were indiscribable. These were felt•by ev
ery hearer, in all their force. Hie mighti.
„fitit_fenlings were sometimes indicated and
caininunicated by a longsause, aided by an
eloquenCuiipect, and some significant use , of
his "iiglif,ot. , N,The sympathy between mind
ngd?nund Where the chan
, f lktifArielWitAnication are open, the faculty
;favettinfkraard passion is great, and the
-: : :::.;e4r . 4elWof it sudden and visible, the of
W:
riattirtracordinary.- Let the shocks of
inilitefi&l be repeated twain and again, and
art . :other opinions and ideas are for the
moment absorbed or , excluded :
. .the whole
raind s brought into unison with that of the
stinker.; and the spell bound listener, till
thexause_ceases,_is-under-an-inti re-fascina-•
Lion. Then perhaps the charm ceases, upon
reflection, and the infatuated hearer resumes
his ordinary state.
Pairick Henry of course owed much to
his singular insight into the feelings of the
common mind. In great cases, he scanned
• his jury, and formed his mental estimate ;
on this basis he founded his appeals to ap
peals to their_ predilections and character.
It is what other advocates do in a lesser de
7re-
tree.
When he knew that there were conscien
tious or religious'` men among the jury, he
would most -solemnly address himself to
their sense of right, and would adroitly
bring in scriptual citations. If this handle
was not offered, he would lay bare the sen
sibility of patriotism. Thus it was, when
he succeeded in rescuing the man who had
.defibemtely shot down .a neighbor; who_
raoreorer - lay - under - the - odious suspicion of
being a tory, and who was proved to have"
refused supplies to a brigade of the Ameri
can army.
A learned and intelligent gentleman stat
ed to me that he once heard Mr. Henry's
defence of a man arraigned for a capital
crime.--So clear and abundant-was - the - ev ,--
idence, that my informant was unable to
conceive any grounds of defence,especially
after the law had been ably placed before
the jury by the attorney for the common
wealth. For a long time after Henry be
gan, he never once adverted to the merits of
the case or the arrangements of the prose
cution, but went off into a most captivating
and
.31iscussive .oration on general topics
expressing opinions in perfect accordance
•with - ;until having fully ,
.succeeded.in obliterating every impression
- of his opporient's speech, ho obliquely up
pioadhed the subject; and as occasion was
affereitdealt forth strokes which seemed to
toll upon the minds of the jury. In this
case, it should be added, the cause of
truth prevailed over the art of the consum
ate orator.
Later from California.
NEw YORK, Dec. 20
ME
The . stetiMship Cherokee arrived at this
port at five minutes after 12 o'clock. M.,
•. :horn:Oh - a:ma, with news from Sun Fran-
She brings 361 passengers and one mil
lion'six hundred and eighty thousand dol
lars in specie.
Since our last issuenothing of particular
interest has occurred to mark-the progress
of California.
The Cholera has made rapid strides .in
some localities, and laid many . . in the dust.
In this city, since as.first appearance, the
number of deatha has . been about one hurl
drect and thirty-five, while at Sacramento
the number of death have probably reach
ed one thousand ! The scourge, however,
is abatirig,,and the deaths in either city do
not average over eight or ten per.day.
This mortality has prostrated, in a great
measure, the buSiness of the large cities,
and consequently affected every locality..
Tho Sacramento Times says we have
here persons from various portions of the
mines, from whom we learn that the Cho
lera has spread to but a very limited extent.
A few cases have occurred at Nevada
City, Rough and Ready, and other towns.
During the approaching winter a much
larger number of miners will remain in the
mountainq than ever before, and consequent
ly more gold will bo taken out than during
any previous winter season.
Much attention is being paid to quartz
minings.
The Mariposa mines are yielding a good
return,, notwithstanding the machinery is
not 'as powerful as
.desirable. Within a
short time past, however; another quarts
vein of great richness has been discovered
between the South Fork of the Feather and
Juba Itivers,' •
A ,-yerk:destructiye fire has taken place
at Siaraniento City. - Among the buildings
destioYed Were four large hotels.
Heretofore • the 'mines. have been -only
scratched over, and scientific •mining has
only just conimene'ed. When fully under
way and. the requisite amount of capital ac
tively employed, the result will be, even
more wonderful than ever before. • ,
The call for an extra session. of the. legis
lature.' is still under advisement, and
.not.al-,
together impoisible, as the necestities of the
State deniand it.
