LEWISBURG CHRONICLE 0 JiY 0. X. WOIUH'.N & -T. II. COK.NEI.ll'S. ESTABLISHED IN 1SI3....WII0LE NO, 74'.'. At $1,50 Per Ykak, always is Advaxcf. LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FRIDAY, AUG. 20, 1858. - - An Ixnr.n-Ni'KXT Kajmi.v Nkws .Ti.ur.yat.. I IS print.!.;, aoH SinMng, in pol tyle ' ,i,ir Terms!, .v s'li'iur ."Tii t:. AT THS 'CHRONICLE" OrFICE, Market Square, Lewislmrg Tuesdav noon, Aug. 17,1858' T if Dint tort the Athntie lijiyrtiph EUROPE AND AMERICA are United by Telegraph! "tih-ry U to God in the ..i-Ji'-t. n earth punl will t..wirJ itieuV Qurcn titiorla'H :u-;ij:e. LiiximN, August li. l.'iS. To tlu-rrcsiiliiit oftliu Tnilrd Sliitrs: Hit Jf :i josf v tk-sircs to connitukitc the l'rfsiik'iit upon llie sutveful compk'tion of tliis irroat iiili'ni.ttionnl work, in whii li t lie (jueoa lias lakcii the sreatc.t interest. VICTORIA n. Ni.w Yitnii. wz 16 Kvenini:. I am asu- red by Mr. M'K.tv, the Superintendent of ilie Newfoundland IVleraph Lmip, that the ntes- sae as fent is wholly eoinnN'ie. and a!o 1 hat the line is nmv in o,.d working order fr.rni herein London. It is held open for the recp- l.oo of .he l',Mrui' reply in ihr g..-n. "r - - I'rrsidciH Ituclisiiiuii'M It !!. Waiiisctox City. Auii.lt. 1 !"'. Tlie l'rcsiJi'iit cordiallv leciproc- ates the conirratulations of Hit Maj- Ofty the (vuiM'ii on the success of the jrn'at internntionnl eiitei-prisi'. acooin- ili.-heil 1 y the science, skill, ami in iloniitaklc i-nertrv of two countries. It is a tiiunipli more :loiioii- 1 lo calise more useful than was ever won ly the comucrer in the field of but tle. May the Atlantic 'I'eleiri aph, miller the lilessin ' of Heaven, prove to he one lioml of perpetual pcac and frieii'k-liip lietweeu the kindred nations, and an instrument des!iiie.l 1 1 y Hiviue Providence to dill'iise Ke- iioi), Civilization, Liberty and Law tlirotijihout the world. In this view, will nub an im; ii.iiiun iiii.-hh , , i - .i i iloni sitontaneouslv unite in the dec- laration that it shall be for ever ne.i- tral, ami that its communications hhall be held sacred in paSMiig throuirh thc places of their destination in the midst of hostilities. i JA.MKS nUClIAXAX. ' From the Sail Andn-M 'Wiunu'n) lnJi-M.nl-iit. .4,H ii nw of tin? fctvalint l-lfa..uTi-it ntl..i.liii!r a iKi,r p-iiius" . u,.n.f, -ti..t .-.,n git.- our ,.. -, rr.-s. j.)M.j it c o,i-ii.a f.rm in v,m, iu. h to lli Mrr-uin is -r true Kiurrt- of li:i-Mn.-(-s." Thfoin.inSi.Ht,,,-.rv.s.ri:t,Dia.i.i. of co rrrfjern del io an-i bat Iw. ii fiiriii-ii.d us f..r .ui.i- by.frir.d. it .tru, ..H-.or.-. f .1,-w..-r lootu-ut. expt-rit-nrt-J ny m:itiy, who livt- will-- ln-t-n diiT.-a .u-l ruin.il. in tli.-ir rru.l r-.nr:.li..u from liom...d UsH,t. Wl..t .urlJ..fm.-l - Jy . l-.u- .. :n ..... .,ti .1... ..r i 'i. ,.;,,,. tv. nM.kiifM mxl irutli. IV "ll.L Uutk li(-ril l IIIUB lun lasfd," ij exhibit' d in tlie? U-.ulilul t-i svr ; OUR CALIFORNIA BOYS. I-w pad ly and t--nd.rly badf w adit-u. To iIiom- I,om- a! rtion had ever prr.i-d trm-! Tvr 1I in Jed our eyep, a-i we wbijnTnl f..rvw.dl. Au-Jour bvri br.mtu. j. i.ic-iu-i.ur iino-uij ii-i i-ii. Briltt (Jreatii! or t!n future fiM- d ea- li manly b art, Ambition bad l-ei koimi. afi thy itiu-t di-p.irt; V.-t love's tt-nJ-T current nn-VfJ dt.ly we know, A fund vnii es wlii.--H red "Ub, why will ye g-. Put brave-heart el an I hoptful, they bid ui ji-ol live. Vet ftronj Toii'c tretnblfil, awl t'-ar dliutiifl eai-h y; They Wfut to the Und wb re wi- w-:ilib y-t unt-ild; They d TteJ the hearth .-touo, to at-tk aft- r jrolJ. And mouth-have roll' J 'round 'nn-r weaz'd n i-.t li f.tce, Their voire arx- liuit-l, u.l i!ilt vae.tnt tli- ir plure, We hardly dare i-h them to com - to tin now, r'or soe .-hriue.- ar rem"V'd where alfectiun would bow. To that home, far awy, wh-re love never tan di To that bright, happy home, yond the d-p au : Ay, ome PpiritH they now f..r ever have tte-1. While tlw casktrta whirh held them li- low with the dead. Tet come to u. Brother' return, earl, fond friend! In the home ol thy youth let thy nand'rins hare end. Wv have watched for thee loujt, we have waited in vainT We ftill bkj thK welcome, coinc home once aain .' CL.UU WAUTKlt. Rose Coitagi, (LewUburR.) May, ls.'-ti. TUB ANSWER. Ve will come to thee, Clara, when Autumn in near, lire the Oowera have fled, or the ffreen leaves are Here, And the wt-lcome thou gav'pt u in years that have flown, We will return thee, in tongs, ax sweet as thine own. TiioM-brigiitdrMtnuofthtfuiiirc, Oyt! tin-j- tn-rroun, ' A-..I -O.U. ...y from el-ildhooJ". brit bow,r,; I Bat tbt bommt t-bare It-ft art-.l.