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t. O. GOODFUCH, EDITOR.
Towanda, §a!nrday, Nay 24, 1851.
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lest, and Zeerds'foreach subsegnent insenion,
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liquars, Heil aboe to die Bradford Hole. Entrance lie.wecti
.kleawl. Adams' and,Elwell's law offices.
Political Geography.
The following rentarks from the Wayne County
Jerald, and the stecciinpanying article from the
Lockatvana Citizen meet our views exactly. The
herald says in introducing the article; "We are
glad to see that a beginning has been made, in a
qnarter entitled to respect, in the discussion of the
political geographic lines which are made, on near
ly every occasion, IP cut off a large portion of North•
b vein Pennsylvania from all connection with the
idemocracy of the rest of the State. There are times
'When we are acknowledged to belong to the &mi.,
Py; but thoseltre election times. Then we are pet
, ted sad cajoled: before elections we are pronoun ; .
. ed good and reliable; arid, after elections, the re
turns limn this quarter are looked for with bread -
less anxiety—tor until the north-east is heard from,
the result js considered doubtful, though we have
. never yet proved , recreant to,our duty,. or betrayed
. thetonfulerice reposed in us. Through all other
times antlsessons, however, we receive the cold
ehnnlder of oblivion, True, occasionally one
:among the many lavorite sons of the north-east re
ceives a .passing favorable notice, but it means
nothing. When the day, in which to give a practi
cal demonstration that • the notice icaa not mere
slang, arrives, we - sink into nothingness, and out
'claims are made to give way to/those less binding,
• because more-questionably- icinnded. Maj. Bow
man, Col. Mason -and 'Col. Biodi ead have each, in
turn,rbeen maitelhe - recipients of this unmeaning
'ululation, and, almost the same breath, been
made to yield token, ' ,
Whose only superior claims
were that they residtal without the proscribed bin
-its. Aftek norninatioe are made we again come in
for a share of notice. Then we are attrored to come
'to the rescue-;-toMake one "grand rally" in sup
port of candidates of whose acquirements we have
no - self-knowledge, and whose names we have
never heard; then, again, we• are treated to an,ae
knewledgment of our faithfulness and an appeal to
enr sympathies, and ye are conjurett net only to
assist in.saving, but:attually to ,rave the party. Is
- this coursera-just ono ? 'lsit a fait manner of new,.
in; that poition of the Commonwealth in which the
parry's !enable r , Strength mainly lies! We wilt in
,1
II candor, weld!! any other portion of Petinsylva.
i is have ail long submitted Witte indignity which
tis neglect heaps• upon us! Let every reflecting
democrat ask himself these tines:ions and see
whether be can honestly answer them affirmative
ly I We are satisfied that he cannot. In years
pash.hiliwever,"we have both witnessed and lelt
,that if "actions speak loui'er than worils," the con.
duct of other partions of tile State; gives too strong
to asse(tance that we but the laboters in the 'vine
yard and they the eiljoyers - of the fruit of our toil.
tUbj'gres we barb the strongest evidence of the
injustiO praqiced in the making of nominations;
and weirinelifear that unless we make our clainyfelt,
by - some tintnistakeable 'demonstration, ' the same
selfishness which has been indulg.;dat our expense,
will, for all time to come, interfere to keep us as
the hackneyed poney "upon which others may ride
into power. •
TheAtillowing article from the Lackawanna Citi.
eins, tdrifisties a correctview el the "Penn'sylvaiiiti
PolitiCat 'Geograrday.;?:. at - oil :about_ the. times. fur
drawing the lines of patty favi
" ft hai long been neeeisari
as divided for political ptirpo
tont geographical divisions-i•
west. Upon this basis both pi
some extent, s ac led in the dist
offices-arid - tin ths)setection
dates to 611 them. Thia•is
plain of it, but there is a fact
which are wish to cell attend
habit of passing . .over a large section in the north-_
-ztast.iito Iktich our party seems to have fallen.—
liter is a section, extending from Lycoming on
-,_,theOne side to Northampton on the other, which
•;,,. ambit in our State Conventions, to be practically
iliridged over. The north extends east, in far as
teleeling candidates is concerned, to Lycoming—
and the east extends north, only , to Northampton—
This leaves as a portion of the State for a long
time passed by, eleven counties—all democratic.
viz : Montour, Sull:van, Bradford, Sus
quehanna, Wyoming, Luzerne, Wayne, Pike. Mon,
to and carbon.
These eleven 'Counties are not only uniformly,
but very largely democratic,- and such , entitled to
consideration to our democratic State Conventions.
The majorities here "”iven'for such candidates as
are upon our State ticketis g reater than in any sim
ilar number in the State, and with that ;liven by
Aetniachtic Betts often - saves •the ticket from defeat.
At the canvass in Mit bee last -our aggregate ma
jority leas 6,263. Still, and ,me sup(-0.,e without
a intention of doing jitmic", this section of
the (;rate has rieertv.d its eai-tidates• in nor Can.
veitti.ms with little Access. Tilos(' candidates ac
r.iriliaq to the north hare heel fermi L 3--.
trest—thtriie accorded to the east, from
Northampton,' smith. Tit illustrate: In 4844, thi s
edetionthged het thinks for Canal Comrnissirner,,
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sad presented theinames of Maj. F. L. Bowman of
our,rounty.,Col. Cr. P. Mason of Bradford, and Col.
-J. 11. Brodhead of Pike—all at whom 'were good
Men and true*but the notnination, was given to
'Lyconaing as the recipient of 4the north. 1n11350,
the east , urged , her 'claim% for the nomination. and
it wis accorded to Montiornery an the 'recipient.
