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II. C IIICKOK, Editor.
O.N.WORDEN, Printer.
LEWISBURG, UNION COUNTY, PENN., FRIDAY, DEC. 22, 1851
-NO. 28.
, "Whole Number, 558.
i m our own county, we can ooserve great
Tll6 LCWlSDUrg 1UlUllltlt changes in the short space of seven years.
jln this Borough, a College of a superior
(DtriDKaT TU.urn 'character, with an endowment not surpassed
Friday Mtrttingt, at Uwubur, r
' . i . in the Mute, has irnnn intn nnerntinn and
PENNSYLVANIA.
' ,. for wb Mtiy ' 4": contains 150 pupils on an average. Three
ti,JM' '"" Female Schools have also arisen, with 100 , animate every female's love of troth and j things have interposed, that I havescarce-yjhiteiiiibw-
mmii hwrrtr t 5o ti -r ! or more attendant. And the former virtue. Gen. Houston, once intemperate, ly found If isura even to recur to those
. A"I!!ISSlSr EStSTwh lHir"UnrJt!r;fr ! Academy, and four Publio Schools, contain ! is now an ardent lecturer for Temperance, notes, until the present time. Ilowcver,
rtwem'"0,,"l""r o" - prooauiy suv more pupils, mere areui mm wno once iook uoa s name in i wiu waive apmugiuo, uu cum...". j
to the villages of the New England States.
The University is a young and flourishing
Oowpomfepa. of th ' Anwrif citiie,' uii, Mm j ;nst;tution, under the direction of the Bap
Mr. Editor: In my last, I proposed i tists,numbering but three Commencements,
giving you way-side notes of my journey I think, and yet its influence seems to be
thereby bestowed upon the country, should up tho Susquehanna, but fcally so many: felt far and wide. For their principal
building, which is at present incomplete,
they have aq uncommonly fine location
being a lofty eminence, commanding a de
lightful view of the town and surrounding
Father, Mother, Wife, Sister, Brother,
Child, or Friend!
And Uoa knotcetl thou, 0 Woman! lut
thnu rfialt $ave thy hutband f The success
of Mrs. II., and the blessing she has
If pHre. learty - - ..... J . . . . . n . .... . .... f . . , . f .....I.
.- --;,, h.ifi"w.M' v""" inereiore cnroiiee, in ine seminaries oil vam.uis uowsaiu, "imsuoiui ueprayeiu. t iuuui viuif""" " r"-
liniii"- - . ,..(,i,hfr.wiicii i learning oi a town oi zauu lnuaDiiauis, ; -i.ua constantly, ui uome ana uuroau, nis
n: ..tftiiiftnref optional wiio i" I i . . . . I.
...id : and iDU'rert on all " "
. i.a. .ml IntfTV'
rtinfc"""'!1".,! town of mo,lcn date awaJ nPon ,ue Sus" around her to whom under God he ascribes along by the indefatigable iron horse
Mti w ' ''V,r t'Jln'lU1'' Tti" , quehanna, not often excelled by any " down his redemption from the slavery of vice. I through an interesting and beautiful region
r.i.t.iwr riu J',' "ih dr'lqr.' V.(.f-nd tii'oJ on 1 east" village of vastly superior years and j Throughout his long and eventful career,
Mthim mtt-rr to o. n. ; ,'w,''ri , nr l''" tendency. Nine miles np the! Gen. Iloustoo has been a firm friend of
the Indian race. Although educated in
! 850 students a proportion for a German j thoughts and hopes and affections cluster As we leave Philadelphia, we are borne
"'"""..:.-..V-. rca.PlI 1. W.UnntWI. jr uuvuuj,. j..
-r ib!, Tkroaidf . and amn. hh-hk an- mad. to obtain . VaHey, WC find at MlFFLINBURO an Acad-
.'"" ...r--: eT of forty years' sta
klndo of JOB rHI
tiMtara and ties pi
O. N. WORPEN, Proprietor.
"Dec. 22, 1854.
emv of fortv Tears 6 1 and in?, still iiendiDff
Jl'SrOT- I0"' TeachtT8 fr "-Sing towns and
...out on Marii.-ts.ioar., north id.,M)no nory,oo . C0Untie8. A ccminary of high order, 8US-
tained by the Evangelical Association of
; Methodists, is in process of construction at
1 New Berlin, which will gather students
from distant sections of the State, and raise
the standard of education in its vicinity.
And Fref.bcrq Academy, on the south
j tide of the county, established within two
the belief that A frican servitude is not in
itself necessarily wrong, he docs not regard
it as a blessing, uor desire its extension.
