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tproved by theianny faults e f d Abdocattons, such as
ins' scarcely credible to thoseNlnaerittainted With the
, subk..ct :' one thing appears ertilin, that gieat.heat
'wai employed in producing those convulsions. Ftom
gda I deduce—that the tnal.tvlitch is now anthracite;
or Carbonaceous cdal t frobabts, at one time, posses
sed bitumen rbtit intingbeenl'aubjedted to great heat,
and, at the same time, enonttous pressure, until, to
use a tit:MLitt, if _hot an elegant, espression, the fat
(bitumen) has beien roasted out of it, in the great
laboratory of l'irnttire, which as left the parts of the
costseams an acted; upon a p re. native mineral char
coal, called by mideralogists "anthracite,' In the
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launible imitation f Nature, ~ c oke" is an artificial.
charcoal or anthr cite, mad . by suh.ditting bitumi
nous coal to the fiction o eat, in an oven, until
(actually) the fatt or bit ais baked out of it.
Precitilly the sam thing tak a place in a gas retort.
If, then,' have it ved that anthracite and bitumi
notts.cdal are otte„and the LA e scam, I think it cuts
the algument front Under M . Crane's patent admi
rers, viz.—that yci f ey are di& ent things. Speaking
individually as enianthracite .wner, deeply interested
in this question, feel grate ul to - Mr. 'Joseph Price
fur the undaunte , manner
an attempt at atTpoly ; an
knewsay, I knew th , attempt h
the ,owtfers of stich propert
which it is eituaied, by pre'
duction of capitll through
this moonshine 'intent.
I am, yoo ob'
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Thornhill, Swansea, Sep .. 21. .
(We regret to have ode:acion to insert the letter of
Mr. Wrey, vvhic(t, howev , eri we feel bound to do, in
faitness, although the disc-ission did not emanate
with us ; but ha4 r ing transfetred into our columns the
letters of parties which aptleared in,the Cambrian,
1
with comments of our own we cannot refuse admis
sion tcithe lettet l of Mr. W ey, more particularly as
we'hatl already in type hist at communication to the
Cambrian, whidh will be fund subjoined. It is not
our intention to wage vat,' with Mr. Wrey, for we
prOfess not-those acquireiniants and practical geulo.
gieal ezperiencc and knowledge which he assumes
to himself, and, tvhich we ace ready to admit him to
possess. It isriot because lwe record our opinions,
Sty way of note:lto the letters of correspondents, that
'we are to beco e controvd:rstalists, either in the ad.
vocacy or oppos tion of anyl measure—and, therefore,
our correspondent must e#use us entering the lists
with him. Ou ; course is one so plain and defined,
i
that any deviation would end to lower us from the
high position i ce assume We say thus much at
starting, for it behoves'us t notice Mr. Long Wrey's
t
comments on the remarks ppended to his letter, for
remarks
correctness 'of which e are ready, on ibis as on
all other occesiptis, to con end. We will brie fl y run
through Mr. Wrey's tette - . Mr. Wrey, in the out
set, shows that he is a pa4san, and one interested in
the question ; anal, ere hu pens a dozen Imes, tells
us he feels confident "41 we shall hear no more of
•
it in a court of law." T W may be said, in South
Wales, to ha 'not prejud . ing the question, but we
must say it is fiery like it, We find that Mr. Wrey
deems it neces i Lry to defend the course he has taken.
—in doing which, he asstimes false, or at least ques
tionable, pren?ises, for h says, as regards this dis
cussion, "it enrt . irely rests itb Mr. Crane's advocates
—such discus i on being holly unprovoked by the
other side." Now, we ould ask Mr. Wrey what
evidence he can adduce from the " other side" to
prove that the first letter id not emanate with them,
and put torwrird as a tra 1 into which Mr. Hooper
has, most unliwkily, fall,
Mr. Wrey Sarcasticall:
remarks on Mr. Crane be
ing a written itap" as ara t-rate genius.' Will that
gentleman in orm us wh t was the opinion he en
tertained of the “ geniusnd industry" of Mr. Crane
when he sighed the re uisition, some two or three
years since, inviting Mr. Crane to a \ public dinner, to
congratulate him on the access of his patent 1 What
new light bais,since brok n in on Mr. Wrey we know
not, but that his opinion are changed is quite man
ifest. Possibly, as in ttie case with the anthracite
arid bituminous coal being found in one and the
same seam c 4 heti, but disturbed and, changed in
their properties by sedile . ternal commotion, a having
been subjected, to great eat, and, at the same time,
enormous prtssure, tint' (to use a familiar expres
sion) the fat as been r acted out," so we may sup:
pose Mr. W. Long Wry, of 1837, is the identical
gentleman atthe Mr. t• . Long Wrey of 1840, only
sorte,what changed by , some internal commotion."
-The gratitude of Mr.. *rey is, we fear, something
late the desciiption he g ves of ,Mr. Crane's patent—
mere ...moonshine ;" ho ever, we do not propose en
tering into the merits l o e question, nor of Mr.
