intelligencer &3ouoal. G Eb. SANDERSON, EDIT-OR Lancaster, December 6,1853. The. Meeting of ftnmss. The Congress of the United States assembled at' •Waehingtgn on yesterday. The first business is ° the organization of tilt House of Representivea.— This may cause a little trouble,as there are,sev_eral prominent candidates for the Speakerabip, whose friends will no doubt strenuously urge . their claims and qualifications upon the attention - of members. Still, we do not anticipate any serious difficulty; as the Democratic majority is very large, and who• eyed. gets the caucus nomination will undoubtedly be elected. For Clerk we have heard of no organized _ opposition to Col. Folmar. Indeed, from all we can learn, thete is no other candidate thought of serious ly—hence, we deem his election a foregone conclu lion, despite the insane ravings and outrageous abuse of the N. York Herald, Harrisburg Keystone, and.a few other papers of the same stripe. Should the House have organized on yesterday the President's Message will be sent in to Congress, to-day, and our readers may expect it to appear in the nexeissue of the Intelligencer. We look with confidence for an able state paper from Gen. Pianos and have no doubt it will be such an one as will give satisfaction to the country. The accompany ing documents, from the different'Heads of Depart ments, will also be more than usually interesting —the whole together elucidating and defining the policy and principles of the new administration.— We shall endeavor to find room for such extracts, as will most attract public attention, and shall like wise keep our readers advised, from time to time, of such matters of importance as may be trans. acted by Congress. We live in an eventful age, Old things are rap idly passing away and giving place to new ideas, new measures, and new movements on the great theatre of the'world. It is emphatically an age of progress, not only in science, but also in govern ment, and our legislators cannot, if they would, clog the energies and enterprise of the American people by the antiquated notions of a by-gone age. They must keep up with the spirit of the times, or they will fail in satisfying the wants and wishes of their constituents. We hope to see, what has not been witnessed at Washington for several years, a business session and we shall most sincerely deprecate any attempt, from any quarter, should it be made, to introduce the subject of President making. The people dis charged that duty in 1852, and they will again at tend to it when the proper time :arrives'for agita ting the question. They elect members of Congress to make laws—not Presidents. The Constitution has wisely separated the Executive and Legislative departments. Both are dependant on the people for their pxistence, and when either assumes to make or unmake the other, they are trenching upon the rightsand prerogatives of those who are sovereign over both, and wfio will undoubtedly . hold them re sponsible for such a flagrant usurpation. We are heartily sick and tired of the foolish child's-play enacted in Congress—and as for the buncombe speeches made there, we never pretend 'to read them, and we suppose the mass of the peo ,ple look at them in the same light that we do.,— What is ',wanted there is work, not speeches that nobody wishes to read. Work, wonx, WORK, is -what the people demand, and what the interests of the country require. From Washington The Democratic members of the House met in caucus, on Saturday evening, and nominated Hon. Ltnigliovn for Speaker, on the second ballot, he having received 64—Disney 31—and Orr 23. Col. FORNEY received an almost unanimous nomination for Clerk. The vote stood—Forney 93, R. M, Young 5. [What an astonishing amount of influ ence the guerilla press have been able to, wield against Col_ FORNEY ! Wonder how the, New. York Herald, Harrisburg Keystone, and their ad junct in this city, feel at the result? Mr. GIOBSBRENNER, of York, was unanimously nominated for Sergeant-at-Arms; Mr. McKiikw, Door Keeper; and Mr. Jourrsolv, Postmaster. All the old officers. LEY - What is the object of the factious opposition to Governor BIGLER in certain quarters? Has he done any thing wrong in hie administration thus far? Has he not redeemed every pledge he gave in his inaugural address? Is he not talented, capa ble and honest? Then why seek to supplant him in the affections of the people? The answer is at hand. He could not give every one an office.— This is the sum and substince of his offence, di vested of all the,false coloring given to his actions by a band of unscrupulOus and dishonest politi cians. He could not, and would not if he could, give those political tricksters office—hence they seek to bring about distraction in the Democratic party and produce a similar state of things to what occurred in this State in 1835, and which 'has re cently taken place in New York. But they cannot succeed. The mass of the people are wide awake to the machinations of these men, and they will overwhelm them with merited indignation when the time for action arrives. A well-tried, faithful public servant, such as Governor BIGLER. has pro ven himself to. e, cannot be put down by a com bination of such rotten and corrupt politicians.— The people will abundantly sustain him. SPEIICSII or THIS HOUSE.-E. B. Chase, Esq., ed itor of. that sterling Democratic sheet, the Mon trose Demotrat, is strongly recommended for Speak er of the next House of Representatives. Ms. Chase has had several years' experience in the Skate Le gislature, and in all his votes and acts, has proved himself a consistent, sincere and radical Democrat. It is of vast importance to the Democracy of the State that both branches of the Legislature should have officers to preside over them whose personal and political;characters are Beyond suspicion. Such a man we believe Mr. Chase to be, and of all the gentlemen who have been named for the Speaker ship of the House, we cannot call to mind one worthier than he. • Ti. S. SENAToo.--,The Governor of New Hamp• shire has appointed Hon. JARED T. Wir.Luats to fill the vacancy in the U. S. Senate occasioned by the decease of Mr. Atherton. Soldiers of 1812. - A convention of the surviving soldiers of the war of 1812. is to be held in Philadelphia, on Monday the 9th of January next, for the purpose of adopt ing suitable measures to lay their claim before Con gress to be placed on the same footing with soldiers of the 'Mexican war.• Delegates hlive been appoint ed in a humber of counties of the State; but, as yet no measures have been t,aken to insure a represen tation from Lancaster county. Lancaster furnish. ed her full quota of Volunteers for the war with Great Britain, several of whom still survive. It is highly proper that they should be represented in the Convention, and we hope they will take meas ures at once to that effect. Err Our friend, Dr. LI, B. WOLFE, formerly o Columbia, in this county, now of St. Jacobs, Wa terloo county, Canada West, has our thanks for several Canada papers, received on Saturday last. By . the Way, cannot the Dr. furnish us with some sketches of the Province, for publication? DT Another engagement took place been the Turks and Russians on the 2d of November. It was fought at,Oltenitza, in Wallachiii, and resulted in the detest of the Russians, their loss amounting to about 1200 men, killed and wounded, and eight guns. • IL rCol. Joni F. MEANS, of Bradford county; is recommended by a correspondent of the Pennsyl vanian, as a.suifable candidate for Canal Commis- The Philadelphia Factionists. There are soma:two sthrea- . ,dozen gentlAirn in Wiladelphia-rikostiiiiroikei ' L 'down, politiciani,7, some of what' have be‘suckiii at the- Democratic teae,ior.matiy years =Om appme tO - dictate *thegips Detriocrptic pop . iy, of Ar.Stpla - : 'and instinct theiii whafiliey ehaftilo, through their