From the Dctffif FreePre'ofov. l|||
Michigan <hc j&nuef.
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The result of the election in this : State on Tues
day last is the election of over three fourths'
of the Legislature! •
_ Two toonk or tpx f4T»GnY.ss n
A Majority ijt Every County but Two!!!
And the xargest Majority ot any State in
the Union.
If we have lost our candidate for the Presidency,
we have the proud satisfaction of knowing that the
well its part,
and had other States redeemed their promises as
well, the Union would have been saved.
TEe reported majorities in thls”~State are as
rr- r rj z. r. •
•*. Wayne ... 850
Jackson 580
Oakland . 800
Washtenaw - - -
Calhoun • 240
Yan Buren
Macomb ‘ 460
Monroe 250
Lenawee .275
' Livingston 500
St. Clai- 150
Berrien 200 :
Casd 200
Hillsdale, 300
Lapeer 200_
St. Joseph 100
. Harry 125
Ingham - -201
Kent 100
Branch 420
Mackinac.. 130
"Baton 75
Shiawassee 120
Saginaw 75
Ottawa 150
Allegan 37
Clinton 200
lonia 235'
• Chippewa (estimated) 150
Genesee
Kalamazoo
Hold over
Ist District,
2d “
3d “
4th “
sth. 44
6th “ •
7t!i 44
Tlie Senate is composed of 22 members. The
whigs elec: one in the Lenawee district, and one
in the Washtenaw district. Finley, who is elected
in the Washtenaw district, is a’ radical democrat,
though he run on the. whig and free soil ticket.
We are assured: by those personally acquainted
with him that he should be classed as a democrat,
as on all political questions he agrees with the
democrats,
House of Representatives.
Democrats 53—Whigs 12J Chippewa is the
only county to be heard from, which has probably
elected a democrat.' So the Whigs will not have
as mauy-members as last year. They have a net
loss of. two members. The victory is overwhelm
ing and complete in this State.
Gas Light Meeting!
x. Agreeably to public notice, the citizens of Lan
uSster'met at the Court House, on the evening of
-' Novembers?, 1848. Mr. Robert Moderwell was
called to the chair, and Dr. Samuel Humes and Mr.
Godfried Zahm . were appointed Vice Presidents,
and J. Franklin Reigart, Secretary.
Michael Carpenter. Esq., Chairman of the Com
. mittee appointed at the last City Meeting, Oct 17,
relative to the introduction-of Gas Light into the
city of Lancaster, made the following report.
The committee appointed agreeably to a resolu
tion of a" city meeting, assembled in the Court-house
on the evening of the 17th of October last, relative
.. to the introduction of Gas.into the city of Lancas?
ter respectfully report—
That they have endeavored ,to perform the duty,
assigned them, agreeably to the resolution of said
meeting.
1. T-Q ascertain the number of citizens willing to
consume Gas. Your committee find a willingness
and desire amongst some, to obtain the use of Gas;
but there are a number who are not willing to ac
complish the object, by tKeir individual obligations,
nevertheless confidently admit, that it would be to
their interest to use it, provided the opportunity
offered.
2v In regard to the probable' quantity of Gas re •
- quired, it depends upon the number of persons who
may find.it to be their interest to use it: -
3. To report the probable expense and cost of
erecting the works, may be deemed unnecessary or
inexpedient at this time, as your Committee, after
due-consideration and deliberation, are of opinion,
that these.are matters for.a company-?© investigate.
•I- That a company would be willing to com
plete the undertaking to supply our city and its
citizens with GaS- Light: your Committee beLieve
that capital invested- in such- a project - would be
profitable to.the stockholders, and hence they con
clude that a would more properly, and
successfully‘undertake and effect the same. And as
capitaTwiir always “seek an’investment in that
which offers a profitable.inducement for the encour
agement of a worthy project, many of our citizens
-will become interested. It will not be - a new ex
periment. ..Our sister cities .have tried the -use. of.
Gas Lights, and haying been profited and benefited
thereby,' now boast of its usefulness and worth, and'
that the undertaking' and accomplishment of this
measure will prove of immense importance to. this
city,. we have -not heard doubted ; but have been
encouraged on all sides, and to a certainty, that it
will add to the beauty, convenienience and comfort
■of the city. • • ” !
Auur Committee, therefore, being fully convinced
of the importance of.the object, recommend imme
diate action, and that the Councils be instructed to
contract' with, and grant permission to a proper
company to locate their in a convex
irientpart of the city, and reserve the privilege of
purchasing from the company at any time-afterthe
expiration of 20 years, at a cost not exceeding 10
per cent on the cosVof erecting the same. AH of
which is respectfully submitted. (Signed)
M. Carpenter, .George.B. Withers, Wm. Matbior,
C. Kieffer, George AI. Steinman, John Miller, John
Wise, Eli Parry,' J. Franklin Reigart, Walter G.
Evans.
On motion of Mr. -James Boon, "the report was
adopted. .... .....
On motion of Thaddeus Stevens. Esq., the report
Was reconsidered, for the purpose of amending the
•same, to strike out the latter clause of the report,
after, the word city, as follows: '-And rescrve the
privilegeof purchasing from the company at any time
after the expiration of 20 years, at a cost not exceeding
10 per rent on ihe cost of erecting the same."'
Messrs. Thaddeus Stevens, David Longenecker,
. l?U -Parry, A. H.JJood, Matthias Zahm, Christian
Kieffer and A. D. Ditrnars, ably advocated the
necessity of adopting the amendment..
- • Messrs.-George M. Steinman, George Miller and
J. F. Reigart opposed the same.
Aften-the.subject.wasiairl-y-and-freely discussed,
the amendment was accordingly adopted.
Dr. Eli Parry*then offered the following:
Resolved, That a committee, consisting of seven
icitizens, be appointed to make early arrangements,
amt endeavor to form a company to supply our city
with Gas Lights, and that said committee report
the success qftheß efforts'to the Select and Common
Councils of this city. Unanimously adopted. !
And the following named gentlemen were accor
dingly, appointed; Messrs. Eli .Parry, Thaddeus
btevenSj C. Hager, David Longenecker, George’ M.
Steinman; John Miller. C. Kieffer, and Christian
Bachrrtan.' -
On fnbtidri'af DfEJolm Miller, Messrs. Robert
ModerWetl, GOdfried Zahm, and'Dr. Samuel Humes
Were added'to the ? C6mrhittee. 4
Mr. J; F. Reigart offered the following
es^ That the Select and Cqmm.Qn Councils
' of-this bify. he hereby requested to pass' an ordi
*-• minceauthorizing an incorporated company, wil
ling to supply our city with Gas Light, to locate
Gas Works in a proper and convenient, part of the
c .Ry> ant l to afford every facility and encouragement
'for the fintheraifce' of Said object, so as to have our
'•mty.fotnishea with Gas Light as early, as practice
ole. Unanimously.adopted;
On fnotionof Dr. Ell Parry, the Secretary was
ordered to Request the publication of the proceed
ings of.ithls meeting in the several newspapers 0/
the city; l ; .-.U V.-:. ••.. ...
j. .REIGART, Secry.
