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r IIE subscriber, ppointed by the Orphan's
-.• Court of Schuylliill:eounty, Auditor,to make
distribution of the a.4ets in the hands of Daniel
Shollenherger; the adininistrator &c. of William
•J. Mover, late of We.it Brunswick Town'ehip, in
Selio .) lk ill County, deceased, too and among such
ofllie creditors of said deceased, that-may be en
titled to receive the same.' Hereby gives notice
to all such as have an claimi against the estate
of the said deceased, t
tat be will attend at his of
fice,l O. iii the Bf O. ofough wigsburg, on Monday
the 14th day df Febru ry next, between the hours
of ten and four o'clock, to make such distribu
lion, at which time iiiid place thu creditors may
present their claims. ', .
Llama ' S WITMAN, Auditor.
Ot wigshurg, January 8 2
J AMESI DOWN EY,
RESPECTFULLY:' informs the 2itiblic that
:LIP he has brought with him from New York
this Fall, a large assulrtment of rocdries & Li
quors, which he MThrril fur sale dt the 'most mod
erate Philadelphia Wiliolusalc prices, ( freights
added,) by calling at store. house, nest door
to the Schuylkill Hotel, Morris's Addition, in the
Borough of Pottsville t l consisting of Black and
Green Teas, ofa supiAlor qoalitt, Pulling Loaf,
Lagnira, P. !ben and iN. 0. Sq;ars, 40 bags of
best Rio Coffee, with a quantity of Java, St. Do
wingo, Green and Bro[wned Coffees, 100 barrels
Itidined Common 0 harrels Winter Strained
t /IL Molasses. White a d Yellow Soap, ToLacco,
Keg and Box Raisins, Wines and Liquors, from.
common to the heel ualities, and about SOO
bushel. iit Ground Salt &c., &c.
Pottsville, Januury •, 2-4 mo
COAL mix Es To LET.
'E''ll: summit (70a1 icornpany have completed
la their Rail Road, eriected screens; and opened
mines ready tbr woraink to the extent of fifty
f.. t
thousand tons of coal p /r annum, capable of being
wrought by uncoverit g entirely above water
keel, which they are p pared to lease on advan•
lageous conditions, for term of years. Three
mines are in the intime iat vicinity of the -Heay.
er Meadow works, and
i the transportation is eon
tin•tously decending to the Lehigh river.
The mining operatioiis can be earned on with
great econoey, owtruz to the favorable posi , ion
of the veins. Pr .posak may be left at the office,
:N ..5 South :id street, ( Philadelphia, direetcd to
J. L. FENINIOng,
the Hoard of Directors.
52-6 f.
Seet'y of
rid! pl.•Ii.1113, Dec. 1.
MEDICINES!:
rbrated Camomile Pills.
Syrup for children.
i`s. Herb Pills,
le Pills,
IFever & Aguc Pills.
ns Hunt's Botanic rim
any Medicine ever yet
31 ti ES!
D \ tn. I t in Celt
do Soot NI
11.1 mon Von Mich.:ler"'
11.mtlav's rennila
IYarA. IValliat an Evan'4
I)oct. Hunt's Flolante
• For Dy -pert's: Pere.l
are cued to he superior
Offered la the
above Medicines, just
tie Drug Store of
))IN S. C. MARTIN..
supoly of tlz!
reeeired and lot sale at
*Dec II 50— P.
lERE !
LOO It
-J UST recei.ed and n
,well asaortad clock
g oods conKistinz
.W opening, a large and
: t new Fall and Winter
dcsdriptran,
nits,
,Pieensware,
air Caps,
Dry. Goods offer
Groceries of all k
China. Glr;ss and
Cloth. and
Bruts and Shoes ;
Coats, Ponialoon4 Vr.Fts, tfc
Plash. r, Sal!, FINI,
Which will he suld on tln most ltboraMerms, and
at vvry low pri,:es or ill exchange fur country
produce, fur which the hilgliest price will be paid.
[SAMUEL ILMiTZ,
rutt , ville, No .1841,
New Fall and iTinter Goods.
THE sob:critters liavt . just received a New
and Eleg•int U^SOrifTl mt of Fall and Winter
(:node, consisting 01%111111A , lflite and fancy Col.
"red Cloths., -Blue Black nd fancy Colored Cos
•imers,'4llue, iter, I.ln %VII, nix'd and. Drub
S minetts, White, Red, searlei,Yell o w an d Green
FL , lnnek, /Black, :Trim* Green, Scarlet arid
Drab Morinus, 12-4, Il l !, 10-4, 8-4, 6-4 than.
'sets. Alorino, Belvidere,lTustan, and Tdelioni
Shawls, Buck,• Beaver, 1 ()skin. amid EidiGloves,
Winter Prints, Roslyn PI, 'ds„3louslin de.Lamacs,
Woolen, Berlin all C alimere Gloves, Blue,
Green, Red Mid Se:inlet C. mon Flaiinells, Bleach
ed and unbleached Cant, Flannell, Pilot, Bea
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ver and 11eui'•sh in Goatirn4s, Wool, shirts Draw.
era, &e. Sc. &c. I.
