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0. N. WORDEN, PnixTXR.
The Lewislrarg Chronicle.
Juued on Friday Minings, at Iswibnrg,
Union county, J'eun'ylcauia.
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5?J2 to Vut c. m.-. k,, BW.-.oa thu
to O. S. Wokbik, I-uUuJier.
Th. MAOSKT1C TKI.BtiltAl'll in localrd in thr odlr.
of til C.,.c. rr.u1I. m.;.. "'.d. tu ol,U.u
aiirfiofJOB PBINTINO, blch will b.
..One. .rk-t north .id-.lond Itory, U
aoi.banth PrtO(li.
O. N. WORDEJf. Proprietor.
Jcxe 9, 1S54.
Fur thi Chronicle
Mr. Editor We some times hear it
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it i . .i - . :.. Jtl. f Tnlvlbur; and Limestone, mainly,
citizens will let the coming 4tti ot July j o .
-.i. . . . :r -t:.,. i, ,.,' N hitman and l ishcr were in a
-i- i n l l. ler,,.pt fr '
-w:.M.. .! M A.,1Pnen Indcrend-!
..... r .... j ror whole dutvl .
CUV.C UCkB J j
June 6, 1S54. NEBRASKA.
tjuOne day last week we received, at
a cost of 5 cents, au epistle which seems
to read as follows :
Collom rile Mav 20 1S51
aaT Uamei5 tVlV S"? -"i-
lier and that I will nut jay ennyihing So you
i.ut stop the jaye or send it at your otvne !
al collouiseill I
Heny C Clark ;
.11 which bciuff interpreted meaneth as'
...r.0o i,.t tarn nfinors are not lifted.' '
1.,,, rnn" is not civen, nor was it
.i
..rV- '.." as tho law renuires. V e :
should like to hear from Moses and Daniel ;
je-With such careless or ijnor-'
azarn.
ant deputies, no wonder Post Master Gen-
eral Campbell runs the Post Officc DeparU j
ment in debt Two or Three Million dollars
a year! Pub. Citron. I
Wheat in England.
. . .
At ft time when day -laborers have been
rnmrxlled to uav Two Dollars and Twenty
Five Centsca,h for a bushel ot wheat iu
v i.f IVnnsvlvania. '
ioc gr.u-fc ."D v , ,
it may be interesting to not.ee what pr.ees .
have been paid tor it tor a fer.cs 01 years ,
past The -Mercnanrs wagaxme n...i
this desire, by furnishing a table of prices
paid for wheat in t-nglana, rcaen.ng ; ,,a ;
.u. o , !
52 years. The highest price was Light
ollars, in 1270. The lowest price was
5G
Dollars,
Five Cents, in 1551
U hen we recollect
that the relative value of money was much j
greater formerly than in these California 1
days, it will readily bo hcen that those ;
were immeasurably "harder times'' than j
the present, when wheat was 3 ; and at
5 cts. was quite as reasonable as it was
"out west" before the era of railroads.
The Magazine exhibits also the average
prices for a series of 250 years, as follows:
Pricu. Ytmn. Prlcn.
Tcr..
C0,05 to 0,15
15 to 11,25
25 to 0,35
35 to 0,50
50 to 0,60
CO to 0,70
70 to 0,S0
80 to 0,90
90 to 1,00
1,00 to 1,10
1,10 to 1,20
12
23
3
C
4
11
15
30
28
10
32
$1,20 to 1,30
1,30 to 1,40
1,40 to 1,50
1,50 to 1,00
1,00 to 1,70
1,70 to 1,80
1,S0 to l,ft0
1,H0 to 2,00
2,00 to 2,50
2,50 to 3,00
8
10
31
G
7
G
4
4
2
3
1
1
Thus for 141 out of 250 years, the price
of wheat ranged from SO to $1,40 per
bushel.
The following are the prices for twenty
years, about one hundred years since :
Trier. Tran. . Trietr.
1745
1748
1747
174S
1719
1750
1751
1752
1753
1754
$0,05 1755 $0,80
93 1756 1,07
82 1757 1,43
88 175S 1,19
88 1759 94
77 17G0 87
92 17GlCco.III. 73
99 17G2 93
1,00 17G3 96
82 1764 1,11
Probably, since 100 years ago, when
for 20 years wheat averaged 93 cents per
busncl.ine amount 01 money nas increased
1 1 k 1 f ..,1 . .1 .
a larMlV that millMt HZ fltarlv ttaTIM l-f
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r,nee is easier obtained, now, than then, i
. 1 -.L .1.. 7 1 r,.Vl -,n.n,n n am.
