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POTTSVILLE.
.4ATITIWAY MORNING, BIA R. 11, 1843.
. trinitortont.
' Let ¢very citizen bearin mind, that it is not only his
• -witerest, builds dtd.i. to purchase every thing that he
can at home. By pursuing such a course, he encour
ages,the,mecbanical industry of his own neighbor.
Ilmod'ait which the prosperity , of every town ant; city
mainlY depends---and besides. every dollar paid nut at
4 home forms a:circulating medium, of which every
idtizisa derives more or teas benefit, in the course of
wade. •Every_dollarpaid fur foreign manufactures pur.
' chased abroad:Ja entirely lost to the region, goes to
enrich those who do not contribute one cent to our
&goalie institutions,and oppresses mir own wizens."
Insurance. _
,The subscriber. Agent for one of the best insur
ance Offices in Philadelphia, is prepared to make in
surances on all descriptions of property such as
Italics, Mills, Stables, Goods, Furniture. &c.,
at the very lowest rstes. . B. BA NNA N.
%or V. B. Palmer, Esq., N0.,104, South Third
Street', Philadelphia, is authorked to act as Agent
receive subscriptions and advertisements for
Ibis Paper.
LTaz CASH SIST}.3IWC iau nd to issue the
' llitiners Journal upon the cash sistem after the
ftn4 of April next. We dial; publish the outline
of oui plan in next week's paper ; in the mean
time 'Tye wish to - engage carriers for Minersville,
' , 7,Port Parbon, and Schuylkill
The Sehnyikrn Liacen Dfouopol;•;q
•We noticed in ourpaper of last week, that an
application bad been - made to . the Pennsylvania
Legislature for the incorpdration of a Schuylkill
Haven goal Company,' and stamped it at once
u a hoax, scarcely- dreaming•that any sensible
man would ask for such an act, knowing the hard
earned experience of this region in matters of that
kind... We have since a.seitainerl the true char
acter' of this application; which is for a Schuylkill
Haven Screening and Depositing Company,' with
powerlio , make certain indefinite improvements,
and to constructisome five or six Miles of railway.
The applicant for this curious act of incorpora
tion is Dr. Fitch; well, known to thii4 region as
one of the maul speculators in that magnificent
the North American Coal Company. This
last scheme is-devised, doubtlessly, for the purpose
of enhaccing in value a strip of property which
the Dr. owns at the junction of the Mine Hill
and Schti- 4 ylkiit Haven Rail Road, with the Phil.
adelphia and Pottsville Rail Road; aniPwhich, by
.the aid of the Legislature, might be converted
from a comparatively worthless flat into saleable
lots,'
• • Now, although we haVe no objections to seeing
the Dr. become a rich man, yet we'shall always
oppose any scheme fur that purpose which will
•iffect or interfere with the individual enterprise of
this region. iEverything which the petition asks
for can be accomplished, needed, by individuals
alone ; but as far as we have made enquiry into
the Practibility of the scheme proposed, it has been
derided as entirely useless and unnecessary. The
coal apettitors on the Mine Hill .and Schuylkill
Havenjfail Hold neither desire or need anything
of the kind; and if such a law be passed, it will be
for the special and private benefit of Dr. Fitch and
for no other.
The best guide to influence legislative action
in regard to such incorporations, is to review the
history of former acts r ef the kind: Before acting
hastily upon questionp of this nature, let them
!cuddly consider the progress of the different
Coal Companies whiett.the.) have already charter
eitin this region : without 3 single exception they
are all bankrupt! and when under full headway,
their effect has always bren to interfere with and
crowd out the individual enterprise of the district.
We have suffered sufficiently from monopolies of
the kind, and shall always strenuously oppose in
corporations of a similar nature. Having never
asked.the Legislature for any assistance in our hh
sinisssoperations or facilities, we shall always beg
of them to forego any interference with us and to
let tia alone—for , in 'that consists the security and
;safety of our trade.
'Aldan 'present day, it'appears to us that when
ever, a man's fortunes fail or become dilapidated,
-ha emus to the Legislature for the enactment of a
law which by weakening others may re.invigorate
him. 'The scheme, generally resorted to, is that
of applying for acts'of incorpOration ; and even
if were for the building of a pig sire, enough
signers to the petition could be procured. It is
time th at such a course should be frowned down
and eectuallyi stopped, for it is not only an indig
nity to the people, but also a rank insult to their
representatives. -
Tat COMET.—The Eastern rapers for some
time past have been teeming with aiiieles deserrb
ins an appearance resembling a Comet which was
seen in several places in New England, a little to
the S. E. of the. ann. A great many astronomical
opinions have been circulated in regard ti this un
usual appearance, but as they are length ,id .at
best only iuggestions, . we forbear publishing
them.
„, On Monday and Tuesday evenings, a little after
aniadown, the -same appearance was observabie
from this place extending upwards from the hori
ston'an the South West, at an angle of about 40
degrees towards South East try East. The phe
nomenon, which was not particularly bright, but
still sufficiently so to mark its outline distinctly,
continued far upwards of an hour and then grad
ually disappeared. The ray of light was appa
rently about 6,degrees in width at the widest, ap
parently, narrowing as it neared the boriz in.
The dim appearance of this - Come( would in
thaee one to doubt the principle laid down by some
astronomers, that the light of such bodies is in
herent. It is thought by same that they ., desire
their light rom the sun. This seems ta us the
most probable, or as accurately as we could judge,
the appearance as we observed it. lay directly in
the track of the sun ; and, as it was visible imme
diately after sunset,,a reddish tinge near the hor
izon'was plainly peiceptibie.
al. We call, the attention of our readersto the
cemmunication on our first page by o An Ama
teur," upon the subject of CaA Iron-Rails. The
men of science and - experience; whose opinion the
writer quotes, are names which cannot be lightly
-disregarded on a question of this kind. The great
',cheapness of cast iron over .wrought iron, is a
strong reason for the introduction of the former
on our Railroads if it be found practicable ; and
indeed wherever they have been used in this re
gion fur drifts and other roads, they hese been
found to answer as well es the latter. Vt'e hope
Soon to see Cast Iron rails of our awn manufac
ture extending along all the leading rail roads of
the country. Another cornmtmication - coniaining
• a calculation showing the difference in the cost of
the two materials, will appear, mixt week.