• IP* We understand thatall the stock for the new
railroad from Columbia* to Middletown has been
- 'taken, 1 and- that the’ whole - • tdad, f will ' 'soon he put
, ..iunder contractior construction.' A meeting qf the
; parties-interested is to be held this week, when it
will be determined • who is to Have jt constructed
• Ine'general impression is that it will fail into the
• hundsoftheHarasfeurgCompany.— Union, Nov. 21
. Fbm Sou, Vote.— The Free Soil party of New
Orleans polled me whole vole yesterday in the First
Ward, Second Municipality. The vote was Tor
“Martim Van -Buren and- Chailes Francis Adams
We congratulate the. Free Soilers upon (he promi^
ing. prospects of that partyin this State, ft 0
Delta.
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Lancaster, IsbrcpdStHr 1848.
tached, situate near .the Sorrel Hjorse in
Earl township, late the property of Geo. Duchman)
deceased, is to be sold on Thursday,'December 14.
It offers rare inducements to .persons .desirous of.
entering, into business/ [j. ' ;
dT’REiTZET/s well-known tavern-stand, occupied
By’ErnanueTVan Kan an, will be sold on the prem
isesTbrfSaturdhy; December 23—also thehbuse and
lot in the occupancy of the .Editor mf thispaper r
See advertisements. '
lE7*Fdrthe reporteffprdceedihgs of the;late an
niversary meeting of the Lancaster County Bible
Society, held on the evening of Thanksgiving Day*
in the Lutheran church of this city, we are indebted
to the kindness of the editor of the Saturday Ex
press. The meeting was numerously attended,
and much interest was manifested in the proceed'
Ominous. —The North American is busily enga
ged at present in proving that General Zachary
Taylor is — a Whig! Our opponent are in a bad
way, to be sure, when .this most essential fact has
to be substantiated by elaborate 'argument.
[D“ FnANK Granger, of New York, who gained
so much notoriety by his wholesale removal of
Postmasters under Gen. Harrison's administration,
lias declined, in advance, to accept of a in
Gen. Taylor's cabinet. Pray, who offered him one?
Taylor Jubilee.
We learn from an extensive programme, publish
ed in the whig journals, that the election of Taylor
and Fillmore is to he celebrated-in grand style in
this city, on next Thursday. The festivities are to
be various and imposing. One hundred guns are
to be fired during the day—and as the reports cause
our windows to rattle, it will be some consolation
to us, to know, that our friends did not have to spend
their money in the purchase of powder, Morton
McMichael, Esq., of Philadelphia, is to bring up
a banner, which is to be received by John L. Thomp
son, Esq., and the presentation will, of
any amount ol compliment. We have not learned
what are to be the inscriptions, but presume among
them will be the following; ‘‘ln no case can I per
mit myself to be the candidate .pf a 'party,— Z.
1 aylor. The evening is to be signalized by a dis
play ol fire-works—and whatever money remains
over, is to be distributed among the poor.
ll the 11.3?*0 persons, old,and young, who in this
county voted for Taylor, all come to the city, the
attendance will doubtless be very large. We like
the remark of a common-sense old; gentleman, al
ways a decided whig, who voted for Taylor, and
who. being solicited for a contribution, declined,
saying; ‘T prefer to postpone my rejoicings until 1
shall be satisfied that Gen. Taylor belongs to OUR
party! This was sound ahd sensible, and we re
spectfully suggest the postponement of the entire
business, until this fact shall be definitively settled.
Speaker of tbe House.
•We concur in -the opinion" advanced by several
Democratic journals, that William F. Packer,
Esq. should be adopted, by common - consent, as the
Democratic candidate for the office of Speaker , of
the next -House of Representatives': Gen. Packer
was the presiding officer of the last House, and dis
charged this delicate and responsible trust to the
satisfaction of the entire body. On a review of the
nafnes, we can discover no one, of either party, who
would be at all comparable to him as a presiding
officer. Parties in the House of Representatives, it
is. known, are a tie—so to 50—and there may be
difficulty in choosing the Speaker. We have rea
son to believe, however, that if the Democratic
members are all punctual in their attendance, Gen.
Packer will be re-elected.
. Before ash After.— The Native party put
Gen. TayJor. in uomiuation. The Native votegave
him Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. .gave, him the
Presidency. That's the way .the .house of Zack was
built. The Sun complains now that.the Whigs ih-
Jo do without .the Natives in the rejoicings to
hjjlow .the great victory. It is.aver.thus • the poor
wise man.saved tlie city,-a«4-w-ks*H-Hvas saved every
body forgot the poor wise man. A dozen thousand
Natives are lost among a million of Whigs. They
must either mingle and amalgamate or they-will
be crushed. We don't see how they, ur.e to expect
relief from Taylor after his anti-Native letter pub
lished since the election. Tlie "Uttie school-boy cry'
ol ‘* Master, the Big ones are a sermiging of me.''
i- s more likely to’be rebuked'than redressed. We'
condole with the Natives—we do.
Death of-Capt. R. H. Morton.
. Capt. Morton, after, a long and painful illness,
died in Harrisburg, on Monday/the 'Both inst. He
was a well-known, highly esteemed and respectable
citizen. He was twice the candidate ot the Native
American party for Canal Commissioner.
A Political Quandary.
Bradford ami .Schuylkill counties, formerly both
largely Democratic, gave General Taylor 2082
majority! Mr. Wit mot, like Mr. Dallas,Went lor
the Tariff of ‘lO, and his county sustains him, and
even excels Schuylkill in her majority for Taylor.
Schuylkill wants the tariff of IS-J2—Bradford the
tariff ol IS-10, —and both counties have contributed
liberally to the election of Gen. Taylor. Now how
will the new President meet the views of these
two counties, on the .Tariff question? Why with
perfect ease ami grace to himself, as he is uncom
mitted, and will exercise his own free will.
A Delicate Hint.— The Secretary of the Navy
recently received a letter, in a lady’s hand-writing,
which enclpsed the amiouncement, cut from a-new-s
-paper, of the. marriage of a.young officer in the
Navy, and a reference to the twenty-fourth chapter
of Deuteronomy, and the first verse, which -is as
follows :
“When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall
not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with
any business: hut he shall be free at home one
year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath
taken." -
Very delicately done. It is doubtful if the Sec
retary can get oyer Scripture.
