tii; felitgli ilvitigter. Allentown, Pa. THURSDA Y, DECEMBER 18,1141, The Practical Man. The first element of the practical character is simplicity. This-far from being common, or easy of attainment. To be practical requires energy to do something—wisdom to do the thing that is next to us—and courage to do poorly, rather than, not to do at all—courage to `cargo the eclat of havingdone a great thing. Many a good thing fails to be done because it cannot be done splendidly. Some men will not plant their little acorns because it spring's not•up at once before their eyes the live oak. Theyfeel they have the grown oak with them' and they have not the courage to accept the tender sprout fpr the magnificent trunk they promised themselves. The thinkin L visiona- ry man has wings; the working practical man has ohly feet - and - hand& Imagination can-ex piate over the universe at a- bound, and rear castles of splendid structure,. in a moment.— But practical work is to toil slowly, course by course,, and finally lay on its capstone with weariness and pain. Thought and hope, like the eye, pierce into infinite space; but the hand by, which all the work Must be done, extends only a yard. All this difference be. tween what seems desirable to be done, and what can be done, confounds_the_raind,_and_ destroys the courage. To be practical, useful—to bring about in any sphere of life, a man must not be afraid of bungling and inadequacy a step.by-step, tentative, approxarnative pro. cess. It is rarely obtained at a bound—and if it were, it would be but half secured; for the best part of ally achievement lies in the con scious strength acquired in the struggle. Pride frustrates its own desires. It will not climb up the steps of the throne, because it has not yet got the crown, forgetting that it is necessary to be throned in order to be, crowned. Pride must be acknowledged the victor before it will begin the fight at all; it must be sure of suc cess before it can act; it will do nothing that it cannot do brilliantly. And so waiting for the assfirante that Providence will never give the opportunity, and it passes by and is lost. Allentown Lyceum The Lecture delivered before This Associa tion on Thursday evening, last, by Rev. Mr. Brisbane, was one Of the most beautiful things of the kind we have ever listened to. It not only evinced groat care in the preparation, but was mailed throughout by the most poetic and brilliant sentiment. The eloquence of the speaker enlisted the profound attention of the large audience assembled to hoar the Lecture, and when it was concluded, we believe, there was not one present, but %%Ito felt a:earmer sympathy, with pour down trc,d4len Hungary, than they had ever before. The crowded state I of the room ott that evening, shows that there is a strong literary taste In our community, and a determination to encourage and support the new Association. The next Lecture will be delivered this [Thursday] evening, by Rev. C. R. Kessler. Subject : Switgerland. We have no doubt that ii will be deeply interesting and hope there will be a general attendance. The Lecture will continence at 8 o'clock precisely, instead of 7 as heretofore. Accident On Monday evening last, after the Eagle Line had arrived in town and discharged her passengers, in suddenly turning the corner at Col. Steckel's Hotel, the lead horses knocked over a lady, who was in the act of passing the street walk. We are happy to say, however 4 that she escaped without serious injury. Kossuth Welcomed The United States Senate on the 12th inst., adopted the following resolution of Mr. Sow ard;of New York: The resolution reads as follows : "That Congress, in the name of the pe“ple of the United States, give Louis Kossuth a cur. dial welcome to the Capitol and the country, and that a copy of thii resolution be transmit , ' ted to him by the President of the United States." The resolution, as it passed the Senate, was on Mutiny introduced into the House, and un der the operation of the previous question pass ed without debate. KrNo definite time has yet been fixed for Kossnth's visit to Philadelphia. Temperance Meeting. We are requested to state, that the second Temperance Mass Meeting for the Winter Campaign, will be held in the Lutheran Church of this place, on first Christmas evening, at 6 o'clock. Addresses will be delivered by Revs. Brisbane and Walker in English, and by the Rev. Mr. Hummel, in German. Both the friends and opponents of Temperance are in. vited to attend. There will also be held on the inime day. afternoon and evening, Public Temperance Meetings in the Sons of Temperance Hall, of South Whitehall Division. Addresses will be delivered by Rave. Brisbane, Walker, and . Dechant. Anniversary Tho celebration of the second Anniversary of the "Shakspearo Literary Society," came off on Saturday evening last. Addresses were de livered by Masters Shantz, Dory, Knecht, Set. (ell and, Preiz, members of the Association:— The anneal,, address delivered- by !Miry W. Bonsai!, Eq., is highly spoken of by those who Mid the pleasure of hearing it. henry Clay.