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THE RATPITES, Oil COMMUNITY OF
' ECOIVOMV.
,.,iTlio following, from the Tribune, ia the
most recetit and graphic account of the
community. There is something to learn
from the follies as well as the wisdom of
these people j and society may yet learn
from them to support their poor, and edu
cate the destitute without degrading them.
I have just returned from a Visit to Econ
omy, the famous town of Celibates, founded
by flapp. . I propose briefly to give an ac
count oi what came under my notice. -
Understanding that strangers, though
treated With civiltv, have only an outside
view of the establishment ) I availed my
self of the kindness of Hon. Walter For
ward, who has lonsr been lecal adviser to
the society, and took a letter of introduc
tion from him to Mr. R. L, Jlaker. one ot
the Chief Men and Elders. Vith this fa
vorable passport I received all needful cour
tesy and attehtion, and a more interior
view than visitors usually obtain. I am
not awafe that 1 nw or heard anything, the
publication of which Would be considered
objectionable, blit I shall endeavor not to
violate "the proprieties."
You take the Beaver packet, or any of
the numerous little stem-wheel boats ply
ing almost exclusively on this end of the
Ohio at this season, and in h?ss than two
hours' sail doWn the river you land at
Economy, eighteen miles below Fittsburg.
The high ranges of hills through which the
river winds, clothed with rich foliage, are
picturesque and charming but the culti
vation of the bottom lands indicates, with
few exceptions, little of thrift and taste.
As you approach Economy however you
observe a change ; the fences are suddenly
in good repair, the briars and bushes clean
ed up and the fields fairer and greener.
Orchards come in sight, stretching up the
hill sides that gently slope from the bot
toms, half a mile or so back from the river.
But the most striking and nleasino: obiects
the grounds of Economy are the native
rees thickly scattered about, left by good
uste and goon sense to adorn the landscape
and give shade to the cattle. The Western
practice of levelling every forest tree, and
presenting to the eye a bare field, is abomi
nable, and this notable exception deserves
attention as well as imitation.
The estate is a tract of some 3000 acres,
a strip from a mile to a mile and a quarter
, ana aoout nvc miles long Jying on
the northern side of the river, mainly in
leaver but partly in Allegheny county.
nnsvlvania. Near the centre of the
strip a remarkably high bottom or bench of
vel land, comes bind unto the river, and
on this the town of Economy stands. It is
forty feet above the highest freshets; the
bank is fringed With tall trees, and a rrlimpse
of the church steeple and the factory chim
neys is obtained lrom the river, as you pass
in a boat. The town Is laid out in small
squares with wide streets, Which are un-
paved, except the side walks in front of a
few houses, some brick and some frame.
the latter painted white. Equality is a fun
damental principle of society, and it is
carnea out in me arcnitecture, the dwel-
ings being universally built after one mo
del, and that a very plain and unpretending
one, except the old family mansion of Mr.
Kapp, which is large and has an air of re
finement and comfort. The houses are rec
tangular and two stories high and are regu
larly disposed about the squares, the longer
sides on the streets and their entrances in
the yard. There are ample gardens be
tween theitij which are well stocked with
the finest vegetables, each family cultiva
ting Its oWn : they exhibit some floral taste,
the borders of the beds being brilliant, with
carnations, poppies and other flowers.
Grape vines, too, are generally trailed
against the side of the houses.
The main toad from J'iUsbum to Ohio
runs through the town, near fthe centre of
which is JtiCOttoiriy hotel, where travellers
And clean feather beads (they have not yet
progressed to mattresses) and W'holesome
though not exactly French fhrei Near by
Is the church, a larop and substantial brick
building, as plain inside and out as a Qua
ker meeting-house j but containing two
grand action pianos for the choir. In the
steeple is the toWn clock, made on the pre-
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uiisrsi jiib view oi ine aomaiu, tne river
and the surrounding country lrom abalcony
above li very extensive and beautiful.
The only other public building is the mu
seum, so called, though in fact it Is the
1 own House, the second Hoot1 of which is
a spacious hall used for festivals and public
meetings. 1 he museum itself is a very re
spectauie collection of natural curiosities in
all departments, the cabinet of minerals is
excellent. .