FinsT Fruits of the Election of Taylor.
We refer our readers'to the card ol Mr. Hamilton
Stewart, manufacturer of colored cotton goods in
another column. Mr. Stewart informs us that, lie
made his arrangements to-yu it business, in the
event of Cass’ election, but with the encouraging
prospect before him of the restoration of a protect”
ive tariff, he shall continue on. —Pittsburg Gazette.
The first act of Mr.. Hamilton Stewart, under
“ the encouraging prospect,” will, of course, be to
reduce the wages of his laborers to “ a par with
those ot the pauper laborers of Europe!” as the
Massachusetts and New Hampshire mills are doin"
Callino the Roil.— The editor of the Nash
ville Union, who appears to be a sufferer in more
senses, than one under the recent defeat of. the de
mocracy of Tennessee-aml the-Union—thus pleas.'
antly “confesses the corn -
“All persons who have won hats and boots of us
on this election will please call at Robertson's to
morfOWjdjetwceh the'hours’6T'9 'and' 12,' and get
them. ■ They arc requested to form on the equare
and march up-tp angle file, to prevent blocking up
the street. Our friend from Robertson county who
! won both hatk-artdbtrots of us on this 'ftat&Ts re
quested to act- as chief marshal"' - 1 '. r- \
ITT-Gen. Tayloh, we believe, is the first Major
General, in actual commission, Who has been “di s .
missed” from the service—by.the people. In, this
instance, a term of .ordinary reproach, becomes a
high compliment.' • - ■- -- - ■
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\iiesigiisioiiJijr Btpvm||ji. J|
w. G&jiB® W. I»p.MAsSie alf| and j||rl&|
iM&dJardgfaiHm resumed th?|ffici
oBMWsS. Geperafc to waSappoijtfed \sf
Governor Siiois. . We subjoin hisrjetter bf resig
nation, which is both spicy :and sarcastic, but for
which there was abundant provocation ini the ua
;nerited abuse' heaped on .him by Wiixtam F-
Jon^srON-and other Federal Sehaters, because i 5
one of his official -reports he had the temerity to
vindicate the justice of the Mexican war.
3n firn. Bp w»an the-fjtate loke# die ol the ablest I
and most efficient officers, who has ever been in
any way connected wttb-the\pnblic service. HolcP
ing the post of Adjutant General during .a period,
when the republic was engaged in a sanguinary
foreign war,/his duties were necessarily much aug
mented. We'have heard it said, indeed, and do not
at all question the accuracy of the statement, that’
Gen. Bowman has-performed more actual labor in
his office than was performed, perhaps\by his
united predecessors, during a previous period of
twenty years. .Notwithstanding the trifling com
pensation allowed by law, these duties were difr
charged with an alacrity and efficiency, which won'
the applause of all who had occasion to observe
,them. ; However dear to partizan violence may be
the sacrifice of such a public servant, the* public
cannot fail most deeply to regret the loss of his
services. May the State never have a worse officer
in its employ than Geouge W. Bowman! She
has never had a better.
. Bedford, Nov. 18, 1848,
Sir: It is now upwards of four months since the
death of Governor Shunk placed the Executive
powe* of the Commonwealth in your hands. It is
about three months since you had it in your power
to supersede me as Adjutant General of the" Militia,
by aj pointing .'another person to take charge of the
office
If you had believed the one-hundreth part of
what you said about me in the Senate last winter,
you ( light to have removed me the first moment
you (ould-do so without violating the law. I take
your forbearance as a retraction of your charges,
and i .ccept.it as-an apology. .
I entertain thesame sentiments expressed in my
repo: tof last year to Gov. Shunk. Those senti
'meins were heartily approved by that pure and il
; lustrous patriot, hut gave.you mortal offence. I
-still believe that the late war with Mexico was
just, necessary and honorable to the country’, and
that those who pleaded : the‘cause of Mexico, for
part zan purposes, furnished ;i aid and comfort'’ to
the public enemy. This (judging from your
spee :hes in the Senate) rendered me unfit, in your
opinjon, to be Gov. SHunks Adjutant General.
Thep why have you continued me as yours ? I
presjime because you have seen your error, and are
at last willing to make reparation.
I Hind, however, that it begins to be believed that
the official connection between us is kept up, not
merely by your will, but at my request—that you
are desirous to retain me as one of your confiden
tial officers, and that I am willing to be retained.
Idiope you will immediately relieve me, from this
unpleasant suspicion, by accepting my resignation,
and taking the office off’my hands.
. I will, of course, take the same care as hereto
fore of the public property under my charge until
a successor is appointed. Please to consider this as
my resignation.
I take this occasion (the first that has presented
itself since the retraction, of your charges against
me) to assure you of the “distinguished considera
tion’.' with which 1 am your most obedient servant,
GEO. W. BOWMAN,
His Excellency, Wjj. F. Johnston,
. Governor ol Pennsylvania.
Trouble. in the Camp.
harmonious Taylor Republican Party of Phil
adelphia, seem-to have gotten themselves into a
snai l already, as will be seen by the following extract
from an article of a column's length, in die Native
Sun, of Monday last:
44 UNITED WE STAND—DIVIDED WE FALL.
We have observed with great surprise, an adver
tisement signed u E. Joy Morris, President,” issued
by the National Rough and Ready Club, announ
cing a proposed celebration of the anniversary of
the battle of Buena Vista, by a public dinner at the
Chinese Museum, on the 22d of February next.
Certain designated gentlemen are invited to be pre
sent, and a committee is appointed to make the ne
cessary arrangements. We particularly regret’tliat
this measure has been adopted, inasmuch as it is
calculated to do more injury to the Taylor cause,
than any scheme that its -most designing enemies
could have possibly, devised. Indeed, we had not
supposed, that this Rough and Ready organization
was a mere Whig club, representing only a partic
ularof the great--Whig party; but believed
that it. was made up. of the .friends of Gen. Taylor
from sill parties, and composed of Independent
Democrats,'Native Americans and patriotic Whi®s
and representing all portions of the community!
••who united-in-electing him to the Presidential chair.
But we now discover our mistake, aiul find that the
meeting which passed the resolutions for the pro
posed celebration was Whig in its most ultra party
form. If not so—why were all the officers presi
ding -on the oecasionWhigs—why is-every member
1 of the committee appointed to make arrangements
Whig— and why are all the gentlemen .invited to
be present, Whigs? Do these men imagine that
Gen. Taylor, in defiance of his proud position as
the President of the'People, now that be is elected
by the good and patriotic ol all parties to a position
second to none upon the face of earth, will be
•graTilied with'this jftiempt to appropriate him to
such miserable party purposes' We are sure that
he will not, and that the real friends of the Taylor
movement, will much regret that the effort lias
been made.
