Tlit Mcl.oi-tt Aflnlr. Wo htvo received a slip f.om the office of the Rochester Democrat, containing the following par ticulars confirming the account of the outrage at Lock port: Method Bailed.- Popular Commotion at Istrk rt ! A gentleman of this city hosjust received iho following letter from hi fiicnd, respectable ceiitlemon of Lockport, which he hag obligingly p rniiitoil us to copy. Whit the result may lip, can only lc conjectured. lockport, Thursday, 12 o'clock, night. I have juM returned fnajn the court house anil jail, whetc there is, or was a short lime since, assembled 250 or :)()0 citizens, who say McLeod shall nnt he libera ted, although Judge, Uowrn admitted him to hail this afternoon, and Uapt, Wm.Buct become hail. The Judge gave the order to hi (McLeod's) at torney about 7 thia evening, and in 40 minutes 200 men were in and about iho court house and jail. A meeting was organized in the court room, whlc 40 or 50 guarded the door below, some with muskets; hilo the drums and bugles outside must have m tdo Mcf.so.l feci gluumjr, Hunts uui ulhmid to tec the Sheriff or nny one else. A committee was appointed to we Judge Bow en and ask him to surrender him, it r.itlier withdraw his name from the bond. The committc had not ro'nrncd when I left. I fear it will lie much against I. iiu if he does not do so. A messenger Las gone to Buffalo, that tho owner of the Caroline may bo here to prosicute f,r private damages, Ac., should the authorities irsist on his liberation. Tho excitement is very great, Brother son signed (lie hail bond with Duel. Most of our best citizens arc indignant at Judge Dowcn for aJmiting him to bail, and a Ira at the bail. If they lei him go, I mistake the nan I left at the court house. Half-pad 12. I am going to the jail again. Two o'clock, morning I found Judge Bowen addressing the meeting, and attempting to exoner ate himself. Duel did not arrive, but I understand he will surrender him in the morning, to which time the meeting adjourned, although many will tctnain at the jail till morning. The cannon was brought in the front of the court house about 12 o'clock, and commenced tiring, and made the glass fly in the court house, to the amusc nieiit of the I'utrius, I will assure you. What must have been McLeod's feelings, not knowing hat wns going on during the seven liouis the court house was full I must say he was much to be j iitii d, if innocent. Aint i kirn Kiitrriiiise VVc learn from the Clipper of yesterday that Mr. Ro.-s Viis has completed a locomotive eng'ne of great power. The engine has been constructed with a view to adapting it to the purpose of trans portation. Its weight, when in running condition, is nineteen and a third tons, equally distributed on c'ght wheels, all of which are driving or propel ling wheels : hence the adhesion of the entire weight cf the machine is made subservient to its tractive power. '1 he boiler, of the upright description with vertical tubes, is peculiarly adopted to the use of c ml, has G50 tubes and 20 square feet of fire grate. The cylinders are 14 inches in diameter and 21 inhes tlioke. Tho New York Couriei says The ship '-Isaje Newton," now loading at this port, fi.r Hamburg, has on board two locomotive Strain Engines and other machinery, the value of the same being nearly twenty-five thousand dollars, destined for a Kail Road in Prus ia. These are from the extensive maunfactory of Win. Noma, Philadelphia, whose high and well do served reputation has produced heavy orders fur his work, from England and the Continent, lie has already furnished seventeen locomotives to I'.ngland and twenty tight to other part? of Europe. The success of his Engines on the English roads', must be a source of gratification to every American, and it is equally agreeable to find that uur English brethren, in a spirit magnanimity, willing to give merit its due, freely admit the supuioiity of his ma chines. Halt. Amir. Governor Cass, in speaking of the condition of the laboring classes of Europe, s ays : " I passed the last summer at Vers .illes, where the commanding general put at my dispositon a snus-oH'icei to accom pany me in my walk, and to point out the various localities worthy of particular observation at that seat