you got drunk on old peach, brandy and nice strained honey, did you sir?' P.-- , Yes,. sir.' S.-- , Mr; Clerk, fine that man Onp - dilne the court would like a few of that itself.' This same Judge S— had a very wild. son, named Bob, who was constantly on a spree, and upon being brouy,ht•up oncet be fore the court for drunkenness, the judge cried out— 'ls that our Bob.?' Clerk--. Yes, sir.' Judge—Tine the rascal two dollars and costs. I'd make it ten dollars, if I didn't know it would come out of my own pocket.' Of the same ilk is the story told of the celebrated charge delivered by Judge Jonah Joles to the jury, in the case of Elim Crunch for stealing— 'Jury, you kin go out, and don't show your ugly .mugs here till you find a verdict —if you can't find one of your own, git the one the last jury used.' The jury_ retired,_and, after an absence of fifteen minutes, returned with a verdict of 'Suicide in the ninth degree and fourth verse.' Then_the Judge, Jonah Jules pronounced upon'Elim Crunch this sentence— 'Elim Crunch, stun' up and face the mu sic. You are found guilty of suicide for stealing. Now this court sentence you to pay a fine of two shillings, to shave your head with a bagganet, in the barracks, and if you try to. cave in the heads of any of the jury, yon'll oath thunder, that's all. Your fate will be a warning to others. Sheriff, get me a pint of red-eye. I'm awful thirsty.' The Chinese Insurrection. Late accounts-from China by the way of California bring-the rumors of two great bat tles, in which the insurgents have been de feated, one on thd 28th of February; when they lost 0000 men, and the other on the 4th of March,Av hen they lost 10,000 more.z-- The first battle is said to have occurred 150 miles from Nanking, and the other at Twp ing, nearer to that city. There are rumors which are at varihnce with the English ad. vices by the ivay of Hong ;Kong - to April 11th which state thatthe insurgents ; were advancing, Iniailititz"inost urgent des patches were'reeeiVed.on the 19th .of March from the Governor. of 'Nanking-:.by the - Chi, nese Governor of Shanghai, requiring. 'liim to implore• flie foreign -Consule•Jo . send im mediate assistance to Nank ingtt_and stating that unless foreign aid were•afforded imme diately, the city must fall into the-hands of the rebels, by whom it was closely •invested both by land and water.': So - thd insur gents are •most likely still victorious. We sincerely hope our. Commissioner has not connected himself with England and France to support the Tartar Emperor. Hon. Ron- ERT J. WALKER will soon succeed Mr. MAR SHALL in that office, and his general: views on our: policy with China may be •seen in the following paragraph from his Treasury Report of December, 1848 : “Our Vohs 'upon the Gulf, with 'thOse upon both oceans, fronting upon Europe from the east, and Asia from the west, occupying the central position bettvt3en all the conti nents of the globe, nearer' to' them all by convenient ratites than any other nation, in cluding an easy access to. the whole interior of our•Own.country;we want only the ocean steamships of adequate strength, speed, and numbers to-give us the command of the trade of allnations. Nor should we forget that, in carrying our trade among the great and pop ulous nations of Asia, and facilitating inter course•with that vast region, passing from coastto coast in the short period of twenty days, with monthly. or weekly steamships, the light of Christianity, following the path of commerce, would return with all its bless ings to the East, froth whence it rose. In these regions commerceinust be the precur sor of Christianity ; commerce, which teach es peace and intercourse botween nations; which declares that man is nut the enemy of man,-nor" nation of nation, but that the in terests of all-countries and of all mankind aro ifidentical. and that they will all advance most rapidly under the genial influence of an unrestricted reciprocal trade and inter course: By our recent acquisitions on the Pacific, - Asia suilaenly become our neighbor; with a placid intervening ocean, inviting our steamships.upon the track of a commerce greater than that of ail Europe combined. This commerce is ours, if our merchants and Government should, byligOir united energies, secure for us with Asia rapid and frequent communication by steam. Our products and our manufactures, espe cially our coarse cotton