The Amendment. The following is the Constitutional Amendment passed by Congress as the result of their deliberations upon (he restoration policy. Upon it tho entire Republican party are united ; and upon it the issue is lairly joined for the forth coming election We also give in our paper, this week, tho letter of Att'y Geo. Speed to Sena tor Doolittle, as also, GOT. Curtin's ad mirable and well-timed letter on the sub ject of the Amendment. Itead it care fully. In these several papers is found more solid political matter, and ol more significance, than we have been able to give for some timo past. In fact tlicy compose the real pleadings, upon the is «ue of which the freemen of Pennsylva nia will pass at the ensuing election : " llatohed , By the Senate aud House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled two thirds of both Houses concurring, That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as au amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by threo-fourths of tho said Legislatures, shall be valid as a part of the Constitu tion, namely: '•ArtiIo—,SECTION 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States, and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the piivileges or immunities of citizens of the Uuited States. Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, lib erty, or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law". "SECTION 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States ac cording to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed; but whenever the right to vote at any election for electors of President and Vice-President, or for United States Rep resentatives in Congress, executive and judicial officers, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State,being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of tho United States, or in any way abridg ed, except for participation in rebellion or other crime, tho basis of representa tion therein shall be reduced in the pro portion which the number of such male citizen shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of ago in that State. "SECTION 3. No person shall be a Sen ator or Representative in Congress, elec tor of President and Vice-President or hold any office, civil or military under the U. S., or under any State, who,hav ing previously taken an oath as a mem ber of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State Legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or re bellion agaiust the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof; but Con gress may, by a vote ot two—thirds of each House remove such disability "SECTION 4. The validity of'he pub lie debt of the United Stales authorised by law, including debts incurred lor the payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned, but neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obliga tion incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or acy claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave, but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall be held illegal and void." EXECUTIVE MANSION, "I lIARRisBURa, Pa., July 11, 1866. j Sir—Your favor of the 4th inst., has bees received. The question of calling an extra ses sion of the Legislature, to ratify the amendments proposed by the Congress of the United States, has been carefully considered. As soon as Congress finally passed the amendments I consulted with the Governors of several of the States by telegraph, with the view of securing immediate and ooncerted action iu rati fying them—believing that such a course might hasten the great end to be obtain ed by their incorporation into our organic law. But the proposition was not re ceived with the favor anticipated, and it now seems settled that-there will be no general action of the States, to ratify by extra session, even if l'ennsylvaniashould ds go. To call an extra session in this State, therefore, would not in any degree hasten the adoption of the amendments by a sufficient number of the States. The issues involved in the adoption of the amendments proposed, for the ratifi cation of the States, are not new. Thcv are questions which were considered and discussed during the whole progress of the war. The people have had abundant op portunity to consider them, and, I do not doubt, have definitely made up their minds on them. While we should be magnanimmous to * reclaimed people, who are to form an integral part of our nation, we should also guard all sectious agiinst the possi bility of renewed attempts to dismember the Union. There must be some penal ty for a crime that has desolated our land, ridged it with untimely graves, bereaved almost evary household, an J staggeial us with debt. For a crime so heavy there mu9t be some monuments of justice as a warning to mankind ot the late which awaits those who, actuated by passion or ambition, may hereafter seek to destoy the noblest aud best government ou earth. Congress has no more than met the do maads of a loyal people in the proposed amendments. As a basis of reconstruc tion they must be regarded by all dispas sionate men as remarkable only for their magnanimity and the generous terms on which it is proposed to admit to lull cit izenship uiuetj-uiue one-hundredth* of those who criuis..ued their bauds iu the blood of their brethren to give anarchy to a continent. To provide that, those «4to iuvti utidud perjury to tr«*coa iu the sanctuary of both military and civil pow er, shall hereafter be unable to repeat their treason against our institutions, while all others are restored to full fel lowship, is a policy whose generosity could emanate only from a government as free and ns strong as ours. To put all the States upon an equality as to the ba sis of representation is not only reasona ble but necessary. Before the rebellion, three-fifths of the slaves were counted in estimating representative papulation.