o:7The following verses are froth the pen of the Louisville Amelia. THE LITTLE. STEP-SON, Br MILE. AMELIA B. IVELIVE: I hme a little step-son, the loveliest thing alive, A noble, sturdy boy is he, _and•yet he't only five; His smooth cheek hath a bloomy glo‘y, his eyes are black aajet, And his lips'are like lA% o rose buds all tremulous and ti-et., • - His days plisoff in Sunshine, in laughter, arid] in sorig.- As Careless as a summer rill tlratsing,s itself along, For like a pretty fairy tale that's all tou quickly told; Is the young life of a little one, that's only five years old. He's'np with morning's rosy-ray asinging witlithe lark; - • • 'Alere'er the flowers are freshest, 'where* the g rass is green; Withlight locks waving on: the wind, his fairy form is seen; - Amidthe. whistling March winds, amid the April • show ers. He warbles with the singing birds, and blossonis With the flowers: He cares not for the suiumer heat, he cares . not for the 'cold. • 3fy sturdy little step-son that's only fr've years old. How touching 'tis to see 14111 clasp his dimpled hands in praver, And raise his little rosy face With reverential air! How simple is his eloquencel how soft his accents fail! When pleading with the Ring 'of kings to love and bless vs all.- And when from prayer he hounds away in inno• . • cence and Mr • ,- • • The blessings -of a ,smiling God goes with the sinless boy; A little lambkin of the flock, within the Sat fold, Isle my lovely step-son, that's only live years old. I have not told you of our home, that in the sum mer . hOura, Stands in its simple modesty, half hid among the flowers. I have not said a single word about our mines of wealth— Our treasures are this little boy, contentment, peace and health; For even a lordly hall to us, would be a voiceless place. Without the gush of his glad voice, the gleams of his bright face, And many a courtly pair, I ween, would give their gems and gold, • For a noble happy boy like ours, some fOin or live years old. PATRICK HENRY We find in the .Baptist Register the following, and to us, it is new: It appears that, soon after Henry's noted case of "tobacco" and preserves, as it was sometimes called, he heard of a case of oppression for conscience's sake. The English church, having been established by law in Virgi nia, became, as all establishments are wont to do, exceedingly intolerant towards other sects. In prosecution of this system of conversion, three Baptist clergymen had been indicted at Fredericks burgh,. for preaching the gospel of the son of God, contrary to the statute. Henry, hearing of this, rode some fifty miles to volunteer his services in defence of the . opPressed. He entered the court, being unknown to all persons save the bench and' the bar, while the indictment was being read by the clerk. He sat within the bar until the reading was finiShedc,and the king's attorney had conclu ded some remarks in defence of the prosecution, when he rove, reached out his hand for the paper, and without more ceremony, proceeded as follows: • • "May it please Yon worships: I think I heard read by the proSeca*, as I entered this.home, the , paper I now dolt! in ;my hand. If I have rightly understood; the Idng's attorney of the colony has framed an indj.ctment for the purpose of arraigning and punishing by imprisonment, three inoffensive persons befo're the- bar of this court for a crime of great magnitude—as disturbers of the peace. May it please the court, What did I hear read ? ' Bid I hear it distinctly, or w-as.it-a rnitiipke. of my own? Did hehear n es.pression; as if a crime;thaat th es e men, whom' your-worships ' are about to try for' misdemeanot, are Charged - With what?" and, con tinuing in a low, solemn, heavy tone, "preaching the gospel of the son of God?" Pausing amidst the most profound silence and breathless astonish ment, he slowly waved the paper threetimeS around his heard, when tilting his hands and eyes to heav en,-with *uliar and impressive energy, be ex claimed “great The exclarnation--- - the burst of feeling from the audience—were all-overpower ing. Mr. Henry resumed: "May it please your worships: in alday like this truth is about to burst her fetters—uhen mankind .is: about to be aroused, to claim .natural and alienable rightswheafthe yoke of oppression, that has reached the wilderness of America; and the unnatural alliance of eclesiastical and. civil power are about to be discovered—at such a period when liberty—liberty of conscience—is about to awake from her shimberings, and enquire into the reason of such charges as I find, exhibited here today in this indictment!'' Anether fearful pause, when the speaker alternately cast his sharp piercing eyes on the court and the prisoners, and resumed: "If I am not deceived, according to the contents of the paper I novi, hold in my hand, these uteri are ac cused of preaching the gospel of the Son of God! .Great God Another long pause, while he again waved the iindictment around his head—while a deeper impression was made on the auditory. Resuming his speech—'May it pleate your wor ships: there are Viioibi in the history of man, when corruption and depravity have so hang deba sed the human character, that man sinks under the weight of the oppress . ar's hands—becomes his ser vile, his,abject slave:he licks the hand that smiles him; he bows in passive obedience to the mandates I of the despot; and this state of servility, he receives! his fetters of perpetual bondage. But may it please your worships, such a day has passed away! From 'that period when our fathers left the land of their nativity for Settlement in these American wilds; for liberty—for civil and religious liberty—for liberty of conscience to Worship their Creator according to their own concePtions of heaven's revealed will —from the moment they placed their feet upon the American continent, and, in the deeply imbedded forest, sought au asyluin, from that moment despot :. ism was Crushed, the fetters of darkness were `broken and heaven decreed that man should be - free—fice to worship God according to the Bible.' -Were it not for this, in vain were all their suffer- • ing and bloodshed to subjugate this new world if we, their offspring, must still be oppressed and persecuted: But, may it please your worships, perrnit me to inquire once more, for What-are these men about to be Stied? This paper says, for preach .ing the gospel of the Savior to Adam's fallen racer • And, in tones of thunder, he exclaimed, "Ina/ 'laws hare they riolatedr While the third time, iu a low, dignified manner, he lilted his eyes to heav en, arid waVed the indictment around iris head.