-ar to us yt-t, And to Uurm weoftturn with a fib of regret. Obi toakno'atnotUii-orrowthatilptincacblireaat, Aa we bad. thee farewell f r a home in tbe wet That manhood compelled us to amile at thy fearx, WhileourhearU were alt bleeding and flooded wiUi tear.. There, the laughter of children fl"ata up from eaoh lvn ; Here, the night wind are filled with the aibin of m.-n; And we find a we wake Ihe aweet memri.-s of old, Wbat we lort in ex'-hanging aRV-vtion fur gold. Hera, the akiesare uiirhanin;?,eercloii!U- and hrtjShU There, tbe anft eye of beauty beam forth on the niflit; While in .lumber we aili f thy bill and gia.1 stream. And the tared on,the dear onea,tbat ort in our dream. Here, the Spring and the Summer paaa quiekly away, While tbe Autumn cornea not, with iu garbage to gay. And tbe eye growl weary aa it reU on earb aeeu. Of mountains orer-lapping. and tree, evr green. whebi--ttbM,w-tio-iJT-,w-ftb-mktbMa--aiD, or drr-i wilbin our tK-af -D' -till -ibo.- tny drain, And itebwra n. in .inr,. .krr,r m,m, to know that tbrr u on. bo ouid bbiiu hon. Oh! oft aa we paae upon tbe pale ,eper ptar. Ho we think of our homes in the Orient afar. And a sadneas as aofl aa i nigbt on the sea Steals o'er each fond heart and its dreaming for thee. A tbe sea-gulls lore flight, o'er tbe billowy track, Ob 1 soon may'st thou welcome tbe wanderers back. For, aweary of toil, we are lonely, and long To abare thy sweet conrerse and list to thy song. Again will we ride on the storm-troubled fjecp; mor.. mid thr frid, of our yoaihw.. in .iwp: n Our hr.l.t.;. n A ...A, tit. fiiatn ",uw t.-rrwnmUiapkaaurnofb.-m.. ; "MUJ J. 10.1S48. ARC"IE' ! i AnoOier SicUJlcr. "James M.Jarrett" j and "J. JJ. Urockiu's agent" is pronoun- ced a myth by the Lancaster Express. ! Don't scad 'cm your money. j a JSf uai a, u v. t va b. mm Died in l,.-wii.l. urolith inat, Mias HANNAH ULACK, iu Llt ivih yrcr. foa, XUt LLWURtTQ CliHOXICLs,. oil's power and (-"odins, once a-ain, To see ami feel we're now rm-ird : Ortr mr-, tlin uh RohIk of grief and (win, Hy his Aiiuility arm upheld! O wotidroit .wi-r! O wondrou (.'race! I'.llJ' n atil Jf.ire to MlHnTs) givt-U I PIv;ilinii In our ruinrtl rare ahalU'ti and the j"y of Heaven ! That micht triuinj h o'er the ftrave. Ami J r;ii-r him with our dying breath, IIk. "The OniTiiKt-nt to miT(" llowt-d down his j-am-J In a J Id dea'th ! 0 M.H.-.d In- iw UwH' I"'""1 Yea, Mi'i-d t theUospel graee! In !rNtb'n coM, dark, ami rdrug'xling hour. It lights with joy ti e pallid face! Ye, who in kind and faithful lore, W at.h M round tbe iunVrer'a coin h of iaiu, l.Nik : There arc mansion bright atove, l L.-re bars uo cheek will ever ataiul Mourning f.rynur depart" d friend, i:'mt-iiiln rb'r kind warning oire : l-ft Irurs of joy, with rorrow b1-nd ; Au-1 a bile ye ., in .,. fjince. Letter from the Shamokin Regions. From "our ?iia! Correspondent." Atoiy off in Shawkin T'Wttthip, ) Night of Aug. 10, 185$. J Peak Jack DiJ you ever fed a een patiuu of d-m't-carc-ativcncss in a superla tive degree ? Such was "pcwiidy" my moutal diagnosis as I dropped dowo here thid torrid summer d day. I dou t know a man wonian or child hereabout?, and . . .. , . , uct a soul kooW9 Iue- 1)00 1 Kuow whether I urn a Lecomptotiitc or a Republican a WLig of Delnocrati a Amoric;in or oulj- countrjiii-jn, and .-bj'ij't stop to ascertain. Dou't kDnw whctlicr Kansas is overrun by pesky IJjrdcr ruf5ans,or free as the Spread Kiiglo seen and described only by our 4th of Ju-ljar. tau t say it the Uikosici.e is able to "get out" this week, or what will be in it, or that it's of great consequence an) how. Am not jubilantly hoping for "the good time otning" wbcu Printers will ii (U be obliged to work body and soul harder than any one else with the poorest pay fur such double-geared labor dou't mind it, cither, for jut now Tin a gentle man of leisure, "taking mine cac in mine inn. Ileally, I could nt tell who carries ihe day in India, or whether there be any nJ.;a. l0II't know as there' an "enter prising journal" in the world, an ink keg, . , . ., sheet of superroyal paper, roller mould or ! 