All of which we are isputited to sell on our
usual reasonable terms.
Oct 9 11- , E. Q. ,i• A. HENDERSON.
AN HOTEL,
GOLDEN MS
REVIVED, ) •
60; N. 'Third ab 4 c Arch, Philadelphia
BOARD ONE DdLLAR PER DAY.
fifIARLES WEISS hap 1-ascd this old-estab
fished hotel, which his been completely put
.' in order for 41e accommodation of
. travelling an, permanent boarders.
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It Its proximity o business, renters it
•
desirable to st angers and residents
of the city. Every portio of the house has un
dergone a complete elea sing. The culinary
, :cpa rt meta is of the first o der—with good cooks
310 servants selected to tns ire attention toguests
—ll as accommodations f t r 70 persons. •
T !MSC Whir) may favor
en•torn, may be assured
;ire the best of attention, a
wry reasonable Charges.
I dory, $ 1 25.
3 r Rosin fur horses and
to hue.
I /' Gernia nlopn and Wh, tem reli Stage Office
Philadelphia. brce-mber 1, 1841 50-t•tf
IMMEIMiIiZEME!
11, R. J. A. BF:N.4I)E n: Artist" of acknowl.
I'm , cd talent, will publish n A short time, should
"a ndficient number orstrtsOilierfi be obtained, a
large Lithographic view oflie Borough of Potts
idle, It will he Litlingrap cd by ;'4r. Benade
and struck olf by one of lb best Lithographers
1
in life couritry, on the folloiing terms:
Dil India Paper, . ' 131 '25
0. Plain Vellum Paper, I 00
Gdored copies, whet ) desired, 3 00
The view can be examined at this Office
v. here subscriptions will be r eceived . It is to be
hoped that our citizens will-not be backward in
hebtowing sutte'xnt patron4ge to insure its car
/3' publication. .
lire of the Mine Ifill nil,
Rail Road
Phiiadeiphin../
A T a meeting of the Boai
on the sth inst., n divide
of the - profile of the Campo.
"'ear, of NINE per cent, tlpo
payanle on and after the 1.51
Jan. 1.5, 3 JOUN
=l7, 4;.• .i 7 gr;;3?; r<P -7 , Cr4 RF ,
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After another short and busy season, the Board of Trade hive endeavored to
gather up the facts relating to the Coal Trade that lie scattered on the way,
and present them in the following Report to the Coal Aming Association':
The -amount of Anthracite Coal sent to market in the last year will be seen
by the following tab!e
Sent from 5chuy1ki11,584,692
.. . Lehigh—Mauch Chunk, - - 78,164
Heaver Meadow, - - - - - • •; 26,224
Hazleton, 21,26$
.
Suq,ar Loaf,. .- , 17,170
Lackawanna,
...I- 192,270
Pinegrove, • 17,653
Shamokin, 21,463
•
958,899
Add remaining on hand Ist of April last, = • 50,000
From the above total of 959,899 tons of Coal, which have been sent from the
mines of the several Coal districts this year, we must deduct a large amount,
in order to show correctly the quantity that has been forwarded to the Atlan-
tic markets. •
Of the Coal sent from this Region, there. has been 40,584 tons delivered on
the lane of the Canal; and not being in possession of official information, but
seeing that Pinegrove arid Shamokin have sent the same quantity of Coal from
the mines as in the year 1810 ; we shall set down the amount that reached title
water, through the Susquehanna and Tide Water Canal, at 10,000 tons ; tthich
is a little over the amount that arrived in 1840; thus leaving 29,116 tons for
the supply of places, on the lines of canal through Which this coal passes to
market,
From the bear information that we can obtain, we think we' may safely set
down the amount of Coal delivered on the lines of canal, leading from the Le.
high and Lackawanna mines to tide water, at 68,000-tonat; which added to
the quantity stated as being left on the other routes, will make up a total of
137,700 tons - of Coal, that .did not reach tide water; and by deducting this
front the gross amount in' the preceding table, we shall find there is 871,199
tons of Anthracite Coal to supply the deMand, for the year ending on the Ist
of April next.
The following table exhibits the quantity of Coal shipped from the different
regions from the commencement of the trade, together with the annual increase,
and consumption, and the annual quantity remaining over unsold, and disposed
on the line of the Canal : '
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The above table is the same as contained in our 'last Report with the
. past
years statistics added ; and also another column containing, the amount of
Coal unsold on the lot of April of each year as nearly as can be ascertained.
The data in this column will not be found to differ materially front former re
ports, excepting for the year 1839, in which we expt rimmed much. difficulty in
determining upon the amount in market on the Ist of April.
We have not taken into account the 32,917 tons of Coal sent from Wilkes
barre, because we believe that tlle whole of this is required for the supply of
the Furnaces and th . e.t. Engines; and other Steam engines in Danville and its
vicinity.
