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(£23®o SUMDSIBa
Attorney at Law,
OFFICE in Market street, opposite the Post
Office, will attend to any business in the
Courts of Mifflin, Centre or Huntingdon coun
ties. [Lewistown, sept. 13, 1850-1 y*
Wa <Uo
Attorney at Law,
WILL attend promptly to business entrust
ed to his care in this and adjoining
counties. Office one door west of the Post
Office. June 28, 1850-ly.
J. \V. PARKER,
Attorney at Law,
LEWISTOWN, MIFFLIN CO., PA.
OFFICE on Market street, two doors east of
the Bank. £Apri! 12,1850-tf
w. II- llt WIIV,
ATTORNEYfAT LA If,
HAS resumed the practice ofhis profession
in thin and the adjoining counties.
Office at the Banking House of Longeneck
er, Grabb & Ce. " Jan. 20, 1848—tf.
MAGISTRATE'S OFFICE
CHRISTIAN HOOVER,
Justice ol* the Peace,
CAN be found at Ins office, in the room re
cently occupied by Esquire Kulp, where
he will attend to all business entrusted to his
care with the greatest care and despatch.
Lewistown, July 1, 1848 —tf.
M MONTGOMERY,
Boot A Shoe Manufacturer,
MARKET STREET LEWISTOWN.
CIONTINUES to manufacture, to order,
y every description of BOOTS AND
SHOES, on the most reasonable terms.—
Having competent workmen in hisemploy and
using good stock, his customers,as well as all
others, may rely upon getting a good article,
well made and neatly finished.
January 22,1848 —tf.
SOMETHING NEW.
In the Diamond, Lewistown.
A DRUG & VARIETY STORE.
A A. BANKS has just opened a general
• assortment of
Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils
and Dye-stuffs,
with SPICES of all kinds, fresh and genuine.
Also, a great variety of
Confectioneries, Xats, Crackers and Raisins.
ALSO,
Foolscap and Letter Paper, Quills, Steel Pens,
Slates. Pencils, Envelopes,
Copy Books, Blank Books,
English Bibles and Testaments,
with several kinds of SCHOOL BOOKS.
Toliacco, Snuff and Scaurs,
of the best quality, Segar Cases, Snuff Boxes,
Pen Knives, RazorJ Strops, Shaving Cream,
Hair Oil, Perfumery of different kinds. Tooth
Powder, Motto Watere,Gold and Dutch Leaf,&c.
Ail of the above articles will be sold at the
LOWEST CASH PRICES,
at the ARCADE, East side of the Diamond,
{.ewistown, April 5, lftoO—tf
I;REAT EXCITEMENT
ABOUT
Hen jamiii Ilinklej's Patent
Clastic Spring Bottom
s £ \ r) 3
MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY
A, FELIX,
At the Lewistown Cheap Cabinet Ware Rooms,
WHERE the article can be seen at any
time among his large stock of other
FURNITURE of all descriptions. The fol
lowing testimonials from those who purchased
and have now in use, or had the bottom put into
their old bedsteads, will speak for themselves:
CERTIFICATES :
This is to certify that I purchased twenty
pair of new bedsteads with Hinkley's patent
elastic spring bottom in, am well pleased with
them, consider them a good article, and would
buy no others. I would recommend them to
all persons, as they are easily screwed together,
and can be kept cleaner than any hitherto made.
JAMES ALLISON.
I concur with the above and consider it a
prxxJ article for tavern keepers and others
THOMAS MAYES.
We certify that we got A. Felix to put B.
Hinkley's patent bottom into our old bedsteads,
and that they answer the purpose exceedingly
well. We consider it a bedstead that can be
kept much clcanor from insects, screwed up
firmer than any others, and recommend them
to the public.
J)A vo BLOOM, JOHN CLARK,
JEUMAN JACOB, D. SCKPBHLAND
Lwmtown, April 26,1850 —tf
I). 11. ROACII,
BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER,
\f ARKET STREET, Lewistown, next door
I*l to Judge ((its'*. may24tf
sett English and American VV agon Boxes
' 25sett English Tire Iron, 11 !o4 in. broad
Vnicies ol this kind always on hand by
JV'GTF F. G I B A NCISCUS.