fabrics, are precisely what are desired by several hundred mil lions of their people, who will send us back in return the specie and their rich produc-- lions, so few of which pre raised within our limits." • It is not a little remarkable (says the Wash ingtwr Union,) that the predictions of Mr. Walker, as regards the advent of Christiani ty in China, as the result of increasing trade and intercourse, seem to be on the eve of fulfilment, as-indicated in tho proclamation in favour of Christianity by the rebel chief, not ,improbably now the new Emperor of China. This proclamation, ic the facts are truly stated, is the most striking event the world has., witnessed since the unfolding of the Cross by.Constetntine, at the head of the impbriallegions of Rome. „.. . DisAturtatiiitENT.—lt ish rumored . that Mr. Buchanan Will throw up tho Mission to Eng land, owing . tO'it disagreement with-Secre tary Macy relative to tho extent of his in structions. Mr. BUchanan wants plenary power to . conduct - all negotiations between the two countries, in England ;Int Mi.; Mar cy is' unwilling to yield the 'field . of British diplomacy to the Pennsylvania statesman. RAIL ROAn Sousentrimm,--;The. Special Election in Lebonen.on Wednesday, result ed in , favour of subscription,by the bor ough of 550,000 to the Lebanon. Valley Rail rond,:hy-rt vote of 283 for, to DI against it. Majority for the Subscription, 368. This is just what we expected i after the example of Reading. • . • - • • .. . cache fel)igh,4sgOicr,. Alle*tii** ra- WEDMISDAL JULY 6. 184 CANAL COMMISSIONER.' Moses P ctwn all) OF LANCASTER COUNTY. . AUDITOR GENERAL. Alexander K. McClure, OF FRANKLIN COUNTY SURVEYOR GENERAL. Christian Myers, OF CLARION COUNTY The Fourth of July. This being our National Holiday, it passed oil very orderly. All was joy and merriment among our citizens. Business was closed which gave both old and young, male and female, an opportunity of celebrating -the great day ac. cording to their own wishes. , At the dawn of day a ground National salute was Bred. At 6 o'clock the "Allentown Brass Band" discoursed their sweet music through the Borough. At 10 o'clock the "Lehigh Fen• cibles" under the cam:rand of Captain Ettinger were on• parade. In the afternoon the Compa• ny re.assembled, accompanied by the Band, and with a large number of citizens marched out to "Worman's 'Spring" where the rest of the day was passed by a target exercise. Mr. Daniel Miller, won the first prize—being a gold pencil. Joseph J. Geobel, second prize—silver pencil. Simon Keck, third prize gold ring. Emanuel Boffert, fourth prize—silver musket. It may not be opt of place to mention here, that the best shot was made by 'Mr. Edward Hunt, late of Trenton, N. J., who had turned out as substitute, and was therefore not entitled to either of the prizes. • The 'scholars of Rev. Kessler's "Allentown Seminary," celebrated the evening in the beau tiful lawn adjoining the school buildings.— Master Mathew Keck, read the Declaration of Independence. F. J. F. Schantz and A. Pretz, in the English and J. H. E. Dubs, in the German language, delivered very eloquent and appin priate addresses. The proceedings were inter spersed with excellent singing. The whole coneltided with very beautiful fire works in the lower Lawn. At 10 o'clock in the evening a large balloon with &light in it, was sent in - the air, from Sae ger's store. Some splendid fire works were ex• Whited at this place. A Cotillon party also came ofl at the Odd Fellows' HalC Upon the whole the day was one of joy and nutriment to all, and particularly the Boys, who were all busily engaged in firing Chinees crackers, and made a full day of it, nothing happiness to mar the pleasures of the day. Mad Dogs On the 27th of June, a dog believed to Ivo been rabid, owned by John Bort; of Upper Ma cungy, bit three of his - children, and for ought they knew bit some of his cattle. He then went off; and . in the neighborhuod of Trexiertown was shot, near the latter place he bit a son of Mr. Danko!. Stoy's celebrated remedy was ap plied and we hope with success. On Sunday, a dog supposed to have been mad was shot near Allentown. People should be careful in these times, and no dogs should . be suffered to run at large. Horse Ran Away. On Thursday last a Horse attached to a small farm wagon, belonging to Mr. Jacob Rosen. burger, • in Hanover township; tore lose from the store