THE VOLUNTEER.
Ja!m Dt Ofattout Editor and Proprietor*
OARIiISLBiTHORSDAT) JAW. 30, 1601*
In Apprentice to the Printing Business,,
WILL be taken' at this office, if application be
immediately made. . A boy frpm the country,
•abont 15 or 16 years of age, will bo preferred. Ho
'must bo offfbod moral character, and possessed of a
‘tborougb fipglisb education*
■ jfljbpor absence from -borne for several days must
be‘oof apology for all deficiencies in 10-day’s paper.
“Keystone."— George R. McFarlane,
of Hollidajsburg, has become associated .with O.
.•Barrettin the publication of.the Keystone. <The
Jffyi/ens isa Irue and reliable Democratic paper,
i6d MKjM6Far3ano is’ an a'ble and accom pHsbcd
writer,, ; ;"Wo.wish the paper .and iU worthy editor*
,MCbes».f;:;.!'-~y L V. --1 •' •
A Faux Alarm.—On Saturday night last, the quiet
■of our town was disturbed by *the ccy of fire, and in
■ ■a; Tory shortApnee of :time.every(bing'was in com.
i motion; the fire engines-were, brought forlh, ibe
streets -wore thronged with anxious men and terrified
rwomenj-ftod rail’Wore upon ithe-qui eioe 16'discover
’where IhofireWas. The alarm proved to bo |a false
--uneVand soon the streets reSqmdd thelifaccuslorfmry
qqleW The practice of falsing ftlao ,alarms of fire;
a; very silly as well as a very reprehensible one,
~ .and-sometime* indulged in through- mere reck
leuneasby yoongmen who should know belter.—
~Gur borough authorities should ferideavor tb ferret out
all iuch offenders and bring to.punishment.
, Toe Property Company.—Wo are glad to bo able
' to announce, that through the aclivb.ezertloDs of a
. Tew public-spirited gentlemen, this Company Si now
■•completely. organized, and will, orf tho. first occasion
which may offer, be ready to tako the field, and act
father manner which they have marked out for them
■ietvM«‘‘''Tho.following is a lisl ofthe Officers: .
? Presiderii—lion. Frederick Watts, 1
. Ifie*^PretidtnU— George \V. Siibafper, John D.
' Bi’AtTOM.; '■ ir
; <Skrrtar«#—John B. Parker; John Goodyear.
This Company.vyitt.be of tfail benefit to our ctll-
J xens In case of fire, as its mongers will dovoto their
attention to the preservation and safe cus
" tody of furniture and other .valuables.
'■ New'SoboOl Hooie,—Our School Directors have
announced their intention to receive proposals for the
erection of another now School on West Pom-
freiatreet. The building la to be two alone# high,
.and of brick. .We concur with the Herald in regret,
tinglhatoor public hall and school hobaea generally
■ r-;inap unfortunately and'inconveniently located, and
».-!t asthb proposed new one la to be situated In a anme
■, public place, we truai the Directors will
have one erected, which will be both ornamental and
''i cieful. 1 '
ffxw Otrr.F/T ON THE CoMBI?nLAND VaLLKT
hoad.—T/io Cumberland Valley Railroad Company,
■after 'relaying Iho whole length of tho road with.
-• (icAvy Trail,and improving the grades, has purefus* I
... ed new locomotives and passenger car*, of the very i
>: and must improved style. Persons travelling j
. this route, therefore, can do so with ns much comfort'
es’on any other road in tho country. We also learn
that this company has undertaken the stocking and
, ■ funtung of the York and Cumbcrl md yoad, which is
(o be ,worked in connection with their,road, and that
it will.be opened, fur trade and travel about tho Ist
;,vof t February.
, ,JtaktevtTU*4L CoKTiKTibrt.-—The Agricultural
; ‘ at HmUbarg, tint rflt'on
Wednetday evening of last week. , A memorial to
; (he f,«gi*Jalare, asking-for a charter tnd an appro-
V . was submitted by (he Hon. Joseph R. In*
’gersoll, and unanimously adopted. ' Hon. Frederick
' "Walts, ofCsrHelp/wae clcctfd'Pfcsidcnl of the Slate
Agricultural Society. Thia it a deterred compliment
; ; to Judge Walla, aa the Slalo dooanat contain a truer
* . friend to (he great agricuilural iotereata of (be coun.
(ry.lhau be is.
Ooa Victors.— The Harrisburg Union, in apeak.
Ingof our recent victory in thia county, soys
Ellia Bonham, the able champion of Democracy in
Cumberland county, was elected a member of the
' House, over hi* Whig eompetllor, bn Friday last, by
• a majority of 460 S Thia ia a just compliment to a
’ worthy, end talented Democrat.
/ STHon. Jakes A. Bayard, a sterling-Democrat
;> wa>,on Thursday last, elected a United States Sena*
’■‘■‘(or from the Slate of Delaware, for six. years from
•V.tbu 4th of March next. . This la a Democratic gain.
Mr. Bayard is a man of talent, great legal attain,
menle,'and will make an accomplished Senator.
i . TARirr Resolution*.— The resolution offered in
(ho House of Representatives, by Mr. Dobbins of
.Schuylkill, instructing our Senators and requesting
-' oar Representatives in Congress to favor a modifies.
(lon of the present Tariff, was adopted in committee
bflhe whole on Saturday last—-yea* 48, nays 37.
Sixteen Democrats voted in the affirmative. The
question wUl.nexl come up on second rending, when
we hope the resolution will receive Us quietus.
Tnt Dead Letter Statistics.— The Washington
Republic,ln Us statistics of the dead letter office, mokes
T*~*ihVouVnber of dead letters in ’a quarter six millions,
• andlna year twenly.four millions. This is an crorr,
which the Washington correspondent of .the DaUU
' "more Sun corrects. .. The number should bo six hun
dred thousand for the quarter, end two millions, four
/' hundred thousand for the year. An important dif.
i Terence, quite.