XPIBSSSgSIIg) iVKTIS) IPWaaZanSIEISIE) (&!3®3E(&IS E'SBTOESJCMIIBa £22l2ls : 'lF2L;nsS' TP As
LLAD PIPES, I.J to 2 inches, for sale bv
_ jy26tf p. G. PRANCISCUB.
"J All kegs NAILS, at $-1 25 per keg, fo r
W jy 19 sale by WM. REWALI.
OEVL'S EMBROCATION for horses, for
sale at the Dee I Jive Drug store. seGtf
QUININE, rendered tasteless without de
stroying any of its medical properties, for
sale at the Bee llive Drug store. septOtf
PRUNES —a very superior article just re
ceivod and for sale by E. W. HALE,
septOtf at the Bee Hive Drug store.
JAVNE'S FAMILY MEDICINES for sale
by E. W. HALE,
septOtf at the Bee llivc Drug store.
GINGER ROOT CHOICE
and delicate article just received and for
sale by E. W. HALE,
septOtf at the Bee Hive Drug 6tore.
B LEV'S MAGNESIA—an elegnnt article,
mixing freely with water, forming a cream
which is readily taken. For sale at the
septOtf Bee Hive Drug store.
ATTENTION BALD HEADSI—STOKR*'
CHEMICAL HAIR INVKIORATOK, to restore
the hair when it has fallen off or become thin,
for sale at the Bee llive Drug store. seOtf
SARSAPARILLA. —OLD DR JACOB TOWN
BEND'S SARSAPARILLA, which speaks for
itself when tried, for sale at the
septOtf Bee Hive Drug store.
MEDICAL MINERAL WA TER—a cool
ing aperient, pleasant to the taste, and
answering the same purpose as Epsom Salts,
Magnesia, or Seidlitz Powder. For sale at the
septOtf Bee llive Drug store.
LEMON SYRUP, made from the pure juice
of the lemon—a convenient ami elegant
article for making lemonade. For sale by
E. W. HALE,
sept6tf at tbe Bee Hive Drug store.
PERFUMERY. —ROUSSEL'S celebrated Pa
choula, Jenny Lind, Violet, Rose Gera
nium, Cologne, Bay Rum, Shaving Cream,
Tooth Paste, &c., &LC., for sale at the
septOtf Bee Hive Drug store,
FORWARD DROPS—an excellent rem
edy for Diarrhcea, Dysentery, and all af
fections of the bowels—for sale by
E. W. HALE,
septOtf at the Bee Hive Drug btore.
Harrison's Columbian Inks,
OF ALL COLORS—a supply jnst received
and for sale at the Bee Hive Drug store.
These Inks are highly esteemed by all who
have used them, and decidedly superior to any
now in use. seOtf E. VV. HALE.
Lou<lcik* Family .llerticines.
IOUDE.YS EXPECTORANT
-A " Alterative
" Compound Carminative Balsam
" " Tonic Vermifuge
" Sanative Pills
" Female Elixir
" I'ile Liniment
" Oriental Uair Tonic
" Hair Dye
All the above articles for sale by
E. VV. HALE,
septGtf at the Bee Hive Drug store.
WATERVJLLE Manufacturing Co.'e su
perior PEN and POCKET CUTLERY—man
ufactured by the VVaterville Manufacturing
Company, Waterbury, Conn. An invoice of
the above splendid American Cutlery just, re
ceived. Premiums were given for these
at the New York and Philadelphia Institutes—
rivaling in quality and finish VVcstenholm and
Rogers' beet cutlery. Each knife warranted.
For sale wholesale and retail by
Jy26tf F. G. FRANCISCUS.
Acw Shoe Finding Store.
pair Ball's celebrated Lasts, assorted
lUI 12 sett Boot Trees
10 Clampe
6 sett Schive's Patterns
8 pair Crimping Boards
For sale at lowest prices for cash by
F. G. FRANCISCUS,
July 2G-tf Dealer in Styoe Findings,
WO MOROCCOSKINS,Tainpico, Madras,
f O Cape, &c.
