it is said, than any other tannery in the United States. An engine of ninety horse power will be put up. In Chicago, last week, a fellow named lteed was arrested, charged with passing two $lO counterfeit notes. The charge was fully proved, that he had stolen the bills from& comrade, thus showing that he supposed them to he good; and it was no larceny. as the law does not consider counterfeit bills property. So the thief and shaver" got free, while his comrade is held for having tile bills in the first instanea. - • " NEW COVNTERFEST.—A new and dangerous counterroit, of the denomination of on the Farmers' and Drovers' Bank of Waynesburg, Pa.,.has been put in circulation. yt i 3 well executed and calculated to deceive. The Democratic Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania. William P. Packer is above the ordinary size; his robust frame, with rounded contour ; his fair complexion, tinged with the rosy hues of a healthy and vigorous circulation; his capacious forehead, indicating great intellec tual power ; his intelligent countenance and agreeable manners render his personal ap pearance at once prepossessing and com manding. In 1846 he was duly elected a member of the House of Representatives from the District composed of the counties of Ly coming, Clinton and Potter ; but by a mistake in carrying out the returns of one of the townships in Clinton county, his opponent was returned as elected, and actually served during the whole of the session, before the mistake was discovered. In 1847, the people of his District appeared to be determined to manifest their views by a vote so decisive as not to be mistaken or defeated, and he was accordingly elected to the House of Repre sentatives by a majority exceeding fifteen hundred over his competitor. Although this was his first appearance as a member of a legislative body, his knowledge of the public interests, his acquaintance with parliament ary rules, and his business capacity were so universally known and acknowledged, that he was at once chosen by his fellow members to preside over their deliberations as Speaker of the House. The selection of a new member to a post of such great responsibility, and re quiring such varied and extensive abilities, may be regarded as a high honor, in which Gen. Packer stands as the sole recipient in his native State. Such a recognition of pre eminent abilities, is of rare occurrence every where ; and it is believed never occurred be fore in Pennsylvania. In 1848, he was re elected to the House. The brilliant achieve ments of a brave and successful General, who was a candidate for the Presidency, had produced disastrous results to the Democratic party throughout the nion, and had iven the - Whigs a large majority in the Senate of Pennsylvania, and reduced the Democratic members in the House to a bare equality in numbers with" their opponents. Notwith standing this circumstance, and although ev ery member was in attendance at the organi zation of the House, Gen. Packer was again elected. Speaker of that body. Considering his known attachment to Democratic princi ples, his great influence and continual activ ity as a writer and as a public speaker in sustaining the principles and candidates of the Democratic party, his second elevation to the Speaker's chair must he regarded as an honorable and magnanimous tribute to his talents and integrity, and to the impartiality and ability with which he had discharged the high duties of the office at the previous session. This compliment was in fact richly merited. General Packer possesses a mind well stored with useful knowledge. Although self-taught his education has not been neg lected. He is familiar with the current liter ature, and with the teachings of history and philosophy. Although not a member of the legal profession he is a much better lawyer than many who belong to it. - His thorough acquaintance with legal principles, and with constitutional and parliamentary law, emi nently qualified him for the duties of the chai r . And so satisfactory were his decis ions upon - many difficult questions which arose during his two official terms as Speaker, that they have been in no instance mersed ny rh,, )-F -1,-A<Za"..a, le ~c cxxv - net mista ken, an appeal was never taken from any de cision pronounced by General Packer as Speaker, except in one solitary case ; and on that occasion, upon hearing his reasons and the authorities cited in support of his decis ion, the judgment of the chair was unani mously sustained ; ,the gentleman who took the appeal, acknowledging Isis error, and vo ting against his 011:21, appeal to sustain the de cision of the chair, It is proper to add, in this place, that General Packer is one of the most powerful public debaters which our country has produced. In the primary as semblies of the people, and in their legisla tive halls, his eminent abilities in this respect have been frequently displayed and always acknowledged. In a government resting upon public opinion, the discussion, in pub lic assemblies of the people, of the principles and measures