Forsalaries of Assistant Treasurers of the United
. 13 tilteattt Now-York, Bastes, Chad estonoind 5t Lou
thbusand fire hundred dollars; -
For additional. salaries of.treasurers orthe mint
at Philadelphia, and branch mint at New Orleans,
one thousand dollars ; - .
For salaries of the clerks, authorized by the act
ot,tke,siAth of Angust,..eishteen Itundred...endforty.
sis,sii . .d gat The twelfth of August, eighteen handfed
sod ifiaity-eight,liiiie thousand dollars;
For Salary. of 'chief clerk . to .Assistant Treasurer,
----111/ e t 'V i n .4ll2 e-thotlkand; - five hundred dollars;. _..
For,POtit44lllo4 eaP,Seses under,theact tor the sate
keeping, trinsfer,.and;,disbursernent or
public revenue, Of.sixth,,firigust eighteen lien!,
~dred and forty , ,t tax fi ft e n' thousand della rstiliropided,
That rio•part of said:sum of fifteen thousand dot :
larsebell,baexpended,for *nen! services;
compensation to special" agenti. to ; examine
,-,botike, accounts, and money on hand in the several
rlepositiartes,nader the act of sixth Au g ist s .eighteen
hundred_and fortylix;five tbousand dollarst .
For support, clothing and medical treatment of
insane paupers of. the Matti ctpreok'utribia s pia thou
sand tbur hundred donater '
..For thesupport,...care and medical treatment of
twelve-transient pauper Medipal oraurgical pabenta
to the Weahington infirmary, two thousand dollars,
,to be , expended tinder, the dtrection of the. Commis._
siorierof Public Buddha • Provide d,That the phy-*
.L.ritelano.end inargeona of the , aforesaid infirmary give
the.maintennuee of twelie pauper trap
tient Patients:during oneyntir, ifapplication benuide'
- for-their reception, or bind themselvesso keep rooms
Tot thanecoma:l'o.4th)* of- twelve pauper patients
weekly,opan-average, during the year; , - •
ForSha warden, clerk, physician, chaplain, three
assistant ieepere, five guards, and messenger of the
-penitentiaryof the District of Columbia, eight thou
sand five - hundred dollars;
Scir - three inspector of said penitentiary,- three
hUndred dollars;
Far'expeoses. of loans and treasury notes, twenty
thonsand'dollars: and for the same - dering the re
, ; mainder.,of the current fiscal year, six thousand del
is. make good a deficiency in the fund for the re
licf fifteen thousand dollars;
For repairs of the custom house and vitarfat Ply
. atonth,..tiorth Carolina, ono hundred dollars;
.Farthe Purchase of each scientific works as are
Accessary tar, stle use of the Patent Office, fifteen
4111ars.
For cempensitfon of librarian, five bandied del
..:
For the collection of . agricultural .statistics . and
other,purposea,,thirty-five handred defiant;
For defraying the,expenses of the chemical nun
fysea of_ vegetable substances _ produced and used
for,the feed.of man and animate in the United States,
. ,to beeXpended 'under the direction of the Cotnmis
, sitteer of Patents, one. tbouirand dollars; which ser'
era sines, outhunting in the whole to six thousand
five hundred dollars;-shall be paid out of the. Pate"
Thwarda.the erection of the wings of the Patent
Office buildieg, according to the original plan, under
the directioo of the Secretary , of State, fifty thou,
wand:doliars; to be paid.out of the patent fund : Pro-.
elated,' That the said Secretary is hereby authorized
canto the said extension to be done by contract,
in the Same manner as. Was purstied in executing' the
tvoili:of the General Post Office Buiding;
- -. For the
.purchase. of a building for - custome
house atPorderid, in the State of Maine, a sum not,
elteeditig one hundred And forty-nine th ousand dot
' :lire: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury
ehahi, after examination, deem such purchase ex.
and. for theirderest or the United States;
For the purchase of a building erected by, the
Preeident and Directors.of the Bank of the United
'-Stitee far a banking-boogie in the town of Erie, Penn
, - sykitnia; to-be oiled as, a custome-house and the
SeCretary, eftheareasurlis hereby directed to make
-said purchase. Provided, that the mist of the build
-, ingandthezretind necessary to its convenient use
can he Made, for a sum not e.
exceeding '
twenty-nine
thousand dollars; : -
For continuing the construction of the custom
' hot:so - at Sicatinah, ta Georgia, thirty-five thousand
dollars, • . •
. - For . the construction of a custom-house at
Charletiton, South Carolina, tifty dollars;
To enable the Clerk of the House or Representa
tives te pay'for twelve' &vies of the Congressional
'Globe, and twelvenepiett orthe Appendix, for each
" - "mestineref the House of Representatives, under the
reitolutioi of.the first-of March, eighteen hund red
aid forty seven; eight , th ousand two, hundredand
_ eightyldollars;
To enable thetlerk or the. Renee, of Representa
tivetito;pay.for'fivellindred and thirty-six copies of
the seventh voltime of the Doeumentary History of
of the Nainericari raiolution, being the first volume
the fifth serice:or that,wcirk, eight thousand sev
eo hendred and forty-seven, doilars and. fifty-two
-For the re-appropriation of this SA; /carried to
the surplini. fund,/ for:payment to the, widow of
James McDonald," deceased, and MeDonald 4 s share
- ollthe mini granted by Congress for distribution as
prtze money , among the captors'ofßrie
. ig
Detroit, during the dmlast war with Great Britain, -
: ty-seven -dollare Muf fall cents;
For the purchase of a site for a hew custom-house
at Norfolk, Virginia,twelve thouiand dollars: _Pro.:
' sided, That President - the United 'States shall
deem it proper to make, the purchase; .
kor the - erection of a custom• house at " Eastport,
in the State of Maine , in addition to :the amount
heretofore appropriated for that, purpose, ',thirteen
:thousend'tiollars; , '
1 For Continuing the-,construction of the custom
. bowie in the city of New Orleans, one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars; '
To supply a deficienci in the approPriation in the
act entitled "An act to supply deficiencies in the ap
propriations for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth
- of June, eighteen hundred and forty . nine under a
.reiolution of the ttooso or the seventy "of August,
' eighteed hithdred and forty-eight, directing the clerk
--' to furnish the' members of the House the books there
'in authorized,lthe sum of three thousand eight Min
! Ared and nipety-three dollars and .fifty - cents;”
Fercontinti ngthepublication of the works of the
' exploring eipedition, including ; the salary of the
i harticulturist, and addition to the grece-house, fif
teen thousand dollars;
Fa i r completing:the geologiCal survey and explo
„rationiii the mineral lands in Michigan, Wisconsia
and lowd, in addition to the amount heretofore ap
prepriated-forthoteeivice, sixteen thousand dollars;
To pay A:S:Glossbreoner for work done in re
,. arranging ,and clasaifying the volumes in the copy
right room in the Departmeet of State in. eighteen
hundred and.forty.eight, two hundred and fifty clef
Tars;
Por,the_purchase of a site for a. new custom
house; lsforfonpVirginia, twelve thousand dollars;
provided the President of the Matted States shalt
deem it proper to make the purchase;
To tary . enable the secre of. War to execute the
. .
Survey and examination of the Potomac river, order
;bY resolution of the House of Representatives,
of theeighth Augint, eighteen hnndred and forty
eight;fifteen hundred dollars: • •-
. And:the proviso, contained in the act making art
:l"propriations for thecivil and diplematie expenses of
the government for the yeat ending the thirtieth day
--.' of Joie, eighteeeliundred and. forty-nine, and for
other purposes, approved August twelfth; eighteen .
hundred and forty-nine-which proviso is in the fol
, ':lowing:Werdir,
e ;Provided, That no part of. the.
