i| (honk you for the kind and patriotio
( «3l'pressions with which you huverfeceivqfl
nie;i l*t)V ihe first tiino 1 address,\vit|iin their
own *t borders, (fits ciiizeps of the Enipiro
’ bojrond nil controversy , jho'bom.
rib ft id l metropolis ofnur blessed .Un on
Thelrapidily, eirj with which New York
.hasarisentoso commanding a position ns
obh pf the cndst'inipottnrit cities upon the
globe, Jins pbpb.rhilcl jn history. Already,
ih^'. enterprise, of your merchants, the
genius of your ship . builders,. the daring
spirit of your vust trading marine, nre. be*,
ginning to makq you first,in the morsels of
the world. : Here, my country men—here,
in New York, will the ledger of commerce
' keeptho accounts of the nations of the
etirth. Near the spot on which we stand
there are striking points which mark the)
amazing rapidity of your growth as a city,
,Qn the opposite side of Bowling Green, tl I
am hot niisihkon, stands.ope of com
paratively’(cw edifices ejected prior to
‘mo; .it is, '‘rhelicye.lho only one re.
mailing. originally built of German brick.
It ia' a rove red r'qlic of a past ago. How
surprised, possibly, even the young men
of, tlio 'present.dny. would be, if they were
fully"to realize that six years pfter its er
ecViotj the waters of the North river flwo
cdalpiost.tQ its foundations, and that far
north of where' three great parallel streets
now teem with activity and enterprise was
the sandy landing of boats upon that then
free and uncircumscribed river. How dif
ficult it is* at this period, to realize that
the limits of the city at that dote extended
not boyond Murray street, and that there
were .evep" within that boundary .many
vacant lots, and that the population hardly
exceeded twenty thousand. Shall we
sbeak dr the Future ? How can we, when
we revert to tho really wise
men pfthe post, whd'pP' am not misio
formed, the north wall of City Hall
of brick,, because, as it was to bo present
ed alone to the unsettled district, the exter
ior Aspect on that side was of slight conso:
qppbcb.; How far is at this moment south
oftite centre of population, wealth, and en
terprise 7 In 1826 your city hardly ox-
140,000; now you number more
tbftnTtplfn million of souls. In that year
i re.pterober to have heard my father, on
his jeln r o from Now York after his first
Visit here, subsequent to the close of the
revolution, express hi s amazement at the
growth and cha.hgo of the city. Still at
that time Brooklyn, which now numbers
more than. 100,00 b souls, was comparative
ly b village j and riding on horseback
with old Gen. More ton, he found stand
jbga portion of the building on Brooklyn
Heights, on which ho had run up the
American ensign upon the evacuation of
feity in 1783. From ffia first date I
have named,>77o, to this hour, the lnsto
ry of thb city has been tho history of pat
nqtic devotion to popular rights nnd popu
liberty. That for a time during the
rtydluiionary struggle another ensign than
Oum'Boated here is no cause of mortifica
tion: it Ws the fortune of war, nnd in our
weak and embarrassed condition unavoid
atth. But the sun of the 26th ol Novem
l»r,l7B3, rose here Jbr the.iast time upon
|lje rule of a foreign power, and tho anni
versary of that day is remembered by
Wur l 'sops of liberty" with the same pat
riptiafeeling that the great nationnl anni
versary ofJuly 4th is regarded by the
people ol*Qur common country. How are
ypu, men of Now York, to show your
gratitude for the past? How are you to
makethemostofthepresent ? How are you
insecure.all the noble promiseofyour fu
ture.?',! ‘You will keep high’ your standard
.ofintelligenco and morals, because all np.