Tux Trtoce. T -This fine Company held their
monthly parade on Thursday last. The dey was
propitious, and the men and horses were as frisky
as fleas—rice la iniiilaire !
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jFautt TREr5,..46.e.---Persons in WWI!. al
Frith or Orna mental Trees, iShuhbery, &c.. can be
supplied by leaving their orde‘rs et this office.
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Chita. Russell, Eeq., a native of fhiledefphia,
and American Consul in Yucatan, died on the Bth
of last month et. Carmen Laguna ,de Tennines.\
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The Coal Trsule.
As the time is fast approaching which usually
heralds in the commencementof the great Coal
Trade of thiS district, a few 'words in relation to
it would not be inappropriate. It must beevident
to every dealer io tlis region that the business of
last year was a ruinous and unprofitable one.
EXperience has proved to us that for our own se—
curity a different course most be pursued during
the coming seaman if we'viish to Avert those evils.
We know of no other remedy than a uniform re
fusal on the part of individuate to sell, unless in
return for fair remunerating prices. Instead
of the usual anxiety to do a large business
without reganfto • a sufficient profit, let there
he a general unWillingneks , . to sell for any
thing but a fair 'profit. better to mine a
small quantity, for a reasonable return than
thousands of tops for a price that barely covers
the cost;? It is true that
,many. large establish
ments, rather thanlffischarge their hands, are in
duced to sell wiihout profit; but a total stoppage
does not appear to us as necessary. If the de
mand at a fair remunerating price is not sufficient
ly great to warrant full employment, would it not
be better to decrease the amount of work to three
or four days per week to each man, and in; this
manner retain them. It is argued by some that
low prices are necessary to enable us to compete
successfully with other regions; but this is not
the case. The advantages we possess enable us
to cope with any other Coal district upon equal
ground, and our. prices are always followed by a
corresponding equality of rates on their part; fur
they are as anxious to derive profitable support
from the business as we are. The interests of all
are deeply concerned in this matter, for, upon the
welfare of the Coal Trade depend the-safety and
security of the whole region.
'e give the : advice modestly, and from a sin
cere desire to see our Citizens engaged in a (tutu
mile and profitable business. We cannot but as
cribe the difficulties, with which the, trade was I I
forced to struggle last year, to the impolitic and
ruinous prices at which the Coal was sold. We
hope this error will be redeemed, and that it will
become our pleasant task to chrimiele a prosperous
trade for the present year. ,
Tax Ituesacnartr.—ln the House, on Von
day, a motion was made ter consider the resolu
tion to print the reports of Ithe Committee on the
Impeachment of David R. Porter. The motion
was lost by a vote of 50 to 36. Although this was
done for the purpose of suppressing the report, it
will fail in its efforts. The people of the State
will have the facts contahlea in thatreport circu
lated among them as fully as if the reed
lutibn had carried,- -- This method of hushing
down public opinion will not be tolerated. The
report, which contains nothing more than the sum
mary of all the evidence given before the investi
gating committee, is so plain that no man after
impartially reading it can call the Governor inno
cent of the charge of bribery. Although'ngirosi
live proof exists of his having actually fingered
the money, yet the fact of his being privy to the
legislation, joined to the interference in procuring
the passage of the law, shows that he end Broad
head were at the head and front of the whole trans
action. And as Broadhead received the pay, tak
ing into consideration David R. Porter's charac
ter, it is but proper to infer that he shared the
proceeds. The people will yet have an opportu
nity of reading and judging for themselves.
PERE AND ' LOSS OF LIFE
Early on the morning'of the 26th ult., a fire broke
out in the large pork establishment, comet of
Walnut and Canal streets, Cincinnati. It was
very large and stored full of lard, pork, dm. The
fire was smothered by the doors being closed, and
the dense mass of smoke and gas became heated
and exploded with a terrible concussion, sending
the roof and walls in every direction. Many were
crushed beneath the falling masses. Seven were
killed and ten wounded. The scene is described
as having been horrible in the extreme. The loss
of property was also immense.
BLACU:S OCTLET.—On Friday last, the
bill to authorize an outlet lock at Black's 1'24, a
gain came up before the Senate, and was negativ
ed by a vote of 19 to 11. The friends of the
measure are determined not to let it rest here. On
Monday, when the Senate was discussing the bill
to incorporate a company to i purchase the Dela
ware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal, an a
menknent, giving the Company which purchases
the Canal, a right to construct the outlet, was dm.
cussed, and the bill with thiilainendments, was for
the tinvostponed.
The Weather for the last week has assum
ed a milder and more smi 'We character. Miss
Spring . will soon dispense the warming influence
of her smiles upon us.
Since writing the above, we have to record an
other Instance of fickle conduct on the part of her
ladyship—on Friday Morning, notwithstanding our
pleasant ,antiCipations, snow fell to the, depth of
two tridhes. •
GREAT WHIG VICTORY IN NEW ChILEANS.
7 --The election in New Orleans on the 24th ult.,
resulted in favour of ..the Whig candidate, W.
Freret, for Mayor, he being elected by a majority
of 315. ' Although the elec'tions, in 1842 were un
favorable to the Whig party, those of the present
year seem entirely the reverse. We look upon
these' triumphs .as a presage of the success of
1844,
•'Pottttiille is a great place. and its inhabitants par
take or tbe - samt qualities.; they patronize the Forum,
sell coal, ar•d take Me analmrs. Thrde of those layer
am- les . formed life partnership last week. '—.llat.