representatives, in the next State Conventian. ; *y made-a feeble and abortive attempt of the'-'same kind in the Conien4n of the 28th of July last. - Mizegentlemen seem to act upon'theprinciplathat all political wisdom is confined to the narrow strip of territory laying between the Delaware and Schuyl kill, and fOlget that west of the latter river there are millions of acres upon which reside some two hen : dred thousand hard-working, intelligent and honest Democratic voters who claim the privilege of think ing and acting for themselves, and intend to do so , maugre all the efforts of Messrs. Carrigan, Brew ster, Small & CO., to enlighten them on the subject. SeVeral of these factionists opposed the election of Judge aesrenar,r, in 1851, aid all of them; we believe, have been in the habit of cutting the tick et as often as i; did not suit their peculiar notions ; and' ow, their latest effort at mischief, is a. sort of under-ground, disorganizing movement against Governor Biuzaa, and a futile attempt to sup plant him by nominating a certain Wm:um H. Wirrr. for Governor—a gentleman, we venture to say, whom nobody, out of Philadelphia, had even heard tell 'of eighteen months ago. Who this'man is, what his antecedents are, what his claims and qualifications for the office to which he aspires, must, of course, remain a profound secret, unless our fat friend, CHARLEY CARRIGAN, and his coad jutors in the movement, condescend.to give the pub lic some information on the subject. Mr. WITTE may be a very great man for aught weknow; but, if so, it is unfortunate for his fame that his light has been hid under a bushel, and that his modesty . has for so long a time kept him in the back ground. His right hand man and bosom friend and coun sellor, Cu-tar:Ey, we have known for several years, and we can assure our readers that he is the very essence of modesty itself, and that, so far from being an inveterate office-hunter, as is alleged by his en emies, he could scarcely be induced to accept of the best one in the gift of the President! 'Tis true,they assert that he desired the appointment of Governor of Minnesota—afterwards Secretary of the Territo ry ;—failing in both he sought a Mail Agency, then a Clerkship in the Naval office—then a nomination for Senator—and, as a final resort, a suit of old clothes from either the President or Governor! Now, even if this were so, it showed him to be a true pa triot, willing to serve his country in any capacity. But it issundoubtedly a slander upon our fat friend. His well known modesty forbids such an idea; be sides, the portly dimensions of CHARLET render it impossible that he could crowd his ponderous car cass into either the coat, vest or pants of so small a man as President PIERCE. For these rea sons we are disposed to entirely exhonerate CHAR LET from any improper or selfish designs in the under-ground movement referred to; nor would we shock- his modesty by calling him a great man in any other sense than in his physical or corporeal de velopement. Having, therefore, a kindly regard for our fat friend, we would advise him to abandon his foolish project Without delay. If persisted in, it will end as'all other factious movements have ended be fore it, in the complete prostration of its projectors and their consignment to political oblivion. We feel sorry loeCnAnyrr, who is a clever fellow up on the whole, and who might bkmuch more use fully and profitably employed than in essaying to break down the present National and State admin istrations. Quite as great men, mentally, have foun dered on a similar rock, and he should take warn, ingdrom their fate. But, badinage aside, whether he does or does not, we can assure him and his fac tious coadjutors that the true Democracy of the country Look with contempt upon their movement, and intend giving them a " sockdolager " on the Bth of March next, at Harrisburg, which will be remembered by these gentlemen for all time to Publication of the Laws. We have, on many occasions, says the Carlisle Volunteer, urged the propriety ot'publishing all pub lic laws in one of our newspapers in the different counties—the expense to be paid either from the State Treasury, or by the different counties, as may be considered best. We now again revert to the subject, for the purpose of attracting the attention of the press and the people in general, previous to the meeting of the Legislature. That the publicatiim of all public laws in the different counties of the State is necessary, no man of the least discernment will attempt to controveft In most of the western States this plan of making the people acquainted with the laws by which they, are governed, has been adopted, and has proved most beneficial in its results. Every man his own lawyer, should be the ambition of us all. But how are we to know anything about our laws, when we are not permitted to read the Acts of our Legisla ture? At every session of the Legislature hun dreds of Acts, or laws, (many of them general in their character,) are passed; these laws are publish. ed in pamphlet form', for the benefit of our legal friends alone"--the people never see them. they know not what they contain, and often, very 'often violate a law of the State, and are only made aware. of the fact when summoned in Court for the mis demeanor. Haw often have we heard lawyers at the bar pleading for a client, and attempting to create a sympathy for him on the ground that the elient had been ignorant of the law he had violated! The publication of public laws, we contend, would lessen crime as well as court expenses. Give the people light, is a significant and sublime , sentiment. The advice contained in these four words is a vol ume in itself, and should be heeded by our law-ma - - kers and all in authority. Yes, 'give the people light,' by placing before them all information possi ble; and more especially give them light on the subject of the laws by which they are governed.- 01 all other information a knowledge of our gene ral laws is what the masses require. We believe a Bill was introduced into the last Legislature' making provision for the publication of the general laws in the counties. But, by the cunning of laWyer members it was staved off, or postponed indefinitely. Gentlemen of the legal pro fession are of course opposed to having laws pub. lished, because they know very well that it would interfere with their business. The more ignorant the people can be kept on the subject of the laws they are required to.observe, the richer will be the bar,gest for the lawyer. It is not to be wondered at fherefore, that lawyers are opposed to the pub lication of the laws—they would consider it an en croachment upon their former privileges—an inter ference with their bread and butter. But, we ap peal to the farmer, the mechanic, the businest men and ask whether this is not a question in which they are partichlarly interested? As at present pub lished, we venture to say there is not one in five hundred of our citizens who know anything what ever of the nature of our public ,laws. And yet they are bound by fines and penalties, to observe those lawsi the provisions of which they have no way of ascertaining. This is wrong- -outrageously wrong, and demands a remedy. We say then, let us follow the example of our Western and New England States, and have our general laws publish ed in the newspapers of the diffrent counties. The expense would be but a trifle to each county—die advantages to every community cannot be estima ted. We hope our brethren of the press will look at this subjeut, and enlighten the people in regard to it. IF the coming Legislature does not contain too many lawyers, we may hope to see this question receive the consideration its merits demands. 