— Slavery having been abolished, the slave States, unless the Constitution be amend ed as proposed, will be entitled to add two-fifths of their late slaves in estima ting their representatives population.— Surely we have not carried on a bloody war for four years merely to give the re bellious States an increase of political power. That tl:es>e States shall have no more representation, in proportion to their votiug population, thau the old free States have, is a proposition so just that it would seem to be impossible for any freeman of Pennsylvania to object to au amendment to preventsuch a result. It is just and equitable in every sense, and, while it leaves the question of suff rage wholly with the States, where it properly belongs, it makes every appeal to the interests and pride of the States to liberalize their policy, and give to all classes the benefit of American civiliza tion. That all persons, of whatsoever class, condition or color, should be equal in civil rights before the law, is demanded by the very form of our government* and it is a blistering stain upon our na tionality that slavery has been enabled even until the noontide of the nineteenth century, to deform our civil policy, and in many States to deny equal justice to a large class of voters. To maintain our national credit, our faith with our woun ded and brave soldiers, and to forbid the assumption of any part of the debt con tracted for the rebellion, ate propositions too clearly in harmony with the purposes of the people and the solemn duty of the government, to require elucidation. These are the issues involved in the proposed amendments. They are intend ed as guarantees in the future against the renewal of wrongs already long suffered. But they are, in fact, elements which organtic law, when the government was framed, in ex press terms, as they did in its true spirit. To effect their adoption, and tho restora tion of tho States lately in rebellion,upon the terms proposed, at the earliest possi ble period, is fry earnest desire and to that end my humble efforts will bo giv en with uutiring zeal to the advocacy of the proposed amendments, and the sup port of the candidatas who are identified with them. lam glad to know that the great Union party, that has guided the government so faithfully, even in the darkest hour of the war, and through whose instrumentality the measures were devised to preserve our beloved Union, is cordially united in the support of these amendments, as also is our distinguished candidate for Governor—General Geary. Yielding to no one in veneration for the great charter of our libcrties.l should not favor changes in its text for light or trivial causes, but the late rebellion against the governmeut has mado it our duty to incorporate into the organic law, such provisions for the future safety and prosperity of the republic as have been indicated py the light of reiSent experi ences. Tiie issue is fairly before the pe pie. Other issues which in past struggles divided us have passed away. Slavery is dead. After a career of mingled pow er end arrogance it died amidst the throes of the cruel war which it originated, and our Constitution has already been, so amended as to prohibit forever in the United States. The last great struggle to gather the liberal and just fruition of tho sacrifices of the late war will be decided by the verdict of the people of the several States in the coming elections, and I cannot doupt the issue nftcr the fidelity they have shown in the past. Since the fail ure of the States to act in concert and at once on the amendments, I do not regret that the question of reconstruction goes to the highest tribunial known to our in stitutions— tho people. And when they shall have declared, million-tonged, in favor of the amendments, as I must be lieve they will, their admonitions to tha States still struggling to make the war fruitless will be too potential to be disre garded, and the results will bo accepted promtly by friends and foes in the late war. Should the loyal, States, or, indeed, any considerable number of them, unite in calling extra sessions of their legisla tive bodies to ratify the amendments, I shall very heartily unite with them, re garding, as I do, the speedy adoption of the amendments as the greatest blessing that can bo bestowed upon our whole country. Very respectfully your obedient ser vant, A. G. CURTIN. Col. Fr. Jordan, Chairmain Union State Central Com mittee. Philadelphia. tOT An editor of a Western paper while taking a snooze after dark traveling in a railway carriage had his pocket picked. The thief next day forwarded the pocket book by express to the editor with the following note : "Yeou miterbil skunk hears yer pockit book don't keep sich. For a man dressed as well as you was togo round with a wal lit and nuthing in but a lot of noose pa per scraps, uu ivory tuth comb 2 ncor paper stumps, and a ralerroad pass is a contempterbel impersition on the pub lick. As 1 heer yeur a editor I return yer trash—l never robs any only genle men." —Some slight uneasiness was felt in Now York on Saturday about the cholera, because it seems as if it might become epidemic. One of the cases reported in \\ averly Place resulted fatally. The de ceased was a stranger who had been in town only two Jp.ys. —The scullers' race between Kelley, of London, and Harnill, of America re gulled iu the defeat of the I; tter |Unmcau (litis m. BSjf" The Largest Circulation oj any Paper in the County. fHWAS~B^BTNSONr--_Editor. ~ BUTLER PA?" WEDNESDAY JULY 85,1865, Liberty and Union. Now and Forever, One nd 'ntepereble."