3,600. At that timeeloo boxes conld Warily
be rented at $2,50 each in 1851. scarcely a
vacant box can be had out of 3,600 at 84,00
- per annum. There are a few persyins still
ing; and occupy bozos who were" among the
first subscribers, and • liave - the same nuMbers
as at first. My. own recollectiontoes back to
1819, and in marrycases the safaithuilly.names
are now fonnd - on the boxes..
"As it regards the number of persons. cm;
ployed, in • the New York Postothee in 1819,
there .were clerks and Gle der. carriers. only.
Now there are 92 clerks and 41 carriers.
"The great increase of business at the New ;
York l'ostoffice Places in the strongest light
the. wonderful 'strides made. in population, I
wealth, and business, within a few years. , It
is well knOwri that the business part of this
is . -rapidly, extending upward -to a line.
drawn across Chambers street, and that line
wilrieen - reach Canal street: It is brit a few
years since the latter named street Wis. quite
;up town;' and;so late-as 1836 to-1843, when
the Postoffice Was located bithe Rotimda, in
the Park, that Was eansidered quite beyond
the centre Of business. It isdilltertlt to - say;
Where' up town' is now, or where it will like-1
Ty be found-in 1880: •. • • .
"In 1817 Mt. Joseph Dodd was appointed
to carry the ‘‘Great Southern Mail' to and from
the Postolliee to Paulis's•Hook, nsing.lis own
biat for that purpose, long before steam, ferry
b tilts were used there for carrying passengers
across' the - river. Mr. Dodd tact with many
serious delays in contending with the ,ice, so
041 he - was several times frozen fast, being
unable to reach . either shore, and in great clan:l
ger'of perishing from exposure. Mr. Dodd. is
still an . attache of the Postotlice. Up -to. as
into a period as 1823 or 1824, an ordinary
wheelbarrow was all that was required to con
vey the '.Great Southern and Northern ,Bails' I
to.:and. - from' tile Postoffice and wharves of
landing, and the ,Boston' mail was carried in
stages, "which used to drive up - to the office
doors as lately as 1824 and '25. -
"In regard to dui various locations occupied
by the Postoffiee, it is well known that it has
been .very migratory: Soon after Gen. Bailey
was appointed, he purchased the house No. 29
William street,! corner of . Garden street, (now_
Exchange Place,) Where it remained till 1825.
During the, prevalence of the Yellow fever in
the summer 01'1822, the office was temporari
ly removed to Asylumstreet, now Fourth st.,
(Greenwich - Village) . -
-"In 1826 it was removed to the Old School
!louse. in Garden street, opposite the Garden
street Chureir! there it remained for one year
- 0111 Y, when it Was removal to the Mercha - nts'
Exchange: but that building being destroyed
'in the great fire of .1835, the Postoffice was
again.' put-on wheels: and. after tarrying n few
days in the old Custom-house building in Pine
street, it was again in motion, and became sta
tionary-for about seven years -in the old Ro
tuada in the Park; but this place, the only one
that could then be obtained, was- considered so
far uptown that a branch office had to be es
tablished nearjthe old location, in William st.,
tar the :accommodation of the merchants, who
were, in 1839, mostly located below a lino
drawn across the city at Fulton street. -
. "In February, 1844, the Pbstoffice was- re
mayed to its, present position in the Middle
Dutch Church, where the public are pretty
well accommodated; but still the office is not
such an one as the Government ought to pro
vide for thisigreat and growing city. Some.
alterations and improVements have been made,
whleh have facilitated the transactions of its
business; but a good time now presents itself
to have such an office provided as will answer
fob the wants of the city when its. population
wall be, say two millions, as it will probably
'bs in thirty years from this time.
"In .1796 the population of this city was,
about 30,000; in 1820,123,000; in 1850 it had i
reached 517,000, more than quadruple. Look-;
' ing, then, ati what has, transpired within the i
last sixty years, (but a lifetime of threescore
years,) what may not be looked for at the ex-'
piration of another lifetime. of sixty years!
' In reviewing the Postotlice establishment
from its, infancy, we are struck with the ama-1
zing increase of its buiiness. In 1790 we find
that there Were but - 75 Posteffices in the Uni
ted States, and the revenue was little rising'of
837,000. There are now upwards of 20,000
l'ostoffices and the revenue for the past year
nearly six 'uniform of dollari! The mail fa
cilities of the country have, in a good degree, -
Vept pace With the increase of our population
and commeree; for, in 1824, it required' fifty
seven days to get an answer to a letter written
to New Orleans—now it requires only seven-,
t.:l6n days, The cheap postage law having I
gone into effect on the . Ist July, I am not pre- I
pared at present to furnish any statistics of its;
operations, our quarterly accounts not being I
quite completed. It has, however, caused a
great increase in the number of letters passing
through. the Mails, and so far 'aS Ave are able
to judge, about fear : fifths of them are prepaid
either in Utoney or by stamps. There will, ,
deultles.s,be a gre i falling off in the depart-1
meet . for the pres t year. For the ;pewter 1
ending 30th June la. t past, there were sent to 11
foreign - countries, including California, 562,095 i
letters: received from the same places, 531,-1
030--192,000 of which were for the city alrine. I
The -amount of postage collected for the same
quarter exceeded 8147,000. The number of
"letters sent to foreign countries, including Cal
ifornia, for the quarter ending the 30th Sept
ember, is' ' • , ' '-, : 602,362
Number received from the same, 587.578
. • Total, - ' 1,189,940
howing ; an increase of letters to and -from
foreign
,countries and California, over the pro
w:111)7 qmuler of more than 90,000.
•
, •- Bounty land Warr:wits.