In 1951; it north "urged' her ' claims for "United
Illtates Senator,' and 4 presented the matte 'of Judge
Wootheard, and urged the cl m with unanimity ;
and zeal, but the camlidtte..wasltmeorded to North.:
otopton as the'recipient of the east. We,allutle to
rerenf instances Only because white 'they are in
keeping with those of an older date, they are now
fresh .in .1 he. , recollection of
pats.,. The candidates
thus rejected were well entitled to favor:audit' their
" defeat, are with 'those 'who urged item. labo:ing
witlTuttayeted , zeif. for the interests '-of the. demo
?
the tweets* of her-, principle* sad
facts Tvg.ask. the atien
',Arrrlc.‘ri:')fr,,,,, J,n the zstitc;. "Conventions t the
V.l • s thrididitei the — • - stipitiart-. of 'the
"rthiAtitniv. democracy are avid,. ahnet . to'lM
?helS'An •Opportundy..May-hc_rtmsented fr.r Tact
this, Feclibn: a
..strtiton -the . delay
" 4 .lifithidli We are Iliclitled to' cohipldin: 'Ve - have
Aci,e;#olll...friitn. thCliarids*r-that :party.
4 , lghost Jait!Equal-and,lilzatx juatice; to sal,'! •
Alt exqllant amtles-a-ibe Ben, ot Aftwh
tics "4'141 trintloa7s" proriies as a gaw' 7.
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riolelumPtizOitili makirtrif the
tint (of the , I*,isierAif each couit r, from and offer
ihe`flrsi of July ProlOdei*k fAtir .1 4 !ei"
istriiion dike mii i rjitmethich44l be iota:1140
andd - the births and!derobs Which" alt occur within
Ins cobnty. The objects of the.la4.sre to.,Orpetn:.
ate evidence - of the marriage, - birth , and death , of
inhabitants .of cuuttricirtreftilh,i - endte , gsailer
important smite/ Wait affecting_ the physicsl wel•
fare of the human:race: Re main 'provisions are
as follows.: .Clergrienoslderaien, lasticesj am all
persons by or before ••.tvborif. impmeni,Ve may
hereafter be contracted i are , 'ignited in certify
It. inter or the county in Which they itse!de, giving
full name of the htisbarid; his occUpation, birth:
Awe, in t ..l residence, the Ml maiden name of the
wife, the names of their respective prirenfs,, the
color of the parties, and the time anti 'Edina of mar.
riage. Physicians, raid:wives, orotheipersons in
whose care a birth shalt take place, stialf make a
return thereof to the Register as aforesaid, setting
forth tnitirex, color', and name (if any) of the child
whither porn quick or dead, the full, name and oc
cupation of the parents, The maiden name of the
mother, and the' day, hour, and place of such birth.
Physicians, surgeons or other persons in aneurlairce
at the death of an initivi4nal, shall make a return
oldie same to the Register as aforesaid, giving the
=I
full name, sex, color, age, place of birth, • time,
place and cause of death, of such an individual,
with the names of his or her parents, the burial
ground in which interred, and it married, the name
of husband or wife, as the case may be. Sextons
and other poisons having charge of vaults or burial
grounds, are forbidden to inter or permit the in•
torment of any dead body, without procuring a co
py cf such record duly certified. 'Marriages, births
or deaths, which have occurred previous to the
passage of this act, or marriages, births or dea'hs
of persons out of this State, •children of cititens of
this State, may , be registered in the same manner
aforesaid, upon produciug satisfactory proofs of all
the tequisitefacts to the Register. No letters of
administration or letters testamentary upon the es
tate of any deceased person, shall be granted, un
til the death of such person is duly certified as
provided by this act; and•no appointment of guar
dians to the person or estate of any minor, shall be
valid, until the birth of said minor, and death of
his or her parents, shall have been duly certified
according to the provisions of this act.
The Register's books, or a cdtificate from the
same, duly authenticated r under seal, shall bo re
ceived in all the Courts to this State as prima facie
evidence of any marriage, birth or death. The
RegisVf each county shall receive ten cents for
registering each marriage, birth or death, to be paid
oat of the county treasury; throe cents for examin:
ing each witness, 25 cents when the testimony is
reeuced - to writing; 50 cents for sending up the
'record on an appeal; and 50 cents for granting a
certified copy of the record. The Registers shall
transmit, semiannually, in January and July of
eackhyear, to the Secretary of the, Commonwealth,
copies of their several records of . ntarriages, births,
and deaths, whic4shall be filed in the Secretary's
office; and be shsll annually lay before the Legir
lature an abstractuf the whole number of marriages,
births and deaths \which have occurred in the State
riming the precerling,year.
Such is the sot:mance of the law. A compliance
with all its little exaction, and requirements will be
found, we think, rather trooblesome and inconven
ient.
it Ls not malty years (says the Pennsylvanian)
since two young men, with Out meats, started in
life. They were both broiliCrs, and both printers.
Both were Democrats. Both subsequently aban
doning their profession—after having earnedrblic
confidence in . the editorial chair—ande since 4han
they have pursued almost the same career, rind,.
though •resident its different States, Seem to have,
gone together, filling nearly the same public posh.
tinny, and winning all helms by the gentle suavity
and steady consistency of their character and cOn-
Acct. ~ B oth are still very young men; and yet it is
more than probable that both will in few months
'rice to the Gubernatorial Chairs Of Pennsylvania,
the Californiaol the Atlantic, ank California, the
Peinsylvania of the Pacific- The brothers alluded
toore Witaaere and JOHN BteLsa; now the conce
ded favorites for the highest honors of their res
pective States, and the admitted choice of the Demo
cratic party in each. The parallel will no doubt be
completed when each is, as each will be, chosen
to fill the Fritts for which they are candidates,”
to'consider our State
s into the four na
' north, east, stitch and
;, Utica! parties have, to
ribution of the various
of the various candi
well, we do not corn.
connected with it, to
i'on. That tack is the
Their pst history is a guarantee that they willtgo
on, with, equal march, and unlaultering de7otion,
in the fulfilment of their high duties.
There is in this picture much of encouragement
to the poor young man. Both of these Brothers
Btorm started life without money, and almost with.
out friends. No academic honors crowned their
earlier manhood—no luxunous'habits enervated
their Iramee—no wealthy friends encouraged .heir
first essays in life. In the battle tof the . woild, they
fought with no weapons but those - famished- by
their own indomitable energies. in • the struggles
for subNivener, they gleaned more knoWledge from
men than from books: while in the acquisition of
money, came. alan the golderropinion,s of, troops of
friends. Let the young- than, . who would di oud
over his own future, take heart front this example,
and try to imitate the two brothers.
