THE VOLUNTEER.
John B. Brattom and Proprietor*
G&RLI8LB1 ittl*T v U| 1853.
* PEBKOOR&lIO
VaR OANALGOUUiBSIONER,
THOMAS fl. FORSYTH,
or KfILADELPIIIA COUNTY.
fotC AUDITOR OtHKiiAt.
' BANKS,
OF MIFFUN COUNTY.
, FOB. SURVEYOR GENERAL,
J. POSTER BBAWLEY,
' OV CRiWrOBD county.
iV Cartlsle, for 1851.
SMiim'uiD-OVn *m> I Obphih’b.
l.’ i,i Tmmin.R'. > Tuesday, Angusl 30.
Monday, Aogoel23'. V Tuesday, November 1.
Monday, November 14. I Tuesday, December &7.
Standing, Committee Meeting,
Democratic Standing Committee of Cum
berland county, are requested to meet at the public
house of Henry L. Burkholder, on
“ Saturday, July I6M, 1853,
at 1 o’clock P, M., for the purpose of appointing
the time for holding the delegate eleolionaand the
assembling of a County Convention to nominate
a county ticket to be voted for by the democratic
patty of Cumberland county.
T, v Three of the Committee.
' July 't, 1853.
: The following named gentlemen compose the
Standing Committee of Cumberland county, for
Iho present year:
Lower Allen, Geo. Ernst; Upper Allen, J. W.
Conklin; Carlisle, E. W., Ephraim Cornman; W.
W., Samuel Ensminger; Dickinson, D. L. Beel
man; Easlpennsborongh, Chae. A. Dolson; Frank
ford, Joe. B, Brown; Hopewell, Capl.D. Wherry,
Hampden, Darrid Homo; Moobanicaborg, Edward
Lamont; Monroe, James Hartnell; Mlflhn, Robert
Middleton; Newfille, Ab. Killian; Newton, Win.
Ruth; North Middleton. John Kilch; New Cum
berland, V. Feeman; Silver Spring, John Clen
denim South Middleton, S. Rupley; Southampton,
James B. Kelso; Shippensburg Borough, John
Stambaogh; Shippensburg township, Hugh Craig;
Westpennsborocgh, Maj. Sami. Tritt.
Found Dead.—On Tuesday morning last, Jos.
C. Thompson, Coroner of this county, was called
on to hold an Inquest on the body of Hetty San
ders, who was found dead along side of the track
of the Railroad, about one quarter of a mile east
of Carlisle. The Jury, after hearing the evidence
given, returned a verdict “ that she died by the
visitation of God, there being no marks of violence
visible about her person.* 1
Belles Lettrbs Society or Dickinson Col
lege.—Tbe Oratorical Exhibition of this Society
look place in the M. B. Chnrcb, on the evening
of the lllh inst., before a very large concourse of
people. The following was the order of exerci
ses:
Prayer By President Collins.
Annxvertary Jlddrtti — J. Wesley Ahl, Harris
burg.
Wit Curse 0/ Genius—E. Bayly Seymoub, Car
lisle.
The Pride of Scholarship—JoxsrnkV J. M el
bow, Worcester co., Md.
Footprint* on the Sands of Time— Jambs M.
She* bcr, DUlsburg.
What Man has done Man may do —James E.
Girrrn, Cumberland Co.
The Genius of the Revolution —Auoi/sm M.
Sawtkh* Comberlaod Co.
Young America —Albert KircHir, Frederick,
Md.
Benediction-
The speakers acquitted themse/ree fn a manner
highly creditable. The “ Anniversary Address,”
by Mr. Abl, was an excellent piece of composi
tion, and was well delivered. Mr. Jambs E. Gtr
rm of this coonly, is a bold and ready speaker,
and hie speech on this occasion afforded evidence
of a well cultivated mind. All the speeches in
deed were well received by the audience, and af
forded a rich intellectual treat to otrr citizens.
President Pixhob is now in Philadelphia on bis 1
way to New York, to witness the opening of the
great World’s Fait. His reception in Philadel
phia was of a magnificent character.
Romoreo Resignation ov Mr. Bucbabam. —
Washington letter wtilera say it is currently tu.
mored that Mr. Buchanan has resigned the mis
sion to England. We hope the rumor may prove
unfounded. Mr. Dochanap.is the very mao lor
the English mission at this time.
The Rev. Jons N. Hoffman, of this place,
accepted a call to Lebanon, in this Slato.
Sergeant O'Nbil, who accompanied Gen. Pierce
to Mexico, has received an appointment in the
Boston Coelom House.
Dbatb or ADisTiNooisnKD Public Mas.—Hon.
Arthor Livermore, formerly Chief Justice of New
Hampshire, died at Campion, on Friday lasi, age
87. The deceased, the third eon of Hon. Samuel
Livermore, was born at Londonderry, July 26,
1776; was upon the bench of the Supreme Court
from 1799 to 1816; a representative in Congress
the first four and the last two years of Monroe’s
administration, and from that time till 1833 upon
the bench of tho Common Pleas.
A* W» Expected.—Some of the newapapere that
anooQoced there would nol bo more Ibao a 4 half a
wheat crop,’ In their counties, owing to tbo ravages
of the fly, have joat discovered that the injury is not
very great after all. This is often the case. Some
farmers ore easily soared and delight more in com
plaining, than in enjoying the goods they possess.
Death o» Da. Chatman. —Dr. Nathaniel Chapman,
one of the most celebrated physicians of tbo United
Stales, died on Friday evening, at his residence in
Philadelphia, at the advanded ago of 74 years. Ho
was in 1811 elected to the chair of Materia Modioa,
and \t 1816 to that of Practice, in
UoWetaUy. This latter post bo fihed qnlil about
tbr.e yaais .jo, i’meo when, owing (o iMlollrraltiei
of he lived in TeUroment. \
The New Sttmptd Envelope!, prepared /for Ibo
Pool office Department, ere ear, much objected to,
hi Now York, because the, contain upon thorn the
btulhOH o.td of the contractor, Mr.Neahil. Don.