1 , 'JF-" s'Sn any ". wrtain, and hat would be proof sufficient to satisfy some wiseacres that there are no such van- itics. Haven't heard whether or not the Telegraphic cablo is " bobbing aro'jnd " among the big fish two miles from the top &f tj(C mammoti, sat p0nj : and if it's an ,, , . g , "utter failure, what care I ? my money s ... . - .... not therein in-vested. I wouldu t give, at t,3 halcyon hour, ilrci vrslant to read the , , , , Queen g expected Message, (even if the plcasaut idea were indulged that she could . . nor would I take the trouble to CXehaUgC 3 mulatto penny for an "ad- nca of Jr j) ' - remember whether wheat's up or down whether the weevil left a half crop or only a ci'.p aud a half. Don't remember who they elected President iu 1S50 can't say u h ol I succeed iu 1800. Never heard a word about the Union's being all split into ovenwood to light the caudal appendage of the Comet that destroyed this our world one remarkable April day some years ago. In short, I " dou't know nothiu', and dou't want to." Truth to say, once in two or three year?, both "unknowing and unknown," I love to sit down, with nothing to do, unob served and uncaring, without a newspaper in my pocket or an editorial in my head without chasing up money or hunting an item and rest dream inhale the pure air take my Gil of real milk, fresh laid eggs, ct cet., that in tho country do abound and sleep one giod, long, deli cious night away, a perfect nobody for the nonce, among a lot of nobodies who know "uix" and caro "nihil." Such appears to be my happy case this night, liy what accident I was thus cast away, is no mat-. tcr to think as far back as that might . . fc fa -j in guffice c e for you to know that I am here but how I Came, aud when Or where goillg, I tell 1 you I don't knew, and do not wish to be bothered on the subject. For the time being, I am a cosmopolitan have not a ; care, or a thought that would weigh a ; feather. After a bcarty tupper, and for hours feastiog my eyes od the green drapery of nature and watching the changing hues of the clouds as tbey were acted upon by the ' setting sun until dark, I did revive a lit ! tic, and took a walk up to "tho store," I which, with a hotel, comprise the ''busi- ne6S portion" of the 'burg where I am .r . , ... ., stopping. The "swains an-i "milkmaids 0f the poets were all too tired, after hard : day's works, to be very talkative or senti mental, and the loungers who happened in : were concerned wholly about the Shamokin ! Dank. This institution has recently been 1 ranked, by the currency soologists, among the geuus Wild Cat ; and has certainly a i bad name, even in Shamokin. The talk, t - T0t,;,,SoB, the first Cashier ' ' ami manager, was a "Keen icuow, ana lLllt i510'000 WCrfl l0a0'd t0 ,hrPer iD Ohio, who has "done" the Bank out of the major part of the same; that the honest country stockholders paid in a portion of their shares, but that the big bankers who took by the thousands paid in next to no- . thing. Recently, an excitement was gut i up ; llobiuson & Co. were forced to resign l and assign and retire aud remove and go away and ipiit and give up and clear out, &c ; a dozen or so of men in the county j hive signed new stoek, f 1000 each, there I or thereabouts, which they propose to pay in to redeem ail tbe outstanding issues, ' aud gradually work into credit as an honest ! bank. Samuel John is to be Cashier, and ! Jerry Zimmerman to continue President j it being necessary to keep him in a while to know how to work the sly things, bauk i fashion. That was one side of the story. The fiber was that the whole thing is a swindle; nobody knows how many tbou I sands iu notes bavc been issued ; if the ' new stoek is paid in, it will not redeem the old notes, and if it would there would ' be nothing left to bank upon ; that Jerry Zimmerman has only 50 stock in the bank; and that there should be a new j organization throughout. A looker on suggested that the less they knew of bank tricks the better, and tbe less they bad to do with city brokers, the better : what they ; n quired, was, men of loth character and capital like Taggart and Priestly at Nor thumberland, U.ildy and Trick at Danville, Cameron and Pollock at Lcwisburg men ; who would do only au honest, safe, per ' fectly reliable home lusinfsx ; and such, and such only, might, after some years, put Shamokin into good company lint fiuding this conversation getting too much liko becoming interesting, I withdrew. Now for a good eight hours' sleep "balmy sleep" Such as "H- giwoth Lis trcloweeV' windows open and doors unfastened not knowing if I have three tips to lose, and not being afraid of anybody or any- ' thing, anywhere. I'p amovj the hills ff IiatJi, Aug. V2. Hefrcsbcd in body and soul, and morn ing light and suudry birds thereto moving, my thinking machinery seemed well oiled : again, aud reverted back to matters last , night unrecognised to the Cable, Kansas aud various