LUTIlsa itILIDEtt -!--The_Demoeratior4landing
Committee gof
,Lnzerne county,: met ; recirril)
Wilkesbarre, unr,t rrppointeti '.•llT'rightArid-. IL W.
Nicholson, E-qt. Representative,-.Delegates -to the
JudiCiat State Ciinyention, , antrooncorrnd--,in
nomination of %Verde) , Amitrnf ColtnnPia:eoonli,
as Senatorial Delegate: . The following among oth
er resolutions, was. adopted , •
) ItesolveLQ.That having especial eonthlence in the
13;a1 learning sod sound political purpOses of the
Ifr.n. Luther Kidder, ire do hereby instruci our dele
gates to use all honOrable inesnS to procure , his
nomination as one of the Democratic- nominees to
the Supreme Benc44lPerinsylvania.
The Democrado'State' Cetiventiorytn nominate
candidates fix Governor anit o CanalrepremE4simier,
meets at Reading on Wednettay, the4►fr . of June,
1851
The Domno atio State Convention .elmitittn
can•'idat , I Judg , a of_theSeprem
e— irconetl4
at flarriAiurg, on Wednesday, the' kith of :June,
1851.
: "Miet Whig 'State Cifiti*inii6ti;Vil ,
'dates
Conn,
on-TncsAi, tlt2titi . •
I . teicistrat_bn Law
The Two lir'otiters.
State Con;rttnttons.
.
tr The Hon. 7,rnoino - Bizolo an the lion. J.
goom lhasv!.r.T . ,:yoso irquoiett.inti) tislsolpeo7,
I , istsfottli, flue fernier iinahoslth angttheliitter S oh
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link 9ttr. ± , Tile f 0 ivinyetrien 'will fidOb he : Optic*,
Boris at the
~. pablaliclatal ihe, Dem ' tie lia:rtyi if
ihey perforrn f h,etea of their o a loth 14e.
ied i' -• - •
'ability anittrekesly"of their preileces nr.!, , ::. .; -
Judge LAPORTE. arrived at this piano on Thursday
last : and has made arrangemenis, we understand
to beconfe l e iiiftlititiit iiiiilier'aiitir`• -:7"."."'
. .
°tr. The telter.ol CILIUM Svideta accepting:
die office. of U. 15. Senator flew fdlut4achusetts, lir a
beautifully:. 'w!iiteu atol- 7 prmtiotio, proitoolipo,.±autl
ddee hdttoc td The inottt it 'next
mtelL
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News. of tlie Weekly- the /Telegraph.
Blassachyrsatt s Leirestature. •
• ;
Destort, May 18, 1851.—The frgtslature to-day,
after an animated - rant very able debate tiro the
proposition, rejected' the bill providing for the abo
lition of the death penalty in Massachusetts. The
mejotity agn,inst dhe biil was 75..
The propositionlto remove the seat al govern
ment to Worcester ; ire the House•to:day, passed to
a third reading.
The Vieslnjlok Compromise.
RICHMOND, May t 9 —The' convention to-day
concurred in the decision of the committee of the
whole on theliasis question, alter, which bills were
prilsented - embracittg propositions to baiai the rep
leSeritation'in loth - houses of the Leghtlnjure on
Federal members and the white population, which
would give the East and %Vat an equal number of
Senators and Delegates. The proposed amend
ments were ordered to be printed. ; The compro
mise is regarded as safe, and the measure, as it
now stands, gives much satisfaction. -
Dtratiotatia Nomination.
Dostov, May i9:—The Democratic Convention
held in Salem to-day, to nominate candidate for
Congress inithe Second District, was attended by
about 200 delegates. • A series, of resohnions was
sustaining the district organization in oppo
sition to the Free Sellers,
.Tho Hon. H. J. Brown, of Salem, was rominated
for Congre..a. The proceedings of the Convention
were characterized with much harmony and good
feeling.
navements of the Presidential Party.
Amur: ma, May 18 —The President has aceep.
red the invitation of the City Council to visit this
this city on 1 uetility next. It is expected that Mr.
Webster will at the same time address the citizens
incompliance wiih the invitation tended him a few
days. since.
Burnt" May 19.—Mr. Webster with - Mr.
Hall, went to the Falls thisonorning, anti w ill zeitirn
this eveninz, and speaks from the Phelps House to
morrow afternoon. The Mayor and leading citi
zens, of all parties, tended him a dinner, m testify
their sense of his pistil le services to the country,
Mr. Crittenden will probably proceed witliont
stopping, and reach New York on Wednesday
morning. • Messrs. Crittenden and' Graham return
ed frorti the Falls this , morning in pretty good
health; bet Mr. Crittenden is, very boars& The
dinner to Mr. Webster a ill take pit ce at the Man.
sion House.
t 4 ECOND
Bbvirstxii May 19, 1851 -The President who
has been sojourning since Saturday, at hie father's
residence in Aurora, is expected to return to this
city this evening. .1.
Mr. Webster and his associates of She Cabinet,
left the Fails to-day, He delivers an address here
to-morrow, and leaves on Thursday morning for
Washington.
The President will probably leave to-morrow
for Rochester.
Tat AMERICAIi CONTRWTORI TO Tat WORLD'S
Fain —Mr. Riddle says in a letter to the National
Intelligencer, that though the United States have
.not clone the best they could, yet they have clone
well;
"Our contributors are national, aharacteristic;
and unique. They are abundant enough to give
some idea of our resources, Ingenious enough to
show.our skill, and superior enough in
. gnality to
prove our capabqities. We have a better machine,
any mechanic being the judge—that stands within
the building. t 'We have a clearer conception (tithe
graceful in vehicles than every other nation here.
