omilor 1050 at $5,331,866, showing a gain in ion years oHs£> per cent,, and the enormous yield by 1870 of $13,738,404. In cotton goods the increase has been about 6 por cent., which ratio of growth up to 1670 would show a production of about six. millions of dollars. The whole amount of anthracite coal mined and faben to market in ilB4o ivas 867,000 (ofis. in 1859 the product wile reach near five millions of tons, an increase in twelve years of COO per cent. This rate of augmentation up to 1870 would give the startling production of over forty.five mil lions of tons, and sleMina at tho nrflttnni Philadel phia prices, the sum of one hundred and eighty millions of dollars, being more than treble the present revenues of the whole United States! This li'blmosl'gratifyhig picture, tfnd goes far to prove what 1 have for some lime believed, that be fore the plqso of. the present century Pennsylvania, in point of wealth and real greatness will stand in advance of all her Sister Stales. There ore ycl a few public enterprises to bo eon- t •ummalod to render her triumph complete. The j Norlh ; Bianch canal must bo finished. The Alle gheny mountains must bo passed without tho uao of j inclined-pianos, and our metropolis must bo con nected Vath tho lubes, by moans of a railroad. The tiade of tho State is only second in importance to her agricultural and mineral wealth. Nature has assigned to Pennsylvania a moat advantageous pos ition for external trade. Connected with the Atlan tic, the lakes and the Western waters, and extending on both aides of tho Alleghenies, she forma the great link between tho East ond tho West. Tho only obstacle to an artificial Union of the great natural highways by which she Is environed, is this interpo sing chain of mountains, which cutting transversly ooross our territory, divides lFie tributary waters of the Qhio and the lakes from those of the Atlantic. But this mountainous range, wo should rejoice to koow, upon close examination, is found to present no insuperable impediment. It is to bo crossed, within a short period by two railroads of reasonable gradi ents. The Weal will then communicate with tho Bui tbe railroad to Pittsburg should not finish our internal connections. In addition la tho railroads! up the Valley of (ho Susquehanna and tho Schuylkill, now in progress of rapid construction, tho best inter. I cels of Pennsylvania require a railway to Erie.—l Wo need (he shortest and best lino of communication | between tho lakes and the Atlantia at Philadelphia. ( The considerations in favor of such an improvement | sro too numerous to bo given in .this document. Tho I advantage*which it would possess in diatonco—-in . light grades—in uniformity of guogo, when tested by tho laws of (rode, renders its superiority over any * | other avenue which now exists or that can Kerej 1 , after be constructed between tho Atlantic and the! lakes, a fixed fact. The harbor at Eric is regarded ’, by competent engineers as tho best on tho likes, and { from no other point can so lino bo made to the seaboard. Such a medium of communication ' would be of inestimable value to Erie, to (ho inter- ; mediate country and to our Stale metropolis. Our j citizens, by neglecting and deferring tho construction \ of this work, may subject themselves to the charge of slighting tho bcnificcnco of nature in not 00-opor- 1 ating with her great designs | Tho of tho West, and iho likes, may by (hit means be secured to Philadclphi i. No lime, however ' should bo lost in tho construction of this hirrfi- f troy. wu«, ••■ay .€»•<■>• 6 -- %—, whilst it will certainly afford opportunity to our n- i vals to form and cement boainoßS connections which 1 mny not bo readily aevored in the future. Nor nro j we to look at those internal advantages alone Null) 1 Ing can do more to augment the foreign trade of Phil- ; delphia, than a direct avenue to the lakes. Her l growing commerce would invito tho construction of | steamers lo convoy directly to her own .purl the mer chandize which sho would then be called upon to supply to tho boundless West. Great as nro her natural advantages, no observing man can fail lo eeo, that deprived of the sustaining arm of a foreign Commerce, she cannot attain to that distinguished position, os a marl, which nature intended she should occupy. Tho right to construct a railroad from Erie to Iho Ohio slate line, parallel with tho lako, as been a sub- { jeet of controversy in (he Legislature for some years. The Franklin canal company claimed lo have ob tained from (lie Stale the privilege to construct a railroad an this route, and have proceeded to con struct it accordingly. The authority of this company lo do so has been doubted', tho Attorney General has hied a bill praying for an injunction to restrain tho question is pending before Iho highest judicial tribu-' oal of Iho Stale, it would bo unbecoming in an officer 1 of any other branch of tho Government to express an opinion touching the questions at issue. I may, however, it seems lo me, with propriety suggest, that tbould tho decision of the court not confirm the en. tiro rights claimed by (ho Franklin canal company, the Legislature should lake such action as will bring this valuable privilege completely within the control of the State, and bu fo r as may ho, without (ha cxer. cuo of an illiberal or contracted principle, render this important link between the seaboard and tho ; great Weal, subservient to the interests of the people j of Pennsylvania. I Amongst the multitudinous obligations resting on the Government, there is none 'more binding ur sa ored than that which looks to the education and moral welfare oTiho people. These great consider ations will doubtless receive your onziuua care.