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:stint tiller. The entire British army, west dt
Trinceton, would have fullen a prey to Witsls
lington. if Cadwnlader iindEwing had 'been
able to cress at their-respective places; bet,
neither reflecting. this: the 1 , 039 at 43 0tderS
, ; 1 .
town flu rlington,indAutst*liY, 'eSeak
ed. Meantime , - atvar t l*ropii genet
als might ;cancentote*eir feiteitand c ;1..
off his retreitt, lIM-44ton decided toy'r 1 4 •
cross the Delaviliire%Vr very dafiVitht, Is'
prisoners.. Accinslintly, before night; the
captured Hessians were transferred to Penn
sylvania; - The news of this great victory
spread .with inconcievable swiftness; but
such waiireropinion of British in vincilnlify,
that, at first, few per Sons could be : found to,
believe the tale._ Aware of tke . great incre
dulity, Washington hastened to dispatch his
prisoners to-Philaclerpliia;whe re, onthe (ley
-succeeding-the battle, they were paraded
through the streets, to the amazement, not
less 'than to the delight of the inhabitants.
The effect of the victory on the country was
telectrie. The charm , of British in vincibili
lt,y_wes Ibrdicen forever. Men no.longer re
karaeilitilse testse of thcColon ies +SS lIICTO/e9.9 ;
but, encouraged by this decisive success,
looked forward confidentally tea glorious is
sue. In a word, the battle of Trenton chan
ged the wavering into friends ; made those
who had been hostile.neutral ; • and convin
ced the pattiot,that God was on his side, and
shat his country would yet be free.
The victory struck terror to the heart of
she British army. Cornwallis, who was.
sibotlt to leave for Europe, abandoned his
voyage in alarm, and hurried back from
.New York to assume command of the troops
on the Delaware, His first step was to
withdraw his forces from the exposed points
end concentrate them at Princeton and to
ward New Brunswick. Nor was this pre
caution idle. Washington, having recruit-'
.ed his troops, onineing re-inforced, cross
.ed she Delaware again on the' :30th of De
lumber, and took post at Trenton. To drive
(him from thence Cornwallis advanced from ,
Princeton, and, on the 3d of January, 1777
assaulted the American lines, established on
the south side of the Assinpink. Three
times he endeavored to carry the bridge
which separated him from his foe, and three
times he was repulsed. At last night put
amend to the contest. In the darkness,
Washington abandoning his position, march
ed on 'Princeton, intending to cut off the
royal general from his communications. A
battle ensued at this place, which was scarce
ly decided in favor of the Americans, when
Cornwallis, hurrying a p from Trenton, corn- .
yelled the victors to draw off to the high
grounds in the direction of Morristown. The
British General, completely baffled, fell back
to the Raritan, abandoning all his posts on
the Deliware. The result of this splendid
series of operations on the part of Washing
ton,
was to deliver. New Jersey from the en
emy in , the short space of ten days. Thus,
when supposed to be annihilated, the Amer
ica\ general, like some fabled genius, had
suddenly risen up, saved Philadelphia, re
covered all he had lost in the preceding two
months, and given an impetus to victory
which never ceased until the red cross of
(treat Britian sunk into dust on the plains
'of Yorktown.
When hereafter the military genius of
Washington is called in question, let the
story of Trenton be remembered. 'Napole
on always spoke of this ten day's campaign
as one of the most able on record. Botta,
the Italian historian, said of it, "Achieve
ments so astonishing gained for the Ameri-
can Commander a very great reputation
and were regarded with wonder by all na
tions, as well as by the Americans ; every
one applauded the prudence, the firmness,
andthe daring of Washington ; all declared
him the saviour of his country ; all proclaim
ed him equal to the most renowned com
manders of antiquity.
The North and South
The following, table, which has required
soma labor in preparation, shows how some of
the principal national offices have been divid•
ed between the North and South, from the
commencement of the government i March
4th, 1810. The figures denote the number of
years' during which these offices have been
filled by citizens of each section. The short
presidential term of General Harrison and
some fractions of yearS, have been omitted
Northern
12
40
rresidents,
Vico Presitlents,
Chief Justices,
SuCrolaries of State, 20
" of Treasury, 40
" Of War, 31
" of Navy, 40
Postmasters Clonoral, 35
Afton Mys General, 20
Speakers of the House of
Representatives, 23
In the sixteen Presidential elections, 3156
electoral votes have been cast, 1915 by North
ern States, awl 1511 by Southern ;States; 790
votes have been given by the North forlsTorth
elm candidates, and 1190 by the South for
Suutbdni candidates, and 1155 by the North for
Southern candidates, and 321 by the : - rioutli fur
Northern candidates.