The bill making laud warrants assignable,
passed kith House of Congress. The Intel-1
ligeneer inyi, there is no reason to doubt it
will receive the signature of the President,andi
thus become n Law. It will benefit many of ,
the recipients - of thiti bounty of the Government,
who,.possessing warrants for laud,•, are them-.
selves unable to locate them. •
This n'et,it copy of Which we have before us,
- authorlies all warrants issued, or hereafter to
• he. issuediunder any law of the United Stntes,
wed allyalid lodations to be'assig,nable by deed
orinstrument of writing, made and executed
nftet:thetaking effent of the act tozording to
forme and regulations prescrihedby the Com..
missioners of the . General Una Office. Any
pers'ne outitled to: pre-emption right to, any
land, shall he to yea any such warrant
in payment of the same, at $.1.25 per acre.
Warrante may be located in one, body upon :
nay lands of the United States, subject to pri.
vate entry at the time of such, location, at the
• In:nine= price. When said warrants shalt be
located:on lands which - are' imbject to e:ntry, at
1 a . greaternainiumm than $1.25 per acre the
eator orsaid warrants shall pay to the United
G r ades, in • cash, the difference , bet Ween the
values,of such warantant sl.2s„,per acre • and
••••: tbi tract Of land lOcated on. r,
,- • ,
CIiALLENGZ.• ?nom
Nem York 'limes states that, previous' to the
depart:lmi( N: bo sent a
ieoge,to Buren, to meet him, with
pistols for two, in Berrnadq, at his earliest
ronvenienee. - in.wideratood that Mr. Van
Buren, tle iko arien to go so far from home for any
suolumr
. . . .
se. _ .
- -
,
lar The bill for the better regulation and
- marsigethent of the public workis, passed,the
Sepateiori Thursday last, )9 to ,126:
. are so_many "members interested- in'
CiMileffios,and ,contracts, arid berme under
ttualut it lq ic " f th'e canal - board; Oat it will
in the liowie. • '
TIE DEMOCRAT„
The Largest Circulation trrlVorthern
Peansylvanta74o32 Copies liVeekty..
S; 13, _ &-E. B. CHASE.rairtpßi,
,Pliolantrlate,
Tntrusavv, APRIL tt
For P,resßient,
James Buchanan: i
Subject to the decision of the National Con
vention.
Canal Commissioner,
- -William 'Searight,,
of Payette.
E. W. Carr is our authiri:ed ,agent
for receivin4. subscription and zulrerlising 'at
his Newspaper Agency Ctffice,,Philadelphia.---
Also ,V. B. Painter, New York; Philadelphia
land Boston • •
rir On, our first page will be found an
ably written and instructive addiess. We , are
under obligations for the favor of publishing it.
Convocation Of the S. of T.
• -
• There, will be a Convocation of the Soxs Dr
Tounnatmn, held at liarford, op Wednesday,
the 15th day of April' next; thO exercises - to
commence at 12 o'clock .111 . .
The Rev. Titomi t s, P. Hun nlll he present
and give an Addreis on the *occasion. Other
able Speakers will he In attendance. [.
.A general invitation is extended to the "Or
dernand the friends of TeMperance generally.
Honor to whom it is du4.
We purchased (Mr neW material of JOhn T.
White, Cernerof Cliff and Beeitman 1 trtiets
'Sew York. We have before made purOaSes
of Mr. White, and have had a fair epoftunity
I l ia
to test his type liikothek We ve inv
riably found the instal of a Verysll rior opal.
ity, that' the . type last longer, avid wear bettor
than any other we can get.. liesides, custom.
ers Will find Mr. White the 144 obliging and
gentlemanly of dealers. We, feel i pleasure
in recommending his establishment to the at
tention of "the Fraternity."
"Progressive Demobracy !"
Our rea4ers Will, see that the inside of (1T:
paper this week'apPears.. in fine r.et . o .
This is brought about bY an addithinal large
purchase of material.. Hereafter the Denmcrat.
will be printed with this typo throughput, save
the advertisements, From previeus changes
we have made since the paper has been in our
charge, we have added much to the amount of
reading matter in it, and this !addition will en
able us to add much more, besides giving it a
better appearance.: We give now, in a conve
nient and pretty fortu, full double the amount
of reading matter, each week, that . the Regis
ter does for the same price. Our ain't is to sat
isfy-. and please -Our numerous 'patronS, and
while We cannot jtistly c4inplaiaOf them in the
Past, we may be . : Permitted. to remind. them
that type cost money, and that money is scarce;
and further, that April Court' ? a convenient
time to settle up for the year, is close at hind.,
Supregie Bench.
We had occaaion . a
few dips since, to visit
the Supreme Court in session at Philadelphia.
We, but express the universal sentinient of the
learned Counsel Who are constantly engaged
in that Court, and - ,Who of course are the beat
judges as to the Merits of the Bench, when .
we say that-Pennsylvania, peter was more
highly favored with a competent and futhful
Bench than now. !We saw but one place that
we would have filled dillerently,, and we can'
but express our regrets that our Choice. could
not have prerailed. Hen. .1131 ES cI,IMBELL l
should have been! plaCed there,' and then all
Would have been right. Our judgnient is,that
the "sober, second thought" would 'now plaee,
him there, and that those who struck die hlqw '
henceforth will now acknonle.d=m it, Li
Chief Justice Bt.sex. is the young,est im 1
on the Bench r 4mati of great learning . 4id
most powerful it#ellett. Judge Lawt..4, jai a
Man of very-laborions habits, constantly devq
ted tothe duties of his office, ands' must ad,-
cornplished Judge. He is radicml in his no
tions of progress l and Term", and his influence
can but be of the most salutary character Up
( en the Judiciary of the ComMonwealth2Judg,e_ .