— J You will find in (ho very able and comprehensive report of tho Superintendent of Common Schools, J many interesting and useful suggestions in reference ' to the present condition of oar common school system, l and (he cauao of education eonorallv ; to all of which 1 1 thoal respectfully ask your early attention. T am 1 deeply sensible of tho correctness and propriety of j the remarks of that odiccr on the subject of teachers for (bo common schools. Il is the greatest of all the difficulties surrounding the system, and I most earnestly entreat you, if il bo practicable, in the ex ercise of your wisdom, lo adopt some mode of sup plying this deficiency. There are many other defects which will clatm your consideration, but this is of prs-eminenl importance. Tho gcncrol law should bo made plain and simple, so that tho most ordinary mind could administer its provisions; as it it, Iho quoslions'feDtl decisions touching Ihe moaning of the law, havo become more voluminous than the law Itself. For information in reference to the military attain of the Slate, 1 reapuctfully refer you to llio able and highly interesting report of tho Adjutant Gcnor.il. 1 regret to learn us 1 have by this document, that this branch of (ho public service is not in a very flourishing condition. Tho report contain* many highly important suggestions and recommendations, some of which sro so obviously correct that they oaonot fail to receive your favorable attention! In conformity with a rcsolu'ion of the General! Assembly, passed on ihcSlih dny of February tunr, Albert 0. Waterman, Ear]., ami inysolf, a a convention of delegates from (ho thirteen original Slates, at Independence II all. at Philadelphia, con vened on tho 4lh day of July last, for tho pui-puso of taking into consideration the subject of creeling a monument in Independence Square, to commemorate (be event of tho Declaration of Independence. Del egates were in attendance from tho Slates of Mossa enoscUs,Connecticut. Rhode Island, Now Hampshire, New York. Now Jersey, JJolawaro, Georgia and Pennsylvania. Tho subject was favorably regarded by the convention, end an able address to the people of the thirteen original States was prepared and signed by the delegates, presenting a comprehensive view of (he considerations in favor of this moat noble design, and suggesting a practical mode of carrying it into execution, A copy of (ins address, together with all tho other proceedings of tho 'Convention, I shall cause to bo communicated to both branches of Ibo Legislature, ll would bo difficult to conceive a more interesting idea, or one so congoniol to tho feelings of (lie people, or more consistent with a just spirit of national pride, than the commemoration by some visible and imper ishable sign, of the great event that distinguished the dawn of American freedom. Tho propriety of this design will not, 1 ameuro.be doubted by tho Legislature or (ho people, and I shall not, therefore, with any further suggestions in its favor. It Is proposed to raise (ho means to construct (ho monument from (ho States in their sovorign capaci ties, and to make no expenditures until the whole amount of tho money shall have been secured. Ac eoording to the estimates of the committee appointed by the convention on that subject, I'cnnsylvanta’s share of this expenditure would amount to between fifteen sod twenty thousand dollars. I respectfully recommend tho adoption of such matures as wilt Indicate the willingness of this Estate to do her part, whenever her sister States shall b*ve given a similar intimation, and to take such other preliminary stops as msy seem proper and right. I desire to call your attention to the condition nf the public grounds surrounding the Stale Arsenal. It bu occurred to mo that this eligible spot should bo enclosed with a good fence, bo planted with shade trees, and otherwise improved. As at. present ex posed it maboe rather a batrea ond cheerless space between (ho town and tho capital. If properly en closed and beautified, it will add much to tho appear anco of both. A duo respect for tbo memory of (ho generous doner of this valnablo piece of ground, not less than s just regard for the appearance of tho seat ofgovcrnmont, would seem to require its proper im provement. 1 t-ospeolfirtfy commend this subject,to your favorable consideration. Recent difficulties in a neighboring State have suggested tho existence of a deficiency in our State >wb. in reference to tho conveyance of persons hold to involuntary servitude, from one Blow u > n aO,op The Pennsylvania statute of 1780 gave all persons passing through or sojourning in tho Stale for a briof period tho right to hold tlioir domestic slaves. Tho 00l of 1847 repealed tins provision, and tho repealing eoclions of last session did not rcinstae it. I, therefore, respectfully recommend that provision bo made for the transit of those domestics through tho limits of ((lie Commonwealth. Such a law scorns | to bo contemplated by tho constitution of tho United Stales, and to bo suggested by those rules of comity J which should exist between (he States—by the public peace end by individual convenience. It has usually boon the custom to delay the pas sage of the appropriation bill unlit near the close of the session. My predecessor recommended a oftango in Ibis policy, in which recommendation I mast heartily concur. Tho ordinary^purposes of govern ment should bo provided for oarw in the session.— If there bo other necessary appropriations, they can be embraced in another bill and allowed to stand on their own merits. Having thus, gentlemen, given you as briefly as possible my vinws touching some of tho subjects which will claim your attention during tho present session, permit mo, in conclusion, to assure you, that I shall most cheerfully co-operate with tho General Assembly in the adoption of all measures calculated ' to promote tho welfare of our beloved Commonwealth. 