Ecl)igli tlegi9tcr. Circitintion .* ai 24100, g ler it?%l n, Pa. N V6llliiiiii 7 7, 18b1, Read and Reflect. There appears to be a general movement in his Slate in favor of urging upon Congress to give us more protection on iron. This is right. Many of the iron establishments in this' State are closed, and many of those in operation do not pay the interest on the money invested.— It is superlalive folly, thinks the Pottstown , Ledger, to have this stale of affairs to continue if it can be remedied. We believe it can, if our people demand what they have a right to ask of Congress. Tho question of policy, or propriety, of manufacturing our iron, to a muck greater extent than we are doing, at present, admits of no debate. 'l' he advantage of the developement of our mineral resources—iron ore and coal—and the labor necessary to bring it forth and work it out into marketable articles, far outweigh the tax necessary to be paid in .order-to secure this developement. Labor is the foundation of all wealth and prosperity.— The labor in the manufacturing, and the circu lation of the money paid for it at home, un questionably far outweighs the advantage of getting goods cheaper by sending our motley to England, or any other country, for thorn.— A higher duty on biturniuous coal, is necessa ry in order to develop° our wealth in that anti. ale, buried in our mountains. Bituminous coal can now be brought from England to Pottstown to undersell the article mined In our I State. But, answers the Free trader, are we not fools for not buying of England if we can get it cheaper?—are we not the gainers there by 1 We answer, in the affirmative, provided the raw material we have at home is ecpially valuable while it remains in the mine, as when it is brought out—provided the employment it gives to the — laborer, and the bulginess it gives transporting Companies organized fur the purpose of bringing our wealth to market, are worth nothing—provided England and France buy as much of us as we take of them, and no drain is made upon our currency to pay our indebtedness to them; then too would we be , a Free Trader. But if these considerations' overbalance that of getting goods a little . eheap: er, then we cannot he. Last year the official documents gave a balance of trade of about $27,000,000 against the country. This is a large sum, and we should consider it more pleasing if it were on our side. What this Year's business will bring forth we will ascer tain during the session of Congress, soon to convene. Should it prove that we have ex ported more to than we have imported from England and France, it will be a strong argn. meta in tavOr of the most liberal policy, and take one point away which otherwise would be in favor of a more restrictive policy. We tract to see these countries buy as much of us as wo take of them, because if we are the gainer's from other nations, if the balance of the trade of the world is in our favor, there is no reason why the advantage thus gained shocld be thrown into the hips of the maniac- turer of French silks and cloths, bonnets and shawls, laces and gew-gaus, or into the pocket of the rich people oppressing manufacturers of England. Court Week On Monday next, the December term of our Court will commence. His Honor, fresh ington McCartney, of Easton; the new Judge elect, will make his debut as President Judge of the third Judicial District, composed of the counties of Lehigh and NorthaMpton. He is a gentleman of splendid talents, courteous in his manners, and respected by all for his , amiable qualities. The newly elected Associates, Peter Haas, Esq., and Jacob !Munger, Esq., will also take their seats upon the Bench. These gentle. men are known to almost every individual in the County, as they have both served on the Bench for a number of years, and have both been returned to the same office by the free suf frages of the people, is evidence that their judi. cial course is fully ,sustained by the people. Snow This white visiter made its annual appear- ance on Tuesday afterno6n, for the first time this winter, and fell to the depth.ol about four inches, though not quite deep erpo.ugh to start the "uteri) , ringing of tlie bells," there is nev• ertheless a fair prospect ahead, that we Will have sleighing during Court week, which com mences next week. • Swiss Bell Ringers. The highly popular musical porpii of "Cam panologians or Swiss Bell Hingers,"'in native costume, will give two grand musical, enter tainments at the Odd Fellows' Hall, on Friday and Saturday evenings, the 281 h. and 29th of third next, at 7 o'clock. The first and third parts will he performed by the Bell Ring, ors, whose musical teats have been the won der and delight of , thousands and thousands, both in Europe and America. The second part will comprise' vocal music by Madame Loom!), the popular Swedish vocalist and Herr Stoepel. Herr S. will also perform several pie ces on his newly invented Wood and Straw instrument; Their performances are highly spoken of by our exchanges. Admittance 25 cents. Go and see thou! Territory for a New Slate.