Change of Furhine.--There is now • living in
New York, in extreme want, a man who at one
time had one hundred and eighty thousand dol.
Lars amassed by a few week's successful gamb
.For some years he lived in the utmost
luxury, having over four hundred suits of clothes,
but the smiles of fortune deserted him, and at
last has been reduced to beggary. In threadbare
coat, and without either energy or character, he
may be daily seen in Broadway.
Hon. Jan S. P.7lell.—We learn that the Hon.
lobo B. Littell has left Philadelphia for Wash.
ington, to claim his scat as the representative
elect from the fourth Congressional district, and
will carry with him documentary evidence of his
election by the voters of the district. Mr. Rub•
bins, who is in possession of the certecate of
election; will also be there to claim his right to'
represent the district.
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TIIURSDAY, DECgitIBER 6, 1849.
Cireidatioh - litca'r 2000.
The business of the courtis progressing slow
ly. • President Jona, is on the bench, but, in
the families of both associates fleas and Ruhr,
death:, have ncenrred, which prevents the dispo
sal of much Liminess, dependant upon them.
The court, however, is organised , the grand hi
te sworn in, anal John Wchla, Esq., appointed
foreman. A number of bills have been found.
and other trifling business disposed lo our
next wo will give full proceedings
. Cold Weather has Come.
We have had a beautiful Autumn, the weath
einp to Sunday last has been delightful, but
winter has come. in the afternoon it com
'm'enced to snow lightly and during the even
ing and night was inicrtn:ingied 'with rain amt
sleet. Monday set in with rain and continued
all day. Nature has prepared every thing for
; the forests have cast their leaves; the fields
look brOwq.atul sear; the farm yards and barns
are well filled by the provident farmer, in order
to well supply his stock during the winter. It
is necessary for us to enquire, whether all the
citizens of Allentown, and• the little towns and
villages in our iminediate vicinity have prepar
ed drermtelves with a good stock of coal, wood,
a hog or two, a side of beef, potatoes, flour,
corn, &c., for the Winter? If ym have not.
done so, lose no time in doing it, and above
all, where there is a poor neighbor, assist him
or her with dre necessities of life. This kind
ness and timely charity may use en 'erring
brother or sister from the error of their ways,
and learn them to seek the paths of virtue,
which are the paths.of pea Ce.
Thanksgiving Day
In pnrsuanco of previous notice the grand
worthy Patriarch of the grand division of Sens
of Temperance, the different divisions met on
Thursday last, (Thanksgiving day) in Allot,-
town, for the purpose of joining in a general
procession and of expounding the important
cause of Temperance.
At about IL o'clock, tire celebrated Easton
Brass Band, who by invitation, were present
upon the occasion, proceeded to the room of
.fordan Division, from where they escorted the
division to the house of Mr. tkorgeKeiper, where
the Rev. Mr. David R. Mamas, in behalf of
Jordan Union, Daughters of Temperance, pre
sented a beautiful _banner to the Jordan Divi
sion, accompanied by an eloquent and very
appropriate address. Mr. J. D. Stiles, who re
ceived the same, responded in an equally elo
quent manner. From here the Division mov
ed to the I.awn of AI Is. tirectileal
At about 2 tielovk the
ed in the Lawn, under the Chief Nlarshalship
of Dr. J. 11. Romig, as,isted by Alansballs Foote,
Weiser, Punt and /Africk, after which the pro
cession; headed by the Bras; Band, marched
111 full regalia through the principal meets ofthe
Borough, and finally to the (lemon Reformed
Church, which was soon crowded to overflew
ing,where addresses were delivered by the) cv.
Mr. Stern, in the German, and by Messrs. E. J.
Paxson and S. Pirka»dts : in the English langua
ges. Thus ended the proceedings of the Tem
perance celebration, nothing happening to mar
the feelings of those present on the occasion.