117" Capt. Gunnison, of the exploring *edition across the Rocky Mountains, and eight of his par ty; were murdered by the Indians, a short time ago, on Sevier River. UT A . Drize fight for $5OO came off near Valley Forge, , on Thursday, between two fellows named Bradley and Sloan—the one a Moyamensing tav ern keeper, the other a Baltimorean. They fought eleven rounds, and Bradley proved victorious. The T4t111" Queen*. Theifollog is tbe whole of thalafttf quits- ,tionsittf in Oman sjiaceZ.. - :ivitat >e 4rea du on a frii;ka cornModity,lp orderto enable the kieduceerst a similitTr dorigeffic commodity to get a higher4iiice fo!‘fit thatibe could otherlise obtain. No manufacturer would desire a protecting duty, if it were not to produce this effect, and as this is a self-evident proposition no argument is necessary for its support. A-protecting duty, then, puts - money into - the pockets of the protected classes, by enabling them, to sell their commodities at- ihigher price than consumers would have to pay for foreign goods of the same kind. Bat this increased price, whatever it mey be,inuit be taken out of the Pockets of the consumers, for it is not possible that money can be put into the'purses - of one class, without coming out of the purses of inether. Now, it is as plain as the truth itself, that if the country is, enriched by putting money into the pock ets of the manufacturers, it is impoverished to at least an equal amount, by taking it out of the pur ees of the consumers, so that what is gained on the one hand is lost on the other. The two accounts balance each . other, and the country, that is, the whole community, is not a farthing the gainer by the operation. To say that the country is enriched by the system of protection, is as absurd as to say that the joint concern of A &B is enriched, because some rogue had robbed A to pay B, ores it would be for a thirsty Arab on the desert to fancy that he had more water to drink, by pouring his scanty supply from one vessel into another. From this view of the question it would appear that the country, as a whole, if it was not on the one hand enriched by the protective system, would not on the other, be impoverished by it. Thus the gains and losses are equal. It would then be a mere robbing of Ato pay B. But the truth is, that a protective system robs A of two dollars, whilst it puts only one into the pocket of B. This position, however, must be proved, and if we can do it the question may be Considered as set at rest. • Let us take the case of a yard of broad-cloth.— To import a yard of English cloth, suppose it to cost, free of duty, four dollars. A similar yard, of equal quality, cannot, we will suppose, be made in this country, so as to be sold at a fair profit, for less than six dollars. To enable the domestic manu facturer, then, to enter into competition with the English manufacturer, it would require a duty of two dollars per yard, so as to bring up the foreign to the domestic article. Hence, we have two dollars taken from the pock ets of the consumer, in the form of an increased price. If he buys the foreign cloth, the amount goes into the public treasury. If he buys the American cloth, only a part goes into the purse of the man ufacturer, and nothing into the treasury. The whole cannot go:into the hands of the manufacturer, for, upon the case supposed, it was assumed that he could not make thecloth for four dollar If we sup pose the actual cost of manufacture to be five dol lars, and the profits of the domestic manufacturer to be one dollar, it will then be evident that A has been robbed of two dollars, in order to pay B one dollar. It is not contended that this is the exact proportion between the losses and the gains, but it is contended that in no case in which a protective duty is necessary to sustain a branch of industry, does the whole increased price go into the hands of the manufacturers; and it follows of consequence, that as the losses are greater than the gains, the community, as a whole, in every case, are losers. But, it may be asked, if the two dollars are taken from the purse of A, and only one goes - into the hands of B, and nothing into the Treasury, what be comes of the other dollar? The one dollar is lost in the expenses of' manufacturing. But do not the operatives get it in the form of increased wages?— No! for they get no ' , more wages than they could earn in any other pursuit. It is sunk precisely the same way as a dollar would be Sunk if there were two processes of making an article, one of which requires two day's labor, and the other one; and the maker should adopt the former instead of the latter process. The difference would be uncompnsated loss to the public; and this difference, whatever it may be, is the measure of one of the losses the coun try sustains by a protective tariff. If the reader is satisfied with this reasoning, he will, perhaps, ask, is there another loss than the one described, consequent upon the imposition of a high protective duty? We answer yes, and one of great amount. It is the loss arising from a dimin ished demand for articles to be exported, owing to a diminished importation of the foreign commo dity excluded by the pintective duty. If we im port less, we must export less. Cause and effect I are not more united than imports and exports. In a series of years the measure of one is the measure of the other. We cannot sell if we will not buy; and if we refuse to take molasses and sugar from the West India planter, he must of necessity refuse to take our flour, beef, pork; fish and lumber, for he has no means of paying for them save with his sugar and molasses. This Is the Tariff question.— Philadelphia Evening Argus. NOMINATION von GOVERNOIL—The Philadelphia Evening Argus has made a careful classification of the Delegates already elected to the next State Con. vention, and comes to the conclusion that there can be no doubt of the re-nomination of WILLIAM Bra- Lan for Governor. The Convention, if full, will consist of thirty-three Senatorial and one hundred Representative Delegates. Sixty-seven members, will therefore be necessary for a choice or nomina tion. Now, so far as delegates have been elected there are fifty-four instructed for Mr. Bigler, no coup. ty having as yet instructed its Delegates against him. 01 the remaining seventy-nine Delegates, for ty-nine may be set down as certain to vote for the present incumbent. Part of these are already ap pointed, and their predilections ascertained. This leaves thirty Delegates uncertain, including those from Westmoreland, who may be set down as anti- Bigler, and who willprobably be instructed for Hon . W. H. Witte, of Philadelphia county. We have in this statement included some counties which may with great propriety be claimed for Governor Big ler—and the vote of whose representatives he will receive when the time for action arrives. His vote in the Convention cannot be less than ninety, if in deed there is any serious opposition to him when the Convention assembles. From this statement (and it is made from facts, not mere rumor) as to the vote of Delegates, it can be seen that the re-nomination of Governor' Bigler is a certainty, a result not at all unexpecled by( those who have watched tde current of public opin ion during the whole of Mr. Bigler's official term.— He has the prestige of National faithfulness and de votion, of State pride, and fidelity to allher best and truest interests, of personal honor and integrity, and last but not least, the old and well established usage of the party as to the two term principle, to rely upon; and with these he can safely rest content. LIBERAL BEQisasT.