POTTSVILLE.
4Nruarwsr MORNING, MARCH 10, 104.•
Job Printing Office.
'The subsctiber . has procnied the necessary type,
presses. &c. and has attached a complete Job Print
ing Office to his Establisernent. where all kinds of
Cards; Pamphlets, Handbills, Checke,Bills of Lading.
dre..will be printed at the very lowest 121C9, and at
the shortest notice. Being determined to accarrimo
ate the public at the very lowest rates, arhome, he
nil:eat:lo solicits the patronage of the public.
• B. BANNA N.
Fruit &Ornamental Trees, Shrubbery, &c
Persons in want ..af Fruit and Ornamental Trees
and Shrubbery of the choicest hinds, can he supplied
at a few day's notice, by leaving their orders at this
office, where a catalogue can be examined. The
prices of Pear, Plum and Cherry Trees. have been
reduced one half since last year. •
It it desirable that orders for spring planting should
be handed in asearly as possible.
HOME LEAG
Thecitizensofthis Region in facer of the formation
of a Home League for the protection of American
Indestry. are requested to meet at the Town 11111.
on Saturday evening. the 217th inst. at 7 o'clock, for
the purpose of ormniziog the Croat], e, and appointing
&reams to the Nationy Home Legume Conrentio n
which is to ensemble ire r New Yoik, on the sth of A
pril nestiand also for the purpose of adopting a
Constitution for the time.
It is espected that several addresses will be deliv
ered.
St. Patrick's Day.
This day so famous fOr tta usual stormy cum:
plaxion was enjoyed by our citiai•ns yesterday
without ao cloud to mar its Beauty: T r be nnble
headed sutra of Erin were °arty eslitl preparing
thew:elves for the arcustomeJ cerebration , . Their
• procession numbered nearly 800, and extending
nearly half ei"raile in length, was formed-about
'9 o'clock and proceeded through all nor greets
aecompenied ,by several excellent , binds of run
'', ale, and berating with them a number of beauti
ful and appropriate banners; aTmore orderly, well
- conducted; and respectable fooking body of men
we have never seen. AU of them were signers
of the teetotal eledge—members of that .groat refor
mation, whose happy influence has been felt over
the whole length and breadth of our land, and
, IVltich has rescued many noble and 'worthy spirits.
in this region, from vice.and degradation, to be an
ornament anti a benefit to society, and a credit to
themselves.
The procession after forming, moved up Ma
hantango street to the 9aiholie Church, and from
thence, after service, to the site on which the new
Catholic Orphan's /tatty hint is being erected, where
they-witnessed the imposing nevemm y of laying
the corner atone for that building; after which
they prcieeded on their march through the prin
cipal streets of our borough. During the day.
Pany passed the Town Hall as Messrs. Beck and
Stewart ( were lecturing to the people in favour of
the Temperance cause. The feeling caught like
wildfire through the. ranks, • The pastor of their
Church, r the Rev. Mr. Maginnis, who has been
the father of temperance in this region, and whose
arhole'soul is enlisted in the cause, could not re
strain his enthusiastic, in& with a hearty (shout
raised the cry ..farewekto-whiskey;" which was
taken np and res ‘unde.l froth one end of the pco.
cession to the other: The evident change which
is observaillein the condition and happiness of this
_portion of our population, as contrasted with their
situation but a foe years since, is a strong and
powerful ar.zument in favor of reform.
In place of the brawling, noisy, reveller—whe
ft .nrished his stick, and shouted alotid the name
of his patron Saint ; 'we now eve the quiet good
humoured regpect.ble citizen, who, arm in arm
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will. a brother countryman, wears his shamrock
with ptide and gratification, and bears , himself
throughout the day, an honor to Limself and.
credit to the land from whence he sprung. '
Tea T6741'1[11 itYCE CAUSE.--Two of the re
feinted Drunkards from Philadelphia, visited this
place on Thursday last, and addressed a large
collection of our citizens in front of the Town
Hall on that day, and in the evening at the Pres
byterian Church. The scenes of distress depict
ed by the speakers, caused' by drunkenness, of
which they were eye witnesses, drew forth tears
from hundreds, and we should think the recital
was sufficient to nerve every _philanthropist in ,
the community with renewed vigor in this glori:
ous cause. -
SCITTYLKILT. NanosTri:or COVE. aNY.—We
regret to learn that this company has declined flask
lag any furtlicr reduction in toll for the, present
between this place end Philadelphia. This deter
mination, we are confblent, will result to their in•
jury,. and force a speedy connection between , the
Philadelphia and Pottsvitie Rail Road, and all the
ditTerePt Rail•Roade in this region.
Talk Mitt:.—The Post' Mister General has
complyed with the wiafies i l of the citiz.ns of this
section of the country. art transferred the Mail
from the Turnpike tr the Rairßoad. We are
also pleased to state that through the exertions or
Louis Audenried,,Esq., the Sunday Mail: which
was discontinued Oder Mr. Van Buren's admin
istration, has been jtestoreilZart this route.
DeTT of/ Fon zi nm Co kr.. —Those persons who
hare not yet signed memorials to Congress for
increasing the duty on Foreign • Coal:Avill please
call at our office and attach their names to the
Great Working Men's Petition, which is already
several yards long. Let it be swelled to thou
sands forthwith. There is no time to be lost.
CaEntrantr.—During St. Patrick's day, our
town wa r s crowdedwith several thousand people
froni all parts - of the Coal Region. Notwithstand
ing this immense croad,lonly two persons were
seen drunk in the streets During the day—one of
whom, Is'e are pained to learn, was a woman.
txrni CLAY'S •Pilv ri fo LtriliCT...:{l) BIS
CotiwrixxllCl;N: 7 •We shall next week coninience
publishing Henry Clay's . ` great, speech, based on
his Oxfam Resolutions. It ought to bo.read by
every t votes throughput the whole country.
HorsLaaaoa M err so.—The Home League
Mietin.c at the Town Hall on Monday evening
itud. Was large and enthusiairie. We bare no
room for comment this week—but read the pro
ceedings in another column.