We are greatly beyond even England in agricnliti
ral implementit. We can lay one sample of our
einlery_by the side of Sheliireld's thousand speci-
Mans, and carry off the palm. France has not sent
a Chandelier; Norway and Sweden have not con•
tribined a bushel of wheat; the Indies have not
I furnished a barrel of rice; London has not dis.
plaiedit,Jiaperhanging, of chemicals , or specimens
ofboOkbinitery; or deritlms work, elms, or needle.
work, or harness, that will compare with those we
display apon\our counters. Our pianos will be nn
surpassed W , have scores of barrels of flour alto
gether thieqnall 1. We have carpenters' 'tools in
abundant variety, ar before Other nations. ' And in
the productions of Oar soil, in Indian corn,iartit cot
ton;. and tobacco, anikall the finest grains, we stand
where, we ought."
A . MULLING txri.orr.A young man in th e
drug store of Wetzel gi Co., 31 St. Louts,
which was
destroyed 'by fire on the night of the tst., vms
awakened •by the fire where he \ was sle.eping
the third story and soon found that his only means
of escape was the skylight of the tki vin_
He reached it and found the window‘fastened. Ile
passed to the adjacent root and found no escape
there. The Union says ho now resorted to a des.
pet ate expedient. Cautiously he let himself down
he clung with his hands to the eaves of the build
ingt and while in this position, actnall'y kicked
open a W•iittlow in , the story below the roof of Com
mercial street, and thus obtained admittance into
the building. Such an instance of remarkable dar
ing and. presence of mind, has hardly its parallel
in the annals of hair-breadth escapes.
Ammo. or . Dnupv.—Tht trial Of Drury, which
has oecupied twelve dayei in' the Brooklyn City
Court, is finished at length,--the result being the
acquittal of the prisoner from thecharge of counter , -
reit money, &o. The Jury, were on but one !pill.
When the, result was announced, `Drury rose - anti
thanked tint Jury: gg As to my prosecutors," said
,he, "I leave them to the worst enemies in the
ivoild—their own feelings." A none prosequl was
then entered to, the other indictments for forgery
mantling against' Samuel Drury, and Samuel Drury,
Jr., the prosecution of which • rested mainly upon
the issue of this cause. The court then adjourned.
A Ludy M4N.—The bar keepei of the steamer
Webster, lately destroyed by fire, who was report
ed-drowned; was found on a pile of drift wood and
picked up with, as he supposed, only the clothes
on his back. 'lle was unable to swim; but prefer
ring the water to "ire, he jumped overboard, and
fortunately / floated to the drift wood. After reach
ing, New Oilcans, as we learn from:the Picayune,
Oland liiinself . the fortunate holder, of the ticket
which drew the t3,00Q prize in the Havana
10
y: This was 'Making a pile very Unexpeeied
ly:.- .
. ,
; Coro' l'arecir.—rE very ..week 40.000 pounds. of
crap stargb a:10 to be`of the best.quality, are "hen;
rifawured at ilaircia' it'i( good both for The Win
.dry.and for food .. - Tire Online° inkrortnis MO,
4)00 - a-yearornd:the weekly cittantity of corn used
isl2,ooo.busbels. :This isAlatpetter.oporatiort4lian.
fo r rentrit tO • -
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NoihampioN,AtarktAPY SimaYs 'Tilrile:P . Pw:i is
fiPitC,as'irg-elYiasAt tirP,AtiA4l44ll6.ll34:'7ln
terv' Tree: - .4 416 iiratissain.tatilen vege tables are
141, snil cidieroaiiith '4tritling
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nneen -DaysAa**Arronr-Cialionda.'
'lltifils Zspit: tier . • ss Pawls
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' ";Scgte - 10 -Pr:''' i ri . -.. •,f . , I: -:; :' tf, t.
'. • 4ji to Osunship Elf DOutoiCapt* l iVrillit,:emin .
COgrei'.'..try wAty olillivena,iiirriii34 at An* York,
4,s4rur:lay,,,niorning..7sllP leit.thi'.fitriatitlibtealui•
the 7th, and the latter on the 12th inst.l". Orithe day'.
she left Charred; a steamship was going :into' Chu-
Itteart:Thefitl.raoritalorrbringsqv.-largitr:numbertfrf;
paisenigeta: - The i.lll dust and mails:was left on
the lothtnus hy.the7.lo•DCraflp, after having waited
. ,
for th em
at Chigrea two data.
Faost-Jus...lericnutto—The -steamship Panama,
,from San Francisco,Apyil 15th, arrived at patinma
on the 24:Ntairlinn,gini ctneltribieri, iloltinft in . :gold .
dusiCii - fiefalu, and 25b "passenger s . ' Tao steam:
iibip4samon*left Sen.,knuleisco- in- emppanyAeith-,
thoPanaing ' fiaitiret oti,'' beard aboat one in(llioti!,
tlollitri.l4tehl4uSri p arirtattattibactiiii4iladrk The
U. S. sloop of war Vincennes was at Panama May
34 ; all well-*The steamship Gold }inter watt at;
Acapulco,, 'akin. in passengers for - Panama, an 23d'
of April. . - • •
Pion CAr.wanntrily this arrival w#l have Sari ,
Francisco papers to the 151b,' and Sacramento pa
pets to the 14th, of, April., ,The,intelligetwe from
California is riot of the average • interest, :tot that
from the Sand wic„h' Islands is of ' much importance.
Tim difficulty bet*een the • Freneli . and Haimiian,
governments uppeto to have nearly reached a on
The San Francisco Condor of the 15th. April pub
lishes the following summary df events on the Pa•`
cilia side, since the departure of the previclus steam,
er.
Both parties are preparing to marshattheirforces
for a thorough organite,ation throughout the State.— 1 ,
The Whig candidate for, Governor, will, without*
doubt, be Major Pesti:m . l'B. Reading. at • gentleman
of high chanwier and intelligence. He is a native
of Philadelphia. He was formally a merchant in
Mississippi and New Orleans, and fort yro years a
trapper in the great baste of the Pacificfr-has , been
a reside( t of Upper California for eightlyears—was
payritester in the California volunteer forces, and
the first to raise the Arnericati flag in. the State
The` Democrats will most probably; nominate Ma.
jor Roman, the present Slate Treasurer. . He is a
native of Tennessee, and was a gentleman of some
political distinction in Tens.' He came to Califor-•
Mc in the year )849. There are several other as
pirants, among -whom we may mention'Cien. Thos.