of Mr Landis, in Hamilton street, and in running down the street, came in contact with a light wagon belonging to Franklin Smith, of Washington township. Mr. Smith's wagon , was upset and his Horse made a leap on a sharp pointed post, and before he could be got off re. ceivd several dangerous gashes, in fact he was hurt in such a manner, that his recovery' was doubted. The other Horse was brought back unhurt. Road Law. The Supreme Court, in session at Harrisburg have made the following decisions: 1. When a road has once been opened by the supervisora,•its location cannot afterwards be altered by another supervisor, for the pur pose of placing it on what he may suppose to be its proper site. 2. All authority under the order to open is exhausted' by the action of those to whom it was directed, and cannot be resumed, although the 'first location was not according to the report of the viewers. 3. But this rule does riot prevent subsequent supervisors from clearing out arced to its prop er width. 4. When a track is made on which the public can pass, the whole legal breadth of tho road is to be taken tut devpted to public use, 'and though the power to make another location is gone, the right and the duly of the Supervisors to remove obstructions from any part of it, re• mains in force. Advice to Young Lawyers. When your opponent undertakes to bring forth a witness whose testimony is likely to prove fatal, always get him angry as soon af ter he gots upon the stand as possible.. If he be a respectable berried gentleman, let your first question be something like the following : "How long is it, sir, since you were indicted 'for passing counterfeit money V' and your sec ond one, an• onquiry_ as to whether he lives with his wife or keeps' a mistress?:Sy doing this ekjilfully , and with a look of virtuous In dignation, you will soon get him so irritated, that he can't tell the truth from a hole in the ground. Having done this, to render his whole testimoney !unworthy of belief,' is.but the . w6rk of. a moment. Persons" whowish to take lemma may apply , at the' next sittinget. the . Hydrophobia. In the present. apprehension of hydrophobia die following extract from Youatt's work on ,the Dog may be useful, by informing those who dread the disease that there ie asure preventive: "The wound should•be thoroughly washed and cleansed as soon as possible after the bite is inflicted; no sucking of the part, as is advis ed by many for the purpose of extracting the poison, as the presence of a small abbrasion of the lips would most assuredly subject the parts to inoculation. If the wound be ragged, the edges may be taken off with a pair of sharp scissors. The would must they. be thoroughly cauterized with nitrate of silver, (lunar caustic) being sure to introduce the caustic, into the depts of the wound, so that it will reach every particle of poison that they may have insinua ted itself into the flesh. If the wound is too small to admit the stick of cattail°, it may be enlarged by the knife, taking care, however, not to carry the poison into the fresh cut, which can be avoided by wiping the knife at each in cision. Nitrate of- civet is a most powerful neutralizer of specific poison, and the affected parts will soon come away with the slough, no dressing being necessary, except perhaps olive oil, if there should be much inflamation of the parts." - If the above plan be pursued, the patient heed be under no apprehension as to the result, but make his mind perfectly easy on the point.— This is the course generally pursued by all the veterinary anrgeons of Europe, and there are few of them who have not, some time in their praqtice, been bitten by rabid animals. Never theless, we never heard of their having suffer ed.any bad effects from such accidents. If lunar caustic be not on hand, the wound may be seared with red hot iron which will answer as good a purpose, although much more painful in its operation. Mr. Blaine, in closing his able and scientific article on .this subject; very• justly remarks; 'Would I could instil into such minds the an: certainty of the disease appearing at all, even when no means have been used : and the per fect security they may feel who have submit ted to the preventive treatment detailed above. I have been bitten several times also; yet, in neither of us was any dread occasioned. Oar experience taught us the absolute certainly of of the preventive means; and such I take it upon 'me to prenoonced, they always prove, when performed with dexterity and judgement.' How to Make MOney Fast To effect this, some one advises an individ ual to "enter into a business of which you have a perfect knowledge. In your own right, or by the aid of friends on longtime, have a cash capital sufficient to do, at least, a cash business. Never venture on a credit businese-on com• mencetnent. Buy all_ your goods or mate rials for cash ; you can take every advantage of the market, and pick and choose where you will. Be careful not to overstock yourself.