Harrisburg Correspondence.
. Harrisburg, April 20, 1850.
Mb. Editor:—As the session of the Legislature
nears its termination, the rapidity with which bus
iness is despatched is vastly accelerated. Both
Houses present scenes ol turmoil and confusion;
as soon as unc member relinquishes the floor, at
least half a dozen arc eager to get possession of it.
Every one is trying to “get through” his own little
pet measure which he lias* been fostering so care
fully. It is now we realize the full meaning of the
words <{ hasty' legislation for daily, laws are
made, the purport of which .is known only to the
few. Omnibus bills chase one another in quick
succession, and to the tax-payers they will be as
dull and as uninteresting as the threadbare stories
of the button holding street talker.
There is one measure, however, emanating from
Mr. Haldeman, the active and talented Represen
tative from York, which not only merits the warm
commendation of our people, but should receive
their most interested consideration. He intro
duced into the House, a preamble and resolu
-1 tion of instruction addressed, to the Congressmen
of Pennsylvania on the subject of the establishment
of a National Agricultural Department. After some
pertinent and forcible remarks by Mr. H-, the
House unanimously acceded to the measure. Mr.
Haldeman also takes high and strong ground in
favor of creating a bureau of the same kind in'our
own State. The object.is manifest,, it is to promote
the great farming interests of our Commonwealth.
Your county of Lancaster should feel mueh con
cern on this subject, for although within your bor
ders you have princely larmefs, are so
many recent discoveries and improvements in hus
bandry with which so few are conversant, as to in
dicate clearly the advantages which might ensue
from the erection of a branch in the State Govern
ment such as has been proposed. This wouldYon
duce to the prosperity of all our agriculturalists, as
it would bring within their reach a great mass of
knowledge in the smallest possible compass. Mr.
Haj.df.sian is a farmer, practical as well as theo
retical, and liis feelings are keenly enlisted in the
advancement of our great agricultural interests.
The Forrest divorce case is at last shelved.—
On Monday lastj after a terrific squeeze, it went
through the House by a lean majority of two. On
Tuesday it caine up before the Senate for its con
currence, when Mr. Walker, of Erie, calmly and
dispassionately -sifted the testimony and showed
.pretty clearly that Mrs. Forrest was fully as much
sinned against as sinning. On the vote being taken,
the .Senate refused to proceed to the further con
sideration of the bill. Thus has been foiled the
horde of borers, who with an assiduity worthy a
better cause have toadied, petted, coaxed, cham-
Pfiigned and oystered our Legislature during the
whole of the present session.. When the vote was
announced, the momentary 6cowl which darkened
the visage of Metainora evinced the crushing of
hopes he thought to have The tide of
public sympathy here ran strongly in favor of Mrs.
Forrest.
•On Wednesday afternoon pending the considera
tion ol the new Apportionment Bill, occurred' the
richest scene which our Halls ol Legislation have
witnessed for long years. Mr. Cessna, of Bedford,
in the course of some remarks seemed to cast as
persions on the conduct of the Westmoreland del>
egation in the House. This brought to his feet
Col. Guffin, the good natured and indomitable
Representative from the Star of the West, and
such an onslaught as he made caused the mem
ber Iroin Bedford county fairly to tlee from liis
aeat. The Col/s similes were original and felici
tous, and the language in which they were couched
were purely happy. “This member,’* the Col. re
marked, “ is all the time blowing about his Democ
- racy, as if, he was the only Democrat in the world
and carried us all on his shoulders. He puts me
in mind of the good old saving, that the cow which
bawls loudest soonest forgets her calf. Just so with
him ; lor whenever I fiiul a man talking so much
about his Democracy, 1 always think it won’t do
him any harm to watch him. If he is such a good
Democrat, I would like to know why the Demo
crats of Bedford county did not give him more
than fifteen of a majority.;’ I would that 1 could
send you a laillil.ul, graphic report of this speech,
and ol the Col.'*s inimitable use ofj the “bubble”
by way of comparison, but it would be in vain for
me to enter upon so-arduous an undertaking.' I
might as well strive to wrest the thunder from Jove,
or root oiit Vesuvius with a bodkin, as to attempt
the vivid and life-like portrayal of the scene in the
House commencing with the calls for “ Guffif.,”
and the clapping winch followed the finale of his
speech.
It is said, though with what truth, or on what
authority I know not, that the Apportionment Bill
which passed the House on Wednesday last, is
aueh a one as will receive the smile of our Anti.
Veto Governor, ami will be approved by him. It
is to be hoped that sucli will prove to be the case,
and that VV m. J. Johnston will not persevere in
the exercise of a power, from the use of which
when he was a vote beggar, he solemnly promised
to refrain.
Mr. Laird's bank bill alter many amendments
and modifications, which make it much less harsh
and stringent than it was originally, has at length
become a law. By it the Eastern Banks were re
quired to keep their notes a-t par in Philadelphia,
and the Western in Pittsburg, otherwise to pay a
tax-of two mills percent. of their capita] stock.
f>n Wednesday afternoon, however, the Senate at
tached as a sort ot rider to another bill an amend-
ment repealing the above provision ;—most proba
bly it will also pass the House. That portion of
the hill which prevented the issue of notes ofa less
denomination than $ : 10 was stricken out before it
was sent to the (iovermrr, our banks will therefore
as usual be permitted to issue $5 notes.
The House is now busily engaged at the Appro
priation Bill item by item it is scanned—the
members are determined that no more of the peo
ple's money shall be wasted as it was in the days
of yore.
In the strong hope that the day of adjournment
will soon dawn on us, I am yours as usual.
t rom the M^sjer.ger.
We received a private letter a short time since
from the Hon. James .Buchanan, from which we
have taken the liberty of making the following ex
tracts which will speak for themselves :
Wheatland, near Lancaster, '/
March 12, 185 U. 5
My Hear Sir; 1 have received your kind letter
of the 4th inst., and can assure you that I feel a pe
culiar desire to visit the ever laithful Democratic
county ofGreene. When in the West last fall I
had determined to pass the winter in New Orleans,
and on my return home to pay you a visit. This
purpose was defeated by the alarming aspect which
the slavery question had assumed, and my conse
quent desire to remain at home, where I might be
useful. At what particular time I may be with you
it is impossible for me to say at present- but you
may rest assured that I shall embrace the fust on
portumty of paying you a visit, which 1 anticipate
With no ordinary pleasure. 1
I have passed a month in Washington this win
ter, and there witnessed a state of feeling on the sub
ject of slavery and the Union, which no man at a
distance could justly appreciate. Had the Wilrnot
Proviso become a law, or had slavery been ahol
ifihed ire the District of Columbia, nothiug short of
a special interposition uf Divine Providence could
have prevented the secession of most, if not all. of
the Slaveholding States of the Union. lam far from
saying that either or both of -these causes would
have justified so dreadful a result; but the South
have been goaded into madness by the long contin
ue 1 assaults ol Northern fanatics arid abolitionists.