J. Green, Col 16hri Bigler, Dr. Semple, and:several
others. The !present incumbent of the office, Gov.
John McDougal, will be an independent candidate,
and will run witlicie reference to any party.
The Whigs and Democrats in this city are on the
eve Of.nemirtating their municiphl officers. Con
siderable interest is felt by both parties. The no
ird..ations will be made next week, and the election
will come oil on the 29th of this month.
Since our last report, painfulaumors and severe
chat4es of bribery and corruption has been made
azailist several inembets of the Legislature. That
body have now the whole subject under considers.
non, end it is to be hoped for the honor of the Le
gtblature and the character of our State, that the
charges will be proved to be without the slightest
foundation.
Our Indian Commissioners, sustained, by the U.
States and State troops. have succeeded in a great
tneasure•in atnicably bringing our Indian (Wheal
ties Id a close
The abundance of min which has Mien during
the last fortnight, has enabled the miners to wash
out the ore from the earth thrown up tideurg,•the dry
season. The rains have also been of greatAserifire
io our vegetable and agricultural prospects. It is
thought that at least one eighth of the population
during the sitting and summer will turn their attens
lion to the cultivation of the soil. •
- The lame eaimigration this spring of 'respectable . ,
families and females to, our tihofee, have added:
greatly to the social and moral improvements of so
ciety u the rame.
Gambling is fast falling into di•repnter over the
Male and especially in the principal cities. In Port;
land, Oregon, the proprietors have been required
to abandon their. tables and close their establish..
.
The mining inleretts appear to be in as pmspet,..
ons a condition as ever. An article of first-rate Art
titractte coal has been discovered at Puget's Sound ;
nod an article of tolerable fair Cannel coal has betin
ktiscovered hear Reniea in Ibis mine. •
The in:otter i+glinted with ttllltinda of merchan..
dire, and on this account' goods of every character
are sellinv, at remarkably low rates. It is expell
ed, however, that when communications is fre e ly
opened with all pasha df the mines, business Will
greatly impreve.
Fricist tots SANDWieII TRIANDS —AAvkes tram
these ii•lands to the lath of March, have been !re
ceived ut San Francisco. The report at the time
the vessel left by which they were brought ts.iats
that Honolulu phis to.be immediately blockadeW by
the Fiench.• A Correspondent of the Alta Califor
nia says:— •
" hlaiters. with ihe French are drawing to a cri
sis, but how.they will ena, no one knows. if the
Hawaiian gets its due, Fiance will acknowledge
that tiolreaty has been broken, and will pay $l5O
- for the wanton -destruction of its property l':
-AnotheccOrrespondent isof the opinion that there
will be no blockade.
The U. S. sloop-of-war Yandalia was at Ronnie.
In, been detained there on account of the
difficulties with the French. She -wa.s-annotniced
to leave for Panama direct, °wilt° 10th of March,
with despatches for the Government at Waslting;lort.
Despatches for thePeVernment were also on board
the vessel Which had arrived at San Fr.inciseci„
article in the Alta • California,' founded in a
letter Gam a correspondent, the future plitilicatien
of which is promised, save that the French have
tlemandert—First, that.the French and American
missionaries istiouhrbe 'placed on a par in thri - ais..
tribinion of:monteis by the.goverament for theiristip.
port. Second, that France should be represented
in the cabinet or ministry of the King, 'en), the
grouncfthat Mr. Willie - , a Scotehman; and Dr. Judd,
an American, are members of the ministry:
that all correspondence between they French , land
Hawaiian governments shall be carried „op in
French, instead orErigtiAll, es at present. '
The Alta Calitornia says :
These 'demands being resolutely resisted 4 - the
Government and persisted in by the Frenetioiffairs
have became very. Threatening at • notittlelu. The
Frerieh ha I sent in theirultimatem and giVeit,tutpl
the 20th Of Mare f i for the:government to necelleor
refuse. Mneh'etteitement eonseetienly preVitited
at the latest dateri....The King's palace was closely
guarded, governmental papers and funds i ,tivere re.
moved to placeol safety, and other precautienary!
steei taken. '.
In another'part tit the same artiele, 'in allutlin;r to
the probabilitiei of a-blockade Or something. worse„
if theflawaiian government deesnot areeed to the
demanits'ef France, the edit remarks
If either the one or the other be attemOerl, that
moment will the signal for running up the flag of
the United States with the Hawaiian.- This-is- no
(mess work. hcomeli to us the tined positive
form. It has been determined ripen ,by the - King
anti his.Minisiry, that if the"Frerwh attempted a'
hlorkade, or 'to take possession, the goverhreent
will hoist thestars.and stripes, and throw, thekinc.
dam open the protebion of the United Statna, W 6
think mu authorify, for saying_this: is perfectly reltai.
ble. The ermrsehas beett.ilect led titian in consul.
eration of the inability of thelstatids to &Criteria •
'against the forces which France might send tigathst
them, and also. from the lnpt then the entire
interests of the 'stands in the hands offureignerkare
those of the AinericanS.
Tiff: Vititrt Lvrcir -Nortrin,;-:Serve - nerttlintiter
correspondent asserts that there is n nrrilcer on foot
at Naples to eatitmuish the fires of. 17 4ifaTia't J'y
A1i20 1 12 a canal. from -Atm
ct .bottorn of t) , ep t ie r ,.
which laileerat tlinttisanit feet "tipliiW t ' ley'el . of
11
thet:43, to rtrithi'ofillii burning thr;i iti 4 lire lien
or the sen biro thecerater, num rexpens,ei tif 2 t ODO?-
-ofkrk Ane.cseelleall rfliect il - t0 - if
dhu . sea rioea_wprn " la Ve.ltlyjnlr ',ll,Ctric,ius. will,'
ulralrip'thirlea, an ' theft 4 4144 li#l ticil' "be I
itihrot
- • o - Great t on. •
Iterjef*VimeedieleNthe Queen ; 4_l l laq*
.
