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j 11LOOMSBU.UG, COLUMHTACO., SATURDAY, JAN. '27, 1849.
(OLD sl'flLTWKLFTIl
Villi! VII) iS-ftliJiKiilt 46.
Jly i:u7 Itays.
"He it a weakness, it deserve mime praise.
We love the play-place of ourearhl days."
CoWl-Hl.
0 ! would I could live, o'er amin
My early child-hood's years,
A utrumrer to all grief or pain
To anxinur hopes or ferns.
How calm, how sweet my sluinhers wen;,
Until the early dawn,
1 quickly rn,' I" bteatlia the air
Upon the verdant lawn,
The w.hool-honw, too, ipon the hill.
Where oft I used to g',
My teacher's voice, I hear it still
In accents mild and low.
And when the hour of play time came,
How did our bo'indins; leet
Join in each sport, or childinh game,
With life and health replete.
i
flow oft I've wandered far away,
To gather sweet wild flower.
Or lingered till the close of d.iy
In uature's shady bower.
Now, worldly hope anil worldly care
r'rum day to day increase,
Ech scene a different aspect wears.
Since those sweet days of peace.
Those happy, happy childhood's hours,
I never can fornet,
They strewed my tnornintr path with flowers
Those fragrance lingers yet.
The World in a .ut-Shell.
vl Saappcr-Up oj Unconsidered Things:,
fry StrunzebHl Ti nt. The Boston Tost says,
'a man in Chatham. N. V., has froi; 'J2 years
old, which weighs M5 pounds ! It is kept in a
cellar, and fed on corn meal and c abb -v$t." Tliis
js no doubt true. W once heard of a person huv -pet
TTv'eT which rw to he very large, and
would follow him all about the cellar -Muj-Vrta.
(jrj- Great rugilutie En'onnter. Sullivan
d id Hycr, two well known pugilists are about to
have a et-to somewhere, in Maryland or Virginia
on the 7th of Februray, for slakes amounting to
ten thousand dollars. We trust the law will in
terfere. This Hycr, is an Englishman, and came
on here expressly of flht Sullivan.
03- A'ewpnper Pontage in Brazil According
to recent Uw, and in force in Brazil since last
November, uewipapurs printed in Brazil pay no
postage, and are sent through the post-ollice with
out any chart,', as aUo f irviu newspapers di
recdi) to public libraries in that empire. What a
lesson to the U. S.
f;'-It Does. It seems a striking retribution,
that a grandson of the ill used Kmpress. Josephine
should be called to preside over the French em
pire, which no pu.-tcrity of Napoleon should do,
though he perpetrated his ureal social crime
to ensure a succession of his own.
fry Larpo Increase The Russian (old mines
now produce twenty millions of dollars aimally.
The product live years aj;o was but five millions.
At the tremendous increase of fold now going on
ive shall soon he enabled to buy Eagles fur live
dollars worth of Relief notes.
(Jj- Death of Col Croghan. A dispatch receiv
fd at Baltimore announces the death of Col. Cro
Rhan Inspector General of the Army, anil a dis.
tinguished officer of the war of IS 12. It is be
lieved that the President will appoint Col. Dun
can in his place.
fry Col. Pix, of the U. S. Army, died in a stage
-..K .i.t. last week. o Cholera . II : was
tWIlt. II, ..v...,-
a brother of Hon J. A. Dix, U. S. Senator from
New-York, and distinguished himself greatly in
the Mexican war.
Hiris of the llishl Sort.
In consequence of the reduction of wages in the
Lowell factories, some ot the girls intend to eav
the mills. They would like go al situations ol.,-.
where, and the following paean apl copied
Irom one of their papers, will i-how what lliey
are capable of doing : "We are now working out
our notice, and shall soon he out ot cmrdoy menl
ran turn our hand to most anything don't liiie to
l,K jlpiit deteruiined not to work lor mailing
where folks can iitlnrd to pay. Who . ants help !
