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POETRY.
WISHING.
DT JOHN G SAXt
Of all the amusements for the mind
horn logic down to fishing,
There isn't one that you cam find
So very cheap us wishing!
A very clioice diversion, Coo,
If we but rightly use it,
And not, as we are npt to do,
Prevert it, and abuse it.
I wish—a common wish, indecd
My purse erns 801urthinv fatter,
That 1 might cheer the u, ed,
And not my pride to flan, r ;
That 1 might nuke oppr, ssion
As 111/;y gold Cali make it.
And break the tvrnitt's rod of steel,
As only gold Can break it !
I wish—.'hat sympathy anti love,
And every human passion
That ha ita origin above,
Would come and keep in fashion;
'I hat scot- . anti jealouav, and hate,
And eve v butte emotion,
Were ban fif • idioms deep
Beneath the wares of ocean!
I wish that friends, were always true,
And tentives,nlwnys pare ;
I wish the gAd wire not so few,
I wish the bud were fewer;
I wish that persons ne'cr fogot
To. heed their pions teaching;
I wish that practising was not
Bo different from preaching !
I wish—that modest worth might he
Appraised with truth and candor ;
I wish that Mum:once wort.. free
From treachm=y and Allude' ;
I wish that men their vows would mind ;-
Th tt women ne'er were rovers;
I wi,h foot wives were always kind,
•
And lanibauds always lovers.
I wish--in finc_that joy and mirth,
And every good
ideal, -
dav come, erewhile throuhout the earth
To be the uloriotis real!
Till God shall c;..ety creature bless
WWI hitt suprt raest bit ssing,
And hope be lest in bnppim ss,
And wi.hiug be possessing!
From the Liverpool Tim,s,Jau. 5.•
PROSPECTS FOR THE VAR 1854.
After forty years of peace, and seve
ral years of plenty and commercial pros
perity, the year. 1.54 opens under
circumstances of mingled hope and anx
iety. It is still um-Train whether the
storm which has been gathering in the
East will pass away with a few claps of
thunder, or will burst with fury on all
Ow nations of Europe. It is too much
to state positively whether it will pass
away ; but the imilude of Russia is too
aggressive, and that of England and
France too resolute, to leaVe much
ground for hope of a peaceful solution of
the present difficulties. It is probable,
almost to certatioy, that the storing. will
see us involved in a great war in Eastern
Europe, such as has nu: ',ten witnessed
*since the giciantic power aid g'enins of
Napoleon the Great fell beneath the
united hostility of the Powers o Europe.
At the present moment the Emperor
Nicholas is assuming the same position
which was taken by the first Napoleon
—we hope and believe (if he should
persist in doing so) to meet with an
overthrow equally decisive, even if it
should
. require a struggle equally des
in rate. The real point at issue between
England and France on one side, and
Russia on the ode r, is whether Russia
shall possess and exercise the power of
controlling all neighbor ng states, by
seizing on their provinces w'h'enever they
refuse to obey liercommands. She now
holds Moldavia and Wallachia, province's
of Turkey. almost ue. large as England,
and the keys of the Danube, simply
because the Sultan after giving her saus
factlon for every plausible grieVance,
refused to placp himself at her feet as a
..s.uppliant and a vassal. She is at-empt
ing to do in Turkey what she has done
to i'tiland, to Finland, to Turkey en pre
occasions. 'and' to Persia ; and
Avhat, if she is nut stripped by the resist
ance of the whole d world, sh - e
will do before long to Sweden. Denmark,
-Prussia. Austria, and to the smaller
states of Germany. as well aa • to Persia-
Khiva, and Bockhara. The • time for
resisting, the spinvol universal domina
tion has at leng th arrived, •anol Russia.
aft. r Cajoling., - bullying. ai.d overpower
ing eo ninny nations, finds herself in the
presence of two nations whoM ahe can
neither deceivrnor intimidate.
The time has at- . l,:ogtli come when
Russia mutt either yield-to the-opinion
of Europe, or cirly : t he arms c f England
and Fronce Tey have liitliert.i con •
fined themselrec °demonstrations whit h
yi p
hare 'nought them, step by step, to
Wistantinopie the .grand object of
Rtissian ambition; but Russta has not
felt. ; t4ir little finger in actual. warfare.
