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Saturday lorning, aday
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All subscribers •rhia remain indebted to the Miners'
Journal for a longer , period than one year. will be
charged at the 0r, , 8 250 per annum, after the Ist
of July next, the commencement of another half year.
Onthe commeneenaearof the next volume, the Jour
nal will be cnlariedito a double medium sheet, and
payment from that ptiriod will be required in advance.
r All Mends of the Miners' Journal, and particu
larly. ourxresent Sulperibers. are earnestly requested
to use thetr exertions-to increase the circulation of the
Journal; firmly believing that the advantages to be dc
rived from its increaaed circulating will be mutual as
far as regards the in (pests of this community. the sub
scribers and the Proprietor.
• WAIMINGTON COORT.9PONDENCE - TEE rims
Se.‘llo7r OF COY/LESS - THE COAL AS I IRO - sr
Talsoz.—We have.!engaged the services of a cones•
pondent at Washington, during the cord g session
of Congress, who keep us promptly advised of
Owl/ray:lags and doings of our federal lath makers ;
s and as ho is a gentliznan of talent and ability, his let
ters, no doubt, will : lye an additional interest to our
columns.
We are' induced to take this step from the' great
importance of the . easures which will be laid be
fore Congress at th, Extra. Session, and from a.wish
to obtain our intelligence from Washington in a di
rect its the place of is second hand manner. At no
period since the adOption of the federal constitution,
haVe the affairs of the republic arrived at such a cri
sis as at the present time ; and we need not add, how .
desirable it will be to receive the most authdntic and
reliable information!,relative to such measures of re
lief as Will be - laid before our representatives at the
coming (session of Congress. -
The National Inielligencer, of the flth instant, at
the close of an abce and statesmanlike article, thus
enumerates the measures which may be expected to
become (subjects of Tdeliberations at the coming see-,
, oleo : '
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I. The alistribul n of the proceeds of the sales
of Public Lan d among the several States.
2. A' revision an augmentation of the duties on
imports, for the purpose of securing from that
source a reveni. -- e adequate to the wants of the
. Gornment. , , '
2. TI e repeal of the Sub Trea'ory law.
4. T h e estahltshMent of a fiscal agent,' central or
- Miser, to aid th Government, in collecting and
diabhrsing the revenue and equalising the cur
rency.
5. A temporary oan, if necessary, to supply the,
• immediate nee seities of the Treasury.
"These measu es, " 'says the Intelligences,
"Would at once die rse the clouds that have so long
overhung and ye obscure the prospect before us.
These measures, t ken together. would, 'we feel.en-*
tirely confident, s cc not only to restore_to the'
country] its wondect vigor, but carry it forward with
a tirme steps than t has ever taken."
A revision : and augmentation of the duties on im
pcirts is a rueasurelcalculated more immediately to
affect and benefit the interests of this State, and more
particultarly of this r egion , than any other proposed.
And wed might add that if such an alteration isnot.
made ini the Tarifk, it is almost hopeless to expect
that Pennsylvania will ever be able to extricate her
self front the diffictilties by which she is at present
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surrounded. •
The great elemebts of prosperity of Pennsylvania
is * in her coal and i c on tradei and it is already a mat
ter of
. notoriety, how shamefully those interests have
hitherto been ntgbieted. To be sure, a no.ninal du
ty-,-and it is but al nominal o to—is put on foreign
coal ; bit until a protective duty is put on both for
•etgn co and iroml . the hidden wealth and immense
resoureta of Penn4lvania never can be fully devtl
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oiled. The capitalists of this or any other state, it is
not likely, will invtst their money in the coal or iron
trade, in its present depressed condition—the effect
of had and partial (legislation --so long as they can
.shave notes at taro per cent. interest per-month.
Few can be found- t who are willing to be patriotic at
the expense of this pockets.
There The are many short-sighted persons who honest
•ly believe that if the duty on foreign coal was aug
mented, the consumer of the domestic article would
-have to pay at len twenty five per cent more for it
- than ha does und er { the present arrangement. Ex-',
pertence teethes uslthat the reverse would be the case.
The evil would so4n cure itself. It is probable that
for first year of two, after the duty on foreign
coal had been incr t ased, a slight advancewould take
place in the price of domestic coal ; but competition
would soon restort a just equilibrium. Such has
been the case whelp sufficient protection has been
'afforded t t certaint s articles of manufacture in this
country, and such ever will be the case. It is one
of the eery laws byt which trade is governed and con
trolled, which laws are as certain and as sure in
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their effects as the taws' of nature. '
Unfortunately fu us, there is but little real capi
tal in the country; and that little is chiefly invested
in commerce. An industrious, active andenterpris
ing population, if hey do not possess capital, can
create it. Such m ght be the case with the citizens
of this state if they were subject to wise, wholesome,
and enlightened le islatien. Let a protective duty
be placed - on foreign coal and iron for the space of
five years, and after that period we care not how soon
that protective dutyljs removed,how quick that protec
tion is withheld. The coal and iron trade, now in
in its infancy, would by that time have received such'
an impetus as to- pl ice it beyond the fear of foreign
competition. Blesced with a boundless store of min
oral wealth, the peciple of Pennsylvania would soon
relieve the:nsclves from the embarrassments under
~ which they are notas t laboring, and - restore their -State
.to all its pristine prosperity-and credit.