Lows= is well appreciated by the profession,
~
;
as an able Jurist, aa accomplishedcholm . ,
and a gentlemanlof fine talent& -Jtidges Gm
sox and COVLTEE. are of the old tench, and
well' hown threughout the' State, Taken, al
together, the previous high• standing of the
Supremo Bench swill be more than sustained,
andihe . prediction of;the fees toflic change
!passs unfulfilled] : . . - •
The elective tivstem" has 'decide* purified
the Judicial atmosphere of theCothinonwealth,
by placing Judges, like other public_ servants;
dependent upon 'the source' of all - power in a
repabliena governrient. Instead
. Of the ..ludi
ciary being coated as with snail in assumed dig
nity, self-will and 'antiquated iotionsi as for
merly, we see, new a -- spirit pervading it semo;
what in ionsomince with that of the age, and 'a
disposition manifested to nierit*rieltest re-
ward a publie officer can receiv,e,+at the close
of hislabors, the Approving: - voice, of ' popular
opinion froth the hearts of thetie ..to• whom he
returns the power .witb,Which be,* been
clothed. All bOrMrs to our present Supreme
Bench!
l'ho - Ptinisybranipi
We, notice that • Wii:ax lid Barr i Esq,
late one of the pdit:ors of the BaltimOie
gus, has beeothe the Editor of the Philadel
pbin reinsylvan "lles#B. CY V3I .C.Kean,
and Weiti Forney,Fluiying,', retired. It is an.
flounced, that the Pennsylvanian Will heretifter
be issue& ns n IbiltliennylonntaL.
WDr. Nods Min2m, the Democratic:can
didate for Go+ono? of-New Danigshire, is
tleCted by a=majority of Over 10003 aye' 'Av.fdra
and.Vree Sonora cotribi'ned. : ; This democrats
have a mijfirity irk both - branches of the
Legislature. l)3',t4 be erected
f,iiisacoOf Mr.
-
Gov Dimas has . sent a Mess* to the Leg !
islature on the subject of the. PMences of. the
: We Oat zet' ! weelc:
_ • , ' -
, .
'"Old Fogies" T he - Prißiddeney.
He is an "old Sgle;' says the young,, half
. .. .
fiedged . politiciamwith an :air of self-impor.
Mme--irislicaticO . ..of his • oWrs . :etalted opinion
of laimseltand.lria political 'Sagacity. lie is an
"old Fogir," and.thereforeeannot receive my
supzort, says the co ffe l o.honse ' politician,: as
though the • declaratiorr was an everlasting
"settle'" to the prospects of thecandidatothns
unfortunately 'triplicated. •Chit, with the "old!,
Fogica," slips from the Penof an' '
- ' aspirino•ed-
1 - -
War; ache, Seemingly,- stipposes '• that 'one dmalr
of Ili mighty Tint is suilickat to revolution.'
ire. politics and lay a heat I of . Presidential as
pimnts on the Shelf. Down on the ":old Fe
n. .
es," shoutsthe vehement . stumper,—an echo
Of some het;brained Congresanian, wliose im
portauce is not lesienetiliy itcrunplacent suf.
. -
%lay of hie:Mall iii the Congressional glass for
the'.first time. 'Death to the, ",Old : Fogies,"
join a Score{ of voices' in Chorus ;•-•j'k'Young,
' America, Progress, Progression:" .
• Now we are not disposed to make a bur
lesque of What should, 'perhaps, ' be treated i
with grwitY;•.bitt, seriously, we ' have been, I
and are, disguSted. with much ef ,what appears I
tolas as dentagogu e cant and clap-trap phrase
It is naturalmid right • that the public mind
should be - agitated with the question of th
next Presidency; Manly and frank discuSsion
of the meriM, and qualifications of the respec
t
1 tive.candidates is what we , like to see, and
what we would provoke. While any man has
a right to aspire to that exalted . position, the
people have a right, which should always be
exercised, dispassionately to discuss him and!
his pretensiens. In such a discussion det ev
ery man freely
_mingle;—freely and without re-1
serve express his opinions sand illustrate the
reasons for his faith. But when the liberty of
such a dismission is abused,—when, instead of
candid invetigation, a resort is had to unman
ly discussion, we condemn the-challenge offer
ed
and reptiliate the object aimed at, as un
worthy and mercenary. '
.. ,
We area4isciple of progressive Democra
cy. We believe that all nature, and its attrib
utes,.are progressive,—that the spirit of the
age is emphatically so; and 'nowhere is that.
1.
spirit better: and more fully illustrated than in
America, and by the genies of American Re-
I publicanisru. With this blind reverence for,—. 7
1 . •
this humble. and 'tenacious devotion ' to ihe
teachings,the principles and practices of ages
gone by, eTsPecially in affairs pertaining to gov
ernment and nations, we hake no sympathy in
common, nor de, we believe it becothes the'
American tO have., The whole history of this
country,—the Revolution and formation of
this goVerrtment,—the wonderful career of the
goveminentAn greatness ' and strength! down
to the present time; is the brightest page of
Progressioh!on - Which the world ever gazed,—
The milling:victims to the antiquated notions
of sidarkee.age, who have been dragged along
behind the Car of Progress, in this country,
are fast letting fall the scales from their eyes,
and lookingluith astonishment and trembling
at the rapilniovemenflorward of the world
around. them. To such perhaps may well, and
significantly; apply the appellation of " old Fe
gies,"7-a-term savoring much of contempt and
reproach. :
.
, Perhaps there are." old Fogies,",,men like
those we Wive above alluded to, among the.
numerous'candidates for the Presidency. ',But
this we ask in all candor, is not that epithet
too sweepingly applied, by some of the hot
bloodS.Of ?'Young America's" embodiment?