MEI
DEVOTED T,DTHE:t*NCIIPLESiDF ITAIOCRAOV, , AND THE,D ' ISSE - MII4ATION 0 - E' I I ' IMORALIT V LLTERiTURE,
If the reports which are universqlly.cur
rent -are to, V- relied upon, the ordes
sent out by the - English and French
Governments will, from the momen
when they are received...either depr,ive
• Russia from. the use of the 131:ack Sett
for all purrases .warlike. aggression.
or compel her to attempt to retain it by
declaring war and giving battle to the
20 line o -battle ships and,2l way steam
ers which England . and France have'
collected in the Bosphorus, in addition
to 0 or 4 line-of-battle ships and a dozen'
frigates belonging to the Turkish fleet.
The whole naval force of Russia could
do nothing against these fleets, and from
the titne . .when the orders of the English
and French Governments ere received,
the Russian vessels will have
. either .to
.remain in - the harbor of.Sebastopol or
come out to certain
. destruction. TheY
will probably remain there, avid thusibe,
ns useless to Russia and as harmless to
Turkey as if they did not exist; but we
can scarcely doubt that the Emperor of
Russia will persist in trying the fortune
of war on another . element on which he
is stronger. and on whici he . may. hope
that the successes of his army will corn
pens.ate for the blockede, or even for the
loss of his fleet. Should -he do. so a war
will commence which will tint end until
England and Fiance have shown that
they are as able to resist the designs of
Russia by land as'thy ar- by sea.
the
British
the time has really come when the
British 'Empire is - called . upon to resist
the attempts of Ras-gilt - at universal um
pire, in the spirit in which it resisted
s;milar designs on the part of Philip 11.
of Spain, in the sixteenth century. Louis
XilV. in the seventeenth, and the Etnpe- •
ror Napoleon in the time of our fathers,
we can only hope it will be dune'with
equal energy. The English. as-well s as
the French Government, both represent.
tug nations too strong to fear the imputa
tion of fear, have made every possible
effort to induce Russia to restore the
plundered provinces of Turkey by pi ace•
fill means. They dissuaded Turkey
from, declaring war when the RUSSI , Ii
army seiz. d those provinces in the month
of June, 1853, and . they have submitted
to this infrattion of the laws of nations
for now above half a year, nether than
.
involve their nations and the world in the',
evils of war. But they are bound to
obtain the evacuation of 'those provinces,
either by peace or war; .and; if Raisin
per-i-ts in retaining them, not only
against their opinion, but against the
opinion of the whole civilized world,
they can only treat her as'an enemy of
all law, w'fiorn nothing but force can bind. '
Supposing all attempts at negotiation
to fail, the year on which we have en
tered will he a year of bloodshed and
of lavish'e;xpenditure.; for war is alike
the waster of blood and treasure, of the
, lives of tw i n, and the fruits of their
indus:ry. iSitll it is well to lank the.
matter calmly in the face, and to con'-
: Sider what is the sort of struggle with
which we are threatened ; te hat- is the
strength of our enemy, who are our
' -- allies; and what are our resources for
Carrviner the contest Ma successful issue.
The evar with which we • are now
threatened is not one *which is likely to
prove very injurious to - the - connterce of
Great Britain, or to the emplo) menu of
the pe^ple. flussia takes little from us
herself, her policy being to precinct. bad
and dear article's at herne..rather than to
buy good and cheap ones abroad. Bence
the loss of Russia. as
.a customer, is
comparatively intim' ortant. The coutse
of trade with Russia. as we sated some
weeks ago, is _this : British raeichants
make. advances of capital, to the extent
of some millions a year, to Russian land
owners or their noents_at St. Petersburg,
Riga, Archangel, and Odessa; and these
advance's. which are necessary for the
successful cultivation of the soil, -are
returned after the next harvest. The
quantity of goods sent to Russia !s small;
and as our mere'hants have had ,ample
warning, their advances on the crops of
the present year will be stria!! also: No
doubt the loss of' even ais kind of com
mercial intercourse Will be'attended with
inconvenience, Tor the profits on tlit 7 Se
advances are larve. and the grain, flax,
and tallow of Russia are
with
coin
• modilies. -The trade with the Turkish
Empire. and with the inn-riot of Asia..