14 re,
'k2'! . an eetentbl4o
00° iiiititits th e Crvsk4 ,Pottles Of 11.1),e
F :.
...2 4 74°W ,
fist I tkarat4friropean Times , .t
daiyie'vecitement,
'lthblielAtriosllSettittr - been wound ti to the bighdst
peck, the morning of Thursday,. the day fitted for
the . ffi
(ming of the Great F410,i0.9.pf
preceding day we hail rain andhail,9with verycold
weather, but the glorious Ist of May was , uninter
rupted by scarcely ,:cloud; and at mid-day, when
theVtieefi - att - die" elf kilgene 0" tit
the sun lelepp i eth o el svishaangratified.
- arrangements depended up.
bn mans they were perfect eend to' ay' that
Ifie'day Pfiiiietrorti a'.:Sirigle.critidenCtgrifq:
.hasp heard of.. .4 Itaundirpoioeactutg,
a,,t piner . this tikearrittgete whieh
reached . frOna the Exhibition to the *astern 'end 9f
Long Pere; 'e geed 'Citrifple of mileantrifire Same
thing existed west, rigrth .end southf Finding= this
to .be ffie.case; I alighted and inteetlyde
Park, entering Ilie,pommissroneril,gate without - the
:ollghteikineonvenieece„. The sceee Upon 009,1, 1
was beautifid in The' eitrerms: "Alreadyisvery.et eat,
was occupied; but 'tnettitier -Of Parliatheiriyillte
was an exhibitors cOnttiked fo'ntake a littlexolerie
in the,Tunisiandepartmenyto, which twee:Omit.
led, and l eavelhe whole Inauguration scene under
the hapPiest point' ol view. '
The company kept pouring in until the last mo
ment ; and, at 11 , 5 'o'clock, I gazed upon the Won--
. ders of the -.grand itansept, and , heard the mighty
organ from the,west end, the times wafting
, I theit
sounds throug the_maze of British 'tnientactures
and 'productions; while at the eastern extremity
-you saw the American Eagle proudly- conspiceous
over the bold inscription which marked the region
of the United States productions—long, lines or
beatuiful wornen, with officers and gentlemen pilin g
up the background, and in every way the dye was
turned some surprising. natural, oc artificial Object
was, to be seen; the -loud ensemble was Aliogether
most beautiful. Punctually at 12 o'clock ? the
Queen arrived, her entree being I marked by long
and animated cheering. She seated herself on a
chair raised on a platform, surmounted by a spa
cious elegant -blue canopy inlomed, With -feathent,
• with Prince Albert on her left. They were ac
companied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess
Royal. The court circle was nowerimpletely form
ed, making a tableau never Kolbe forgotten. The,
Queen looked remarkably well. She wore , the
Uhler of the Garter, a pink brocade dress, shot with
gold, and the Prince looked proudly happy.
The . Duke of Wellington, whn'thierlay corriple e
ted his eighty-second year, had been there nearly
two hours,belore, and the Commissioners and all
the officials and lad.es el the household surronding
the throne preserved a scene of extraordinary splen
. dor. The National Anthem was performed; -and
the music produced a most delightful effect in the
glass building. Prince Albert, with the Commis
sioners, presented 'rimer It before the - Qneen,
and'
read the Report as described -in. the o ffi cial pro—
gramme. 1 could not hear the tones of the Queen
when she read her reply, from the spot where I
was placed, but the fact is, any gional voice is hest
in the vast edifice. The Archbishop of Canterbury
Then delivered the prayer of inatigrearion. which
was followed by the Hallelujah Chorus of 'Handel,
under the directi in of Sir Henry R. Brithop: The
effect Of this was most striking,. and the voices of
diu choristers were here in the 'tallest perfection.
A procession was then foreed of; a mo s t in
teresting character. The stare heralds' proceeding
Messrs. Paxton, For and Henderson, led the way.
Theincame all the officialaengeged inconstructing
the build - me, atierwarde - the foreign acting commis
sioners; and most similar was it to Set) ell the
vareaur rte ;lames worn by hard-handed capable
men from every quarter of the world. Theo fol
lowed the Riled Commissioners, among whom I
noticed Mr, Cobden, dressed in a plain bleak coat.
Then followed the venerable Duke of Wellington,
walking icicle by side with the Marquis of Anelesea;
both were loudly , cheered. The foreign ambassa,
' dors, anWmg whom Mr. Lawrence appeared to con.
siderable advantage from his age arid commanding
•
appears en. followed, and Her Majesty's Minis.
ters, heeded by Lord John Russel. These were
loudly applauded; anti lastly the Queen and Prince
' Albert, the one leading the Prince,ol Wales,' and
the other the Prince-s Royal, cicsing the pieces,.
sion, with the Rival Pros-ian guests at the palace,
and the ladies at the lionseholl.
The :processiati first
. martihed along the British
or western nave. and then, recrossing the transept,
passed on the eastern extremity, the United States'
end. A, t every step - new acclamation arose; tee
music from the various organs saluted the proc'es
sion as' it passed, arid thus 'every person in the
building was enhbled to see every individual in
the crriego The Qneerethen declared " the Pahl
' b,tion opened ;''-, arid arid the trumpets and artillery an
• notamed the facet° the countless Inellitude out,ide,
The a hole venlitory . arose to give
‘ a parting cheer,
• or series of deafening acelamationti of joy. and the
cerernoey let minated by the retirement-0f the Queen
, who went back to Buckingham Palace in the :ewe
• in which site had,Corne. •
The multitude in the park were cenntlesit. I
•hroush the g'ase window and ,sea oft ln
man beings surrounded 111 s. on all sides. Every.
body ac in, good humor, and all the superstitious
prekentiment4 .01 Mischief which' had been formed
in the imaginetion eif Smile Mindeweire wholly tali ;
tied. Never seas so Math . . good" order and trait
(entity, in: the presence of perhaps half a million 'of
human beings.