— `The cotirt, i and audience were now wrought up to the most intense pitch of excitement. The face of the prosecuting, attorney, was palled ;and ghast ly, and he appeared unconscious that , his whole frame was' agitated with alarm; tvhile. the judge, in a tremulous voice, pat aa end to the scene ; now becoming excessively painful, by the declaration, "Sheriff diScharge those men." Tae Facer CiimE.—W.e find the following af fecting story among the court reports of-the New York News:-- -Sarah Houston, a thin featured, pale'little' girl, with very large blue eyes. pleaded guilty to stealing several dresses from a Mrs. Davis. Her bosom heaved somewhat convulsively, as she faintly ar ticulated an affirmathe to the usual_ answer of the elerk,'"Are you guilty or not guilty?". 4 sudden flash came over her white cheeks, and' those large eyis grew still More lustrous, until at list'the fountains were unsealed, a tear started all unbidden from each blue orb, and dropped_ from the long eyelashes—another followed,,and instantly anoth er, 'till bending 'neath the weight of these repen tant gems, the dark fringes ssak. neon her cheek, and the poor- girl, as a frail lily ,o'erlailen by the shower, that droops to shed the soothing moisture, bowed her fair face to the rails before ,her and wept in silent agony—Tears!: Ah! blessings on those voiceless pleaders! Guilt may have tainted their hidden 'source, yet doth the thought that eves . .thena birth remove the stain, and ever when they spring to light 'for youthful frailties,. their crystal flow ie pure. Sarah was but years old, and was sent to the House of Refuge." ilangra TIE PITTSBURGH BART HORNUNG POST. JOHN BIGLER; Editor. 1 3 1TTSBUAG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1846 Allegheny County Democratic Ticket. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER; Wit:LIAR( B. FOSTER, Jr.., Or BRADFORD COUSTY.. Coregresca, WILSON M'CANDLESS, of Peebles. Sena( e, I:H6.IIAS. HAMILTON, of , PittsLtrgh Sheriff, I O DY PATTERSON, of -Lawrenceville. Prothonotary, • GEORGE R.. RIDDLE, of Allegheny. Asseraibiy - , SAMUEL W. •BLACK, of Pittsburgh, ROBERT H. KERR. of Allegheny. JOrEsi H. APELHENNY, of Jefferson JOSEPH COOPER, of Moon: Commissioner for 3 years, -ROBERT DON-kLDSON, of H'ilkt~ts. iCommisstouer for 1 year, WM. BRYANT, of Pittsburgh. Auditor fOr 3 years, WILLIAM EWING, of Robinson. Auditor for 1 itOr, N. :PATTERSON, of .Pirnunghant. ' Coroner, LEWIS WEYMAN, 3):T•V; 13. PALMER, Agent for country newspapers, is the Agent for the Pittsburgh Daily Morning Post, and Weekly Mercury and Manufacturer, to receive advertisements and subscriptions. lle has offices in NEW 'YORK, at the COal Office, 30 Ann street, (ad joining .the Tribune Office.) Bostorr, No. 12; State street. PILILADELEHIA, Real Estate and Coil Office, ;59 Pine street. BALTiMORE, S. E. corner Baltimore and Calverts, where our paper can be seen, and terms otMlverti sing learned. CORRESPONDENTS. In reference to communications which may op. pear in this paper, we have one or two remarks to make. We will insert none without the name of the author being first made known to us, and when inserted, must always he taken as expres sii.e of. the views (1 the trritir, and not the editor of this paper, unless the views so expressed are.ed itorially remarked upon and approved. The New Tariff--The Valuation, In the discussion of the valuation question we have been guided; by .the plain provisions of the law on the subject. We have not ; like the editors of the ! Gazette and Journal, relied upon bold ! Lions; we have published entire the sections of the law regulating the apprairement of articles and the assessment of duties, so that the people can read and judge for themselves. The Itith section requires the appraiser to levy the duty nut merely upon the "snout" rabic cr price of the article in the foreign market, but upon a sum thus made up.. Ist. "The actual' foreign "market value." 1241. "All costs and charges--exceld insurance 3d. "Commissions at the usual rates." Upon these three items the duty is assessed.— The first item is the fi,nig,n marke rake, and if the duty was to be levied upon the Foreign rotor, as is contended by the Gazette and Journal, it would, of course, to levied (hay upon it.. But this is not the ease. The Ariwrican appraiser, after the atticls has been received, examines the invoice, and if the foreign market value or price entered upon 'it, is found correct, he then to that actual foreign mar ket value or price, "ADDS ALL COSTS. CHAR. GES AND COMMISSIONS." It is, therefore, perfectly, ridiculous to eay that the duty is lev:ed upon the Foreign value of the article. - Thz, Tariff—Ad valorem Duties. An intelligent officer in the New York Custom House, in a letter to a United States senator, gives a number of important per cents. connected with the different modes of assessing dutiesi—he says:— "A very large portion of silk fabrics, such as gauzes, fancy handkerchief. scarfs, shawls, ,Sec.,will not average, under the present specific duty, more than S or 10 per cent. —say from 4 to 15i and these are articles, too, of the most luxurious kind. The The expensite article of silk lace, of which im mouse quantities are used by tie wealthy, does not pay, on an average, more than 7 per cent.