Forum.
Guilty to sll but the last charge ! Now Left
tenant, where in the name of Jehoshophat, did
you get that idea from "! Some of our mountain
boys have been quizzing you, James I—Widows
forsooth'.
Eanaisu - -PniaasTanora.—The British frig
*ate Msdacasgar, Capt. Forte, had a skirmish with
the natives on the Altican coast, and succeeded in
capturing shout twelve hundred slaites, whom they
took to St. Helena, and put to labtr as •hired ap
prentices." “ That's noble, and bespeaks a na
tion, proud and jeslons of the blessing."
MARRIED—in Gettysfiurg Mr. George Mouse
tJ Miss Ann Humor.
Tlk•Piettyune' colds this a humorous instance
of mono catching! and tLe 'Star' thinks it will he .
much!funnier when the little h-rhis town 1., squeal.
There Gentlemen ! we hold you }•mh up before
the people—now who'll laugh T '
; • j• A man in Milton, Massacbu-tit , , iods a
bung girl out sleigh riding, sad qu the w•+y irca
tcid her to three glasses of brandy, which caused
her death almost instantaneously. .
The Richmond 'tat, In gptaginz Of the Wev
chehter trial in dh state • calls lice .cct the Broad
A x es." The corporal makes luntly rßia,takce some-
DEEM
Qf Awe:change 'paper; upon what authority,
we know not, says that out of 230,000 inhabitant.;
of Pflikolelphia, 170,000 attenircLurch and GO,OOO
voluntarily absent themselves.
Cr The President signed the resolution re
peating the Iltinkrupt Law late on Friday bight,
Match.3d.
Corporal Stree er is losing his accustomed
neszt—the , Strit' last week wasn't worth a Pica.
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Wick. •
Covigesssional.
The turanty,seventh Congress his now closed
its session, and we sincerely regret that more goal
has not been accomplished by their labours.
In spite oC:the efforts of the majority which
have always been directed towards the attain
ment of the great and cardinal Whig me*
urea, they have occupied a verse situation thiiir
an actual minority. The proceedings during the
last two days of the session possess; considerable
interest. ,
In the Senate on Thursday, the Bill from the
House n.akirig appropriations to carry into effect
the Washington Treaty was_ passed, only five
Senators voting against it. •
In the House, the Bill to regulate the value of
foreign coin:and the Bill to regulate drawbacks on
s hipwrecked goods, were passed.
The Bill • regulating the rates of postage
afters long discussion, was passed.
Mr: Cost Johnson, from the Select Committee,
to whom iver, referred certain memorials asking
Congress to take measures to, assist the States by
the issue of $ 200,000,000. of United states Stock,
based op the sales of the public domain, made a
report accompanied with the following resolutions:
Resolved; That it is expedient to employ the
credit of the government of the United States, to
the extent {payed for by the memorialists.
Resolved. That a committee of --,inembers,
be appointed to prep6e a bill accordingly.'
The report and resolutions were ordered to be
printed.
On Friday in the Senate; a Bill giving one
year's pension to the widows of officers and sold
iers of the revolution, after a sharp debate was
passed.
The Senate refusing to concur in the amend
ments of the House to the Postage Bill s.commit
tee of conference was appointed.
In the House, the Bill to divide the United
States into two military districts, with a view of
restoring Gen. Gaines to his proper command from
which he had been removed by Mr. Spencer, pas
sed the House by a large majority and was sent
to the Senate.
A resolution of thanks to the Speaker was o
fered by Mr. Weller, which Pharles Brown op
posed. The result was a sharp debate from a
number of members in which: a good many bard
knocks were exchanged. The resolution at last,
carried—ayes 141, noes 17.
The Bill to refund Gen. Jackson's fine was
taken up and lost—ayes 77, noes 83.
The House remained in session until after one
o'clock on Saturday morning, when a motion be
ing made, it was adjourned sine die.
During the evening session of the Senate, the
President sent in a nomination of Mr. Cushing as
Secretary of the Treasury in the place of Walter
Forward, resigned, when the vote being taken, the
nomination was rejected—yeas 19, nays 27.
The President again returned the nomination,
which was rejected by a 'vote of 10 to, 28. And'
upon his sending it in the third time only two Ben
store voted for the nomination. •
Thu nest nomination of Mr. Wise as Minister
to Franceswas acted upon and rejected by a vote
of 12 to 24—then 8 to 26, and the third timi by
2 to .29. !
This vote must be considered a strong rebitike
hpon:the President fiir the indignity offered to! the
Senate. His pertinacity in continuing to force
upon them his nominations was promptly and tf:rop
erly checked, and that body deserves the thanks of
the people for their dignified condemnation of the
insult.
The following' are some of the appointinents
made by the President, by and with the advice owl
consent of the Senate .
John C. Spencer, of New York, to be Seeteta
ry of the Treasury.
Edward Everett, of Massachusetts, to be com
missioner to China. •
Wro. W. Irwin, of Pennsylvania, to be Charge
d'Affaires to Denmark.
Calvin Blythe, Esq., ores nominated
and con
?, as Collector at Philadelphia, lice Thinnas
Smith, rejected.
Mr. Auctioneer Cushing, will, it is sump' sed,
return to Massachusetts and offer himself for 3._10n-
ME
ANTURACITE /110 c.—In David Mushaes. sport
upon Cold Blast Iron which we published n few
weeks ago, the author expresses a hope t(lat. a
mode of converting pig iron into bar by mOnsof
anthracite will soon be discovered.
By a letter to the Editor of the Penesylania
Inquirer, dated Phcenixville, March Ist 1843, it
will be seen that in the iron works at thatcplace
for two years past, all the fuel used in the Manu
facture from pig to nails, has been 'anthrficite.