parent advancement will prove fallacious,
apd. weakness will be substituted for
strength whenever ns a people ' we cease
'with reverence and humble dependence to
ipojc .tq the source of all power and all
iwlfdo'm- You will educate your children
m the Relief and conviction that you have
.further power; nor nor se- 1
cpriiy, nor liqerty, except ns you consti
tute one of the pi.erpbcrs of this vast , and
pow universally respected confederacy.—
You iwifl foster, everywhere the living ac
tion, efficient sentiment, that under the
prbv)dpnce of God these great bjossings
pjay oply ho enjoyed under the present
‘constitution. You remember yourselves,
.and,remind others, that wise men frpmed
that constitution —men who knew whut
independence cost, because, in their own
■ufTexing, and in tho privations and trials
,'qrtheir. families and friends they, had paid
ip part of" that expense. prob
lem of the formation of tho Union colled
.flqtonly for all tho wisdom, but .for all the
patriotic conception, of the wisest, body of
menihe worjd bad ever yet seen in coun
!cj)' r \ tf,there are those at the present day
j who* having pever madp for their country
ihb sacrifice you havo, of ease, a dollar of
; ipcbme,or one momenf of porsopal danger,
. yipufej, break up the foundation qn which
~we, have so prosperously 'apd sqcurely
'ijbqß-riho basis of our happiness at b°mc«
land bit r respect abroad—the only sure
■pledge of all that wo expect for those who
comb after us—it is,to be hoped
JhpVthay bra fe wip number,and that thejir
'.sphero of influence is .limjled. If there
jprej provisiohs. in tho constitutiop of your
..qpuntry pot 1 consistent ijyit j>. you i vjews
. jbjf,jpnnciple ' qr' oxpendiency, rerneptber
;ithat tti thbjiajure, of things that instru
’ mebr coulU 'oqly haye'had its origin in
remember, too, tljat you
iwM to'j'wthj®? 9 trt; ; jjon‘or.'arid cpmtnon
jf you eppseqt to einjoy' tbe priyil-
i,t‘ confers, and seek tpavoicj, if bby,
; it imposes.; Jt enrinot be except
v'MiD,j)brts} 'it isa whole oir.'nqthingVapd
.as wbh bli the rights,it .^ecures,
;pna tljp Buties it
;ly;‘ mbiptaitied',. I' nepept these hopors as
jbpVsprvp.nt Wfth, a lbur|klulheart,,bpt I,
mp, ‘at.ijhe'sanfe,
by your free, and..pn-.
> n^g^S^^.'aValatfjjfupp, reprbsontp-;
y° ur ‘ nt<^ r ’
.jepts anil your,honor, f hope tp be encour
aged and strengthened in all m>’ . :tn
promote the one, ijnd uqsulliefl
the other,.by >uqh countenance and sup.
port on your part as a fearless and fiiitmijl
exercise ot' thp functions committed to me
Mr. Mayor, (his Empire City and.this
Empire State', n.yo ,}ho living exemplifica
tions of the tidispianic worn pdopted an
your motto. Hai it never occurred £ yog.
'sir .tlmt iHoihnnd which inscribed .“Excel
sibr”' upon your coat-of a mis■ must Vve.
been guided by a prpphet’s vision? IhiS
spectnclo teaches ull of us a valuable and
significant lesson. May God, in his wis
dom, make you sensibje of the blessings
conferred upon you: und, during my
term of office, may Ho strengthen mein
my sincere and an\ioua purpose to aid
you in nil your honorable and patriotic,
enterprises. For, who can estimate the
Overits of the future ? Who shall say. to
your great characteristic, and to tho spirit
ortho whole country, “thus far shnlt thou
go and no farther?" As you advance in
your majestic career, now duties and new
responsibilities are imposed, and as, your |
conquering example, manifests itself on all
hands, now conceptions of still, further
triumphs will arouse and stimulate your
exertions. The Old World caught tho in
spiration from the New. Nations closed
to civilisation for hundreds of years arouse
from the sleep of ages, and stretch out
their hands to the enquiring spirit which
is constantly gathering in strength for new
victories over time and Bpaco on those
shorek Who will set limits to ; your just
ambition when the Atlantic is bridged
with' steamers to the shores of Europe and
united to tho Pacific by the' great thor
oughfare that will eventually bind these
States together as with hooks of steel t
And, sir, with all these advantages—with
all these privileges—with nil these bene
fits of the present, and theso anticipations
of tho future —and let mo say, with all the
invocations of tho past—how can wo fittl
to welcome those who come to us from
the gray old nations of Europe ? Let them
I come! There is room enough for all
room in the hearts and in the homes or
the American people ; and there is work
nnd food enough for all. The moment
they enter into the brotherhood of Ameri
can freemen they cease to be citizens ot
other countries, und they bear their share
ol the burdens und enjoy their share of
the blessings common to all this happy
Union- It is this great truth that envokes
us against nil schismatic organizations not
strickly American, and that destroys the.