Proud !Vew HHaini»shiie:
The Dover (N. H.) Gaz.ette has just reasons for
indulging in the following strain, and we can truly
say that “every Democratic citizen" of thispartnf
the Union joins in the exultation expressed (ior gal
lant Hampshire, the pride of the Democracy
everywhere:
“ Never had the unwavering .Democrats -of the
old Granite State more reason to be proud of the
result of any vote in this .State, than the late result
shown in the choice of Electors of President awl
Vice President. It must be truly gratifying to
every'warm-hearted Democrat of the State, and will
be highly gratifying to every Democratic citizen in
the Union.
Whatever may he the result anywhere else—
whatever may be the general result in the Union,
and however widely other Democratic States may
have departed unfortunately for a short spaed,' from
the true faith, the-hardy and honest yeomanry of
New Hampshire can point with exulting pride to
their own inflexible State in the late contest.
Always true as. steel, she has now once more
maintained her faithfulness to her principles— to
the Union—and to her character. By a majority
of more than six thousand she has shown that she
despised and laughed to scorn all the arts ami de
vices by which a heartless and unprincipled oppo
sition strove to seduce her from the true path ol
patriotism and duty. From the last March elec
tion, the Democrats made a net. gain of over
eighteen hundred, and proudly shown, that, though
all others should fall away, she will remain firm
and immovable as her own granite hills.”
The Way It was Done.
We see that Alabama goes for Cass by a small
- majority-.- -Large numbers-of Democrats voied for
General Taylor as a “no-party ” man, and Mr. Belser
stumped the State in his favor, claiming him as the
opponent" of all party” doctrines. 'At 1 a Taylor
meeting, held in Montgomery, as we learn from the
Flag, the following resolution was .adopted:
Resolved, That we have assembled expressly for
the purpose of responding-to, and co-operating with,
our patriotic fellow citizens who, throughout the
confederacy are presenting Gen. Taylor,' without
distinction of parly or geographical localities, as the
people's candidate for the next Presidency.
ID* Hon. Joshua R. Giddings, of Ohio; has pub
lished a letter in the Cincinnati Reporter, defending
his course in opposing the Whigs and going for
Van Buren in tire recent campaign; and making
some hits at the Hon. Truman Smith:
Co.MFonT.—We extract from an exchange Whig
paper, the following consolation in this our hour of
trouble and defeat“ Adversity. overcome, is. the
.brightest, glory, .and, willingly undergone, the great-,
est virtue.. Sufferings are but the trial . of valiant
spirits.” . —.
Uj'General Taylor received in the State of New
Vorlc 21'8,T)5l Votest Mr. Clay four years ago got.
232,482. Mr. Greeley argues that this fact contra
dicts the notion of'tlfe General's "great popularity,
and indicates aliythirtg'burenthuslaSm'roYThrtaan
& ft:
All Sorts ol'
"v/Stisgs.—The Farmellt CabirietJjLya— 4sr
gPPUqn should be stung w a bee Qjfother insect, rtfb.
Sbntonh of turpentine jrpon the place, andllhe
pain will nearly cease in dne lmontfej 5 ,0 Y
Can any one tell us a remedy for the sting of
defeat? 1 i?-
0U" Hon. Nathan Clifford, our Minister to Mexi
co,has.Rrtived at New'Orleans in company With
Mr. De La-Rosas, the new Minister from Mexico
to the .United States.
v : • ' ; '• ..-it' " ’• *
r Secretary Walter.— tbe ; Lh<‘o»V
Secretary Walker will, upon relinquishing the
charge of IKe Treasury Department, resume the
practice.of. the law in the U. S.r Supreme Court at
Washington, and make his permanent, residence
there. • . !
The Next Congress.—So far, 77 Whigs and 58
Democrats have been elected to the next Congress?
being a whig gain of fourteen members.
Gen. Cass.— Some of the Democratic papers of
Michigan are.urging Geii. Cass’ re-election to the
U. S. Senate.
BJ" Capt. William H. Irwin, of Lewistown,
\Mifflin county, late of the army of Mexico* is ap
pointed Adjutant General. ,
A\Pattern for Ladies.— ln a country church
yard following inscription ; “ Elizabeth, wife
of Colonel Cheetham, who was married forty-seven
years, and N never did one thing to disoblige her hus
band.”
Contraction and Expansion. —A man being
upbraided for contracting a number of debts, coolly
replied that he did nothing of the kind. “On the
contrary,” said he, “I have invariably done every
thing in my power to enlarge them.”
Episcopal Missions. —Three new missionaries
for Wisconsin, and one for Alabama, were a short
time since commissioned by the Episcopal Board
of Domestic Missions.
A Caution to Bachelors. —Quite an interest
ing case of breach of marriage contract was tried
at Frederick (Va.) Superior, Court, last week, in
which one of the young citizens was mulcted in
the sum of five hundred dollars.
Railroads in Ohio. —The Statesman says the
State of Ohio has now, either completed or com*
menced, 515 miles of railroad, which, when finished*
will use over 33;000 tons of railroad iron.
Quite Illustrative. —A fisherman of Beverly.
(Mass.) was accosted by a famous Free Soiler there,
with the inquiry; “These are-free soil fish, I sup
pose ?” to which the fisherman promptly responded,
Yes. I rather-guess they are, for they have turned
Uvo or three tunes since I eaught them.'’
Great Queston Settled. —Dr. Hare, in the
September number of Silliman’s Journal, says that
saltpetre will explode when melted with sugar, as
it probably was at the great New York fire.
A Railroad Accident.— On Saturday morning
a collision occurred on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, by which Mr. W. Pool, of Frederick, an
engineer on the road, lost his life.
ID* The Medical Times states that carnivorous
quadrupeds always eat men in preference to women,
Sparing the latter in most instances.
Gen. Taylors Birthday.— The President elect
was G-l years old last Friday. He was born in
Orange county (Virginia) November 24, 1784.
Astor’s Personal Property.— The personal
property of the- late John Jacob Astor, according
to a paragraph in the Globe, is ascertained to amount
to the immense sum of four millions and ninety-five
thousand dollars! This is exclusive of the houses,
lands, &c., constituting his real estate.
American Bonnets in England. —One of the
greatest novelties of fadies’ apparel at the court of
the English Queen the past season lias been the
Neapolitan bonnet. This bonnet has great light
ness—weighing two ounces—has such great elasti
city as not to be deranged, has a semi-transparency
of alabaster, throwing a light shade on the face,
and giving the skin the appearance of great soft,
ness. This bonnet is of Yankee invention.
