TJJE DAUNTED DOUSE.,
•There was Ohco upon a time, a poor
or bricjtlayor, in Grenada, who
leapt all saints days and holidays, .and yet
.jtyifji; ail his devotion, he grew poorer and
~poorer, and could scarcely earn bread for
)his numerous family. One night he was
arousedfromhis sleep by a knocking at
. the ddbr. He opened' it, and beheld be
fore him ft tall meagro looking priost,
“Hark,ye, honest friend," said the stron
ger. *1 have observed that you ara a good
Christian',’hnd ono to bo trusted ; will you
uhtfertako a job this very night I
l' *With'all my heart, Senor Pudro, on.
condition that I am paid accordingly.’
-That you slmll bo but you imtst suf
- fer yoUrself to bo blindfolded,’ _
r TolHfti* the mun made no objectionso,
biting’ Hoodwinked, ho was lead by the
prifcst through various rough lanes and
passages, until they stopped.be-
a house. ' Tlio.priosl theh
Applied a fcejr, - turning a cracking lock,
Add'opened what sounded like n ponder
ous door; They entered, the door was
clbsed and bolted, and the mason :was con :
ducted through an echoing corridor, and
a madous hall, to ah interior part of the
building, Here the bandage was removed
from, his eyes, and ho now found himself
id 8 patio or court, dimlylighled by a
single lamp. In the centre was a dry bn
sin of an ,old Moorish fountain, under
Which the priest requested him to form n
small vault, bricks and morter being at
hand for. the purpose. ' Ho accordingly
worked 1 allriight, but without finishing his
job; Just before day-breuk, the priest pul
&‘plccb of gold into his hand, and having
again blindfolded him, conducted him
back to his dwelling.
♦Are you willing,’ said ho ‘to return
ahd ddmplote the work? ‘Gladly, Senor
Padre,‘provided I am so well paid.’ ‘Well,
then, to-morrow at midnight I will call
again.’ He-did so and 'the vault was
completed. .'‘Now,’ said the priost, ‘you
thirst help me to bring forth the bodies
that are to bo buried in this vault.’
Tho poor mason’s hair droses on his
.head at these words; ho followed tho
priest, with trembling steps, into n retired
chamber of the mansion, expecting to be
hold somo ghastly spectacle of death, but
relieved on perceiving three or four
portly : jars standing in ohd corner,
They were evidently full of money, and
it was with: great labor (hat he.and the
priest: carried them forth and consigned
them to their tomb. . The vault was then:
closed, tho pavement was then replaced,
and n)l traces of the work obliterated.—
The mason was again hoodwinked, and
led forth by a route different from that
Which: he had come. After they had
wapdered'Jbr a lung timo through a per
plexpd maze of lanes and alleys they halt
ed, Tho, priest then put two, pieces of
gpjd infa. his hund; 'Wait here,’ said
be, .‘p()til yau hear:tho cathedral boll 101 l
(or. matins, If you presume to uncover
ypqr eyes before that time, evil will-bofal
you {’ 60. saying, he departed. Thomason
Wgifed . faithfully, amusing himself by
(linking them against each other. Thu
moment the cathedral bell rang its matin
peal, ha uncovered his eyes, and found
himself; on the bank of tho from
wheisce ho made the best Of his wdy hoine
and;revelled with.his family fora whole
fortnight on the. profits of his two night’s
Work, after which ho was ns pooras ever.
.. Ho. continued to work a little* nud pray
O;good deal,'and kept Sainst’s days and
holidays, while his family grew upas'
gaunt nnd ragged as gypsies. As lie was!
seated One evening at thß door of his hov
el, ho. wag,accosted by u rich old curmud
geon, who was noted for owning many
bouses, and being a,grasping landloCd. —
The man of money eyed him fora mo
menj. from beneath a pair, of anxious
shaggy eyebrows.
