THE VETO. 7b the Senate and Hnvie of ftepreientativtt of the Commontttallh of Ptnntylvaniu. Gtim.(Kt s I regret tht in Imperative sense of duty compels me to return the Dill, entitle J "An Act 10 pr.iiJe forth election of Representative of the people of thii State in the Congress of the United States," to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, without my approbation. Thie legrel in increased by the consideration that I have atreeJy interposed to arrest the passage of a Kill for the time purpoee, anJ in many respecte substantially the same at the present. But un pleasant ai it is, I cannot yield -my assent to the passage of this bill, bearing on its face such glaring objestions. I beg leave to call your attention to my menage of the 6th of January last, returning the former hill, entitled "An Act to divide the State into Congressionol districts for the election of Re presentatives in the Congress of the United States," for the ground-work of several strong objections to the hill now before me. These objectionable fea. turea not having been changed, they operate as po tently against the present as they did against the former bill. Among them I will briefly refer to the disparity between the numbers in some of the districts. The eighteenth, for instance, embraces a population of 52,321 while the tenth has 89,203. Here isa difference of upwards of thirty-six thousand , being mote than half the proper ratio for member of Congress. Exact equality of numbers is of course unattainable in the respective districts ; but a dis parity, so grest as this amounts to a positive viola tion of the fundamental principle of representative government. If the principle be recognized that one district with less than two-thirds of the popu lation of another, shall be entitled to an equal re presentation, there is no limits to the injustice. Counties, whole d slr'cls, may in effect be disfran chised, snd tyranny of the most odious kind, un der the guUe of liw, established. I cannot assent to the recognition of so monstrous a principle. Another leading objection, which itself would be R.undiintly sufficient to induce me to withold my function from this bill, is its obvious tendency to transfer the ascendency in the national councils to the minority in the Slate, I say nothing impugn- j ing the motives of those who originated end sup poned this bill ; but no person, in the least degree e. invert ant with the political condition of Pcnsyl vihiu, can shut his eyes to the fact, that the politi ral party notoiiously in the minority, would und r the provisions of this bill elect an equal number of members of Congress with the admitted majotity, or at least within one or two of an 'equality. Thin is wrong ; it is an abuse of power, neither railed fur nor justified by any reason that I can discover. The constitution of the United States docs not, it is true, recognize the existence of political par tus, hut they are inherent in the very nature of ir government, and will as certainly exist as the government itself. The provision confiding to the states the designation of districts for the election of members of the House of Representative of the na tional government, was intended to give to the res pective stales the power of suiting the ariangeinent of the districts to the condition of parties and of course, to the interests and convenience of the slates. I have been taught ftom my boyhood, that the safety and stability of our government depended in a great measure on the ascendency of the great I ninciptes of human rights for which the demo cratic paity has uteaJfasily eotitcudej since the po litical revolution of 1800. I believe those principles lie at the foundation of our free institutions, and that whenever they are i'. dinged, those institutions are endangered. I would feel unwilling to entrust the defence of those principles to such champions as wowlJ I probably e lected were this bill to become a law, (Jive the minority their full representation ; deprive the.n nol of a single vote, but let not the whole control te surrendered into their hinds. It may be pos sible