1 WM. BIGLER. Executivr CiiAMnrn, i . .....g | tfnn, «, t ot»w. TERRIBLE R/tfL-UOAD ACCIDENT. Only Son of Gen. Pierce instantly Killed — Mrs. Pierce Seriously Injured—The himself also Injured. " Boston, Jan. G, 1853. Tho city was thrown into a stale of groat excite ment this afternoon by an announcement of a serious railroad disaster having occurred near Andover, to iho noon irain from (his city, on iho Boston and Maine Railroad. By the breaking of an axle, tho train was thrown from the (rack, and one of the cars filled with pasaonaers went over an ombarkmont, and falling about twenty feet, was crushed lo atoms up. on a pile of rocks below. Among the occupants of the cor was General Pierce, his wife, and aon, a fine lad of ton years of age. Tho General was the first lo extricate himself from the rums, and found lo his unspeakable sorrow, that his eon wae crushed to death. Mrs. Pierce, when extricated, was found lo bo severely though nut fatally injured. Her sufferings arc, however, aggravated by the sad bereavement. Tho death of tho lad appears (o have been instantaneous. Gen. Pierce, though escaping sound in limb, complains of having stroincd his back. Several others of the pus- The_down train bro’l ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Tho Manchester Daily Mirror contains a letter 1 from the Rev. Mr. Fuller, of Lawrence, who wae a passenger in the cars at the lime of the accident to Gen. Pierce's son. lie says : Two incidents omong the many terrible ones, are especially present to my memory. On the bank sal ,a mother, (Mrs. Stokes, ol this city,) clasping her | little boy of some three or four years of age; ho had ! been rescued from the i uin which had strewn the : rock with splintered frogrnents, and her own person (wos considerably burned by tho fire, but she was j shedding tears of gratitude over her rescued child, ond rejoicing in his safely, unmindful of her own pain. But a few steps from her I saw the most appalling scene of all. There was another mother, whose ago ny passed beyond any description. Sho could shed no tears, but overwhclmncd with grief, uttered such affecting words as I never con forget. It was Mrs Ptorco, tho lady of the President clod; ond near her 1 terrible ruin, her only son,one minutebeforo so beau. 1 lifuf, so full ofiifo and hope. Sho was supported by her huaband and Prof. Packard. Goneral»Piorco was himself bruised lo Iho bock, but not severely, and the wounds of (ho spirit far exceeded any bodily suffering; yet, while deeply affected, ho showed all the self possession ond nerve which only characterize* great hearted ond noble men, and which few would manifest under similar circumstances. He gave all needful directions about the recovery of his little boy.still entangled in the! wreck shout him, and then afforded all that comfort , ond sympathy lo his partner in sorrow which was ! appropriate to the time. Sho was conveyed to a house near, and there she gave vent to the grief which rent her heart, while ho consoled and comfort ed. I may now draw the veil from that picture.— Sacred is the holy privacy of sorrow, ond tho hearts of those who have Buffered can fcsl what my pen must describe. Soon wo were able to convoy the wounded and tho dead to the nearest house, which happened to be that | connected with tho poor farm in Andover, where i every possible kindness and attention were rendered. Go with me, Mr. Editor, to that <iou««,anU | u »w j mo awhile ou that scene of suffering and sorrow. In one room were Gen, Piorco and his lady, in the up. povito apartment luy (ho mortal remain* of their little boy—ond oh !so sad a sight ! The blow, by whjoh ho was instantly killed, struck hia forehead, nnd was so violent as to remove the upper portion of tho lioud, leaving a port of the bruin exposed. Tho face, with tho exception of a biuiso about tho right eye,still remained uninjured,but bulbed in blood. Gen. Piorco and Udy, meanwhile, retired to tho house of Mr. Aikin. After the head of the little boy had been tenderly cared for by the physicians, and all possibly done to restore the look ol life, ho was carried by us to tho I house whore Ins parents were. I shall never forgot , the look of extreme paiu that child's face wore ; and ' yot there was something resigned and lender im- I pressed by the awful hand of death. Ho was not j yet cold when ho was In the room of Mr. Aikin's I house, dressed just as ho hod been at the moment of , tho calamity. The farm which had loft the house but I little more tlun on hour before, full of life an hoppi l ness, with a heart full of hope and bright aspirations, j was borne back to those whu hod parted from him (hat hourt now hushed and stiff—[fiat form motion leas, and the limbs, fust growing rigid under the icy (ouch of death. , Tho Boston Traveller Bays: There is a dllltrcnoo of opinion nmnng (lioe n w |,„ were present, as to the cause of Ibis droodful disaster. One of tho passengers informs us that in his opinion it wus the breaking of a wheel, rather than on oxlo, (hat led to (ho occurrence. The train which consis. led ul the locomotive, lender, and one psssongor car only, was under very ropid headway. The oacopo of so many, with trifling or no injury, was almost miraculous. Mr. Piorco cloupcd his wife in his arms upon the instant that the overthrow of the car was seen to ho inevitable, and called lo his son, who was near, and who was approaching him when the final catastrophe occurred, by which ho was east Into eternity. It is not known how tho lad was killed, but his head was shockingly mangled, and his dotih must hove boon instantaneous. • Tho Now York Mirror says : Wo have rood a private loiter this morning, writ ton by a gentleman of Andover, who, though not in tho ill fated oar, was early at the aeeno of suffering. His simple recital of the agonies of tho afflicted pa- 1 rents is too painful for publication. Gen. Piorco boars his terrible bereavement with Chrislaln rcsig. 