... ‘fam told, that: you are very
-poor.’ : ‘There,is no denying tho fact,
Benor,—it .speaks for itself-’ I presume
.Jthenj that you Will bo glad of a. job, nnd
Will: work cheap.’;; fAacheap my master
As npy. mason in Grenada.’ “That’s
jwhat.l' want, I have an old house that is
fallen'into decay, that costs, me more mon-
Ay then it is worth to keep it in repair for
nobody will Jive in it; so I must contrive
jo patch it up and keep it together at as
Anudl ;an expense ns possible.’
i The mason was accordingly Conducted
■lo w largo deserted house that seemed go
:jng do ,ruin. Passing through-several
empty luills and chambers, fie entered an
'inner court, where his eyes were caught
-by an old Moorish fountains Ho paused
,(oc a moment, for a dreaming recollection
jof the piaco came over him.
‘Pray,’ said he,, ‘who .occupied this
•■House formerly. " ' , ■ ...
i«vi r ' pest.upon him!’ cried the landlord
•Jdt Wfls an old miserly priest, who cared
hobody hut himself. Ho was said to
•fheiptmehsely rich, and having no relations
'|fW«V‘thbught that he would leave all his
’Jipeahures tt> the chii,rch. He died sudden
ly," and thO priests and friars thronged to
iako possesion x)f ‘ his wealth. biit noth
unit‘could theji find, but a; fow .ducats .in a
leather purse. The worst luckfhas fdlloii
pnme, for Since hisdeath, the old fellow
fffondnnfts fo occupy mv hotise - without
-maVing rent, and there’s noi taking the law
-jpn'dead men. The 1 people - pretend to
tfcMpthO clinking of gold, in thei dhamber
tufchdrd’life -old priest slept; as if ho were
ddJ&iithlgbver his money, and sometimes
p eroantng about tho court. Whether trno
have brought a bud
VW&ir&bh my : house; and not a tenant will
ifl it»’ ‘ v - :i ,V ! -\ : V.' ",
»*‘t,* * said * the mason ; sturdily;
f t4ie live' in ybur h'ouso rent freo .uiitil |
• bbltat tehapi'hteseiits. and l Willen-|
‘Wti&'fa piit it Vn TfoWtr,' ; ‘nnd to quiet-tljo
spirit ;J tl)M' disturbs it. ■ Ipuf a
teadiiy
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accepted j ho moved with his family into
tho house, and fulfilled his engagements.
By little and little ho restored it to its for
met state ; the clinking of gold was no
nrtbro heard at night in tho chamber of
|lio dofun'et priest, but began to, ho heard
by day in the pockets of the living mason.
In a word ho increased rapidly in wealth,
to tho admiration of all his neighbors, and
bbcamo oho or tho richest men in Gren
ada ; ho gave. largo sums to tho church,
by way', no doubt, of' satisfying his con
science, and never rovealed the secret of
the vault until ’on his death-bed to
mud heir.
From the Public ledger.
Railroad Communications between Philadel
phia and the Lakes, at Erie.
Messks Editors :—I observed in tho
Ledger of the 21st of November last, a
short articio, over tho signature 1 of “A
Market Street Merchunt,” upob tho sub
ject of a railroad from this city to Erie,
via Tyrone city, on tho Pennsylvania rail
road, and “Emigh’s Gap," in tho Alle
gheny mountains | setting- forth briefly
tho advantages of this route, and inviting
an early examination into its merits as a j
line of communication botweon tho sea-1
board and the lakes, (a tho Bulletin of
tho following Friday appeared another,
signed “A Philadelphian," in opposition to
the former, and in strenuous advocacy of
the present proposed route, through Read
ing and Calawissn, over tho Sunhury and
Erie road.
I have been wailing very anxiously a
rejoindor from “A Markot street Mer
chant,V-in defence of his position, and ho
ped, ero thitsj to have been favored with his
views upon this important subject in exleh
so ; but presuming ho has overlooked tho
communication of Ills opponent in tho
Bulletin, I cannot think of dropping the
matter so hastily, leaving the impression
that it is a ‘‘South Sen Bubble,” or as
pronounced by ‘‘A Philadelphian,” a
scheme projected by a person who “has
some idea of embarking in tho lumbering
business.” ,
' I therefore invito those interested in
this subject to rn careful consideration of
the work nlluded to, as well ns to un im
partial examination in detail of'tho mer
its in contrast with that of the Sunbury
and Erie Railroad.