• BUSINESS CONVENTION.—The Convention of
Business Men meal at Harrisburg oh Tuesday nest,
and lase have every': reason to believe that all the
'counties of the stal l will be represented. We trust
that the delegates 'f Schuylkill county will be at
their post. If pres ing business should prevent any
cif them from atten ing, as this district is the most
tiiinportant in the s te, it is their duty to procure
proper substitutes, Land forward to the Convention
such statistical info k (nation relative to the great:in
tiirests of Pennsylvfinia as they have, been enab'ed
la obtain. .'i
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The following geirletuen were appointed delegates
to the aboveGofivertion from Schuylkill county :
Messrs. Surd Patterson, Dr. G. N. Eckert; 'George
H. Potts, Dr. G. G.lfiramer and Johil Shall.
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Sr. CLAIR TRAC..-A. few days Once, in compa
-4 with Col. Baird -we paid a-visit to the "St. Clair
Tract," and was much pleased at iiitnessing the pro
s
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grass made by !des 's. Marshall & Co. in this guar
` ter. Three drifts h ve beet. entered and they are
now drivin; gangw ys. The veins of iron ore range
from eight to twent,i inches in thickness. Two and
three veins will frequently unite and form a thick
ness of three feet (or a considerable distance, and
'then branch off again., - From one hundred to one
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hundred and Say ton s of iron ore have been got out,
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and judging from one or two specimens taken at ran
dom, the ore app'earel to be of excellent qualify, and
will yield probably from 33 to 36 per cent. of pure
metal. We understand that a sufficient quantity of
ore to smelt a ton of iron can be mined at the St.
(lair Treet for abot4s6.
ARTIIII4I.",AND Tar COAL THAIIE.A writer
overthe signature of Anthrax, in the Philadelphia
Ledger, has' of late been amusing himself, and impo
sing upon the Credulity of , the numerous readers of
the Ledger, by publishing Whit lie is pleased to call
statements in relation to the coal trade of this region.
The gross and palpable mistatements made by An
thrai—and fortified, too, by misquotations from the
Miners' Journal—have hitherto prevented us from
answering his communications. The last article,
hawevel, whill he has favored the Ledger, under the
capion of •Prie of coal,' isnot altogether undeserving
of notice. It is well rind plausibly written, and may
do mischief aliioad, if the deception attempted to be
Practiced on the , ignorant or unwary is not fully de
tected and expoked.
Anthrax boldly asserts that the Schuylkill miners
demand and expect to obtain 2b per cent. advance
over Cast years prices. There is not a dealer, in coal
in Philadelphia or New York but knows that there
is not the slightest foundation for such an assertion.
The highest price asked for red ash coal, put in boats,
is $2,50 per ton ; and we may' here state that in or
del t'o afford a fair, moderate remunerating price to
,
tne operator, at the present rents of coal land and the
cost of transportatioh, this description of coat cannot.
be mined for a less amount. Persons may confident
ly enter into the operation of mining red ash coal,
predicated on lower prices, but their capital will soon
be exhausted ; for we verture to assert that more mo.
ney has been lost than made by the operators when
red ash coal has failed to command $2.50 per ton.
Such has been the experience of our miners for years
past. White ash coal, however, can be afforded at
a less price than the red ash. It is easier to mine
and there is less wastage;
Anthrax intimates that owing to a supposed defi
ciency in the supply of anthracite coal this season,
is thelcause which has induced this advance in the
price of coat; and, furthermore, that the Schuylkill
miners have raised this cry of defiCiency," for the
purpose of extortion. We need not say how totally
this statement is at variance with the facts of the case.
Not later than two weeks ago we stated that a sup
ply of coal might be expected from this region, pro
vided remunerating prices could be obtained at arLear
ly stage of the.season, and such has been the language
held by our operators.
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‘. The expense of mining coal," says Anthrax,
u has not increased." The expense of mining coal
/ma increased where our Miners have been obliged to
sink below the water level. But, generally speaking,
the mining expenses, have not" increased, inasmuch
as the price of labor for the last two years has been
cheaper than it has been for yeers before, and, proba
bly, ever will be again. But what does this prove
That notwithst +tiding the cheapness of labor for the
last two years, owing to high rents, the cost of trans
portation, Etc. our minerehave been working for a bare
subsistence, and in many cases, they have lost money.
These facts . Anthrax is perfectly aware of, but he
seems to take a strange delight in perverting the truth
and misleading the public.
If Anthrax was sincere in wishing to see the last
year's prices maintained for coal, he might have poin
ted out the only way in which it could be effected,
He should have told the readers of the Ledger that
the generality of our miners had to pay high rents
for the land in which they worked their coal ; that if
these rents were reduced, the price of coal would de
crease in the-same ratio. -He should have told them
that he Was the owner of coal land in this region,
and that he was enjoying froth it an annual rental of
several thousands, while the lessees of It.at.land could
sbarcely obtain a livelihood in return for their indus
try and enterprise. He should have told them that
the only money that has been made in this region
has beet] realized by the owners -of the land and the
Schuyol Navigation Co. Anthrax is perfectly
willing to see a reduction in the price of coal and the
price of freight, but he breathes not the slightest
whisper about reducing the Trice of rents.