public and private matters that after all do interest us in this world ; which I find is still moving on. My first trip sight seeing this morning, was to the ancient Shamokin Baptist meeting house and burial place. They are ou a small hill, not far from the railway, v.ittiiQ convenient dtsntuec fiuu iu wvk, which is crossed from tbe north by a log foot-bridge. (Shtimoki is a name which ' a hundred years ago covered the country j from the 15road Mountain to some distance beyond Suubury on the west. It is now confined to a large township, tbe town in Coal township, the hills about it,the Dam, the liidge, aud the Bank.) Shamokin is the mother of most of the churches in the Northumberland Association. Organized : in 1794, it enjoyed the pastoral care of John Patten until 1810, when John Wol- vcrton preached until 1S22 making but ' two pastors in 28 years a specimen of "good old fashioned" stability. Dr. Geo. Spratt, George M Spralt, Kincaid, Ilig gius, Pasco, Saxton and Wm.S.Ilall were subsequent pastor or preachers. Their ; burying ground around tho house of wor ship, I am told, is the oldest in the coun ' try, and some of the rude memorials which ; affection devised over the precious dust are almost effaced, while doubtless hundreds of grave mounds arc completely levelled. Among the names are those of Wolverton, Furman.Vastine, Kelly .Campbell, Reader, Moore, Stout, &e. The inscription upon the tombstone of the beloved leader, who nut clT in i tin midst of his davs. the I year after the formation of the Associa j tion, reads thus : I "ll.-re lies the remains of the Reerend JOHN WOL : v-i:ti r..iure of the l'.ttit church in Sbamokm, who departed Ibis lire May 1MB lSi in the 4tth year of hi. aiee- Lie here a husband, father, pastor dear, Until the Toice of tiod the dead shall hear; Then rie, ye dust, tryumphant from the tomb, Arceod to Uod, aud lake the aver room." The house of worship is a frame, with fine planed boards, nnpaintcd, unshaded, but in its day was a superior structure, well lighted. The high pulpit is about level with the three-sided gallery (which holds nearly as many as the sharp-backed seats below,) where my gray haired pilot showed the scat be occupied more to ogle the lasses in the opposite gallery than to bear the Gospel. Tbe exact age of the house I did not learn, but it or its prede cessor was once blown down by a tcrnado which swept through tbe valley. In 1839 the congregation was divided, the new one in Rush erecting a house to tbe north, and the old one erecting a new house in Irish Valley on tbe south thus leaving the old house without a church. It was to-day a resort for tbe sheep which fed upon the surrounding ground. Surely the descend ants of the honored dead who crowd tbe old Shamokin graTe-yard,should keep that house, once sacredly dedicated to prayer, from such desecration. If no longer use ful, let it crumble away, like the bodies of our friends,withont dishonor or unseemly neglect, and only the tooth of time reduce it to dust again. Aug. 11 and 12. Ilave attended the 38th session of the NortbumDerlaoo Bap tist Association, in Rush, (Dr. Malcom Moderator;) sermons from Messrs. Joshua Kelly, John Owens, E. M. Alden, and S. W. Ziegler. Baptisms reported last year, 157. The new ehurch at Selinsgrove was received. Next session at Moreland, lOth i Aug. 185'J. It was a pleasaut gathering, aud many could say with the inspired wri ter, "How good aud bow pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity." , Precious acquaintances aro formed and enjoyed at these meetings ; yet every year tells of some one who has finished bis or 1 Ler course; every meeting reveals more ' gray hairs and deeper furrows of care or pain on the fading countenance. Every year also brings forward new soldiers in t the holy war, with firm hands,warm hearts, j blooming cheeks, and beaming eyes, to i moro than fill up the vacancies death makes in tbe ranka. J The people in this section of country, : although in Northumberland county, go ' almost wholly to Danville for news aud trade. That market, and those in tbe Sbamnkintown, Trevorton,and Mt. Carmel coal fields have been of immense benefit to this region, and tbe "Shamokin bills," formerly not esteemed the first class lands, arc becoming populous and wealthy. The house of worship in which we met, on a hill, was of brick, and very creditable to the taste and the enterprise of its builders, (but a few more shade trees are needed.) An evening storm within its walls, with ' windows on three sides was a grand sight. The wild glare