€cint %10 in n 0 noetic* Vol WW I-—Whole \o I SBC. Rates of Advertising. One square, IS lines, 1 time 50 " 2 times 7a " 3 •' 1.(10 44 1 mo. 1.25 " 3 44 2.50 44 6 " 4.00 44 1 year C.Ol) 3 squares, 3 times 2.00 41 3 mos. 3.50 ( ommunications recommending persons for i ffice, must be paid in advance at the rate of 25 cents per square. SPRING & SUMMER GOODS! HA \ ING taken several additional rooms for the use of our store, we are enabled this . pring to increase our stock of goods very much, nail we now oiler our friends a lery large and desirable assortment of MI BDDM, BOOTS. SHOES & BONNETS. Carpeliiiffs, Hardware and Ciroceries, and think we can't be undersold in any of them. A great part of our stock lias been purchased i,t auction, at regular catalogue sales, where nothing but fresh and warranted goods are of rered, and by which we save from 15 to 20 per cent., and we feel confident that we can sell a great many articles LOWER than those who buy only ot the jobbers, as tor instance— I LOTUS AND CASIMEIIES, CARPETIXUS, BOOTS, SHOES, BO.ISETS, Ac. We invite our triends, and the public gener ally, to call and look at our good?, and it they alter wards think they can buy for less elsewhere, we will charge them notfling for showing. NVATTSON &l JACOB. I.ewiatown, April 12, 1650. IT IS EVIDENT To all discerning minds that BLYMYER has the most splendid assortment of SPRING & SUMMER GOODS rpHAT has been brought to Lewiitown this A season, and withal so cheap that he who would undersell it must wake up a little earlier than he ever did before. The stock comprises m great variety, Cloths, Cassimeres, Satinets, Veatings, Croton Cloths, Caehmeres, and Cash meretts; Tweeds, Mohair Cords, Drillings, Velvet Cords, French Cassitneres, Doe Skin do., white and fancy Marseilles, &c. A splen did assortment of Xaßifs' jDi tsse (Goons. Grode Naps, Satin du Chenes, an elegant as sortment of striped, figured and plain Silks, Bareges, Challey, Muslin de Alpacas, Lustres, Ginghams, Lawns, Mulls, Jaconets, Bombazines, striped and plaid Muslins, &.C. lie has also an extensive variety of the CHEAPEST CARPETING 'hat has yet been brought to this place; to gether with a never-ending assortment of READY MADE CLOTHING, which will be sold at prices to suit purchasers. B'-rides this, he has it ii ee us ware, Wlaww arc, and an unparalleled supply of g it o € i: k i i: s. [.adies and gentlemen who with to clothe themselves, in a becoming dress, such as is r aiied for in the course of human events by fish ion aud public opinion, are invited to take a lock at his airjck before purchaiing at other places. His clerks are ever ready and willing to exhibit to all, and if price nnd quality don't suit, there will be no grumbling. GEORGE ULYMYER LeWigtown, April 12, 18o(J. TIN WARE! TIN WARE!! J. If. SKLIIKIREK, VT his old stand, on MARKET street, Lew . istown, six doors east of the public square, ; nil side, informs the public generally, that they will always find at his establishment, a Hraty Slock of Made I p T B \ W A H K , of almost every variety, and offering great m ducementa to purchasers. To COUNTRY MERCHANTS, who may wish to lay in a stock for sale, he will make such reduction in price is wiil prove advanta geous to them. Thankful for the encouragement he lias thus tur received, he will endeavor to deserve and n.pea to receive a conlint ance of the sums. — A good practical knowledge of lna business, ami ail work being made under his own per sonal superintendence, warrants him in assur ing the public that they will nowhere find bet ter or cheaper. [mircli 22, ~tf | v k GREEN'S IJNIMENT, for Rheonut- I * im,. Hwell;ng-. Ilruiee--, Ac. ir.-onc I the U-gt remedies now in use for beisl us ad man. Price 371 cts. per bottle, for .leat A. A. BANKS' apl2 Diamond Drug Store^ I" y \N('Y SOARS.