In the evening the members of the Easton
Brass Bawl gave'a Concert in the Court House
which was very numerously :intended. The
music both vocal and instrumental was such
as done honor to the members, and in particu
lar to the brothers
Districting the State
On our next Legislature will devolve the duty
of districting the State. This is an important
matter to the people, and it is .to be hoped that
the wishes of the people in the different sec-'
firms of the State wilt be consulted in this mat
ter, and that it will not be done with a view to
benefit or promote the success of any particu
lar party. Heretofore this . has been a great
game with politicians of all parties in our le
gislature, who, regantless oldie inconvenience
to the people, cut up the State into districts to
suit and promote the success of their portico
lar party, even when remonstrated with by their
constituents, and petitioned by the people who
elected them, they have turned' a deaf ear and
pursued their own course for the purpose of
bringing about some political aggrandize
ment to themselves, or to a ,cligne of faction
of their party.
The people should submit to this trickery
mid disobedience on the part of their servants
no longer. Let him who disobeys find a polit
ico! death, from whitir be cannot awake, and
the voice of the people, will no longer be un
heeded by those they place in power.
Southern
48
50
U. S. Flying Artillery.
The great duties performed by this arm of
the service during the Mexican war, has been
widely recognized, and, as an instance of what
it was capable of achieving, the New York
Courier and Enquire' . mentions the follow•
ing:
"The lamented Col. Duncan, of the U. S.
Army, had alfed his men to such perfection in
artillery, and to such celerity of movement, that
on one occasion, when his guns were under
their sheds, the horses of the light battery in
the ,stable, and the harness hanging up, he
complished the feat of harnessing tip, moving
his guns two hundred yards, forming in bane
ry, find firing a round, in the apace of a minute
and a half from the time the first command
was given. .
AylientoWik; ra.
Our Court.
nocession was form
The Third a December.
This was the day set apart for the meeting
itf Congress. We hope . Our,RePresertlatiyOs
`:tifif,alidf'the knife of rtfin4±, by 'kipping nil.
.ii:i liseltds officers, of - Which lheri - are; hue
.. 1 11re8s4M.1 perhaps thousaruht . ; reducinglhestkl:: .
rtrios cif . Otlittra to a fairctimpensitiothispo aati;
-.the time for which they are sodeattypairlifoe.
- the benefit of the wholo c p .to Olii, , instogd Of pf.-ig(
it fortheir own politicatpromotiomA';o(con7.
gross reduce their stilariOtil - O;fikdOlniiii'a dtlf:.
Let ihe army mitt navy helioilitgeti...to - one half..
`its present number; wii:Weekttolaipititandip*:
I army.or navy in iiineirdr-ifenetti the:rife the:
power that .crusites Europe to the very dust,
- and in the 'hands of monarchs are the means
of subduing wail crushing the republicatispirit;
so 'loudly manifested in many partsuf the Con ,
Tinent.
MIR
Besides it has. a tendency to create a ltitia . of
twig:wary through its officers, who live ltaily
on the public pap, and have few opinions of
feelings in common with the itidestrierre
citi
zens, which largely increases the public expen
ditures of the government.
Pennsylvania and N. Jersey Bank.
Thompson, whose caution cart always be de
pended upon in the way of Bank frauds, fail
eves, &e., gives in his Bank Note Reporter of
the lst instant, the following cutting remarks:
'We protest against Mr. Phelps owning,
controlling and using tire Union Bank at Dover,
New Jersey.
We protest against Mr. Bruen'S owning, con
trolling and using the Commercial Bank, at
Perth-A roboy, New JerSey.
If Dover and Perth-Amboy want Banks, then
the people of those places should manage and
use those banks.
if high toned operators in real estate, r often
or irou r borrow a leuralCed thousand, it sihoo/d
be aoywherc the lima of a two-penny New
Jersey bank.
When you tell us that Mr. Bruen can redeem
the notes of Iris bank, or that Mr. Phelps can
redeem the notes of , his bank. We tell yon
that the notes of a Batik should never rest
upon the success of any one man; for we have
seen great men "fall like leaves in wintry
weather," and we have seen too many bank
notes as worthless as fallen leaves.
We do not make war on banks that arc Jer
sey banks, but when we find one of the Jersey
blues, in Wall or Cedar or Cliff streets, we in
tend to show it the ferry and invite it over.