The following is an extract from the letter, billow
ing that this method is in perfect and successful
operation: -
"The rime:lli Works have now been in com
plete and suceesful operation with Anthracite
Coal for fuel, fir a period of two years past. The
ore, coal and limestone arc conveyer' to the place,
and nails carried away. it is now practicable
by the agency of these extensive improvements,
to take the ore in its raw condition to smelt, re
fine and roll it, to cut into nail plates and into
mails, to track them, and to place, kegs of them in
•'hiladelphia market within a period of 30 hours,
and every, process to be "accomplished with An
thraone coal wherever fuel is- required, and this
tou with Cold Mae"
EiIITHQUAKES.—Advices from the West In
dies bring intelligence oda terrific havoc caused in
that niughhorhood by several violent shocks from
en earthquake.
The shocks exparienced at Porto Rico, were ve
ry severe, but although considerable property was
destroyed, no lives Were lost. The effect, howev
er, in the Windward Islands, on tb,e Bth uly., was
awful. The town of Point Petre, Gaudaloupe, is
entirely destroyed. and fen thou.vand persdas are
supposed to hare been killed. In !intigiia, there
has also been a vent loss 'of property, though but
few lives were lost. Nevis, Montserat and Bar
badoes, bare also, it is said, suffered, but the ex
tent is not yet known.
Tow 11113tinet chocks were also felt in the valley
of the Misstssippi ; one on the 4th of January, and
one on the 16th of February.
I ' NNSYLN•NIII. Besse.—The following is a
summing up of the Ocent return of the condition
of the Pennsylvania Banks as made to the Legis.
!elute :
Specie and specie kinds. Circulation. Deposites.
$4,792,353 $6,522,709 $7,013,231
The last annual rep6u was as follows:
Specie. Circulation. A pep mites.
$3,105,004 $7,480,081 01,350,294
This shows an increase of specie during the
year of $1,687,349, and a decrease of circulation
of $957,972, and of depogits $3,337,073, or an in
crease in immediate means of a million, and a de
se ut immediate liabilities, of lour 'millions and
a thi s . Relief issues not included under circula
tion, am'unt separately to about $1,700,000.
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Horses with Roman noses are apt ro be VICIOUII
Ptclytene.
Very like John Tyler has a Roman nose.—Rich
Star.
Hide him with a Cushing anti he's ati quiet as a
lamb--Straight jackets for madmen-I-a Spencer
for the delicate Virginia nag!
Malay. SENATOn.—On Friday last, John Fair
field, Governor of the State of Maine, was elected
to the United States Senate by the Legislature of
that State, in place of the Hun. Rue! Williams,
resigned.
THE MINERS' JOURNAL.
The Whig Party•ltterorm, Le. p l
Notwithstanding the great blame and abuse
whit!) has.been - unsparingly heaped upon the whig
Congress, the facts prove that in every lust/thee
where they have had the power,- they have an
shrinkingly and firmly struggled in support of the
,great measures they are pledged to . sustain. Pp.
posed on all sides—meeting difficulties at every
turn, they have always been found at their posts,
and have consistently and nobly redeemed theft.
promises. Although they could nut succeed in
restoring the currency, yet they have succeeded in
passing other good measures, the salutary results
of which are already evident..
We published lag week a statement showing
that during the first quarter after the passage of
the Tariff Bill, the amount of exports eisectled
theimports more than one half as follows:
Exportations , 27,472,919
Importations 13,648,094
This fact satisfactorily accounts (or the heavy
importations of specie during that period, as well
as the low rates of exchange. The people can
now see the practical operation of 'WLig measures,
and by this simple statement of truth sufficiently
estimate the false arguments opposed to a tariff.
It is also well known that for sever: years be
fore the whig party came into power, the average
annual appropriatio exceeded the receipts of the
government seven millfo s of dollars; in the pay
ment of which the surplu revenue joined to cov
en million from the r -tf. S. Bank Stock, in all
$20,000,000, were cohsumed, and a debt created
for the balance, by the " issue of Treastiry Notes,
end withholding appropriations. The amount of
expenditures during the two first years of Van
Buren's Administration, was thirty-five millions
annually. The amount appropriated by the pres
ent Congress for the year 1893, when compared
with the receipts stands thus:
Total estimated teceipta $23,323,400 08
Appropriations 18,175,289 37
Leavings balance in the Treas
ury on the Ist day of Jamul
ry, 1843, of • $5,148,110 70
Thus it will be seen that the expenses of the
Government has been greatly reduced, and the ex
penditures brought within the receipts into the
Treasury, which has not been the case fot the last
eight years.
Efortonon ELECTION.—The election for Con
stables, Inspectors, and' other ward officers, will
take place in this borough, on the 17th inst. We
hope our citizens will attend at the polls generally
on that thy. It is necessary that our borough
organization should be composed of geod and
efficient men.
6:::r The Evening Mercury, a Philadelphia Ty
!er paper, states rather authoritatively that the va
cancy made by the removal of Mr. Spencer will
be filled by Judge James Madison Porter, who, it
says, repaired to Washington on Monday for the
purpose of assuming its• duties.
all sorts at 3tents
. (Original and Selected.:
The Rev. J. T : Johnson, Rector of St. Paul's
Church, Aleiandria, has been elected Bishop of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in Alabama.
Wakefield, the farm in Westmoreland county,
Virginia, on which General Washington was born,
is offered for sale, •
MILLEIIISM. bOING SONE Gol3ll.—An old la
dy in Boston, a Millerite, is dispensing liberally
from a large properly to all the poor she can find.
The Post Office at Goshen, New York, and
several contiguous buildings have been destroyed
by fire.
ft is said to be one consolation, that if the world
don't come to an end this year, Millerism will.