We can make bonnets, dresses, pudding, pics or
rake; patch, darn, knit; mast, stew and fey;
make butter and cheese, milk cows teed chickens
and hoe corn ; sweep out the kitchen, put the
parlor to rights ; make beds, split wood, kindle
tires, wash and iron, besides being remai l-..d ly
lond of babies; In f tot, cm do an thing tin
accomplished house . He i. i ;ir.ii t. on' to-
ting the sc.ol lini ., i M ,,, I ivs and -s iliir.l ' - :
sM-c'nneu of spui-k, vw. i eeh-i you m in or.
seer. Speak ) k ' I'.i.ick eyes, fur t-leh.id
rtilstelillg loeks, he.iMliiii as ,i I it-1 . . .in s.rg
1 1 ki- a seraph, and knob- n.-.st In w i i .-' i, : any
eUlerlv gentiein-in iriw:n,t nl ;i 'Mir. in
S'lSISin either rbat.i.-t, r. mi tail e.,n- in ll.e
marW-t Who hid'
he WVi m.'.n :"
V,.
lu.-umur:.. AJtIriH.
Friends ami I'rlloio-Citiznit:
Tim kindness iitul fDiiliilcttco of t)i pro
lilt! having cast upon inn tint l.xecuiive
functions of the Government, and the pics
eribed oath to support tli! UonsiiitiUon
having been administered; I shottlil he
false to tin; sacred trust reposed in mo, and
ii 11 worth v tin' confidence in auilVsied, iliil 1
not deeply li cl the responsibility of my po
sition, and liiinly resolve to merit your
support.
Profoundly sensible, however x of my
own weakness, and fully eoiise that
without lite oneotifao'i'iiient and as tneo
of tint people, the ('hii'l' .Maoisli-ale is lia
hli; properly to discharge the hioh duiii'S if
his station, and instead ol the hupstaneu,
popular power heroines the euijity !ndow
of Koeutivr. autliiiriiv ; I would earnestly
invoke at tin! hands of tin ciiizens, the eih
eientiiid of the same Sjiitit, which called
into existence the free insliuitions of our
country, to tissitt me in supporting unil d(!-
I fendiiiir iheui.
At the commencement of an Administra
tion, it has been a custom with the I'.xeeu
tive to indicate the principles which will
govern his counsels, and the measures lie
may desire fur the benefit of the Statu.
j'he annual Message delivered utthe open
ing of the pressent session of the Legisla
ture has superseded the necessity of a strict
compliance with this usaoe, and on this oc
casion it will KUlhec to reler to a lew oi'iier
views of the public policy thatsliall receive
at my hands tin- fullest and steadiest sup
port and consideration. At all times and
under all circumstances the, h iciest obliga
tion of the public servant, is the mainten
ance and defence of our republican institu
tions. That these shall receive in the ex
ercise of the Executive power a sound in
terpretation; that no impediment shall
interpose to prevent the salutary inlluenee
of their principles; that the popular mind.
wile, i understood shall be obeyed, are indi
ces which no public oll'iocr wi'l disregard.
The founders ol ihe Republic, inspired
with profound wisdom, declared that all
men are born equally free and independent;
that the riirjit of ilelendin life and liberty,
of aequirinir, possessing and proteciiujr
property and reputation, aro -' "iwii.i., ;
that all power is inhere ' people, and
ill free o;overninents are lounded on their
authority ; that no preference shall ever be
given by law to any religious establish
ments or modes of worship; that no out!
can he deprived of his life, liberty or prop-
c.rtv, unless bv the judgment of his peers,
or the law of the land ; that no man's prop
erty shall be taken or applied to public use
without the consent of his representatives;
that education should be promoted, and the
blessings of intellectual culture placed with
in the reach of everv citizen. History
and experience have demonstrated the jus
tice of these principles, and private leelin
as well as public (July demand for ilium a
cordial support.