In short, he is a trie mas, and another
eiample to be added to those of Wash
ington, J. Q. Adams, Jackson, Clay of
the power of virtuous women in moulding
the character and destiny of our race.
U.S. A.
Rl'TH HAM'! a Domestic Tale of the pres
ent lime. By Fixst Fr.n. Mtmtn hrullurs,
23 Park now, New York. Trice, $1.25.
This 12mo vol. of 400 pages, is Fanny
Feru'i latest and best production. Having : of the youth of that neighborhood a strong been a devoted member.
Last month, during a revival in the town
or three years, has a corps of four or five of Gen. Houston's residence, he professed
instructors, and has infused into the minds j rlrhld3 ll
i c I HiarTiiatiniT nvhitutinnQ Kjii.m AhAira " in vi i .1 j iL. nrnm ten him fin nin!n rpwnl fur v . ' iunV TL- f. tU.tT
tl wpp smftll hours' i ,oHnrnT,.lnsiuPlv mnnprrirv Indeed .she ' " b"b " ' ' Duiiaiogs ate auapiuaicu ana lue i -r , Xancaslcr turnpike la cntitieu to the CIS- , uo i. .uBtti.u w
tn f,.rn. B,.me idea of r...pn.!,nM,,r:,nt..ristie..rr,liodtoeducation. . -- -r " ' streets present anyiumg dui an attracuvc ; --- - - unction 01 being me nrst. ice toil, sut-, vU6-u naeT.can.au
i ' 1 ' i frt tl.A Snn I'rnnriKPn Sim q fi.lhitra t . 1 . . k rnnrtnf ftiii nf flffmottn'v fhp attention fit llift i v n.i ;4 mmc Ma ri.;d VTr.B eftM.
lids. It purports to will make it a thorough, an all-embracing, aspect: nui ai a mue uistauce wc nee .uc , . lenng, pnvaiion ana uanger aucnuing , ,
of her own life-ex-i and a perfect permanent work. illiijS ii) jl j sute caprtol looking aown npon us in . v.v., b , journey ul a Lunarca miles in the tuiast i """"s "
i ..j w. . I -i At onr hoiu..t homo, w.-t.... utile b.t,y, Unilw imnminir mndcur. iniDressin? us many of them painted white with green f .!,. nvM. ..l, ,U I : the very lightest order, auementinc tha
read it through aloud the other evening to
our better half, at a single sitting exten
ding, it is true, into
wo have been aLli
what lies between its
be a veritable history
rerience ; and as she
widowed sister of a cert;iiu New York ed
itor, equally noted for his graphic pen and
chronic dandy ini, who, with other summer
friends, cruelly gave her the cold shoulder
in her days of adversity ; and she had also
Lcr own row to hoc with newspaper pub
lishers, as well as with the rest of mankind,
the volume is eminently piquant and racy.
It possesses besides many sterling excel
lencies, aud must prove immensely popu
lar, particularly, with the ladies ; while the
tonchiug record of her struggles to provide
for btr two little children, will come home
to the hearts of sw- -Slfc S"5" Iorce
Kv.py wy who wants to laugh and to
cry, and be benefitted into the bargain,
will of course buy the book. H.
cgIn another column we copy a letter,
and laudable ambition to excel in mental
I eeyTLere was some talk of one of those
of country. The immediate vicinity of the
city is delightful, the country seats so com
bining nature and art as to leave a most
agreeable impression npon the mind. We
find on advancing into the interior, an un
commonly fine farming section, affording a
pleasant variety of scenery, and yet it has
no particularly marked features. J udging
from the bird's-eye view we have of Lan
caster, it must be a lovely and flourishing
city of some twelve or fifteen thousand in
habitants. Soon after passing Lancaster,
we strike the Susquehanna, whieh adds
immeasurably to the effect of the ever
changing prospect as we gli'ie along.
At Harrisbunr we arc allowed a little
Traveling, In Old Times and New.
Changes come about so gradually that
people lose sight of their magnitude, and
it is not until they are reminded of the
Past that they realize the swiftness of the
Presctt .. : .
J uat one hundred years from October,
1S5J, Benjamin Franklin, who was then
Postmaster General, arranged that the
mails from PhilaJelnhia to New York
country. Forest trees are yet standing in 8i,oui j sUrt tLrce mui 4 week
in summer,
sufficient abundanco to nearly surround , an(1 once ft we).k Juring the winter Ktaotl
the building, giving a most picturesque , TLii WM consijereu a very great .hieve
and attractive appearance to the whole menl aQj ' Philadelphia, the metropolis,
1 ue cuiuce is uuum.cuceu uu a.. tUcn fcf gan fe(.j ag ;f jt wf re gctting OB
, ' The Battle of Inkennann. ...