will also be intern' red. and the sentnount
to some millions ri year. Still, niter
me king every allowance for the- boisible
disturbance produced by:this•War, it will
-not affect the tenth-part.oLthe trade of
the country directly ; nor will it ail: el
the trade with' Western'lE u rope, ,th
America, with India; dr With' Australia.
in any-respect, for Russia' has no hurts
on the ocean, and noliicilities for catrY'•
ing on a war-Of privateers, .suCtr rig `the
French, the Aniericana, and Botch
have - carried on with somuch" success in
previous - Wars. A war •withL•Russii
'mayi - and no douht ;will, be
.costly, both
as ri• hues Lt) men and rn; ne)'; 'but nO war
can greatly affect ihe.springs of industry
wiaic.ft does tint-expose • ethe' totanetce - bi
the.kingdoin'to peril on the ocean; • •
Another point in which this war,ircit
should take place,' will :ditleit from the
Previobt wan. is; that liii3.lcl4lorivau-d
• I I ;I: • • • -S. zo: .r. I
.‘ , rEprtuARTl7,..lB6,l.
its foreign TosseSsiona will be free from
all danger of invasion. or even: - attack.-
This has never been the case in our wars
,with France. In all those wars We have
teen seriously threatened With invasion;
and. though. we have always escaped' it,
it has only Aleen , 'by keeping half the
naval force of the empire in the channel;
and from :150,000 to. 200,000 reg,ular
troops and militia, together with _twice
as many volunteers it( arms at home.,
'ln -the •war••*hich is'ncity threatened,.
England and France will -be alike free
I from danger of attack. The Baltic and'
the Black Sea, and the shores of those
seas, will be the seats of 'the war which
is now anticipated. The object of Russia
will, no doubt, bele exclude the war from
her own territories, and to. confine it to
those of Turkey:; but she will not suc
ceed in that object, for she has numerous
vulnerable points on the Black Sea, and
some in the Baltic ; and - England., and
i l France, which can area a hundred ships
1 of war. and transport one hundred thou
sand men- to any point which they may
think hit to assail, will .attack her where
the is weakest. Russia is strong in the'
center of the empire where the Rtissian
pt-Ople dwell; the Russian language is
spoken, and where the Emperor is wor
shipped as a demi-god ; but she is com
paratively weak ia the outer provinces
of the empire. ‘vhere numerous popula
tions'', consisting of .Finlanders, Poles,
Tatters, Circassinnst. aryl Turks, have
been •conquered by force. of arms, 'and
are ruled only by the ewer& .1-These are
-the - points at which Russia is vulnerable,
.and. fortunately, these are the ',points
.against which nations possessing' the
command of
. every sta. 'which washes
the. shores of Russia an direct' their
attacks. ..
As.the present moment En N ta.g • nd and
(France have in the Bosphorus twenty.
four or twensy ; five • powrrful steamers,
each large enough to carry a regiment ;
they can double that strength of war
steamers if they think fit to do so, (and,
indeed. th-y seem to . be doing so rapid
ly;) nor is that all , for if they wish for
fifty or a hundred additional large
steamers, for the transport of troops,
the ' commercial marine of England
would furnish them at a week's notice.
It ought not to be forgotten that, •in the
year, 1797 the French transpoited.an
-army -of 30,000 'men from 'loulon to
Egypt, and that— we sent an English
army nearly equally es strong; to Egypt
in the following year, besides bringing
10,000 (rem India down the Red sea.
If Er ;land and France could land
60.000 men in the Turkish dominions
more than fifty years ago, and long be
fore steam navigation was invented, - they
certainly can bring twice or thr 5 ..,- • 9
thet-neeitter together in the same domin
ions, now that steam navigation has
reduced the length of voyages, measured
by time, to one-third of the former dis
tande.- For dll• practical purposes of
war or peace, l'oulon is ;tearer to the'
-mcath of the Danube than Moscow,and
Portsmouth than. St. Petersbereh. -
But the circumstances which most
diminish the danger of the threatened
,t rue ote is the cordial union of 'England
and France. No such union has ex•
isted letween Ilie two en teric's.. on any
question of world-w ide iinporance, since .