With this moderato supply the market, we cannot believe that any great
quantity will be remaining in tfie hands of dealers at the next opening of the
canal navigation,; though it must be observed that the mildness or severity of a
winter presents very different results in the quantity of fuel
As was anticipated in our last Report, the stock of Coal remaining on hand
at the opening of the canals last spring, was as small as could be desired, by
those who ate anxious to preserve the trade in a healthy and flourishing condi
tvm.
A sufficient supply is not what suits the speculators, but it
. is the very con
dition wished for by the miner, who is well awareOliat a steady and ample
supply, induces a regularly increasing demand for, and use of Coal.
In conseqUeLce at the damages caused by the flood in January last, the Schuyl
kill Canal was not opened before the 17th of May, and from this time the bu
siness went on increasing, until in September; the weekly shipments from this
vicinity and Little Schuylkill'amounted to 26,000 tona l
By the 251 of November the shipments bad nearly ceased, and in this short
season of little• more than six months a larger amount by 61,510 tons, was sent
(loan the canal, than in any previous year.
he house with their
f". finding the best of
d, as is stated above,
The facilitiea for increasing the buiiness of this region are certainly . ery great,
and if our cost of transportation is still further lessened by Canal and Rail-road,
so that none can undersell us at living prices; then from this region must the
increase supply be derived,.and in a very few years the quantity of Coal annu
ally passing by these two great works, to tide water, will exceed a million of
tons.
chides: Also horses
The Schuylkill Navigation Company have fired the tall on Coal to Phila.
delphia for the present year' at 75 cents per ton. which' is a reduction of 15
cents on last year'e prices, on all ercepting Pea Coal, which is increased 25
cents per ion.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail-road, Company hare fixed theis rate of
transportaiiOn for the first two months of (his year at $ 1 50 per ton, the next
four months at $ 1 75 ; and for the five months ending with November at
$ 2 per ton.
On the let inst, a Locomotive Engine passed over this road, and climb thread
ing through the gorges of the mountains,until it reachedlllM place; bearing
with it the Manager? of the road, who were received in the most cordial man
ner by ouecitizene generally.
According to previous arrangements made.by the Company and our citizens;
a Fain of cars left hem on the morning of the 10th inst., and arrived in Phila
delphia in the evening with upwards of 2000 passengers, carrying with them
s. me Coal that was mined the same morning et Potts & Bannan's colliery,
` - '&1 feet perpendkularbelow the water level.
Sc: Itare4
trpany.
The same days train of. cars passed over the Road carrying about 1.50 lona
of Coal, which Lad been loaded on the Bth from Potts & Bannan's mines; thus
fixing the 10th of January 1842 as_the day on which the first train of Coal
passed over this Road to
,Phitadelphia.'
On the 11th inst., ourcitiaeas returned froth Philadelphiaaccompanied by
some of the Managers of the Road; and although the Weather was most
ipuary '6th, rBl2.
iiof Mina gets, held
lend 6:Bidet:tared out
01.9 for' , ,t c he tam half
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VOL. XVIII.
TENTH ANNUAt'REPORT
MADE BY Tilt
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SCHUYLKILL COUNTY.
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vorable for the celebration, it was 'a day ofjoy and rejoicing; and we now feel
that there to another chain of union between us and othersections of this wide
spread and hippy land, which will bind us together, more and more firmly in
our social and commercial relations, and wilt undoubtedly ultimate in our mu
tual benest.
By the completion of this coed, we ere connected with Philadelphia, New
York, Bafticaore and Washington by Rail-road.; to either of which we shall be
able to travel in one day, and these facilities will soon be properly estimated by
a business anti travelling community.
- We will now at all times be able to bring from Philadelphia and the other
places connected with us by these Iron bonds, the merchandise required in this
section of the country, to supply the teeming populaion that labor in and a
bout our coal mines; and the numerous artisans, and others connected with;'
or depending more or less directly on the vast and increasing trade in this
region.
The average -length of time which our canal is open annually, is about eight
months;-leaving us shut out from the market full one third of the 'ear, and
occasionally even longer. / 1
This has always operated to the disadvantage of our trade, runt alw,ays will
- affect this or any other branch of trade injuriously; where Ihe4alue is small
on a great bulk or weight of the article, and which is wasted''by every hand
ling, as is so manifestly the case with the free burning anthracite.
By having a communication open to Philadelphia at alf times in the year,
the supply- of Coal will be more regular, and consequently the prices to the
consumer will be less vascillating than formerly.
The cities to the eastward, can also have suppli,eii forwarded earlier in the
spring, and later in the winter; as the Delawairs river is closed by ice but a
short time in each year. -
Every step in internal, or-other improveno‘nts, which brings our business
nearer to a regular and steadyoppratioh thr6ughout the year, is certainly plac
ing us in a better position than -we have heretofore occupiekt„,
It must be evident to any one, that ifia laboring man has employment every
working day in the year, be can afford to work for less wages per day, than
when he is compelled to be idle one4fourth or fifth of his time, as those are, who
are employed in mining and delivering Coal into the bolts at our wharves.
On the line of canal this fact'i l s more clearly marked, when men; boys, hor
ses, and boats are all thrown/out of employment nearly one third of the year.