-The want of a direct railway communi
cation with the Lakes has long been felt
by Philadelphia, and tho importance of
such n road universally conceded in con
sideration of the mighty trade of thosu
great inland seas. ‘ •
The question, therefore, properly arises
as to the route winch will enoblo our city
to compete successfully with her more
| enterprising rivals, and secure at least
! her share o f this fruitful harvest.
- The shortest, best and most practicable
line between our city aud the. harbor of
Erie will constitute ihe basis of tho follow
ing remarks:
“Emigh’s Gap,” tho summit of the Al
legheny mountain, which has heretofore
begn considered one of tho main induce
ments for a railway from Philadelphia to
Erie, via Tyrone city, and caljed by “A
Market Street Merchant,” “The Philadot
phia and Eric Route, is the lowest de
pression known in the broad range which
divides' the Atlantic slope from the Mis
sissippi valley. The heighth of this sum
mit has been variously stated, arid by “A
Philadelphian” incorrectly so—its true Cl
evation being 2,083 feet above tide water,
and 1,108 feot above Holtidaysburg, and
240 lower than the natural summit at Su
gar Run, where the Pennsylvania railroad
passes the mountain by a tunnel.
Wo herewith annex a tabular!
of the different summits of the A
giving their elevation and dept
bpvo and below Sugar Run, viz
1 Names..
Authority.
bumioiio! cheia &
U.B.£i«ine«n
J.Koiiht.
Ohio Cans',
Albnrm’itiaranjit,
Baodl’aich, .do ‘
OhamUxibtirf on**
Pltuborihaorvoy,
tfedftr Swamp G#p
. <lo .
Ille Bin in* Ap
.Laurel . aa ■_
Adams • do
Portage ond Haiomit
Buger Kun.Qap.' ■,
Burgcon'e 1 do
ICHanging
tfrir : 1 do
llamert do ,
Bchnlte no ,
Cue* Bun do i -
Maple' ' S'*
Hell'* ■ . - dor _
Three “pfinc* 9 ar
Btnigb e .... '»■
11. Han. :
i. 11. Lem.
~. do
i:o
0. L.Sthlaller
s. H. Look.
0. L.fchlollor,
do
11. Milder.
• do
• do ‘
, 5
« - do
J,L. Bcb Inner.
~ Now it will be observed that although
Emiab’s Gap is the lowest depression in
the'Allegheny 'range, it iB ncvcrthaless not
the lowest in the ridge which divided the
waters which debit an outlet into the- At
lantiO at Chesapeako Bay, end those
which' empty-'into the Guilf of Mexico,
flbuih «f Blair’s Gap,- the summit of the
Portage Railroad, thoAllogheny mounta.n
betorrios thefwatei: dhed of the |
... Emi«b!» Gap Is fotmetl by the waters of
tho littfo Juniata on the east, and those-of
tho Moshnimcm, a tributary of the Susque
hantja,' bnfthe ! ; : 'lt; oflera raotlities
andMiidufeOmeftts for-ft' line of railway, in
ferior tV'noiSo bn thd ; Alieghdhv ji n .nd out
would doubtless havo been adopted by tho
Pennyslvnnia Railroad. Colonel Long,
whilst being engaged by tho Government
in 1826, to survey n national road from
Washington to Buffalo, was so much
struck by this depression that ho remar
ked, “The Government ought now to
construct n railroad through here, rather
than a turnpike, and some timeor other it
will bo done.”
Having now sotllod by tho above table,
the question ns to tho depressions in tho
Allegheny, lot us briefly' describo the
route of a railway from Tyronb city to
Erie, and then set forth some of tho ad
vantages to be derived by its construction.