of the lightning was almost incessant, the thunder not loud, and tho welcome, welcome rain, descending with a somewhat strooe wind, made one of those scenes wbicb.in its cbaneioe forms.I never i tire of witnessing. The crops of grain and fruit are better than last year, but not decidedly good. Had some bread from new wbeaf, which ! looked as white as any I have seen in Buf : faloe Valley more and sweeter blackbcr i rics (aud perfectly attainable) than have j met my eye in a dozen years and Ne i ahannock potatoes, larger and mealier than I ever so early in the season "creature : comforts" which tended to make this my 1 first visit to old Shamokin perfectly agree ; able. No objection if I ever have time, ! opportunity, etc. to "happen over" again. My last stop was at the station, where I John Reed, a patriarch of 7S years, is spending his 75th year on a tract of land j taken up by his grandfather. On that 1 spat, endeared by so many associations, ! and surrounded by bis family and friends, the contented, intelligent old man calml an caimlv change of awaits the summons for tbe worlds. But here from out the daA woods ! comes roaring along the Shamokin coal train, (an hour or so behind time,) with its fiery, dragon-like head, 75 or 100 black i bumps, and a red lantern at its end, like 1 a burning tail appearing, in the dark, to a dozing, tired scribe, like myself, to be some huge, hungry monster, hurrying on . for tbe destruction of somebody, sure. It , seemed almost too big to stop, but coo- trived to get still enough to let a few pas i sengers into a quarter-lighted car,in which : we rode within half a mile or so of Sun . bury, when we " worked our passage" into that venerable town, took the lightning ' train about 11:40, and reached Lewisburg in a little the greatest hurry ever experi enced by Yours, ke, Incoo. j tOB Tilt LEWIHCRO CIIROMtU. j OUR NAVY. Messrs. Editors : Our country has awakened, aud arc at last endeavoring to I build up our too much neglected navy. I J need nut say how necessary this is. The I accompanying comparison will speak for itself, ana 1 desire tun my readers snouid know and feel the importance of an in crease of our navy. Their threat are rain, Ihere armies all are Tain, They rule the balanced world, who rule th aaaiu.1 I am indebted to De Bow's Review for much of the information contained herein. Tbe following is a comparison of the U. S. naval force on tbe 1st of January, 1816, and at tbe present time. Tbe for mer is taken from Doc. 133, 14th Cong. 1st session, and the latter from the Navy Register for the current year. Tonnmje. Sail cf vessels in good con dition on the Atlautio board, On tbe Lakes 40 25 30,000 17,000 Total January 1st 1816 74 47,000 Sail of vessels of all classes in 1858 78 124,812 Increase in number and ton nage since 1816 (42 yrs.) 4 77,812 In 1816, the tonnage of tho U. S. Commercial ma rine was 850,500 In 1858 the same is in round numbers 5,000,000 Thus, then, 42 years ago, we found 74 vessels, all in good and effective condition, necessary to give protection to our com merce, which was only 850,500 tons; while, now, we find that with a commerce of 5,000,000 of tons, we have but 30 thip of war in commission to protect it, which could only be increased from our present naval resources to the number ot fifty, and even then at great expense and delay. What excuse can there be for such ne gleet to our navy ? Other nations have nurtured their navies, and kept pace with their other material developementa, but we seem to have neglected it until it is really a faroe. By reference to the British Naval Reg ister, Oct 1857, p. 179, wo find tbe en tire British naval effective force to be - 185 275 460 275 Total steam Sailing vessels of all clauses Vessels engaged in "Harbor service" 107 382 Total steam vessels 4G0 Total effective force of British Navy 842 Leaving out the vessels engaged in Harbor service, we find the British Navy to consist of 735 vessels of all classes, while the U. S. Navy consists of 30 iu commission, and probably 50 effective ves sels of all clases, although tbe commercial marine tonnage of the United States ex ceeds that of Great Britain. Now I have submitted tbe comparison, look at it ! think upon it ! We will even admit "a la American" that we are not afraid two to one. That is all very well, but have we even one to two ? No! It stands about one to nine. Hut we have our privateers, you say. Privateers in 1858, would fare very differently from privateers in 1813. Why? The answer is Steam 1 Steam has revolutionised the