jr»*ryei ! ,VISIT TO THE TOMB OF WASHINGTON .I”i The tomb of Washington 1 .Who would . .jjriot embrace the first"opportunity to visit ' | tKe homo and the grave off the faffier of ’; His country t And tfho would not prefer I the fourth of July above/hll other day BJo f doso 1 Impressed >vith ,sudh thought's, jhe - 'writer djf: ffidse Tines, |with ;tjvo' : ’gentle men firmin' the West' Branch pf the Sus . quehrfnria', took pnssageon board dsteaih , boat at the city of Washington on the morning of our late National Anniversary, ! for tho purpose of/visjting tliis hallowed 1 spot. !Tho bpat was, qrgwdod to’ about double her ordinary having on board some eight hundred human beings. Most ofdhese toere-obpleasureexcursions; some constituting picnic parties, ’ whilst not a few, like ourselves, seemed onlyl anxious to pay this mark of respect to the ' memory of Washington, bv visiting his a grave on this memorable day. w’pire unab.lb to issue a paper dost week.—*;- The "Potomic is a broad and beautiful will perceive that tho pres* j sheet of water,' and the scenery on either ent-nomber js issued considerably in' ad- I '-side, as presented to the viow Irofn tho vatice bf the regular dav, and’ to 'makt? £? ck of the is most .enchanting • u j I-' ;i * ’ l i ‘ -i V,.> iSix miles from. Washington.is tho cttv.oli for ; t|ie nomfappearance oft.he Alexandria, riiw ceded ffiack to Virginia ,V CC »« we .intend iasujngan-jby net of Rongress.. The city isbeauti other;on .Saturday next,. after which timei fully situated on,the, south sido of the Po we; promise on conditions, thatour' pat-j tompe.,. It has many beautiful churches, rbhr will furnish us with tho W&uly ih suFI somo handsome residences, and has a Jarge iv! : • . 1r: i- • commerce. Tho population is about 10,- , M t :|} ua i nl,, . ieS ; tok P e P u P.“.»“PRIy.M 000. Here the boat stopped n.few mo other necessary ex- ments, adding very considerably to our pSDses of the office, (he paper shall make present number ofpasscngers. ’ Somo five Wtappearance regularly on Friday morn- or six niiles further down the river, on the feorbbch week.. :• Js.f? -in ■ •■••• ■ ton, Ibjstands upon a high blufr, whore the I! o3”Thc proceedings of the Susquehan- river is perhaps less than a mile in width, Ith Sbnda'y School Celebration shrill ap- and has a yery imposing, appearance. If wirr'.irt our next: 1 ’ ; ’ properly manned and commanded it is rl• ; I ■ thought thisfortress will be able to destroy ,;r Bixcellency Gov. Bigler, has any ,enemy that may attempt either to pass on.a,visit out;west.! The citizens of gr storm it. ~ . Pittsburgh,'and in fact everv place on his Within sight,of Fort VVashipgtqn, ori Voute where he found time' .o halt,greeted the opposi.o and upon a .1. . similar bluff, is Mount Vernop. The es -IW,CWKVW K V “reived mto is now fust going td debay, and upless return tp.Harrisburg, on Fri- pointed out the granger would pass it un-j evening last, where he has been since noticed.. Ah o^1 . *•* ?r eight mile, frpm Fort 4hiiMithc, receiving the'congratulations of Washington is what is called tho Whito 'ffiHiuirierous''.friends and acquaintances. .House, h e ' n fs 0 hotel recently qrect Annoni-;,, ■ ;<• n - ■■■-■;' “ cd close to the water sedge, op the virgi hniNsw -PosT ;Officb.—Wo arc glad to nia side,- for no other purpose that we could 4e«h : thdt the Pbst Master General hases. «eo ibap to accommodate parties on cxcur- Tabbed a’ neiv'.Post Office at Lumber- 8 |on? .o f pleasure, from the national mp fcapnfv x-- 1 * , ' ,v • , iropoho ana, too surrounding towns. Alter .JBtlfs la : , hl s county, to be, stoppiog a few minuies and landing about and. D, VV., Robots, .has- been two-thirds qf our passenger's, the boat -appointed Past'Master,; ■ started back, up,to Mount Vernon; ... -roTfiis office will accommodate- a largo : Now, why (ho Mount ’Vernon passen- fhal has hereibfpfb lieen debriv- gem were not landed on the dpiynwarffitrip HJ.br i i i-- was the querv to us, and why,the Mount 8d bf such advantages. _ , Vernon passengers were charged 75 cents and tho White House passengers only, 50 cents, was another query. But perhaps the steamboat owners know all about it.