Mr. Brown, appointed Agent to the Sandwich
Islands, has for some time been a reporter for t•vo
of the Boston papers.
New HAsrsnrne.--Tbe election in this State
for Governor, members of Congress, and State of
will take filace on the 14th inst.
Steamboats run of the North river to Piermont.
This Is the.highist point to which navigation is
attempted.
BANK . I.lort‘En.—,The Bank of Manchester,
at YOZJO city, Mids., was burned lately. Books
and papers saved.
HENET CLAIN-Mr. Clay arrived at Natchez
on ;he I 9th ult. In firing a cannon in honor of
his arrival, a young Greek, named John Stephen,
had his arm blown off by a premature discharge.
A man named James W. Jones, has been ar
rested at Greensburg, Ky., charged with having
robbed' the mail.
Ex-GoVernor Corwin, of Ohio, was in New
Orleans, on the 20th ult.
t'lle population of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., is at
present 8,158 ; being an increase of 148 within
the past year.
A youth recently committed suicide in England
by placing his head on the anvil of gigantic
(urge-hammer, whilst the machinery was in mo
tion.
Thompson, the plurderer of Catherine liau3lin ,
made his fifth escd'pe,from the jail at Lower San
dusky, a few' days ago, and nothing has since been
heard of him
A London paper, in speaking of the portrait of
Mrs. Norton, says, Everything about it looks in
good keeping."
The Senate of New York have resolved to ad
journed on the 28th of March.
The State Prison at Sing Sing, New York, con
tains .st present 774 male and 77 female convicts.
Total, 851.
In the great gale in the Gulf of Mexico last
September, three ve,sela were lasi, and with them
nearly or quite three hundred men.
Four hundred and ninety persons have applied
for.the benefit of the law in Maryland
Mr. Webster opened a case in the Supreme
Court of the United S totes en Saturday last.
The Bill to regulate the Election Districts of
the Stets, passed the House; on final nailing, on
Saturday,
The Mississippi river, which has been twice
closed with ice during the present !winter was a-
bout breaking up again on the 21st ult.
The Mormons have started a weekly paper in
Pittsburg.
The steamship Acadia carried Out about 20
tons of ice, from Fresh Pond near Boston.
Counrzsr.—Lord Bacon beautifully said; It
o man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it
shows ho is a citizen of the v./Odd, and that his
heart is no island cut off from other lands, but a
continent that joins them.
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CiNersicurt.--The Cincinnati Gazette of the
25th ult. states that contracts for building six new
s team home, have lately been made in the ship
y ards of that city.
CELL4It POPELATION OF NEW YORK.-A
reprirt of the City Inspector slates that there are
1959 cellars in that city, containing a resident
population of 7196; and that 6618 people inhabit
the courts and rear buildings of the city.
Hos. IL A. Wlss.--We learn from tho Ma
disonian, that it is understood that am Hon. iieg
ry A. Wise will again be a candidate for Con
gress, and from its personal information, he will
haven oopposition, NIL Mallory having declined
as a candiNte on hearing of Mr. Wise's rejeetigl.
ME
Frame it—The folka across tha water make
some . very ludicroin mistakes in reporting or re
viewing our cis•Ailantic proceedings. The fat
lowing;which is taken from an English paper, re.
fers to that portimirof President Tyler's message,
in, which he tesiientitends the refunding of General
Jackson's fine: . •
.
"The message closes with a reccommenda io n
all must wish to see carried out. Tangiih
men are the last to wish to see a brave e r einy
crippled by his sacrifices .for his countre—and,
were it needful, we do not doubt many of them
would willingly subscribe to prevent a brave foe
from being ruined.'
( '
"The extreme selfish' -if republi‘ ,hi
_ se' Mess of republicans, how
ever, ream the days of Athens 'and Rome, has
been proverbial. The facts of the case with re
spect to Gene:al Jackson stand thus—Pending
the attack onNewOrleans ne came to its defence,
after proclaiming military law, took,a number of
bales of cotton in order to form a rampart for
protecting the city. Ills defence was succesful
bat nevertheless the patriotic cotton merchants
of Neu Orleans sued the victorious general--the
man to whom they owed all—in the Courts of
the State for the value of cotton seized, though it
was offered to be returned with. only the inciden
tal damage, and they succeeded in obtaining a
verdict with heavy damages against the man who
had preserved them, when they were panic
stricken and ready to surrender to their enemy !
The incident is worthy of a niche in republican
history.— We cannot wonder that executive men,
in the United States, feel the degradation to
which the unpatriotic selfishness of their com
mercial-brethren expose them" !!
von THE MINEIIS' JOURNAL
Mn. Masan :—As there seems to be a mis
apprehension with many of our citizens as to the
right the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
claim for issuing a paper under the caption of cer
tificates, ntterly worthless; (the making and cir
culating being in direct violation of Law,) I have
taken the trouble of examining the pamphlet laws
of Pennsylvania, passed _since 1840 inclusive, and
find the annexed extract, from which it will be
perceived that the Company are imposing on an
innocent public, who generally believe that this
monopoly have the right granted them by the
Legislature to issue and circulate a species of pa
per, that in truth, is no better than bleak paper,
it being,in reality a fraud. On the 15th day of
March, 1840, an act was passed, granting the Com
pany a new charter to improve the Navigation of
the Lehigh Rive's, in the counties of. Monroe and
Luzerne, not a word, line or syllable is used in
this act, allowing banking privileges, or a right
to issue Taper of any description whatever, to
pass as - money. The next law relative to this
Company, was approved: the 13th day of March,
1841, and as i this douhtlEss is the act upon which
is predicated the iight\teissue the worthless trash
referred to, I will give \ thc section granting the
Company the privilegei l of increasing their capi
tal stock:' That it shall be lawful for the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Corlptuir.,increase their
Capital. Stock, by the sale of shareS or otherwise
to an aniounkwhifh shall not exceed the actual
cost of the na: tion and rail road, required by
the several acts of Assembly of this Commonwealth
to be constructed, by the Company ; and that the
time fixed by Law for the completion of the tun
nel on the Rail-road from White Haven to W likes
barre,•be extended for two years, provided the
sicapical stock authorized by this and former acts
of Assembly, shall not exceed six millions of del
tarts,' The last act relative to thq,Company was
passed the 16th day of February, 1842; this law
simply invests them with power to execute a inort
gage or mortgages on their Navigation, Itail-road,
and on all other property—and on tolls and rents.