---1 Duties under this sy'stern arc also, from the very nature of things-, unequal at different custom-hou- I will name a single article. Silk veils Svc pass under the head of articles made up in part by hand, the edging of purling being sewed on; and they arc of course charged wifh 40 per cent. At Boston, I understand, the same goods are passed simply as silk, pay of course by weight, and will average. perhaps, 3or S per cent. Articles par tially made by hand, are thus 'nails. to pay a differ. , cot duty at aimost exery custom hOuse in the country. -"lne opportunities for fraud, on goods paying specific duties, are as great on measurement as on weighable or other goods. The correctness rests entirely with a single examiner. „form easy matter to make an error of two or 14 , ',thes in the width of the article, which on tiickage of cottons, or of cottogall& - ilk, makes a great diCirr. "My attention was not long since, - -ettlied. -to the length of some.piece.goodS,:*4.: ere, erivexami, nation, found to exceed t InvOice some 3dt yards. It is impossible to rvature all goods pass , ' ing here. We must, unless there is suspicious cir cumstances, take the marked number of yards, arid I Ibis makes the opportunities of defrauding very great. The truth is, it is ,far less difficult for an experienced examinecto judge of the true mane of goods, than to detect all the ways arid means di. vised for cheating in some other way than under. valuing. If an appraiser's clerk would allow him self to be cheated in the value of an article, i.e would, with the same appliances, assist in making short weight-or measure- The latter act he could perform with' much less fear of detection than he could the former;. for, in one case he alone sees the weight or measure, while a dozen or more notice the price at which the goods are charged. "I only instance these things to show that the opportunities' for defrauding under specific. are even greater than under the ad valorem system. "In reference to expenses. There are, I-believe forty-one weighers, measurer's, and gatig,ers, each receiving $1,500 per annum, which, as you say ; could be dispensed with, making a saving 0f561,500 believe there are also as many as ten clerks, whose business it is to calculate the Square yards, make up the duties from measurable and weighable goods, &e.. at a salary of $l,OOO per annum Making a sum of $71,000 as a portion of the extra experve attending the col lection of specific duties at one port." (j.• One or the most certain and. easy modes al detecting connterfeit silver money, is to draw the edge of a shap penknife across the surface. If good it will cut like 'rich old chee.,e,' if counterfeit, the, edge, of the knife will catch, as if it had come across some .hard• substance: Any one by making the trial, will notice the difference. very,plainly. Meirs. biTuAless and Black the"whigri are, at this:time, very violent in. their. denunciations of the above named:gentlemen, be cause candidates on the Democratic ticket.' The Whig candidate forConiress, hai never, We believe, even attempted, to render the people of Allegheny County, senlice of any kind - yet he bactoltedlo the skies by the Whigs, and the Men whe in. the. - . ,:matter of the Right of Way and: • themselves manfully, are - coarsely denounced. We . -clip the follewing from n•Washingtion - letter in' he Cleveland Plain - Dealer: - The' W‘rifeb; - it will: . tie seen, is greatly enraged'at M'CANhviss and BLacm because he foianifthem, as he-says, us:raining every nerve turd taxing erery - expedient to Colltillile dal odious tar law of 1842." . ‘‘lt is a subject of mortificationto admit what I have seen here for-the last months. Pennsylvania, that good Old Democratic State; enlightened upon all other qUestions of political economy, had a:co hort of lolrbys here from almost every Iron Ponn dry-in the State, pleading and praying Congress to continue their. special privileges. Among those whom 1- triiiiit.regietted to see occupying this. hu miliatiii~ ion, was Wilson :ki*Candless, Esq.; of PittsburgiSi:te Democratic nominee rot' .Con ' gross, and Part , Black, of the same place, a Demo cratic cat/aide:a, for the Legislature; both gentle tlemen of fine..,tid944, and, straining every . .acrre and taxiv,F v(eiric...4•Pedicniautinue the actions tax law of 1 8 12. - 7Zr.ieh Men ' - ht l eertainly to know, that granfiri4Petial..i*Jege.to a particular class of the - coininunityoW.Ppoi way to bring a bout and establish the priligps - apolocracy in our Government. I trust that' the "sober iecond thought - Will impress them with the injustice of levying a!tax upon the rest of the Union, in order to enrich the coal and Irommontlers of Pennsylra= nia. At hny rate, they must be satisfied by this time that' the re3ple of other Stales are unwilling to pay sui.,ll demands as they .baye_y t tred, and at , tempted to make the r ermanent poliCy - 4 the coun try, by continuing the iniquitous Tariff ol TUE New "EAGLE SALOON.--FOr a week past. the liners of Ice CREAM base been luxuria ting in the new and handsome ball which the spirited projector of the Eagle Saloon has recent ly fitted up in Wood strut. The "attraction" at this new place of popular resort has certainly nev. er Lcen sUrpasted, if equalled, by that of any simi lar establishment in this city. The hall itself, one of the most spacious—the flee carpets.—the taste ful furnitUre—the splendid hangings which deco rate the walls—the admirable statuary—ass iewed by the snft and pleasant light of beautiful lamps present a taut otsrudde which is altogether enchant-. ing. When to these are added the chasm of gay and brilliant company, Nshich may be met there any esening, embracing the youth and Leal ty of the town. and the scene is one of passing magniii cence. It is scarcely necessary to add that .the quantity sand quantity of the cream furnished at the new Sishion, Well maintains the, reputation the en terpri-ing proprietor has obtained. Adjoining the Saloon, a handsome room is fitted up as a Con - Lectionary and trust Store. WANT OF WAthingloll FOAM vain mentions having met a gentleman, who with a large fainily has recently been reduced to want by endorsing' for a neighbor, to whom he was under no sort of Obligation. He had not the courage to say limn - numerous are such instances. When a man of family is aslaid to be bound in any way for another, let him say, , d will lirst consult my AN ln9eocnlNG Mt. ltritA T.