It is u venerated maxim that the object
of all just o(i eminent is the greatest ;ood
of tins jri-eatcst number. In rcdiiciiiu; this
theory to practice, it shall lie a ouistant
I'll' vor to procure such legislation as
shall , -M'lote religion and morality, and
eneouraon ciciice and literature. It will
also be deemed a duty to elevatebv proper
means the condition u the laboritiLT classes
of society; to advance the active industry
of the citizens ; and foster commerce, ag
riculture and manufactures. Measures for
the reduction of the public debt, and the
consequent relief of the tax-paying and bur
thenetl people, shall at all Uuies receive a
most cordial support.
An indebted nation cannot command the
full measure ot its independence, nor feel
the entire blessings of iis iestiii.iiuiis.
Whatever may he its desire tn pruniolc ac
tive, objects ui general betu-voh-nee, its
resources refuse a compliance with its wiil,
and national justice is thereby fiequi-ntly
delayed. With a deep cuiiueiinii of the
importance of this su'jret, ! ;, settled
confidence that you will siMaiu niiy safe
measures, nai lie.; in ' iew me pavmeut i,
the debt nf the State, it sba'l lie :i ciMi.-laut
aim. to place one liaanci s in :i condition
. . i i -
to (li-eimree every puoiie ooi,oa::oii ; u,
iiiainiaiu unsullied the honor ol theCuin-
lliottweallh : and to preserve mir-putted ii
,,,.,i t. of - i:ti '!:. !,'.iii:iM'v, ami
lNDKI'll.NDl'Af'i:."
The intention, of the people are pure, mid
are uniformly directed to adv aiu e the g, u
eral jirosperiiv. 'Alien, therefore, they
believe a public fiincionary feels an an
xious de.-ire. in unison wi'b their ow n. for
the piible- welfare, they will willingly par
don errors of iinlirnu M. and sustain htm in
s, ! ins public coarse. It is hoped the i-a
... 'generous and manly seinimonl the same
,., '; eiesr:ieliiiil of moires the same :.ppre--r.
Cialii"! of pilbiic conduct which have been
,,! j e. p-ii, led to others ill similar po -llloiis will
: si, , the adiiioo--:!' :'i"n about to ! oui-
a,e,-d Iroei. at In- s'. iianierneil ce-sii,-,-.
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at wot
X aillOllgst lis, ;;.
i.-tic- a'l '.loiiiid
that rpii it w ba il
le r 1 !' , w iiioj
1'iiilist whose lil-iltgn lu
be on tbi ir guard. I' i
cira'C- wron wr.r l' ti
in advance condemns the public servant, I basement port the hum is elliptic thi the
and labors lo ilustoy conlidiiiico in the lion-' first door theie are two elliptic connieis, with
es'y ol his disi'tis ; which, unwilling- to ! room on each for nine salesman to wait on cuMn
judge ot Works, draws from its Jllilly imao,j ,,.,- ,,t eae making cighleen in all at the conn
initios the spectres of u corrupt heart, and , ters ; and around the counters are shelves lor
holds them up to the public g,ize as sub-1 SHOO articles ol elmhing. In the inteivals are
stanlial trtithn. It is the same spirit which
would aray in hostile position the classes
into w
ell society divides; that would
place capital and labor, the rich and the
P '. ;'t variance with each other. It is
the spirit which animates the bosoms ofihe
fatalities of every aire. In Europe there
are nobiemeti and peasants; political and
social distinctions created and sustained In
law, and sanctioned by prescription, fu
this country i.ll are equal under the law:
and no poliliei.m, no party ill our country
would desire a change in (bis fundamental
principle of our (.'otisiiiutiou. Factitious
distinctions can have no residence where
they are not sustained bylaw; anil such
are the sudden transitions of wealth among;
the citizens, that the rich man of yesterday
is the poor man of lo-day ; and the poor
of to-day, the rich of to-morrow. Where
property is not secured by legal enactment
to particular classes, and wealth is une-uar-ded
by immemorial privileges, an enligh
tened self-interest will teach the rich to
hold in reverence the rights of the poor,
for their conditions may be changed in
themselves or their offspring.