to be opposed as detrimental, or advocated as advancing the public interest, is absolutely indispensable to success. The freedom of debate is emphatically the aliment of self-government, which goes hand in hand with free discussion in our public journals. The - freedom of speech and the liberty of the press are the palladium of public liberty. But the temple would soon be overthrown by the strong arm of tyranny, unless its columns were continually support ed by the power and patriotism of her wri ters and orators. In this age of progress, the man who is unable to express his views to his fellow-citizens, and to discuss the measures of government before the assem -1 lilies of the people, will be left so far behind in the political race as to be soon forgotten. General Packer's distinguished abilities as a writer and as an orator, take him out of this category and place him in the front ranks of our most, useful, influential, and promising citizens. The subject of this sketch is thus before the reader, and we see what he is now. Let us look into his past history, that we may understand the means by which , he has ac quired his present eminence. lie was born in Howard Township, Centre county, on the 2d of April, 1807. He is descended from a I highly respectable family who belong to the Society of. Friends; but they were Whigs of the Revolutionary period, and were attached to the cause of their country in her struggle for liberty. His grandfather, James Packer, was born in 1725, on a farm in New Jersey, where the town of Princeton now stands.— His father, also named James, was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania. On .the ma ternal side he is connected with the Pettits, a large influential family in Pennsylvania. When General Packer was but seven years old; his father died, leaving, a Widow and five small children. At this tender age he was under the necessity of contributing to his own support, and that of the family, by the most severe and exhausting labor; and some years after, at the age of twelve, ho travelled from Bellefonte to - Sunbury, for the purpose: of learning the printing business with his cousin Samuel J. Packer, fermerli a distinguished Senator, and then editor of. the Public Inquirer, a paper which advocated with great,ability the re-election of William Findlay for Governor, in 1820. Some time after the defeat of Mr. Findlay, the Inquirer was discontinued, and in 1823 Gen. Packer returned to Bellefonte to complete his knowl edge of the printing business, in the office of the Bellefonte Patriot, then under the con trol of Henry Petrikeri, Esq.; who was sub sequently distinguished as a Senator. Gen. Packer completed his apprenticeship in May, 1 1825, and was employed as a journeyman at the profession of the great Franklin, on the public printing in Harrisburg, in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827. In the latfer year he purchased an interest in the Lycoming Gazette, at Williamsport, Lycoming county; and in 1829, upon the de cease of his partner Mr. Brandon, became the sole owner of that time honored Democratic journal. Its years already number more titan half a century, and it still carries at its head the motto: " Be just and fear not," &c., which was placed there nearly thirty years ago by the present Judge Lewis, of Lancaster, dur ing his editorial control of the paper. It is still a flourishing and. influential journal, and is at present conducted by C. D. Eldred, Esq., a gentleman of fine abilities and excellent judgment. While the Gazette was under the control of General Packer, which was about nine years, it supported the election of An drew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, George Wolf, and other Democratic standard bear ers of that period; and the cause of Democra cy was greatly indebted, during these con tests, to the discreet counsels of Gen. Packer, and to the power of his pen, as made known through the editorial columns of his paper.— In 1829, General Packer, intermarried with the daughter of Peter Vanderbelt, Esq., re spectable citizen of Williamsport, who had. occupied various official stations, indicative of the public confidence of his fellow citizens, Miss Vanderbelt was the grand. daughter of Michael Ross, Esq., a gentleman distinguish ed for his energy of character, and strength of mind. He was at one time the owner of the land whereon the borough of Williams port now stands, and his descendants continue extensive proprietors of valuable lands adjoin ing the town. In 1812, shortly after the improvement sys tem had commenced in Pennsylvania, and af ter the West Branch Canal had been adopted as a part of the system, through the votes and. influence of the Philadelphia members, the West Branch Improvement was left out of the Improvement Bill, and thus threatened with abandonment. Had this decission been adhered to, the people of that section of the State would have derived no benefit from the large expenditure of the public money for improvement purposes. Public meetings were immediately held, addresses were deliv