4 dozen Lining Skins
4 do Binding do
12 sides Upper Leather
1 dozen French Calf Skins
1 do Stiair Morocco
4 do Kid Skins
3 do Red, Blue &. Green Morocco Skins
1 do Bronzed do do
2 ilo Fancy Colored do do
With an assortment of Kit, Files, Rasps,
Peorg, Tools of all kinds, Shoe Thread, &,c., at
Jy26tf F. G. FRANCISCUS'.
FOli SALE.
O/A/A bills. No. I, 2 and 3 MACKEREL
OVJ\ J 50 half-bbla. No. 1 do.
50 do. No. 2 do.
500 sacks SALT
200 Dairy do.
10 hhds. city cured HAMS
5 do. Shoulders and SIDES
5 do. ►Jbgar House MOLASSES
10 bhls. N. O. do.
5 IIIIIJH. of SUGAR
10 hlils. Porto Rico&.crushed SUGAR
50 Bags of COFFEE
ioo Kegs NAILS
20 Boxes GI,ASS
100 tons Plaster
500 tons Wilbeehurrc Coal
200 tons Pine Grove do.
500 tonsLykens Valley do.
10,000 bu6hel& Bituminous do. for Black
smiths
400,000 feet LUM BER— Boards, Plank &c
100, OIK) SHINGLES
1,000 bushels OATS
100 bbls. FLOUR
50 bills. Monongahela WHISKEY
By WM. RE WALT.
Lewistown, July 19, 1850.
EKIUAV EVENINCJ, SKPTEVIBER 97, 1859.
VALUABLE FARM
AT PI lit Lie; SALE.
rrUJE subscribers will oll'or at public sale,
A on WEDNESDAY, the 20 ih of No
vember next, at 1 o'clock, P. M., on the pre
mises, the following described real estate, late
the property ot JOSEPH BARTHOLOMEW,
deceased, ot Granville township, Mifflin coun
ty, containing
136 Acres and lot Perches,
more or less, bounded by lands ol the heirs of
John McFaduen, George Shade, and others.
There are about 80 acres cleared and in a
good state of cultivation, well watered bv a
small stream, hi sides several springs. The
woodland is well timbered, and soil of excellent
quality, and could, if desired, be cultivated.
JHK ie improvements are a
FKFJL LWO ptor y ,O HOUSE,
ORt square, and a jjjijPHl
with a never failing well ot excellent water
with a pump in it at. the door; smoke house,
spring house, a large stone bank barn, 40 bv
100 feet, with two large floors, two granaries
with cellars under, corn cribs, and other out
6MSS&, buildings. There are two Apple
( trcluirds, partly young grafted Lice.-.
Bos:des a variety of pears, peaches--,
.. Jli plums, cherries, apricots, tc This
farm is five miles above l.ewistown on u pub
lic road, leading from thence lo Shirleysburg;
also on tiie Central Railroad. It is conve
nient to mills, schools, and places of public
worship, of different denominations.
Persons are requested to call and see for
themselves, when any information necessary
will be given by one of the heirs residing
thereon.
Terms made known on day of sale by
THE HEIRS.
August 10, 16.30—tJ.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
AT PUIILIC SAM-:.
AA7 ILL be offered at public sa'e. on the
▼ T premises, on FRIDAY', fh'iobrr 1
1850, the following' described real < Mate, late
the property of DAVID IIAIITZLEII, de
ceased, to wit:
A tract of Land, situate in Oliver township,
new district, containing 225 ACRES, more
or less, ahoul l'J.j acres ut which are cleared
and in a good state of cultivation, and the re
mainder covered with excellent timber, ad join
ing lands of David Miller, Uoo Wakefield's
heirs, Daniel Yuder, and others. The tmprbve
ments consist of a TWO S'i'f )RY
J J J 4L LOO HOUSE, weatherboarfled,a
ftjjjj 11 rjgi Bank Barn, Wagon Shed, Smoke
House. Soring House, with an ex
cellent Spring near the dwelling, an Apple
Orchard, ar.d otliei fruD trees. This property
is situated on the Juniata river, two miles east
of M'Veytown, the Pennsylvania Railroad run
ning through the same, and is convenient to
churches, schools, mills, &c. Persons desirous
of examining it.ordbtatnmgluVthCr Informal ion
respecting the same, are requested to call on
D,\MI:I. YOPEK, residing on the adjoining farm.