07*A Panorama Salt River,, with its distin
guished residents* is recommended by the New
York Mirror to the artists, as likely to prove' an
attractive exhibition.
ID*A Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald says that Hon. Edmund Burke,
Commissioner of Patents, is shortly to be appointee!
Charge to Rome.
Free Schools in Indiana.— At the late elec
tion the people of Indiana voted 77,732 lo OllhOu
-in favor of levying a tax lor the support of Free
Schools throughout the State.
Beginning Early.— They are already rnakiiq
preparations at Louisville, (Ky.,) for the reeeptioi
of Gen. Taylor on his road to Washington.
ID” One of the most conspicuous guests at the
whig dinner at New York, in honor of General
Taylor's election, was the son of an English lord. -
- ID* A daughter ol Gov. Bebb, of Ohio, died in
Cincinnati, on Tuesday, and while he was absent
for the purpose of voting. She was well when he
left in the morning, and dead when he returned.
Another Cabinet.— John Van Bureu Attorney
General, Mr. Calhoun Secretary of State, R. 0.
Winth'rop 'Secretary of the Navy, Truman Smith
Post Master General, Col. Gadsden Secretary of
War, Gov. Johnston, (of Pa,,) Secretary of the
Treasury.
ID* The Cincinnati Globe says Judge McLean
did not go to the polls on election day ; tlie same
paper asserts that iris sympathies were with the
Free Soil party.
Tnn New Yoek Bah.— Some gentleman of the
bar lately made a calculation by which it appears
that their aggregate nett receipts are so small as
not to furnish over $250 a year to at least one-thiril
of the members of the legal profession. There are
over 900 attorneys in New York, and it is believed
200 of these do not earn $2OO a year.
A Veteran Democrat.— The Boston Post says:
Mr. Moses Stickney, of Jeffrey, N. H" aged ninety
seven years, walked from his home,'2i miles, to
deposit his vote for Cass and Butler.' Neutral
papers please notice. a 1
JET The New York Legislature will have to pass
a special law to supply the vacant Comptrollership,
upon Mr. Fillmore’s resignation, as no provision
now- exists to fill it, either by election or appoint
ment from the Governor.
ID" Coe. Greene, the editor of the Boston fast,
is said to he so handsome that lie has to carry a
very stout cane to keep off the ladies.
Emancipation of the Jews.— ln Rome all civil
disqualifications of the Jews were completely re
moved on the Ist instant.
Beginning Eahly.— The State Sentinel
has nominated Gen. Joseph Lane, who distinguish
ed himself in Mexico, and is at present Governor
of Oregon, as a- candidate for the next Presidency
ID* Among the passengers in the. steamship
Washington Which left New York on Monday for
Bremen, was. Baron Gerolt, the late Prussian Min
ister. On the Saturday previous to his departure
the German merchants of the city of New York
presented him with a handsome silver pitcher and
salver in testimony of their.sense of his services.
Elopement Extraordinary.—- The Cincinnali
Commercial says that-a young heiress- of' a fortune
of about a million of dollars, in- the Queen City,
lately eloped with her coachman.
Henry Clay’s Health.— The Lexington Obser
ver of Wednesday last says-.—“ Mr: Clay- is stitl
quiteill; his physjcian fregknls his situation as
better; though he is-Hot entirely out of danger:”
C T Chloroform is recommended in England as
a ciire for'cholera,'ten cases at Pechtiam Asylum
having beeii reported cured by it.
Congressman Deaii. —The Hon. A. D. Sims,
member ot Congreskfrom the Georgetown district.
S. C-, died at Kingtree, on the ifith instant.
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To have Some knhwledge'dn this stibject, to answer
.the question. We allude to'the Hon. JSfu.iygk-.
Cost Jobssox, of Maryland. Inips speech in be
half of 'Gen. Taylor, delivered in New .York; jn
February last, he said: T 'J 3“ '!;■
Sj~“i myself am a-Whig, and .1 believe Gen.
Taylor ,is a Whig also, BUT NOT A WHIG
UPON THE OLD PLATFORM OF WHIGISM,
though -I have fought for those principles till I-hap
every button' whipped <fr; and _S I >have< becbmfe
WISE ENOUGH TO DROP THEM. When J
Jirst started, I went lbr every question upon the old
platfornfof Whigism.'. After speaking of all the '
old issues, he gays: ,: WE MUST GEJ RID OF
THESE by taking new men, fresh men, who have :
not the .ODIUM of all. these question upon thpttf,
or who can boldly come out from them, and .de
clare that these questions are not now- the rule.’of
their conduct.” j~ir
So Mr. Johnson went for Gen. Taylor in order
to “get rid of the odium’ofthe old-Whig issue*,
and because he believed the General was ready to'
say. those questions ivouid not be “the mle of his
conduct." And we may say that the people elected
him for the same reasons that Mr. Johnson suf*
ported him. They saw in him “a new man' I—
and a “fresh man,” who had not the '“oniira of
Whig measures upon him,' and who doggedly re
fused, throughout the canvass, to assume that
‘‘odium.” These old Whig schemes are understood
to be a National Bank, High Tariff,' Land Distribu
tion, Internal Improvement, Bankrupt laws, ami
giving office to noisy Whig partisans for their
abuse and persecution of political opponents. All
these Whig measures and schemes are understood
to be discarded and cast off in the support, and
election of Gen. Taylor by the Whigs and their
Democratic aids, and we are to hear nothing there
of them, if Mr. Wm. Cost Johnson can have his: 1
way. If he spoke the sentiments of his heart in
the speech above quoted from, he is bound to use
all his influence to prevent my of those “ old issues”
being revived under the Taylor administration. He
isbound to see that not a single plank of “the old
platform of Whigism." is trod by any member of
the Taylor Cabinet. He is bound to do these
things by all rules of obligation, and we must wait
to se6 whether he will pursue the course which
honor and honesty point out to him.— Balt. Jrgns.
Tbe first Victim demanded*!
The Louisville Jownal is out in favor of prompt
removal, by General Taylor, of General Joseph
Lane, Governor of Oregon. The. assigned cause
is to be found in the that General Lane defended
the volunteers of his State from unjust attacks.
From the General in command down to the lowest
subordinate, the array boasted not a braver officer,
or more devoted patriot, than General Joseph Lane.
Wherever fighting was to be done, there General
Lane was to be found, and so much was his daring
and chivalrous conduct admired, that the army,
officers and men, bestowed upon him the sobriquet
of the “ Marion of the Army,” the highest praise
that could be bestowed.