Wrey's letter, as each drill be s *ected to a decision
• from which[ there is too appeal— th ono that of a
jury in a Court of law—the other Alta of public
opinion. W e cannot conclude without ag ' ex
pressing Off regret that this important question, now
before the flaw Courts should form subject of con_
trovsrsy thrimah.the rn ilium of the press. Our ob
ject, in giving insertion to the above letter, as also
the one subjoined, add eased by Mr. Wrey to the
Cambrian, of the ISt inst., is, that we may render
all the infornaation in or power. Mr. Wrey, it will
be seen, acknowledge himself to be an interested
party, in upsetting the patent of Mr. Crane ; and, it
we mistake not., that gentleman's partisanship, iii
favor of the( Neat Ab ey Company, was evinced by
his visit:to London to give evidence in the cause.
If we are right in our supposition that such was the
cave, we would at that gentleman—is it even de
cent to appar as a controversialist, in discussing the
merits of a question, t e legal construction of which
is mainly to depend -o the evidence which may be
afforded byjiiinself, a d other witnesses 1 Ti e opin
ion we ent+tain of M Hooper's letter is already be
fore our readers, and we regret that a gentlenian of
his standing and abili y, more especially in the pe
culiar posidon in which he is placed as Mr. Crane','
solicitor an legal ed iser, should so far have coin-'
nutted
ruitted bi self. Had he consulted Mr. Crane for
common s use advice as that gentleman does Mr.
Hooper fo legal assis ance, we think we might safe
ly arrive atthe ceinclus on, that the client would have
displayed barrel judg ant than the lawyer. With
these realitOce, which. ace been carried to a length.
we did not contempt Is, we must close all further
notice of Jllr. Crane' patent. The subject of the .
tub of anthracite, wit out respect to private interest
or squabbles, gill eve have our best attention ; but
letters such as we hevjr felt it our duty to insert in
- our columns, we regr t to say, reflect but little credit
on the writers, who, try their advocacy, defeat the
very end they have in. view. We are obliged to our
correspondent for the i formation his letter furnishes,
and, had he shownh imself less thO partisan, we
should have been hef r pleased.)
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• TO 'illt Lott a OF THE CAMISIISiIt.
Sta,--:-The tt &nth cite" question is one of great
local intereist, and hailer some time attracted much
observation and specu ation. This, together with the
einsumatence of my hiving embarked largely in an
thracite prkperty, milt form my excuse for troubling
you with stew remarks on a letter which appeared in
yourpapeiof last iveet, slatted u Francis P. Hooper."
If was not aware, un it Mr. Hooper's letter appeared
4itpt.“ Flisinee pate t" wits invalid, because the dis
covery'srelhot.blast ti d been previously openly com
municated to the pahlc by the Messrs. Dixon, That
such as the 4 - aet; lan delighted to hear from such an
wethoritr; batboy' upsetting Mr. Neilson 's patent
will wet Mr. Crane I aro at a tossto discover. The
stitet of ttie ease appears to me to be simply this .
:wither fa i 1
pOiic gte,plitled to the use of het-blaat in
L
i. 1 -
which he has resisted
I speak feelingly, when
s done serious injury to
and the districts in
eating a greater intro
the instrumentality of
dient servant,
W. Logo WIIZY
" The election of Harrison must inevitably pro.
duce an entire breaking up of the old party land
=marks and"boundaries. The present party catch.
words, witch have been rung in our ears ad naus
am, must be exploded. It is an absurdity in lan
guage to speak of any Democracy,save the Democ
racy of numbers.' Democracy, unless our Greek
Lexicon misintorms us, means a government where
the People 7 -that is, the majority of the People—
govern. Of course the II al rison men are now the
yea( Democrats. They can no longer with propriety
be called British Whigs. We hardly think the
mot ultra .Lneofoco' wilt insult the country of his
birth. (or, most pyrihalily of his adoption) as In a
sert that a majority of the' peo•tle of the U. Statex
have bi . en bought up by British (cold.
Spirit of the Loco Foco Press—Blaney Before
Election : Dear People! rohody but us can imagine
how pure, patriotic, shrewd and sagacious you are !
You can't be humbugged! You can't be misled
You always s?.c right straight through a millstone.
whether there's a hole in it or not. You are always
as right as a honk, and nobody s can gum you. In
short yoti are 0. K.
Rama. after Election;—you miserable, despica.
ble, Know nothing, good-for-nothing rascals !
Bought up by British Gold ! Lcd away by log cab.
in fooleries ! Gummed by coomskins ! Blinded
by skunk.skiva ! Dead drunk on hard cider !
Senseless,' beastly contemptible wretches ! Go to
the devil.—Lag Cabin'
A Word to the Ware.--We copy the following
from a late number of the Cincinnati
.Republican.
It possesses particular ii, terest at the present time
Speculation still cumin ties rife, with our brethren
of the press, as to the proba' , le course of the new al
ministration. Much curiosit;' and anxiety are mani
fested as to the course that will be pursued in making
appointments to office. Althou,.:h w.e are unable to
gratify this curiosity, yet our koowledge of Gen.