Not a word is written in this act allowing or ad
mitting the right to issue paper money. Thus it
will,he seen, as I stated in the preceding part of
this communication, that there is not the shadow
of authority conferred to this mammoth monopoly,
to impose on the community as this corporation
is now, and has been doing for some time past. It
may net be out of plan here to give one or
two plans of operation by this insolvent concern,
in order to expose the modus operandi by which
they are enabled to bring to distress and ruin, in
dividual enterprise.
The paper is issued with a promise to redeem
it in five years with interest, and in order to give
it credit and warrent its circulation, they receive
it in paymenqor coal and tolls on the Navigation.
Now in the first place the amount refunded in this
way is retained by them, and instead of resissuing
the same scrip or shinplasters, a new batch is pre
pared and - put afloat, consequently they will nev
er mature until the bubble breaks, for as they are
- paid in, the vacuum thus occasioned is filled up
by a new supply bearing date at the turns they
are issued, thus it will be perceived that the pay
ment of interest is avoided ; is this not prima
_fa
cia evidence of fraud and deception?-
The advantages afforded the Company by the
'menus impositions continually practiced, enables
them to dispose of coal at any price, and if they
refuse ultimately to redeem their paper (rind in
this there cannot be a doubt, foi it is notorious
that they are insolvent,) how will the holders fare !
What security have they? At this time the Com
pany ask but two dollars per ton for their coal at
Mauch Chunk ; their shinplasters are at a discount
of 35 per cent, which would reduce the price in
par funds to $ 1 30 per ton.
Thus, price of coal in shinplasters, $ 2 00
Deduct discount 35 per cent, 70
Price' of Coal,
Many of the Company's operations could be
given in which it would be shown how, and in
what way every dollar or nearly so, realised by
them, is taken fromihe community by some trick
or high handed measure that no individual would
date to practice.
Plitiviiiivc IN A Ti Rochester
Democrat tells of the following novel use to which
the Theatre in that piaci! , was lately put:—
On Saturday evening, at the close of the play,
it was announced that them would be divine ser
vice at the Theatre on Sutiday evening. 'l'llls
announcement drew a crowd at the appointed
time. The curtain opened upon ii S'c'ene represen
ting a room fitted up as a-library ; and it stand
was placed in froth fir the preacher. About sev
en o'clock the - Rev. Mr. Galley ascended' the
stage, accompanied by a nunlb,r of gentlenen of
this city, and delivered a discourse fiom the words
—t , Wide is the gate and broad is the way that
leadetli to destruction, and many
_there be that go
in thereat."
It is due to the managers Co say that every
thing, so far as they were concerned, was conduc
ted with the utmost order and decorum, and had
it no: been for the false al inn of firt which drew
half the congregati*M into the streets, the meeting
would have passed off as pleasantly as in an orJi
nary house
.of worship. We understand that
meetings well be held there in future every :ion
day evening. house is very commodious, and
ti person will be in attendance to conduct, lakes
and strangers to convenient seats. We hope much
good may result from this movement.
Soma poet, in singing the praise of wine, says :
The sun Arinks—the earth drinks—the, flowers
drink—and therefore men t.hotald drink. ) ,'
Cer
tainly, say we; but with the slam earth and fl 171-
era, let them drink •pure, wholesome water."
The Washingtonians of Boston, are about to
take possession of the great ➢filler Temple, recent•
ly erected in that city. The change will he very
much for the bettr: •
.QUANTITY nr nuciru IN. MAN . AND WONIAN.
S—The French arc a most expeiimenung race,ana
their discoveries in the arts and .`eciences-are pro
verbially in advance of other nation*. By caper
•iments inaile at the Paris Academy of Sciences,
and arrived at by an ingenious specivs of mask
placed over the f.ce of the Person whose bre,th is
to be exantined, it was ascertained that man gives
out a larger quantity than woman, and this diff
erence is Most striking between the ages of sixteen
and forty, at which latter period the quantity of
carbonic acid given out by the male is double that
of the female. In the male the quan.ity goes on
increasing from the age of eight years to thirty,
after which it begins to diminish ; and, as man be
comes older and older, the diminution goes on in
an increased degree. In oldge, the quantity is
much greater than it was at the age of ten.
Ma. Cr.Ay Mrssfsareet.---The Vicksburg
Whig, of last Thursday, contains a brilliant ac
count of Mr. Clay's reception at Jackson on the
preceding Tuesday. The reception appears to
haire been one of those glorious tributes of admi
ration and applause that a mighty people some
times delight in rendering to a great National be.
nefastor.
We have also in tho Vicksburg Whig, of die
21st ult., a most eloquent description of Mr.Clay'a"
reception at Vi:kshirrg.
We learn from the officers of the steambo4
Vicksburg that Mr. Clay came up on that boat
as far as Memphis, where he slopped and was re.
ceived by a vast - multitude with the commingled
roar of cannon and of human voices. We sup
pose he will close his triumphal progress at Ash
land.—Louisville Journal, March I.