of wonders. He was a very intelligent man, and well educated; anJ 1 owe to his conversation knowledge of the true Condition of tilings in the in ternul economy of Frai.cc. He was from tht! neigh boihood of A rutins, aiid his father was a small pro prietor. I asked him, one day, whut was the usual bnakfust of the laboring people in that pait of the country, lie taid, plenty of waUr, and a piece of ammunition bread rubbed with an onion ! A new discovery is said, by the 'Indus tricl Al sacicn,"to have been made, whiih, if the expni menta which are now making prove to be collect is vi ry important. It is said that by a certain hi mictl preparation or process, indigo can be obtained from sawdust of the oak tree ; and that the indigo thus ob tained presents, upon analysis, all the properties of the indigo from the tropics. The cx eriincnts are carried on in the neighborhood of ALkiuh. Damages r Locomotm sa. Tin tc have been paid fiom the tieasury of Pennsylvania dining the ' last year, J5fi,850 57, for damages Joue to individ uals by spaiksfrorn the locomotive eugln a. Immixsi Rr.inr-T or I.tTTSs. Ti e Columbia, I U- ston, brought out from England til mail bags and 72,000 letters, aluut ha'fofwhich were left at Halifax for the provincea. 8iMllTAi;oiaTarniic MtsTiaits. 7'e fourth Tuesday of Ftbruuryr tl e day appointed for simultaneuu Temperance jneetings throughout theciviliied woild, when the f.icnds of Temperance, Without rrgaid tp rtligiuus sects, or political parties, - or conditions of hfr, assemble together in ibi.it Uitler- ent town, or districts, and rclebra'e the triumphs and seek to extend the blessings of the Tempercnco re form. Host on Juur, THZ3 AMERICAN. Saturday, Irbmnrp 13, 1841. ItriHOcrallc t'aiultitatc for Governor, Ucn. DiVIII SI. pohti:k. (jj'Thc sleighing has been unusually fine for the last two weeks, and bids fair to continue so for soma time. Tho Susquehanna opposite this place was frozen over for tho thiid time this winter on Tuesday last. The snow on tho Allegheny is aid to be in some places from 4 to 6 feel deep. QTj- The Banks of Wilmington, Delaware, sus pended specie payments on Friday, the 5th inst. dj" In Congress nothing of importance is at pres ent going on. The Bankrupt Hill, and the Bill fvii the distribution of the procieds of the public lands, are the most important items before this body ; but tiny have not yet come to any decision. (7 The editors of the Ilarrisburg Chronlcl , ha ving been prosecuted for a libel on James Cameron, Esq., made a recantali m, acknowledging that he done injustice to Mr. Cameron, as his charges n gainst him were wholly unfounded. Mr. Cameron accordingly withJrew the prosecu'ion. fjj-f Jeneral Harrison reached Baltimore on Sat urday last. He made a speech to the citizens on Monday, promising thai his administration should not bo a party one. His actions, however, will have to show for themselves, From them alone the people will have to judge. We perceive that the citizens of Milton are ma king an attempt to establish a cotton Factory at that place. We hope they may succeed in their plans; and we cannot see why tin y should not. Mil'.on is located in the midst of a fine agricultu ral country, having around it all the elements of wealth and prosperity. Its inhabitants arc generally a moral and intelligent people, and arc nut wholly destitute of enterprise. All that is r quired to en sure success is action prompt and encrgt tic action. Milton like most of the towns of any importance in this state, has its newspapers. One of which, the Miltonian, was long an influential paper, under the management of Gen. Frick. Its present editor is Mr. Brown, who, al hough opposed to us in politics is, nevertheless a gentleman, and is esteemed such by his neighbors. On the editor of the Ledger, we wid not attempt to pass judgement, but leave him to the lender mercies of his neighbors. If they can tolerate the thing, we at a distance should not complain. ha, however, lately unveil, d itself and sotvid a long agitated problem, by proclaiming its nature in the shape of an acrostic, published in its own beautiful sheet. QJ" A few of the friends of Thaddeus Stevens are endeavoring to blow up a small tempest in conse quence of the opposition made to his appointment of Postmaster Ueneial under General Harrison's administration. In Mr. Steveiu's last paper, the ' Gettysburg Star," ho stigmatizes the pre. ent whig Senate as a "piebald collection, and the rottone.