—Almond o'P. Marsh Mallow soap, Amandine soap, 1 rsnspa • *iit cup, Military oap, Tooth Hull**, Almond -hiiviug <iream, Koe do. do., Amandine fur ; pp*o! hand-, Ac , &<•.. for sale bv .1. B. M!T< IIMf.L •vv, • ! V ilj Ui'lfLlt l~ t a7oU 2 squares, G mos. §5.00 " 1 year 8.00 A column, 3 mos. 6.00 6 44 10.00 44 1 year 15.00 1 column, 3 mos. 10.00 G 44 15.00 44 1 year 25.00 Notices before mar riages, Ac. sl2. spsßsgpgaiß) &SJE> jPOTKLseisiais) <&n@iE(g-ig iPiEnsnsycss-asis) aaswnsws^3-1100^22^ Selling off at Cost AND NO MISTAKE!! INTENDING to relinquish the Dry Goods business in this [dace and engaging in other | pursuits, the splendid stock of Goods now on the shelves and counters of M SB 1111. BROTHERS, comprising, in great variety, all the leading articles usually found in a carefully selected stock, and a considerable quantity of FI N E GOO D S not always tube had, will be sold oft AT COST. As is well known, we have always sold CHEAP, and as the stock was purchased RIOIIT —we mat say without boasting, as low as any one could have bought it—it will be SUI.D RIGHT. The selection consists of Fancy A: Maple Dry fooJs, Such as Fancy Prints at all prices. Ginghams, Checks, Alpacas, De Laines, Merinoes, Silks of all kiHds, and a general assort ment of Ladies' Dress Goods. Cloths, Cassimeres & Satinetts, Jeans, Tweeds, Kerseys, Flannels, &c. lilcncltcil <V Broun Tlimliu*, Ticking, Shawls, Ribbons, taces, Cape tails, t ringes, Gimps, Hosiery, Gloves, Suspen ders, Combs, &c. &.c. JiDD'ia Ait J) 3JIDM, AND READY WADE CLOTHING. Together with a good and general assortment of GROCERIES. CCtT Should any one be desirous of purchas ing the whole stock, it will be sold a bargain. T he stand is a good one, and in such case pos session would be given in a short time. P. S.—All persons indebted on the books are earnestly requested to call and make settle ment on or before the FIRST DAY OF J USE XEXT, as after that date they will bi placed in the hands of an officer for collection. GREAT INDUCEMENTSfO fIIHK subscribers having purchased the stock JL of goods lately owned by C. 1,. JONES at a heavy discount on their first cost, now of fer them at the same stand, at PHILADELPHIA PRICES, in order to close them out. This stock has nearly all been recently bought, and is well selected, and as it is the desire of the present owners to run it off in the shortest possible time, C ash B will have such an opportunity tor GOOD BARGAINS as rarely occurs. The u6ortmcnt of LADIES' DRESS HOODS is very fine, embracing a SPLENDID LOT OF FIGURED, PLAIN, CHANGEABLE AND FOULARD SIL it* S, liamUoiiic Itarcgr*, French l>un us Ginghams, Prints, Fringe*, Crimps, £:<% Vc. The slock also of BONNETS. SHOES, PARASOLS, BONNET TRIMMINGS, is large and desirable, and enn be had at r <_L J ' .>" • * t r y-) 4 -. a i Fngli*li A. French BROAD CLOTHS, CASSI MERES, SATINETS, 'JIMM iiIADJH KKKUUn, HOOTS & SHOES, AND can all be bought, at lirst cost. MERCHANTS wishing to replcnifcli will find they can do better by buying from this stock than by going to Philadelphia. (jCr Apply soon, as the store will be kept open but u short time. A. SICLER & CO. Lewistown, may 3, lbuO. A \I; \\ iEmcIKE ! BROWN'S ESSENCE OF JAMAICA GINGER, VVERY valuable preparation tor persons recovering fiorn fever, or other diseases, a few drops imparting to the stomach a glow und vigor equal to a glassful of brandy, or other stimulants, without any of the debilitating ef fects which are sure to follow the use of liquor of any kind ; and it is therefore especially ap plicable to children and females. To the aged it will prove a great comfort; to the dyspeptic, arid to those who are predisposed to gout und rheumatic affections, it gives great relief; and to the inebriate, who wishes to reform, but whose stomach is constantly craving the nox ious liquor, it is invaluable—giving tone to the digestive organs, and str< ngtli to resist tempta tion, and is consequently a great agent in the cause of temperance. For sale bv J. H. MITCHELL. Lew;stown, March Icou. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY SI, ISSO. 4Joctr. Till: Ll\D OF GOLD. BV MRS. H. J. LEWIS I Tlie Land of Gold! And what beside is Oiere Round which the tendrils of the heart nray twine 1 Are there bright cottage homes where children fair Peep through the lattice thick u'erlaid with vine ? Are there broad fields of waving grass and grain, And herds that homeward roam at hush 1" eve, And clear, cool atreums that wander through the plain, And birds that love near man their nests to weave i i Are there no clouds but such as beauty lend. To softest skies with stars intensely bright * \\ ith its wild airs do richest perfumes blend To form a second Eden of delight ? Are altars there whereon the soul may lay The burden of its loneliness and care 1 Doth deep-toned bell upon the Holy Day, Call