| claim tbit ours is a nation governed by |
men of ope race alone. No single race
of men can boast that to them alone is hu
manity indebted for such a country ns this.
It is the fusion or all nations into one that
has given to us the attitude wo now occu
py, and that has crowned our enterprises
with success. Your own experience is
the proof of this. All races have contri
buted to tho population that now crowds
your ships, builds your cities, sits in your
councils, and educates your childern. iho
hardy sons of Now England, and tho de
scendants of vour own pioneers, mingle
with the tide that flows in Irom other
nations, until all characteristic disappear
before the progressive and courageous
spirit that animates the citizens of our
own country, and protects our freo insti
tutions. And now, my fellow-country
men, once more I thank you for this bril
liant and extraordinary reception, a tribute
which you pay to the government of your
choice nnd affection, nnd to our heaven
favored Union, in tho person of your ro
presentative in the presidential chair.
The President’s Speech at the
Crystal Palace.— Mr. President and
gentlemen, I return you my most warm
and cordial thanifs for the honor you have
done me., I come to be present at the in- (
auguration ol this building, and to
the respect 1 entertain for this great In
dustrial Exhibition* designed nnd calculat
ed to promote all that belongs to the in
terests of our country. You, air, nnd the
gentlemen associated with you, have laid
| claim in all you have done to thanks that
will bo enduring.
Whatever the short-coming you have
spoken of may be, I can only uuy that they
appeared not here ; and, so far as I have
learned, they appear not at all. Every
thing around us reminds us that this is a
utilitarian age, and that science, instead
of being locked up, appears before the ad
miration of the world, and has begun to
be tributary to tho arts, manufactures, ag
riculture, and all that promotes social com
fort. [Applause.] Sir, if you had ac
hieved no othor object but that you have
done in bringing together citizens from
all'parts of this Union, you will have ful
filled, perhaps, one of the most important
missions that can be imposed upon any of
us in the way or strengtheningthat Union.
Sir, you have done more. You have
nobly alluded to it. Your Exhibition has
j brought here men eminent in almost every
walk oflife, from every civilized country
on the face of tho glode. And thus you
have, done more perhaps than any of us
in ‘promoting that great object dear to you,
dear to ipe, dear to my venerable friend
near me, (alluding to Bishop Wainwright,)
to promote peace among men. [Great
applause] Sir,' I have not the voice to
address you, end return you my thanks
again fur the honor you have done me. > I
must conclude, . .J.
■i A Slave o? Gen. Washington at
the World’s Fair.— The Mmongahda
(Pa.) Republican says that there is yet
living near Cookstown a slavo of Gen.
Washinglon’9. He js 124 years of
and can wdlk six inilDs-irti a day. Hem
io old that’his fingers dnd tbes are nearly
all white. He‘belonged to: .Washington
when be ‘owned ''?hht‘ is• noty kndjvn' ai
•Washington’s Bottom, on which .Peityopc
: n'Ow stands,' The Cstateof l (Col. Cook
\dhs* audstilHs. bound l for htS' living. I He
is to be taken to the World’s Fair} for ex
hibition,'if arrangementa can be made.
TiiEFaiGATECosGaKSB)s v dailye.Npeci
ed home iroMlbe'Bra%H > equa'di|p!i!iv?.''‘ \
THE REPUBLICAN.^
CLEARFIELD , JULY 29th, 1853:
Democratic Nominations.
Canal Commissioner,
THOS. H. FORSYTH.of Pliilndelphiac-o.