The rich and ihu poor are eqmdly de
pendent on each other for the comforts and
luxuries of civiii.ed life. Separate iheui
and the interests of both perish. The eaoi-
tat oi me rtcti is valueless without tbij as
sistance of the capital id' labor.
t he most dangerous, because the most
insidious enemies of the Kepublic, are
those who prowl among the I est, unsus
pecting citizens, whispering insinuations
against nicii whose every interest is eoti
neeied with the welfare 'of the country.
Such men should be relinked as dangerous
to the well being of society, as sacrificing
at. the shrine of parly, truth", honor and pat
riotism ; ami as I ing asunder the confi
dence which holds us together as one ireo
pie.
In the discharge of my official duties, I
shall ever bear in mind the oath of fidelity
to the Constitution : and shall endeavor,
wiili my utmost ability, to perform the sa
cred trust committed to my charge. That
1 shall err in judgment when most anxious
to do right must be anticipated, for human
intelligence is incapable ot renehingunorring
Irulh ; and the hope that a generous for
giveness ou your part will accompany hon
est intentions will sustain nie; ami if at
the end of my term of sen ice ii shall be
my fortune to lean; the people of in v native
State happier ami more prosperous than 1
found them, I ahall ask no prouder inscrip
tion over my grave.
With a firm reliance that the Cod of .Na
tions will preserve our happy country as
the home of his people, anil will bud his
support to an anxious endeavor to pioinnie
their interests, aid perpetuate their civil
and religious, institutions. I enter on the
discharge of the duties of the Executive
Department of lite State.
WM. I'. JOHNSTON.
Harrislmrg, Jan. 1 d. I m !!).
HosUm ami Xu iaii.
I'.NTKH I'll ie.-.UY Ir-.l the I'd low ire.-
of. not s'- l).,k II ill e-i,ddilied in thi-i
Hunt's Merchant's Maaii'i . I en Mr
. is who have r i . . t Visited M-.is i .e- : e-t
meiit can h'Ve . 1 1 1 v ;di-a ol li e a' ui i.i
ne-s dune or i't t he adinti .ilde s-iornh -v'
is lu.uiaL'ed hv Mr. Sumo m. l;..su.n ..'..
ItntlCi
l.
.7 MiuM Clnlhhiif Ktnblixl,iiWHi. There is
in Uos!on (me of Ihe largest estalil-sbnieiits (or Ihe
in a n nl.iet o l': of clothes in the foiled Si. P-s W u
aiiilde to (jenive W. Siinmoin's "dak I !-.'! lo1
t iindii," as it is tei tried by its enfei'i rim ; pro pi i
elor. "some idea of Its extent may Ue i,jlheiell
li'oln Ihr f.,el tlillt toe siil" iilooilllt to t.,,! ii Ii ii .
lion ilolim s per annum, and licit l':cn- ire cm
ployed in the fianutai one go ,t-hi ale collias
and trnninces. g Imrk keepei s, ca-ln, :- and us
sislalit.l utii-isler, .'i lllniieis, ex: f '
s i h-s up a i , an I ' - c i' i np.a at Ii. is c-o!.: .ic.t i v pi in :
I III' lo e.il. The ', .,,, p.,-. I I s-e.
lowain. ii.--.au lion o ibis ti-,u:.ini.lli i. i
Mr t.c'ige Sun u, ens. ol t-ak !
eon ,e.i m P. in. ii. i ,e. a Ue.-I i
:!:.,... ea----ii in ins .i-t i si il.ii- l-e ,-i i .