The Act of Congress making Benicia a
port of entry, has called forth much discus
sion, and excited no little astonishment. It
is hoped Congress will make a Collection
District Bill, in accordance with the wishes
of the people.
The Indian difficulties continue, btit are
not of an alarming or serious nature: •Sever
al skirmishes have taken place, but atten
dedwith the loss of only two or three lives
orteither side. •
- Gov.. Burnett has issued a proelainatton
setting apart, the thirteenth of decuMber
a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer.
The Yuba, mines have generally yiekledl
welt the average per man being:eight to i
ten dollere daily.
The number of passengers thatillaveArt . ..l
rived.by sea, from October 1, 1849; to 06
toberi, 1860, was 43,615. The number.
tbatibft,
• from October 1, 1819,. to:October ,
31, - 1850:Was 5590.
The .Steamship Ohio has; gee (mitre&
with 1{1,000,000 of. Gold: dpsti.epe',hadri
very dangerous p as sag e.
Circulation ne.ar 2000.
Allentown, Pa.
Tllllll%DitY, DECEMBER 31, 1860.
IrirOur Carrier requested us to inform his
Patrons, that he will visit them on New Year's
morning with an appropriate Address.
1rX"..13y Telegraph we learn that the "Ledger
Buildings" in Philadelphia, were destroyed by,
fire, on Monday at 9 o'clock, in the forenoon.
The Parting Year.
. The waning.year is, to most minds, a sea•
son of reflection. And . it is good to pause and
think, occasionally; to : glance along the reced
ing vista of months, and_review onr . aetions ere
too great a distanog make's their memory indis•
tinct. Timiems io linger on his journey, to
pause by the crumbling ruins of earthly things i
and point us to the past, that we may gath
er therefrom lessons of wisdom for the future.
And now, as we stand on the verge of the
parting year—as the lust line in its record of
events is about being written, it is but to obey
the dictate of reason to let our thoughls_xlm
back. _Time-we cannot ficill,nor change the
vast. , What we have done is done forever.—
Then, why, it may beasked, turn our thoughts
thitherward?. Why not look in Ivo, to the fu
ture'? It is that we may . lgok to the future with
brighter hopes, made more certain through re
pentance and good resolutions.
What we are . is of more,___far_.more,importr
ance to us, than what we seem to others, or
svhat me.have gained in worldly goods. Our
thoughts, then, us we review the days - hull
weeks in the closing circle of months,'should
linger rather upon the purpose and-acts of - our
moral life, than upon the impression we have
made - upon others, or the amount of earthly
treasures we have gathered in' from the harv.
est-fields of the world. A good
_reputation may
_be_lost_through_ slander_;-riches---may-take-to
themselves wings and fly away; but of the
heart's conscious rectitude no event external to
ourselves can rob us. It is true, gold, which
neither mothmoth nor rust can ,corrupt, arid of
which not even death itselfC'an rob us.
In turning back our thoughts upon the past,
then, let us examine all our acts in the light of
their prompting ends.
.There is no act without
a purpose, anti the purpose gives quality to
act. A selfish and bad -end makes an act evil,
which might be innocent if done wiih a good
end. A man may porsue his worldly business
with the same energy and success that marks
coursin of his neighbor. and be all the whit.>
gains nothing but the treasure on earth, which,
in a few years, passes into the coffers of anoth.
er, while he, naked and poor as he came into
the world, re-crosses the mortal bourn, and is
seen no more among his fellows. The great
difference lies iu the end with which each
prosecutes his daily calling. A good end keeps
in view what is just to the neighbor, while a
selfish end causes a man to disregard and even
trample upon other's rights.
As time points his, trembling finger to the
past, let each one, then, carefully review the
history of the year, so far as himself is con
cerned, and, in reviewing it, look earnestly at
the purposes which
. have - governed his various
actions. These, in their accumulations, are to
make the future happy or miserable. Gold
gained in a total disregard of other's rights or
feelings, never has nor never will bring happi
ness; for, in the acquisition, the tnindukesan
evil form in accordance with its purpose, anti
such a form precludes the possibikity of happi
'nese. Honor and fame acquired in like mari
ner, will as certainly bring pain and disappoint
men t.