that many of the great measures of policy which have been the peculiar boast of the democra cy of the country, will owe their triumph or defest to the delegation from Pennsylvania. It maybe possible also, that the election of a President of the United Stales will depend on the same vote ; :'iid in view of tliese probable or possible contingent i ;es, do those who believe that the political princi- lee of the democratic! party are essential to the public good, discharge their duty faithfully, by al lowing their rf onti,is to usurp the (daces, which in justice belong only to them elves ! I presume not to ilietaic others, but I cannot refrain from speaking and judging for myself. I h ive buttled too long in the ranks of democracy in see its standard struck down, w ithout lifting my :rin to avert it. Where I to do so, I should feel iliat I had betrayed the trust reposed in me by the democracy of Pennsylvania, and was unworthy of its respect and confidence. My political career is ibuw'mg to a close, and I will riot sully it, by the in or covert ab,.n tonmciit of ike rights of my ocroocratic fellnw citizen. ' DAVID n.roinTR. Exkcvtits CutMnrn, JJurritlmt; Jtb.'i, 113. $ Hie Hlblc. IT asl ihou evet beard ' f such a book The euihurti'nd himself ; lie subject, tiod an I num. s,l valine,, 1 ej destk -eternal life, eternal ihutli Duad words! whuae tiicriii.g tius no end, no poumls, Most wondrous book ! bright camhV of die Lord 1 "sr of eternity the only t-ur l' which ihetskuf msn could nsvigate I lie sea of life, nu. g .in the coast it lili s scuiely ! only s'at whn.li rote on Tune. t.J, on iu dstk nd Uou1 1. J lriw, alill, As generation, dotting swif.ty l y, :iicrr4let genet ion, ilnew a ray M beavttn'sown I gbi, and to the hills of (ind, Ttic eternal hills, ttliililai.i ttisl ini.rai ta '- prophets, rer, and lieu, and acttj bards, I-1 i gelists, alio.! i ., men uikiiiie'i, ' o lhyii.e Holy (j l.o.t, amiointtd set Ajut,and conseciatcd lodeclaie I o earth the coon. els of the Eternal One, '! 'jIS book, this fco:.i i tl.l.- i ,Yuij iyt Uvh V'ssstini. itVik, Flirts and Flirting. No girl ever made a happy union by flirta tion bocauso no man, capable of making a woman permanently happy, was ever attracted by that which is disgusting to rational and re fined minds. Tlio fool may be caught $ and with the fool, life will be what it ought to be bo tween a flirt and a coxcomb. Flirtation in a woman, is equivalent to libertinism in a man ; it is the manifestation of the 8a me loose principles, only restrained by the usages of the world from developing itself in a similar way. The bare idea of this ought to preserve thousands, who perhaps fall into the error through mere exuberance of spirits, from exposing . themselves to a suspicion at which their natures must slirink. Youth, beauty, or genuine accomplishments stand in no need ol the mistaken weapon of flirtation to achieve their highest conquests. If they resort to It, we may be assured that there is a conscientiousness of wont of desert, or a vaniTywhich must poifon all true enjoyment. Let the young, the lovely and 'be gift cd, therefore, adhere to that nature which has made them what they ore, and leave flirtation to those who fancy they cannot provoke attention without forcing themselves, by ill manners', into the uiifeminine situation of being conspicu ous. The despairing maiden, who has court ed marriage for years without once being court ed ; the silly ordinary woman who has aped the graces without success; and the ridicu lous affected, would be accomplished, unsus pected of endowments except in her own idea these may try flirtation for effect; they can liardly FufTur from being a few degrees more contemptible in the sight of men, who have hitherto disregarded, and now only laugh at and despise them. The Orchard. Friit Trkes Peaches, Nkot arises Apri cots and Pi.t Mus. These fruits should, to wards the end of this month, (February) be pruned, (in any location south of the Susque hanna,) care being taken to doit before the buds start ; or swell. Cut away only the dead, and such useless limbs as may crowd too much and