At opposite corners of the town, next the
river, are woolen and cotton factories, both
pretty good siied brick buildinjs, thoush
not so imposing as a New England cotton
mill neither1 are they bo oppressive, for
here the operatives have the fruits of their
own toil and are not imprisoned night and
day all the year round, but alternate their
labors, and in the summer season stop the
machinery and go into the tie Ids and ear
dens There is no water power on the do
mam i but coal is delivered for less than
five cents a bushel at the door, and steam
answers all purposes. In connection With
the cotton mill is a grist mill, near it Is' a
tanneryj Here then is provision for the
first necessaries of life, bread and clothing,
ol which enough is made for all and a good
deal to spare, in addition to there branch
ei of manufacture ia the silk factory, which
employs a number of people at all seasons;
it has not craved very nmfitnhle and the
business is declinipsr, .The orchards of Mo
ras Multicaulisand the Italian Mulberry are
very extensive, but this season . they ar
very few wormi.t. The , arrangements of
toe cocoonery appear very complete and
capable of accommodating an immense
number of ugly little silk spinners.
Shoemaking, tailoring, &c, are carried
on as required, but the only branches of
domestic .labor which are performed in
common are , washing and baking. The
washing is done by steam in immense vats,
which save a vast deal of labor, and relieves
the women of that hardest drudgery of the
single household,
Every body understands, I suppose, that
property here is held in common. In the
morning before breakfast, you see the wo
men gliding about the town with pans of
meat from the butchery and bread from the
bakery, each, being supplied with the quan
tity needed by their respective families,
"without money and without price," I
can vouch for the bread being ot the finest,
and it seldom fails to rise well and get well
baked, I reckon ; under the skilful hands of
the public baker. . , , ,. ;
In all there are a little over three hun
dred souls in the town, and in consequence
of the decrease of the population from the
original number, there were many dwel
lings vacant. There seems to be a fair
prospect of total extinction under the go
verning principle of celibacy. In antici
pation of this event people naturally ask ,
what will become of their property t No
one need be troubled j they will know how
to dispose of it. ,
I am not able to state the ground or phi
losophy of their doctrine of celibacy fairly,
not to quote the texts from the Bible which
sustains it, but they are Orthodox Christians,
and rely on the scriptures as confidently
for its truth as their antipodes, the Perfec
tionists of Oneida county, New York, do in
their doctrine of community of wives. I
think, however, they havV not reasoned
out the matter logically like the Perfection
ists, and that their doctrine ralher rests on
sentiment and conviction of the heart, than
theory and conclusion of the head. The
history of Its origin is this: In the 1S08,
four years after the settlement in this coun
try, the older member began to believe
that they Were too carnal, were too much
given to the lusts of the flesh, and the pro
ject of perfect continuance was mooted.
in six months the Whole societ)' were im
bued with the idea, and there was a general
and spontaneous determination to adopt It.
They consulted Mr. Kapp, and he appro
ving, they thenceforward made it then rule
of life. The men and women did not sep
arate as the Shakers, but man and wife con
tinued to live together ill the same house as
they do this day. This Was the hardest
test of principle that men and women ever
imposed on themselves, and if absolute con
tinence be a virtue,' these people are the
most virtuous people in the world. I doubt
i History can lurinsn-any parallel to tneir
case ; men and women, husbands and wives,
young men and' maidens, voluntarily agree-
ng to live as monks and nuns (nroless to)
ud yet remain together as usual in all or-
inary relations and under the same roof!
As the principle Was adopted so it has been
maintained voluntarily. It is incorpora
ted with their religion, and is deemed an
essential part of that putrefaction which
win lit souls tor the happy places in the
next world, but it has never' been made a
law of the social compact, the infraction of
which would be attended with a special
ppnalty. It is considered an individual
concern, and if any man and woman give
way to temptation it only shows their weak
ness and exposes them to the loss of public
esteem. Hut public sentiment in a united
community is a powerful agent in cohttoll-
ng human action, and in this case I am
inclined to think has had much to do with
preserving the inviolability of the princi
ples of celibacy. The strictness with
which it has been kept is very remarkable;
husbands and wives have grown grey in
single blessedness! As I am informed
there have indeed been very few "wpak
members." No child has been born in the
society within five years:
A community of old men and women, such
as this, presents certainly a singular Spectacle.
