' BDtrOATIOITAL—Wo. io. l , [Compiled fpr The Agitator.] • In further proof that EdueaUonincrearet the ■ produttipeness ofi tabor, we will instance a few indentions iinddjsmiveries that bare rerolution jied the ciyilizat«6n and fortunes of the'worid. X\ The invehtloitof printing,- about the year xl-ii j by Gglteubtirg, was the OVowningnct -of moaern tifnos ( ae§,inriugorated a nesy- era in tbebktory of nkb. Prior to. this,-all books werewritten-witfifa pen. A copy of the Bible T-etpitrtfd four years’ of labor, even fur. an expert kltuc'-.was equal to that of a ’ bouse anil farm. j-.tFew, indeed, could possess sacba-iroasuro.; IThat themdermayhavA-a mors dpSnile idei: of jhe.scarcity and value of the | ri-of printingwas discovered, I will particular; le -. Benedict Bjubop of Eng land. made no fe> 'or than five journeys.to Romo to purchase-book' X' For one of tWe, a' volume ofCdsmngraphy,- “ King Alfred gave him sn ’ estnte'of as mueKi land as eight ploughs- could irtor." "In 825|” flaysMoratorl, “ a.cnm .pletecopy of Cicero oh Oratory and Quintil ian's Institutes eituld not be found in France. ’’ 1 Jerome states thpt hej'hfid ruined himself by -buying n copy of the Works of Origitv At this day.they would cifsf but a few shillings at most. In 1400, hpdksj-were so valuable because : of. their scarcity, phafc jthey usually fetched dou ble and treble 'their weight, in gtddi A small - volume entitled 'Rodim de la Rose,’ 1 was sold -for£Bo 0r§145.2(). superb copy of Mack . Ita't'Bible, now iti .afLondon office, was sold for£3ooo or abntit $>15,000.00. But as valua bleasa copy of’theßible was before the "art of •printing, and bowbyejp jar removed from the reach-of the courtnpiii people, at the present time.a single day's’labor t)! a common work man -will purchase? ttvoenpica of this seeped volume. In the books, Gutteh burg’s invention iporeased the power of jnatfc probably fiveftbousand fold ; and conse quently the facilities, of spreading intelligence in the same ratioW The Printing Press now . serves not only to I 'ecbrji every passing event, every useful invention, levery discovery in art •nd science, but RiSas' also written down, and multiplied; irr a thcissbji forms, all that is left ' -of the past history ftf mankind, Thns all hu - man knowledge is jj,acpd upon record, scattered -over the four quafwris of the globe, and ren- 1 • indestrnctjbleW ijny event less eXtetisive than the devastation of. the entire surface of the earth.' Nor is 'eveo this all; knowledge, with its.illuntitinting is diffused among all-classes of' men-; .it isi everywhere shedding light upon the d«rfcfned*minds of the massp-it ia bursting open th") .doprs of prisms, sunder ing the fetters of 5 yranpy, spreading-abroad the' equalising pnw r of Christianity, and teach ing even kings and princes to look upon their #ubject#-«» their fei low-then,- with rights as sa ' sred *» their own,. )n thfe ey 4 « of reason and of ■Ged. ■ ■ if I ' ; ’ _ . The use of gunpi|wder is said to have been 'discovered by Beplholdj about |the year 1300. Its ultUnatoleffeot has been to mo dify the art of war s' to render it more depen t Ident upon science and intellectual combinations, 'And less a conflict efciinipial strength and cour age. It'has sunk titi padre hero of muscle into ■insignificance, anfl ;.iglvfcn ascendance to khe -leader who combing intellect with still. ! It has, at the same ■ tt-nXe, Revved to soften, with oertain amenities; ini the harsh and revolting ‘aspect of the field oil battle. ~ Coeval with the in iept|on of printing, the use. of gunpowder,, the-i’hpVifvement of navigation, the revival pf'nnciet'| leaning,-and the Protes . lant reformation, wrj thp discovery of America by Columbus, ,wfaic|« is|Xhe greatest event in history since the cv, of the Roman em pire, and perhaps'Joe.-llfraught with greater interests to the biftiau family than any oth er on record. Foil aw Columbus, after hav ing matured and d his, theory of the ‘form of the eartpj 1 kis; he wandered frpm court to court. solieiltngithe patronage which ignorance, hig»try7j>r fi j u dice, and pedantic pride, so long deoW| him,, and you ever find him incessantly toiling, [though amidst poverty. ■ ridicule, hu’miliatipn t and|dieapp(jintment which he encountered, witlpa brave and zealous heart singly fixed upon discovering the New .World. At this period, the pw)pl| had made few advan ces in useful kiMiwlckge;; | The amount of actu al'learning was’ limited. Mathematical knowledge was litl j qultiyated and less es teemed. There wag .little or no knowledge of - -the real form of thehSarlb among the musses and even thh so-callril wise. And, in general, the ideas of a man efid 'Jjot extend beyond iiis own horizon.' Whet’-Culunihus had persuaded himself of thefeaflib.litjjof his plan of finding -land in the west, he .asserted his belief in the -rotundity of the Earth, and proposed an expe dition of discovery tdthe government of Oenha, ' hut was was visionary eohemjr. His applications to til? kings of Portugal and England met with nf-'jbetter success. His en deavors were finally tlowned with success after eight years of de'lnytl; (!