, So simple io its main thread, (joya th
LobiIoh Spectator,) is the story of the bat
tie of Inkennann, that the official deapat
ches, and . fuller correspondence), which
reach ss this week, scarcely modify ta
tale ; bnt rather, as usual, enable u to
realize the magnitude of the contest, its
desperate obstinacy, its appalling amount
of bloodshed, the imminent peril of oaf
(allied) soldier?, and the heroism which
enabled them to endure, to resist, and to
triumph orer fearful odds.
For a day or two previously to the 5th
November, the Russians, who already pc
ample scale, and if the original design be particularly friendly and sociable terms ,essed a large force within the prolonged
the neighborhood of Balaklava,
carried out, it must be a superb structure. . witt ter Iiulo iTolitT wli0 bas r0WII ! ftrtifioation3, and a large force toward tb
A lengthy and favorab!
Commencement, we omi
ing nrw to the readers of the Chronicle.
T find Pennsylvania a beautiful State
rich in agricultural and mineral re
sources. Iler soil is generally Ligblj
cultivated, yielding bountifully with much
less labor than New England soil requires.
It reallv docs one eood to pass through
are iuiprocuJcuta--auvaiu;ua-
indications of a more elevated standard of
mental training which speak well for our
county. There are also deficiencies which
might be mentioned, aud tho antagonism
of two mother-tongues is a formidable
barrier to tho progress we might desire.
But there m progress and when Frank's
children take the tour of the Susquehanna,
they will find not only superior farms and
barns, but also as industrious, honest, substantially-educated,
and newspaper-reading
people as those about Lowell or Watrvlll
And fi'f miMliH't fun, music, or wbntcrer It nuty be,
ill brute, lie's iue ffvneru oi mi
V iili rhw ks Hk two tosv,
And prfttfent of nmten,
Kuilttarrd is our Mom
Hy frry fund ti ;
In fair and foul atbrt
lie serv bd a tlbr.
To hind us t"tethr
My Ut:try tuul I.
From mon.infr.ft.Ti Mownmrd.tlll ti(rM drawn her curt in,
lliti ntfariM of rniploymwit ne'er hi!;
And though buhl be bin ribbu-.tpfnusle we're certain
Wb-n b Awtp Uie old rat by the tail.
Now calling and bawline;,
how till line and sorawlinff.
Thn nikuliup; and Jhiunliiof.
At work and at p!y;
Jn tb db-watir paddling,
Or Jnwler (kHind'lhnff,
Or about fidrilt-lMw.ll.ijg,
ile pacaus die da.
Tlio- uur tnipreS!ions let twenty . Thonirh hi third yr d-d the piwnt IWember.
II r s niual u any at Titv,
At two, ha couid "put out'' M well, I lrmember
ib!e notice of the last' g0 immcn0elj lcvoD.l the capicity of Lie ' l
it, as it contains noth- unnicntionallcs. Ia 1754, Mr. rontmaa- bee obaerreJ to receire reinforee-
tcr Gcnwal Franklin received great praise men", estimated at 30,000 or 40,000;
for Lb energy and enterprise. Onee a which added to Liprandfa eorpa on the
wetk io summer and once a fortnight in ' Rnian Itft of 35,000 or more, and tho
winter were the periods fixed for the trans- 'garrison, would probably justify Gen. Car
mission of the mails between the two towns ! robcrt's estimate of 100,000 men, in on
prior to the Priutcr Postinsster's notable j wa7 n(l snother, arrayed agamst the allien
innovation. The letter-bacn were carried ! on the memorable 5th of November. T
her farming communities, and see the nth j on i,orSeback until near the close of the ' ogmenl the weight of the force brought
profusion which nature lavishes upon the : coaturj) anj m0jjt bf ttie travelers be-' d A bestigers, the now nse.
honest tiller of the ground. The extensive lwecn X'hiladclpbia and the cities around ! le9S vm7 of tbe Danube had been with
groaning under an abundant bar-. jj Joubtless pcrforiued their jouraies in the ! drawn from Moldavia, leaving Bessarabln
vest ; the gardens filled with every variety Eamc rnm;tive manner. Is was not until 1 845,1 defended by its special army, lut not.
time, but not sufficient to look about. In of tempting vegetables ; numberless trees tlle ycar jygo that a turnpike road was j 14 supposed, entirely exhausting tho
the section through which the cars pass, ; bending under the weight of delicious fruits constructed in the United States. The . reinforcements to bo brought from the in
throw
powerful.
years pa??, and may we all live to see them
verified
V.
Tot th. L.wi.bnrg Ohroalcl.
A Han Indeed!