. The Queen having len the building, the compa
ny began to circulate. Perhaps your readers at a
distance proceed with me' in a rapid tour
throughout the various departments. of ,the Exhibi
tion, The,ffist ohjects,Willa strike the. viii or up.
nn entrance, either at the noith or 'South stir' of the
transept, are iwtithignificentgateir stretchine across,
which having passed, he .finds himself in the cert.
tre ot the building, amidst statuary, fountains, palm '
tree , , anti rare tropical shrubie the equestrian sta'.
!treperil the Queen and Prince- Albert firming the
'ost prominent
,features amidst an infinite multi
tude of Objects, each of which is displayed to the
best advaritage. Airing the nave, both towarde the
east there itti a tleee - 55 . 01),), eieetric
reatuaree in-rnittee, iron, 'bronze, and zinc, the
latter of a rematktle character
Almost the firet.ohject which arrest your atten
tion is the twin diamntel l secured, in a strong
cage of iron, rich gilded ; lane, by a4tnierivance,
thre which is .nlaetel on a small
pedestal, sinks at night down Mtn the kW)
chest upon which theca to rests,. to that it is safe
! and secure itieht and day, .Crowds flocked round
this jewel in admire its site ai d'brihiancy.,
Along the whiile length of the Nadine., in the
centre of t:.e nave,' is placed a succession of the
most striking 'objecis,, relieved by the st - atuare;.--
There are models of bridges, and towns, all of
elaborate exchtion, and among thefir the model of
Lererpetel hot& the formnst rank. There be
sides. enormnee telescopes, , isermisite models of
machinery, small chapels to,exhibit specimens of
eutiteel elites the Aei and Galatea tontitaine, the
American statues of the Wntinded 'mites anti the
Greek Slave, the statue of •Sliakspeare, and the
crystal- fountain in the centre 'of the transient, (pre.
senting a very grateful and etriking eippearance
Perhapeette whole muttt has never furnished such
a remarkable Serierterattracnie objects as are cos
tained niveatnnii.'
- was prepared In rum that the articles from the
tnitell States would fall.:ehert of the other parts of
the. Exhibitive, frem_the etatements forth
. ffiat
they roam demanded more em than they creed
ittlegnatel)+llll. - exceirini of - Mr: TO':
dle,'the-vactint ripice-hav, been Tided
though this division. is not secresv.ded
shin, it centains,a,,eatienal Itighly,inter
estinF.. . Their_ terealiand rew'ittatet leis are very'
'striking. 'Their mineraVtlePartiiithifis very hill '4
--
rife carilagts Were'nnetheileast honerable• part - of ,
''their , cotieution.•..-A..iterie*.pf.mAps, , prepared, for ,•
ebrtrt in
_ltsettvert. at..the jytietienary
.meetinge, were
,atttnirehlie - entlgeentLeetirpaesed thecie'of a - sintifat •
cher:Weer in Ournatignni Omit.
exhibition of Daguerreotypes is eir6eltent.... .:;. •
- you enter the-great derpartment of tberollverkin or; '
•*lloelltnndeduth aides., The - collection of ma... •
ndry.llo' mtinufaChtres, of the moat rvaiiea_des.
miptittin, pMstnits adhocirrand objecti of 'ffieliighest
*pica. i.`Rutisie occepitti'ermaall 'department on
1.40 ioutlifalid this , scarcely-- comp l ete ; but toj
OrMatienetite - for-this, Aushis, abonri the north mi-.
sAb.lO,-exhibits a variety of .products which
place-her'in every honorable poiiition in the -
bition.l - All the Austrian exhibitors eitislreltse.,Ai ttit
-Sitere'tittittillilltifili, s liiithY:irdiaiteited'itt- the
, . breast with a !Ong clasp,. inscribed "A u stria,",
that the general e ff ect ur.,Ailinftablitt; , ;;HinzYitig
through Holland and Belgimit,-you enter the eaten -
alio- region-of-Franee, - whiett w.hen - VOtnelelif; Will
be-very beautiful, and worthy - the taste-and skill of
that great country. • Switzerland and. Brazil, with
Italy and Sliainion the north, - succeed, and anklet
lowedliy-Greetin".Persit;fttptiatidTh'Slcer.''
The unfortunate
ff elay ittAto erti,val of -the Tur.
kiTh steamerjvillflthelr . Abjeofit,4e m ier dheir divi
sien_ittep MOO tq; but. llie.lOgg, Ahtilling....l3pon the
tries - pp( having been 'approprialeff to the Foteign •
A m baisatkire lea ifilink the en
tree, the deficiency was.- - sulmisably- - -emMealed:—
Crossing the transept, pee enter-the, British 'East
Indies, whieh:Presenis a very &minted seene. On
the south youiften .arliv.,e.ALaiiquare devoted to
Canada, the . We's Indies and the ,Anstratlian colo
nies "ftieirtides from these inie'relitirt;g spots in
the British Empirearealletheirably illustrative of
their rich productions.. The minerals, the raw ma
terials, afford abundant scope for atudylboth tin - the
merchant and .philosepherk, • „ „'
A beautiful: little squat. of medreval treasures
next attract vast /crowds who-pass on tethericulp
tura room. You are now on 'both aides the nave,
fairly in the 'British domestic latitudee.-Whilit,agrk.
cultural impliments ocecipy the-whole-remaining, -
length of the extreme south, paper and printing
machinery in motion, fill up dierezfremeriorfh;, the
(rent of the south side beirtgdevoted teßirmingttam
goods, furniture, Sheffield goeffs,..wmilen urtd mix
ed fabrics, flax from frpland,.& fabrics of Itlanches.
ter, Londott and Glasgow. .The.front of the no:tlt
corresponding side preserits.aeuccession of depart
meats, with carriages, some of them 'of the most
exquisite minstruction, mineral manufactures,. and
marine engines, flanked on the frOnt with paper
goods, furniture; lure, leather and cotton.