Tho route of this road would coincide
with that of the State and Pennsylvania
Ruil Road to Tyrono city 'at Logan’s
narrows, a'point 117 miles west of Har
risburg, and 221 miles west of Philadel
phia. At Tyrono wo reach the valley
which skirts along tho eastern base of the
Allegheny mountains, nnd diverging from
tho Pennsylvania Railroad wo commence
tho ascent of the mountain to Emigh’s Gap,
pursuing a northerly course.. From, (ho
summit at Emigh’s the lino would des
cend to tho Moshannon creek, thence up
Lowor Beaver run to Laurel run, thence
cross the ridgo between Laurel nnd Wil
son’s run, thence down Wilson’s run to
Clearfield Creek, down tho creek to the
mouth, and up thoYVcst Branch of the
Susquehnnna through Clearfield to Cur
wcnsvillo j thoneo upAnderson’s Creek to
tho summit between Anderson’s Creek and
the East Branch of the Sandy Lick. At
this point wo encounter tho true summit'
between the eastern nnd western waters;
which is as will bo seen by tho unnoted
tables, 1674 feet above tide, nnd only 127
feet above the lowest depression known.
This summit can bo much reduced by n
tunnel. From Andersons’s the line would
descend the Sandy Lick to Fall’s Creok ;
thence up western fork of said run to
Rattlesnake, a branch of tho Little Clarion;
thcnco down Littlo Clarion to the Clarion
River, and up this river to a short distance
above Ridgway, where it intersects tho
proposed route of tho Sunbury and Erie
Railroad, and coincides with it to Erio.
As has boon stated above, Anderson’s is
the truo summit to be encountered to cna
blo this lino, to reach tho western waters.
Its height in comparison with others, is as
follows, viz;
Naraet ofßommU.
■ Feet.
Brunet’s Branch anil Sandy
Lick, 1547
Cushing and Two Lick, 1001 04
Sandy Lick and Anderson’s, 1074 127
Elk und West Creek, ICS9 142
Do and Wilson’s Run, 1727 180
Clearfield and Conemaugh, 1851 304
Anderson’s c’k & Mahoning, 1855 308
Lit. Toby and Brunet’s Brli 1807 320
Trout Run hnd Elk creek, 1880 333
Sinnemahoriing Portage, 1892 345
Mahoning and Curry’s Run, 1914 367
Clover Patch, 2202 455
Drifisyood, 2200 053
The great depression in this summit
would require no heavier gradients to o
vercomo it than a maximum of 45 feet in
o mile, quite a moderate grade in compa
rison with those adopted on several of the
lendin" railroads in the United States.—
The dTstance of the routo as traced above,
would be as follows r
From Philadelphia to Ty
■ rono city,’ 221 miles
From Tyrorio city to Erie, 171 do
Total, 302 do
Now, Messrs. Editors, the line of this
proposed route for a railway is not only >
highly practicable and advantageous, but
offers facilities for tho construction Of a
first' class road seldom met with in the
mountainous regions of our state. Mule
rials necessary for the construction of a
road are so abundant throughout the en
tire route, that its completion could'be in
sured within less time thart tho Sunbury
and Erie Railroad Company have consu
| ined in obtaining subscriptions.
The road would pass through a coun
try unsurpassed in mineral wealth; large
deposits of coal and iron ore; huge forests
of magnificent timber, which have never
yet heard the nxo of the woodman. All
I of which would find a ready market in our
beautiful city, and enrich not only the
metropolis ot our state, but the entire
country, how lost in.its original, wildness.
, ’ But, Messrs. Editors, we are digressing.
Tho hbovo facts are well known. I hope
we inay shortly appreciate them.'. Let us
now compare the distances on this routo
aVith those of the SunbUry and Erid Rail
road giving theentiro length of bot h. As
t he directnessofa.routo constitute amain
feature:in the construction,of a railway,
this matter is of- importance, and should
not be overlooked; ' Let us take the Sun
bury.abd Eiie Road, from Philadelphia, I
via Cattawissd tq Sanbury> and thence over
[ that' road to Erie as follows :
From Phialdelphin to Williams- 1
. port via Catawissa, _ IDG rniles.