--It it St.LIELI th , ll one Mr, George King, one of the firm of Hutt Co.. New York, extents-ire flower merchants. war 1 1 -dh,cotered" on Tuesday last to found among the "Missing,' taking with him the nett little , sum of ft:'15,90 , ). by drawing the money from the , banks. n collecting hills, and borrowing various u mblan the e-i.t.d ot he...4,-411 -I wuicti Lai has deenmped with, leaving his partners to whit., tie for his return. The Trbune sayi he has been arrezted at Saratoga. cr - --IP the comparative table published yes'er day,the!compositor made two or three!trAng errors which !the editor of the American points to as cvidene of a disposition on our part to i!e.te:ve the people!! in reference to the Tariff acts of i S t'd and 15 tot. !In reference cut ; . ,1 it s true we erred, in stating that the duty was 13 per cent. ad valorem—the duty is 43 cts. per pound. The other i , teun; given, e find on examination, are entirely comet. thilmoN.Tq. “rom aw.iy down beim% ,!** lab,' have Lee ii iecei‘ed with MICtl "Prian , c in the south and v 6 est..s.lo the thing sip - at the Odeon to-morrow e‘e.Mlg. Ticl.ets filly cents. Pti DENT .1 in , C. OF TIIC DISTRICT COURT. —Gott. SRC:FR, tte are pleated to learn, has pointed the Hon. noraw,m.r. iluratiaN. at pre i.:ent an Aii.rociate Judge of the Dii,triet Court of Alleglieny county, Premdent of toe same in the room of the lion. R. C. Grier. An ex:-ellent up point Meet. l; are 1:1.0 U ‘Cflutirti Bum. von DE ea• —The ) Gazelle says, 'the boil, oa the Univ. ersah ist Clittreit in Petersham, was sold on eveeutien, qu Mondity, to satisfy the debt of the futmer Mink. ter of the parish. The bed was given to the socie ty, several years since, try two citizens of Peer• .sham.7' ..q The Potato not has made its appearance in lc:X..lola Mtami Valley. One Celd of eighteen acres,it is represented, is so badly injure l that the OVVIIO has turned his hogs upon it.. 'file crop this seaseg in the West generally, is said to be a retry abundant one, and generally of oicellent,cpiality , and we hope that it is not seriotl4 , Atk , b'e by di!easie.. s ... 4 - = FATAL ACE' DE tiT 6 E , 11>A44,44 ,4 C.11 two and three years of age, the d.dritiir of Mr. Gu a mr., confeetioner, on Fourth street, above Wood, was inst.itilly, yesterday afternoon, by a Pile of boards falling di) it. Anothir child, the daughter of mi. JAMES . HARTLEY, was seriodsly injured at the same time The funeral o Mr. Graham's `child will take placel from his igihieneti on Fourth street, this even ing at 5 o'cicick. ri•While looking at the ducks in the foantain at Bow•liitg Green, New York, on Mandy, a stag ger jut arrived from Mexico, was robbed of SHIA LOVE OF MONEY IN AMEIIICA.-A Gentle Man thus k.eplies to the sneer cast upon Americans for theirireputed love of money: “When it is said, as it often is, with scorn, that our conversation, in this country, relates too much to money matters, that we talk nbout dollars, &c., it is but fair to remember that, notwithstanding all that Some of our own writers have thought pro per to concede, money is regarded here as, the means of progress, rather than the end in view.— It is proper in any part of the World; and where difference of rank is abolished, and the highest placc i s are open to the .compet4ion of every one, it is great power, since it enables'a man to Taise those who depend on him to the enjoyments and advantages of which he may have felt the 'want. Probabfy there is'no part of the world where the character of the miser is more uncommon than here; and I have often thought, in noticing the waysi of foreigners who come here, that if we talk more about dollars than they do, they think more of them than we do by far.” tdMlMM2lin= For elle Morning, T9.5t Mn, 'Enifon: = Thit cry abbrit adVIIIOTCM duty,, is all humbug on the part of the WlJigs . .. • Any per Son who will take the trouble to twat : nine the Tariff act 0f.1842, Will see at - Mice, that the ad valOrem _principle of assessing the' duties through. nine-tenths of the articles imported and dutiable. If frauds are not committed under the Tariff act of 1842, there tan he' no - good reason' given why. they would be•limmitted under the nropoSed bill, for, with comparatively few excep-, tions, the whole list of imported articles pay an, adraterem duty. But suppose the VO)i,T,S to breright, - and:that the 'proposed in - odificatforis of the Tariff of 1842 will'. operate injuriously on some interests. Are the' Dernoerals of Peruisylvanie,!orie and all,•to be de nauneed as blockheads, fools,scoundrels and syco phants, because theyrefused, to throw themselves, into. the arms of the vvhigs, and give up all their !bug cherished principles? Could it be 'e.spected that they would-throw up their caps and huzza.fer the rather of the Comprorniie bill, and the cham pion of the 'United States Bank, with all his irri-1 perfections staring them in the face? Could it he expected that they woutd throw themselves into the aims of a party, who ivould, on the first op-', portunity, re-establish the alien and selition laws, and who with a view to that object, favored Native' Americanism! Could it telexpected of the Demo ctats to assist a party into power, whose first use , of that power woldhe to establish a privileged clasSin society, mid who hold the principle that the government should "Take care of dig r.ch, and the rich will take care of the .poorr • But let us see whether the Democrats Of Penn sylvania have violated any pledge. Did, not the Democratic members of Cangress from this State vofe against the new bill? Did not the Eenatiars from this State both oppote the new bill? Yes, 'sir, and if any prothise was given, the Democratic party in this State have ni4ethan redeemed that nroluis - e. They have contended on the floor of