|ic court of Ferdinand and Isabella, where 1 i hh'd frequently demoii- Ztrated the practical); lit| ! of the proposed dis covery. Columbus y.hsi.a thinker, and fur his day, an educated me 1. :! When James Watt ['though a mere hoy, was liftirig off and pnttin,';oh again the lid of his aunt’s tea-kettle, and ’holding first a cup, and next a Spoon over thif Steam ns it poured from the spout, little did tl d careless observers about him think he was inljistigating a problem that W'os eventually to lea'i; ti one of the greatest of inventions, the stead) engine. And yet who e*n estimate the valili', the labor-saving of the ctCam-eogine in propel ling machinery, in draw ing ligge draughts, in; navigating rivers, lakes I itnd oeeans. and in ti e; increased incilities of cooirtierce and travel' which it affords. The benefit conferred upon nian by the discovery of ’ the mariner’s needle : For tlio Agitator. COTTON AND COTTOKDOM.-NO. 6. ' 1 • ' - COTTON NOT KINO. ' One wouldthink, taking the former numbers as a basis for bis calculations, that cotton was Me great staple of the United States! By the bye, let me correct an etwr. in my last number. I-stated that the ‘value of-the importationsof coUorr_.goada v into the United. States, in 1816 .was,one hundred eighty millions of dollars.- It should have been for the year 1815 and 1810. : —-hr order-to show that cotton forms but a >fnall prtct of out; aggregate national 'wealth', let hie teferyoh to the'census of 1850." The stntisticsbf 1860, though; in ’ the" office of the Superinttndant of the Census, have not yet been arranged and cannot - for some time to come be obtained. - In .the year 1840-50 the value of the Indian Corn raised in the United States was $295,035.- 552; Wheat $100,485;044; Oats $43.975,253; Rye.’Bnekwheat and Barley $18,390,595; Pens and Beans $5,762,436 ‘ Rice $4,000,000: But ter and Cheese $55,412,043 ; -Potatoes $84,889,- 161; i Cane and Maple Sugar and Molasses $16,- 631,700 ; Orchard, market, garden and other small crops 517,003,21 G ; Hep», wine, and milk (not included in butter and .cheese) $13,666.- 458 ; (annual product(of live stock $280,000,- 000; (Poultry, feathers and eggs' $20,000,000; Hay $96.870,494; Wool $15,755,087 ; Tobacco $13,982,686; Hemp, Fla* and Flax Seed $6,- 861,865; Bees Wax land Honey $2,376,606; Clover and other grass seeds $3,178,552 5 all other [ productions, cotton 1 exceptsd, $156,829,- 906; making a total dn. the United States in 1849 of $1,228,087,606 against $98,603,720 of cottonL 1 • ■ 1 By looking back you will see that the cotton crop was less than one third of the crop of In dian corn, and nearly two millions less than the wheat crop. You will find also by adding together tlio different voices that the whole crop of cereals that year not including rice was val ued ftt15458,887,344, which is nearly five times os large as the cotton crop. The cattle crop was also nearly three tim?s that Of cotton and the crop lees than two millions short. CnttOn Is-less than one thirteenth of till our productions, aud yet Alabama claims tlmt “ cot ton is king.’’ j COTTON WAS KINO under the Democracy, but now, under Republi canism! 1 CORN IS THE PBESIfIIBG OFFICER, and cotlton may be one of his counselors if he chooses, otherwise he must be tributary. I admit that the Gotten States raised a part, but jetja small partof the;867,453,067 bushels of the (train of 1849, arid continue to cul tivate li small prrt of tneir-land to grain; but they finid it more to their immediate interest to raise coUon and buy grain. Their whole en ergy and wealth have been devoted to cotton culture,(and every step they taka in the way of raising 'their own grain is apparently a step away from the great source of their wealth.—. And yet! all history and experience show that those countries that can and do raise the great est variety of the necessaries of life ore. the most prosperous and happy. Let us compare the prosperity of Georgia and Indiana; two States in; many respects alike, in others totally dissimilar. The first has an extensive sea const and and at least one excel lent harbor, the other inland, but both are productive. Georgia hais an area of 58,000 square miles, Indiana of j nearly 34,000. Geor gia has 6,348,479 acres df land improved ; In diana 5J04G,548. Georgia has, therefore, 1,- 331,931’tn0re acres improved than Indiana.