A TOUCHING INCIDENT. --A truly touching
incident oecuried - at !Saadi' on eriday last. A
.little girl, about seven years of age, was silting at
the corner of Washingloa and Stafe streets, upon
a small pine box, with a basket by ; lacii bide, con
taining sonic halide - lien apples, which she was pa
tiently waiting to sell, though hn r little•forin trent.
bled froni head to foot with the cold, which was
moat severe. The little half clad of fortunate
ly met the eye of a boy nut more than el ht years
old, dressed an the richest style Of the d , even
to an unusual event, who stopped before tr, end
taking a rich kerchief from his o.vn neck,_ t' 11 it
snugly about hers. and tripped away.
C _.• The followinOs a capital like upon ? r
' cue Morton, of Ma4athusetts. When Ito Vis
leaving Taunton for ffoston, says one of the pa•
pers, there being a good dear of snow on the track,
Peers were expressed that the cars would be detain•
ed. o But never mind," said the Governor pull
ing out his watch, a We rball dtubt:ess get in by
about one."
That's the' way," rejoined Mr. P., a veiny
young whiz from New Bedford, iliat 3 our Ex
cellency usually gets in—lN about one."
The Governor put up his repra!er.
.AN EX AM PLE.—Elthu Burrito, called the learn
ed blacksmith, who is at this time master of more
than fifty difllrent languages, told a r entl-man.
who related it to us, that when he first farmed a
determination to become acquainted with books,
being an apprentice ict the time t a his trade, he
earned one day by (xtra labor a quaver of a dollar,
and with this in his pocket, he w.lked fifteen miles
at night, bought a LpdinTr.grammer; walked the fife
teen miles back, and ors was -- at his w irk the next
morning at the usual t me.-117/nr;ngton
Chronicle.
111 TORI AL QC•LIFICATIONS.—.Soma of our
friends having read our ankles on small pox, seem
anxicoitn know haw we came in possession of so
much medical knowledge. The truth is . , we ftutl
led medicine once till we thought ourself a very
respectable amateur doctor. Afterwards we atm
led ourself three years to the study of law. Our
only regret is that we have never given our atten
tion to divinity. An accomphflied E lit tr ought
in our opinion, to know eferythittg.—La.oiscille
Journal.
De SOM ET /I NI; .-11.in ' t be a dr,nto. I'.au may
rely upon your present 11 ,, ,sesiione, or on y our lu
tore prospects, but the:4 miles may tly away, or
other hopes may be blighted, and if you hare no
place of your own, in such a case, ten to one you
will find your path beset with thorns. What may
came upon you before you are aware of it, and
having no prolession, you will find yourself in an
ything but an enviable condition. It is therefore
important that you should be something.
•
TREATT WITH MEXICii.--AIDORZ the Exec
utive proceedings in the Senate towards the close
of the Session of Congress was the ratification of
a convention lately concluded at the city of Mexi.-
co between the diplomatic representatives of ttle
United States and the Goverittnent, the terms of
which are said to be honorable anti eligible to both
nations.—Naf. In
The Powhaian Mansion House, at Richmond,
Va., occupied by Ribert A. Mayo, EN , said io
be built on the site of King Powliatan's wigwam,
wag burned down a fcw days since. It was insu
red for $lO,OOO, which was not sufficient to cover
the loss.
CURE: roll Ti NI Cheat the doctor
by being tcmperatc ; cheat the lawyer by keeping
out of debt ; and client the demagogue of whatev
er 'party, by voting fir honest men.
1 30
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FRANKLIN ENCAMPMENT. No. 4, of I. p. F
will meet on Wednesday evening, Match 15, at i o
clock.
March 11,
NEW HOOKS.
Our Market.
COAKECTED WEEKLY. POTTSVILLE,. Mar. 11, 1843
IVheat Flour, pr Bbl s3Bi I3acon t per lb„ - =6
Rye, do cwt. .I,3ll:Pork. I " •=; 4
Wheat,' bshl 90 gams,' ' 1 4 ,! -111
621Totatoes, bush! 25
Corn,
o.te,
Eggs.
Butter,
40‘; t ter, too. 4,50'
27 " 15.00
dna 10 \Timothy end, bohl 2,50
121,Clovet ". 5;00
gYNATIONAL LIGHT INFANTRY..--A spe
cial meeting-of the Company will be heldil the Ar
mory on this (Saturday evening.) at 7 °clock. Punc..
tual attendance is requested. •
Ni-rch ii
PULASKI LOWE No. 216, meets . lan Monday
evening, March /3. at 7 o'clock.
Punctual attendance of the members Is top mei*
VT' 51ECIIANte'S AS...sOCIATION.—a Is theije•
male sex luta Co the male ser in intellcc!yai power a 7411
impacity
Affirmative—John C. Neville, Moses I'. Sweeny,
John M. Crosland, Benjamin Ilaywopd;C:,S.Foster e
Jacob Fox.
. • • . • t i r
Negalive—John IL James. Wm; -ft- ..'Rnssell,
Robert M. Palmer, Mart: ‘Villiams, Tgeithis Poster,-
Isaac Severn.
MN M. CROSLAND. Prerit. •
Jos. Bowey. Secey: . March 1.1.:
CELEBRATION OP ST. PATRICK'S
DAY. •
AT a recent meetina, convened for the purpose,-
it was unaninitusly
Resolved. That the usual mode of celebrating
die Anniver s ary Of Ireland's Mixon Saint, by
waking in procession, shoal d be adopted.
That Mr. James Cleary should act...es Chief
Marshal, assisted by the several aids Who acted
in that capacity on the day of the last celebra
tion.
That the Marshal and his aids constitute the
Committee ut arrangement, and as such, are
instructed to publish these proceedingsotrith an_
invitation to those persons favorably. inclined to
join the Procession. •
JAMES CLFORY, Marshal.
Pottsville, March, I I, IN 13. ll—lt.
WHOLES!tLE DRY GOOD STORE, -
• NO. 77 1-2 MARKET STREET,
(North Side—Above Second.)