Auditor General.
EPHRAIM BANKS, of MifHn county, ,
Surveyor General.
J. PORTER BRA WLEY,of Crawford co.
THE BAIL ABOUT TO OUEN IN EUROPE.
The announcement that Russia had or
dered a largo military force to make a hps-
tile incursion into the Turkish dominions,
if . true, will no doubt be the commence
ment of a general European war. Once
commenced, it is not likely tljat any sud
den change of affairs within power of di
plomacy con arrest the struggle. The
[demands of Russia upon Turkey may not
be of such a character as to directly inter
est the peqplc, or threaten other govern
ments of Europe ; yet if the Czar should j
bo in forcing the Turks into
submitting to his control of the Greek
Church in their dominions, similar de
mands for the same object may soon bo
mado elsewhere, and for objects not need
ing the cloak of religion to hide their real
purpose. For this, among other reasons,
France and Englund have espoused the
cause of Turkey.
But the people of all Europe have n
deeper interest at stake than even that of
the governments, and all signs clearly in
dicate that they are wide awake, and pre
pared to strike whenever a favorable op
portunity , presents itself. The idea that
tho people of Europe are no where fit for
more liberal institutions, too generally pre
vails, and is no doubt a mistaken notion ;
at least it is unsupported by sufficient evi
dence. Let the experiment be onco fairly
tried—which it has never been—and if the
people then fail to sustain liberal institu
tions, it will be time enough to condemn
them, and consign thorn to everlasting and
hopeless bondage.
At all events, the affairs in Europe are
about coming ton serious crisis, and every
arrival is expected to bring the tidings of
a general conflagration.
More Legislation needed.— Congress,
last session, passed a law prohibiting the
issue and circulation of Batik Botes of a J
less denomination than 85 in the District
of Columbia. This was all right, and wo
beliove that the terms of the law have been j
pretty faithfully complied with. But Con- j
gress, it seems, forgot to include Municipal j
corporations, and the consequence is, that
largo quantities, of one and two dollar
shinpjnstcra are issued by the different mu
nicipal corporations in the District, and the
cry is still they are xoming. Congress,
however, will soon meet again, when we
trust they wiil complete the good work thus
, begun.
addresses made by President
Pierce, at the different places at which he
stopped on his -visit to New Xprk, if exam
ined carefully, will bo found to possess
rare merit. At Baltimore, where the first
occasion ofTered, every point of his speech
wus not only admirably suited to the
occasion, but told in that plain unassuming
manner that clearly shows him to be a man
of strong mind and clear head, so was it
in Philadelphia, And at Now York, his
speech at lho opening of the Crystal Palace
is truly worthy of admiration, as showing
that an American President does not cease
to bo an American citizen.'
OirSomo of our exchanges, we notice
aro sometimes in the habit of boasting ofj
the advanced age of some of their citizens, j
We have lately learned however, that there
are persons residing in this county who
are nsoldi'if not older thannny elsewhere
in the stdte.l Mr. James. Gallagher of Burn*
side township, who has reached tho ad
vanced age of 05 years, paid a visit to our
town last week,and thoso unacquainted with
him, who beheld him travelling our streets
tVoyld not have supposed him to bo so far
advanced in, life.;-, ISfor is Mr. Gallagher
the oldest person living in our county.—
We'are credibly informed, that there is
rebiding in the same'towpship* ft'Mir. Lod
wick, Snyder, who has reach the extreme
age o f 167. He s.tili remains quite actiyo;
his mind is sound and unimpaired,and be
ing a gun-smith by trade, continues to work
some litde k the business—bind }t is said
that he can yet, or could a. few years pgo
beatjipqstjQjrithe young pten; nejgfi
borhood shooting at mark:
’ 's{s)??■ BQ en By reference' to ourad-
that Dr.'Ja9'’X>PP9®>
Surgeon Pehtiat', oCßellefbute, announces;
his intention to : visit'our town 1 soon, where
'Kevwi|t"rei^a4fl)foif f .;a-'/aholr£ : iitoDie» , _ : fully i r P'>fp.".
pared''to altec4! to • aii" business, in Ws \m.