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western borders, and the increased faciht-1
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IAUH, UTCSU BUUU1U 1ICU1J.
Heartless speculation is doubtless at
tbe bottom of the present high prices.
Similar combinations also hare brought
up beef almost as high as when, about a
dozen or fifteen years ago, the notorious
Steraberger monopolized the Beef Market,
and failed, swindling the people after
raising prices of neat so exorbitantly
for nv One Million ef Dollars t
School Superintendent.
Tt is a eratifvinc evidence of the pro,
rets of the Common School Fjstem.to note ventures ot a gentleman iroin uoouecoumy
that eighty-eight o( lU 132 nominal Dircc-. in Kentucky, who visited the theatre to
tors in Union county, met at the Court see if the Portraiture of Southern Life iu
House, Monday last, at their own cost, to! "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was faithfully deli--Wtthc
Superintendent. Every district 1 neatcd. As sceue after scene passed before
'except West Buffaloe was represented, but
none fullv represented. Hon. Ner Mid-
dleswahtu was called to the chair, and
Ricl'J V. 15. Lincoln, and George Hill,
, . . .
J-,s,j 8j app0IUt
ppoiutcd Secretaries.
The proceedings wo learn were entirely
order y and decorous,
! Propositions to fix the salary at SaOO,
Si00j and ?35ti were voted down, and the
of Three HonJrcd Dollars agreed to.
Nominations were then made, and after
the name of Mr. , of Beaver Tp,
was withdrawn, the Directors voted, viva
voce, for the nominees for Superintendent,
as follows :
Prof. Whitman, of Frccburg, 54 votes.
James Aiken, LewUburg, 24
A. C. Fiber, Mifflinburg, 10
Geo. Merrill, New Berlin, 0
Prof. Whitman we understand had all the
votes from "Snyder County ;" Mr. Aiken
those from the Northern Districts ; and
Mr.Fi.hcr those from New Berlin, Mifflin-
Messrs.
Fisher were in attendance, j
seeking the honor; Mr. Aiken was not;
'. nd a rcPort LaJ obt,",i,1 currenc'
li0 M not accer' officc-
'ike salary named we ueem too low to ,
enable a competent man faithfully to per-
The salary named we deem toe low to j
flirm tilc (jutitfS contemplated by the law. j
fLe vhic time of the officer is requisite, ;
and $200 is not sufficient compensation, j
The undivided vote civen Prof. Whit-i
i the Districts in the neighborhood
of the Academy of which he is Principal, j
s h; . conir,iimeut to la wortu, anJ Jn
the event of the ratiucation of tlio choice
of the Directors by tho State Supcrinten-
dent, we hope he will accomplish much
for the caue of Education. It is stated '
. ...
,h,t he intends remaining Principal of the
Academy : if so, he will doubtless frankly i
communicate the fact to the State Super-1
iutendent, that each may act intelUgenCrj
and avoid all misunderstanding in the
exercise of the discretionary power vested
jn the superior officer,
Lycoming county Las elected Rev.
! J. W. Barrett, ot tne iiutrptnaem ires,
tv fU.p.ts'
'ttlA Dial 1 J w V - -r J j ,
. rtTDFV with u salary of $1000. I
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bquIUc papers oi U wee anuou.e.-,
tl, .l.-nth nf Mrs. Kmilt C. Jcuson. the I
, . Tii'lmin .l,o 1
beloved widow of Adon.ram Judson, tho .
nonccr iwman .u.ss.om.ry. .au
; consnmpuuu, u , o.u.,u .
;N.Y. The following lines from her pen i
wc una noaung a .,ug vUC w ,
, i
paper poetry, aud although written some j
time since, we believe they expressed her ,
sentiments and her hopes to the last
THE SIGXAL. STAR.
II FAT TIIBISTia.
" Com b&ck, come back, wr cbililbooU:!. . L.
I'd not recall my childhood.
With all its s-eet delight.
Its simple, binl-like pladness
It was not always bright;
Even morning had hrr tear-drops.
And spritiij her clouded sky.
And on the fairt cradle -
I've seen the shadows lie.
I'd not recall my childhood.
