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POETRY.
By Request.
THE POOR MAN’S DEATH AND
BURIAL.
I]? THE MILFOID BAND
I saw him snatched upon his bed.
With lungmd lip and eye;
No Icon for him had _ch been shed.
Though ho was doomed to din;
No lrionda hnd hoyulua! no wife
To weep around him now:
Almost ho was alone in life.—
Dcrpuu- was on hia brow.
Ono morn [sought his bed. and uh!
A louching arena was Ihcre:
A suono Ihnl filled my heart with m:
A scone ofdnrk despair;
A liltlc girl. his only child.
Slum! gazing in his eye;
Of! rrymg out in accenls mid.—
" Dear fulhcr mll you die?"
Tho dying {other lurned his hand,
To guzo upon hrr charms;
A lenr upon her chock he shed.
And clunpcd her in his nrms;
He strove to speak in tenderlone,—-
And while in grief lhe cried,
" Dem lather lanvo mo not alone 5"
He grouncd—nnd wept—and dned
'l‘u l’uller'u Field I now hum burnv. '
'l‘uJle beneath lhe snd; y 1 >
There was bul one for him In rfiuuru
And lhreo lo break the rind:
Nn funeral pomp. no {uneml prnyor,
No funeral emblems “are.
One lillle girl alone aloud lherr,
And wept upon his grave.
Had he pauses-ed of gold 11 slnru.
He mighl have been 11 knnvu;
Yul hundreds would have found him duor
- And loliowvd to his grave.
And lhlll i 1 is. and u u- (HULL—-
Dingmle i! us you can.—
l‘he mnn but made n god of gold
And Inoncy mnlwa lhe mun.
Curcoran and Riggs, the A
merican Bankers.
All the world now known the American
Rnthchtldn, Cnrcnrttn and Riggs; tltetr
lzrme has spread lrnm th metropolis to
London, Paris. Vienna. Hatttburg. and in
>hort, everywhere that trade and com
merce flourish. and yet, wtthin a very lew
years, they were as little known as the
l,utnble correspondent _vnu han- Delected
to giu- you the sayings & doing-t nl \Vnsh
ingtno. Alas, “that changes take place
in this mundme ephere! Some men rise
tn fortune almost in despite nl themselvcn.
while bad luck and ill lortune pur~ue nth
ers lrom the cradle to the grave. The
bare idea is enough to make a man it firm
believer in predestinntinn. The hettd nl
the house of Rnthchtlds was deeply tm
pregnated with this lceling. According
tnhisnvtn admission. he would never have
anything to «in with an llllltlllltnlllt' man.
declaring that he had known very -hrcvvd
and sensible people nlthat Cattle with tltetr
Ines out oi their t-hoett. lnr-lead olert
chemr.g such penple, I think i: would
have been more tnhis credit to have re
lieved them.
The head nl our \\'asliingtnn Banking
House. \V. \V. Cnrcoran, to the son nl a
poor Irish shoemaker. who settled in
Georgetown, in theDistrtct nl Columbia,
upwards ol'hall a century ago, and was a
warm hearted. generous ann ol Erin, a
great lover of liberty, and a genuine dis
ciple ol democracy. In the alruggle be
tween the elder Adams and Jefferson, he
was equally ready with his purse 81 shil
lelah. to promote or tlelettd the cause ol
the people. By industry and integrity
he amared a handsome fortune. and retir
ed lrom business. Such was the esteem
in nhich he was held by his lellow-citi
zena. that he was chosen mayor, and held
tbeollice until he saw fit to resign it. In
after years the depreciation in George;
town was so great, that his estate, which
was considered as ample competence for
a” his children. became n mere pittance.
. William. the present bunker. was the
youngest son, and commenced his career
in the auction and dry good: business. in
conjunction with a brother somewhat old
- er than himaell. The aflaira turned out
'dieastrously, anrl they tailed, the partners
sacrificing everything to meet the de
mands ol their creditors,
: Mr. Wm. Corcoran was then employ
ed to aid in winding up the allairs of the
old Bank of Columbia, which had turned
'over its assets to a branch of the United
States Bank for the benefit of its credit,
ore. and I am sorry to any it was not long
belore this very branch broke, like all the
rest of that unfortunate concern. It was
here, probably. that Mr. Corcorao first
a learned the rudiments of money-making.