Some small amounts oldie Susquehanna!)
County Bank Notes have changed hands at
25 cents ou the dollar ) and we make that our
quotation for the present.
There has been' nothing done in the notes of
the State Bank at Mortis, at over 123 cents on
the dollar.
The notes of the Chester County Bank, Pa.,
ate returned to us from Philadelphia, marked
no go.. We have dashed this Bank in our list )
and advise the rejection of its notes.
The notes of the Walter Joy's Bank are re
deemed at, the same rates as all New York
Country notes, so also are the notes of the
Merchant's Bank, at Canandaigua. In these
banks we have a proof positive, that the notes
of banks secured by N. Y. or U. S. Stocks are
good, despite whatever may befall the bank.
The Quaker City
This is the title of a Weekly paper published
in Philadelphia by G eorge Lippard, the cele
brated author of "‘Vashington and his Gene
rals, or• Legends of the Revolution"; ''The
Quaker City"; l'aul Ardenheim"; &c. Terms
invariably in advance, new volume com
mencing January 1850. The Quaker City be
ing barely . in.existence more than a year, en
ters, upon its second volume with 15,000 sub
scribers, an evidence that it is admired for its
independent course. It is pledged to no party
or, sect, and pursues a lair and independent
course upon all matters of public interest.
Protest Against Austrian Ferocity
The IVashington correspondent, "Alpha,"
of the New Volk Tribune, says, "it is rumor
ed here in the best informed ditties, that at
an early day in the session, a resolution will
be introduced into the Senate suspending all
intercourse of a diplomatic nature with Anstria
growing out of her barberous and brutal in
humanity towards the HungarianS. Such a
proposition would be favorably entertained by
many of our citizens, and world be ono of the
roost popular propositions that could be intro
duced into Congress. The sympathies of the
whole United States are enli . steil in behalf of
the Hungarians, and their prejudices aroused
against their fiendish and brutal prOseenters.
A suspension of diplomatic intercourse with a
people who. have set at defiance all usages of
Christian warfare, would not have a deleteri
ous effect 'upon other Monarchical powers of
the Old ‘Verld. Judging from the tone of Mr.
Webster's speech at the New Hampshire cel
ebration in Boston, it would not be eitherstrange
or inconsistent at seeing I • sustain the
measure. Gen. Taylor, it is said, will also go
for it. We sincerely 'trust that this proceeding,
dictated by every motive of humanity, may re
ceive a favorable consideration. What will be.
come of Col. Webb in such an event
Robbery.—A man named Charles Gear
hart, was taken in irons, on board the steamer
Clipper, this morning, on his ways to Danville,
Columbia•county Pa., to answer a charge of
robbing the post office, at that place, a month or
six weeks ago. lie was engaged by the post
master as clerk in the oflicd during the temper
. ary sickness of the regular clerk, and while thus
engaged, he pilfered some $4OOO in money and
drafts, of whiph about $3OOO was found'in his
possession when arrested at Mount Vernon, Ohio,
Wheeling (Va.) Argus, Nor. 28. •
Acquilted.—John H. Bossier, editor of the Pay.
etto ()aunty Democrat, has been acquitted of the
crime of which he has been charged before the
United States District Court, at Pittsburg of rob
bing the mail.
Phil burg Iron OonVention. • Original Letter of Ge n. Washington. Walthington Caucus Nominations.
The Convection continued in session until Under this heading the Richmond Republican .. • Wssnistoros, Dec. I, 1849.
Intl inst., when it adjourn- • oft • 7th inst., publishes taut of a letteeplich ; The prentitra i thil f mellshers of the House o f
• oilsine On•Thrftschily t h ehole day was is 4at " was a3 found amaiirthe papers *the Rsprea ire Wiaucua this evening,
4 -..; • . w
Iftl9ll, ! iiscysOngthelo!lotrili g resolution ; n r ugh Nel „" and:th*thesilligyfri of • elm
,James Missouri, in the chair.