weak and tempted hearts to fervent prayer I What: none of these in that fair Land of Gold, Nor love, tior friendship, yet thou must depart 1 God comfort thee w hen burning hope grows cold. And disappointment goads or breaks thy heart: tscrlirturoufis, S.4TI WELLER'S \ ALLMIVL. FROM THE PICKWIC K PAPERS. I \n old story, if pood, is always better than a new one that is indifferent. The other day, in looking over the 1 Pickwick Papers,' we caine upon the scene where Sam Weller writes a \ alentine to Marv ; and fort with we gave it out as copy. Here it is ! The younger and elder Weller, it will be recollected, are seated in the parlor of the Blue Boar, and the latter, mollified by the softening influence of tobacco, re quests his son to 4 lire away,' and w rite his Valentine.] Sain dipped his pen into tiie ink, to be ' ready for any corrections, and began, with a very theatrical air— -4 Lovely ' 1 4 Stop.' said Mr. Weller. ringing the bell. • A double glass o' tiie inwuriahle, my dear.' ' \ cry well, sir,' replied the girl, who with great quickness appeared, vanished. 1 returned, and disappeared. 4 i hey seem to know ydur way here,* observed Sam. 4 N os, replied his lather, 4 1 been here before in my time, Go on, Sammy.' • Lovely creetur,' repeated Sam. 4 'Taint in poetry, is it V interposed the father. 4 No, no,' replied Sam. 4 W erry glad to hear tt,* said Mr. Wel le r. 4 Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked in poetry, cept a beadle on boxin' dav, or Warren's Blackin,' or Rowland's oil, or some o them low fellows? never let your self down to talk poetry, mv bov. Ilegin agaiti, Sammv.' Mr. Weller resumed his pipe with criti cal solemnity, and Sam once more com menced, and read as follows : 44 Lovely ereetur, f feel myself a dam med ' 4 That ain't proper,' said .Mr. Weller, taking his pipe from Itis month. 4 No ; it 2;n't dammed,*' observed Sam, holding the letter to the light, 4 it's shamed, there's a blot there—l feel mvself asham ed.' 4 \\ erry good,' said Mr. W eller, 4 go on.' • I eel myself ashamed, and completely cir—J forget what this word is,' said Sain, scratching liis head with the pen, in vain attempting to remember. 4 Why don't you look at it, then V in quired Mr. Weller. 4 So 1 am a looking at it,' replied Sam, • hut there's another Idol ; here's a 4 - c." and a 44 i," and a 4 d.' " 4 Circumwented, p'raps,' suggested Mr. Weller. 4 No, it ain't that,* said Sain, 4 eireum cribed, that's it.' 4 That ain't so good a word as eireum wented, Sammy, said Mr. Wcller.gravt Iv. 4 Think not ?' said Sain. ' Niothin' like it,' saiil his father. 4 lint don't you think it means more ?' inquired Sam. 4 \ el, p'raps it is a more tenderer word,' said Mr. Weller, after a moment's rcllec tion. 4 ('o on, Sammy.' 4 Feel myself ashamed and completely circumscribed in a dressin' of von, for you are a nice gal, and nothin' but it.' 4 That's a worry pretty sentiment,' said the elder Mr. Weller, removing his pipe to make way for IHs remark. 4 N es, I think it is rather good,' oh- ■ served Sam, highly flattered. 4 Wot 1 like in that 'ere style of wri ing,' said the elder Mr. Weller, • is, that there ain't no eallin' names in it—no We nuscs, nor nothin' of that kind ; wot's the good in calling a young 'oonian, a We nus, or an angel, Sammy V 4 All ! what, indeed ?' replied Sam. 4 Drive on, Sammy,' said Mr. Weller. Sam complied with the request, and proceeded as follows, with a mixed ex pression of complacency, which was par ticularly edifying. 4 Afore 1 see you, 1 thought ail women were alike.' 4 So they are,' observed the elder Mr. Weller, parenthetically. 4 Hut now,' continued Sain. 4 now 1 find what a reg'lar soft-headed, ink-red'lons turnip 1 must ha' been, for there ain't no body like you, though I like you better than nothing at all. 1 thought it heal lu ; make that rather strong,' said Sain, looking ! up. Mr. Weller nodded approvingly, and I Sam resumed— 4So I take the privilege of the day, | Mary my dear—as the gen'lm'n in diffi culties did, ven he valked out of a Sun day—to tell you that the lirst and only time I seed you, your likeness was took on my heart in much quicker time than ever a likeness was took by the profeel machine (wich, p'raps, you may have heered on, .Mary, mv dear,) altho' it does finish a portait and put the frame and glass on complete, with a hook at the end, to hang it up by, and all in two minutes and a quarter. 