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CHRON
CV 0. WOEDEX & J. R. CORNELIUS.
ELEVENTH YEAR T7HfLE NUMBER. -501.
JnUp ct ffGjisfcarg, Ifafon (Dronlij, pcnnsijtaia.
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$l.y) rrr. Y.i.vn. always is Ammnyf.
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HENRY C. IIICKOK, Editor.
LEWIS
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Thf ifiniSDnni VLyrOfiUlf.
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FRIDIV, J2l
Th'fjUowinc- beautiful production
the promising American
cf one c en"lcfjre ,te intelligence
jxts, was wn . Franklin
ll ' ,T ' vv) li?hcd by Pr. Rae.
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PASSING THE ICEBERGS
(I TO"
f-s Jbar cf ''ave df rice,
.!; dn-. thwuga mist and ram,
tw:i :h:5 av.r;
:is .f ice
Th? sav '.ei f 1
! arctic vfa-ares. o.ina y
1. Ve friT.fr.:
of a crr'ai wT.a
aity course
iia: frisht
. ABJ iTre ie ' ,B lnr,r
Aa ciM ae ga:i-eaa to tneir decks.
A-ererr i-c r",r 3"a h':m
Tk.-? sras'i some 1 .kiig as cf yore,
jjjj her1?5 1 x t'e NT?a! rea'ra
'Vaerf 01.:' ra.f 5 the sr-eeiral shore.
And eft htnt ath ihe on or moon
Tleir $afl aod carer falchions e!ow.
W'n.U. i.ke a Morm-veicd win.i. ihe rune
Caes through soine teard of mow.
A:i when 'he lr north flashes op
W :h fre cf miccieJ red and eold,
Ti'x k:.ow that manv a biazme cup
i ;.-.mni.ig lu tLe absent boil
l"t 1-enil :i're. and let us hail
Vm Ii-wmir,2 ph intom as vt rass
' i hr :"a.-h. n. haii and aM.
V. nhis the ci mp'S ot yoor glass.
Set at Lt r rr.al ihe j:ai:'aT s'...v
Of thai ore star of Od.n's tiir. rie;
l"; wilu c ur f.iz '. a:.d l?t us shuw
The coasteliaticn on cur own.
And pcak her we'.'. ; f.-r h- re ht st.
If tr.'m her heart the wo' Is c u: 1 thaw.
Great news Irom nie far fri'ea ba.
Or ihe r3o!fst Esquimaux
Micht t!l of channe's yet nniold,
Tat wff? the pole fn'm sea to sea;
Of lands wh.ch G . d cVs.jns to hold
A n gvj peop!e yet to be
Of wnaifrs which a' r.e preva.l
Where day ar.d darknes 'i. inly meet ;
Of a", rvh.ch" spr?al the arctic sail;
Of Fra-V..3 acd h;s ventaroos fleet
Ht. hip'v. at so-ne ! .rions e.-al
His anchor holi his ails are fnrd
That Fame ha naTied him on hr crcil,
-Columbus of the Po'ar World !"
Or how his pioojhine barqoes es
Thro' spiinn-nne fieldf. witi L-atteicd shares,
Lit iinlr lu t!ul ttsmiiAVB.
The mask mat mockmc darkness wears
Or how. or err. hers Vaek and few.
The l .-t rf shivered masts ant spars.
He sits a-s ' his fr-T-a crew
In etatte.t ' "h ih; Norland stars.
No ar.smrr b it ih suiien llow
Of reran hrav.r.7 l--r.c and vast
An a-2----y of ic a.d n- w.
The V.-.ceiess X -r::: .winss proudly pau
Dora es tic Economy.
New York alone, 15.000 able-bedicl and
willing Journeymen Lave nothing to do,
and Laboring men are prpr.rtioaably de
titute ; when firm men in PLilad. f.ar to
redeem their own paper at Z per cent, per
month discount at such a time, articles
like " K'.Uf to Lit. anl h.ic to Co-k it"
( copied ia our last paper from the San,)
are of immediate, practical importance.
We coty another telling paragraph :
-G.. X.tki. The .t.Ww Kuitttrbnrhr
says: -Tne f-tst rure f r hard times is ro-
ortnol wwte wans wi.-i
as fi.Tr rpr.!s wnrrh f.l
a.io t.r-go:ng cii.3 to Ciind a fact we
read tot long since. A man in Cincinnati
aiea, leaving a young family wua nothing
lut a few chickens f-r subsistence. From
tlese chickens, half a d-. tea eggs per day
were reaped. r.h most families, the
chickens would lave served for a f.w
meals, or their eggs would hive been ca
romed, and the family lived, or rather
f irr., upia them. Pat not so with that
reflecting, loving, self-sacrificing, widowed
mother. She foun 1 a f rJJt a-W.
toy a yv,i- , OJrn rrvcsl that e ra meal
would give vastly more nourishment than
the eggsa-id she soon made an exchange
cf the articles, realizing an abundance of
plain and wholesome food, and also fuel,
by which they were sustained, and well
sustained, until additional resources were
opened to them. Eggs or chickens might
have been more palatable food than meal
in iu ample yarletj of preparation ; bat
the ose of the former would have verified
the fable cf the folly c-f killing tie fowl
tlat laid the golden g. I
There are few of the families cf want 1
Who ever practice thoujhtful economy and
VrfesiW like this poor woman. It is a !