Henry Quatre and Qu.-en ' Elizabeth
struggled together agantst the Kings of
Spain, who were then- aiming at uni
versal dominion, •ns the Emperor of
Russia is new. By their joint efforts
they - successfully defeteled the inde
pendence of Europe against the great
- monarchy of Spairranf the Indies, and
we doubt not ;hat they will be equally
successful in defending it agoinst the
Emperor of all . the If ussias. France
fully equals Russia, both lisle nuinber
and the quality of her troops, and can at
once send an army to the seat of- war
strong enough to defeat all the eflims of
the .RusSiaits both in Europe-and Asia.
-There are at present twenty-two English
regiments either in. the Mediterranian
or onaheir way there.and that force may
be. doubled or: trebled, if matters should
come to the worst.
Although it, will be q matter of uni
versal regret f iit should be necessary
to expend any of the ,resources of the
country in war. ye. England is compara
tively better prepared to sustain the
piessure ,ot a lengthened', contest than
any,taher country in Europe.. So re
cently as • ldst year .the finances of the
country were placed on a (voting . which
is equally well >oiled to .meet :the re
quirements of war„,and those of peace.
As Jr. Gladstone stated in ;. bringing
forward, the last budgekan Increase of
ile,inenme and louse-tai. ,would furnish
the meads of Sustaining an army ot
::.04600suldiers, and a navy manned by
Appoo sailors. Since the close of the
last ‘‘ar the iiicorne_of,the country has
doubled. and the amount of its foreign
trade has more than fretrled. In the
year which' is. just qindiql the•:Vatuti of
the'exports of tireat Britain reached Ihr
unexampled. aniotint of-innity'six-mil
honseterling,and this.vast tradeis every
year increasing. with the ;development
a nd - xesou rced. of the UnitecfBtates,. India;
anii Aguatralith. ,-- The.giindAlifficiiity of
all,wars is that of,6nding the• ways and
nwan'S..and this is immensely increased
in the:cote of a war carried on by land
,rmiea•in a thinly .p. opled and barbarous
country. The world has never yet had'
any evidence that , Rtissia can sustain a
force of 20.()0, or-even. 150,000 men,
beyond its own frontiers, for two years.
jt has never done so yet; but it will
have to do thai. and more too, if it is to
give law to England and France, for they
,have the potter of doing much mare
than that, if the resistance of Russia
,Mould be such as to render it necessary
for them to dolt.
We should pave been most happy• if
it had been pcesible for us to congrattrlate
our readers, ai the commencement of the
year. on the ; probable continuance of
peace; but, uecortunately, the prospect
of a continuance of peace is very much
cloudedi As Iwe cannot congratulate
them on a probable continuance of peace.
we must congratulate them on being
prepared for whatever may Occur.
Extract from Eon. 8. P. CliaXe's late
Speech on . the Nebraskallitt..
Sir, t 'believe that we are upon tha
verge of another era. That era will be.
the era of REACTION. The introduCtion
of this question here, and its discussion,
will greatly hasten its advent. We,
Who insist upon the denationalization of
slavery. and upon the absolute divorce
of the General Gtiverninent from all con
nection with it,,will stand with the men
who favored the compromise acts, and
Who yet wish to adhere to them, in their
letter and spirit, against the repeal the
Missouri. prohibiton. You may pass it
here. You may send it to the 'other
House. It may become laW. But its
effeet will be satisfy all thinking men
that no compromises with slavery will
stand, except so .long as they serve the
interests of slavery ; and that there is no,
safe and honorable ground to stand upon
except. that of restricting shivery within*
State limits, and excluding it absoliitely
from the whole sphere of. Federal juris
diction. ..Thz.old questions between po
litical parties are. at - rest. No great , ques-
Lion illorougrily possesses the public
mind as this of slayery...,This discus
sion will hasten the inevitable reargart
,zation of parties upon the new issues
which ow circumstances may suggest.
It will light tip a fire in.
_the country
whicn may, perhaps, consume those who
kindle it. •
I cannot believe that • the : people qf
this country have so. far. lost.sight oft.he
maxims and principles of the P.evolution,
or are so insensible to' the oblioadons
which those principles im
pose, as •ci acquiesce in the violation of
thii, compact. Sir, the . Senator from
Illinois tells us 'that he proposes a final.
settlement of all territorial questions in
respect to slavery, -by the application of
the principle of popular
.sovereignty.