whole system of naval warfare. We must have an efficient steam navy. Can we compete with England in this particu lar ? Read wbat the London Timet says, speaking of the ships in the Telegraph : squadron : " n e eould not furnish rrom t our whole force a fit vessel for the duty, while the U. S. sends from her 50 vessels a ship 2000 tons larger than ours and in every way adapted for the work." We can compete with any country in steam machinery, and our ships are superior. Heretofore we have suffered from tbe in dulgence given to patentees, but examine the advertisements of tbe present Lngi nier in Chief for steam machinery ; he is a great friend to inventors, and examines with great patience all plans presented, yet advises a separate trial before endangering the success of a steam vessel. This is as it should be, and with such a thorough practical man at the head of the Steam Navy, assisted by such men aa Martin, Wood, Hunt, Williamson, and the rest of the talented Chief Ecgineers of the Navy, auceess is almost certain. From Steam and our Steam Navy we I naturally .turn to those who have tbe charge of our steam machinery the En gineer UIL9. A llalYO DAiCuubU una ft!". beyond wbat I intended and ean not at present describe the nature of ihe great responsibility resting on the Engineers, Suffice it to say, as far as naval engineers are concerned, tbey are obliged to pass four seacbing examinations before tbey can be promoted to a chief engineership, and before they ean enter the Navy they must have served an apprenticeship at the machine business for two years at least. Now you will observe that is asking almost too much. How shall we better it ? By establishing a "school for Naval Engineering," similar to that for Mid shipmen at Annapolis. That is what we want, and in order to meet tbe exigencies that an increase of our Steam Navy will create, we must have it. Let a school be established at one of the Navy yards ; let Cadets be appointed from tbe States in the same manner that Midshipmen are, and in a few years tbe most beneficial re sults may be anticipated. The Engineers now in tbe Navy have been educated at the expense of their parents, and by tbeir own individual exertion. We seldom hear of an Engineer being apppointed from tbe interior, and why is this ? Because they bave not the facilities for fitting themselves for it. Now I have entered the wedge for the young engineer, and I entend to keep hammering away until I see this Naval Academy established. Therefore, the ob ject being a good one, I depend upon my native State to pnt the ball in motion. Tbe cost for an academy would be but little. Buildings, shops, professors are at band, and tbe work done by tbe Cadets would in part pay for tbier tuition. Shield, U. S. N. Ancient Prices of Amebican Coin. Mr. J. Hick cox, in bis valuable work on American coinage, gives a list of recent nrices paid for rare coins. Tbe "Pine Tree" shillings and sixpences sell for $5 ; the Baltimore shilling pieces, $31 ; New England shillings and sixpences, 920 to 825; Carolina Elephant pieces, 910; early dollars and halves, about 3 each ; dol lars of 1804, 1851, 1852, 95 each ; gold dollar of 1836, $7 ; 1852, 910; dimes and half dimes prior to 1815, about 91 each ; cent of 1779, $5; 1793, 91,50 to $2 j half cent of 1836, 95 ; 1831, $10. The Administration continues the war upon Senator Douglas with great vigor and unscrupulousness. The "Democratic" opponents of the Senator are not very nu merous in Illinois. The result of tbe struggle will be to throw Donglas oat of Senate and give him a seat in tbe 11 o use. The State will fall under the control of tbe Republicans. Henry Clay and Daniel Webster won some of tbeir brightest honors in tbe House of Representative. Douglas has sufficient energy and ability to achieve suooesa iu that body. The next Bute Fair i to be held at Pittsburg iron Sept 28 to Oct 1, iaolo-sivt. Steam gun boats Steam vessels of all classes the Ground Tier Moved ! In the spirited campaign of 1840, some aristocratic locofoco editor or speaker, learning of the nomination of Gen. Harri- son, sneeriogly said that, "give tbe old General a log cabin and plenty of bard dividual". They have also effected a sa'a cider, and he would feel better contented '. of tbe West Brmeh Division, extendiu and more at home than be would in the from Tasgascootac to Northumberland, Presidential chair." Forthwith, the eon-! and that portion of tLe Susquehanna Di temptuous expressions became a rallying j vision extending from Northumberland to cry, and "log cabins and hard cider" were , tbe Junction, about 100 miles in length, made to perform a work in tbe campaign ; to a company of gentlemen under tho that elected tbe Whig candidates by a ma - jority never before heard of. Tbus will the declaration of Senator Hammond of South Carolina, that tbe la- lorirclaue$arttIit"muJ tillt of Society," help to overthrow tbe party of which be is a leading member. When tbe Senator made nse of these sneering words, he sim- ply gave expression to a sentiment univer - sallv entertained bv slaveholders, and too prevalent at tbe South. 