- . - hbretty, appropriated shall be paid to any person.wh
receives a salary,as an otter , of the customs: and
Wow any.atter the ; first daY of July, eighteen hun
drpd.
the said disbursements shall be
•
made by the collectors of the customs without
competissticinis hereby repealed,
Foicontinuing the Publ icatioriof the works of the
exploring . expedition ,- includin g,the salary of the
hortibulturist and addition' to tbe green-house, fit
lien.thousand dollars;
Per - additiotial.Compensation to the messeg,ger of
the Post OSCe Pepartment, so as to place tffrn OD
the' same footing as the messenger . of the other de
.: pirtittents,theurittt of one hundred and thirty did
'. For the expenses incurred under the joint
.resolu
' lion - Of August eleventh, eighteen hundred and for
t3r,eight—"A resolution adthorizing the submisttion
of certain elsims.to„arbitration"—twenty-ae hun
' tired collate, the same,to.be dishursed. under the au
thority of the Secretary of the Trenanry;
Fottbe expenses that may be increased in the fur
ther execution of thenct of first of July, , eighteen
handred, and fortpeiglas, fur the relief of the bona
-fide settlers,under the acts for the armed occupation
of Florida, the provisions of said act being,contin
': lied Mal.,exterided to the first, day of. October, nigh
- leenliindred And forty-nine, onethousand five hun-
Aced - dolleta; _ - ,
To Robert_Beile,..for his. services and ~expenses
:lnatirredin* . journey yirgknin, to notify President
'Taylor his r accession to the presidency; thiee
died dollars;
•
the.. - correction;:of - erroneous and -defective
surveys
!n-. et mite. t en
ropriatien.in th
;:a'4:• 2,.50i1i36d;PP.418atc.57:i.)/ee
d efi.r:l: l l: : ° t icei i i rt ga p attin p b . .t i' i aune;lli d P _ a Ctl Pnrda C dt : ° ; ln h C ia :ie rlS : : :i
n the
the fis4l-.Year ei/dinte approve rtie d
' ,. .' -r afprePrinti°V l 9 . be t o r ed and coupe
!.. - ^4;:t..! a r j ure , eighteen ,
eighteen hundred and
` of
the
roo
e Rue of:
resolottee;P foteight.
,et• the,
19,4.,,Aitwrsot y- a
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seven, to raise:fur aitmited timeactadditionitiAmlll
tary force, and for other pnilansec - ortillur
faction in money, oil inch -bountLes' . oo under Said
seetion of said act as those to WbelOberliie.doi
may elbct to receive initentalanT,l.fitie -
hundred thousand dollara. And the sem etery +if the
Treasury is hereby direcied,:irnmediately alter the'
passage of.this act, to give, notice, bypublicatinn for
silty daya; in atleast oneef the - principal paperarin -
Washington city,- Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, andßoston, and insuch Other papers as he
May deem.expedient, that the principatand intereat
of such scrip attliasbee,n or may be issued prior; IS'
the first or-TtilY,.o2:D, ;eighteeti !Mildred end - forty.
niee,.will be paid CliEthatilaioh presentitithiiit the
treasury of the United Stales; and that the.interest
on such scrip will cease on that 'tidy. And 'this Said'
Secretary is further directed not; to issiti,scrip for
said bounty after that day; but paytheCame' in
leeway Out of appropriation in all cases 'whirl the'
persokentitled to the boulity in land *lilt elect to
receive monerin lieu thereof; •
For completing the room udder tliMposi 4;663 of
the Senate, and the staircases and passages cocaine
cleating therewith, and tt.e circular_ morn cleat&
upper floor of the Capitol, four thousand. dollars.
LIGHT=HOUSE .ESTABLISHMENT.'
For,supplying light bounce, 'containing tivti thou
sand eight hundred and forty-three lamps, with oil,
tube glasses, svicks; buff skins, - whiting; and ,cotton
cloth, transportation, 'anti - other expenses therein,
'and for repairing and keeping
,in - repair the lighting,
apparatus, one hundred and thirty-five thotisand one
hundred and three dollara and sixty'earitst:
For repairs and incidental expenses, refitting -and
imcrovements of light-houses and buildings e0.1111Ce•
ted therewith, eightyone thousand 'seven hundred
and fourteen donate and four. cents;
For, clearing out and deepening that - I:Miliaria the
WashingtoC City. canal which 'passes dims& tied
along the public grounds, twenty thouiand dollars,'
to be expended under the direction of the S'ecietary
or, the Treas u ry: Provilled,' The CornoMtlon of
Washington shalt expend a like - sum - in cleaning out
and deepening the , other portiOns of said
_canal:
And provided aloe, That all transportations on said
canal for the government of the United Stated shall
be free of toil ; - .
For sewer und,er, fifteenth street, two thousand'
end hundred and Baty dollars, to be expended un
der the direction of the Topographicablurean;
For payments ocanouities and giants by special
act of Congress, seven hundred and fifty dollars;
. For payment, by the Secretary of State; to ; Will
tam C. Berldull and William C. Zanezinger„ equally
to be divided between them,the euiii of seven bum
dred'and seventy-nue dollars 'and Forty-three cents,
which has been already approPiiited tor clerk hire
ie the State department, but not drawn from , the
treniury;
lIMWII
For the expenses incurred under the joint resolu
tion of August eleventh; eighteen hundred and for
ty-eight, entitled resolution authorizing the sub
miisioti of certain claims to arbitration,"t*.enty
fire hundred dollani, the same to ' be disbursed. tin=
der the alithority at the Secretary of the - Treasury;
For salaries of two hundred and seventy-four
keepers- of light-houses, and fifteen IlEslistinte,
(twenty of them charged With double end two : with
triple lights,) including one thousand two hundred
dollars for that of an inspector of lights on the up
per lakes; one hundred and sixteen thousand' one
hundred and ninety-eight dollars and thirty three
cents;
Foe salaries of thirty•diren Ji.nepers of floating
lights, seventeen thousand, eight hundred and fifty
dollars;
,
For seamen"swages, repairs and Supplies for thir
ty-three,fluating lights, eighti-four thousand three
hundred and eighty-six dollars and sixty Lie cents;
Fur expenses of weighing, mooring, cleansing,
and supplying losses of beacons, buoys, chains, and
sinkers, twentyznine thousand sin hundred and sev
enty-seven dollars and forty-siX cents;
For expenses incurred by superintendents In vie
iting light houses annually, and examining and re
porting their condition, two thousand dollars;
For Superintendents' commissions, at_twoend
half per cent. on the four hundred and thou-`
sand nine hundred and thirty &Baia - and eight:cents,
appropriated above for light-house piirpokert;eleven
thousand sixhundred and seventy-three dollars and
twenty-five cents.—And the proviso contained is
the act making appropriations fur thh civil and 41010-'
matie expenses of the government for the year end.'
ing the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hfindred and
forty-nine, anti for other purposes, approved Angus(
twelfth, eighteen hundred. and forty eight, silitaiipro.
vlen is in the liillowing tvordS:. - "Provided, That no
part of the sum' hereby updropriated shall be paid
to any potion who receivesa salaryas - an officer of
the customs; and from and alter the first day of July,
eighteen hundred arid forty nine, the said said die
ladraement shall be maid by, the collectors of the
customs without compensation,”is hereby repealed.
For completing the light-house on Brandywine
shoal, Delawareby, twenty7nine thousand eight hun
dred and two dollars and sixty-one cents; .
For completing the light-house on Carysfortreef,
coast of Florida, thirty-one. thousand five hundred
and ninety dollars and seventy six cents;
To pay the balance due to Ebenezer Warner, for
constructing the light-house at White Fiab point, on
lake Superior, three thonsand two hundred and nine
ty-eight dollars;
For illuminating apparatus for the light-house at
Mina's rock, Boston harbor, Maisachnsetts„ four
thousand five htindret! dollars;
For the re-imbursetneht of the New York, Prot!.
Once, and' Beaton Railroad Cornpany, and the New
JOrsey Steam Navigation Company, fur their expen
ses in maintaining a tight-boat on Eel Grass shoals,
in Fisher's Island sound, from the month Of Novena
ber, in the year eighteen hundreCand thirty-seven,
to the present time, ten thousandiour hinadred and
seven dollars.
HOSPITALS
For completion of marine hospital' at Pittaimrgb
eleren thousand six hundred and sixty-tieven - dol
tars;
..., .
For completion of marine ,hospital at Louisville
eler,en thousand pis hundred and siiky•Peren dol
liars; . . .
. For completion of marine hospital at Cleveland,
six thousand six hundred sad sixty-silVeri dollars;
For completion of: marine hispital at Chicagoi
twenty thous4nd . dollars;
For completion of marine hospital at Paducah,
twenty thousand dollars . ;
For completion of marine hospital at Natchez,
twenty thousand
.dollars; .
'For completio n of marine hospital at Napoleon,
Arkansas, twenty thouia nd , dollars;
For the purpose' of erecting a marine hospital at
lor, near St. Louis, Missouri, in,additiert to, the ten,
thousand dollars heretofore opprOpriated by the act
approved August third, eighteen'hundred end forty-.
eight, for the same:Ajeet;tivonfy thousand dollars,
to he expended_ 9nly:filien trio governinent shalt
have obtained"ekondilde title-to,the "site. Aud for
the ,purchatie of said site, tlie'ina thousand :loilars
heretofore appropriated by the act aforesaid; 9r so
much thereof as is necessary, shall be applied;
To enable the Secretary of the Treesary to collect
facts and information in relation to marine hospitals
and the marine hospital fund,"and to report to pin
gress:rwhat alterations are necessary endpractica
ble in the administration or the snow, onethimeand
dollars.
