THE REPUBLICAN.
CLEARFIELD, MARCH 8, 1854.
Foil Governor,.
WILLIAM BIGLEJR.
A WORD TO 01JR FRiBNDS.
TJio road era of tho Republican will bear
witness that the editors of this paper sel
dom trouble them with personal allusions
to themselves or personal appeal? ip,their
own behalf. But the transactions of tho
Inst few months have demonstrated to tho
most unobserving, that we arc not without
enemies, and that kind of enemies, too,
who do not hesitate to stab in the dark.
It would be magnifying our own impor
tance, to think that this is done merely for
the purpose of effecting injury to us alone.
Their aim is much higher. They seek to
destroy the organization of the Democratic
party of Clearfield county, and to decrease
Gov. Bigler's vole among his neighbors—
knowing that neither of these objects can
be obtained by fair and honorable means.
wo assert is their object—and to ac
complish it, they meanly tnke advantage
uf the : absence of ono of the editors, and
the limited acquaintance with the people
the county of tho other, to circulate the
giost infamous lies, and the basest insinua*
tionsand misrepresentations, wherever they
pan find a willing ear. If sqdh misrepre
sentations had reference to political, or ev
en to business transactions, \vc m'gbt fore
go lapguagp of bitterness in alluding to
them) but Satan like, they do it under the
garb of religion, and wherever they finda
person, male or female, whoso religious
prejudices can be approached, and who do
SQt thetpselve? know to tho contrary, they
sjealthily convey the impression that wc
are both Catholics; or at least that one is,
and the other, holding an appointment up
jjey Post Master General Campbell, is un-
der Catholic influence, and therefore, that
)he press is entirely controlled by Catholic
influences.
Now, we hold that po man has a right
fp question religious principles.
Qood behAvior ns an American citizen is
all that is required ; and whilst wo are free
jo declare that wo have just as much res
pect for a Christian Catholic, as we have
Tor a Ch.ristiap Protestant, and believe there
pte just as good Christians in the one
Church os in the other ; yet, for the satis
faction of those of our friends who have
pot had an opportunity to know to the con
trary, and whq are thus liable to bo mis
jed-r-we tore pronounce oach and every
pne of the above assertions or insinuations
ta be false from beginning to end, and
known to be so by those whq utter them—
pnd furthermore, daro any nian or set
of mep. tq ipako them 1° nur face.
We have never said one word in favor
of Catholics, either as a Church, or as in
dividuals, that we were not willing to say
in fqvor of any other Church, or its mem
bers, and the only net of ours that could
give the least shadow of plausibility to
jhese misrepresentations, has been our re
fusal to join in the present crusade against
Jhe Catholics, and assuming the privilege
ns we have done, to denounce and]
speak in opposition to the movomeni. If
jve could believe that the Pope of Rome,
through his Bishops and Prelates, hud evil
designs upon the liberties of th : e country,
pis is professed to be feared by some 'cif our
JNativists ; or if we were sure that the
Catholic religion was inconsistent with
truo republicanism; or if we could belive
the declaration made at the Native meet
ing in Goshen township, that the Catholics |
were “collecting upd depositing large!
quantities of fire arms and ammunitions in
their various Churches,” we might then
think it our duty as the conductors of q po
litical newspaper—an American journal—
to warn our fellow citizens of the threat
ened danger. But in the absence of every
Jhing in the shape of evidence of the truth
of either of these charges—yea, with the
evidence of imparted history, and the light
pf every day’s experience to tho contrary,
wo must be excused for expressing our un
belief in the bugaboos ; and, until thisun*
Relief is removed, we must be allowed (o
pursue the course our consciences approve,
and which is in accordance with the Con
stitution of our country, and make no dis
tinction between Protestant, Catholic and
Greek.
Judge Campbell may be a Catholic, for
pught we know. But whether he is, or is
not, we do know that he is one of the most
intelligent, industrious and efficient officers
ever employed by Government, an honor
plike to his State and country; ami we al
so- kpow that any whjyvould approach
him; predicating his claims fojr preferment
upon sectarian grounds, vyould be spurned
as a-disgrace to his country.