-t piece of human architecture ever thrown together." I he Hamsburg Intelbgancer, decidedly the most respectable of the HaT'ison papers at that place, ve ry properly administers to Mr. Stevens arid his few fi iends a severe rebuke, for their vulgar and ungen tlemanly conduct towards Mr. Penrose. If we could lie permitted to form any opinion of the re lativc popularity of the two men with the Hatrison party in this section of the country, we would nut hesitate to say that ten to one would be found in fa vor of Mr. Penrose. This is however a matter that the whigs must tcttle among themselves. A SifMiul UiiiuKe. Our ntemlm, Jesc C. Horton, having voted again the resolution to d.stril'Ute tho proceeds of the publ.c lands among the states to which they be long, a measure just in itself, and which would re lieve the farmers of Pennsylvania from paying a state tux, which will soon amount to a million dol lars per annum ; felt that it was necessary to (rive colouring to his base desertion of tho people, by endeavoring to get the delegates at the county con I vention U sanction his conduct. In this, however, : he has failed, not w ithstanding every exertion was ; made by his frit mis to procure d leg itcs most favor able to his views. When the resolution against the bill to dis'ribute the proceeds of the public lands cine up it wa al once icjicii d ; but four out of the twenty-n ine del egates presinl, voted in favor of it. The democra cy of Morihuuil'cilaiid County uudcrstanJ their lights and will never permit their reprcscu ative to baiter away their best interests with impunity. The Legislature. The bill fir ll e ri-payuuiit of the money borrow, ed from the llar.irburg anJ V. S. Bank for the re pairs of the Huntingdon Bieach, was returned by the Governor with his veto. An effort no doubt will be mad to form a new county out of North. un.berlaiid, St buy Ikill and Dauphin, a till having been n porw d to lhat effect. All attempt of the same kind wu made last winter, but our member thai succeeded in arresting it I fore bill was re ported. I.KHiuii Cnnr v.The Philadelphia Standard .tat. a on the authority uf Jo.iah While anJ the En gineer of the la high Company, that the Canal can be repaired by lie first of June next, nt an estima ted cost ot :jjti,000. Pulilie Srnfimrnt. ,; Mr. Horton not liking the notice we have tiken of his votes in the legislature, so tht the people might know what ha has In en doing, has procured his man Friday of lhe"Milton Ledger" to let loose upon us volley of low vulgarity and personal abuse. It is not uncommon, however, in these days, to see men without principlis substituting abuse fur argument, in order to screen their misdeeds from the public. Accordingly, the last Milton Ledger says, iVre n the Hniibury Amcritnn was establish rd, we denounced it as a 1'iHute. We have now tht satisfaction of proving that these declarations were correct. That paper is out in favor of a h 'gh tariff, and it also in favor nf the distribution of the proceeds of the public, lands, both of which are Ft dcral measures." Now how has he proved them correct. At the instigation of Horloii's friends he brought these matters in the shaj c of a resolution before the delegates at the county convention, for the purpose of approving of Morton's vote on the distribution bill, when twenty five of the delegates refused to support it, leaving but four solitary dele gates out ii f the twenty nine tu support Mr. Har bin's vote. These twenty-five I'ehgatcs will, no doubt, all be st g unitized as frd'-ruf'tls and spuria '( iimcruts, fur thinking us we did upon this sub. ject. But further, in order to show the inconsistency as well as tho subset viency of this creature to the will of his master, we re-publish the following editorial extract from his paper of January S.'Jd, just two weeks previous. In speaking of the distribution bill, ho says: "Many if the Democrats are ftrenu ously opposed tn it, while many if them arc as strenuous in ils favor" and then concludes by say ing, ''he does not, however, profess to understand this subject in nil its bearings, ami then fore will endeavor to lay the arguments and opinions of wiser men than he is, before his readers." How very mode.