B6M non eayi that as long n. Mr. Nesbit teko. ad
vantage of a government job to turn tbo whole cor.
roipondouco of the country into a gigantic ad
vertiaamanl for himaelf, thoy will not use the Corel
opea, and no the loaa to the Government will wotl
lie own remedy.
J 5» Judge George n. Darrell, of Ponn.ylranio,
baa bean appointed Codifier of tbo Revenue Lawa,
ng'dar the late act of Congtaia, appropriating ten
Ibouaand dollar* for that porpovo.
GOVERNOR BIGLER.
The Whig papers appear to think that a portion
of the Democratic party is hoalllo to GoVT Bigler, I
and feel disposed to oppose bis rcnomJlDalion. So
far as wo have noticed, there appears lobe no truth
io (he assertion. WiLlWm DrOnßa thould be, and
will bo renominated by dcolanlaUon. Ho has serv
ed the peopfe of (he State faithfully end well, and
they Will hot forsake hint. In the administration oH
tlfo affaire of Government he has proved himself a
true Pennsylvanian and a sagacious end prudent
Executive. H»s renomination will be but an act of
justice to a faithful public servant, for, (to uso. lho
language of the Luzerne Union,) “it is a
oredneigo of tbo Democracy of Pennsylvania, to
elect for a second term a Governor who has served
faithfully In his high office, and of course our present
excellent chief magistrate le not to bo mode nn ex
ception to tho rule. McKean, Snyder, Wolf, Porter,
add Shook, were all rc-elootod. Tho present State
Treasurer has been re-elected twice. The Auditor
General and Surveyor General are nominated for o
second election, and it would bo a singular freak of
oapiicioQsncsa, such as never characterized our do*
meoracy, to sot aside Gov. Bigler, than whom (with.
oat disparagement to others, be .It said) we have
never had a more competent end faithful chief mag
ialrslD. Gov. Bigler has administered the financial
affairs ortho State with cousnmato ability—dimlo*
ilhiog the State debt, and increasing the revenues,
without an increase of taxation. - The North Branch
Canal, which had dragged its slow length along Tar
l many years, is now being hastened to completion,
and bis first three years of administration will bo
signalized by bringing this great work into produc
tive employment. And though other ogenclca have
necessarily borne an honorable part in finishing this
mast important improvement, yet let it never bo
forgotten, that wo are indebted to the firmness and
resololion of Gov. Bigler for the efficient nppropria
lloo», and for the energy and zeal which have driven
the work to a speedy completion. We remember
well, a bool a year ago there was danger that the
Junction canal, the link necessary to connect the
North Branch with the New York canals at Elmira,
would not be built. A Company had been incorpor
ated in the State of Now York for Iho purpose, but*
several efforts bad proved abortive to find subscribers
ofthe stock, and il not built, the North Branch
would be without proper connections, and compare*
lively valueless. In that crisis,Gov. Bigler threw his
whole influence, personal and official, into the enter
prise, and by bis appeals roused the proper men into
activity, who subscribed the slock, organized the
Company, pot the work under contract, and arc now
pushing U forward to have it ready for navigation
as soon as the North Branch is finished. Though
the whole line will not bo opened for business before
nezt spring, yet it is expected Iho water will bo lot
in before the present season closes, and next year,
I may anticipate a continuous water communica-1
lion from the groat lakes of the north to the Chcso
peako Bay, opening up and establishing forever, now
and vsluable markets for the vast mineral produc
tions of the valley of Iho Susquehanna. The people
of Northern Pennsylvania, who are about to witness
this grind consumption, so long desired, will not
soon forgot Gov. Bigler, to whoso wisdom, prudence,
firmness and energy they are so largely indebted.—
If discontents and complaints prevail elsewhere, they
arc not hero. Our people are united in a sentiment
of esteem and confidence for Gov. Bigler, and will
demand, in tones of thunder, his ronomination and
reflection. We 101 l all ambitions aspirants, and ail
malcontents, the democracy of the north will see to
it, that no intrigue formed against their Governor
shall prosper. The usage of the parly entitle him
to a re-election, whilst the purity and sacccssfulness
of bis administration, render that result as inevitable
as It is proper and desirable.*'
We Oont Blame Them •
I Xbe men in the employ of the State have struck
I —not for higher wage*—on the Portage Railroad —
1 but for regolar pay. It i« aaid that the laborcra for
the Stale are kept oat of their pay aa long as si*
months, and they are compelled lo trade off their
bills at a great discount to speculators in order to
secure the necessaries of life. This is a reprehen
sible state of affair*. The Legislature of Pennsyl
vania acts a roost discreditable part in making Iter
appropriations fur Ihcm employed on Iho Stele worke.
Their wages are in Iho firel place. Id lomo meUneea,
redocod for below what Iho position requites, and
Iben it faila lo make sufficient appropriation to make
the paymonta apecificd. The Logielatoro of Iho
Slate appears lo bo open to Iho influence! of corpor
ations, and monied combinations on every hand, and
laws aro made, or privileges extended, adverse to
common joslieo. The Treasnry is lapped it every
corner, hot when it comes down lo paying an en
gineer the same wages as aro paid on other roada,
or affixing compensations in accordance with the
responsibility of stations, it boceomos wonderfully
economical, and doc. not In tbo end provide means
for the proper officers to pay the laborer his biro,
when it is due, although It may shower out money
by wholesale upon questionable enlorpriics. Lot a
bank, a railroad, or a manufacturing company ask
lo bo exempted from laxalion, and Ihotliing Is grant
ed, and then tboso wise Legislators will complain of
an empty treasury. Wo sro tired of tbo miserable
morality and short sighlcdocss which predominates
id Pennsylvania Legislation.