What kitid of popular sovereignty„is, it
which allows one portion of the people
to enslave another portion ? Is that the
teaching of enlightened, liberal, progres
sive Democracy ? /No, Sir; no ! There
can be no real demodracy which does
not..fully - maintain the rights of man, as
raw. Livinv, practical, earnest democ
racy imperatively requires us, while
carefully abstaining from unconstitution
al intilference tfith the internal regula
tions of any State upon the subject of
slavery. or any other subject, to insist
Upon , the practical application of its
great principles in all the legislation of
Congress.",
• I repeat, sir,. that we who maintain
these 1)1 . 4161)1es will stand .shoulder to
shoulder 'with the
.men who, differing
from us upon other questions, will yet
unite with us in opposi:ipn to ilic.viola
tion of pli i Ated faith conteiniilated by
this bill. There are men, and not a few,
who are willing to adhere to the com
promise of 1850; If the Missouri pro
hibition, which that compromise:incor
porates and, 'preserves uniontr its own
be• repealed, abrogated.
broken' up, thousand will say, Away
with all compromises—they are not
worth the paper on whiCh they are nrini
ed.; we will return to the old principles
of the Constitution. We will assert the
ancient doctrine, that no person stall be
deprived of life; liberty, or property by
the legislation of
,Cong,ess - without due
process of law. Carrying out That prin
ciple into its practical applications. the
will not cease our efforts until slavery
to exist wherever, it can be
'reaoffed by the constitutional ac:ion of.
the Goverrimimt:
l'have . faio in progress. I bare
faith in DeinOcracy. The p! , intitig and
grafi:lb:Of this nation, Upon •thiS ; trestern
Continent, was not an (IC - tide-ht. The
establishrderit of .the 21.12,aricin Govern
ment, upon tfie- sUblirne principles, of
Dtelaratiotis Of fridependende,
the'2orgatrization of the union of these
States, under our existing constitution,
was the tio kof great men, to-p r..d by.
,rent ideas, guided . by Divine Provi-,
deuce. - These men, the• lath. rs of
Republic, 'hive betiuSathed tj us 'thi;
great ddty bf - 41) adiu' Inigtering :the
Ora:Cent whiCh' they ork&nitfil,
, ,
• .. •
protect the , rights, to guard the' interests,
and. promote thi. well-being of all Persons
within its junsdictron,. and ;thus present
to the nations of the'earth.a .no.ble-ex-
Ample ofviie,and just •self government.
Sir, t have faith enough to believe'that
we shall ye;,'fulfill this high duty., - Let
me borrow the inspiration or ficturorr,
while I declare my bFlief that we have
yet a : country , ..pot degenerated,' nor
drooping to a final decay, but by casting
off the old and wrinkled skin orcorrup
tion to outlive , these pangs, and 'wiz
Young again, entering the glorious ways
Of truth and prosperous virtue, destined
to bee4Me great nod honorable; in these
latter:ages. Meth in ks*l see . in my: mind
a great and puissant nation rousing her
self like a . ; strong man afier steep,-and
shaking her invincible locks. ,Methinks
I see her as an : . eagle renewing her
mighty youth,Ant.l kindling her undaz
zled 'eyes at .the,. full mid-day beam ;
purging and', unsealing. her l• ng abused
sight; at the fountain itself of heavenly
radiance; - while the whole noise ofaim
orous : .and flecking birds, with those also
that love the twilight, flutter about,
amazed at what she means, and 'in their
envious gabble. would prognosticate a
year of sects` and schisms."
wemay fulfill this sublime:des
tiny if we Will but faithfully adhere to
the great maxims of the Revolution
honestly carry into their legitimate prac
tical applications the high principles of
Democracy. and preserve inviolate plight
ed faith and solemn coinpatcs. L,4t us
do this, putting our trust in the God of
our , fathers; and : there is no dream of
national prosperity, power, and glory
which ancient or. modern builders - of
ideal, commonwealths ever conceived,
which we 'may not hope to' realize.
But if we turn, aside from these ways
of honor to walk in the paths of tempo'
rary expedients.
. ;it compromising with
wrong, abeUing opprrson.
_repu
diatina faith', the wisdom and devotion
and labors of our fathers will have,been
spent in vain.
Sir. trust that the .result of this dis
cussion will, show - that the American
Senate - will sanction no breach of coin
pact.' Let lus, strike , from our bill the
statement,which historical facts•and our
personal recollections disprove, and then
reject the whole proposition which looks
toward a violation of the plighted faith.
and solemn compact which our fathers
made, and ;which we. their sons, are
bound' by every tie of obligation sacred•
ly to -maintain.