Wb' have felt called upon to gay tjiis
jpach fpf the purpose of putting our friends
ppon their guard against the mean and
powAxdly assaults of these designing dem
agogues,. The Republican has no secta
rian prejudices, and is under no sectarian
jjjKuefice. Itonlyuims to inculcate pound
moral and; political principles among Its
readers, and desires to continue to deserve
and receive, as it has heretofore, and dqes
at present, the support of all seqts and de
nominations of Christians, assuming them
that they shall ajlbe treated upon fair apd
equal terms. More than this, -neither our
consciences, nor our understanding,of pur
obligations as citizens of tho U, piled States,
will permit us to do. .
Notwithstanding these despicable oftorts
mndo to injuro us, our subscription list is
regularly increasipg—and po.w numbers
somo fifty moro than when the warfare
against us was commenced. We arc thus
doubly assured of tho correctness of our
position, and our determination to pursuo
an unwavoring course increased.
four Bradford friends arc great
ly mistaken in their long-winded, irrevn
lent reply to our remarks in referopco to
their Native meoting. Wo did not stig,
matizo them as "liars," “hypocrites \ pr
"knaves." Wo simply convicted them of|
tho crime of publishing to tho world a bare-,
faced lie. Wo did not think tho lio was
intentional on their the time. But
Wp are sorry to seo them pleading guilty
tp the indictment. This they do
clearly, as any man at all acquainted with
the English language will decide, aflpr
taking up tho proceedings of tho meeting,
our article apd their reply. They had
better have replied themselves, without
employing an advocate. They are tliuSj
mndo the authors of moic falsehoods then
wo over met with in the same space. It
is false to say that Washington had ref
erence to Nntivism when ho cautioned his
country against “foreign influences. It is
equally so of Jefferson and Jackson —
“Jackson, the god of ogr idolatry." Who
but their whig advocate could thus attempt
to blucken the momory of that great and
good patriot, or thus slander tho democrat
lie party? It is false that the Hew York
Herald is a Democratic organ. It is also
false that we used either "obsceneox vulgar
language.” It is false that Gov. Bigler
was "privy" to the appointment of l’ost
Master at this place.
But it wns.vQot our intentiop to say half;
so much in answer to this reply, as we:
have already done. They have either per- 1
verted or misrepresented our remarks in!
every instance in which they have been!
alluded to. But wo care not for that. — |
“Truth is mighty, and will prevail,” and|
wo rely upon the intelligence and justice j
of tho community to investigate tho truth,
and "give the devil his due." j
And ns lor "retracting" any thing wo,
we havo said, why that is simply ridicu-j
lous, although wo will ever esteem it a
pleasure to makeamenda fo.cnny wrong we
ppjy commit, whether intentional or agei
dental—and feel honored In the act. But
in this case wo have done no wrong —-mis-
represented no ope, and have nothing to
retract. •
In conclusion, wo will again repeat that
we have long known most of these gentle- :
men, and have ever esteemed them highly
as honest, conscientious, truth-loving, hon
orable citizens. But they havo fallen into
had company- And ns their very best
friends, we advise them, that when they
again wish to appear before the public, to
trust to their own abilities, ns the truth
needs no advocate. Especially should they
shun those so regardless of tho charapter
for truth and veracity of theirolionts ns tho
ono employed in this caso.
OirSome would-be-sinarl-chap of our
borough, attempts through the columns of j
the last Philadelphia American Banner,\
([Native,) to give a history of our late Bor
ough election, and evinces a disposition to
crow somewhat over the result as a Native
victory. It is true that by the Whigs and
Natives uniting, apd a considerable num
ber of Democrats not being disposed to
carry politics to so great a length,' voting
with them, almost an entire ticket compos
ed of peradps claiming to bo Natives, lias
been elected. But that Governor Bigler
interfered in the affair ope way or the oth
er we do not believe. Nor can the result
be considered as a fair test of party
strength. We would advise the boisterous
correspondent of the Banner to keep cool
until the second Tuesday of October next,
Wm. Bigler will then again be the stand
ard bearer of the Democratic party, and it
can then be more cp.rrectly decided as to
who are Democrats nnd who are Natives.