— Never take advantage of a customer's ignor ance, nor equivocate, nor misrepresent. Have but one price and a small profit, and you will find all the more customers—the cash ones—or they will find you. If ever deceived in business transactions, net,- er attempt to save yourself by putting the de ception upon others; but submit to the loss, and be more cautions in future. According,to the haracter or extent of your business, set aside a liberal per centago for printing and advertis ing, and do not hesitate. Never let an article parcel or package, go out from you -without a handsomely printed label, wrapper, card,or , cir cular, and circulate them continually. Choose the newspaper for your purpose, and keep yourself unceasingly before the public ; and it matters Cot.ithat business of utility you make Choice 01, for intelligently and industriously pursued, success will be the result. Want Finds a Supply. Necessity is truly the mother of invention.— It is pleasing to contemplate, how genius sup plies the wants of the country. A few years ago, says the Pottstown Ledger, the farmer found the labor of threshing to be a "winter's job," and in order to secure laborers to do the work of threshing, aud aid in the throng of harvest, they were compelled to hire more help during the duller season, than required, in or der to have it at those times as the laborer must have steady employment, in order to live.— To equalize the labor of the season, we then find the Threshing Machine brought into use. Now the scarcity of hands to perform the labors of harvest, is universally complained of. The labor of the country Is compelled to seek steady employment, and cannot be had for a few weeks in this season only. To, remedy this dif ficulty, the practicability of reaping and mow ing machinery has been successfully tested, and are being rapidly brought into use. A few years hence, and the cutting of grass and grain will be done by machinery,"as the labor of threshing out grain is now•performed. A trial of a mowing machine in Bucks county, has given great, satisfaction to the farmers who viewed the operation. State Fair.—The Pennsylvania Agricultural Society's State, Fair, takes place at Filial::4;h September next and already the papere of that city are discussing the 'reflect of a ttroper loom lion for it. One paper estimates that nearly 200,000 persons who have never been in Pitts- With before, will visit the city on that occasion. The eiitimate seems large, yet there were 200, 000 pereons at the last State Fair in Harrieburg, and it seems more than probable that Pittsburg with its superior ac r iornmodations &•attractions • will draw to the fair,a meat larger, number. • Disaivery of .IFeliese suberb gold plata weigh ing 200 graitMi• ind supposed to have beelike bosom ornament of a Roman warrior, has just been discovered near the ()aide of Lamotre et, Aublo, in the department of ,Ttira, France.' A few 'weeks ago, a large , earthen pot. filled with silver reale, of the Spanish cola, dated 1690 and 1620, were dug out• of the seine 'Amite_ Atlantic and Ohio Railroad. The Warren (0 ; ) Transcript states that books of subscription to the capital stock of the Atlan tic and Ohio Railroad Company have • been opelied: — That pap - er states that - the - necessary papers have been filed at Columbus for an or ganization of the company, with a capital of 86,000,000, and that the project had been plan ' ned by some of the most wealthy and energe tic capitalists in Ohio. The line designated is to commence on the . Pennsylvania State line, to Columbus, and thence to the Ohio river, con neeting with the Maysville and Lexington road. Lexington and Danville, in Kentucky, are points, of radiation from within, by roads now in course of erection. Charleston, S. C., Savannah, Mo