— Georgia llms also embraced in her farms or plantations 16,442.900 acres unimproved, while Indiana has only 7,746,879.1 The cash value of all'the fa|rms of Georgia by the census of 1850 was §05,753,445 or $4.20 per acre—of Indiana $130,385)173 or $10.70 per acre. ” The following will show the products of Georgia and Indiana and their value. In 1849 Georgia bad 208,710 homes, asses and mules.valued at $10,435,500—1,097,528 neat cattle, valued at, $16,462.920—-560,435. sheep, valued at $840,652 —2,168,617 swine, .valued ntlslo,B43,oBs—and! the. value of her animals Slaughtered was $633,972. She pro duced 1,008,534 bushels of wheat, valued at $1,068,034 —30,080,099 bushels of Indian corn at $15,040,049 —3,885.555 bushels of rye, oats, barley and buckwheat at $1,183,807 —7,213,807 I bushels potatoes at $3,575,105 —560 of grass (seed at $1088—1,142.611 of peas, and beans at of flax seed at $622—23,490 itona of bay at $164,143 —261 pounds hops at •$91 —4,077,535 pounds of butter and cheese at §744.837—732.514 of bees wax and honey at §117,202—5.387 of flux at $538—990,019 of ;Wool nt $3(90,005—813 of silk cocoons nt $406 —896 of sugar nt $89—38,950.691 of rice at $779,013-4109,636.400 of cotton at $19,963,- 640—423,924 of tobacco, at §42,392—57,459 cords of wood at $114,918—796 gallons of wine at §796 —tj16,24S of molasses at $108,122. Her poultry amounted to $440,023, and her orchard products to $92,776. Indiana'had 320.898 horses, asses nnd mules (valued at $16,044,900—714.666 head of neat cattle nt $10,719.990—1,122,493 sheep at §l,- 968,739 —2,263,776 swine at $11,818,880, and I the value of her animals simightered that year $6,567,935. She produced 6,214,458 bushels of wheat valued nt56‘214,458-2-52.964,363 of corn at $26,482,181—5,929,029 of rye, oats, barley and buck wheat nt $1,876,495—2,293,048 of potatoes $934.189—30,271 1 of grass seed at . $103,551—35,773 of peas find beans nt $22,179 —36,888 ofj flax seed at $36.888—403,220 tons of hay at $2,822,610—92,798 pounds of hops $32,478 —13.506,099 of butter and cheese $2,- 092,273 —935,329 bees wax and honey at 1 5149,- 652—584,469 flax $58,446—2,610,287 of wool at $1.044,114—387 of silk cocoons dt sl93 2,921,192 of sugar nt $292,119—1,044,629 of tobacco nt $104.462 —183,712 cords of wood nt $867.4247-14.055 gallons of wine at $14,055—' 180,325 gallons of njolasses at $90,162. Her poultry amounted to §357,594, and her orchard products to $324,940. i\r In the above I have taken De Bow’s estimate whenever I could get it. In other oases I have used my owh. The value (of the live stock -is my estimate ; nil the rest.!* his, made up from the estimate of the marshals who took the cen sus. ; ) It will be seen above that the' corn crop of Indiana exceeds,the cottonicrop of Georgia by upwards of sixmillions of dollars; and the whole grain prop of the former State exceeds the cotton crop of the latter by nearly fifteen' millions of dollars. i - Taking the improved land pf each State u'a basis, Georgia’s prodncts should have been up-- wards of one hundred, and fifteen'millions Of dollars to have equaled Indiana’s, or about twenty-four milinns more than Indiana, where* is they ate aliout two millions less. . Which is King—Cotton or Corn ? I But more of this peit week. Wellsian, Pa, J, MEET. - THE PROSLR.VERY REBELLION. ' THE GOVERNMENT, THE DISPATCHES FROM ANDERSON. FT., SOMTBR TO BB PROVISIONED. Decisive Instructions from the President. THE STATE OP PEELING, SOUTH. Washington, April 4,1861. Events are' progressing rapiinf end decisive, ly, and the country-will soon learn that there Ts a Government hers, and that ihy disputed statements ate verified literally.. Fort Pickens will be held at every hazard, and it is by no means improbable that troops have been landed there already. Whatever re-enforcements may be.necessary to retain it, will be sent, although the Administration intends in that, ns in all similar demonstrations, to preserve a peace pol icy. If assailed, it will resist, but it will not voluntarily attack. ’ The companies of Sappers and Miners which left here yesterday, have a' Southern destina tion. and are to go on board of. the 'Minnesota or Powbattan. They will be replaced by some of the troops just returned from Texas, for it is not thought expedient, at this time, to with draw any considerable portion of the defensive force from Washington. On the contrary, there are indications which may require