STAR OP THEMRTH,
R. W. WEAVER, EDITOR.
Bloomsburg-* Thursday, March. 0* 1651.
THE BAIT THAT LURES APOSTATES.
With Ihe mass of the peoplo there is ono
grand purpose in view, to bo accomplished
thro* government ; and that is tho greatest
amount of happiness among all the people.
This is the great object, the great body of
the people aim at. • Thislhey are convinced
cannot be attained but thro' a system of e
qnal and impaii'ial laws. Whore all are
regarded by the equal and impartial eye of
tho law giver, this result can Only be attain
ed. This goes upon tht> plain principle, that
each individual, who composes a part of the
body politio, is an equal stockholder in the
common right* of humanity and the protec
tion ol the laws. These observations are
made in references to the members of the
Cancasrian race, and not intended to create
the impression that inferior races are to be
embraced. For this would be confounding
all the distinctions between intelligence and
stupidity—between capacity anu incapacity
—in short it would bo virtually leaving all
consideration of intellect out of the question
and disregarding the most pieciorcs gifts of
Providence, reason and sagacity. Among
equal races then, equal and impattud law*,
equally nnd impartially administered, nro the
ordy guaranties of tho greatest amount of
prospority and happiness. This is the great
principle upon which the democratic faith is
based.
But Hi is equal and impartial system of
rights docs not satisfy the selfiishness of
JUiitocrals. They ar not satisfied with an
• equal and.impartial system—an equal distri
bution, by tho .government, of immunities,
blessings, rights and protection, among all
the members of the community. No, they
*ay, "this will never do; for if this be the
■ case, we the aristocrats cannot bo indulged
' in the enjoyment of ten or twenty or a hun
dred times as much as our neighbor'—'
shall bo restricted, like all tho rmit, to the
enjoyment of our own acquisition, obtained
by the same rigid toil as our neighbor ob
tains hi* earthly goods!" "Do away with
partial laws aud privileged legislation, and
our hands and the hands ol our gentle sons,
will bo as hard as our plebian neighbors."
*'Do away with Mr. Clay's "American sys
tem" of class legislation, which has for its
object to make one rich aristocrat out of the
want and consequent degradation ol thou
" sands of the virtuous yeomanry of our
country—to monopolize in the hands of an
Abbot Lawrence a Borden a Philips a Brooks
a Ridgeway or an Astor from 1,000,000 to
30,000,000 of dollars while millions of hon
est toiling freemen ehoiili! die poor—wretch
cdly poor. And why ? Because Mr. Clay
became tired of the sevqje and, to him, we
foar tasteless gratification, of aidingfhe ma
ny who could contribute little but their
thanks and prayers for his ndvocacy of their
cause, and concentered his affections upon
the rich who could afford something, lor
him, more substantial to gratify his bodily
cravlhgs. Hence, since Mr. Clays desertion
of the popular cause in 1816 and his espou
sal of the corrupt cause of the aristocracy
the public ear has been frequently attracted
by the announcement of splendid donations
of coaches &c., &c., whose burnished orna
ments and gorgeous trappings flouted the
noon-day rays of the car of Phoebus. The
maxim among those who desert the popular
, cause and cleave unto the rich aristocracy, is
that "the rich can pay us for our wordy and
windy labors, but the toiling millions can
pay us only in breath and gratitude again.''
When Daniel Webster said : "Of all thecon
trivanees for cheating the laboring classes of
mankind none is so efficient is that which de
lades them with paper money. It is the most
perfect expedient ev cr inventedforfirtellizing the
rich man's folds by the sweat of the poor man's
brew." he was poor—fresh from the rude
plough handle—but after lie had received
some fifty or sixty or more thousands, from
tho United States Bank, he then became
sensible to the great beauties ol paper money
and found out die profound truth that there
"was not gold and silver enough in the
world for the wants of trade in the United
States." How true was the confession of
the Parson in Hudibras when catechised
closely:
Question —"What make all doctrines plain
and clear ?"
Jntwcr— I "About five hundred pounds a.
year "
This, at last, fellow citizens of the useful
and laborious occupations, is the true key to
the action u'.f most of tho liarliquins that
i havo figured
i tics for the last Jorty years. When Mr.
"Clay,about forty yeai* ago, came as a Sena
tor from the then unsopi'WMeit and uncor
rupted democracy of Kentucky, ho reflected
the true spirit of the hardy yeomanOV of the
daughter of Virginia. He then considered a
U. S. Batik • dangerous institution. P7a
considered it "a splendid association of fa
voured individuals, taken from the mass qf so
ciety and invested with exemptions ff surrounded
with immunities and privileges." And in ol
der to illustrate (he impending danger o'
such an.institution in this Republic, while [
bo was under the honest impulsion of the
spirit of democracy, he Mr. Clay said, in j
reference to the exercise of such a power (
by Congress—"we have seen an East India (
Company created which has carried dismay, (
desolation and death thro'out one of the
largest portions of the habitable world." "A |
company which is, in itself, a sovroignty;
which has subverted empires and set up
new dynasties; ant' has not only made war, (
but war against its legitimate sovereign !" ,
"Under the influence of this power we f
have aeon arise e Sonth Sea Company, and
a Missippi Company that distraced and con- 1
vulsed all Europe, and menaced a total over- o
•throw of all credit and confidence, and uni- p
versal bankruptcy." With these burning
words of truth and patriotitm, for up to this
time Mr. Clay had not bartered away these
two estimable qualities, for money or the
smiles of the rich, did he resist the reehar
ter of the U. S. Bank ; and with a prophets
tongue foretell what would happen if this
Bank should be rechartered. And how true
to the picture above potrayed did events in
1934 verify his anticipation! Did not the
U. 8. Bank in that eventful period carry on
a frightful war with the Government of our
Country for supremary and threaten the to
tal subvcsion of constitutional liberty In this
country ? Again, did not this same Mr.
Henry Clay on the same occasion declare?
"i conceive then Sir," (addressing himself to
. the President of thq So nate, the illustrious
George Clintou) ''that wo nro not empower
ed, by thtj constitution nor bound by any
practice under it, to renew the charter of this
- Sank." What then produced the miracu
' lous change upon Mr Clay's mind in 1816
touso his influence to bring about its renew
al? Was it lucre, or tho lovo thereof ? He
undor the operations of tho charter became
the stipendiary and the unscrupulous cham
pion of its dangerous practices. It would
seem by the developme nts made in 1834 of
the transactions of the U. S Bank that
Messrs Clay and Webster stood charged on
the books of that audioious institution, with
heavy sums, as loans bonuses or largesses
for professioual or devotional services. Does
this prove, fellow democrats, that our libei
ties are in danger from the influence of mo
r ney ?
An Ancient Monarch
, OfTerrcd a largo reward to that one or his
■ subjects who should invent a new pleasure
, for the sovereign. Some Yankee in btrouds
burg of this state would have taken the
premium if he had lived in "the good old
f days" of the king who was satiated with
f enjoyment; for our modern sportsman lias
invented a new amusement which has be
come "quite fashion able" in Stroudsburg
and to which the Greek games of old bear
no comparison. It is called wheelbarrow
shoe ting, and is practised as follows A
board >5 planted lengthwise on the ground,
• a '.he Si,me manner as the lower board of a
plonk fence. Irs centre is then measured
off, end an upright stick is planted there, to
make it perceptible at a distance. The
marksmen are stationed fifty yards from the
plank, and after being allowed to take aim,
and placo their wheelbarrow in what they
conceive to be tho proper direction, their
eyos are securely bandaged, and they push
forward the wheelbarrow towards the mark.
He who comes nearest it, with the wheel,,
,8 declared victor.
The Postmaster General has established
the following post offices and made appoint
ments :
Central, Columbia County, Penn., Peter
Hess, Postmaster. Situated in the township
of Sugar Loaf, on the route from Bloomsburg
to Laporta by wliiok thirty one families will
1 receive regular mail facilities.
Camptown, Bradford County, Penn.—A. G.
Grant, Postmaster. Eighty families will be
accommodated once a week by the route
from Merryall, Pa., to Owego, N. Y.
Stillwater, Columbia] County, Penn., James
McHenry, Postmaster, located in the town
ship of "Fishing Creek," on route from
Bloomsburg to Laporle. Forty families w ill
be benefited by the new office.
I*" WE are informed that 6orae complair.t
exists with the people of New Columbus,
Luzerne Co , and that neighborhood from
the non-recipt of our paper regularly on
Friday, as they should get it by the cross
mail from Berwick. The Friday mail is a
most impoitanl ono for those persons, and
we hope there will be such attention to the
matter that we shall hear no more complaint.
The fault does not lay with us, for our pa
per is regularly mailed on Thursday before
' mail leaves this place for Berwiok ; and
f Postmaster Chamberlin assures us that it is
duly sont on.
■ A POWERFUL APPEAL. An old patriot of
r Reading offers himself as a candidate for
, Mayor of that city, anu in card to the "dear
I enumerates among his "claims"
, that ho supported the American flag as a
, volunteer in the military service from 1812
, to 1819—that he has been for several years
, elected constable—that he has been for 12'
, years a deacon of the church—and that he
in fact contributed S6O to build the church, j
THE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW for March con
tains a portrait and biographical sketch of
Capt. Kearney of the U. S. Navy aud the
following articles on politics and Literature.
The American Bar,
John Randolph,
Women of the Revolution,
A counting-house scone.
The Decline of England,
The veto power of the President,
Tho amicable and amiable in English pol
icy,
The duty of a biographer,
The last of the Piquods,
New York Finances,
Financial and Commercial review.
GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE for April is already
oit hand, and we can hardly imagine how it
couM be better than we find it. Its contri
butions aro not the current namby pamby,
morbid scribbling* of sentimental love-sick
I .milkmaids, or romantic whiskerandoes, but
I found and substantial feast which makes
you fee. 1 ; M y° en J°y '*> ll 'at yon are in the
company or "eneible men & women. There
are in this numba.' "Graham" poems by
suoh writers as Lowell, JM®hard I'enn Smith,
Geo. H. Bokcr, Geo. D. Prcni." 0 and Samuel
D. Patterson, and an excellent proso' sketch
by J. M. Legate called "Deux Oies, Vartb.s."
The Phrenological Journal for March is
quite a large book upon mental and physic
al philosophy, and merits careful reading
from the friends of progressive science.
The Water Cure Journal by the- same pub
lishers (Fowler St Weils) is after the same ;
order, but upon a different branch of useful ,
philosophy.
LEGISLATIVE.
HARRISBURO Feb. 26, 1851.
Mr. Buckaldw presented a petition of citi
zens of Luzere county for an act to incorpo
rate a company to construct a Plank road
from Abington Centre to the Summit Depot
of tho Liggell's Gap Railroad ; also, a peti
tion of citizens of Derry township, Montou r
county, for an act to vacate a certain Stato
road in Lycoming and Montour counties ;
a aremonstranco of citizens of Colum
bin county against abolishing tho Northern
district of the Supremo Court. He also read
in place a further supplement to the act
incorporating tho Hazleton Coal Company.
FED. 27ih.—Petitions were to-day prosen
ted in tho Senato from Luzerno county for
annulling the charter of the Montour Iron
Company; and others from Montour a
gainst the annexation of Montour county to
Columbia. The Senate adjourned over to
Monday, tho Legislature and Governor hav
ing accepted an invitation to visit Baltimore
in a body on Saturday. A grand dinner id to
be given them at the Eutaw House.
Young folks sbonld not marry.
Wo have heard of loving "young una'
courting by the telegrayh and binding ihem
selves in matrimony by the magnetic bands
of the lightning line. But a case of another
kind turned up here last Saturday. It seems
that a swaithy Ethiop in the neighborhood
of Fnundryville had been wooing a lighter
tinted maiden, and she had been won by the
courageous Moor to consent to marriage.
But the parents of the maiden were opposed
and relentless. An elopement was accord
ingly agreed Upon and on Saturday evening
°ut brave Othello came to our town—bear
ing his fair Desdemona as his prize—having
escaped all bars and bolts, and now eager
for a parson or "squire," to tie the nuptial
knot. But the telegraph, it seems, had
grown invidious at this triumph of the little
love-god, and so determined to raise a
breeze, a little like Eoius of old upon the
pious /Eneas. Her parents, like the Juno of
song and story, found the prince of the tele
graph with the thunderbolt ready for sale to
make a rtorm, and so sent a decree to our
town forbidding parson o: 'squire to marry
tho maid for she was. "too young." The in
vidious notice outsped the space of the lov
ing twain, and when they reached towr. they
found their bans forbidden. So the tele
graph has decided that "young folks should
not marry.
NEWS BY LIGHTNING.
We receive regularly the public telegraph
ic despatches which come to the Blooms
burg office; and we give the first set of
these to day. By this means it will be ob
served that we are able to give the public
news of what happens near the various tel
. egraph stations through the country, up to
the hour of our paper going to press.
Tho office here is quite a convenience to
OUT towna-people on many occnsionn, and it
will not be long until tho rising generation
of progress will wonder how it was possi
ble for mankind to live so long, by receiving
tho news only at the old snails gait speed.
The present rates of sending despatches is
now tpuch reduced, and they can be made
to supercede the use of mail letters in a
great degree. They have this additional ad
vantage that the despatches received at an
office do r.ot lay there to await being called
for, but are sent immediate'y by the operator to
, the person named in the address. For this
purpose the address should be either to some
' person whose residence is certain to be
known to the operator else in the "care" of
, ome such person. In the city this diffi
culty is avoided by addressing to a particu
lar street and number.
Under the present cheap rates a despatch
i of ten words (not including the address) can
be sent to Danville or Berwick for 10 cents
or to Philadelphia for 25 cents. From Phil
adelphia to Harrisburgsuch a despatch would
cost 20 cents. From Philadelphia to Wilkes
barree 25 cents.
The fine here extends to Hazleton, and
there connects with that of another Compa
ny. For this reason, a despatch between
this place and any town further than Hazle
ton will have to be re written there and sent
on anew. Mr. Carver wno had been the
operator at the Bloomsbuig office from its
opening to within a few weeks past is now
attending the Hazleton office. Mr. Cham
berlin has now learned the art and mystery
of playing wirh the lightning; and we are
pleased to see that a number of our people
are appreciating the advantages of this mark
of the progressive age, and making good use
of it.
Cnnnl Commissioner.
The Lancatter Intelligencer in speaking on
this subject says: "And on this side of the
mountains we have JOHN B. BRATTON, Esq.
of Carlisle, (Editor of the American Volun
teer,) who will be strongly urged by Old
Mother Cumberland—a county that has for
many years been sadly neglected in the dis
tribution of offices, not only in our Slate
Conventions, but before the Canal Board
Mr. B. would make an excellent Canal Com
missioner, and we should be pleased to see
him nominated."
HIT HIM AGAIN.
Tho Harrisburg correspondent of the North
Branch Democrat has the following para
graph in his last letter:
"The most righleons vote which has mar
ked the present session, is that repealing
Montour counly. As to the abstract merits
of that new county project, we have nothing
to say, other than if the- end aimed at, was
no better than tho mMiu'employen to attain
it, it was no proposition for the favorable
consideration of honorable, high-minded
men. Its repeal is a fitting rebuke to tho
gerrymandering tribe who throwing conrci
ence to put it through, and particularly
hiin, of whom a member said on the floor—
"the Almighty gave him a soul, (if soul he
h ad), for the only purpose of preserving his
body from putrefaction." The fate ot the
LATi Valentine Best should be a beacon light
to all in 'ho least inclined to follow in his
disgraceful vrake."
DAILV MAlL. —These days we are luckily
in the receipt of daily mail from Philadel
phia. It reaches us so that (ho Philadelphia
papers of the morning come to hand here
on the night of ilie same day. A traveller
can now pass through from this place to
Philadelphia in,one.day. <
The Board ,sf Revenue Commissioners.
This body met at the Supreme Court room
in the Capitol on Wednesday morning last,
at 11 o'clock. Tho members present wore
called to order by General BICKEI., the State
Treasurer, who is Exofficio President of the
board. The following named gentlemen
compose the board, being one front each
judicial district in negate :
Ist District—Alexander Brown, city and
county of Philadelphia.
2nd District—William Mathiot, Lancaster
county.
3rd District—Benjamin Foglc, Northamp- |
ton county. ,
4th District—John Smyth, Centre, Clear
field and Clinton.
sth District—J. K. Moorehcad, Allegheny
bounty.
6th District—Rasselas Brown, Warren,
Erie and Crawford.
7th District—Joseph Thomas, Bucks and
Montgomery.
tith District—William A. Petriken, Lycom
ing, Columbia, Northumberland, Sullivan &
Montour.
9th District—J. Buchfield, Cumberland,
perry and Juniata.
10th District—J. Cunningham, Westmore
land, Indiana and Armstrong.
11th District—Henderson Gaylord, Luzerne
Susquehanna and Wyoming.
12th District—Henry Pofler, Dauphin and
Lebanon.
13th District—Lorenzo P. Williston, Tioga
Bradford, Potter and M'Kean,
14th District-—J, Gordon," Fayette, Wash
ington aid Greene.
15th District—William Williamson, Ches
ter and Delaware.
16th District—Samuel Gailher, Somerset,
Franklin and Bedfotd.
17th District—Jacob Mechling, Jr., Bea
ver, Butler, Mercer and Lawrence.
18th District—Richard Irwin, Clarion, Ve
nango, Jefferson and Elk.
19th District—Wm. R. Sadler, Adams and
. York.
20lh District—Casper Dull, Mifflin and
Union.
21st District—Jacob Hammer, Schuylkill.
22nd Distiict—Moses W. Coolbaugh,
Monroe, Pike, Wayne ard Carbon.
23rd District—JohnS. Richards, Berks.
24th District—John Scott. Jr., Huntingdon,
Blair and Cambria,
Messrs. Smyth, Moorehead, Cunningham,
Gaylord, Dull and Coolbaugh were found to
be absent.
Tragical Affair!
Another tragical affair has taken place in
Blair county. The particulars are given in
the Standard as follows :
A farmer named George Pecht, residing
between Altoona and Blair Furnace, has for
some time been laboring under partial in
ear.ily, caused by religious monomania. His
actions, however, never were so violent that
any restraint was put on them, and ho w*
suffered to conduct his own business. On
Sabbath last, at about 8 o'clock, he was in
the kitchen where his daughter, aged about
18 years, was engaged in washing dishes,
when ho seized an axe and struck her on
the forehead with the sharp edge, cleaving
her head in such a manner that she died al
most instantly. Tho noise brought other
members of the family to the kitchen, who
observed Peclit running from the house.
Chase was made as soon as possible, but to
no purpose, as ho ran direct to tho forebay
of a saw mill, about 30 rods off, and 'ore
irg himself under the gate, was drowned be
fore he could be extricated.
Pecht always bore a good character, was
a temperate ntan, and highly esteemed by
all who knew him.
TIIE CUBAN TRIALS —The third trial of
General John Henderson, at Now Orleans,
for a violation of the neutrality laws in re
spect to the late Cuban expedition, was to
commence on the 17th inst. The Picayune
says two trials have been had, and the pros
pect of conviction diminishes. The second
trial resulted in a jury equally divided, while
the first had eight for conviction, and four
only for acquital. The third, to judge by
the current of things within the court-room
and without, will not be more decisive, un
less, indeed, the accused be acquited. A
conviction seems to be out of t he question.
CALIFORNIA MORALS.— -A California corres
pondent of the London News furnishes a sad
picture of the morals of Eldorado. Ho says,
"Perhaps the blackest page of American
California is the history or lives of the fe
males. Husbands arrive here with their
wives and families, but they are not general
ly long on shore when their better halves
cut connection for other and richer men; so
that the poor disconsolate husbands, instead
of mining for gold, have to nurse their 'wee
ones.' Young damsels, however ugly or de
formed, are soon picked up and spliced. Fire
and sword are no barriers to mens' passions
hero, nor is age a preventive.
THE MCDONOUCH ESTATE. —Our readers are
awaro that the Slate of Louisiana contested
the will of Jll9. McDonougb, the wealthy
millionare of that city, who devised large
sums of money in trust for the benefit of
Maryland and Baltimore, at least that portion
of the will which made the above devises.
The Court of the Fifth Judicial District in
New Orleans, has decided the case in favor
of the validity of the will, thus giving to
Maryland and Baltimore, all the bequests
contained in it.
A New Magnelio Telegraph Line jg now
being erected between Hsrrisburg and Holli- ]
daysburg, intersecting the line at Hollidays- J
burg to Bedford. The wires are now being j
placed, and it will soon bain working order.
Tho Navigation on the Pennsylvania Ca
rial was opened at Hollidaysburg 011 Monday
of last week, and on Tuesday the first boat
left for the East, loaded with mails. This is j
ton days earlier than this canal has ever
been opened.
OF" A defalcation of SII,OOO has been;
discovered in the Treasury of York county Pa.
From the Corrtepondence of Ike Baltimore Argue.
Chargec Against Daniel Webster*
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 1851.
There was a renewal in the House, to-day,
of the charge against Mr. Secretary Web
ster of being bought into the acceptance of
the high office he holds. It was made by
Mr. Allen, of Massachusetts, who preferred
the charge, in the first instance, last night, |
and contradicted plum|>ly and flatly by his
colleague, Mr. Ashmun, who said he con
tradicted after consultation with and by au
thority of Mr. Webster himself. Ho pro
nounced the charge nn "unqualified false
hood." Mr. Allen, nothing daunted, soem
ingly, renewed the charge, pledged himself
to prove it true whenever opportunity might
be furnished.
The circumstantial statement of Mr. Allen
ran about as follows, as I understood him
amid the wild and excited confusion which
prevailed during a portion of the time he
was struggling to bo heard:—Mr. Webster,
when he was offered the post of Secretary
of State, wrote to certain persons, complain
ing of the inadequacy of the salary for his
necessities, and asking what they would do
for him. On consultation it was agreed to
raise $25,000 in Boston, and a sum i„
New York. $25.5 w; railed in the last
named city, Ij'ii fell short in Boston—the
autount raised being $19,600. Gentlemen
'herb had been bled freely, and it was difß
cult to bring thorn to the sticking point. No
matter if this was a gift. Commercial men
have an object in making presents. Mr.
Webster ought to have nothing to do with it.
But when gifts are made at his own request,
I ask whether an influence is not brought to
bear on the officer which is detrimental to
public justice and publio interests, and espe
cially dangerous when pecuniary means of
large amount are placed in the charge of
that officer.
In this last allusion Mr. Allen had particu
ar reference to the entrusimont of the Mex
ican indemnity money to Mr. Webster. An
effort was made, to day, to have the custody
placed with the Secretary of the Treasury ;
and this, it seems to me, would be the icesl
correct and safest course, with respect to the
truth or untruth of the specific charge prefer
red above.
I have spnkan of the scene produced by
the severe accusations of Mr. Allen as wild
ly confused. It was indeed so. Part of the
time, the Hall became a perfect Bedlam—so
great was the "noise and confusion," that
nothing could be heard but a commingling
uproar of exoited and contradictory utteran
ces, made up ot such ejaculations as these :
—"Allen, Allen!—go on Allen—let him pro
coed—!—l call the gentleman to order! —l
object!—order, order!—rap, rap!—bang,
bang ! —shame, shame! —why don't the Ser
geatit-at-arms do his duty!" &c. &c. For a
few moments scarcely a member was in his
seat. The aisles were crowded and the area
in front of the Speaker's chair was jammed
with nn cxcltm! crowd of JntJDOreiS. FinATly
order reigned again in Warsaw, and the Hall
presented its wonted scenes of tolerable or-
I der and decency.
It is lucky that neither ot the parties to
; this mclcc are "fighting men," el-e bloodshed
1 might have followed. Mr Allen is a "peace
| man," 1 believe, in the technical sense of
the phrasa, while Mr. Ashmun has no relish
for any other war than the "war of words,"
in which the paper bullets of the brain alone
are used, instead of pistol balls and bowie
blades—weapons which don't spill any blood
however they may wound the sensibilities of
the combatants.
New Invention.
Wo have just beeu shown sajs the Eas
ton Argus, a new and singularly ingenious
machine for sewing. It occupies not moro
than a cubit foot of space, and when opora-
I ted by the foot as the ordinary spinning
j wheels are, it will sew an excellent seam, on
I any kind of cloth, at the inconceivably ra
| pidity of about one yard a minute. Tho
I stitches are taken with great regularity, and
I the sewing is unusually firm and durable.
The machine is simple in its coustruction,
andean be operated by any person. A seam
may be taken at any distance Horn the edge
of the cloth and in any direction, either
straight or circular, with as much ease as if
done by the hands. The machines are sold
by the patentee, Mr. Wilson of the city of
New York, for $75 a-piece, but tho actual
expense of constructing one is not more
thau ten dollars-
A New State.
Some of the New York editors are talking
about erecting a new State out of Manhattan
Inland, (the city) Long Island, and Staten
Island, to be called legally, the Slate of
Manhattan, and popularly, the State of the
Three It lands. It would contain at this time
nearly one million of inhabitants. It is a
very pretty idea, but they will not get it ac
complished. It would require the consent
of the State of New York, which is not
likely to be obtained easily, and then it
would require the consent of Congress, as
little likely to be given as the other. We
think there is no probability that it will ever
be seriously attempted.
LUMBER —A number of rafts have arrfved
at this olace during the present week, and
iu the course of a few days it is supposed
we will have a "goodly number" of persons
from the haad waters of the Susquehanna'
I-et them come; our Inmber as well as our
dry goods and other merchants, are fully
prepared to receive them.— Columbia Spy.
IIEAW DAMAGES.—A man named James
Gihnore brought suit against George Boalty,
in Harrisburg, for damages sustained by fal
ling into a cellar, which was not properly
closed, owned by defendant. The ouse was
tried last week, and the jury rendered a ver
dict for plaintiff of SISOO damages.
CF* A writer in the Star of the North brings
forward the naineofonr friend JOHN B. BRAT
TON, Esq., of the Carlisle Voluntctr, as a can
didate for Canal Commissioner. He would
mako a good on? — Ful'on Democrat.
Gen. Sam- Houston.
This distinguished and remarkable man
delivered a lecture to a highly respectable
and intelligent audience in the Hall of the
House of Representatives, at Harrisburg, on
Saturday evening last. We learn that the
visit ol the General, lecture, and all, was ra
ther a mixed up affair—commencing in pol
itics, and thrcataniug, nt one time, to end in
religion.
Ho was invited, it appears, by sundry
Democrats, who may havo had an idea of
making a Presidential movement, and his
visil was eagerly seized upon by certain la
dies of the Episcopal church as a moans .of
help'ng thoir funds and prorrtoitPg tho crea
tion of a parsonage. "Old Sam" a3pes. r " lo
have repudiated botli arrangements, and we
have heard that the gentlemen who invited
him were not to be found when he came,
and after much tribulation a.°:d changing of
place and terms, the loolure was finally de
livered, as above staled, in tho Hall of the
House—admission free to all.
The good people of Harrisburg have a
knack of making money out ot every body
and every thing that comes there, but it ap
oeftrs they could not turn an honest penny
with tfl? Hero ofSan Jacinto.— llollidaysburg
Standard.
LrT Remarks of the Hon. John Brisbiu
in tho House of Representative?, February
17, 1851.
The Hou?o being in Committee of the
whole, on the River and Harbor bill, Mr.
Brisbm in opposition to an Amendment, of
fered by Mr. Johnson, of Kentucky, said:
"Mr. Chairman, I hope this amendment
will not he adopted. lam opposed to all
amendments. 1 hope the beauty of this bill
• will not be marred. It is now perfect in all
its parts, dimensions, and proportions, and
most admirably calculated to accomplish its
design. A more perfect system of plunder
cannot be conceived. It is true that we sel
dom find PERFECTION in any bill, as it comes
irom the hands of a committee; but this is
an exception to all general rules. It was ev
idently moulded by a master workman.
None other could havo moved so many snags
rocks, dams, and sand bars. None other
could have 80 no .!ffieJ tho raging billows, and
made every rivulet, creek, or rivor in this
Union flow on so smoothly and harmonious
ly, bearing upon thoir placid bosoms with
such unerring certainty the representatives
of this nation to the same haven, at the
samo time, and for the same pnrpoie. And
sir the current of these streams is not only
made smooth by this bill, but strong—so
strong, that all resistance seems futile and
unavailing. Such being the case, I hope
this craft may be permitted to float on unin
terruptedly; let those on board havo a pleas
ant passage. B.it I would remind thein,
that while they may heir down all obstacles
t ce may present, tbey will havo to steer
straight, or they may find their sails rent by
j a njuatt of tno peoples rfltlignAlton. I find,
sir, that in thh bill there are eighty-two dis-
I linct appropriation commands one vote. Now
! sir, strike from litis bill some ten or fifteen
|of tho appropriations therein made, and
there is not another ono contained in it, that,
standing upon its own merits, would com
I maud twenty votes in this House. No at-
I tempt has been made by the advocates ot
this hill to justify this universal distribution
J of the publie treasures, but the bill is brought
| in here and attempted to be gagged down,
J right or wrong. Its friends are exhorted lo
I vote down all amendments, no matter what
their merits or claims may be, Now, sir,
votes enough have been secured to pass it,
and it must be swallowed as it is, no matter
how hitter the draught.
And if it must pass, if tho Treasury is
thus to be plundered, I hove it may pass as
it is, with all its enormities in full bloom
upon its face. If the people are to be rob
bed of their money by this log-rolling sys
lorn, whatever course others may pursue, my
skirts shall be clear."
[The five minutes having expired, the
Chairman's hammer here fell.]
THE CITV OF PHILADELPHIA. —It is often a
matter of inquiry and discussion how large
the city proper is. The distance from the
Delaware river to the Schuylkill is set down
at two miles, and from Vine street lo Cedar
at one mile. These are the bounds of what
is known as the incorporated city of Phila
delphia, though but a small part of the actu
al space thickly covered wfth buildings. Ii
has been doubted whether it is two full miles
between the two rivers, but actual measure
ment shows that the distance is 12,4 48 feet,
two miles and almost a sixth over. Tho dis
tance from north to smith is 5371 feot, or 91
feet over a mile. The aggregate distance of
sqnares'from Broad street to tho river ScLuyl.
kill is 5317, and thence east to the Delaware
5530, the width of tho streets mako up the
difference. The length of the squares run
ning east and west from Third street to
Schuylkill Sixth, a „ each 396 feet long
North and south tho squares vary in si Ke
but they average 414 feet from one mair!
street to another. This itiforiT>', l tiou will set
tle some mooted points, which have fre
quently occasioned much dispute.—PuMic
Ledger.
REV MR. GILLESPIE'S CASE —The Rev. Mr.
Gillespie, a Catholic priest, who was tried in
Boston on a gross charge of indecent assault
upon a woman, has been acquitted by a jn
ry, the evidence not sustaining ar.y such
charge, He was also acquitted of an assault
upon the city watchman.
TV" The Evening Argm, the new Dem
ocratic paper of Philadelphia, presents a
healthy and honest tono, and gives fair indi
cations that its establishment will be pros
perous, and its influence good for tho cause
of the people.
Holdcn's Mangtine passes into the hands of
the brothers Doyckinck who have some
celebrity in the country as the editors of the
"Literary World." This Magazine presents
the fair appearance of becoming tho most
men orious of American magazine?.
Ihe Free Trnde Tariff.
In the mouth of every selfish monopolist,
and those who lack iho knowledge to detect
their base designs, we henr the tariff of 18-
46 called a 'free trade' tariff, and its advo
cates free traders. Let us appeal to facts.
The income of the Treasury from duties im
posed on foreign goods is over £40,000,000,
and this amount is Ipken directly from the
pockets ot the consnmets of these articles.
It is also well known on account of the du
ties imposed on foreign goods, directly pro
tecting similar articles made in this country,
are enhanced in price upon consumers to
tho amount of £40,000,000 more. From
litis it will be readily seen that the people
here pay £80,000,000 under the tariff of 18 -
JO for the liberty of supplying their wants
This Is certainly dear bought free trads. If
a free trade tariff taxes the people £80,000,-
000 it is time for them to inquire how much
a federal whig, high pressure tariff would
tax them.—l[fission Argus.
BOUNTY LAND W*VBU(T*.—The Washing
ton Republic mention* the Ca4.o of a soldie r
with a wooden leg, travelling audit! the
streets of that city, endeavoring to so!} £
bouuty land warrant for 160 acres of land
which the V. S. §ov !:r - em g ; vdn h ; m ' •
but coupled with a restriction by which he
could not make it assignable). The conse
quent was that he could not sell it, and, as
his own condition would not permit him to
cultivate the laud himself, of course the
bounty was lint of little benefit '.o him. Had
it been assignable it would have command
ed £l3O. Congress has made a great mis
tako in this matter, which is eqvivalent to
depriving the soldier of all the benefits they
mended to bestow. We lully agree with
tho Republic in its remarks, that if the boun
ty law is de signed to be beneficial to the
poor, aged, and decrepid soldiers, who havp
risked life and laid up inlirraitier in their
country's service, the warrants issued under
it ought to be made assignable. Not only
j are assignable warrants the mors valuable,
but the unassignable warrants are of no val
ue except just to that class of well to do por
sotts with whotu it U ftiaUo.' of
whether they are assignable or not. Men in
need of the bounty of tho Government do
not profit by the law. To man who require
no such bounty, and who can locate for oc
cupancy or sale, and wait fortheir patent and
a market for it, it is measurably beneficial
in its present shape.
A DUFL. —Mr. Stanley of North
and Mr. Inge of Alabama, quietly absented
themselves from Washington City on the
24th inst , and fought a duel. The difficulty
gtew out of language usqd some days since
by Mr. Inge in debate, at which Mr. Stan
ley took offence, k'r. Stanley, it is said,
challenged Mr. Inge, which the latter accep
ted. They fought with pistols. After ex
changing shots, neither party being woun-
JoJ, tho affair amicably adjusted by
he friends of tho parties, and they returned
quietly to Washington in the evening. Mr.
! Stanley was accompanied by Mr. Ashe, of
I North Carolina, and Mr. Inge by Gov. Brown
I of Mississippi.
A WARNING TO SLANDERERS A poor girf
J named Martha Slock, recovered last week,
in the Court ol Common Pleas of Lancas
ter, Judge Lewis presiding, 51000 damages
of a matt named John Neff, for slanderous
words spoken by him against the chasr ity of
the plaintiff. One thousand dollars was all
that was claimed, and the jury brought in a
verdict for the full amount.
DELEGATES FROM WESTMORELAND. —The
Democrats of Westmoreland, held their
comity mooting last week, and after passing
a series of excellent resolutions, they elect
ed the following delegates to the Reading
and flarrisburg Conventions:
Judicial —Hon. Henry D. Foster, Segaleri
al; Hon. H. P. f nird, and Hon. J. M. Born
oil.
(Jubrrnatorial —Hon. J. C. P|umcr, C 01.,.
James Keenan, and John Hill, Esq.
THE CANAL. —The business on tho Canon
has commenced in good earnest. Alreadyys
number of boats havo started from thirpluef
loaded with western freight, mostly dejr
goods. From present indications, and the'-
unusually early start, it is supposed ttel. a.>
heavy business will be done this seasonr—-
Columbia Spy.
LAND LIMITATION IN WISCONSIN. —A Dill
limiting (to 64 0 acres) tho area of tend
which any person may hereafter acquire in
Wisconsin has just passed to its engrossment
in the popu lur branch of the Legislature by
a vole of f.iL'ly iiint io nineteen, or more than
two to one.
OT There some 300 th"tvr 4 th San Fran
cisco, who live by their profession entirely,
and who pr&or to live so rather than work!
Since V.,e organization ol tho city govern
f.'eut, the Recorder has investigated 2051
cases of crime and misdemeanors.
American's al the Worlds Fair.— Frazer'a
Magazine cammoeicates the surprising in
formation that 20,000 / mericani have se
cured bertha to go to the World's Fair.
There will be a considerable addition to Jlhe
number before the exhibition closes.
GEN. TOM THUMB was arrested in Savan
nah, last week, for driving his stale carnage
upon the sidewalk. The law does net over
ook the most insignificant individual.
Iho Lancastrian asks, "Whan will the
people learn to send men of sense to Wash
ington !" We answer, when men of sense
attend primary (nestings.— Jcffsrtoman.
A New Process of tanning leather is allu
ded to in tho New York papera. * Calfskins
tanned in horn four to twelve day*, and cpw
hides from fifteen to twonty, are fully equal
in appearance and durability to the bast tan
ned leather by old process, which , iff
some instances requires as many weeks as
the new demands days.
READING —One bundled aad thirteen new
buildings were erected in Reading (art year