•
SURVEYS OF PUBLIC LANDS,
For surveying the public, lands, ie addition' to the
unexpended balance of former',”propriations,viz:
For surveying the public landS,
i ncluding iociden•
taLexpenses, to be apportioned to the several die•
tricts, according to, the exigencles of the Public set
-
.vice, the part to be - applied •to ,the surveyn .of the
mineral regions of Michigan, Wisionsin, and lowa,
in the location of private claims in Florida, to be
disbureed at augmented rates, one hundred and fir
teen thousand dollars;, • ,
For surveys in the southern pat of Missouri, east
of the meridian, at five dollars per mile, on account
of the difficulties in 'executing surveys , in that sec
tion Of the State, owing to lakes, swamps, and
marshes, four, thousand dollars;
• For the correction of erroecous and defective Sur
veys, in Small and detachedportions, , in Illinois and
Missouri, at a rate not exceeding six dollars permit e,
One thousand two hundred dollars; •
• FOrOompleting surveys of the town and Villages
in Misseuri,named in the acts of eigkteen hundred
and twelveand eighteen hundred_ a ed . tiventyjour,
Including office work, two thousand ; dollars;
For completing" certain
.surveys in ,Arkansas, at
the increased rates, In eiisequenee, Of: the peculiar:
diffiefilties attending the execution of then, eight
hundred and fifty dollars.
INTERCOURSE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS- .
Fin' eateries or the ministers of the United States
to Great . Britain, France,. Russia,, Prussia, Spain,
Brazil;` and Mexico, sixty-three thousard.dollars,
and for outfits of said ministers,sixty-three thousand
dollors„ or so much thereof us may be necessary:
For salaries of the secretaries of legion ,to the .
same Places, fourteen thousand dollars;. . .
For salary of minister; resident to Torkey, six
thousand dollars;
For salary of the dragoman to the legation to
Turkey, two thousand five hundred dollars;
For the outfit of a minister to the Germanic Con
federation, nine thousand dollars; ,
For one year's salary for the said minister, nine
thousand dollars; - •
ta
For one year's sa ary for seere or legion to
the said mission, tw,o thousand dollars;., .
For outfit for a mitinter to the government of
Chili, thousand dollars;
• For salary of saidmintster, nine thdasand dollars;
For Abraham Reacher, latdcharge.iPaffnires to
Portugal, such sum as the Seeritary of.l;itate,,upon
adjusting: his claim, shidi:AlrOW for bie,;epayeidable
,detentibu atiriad from second Sanitary, eighteen
nod forty-eight, to the sixteenth September
Such sum shall notexceed the
ty wilary;
. = . 7 For. - -salarlea of clairgetrides affairs to I'prtvgai
Denmerk,-.S*deel.llo . lfard . o3elgiun,
Sardinia,:the - F"eiret : slatesP;Chtlt • Pert), .1404'
1i: nada, Venernel4Jfirrialas.Ayres4gt i ltiniGiat , .,
amalp t and Eaueder.httaittoty .
jidred delhirs; a n d Outfits for said Charges - deritift;
Airs; ieventy.aix thong - R.4l*e hundred dollars, or so
i much thereof as may be _necessary;
'For - contifygrant.expenses of-foreign - interaimite, -
thirty thousand.dollars ;.; • '
For . expeniea offiaterginirse with thelinroary.Pclw.
_era, nine thousand dollars, •
For sa~ar the . conatil at LohdrietWri,theiusan'
For salary of_the commissioner to the Sandwich
Islarida;thientherilianildollarail •
'"Fat payymett of the - Salary 'Of the contrail:alien et to
the Sandwich lidandti free the conitiimicethentOf
the'salaty of `Mr.'Eamee to th"O' tern:dilation . of that
r ef 'Teri - Eyek nehMs . neeeesary of the
snot of &keep hundred dollars;
''..Fiailirterpriteri;:giiiirds; and:other .. expenses, cif
thiCeirslilateeritConstaritinmile,Sitlyriiniand'Alex, •
audio, onethousandwe hundred dollars'; •
" .Pcirstilart , o(tht commissioner to reeidein'-Chi.
..tia;inelndieto
additional '.einapermatioi; . tinder' e
act of elevent h Angtitit, eighteen hundred and forty.
eight,edithOutand deflate , , • ' •
For ' - ctrripensetiOn' . tii Peter - Par)titi t trectetiiiy of
legation: and` Chinese' ititerpeter 'at tartien; - for his
iterticeette . ebargetleantralit'cif the United States at
',aid' plac e; from ',the..teitnty:eighth' . .day' , Of4une,
- eightettrihundied and forty-eighti.being'the..intorsal
'between the death 'of:Alexander sstitett;latoeiim-
Miseioner at Canine; - atid thitiOtual - arrival if John,.
Resis,thesprose . rit c.oniterssitiner,. after the rate
'Of friiir . thodented 'Eve' handrett,doliara per annum,
.(deducting .his salary' as . nuett'aecretary.;. Red two
'thousand . ' dollars already - paid him towards said. set , .
vise,) theinuoi of.tscri , hundred and . nlitety-ffve del.
tars and ninety-twoceatil
For salary of the;interpreter and ileekeiti ry to' 'said
mission, two,thiittand lire hundred dollars
,;•,, '. •
For buoy on' arid' neer "trtie - ,bar of Nassau
and on '•the: - cciaaft ' of . Georgia and -Florida; le the
neighborhood therehf,`Owit'thonsa ad : ;
' FOr entripmniatiOn to the Constila atthe five Chi-
Ai - opoint; stel:)tWitagehasi'Anioy, FueltoW,lling:.
'po; and Shatighae; 'five thousand dollars ;•
For salary of, consul general at Alexandria, three
thoiniand•dellare; • ' ,
...For salary of contnl at Betrout, 'fire hundred dol.
For 'the : relief - and protection of American sea.
men in foreign countries, One htindredtheusand dot
'
For cterk'hire,*office rent,' and other expenses of
the office of the consul of .the UMted . States at Lon
*ifon,'two thousand eight . hundred dollars;
For office rent of the consul 'afßasle, in .Switzer.
nd . irotte'hiliid red 'dollars; and" rir Office:rent from
'Jane thirtieth, eighteen handfed - and forty-fi've to
- tlieclOse‘tortlie :entrant fiscal ' year, four hundred
dolls"i ,
; - -
For Pidcuring medals for Indians, twenty-five hun
dred dollars;
'BEO. 2. 'And be it further enacted, That the third
sqction of the act entitled " An act making appro
priations for the 'civil and AlPioniatic expenses of
the government for the' year ending the thirtieth of
June, eighteen hundred, and forty•seven, and for
other purposes, " approved the tenth of August,
eighteen hundred and forty-six, be, and the same is
hereby, revived and continued in force for the fiscal
year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the pro
viso to` the nineteenth section of the act of the
twenty.eighth of January,- eighteen hundred and
arty seven, entitled " An act authorizing the issue
of treasury notes, a loan, aed for other purposes,"
be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
SEC. 4. - And be further enacted, That ggi clerk
or - other officer shall manna the salary of VI sec
retary, or head or bureau, for acting nrhaving acted
in his place at office, *bile said secretary, or head
or bureau, for acting or having acted 111 Ins place or
office ; while wildsecretary; or head of bureau, re
eeiree such salary.
See. 5. And be it further enacted, That whenev,
vr it shall be shown to the President or the United
States that the State of Florida has by law provided
for theiMfe custody of the public archives, which
wereformerly kept by the keeptirs of archives at St.
- Augo.tinesnd Pens:lento, it shall be lawful for him
Lit couseto be delivered to duty authorized officers
tor the State such of the said achives as do not re
late to grants * of land which remain unconfirmed or
unsurveyed: Provided; That• the President of the
United States may suspend the eseititiciii pre;
vision, if in his padgement the public interests re
quire it.
Sec. 6. And be it further entitled, That the sum of
twenty thousand dollars be, and ii hereby, appro—
priated for the payment of a compensation of one
half per centum to each designated depositary (pro
vided to be appointed, but -not provided. to he imid,
under the act of August sixth, eighteen hundred and
I.OII Y-six) on all moneys receiied by him, ai such de
positary, from the ate of his appointment to the
first day of March, eighteen hundred and forty nine:
Provided, That'n compensation shall be allowed
for abiave service where - the.emoluments of the
office of which mid e nate.d depositary is in corn
mission,-amounts to o two thousand dollars per
annum: nor shill the amount allowed to, any one of
said designated depositaries for such service be at
the rate-of over fifteen hundred dollars per annum.