fact admitted by ail we believe who have :
investigated the s abjeet.th.t Com is better
than Wheat for bread, and twice as cheap;
also that Oatmeal, Beans, Peas, Carrots, ;
are more nourishing than most rich meats :
nil pastries ; and that their cost is sonsi
derably lew than nutritions fowls and
nm generally. It is also slowa tlat a
large amount of the real Tirtue of meat is ;
lost by bekg boiled Md tie water thrown
iWIT ;
htrea, soup is one of the most
A a tim when iliiv th-.u'-n-'s in cu' j j . ev -u lui cossiaeration. me ;n:.;r. y ci i::
favr-d la-"' --e ff'-x- f t the very "1 clothing ; and herein, the Woman of miss.on-crs directed the water to be let in- arnson, cf Chester county, Wm. English, fjrx3) EOt th-a the m,ar,s to stto
Lece-iaricsof-- wh', Wtv is taxi the household is most responsible. It is to the main trunk of that .mprovctnent, of Philadelphia, and Jcha C. Migill, cf ia operati,,,,. sloalj covtantlv .aata-
toitsutmt toVtt-'vt1- wants of t e "'I-rfal how tidy an-1 comfortable few and declared the.r ccnadent be.uf that it Westmoreland county, in their steal Af- ta-acJaal saereJly cle.-L-heJ tv the tro.
,i i articles arranged by a tasty and thoughtful would be in successful rpcra'ioa by the te-r a te lious and laborious jnvesticrition, Tcrnm--at.
imprutjien, the iiia:'eLt and those una' oe e J c -, i . . - . . .vi
. ' , .. . . . , Lousekeei-er wiil appear; and how a lack middle of last samtner ; bet tm-ir sanguine these centlemen have completed the duty , I can see ro rea-on wcy toe pr"f-. 3
iu 4iu iceuiseics ; wuen in toe city ot
on. a snoona
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pct.s. h.ie ,x cent,' worth of Indian f-l re no letter-hardly as good er tte 01 f cnannei, cov- la the accounts, if not cf palpalle wr-sg
meat make as n,ucn br I as fourteen cents' a j.'aincr but more cheap vari. tie- ( the ered only by a few inches of earth, thus apoa tie Treasury. The rlc-ht to scatter
llt eg? d cornmeal illustrate this truth ) renting but a slight obstruction to the ' the etiih (.f the' Commonalth ia this
down nie.r eir-.as-j oae' half, if they cn!v An uncorrupted arpetite seasons the most rassaSe cf tle wltcr' out ,Dt0 tLc bQi ot unguarded way, is, I venture to assert,
choose to do so.-' ' t.la;n dL-h. and 'hun-or is the bet sauce ' tie river. Ia all such sections cr place, without a parallel in the managoxent c f
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and its savoriness diffused among other
; ingrcdicLU of the dish.
j Vet, it is one of the wonders cf Eurc-p-
J ean tourists, that tbc working men cf the
! United States live so richly, and are so
! wasteful of food. In England.the incenses
cf most of the laboring clergymen and
r.prhar, nf a rm: .ritv r.f the trail.m(ri
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not exceed the avenee was? of American
m:n wwn.ira f..-h3. and bniti-T richer
; clothing, than the employer : which is the
' wiser, it is not difficult to tell, for when
. adversity ifd'.ets, the employer my have
; something saved to fall back upon while
tho 1,,n.1.A.fnnn1 tnr,lor. A Vt nntl m
Thu. rnnst cf the banis in Hollin; Mill?
receive fmtn ?2 to 84 per day, and nt the
end of the year would be in debt if tb-.-y
: could get trusted. Oa the other side y .u
! will Cud school-teachers and chr-vnieu
living respectably anl commanding a r-.-a-
citable f-redit an v where, with half tlat
income ves, and oir day-laborers, whose
per di.:m eartiinji will not exceed 75 cts.
j
Will SLijj.'-ll S 44UCW 4U4 CJ.-U
have a little home a piece of land and
a farm. The Welchman las spent his
six to twelve hundred duliars for rich food,
drink, and cl-.-thintr, and his nothinj left
but a weak constitution and increasingly
utitlrifty habits ; while the Gciaiia, living
m-re fr-'j.lly and plainly, blessel with as
g ,ol an appetite has ttj .ye-d ch-aper lut
r.: re ti'.-riti -us food quite as wcll. atd i.-
i r.pariui to eti-v a tio-i old age.
I: is doubtless a happy commentary cn
Americia society and life, that our hirl-
! working laboring men and mechanics cm
have ' the best of everythins,"' and while
health and prosperity abound, they snff-r
f.r ua-liag. Put no true American should
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contemT.ate ending tis aavs witnout some
promotion
cultivate
in the se
iect that
uepress
rv, are cri's ta watch a't are Iiabl", ami
that it is therefore the 'uJy of every man
to reserve means for Lis own support and
that ef his family in time cf adversity. To
do this, some have only to give up habit-
ual expenditures which, though each item
may be a trifle; ia itself, are a large sum ia
tle aggr.-gato, and each wholly unneeessa-'
rv, and even worse than useless. Put in
no way can so much retrcnclment be
effected as in the necessary outlay for food .
tf these qualities will leave the c-stliest
furniture apparently inelegant, slothful,
anl unattractive. And one woman wiil
cl-the her family better than Ler neighbor
who erpends twice as much money for the
same object.
'I: is not what thee f lutivhat thee
A that will make thee rich or poor,"
' Q:J3ieT proverb. The true way to
reduce exorbitant prices of any particular
of food, is to alttiin from it. Ia
such a work, the patriotic and benevolent
.:.. ,,f:ea s,t the examnle of abstiner.ee
It may be something of a trial to adopt a
plainer diet, but cheerful labor and te-mpc-
rance will in time make one relish a corn-
cke with cold water more than the epicure
his beefsteak and hot drinks.