Harrison's character and avowed privciples, warrants
us in believing, that the premature applications to
him before he is seated in the Presidenticl chair. will
injure, rather than henefit, the prospects of the ap
plicant; and.that the proper channel for such com
munications, will be the appropriate Department to
Which such office belongs. We are also persuaded,
another great principle will be observed—that of ma
king no changes, unless upon a full examination of
the subject, with the reasons for ar,d against such
change.
A Prospect Kings might Envy.—Farmer Har
rison can stand at the door of hie Log Cabin at North
Beal, and look upon the soil of three noble States
cherished and defendedliy'him in their infancy and
danger, and whose Tar= MiLtio<re of free people
in the might of manhood have now repaid his father
ly care with a majority of SIXTY THOUSAND for
President. What Monarch ever ruled en hour like
this I—Cleveland (Ohio) Herald.
The Weather. --The following important intelli
gence is from the New Orleans Picayune I say,
look heea, Sam Jonsiugovat kind o' wedder you call
die said Pete Gambia, yesterday morning, his body
curled up with the cold, and his hands sunk deep in
his pockets. You mean do wedder die mornin;
does you Pete P Ezackly.' Wy, I should call
him Suddem wedder wid Northern Sam
we. more than half right,
In iron furnace, through Mesers. Dixon'. frank C5l/31-
Nuniaition, without fee, or reward, or by Mr. Neil.
sob 'e patent, Om chotose to pay for it. Now, what
Is it s they are entitled to! Why, the use of hotblast in
an iron furnace, let that furnace contain what =lit
may.
The first application of hot-blast was a discovery.
After it had been used in atumace containing coal of
one inineralogical character, it can no longer be a dis
covery or invention using it with cost of another char
acter, or otherwise we may have fifty inventors, with
as many patents, forever's , little variation there may be
in the mineralogical character of the coal used. As
well might it be said (supposing chartoal to be used
as formerly, which was usually made of oak wood)
that it was a discovery, and an invention entitled to a
patent, using charcoal made of ash timber.
Let us now inquire if this be a new mannfaCture.
Mr. Crane has made iron by a combination of hot
irlist and pit-coal. Is there any novelty in that I But,
say Mr. Crane and his advocates, the pit-coal I use is
of a different mineralogical character, and is called by
a different name from that generally used, and there
fore are entitled to a patent. Surely o law" cannot
so fail get the better of common sense as to call this
an invention ; and, as to "a new combination of old
materials' to a new and useful purpose," I shall short
ly expect to hear of a patent for drawing a patent cork
with a patent cork-screw, with about as mach ground
to originality. It is evident from 'Mr. Hooper's letter
that Mr. Crane's only chance of success is, to prove
that 'anthracite is so far separated from all other coal,
as to bring its use, in combination with hot-blast, in
the making of iron, under the denomination of a new
manufacture."
I take it for granted, that Mr. Hooper has not had
leisure to make himself intimately acquainted with
the geological structure of the South M ales coal basin;
but, as I have had peculiar opportunities of studying
both the geology of the anthracite district, and the
character and pecutianties of the coal itself, beg th,in
form him of a fact, which may give him a new lig'ot
upon the subject—his this, anthracite and bituminr.us
coal are pert and parcel of the identical same sears of
coal. Of this there can be no doubt, as I shall pro
ceed to shoW. In that portion of the coal basin from
the Vale of Neat to Kidwelly, all the seams of coal
(above twenty) along the north crop are anthracite.
or carbonaceous coal ; they descend a considerable
depth under the surface, and rise again in Gower,
forming the south crop of the same seams, and are
there highly bituminous. It follows as a con cequence,
that the change takes place at some point between the
two crops, in a north °nil south direction, or on the
line of dip. That point has never yet been discovered,
probably on account of its great depth, but in an east
and west direction the point of change has been found,
and is, at the well-defined grand fault in the Neath
Valley, known as the Dinas Rock. There the seams,
which are anthracite on the west side of the fault, be
come (slightly) bituminous on theeast side, becoming
more and more so ns they extend east, until they be
come highly so .at Pontypool; and, en the other
hand, as they extend westward towards Kidwelly, the
coal becomes more purely carbonaceous, evidently
proving that the groat convulsion which occasioned
the appearing of hie lime rock through all the super
incumbent strata, is the immediate occasion of the
change in the character of the coal, and that anthra
cite is not, as has been generally supposed, a separate
for.nation ; but is the very same, seams of coal, so
acted upon and changed in the great laboratory of
nature, until it is converted into a pure native mineral
charcoal, termed by mineralogists anthracite, If I
have proved to the satisfaction of your readers, that
anthracite and bituminous coal are one and the same
seam, I may say Q. E. D.
It does, therefore, appear to me, that the not only
is a shadow of a doubt" that Mr. Crane's is a new
mandacture, but that- the question is overcast with
thick fog, and dark clouds too, so dense that Mr.
Crane is never destined to see the golden sun of
wealth through them, whatever sum of money he
may spend in law charges.
I cannot conclude without expressing an opinion,
that every anthracite owner is particularly beholden
to Mr. Joseph Price, for the very spnited manner in
which be has upheld our rights and interests.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
W. LONG WIIET.
Thornhill, Swansea, Sept. 15.