In iho case complained of, wo believe a great pari
ofUie fault lay* with the contractor* and disbursing
officer*. The “higher power*" will havo lo eco
after tho gentry, *o that the credit of the State may
.1 not suffer for their misdoing*.
rod I — ;
Thk Crop*.— Oar farmer* are done with J r ‘
haraeal, and wim glad In loam dial llio rayagoa of
Iho fly in Iho wheat ham fallon far ahorl of the
gonorol expectation. The com baa Buffered mnoli
flora the drought, and Iho oata crop will bo mry
light indeed. _
J.casoN MoivoactiT at New OancANß. —An evao
cialion baa boon formed io the Crescent City to erect
a monument to General Andrew J.eksoo, and rove
lotions bars been passed providing for pinning tilers,
on a, colossal equestrian alaluto, in broms.of Ibo
boro: the elocution of tbo work to bo confided to
Clark Mills. Contrnols for the construction of the
monument will bo onlorod into forthwith.
Tbo Cholorn proraiicd Inst season at but two
pieces in Iblv Slats, Mifllinlown and Cbamborsburg,
and without any visible loos! cause in either. This
year they are fros from It, bul Williamsport, Md. t Is
■offering with it! and there, two, it is without sny
apparent loosl cause. Up to Tuesdsy u week, 160
cases had occurred, and.ss doeths. On that dsy,
thorn were 45 new oases. The Postmaster of Iho
town is among tbo victims. Many of the oltiione
have left. ___ .
Sratxtrra.— Tht Kirkcra of England, in varloua do.
partroenta of labor, oro alrikiog for lilglior wageo—
Heaven knowa they aland In need of it. The Influx
of gold, and Iho out flox of Inhabitants, haa already
learned an advance of wogoathroughout the country,
lot one third above Iho uiuol rale* of throe yeare
.l*g»-
An attempt haa been made io the Masiaclm
taut Convention to adroit negrooi iololho Volunteer
Militia of the State.
OCT Ao exchange paper hat ihia advorlliemonl —
“Two aiiterv pant waahlng." We hope thoy may
gel U.
FEDERAL CONSISTENCY.
The whig* now, because Gbyernor
Seyftbur, of New York, has not been fierce. enough
against anti-renters. Ho has written ,100 moderately*
and has not promised to annihilate the whole faction
by the power of the Commonwealth.
I /Well, what's Iho uso 7 Silas Wright made open
war upon iho -anti-renters, a score or eo of them
wero apprehended, convicted, and confined in the
Slate prison.
The whigs saw hero a happy opporlonity to p ,B F
the demagogue and got power. So thofr nominee.
Young, promised if ho were elected, ho would release
those anti-renters from prison. The said Yonng got
all their votes and was elected, and Wright and bis
[ policy wore alike defeated. Young. kept .his word
and released Iho wfiolo batch of'culprtls.
Tbls mado Iho law powerless. It showed the
faction their power, and nulifiod what a democratic
executive had done to preserve .law jind order.
Whal then is the use of rigorous moasores—of
executive- resolution 7 If thoso anti-renters were
sent to prison, wouldn’t the whigs repeat what they
did before, and nulify the law 7 The anll-ronlcm
bold, tho balance of power, and whig demagogues
will protect them against law, os they did before.
The Poet Moore at the Falls olNlagar**
To the 1 Memoirs, Journal, and Correspondence of
Thomas Mooro, edited by Lord John Russel, w ®
find the following account of Moore’s visit to the
Falls of Niagara, In a loiter lo his mother:
Niagara, July 24, 1804.
•» Mt Dearest Mother— 1 have scon Iho Fallsmd
am all rapture and amazement, I cannot give yaa sj
bolter idea of what I have foil than by transcribing ■
what I wrote offtiaslily in my journal, on returning s
—Arrived at Chippewa, wilhia throe miles of iho
Falls, an Saturday, July 21st, to dinner. That oven
ing walked towards the Falls, but got no further lb»n
the Rapids, which gave us a prclibalion of the gran
dour wo bad to expect. Next day, Sunday, July
went to visit the Falls. . Novoc shall I forgot the (
impression 1 fell at the first glimpse of them which j
wo got just as tho carnage passed over the hill Hint
overlooks them. Wo were not near enough lo bo I
agitated by the terrible effects of the scone, but
through the trees this mighty flow of waters descend
ing with calm magificonCe, and received enough of
its grandeur lo sol imagination on tho wing —imagi-
nation, which, even at Niagara, can outrun reality
“ 1 fell as if approaching the very residence of tho
Deity. The tears started into my eyes; and ! re
mained, moments after wo bad lost sight of the
scene, In that delicious absorbtion which pious en- 1
thusiasm alone can produce. We arrived «l tbo |
New Ladder, and descended lo the bottom. Hero i
all is awful sublimities rushed full upon mo. But ihe ,
former exquisite sensation was gone. I now saw »H.
. Tho string that had been touched by tho first im
pulse, and which fancy would have kept forever in
vibration, now rested at reality. Yet, though there
was no more lo imagine, there was much lo feel j
My whole heart and soul ascended towards dlvipity ,
In a swell of devout admiration, which 1 never before 1
experienced. Oh, bring the atheist hero, and be cm-1
not return an atheist. I pity the man who can cold
ly sit down lo write a description of these ineffable
wonders; and tho more do 1 pity him who can sab
mil thorn to the admeasurement of gallons and yards.
It is impossible, by pen or pencil, to convoy even n
• faint idea of their magnificence. Painting is inode
> quale and the most burning words of poetry hive
, been lavished on inferior and ordinary subject*.—
We must have new combinations oi language to
describe the Falls of Niagara."
The great storm of rain and ball, which look place
In the eastern part of this Stale on Friday last, was
very destructive. It was not felt severely in the
centre of Philadelphia, but caused much damage in
, the upper part of the county, unroofing bouses, lear
ning down trees, and leveling crops. The hailstones
1 broke innumerable windows. The Episcopal Church
at Beverley, New Jersey, was struck by lightning,
and nearly demolished. Perkin’s hotel was unrdof
. cd.