-t. But then it should be recollected that Jesse had then not yet vo'ed on tho bill, and had not given orders what opinions his dimoci utic editors hould maintain. But what a sudden change "the argu ments and opinions of one wise man" m y bung about. Jcs-c's vote, as if by magic, fl.ishcd convic tion at once upon the mind of his erudite editor, w hich, like the smooth tut face of a pint of molasses, was ready for any temporary impression, which the exigencies of the case might require. Explorin Expedition. A correspondent of the 1'nited States Gazette, connected with the Exploring Expedition, by a Ict'cr dated at the Sandwich Islands, Del. 51, 18 Id; gives an account of an attac k am! murder of two of the officers of the Expidttion (Lieut. Undcrwocd and midshipman Wilks Henry) by the natives of the Island of Malulo. They had decoyed these officers to the shore and beat their brains out before assis tance could reach them. The expedition sent an armed force to shore attacked their town burned them o.it of Ihiir housis, and k.lied shout 80 or 100 uf il.tm IaAmo ttiry sulirniltej. riiiliiilelpliia Interests. Our Philadelphia fi iends seem to mauif.st con siderable anxiety in regard to the contemplited rail road from Ilarrisburg t- Votk. The Tide Wa ter canal has already, and .mist continue to draw oil a vast amount of the Suopiehanna trade fiom Phi ladelphia to Baltimore. From Hanisburg to Bal timore, by rail road, the distance is 8:) miles. From Ilarrisburg to Philadelphia the distance is 107 miles, a dill'i rence of 21 miles in favor of Ballimoie. Thus shewing that Philndilphia cannot conpete with Baltimore for the Susquehanna trade, alien thai trade once reaches a point so low down as Ilar risburg. It is obvious then, that this trade should be intercep'ed at the nearest point; and it is some what singular, that with all the projects of widening cansils, tow-boat companies, aud projected rail roads, lhat the cilizins of Philadelphia should forget thut they lave a rail road extending from the city to Pottsville almost complcteJ, and that fiom thence to Suiibury tin re is but a link i f 12 miles wanting, to compute an entire rail way communication from Philadelphia t the Susquehanna. The distance from Sunbury to Philadi Iph a by the Danville cV PotUville and Pottsville, Heading cV Philadelphia rail road is 135 miles. From Sunbury to Balli more, by canal to Ilarrisburg, and from thence to th.it place by rail road, the distance ia also 135 miles. From Sunbury to Baltimore by the Tide Water Can d and sloop navigation the distance is about ISO miles. As Sunbury is locaclcd at the junc tion of the Noith and West branches of the Sus. quehanna, it will be seen that this is the proper point of connection in order to socutc the trade of both branches. At thU point too, commences the great Iron Region of Montour's ridge, in the sur rounding neighborhood of which, a tonnage amount ing to several hundred thousand tons will be pro duced in the couiso of a few jeu-s in the manufac ture uf Iron alone. If these facts are not t. ullu i. nl to induce Philadelphia to complete this unfinished link uf 12 miles of rail road by which, at a trilling cost she can secure all these advantages, we think it is in vain to induce people hereafter to take caro of their own inteiests. Besides Plnladt Iphia has another interest in this matter. This unfinished link of 12 miles tuns through the GirarJ Estate, a. bounding in valuable veins of Cod, which, in its present slate, is entirely valuless to the city, whilst lhat estate holds ulso, two hundred thousand dollars of the capital stock of the Danville and Pottsville Bail lload Company, which, ly its completion, would lie y really chanced in value. Etlipsr uf t'ir Moon. The New York Eveniug Post has the following in tcfi rence to the lute Eclipse : ' The 11 ict appearance of this Eclipse, as we are lot I by the astrouomeis, was about the 20h uf June, li'JS. It has since then occurred periodically, al the eu l of every nineteen years, and