We do not attempt specific details in
the line of retrenchment we have indicated,
but two qualities are requisite ia its eon
summation, viz. much f?e.D sr.xsE, and a
little self-denial in the outset. tv.
Ztii-a;!? frch) q 'u-r-i;3rs' r:$s,
Bl Mis. LVDIA J. PIEBSOX.
G-, -a rrr toml'jrt to tbc lrvkard'f h
Where aa iaJaxv bo i-D h-rtl
Prm cut m Urosr, porrrtj, and toil,
Ab4 keen and cold eomtespt, her wenrj inte ;
Ani yet th bach . bi$h mad leneroiu Dul,
By ducti. c.ftenrd and yeaned,
Aal tl.e sold contumely ef Ibe oria
Cvue all the keener to Lu fceli&g nvind.
Tb-n hart n -t fclt th armiah .be endorea
At ner degraded children droop aroon I,
Sup(.re-icr eeen the moan of Lantr's pais
In terror at tbe frantic father' fr .n.
Her heart ia m-itht red " ail iU r yt are dnd,
And the bright ho that f he. red her early eeara
Are Bartered ty the band of ce4d devrair.
Anl all her treaiura now U van and ncu.
Ihe world hath nonjfct for her. Tbe reriert ilaee.
That fcela the laeh. and drags tae weary chain.
And treabira at an nroo matter eniea,
Feel mora f hope and peace, and leaf of pain -
Ob. t ol IntcTr.prrancet eileat Send that walks
t jx'Q thii boanteon earth, nnrhalnd and free,
Bow ean man look upon thy luatheaome f rm.
And Tioti homaelf a villinf alara to Ike t
tTeaeea help th iaVrerit for they ttaad pmcribril,
OhjecU of atorn In Una nnfriendly world.
And Charity, that acotbaa aU lighter ilia,
Idarka thav wuh lip in aoorn and anfer rarled.
Tet, there kt hope ! ewea fur the Drunkard wifa,
A brpe brbrbt beaming fnaa the wld of pear,
And .he may halL when DS-'a bleak year U pat,
A -happy Sew tear a" datbny ia celeatial biles.
Tboa eaaat not heal hor woviada. bat thou caaut lire
Her ttuoa food aod eioOi.c. ud lu. Toce !
Anl eeea her wounded -trit shall retire.
agrceaoie ana economical varieties 01 iooo,
; as tie life of the meat is all preserved,
1 comparatively, frugally independent, the ar:s and svinces,auJ other cao.es of moral purchase were muted, tip to toe st .Mon- peop.e wa taken, at i.i- v..oter eivcm.o, g. -f, bis tsen::.. y to accocij .:u nr Amerraa Iwaoraci frrsf., e-rl
latter are the first to complain cf hard and social comfort, have not, it w true, ' day ef July Iat. o c:rs were miue cn ue po.x,, ci pr-ouu-u.ng miu- tae ena de:ni'i, aua rL?u.j Lcr. p- a.ea tr.Dts?e4 witn a jtius grr.nsny. T:
times. In our own country, the spectacle i,oen interrupted ; but the loss of valuable under this invitation : and puhiic notice : Urc and sile of intoxicating 1 -p-rs; 1.- (r auiesded. A r-.cvi i s, :lc-ti,; Icte aid coLtost amcBg?t ler?os? wa-a ,t
is often exlilitei ef the cmrlved mlai live rrrr. rtv. t.v the eiaaltiecf tbe ' was ajfiin civen, on tie 54:1 tf Noveci- ' 3 J2 v.-te were fast in favor of the n i- cm do no g v J, l-it L.-.y reul'y shou! 1 have the r.zt to s'ar at I. me. 1 .:
cither to be an employer or a i Kailroad Company for the three mill lax, tlficial bodies within the limits prescribed "en. te -I0- Jt ' .u' ted by tae .-.ulciU, and to participate in ti:L,r ia sc servie-.ee to ary sel,h -..-.
r of the soil And while enoed which is c.aimea Dy some as a pari oi tae by tae law ; and we snsuM not io-i to pro- " ' -------- i.i.s , a.i.j..e ... ...a.e, .u...j, p-f-, sy r.ar:eT iia ort.y p; a-
rvice of other all hr,uld rec-1-' income from the public works, we find a fit by the lesson. j temperance. That those laws need saca V.rgti-a. aad the two Car .llais, Lave ta- die.
.ictnessoftheniselv.es or fellies act revenue of ?,67,000 ; a sum e,nal to iJy the 20th section of the net of tle : revision, is conceded to far relau-s to tea no action ca the snl-jtet. . behave before the plaln,rie9
... ... ..v.: . . :n: r .k- ... . . ... . . ., . .... the city of Philadelphia, they ere pecou- . 1, f'Kn mv last . nm-im -n'i-m i.i eotttrart of our lathers, to wmeb th- re-
i.,a ol business an i otner revcr- mc luieres. s.-u jc"-"" " vtn ot -lay last, providing lor tue oroi- . , c - . ... ..." .
.. .... .- . j.l. .r .t. c.i. ti.- . ... arlv r-reialiciai to nubiie morns, ani seem V, C--n. t-l via',lr. ml i.-t.r:. ct.a'. coix-ent-.J and rs:scr.3?d. aai
Vti'rHCt Of lllC Last u3Udi ''eS:3'rc'
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( - , -itv 1 TJTr,T"PT
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WLilst the events of the year just closed,
present many causes of j"y and cor - gratu -
lation, and afford abundant reason fur
tbaaVftjloess to a benefcient Proviiecee
fr Lis "oodnefs as 3 merev cnrrropcri-
- .J I,. . tuw-.hI. T rn,rr.t in
IT awj u. ' ti.v.-.-, i ' i - -1 -
.it hi n'.t nnalloved. Tha general
.1n.. wn nf.nni1 Kt, ; ,-.
krs and cxVr.t ; and in certain fjctiuns of
our Commoawcaltl tie aKiciiot ofpesti-
knee and disease have also been forely
L.