—rA.friend in Washington writes - a litlbsws "I fear the voice of Henry Clay will never be heard again. on the field of his un. lying fame. He may recover, but it is doubtful. Men being the creatures of education, says the Harrisburg Union, it becomes the duty of parents particularly in this country, whose gov. ernment springs from the people, to give their children all the education, moral and mental,. that lies in their power; for the destiny of this great country depends. upon the intelligence of the people. The common schools are open to all, and all should leel it a duty incumbent upon them to give their children as much edu cation as they can. But there ie a duty devolv ing upon our young men and young women, beyond the walls of the school room, and this duty is Self Education. The person who has learned to read and write, holds the key of knewledge in his hands. Although it may be somewhat laborious to acquire an education without a teacher, still it can ho done, and the knowledge obtained in this way is more last- ing and generally more useful than that ob. mitred-i i i school s . As an illustrious exam. ple of what can be done by self education we point to Dr. Franklin. He was a soap boiler's son, and a Printer's apprentice. flu was never inside the walls of a college, as a student, in his tile, yet, by self instruction he became one of the greatest philosophers of his age. Rob. ert Fulton was a watchmaker's apprentice, and Roger Sherman, one of our great revolutiona ry statesmen, was a shoemaker, and studied the science of politics at his work bench. Let our young people in this great and free coup• try, w tare t icy enjoy such innumerable Iles• slings, turn their attention to sell education, for this is as much of a duty as it is for parents to educate their children. Every step that a young eceet=s is ever man takes in the scale of education elevates him in society, and makes him a better and more useful citizen. The time is fast arriving when every man who expects to be anything more than a common laborer, must be posses sed of a respectable education. But more par ticularly should our young mechanics devote themselves to self instruction, both in letters and in in their professions. We put the question to them, how many of them who have served regular apprenticeships and masters of their profession ? The answer must be, very few,- very few, indeed; and whose fault is it? Most undoubtedly it is their own fault. How many printers are there who are good general work men, and who are competent to take charge of a large establishment? And how much self education would it require to fit them for such a position ? How many blacksmiths are there who can weld all kinds of steel and iron in a perfect manner, and forge a difficult piece of work without burning and spoiling it? How many carpenters are there who can draw a plan of a house, giving it its proper proportions, according to the rules of architecture and work out that plan in a creditable manner? Here is a wide field for self education in the arts as well as in letters, and we would warn our young men as they value their success in life to com mence the work of self instruction. Two hours of an evening that many of them spend in a bar-room, or beer shop, its loafing round the corners, or prowling the streets, would go far to give them that knowledge which they are so wofully deficient in. Reader—if you be a young man, particularly-, or a father with a family of sons and daugh ters to train up—perrnit us to ad vise you to lay up these facts in your memory—to fix them in living characters that they may.always be be. fore the "mind's eye," and to stimulate to such a course of life, so truthfully suggested, as ne cessary to crown your days with respect, hon or, and usefulness. They are true as that day succeeds the. night—unchangeable as the "everlasting hills," as extensive in their appli cation as the human race itself—unerring as the law of gravitation. Give heed then, and alien ponder thorn over, in thy busy as wel as thY penSive hours International Magazine The December number opens with a highly interesting article upon the Mormon iryposture and history, with six fine engravings. ft is followed by a great variety of original and se• lamed articles, indicative of more than ordi. nary industry and discriminating taste in its editorial management. The International con. Mines to improve, with every number. String. er & Townsend, publishers, 222 Broadway, New York. a year. Drawing Room Companion. This is decidedly one of the finest papers of the kind that comes to our table. It compris_ es sixteen pages, eight of which it devotes weekly to embellishments; choosing