—Governor Ramsey has concluded a treaty with the Chippeways, by which we have acquired enough territory for an. other large State. The whore valley of the Red River of the North, a tract of country about three hundred miles from North to South, and one hundred and fifty miles from East to West, has been acquired for an %tinnily of ten thousand dollars per year , and which entirely ceases at the end of twenty years. The tract is calletl.Pem^ bins. Brigade Inspector's Election. We give below the returns of the various Military Election Districts, held by the Volun teers of Lehigh countyfor the office of Brigade Inspector, for the unexpired term of Major Hi ram B. Yaeger, who resigned the office, having moved oat of the dietrict. By the returns it will be seen the Messrs. Amos Ettinger, of Al lentown, John Miller, of Upper 151acungy, Da vid Gottshall, of Lower Macungy, and Amos Gamer, of SaliNbury, were the Candidates.— It Appears that Lieut. Ettinger is the successful candidate, having a majority of 157 over Miller, the next highest, and a rnajority"of 4 over all his opponents. Names of Companies = : : Lehigh Fenoiblea, Allen;own,. 77 1— Putnam Artillerists, EalaUS• 0 17 5 Taylor Artillerists, Up. Alilford, 3 0 4 2 Union Guards, S. Whitehall, No Eelemion. Columbia Rifleßangers,lVei -17 20 1 0 senburg, Jackson Rush Rangers, Lynn, —— North Whitehall Rifle Rangers, 3 10 1 0 North Whitehall -G valry, 3 12 1 0 Washington Cavalr Fogels• ) 0 28 0 0 vine, illerstown Cavalry, Treater. town, Washington Rifle Rangers, 23 0 1 0 Total, We congratulate Major Ettinger—for such is by virtue of his office :now his title, upon the advancement of his military rank. He is an offs• car well calculated to make himself beloved and respected by all who may happen to be come acquainted with him in a military point of view, and in a civil, he is what Signor Blitz would call a "good egg." Fire at Bierysport. Ou Thursday morning, the 20th of Novem ber, between three and four o'clock,. the large three -story brick — building and store - of Mr. William Gross, on the corner of Cinder and Race streets, at Bierysport, Lehigh county, and a large frame shed belonging to the Tavern of Mr. Solomon Biery, about 60 feet distant front the above was discovered to be on fire, and in a short lime were levelled with the ground.— The Store room was finished, and the contents Dry Goods, &c., with the exception of a little Crockery were saved ; the Goods stored away in the cellar, were consumed by. the flames.— Partof the house had one coat of plastering! on it, the other part was lathed, ready for the plasterers. The fire is reported to have origi nated in the frame building, front which it is said to have extended to the second story of the brick building, thus laying the whole into ashes. The property of Mr. Biery is insured in the "Sancon Mutual" for $3OO, and that of Mr. Gross in the "Franklin" in Philadelphia, for $3200 on the store goods and $3OOO on the building. Homestead Exemption. We make the following beautiful extract on the Homestead Exemption Law, from a letter recently written by Judge Dillahunty, of Ten. names : Secure to each family whose labor may ac quire it, a little spot of free earth that it can call its own—that will be an asylum in times of adversity, from which the mother and the children, old age and infancy, can still draw sustenance and claim protection, though lids_ fortune may rob them of all else, and then feel they are still free, still entitled to walk the green earth, and breathe the tree air of heav en, in defiance of the power and potency of accumulated wealth, and the domineering of the ,pretending and ambitious. The sacred ness of that consecrated spot will make them warriors in time of external strife. "Those shocks of corn," said Xenophen, "inspire those who raise them with courage to defend them. The largest of them in the field is as a prize exhibited in the middle of the stage to crown the conqueror. "Secure a home to every fam ily whose honest labor may obtain one, against the weakness, vices or misfortunes of fath ers, and you will rivet the affection of the child in years of manhood by a stronger bond than any consideration that could exist.. Ile will remember where he gamboled in his early youth, the stream upon whose flowery banks, he has played, and in whose limpid waters he has bathed; and the family altar where he felt a mother's kiss and a mother's love, and the green spot within that little homestead where sleep the loved and the lost. Dreadful Calamity in New York. We publish full accounts of the disastrous accident in New York, says the Philadelphia Sun; by which some fifty young and happy children were snatched in a moment, from the home circles of which they were the life and joy, and buried into the eternal world. Every parent should "read this narrative to their chil dren, and impress upon them the