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red by Mr. M'K.tv, the Superintendent of ilie
Newfoundland IVleraph Lmip, that the ntes-
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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
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JA.MKS nUClIAXAX.
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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' !
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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.
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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
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"utter failure, what care I ? my money s
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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)
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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.
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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-
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