4 i am afeerd that werges on the poeti cal, Sammy, said Mr. Weller, dubiously. 4 No, it don t, replied Sam reading on very quickly, to avoid contesting the point. 4 Except ot me, Mary, my dear, as your wallentine, and think over what I have said. My deer Marv, I will now conclude. That's all,' said Sain. 4 That's rather a sudden pull up, ain't it, Sammy U inquired Mr. Weller. 4 Not a bit on it,' said Sant ; 4 she'll vish there wos more, and that's the great art of lctter-writin'.' Well,' said Mr. Weller, 4 there's some thin in that; and i wish your mother-in law ud only conduct her conversation on the same gen-teel principle. Ain't you j goin' to sign it ." 4 That s the diflieultv,' said Sam ; 4 I don't know what to sign it.' 4 it—V idler," said the oldest surviv ing proprietor oi that name. 44 Won t do, said Sam. * Never sign a wallentineTvith your own name.' 'Sign it " Pickvick," then,' said Mr. Weller, 4 it's a wery good name, and a j ea?\ one to snell.' 4 Ibe wery thing," said Sam. 4 I could end u ith a worse ; what do vou think ?' 4 1 don't like it. Sam,' rejoined Mr. \V eller— 4 I never know'd a respectable coachman as u rote poetrv. Cept one. as made an aflt ctiu copv o' werses the night afore he was hung for a liighwav robberv ; and he was only a fambervell man, so even that's no rule.' But Sam was not to be dissuaded from the poetical idea that occurred to iiim. so he signed the letter— " \ our love-sick Pickvich." And, having folded it in a verv intricate manner, squeezed a down-lull direction in one corner:—'To Mary, Housemaid, at .Mr. Xupkin's Mayor's Ipswich. Suffolk and put it in his pocket, wale red, and ready for the (Uneral Post. IN ADVANCE OF HIS COMPETITORS.—A letter lrom llolt county, Missouri, says— •• The emigrants are rolling on by hundreds towards California, from evorv quarter of the world, each striving to be foremost in the race. All modes of travelling are adopted. Yesterday we saw a sturdy Scotchman pushing a hundred pounds of baggage ahead on something which had the appearance of a wheel-harrow ; and. indeed, he passed up the hills with rapid stridfcs, far out-striping the ox and mule teams. It was, perhaps, two o'clock when he passed hen. and he s iid he had left St. Joseph that morning, a distance of twenty six miles well laid on, and two davs drive for the teams, in the present state of the roads." The cultivation of the pine apple has been cominenceil in Florida ; and, with a little protection occasionally in winter, it is believed this delicious fruit can be raised in that State in abundance. The banana, guava, fig, date, plum, orange, and in fact all tropical fruits, are now successfully cultivated in the neighborhood ol St. Au gustine. and the Ancient City, a paper pub lished at that place, savs that with a mod erate degree of attention Florida can be tnade to be not only the land of flowers but the land of fruits. LAW. —A publication has been made, giving, as far as can be ascertained, the name, residence, and post ollice of every practising lawyer in the Lnited States. The entire list shows that there are 7itne tren thorn anil Jive humlrvil. A Western paper announces the sitting of the Court of Common F/ras. We sup pose dial of course the big hags are also in attendance at the hotels. The liunlsville (Ala ) Star, of the -Ith inst., gives accounts of a calamitous freshet 0:1 the Hast Fork of Stone river, which was higher than it has been for fifty years. Every mill and bridge from Woodbury to Jcflerson (except brown's mill) lias been swept away. The ceremony of ordaining Dr. Basconi as bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, took place 011 Sunday afternoon, 12th inst., at Centenary Church, St. Louis, before n congregation of about 2,000 persons. Ki.v TR*r.