such sub 7e' lots for illustration us aro connected with in• wrest to its readers at the present time. It is published in Boston, by F. Gleason, at only $3 per annum Sartain's Magazine, For January, is before ua, and' is really a holiday number. It has thirty-three original articles from the most entertaining and instruc tive writers of the United States; twenty. four engravings and embellishments, and 104 pages of reading matter. John Sartain, publisher, Philadelphia. $3 per annum, Graham's Magazine, This highly popular monthly Magazine prom ises well for the coming volume, of which it is the commencement. Now is the time to subscribe for this elegant and popular Alaga- John R. Graham, publisher, Philadel -63 per annum. DM phis To Cure a Fefon.—Take one table.spoonful of red lead and one table•spoonful of castile soap, mix them with as much weak ley as will make it soft enough to spread like a salve, and apply it on the first appearance of the felon, and it will cure in a•day. 111inois.—There is to be a Convention in 1111. nois on the 22nd of January, of all persons op. posed to the'Comproinise measures, to norm. 'nate a ticket for Btate officers. . Self Education Relief Meeting. A large and respectable meeting 61 citizens of South Whitehall township, Lehigh county, assembled* at the Public House of Mr. Alexan der TY. Loder, on the evening of the Bth of• December, for the charitable purpose of adopt ing such measures, as will cover the loss sus tained by fire of barn and coutenisr, of Mrs. Graff and George Helfrich, the former a helpless . widow, and the latter a poor but honest la borer. The meeting wan organized by appointing WILLIAM VVENNER, Sr., President, and H. R. Rhoads, Secretary. John Ritter, Peter Roth, Daniel Focht, John Troxel, and Peter Troxel were appointed a Committee to appraise the damages sustained by the fire. The committee reported the damages for Barn 8300,00, and $lOO,OO for the contents thereof. John 'froze', Peter Troxel and Dan. Helsel, were then appointed Builders, with instruc tions to build a new barn for Mrs. Graff. The-following gentleman were then appoint ed collectors to collect funds to defray the ex penses incurred in the building of a Barn : South Whitehall— Dewald Kuhns, Adam Hecker, Paul Yund and Solomon Dorney. North Whitehall—Owen Rumich, Reuben Gackenbach, Daniel Saeger, El., and °Joseph Saeger. Salkhr t y —John _Y. as Land—Michael Lower Macungy—Daniel Miller end Peter .omich. Upper Macungy—John Albright and Isaac aas. — liOwhill - =Jatob - George - rtml - John-Weida. Ileidelberg—Geo. Hodes and Peter Miller. lAraehington—P. Roth and John rreiehler. Allentown—Peter Newhard and C. Blumer. Northampton—John Settimpf and Daniel Balmer. Hanover—Geo. Yaeger and Joe. ‘V en del. Saueon—Josepb Wittman and J. Correll. Upper Milford—Reuben Stabler, Day. Gall man,.John Dubs, end John A. Wieder. Weisenburg—Joshua Seiberling and Elias Fensterrnacher. Lynn—Joseph Moser and Levi Kistler. Alexander W. bider, of South Whitehall, was appointed Treasurer. The Compromise Measures The Union-saving cry is all the go 'in Wash- ingion. Both parties appear to be anxious in saving this great and glorious Republic from being shattered to pieces. In our issue of the 9th instant we stated that the Democratic Cau cus rejected a resolution declaring "the Com promise measures of last Congress a finality, and a settlement of the vexed question force. er," by laying it on the table by a two-third vow. Upon this decision the Southern mem bers left the Caucus. • The Whigs held their Caucus on the Ist in stant. The Hon. David Outlaw, of North Car. olina, presided, and the Hon. Henry D. Moore, of Pennsylvania, was appointed Secretary.— The Compromise measures being called up and the following resolution was altered and with only a few dissending votes passed :" Resolved, That we regard the series of Acts, known as the Adjustment Measures, as form ing in their mutual dependence and connec tion, a system of Compromise the most concil iatory and hest for the entire country that could be obtained from conflicting sectional interests and opinions, and that, therefore, they ought to be adhered to, and carried into faithful execu tion as a final settlement in principle and sub stance of the dangerous and exciting subjects which they embrace. The noble stand taken by the Whigs in sup port of the Compromise measures will be hail ed with joy all over the country. They have shown that they are really and truly the friends of the Union and maintain the supremacy of the laws. We are sorry that we cannot say the same of the Democratic Caucus, their joint approval of the Compromise measures would have forever quieted this dangerous and per plexed question. Itossuth. It has been said that Kossuth is in favor of continuing monarchy in Hungary. The follow, ing extract from his speech delivered in London on the 3rd of