Demncrats.--Upon the subject of the Presidential
election, the N. Y. Signal discourseth in this
fashion :
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porrsviLug.
Saturday 'Morning, Dee. 19.
( 1, Re invite attention to the . snick commen•
cing on our first page, on the subject of Mr. Crane's
Patent for smelting Iron with Anthracite.
c 3. Henry Clay has introduced a resolution into the
United States Senate to repeal the Suba'reasury Bill.
See Congressional proceedings.
New Church.—The erection of a German Catho
lic Church has been commenced in this Borough.
Ce/ebration at Port Clinton.—The friends of Gen.
Harrison celebrated the recent democratic triumph
of correct principles, by a dinner, served op at the
house,of Mr. Jacob L. Yeager, in Port Clinton, on the
10th inst. We received the proceedings too late for
this paper. They will appear in our next.
Pottsville Lyceitm.—lt must have been gratify
ing to the friends of rational amusement in our
Borough, as well as to the members of the Pottsville
Lyceum, to witness the attendance at the' lecture on
Tuesday evenin4. The subject was one which we
• thought would be attractive, and that the known
ab;.litY of the Lecturer, the Rev. Mn. BVEL, would
tr:nd to dig anticipation of something interesting and
instructive---we believe the audience were not disap
pointed. There was evidence of research in procur
ing the materials of the Lecture, which no doubt
imparted some facts new to many, and interesting to
every American, while the style was sufficiently
adorned to suit a popular audience. We would not
enter on any detailed examination of the subject, or
mode in which it was treated, but feel satisfied that
the prominent idea of true liberty which the Lectu
rer presented and enforced, must commend itself to
the heart and understanding of every christian, and
were its necessary consequences duly estimated,
we should enjoy a better promise for the permanen
cy of Republican Institutions. When the basis of
American liberty shall not only be acknowledged,
but practical recognized as resting on Religion, In
telligence and Virtue, to be cherished by each and
all 01 her citizens,—then may we hope that her
Eagle will soar aloft in the majesty of freedom over
every land and carry its blessings to all kingdoms of
the earth.
We trust that the disposition of the Directors to
sustain our Pottsville Lyceum, will be fully met by
the community, so that our winter season may prove
to be one of pleasure and profit, especially to the
younger portion of our society.
Jonathan Chapman, Esq. a good democrat,
has been elected Mayor of Boston, by a majority of
2623 votes over Mr. Green, editor of the loco foco
•
Morning Post.
The Morris Canal is to he enlarged.
( .- -Gen. Harrison arrived at Cincitinatti on the
11th inst. in excellent health. He has resigned the
office of Clerk of the Court of Hainilton County, to
enter upon the duties of the office of President of the
United State.i.
The Daily Standard.—We neglected last week to
notice the enlargement of this excellent paper—and
the advance of the price from one to two cents per
number, or 12 cents per week. It is now printed on
an imperial sheet, with new type, end the mechan
ical execution is equal to that of the other daily
papers in the city. As to the character of its con
tents, it is needless for us to say anything. F. J.
Grund, Esq., the editor, is known to be one of the
most talented, and racy writers in the country—and
there is no sheet that we peruse with more pleasure
than the Daily Standard.
Temperance Convention.—A State Temperance
Convention is to be held at Harrisburg on the second
Wednesday in January next. We hope the Con.
vention may be fully attended, and that measures be
taken to organize County or agile% Conventions
also, to further this philanthropic cause.
The Buckeye B/ack.sinith.l- Mr. Bear has recently
written a letter to one of the Electors in Maryland,
his native State, in which, he states, that during the
recent contest, he travelled several thousand mil es ,
and delivered THREE HUNDRED AND THIR—
TY-ONE SPEECHES. This is unprecedented in
the annals of any Election campaign in the history
of our country. Mr. Bear also states that ‘, he is
phy.,ically used up almost as much as ..Malty" is
politically." He is an extraordinary man.
Daily Chronicle.—ln our notice of the Harris
burg papers, we neglected to state that the Harris.
burg Chronicle was to be published daily also. Such
is the case. The first _number is already before us,
and from the enterprise heretofore exhibited by its
able and industrious editor, Mr. Montgomery, we
have nn doubt he will make it, a very, interesting
sheet, during the ensuing session of Ll.c Legislature.
We have also received a" sample number of the
Daily Telegraph, by Mesirs. Fenn 4- Wallace, it is
very neatly ezecutedond ably . ' edited.
Messrs. Elliot/ 4 McCurdy, will also issue the
Pennsylvania Intelligencer daily daring the session
of the Legislature, making three daily papers at the
Seat of Government this winter. The gentlemen of
the democratic press at Harrisburg certainly deserve
the thanks and support of the community for the en
terprize thus evinced in disseminating early intelli
gence of the proceedings of the Legislature, and for
their untiring devotion to the cause of equal rights
and the best interests of the community at large.