Though lender memories throng
Around its rosy portals,
Prelusive to life's sons;
The full voiced living chorus
Is swelling 'round me now.
And a rosier light is resting
Upon my maiden brow.
I have made a chanceful journey
Up the lull of life since morn,
I have gathered flowers and blossoms,
I've been pierced by many a thcrn ;
But from out the core of sorrow
I have plucked a jewel rare
The strength which mortals gather
In their ceaseless strife with care.
"ow I erasp life's horning braker,
And howe'er the bubbles glow,
I'll pause not trtl I've tasted
'The deepest wave below;
Though bitter dress may mingle,
The crimson light shall roll
In fall and fearless currents
Through the fountains of my soul.
No I'd not go back to childhood
From the radiant flush of noon.
And when evening closes 'round me
I crave one only boon
Amid the valley's darkness.
Its dangers and its dread,
The Signal Star of Judah
To shiue above my head!
Licenses in Delawake Cocntt. The
court of Delaware county, Ta., at its late
1 . , . : v . .
(session, refused to grant a license to any
' 0
ttwLtrperinihetouHtytotcU rutnofany
, . , V , j .. j.i
ifc.W. It also expressed its determination
not to grant a license to keep an inn or
. b . .
tavern unless the Eamo is shown to be
necessary. Jo license is to be granted to
any person who is shown to be dishonest
or intemperate. Any person who has been
guilty of selling liquor on Sunday, is to be
equally disfranchised.
A Tcry severe tornado occurred on the
16th nltinio, originating in Missouri, and
w. . . . v t 1 r. 1
'crossing Illinois. log nouses were imea
.from their foundations and scattered in the
sir, and Urns were satirely destroyed.
LEWISBURG, UNION
Uncle Tom in Real Life.
The Cincinnati Unionist relates the al-
him, Lis curiosity gave place to intense
; euiotions-cach character awoke cliuerent
feelings. In Mr.llarris he saw the linage j
of his own situation as a slave-holder and
sympathies as a master. Topsy and An
dy, the former for her ludicrous originali
ty, and the latter for his comical wit,
convulsed him with laughter. The man
liness of St. Clair filled him with admira
tion, whilo Eva quite enchanted him by
; her artless purity aud sweetness. Lcgrce's
i demoniac actions horrified him, but Uncle
Tom's "Massa, I never did do it I never
could do it and, Masfa, never wiU Jo
it, I'll die first," completely overcame
him, and he realized for the first time that
though "tkies may differ, still moral beau
ty dwells in white and black the same,"
and when he saw Uncle Tom die rather
than do a wrong and cruel act, and Eva's
angelic vision ready to guide his freed
spirit to
Tie hfen of ret vben all ar frtt,"
the glorious truth, "flod looks at the
hearts of men," thrilled through his soul
He moved away mechanically with the
retiring audience, only to return 'a few
uteuiugs later, uccuuipauicu VJ u w..c,
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two daughters, and a faithful maid servant.
two aaugnters, ana a laitu.uimam servau. ,
The eldest daughter was a fair-haired, j
gentle maiden, with dreamy eyes and an
indolent manner, that indicated rather the
lack of a stimulant than intellect Minnie,
aged about seven years, showed by every
lineament of her countenance, that she was
a fun-provoking and mirth-loving creature,
and appeared as though she was never
guilty of one moment of thought. The
draojji commenced all were interested,
but Minnie seemed peculiarly inspired
She neither smiled nor shed a tear, but
her cheek would pale, then quickly flush,
as though for the lirst time she thought, t
When tho curtain dropped after the grand
tabTeaOf, she could restrain her, emotions '
no longer, but turew ucrsclt into
her
father's arms, and murmured, " our poor
people, too, pa, our poor, dear people."
The next morning they pursued their !
way homeward, but tho old gentleman ;
neither ?noke or noticed Lis traveling
O '
companions, lie seemed revolving iu Lid!
. . :Mttv r.nmn. t w,- n.;
i pmannination ot his slave. It wa? a moat
um of llisslave3. It was a great '
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sacrlUco not onlv ot weaUn 11 was;
bumhi to bis pride. M of lhcm
y w owncd ly Umij longi
w,iiIehe taJ inherited them an4 tL
haJ M .q ..
bcre Lat woulJ Mj,hlori
nere arose, wuai wouiu ins neiguuors say
and how cou)d b(j do w;tLout tLc an(J (
t)0usanJ C0Bflict; reasong cani(J to
mind that never before had found a place
there. His feelings were unendurable and
occasionally a bitter tear stolo down his;
maniycnecu. 111s lamiiy clustered .round ,
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him iu silence, and Minnie's mischievous i
face was more strongly thoughtful, and at
intervals she would twiue her arms around
ti -ii. ,
his neck and Liss off the unbidden tear.