October, shows that he desires it to be a republic like our own : he remarked "that though the people of Hungary were monarchial for a thousand years, yet the continued perjury of the Hapsburgs during 300 years—the sacrdi, gious faithfulness by which it destroyed its own historical existence of my nation, as also my country's present intolerable oppression—have so entirely plucked out of the heart of my nation all faith, belief and attachmentto monarchy, that there is no power on earth to knit the broken tie again ; and, therefore, Hungary wills and wishes to be a free and independent republic; but a re public founded on the rule of law, securing so., cial order, security to person and to property, and the moral development, as well as the ma. terial welfare of the people—(Cheers)—in a word, a republic like that of the United States founded on institutions inherited from England itself. This is the conviction of my people, which I share in the very heart of my heart. A Relic.—The editor of the Cincinnati Enqui• rer recently saw a man who had a pocket.knsfe upwards of eighty years old. The blade was about four inches long, atilt an inch wide, round ing at the point. It was manufactured b'y an In- dian in the Mackinaw country. The blade had formed part of a sword taken from a Frenchman in the celebrated French and Indian war. The .bone on one side of the handle was from the thigh of an Indian, and that on the -other from the thighbone of an English soldier, killed on the Heights of Abraham, in Canada, where Gen. Wolfe lost his life. illegal voles.—The new constitution of Mary land provides that if a person who is not legal. ly entitled to the elective franchise, shall vote at any election in that State, he shall forever after- wards be disfranchised. • Democratic County Meeting Pursuant In notice given, a Democratic Coun• ty Meeting convened in the Court House, in the Borough of Norristown, on Monday, the thh of December last, to consider the 'propriety of adopting measures relative to an increased duty on Iron. After the committee appointed to draft resolu Lion had withdrawn, Mr. Ellwood R. Norney was called upon, who delivered a very interesting and lucid address upon the subject or the Iron inter, est, exhibiting a statistical view of the present condition of the trade, and the necessity of an to. crease upon tha present duty—at the close of whose remarks the committee, by the chairman, reported the following resolutions: ' Resolved, Thar Pennsylvania has 'suffered greatly in her interests, both of capital and la• bor, from the depression of the Iron business, inasmuch as labor is the principal item of cost in its production, and forei:ners co equently are ena e. through the cheapness of !heir la^ or, to control the market, not only of their own, but also of this country. - riesolved,-That the - Nast - importance .of ou iron interest, and the present depression of the same, is deeply affecting the general welfare of Pennsylvania, and cannot fail to effect the gen eral prosperity of the country. Therefore, we would respectfully call upon Congress to modify the Tariff of 1840 in regard to iron, in such a manner as will afford reasonable support to American industry, and give a fair opportunit - for - competition - I 0 r own mar et. Resolved, That the representative from our own district, and all other Democratic members of Congress be earnestly requested to use all honorable meant, to further the above object. Resolved, That we call - upon - the Democratic members of our State Legislature, and the Dem• ocratic party throughout the State to unite with ue. Sohuylkill County The following are the resolutions passed at the Schuylkill County Tarifi Meeting: Resolved, Thai so long as it is deemed expe. dient to raise Revenue ,for the support of Gov• crnment by duties upon importations, the Con_ stitutional limit for such duties is to fix them at the revenue slan - dard: btthat in recognizing such standard it is consistent with:it to make such discriminations within the same as will most favor our great industrial interests, and thereby afford to them all possible incidental protection, 'and that it is the duty of Government to make such discriminations. Resolved, That the great falling off in the pro. (Motion of iron in the United States within the past few years, and the great increase of the ins. ported article when our country possesses in un• equalled abundance, side by side, all the raw materials necessary for its. production, shows that branch of industry to be in such a depress. ed condition, that if not relieved, both the Gov. ernment and the people must be dependent on foreign countries for the supply of this great ne• cessary of a defensive Government and civilized life, while heavy drains must be made upon the coin of the country to pay for the same, and all other branches of industry be thereby affected. Resolved, That