From Willidnisport: to Erie, , •
I ’ YMr. Farris’ survey,) V 234.} mdes,
r
statement
llegheny,
■ession a*
> G
WZ
*8
Peel above
TWe.
8769
8184
8418
8547
8418
848 ti
880 >
1453
5.4
Jfcßi
83 8
8828
8850
8440
8800
824 J
n
to
ei
is
6S
aui
1871;,
/ ViTcO
UMI
'■ Philip .to lirio, 480| miiea.
.. -t‘ ■ *>■ \ ' • • i ' ;' V
I-ti X* v/.
Clearfield, Pa,, Jaii. 25, 1854.
Difference iii I’nvor oF Phila
delphia and Erie route, 38A miles.
Here, then, you observe is a saving in
distance of 38£ miles,, equivalent'-to at
least ®900;000 —estimating -the' cost per
mile at less than $25-,000, which is bolow
the average cost of a first class road. Even
were 10 miles saved; it would bo a con
sideration in these days, when several ci
ties aro straggling so earnestly for the li
on’s share of the greut trado of our inland
Now lot us briefly enumerate so
tho advantages of this route over the Sun
bury and. Erie Railroad, and then con
clude with an apology for tho length ot
this article:
Elevation
abort) lida.—above Urn.
Qcl'<.
net,
via Tyrone;(as above,) 392 miles,
1. Wc have a decided saving in dis
tance —and. thereby it woiild cost less to
build the roud, und consume less timo in
running.
2. It will require the construction of 100
miles less road ilmn the Sunbury and Erie
Rrilroad, to enable us to reach the samo
point, ns viz : r
From Tyrone city, to Eric, 173 miles.
From Sunbury to Erie, 2721 miles.
Difference,
3. It would become a mighty tributary
ot thei’ennsylvania Railroad—a compa
ny formed by Fhiludelphiuns. and in which t
the city is a large stockholder —and by
passing over 117 miles of their route,
would increase the tonnage and revenue
to such an extent as to make both profit
able to city and state,
4. It will bo a Philadelphia road from
the beginning; whilst the Sunbury and
Erie lluilroad points too directly towards
one graspingrival —viaCatawissa, Easton
and the New Jersey Central.
The above, Messrs. Editors, are but a
lew of the many advantages of the road,;
whoso morits for consideration aro pdvan-j
ccd in this article. Many more might be
given but the length of this article forbids.
As we said above, we must upologizo.lo
your many, readers for.trespassing so
much upon their patience, particularly
those of them who. will take- the troublo to
rend this article. f
I only ask, with others,(that this route
may bo examined in detail,' and if found
to possess the many claims for considera
tion, which the writer believes do really
exist, let it receive at least the attention of
thoso capitalists anil merchants who. have
the interests of our beloved old city at
heurt. Should it, on tho other hand, be
found by practical surveyors to possess no
other than ordinary claims, no one will
more cheerfully exclaim than the writer
—“Mv name is Haines.” Philo.
TYRONE AND ERIE RAILROAD.
A very largo meeting of the citizens of
Clearfield county, in fuvor of connecting
Tyrone, on the Pennsylvania - Rail Road,
with Erie, was held in the borough of
Curwensville, on Thursday, January 12,
1854.
On motion, Wm. Irvin, Esq,, wnscalU
ed to the clmir. George Leech, Isauc
Smith, Benjamin Hartshorn, JohrfP. Dalo,
nnd Dr. M. E. Woods, were appointed
Vico Presidents, and J.D. Thorp, and Jos,
Peters Secretaries. :
On motion of Jonathan Boynton, Esq.,
John l’atton, Benjamin Hartshorn, Eli
Bloom, J. A.T. Hunlerand JaS. Growthe'r.
worcappointed a Committee'on resolutions,
During the absence of the Committe, J.
B. M’Enally, Esq., made a forcible nnd
interesting address in favor of tho project.