FfiIIIT /MD 'O:vrAmANTAt. Tit oes.—A number
of choice Pear, Plum, Cherry and Peach Trees—
a `few Linden and some choice Shrubbery, in good
condition, will be for at tliis office tio-day.—
Peril:o3On want will pleaaaapply amp:
The Hon. John J. Crittenden flerrie.
berg:, a few days since, f. - ir the puriarrie of arrang•
ling Semis iffairs sonnected with the Kentucky
fitui ilichoylkill Banks.
After this wgek our columns will be relieved
fronrs,pressef advertisements, when we will fur
nish o readers with the usual ivietiotnewe.
•
Cot` Straub has roprted a, Bitt In the' House
for the incorporation of thO Mount, Carbon and
Port Ciotion Rail Road Company.
The. Governor has appointed Major JOIIN
Dowszeu e .Notaflublie for Schuylkill county
Tatss: TAXES i I: , ..thn Usti. in Pennsylva
nia are now higher 'him to any other State in the
ILlnton—ym, notwithititnling this state. of affairs:
there is cearcely itareef¢titieaptres that theteis not
en additional tel bill brought forward before the
Legislature. How long can the people stand this
state of things, unless there is some reform in the
expettltures'of the public funds. To give our
readers sadly hive of the manner the public money
is eguanciered, we publtsh the following list of
4 .Lo9sts ' as the Pentn•ylvania Telegraph tern&
them, employed on the Columbia 'Railroad:
I Person, $1 Mimi. day, . $1,t60•00
. 3 • " 3' 00 - .` , ' :I:285 4:10
6- .. 250 ":. , 5.475;00
2 0 225 .: 1.642',50
°C6 .. 2'oo '. 4 11080, 00
7 ••
...: 4 .1 .75 " ' 4,471125
- 33 ... • .I'so • " 18.067:50
32 j ". ,
~1 25 " 14,60 0, On
50 " 100 " ' 18,250; 00
3 .. . 1 .123 "' ' 1,231; 8 7
6 0 .1 67 '." . 3, 6 57; 3 0
2 u 11. 673 " '1,368 ,75
1 .•. 4 ....,-1 33 " • 485145
1 0 65.00 per month, 780 00
4 0 .40 00 " 2,400 00
1 0 20 00 " 240 00
2 .. 45 00 " • 1,080 00
1 .. 30 00 " 360 00
.V . 1 0 30 00 " 360 00
per annum, 2.000 00
1,400 00
1 ..
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Trr TLVFX.-11 is quite evident that the merehants
generally are" disappointed at the prospect of the
Spring Trade. Trade in all itsdepartments bas been
rather dull during the winter, and now when the spring
is about to copes, upon which hign hopes have been
flied that'sit would be more brisk than last autumn.
accounts have come in from the gauntry which over
throw all such ext.ectations. The recent auction
sales of dry gtmds have born at' - ,heavy sacrifices to
the importers. A largd sale of French goods the
usher day produced but about 100,000 dollars,upon a
coat of 140,000 dollars. The sale within a day or
two have not been quite ao bad. On English goods the
loss is less severe. The importations or sugar•and
some other articles of heavy goods. have resulted in
"the same fashion.— N. Y. Jour. Cont., Murch 8.
This is the game always practi'ed by foreign
manufacturers. As soon as a great depression
lakes place in this country, they shrTh‘iii goods
—sell them at such rates as to entirely destroy
our manufacturers, for the purpose of securing the
market to themselves. The rich manufacturers of
Eutope, in anticipation of a further reduction of
the Tariff in July next, can afford to sacrifice a
few hundred thousand dollars to secure 'so impor
tant a market. But what must our citizens think
of a government that will permit. them to do it,
by refusing to grant sufficient proiecjion to our
own manufacturers still miners
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20111. LLGISL•TIVR STUPIDITT.—During the
disctssion of the Tariff Resolutions in our State
Legislature, a poor, contemptible party hack, call
ed Bonsai', from the "Powder Magazine," as
Charles Brown calls Philadelphia county, offered
the following resolution as a substitute :
" Resolved, That the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, does hereby refuse to accept of the pro
ceeds of the sates of the public lands, and that she
rr•comniends, that instead of increasing taxation,
Congress shoull apply the same to the liquidation
of the national debt, and the y support of the na
tional government."
The building of the Hospital for the Poor In
sane has been suspended—the School Fund is in
great danger—tax bill after tax bill reported to the
Legislature to sustain the credit of the State—ru
in staring the domestic creditors in the face—and
notwithstanuing all these calamities which bear
so heavily upon the people, we find a proposition
introduced into our Legislature to refuse to re
ceive Pennsylvania's proportion of the proceeds
from the sales of the Public Lands, to which she
is just'y entitled.. The author of such a resolu
tion, at such a time, ought to be scouted from the
House.
p,,,,no s ' E n__Governo r Porter has pardoned Jona
than K. Ilasaincer; who some urrnths ago was sen
tenced to the Eastern Penitentiary for forging and
passing fraudulent certificates of loan, while Presi
dent of the Philadelphia. Germantown and Norris
town Rail Road Company. re;eat interest was made
by our eitivois of all parties for the pardon of Mr.
H.—Pent:AT/anion.
Where wa3 the use of spending several thous
and dollars of the people's money in trying Mr.
Hassinger for the crime of which he was guilty
We du not know who these citizens of all parties
were who asked for hie pardon—but this we do
kit m _.. t h d t,,if_ an y more forgeries are committed
in Philadelphia, these individuals aro to a certain
degree, parti , -ipants in the crime.
DOTY ON Cost..—Persons holding petitions
with signatures for an increased duty on foreign
oal, will please send them ,to this orrice to-il iy,
or in the early part of neat week. We have pub
lished a cnpy of the Petition in this paper, in
such a p•sition' that it can easily be cut out and
pasted on a piece of paper to procure signatures.
should tiny person wish to use it for said purpose.
By erasing the Words Schuylkill county, "it will
answer for any section-of the State.
-Tire Cexor.E.—Ailvices by thi late arrivals
state, that the British Government have ordered
the negroes who nautineed on board of this vessel,
and who are now confined at Naussau, to be dis
charged, there being no Colonial Jaw in existence
in that country by which they could be detained
ant] surrendered up to. the United States for trial.