— ■Wo hcard.no complaints, however,and in due timb wo, were landed at the foot of Mount Vernon. The day was warm, yet pleasant. But little time being allowed to stay, herothe passengers immediately com menced the ascent to ihe tomb, which is situated: some 200 yards from the beach, in,a most appropriately selected’ spot.— Here, within a plain brick vaulti'enclosed in a sacrapagus, repgse all the. mortality, that remains of tho immortal Washington. On the top of the marbel slab is beautiful ly wrought the arms of his country, and his only epitaph is embraced ih the hallow ed name,,“Geoboe Washington.” By his I side* and in n similar sepulchre, repose the I ashes of MbtHa, consort oT Geo. Wash ington.” . Surrounding this lovely-.spot, venerable oaks, and .cedars, 'and ‘other trees, now bow their anfcient- branches to the wafting breeze, which were.wont, when in tho vigor of their youth, to shelter from tho; scorching- sun. tho, staiel/'lb?m and wearied brow of ffio man.whjo in war, first in peace, and first in the I hearts of his country :: From-tho tomb, absent 150 yards to tho top of tho hill, stands the family residenoo of Gen(iWashingtoh: - Tho huildibgis of wood„20 feet in lengthy two stories high, j with a portico extending tho whole length. Mariy handsome paintings .decorate the walls. Tho'different rooms,-and in fact the whole 'establishment inside and out, have been preserved ns nearly in the or der left by Washington, 1 ns it .was possible to'do so. This has been especially, tho case with' the Librafy room. > 1 i v In a sido.room, on the first floor is kept n .'Register, ,where wo duly recorded our names among .the many thousands who had done so before us. ’ This done, ive re paired to the shaded grounds without.?— Here the character, and even the 6bul of Washington can be as carrectly.cohtem plated as in recounting the most; brilliant deeds of bis long and active life; Some half-dozen neat and or-’ derjy even now in.their decays surround the main- buildings. These, together with the grefen house, summer;houses, shade and fruit trees*and jbeautiful works, were’ all planned! by hint and/planted by.his'di rection. ;■ -Th^piclsrirJy, demonstrate bis supdrior order/tasta and judgmfent.' ! ■ Beforo wb had vfoirly icommenced..our ejplorotions of the;spots bf bupposed- par-' tioblar interest to thbir opiginal proprietor, the idling'of ithe steamboat: bell-pive us : notice that'purVisitha'd about finished-r*- The'procession commenced the descent to the boat, each one taking as he passed,:ap anxious.look at the yaiilt. Rnd os a i; flWer, : a; shrub, a' i brahch or’ k bo'tighy f kd!v themento of'the 1! Wpot'that 1 contains 1 the 1 re'miii'ns J of i f". •’ f 6ein|g nil bti boiird -the Auditor General. ■' ~~ | . EPHRAIM BANKS, of Aliflln counly, j Surveyor General. \ J. PORTER BRAVVLEY,of Crnwford co.' dgesivery' wisely deter . not lo go beyond the duties of their appointment—shows most clearly how des jperatfcly hdrd run’ they are, for rial cause against the present State ad ./njnistfatiqn. Our cili?ena cap •yell..u,n ,:deretand:the-reason why this this-palled ICSfcfbnty Convention refused it pitss a res fe ioliij^Fon' : of instruction in favor of the re * pf, Gov. ftigjer—beeatise the .iPapjq system of making j County, nomina t lions,,now adopted in Westmoreland, was pf'dltltsed a few years agouti this cou\tty4— ’ t wi v ‘fbe&n tfiat' which was called the Draw-, m.-ujssou: ■ ( v. • • ...■■ i. . . > .ford countij syslait. y\ ith ue it was very clearly understood that these Return Judg *shad no power, whatever; to a’ct for the 1 -party 1 Bfeypnd that of simply'ascertaining result ijf the. vote jni 'the sevoraf elcc- lion districts,, upd deciding who was end ..who*wasnot the choice of the people for ! 