Congress for the manufacturer; and, in the opinion of many, at the expense-of the farmer and laboier, n order to make goad any profession they might Lave made during the catripaign of 184 d, in regard to the tariff of 1842. ! i The whigs may save their wind to cool their broth. The Democrats are not as ignorant as they think them. They are apt in the habit of turning Over, just to suit the wlims of •an unprincipled Bank aristocracy. If a servant of the Democra cy goes contrary to their' principles, they drop him very quick: They ate not like bound 'to their leaders—every deinocrat is a leader—and acknowledges no other leader than his principleF Our motto is, *principles, hot men.' THE PENNSILVANLt DELEGATION It is a well-known fact that, with a single ex ception, ekery Ilentocratie repre:,entatiVe in con gless, from rennsylt ;mil; voted M poor of the of Isdg. This course was dictated alike by public duty and their instructions, and we have re. onto knoW, that, but fat their sacred regard to the latter, they could Ital . ° secured concessions of paramount importance to our State inlereits.— 'Re opinions of the Legislature were, , however, couched•in phraseology til.to plain to be mistaken, and deeming them obligdtory, our representatives implicitly obeyed them. • Li this they have de served, and received, the plaudits of all thonorable men. Well, how. many of tlise gentlemen—we mean. (not to IXmisunderstoodi) many of the Dcniorsaiir portion of the Penneylv4ma dolegatiou—will, at the coming, election, be candidates fur re-election. What then! Wilt our exclusiae Whig Taritfl Irieuds, par excellence, honor any one of these distingninhed Deme,crats with their suffrage:3?- 1 They have done all that could be expected of them 1 to bust aio the tariff of as it was, and itaxe , only been prevented from securing important cessions to the Iron and Coal intemsts, by their ilheonsidered instructions. and now, when they sub mit an ticeount of their I-.lewartship, we shall see hmher the whit: Tariffites me ready to cheer an sustain them They alit.je that the Tariff Ties tion is the Aaron's rodi devouring, sta and digesting all the rumor ones, and if they are sincere in thin assertion,ithey cannot escape sup- P' , ftElg tho'e who hare been fannd, faithful in the hour of trial. Will they do it. or will they give the lie to their professionnl We shall see. (Pen eriilen t.tl,77.7pandeate ;Ike Rattipi= IVA 5 ,lii2l-tu'rtr: Au;. 3, 16411. The ' tritest Congressional steam engine having stopped, and the engineers, nil gone home, the great dignitaries of the government ale beginning to follow the example. :It appears that the Post master Oesteral lea yesterday for Tennessee to re cruit his wasted enero-it*.. Why not let the Milli working clerks of his Department base a breath of the country air tool Some, of theni have been worked down to mere skidcOns, The other Secretaries and the President himself, tar; of having a short: soitiorn in the et:maim where they will no longer be teazel' by ollice and where they can :haier at least one meal in perv:e. It is truly refresh:ll4o the weary politician to take •-kr his party co:at,..and enve in a as bile (tltUltilltle with nature. ;le * never deceiv e s us , The rocks, the mountains, : the streams, always apt? 0: the same language. A shower Of snow rosy hide the servant woods of Spring, a thunder storm tow render the blue stream foui and turbulent, but these abets are rare and trans ent. In a few hours all the source's of be tuty are renovated. And na ture affords no continued trains of misfortunes and roiser.ei, such as depend upon the constitution of bum nifty, no hopes Mr ever blighted in the bud, No beings full of life, listatify anti promise. taken front its in the prime of youth' Her fruits are all balmy and sweet. iShe aillmis none of those bliglve l ones, so common in the life of roan, beau tiful to the sight, bat wiled tasted, full of "Metter mitts and ashes." This marnig I visited the Capital, expeeting to finial nothing but the silence of dealt, but the in dustrious clerks, after a brief ret, were at Work • again busy as bets. SC5ll7e we,e moving the pre -1 s tons tpto.dion on huge documents which had to be ditposed of and sent on after the members who had voted them.. ''Others were going into committee of thocwhole on fragments of bills de signed to have Leen actin} upon, but which were not. One of the messengers was in the speaker's chair with a broom calling the spiders to order, and a good natured looking bulldog was snuffing about the room of the ' sergeant-at-arms, as if 'try ing to scent out tiny impudent rat which might base taken possession. Flow the glory of the world passeth away. ; Thetas appears totbeia misapprehension in rela tion to the bill passed! ttytthe :Senate .prohibiting the enclosure of severardelsersunder one envelop. etc. It did not pass the' Home, Five minutes more. however, would:havedone the business, but lye Minutes base -deeided . - sonic of the greatest events. .r..dram . dinary Case c .Irsom—La'it Sunday evening, Mrs. Louisa IliShrow, wife of Mr Disbrow, of Stafford. N. Y., was comlnitied to jail in this village for burning her husband's barn, filled with grain and hay, or, Saturday last. • Yesterday we had a short eons ersation with her, from whom, we learned that it wasilierintention not to burn the barn, but to bum the house, and then destroy herself. She says, hoWever, that she Went to the barn with a match, and scratched it on the boards, which took fire. She 41ien returned to the home, and, in making arrangements to burn the house and hang herself, hernpron took fire; some of the neighbors having disenyeriiii the fire. rushed in at,this time, tore the burning apron off her and prevented the further accomplishment of her intention. Mrs Disbrow is 28 years Of age, has three children, the eldest eight years and !the youngest ten months old, the two eldest by a former husband, the young est by 'Disbrow. Site, talks freely of the whole transaction, affects;to iconceal nothing, attributes all to domestic difficulties, and fancies that the law can inflict no greateri unhappiness than she has experienced. since her second marriage.