—By the will of Daniel Kief fer, who died on the 20th of October last, at his residence in Oley township, Berks county, Ten Thousand Dollars are bequeathed to the Theologi cal seminary of the German Reformed Church at Mercersburg. The G. R. Messenger states that the will has deen duly recorded, and leaves the amonnt to William Heyser, Eeq., of Mercersburg, Pa., in trust, to be invested for the benefit of the Seminary as the Synod may direct. Mr. Kieffer was 68 years old at the time of his death; and was noted for his benevolence. He gave during his life-time 's6oo to Marshall College, at Mercersburg, and $6OO to the Second Reformed Church, recently or ganized in Reading, of which the Rev. M. Kieffer is Pastor. The legacy to the Seminary is said to have been most opportune, the institution being greatly in need of increased means to promote its usefulness. The Chuech of which he was so libe ral amernber, has reason to cherish his memory as one of its greatest benefactors. Gov. 110 rl - 4 er--His Administration ?,d Re-election. ? :: ate nolditiflehle hostility that hasiiiitt felted in iiiim&A - marteza towards Governor Bainii has ind4ed into Inquire more closely than weiave heretofore done into the character of the mairend the policy -of his administration, and we are h4ie to, sly; that each esiiiihiation has resulted ohitly to his advantaie;iiiilitas Satisfied us that he should be re-nominated and reelected. In the.history of the man there is much to com mand our admiration. He has risen from the ranks of poverty to.his present—station lay meatus...oLhis. own efforts. His career in the State Senate furnish es evidence.of a sound judgment of republican sympathies. He opposed and voted against all measures of prodigality,-and-went tor-every meas ure to sustain the honor of the State. He was the. Champion of the resolution instructing: Congress to `refund to Geri. hes:soar, olani bird by Judge Hall, and also for the abolishment of im prisonment for debt. In the carVaillorhis present' station, , he endeared himself to the whole country. The broad, national ground which be then assumed and the ability with which he maintained his po sition, contributed much towards the success of the Democratic party in the State and Nation. This great service alone should entitle him to a re-eleci Lion. But it has been the unbroken usage of the party to re-nominate and re-elect a Democratic Gov ernor. The party has never discarded a Governor of its choice at the end of a first term, and it will not make Governor Bigler an exception to this rule. The policy of his administration has been wise, and his political doctrines of the radical and pro gressive school. r 'mind the Legislature creating all kinds of c0ri.......i0ns to facilitate the ends of peculation and - monopoly, and granting special priv ileges without stint or limit. He vetoed bill after bill, and insisted that in all cases of corporate privileges to aid mere business enterprises, the stockholders must be invidually lia ble for all the debts. That special privileges are unjust. A perusal of his messages will satisfy any one that Gov. Bigler is both a writer and a thinker.— He has invariably urged upon the Legislature the necessity of adopting general laws to dispenes with special legislation. The greatest financial effort known to the State was performed under his administratio; the pay ment of the six per cent. debt, by the` creation of five per cent. loans, thus obtaining $130,000 as pre miums, besides a saving of over $20,000 per an num interest. The winter of 1852, when the Capitol Ails be sieged with Bank borers, some of them prcipinent, and eleven new banks were forced upon him at one time, he stood firm by his professions and' vetoed the entire batch. His reasoning against such an unwise and unnecessary increase of banking capi tal, could not be answered. It is there that some persons have found fault with him, because he did not veto all re-charters also; but they should re memember that this would be taking the positiod that we could get along without any system- of Bank currency. We are aware of the fact, how ever, that many persons who complain that the Governor did not take this ultra ground, are anict ious to break down the present system of banking, for the purpose of introducing the free banking or "wild cat" system. This was the favorite scheme of Gov. Johnston, and we are glad to know-that Gov. Bigler is opposed to it. But these gentlemen who would make us believe that Gov. Bigler is a Bank man, neglect to let the people know that it was through his constant ef forts that measures were adopted and are now being carried out, to cancel the relief is sues which at present pollute the channels of cir culation. They also neglect to tell the people, that War. BIGLER is the first Governor who has declared in favor of removing all Bank paper from circula tion under a large denomination, by a gradual pro cess. In his last auoual message, he urged this' policy upon a Democratic Legislature, and we regret to learn that the proposition received but some 16 or 20 votes. Tkis is truly the right kind of reform in our currency—all the evils of our system result from the circulation of paper. The plan of Gover nor Bigler would change it gradually, and the chan nels of circulation would soon fill it up with coin. It can be said of Gov. Bigler, that be has vetoed more new Banks, and sanctioned fewer old ones than any of his predecessors, and he is the only one who has advocated real reform by gradually redu cing paper circulation. As for those who connect him with the manage ment of the. Public Works, they should know bet ter. This branch of the governmental affairs is un der the exclusive control of the. Canal Commission ers, who are elected by the people; the Governor cannot touch a dollar of the money, or employ a single hand. One of the first things he did after he came into office, was to send a special message to the Legislature, asking the passage of a law provi ding th a t the laborers on the Public Works should be paid in cash, and that no agent on the improvements should be permitted to make a debt of any kind; and also a law to make the officers settle their accounts monthly. That message also urged the Legislature to economise in all its appro priations. It is also unjust to charge him with the expenditures on the North Branch Canal. Every body knows that these were put under contract be fore Gov. Bigler came intd office. Gov. Johnston ie the author of these expendi tures. The North Branch Canal, we are happy to learn, is completed, and we shall have the benefit of it next summer. Altogether, then, a More energetic, economical, and able administration has never existed than that of Gov. Bigler. It reflects credit on the State, and will bestow blessings on the people. We say, then, let Gov. Bigler be re-nominated and re-elected by common consent.--Philadelphia (German) Democrat. Public Opinion. GOVERNOR IhemEa.—We hoist the name of our present able and worthy Governor to our masthead in obedience to the s fesolution of onr late Democrat ic County Convention, which without a dissenting voice, placed him before the people for re-election. We can perform no act more in accordance with the will of the sterling Democracy of the county.— They have awarded cheerfully to Gov. Bigler their hearty thanks for having so uprightly and with an energetic purpose administered the government. We notice that a tew Democrats have become of fended, it may be, with the distribution of the pa tronage in the bands of the Governor. We think he has an unquestionable right to give office to those whom he may consider honest and capable. Let us not dispute over these non-essentials. Let us be harmonious; lest the fate that has overwhelm ed the Democracy of New York, may be ours. Let us go into the contest without biekerings and strife and carry out the expressed will of the people of the Commonwealth by the re-election of William Bigler, and then our united and harmonious party will become a terror to all opposition.—Perry Co. Advocate. Gov. BroLsn.