TEEMS OF SACK. —One half to he paid on the
Ist ot April, when possession ui.ii an in
disputable til.e v. ili be given by the heirs—the
remainder to be paid in tbroe annual payments,
without interest, to be secured by bonds and
mortgage on the premises.
Sale to commence at 1 o'clock, P. M., of said
day, when due attendance will be given by
THE HEIRS.
Oliver tp., August 23, l-siO ts
HAT & CAP MAN FACTORY.
W. U. ZOI.LINCKH,
Market stra t, lietristotrn, adjoining Ken
nedy Porter's Store.
diS*' Informs the citizens of Mifllin and
I tho adjoining counties, that he has
and imw
prepared to furnish all in
want of new HATS or CAPS with an article
neat, durable and well finished, comprising
every style manufactured for this market.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS
will find it decidedly to their advantage to give
him a call, for his arrangements are now such,
as to enable him (o furnish any quantity that
may be desired on the shortest notice.
The care and attention he has ever given to
the manufacture of the style of Hals preferred
by his numerous Ornish customers, will be
| continued; and lie feels warranted in giving
the assurance that they will not be disap
pointed.
Grateful for the encouragement he has thus
I far received, lie will continue to deserve it. by
continued assiduity to the wants of his friends,
i and strict attent ion to his business.
Lewistown, Sept. 20, 1850—tf
MAT & CAP mr*}
H. J. KUDISILL,
Al his ()Id Stand in Market street,
HAS just returned from the city with the
FALL FASHIONS and a large stock
of* material, which ho is manufacturing into
most superb HATS, which cannot fail iu please.
Especial attention is requested to his exten
sive stock oi men's, hoys' and children's
CI3 9
the largest ever exhibited in Lewistown, com
prising no less than
St'Vfiily Different Nljlps,
at from 10 cents upwards.
His Ornish friends will atsyWiifTSl^pre
pared to suit their His unrivalled
ItItOAD-ItIIIMS the sumc care
and attention vr'utch has always bestowed
upon them. Dordvfurget the old stand, wliete
vmi may depe"4£npon not being disappointed.
'Thankful liberal share of custom be
stowed ovfiini heretolbie, he solicits his old
friends ,'ml 990 new ones —being nil he can
at p'etwnt accommodate —to call and adorn
thc'sfiselves with a new hat or cap.
, Lewistown. Sept. 13, 185Q— tf.
WE WERE BOYS TOOETIIER.
BY GEORGE P. MORP.I9.
We were boys together,
And never can forget
The school-house hear the heather
In childhood where we meU—
Its sorrows or its joys,
That woke the transient smile or tear,
V\ hen you and 1 were boys.
We were youths together,
And castles built in air;
Your heart was like a leather,
And mine weighed down with care,
i i> you came wealth with manhood's prime,
To me it brought alloys,
Foreshadowing in the primrose time,
\Vhen you and I were boys.
We're old men together,
The friends we loved of yore,
With leaves of autumn weather,
Are gone forever more.
How blest to age the impulse given—
The hope time ne'er destroys—
Which led our thoughts from earth toheav'n,
When you and I we're boys.
SHIO cc 11 an ton#.
OCCIPITIOYS.
I he following excellent remarks from
the "W averly Magazine, arc so strongly
characterized with good sense and practical
every day applications, we have at once
set them down as sound doctrine :
There is a most radical error pervading
society at lite present in regard to plain,
honest, hardy industry. A greater or more
foolish mistake never associated itself with
ihe popular prejudices, than that it is the
nature ui Ins avocation that gives character
and dignity to the man. For our part, we
should lie sadly puzzled to discover the
distinction between any two of the varied
occupations which employ the industry of
man, that would raise the operative in the
one ease above the one in the other. One
occupation is precisely as creditable in
itself, and as commendable to its industri
ous pursuer as another, provided it he
honorable, and in perfect harmony with
the laws of God and man. It is the mas
thai ennobles the occupation—not the oc
cupation that dignities the man. It is well
that we are not all fitted, by habit, educa
tion, and taste, for the sninc avocation.—
However, those natural divisions are bv
no meatus distinctions. It is this diversity
of taste, together with good and whole
some laws and regulations, that harmonize
ibis vast workshop of intricate industry,
the world. \Y ithout this diversity, all
would he riot and confusion, and physical
power alone would repay the benefits of
labor. As it is, the weak and strong have
each their several and appropriate allot
ments.