it to be aug mented immediately. • While the newspapers are'hnrping upon a want of policy in the Administration, the Pres ident has been earnestly engngedi day after day, with his Cabinet and others high in the confidence of the country, as to the best mode of meeting this crisis, and meeting it thorough ly. Great responsibilities, like those now in volved,which require all.the powers under the Constitution to be examined carefully and calmly, with a view to the legal -justification of every position that may be' assumed, cannot be determined in a day, and they demand almost coleropornneous preparation in all the Depart ments, foE certain contingencies which may be accepted* 5 Washington, April-5, 1861, MEETING OP THE CABINET. The first regular Cabinet meeting convened to-day at noon - , and continued in session for three hours. Southern affairs exclusively oc cupied.its attention. Lieutenant Gilman’s re port of the condition of matters' aj. Pensacola »nd Fort Pickens was the principal subject un der consideration. The failure of the government to nbtajn any information from Fort Pickens was tho subject of great surprise. Pears were entertained Hint n. conflict had ensued, in consequence of the landing of supplies, and that tel|graphio com munication bad been cut off. j. Up to a late hour there are ndyeports from Fort Pickens, and the governmentls exceedingly anxious to hear from there. It! was noticed this morning that an unusual number of official telegraphic despatches were sent over from the War and Navy Departments to the President. Since an attack upon Forts Sumter and Pick ens has become probable, the President Has re ceived a number of telegraphic exhortations from lending politicians in all parts of (he coun try, urging him not to surrender anything, and offering to volunteer in undertaking reinforce ments. An enterprising Yankee offered to supply Major Anderson with men and provi-, sinus for five thousand dollars on ten days’ no tice. A prominent Bell man of Cincinnati tel egraphed to a Western Congressman to tell the President not to budge an inch—that to yield anything was to yield everything, and that a million of Northern men would spring to arms Should the Southern forts be attacked. The despatch was handed to the President this morning by. a member of the'Cabinet. These appeals are said to exercise a considerable stiffening influence. The President is now said to be fully eman cipated.from the inert influences of the. Secr etary of State, and to lend his ear mostly to Blair and Chase. Frank P. Blair talked some backbone into Old Abe one day this week, after bin outspoken, unsparing fashion. -He told him plainly that peaceable secession, or separation, wns arr-impossibility, and that the success of the Republican administration depended on the fulfillment of the assurances Held out in the In augural. He is said to have done anything but minced words in his allusions (To the views of the Premier upon the secession question. THE PREPARATIONS POR WAR, The government is exerting nil its power nnd energy in nil its departments to carry out the policy decided upon towards the seceded States. That they are of the most determined and ex traordinary character is clearly evident from the movements that are in progress; but the impression is that they have waited too long. The Confederate government is in better con dition to-day, for defence and active operations on land, than is the Washington government! The fact that the administration intend to reinforce Fort Pickens has reached Pensacola ere this, and when the attempt is made it will be resisted to the death. Several members of the Cabinet have ex pressed apprehensions that Fort Pickens would be immediately attacked, and that the Squadron novr collecting would appear in Pensacola bay too late to be of real service. It .is expected to be upon the scene of action in about ten days. Glovernor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, besides being closeted with the President an hour, has had nn interview to-day with Secretary Came ron nnd General Scott, and at eleven o’clock to night had a private interview with one of Gen eral Scott’s confidential officers. What is up? There is no doubt that Pennsylvania will be put,upon a war footing immediately. Massachusetts has sis thousand six hundred nnd seventy men, all equipped and ready to march nt twelve hours notice. Among them are .two flying artillery batteries, almost as ex *pert in drill as the. best regulars, and several 'dragoon and cavalry corps, not surpassed in efficiency by any in the volunteer militia in the United States. The infantry corps are well drilled. , New York State is pledged to furnish ten thousand men at forty-eight hours’ notice, and other States in proportion. Illinois nnd other Western States are begging to be called into the field. We have lively times before us. STEAMER PAWNEE ORDERED TO SEA. Extraordinary efforts have been making all day at the Navy Yard here to put the steamer Pawnee in condition to leave boro to-morrow morning, under sealed orders. -, AJf ENVOY FROM FORT SORTER. Lieutenant Talbot, with despatbes from Fort Sumteis.