' While engaged in this settlement, he paid
i this addresses to a daughter otCommodor-e
Morris, a young. lovely and blooming girl.
' but the lather having violently opposed
. the match. on account oer. C’s circum
«stancea, the young lady saw fit to give
. . ,therold gentleman the slip. and united her
. destiny. with Mr, C. She did not live.
however, to see his present ullluence. but
died early, leaving an only daughter, now
. soleheir to the tother's greatpossessiona.
memocrati: Mum
Mr. C~ afterwards opened a broker’s of
fice in the city. and managed matters with
so much Fltlll, that his accumulations were
exceedingly rapid. In the arrangement
of some btnineaa for Mr. Elisha Riggs. of
New York, that gentleman became an
pleaaed with the financial skill evinced.
that he placed his son. George W. Riggn.
in partnership with Mr. Corcnran. with
liberty to draw on New York to an un
limited-extent. '1 hrs was the commence
ment of the celebrated bankinghnuae of
‘Corcoran and Riggs. and it went on in
one full tide of nucceasful experiment,
from it! first formation to the present
‘lttne. The first government loan offered
by the present adminietration was taken
by this firm. and an enorntnua sum reali
zed from the transaction. The house has
ever been as liberal as successful. It
gave the handsome donation of five thou~
sand dollars to the poor lriah. at the time
ofthe lamtne, and Mr. Corcoran hassince
given ten thousand [or the benefit of the
pour widows of his native town. beaidea‘
numerous sums in charity tothe poor ol
this city. Such "men deserve the ble!“- ‘
inga ol lortuneto be showered on them.
George \V. Rtgue retired from the firm
belore the second loan was taken in part
bv the house; but a brother of his taking
his place. the orignal firm of Corcoran 81
Riggs still standa. Mr. Rtgga Is now en
joying otium cum dignitatc on a be‘auli
ful country-seat. about one hour’s ride
lrom Washington. where he given up his:
time to the pursutta of literature. and the
improvement and adornment of his Eden.
Such is a briet‘hiatory of the origin at
the house of Coreoran 81 Riga“. a firm
that has ama-sed more wealth. risen high
er in public opinion. and wielded more
influence, for Us short career. than any
other in the worltl.—-U’ashington Cor.
respondence oft/re N. 0. Delta.
The Gold Discovery in Cali-
foruia.
The accounts from Calilnrr.in all con
cur in Hahn-,1, that the llevelvpt'menlsnl
lhe mineral Weallh ol that country arv ol
Ihc moul exlravnlinmy character. The
last advices are more like lairy tales lhun
reality. The whole pnpulation has (urn.
ed to gold-homing. and with almost mir
aculous success. Col, “JASON, for some
months military Gmernor ol Cnlifornln‘
writes to Washington, that with a sufli.
cient number 0! men to aid, he would
collect gold lo pay oi? all the debt cnn
traclcd lor the war with Mexico. as well
an our whole natinnal debt bra des, in ll'S
than a year. He “rites in a strain that
proves all the nthrr s'an ments In be rtvr
rcct. and invokes the pr: mpt intvrference
nl Gnvernment to secure the results ol
thts Invaluable discovery. He rpenksuf
“hat he saw himself, nml fears tn wtile all
he “llllCSbetl, lest he might not he credit
91'. The lnlluwing extract ol :1 Washing
ton letter in the Baltimore Sun. gtven
some other items of information on this
subject.
()alilurnia in one. of the “Null! ofthe
unholy and expensive war with Mexico.
It hm been denounced nit wtthnut value.
and as a burden to the Union. by the up
pmtlion. Wlm knows but it may prnve
in be the mm! magnificent acqui‘ttion nl
the age—infinitely more so than the con»
quest of Englnntl han been to England, or
that of Cuba to Spain!
Correspondence ol the Bnlltmoro Sun.
WASHINGTON. Nov. ‘26. 1848.