Oh SUICIDE.
F. B. (?,kav! late of Californio, com
mitted' suicide; near New York city, on
last Saturday, by throwing himself upon
'the track, just astheexpress train ap
proached, which crushed his head and
shoulders in sucHa manner,'the account
isays, that not' d, piece ! as large;as d:dime
could be found. About two months ago,
the deceased married a daughtor ofS. B.
Fiiknch, of Washington city, and was
about locating in New York, where he had
purchased- and fitted up n most splehdid
residence. But it seems that a few days j
ago,.a former' wife, from whom, it is said,
ho had been divorced, arrived from Cali
fornia, and threatened. to prosecute him
for bigamy. ; .This, it is alleged, drove him
to the terrible deed. It:is understood that
he had previously taado his will.bequenlh
ing to his last, wife his' property in San
Francisco, Worth an annual rent of $30,-
000. '
Murder in Clarion County.
A man named .Robert Lowers of Mudi.
son township, Clarion county, murdered a
Mr. William M’Coy, at Rankin’s store
New Athens,in said county, on Monday the
18th inst., by, stabbing him in the left
j breast. M’Coy expired in about five min
utes aftes receiving the fatal wound. The
' murderer was permitted to escape and is
j still at large. He is described as follows:
“Lowers is.about 5 feet 9 inches high
I—light hair, with sandy beard—and of
fair, complexion. His age is about 23
years. Ho had on a leghorn hat, yellow
colored pantaloons, but no coat. It is sup
posed that he changed his npparel beforo
taking his flight.” .
00-The Hon. Tuos. H. Benton, is now
engaged in writing a history of the U. S.
Senate, during his own lime. The work,
which was intended to bo confined to a
single octavo volume, it is now understood
will make two large volumes. Extracts
from this work have already appeared in
the papers, and have created an eagernp
tite for the work.
Pittsburg Union and, several
other Democratic Journals have already
hoisted to their mast head the name of
Wm. Bigleh, as our candidate for Gover
nor in 1854.
For the\Republican.
Messrs Editors: In connection with the
names of other gentlemen of this county,
who are candidates Tor the nomination for
Representative in the next Assembly, per- i
mit me, through the aid of your columns,
to recommend to the favorable notice of
tho Democracy of this District, our well
known and esteemed friend nnd fellow-citi
zen, James A. Reed, for the same office.
Mr. Reed has always been an active,
firm nnd unwavering devoteeof his party’s
interest, purity, nnd prosperity—is a man
eminently qualified to discharge all the
duties appertaining to the responsible office
of Assemblyman —a man of sterling worth
and integrity in his political creed, and a
man in whom the fullest confidence can be
reposed. . .
Should Mr. Reed receive the nomina
tion from his party, and be elected, 1 have
no hesitation in saying that, the Democra
cy will find him a safeguard to theircher
ishod principles, and thal he will give en
tire satisfaction to the party—the whole
party. ■ Many Democbats.
Clearfield , July 29, 1853.
Messrs Editors: As the timo is now at ,
hand when we should think of suitable (
persons to fill the various county office?
which will become vacant this fall, permit
me, through the columns of your paper,
to suggest tho name of Gkouge B. Good
lander, of Brady .township, for tho offico
of County Treasurer. Although Mr. Good
lander is young, his services in the party,
his moral worth and abilities, which emi
nently qualify him for tho office, are so
well known us to requiro no comment.—
Brady township, whilst she has year after
year rolled upher large majorities, has had
but fow officers allotted to her. Her claims
should not be over looked.' Should hlr.
■ Goodlander receive the nomination, it will
be a source of gratification to many of his
Democratic friends in Brady and other
1 townships, ns well ns thpse wjth whom he
» formerly associated with.