The St. Louis New Era states that Hosea J. Levi s ,
late Cashier of the Schuylkill Bank, was in that
city a few days since, and that he registered his name
as .d H. Miller," at the City Hotel. He was under
stood to have taken his departure for New Orleans, in
the steamboat Meteor.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The following appears to be the state of the elec
toral votes as new cast for President and Vice Pres
ident :
Wm. H. Harrison, 234
Martin Van Buren, 60
VICE PIIEMDEINT.
John Tyler,
R. M. Johnson,
L. W. Tazewell,
J. K. Polk,
We have the official returns from every State in
the Union except Mississippi and Arkansas. As
soon as they are received from these States, we will
publish a complete table of returns.
Imports and Exports.—According to the Report
of the Secretary of the Treasury, the exports of-ltre_
country for the fast year, exceeds the imports Up
wards of $26,000,000, viz :
Exports, $131,571,950 .
imports, 101,805,891
ai43outh Carolina has voted for Martin Van Bu
ren. and Littleton W, Tazewell, of Virginia, for Vice
President.
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THE M.lNElitg94,lloll7lfitliAL:
234
48
$26,766,059
Presu Afesrager,Wii prepared our tunial
number of Extras of this' dotument—and gave no•
tics that they could be obtained at the office Very
few, however were called for in .fact we utd not
prevail upon a number ' ; of our subscribers t receive
a copy. The general tone of the Message id such as.
to call down as Wong a condemnation cipbn the
writer in the minds of the reflecting portion, of the
community, as the people pronounced upon him at
the recent election. We fully coincide iri opinion
with the following views of the able' editor of the U.
S. Gazette. The Message is unworthy of criticism,
and proves that the people have done him justice in
the recent contest. , His allusion to those who have
been ruined by ,he infamous measures of his 4dmin.
istration, arc unfeeling, uncalled for, and only worthy
of a Nero, who could exult over the misfortunes of
the people. f- ;
THE MESSAGE
One or two Whig papers have laid violent bands
upon a few passages of the late message, forgetting,
apparently, that the circumstances under which it
was written would seem to claim for the paper an
exemption from criticism. It is certainly an. undig
nified paper, anti-republican, and strangely at vari
ance with what has been deemed the facts of histo
ry ; but notwithstanding all this, it migtlt. be allowed
to .• sleep in the shade." The only important mea
sure which it advocates, the Sub-Treasury, has just
been condemned by the people, and yet it is recam
mended that the government persist in the measure.
The assertion (hypothetically but not less emphati
cally made) that a national bank was repudiated by
the framers of the constitution, lacks the isupport
which an assertion from such a quarter requires.
One of the worst features of the message is that
which contains an argument against a national debt
—worst.because it comes from one who took the
reins of government when there was no national
debt, and, in a time of general peace, has Created a
debt. This mode of argument was peculiarsly Gen
Jackson's, who rarely undertook to violatei any of
the established rules of our republican institutions
without prefefing his measures with a solemn pro
test against Al such acts generally ; and while the
gond people wre swallowing the pleasant precepts
and vindications, the preacher was using his pleasure
in violating them ; and when a portion of the people
began to discover the mistake, the evil was•repaired
by another homily upon political ethics.
We make these remarks incidentally. 'the mes,
sage is not entitled to criticism ; it fails in all the
great essentials of such a state paper, and does at the
same time an injustice, by obvious implication, to a
portion of the nation that no Chief Magistrate should
attempt.. We allude to the charge of foreign in
fluence in our elections.
The Banner Stale. —Kentucky, the home e
Harry of the West," claims the Banner,--she hay
k ing given a large f i maj ,rity for Gen. Harrison, in pro
portion to the vote, than any. other State in ti.e
Union. Vermont contended manfully for tlte honor,
but she lost by a few votes only. The following is
the poll in these Stetes :
KENTUCKY,
Harrison has
Van Buren,
25,873
being 28,39 and a fraction per cent. on the whole
vote, which is 91,105.
VERMONT
Harrison,
Van Buren,
Abolition,
Scattering
Harrison's majority, 14,088
being 27,73 and a fraction per cent. on the whole vote
Old Kentucky, then, takes the Banner.
She won it well, and may she bear it long."
Democratic Reform Meastires.—J. W. Tyson,
E:l., in a recent letter declining an invitation to a
public dinner, sets forth the following as prominent
measures of ceform which ought to engage the early
attention of both the National and State Administra-
A Reform in the Banking System.
The discarding of the Standing Army.
The Repeal of the Treasury Bank.
The Encouragement of Domestic Industry.
The Election of Canal Commissioners, and
The Election of Notaries.
To which might be added the election of
Deputy Surveyors, and
Deputy Prosecuting. Attornies.
Experience has proven that there is legit danger to
be apprehended from the people than our rulers,—
the people have no motive in abridging their rights
and privileges, they have no disposition tt.enact laws
calculated to depress and enslave themselves so long
as they are removed from the power and corrupting
influespees of corrupt rulers. They are hilly coinpe
tent to select their own ollice'rs and we are convinced
from recent events, that the further the elective fran
chise is extended, (so long as the judiciary is not
touched) the greater will be the prosperity and hap
piness of the people.