—D. Webiter. Union JStaty Jlicltd. For Governor : Maj-Gcn. JOHN W.GEARY OR CUMBERLAND COUNTY. Union Republican County Ticket. CONGRESS. E. M'JUNKIN, ( Subject to Diltrict Conjerect.) ASSEMBLY. HENRY PILLOW, of Butler Co. WM. C. HARBISON, of Lawrence Co. JOSIAH M'PHEItRIN, 1 Pn JAMES A. LKECH, j Mercer ASSOCIATE JUDGES. JOSEPH CUMMINS, TIIOS GAItVEY, SHERIFF. J AS. B. S'ioilY. PROTIIONOTARY. J. B. CLARK. REGISTER AND RECORDER. SIMEON NIXON. CLERK OF COURTS. FRANK M. EASTMAN. COMMISSIONER. JOHN W. BRANDON. CORONER. JAMES KEARNS. AUDITOR. 0. H. GUMPPER, 3 yrs. J. CALVIN GLRNN, 1 yr TRUSTEES OF ACADEMY. Itev. J. D. LEGO ITT. Rev. JOHN GAILEY. E. McJUNKIN, Esq., 2yrs. te&~ We have just read the proceed ings of a meeting of the loyal citixens ot Washington City, which was presided over by Gen. Schenck. and addressed by Gen. Hamilton of Texas, and Gen. Logan of Illinois. These gallant patri ots are in great earnest in their support of Congress, and their opposition to the Presidential policy. They are outspoken in their opposition to the Philadelphia Convention, and to every other scheme having for its object the disorganization of the Republican party, and the return to power of those who failed to overthiow the Government. What a striking con trast is the course of these patriots with that of Doolittle, Cowan & Co. Map' Finding that the President was fast turning his back upon the cause he had once served, and the race whose "Moses" he declared himself to be, Con gress revised and repassed the famous Freedmcn's Bureau Bill. It went to the President, and was, as a matter of course vetoed. Whereupon it was voted upon again and passed in both branches of Congress by a three-fourth vote. On its first passage it failed to be sus tained over the veto by a vote, we be lieve, of 17 to 29; at this time it passed the House by a vote of 104 to 33, and in the Senate by a vote of 33 to 11! What a poor use the President must make of his patronage when he is only able (Cop perheads and all.) to control eleven votes in the Senate. The firmness of Con gress is commendable. •ffi" A call for a (Jlymer soldier's Con vention, to which is attached the names of a number of officers and men who served during the late war. is inserted in the lltrald of last week. It is worthy of note that that paper finds room for the names of the offieeri to this call, but excuses itself for not giving the names of the private soldier. Their names, it would seem from the Uerald, are not of much account away from home. This call is followed by ooc for a meet ing of the honorably discharged soldiers of Butler county, favoring the objects of the State call. We have seen au expo sition of the term of service of those whose names are to the State call, from which it would seem that most of them had left the servico when M'Clellan was still holding his grand reviews along the Potomac. Wo have glanced over the call for tbe meeting of this county, and no tice a lew names, who were good soldiers. We have inquired of some of these, how ever, and have been informed that they never signed the call, nor knew of it un til they saw it in print. Wo see quite a Dumber of others whom we never new as soldiers, and still another class whose sol diering never hart them much; as for example, our very clever and worthy neighbor, J. B. M'Quistion, who HW belonged to tbo army save in the three months' service, during which time he was twice home on furlough, and spent the balance of his time mainly at the Red Lyon Hotel. We mean opt hi eg unkind to oar neighbor, but would sug gest that soldiers, so slightly identified with the service should be careful in placing their nsmes on record as the veterans who saved the country by their prowess. The Hon amen t. We are again reminded that our mon ument is yet unbuilt, by the following which we find in The Banner. The mod erate cost surprises us. Surely Butler will yet have a structure erected in mem ory of her fallen braves. The following is the article refered to : "SOLDIERS' MONUMENT. —The monu ment erected by the people of Sewickley, Pa , in memory of the twenty-nine brave soldiers from that place, who fell on the field or died from wounds or diseise, in the late war for the suppression of Southern rebellion, was dedicated last Thursday afternoon. The monuiueut is of rich Italian marble, twenty-one feet high, and occupies the most prominent place in the Cemetery, overlooking the valley. The entire cost, with a suitable inclosure, will be about $6,000. Tho artist is Mr. Isaac Broom, of this city The oration, which was able and appro priate, and in places truly eloquent, was delivered by J. . F. White, Esq.— Brief addresses were also made by the Hon. T. J. Bigham, and S. Billings Childs, Esq. Third Annual Report of _A._ H. W E IR,S, County Superintendent or Common School*. SCHOOL HOUSES. —Two new frame houses have been built. One in Slippery rock . township, in place of an old one unfit for use, and one in Clearfield in place of one destroyed by fire. These am both very creditable buildings, well seated, with black board surface extend ing across one end of the roq|n, and well ventilated. The house in Slipperyrock tp., is furnished with neat and comforta ble single seats and desk. This is the only house furnished in this manner in tho county, and it is to be hoped, it will not remain the only one. , More atten tion should be paid to the furnishing of school houses. The seats in many are not only uncomfortable, but positively injurious. There is still a number of houses quite unfit for use, some of which will disappear during the coming- year, and new ones will take their places.