—ltis somewhat amusing to ob serve the great interest manifested by the, Whig press of Pennsylvania in what they are pleased to term disaffection in the Democratic ranks towards the present excellent Chief Magistrate of the State. The reason of this is obvious. The Whigs fear Gov ernor Bigler's popularity. They well know that his administration thus far has been one of the bright est in the annals of the State, and that he has a deep hold on the affections of thTpeople. The little personal difficulty that has sprung up in Westmoreland county, between the Governorand a portion of the Democracy of that county, will, we firmly believe, be eventually adjusted in such a manner as will be satisfactory to all parties. We grant that Gov. Bigler is not a perfect man, that some of his official acts are not entitled to the ful lest approval. But have they not been, in a gene ral way, as unexceptionable as any other man's would have been under the circumstances? This is the question to be answered. Andiet those who are disposed to grumble at the Governor because of his action in certain isolated cases, candidly con sider what might have been the consequence had he pursuee a different course. Were there no in terests on the other side to be subserved?—no per sonal feelings to be gratified?—no claims of right to be enforced?—no inducements to adopt that view of the subject, instead of this? Or, do those who im agine themselves aggrieved really think that to dif fer with them is to adopt the wrong, and their no tions constitute the only infallible standard of duty. Now, with the utmost possible good feeling to our Democratic brethren everywhere, we cannot refrain from expressing the opinion that we think some of them are too much disposed to do injustice tr Gov. Bigler ; and we are equally confident that all their attempts to undermine his well .established popu larity will prove abortive. The Democracy of Pennsylvania have no cause, as far as we can discern, to depart from their long observed custom, and refuse to re-nominate the can didate with whom they achieved so glorious a tri umph in 1851. A second term his become a cardi nal rule witn the Democratic party of the State, and they cannot now depart from it with safety,— Washington Examiner. ID" The Odd Fellows of lowa city have conclu ded to establish a college institution for, young la dies-45,000 is the sum already subscribed and the balance will be forthcoming when wanted. The building estimate is about $lO,OOO. ELECTION OF U. S. Strikrorts.—The Legislature of Alabama has elected Judge C. C. Clay as U. S. Senator for the long term, in place of Hon. Jere miah Clemens; and Hon Benj. Fitzpatrick for the short term, in place of William R. King ; late Vice President, deceased. CIT t Y AM3 COUNTY ITEMS Fa ~11141.111.aasaax.x. Carmsaz.,-Ttie cen pew CAR* itale.A9 has been awarded-to P. Hayden Smith, Dig, f -VP at its,oon . - a. - a_ 114 - At the *ate Poultry; 'exhibition, held t Philadelphia weeltefore lasOlr..igliatharw wart, oribis 'reietochiirChinAowis for $75. , LAncenT.T. ApriilWiererre TomencE --The following named gentlemen have been elected of .ficera.aml directoraof .Lhe Compatty for the _eeett ing year, via:. Freindent, Henry hinsslemate—"Freastires, A. N. Casiel=Direetors, Samuel Johnston, Strnmel C. Heistand, Stephen F. Eagle, Henry Copenheffer, .Tno. Bowers, Christian Kieffer and Chas. Boughter. Irr Mr: J. V. Battik appointed Agent for the:. Lancaster Coenty Bible Society, to self and at tribute Bibles in the eastern section of the county, cifd - afecito d'oit'atione" for the - SciaietY. — He is therefore commended to the favorable regard of ministers 2 churches and friends of the Bible, with the hope that •they will liberally aid in the cause in which heit'engaged. COLITMBIA RArtar.s.x.—This road the most prof itable part of the improvemen t s, will gain in value to the State, unless the suicidal policy of construct iog rival roads is encouraged. The construction of a new road from Harrisburg to Philadelphia which the State is ' threatned with whenever the Pennsylvania!Railroad Company is crossed in any way,would greatly impair the profitableness of that road. Take the passenger travel and the freight of the Pennsylvaniaßoad from it the coming year, and the receipts would be diminished $250,000. The Columbia Railroad, if kept , in proper repair and.a renewal affected whenever it needs the same' and sufficiency of the beat kind of motive power can do all the business for the next ten years. There is scarcely a,limit to a well regulated, double track railroad, and certain it is, that the tonnage of this road at present, may be doubled, and the business all be performed, expeditiously and satisfactorily to all reasonably fast men, in theseprogressive' times.— There now appears to be a good feeling betweenthe State officers and the PennsylvaniaßailroadCompa ny. It is the interest of both parties that this should continue to be the.case. According to the publish ed statement of Mr. Thompson, that Company is earning 11 per cent. upon its capital of eleven mil lions. Under these circumstances, modesty will pre sent them from asking for the 'lion's share' from the State, which is earning less than one-fourth the per cent. upon her investments; and in the lace of sash a fact the State can well afford to be jealous of granting that corporation privileges, to the dis advantage of the revenues of the Commonwealth.-- Pottsville. Register. THIB is " A GREAT CCIITiqTRT r'—The final re port of the seventh census of the United StateS is 11,%% passing thrinigh the press. It will consist of a , single quarto voluniie of twelve hundred pages, and will be re,idy for distribution at the opening this session of Congress. This volume is filled with valimble statistic.. ant the least interesting of which are those in reference to the extent of territory of the United States, the total area of which, including the tcrritorice, is set down at 2,- 981,123 squaw fillies. "The territorial extent of the Republic is nearly ten times as large as that of Great • Britain-and France combined; three times as large as France, Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Spain, Poi tugal, Belgium, Holland and Denmark together; one-and-a-half times as large as the Rus sian Empire in. Europe; one-sixth less only than the area covered by the fifty-nine or sixty Empires, States and Republics of Europe; of equal extent with the Roman Empire, or that of Alexander, neither of which is said to have exceeded 3,000,- . 000 square miles." The total area of North Amer ica is 8,373,648 square miles. THE Law or NEWSPAPEHM.-1. Subsribers who do not give express notice to thecontrary, are con. sidered as wishing to continue their subscriptions- 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their newspapers, the publisher may continue to send them until all arrearages are paid. 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their newspapers from the office, to which they are di meted, they are held responsible until they have settled the bills and ordered them to bediscontinued. 4. If subscribers remove to other places without informing the publisher; and the newspapers and sent to the former direction, they are held respon• sible. 5. The 'courts have decided that refusing to take newspapers from the office, or removing and leay. ing them uncalled tor, is prima facia evidence of intentional fraud. 