- •There needs no lengthy / argument, to prove the advat tages that are likely
to result to us, by: our trial° progressing eteadily• throughout the year, instead
of having these long periods, in which so many of the men are idle, and those
who are employed, wilrkingunder great disadvantages.
Any thing thatAill lessen the cost of producing Coal and carrying it to the
markets, must I7enefit theconsumera ; therefore our customers in Philadelphia
and other cities and elsewhere, h&ve collectively an interest in these th'n.rv; ihotigh
each ono may Mdividually feel them far removed from, and of little importance
to him.
These advantages, which we have been contemplating cannot operate to their
full extent at once, but they are gradually opening upon us, and in time every
one will be enabled to see the full force of the benefits arising from them.
We trust the Schuylkill Navigation Company and the Philadelphia and
Reading Hail-road Company, are both disposed to facilitate and cheapen as
much as is in their power, the transportation of Coal ; and thus bring this
section of the Coal basin into a full competition with every other Coal Region.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail-road, is now only connected with two
of the incorporaited roads in thiOlegion, titere being two others yet to connect
with, which we believe can be readily done in two yeart, and by that time the
Company can have a sufficient number of cars-on the road, to enter fully • into
the carrying of Coal, from .any part of the Schuylkill section of this Coal
basin.
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With the Schuylkill Canal, which is every year being made more perfect and
capacious, and ,the Philadelphia and Reading road. we shall have full oppor
tunities of sending out from these mountains, all the coal that may be required
of as; and at the same time proving by the true test of experience, whether a
Rail Road or Canal will answer best for the transportation of heavy merchan
dize on a descending grade.
We do not know of any improvements such as these, similarly situated in
this country, and 'the practical information that may be obtained, by compar
ing the operation of these two great works, may be useful to those who con
template similar improvements, in a bite situation.in any part of the country.
There has been 78,296 tons of Coal shipped in the past year, from this re
gion direct to the city of New York in Canal Boats..
The average tonnage of the Boats the past year, hail been less than in the
year previous ; owing to the very low state of the water fora considerable tune,
which at one period was so low, at the upper end of the Canal, that the Com
pany .were obliged to discontinue weighing boats at this place, and \ also at
Schuylkill Haven.
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The freight to Philadelphia in the past year •has ranged from $1 10 to $ 2
per tan, tha average for the wholeneas.m being $ 1 10 per tali, and the neigh(
to New York commenced at $ 2 75 and rose as high as $ 4 40 per ton, giving
an average for the season of $ 3 42 per ton.
The canal was closed by order of the Company on the 18th of December
last.
The number of Steam Engines erected in this vicinity up to tho'close of the
year 1840, for .pumping water and winding Coal out of the fumes, was 12 ;
possessing collectively a power equal to 315 horses, according to the common
mode of estimating ti .e power of Steam Engines:
And me.fitid that 7 Engines have been added to the list within the past year,
the aggregate power of which is 360 hones; being 45 horse power more of
steam applied to the mines in one year, than in the whole period from 1933, that
being the time the first Stemin Engine wee erected at our mines by the North
American Coal Companiy.
By the large increase of Engines at the mines m the past year, some persons
may be led to infer, that our Coal is being rapidly exhausted, and in a few
years these sources of supply will be cut olT; but to those more conversant alai
the subject, these deep -workings serve to prove that the numerous hills inter
spersed through our Coal Basin, contain only the land marks and guides to
the mines of lasting wealth, which lie deeply hidden far beneath the surface of
the earth.
To what depth these deposited of Coal may continue, we do not know, and
can only say that the tkepest.working which we now have is 153 feet perpen
dicularly below the , level of the Schuylkill at Dam No. 1; and at that depth
the Coal is found to be fully equal, if not superior in quality, and as thick in
the vein as at the surface.
We stated in our last report, that the Valley Furnace, five miles east of this
had been tented, and preprations were then about being commenced by some
gentlemen from New York to put it in operation.
It was put in blast a few months since, and worked well- until some difficul
ty arising with the Company conducting it, it was blown out, and has not
since been put in operation.
The dull and depressed state of business generally extends also to the Iron
Trade, and deters capitalists from making investments in this heavy branch of
business; to consequence of which, no effort is making to explore far. and
prove by actual working, ithe value of the numerous deposites of Iron ore, in
the interior of our bills and mountains.
We have therefore acquired very little additional information, within the post
year ; but have nu reason to change the opinions heretofore expressed, orlhe
value of this location for the manufacture of Pig and Bar Iron.
The seven Steam Engines added to our collieties in the past year, have all
been constructed in this place, besides Engines for other purposes. •
The Port Carbon foundry has been engaged partly in casting pipes for the
New York city water works; 300 tons of the pipes, varying from 16 to 24 in.
ches in diameter, have been forwarded and proved very satisfactory to the city
authorities.
Another one of our Founderies has been engaged in casting 421 b. balls, ex
clusively of anthracite_ iron, for tte United States Government, which pawed
the critical inspection such articles are generally subjected to, in a manner grat
ifying to the Manufacturers.