ered, resolutions adopted, and, among other strong measures, a direct appeal was made to the people of Philadelphia city and county against the suicidal policy of their own mem bers. This last measure had the desired ef fect; and the Philadelphia members, under the influences brought to bear upon them from their own immediate constituency re traced their steps, and voted fur the West Branch Improvement, and it was thus saved! In all these . proceedings, Gen. Packer, al though a very young man, bore a leading part. To his efforts, more than to any other individual, are the people of that section of the country indebted for the construcition of their Valuable canal. - As the work progressed, the public voice very properly called for his appointment as superintendent, which office he held until the Spring of 1835. He discharged the duties of this station to the satisfaction of the peo ple, and disbursedlyithout a dollar's loss to the State, while ho'held the office, more than a million and a. quarter of-the public money ! His accounts were all regularly and properly settled. In 1835, General Packer was the warm friend of Governor Wolf, and received the hOlimiiition tor tlle berate ; but as the Democratic party was that year distracted by the unfortunate gubernatorial contest between the friends of Wolf and Muh lenberg, a portion of the friends of Muhlen ber coalesced with the Whigs in favor of Alexander Irvine, then a Muhlenberg Demo crat, but since United States Marshal under General Taylor, and Gen. Packer was defeat ed. In 1836, he united with Messrs. Park and Barret, in the publication of the Harris burg Keystone. The paper itself is the best evidence of the eminent abilities of these three gentlemen as editors. This connection continued until 1841. Mr. Park is now en gaged in the practice of the law, and Mr. Barret, after a season of retirement from public life, has again made his appearance in the editorial chair, and his abilities will, no doubt, insure him an appropriate reward. .In 1838, General Packer distinguished himself by his political tact and the power of his eloquence as a speaker at public meetings of the people, in advocating the- election of David R. Porter, then the Democratic candi date for Governor: In 1839, he was appoint ed Canal Commissioner in connection with Hon. James Clarke, and Hon. E. 13. Hubly, and continued to discharge with unsurpaised ability, the highly responsible duties of that office, until the month of February, 1842, a, period of three years. In May, 1843, Gen eral Packer received the appointment of Au ditor General of the Commonwealth. He continued to discharge the duties of this office, until May, 1845, a period of three years.— His office gave him a seat -in the Cabinet, of the Executive, and thus -called into action his knowledge of men, of measures, and of the diversified interests of the Commonwealth. Holding jurisdiction over all the public ac counts, the large expenditures of money for public improvements, and the numerous diffi cult questions and. complicated cases - which arose for adjudication, called for the exercise of the soundest judgment ; and no mind, save one enlightened by ektensive ac quaintance with. common law- and , equity principles, as well as with the statutes of the Commonwealth, would have .discharged the duties of this exalted station. The settle— ment of the claims of the domestic creditors, with the other business .of the office arising from the increased public expenditures for improveinent and other purposes, rendered the duties of the Auditor-General, far more burdensome than they have been since, or had ever been-before, at any former periOd in -the history. of the government.'.. And the ability displayed by :Gren bral Paoli:6r,, his per fect mastery of 'every question which arose, and his impartiality in the discharge of his duties,.in the settlement-.of theSe questions, are acknowledged by .men of all parties. • It may with great truth be said of Gen. , Packer that he is indebted to his own indus try for the, education and knowledge - he has acquired, and to his • own - merits for the dis tinction to which he has attained., He is thoroughly - Democratic in-his principles, and' is always ready to. , devote his talentsand his means to the success of those principles.— He is no empty' talker about names and forms, but an energetic actor,- following the substance and not the shadow. Springing from the people,• he is always ready to battle for ,their rights. Looking to them as the le gitimate source of all political authority, he is ready to trust thorn with every power con sistent with representative government.— Aware of the nature of the federal compact, and of the unwillingness of the early states men of Democracy to trust the central gov ernment with any but a limited authority, he is ever ready to stand by the State sover eignties in confining the General Govern ment strictly within the powers granted by the "Federal Constitution. Men of eminence in the party to which Gen. Packer belongs, may occasionally differ in the application of principles to particular cases; but all politi cians, of the genuine Democratic school, sub scribe to the great fundamental doctrines of the party, that "the powers not delegated to the U. States by the Constitution, nor pro hibited to it by the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."