6. The U. S. Courts have also repeatedly deci ded that the Postmaster who neglects to perform his duty of giving seasonable notice, 'as required by the Post Office Department, of the neglect of a person to take from the &Tice, newspapers addres sed to him, renders the Postmaster liable t o the publisher, or the subscriptione price... MR. BUCHANAN AT THE LORD MATOIt'S DINNER. —We are glad for the honor of onr glorious old Commonwealth, that the Minister to the Court of St. James, has ha the good taste to. disregard pre cedents in his first public address in England, and scorned to bandy lying compliments, which, at best, are but the unmeaning resort of feeble minds. He is described as sitting, amid the blazing courtiers of power, clad in a simple suit of republican plain ness, unadorned with aught except the dignity of his repreepntative character. In his short but ef fective speech, we can find no approach to the fill some flattery:with which the fawning tools of party seek to bedaud the titled and tinselled great ones, but in honest patriotism he turns away from the royal pageant which surrounds him, to give a word of commendationcto" the active young .republic, whose best interests it is his first and only duty to advauce. If we had more of such:speeches, and fewer, "assurances of distinguished consideration," American diplomacy would find a warmer-welcome and exert a more abiding influence in the Courts of Europe.—Dutly Register. tri - We copy the following complimentary no tice of our townsmen, Messrs. KLUTZ & KING, from the Lehigh Valley Miles. The editor does no more than justice to the enterprise and energy of these gentlemen, when he says they 'are the right sort pt go.abead men,' and predicts that 'their sec tions will be done well and with good speed :' THE LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.—This work is progressing rapidly. A large portion of the gra ding opposite this Borough is already finished. The distance between Allentown and Freemansburg le eight miles, six of which is under the management of Messrs. Kautz & King of Lancaster city, who have a force of about 175 hands on the work•— •These contractors are the right sort of go-ahead men, and we predict, their sections will be done well and with good speed. The Monthlies. KNICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE.—The publisher of this excellent magazine has, in the December num ber now upon our table, commenced the publica tion of a series of new poems, entitled " Lays of Quakerdom"—the first ot which is "The Execu tion of Mary Dyer, at Boston, June 1, 1653." This isa new feature in the work, and cannot fail to add still more to the popularity of the Knicker bocker. Address S. Elzus-rorr, Publisher, N. York. Low's Boox.—Godey has already issued the January number of his admirable magazine, and commences the new year with such improvements in the work as cannot fail to give it a yet stronger hold upon the affections of the people. The en gravings are truly beautiful, and the reading, mat ter and general appearance of the book would be hard to beat. Now is the time for our Lady friends to subscribe. . "MECUANICS : TUBER PRINCIPLES AND PRACTI CAL APPLICATIONS."—Edited by Oliver . Byrne, and published by Dewitt & Davenport, N. Y. Frice 75 cents, cloth. We have received a copy of this work from the publishers, and hesitate not to com mend it to all our readers. It is emphatically a book for the masses, those who have been deprived of the advantages of a classical education. It will enable the working man, to acquire the Principles of Mechanics, and how to apply them to practical purposes, even with a moderate English education. The work is beautifully got up, on good paper, handsomely printed and bound ; and contains nu merous illustrations. "Toulouse; Rmsw," for October, from the re. print of Leonard Scott & Co., is a, very interestieg, number. The following able articles are to be found on its pages :—Church Parties, The Arctic Regions, Mahometanism in Western Asia, Our National De fences, Grote's History of Greece, Military Bridges, The Newspaper Stamp, Life of Haydon, Parliamen• tary Purification, &c. &c. IrrMAILTIN KOSZTA arrived at Washington on Saturday last. Of course he will be lionized! Russia and'-the It will be seen jy the ,. folio xt from - Wk ox's nesiOrciV 4 gThirty Y*si e SetaVe .. .a. the 1:/nit SKathat to MABoc aarALW - kkoad in**vicl of his ctttry,: ongithe h of ha *elated the die an dtrieinitOl ti- States ad with Russia: have ever Russia( COMMERCIAL Taxsrx...—Our relations with Russia had heen peculiar—politically, always triendy;_commercially, always liberal—yet no trea ty iif am ity, — anaffiiree' ithvigaticin; th 'ask - 6r these advantages and guaranty their continuance. The United States had often sought such a treaty. Many special missions, and of the most eminent citizen; and at various times, and under different adminietrationk, and under the confederation before there was'ant administration, had been instituted for that ptwpose—that of Mr. Francis Dana, of Massachusetts; - (tinderarhom thelming J. Quincy Adam, at' the age of sixteen, served his diplomatic apprenticeship as private secretary) in 1784, and the old Cong ress; that of Mr. Rufus King, under the first Mr. ams- those of Mr. John Quincy Adams; Mr. Albert Gall atin ; Mr. James A. Bayard, and of Mr. Wm. Pinkney, under Mr. Monroe; those of Mr. George Washington Campbell and Mr. Henry Mid dleton, under Mr. Monroe, (the latter continued by 'Mr. John'Quincy Adam;) and all in vain. For some cause, never publicly explained, the guaranty of a treaty has been constantly declined, while the actual. advantages of the moat favorable one have been constantly extended to us. A con vention with us for the definition of boundaries on the northwest coast of America, and to stipulate for mutual freedom of fishing and navigation in the north Pacific ocean, had been readily agreed upon 'by the Emperor Al exander, and wisely, as by sepa rating his claims he avoided such controversies as afterwards grew up between the United States and Great Britain, on account of their joint occupation, but no commercial treaty. Everything else was all that our interest could ask, or her friendship extend. Reciprocity or diplomatic intercourse was fully es tablished; ministers regularly.appointed to reside with us—and those of my time, (I speak only of my Thirty Years' View,) the Chevalier de Politica, the Baron Thuyl, the Baron Krudener, and especi ally the one that has remained longest amongst us and has married an American lady, M. Alexandre de Bodisco—all of a personal character and deport. ment to be most agreeable to our government and citizens, to represent the feelings of the most friend; ly sovereigns, and to promote and maintain the most courteous and amicable intercourse between the two countries. The Emperor Alexander had signally displayed his , good will in offering his med iation to terminate the war with Great Britain; and still, further', in consenting to become arbitrator be tween the United States and Great Britain in set tling their 'difference in the construction of the Ghent treaty, in the-article relating to fugitive and departed slaves. We enjoyed , in Riissian ports all the commercial privileges of the most favored nation, but it was by an unfixed tenure—at the will of the reigning sov ereign; and the interests of commerce required a more stable guaranty. Stilt, up to the commence iment of General Jackson's administration, there was no'American treaty of amity, commerce and navigation with the great power. The attention of President Jackson was early directed to the ano. malous point; and Mr. John Randolph of Roanoke, then retired from Congress, was indu zed, by the earnest persuasions of the President and the Secre tary of State, Mr. Van Buren, to accept the place of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotenti ary to the Conrt of St. Petersburg—to renew the application for the treaty which had so lung been made in vain. Repairing to that post, Mr. Ran dolph found that the rigors of a Russian climate were too severe for the texture of his fragilemonsti tution,and hewas soon re-called at his own request. Mr. James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, was then appointed in his place; and by him the long desired treaty was concluded, December, 1832—the Count Nesselrode, the Russian negotiator, and the Emper or Nicholas, the reigning sovereign. It was a treaty of great moment to the United States; for although it added nothing to the commercial privileges actu ally enjoyed, yet it gave stability to their enjoyment and so imparted confidence to the enterprize of mer chants. It was limited to seven years'duration, but with a clause of indefinite continuance, subject to termination upon one year's notice from either par ty. Near twenty years have elapsed; no notice for its termination has ever been given, and the com merce between the two countries feel all the ad vantagee resulting from stability and national guar antee. And thus was obtained in the thirdyear of General Jackson's administration, an important treaty with a great power, which all previous ad- Ministrations and fhe Congress of the Confederation tied been unable to obtain. Loan MAYORS DAY IN Lonnoa.