V Gtri. Cabs and tub Presidency.— Some of the po.
‘ papcre are publishing an extract of a teller
* • : i JJVdm den. Cab* ,lo Andrew Stevenson, In which '
V|eayeU<‘No circumstances can possibly arise wliici
, would Induce mo ogaln to permit my name to bo
brought forward In connection with Ihe Chief Mn.
' i glatreoy oftho country. M This loiter is given oa a
Meonl declaration of Ibo General, and mode neap
‘/i pUeable tb hie present feeling on the subject, but the
from which the extract was mode, was that
written to Che Baltimore Convention in 1646, and
; tbnoonoetf hie determination not to bo a candidate
forri-*Ucii9tt t agreeably to views which seemed to bo
generally received by the Democratic party, As Mr.
. gnu haa never been elected,.the determination there
•spreeeed doee not interfere with hie being a candi.
n. ' dale again.
,Tfw BtxAMsmr Atlantic*—Grout fears are enter
tained for the aafely of the United Siatea mail steam
> - • • ship Atlantic, which left Liverpool on the 96th of
December, for Now York, with thu mails and a fair
• 1 oompUmtnl of passengers, and lice not yet arrived,
although many day* beyond her time. The New
"tfofk. Journal* cling la il,c hope Diet for went of
,J "obcl or der.ngemcnt oflier engine, •homey be beat.
■' ' ID(f her € curie, under ..Ui i n which prenl, her de.
‘ Jeotlon ie not singular.
• •fan Kin** Board— The Naval Board of Inquiry.
«bo have bean deliberating upon (he ben substitute
for Bogging In (he navy, have reported in favor of
'Arorn betcV court martial#, confinement, suspension
. pfpey, and reward# for good conduct of officer#. We
1 ? ' fJf of oploloP that (here ie.more virtue in a diprlva.
n of p*yi e« a punlahment, and reward# for exem
plary behaviour, than In the oat, whjoh ie degrading
, ;. ; ,,'*pd brutal.; conceive that atoian whoj#
• teeten fry atrip**, eta be worth much era marine,
the special sLECTieir-ova victory.
i The 'Democrats of old Cumberland ,
gained a glorious victory last v The;'
majorjly for J. ELLts BoNHAM,‘as will be.seen by
the return# below,' is 460!\Thly la'b fiinob. larger.
I majority than we had a rightVtd expect,'and ia
evidence of the popularity of oUr candidate. . The
day,was the type pf a splendid victory! ■lt seemed
as if the order, of the seasons had been changed;
for,instead of cold, rainy,'and unpleasant weath
er, as had been anticipated, we had the joyous sun
and (he bland air of spring-time.
Mr. Bonham’s majority in Carlisle is much lar
ger. than his most sanguine friends anticipated.
That he received the support of a great number of
Whigs, who are his personal friends, is-quite. evi
dent. These Whigs voted for him-becapse they
respected-him be a townsman, and him
for his talents. Another strong reason had its
influence.* For a great-number.of.years-it has
been the.practice of both parties In .this county, to
refuse Carlisle a. member; of Assembly. This
was not the result of accident, but it was an
adopted rule, obstinately adhered to.. *» A lower
•end, man,” and an upper .'end. man/t were al
most invariably placed at the head of the'ticket as
the candidates for Assembly, and Carlisle, With
her'Boo votes,;has been compelled for years to
gether to submit to this injustice. By 1 many
sons this course of bur County Conventions was
regarded as-offering a premeditated insult io our
town, and on more than one occasion, both parties
have had their difficbllies to prevent u a kicking
but of the traces,’? .The Democrats of Carlisle, h oxv
eyer, have at all times rendered a united , support
to the Assembly ticket, but in the hope that jus
tice would at length be extended them, and that
qualifications and true worth, and not location,
would govern the,delegates, to the County Conven
tion innominaiingcandidates for Assproby.-Weare
glad to say that the. Democrats of Carlisle have
at length been gratified.; In a voice approaching
unanimity, they asked fur the nomination of Mr;
Bonham, and their Wishes were responded to by
our friends of the country. He was nominated
by the Convention on the first ballot, and the vote
he received at home should be evidencp of What
the Democrats of Carlisle can do when they have
one of their own citizens before thorp as a candi
date. ’ll is natural to suppose that a man residing
in a thickly populated town can and will run
ahead of his ticket. His great number of ac
quaintances give him many advantages. We
therefore again express the hope, that our Demo
cratic friends may hereafter see the policy of re
sponding to the wishes of the people; in the ee-
leolion of candidates for Assembly, and nominate
competent and deserving men, without regard to
location. By pursuing this course the parly vote
wiD bo increased, and our county will be good for
the same majority she gave in days of yore. .
Dy the official returns below it will be seen that
our Democratic friends were up and doing in every
part of th# county ,‘ahd richly dothey deserve the
honors orahe victory achieved. Where all -have
done so well, it would not be fair in us to draw
comparisons. , So far ar we can learn, Mr; Bon
ham received the full Democratic vote in every
township, with, the exception of one or two at the
jower end. We certainly owe our country friends
many thanks for the exertions they made in be
half of.'oor townsman. The’favor will be.duly
reciprocated' whenever opportunity ‘presents.—
Tills Is evidence of a proper feeling, and with this
, feeling the Democrats of .Cumberland are stall
' timers certain of success.
OFFICIAL RETURNS*
*■ • ;V- ' S
DISTUICTS,
„ .. i < East Ward,
Carlisle, £ W eat Ward -
North-Middleton ♦ ■ ! ',
South Middleton
Lower Westpennaboroogh
Lower Dickinson
Fraokford
Carlisle District
Upper Allen •
Lower Allen
Upper Dickinson
East Penneboroogh
Hampden
Hopewell
Leesburg
Monroe
Mechanlosburg
Newville
New Cumberland
Shlppensburg.