— Many houses are utterly destitute of any out buildings whatever. APPARATUS. —Some advance has been made in the introduction of apparatus, such as Outline Maps, Solar Charts and Globes, which gives evidence of pro gress. If School Directors will now re quire these to be used, not for ornamrnti but fur itudy, the people will not regret the expense. Now that the schools are being supplied with some apparatus, it is necessary that they should be preserved from injury. There is a spciics of van dalism in reference to school houses, fur. niture, &c., manifested, that is disgrace ful. Houses are disfigured by obscene drawings, seats and benches are cut away, wiudows broken, and apparatus mutilated and destroyed. Last Winter a complete set of Outline Maps was perforated by a heavy load of shot.' This deed is a sam ple of the vandal spirit which shows itself >n less malicious forms. Much of this work of destruction is done at night meetings. Among these aro "spellings." l'hese draw largo crowds from gr. at dis tances. Many came for no other pur pose than to do evil, and in some way or other, accomplish their end. I must hero express my most decided condemnation cf these nii/ht "spellings," as they are con ducted, and all night meetings in school houses of a character to draw such per- SCHOOLS. —No schools have been gra ded. In general, no marked advance is visible, nor indeed can it be expected so long as the school system is conducted under the serious disadvantages which have so long impeded its progress. Two great barriers to> progress are in the way. 1. A deficiency of good teachers. 2. The shortness of the school term. This is not a proper place to discuss these points. They are simply adverted to in order to draw attention to the causes that retard tho progress of the school system. TEACHERS. —As just remarked, there is a deficiency of good teachers. I do no* think it an exaggeration to say that one-fui/J of the teachers are seriously de ficient in one or more of the qualifications necessary to constitute good teichers. It is needless to repeat the difficulties that have met the Superintendent with respect to tho admission of teachers, especially during the last three years. The schools had to be supplied with teachors of tome kind, or be closed. To take either horn of the dilemma would be injurious. But one must be taken. It was thought best upon the whole, to take the former, and hence certificates were issued to a large number of poorly qualified teachers, in order 'that the schools might be kept open, in the belief that it were better to do so, even if nothing more were gained than to prevent a retrogression. As a senaiderable number of old teacher have returned from the army, and many more male teachers would engage in the work, if sufficiently remunerated, the pruning knife should be freely and skilfully used in cutting off all who havo not shewn ta«t • and ability as teachers. This was contemplated, and hence in my visita tions, I noted such as I considered ought to b« rejected ; and had the duty fallen upon me, the names of a considerable number would have been striokea from the list of accepted teaobers. A creditable, or even excellent exam ination i* not ■ sufficient criterion, for thjee who have passed such »a examina tion sometimes prove to be very inferior teachers. Ilence it is necessary that the teacher should be seen in the school room. The opinion expressed in fottmer re ports, of female teachers, has undergone no change by the experience of the past yoar. A yood female teacher is equal in our common schools, to • good male teach er. That there should be more failures among females, is reasonable, because they are three times as many, they arc youuger, and besides, must labor under the great disdavantage of deeply rooted prejudice which is oftentimes carefully instilled into the miods of the children. Other things being equal they are quite as well qualified for our schools as males. Still it is important that male teachers should be retained, and every inducement offered to secure as mail|ks possible to devote themselves permanently to the work. VISITATIONS. —An honest effort was made to visit all the schools. To do so, not a day must be lost, and all the schools must be found open. To prosecute such a work, in such a Winter as tho last one. and over such roads as we had, through a period of four months, is scarcely reason able. Though requiring a short rest my self, yet I would have worried through in order to reach all the schools, if mercy to my faithful horse had not demanded fir him a weeks rest. In all, 196 schools were visited, being 92 per cent, of the wholo. These visits averaged" about 1 J hour induration This was sufficiently long to accomplish the chief end of school visitations, which is to obtain a knowledge of the teachers ability in the school room, to make such suggestions as may be required an>l to gather statistics. To do this it is need less to remain half a day in one school as in that case, scarcely half the schools would be visited. If those persons who find fault with the Superintendent when he fails to visit a few schools, or when, for some cause, tho visits may be brief, would consider thoso facts, the unreason ableness of their complaints would be ap parent. DISTRICT INSTITUTES. —In seven dis tricts, institutes were held with partial success. In many districts the schools were kept open oa Saturday. As this was a violation of the law/ I immediately drew the attention of the School Hoards to it, through the public prints. In some cases the practice was discontinued; but in others the law wa* disregarded through the whole of the school term. Ilad di rectors insisted on requiring 22 days for the school month, exclusive of Saturday, a larger number of districts would have established institutes, as many teachers would have preferred attending an insti tute to protracting their school term nearly two weeks longer; and had the schools not been open on Saturday, the Superintendent would have had nearly two weeks longer time for visiting, and would have been able to see every school. COUNTY INSTITUTE.