Not long since, General Samuel Hous
ton, tho Ileio of San Jacinto, now U. S.
sent bv some wandcrine Yankee to an
Kastern paper, whu-h came accidentally ; Senator from Texas, was in one of our At
under our notice. The prayer of Burns, j l'c cities, and having an evening in
"O wvi mm- power th- (tifiw gi. u, wiiicQ he was not especially CDgagca, ne
I was invited to attend a popular place of
amusement, lie politely declined. I pon
being pressed for the cause of his refusing
to accompany his friend, he replied, in
As the W.t "shoultkr-itriktr" alive;
in conflttuTfttlnn
Of thia qualification,
I'm in rnntrmplation
of placing niD when
All tb Mr. Duncans,
An l all Mrs. Flunklna,
Will kj iHf'a pnmplilnfl,
And that to 'The Fair."
There's naught can escape his minntcut Inspection,
Displayed on the tojr.sclicr's birns ;
And he helfs himself, too. without fear of detection,
To the nicest tlie pantry affords;
iea just in condition
To nieet competition.
At tfie grand exhibition.
The rogue, with rwe eyt
Tliere's one lliing drp.nd oti't,
To make a quick end oti't
If he can lay Land on't
He rare taub tht Pruet
P. S. The Fair did not "come off" 1
Tue Mormons. The Washington cor-
with tho idea that the location is indeed blinds, almost deceiving a stranger into
found sixtv veara iffn. were almtt enual i numbers about Sevastopol, without aaMh
beautiful, and the edifice worthy the nolle lte belief that they are designed for to an Arctio tr;p at tLe present xhose ! 'egl aer l lhe!r equipment or prof.
"Keystone State." I am told this city is churches. The farmers here are generally J wb( D0W g0 ftom Philadelphia to Kewj"'"1- The aim was to bear down by accn
a charming one, and only regret not bav- perfectly independent, and many of them . yort a warm st0VCj Mj perforB1 ti; mulating pressure ; and it was with rat
in" leisure to bear witness to the same, rLn, closc,y treasuring up eoch Fny-j journey in fjur hours, should ovasionally t tt 'le ba'teries resumed the bombard
wi!h my own eyes. i Tho mineral rcsourcca 5f the Slate Me un- cast their eyes backward to the dangers , ment of the allies in their beseiged camp j
The scenery now becomes more and 'surpassed, exhaustless beds of iron and coal ; nd suff(.riligs attending the same task s'ng force from the garrison moved oat
more delightful, and ere long there ia a iog found almost throughout its entire' m;hcn just as many days were consumed in 404 with Dnneaberg's army, and lip.
kind of enchantment thrown about by the j nfi,n n1 breadth. The manufacturing ( aecompijaLing it, as hours are now reriuir- ndi made a feiut that might have Wei.
mingling of the waters of the "blue Juni- j of iron is largely carried on, enriching the e j. j had it succeeded, a penetrating attack to-
ata" with the quiet and peaceful Susque- ; proprietor, and affording ample employ- j Tlic estal,Jt.hmcnt of regular stage . wari" llia 'oar i d, s it wan, it- did en
hanna. Tho graceful bending of the j mcnt for a multitude of laborers. Here , routcs arj(1 ,he introdnction of coaches on S&a 4ne tteutioa of a portion of the Bri
otrcams, the lawns of the extended banks, are also Jct IarSe trac,s of unbroken forest, j (QC rr;nc;pai nes of travel were deemed ,istt n(i French forces. Thus the allien
tastefully interspersed ;tu 8-P, of wav- , holding out the strongest inducements to g muell a mMct 0f importance in their !wer 40 00 occupied all round, while the
ing trees indeed the whole proj-pect is full, tnose e"S"B"i l"-r.rinjr 0Pera,ions-, day and generation as the opening of a !weak nnintrenched and nnfortified point
of beauty, filling the mind of every lover T plcasure sccking tourist, the State ncw anJ line of ra;lroaJ communica. in their position toward the Talley of tho
of nature with the most pleasing emotions. ;a likewise full of interest, and when j tfon is at proeut considered. Those who ' Inkennann was to tp. penetrated by
Here, at the Junction, we exchange the ! more active and liberal public spirit shall , wcre in the balit of jourrieJ;ag on horse. jforce of great weight and momentum. Il
railway ear for the slow tut sure canal j 6'"-" ""J ""j "j la,,-) Lack from city to city gladly availed them-1 wa 4118 earUesS dawn enveloped ia
packet-boat.