Sec. 7. And brit/whirr enacted, That , the Com
missioners of the*General Land Office be authorized
to continue tnree teMporary clerks during iho re
cess of Congress)' until the patents' for bounty ` -ands ,
shall be issued; said clerks to be paid out ofthe con
' tingent 'fund.
Sec. 8. And be it/Ur:her enacted, That the sum
of twenty thousand dollars be, and the same is here
by appropriated, to be piid out of any moneys in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable
the Secretary of State to purchase the remaining
manuscript books- and papers of General George
-Washington; the said books and papers to be depos
ited and preserved in the Department of-State; and
that alike sum be appropriated for the purchase of
the maauscript books and papers of the late James
Monroe, to be deposited in -like manner in the De
partment of State.
ROST. C. WINTHROP,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
G. M. DALLAS.
Vice-President or the United States, and
• - President of the Senate.
APPROVED March 3,r'l/349.
,A,CARD.
Citit Allegheny, April 2nd, 1899.
The, undersigued,.hriying been engaged in various
capacities in the . , extensive works known as the
"Union' 'Coiion PAcioity, ,, lately destroyed by
Fire in this city, takmiltis mode of expressing our
aptipathynt-the great foss sustained by the enterpri-
Sing piepriekirs, IVlesirs. Moorhead, Painter & Cope-
And is this catastrophe has interrupted our-per
sonal intercourse with William 11. Copeland, Esq ,
the directing "and acting.partner of the firm, we take
. .
great pleasure in bearing testimony for ourselves,
anirtho more than two hundred operatives of both
sexes employed therein, to the uniform justice and
kindness received at his-hands, and the - cordial good
feeling and harmony that has existed between us.
We now separate to seek employment elsewhere
--our gdod - wishes remain united for his welfare and
future prosperity in 'business.
Geo.. W. llminT.s, General Manager of the Works.
7. HILTON,. Superintendent of Carding Department.
hilDnitraorr, do. of Spinning do.
Gio. GiinvEs,Jr. do. of Weaving do.
Gna. W.Pitamnrortz, do. of Reeling , do.
Jortns P.m - none ) -, do. of Dressing do.
JAMES SurFic, Engineer.
A. Fr. D.ayis, Machinist.
Cintisnant Burrzy Carpenter
, City of Allegheny, April 3d, 1849.
fl
''entku.extzfV:-=-Your card of the 2d inst. expressive
of . your sympathy at,the losssustained in the burning
or the "Union Cotton Wtiks,",is kindly and thane
received by the Proprietors.
The very kind and flattering notice youlave been
pleaded to take of myself, as the acting, member of
the firm, has awakened the liveliest emotions of
'Pleasufe in my breast.
The cordiality and good feeling that has existed
in tbe . Union Works, 'ma to' which you have kindly
alluded, has doubtless been largely indebted to the
'orderand - disaipline Which has beeh maintained by
each of you, in your appropriate , sphere.
this'painful dispensation is now about to imp.
crate us, and , not knowing,vißbt awaits us, I shall
ever treasure Up this testimony of your esteem, as a
valuable document—whileilt gives me much pleas
ure to bear testimony to the Order, indristry and
sktU with, which you have Conducted 44f:ir respec
tive departerichte,,and to hope thaf"ts kind; Provi
denee may direct your Steps, and all those who have
been employed in the Union Works, in the path of
virtde, which loads:to prosperity and happiness.
Very'respeetfall3i and truly yours , W
B • CPELAND.
.
to 'Wears. George W. Barnes, James B. hirDer.
mudj' George Greives, Jr. George. W. Frankfort,
JehhGilmore A jaiBen Smith, Abraham IL Davis and
Christiann apsi 1 t.
, - .• •
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Hall'Weod - street, between sth any - Virgin Alley.
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Alsace:mix ElveAreezeurr, Np 87-7-Mooto Ist and- . Friday oleach . month. •: ". . mat2s-Iy.
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yoU wish to sans oar ano j toy :
buy a sukierfute HAT or CAP, call at FLEMEVG'S
HAT STORh., where you will find a complete-assortmen
of the latest Fashions, CHEAP FOR CASH. 1
IVIII. PLEKINO,
maellyj 130 Wood et., corner rf Vi in alley
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PITTSBURGH: -
TEIIIRSDAY MORNING, AP,RIX. 1849._
ThcpetserraiLAppropritstiort Lain,
We fitiblisi tii:day on the firm - and , sieCtinif Piga
of ihe P4st;the Act making appropriations- for the
civil and diplomatic'oipeCieli of the 4Ove rn ment fOr
the.; fiscal year.. -As 'every 'man is taxed to
meet' t4se expenditures, we prpeaquffiveriy ttotn will
be examined with a - Critical •
•
Lend Aganay , lri 1111.ncol,a.
We direct attention to the advertisement of Mes
ars.iAmutz Drum; who have established a• land
and general agency at. Springfield','lllinois :` Mr.
is.well nnd'faverably known to the people of
Peensyl‘qinia, and ; we have no doubt he sv.ilf render
entire satisfaction to those who may favorlim with
Shardefult
We are daily Salted the gestation, “has (hi Legis-
latere rePealed the Proviso to' the Ten Hour Law?) ,
and'have been under the disagreeable necessity of
ietbrning negative answer. We know that' this.
important measure has many warm Sind
,frionds in the Legislature; and we are aware that
they have : made every effort in their power to have
speedy Legislative rietion en the subject.,
.But there
are a class of men in the Legislature, who turn -a
deaf ear to the prayers and Wants of the paior and
friendless; but the moment the wealthy ask elan- -
sive privileges and'charters, there is no difficulty in
terposed.in the way. Is this right Has Humanity
not equal claims to corporate power? before an
election, tho very men who are now callously in
different to the rights and interests of the toiling'
masses, will Prate long and lend 'about their love for
this worthy class of. citiaens. Let the people mark
the legislator who does not boldly and decidedly
advocate the Ten Hour Law; without any PrOviso to
cripple and destroy .its humane and .glorious opera
tines. Mark them, friends; and refuse to vote for
them fur any office hereafter. This remedy you
have in your hands, and you canuse it effectually
at the,proper time.
'le Legislature will probably adjourn in a few
days, and we would suggest to the true friends of
the Tdn Hour System, to be active now, if they
eipect to reach the ears and hearts of our repre
sentatives during the present •nation.
.;;We are gratified to learn, sayethe Baltimore Sun,
that a project is now on foot for the construction'of
a:plank road on the National road, from Cumberland
to Brownsville, which is in a most shocking condi
non, requiring prompt action to enable it to, accom
module the immense travel - now passing over it. It
is estimated that this road can be converted iuto ,
most substantial planleroad at a cost df.51,200 per
mile r and the distance being-but 75 miles, thesentire
cost would be hut $90,000. - The ciimpletion'ofirucb
. .
a,road would place Baltimore in still'eloser connec
.
(fon, so far. as time is concerned, by pleasant travel
viith Pittsburg, connecting at Brownsville with the
Slackwater novigauon for the remainder ofthe route.
We think therecan be no doubt of the right ofPerin
,
sYluania and Maryland to grant the privilege of con
structing this road, and, it not, it' can be easily 4-
tamed froni Congress. Soniethitinhould be done,
.4d that right speedily, to accommodate the travel
and trade, to and from the west, until the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad is completed.
40-
That eharutineantitrice Madime Hiscaccianti,.
assisted by Mr. L. If. Hatton and Signor
anti has given the lottery of music in Pittsburgh a
treat e'7 no ordinary nature. We have attended the.
three conceitegiven - by thesis accomplished ;ignitor
and hive great pleasure in recurdingthe delight ?re
received from their efforta.• The lairs voice is mu
sic itself—such a voice as she -possesses, combiried
-4ith such perfect taste,places bet at once in the first
rank of Prima Donnas.. She gave, several: Italian
cavatinas with thrilling effect; and her -English,
Ballads filelighted every one by their simplicity and
citasteness. - Mr. S.L.lrattoi lathe moat 'estraortli
, ,
nary musician that hae visited,bur shores. He is a
charming performer on the pianoforte—whether it
be the classiial music ofthe old roasters, er the
.
light and pleasing Music of the present day—he is
equally at home. We.were ,delighted with some
a songs without 'words,a and pleased te - hear
siring together many or our more familiar tiro. As
a' vocalist Mr. Hatton taker high rank also--particu
lady in the descriptive comic scenes.” These
songs• are. the moat original and amusing things we
ever heard.. Here again, his great command of the
Piano forte enables him to throw in such an accent.
ganiment that no one but himselfeould manage.