On their arrival home, the servants gath
ered around Mr. Minor, to give him a
hearty welcome, for he was a kind and in
dulgent master, but they soon retreated,
"massa was so strange." He spent the
night unhappily, and the next morning he
entered the presence of his family calm,
but pale, to fulfil the new and firm pur
pose of his soul. AVLen breakfast was
over.ue Mi.uuionca au nts servants together
and giving each the neccs,ary papers, he
1 1.111. . . ..
w' " " a j
moment bewilderment reigned supreme,
then simultaneously they rushed toward
him, and fulling upon their knees they rent
the air with sobs, cries of joy, and excla
mations of exultation. As soon us they
were comparatively calm, Mr. Minor in
quired what they were going to do, now
they were free I A part of them utterly
refused to leave him, but the young and
more ambitious turned a hopeful eye to
the land of freedom. These he provided
for the journey, and on Wednesday last,
seven passed through our city to sottlo on
the northern shores of the lake, while four
remained with Mr. Minor. Of course, in
relating the occurrence, fictitious names
have been used, and the fastidious reader
may deem the narrative too highly colored,
but neither of these circumstances can
sxt thf tru,u of tbe of the
case, which were derived from
1 reliable
source.
Indiana. The recent Dcmocmtio Con
vention at Indianapolis was a stormy one,
and the Administration party triumphed.
Resolutions wcro adopted sustaining the
present National Administration, denoun
cing the enactment of a Prohibitory Liquor
Law, and sustaining the Douglas swindle,
by a strong rote. The Hanker incumb
ents were re-nominated, and si! new can
didates defeated.
COUNTY, FENN., FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1854.
Archbishop Hoghes and the United;
States Navy,
We learn from a Detroit paper, that the
U. S. iron steamer Michigan was recently
tendered to Archbishop Hughes, to con
vey him to any point on the Lakes which
he desired to visit in his professional Dusi
Of course the Lord Bishop accepted
uess.
the offer. fee!inK no doubt, that as a dig-
nitary of the Holy Catholick Church, he
is tx-nficio a functiohary of the United
States government, entitled to all the
honors and emoluments which belong to
the most distinguished official Wc do
not cxDect auvthine else from Catholic
priests, than that they will eagerly grasp
every particle of State or National patron
age which happens to bo within reach.
This is a part of their creed. The strength
of their church is the support of the secu-
! lar arm. But by what authority does a
commander of a government steamer place
his vessel under the direction of a Catholic
Bishop, to go just where his lordship
wishes to establish a church or convent ?
How would it do to petition government
to allow a steamer to sail up and down the
Mississippi in the service of a Methodist,
Presbyterian, Baptist or Lutheran missio
nary, whcneVt?r and wherever he wishes to
preach and plant churches ? O, that is a
cry different thing. Archbishop Hughes
0f
st
is a highly distinguished man, a man
. 1 n . TT.. :.l.ia . vast
ireuicuuuus luuucucv. iiv
.... ... , ,
amount ot political power, ana n wouiu
, , . . . , Tl.na ocs a
. ... funJi ajd iQ lU
rf uio fun(li to aid in
ration of tLo RoBan Catholic
propaga
ligion. Christian Iiulex.
SThe Post Master at Milton having
received the following letter, publishes it
verbatim, for the information of all con
cerned. It is curious in form if not quite
orthodox in orthography.
Shadvillo March 8 1851
Maryann Maekfarlan ore Willian M
Farlan Dear frauds all Dis lcter Corns of
your Mother Sister and she wish to here
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,!,- e;.tr. .n.I PrnJ,Pr, -r nil D-dl
Mother, Sisters and Prothers ar all Ded
r.hlnt t. . m.oci .t.
rino was Marret Wit Jake Shmidt if you
uoc fcuicti loiKs about tnar oant via lue
lins Dem Pleas and Due feoe and fcent A !
leter bast to Catarine Shmidt in care of Mr!