We have stow arrived at Me west end, where
! crowds are seen surrounding themodel cif Liverpool,
which is at this spot in the nave.- On the outside
of the building - are statue's, columneVspeeimeni of
coal, obelisks, ,and a vast variety of architectural
and building processes, with a detached buildinz
whence the - steam motive power is derived.
have only passed through the ground floqr, not
having said' a single word respecting the contents
of the gallery.' I may slate that there is but one
gallery, which runs the whole circuit of the build
ing, and spacious guadraiiptir courts are cut .out
of ihe gallery, down into which the spectator, may
look and the objects Are so asranged .as to produce
the most plc:That - 11;e eft, et
I suffered great fatigue, in going. through the
whole exhibition, on Monday last; indeed, such a
task is almost beyond the power of any man to ac
complish in one day, and to observe the inconceiva
ble variety- of objects which Meet you at every torn.
I say that I went throoah the whole, but I actually
missed the extensive division of machinery, which
I did not see till Thursday. -Upon the whole. the
exhibition is successful to the highest point of any
conception which may haire been - formed of it..
Everything wellehosen, so perfect in its kind,
that .whether it is the most refined and fastidions
laity in the land, or the rudest, yet most intelligent
mechanic, the attractions 're•stv numerous, so vari.
ous, so surprising, mut so useful, that a visitor may
spend weeks within the building arid edneate him
self in the critical examination o f all the diversified
objects brought taus at one . view before his eyes
from all parts of the world.
It is estimated that 50'000 were received by lire
sale of the season licite*, which.-added to the surrfs
subscribed, wilt make about zno.coo: The chat
°elite exccirive will be, it is said ; about ..c200,00p
at least, There is scarcely a doubt but that suffi
cient funds.will'be raised to make it entirely self
supporting.
SCANDAL —Tho Rrichester Times, after altudinp,
to thc rumor Chit J FINNY Liu will vP•it the wert
Burin the eum~ncr gives publicity to the fullow•
iltg piece of Fealidai :
' , Apropos of Jetin - 's sineting, we may refer In
the'story of her being mobbed recently l'ittsburati.
A good deal of noise has been made. about the ma
ter, and and the rnlsburghers have been denounced ai
little better than F;velv.ze.. We learn from a _en,
Alernan wtro.-was one of her audience on the oren.
skin, that there are two sides even to this story.—
Acd at the lisk of Jenny's displea-ure we slia;t
Itive '• the boys" defence. They say tbat the tick
tts being beyond the reach of their pile" they
posted themselves on the roofs' of suirocrhling
_buildings from whence they could get a "peep be
hind the scenes." • And—shocking to relate—they
taw such a hugging and kissing Lictween.iztior
Meal and Jenny, as to kindle their iridignai , i:t. •
and to do away with all belief in her divini.y. Al
most uncrm-cionsly they began to throw pebbles at
the windows to intimate to the loc:ing couple that
the oyes 9(." the boys" were upon them,
such liberties would be tolerated there. Muth
'Jenny drove off ton, her ears Jere saluted with
terms less - refined than cuphoneons. and it teas with
difficulty that she kept from fainting. It is raid
limiter she was col s rained to cprifess some afnd9-
gy for rec e iving Belleth's smacks" so unvereyie
nionsly, that they were man and trite. Now all
this•may be en, and may not tVe only know such
is " the boy's" story—arid it is bot jti4l that it be
told. ff time, it may spoil some of ihe poetry about
the ", Divine Jenny but We really can't see why
the music of" AtiStress Belletti" may not be just as
sweet (though- possibly less bewitching)" as that
of Mademoiselle Lind."
NEW PROJECT is. STEAM t Nevins:rms.—A Mr.
Darius Davison, of New York city,, propi - Ses iu
build a steamship or steamboat on a new plan, on
certain conditions; which will be the fastest in sitte
world. II he fails, he says he and his associates
will Corleit the large sum of ti ooo.
lie says he
will build a steamship which fur sirength,
capabity for' burden and passonger.s, safety, - dura
bility, gen:lain) , of construction, :pmputsion, ,
will be unequaled by'any -vessel atloat:or
and he will guarantee her toruit.a distanceot olio
hundred miles a day :further than *env other vessel.
e'al.4o niters to build a steamboat wbicfs•witPrun
Albany in five hours, tinder the-same • lorfeiture.—
He will do this for 260,000, and give the pine.;
who pay -it- the privilege of using
.his, discoveries
and takinz the vessels ieo may build at their cost
price. If Mr. Davison"can accomplish what he
-ass he can; he will certainly Create a revolution
in ocean and river steam navOtion that will he
attended with most 'encl . /cull results to. the will
at lane. It is stated that some of IbP riPkg . Pris - mg
: t eam m P I ) .of New Yolk ph - pose to router
him on the shtleol- IF ,h 1.9 mad! a
cnvery of this kind, $2.50,000.is nothing in the way
of bringing it into use.
DROWNED IN a Been VAT —Two men ernri'li'e
in thellork4 of Messrs. `' C. El v C(i , Wil
iontsbn N. Y., instantly lost their live 6 on Wed
ne:day forenoon ' by.falltng Mid a fermenting ci.i•
tern -of beer. T he foreman and atdarge number
men ernptoyed on that door were peseta: bat no
aid in time emit(' be.ekte,ntletkas the 2.as LA hick
eapes'ilnruig the fermentation of the he" 14 `" 111
death in a...moment. The third WAS just res •
opeti from the jaws of depth.
SELF INTERE3T THE STaCINGE , T A scum E.:sr.—Tv
Greenville Cs. c : ).,Pa'riot states that the pemlc-ot
South Carolina aregturillaling at the heaiy increase
'faxes,' & per tent besirleis The tax on money
st
interest, levied by the last-legislature for sn.=es. s. w't
and'-warTurpotest
The, Chiin . ltr Of Sneak Caralind 'hays haul a
gniii.noritrittinerKilih tilting et !fib tin,, knigho,
n - ytoett of beatny, &te.ott Parevillo, South Caro
lina:
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