'4is question will probably create some difficulty
between the two countries.
Appointments by the Pase Master General.
Joseph Matz. Esq.. to be Post Master at Port
Clinton, .lebuyikill county, in the place of David
Walker, resigned.
Jacob Rapp, to be Post Master in Cattarvi.sa
Valley, in this County, in the place of 'John Wag
ner, resigned.
RELIEP B iNk6.—The Cashiers of the Relief
Banks held a Convention at LaricaSter on Thule.
day last, for the purpose of . co-operating together
with respect to the course they will pursue since
the passage of the Resumption 'BM.. The result
of their deliberations was not 'Emmen when our
piper was put to press.
SCPErtINTENIIIttif OF C0 , 1240.1 , 1 SClloot.s.
Thaddeus Stevens hts introduced a aIII into the
Legislature to appoint superintendent of Com
mon Schools, with a aql.ay of $ 1800 per annum
—and who is in allition to his other duties Mao.
perinlend the publication of a weekly paper at
Harrisburg, .le.otel to &Mention.
THE CH IfTl4T3.—There EOM!? to he nn
dis
position on the p-trt of the prei:ent Brit .h Govern
ment, to ehow any f.vor to the exp. trimeil char
tist:"... A memeri..l for n pirJ..n t 7 Frost,
amllonee, hay received } a negative Boomer from
the Borne 3ccretary. !".
The State,' owes to doineetic creditors the sum
of $1,604,44} 77. FI iwis e it that so Wile an a
mount remains unpaid, particularly when appro.
prim ions were' mute itnnually for repairs, and con
tinuing' the inartrovements;t4 the State.
-Henry Claes ree• d utiens are under constdera
non in theVoned States Senate..., Hensler Wood
bury. Iste 16 , eereittry of the Treasury, has made a
speech in suppert al these resolutions.
The nomination of .1. W. Tyron to the post
of Commissary General of Purchases, it is believ
ed will be rejected by the Senate.
In' Vermont, Hams Leagues are being organi
zed in every county in the State.
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-."lgn 15 - fwai;'
Twertma* days.lateilroxii‘-Eurnie
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The Acadia steamer arrived at 'Boston on Fri-
day night last, and,brought the cheering intelli
gence that the (;aledoniacras'safe--but Was com
pelled:to put back to I,irerpol . in consequence of
the damage she sustained in a tremendous gale.
.. For the first .three days after she sailed we got
on admirably with a fair wind, but on the morning
of, the 7th, the wind chopped round; and commen
ced blowing very bard. On the 18th, the storm
increased from the westward, with a heavy head
sea. ft continued throughout the 9th. On the
10 t h, the sea was tremendous, and carried away
our foie starboard bulwarks and ice-house; filled
the fore cabin with water ; completely washed out
the passengers, whose berths were in Thal-part of
the vessel, and thoroughly saturated Ai the bed
ding, and sprung the rudder. Part of the after
larboard bulwarks and iron-rail on the taffrail were
twisted off, tho'wheel house damaged, and the
paddle box partly stove in.
The gale continued unabated during the Ilth.
We had to steer by the sails whilst endeavoring
to secure the rudder (the main piece of which was
completely twisted in the case,) by lashing chains
round, passing iron bolts through it, end fixing
chains orcr the stern, At 6. p. in. (11th) being
then in latitude 49 20, longitude t 9 W., thecap
tain end officers found it would not be safe to pro
ceed on the voyage, as they were all of opinion the
rudder would not hold together for two hours more
against such a heavy sea. The captain therefore
put her head about, fur the purpose of running in
to this place fir repairs. Lieut. Persons, R. N.,
also concluded with the captain and officers.
o Notwithstanding all our misfortunes, I must
say the . Caledonia is a most excellent sea boat, for
she rude through the whole gale like a duck. Too
much praise cannot be given to Captain Lott for
his courageous and seamanlike conduct through
the whole storm—in fact, on all Occasions; and I
refer you to a series of resolutions you will sea
published, drawn up by the passengers, acquituog
him of all blame."
$101,231 62
The British Parliament was opened on the ,
23d ult.. by her Majesty the Queen in person.
Sir Robert Peel had introduced the Ministers
Bill for a change in the Corn LAW duties. This
bill contemplates a considerable reduction in the
rates of duties, and the Ministers were Sustained
on this question by 123 in the House of Commons,
which is equivalent to its passage in that body.
The Bill, however, does not meet the Views of
those opposed to the Corn Laws, and Sir _Robert
Peel was burnt in elfw , by the populace of Man
chester. •
Great distjeas Firevalled at Spit*Melds, and the
Governmefit distributed ,a large number of blank
ets, flannel shirts, &c., among the distressed
weavers.
France has refused to join the alliance opine
the Slave Trade.
There are later accounts from China, confirm
ing and giving the particulars of the recapture o
Chosen and the capture of Ningpo by the Brits!
forces.
Lord Morpeth (now in this country) has lost
his election for Perhat sent in the city of Dublin,'
having received 3433 votes, while his Tory oppo
nent, W. 11. Gregaty, received 3825. Gregory's
majority 390.
A terrible gale was experienced in England atul
the neighboring watera;on the evening of January
26. Accounts had reached Lloyd's of the loss of
23 vessels on that dreadful night. besides a Ida it
was feared that others had foundered. Many lives
were lost. Damage was &line to vessels in Wa
terford (Ireland) harbour ta the amount of £ 12,-
00d. We do not discover the names of any Amer
icans among the vessels lost.
The celebrated Count Pew di Borgo •lied late
ly at Paris to the 78th year of hi. age.
• The Isle of Wight Banking establi.hment has
stopped payment.
The British Filinisteri had declined advising the
Queer. to grant a pardon to the Chartist prisoners,
Williams arid Jones.
The petition og,ainst the corn lavve from Preston
has received nearly 17d0 signatures, and iheme
mortal to the Queen from the female iuhabitents
has appended to it 900.
The Led township petition. for the repeal of
the corn laws, received in hide more than a week
upwards of 43,000 signatures, and the petition from
the female inhabitants nearly 24,00 G.