We would also be pleased to see some plan de
vised for the election of Post-haste so by the
people. If this could be accomplishe would at
once break up thechain of communication,throughout
the whole country, which a corrupt administration
can always command under the present appointing
system, to communicate and carry out their measures,
and play in the ham's of an ambitious and designing
executive. It would also double their respocsibility—
they would in the first place be responsible to the
people in their respective districts—and we would
make them responsible to the Post Master General
also, by placing the removal power in his hands, in
case of neglect of duty or defalcation. This we con
sider one ofithe most impOrtant measures of reform—
one that would result in more ultimate good, to the
people at large than any subject which has yet been
broached. What are the opinions of the press gene
rally on this subject?
'The Senate of Virginia, by a tie vote refused
td go into an election of United States Senator. The
Locos are determined to defeat the election of Mr.
Rives it they can, Mr. Heins, editor of the Peters
burg Star, a neutral paper, but who has always be
longed to what he tity les the Democratic party, in
alluding to this movement says:
As a party movement, it is pretty much of a
piece with all those the Democratic leaders have
made in this state and elsewhere for a year or two
past ; being well calculated to arouse the people, and
draw down on the heads of the offenders, severe and
signal rebuke. That such a rebuke will he heard
and felt at the next April election, we predict with
perfect confidence , and its effects will be made visi
ble by a radical change in the political complexion
of the State Senate, a Situated as the country is at
this moment , the peoplii of Virginia demand t hat the
sovereignty of that State be fully represented in'the
Senate of the United Staies; and they will not ad -t
'hit that party spite against one of her own most disk
tinguished sons, (for in plain English, it is nothing
ore,) is a sufficient excuse for her not being so.ii , A r etvapapess.—A child beginning to read, becomes
iiflighted with a newspaper, because he reads of
ames and things that are familiar. A newspaper
n on year, says Mr. Weeks, is worth a quarter's
schooling to a child, and every father must consider
that substantial information is connected with this
taneement.—New World.
s 'We learn by the Mauch Chunk Courier,
the Powder Mill of Mr. A. Hanline atLehill
was blown up for the third time on, Mond
10th inst. Fortunately there were no lives
The owner has however lost about 400 pt, , ,
Powder.
Schuylkill Navigation Company--Boat Building,
bas been suggested that if tt is the intention
of the Directors of this Company to reduce the toll
on their works next season-.-it would 'observe the in..
terelai . of the people of this legion , and the Company
also, to promulgate the same as early as possible.
Boats will be scarce next season, and we know that
a number will be immediately contracted for, if the
toll is reduced—but if no reduction of toll is to take
place, the fear of a successful competition on the part
of the Railroad will deter them from investing in that
kind of property.
Secretary Woodbury's Treasury Report.—The
Baltimore American in alluding to this Report says:
The report on the Finances from the Secretary
of the Treasury, is a document in excellent good
keeping with the Executive Message, and is of such
character generally as to cause 'one to rejoice that it
is the last which the country will exact from the
present incumbent of the Financial Department.—
The most curious portion of the whole is the legacy
of advice - which the retiring Secretary leaves for the
benefit and guidance of Congress for the future.
But instead of a o Report on Finances" we think
Mr. WoonnunT's paper would be more aptly de
signated as an ~ A pology for the Treasury Depart
ment."
The Secretary makes the expenditures of the Go
vernment for the last year $26,643,656—and then
goes on to suggest how the expenditures may be re
duced in 1841, to s22,ooo,ooo—and in 1842 to 11
or $12,000,000. These suggestions come with a
very bad grace from the Secretary, when it is known
that the Administration of which be forms a part
expended in
1837, $39,164,745
1838, 40.427,218
1839, - 31,815,000
1840, 26,643,656
The people would have preferred Mr. Woodbury
to have promised upon these financial suggestions
himsolf, instead of suggesting economy to a new Ad
niinistratton, which will come into power pledged
not only to preach, but to practice economy in every
department of the Government. and to bring it back
as far as Its influence extends, to that state of healthy
prosperity and republican simplicity which charm.-
tensed it before the spoilers came into power.
• Do
. your own Voting and your own Fighting.—
General Harrison, while recently at the Galt House,
Louisville, was acco-ted by a stranger, who pretended
to shake him cordially by the hand, and to whisper
something into his ears. •' What have you got to
say !" said Gem Harrison. " You are a coward,"
whispered the stranger. Speak louder," rejoined
the General. •• You are a coward," repeated the
stranger, in a tone somewhat audible, but still in a
whisper. Hereupon the General's eyes flashed fire ;
and the moment atter the stranger measured his
length on the ground. This does not look much
like decrepitude from old age.—Philadel 'Standard.
We learn from is gentleman who was present—
that the scoundrel` alluded too had made his boasts
that he would prove Gen. Harrison a coward by thus
publicly . 3nsulting him, believing that the Gen. would
not resist the insult—hut he was mistaken—ne found
Old Tip was as ready to chastize those who would
thus personally insult him. as he was to chastize
the enemies of his country during the late war. The
blow whi , ll floored the miscreant was inflicted with
the left hand, in consequence of his right one be
ing in a measur&disabled by shaking bands with his
numerous friends since Um - election. Some there
may be who perhaps would contend that Gen. Har
rison ought to have treated the calumniator with
contempt—but we cannot imagine how any man of
spirit could act otherwise than be did considering
the provocation given.