retard the circulation of the sun and air through the branches. The roots of the Peach trees, just under the surface, and near the body should be examined fur worms, which should be taken out and destroyed, with the point of a knile or a piece of sharp wire. The worms being removed, let the body or portions of the roots which may have been uncovered, be washed with a strong solution of potnxh and salt, and after restoring the earth, strew over the surface for 3 or 1 feet around the stein, a mixture of one part of saltpetre to H of salt, in the proportion of 1 lb. of the mixture to each tree, and let the bodies, and limbs of the trees as fur as they can be reached with tliu brur-h, be washed well with a strong solution of put ash, Ueltcral 1'arx. " "Honor and shame from no condition rise. Act well your part, there all the honor lies." Gen. I'aez, the President of Venezuela, is perhaps the, most remarkable man now living in South America. The revolution found him a simple Lliuiero, or herdhinaii on the vast plains in the south of Venezuela, ignorant of the very alphabet, ami as simple and supersti tious as any around him. He was a grown man when he entered a corps of irregular ca valry as a private lancer. lie soon distin guished himself by bis address and reckless bravery, uttnicted the attention of Bolivar, was rapidly promoted, and in a few years found himself commander of the horse. As such, by an unauthorized charge at the battle of Cura bobo, he gained the day, atid set the seal of his military reputation. He is now the Executive chief of the mott hopeful of South American republics, with the highest reputation for wis (Junius a statesman, and moderation as a poli tician, with manners and add rem that would grace any court in Europe. lie lias remedied I all the delects of early education, or rather the j want of education, lie bus not only read much i , . . ..... . . , . i but is one of the bet-t writers ot his country. Another ! kloij. The Nashua Telegraph which commemo rates with peculior care all the actions of the Canine race, tells the following story. There was a dog, and his name was Buff". He wus educated m a (Jnulier family, and par took largely of their quiet and peace-loving i pirit. Like them ho was of few words, and never Fpoke except when the spirit moved. For a companion be had a cat, brought up un der the same advantages, but who had fuilrd wholly to imbibe the non-rehittaiit principles ot her teachers, as many a scratch on poor Doll's not-e fully testified. He had suffered long, and had be ''an alinot lo doubt the loveliness of peace and doctrines, when firiinslkiu gave j linn a severe clapper clawinif for some fancied I w rong. It was too tnurh for the philosophy of Dull ; he reized her by the nape of the neck, lilted euluily to u mud puddle near by, plung ed her in, und utter holding her in it as long as I be thought sfe, let her go. It learned her a let-SOB. Moral : "Xrver ride a Tree horse to death," nor impose upon a man to-day, because he did not re.M ;:t an injury yesterday. Tus I.skt mv 11.T. Chairs with straight hacks are all the rage in the faahional te houses of 1 B"w- A dislmgui.hej physician, re ! now utd alike tor his great Uiedicjl skill and his punning atuininwits, recently remarked, "dial be was u'iri.ej ilut ttraight-txicfi'J chairs were the fashion, wben tt.er was not one up-right nun in I'M' " T THE AMERICAN. Saturday t March 4, 1843, nCMOVAL. DO3 The Office of the "SUNBUUY AMERICAN" has been removed to the white frame building, in Centre Al ley, adjoining the New Store of II. 13. Masser. Business or orders left at the Store, will be promptly attended to. We have just received sixty team of print ing paper, similar in size and quality to the shed upon which this is printed. Also 36 reams of su tler Rnval 21 hv 28 inches, which will be sold at cost and carriage, fur cah. rry Our readers will find G.,v. Porter's Veto Message, on the Apportionment Bill, in another column. The bill vetoed was framed exclusively for the Philadelphia county members, who were magnanimous enough to barter away the interests of their country