It 'is repugnant to our feelings to descend to per
sonalities; but as it is a mode of attack which An.
thrax seems to delight in, he should not be surprised
if the argumentum ad hominem should be resorted
to by us ; neither should he be surprised when
we tell , him that he is well known in this region,
and that his statements and speculations pass cur
rent here for what they are really worth. Anthrax, to
a certain extent, is interested in the success of our
Coal trade, and prudence .shbuld dictate to him, that
to promote that success, propagating false reports res
pecting the Interests of this region is not the best
_plan that could possibly be devised or resorted to.
Our passions should never get the better of our judg
ment, and even if one is visited with the merited
contempt of a whole community, Ife should not seek
a Samson-like mode of retaliation. To a worldly
man, like Anthrax, this advice may be thrown away ;
but he should not forget that there are many cases
furnished us in the Bible for warning as well as for
example. We have given Anthrax the text and he
can now make the commentary. If, however, An
'tlirax is determined to immolate himself and the un
fortunate Schuylkill miners, as a sacrifice to wound
ed pride, why, ire suppose, we must envelope our
selves in our Spanish Cloaks, and die with as much
decency as we can summon to our aid.
The charge of extravagance in the mode of hying
of our miners is worthy a passing notice. Anthrax
knew at the title he made the charge, from personal
observation, that such was not the case ; and he rs
fully aware that there is not a single miner in this
region who lives in the same style of luxury and ex
travagance that Mr. Anthrax himself can boast of. To
be sure, a parallel cannot be drawn. Our miners seek
to obtain their livelihood by enterprise ; perieverance,
and honest industry. To• use a homely phrase,
Anthrax's "fish are already fried." He luxuriates
upon his rents of coal lands and the gains which he
adquired in the—we quote his own words—villain
ous business of a stock speculator. In conclusion we
would advise Anthrax to ga ;plc a state of ritiracy •
and devote the energies of his mind to the ameliora
tion of the condition of the people of such sunny
climes as are not likely to be subject to the extortions
of the miners of Schuylkill coal.
THE Cosi TnsnE.—About fifteen hundred tons
of coal have been shipped from this region since the
opening of navigation. A breach occurred in the
canal near Port Clinton en ; Monday last, which de
tained boats for about two days before the damage
was repaired.
, Col. J. M. Bickel, of Onvigsburg, t i t. Col: E. 0.
Parry, of Pottsville, and Major E. Huntzinger, of
Schuylkill Haven, were on' Monday, the 10th inst.
elected to represent the 30th Regiment in a military
Convention'to be holden at Harrisburg on the 7th
of June neat.
U. S. BAsx.—The U. S., Bank have accepted the
ptovisions of the "Relief Bill" so far only as relates
to the 17th section of that bill,-which places the in
stitution on the. Barna footing with the other banks
of the . state.
04 The Investigating Committee appointed by
the stockholders ,of the U. S. Bank have made a
full reply to Mr. Biddle's famous letters. We may
attend to it next week.
ODD FEt.Lows.—A grandprocession and calebra
tion,,'ln honor of the dedication of the, Odd Fellows'
Hall. Philadelphia, took &coin that city on Tues
day fast.
DECAMPED. Barker. l the , enabler of the
Branch Bank of the State of ,
isrelmded to
have decamped with $73,000 of the bank's money.
THE MINERS' , JOURNAL.
EDITORS AND 80 FOIITRWO believe that •thers
are many in this bankrupt, bank-note world, who
believe that editors, likii corporations, hive no souls
—that they are impalpable and imperceptible, This
is a sad mistake—a strange deldsion. Editors have
scuds, and bodies, and sometimes breeches. They
eat, drink, sleep, act and talk like most other , ordina
ry mortals; and may be considered, on the whole,.
anti-graminivorous but ruminating animals. They
usually employ both legs and both feet-r-when they
have them—in walking ; and if their heads or their
shins itch, they sometimes use the right hand, and
sometimes the left., to allay the irritating sensation.
They are also alive to the beauties of nature, and
can tell a swamp from a praine—a clear from a mug
gy atmosphere. An example—or, rather, to the
proof. Last Monday we thought, and now affirm,
was a fine day. It was what is usually called a clear,
bracing day., There was the blue vault " above,
with white clouds apparently skipping over its sur
face like soap bubbles. There also was the Sharp
Mountain, decked out seemingly in a new suit of
grStin, and looking as smiling, as satisfied, and as
happy, as a young bride. Anti there we were taking
a stroll up the Schuylkill Valley, as the children
have it,
Following our nose,
And our heels following our toes,
in the direction of Port Carbon. A gentle ripple
was just visible on the b.autiful Schuylkill, and the
wind pressed the cheeks of the leaves and flowers
without a sigh or even a whisper. Four respectable
looking cat birds kept hopping across our path, and
endeavored to atone for their intrusion by favoring
us with a pretty fair imitation of the notes of the
thrush. But the most pleasing sight we encountered
was a couple belonging to the human species :
"Both were young, and one was beautiful."