From the Pennsylvam nn
It is reported. with truth and reason I
believe, that Colonel Mason ot the error.
commanding our lorces in Calilnrnia. has
sent an official account ol the extraordin
ary gold and quicksilver mines oi Califor
nia to the Secretary ol W'ar, and that sitti
ilar accounts Irom officers in the now
have recently reached the Secretary ol
the Navy. The previous reports that all
other kind oi business, except digging for
gold is deserted. is confirmed, and the ex
traordinary price of floor, which is said to
have risen to $5O a barrel, maintainer] to
the latest period. Solid lumps of gold
have been lound equal to $4,000 in value,
or almost as large as that lound on the
White Hall estate ol Maj Heise, in Vir
grnia.
The mines, With the exception ol the‘
property belonging to Messrs. Forbes 81.
Suter. are on the public lands of the terv‘
ritory. and their value is,l believe, esti
materl at a thousand millions ol dollars.—
From lhls. ol course. an equally enormous
discount must be made. Gold and silver,
like every other productol the soil, re
quires labor. and ifthat labor. as is stated
in the accounts, is now remunerated at
the rate ol $2Oll day. the profits even of
these wealthy mines must be limited.—
Alexander Von ,Humbolt has proved that
the poor silver mines oi Saxony are more
profitable than.the rich silver mines ol
Mextco. furnishing the Silver dollar-516i
cents cheaper than it. can be furnished in
Mexico. .
The gold regio‘n of California is said to
extend on both sides of the Sierra Neva
da, and to embrace a surface larger than
that of the State of New York. If these
discoveries are really at the importance
these statements lead us to infer, they will
probably be embodied In the respective
reports of the Secretaries of the Army and
Navy, as otherwise Congress itsell will
institute an inquiry. and demand an ac-
CLEARFI.ELD,>PA'.,DEO,I4S.I34B
count of them. It is indeed a strange and
mysterious tact. that while all other enum‘
tries are involved in great national disas
ters, every ")an seems to prorper in the
United States, both in war and in peace.
and incur foreign and domestic relations.
It the above accounts. which resemble,
in more than one respect. the Arabian
Nighth’ entertainment. are correct. the
Governorship of California may prove to
be a more desirable appointment under
General Taylor than a membership of his
Cabinet. and some “disinterested" politi
cians Will. no doubt. insint on the removal
of Gen. Lane. Col. Jefferson Davis is
alreudv mentioned in connection with that
appointment too, but it io thoughtbv ma
ny that Gen. Taylor will insist on having
at least one intimate, private. personal
friend in his Cabinet, and that lriend is
Col. Davis.
lrclaml-ults Population and
Resources. ‘
We find in a recent number of the Lon
don flgricullural and Industrial Journal,
some interesting statistics bearing upon
the questions of population. food and la
bor in Ireland. It in stated that the pop
ulation of lrelnnd. as determined by the
cenaua of 1841. is 8.175.124 souls, of
when four millions are males; 81 of these.
two million and a quarter may be con
sidered as of the laboring age. Now, as
there are in lreland thirteen millions and
.1 half acres of arable land. there is pre
cisely the allocation to every 100 acres;
at 17 laboring men; but as of the Irish
population only two-thirds are actually
engaged in agriculture, it may be cnnaid
ered that to every 100 acres there are 11
laborers dependent lor employment; and
on thoze again are dependent for support,
females, old men and children. to the
number ot ‘29; and these persona must
‘be supported lrv the land out of it! pro
‘duce belore profits can be reckoned, or
the value and proportions at rent can be
struck—in all 4mt‘rsons. of whom 20
are females, 9 are feeble old men and
children, nnd 11 are Marking men. Thus
lor the whole. cnuntry;
Agricultural lemalea.
Old men and boys.