—The banquet given in the evening of this day at Guildhall, is represented by the London correspondents to have been a magnificent affair. Some two thousand guests were present. The Lord Mayor proposed "The health of the foreign ministers present, and a hearty welcome to them." He said that when . they returned to their own countries they would there sustain that good opinion of the city of London which the citizens were desirous to maintain. There was no city what ever that was more interested in the peace of the world than the city of London. He concluded by calling on the American minister to respond to the toast. Mr. Buctuarist arose in a plain dress, was re ceived with loud cheers, and said: "On behalf of the foieign ministers and myself, I beg to return you my cordial and:hearty thanks for the high honor which you have conferred upon the diplomatic corps. I confess, my lord and gen tlemen, that I have been much struck with the gor geous spectacle I have witnessed this day. I had read such-about it before Lcame here, but I had no proper idea of its reality—not the least. In this age of utilitarianism, when the records of feudal times are rapidly passing away, it is highly grati fying to a citizen of my country to witness such a spectacle—in this age of utilitarianism, I say, be cause I hear that a steamer is about to be placed on the lakes of Killarney; and, as a further com mentary on the spirit of the age, I may mention that at the time I was contemplating this gorgeous spectacle I received - a letter from my country ma king the most minute inquiries as to the mode in which a distinguished statesman proposes to con sume the smoke of London, which they say, if it can be accomplished, will be the greatest blessing to all the manufacturing towns in the world.— [Cheers.] Ido not profess to be a diplomatist— tar-from it; but in this age diplomacy has rendered the 'most important services to the world. The highest and first duty of diplomacy is to preserve peace, and to cultivate friendly and commercial re lations throughout the whole of the civilized world! [Cheers.] May I venture to hope that these best objects will be accomplished by the distinguished diplomatists whom I see around me, and that in a short period we shall hear the welcome news—wel come to all good men in all parts of the world— that all difficulties have been settled, and that Eu rope is still to continue to enjoy the blessings of a firm and lasting peace." [Load cheers.] A " FAST MAN."—The Washington Star gives the following sketch of our portly friend, Citialay CARRIGAN, the leader in the factious movement re cently started in Philadelphia. It is a life-like pic ture. Alluding to the speakers at a meeting held in New York a few weeks ago, the Star says : 'Among them we find a rampant effort from the lips of Mr. Charles W. Carrigan, of Philada, who., career affords a fair illustration of the truth of what we have repeadedly written concerning the animus actuating those very disinterested patriots, who claiming to be better democrats than the adminis tration. are really very busy in the work of satis fying the world that they themselves are merely fighting for plunder. Mr. Carrigan, on the acces sion of President Pierce, applied for the post °Pier ritorial secretary of Minnesota. Failing in that application, he at once applied for a special mail agency. Not obtaining that, he next applied for a clerkship in the office of the navy agent of Phila delphia. Being defeated in that application also. he then became a candidate for the democratic nom ination for State Senator for the county of Phila delphia, and was overwhelmingly defeated by the popular vote in making that nomination—the can didate being nominated by opening a poll for the reception-of the ballots of all the democratic voters of the district. Still later Mr. Carrigan - became a democratic candidate for district commissioner of his ward, and received but a beggarly portion of his nominal party's vote. Mr. Carrigan is emphat ically a fast man, at least in the way of office-seek ing, as all who read ourshort narrative of his place hunting career since the 4th of March last must re alize. By-the-by, Mr. Carrigan was, in 18.18, one of the editors'and proprietors of the Philadelphia Spirit of the Times, then a free-soil organ. Being at this time not more than 27 years of age, when Jackson went out of office he was but 10 years old, though, according to the N. York National, he was a staunch political supporter of the 'Old Hero." VIOLATION OT TRH SMALL Nora Lsw.—Four teen suits, havebeen commenced, against the Far mer's Deposit Bank of Pittsburg, for alleged viola tions of the small note law. The Clerks and Di rectors are accused of paying out notes under the denomination of $5, at the counter. The penalty for infringment of the law in the case of• Banks is very heavy, being $5OO for every note so issued. 113 - The Cholera is prevailing at New Orleans brought there by emigrants. The Postage -Law The Philadelphia Ledge., some time ago cot tanned th4llowing,,paragraph - . Tax C9E/IP POiiT/GE SISTDM or THY UNITED STATJ has2not come up to the expectation of its advocate's add' there', is a probability that some amendments Akill be proposed at the next session of, Uidiresemeteming ',the price, so that the Deparbkint n ot'' be a Charge upon .the Treasury. The Led* urged, at the time that the present-postage law was being agitated, the adop tion of the five cent postage. as that which Mould most probably prove permanent ; and it is likely 1114 - thittlie t- Griii , ernment have - to etorn - to. that price. There are some retorms which may be carried forward so fast as to delay, it not entirely defeat, the object desired. We are surprised that the Ledger, a paper which generally sustains all movements beneficial to the people at large, should give publicity to such ri diculous nonsense as the above. In what respect has.the. cheap postage system not come up to the expectation of its advocates? If we mistake not, the chief good they anticipated from it, was the ac commodation of the public with increased facilities for the transmission of intelligence, and for the in terchange of business and social correspondence at a cost which would . exclude none lrom . their enjoy ment. So far, the Ledger will sureolynolf its t h ateny it has fully met with the expectations o advo cates. No one believed that it was going to be self-sustaining in one short year after its adoption ; or if any were so foolish as 'to entertain such an idea, they could have had very little knowledge of the extent and cost of the mail service of the Uni ted States. But if the revenues of the Department under the cheap postage system, sholld never equal its expenditures, that is no reason why the rates should he raised. Our government was established for the benefit of the people; and as long as it has the means, it is bound to sustain every measure. within its legitimate sphere, which ministers to thei convenience and happiness. They pay for the sup port of every branch of government, and if they are