, . Pjke Township. ,
The Right SpiHiT,r-:lrhe West. Ches
ter, Republican in presenting the name of
Judge Bell, os a Candidate before the
State Convention for a seat on the Su
premo Bench of the State, thus closes its
article: — ! , ;
“ThiB : prefe.repce, however, we would
not have understood; as, indicative of hos
tility to Judge Knox, who, although not
known personally to but few of: our citi
zens, has and. deserves the! reputation.of a
man of .pure, integrity,! stern and .reliable
Democracy, and much ability as a lawyer
and Judge,—or to any other good man and
true,.whom the Copvention may nominate.
They are for . union on the. subject of Su
preme Judge, as well as on any _ other
question and will cordiaily rally ;for : the
regular nominee of the. Party.”
; pRKStpBNT PIERCE AND GeN.;SCOTT.*~
It iaf. said, in the Crystal PalacejlastTburs.
<jayjL wApp • P* e p?P/ tpfii'i
ed to n\eet you onitljp, ?asfop}oofml,->M
course, both laughed heartily at tlie jpltp;
' From the Pennsylvanian.
•the next governor.
Certain- persons who , have . n , oV n o n r , Bt °uJ
vdrv high in the political world,and who
aredeshned to come downfrorneventho
scarcely appreciable eminence they have,
attained, have whiled awny> their; letsum
hours (for they ore mostly “e ont ' eme " O g[
leisure,” though perhaps notofjte
‘•elegant” sort) by decrying
conductor Governor Biowta.and endeav
oring to throw obstacles in the way of his
renomination. If the persons
this disreputable business haa. ever per
! formed any act of fidelity to the Demo
cratic party, their opposition might cost a
shadow upon tho future prospects of WiU
linm Bigler. But being, for the most part,
bipeds whose pen-feathers U will require
some years to convert into gorgeous plu
mage-r-men who have yet to make (and
are taking a poor way to do it) a decided
political character, and therefore have yet
to acquire a political influence-there
really nothing to bo apprehended from the
demonstrations they are They
may succeed in keepmgThe pot of intes
tine commotion at boiling point,.but
will the skum rise to the top 1 We shall
Se °The premature agitation of the Guber
natorial question has had one good effect,
and that one. not such as the agitators have
labored to produce. It hap conveyed to
the people, who repose m William Bigler
a confidence that no other Executive has
enjoyed since the days of Simon Snyder,
an intimation that ambition and designing
men, who have selfish purposes to sub
sorve, desire to restrict theirfayonte Chier
Magistrate's gubernatorial service to_one
term It needed but an intimation of this
lo arouse tho people, and bring from them
n deep condemnation of tho attempt to dis
grace the Democratic party, by denying
fo one of the boldest champions that ever
led its forces to the field, and one of the
wisest statesmen that ever administered its
principles in the Executive Chair,the usual
| compliment of a renomination. It is sheer
madness to drcam.of lowering Governor
Bigler in tho estimation of the great mass
of the Democratic party, and if we mistake
not the signs of the times, the day is not
far distant when those who indulge the]
hope of accomplishing that dirty work,will
wish that their slumbers had not been
broken by such dreams. “The mother
may forget her child,” and Burns forget
Glencairn, but the people of Pennsylvania
will ever remember that it was William
Bigler who stemmed the torrent of fanati- j
cism that threatened the worst consequen
ces to the State and to the country, and
who lifted up out of the dust the credit of
our glorious old Commonwealth.