When this correspondent sfatos thatcer
tain productions were demanded of U 3 and
wo refused to ; giye them up, and that they
were purposely excluded from our paper,
he ufters that which is false. And when
Ip asserts that' wo taxed them three prices
ibr the publication of the same, he also ut
ters which is equally untrip—and the
cowardly scribblerdare notcorpe forth and
say so to our face, or publish these' asser
tions ovep hja proper signature in the col
umns ofqny paper. But lmd three prices
beep chaygpcl by US ns asserted, it would
even then have beep more reasonable than
the price lately charged and collected for
a certain Native speech delivered not long
since in this place, about which very' little
complaint is heard. .: ~ .
The bill to organize these, two territo
ries, now under,consideration in Congress,
affords occasion for the abolition and free
soil sentiment to jttterppt to get up ahother
excitoment oh tllp question of slavery. In
this offort they Pro'bqund to foil, if demo
crats are but true to their pledge at Balti
more in 1852, to acquiesce in the compro-
mise of 1850, as u final “settlement of the
slnvoryquestion in and out of Congress.
Tho whigs also subscribed to' tho same
pledge, nnd as a party, aro equally bound
to adhero to it in good faith. But their
conduct is no guido for democrats, and
whether they uro faithful or faithless, the
democrats have only to bo faithful to their
obligation. If that obligation hound them
to tho support of a ipeasuro of doubtful
constitutional authority, or of doubtful
propriety touching our national prosperity,
there might he somo reason in not adhe
ring to it. But such js pot the case. Tho
question had been long agitated, fully dis?
cussed, and well understood, nnd received
their solemn sanction in tho election qf
President Pierce.
What, then, wero the priciplca settled by j
the compromise of 1850, and thus sanc
tioned by tho American people? It was
sjmply giving to the pooplo of tho territo
ries of New Mexico nnd Utah tho right to'
come into the Union with or without sla
very as they saw proper. This is all that
is proposed to bo done in the organization
oT Nebraska nnd Kunzas. Now, is itj
wrong to givo the people this right T Ifj
they cannot ho trusted—if they nro
the best judges of their own wants, then it|
is wroqg, anc * Congress had bettor not
confine their legislation to tho territories,
but to save much expepso and trouble Ur
tho different states, extend their acts of lo
cal legislation to them also. Or, if, by
removing to these totritories nnd undergo-
ing every privation and hardship, tho
yeomanry of tho old slates nro disfranchi
sed, and loose tho right and ability, of self
government, then, likewise, it is right for
Congress to interfere and dictate for them.
It ia lhoroforo.ua tlloar 09 tile IIOSO Oil a
man's face, that the only proper plan is to
leave this question to to ho decided by the
people who go there to settle, and make it
their homes. If the climate and produc
lions will not render slave labor profitable,
all the acts that Congress can pass will |
not compel them to have slaves. If the!
soil and climate aro favorable to such la
bor, the people, under the constitution of
the United Stales, have a right to have
slaves, and there isnnepd to the question.
But apart from these considerations,
wo should bear in mind that these territo
ries are Iho common property of th.o con
federacy. Neither the south nor the north
can say tp tho other, “this is our portion,
a rut »hat is yours-=-go and occupy”—but
every foot of territory belongtng to the U
niled States is ns freely open to the occu
pancy of the slaveholder as it is to the citi
zen of the free slates—and any act of
Congress throwing restrictions in the way
of such common occupancy is in plain vi
olation of the constitution- The South
says to the North, “our money helped- to
pay for this property, and our blood hasj
been freely shed in its defence and protec
tion—rour national constitution—tho sacred
compact that binds these states together —
the article of co-partnership—declares it
to be common property, and guarantees
our rights in it, and avers it to be equal
with yours, will you, then, having the
numerical strength in. Congress, deny us
equal privileges, and thus violate our char
ter. If you do, there is an end to that
charter, and we must cease to regard its
observance beyond our convenience, as
obligatory.”
This is what it must como to if the aboli
tion sentiment has its way.