Tt. .1. r ti.
huLir..'ir.an. 1 1 some extent, of the an'i-
vi ate J reward, of Lis lUr, and Icss-cnul
the rnenas of Lamati subsidence ; whilst
the tlej refsion in monetary and business
atTair. has derrived manv laborers and
mechanics ot their usual earning. The
m.-sns nf MiUi.t4.-nea are tins ercrtlv en-
hacced in value, at the same time that the
orr rtuaitie ef earning them are nine
'iineu
.!:.::. t.,.1 e. 'A f - f'nir 5s o -n.
Ul.UlUlIUL 4. AUb w J-' . -J .4
sequent! v wiJcr than usual ; and to meet
its reasonable demands on the part of those
blessed with an ahuudance, wili be to sas-
tain theChristian chtiraeter and measurably
to m-rit the continued bounty of Heaven,
The azgregate receipts on the public
works f,r"the past year, as reported by the
Canal Commissioners, amounted to tie
sum of S1,V70,C7S 6? ; and the expendi-
fares to the sum of 61.101,57" 54 ; leav-
ing a balance of 774,-0S 24, from which,
however, should be deducted the sum ef
557,000, properly chargeable to the year,
! for new locomotives and other unavoidable
expenditures thus reducing the net profits
! to ?73C,00 34. If we add to this $131,.
f . Ul An .A.A:P..l 47w.ni 4kA P..nn,i-ln.;,
- - vv icec.c-4 v e
nve per cent, acoi m iuc c-iic-. ut ag-
. gregate receipt. were 577,121 less than
i f t the year 133, and tie reduccion ia ex-
' peaditares amounted to over S150,5?7 00.
The withdrawal of the business of thPenn-
syivania railroad from the Portage road,
. readily accounts fer this difference.
I regret exceedingly the necessity of
announcing to you that the Nrth Pranch
Canal is not yet in full eperation. It is
now more than a year siaee the Canal Com-
exf-ectations,as wtil as those of tue pe-'-pie,
have, in this respect, been sally J.sap-
pointed. eV varic'y of unf roseea dificui-
ties presented themselves in the way tf
the attainmc-Lt of th:s end. The old w.rk,
construete 1 some twelve or i.iteea years
since, as well as some sections cf the new,
located on the hill side, near the margin
of the river, when tested by the admission
of water, turned out to Le porous and to-
tally insuEcieut 13 its material and forma-
tion. In some instances, rocks, roots,
trees and stamps, have been concealed ua-
to remedy, short of a reconstruction of the :
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bottom of the canal, could prove suSeient; t'je system of managing the Sta'e imp rove
and this wis necessarily a tedious and ex- rncnts, this has been the raost productive
P'-Bii" TJsceif- There is still a consider-.
able portion of the work to remodel iu this
way ; but it is confidently believed that it
will be ready for use ia the ear.y part of
the coming season. That the -fmost skid
aud vigilance La3 at all times beea eahili-
ted bv the a2enc of the Sta, on this
line, I do not believe ; but the deficiency, ;
in this particular, on the new work, has
. not been so palpable as alleged by some.
At the time I came into effiee. the fum
. necessary to complete this work was esti-
mated at $772,000. Since that time the
sum of S 1,200.552 72 has been expended,
. and it will still require, as estimated by
tie Canal Board, '50,000 to put it into
complete operation. j
Whilst I regret this nnf orescen cost and
com
I Whilst I regret this unforeseen cost and
delay, I cannot refrain from repeating my
; nnfltrln (sonfidence in the wisdom of the
c O f '
j policy tlat dictated the completion of this subsequent events to justify the relinquish- Science cf Agriculture, with a model farm
work. The large increase of business and meat of this valuable reservation ; but attaihed wherein tie principles of a sei
'. tolls for the year just closed, on the older many on the ccntrarji to sustain the jus- catific cultivation of tbe soil, and manual
i portion of the line, indicates what we may ' tice and ntility.- , labor in that pursuit, would le joined to
j safely anticipate from the new ; and.I can- Tie administration of Gov. Shank com- nsal academical studies has been
i not doubt, that the cross amount 01 mlsi-
! nessit will command, and the revenna it
will yield, will exceed the most sanguine
expectations of its advocates. The inex-
haustible mines of coal with which that
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sccUon of the State abounds, the products
of which are destined to pass through this
j avenue to a limitless market, will furnish into the sinking fund, applicable to that an improvement of nea value as t j com w may well tie proui. vr ttain tua umi j n..:.j,tr us:;0B1i tr jnilvi.ml pr.-p.'r:-1
for it a never failinir supdIt of business onrDose. leavimr the meaere sum of 8154.- ' mend itself as a settled rule ; and I eotfi- nl tie birth-place of Independence ,, y yt. J'.!GPi.
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and tocnaee. Besides, itscomple'.ion will'
le aa act of j-ostise to tie ia-Postrious and
enterprising inuanitauts ut iui pari 01 iuc
Q,jmm ;,nweaUh , who have heretofore will-
: iogly contributed towards the construction
: of otto improvement cf tbc State, from
: wlicb they could derive lut little advaa-
, tege. It will, also, add to the prosperity,
', and consequently to tie revenues of the
' Suite.
As made my duty, by an act cf tie Le-
fulatar. antTOTca the., in Ot Jrnl las',
C i II .