-ia expected to arrive here in the-morn ing.‘ The.opinion io that be comes to inform the government that his supplies are cut-off, that ha must «va«qate the fort from necessity, r- -i nnd to learn at what post he shall report with his command. It is undoubtedly true that the secessionists are anxious to get Major Ander son put of Fort Sumter,, fog the. purpose.nf des patching a portion of the troops now at Charles -ton-to "Pensacola; " Special Dispatch to the N, Y. Tribune. “(' ... ; ' Washington, April 7,18C1. The developments and events of the present week will'he patched with the deepest interest and anxiety in all circles here. We jare fast approaching the crisis which recent indications have foreshadowed. While theAdminietration Has been charged wit{i inertness and the absence ofvigorous policy, it hasbeenprudently prepar ing measures to meet the exigency, and to fortify itself with the mecessory resources. When Mr. Lincoln came Into office he found an empty trea sury;' a demoralised army, and treasonable de fection throughout the Civil service. He has had to feel his’way* into public Confidence against a factious opposition, and to ascertain the extent of resources at;his command, before proceeding to r earry o.ut the principles announced in his Inaugural, which have never been abandoned for an instant..' The time has come when they are- to be vindicated, peaceably, if the revolted States will permit, or otherwise if they insist upon provokirig a collision, and forcing the Government to|an attitude of defense, Lieut. Talbot reached here yesterday jnorn ing with dispatches from Major Anderson,-and bad full interviews with the President, Secre tary of War,.-and Gen. Scott. There is no doubt but tbe condition of the garrison requires relief in many] respects. Various necessaries are nearly 6r quite exhausted, and must be sup plied. While 1)0 official information was never communicated Jo Major Anderson that his com mand Would be,’withdrawn from Fort Sumter, it is undoubtedly true that he reoeived such an impression froßi personal conferences which were supposed reflect the purposes here.— They were predicated upon tbe belief, however, that the. withdrawal was a military necessity, which could not be avoided. Recent informa tion has change)! that belief, , and other facts have induced a ponrse of policy consistent with this idea. In a-word, Major Anderson is not to he tciihdrawn, dnd he is to he provisioned, as was prefigured i|) my last dispatch. The investment, of Fort Pickens by the Con federate troops, 5s nearly perfect. As yet the ; Government is uninformed whether the force on hoard the Brooklyn has been landed or not. The'orders were duplicated by two vessels so as to vendor the ijnore certain. At the last accounts it was ascertained that Gen. Bragg bad^ succeeded in extending bis lines and works pn such a manner that the re duction of the fort was onlyl a question of time, unless re-enforcements can lie thrown in. It is believed that the. land protection, by which it is approached frpm the sea, is not in possesion of the revolutionists. If so, troops may be landed under coyer of the ships of war, or at night, without ajserious collision, and perhaps without bloodshed at all. That depends, how ever, upon the fact stated, and is , merely-n speculative opinipn. The convictions grows stronger in military circles that a collision is nearly inevitable, tn less Jefferson Dayis sends contrary instructions, which are not expected. While the Southern Commissioners h'nvc been asking the Govern ment here to preserve the status which' Mr. Lincoln found upon entering office, their Mont gomery President has been raising and march ing armies, inventing forts, and carrying on the preparatory Operations for a condidion of actual war; and; now when it is proposed to put the national a condition of defense, merely tp prevent surprise or surren der, they condemn the Administration without stmt. The Soutlj, has been deceived with the •idea throughout tijint if Mr. Lincoln attempted tq enforce the law's, or defend the public pro perty in that section, he would be