The great question then is—How far have we
advanced in the year toward that true human
ity, which is built up info a beautiful form,
through good purposes coming forth into good
deeds? Just so far, as this true humanity
has been attained, and no further, has the
waning year been a well spent and profitable
year. •
•
Is your mind not satisfied with the review
measured by this standard? Let the fact be
wisely improved by a better life in the future.
Begin the next year with this higher standard in
your mind, and resolve to live up to has far as it
is in your. power.
There is one reflection connected witht this
theme that should produce a strong impression.
It is our present that makes our future. IVEntt
we purpose lAO do to-clay throws forward its
effect upon .our coining years. .tlnd this is the
result of every day's life. What would not
some of us givelf we couldchange the rebuk
ing past? But, alas! what is done is done for.
ever.. The'present.With its deeds flits by and
becomgs,the tinchangable past. We may re
pent of eur . yerong doings, bet . repentanee can
not e*treet.the sting Vein idetniwiy. W this
thought, Which,,shoultr:alcan prompt to right
living iu. thelmare, Wecioseour
. brief sermon;
commending its teaching's to..the wise and_sim
:the ricit'.and the
.poor, the pld.and the
yeimg, thelearried and the unlearned, with
lhe hope. , ,4hat it may a sure
pliep,er,, like apples of gold on pietuies'ef
•
' Of our re.utlem to _the
adverttso`dront 4.Mr'lCharlrs C .Thelier; Aticr.
4713 v 41/4 . l , 3ktiiVjah pcd:w9gicl_
ICriscuoy I.4"aride
or ,
Pot 1 00 6 ;10 :$ l4 haTeirltilS;1 1 704 3 . ftledin
for , lllo*re44l34spifriul l . trild'PAll 4 9 l o4 ll ing
'f°riVerddidler:** l 77: o o l l, - ;! 40 0 43410 4. 1 0t1 4 0
by hiiiv ,- *lir 4 ooi. , *%loo"i l;l 4 4l)l4 brd'DP 4,
parltodntethfitild ' - •
El
• 2 CIP3SUP , of Lehigh.Conty,-
Vtrt*tO•tiliy,4ive the Cetitius.Of4;eliigli coon
ty: if will bitioen that in 1840 wi-nuinbered:
25,628 fnimbitertits, In 1859 our, pppulation as
32,940; tieing an increase of 7,31.2 - itt 10 years.
'be number-Kpersons thatttiedlrtiroJanuary
Ist' to June`lsty 1850 is 394. The;increase in
the Borough is over 50 percent, In Islortli
arnpton township the increase 220.0 r cent,.
and in fianoveroverlQ pet' cent. , North-White
hall, South Whitehall, and Old Ilaidelberg, in.
creased over' 25 per cont. - ear:. ,The balanne
'of the townships increased from •10 to 20 per
comm.
Townships. -=.:..J 8 46---:1
'Borough, . 2,489 3,825 1,336 41
Northam'tun, . . 293 937. 611 17 .
Saliaburg,.... 1,448 1,898 450 16
Hanover,... 1,341 . 2,422 1,081 .17
S. Whithall, 2,293 .2,919 620 47
N. Whitehall, 2,351 2,982 ' 628 47
U. Saurton, . 2.072 2,390 • 318 18
U. Milford, . 2,881 3,280 • 399 - 19
L.Maeungy,. • 2,156 - . 2,381 225 28
U. - Macungy,. 1,761 2,060 291 23
Weisenburg s . . 1,429 1,807 378 34
Lynn, • 1,895 ---- 2098 - -203-15
Lowhill, . , 854 1.035 181 14
Heidelberg/ • 2 ,354 . 1,394 5 5 , 2 • 9
WaAiiton, j 1,512 1 " 19
IBM
25,628 32,940 7,312 391
The IsT. Y. and Schuylkill Railway
By this title weilo.not-meanto - distinguish
the rail at present contemplated for the exclu
sive use of Lehigh county; that is,.from Allen
town upward. We shall rejoice, however, to
see that made; because it must_lead to a sim
ilar accommodation for the Schuylkill coal re
gion. What we desire to ask attention to, i 4
this, viz: The fact that all usefu Irailways ful
ly quadruple the value of lands, which are af
fecled- abing their courses, itieleditig the town
sites, &c., the taxes on which quadruplate ac
cordingly, has made it now a general custom,
in the south and west particularly, for StatuF,
counties, towns, and townships to subscribe
corporately to aid in the construction of such
- improvements. Could we not get something
of this sort done to secure the quick, comple
tion of.this . great work.• If nat by law, can we
not by persuasion, induce this sort of aid from
he Bo;ough of Allentown, the counties of Le
high, Berke, arid Schuylkill, the owners of
coal land and milling establishments and every
shop keeper and tradesman
II we had men of the right leading power,
as almost every county has in the State; this
thing could be effected. And if we could all
be united on this particular matter only, we
could raise up such leaders, by investing them
with the power to act with the requisite force
and weight.