Bqt better things are to bo hoped for at
the hfinds of the present Cqpgress. Al
most every democrat, in that body stands
pledged beforo the people, not to agitate
the question of slayery, but to abide by
and carry out the principles of the com
promise of 1850. Let them but act, and
If abolitionism should succeed in raising a
storrn of opposition, go home after they
have discharged their official duties, and
like men bwiscious of the rectitude of their
conduct, nppfSal to the people, and our
word for it the people will sustain them.
Slavery is regarded at least as a politi
cal evil by almost every northern citizen,
'and is admitted as such by many ip the:
j south, and while northern constituency
| would spurn the'representative who would]
I cast his vote for the extension of slavery |
by copstitufional enactment, into territoryl
now free, they, saving tho abolitionists, at
the same time, ask not that any constitu
tional restriction shall be evaded, or any
fraternal obligation tq our southern breth
ren violated, in order to prevent [slavery
being established wherever and whenever
the/rec will of American citizens, say it
shall be. Let the question be submitted
to and decided by the peoplo of these ter
j ritories, is the sentiment of nine tenths of
the northern people—ahd this is all tha}
the south asks, and just what this bill .
proposes to do. Then, why should Con
gross hesitate to act at once, and finally
and forever pul a qtop to this distracting
nigger question ? If tjips left to the peo- ,
pie, the influx of emigrants from the free
states, bearing with thorn their anti-slave
ry principles, would bo as four to one
from tho southern stqte?, and there would
thertfore not bo a particle of danger of
those territories legalizing tho institution
of slavery, or of applying for admission
into tho Union as slave states. Then,
why, it is asked, does tho south oppose tho
restriction imposed by the Missouri Com
promise, if she does not expect to bo bep
efitlcd by declaring its provisions ipoperar
tive? The answer is obvious. Under thnt
restriction the foreigner from thefurthest
ends of the world can como there and
make it his home, and in duo time oxer
ciso all tho rights of an American citizen ;
but the southern man ia denied this right.
If he is a slaveholder, our act of Congress
says to him—“We know this is common
property —wo know your blood and trea
: spro were freely contributed towards its
i purchase and defence —but before you
can come and occupy on equal terms with
us, you must dispose of that species of
property which we admit is legalized by
our constitution.” Such a submission is
held to bo degrading by tho south, and
they say every American citizen should
ibo ns loth to exact os to submit to. And
•{this is the reason why the south w{H cast
|an unanimous vote in lavor of tho bill to
j or<mnizo torritoriqs fpr Nebraska and {tap
jO*
zas.
But let us look at tho question in anor j
ther light. I
Therp aro now sixteen froo states and
fifteen slnvcholding states —giving the free
states two of a majority in tho Senate, and
fifty four in the House. Suppose this was
reversed, and thnt tho slnvcholding inter
ests had the power to force through Con
greks an act establishing slavery in these
territories. They would have just as
much constitutional power to do this ns
the present nnti-sjayory m n i°vfty have' to
declare that slnvery shall not go tho re.—^
!If tho constitution gives Congress the uu
! thority to do the one, it gives it tiie same
I power to do the other. But Congress has
jno such power. It was wisely establish
ed bv the framers of tho Constitution, and
ho who seeks to meddlo with tho local reg
ulationsof our territories by Congressional
intervention, has cither studied our free
institutions to Uttlo purpose, or entertains
an utter contempt for tho capacity of tho
people for self-government.
por the Republican,
Messrs. Editors: —In looking over tho
Republican of the 15th instant, 1 observed
the proceedings of a Native meeting held
in Curwensville, on the oth instant, which,
in my humble opinion is worthy of a few
remarks —for such inconsistent proceed
ings will have their influence upon society,
and that influence cannot bo productive of
good. There is a manifest deception in
this meeting! It is evident to every ration
al mind, that tho whole proceedings of that
meeting, as well as all others of a similar
character, are aimed nt tho Catholic popu-!
lation of our country —and yet these same
individuals feign to be very fearful lest re
ligion and politics should mingle. Here
I is where the deception lies—and deception
never can prosper. Why not come out
[ boldly, and say they fear the great in
crease of Catholics in our country ? And
if their keen perception has discovered so
much danger, warn our citizens to be on
their guard. And not bo thus carrying on
a clandestine warfare with tho Catholics
at the expense of protestant foreigners—
for certainly wo have nothing to fear from
them. But the philosophers of Curwens
villo have got it into their heads that our
country is in iminent danger from foreign
emigration. I almost fandy they imagine
they already hear the booming of the ene
my’s cannon, or that they have some hid*
den passage under ground filled with gun
powder to blow up the world.