on the fifth in stant will have made ils nineteenth periodical re turn. It will next be seen on the 1 7 ill February, l5ti, iu the morning, after which, the uvsaa pas sing through the earth's shadow, at each return little inoie to the south, the eclipse will disappear in the year 2219. In about twelve thousand two hundred and fifty-seven years after lhat it will a gain make its appearance." Suspension of the I'nitrd States Bank. ' On Thursday tho 4th inst., the Bank of the United States was again compelled to suspend spe tio payments. The officers of tho bank Siy that tley have paid nut in twenty days, since the re sumption, nearly six millions of dollars. Tho wh4e amount paid out by three of the Philad. banks, 'n Biecte, is said to exceed nine millions uf dollars, whiih is more than all the batiks in the city and state ifNcw York have in their possession. This unexpected calamity, it is said, has been brought about ly the Now York anil Eastern stockjoblicrs, brokers and speculators. Tho following are the proceedirgs of tho bank on Thursday evening : BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. Fram-Anr 4, 1841. At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of Iho Bank of the United Slates, held ot tho Banking House, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas, iho Dank ufthc United Stated in com p'imice with ils pledge to llic public, has made a fair and bona fide elf irt to resume and m .inlain specie payment, having sinco the 15th of Januaty last, paid out an amount little, if at all, short of six millions of dollars, in coin ot specie funds: Arid whereas, the cllort to maintain specie payments by l this Bank, has been rendred abortive by the intentio nal accumulation, and extranrdinay eufoiceincnt of ils instant lial i'ities : Therefore, llcsolvcd, That tho Bank is under the necessity for iho present, of suspending specie payments. Resolved, That every cxi riioii will be made by the Dircctots, to collect tlie debts, ond convert into cash, tho assets of the Bank, for the purpose of re suming payments in specie, at the earliest practica ble moment. Resolved, That tho foregoing preamble and resolu tions be buhlished. Extracted from the minutes. A. LA RDM. I!, Cu-hier. llic a nell's Kc orter states, "the next morning, Friday, the excitement was if possible more intense and crowds of persons assembled in the vicinity ot all the banks. The run upon them was general. The Bank of the United States was not parliculary througrd after 1 2 o'olock ; and throughout the whole day the Bank paid specie on its?.') notes. The oth er Banks, which commenced paying specie on all their obligations, gave way oun by one, so that by three o' cluck, the only institutions that paid specie in general terms, were ll c Farmers' and Mtchanic.s' S .uthwark and Commercial Banks. Even these, we are told, maiked a nurnbir of checks that were presented, as ' good." All, however, through out the city and county, freely and promptly paid (heir ?5 bills in specie; and in one or two cases, a mounts as large as f50,000 were paid in the aggre gate before it was thought proper to violate the res olution tn persevere in tho resumption, which was passed at the Bank meeting on Thursday night. The Western Bank paid all demands of every kind. The general cvpn ssion of opinion was that the Banks acted very injudiciously in making a fiuitless a'tempt to resume, after tho U. States Bank had been f.rced to supend. But, perhaps we should give them credit for the effort, to comply with what they deemed public opinion and law, and consider it as an earnest to sustuin specie payments to the ut most, even when in the judgment of tome of the Directors, such a course could be persued ouly to the injury of the Institutions. Every thing was ih confusion, as relates to money matters throughout the day; most of the brokers refused to purchase Holes; while ail borrowing and lending, seemed to be out of the question for the time. On Saturday olTairs were not in much better con dition. All the Banks paid their fives in specie hut none their obligations in full. In short, we may say that the suspension is noio general throughout the city and county. Our citizens ore of course sad ly puzzled for