The debts and liabilities of the Tweed Dank:are
£ 300 000, and somewhat about 10s. in the pound
is expected to he paid.
f rom the report of the manufactures' relief ciam
rnittee. read at their meeting held lost week, it ap
pears that in the course of her charitable labors
the sum of £ 30.000 has been distributed among
the operatlreii of Erigltnd and Scotland.
Owing to the general y depressed state of trade
in this country, and in all parts of the world, the
consumption of wine has f a ll en off within , t h e
last ear upwards of 300,000 gallons.
A correspondent writes: It being confidently
asserted thdit a high duty is to be laid on Russian
tallow, the holders have been busy removing it
from the bonded warehouse. "—Cotedunion'iller
eitry.
The number of members enrolled in the Order
of Odd Fellows in England is about two huildiril
thousand, among which are upoltVils of forty 'mem
bers of parliament, end numerdis clergymen and
dissenting ministers.
\ Some young lady who has, no doubt, been tie.
glected 'by the o Beaux's of Pottsville," seeks re
venge by ti using them up" in the following entg•
matical list which she desires us to publish. ;
E ntgniattcal list of the Beams of Pottaaille
1. A livid measure, a circle wanting the first
letter. and smoked meat.
2. Pine gravel, to do wrong wanting a letter.
and a male child.
3. Rivulets.
4. A christian name.
5. A profession, and a weight.
6. To present, and the lord of creation.
7. A soldier's temporary residence, Bud a herald
of joy and sorrow.
8. The first day of the week wanting the last
letter, and the reverse of off.
9. A domestic utensil.
10. A gentle noise, and a male child.
U. What summer is, changing. the second and
omitting the fourth letter.
12. A trade.
13. A foolish being.
14. A harbour, omitting the last letter.
15. A common fellow, and n common biped.
15. A kind of fish, and Eden's first inhabitant.
16. What we like tidies eyes to be. •
18 Delicately neat.
19. Two thirds of a christian name, a conso
nant, and a tether's hope.
20. A common beginning of a Scotch name, a
Spanish gentleman, and three fist letters oflo meg-
2!. To gin, changing the middle letter, and-ti
cage, changing the first.
22. The name of a trce, and a passage over
water.
A RATIONaL 'Restantc.--The Louisville Jour
nal. in In article addressed to young men, *lye—
.* There irmore virtue in one magazine, than in a
dozen boxes of the best Spanish cigar*, and more
to be gained diking thaTting evenings of aj single
winter, by reading and study. than can be found
in theatrical abv-vs and scenes of dissipation. in
went, yfazi.7
BIM
THE MINERS' JOURNAL.
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%11 scats of fftems.
(Origin! and 6etadal.)
The LegiMature of Kentucky adjlnrcletl . on
be 3&
John Lorimer Graham, has been nominated by
the.; President as Postmaster for the city of New
York.
Mr, Catlin, recently exhibited a beautiful mol
- the Falls of Niagara to Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert.
Mr. Read ts elected to Congreea is the Brad
ford Diltrict.
The Maryland Resumption BM authorizes email
notes until the Ist of November, redeemable in
spade at the time of issue.
Little Rock, Arkansas; Woe e popujetion of 1531
It is stated that Mr. Penniman, a member of
the Pennsykanir Senate, is not a naturalized citi
zen."
This accounts for his opposing every thing
American in the Legislature.
A boy 16 yeani old, has been sent to jail in
New York, for refusing to support his wife.
The 4lbany Journal learns from Washingtoil
theme committee on manufactuses are actively
engaged in maturing a Tariff bill, which will soon
be presented to the House.
At an election for members of Council, which
took place at Burlington, N. J., a day or two ago,
the Temperance Ticket succeeded.
An election trill talc° place in Virginia next
month for member* of the Legislature.
ft is said that Mr. Clay will remain in Wash
ington, until the 10th of April.
Fdrr 6i Kenzie have recovered $ 18,582 trocui.
the Schuylkill Navigation Co. for backing up the
teeter in the Schuylkill ou their property at Spring
Mill.
Solicitude is felt for the safety of the ship Em
ma, from Bremen for 1%44 York. She has been
out already over a hundred days, and nothing
heard of her. lief cargo is said to be a valuable
Ilal the land-slide at Algiers. New Orleans,
happened two hours bier in the night, doubtless
every soul shout the hotel would have been swept
into eternity.
The Rev. John N. Man. mill deliver a lecture
before the Society or Odd Feßoars in Reading
ebony. We hoie our Lodges will join i n an in.
citation to tho Reverend gentleman to visit this
place for a similar purpose.
McLeod is in jail in Canada for debt.
The Hon. Mahlon Dickerson, late Secretary of
the Navy under Mr. Van Boren, is one of ths Vice
Presidents of the National Hume League.
AR AMERICAN Foi..tv.—We have seen it fre
quently stated in paragrafths and in bunks, that
the Ameriesns in Europe are noted for easily's.
fiance in dress, undue pretenstors, and love of
show. If this be true, it indicates a most ridieu.
Inns vanity, to say nothing of very bad taste.—
The Paris Correspondent of the National Intelli
gences, in a recent letter, Rays, that at a l a t e p r y.
sentatton of some Americans at the French Court,.
one of them reminded bus Majesty that lie was an
acqsaintance, and the King remached, with
sly expression of face, by, yes, I did nut
know you at first, dressed up so; but I shall al.
ways be glad to see you in any costume." Mr.