bile, Nashville and Louisville will be reached in the most direct lines possible. With char tered rights now in reach in Pennsylvania to connect with the Sunbury and Erie and the , _Catawissa and Lehigh Valley and NeWlersey Central roads, a line will be formed with a say ing of distance to New York and Philadelphia of at least 150 miles, and, withcorinection now in progress of construction, will give uniform gauge from New York and Philadelphia to the great South, Cincinnati and Chicago. Its what you Spend "It's what thee'll spend, my son," said a sage old Quaker, "not what thee'll make, which will decide wetber thee's to be rich or not." The ad vice was trite, (remarks the Philadelphia Led. ger,) for it was but Franklin's, in another shape : ..Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves." But it cannot be too often repeated. Men are continually indulging in small expenses, saying to themselves that it's only a trifle, yet fergetting that the aggregate is serious, that even the sea shore is made up of petty grains of sand. Ten cents a day even is thirty - six dollars and a half a year, and that is the interest of a capital of six hundred dollars,— The man thrit saves ten cents a day is so much richer than him who does not, as if he owned a life estate in a house worth six hundred dollars. Every sixteen years ten cents a day becomes six hundred dollars; and, if invested quarterly, does not take half that time. But ten cents a day is child's play, some will exclaim. Well, then , John Jacob Astor used to say that when a man, who wishes to be rich, has saved ten thousand dollars, he has won half the battle.—Not that Astor thought ten thousand dollars much. But he knew that, in making such a sum, a man ac quired habits of prudent economy, which would constantly keep him advancing in wealth. How many, however, spend ten thousand in a few years in extra expenses, and when, on looking back, cannot tell, as they say, "where the money went to." To save, is the golden rule to get rich. To squander, even in small sums, is the first step towards the poor•ho.use. The Conneotiout Liquor Law The New Haven Register gives the following Synopsis of the Liquor Bill just passed the Leg islature of C'onneetieut i t proVides that License to sell by wholesale or retail, may be granted by the Selentmen of all ourlowas and the common Councils of cities and last for one year. Every person so licensed -to pay in the treasury not less than $25, nor more than $lOO, at the discretion of the granting pow er. Duly licensed taverns are not to be sub• jected to this tax. Selling without a license, to subject offenders to a fine of $5O for first offence $lOO for the second, and imprisonment in the county jail for third offence. No person can sell adulterated wines of liquors; conviction for that offence, forfeits his license and the money !aid for it, and brings a fine of $2OO. None but taverners can sell to be drank upon the premises no person can sell to any one addicted to habits of intoxication, knowing him to be a common drunkard ; no liquor; can be sold by the glass on public 'occasions, in tenis, booths, or open fields —nor shag a license be granted to any person for such a purpose. Stfh appears to be the prin cipal features of the Ti now before the Senate which has passed the Hotise. Another State Loan. Gov: Johnston during his official term re duced the State Debt Several hundred thousand dollars. - A week ors° ago a new loan of $900,- was made, to be applied to the North Branch Canal, and other improvements— the ,money to bear interests at 6 per cent. Over $2,000,• 000 were appropriated by the last Legislature for the repairs of State Canals, &c., all of which will go into the pockets of State Contractors and public officers,and come out of the pockets of the people in the shape of taxes . The democratic party understands 'economy' like a book! They are always preaching about it, and yet a more' reckless and extravagant organization never ex. isted. Our enormous State Debt of over $40,000,. 000 owes its existence entirely to their misman agement of our public • improvements. Lager Heer.—We are informed that three hunt dred and eightytwo casks of lager beer were drank at the German Festival, at Lemon Hill, on Tuesday. And it was not more than half enough to supply the demand. We learn that each cask contained 84 glasses, which makes an aggregate of over thirty-three thousand glasses. Phila. Sun. Powder Mill aoplosion.