Are all these candidates of the . Democmcy,
who have been the pride and glory of Ameri
can EtatesMen,for the last thirty years,—whose
! history is the history Of the nation itself,—
who have itood.as the! acknowledged -leaders_
and defendOis of all those great !measures cifl
national policy, that have Carr-ie.& forward the:..
country Ili her unparalleled march of Progress,
—are all those grea, - and wise men, now the,
(proper subjects of such 'odious .denunciatimi
and vulgar epithets l Is there 'not foOnd in:
their history,—in their : identification with the;
history of the country ; its progress and the:
ever-restless progress of the age, nothing like
:Progression, nothing like movement, nothings
' like tho march of Intellect and :tile , perfection
1 of true Ai:aerie-an Statesmanship? : To say that I
there is not, is to contradict what the increa
I
lag greatness of the nation Most emphatically
affirms;' saying, in effect, that the, presiding
geniuses 'of, this Republic, while they have ded
:vised and established its progressive policy,ami
1 g uided its destinies in 'that path,' have, never:
• •
thelesa; all their lives. been acting upon and
I administering a policy in direct antagonism to
their own notions and natures. How can this;
, .
conclusion be escaped? Who so silly as to
I affirm the proposition from which such a con'-
elusion ranstdegitimately be drawn? ,
The truth is, we have great and wise meri,
schooled itsthe administration of the govern:
I ment, the history of whose lives is an apt if-
Ilustmtion, of Cie true. idea of Progress. .They
!have carried themselves fo4ord - from obscuri. 7 ,
1 ty in boyhood to the highest pinnacle of fanie
lin riper years.. • Especially has Pennsylvania
such a candidate - for 'the , Presidency,—one i
whosewholo life-tine; in the councilsof the
nation and outof them, is an open . page on
.
which is inscribed most -boldly ;...-, : the Ameri-,
Cara government in its•Progreas, like the march
' oflthe Stni through the heavens, is the centre'.
is :Lightle the world! - And forsooth, becaus'ir
age and long. service have matured the -Intel-
lect, ripened the judgment, and - expanded the
experienee of such a man, he is to be driven
from the list ns unworthy to occupy the posi
tion tvbieit his acknowledged ability pre-emi
nentiy fits him to ndorm Not - only would
stichailuMbe thanklessly cast aside,—nOt on
ly is 'a prMniunithus offered for youth and ine).
perience in Statesmanship,—brit all past ser
v,icee--a life devoted to the interests and hon
or of the country, is repaid by a return of ,odi.
ous ingratitude. Such precedents established,
such ndiSposition . telersitek such a practice
obtaiiited,und the bonorable i —most honorable
position Of President of these States will cease
to engage the ambition'of such men to Should
fill it, becoming a mere goal to be reached by
the dtMagagne and the pawning politician;
bianeath the' dignity of great and pure minds,
and not posses Sing sufficient attractions .to en !
list the'energi4 of great,men .who." othernise
vim:l4*e 14poled themselves for the pop&
-
Tits luitiolot its progress; is encilvill'Oev•
. .
Cry interest, encompassing every climate, and' later experience and reflection have entirely hero. ii.a Whig administration in time of
A removed_ this impression, and 'dissipated my spending $49,Q00,000 of revenue, and calling
outstripping all competitors In greatness.'
apprehenstons. .
~... . : . .. • . for 83,000,000 , more to make up a deficiency ,
country so limitless in extent _of territory, so In my recent campaign in 'bream° a very ~
vast in its resouries . of produCtion and wealth, la rg e•of .t he '
under ' smounting
. in "hit" td $52,006,000.; Surely, ri ,
. - .
'so attractive 4liter:illy to ,become the source mand were, your conntrymeri-4risb, Germans, DentoeraticAdMsnistmtion is demanded by the
&c. I witnessed -with :admiration their zeal,
of depopulation to the. old world,-4uck. a
country, must fely,alone upon the isrisdom, the fidelity, and valor: in, .maintaining
. ..our flag in ,
country. ..... ." - I '
The Land Bill, giving to each actual Settle'',
.. - . • ..
exporience.,,thCmost.transcendint
_statesman.
er and our natfve-lionn'soldiers in' the same,
160 acres of. Lind, Wiliconie up for discussion
ship of its executive officers for the adminis- ranks; in patriotism; constancy, rind heroic dar- next, it is expected.._ :.
ire:lion of Rs governmental affairs, or finally bc_. ifinT 'I was happy to call them brothers in the i •' '
ed, ns I shall always he to salute . them es
borne doWn by its Own Weight. • Its complica -
countrymen at IIPIIIC:. , ; . . -
ted interests, if directed'bythe..hanff of. ices •' I remain; dear siisWitligreat esteem,
• perience, must produce the most terrible col:. - - ... 1 - ' . Yours truly - ' •. - -
- -, WINFIAD SCOTT.
Halm, and inekitably rend. asunder the whole •
Wee ROBINSON Esq. - '• ' - .-
miss. Patriotism, - and, every consideration : - . ' *
IWethat can move the heart of - an Ame r i can for '
are hero- informed that he entertains
his country's weal, dictate that" experience, !,' " kind 4.114 liberal' views towards naturalizedi
, honesty' and ability shoild overshadow all else I•citizens." He has so far changed that; in his
', in the selectien of a man.to whose hands • the i own language, "I fi nd it would.. be impossible
r legacy .of. Washington and ' his compatrintelmr-Me," recommend, or support; any meas- 1
I! shall be committed. Let the "people
most of all, the Executite Chair from the pol
luting touch of the demagogue end: unskilled '
guar d , il Use intended to exclude them from a full par../
, ticipation, in all civil and political rights, : nolo
secured to them." What: a wonderful change
Statesman. A departure from this settled du: '
.'eatne over the spirit Of his dream in seven
ty, establishes •a 'precedent dangerous' in' its :years! But, a, little further, he admits that
tendencies and dreadfblja its practical results. • " years
ago" he " Orconcur with, ionic of our
In our judgment, all Movement' is not Pro- .leading statesmen that some. change in, our' .