plitredliy theOzurtutittee - tan bantrfetts:: e• r, in iniPthe datelige:WirktiTne4Nor..' f ist l ffm follotilpg named' gentlemen were nomi
40trintieciTltat we F onsider:lt Ivaissarn unit Yr the ttii , difficur* in sagl)4olle #
IstAtabe balyeld filith the organization of the
to Ibe peoper'El{otecOn• ; •,of the•iton firs rt g di*ticlo da*P df.c. 0001. 414 4 •
levie 1 r •iih ;0414eri,:iva4AhlishiOn aAm- f)f.f.kll:7 . .4thrt.,;•llowelleobb, of Georgia.
ell • ‘rill - '.bar ) O
; ; ,.room on meryautt e iron., blet.fri On, 177 9 . ''itlerk—Sehn W. Forney, of Pennsylvania.;
IVII11)13 4 1ird • les CommitteeSMT- ‘ln 1 77 7,
it
I rpa las
n Philadelphia, idadelphia, un- Sergeant.at-Arms—Nevton Lane.
1401014ffitiinjifartatffrom odiercoon- de the title of iteterslfrot
General Washing. Doorkeeper—B. F. Brown, of Ohio.
country, ton to sevetal of his friettAsy in•frime and July, Postmaster—J. M. Johnson, of Virginia.
- . • 1776 in which he set forth an interestim , view The Whig members also met in caucus, and
tmemett nye latten to bmtvorth 1511ollars per : i• • . • . • . .; • . • •
ol'Amermaapoliticsotetha'tafittkiiit'tatit peritid„,". ass! nom inating the Hon. Robert G. Winthrop,
ton, without regard toits 'cost in• valu abroad,
This edition- was followed by andel:et' 1796,; of Massachusetts, fur Speaker, adjourned over
and that a duty •of•;9 dollars per ton e e levied I •
rwith donicildia, corr. rnorniog to complete -their nomina
thereon.litnet that agog : !)toper iintreaiishti
utiiy
• • • • • 'Gen. 'WashingtOn' • `•"•"- - • ' • '
emdence being made 'not to our custom-house
I written about the commencement of the Ameri
officers, that pig iron has imposed ; veduei! chn•mh test, when he entered on the command of
aborts 15 ticillars per ton In fhb country where: I.
the Moly of the United States," dm. New Yen•lr t
thoisamo was made, thaLitt.that ease, for eve-:•orifiTidAsi-,-0-: - Ifebinsoir'; - einiter'ef William and
; ry rise amounting to 1 dollar ,per ton, the I John streeiSoanti J: Bu I &l 1 . 15 Cherry street,
duty .in 'countr y y 'be vedtieed one I and sow; try „fames- Rivin4on, No. 156 Pearl
dottier., trei•et.
• 11' • • I '
This piety, it is 1110'01, wi In ordinary ; there 'tvere probably O th er Sditioni, and the
1 times prevent an entire prohibition of the for- Vbook 5s kir nevieiss rare:
eign pig iron ) and keep the 'com'petition of I Tt is afire:Olt to - accoant fur the reproduction
/ this and other cotaitrieS nearly equal at all at this day of these letters; or any ashes's; as or
•
times, and guard against eVraordinary llama- igloo!, When the imposition may be so easily de.
lions of the value of pig iron, in litigant] other leared ; liy those elm have peeserVed or have ac
countries. The come:a:tee believe that nobet- i'cess to the'reco'rd of ti times,
ter plan of policy can be pursued. ten the ad of March, Ite i r, when Gen. Wash
!
A number of substitutes were offered, a ; ington Was about to retire to 'private life, in a
lengthy discussion arising on each, until the letter to the Secretary of Stale, he declared the
whole were ;finally laid on the table; . , : letters, of which that now re-produced is one, to
On Friday, George R. Clapp finally offered I be a base forgery, and that he never saw nor
heard of them until they appeared in print( and
the following resolution as -a substitute fiat , all
others, which was unanimously adopted: he requests his letter containing this declaration
Resolved That it la the sense of this Con-
"maybe deposited in the office of the Depart
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vention, at the present state of the foreign l
mar- %sent of State as a testimony of the truth to the
ket, that it will require a duty of 10 dollars per I P end generation and to posterity."
1 This letter was communicated by the Secretal
toll on pig iron, and 20. dollars per ton on corn- ; . .
ry of State to the editor of the .bnited States Ga
mon bar, and a corresponding increase on all
I zette. on the ninth of March, 1797, and was pub
other iron and manufactures of iron, in propor
. I lishcd in many:Of the papers of the day. The
tion to cost of make, to 41rotect the American
o i nterest
republication Of it, as follows, will b e'f
market.