Silver Spring
Bonham’s majority
City ahd County— The Democrats of (he
city ami county of Philadelphia have selected
[their delegates to the Reading and Harrisburg
Slal£ Conventions. The Gubernatorial delegates
are Instructed for Col. Bigler, and the Judicial
delegates are Instructed to support Hon*' James
Campbell for one of the Judges of the Supreme
Court. We are glad to boo that dur friend For.
• ney, editor of the ** Pennsylvanian/* is a dele.
r gate from the city,
he
Eiuoatwa too Earlv.—We perceive that the ccn.
•ui of Ohio, soy* ihe Philadelphia JVetes, dues not
cquul Iho anticipation* of the Buck.Eye*. They
hud boasted on being the second Slate in.the Union
in point of population} but now find themselves far
(her In (he tear of good old Pennsylvania than in
1840. The Keystone Slate 1* not a Blind Giant, as
some of her own too desponding sons are In the habit
of calling her. She has had her eyes wido open
during tho last ten years, and has increased her pop.
ululioj) in a greater proportion than any one of the
Old Thirteen, not even New York excepted.
Wealth or Pennstlvahia—The following ifom,
taken from the Washington Correvpondtnoo of iho
Philadelphia Ltdgtr, will give an Idea of lho wealth
of our Stato t
«» Would you believe that the mineral wealth of
Schuylkill county, Pit., so fbr as explored, according
to the official census returns, Is larger (hart Ctililbr*
nia 7 But it I# oven so., . The amount of tonnage ut
iho uiu.il rale per lon of coal actually exceed# per
annum the gold dug In California, and brought.(o
the market# oflho world l M *
New Soott Paver in Washington.— lfl* reported
that a newVaily penny paper ie eoon to appear in
Washington, advocating the claim# of/Oeh. Scott
for the next Presidency. It le stated thot ample
mean* are provided, and the beat editorial talent hot
been secured.
A Sensible Union Man.— Hon. David 8* Reid, who
ha# Just entered upon the duties of (lie Gubernatorial
office In North Carolina, ha# provided a solace Jo the
cere# of official station by taking himself a wife—
This i# considered conclusive proof of hie estimate
ofth* value of Iha'Unlon. . 1
A Giants at Onr Country*
.* ThqNew York Courier, In the coucao of oh orli
clo on tho progrcßO or the iiotiona, eoya that ip no
country ■ has tho advance been io great os in out pwn.
In Ilia year 1800, the.populatibn.of the United SWlw
Was 5j300,000; it >ia now 23,500,000. The nunber
ofSlqtes (hen‘composing (ho Union was 16; itisoow
31. Our territory then was 1 000,000 square rtilce;
•It is nbw.'3|SOO,ooo. All of our present domalnWst
of (lie Mississippi then belonged to France an«TSpaln»
and Was an unbroken wilderness. Florida was owned
by Spain, and Georgia wns (ho only Stale on tho
Gulf of Mexico. West of New York, there were no
Slates but Kentucky and Tennessee, and these had
spent most of their feeble energies in bloody strife
with a savage (bo. Illinois,’lndiana, Ohio, Michigan,
(Aid (tie western half of oui* owh Staid, were yet but
hunting grounds, wherblndlans roamed unmolested.
“in over/branch of industry, our cotthtryhaß made
on advanceboriWpondingto that‘in -its.population.
Agrieulturo has imp™ tjian with the in
recased'enlargement of.our bojipda of civilization;
and we now not only supply the wants of onr own
teeming imllibne,' bat have 'dh immense surplus to
shipto foreign lands',.' tq 1,600 J , the .total value of
atl hinds of manufactures-pad. products pfjndustry
in the * United Slates hardly 1 exceeded an hundred;
millions of dollars; in 1850 tho value,"si-to-be shown
by tho' census nb>v inkibg, will, probably bo full six
hundred millions. In 1800,l|io domestic exports a*
mounted, lu 831,840,000; in' 1850 to $130,94(5,917.
The exportation of cotton alone has increased from
$5,000,0db annually to 65 or Vo milUbne. . .
Our Inland .Lake Trade, has . increased from an
amount toe-insignificant to bo estimated, to tho enor*
incus value of $*200,000,000 annually. Our■ fo/eign
marine is now hardly inferior in extenl of vpluo to
that of Great Britain, on# wb are now.gnlrtlng fatter
than'over on our gigantic frivol. Fitly ye»rt ngn,
scarcely one- of our present four thousand mile# of
canal existed, and not .bpe of our pfcsent.eight thod.
*and miles of railroad, or one. of our.prescnt sixteen
thousand/miles oftekgraph ‘was either known or
dreamed of. ‘ In short', under the.invigorating.influ
enco of ifrbb institutions, yve have grovtfn great and
strong, with a rapidity which makes tame the wildest
hopes ofllia founders of our Government. '
From California. —We have adyicea from Califor
nia (wo weeks later, The doles frpm San Franclnco
arc to Uio IBll> ult,, end from Sacramento to the 14th.
The amount of gold dust brooghj by llio lvyo steam,
ere—the. Cherokee end Promothus— is nearly equal
10 93,000,001). The great political topic in Califor
nia, was the election of a Senator qf.the D. Slates,
in place of CBl. Fremont. .The. cholera had nearly
disappeared. The total amount of gold-dust cleared
nl the Custom House of San'‘Francisco, from. Nov.
19, 1849, to Dec. 15, 18S0 t >aa nearly. 839 l OOQ t OOO , ;
An attempt was recently'roado lo sel fire to San
Francisco. It was discovered in lim«4o*'ft4hat the
iniquitous object. ileal -estates "and;ironta ore do
dining. The banks woro Tull of money on deposit,
and gbbd papor was discounted at eight per cent, a
month. Mr. King, the new Collector, had not ar
rived. There ate now no less than seven daily pa
pers in San Francisco, and two more are talked of.