Peter (Welter Tulpehock Tost officc
Sua(vill tnUDSi,jp Nordampdcn Couney
Jir JJack Farlcn near Miltou Post master
.Milton 1 lease send me a Letter liaek coon
about our friii'ls uf James I FarUuds ii
c ole fukes do not Life any more Let me
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a"
you Know
wod thank you for the Kindness to send
mo a LcttcrW Soon i Tel mo a bout
A11 SorkuIllst!inccs & oblig0 y0ur bclovd
frin J with all Cost .tec my liest friud ever
I nowing beloved friud &cc
inquire All them frens
& Send me a Letter liag
To Tulpehoe Postk Office
Nordampden C t
Pansvlvania
magnificent American Victory !
The City of Washingtoa yesterday (5th
Ju ool bff 0,rtem trammels, and
cleeted JoUN x TowEM Mayor, by near!
c00 maiori,v. Ho wa9 tho American !
-
candidate, and hat? to contend against the
whole patronage of the Administration, the
influence of Congress, and the very large
popular ascendency of Catholics in that
city. In vaiu were edicts issued from the
Departments, forbidding Clerks to vote the
American ticket, ou pain of dismissal ; in
vain were Congressmen seen interfering in
a merely local election, an J obtruding their
presence at the polls ; in vain did Roman
ist priests cajole and flatter the American
r"
uimupIl was coniplete . ,nj JIr. MAURT,
tLe cnt 5, a estimable gen-
tlcmaIl pcrb0Diiiiy is defeated only thro'
tLe foroe of bis blJ aaaodt&on j
The days of foreign domination in cur
country aro ended ; the race of priestcraft
is run ! The loud anthem has been caught
up and is re-echoed from every quarter,
that "Americans shall rule America !'
All bail Washington City, redeemed,
regenerated, disenthraled, and American
ized I Nine cheers for the Federal Capi
tal !...Who knows anything,aad where are
the Know Nothings ? Philad. Sun.
Political Fun. The Nashua (N. H.)
Telegraph records the following :
"After appearances began to indicate
that tho Democracy had got a pretty severe
drubbing at the late election, ono of the
Unterrified was explaining to another the
canse of it, which he attributed to the Ne
braska Bill. -" Tho Nebraska Bill !" said
tbo intelligent sovereign, " there's money
enough in the Treasury ; ichy do n't they
pay tlie plagufy thing off, and have it out
of the way?"
And this, from s correspondent of the
N.T. Tribune, is not bad :
Tl OCltSM A . j
Let Slavery now stop her mouth,
And quiet be henceforth :
We got Fred Douglas from the South
She's got Stevf from the North !
--But that ao difference should be paid
'Twere hardly fair to ask her;
We've made to" muob the fcettrr trade,
. . She claims le boor-rNxsaaiKa ! 1
Da the People, or the President, role?
tmm the 3Uoni En, 1W
Tho President's organs in the North and
West perpetually assert, that, should the
Nebraska Pill pass, the Territorial Legis
latures will have the oicer to prohibit or
exclude Slavery. The organs of the slave
: power in the South, positively assert that
this is false ; that, should the bill pass,the
j Constitution cahries Slavery theoretically
iutotheTerritorics; that slave-holders may
j carry their slaves there, and the Territorial
Legislatures may and ought to protect
; them, but will have no poicer to prohibit
Uhe slave relation, or exclude the slaves.
Mr. Mace, (Dcni. of Ind.) to expose this
contradiction in doctrine this fraud in the
bill this duplicity among its supporters,
moved to insert in the first section :
" And the Territorial Legislatures shall
have power to wlmit or exclude Slavciy at
any time by law."
Here was an opportunity for Northern
and Southern supporters of the bill to
come to a plain understanding and state
precisely what they meant. What did
they do J They voted down the amend
ment OG to 76; that is, they voted
ojainit investing the Territorial Lyisl-i-ture
ictili power to admit or exclmh Slav
ery. Again they were tested by Mr. Fuller
! of Maine, an 01J Line Democrat, a friend
I of the Administration, desirous of acting
. . . .- ...
with the maionty if possible.
lie moved
: ...
I "And the Territorial legislature shall
I have the power to establish or exclude Sla
very, as to them shall seem proper."
As a National Democrat ho said, he
would like to lote for the bill, and if Lis
amendment should prevail ho would do so.