Agricultuml laborers,
Now if we reler to the circumstances
under which the,\uorking land upon the
large farm systet‘n\s conducted, we shall
find. as well from practice as .'rom the es
ttniotea put forward by the best informed
writers. nurh no Professor Low. that on a
farm of 500 acres there will be perma
nentlv engaged the lnrmer, his steward or
foreman, and twenty workmen. There
will be at certain seasons extrn field-work
done hv men, women and children, who,
if not'vol the families of the workmen,
mustpe drawn from some source external
to the lnrm. and must. except at thnfie
short perioth. live upon means not deri
ved from larm labor. The stall ol the
farm employed upon and living by means
ol it is reckoned as above. Now let us
rAuppone thirteen and a hull millionn oln
cren ol nrrnble land in lrelund arranged
and cultivated on this plan. there Will be
employed twenty-two persons to each 500
‘ncreo; but we have seen. that upon 500
lncu-«r there are dependent filzy~five work:
ling mule“. Employment cnnnnt there~
llore he alluded to one In”. indeed but to
two-fifths, and there. Will remain:
|Fernu|es. 1.725.671
Old men 8; mn‘.e children.
Laburers.
Tolal, 3.351.242
For whnm lhe land can anon! no employ
ment ; who cannul by their labor earn in
any way their ~hnrc of the produce 0| lhe
land; and the question, ‘ruly important
[or lhe landlun! who has to seek [or rent,
as well as lor {he farmer who has to pay
renl. is me manner in which these three
and one third millions of surplus people
are m be removed. or in some way prowl
ded for.
We have pn-u-Med, i'. will be under‘
Maud, not our mm viewa, but lhe Sub
slnnce of an amcle lrmn n loreign peti
udicul. Sm Richard Kane is the reputed
author; bu‘by whucver wrillen. it con
luina l‘uud ior reflection. ,
We find In the anlun Atlas several
interesting communications lrom a cor
respondent in the copper mine region of
Lake Superior. One of them detailasome
rematkable distuveries whlch have been
recently made. a lew miles interior [tom
the mouth at the Ontornagon river. 'A
large mass of native copper. weight esti
mated at seven tons, was found in the
loose ground. A vast amount of labor had
been expended upon it. Every inch 0| it
‘had been battered and hammered over.
and attempts had been made to pry it up.
and place it. on a platlorm. All this was
the labor ofa race of beings long siuc‘b‘
passed away. There is too much skill
manilested for the prescnhrace 0| Indians.
and yet. the workings are too ancient to
have been those of‘ white men. Many
loads of rude stone hammeraate lound bu
ried a lew feet beneath the surface. t'l‘hey
are so abundant‘ that in atoning upa cel
lar it was lound more convenient to use
them than to throw thern out. Hemluak
Tioal,
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY,
trees two feet in diameter, and from ex- l
amination two and three hundred years
old. are growing over the workings. and
have to be telled to enable the miners to
excavate the earth. Remains of charred
wedges and levers and copper gods are
found under these trees and under the
principal muss. These ancient workings
can be-truced for more than half n‘mtle
through the forest. and an expenditure of
$50,000 at this li.ne, would not pay for
the accomplishment at on equal amount
of labor.
Their grout antiqully would seem '0
carry us back to olher tribes. Yet it is
not impossnble (hat lhe present Indians
may be the descendants of {hose who
Wrought lhem. , "
fl General Wdr in Europe Predicted.
—-—lf we are not greatly“ mistaken. :1 Eu
ropean war is inevitable. “’hat “ill the
war be for? We say. in the prophetic
language 0! the iliustrious George Cun
ning—a war 0! principle—tr war which
uhall decide. in the cunnon‘s mouth. whe
ther a democratic or u monnrchical gov
ernment is the beat nystem of securing to
the people the greatest portion of freedom,
protection. encouragement and hnppineu.
This war. wefeur. in about to commence.
and we have n prophelic idea of its !erri~
hlc but just ro-ull. The "Cities of lhe
Plain.” (Paris. Vienna, &c..) must be de
slmyed. nml hardly a stone lelt 10 tell
where lhe] mood. This would be an an
odyne. a who'ewme scourge oi the pebli’
lent channels nf remlutiun.
But What ul England? How is she. to
escape t" There is no escape [or her.—
London and the large towns must pay the
penalty incurred by their own wantonness.