Opening or the Canal
Commissioners are determined lo'comuicncc business
early this season, for they Have announced that the
main line of canal between Philadelphia and Pitts,
burgh will bq opened on the ; J4tli of next monlb,qnly
two weeks from the present lime* This ik an early
opening of tiio public works, but tbe tiiiUfness nl’ the
season and. the pccessilics of. .business sufficiently
warrant it*; Pennsylvania trade has ajf*enl advun
ugeTromiboFaTly.obmmencerosot of bdCneiti and
customers In >ths South.and -West can »jiopolbod
with Ibelr goods tor llie“spring tfatfo'ivivths Fyfare
they can get them through other charmcll In New
Yprh,the rigors of the season noljallow
the Slate Canals to bo opened much befote the first
of May. ‘ , i
. Tub National-Defences.—ln hjsfepofjt to tbedc
parlment, Gen. Totten, chief of iho engineer corps
of the army, in speaking.of.our ayslera of defences
and iho condition of the various fortificstjonson our
Northern border, bites Fort Delaware as %n instance
of Iho economical policy with which pointy of defence
hayo been chosen. lie says of it, that il ls situated
forty miles below Philadelphia, and majl certainly
bo mado to prevent the'nearer approach ofan enemy
by water. The river being thus closed against his
further progress, no enemy could reach the city ex*
ccpl by landing and marching thither i in doing
which ho would encounter the population, of New
Jersey and New York fulling on his flank on the one
side, and that of Delaware and on the
other. And while the fort will thus .effectually cover
the city of Philadelphia, it will cover.also (be Ches
apeake and Delaware Canal, Iho Railroad from, Bal
timore lo Philadelphia,the powder manufactories on
the Brandywine, the (owns of Newoast)o,<Wiiming
ton and Cheater, sml several other places;/
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167
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Deatu or Walter Colton.—The Re», Waller Col.
ton, for many year* a Chopluln in the Untied Sidle*
Nivy, died'at hie residence in Philadelphia, on Wed
nctdtiy afternoon of lust week, He was-a man of
3160
1700
1700
handsome acquirements, and a moil worthy, and do*
vout Christian. He was tamo year* ainca the prin
cipal cdi(or of tho Nofth .dmrricaß, and iron groat
credit for Ilia ability, looming, and bendtolence of
lioart. Afterwards, , wht(c officially engaged upon
the Paoitio coast, during our.troubles with Mexico, ho
waa chosen Alcalde of Monterey, and In that office
displayed talents of a high order, performing its du
ties with energy end integrity, yet with'ah affability
I of manner, and kindness of deportment, th'at.endesr
od him toiull. His literary productions afford the
key to ilia character,-which was'dverffbjHhg with
benevolence and bhuVity,und he loaves a tgide qirole
of friends, who-will ever cherish and voheroto Ida
memory. • •••••’ , , . , » v
A ColiruiißNT TO Urn. Scott. —The LegiiUuirp
of Virginia, aiitilast sosalon, voted omuaiivo gold
medal lo General Winfield Scott, for Id# 1 services
during the late Mexican ,war. The medal hut juat
been completed, and the Governor of Virginia ha*
appointed a committee from the members oftlipprc.
aenl Legislature to /n*ko Iho presentation.' The
medal is 8J Inches in diameter, fivc.aixtccnllu of an
inch thick, and is of course very massive end . rich,
U contains tlio names of the' various battles Scott
fought In Morico, and p bust of himself. It is laid
to bo one beauty'and magnificence, "
Darlington, V(. Court srmoiilloos the re*
mark of a postmaster in that county* who hod hold
office under all sorts of administrations forilhp. last
twenty years,that •Ifiho administration coujd change
its politics quicker than he could, he was willing to
be turned out. 1
: More Villainy in.Boiton.— Some astounding do
volopmenla relative lo the recenkdiaiippeorance of a
young girl named Drown,tbedaughier of n highly
respectable Abolitionist* are being made In Ihe “Mb*
derri Athena/’ It appears (ho father had expressed
himself indiflerent'aa to whether hie daughter mar*
Vied a while man or negro. She (90k him at hie
word* sod a four weeki since eloped with a block
man, married him, find, in hie corripar>y, werl to the
different dene of. Ann street/In ono of which she was
discovered by an pffiqer, and carried lo her father.
Shu la now In the Lunaiio A*ylnm» . Tho ■ffulf'hm
bean hushed up,on settovolof the os4kb
Qaverndr Quitman*
ThU NeV Orleans Delta, a paper, sympathetic
with Iho Cuban invaders, and therefore likely to
be well informed of the intentions and purposes
of It* chiefs and abettors, in its number. of N the,lsth
in'st., publishes the following : i , ' • i\
* C A telegraphic despatch from daokeon, Miss.,
which appears in another column of our, journal,
announces that Judge Ghdlson, of the United
Slates District Court, has determined to Issue the
writ of arrest prayed for by the District Attorney
of that District against Governor Quitman. .The
constitution of Mississippi containing no provis
ion for the oaqe of the temporary absence of the
chief executive officer of the State, Gov. Quitman
has not considered himself at liberty to leave the
State for andndefinile period, (for the proceedings
carried on here-against .him might be protracted.)
unless under- the compulsory.process or the court*
Gpvernor Qoilman will r ,weare certain, promptly
and cheerfully..obey, the.process of \hal court as
soon as it. is served upon him, and come dq\vn.