The Committee reported, and on motion
of H. B. Swoope, Esq., seconded by Jon
athan Boynton, Esq., tho following resolu
tions were unanimously adopted,
WnnnEAS, The subject of a Rail Road
from Tyrone to Erie, by way of Emigh’s
Gap, in the Allegheny mountain, Clear
field and Curwensville, has been agitated,
and whereas, wo, a portion pf the citizens
of Clearfield county, knowing the route to
bo not only practicable, but shorter end
les3 oxpensivo than any other route pro
posed, therefore
■ Resolved, That wo are in favor of ob
taining a charter, organizing n company,
and constructing as soon impossible, a fail
road through our county by tho route pro
posed, believing as W 3 do, that it will not'
only devolopo the vast resourcosofWestern
Pennsylvania, but-that by connecting the
eastern portion of our stuto with the trade
of the Great Lakes, it will prove of im
menso utility to tho whole Comnhonwcajth.
Resolved, That Philadelphia, ns the
great commercial metropolis of Pennsyl
vania, is deeply interested in the construc
tion of this roud, It will not only secure
for hofa largo portion of tho Lako trade,
but by throwing a vast quantity of local
traffic on tho Central Rail Iloud, it will
render her, largo investments in that great
work doubly profitable.
— Reselved , :Thdt wo will uso every exer
tion in our power to secure a charter, ob
tain the stock, and otherwise promote the
success of this enterprise. • ‘ ,
■Resolved, That thbsoresolutions, togeth
er with the proceedings of t his meeting, bo
published'iff at least two of tho Philadel
phia? papers,und in the Clearfield Repub
lican; ; v ‘ y ' '
s' i V- .
iMr.'Swoops in moving- the adoption. of
the resolutions entertained the meeting
with diio of his eloquent addresses, in
which; he Set forth the vast resources'or
the country through which the proposed
route is to pns9j and the great advantages
to Philadelphia. ' Mr. Boynton also made
on excellent practical speech.
On'mdtion,a Committee of3o were ap
pointed to meet and confer with the Pres
ident and Managers of the Pennsylvania
Bail Road Company, to make known,to
them tho practicability and advantages of
the proposed route, and ask the aid of said
Company towards the erection Ofsaidroad
ns a brunch Oftho Pennsylvania Rail Road.
Said Committee to meet at the office of
the Pennsylvania Rail Road Company in
Philadelphia, on - the 241 h January, 185-*,
and each tnomber to hav'o power to sub
stituto—and that the Chairman have lib
erty to increase the committee. The com
mittee consists of Iho following named
gentlemen:
CLEARFIELD—- ,
Jonathan Boynton,
ft Hon. A. K. Wright, r ‘
Josiah W. Smith,
Hon- J. T. Leonard,
James B. Graham,
Henry Lbraino, M. D.
Hon. Georgo R. Barrett,
W. A.Wallace,
CURWENSVILLE—
William Irvin,
John Patton,
Benj. Hartshorn,
Isaac Smith,
Isaac Bloom,
Alex. Caldwell,
PHILIPSBURG—
Chas. R. Foster, M. D. ‘ •
Wm. ltagslmw.
BELLEFONTE—
Col. A. G. Curlhin.
TYRONE—
John T. Matthias. 1
imo of
10l£ miles.
GLENHOPE—
Clark Patchin.
BROOKVILLE—
G. W. Zeiglor.
LUTHERSBIfRG —
Samuel Arnold.
CLEARFIELD BRIDGE—
James Forrest. ■
PHILADELPHIA—
John M. Halo,
On motiob, adjourned to meet at Clear
field on the 20llt February, 1854, at 6J
P. M.
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Washington, Jan. 7, 1853.
The proceedings of Congress for the
past week is void of any general interest.