From the Philadelphia Daily Llegistrr
m2E9: PratilbllOry Liquor Law
Convention. -
• • rnom THE EDITOR.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 2(, 1854
The hotelS are crowded. Passengers
by th - enight train of yesterday from the
city. were unfible to obtain 'any other
thisa on the par:or floors orthe
hotels..." At'len 'o'clock, this mernin7.
the - Temperance Convention assembled
in the Episcopal Church, corner of South
Third and Chestnut 'streets. The del
egates were numerous, spite of•all the
drawbacks of the weather. They are
intelligent-Iriokin,c.f . men, and hail from
all parts of 'the State.. Among them is
a very good sprinkling of Silver Greys.
A - temporary organization was eff'octed
by calling Mi. R. M. Foust, of Philadel
phia,' to the chair. Rev. A. Road, of
West' Philadelphia. made an impressive
opening pravor. On motion, Christo
pher• M , T
Magee, of Pittsburg ; J -- . Hinckly.
- of Dauphin; and W: C. Flnnag,en. of
Southwark, Isere appointed a committee
on credentials. t ,
A committee- on permanent offiders,
- composed ofone from each congyessional
district, was nominated by the meeting.
Tr,is
. comtnittee retired to prepare its
report., Rey. Pentiel Coombs, being
requested tn!address the Convention, de
clined in some humorous remarks, 'and
suggested thti - reading of the report of
-the Stat.- Central Committee. Agreed)
to. Rev.' Cceeige Duf fi eld, ofPhiladel
phia.began.to read the report, but'wa's
interrupted by the • return of the_ com
mittee on pe'rinanent of fi c e of theCon
vender]. .The committee reported the
following mines, which were agreed to
.
• .
by the Convention :
Prt'sident4—Col. Hiram Mhz.
ViCe
.
I • Presidents—L:Dr. J. Patrick.. John
N. •Kirkpatrick, John P 'Simons, Thom
as CuMintings; EeSj.
,!tict4liee Nathan
EdsOa; Caleb • P.' . Jades:, Robert Lvsle,
Dean,gray; John F. Houson, Jaines'p.
.Wickerlhaiti;: William Hunter, 'George
Perkins, MatheW B. Patterstim John B.
Thurriai, Buell:J.1101in. David Duncan,
Daniel 'Canti;John V McEwen, John
Porter, D'Phelps;ftev. Dr. J. T. Press
lyi'SairtUO Clark, J. Boy ington, WllliaM
tt. Davis. '
:Secretaries—William P. Coulter, Rob
ert M. Foust; J. Heron Foster, J. ht.'W.
Geist, Dr. 4. K. Smith, Wm..pirtleY,
Silas Clark,. Geo. W. Patton. 8,;.' N:
Lightner, Binj. F.. Rose, J. S; ficKitd,
W'at' Irvin.i
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NUMBER 40.
'Mr. Stephen Miller offered the AAA*.
mg
Rejoiced, That a Business Committee
of seven be appointed, to whicfi-@tres
',olutions referring to, a Prohibitory Law,
legislative, action
i or
tion. shall be referred. Carried,
Committee ni"pointed by' ale Chair:
Rer. P. Coombs, Hon. D. J.'BihtieSels
ter county ; Dr. r .I.:.Patrick, Dauphin
E. Robinson. Franklin; Thomas Steel,
Allegheny,' Martin Bell, Blair;. ; .( F.
Bailejtt;-Tieeie
The reading •Of 'the-' report was - th4n
recommenced. ft is ad important 'dticit
meet, _full of facts; sweeping - thiewhile
field oT nrg,ument.,,stating 05'14,1% aid
briefly the object of the presenSikovit
ment. mid ' - recapitutating':the means
used by the Central - Committee for the
promotion of the object~ • It was listined
to by the convention with markedier.
est and repeated applausii....The com
mittee recommended'•the colleCticin - of
statistics of drunkenness 'and its effects
fur 1853; a vote of thanks to Neal • Dia.
of Maine ; Samuel F. Cary, 9f Ohio;.ehd
t Judie O'Neale, of South, Cartl rea;- and
the division of the 'State into three di
tricts,- gach with a committee of hit.,
each independent in its local action, and
all forming the State Centital-COmmtnee.