lunge, market money cV., as the small notes have mostly all been drawn out of cir culat'on. The Legislature will, we trust, take the nutter in hand iuimedially, and endeavor to divise some remedy far to discreditable a coud.lion of af fairs. Comity Convention. The County Convention for the nomination of a Delegate to the 4th of March Convention, for the purpose of nominating a Democratic Candidate for Governor, met at the Couit House, in Sunbury, on Monday, the 8th inst. Jacob Gearhait, Es j. was appointed Piesident, and Wm. Wilson, jr. Secre tary. The following delegates appeared, to represent the several townships: Turlut Hon. Jolui Montgomery and Henry Reader, A. Sliinick, Kuntz' Milton. Joseph Hougendoblci, and H. L. Dief fenbachcr. Chilli Miiiic Jacob Kline, aud Stedman. Voint. Daniel Robins and Wm. L. Cook. Northumberland. William Wilson, Jr. and John Mihs. Sunbury. John Farusworth and C. W. He gins. A 'iguta. Sjmuel Awl, Esq., John Yordy, Esq. and Ahiaham Shi man, jr. Hush. J. Gearheait, Eq. and Win. Johnson. Shanwkin. Hugh H. Teals, Esq auJ Chii.tain Boushlog. Coal. Charles Dering, Esq. and Reuben Fegely. Little .Muhonoy. Conrad Reaker and Jonathan Piper. Vpprr Mahonoy.l. Mallick and Jacob Snyder. Jackfon. Adam Daniel and John Fegely. On motion, C. W. llegins, H. L. DietUubach, John Mallick and H. Ii. Teals, Esq. were appoint ed committee to repoit resolutions. The Convention then proceeded to ballot fur Delegate, whereupon Win. Cameron, Esq., was du ly elected to represent this county in the 4th of March Convention Mr. HegilM, on behalf of the committee, rejiortcd the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted, with the exception of the ninth resolution, against the distribution of tho proceeds of tho pub lic lands, and against a tariff, which after a few re matks in opposition to it, by Mr. Hegins, was dis agreed to by the convention. Itesolved, That the administration of David R. Porter meets with our most hearty approval, and has fulfilled the highest anticipations of those who elected him. His independent firmness under try ing difficulties, his enlightened views of the true interests of the state, and his determination to pur sue them ' regardless of denunciation," his integrity of purpose and firm adherence to the principles of democracy, exhibited throughout his administration, entitle him to tho respect and confidence of the Democratic party, and piove him to lie eminently qualified to fill the exalted station which he now occupies, ond to ensure the harmony and success of the parly at the approaching guliernatorial contest. liesolvid, That we regard Governor Porter's re ceut message to the legislature of Pennsylvania, as a clear, manly and able document, and lhat we fully approve of his views on "tho reform of llic Bank ing syptem," "the resumption of specie payments," "(be put lie improvamanU," the spttily nnJ Imnrsl payment of the public debt, and the causes produ cing our late pecuniary embarrassments. llesolred, Tlia' wo are opposed to the present ru inous and fraudulent system of banking ; to the chartering of any new banks on such system ; to iho renewal of tl.o charterd privileges of any of the exi-ting tanks on the present system ; to any fur ther increase of their capital, and to the issue of any small notes, commonly called thinplastcrs, as they not only drive gold and silver out of circulation, but are good for nothing lo lay by, and in the end fall unredeemed into the hands of those who are least able to bear the loss, viz: tho honest, industrious and too-confiding poor. Jlttolced, Thai we unite with Gov. Tortor in the earnest expectation, "and trust that the present Legislature will not separate until they shall have made a scurrhing and thorough reftirm of the im perfections and manifold ubuscs of the present sys tem (of banking.) and that ellictual provision he made by law, that if any bank shall at any time heieafter suspend specie payment, it shall be ipso facto a forfeiture of its charter." Jltsulitd, That wo firmly believe that the prin ciples of democracy are essential to the permanancy of our free ii stitutiuiis and the welfare of the public, ai.d tli it the Union can only be preserved by a strict Construction of the