—We are sorry to learn, says the Tarnaqua Gazette, on Wednesday morn ing last, the Powder Mill, about a mile and a half east of dirwigsburg, in Ibis county, belonging to Mr. Win. Schell, of Orwigsburg, was _blown up, instantly killing Mr. Wm. Delbert, who was in the Mill at the time. The cause of the explosion not known: Texas Politic,.—The Locofocio State Conven tion, that assembled in• Washington, on the 15th ult.,adjourned without making any nominations, in conaquence of the few - delegates in attendance. Only seven counties were represented. The Gal veston News announces Col. M. T. Johnson as a 'candidate for Governor. be being the eighth new ia.the field, . • To treservel3ol4roo one Yecii9ne pint quick limes.one plot salt,fo threei gall ons of water; no care to beefed in putting in thiieggit,as they will Wright end ap t awl will settle : ityst the surface,. if proßottiOnsid • GLEANINGS; tar Conral List, of Pittsburg, ;leant to Indian• apolis, Ind.,last week, to get married, but find• ing his Intended engaged to another, he immedi• ately_hung hhnself, _ rflNine Pottawattamie lodian• warriors have arrived at Louisville, in route -to the Crystal Palace Fair. Australfan wheat, measuring ail feet, has been exhibited to the Hartford Courant. OrThe Bank of Australia, having its chief Office in London, has just divided 15 per cent. MThe belt cure of dyspepsia is to collect bills for a newspaper rir.' One pound of cotton, which formerly could only be spun into thread of 108 yards long, can now, by the application of steam,. produce a thread of 197 yards in length. Or A man in Detroit advertises for a partner in the nursery business. This is a new way of advertising for a wife. 107^..A man can't help what is done behind his back," as the loafer said when he was kicked out of doors. larMarriage is the best state for man in gen eral, and every man is a worse man in propor tion as he is unfit for the married state.—Johnson. lArThere is now living in Shrewsbury, York county, Pa., a son of Mr. George McAbee, whose father, grand father, great grandfather, and great= great grand-father are all on the stage of action. 16" What we do not possess in and through ourselves, is not truly ours. 10' Eternity is more real than time; let that suffice us; the earth is to small for man. fairComn3ndore Stewact is 73 years of age.— He had been long and actively engaged in the service of the United States. IV An exchange paper has this advertisement —..Two sisters want washing." We hope they may gel it cO''Capt. John S. McPherson gigged a pike on Saturday, in the Clarion river, below Clarion, which weighed 20 lbs and measured 44 inches. far The Battle of the Boyne was fought on the Ist of 1690. The pay and expenses of the New York Leg_ islature are about $l5OO per day, exclusive of mileage. Ths Harrisburg Telegraph respectively 'advises the gentleman who kissed a lady in the vestibule of the Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening, to ehoose a more shady place next time or else wait till the gas lights are out. Importance Rumors. WASUINGTON, Monday, June 27 It is rumored that Government has been ad vised, from quarters entitled to the highestcredit of the celebration of a treaty between Spain and Mexico, for The reannexation of the latter to the former. The treaty, it is stated, was solemnly aigned by Generals Canedo and Santa Anna, while the latter was at Havana,—subject to rat ification by the Court of Madrid, and by the Mex ican as soon as he should be firmly sealed in the dictatoral chair. These ratifications have been received ; and an expiditiun, it is said is organiz ed on the northern shore of Cuba, destined to car• rp six thousand Spanish troops to Vera Cruz, where they are to support the coup &dal, which Santa Anna has resolved to attempt. It is likewise 'asserted that the departure of the expedition will' be the Signal for a general insurrection on the Island. The Cubans are re solved not to let so capital a chance slip without attempting their emancipation ; and if we may believe_ reliable authorities, the movement will certainly prove triumphant. A gentleman who has the best opportunity of acquainting himself with the aectet drift of things in Cuba, and who possesses the confidence of Government, writes :01 am told Judge Crawford the newly appointed Consul at Havana, does not propose to enter upon the duties of his office until October. If this is'so, depend upon it hi will act as Consul, The fate of the Spanish au. thority will have been sealed ere thenitt-:.New York Times. To get Rid of Cockroaches.