Amidst the numerous , appliances Of Antbiactlc Coal for all purposes where
beat is the prerequisite, the discovery of its adaptation to the economical pro•
duction of carburetted hydrogen gas for the lighting of cities, cannot fail to ex
cite attention and interest, in•the minds of all who have for years been toiling
in the mining business.
We Ile not however see in this, or any other of the mvents that are about
opening upon this region, any reason to anticipate such unprecedented demand
for our fuel, as should induce us to push largely into the busintss, abandoning
a steady economical working; neither do we see cause, as some have, to ap
prehend, that from this time, our whole trade and method of doing business must
undergo a sudden change, because a new avenue to market is open to us.
We rather think that any changes will be elrected gradually, as may be formd .
most convenient, which will keep our trade one surer foundation, than if pre
maturely forced into new and untried positions,;. and in the hope, that the judg
ment and good management of all, may. tend to'the establishmen4nd preser
vation of this solid foundation, r will , hereciose our anticipations, of the future
and our remarks on'thepast. •
Respectfully submitted , , •
• G, PALMER, President.
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SATURDAY .MORNING. JANUARY 29, J 842.
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AL ADVERTISERi
The, following persona were on the 17th inst.,
elected Officers of/the Coal Mining Association
of Schuylkill county, for the ensuing year :
PRESIDENT.
,GEORGE: H. POTTS.
TICE.P,RESIDENT.
/ WILLIAM H. MANN
/ SEC 11LETA HIES,
ANDREW RUSSEL, BENJ. BANNAN
BOAIID OP TRADE,
GEO., H. POTTS, CHAS. POTTS,
T. J. BAIRD. F. B. NICHOLS
J. G. HEWES, G. G. PALMER,
GEO. C. WYNKOOP.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
OF
David Rittenhouse Porter.
Delivered January IS, 1842.
Fellow Citizens :—About to enter neon my
second and last Constitutional term of office, as
the Chief Executive Magistrate of the Common
wealth, I avail myself of the occasion now pre
sented, to renew to my fellow-citizens the annun
ciation of the principles which will guide my
course in the performance of tho high duties im
posed upon me by the constitution and laws.
is a source of much gratification to me to state,
that it is comparatiyely a brief and easy task.
The address which I had the honor to deliver to
my fellow citizens on my first induction into of
fice, contains so comprehensive and minute an ex
pression of my views on all great questions of
policy, that could reasonably be expected to rise,
as almost to preclude the necessity of adverting
to them again. After a deliberate perusal o
that address, and a careful consideration of the
numerous perplexing and vexatious questions
which have hitherto been presented to rno for
action, or which I can expect to have presented
hereafter, I do not find a single word or senti
ment that I would change or modify. As it ex
pressed my opinions and determinations three
years ago, i: equally .and emphatically, expresses
them now. I beg leave to ides you to it, and to
assure you that I adhere to it in each and ev er y
sentiment still. Additional light has only made
it more clear to my mind ; additional experience
has only strengthened the convictions then felt.
I need only say in connexion with it, that the
present condition of the commonwealth, though
apparently more embarrassing than it was ut
that period, is in reality very little, it St all, chan
ged.' The public debt is substantially the same,
—the public burdens only increased to meet ob
ligations then incurred—the public Improvements
are more productive, and the public revenues es
sentially augmented. Our banking system, then
tottering to its fall, has been examined with
searching scrutiny by the public eye--its faults
have been detected, its unsoundness expmed, and
ad dangers guarded against by the dissemination
of correct information. The wild and headlong
spirit of speculation trai been checked. The un
due multiplication of the public debt has been
restrained, and improvident and wasteful expen
ditures of the public fund arrested. ExperienCe
has painfully demonstrated to the corivietion of
all, what the sagacious foresight of some al pre
bonded—that nein ne, like individuals, when they
make ~ too great haste to get rich" aro in danger
of bankruptcy and ruin.
We had not yet fortunately, reached the fatal
point, from which there was no prospect of es
cape ; but we were verging so near, as to render
our rescue alike timely and perilous. Cases r f
individual hardship no doirbi exist, but patience,
industry and enterprise Will effect a cure in must
of them; and for those that ate n ateliers, we can
but express our symp ithy and our sorrow. I
trust the ',suer class is but limned in number arid
ex•ent. The Commoirwmilth, herself, after
short struggle, borne with fortitude characteristic
of her citrzrna, and the integrity that they would
scorn to tarnish, will overcome all her pecuniary
difficulties--wild faithfully - fulfil her engagements
and proudly maintain her honesty and her fame.
If there be any of her citiz na who would pursue
a different course, they will be left undisturbed
in the enjoyment of their peculiar opinions, and
wlil be pointed at by the rest of their fellow citi
zens, as the victims of some mad and dangerous_
delusion.
Reformation in its abuses, and economy in the
expenditures of the go% ernment, are now made
cardinal maxima of policy, by all who have the
good of their country at heart. Much' benefit
has already resulted, and more it is hoped will in
future result from the practical operation of this
popular feeling.