I to those tit least who have be....n misted as to the
%lodge Derripsvy complained that the rims , I •anthenticitit of the letter first above referred to:
burgh iron men had net taken as much inter- the &liter of Me trailed 'Matte Viizette
eat in the Convention as was expected, and DI:P.IIII'3I6NT OF STATE,
suggested that it should be considered a Blast Pitistmesiiii4, March 9th 1797,
Furnace Convention. This called forth quite • S i ,, I enclose you the copy of a letter which
a spirited controversy, and it was finally re- I received the ad instant, from the late President
solved that the convention be considered as a of the United States. The letter itself will sat
conventiou of all persons ioterested, directly or ; isfy you of the propriety of its being published.
indirectly, in the manufacture of iron in all its original, as is desired, is deposited in this
branches.
I office.
Mr: Tassey oflerett a resolution, whisii was ; - I am, vii; your obedient servant, •,
adopted, that the several delegates, on their I riMUTUT PICK Fall NO.
. •
return home, collect statistics, Sze., and forward .; . . .PntLAIRLPuiIA, March,3 1V97,
them to the committee of commerce, mid to the • Dan ei iL m At the conclusion of in ) ..p
üblic
members of Congress. employments,
,I thought; it expedient to no
mice the !Vilification of certain forged letters,
I which first appeared in the year 177 V, and were
I obtruded upon the public as mine. They are
said by theeditor to have been fun nd in a small
portmanteau that f had left in the care of my mu
latto servant named Billy, who, it is pretended,
was taken prisoner at Fort Lee in 1776.
The period when these letters were first prin
ted will be tecoltected, and what Were the itn•
pressions they Were intended to produce upon
the public mind. It was then supposed to be of
some consequence to strike at the integrity of
the motives of the American Commander, and to
paint his inclinations as at variance with his pro
fessions and his duty, Another crisis having
occured in the affairs of America, the sante wea
pon was resorted to to wound my character and
deceive the people,
The letters in question have the dates, addres
ses, and signatures here following: .•
"New York, June 12th, 1776. To Mr. Lund
Washington, at Mount Vernon, Fairfax county,
Va., G. W,"
"To-John Parke Custis, t sq., at the lion, lien
edict Calvert's ar,q., Mount Airy, M. D. June 18
1776.0. W."
"New York, July Bth; 1776. To Mr. Lund
Washington, at Mount Vernon, Fairfax county,
Va., G. W." '
Southern Manufactories
The increase of manufacturing in the South
is exciting great congratulation among the peo
ple and the press of {hat Becket of the Union.
‘Ve am right glad to see en rtiterprie so es
sentinl awd expedient succeeding se well. Our
only wonder in past times has been that the
South shred(' trust altogether to other markets
than her own manufactures : when her capaci
ty for creating them is umptestioned. There is
no reason why cotton and wool sho u ld not be
worked into fahrles en southern soil, where
they two grown, rather than sent thousands of
111 alas, and brought back in cloths, at a loss of
double transit. Besides, there is much mate
alai which the South can manufacture with
profit, which cannot find a market elsewhere.
The refuse of her cotton, sufficient to make all
her negro cloths, is of this kind. There is cap
ital enough in the South, and nothing.is want
ing to put it in manufacturing motion but en
terprise.
The /lops and Girls
The folloWing piece of advice we find in
that excellent paper the Montgomery Ledger,
which we recommend to our young readers :
"We wish our young friends whose parents
supply them with the Newspaper, to read it at
tentively and regularly. Be industrious and
after you have performed alt the little duties
your parents or guardians give you to perform,
read the Newspaperread it aloud to your
father, mother, brothers and sisters, that they
may correct you of your errors m reading.
Never say yoU have no time, but be active at
your work, and resolve to make time for so
important a duty. You. will thus repay your
kind parents for their attention by making good
use of the papers and books they buy for you:
IVe wish our young friends to read more than
they do—to try and take delight in the im
provement of their minds. Come, wake up,
there should be no sleepy boys and girls, where
the "Register" comes. We want to see you
all grow up to be good and intelligent men
and women.