It is a dialogue between - voice and Instrument,'and.
really the latter speaks almost as plainly as the for
mer. Everybody should seize the' opportunity •of
bearing these to-descriptive, comic scenes a The
Manner in which he aim:interacts Madame 13iricacci-;
anti's Italian cavatinas, in most chaste and correct.
Be leaves the singer quite at her ease, and follows
all the devistionefrom the timpo."—all those elegan-
Cies (Which are the charm of. he Italian school,)
with such accuracy, that with Madame IPs beautiful
voice, and 'Buchan accompaniment we have the per
fection of the "divine art, or as nearlt.as It is priest•
ble for the finest mailicians to accomplish. Signor
Biscaccianti, played tivo"solos each evening on the
yiolincelle charmingly. He Was , warmly received'
end was bemire - it with several encores—a Compli
ment rarOy b'estoNcd on an Instrumental perform.
ance. These artists-say "good bye ato the lovers
of music in Pittsburgh this evening. We advise all
to go, and to go early, as it is. their farewell 'Con
cert. '
JAMES K. POLK
•
Cnotnaa.—rThe.Corydon (Ind.) Gazette of Tues
dar says: " We understand• the cholera has made
its appearance : at Msuckport, in this co.,
and that Mrs. Carroll, wile or Mr John W, Carroll,
died of the disease on Saturday night, at that,place.
It is reported that, - but whether true or hot we can
not say; that there have been seine five or Biz deaths
from cholera in the neighborhood of Mauckport
within a week Or two peer: , ; 7,.
ELECTZON OF U. S. SERATOt BY THE PEOPLE.-
The joint resolution Inlavor of amending the Con- .
stitntien4rthe Unttetl State's,. io favor of an election
of U. S. Senator BY 'ELIE PEOPLE, has passeil both
branches of the 'Wisconsin Legislature.
f AR irrizarsci..---A country editer, in speaking
of a steamboat, says, r , She had tsvelve berths in.
her ladies , . cabin: , Oh,lile of me,” exclaimed
an old lady, upon reading.theabove, 41 what a equal•
ling there'must have been''
, .
INSULT TO AsteatcAus.,-All the American vessels
in the port of Maracaibo, %renezuela, South, Ameri
ca, hoisted their flags on the. 22d of February, in
honor tie Washington. Tbneuthorities ort.ered them
down,. and down they had to come, as There was no
American vessel of war in the port to brave a resist
ance. r The .British or-vice-Consul,.also,_ in honor
or the,glorious day, hoisted his flag. which had to
taken down, and he was fined.sloo...,NO class or
foreigners were so contemptuouslyrea tted , by the
authorities or Maracaiboal. were the Americans.
. !,CHOLEIRA. !IV NEW Oni.Exics.— rye regret to learn•
by private advices from New Orleans, that the.Chols
era is sapidly extending its progress in that city,ond
that 41 classes are subject to its attacks. -.The offis
cial Report of the Board. or Health , gave 296 deaths
fOr the weekending thwl7th .instant; of Which 204
were by Cholera. Of the number 104,were natives
of Ireland:—Charleston liferetovilifarch 27.
LROny.4,—The Banking house of Nesbit &
ti
CO., ittsburg " was robbed-on Sunday .night: This ,
vault i viasentereteandl4o,ooo taketr.from f
(Albatiy 'Atlas.
;.V¢ estimate the above to be a mistake. Nesbit
kCo*.; are St. Loniv Bankers.
Planking the Thiational Road.
:.:~`a - _
AnOtho,-Utiets*iititOthirTolll'egl",
,: • Yrye7.pub(ish -. lietoiknecOr4lefOr from Mr bun-
nasx
• -,
• . .regard
casAnz It .'gives -an epitome of -the ongenerous
angnnjOij t criticisms InUnehed . 'itlgr, F. dtqing . }tie
fientengagernent LOndon. • 7 WitVille 151'44F:0 : I
liitSr • strictures, 21.1", , MAP/1E MDT, by
1 4 ohitinTlanhO ning,rs.wel well acquainted, if not close
1y identified. tnntn;
the.iinaninpnitn j tidgineht f Ot,'tili4fe, , Anaerienk( oral .
indeed Critics,- arid:our; laygiring publie
gtyes Jrniple:proof—thatthey-ivere 7 Oneeined"-ntid
attered'6r , yer . t bad temper,Wr'y rende(ean see
for 6it~iselt` benaielfislirtitclinspariaint, -
. • taars'bf•ltir.-/Vinoan,iniesfrielidilattatireihit atit
t . 'orenrost.Atnerican't rngedi ani' : •inhould 4Ot.in el
usto be . 'oo4ottir Mr 141.; they-should warti._~ rn
full-to expect and free torriraenti'..
NI et nib own performances. If •Ififayorito
A'merfc
endorsed - by the warmestplaudits
of hie 'countrymen, is, by the active - •-• exertion Of'
-•
.• . •..,..
tacit' -.COhaent -of Mr.: 'MAO ann.nr,- to be denied rt•
•
deeent reception in•;. Engi entiv; , (sin far as ; he-can
withhold it) it:will ricityastranie'.it,
claims . to distinction bee subjected; in
this c ountry,, :••
My - Dear. Sir: Having:in my last letterdisposed
for the present of Mr. MACTIZADT . B card, Ishall
now proceed tO the examination of.ray,oWn, Jo
that card I said that I Solemnly I:lattired Mr.
Macready . had etaborned , several writers, of the
English press to write me tiOwn'; „ anii - that - amOng
them was one Forster, who, even before-I-had - op ?
peered upon the Londoa stago,'atiacied
continued his abuse at every opportunity after.
wards." The truth- of this declaration.' ahall'en
.
-deavor to prove by circumstantial and other evi.
dence ; 'premising that when a clique attempts,
for selfish ends, to write down ,one who never of
fended, they naturally' set to work in. a Way to
escape detection, and circumstantial rather than
direct proof is to , be , relied on.,
.."
My first appearance at Drury Line Theatre Was
on the 17th of October, 1836. In- the Examiner
of the previous day tSunday) appeared the follow , *
ing notice, written by John Forster, whom 'Mr.=
Macready . " has the hanor N call hisfriend."
"An .A.rberican actor of some celebrity, Mr.
Forrest, makes his first appearance at Drury Lane
Theatre, on Monday night, in what the bills call
" a new tragedy." The tragedy is not new,: but
we will forgive the intended deception if it turns
out to be good. lE - was written many years ago,
by Dr. Bird, of Philadelphia, and has been played
by Mr. Forrest in all parts of the union, The 80:0
jest is the revolt of Spartacus, the - Rothan
tor, and it is said to be specially; adapted; both in
subject and treatment, to the singular physical
strength and great energy, which are the character•
istics of Mr. Forrest's acting. It implies little for
its literary merit to. have been written on'this
principle." : • -
Here you will perceive thearrimus of the writer,
and that this article was design i e l d as the text for all
his subsequent comments. He (dipping his,pen
in malice) went to work with akaerl determination
to do all in his power to serve his patron, and to
defeat, if possible, the triut4 which akerWards
attended me. - He does not, to be sure, ofienk ,con
demo both
by
and actor before he - had:teatd
theta, yet by disinginuous implication be 'rides
condemn both. He will " forgive the intended de
ception, !, he says, if the play: turns: outoat to be
good," 'A - prejudiced F.nglisliman' will never ad
mit that anything asped" can come from Ameri-.
ea : and this is particularly true of Mr. Forstor,
I shall take occasion hereafter to prove. But yvily
should he italicise the 2ix words, as marked by him
in.his preliminary notice, if he had not received
his cue (doubtlesi from - his" eminent friend,'') to
make this the groundwork of his attacits, which
he afterwards assumed -with so mrich violence ?
Is there any indication ih this that I he will +ear
with patience and decide with impartiality?
In the EXaminer, of Pctober 30th, 1836; Mr.
Forster no longerseeks to hide his malignity i and
in a critique on my Othello, by false premises; and'
by deductions not founded in truth,,,he endeavors
to draw_conclosions adverse to my Clairits as an
actor.. After remarking that" in:liana/ politeness,
so to speak, ht.a nothing to dawith,a question of thii
sort"--which, being interpreted, means.--q Nr.
Forrest it an American ; mart' although his country.
men treat our actors with kindle:land coos tray; that
is on reason why I should imitate their . example"—
Mr. Forster then adds : u'ThSre is a'vicious Style
in art, which the public taste should be'carefully
guanled against, and Mr. Forrest is one'of its: pro
'
feasors."