ati'..-l a s.i i--;. - us ai d ln-t v i -I unii i in ' '
til'1 I i IV , s , a . i -I - II. - nil , a si feel . i I
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with a d
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four small rooms, or lighted closets, lor assorted
tliado up clothing. lietweeii the counters and
the well-room railing is a broad promenade from
which may he seen not only all the pails of the
rotunda, hut the two sub's no:n- which project
into Ann street. This view isohtaiind bv means
of two twelve leet doors, w hich alined access to
the rotunda IVnin the Aiui street im ms. In Ihe
second, or gallery tier, are no less than twelve
rooms lor assorted uaiainints, regularly classified,
completely lighted with ample windows. Here,
too, is .Mr. Siinmnim's own .ipartincnt, on 'lie
western side of the gaileiy, which commands a
view of thi! whole establishment, resembling a
Kay bazaar with two long si reels. In the night
the hhi is supplied by g. y,w burners in shaded
globes. The walls liom llie nailery to the dome
.ire i rnainented by beautiful pilasters o the Cor
inthian order. The basement apartment isdevo
led to w oolens and piece goods, and aa immense
furnace, set up by Air. White, lor vvurmin the
establishment in winter. I li re, then y e have
"O.ik Hall lor (''.ightccu Hundred and I'orly-nine,"
the most extensive establishment for the sale of
clothing in Ihe foil. mI Stales, namely, a rotunda,
oflhree tiers, counting the pit, two long avenues,
alive with salesmen, projecting hem i,e rotunda
to Ann street, and five large store and sales rooms
up sl ues in he old building. There are on hand
in tins nu'Uoiiso mag izi ne of wearing anparrel
, .1,111 M garments,!! ml stock enough toe nii.tj. io more ;
and Ihe entire arrangement, regarded as a whole
is much more like a vast clothing fair than a re
tail store.
Thrilling Incident.
At a Temperance ting io rhil.nlelphia some
years ago, a learned eleigvman spoi,n in favor of
win as -t drink, demonstrating it ipnte lo his
own s,ilis,l(-iji,i (,, (. sceiploe.il, genii.-m inly and
he.iltlilul. When Ihe clergyman sat ,,,wn, a
plain, elderly man rose, and usUed Ihe liberty of
saying a tew wools. ", ynong h j, ,,, ,.( mj,e
(said he) who had long been iiiteliipei.il,., was at
length prevailed no, n, thegeeal joy of his friends,
lo take the plecge of entire abstinence Iroin all
that could intoxicate. He kept the pledge faith
tullv for some tone, though the stiuggle w ith his
habit was fearful, till one evenmi.. in a snri,,
party, glas-es of w me were handed round. They
came to a clergv man pn-s, n, who i,!c a ga.-s,
fining a few words in vindication of the practice.
'Well,'' thought the voiing man, "it a clergyman
can lake wine, and ju-tily n so well, w hv rod I r"
So he also took a dass It inlantv rekindled
his fierv and s' u n,ln i ing .uipetiie; and atler a
lanid downward em , he died ( ililiriuin In.
wiitf a raving m.niio .n '' " 1' 1 1 1 old man paused
lur utterance, and was jn-t able to ,,dd -"That
young man was mill sun ; I the clergy man
was the litprrrild Ih.rtm trhii Ims just addi t ami
Hits i.v.m nihil "
Wodcrii liu lio.B.u v.
htmit It'i lufiiins. - People who im
agine they have a claim lo rob vou if you
are rich, and ni-iill v oil ifvou are poor.
liilli'. A beautiful, but useless insect
without wings, w . I-,, colors fatlu on be
ing removed from the sunshine.
Iltnt. rare article, someiimes found
i in human beings. It is soon, however,
jih-s'rnvtd by commerce with the world,
j or else In conies fatal to its possessors.
It.tiscirift ry A n ancient art, said to
have been las h tunable among voting o i rls
Mid wives; now entirely out of use, or
j practised only nnioiig . lower orders.