4 Lubur, in all slaveholding countries, is considered dis-1 honorable, for it is there performed by the most degraded class. Hence, Mr. Ham- mond eonaiders that off laborers, even tbe respectable and intelligent mechanics of tho North, are "mud-sills" of society, the lower strata in the social system, between whom and lordly Democrats like Mr. Ham mood, there is, in his opinion, an infinite distance. How, indeed, could tbe owner and master of a thousand slaves endure to have "greasy mechanics" approach his sphere of life t Tbe idea is absurd. Tbe man who otrn carpenters, and masons, and blacksmiths, can not endure their en joying tbe same political rights wnlcb. be is exercising. Hence, Mr. Hammond and other Southern aristocratic Democrats are found in Ihe Halls of Congress denouncing all laboring men, white as well as black, as being bnt the "mud-sills of society," and, in common with niggers, having no rights which the higher classes are bound to respect But, as is usually the cac, when a term of reproach is sought to be contemptuous ly fixed upon a worthy class of tbe people, tbe attempt rebounds and but strikes tbe hand that deals tbe blow. Mr. Hammond has uttered words which he can not recall. The term is accepted as gage of battle in the war against sham Democracy, and thousands of the young, vipon eeui. aim uiiiu fjuitcu lutcuw rous, inteili- it .u la- i borers of the North ay, and of the South, too will, in tbe next campaign, enroll themselves in "MUD-SILL CLUBS," ! whose downright and well directed blows .hall beat the very life out of that sham Democracy. Tbe movement has commen ced in California, and will roll from the Pacific to tbe Atlantic shores. 77i Ground Tier is moved. Pastoral Visiting. There is a charm in the week-day servi ces of parish minister, which has not been duly estimated, either by philanthro pists or patriots. His official and recog nized character furnishes him with a ready pasaport to every habitation ; and be will soon find that a visit to the house of a parishioner is the surest way of finding access to his heart Even the hardest and not altogether j most hopeless in vice can withstand tbia influence ; and at times, in their own domestic history, there are op portunities, whether by sickness or disas ter, or death, which afford a weighty ad vantage to tbe Christian kindness that is brought to bear upon them. His week day attentions and tbeir Sabbath attend dance go hand in hand. It is thus that a house-goiog minister wins for himself a church goiag people. Loco Split ia Cuester Codntt. At the Democratic County Meeting held in West Chester, last Tuesday, a "row," precisely similar to the one that came off in Berks last week, took place. It result ed in a separation into two distinct meet ingsone presided over by Judge Bell, and the other by Col. Samuel Riogwalt tbe latter being tbe Anti-Lecompton or Hickman division. Tbe correspondent of the Press says the Hickman party wero largely in the majority. The I'cnntylva nia asserts that the backers of Hickman in the meeting were "principally Black Republicans and Know Nothings," but does not say which party was most numer ous. Each division reports that its reso lutions were "unanimously adopted." BSaTln Schuylkill, Berks and Delaware counties, similar splits have occurred. The First House Built in Ohio bt A White. Tbe first house bnilt in Ohio by a white man, was built by Charles' Frederick Post, Moravian Missionary, at tbe junction of Sandy Creek and the Tus carawas, in Stark county, in 1761. The place where this bouse was bnilt, is very near tbe line between Stark and Tuscara was counties. Within a short time it has been added to Tuscarawas county; and Tuscarawas county is truly tbe pioneer eounty in Ohio. It was there where civ ilization was first planted in Ohio by the Moravian Missionaries. Philadelphia will soon bave six steam fit anginas in eohvo service. XVV isafnitely superior to tbe old style band eagioe. Re Sale of the Public