Walsh goes on to say that he has held of late
conversations with a very intelligent American
traveller, who has surveyed, within three years
past, nearly all thecotnmunities of Germany, and
who testi fi es that,
in general, there is considers.
bly'less of luxury and show, pretension and style,
than in our United States, Atlantic and ‘Veatern
alike. There is unquestionably great room for
improvement, at home, in these particulars. To
say that our habits of living and of dressing are
extravagantly expensive, would be nothing to the
purpose with many—beemise it is for that very
reason that they indulge- in them, or seek to do
so. It seems to be regarded as the highest point
of social rank to ha able to spend money profuse.
ly. Of course, it gill be done by those who can
afford it, and will In attempted by many who
cannot sifted it. Can good taste, true refine..
men', fitness, and propriety, do nothing in the
way of establisltiog a better standatd?, Simpli l
ily, the most charming of graces, in her union
with eleganhe, requires no lays h adornm-nts, no
gaudy decorations. It is a vulgar ambition that
aims at a splendor which indicates nothing but
an unmeaning glareor a mere show to strike
the eye.—Balt i mire American.
rorn-Lixx ACT or A• Dautvgann.—The
Pittsburg Gazette of Thursday, says that on the
day before, the inhabitants of Grant street, be
tween Sizth and Seventh streets were alarmed by
screams issuing from n house in the neighborhood,
occupied by a Mr. John Bud. On entering the
bou4e the wife of Bird was discovered standing in
the middle of the floor, with lat.r clothes envelop
ed in (tunes, and the husband standing near her
apparently making but little effort to save her.—
The persons who attempted to put out the fire,
discovered that she was tted goal to keep her from
assisting herself. The man, who was intoxicated,
was taken to the Mayor's office for examination,
and the woman had every assistance rendered to
her that her dreadful snuation demanded. She
was shockingly burnt, and it is thought Cannot re
cover. She made oath to the Mayor, that her hes
hand had tied and then set fire to her for the pur
pose of killing her. The brutal wretch was com
mitted fur trial.
CEMENT FOR CHINA, &c.,—The Journal des
Connaissances (Ism.'lei publishes the following
recipe as one of the best cements for china, glass,
&c. Put an ounce of mastic in a sufficient quan
tity of spirits of wine to 'dissolVe it ; then take
an ounce of isinglass, soak it in water until it is
soft, and dissolve it in brandy till it is become a
strong jelly, adding afterwards an ounce of well
powdered gum ammoniac. Put the two mixtures
together in an earthen pipkin, and expose them
to a gentle heat ; when they are well mixed, pour
them into a bottle, which is to be well corked. 4
To use this cement, the bottle is to be placed in
hot water.until it iS sufficiently fluid—it is then
to be applied to the fractures in the usual way.
In 12 hours it will set, and the mende'd part will
become as hard as any other.
Laws AGAINST COLGRETI PEnPLE.—A bill has
passed the House of Delegates of the Maryland Le
gislature, which provides that any free negro or
mulatto, who shall tome into the state after the
passage of the act, tray be arrested by any person,
and shall be adjudged to be his slave. And any
free negro who shall leave the State and return
to it, shall be liable to the same penalty—unless,
in both cases, they are travelling as servants of a
white person. The fact that they are in the
state, to be prima facie evidence that they have
come , into it contrary to law. The rest of the
bill, which contains thirty-five sections is in the
same liberal spirit. Every delegate from Balti
more voted against it. It passed however, and is
now before the senate. —Phil. Ledger.
BntTtsn 13 1)14.-4.'1Orne "MAGUS reverses have
befallen the British in Affghanstan. The Afghans
have risen and compelled the small British de
tachments, stationed among them to abut them
selves up in their forts. All the troops stationed
near to the scene of action were ordered to march
to their assistance and some were already on their
way. A few British Officers bad been killed.—
The policy of the Government id _ pushing its con
quests beyond the river Indite has already been,
much questioned. and this difßaulty would seem
to show, not without cause. .
HOME LEAGUE MEETUITG
In pursuance to public notice, a very large meet
ing of the citizens of Schuylkill County, without
regard to party, convened at the Town Hall, on
Monday the 14th inst. Orr motioh the meeting
was organized as follows : •
President,
BENJAMIN F. POMROY
Vice-Presidents,
Jesse Foster, t , srauel D. Leib,
Andrelv Russel, Benjamin Milnes,
James McManley, John J. Jones.
Secretaries,
Wm. Haggerty, John Porter,
Jacob Sheafe, William H. Mann;
After the call was read by the Chair, J. Ho
Campbell, Esq. was called upon and addressed the
meeting in a very eloquent and appropriate speech,
which called forth the plaudits of the meeting.
He stated that he was pleased to see such a
manifestation of public sentiment. It spoke vol
umes fur the success of the- cause. And . there
was no right so clearly the prerogotive of the peo
ple, as that guaranteed to them by the Constitu
tion of Pennsylvania. ..in a ,peaceable manner to
assemble tonether for the common good, and to
apply to those invested with the powers of Gov
ernment for redress of grieVanies or other proper
purposes, by petition, redress, or remonstrance ;"
it was a right over and above the Constitution, and
bad that instrument been silent upon the subject,
still it would be their undeniAble privilege. "All
power is inherent in the people—the majesty of
the laws--.-the powers of our sublime institutions
—the independence and greatness of this Repub
lic emanates from them—the perpetuity and pros
perity of this Government rests in their intelli
gence end virtue. These truths should be con
stantly borne-in mind; though common as horse
hold words, they are no less grand end fundamen
tal, and where every man has them in his-mind's
eye, the responsibility which they place him un
der will be felt, and violations of them be less
commun.
And why did the originators of this Home
League turn from the - balls of Legislation and ap
peal to the people I Because they knew the oa
nipotence ot public opinion—they wished a con
ceit of action, and looked towards a union of all
parties—a concentration of measures in this great
and good work. They wish to organize an p Incr.
lean phalanx, with the broad motto of "Home
Ileitis try" inscribed upon their harmers, and pros
perity antLemion, hand in hand. They wish to
send out over the land—through the coal hills and
iron regions of Pennsylvanta--through the planta
tions of the South, and through the manufactur
ing districts of the North, and through all our
wide borders, the spirit of Home Industry and
Home Protection—An American party, and the
doctrine an American doctrine—Principles, that
carried into practice, will send up the smoke, and
din of machinery from an hundred manufacturing
districts—that will clothe every citizen in the
'fruits of honest industry, and do more to restore
the currency to its proper metalic basis, than the
legislation of the last ten years.
Mr. C. then exphamed the immediate object of
the Home League—its organization in October
last in the city of New York—that amUng, the res
olutions of the parent Society, was 'ono calling
upon the different States , and territories to form
auxiliary societies, and pointing out to their fel
low citizens,,ikall parts of the Union, the Immo;
diate necessity of prompt and decided' action.