io New. Orleans to meet the indictment found
against him. We- have been assured that Judge
Gholson has thus far delayed Issuing the writ of
arrest, in order, to allow Governor Quitman suffi
cienitiine to dispose Of the business of his office,
as lo.be able to absent himself from Jackson with
out lob muoh..prejudice to .the public interests cbn
flded to his kefping.’*
Pennsylvania Wool.— Wool, is one of the great'
staples trom which this Stats derives much of its
Wealth; and .wo scr, with pleasure, that the Legisla
ture lias appointed a select; committee, Jo’ consider,
tho discoveries of P. A. Browne, Esq., of PhiUdel
phia, on this subject, to which he has devoted much
attention. ’lf the product bf wool can bo doublcdby’
brocding.snd crossing the best kinds which produce
lhe a /?ff«s( fleece and the moat, durable and beautiful
cloth, casaiincrb-aml-shawls;U is difficult to see why
the Legislature ought 'not 16 extend to Cal. DroWno'
aid and .encouragement.. The Jinest fleeced .(the
golden flocoo J) ! will ent ho morb picture than the
coarsest ; its meat will ho as tender and swset, but
its wool will‘bring 50, 60, or 100 Tpcr cent, more;*-
Add to these considerations, the importance of Jins
wool to A-morican-inunuracluros, and the Ponnsylva
nia-recburcop, and abundance of sound rcasons.will
aniply-jbstify the Legislature in lending him a 'help*
Ing hand,’in a matter that concerns equally-bvery
citizen. ■ •• ■
ImportantSlavert very Important
case waa docidcd recently, In the Supremo Court of
the United Spates. Chief Justice. Taney delivered
the opinion, and Messrs. Judge MeLonn, Wayne and
Catron dissented. It relates to the ordinance of 1787,
and ihoconclusivcncss of the decisions of Slate Courts
on the-suhjeol of slavery. The opinion is to bepub
lislied.
Jenny Lind.— This |ady was not pleased with her
reception- ut Havana. ; There was no orowd'and no
excitement; in consequence, the Swedish Nightingale
ruffled up her feathers and showed her bill.' fi.iruum
kept.oal.br the way of Us point until her cx isperolion
had somewhat subsided,.when.ho. went in and finally
pucificddier. Slio was dissatisfied with the spirt,
incnls provided for her, ond left them. A suit has
been Instituted by.the hotel keeper.
i :Tns : Colonization. Scheme.—The
Governor ol Indium, in Iris Into, message, warmly
urges the proposition to colonize the free blacks upon
(Itu attention of his constituent's and invokes then)
io feinUiu (ho iiiovctficnt of Mr. Cyan, of Alabama,
lor the employment of Government vessels to found
an empire in Africa, ■ 's •
The Tariff.— Tho Committee, of Ways and
Means of of Congress have-agreed
upon the main .features .of a •Tariff Bill.) Tb«y
take an averago valoatlon of iron for the last ten
years, and.assert doty on that. The rata of duiy»
is to be 40 per cent.. Instead of 30 per cent., as at
present. To woolens there is to be added 10 per
rent. to ; tlio present rate of 30 per cent; In all
eases where there is a duty of 10 per cent, on the
raw material, 10 per cent. is. to bo added to the
present rate of duty. The bill is to be presented;
the correspondent of the. Journal of Commerce
says, on Monday of next week. He adds ;
The Board of Appraisers has. not yet-.been
adopted. Cotton fabrics are sacrificed to the
hemp and iron. Frauds on the revenue are to be
prevented by some means or other; but nothing
Is yet agreed on, except some provisions which
avoids the difficulty created by'Mr. Woodbury's
decision. From all that l ean learn, the bill is
likely to be so shaped as not to be particularly
tasteful to New England. Whether they will go
for it or not, cannot yet be known, for 1 do not
know that their interests were represented io the
consultations which led to this bill.
At Bombay there have been Rome extraordinary
exhibitions or the disregard of the natives for hu
man life. We have no less than 19 deaths from
vlolepoe.recorded during the month of November,
in the mortality tables, amongst which poisoning,
stifling, strangling, and hacking to pieces from
religious intolerance, slarldin awful and bold re
lief,
Tlio London Times, in speaking of the Ameri
can census, says/ u that from what has already
appeared, the returns will exhibit nn instance of
'meleftHl and industrial dovelopement unparalleled
in tWinntds of nations,” and concludes an arti
cle on tlm subject, by the,direct assertion, that ten
years hence, the population of America will ex
cised that of iheßritish Isles.
Coins.— Mr. Potter's amendment to the Reduced
Postage Bill, authorizing the Mini to coin new three
cent,pieces, {-silver and Jo weigh 12). of a
grain, la on improvement in our coinage, but it ought
not jo interfere with a ’ fuller supply of, srpatl coin',
gold and silver, by our Mint. The demand*.oftrado
for a mure .abundant small coinage ought lb receive
the attention ofgovarnment on a scale or progressive
Increase, corresponding ,(o il>o coup.
tfyJn trade and population, wealth and Industry,—
Ilf the present coinage were doubled, !! would not
bo adequate tw° years hence, unless annually aug
mented. ' . ■ • ’
Sentence or .Two Lawyers.-Nilcs omJ Robert*
the two lawyers, convicted in Now York of uhluili*
Ihg money under (also pretences, were brought up
for sentence on Monday. Tlio Mirror auysj
Doth looked polo and haggard. The clerk asked
ihoin separately-If they hud anything to say why
sentoncoahould not be passed against them,to which
they answered. In the negative. Tho Recorder do.
livered a brief address, in which ho. iolludod to tho
Erisoners 1 families, and tho disgrace and stigma
rought upon themselves, in their committing such
crimes. >. . -
The sentence of (ho court was, (hat Gcorgo W,
Niles be Imprisoned in tho Slates* prison fur two
years and a litlf.and pay,s9oo(J Hue; and lliul Nu.
thiinio) W. Roberta be imprisoned in the City prison
for, 30 days, and fined $950. Tho prisoners were
immediately convoyed to their colls. Wnon tho
sonlcncoii were pronounced, tho spectators attempted
to applaud, but Wore slopped by the court.