friends with the whigs, In order to get four members of Congress for the ci'y arid cnuntv, while they are not entitled to more than three. fj" We are indebted to the Hon. John Snyder, for the Report of Mr. Ellsworth, Commissioner of Patents. It is the most valuable document that has emanated from Congress for many years. fj" Fiar.. Weiegret to learn, that the dwelling house of Henry Renn, of Augusta township, was entirely consumed by fire on Thursday morning last. (Jj- I.iTTr.ti's Mrsr.rM. This excellent and most vslunble of all our periodical publications, has Veen united with the American Eclectic The last numlieTs hae not vet been received. (Jj Congress will adjourn to-day. It is rumor ed that Captain Tyler iu'end calling an eitra session, fjr5 Mr. Forward baa resigned his se it as Sec retary of the Treasury. q3 There are various rumors in relation to the changes in the Cidrinet. The last is, that Mr. Webster and Mr. Forward will both go out. Mr. Forward is to leave for certain, snd Mr. Spencer is to take his place. James M. Porter of Easton, it is said, will most certainty be appointed Secreta ry of War, in the place of Mr. Scnccr. II is rumored that in case Mr. Smith shall be rejected a Collector of the Port, of I'lnlaJel phia, Mr. W. W. Irwin, uieiubei of Congress from PiltsbiHg, will, on the adjournment of Congress, receive the appointment, (y Com. Piirtli, the representative of our country at Constantino le, is in very delicate heahh. His friends are apprehensive that he will not sur vive the present season. Qj Mr. Van lluren has changed the name of his residence, well known as Kinderhnnk, to Lin dendorf. This is bad policy, Martin, as well as bud taste. Bankrupt Art. The Senate, on Saturday last, by a vole of 32 to in, passed the Hill from the House providing for the repeal of the Rankrnpt Act. The Pill is. there fore, now with the President, for his action thereon. It is difficult to sav wbot the President will do. Our opinion is, that be will veto it. The act, if not continued, may 1 very justly eall.d spong ing net. The grcBt mischief apprehended from the act baa already In en done. It is certainly more I oj ubit row. tl an wl en it was passed. Jlill.rlsm. Aa faithful chroniclers of the limes, we give hr I following extract : 'CitFiritn, Vermont, Feb. 15. This is the dav mi w'-ich nil tin- saints were to W ""J' "n '' ,,,,,vf n; T1"'' a lueetini' nt Knndo'nh last nit'ht, ot the follow- ors of M iller ; thinking to startup this morn inff ot 1 o'clock, some in this phice li'id uriven away their clothing, thinking they Khali not want it." The Milleritcs of I.ewishurg. ITnion county, wo undeMitnd, after watching all night, in thehnpea of being caught up," have since their disippoint- i uient, generally gone to work, with the exception of one individual, who hss not worked fur two years past, snd w ho feels the nun fulfilint nt of the prophecy, n.esl grhvouly. Hs probably does not consii'cr work suitable rmploynv nt for a taint. Great Abolition lYtitiou. The correspondent of the N. V. American givea the fol'ovitg account of a ponderous Abolition (letilion from M isehuette, which Mr. Ad una at tempted to present to the House, but which, under the rules, could nut be received. "WisHixisTti. Monday, Feb. 3ft, 1SJ3. On the meeting of the House ibis morning, sll eyes w re at once al'racted Inwards the desk of John (juieey Adams, ipon which stood a ponder ous wi odcn wheel or roller, supported on a suli stantial frame-work haing very much the ap pearance of a reduced specimen of a 'fisherman's reel,' such aa we often see si irg our sea shores, used for winding up sn.ldrting large fishing-nets iir t-eins. Tbe whole bight of the frame and roller, with its burden, wss neatly three feet, I'pon it w as wound an immense r'll of paper, about two feet broad and nearly (wo feet in diameter as vtew. id at the end. This curious object is a petition fn.ni MaFtarhuM'tta, signed by 3 1 ,863 citizens ol tW. State, praying Collates to ptss such sets, and propoi-s such amendments lo thu Consiitution as will separate the psteijner from all connection with the institution