The people of Enulnnd cannot any longer
bear the pressure of the national debt.—
The shopkeeper cannot pay his rent, nor ‘
can the householder pay his tax without
impoverishing his children. What is then
to be done? We have eight hundred mtl
lions of debt; why ohould not these cred~
itors be placed as Lord John Russel. and
SW Robert Peel have placed the merchants,
planters and other» ol the EMS‘ and \Vest
tindtesP If these must be ruined. dtsgui
lsed under the term “sacrificed” tor the
public good, why are the [undholders to
the spared? Every man in England en
couraged by the dishonest government of
the day. who has Invested the profits of
his industry in railroads, is dirtrncted and
mourning over his lost fortune and his
means of existence. But hhy is the tund
holder alone in quiet possession ol undis
turbed investments—Liverpool Paper.
2.709.286
1.219.178
1.490.107
5.418.571
TAKING THE PAPERS
Some years ugn,a lady. nulicing a neigh
bor olhers was no! in her seat at church,
one Sabbath, called, on her return hume.
to enquire what shouki detain so punclunl
an ahemlant. On entering the huuae. she
tnund the family busy at 'work. She was
aurpriuell when her lriend addressed her—
. Why. la! where have you been 10-day,
dressed up in your Sabbath clothes P’
‘ To meehng.’
' \Vhy. whal day is it F"
‘ Snbbalh day.’ '
‘ Sal. stop washing in n minule! Sab
bath day? “'0“, I didn't knuw ; for my
husband hasgnt so pluguey bungy he unn'l
take the papers now. and we know nolh
ing. \NeH, “ho preached E”
' Mr. Hodgkinsnivey.’
' W'hat did hf‘ preach about 9’
' It wu on the «Irslruchun ol the World.
and 'he day ofjunlgment.’
. Whal! us the World destroyed? “'ell,
well. it mughl be destroyed a dozen umev
and we know nothing about II! ‘II wu/l
do, we must have lhe papera Imam/1°"
every thing goes wrong wunuut lhe AP”-
811 l has alumni Inst his reading. 110‘ P"”."
has gqt qune nlnpish again, befiuse she
has got no poetry nr slorlel lo #ad- I! “’9
have to take a cart load of ”names and
onions to market. I am rem/‘led ‘0 hn've a
newspaper.’ ’
721,509
894,063
We received laulevlfliflg news of Ihe
sale arrival of [he simmer Democrai, Cass
master. in lhe head vl Sell river, 8; give
lhe lulluwing ”use: from her log book :
"Mel Sleamer Whig. Capt. Taylor,
below Availnbfllly bar. where she had
been agroundsmce 1844, her crew in 1!
date of muliny. having .lhruwn her old
Commander. Clay, overbonnl. We learn‘
[hut Capt. 'l‘nylor succeeded in lighting
his boat over lhe bar by throwing his en.
lire cargo ol prmcnples overboard; and is
now making arrangements to refit the old
boat or build a new one. ready for a [rip
up Salt river in 1852, where he is bound
to go. This mutiny grew out of a division
at the spoils.”—Louisvil!e Democrat.
flbolilion of Slavery m Keniucky.-—A
gentleman of the moat respectable charac
ter and standing, who has recently madoo
tour of the State of Kentucky, and who
convened with a large number of the lead
ing oilizang of that Store. says that in the
Convention about to be held to frame a new
constitution. provision will be made for
the abolition of slavery in thatSlato. ltu
immediate and unconditional ' ordination,
he thinks. wrll probably not bo‘eec'ored;
but that it will be done iwithio'é few years,
is contains—New York Post.
WBO just. but trust not every 01113,.
NEW SERIES—VOL. 1, NO. 45-"'WHOLE N 011)”:
I ri
MESSAGE
. OF THE 1
President of the United Stat”.
Fellow-Citizen: othe Senate and V
o/ the House of Representatives.
Under the benignent Providence at Al
mighty God. the representativee of the
States and ol the people ere-again brought
together to deliberate tor the public good.
The gratitude of the nation to the sour
eign Arbiter ol all human events. should
be commensurate with the boundless bles
sings which we enjoy. _
V Pence, plenty. and contentment reign
throughout our borders. and our beloved
country presents u sublime moral specu
cle to the world.