Bhooxiko Murder—A Schoouiaster Mprdcrro
jjt . ms, Scholars.—Wo learn, says the Cincinnati
OaieUt, that a shocking murder occurred in Goshen,
on Wednesday last, under (ho following ciroumitan.
con - A teacher in a district school in that township,
was In tho act of punishing one of Itispupils.'a lad
of fourteen, fur some misdemeanor, when his elder
brother, about sixteen years of ago, canio up behind
him, and levcled a blow at the head of tho (cuohor,
which crushed his skull in manner, that he
filed llxj' next day. Tho bpys Immediately (iud'from
(ho (own, and (uivonot yet, boon arrosjed. Justice
Irwin of Clermont county, was in this city.yesterday,
endeavoring to gain some elue.lo'lhslf Whereabouts/
Ws dia riol isaro the nimei of the ptYlles, '
... .. CHP|»INGSOP THQ WEEK.
Coloiiel JIRNRy S. Gcrcß, has been elected
to succeed Col. Benton ia the United Stales Sen
ate,Trom Missouri. Geyer*is a \Vhlg, and was
elected by ihe union.6f lhat pariy. Willi ihej.anti-:
Bentonites, He, is a gentleman of- about bixty
(jve yeafs’ of age. Col. Benton hasr beeo. twenty,
years in the Senate of the) United States, and al
ways occupying., a commanding position. v His
successor must be a man of great talents to make
in that body the same impression as his prede
cessor. “ *
An Excellent Sentiment.— The following
sentence occurs In a Thanksgiving sermon deliv
ered at Philadelphia by the flev.. Mr. Bralnard:
u He who counsels a resistance by force to an
Vxlsiing law, ■Without. inlendlhg’ a" revolulion lo
give a better goyorninenti-ls an assassin.!-■; .
\JNothing[U more true, tliah-thia’remark,
j Similar Punishment.—A Mr. Lynton has
lately’ a coinmunicaflon to'llio ‘Asiatic Soci
ety of London, descriptive of-antodo of punish
room pecullartcf theoriminal code China::
U A Chinese merchant, named Hiamlyf accused
and convicted of Jiaving kilted his wifq; \Yas‘ aon>
tnjWl* deprivation of sleep.
Tlte e'x?cUliOn iookplace aiAinoy in the.-month
ofjuno'last. ’Thp bondeinned, was piaced.in pris
on under the surveillance of three guardians -who
relieved, each, other every .alternate hour, and who
prevented him froni taking any sleep night or rlnyJ
He lived thus ipr nineteen days without.having
slept for a single minute. At. the-001110101100(0001
of the eighth day, his, Bufferings were so cruel
ihai he bpgged, 88 a great favor, that they would
kill him by strangulation.' ’ ■' . ; . -
,Local Papers.*— Gol. Wallace, of the Phila*
dHphia Daily-Sun, says, in reference lb support*
Ing.the bounty press.* • -• . ' . *
Wfi have a!ways held that duty of our
country friends.is to ih»;ir IbcalhewSpiipprß; they
should he-ljberully/support^,'rim! ho one should
■neglect them.for tho .purpose of subscribing 16 a
city weekly.. Tlie local interior are
ollchsal heavy expense, and. work,night ami day.
both with'bead and hands, for the* accomodation
of their^ooinmoniiies,«ml. they, qhouldireceive a
Pberahrehvunerution. . .
terrible afcidcnl/happened in
Now York on Wednesday, week.’ A row of brick
houses,-six in number, neafly- vonipleted, fell on
a nunitar of’workmen, killing some eight or ten
and.wounding ; obout.double, that, number* If is
xaid that lltoimoriar used in'-the 'erection’ of tin
walls was mixed with'loam instead of sand,
which was the causa of the-sad catastrophe.
' Counterfeiters’Arrested,— Five women and
[wo men—all from Philadelphia*—were arrested
in. New York; bn.. Friday, for passing counterfeii
money—principally of the Miner's Bank'iT Putt*-
ville. The women stale that they have families
depending upon ihem for support, In Philadel
phia. !
A- CnußCd IN DAKKNESS.-lSonh after the con
gregation assembled in Si. Peter's church, Phila
delphia, bn Sunday evening, the gas lights wi-ni
but, leaving the entire congregation In total dark
ness. TKey had to grope their >Vay but in the
best manner they could. ,
Hioii Time.— The Harrisburg Bank has jusi
made a re-issue of .Relief notes, of ihe rienr-mina
tlonof oneand two dollars. I'« next, best step
would be io cause its own notea, to-bo nHleemed
Philadelphia. .
EWKirnpr Sumneit Fontvint.—A J man named
Henry Woods.Ju Now YorU t /hearing' tho other
day, lhat.hejhad been lvft a legafeylof 95,000 by
tile death ofla relative In Scotland, immediately
quit work, got drunk, and the next morning was'
found drowned in one of the docks ! •
Joseph C. Martin, of Washington conniy,.liae
been elected State Librarian for the ensuing year,
in llm room of Mr. McDowell, the. former Libra
rian, who t»rt been removed.
. Cj*The Postmaster General has established a
Post office ot Fifihersvjllo, Dauphin county; Pa..‘
and appointed Abel Wjse Postmaster. The office
at Slcrrel's Gap, in this county, is dlsconifned.
oCj*The St. Charles Hotel;>New Orleans, was
destroyed by Are on the 18lh Inst. It wan the
most superb hotel in tba world, and it cost $BOO,-
000 to build it.