livery acre of land un the course of the rail,
everything connected with coal, whether land,
mines, houses, or other improvement, would
kite, that an engagenietirm acivara,6 sayawas
per cent. of the present worth, would be so sa;'e
and profitable an investment that few perscins
could resist the temptation.
This idea may be revolved in every man'a
mind with hope of some resulting good. fad
us think of it, then, and great honor shall be
given to him who draws from it the valued
consummation Regi:ter.
War Upon the Country Press
It will be seen by reference to Postmaster
General Hall's report, that he recommends not
only that the present tax upon newspapers cir
culating within the courtly and congressional
district in which they are published, shall be
continued, tint that the cents postage on pa-
pers carried over 100 miles, and beyond the
Slate in which they are published, be reduced
to one cent.
11r. Ilall's idea of justice appears to be
that a paper passing 5 or 40 miles in the mail
should pay as much postage, as one passing
1000 or 1500 miles! That is his recommen,
dation.
We have not yet seen a Press, of city or
country, bold enough to endorse such an out
rageous proposition; and we cannot believe
there is a man in either House of Congress so
destitute of all souse of right, as'to give it his
sanction.
The New York Tribune, a press that proba
bly has as extended a circulation as any other
American Press, does not hesitate to denounce
this portion at Mr. Hall's report, and to ad-
vocate a discrimination in favor of the Country
Press.
‘Vo trust Country publishers will at once
speak out; in a voice that will be understood
and respected by Congress; and declare open
ly and boldly against all postage reform which
does not make a More just discrimination in
newspaper postage, than that which now exists.
Free circulation, (or some mere nominal post.-
age—say -10 cents a year—) within the county
and congressional district ; is what is desirable.
This will be-just alike to all districts of coun
try—to the more thickly, as well as to the more
sparsely popalated.
We clip-the above from the Lancaster Intel
ligencei, and endorse every word. of it with all
our heart. -Too long has the country press
been made !subsldiary to the city press. Our
able contemporary. has hit themail on the head.
:We hope.Oongress will disregard the recent.
Inendation of the. Postmaster General, and, in.
Stead thereof; give us such a reform- as the
interests of the great mass of the people re
quire. Let the eountry press speak out on this
subject. .
Oeuinit3 Retuins
The returns already received from seventeen .
Laos of the Unlon t show, an increase or pop.
Ajnoculip4,,pi:3,l3lVl9B, which added
to hci - alfgr#49lo2:pppulation ten' yoars ago,;cf
vvOulfl; '01996 make now 'Sp;
Inoreaso in gtherStal°
by th'e
the ealihe - in . ;34llccAttet;Ainy
Ai* , 4B*(haiizi,tiooo;Ogei:
in tlie liket•tiki
• „
-Phiniogratt4iti INTeetins%•
• • •
Air .0
t Brunnef'sPhonegrapio class held
iliifinalmeetitig on Tuesdr4 . evening, the 23d
instant i - at the_elose,ol,whielt the following res
oluions'were unanimously adopted.
,
taketfa.cour.se of lessons in the.bsau
system of PhonoWraphy or writing inno
cordanee with sound, we hiti , e found it.tp.be_a
PhilosophiCal and practical syiMin of writing;
"so - easy of acquiSition that all may" learn it;
coniliiiting avoncedhe,chareeteristibs of brevity
and legibility,
,and caliable of representing ac
curately any. language; and further believing,
that,,as its merits are such, it cannot fail to be-•
-come:tini versally-ad rriiied- F learned i antl,usetk-
Therelbre,
Itesolved, That we ilo earnestly recommend
Phonography to the consideration of all;
,espe
cially to schooldirectors, teachers, parents, pro
fessional men,.and students : • , •
. Resolved, That ell who. study it will feel
themselves amply repaid fur the little time that
is required for its acquisition, by the pleasure
and profit they will deriye froth it practice: —
Resolved,2That E. Itruner,_outteneherin_
Phonography, has not only a theoretical but a
; practical - knowledge: of the art, and proves
himself to be a competent teacher, and as
such, we would recommend him to the public.