I rovidinc for tbc saie of the mi.n line of i
lc-r last, in ace-wdaoe tic Uh ftc-
ti-n of tie act, for propa!..-to be submit-
tel to th; Gmoral Assembly; but nun.;
lave been received. This improvement
is. therefore, still the property of the Slate,
nbi..it ti noh ,jsr. it!-n as the Leei'la-
ture may deem ntcessiry. My nr.ud has
t-u lergme do change, on me satject o.
s. llmg the rubhs work, sicee tie p.rtoj
of my last message. I ihink the policy of
tie Bieasare depecds mainly upon tie prise
that can be okaiaeJ, and tie coudStisa on
which the rurchis..rs may U willing to
hold these works for the usecf th; public,
n-.-.t. - r.." -r,l .:- -m- T. rA n
4a.i aui iu uj.-i4tiii.uu,
t. rvr.t art - .v rrotcctive ol UC rctts ani
i j-- c
ictcX.U of the people.ia the future enjoy-
men: of these highways a sale might not
prove icjarlous to the public weal. Put
it is certainly neither wise aor politic to
a-snmc that they must be sold for what-
ever can be obtained ; or that they should,
in any event, be given away. Nothing
could hive a more prejudtcul effect upon
the interests of tbc S-tate, as invo.vea
in
tticse improvements, t-aa tto
avowal tf
' such a determination.
The powers, privileges and restrictions
tfany corporation getting the works,shon!d
be minutely defined. Past experience
suggests these prudential counsels ; for we
have often seen in this State, how d'.Stn'.t
t I. ' - . UK4tnA , . .... f t ' . J fl . r.
, it is i.j vijuuc ue..vu v ...-.w
oarv expenses ot government
purposes, Nimrod Strickland, c-f Chester
county, and John Strohm, cf Lancaster
county, were named as Commissioners to
settle certain claims and debts against the
Commonwealth. It was also made the
0f .e Governor to supply, by p-
poiatmont, any vaeaney in this comtals-
;;iiaj Licl mightoecur. The gentlemen
already named having declined to serve, 1
accordingly appointed William W. Willi-
assigne-d to tlom. and the result wi'.l be
ccmmunicatcJ to you, ia detail, in their
otvnrep.jrt. I regret to penelve that the
accruals so examined anl settled, exceed
the amoant of the appropriation nearly
giej(M;i.-(.i. it is well, nowevcr, to see the
tnJ Lf claims of tLis thsractcr ; and hav-
iatr accomplished this, it will be prudent
to guard against the recurrence of a simi-
Lr state tf affairs. Indeed, the practice
of contraeting d-.bt on the public
cries
should be at once and
.r ever a.anoine-J.
It has been a fruitful source cf confusion
public affairs. Of the many d.fects in
(,f CT;i.
Repeated attempts have teen made to
rcpJ so maon cf lDe act incorporating the
lt-nnnsylvania Railroad Company, as re-
nnTCi t to ray into the Treasnry annaal-
jj x certain per eentae on the amount of
imen wl.i.-W m,- n,Se ov-or that mad a
Ba equivalent for the privilege granted by '
xhe Commonwealth ; but the General As-'
sembly have as repeatedly njecte-1 the
rroncsltion. and I sincerely hrce. tlat so '
long as tbe State may need the revenue
from this sonrce, all future attempts to ae-
complish this end, may meet a similar (
fate. Uavin" been connected with tie le- ;
gislatioa which brought this company in
existence, and clearly cogaizint of the
motives and purposes which governed the 1
motives and purposes which governed the t
Legislature in imposing this condition on
the erant. I can discover no reason, in I
meneei tne canoe itauoo 01 we reuel issues: 1
and that of my immediate predecessor ar-
rested the process, leaving $ j50,1C3 CO
of this unsightly currency ia circulation. J
Ia the spring of 1?53, the policy of can-
... . - 1
celletton was again resumed; and np to
this date, $S5,34 SS bad been received -
773 12, to provide for. This dillicnltv
f j- j 1" D 1
is diffiealtv
will be obviated in Jane next, when th-
uuiu.nu -i.e.. .., .,1,
tLc hanks and receiving otaecrs cf tie :
Commonwealth to jay out these issues and
rc.p'.res tbem to be irest-iitel-: thcTrca
fury for cancellation.
' My opinion oa all questions that con-
cera the currency, have been so often ex-
, PKd that they mnst be well known to
lbs Legislators and need net be given at
cd.i.u in 11:1s r'.'nrinauic- .. a.
In accordance with the rovirnj ef a
f the
sure, and i-.3l rote agitn?t t. l-e
jr'-f-T rogtiiaticn of this sa'j-ct gr.'y
con;;r-s the moral welfare ef the p?-f :e.
an..l f ;r tlat rcastn will claita reur asxivt
conrlls ration. Perhaps no tbt-r iworal
fiUfsTioa within the rssci of roar author:-
ty ?? dccp.r inter?? s tee p-.
p!e of every
ra:e ad e;B-i;t;:. iu-: e 1, tee im-
ors.c use oi m.exica.ic--wh "
ev:l thit his l.ft its tr.-.rk m every
ucic;g?. Its Ingres, f.rtai!'ly, ha
been steadily resisted by rt itri-isi
societies, who bare esrf.sjtl U y.
and
truth and reason again?,: jr. T-.ieiS.rts
Knvp d iiir m:ir!i. and insv uj iiiOfti Lvr
- j -
at.er w u..ii.ii itM .x.o.u4-,j
...