! Wild Hoc Cauout.—The wild hog, says'the*
Hartford Times, which has been running at large
in. Long Meadow, Massachusetts, for three years
and baa been hunted.every winter til) the present
time, has finally been caught. He used- uj> rhe
or two dogs, and was taken after an uninterrupted
chase of aix days and.iilghta—one pariy.rciieving
the oilier so as to keep him moving. It* required
a week to “ get his tongue out,” end then soveiol
dogs with a half dozen ntfti wi»b ropes, had n
tough lime in securing him.. As two large dogs
had him by the ears a hunter caught his hind hga
and, dreW him up to a tree.' The animal made a
fierce plunge at his oapipr, but shielded by a sap
ling, the hunter came off uhsohathed; This was
a Smyrna pig, and one of ti pair sent to a Mr.
Cordis. His mate died, and he then Jumped the
pen like a fox, and put for (he swamps. ■ Ho has
given the hunters of this region some haid>ser
vice, -and. baa’ proved ,hlmseir game io the last*
IJo has been taken lu fcpnngMd; for exhibition,
and is considered a rare specimen of -the hog spe
dies;' ' V
: Land WAftitAhTf.—The’Republic publishes a
circular Ifom Ja». K.. Heath, Kfisijt,
of Pensions, .which sjatesjhnl the issue of war
rants, under the Bounty Land Lnw, hns com
menced. The commissioner shows that ho is in
ho .wise in blame.for the delay twhich has occurred
in executing (he law. : '• . •
(o*The steamship “ Oily of Glasgow" loofe her
departure from Philadelphia onthe 16ih lniu,—»
She will ARll.ffoin Liverpool op her second trip,
bn tho IQtli of Pehunry, and is expected An reach
Philadelphia about tho 25th nf ihfl month.
OC7*A now Stoam Saw.mill is being creeled at
Look Haven, Pa., intended to run a gang of t wen*
ty-eighlsaws. > '" ' •', r ’ l
Fuditivb Slavic PASE.r-Tho Danville Derp.o*
oral states that o slave, named David Grayson,
about 21 years of age, was arrested in that place
on Wednesday,last, at the instance pf.Thoinaa
Drigga, of Clarke county,. Va. Grayson owned
up ut once, and seemed to bo very .glad to' see
Mussa.” Ha had been working at the Montour
Iron Works fpr some lime. The prospect of be*
log carried hack to *» Ole Vlrglny,** appeared to
brighten his sable countenance.,,Tho offair wem
oflfquibtly, and without (ho'ieost okclteiricnj. } :
(EF A few days ago o very imposing and costly
tombstone, designed for the remains of Gen, Hut*
rlson, was lauded at Nonh Uond, Ditto, ,■-The
family have not t the slightest knowledge of tlio
persons from whom it come* '
CCyFour gentlemen reablifitl.hs.nslng, Michigan*
on the lOlh Ultirwho lipd hppii out huplii.g for a
week, They tojtfftfbttr ,db?jr,‘atiU loft
that number In the w,wd»i; ! ,.if,.- ,:i
. PENNSYLVANIA '.
ACIUCCLTPRAL COSTEXTIQy.
A Convtntlo&'rf ‘doftgutcs ropresomlfo n *
Farming internstp of -tho various count™, .
.Pennsylvania, mot in the Court House at It,
l-isburg. on ..Tuesday the 21-st in*.
temporarily organized hy tho.appofittacnfS
Gen. James levih, of Centro county, as Pri-v
idcnt, and El ,E. Kinzcr, Secretary. All tb6
counties of the State were -represented either
by special delegates,-or their JlepresontativM
in tho Legislature. The delegation from Cum
bcrland'county consisted of Messrs, Oconto IP
Bucher, Whflr. Lino, jr. John B. Coovcr, Wm
Adams, Thoa. Craighead,, David Coble’ J«k
H. Weaver, Joseph Musscr,’John G. Williams.
Samuel Coovcr, Christian Titzel, Col. S rw
ter, Hon. 8. Hepburn. ~ -,, . /
A committee of ono from each. Congression*
al.tUftti-iot-was appointed to. nominate perma
nent .officers. . jpuis C.ommittoo after conforms
.togcthcv unabimously agreed to tender tho of.
fico of President of tho Convention io Gov. W.
E. JqWNfftoiVand it Wasacoordingly tendered
to liim, but to avoid misrepresentation of any
kind and to prevent misconstruction of tho
purposes of the Convention,' lie felt it his duly
to respectfully decline tho proposed honor. The
Committed thcn'.nominatcd tho following offi
cers, who, wore unanimously appointed:
'■■President —Hon.- GEORGE-W; WOODWARD,
of Luzerne county. • ■ > .
. [24.Vice Presents*,and 5 Secretaries.]
.Tho Convention being organized, on motion
tho Hon. Joseph R. IngorsoU, Dr. Ellwyn, A.
Patterson, W.* Stavbly ' and -G. -V; Lawrence
were appointed a committee to' prepare bu&\.
ness foivthe Convention,- which then adjourned
to mect in the Capitol at 2J o’clock in the af
ternoon. ‘ .
:..In_the afternoon, -Judge Hays, of Lancnstcj;
from a select committee, reported a Oonstita.
tioa fon thd‘ Organization , ; of a Pemtt/lvam
State. Agricultural Society, which after a spiri
ted debate; on tho necessity and uses of mich
an association,,wnaj unanimously adopted.—
The Constliutidh Is as follows:
' CONSTITUTION.
. The following is the Constitution of the Slate
Agricultural-Society;•.!'
The, name of, this sbdiety. shall bo «Thc
Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society."—
Tho'objccts of tho society.uroto fofctor ana is
prove ngricuiturc/horticulturo and the domem
tie and household ui-ta.“‘ .