necessity of presence of mind on all like occasions; a lit, Ile practical advice might be highly useful hereafter. The New York Tribune, on this subject, most appropriately remarks, that it was one of those sudden and dreadful trago. dies which should teach us the nothingness of earthly hopes and aspirations—the frailty of life, the certainty of death, and the inestima ble worth of an assurance of our immortal be ing. But we shall fail to profit by this appal ling disaster, if it does not teach us to fortify our minds, and guard our hearts against the sudden irruption of Panic, that maddening de mon which has destroyed more lives than have been lost by inevitable mutuality. CoWardice is Atheism—is-infidelity to the greai truths' of God's benignity and man's immortality. Let every child be taught. impressively to shun avoidable evil and needless peril, but trust im plicitly. in that Divine,Providence by. 4hit'll no sparrowslall is unneted, and no seeming calamity perinitted, save' in, subservience to lofty and beneficent.pergeses, Sir :—I take the liberty of - .writing a . , few lines to you upon a elitism - vrhichlie _now one of considerable excitement and 'intermit, anclof advancing a hint thereupcm, whether it provp instrumental to the purpose or-pot, can do no harm. A Bank being at present a very desirable acquisition to the business doing : ptirtion of 'our Borough, and undoubtedly to a large majority of the citizens of the Counthinstructions are being, and from time to time have been , for warded to our members in the Leg;slature to obtain an , Act for that purpose. It is a matter of doubt whether at present this can be done, some seem to think that the re-charter of the "Easton Bank," will render futile and useless all endeavors upon our part to obtain the ne cessary credentials, and moreover a knowledge of our former Banking results has so steeled the hearts of many, that I think it a matter of doubt whether the Legislature can even be pre vailed upon to lend an ear to the voice of Le. high, for her wants in this form. : 4 But I think that the following can be done: A special Act passed for the establishment of a Branch of one of the Philadelphia Banks, for instance the Bank of North America, or any other in good standing and of reliable security. By doing this, another difficulty would be overcome, viz: The selling of stock, which former experience has taught us, Is no slight impediment to an irnmediate and actual pro gression. This plan in the estimation of many , in the Borough and County with whom I have conversed upon the subject, seems to be the easier and by far the more convenient mode by which to acquire the convenience hitherto vainly hoped for. That a Bank would be more acceptable to some there can be no doubt ; but the useless endeavors which have been made, disappointments encountered, and the dark prosperity ahead has rendered them anx ious to obtain this convenience 'US BEST THEY-CAN." 3 2 21 0 130 73 16 7 Instruction in Agriculture. In the kingdom of Prussia, says the New York Tribune, there are five Agricultural Col leges, and a sixth is about to be opened; in these are taught by both theory and practice, the highest branches of science connected with the culture and improvement of the soil; of Agricultural SUhools of a more elementa. ry order there are ten; there are also seven Schools devoted to instruction in the culture of flax; two specially devoted to instruction in the management of meadow lands; one for instruction iii the management of sheep; and there are also forty-five model farms, intend ed to serve in introducing better modes of agriculture; in all seventy-one public es, tablishments for agricultural education, not to mention others of a kindred nature, or those private schools where the art and science of good farming are taught. Prussia is a monarchy, with fifteen millions of people. New York is a republic with three millions, and a territory which, though not. quite half as large, is richer and better situa ted, with means of transportation incompara bly superior. Prussia has seventy-one public establishments to instruct her people in farm ing, the sciences and the art of arts. New York has not one; and the proposition to es tablish a single Agricultural College has again and again been voted down in her Legisla ture. Ought so shameful a contrast to exist between that monarchy and this republic . ? Protection in Pennsylvania. The Boston Journal, referring to a statemeni in a Washington letter, that New England was in lavor now of giving protection to Pennsyl vania iron ; says: "The manufacturers of New England may consent to give protection to Pennsylvania iron, and yield their own claims, but that they are in favor of such a course, is a nonsensical al. sertion." It is reasonable to believe that the above ex actly represents the sentiments of the eastern manufanturers. Pennsylvania wants protection on Iron, and some think on Coal, the two great mineral staples of the State. As to the latter the necessity is not so pressing, inasmuch as only an inconsiderable quantity is imported and that of the bituminous kind, which is mostly consumed in the manufacture of gas. This limited importation cannot seriously effect the American operators, nor the interests of the State. The great demand for anthracite coal, of which Pennsylvania is the principal store house, will always fully equal the sup ply. For the sake of revenue, however, the duty on imported coal might be increased.