Wabash and Erie Canah—This canal has been
completed to Terre Haute, and the water let into
it to that point.. When-finished to Evansville,
it will be the largest canal in the' United •States,
and one hundred miles Longer than the great
Erie canal. It, commences at Toledo on Lake
Erie, crosses a portion of Ohio, caters the Sta tc
of Indiana near the north eastern corner,
and runs diagonally, with considerable of a curve,
across the State to Evansville on the Ohio.
ledo, Peru, Lafayette, Logansport, and Terta
Haute, are the principal points as far as:com
pleted.
Single District System in Kentucky.—The con•
vention' now in session in Frankfort to form a
new Constitution for Kentucky, has adopted a
prOvision, that all cities or towns in the State
shall, whedever their population is sufficient,
have a separate representative from the county
in which they may be situated ; and that, when•
ever any city or lown'slill be entitled to t,,o're
than one representative, It shall be divided into
districts, so that every representative shall be
elected from a 'separate district. This is the
system we ought to'have . here:in Pennsylvania.
Or'A picughman on his legsis•higher than a
gentleman on his knees. •
• “New. York, July 16th, 1776. To Mn humt
Washington, dc.c. G. W."
"New York, July 15th. 1776. To Mr. Lund
Washington, &c. G. W."
"New York, July 22d, 1770. 'Co Mr. Lund
Washington, &c. G. W."
•June 24th, 1776. To Mrs. Washington, G:
At the lime when these letters first appealed,
it was notorious to the army immediately under
my command, and particularly to the gentlemen
attached to my person, that my mulatto man Bil
ly, had never been one moment in the power of
the enemy. Ii is also a fact that no part of my
baggage or any of my attendants were captured
during the whole course of the war. These
well-known facts made it unnecessary during
the war to call the public attention to the forge
ry by any ekpress declaration of mine; and a
firm reliance on, my Fellow citizens, and the
abundant proofs they gave of their confidence
in me, rendered it alike unnecessarry• to take any
formal notice of the revival of the imposition
during my civil administration. But, as I can
ndt kobw-ttiaite soon a more.scrinus_ event may
succeed to that which will this day take place,
have thdught,it a duty that I owe to ruysel4 . to
any lU'iintry, iiitrti:Ctrufh;nertrti - idetall the cir
cumstances abotte.recited,4_dit,to add my sol
emn declaration that the letters, herein describ
ed are a base fdrgery, and that . I never saw or
heard of their;until they appeared in print.
The presCnt letter I . commit to, your care, and
desire that it may be deposited in the office of
the Department of State, as'a testimony of the
truth to the present generation and to posterity.
Accept,2 pray you, the sincere esteem and af
fectionate regard of, dear sir, your obedient, • -
-Gs°. WAsulsoTinr.
• . •
Timothy, Piclicring, Sec. of Stale.
•The letter, part or which is now published
as ..original,"is the Seventh and last in this col- .
!whin,
California Garb—Three millions seven hun
dred and thirty thousand dollars of California
gold had• been received at .the Uuitca States
Mitt its Philadelphia, up to last mat.
WASIIINOTON, Dec. 3, 1849.
SENATE.: / :
tntoradrttlity with the tonstitution of the Mil=
teff"Statii, -- Iliehrtt session of theltaiy-first Con
gress gffriwrienced this !.
The 'Senate was called to order at 12 o'clock
M., by its presiding officeri Hon. Millard Fill
mort.fflts. Vice President. of the United States.
The rattiVing Senators, were present . Hes
sis. Fetch, Hamlin, Jefferson Davis, Mangum,
Downs, Walker, Dawson, Cass, Foote, Henry
Dodge, A. C. Dodge, Tones, Butler, Hunter, Ma
son; A tch isOn , Ctol er , J. Davis; Green, Phelps
Smith, UpliaM, Hall, Clay,Vorris, Sturgeon, Bell,
Baldwin, Miller, Clark, Chase, Badger, Corwin,
Peirce, Calhoun, Miller, Wli comb,] ulee. Total
After a very impressive prayer by the Rev.
Mr. Slicer, the thaplain, of the last Renate.
Hon, Nr. Mangum, presented the credentials
Mille Hon. lienry Clay, of Kentucky, elected to
some for the term of 6 years from the, 4th of
March 184 g. Mr. Clay vas duly qualifie4 and
took his seat. His appearance in the Renate
again priwitided the most prpfoinidsensatiori.