Resolved, That these resolutions be publish.
ed in the newspaper spf this borough:
Trouble Brewing
It appears that the Democratic State Central
Committee has got into a Snarl—several of the
members disapproving of holding a separate
State Convention for the nomination of Supreme
Judges, and others (including the Chairman)
in favor of it, as recommended by them at their
meeting on the 20th of November. Accord
ingly,--the-dissentient _portion_ have_ealled _a
meeting for the 30th inst., to reconsider the
matter—but the Chairman. 'refuses to sanction
the call, and publishes a former resolution of
the Committee to Show that he—and he only
is authorized to call special meetings of the
body. _
.What the result of all dila may be, we can
not tell—we hope that it may not lead to a die
ruption of the party throughout the State.—Lan
taster-Intelligencer.
Success in Life
A New York paper, speaking of the unsue,
cess of clerks iii that city, gives reasons that are
in operation everywhere in producing the same
result. It says:
"There are young men in this city receiving
the ealary of $5OO, whose necessary expenses
do not exceed $3OO per annum, and who
might live well and dress well for even less
than that, Who nevertheless are going behind
hand all the time, though they neither eat nor
drink nor adopt expensive dresses, nor pay an
extravagant board. The reason why they are
tifvestAwle..ybor,t.of money is, that they. live
self denial and indulge their appetites for' lux
uries, whenever it prompts them. The simple
article of cigars costs many a young man froth
$75 to $lOO a year. Fruit, oysters, ices and
other luxuries in their respective seasons, which
take only a shilling or two at a time, soon swal
low another $lOO. No account is kept of their
outgoings, but ritthe end of the quarter or year
the` salary is all spent, and the young man won
ders how it is. Meanwhile he is losing char
acter with his employer and friends. They see
that with his loose and wasteful habits he will
never make a prudent arid safe business man,
and they withdraw confidence and employ
ment from him, when he is expecting advanc
ed position , and salary."
Census of Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Ledger of Friday last, gives
compleie returns of the census of that city.—
They show a population of 409,308, as follows,
to wit:
Popula., Houses. Faml'es.
Old Philadelphia, 121,417 16,272 29,178
North. Liberties, 47,223 6,854 8,056
Spring Garden, 58,895 0,150 10,501
Kensington, 46,776 7,555 8,066
Southwark, 38,799 7,451 .7,550
Moyamensing, 26,979 4,096 5,269
Suburban districts, 69,209 . 10,377 11,276
In 1840 the population„of these districts was
258,037. The increase in the last ten years has
therefore been 148,221 ; or between '57 and 58
per cent. Philadelphia is now perhaps the
sixth city in the World in point of population. 'lt
has nearly as many inhabitants as St. Petersburg
had . in 1840 (476,000) which is the fourth city in
liurope in population.
Democratic Meeting in Warren
democratic meeting was held in Warren, on
the 2nd instant, and the following resolution was
adopted :
Resolved, That we are utterly opposed to the
exclusive and corrupt system of Banking In this
State—that.the Government ought to provide for
the p rom Pt , redempt ion of all issues of the Ba ti k s
in every contingency i and limier proper guards
and checks, to make banking free to all who can
furnish the requisite amount of capital, and ex
clusive to none.
They alio sustain the Fugitive Slave law until
repealed.
Virginia Iron
The Richmond Republigan atoutlrmaintains
the superiority of l'irginia iron over that ',Jr Eng
land. It states that Joseph R. Andel 30r1. Om pro.
prietor of the Tredegar Iron Mutts,
casting caution (3 . 4.pounds)for lye Uol e d ;1 ,4 1, 11 ,
Navy for. inati . y years, and itas,not had 4 if!ln c .
burst in pi:our during. the lakt , aoin:
adds, further, that that.theltdilroad kottinakitt ttleti•
Toed bea•beert tested at-the ebtm ) l4o ; R ug i. ,h
sta:idled of 'strength, and did tioVitkiAdclifilliutile
tbe:preaaure and. vreighk2l!e''Brig),bilistiinda rd.'