— Upon this great fundamental principle hang all the doctrines of the Democratic party.— Upon the steady support of this principle the permanency of the Union and the liber ties of the people depend. Every extension of territory and every increase of the great sisterhood of nations of which our glorious confederacy is composed, is but a new de mand upon the patriot for a vigilant and en ergetic support of the ancient, safe, and chief principles of the Democratic party, a strict construction of t'te Federal Constitution. So long as this principle of construction be adhered to by our public authorities, and by those who clothe them with power, the rights of the people and of the States, will be pro tected against the usurping tendencies of a great central government. With this prin ciple constantly before us, and with our pub lic men able and willing to maintain it, either in the legislative hail, or in the judi cial forum, we can have no fears of nullifi cation or consolidation ; but our great and glorious Union, a standing san illustrious ex ample of the capacity of the people for self government, shall not only secure its own greatness and perpetuity, but shall light all the nations of the earth in their onward march to freedom.—West Chester Tefferso nian. The High Price of Provisions The high price of provisions exercises a se vere pressure on a considerable portion of the people. To suppose that flu mers are thereby greatly beuefitted is a mistake, fbr they them selves have to pay, in consequence of it, more for labor, for manufactures of every descrip tion, clothing, implements, etc. There is a certain equilibrium bet Ween the different de partments of human activity possible, which yields to each a fair and equitable remunera tion, and marks the most desirable condition of things. This equilibrium, it seems, is dis turbed ; for while the present state of the mar ket yields to agriculturists no decided advan tages, it subjects all engaged in other pur suits, numerically exceeding the former three or four times, to retrenchment and unaccus tomed privations. The evil is not to be re garded as a mere passing phenomenon. Pro visions have advanced gradually and steadily for a long series of years, which fact justifies the presumption of a deep seated disorder in the machinery of production or interchange, or in both perhaps. A comparison` of the census of 1840 with that of 1850, reveals cer tain startling facts, that may serve to discover the causes of the perturbation. In 1840, for instance, the United States produced: 84,820,000 bushels of wheat. 108,000,000 bushels Irish and sweet potatoes. 14,970,000- head of cattle. Had agriculture remained simply station ary—considering the increase of population 115,24(/,000 bushels of wheat 146,000,000 bushels of potatoes. 20,349,000 head of cattle. Instead of which it only yielded 100,480,000 bushels of wheat. 104,000,000 bushels of potatoes. 18,378,000 head of cattle. Thus the diminution of these articles, du ring a period of ten years, amounted to about: 15,000,000 bushels of wheat, which is a fal- ling off of 1-7 41,000,000 bushels of potatoes, which is a falling off of - 1-3 2,000,000 head of cattle, which is a fallin g off of - 1-1 of the production in 1840—duly taking into calculation the increase of population. Here then we have one reason for the ad vance of provisions. While agriculture thus proved unable to keep pace with the growth of the population, the, exportation of breadstuffs increased pro digiously, which, of course, re-acted upon the home, market., The value of breadstuffs and provisions ex ported, averaged per annum for the period from 1830 . to 1840 - - - - $12,000,000 " 1840 to 1850 - - - - 27,000,000 " 1850 to 1856 - - - - 41,000,000 Thus, the exportation more than doubled in ten years, and nearly doubled in the last seven years. This furnishes a second reason for the advance of provisions. It is much to be regretted that no official statistics arc in existence , for the time subse quent to 1850, of the produce of agriculture. But there is,good cause to believe that the in fluences which operated previous t 0.1550, are yet active, which supposition is, at least, sus tained by the steady advance of the market, since. It is of importance to ascertain in what these.influences consist. Immigration continues to provide laboring forces, which become productive, at all events, the year of-. ter, their arrival; and increased production neeessarily tends to diminish prices, provided the number of non-producers does, not aug -ment:disproportionately to that of producers; 'Now 'it is. a. notorious and very obvious fact, which needs no.