J r.ihtur. A poor vv p-icii, who everv day
duplies his brain in order to fill his siotii
I aeb.
j Wealth. The most respectable (ttality
; of a inan.
ioT. Shootiner a friend whom ou
; lov e, lliroitgh the head
Ill order to gain the
praise ol ;
and hale.
few oiliers, whom you despise
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. . : I i- ' m, I ,i i - t- ,, I I, VVT L Ill's
i ,i, i lie - , I-' .hi., f-'ief!. 1 hiiad'Tj ii.a.
l' l om the l.ane.istcr lulelligencei .
.1 vtttrun lUUlor gnlurul lo his
i'ulhtr:
The arrows nf death fall thick and fast around
us ! More the I al .ll dul has oo.i-'-d In Vibi.ili
in the heart ol line vuiiin, ihe "A'og nj T-i-
i iirit" speeds a bee li'oln his exhinistless ipnvei,
to coiisninmate bis ollice of desieuclioii ! Holme
the f.iillilailis of s iup.it V have been spent III com
Iiiiseeatiiig the depaetine ol a cherished one In re,
and another there, gion Mortality again sweeps
his scythe, assigning to nhl and young a cm
. ilgelneiil in Hie grave, and unsealing .ilecsli the
si ui'ces of sof ow.
'e recmd ihe departure to "another and a
belter wolld" ol lauooel l'insIVN Jaooii
Hi; l l Ki, geamb'altier ol the ililnr of this paper,
who died at his lesideiiee, in f'.ast P.-niisv va-
nia. on Ihe loth Inst , at ihe advanced age id "0
Veins. Although hound lo the venerable .lecea
... hv tie s ot clo-u! eoiis.ieguiuity and heartlell
aU'ectioti, we may he jhh ibiiieit lor this lasl nail
ll lhiite to deparled excellence and worth.
Colonel 1 1, wis tor a long succussrui of years
prominently connected wuhthe press and pol
ities of l'eiinsylviiiiia. In the trying crisis of
I Son, he conducted n Herman paper in Lancaster
city. In the year 1MU he founded "JJrr I'mtli
lutrmtiie. lhpllbtihititrr,, al AlleliloWll, which
is sldl in existence, and enjoys a deserved influ
ence, among the Germans. Afterwards teansier
ring this establishment to his eldest son, lie foun
ded at Kaston "JJti vYtirtiiiiiii pton Cunei-jinn-Unit"
((ieimati,) strut the Kuslim Smtinel,
(Knglish.) These two journals he conducted with
au ability wi ll remembered by the politicians of
the earlier time, during a period of almost aipiar
ter of a century, liis labors as au editor and
contliliulor extended Irom the year 1 7'.'J down to
as late a period as lv'o, embracing the adminis
traliotis of liov. M'Kka.v, S.nydkk, I-'inm.ay,
Scu.ui.zi-:, and Wm.r all of whom he consistent
ly supported, ami whoso respect and confidence
I.e chjovef
Although a man of varied learning, and of ex
tensive ohservation both in his adopted country
and in Kurnpe, his iiuamhiliou, temper never led i
him to aspire to the plices which he would have '
been so eminently ipjdilied to occupy . lie was, I
however, (or a number of years a represenlalive
in the State Legislature, and at the same lime the I
German public printer lo that body, translating i
the journal at his desk each day, besides bestow -
ing au unusual amount of labor on the legislation '
of the State. His townsman, Governor W'olk,
commissioned him to one of the county offices I
in lS-'!t :, which ho filled during the aihuini, (ra
tion ot that excellent magistrate. .Ardently and
truly devoted to the great liulhsof democracy, j
Colonel 11. passed through a long, act i e, and
lain, roils career, never mice, either lor piolit i.(
place, cotiiproiiiisiiig his character as a genuine.
and devoteil 1 V-un-crat.