it is the bounden duty of the Government to encourage the home production of iron for a variety of reasons, some of which are peculiar to this article, and that among them are the following: That iron Is nn article indispensable for na• 'natal defence—for the manufacture and con struction of cannon --steam vessels of war, &c., &c. That the value of iron is nearly all made op by labor—of manly invigorating, health giving labor. That its great utility—and extended use not only makes it a necessity of life, but its value is so great that if paid for by our coin or by our home products (not increased but diminished by its foreign production) all branches of indus try will suffer from the drain of our capital the payment fur the imported article must occa. Sinn. Resolved, That we do not seek to violate or change any principle incorporated into the Rev enue law of 1846, but'to change a single item of its details. For partizans to claim that the Tar iff Act of 1840, or any other law, is in all its de. tails perfect, is to arrogate the attributes of God for its framers and to make a claim that cannot exist; and which, when made, shows either a reckless want of patriotism or lack of common sense, or both. Were even by possibility the act of 1846 perfect at the time of its passage, it does not follow that it is so now, as any Revenue Law must from time to lime undergo modifica. lions as the wants of government, the interests of the people, and the ever varying markets of this and other countries shall make expedient or necessary, which is in fact exemplified as re gards the bill of 1846, by the passage of the sup plement of the last session. Resolved; That while we ask for an increased duly on.iron we only ask if within the Revenue standard—only within the limit that the Hon. R. J. Walker, while Secretary of the Treasury approved of and which he suggested might be adopted to increase the Revenue upon this aril- cle, guarding it, however, against frauds from undervaluation already of too frequent occur DEMI Resolved, That the Democracy of Pennsylva. nia look to their brethren of the South and West to aid them in.obtaining this simple justice to Pennsylvania, who now as heretofore, as evinc• ed by the recent election, is ready to extend to their States her whole influence and power, in securing and protecting !heir interests in the full spirit of the guaraMies and compromises Mem% porated into the Constitution of the Federal Union. Mormon Governor.—Gov. Young of Utah,The Mormon territory, has, it is said, as Many as 90 wives. He drove along the streets, a few days since, with sixteen of them in a long carriage fourteenof them having each an infant at her bosom. This statement is endorsed by the re. turning Chief Justice and Secretary. It is very well, we think, that President Fillmore has deci ded upon temoving this lustful Turk; for a man with such a family to look after, can have pre_ Mons little time to attend to State alfeirs. Acquittal of Hanaway. The trial of Castner Hanaway for treason, came to a close last Thursday afternoon. Mr. Cooper made the concluding speech for the pros. ecution : after which Judge Grier charged the Jury. The charge was a long and able exposi. lion of the law of treason, and a lucid summary of the evidence adduced on both sides of the pre. sent case. It made strongly in favor of the pri soner. We have only room fur the following brief extracts: °Without desiring to invade the prerogatives of the jury in judging of the facts of this case, the court feel bound to say, that they do not think the transaction with which the prisoner is charg ed with being connected, rises to the digo:ty "' treason, or a levying of war. Not because the numbers or force was insufficient. But, Ist, for want of any proof of previous conspiracy to make a general and public resistance to any law of-the-United-States. "2dly. There is no evidence that any person concerned in the transaction knew there were such acts of Congress as those which they are charged with cunspiring to resist by force and arms, or had any other intention than to protect one another from what they termed kidnappers. (By which slang term they probably included not only actual kidnappers, but all masters and own. era seeking to re.capore their slaves, and the of ficers and agents assisting therein.) "This insult upon the laws of the country de. serves and I r e sume wilLreceive, - c on d ign- ure. .