At Cape May. as we learn from the Philadelphia
Ledger, the * Imilblunce rattled against the houses
like loug-continacd discharges of musketry. Xh®X<
were of various shapes—some round, some oval, >nd
some almost crub.shapfd. The largest wore about
six laches in circumference. The ground, for a white,
appeared almost as while os when mantled with
snow. Long after it passed over, wo could observe,
in the far-distant east, vivid, long continued, and ofl
ropoalod flashes of lightning, showing that it was
giving there an exhibition of its fury, no less fearful
than that which awed ns.'
Tbo alorm passed over a portion of Montgomery
county, where it did cooaidcrablo damage lo farm
hmtee, crops, ole. Some farmers had oa many aa
sixty panes of glaaa broken by (ho hail in a single
bouao. In olhor ioatancoa thirty and forty panes
were broken, and wherever the track of the storm
extended, glaaa suffered very considerably. In ©oat
cases the hail was of auch a size and descended with
aocb force aa to break simply a round hole through
the pane, without shivering the glass much. Some
of the corn is much cut, but it is believed that, gene
rally, the damage to the crops is not groat.
Anotiirr.— Tho people of Michigan hove voted in
favor of tho Mnlno Law,by a largo majority—fonr
lo ono. Tho whole northern tier of Blaloo will loon
hove the law—then will come the bard fight in New
York and Ponnaylvania. If adopted in theao two
Stale*, it will not bo long before it i* encoded over
tho wholo Union.
A “ Struck” amoho tiik Hat Marker. — Wo learn .
from the Reading Journal that (ho farm laborers—
mowers, hay makers, &.0., at Dirdsboro’, Berka coun
ty , and vicinity, struck for an advance of wages, one
day last week. They had a grand turn out, with
their acyllica and takes displayed as emblems of
Ihoir calling, Iho olbot day. followed by a public
meeting at which speeches were made, resolutions
passed, &ot The wagoa they have boon receiving,
,as wo are told, are 75 cents per day, and Iho wages
1 asked. $l,OO, and found. It is added that the move is
1 nollikoly to prove successful, tbo farmers boi ng reselv
jd to do their own work rather thin pay the advanced
rales.
A City with Twelve Thousand Inhabitants De
stroyed.—ln the foreign nows by Hie Allenlio. it le
eteled that on Ibo Ist of May llio City of Sltiral in
Persia was dcßtroyod with Iwelvo thousand of lie
inhabitants, by the shock of an earthquake. This la
Ibo second oily in Persia, end in former years bad a
population of 40.000 persons, but an earthquake in
1824 nearly destroyed it. It was fetmorly a place
of groat beauty, and Is celebrated by the Persian
pool Hafiz, who was a native of Shiraz, for its beauty
and fertility. Since the earthquake of 1824 It has
greatly declined in both, moat of its public structures
having boon ruined by that calamity.^
The Sub-Treasury, in Now York, the Ezpress
says, is now fuller than it over was before, running
up to eight millions. Unless the government makes
a groat sacriDco in baying up the national debt, tin)
surplus revenue will run over >20.000,000 when Con
cress reassembles.
[CT A negro man died recently, In Newark, Now
Jersey, from eating ten baskets of strawberries.
fry- The clliaons of Harrisburg propose erupting
a monument to John Harris, the founder of .that
place. .
Xj- Hon. James Buchanan has boon tendered a
public dinner, by the citizens of Lancaster.
A distinguished writer says: Thera is but one
passage in the Dibla where girls ate commanded
io kiss the men, and .hat is the golden rule.-
•■Wbatsoeser ye would that men should do onto
you, do ye even so unto them.”
*« GALLANT LITTLE PBBRY.M
The Democrats of Perry county celebrated the
4th of July in a very becoming manner at “Dick
ey’s n pleasant epol near to Bloomfield.
B. M’lntirb. Esq,, presided at the meeting, and
Henry Rice acted as Secretary. From the pub
lished toasts wo select the following:
The President of the United Slates—Franklin
/>iVrc*—-His Past has been honorable and success*
fol, hie Present is fast realizing all that the fond
cstanticipation could'look for* whilst his future
looks bright and glorious from the reflection o.f the
ennobling qualities which adorn his nature.
Governor of. Penmy/cania— William, Bigler-
Tried* true and triumphant. His administration*
like that of Snyder end Shunk, has won the ad
miring confidence of his friends and silenced the
j calumnious batteries of his enemies. The “Rafts
man” carries valuable “lumber” but the “river is
j op” and the “oar” is already pulled that will send
[him safely through that political “shule”—the
■Ballot Box. • _
[ The Supreme Bench of Pennsylvania —An irre
-1 sistible argument in favor of an elective Judiciary,
j Every, shade of a perfect legal mind there us
I representative. Just enough of “Old Fogyism”
to make It safe, and still imbued with enough of
, “Young America” to keep up with the spirit of |
I the age, and prevent a man from spending a “llfe»|
' time tn Chancery.”
I lion. Richard Bvodhead—Our United Slates Sen
-1 alor True to the principles of the Democratic
party—Arm in the support of Our Constitution,
merits our commendation as a worthy son of the
old Keystone.
By Wm. HackeU. The Democracy of Pennsyl
vania—'May they be united in council, for the
good of the old Keystone Slate, No division of
parly but for the good of tbe whole and for the
young Democracy.
By B. F. Miller. The State Administration —
Worthy, and by its deeds shown to be worthy the
confidence of the people. May the straight line j
already drawn, be steadily pursued* and when at,
the end of a second term, it shall give place to,
successors, its greatest praise and honor will be
to be classed with those of Simon Snyder and
Francis B. Shunk.
By John Waggoner. The .memory of Jesse
—Let us hear of any quack or recreant De
mocrat that can point to a single blur or blemish
on hia character, 'though now dead in body his
principles and virtues arc cherished by the Demo
cracy of his native county.