sternly re sisted by the united Democracy of the North. The truth is, as much pressure for decisive ac tion has come from that source, recently, as 1 from the Republican party, among, whom there ! is a large interestjln favor of cutting loose from the Cotton States (altogether, by peaceable sepa ration. f I j This week is likely to be eventful, and the tidings from the South will be regarded with the utmost interest and anxiety here. In view of the possibility of collision, and the contin gency of a demonstration against this capital, precautionary measures for its defence have been taken, which will be developed immedi ately. [;* is - The statement which has gained currency that the presence |ijf defection has been disco vered in the now stationed here, is en tirely, unfounded,;)aS far ns is-known at the proper department after careful inquiry. Effi cient and competent- officers are to be put in charge of tbo defenses, and selected with ..reference to their,; qualities for this special service, i ;'l ' IJfEtv York, April 8,1861 An official of the hdmimstration left Washing ton yesterday for. Montgomery, Alabama. The object_of the mission was not known. From Charleston we learn that the people were fully advised as to the warlike prepara tions of .the federallgorcrnment, and in conse quence the greatest! excitement prevailed. On Saturday, when thej supply of provisions was. sent down to Fort l Sumter, 3lajor Anderson was notified by General .Beauregard that no more supplies fori!the garrison could he ob tained in Charleston, which was regarded as a declaration of hostilities on the part of the com mander of the Confederate forces. Governor Pickens,‘with his pouricil and the senior offi cers of the army, were engaged during Satur day in inspecting the batteries in Charleston harbor, and everything was found in a state of efficiency. Troops have been ordered to rendez vous within supporting distance of Charleston to watch the movements of the enemy. The people of Charleston all appeared to be in fight ing humor, and declared themselves prepared foe any emergency. Despatches from Montgomery, Alabama, state that no attack will be made by the troops of the Confederate States on either Fort Sum tor or Fort Pickens. To do so, President Davis argues, would be to place the new government in a false position before the world, and he is determined that if civil war must ensue, the first blow shall be struck by. the administration at Washington. Washington City was yesterday filled with all sorts of reports, rumors and speculations in regard to the present naval and raillitnry pre parations nf the administration. The President, it is said, in. conversation does not hesitate to express his determination to “ hold and possess’’ the government property whore it is practicable, and, as far as possible, to carry out the tiewe -expressed ih his inaugural address. A plan "for the peaceable evacuation of Fort Sumter is ■ said to have been agreed upon, and that the or : “ c JL to "U Ol Anderson will be issued to-day. The Roanoke was taken out of the dry dock' I I 1 , . i J I at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on g alDT j ning, and her plaice will be occupied >J Savannah to-day.’! i , The outfitting of thee team transp M | chartered by,the government is being pushed forward. The Illinois wa , round yesterday to the doik recently i by the Atlantic, where a ckrgoof arms a, visions was taken on board. She soils and will.receive bet* troop 4 in the bay steaming. Tbo-Sajtio is 4lao being rapi t in. readiness for sea] and w'ill fallow is , or two. , j QOVEBHOE SOUSipK’S APR The address of Sam Houston to th» Texas, a brief notice of' which we have given, is a curious production, Goverboi 1 refuses to -recognise the anthorii the Convention whichhaa deprived him of and rebukes the madnesaj of the tmitoi contents himself with a pathetic., remonst and explicitly declares that' he will neithi aiignrate civil war npr endeavor to main) authority ns Chief Executive of Texas. : prospects of Texas hinder the new Conf« [ be does not regard as at all flattering, bi the contrary, in theiettreme.