Most of the people nre of the middle nre,
and many of them are truly Venerable.
There are no boys and girls, no youths and
maidens, and only a few children of the new
comer. The unnatural silence, of ihe town
s strunge and almost painful. An Irishman
who was travelling west, and slopping at
the hotel, while sitting out at the door in the
evening, seemed much struck with this fea
ture, and addressed me us follows: "1 sny
Misthur, but uis't this a qnare town, the
quietest place ever I did see, any wayl Nol
a chillier a screeching, nor a gossoon playing
in the ; st rate, lie the powers; an J a little
noise would be good for the sowl of me." I
assented, for I felt as he didi
The society originally settled in 1604 in
Butler county, Pa., calling (heir place Har
mony. In 1814 they moved to New Harmo
ny on the Wabash, which in 1824 was pur
chased by Mr. Owen, when they moved to
the present local ion one they tried Id get in
the beginning, for they are shrewd jujgors
of temporal things, whatever may be their
spiritual opposition 4o indulgence in them,
and there is not probably on the Ohio river
a finer site for their purposes. When they
moved here they numbered more than 700;
but death and secession of 350 members in
1833 through the intrigue of a pretended no
bleman Called Count Leon, has reduced them
to their present limit a little over 300. They
have not had many accessions, for few are
disposed to submit to their strict tute of eeli
bacy, and fewer probation to which they are
subjected, the place il very healthy, but
considering the time that has elasped since
tbe rule of celicacy was adopted the num
ber of society still remaining is remarkable.
They dd not care to receive accessions, though
ley do not refuse members who unite through
principle. They have no disposition to prose
lyte or convert the world to their way that,
they say, they leave to a higher power,
In consequence of diminished numbers nd
the infirmities of old ago, they do not manu
facture so much nor cultivate as much land
as formerly. They lot out a good deal of
land to neighbors on shares, receiving one
half the product; and many prefer' cultiva
ting tho lands of Economy on these terms to
their own which join them. Some or these
outsiders occupy houses that have been va
cated in the town. This is a good commentary
on their management.
The women retain the garb of the German
peasantry, but the men conform more to our
fashions, though the material of dress is the
same among all, and general uniformity, as
a principle which humbleth pride and avoid
eth jealously, envy and all uncharitableness,
is aimed at as much as possible. The men
shave in whole or in parts as other men, and
wear beards according to fancy. I saw no
patriarchs with full and flowing white beards
which would have been a pleasing sight.
Nature will eVer rebel against the short
sighted impositions of man, and the passions
will assert their divine right to be obeyed,
and so here 1 witnessed a manifestation of
one of the sentiments of the human heart
which had been sadly crucified. A litlle
girl about five yearsoldj the only child I saw
was brought out by its mother to the pump,
and immediately there was a gathering of
the women around il all in the stieetsseem
ed roused out of an automaton gravity and
exhibited the liveliest interest in the child.
Their hearts spoke riaht out, and they cares
sed it with energy and delight, one of them
carrying it away from its mother with great
exultation. A friend of mine tells me that a
party of ladies visited the place a year ago
with their babies, and that old men and wo.
men all turned out and were in complete
ecstaey with the children. The Temple
cannot be built with "hammered stones " If
this remark be Greek to some, t will explain
a little by saying that all the passions the
nnperverted instincts of tho human heart
are sacred, and must not be clipped or shaped
by man's caprico of senlimentj but brought
into full play when they will find their place
in beautiful harmony and symmetrical unity.
No "tool" must touch the "stones" with which
is built the City of God a perfect human so
ciety. Here is a Text for n volume of comments
upon the defects of the temple reared by our
friends of Economy ; but 1 must not exceed
just limits in your columns of my criticisms,
but rather briefly give them credit for what
they have iteenmpli-hed, ami that is nol in
significant. Their riches I think have been
generally overrated, but the results of their
(Torts are sufficient to illustrate forcibly the
mighty power of co-operation and associated
labot- They have superabundance for all,
and have proved ut least that poverty is not
necessary and divino clement of society
that Christianity does not require that "ve
shall always have the poor with you." This
success they attribute mainly lo the action of
one cardinal principle the principle of obe
dience "absolute obedience," at they lerm
it, and it is well expressed, being a Vol
untary submission to supreme authority,
which is the converse of the corhplied sub
mission to "absolute power." It iSrery true
that this principle in some form is the essen
tial basis of order and stability in society, but
unfortunately in all imperfect organizations,
the individual is more or less sacrificed The
law of liberty is infringed by tho law of obe-
lionce, whereas both laws can and would
be in a true society perfectly coincident.