In the Senate, the subject of the Clayton-
Buhvcr treaty, involving tho Monroe doc
trine of preventing the increase of mon
archicarinstituliohs on this continent, was
broached, and Gen. Cass gave notice that,
lit nn early day, ho wished to deliver
his viows at length upon the subject. It
is thought that there will bo but liitle dif
ference of opinion in the Senate ns to the
rights intended to be extended to England
by that treaty, and now assumed by
Great Britain; but as to fjio precise mea
ning of President Monroe, there areas
many conclusions, perhaps, as there tire
upon any other disputed point., Tho fact
is, it is high time this question was settled
one way or the other. Wo .should either
carry out tho Monroe doctrine at once, qr
else quit talking about it. \ ;
The Senate.disposed of the Pacific Rail
road for,the present, by appointing n spe
cial committee of two, bf which Mr; Guinn
of California is claimed, and referring the
whole subjccMo them. -"When-this com
mittee shall hdvo reported, as they doubt
less will soon, wo may know more than
wo yet do on the subject. It is quite cer
tain, however, that the com mi flee will not
favor Benton’s route, if Mr. Guinn can
provent it.
The House was in session oh Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, when they ad
journed until Friday next, Monday being
set apart to celebrate the battle of Now
Orleans. The LUnd distribution Bill,
known as Benqett’s bill, was the most im
portant topic of discussion. This bill pro
poses the distribution of the public do*
main among the States to aid in the con
struction of railroads and canals'' and for
educational purposes. , Should it pass,
[twenty years will find tho last acre squan
dered away, nnd;evory State heels over
head in debt. But the present Congress
it is to bo hoped, lire too wide awake to al
low any such scheme to be consummated.
Tho resolution of thanks to Capt. .Ingra
hain wnis hlsb'dlscussed, but not disposed
of, as wus also the case with the joint rcso
lotion in tolerence to the office of Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. This office
was created without the appointment re*,
•qufringtlia confirmation of the Senate, and
iho objdct of tliu present -resolution
js to multd if W., It will probably
NliiiiibrrlS.
Chas. Truit,
Samuel Bisyham,'
James M. Conrad,
Samuel Hord
John C. Montgomery,
N. N. Edwards,
IL C. Howell.
by the officers .]
pass after being so emended as nOttO'dist-'
tdirb lh6 jJresent.ihcunfibßbt 'of/that
Col.iPdler d.vWttshihgton; -v'* "yiX
T|hd holidays being nearly over ,npWiLit '*
is thought Congress will get Up something
to tall; about. Tor thereare mttp y' merit-.
hers that iro Vbry able id talkv j ;
subject nidy' bo Is. riot known, Although'
there 1 is 1 very good reason to beliov'c that'
it will «dr bd the Slavery, question. THb"
democratic members, from both the north ’
and the south, scent determined totatry
oul~llie spirit oftliO Baltimoreconvention
and ‘'acquiesce” ire the CbmpromisdVf'
1650 os a “final setiiemehi ,i ofthat tin
profitablu controversy.’' •
• Mr. Curtis your member, having been'
appointed on the Committee to aribompatoy*
the remains of the late Brookins Campbell,'
to his ! homo in had riot bsen l
in his seat this Week; t ] ‘f”
Tho seasou of gaity is nowinfulltido’’
of successful experiment jn -Wasliirigtori.'
Public receptions are taking place
night at one or tho other of the 'public
functionaries or distinguished citizens,,'
whore mutual expressions of good wishes'
are interchanged,new acquaintancesfoundj
old ones renewed,, nnd many good;things'
eafnhddrauk, and no doubt many sweet
things said.
Washington, Jan. 14, :1854,; ,
; Sin :—The House was not in session oni
Monduy. In the Senato u communication j
was presented,from the war Department,!
showing the expenditures of that' Depart
ra.eut, and the number of arms manufac
tured at the different armories for the fis*.
cal year. A resolution Was adopted cal*;
ling upon the President for. Copies of any .'
correspondence, between the government'
of the U. S. and Mexico not heretofore
communicated, respecting the right of way;
across the isthmus, of Tehuantepec, The
Senate adjourned after a Short session, s'
, This day (Monday), was observed by
enlarge number, of democrats in celebra*.-
ting the anniversary pf the battlo of New
Orleans. About 150 guests sat down to;
a sumptuous entertainment. A-humber of
patriotic and democratic resolutions, sen-',,
timents, and speeches wore offered, adop
ted and made, and all well received.