-ITeditor of the Bucks County intelligeneer, supplies us with the following valuable information. He says, Many housekeepers are previously annoyed by these troublesome creatures, and in ,valni try various methods for their extermination. A few days ago Gen. Rogers invited s us in, to see how he manages tllitm. He had a wash basin (of crockery ware,)fourth part filled witkwater well sweetened with molasses, in which during the night soing hundred perhaps, thousands, of roach. es had been drowned by crawling up a stick laid upon the edge of the basin, and thence into the li quid, and being unable to crawl up the glazed sides and get out again. He informed us that the number he had caught in this way would scarcely be credited. It Is a simple contrivance. -Try it. Remarkable Restitution —Most of our readers will call to mind the circumstances connected with tho story to which the last number of the Clinton Democrat adds the following happy de. nouernent: Lost Child Found.—About five'years ago, as doubtless many of our readers remember, a male child of Richmond Welch, of Woodward town- ship, in this county, was lost, and every means to obtaiett clue to his whereabouts having proved fruitless, the impression became general that he had strayed away and been drowned, or become food- toe wild beasts. Recently, hi:oxeyes, the hearts of the parents were matte glad by receiv ing intelligence that their child still nes. It appears that he was stolen and carried to Tioga county by an insane woman, where he was taken from her by legal process and placed In charge of a very respectable family, In which be has remained eversince. The boy was about three years old when stolen. Sound Doctrine•—The , following is from the New Bedford Mercury L . ..The•pooreat business an. honest ciao can Girt gage in is that of politics for the sake of lis re ward. While he is it poor creature, and an- Inv worthy citizen who neglects hic potitipill4ortiet and sacrifices hie political birthrigburo;his busi nets or his ease, the man who, maketi.trieichair. dine of his poliiical . priodipleir, e; `and'exte . *: . pay atainitincni 'them, li Amite izfOOlialiaz be." . • John - RusselVon - A.merican Affairs. The following extracts are from the pen of this British statesmen from his• last published work, the Memorials and Correspondence of Charles James Fox : • - - ""The Declaration of It:dependlnce.—Th I s deck• ration was the cry of aninfant Slate. It has since grown to manhood; it has now a giant's strength. "Whether it would have been possible to main tain the colonies in subjection to the crown of England for a much longer period may well be. doubted. Trade regulated at Westminster conk' hardly be consistent with wealth and freedom at New York. Sources of dispute might have ari sen, even if the plan of LOrd Rockingham, or that of Lord Chatham, had been full; adopted.—• But it was the peculiar inbecilby of George• 111. nod Lord Mirth that they turned to gall all) tfrose feelings of filial piety which had so long filled the breasts of the Americans. "The Declaration of Independence has one singular defect in it, but - which only proves the lingering affection which the Americana affirm tam for the.mother country. • . . . "As Mr. Jefferson originally drew the Deem. Lion of Independence, he charged the acts of which the Americans complained, in the first place to the king, but secondly to the people og Great Britain. Thus, he said of them, that 'when occasions have been given them, by the regular course of their laws, of removing from their councils the' disturbers 'of our harmony, they have, by. their free election, re established thews puwer."fhen, again, he proposed to say:—. efhtse facts have given the last stab to agoniz ing affection, and manly spirit bids us to renounce forever these unreeling brethren. We must en deavor to forget our former love for them, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind--ene mies in war, In peace friends. We might have been a free and a great people together; but communication of grandeur and, of freedom, it seems, is below their dignity. Be it so, since they will have it. The road to happiness and glory is open to us, too. We will tread it apart from them,' &c. f•These expressions, though still in the tone of wounded affection, rather than of willing enmity were too . hostile to the &Tilsit people to please the representatives of America. 