of domestic slavery !" The names of these fifty one thmitand eight hundred and tixiy-thret signers, written in the ordinary form and sice, occupied the whole extent of this immense roll, which is ralv a mil to wo." HISCELLm. Edltorlalf Condensed and Selected. Mr. Lavergne, President of the Consolidated Dank at New Orleans, committed suicide in the graveyard near the city on the 15th ult. He left a written statement of his reasons for tha act and denies that any misconduct of his own occasioned it. He was man highly esteemed, of polished manners and a lofty eocial position. A new fraud upon theSouthwnrk Dank has just been put in circulation. It ia a f 5 note, altered from the worthless Roulhwark Savings Dank, so as to pass for a Southwark D.mk note, simply by tearing off the w ord 'Savings,' which was a part of ihe title on the lop of the note, F. Robeits, Cash ier ; P. Hankert, President. The editor of the Western Weekly Review, has lately been shown a lamb, with only one eye in its head the eye directly in the centre. It is estimated that there are more than a mil lion of counterfeit Mexican dollars scattered through the Stale of New York. This year began, and will end, on Sunday, making fifty-three days of rest to all, save editors and printers. They had their turn Isst year. The celts under Joe Smith's temple, at Nanvon, are separated by walla several feet thick. It is thought these cells are intended as lodgingrooms for refractory Mormons. A child having two heads was born in Balti more on Sunday last. It survived but for a few hours. j The Military post at Pilatka, fiords, is to be broken op forthwith, A good sign of relu'ning peace for the Territory. The Slitte at Tiny. Fifteen dead Imdies were taken from the ruins seventeen taken out alive, more or less injured. Some are still missing. At a Charity Ball given in Baltimore, the sleep iug tent used by Washington during the Revolu tionary War, was exhibited. The hendiiary Prince of Piussia came veiy near biing killed by a wild boar 4 short time since. "I'ot liny." There it a boy only eleen years of age, now exhibiting in Bo-ton, who is five feet two inches high, and weighs "T,f pounds. China Prize Mtinry The China war being now ended, il isa mutter ofconsideiable interest to military men (sty a ihe London Spectator) lo learn what portion of the 21,000,000 of dollars of indem nity money, which the Chinese have to pay, is lo le made over as prize money to those whose valor J has wrung this treasure from our enemy. The f fraud Jury in Indiana have presented the practice of dunning as a nuisance. Cspiinl. One Chanrt hft. It is now thought by many that if Parson Miller persists in his design of de. stroying the world next April, President Tyler will veto it. An old fuahione4 chap in Charleston has used up three tides of leather in strapping his children. 0(iht. rock vein of gold worh ten penny weights to tbe bu-hel and easily worked, has re. rently leen di-covered st the Hillabee, Mines in Tallapoosa county, Ala. A man is nobody in old Kentucky, if he hasn't a handsome i-Uter. A real pretty one is a fortune. A hostess in Alabama, has on her bill of fsre ' flour doings," "chicken fiiins," and ''egg arrange ments." The whole of human virtue may be reduced to speaking truth always, and doing good to others. Insanity, among other diseases, has been cured in Germany by mesmerism. So they say. There are at the present time 400 steamboats employed in r-uvigating the Miaaisippi river. In England there are 1SG1 n:ilci of railroad, at a cost ofXSa.l 19,169. Tbe nurnlier of bands of Mackerel inspected during tbe year in Masaehuells, ia 75,313. Iiemarkal,U.ih the lfuh instant tlieie was a fill of "hail, or very minute particles of ice," at Cincinnati, lo the depth of five inches, ItiJmp Criswohi.h is stated that the late It shop of MaaaachaiH'lfs, in the course of his life ordained no less Ihsn 128 priests, 171 deacons, and confirmed 12,104 er-oiia. -4 Tragedy Two citizens of Holmes co., Miss., named Newman and Sandford, quarrelled lately. Newman wiih a doulde barrelled gun shot Sand ford in the abnmen. The latter