—A patent was granted at Wash ington last week, to a man in Massachusetts, for a trap for catching flies. The Crand Jury of a tow n in Ohio, has pre sented 1 th sewing society ol that place as a nuisance.' S I* E E f H | OF HON. SAMUEL CALVIN. OT Pennsylvania, 1 On the reference of the Fresident's Message, and the Correspondence of Sir Henry Lyt ton Bulwer accompanying the sume, on the subject of the Tariff of 1846, DELIVERED IN THE lIoVSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TUB UNITED STATES, MAY 15, 1850. Mr. CALVIN rose anil said : 1 regard, sir, the British Government as aiming a blow in this correspondence at the great industrial interests of this country generally, but more particularly at the great iron and coal interests of Pennsyl vania. And, sir, as 1 have the honor to repre sent on this floor what has been justly called the 44 Iron District" of my native State, I will ask the indulgence of the House, whilst 1 sub- ■ mit a few remarks upon these two subjects, in connection with this extraordinary correspon dence. It is well known, sir,to you, and to this House, that Pennsylvania is rich in mineral resources; that iier mountains are fuli of iron and coal , that she has great water power ; that a large portion of her immense capital is invested in the mining of coal and in tlie manufacture of .ron ; and that a still larger portion of iier hardy, industrious, and intelligent pop ula ton depend upon these two great interests for support, and for the education and maintenance of their tamiliee. It is also well known that, for the purpose of carrying her coal and iron, and other productions to market, she has nearly completed the most stupendous system of internal improve ments to be found on this continent. In the construction of canals and railroads, sue, and the incorporated companies within her limits, have expended between one and two hundred millions of dollars. In view of tins state of facts, I presume it will not be deemed extraordinary that this cor respondence lias attracted the attention, and ex- ; cited, the indignation of her people. Under the influence of the protective policy —a policy coeval with the earliest legislation under the Constitution, but the foundations of which were not fully laid till the passage of the act of lrslO—these two great interests were, generally epeauing, prosperous, until, under the operation of the compromise tirifl if ISJ2, by which the duties were gradually let j down lower and lower till they reached a hori zontal level o 1 twenty per cent, ad valorem, thev were utterly prostra'ed and overwhelmed by the lids of competition of foreign labor.— Tins great State, with her mighty resources and energies was smitten as by paralysis—lav prostrate like the huge giant, bound, manacled. Bankruptcy and ruin covered the whole State as with a pall. Individuals, companies, corpo rations, the State herself, all were bankrupt. To use the expressive language of my venera ble friend from Ohio, (Mr Corwin.) " we were insolvent generally."' Such was the condition j of Pennsylvania at the date of the tariff act of j 1842. But, under the benign influence of that law, these great interests awoke as from the dead, and sprang forth with the freshness and vigor of life. Manufactures, commerce, agri culture, revived ; this great State was again i upon her feet, and again entered upon her proud career of prosperity and power. But thia state of things was destined to be of short continuance. The Presidential campaign of 1944 was approaching. The Baltimore Con vention met, and Mr. Van Buren, for the only honest act of his political lite perhaps, was de- i capitated, and James K Polk, o/ Tennessee, was selected as the candidate of the Demo cratic party. It is not necessary that I should name his illustrious competitor, it was well 1 known that Pennsylvania had always been at tached, without ditt.nction of party, to the pro- j tective policy, and that she was especially ! friendly to the tarif!" of 1-42, which had just , lifted her np from general bankruptcy and ruin to u state of prosperity and happiness. '1 lien, j as now, it was generally believed that no can didate could reach the Chief Magistracy of this | great country against whom Pennsylvania might cast her electoral vote. It was thcrefor€ deemed important by the Democratic party, to secure that vote; and, sir, how was this ac- j comphshed ? Why, sir, we were assured by ail the leading journals, and by all the small journals—by all the great politicians, including Air. Buchanan and Mr. Dallas, and by all the little politicians of the modern Democratic party, from one end of the State to the other, that Mr. Polk was a " belter tariff man than Mr. Clay," and that "the Democratic Tariff' of 1642" would be safer in the hands