Federal compact and a due re gard for the individual lights and of the stales. liesolnd, Thut we arc opposed lo the establish ment of a national Bank, because it may, as it has heretoforo leen, be made an instrument of evils in the hands of designing politicians, and destruction of the rights and interest of the people. liesoleed. That the Independent Treasusy system is in strict accordance with terms of the Constitu tion, and harmonises with the principles of repub limn govrrmneiil ; lhat it is well adapted to con duct the fiscal affairs of tho nation, and that any attempt by Congress to repeal it without divising 8 substitute better suited to the wants of the govern ment, would endanger the safety of the public mo ney, and w bile it would exhibit tho rclLs -nesi and folly of ovciheatcd political partizans, would be a direct fraud upon the people. Jtesolrid, That we have the highest confidence in the integrity, patriotism and republican princi ph s of Martin Van Buren. His administration of the government has our rno-t hearty approbation, and (he President, together with that veteran pa triot, the Vice President, will retire from their high stations, with the proud satisfaction of retaining the unabated confidence, respect and esteem of the Democratic parly of iho Union. Jitsoletd, That we are opposed to the distribu tion of the public lands, at this time, bee iue we regard it as a mere design on the part of Henry Clay and others, to stop the land revenue, so as to have an excuse and plea for the raising of a revenue by a high tariff, or duties on imported goods, and be cause the share coming to Pennsylvania would, af ter paying our stale debt, only induce our rulers to plunge headlong into new and more extensive im provements, producing heavier debts than before; or tn deviJe the susplus among a parcel of Bridge, Rail Road and other Companies, thus taking the very monies thut came out of every man's piickel, and putting them into the pockets of a few rich and lordly gentry, who, forsooth not having money e onough of their own, must have the poor people's loo! '(This resolution was negatived.) Jtesolvtd, That our Representative Delegate, and the Senatorial Delegate from this district, are here by instructed to support the re-nomination of Da vid R. Porter. On motion of Hon. John Montgomery, Htaulvid, That we are opposed to any division of Northumberland county as unjust and iniquitous, and that our representative be instructed to oppose any division, Uesolveit, That the proceedings of this meeting I e published in the Democratic papers of this and the adjoining county, aud at Ilarrisburg. JACOB GEARHART, J'res't. Wm. Wilson, jr. Sec'y. Nutiomil Foundry. In puisuunce of public nolice, a meeting of the citizens of Sunbury, in relation lo the establishment of a National Foundry, was held at the public house of Hiram Price, on Saturday evening, the 6th inst. CHARLES G. DON N EL, E q. was appointed President of iho meeting, and Gkorok C, Vku- ia, Eq. Seen taiy. The riectasity for the esta blishment of National Foundry, and the peculiar advantages which Sunbury presents for the location of such establishment, wire briefly staled by the Pres dent, whereupon Hugh Bellas, Esq., A. Joidan, Esq., Fiederick Lazarus, Lewis Dewait aud Charles W. Hegins, Esq. were appointed a committee to make a report upon the subject, at an adjourned meeting of the citizen. Adjourned to meet on next Saturday evening, at this place. CHARLES U. DGN.NEL, G. C. WiikLU, Sec'y. Pres't. ton TRK aMtnicitr. 8 II EE P ni'SDANDBY. The cultivation of the sheep and the manufao tute of tho fleece have, from the earliest period of history, formed the most important branches of agriculture and commerce. Tho Patriarchs of olJ weie extensively engaged in the business, and ap parently devoted all theii lima and attention to their improvement. Abraham was shepherd; his son Isaac "followed in the footsteps of his illustrious predecessor;" and Jacob had many flocks and has beon so woll versed in the science of propagation that he was enabled to counteract the intrigues of his fitherin law, who intended lo de prive him of the just reward of his skill, faithful ness and labors. From the period these illustrious characters