vexatL-as , tnciiac-mtLti up Da tte i:guts
and privilege of every cit:z:n, th-.re is
d-arly bo teamen why thi aH-euea t f a
, wcU do.igncJ law, rcgu.aULg and r .trv
lug tho saieof intox.catn.g ri -oa.J
not UbToaght to the aid of these itiu.vi-
dual a,tU. A.ua ii.e vote c. tue pee-pie
would setc to iaJieiU; their avsnioa
the particular rr-.a
of r.forn
prop,s,
it is not to be inferred, f.r that reason
they are averse to all attempts c-f ref ;rtna
tica. Suc-h aa inference, I am confident,
would not be a true reSeet': cf their sen
timents. So far from tirs, thT ackacw-
ledge the existence of the evil, an I the nc-
cessity ef pr p:r remedies. Hit present
lieense laws, to this er. 1. might ia my opj.
to lave been c-mstruetel to promote the
convenience of drinking, far more then to
restrain its evil cocscqueaces. The c-lj.-et
is worthy of year early cai Jclileiatc Cca
siieraticn. The report ef the Superintendent will
exhibit to you in detail, the operation
of the Common School sy-'eta f, r the y.r
jast closed; ar.l I rc-p-eetfally re: mienl
the su2"etet-.ons ot taat ctieerto vottr -are-
fa.
eratoon.
cf teacher should not rank in La r aad
prcfi: with the otl;r learned pru'e.-si ns ;
wly tie seieaee of developing the Ismaa
iitell.e of giving, scope an 1 .Vce to aih 1
if elevating the m r..I ficuliies ot oar
race; of centreing tae passions aai teui-
pering the desires .-h -u'. 1 not be cot -u.td
as highly as those pr.tcjsi ns arid calling
whose ornaments hate received all their
capacity and polish at the bar. Is of t
t
cotrr-.rnive.y Luar.-.e at-a i..v tewar ic 1
1
teacher. I earnestly rccomtn.d the
common sch: el systeu : y:ur Jiriiac
care, as the Ciost saor-d 1 fell cur i:..-i-u-tioss.
The e-r-prirtg cf a c-tt'titttti-nal
irj-inetlon on the L-ettslatu.-e the cxtvt
tion and p-erpeta'.ty cf its s-.fa!ncss,i. the
plain du'y cf all. P. .-ting at the very
foundation cf the g-.y-er-ment, its practical
working
our ropt
should te a
ti n cf
re 1 op.
reinrl-
an -v-tera, ar.d i's 1-e
portnnities made available to all
le cf rank, cr cr-diti -n, c-r pers'ta-
It should aid the po-r, advance the rich
and maie the :g
nrar.t tvts.
Our various charitab'e aai rcformatorr
institutions, so creditable to the State, auu
which, in their rractiecl orrations, have
done so much for thert-lhf of satTeriag
humanity will claira the continuel care
and bounty cf the Commonwealth.
The interests of Agriculture arc ardent-
ly commended to your ore. Extensive
"d energetic efforts have been recently
made to disseminate correct information
concerning this great puruit, and in this
ty to eocfer upon the firmer the advao-
tages of a scientiSc as wcll as greatly re5-'
tted, practical understanding of the noble
tted, practical anucrstaading of the Coble
pursuit in which Le is engaged. :
The ntility cf a Collece, deycted to the
eiruug'J ,-resseu upon mj im-uun. a.
is believed tbst strew an instt'wtion can be
successfully orgaaired end. rile auspices of
'te State and County agricultural societies. ,
The practice adopted and maintained by
, , r. i. t . f
too s uenerai oisscmoiy, in rtterence ,
. to oc.ni-.us Luis and special lez ilat.on. is
dently
dently trust tnis tointary treeecicnt mar
... .
net be d-or6--iI-l
.. t :it . . ,.KA..r; -. ..to .'. to; r
-ir... ii. i, r ... -, r- '
ut - jii,iiniuii:ui..jf,'..
tion to tic fact, that tie Ia-v rtprts
iwcty-two Slate lav- Let n regularly re-
telxti by this, aui that ie provisi-.r, las
; ever been made, on cur part, to retirro-
Cate this courtesy ar.d g:r.crosi-y. I re-
spectfully suggest the j r ..rle-ty of su hor-
iiiu soma effieera tf the Gcvcrcmcit to
procure the Bc;cssary r-;'.u of the Tctn-
slviiila reports, to u; j.ly thoee Status who
J., 'ui:a. It uzs a.raiv e..:t tae
,t,..ut 23,00?, to which there Eu.-t le
annual a Mitis. The o-j-xt is a durable
( Lt, t ut I am cc iSieLt it cn ncv-.r be
att-iuti by the m -ie eottrtir latcd in this
T; i; a sul i 1 cf c:tait cmilalut
.st-.r:' ni l r '
rat: .a is in-; '.
A or
J al
o.
n
iv t..e . i .a s-: . t. t: .
latv tf kst sessi- :. te
Coiljll Jiillh TtJs J'ltl
the Tuhlieatien r.f the
S.cr.tary of th
i '1 to CjZ.:
F:.C?. ll
:h,r:ty th.
re.rlT3). Ual.r this a-.
se-170-1
I r . f 1-
!T?2 to
ten r.:iJ
. anl tie tenth vclaase, con-
taitiing this ra-aa-r, will be
d:5-
tr.l jti- u b.f re the close of the- ?s?l a.
rwoaiPtioaal volasics will ccctjl.ts the
w-.-rk. as cr";:i.a!!v Je-rr?--1.