— But the case is far different with Iron. On this article Pennsylvania must be protected, or fall short of attainie the degree of prosperity to which she is so eminently entitled. "This pro tection she cannot possibly obtain without the co-operation of the other northern and eastern States. The West feels but little concern whether for or against a Trrifl. The South and South-West have always been opposed there tn. But it cannot be expected that the rest of the manufacturing States will take a deep in• terest in a system, which is IQ benefit Penn.. Sylvania alone.. ,It is policy, therefore, in our Stake to advocate the promotion and protec .tion of manufactures .in general. It is just, moreover, that we should do so. The Tariff Of 7 46 has been detrimental to the manufacture of cotton andwoolen goods as well ae of Iron. Artesian 11rells.—The Southern Standard con. tains a very interesting account of an artesian well lately bored in Columbus, Miss., by. Mes srs. Copeland and Evans. The well i 3 near the centre of the town, 100 feet• above low water mark, is a little over 500 feet dap, and dischirg es abotit thirty gallons of water per minute four feet above the ground. The temperature of the water'is 65° Fah., 'while Chit of the orriinary. wells in the vicinity, 30 aid. 40 , feet deep, is 89 degrees.. commuoileated. A. Bank. Cuban Affair.—We learn from reliable au thority, that the Spanish Minister demands, unt der the instructions of his government, that our government shall invite back the Spanish Con sul who fled from New Orleans during the Cu ban excitement in that city; that he be brought back in an American naval vessel ; that our go vernment salute his consulate flag, erected on board the vessel ; and that his effects, and the ef fects of other Spanish subjects, destroyed by the mob, be restored. In the event of our govern. merit refusing to make this apology, Senor Cal deron de la Barca, the Spanish Minister at Washington, is 'instructed by his government, to demand his passports. We learn that Mr. Webster refuses to make he required apology in such a shape. When may Kunuth be Expected?—The New York Evening Post has received a letter dated Southampton, Nov. 7th, in •which it is said that Kossuth may not leave England in the Wash. ington, but that if he does not he will come in over the Humboldt. Rumors of Austrian spies and hired assassins taking passage in the Wash ington, have reached Southampton, and have occasioned so much concern that many of his friends there think it would be exposing both himself and the steamer to too great a rislt if they allowed him to take passage in her." The . Post doubti the truth of these rumors, as the asses• sins could effect their purpose while Kossuth is in England, with more certainty of escape than on board a steamer. The Washington, the Post says, may now be expected daily at New York, with Kossuth on board, provided too much reli ance has not been placed in these rumors, at . Southampton. The Cheap Poe Mae Latv.—The working of the cheap postage law, under the first quarter, it is said, will show a reduction of 25-per cent. in the receipts• of that' Milne, compared' with , the alma quarter of the year previous, under the Cornier law. The gross' receipts of the year 1850 were $5252,971, and if the falling MI should' hold the same proportion as the lkst quarter, through the 'entire year, the receipts Wis yeer,*ill be less.bi over $1,348,000 than lest. This *ill require an additional sum to lie voted-by Oongrcse to make up the deficiency, the appropriation by-the last Congress not reaching near•tbe= amount of fall ing ulll4 TiFitilVffspting in Berks. We= Opserve that . the. Tariff Mass Meeting of Berkei comity, was held on the 17th inst., in the Court flouse at Reading, and was very nu merously attended. AR parts of old Berks sent its delegates, and the meeting was a most enthusiastic 'and'encouraging one for the in dustry end Interests .of Pennsylvania. Dr. Mester presided, and able and eloquent speech es Werermade by KAN. Heghes, of Pottsville, Strong, Muhlenberg and , &Hada; of Reading A series' of resolutions was nria.nimously pass ed In favor of an increase of the duty upon iron, and-the whole sentiment of the meeting was strongly in favor of protecting the great interests of the State, as involved in the devel opement of its mineral wealth. The oharaomr of the meeting will certainly give force to its recommendations with Congress. The, following resolutions were passed