By John Troup. The Democracy of Perry . —
When united, invincible—when divided and amal
gamated with whiggery, cheated and weakened.
By Edward Haines. The American Mechanic.
The most independent of the sons of Adam
May they ever as now, constitute the mass of the
pany of equal rights.
Kor the Volunteer
state: senator,
Mr Editor.— -The lime is drawing near whon
the peoplomjvill bo called upon lo elcci men lo fill
various important offices. I think it would bo right
that the people should know who arc lo bo
brought before the approaching County Convention
! for office, to that they may havo an opportunity of
1 discussing the merits at tho primary meetings. 1
1 therefore would lake tho liberty to recommend to
tho Democratic parly the name of Geo. H. Bucher,
1' for the office of Senator. Ilis firm adherence to
Domocratio principles and well known abilities,
amply qualify him for a faithful discharge of the
duties of that Important office, with honor lo himself
and credit lo tho District.
For the Volunteer.
tbsipbranor movement,
Nbwville, July 7, 1853.
Mr. Dhatton :—There appears to bo a strong
movement in favor of the Temperance Reform in
our county, and especially in this place at the pre
sent lime, and the citizens here, irrespective of party,
arc on the alert iu quest of men, good and true, to
carry onl their views ond wishes on Ibis important
* Thls*much to bo dcslicd reformation has hereto*
fore been committed to the care and keeping of the
genera) agent, Mr. Moral Suction. Ho .has been o
godd and popular appointment, and appeared, well
i qualified to attain the object of bis mission— hty has
r exhibited much energy and tact; but (he depton
j Intemperance it emphatically “more subtil than'any
1 of the boosts of the Geld,” and therefore requires more
1 then ordinary human eloquence to ohcck his dosula-
1 ting career.
Our agent, Mr, Saation, for a time, has been abk
o( some extent, to retard tbo progress of the Fiend,
but by hie deceit and wilincss hoe been able la elude
the vigilance of our most worthy and faithful agent,
who, when he fancied that the enemy had boon in
tercepted and accurod—when ho had exerted and
exhausted all hia power# of persuasive speech—ho
looked, and behold the Red Eyed Monster was seen
far in advance of him, dealing oot desolation and
misery, aa usual, with a profuse hand. Thus our
praiseworthy and indefatigable agent, feeling him
self disgracefully beaten and fully vanquished, and
his proudest hopes of victory all disappointed, he has
recently, with feelings of mortification, tendered his'
resignation to his constituents, and at the aatno
time suggests that no superficial agency, (such as
that just now surrendered) can possibly affect (ho
cAronie malady. Ills experience hat shown that it
is deep seated, and if over removed, mutt be uprooted
by tome irrcsistablo power, and rccummendt the use
of the fulcrum and lover; and now. an individual
shilled in the practical uso of this power, able and
willing to wield it successfully at our Capitol the
ensuing winter it in request. MANY.
Fur the Volunteer.
TUB 4TII AT PLAINPIKLD,
Mr. Editor — Tho spirit of’76 i» not yet ez
guishcd. Lukewarm as moat of our citizens wen
on tho occasion of the Fourth of July, there was yo
one man with patriotism sufficient to got up a 0010
brollon of our glorious anniversary in n becoming
stylo and spirit. That m«n was Prof. R. K. Burns.
of tho Plainfield Classical Academy.
\Vo had tho pleasure of being present on the oc
casion and mo»t say wo have seldom experienced
as much unalloyed enjoyment. Everything that
could minister to the wants of the inner man had
been prepared by the fairy hands of tho hostess, and
most ample justice thereto was done by all present.
At about 2 o’clock, an audience of about one
hundred, inclusive of the students, having assembled,
under the largest shade trees In bo found, tho regular
exercises of tho day commenced. The Declaration
of Independence waa first road by Dr. Rawi.inb, in
n most impressive manner,after which Mr Snivelv,
with a few glowing remarks, Introduced the orator
oflhe day. In tho person ofa Mr. Rknbon, ofMary
land, « pupil of the Academy. For the speech de
livered by this young gentleman wo confess wo
were not at all prepared ; it was truly an eloquent
and original production, and produced n considerable
effect, more especially among the ladies present
Mr. Benson was followed by the worthy Principal,
Mr Burns, whoso remarks worn very appropriate to
the occasion, and wore received with acclamation. I
As the shades of evening drew on, the whole par I
ly returned to the Academy, whore the festivities of 1
the day finally concluded with an extensive display
of fire works and tho most enchanting music.
That you and vour renders may have as pleasant
a day in 1054, Is tho wish of
7 A SUBSCRIBER.
IMPnovr.Mr.NTB IN WaatliNoTnN Citv —From n
letter addressed to the editor of the National In
lolligoncor, wo learn that in tho aavon warda of
the oily, tho building of 310 honaos woo common
cod within tho half year ending Juno 30, 18S3, of
which 310 are wood, nnd 100 brink.
Stomped Envelope* —Tho now Government
alnropod envelopes have boon received, and sro now
for sslo st Ibo Post-oglco, st 63.20 par hundred.
g -y Hit's make the best wo can of life, nor render
it a ourso ori but toko it es you would a wife, for
bettor or for worso-cr.
Powdeb-Mim. Explosion. —On Wednesday of last
week, tho Powder mill of Mr. William Sohall, in Ihs
neighborhood of Orwigsburg, Sohuyklll county, was
blown up, instantly killing Mr. Wm. Doiborl, who
was llio only person in the mill at tiro lime. Iho
cause of tho sccidoel is not known.
oj- The Editor and proprietor of the Pittsburgh
Chronicle odors one half of his newspaper establish
moot fur said.