Of courri lightyjrgiitia iyoUldi - attrad as
great A. , -) lresautt
ptigit,4i#6;ltiortoPeyolyolttwiiliore3ecoUql;,‘
ifire!A#o& ll( W,!iidiitiftitotifi4olP'Oo*Pr44o
made' l.
as mgc Eby 25 or pea cepi ( aa Tho.3ron
100e1Pri;
The :Tariff:
The
.Wasfiington correspontient'of the Phila
delphia.r.vent.n.g Bullctinotin his - letter of tke 23d
of Decembee!iays:
The first Rractical,rnovement of the session,
in fairor of.a.modificationpf the tariff act of\tB4B,
was made by Mr. Clay in the Seriiie this thorh-,
ing. He took occasion, while prVsenting a mem•
orial upon the subject, to appeal to the democra
cy,—not to . revive the controversy of 1842, for
the sake of restoring the complete, or even par
tial features of the measure which grew out of
that partizan struggle, but for the purpose of a
general compromise on such points as all class
es were willin7 to concede demanded some radi-
cal 'change. -He was very conciliatory-in his re
marks, and seemed to address himself more to
thn necessities of the country, than jn spirit of
.partizan or sectional policy. He denied that he
desiredlore.etiactlhe "enheme "Of 181'2, or . eveb
-to make it the basis of anew tariff: He,wetit so
far as to hint, , that that law would be pleitt ,
dicialio the interests of the' country.. under Lxist-,
ing circumstances, and that,' consequently, if
submitted.again to a vote, he should hesitate to
-giee-it-his ulpport.---The act-of-1846i-heithought
was acceptable to the extent - its friends had'
- prom ised - or - h - op - e - d - fro - tii - iff - bu t it did not afford
that requisite protection which he believed (such
was the tenor of his remarks, if not his - ivords)
the opposition would acknowledge the:exigencies
of the times demanded. • He alluded to the pros
traticin in the various branches - of-industry and .
manufacture in Pennsylvania, but Was particular
in repudiating the conclusion, some might sup.
pose he was striving for, that the-people were
dissatisfied with the main featureS of the' act of
'46. Such was not his purpose, he Said. He
merely desired to see a higher rate ofduty placed
upon two or three articles of import, and then to
let the act remain as it was. This was the extent
of his wishes.
I repent, Mr. Clay was very conciliatory—so
much so, hat, taking the pasive expression of
the Senate as an augury. I shanld not be sur :
ptised to find that body agreeing to the sugges.
lions• thus thrown out. But there are three in
fluences to contend with, that must not be over,
lot&ed: Mr. Walker is out for the Presidency,
and his friends declare he is now partial to free
trade ; Gen. Cass still adheres to the act of '46,
with all its imperfections; and Mr. Buchanan
clings to anything that is the 'opposite of Mr.
Clay. -Reduce-these three influences to nominal
opposition, or merge them into one, and ten of
the Demecracy Might be. found to Vote with thd
Whigs; but While each faction elairim its destirT.
ed character and prerogative, 1 1 , 1176 . serious
doubts
doubt's whether Mr. Clay *ill succeed in the ex
tent he desires. Still, • it is possible than a ma
jority may be found Willlag to concert with him.
He will carry with him some of the territorial
Compromise supporters—Foote . and others; and
then, with the prospect of a divided vote between
the Cass, and Buchanan adherents, the legitimate
opposition may be overcome. However, these
are purely speculations. The menintial with
Mr. Clay's proposition has gone• to the Commit
show how far we May depend upon the ProspeCi
of a change.
Enterprise
There are few men so hopelessly and disad.
vantageously situated that they cannot rise and
succeed in any right and reasonable undertaking.
But he must be a man conscious of his strength
and fixedness of purpose, who can say, I can and
will succeed, and will bui!d for myself, in spite
of all hindranceS, a name and a fortune. To
such a man, the obstacles over which his energy
triumphs only give n zest to his labours; they
whet and eihilirate his spirits,- and increase his
enjoyment.
We remember to finve , seen, somewhere, an
account of a yoring, man who, Having fallen heir
to a large estate, engaged in a career of profli
gacy and wasteful expenditures, until he found
himself utterly impoverished and destitute, cast
off by his former associates, and having no re
source to which to look for relief. -Ills misery
was so great that he resolved upon self destruc-
tion, and wandering forth to find some suitable
place for the execution of his, desperate purpose,
found himself on an eminence which overlooked
the estates that lately belonged to him. lie sat
down and thought of his folly—a long time he
mused in silence. When he arose a new, pur-
pose had taken possession of his soul. He said
to himself, •those. estates shall again be mine,"
and he set about carrying out the plan he 'had
congitated in silence.