gress. To the contrary of this do those act, :, naturalization laws i was necessary." Leading
'who recklessli apply the motive power to in-! Statesmen! Let us have named a single lead
novation,. and sanctify all 'change with the,' ing statesman, except some oldFederalist,who
'name of Progress. They lose sight, of well ,t, still adheres to the abominable -doctrines of
balanced conservatism on the one hand,
end
forget that the most noisy progr, essionist may , and' the elder Adams and 'defends the Alien and
Sedition Laws, who over proclaimed ono sen
be a visionare on the other. ' Tho. charm of : timent in consonance with thoSo contained in
[progress blinds the judgment; and, following that letter to., Mr. Reed. "Leading States
rafter the idea, the most dangerous innovations men" is a nice phrase, dragged in for the Pur
` are attempted, the movements of which, guid. Pose of gicirle.
ed by an unsteady and unskillful hrind, will - (*character to MS past tergiver
sations. The inference intended to be drawn
surely result in mischief incalculable. Here } from it is a falsehood, no Suclo. leading states
lies a dangerous rock,--s treacherous shore ; I men" ever having existed. .
, arl,lience, watchfully should the • American Fortunately we! have another letter from
guard themselves in - selecting a man to General Scott, of still later date, in reply to
guide the helm of State. . eight Pennsylvania S ena t ors list spring. Here
' We think that our countrymen ate sufii..l it is, very pointed. , .
ciontly progressive. •If we understand their'
characteristics at all, if the history of the past
century provei anything, such a people they
are. Restless, bold, adventurous, Progress is
their life-element. The history of the Demo
cratic party, too, is one of continued progres.:
sion, in perfect consonance with the character
istics of the people, for of such is it emphatic.
idly made. Why then strike 'at the brightest
stars in that party,-4nen who have led,—
who from their position could but lead,—this
true progressive party in is past glorious
achievements? Why invoke the passion of
Progress to lay such men in their political
graves? To us it savors strongly of ingrati
bide, strongly of imprudence, strongly of dem-.
agogneisui, strongly of dangerous doctrines
and political heresies. ~
- sti a.
Gen. Scott and his Letters.
We believe Mr. FILLMORE will be nomina
ted foi tho Presidency by the universal Whig
Party, and therefore should not spen4 time
with other candidates, were it not that Gen.
Sara seems to be the sum of 'all 'perfection,
—the full embodiment of Pennsylvania Whig
gery. Judging the party by the position of
the man whont they put forwaid, as their stan
dard bearer, we may arrive at tomething near
a correct estimate of tho - nature of the oppo
sition to bo mot and olieftlirownln the next
Presidential contest.
Eleven years ago,.whilo the country was
reaping the bitter fruits of the Hard Cider
campaign, General Scott began in earnest to I
plume himself for the Executive Chair. ; Let
us see- what position he then occupied, as a
distinguished public man; sec how republican,
how democratic were his notions ; how liberal,
how conservative his political opinions. 'We
will trace his political career down to the pres
ent time, all the whilefinding him in close al-
Iliance with the Whig party,—its acknowledg
ed Star,—and now put forward as the great
champion of their principli;,--the defender of
their faith, in whose person the Galphin str e c-.
cession is to be perpetuated and the party vic
torious. For letter-writing the General has
lever shown a . wonderful proclivity , and . as a
man is supposed to deliberate and set forth on
ly his real opinions when he writes, we will
let his letters speak for themselvei.
In reply to a' letter addressed him by the
Native Americans of Philadelphia, as to his
opinions regarding the naturalization of For
eigners, under date of Nov. 10, 1841, he.holds
the following language to Geo. Washington
Reed.
" I now hesitate hettceenextending the period
of naturalization, and a: totat repeal of all acts
of on that subject. 3k MEW ISCLISES
TO TIE LATTER." •
O what a dreadful letter,deliberately penned
by a candidate for The Presidency! How lib
eral his sentiments towards the panting exile
from the land of corroding chains! He would
either extend the period of naturalization, or
repeal entirely all dots of Congress on that
subject," the latter of Which ,he -was inclined
tq, do, thus wholly disfranchising the ror
eigner for all time to come. In that event
what a large proportion of those who seek a
home from oppression here, , wOuld live and
die, outlawed exiles at the bests What an am
' ful letter! And is it not refreshing now to
see the \Vhig party swallow its autluir, and
thus endorse its dectrines - '
The next w hear-frona the General, by let
ter, on this subject, we find in one recently
published, written to Wm. E. Robinson of
New York, in 1848, seven years subsequent to
the fust named., Here it is. „ :
liiksmusorms, I.ly '29, 1848.
DEAR Sm: In reply to'your kind letter of
the Bth inst., I take pleasure in 'saying that,
grateful for the too partial estimate you place
on my public services, you do Me no more
than justice assumin,g that I entertain "kind
and liberal views towards naturalized citizens?'
Certainly it would •be impossible for me to
recommend or support .apy - mettsuro intended
to exclude them from - a just and full 'participa
tion in all civil and political rights now-secur
ed to them' by our Republican laws and insti
tutions. - ' • - •
it is true, That in a season of unusual excite
meat, years ago, whoa both parties complain
ed of imudulent practices in the naturalization
of foreigners, and when' there seemed to be
danger that native and-adopted, citizens, would
be permanently =wed kminst each other in
hostile factions, I. Vas illel4ted to concur, in the
opinion, then avottred .hy leading statesmen,
that some modification • of the naturalization
lawstnight be neiessary_ - in order to prevent
abuser', allay strife, andlestore harmony be,
tween the &area throe's of our people, • But
WAsitum.fox, March 26, 1851.