When appointed Governor of Oregon, he prompt
ly left friends, homeland all to rally to the rescue
of the citizens of Oregon, in danger of slaughter
by their savage enemies, and at the time this cal l
for his removal was made General Lane was strug
gling with the suows of the Rocky Mountains, and
is now if not cut off by the savages, encountering
the chill blasts of the prairies in a northern latitude,
still struggling on, animated with the hope of reach
ing Oregon, in time to defend it, with his single
troop of mounted Riflemen, against the savage
hordes, whose numbers have cut off many of the
best citizens of that land.
Such is the man that Prentice, of the Louisville
Journal, demands shall be removed from oflice
such is the victim who is the frrst marked for the
Guillotine by the leaders of a party that professed
to proscribe proscription. Let them do the deed—
let the gallant soldier be recalled and our Indiana
friends will make him Governor of a State, instead
of a territoiy, and that too, by a majority that will
make Whiggery tremble. —Ohio Statesman.
NO MORE GOVERNMENT LOANS WANTED.
In reply to an intimation in one of the papers
that Uncle Sam would soon be again in the market
as a borrower, the Washington Union says: The
idea of Mr. Walker desiring a new loan in time of
peace, and when nearly one-half tire loan of 1 S-l s is
yet to be received, and especially when the net ™-'
emie for duties for the first quarter of the fiscal year
(as published officially) exceeds nine millions of'
dollars, being at the rate of upwards of thirty six
millions of dollars ayear from customsalone, would
seem to be most preposterous. Even Webster, in
his speech recently published, admits that Mr.
Walker's estimate of the revenue’this year will be
realized. There is but one event in which a loan
may be anticipated. A loan in one contingency
might possibly be wanted—namely, by restoring the
anti-reeeaue tariff of IS 12, which, as shown by the
records of the Treasury, produced six millions of
dollars less per annum than the tariff of JB-fty
Praisewortht.— The Cincinnati papers of the
17th instant contain the following notice, signed by
111 citizens
The undersigned, believing that in the success of
the Whig party of the recent Presidential’election
our countiy has been greatly blessed, and being de
sirous of giving such an expression of our gratitude
as shall neither be unpleasant to ouropponents nor
wasteful in expenditure, recommend the raising by
subscription a fund of at least $OOOO, as a tliank
otiering, fcir the benefit of the Poor, the coming
winter.
The friends of such a course are requested to
meet at the hall of the Cincinnati College, at 7
o'clock, on Saturday evening, for the purpose of
appointing a committee of Ladies to receive and
distribute the funds. v
Axother Water Celebratio?.'. —The city au
thorities of Boston jiaid a visit on Thursday last to
the new reservoir at Brookline. The Mayor, on
arriving there, ascended to the head of the gate
house, and after maxing a brief -address, in which
he stated it would requires fortnight to fill the
reservoir, the capacity of which is estimated at
100,000,000 gallons, he opened the flood-gates and
the water of Lake Cochituate poured in, amid the
cheers and acclamations of all assembled.
K7*Probably the u tallesC' specimen of telegraph
poles is to be seen where House’s Philadelphia line
crosses the Hudson river. On the New York side
a single pole Kasbeen erected, the peak of .which is
considerably higher than the cross on Trinity
Church steeple. It is over four hundred feet above
the surface of the river. On the jersey, shore the
pole is erected on the pallisades, close by Fort Lee,
and its peak is about seven hundred and fifty leet
above the river. The distance between the two
poles is about one mile, and two sleel wires are
suspended across—probably the most successful
Achievement of the kind in the work!.
Fraud on a Bank. —We learn from the Wayne
county (Ohio) Democrat, -that Julius A. Moore, a
merchant, of that place, was lodged in jail on the
charge of having abstracted from the Wayne county
Branch Dank the sum of $ 11,000. He acknowledged'
the theft, and stated that a part of it was deposited
in an out-house on his mother's premises, where
$lO,OOO of it was found ' The teller of the bank
had previously been unjustly suspected of having
been guilty of the robbery. .
lET'The Odd Fellows of Philadelphia, have 102
lodges,-containing. . .between 10,000 and 15,000
members. The number of subordinate lodges in
the State of Pennsylvania at the last annual report
was 29,903; and the revenue .for .the last year,
$173,311 58, There-vt'as paid’during .that period,
for the relief of members arid their families,'hiirying
-the dead and educating the orphans, $67,042 00
a strong proof of the beneficenceyfOdd Fellows.
ET Revolving boot heels are made in Baltimore.
First rate articles for the Whigs, ‘when they wish
to turn on their heels, and cut. old acquaintances
who have labored for “the good of the party and
now expect their guerdon.
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j-ibuM l2tli S|vei|i|er.
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terijf
B< New
quoted from the DryGhbtis. i Jleporter:
arrivals fn>jn Eoropa bring us
oTa still further decline i&Ttbe price of
have a,corresponding effect upon itfiis
~ 8 @*» amteuable our manufacturers to purchase their
raw.material at leas.pricey it « also agreed qmong
'ima»y df our to reduce fa'ruU
of wages TWENTY-FIVE per cent.''
s Is this the entertainment to which the laboring
masses of this country are to be invited on the veiy
heels of a great Whig victory ' These people
-were invoked, nay, in many cases-coerced to vute
the'Whig ticket i were threatened with’
1*53" of, employment!if-lhey did not do so, and
promised the most sbpbonnded prosperity in the,
, event of Whig success. The land was to teem I
•jgUh - sea send; ;in its tribute ; the
b itngty fo paked dotted, squalid
great joy,
b&awe tix£±£rot«Mrs of Labor.
igjt diowtforth even before
Ut «fc*& to| !p* lhllmg frdm their
■SgSj?;* s to
retire the iptrof per nut.
Ohiho'rribj|,! J^p^uhcpnient!- Why
couU they-not havo-beeß-catjied through the chil
lingfwS-tafi.taJUthleastsiater.eretheUhigh hopes
turned into
cessary'to Wages or labor twenty live
cents inahfe'dollar I g As the principle of protertinn
isxjeclftfedimberth^-cseUted:.prfnei(de of the late
amyass by; the leading Whig jouriials, and as the
lathers of .that ehtirch have deeiared that the gov
ernment should take care of the rich and the
take pare of; the poor, why .cannot these
mnnufurtuTcrs run their mills lor a
season, : or-atleast,for the coining winter, without
dividends, and leave the wages of labor at its present
price until the protection they say they are to get
is granted.
We submit this view of the case to the leadini
manufacturers. —Democratic Union.
Away With Censures.
We are glad to see that our political brethren of
the press have generally resolved to abstain from
all censure upon any portion of, the Democratic
party of the Union—that great party which fought
in the late fight, under the banner of Cass and Bct
lrh. This is the true spirit, and it must lead us
to crowning victory henceforward. We know of
no State where the Democrats failed to do their
duty—and although some have been luckier than
others, they did not toil harder to win success than
their less fortunate brethren. In the South, our
Democratic Iriends labored witli noble zeal. We
have now in oujynind’s eye hundreds of champions,
and numbers of presses, all ardently engaged in the
thickest of the recent battle, and all ready for other
contests. Why cut ourselves loose from such gal
lant associates t Let us all unite in the great worl;
of Union, Concession, and Conciliation ; and let the
men of the North and West, and the East ami
South, remember, that our principles are as broad
as the Union, and as deeply founded as our tree
institutions. All our energies will be required in a
little lime to preserve onr beloved country from the
hands of a reckless party. — Pennsylvanian.
From the New Orleans Delta.
The Spoils.
The distribution of the spoils is beginning to he
agitated quite warmly hi Whig circles. ’For every
office, we have heard no less than eight or ten per
sons indicated, and it has gone so far, that gentle
men who have been spoken of for certain oiliccs,
have received several applications for deputy-ships.
Lists are, already in circulation for signatures, to
vouch for the patriotism and sound Whiggery of
certain particular gentlemen. In that description
of patriotism which is evinced in a perfect willing
ness to serve one's country, for an adequate' consid
eration, we find our Whig friends but a whit inte
rior to the Democrats. We say this in justice to
them, and we trust it is no violation of our neutral
ity to do the Whigs that justice. We learn that
planks duly greased, have been employed for the
use of the Custom-Jiouse, Post-office, and other
Federal establishments in this city. Candidates for
inspectorship in the Custom-house are requested to
enter oil Gravier street, and retire through
-Arcade, to avoid any great crowd or pressure. It
-is-thought that the demand for clerks,'Snd other
employers, ill this city, during the coming spring,
will scarcely equal the supply: Persons-from other
States are advised to stay at home.
. On the subject of the offices, and cn the merits
ot the numerous claimants to old back’s favor, we
shall have something to say next Week, that will
create some confusion among certain folks, who
think that they are going to ha’-e things all their
own way. We shall take care .that modest merit
has its reward, and is not shovelled into a corner by
noisy pretension.
From the York (Pa.) Republican.
Irtitherau Female .Seminary.
A Committee ot Clergymen representing the East
and West Pennsylvania and Maryland Synods uf
the Lutheran Church met in this Borough, on
Tuursday last, to initiate measures for the estab
lishment of a Female Seminary under, the care of
that Christian denomination. The object is one
which excites a warm interest in that Church, anti
the. preliminary measures are confided to an ener
getic and resolute committee. On Thursday even
ing, a meeting was held in the First Lutheran
Church, for the purpose of presenting the subject
to the consideration of our citizens, when addresses
were made by the Rev. Drs. Kurtz anti Morris,
of Baltimore, and Professor Reyxolrs, of Gettys
burg. We understood from those gentlemen that
they do not intend to begin the actual work of
founding-the Seminary, until they shall have re.
reived the sum of sl3.ooo,’which they design to
expend in the erection of a spacious and handsome
edifice, on a commanding and pleasant site, —in the
ornamenting of the grounds around if, and in fur
nishing it with a Library and Philosophical Ap
paratus. The money is to be raised in shares of
stock of Buo dach: and each stockholder, or his
transferee, is to have the privilege of having his
daughter educated ’at' the’ Institution for half the
regular price of tuition. The Seminary, although
it is to be under Lutheran government, is not to be
conducted with a view of proselyting the pupils to
that denomination, or impressing upon them its
peculiar sectarian views. . The committee were led
by the eminent advantages' of the position of York.
—its healthfulness—its accessibility, and the beauty
of the surrounding country, to prefer to establish
tiro proposed Seminary here.
Mr- Buciiasax a True Prophet,— Many of our
readers will recollect that, in 1840, Hon. James
Buchanan forwarded the following toast to the
Democratic party of Cumberland county:
ic Cumberland County —-As she goes, so goes the
State; and as goes Pennsylvania,, so goes the
Union.”
It is worthy of remark, that this has been amply
verified. In 1840, Harrison carried this county, the
State and the Union; in 1841, l’olk and Dallas
carried all three, apd now in 1848, Taylor carries
Cumberland, Pennsylvania and the Dnion. Car
lisle Democrut. . . .....
Before, and After! —The papers from the ex
treme west, printed before the election, are just
coming in, and all of them of either party, strong
in hopfes "and■ predictions.; The widestofthe mark
is the Chicago Tribune of the 7th- inst,, a Van
Buren “free soil” print. It has this abaut the “pros
pects” :
Tux Prospect Ahead. —The prospect ahead is
glorious! Mr, Van Buren , will carry Hew Y o fk,
Vermont ami Wisconsin!, These States giye an
aggregate of furty-six.vgtes!—sufficient to defeat
the election of both “ Evils.” Does any One doubt,
this.
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Bej»oi't®rTA«pc’r Blblesoclety
fThqr /elffin. ojSmilhcr Anniversary re*
present to the mem
bers oC the-'SBtie.ty their thirty-third Annual
Report- The obj'pct of the Society', as ex
pjressei in its Conklitulidn r is “Ho co-operate
with the National Institution, in encourag-
Juga.wider .circulation of .the Holy Scrip
tures.” . 1
v In conformity' with this object, the Direr- *
tors have employed Rev. Wm. McFaddeil,
as an Agent during the present year, who
has visited, the families of, the city, and
mostof the North Western paftof fheconnt^.
He has visited nearly 4000 families, and
found 209 of lliem'deslifftferof the Bible. More
than 100 were found destitute in this city.
About two-thirds of these were Protestants,
who value the common version anore highly
than any other.
There is.ayilliagie'of about of 300 inhab
itants, not' jhr’ f fronf this place, where there
are two houses for public worship, and two
large common schools, (but no Sabbath
school) and not a Bible or Testament could
be found at cither of the stores; and what ■
is more remarkable, neither of the mer
chants would receive the word of God for
sale, saying that there was no call Tor Bibles
or Testaments,—no call even for Testaments,
when hundreds of children are growing it p
around them ignorant of Jesus Christ and t.
his Gospel!
In the vicinity of these stores severe I
families were found entirely destitute of the
Bible, and others anxious to purchase cop
ies. A family„of foreigners from Germany
was visited, whose dwelling and furniture
indicated extreme poverty. They had. long
been anxious to obtain a Bible; but their
circumstances did notenable them to buy one.
When they were permitted to receive one as
a present, their hearts seemed to overflow
with gratitude. With tears in theireyes they
seized the hands of our agent, as he was
about lo depart, and invoked the blessings
of heaven upon him, for the unexpected fa-,
vor. He was deeply affected by this lone.li- :
ing incident, and observed that to witness
such scenes, and do furnish the bread of
life to persons who longed for it so ardently,
was sufficient to compensate him for much
of the toil, the opposition and the hardships
he had experienced in his ardous work. -
Our Agent has also received in donations
to the Society $194,77, mostly cojilribn ed
by the laboring people, in the common
walks of life.
Though sometimes coldly dismissed from
the doors ot the wealthy, he was often cheer
fully admitted to the cottages of the poor,
who'seemed-gratified to haye the word of
God, and to lend their assistance in furnish
ing it to those more destitute-than them
selves.
The fact that so many individuals of this
class are interested in the work-, and willing
to assist us, according to their ability, is cer
tainly encouraging to us. We may reason
ably presume that such persons purchase
their Bibles to read, not to lock them up till
they are worm-eaten, nor merely lo'iplace
them as ornaments in their book cases. Ma
ny of the poor country people know some
thing of the value of the “ poor man’s hook,”
while they who worship in Mammon’s tem
ple, and bow to his image, are insensible
to the value of the truths of inspiration.
Which of us would be willing to part with
htVown Bible, and would promise to live for
a. Jew months only, without any attention to
its instructions 1 Doubtless many of those
whom we have supplied with the Bible may
soon prize the treasure as ’highly as our
selves, ■
If we lore our country, we shall rejoice to
promote the welfare of oor citizens. Candid
attention to the subject will convince any
intelligent person, that the Bible freely cir
culated, will promote the welfare of our /Hi.
zens and the prosperity of our comitry.
What though somh may ahuse the liberty
of thinking for themselves,—though some
may be dazzled by the light lo which thev
have not been accustomed ! Shall it there
fore “be placed under a bushel, Vi and con
cealed from them 1 Shall die unleairned man
be allowed only occasional gleams! of fiible
trulhs, as it is reflected from the sacred
desk by the clergyman ! We should rather
invite him -to appnoaeh, with reverence, lo
the fountain of light, that he may feel die
need of ils healing beams. j
Every intelligent friend of jthd people’s
rights, must perceive the necessity that the
people acquire a habit ol reading anil thinking ,
otherwise they cannot rule with wisdom or suc
cess,They who fear noy God, will rarely feel
milch regard for.the laws of.mari.i But they
who adopt the principles of the gospel, will
-not overlook ihe-rnyunction that requires us
.'to submit to “ every ordinance ofiman,” for
the Lord’s sake, and to honor them who are
placed in authority over us—(l Pet; 2:13, 17. )
There is: no book so admirably filled-to
waken theuiormaht energies of mind, and
rouse thepbwersof slumberingilhtellect, to
independence of thought, as Ihe TTiatE. „ Every
true patriot in the country, onght therefore to
lend his assistance.to circulate it; for we can
never expect, a pure and stable g ovmiment
till we have enlightened its honest citizens .
“ Charity,” it is said, “ begins at home.”
But true charily doer, not end there. Like the
blessed Saviour, she goes about doing good.
That is a spurions philanthropy which is con
fined tn our personal acquaintances and feels
no sympathy for sufferers at a distance. We
believe that God “hath made of oil e blood all
nations of men, on all the face of the earth,”
and that we ought, as we have opportunity,
lo “do good unto all men.” Let ns go for
ward in the good work we have commenced
with ipore energy, and never turn hack nor
desert die standard'under which jve have
enlisted. I.el not a love of gain leid any of
us to betray the cause of the Saviour, who
has charged us to send the gospel into all the'
world. - The past eventful year had opened
new fields, which invite ns forwardjin pros
ecuting Ibis glorious eplefprize. = New Mexi
co arid California have been added to our
territory, andthousands of purfellous beings,
degraded by vice, are there perishing. Pol
lack of knowledge. If such masses are lo
amalgamate with our -population, andkeom
pose a part of our government, ourtiber
ties are in danger. Let us hasten tulandd
pate the evil, arid send them those leaves
which are for the healing of the nations,
that they may he, in a measure, enlightened
before they aye received into our family.
If we turn, to (he eastern continent, the
nations of Europe are waking from slumber
and breaking the fetters which have so long
confined them. Having overlurned tfie sys
lems of political despotism, they mil,not
long submit lo the shackles of ecclesiastical
domination. They need light for the! mind,
food for the soril, Let’ns send them the
bread of life, that they may ’bellied for the
contest. The struggle for civil liberty will
not fully succeed till man attain. liberty of
thought. Libertyioft/imig/if will avail bJt little,
unless exercised in the light of revealed truth,
and-under the influence of religious principle.
If, then, we sympathise with theJpr|ogress
of reform, we may, .by furnishing. Kiel Scrip
turcs, contribute to direct iVa course io[a hap
py termination. Time would fail,us tofspggk
of Africa,- Western Asia, of Hindostan, and
of China with her hundreds of millioifs, and
of other .places where the heathen are whit
ing for the word of God, Shall ; we J labor
to dmipuli the gross darkness' which covers
these people-! Or’ shall we’slfllLwbl-sHffer
it to settle down in thicker gloomlSljall.we
join the Christians of other- countries! other
states, other nations, in sending the limp or
life to these benighted millions, or shall: we
leave them to perish, 'when they have jiist
been tantalized by Liie prospect, of light' —by
the dawning hopes of relief! We miy with
hold our help and may turn back, but the
work -.will go forward. It is the cahse of
God, and it must succeed. -For the tinie-ap
proaches when “ the earth Shall be filial with
the knowledge of the glory of. the Loyd; as
the waters cover the sea.” ' j -
REPORT nf - ’SURER
IEPOBT OF THE TREA. & LIBRARIAN,
Of the X ancaster County Bible Society
November 23; 1848. I
During the past year, he has !
German Rin-tisii Gennaii Knglisi
Bibles.- Bibles. Testaments Test!
Sold, 122 733 104 '18854*1489
Girin 31 • 00— 91 1? 4B
Tolai Bibles dis'ii ' 948 Teslamenti lsi|7;,
There are. now leinaiflinginihe -ifeposb:-
lory, 185 Bibles,-and 376 Testament
Received for sales, - ‘ 5847 14 ;
By'subscriplions and donalions," 578'5T 3
RpOCl
.Total,.
AnTt paid, for Bibles, Testaments,. ...,
‘.and cf. Agent, &e*-v £l,pBa I"S_
Balance in the Treasury, . $333 33