As he passed alonl he saw some coal ljtiug
before n door, and he asked to be employed to
carry it into the house. His wish .was granted,
and after finishing his task lw was master of
shilling, Ile soon earned another by a similar ,
procss, and when hungry he satisfied his crav
ings in the most frugal manner. 11lpnth nfter
month, year after year, he pursJed his pkin,nnil.
in process of time achieved his end. The estates
once forfeited by his prodigality were regained
by decision, energy, and .concedtration of pur,
pose upon a single end,
Ccnsus of Vurlltem ' Deputy
Marshals have completed theenttineration of the
inhabitants of Northern Liberties, and the retildt
is 47,030. In 1810 the popplation w . a5,31,974,
showing, an increase-0f12,3b8,„
•
l'opulation of Kemington.—Prom the mums
of the Assistant Manila's fretin thw Disfriei,ll
af pears that ificToputntinn has more that; daub
led since the last census Was taken. In IEt4Q the
total tiopaintion was 2%614,14T1 now it is 50,661-
-an Increase of 2¢,x47, c?v,;alkaat.l4rpCr 41kt.
pettlions ihrougiput,
S v cjiljqylo4l4ilp of lib Fugi
live
d 01011_41V0% 1 7, • • • 40 .4 '71 Ptis.:
KamOtii tlpOil'9ollso3lolo
doubt Otit kniqVtiigrit 11?b.docir,
—thelaw,won4 be r'q'ke s qle;(l:: •
9eafigi;ii:it,-tfrvtai 4 4,,jl)-
sho 4 a Pollulatibn bY,4 } O flteSePt . .. 0
,4 1 40. 2 0 W
_I;i1 11160 :two "R dci O t qfki... t44
,4 5 0iirct: : ,
251,0 00 f
y,`
SI.N.T - „ - :),.:':.Vg4.1- - .4
:Frof i l i f k orOtAat i ßt 4 ' 4 'whCPatEi"°f
duiv 4 to a matiji, a
Board. of Revenue,' Cooi irdesioiscirii.
The following have ' tecetved Iron!
'the State Treasurer It of cal.
Wag the. attention of indgea / nr"the 'various dis.
tricts to the appointment of rive person as Reve
nue Conunissionei, tit corniii(anae with an act of
the General. Assemhly.-0-Perib'Union.
TRSA . 81:1111' DerinrmsNT, - ?
llarrislmag,_Dec. 23, 1850. 5
Hon
President Judge, --- district. -
Sin :—I most - respectfully call your attentioti
to the act of .Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed
29th April,-1844, - seelion 30, which requires the
“President and Associate Judges of the - cOurts of
_Comtnon,Pleas-Of- each-judiclal-distriot r to-ap
point oho person as. Revenue CominissiOner
the persons so appointed torneet at Harrisburg,
and they together with the filtato.Trcasurerishall.
constitute a thlaraof Revenue ; Commissioners,"
&c. I have fixed upehNitednesdii;the 20th day
of February next, "(I851,) fur the meeting of said
Board of Revenue CoMmissiuners.. You will,
therefore, please notify this department of your.
appointment so soon as-it shall; be Made.- It Is
scarcely 'necessary fur mar to add, that great
care should bc this
body. .
Respectfully, &c.,
JOHN M. DICKEL,State Treasurer.
•
The Railroad to Harrisburg.
There is every probability that the Lebanati- - .
Valley Railroad will soon be placed under eon:
tract. The honks were again opened in Philai:
delphia and Reading, a few days ago, and we
understand that additional subscriptions, to a
large amount, were made. Mr; Tuclrer, Presi
dent of the' Reading Railroad llompany, - has take
en four thousand shares.' .A sufficient number
have now been subscribed, to - secure the charter
so that the act is beyond'the danger of .repeal by,
the nest Legislature. l'hus Tar, Philadelithia . ;
has taken the bulk of ihe'stock., - Me..hofte ; .thar.
Becks and Lebanon counties Will not hesitate to,
contribute a liberal proportitinialmerrnsi in_ tkiri,
of an enterprise of
An Iraportant,lVEovenient.