.. out seeing ine movement ot tne enemy,
more roused themselves to a comprehension el
At first we fed restless and i ajs 4 ner numerous superior specimens i , f lh ....: m.,.i,;n," -.v ti,,- mist and rain, that the allies hearinr. with.
i . .i" il . tr a1. a nf tifitiir'il GOnrtrf A 11rrTin Ijiq tm I -t . m . i
ais.ausncu in anucipauou oi tuc uuie mat, , -v-......,, came upon the stage of action, and per
must be spent in ccttins over the next . Susquehanna, the Valley of Wyoming,; r,.rm((1 ;,:. Mlml, .Uh m,
forty or fifty miles at such a snails pace. , lnu 'u Jnrlat" I certainty and despatch, but with more 'hat which they were to expect. They
We look at the narrow dimensions of the g io beauty, will be sought after and; g;ifefv .d ..;,., In h,d .M,h th, 'were attacked in position, hr troone. eon.
boat, and at the multitude of passengers, ! become familiarly known to every lover jwnet.is got sta itl ti,e mrlll caps;ze9 were verging into a narrow and broken ravine
and exclaim, mentally, at least "How of nature. not uufrcquent, and occasionally a party or meeting of several ravines ; and here,
uncndarulle " We endeavor to rest But notwithstanding these innumerable ( of rascay fjot pads W0UU relieve the pas- no'tbstanding all the 'Widity" awT)e4
awhile, and perchance Uke a book, or re- j natural resources of the Slate, we find this SCDger3 cf watches and money, and ! 4liem in the despatch of the French
sign ourselves to the land of dreams, to broad expanse of beautiful country far be- str5p lhe maii DagJ 0f vairubles ; but as a commander, the English soldiers were re
wear away tho time, which we are resolved ; bind her eastern sister Slate?, in thecom-1 ccrjcrai t,e pncer to New York peatedly driven back. At one time the
To see ourseives a. ithers see us,
contains good sense, for an impartial criti- j
cism, not designed for the eye of the sub- j
ject of it, has generally more merit than
, , 1 ,t.i.! substance, as follows :
bestowed upon persons or places oy those ' , , , ...
... r.. .. "ou are doubtless aware, that a por-
wno are ntrnul to condemn, ana wLo desire rf rcl!pondtnt of tho Couricr and ED(lniror
top case, without regard to truth or justice. , rf fhe Md fash.l says that the case of Brighnm Young is (
now mucu r ka.vk errs in uis cniuious, . , , . .
...,x, .:n ;.,.i. r... ,i...u... t ions of society, and that,
. . . . became degraded, and
iuiul .o 'I I . 1.1 1 , L., . , , . 1. . I ........ , .1
did not allow him to learn of the men, , j formc ;f gi and dcc,ares at least, even from this monotony ; but J combined, which looks upon improvements, coulJ Gotham wa& WBchrf affie the m08t part of tLe time ;n direct
sures in operation for the improvement of ( rf , Lig right ,0 jntroduce and to managc sucU lwhcre or how is the question. We go on novations, considering education with !.ght m on tuefollowirjg morn;ng. When encounters, where each side tried against
at least the Central portion of this State. ! domestic institutions" as he thinks prop-1 deck, and behold the query is already , "s results as unnecessary, and even sus-ltL; , . f ppttin.' throntrh within the!4be other its weight, muscular atrensth.
of society but still it was mv own fault ! ?' f"r h.is own advantage- . TLe Pccu,iar solved, for a scene of surpassing interest Ping that it would, if diffused, deprive , twen,y.four huur9 was fir5t accomplished, "ere and resolve. The 8,000 English
1 " I institution of nolvtrrimv ia his favorite van- . . tt a mnnv in t lit nmintinitv nf thfr littl.pHrtt.a - i .f.A .JT. t..nHt.4. r j
nnv mif 7 7 J .7 " ' i dutsts upon ine view, iieru uto &ircamt, i v j i tne pcrrcction oi rapia invciin was 1ICUIJ wu-gu iurwj to
in- ilJ .rt,hL. ZhN JL 7Ct u7a ,7,' one natura!' tLe other artlficlal rursne counulcss P"y.cSeS voose.jueuuy, w.. tbongbt , attaiued , meet tbe attack were tne same men, nnre-
aveuues mr irauc nuu us.ci, tuau tuc . , , ., , . ... , .. ... .. , .... , i thpi ponrses sido bv side most barmom- i"o ereai weanu, auu mi..c icjouiks ui , . . ... , nevea turOTictiout tec day. Ibe narrow.
hi lit.
: f .t, . :.. .11 " i, ... ........