1 nation ; but the anguish of the poor mother is greater than she can boar. Friends knool around her bod side, repeating words of prayer and consolation j but she exclaims—"O, my son, my only son,—taken from mo in a moment 0, if I could only have spoken to him ! Was God with mo there 7” She cannot woop. OnA bravo, little girl, ten years of age, whoso an kle was bo badly broken ob lo render Immediate am putation necessary, never shed a tear, but kept saying “don’t cry, mother, you eoo I don't." Gen. Piorco complain* a little of pain in his back and slonpa when ho walks ; but no permanent Injury it apprehended. The oar was smashed in a thous and pieces \ and tho eaoape of a single passenger unhurt,}# regarded as almost miraculous. A loi 19 liy 100 festal ClDolnntli gold rooenllj' o r $550 p«r foot. TTTT? vrrvr TTNTTTTTi'T? ' 00?EBN0!l ' s message. JL 11 U V wXiUXN X rir<R,. TJio first annual Message of Goy. Bicler, which andPiopyletorOTO puhlish lo dnj, wlllbo toad with deep Intercut =ty men of nil parlies. It is an able doca* ment, and the Governor's recommendations to tlio STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING, *» , J r • . . nto (bo public Treasury were for the past year, Agreeably to prev.cue nct.ee, a meeting of , ho expenditure. 84,129,303-lsaving an Democratic Standing Committee of ba|jnooi whcn ndd cd to th.l of the year county, was held at the public house of Josept prerjou , i 0f8G 71,037, The condition of the Stale Ileiser, in Carlisle, on the 31st nit. On molion wor i 10 ), S p o ), on o rnt largo, nnd thj Governor esti- Maj. SiMoai, Tritt was appointed Chairman,anj mllo , that when the North Drench canal end the Ephraim Common Secretary. The following prdpurtapo Railroad improvements shall bo completed, codings wera bad* - ‘ ' fia Treasury will bo oblo to cancel 'annually one CARLISLE, JANUARY 13, 1803, Resolved , That the Democratic oilizdns of the I several wards, boroughs and townships bo reques ted to meet at their usual places of holding Sec tions, on Saturday the 15 th day of January, 1153, between the hours of 2 and 6 o'clock, P. M., and then and there elect two persons as delegates to represent said ward, township or borough in County Convention, to be held at the Court ll<pae, in the Borough of Carlisle, on Tuesday the day of January , 1853, at 10 o’clock, A. M, to elect delegates to the next Democratic Slate Con vention. Resolved, That these proceedings be signed by the officers and published. SAML. TRITT, Chainnm. EeitßAiM Cornman, Secretary. Delegntn Sleeting** The Democrats of the West Ward, are requoted to moot at Burkholder's Hotel, on to morrow ope ning, (Friday,) at G o'clock, for tho purpose of pla cing in nomination delegates to bo run on Saturday next, to meet in County Convention on the Blh insl., to select delegates to attend the State Convention. Tho Democrats of the East Ward, will incut at Reiser's. Dole), at tho same time for the satr** purpose. I Gnu Fellows Supper. — Wo have been reqjo? ted to announce that it is the intention of the mfcm-1 ( hers of Carlisle Lodge, No. 91, I. O. of O. Fi, to have a supper on Thursday evening the 20lh tost-.' at tho Hotel of H. L. Burkholder. After ihe£loth is removed an address suitable to the decision will be delivered by Willum .M. Penrose,iKsq. Every member of the Order ought to be in attend ance, as we have no doubt the supper will bo a splendid affair, and tend greatly to unite more firmly the members in the bonds of Friendship, Love, and Truth. Tickets 50 cents. Tris Eighth of January. —Saturday last wbb the anniversary of Jackson's great victory at New Orleans. The Carlisle Light Infantry, Capt. S. Crop, made a parade in honoi of the day, and pre sented a very neat and soldier-like appearance. Thank l ?.—We return our thanks to Messrs. Bally, M’Kuu, Henderson, and Waterbury, of the Stale Legislature, for their attention in sending »e ditor General, for a copy of (ns able Report. Appointments by the County Commissioners. —The t omniissioners of this county, on the Ist inst., made the following appointments for the en suing year, viz : Commissioner's Attorney—L. Todd, Esq. do Clerk—Win, Riley. Keeper ol Public Buildings—James Dunbar. Delegate Elections. — Our Democratic friends in iho several boroughs and townships will bear 1 in mind that Saturday next, January 15, is Uioday appointed for the election of Delegates “to repre sent said ward, township or borough, in County Convention, to be held at the Court House, in the borough of Carlisle, on Tuesday the 18/A day of January, 1853, at 10 o'clock, A. M., to elect de legates to the next Democratic Slate Convention.” It ir imnortant that these primary meollnog should be well attendee, ilmi ilia ur Hu, yai\y may be fairly expressed in the selection of Delegates to represent this county in the Stale Convention. Wo hope, therefore, that the Delegate elections on Saturday may be well attended. M’Connkl, the CouNTfcßKtiriin.—ln our last we noticed the arrest, in this place, of Thomas M’Uonnf.l, of Newport, Perry county, on ill. charge of passing oounterfeil $5 bills on the Gi rard Bank. The prisoner was brought into Conn yesterday morning, and plead “guilty." A num ber of witnesses were hero from Perry county, in prove the former good character of M'Connol. !i appears ho had, up to tho time of this offence, stood fair as a and had the full confidence and I respect of his neighbors. That this is his first i oiTenco is evident, and that ho has been made ;h»* j dupe of a set of sharpers and villains, who make | oouittetfviitng a business, is equally certain. In i view ol these mitigating circumstances, tho Court J felt disposed to bo as lenient as possible, and sen* t lonced tho prisoner to undergo □□ imprisonment, in the Eastern Penitentiary, of two years and three months, to pay a fine of si \ cents to tho Common wealth, and tho costs of prosecution. His Honor, Judge Graham, before passing sentence, made a few pertinent remarks in reference to the prowjmg scoundrels who seek to make money by counter feiting, and he intimated that should any pntfea atonal gentlemen of tills character come before court, they might expect to bo punished to the full extent of the law. The Reading Gazette, (ho ablo o:gan of the Democracy of old Dorks, comes 10 ua in a newand beaulifnl suit of type and in an enlarged form.