-We sea by one - of our Ehst Jersey
that appllcation mails to the' Legislature
of this State, at its neat: Session, for the passage
of a law prohibiting--iiny-butratocishoNersolsfi--
dents_ofthis_State,front holding-the-office ot
rector in any Bank within the jurisdiction of the
State—,also, to . provide that no Director shill
Sert , e a longer term than two out of five years.
'Phis subject is attracting much attention herea
bout, and the effort will, no doubt, be warmly
seconded by our people, who have for a .101 r,
time complained that oaf Bank is controlled by
Philadelphia speculators.—Camden amoral.
Georgia Conventioir
We learn by a telegraphic despatch from
Georgia that the Convention at Milledgeville ad
journed on Saturday night, after adopting a re
port acquiescing in the late action of Congress,
and declaring that the perpetuity of th s e'Union . '
gitive LaW: - .3es:"llte'Vtarb'a - Theadrapiiht)
of the resolution to the foregoing effeet.was as
follows : Yeas 237, nays /9. . There were eight
members who did not vote on the te.sottnion..-" ,
h e general , tone of the pcinventiortis' ahl to
have been firm, but conciliatory.
The Ilinshman Case..L;-The ' case of Meitgalt
liinchynan. against Certain persons connected
with . the" Frankibrd lunatio;:ll.4Ylurit; trie4ln
•lB4o, and which terminated in a verdict of $O,-
000 in favor of the plaintik, has been ktuilly - set
tied by the payment of the money b'y the defend
ants, and theirappeal to the Sopteme CODA with:
drawn. •
• Land Warrant Case.—.Wp see it stated that an
old soldier living at Harper's Ferry. Virginia,
being entitled t 6 100 acres of lend untler,,the.new
Bounty Act, obtained from the PensionOffice . the
necessary authority for locating his,land. He
selected 'it on a tract of unoccupied Goyernment
land at Harper's Ferry, niorecatfvenient, -
in his thandrsivelling over the,
of Oregon, hlinesota or California.' The olas.alt.
Bier has consulted able legal genthmeart litho
have glen it as their opinion that he
the land, as the BoUntyA'e.:l- anihrvi the 15t31tb'n,
upon any` unoccupied travtion*v!t TO'
proPerty thus selected is saidlo . li
8150,000, - ,
Jeffitson on Diatininn.— , & thb' ittYr
dress pl. Presideni.Jefferttih; Arth 4
, 4 f ; 1.801, 1 ,, ai,e
find the. folloiving paragiajdicwliieh-is tot 1014 1 i'
propriate , to the preseflitFieriiid":" '
"If there be who weiulit wish ter
dissolve the Ilnion, tit; to: change its republidpv.
form, let them.stadd - Untlitutbed. as rnontinkenta. :
of the safety with which - eerpr . of
be. tolerated: where reason is let feed to dordV'
bat it.",
, GLEANINGS. ",,
•
I ir Fifty years ago, on paturclaY,Alle
of I)eaember, 1709, General aeorge
died. -• • •
trlt , is stated that the proyiergortheAlitit!):!'
ration. or Trinity - Church, New,Yoilt,fjwca!allilo
tcd - at from 13 to $40.060,000: •
(31 , -9•11e 81a1 . ui thc.lorC'aliiiiiti'Vinliikiil;
and Susqut Fianna Doiiiterritfiye ritii tiit'io4tit'
tides in favor of
S. Senator : . , •
ticaleA~of foliVlitille
up the price tS . • ,
Oineft ` Oiitra t hloontiraiiest•ln.
the , 2 • ) ."•
Erne correct cencue SC11 . 83)0111 county;
U'ijejttcreaqe S in,'tcn years - beeno
v. • 1- 7 4.7 - i !he :Treaty of.9llent,wyssfinel. oa' • Ilto"
•141 1 1,0„,lietetntter,Aqt4.'7; :
,l Hon Davnwel I.llltytt has been ;elgCteti,'
tolltaVniteti States Senate;-brillogLegfalatnii%or:
a 0 ,
Vt WA- million:cetra c imsti s stitkiftWas ,
dm. rirmfat,of got:tombs , Prpttlit Meeol4o4
riifr
i6oftikfivvt:iiiito l .4~loc emotive pa pwo4-10100-Av..
4.4#0./854*00 P 4114:2:'
lite.h4iksnow 7';