—Batario Timex, Tuesday Ccycbe razor stnip.pan is in Is:exr Haven. A man got angry with tap, ancl'ealleif him a fool .--- ;gen," said he, "if I. tim, thei-e's one more left of the same sort." A set of rowdies in Boston "squirt tobacco juice" on the ladies .dresses-when coming from church at night. Srittes. POTATO 40T.4.411.15 scourge has made its ap perrance in some parts of Wetmoreland county. . . , • PITTSBUROit, August 10th 1846. .; To C. - L. Magee; D. G.. W. - Sir You are hereby,requested :to call a ineetitit,r, of the Soris•of Temperance, for the purpose of al ., fording relief to the Nantucket sufferers. . ' Yours respectfully, THOMAS STEEL. John M. Snowden, Jr., W. B. Phillips, W. Hub''-' , hard, Lee i; - .MTKee, Thos. Mattock; W. I); Wood; Jas. Rankin,,lames - S. - Moorehead, J . . R. Lindsay,' John. 13igler;-John'Brown, Jas. Ramsby,..W. A. 11;4, win; G. A. Kurt; Samuel Furgcson. ,; .Prrrrs.annom August I . sth • 'MG. L . In compliance with the above request, therewill be a meeting of the Sons at Tetnperance, on Mon 4 day evening at 8 o'Onlg in Temperance Hall. 1 , C. L. INIAEE, - : D. - G. W.-P. Disease of the Litngs.:-'--1;e:e Dr. Duncan's Expee iorint Remedy for colds, cough:2, consuption, bron chitis, &c., ifyou are sbffering with any of the ntil merous-homplaints which it is intended to cure.- You cannot, in the entire list of Syrups, Balfianls Expectorants, &c., &c., find a remedy that is niore worthy of trial—that has proved itself more valna- 1 ble, or even its equal. There is probably no med icat preparations' of the present age that has So rapidly advanced in public favor--that has so speedilY won au enviable popularity, and. that soley by the reputation of its wonderful merits. Since its introduction into the western Country, lit has built up := for itself a name which has .thrown completely into the shade all the old standard:prep arations for the cure of this large ancleiceeding;ly distrbssing class of diseases, If you are, affectedl with any of the corripldints which have their origin in a cold, do not neglect it a single 4ay,, but make' immediate use ()FM'. Duncan's Expectoraht Bethe dy, and if it is in the pOwer of medicine .to give rellef,you will te.spcetlily and effectually cura Sold at JA . CHSON , S Patent Medicine Warehous S 9 Liberty street, head of Wood; a CO Consumption/ Cotationpfirm.fr--Diseases of . the Lungs entirely cured,. by the use of Dr Duncan's Exrectorant Remedy. The undersigned certifies to those afflicted With dilleaies of thd Lungs, that he has been afflicted with' the premonitory,syalp toms of Consumption for the last three:van, which at length began to'.'assume g. dangemus character,, cough increasing, .with great 'loSsir of strength and exhaustion; sevele pain in thy threat, with swelling. pain in the throat and sidt. 4 l , night sweats; and all the Symptomsof a speedy termitia tion of life. Being tinder the treatment of a Phy sician for some time, and finding no relief from his treatment and. medicine, my father was deter , mined to try the virtues of Dr. Duncan's Expecto rant Remedy, having heard so much said of its I good qualities. Re obtained it at the office. No. 1 150 :...:ycatnore street. , I commenced the medicine . 1 without any hope of recovery, but to my surprise! I soon began to I;4in-strength; my cough was c2Si er, and expectoration of secreted matter took place. I continued using the medicine until :I had taken 5 bottles. I this day called personally at, your office, offering thanks and gratitude to you, as, a ralblic benefactor, fur compounding such a valuable Medi cine as the Expectorant has proved 'to be in my case. I now :eel entirely well, and trust that all who read this and have an Affection of the Dings, will make ace of this valuable medicine before it is too lute. I believe Dr. Duncan's ExpectOrant Remedy to le a certain prevcntix e and clue of that fatal disease, CONSC.MPTIL*. • FREDERICK AUTENIIEI3IER.I HONOR =2l== This valuable medicine is for sale at the boot store of Wm. Jackson, corner of Wood and Liberty streets, Pittsburgh ; Pa.—Only tA gent. rIAME to the subscriber, firing in Versailles town k ship, Alle , ' heuy counw, a small Cow, with Ivhito and red- spots;the 101 l ear hangs very low; sho has a short tail. The owner is requested to call, prove propertY, pay chargca and take her away. angl , 3-w3t DAVID SDNV ASki. undersigned would respecCully inform the j_ cltizens of P.ttsburgh and its ,TiCitlity; that Ile purchased front Mr. Moses Cory, his large and splendid stock of Dry. Goods, kept at :NO. 66 Marker street, where he intends to Loop a general assort ment of seasunahle Goods, which he will sell at very reduced prices. Please call and judge foryourselves, No. 66 Market Street. suglS WILLIAM GO3VEN. To my friends:aril patrons I am much obliged, and ,would respecttgliy rtevunuend Mr: William Cow'ini,triy - tercecsarrr. . - • Adnatnistratori Sale of Sterinaboa Sioek. T 3 o'clock, ;P.M., on Wedneaday,thFl 19th „tll. inst., on hoard thesteam boat New flaizipahlie4 new lying al tbe Monongahela Wharf, belirty . ;Ferry street,be ' 9 old by order of John Peck,Adminis tratur of the late Merritt Petunia, deed, all the right, title and intermit of the said Merritt P.calkanit iu said bOat, with her furniture, tackle, Sze., being the one twentieth part of the same. Term, cash'. aug,l9. JOHN 1). DAVIS, Auet'r. Ai A sHA.B.U., STOCK in the Algurrian Mining Pout- IPMJ pany ni Cleveland, at Auction. At $ o'clock; P. M., on Thursday, the '2oth inst., at the:lP:Maurer- Mal Auction Itoorns, corner of Wood and Fifth eta., will be cola Si) shares in the Algonlah Mining Com pany MT:eve:and, The location is N 0.250, and ad- : joining that in which Governor Marcy, now:Skull-Va . ry of War, is interealkd. .41 nag IS JOHN D. DAVlS,'Anct'r. Assignee's Salo or Texas Land,„_' kT S o'clock, P. M. on Thursday. the 20th at the Commercial Auction Rooms, cotnrr of Wood and sth streets, will be sold withotit reserve, all the riglit, title: and interest of the AssigneeS of Thomas S. Clarke, to a vacua tie body of land in hs, containing about (0000) lite thousand acres. The Assignees wtllconvoy such title as they have with out warranty. For parLculars as to the 'title, apply to Thos. S. Clarke or to the Asslgmees,Messre. Joan Thaw sad Andrew Wylie, Jr. Esq. aug IS JOHN D. DAVIS; Auerr. grOBACCO.