at the meeting: Resolved, That we he r eby renew our pledges to stand by the principles of the Tariff of 1846, regarding them as acquiesced in by the Demo cratic party of the Union as a permanent adjust. mem of the Tariff question. Resolved, That while we bane sustained the principles of the Act of 1846 as -a final disposi. lion, we have . looked forward with earnest soli citude to the period when Congress would be able and willing to settle upon a permanent ba, sin, the details of that Act, and particularly the duty upon iron. Resolved, That the crisis has 'now come, when Congress should finally settle this question, by standard; and by so regulating the mode of as , . l sensing duties upon that article as to secure it as far as 'practicable from fraud and fluctuations. . . The Democracy are now in power in the Nation. al Legislature, and to them Pennsylvania looks. Time and experience has proved to her that a revenue Tariff, may affordample incidental pro tection to iron. She has the pledges of the Southern and Western Democracy in their votes on the Hon. Mr. McKay's bill of 1844, and of the Ifon._R.J. Walker, the author_of -the-bill-of 1846 in his report to (.iongtess in 1847, that an increased duty on iron would not only be per. fectly consistent with the principles of the Act of 1846, but that it would add to the revenue. Resolved, That Pennsylvania is now prepared to accept as a final adjustment, the modification of the duty on iron ; believing that by it she can receive constant employment for her mechanics and laborers at fair wages, and the full develope ment of her mineral resources. Resolved, That we maintain as firmly as ever our principles of political equality ; regarding all the great interests of the country—agricultural, commercial and manufacturing—as standing alike before the Government, and each entitled to the same fostering care ; and that we regard the modifications of the Tariff of 1840 proposed to the foregoing resolutions, as perfectly con• sistent with those principles of political equality. Resolved, That our member of Congress, and members of the Legislature, be requested to use all means in their power, to carry into effect these resolutiOns. American Wine.—A letter from Cincinnati says: I have just returned from a visit to one of N. Longworth's wine cellars; where I saw 75,- 000 bottles of sparkling Catawba, and about 40,- 000 gallons of wine in casks, varying from 40 to 5,000 gallons in each. This cellar is 120 feet long, 40 feet wide,and 40 feet deep ; and it is the intention of the owner to increase it to double this size during the coming Spring. Besides 41ir. Longworth, there are many `other persons in Cincinnati, and the neighborhood, engaged in the cultivation of the grape, and it is supposed that not less 1,000 acres are devoted to this purpose. The Catawba grape is, I believe, much prefer. red to any other variety for wine, and invariably ripens much better than the Isabella in this cli. mate. • , Rum's Doings I At* tork. It appears from a' record keplin New York, that the deaths by delirium tremens - and similar causes in that city, for the last twelve months was . 150. Only a portion of the deaths from in temperance is reported by physician's, who out of regard to thCfeelings of families,generally re port them under the'rame of apopleiy, conges. Lion of the brain, &c. The most. of those on re °Ord are reported, form coroner's inquests and hospitals. With. this view of the case, the 150 deaths above - stated, may be taken as the record of 350 to 950 deaths during the twelve months. To these may be added, a large portion of those who are found drowned, and iveshall have from 500 to 600 from intemperance, every twelve months.. But there arelyres of accidents which_ occur while parties are intoxicated, which are reported under the head of "casualties which must be added to the above. During the - twelve months included in the above statement, many have fallen and "fractured the skull," "broken the neck." "fallen down stairs," dec., the addi. tion of which will form a large figure in the sum total. There were nine murders during the same time, caused by rum, and nearly ten thousand five,day commitments for drunkenness; nearly as many arrests for disorderly and riotous con, duct and assult and battery, and other offences against public order. The last:quarterly report of the chief of police gives over five thousand arrests, which are chargeable to intemperance. Erie Canal If the boats of the Erie Canal, five thousand and fifteen in number, were placed in line, they would reach from Albany to Utica, a distance of eighty-three miles. The distance achieved by this enormous fleet, in one year, is eleven mil_ lions of miles, equal to three thousand six hun. dred voyages across the Atlantic—transporting, more than three millions of tons, which is twen. ty-six times the quantity carried by the railroads which run along the banks of the Canal. The daily business of the Canal, twenty thousand tons, would require two thousand cars, loaded to their utmost capacity. The value, in motley; of the property transported by the Canal in 1850, was one hundrid and fiftysix million dollars.