;...,,..., . giMugiue atiuiiuistrauoumucn more irou- must bang heavily upon us. liut at lengtn ; n,u" WOuld then start Ion before daylight from MHie consisted in tbe play or artillerT
10 Consequence, 1 g , TheGovpr-!, i ... . L.tinnnl intnxtn. Jl-. Thor U . nnwor.l .. 1 .V...1I: ...
Kliunnpd bv the ., .. . , . . , . , ocuer leeungs reiurn, ana wuu lucm, a , r i'Jiiladelpllia, DreaKtast at 1 renton, dine pou ua ouiuiera oi eituer siuo; at anomer,
oUUUUv j nor oi Ltan is notoniv a patnarcb ot ma-1 . . .... , , f,,i n..en
ueicrruinauou to eieairsouie nine uicasuru. i ' - .at iw lirunswirK. and unn vhprn tie umu wnuitia 01 siuau arms; ovn rer
We doubt whether any one of the "Old
Thirteen" is making more laudable efforts
in developing her resources and opening
In this condition, she who is
for trade and travel, than tbe j wife, awoke a desire for reform ; she in- He asserts his rights a free iborn Amer- j
T . ,,r j spired me, she guided me. she aided me, lean citisen under the Douglas bill, and luelr c"u,a
ne. Ihe lantf of 40was no-UDjtoLer unwearied cffor,g is I scorns to own the jurisdiction of the Uni- ously-tba
" Keystone
where so unjust as m our State; and i d red tion from tbe thraldom ofi ted States any further than its authority is sometimes shaded by a profusion 0r trees
present collapse in the money market has J and mv restoration to the j maJ a5corJ wJth the free indulgence of bis upoii itg banks, picturesque from their
injured many of her enterprises at a most r t. i v i appeuics auu passions. e aeciincs io
critical period : still, the spirit of improve-1 . u ' i "W? P"?' "cca"sc Jc commission
that of art, our unpretending cinal, ! 'be soil are so abundantly developed, the
matt is strengthening apace; our advanta
ges are becoming more appreciated, at
home and abroad ; and Pennsylvania is
destined, ere long, to be the first State in
the Union, in physical resources and money
power.
There is also a most healthy advance
ment in learuing, in this State. That she
is still much behind some of her sisters,
is not strange when we reflect that ber
speaking, I owe to her all I am, or that I j which he held under the President of the
hope to be, in time and in eternity. She
is a praying woman a member of a Chris
tian church. Some
United States has expired.
Another peculiar institution of Utah is
time aco I resolved ! tLe ama,F"nation of Church and State, of Susquehanna, now just at ha
NEVER TO PERFORM j rf I "Vl!! ! 6f
not to attend, because its tendencies arc
population, when she became " of age," j evil, and it is unnecessary ; and I agree
was of two different languages an evil i with her in opinion. You will therefore,
which existed in no other State to an ex- 1 1 trust, allow that I have reasons, which
1 tent worthy of notice. The difficulty of ! should have weight with any true man,
I making ene people, using one tongue, of : for not acceptiug your invitation.
I English and Germans so equally divided Nobly spoken, UNCLE Sam ! l ut it
I as they wcre was greater than can be iru- required more true heroism than to face
1 agined by persons at a distance. But since , the balls at ao Jacinto. There is a chi-
4 Common Schools have been by law cstab- valry in your houor of woman, no knight
Jlishcd throughout the State, her compara- 'ever felt. There is a three-fold cord of
love in your resolution, which tf adopted
by all husbands would save thousands
from destruction dry up myriads of tears
tfii-c progress we believe has not been ex
j celled. The amalgamation of the races by
toe generation which conies upon the stage
under the influence of universal common
school education, will be most beneficial ;
Pennsylvania will be noted for good school
houses aud school teachers, as well as for
giant barns and fat horses and hnpov
tomes. Portions of our State already,
here the people are homogeneous, are not
Vehind any State in intelligence and enter
prise, (in proportion to age )
"f That we have provincialisms, is true ;
- . Enfi,aod ia not destitute of those pe
uliaritica of language and utterance j but
rwuen an impartial umpire decides that the
educated people of New England speak
purer English than those of Pennsylvania,
there will bo ample tinio fur FuAflK. to
dnw unfavorable enmrorienne
from the pallid checks of lovely wives and
suffering children and bauiah from our
land the yawning bells which open to se
duce tbe reckless or thoughtless devotees
of sin aud senseless pleasure.
Would to Ood every man would adopt
aud carry out a similar standard of action!
that every Christiau at home, were a Chris-1
tian abroad 1 that all Temperance men at
home, wero Temperance men elsewhere 1
thatftll opponents of theaters, of gam-j
bling saloons, and dens of pollution, would j
carry out, at all times, aud among all peo-j
pie, the principle they advocate at home!
and that all would remember, TAou God
tettl me ! and that the Eye of our final
Judge is more to be feared than those of
sen an institution, existing Dy ine unani- ifuv ,a i"
mous approval of the people. X. Y. OLs. valleys, farm-houses and occasional vil-
e see it stated that the President has
appointed Col. Steptoe, who commands
some Artillery in the region of Utah, to
be Governor of that interesting tribe.