Sta—l have received your .letter (marked
'confidential') in which after I!onunitting the
error of supposing me to be fully before" the
country as the Whig candidat4 for the Presi
dency;" you proceed to interrogate me in many
points of grave public interest:
Permit me to say that, considering we shall,
probably only have a Whig candidate 'for the
Presidency through a Nationalpnvention and
that I cannot be its nominee except by the
force of the unsolicited pailialitY of large mas
ses of my countrymen:
Considering, also, that if my character or
principles be not already knoWn, it would be
Idle to attempt to supply the, deficient impres
sions by mere paper professions of wisdom
and virtue, made for the occasion:
And considering that if I answer your que
ries, I must go on and ansivell others already
before me, as well as the long series that
would inevitably follow, to the disgust of the
'
I will beg permission to cloke this acknowl
edgement of your letter by subscribing myself
with great respect, your obedi'ent.servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
—, Esq., Harrisburg, Pa.'.
P. must. add, that I • L write and say
nothing on public subjects 'which I am unwil
ling to see published. • W. S.
The third paragraph in the above. letter re
fers to his past political opinions for his Fes.
eat ones. What are his past political opin
ions on thik subject, becomes,ithen, an impor
tant inquiry. lie has written two letteo in
direct opposition to each other; to which f pno
will ho stick? Ho says in hid letter of '4B, in
effect, that he changed his op! ions of adopted
citizens in his campaign it; _Mexico, when he
"witnessed their heroic valor: in maintaining
our flag in face of every dangor." The blood
of foreigners has hteePed the foil of.every bat
tle field on which the armies] of this nation
have fought, from Bunker Hill to the Gates,of
.Mexhio, and General Scott hasjust learned to
appreciate their valor! Singular indeed that
he who claims to have been' the hero of the
last war with England, shouhl not have..seen
the bravery, the valor, the ,devotion to our flag,
exhibited* those mon at liundy's Lane,'at
Chippewa and Bridgewater, where he won his
Brit and fadeless laurels V their arms. Sin
gular that, till now, he 'level has, appreciated
their sterling eharncter,• when , he is about to
make a run for the Presidency and wants their
votes! What course will those men pursue
now towards the authoi of flies? dreadful let
ters? ...
Recently, we understand, the General has
been making more, what he calls "mere paper
professions of wisdom and patriotism express
ly for the oecuion." An offset to his lettCr
for the annexation of Canada has been placed
in the hands of his friends, fully endorsing the
Compromise measures, aftex having been so
far the candidate of their oppbsition. This on
ly as wanting to cap the climax of political
"consistence,)," and showhim 'on both . sides of
every question on which he fins written. In
the absence of the letter, Ave !refer the. reader
• to some remarks of his on "tbat subject, in to
day's'paper. , Let us have the last named let
ter to complete the list, that I pters may have
the whole record, and not bel deceived by the
flourish made by Whig print of a Robinson,
letter, "expressly for the occasion." '•
Legidative and Congrei3sional..
1.
We find nothing 'of muelrunportance from
Harrisburg, save the passage of the Itiorth
Branch Appropriation Bill jin the Senate.—
Eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars, esti
mated sufficient to complete the work, is the
sum appropriated n thit; Bill. We ardently
hope it will ,soon pass the douse:.. Vote in
the Senate:;
Vcss- -- --Messrs. Bailey, Barnes, Buekalew,
Crabby Evans, Fernon, Forsyth, Frailey, Guern
sey, Hamilten,'• Hamlin, Hoge, Jones, McFar
land, Malartin, Packer, Sanderson and
.
NArs.—Messrs. Carothus, Carson, Darling.
ton, Fulton, Kinzer, Kunkle,XeCaslinzMalone,
Matthiss, bfuhlenberg, Myers, Robertson, Sli
fer mid Walker, (Speaker)t-14.: _
Mr. Sanderson datervea• great credit for bis
laborioukzeni manifested from The commence.
merit of the Session dowrao the -passage of
the Bill. He has laboredinarist - unceasingly
and effectually.
Is Corr - anus—Mho uto,e week has . een
taken up in the,discuSsion- of the
.Degeiency
BM, • Mont $3,00°,006 bilie heentippropria.
ted. What a commentary on Whig economy
Mk: Van, Itnien - administeMd thegoverninept
'and earned on the Semircolo - war with
,339;•-•
4100,090,tuid the Whigs tpre their • lungs to
pieces`desimitinwon his'e3travagsmee...
t •
Variety , of News
The-Jury in the'case of the Polish brothers,
for the murder , :of yoUngc Lehtiuuijn•Philadel.
phis; a short time since, have returned a yer
diet of guilty. Sentence not yet given....
Ateiggage car• on the Philadelphia and Pitts
burg line caught fire last Saturday, from the :
Locomotiveilaud was totally destroyed. .
.
Fifty thousand four himdred dollar . 3, were . ,
subscribed is Philadelphia in one day r te:the
Sunbury & Er:ie • -
The New Jerseyl.iegislc.ture . had a flare up,
,
with the , Governor last.week began's°, heyeto-,e
ed a certain bill: They 'quarrelled -all night
Friday, and Saturday, then adjourned ici.go - to
Church, and get rested for a ` second
,h6a t Men
; . • ~- •
Brewer,i. a Clerk in,- the . Suffolk. Bank_
3faSsachtsettN, w 1 .1.9 found a defaulter • some
$23;000, which it is alledged he has . pocketed.