flourished to the present time, the sheep ond its fleece have been considered objects of par amount importance. England, Germany, France and Spain, havo gone largely into the raising of sheep, and no lesi than 32 millions of these useful animal arc now grazing on the pastures of Eng land alone. During tin) Into war and soon after, some enterprising and benevolent individuals of tho State of Now VorU, hsva made attempt to raiso sheep in this country, and, in order to obtain a fleece suitable, for tho manufacture of the finer clothes, they imported the famous Merino from Spain. These wcro crossed with our native breeds, and the result was more favorable th in tho most sanguine had reason to expect. Tho grade of wool was much improved and the body of tho mixed breed larger, more robust and cons qtmntly better enabled to livo through our co'd northern winter than the imported ones. The Saxon has also been introduced into this country, and of late the Sjuth Devon and Cotswold have been added to the list of foreign importations. Since it soon be came evident that the business would become a profitable one, many engaged in it, and, at present, many million pounds of wool are clipped fiom sheep in the Northern ond Eastern states. From p.-rsonal observations which I have been enabled to make, I perceive that, in the State of Pennsylvania, and particularly in tho counties of INoilliumbcrland, L inon and Columbia, but a few sheep are raised, comparatively spcuking, and these few only of the inferior breeds. Al this I have often been surprised, since there is no stale in tin Union better adapted to the raising of sheep am where l!ie business can be carried on wi ll nion profit, than the State of Pennsylvania. Our hil lands arc considered very suitable for sheep and car yet bo obtained cheap ; and, if an individua should engage extensively in the blanch of hus bandiy, I have no doubt lhat he would recciv abundant remuneration for his labor and capital it: vested. In some parts in the state of New York, slice land sells from sixty l seventy dollars per acre, o the other hand, our hill lands can be bought froi ten lo twenty dollars per acre. Now, if it is prol table in the Stale of New York to raise sheep upe land which costs from sixty to seventy dollars p acre, I should suppose that in Pennsylvania it woe be more profitable, when land of almost the s.u quality can here be bought from ten to twenty d lars per acre. It is the practice of some farmers to keep all t! land in grass, either for pasture in summer, or making hay to feed their sheep during the wintl-r -..I ... . . . w . v nners pursue ine business ot raising slieep mer!j as a collateral branch: that is, they keep one shJcf for every acre of giound tinder cultivation. I wotili recommend ihe latter mode, and particularly advise to combine sheep husbandry with the cultivation ot grain A skillful farmer will soon reap the benefit of this system; because a rotation of crops wil. ' keep Lis fields in good heart, and enable him tc raise the best of wheat, and whilst a part of hi; grounds are in pasture, his sheep will yield Inn good fiVeecs. W. J. E. Catlawissj, Feb. 5th, ls-ll. f'Oll TIIK AMERICAN. It V - L A W S Of the Sniiluiry Literary Society. AnxicLK 1. The stated meetings of the Societj shall be held on the first Saturday Evening in eact month, and the annual meetings on the fust Satur day evening in January, when the officers of thi Society shall be el. cted. Seven members shat consliiute a quorum for the transaction of business. Art. 2d. There shall be a committee of fiv memliers, who shall bo styled the Selecting am Executive Committee, whose duty it shall se I o so licit subscriptions ; to select such periodicals as ihe; may deem worthy the patronage of the Society and report the same for its confirmation or rejection Art. .1. The Books of the Society shsll be lef into the custody of the Librarian, at the Commis sioners office. Aht. 4. The Librariun shall attend at the said office, on Wednisday and Saturday in rach week between the hours of 2 cV 4 p. m., for the leception and delivery of books to members; and books shat. not be delivered at any other time. Art. 5. 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