of Mr. Polk than in those of the great author of the American system. We were also assured in a certuin K.ane letter, that .Mr. Polk was m favor of protecting all the great industrial interests ot the country, including commerce, agricul ture, and manufactures. And we were still further assured, as all w ill remember, by " Mr. Polk's near neighbor," that he was " the espe cial friend of the great coal and iron interests of Pennsylvania " And, as if this were not enough," Polk. Dallas Shurik,and the Demo eratic Tariff of 1542,'" was spread out in large letters U[>on the Democratic banners, and car ried at the head of the Democratic processions. Well, sir, Pennsylvania believed these repre sentations; she cast her vote for James K. Polk undtJeorge M. Dalia?, and the iliustriousslales tuan of the We.,t was defeated. Among the first acts of the newly elected President wus the selection of James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, as his Secretary of State, and Hubert J. Walker, a native of Pennsylvania, us his Secretary of the Treasury. Did not this look like an earnest of the redemption ot the pledges which had been given to us ! W ell, sir, Mr. Walker entered upon the du ties of his office—upon his great task of reform —u|ion his great labor of love; and we were assured, you will remember, that ho labored bard ; that so violent wus the action of his powerful intellect upon a weak frame, that he was frequently known to taint in the niidstol his toils. We are told, sir, that all things earthly must have an end, and these labors were at last brought to a conclusion. And what was their result 1 Although not a single petition, I believe, had beet, sent up troni any part of this great country, asking for any cliunga m the revenue policy ot the Govern ment, " and least ot ail such change us he gave us," this oreat financier resolved to vl,aise that ' \<*w S<riw—Vol. il'2 whole policy. Diirega-ding the 6-*anp!o >; this (Jovernment truin f-ar;history, ami the example of a1 i civilized governments; pouring' contempt upon the v\ it-dom find experi ence of the past, he repudiated the great prin ciple of specific duties —rejected it as unworthy a place in his wonderful plan of financial re form—and substituted the ad valor* m principle, and with a foreign valuation. In a word, sir, we had, as the offspring of these extreordinary labors, the Tariff act of lß4G.and the profound ly learned report upon finance and revenue which accompanied it. This, sir, is not the proper time for the dis cussion, at any length, cf the merits, or rather demerits, of this act of ISIG. ! trust I may have another opportunity, before Congress shall adjourn, of* entering more extensively upon tbia subject. Suffice it to say, at this time,that this act has three prominent characteristics. In the first place, it destroys American shipping and American commerce, and builds up and pro motes British shipping and British commerce. Its second characteristic is, that it offers pre miums, holds out rewards to perjury, and every species of fraud and villainy upon the revenue of the country. lis third, not Jess distinguish ing that it gives protection to American industry when it is not needed, and withdraws from it all protection at the very moment when it is needed; at the very mo ment when, about to be overwhelmed by the competition of foreign labor, it is extending its supplicating hands to the (jovernment for relief, to save it from utter ruin. The consequences of this measure were dis tinctly foreseen and foretold at the time of its passage ; and although, in consequence of the extraordinary state of things existing in Europe at that time, and for seine time afterwards, the evil day came not so soon as was expected, the ■light is now upon us, with all its darkness.