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Resumption.—lt is now stated that the loan re
quired by the Philadelphia Banks to enable them to
resume has been obtained in New York, and that
the resumption of our Banks will take place at the
period fixed by law. We are still, however of opin-
ay es.
ion that our Legislature ought, immediately after in
.npsring our Ore veins
, ge richness o f the
with those of Eng
assembling, pass a law authorising the Banks to is
sue One, Two and Three Dollar Bills for a limited l o a
r n e d d Wales, we find the
-early
the, same, but we have a deCided advan
term,
tag m the thickness of the veins; many' of the veins
say three years. to aid in the resumption, and
m io Pottsville Coal region are upwards of 3 feet
consequently relieve the community to a certain, ex- a from that down to 6 ,thehes—the average rich
tent, from the pressure hick must necessarily exist aof the Ores taken fr om the Coal region of Eng
ad and %Vales is about 33 per cent. The average
in the money market, until confidence as to the shil
ls chness of eight specimens of Ore taken from the
ity of the Banks to meet all their engagements,
entirely restored.
?ottsville Coal region was 33, 17 of metalie Iron.—
In Georgia the subject appears to be understood T hese specimens were analysed under the direction
and a Bill, according to the f o ll ow i ng , h as ahead of Professor Rodgers, the State Geologist—some of
s been introduced, authorising the Banks to issue aim the specimens yielding 39 and 36 per cent—these
note :
specimens were all taken frormdifferent veins.
Professor Rodgers, in his repott-to the Legislature
says, speaking of the selection of specimens to be an
alyzed: .. These have been selected with a-view to
show .the prevailing quality and average richness of
the Ores of the region generally. Especial care has
been therefore taken to submit to chemical examina
tion, such specimens only, ae represent the average
character of their respective beds; chosing those fresh
ly opened in the mines or in some deep excavation,
and rejecting as far as possible samples gathered from
the outcrop, or found loose on the surface, as these
invariably contain too high a per tentage to prove a
fair criterion," Time it wilt be seen-that we have
an abundance of Ore equaloin every .. respect to Mat
used. at the English and Welsh Furi.aces and all
theils now wanted is a Troteciive Tariff to nourish
our works in their infancy and to induce our capital
ists to cm', ark largely in the ironl business. We have
the raw material in abundance, the skill and the in
dustry; and we look forward at no distant day to
see the hills and valleys of the Coal region teeming
With the busy din of the Furnace and Rolling mill.
It has been proved as well in the old country as in
this, that the Coal region is the prepq place for the
manufacture of Iron on a large scale. In England
and Wales all the large Iron establishments are in
Coal regions, and why should it not be so here? We
hope 'ere many years elapse to see a second ..Dow.
lay" in the valley of the Schuylkill. I shall mmy
next, point out some of the many advantages that our
Coal region possesses for the n anufacture of iron.
We are happy to see That a Bill has been i""
duced into the Legislature of Georgia, to repe. tle
Act which prohibits the issue of Bank notes der
the denomination of five dollars. The privre of
issuing small notes should be conferred upon 4 1°se
Banks which promptly redeemed their noted spe
cie. The sound Banks of the State ale rthy of
consideration in this respect.
Mn. TILLINGIIAST, of R. I. (0114 witha reso
lution in relation to the Sub -Tre7 Bill` calling
upon the Secretary of the 7 re to furnish the
House with all the info' Mati n - possession rel l i
i*_buildings erect
ative to the Sub- Treasury Bi
ed—the expense incurred—t- ' ilub " of 3ffice rs
appointed--the salaries paid i j
all the informa
tion in his possession relt,,to the operation 9f
the bill.
id as soon as read, ob-
The resorution was ren
jected to by the Admirii? n members.
A mt.tion was then
!flied to print the resolu
tion for the informatio -
the House and country,
but objected to from t athe source '
NATURAitION LAWS,
.•
Mr. Duncan, of J gave notice of his inten
lion to bring in a
xreterence to the Naturalize
If repeal, &c.
tion Laws, propo
- 6lttxGrov, Dec. 14th, 1840.
,iBTATES SENATE.
UNIT ,
REPEA " THE SUB-TREASURY.
‘., ,ikentucky, presented a resolution
Mr. ""Aiibi
declaring till entitled an Act for the roller
.,"
Lig and disbursement of the public
tion, safe•k so r
be repealed. Mr. Clay, after sub
money, elution, said he should not call for the
mitting
ifif the resolution at the present time.
consid.4
Iled up to-morrow and take precedence
It 111° iiiiness except resolutions of a similar
of or.
chard
PUBLIC LANDS.
if i LAY also offered nn important resolution in
110 to the Public Lands, calling for informa
4to the amount sold for the last twelve years.
rsolution was laid on the table and ordered to he
d. Mr. Clay accompanied the resolution with
remarks on i the importance of the subject.
From the Savannah Republican
Congress.