Bkctiox 1. Tho society shall consist of all
such pertohs as aball'wgnify to tho executive
committee their, wish td .become members, and
shall pay to tlio Treasurer on signing the Con
stitution of the’Society, not- less than $l, and
nn ahhuar contribution of tlio sumo amount*
and-alsu of honorary and corresponding mcw l
bora. -The officers of County Agricultural So
cieties in this State, or delegations therefrom,
shall bo members ix-offlch of this Society. Tho
payment of ,$2O shall constitute life member
ship,'imd exempt the members so contributing
from,all annual payments,
Tho officcrs'of the Society shall bo
a President, d Vico.President Horn each Con-
I grcssionul District; tlnou fourths of whom shall
bo practical fanners ,or horticuUuralistai
Treasurer; a Corresponding Secretary; a lie
cording Secretary; a librarian; nn Agricultu
ral Chemist and Geologist, and such other as
sistants us the Society may find essential to
the transaction of its business; on Executive
Committee, {consisting of tho above named of
ficers, and five additional members^
LLTIEB or OrnCLUS.
Seq. 3. Tho I'rttiOiui thall hay© a general
superintendence of all the affairs of tho feici
oly; in ease of tho death, illness or inability of
thu President.to perionu the duties of bm of
fice,-the Executive Committee shall select u
Vico President to net in hia stead, who. shall
have the sumo -power and perform the same
duties os the President, until tho. npxt annual
election.
Prcm/3*nU,~ -It shall .bo, iheir duty to
take charge of the affairs of thVAssucmtioh in
their several districts; to advance all its' ob
jects; to call upon farmers to report us to the
condition of agriculture in their neighborhood;
to ask for information ns to the modes of cul
tivation adopted by different farmers, and us
fur as in tbeir power, to make known tho re
sources of . their districts; the nature of its
soil; its geological character, and nil such mat
ters os may interest farmers in every part of
i the State.
. Tlic Trcaturer shall keep an account of,nil
moneys paid into his hands, ainl shall only pay
bills, when audited and approved hy the Exec*
utivo Committee: ouch order for payment must
bo signed by tho President or Chairman of the
Executive Committee.
Corruponding Secretary. —The duty of this
officer shall be to open a correspondence with
all persons interested in agriculture, whether,
in tuo State of-Ptinnsylvnuia or elsewhere, but
especially with our ConyuJs in .foreign conn*
tries, that new seeds, vegetables, or live stock,
may. bo introduced, and their fitness for culti
vation and propagation in our cUiuato bo tes
ted. At each stated meeting of tho Society, lie
shall road his correspondence—which shall, ei
ther tho wiiolo or subh parts as.uiuv bo selec
ted by tho society, form a portion of the trans-
actions. Ho shall also correspond with the
President, or,other officers of each State Sod*
ety in tho United States, fit least twice..in the
year, for purposes of combined and mutual ac
tion, and to bo informed of the result and pro
gress of each others efforts; also, to Invite me
chanics to forward models or Implements for
examination and trial.
, Tho Uecording Secretary shall keep the min
utes of the Society, and of the Executive ,Com
mittee. At tho close of each year ho shall pre
pare fur publication such parts of tho minutes
and transactions of tho Society, as may be des
ignated. ' • 'v ; . •/
, The Librarian shall tako charge of all books,
Hihlots, &c.,. belonging to tbo Society, and
act os curator to preserve seeds, imple
ments, or whatever property tho-Society may*
possess,
;Tho o/nwiHw.slpiU, transact .tuo
business of tho society generally i ihall super
intend and direct tho publication .of stick of tho
reports and transactions ns they may deem
proper,-and shell designate tho ;<uuq ami place
for annual exhibitions/ regulate
ture, examine all accounts,- and koeD'kitclrgcn
oral charge.of tho affairs of tho Society as may
best promote its interests. They shall select
(heir.own Chnmnan, nml meet .monthly; -flyo
members shall fouu a quorum. They-shall
cull special meetings of tho Society when nec
essary.
Bf.o. 4, Tho Society shall meet nnnunllyon
tho Ud Tuesday of January, at- llurrishurt'V
when all the olhfiefs of tho Society shall he c*
looted by ballot for tho cnsuing-yOui:, mid un
til mother election. They shall also hold a
general meeting ftt.tho tlmo of the annmd'cx*
ibitlon, ami special- mectlngsiwhencvor con*
voked by Uio. Executive Committee. fifteen
members shall form a quorum < fori tho imps*
action of business, but no: member in arrears
shall bo eutitlcd to tho privileges of tho 60010"
ty. . . > r V.' • • f.. • •
See. 6. This Constitution, raoy lo altered or
amended at iho nimUni mootings, in Jeriuary,
by-dvoloof two-thirdad' the members in
tendance. , . . . - j.f • ■
On Wednesday afternoon tho Convention a*
gain assembled in tho hdirof.tho House,‘when
tho Committee for tho appointment ofolfiders
inadoropbft they had sotooted! tho Ifollowiug
geatlcmun as.omooiH of this Society, Tin •
.i ■ 1 •>j ,;» t ‘.j,. > m I • 1 r
>, , PrtmitM! ■ j
. Hon. FREDERICK WATTS, Cumberland.
‘ [J4 Semeiarlrai 1
(Dr. A. L. Bjlwyn, nf PhlW.) I. Uw'tM
{Secretary, (If. Oi \Vnlkdr, of A|lnglienyO
Treasurer, ,oeo. IT. Bucher, nf CumbV|l«» ,d l
phemiet, 0, B, Trego, of Phll».» and 6 of
an.,loxecuiivn CoiiHiihlep.] . .
Hon. Joseph R. Ingorsoll, from tho Commit
tee 6n that subject, then reported a memorial
to tho Legislature; pniyiug'for an act or m*
corporation to-tho “PennsylvaniajStato i»P r **
cultural Society,'? and a. JUstdopd roosonawo
appropriation, foe* the tuica of thfl’Eo6mty--r
The momoriftl iwas ilgi’ed by W*
momboTß Of tbrOowmfltai*