— The Gazelle is conducted with signal nbilny, and wo ore happy to notice Una evidence of prosperity. 1 The American Republican, of West Chester, has also been enlarged and otherwise improved, and presents a very neat appearance. Judge Strickland, Its accomplished editor, Is a finished and forcible political writer, a Democrat of ibo Jackson startup, and is entitled to, and doubtless receives, the cordial support of the Democracy of Chester county. The Repository and Whig of Chambcrabmg, has entered its sixtieth volume, and has been im proved ami enlarged. Col. M’Oure, its editor, is a racy writer and a gentleman of taste, and we are glad to learn—notwithstanding the horrid princi ples ho advocates—that hia paper is well patron, izod by the Whigs of old Franklin. The SnippßNSDUno News has also cast off its old clothes, and pot on a now and handsome suit. It looks decidedly well in its present trappings, and its editorial and selected articles evince good taslo and judgment. Success to you, friend Dom borgor. Opened with Prater.—The Homo of licpreaeDlo livcs, by a largo majority, adopted tbe resolution offered by Mr. Hondoreon of Cumberland, lo invito tlio clergy of Harrisburg, by arrangement among thomaoWea, to open the House each morning will) prayer. This may now bo regarded as an oßlobJislj ed rule In the House of Representatives. I More Counterfeiters Arrested Wo j eß fi that two young men, named Do Win O’Brlon and John Baker, both of Newport, Perry county, worn arrested on Thursday last, on the charge of phas ing counterfoil money on the Girard Hank of the denomination of 96. They gave bail for thoir op -1 pearanoo at court. of (he public debt. Six hundred thouaaud ddata 0 f relief holes are still in circulation* The DoVrnor recommends the contraction of paper cur roriy, which may bo considered as a prestige of the votojf any Bank bills that may bo passed during tho fosont session. Tho Commissioners appointed to rcvio the laws, have, among other things, prepar ed a gocral tax law. Tho negotiation of the five million lan is referred to, with the saving which it will oau\ to the Treasury. Ho recommends the passage of , law authorizing (bo cancellation of the old five percent, bonds by the creation of now ones free of taxafbn, with coupons attached, bearing a loss rate of interest, or bonds beating five percent, on which no does than five and a half per cent, of a cash premium shall bo paid. T)o nvoldanio of the planes on the Portage Rail- I road—the completion of tho North Branch canal— indjho relaying the North track of the Columbia Raiload, are ell subjects to which lie Invites attorn (ion] The Governor, says the Reading Gazette, doce of tho policy of the Government engag ing la any now projects of public improvement, and tho experience ol llio past, certainly sustains him in ' his objections. In allusion to the conflict of interests 1 between fae Stale and tho Pennsylvania Railroad, j the Governor thtoks lliat (boy should endeavor to work in lurmonr. Plans for the removal of the Relief currency from circulation arc proposed, which it is to bo hoped will bo acted upon by tho LegisU -1 lure. What theCJovcrnor says of their weakening tho efficiency ofthe law ngainst foreign small notes is vetv true. Six hundred thousand dollars of this currency are still in circulation. Tho most sound 1 and valuable portion of the message, is (hat in winch 1 he lake* ground against tho increase of paper money I jn (ho Slate, and shows the pernicious Influence that inflation of prices from this cause has upon domestic ! trade. He hope to see ail notes under five dollars driven from circulation, and at some fuulro day the fives also. I The Governor argues, with conclusive force, 1 against (ho Increase of irresponsible corporal ions, for purposes of private gain, and urges the adoption of the individual liabilily principle, to its fullest extent, [*n tl t\C MO Ml ~im Maws as mois conducive to Iho public interests, than j special enactments— the evils of which latter, ho for cibly points tut. The commissioners appointed to . prcpaio general laws arc about to report an extension of the general manufacturing [aw, and to recommend an increased liability of stockholders. They also Buggcsl giving more general powers to the Courts, on the subject of soiling real estate by parties acting in a representative capacity, and referring to them all claims against liio Commonwealth. The subject of agricultural improvement receives the Governor’s attention, and he suggests beneficial legislative action upon this subject. 110 refers par ticularly to the growing of wool, and I he demonstra tions made by Peter A. Browne, Esq., of Philadol phia, that Pennsylvania is peculiarly adapted to its culture. Referring to (ho census report, the prosper, ity of tho Slate is a subject of pride and gratification evincing, as it docs, that Pennsylvania is destined to stand in advance of all her sister Slates. Tho natural •dvanlac'e* alto pnaaMßes for trade should be sustained by axtonlding her internal improvement., and by enlarging her foreign commerce. The Governor calls attention to a deficiency in our State laws, in reference to the conveyance oi slaves through our territory, by the owncra, when going from one Slate to another. 