The troubled and unsettled condition
0! some of the principal European powerq
has had it necessary tendency to cheek
and embarrass trade. and to depres’ pri
ces throughout all commercial M 00093
but uotwithstnttdtng these causes. (haunt
ted States. with their abundant pro acts.
have felt their eflects less severely than
any other country. and all our great inte
rests are still prosperous and eucceegful.
In renewing the great eventl of the
past year. and contrasting the agitated
and disturbed state otother countries with
our own tranquil and happy condition, we
may congratulate ourselves that we are
the moat tavored people on the face of the
earth. While the people of other conn‘
tries are struggling to establish ‘lree insti
tutions, under which man may govern
himsell. we me in the actual enjoyment
ol them—s rich inheritance lrorn our lath
ers. While enlightened nations of Eu
rope are convulsed and distracted by civil
war or intestine strile, we settle all our
political controversies by the peaceful ex
eiciae ol the rights of lreemen at the bal
lot-box. The great republican maxim. so
deeply engraven on the hearts of our peo
ple, that the will of the majority, consti
‘iutionally expressed. shall prevail. is opr
inure safeguard against force and violence.
It is a subject of just pride, that our lame
and character as a nation continue rapid
ly to advance in the estimation of the civ
ilized world. To our wise and free instia
tuttons it is to be attributed. that while
other nations have achieved glory at the
price ol the suflering, distress, and impov
erishment of their people. we have wou
our honorable position in the midst of an
uninterrupted prosperity. and of snincrea
sing indvidual comfort and happiness. I
am happy to inform you that our relations
with all nations " ‘
Advantageous ti
been concluded
with New Grat
lies. Belgium, H
Mecklenburg-Si
ample. the res
Britain, our pri
has been relaxed
cial policy has bl
lightened nations
greatly enlarged
try stands lllgh'
world than at a'
[tune to occupy ‘ Pl
“my neceamrvlo preserve peace. and
(“mnny adh‘le to the great and _funda
mental prip‘l’le ol our loretgn policy. of
"Wm“?! ,ence in the domestic concerns
of other/[lions' We recognise in all us
tiotis t rights which we enjoy. ourselves,
to cyée and relortn their political insti
“up 5. according to their own Will and
pi/tsure. Hence we do not look behind
yr‘lsllng governments..capable ol malntah
‘ling their own authority. We recognize
all such actual governments, not only Irom
the dictates 0! true policy. but from a sa
cred regard for the independence of na
ttune. '
While this is our settled policy, it does
not follow that we can ever be indifferent
spectators of the progress olliberal princi
ples. The government and people of the
United States hailed with enthusiasm and
delight the establishment of the French re
public. as we now hail the efforts in pro
grass to unite the States of Germany in o
confederation, similar in many respects to
our own federal Union. If the great and
enlightened German States, occupying so
they do a central and commanding position
in Europe. shall succeed in establishing
such a confederated government. securing
at the same time to the citizens of each
State-[local governments adapted to the pe
culiar condition of each. wrth unrestricted
trade and intercourse Wlth each ot. er, it
will be an important are in the htetdry of
human events. Whilst it will consolidate
and strengthen the power of Germany, it
must essentially promote the cause of,
peace. commerce, civilization and consti:
tutional liberty throughout the world?"
.' :‘Wilh all the governments on thlis'lco‘nti
ne‘ht. our relations. it is believed. are now
on a more friendly and satisfacto'iy/ {gelling .
than they have ever been at‘ér’iy' 70ml?! pe
riod. ’ ' .
Since the exchange of r'atificationhf‘ol the
treaty of peace with Mexico: outt‘,“ipter
soursawith the government of tha’t'repnb
lic has been'of the most friendly character.
The Envoy Extraordinary gand‘ Minister
Plaiiipotantisry of] the United“ Stain to
Mexico‘has beqnyregei‘vpd and accredited ;.
laid a airlomtie Meredith? (twig-xi.-
co ofisimilar rank hag bégfilflflli!‘ 'andl
accredited by this iroyerp'msritg fittioiamq.
cable 'QlelllWirPElWPSfl athetf'teisti‘tm'im
C., 1