-75 largo nod 90 small boxes llissnu ri tobacco, of tirade quality, jitst recoiled on eurisioulerit, and will be so:d cheap for cash, or, Pittsburgh teauuroctures. august IS . TAAFFE S O'CONNEIL 50 hoxEs German Clav, for sale by 11. A. F:eitINESTOCIt; 4 CO.. aug IS corner of GM and Wood sts Glauber Salts. On SAIIILELS Glauber Salts, for sale by B. A. rAIiNESTCICK &40., nug IS corner of 6th and Wood sts Fatally Barelictic nt Auetio . u. ALT 2 o'clock, P.M., on Thursday the 20th inst., in front ofthe Commercial Auction rooms, cor ner of liVoeti and.Fifili idrects t will be Old, a hand some and very substantial, well finished Family Barouche, suited for either one or two 'horses, with (idling top, which may be examined preVious to the sale. JOHN, D. DAVIS ang e r .... ,_ :(Am'erierin copy.) . , AuctiOn'eer. —...... DECEIVED TUTS: , DAY, bx.Express,,an-Othcr lot of rich black I)IAN'rILLAS, at thb New. York ' - Store, lit) Market street 3.1107 'EW WORKS-The following new . Mini valuable, Books have been received, nud elle for sale at COOK'S, S 5 Friurth street: The-Expedition to Borneo of Her hresiy , s Shipi Hide, for the - 'suppression of Piracy; ith Extracts. flan the JoUrrial ofJaincs Brook, Eist,ito the Hem! Captain Henry ,Keppel. The Living Age No. 117: The Penny Magazine No. Life anti Public Services of Caen, Z. Taylor. The Illustrated Shakspeare Nos 99 and 100. Blanche of Brandywine; •a Romance; by George Lippard;Esq., author c f the quaker City. The Democratic Review - fur August...; Hunt's Merchant's-Magazine for August. . The American Whig Review '" The Pictorial History of England No. G. The Knickerbocker for August. , The Union Magazine Nos. 1 and:2;a new and clef gant Magazine. I The Illustrated Wandering Jew-No. 19. This cle f l gent work is now complete. Besides the iiboye, a variety of new and interesting works can be had at COOK'S, SO 'Fourth st. augl9, , , , LAWNS--(rAsT COLORS).—Another Jot of Lawns , just opened at A. Morris's, No 6u Market st.-4 warranted fast colors—which we are selling at 12i e, per yard. . , je2 JUST RECEIVED--I,ErrEns faint 8R005.14, Asia.' Minor, by Mrs. E. C. A. Schneider, with an essay on the prospects of the Heathen 'and our dutY. to them, by Rev. B. Schneider, and eq introductid; by Rev. E. Heiner,' A. M. Published by Rev: Suzan GUMlius, Chambersburgh, 1546. For sale by SCRIBA & SCHEIBLER„ ' 115 Wood st SZray - Cow Persians& Clay. W. 11. G4.11RA.11.D New Books FOR TWO RIGRIS ONLY: TICE SOLE BARMONISTS . oonsistin g Of Messrs: yAnnErs., V/LionTLai; Muneut, Room: and Ks - lash::: ". Having met fhb tin3nalitied apiwobation of 'the elite and fashionable eircres throughout the prin. cities of , the United States t hav'e thehonor to announce to the Leal& and - Gentlemen of .Pitts . burgh, that they will give; two of their trivigut 'VOCAL, INSTRUMENTAL AND OPERATIC iTfigg Da-Wednesday and Thurstiay crings,./hig 1.0 20th. On which occasion they will, introduce a num ber of original Ethiopianmelodies, togethoi with an entire new set of Parodies and Gems from the following operas, Era Diarok Po.stillion, _Robert le diabl e - Sonsambula, .Don Pasquale ' .21birriage of Boheinicin' Girl, 45. c., accoenpanied by their retpective inrtruments, bpon which, they have been, by competent crities, pronounecA beyond all comparison, - ,the most accomplished Artists in the urorld.. • The whole under the direction of Mr: Kneads; projector and conductor of the celebrated Ethi opian Opera ComPany. Cards of admission 'Fifty 'cents: An entire "chdoge of programme nightly. Performance to commence at 8 o'clock. No postponement: atigl7.d3t. • To Teacher* Owl pireOtcirs of Sc'boo A NEW SPELLINGBOOK: , - - --MeGuffefirnewly revised Eclectic Spelling' Book, showing.the,l exact sound of each syllable, accerding to the most *Mired principles of English orthocpy. Improv ed stereotyped edition dr 18411. Price 10 cents: retail. Teachers,and Directors of Schools are re.' speetfully reque.ted to read the following: To Tnlercans.l.—lti remodeling this work it has been attempted, first, to introduce among-others as many primitioe words es the space Would and then; in shbsequent lessons, to illustrate by examples and,rnles the formation of the more tra= porfant derivatives. TO the latter subject about thirty lessons are exclusively devoted, and on this point this book is belieVed to be more eOrdeile and i , „ • particular than any, n , common use. As these rules and illuStrations 'are so full, many words of this class have been deemed unnecessary. On the last page the rules for. derivatives have been gen eralized and extended,So as to include all the more important Classe's of words. le veiling and peonoinleing, the authority of Dr. ] Webster hes been chiefly followed, al though i some Cases, as in the third sounds 'of e, o and .1 ,- and in a few individual word 'that of Worcesterhas been considered mote in accordance with common usage. The last edition, of Webster's large work, publish ed in 1841 with his avi)rt Corrections, arid .which he gave to the !While as the last reccord of his opin ion, the octavo abridgment of that work, con , taining in some instances Worcester's modification'l and the University edition of 1845, published byl Dr. Websters executOrs, have been in the stan d:m.l' of referece in priMaritig thil work. In all these, many peculiarities of spelling and pronunci ation, found -in this author's “Dictionary for Pri m'ary Shoots," and there suggested as improve ments, rather than recorded as usage, have been withdrawn, as having failed to receive the appro bation of the public. ; In some instances