Jhey now feel that, their personal security is in
danger, and m portion, of the South many a poor
woman retires 1.0 rest at night under dreadful ap
prehension ol What may befal herself and family
before morning. Should ,bi« stale of things con
inue, e --out tern jieople will soon begin seriously
o cakulate the value of the Up,on- The danger
IS yet far from haying altogether passed away hut
has been most happily averted Vse„t
by the vote in our house of Kepresi-niai,
ing to consider the Wilmot Proviso re w ,j„iio,n r'f
instruction, followed, as it was, by the von- nL
House of Representatives at Washington la vu„. 0,.
subject on the table. From present appearai,,,.. i
entertain good hopes that all the distracting ,n,i
dangerous questions arising out of slavery, wbnb
now agitate the country, may be settled before De
termination of the present session of Congress.
Very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
"W* T. H. Pauley.
Intelligencer & Journal;
GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR.
Lancaster, AprU 23,1850.
State Central Committee.— A meet
ing of the Democratic State Central Committee is
requested by the Chairman, J. Glanct Jones, Esq.,
at M Kibben’s Merchants’ Hotel, in Philadelphia,
on Wednesday the Ist day of May, at 3 o'clock,
P. M. The object of the meeting is to take such
action as may be necessary to secure the nomina
tion of candidates for Auditor General and Survey
or General.
iHTIn the proceedings of the County Conven
tion, published last week, the name of Dr. Levi
Hole was accidently omitted from the list of nom
inations proposed before that body for Canal Com
missioner. His name, however, occurred in the
balloting?, along with the names of the other gen.
tlemen who were candidates. -We regret the omis
sion, purely* accidental as it was, and hasten to
correct it.
!D~Gen. Shields, ,of ihe Senate, and Messrs.
Ross and Strong, of the House of Representatives,
have our thanks for public documents.
[L/“Call at P. Deichler's Boot and Shoe Estab
lishment, Kramph s Building, in N. Queen Street,
if you want something in his line that is cheap,
fashionable, neat and comfortable;
LTT’The Farmer and Literary Gazette, of this city*
j has again changed hands. It is now owned by
I Messrs. W. H. Si-angler & Co., and edited by Mr.
jA. M. Spanglkii. The last number contains the
■, valedictory of the retiring editors, and the salutato
iry ol the new one. The paper, although changed
, somewhat from a purely literary sheet, is stilf to
j be conducted on neutral or independent principles,
t so as politics are concerned. The articles in
j the first number are written with spirit and ability.
; We extend a cordiaf welcome to the new editor,
: and wish him much success in his undertaking.
Election of Clerk.- -Mr. Young, of
j Illinois, late Commissioner of the General Land
| Office, was elected Clerk of the. House ot Repre
•• sentati-'es, at Washington, on Wednesday last, by
■ a vote ot 90 to 92. Mr. Young is a thorough
: going and radical Democrat, and will be an excel
lent officer. Mr. Wilmot and two other Free
j Soilers voted with the Democrats—the balance of
i the Free Soilers with the Whigs.
Col. Forney was not a candidate for the station.
■ hi* own request, his name was withdrawn from
: the list, before any ol the ballotings commenced—
: he having been named by many of his friends
without his consent.
Another Veto! —William F. Johnston
the anti-veto Governor, is going it with a perfect
rush! Not- satisfied with vetoing the Apportion*
: ment Bill, because the Whigs did not get quite as
j much as they asked for—he has followed it up with
i a veto upon the bill restoring the Licensing Power
! to the Courts of Philadelphia, and he argues it
partly on Tempera* e principles! Uh, Moses!
I W .M. I*. Johnston to talk about Temperance. l / and
then to use that power, without stint, which he so
violently denounced when a candidate before the
people, \erily, this Whig Governor is only coir
sistent in his inconsistencies !
\tr A writer in the Democratic Union strongly
recommends Col. James 11.I 1 . Brawlky. of Crawford
county, at present a member of the State Senate,
for the nomination of Auditor General by the Wil
liamsport Convention. Col. B. would make a com-
petent officer
Rj* A correspondent of the ‘ Star ol the North, -
■ Columbia Co., recommends our townsman, Col.
Rkah Frazer, for the next Governor.
10*011 Thursday one of the late Clerks in ihe
Post Office at Philadelphia, named Thus.. l. Huluh,
was arrested on a charge of purloining letters, con.
turning money irom the mail. He stands charged
with a. series of peculations from the mails amoun
ting to several thousand dollars, and extending over
a period oi three years, during which lime he was
employed in the Post Office.
' Auditor General.— The Butler Herald
has raised the name of Gen. Jon.v A. Puhvia.\tk
the present incumbent, as its choice for a nomina
tion for the important office of Auditor General, by
the Williamsport Convention. Speaking of this
excellent officer, that paper has the following truth
ful remarks:
For Auditor General, we takd the liberty of rais
ing the name of Gen. John N. Purviance.' ..We do
this with a full consciousness that xye are raisin''
the name of one every way worthy, and with a firm
belie! that it will meet the approbation and the
hearty response' of the Democracy of the entire
State. The office is one of great anil growin*'
importance to the people of the State. 'l ? heir in
terests, to the extent of millions of dollars annually,
are committed to his care and supervision. Snell
an officer requires capacity, industry, and stern in
tegrity ; and these qualifications Gen. Purviance is
admitted to possess in an eminent degree. He has
discharged the duties of this office for the last live
years with undoubted capacity, untiring industry,
and unsullied honesty; while at the same time, his
official and personal bearing and intercourse,’has
been so kind, courteous, and gentlemanly, as to
‘ win golden opinions from all sorts of people.
The services of such an officer cannot well be dis
pensed with, and ought not to be dispensed with.
The public interests require the services ot an ex
perienced, diligent and faithful man to till this office
and as long as these great interests are consulted
the services ol tried and faithlul officers ought to
be continued.
the above was in type,-we observe a
letrer in the Democratic Union from Gen. Pun
viance, in which he says he “will not be a candi
date for said office."
New Banking Bill.— The Bank Bill, as
leported by the Committee of Conference, has
passed both branches of the Legislature and been
signed by the Governor. As it stands now, notes
less than $5 are prohibited from being issued or
circulated, under severe penalties—the individual
liability principle is restricted to the circulation
alone—Banks are to be chartered for fifteen years,
and the Banks east of the mountains are required
to keep their notes at par in Philadelphia, and those
west at Pittsburg.