taxed, in the shape of duties, more than enough to sustain all in the most liberal style, we do not see the justice of taxing them with higher postage, just because a single Department, designed expressly for every day accommodation, happens to be unable to pay its own expenses, during the first twelve months of experimental reform. While there are twenty-five or thirty millions lying in the Treasu ry unappropriated and unemployed, it it ridiculous lolly to talk of saddling the people with the old, and in several instances burthensome rates ol post age. That the Ledger opposed cheap postage, is nothing to ite credit, and the less it says about that now, the better for its own sake. Reforms are some times too hasty, but whether timely or not, they never go backward among a progressive people like • ours. The present Postmaster General cares less for the popular approbation than we think lie does if he has made up his mind to recommend a return to the old prices; and we do not believe that a member of Congress can be found, on stir side of the house, who will undertake to propose any amend ments of that sort to the Postage Law, eve') though he has the assurance, beforehand, of co-operation and support from the Ledger. But, it it has been decided at Washington that the Post Office Department eiuet sustain itself, and that it cannot do this now, or within a reasonable time hence, under the present system, let the Gov ernment abandon its monopoly of the mail service. Our word for it, individuals, would soon be found, to carry our letters and papers quite as safely and expeditiously as now, at the same rates of compen sation—and make money by it, into the bargain.— Reading Gazette. MURDER Tursr..- 1 -The Criminal Court of Dan phin county was engaged during a part of last week in the trial of Courtland C. Johnson, for the murder of his wife, ut Portsmouth, Dauphin coun ty,.; on the night of the 2d of August last. The Commonwealrh was represented in this case by David Fleming, District Attorney, and. by A. J. Herr, and F. C. Carson who were associated with him in the case, and the prisoner was defended by John C. Kunkle, John Berryhill and Thomas Jor dan. The proof of the killing of the woman wav well made out, but the evidence showed that itwas done in a fit of anger; brought on by palousy ; at the same period, Johnson having shot and mortally wounded a person who was in company with his wife at the time. Alter a laborious investigation of the evidenoe, and' able arguments on both sides, the case was submitted to the jury on Saturday night, at eleven o'clock. The Jury remained out until nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, when they brought in a verdict of guilty of murder in the sec ond degree. GAME IN TUE ARCTIC REGlONS.—According to the return matl2 of the amount of game killed in the Arctic regions, by Captain McClure, while en gaged in making the Northward passage, it ap pears that the Arctic regions, generally supposed to be nearly destitute of animal tile, abound in a variety of game, such as musk ox, deer, hares, grouse, ducks, geese, wolves and bears; thus con firming Lieut. Kane's specuralions as to the ability of an expedition to support life in that quarter, even after the ordinary supplies were exhausted. From October 12, 1850, to- April 8, 1853, over 10000 pounds of game were obtained by the expedition. The deers were found to be very fat, although their food merely consisted of the herbage which was ob tained from a small tree called the dwarf willow. As the crew only kept as it were on the ridges of the lea, no other food was observable; but there is no doubt the deer found an abundance of food fur ther up the country. They were very wild, and the gunners had to display great precaution in shoot ing them. The country contains fine green valleys, intersected by noble rivers, extensive plains, lakes, woods, and parts of the earth covered with simple but lovely wild flowers. Griatio or 'rue Queorroir.—The N. Y. Tribune has been among the ablest and most zealous cham pions of a high protective policy—but' one of its recent articles contains most pregnant admissions of the futility - of its arguments. That paper, in pre senting the great advantages which the New York Exhibition will confer upon the industry of this country, uses language in which it is clearly inti mated that the enterprize and ingenuity of the coun try no longer require the "protecting" aid of gov ernment. The Tribune says : "We can make almost anything as cheap as it can be made anywhere else—after we have learned how. Let us have a manufacture fairly and fully established among us, with access to markets and a general knowledge of its character, and it will pretty surely fight its own way thereafter. Thus our present manufactures of plain Cotton Fabrics, and of many descriptions of Woolens, are already beyond the fear of overthrow through. Foreign ri valry. 'So of Edge Tools, Pins, and many import ant classes of Hardware. So (we trust) it shall yet be with American Steel, Bar Iron, Silks, Linens, &c., &c. We need first of all Knowledge as to what is to be done; next, as to how it is to be done; and thirdly, assurance of a fair recompense for doing it. With these, we may soon defy the rivalry of the world in Manufactures. The first condition of suc cess in the Useful Arts is an eager and expanding Home Market; and this we now have. Should the fabrication of Bronzes, for instance, be speedily es tablished among us, we shall give the Crystal Pal ace credit therefor. We trust that it will give a de cisive impulse to the American production of Porce lain and kindred wares. If we could hear that ten millions' worth of rare and tasteful fabrics and works of Art had been sold here through the in strumentality of the Crystal Palace, we should re joice at this as a sure precursor of the establishment of the manufacture of such articles in the United States. We do hope, therefore, that the Crystal Palace Exhibition will be continued and be proved; that every thing new and Inventions in Eu ropean Art will be speedily transferred to it; and that our countrymen will study these trophies with a confident resolve that they shall here be equalled if not exceeded. Tits Pools. TnADE.—At Louisville, on Tuesday "The market continues dull,•and we do not hear of a transaction in hogs, and quote the price nomi nal at 4a4fc. net. We learn that in Woodford and Mercer counties hogs are offered at 3c. gross. The weather is too warm for slaughtering, and the pens are all lull, the estimated number in pen and in the vicinity of the city about 40,000. The receipts by the Frankfort railroad last night were 1,200." In the interior of Kentuckyy, the Harrodsburg Ploughboy says : "The news of the decline in the hog market has fallen like a thunderbolt upon the speculators in this region. A large number of hogs have been bought at high prices by citizens of this county, who represent themselves to have been acting as agents for the Louisville firms. • • • We understand that the latter now refuse to fur nish the money to pay for the hogs at the rates agreed upon, and their agents here are, consequent ly, involved in some trouble. Meanwhile, various idle rumors are afloat as to the extent of the de cline. l4r County Postmasters should bear in mind, (says the Fredonia Advertiser,) for their advantage as well as that of the local ,press, that for every. county paper delivered by them to subscribers, they are entitled to retain of the Post Oflice.funds bin and one-half cents per year. It is for their in terest as well as that of the :publishers, that the county papers be preferred, since there is no, trou ble of making collections, or keeping accounts thereof, as on foreign papers, the commission on which will not average more than from six to eight cents per year.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers