M• IN LIN IL—We publish this morning a very in
orning post. temating article, which appeared originally in the
Ilarrisburgh Argus, setting forth the vast capacity of
the Main Line of our State Improvements. Its state
ments are all reliable facts, and they cannot fail to
prove to the mind of every honest Pennsylvanian that
to sell these splendid works would be an act of the
greatest injustice to the state.
THOS. PHILLIPS & WM. H. SMITH, ILDITORS
PITTSBURGH, MONDAY JULY 7, 1815
Twe N. 0. TAU? IC.— It wr Rtc gsstox.—At the
close of the late Presidential contest, V 6 h n the
federal whip found themselves swept away by the
overwhelming tide of De mocratic v:ctory, they caught,
with the impulse
_of dtow•nigg men, at any cxpedi
eat, tbst pru.niaea to save them from utter ruin.—
The successes of the Natives in New York and
Philadelphia seemed to offer a means by which they
could, retrieve their shattered fortunes, and many of
them seized upon Nativism as a "Worn hope"
and flattered themselves that they would be brought
safely to the termination of their troubles by its means.
Accordingly, in many parts of the county whig papers
altessitheir titles and their programme of measures so
as to . include Nativism—Native associations were
formed by whigs —as in this city, where a Constitu
tion was prepared and signed by hundreds, with the
approbation of the then whig organ, which stated
that these societies would be useful in entrapping Lo
cofocos, Ste. Among thu papers which espoused Na
tivism with zeal, tinder the impression that it was the
4.sorereignest thing on earth" for the "inwartlbruises"
whiggery had received—that it was the only fah that
could cure and save the universal whig party—the
New Orleans Tropic was one of the most prominent.
The editors of the Tropic formally blended Nativism
with their political creed, and for the last eight
• months bays zealously done battle in its behalf--
. But they find his all in vain, and they now, in the
. most graceful mentor back out of ihe position they
took so hastily and chivalrously. Mr MC RR lit Ir. I.D
one of the editors, has sold out his interest, end Mr.
M'CARDLS, who still remains in the concern as the
senior editor. thus announces his retrocession from
ibe position cf en organ and champion of Nativism:
"When in Nov, mher last, I. in connection with my
Then associate in the conduct of this journnl. announced
my determination to advocate such amendments in the
Naturalization Laws of the United States. Rs should
effectually protrct the ballot box from the frauds which
annually desecrate it, I stated, in clear and distinct
language, the motives which actuated me, and the
prinelfiles by which my conduct should be guided. I
ettediated, in the most emphatic manner, the attempts
then making in various portions of the Union, to
mingle religion with the naturalization question. and
declared my fixed purpose to abstain scrupulously from
such a course. I appeal with undoubting confidence
to every reader of this sheet to bear witness that I
haveseligiously redeemed my pledge. I attacked the
religion of nu man—l assailed the motives of no one,
whether native or ns vitalized—ant isfied to appeal not
to the passions and prejudices of the mnb, hot t., the
reason and judgment of the American people; I was
as ready to grant honesty of purpose to my opponents,
RS I was decided in demanding it for myself. I very
freely confess that I had strong and serious doubts of
the ultimate success of any party blinded together on
a single question. but in this I yielded my own to the
judgment of others I thought then that in a country
like ours, possessing inch a variety of great. and SCOP
time, rival interests, it would be impossible to keep a
Tarty united nn an isolated measure, and subsequent
reflection and observation has only tended to convert
my epinions into settled c o n victions. Thus, w hil e I
frankly confess an error in action. T adhere to The
principle, and have no regrets to mingle with my dis
appointments.
"When I made known my intention to nrivecnte
radical change in the naturalization laws. T in no wise
abandoned my allegiance to the Whig party, or my de
votion to its principles. I could not have done en, if
I would; I had been ton long an humble bur faithful
soldier in the ranks of that great and patriotic army,
too longa sharer in its trials and ire triumphs. its vie.
tones and defeats, to abandon it in the hour of its ex
tremest wo. It was with these views and feelings,
then. that I proclaimed my determination to adhere to
the doctrines of the Whig party. and at the same time
to contend earnestly and zerdnitsly for such a reform in
the naturalization laws. as I deemed conducive to the
'honor of the country and the preservation of cur moat
valued institutions.
"The pertinacity with which those in other parts of
the country, with whom I agreed on a single feature
of reform, continued their attacks upon the religion of
a large portion of our people, and the folly of other.,
soon indicated to me that nothing valuable was to be
expected from any third patty, and that if our Natur
alization Laws were to be amended or reformed, the
work must be accomplished by one of the great par
ties which always have, and probably always will di•
vide our people. I was satisfied that the reform must
be achieved without regard to the religion of those
who affected or those who were to he affected by it.
Thus situated, and thus believing, I had no alternative
but to remain silent. I could neither coalesce with
those who wildly sought to tromtile upon the rights of
conscience, and dictate to their fellows the Gum in
which they should worship Gud, nor . join with those
who would rush madly into a crusade just for the fun
of the thing."
Cl:7on Saturday morning, the Watch-iinuse turned
out a fine lot of r ecruits for Mount Airy, and many of
them received tickets of admission, "while others
were dismissed as not being entitled to the "high dis-
tinctior.."
-.ln passing through the Flour Market, on Saturday
-- morning, we took a look at the lock-up provided by
the city for the night offenders taken up by the watch
men, and were shocked to think that that filthy pen
was•intended fur the imprisonment of human beings.
It had been filled, the night previous, with offenders of
all classes and colors, and the effluvia that was emit
ted from it when the door opened, was the most sick
ening we ever experienced. The place is a dark hole,
without air or light, and wo could not imngine a cell
that would be mote loathsome and degrading to those
whose imprudence may bring them within its door.—
An ordinary pig pen. would be a palace in point of
comfort, compared to it, and we du nut believe that
ary place could be found so dangerous to health as
this holeinto which the unfortunates of our city are
east nightly.
We, of course, do object to the punishment of night
vagrants and roistering rowdies, who degrade the
characterand disturb the peace of the city, but cer
tainly none can imagine that to confine them in a
pest-hole like the one now used at the Mayor's office,
will have a salutary effect in reforming the culprits or
preserving the dignity of the laws.
Mayor Howard deserves much credit for the firm
and impartial manner in which he discharges his duty
and metes out punishment to all offenders—knowing
no ditference between the rowdy in ruffles and the row
dy in rags, but we think the Councils are justly cen
surable for the barbarity with which the prisoners are
treated before they are brought before his honor. It
is not necessary that those arrested by the night watch
should be confined in a filthy pen, the atmosphere of
ierhichis dangerous to human life, as a preliminary
punishment fur slight misdemeanors, and we hope that
for the honor of our city and the cause of humanity
It will be speedily reformed.
('The editor a the Boston Post, in a late arti
cle, inadvertently spoke of CHAIILOTTIL CORD,.Y as
the "daggerer of Damon." Upon this, the Boston
Atlas evinced its superior learning as well as its
good nature, by showing that "Damon" was not "deg.
gered" by Charlotte Corday. in reply to the savage
stricture ef the Atlas, the 'Post quaintly remarks:
"If we bad known that the Atlas intended to expose
the ertor we committed •ir. using Danton's name in
sued Marat's, we wouldn't have lent its editors our
Encylopedia.
THE THEATRE. closed on Saturday evening with
the benefit of the Manager, Mr. CH•RIES PORTER,
and it gives us pleasure to be able to state that the
house on the last right of the season was a well de
served tribute to the high merits, personal and profes
sional, of that worthy gentleman.
The great weight of the business of the season,
fell upon Mr Potter, and we have yet to hear the first
mnrmur of complaint against him for a neglect of any
of the numerous duties of hie position. Being warm
ly uttsched to his profession. he labored arduously to
retrieve it from the stigma under which it had fallen.
through the effort: of mountebanks that hese attempt.
ed to cuter for the dramatic amusement of the public,
and it a as gratifying, to see by the crowded houses,that
his effotts were properl3 appreciated.
The Jenson that has justclosed has been one of the
most successful ever made in our Theatre. We be
lieve this is mainly owing to the rigid manlier in a hich
vulgar buffoonery and offensive rudeness were excluded,
not only from the stage, but from every other port of
the house. When Messrs. Shires and Porter first so
licited the patronage of the public, they promised to
make the Theatre an agreeable resort for those who
delighted in dramatic amusements, and pledged them
selves that while under their management the strictest
order should be enforced. They have fully redeemed
all they promised, end close the season with the best
wishes of their patrons, and the hearty hope that it
may not be long before we have them again among us
in the full tide of successful operation.
We understand from the Washington Union.
that many enuntry postmasters are resigning their of
fices, in consequence of the operation of the new post
office law. It is said that nearly one hundred resig
nations were received, by the Postmaster General, in
the croirse of one day. We feat that the operations of
the new law will be ruinous to the country offices, and
that the Postmaster General will have great difficulty
in getting trustworthy men who are willing to take
charge of them for the trifling remuneration now allow
ed. The present law is very defective in many im
portant paiticulars, and we fear it be found to
operate more to the injury of the Government and an
noyance of the people, than to the benefit of either.
E_AelVe publish the following resolutions
pleasure. They are creditable to the Company, and
give gratifying evidence that the people are disposed
to unite in honoring the man "who filled the measure
of his country's glory." The mean and brutal at
tacks on his memory, which have disgraced the co
lumns of a very few newspapers, find no response in
any truly American bosom:
ALLEGHENY FIRE. CONIPANY.
At a meeting of the Allegheny Fire Company, held
in their engine -house no Tuesday evening, Ist inst..
the followinz preamble and resolutions were offered
by Wm NlErtsni Tit, and unanimously adopted.
IVIIEILF.A3. It has pleased an all-wi.e Providence
to Cllll.lO one Of our country's n0b1...t and bravest sons
—the illit.triou.JA CA non—to render up an account of
his steward-hii : And whereas, a •nut ion mourn. the
less of one who has spent a long life in the aervire of
his country, in the tented field. in her councils. and as
her Executive Chief, we, the member. of the Alleghe
ny Fire Company, feel, in common with our fellow
citizens, that a truly great man has been taken from
among on, and as a testimony of respect fir the de
cea.erl, we do
Reso/ve. That the member. of the Allegheny Fire
Company Hill loin their fellow-citi7ens in nn v public
tewimoni•d of respect which may be adopted by the
City Councils.
Res , dved, That the ahoyn be pithlished in the City
pnper.. A. RICHARDSON, Preet.
F. VANHORN, rro (CM
I'7" The North Carolinian states that the impend.
leled dry season in that section, has stopped nearly
nll the mills and rained the price of flour to $6,75n7,.
50. The streams are lower than everbefore known—
many of them are entirely dry. Mr Williams, of
Fayereville, states that his flouring mill had been rur.•
ning fir the last three weeks night and day: and per
sons have come there from distances of 35 and 40
miles with their corn.
THE PURLIC HiALTH.—The bill of mortality ren
dered by the Ciry Inspector fur last week, says the N.
Y. News. indicates the continuance of a very gratifying
state of the public health generally. The total of
deaths the last week was but 202, which is, fur mid
summer, when there is so much fruit and vegetable
products ripe, unripe, and decaying in our market,
very moderate fur our huge population. Of the de
ceased 74 wet° adults, and 128 were children; of the
latter 93 weto under 2 )ears of age. There was 26
deaths by consumption, 11 by dropsy in the head, 11
by convulsions, 6 ky dysentery, 1 only by scarlet fever,
and 19 by small pox. In the fatality which continues
to attend this last named disease, as indicated by the
deaths reported, there has been little change—none
for the better—for the past five or six weeks; and we
are far from satisfied that it is either less prevalent
than it has been at any time during its present i isita-
tion, or that the most salubrious end respectable sec
tions of our city are free from it. In truth, we are
but too well satisfilid that the reverse is the caw!.
COMMENCEMENT AT MT. ST. MARTS.—The an
nual comrtsencement of this Institution near Emmitts
burg, says the Frederick Herald, took place on Wed
nesday, June 25th, in the presence of a large 'umber
of spectators from all parts of the United States.
Many persons were present from Ferleticli. We give
the names of the young gentlemen who gi 'limited and
the subjects of their orations: Wm C Somerville, of
Baltimore, on the nineteenth Century; Franklin H
Clack, of Washington, D. C., on the Character of
Edmund Burke, (the speech well delivered;) A C
Gowen, Mt. soy, Germantown, on the Triumphs of
Industry; Edward J Reilly, of Brooklyn, on the age
of Leo X. lie also delivered the Valedictory; F G
McCann, of Baltimore, on the Character of Spaiu;
A H Baker, of Liberty, on Classic Literature, (an ad
mirably composed oration;) Frederick A Beelen, of
Pittsburgh, un the French Revolution. The young
gentlemen acquitted themselves to the satisfaction
of the people. The music, by Professor Deilman,
which was very superior, and by the St. Cecilia Soci
ety of the College, added much to the attractions of
the day. The whole exercises passed of to ihe entire
gratification of the numerous auditors, giving satisfac
tory evidence of the accomplished scholarship of the
graduates, and of the successful improvement of natu
ral talents.
Tho New Hampshire House of Representa
rives, on Monday, by a vote of 139 to 76, declared the
di,ulbution act unconstitational and a violation of sol
•emo compacts, and thut New Hampshire never had
and never would sanction and approve the measure.
butthat it was •her duty to unqualifiedly condemn and
reprobate it.
FIRS. •r SCHOFIAMZ.—Tbe Court House and Jail
at Schohario, N. Y., was totally destroyed by fire on
Sunday night last. The fire was set by a prisoner at
tempting to escape by burning a hole throught the door;
and not having the means of controlling the flames he
had kindled, and his life being endangered, he gave the
alarm in time to rescue the prisoners. Tbe loss is es
timated at $15,000, exclusive of the loss sustained by
Sheriff Brown, who saved very little of his furniture.
INSULT TO Tlllt MILMORT o► Jacasoa.—The
Boston Times gives the following as a verbatim re
port of the insulting spent. 6 of William Hayden, se
nior Editor of the Boston Atlas, in the Common
Council, on Thursday, June 26th, on the question of
the city appropriating the sum of $5OO to pay the ex_
finnan of the funeral solemnities in honor of Gen.
Jackson:
Tri•iFtmAn:— It coth utli about Fifteen
Thouthandth Dollarth for Me Rethertion of the
0 d Thenerat when he walk here on a viiiith !hum
yearth ogs, and ifth we can get ridth of him for
$5OO, me thall do very well."
WEST ERN Derraci:s.—The States Goyim a
merit has ordered Commodore Morris and a corps of
engineers to make a survey from Chicago to Peru, and
of the Illinois river, and to report the practicability of
making a ship canal, and select a site for a ;moo/ de.
pOL.
The State Register publishea the following extrac t
of a letter from Gen Ewing, at Wasbingtot.:
"You must see the Governor, Walters and ethers,
and make a great effort to aid Commodore Morris,
who is en his way to Ottawa, Illinois. His object is
to explore the route of the canal, also the Lakes, for
the purpose of making a great ship canal, depots on
the Lakes etc. Write your friends in Ottawa, Chica
go, and all along the route."
The report is further confirmed by the Alton Tele
graph, and there can be no doubt that such an order
has been made.
This is one nf the most important movements fir
this Governarent, which cal be made. Let it once be
done and our means of defence will secure us agains t
all egression.
EP° Ex-Premident Tyler and lady have lefttheir re
tirement on James River, and are now at Old Point
Comfort. Among the vibitors theta, also, is the lion.
Caleb Cueliing
Extraordinary Bereavement.—Between the 24th
September last, and the 15th May, Mr James Mc-
Clung, of Augusta County, Va., lost three daughters,
aged seventeen, eighteen and nineteen—two of them
twins—by consumption, and nn infant doughtier of eigh
teen months.—Exchange paper.
AA there appears to have been a year between the
the birth. of Mt NicClung's daughters, we would like
know which two of the above three were iv i
rho Legislature of Rhode Island adjourned on
Saturday h.) meet again in October. Before adjourn
ing, the House laid on the table, by a vote of 38 to 30,
a bill to restore Thomas \V. Doer to hia rirkileges as
We had another fire yesterday, which broke out a
bout 12 o'clock, in the carpenter shop of Mr. David
Blair, Jr , on the bank of the Allegheny, above Pitt
street. The shop was entirely burnt down with th e
loss of .2.0 chest.' of tools, principally belonging to
Journeymen. Mr. Blair was contractor for the frame
work of all those large warehausea now building on
Water street, between Wood and Market—the doors
and window frames and ansh for which was nearly
completed. was all destroyed. The fire extended to
the board yard of Mr Dennis Leonard, and 3 latge
piles of lumber in all about 30.000 feet, were destroyed.
It is belie‘ed (hot Mr. L. is insured.
Some of the chests of tools lost were very valuable.
One of them has been represented to us as having cost
$5OO.
The workmen were all absent, it being on the 4th,
and IK) fire was in tha shop. If not designed by some
evil disposed person, it must have been caused—and
this is the most general belief—by theburning of crack
ers by boy..
A. usual—there woo GM water exerpt from the river,
which gave any required quaniity, being cursed with no
incompetent superintendent of water works to obstruct
the flow of it.
Sr soon n. ever a supply of wutorcould he had, our
indornitahlo firemen held the fire in commend and pre.
vented it from spreading to any of the surrounding
buildings.—American of Saturday.
Extensive Robbery —A carpet bag. containing
$lO,OOO in gold, in two bags equally divided, was sent
by the American Exchange Bunk, of New York City,
to the Meriden Bank, at Meriden, Conn., and deposit
ed in the mate's stateroom, on board the steamer New
Champion, on Saturday morning last. During the
passage through the Sound to New Haven, some one
effected an entrance to the room; forced open the car
pet-bag stole one of the bags containing $5,000 with
which he managed to escape leaving the tag behind
him, with the amount marked upon it. From the fact
that the thief left the other bar, as also a package of
$2350 in bills fur the Phcenix Bank, Hartford, undis
turbed, it is supposed the robbery was effected by some
green hand at the business—probably by someone em
ployed upon the boat. A special messenger from
Hartford met the boat at New Haven and received the
carpet-hag, but did not discoveritis loss till in the cats
some 20 miles from New Haven. Information was
speedily conveyed to this City; and yesterday two of
the hands on board the Champion were arrested, but
as yet no clue has been discovered to the burglury.
[N. 1". Tribune.
Fttom Bartaano►s —The PAiladelphia Inquirer
has received files of Barbadoes papers to the 13th of
June. One of them contains a census of the island
showing the population to he 122,198.
Bridgetown and its neighborhood has been vi.ited
ith fine showers of rain, mnch to the satisfaction of
the community.
The Barbadoes Globe furnishes us with the follow
ing items of island new.: A vessel bad arrived at Tn..
nidtd, in 96 days from Calcutta, and 41 days frrun the
Cape of Good Hope, with 217 hill coolies on board ;
5 deaths had occurred during the passage FAIt the gen
eral appearance of the people was very healthy; further
arrivals were expected, and pleasing hopes entertained
that they would prove valuable laborers.
A fatal duel had taken place between two fishermen.
They fought with fowling pieces loaded with ball, at
55 yards, and at the first fire one fell, shot through the
heart. The surviving principal and 7 others were in
custody. The seconds had escaped. There were up
ward of GO spectators present on the occasion.
From South America.—A letter from Rio de Ja
neiro, received nt Bait imor., dated May 17, says that
Mr. Ousley. the British Minister to the Argentine Re
public, left Rio on the 27th of April. in a steam frigate,
wilh another in company. It is supposed that the
Brent object of his mission is to effect a pacification
between the Oriental and Argentine Republice; which
probably will not be difficult now, as the arrival of
Fructuoso Rivera at Rin is announced. GeneralOribe,
his competitor for the Presidency of the Oriental Re
public. therefore has the field all to himself. The
French minister preceded Mr Ousley only a few days.
Another letter, of the same date, announces the ar
rivnl of Mr Ousley at Monte Video, and his departure
for Buenos Ayres on the 28th of April. A report was
received front Monte Video that the British commo
dore had refused to recognize the strict blockadeof that
port.
t Francis Nolan, who kept the tavern in Balti
more in which Paid Roux was murdered by Henry
McDurry, died in that city on Monday afternoon. it
will be remembered that he was arrested as en accom
plice of McCurry, but was subsequently exonerated
ft-ate all suspicion. This had such an effect upon his
mind as to place him on a bed of sickness, from which
he never rose. He is another victim of the murderer,
McCurry. When the published confession of McCur
ry wan read to him, be felt that injustice was done
him by the murderer on the gallows, and he spoke no
mom bat bceatbed hisittrt r witbout uttering a syllabi*.
From the Harrisburg Argus
OUR MAIN LINE.
The Main Line of State works of Pennsylvania ex
tends from the city of Philadelphia on the river .Deln
ware, to the city of Pittsburgh on the Ohio. The whole
line is 395 69 miles in length, of which 118.19 miles
are railway, and 2771 miles are canal. It consists of
a railway 81.6 miles long from the Delaware to the
Susquehanna: a canal up the enst bank of the Susque
hanna river 43 miles, to the mouth of the Juniata riv
er, and then crossing the Susquehanna, and up the
valley of the Juniata 130 miles, to the base of the Al
legheny mom:tail,: a railway 36.59 miles over the Al
legheny mountain: and a canal 104.5 miles long from
the west base of the Allegheny mountain to the city
of Pittsburgh; the head of steamboat navigation on the
Ohio. Some portions of the canal were finished and
in operation in 1830, but the railways were not com
pleted, and freight and passengers carried over the
whole line until 1835.
The first cost of the whole line, $14,361,320 32
The expenditures, over receipts, prior
to 1835, 222,496 06
Cost prior to completion,
Annual interest on cost, 5 per cent
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The Main Line of State wotks, in its course through
the State, from ram to west, pusses through the ceo-
tre of population of the Commonwealth, traversingthe
richest agricultural distris is in the United Stares, and
connecting at different points with other canals and
railways branching to the iron and coal regions. —lt
passes through the fertile and densely populated coun
ties of Delaware, Chester and Lancaster, to the river
Susquehanr a, connecting with the West Chester rail
way in Chester county, and the York and Wrights
ville railway and Susquehanna and Tide Water Cana'
et Ci lumbiti, rip the river Susquehanna. At this point,
nearly all the heavy tonnage from the city of BaltiMOre,
as well as Philadelphia. to the western States, is re
ceived ripen the Main Line, from theStisquehanna and
Tide Water Canal and the York and IViightsville
railway, and is carried throrigh Penns} lvania3 l I miles
to Pittsburgh. From Columbia, the line passes up
the valley of the Susquehanna through the county of
Dauphin, connecting with the Union Canal at Mid
dletown and the Cumberland Valley railway and the
Harrisburgh and Lancaster railway at Horrisbure,h.
At Middletown it receives the coal of the Swatara
mining district, ens of the ticbe•t in 11,e State, from
the Union Canal: and at Harrishurgh the rich pro
ducts of the great Cumberland valley are shipped to
market. Passing up the Susquehanna to the mouth
of the Juniata river, twelve miles above Harriaburgh,
and 43 northwest from Columbia. it connects with the
Susquehanna ('anal from the north. By this tributary,
in addition to the agricultural productions of Northern
Pennsylvania, it receives the tonnnge of the great
‘Vyoming Shemokin and Lykens Valley anthracite,
and West Branch bituminous coal fields; the trade of
the great anthracite lion district in the vicinity of
Danville and Bloomsburg; the masses of white pine
lumber from the sources of North and West Branches
of the Susquehanna; and the superior malleable char
coal iron from the valley of the Bald Eagle.
Here the canal leaves the Susquehanna and passes
up the valley of the Juniata through the counties of
l'erry, Juniata, Mifflin and Huntingdon, to the town
of Hollirlat sburg, at the eastern base of the Alleghe
ny mountain. These counties produce large quanti
ties of wheat for market, and are the seat of the man
ufacture of the celebrated Juniata iron. Huntingdon
county alone has about twenty furnaces, thirty forges
and bloomeries. A large portion of this iron is sent
west on the State weeks, to be converted into bar and
round iron at the Pittsburgh rolling mills. From
Hollidaysburg, large qrinntities of bituminous coal are
shipped eastward on the canal, to the cities on the
seaboard, and to the iron works in the eastern and
middle counties. From thence the Main Line extends
west through the county of Cambria, and between the
counties of Indiana, Armstrong, Butler and West
moreland, and through the county of Allegheny to the
city of Pituburgh, on the Ohio, at the confluence of
the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers. For the last
En miles it traverses one continued bituminous coal
field, filled with iron ore, and most of the distance rich
in agricultural productions. In the valley of the Cone
maugh and Kiskerrainetas, brine spritigs are abundant,.
and vast quantities of salt are manufactured, and sant
npon the canal to market.
Such is the route of the Main Line of public works
of the State of Pennsylvania. It extends through a
country of immense and varied resources, both miner
al and agricultural, and connects the great valley of
the Ohio, by the nearest railway or canal communica
tion yet opened, with the cities of the Atlantic. The
anual receipts over all expenditures, since the whole
one was opened in 1835, have averaged about 2 per
cent. upon the Cost of the work. Last year the net
revenue was 4 per cent. Hereafter, it will doubtless
pay the full interest on the cost of construction, and
soon create a sinking fnnd for the payment of the prin
cipal. The coal and iron trade of Pennsylvania are
in their infancy, and have only begun to show signs of
that stream of wealth which will one day pour through
every avenue to market. The western States are yet
sparsely populated, although increasing in riches and
population unparralleled in any ago or country.—
When enterprise and wealth shall have built up man
ufactures and developed our natural resources—when
the prairies of the west shall have been peopled—and
great and p )pulous commetcinl cities and towns shall
have been built slung the banks of the Ohio, the Wa
bash, the Illinois, the Missouri, and the Mississippi,
then will an inland commerce be created, greater.than
cnn find its way through every present avenue of trade.
Every new furnace, bloomery anti rolling mill erected,
coal mine opened, and bushel of wheat raised along
the line—every inhabitant added to the population of
the great Missis,ippi valley—and every acre of land
brought into cultivation between the Allegheny and
Rocky Mountains, will continue to add to the tonnage
and revenue of the Main Line of State works of Penn
sylvania.
The Convention at Detroit.—A correspondent of
the Buffalo Courier, at Detroit, June 24111, says:
-The convention of New-measure, Preabytetian
and Congregational churches, closed its session to
day. Over 200 delegates were in attendance. Its
object—the union and fellowship of the two sects—
seems to have been fully carried out. and the kind
est feeling exhibited. Missionary efforts are to be
jointly carried on. The slavery question was very
properly disposed of by a resolution, in effect, that,
although the convention considered slavery as a
great evil, yet they would not condemn their breth
ren whose lot was east in slave States, and who
retained slaves that had fallen by inheritance to
them. Dr Hopkins, of your city, filled a promi
nent place in the convention, and was, unquestion
ably. one of its most distinguished members."
From Skulrmaster-dam —A down South editor
has received the following advertisement from a Mis
sissippi Inn-keeper:
Noticeto Travellers, sign of the Pig and Tatur.
Having built a large condition to my public dwel
ling house, with a pizarro from which the hole ad
jutant country may be seen. I am prepared to contain
travellers in a more Hostile manner titan Dad or
Mr Cuter either. Cail and try me. Do gentlemen.
I T:e•
I ) OST S
)q**,
Late and important—Another Revolution in Mexieo--
Chalices of a %Vat —Santa Anna's Farewell Ad
dress—Threat to Bombard Mazatlan by the Frenr.h.
From the N. 0. Picayune, June 26.
An attempt at another revolution was made at the
city of Mexico on the 6th inst., which at one time had
a most serious appearance. A regiment broke through
the guard stationed at the Government Palace and
took the President and Secretory of Foreign Relations
prisoners; but the revolutionists were immediately af
tetwatchs put down by the citizens and soldiers, and
the above distinguished persannges set at liberty. In
this affair a colonel, a captain, and about thirty of the
privates belonging to the malcontents were killed, when
quiet was once more restored. Many men in high sta
tion at Muxico are suspected of having a hand in cau
sing this new outbreak, and it is said that ex•Seeretar%
Tornel has been arrested and imprisoned.
With respect to politics, Texas is the ulbabsorbini
topic of the day, and all eyes are turned in the direc
tion of that country in anxious expectation of the final
solution of the pending question. The Government
and people generally are pretty well satisfied that no
thing can now prevent annexation. The former sees
the moment arrive with regret when it must declare
war or fall, and the lattet wait with anxiety the arrival
of the time for the Government to take a step which,
but for them, would have been taken long since, with
out even reflecting on the consequences—the declara
tion of hostilities against the United States. As on,
of your celebrated editors soy, sous verrons. In the
meanwhile, the Government is noiselessly marching
troops from Mexico into the interior; and although
their destination is said to beCalifornia, still the know
ledge of the fact that in th at department the Govern
ment has no need, or immediate need, of more soldiers
than are there now, would lead one to suppose that the
real destination of those at pre ant on the march north
ward is the frontier of Texas, or that vicinity.
It would be folly. perfect madness for a country like
this, distracted and without means, to go to seer with
the United States, and for a territory that does not be
long to them, but I still think the measure will he re
sorted to. In my mind the matter does not admit of a
doubt—if Texas is annexed, Mexico will declare war.
Foreign merchants ore purchasing tip all the cochineal
that can be bought, and remitting it to Europe by ev
ery opportunity. Yours, &c. &c.
$14,583,816 38
$729,191
Santa Anna left a furry' ell ad dress to his country,
men, in which he throws himself upon their judgment
in their cooler moments. He declares that he always
loved them and had been devoted to their interests.—
He boasts, in good set phrase, that his administration
bad always been mild and bloodless.
We have accounts of a more serious disturbance
that has taken place at Mazatlan. It appears that
some French bakers were ordered by the civil author
ities to close their shops in compliance with certain
municipal regulations.
Upon this the commander of a French man of war,
the Heroine, then at Mazatlan, demanded MI indem
nity of $11,300, with a threat that he would born.
bard the town in case of non-compliance. The next
and latest information that has been received from Ma
zatlan, is contained in a letter from Tepic, dated 27th
May, which say that a schooner had just arrived at San
Bias from Mazatlan, which place she left on the 22d,
and reports that the day before her sailing the com
mander of the Ilermione gave notice to the foreign
Consuls and to the captain of an English frigate, the
Thalia, then in pent, that he was airout to fire upon
the town. The commander of the English vessel
replied that he would consider the attack as an act of
piracy. At the time of the sailing of the schooner, the
issue of the affair was not known.
On Thursdny, 31 of July, by the Rev. J. Mechling,
Mr HUGH A RTRRS. of Pittsburgh, Pa. to Miss Est
daughter of Jehu Taylor, Esq., of Greensburgh.
On Sunday. 6th inst.,at 3io'clock, P. M., iIXILII
M•turtn. aged 36 years.
His friends are invited to attend his funeral this af
ternoon. at 2 o'clock, from his late residence on Coal
Lane.
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, clothiog,
AT AUCTION.
T HIS DAY, Monday, July 7th. at 10 o'clock, A.
1- M., at IM'Kenna's Phcenix Auction Mart, No 64,
Market street, Simpson's Row, between 3d and 4th
streets, will be sold without reserve, a large assortment
of Summer and Winter Dry Goods; also, Boots and
Shoes.
At 2 c'clock, P. M., Furniture.
At 8 o'clock, same evening, Dry Goods, Fancy arti
cles, Watches, Jewelry.
..).Y 7 P. M'KENNA, Auct'r.
50 TONS Hanging Rock Pig Metal, on band
and for sale by
Dried Apples.
60 BUSHELS Dried Apples, just received and
for sale by
B. E. CONSTABLE,
83 MARKET STREET, PITTSBURGH.
OFFERS the remainder of his stock of Summer
Goods, to the inspection of all who wish to pur
chase
French Lawns, Organdi Ginghants, richest styles,
at 15 and 31, worth 56 et,.
Rich French Balvirines at 31 cts., worth 75;
Black Bareges with Satin snipes, rich, very cheap;
Bonnet Ribbons, new, at 12i, worth 31 cts.;
Barsge Scarf, and Shawls, equally low prices;
Ladies Lace Cap; at 37. i cts. worth $l, new style,
Florence Braid Bonnets, new, at 37i and upwards;
Checked, Striped, Lace and Mull Moslins;
Colored Lawns for Bonnets, Artificial., Bonnet Crape;
Paragolets, and Parasol., beautiful styles and cheap;
French work Collar., Chiacesettes, Cravats, Gloves,
&r: &c.
Cotton Lind thread Laces and Edging, Bobinet Laces;
French Gingham, for dresses, from 20 me. to 25 cts.;
FOR GENTLEMEN.
Shirts, Gollarq, B1110171P; in good variety;
Gloves, Cravats, Suspenders, Handkerchiefs. &c. Sse
Gauze Cotton under Shirts, Silk, do. and Drawers.
jy 4-2 m
Al . 10 o'clock, on Monday morning July 7th, will
be sold nt Davis' Commercial Auction Rooms,
corner of Wood and Fifth streets, an extensive
assortment of fresh seasonable Dry Goods without re
serve, to close a consignment. At two o'clock, P M., a
quantity of New and Second hand Household Furni•
ture, Kitchen Utensils, Glassware, Queen•ware, Vir•
ginia Manufactured Tobacco, Cordage, Nalii,
Segars, Writing and Wrapping l'aper, Carpeting,
Looking Glasses, &c.
july4 JOHN D DAVIS, Auct'r.
FROM MEXICO
V KRA CRUZ, Jurce 11, 1245
Married,
Pig IffetaL
BURBRIDGE, WILSON & CO.,
Frcnt street
BURBRIDGE, WILSON & CO.,
Front street
AT EASTERN COST
Auction Sales.
Wandering /Im p N 0.131
AND LOTS OF NEW BOOKS!!
WANDERING JEW, N 0.13, by E. Suel
Harper's Bible, No. 31;
Temptation, a new work by Eugene Sue;
The Age of Elizabeth. by Hazlett;
The Mysterious Monk, a thrilling tale;
Evelyn, or the Heart Unmasked, hy Anne C. Mow
att. author of the comedy of Fashion;
Poor Cerullo°, by Harry Hazlett:
Living Age No. 59;
Walton, or the Banditt's Daughter, a anvil by 16
author of the Mysteries of Boston;
Westward Ho t, .J K. Paulding. being No. 11
of Harper's pocket edition of novels, 2 vols. is owe
and only 25 cents !
Barnes' Notes on the Thessalonians;
Copeland's Medical Dictionary, No. 94
John Ronge, the Holy Coat of Trims, and the new
German Catholic Church, with au engraving of the
Holy Cont. beautifully printed by the Harpies.
Merry's Museum, for July.
Ma•ttmmh Jonathan, for the 4th of July.
Frost's Pictorial World, N 0.5.
Latin Without n Master, part 2d. -
Supplement to lire's Cictionary.
Edgar A. Pou'r Tales;
Letters from Italy. by J. T. ticnaty:
Who shall be Heir? by Miss Pickering,
Smuegler, by G. P. tZ James.•
With a variety of new and interesthig. works.
Just received and fur sale at Cook's, Third It, weer
the Post Office. jyy, •
Cake Baker Wanted.
A
CAKE BAKER who has a thorough kaowietip'
of his business, can hear of a situation by env ..
ring at the office of the Morning Nat. in), 1-11 r.
C. ORLANDO LOOllllllll,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office, Fourth street, above Smithfield.
jidy I.ly.
Medical Books.
DEWEES on Females;
[hinge'son's Dictionary.
Physiology;
Pancoast's Wistar;
Wilson's Anatomy;
Eberle's Theropeulics.
BOSWORTH & FORRRSTER,'
Jy 2 • 43 Market at
Rooks—Just Received. -
BLAKE'S Biugraphical Dictionary;
Spectator;
Coritteitiem of Literature.
Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy;
Hooker's Works.
BOSWORTH & FORRESTER,
43 MarkPt at
Steam Boat far Salo.
/V HE P. ithscriber offers for sale one ninth of th e
_ll_ Steam Boat Josephine; if not sold before the
17th of July, the interest will then be offered ntrublic
sale. Apply to B. F. INGHRAM,
At the Warehon.re of Burbridge, %Vilson & ,
june 18-Im. Front Ore*.
BOSS Mannfactory
MIME subscribers respectfully inform flew public
that they aro now manufacturing all kinds of
Hose and will constantly keep on hand a general *WWI. -
ment , and are prepared to receive all orders to that line.
Fire Companies supplied at short notice.
& W. MACKEY.
rittsbargh.inne 30th 1815-Im.
Canal Boat Arcola.
HE subscribers will sell cheap
T atagai
ithe Section Boat Arcola. with
the furniture, harness, &c. If application is made
soon a rare bargain will be given to a cash purchaser.
june 30-Iw A LGEO, M'GUIRE & CO.
I 1
N the matter of the volun- In the Common Pleas
tanAasiEnment of Pat- of Allegheny Conley,
terson & Vandyke. No 106 Pa.
January T. 1845.
And now, June 30, 1845, the Petition of J Knox,
Assignee, asking to be discharged from said trust,
presented, and the court ordered notice to he :riven
for three weeks in the Morning Post of said Petition s
and if cause be not. shown to to the contrary, at the
expiration of said period the petition will be grunted.
j , tly 1-43 w.
Writing Papers, &c.
BUTLER'S Commercial Letter Puper, very 1/ein;
Flamm & Smith do do do;
Blue Shade, Ruled and Plain Post;
White do do
Ruled and Plain Foolscap, Fine end Superfine;
Jam Buder's Superior Folio Post;
Extra thin Post for Circulars;
Flat Cap. Denny and Medium Book Papers;
Gilt edge, Letter and Note Papers;
Fancy colored Papers for Labels;
A supply of the above received end for sale whole
sale and retail low fur Cash, or Rags at Cash prices,
by JOHN H MELLOR,
122 Wood street.
Tobacco.
25 KEGS No 1, six twist, for sale low to clot*
consignment by
june 26
sense and Let tl►r Isle.
441. A THREE story brick buildings, with back
buildings, on the corner uf Grant and sixth sta.
Inquire of tbe subacribers. or at this office.
P. MINN IN3IIAIt.
P. RATTGAN.
IWaxier Tweed Clete.
WE are in receipt of a few pieces, to day. anti
will have a fall supply shortly of scarce and
desirable patterns, which wa will make to Drier no
cheep as they can be had in the city.
may 24 ALGEO. M'GUIRE & CO.
SHOP ROOM AND STEAM POWER
roa SENT.
IsQuittz or 11. H. RYAL!,
je6- lm. Fifth street, apposite Exehnnge Bank
ACARD. $
A G. REINHART, being desirous of strictly ad
• tiering to the new arrangement of the Retail
Grocer., to close their stares at dark, respectfully re
quests his customers to call or send in their orders be
fore that hour, and trusts that no inconvenience will re
suit to any of them from the contemplated change.
July 141.
For Rent.
ALOT of ground, about 30 feet front by 90 deep.
on the corner of Front street and Channeery
Lane, is offered for a term of years. at a re:mutable
tent. Alan, a Stone Quarry, on the Fourth street
Road, adjoining David Greet 's quarries. Apply to -
MRS. JANE MAGE.K.
Near the head of Seventh street.
june 2—tf
Flour, Cora and Peatbera
r,. , 7 ) , Bins. FLOUR; 1800 bushels Corn, 204
1,10 1 lbs. Feathers; now landing and rw sale by
may 7. JAMES MAY.
Cooley & Laird,
NIERCHANT TaiturA, may be found in Fetter
man's Row, next door to 'lie corner of Liberty
and Smithfield sta. °Pi?
Vault Doors! Vault Doors !!
CONSTABLE, BIT R ICE it CO.,
( Front at. between Wood and Smithfield )
IFIAVING again get their shop re-built, and art
preparing to make Vault Doors' at abort lasitiesa.
and of a superior workmanship. We would take the
liberty to state chat the Vaalts of our manufaetttre that
were in the late fire saved their contents in rams
order.
Further, we are prepared to put on YALE'S P
Locxs, which are equal to anything in America, if not
superior, for the following reasons t They car.not be
picked; they canner he blown up with gun-powder;
there cannot be Mae keys made to open the lock; they
are cheaper, they are much more durable; their keys ,
are more convenient; they will not go out of order; In
short, they cannot be opened 'ay any hurglar under the
most favorable circommances. We would further
s!pto.:6xt .e a atrhorised to pay any one *lOO who
will open the loch without the key.
P. S Two superior Ets.:rg Locks, together with
various description. of Locke on band. may ICI-Toe
M. B. RHEY &CO.,
No 9 Water street.