To form then a "Home League" for Schuylkill
county was the object of the meeting, and the en
thusiasm, and hearty co-operation of all classes,
spoke in a language not to ho misunderstood, of
the success of the cause in the •Coal Region ;"
and no section of Pennsylvania, nor of any State
in the Union, has a more vital interest in the ter
ruination of this issue, than Schuylkill county—
she has her iron, and her coal, and upon the judi
cious protection of these, all classes of the com
munity depend fur support. Let Government
furnish the necessary encouragement, and protec
tion against foreign capital and the pauper labor
ot Europe, and Schuylkill county will furnish the
bone and sinew.
Some men of the present day, seem to regard
the doctrine of a protective Tariff as a new thing
—they farget that it had the ariction of the first
Congress, of men who were the fathers of the Re
public—who added on exalted patriotism to dis
tinguished wisdom. llave the names of Wash
ington. Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Adtms
no weight And were hot discriminating duties,
laws founded on principles of protection, advocat
ed and enacted by South C anima, and other of
the cotton growing States"! Even the' great foe
to protection,John C. Calhoun himself. had main
tained the s mnd policy of a judicious Tariff. A
proper system of duties had found a place_ in the
code of all commercial nations—it was known to
be a wise and prosperous policy to protect home
interests, and the tributary revenue of foreign na
tions increased the wealth and happiness at home.
The doctrine of .•free trade" so beautiful in theo
ry, was impracticable and ruinous. In the lan
guage of Marshall, it is founded upon a species of
millenium,' that is not quite so near at
hand as some people seem to anticipate. -
And why is it that when men speak of "Old
England," tSey speak of her as the most powerful
empire upon the face of the globe! as a nation
•upon whose dominions the sun never sets—her.
grasping hand taking in the whole shore, and her
commerce whitening every sea! What he would
ask, but her strict adherence to protective duties!
A wise and enlightened policy, that she never
swerved from—whiles-she sends abroad the cry of
'.free trade I. free' trade !" every foreign produc-
tion is subject to heavy duties in her ports, save
such as cannot tie produced in any of her domin
ions—her dOctrine is to purchase nothing she. cart
male. -
Mr C. then proceeded to show tNoe whole pies
lion was based upon the proposition, that a na
tion's prosperity depends upon their producing
more than they consume—because it was evident
that if they did not, the balance of trade would be
against them, which could only be met with gold
and silver. In this way a people are depressed
in the scale of nations—the currency destroyed,
and all classes suffer in consequence. It is with
nations as with individuals. If they do not mAn
uficture commodities sufilzion: to giso in exchange
for foreign articles—it they purchase-more than
they produce, bankruptcy must follow, And let
us look Inward to that day, when uniler an en
lightened legislation, we will have a superabund
ance of prodocts, to answer all foreign demands.
Without such legislation it is impossible for us
to compete with the low wages of Europe, and
ovith it, revenue will he afforded, and the price of
the msnufaciured article rendered more cheap in
time.
Before concluding he begged leave to make a
few remarks in relatian to the causes that gave rise
to the opposition which the enactment of a dis
cnminating Tariff meet with. One cause might
be traced to the interest that foreign capitalists
and manufacture= had in disseminating false o
pinions on the subject of a Tariff. These,througb
the columns of newspapers and periodicals, sue
tained• by a foreign patronage, are circulated among
the people. It is surprising to see, with what as
surance refuted theories and false opinions, are as
serted to . be true. ' In defiance of statistics and
absolute demonstration, 'contained in speeches such
as thoie of Hudson's and Marshall's, and hundreds
of others, without a notice of their logical reason
=I
ing and unanswerable arguinents, these exploded:
a•
rguments are held up, as tr 4 l Another cause
4f ; opposition to & protective Trull' arose from par
ty prejudices, and a want of correct information
'on the sitbjeete It has never beenheought directe
ty home to the people. The resietrces of this
;great country, the products , of North in cern
' parisen with those of.the. South, the immediate efe ,
feet of protection upon every man's occupation,
facts and statistics have enever been fully laid be
fore the people. To effect this will be the direct
tendency of the efluine Leaguei''—and every man,
through the facts that will bh collected. and reports
made to the Societies, can inform himself cor
, reedy.
But said Mr. C..the most bitter animosity ari
ses from the cotton growers of the South. They
I are hostile to;.thieTatifr, simply because England
buys their cotton, and pays for the same in goods
of foreign manufacture. They tell us if a duty is
laid upon the goods, their price is enhanced, and
England will not buy so much cotton as she would
otherwise do. They never advert to the fact,that
under a sound protection, a home market would
be created for their cotton, and in a short space of
time, goods of domestic manufacture at lower rates
will supply the place of the foreign article. Will.
the South advocate e free trade " n hen England
supplies herself with cotton from her possessions
in India ? The returns of the Marshals show, that
the population of those states in which cotton is
the paramount interest, when compared with the
rest of the Union, stands in the of one to
ten. And as far as lob it, agri ul re, and menu
factures are concerned, as one to twenty. And
yet all the interests of these nineteen-twentieths
are to be sacrificed to the remaining one. And
who are Southern men ? Do they possess supe
rior attributes? Northern men are termed e 'Yan
kees" in contempt, by o Southern chivalry." I
will, point you to the :plains of 11-exington, Bunker
Siff, and Saratoga! Who unfurled tire banner
of enterprise and industry. arid sent millions of
their race to lay low the forests—cross mountains,
lakes, and rivers, tilting the. mighty West with a
brave, enterprising mai intelligent people I Who
shed the 'first blood in a sacred causal Who arc
Yankees, sir I Let New England, with her har
dy yeomanry, manufactories and institutions an
swer! Let the iron and coal regions—the fur
naces and,forges—the trades, occupations, and, in
telligence of the Western and middle States an
swer these enervated men of the South !—And
yet these same o Yankees" have beheld trade pros-
trated, and their dearest interests sacrificed to the
policy of --Southern chivalry." By this same
Southern chivalry " I suppose is meant, an idle
population, living among ruined plantation's, sup
ported by slave labor, too indolent to manufacture
their own raw material.:, and too short-sighted to
allow their own countrymen to du it for them. It
this is Southern chivalry, God save us fr o m s o
honorable a cognomen ! If this is to'be'the lasting
effect of the Gotton trade—if die industry Of 11111 , -
- teen-twentieths is to lie paroles, her what, cannot
be shown to he the good of the remaining; twenti
eth part--if the broad North, and East,and West,
with all their extensive manufacitirieg interests—
with their inexhaustible mineral productions, are
to be prostrated to please -- Southern chivalry,"
and the hum of an busy population, Mingling with
the din of machinery, shall no longer proclaim the
prosperity, or at least the industry of a free, poe.
pie, better that the Seuth, with a full cargo of
slaves, cotton and Southern chivalry " should
sink into the ocean, and be buried forever! It is
contrary to all sound policy to sacrifice the whole
fur 'a part.