The beauty of Othello's moral . attitude in this.
scene, (the council chamber) consists us its asiured
quiet, and us it 'were, picturesque, dignity: , Now Ilfr.
Forrest &gait the -speech with an affected appeal to
the excellence of his judges.. It was just as Sir James
'Searlett used to addross his ttpclve friends of the jury'
box '
"'M' very noble—and approved-74000.144teis
Comment upon this is unnecessary, bar ail]those_
who know me;know well that this is but -a "weak
invention of the enemy."
,Farther on, in the same criticism, Mr. Forster
says : The actor who supposes 0-ruszto to be sim
ply a jealous man, has not read Shakspeare ; jealousy
is not the GRAND FEATURE OF RlB I:ASSION." *bat
exquisite wisdom in theie sentences I : Who ever,
supposed that any man could:ba:su:np/Y a: jealous
man? The sentiment of love must of necessity,
precede that of jealousy.' But 1( jealousy be not
the grand feature of Othello's•passion, pray What
is 7 Mr Forster, like hrs ' em in ent has
a convenient knack of saying one thing and mean:
ino• another. -In this very article you find-this sa
pent critic eating his own pftipusition. Rear him :
s.lmmediatelY before the unkernlesssicis Of the
play opens, Shaksitaare las seized an opportiinity,
in his infinite art and wisdom, to slickv
,thef weak
,point through which te means tu,strike Othello.
The scene of his interference in the night brawl
of Cyr ess btrays a slight bubbling up'ftia
rican blood."
Where is the grand passion of the; play first ex:
hihited? - Why, in the third act. And what is the
scene immediately before it? , Why,the scene of
Othello's interference in the 'ni g ht brawl. The
grand passion of the play then is jealousy. Whose
jealousy ? Why, Othello's, of course But it were
a great waste of time, andyour'pcieiieetefollow ,
this soi.disant critic - through all 't his qui rksand,
•
quiddities." Suffice it to Say, that in my perforrot
ante of Othello,he found no good whatever. I bad
the rigid and compressed style of pimundlccan."
Jhad ono.inteltcclual comprehension of what 1 was
akati—Jel /fad 'closely watched.the performance of
"Mr Krair,an'd had brought from it only the : most
"vulgar -and obvious points, certain physical
sites—sound was substituted for sense-:-when a
"tender word orcurrEd,it was spokentenderly—where
a fierce word,fieraly. Mr. Forrest seemed beyond-
" central. ...811 ..811 he laid and did, was said and "ddfic
mechanically" ,Now this last sentence would ap;-;
ply justly
_to but one man that ever walltedt - he'
stage; and that man is Micaraut.,rgfloaingthis
violent and absurd atteek—al?surtibeeense,,its
pole Was defeated by its apparentlitilignity:4li:
Perster. Jesuitica:ly remarks i " We hirVe spoken
thus of Mr. Forrest with much regret, because 'we
had been led to expectbetter thine/ of him, and it
< .~, s ~ . s
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NEW Youx, March 29th, 1849.
'thai to
always amore grateful task to pi aise
blame. But it is a duty wo one to!trsith, (tri
cready lie means) to write What We' hivewvittem
and the rather iv We' seltllie:tc. 7 e.roggiriaca tone of
'praise" (aye there's tliii-'tub4) . " assumed by our
daily contemporaries."
kr. Forsferwouldiniiie bdded to ibis, hill:11;1Ft .
tered his thoughts: "and we have spoken thus of
I)lli..T.orrest. foct.hat he has had the temerity lo
hitesejf.. l erirAly alone against the com
-11641481ent494.4419t1..bi10i Mr• MacreadYi
.. igi:rtliftlier..lFol4 l 4, Mid lift. iratidecittoff,'who
are.aciiitictiag :at-Coient Garden Theatre at re
dueed;gticee Iron):those 'tharged at Drury Lane,
There Alr. Forrest is playingi and yet the people
th hine, the avenues to see . this whilet,mY
.llfoknuf AtegO"ititteting:to comparitively etiTty
tenches." ":" • • - •!. '- •
My success. at Drury Lane Fkieatreworke4l4:
Foster into .such a fury that bls , ravings war! at
last noticed by Several' ofhiB conteMporm The
following is cut from the'London Constitutional of
Wednesday November oth 1836; who its afahor
is I never knew, but it is curiods to'.observeA bow
fully and completly sOme of my charges ag s itiOst
Mr. Macready are cOrroboratedantl,by au English
witnels too:
, . .
FrOM . the London Constitutionak(NprenOtT 9,183 . 04
TEIE ' ..F:X.A.MINER AND MIL.FOII2:ES,T;I
. .
An evening journal has placed in a. just and per.
spicuoas light, some of the. obliquitielt - of critter*
with which Mr. Forrest has been assailed. Inselee
tiug the Examiner, our contemporary bail fixed en
an assailant who is but one remove from the most
virulent of those who have joined in the discreditable
warfare • The writer in the Examiner isnot a critic,
but a caviller—the very antipodes of Leigh , Hunt,
Who found "good in every thing." He-is. of the
-. genus iritahkr- , the 'horse-fiy of the drama: The
.oecetbeatriCal writer In the Examinerwherefore
no longer so t)-took with him, to , his task, philoso
phy and sentiment; the presentonirentbropy and
distrust. One sought out and gathered sweets, - and
rendered'them still'more sweet; the other haute at.
tor blemishes, and strives to make them repulsive.
The critieWould have appreciated and'syinpathixed
with the high dramatic genius of Mr. Forreat:'—the
caviller; unable to grasp and comprehend a beauti
ful whole, incapable. of measuring. but by seconds
and syllables, seizes on a single defect, real or as
'mimed,. and swellir it out by prejudice and acerbity,
Email becomes re • Monstrous as hie own conceit.
Each after his nature. Bat we are keeping our
readers from the enjoyment we have experienced. in
a Perusal of the comments of our contemporary :-
," Mr. Forrest repeated his performance Lear
last night; but, as we noticed his first appearance
in this character at some Iregth,On Saturday, we re
cur to the subject only for the purpose of answering
some objections urged againatMr. Forrest by a Sun
day contemporary, who boldly asserts, that his Lear
is little, if at all, removed above the-:level of com
mon place. Our contemporary is often just in his
' theatrical notices, giving reasons," for the faith that
is in him ;" but, in th e present instance; be appears
to write io a headstrong spirit of partacmship--just
as if be was annoyed that an American actor should
claim a first-rate rank in his prizrestion and heal' a
mat( the palm from Macready.:"And,as if else; he
-were desirous to show how completely he is in the
right, and the rest of the play going. world in the
wrong in their estimate of Idr. Forrest. ..Now, we
dislike this perverse, crochetty spirit, in:criticiam,
and have yet to learn that eccentricity is discrimina
tion, or prejudice profoundness. Our contemporary
begini hie objecting to Mr. Forrest, that ho played
Lear, as a " foolish, fond old OM." Well; and
this getieral conception of the character la the right
one ;.for, in what other way would he perionate the
Royal'dotard, who gave away kingdom) in 'return
for foolish speeches, and- banished ail old and tried
friend for merely,daring to show his disinterested
*nem ? Elevation of mind and sentiment are not the
natural characteristics of Lear; misery, is is true,
takes him out of himself, andfor a time lilts him into
the world of imagination; bat welled him, in the
pauses of the mental tempest, constantly falling
-backon his original self. The Royal dotard; the
-Creature of cnoventional habit all over; and no more
to be considered a 'lofty orlotelleetord ' personage,
• " fur the sublime analogy ot , his sorrows,' as our coil
'temporary sublimely phrases it, than the Duke of
Wellington is to be considered an oratori breauie
he once* delivered an • eloquent and impassioned
speech on the horrors of civil VW, that took the
Lords and the country equally by surprise: Again,
-our contemporary insists that Mr. Forreava sorrows
do not issue' , out of a great breach in nature," and
"assume a privilege of preternatural grandeur"—
in other words, that they are not unnatural enough;
cot sufficiently stilted orunintelligible, like the ob
jection itself, which recommends the issuing` - of a
~ breach". out of a "privilege," a .very original
objection, truly, and one, happily calculated to din.
turb what Philosopher Square delighted to cal! the
" fitness' of things."
The critic gees on to observe that Mr.' Fbrrest's
question to - Goneril," Are you my daughter 1"-
-r-whichby'the way was ono of the finest poiots in
his performance—should have had a "hideous and.
dream-like sound." What quaint,captious hyper
criticism is this 1 How was the actor to convey the
notion of a dream by a sound t Was he to do it
through the medium of a snore, or show that ho
could make his voice " hideous " by roaring like a
Westphalia bullock I A tragedian who should adopt
the critic's suggestion in this passage, instead of de•
liVering the interrogatory in a tone of distrust and
heart,lelt bitterness, would very soon bare leave
to absent himself from the board,, of an. English •
theatre. But the thing is impossible, and we have
George Colman's word for It, that •
.