- • - ishment on the persons who shall he proved to be the guilty participators in it. But riot and .murder are affences against the Owe govern. meat. It would be a dangerous precedent for the court and jury in this case to extend the crime of - treason - by-consiruction to doubtful cases." The jury retired for about ten minutes, and re turned into Court with a verdict of "Not Guilty." The U. S. Attorney then stated that there were four other bills of indictment against the defend. ant, but in consideration of the severe ordeal through which he had passed, he was disposed to enter no/k proseque upon the remaining Hanaway was thereupon discharged from the custody of the law. Names-i A writer on the new Congress says "It will be, in color, Gray, Green and Brown, with considerable White. It will have from Kentucky alone, [for building.] Wood, Stone, Clay, and a Mason ; and the House will contain such useful handicraftsmen as a Miller, Taylor, Carter, Fuller, Chandler and Miner, together [for its amusement] with a Harper; and to fur. fish it. game, a Fowler and Hunter. There is a Hunter also, in the Senate, which boasts, too, of Its Cooper, Miller and Mason, and, of course, a Smith. The elements are to be well mixed 'in the composition of the body. New York furn ishes Wells, Brooks and Snow, and New Ham!). shire supplies Hale. There will he something good to drink at the Capitol; for Virginia sends Meade, and Missouri, Porter; and to eat, N. York sends a Fish, and lowa alliienn ! Music, too, front two Bells, beside aCa Bell ; and though a Republican Legislature, the Senate will have one King, and the House two, besides a Mc,. Queen, and a supply of Gentry, and one Gay. Lord. 'Po offset so much nobility, Tennessee throws in a Savage, and North Carolina an Out. law and a Badger. There will be all sorts of men there. Horace Mann, Clingman, Chapman, Penniman, besides Senator Mangum, and Mr. Price, whose Christian name is Rodman. Ver mont and Mississippi will each have a Foot there. but this will he balanced by Broadhead Pennsylvania sends." Arrest fbr Elopement.—Maximilian Benedict, alias Baron Bomgartner, who represents himself to be a Hungarian, has been arrested in New York, on a charge of seducing and eloping to this country with •the wife of Mr. G. H. Taylor, a wealthy merchant living in London. He is also accused of having taken with him over t 51,500 worth of property belonging to the injur, ed husband. On the arrival of the Baron and his victim :n New York, they were received in.. to the house of Mr. Genie, who regarded them both as Hungarian exiles, The husband, Mr. Taylor, having obtained information of - their whereabouts, came to New York, had him nr., rested, recovered a great portion of the stolen property, took charge of his deluded wife, 'and left Benedict in the hands of the officers, to dis• pose of as they tnay think prom. Virginia Election.An election for Gover nor, members of the LegislatZ, !vas held in Virginia a few days ago. The return as far as received indicate the election of Johnson, the Democratic candidate by a handsome majority, and a probable Democratic majority in both branches of the Legislature. Patriotic Consistencies.—The Fourth day of July, the anniversary of our National Independ• once, is almost obliterated from the recollec_ lions of the American people. If comtnemora• ted at all, it is done with a manifest grudge of every penny necessary to the purpose. The Twenty.second of February calls out a few straggling holiday soldiers; and other important incidents of our successful revolution have be_ come the mere twaddle of the pedagogue, and the daily routine of his reluctant pupil. But the landing of Kossuth stirs the national feeling to its very dregs. We cannot say too much—we cannot spend too much for him and his associ, ates. Have we really no national pride—no sympathy for home and its glorious associationsl It would seem that we have notl—Pennsylvania Statesman. Rev. E. W. !Julien—This gentleman, former_ ly editor of the "Independent Republican" of this place, was on Sunday the 301 h ult., installed as Pastor of St. Mathew's (Lutheran) Church, in Philadelphia—the Rev. Dr. Baker, of Lancaster, delivered the charge. Two Great Republicans.—Louis Kossuth, Gov eroor of Hungary, and Lola Monies, the Count.' ess of Lansfeldt, both distinguished for their de votion 'to liberal principles, and the cause of universal freedom, reached our shores in the steamer Humboldt. Whiehmill realize the most money from the voyage. LITA bitter jest is the poison of friendship. _Cir.:Da_nothing-in-thy-passton-rwilntou pa to sea in a storm: CirA lady of fashion stepped into a shop op town, last week, and asked the keeper if he had any matritnonial baskets, she being too Pillite to , say cradles. Or The saying that ..there is more pleasure In giving than receiving," is supposed to apply chiefly to medicine, kicks and advice. IV"The best cosmetic for filling the st.,:•stles on an elderly maiden's face is gold. I.V"There is a lady up town so higA minded that she disdains to own . .he—bas-comm, sense. 4T Boys that are philosophers at six years of age, are generally blockheads at twenty.one. rif'To cure an etching in the throat, swallow cat, tail foremost. Cj•9eventy bushels is the nverage yield of. wheat to the acre in Utalt territory. 