In conclusion be would say to them as Penn
sylvanians, go on in the good work you have so
auspiciously commenced. It was obvious to eve.
ry Iron and Coal man in the assembly, that with
out protection offer rho lot of July nest, they
would have to -- blow out. " If there was no ate_
er means of effecting what they deleted, it could
he done by establishing a prohibition on all for
eign articles among themselves. They were bound
to protect and assist one another. When men en
ter into states or compacts, a natural obligation
arises to encourage and assist each oilier, as by
doing so, the prosperity and happiness of the %%trete
is secured. And he weir refuses blend a hand
to the general prosperity, is an enemy to the
state. The money that an indisidual ieseives
from his fellow citizens enables him to suppoit him
self and family, in the community in which lie
resides; and if they contribute to his support, sure
ly they have,a right, based upon the broad
princi
ple of reciprocity, to expect a return at his hands.
If he withholds that return, or in, eats it abroads to
that extent the community in whieh he lives are
impoverished, end a foreign one bent:fitted. And
he not only assists in supporting a foreign com
munity hostile to his own, but is guilty of ingrat
itude, the most odious of all crimes. lie does a
real injury to the place in which he resides, is a
bad citizen, and assists in driving away mechanics.
An American citizen will take an honest pride in
appearing in goods of domestic manufacture.
On motion, the whole meeting was appointed
a Committee, who, through Ale. Campbell, re
ported the following preamble and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
ti en sets, By the operation of the Tariff La v,
generally known as the Compromise Act, the du
ties on all Foreign goods will be reduced after
the Ist of July next, to twenty per cent. ad valo
rem ; and as this great and growing country, re
quires true and salutary laws to protect her own
productions and manufactures, and as a discrimi
nating, Tariff, properly applied, would protect the
domestic manufacturer, and give encouragement
to the producer; capitalises and laborer, as well
as add to the strength, prosperity, and general
good of the United States; and as this can best
be riffeceed by a concert of action, and a determi
nation on the part of the people to pass such a
late; and
Whereas, by forming a Home League Society
—by colle.:ting facts, by gibing and receiving in
formation, by publieation3, llctures arid nv•eting-3
the omnipotence of public opinion may be brought
to bear up.m this question; and
Whereas, the serous attention of our fellow
citizens should be called to this most important
subject—a subject embracing the prosperity, cur
rency, and good of the whole Union—for after
years of sufkii:ig and embarrassment, during
which time trade-languished, and the States were
depressed, there is at the present time the most
gloomy prospects for trade and manufactures in
all sections of the country ; and with the coming
reducton of the Tariff, .we have nothing to ex
pect, save still further suffering, and a grower de
pres,jon of commerce and industry; and as all
experience proves that we cannot compete with
foreign capital, and pauper labor, unless we hive
a Protective Tariff; and whereas,
A Home Leagie, fir the protection of Ameri
can Industry has been organized in New York;
and they through their resoiotions have called
upon the citizens of the respective States to form
Societies and co-operate with them in this
,great
work; and as the Coal and Iron Interests of Penn
sylvania call loudly for protection, and our feel
ings and views being with our fellow citizens of
New York, and of the Union; and ovum are
most strongly in favor of protecting Rome Indus
try, and hosti . a to every policy that will create
derangement of the currency, and difficulty in the
country—thereforq be it
Resolverl, That the present critical situation
of orir country calls for prompt and decided legis
lation,. and that, it' is the duty of all classes of the
community to assemble and recommend to Con
gress the adoption ,of
. such measures as will
best promote our interests, and secure ourppros
perity.
Rtsorecd, That the welfare of the United States
depends upon ai judicious Tariff—which will pro
tect Haile Industry—enable our manufacturers
to compete with foreigners, and open a market in
bur owr. landlor agricultural products--and we
most firmly beqeve that by the enactment of such
a discrt minking Tariff, the highest interests ofour
country will be protected; and we pledge ourselves
to use all honorable means to effect so desirable
a result.
Resolved, That the false doctrines of "Fr ee
Trade," contended fur by Great Britain, but !le
vet put in practice by her, are calculated to ruin
ouillornestic manufactures, cheapen the price of
labot;',and destroy the agricultural interests of the
country, - •
Resoli d, that the Tariff laws as they; exist at
present, are, totally inadequate to protect Home
Industry, and secure American prosperity, and
will, after the'first of July next, be rendered st.IL
more inadequate, useless and unjust.
Raulea, That, the Farmers, Mechanics, L a .
boring men, and Manufacturiog classes arc alike
deeply interested is the question of a judicious
tariff, because the interest of all classes of the
community, all occupation• and professions, are
most closely connected.
Pcmilerd, That in the opinion of this meeting,
the people of Schuylkill county are l , udly called
upon to take a decided stand Utfavor of a protec
tive tariff—that their d: area interests, as Penn
sylvanians and American' citizens uPon them,
laying aside all party distinctions, tcr \ activith en
ergy and firmness in advocating a cause so clear
ly connected with their interests and duty as good
cktirmis of the Union.
.1? , ..5 ,, 1ved, Thai we deem it expedii nt to form a
Home League in Schuylkill County "for the
protection of Home Industry and. reciprocal coim ,
!tierce," and that our fellow citizens in the differ:
ent Townships and Boroughs of Schuylkill emit
ty be requested to form Home Leagues auxiliary
to this.