- " What's impossible, cant be,
- A.nd tiemer, never comes to pass: , •
sit Mr. Forrest," adds our contemporary, "threw
himself op, his knees for the delivery.of the cu rse
-with fine effect.. But he should have thrown his
head completely back, instead of thrucing it for
Ward." Now this is sheer, undiluted bnIVILL. Lear
was not taking a-gargle for a sore throat, but impre
eating a curse. He 'ens lit-the attittide'of deep, im
passioned.prayer, asking from thee Deity that which
be felt assuied would bo granted to his invocation.
Had he " thrown' his head completely baek ."
ire say I.,nothicg of the burlesque figure he would
'hive cot In such an attitude-ho would mist an=
questionably at his age and with his physical weak
ness, have cracked* hie - occiput against the mother
earth. " The terrible imprecation," pursues our
contemporary;" was after wards given to an explo
sion of rapid'and convulsive passion." of-goutse
it was ; and if the critic, dismissing hie crotchets,
and his !vermeils desire to be thought to see cartheir
into a mill-stone than ether folks, will but conde:
• scend to weigh well the thoughts . and imagia of
which the curse is made up; he will 'readmit could
not with propriety have:been given otherwise. :Is
there no" phrenzy of rage, >—norr convulsive pas
sion " in Lear , swupplication to" nature," that she
Witl , "auspend her purpose" and "convey aterility
into the" womb " of his own child-?
If thhtbot passion exasperated to. Phrenzy,
know 'not what is. The critic, however, inaistathat
the cruse," wrought it; passage from 0 heart that.
was absolutely breaking in the'efTort," wheretil the
heart was all energy—not " breakyng " but strung,
(or the tirne;to - the extreme point of tension.. Our
contemporary proceeds to say " Mr. ForresPs
aye, every inch a King,". was good, though mistak
en in its spirit, for these words we think do not im
ply a clinging to the notion of rank, but rather a lit
tle satire the tither way." Every trait in, Lerrrls
character disproves this • perverse assertion.- He is
throughout the creature
.of conventional. Willa
, Royalty is his second nature;—ever uppermost in
his mind;- evert where disowned and unlimited, a
beggar in the storm. His very. first causes of con-'
plaint against his daiightor are >that she had shorn
him of his appendages 'of state, by dismissing five
and twenty of his train—put his" fellow "'in the i
stocks oven in the royal presence. and kept the roy
al father awaiting the arrival of his child and sub
ject.. ,In fact,allutioos to this monarchical dignity
are coristant throughout the play, and in laying due
emphasis on these, Mr. Forrest has proved that he
rightly apprehends the text of Shaltspeare. Our
'contemporary further objects that thd :actor gaye
these lines . • -
"4 , ytaz not you ye elements, with unkindness, ' '
4 , I never gswe yon kingdoms, called you daughter s,
" You owe me 00 obedienCe—here I stand your s lave;
,! A poor, infirm, weak mid detmised old man,"
in" very tender terms." Our critc sus
pent, ataad " gloriously alone" in this objection.—'
The lines in question breathe the very soutef pa
thos. The allusion to the t , daughters" here is
longer in a frenzied or vindictive spirit, but Ic One
'of sad regretof 'heart felt tenderness---of 'deep,
hopeless' despair; in which, however, there is not
oneparticle—not the most distant approach to- 7
enything like fierceness or active energy. We have
dwelt perhaps on oar . ceiftemporaWs objection,, at
more length thattthey deserve, but our solo motive
larded:via, has beenfroat a principle of fair 04y. -
.We dislike- tepee an - crtiti•man attempted to. bo
sacrificed to - a - crotchet ; depreciated in order to suit
the pureosetrof a ettiariz. There are many pedan
tic-critics now livitig, of the wordscatching genus,
InShakspeare more than Simkspeare knew," ,
add, whe,' though apt to he sadly parplered; by an
obvious beauty in the great dramatist, are In rap
tures with a recondite or a doubtful one, which has
escaped all eyes but their own, and oar Sunday coo.
temporary—,t least, as regards his present criticism •
--is evidently one of these. Ho ts great on tilt
small points r criticism ; we protest,, therefore,
against his c..iiipetency to sit in judgment on Mr.
Forrest's Lear."
Expect to hear from me again on this subject in a
few days. Very sincerely yours,
, EDWIN FORREST.
.7Trozwtrifiii Oniiiir,''Es q .;-Pittsbur g h.
'
1117- la oaten... y custtnne s men v is iting
..the city, are informed .that during the alterations-at my
old grand, - tirVourth street; they cunTe suptiTlid vilth su
perior HATS, Mao ristritiloyilirlees?,by „calling on me;
sniWood she er,Airred doom ow Forirthi, Ede Baleen
' -11 lotZt Pfuttlar Haan u
!• I, J 4 Ho ZIAVVA LAMM
SO JAZ
• 0 antleniewa -Vairtatibil-Etillpi!.oilincif
WHOLES/LIM...6Ni) REVATV, •
N9-F951/I FA r ig I 4 , 4 I OI : ::4P.94 I 4AP#PiNGS
aplanan4. lOCTELIT4.. • 1
7 •.: r : ,''•
Always on hand, a liitga assorunen I of.
Naomi; ColiatrfemratscGlovedi,llosisrp, 81113,6:1er.
,X/RdorSbine, Dray . 7oa, &c.,
• • •
• ' PITTSBURGH.' ••• -"'
• c. 8. PORTER
-Pattlia
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Cikele and Pan:tuella .. .. ....... ito Gents'.
Family Mole or Seccnid Tier • •RS g 4 •
• Ire Ltsst olibi of tho dialing-Lashed Tntgoahtni•Nfi,./
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• -NEW. WAY.TO• PAY OLD DEBTS. c •
Sir Giles Overreach
.Mr. it. B. Locritt.
Wel lbonnii .Mr Prior. I Margaret... - . :Miss Porter.
LadrAl3nonh Airs. Madison.
.Dance, by Ala sier Wood:
Toconelndeiait ate elegant potite.amedy or • •• •
• • • • . PF.R.FLCTIQN.• • •• ••
Sir Lawarace,Nr;Archar. I Chas: PoriAamylltri Prior.
-Sato OlitritaliwititsongsY. , •'• , -- •
Irr.Tomtorrow, Benefit of Mr. J. 8.. UMW:
Kr Doors open at 7; Curtain will rim at holt pm 7.
Oran • salons' Painting .
'PANORAMA OP THE' 13ATTLTS IN MEM fCO—
MOST GOROWI33 PAINTING, 111 viz COtT/MPITt riSßts
A. Cities of Mario/and Vera Cinz!—This great Paint
mg, which has been universally:admired by the thou
sands wham:tor it in tlie Eastern cities, as the richest and
most splendid - id the ' country will;be exhibited at the
ATHENJEUN, far a few - mghta only, Contrnencing , ,on
''Phtthiday evening, April 6; for thalbinefit of the Widtiors
and Orphans of Soldiers who felt insliferico,tind our, dis-
. • - •
Tickets of IA &leion, 2i cents ; ab Wien, icacioirma led
by their parents, free. Balcony exolorAtrely fot:ettldred
people. ,
Doors open at 7 o'clock - precisely:* • -•-
An excellent Band of Music during-the
APOLLO HALL. " • . .
•-•
GRAND. FAREWELL CONCERT! r•
TADAME HISCACCIANTI, Prima Doun4frorkthe
In. principal Theatres in Italy, Astor Placel?pem
House, New York, Philadelphia, &c.; has great pleasure
to announce to the Ladies and Gentlemen of Pittsbaigb,
that consequence of the great patronage bestowed on
her farther Conceits, she will give a GRAND FARE
WELL CONCERT,at the above Hall, THIS EVENING,
Thursday, April sth, 1840, previous to her dAtartiorrfor
Western and Southern Cit ies.—. • ; f•
She will be assisted by .1. L. HATTON, the celebrated
. .Pianisvand Vocalist, who• will introduce some of,tis
Descriptive Comic Stones, which hive been received with
spell enthusiasm in New York,'Boitoh; Philadelphia, &c.
SIGNOR BISCACCIANTI will perform two of his fa
',reale Solos ou thec.Violorieella. ' '
Tickets, 50 cents each; to be bad ai lattrision St Stock
ton's, Market street; music stores.; Alonongaheta House,
add at the door, on the evening _of performapee. .•
Doors open at 7 o'clock Concert tOaltaniCeSo ll 8
' Copie's of Mr. J. L. Ilan/nes songs to be Ititdat Mr.