If it should not, he would vote against the
bill as at present advised,
This was going a great way but the
majority, in obedienca to orders, voted
down his proposition, 91 to 75. What
was Cue plain language of that vole ? We,
the supporters of the bill, wciU not grant
! Tentorial Lyulatura yjwer to 6-
" r ,. fC,7 -
thcrn members Toting for this bill, will
"
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go Lome to their constituents and tell
them that it confers this very power on
ttl0 Territorial Legislatures, knowing all
lt , ., . . . , , i , .,
the while that had they incorporated such
a Powcr lu the blUi not a outhern man on
the floor of Congress would have support-
ed it I lithe "sovcrcicn Keoplu sun-.r
l a a
, themselves to le imposed upon ly such
. - - v M ... thnv -u . .rinf
doncft nf luttir nniilnss tor eeii irovcrn-
ment, and bring discredit upon Dcmocra.
o
tic Institutions.
Nebraska passed by votes of Slaves
CAST bt slave-holders!
The II ilket-Barre Record calls attention
to the fact as estimated that TWENTY FIVE
Southern Members of Congress rcpreseut
'property,' or slaves, and not free icople.
Three-fifths of tho slaves are counted in
forming a ratio of representation. Were
these three-fifths permitted to vote, and to
choose their own representatives, freemen
would not object but
dors have the votes as
no ! the slavc-hol
well as all the other
j rights of the slaves in their own hands
. ......
and the votes of tJavcs as well as their
earnings are perverted to perpetuate their
own oppression and degradation!
The vote to nullify the Missouri Com
promise and allow slavery in Nebraska and
Kansas, passed the House by 113 to 100.
Now take from the 113 the '25 rotes cast
by the representatives of property only,
and the vote would have stood 3 yeas tj
100 nays, and the scheme of iniquity lost
by 12 votes. Or had these 5 votes been
cast against the bill as those represented
would have desired, aud the vote would
havo stood yeas SS, nays 12537 majo
rity againtt the bill 1
So we are governed in this instance by
tho votes of slatci east in mockery by
slave-holders contrary to the wishes of
those they represent ! And there are to
be found those who call all this "popular
tovretgntyl v. j
S3" Now that the era of the compro
mises is past, and we are going back to
the obsolute principle of popular sover
eignty, it might be well, in overhauling
tho old lumber of our obsolute legislation,
to inquire into the arrangement by
which such results are produced as that
stated by The Jiilmington Republican iu
these words :
" Let our readers look at the political
effect of increasing slave territory. South
Carolina has a white population of 274,
567, a slave population of 254,08 1 ; she
has seven Representatives on the floor of
Congress. Delaware has, say one-fourth
tbe number of whits inhabitants that Sonlh
Carolina has. Dcleware has only 2,'2ii0
slaves not enough to send a Represent- j
live to Congress. Iu othcr words, if tho
whites only of tbo two States were repre
sented, Carolina would have only thtee
Representatives instead of seven, and Del
aware would still retain the single Repre
sentative. Or, let the free laboring pop
ulation of the North understand the ques
tion fairly ; 271,567 white men .in Now.
York or Pennsrlvania have the privilege
of voting for three Keprescuta'ives. In
South Carolina a slaveholder's vote is
worth more tbaa double as much ; the
ame number cf white men elect men
Utpifsentafives."
Perhaps Mr. Douglas or Mr. Pierce,
or even Col. Kicbardson, will lay before
Congress a preposition to change this fla
grant piece of inequality aud restore things
to a genuine Democratic basis. Why not ?
Culture of Fie Plant
All who have had any experience in
this matter a.e fully eouvinced of the
luxury aud bcalthluluess of fresh aud
succulent substances f t pies at all seasons
of the year.
Yet the idea has never sug-
gestt-d itself to the many, or if has it it
not practiced upon, that a eycla of such
substances may be had so as to furnish
fresh iiiau.;l thruugu the year. The Pie
Plant furnishes a beautiful link in this con
necting chain comiog, as it does, when ap
ples begin to lose their freshness, or as they
are in many families, not to be found at
all, and before Gooseberries, which have
not yet found place in one garden out cf
i twenty to any considerable extent Yet
i Low Lw cultivate the pie plant ! Why, j " The fate of this man once tlie pas
j we know not, for nearly are fond of it j aionate slave to the iuf-xicatiug bowl
i when properly cooked, aud it can be raised j has been sorely afflicting to the members
'as easily as the Burdock when once intro- 'ft his family. WW Lis Lfeless body
dticed into tLe soil. Neither of them will j -s carried into Lis ftbor's house on Fri
!grow successfully in poorsoils. TheBur-id;4J evening, Lis mother remarked, over
' dock chooses a location for itself, aad the j on,e wit u grief.that her son Dvi 1 had no.