Let it reach every department where enlight
-ned prudence and wisdom point the way.—
Happily we have not, under our government,
any of those time honored abuses and corrup
tions, which in other countries strike their roots
so deeply into the constitution, as to endanger
its existence by their extirpation. We can cor
rect every abuse, and eradicate every corruption,
without touching the vitality of the constitution
itself.
In entering upon the last term of office to
which the constitution restricts me, I may ven
ture to hope, I shall be credited when I assure
my fellow-citizens, that my ambition is satisfied,
and my gratitude for the honor conferred upon
me, most lively and sincere. I trust I shall not
be doomedjustly obnoxious to the charge in my
official course, of looking on my acts and recom
mendations,-to further preferment or re-election.
I trust too the labor of those who have felt it to
be their duty, or their interest, to assail and per
vert the measures which met my sanction, will
be lightened, and their ingenuity relieved of its
onerous taxation, to render their hostility effec
tual. Henceforth I do most fondly hope, we
shall act harmoniously together, in our respective
capacities, for the advancement of the public good,
forgetting every other consideration, and dismiss
ing every other counsel, but thoie which patriot
ism inspires. And may that Being whose Prov-.
idence has ever guided and guarded our beloved
Commonwealth, through the - vicissitudes of both
prosperity and adversity, still watchf'over it,,and
the promotion of all its interests, he his peculiar
care. DAVID R. PORTER.
Jailing 18th, 1842. • -
Sass? AND DANDIES.—The following is a re
port made bp• the committee on sheep, at the
Worcester cattle show sheep should be •
judged of like a dandy, by , the fineness of his'
coat. We beg pardon of the sheep for the corn
parison-rlitie it is apt! In both.cases the coat is
the most valuable part of the animal. What is a
sbeeli god for withistit a fleece - And whit is a
dandy 1 04 for - without a coat r
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A Song of the Sea.
Ant—" Some /ore Co rams."
A bold brave crew, and All ocean blue,
And a ship that loves the blast,
With a good ssind piping merrily
In the tall and gallant mast.
Ha! !my bop,
' These are the joys
Of the noble and I. - ave.
Who tore a 1.%
In the tempest strife, '
And a home on the mountain Wave!
I ' l When the driving rain of the hurriesze
Plats thelight of the light-house out,-
' And the growling thunder sound is going
On the whirlwind's battle rout,
Ha! ha ! do you think
That the valiant shrink f
No ! no! we are bold And brave !
And we love to fight ._
la the wild muiti‘gitt,
With the storm on the mountain's wave.
Breezes that die where the green woods sigh,
To the landsman sweet may be,
But give to the brave the broad-decked wave,
And the tempest's midnight glee!
Ha! ha! the,blabt,
• And the rocking mast,
And the sea wind brisk and cold, •
And the thander'sjar
On the seas afar,
Are things that suit the bold!
The timber creak, the sea-birds shriek
There's lightning in the blast !
Hard to the leeward, mariners!
For the storm is gathering fast !
Ha! ha! to-night,
Boys; we must tight ;
But the winds which o'er us yell,
Shall never scare
The mariner
In hie winged citadel!
COMMON Scauozs.—Though common, these
humble seminaries are mighty agi nts; they are
the lever which raised New Er gland to her high
position—Much as we are indebted to Colleges,
Academies, and other similar institutions, we owe
more—inesiimablv more—to Cot/Luton Schools.
Opening the doors to all, sowing the seeds of
learning, broadcast, over the laud, their contribu
tions to the intelligence, and consequently to the
prosperity and eoilyinent, though bestowed in
small portions to each, yet in the aggregrate swell
to a vast amount. from the primary assemblies
ooze out the rills, which commingling, form the
streams that are ever washing out our moral
and political stains. Stop the flowing of those
waters, and our fair bind would lust bleach with
ignorance, vice and crime. Liberty would lose
her nourishment, philanthrophy her most invigor
ate draughts. Christianity her invaluable sup
plies.
Christians, philanthropists, ii'vriols, cherish
these nurseries of tt.e mind and heart of the next
generation. Place *hear so high that the chil
dren of the rich shall be sent hear to mingle with
those of the poor; here let all classes early take
lessons in republican equality : let the children
of the wealthy here learn in early life, that they
are being. trained up for scenes in which the
most intellectual, the most deserving are to be at
the heal of the class: here let the poor boy learn,
that when he outstrips the rich man's4on in the
race of learning or moral excellence, xlie, price of
distinction or appr rbation will be be.std d upon
Istiasslf.
Farmers, these schools are invaluable to your
children and for your country. FeVe:, higher du-
ties rest upon you, than that of lending wise,
generous, and constant aid to the school in your .
district; notice and encourage the teacher; by
precept and example influence all parents to send
their children to the school; sopply yorii chil
dren well with books ; let them be in school in
season, Ind - constmt in attendance; help cheer
fully to make the house comfortable —These
points are all of them important ; each is worthy
of serious thoughts; and when well considered_
imall their bearings and influences, you cannot
fail to see that our country's future eminence
depend on the high character of the COill own
Stlio, Is.