(I.C.ctuds fur Cash, at Auction
T .
111?...: , bscribers 1, determined to conduct theit
A. business upon the C. Al System, anal sell their
Goods as law a not. a Low r. GRADE or rnort r. than
has heretofore been done is Philadelphia . .—not one
article reduced very/ow, in he Expectation of making
it up on otherGoous; but ill, r prices shell ALL nit COR
RESPOND' NG LY Low. Tt •ir prices will be coverned
by the Auction Rates—se Itng nt the same prices, nett
Casitras the Suctions on !inie--contentingthem
selves with the Interes for the time as their Profit.
This cannot but pre a dm for buy
ers, especially tro die Country,n to uc call on theta 111
preference to purchasinv, at Au tion, where persons
do not get - the time discount, unless their bills reach
a certain amount; to which amount it is not always
convenient - fir Conotry Buyers to purchase; aim it
will also ovoid the ,Isadvantage of large lots, anti,
afford more urns to select.
They debign to avail themselves 01 ever}, facility.
in holt' the New•Vutk ar ucll an the
Auctiot ti , In 111 ACC LING QUI)Da Ar TIM LOW
EST POSsIIII.K I; al ES.
We now respret fully invite Our friends and thcipub
lic to the TE,T OF EI.vERIENet: in this itistter.being
the h'est way Et) convince then of thuTlLUTU•ofour
promise
JOll \ STONO.II7IIK .f-Co
Philadelphia. March. 1. 1843. 11-3 m
To the free and Independent Erec—
tors. of Schnulkill County.
FELLOW CITIZENS :—At the earnest soli
citation of a lituiltwr ul my tt I,n _crtlzeoe,
have been induced to offer myself 'as a eta:Waldo.:
fur the office of
SIIERIP P
At :he ensuing eliiction,' and respectfully solicit
youroulfrage. Should Ibe au lortunate us tri be
electee to said office, I as ill erideuvor to perform.
the &Pies thereof to you r mare satisfur•.tien.
Your fulloyi eit)zun,
March 11,
To the Free and Independent t lec
tors of Schuylkill Connly,
FELLow ernzliss:-At carnevt.soli.
citation.. of a builibcr ul nry triunes, - I Wive
concluded to offer myself am a c.inuidate Grr tim
'office 01
S JI, E RI FP
At theitisuinz election, illlO tolicit
your votes. I...lioulti t
wy.elf
to perform I lic dutus or the - bust of
aty
11arcli 11,
To the Elechirs if Schuylkill Co
1110 111 ENDS AND 1.1:1.1.014 CITIZENS:-At the
urtzent some:mon of a number of my inentle,
I am it.ducetl to offer tnydellas a candidate Ihr the
office of
S E R I I' F
At the ensuing de, lion. Should you think proper to
elect me, 1 pledge myseS to perform the duties of the
(Ace to the best of toy ~111ities.
Mardi 11
Tolhc Llectors.! the North Ward of the Borough.
AkT the solicitation of many frtends, I offer my
bell us a Candidate l'or the °thee of
CONSTABLE,
Of the North Ward attic Borough of•Pottsvtlle v
and, if elected, I pledge inyvell to perform the
datum of said tare, to the beet of my abilities.
Your Fellow citizen
JAMES CLEAIrk.
11.7
Ntarcli 11,
ISAAC M. MOSS,
Nu.l2 South. F %
Fourth St. a few dours below 31 (fat,
I'H!LADELPHIA,
LNVITES the attention of counfry Me
and others to hie extensive evimrtment
Books, sum rror Blank urrount ggyks,
manufacture) and Foreign arid Duinest
any:
Quills, IVafers,.Sealing Wax, Steel
wards of firtv vrtritdies Blue Black, ay
Lead Pencils, Slates, Inkstands, &c:
I.o".Clieop Account Books--,a large stock al
ways no band suitable fur retail trade,'and
try Meechants.
A I.AIiGE ASsoRTSIF:t4T OF WRITING PArElts, foola
cap and Letter Papers; plain and ruled ; Wrap—
ping, Papers, B nt net Boards, PiLytog Cards, and
all other articles sold ty stationers.
LEDGER., JoURNALs, RECoRD
able for Baulss, Public otlice•, &e., constantly on
hand or math- to order, of any size, shape, or pat
tern: Materials and Workniaoship warranted of
the best quality, all of witic:i are offered at pri
ces to null lIJJ lien y;.
Country Nieretidnis and others visiting the
city, are tu,pecilully invited lu call and t xamine
hte gouda and, prout , , and eatisfy theinseiins of
the great reinietton effected by the Cash System.
Phda.,'March 11, 11—:2,n0
•
THIS L WAY !
sula“-
. GOLDEN :SWAN MOTEL,
BOARD ONE DOLLAR i — ER DAY. )
By the month on reasonable terms.
ClLll{l.l , :s 11 VISS, Proprietor,
No. Ca .Voi th Third St
A FEW Duo n's ABOVE RACP.
PHILADELPHIA
Alan li 11,
THE subscriber having leased one of the lar.
gest and most i•omniodious wharves at Port
Carbon, will he prepared at the opening of the
Schuylkill Navigation, to purchas t, se4 and Phiii
coal on commismon, at the lowe.t Wee.; Any
busineps tmtrusted to Ilk cure will tie.llolfully
performed.
Andrew Russel, Esq. Charles ',cum, Esq.
.Ino. Sltippci Putt's.
Marob 11, 11.0-30.
OM
Henry :Strakciri Seei.
• '
JOH': 11. EICKEI,
MICHAEL SELTZKR.
SAMUEL KAUFMAN:
II-
of I vine.;
hulits
f School
big own
C
btatton-
Fens of up
d Red Inks.
11.-3rtio.
IN OT 1 C E.
MARTIN I ILIAMS
REFERENCEt4.