Pie Plant b nearly always thrust into J-ntered Lcr door for two year, aud no to
some poor corner of the neglected gardin, Is lu brought in a corpse, was almost
' and then blamed excessively if it will not j io ma& fr bumau nature to bear. His
i produce large, fine foot stalks, where even J' learn.is lying almost at thi point
common weeds would refuse to grow, and 'of dt;atIl rom weiSat of th" ea-J
where no grass would vegetate, unless it (Mo of affliction, which has been working
!be the ever intrusive quack. We once
planted some miserable, puny roots of the
! pie plant in a rich deep soil. The conse
: quencc was, the next year the size of the
foot stalk increased one-bulf. The follow
,tiaij uiTiteu 10 ue opening ceremonial
j iag autumn before the setting in of frost, wiU jjcr Majesty's Ministers, tho For
; we covered the bed some three or four i cign Ambassadors, the Royal Commis
inchesdoep with ficsh horse manure. This i ,i0ner of the Exhibition of 1S51, the
kept the roots in Cue preservation through j Managers of Dublin Exhibition, the Roral
; tho winter, and early in the spring, when Commissioners to New York, the chief
the ground was fairly settled, the manure office, 0f FreBca Eabibiiioa of ftext
was mixed with the earth by a deep and jyear mjon or othcr chief officers ef
: thorough forking. No wonder that our provincial towns, and the presidents of tha
plant was increased in wonderful propor- i principal learned societies. Tbo working
tion ! As soon as any buds appeared they j classes will also, it is said, be represented
were taken off the leaves we cut as often !co the occasion. No nude statutes are to
,as they became large enough for use. j be pUced in the Crystal Palace, tho dircc
The next spring we gave the usual protec- t Jrs Uav;u eonJe M resolution not to
I tion of mature, and the following spring
we forced it in. This course we have
j now followed i'jt f.ur years with seme
! plants we took from neglected grass land,
j Now mark the result ; from the miserable,
I runv leaves aud stalks of the first Tear'.
growth, when the stalks were not more
(than six inch-s long and proportionally
' slender, wc have now laree. broad leave.
: and stalks so strong that all who see them but r,-,urncd Vicente. They may
i are inquiring were we got our new variety , be Pn'i'- e this, or may wander oa a .
! of plant, so luxuriant, strong and beauti- h'h Iun,:r 11 eJ tave reduced manj - -jful.
Tho answer is conclu-.ive; cultiia-' weaItuy families to beggary aud are gniltj ;
j tion has done it ; and the simple process uf ey,T! cre deserving of the halter. ,
jWc have followed, if pur.-ued by others, j Skociae CoisciuIscbZTl. Brown
jwiil, on a small piece cf land, and with j wa3 rtCenllT nominated f.,r the LeULturo
! very little labor, furubh them wi'h abuu- ;in iwit,. ' nt tt.:--.. ti.:tnrr
j dauce of pie maicnal at the season when, . Lut ditid rjr Euddn,v tbe J;iy b..fure
,wi!h many, there is the greater dearth in !election. Mr. Scadr was then elected
that article. If gypsum is sown on the ;auJ Le j!eil 8ll)JjeuI . fc d.., ,
young leaves uhen the dew U on, it will !special ck.ction was ,Len (rJertfi Mi
piu-h their growth fiucly by aiding the j fi;ster choaea to ,ha Viein. T,M ,
manure at iu g.vmg tneni nounsumeut.
We have no doubt that this article can be
raised in the way wc have adopted, so as
to furnish it to cultivators at the rwte of
enough for a pie for a half penny. What a
comfort !
Tomatoes and Lima Eeaos.