'those'Offices only for w hich candidates had 1 leen Voted for,'' They had np.'right to ip- County roprepepjatiyes oh, any sub , ,jeeUMppp which,tho peeple had not voted. iThat is a duty alwoys left to our regular 1 County meetings, when'the mosses'of the §j)le' assemble in their ' sovereign^ 'capa* _ tn'decjjnihg to' act' upon ; iho; gu- question,.these Return Jfudges l pcf§d Withicntire propriety. Gov. Bioleh, • aiaids dtropg,with the people of Westmore. '"‘fatid county now as Jio ever wias, and proper iimq arriyes, this fact will ,pe|C|early_dempnßtrated. . ~ to writers from , ngton > the presept, Adjmjqistpition is • Whjhg the; most, excellent steps to procure c ptni; honorable adjustment of the Fishery •'Jlhfestton; Whilst the; door' for uegotia -1 'tioh'is'intehaedt.o openi they: ~jjavp prdered several naval, vessels on thp ',pprthi ; east copst to afford pllpdequatp pro - .tectidn to our until thd contro 'Pptty'iy defihitely settled; : -Mr. Buchanan ! leave iftis weekj it is Minister ; i|?i .will, ,pr ( bV£tbJy ; be the !ffisV?.bbjt|ct:tqken :hp> , Ap, amicable ppr-' '{lleqient of the question; isc confidently OX; .bectefilnuli ; .'-..'.a f A ; :vr;<,ir: v-ci[",v •. luft W&hitigtpn^ present ]at '.i.#Wf»°Rra "H&i Jib and David T..*Pi>»n?y' lbr!Repre tieptative.’ ■ '. 1 '■■''■. . 4 /-Tt* ytMr+jr-. .-.if*S4. FOB A HOPE.; • ily with which the whig he 'proceedings of the ' the primary elections in inty in June last—where- THE DISPUTE WITH MEXICO. The new Mexican Minister was formal ly presented toPrcsident Pierce, on Thurs day instant, and although the inter* change;, of .congratulations were coudhed in assurances of anxious, 'desljcejJ on ( b6th l sides'jlj>r. illio EOntihUation of the present [ rclatjbhs, yet it iitv^fewd(y' - BusAnad .trjtf.dj jt.^^liqitn4heaiypproper^eg-;>but t|e EfyapH-j Itq. cuflup... lAti|asf,ip tjepgiur,i}e mnnal it to the,, envelope, and wrote; just : H^ J^^irj^t^r,jn{gn|fe^ ] to':i«y|i^vp J the; Dp-j parlmfept of all jjie.jpase.i k && no; -‘St and sublimity ofits language. GREAT LOG MEETING. Pursuant to previous notice, the citizens of the lower townships of Clearfield county, and adjoining townsbipsof Centre, .fceldja jarge and animated meeting on the 4(ti inst.,at the house of S. Bauders, for .the I’pttlrpose of investigating I the’busings or Abating saw log? out of! 'this county, and [publicly protestidgogainst such-urthcdy: and [unwise measures." The meeting was or ganized by appointing Wm. Holt, Presi dent; John C.urloy, senior, Jno. Peter Reider, Abraham Kylar, and Geo. Ross, Vice Presidents} and Geo, the Minister stated that the .govern ment intended to relax rather than to in crease the restrictions pn the press. . ; The unpounceipent was received with much satisfaction, ; ' , ' Admiral.Saussuro has been superseded in the command of the,Mediterranean fleet by Vice Admiral Hammejin. It is 6aid that Saussuro has been thus degraded for having been twenty-four hours later than the British Admiral in bringing _up. hisf ships to the Bqy of Besika. —The Paris Bourse was greatly,,excited by alarming rumors from Turkey, which, .however,' could be traced to no reliable source, . Switzerland.—Tie radical, govern ment at Fribourgh has received a check in the election of; a deputy to the Swiss National Council. : kr .i;-» ■ ;, ,SpAJN,~l been engrivftd .on an old. che^ot’tobacco,' ox-’ ... COrTho Whig ipuroaij»i I nro.ibon'ihpoujg: oyp.r tjttj, o,f,7iP toiv ..thoi.r/.fripndp from,office, sjnoo the, 4jh .offtWoh; Iw^rrj forgPt^l ■tjnfi }B4O, GuliHotine ,GnnJg. I there, and lo protect' theitf rights-front! ■ infringement; Any additional force whichi.i I may be requisite fob this service will alsai : 1 bo dulv provided and despatched, so os toi / bo reudy for Oiiy unforeseen emergency. < This ! action of tho administration; both in' ! the Department bf State and 1 of tho Navy, '• ; gives the country' ample proof that rha ; rights and interests of our fishermen o r< .7 fully cared for by bur government, whit*,- no efforts are spared to' bring the who!