110 recommends that provision bo mode for allowing the legal transit of these domestics through the limits of this Com' monwoolth. With a recommendation in fiver of tho early pis. sngo of the General Appropriation bill, llio Governor eluice his Message. It is on able, comprehensive, and highly gratifying exposition of our Interna) affairs, and docs him infinite credit. The Lelgliatare. Tho House of Representatives organized on 4th insl,, by tho election of William P. Schell, Esq., of Fulton county, os Speaker. On the next day Col. Wm. Jack, of Glair county, was re-elected Clerk, who appointed, as his Assistant, Wsj, 8. Picking, Esq ,of Vork county. Messrs. Wilfiam L. Gray, Richard 11. Adams, William Giles and Charles Slockwctl, *oro eppointdd Transcribing Clerks. Jonathan G-rnder, of Armstrong county, was elected Sergeant al-Arms. and Jacob Culcmnn, of Berks, Door Keeper. Tic House directed tho printing of 10,000 copies of Hit Governor’s Message in tho English language, and 3,000 copies in German. Tho Senate was nut organized until Wednesday when I iioMAs Carson, Esq, of Franklin county wa# elected Speaker on tho eighth ballot. The vole stood Carson IG, Ssudcrson 14, Duly 1. The following oddilionol officers wore elected on Tuesday j Clerk—John M. Sullivan, of Butler. Assistant Clerk—Jacob C- Bamberger, of Dauphin' Door Keeper—Thomas 11, WurobatfL Transcribing Clerks—Messrs. Dakor, Warden and Barnes. Message ok the Govebnoh ok Marvland, Governor Lowe’s Message to tho Marvland Legis lature is I nlorminol/lo in length. The pith of it may bo put in a small space. Tho amount of ro ceipts into the Treasury during the year was $1,530,911*, Uio expenditures 81.300,458 72. Ba lance in tho Treasury $170,453 28. During (lie same period $30,000 of the matured public debt were paid, and $343,088 42 applied to the augmen tation of the sinking fund. The surplus revenue amounted to $543,540 70, after disbursing the sum of $077,460 30 in payment of the current interest on the public debt, and the further sum of $309,914 for all other purposes. Upon the genera) condi tion of the Treasury, tho state of tho Internal Im provement works, and tho general prosperity, tho Governor bases on elaborate argument in support of a proposition for a reduction of taxes commen surate with the favorable etato of tho revenue, viz: a of forty per cent, on the Direct Tax, instead of twenty, os recommended lost yeai; and ifio total repeal of the Stamp Tax, excepting in so /ur as it operates upon lottery tickets. The Tebjplk.—The January number of (his ax- Eollonl periodical, devoted to Masonry, Literature and Science, is before us, and is fully equal to anv of Us predecessors. It is embellished with B beautiful ongrovlng, entitled '• The First Impression.” The' work is edited by D. Parke and C. E. DuiuentiialJ and is published in Carlisle, at &1.50 per annum in advanco. Henry Bhater his boon arrested in Preston county, Vs., charged with killing his brother during « quar rel about a dog. RELIGIOUS TOLERATION. In presenting to the Senate, tho petition from the Maryland Babtiat Union Association, *' asking tbo Interposition of the United States to secure to Ameri can citizens abroad, tbo rights of religious worship accordiog to their consciences," General Cass made a few appropriate and impressive remarks- in favor of interposition. He said ho presented tho petition 11 with pleasure, not only from regard to tho rnotves and position of those who make this supplication but also because I heartily concur with them in tho importance of tho object, and in the propriety of calling the attention of the Government to it—an object dear to os and to tho world, in its consequences, now and hereafter. This body of pious and intelli gent Christians anxiously dcsiro tho freedom of re ligious worship for their countrymen,'wherever tho accidents of life may carry them. And It is not strange that this sentiment should bo strongly fell and strongly expressed in this land of Gospel liberty* but it is strange that in this ago of tho world, and in this doy of intellectual advancement, any obstacle should be interposed by any Government In christen ! dom so prevent Hie believers in tho faith of Jesus , from following the dictates of their conscience, and, , while rendering unto Ctosar tho things that arc { Ctnaar's prohibit thorn from rendering unto God the things that oro God's, agreeably to their own con ' viclions ofthe injunctions of his divine Word. I coincide fully with the signers of this petition, that. the best of all freedom is tho freedom of conscience and that there is no tyranny so revolting as that which tyrannizes over tho mind." Wo go heart and hand with this movement, because wo believe It to bo the right and duly of every ono to worship God in the mode which ho may conscion tiously believe to bo most acceptable. American citizen* «bro«d, •t.ould ho •Milled to per form tboir religious duties to suit themselves. In demanding this right of foreign powers, wo osk nothing inconsistent with reason, justice or proprie ty. Wo do not ask them to disconnect church and Stale,or to change their laws in relation to their own subjects; but wo demand as a right, that they shall not dictate to ua the rtianner in which we shall worship God. Tho enlightened age in which wo live requires that religious differences should bo tol orated. Wo practice this toleration towards all per sons who visit or eolllo in our country, and our citi zens abroad should enjoy tbo same rights- We hope that Congress will lake up this subject in earnest, as it is of considerable importance. We can hardly suppose it possible that any government would refuse to yield to so just a it could not effect any disadvantageous change in their internal policy. At all