During the early part of the growth of
cither uf these ciop.-, the surface of the soil
should bo frequently disturbed When
tomatoes hava set their fruit, they should
be shortened in, and it may bo deferred
until the largest uf tbe fruit is of half size,
when it may hi readily observed that 90
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I'ur cu. ui mo iruii 13 wuuiu 10 inenes - . . .. , .
of the ground, while 90 per cent, of the j Calamity at Wiluingiom. Three
vine or bush is b. yond that distance. The J wagons from Duponi's Powder Mills, laden
vine, therefore, should be trimmed in j with about 400 k-g of powder, blew up
within half an inch of the tomato nearc-t ! SIit ultimo, in the eity of Wim'.ogtou,
the end of each ; this will admit sun and ' D"!w-"re, killing 4 or 5 men and fulecn
air frcc-ly, and although 10 per cent of the j horsc demolishing thirteen buildings, set
tomatoes that might have growu wiU be , ting Cre to two barns, and injuring al least
taken away, still the rcmaininj? potion will hfty houses. The scene is described as a
be greater in weight and measure, than if : most frig'iojoue
the vine bad not been shor.ened in. To-1 -ISK sATINa 0f a Wis Ma. It is
matoes aro also several days earlier by this. mtont iu Roberta Life cf Hannah
treatment, aud therefore bring a much j Morc tbat ;n Unual, More sat next
higher price in the market. j ft j,,Lnsr.Dj gt a ,,;UDcr party at the
Lima Bean vines are usually suffered to j.. of Chcs;cr-S noUMJ;- Siie says "I
winl themselves around a pok 1- or 15 I ured u;ln 0 take a little wine. He replied,
feet high, and before the vine reaches ..j caut Jiiuk , iiuUt and therefore
the top of the pole, some beans are already , , fl)Ucj it. j Wn-m is as ea.j to
of a sixo to be pulled, ner its bottom.
Lima Tttnna cl.ont.1 lua nTnf.fi.wl jtT tifi i
5 feet high, aad they will readily throw ! A late letter from Wn t th. Lon.
out side shoots weU filled with pods, whiett jdon Times wy : Mme. Lind-Go dsehmidrt
will ripen before frct ; wh.rea,, when not I eoacerfs here are .xrrein.ly well atteuded,
shortened in, tbe beans ou the upper eoJs jbut tbe Vkanese complain bitterly of be.
of tbo vine can not pevfect tbemseives in Nng obliged to listen to W ktuW per
time to be saved. t It is unfair to, expect a jformaace on the piano as -
gill of ssp to traTei through 40 fw; of vine Qinik?-wlgni) , .
Wholi Number, 530.
wrapped around a pole, and rciko a perfect
bean at the extreme end of it. The im
mense amount of ini perfect aud half furinw
ed vine through which it Las to travel,
causes too great an evaporation of moistura
before arriving at its point of destination.
The Lima Bean with us is an exotic, and
its behavior daring growth i very differ
ent from its habit where native, aud there-
Ifore the mode of cultivation, as with the
tomatoe, peach, lie, must compensate for
these differences. Working Farmer.
A Hundred Years Ago.
On the 17th of February, 1754, Cap.
tain Trent arrived on the ground whero
Pittsburg now stands, for the purpose of
superintending the erection of a fort, and
awaited here the balance of the company,
i some seventy or eighty, who were to assist
i
l: l. l.l n i i i
have elapsed since that day, which should
be one ever memorable ia the history of
Pittsborg and of the nation.
" Tht Way of Traiinjreaort u hard."
The Pittsburg Commercial Journal,
speaking of the execution of JewelL says
i on hn months past
The formal opening of the Crystal Pal
ace at Sydeham is to take place on the 10th
of June. Among the visitors to be ipe-
. 1 1 : . . .1 ,
i ta j,e eshibited.
Lower Califorsia. Intelligence to
tho 5th of Apiil has been received. Walk
r's force is reduced to about 40 men, and
their acts are described to be as eruel aa
.of the. m0et tarJened pirates,
r,,Pcrty 3nJ life "i'"""' a rn
They take .
moment's hes
itation. He had crossed the Colorada.
j , 0 . 1
late gte.mer bri U p
CeedcJ u the of g0VernlneBt aad
on
the next day fell dead in the House.
I Mh. Bccda-Vans Omiox. At tha
i Whig Mass meeting held on Monday ia
Philadelphia, Ex-Govcrnor Johnston sta
lled that the Missouri compact had been -
sanctioned by some of tha beat men of
both pities in Pennsylvania, and that ho
had in his pocket a letter of Uou. James
Buchanan, in which that distinguished
statesman had expressed the opinion that
if that solemn compact was violated, tho
i Union would soon be dissolved.
me as itiaprrahce would be difficult.' "
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