aEcord ing to the plan' adopted in the worka above refer ed to, lice metheds of tipelling or of pronouncing a Word have been giveni being considered of nearly equal authority. Where common usage is dividtd upon any particular Word. every teacher should have the privilege of 'choice, and if so disposed, of, selecting that which most simple., in itself, or most in accordance with ;trilogy, and in that way Most promotive of simplicity in general construe-i non. The dessificcdion according to the pro- 1 *elation of the acceilted syllable, will be found a material assistance to the pupil and the teacher. Tice conviction that system is an important and in all departmenti of elneation, has been strengthen ed with each successive year of au extensive per sOnll experience on the subject. le. the ystern of 411alicatiOn, the chief object has been to, diyide,words in such away as to indi chte most clearly their prOnunciatien: When, in addition to this, the formation of a word from its root can be.showm by, the division of its syllables - , this also has been dope. , It is hoped that this work, in its present form, 42Y-Wr.eiya,tikktolayiv.which has. been so exten sively`givenWthe„ i"olinnes of the raced(' Series. For sale by the quantity by . JOHN MELLOR, 122 Wood street. , aug 17 TIRISHOL'S SARSAPARILLA.=/ 1 1r. - C. C. Eris- JD 10/—Sir: I have been in the habit for some years past of prescribing to friends and others , your very excellent pieparation 'of Sarsaparilla, with very ex cellent effecti especially in Chronic diseases of long standing - , arid obstinate - cutaneous affections arising from impurities of the blood, and when patients are or a scrofulous babit:-.Containing, as it does, the ac tive principle of S.3rOprilla; in, a very concentrated form, it is not only safe to patients in almost every Condition, but is perhaps the best, preparation in use for all the diseases Which iinpnre blOod. Yours: &C.., LEVI TIICKER,.Iq.D; Vr For sale by Ili. A. FAIINESTDCR. &Co., amnls ] corner 6th and Wood 41%144. liemc;val. 'rERRF.TT k eq., hare removed to the cornet :Market and Four streets; No. 'H* one door battler their fer. Per stand, where as usual,. they will be liar •to wait upoit their friends. • • :raga tp ` aT Cotton Tarn, &C. 4asaorted numbers, long an n./ ,N.JU stiorl reel Cotton Yarn: 15,000 lbs. Cair.' l 'l,Chain: . _ 10.000 " Cotton fnyne. -- 150 Bales Co'utnum 100 .'"'" ENtra family. Ca For sale lo'ts', to cier or country trade z by r M. B. REMY'S; CO., L'7 15.7ooti'street. or Sale. A PROPERTY near the Allegheny arsenal;Law ±1 rcncevil le, consisting of dwelling hoitses, store room, &c., With .a lal•ge lot oi l ground, situate ou the Main street, leading through the Borough of Law= roneeville. r.This property is sa satiated that it can be divided into small portions, and all or part willbe sold on reasonable terms, part cash in hand; and a liberal credit for the balance: Apply to Blakely St Mitchel; or: to iJ. H. M'EEE; angB ' ' near the premises. rittsburg4 and Cohnillirrillo Railroad AUGUST 10, 1546. A SPECIAL :fleeting of the Stockholders of the / - 1 Pittsburgh and Connelisviily Rail Itoad Compa ny, will he held at the • Odeon, over the Mayor's of fice, in this city, on Saturday the 29th inst., at the hour of 4 o'clOck, P. M., for the purpose of increas ing the capital stock of the cOnMany and authorising the .teepenin6' , of Alm honks of .subscrititipn. .order oiithe hoard 'of Directors. • ..W.K;ROBIZsISON, Jtr., Pres , t. JESSE chlt.ATnEiti, - _ ;aae 11. OurOpeanlnaill Geiternl Agnney. rpOE subscriber continues to make rernittances,to or furniSb. Exchange, on England, Ireland, Scot land. Freneei or Germany, to any amount,-,from to 1000. Passengers brought out, and all business connected with an European Agency, 'attended to, by the subseriberhirnaelf, x!..ho leaves on the first el' October, each year for Europe. i I JOSillrA. ROBINSON, . I , European and General Agent, (third street, near, MOW, Pittsburgh. aug 13, 1546-4 fin i• nooks. QT. PIERRE'S STUDIES OF NATURE. Dante. ' • . Dymond's Essays on Morality. Saturday Evening, by Taylor. . Benthaniiana; Extracts from Bentham. • Siebig'sl Animal Cheinistry. PoputarlVegCtable FhYsiology.` LyelPs-Tracals in North America. The Tohng Man's Bmali - of ICriorrledg - e. - Floral Blogi,aphy. ' Life in California. - , For rale 'IL S. BOSWORTH, .13 . Market street, , . . . . _ 7WO BOYS, af3 apprentices to thePaintirig busi . ness. Boysfrom. the ,country will be preferred. SASII3EL IWKINLEY, - St. Clair street. J-INS.E.EI3! OIL - —25 barrels Linseed Oil warranted pure; junt received and for sale by augl3 RICKNTSON. • T i ILOUR-430'tarrebt 'Neu jubt receivedandfor r sale bp augl3 DISCOUNTs CORRECTED DAILY BY ALLEN' E4,IISIErt z,, EXCLIANGE BROKER, CORNER Or TIMID AND WOOD STREET& ITNIC'SYLVAIILk. Philadelphia - Banks ...pal ; Pittsburgh, ' Pat Lancaster pat Chester county—, —. Delaware county. • • • .pat Montgomery county.. pat Islorthumberiand Columbia Blidgo Co ..par Doylestown —pal Reading par Rocks county pat Pottsville . ... pal tr. States Bank 28d Brownsville Washington— . . . All other solvent bks.2O' Scrip. Mer & Man. bk. Pitt'h. pit State Scrip .ayd City and County 'Pe Lancaster "10d Hamilton 15d Granville • - 45 d Farnieri 11k Canton-25d Urbana ......40d Sciota ' " • -' All Solventlllanks: State Bk & brancbes..lL tl " scrip,s & 6 p:c..spio R.r.tcrucleir. All solvent Banks.... Eastern Banks thanches Bech attlorgontown..ld WOIIS !ritM !!UPRhSII. T‘zc : aathsstroje.ameand dangerous in habitants of the stomach and bowels, whicli'so often • • impair the health and destroy the' lives of children, use JAYNE'S TONIC VEMIIIIIGE, a ccrtaimand . safe preparation foi the removal of the various_kindii of worms, dyspepsia, sour stomach,,warit of appetite, infantile fever and ague, and debility of the stomach and bowels and organs of digestion.' It is without exception, one of..the most valuable" preparntions id. 'the, world: Sold at No S South Third street: • . For 6ale in Pittsburgh at the PEKIN.TEA. STORE", 72