Since it has been bruited about that the
renomination of Gov. Bigler would be op
posed, we have paid some attention to the
expressions of feeling that have been bro t
out by tho threat of opposition. Those
expressions are nil that the best friends of
our Chief Magistrate could wish them to
be. They assure us that tho great heart
of the Democracy beats right on this sub
ject, and. that William Bigler will triumph
in 1854 as he did in 1851. We might
fill column after column with editorials
from the country press in favor of our
worthy Executive, but want of space com
pels us to content ourselves, at present,
with reproducing nn article from the Lu
zerne Union, which is a fair sample of the
expression above referred to t
“ Gubernatorial. —It is a time honor- 1
ed usage of the Democracy of Pennsylva
nia, to elect for a second lime a Governor
who has served faithfully in his high office,
and of course our present excellent chief
I magistrate is not to be made an exception
|to 'the rule. M’Kean, Snyder, Shultze,
Wolf and Shunk were all re-elected. The
present State Treasurer was re-elected
! twice. The Auditor General and Survey
or General have been nominated for a se
cond election, and it would be a singular
freak of capaciousness, such as has never
characterized our democracy, to set aside
Gov. Bigler, than whom (without dispar
agement to others,’be it said) wo have ne
ver had n more competent and faithful
chief magistrate. Gov. Bigler has admin
istered the financial affuirs of the State
with consummate ability—diminishing the
State debt, and increasing the revenues,
without an increase of taxation. The
North Branch Canal, which had dragged
| its slow length along for many years, is
inow being hastened to completion, and his
first three years of administration will be
| signalized by bringing this work into pro
ductive employment;-' And though other
agencies have necessarily borne an honor
able -part in finishing this important im
provement, yet let it never be forgotten,
that we are indebted to tho firmness and
resolution of Gov. Bigler for tho efficient
appropriation and for the energy .and zeal
which have driven the work to a speedy
completion. Wo remember well, about a
year ago, there was a danger that the
I junction canal, the link necessary to cbn-
I ncct the North Branch with the New York
I canals at Elmira, would not be built. A
Company .had been incorporated in the
State of New York , for the, purpose, but
several efforts had proved.abortive to find
subscribers of the, stock,and if ;notbuilt,
the North Branch would be without proper
connections, and comparatively valueless.
In that crisis, Gov. Bigler threw his whole
influence, personal and official, into the i
enterprize, and by, his appeals roused; the
proper men into activity, who subscribed
the stock, organized the company, put the
work under contract, and are now push
ing *)/9 rv y ar< * to,have it; ready; for itiayiga-,
tionAs soon asiiheiNoSfll is ( finish-!
cd., ithopgh, the (Whole, line,yviH npt;bo
opened'before next ppring,yet,it.iB expect-;
ed'tlipjW# o ? will be.let in before thp
ent; season oIqs?. 9 > and next; year ye ,ipayi
anticipate, q ebptiggous,
tion, from the i greet; lakes pf the iPorth, to
the, Chesapeakebay,, opening -up; nod; es
tablishing forever, new and valuable.mar
kets for the vast, migeral;productions of
Fbr the Republican.
the - valley 116-SliimiJSßiiii'ttilk.v.
p!o of.nCrthern PeniWylvania,
about to witness this grand
so long desired, will not soon forget Gqg^.
I Bigler, to whoso wisdqm, l pi’Udqnce, fino;.,/-
ness and energy, they are , so jargely iai|
debted. If
vail elsewhere,they are not heard here,—.*
Our people are united ina sentiment of es-,,
teemandconfidencoforGov.Bigler,and will
demand, nil tones qf thunder, his 1 re-riot?,
mination and re-lection. 'Wo tell' nil
bilious aspirants, and all malcontents, the';
Democracy of,the north will see.to it, that y
no intrigue formed against their «
shall prosper. Usages of the party entitle^
! him to re-election, whilst the purity: and^
| successfulness of his administration, refc,,*
Ider that result ns inevitable as it is propdt|>
land desirable. . %
Wo intend to recur to this subject again. ,
The Union has spoken boldly and well:
Undoubtedly it has spoken the Bentitiwmai j
of the people, and “ambitious aspirami’M
would do well to bear its ndmonitiom m.j
niirid. We imagine that when the maU.i
contents como to understand the true sttftani
of feeling througHbut the Commonwealth,;.!
I they will, with few exceptions,’hide theirii
diminished heads and be heard croaking.)
no more. There may be a few who, her,;,;
ing gone too far to retreat, will have; left;;
to them no alternative but continued opjio-m
sition. These will spout their political siideiu
unceasingly, and will take to themselves ,
great credit for boldness and courage—ae
if their boldness was not like, that of the u
half-starved hyena, who must huntorsuf-.i
fer from hunger, nnd their courage like.ii
the cowerdly courage of the outlaw, who- 1
draws the dogger ns the only possiblou,
means to escape drawing the rope. ! We ,
say that these will hiss and groan at Got.