On' motion, it Was resolved, that,tbe Senate
hereafter meet ut•:l2 o'clock, Uti - eiotion the
Senate adjourned:
HOUSE OF REFAESENTATIVES
At tdrehre o'Clock, At, Mr. Campbell, the Clerk
, of the house rot the last Congress, (mid who, by
the tenor of his appointment, 'continues to hold
office until a successor is elected) rose and said,
that as the hour of twelve o'clock had arrived,
he would, in pursuance of usage, call over the
list ,of the members by states, for the purpose
of ascertaining the names of 'those present, and
whether a.. quortitn; : was
,in, attendance.:: •
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The Clerk proceeded to call the roll by States,
commencing With the State l oi
Two hundred and twenty-one members an
swered to their names.
The , fidloWing are:the.absentees: Hon. Hen
ry .Nes, of Pennsylvania; David Wilmot, Pa.;
A. H. Shepherd, North Carolina; T. B. King,
Georgia ; G. W. Julian, Indiana I W. J. Alston,
Alabama ;D. Hubbard, Alabama";.A. G. Brown,
Miss.; M. P. Gentry, Tenn ; and Mr. Morton of
The Clerk then announced that, a quorum be
ing present, it was competent for Members to
proceed to the election of Speaker. '
Whereupon, it was moved, by Mr. Boyd of
Kentucky, that the members proCeed to the elec
tion of a speaker of the House for the Thirty
first Congress, the members voting viva yore.
Tellers having been appointed—
The Clerk then proceeded to call the roll al
phabetically, and having called it through, the
tellers reported that the whole number of votes
given was 221; necessary to a choice 11 I ;. of
which on
FIRST BALLOT
Hon. H, 8. Cobb, of Georgia, 103; Hon. It
C. Winthrop ) of blase., 96; Hon, M. P. Gen
try, of Tenn., 6; Hon. David Wilmot, of Pa. ;
3; Scattering, 13.
The House then proceeded to a
EcoNo tl►LtOt
Cobb, 102; %Winthrop, Oft j Wilmot, 8 ; Gen
try, GI Scattering, 9.
The Holum then proceeded to a
Tilt en n awn%
Cobb, 102; Winthrop, 90; . 7
; Gen
try, 6; Scattering 10 . . .'
lion. Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina, then
moved to, adjourn.
A division being called for, a Vote was ta
ken, and the motion lost. Yeas 01, nays 108.
Another tiallot waslaken, with the same re
sult as the third.
At three o'clock a' motion prevailed to ad
journ over till 12 o'clock to-morrow.
Wonders or the Telegraph.
Scarcely a day passes that we do not hear of
some new and wonderful use to which the Tele
graph. is adapted ; The following; from the Na
tional Intelligencer, is the latest.
We were present a few evenings ago at the -
Cost Survey Astronomical. Station, on Capitol
11111, which was put in.-Telegraphic connexion.
with Cincinnati, fur the purpoile of determining
the longitude between the two places: The elec.-
tricatclocks in this city and Cincinnati, having.
been introduced into-the completed circuiti""ev
ery beat" at Cincinnati was recorded at "almost
the same Saxton7i're'volvine cylinder
in this city, and every beattif the clock here::
was recorded likemanner upon Mitcnell's're-:
volviiig plate - at Cincinnati. .At the inoineit.a
star passed the meredian at Washington, by the
touch of adrey the record of. the passage, was.
made upon the desk 'at Cinairanati, as well as.
upon the cylinder at the Washingti a station, andi
the difference of the time oldie two clocks would
of course indicate the difference of .longitude.--
The distance between the two cities, it must
recollected, is upwards of 500 miles; this dis
tance was annihilated; and events happening at'
the one were instantly recorded by: automatic
machinery
o at the other. The interchange off
star'signals was soon 'interrupted, Weever, by'
the intervention of a cloud at Cincinnati:Old the•
reunindectif the evening was occupied - by the
gentlemen present in a philosophical 'discas . sione
on the subjectitrf the velocity of the transmission
of electricity. We were never. more impressed
with the powei of the Telegraph to annihilate
space, and bring into instant, mental cornmuill
cation individuals seperated by huqdreds of
miles. •
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