West Point Military Academy*
Tlio annuarroview of, the cadets at West Point,
by the Board of Examiner*, commenced on the let \
nil. The lift of n cadet at Weal Point ie one of
hard aludy,* under rigid diaoipiline, an will' be seen
from the following detail". given by a correspondent
6f tho Now York Heroic!;
■•Ho sloops in the barracks, in u loom Willi ono
oilier: at five o'clock in tlio morning, in aummcr, and
at half pool five In winter, the reveille awakens lum|
ho immediately rieca, doubles up his blanket and
matroas, and plucea them on the head ° r h «.
bedstead; ho olndioa until 7 o clock ; at thnl
tho dram bools for breakfast, and the cadets fall into
rank and proceed to the moss-pan. Twenty minu
tes is tho lime usually aponl at breakfast. Guard
mounting tabes place at half past.seven ; and 84 are
placed on guard every day. At 8 o clock the bugle
sounds, and tho recitations commence. At 1 o clock
tho bugle again sounds, the professor dismisses their
respective sections, the cadets form tanfes opposite
tho barracks, and march to dinner. • Between eleven
and ono, a part of the cadets ore occupied in riding,
and others In fencing, daily.
“After dinner they hove until two o'clock for rec
reation, and from two tilt four they are employed at
recitations. At 4 o'clock tho bugle sounds, and tboy
BO cither to battalion or artillery drill. This exer
else lasts an hour and a half. 'After that they de
vote the lime to recitation until parade, which lakes
place at sunset. Alter pirade they form In rank m
front of tho barracks, and the names of tho delin
quents are read by an officer of the cadets. Supper
comet next, and after supper recreation until eight
o'clock, when the boglo sounds the call to quarters, 1
ond every cadcMnusl bo found in his room within
a few minutes at study, and most remain thoro thus
employed until half past nine. At half past -nine
the bugle again sounds ; this is called tattoo; and
at ten tho drum tops, and every cidot must then bo
in bed, having his light extinguished and must re
main there until morning. If during tho night a
cadet is bo absent from his room mere than
30 minutes and* does not give a satisfactory account
ofhinjseir, charges are preferred against him, and ho
Ib court marshaled.
The use of intoxicating drink and of tobacco ib
stric’ly repudiated; so arc playing at cliobb. wearing
whiskers, and a great many other thing*? The pun
ishment to which cadets arc liable, privation of
recreation,&c., extra hours of duly, reprimand*, or
confinement to his room or lent, confinement in light
prison, confinement in rflrk prison, dismission with
tho privilege of resigning, and public dismission.
Through the months of July and-August the cn*
dels arc encamped, the instruction is exclusively
military. The only furlough allowed to cadets is
two months, when they arc in the third class.
The pay of the cadet is twenty four dollars per
month, end his board coals him ten of this. From
the balance ho is required to dross and defray his
other expenses, and ho is prohibited from contracting
debts without permission. As tho reward for all
his labor nod deprivation, tho cadet acquires an ex
cellent education —in mathematics better probably
her. ho cun gel at any other institution in the coun
ry. Tho training hero of both body and mind is
rory thorough and complete.
FIRE* AT TOM.
Six Barm and Stables, and a large quantity nf
Grain destroyed!
On Satuiday last, at about noon, three children,
from three to five years old, having by some means
obtained possession of a box of matches, proceed
ed to amuse themselves with the dangerous in
a barn belonging to Mr. George Welsh, in Last
i Main street, East of Queen. Between 10 and II
1 ©’clock, one of them left the barn, toddled home
very deliberately and said he thought there would
bo “a nice fire in Welsh’s barn pretty quick!”—
Hia two companions about the same time gave in
formation in another quarter with such earnestness
Q 9 io attract attention, that the barn was on fire ! |
Immediately afterward fierce flames bursting from
all parte of the building, attested that the story of
the children was only too true—in a very few min
utes the barn, with a considerable quantity of grain
that had been deposited in it but the day before by
Mr. Henry Myers and a fine horse belonging to
Mr. Welsh, were destroyed. From Welsh’sborn
the flames extended simultaneously east and west
to the barn of Mr. John Herr, and to those of
Messrs. P. A. & S. Small, Judge Durkee and Mr.
Charles Nes. all of which were destroyed. In
those of Messrs. Small's and Herr were large
quantities of newly gathered hay and grain, all of
which, with several light wagons, sleighs, &c.« in j
those and tho other stables mentioned, were lost.
The weather had been warm and dry for some
time, and every thing burnt freely; and so rapidly
did the flames extend that ih*y had reached oveiy
building wo have mentioned before our fire com
panies, wilh-lho utmost diligence, could pul them
selves into a position to give them a check. Tho
next stable in a line west of that of Mr. Charles
Nes had been actually seized by the flames when
tw> streams were brought to bear upon It. This
effectually checked the progress of destruction in
that d’reciion—to the east nothing more was left
that the flamescould reach. The beautiful grounds
surrounding the elegant mansion ol Mr. Herr were
much injured; many choice fruit and ornamental
trees were killed; so intense was the heat, that (he
green grass in that part of the grounds about the
barn was burnt like dry stubble, presenting for a
number of yards such an appearance as the west-1
ern traveller sees on (ho blackened plains over 1
which the prairie fire has rolled its blasting waves.
The children who caused this extensive destruc
tion of properly are too young to givo any clear
idea as to their purpose, if purpose they had, to
building their firo in the barn.— York Gaz.
The New YorkCeybtal Palaoz.—Tlio Now York
Crystal Pulaoo appears to bo filling up rapidly with
contributions. Goods are coining in in groat abun
danco, keeping several persons constantly occupied
in registering thorn snd making out the necessary
papers. England. France, Germany and Prussia,
arc largely represented, and the main floor of the
Crystal Palace i# st present principally filled with
goods from these countries, still undisplayed, and re
maining in their original packages. No less than
1500 foreign packages are olready registered, oscln
give of many others yet in tho custom House, some
of which arc ol largo bulk. There has been groat
delay in forwarding American goods, and (be col
lection will bo quite incomplete at tbo opening on the
Utb Inst., unless more promptness Is observed. Tho
Journal ofCommorco says:
In a few days, many goods will bo prepared for
exhibition, and tho Palace presents agro..ily improv
ed uppoorancO j but it seems hardly poaalblo for any
considerable proportion to bo in readiness by the 14th
instant. Enough will bo ready, however, to render
I tho exhibition attractive In a high degree, and sub-
Isequent to that dote, it will improve rapidly. The
! presence of the President and a largo portion of his
Cabinet, will add greatly to tho interest ol tho man-
Igural ceremonies on the 14th.