Bigler ; but what if they do? There *.,
nothing frightful in the noises thev. matter,
there is nothing even strange in them, wr;
serpents have hissed from time immerao....
rail, and since tho days of Balaam,it ba», ;
not been uncommon for asses to bray.
Going to correspond;
ent of the New York 'iVt&une, who ha. -,
«seen tho elephant,” give? a deplorable
account of the misery, vice, immorality,,
blasted hopes, and impotent regrets of,
many who have gone from the States tq
better their fortunes in the land °f goldcr
We advise all those who have the golq.
fever to read this extract before they ‘'pack
up their traps.”
“1 have seen young men, who lelt .
situations in stores and office* at home,
piling up lumber here on the docks, wash?;
ing dishes, and doing the most menial
service in restaurants and hotels; and'
others, who are unable to find any work,
which from their physical constitution anr
habits of life they are competent. to per;
form—and I know of muny, and hcardor
many more—who are working for twenty.,
and thirty dollars a month, and hundred*,
who are wBrking for their board, and glad
of the opportunity to do that. . j
“Good carpenters, when they can ob
tain work, receives 80 n day, but not one,
out of twenty five is able to accumulate*
any thing. They may be employed on*,
two, or three days, and perhaps a week,
and then, the job completed upon which.
they have been at work, they are compel
led to lie idle till they can find rinolherjab,.
and thus spend the money which they
have earned. But if they should be for-;
lunate enough to accumulate any thing,’
during the dry season, they are , obliged'
to spend it all during the wet, for then
tie or no building can be done. The same;
is the case with masons and bricklayer!.
It is a feet, which cannot be denied, that*
not one mechanic out of fifty can save as
much money here as he can at home; and
laboring men, who have no trade, with the’
best of California fortune, are bearlyable
to support a miserable existence. Board ,
bore, at the cheapest hotels, cannot be had
for less than.Blo per week, and washing
83 per dozen. ' ’7'. •'TT*
“The accounts which you read in ftio i
papers are, all of them, either, doivnngl 4
lies, or what is just as bad, they are caw
eulated to, and do mislead arid deceive.—
A few people in the mines are doing well,
but while one man is making money, a.
hundred are no more than making. thojp,*
expenses. A few individuals and coni;
panies. who have expended large sums ot
money in blasting into the mountains, of
otherwise, with much labor and. expense,;
have got at good claims, are doing well t
but from rill I have seen, and from all 1
have heard from reliable sources, it is my
firm belief that not one man outofa hund
red clears a dollar a day in the mines, r
know of riiany hard-working sober men,
who have been here, since 1849, who have,
striven hard to'accomplish something, and
| now have not money enough to pay theit
passage home.” '
The New Mail Route to the Pac«v
fic, —The contract entered into by the
United States Post-master General with
Col. Ramsay & Co., for the
of mails between' New Orleans ‘-emrSaty
Francisco went into operation last Mon
day. By this new-arrangementr Which,
cains some 2000 miles of ocean route, the
express mail leaves Vera Cruz, on the At
lantic, and Acapulco on the ; Pacific, oa
the 4th and lBth of each month, meeting
at'Mitapee, a central point in the interior,
and distant from teach of those portj:
about thirty-six hours; OiaUiDg the lap%|
route ooross the republic.only occupying
seventy-two Hours.-; The mail •
Itfew Orleansion theist and 14th of each
month will arrive at : Vera Cruz so* as to
be conveyed thence on the 4th and: 1 18th.
It is expected : thus; : when the lino is in
gbod ! worhing order, to reduce the distant.
of time between Now Orleans and baa.
Francisco, ,to twelve days. >; ; ; ;* ;
; ' Jlercury.
land at that place which was held cinya i;
hundred .dollop an .actajtyvp
cpnnqlntKwba pmcbased
dollara ; aqd instead of being % 5
acra, H<an only be purchased by tho * O ?M - j