- Tht ‘ son for this belief are very clearly set font the following passage:; “You have been transferred like sheep! the shatsblesi. - A gemrnmef it has been fast upon you which is tol be supported from y pockets, and yet you!have not been consult You are to be taxed in the dhape of tariffs the necessaries and luxuries of life, which .have hitherto purchased free of duty. Yc to have .high postage and all else in propoi and to forego the freeman’s )rlvjlege of elec your own President and Vice-President, a visional Congress taking thebnatter out of y, bands. . You are to supports constitution whi ignores the very name of thje people, and tc into a government where yon are to pay tribi to King Cotton and enjoy the privilege of eq t ity,- until you are invplved sb far that inde deuce will be impossible, apd yon will he re to put the state of Texas, fcvith her territc equal in extent to all the other cotton states the fear of the Confederacy on the terms oi slave basis. This, is the programme marl out for you. You, were told the Union rnustl* dissolved, that it might be reconstructed. yon are told that reconstrue tion is impractiea bl« and impossible.” ’ Governor Houston retires, from public life i," n quieter way than those wjhn knew him ’ iieved to be possible. Advancing years, ho, ever, have probably abated his strength, at whereas in earlier life .:he would have bean , fierce stickler ' ' official di. tion, he now ft ,ho major ity of the pi intry—> yields. ~ - [ The London Daily News pf the Bth imtn has this sharp criticism of jiff. Davis & Co.; " The southern agitators tjnve a keen sens of the. feebleness of their position. As long a the excitement of secession lasted they were tol erably sure of their ground. | But now it isover, and people are asking whatajeit, they percein their danger. -For what ihve they done!- They have, as fay as their nets are worth any thing, voluntarily cut off the! • states from thi only connexion which gave ttjem political dig nity or credit. As long as they were conkit ded in the grand total of Am they shared the high an J noble place which in vigor, freedom and enlightenment secured it it the regard of the w orld. A 1 this . the South has lost. It has nut only insulate itself, buna the madness of fanaticism hat founded its con stitution on that Very social feature which ii most odious in the eyes of the civilized world. “ It has abused the name of republic to rrfup a confederation whichmen are already ealliny New Dahomey, with a Mississippi repudiatorjer its chief, and a band of prof es ttd duellists, si venturers, sharks and public p. underers for ill leaders. Bad as the. South is proved to be bt the fact of its slavery, we may he quite ears that the Wigfalls, Slidells, Yainoeys and Ben jamins cannot fairly represent! either its mor ality or its statesmanship. These men only condescend to lead the South Because they an not permitted to loot the North any longer, and if time is given them, they willjexhauatand dis gust the slave states Just i ns they have wearir aud angered the free. Their riames and ante cedents are a pledge that whild they, arc at the head of affairs the career’ of the Confederacy will be one of turbulence, bajd faith and in trigue or conquest for the extedtion of slavery. Their language is that of men Who feel that the very principle of their associations outs them off from a noble future. From pejng part of a glorious nation they have become a juint-stods corporation for upholding qnd extending the en slavement of their fellow-man.” | ... “ The Life of the Flesh is in tL Blood,” w,u said by inspiration Jong before’ Harvey’s dis covery of its circulation had bought to light its purposes and uses. -Now wefknow.not only that “ life is in the blood,’ 7 ' but that disease in habits it also. Many of the disorders tbatjier vadfs the human frame, have thdir home in it, thrive and grow in it. The celebrated Br.J. c. r, of Lowell, has had regard to this it> ■ pdrtiint fact in making a Remedy i to cure these disorders. His Extract of Sarsaparilla purges out the impurities of the blood And induces a healthy action in it that excels disease. This looks reasonable, aud it is true, fdr we know by our own experience, Setddm'as] we take any medicine, we have neverthelessJscveral times been under obligation's to the skill of D'r. Ayer for the relief which-his remedies! never fail tc afford us when we are obliged to liave recourse to them.— Catholic, Halifax, N. A The Census and Seavert.—The resnltof tie recent census develops another grist stride ot freedom, and chronicles another victory of free -labor over slave labor, in ite march of progress- From the beginning of the Government to the present time, the gain of the Free [States upon the Slave States, in population and wealth, hM been steady and rapid, and it is mjw apparent that at the end of another decade,l.'tbe former will be to the latter, on the floors of Congress, in the. proportion of two to one, supposing Union to be restored to harmony, and the States .to bo fully represented. j _ Indeed, this is almost the case a(j the present time. By the new apportionment