— The railroad mania, which prevailed all over the continent of Europe, and the famine, which was not less prevalent in that same region of the world, postponed for a season the pernicious consequences of thi3 measure, but now they are upon us in all their blighting power. I con fine my remarks to the iron and coal interests of Pennsylvania, leaving to other and abler hands to show the condition of the other great industrial .interests of ihe'country. The coal mines of the State, in which millions of capital have been invested, have been rendered unpro ductive, unprofitable. Some have been sold by the sheriff, others abandoned to dilapidation and ruin. lam informed that the sheriff is the only men that makes money in the great coal fields of Schuylkill county ; and that the population of that county has been reduced about four thousand within the last twelve or fourteen nioiitns. A large portion of our numerous iron establishments throughout the State—l would say the larger portion of them— have been broken op, sold by the sheriff, or have sus pended ; and the little remnant are now send ing up the daily petitions to us to save theai from the ruin that must speedily overwhelm them also. Our great agricultural interests must soon also feel the shock, and share in the common rum. They must soon be deprived of a home market, and they will look in vain for a foreign one. The consumers must become producers and competitors with the present farmers for a market already overstocked. The immense importations of foreign manufactures and productions, beyond all precedent, now Hooding the country under the present tariff, is a just subject of anxiety and alarm. The debt incurred this year, it is estimated, must reaeji the enormous stun of §40,000,000, if it do not exceed it. ISol all the gold of California will enable us to meet the drafts that will soon be made upon us. The utter prostration of all the industrial interests of the country—revulsions, suspensions, universal bankruptcy—all are per ceptible in the distance. They will soon be upon us like a tempest, as they were brought upon us by the Compromise Tariff of 1833. Will we take tiie proper measures to prevent these cilamities to the country ? Much, sir, lias been said in this House about Northern aggressions, and about the great amount of loss sustained Ly the South, in con sequence of the escape of their slaves into the free States, and their inability to recover then:. Now, 1 venture to affirm, without wishing to underrate or understate the amount of this loss, that Pennsylvania alone has lost more within the last eighteen months, under the ruinous operation of the Tariff of 1846, than would pay for all the runaway slaves from all the slave States for the last halt century. I presume all remember the extraordinary favor with which this Tariff act of 1*? 16, and the very learned report accompanying it, were received in England. Whv, sir, the statesmen of her Britannic Majesty's Government were smitten with astonishment at the wonderful wisdom of this prodigy of learning in financial science which Brother Jonathan had produced ; and they paid him the unprecedented compli ment of a publication of his learned report by order of Parliament. 1 presume it will also he remembered, as a part of the history of this bill, that in a discussion which took place in the House of Commons, sometime after it had gone into operation, upon the then condition and futuio destiny of the Canadas—upon their pro bable independence and future annexation to the United States—that Sir Wrn. Molesworth, a distinguished member of the lower House, argued, that they were then a tax, a burden, upon the revenuesot the Government; and that their annexation to the United Slates would not only relieve the treasury of a great burden, but would add greatly to the commercial pros perity of the kingdom. He exclaimed that "our commerce with our American colonies (meaning the United Slates, and he said he would insist on calling them their colonies) is twice as profitable as all our other commerce with all our other colonies upon the face of the globe." And the interesting feature of this profitable commerce, as he said, was, that it cost the mother country not one cent, not one farthing, for standing armies, for fortifications, harbors, lighthouses, Ac. All these expenses were paid by the dutiful colonies themselves. And now, sir, when under the operations of this tariff our coal mines have been rendered unproductive, some sold by the sheriff, others abandoned to dilapidation and ruin; when a large portion of our numerous iron establish ments, our furnaces, our forges, and rolling mills have become silent, their fire- put out . when our canals and raiiroads have also been rendered, to suae extent, imfuv:''ab! ei,J
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