11:" - In Persia they only pay soldiers rive pence a day, even in war time. As a Yankee once ob. served, "Ain't that a kind u' low murder." EV - Kossuth purposes to return to Europe before the expiration of the coming month. c.l`here are now 75 Protestant missionaries in China, connected with fifteen different mit. sionary societies-48 are Americans. I:if - The oldest man in Vermont is Peter •..,i, saa, a colored man, aged 120 years. He re in Pomfret. and was once a slave in the 84 ongress. New York UP 380,989 passengers were carried over New York and New Haven Railroad dud. last five months. The average Bail • the road is 2400. rilif The telegraph is now in Operation from Allentown to Bellefonte, Pa. t.WGen Cas3 tecently, while at Centerville. Mich. was invited by a friend to take a dram With htin, "No," said the General...l never drank liquor nor used tobacco, and I do not wish to be." gin in .Centerville." • Look. at This Formers!—President Fillmore says in his late Message to Congress— °The value of our exports of breathstuas sad ' 1 provisons, which it was supposed the incentivei I of a low tariff and large important n, from abroed would have greatly augmented, has fallen from $98,701 921 in 1847, to $26.051,373 in 1450, anti - : to $21,9,8,653 in 1851, with a strung probability,' amounting almost to a certainty, of a still further", reduction in the current year." The 'Tariff of 1846, we were told was to be es. , pecially beneficial to the Farmer! These facts and figures, however, of the President, tell a different story. A recent book on New Zealand affords the pleasant information that human flesh is tough, and, to be palatable requires more cooking than any other meat—but one., "done to a turn," it is of singular tenderness and :•wctuness. A voyager by the name of Jenkins endeavored to save the life of • young female slave, who was about to be killed and eaten in New Zealand. • He of ten d uny quantity of pigs for her, but the chief :aid, -A piece nt Maori's; flesh is much better then pork," and he killed her and ate her. The same account mentions a highly civilized New Zealander who had become partner in an Engtish commercial house . lie had in his younger days been addicted to human flesh, and, being a very candid and really high-minded man, he ad mits, that though he has now acquired to tally different tastes, the relish. with which he partook of cannibal feasts—especially when the fleshly part of a. young female was served up—is still a matter of by no means disagreeable recollection to him. A celebrated New Zealand Chief educa ted in England—and educated well—after he returned home, became involved in war with a neighboring tribe, and his education seemed but to have deepened his cannibal ferocity. After his first war feast, it was remarked that he was more addicted to the human banquet than any of his followers. The taste for any kind of food•seems to be • acquired. Food esteemed a luxury by one race, is loathed by another; but it has been remarked that all cannibal races have a pe cular fierce and repugnant look in compel'. son with the non -man-eating races. There are some who lament over the decease of the inhabitants of the Pacific. Isles, and attribute' their decease to the evil influence of zation. This is a great mistake,—cannil holism left the root of self-destruction among, those races. Why ? •It is well known thart in any country where the females are great-- • ly disproportioned to the males—in fewer number—that a decease in the number of inhabitants is the certain result. Thie•iiir the case with the native races of the Pacif4. is Isles,—the males arc about 100 to 80A males. More females were destroyedithan males during their native wars, and! they have a hard and bitter lot. Civilization has ameliorated the condition of the females. and a turning point may not be far dicta at which the Pacific native races may ate decreasing. This opinion is adverse to a those who have written upon the subject, a state, too that the mixed races always dwin dle away (a mixture between the white and the Pacific native races.) The Pitcai Islanders, however afford an irresistible a gument against esich, camcinsions. They . have increased-rare a mixed race • rklendid spechnensofmoral &physic . „,. Gleanings.. lai r lt is estimated that dv41... oriel jtumsaad Germans have settled at tiin`dinnati within the last sixty days. Orln your worst state, fear, but in all, heicircumspe which must be lookeitio, an day. riF fie that waits for dea long go barefoot. 10" It is a remarkable fa Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Cass,Mr. • .•. Buren were each born in the same year.. ["Ohio will pay off about two millions of dollars of principal, of her debt and, oti the iSt of January. rr Cure for dearness—tell a man you're come to pay him money. Eating Human Flesh. ICA
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