The man who follows in the wake of
the plowshare, in his striped frock, and
with bronzed and toughened hand, plants
his seed—the man with smutty face and
leather apron, who, with strong and vigor
ous >iu< us, swings his clanging sledge from
early morn to twilight eve—or the man
who bends over his ringing lap-stone the
live long day, is not one whit below the
smooth-iaeed, keen-eyed merchant, who
follow s the feminine employment of mea
suring tape and ribbon—the eagle-eyed
barrister, who expounds, or rather mystifies
the law, or whose stately trend resounds in
our hulls of legislation. .Still, there exists
in the community a low and baneful pre
judice in regard to this matter of labor.
W by, fathers now-a-days must keep a
sharp eye on their sons, lest they strav
from " the learned profession," and take
up the degrading occupation of a mechanic,
and thus entail a calamity upon the family
which can never be wiped out. The
daughters, too, must have a maternal spy
upon their every glance and footstep, lest
she lie 44 tipping the light o' her 'ee" upon
some poor mechanic ! Horrible! Why,
the good lady would as soon think of link
ing Iter (laughter with a Patagonian heathen
as a mechanic.
Are not the use of the trowel, the anvil,
the spade, and the hammer, just as lauda
ble employments wherewith to build up
our comforts in life as the yard-stick, the
pestle and mortar, or library ? Equally as
honorable and respectable, since they arc
all employed for the same purpose. Labor
is labor, whether performed in the field
and workshop, or behind the counter, and
in the study. Honesty and honorable la
bor are the same, whether performed by
the king or the peasant, by the priest or
layman ; it is just as honorable in the one
as in the other, and as worthy of the re
spect and admiration of the world.
Years may pass over our heads without
affording any opportunity for acts of high
beneficence or extensive utility ; whereas
not a day passes, but, in the common
transactions of life, and especially in the
intercourse of domestic society, gentleness
finds place for causing the happiness of
others and strengthening in ourselves the
habits of true virtue^J,
SHOWKRX OF Hi.ooi>.—()ue species of
butterfly, papiloJo (peacock butterfly) im
mediately after leaving its cell, lets fall :\
drop of blood ; and in Prance, where pea
cock butterflies are very numerous, many
believed that a slpnyer ol blood had fallen,
until an able entomologist discovered the
true cause, and undeceived the minds of
the inhabitants.
WISE COIYSEL.
An address of the venerable Dr. Nott,
President of the Union College, New
York, says:
" I have been young, and am now old ;
and in review of the past, and tbe pros
pects of the future, I declare unto you, be
loved pupils, were it permitted me to live
my life over again, I would, by the help
ol God, from the very outset, live better.
Yes, upon the very outset I would frown
upon vice, I would favor virtue, and lend
my influence to advance whatever would
exalt and advance human nature, alleviate
human misery, and contribute to render
the world lived in like the Heaven to which
I aspire, the abode of innocence and feli
city. Yes, though I were to exist no long
er than the ephemera that sport away their
hours in the sunbeams of the morning,
even during that period I would rather soar
with the eagle, and leave the region of
flight and fall among the stars, than creep
the earth and lick the dust with the rep
tiles, and, having done so, bed my body
with my memory in the gutter."
The lite of Dr. Nott has been a dailv
illustration of the value of the sentiments
he so handsomely expresses. lie is now
a patriarch of seventy-six years, and has
presided over Union College for 45 years,
preserving in his old age that fire of genius
and that kindliness of heart which have
made him the idol of all who have enjoyed
his instruction. •
crSTOB OF ANCIEXT EGYPTIANS.