— I These striking calculations were made, not by an eminent statesman, who communicated them to the Sun a day or two before the election. Young America, he adds, has not yet got his growth, and—the Canal must be let out to fit the gentle., man's increasing dimensions. WiBconsin.—Milwaukie city gives Farwell . Whig and Free 50i1,632 majority for Governor. It has hitherto given quite as much the other way. lie has a smaller majority in the county, and his election in the State is conceded. The Daily Wisconsin says: "The Bank question s.tems to have swept the county and the city like a tornado. Mr Farwell has been carried on the crest of that wave, and a very large majority of the Legislature are in favor of a Free Banking law. Death of an Elephant.—The Pittsfield pfass.l Sun gives the following account of the death of the Elephant Columbus,well known in this sec- tion of the country: The Elephant Columbus, attached to the men agerie of Raymond & Co., and Herr Driesbach, died at'Lenox, in this county, on Saturday. Col umbus was the largest and most valuable ele phant in the United States. He is supposed to have been 100 years old. His weight was five tons, and he was valued at 16,000. When cros. sing one of the streams in Adams, the bridge gave way, and the elephant was precipitated some fifteen feet into the water. The injury re ceived in consequence of the accident is said to have caused his death. and it is rumored that the owners of the animal have prosecuted the town of Adams for damages. Extraordinary Sogacity.—On Sunday after.. noon as the Morris and Essex Railroad train was returning to Newark, New Jersey, when within about one mile of the depot, an infant was discovered lying or crawling on the track. A large New Furindland dog, belonging to J. Bishop, rushed forward and seizing the child bore it to a place of safety. Too Sociable .'—A citizen of Pittston, says the Wilkesbarre Farmer, who was in the woods a few days since, with a gun in hand, unexpected ly found himself between a Bear and her Cubs. She, regarding him an intruder, made towards him. He snapped his gun, but missed fire. The Bear coming too near, he used his gun as a club until too much broken to be available. By this time the Bear had him by the clothes, and exhib• ited a very determined spirit. The clothes yield ing, 'the animal lost his hold, and discovering that her cubs bad fled, left the man and followed them. Gov. Bigler's Cabinet.—We learn from good authority, that there is strong probability of the selection of R. C. Hale, Esq., of Mifflin county, as the next Secretary of the Commonwealth.— Andrew H. Reeder, Esq., of Northampton coun ty, as Attorney General, and General Francis M. Wynkoop, of Schuylkill county, as Adjutant General. Bank Law in rermont.—An act to authorize free banking has passed both branches of the Ver.. mont Legislature. Its majority in the House on Monday was 52; and in the Senate 9." The Major Barnel.—The late acpident to the Major William Barnet, bays thp Philadelphia Sun, in attempting to run from Trenton tolGam bertville, renders It necessary to bring her back to Camden for repairs. Ourpredictiona that the navigation of the Delaware. above Trenton by steam would be attended with 'much difficulty, have been verified. &Wpm in 185 E--Mi. Gibbs, the great Amer ican Almanac maker, states War there will be a great eclipse of the Motm,alliand 7th of Jana ary nest, visible and total is this Section.. Du- Lion 3 hours and 40 mintlies. Louisiona.--The Whigs will have the awn. derfcy in the next Legislature of Louisiana, the • meeub.ers , o 6 wh tat 'bare just been elected. They , , will , have - to . elect a United States Senator; to eunceed Mr. Downs, whose terituolaeritldef will expire la Mir* NSW, . - Gleaning . 1. ` • tarlion. J. H. Graham, of Carlisle, who - has recently been, elected President Judge of the District, has resigned the Presidency of the Car lisle Deposit Bank. -far The approaching thanksgiving will cone. plete two hundred yearssince this venerable cus. tom commenced. rsP'Over six hundred thousand dollars wortlf of postage stamps have been issued from the Post Office Department since the Atm of July . last. 6FEx•Secretary Walker has beet frominated for the Presidency by Lord Dudley Stuart in Lon:" don. If an English nomination is as lucky ar" his Tariff Bill, submitted to the British Parlia..- ment_before it was offered to our Congress; the citizens of the United States may respond to the voice of the Stuart. " tir Father Malhew, the great apostle of Tose. petance, left New York, the other day, for hie home in Ireland. rfrAt a late term of the United States Dis.' trict Court, held at lowa City, Isaac Sloan wee' convicted of using post.office stampra second l time, and sentenced to pay filly dollars and three' cents damages, This is the first instance of the' kind under the new law. 