1 The P-'hco is now undergoing a thorough lest ol
Its strength, in every part.under the superintendence
of Mr. Dctinold, the Engineer, who hun the enlistee*
lion of seeing Iho Important trust committed to him,
well nigh fulfilled. Ills ambition now is, to erect a
similar structure, on a much larger scale, with o
dome double the diameter of the one just completed,
or oven larger. Ho says it could bo done without
any difficulty. In making the trial spoken of, a mass
of iron weighing 107,500 pounds was placed un each
square or bay (in the gallery) bolwo-m four colomns,
which Is equal to 75 pounds lo tho square fool.—
Tho counters and tables .will occupy fall two.lhirds
of tho space in the galleries,.whereas, tho lest was
made as though the galleries would form an unbrok
en When It Is borne in mind, in addition,
that tho greatest weight that falls on a superficial
square foot, In a dense crowd, la only 60 pounds, the
strength of the galleries will bo considered unques
lloneulo.
The machinery department, which is, external to
tho main building, is advancing rapidly, and, It is
said, will bo ready tho present month, though not
onlii some time after everything else is finished,
The Palace is surrounded with an increasing num
bar of groggerios and disreputable establishments of
various kinds, attached like a loathsome oxorossenco
I and plague spot, and constituting a serious drawback
to the desirableness of the exhibition. Thousands
of visitors, from different parts of the country, will
there bo exposed to temptation in the most seductive
forms, and too many of (hem, it is to bo feared, will
ensnared lo their own ruin.
QCj* The latoat novolly in Iho chicken lino, ia a
fbur-lcggcd Shanghai, at Columbia, Pa.
Reception of the President at BaitlmoK—Tti
President's Speeeh. ,
i Baltikqrb, July 11.—'The President of
States, accompanied, by fieretariea Guthrie, Dav|i
! and Campbell, arrived hero lhi» afternoon at 5|
[o'clock. He wee met at Ihe outer depot, by an mw. I
, rnenso concourse of citizens, and a largo number of I
I military, by whom ho wee escorted lo Rarnom’* I
Idly Hotel. The President rode a while horao, and ]
j woe moat enthusiastically greeted along the route. \
I At Barnum’e a stand was erected, decorated iri a
I handsome manneri from which tho President was
1 introduced to tho rqultitude of citizens, by Mayor
j Hollins, and ruado a brief address, speaking as iof
' Mr. Mayor and fellow Citizens of tho City of Dal.
I limoro—My heart’s Inland it would bo difficult to
: exnroes the depth of feeling with which. Ibis cordial
I welcome has impressed mo. (Cheers.) Yourcitizens,
by their partial friendship end more than generous
I confidence, previously imposed upon mo a debt of |
1 gratitude which years devoted to their service omT
I the interests and thp honpr; of our common country,
lean scarcely oansel. [Cheers,] To be thus ntffrOund.
ed by a population not loss distinguished tor Utf
[chivalry than for its intelligence and tried patriotism,
is peculiarly gratifying* al ?d among the pleasant
memories suggested by the occasion, who can tan
to bo reminded, that whore the banner of.unbridlDo,
unqualified religious toleration was first given to the
breeze, you cannot bo, iri such an atmosphere with*
out feeling it's vivifying influence. Every mon w o
has a patriot’s lungs must feel it, because every
knows that rollgioui lolorallott lies at tho foundation
of civil liberty. (Cheers.) No Ironslcnt traveller can
enter this city without being with
dences of enterprise and honest thrift which y-*
where moot tho oyo. Baltimore has stood prom.,
-homly forth in Ihnl aaloni.hmg P ro g«“ "J
country which may bo truiy onid lo hayo . ,
prophesy. Her groat advantagein>'
point of view, have of coorao nlwnya
and apparent, but her commanding g
position, eo far ae internal commerce,.a concerned,
forcibly alluded toby Washington «» ..
ia only beginnings be appreciated,
sclvoo, ..the great West poor, m to boOndlo.. «■
eouroe.nl the bidding of yoor ontorp i... and tea
judicious application y lfßallimore
improvements which leave the fle ,/ mnHfir of
as ono of iho grant cities of the wnr increase
doubt. (Cheer.,) 80..-oftcr«ll..ti.nollbe.nme>.e f
of yoor population and woo'lh. l ” J ts , •.
your shipping inloroit, s°“' , Er ioultut«l and
mart., teeming with the product . |pn(ljl)
mineral, of the interior. The or lh B
edifices, rising, us it were, by m "g | * .. 0 * t jj o
combined which nliieny oceopy the
patriotic citizen,, and give his P u . j ....
a prouder throb e» he enters your e _ _
these monuments in the distance. Tiy J
ble-ihnt is their destiny-may, nay, they wilt
moulder and mingle with the c ° mn \ .nmiuemD.
the inspiration ot the deeds of valor I cy , .
raic. which saved you from iho .pmewa *nd the
shame of a tread of a
never! (Applause.) Who shall soy w n r aolf
the extent or the power'£ dfrbeco of
ancriticing heroism wl ' lcl, “'B , n 1814? (Cheer. )
North Point and ■” our Wo
It was o dork and trying .. j r; cost down,
wo wore “perplexed, but n ° example and powers
but riot destroyed, when J' - . c 0 everywhere It
I reanimated courage and to alt
fell that the shield of
human power, always roerg * over lei
donng their great it with bom.