The young man was only an average specimen of
the "lords of the creation," but his fair companion
was indeed a lovely creature. Their conversation
must have been interesting, for seemed earnest
and intense, and she half encouraged and half re
pulsed his addresses. Oh dear!
If you'll tell me the reason a maiden must sigh,
When she looks at a star or a planet;
If you'll tell me the reason she flings her book by
When she knows she has scarcely began it:
If her cheek has grown pale, and if dim is her eye,
And her breathing both fevered and faint is,
Then I think it exceedingly likely that I
Can tell what the maiden's complaint is !
CONTRADICTED. — A story was palmed off upon
us a few weeks ago about a woman in New Hamp
shire giving birth to five little responsibilities. The
day, the date, the name of the place, and the other
etceteras, were given with such commendable mi
nuteness, that after making a few wry faces, we swal
lowed the whole story—babies and 'all—and admin
istered the same dose to•our readers. But now for
the catastrophe. Four-fifths of this wondrous tale
is downright, sheer fabrication! Listen to the edi
tor of the Nashua Telegraph, the author of this story
which has struck so much terror into, the souls of so
many of our husbands:
oWe made it [the store of the five babies] on au.
thority which we deemed satisfactory; and upon
which it has been for some weeks very generally
believed here. We shall have to take off four of the
little ones, but it is a good story at that. We don't
intend to take off any more. The rest of the story
is true."
• "We don't intend to take off any more." You
orb right: in this particular, Mr. Telegraph, for we
think that you have already taken off a four-mid tble
number.
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MART.--.. We love the name of Mary, - said or
sung the author of Childe Harold. We love the
name of'Mary, too. For it is a sweet, a gentle, a
lovely, and a loveable name, and the assoCiatig; a
connected with it are of the most pleasurable kind.
A swain in Richmond, Vu., not only loves the name
of Mary, but has been smitten by the charms of one
who answers to the tender name of Mary. Hear how
he raves in Corporal Streeter's Star "
TO MARY
Like a fragrant Havanna
Long kept from the light,
Ere, its loveliness fatleth
In ashes and night ;.
Like a saint in his cloister—
A monk in his cell :
Like a York River oyster
Shut uP in his shell ;
Like a toad in a grindstone—
A calm in the sea—
My heart is bound up,
Dearest Mary, in thee.
STEALING—The only honest editor that we know
of is Corporal Streeter—he never steals, depending
on his pen in the place of his scissors. We are
nearly on a par with the Corporal in point of editori
al honesty,..for if we do commit petit larceny occa—
sionally, we do it on the flomoprethic principle—
very small doses at a time.-31iners' Journal.
That now is truly refreshing, and we commend
every word of this honest, candid, spirited, witty.
and worthy editor, to the calm and unbiassed at
tention of all professional thieves. He handles
the soap brush beautifully, and deserves the highest
applause. He's a capital fellow.—Riehmond Star.
There is more truth, Corporal, in the above six
lines, than we ever saw concocted or concentrated in
such a small space before—ard you see we have giv
en you credit for it,' We are a capital fellosr," al
though a fellow whin - tit capital ; but it is our hon
esty and good looks, Corporal, that we mostly depend
upon—more especially our gnenl looks, Corp ora l.
You have seen the portrait of Prince Albert There
is a•striking hem!
As Er.oezarENT;--The N. 0. Picayune says:—
We heard it reported yesterday that one of the young
ladies in the Convent of the Sacred Heart, fifty miles
above this, eloped on Tuesday night, with a young
man,' a former lover, and ere this they probably, are
married: If they ore not married o ere , this," ue
think it is high time for them. We don't believe in
the practice of young men go/-lytvanting abrut the
country with young women.
Exrxoni No EXPF.DITION.—The Exploring Ex
pedition have discovered several new islands in the
South Seas—to it is said. Uncle Sam Will soon
discover that this Exploring Expedition has cos him
about a million of dollars for nothing. Ili this
calculation we don't include those seven tons of
curiosities," which Capt. Wilkes has forwarded to
this country.
GREAT FIRE AT Tonorro.—The Rochester Ad
vocate of Monday ways : We learn from two geat
tlemen, passengers in the Transit from Toronto, V.
C., that a most destructive fire had broken out in tliat
city on Tonge street, extending to Newgate sgait,
and from thenco to the Methodist church.—Tliirty
destroyel. Pirticulars not stated."
Fes7r Dsv.—lt afforded us great pleasure to no
tice the appropriate manner in which the National
Fest Day vvat observed throughout our borough on
Friday last. Reim:ons services were held in all the
churches.
NATIONAL BANN.--Resolutiotje in favor of a Na
tional Bank have been submitted to the Legislature
of New York. The necessity of such an institution
appears to be felt throughout tke whole coumry.
gzybr ats and Potatoes ! splint are we coming to.