events we would have the experiment tried. Spiritual RArriNas and Suicide. —Tho Spiritual Rapping delusion is producing the same deplorable unsettled reason and suicide, in consequence of ex citement of mind upon spiritual topics. Tho news papers of New York ore filled with the investiga tions before a coroner's jury, tn (ho else of Marlin Lungdon, who committed suicide last meek, while laboring nndcr insanity, Induced by attendance at tho so-called spiritual circles. The deceased was a printer by profession, and up to the time ho became deluded by tho rappers, was supposed to bo a strong minded man. 110 had, prior to his acquaintance with those rapping humbugs, lust a child, a circum stance which appears to have been turned to great account by tho operators on his credulity. For ten months past, his thoughts had been constantly upon the Tappings. lie attended Lite circles, and read the spiritual newspapers. Mrs. Longdon, tho wife o f the deceased, soys that she wos induced to attend, one of thoao rapping meetings, where oho aavv her husband magnetize, and adds : • “ I then camo away, for I was frightened ; after wo col into (he jtrcnl h<* film deceased) euul Li. head felt Very bad, wli.il made mo aftuid woe Dial Mr. Clackley said there were bo many spirits in tho room, she «ald when her hand moved, it was tho spirits that moved it; wo wont straight homo; Mrs. Clackley told the company lint she was a medium, and (hat the spirits manifested themselves through her; about four weeks previous to this meeting, the deceased told mo that Mrs. Claokloy and Mrs. Hiker said ho should sit still for one hour, at his own house, every night, and this would prepare him to become a seeing medium ; he did so nearly every after; he would not allow mo to spc-ik to him during ibis Urn ; 1 did not do bo, but minded my work; ho pur sued this course ualil within three or four days of the lime at which ho cut his throat.’’ The whole testimony shows the delusion end in fatuation which the persons labor under \fho attend these nppinge for any other purpose than to sco the folly ol the proceedings, or to detect tho imposture which, even when detected, in not worth the libor expended in the attempt. Tho Coroner’s jury have recommended that the •• circles’’ whore this impo* lure ts carried on-for money, shall bo pul an end to by 1 tie Omul Jury, The Aittic Elplorino Exncnmo.v.—The N. York Journal ofCjinmorco slates, active preparations arc making to fit out tho second exploring expedition, proposed to bo sent to the Artie regions, in aoarth ofSir John Franklin, by Henry Grinncl). The dale for its departure ia fixed at about the middle of April next. It will consist of the brig Advance, which formed a part of tho first expedition, and is still in perfect order, with (ho exception of her keel, which was knocked off by the icc. It Is expected sho will bo taken Into the dry dock in shout throe week*.— Sli© will bo manned by a crow of picked men, under the command of Lieutenant Ifano, U. S. N, and be amply provided with sledges and Indian rubber bools, with which to penetrate into the frozen regions,- using whichever mode of conveyance may most fa oilidfe their progress. FemmiOan, or dried deer's flesh, wrll form the essential article of food. On )>or Northerly trip, (ho Advsnco will slop at Greenland and procure a supply of dogs. Tho sledges and other details of outfit, are in course of preparation.— tti.u u.. »« i/o laKon will bo Dio rcxrinn of Rmiihv Sound ; and os the expedition will bo accompanied by o corps of scientific observers, interesting results of « scientific nature arc anticipated, even though the expedition should fill of its main object. Lieuten ant Kano is peculiarly qualified/or tho command of the philanlhoplo enterprise, and it could not bo un dorlokcn under more hopeful auspices. Remarkable Escape. —The Reading Journal states that a young man o^Uiatborough, q printer, while paying a visit to certain iron ore mines in that vicinity, undertook lodoscend a perpendicular shaft, some eighty-five fool deep lo Iho first land* ing,by means of a bucket and windlass. When lot down, however, about ton foot, the bucket struck an obstruction, and was suddenly overturned, throwing the young man out, but fortunately feel foremost, which position he kept the whole seven* ty-ftvo feet to the bottom, striking upon somo boards covering a deep pit of water, which broke his fall and saved his Ufa.- Ho was slightly •eralohed and bruised by striking the sides of the shaft, but otherwise unhurt. The 'Accident at Andover.—ln anoiher column will bo found a full Recount of the disastrous and melancholy rail-road accident that occurred near Andover, by which on Interesting and beloved eon of the President elect was instantly hilled. The whole country wilt sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. Pierce in their distressing bereavement. The oo* oident was as sudden os it was awful in Us conso (juonoes, and Ita baro contemplation causes a elmd- STATE AGIUCULTUGAIj FAIR. The Executive CormniUee, at a meeting held ofl the lOlh of adopted the subjoined resolution: Jlttolvtdi That competition for premiums fof, field crops be invited until Saturday, the 15th of January next; that the listof premiumebepublish* ed in a Harrisburg, Pittsburg, Lancaster and Get* mantown newspaper and that editors throughout the State friendly to the cause of Agriculture be requested to give this notice an insertion in (heir paper. Competitors must famish a full statement of the mode of cultivation, and accompany ihosarho with the certificate of two respectable men, as to the product and measurement of the ground, and alsif exhibit a sample of each crop at the annual meci> ing in January, when the premiums will bo awar ded. A. O. H BISTER, Harrisburg, MICHEL DOUBLE, York, JACOB FRANTZ, Lancaster, R. C. Walker, Seot'y* Committee. Harrisburg Dec. IZ, 1852. Agricultural Production of Field Crops. For best 5 acres of Corn, fls Rest acre of do, B 44 5 acres of Wheal, lb *» acre of do, r 44 acre of Irish Potatoes, 10 44 half acre do, 6 41 5 acres of Rye, 10 44 6 acres of Oats,. 