The doctrine of the report was the high
est one of
-total prohibition. After,tl*
appointment of a Finance • Comiiiitire - e - ,.
the convention adjourned until half pa r st
two o'clock. What-will be done,. by tfie
convention, on the mooted qaestion of
passing the Prohibitory, Law without.
reference to the people.. or ,with,,il is
impassible to kiretell. ()Pinion is 'abou t
rcptally divided.
' More of the Slate Works.
The Governor, ' in his Annual;Mev.
sage gives the 'following discoUraginig
statement as to the cost and condition
of the railroad to-,,avoid the inclined
planes on the-. Allegheny Portage, 'and
of; the North Branch canal ; which, we
lisps our readers - will "Mark an 1 61 7
e
wardly dig," inasmuch 'as' it- 'comes
,from auT.horit not to be disputed,- and
from - one. w to is disposed IP - Put;kbv
most favorable construction cn the sub
j ct it will bear, before the people.
"The work on the railroad to avoid
the inclined planes oti — tha'Affegheiif
mountains, has not progressed as had
been anticipated..-:.4. i.i . - 4e -opinieN of
the engineer, however, as will appear
on referende to . his report, that should
the- necessary means' be `promptly Mr
niched, the entire lipe could be compl#
ted during the coming year. • The gra
ding for a -double track is finished -with
the exception'orfoUr Miles, and • ihe cost
of this balariee,l6gether• With' the' e4'-
penses of layintr. down a- single thick, 3lii
estimated at SIX - HUNDRED AND
FIVE THOUSAND. DOLLARS, ,ip,
addition to the * old track. - _.,
Viewed in every aspect, it" mutt be.
c »ifessed'that this branch'of public it=
lairs presents an embarrassing alterna
tive. Tue prompt. cOmpletioff - ortke
new work. .wiil involve -the expenditure
of More capital than the State can coin
inand xvithout resorting to fanher tempo
, ...
rary loans.
On referring to the reports of the
nal Commissioners and the engineer. 4.-
found that'the total cost
of a' single track was estimated•at
01 . 5,00 X The materials on the-old road
were valued-at $215,650w . which togeth . -
er with . the appropriations previously
irrid , !. reduced the amount to be provided
to complete the work to the meagre sum
of 64591,350.
The sum of SIX HUNDRED AND
Fl P l'Y THOUSAND: DOLLARS
HAS BEEN APPROPRIATED
SINCE TRAY TIME. AND DYE R
IIeTNDRED THOUSAND pot,L ARA
Is STILL REQUIRED toidi gene
of the old road, - :to bring the line ttttq
The estimated cost of completing—the
North Branch canal, was $77`2,00(ii
ONE MILLION OF I)OI.;LARS - haii
sinceebeen • paid, and a sum . .er deedit
ONE ' HUNDREDS 7 AND- •FIFT
I'IJOUSAND DOLLARS, is'
quired to pofforite-Cdnapiction.'?
.• liy _this official• 4lo C.u(Ottit•tb'e people
can see how their money is squaltd4eddi
actual cost of the workkabore ttrtll
exce,e4 dant//e theuntouat of thfit,orjgk t
il , 4lestitnittes! whiteon the Penpsylyt i
nt railroad, the aclual cost ivas ultder
the original estimates"..' The Stalo . coni
tracts are given omit to 'party fittoriitle
and politicians, as rewards for their , Pcit
"nice! services, while In.Ato other..they
are given, to the" lowest.bidders. T i t?? ,
State pays tittiCe'th'e'actit4l cost Of itta-,
ltitiv-her rot' the pri:*e'
of tilting,the pockets - of
lators. while Aho .corapooy .911 V ,pny9
reasonable . and •jost , and their ;
nark: is also dOne . ,beiter end more close-:
rly' inspected than
,t ha
• These facts no one Atectuninted :wrib'
the system of political favoritism earned,
on by the State will deny. They are
erumgfi:to ..ia duce 'tie upttple .6f ltlttpir
tica Aoolario,lhe.l.4ogalstung-gunkle•
of the P8P4V0Rr 1 1P..,49 4 / 4 .ePgaii9fitgkftv.
biros for their support. "
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