Tho anxiety fell for the safety of tho
steamship San Francisco, which sailed
from New York on’tho 20ih.Deccmber,
having on’ board 1 about 800 souls, 1 and;
; which was seen on the 25th and26tb ult;.
in a wrecked condition drifting seaward n
short distance soiith of the Gulf Stream, is
intense. The government has despatched'
vessels from Various ports in search of tho’
wreck, and there is great reason for hoi
ping that she may yet bo saved.
The two topics of most interest in na
tional, legislation, arq ( the report and bill
of Judge Douglas providing for the organic
. zat'ion of Nebraska territory; . and tlnf
committing of the'.subject of 4 tho Pacific
; railmad to a spccin'l. comrnit|e,o ; of nine of
which Senator Guinn, of.’ California ns
chairman, and the chairmen of five pf
the'other most important committees of
liio 'Sehate arc members. ' Should: the ,bil)
. as reported by Judge Douglas, bo adopted,
there will he no further agitation on, thp
subject of slavery, for it provides that Whqtt
the people of a territory , shall make ,th<?
arrangements required by pur constitution
and apply for admission into the Union,
Cohgressshull giant their request. This
is carrying out the spirit of the Compro
mise of 1850, and the resolution of the
Baltimore Convention, and if sanctioned
by the present Congress (and theta is ev*
ery indication that it will be) the settle
ment of the slavery; question will indeed
bo “final and conclusive.” The abolition*
ists are just now making:a desperate ef*
fprt to set the bail of agitation again in
motion, , well knowing that if Nebraska is
organized as provided in this bill, ■ it;,wiil
afford a precedent to bo followed in the or
ganization of u|l future territorial govern
menis, und thusdeprive them of all oppor
tunities for agitating the question of sla
very, when new States knock at the door
of Congress for admission into the Union,
, Tuesday, the 10th, ,was another day'6f
mourning in both Houses. ThoHon.Tf.
A, Mughlenberg, member of Congress
from Berks county, Pii., died at tho resf
depco of Hon. R. Brodhead, on tho etA
njng previous, nt lQ.o’clock. Mr. M. was
son of the late Hon. H. A. Mughlenberg,
and was but 30 years of age, This; was
his first session,; apd he spent, .-but-,in
a single day in his ' seat,—(tho >fifgt
day of tho session) haying been .takon
sick tho followipg day. Appropriate .eu
logies inthc Senate by Mr.Jßrodheud.awl
in tho House by Messrs. Drum, Dawnon
and Straub ; afier which both houses ad
journed. This is the second seut vacated
by tho hand of death since the commence
ment of the present session. ~ ,
Oh VVcdnesduy, Gen. Cass addressed
the, Scnato on tho subject of ithe Clayton
and Bulwe.r tyeaty, at great length, and
was listened, to \yith breathless niteetibp.
It will be remembered that this, treaty re
ceived the almost unanimous aunctionof
tho Senate, under tho impression that the
British therein made no claim to Hondu
ras; but that a protocol was signed by the
high contracting parties -(Mr. Clayton, as
Secretary of State on. the part of the Uni
ted States, and Mr. Bulwer,. the. British
minister on the part of thu'Britisli govePß
ment, which rendered this part of ilia trea
ty particularly ambigous. Mr. Cass wish
ed to set himself right before the country
with respect to this vote, und distinctly
declared that if ho had known of Iheir sfl
' crot paper he, and he believed mapy .otli
i era, would not have . voted for it, , Mf.
Clayton replied'on Thursday, but. without
concluding gave way to u motion: to. ad.
journ till Monday, Thu,discussion oo this
question promises to increase inintarest
und warmth, und may occupy much time.
The House, on VVednosduy.udopted tho
resolution of thanks to Capt Ingraham for
bis gulianf conduct hi tho vindication
of American citizenship at Smyrnu.' Ujo
mover of tho resolution y t ftlr.i
cla'ring (hat lio mount juu jresqluucn t (t»