The Riot Case at Pittsburg.— The
Jury, at Pittsburg, in the Puddler and Boiler case,
found Patrick McDermott, James Bratt, Arm Mc-
Dermott, Eliza Morgan, Margaret Graham and
Catharine Reeves, guilty of a riot. Each of the
men were sentenced to eighteen months' imprison
ment and costs of prosecution. Each of the women
to pay a fine of §5O, and undergo thirty days im
prisonment in the common jail of Allegheny county
I he sentence is considered by many of the Pitts
burghers as unnecessarily severe, and much cenEure
is l ast upon Judge McClure, the President of the
Court A I own Meeting has been held to give ex.
pression to public opinion, and petitions are nu
merously signed for their pardon.
Cuba.— There seem* to be little doubt, says
the Philadelphia News, that an expedition destined
for Cuba is in progress of organization—but the
details, place of rendezvous, &c., are yet a mystery
The papers of the West contain frequent mention
of the movements of fragments of the force to
ward New Orleans, and the Louisville papers say,
tfiat a( least four hundred men have left Kentucky
join the expedition. The names of Gen. Lopez
<.p n. Shields are mixed up in the affair, and
b"r* »nd there an intimationis thrown out that
ChagMi* is the point ol concentration. Meantime
the Inland of Cuba is in a perfect ferment, dreading
the invasion, and the strictest watch is kept over
all touien an<J gown.
Gen. Taylor’s Cabinet.
As the political almanac has it—says the New
Y °rk Herald—“about this time expect resignations
in the Cabinet.” It may be good prophecy, but
we doubt if it will prove true, even though it issaid
that Mr. CrawfonHnsiste upon retiring as soon as
all the old claims upon the treasuiy are paid. The
people cannot afford to lose him, or any other mem*
ber just yet. To take one piece out at this time,
might start the glue that holds the other pieces to
gether. They are nicely dove-tailed now, and, taken
as a whole, form a very remarkable cabinet, pol
ished, convenient, capacious, and suited to put things
away in a hurry. There are a great many secret
drawers to this cabinet—curious drawers for money
and other valuables. Perhaps no cabinet in the
world ever exhibited more of such wonders. Then
there are slides without number, and pigeon-holes
for the wetl plucked and well-feathered, all admir
ably arranged for the utmost convenience. The
locks, too, are remarkable, and the keys truly won
derful. These last are not exposed to every body.
We hope to get an impression of them, however,
sooner or later.
Some persons entertain fears for this cabinet—
It is so heavily laden, and so many documents have
been jammed and crammed into it, that the adhe
siveness of the glue is seriously doubted. Some think
lhat the‘glue is strong enough—stronger than the
stuff of which it is composed, and that it must split,
particularly as there is much frost prevailing in
Washington. There may be reasons for these ap
prehensions, but it would be a matter seriously to
be deplored if such a rare combination of skill, in
genuity and curious workmanship should not hold
together; and though we are not satisfied as to the
result of Ji-ost upon it, we have come to a conclusion
on another point. It has been in hot water again
and again, and that does not hurt it. On the con
trary, much to our gratification, it sticks together
all the closer for it; and we should deeply mourn,
were we to be deprived, through its destruction, of
the pleasure we have had ol waiting upon ft day
alter day for months past. Convenient old cabinet!
How we honor thee! It may be a delusion to think
so much of so curious a thing—but what of it !
Have not similar delusions affected the world from
time immemorial? Mankind may have had the
Mississippi bubble, the Crusades, the Philosopher s
stone, the Cocklane Ghost, Mathias
ism, the Rochester knockings, and-other mysterious
and interesting delusions; and why not continue an
excitement upon a curiosity that neither resembles,
or can be compared, to any of the other delusions
which have astonished mankind. The world does
not obtain such treats every day. It is only once
in a century, that we have such wonderful comic
performers as Liston and Mathews, or Burton, Bass
or Collins; and why not make the most of the cabi
net of curiosities at Washington, and its enjoyment,
while it is at command 1
Thinking thus, having a deep love for the pecul
iarities ol this old cabinet in the curiosity shop of
the nation, we do hope that it will continue to stick
together. May its glue become stronger, like old
Roman cement, by age and the ordeal of time, and
no part of it be split off. When it .fades from the
sight, let it go, “like the baseless fabric of a vision,”
and not leave any wreck behind. It has been a
unique afidir—let it have a unique departure—each
part sticking to the other, even in its dissolution.—
Mankind will then remember the virtues of the
glue, however divided they may be in opinion upon
the motley stuff that composed it. Stick together,
we cannot spare them.
Bringing* C'oal from Newcastle.
“We were informed a day or two ago, that the
Reading Railroad Company are actually supplying
their workshops in this city with Newcastle or Bri
tish Coal, for the very good reason that they can
purchase it, delivered , _from four to five cents cheaper
per bushel than the Jhneriedn article. Here is a new
demonstration of the beauties of the Loco British
Tariff of 1 S-lfi.*’
I’he above paragraph appeared in the Berks if
Shuylkill Journal, ol March 23, ISSO, together with
sundry comments, in the most approved Federal
style, denouncing Loroforoism in general, and Loco
foro free traders in particular. It escaped our notice
at the time; and it was not until we saw it quoted
by the Miners' Journal, with evident gratification,
and copied into several papers abroad—the Phila
delphia Ledger among the number, whose editor
calls it “a strange fact'—that our attention was
attracted to it. The 11 (ad''would indeed be “strange,”
it hue: but unfortunately for our Federal tariff
neighbor, we are tinder the necessity of spoiling the
beauty of his story by pronouncing it entirely un
founded. We have taken the pains to make inquiry
lrom the proper source, and are informed that the
enormous quantity ol one ton of Newcastle coal Was
purchased from the Reading Gas Company a short
time ago, and used in a blacksmith shop of the Rail
road C ompany, for a sperial purpose , requiring, as
blacksmiths term it, a i \ootl heat, in a shorter time
than can be produced by the ordinary bituminous
coal. This special purpose was the manufacture
ol Jjjannolivcframes —a mere experiment, as these
articles were never before made in this country.
Save and except that single lon—t or which Seven
Dollars were paid— not a bushel of British coal has
been, or is now used in the workshops of the Read
ing Railroad Company. The American coal is
good enough and cheap enough for all their ordinary
purposes, and generally preferable to the foreign
article—particularly when the latter costs $1 per
ton, even under the “British tariff of 1846”! So
much lor the latest Whig humbug of the season! j
—Reading Gazette. .
Counterfeit Gold Coin. —As the
amount of gold coin in circulation increases the'
liability ol all to take base coin, we give the an
nexed information on the subject of counterfeits,
furnished to the Ledger by an officer of the Mint
at Philadelphia
The most important class of counterfeits are
the imitations of our own coin, and some have been
brought to light worthy of especial notice. The
varieties include the eagle, half-eagle and quarter
eagle. The die is very perfect, for although a
coiner might discover that the impression is not
quite so sharp and decided as the genuine coin, yet
none but a practical eye can detect the difference.
Even when examined under a microscope, they are
found to correspond in the most minute particular
to the genuine coin. This shows that the dies must
have been transferred from our own coin by some
mechanical process not yet known to honest work
men, and the most accomplished artist in the world
could not take up the graver and make such a fac
simile. The coins have rather a dull sound in ring
ing, but not as if flawed, although they are actually
composed of three distinct pieces of metal. Where
they—re full weight, they are necessarily thicker
than the genuine, but generally the half-eagle rim
as in the good piece, from 55 to <5O thousands of an
inch within the raised rim. They appear to be
made as follows: A thin planchet of silver, of
Spanish standard, is prepared so nearly of the right
diameter, that: Ihe subsequent overlaying of the
gold plate at the edge will make it exact. Two
planchets ol gold are then prepared—one of them
to correspond with the true diameter of the coin '
the other about one-quarter of an inch larger.—
These two plates are soldered upon the silver the
projecting rim of the larger is bent up to meet the
smaller, so as to cover the edge of the coin, and the
piece is finished by a blow in the coiner press. The
halt-eagles, which are, perhaps, the most numerous
bear various dates, such as 18-44, ’45 and ’47. Of
the quarter eagle only one date,, 1843, and bearing
the O for the New Orleans Mint mark, has as yet
been detected, but doubtless there are others in cir
culation. The value of the half-eagles assayed was
from $3 to $3,40, and the quarter do. $1,25. They
are so well calculated to deceive that they have
passed undetected through the hands of good judges
into the Mint. The only reliable method of detec
tion is by their weight. If they come up to the
true standard, their increased thickness will be at
once apparent to a careful examiner.”
IfT-The new Apportionment Bill which passed
the House, fell i n the. Senate—the Speaker decli
ning to vote. So every thing is at sea again.
New Potatoes— The editor of the Ballimore
•Sim has seen a basket of new potatoes, many of
them four inches in circumference, raised on a farm
near that city. They grew in an open field. -
Hr. Clay vs. tbe Abolitionists.
There was an animated discussion in the United
States Senate on Wednesday week, springing up on
the presentation by Mr. Hiu, of New Hampshire,
of a series of petitions, some thirty-five in number,
on the refreshing subject of Slavery, and the partic
ular topics connected therewith. There was noth
ing remarkable in the debate, if we except Mr.
Clay's denunciation of northern abolition agitation
and agitators. We, copy from the reported debate,
a part of Mr. Clay's language on the occasion, and
recommend it to the special attention of our neigh
bors of the Examiner, and Union ij Tribune , who so
fully endorsed the Abolition slang of Mr. Stevens
and the more recent incendiary message of Gov.
Johhstox. He is reported to have said:
“The moment a prospect opens upon this unhap
py country of settling our differences, these distur
bers of the peace, these ultra Abolitionists, put
themselves in motion—these Garrisons and Jays,
and Phillipses, and others, put themselves in mo
tion, in every quarter, to defeat amicable adjust
ment, and to continue and inflame agitation ; and
they establish and concert a ramified plan of opera
tion, which I wish to expose to the Senate. Here is,
sir, a little bit of printed paper, scattered through
out the whole country. Some of them found their
way intfi my own State, and some of them I pre
sented to the Senate the other day. These are all
concocted and printed at a common centre, and
dispersed throughout the-country, in order to pro
duce a common effect, create a belief, and make an
impression upon this body, as if they were speaking
the public sentiment of the people of this country.”
And further on:— c
“ I trust no impatience will be Mt by the honor
able Senator, or by his friends in the House, or out
of the House, when I call the attention of the Sen
ate to this fact, to show that the object is to manu
facture a sort of. public opinion, in order to make
an impression upon us at the time when we are
endeavoring to heal the wounds of the country, and
reconcile its dist/acted and unhappy parts. Of all
the bitterest enemies toward the unfortunate negro
race, there are none to compare with those ultra
abolitionists, those professing and pretending friends
of that race, to whom, or some individual negro,
the abolitionist fastens himself, like the Siamese
twins ; or, like the fabled Centaur of old, the abo
litionist mounts upon the back, not of a horse, but
of a negro, and rides his hobby into power, by as
suming a friendship for. the poor negro which was
never felt, but really seeking his own selfish and
ambitious aims. Now, sir,- there are no worse en
emies to the negro race in the world than these
ultra abolitionists. To what extremity have they
not driven the slaveholding States in defence of
their own rights, guarding against the excesses to
which they have a constant tendency in all their
movements r ’
Whig Pledges. —lt is amusing, says the
Steubenville Union , to see tKe efforts Whig .letter
writers and Whig papers are making to divert
public attention from the broken pledges of Gen.
Tatloh. With an air of affected innocence, they
point to the removals made by former Presidents,
and insist that Gen. Tailor has done nothing more
than was done by all his Democratic predecessors.
Softly, gentlemen, you cannot get out ot the scrape
in that way. You told us, and so did the General
himself, that he would proscribe no man tor opinion's
sake. The very (act that he is doing as other
j Presidents have done, is a shameless avowal that
j he has broken his pledges made to the people which
secured his election. Whig newspapers and pen
sioned letter writers may iiarp tilt doomsday, but
the attention oi the American people cannot he
diverted from the glaring lact, that Gen. Tavi.oii,
whom they have exalted to tire high dignity of
President of the Republic, gained their votes by
making pledges he never intended to redeem, and
which he has since shamefully violated.
But, it must be gratifying to the friends of our
free institutions, as well as to the lovers of fair
dealing in high places, that the treachery of the
President is receiving its merited reward. Through
out the country his administration is looked upon
with contempt not unmixed ; witli disgust, and the
people every where are arranging themselves in
the opposition, while in Congress it can hardly
muster a corporal's guard to do it reverence—and
even those members who still do adhere to it are
mostly governed by the “five loaves and two fishes'’
which are held out as a bait to secure their support.
His recommendations are scarcely ever alluded to
in that body, while his messages and communica
tions frequently liq for days unopened and unreierred.
Never was popular condemnation more marked,
and never before was an administration more com
pletely broken down in the first year of its exis
fence. It is completely dead, so far as influence is
concerned, and has not the ability to galvanize
itself into a fitful existence.
H7“The Examiner “can see nothing objectionable - ’
in the passage of the act chartering the Harrisburg
and Reading Railroad. This is passing strange, in
deed, and proves one of two things—either that the
editor is regardless of the interests of Lancaster co.
and of the whole State, or else he is deficient in
mental capacity which renders him unable to com
prehend it. That the latter is the case, no one will
for a single moment suppose, on the contrary, the
very reverse is the fact—we, therefore, set it down
as a fair inference that the former is his true posi
tion on the question.
; That the proposed rail-road will, when construct
'•ed. seriously affect the business ami profits of the
Columbia and Philadelphia road, and inflict a cor
responding injury on Lancaster county, can scarce
ly admit of a doubt. Even the Kzaminer itself vir
tually admits as much, when saying that “the In
telligencer would restrict all the advantages of rail
roads and other beneficial improvements to the in
habitants of a few favored localities.”
We can tell our neighhor, if that will afford him
any gratification, that we are partial to the people
amongst whom we have cast our lot, and that we
go for their interests first, on the principle that
charity should always begin at home. And in the
second place, we,are utterly and unconditionally
opposed to this suicidal system of tapping the prof,
itable portion of the public works, (so long, at all
events, as the debt of the Commonwealth remains
a burthen upon the tax payers,) for the purpose of
gratifying the wishes of a company or corporation
who care nothing about the interests o! the whole
people. This is our “democracy,” and if it causes
the Examiner to "marvel” we cannot help it. If
the course of that paper, on this question, is the
whiggery of Lancaster county, then, all we have
to say is, the Whigs of the “Old Guard” are strange
ly blind to their own interests.
ClT'lhe last Union If Tribune gives a very amus
ing description of the proceedings of the Democratic
County Convention. This would all be well enough
in its place, if the account did not lack in a very
essential particular— truth! -We have no objection,
whatever, to our Whig friends being facetious and
enjoying a hearty laugh at our expense—but their
high-wrought descriptions ought to have some sem
blance, at least, to verity. When that ingredient
is wanting, the scene is divested of much of its
interest, and falls still-born from the press.
Supreme Court Decision.
The Montgomery Ledger says : The Supreme
Court has decided in a case-—“ The Burgess and
Town Council of the Borough of Allentown vs.
Samuel A. Bridges'’—that money at interest, stocks,
&c., could not be taxed for borough purposes. The
following is an extract from the decision:
“ We are not bound to carry taxation further
than the Legislature has carried it, and it has done
no more than make the basis of it for county and
township purposes: the first by the 32d section of
the act of 1841, and the second as a consequence
of it, by the act of 1843, which had made the
county basis serve, as the basis of taxation by the
townships. If the intent had been to include cities,
boroughs, and other municipal corporations, why
was it not expressed? The charters of these usually
contain a special provision for the subject; and when
it has been overlooked, the county basis which ex
isted, at the time of its organization, has been taken.
There is no provision in the charter of this bor
ough; and the tax, of course, illegal. Judgment
reversed.”
fETThe Virginia election takes place next week.
Amendment to the Constitution.
The following is a copy of the bill providing for
submitting the amendment of the Constitution,
relative to the election of Judges, to the people:
Set). 1. Be it enacted, &c. That for the purpose
ol ascertaining the sense of the citizens of this
Commonwealth, in regard to the adoption or re
jection of said; amendment, the Governor of this
Commonwealth shall issue a writ of election di
recteti to (he Sheriff of each and every bounty of
this Commonwealth, commanding them to give
noticg in the usual manner, that an election will
be held in each of the Townships, Wards! and Dis
tricts | therein, on the second Tuesday of October,
in ihej year pi our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred pod fifty, for the purpose of deciding; upon the
adoption or rejection of the said amendment, which
said election shall be held at the places and be opened
and closed at the time, at and within which the
genera! elections of this Commonwealth!are held
openeji and closed, and it shall be the duty of the
judges, inspectors and clerks of each of said town
ships,! wards districts, to receive at jthe said
election tickets, either written or printed, or partly
wnttefn and partly printed, from citizens duly qual
ified to vote for members of the General Assembly,
and td deposit them in a box or boxes, to be for
that purpose provided by the proper officers, which
ticket:! shall be labelled on the outside ‘‘amendment,”
and those who are favorable to the amendment
may express their desire by voting each a written
or printed, or partly written and partly printed,
bailor containing on the insides thereof the words
for the amendment, and those who are opposed
to sue i amendment, may express their opposition
by voting each a similar ballot, containing on the
inside thereof the words “against the amepdment.”
Sec 2. That the election on the said proposed
amendment shall, in all respects, be conducted as
the general elections ot this Commonwealth are
now conducted, and it shall be the duty of the
return.judges of the respective counties and districts
thereof first having ascertained the number of votes
given for or against the said amendment, in the
manner aforesaid, to make out duplicate returns
thereo; expressed in words at length and not in
figured, only one of which returns so made shall be
lodged in the Prothonotary s office of the proper
count}, and the other sealed and directed to the
Secretary of the Commonwealth—and by one of the
said judges forthwith deposited in the most conve
menr Post-office.
Sec. X I hat it shall further be the duty of the
Secretary ot the Commonwealth, on receiving the
for the election for and against the said
amendment, to deliver the same to the Speaker of
the Sepate, on or before the first Monday after the
oigamiation ol the next Session ol the Legislatuie
after said returns shall so be received, who shall
open apd publish the same in the presence of the
Senate] and House ol Representatives, on the next
i uesday therealter ; and when the number of votes
given against the said amendment, shall have been
summed up and ascertained* duplicate certificates
thereof shall be signed by the Speaker of tile Senate
and Speaker of the House of Representatives one
of which shall be filed in the office of the Secretary
ol the Commonwealth, and the other delivered to
the Governor, whose duty it shall be to declare by
proclamation, whether the said amendments have
been, or have not been approved and ratified by the
citizens ol this Commonwealth.
Sec. -1. The Sheriffs and Commissioners of the
several! counties ol this Commonwealth, shall, do
and perform all the duties and acts necessary by
them to be done, to give effect to, and carry out
the provisions of this act.
“Winter Still Lingers in tlie lap
of Spring.”
S.vow:—There was a severe snow-storm at St.
f.ouis, on -Sunday week, the 14th inst. It lasted
from s; in the morning until f» o'clock in tlie after
uoon. The sueny was from seven to eight inches
deep on a level.
On the same day, and the previous evening, the
good folks “away down Hast” had winter! with a
vengeance. We clip the following accounts from
jthe North American:
We hear of the wintry weather of April in all
quarters. A friend at East Urookfield, (Mass.)
writes—
We are now enjoying good winter weather. We
had quite a tall of snmv on Saturday evening.
esteiday it was very cold, and water troz£ in my
-snug house, where it seldom freezes. The feather
looks with us like February. f
Another correspondent writer from Saco, jMe.,on
Monday-- f |
Snow fell on Saturday night to the depth ol a
loot and a half. Yesterday it blew fiercely, and it
was more ol a winter's day than has been felt here
for the past year. Ihe sleighing this . morning is
very good, and the weather still continues cold and
blustery.
The Newburypdrt Herald of Tuesday says
lhe trains from the Fast were late yesterday,
on account of heavy snow drifts on the track. At
Portland, a foot of snow on a level fell on Sunday,
and the sleighing was good yesterday, as far up as
Greenland. There was a little snow as far up as
Seabrook. Here we had none.'*
The Portland Advertiser says that “on Sunday
morning, when the snow had ceased falling, there
were, on a level, from 12 to 15 inches.”
-The Lowell Courier of Monday says, 15 Quite a
severe snow storm commenced on Saturday even
ing, and continued until yesterday morning, covering
the ground and houses with snow. The wind blew
very high during the night, as well as a greater
part of Sunday.*’
In this region we had m snow—but, as our read
ers will recollect, Sunday week was a cold and
blustery day.
School Law.— Ihe bill regulating
Common Schools, as it passed the House of Rep
last week, repeals the 25th, Gfith, 27th, 28th and
20th sections of the act of 1849 relative to Public
Schools, and re-enacts the Gth.and 7th sections of
, the act o| iStUi relative to Common Schools, and
the (ith, 7th, Blh and oth sections of the act of 1838
relative to the same subject. The Board of Direc
tors ol any School District have power, if they see
lit, to allot the collection of school taxes to the
lowest and best bidder, under such terms as they
may by their regulations prescribe: Provided , that
security shall in no case be taken in a sum less
than double the amount of tax assessed in said dis
trict. The compensation to a collector is not to
exceed five per cent, on the amount of money col
lected anil paid over by such collector on his dupli
cate. Ihe School Directors of every district in the
State shall annually, on or before the first Monday
of May, and by the votes of not less than four
members ol the Board, levy such an amount of tax
on their district as shall, together with such addi
tional sums as the districts may receive out of the
State Treasury, and horn other sources, be sufficient
to keep the schools open according to the terms of
this act, and shall establish a sufficient number of
schools to educate every individual of the age of
five years and upwards, residing in the district.
The School Directors are to determine the length
of time during which the schools shall be kept in
operation Provided, that in no district shall they
be kept open less than three months, and that the
amount ol tax levied shall not exceed five mills on
each dollar of valuation lor any one year. This
law shall continue in force during the next current
school year, ending on the first Monday of June,
ISM; after which no change shall be made, unless
nWested by a majurity of the taxable inhabitants
ofiany school district voting on the question.
Novel Idea— The New York Herald of a
recent date, thus notices the contemplated establish
ment of an over land line to the Golden State:
We learn from a reliable source, that Messrs
Sands & Howpj’the well known enterprising cir-’
cus proprietors, are about to establish an over-land
line to California with them, which is to leave In
dependence, Missouri, direct for San Francisco, in
the month ol June. These gentlemen have already
thirty one camels in this country, and the brig
Catharine, now on her passage horn Algiers to N.
Orleans, has on board twenty-two more, making in
all fifty three, most of which have been selected
with care as brood stock. We are told that a car
avan ot twenty-live or more, will leave each point
once a mouth, and continue through the year.
.Success to this new’ enterprise, say we.
Death of Major 0 Briex. —We regret to learn
of the death by cholera, at Indianola, Texas, on the
2d inst., of the gallant Maj. J. P. J. O'Brien. Maj.,
then we believe Lieutenant O'Brien, was the officer
who distinguished himself so highly at Buena Vis.
ta, in command of the artillery.
Those who go to Boston for pleasure and profit
should call at Simmon'!* Oak Hall, and view the splen
did clothing establishment, and then add to their
pleasure by purchasing an, efegant outfit at the low
prices at which it is offered.
Congressional Synopsis--A Fracas!
The proceedings in the Senate on Wednesday
last were of a deeply exciting character. Mr.
Foote’s proposition for the appointment of a Select
Committee coming up in order—the pending ques
tion being upon Mr. Benton s instructions to the
Committee declaring that Congress has no power
over slavery in the States or the internal slave
trade, and that Congress ought not to abolish sla
very in the District of Columbia, or in the Forts,
Arsenals, or Dock-Yards of the United States.
Mr. Clay moved to amend this proposition so as
to read—Provided, That the Senate does not deem
it necessary, and therefore declines, to express, in
advance, any opinion, or to give any instructions,
either general or specific, for the guidance of the
Committee.
An excited discussion took place between Mr.
Benton and Mr. Clay. Messrs. Douglass, Webster
and Hale also participated in the debate—when the
vote was taken, and Mr. Clay’s proposition carried
by a vote of 29 to 22.
Mr. Benton then moved another amendment,
which was objected to by Messrs. Clay and Butler,
and also by Mr. Foote. The latter gentleman, in
rising, said that he felt the time had come when
patriots should act for the purpose of saving the
Republic from the dangers which threatened it. It
was well known that he would not, after circum
stances which had occurred, condescend to notice
any thing coming from a certain quarter, (meaning
Benton) if it were not that an unjustifiable attack
had been made upon the Southern address of last
session. Who was its author? The late Senator
from South-Carolina, over whose death the Nation
now mourns. And who was it that attempted to
impugn that address, and to designate those who
signed it as agitators? It was an individual known
as the oldest member of the Senate. Mr. Foote
was proceeding with some pungent remarks, evi
dently in allusion to Mr. Benton's course, but had
said nothing sufficient to justify the Chair in calling
him to order, when Mr. Benton rose, much agita
ted, and throwing his chair from him, proceeded
by the narrow passage outside ol tlie bar, towards
Mr. Foote's seat.
Several members apprehending a collision, en
deavored to prevent Mr. Benton from proceeding
farther. Overcoming all resistance, he continued
towards Mr. Foote, who, leaving his place, stepped
dowffithe main aisle, and took a position in front
of the Sergeant at-Arms’ seat—at the same time
drawing a pistol from his bosom and cocking it.
Several Senators surrounded Mr. Foote, among
whom was Mr. Dickinson, who, securing the pistol,
locked it up in his desk. In the mean time Benton
was struggling to get at Foote—denouncing him
as an assassin, who had thus dared to bring a pis
tol into the Senate to murder him.
After much difficulty the Vice President succee
ded in restoring order. The Senators having re
sumed their seats, Mr. Foote rose and inquired if
lie could proceed in order with his remarks. Mr.
Benton (in a very loud tone and much excited)
demanded that the Senate should take cognizance
of the fact that a pistol had been brought there to
assassinate him.
Mr. Foote explained. He had no intention to
attack any body. He had been informed that an
attack upon him was contemplated. Supposing,
when the Senator from Missouri advanced towards
him, that he was armed, and designed to attack
him, he had himself advanced to the centre of the
chamber, in order to be in a position where he
could meet Mr. Benton, in the main aisle, upon
equal terms.
Mr. Benton protested that he never carried arms,
and unbuttoned his vest to show that he had none
—and, in reply to a remark of Mr. Clay, said: I
carry no arms, sir, and it’s lying and cowardly to
insinuate any thing of the kind against me.
After some further remarks from' different mem
bers, a committee of seven was appointed to inves-
tigate the matter.
In the House no business was done for the want
of a Clerk, until Wednesday, when Mr. Young was
elected.
The Compromise Committee.— The resolution
of Gen. Foote, for the appointment of a Commit
tee, to whom the settlement of the Slavery ques
tion shall be assigned, so far as their recommenda
tion can do it, passed the Senate on Thursday, by a
vote of 30 to 22. There were eight Senators ah
sent. Had they been present, it is conjectured the
vote would have stood 3G to 24. The Senators
composing the Committee are Messrf. Clay, Cass,
Dickinson, Webster, Phelps, Cooper, King,'Mason,
Downs, Mangum, Bell, Berrien and Bright.
Dreadful Casualty.— We learn from
the Baltimore rfrgw of Wednesday, that on the
previous day, the boiler of the locqmotive “ Chief
tan," a large class engine, exploded on the Susque
hanna Railroad, a lew miles south of Cockeysville,
instantly killing Mr. Millhaw, the fireman, and bad
ly injuring the engineer, Mr. Davis. The boiler
burst into the fire, causing the locomotive to turn
a complete summerset, and scattering it into an
hundred pieces. The body of Mr. Millhaw was
thrown almost perpendicularly into the air to the
height of about sixty feet, passing through the top
of a large oak tree, the limbs of which stripped
nearly every thread of clothing from his body. He
was a young man of excellent character, and had
only been mairied a few months. The cause of
the explosion is a mystery, as the boiler was in
good order, and the engineer one of the best and
most careful on the road.
Good.— The citizens of Albermarle county,
\a., met on the fst inst., to consider whether they
would appoint Delegates to the Nashville Conven
tion. A discussion was had between Hon. An-
DnEw Steve. '.sox, for the Convention—and Col. T.
J. RiXDoi.ru, against it. The meeting decided
against the appointment of Delegates, by a vote ol
282 to 180!
We rather suppose, from present indications,
that the contemplated Nashville Convention, if
held at all, will be a slim affair.
The Fire Annlhllator.
Mr. Philips, the inventor of this new apparatus
recently gave an eihibition of its powers to a large
company assembled at the London Gas Works
The Philadelphia American says :
After some preliminary remarks on the vast
osses trom fire, amounting, annually, in the three
kingdoms to i.2,U00.UU0, and the inefficacy of wa
ter ill quenching a furious conflagration, he set fire
to a compartment ol a large open building, filled
with partitions and tempoiary joisting of light
wood, daubed with pitch and turpentine, and hung
with rags soaked with the same combustibles.
The flames ascended, roaring with such vehemence
as to repel the spectators to a distance of forty feet
reaching, apparently, beyond all remedy by water •
when Mr. P. with one of his hand machines, some’
what larger than a good sized coffee pot, from
which a volume of gas and vapor was discharged
extinguished the flames "in half a minute:" and
then, to prove that there was no noxious quality
in the resulting air, immediately walked through
the building with a lighted candle in his hand A
company has been formed to manufacture these
new styled fire engines; which if they answer as
well in practice as they seem to do in experiment,
will soon make their way to this country, and find
their held of operation, in subduing flames and
perhaps, lire riots.
Wheat Crop nr Westers New York.—The
Rochester American of the 12th inst. says:
The growing Wheat in this vicinity presents an
uncommonly fine appearance. It is thicker on the
ground, of good color, and has suffered far less than
usual trom the winter. The cool weather which
has continued since the first of March, has had a
favorable effect, as well as the absence of severe
frosts. It iaTiot often that the crop looks so prom
ising at this season ot the year.
editor 0/ the Mobile Herald returns
thanks for a gift of a box ol strawberries, the ear
liest ol the season. If the weather we have had for
a couple of weeks past should continue, it will be
some time belore any one in this region will be
gratified with the sight or taste of such a luxury.
Tlie Public Schools. —The following
exhibits the arrangements for visiting the public
schools during the present month:
„ Y l ™? KEMSERS - SCHOOLS.
<5. A. Miller, High School,
Rev. Mr. McCarter, Mr. Gilbert,
H. Rotharmcl, Mr. Nourse,
J- Weaver, Miss Thompson,
Dr. H. Carpenter, Miss Diller,
H. B. Swarr, Esq., Miss Miller.
Repomng Member, G. A. Mate Department,
c 71 ? r ’ AW. '
G. Zahm, Miss S. Smith, '
J. Zimmerman, Esq., Mrs. Magee,
Rcv Miss Hoffmeicr,
Mr .T J \v ? a - k t er ’ Miss C ’ German, .
Tho J H W n J!ICkBOn ’ Mrs. C. Reinstine,
= s“’' B “7°wes, Esq., Lewis Hood.
Z^hm" 8 F,ma!e Department,
Dr. P. Cassidy, j. p rice East '
Geo P p G :, Eberraan > Miss Mayer,
Geo. Ford, Esq., Miss White,
Mr* r r r n Gerber > Miss Samson,
Mr* M n w P ,‘, e ’ , Mrs. Sullivan,
,- D ’ Holbrook, Miss O’Donnell
I>. Ca"fid y Member ’ Dr ’ MaU department,
Rev! ” o o’*
g M c * K^ ffer E M;::i*^if h ermin >
J. C. Van Camp, Esq., Miss Russell,
wj C £r° n ?- my V Mrs. Moore,
Wni. Mathiot, Esq., Mrs. Gotta
&on. ember ’ GC °- “ XT”"’
THE MONTHLIES.
ET— Graham's Magazine’’ for May, is on our
table, equalling, if not surpassing, the preceding
numbers. It is embellished with handsome engrav
mgs, viz—“ Gay and Serious,” “The Mountain
Spring, ’ and “The Game of Draughts;” after which
come, a very pretty soug-“Blanche and Lisette ”
then, some beautiful tales by the following Auth-'
ors:—Charles J. Peterson, S.Southerland,C. F. Ash
mead, Enna Duval & others.. The Poetry is pecu
liuriy line.
The June number is to be embellished with a
portrait of the celebrated Jenny Lind.
?■ Godey’s Lady’s Book” continues to maintain
■ts high reputation, and the May number cannot be 1
surpassed by any other .periodical of the kind in
the Union. In addition to the excellent reading ar
ticles, it has an array of embellishments that is not
often found in a single number. They are as fol-
T-n G ‘ ft fr ° m i!cave ””-“P]aying Mother”
The Train is Coming”-” Equestrianism for
Young Ladies”—“ Jesus Preaching by the Sea
m! 6 p~‘; T , he . T "'° Preparing for the
May Party,” &c., & c .
Pztebson’s Magazine” is still going ahead,
Improving with every number. The one belore us
for May, is decidedly fine indeed, “Children
Bathing”—“ Fashions lor May”—“A May Morn
ing” and the “ Blind Piper and his Daughter,”
are hard to excel in point of artislical merit.
“ SißTai N’ a Magazine,” for May, is alsn on
our table, and a beautiful number it is. Amongst
other interesting articles, is one Irom the pen of
Dr. Durbin, entitled the “Passage of the Red Sea,”
with an Engraving. The other engravings are “The
Return” “ The Dancing Letson”—“ The Wash
ington Monument” “ The Dead Adonis”-” Fash
ion Plate,” &c., &c.
All ol these books for sale at Gish’s. -
B - S. Humes Pouter, Esq., of Ibis city, is con
ducting the case of Capt. Hunter before the Naval
Court ol Inquiry, now silling at Annapolis, Md,
. ID* Col. Benton has requested the District At
torney, at Washington, to institute criminal pro
ceedmgs against Gen. Foote, lor having drawn a
pistol at him.
ID" The bill to divorce Edwin Forrest from his
wife, which passed the House on Tues Jay last, by
a vote of 42 to 40—was defeated in the Senate by
a vote of 15 to 18.
Steamboat Disasteiis.— The St. Louis Intelli
gencer furnishes a list of twenty-eight steamboat
fhfr‘ er , S °r n r the WCStern and s °uthern rivers, since
the first of January last, resulting in a loss of prop
erty to the amount of over $500,000, and sixty
seven lives, besides many persons injured.
CJ-The body of an unknown man was found in
the Conestoga south of this City, on Thursday last
where it had probably lain for several months.
ID-Several families in this City were made
dangerously ill last week, from the use of bitter
almonds as a flavor for pastry. It is supposed the
almonds contained prussic acid.
ID-Mr. Thomas Joiinstox, of Martic township,
w-hose mysterious disappearance has been the sub
ject of wonder for the last two weeks, has been in
Baltimore during that time, alive and well. So
say* report.
ErThe Governor ol South Carolina haj appoint
ed Hon. Fiukkuk H. Elmore, the President of
the Bank of South Carolina, to succeed Mr. Cal
houn in the U. S. Senate. He has accepted the
appointment.
Cheat Decline in Coffee.—lt w ill be seen
by our Commercial article, says the N. Y. Crescent,
of the 9th instant, that over 8000 bags ol Rio cof
fee have been sold within a day or two, at eight
tents per pound. Early in February the current rate
was Mi cents, so that the fall in prices since that
Ome is about six and a hplf cents per pound, or
more than *lO per bag.
MARRIAGES.
Hoi.' Liri"'?’ °" Su .'“ i: ‘y evening the 14th inst.,
.» i member of Congress from Ken-
Cky, to Mrs. Ann L. Dickson, of Ebensburg, Pa.
At Carlisle, Pa., on the 9th inst., bytheßev Mr
r leut ' rr °" Tevis > u - s - Mounted Rifles'
erick Watts' 3 ’ da “« hter of lhe Hon. Fred-
Al Philadelphia, on the 11th inst., by Rev Dr
Kennedy Mr. Watson H. Miller, Grocer of this'
City, to Miss Emily H. Hunter, of the former place-
deaths.
At the residence of her brother-in-law, Dr. Isaac
Winters, on the llthror April, Margaret Nagle of
Pulmonary Consumption, aged 42 yfars 3 ninths.
ni#.ri o . j . Communicated.
Lvd i he 13th inat '> of Scarlatina ,
M ’J* Bed 3 years 4 months and 10 dayi
Apri ' 15th . o| ' ‘he same disease,
davs chuu r n nt v r “’ a « ed 21 mont hs and 16
Win ' C ' 3 ’
- , In n ° tlcl "l? .the death of these beloved and trulv
c,llldren > "'e should not Torget, thatnoG
md h ald”ao ng We deeply 8 - vm P«liwe Wid, theirafllic
!he„ h d 7 OW '" g in their irreparable loss,
they have departed hence to enjoy themesence-of
unto me' s W nd° rTV' little children to come
Kingdom If H^a'ven,‘ hem n< ”’ for ° f s “' h «*•
no ‘ r ° r tl>osc whom the veil of the tomb,
. 8 a PPy morning, hath hid from our eyes;
re s m threw a blight o’er the spirits young bloom,
r earth had profaned what was born for the skies.
Death dulled the fair fountain ere sorrow had
stained it,
’Twas frozen in aJ! the pure light of its course
And but sleeps till the sunshine of Heaven* has
unchained it,
To water that £den where first was its source.
On the 7lh inst., at New Oxlord, Adams coulty
Col. George Himes, in the 75th year of his age.
On the 15th inst., in this City, Dr. Julius A. Kef
fer, in the 38th year of his age.
I.OOR HERE!
M1 S '- P: - KERFOOT will .open, on
■SATLRDA V next, the largest and
111081 splendid assortment of
STRAW AND FANCY BONNETsf* 1 ”
ever before offered in Lancaster city. Store in S.
** -ru U r* r< . a *’ two doors below the Lancaster Bank.
■I he Ladies will please call and examine,
april 23 , 3 . 3 t
JACOB L. GROSS,
Attorney at Law,
Office, Centre Square, EPHRATA—opposite
Gross’ Hotel,
wssffiaa * »•
trators and Executors’ Accolnm g Admints
racy and despatch.