os romember H, and ever and ope
blc and grateful tioarle. Who tho.o who
ai.lt, bo B „ much, your for
fell, and yoor reverence end off ell >nliou> day<
those who siuvivcd the conflicts (Q do
and oiglita to which 1 have advc /*• _«| an j blood
wi.b the free end gallant MM
upon so many fields of Mexico tFH .'.
fathers oftho Revolution taught their .oh. IhaMn y
i owed their first duty to their country fhe face
Ibo avoided, but lo bo cheerfully fu fi ’«» _ no | the
of all consequences and every haw* * . their ox-
Almighty blessed to us. their descendants.
smplc, their experience. andl theft lh#l no Stale
praise cannot bo bestowed than to J* i m nretslvo
in this Confederacy haa furnished a. hj than
exemplification J|r tho power of lh honor to
that before whole people 1 have now the honor
1 ,ta M,; Maym,” ptleeam incidonl.t '^moment
comes back to my memory, to whlc . J Keolcr
ccnanred for adverting. Soon tho barkK^lcr
anchored, with a portion of t[|® Ninl I /oih dr
tho Ca.llo ol San Juan do .nohbr within
Juno. 1847, .notl.or Iran.poil c>»l» 1 , hi . but
a cable's length. Wo eould nn
in a few momonlo wo ,%(.r Spangled Bonner,
dock, the ..bring note, of Ihe '»P * b , Wy .from
The effect ... electrical. > B.ltimor., .nd
avsncioliona. that the .hip w«. “ lowered,
the fact verified the impr...mn
and friendly greetings commenced between,
of Maryland bod Now England, which Jtru.tJ.J
never bo interrupted. CApp)oano-> B . /r r j CB
my feelings, I am delaying you much 100 long. (U.c
of No! No! go ont) If already four, were no
designated throughout the land “ B
City. I would venture lo olmelon it a. P™'”™ 1 " 0 -
entitled lo the namo oftho oil, of >beSurSpongc
Banner. (Appl.nve.) Wlfdo yen will had w.lhjc,
tho appearance of every new Slar.as 0 0011 ,.. , wa?B
shall bo added to the Coqtlollalion, you wl 1 always
proclaim upon tho honor and laith ®^Mnr,.
llio number shall never be Inst. [Great C J 1
Sir, I thank you most cordially,l thdok y ou 8
llcmen, for your presence hern to-day, and I hope
may meet under agreeable circum ß t ancc * i° n B J® 0 * 3
to come.
Tho President then retired, amidst «nlhu«laenc
cheering. ,
Hon. Jefferron Davie was loudlv colled for, and
responded. Mo spoke in terms highly comp/InjsftUry
to tho cilv and Slate. Many ties attached him to
Maryland, but none mote powerfully than s con
sciousness of common love for their common conn
try. Ho closed by returning his heartfelt IhanK* lor
iho cordiality nf lh© reception. .
Secretary Guthrie bring called for. also delivered
a brief address appropriate lo tho occasion.
Hon. Caleb Cushing also spoke, st considers
length, touching on various topics. Ho rc B ar °i
tho enthusiasm oftho present occasion os not omy
honorable to tho President, but lo Iho Constitute .
1 the Government and tho country.
Tho President and suite now retired from »»
window in their private rooms. Tho President de
clined receiving tho throngs who crowded Iho how
during the evening to see and shako bunds with b'm
flo will leave hero to- morrow morning, at 8& o d-c*
fur Wilmington.
Line* T*y old P’ogy.
I'm thankful that the sun and moon.
Aro both hung op ao high.
That no pronumptunua hand can sirctch
And pull them from the sky.
If (hoy worn not, 1 have no-doubt
But some reforming afla
Would roeommend In lake thorn down*
And light the world with gas I
Pm i.adeltiiia Collide or Medicine.— Al n meal-
Inc nr Ilia corporators of Iho Philsdslphia Collcce ol
Medicine, held on Iho Dili loot., Iho Degree ofDoa
tor of Medicine wns cnnforrcd upon Iho following
conllomon —John 11. Sullivan, Now York,.J»". H
Cron, Mils., E. L Tnrvor, Georgia, W. K. Wheah
Now York, J. J Broyles, Tonn., Henry C. Orell.
Ponno. Milo A. Roocmon, N, C. E R. McCrary,,b
C„ E. B. Carter, Vo., A P. Campbell. 8. C., W. «•
Kerr, N. C., E. Kooloy, Ponno., J P. Knight. B.U
T. U. Corolon, Jr., 8. C.. J. F. WakoDold. Maea., >»•
L. Raynor, S. C., G. P. Thomas, 8. C., G. W. Camp
bell, S.C. A. M. Cnvorlv.N. 11.. J. M.Lanoy.Loma
iana. David F. Fetter,Carlisle,Ponno., T. II- Park".!.
Vn.. R. C. Hunter, 8. C., D. 11. Nutting, Vermont. J-
L. Brown, Ponno., P. 8,, Cabollj Tolas, E.
mol, N Y., John Brown, Pennsylvania,' Robon r*
ion Ohio. Ad Euu’dom—Daniel Cooper,‘M* '•
Lebanon,'Pa. Honorary—Dr. Thomas K*»» ro *
Fort Pea Moines, lowa.—PAIJ. Ledger* Jvty ***
(£/■ The fast (rain on tho Pennsylvania ralfr 0 * ’
fow days since, when near Groensburg, attain o
extraordinary speed of 80 miles'per hour.
(Xj* The Sun has been on a glorious
log down on people’s heads at the rate of 9 J (
upwards for some days
dj* Tho Alabama papeta ore agilatlnff Ibo 11?*'
lion of tho erootion of a mopumool to tbo mam J
of Dio lata Vioo Proaldenl King
(rt> On llio Bth ln>(.. Ihord woro oloppioi: •* j
61. Nioholoo 110101, In Now York, no IcM In*,
rtoiiaenli of woilero rnllroodo. .