lint the brightest and be-t feature in the char
acter of the deceased, was his meek and uuohlt u-
sive devotion to the cau.e of l'ie crucilied lied
tuer. In the midst ot Ihe hu-v eone ot life, he
had not neglected to seek, and did not lad to win,
the consolations of Ihe Gospel, and he died in Ihe :
lull hope ol a blissful iininoet.iltty bevoinl the I
skies. Among his l.isl expressions were : ' Jy
inn is rim iit'W if tin- I.md is pn paml In lulu- '
me, I tun prrpuri-d tn go." Allhoiigb he has I
eiime to his arav in a Mill age, like as ,: sl,.u k j
ol coi n coim-lh in his season," Ids depart nre hence
has filled his survivingdi scendauls w ilh poignant '
.sorrow lor he was justly emleaicd to tlu-in hy
his many and patriarchal viitnes, liis extensive'
sioies of kn-iwieilgi and experience, and aaove
all, by his unfailing springs of parental tender
lies and love.
Short Sawn.
1 irunkenni ss is but voluntary madness; it em
boldens ol ten to do all sin ts of mischief.
Genlili'v is said to he eating one's meat with
c siher tni !, when Ihe butcher has imt been
Paid.
At'u lN)-(:ij;e Arranscmciils.
The I'osi.d Treaty, which, after much dillicul
ty , w as agi a ed npnii between .Mr. liauceoll, and
the Ihatish Miinsley, and which is cininetillv cj.
cnla'e.l In extend one social, cninmereial and pa
ct tic i ntei curse w il h the gieat Mulish nat mo, has i
In en proinplly coohemed by the 1'iiile.l Seiles
s, n.i i e. I lie loilowing piihlicatiou i-sin-d by tin
ri.sitnaster Gcnceal, shows Us puctical opura
lo.n Antirc tii the 1'nhlir, and instructions to
'iishniisti rit.
I. Postal Treaiy has been etilereil in
lii between (ireat Itiitaiii and the 1'nitcd
Slates, pi iciito the eorrespondence between
the two coiinliies, the mail packets ol each
(ioieriiliient. and the posiaoe charges Upon
an eipial and ii cijirocal looting'.
II. I.eiters pusii d oreh.irgeil inlhe I'ni.
ted .Slates will be ruled al a half ounce to
the single Idler; over mi ounce, and not
exceeding- an ounce and a half, as a trebblc
Idler, ami so on. i nch hall ounce or frac.
Iion.d excess slitutino- a rate. n lino
laud the half ounce limits the sinole letter,
the lull ounce the double letter, lint Oil let.
ters e.vcet din": the ounce, ami not exceeds
two ounces, tour rates are chat'oed ; also,
on letters cxceeilino; two ounces and pot
exoi eiiing ibn e ounces, six rates arc charr
ed; that is, two rates are impost d for each
f cf s., ovrr .in nuncp,
III. The single rain to be charged on
each letter posted j ,U! i;njt(,( Sta(cg a(i.
dressed to :,v plan- i (Jrcat Britain or
Ireland is y. rents, the double rate 48 cents
" 'I'1" '"' eenis and bo on according-
to the Pttiied States sralu 0I' progress
ion in weiolit. -- Sec .No. ',
IV. Like siuoh-.dnuble. tri)lc, ttc. ratei
will be collected on each letter according
:o its weight, which is posted in Great
Pi'ilam or Ireland without ,vw, prf?paiJt
is n iv'd at any ollieo in the United
Slates for delivery.
V. Said postao,. on letters g-oinrr to any
place in Croat liritinn or Ireland may be
prepaid, if ihe w hole amount is tendered at
the ollice in the United States, where mail
ed, at the option of the sender.
VI. Newspapers may be mailed at any
ollice in the United Stales to any place in
the United Kinodom ou the prepayment of
2 cents, and may on receipt from anyplace
in Ureal Britain or Ireland, be delivered at
any ollice in the Utiit-;d States ou payment
of two cents.