The Egyptians had a funeral tribunal,
by which the dead were tried, before they
could be buried. After death, every Egyp
tian was brought before this tribunal, and
it convicted of having in his life acted un
worthily, he was denied a place in the
burial place of his ancestors. This was a
great disgrace to his family, and, accord
ing to the Egyptian theology, it deprived
the spirit of the deceased of an entrance
into heaven. One of the things which
caused the infliction of this mark of dis
grace, was that of dying in debt. If, how
ever, the children or friends of the de
ceased should pay his debts, as they some
times did, he was allowed to be buried.
Such an institution as this must have had
a powerful effect upon the people in their
commercial transactions with each other.
A man who knew that very act of dishon
esty, unfair representation, or trickery,
which lie might practice in the course of
business, might be remembered and uttered
to the disgrace of his family, over his dead
body, would be cautious, not to give occa
sion to such procedure. As we have no
exact information with regard to the mode
of trial, we may perhaps lie allowed to
picture to our imagination the form of the
proceedings. Let us suppose it was some
what hke this :—An Egyptian merchant
dies—the day arrives for the investigation
of his conduct. The Ilall of Judgement
is thronged with citizens ; the body fol
lowed by a long train of mourning rela
tives, is brought in and placed in the midst;
the judges take their seats, and the whole
assembly is hushed into silence. An offi
cer ot the court proclaims—
" If any of you know any just cause or
impediment why the body of our deceased
fellow-eiti/en should not be committed to
the grave, ve arc now to declare it."
A voice—•• I object to the burial, for I
had often dealings with the deceased, and
1 could never depend upon his word."
Another voice— 44 I object to the burial,
for deceased attempted to injure my char
acter in order to get away my customers."
A third voice— 44 l object to the burial,
for lie lived at a most extravagant rate
when lie know he was not able to pay his
debts."
A louriii voice— 44 I object to the burial,
for lie made over his property to a friend,
and then took the benefit of the insolvent
debtor's act."
The judges rise and exclaim— 44 Enough!
enough ! take him away ! take him away !
You may throw away the body to be de
voured by the beasts of the fields or the
fowls of the air; but never let the earth
be polluted by receiving into its bosom the
worthless remnant of so vile a man."—
Gilbert's Lectures.
Evorv body recollects Monsieur Chnu
bort, the fire magician, who plunged his
hands into molten-lead, cooked and eat
his stakes in a hot oven, &e., <tc., some
twenty years ago. It seems lie was 44 a
feet or so" ahead of the savans of the day,
who are just beginning to discover that it
was by covering his skin with sulphurous
acid, that he did his wondrous feats. Jug
glery ahead of science—a good joke this.
How IT CAMK.— the disobedience of
a lad in 1 HOi>, a gale in Rhode Isl
and was left open, a pig got in and de
stroyed a few plants; a quarrel between
the owner of the pig and the garden, grew
out of it, which spread among their friends,
defeated a candidate to the legislature, ami
gave the State a Senator, by whose vote
war was declared in 1812, with great Brit
ain.
The Sea. Serpent has been shot at off the Irish
coast, and according to the account, he was.
struck anil reared his form thirty fathoms out of
the water. With aid of a glass, the persons
who lired at him observed that, the eyes were of
immense size, about uitte inches across the ball.
New Sfries-Yol, <1 —No. 19.
STEAMERS TO AFRICA.
WASTUXOTOX, August 10, 18">0.
A Mil, accompanied by a r< port, lias been
introduced into the House of Representatives,
for the establishment of a line of mail steam
ers to the Coast of Africa, which is designed,
among other considerations of benefit to the
country, to open a new commercial mart in
that remote, though valuable region, hitherto
devoted exclusively to the interests of the
slave-dealer. The report argues, and endeav
ors to prove the moral advantages that will
result to the country, by the establishment ol
such a lino, but there are certain commercial
inducements, not noticed by the Committee,
which sliould have a stronger claim on the
attention of Congress, if not the masses of
philanthropists at large, than the mere effect
of political gain. Together, presented in the
strong light in which the Committee recom
mend the measure, I apprehend the benefit
would, in a short time, more than compensate
for the outlay; for the terms are easy and the
security against loss such, that the govern
ment canuot fail to obtain its own, even sup
posing the possibility of ultimate failure in
the stipulations of the contract. Great Brit
ain conducts a traffic with Africa valued at
$28,000,000 per annum, while we, with a
commerce not worth that many thousand,
! are compelled to keep up a naval force upon
the Western Coast, partly to protect this
I British commerce, and at the same time,
; shield our National character from a certain
i species of dishonor. With the facilities we
1 possess, and superior advantages from our
| local position, why should wo not enter into
competition fur tins traffic, - which in a few
years, owing to the colonies and republics
annually springing up must ultimately prove
of immense value, and be conducted in ex
change for our manufactures of cotton, that
now are obtained from British looms. Our
entire commerce with Africa in 1849, was us
follows:
Domestic exports $070,760
Foreign do 31,042
Tbtal exports $708,411
Imports 495,742
Total exports and imports $1,204,153
England, .as I have said, exports to and im
ports from Africa, merchandise, &c., to the
amount of $28,000,000.