Two eh rp frosts only last week. Murphy. - fa riz !
Only a }toiler s bashpl.
MITCHELL, 7'HE FM:MR.—This distinguished M.
C. has at last safely arrived in the city of New
York, in custody of Police officer Bowyer. The
following particulars in relation to his flight and
subsequent arresti we , find in the N. Y. COurier
and Enquirer orTtresday morning last :
Officer Bowyer arrived last evening in the Alba.
ny boat; having this notorious person in hie custo
dy, who is now lodged in safe keeping. Mr. Bow
yer received Governor SEWARD'S requisition on
Lord Sydenham on Thursday last at Montreal,
and immediately presented it to Mr. Dominick• D
aly, the Governor's Secretary, who informed Mr.
Bowyer that His Excellency was too ill to attend
to business, but he entertained no doubt the request
would be complied with. Accordingly on Friday
evening Mr. Bowyer received the order for Mitch
ell's removal. and on Saturday'at 9 A. M. left:Mon
treal aid) Mitchell in irons. Capt. Comeau. of the.
Montreal Police, accompanied Mr. Bowyer to Bur.
lington, and as soon as they reached American
waters, formally surrendered the prisoner - in the
name of Her Britannic Majesty.
Mitchell is in good health, and appears reckless
as to his fate : avowing his determination to plead
guilty of the crimes with which he is charged. -
It appears that on his flight from this city he
went to Philadelphia. where, after having procured
a ticket at the Pittsburg Railroad Office. ( for the
purpose of misleading any who might be in pursuit)
he disguised himself in a suit of grey clothes, a
broad brim hat with crepe band, in which dress,
and green spectacles, and with a carpenter's rule in
his hand, for four days openly walked the streets of
that city, frequently meeting persons with whom
he was well acquainted. He left Philadelphia for
New York in the cal s, and went up the river in the
steamboat Utica: being all the while in company
with persons whom be knew but none a whurn de.
tected him through his disguise.
An incident occurred at Troy, which shows the
constant apprehension ot discovery under which he
must have been laboring. While purchasing a stage
ticket at that place, a person standing behind him,
read aloud from a newspaper a paragraph, headed,
" Mitchell the Forger," upon which the guilty man
turned suddenly around, under the conviction that
he was discovered : but finding such was not the
case, he merely said he knew him, and believed
him to be a great rascal.
A WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATII.--,Sarah Ann
Davis, convicted of the murder of Julia Ann Jordan
in Philadelphia last summer, has been sentenced to
death. The Philadelphia Inquirer, of Tuesday last,
furnishes the following particulars:—
A very large crowd attended at the Court of
Criminal Sessions yesterday, to hear the sentence
of the Court in the case of Sarah Ann Davis, con
victed of the murder of Julia Ann Jordan, in Juni
per street, some months since. The sentence was
pronounced in a solemn and impressive manner by
Judge Barton, to the effect that the convicted should
suffer the extreme penalty of the law. So great
was the pressure of the crowd outside the Court
that it was found expedient to carry MTS. Davis in. ,
to the Sheriff's office, where the unfortunate wom
an, from excitement or the terrors of her situation,
was beized with a fainting fit. Every attention
was paid her by the humane officers, and she was ,
ultimately restored, and conveyed• to prison. Her
alleged husband attended her thoughout with the
greatest assiduity. Indeed, the attentions of this
man to Sarah Ann have, from the moment of her
arrest until the present time, been remarkable not
only for their unwearying constancy, but their ap
parent tenderness:
ANCIENT PSALMODY.—BefOrp the date or hanc
Watts, the standard of Sacred Songs was rather
low. Instance :
Tis :Hie the precious oint-ment,
Down Aaron's beard did go,
Down Aaron's beard it downward went,
His garment rkirts unto.
Another instancg, we give, perhaps •a little more
poetical, if not qiiite so exalted :
Ye monsters of the bubbling deep,
Your Maker's praises spout,
Up from the sands, ye coddlirgs peep,
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And wag your tails about!
The above from the New Hampshire Telegraph,
are tolerable fair specimens, but we happen to rec.
ollect a better—
The race is not forever got.
By him who fastest runs,
Nur the baud by those people
That shoot with the longest guns !
THE AnnnEss —On the first page will be found
the address of the democratic members of our Legis
lure to the people of Pennsylvania. We commend
it to the attentive perusal of the unbiassed of both
parties. We question much if such en abuse of pow
er on the part of the Executive of this State, as is
exhibited in this address, was ever before witnessed
or heard of in any country pretending to be free.
We are not surprised at the corruption—there is no
use in whiting words—displayed h 1 the Canal Com
missioners. It only verifies the old adage of .. like
master, like man."
REFECTOIIIES.—We have two most excellent re
fectories in this borough. For the benefit of strsn
gers we may add,one is attached to the Exchange
Hotel aufi-tri - other to the Pennsylvania Hall. The
eatables and drinkables are good, the attendance bet
ter, and. what may, be deemed best, the charges are
extremely moderate. Can we say more
To Conntsroxnxxxs.—..The Wife,'' by Fla
mining" has been received. We shall attend , to the
dear woman next week. Naked Truth " has also
been received, and although there is a scarcity of the
article, we shall dispose of i' at the same time.