Ti.s C-.-uaclis uf I e.pi..a, ly an r-
eVsa:.:e passed :n Oct. ler, IV.il, d.dieiud
tle ne;esary grianl, ia Iad-.pcaience
S j iare, to the cr-.ctLn of a miriurnoi.t,
Conimexorative of the Declaration ef Ia
drpendence ; sa l tenlerl the i-.r-tssie-n
of th; f remises to thj r-pre-cnto'iv-;s tf
nine tr mote ef the or'glna.1 S'ates
Sitiee that titne, the States tf New Turk,
X-.-w Jersey, New I!
rr-p-hlre, Rh'e
g:a and Peu:iyl-
l.iC i Connecticut G -c
TaLta 2,1 rhdr wi".
ft lit pr-' position on
the tertus tLdiea-
my cSelal rclsttous with the yy
f tav
ilg.d
Ler
t ' ..
native C mmonwealth. I may be i
in i brief and geacral r.ferc-nce
rresent t-rottd r- -siu-.n a.- a oiest
great family tf Stat:?, and to the patrl:.:-i-ui,
itit.grlty, atd pre-r ri'y ef l-.r ::::
rms. The aivan"age--j. ge- gr-pllea" p j-siti-
n cf PciiUsylvanii, wl.h a 5je Larb r
p--a to the Atiaatie. and another ccaae?
t;ng her eect.'al'y with the ri;niH..r.t
ei.aia cf westera lake navigation her
I.r..- Irasclit.g rieer-. rr.-a I'.az their arzti
1 .
tertes
1
evert
ry p -rti.-r. o
' 1 .
terv a!
1 ! !r.,!,.f f. r- . .:' .-1
to h.r ert..e so;
Hi
iUstles Ui iKjslts if valjillt miucrals
present a Oiuhiuativa of the natural cl
etiieiiis of r-a'i,ers scarcely civaailcd ia
cur cwa or aLj other (.aart-.r tae globe.
These La.e u.aie h-.r au at
etavc nril
fr the science, industry anl -. :."crpri.-e of
ism; aal ail her natural al. la'ictes have
been iherishe- an 1 ciiin .u i.uutil she has
reached a ceni.tiia of Varied wealth aad
j ro.-per.ty. ILr sy-teiu ci ia'eraal iu-
roveui-.nts w..i s.teiy cxp-re with tb.se
tfany stsUr state, whether ia rej.rd to
c.iiip.cteaess ia CoUitiaction, er las ex-
t.r-t o! c-U
:tj which they tra.erse. N.r
Lave the L:':ier hopes of Lataaaity beta
ii-reg.rdei Ly t-ur states in .-a aai the r:
l .e a; large ; as the i:t"cra! prv.si.rs f.r
0 -m:uoU sei.o.ls, aead.mies aad c ...leges,
anl our numerous crowded cLarehes at
test ; while, a: the same time, the virions
A-yiums fjr the Insane, and f.r the unfor
tunate of all cia-s.s and ctiaiti- Lts, .ni
llcusos ef iUfuge, f-r the reformitia of
t .e aav iri au i trnr.g. s .entiy, yet sure
ly, bear witttss t'-at trie cause ef tencvo
l.Lce has al.va;,s fetrud eff.ctive advocates
""J1U l-fiiti.
la physical improvements and ppula
ooa, h-r 1 re'itruss has bcea steoav arjd ra-
I' Ja lJ- &JS Uoverucr Snyder, the
'""' n- 3 -'r' '- over t-i inso1Lict...aaa
Liver, aal tie oastrectiua of a taroj i.ee
"ad, w-s thj sul jeel of executive eia.ta-
tion, au d a matter of c -ngratulatioa aa. -::g
the pe pie. IS'.w Ler wh.le sar.'.e; is
heeV-.-red or w.th r-i'.roai.-, canals aal
other high-fay?. Th-.a the who'c revenues
"e -":c amounted tobut fc.o.,0c"J
Now they exceed five u-illuLs. Of th
' ur irS1-' ?:atoi Kt ceatage of in
cf the State amounted to but w4o'.0-Xi.
1 ur - - per ceatage ot in
er--,ase ,a FTu- ':: "i ee i ', i tue
fc besides exeellel the
best of her sisters ia the prodaetiia cf
coa iter ror.-.atijn
tuiuVrs not less than two and a h.lf mil
lions nearly as large as all the States at
the time of the Revolution. The present
value of her real and perioral estates f t-
-- ' J" '' KcraBCttu; IT:':: ,
tion cf c -al is w.-rth ia the market over
twenty million,. Her great interests of
sncu!rnre, manufactures and commerce
m w.ni.ll- . : : .. .
r-v ":. .
eoe n, in audition, a atorj t i wateu
sac spoi waere wasnrsioc-urej
1L . , .
th:f great trathj which lie at the founda-
- ti i v. it : .. t i ..-,
I 1 . T " 1 - I
t..- .f ... ir.- t . ,
glorious pnrt. Her em'rilnlr-B rf
to tie fett, an 4 money to tlie tmraj-
cf talent azi wisdom to the Congress cf
ihe Colonies, were art nr-fimcd by those
of any Cher State. It wis ler vns who
crowd the Delawsre in the dial of winter,
under the lead cf Wabis?-,n, as J f.-r
ti
ur::ed tLe tide of war. Azr.a, iit
;'e of f r the rk! f
who should hive the r-iv:! ge ef p ic j
:he s Id. n a:?- this honcrtible p -Tt ir
raitt rs t f fjreign war she his 11 a r.
less tcv-a'l part'eip itlca ia allviner -1.-racstii
strii. 'VYLeaev-r tie ti.'z ;.cy
se.'wei to r
ty the Con
ev- r :' t. n
';-.:re it, she h- s' .ol t:.-J.
i'.u-ti.l inl 'l.e Uai-3. ar.
if.rthe r'.-'. - f-i'' rti-.-tu
f the country, a:.
. a.i e.j--.-s uerm-
i-tnti r.s ef the p-'.'.'e. S'.
c!i is cur St-if.