But if foreigners are so dangerous, why
did they not overthrow our government
long ago, and not wait until it is establish
ed on such a firm basis. I for my part,
cannot see why foreigners should desire to
ovorthow our government. They have
fled from a land of despotic tyranny to seek
an asylum in a land of liberty. A land of
liberty, which some of their fathers fought
and died to obtain for us—apd. shall we
say to the sons of those brave siresWe
I shall not recognize you as citizens ? You
shall hayo no part with us? Wo shall en
joy our liberty alone? Your fathers fought
to obtain it for us, but their sons who have
fled from despotism to seek a home here
shall not enjoy a citizenship with us until
they have remained in our midst twenty
ope years, which must necessarily deprive
many of oyer enjoying it.
What do you say to it Americans?—
Shall such be tho case ? Shall the news be
borne across the broad Atlantic, to sadden
the hearts of thousands ? America has
become tyranic. No, is the reply of every
true hearted republican. But some of our
good citizens do not reply no, so 'the con
clusion is, such good citizens are not re
publicans. AUEBIC(.’B.
(Krlt is estimated that it will cost $6,-
000,000 to supply Washington city with
water. The probable amount that it will
cost to supply it with whiskey, is not giv.
LATER FROM EUROPE. - L „ Clearfield RtpvUioan.'
Arrival tf the Profiler Andes Pr pa < As there appears to be
parationsfar War still active. considerable excitement in regard to £>
' Boston, March, |v—The Andos nrri- nOW g ot U p party, I havo concluded to pen
ved at this port this tporning from £»ver-- a --few thoughts that present themselves to
pool, whence she sailed on tho J4tn uit., m y m j ru j_ ,
bringing news throe days later Itynji wore j j, avo bcon cnrefully watching their '
received by the Europa. , ' mnnceuvreings for some time, and am not
The British government has taken the , a jj U | 0 gurpr j se d | 0 see with what success'
Cunard steamers Niagara and Cambna to ( | ieir e^forts have been crowned—to think
convoy troops to the Mediterranean. 1 hoy j (hnt men> nm | intelligent men too, will
were to sail on the 18th of February > or | rU gj, wildly and madly into an institution
Malta. r got up for the solo purpose of weakening
The mammoth iron screw steamer Gr. t j )Q Democratic party. I would warn all
Britain, had arrived at Liverpool front i| rational and intelligent democrats to‘look
Melbourne, Australia, after a passage ot j before they loop’—to be careful, lest when
sixty days. , thev step on what thoy suppose to be a
The news from tho sent of war on 1110 1 platform, that it bo not a dead-fall prepar-'
Danubei'is becoming very interesting. tho whigs, to decoy and deludo all
Tho latest accounts are that Prince Gort- SU(} | l and water Democrats—for such *
schakoffhnd surrounded Kallnfat, with an, j must CQ || them—believing as 1 do, that
army of sixty thousand Russians, and hadj no sound De mocrat will stoop so low astd
positive orders ta capture it from ,hc | not i cc such a piece of humbuggery. Tbcy
Turks. . . , ! (the Natives 1 mean) aro at work in all
Preparations for war ore going on n 'B™i parts 0 f our county, holding meetings, and
and day, in Franco and England. A hO . adopting resolutions which are not only
military forco for the assistance ol; 1 urkey, unconst itutionul T hut would if carried into'
it is now confidently assorted, will be 4U >*' e fTcct, deprive men of tho glorious privi
-000 French and 10,000 English troops, j j 0 f ‘worshiping God according to tho
England will send 10,000 more U J? 01 ?*! 3 ' J dictates of their own conscience."