-statistical figures to prove it, that all,nOn-producing pursuits_ are overstock ed: In cities, towns and villages, every other house almost is a shop; there are five lawyers and,five doctors where one is.only wanted, and so forth. Owing to our numerous retail establishments, merchandize changes hands often. All-this enhances it. Then it is trans ported to great _distances, a consequence, of the too rapid progress westward. . This inordinate dispersion "of population over wild regions, while cultivable lands are yet obtainable within the old centres of civ ilization, involves a considerable waste of la bor and capital. Railroads •and canals have to be constructed to connect the new• settle, month with the Eastern ports,; the capital for which has to be withdrawn from more pro ductive enterprise, the cultivation of the soil - and the operation of factories, mines, &c., in States where moans of communication already exist., The multiplication of railroads and -canals, and ships, and areable acres even, constitutes not, in itself, national wealth.— These .are only the means wherewith to create and distribute it. The less there are of them, the less money invested in them, the better. Produce will bo cheaper, the shorter the dis tances of transportation. Real agricultural progress is not so much manifested in the ad dition of areable acres to those already under cultivation, than in the increasing produc tiveness and value of the latter. According to official data, every acre of land produces in England, on an average, nearly three times, and in France twice the amount of grain than with us. That is to say, our 'farmer has to go to the trouble and expense of cultivating two or three acres to obtain the same results as the English or French. It is the cheap ness of land here, which explains the fact that we command the Europe'an grain mar ket, but our profits would be larger were to this advantage the superior productiveness of European lands added. The whole secret of this superiority consists in the adherence to the principle of returning in the shape of fertilizers, the substance taken from the' soil in the shape of produce. But thiels'iMprac ticable under a system of insolation and con , stant dispersion, which tends to remove the' farmer too far from his Market, arid the man ufacturing and commercial cities. The' greatest efficiency of population and industry can only be attained in districts where hand culture, trade and manufactures go hand in hand, offering the greatest possible diversity' of remunerative and steady employment.— Besides the causes already touched upon, there are others affecting the price of neces saries of life,.of which the extraordinary de- . sruction of property by fires and other acci dents deserves to he mentioned.—Pennsylva nian. B CTSLN - ESS _YO TIC YL.S- Perfect Likenesses. Call on PRETTYMAN, ut the Central Railroad Station House, and get a DAGUERREOTYPE, AMBROTYPE Or PROTO an.trii likeness of yourself. Ills pictures can't be Feat— call and examine specimens. Plain and Fancy Printing. Job work of all kinds—such as Handbills, Circulars Business, Visiting, and Show Cards, Tickets, Bill Heads, Deeds, Mortgages, and all kinds of blanks, &c., &e. neatly printed at the "CrLone Job Office, Huntingdon. Pa. ..trZ - Specirnens of "Oman" printing can be seen at the office—which will satisfy everybody that it is no longer necessary to go to Philadelphia for neat work. Call and see for yourselves. Blanks of all kinds, Neatly printed and for sale at the "Globe," °Mee—such as Blank Deeds, Mortgages, Judgment nod Common Bonds, Agreements, Leases, Judgment and Promissory Notes, Notes relinquishing all benefits of exemption laws, License' roods, and all blanks used by Justices of the Peace. For Ready-Made Clothing, Wholesale or retail, call at H. ROMAN'S Clothing Store, opposite Coots' Hotel. Huntingdon, Pa., where the very best assortment of goods for men and boys' wear may be found at low prices. The Public Generally are invited to cell at the New Drug Store o f Ili mv MeMAmumt. Every article usually to be found in the best establishments of the kind, can be had, fresh and pure, at their Store, in Market Square, Huntingdon. See advertisement in another column. NOTlCE—Notice is hereby, given to all persons interested, that T. & W. Saxton, of the borough of Huntingdon, did, on the 9th day of July last, make and execute to the subscriber of said Borough. adeed of voluntary assignment, fur the benefit of creditors.— Therefore, all persons holding claims against the said J. R. W. Saxton. or either of them, will present themprop erly authenticated fur settlement, and all indebted to said firm, or either of them, in any way, will make immediate payment to Huntingdon, August 19, 1557-tf. pEAI, ESTATE AT PUBLIC SALE. - 10 Will be exposed to - public sale, ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 1807 at 10 o'clock, A. M., on the premises, all that VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND, late the property of John Barr, of Jackson township, Huntingdon county, deed, in pursuance of directions given in the last ..... . _, ..... ni - ......3 .3. - . Ct....a ~.....-....- 4.- --5..........-e...