While Mr. Bapp lived, his word was law
with the Economist; since his death the
Government has been invested in a council
of nine elders, who are as supreme authori-
list, having the power to perpetuate their bo
dy by filling till vacancies that may occur.
Mr. Ititpp made no provision for a successor
of the government of the society in the event
of his death, and tho general impression at
the time was that its dissolution would fol
low, but it has been shown to be groundless,
for there was not the least interruption ini its
ajfuiis, and a los of two per cent, by seces
sion is all that has resulted up to this time:
The people are too nearly united in feelings
and convictions to fear any change : long
may they live and flourish! M.
Florida. The Hon. Thomas Brown, the
new Whig Governor of Florida, has enter
ed upon the duties of his office. In an
Executive order dated on the 1st instant.
he directs the discharge of the volunteet"
troops which bis predecessor had called in
to service to onerate a?aiust the Indians.
. i .
assigning as a reason therefor that the Gen
eral Government has assumed the responsi
bility of repressing the hostilities of the In
dians, and has ordered to the frontiers
military force fully adequate for the pur
pose:
There are over 4,000 Princes in Get
many, who receive annually from the peo
pie over two hundred millions of dollars,
while a laborer works eighteen hours odt
pf twenty-fouf for seventy-two cents pet
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CoIirtmey, known as Oliver Cromwell,
frrim his having carried off the Canada
Speaker's mace at the sack and burning of
the Parliament Mouse, lately died oi unoi'
era; He was under bail for the offence.
, One very common error misleads the
opioion of mankind, that, universally,' au
thority is pleasant, submission painful. , In
the genera) course of human affairs, the
very reverse of this U nearer to the truth :
' . jr
command is anxiety, ooeaience rase.
Conscience is the rewareder of virtue,
and avenger of erime
A COLLEGE LARK.
The following capilal story is told by "one
who knows," of Doctor Maxcey, and cannot
fail to amuse our readers. On ono occasion,
several of the students of South Carolina
College resolved to drag the doctor's carriage
into the woods, and fixed upon a night for
tho performance of tho exploit. One of
their number, howeVer, was troubled with
some corrlnuiictious visilincs, and managed
to convey to the worthy President a hint, that
it would bo well for him to secure Ihe door
of his carriage house. Instead of paying any
heed to his suggestion, ihe doctor proceeded,
on Ihe appointed night, to ihe carriage house,
and ensconced his portly person inside the
vehicle. , In less than an hour some half a
doen young gentlemen came to bis retreat,
and cautiously withdrew the carriage into tho
road. When they were fairly out of the
College precincts, they began to joke freely
with each other by name.
One of them complained of the weight of
the carriage, and another replied by swearing
thRt it was heavy enough to have the old fel
low himself in it. For nearly a mile they
proceeded alonglhe highway, and then struck
into Ihe woods, to'a cover which they con
cluded would effectually conceal ihe vehicle.
Making themselves infinitely merry at the
doctor's expense, ami conjecturing how and
when he would find his carnage, they at
length reached tho spot where they had re
solved to leave it. Just as they were about
to depart having once more agreed that
lhat "the carriage was heavy enough to have
he old doctor and all his tribe in it" they
were startled by the sudden dropping of one
of the glass panels, and the well known voice
of the doctor himself thus addressed them:
"So, so, yoUng gentlemen, you are going
to leave me in the woods, nre youl Surely,
as you have brought me hither for your own
gratification, you will not refuse to take me
back for mine. Come Messrs. , and
and , buckle to, and let us return; it's
getting late !"