in his last ago nies levelled his gun and fired. Doth fell dead, side by side. .J Ilriirtest Ruhhery. In Boston on Wednes day, a man who was engaged on the wharf in ar ranging the body of his brother, which had just been f unl fluting in the dork, had bis pocket picked of upwards of 2,000 dollars. Tfie Pruthtrts of the United State. A staled men', prepaid! by the Conitnissioneis of Patents, estimates the products of fifteen articles only, which were (he growth of lts42, at nearly six hundred million of dollars. A Small Chance of Escape By a recent order of the Emperor, Ihe punUhmenl of a convicted in cenidary in Russia is decreed to be the running the gauntlet six limes before 1000 ant.liera and, in the event of his surviving, (!) twenty-one years labor in the Siberian mines ! A young widow who edits a paper in a neigh boring State, says "We do not look so well to day as usual, on account of Ihe non-arrival of ihe malt i " A disea-e called the Black Tongue ia prevailing near Ni w- M .dud, Mi"U i. Ilia very malignant, and tuns iischuo in a few hours. Five persons out f six attacked with il die. Thu same disease prevailed a short time ago in thv western part of New-York. Correspondence of the American. Haaaisauae, March 3, 1843. Dear Sib : The House has been engaged for soma days past In a warm debate upon the Govern or's veto of the Apportionment Bill. The Phila delphia county members were the only democrats in favor of the vetoed bill, which they had passed by a union with ihe whigs. On Tuesday a doien or more bills were offered and all voted down. The following ia the new bill, offered by Mr. Penniman, on Saturday. District 1. Southwark, Moyamensing and Psssyunk, in the county of Philadelphia, and Ce dar and New Market wards, of thecily of Philadel phia 63,239. 2. The city of Philadelphia, except Cedar and New Matket wards 64,14 1. 3. Northern Liberties and Spring Garden, of the county of Philadelphia f2,323. 4. Kensington, Unincorporated Northern Liber ties, Oxford. Bristol, Lower Dublin, Byberry, More land, Germantown, Roxnorough, North and Souih Penn Townships, Blockley, West Philadelphia and Kingscssint; ff,054. .1. Chester fi7 SIS. 6, 7. 8. 9. Montgomery and Delaware 67,032. Laucastot 84,203. Voik and Adams 70,051. Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuykill 81,043. 10. Berks 64,569. 11. Lehinh and Bucks 73,81 1. 12. Northampton, Monroe, Pike and Wayne eo.r.t.v 13 Susquehanna, Bradford, Ti igi and Potter 72.H33. 14. Luzerne, Wyoming and Columbia 53,273. 15. Lycoming, Noithumberlund, Union and Juniata 76.513. 16. Perry, Cuml-erland and Franklin R5.842. 17. Mifflin. Centre, Clinton. Clearfield and Cam- bria 60 097. 18. Huntngdon, Bedford and Somerset 84,. 469. 19. Fayelte and Weitmorelaml 76.273, 20. Green and Washington 50,426. 21. Allegheny 81,235. 22. Beiver. Butler mil Mercer 8 1.719. 23 Indiana, Armstrong. Clarion, Venango, Jefferson and McKean 7S.275. 21. Crawford Erie and Warren 72.3 16. In ti e Senate, on Saturday last, Mr. Headb-y, from the se'eet commute on ihe subject, reported a bill to divide the Stiteiuto Senatorial and Re presentative districts. On TuiMiday la--t an apportionment bill was sub mittcd lo tbe House, in support of wh'eh, the demo. cralic memt-era were almost unanimous. The bill was ordered to be transcribed for a third reading, by a vote of 52 lo 36. This Bill givea Pliiladel ph ia city and county, four members. The remain ing districts arc as fullows : 5th District, Delaware and Montgomery. Bucks and Lehigh. Chester. Lancaster. Berks. Northampton, Monroe, Tike and Wayne. Columbia, Lurine and Wyoming. Bradford, Suspuehanns and Tioea. Lycoming, Union, Clinton and Northumberland. Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuykill. Adama and York. Cumberland, Perry and Tranklin. Centra , Juniata, Huntingdon, and Miffim. Green, Fayette and Somerset. Westmoreland, Bedford and Cam bria, Washington and Beaver. Allegheny. Venango, Mercer and Crawford. Erie, Warren, McKian, Potter & Jefferson. Duller, Armstrong, Clarion and Indians. By this bill you will perceive that you have your old district, with the addition of Clinton county. In the Senate, on Monday Inst, the bill from the House to reduce the expenses, and p'ovi le for tbe election nf Cunal Commissioners, passed committee of the whole without amendment. The bill to au. thi rire the sale of the Delaware Divi-ion of the Pennsylvania Canal, passed through Committee of the Whole. Tbe supplement lo the non-imprisonment for debt Isw, limiting its sclion to debts con tracted since the passage of the law, passed through Coinmi'tee of the Whole, snd wss then referred to the Judicary Commttee. It is evident that a large majority ia in favor of the amendment, to say no. thing of an al solute reeal. X. V. Z. The Somers Mutiny. Among other thine which have been retorted to. in order to cast bltme on the officers nf the Somere, was the charge that the vessel might have been carried into St. Thomas. These sympa thizers over ihe fate of mutineers and would be pi rates seem to forget in their sympathetic teal, that there were such things to he considered as the honor or disgrsce of the flag of their country. Not so with the officers, however, of that frail bark. One of thern, a mere youth, M. C Perry, acting Sailing Master, g ive the following replies in his testimony before the Court Martial in New York. The spirit of the young man was worthy of the name he bests. Q. Was it discused at the council of officers if the vessel could be carried to St. Thomas or any nearer port 1 A. Yes, it was ; and I slid I woulJ father go over boarJ than to go into St, Thonm for ,iolcct ion ; I would never ag'f t v thing of that kind. I said aUo tht It w..r,'J be impofciible to lake the ve to any port. H. wny OM you say yon would sooner go overboard than seek pioleeti6n at St, Thomas t A. Because it would have been d sjrsceful to the United flares and to the Nsvy, and particular, ly lo the officere of the brig. If an Amreiean man of wsr eould not protect itself, there would be no urt nt havisg tbsm. Phtl. Ct, f.th d 7th do 8 ill do Ulh do 10th do 11th do 1'Jth do l:)ih do 14 th do 15th do lfith do 17th do lth da 19th do 20th do 21st do 2?d do 23d do 21th do Anthracite Iron CoM Blasfs . In late number of ihe Miners' Journal we pub lished an account nf some successful experiments making iron from Anthracite by the colJ blast, which we copied from a Welsh paper. Since thie publication we have ascertained from a friend the following facts, which show that the discovery was also made in this country, where it has been IrieJ and proven to succeed perfectly. Mr. Maurice McKinney, founder of the Sally Ann Furnace, Rockland Township, Berks Coun ty, in November Isst, when the owner, Mr. J. V, R. Hunter, was el out blowing nut for the purpose of repairing, requested permission lotry lhefurnice with Anthracite Coal and a cold blast. The own er being doubtful of success, consented, but fur nished him with only two weeks' stock. On No vember 4. he commenced blowing, and by the 1 1th of November had cast thirty tons, which was about their average yield, 'he second week, ending the 1 8th, he cist thirly-fivo tons and on the 2 1st the furnace ceased blowing. Our informant stales that the iron thus made, is nf the first quality, being e qual iu every respect to that m ule with charcoal. We also learn thai a Furnace, for the manufic lure of iron so'ely with arrbracito and tbe cold blast, is already in progress of prepira'ion. If this U found lo succeed Ihe process must be generally a dopted, as it is now proven to be the cheapest as well aa the best mode of manufacture. Minert' J'turnal. The Rochester Democrat states that iron "was first mado in this country in 1715, in Virginia. In New Yoik. Orange county, a furnace was erected in 1751, and 1500 tons of pig and 1000 of bar made annu dly. Tbe great iron chain that cros. seJ the Hudson during the Revolution, each link of wlii. li weigh' d 140 pounds, was made (here. Peter Townsend made ihe first cannon there, in 1810, there were made 317,400 tons of pig iron ; twenty years ago Great Britain made only 400,000 tons; now she makes 1,228,781 tons." Srar Ltws. The Supreme Court at Washing ton has recently been