The St. James' Church, Schuylkill Haven, will
bi consecrated to the worship of Almighty God,
by the Bishop of the Diocese, on Whitsunday,
May 30th, at half past ten o'clock A. M. .
The Bishop will preach at Mineraville on the
same day, at five u'olock P. M.
INFAmots CotrnucT.—The gentleman who swin
dled the banks at Cincinnati and Louisvil.e has writ
ten a letter, complaining bitterly of the Cincinnati
bankers having ehaved him With their small notes,
and subjected him to great loss in having them dis
counted.
A Der:L.—A Bt. Louis paper states on the autho
rity of a friend, that a duel was recently fought in
Stevenson (fll ) between a gentleman lately of Phil
adelphia, and a resident of-Stevenson. One of the
parties was shot in the 'arm—cause, a lady !
AN lIIDLT CUSTONEII.-A large black wolf was
recently trapped in the neighborhood of the borough
of Lebanon in this state. He measured 6 feet.
When first discovered. he looked very sheepish.
Suppose it was owing to his not being up to trap.
Two LITER LOST.-A few days since, two young
men, named JoshuaFlickinger and David Newcomer,
wete upset and drowned, while fishing near the Sus
quehanna Dam.,
NEW Yonc.—The special election for a member
of Congress in the place of the Hon. FRANCES Ca...N
OE% 'has resulted in the choice . of Jons . GREIO
(democratic Whig) by about 500 majority.
Tns STEANSIIIPS.—The Boston Steamship is now
out sixteen days. The British Queen is expected to
arrive at New Yoik next week.
NEW BIZELCIIES.—The Baltimore Sun "—a
younger brother of , the Philadelphia Ledger—has
been enlarged and otherwise improved.
The Canal Commissioners are now visiting
and inspecting the various lines of public works.
Hon. Daniel Webster has arrived at the
seat of government.
THE ATLA'NTIC STEAMSREL-Whi4 must be C.Oll-,
sidered the failure of the. 2,000 tons steam vessels
British Queen and President, from which so much
was expected, has given rise to a good deal of contro•
versy in naval circles as to the cause which has pro.
duced so unfortunate and unlooked for a circum
stance.
As no matter can be more interesting to naval men
than what relates to steam navigation, we have been
at pains to collect such data as will enable them to
form opinions and draw deductions with greater cer
tainty than they can be vcanting this necessary in
formation.
Both the Vessels in question were built at Lime
house, by Messrs. Curling and Young. Their di
mensions and tonnage are somewhat alike, the Brit
ish Queen being,about ten feet longer, but having a
deck less than the President; the power of the latter
is represented as that of 600 horses, whi!e the former
has only a power of eioo, or according to some ac
counts, 450 horses.
The engine of the President was made by Messrs,'
Fawcett dr, Preston, of Liverpool ; those of the Brit
ish Queen by Messrs. RobortNapier & Co. of Clas
go v ; and both are represented-as beautiful pieces of
machinery.
It is evident that in these two vesse!s there is a
great disparity ofpower for tonnage; but it is remark
able that both have repeatedly made tedious passa
ges, the President is the most unfortunate of the two,
and when she left New York on the 'llth ult. had
only 2 t passengers on board.
The vessels piovided by Mr. Cunard for the Hali
fax line, which have made and continue to make the
passage so regularly, were built in the Clyde, by
Messrs. Duncan and Messrs. Steele, of Greenock,
and Messrs. J. Wood and C. Wood, of Port Glas
gow and Dumhatton. They are all, we believe, of
nearly the came dimensions, and about - 1,100 tons,
with engines of 420 horse power.
We state these particulars, in order that our naval
friends may be the better able to draw their inferen
ces, for in steam navigation, like every thing else,
there must be some rule of horse power for tonnage
(supposing all vessels to be constructed on the best
mode) which will apply with the most profit, over or
under which it would not be proper to go.
On comparing the British and American Compa
ny's vessels with Mr. Cunard's, there appears a ve
ry great disparity ; for the vessels of the latter have,
as :elates to the President, one third more, and in
the case of the British Queen nearly double the horse
power to propgl the same weight in tons ; and this
on the face of it is enough to account for their great
er speed, and certainly of accomplishing the voyage
in weather when the others would be obliged to aban
don their course, or unable to make head against a
gale. Cunard's vessels have also the advantage of
being built of scantling sufficient to bear a heavy ar
mament, and this, so far from being detrimental to
their speed nr efficiency, turns ou precisely the re
verse, for while the British Queen was obliged to sus
pend works for some months, and undergo repairs
which cost several thousand pounds, after running
for one season only, the others have neither strain;
ep nor started any thing, and will, like our vessels
of war, constructed with stout scantling, on improv
ed principles, probably continue to run for years be
fore tl e hull requires repair.