There was no appeal ; for the window was
raised, and the doctor resumed his seat. Al
most without a word, the discomfitted young
gentlemen took their places at the pole, at
Ihe back of tho vehicle, and quite as expe
ditions! v, if with less ntlise, did they retrace
their course. In silence they dragged the
carriage into its wonted place, and then re
treated precipitately to their rooms to dream
of the account they must render on the mor-"
row. When they had gone, the doctor quiet
ly vacated the carriage and went to his house
where related he tho story to his family with
much glee. Ha never called ihe heroes of
that nocturnal expedition to un account, nor
was the carriage ever afterwards dragged at
night into the woods.
Original.
DAY HAVE
(iOK.
Tilt Al'MMER
cone AXD
TO ItOSE ATlir.RTON.
The summer days have come and gone,
And summer nights are o'er,
The bright green leaves are fading
The flowers bloom no more ;
The gorgeous bus of Autumn mock
i lie sombre shades that Itirow
A cloud around my stricken heart,
And shadow it in woe.
For summer day? have come and gone,
Thou, too, with them has't fled,
And robbed life of the sweetness
That tHy presence 'round it shed.
Tho fields will soon be clothed
In their robes of Virgin snow,
The pines, like whito haired patriachs,
Beneath its weight bow low ;
Ice-pendants, from a thousand rocks,
Will hang like jewells bnghl,
And, niirroihko, the frozen streams
lieltect Ihe lull moon's ngnt ;
But lonely I alas! must gaze
On this resplendent scene,
And treasure but the memories
Of liours that have been.
The storms and cloud of darkest hours
The brighter sunshine bung,
The wildest days of winter end
Oft in Ihe birth ef spring:
Thus, in the grief of absence
From thy loved smiles, I must learn
To look but on Ihe joys that wait
The moments ot return ;
For summer days will come again!
And summer night more dear,
Oh! hasten gentle summer,
For there's joy when thott art here,
flffir Gap, 1849.
A TfcipintNT . 1 ii fiassing lip broad wdy,
day before yesterday afternoon, our attention
was attracted to a well dressed lemale sil
ting on a door step near the market. fhe
had resting on her kliees what we took at a
distance to be a baby, and thinking the "in
fant loveliness' had become restive, she was
obliged to sit down to pacify it
Her dress was the neatest and most r'erftrr
che pattern, hei bonnet was the same, and a
veil of gossamer texture' and virgin purity,
floated from her bonnet, and half shrouded
her form, like a priestess of the ancient mas''-
. .
When oppdsilo her, our doubts were re
solved as Id the cause of her selecting such a
lonely seat
. For as we stood awhile and gaz'd,
Her veil was lifted by the breeze,
Ad lo! ye' saints, her pearl-like teeth
: ' Were hard at work on bread and cheese !
Cincinnati Commercial.
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; RcADitiO.-rlt will be found by observation
that TMjirsons who are fond of reading, who
have access to a small number of good books,
are much more intelligent 'than those who
read everything and digest nothing."! The
truth is. wa all read too many books. We
should know more, if we confined our read
ing to a smaller number.
THE RETVTtMEHTAL NOVELS.
FROM TUB LITERARY WORLD.
If wo may judgo from certain disclosures
in late criminal trials which have forced
themselves on the public attention, we may
find an infinite power of mischief in ridicu
lous maWkish sentiinentalism. 1'he revela
tions of an investigation in Missouri, in the
correspondence of a married woman with a
miserable person who was killed by the hus
band, show the great danger of tho cultiva
tion of certain powers of tho mind at tho ex
pense of tJthorS. A woman, not wanting in
ability, but apparently of this exclusively
sentimental culture, is led into criminality
through a series of absurdities which ono
grain of wit or rinmor would have blown to
the winds. Had her mind been trained in a
vigorous course of reading she could never
have been so ready ri dupe of herself, and of
the ridiculous letters which were sent to her.
This restriction of tile female mind to what
is called "ladies reading," may be expected
to lpad to these melancholy results. Vanity
is fed at the same time with passion ; there
is a great deal of talk about "genius," and
other silly mystifications. In this "Palmyra
Tragedy," as it is called, the lady took the
name of Ileloise Wallenstein, and the gentle
man wrote himself Byion Harold. His letters
are very shabby, paltry assumptions of the
character; hers are evidently sincere in their
shallow earnestness. He talks of his prefer
ence for a passage over him of all the Mexican
Artillery sooner than part from her; which
must be allowed, time and place considered,
to be a vory strong figure, and ho effects to
to admire her favorite passages in Mrs. He
mans! The lady poetizes natural scenery
and the feelings in passageslike these, which
combine the two.