sary. Tho squadron will consist of thir-J jj qw g| or ; oug ly does our country stand
ty sail vessels —to include twenty Bcre before tho view of intelligent men in con
steamers, three paddle wheel steamers and w ith other nations of the world.—
seven sailing vessels —making a total ol jj ow p ro udly floats our starry flag among >
2,000 guns. This fleet, without reckon- t ; mo worn ani ] m oth eaten banners of'
ing the squadron of admiral Corry, will be [)|o o |j mitering despotisms, which have ‘
tho most powecAil ever fitted out by Great 8o | on „ mn( ] o ( he earth groan under their ;
Britain. In the Royal Dock Yards, the O pp ress j ons . 1 /eel my heart swelling with- ' ;
formation and equipment of Rio fleets pro- me QS j j 00 j ; nbroad over the wide ex
ceed with great rapidity r i tended domain, and see the millions who ;
Tho London Globe says that Lord R a -j inhabit our smiling valleys and lofty moun- ■
glan, would probably havp the chiereom- ta j ns> a ji re joicing in the sunlight of free-
tpand of tho land forces. 'dorn and sharing in the privileges and ?
from all accounts it appears lhatit was b | ess ; n g S of our Republican government. ,J
determined by the Russians to ronke a dc- |p ,j 10 | arncnfat j o „ s Qn( ] assertions of the
cisivo blow- Prince Gortschakoff, had ro- NalivC3 b e taken /or facts by tho histori
ccivcd positive orders from tho Emperor, r - / w hich I trust will not) what n dif
to use every effort to drive the Turks out picture will bo drawn in after times,
of Lesser Wallachia, without further loss | j won( j cr jf tbeso pnrtizans evor think of
of time. I t }, e past if they ever look back upon the
columns of other years and read tho dole
ful stories of ruin and destruction with
which they alarmed the timid and distress-.
cd the ignornnt, yet amid it all our coun.-
try ha 9 gone on under Democratic rule
with giant strides to her present enviable
position.
Tho natives arc forced to speak of our
country as prosperous in all her interests;
at peaco with all the world—honored and
respected wherever the foot of mnn lias
trod and borne her name and achieve*
ments. To write tho facts of the last four
years would overwhelm Nalivism moroir
retrieveably than Pompeii or Herculane
urn wore buried by the lava of the burning
volcano. Thoro wero false prophets in
former years, and verily some <?f thcsuiup
tribe still live.
Wc marvel that those who have been so..
often deceived should suffer themselves to
be again deluded, • Rut dear ns the schnoV
of experience is some people will learn at ■
no other. Yours, &c. 1. S. S.
February 20, 1854.
In Asia, Kurschid Pasha had reorgani
zed tho Turkish forces and was about to
resume defensive operations with 30*00.0
infantry, 5,000 cavalry and 140 guns.
Telegraphic despatches from Bucharest
to tho Ist ult„ state that 05,000 Russian
troops wore before Kalafnt, though Prince
Gorlschakoff knew that the Turkish posi
tion could not bo carried without great loss
of life. , . r
Jt was stated that the negotiations lor
pence between Russia and Turl>oy had
been re-opeped.
At the same lime England and France
continued to make extraordinary prepara
tions for war.
The new ship Mary T. Stcrrett, from
New York for Havre, was abandoned at
cca on the lstof February. The crow were
taken off by the ship Westmoreland. The
Mary. T. Sterrelt was then scuttled.
Letters from Australia in regard to com
mercial and mining matter?, arc generally
favorable.
The Vc.y Latest-
By Telegraph from London to Liverpool.
The second edition of the Morning Her
ald publishes a private despatch from Pa
ris. The Russian squadron, on receiving
intelligence that tho combined fleets had
left tho Black Sea, five Russian frigates
were put to sea andprocecded toi Chefkatil
where they attacked the fort, but without
much success.
The Russiun fleet were obliged to steer
in consequence of a warm repulse from
the Turks.
There are some doubts of the authenti
cation of this report, but it had been re
ceived from two different sources.
The Globe announces the currency of
the news at Paris of the possible re-open-!
ing of negotiations between the Great Pow- :
ers. (
A despatch from Paris slates that the|
Emperor or Austria had asserted that if.
the RussianscrossedtheDanube, ho would
make common cuusowith the western pow
ers. This intelligence had caused a rise j
in French funds, but adds that there is no-:
thing to show that the rumors are deserv
ing of credit.