engaged in the investigation of the validity of lha Stay and Valuation Lawa, to which resort has laen had in several of the South ern and Western St ites, under the existing severe pressure, which made it inconvenient f.r debtors t ) meet their obligations when due. The cise came up on an appeal from the Circuit Court in Illinois, where the Judges could not agree. Chief Justice TasjKtr delivered the opin:on of the Court, which w.ih very long and elaborate, and in which five of the six aiiting members of the Court airrce. The decision is, that the mortgaged premises should have Isfen sold without regard to the May and val uation law of the State. I'pon the constitutional-, ity of the laws the Court is agreed, except Judne McLean, who dis.-ents from the necessity of exatuU ning that point, and also from Ihe decisi n of the Court thai they are unconstitutional, and theietoie void. y. Y. Tribune, The AvalBiirhr, The late Laud Slide in the city of Troy. N. V, which resulted in Ihe death of eighteen pers ms. was attended with some thrilling incidents, which are thus noticed in the Tioy papers, Mrs. Susan Gardner and her sister, Maria Deni ker were buried by the avalanche in the same room ulid within a few feet of each other; but, wonder ful lo tell, by some fortunate falling of the timber of ihe crunhmg dwe lings they were neither of them killeil. After they had been dug out, they deseri b?d their situation and feelings. On nesting the other groan, asked her sister's condition, and was a-sured that she was only hurt in her limbs. . The other slated that she was doing very well, only that a plank or etieh vf timber teas pressing upon her head.' They heard the digging over their heads, and consoled themselves that ihey would be found in time to save their lives. Miss illwr, (sister-in-law to Mr. Dirdsall,) who was killed, together with two of that gentleman's children, h id once escaped, but rushed to tbe rescue of the children, was overwhelmed and killed. A youth was nt by a spectator who first discovered tllH lllOviniT nf ll, ...I .hkIm I ,,r.rtA lnr ,f but recollecting the children, she returned for their rescue ulas ! loo late ; the next inlant they were cru-hed lcntath the rushing mountain. Mrs. Purdy, whose escape has beed noticed, heard the mating of the avalanche, and fancied that it was to be the fulfilment of Miller's prophecy. She nevertheless caught up one of the children snd pressed from lbs rear room towards the front door, When she reached the front room she reiurned for the other child, but before she could escajie, the walls fell, and the chimney came tottering down just liehind her. By a miraculous interposition, both herself and the children were preserved comparatively unin jured ; and the falling of the chimney leaving a holo through which daylight made it appearance, she clambered through w th her charge, and was happy enough for Ihe lime being in finding herself alive, in a worlJ as wickid as this ; Millerism to the contrary notwithstanding. FaoM BetMoa AtHt, Intelligence has been received of a decisive battle fought on Ihe ;Jq 0f December in Entre Rios, between the Buenos Ay rean forces, on ler Gen. Oribe, bn lmj m hinJ and the Montevidcan troop-., unjer Rive.,., en tbe, other. The Bueno. tecontolto- the ber of their enemy to hay, been 8.000 moo.-The slaughter is iJ t0 . 'n, - he - ,, ,, whole of lb 1 infantry, artillery, tentsT baggage aiu n,url.'iion fell into the power of the victors, only the cavalry escaping by flight, hotly parsoed by the Argentines. One of the letters, dated the 7th, save thai the Rivera him-elf had been mado prisoner. In a word, the a reng'h of the Unitarian party is re presented aa completely broken. The reoitson the other side states that Ihey have lost one-third of their army, who were killed after being made prisoners, but say nothing of Ihe capture of Rivera. The G .vernment, it is added, have, in consequence, liberated the slaves 0f both aexea, for the creation of new armed body. The whole eonteas) was be tween O.'ibe and Rivera for the Presidency of the
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