"Do you think of me often, dearest 1 How
often do I wander through tho haunts of the
wild woods, where the sparkling dew sheds
its tender charm o'er tho wild flowers' deli
cate hue, and the sunbeam paints its rainbow
tints upon the dashing spray of the murmur
ing Fubins, as it wildly roams through the
forest's depths now hiding its glassy surface
beneath tiie drooping lily's Ehade, or kissing
the bliishing wild rose as it Stoops to lave its
glistening petalsin its sparkling waters. How
many bouquets of lovely wild flowers do I
gather for you in my morning rides, and pre
sent them to you in my imagination, and how
sweetly do I see you smile in return; some
times I fancy you flinging them as far as j'ou
can send them, and again do I see their pe
tals resting on tho snowy surface of yoiir new
vest, all sparkling with buttons, and viewing
with them in brilliancy."
Would a reader of Miss Austin, or Mrs.
Kirkland, or Miss Leslie, or any of the ster
ling English humorous vVriters, ever have
been deluded into this literal and mural
pathos 1
Hostility op Louis Napoleon to the
United States. Tho apprehension felt in
curtain well informed circles concerning our
prospective relative relations with France,
is grounded, it appears by the Cciun'cr and
Enquirer of a day or two since, on informa
tion communicated by our late Minister, Mr.
Rush, who wrdto to Mr. Clayton as long
ago as May last, that the President of
the French Kepnblio had declared, that if
franco was to engage in war with any pow-
er it would be the United States. The des
patch in which this fact was stated bore date
3d of May : and on the 12thof May. M. Foes-
sis made the peremptory demand on Mr.
Clayton avowedly under instructions from
tho French Minister for Foreign affairs, for
satisfaction for the insult offered to the French
Hag by Commander CAui-estlr. The Cou- j
rier adds j
"M. Poussin distinctly claims to have done
and said nothing more, in all Ibis correspond-1
ence, lhan explicit ana imperative tnstritctiont
from his awn Government obliged him to do
and to say. These several facts viewed in
connection, are thought to watraut flic in
ference lhat the French Government regards
Ihe detention of the Eugene as an insult of
fered to iho French flag: that satisfaction
for that insult was demanded, and Tel'nsed
by the Government of the United Slates :
and that setting the dismissal of his Minister
entirely out of the question asau unimportant
incident, Louis Napoleou may deem it due
to the honor of the French nation to prose
cute the demand even to the point of war.
And Mr. Rush's despatch is referred to as
evidence that he intended to do so from the
very beginning.
It cannot be denied that here is plausibili
ty in these considerations, and lhat they jus
tify a far graver view of the whale mailer
than a portion of the public has been inclined
to eilteitain."
A ritVMCIAN S APOLOCV. , ,
A medical practioner not quite so celebra.
ted as Galen, undertook lo cure, a person of
deafness, with which be was sadly afflicted.
One lotion after another had been prescribed
but still the patient was shut out from hear,
ing his fellow map. "I've come onoe more
to ye, doctor, to see if ye cannot gi'e John
something belter, for the last bottle you gave
me did nae good at a'," "Dear me," said
the doctor, "did it notl I'm surprised at
that; but it matters little, fot there's nothing
going on worth hearing just now "
Every thing useful or necessary is cheap
est. Walking is the most w holesome exeiv
ciss; water the beat drink) and plsia food
the most uouiishing'and healthy diet Even
in knowledge, the most useful is the easiest
acquired.
OtlEOOIf. -"''
We gather the facts from a letter in the
Galena (111.) Advertiser, dated Oregon CitV;
May 2:
The products of Oregon average, in value)
$500 for every adult individual. The quan
tity of sawing timber is imrrtfenaa. Trlai
great export, however, is lutnber; the forests
are inexhaustible, tho water powet1 immense,
tho market extensive and increasing. It is
how Vorth from $40 to tSO per thousand)
owing to the gold discoveries in California,
and will always be worth $20' for exporta
tion to the Islands.
Then are 3,000,000 of acres' of fine timber
land unoccupied, some immediately on ship
navigation.