The Paris correspondent of the Times,
says certain French negotiations are ma
king for the settlement of the Eastern ques
tion.
Fine Times foe tiie Ibon Men. —The :
Irop Men are doing a fine business, so
good, that they say not a word about a
tariff, There are thirteen thousand miles
of railroad in operation, three thousand
miles additional, it is estimated, will be
built this year. For doublo tracks, one
hundred thousand tons will be required
this year. The quantity of railroad iron
therefore in use by the end of this year,
allowing one hundred tons to the mile,
will be one million seven hundred thou
sand tons, which, at $65,(100 invested in
railroad bars now in use. Eight per ct.
is estimated hy the Railway Times to bo
the wear and tear of the rails in use, which
would requireian outlay for this item alono
of more than eight million of dollars. By
January, 1860, thero will in all proba
bility, he in operation in the Uniteu States
30,000 miles of railway. Between now
and that period, there will havo to be fur
nished, by our manufacturers, the iron
for some nineteen thousand miles of new
track, and as much as eight per cent, per
annum of the amount now in use. This
magnificent amount, with the multiplied
uses for iron, cars, locomotives, steam-en
gines, machinery, steamboats, iron sailing
vessels, iron Jiuildings, &c., gives to.tho
iron trqdp the most flattering prospects, if
nothing intervenes to stop the progress, of
railroad construction.
Coax. Ashes.— I Tho best- purpose to
which coal ashes can be applied, in town
or country, , is in making garden walks.—
If well laid down, no weeds or grass will
grow, and by use they become more sol*
id and durable brickf. '
THE PRIVATEER STORY.
No well informed person here places
the slighest confidence in the story of the
Courier des Etat Unis say ing that Russian
agents arc recruiting secretly in N. York,
for American seamen, to servo on board
American ships to be procured there, to.
act shortly ns privateers under the Russian
flag, on the commerce of France and Eng
land. Such a thing could not possibly oc
cur in New York without coming to the
knowledge of the Government here, and
we have every reason to believe that they
hnvo no: received the slightest information,
concerning it from any other source what
ever. If existing laws are not sufficient to
prevent anysuch transactions in the Amer
ican port, the public may rest assured that
laws strong enough will be passed, by
I Congress on the day on which they may
be notified by the Executive that necessity
| for such legislation oxists. The Govern
ment of the United States—Executive and
Legislative—entertain, wo take it, not the
slightest idea of permitting any Americans
to run the risk of involving us, as a power,
in difficulty with any Europenn nations,
id order that individuals among us may
make money, more or less. They will
have quite enough lodo in the way of §etu
ling our international difficulties, which
must arise in the event of a general ESVo
pean war, even though we strictly observe
our duly as neutrals. Our shipping are
under such circumstances to do much of
the carrying trade of all the belligerents*
which, in itself, though legitimate and
proper, cannot fail to give our State De
partment great additional labors and many
more cares.
We have r\ot the slightest idea that Rus
sia contemplates an effort to send out
American privateers} and, if she did, those
thus engaging in her service would soon
find therpsolvos ‘.‘brought up with a round
turn,” by instructions from Washington.
Washington Star.
For the Republican.
Uncle Jemimah, seems to have been
taking a bite off his own Pickles—-orsmell
ing after foxes. Perhaps you are q little
rued eA that last oyster, or perhaps that
last bad trip on that last bad business to
gether wills bad whiskey grips a little. I
presumo you could not if you had the time,
make a mountain out of one hill—for it is
a common saying that it takes two hills to
make a mounting-*—but wo have weekly
demonstrations that even one awkward
Trough will hold plenty of sap , as your
watery editorials illustrate. That new
letter Flicker.—The name is nothin.
GirSaturday night is a blessed institu
tion—as somp one nas beautifully expres
sed it, it,is the golden clasp that'cleseaibe
volume of the week.
OirMoney spent in advertising*
seed sown in good ground, will return,
some three, some faur, Bn sonjeapbun*
flred fold. . '