We hope he has enough of the Artillery
to make him a bona fide ruler over them,
but shall expect some t-harp couflicts be
tween the U. S. Governor and "squatter
sovereignty," relative to the " peculiar io,
etitutions'' of the squatter sovereigns.
Another "Apalosiciios." In one of
her "suburban Letters" to the Worcester
Palladium, FteLIA says!
"There is in tbe State of Vermont, a
lady noted for her musical abilities, which
are often displayed for the gratification of
the people of Windsor and the surrounding
place. This lady has two distinct throats; j
and, it is supposed, two pair of lungs, j
she is broad chested, but quite slender
wildness ; on the right side as we pass up,
may bg seen first the smooth path, with
the patient and hard-driven horses on the
perpetual trot next comes tho broad
hand, now mak-
..i . C .1.1 i
by the help of God never to perform jn 6borf r aud influence of Young I " TV 77 ' 1 "
as act HAVING AST moral Beariso j8 as unlimited as the number of his wive ' , B,""e"
which would not BE approved by my or of his progeny. But the man is him- the lwo fms. Beyond the river the
good wife. know A disapprove, thi, institution, existing by the unani- scenery is aivcrsmea wim mouutams, u.us,
. ......,.. .-.I,.., .nil Wl II 1 1 1 VI. tl m
rji'i I'.. I' H 11 '1 .'I. II 1 1 M I , UUU 1. . . .uu .... . ...... . 1
m Li ua. ju iuv ivm ui . " j
seen the county road, above whieh pre
cipitous mountains now raise their proud
heads and then slope away and give place j
to the cultivated field or rural hamlet ;
and then soon again may be seen towering
heights reposing in majestic dignity, and
looking down upon us, as pigmies, as we
nuietlv wend our wav at their feet, ee-
linsgrove and Northumberland are the
larircst towns passed during our present trip.
As a whole the scoucry thus far on the
rivet exceeds our expectations mucu o!
it certainly compares very favorably with
that on the far-famed Hudson. It is both
a noble and beautiful stream, but unfor
tunately has not sufficient depth of water
to make it available in navigation.
At Lewisburg I left the boat for a so-
more important resources and development i
. t ,i i i . i , i , ., .
Tbe same paper copies tbe follow- i ut6S " ,ue lnrg" 'cn me oai-
: .,. .,. T.. i us reeeu rTeviii'-i iue xiussiana irom
.... l.JJ.t I 1UK !"UII Villi. 1I.IUIVI3 I
of the mind, are neglected, and there seems Lnt cob of wLicb witb !sti using their numbers at onee, bnt those
frt Ya at AlnfrmMl mrl r .mmfrl mtnrnl vuinn 1 ' c ' 1 .1 r e 1
" ,71 Railroads, Telegraphs, Canals and Turn- "w 6"vc coujm:",u lreso Ioree
which sees no beauty in progress, h ealth j f IB SUCCcssive relays. So the conflict con-
has become a sort of idol with a portion of j alundant fod for ri.aec,io!l, t'nucd throughout the day, till afternoon ;
tho people, the one idea, for whieh they) the contending bodies swayed backward
labor and expend their Ust energies; and jPt Office, Phi!adrtrhia,S. as rebforceraenta or ew
when contemplating their broad acreSjthcir yi,, Xnrihorn Post who was to setoutfr. ro resolution lent the greater impetus to ei
couvenicnt dwellings and luxurious living, New York on Monday last, and arrive at this ' tber gye ibe arrival of the French first
Olirce VII " cuuaw.. wiiina;, in mwri w I . ...
form his stage as unal.is nityci come in.whtch reoiurcv. imu sikshc r.iuuinj wias
they feel a self complacency, a conscious-
ncss, whieh fully verities the maxim that
"ignorance is bliss." There are multi
tudes of men, women, and children in the
State, who can neither read nor write ; and
with the exception of Philadelphia, and
some of the large towns, they bare no
common school system matured, for the
moss see no necessity for any. In the
larger towns, they value elegance of style
iu living more than intellectual attainment;
and while enjoying their handsome carri
has occasioned the delay of this paper.
side of the alies; and, at last, English "so
lidity" and French gallantry prove greater
than Russian ferocity and Limbers. The
Faiiincintia, Mat 9th, 1771.