# V . question Wan adjustment salisfactofy,'to..> both countries, compatnble with the nghr* 1 of each, and sor calculated: to pmservo their present friendly relations.. It >s pref,; . per in, this, connexion, to add, • !|? ‘ in view of .existing t/eatics, end of t,nq, • course heretofore taken, the. subject i.s not;... freo from embarrassment,, yet the govern; ‘ ment may well be presumed to be in pos.- session of information in regard to it.not made public, and to bo shaping itsmeatf. ures upon full consideration, and with ant t vigor to the prevention of dangerous sions.and the preservation, Qi P ail< t.t “X—, firm, just, and prudent assertionof our rights on the.fishing grounds,,as the only,, method by which these results, can . bo ac- ( complished. Upon tho whole, taking into view what : has beep done and is now doing by our government/ considering tho, reputation heretofore sustained by Admiral Seymour, as a prudent and considerate as well as a gallant' officer; nnd ably received from the British legation in this country, we , Teel warranted in expressing tho hope and t the belief that no sudden ; nor violent. : measures will be permitted to bring about, 1 a serious collision On the fisliing grounds, which would give to the question a new and, formable complication,: nnd, which, while negotiations are pending, both gov ernments are doubtless desirous, as; they are deeply interested, to avoid-.,, In any event, it is riot to be doubted by any intelligent tpan who htjs. duly consid ered .the spirit and language, of the Prcsi dent in his Inaugural Address, that ni» . administration will exhibit all, proper vig ilance and energy, both in protecting tho rights of our fishermen while, they are the subject of negotiation, apd in bringing the., question lo an adjustment in, nil respects, compatible with our national interests and. honor.—TFas/i. Union. ■ ■ Mexico and 'Spilin'.—A Washington; correspondent of the N. Y. Daily lini'is, • undet date of Monday, says‘ It is rumored that the Government has been advised, from qriartors entitled to the highest credit, of thb celebration ofa Jresry- Betwfcen Spuin' and ’Mexico, nexatlon of the lutterto the former:-; The 0 treaty, it is stated, was solemnly signed by Generals .Canedo and Santa Aritia, yhilo 1 the iottor was at Havana,—subject to rati r fication by the Court of Madrid,and by. the Mexican as soon aa ,he should be firrnly seated op the dictatorial chair. These ratifications have an ei peditipn, if is said, 'is. Organized on tiro northern shoro of Cuba, destined to carry six thousand Spanish Vera Cruz' where they are to support the sou]r> (tCthl, which Sapta Anna has Resolved Jtb attempt] It is iikowise,assefted.ihat the departure of the expe’ditipn will ho the signal' for , si general insurrection on’thedslatid, TJwi Cubans are ' resolved no f to let so capital a chanco'slip, without attempting thpir emancipation ;'and, if woihay belieye reli able authorities the movement will ccrlaih. ly prove triumphant.; 1, ‘,. ‘ 1 , A gentleman WBo has the best,oppqrtu; hides of acquainting, hithself with th 6! W: cret drift of things in Cuba; find whq pos sesses the confidence 'ofgoVcfriient]; writes: I am told Judge Crawford,' the 'newly ap pointed poiiiul nt Havana, does not, pro-, poso to enter upori the duties of his offico uutil October, If this is.so, dppehd upon it,,ho.will never aef Consul.*.. Thq .fute jof, the Spanipli audioTities. will haye. heop sealed ere thpn. : , '■ AGobb Hit.—ln'tK^*tfoutse "of: I ’a' diar* ibuMipnln'th , b;Conypotfoiii-{{ib' i ollier : day l l a goodjdeiif was paid about; the'li