HOUSE OF REPIMSP.NTATP:4
Decembei th, 1840
SUB-TREASURY B 1
1011 Tilt 2111211tVe JOU NAL4
THE IRON TRADE. -
- No. 3..
In my lest I gave you a description of so me of the
Iron stones found in the Coal region of Schuylkill
county, I shall now give you a description of the
Ores used at the English and Welsh Iron Works,
found in the Coal regions of those countries, and
shall compare them with our own. ij
The principal Ore used in England and Scotland,
is the carbonate of Iron of the Coal measuies ; this
ore yields from 30 to 33 per cent. of iron ; it is found
in strata or beds varying from 3 to 18 itches in
thickness, and produces an Iron of excellent ; quality.
The following extract taken from Dr. the's' works
on Arts and Manufactures, may not be uninteresting
to some of your readers. After giving the analysis
of some of the best Ores from the English and Welsh
Coal basins, he says :
" The mean richness of the Ores of carbintate of
Iron of these Coal basins, is not far fromf 33 per
cent., about 28 per cent. is dissipated on anaverage
on the roasting of the Ores.
Every ferugenious clay-stone, is regarded as an
Iron-ore, when it contains more than 20 perjcent. of
metal ; and it is paid for according to its quality, be
ing on an average at 12 shillings per ton in qtafford
sbire. The gobbet], however, fetches so high a price
as 16 or 17 shillings, The Ore must be roasted be-
fore it is fit for the blast furnace; a procesi carried
on in the open air. A heap of Ore mingled with
small coal (if necessary) is piled up over a tratum
of large prices of coal ; and the heap may be 6 or 7
feet high, by 15 or 20 broad. The fire is applied at
the windward end, and after it has burned ri certain
way, the heap is prolonged at the other exiremity,
as far as the nature of the ground or the convenience
of the work requires. The quantity of Cod( reqe
site for roasting the Ore varies from one to fcfur hun
dret' weight per ton, according to the portiun of bi
tuminous matter associated with the iron stove. The
Ore looses in this operation from 25 to 30 der cent.
of its weigh. Three and a -quarter tons of crude
Ore, or two and a quarter tons of roasted Or l e are re.
quired to produce a ton of Cast iron : that is to say.
the elude material yields on an average 31.1. 7 per
cent., and the roasted Ore 44. 4of pig metal. In
most smelting works in Stair°idshire, abou l t equal
weights of the rich Ore in round tiodulescaletlgub
bin, and the poorer Ore in cakes called blue flat are
employed together in their roasted state; butithepro
portions are varied in order to have an unit:Urn mix-
tore capable of yielding frop 30 to 33 pericent. of
metal. To treat two and one quarter tons of roasted
Ore, which furnish one ton of pig iron, hineteen
hundred weight of limestone are employed consti
tuting nearly one of limestone for three of unroasted
Ore—the limestone costs six shillings per ten."
Until the year 1740 Iron was made in England
exclusively with Charcoal, and prior to that period
none of the Iron stones of the Coal regidn vire used,
but as soon as the Iron manufacturers found it ne
cessary to locate themselves it the Coal region for
the purpose of being convenent to the - new kind of
fuel that they' were about t. adopt, they found the
necessity of searching for Ore nearer their wq r k s
than the magnetic Ores ant they had been in the
habit of using were; the esult was that an abund
ance of excellent Ore we discovered in the Coal re
gions in• the immediate vicinity of their works, and
altho' it did not yield so high a percentage of Iron
as the magnetic Ores they found it more profitable
than transporting riser Ores from a distance.
With regard to ar own country our experience
has been the same as it was not until alter the erec
tion of the Pottsvre Furnace, that many of our land
owners would to the trouble and expense of
searching for 01 end no manner had the exploration
commenced t hi we heard 'of new veins of Ore being
opened daily and the Ore of such good quality, that
we no long. hear the question asked, have you Ore
in the Cc region Mr. Perry, the Anthracite
founder ss he visited one Mine. (Messrs. Mann
& Co,) .at could alone supply five Furnaces for
rctiatarusicxxan.)
HON. JOHN BANKS,
Ma. Bsa:c•v are pleased to see this gen
tleman's name among the prominent candidates, for
the office of Governor of Pennsylvania. Mr. Banks
is und'ubtedly one of the moat popular men in the
state ; his talents are of the highest order ; and he
would receive at least a thousand more votee in
Berks, than any other democrat in the State ; ho
has also the advantage of being extensively and fa
vorably known in the western part of the State. In
1830, Mr. Banks was elected to Congress from the
District composed of Erie, Warren, Sec. as the Tariff
candidate, and we believe was triumphantly re-elect
ed twice. On the floor of Congress he was always
found foremost among the friends of the Tariff. As
a Tariff man, Mr. Banks should receive the support
of the Coal region, as that measure is of vital impor
tance to the interests of our county.
•
Vie Benefit of Adtertising.—A merchant lately
put en advertisement in a paper, beaded
\ "Boy wan
red." Next morning he, found a band box on his
door step, with this inscription —" How will this one
answer?" On opening it, he found'a nice, fat, chub.
by looking specimen of the article he wanted warm
ly dons up in flannel ! — Akraedrict Curette.
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