The resources which England depends upon
are, ivory, palm oil, gold, coffee, cotton and
other articles which we will enumerate below.
And first, her whole import of ivory per an
num amounts to less than 5,00U cwt., of
which the Western Coast supplied 3.000 cwt.
The next article of import is palm oil.—
The amount conveyed to England in British
bottoms, from the coast of Africa;
Cwt, Duty paid.
In 1821, was 100.000 $ 00,000
In 1832, was 220,038 135,000
In 1549, was 400,000 280,000
We obtain our supplies through foreign
custom houses, and not direct, by which it
costs our importers 1,000 percent, more than
were we capable, by a line of steamers, to
import from the natives in exchange for
American commodities. Wo could avoid the
advance of 300 per cent, on the value of the
article, find a market for our manufactures,
and evade a double duty of nearly a million
of dollars on 500,000.
; The third article of import is gold, of which
England has managed, since the establish
| ment of those colonies, to obtain ore worth
! $210,000,000. The researches of geographers
! have shown that the sands of Upper and
; Lower Guinea, not to say, Liberia and Sene
! garabia, contain great quantities of this rich
i treasure, which modern enterprise has not
I appropriated to the use of any other country
! than that of Great Britian, and to which it is
I almost exclusively conveyed. The annual
[ supply is not great, but it is fair to presume,
i that as the coasts fill up, and population ex
tends into the interior, what now is a trifling
drain upon the precious deposits of Africa,
mav become equal to that of California.
The fourth article is coffee. It is said to
be of very superior quality, though the cul
ture is as yet quite limited. The causes that
will operate to increase the growth of the
plant, arc those mentioned above, for the
fields appropriated to the bean, cover an im
mense tract of territory, which still lies in its
primitive waste. The exports in 1848 to
Great Britain, were 18,000 pounds, valued at
about $0,500. The principal of the remain
ing articles exported from the Western Coast,
with their quantities and values, may be sum
med up briefly as annexed.
Annual average. Value.
Garwood. 400 tons. SOO,OOO
Camwood, 200 " 10.000
Ebony, SO " 2,500
Red Wood, 10 " 2,000
Guinea grains, 28,000 ]l>s. 2,000
Gum Copal, 30,000 " 5.000
Senegal, 5.000 cwt. 50,000
Hides, untanned, 7,000 " 125.000
Skins, Calf and Kip, 1,000 " 20,'MtO
Teak Wood, ' 40,000 loads. 110,000
Bees wax. 10,000 cwt. 210,000
Other articles, 20,000
Aggregate value, $646,500
To which add —Value of Ele
phant's teeth. 100,000
Value of Palm Oil, 1.750,000
Aggregate average value, $2, 196,000
The American trade with the Western
Coast., Liberia excepted, does not average
SIO,OOO per annum.
Such is the opening prospect of the coun
try to which it is proposed these steamers
shall ply. The committees report explains
the moral and political advantages of the
plan; and when the whole are considered to
gether. it strikes us that the subject deserves
the earnest a id deliberate attention of
Congr ss. It is also to be borne in mind,
that the s* \uuers would touch at ail the im
portant islands of Africa, and some of these,
we well know, occupy a conspicuous rank in
a commercial sense. The subject will be
warmly a-lvo vted, and unless want of time
prevents, it will meet the approbation of the
two houses.— Ev. Bulletin.
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