'The pusillani mous idea that we had friends in England worth keeping terms with, says Mr. Jefferson, 'still haunted the minds of many: More probably tha fond regard. long entertained for the mother country sthl vibrated in the hearts of most of those who now threw off her authority. "Be that as it may, the omission of these pas` sages warped the truth of this memorable decla ration. George HI, appears in it as a single and despotic tyrant, as Philip 11. must have appeared to the people of the Netherlands. The fact was. that the sovereign and his people went alike pre judiced, angry, and wilful." Here is a pasiing tribute to Wasfiington r "The success of America was owing, next to the errors of her adversaries, to the conduct and character of General Washington. In him were united the purity of the most disinterested patri— otism with all the energy of the most stirring ambition ; the utmost reluctance' to engage ii the contest, with the firmest will never to atm. don it when begun ; the most intrepid devotinn of his life and his f r ame in itazertious attacks, with the calmest, judgment in all matters political and' military. The dissensions of Gtmgress, the envy. of rivals, the apathy of his troops, the calumnies of his enemies, neither excited him to rashness nor slopped him in his career." ' Benjamin Franklin.:-The following is, an ea tract from the lecture , of the Hon. Oeorge Brno croft, lately delivered before the New York His . torical.Society : . ""Not half . of Franklin's merits have been told'. He was the &tie father of the American Union, It was he who went forth to lay (beton/0400n of that great design at Albany, sad in-New.-York he lifted up his voice. Here amongus heappeared as the apostle of the Union, 11 was Franklin. who Suggested the Cinigress of 1774; and, bat for his wisdom, and the adnfldente that wisdom, inspired, it is.a matter of doubt whether that -Congress would have taken • effect. it Was Franklin who suggested the bond •of - the-Union which binds these States from Florida to Maine: Franklin was, die greatest ,diplomatist o( the eighteenth centin-y lie never spokera wordlti:& . soon ;he never spoke a mard'po:muishi ; be, new er failed to speak the right word at the right. season." • Abolition Patriotism.— Horace •lirantr, who is' endeavoring to persuade" Mr. Girrison that be can safely support the Constitutlinfof the U. S., in the course of a letter in the latitliberafor,says it has been claisned that in case ore slave Wears section, the oath of a member of Corigess oblige him to exercise the riowir given by the lhe'constitution to LlOngres to piovide for Calliag - forth the militia to suppress insuriectioeS, and he contends that the ciaim,ls perfectly tieletiltl4,.' and for Su; following singular rea'eon: • pose the Insurrection haiing spree& into, a. fnee State and endangereditbe liras of ils lebabileela it may be the duty of Congress to. suppers, But auppost . , the slaves to have. issued .a new and real Declaration, of Independence, and tcr. have institnteda complete and not a partial form of republican government, the' yeetina Will WI open to every member of Congress, which is the insurgent, party, and which, therefore t the party to be suppressed. In other words, tt , te abolition, representatives in Congress would• be fpetilled.in• putting down - the whites, and. sustaining the slaves.!—Lowell (Moas3Journal.. Gum•Arabie Starch.—The tine gloss on, new linen, shirt bosoms, dm. ie made by the follow ing receipt : Take two.ounces of fine white gllm static powder—pnC•lt• into a pitcher, and Pout on it a pint• or More boiling wwer, according. ta• the degree of atiflnesiCyow de:thi r st:ld• then haw. ing‘covesed it,,let It set all night. In the Morn ing pour it carefully from tbn dregs into a clean bottlei cork it for, use: A tablespoonful of gnm, 4ater,eliired into a pint of match, that has been,. made An . the usual manner. , will.:sive to. lawns, either white or pnintedinilook of neiMmaa whenatothing else can restore them efter_waith gitg. It in also gaud, if mu:* t4llitled,slor,stitito muslin and bobinet. =I
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