AftliilllJ SfclLl.AS
B-7s leave to inform ihe public, that he has ; Russiuns gave way and retired ; their in
xir,"?, 1 v" v Vr"s"- " fTm 'mediate object unaccomplished, and their
I'hitadeljilna to jVui Yirk, in one day and a, J , n
half. All ihnse who are pleased to oblige the pa,h Strewed With dead, principally nf
inventor of said wasgon with Iheir company, 'their own.
may depend on beinj; u&ed ia ihe best manner, I j i . t .t i-as
and ihe jonrney perl", rmed in ihe above men-1 In this day s battle the ascertained lose
tinned tune. Th waeon ets out from Brnja- !pf tbe Enr-Ii?h was 2,012; that of th
hjfi DucU's, at the sign of Ihe 6Ywi. at ihe i , , . ,i r -
corner of Arrh and nj ttrerf,, VtaJ'pAi. JtcU 1 and tn9 Russian lose M
every Friday rnoming, precisely at 5 c'rlock, 'guessed at 10,C00. The proportienate loan
ages, with finely attired horse, their spa- and from ISew York every 3'ufxfajF morning i t,ijiecrs f ,be allies, is excessive. Su-
round the waisL and savs she m .;' iourn of some weeks. Iicwisburg is about
three hours with more easo than she can j a mile from the canal a town of perhaps
talk with a friend for one hour, and have four thousand inhabitants, and the seat of
that friend do two-thirds of the talking. Lcwj,bnrg University. It is pleasantly
At the age of twelve years she could sing gitnatcd on tbc wcst branch of the Sus
two distinct parts at once, but has since, " . , . . ... -.,v
from want of cultivation or some other qneh.nna, and regularly laid out rescmb
cause lost that power. Theso facts may j ling Philadelphia in its general plan. Ihe
be relied upon as strictly true ; aud they j buildings are mostly of brick, and 6tand
furnish a rcmarktble field of investigation d;rectly upon the street, without cither
for the phj siologist, and of wonderment . Qf flowergardcn jn front, consequently
for those who are interested in tho freaks J . rf rf that enchant.
of nature, of which this may be considered " uas " , 3 '
one of the mo. curiou3." 1 ng, rural aoct, which adds such beauty
cious parlors and sumptuous furniture,they
dream not of the terrible distortio ns of the
English languagc,which one heirs at every
step, and which so grate upon the
ears of the educated. So that Pennrylva
nia, which, with her unrivalled facilities
should stand in tho fore-front of all im
provements and enterprises of the day, is
content to be far in the rear, where, with
out some special effort, she must remain
for years to come. However, I am most
happy to say, that there arc honorable ex
ceptions, not a few. Institutions of learn
ing of a high grade arc springing up
throughout the State, whose influence is
already widely felt; and many gentlemen
are educating their sons and daughters at
a great expense. But my letter is already
too long. In my next we will pas over
Bald Eagle Mountains.
Truly yours, Fbask.
T '.k t W. i vTT? 8 'ocr-"1- posing the Russian loss not to bo over-es-aoeth-7itro,
and Xtiraru. a
NB. Trice foreachpassengerTwenly Shillings , Uiuated, it would about equal that of the
allies in proportion to tbe gross numbers,
ruitnrnia, April I'Jih, 17S5.
.The suhsrribers be? leave io inform the Pea
Lie that they have established
A fVAUE WAtHilJX
From Philadelphia !o Lancaster
Io eo twice a week.
The Staee Wnspon will set out every Mon
day aod Friday Morning from Ihe KlNtl OF
PKl SSIA Tavern, Market t. bettreea Third
and Fonrth jtreen, and from Lancaster everv
'I'nps.lav and Fndav from Ihe BLACK HORSE I
1 avern, :ieen street ; eacn passenger to oe t,e fact Will go 'a iw.siu. nwnug ivm
allowed fonneen pounds weight of bar-age L , ;a tbe country, and have a favww
under iheir seal. rulu , . . .... .
The passace will be twenty Shillings.ihe half f b!e effect upon tne stnngen. conoiuon ox
money affairs.
at the command of Priuce Mencbikotf,
Tho Cb'cago Press says: "The Mer
chants' and Mechanics' Bank vf this city,
resumed business yesterday after a suspen
sion of some three weeks. We make tbe
announcement with a degree of gratifies,
tion that we can not well express, because
to be paid at the cnterins a name for a passage.
The Public s Yost Obedient
. . and Humble Servian,
Faistmra Dnr.mia
Ats Wtavta -
Died at tbe Trap pc,Montgomrry county,
en Wednesday morning last, Mrav
i mi il,.
The ChTcaao Press anticipates the or- '.'largare. ...eer, a j....-,-.
r e. i rIi,ati nf and 17 days. A good woman, atoi uvew
gaoiaation of six more States northwest oi ' ) 6 '
I that eitv within a few rears. iput a" "