T - !'vo ttr.d die withia L?r lli:, aa' f
ue b
hae I -me trca a very hnriolc pr? in
her civil .-ernce sal ia her Llst ry, I ha'l
ever es'.cen: a? a p privil-s? cree t'.a,
as it c?ar?r t; itj cl .-", swells n-r
heart with
u.e to h"r t.
p-, at ths
i e f tL
-uai rjus r.rt.:5 ercon-
iea c I have cx-irie:r;J at their i
e:r lias'is.
TLe fullness ef tr.y exaltation ia tla
cLara:c-r and L-ppy conditlja tf our
loved Commonwealth, anl the grat tile I
have tim:i
ieive no :
rt in my b
t at a dc-i-
s
' s
oin
r ev
a a liagrrln:; rojr
ska .-f my f.llow-csttzeii, which is soon
to relieve tie from th: cir.s anl labors of
a prlllt life, lu transient txcltem.n
have already l-e:ti f rotten, and its aliea
a'ions, if aty, f.rg'vcn. I shall resa-s
my p'.ji-: ia the renlrs cf the p: -pie, wi ii
a esltc eeTtsoi-'ras of having ala-y
sottght to ajvac:: tb.ir b-st iat.rests ty
tie ti-er.t of sj altlitj ; and of B.v.r
Lav-rs yiellei try c:r.vIcU:-r.i cf rii"
o bound us wh- hoive succeed.d t-Vra I s
liessings and i:s benea's Lave le.aflt
tlr -ujaont lem 2 roars of trtexuprie-i pros
parity. If ire woull ehange ary of it
provisions, ie-t us, with a: least common
fc -nesty aal rr.j.r.liacss, rarsuo th j moda
ef atseniment which is p.: Intel out, with
a imlrabie ireelsioo, in thu nofcie ias'r-
meet iuelf Bar, euiii ti.ii is iic:, thoso
amongst us wh--, j'r;ra whatever motive, er
under whatever pretext, cither openly r:-r-ri.a-
j ary of i's rl .ia provL-ion. or
.vcrt.v retroa
ti.e ei a rt
s.crt orjaa.z-iti -n.sevk to v:.. ate its p r:f,
or avoid e aopliance wi-h its cl.ar te-iirsis,
dishen r the faith cf tb.ir fathers, aai
deny their own palpable sad rrrlema e bii
gatieres Entertainiri: ihtse v!cw Low
"aa any Amcrieaa patriot regirl. w-th thu
least degree ef cearpiaeeney, the conti iu.-d
and bitter ei-it raont of one section - f tho
country :;-ai.t the ue-m-stic- institatt--
' f ano-hcr: er the more recent cr-jzr. n-'
ti -n of secret societies tLrechctt t'io
l:.i c. Lose 1 npea the doctritc cf exei i--iori
aLt prescription, utterly at war tu
our Nat: Tta! acd State c nst.tjtioas. a::l
obnoxious to the libera! spirit of Aptiriean
-pajiicaatsu. .
What admi
of ihe vcn
.rated Father ef his .'-.
:ry. but rnast
ee. Lis Soleinri
now t.-ei. w.t
rtsiso
WaratttiTS against Secret s-cteUeS tor jd. il
ea! tiies, as pLeit.g a p ow.-rfal engine in
the hands e. the s.lish a..d d:ei;-".t:.-.
ani enah.ing thct;: r..: ciry :o acfp'.'j
rower unw. ah.ly, i a: al.--. t s: p ai. 4 d -strey
the mos: sacrei p.-iUc-pl-s cf en.
atovaxcrucLf. Ia ties, rt 2. rtt-tis rtp rs e-r?ain p
iinit.'in. if IreV; c u-tr.h?
, 1
owa cieaves, I atu acta.tc! by po rr?T.
1 partisan ho-til't cr :. -r. nn-nt. V,". t. I
10 say l-.ss a: tbe present c-tanat, 1 hc"a! ;
s:ite my cl are-t (haav'utio . i f rlet'it. as I
shtiLk f r - u a ia'y I cwj f th. r . f
Pcntt-vlranis. who have J" r :.. r 1-' ,- si--
taiacl me iu vari us r-aliie re! :
a ' l.
la-t. .M e. mre : I sl. j
this regard, fail prip-erly to rctl ct t'-wt
constancy and uots rvirg faith whiS o'-ie-
' evince..
war
Is the principles et our
. ia refcrettee to th? fro
.tior.al com-
sci.ce ani uv.v;r;a! r.l:gi us lo.-er:.0T;
an 1 also to the wt-e d- t.-iteJ ef p'vil.p
a:I State s ver.ign-y, aul the iuher.u;
right of solfg -v -rvn.n'.
PeTing tLe tri f period which r.rcvtn
cf my e5eial t.r.a, I sh :1! rfilt'y snl
ehftrfallj c f p erat; w!th the O.n.ra! As
seial.'y ia all proper m.i-orr, to al.ar.c?
the t-allie wea! ; and I t irn. st'y i-.v.kj
v.-,. ! t .r ,.r.l i... ?-..... .. ti. ....
who urav f .;k-r u. ia cur publi.- veati-a,
tire liciiv tars aal ie-.-p:i:i' of tlit res
a3j e-neficeat BcingwLo h-:!ds tie 4.?:-
nie cf cation as tv.-'! a ef ini.Tfdut.--.
as it wtr., in the hoil w of his b .3 1, an 1
without ahose cottitacd sm:!e tier ea
EiErtriivi. CaAo4D!.,
lloi ulj, .T.u , 1 : .3
- ' e- uu. a:.;-r. n ia-
f ms-tifainaocj cf the rrvl.s. she lore a
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