"I CAN ' T DO IT."—What a volume of human
misery is unfolded in that shy rtsentence ! What
mighty efforts of undeveloped genius are chained
by this conclusion of despondency, when a bar
r cr chances to interpose die onward progress of
the will and sometimes of mere human volition!
What domestic unhappiness—what downward
marches of otherwise worthy, toward the gloomy
and solitary abodes of poverty—what anxious
solicitude that...fills the breast of the dependant
ardous wrestling with the demon of
despair—what social wretchedness—what na
tional evils are all depicted in the spirit of that
expression I It is the language only of the self
wretched—the determination of the weak and
imbecile. It is the voice of the moral coward,
who, standing upon the shore of some desolate
island in the stormy ocean of 'life, and looking
out upon the billows strewn with the weeks of
earthly grandeur and human happiness, is so
blinded by fear that he cannot see the gleam of
hope that flickers amid the surrounding gloom.
It is the articulated feelings of the traveller of
the desert, who, having gained an eminence,
sees nothing but a barren plain before him, thirst
parching his tongue and weariness subduing his
strength.: But shall he lie down without hope?
Nay, let him press forward, make but one effort,
and a green oasis will meet his vision, a cool
stream will bubble up from some unforeseen
fountain, and he will reach his journey's end
crowned with the rich rewards of perseverance.
The following good story Is told of
Sheafe; a grocer, of Portsmouth, N, H
.. A Man had purchased a quantity of wood
from iiiin, which had been weighed and paid for,
and Mr. 8. bed gone to the desk to get change
for a oche. Happening to turn his head while
there, ho saw, in eglass that hung so as to pro
tect the shop, a stout arm reach up and take from
the shelf re' s heavy white oak cheese. Inslead of
appearing suddenly and rebuking the man for his
theft, as another would, thereby In,ing his cus
tom for; ever, the crafty 'old gentleman gave the
thief biir change as if nothing had hap; erred, and
then, under pretence of lifting the bag to lay it
orr, horse for him, took hold of it: on doing an,
it appeared heavier than he appeared to expect.
upon which he exclairned,'. , Why, ble.s me, I
roust haze reckoned the weight wrong." .. Oh,
no," said-the other, .. you may be sure o' that,
for I cotinted the weight with you." 4 Well;
well; w4wont dispute about tho matter—it's easi
ly tried lj ' replied Mr. S., putting the bag into the
scale agiin. s. There I" said he, .6 I told you so
—knew A was right—made a mistake of nearly
twenty pound,; however, Upon don't want the
whole You needn't bards it.—TII take part of it
out P' i. No,' nu," said the other, staying the
hands of Mr. S., on bis way to the strings of the
bag. . " rather . , guess f 11. take the whole!"—
And this he
he did, paying for his rascality by re
calving 8 im : toilk cheese, or taprock, at illeprice
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The' Mystery of Pleseneelsna and SomlialaZ
Willem Explained.
Animal magnetism has fur some years amused
and bewildered the lovers of the Mal:venous.—
Ridiculed as a mere - illusion or delusion, it has
nevertheless perplexed the scientific; its effects •
are-too palpable to, be denied, but any ratitnal
solusion of the iiiuse or causes has hitherto and.
•ed detection. The honor of unveiling this nips.;
tery was reserved f:ir Mr. James Braid, an eini•
tient surgeon in Manchester, who, having wit
nessed the re.:ent experiments of Monsieur Li:
fontaine, in the Athenaeum of that town, deter
terunned if possible to bring the system to the:.
test of physiOlogical and anatomical principles.'
This gentleman,. having satisfied his own mind
that he could produce the phenomena without
personal contact, and even induce sleep when in,
a . different room from the person to be thrown in
a state of somnolency, announced a public lee" -
ture an the subject, which he delivered at the
Manchester, Athemeum on Satunlay last, before
seven hundred persons.
Mr. Braid first placed on 'the table a connuOit
black wine bottle, in the mouth of which WaS a.
cork' with a plated top. The individual on whom
the experiment was to be performed was seated
on a chair, and directed to gaze intently on the
cork without winking or averting the eyes. The 7
cork was about two feet from the person operat
ed upon, whose head was inclined backwardi4
funning an.angle of forty-five. degrees. In' this ,
position fur about five minutes, when profou!id .
sleep was produced.
The second experiment was completed in the
same time. In the -third case, a bandage was
placed round the head, for the purpose of retain
ing in_an immovable position, a common bottle
cork, a little above the roof of the nose, as the
object to be gazed at, and in about four minutei
a complete state of somnolency ensued. In this
case was proved by inability of the patient'to
pea tile eyelid, although' consciousness was in,
no respect suspended, as he was able to ,reply
distinctly to any question. )The fourth experi
men: failed, either through tlie noise thafprevail
eil,'or owing to the person not fixing his gaz•
continuously on the object.
The fifth. was successful, and although the
party made a desperate effort to openl•iis oyes, SG
much as to agitate his whole frame, thy remain
ed as though,.-hermetically sealed; when Mr
Braid took from his pocket a wooden ruler, an,'
drew the end of it gently over the upper 'eyelid,
of both eyes, when the spell was broken, and the
ense of sight restored with perfect case. These
experiments fully 'dem mstrated that the phenom
ena was perfectly independent bf animal magne,
tism, as in no one instance was there the least
approach to personal contact or any manipula
tion.