'Twentythree papers in Virginia have' hoisted the Fillmore flag. Union Movement The Union men of Houston county, Ga., held a meeting at Perry on the 4th instant, at which the following, among other resolution's, were adopted : Resolved, That in the next Presidential oleo: tion, we will support no man for that distin• guished office, North or South, who favors the agitation of slavery, or who is not true to the Constitution and Compromise. Resolved, That the Union members of our pre sent General Assembly be requested to call a National UonVention, to be composed of the con • stitutional men throughout the United States,for the purpose of nominating candidates for the P- id, 'residency and Vice Presidency. Resolved, That no man has a- claim on the party for any services he has rendered; but that we have the right to theservices of all the mem bers of our party, and that no man. is worthy of our suffrages who does not support our prin ciples from patriotic motives, and who is influ enced by the hope or the desire of office. Newspapers.—Holbridge's Statistical Almanac for the year 1852, estimates the number of news papers published in the United States annually, at 412,880,000, being equal to sixteen and a half copies per year for every man woman and child. While in the British Empire only one is pub. fished (or 2,000 of the inhabitants; in Belgium one to every 25,000; in Persia, one to every 20,. 000 ; in Russia, only 3 copies to every 1,000,000. Conviction of Stoller. In the United States District Court, yes terday, Judge Kane on the Bench, the case of W illiam Stetler, charged with forging I coin of the United States, was Continued.— The counsel of either side having made their concluding speeches on the evening previous, immediately upon the opening of the Court, the Judge proceeded to charge the jury. He said, .that the offence with which the prisoner was' charged, is, in its nature, among the most dangerous to the community. It goes to destroy all confi dence among men, and to diminish commer cial intercourse with neighboring States and Nations. It is especially oppressive upon innocent persons, who from their want of judgement in detecting spurious coin, are ' induced to take it in exchange for their mer chandise or labor. It is an &fence that may be perpetrated without much difficul ty, and belongs to that secret - class of crimes which admonishes tia to seek around for evidence to make apparent the guilt of the offender. In offences of violence, com mitted in the heat of blood, there are gener ally to be found witnesses who have seen the act. But where fraud is an element of the offence, there is always secrecy in the movements. The Judge said that he made these obseriations in the outset because the jury had.:doubtless remarked. that there was no direct proof of the prisoner's guilt, as no -wi:ness had beers produced who had seen him: manufacturing the coin found at what was'snppcised to be his premises, or elsewhere, within the Eas tern Judicial District of Pennsylvania. The testimony of Allgair did not bear .directly upon the case before the Court but it might ' be taken, with the other circumstafices in - the case, 'which remained, unexplained-by the prisoner, as adding to-the presumptive. evidence of guilt. It_ presumptions, giver way to more , effective evidence. When, stolen property is found in the possession of a person charged with larceny, some ex-- planation, or presumption is raised of guilt.. The' legal, presuMption of law is, that- a defendant_ is not to be • presumed.guilty ; but he who haiit in his -porvel to explain certain very suspicious • circumstance's against him'and refuses to do SO, can not. shelter himself under the presumption' off innocence. It rarely ,happens that-an -in-' necent man is without power &fen& himself against an unjust accusation"... In cases , like the present, it itfilie liksinese • of the Court to deal - with matterit of a prac-' tical and not of a metaphysical-Character.--- It is not necessary to analyze how the minds' I of men differ in their irrival'at correct con- - 1 elusions. Zile know that such is the case. And the ,question lere will be::•-ler there that sort of ovidence„before the jury as will' satisfy their minds under sanctify of all oath, of the prisoner's gpilt, without look- tog around for faCtitious doubts. • The Judge then reviewed the evidence at length, and at about ten o'clock in dint' morning, the case was given to the jury. They wera oat. orient five minotee;and on their retttin-found the prisoner., guilty' upon the whole five 'bills. flier cetinael)' have moved• for a new trial, which motto' will be tritued at a (intro day. The - ex:' tretne penalty of the law; under this pres 4-•• • tint oenviction i • would subject - Sterile's. twain? inipristirithent Of filly' years Mind. the.-pay moot: of a lino of $25;000.
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