The water power is stated1 to be abundant
for manufacturing purposes. Astoria, near the
the month of river, is destined to be the NeW
York of Oregon, while Portland, on the Willa
mette, is to be the Albany the head of ship1
navigation. Thirty feet water from this
place to the ocean ban always be obtained
except in two places, one at the mouth of the
Willamelle. and the other nine feet. The
tide alfects it four or five feet, so that every
day a vessel tridy come in drawing 12 feet
water.
Oregon City by nature, is equal in water
power to what Rochester, New York, has
been made by Art. A river twice the size
of Roek River, 111 , pours down three different
channels, cut in solid rock, thirty or forty
feet. Islands ore formed between those
channels, on which machinery may be erect
ed. Above the falls the valley widens but
into extensive plains, the most productive iri
wheat, the writer thinks of any on earth.
The steamship Massachusetts has just arri
ved with 170 troops.
Our Government had purchased twb large
saw-mills, at an expense of $38,000, the ob
ject being the manufacture of lumber for
building a fort, arsenal and light-house.
KoiiiiiNo the DE.tb. In the month of
Oct., 1818, the vault of the Van Rensselaer
family, near Albany; was entered at mid
night, by some sacrilegious wretches; the
coffins were broken open and the lllvef
plates forcibly tvrenched from them. The
ghouls thr'n proceeded to rob tile bodlfc's of
every article of value, cruelly mutilating
them to obtain the lings, &o After having
completed their horrible work, they left the
vault, and, notwithstanding the most unre
rnittiug search, no clue could be obtained by
the police of them. A she'rt time since; one
of tlieir number, probably apprehending dan
ger, or conscience-smitten) turned State evi
deuce and exposed the names of his asso
ciates in crime, but they got wind of It, and
inade their escape from the city!
Tradin-o in tiis Far North-West ; The)
Minnesota Pioneer notices the arrival In St;
Paul of another caravan of carts from the
Red River of ihe North. Each cart has a
buffalo skin over the top ef It. Among a
great variety of merchandize which they
have engaged to take home with them la a
fine church bell, fro'tn which the Piotuer
infers that ihe Selkltkers are not altogether
lost to the glorious influence of the blessed)
jeligion of Christ.
Lawyers. There are three hundred and
Seventy lawyers in Boston, upon which the
correspondent of ihe Daily Advertiser eaysi
Three hundred and seventy lawyers ! aifrra
eo 1-eferens. When Peter the Great visited
Westminister Hall, he asked who were all
them men in wigs and gowns, tie was told
told that they were Wwyers. "Are they all
lawyers V said he) "why, there are but two
lawyers in all my dominions, and I am go
ing to hang one of them as soon as I get
home." Is there any unfortunate Peter
Peebles ready to exclaim
O that the present hour wpnld lend
Another despot of the kind t
A Poser. An artist who had been1 em
ployed lo construct an ahgel ibr the spire of
a church in a neighboring town; finished the
work with a good pair of shoes on. Some
one took occasion to point out the error td
him, and asked, "Who ever saw an angel
with brogans on!" The artist regarded Ihe
work for a moment with an air of moitifica.
tion, but recovering himself, rejoined "You
may be right, but who ever saw one with
out!"
Ccre ffori Laziness. The Hutch have a
singular contrivance to cure laziness. If a
pauper, who is able, refuses to work, they
put him into a cistern, and let In a sluice of
water. It comes in just so fast that, by
briskly plying a pump with which the cis
tern is furnished, he keeps himself front
drowning.
Courtship A lover sHduld be trea'-''
with the same gentleness as a new glove.'
The young lady should pull him on with ihe
utmost tenderness at first) only making the
smallest advance at a time, till she gradually
gains upon him; and twists him ultimately
round her little finger; whereas the young
lady who is hasty and In foe grenl a hurry)
will never get a lover to lake her hand, but
he left with nothing but her witsat her fingers'.
Punch.
It seldom happen that anything particu.
larly benificial to doctors ii triad public.
We inform them with pleasure that the lata
banker, M, da Reritmer) at Hamburgh, has
left 100,000 franca td be given to any person,
who shall discover It remedy for the cholera.
The Academy of Medioiue, at Paris, it lode'
eidj jipon the remedy.