Having thus convinced the audience that sleep
could be produced without pressure of the thumbs
or waving of the hands, as employed by , Monsieur
Lafontaine, Mr. Braid proceeded to explain the •
rationale of his discovery.
The artificial mode of producing sleep is: to
fatigue tho.rectus and levetor muscle of the eye,
which iiected by a continuously strained and
intent gaze at the object viewed under an acute
angle. Under such circumstances, the irritabili•
ty of those muscles becomes exhausted, as well •
as irrit tbility of the optieltyve, giddiness camass
a mist to rise up. before the 4e and sleep ensues.
Congestion is induced in the eyes, and tarried
from them t.) the optic and muscular nerve of the
cyc, and owing to the proximity to the brigimof
the nerves of respiration and circulation, affect
them through sympathy, and enfeeble the action
of the heart and lungs. The heart thUs acting.
feebly, is, unable to propel the blood with suffi
cient force to • extremities, and hence their cold.
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The blood consequently is accumulated in the,
region of the heart, and it is thus stimulated ; and
in order to remove the inordinate load, it is com
pelled to increase the frequency of its contric
tions, in order to compensate for the feebleness of"'
its-efforts. The brain, head and facanow become
congested in consequence, and varied phenomc
na resulting frOm irregularity IA the Circulation
of that important organ, the brain follow. Tho
inability to raise the upper eyelid filrAira.3. ac
counts for on the principle of temporary paralys
is of the levator muscles, owing to excessive and
long continued exertion at the commencement of
the operation?
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FREE TRADE HAITIAII DEMOCRACIP—The Brit.
kb Canadian Authorites have been recently
making a new Custom House Art, by which, as
a•matteref course, they have lumen DUTIEs on
American producta.—The following is from the
Quebec Gazette
.-We believe that not less than 509 strives have
been imported, into Kingston from the United
States this se:ooii. Estimating them at an aver.
age all each, which we may safely do,
as many of them were cooking stoves, selling
here at from .£5 to £7,100, each; we have then
a sum of Xioo ()lid to the Americans fai , stoves
"States have hitherto paid 15 per cent. duty;
but they will henceforth have to pay 20 percent.,
the aditional 5 per cant. being laid by the new
Act. This- amount of protection will surely
enable our Foundries to compete with the Ameri
can, and sell as cheap." . ,„ -
The.Amevieue .in anyth ing like a 'lwo- earn.
petition, can beat the British in.' making strives,
or anything else. Give us free trade. but what
have we? If an! American aliiele Comes in
com . potitiOn with any. British arliele whateestr,
instantly the duty. is - laid high enough to.pro.
tt.Callletk get tree trade l—Clacinndti
Juvaarita wur.—aJemmy, - do you gti tO
achooll":' “Yea air; to the school kola by Nis!
Poitl' Not a whipping posf,, 1,140,"
no, sir, she is e guide Ppit.',` - . •
Beauty' end Matti •
, 111%24111S PAIELDOE..
Beauty went out one summer's dap '
To rove in pleasure's barter t
And much sbeyponed in her way •
. With every opening flower.
At length she reached a myrtle shade,
And, through thehhanches peeping:.
She saw, among the blossom lad,
Time most prolbuddly sleeping.
Hit heal was ',glowed on his wings,
For he' had r,,r:ca hia.P Mons,
To linger with the leiely things
In pleasure's brighOominiona ; -
His scythe and glass amiae Were cut
How softly he rebuses !"
Cried Beauty, as she idly passed,
And covered him with rosek
Time awoke —" Away ~ 'he kindly said, •
" Go, trifle with the graces; . ' •
You kbow that I was never made
To toy with pretty Paces.
'Tis pleasant in so sweet a clime
To rest awhile frodt-duty.
I'll sleep a little ruore,!'-said Time; •
" No, do wake up !.7 said Beauty:
Ile rose !buthe was grim and old;
She felt her roses wither;
His scythe upon her neck was cold;
His hour lass Made her shiver ;
licr young cheeks shrink. her hair turn'd jay,
Of grace he had bereft her:
Anti when he sax her droop-away.
Ile spread his wings and left her-
Atid thus) pint my simple rhytue,
It is the minstrel's duty;
rkauty should never sport with ,
Tune always welters beauty!
Mother:
Of all.the words in lauguagu there's no other
Equal in gentle influence to Mother!
It 18 the first name that we learn to love—
ft is the first star .slittsing Actin above!
It is a light that has a softer say.
Than aught we fiud iu evening et day! •
Mother! - -:4t back to chddhood brings the man;
And forth tii,wontanhocurit leads the maiden. .
Mother!—"Ets with the name; all things b g ta
That are with love and sympathy full laden•
0 ! 'tie the fairest thing In Nature's plan,
That all life's cares may not affectunssmother,
While live,' within the yearning heart or moo.
Melting remembrance ore gentlo iMntnei!
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Pioagmra. 'PHADIA•
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