Our readers will recollect, that when Mr. Young
(of the firm of Curling and Young) sat in Parlia
ment for Tynemouth, that gentleman never let slip
an opportunity of denouncing Sir William Symon'd's
system of ship building. We believe this was done
from conscientious views, and that he was imposed
on by certain members of the cidivant school of na
val achitecture, who boasted that they crammed him
for the nonce. Now we find how much easier it is
to preach than practice ; for although the draught of
these vessels was, we believe, furnished from Somer
set House at the request of the company, whether
owing to the want of strength or size of scantling„ or
other fault iu the construction. we find that repairs
became necessary in a very short time after the ves
sel left the builder's yard.
It appears to us that the vessels about 200 feet
long—Land 1000 tons, with 400 horse power, are the
best calculated for quick passages across the ocean,
from point to point, and that when their dimensions
extend beyond this , an increased ratio of power must
be appended, to attain which would be most expen
sive ; besides that the machinery and fuel would oc
cupy nearly all the space irt,sbe vessel. The con
struction of these large steamers was designed on the
score of economy, on the assumption that the same
establishment, with a small increase of seamen and
stokers, would suffice to work a vessel of double the
size. But this may be an error. At all events, the
experience to be derived from the voyages of the
British Queen and President, do not warrant us al
tering the opinion we recorded In these pages when
first those vessels were designed.—The Naval and
Military Gazette.
IND' A A.--Thus discourses Prentice, of the Lou
isville Journal, upon the recent election in the « hoo
sier state :"
'rho eloquent White is elected in the New Al
bany, .14fersonville, and Madison eistriet. The fie.
ry Profit is elected in the Evansville district, by a
majority probably of 1,500. It appears certain that
only one Locofoco is elected in Indiana, and he, thanks
to the dissension of the Whigs, is elected in Raritan's
district, the very strongest Whig district in the State.
His election is a slight tarnish upon the bright name
of Indiana ; a blight upon her chaplet, a cloud upon
her sky.
Wes-ewsuo, Ho !—Hogan, convicted at Little
Rock, Ark. of murder, but recommended to the mer
cy of the President of the United States, recently
made his escape from prison. Previous to going
away, he left an address to the people of Little Rock,
in which he stated that hie crime was only an act of
indiscretion, not tine of malice, and declared his in
tention to go and live among the Western Indians.
RETURNED—Our squadron in the Mediterranean
has returned. Cause—the American Minister at
the Court of St. James at one time thought that
John Bull •and Brother Jonathan must come to
blows, and acting on that thought, he despatched a
missive to Coin. Hull, palitely intimating to him that
the best thing he could do would be to cut dirt,"
or rather, to cut water. The gallant commodore
took the hint.
Mona Gconv.—The Congressional election in
Maryland has juit terminated. The democrats have
carried all before them. The delegation stands 6
democrats to 2 loco focos=this is a democratic gain
of three. The delegation from Tennessee, as for as
heard from, remains the some as last year.
•o f The Times and Evening Star is one of the
best papers published in New York. By the way,
we saw an article on our foreign relations, in a late
number of this paper, that is very creditable to its
author. Its length alone prevented its insertion in
the present number of the Miners' Journal.
pi-The Hagerstown el Torchlight" of Friday last
says-:—“An active coal business is now being done
on' the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal: Between
twenty and thirty descending boats and gondolas
passed the canal basin at Mrs. Bevan's on Tuesday.
forenoon. Several boats pawed up duriog the same
time."
0:1-The enterprising publisher of the Philadel
phia Saturday Evening Courier, says that the Mil
liner's Apprentice " is the crack tale of that paper,
(COVAIIIN lc Arita.]
To the Editor of the JilineTs' Journal:
The following article, air, has been going the
founda, which, if not contradicted, is likely to toia
lead many:
THE PARDONING POWER
"His excellency the Governor had been assailed
with a tremendous volley of abuse by some of the
Federal papers, for extending a pardon to this
young man who was convicted in this county. some
two years since, for an outrage committed upon
the person of a young woman, near Llewellyn. To
satisfy every candid man, that those objectives ate
raised for mere party purpose., it can only be ne.
cessztry to say that the young woman herself, her
father and her brothmie-law, together with a large
number of the most respectable citizens of this
county, of all parties made a strong appeal to the
Governor, in behalf of the convict, on the ground
that he had already been sufficiently punished."
Unfortunately fur the writer of the above, /iii ex
planations can be explained in such a way as to place
him in no enviable predicament. No strong appeal
was ever made to the Governor by the father or the
young woman in behalf of the convict. It is true
that an appeal was written and forwarded to the Gov
ernor to which the signature of the frillier was ap
pended, and it is said of his daughter likewise. But
how were those signatures obtained When the
father was first called upon for his signature he
promptly rejected the proposal; and as for his daught
er, she viewed the proposition as an insult. They
were again and again importuned with the like re
sult. Human nature, however, is frail—the father
was in embarrassed circumstances, and he was even
tually induced to sign the appeal. It is said that the
daughter followed his example, but until I have oc
ular proof, I cannot believe it; and neither will I be.
live that a large number of the most respectable cit
izens of the-county signed the appeal until I am sim
ilarly convinced. I in common with *majority of
the citizens of this county demand to see those names,
and until "they are produced, cannot but view the a
bOve statement as little better than sheer fabrication.