Note. Kuch Government is to charge
2 cenis on each newspaper. These are to
bo sent in bands or covers, open at the sides
or ends, and to contain no manuscript
whatever.
VII. On each pamphlet to be sent to any
place in the United Kinirtlom, and on each
pamphlet received therefrom, there is to
be prepaid in the first place, and charged
and collected in the second, one cent for
each milieu in weight, or a fractional excess
of an ounce. These are to be sent in hands
or covers, open at the ends or sides, so as
readily to be examined, and to contain no
manuscript whatever.
VIII. Oi letters addressed to anyplace
in British North America, not to be con
veyed by sea. ihere shall be charged a pes.
lae-e eiual lo the United States postage and
the Province postag-e combined; but as
ibis Department is not yet informed of the
British province rales, the United States
postage to the lines will he charged, and
prepay incut thereof, reuuired, until the de
tails are ascertained and settled, as requir
ed hy the 131st article of the treaty. Uni
ted Stales postage ou newspapers to Can.
ada and oilier British provinces is to ha
prepaid.
IX. On letters to be sent to any foreign
country or British possession, and mailed
for that purpose to any post ollice in the
island of Ureal Britain, there must be pre
paid, if sent by a British packet, 5 cents
ihe single rale, and if by an American pack
et a I cents to be doubled, tripled, ic,
uccnrdino; to vv eiolit.
X. On letters received from foreign
countries or Jattglish possessions, through
ihe Loudon or any other post ollice in
('n at Britain, to be delivered in the Uni
ted Stales, ihe foreign and British postagu
is to be prepaid, and w bat remains lo bo
collected on delivery here hi such cases is
simply the United States postage 5 cents,
single, if brought by a British j Let; 21
cents if brought by an American packet;
Ml cents if such letters are deliv ered at San
Francisco, Astoria or any other place in tho
territory of the United States on the Pacif
ic, when broiioht to an Atlantic port bv a
British steamship ; and ;")(' cents if brought
by an American steamship.
XI. On British or foreigm letters receiv
ed in the United Stales lo be forwarded to
the West Indies by American packets, or
any place on the Unit' of Mexico, to Cha
grrss or Panama, in the United States
mails, the sinole postage charged will ha
(as the British postage and the postage a
rising; in its transit to Ureal Britain must
be prepaid,) 12 1-2 cents if to Havana, 20
cents if to any oilier place in the West In
dies ur on tin- d'lill' of Mexico, or to Cha
gross; :t0 cents if to Panama, with 1(1 cents
added if brought to the United States from
Ureat Britain inan American packet.
XII. I 'are is lobe taken to see that all
American postaoe on letters from Havana,
from other places in the Uulf of Mexico,
from our J aciiic pofSMons, and Irom the
litiiisli North American provinces, is paid
in the I niied Slates, before the same it
despatched by mail to Ureat Britain.
XIII. Newspapers for countries be
yond Ureal Britain are lo be delivered on
paync-iit of the two cents for each newspa
ber, and one cent per ounce in weight of
each pamphlet.
X I V. Postmasters are cautioned to write
on their po-t I ' 1 Is nposite each entry of a
Im --ten bin f, iii v spa per or pamphlet, pos
ti I hy llieni ei sjo ciivelv, ihe word " for
, " i,,. 1,,-n, , io enable the Postmast
ers nl ,-w York and I Hist nnd any oth
er tb. n may l-e desioiiated, lo make asep
aiaie ipiartnlv report of ihe amount of for
eign posiage.
XV. The Postmasters of Boston and
New York will be specially instructed an
to il losed mails contemplated by tho
In aiv. the mode of kecpmir iheir accounts
on fori ign posiape, and of mailing and ack
new Ii I'eiuo receipt of loreien matter.
i . JOll.NX'N, Idftmnster General.
Poet Office Pfpartment, Jan. 8, 1849.
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