Ho is:under for examination •
Another fall of houses; - occurred in. Nov,
York Saturdayi last.
.TWia men have been ta
ken from - the ruins dead, and it is SuppoSed
others are yetto belfoundy Be‘iral escaped
horribly mangled; riot expected to live. . 1
A terrible - . Ntastraphe occurred at:Hurlgate,l
New York harbor, Saturday afternoon, A
project has been on foot some time, to blast
the dangerous; ledge of reeks known by that
These rocks have ever been a source
of annoyance jto the shipping hi the
aid a plan for blasting them by sinking large
canisters of pawder, and applying a match by
an electric wire, was tried. Two charges had
been fired, and a third lei'ered, which rose
•
again to the surface. By mistake the electri
city was communicated to the wire attached to
the floating canister, containing about 100 lbs.
Of powder, which exploded in the midst of tbe
boats containing the operators, blowing- the
boats to atoms, killing sevcril' and severely
wounding others. . •,
1 1 A fire broke out in Philadelphia the 28th
, ult., destroying property to the amount of half
a million of dollars.
The Legiilature has adjourned
without districting the State for congress or
electing aH. S. Senator. Gov.' Foote
probably call-an extra session.
The Whig State ConVefition met at Harris
burg on Friday last. Mr. Hoffman of Berks,
county, was nominated for Canal Commission
er. The Iteleg,ates. to the National Conven
tion were instructed . for Gen. Scott' for the
I Presidency. Resolutions saying a ,great deal
and meaning notiihig, aecording to circurestan
lees, were passed unanimously: - •
"The Susquehanna Shop."
A recent visit to, this Point on the N. Y. and
Erie Railroad; gives us increnwod impreosioris
of the magnitude and complexity of this great,
and b frrowkng Corporation. . •
By the politeness of J. B. Gregg, ESq., the
Master Machinlit and , Superintendent of the
establishment; successor to John_ Brandit, Jr.,
we were afforded an opportunity to examine
the various departments. , The laborious and
responsible duties of his station, he. discharges
in an able and successful manner, blending•the
accomplishmenti of the officer with the cour
tesy_ of the gentleman.
There at present 13 stalls in the shop, in
which every part of the locomotive, woodwork
and metal, can be built up . and repaired.-:-
There were 107 men. then employed in the
shop and about 500' in all, under the control:Of
the SuPerintendent. Sixty-two- Engines belong
to the shop and aro under its tuanageuaent.r-
About $15,000 are, expended monthly there
for labor. •
. _
In a 'few years Susquehanna has groivri up
from nothing,,jo be a town of
,500 inhabitants,
and many handsome private residences, are,
starting up on its elevations. •
Mr. Gregg is about erecting-extensive addi
tions to the shop to accommodate the rapidly
increasing buainess. Under these new.enter.
priSes, Susquehanna . will rapidly . advance in
population,wealth and character. Au indest.
n ou.s, - inteligent, and SaYirig" body of men are
giving an impulse to the Place which cannot be
resisted by any kriversecireannitaticeS. Mont:
rose and Great Bend must look well to their
!duels:
,
Wo clip the above from the Broome
_Republican, and by the kindness of a friend at
Susquehanna We are furnished with corrections
and•addititinnl particulars. :There are about
800 inhabitants, besides a floating population of
some two hundred more. Three Ludo hotels
and two Churches, the last of wlieb have, we
believe, recently been aided to the town. ,
has spriing into existence within three ears,
and now has a population about the, same as
Montrose, and is the centre of much more bus
iness, we should judge. The inhabitants are
a sober, industrious, enterprising and worthy
people,- just, the-material - of which to make a
town of the,flt•st importance: to the county.—
They are woitity the "laurels," • spoken of
above, so far as Montrose is concerned.
rff" We hope received a copy of The Lan
vet, a 'PI 9 sheet, recently established at Bing
hamton. RANSOU Ammws, the -Editor, we
recognize as one'of onr•"old friends' in days
gone by.' The Lancet full of fun,. cuts
deep, and we wish our little cotemporary much
nccese.- Tall oaks -from little acorns grow.'
What 4 mighty tall tree, then; the Lancet may
. . ,
_ „ _
A (Ant. DIIIRDERED BY UER • SISTER.-On
Wednesdaviast, at Stewarts Town, Pri.,a lit;
ite s girl, Eliza 'Ann Buster; was Murdered du
ring Ahe ah,sence of her parents from .the house.
It was reported that the deed had been Com.
milted by A man said to have been seen.hithe
neighborhood, and od Saturday a suspected
person Was arrested. : On Monday, however,
it was reiorted that Catharine' B. /luster, aged
about twelve years, this sister otthe murdered
girl, htulonfessed - that she‘was the' murder.
ess. •It aimears that the deceaSed had threat.
ened to tell her — mother that Catharine had
istelch something outaf the'closet,_Wher'CuPP
the latter'stinck her's Violent blow, and ,set 4.
ing a butcher knife,deliberately Cut her thihat
from ear to ear.,, - She:then toolt . the: infant
child of her.parents arid escaped,: but aeon of
ter returned, and concocted, the.' story elicited
before .the : coroner's inquest about an old man
entering the housC.ol4 COMP3itting:OV.lfirrid
21 " M .3 7W3 / 41 '40 0 11
connEsroNDEntr..or
WAsnmoToi, Mareh 27 , Ka
Friend ci .