8 44 5 acres of Barley, * 5 44 5 acres of Timothy, 8 u 5 acres of Clover, 8 44 quartet aero of Carota, fi 41 quarter acre of Ruta Bags, 8 44 quarter acre of Sugar Beets, R 44 quarter acre of Mangel Wurzel, H 44 quarter acre ol Turnips, 8 Ohio Nominations. TUo Democratic Stale Convention met on llio B>h inst., at Columbus, and nominated for Governor— VVm. Mcdil); Lieut. Governor—Mr. Blias; Treasurer —John Drcslin. Singleton Mercer, well known ua having several years since killed a Mr. Hcrbcrlon, was shot In the hoad recently, in an oyster collar, at thi corner of Third and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia. The per* son who fired tho piece escaped. The London Daily New$ t commenting upon the establishment of tho French Empire, declares it to be the precursor of a war. The News says s“Where the storm is first to burst, or under what pretexts, it is impossible to tell; but the establishment of & i French Empire is certain to loud to war in some quarter or another. In voting the Empire, tho chi. zens of France will find that they have voted a is nowalof tho European wars which hate cortvu'sed the early years of the present century.” Remains or Mas. Gkn. Tavloii.— The remains of Mrs. Taylor, wife of tho late President Taylor, who died .1 O.ilon Rouge, La., arrived nl Luuisville on llio 21.1 ull., in charge of Major niiss.nnd were in. lorrcd in iho family burial ground in Jefferson Coon. I Ire Secretary of State, some time ago, address* ed a communication to tho various statesmen who represent the Republic abroad, inquiring lha coal of living at die ddferent foreign conns. A num ber of replies have been received. They all ap pear to entertain die same opinion, and that is, dial die present salaries nto totally inadequate. A meeting of the Democratic Stale Central Com miltnc of Pennsylvania, will be Held at the Merch ant’s Hotel, City of Philadelphia, on Saturday the 39th day of January, IBM, nl 4 o'clock, P. M.’ for the purpose of fixing the lime end place of holding the next Democratic Stale Convention. ruo pf«* c i,i»«» of Gen. Jackson Was fn augnraled al Washington OitJ, on Saturday last, the Blh instant, baing the anniversary of the battle of Now Orleans. Hon. Stephen A. Douglass tvas ibe orator upon the occasion. The Pennsylvania Stale Educational Conven tion, wbicli recently met at Harrisburg, organized a Slate Teachers' Association, to moot in August next >l Pittsburg, and in December following in Lancaster. Tub Good and Bad Wind —The advent of the New Year, which is «o universally hailed wiili foa*Hngr, visiting, cheering and aquib filing, bring* in in train •omo incident* not of (bo most enlivening character. About this lime nomcrou* light-footed, sharp-eyed Ud* are flitting about, popping in here, and popping out there, ojrrying in hum) and depositing on table* where no nuch deposit* i* de*ired, certain *o»picJou» looking clip* of .piper, indicating balance* due to divers livery *t able*, funcy good stores, oy*i c , (aims, Slc. Such is life—one moment wo arc in ccMacy, the noit m deepest depression. Something occur* to hll“our rncrcnriul aoul with rapture; »e fed like the fellow who. if his strap* had been cut, would have gone upward. Wo arc as a pop.fountain ready fb burst from the swell within u*, when some cold, iov. Common place reality knock* into pi odr extravagant calculations,smashes our brittle creation* and the gas escape* forever. There are hundreds of people who become very religions when danger is near them. We have hoard of a roan who foil off a bridge serosa a ccr tain river, and just as lie found lie must go, at Iha top of iiia voice, bawled out, —“Lord have mercy upon me— and that quick too /” Tfre I(.LNCBS of Vice Prksidcnt Kino.—A latter from Washington, dated the Clh instant, Hon. W. R, King has made his will. He was hnrrti in nwna Winn <>®r«o 1.. J wuv (, u jy in Dallas county, Alabama, and upwards of one hundred slaves. His entire estate is worth about $150,000. ■ He is n humane master. Ho told mo some years since that ho never sold but one slave in his life, and ho was compelled to sell him be cause ho was a terror to the neighborhood. CoK King cannot possibly recover, ft is physkfan ha# sounded hia lungs with the stethoscope, and dc* dared that one of his lungs is entirely cone, nnd the other partly so. Col. K, y a nitco, Mrs. Ellisr, is with him. Railroads in the Union.—The following aiato* menl we gather from (ho forthcoming Jannarj copy of (ho American Railway Guido : On (ho Ist of January, 1859, there wore (h (>« United Stales, 13,227 miles of completed railroads, 12,026 miles of railroad in Various stages pf progress, and about 7000 miles in (ho hands of (he engineers which will bo built within tho.naxt three ar four year* —makinga’total of 33,155 miles of railroad, which at on average coat of 090,000 (a well ascertained average) for each mile of road, including equipment*, eat., will have consumed a'capital amounting (e 0994,050,000. 13,227 miles completed 12,938 miioa in progress 7,000 miioa under survey 33,155 Total Or in a round number—sl,ooo,ooo,ooo—oqo bil lion of dollars, a sum which* at 6 per : cqnl., would yield 900,01)0,000 annually, or more thqn sufficient to cover all the ojtponaeaof the tailed Stales Gov* enimenl and of the Governments of every Stale com. posing (he United States!—lf administered with republican economy. 03-Judge Douglas is ro.oloctepl United Statfti Senator from. Illinois. 9306.810.00 0 387.840, 000 210,000,000 9994,650,000
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