The citizens of this county were and are justly in
censed at the pardon of this man. His was no com
mon case. The Judge before who l e; he was convict
ed and by whom he was sentenced, (Judge James
M. Porter) pronounced it the Vest aggravated case
that had ever fallen under his i'..servation, and re
_gretted that the law only permitts k Uaim to sentence
the prisoner to ten years imprisonot in the place
of twenty. I will not trouble you, sir, with the sick
ening and harrowing particulars; they must still be
fresh in the remembrance of your readers. The
course pursued towards this wretch is calculated to
excite n jest cause for alarm. Our wives, our sis
ters, and our daughters, are no longer safe on the
highways from the lustful attacks of reckless scoun
drels ; for villains now go unwhipt of justice, and
our laws have become but a mere mockery.
Your readers will he still more su•prised when I
tell them that I have every reason to believe that the
Hon. Strange N. Palmer is the , author of the above
article. What, a judge on the bench sanctions an
act by which the Penitentiary is defrauded of its
just duo 7 Such is the case. Is it a matter of sur
prise then that public morality should be in its pres
ent sad condition when we see a judge, one who is
bound by the moat solemn obligations to expound
the laws according to the best of his capacity and be
lief, and to see those laws faithfully enforced, step
forward to stop the due course of justice? Wl_at
excuse can Judge Palmer offer in extenuation for
having suffered the ermine in his person to be soil_
ed ? Are there any palliating circumstances in the
case of this loathsome wretch calculated to awaken
and enlist his sympathies or the sympathies of the
virtuous? The judge who senti need him saw none;
and, therefore, let us in charity suppose that the3ep
rehensible course which Judge Palmer has pursued
in this transaction is to be ascribed to the malign in
fluence of party feeling. In conclusion, let me put
a case to Judge Palmer. He is a father, and if I am .
not mistaken, has several interesting daughters. Sup
pose that a beastly outrage had been attempted on
'the person of one of those daughters—that the ruf
fian had been arrested, tried, convicted, and senten
ced to the Penitentiary for the term of 10 years—
suppose after the convict had been imprisoned two
years, an appeal was made to the Govenor for a par
don, on the ground that the prisoner had been suffi
ciently punished—and, finally, let us suppose that
the said appeal is brought to ; Judge Palmer and his
daughter for their approval and signatures. The
course they would pursue under such circumstances
is easily foreseen. We put this case to Jude Pal
mer because it is the proper way to view the outrage
in question. It should be brought home to all ; for
what was the case of that unfortunate family yester
day, may be ours to-day.
iMPORTAFT DECISION.—The Augusta Chronicle
states thatiuLg.e-Al -rrd(ews, of the Northern Circuit,
(Georgia,) held at the lase term of the Superior Court,
of Oglethorpe countyL-in e a capital case—that a per
son could not be sworn as a witness in a Court of
Justice, who did not believe in the existence of God,
and obligations of an oath, and a future state of re
wards and punishment's. He maintained with the
Supreme Court of New York, that , 4 Religion is a
subject in which every man has a right to think ac
cording to the dictates of his understanding. It is
a solemn concern between his conscience and his
God; with
~,which no hnman tribunal has a right to
meddle. But in the developements of facts, and the
ascertainment of truth, human tribunals have a right
to interfere, They are hound to see that no man's
rights are impaired or taken away, but through the
medium of testimony entitled to belief; and no testi
mony is entitled to credit, unless delivered under the
solemnity of an oath, which comes home to the con
science of the witness, and will treat a lie arising
from his belief, that false swearing would expose him
to punishment in the life lo come. On this great
principle rest all our institutions, and especially the
distribution of justice between men."
TEMPERANCE IN NEW Youx.--:-The.annual report
of the New York City Temperance Society states
that the number of licenses to retail spirits during
the past year was 250;257 less than the previous'
year, and less than the iriumber in the year 1825, al
though the population of thetit) has very much increa
sed. The number of,names affixed to the abstinence
pledge during the peat year was over 16,000 and, tf
to this was added the 10,000 Irish who had adopted
the pledge, the number would be over 28,000. The
number of names obtained during the past three
years were about 161,800.
bntonsnTs.— On Monday last, says the U.
S. Gazette, the steamboat-Sun, Captain Wbilldin, at
rived from Wilmington, Del, with a deck load •til'
pasengera, who had just arrived in the Provincialists,
from Londonderry, Ireland. There was ogoodly num
ber, old end young, bringing with them their house
hold goods, heir looms of lengthened descent. The
wharves were crowded, and among the witnesses of
the arrival were many, who had known the immi
grants in the fatherland,' and who were waiting to
give them a hearty welcome to the t. land of the
free." ';
03. That magnificent humbug, Russell, is giving
Concerts in Philadelphia. A .good insight can be
obtained into Russell's character by reading any one
of his advertisements.
RP:MT.—The New Yorkers are about giving the
Hon• Nathaniel P. Tal!Madge complimentary, din
ner. .41
JUSTICE