Meilor , B music store, tit Wood street. - • • •
Extra chalni will be placed in the lidall, - itiVSLI list sc. -
commodate all the audience. ' ' •••• •
NO more tickets wilt issued but . whifthiioohr.tariU
. ..
conveniently hold. • •• : ••••••',#• •
°Rive v. "isu.-' .... .... - .... ••• • • ta•Aa Dr4FL.
' Land and General Jegalley Ofiloai:-..
AT vas' CAPITAL OF 1L15. , :01V,: 017 T OP SntqC15:1111).
.
71, Non-resident Holders LoadiL-"Holdrra
• Illinois indebtedness, and. ll persons ,"
ous of -pureleastne e Lands Wits r
_ Illinois imp .or bonds. •
rrHE undersigned would inspeetfullyinforui the public
thatthey have establisbedin th is city—the capital of
the State of LAND and GENERAL AG,EN.
CY OFFICE, for the tratuattion of.all'bustness'apper
taining thereto,wlthin the limits or the State. 7
All transactions relative tip the-purchase mid sale of
lands; examining lands lad reporting their tocation t ad.
vantages and value, paying taxes, Vedeemingland sold
for taxes, investigating-titles, buying arW rain" all
deseriptiol26o C.:4a te ande btedne gal this and every:other,.
description of bpsiuess attached Ida General: Land.
'Agency, on the most, exten_d_ekticale, Will le prmeptly -
ai d faithfully attended tri; :
.In regard to locution, Iniany'atlyaxiliketwer
all other agencies in the Sts le, being at the Capital, neat
the. centre of the State, mid at the very fountalit-heqd 0.
all information in. relation •thianatters 'connected. Seith
•lauds. tares. and State itileotednesi L 'through the Medium'
of the gorernment and executive offices. In a/MUMS to
this important advantage , the senior partiter,Mr:illah,
has occupied, for several :iitlrs,thirpositionofPrintdpal
Clerk in the State Auditor s office, and having had e harg e
of the hooka and State land department Masai office, has
obtained a thorough kifoivledge fin all subjects cOnneet
ed with thilegeney; and we are, therefore, enabled al all
time. to.give_correet endprempt-,infonnatiori, math in
'advance of any other ageney in the State. Oar location
is also iniportant to nun residents wishing to paYttise!,
as oaf acquaintance with the collectors of thonolvenue is
such that we can:otitsin4hevax receipts , throuih• the
mail, and the money paid directly into the State treasu.
ry,ltherelty avoiding dm risk of remitting limb by mail.,
We also' beg leave to inform persons wishingjoilur
ches&State lands,,that our arrangements aro such) that
we can ; at all times, furnish State bonds, scrip,:orbadebt
ednesain any I Wl.Ountrand sat km. rate* nate, any; ether
office in the State.. • -
lit conclusion, we take mid.; M referring. the char
acter and of the genUemed who hare been kind
enough to permit us tense theirmunes as referent:,,-and
with a sincere desire to please, backed by itch/1111 , j. Lades
try and promptitude in 'all our business trautmetumit, to
merit the Confidence of all, who m ay entrust theirbusb
.neas to oar hands. • - ASH - it:DILLER.
' - Springjitid, March 20,1&10. '• ''''' -`
-aavastxmaa's: ' ••••-
• lion. Daniel Su:trim: m i. ' . •• • • -U. S. Sculpt.,
.'• Boa. James Cooper, ' •-• 'do:
Col. Samuel W. Black;. • .• Pittsburgh, Pa,. -
J. Vogart Diller,
• Gen. Robert Patteisea, • • •pldladelphyi...'
Joseph L. Chester, ....
Messrs..Wadsworthk.Eiheldeincliew York City.
Messrs. Hill, McLean fr. CM-4*•• * llo w.Crelealbs•
Messrs. A. Gowdy LonisviPe.
:John M. Wymer, "" 1
James Calhoun, Esq.,. '.• ' •Cincinetsith ;•'
His Ex-Gov. A. C.Frenehr:•' - ...Spiingfield,
llon.Thomas 11. Campbell,— • • do.. - •
UoniS. H.Treat • do:
UN Monday eveniog, 'sonic place' belinien'tlieDia-
Mond and the , Fillh Wed, two City Vi r urrnhal--0. no
N 0.272, for $1.50; Pe. other .282,.f0r 018,98., .Tlio finder
will be liberally rewarded by. leaving them otithe May
or's Office. . . JESSE-M.:JONE.%
50 BA( CREAM NUTS—Jan psoWaluttay sale by
aps • JOSHUA HHODESiNti:SIVeod
40
BAG 3' PECANS; 10 411. do.; jiavtgotlyed oltd for
sale by Inp3) - ' J08111741:11110DD3.
~!bj HALV.OII ES sz t gu - ;440.b0xe510.; ISO
boxes do 4 laskreed Dad, er. sale b
• •DPS • , • • JCISHLIA RaMk.s
.p .by: hall ban . alyjs E rwr§dM i fo l T ., .atde
apS) Coiner Of Hancock kvarid Allegheny Wbai r.
A YPUB-40.5 - birabilii for vile -
1 J' • . • . • J OHN
• aps] Cattier'of traneoch et. and Allegheny turf.
.IylWka)..l. CUES—)W bne prlnHa e .
•by .• ' . F.7PERSIIti
aPS) • Next door to Party.Hoose, ; hip '.wbart;
Q 'STITH h SINCLAIR have removed tolia:lo4.inarney
S
of :Wood and Firscate.. . • •
REEN bble tee'd this , *day and for
Ur sale by SMITHifeSINCI.AIR;
up 4 • 'No. 16WOod tweet.
V Iv reelt • • I : utter, lan reed
and, forpile.by • SMITH It snic , ./ Lla,
upd No,lo Wood *treat.
P. APPLEAr4OO kauth.Diied 'Apples; for vac by
•. • .
DRIED
APPLES-Bp,arks; }ort received ad/'f ,4la i°
jj' by • [mtirl3j ' ' SMITH & SINCLAIR.
OLL BUTTER—A j barte/sObt sato by
ritari3 ' ' " SMITH SINCLAIR.
• . IMPORTA TTO. HOUSEKEEPERS,- ;
Steam Boat. Owners' s ' and 'lloPai iCe4Vra•
NOR'PON'S UNIVERSAL COOKIAO STO.V% are
, offered as the bent Cooking Stove in Market, haviart -
a new principle applied for heating - the oven, nun bread,
meats, or any aruclo creating - ateum or vapor,",c an be
baked and retain its flavor the same as when baked Ina
brick oven. or reflector also, in o poinS of vernoving. In
caving time and Incl. The publienre Invitedm oxtunine
•
the Stove.
_ _ • .
For sole only at No. Second street,sigh of:the Gilt
Stovo where refeienee may be bid to families Who have
them An use. Also, thirty different 'patterns of Cooking Stoves, Main and fancy Grates, Offlee and Parlor Stoves,
&e., .&e. (apltdants) A. Qc C. Mr-anIXY•
Needle Worked Grakirrs Vie.
'lip hWRPAY has now open a large - assortment of
.T 1 the ; above Goode of sfanons istyterss4p;at. ex,
tremely low prices.
.Lincn • Cambric lirandiperrAidi, of all atialitiecit:front
inius up io 0,50; 41,0, Ml ' an Og
qualities..
sobbing
Edging* -7 -Some new patterne E yely, ; rev ,
yietoria and Lisle Edgingl; also, in rektll
in and Laces, - warrented linen, and at less3finn one..
half the former prieer-•besldes * a large auhrtznent of
WHITE GOODSlenerallyi such as MullskNintkookap
Joekonets,•thunbries; Book Mottling end Bishop damns.
gu. Wholes sle Iloonis up stairsitornerpf Fourth and
Market streets. • • - _
.
KprlL ALA gaSinee ieoelved at'Bl. /I',. Minces.
optrs LADY'S BOOK, FOR APRIL; Brabarres
Ur Magazine for April: • .
Simla's Union Magazine, for April.
"Macaulay's England, toad 2 parts; cheap edition.—
' Publivhed bp the Harpers.
Pan 0 Illastrated Life of.Dr:Trtinklid. '
Celeste, the 'Pirate's Ditighter; a Tale of die Beath
west. By„ Mist Eliza - A: Duprey.
The Midnight San, a Pilgrimage; bp Frede zits Bremer.
Blackwoed's.Magazine, (or March.
%
Lell's Living Age ; No. 254.
Southfield street, third Soar above 2d. lap
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