-..n Env arellaiSVl/ township, adjoining lands of Alexander Vance, Doctor Bigelow, and others, containing one hundred and eighty four acres, more or less, about 130 acres of which are clear ed and in a good state of cultivation, having thereon erec ted a two story Log Dwelling House, a Barn and Saw Mill; and also having thereon a good Apple Orchard. ALSO—At the same time and place, there will be exposed to public sale, A TRACT OF TIMBER LAND, (White Pine and Oak of good quality.) said tract adjoins lands of Joseph Belly, F.sq.,Sames Barr. and others, containing about SO acres, and lies about three quarters of a mile from the tract just described. TERMS OF SALE.—One-third of the purchase money to be paid in hand, anti the residue in two equal annual pay ments, to be secured by the Judgment bonds of the pur chaser. SAMUEL STEWART, Executor. Jackson township, August 19, 1557. IMPROVED PATENT ASPHALTIC ROOFING FELT—A CHEAP, DURABLE AND PER ELCTLY WATERPROOF ROOFING—PRICE, TnREF. CENTS PEE SQUAEE FOOT. WAI. LEWIS, Huntingdon, Agent for Huntingdon coiinty.' 'lids improved PATENT FELT makes a Cm" Dtrammtand PERFECTLY WATERPROOF Room°, for CIIURCUES, CHAPELS, PUBLIC HALLS, RAILROAD STATIONS, HOUSES, COTTAGES, VER ANDAHS, TARSI BUILDINGS, CATTLE and SHEEP SHEDS, and every other description of BUILDINGS, in lieu of Tin, Zinc, Shingles, Tiles, Thatch, &c. It costs only a fraction of a Tin or Shingle Roof and is more durable, as it neither CORRODES, CRACKS nor LEAFS. It is Made of the strongest and most durable materials, and saturated with the best of Asphalte. it is made up in Rolls, 23 yards long, 32 inches and can be easily applied by any unpracticed person, with a few tacks. It is invaluable for LINING the WALLS of WOODEN Houses, GRANAmEs, BARNS, &c., as rats or other vermin and insects will not touch it. IT IS I3II'IMVIOUS To WET and being a NON-007DUCT011, counteracts the heat of SUZIUUM and the cold of WINTER, equalizing the temperature within every building where it is used. To the Agriculturist, it makes a CHEAP and Erne=Ar. Room:sic, for F.tum Itumamos and SIIIIDS ; a COVEAUNG for Com: and HAY limus, also a DEFENCE for Sheep during snow, and in the Yard as a loose covering for Turnips and other Fodder in Winter—the use of this FELT proves agreirt annual saving to the Farmer. It is suitable to every climate: It is light and portable, being in Rolls, and not liable to damage in transportation. When used uNDER. TIN: or other ROOFING, it forms a smooth body for the metal to lie tightly on, whereby the Tin wears much longer, not corroding beneath ;' at the same time DEADENING SOUND. Also being a NON-CONDUCTOR, it keeps the,urvnn ROOMS COOL in Summer, and being WATER, PROOD. prevents the Roof from LEAKING. August 19, 1857. NTE - w-,AND CHEAP WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERY STORE.—DAVID GROVE informs the citizens of Huntingdon and vicinity, and the, Public generally, -that he has opened a Grocery Store on MR street, Huntingdon ' a few doors west of Wm. Orbi son's residence, Where he will at all times be prepared to supply customers with ALL KINDS OF GROCERIES' OF THE PEST,' . ' CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST, at wholesale and retail. Sugars, Coffee,' Teas; Molasses, Cheese; Spices, Confectionaries, Hams, Salt, Brooms, Buck ets, Segars, Tobacco, &c., &c.; in fact, everyarticle usually 'kept in a Grocery Store. As I 'arn. determined to soli CHEAPER than the.CHEAP EST, I want everybody to call and examine my stock and prices. DAVID GROVE. Huntingdon, July 22, 1857. TIPTON STEAM FRAME. -SASH, Doon,:SHUTTER & FLOORING MAbiIIFACTORY, TIPTON, DLAIR COUNTY, PA., 10 miles East of ,4/toOna, The undersigned having provided a complete set of Machinery for the business, and being practical House Carpenters and Builders, are extensively engaged in Manufacturing by steam, any description of carpenter work, which we will furnish at low rates, and ship to any poinkiligl the Penn'a Rail Bead.. ' Plans of every description for Disildinge with specifications and bill of timber prepared. Orders from a distance respectfully solicited, Tipton, July 1, 1857-ly . T AST NOTICE—AiI indebted. J to the undersigned by note or book account, are re. quested to call and make payment on or before tlie.:Pit day of 1V *ember next. All notes, and book accounts re maining unsettled after that date, will positively be sued, out without respect to persons. J. N. SWOOPE. Alexandria, July 20, 1557. AIMILNISTRATOR'S NO TI Whereas, Letters of Administration on the Estate of TuortrAs M. OWENS, late of the borough of Birming ham, Huntingdon county, dec'd, having been granted to the undersigned, Notice is therefore hereby given to ail persons indebted to said Estate to make immediate pay ment, and those having claims against the same to present them duly authenticated for settlement. July 14, 1557-*, 100 Sacks Ground Alum Salt, 50 tons Plaster to be disposed of by August 5, 1.857. F,COTT & BROWN. W. B. ZEIGLER McCAtriEY "CO GEORGE W. OWENS, Administrator.
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