urre , —To your request (inheri t
this city, ,
I•seize the first leisure tuomeat im i
hasten to o9mply therewith; although the
atonible meagreness and siaiMiti of tost e li
of Whieh to make a letter rich or interes4 4 i
There. lute nothing. transpired in the §ie 4 4
'duffing the week just passed, of importea el ti
a national point of, view. "Masterly i zae k,
ty" prevails to an alarmilig extent, s eem
times n little wrangling, to kill time, B l oat
mere party - No effort, so far, ass
W 4
made-tei - execiate the public business, te d
thing will be dono, so long as tho peco a 341
the press'remnin silent, and quietly salmi,
the. 'nu:ileac° 'and folly of these motmtelarki
Congress has n - ow beenin session duet foil?
months,'ind. Whit' Imve,they done! . 1
stand that , there have been laut six or
bills passed since ,they assembled. t ki
au
true, it is lndeed a melancholy state oft.
and it behooves the 'collective wisdow
the nation to hsyci a care, lest the people e er ,
down upon theitt like :a thief •in the nkittl,
But enough of this. ;
Senator Soule, from Loubiankdeliverta,i4
Monday, an eloquent and beautiful spetel
non-intervention; in support ot Gen.
olution
_on the subject intervention. l
throughout, more:like an oration thane
eisomad did great credit to the talented
quont senator. It is not yet known lito wti
reply on the other side of the question, '1%4
Senate finallradjourned from Thtusdey ara
till Monday—when, it is expected; the tk e l 3
will again. bo brought. up..
The Deficiency Bill drag,s'its
chain, sloWly along in the House, and hi l t;
&tilt to tell. When and how it willed .11,
if not all its provisions, are of essential
portance, and if they . do not pass is tz,
shape, the wheels of government will I t*
rested.at some points.. Many of its &midi
been cut down, and some struck ma. I L I
memberis have declared a detenninition tea?.
pose the whole Bill, and_ its passa,'Ys in Oe
present shape is doubtful. It is a sent ofe;
nibus, and I think, after - getting up to the 16
in the ruts, it will finally be shouldered tbagi,
with "wimp~ thd losi of some isefolt?,ii
qhould it fail in the House, its most
features will have lo he attached to soar:.
eral appropriation bill, for the'money 13 We,.
cd and must belied. :They, however,eo,
the fire minute rule, which compelled that a
come, in a measure, to the legititnnto/y l ' i ,
sion tho question. The propenity Up;
vails in , some quarterd, and mostly amplyWhiis, of getting up discnssioas on ez
aginable subject, rather, it would se*, ‘4
the view of displaying the lesourees of pe
verteedingenuity, than of promoting the Ed•
stantial interests of the country.' Th.seinu.
rests require piOmpt action; instmd of 1 4 4
however, we have had a prolonged Wel
mancenvers, and an almost endless tunect.e!
talk, withua otherl apparent object thu
of showing the extent of man's capsehytr
mischief. The House adjourned today It
out coming to any definite Conclusion. The;
fore, I will leave them till Monday.
The Presidential question is looming a; an
siderably. In the war of the "fogiera
doubtful to.whieh the plume of victory 'ent.
It would seem that age' talents,endevim
are to be - inade to give place to yoadt,tr
ranee, antl., rashness. : For royiself,
young Democracy, and honor taleirs codpr
triOtism Wherever found; but if eh 101 l
.statesmen are to be on the shelf, n
less 'told fogies," then Ido not belongass
Tho country would be apt to be misgenmi
for a long time to, come, wore those sa..ria
and far.seeing statesmen, Buchanan Clad
a host of others, to be laid on the shelf. L - . 3
America and his ardent supporters sea b
think that, . ;•
"Old politicians !Wm, lil a wig= F at
And !alter on In binders to the Isrt."
All, however, will be blended into 41 ' .
monious party after the Balsmoreno..
are made:
Lulze's picfnro.
,of ,"Wasliuvon
tho Delaware," was unrolled, afe days
in the Capitol. The, pictureis too Igo tab
accommodated in any of the niches of then
tunda. It is a splendid picture, anastrlso
ery beholder with pleasure and patriefzni
The celebrated hiorwegiansiolinist,OleV.
gave a concert last evening tot verylrgeri
fashionai le. audience; and among
served, the President, several of the f&',t
officers, a number, of Senators and Revs*
fives, foreign ministers, and a brilliant r 44
female beauty. Itwas the most tales Ali
telligent, and intellectual assemblage tido
convened in a room of its size.
The city was visited this morning ilso
remarkable hail storm, between eightsleal
o'clock. It was preceded by unusual
dale
so muck so that no one 'could see ,tortif
dlitinvisk objectS across the aventie, lo4.o
I ny Were; compelledto use lighted o ' l
I The' su ble cloud.s, the loud pealief
the vivid flashes of tre menl
bail stones, (much larger ..than common
sr
blot',) - produced an awful sensation.
storm was not of iongfinrationt. , bni ap
succeeded by another; and A 4 o'clol
"was still another, and. to:Oscar:A
greater than before. • •
. .
• ANOTITER ' CASE of 311 . 7 EDEE.• ••
oining, information was Ft:delved dte
temith Ward Station-house ' that We
long yntlfotanci laving dead eta bohrg;
On' the earner ofi'hirty-secondito 12 '
avenue., The infornmant dieined it
for i the itidtorities to look into
'Circumstances connected with the d '
being disiovered led him to hitless .the
been foul piny.' Captain Melo d"'
pose° of officers to the house 6160,
landlordommed Patrick Smith, end
hiai tolavait'the "tau' t of the Cotter
tiOtlob,.. The remains of the decal'
then ;violated te tlie tad boos etthe
street; E. lt.; atere co
)10 11 1 ell itiquest and investigated the
-oegitly.—TheJuiteame to.the cote
the deisisett came to _lds deetli,t/
received from blows inflicted 1),?. '
the prieener, Patrick Sreith; Soft ,t 7
their vardiet. :The CarorteetOtteli'
the CityYriemii, Oil it Charge, Rt EPP .
• NY,