Works. We have chronicled the re-gale of the) North Branch and Delaware Divisions of tbe Pennsylvania Canals, by tbe Sunbutv & Erie Railroad Company, to private in- : name of the West Branch Canal Compar. v, I Juhn A. Gamble, of Jersey Shore, Presi- uent. jte bunbury & Erie Company purchased these improvements from the j State for $3,000,000, and have disposed ot them, in separate divis ivisions, to private , companies as follows North Branch Division ' Delaware " SI.500 00O 1,755,000 500,000 i " est Lranch Total, $:i,755,00' i Tbus v"g one-third more than lbeT. f,ul tLe b,ate fur tfe- A certain Por,,OD of lL,s rls, however, by the act of the Legislature providing for the sale to this company, inures to the benefit of tbe Commenwealth we think, three- fourths of the excess. Under these sales, the completion of the road will be rapidly pushed forward. The above is from a Locofoco parcr, which forgot to add that the Company always sold their canals to the luxest and not tbe highest bidder, thereby cheating the State out of considerable money. And tbey should have stated that tbe Cbmpory manage their works with about one half the men that the State bad to pay for lounging around and electioneering. Bad as tbe Company acted in not getting tbe higher prices, still tbe State loses less than they would under the old system BJ""Oa the 10th inst a State Teachers' Association, comprising several hundred teachers and friends of common schools, eommenceed an interesting session at Scranton, and created much interest A correspondent of the X. Y. Tribune thus alludes to tbe State Superiotendeut : The eveniog session, commencing at 7 j P. M., was opened with an address by tbe State Superintendent, U. C. Uickok. Ho yliiikuftfof hire1 .fret' vToV.'LWfl enthusiasm in the cause gives great force and influence to his speakiog, and raise him not seldom to eloqueucc. He showed that under the working of the present school system, a radical change is obvious ly taking place through the State in pub lic sentiment, and that even the German counties are becoming awakened to their educational wants and duties. Old Berks herself is following her neighbors clwetvt and no longer deserves her bad name. Be side, tbe grasp with which our sturdy yeomanry seizes an idea is permanent. Even the financial revulsion of the last year has not diminished the sum devoted to the building of school houses in Penn sylvania. The dwelling occupied by John Rich ardson, at Liberty Furnace, Liberty town ship, Montour county, was destroyed by fire, on Friday night of week before last. f ,,her "ith U " ) occnr- acta iia.w a uigui, auu uu auu VOU1U ue uo- tained to arrest tbe flames or secure any of tbe furniluto. The family barely esca ped being overwhelmed in the flrmes. Mrs. Richardson was so bewildered that it was with difficulty that she was prevented from rushing into the fire. The Jury in the Kirkpatrick poisoning case have returned a verdict acquitting Josiah C. Jones and Elizabeth YarJiy, and convicting the principals, Robert B , and Sarah Kirkpatrick, his wife, on tbe twelfth and thirteenth counts of the indict ment, assault with intent to kill Edwin Kirkpatrick and Amanda, his wife. Robert and Edwin are brothers. Tbe ease is alto gether one of tbe most extraordinary on record. The parties convicted are out on bail, pending the motion for a new trial. ClRCS W. FlELD, says the Baton Jour nal, is a younger son of Rev. David Dud ley Field, D. D , of StockbriJge, in .Massa chusetts. David Dudley Field, LL D , a prominent lawyer in New York city ; Mr. Jonathan E. Field, of StockbriJge, a well known lawyer of Western Massachusetts, and Mr. Stephen I. Field, one of the Judges of tbe Supreme Court of California, are his brothers. The Ohio Farmer, in noticing the rapid exhaustion of hemlock for tanning pur poses, says a Mr. Johnson has discovered a plant, growing spontaneously in largo quantities, which will tan leather in a few davs. instead of months. Tbe discoverer has not yet revealed tbe name of tbe plant. Patcpxa Ordered A way The mayor of Norfolk, Virginia, bas ordered a man named Richardson, said to be from Balti more, to leave that city immediately, on the charge of being a pauper. The cap tain of a steamboat was fiued 825 fur land ing him there. "Self d. fence" clearly. Tbe Royal Democratic BullutiDS an nounce that His Serene Highness Presi dent Itaobanao, with two of Queen Vic's subjects, Sir Gore O-isluy and daogiwer, baae gone to Bedford Springs- 1 1 1 Topv fiPMjc, c7
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