Res/dyed, Th it Benjamin Hannan, William
}lnv erty, and John M. Crosland, be a Commit
fro to draft a Constitution for a 'Home League,
for the protection of American Industry in Schuyl
kill
county, and report the same to a meeting to
be held at the Town Hall on Saturday evening,
the r2fith inst.
On motion of Mr. Hannan, it was
16zoked, That it be recommended to our mer
chants to confine their purchases, as far as prac
ticable, to domestic Wares and Mcrchandize, for
the consAmption of Schuylkill county.
Mr. John C. Neville was then called upon,
who delivered ash irt but thrilling speech. Ills
remarks were to lay point—they -came borne to
the feeling and interests of the whole community,
part tru forty t he mechanics and working men, of
whom the meeting. was principally composcd—
and call .d forth great enthusiasm.
On motion. Res4./eeJ, That this meeting ad-
journ to meet again at this place on Saturday
evel.ing the 26th inst..
Rr,u!vr , /, That the proccedings of this meeting
be signed by the officer., sia published in all t h e
papers favorable to the objects contemplated by
the meeting.
(Sigurd by the Qfficers.)
CURIOUS PACT IN Arcot's - mg.—A machine
has been invented in France, by which the un•
dulations in, the atmosphere may be counted,
which take pare between two individuals in con
versmion
The wind in passing over the water,
causes it to ripple, and the voice; when an indi
vidual speaks, produces cc , tain vibrations in the
atmosphere, by which sound is communicated.
An eminent philosopher says that these pul,a
lions, if they may he so called, caused by a mile
voice, vary from 200 to 250 in a s.vona, while
those of the female extend from VOO to IGO t !
We would not like to be suspected of unchatna
bleness, but really there ire some sharp,
ear-piercing voices of the tender sex, ohich doubt
less would exceed two llontaand.— Philo& Iptria
Guz< Ile.
Bit. % ' F. rtes l'lLL.s.—This medicine is acknewl
r_ni to be one of she 'float v linable ever disetive-ed,
as a mintier of the blood and II lids. It is 'noway
to Strs•lfiarilt3, Whether as a sudorificrur alterinle,
and stand., infinitely, before a'l the ureintratmiei and
combinations of Mercury, Its purgative properties
are alone of iiicalculnble value. for these pH - Finlay Int
taken daily fur any period, and. instead of weakening
by the cacti:if-lc effect, they add strength by 1; 1 00, ,
away the CAl:te el weakness. They have antic of
the miseral+le &Tech , or that ricad/y spieific Mercu
ry. The teeth are not invited—the bones and lentil
arc not paralysed—no ; but instead of these distre,s•
tap sy nit toms, new life and r onto quent animation is
evident in every movement of the 6100t1
BRANDRI:TICS are indeed a etviviotvnt. a; 31-
; b.'ea.use they cleanse and purify the blood
ire years thai utudtcine has been before the tutu c
in the IT ailed Slates; ‘‘herever it has been introduced,
it has superseded all other remedies.
Purchtse in Poqnville, of Win. Nlortimer, Ir. and
of the aLtents published in another part oftitii pi 11`,.
Dentl)s
At Belleville, Illinois, on the 20th or February
lasi, Doat. Jonepn GRFEN,formerly of Berks county.
Doct. Green wit a Phystclan or excellent standing ,
and represented St. Clair county in the Legislature el'
that state, with great ability.
Our Market,
cnIaIIEcTED `Vk:Ekt I.Y. POTT ,, ILLM
Wheat Hour, pr Bbl. $C,,00 Ilaenn,
Rye do cwt. 2.00 Pork,
Wheat, bshl 1,28 If a tn-, "
rt ,e, 0 , . 4 at l'out.tcs, bush) : ,0
Corn, " GO l'ln ter, tun 5,1 x)
o..as, ~ 45 flay .. 1.51,.'.'0
rgva, d.,z 12 . •I'ltuothy s'd. bsld '2.51
Butter, lb 12LCIO r ver .' " .50
Drify oisilde in the works of Auture."
STUI)I.3:CT'S LITEIZ ,t y Asi;ooq.kl.t(r;.
—John C. Neville, E,q. will deliver rhe. thud
Lecture In c,,re 1104 the abwe ua
wed sithjeet, at the Academy no Tuesday even.
In next, the dd. et 7 e'elordi erevsely.
The I ald les and Gentlemen of are
re= poll fully invited to :mood. Tickets e.,e
u'eumed zratis or env of th^ members.
March 19 J. P. Y SIC 001", Seee.
caE.tp writun paper nt
per ream. also, Haled Letter Paper at $2 per
re3m.nra very rn d gra lily. Just received w,cl for
sale by. Nara 19. 12— 8 . BANNAN.
SCIIOIII iilol.lliS,--Wholeialc and retail, at
Pa ladOrb.a prices, Cur safe tay
March 19, 12-- B. BARN IN •
pal NTEIIS' K,—ln 12 and 25 lbs. Kegs, et
l'hilldelphia prices, fur LaJe by
March 19,12-- 13. BA VA N
- -
gg iVE OF PIA l'OLCONii—The Life
al leon, %vitt) SOD Blow moor, cam Met e in 2 yids
price Sn'. Jurt received and for sale by
March 19, 12— B BANN.%
STEPHEN'S TH.A V ELS.--Steah'en's Travels
in Turkey. Greece, Russia alio Poland, also, 1%
crypt, Arabia. Petrma and the Holy Land. hie re
calved anc for sale by R. MANNA N.
March 19 12—
Wlir rIE & RED CLOVER SEED—For
Bale by Mar. 19, 12— B. R.ANN A't
FON'S EARLY bEEDLING POTATO
—For sale by B. BANNAN.
Ma rch 19 12—
AMNION SETTS—For Bale by B. BAIiNAN.
Lir March 19 12—
lfillteillE GARDEN SEED 44 &n.—Just reef'
ved and for sale, a general assonment "of &oh
Carden and Rawer seede, by •
March 19, 12— MARTLI.
WANTED -A young man who can
come well recommended, es an assistan, t
In a store in Pottsville. Apply et A. Heebner 'a
Store, in Port Cabot, -' *web 19 11—lift
ar. W, 1841
per lb. 7
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