— For several years prior to my entrance upon the duties of my office, no County Institute existed.— Tho first two years of my term were the most anxious dreadful years of the rebellion. To undertake the orgauiza tiou of an Institute under such circum stances, and especially when thcro were scarcely any male teachers, was thought inadvisable. The next year the dark cloud of war passed away ; many teach ers returned and the hearts of all were made glad. This was lelt to be an uus picious time to commence. A conven tion was called, an orgtnization effected, and one meeting of the Institute held iu the early part of November. This, al though thinly attended, exceeded beyond expectation, and, it is believed, good was done. It was but a beginning. The de velopment of this beginning to a full grown, vigorous and influential County Institute now depends upon my successor and the teachers of the county. RETROSPECT. —As this report dries my official connection with the School Department and the Common Schools of this county, a retrospect of the past three years will not be improper. It has already been remarked, in an other place, that there are but few visi ble marks of progress. On entering upon the duties of this office, as a friend of Education and the Common School system, I was earnestly desirous to use every means calculated to advance the cause. My administration of the inter ests of our Common Schools fell in evil times. To make progress in the cause of Education in the midst of such civil commotions, could not be expected.— Drafting, volunteering, raising bount'es, 4c., was the order of the day. Then the onerous duty of raising bounties was im posed upon School Directors. This was a serious injury to the cause. The best male teacheas were taken into the army, and young and inexperienced teachers took their places. Thus it can be seon that the circumstances were most unfa vorable. Notwithstanding all these things, the schools hare been kept open, and al though theie has not been that progress which & period of three years might be expected to show, y«t, not to havo retro graded under such a state of affairs, is certainly a matter of encouragement.— Still some progress has been made. The onsuing term of three years opens under the most favorable auspices for the coun ty and the cause of Education, and doubt less will chronicle forward steps for both, of the most cheering character. CONCLUSION. —I cannot close this, my last official act, without an acknowledge ment of obligation to numerous friends for their many acts of kindness and hos pitality. and also to thfe proprietors of the county papers for the liberal use of their columns in promoting the interests of the school. (Pommumrationjs. For the Citiien. MR. EDITOR. — It is a notable fact that while the country has been solid in its adherence to-the Republican party and its principles, thero have been a few in the borough who professed to adhere to the policy of the President, as against that of Congress. It is but just to these persons, however, to say that they never dreamed of this adhesion requiring them to betray the organization of the "paity. O'l.ers, including yourself, seem ed to realize the fact, that President Johnson was secretly conspiring against us, and that this would become manifest as soon as lie believed he had accomplish cd as much mischief as it was possible for him to do in disguise. All who are capable of looking at the matter from au honest stand point, now seem to realize the correctness of this view of the case, and are determined to resist such an un holy purpose to the last. This con viction has caused the withdrawal of a number of the members of the Cabinet, who look upon the convening of the Philadelphia Convention —a gathering to be composed, of Bolters, Copperheads and Rebels as reprehensible ! Mr. Cowan's talent seem, for the fird time iu his life, to have found n fair opportunity for its display. lie is engaged in hunting up every broken down, sprained and string halted politician in the State, in having them put under competent drill-masters, and organized into platoons in every county. And where a county cannot furnish a platoon, they arc organ ized into squads! It has been understood for some time past, that as soon as Cong ress adjourns, there will be a general change of all the places of profit and honor throughout the country. About half a dozen of our patriotic citizens have, under these circumstances, been manifesting some symptoa s of Johnson ism. No orgar-ization however was ac complished till lately. Mr. J. B. But ler—a great Woodward man in 'Oil, and Democrat generally, who, it is said, is now a member of Wm. F. Johnson's staff —arrived in our beautiful town a short time since. Immediately, it was under stood there would be no new appointments made until there was a Johnson Club or ganized, and congressi'mal and other con ferees* appointed, including a delegate to the National Convention, to meet at Phil adelphia on the 14th of next month ! This was more than our uffice seekers had made bargain for! They supposed that to talk " Johnson" on the street—to proclaim themselves in favor of "my pol icy/' an( l t0 tbe indorsement of the chief ipostlc if that policy here, was all sufficient. But alas! iu this tliey were donned to disappointment. Each one of them had made a pilgrimage to the Cap tain of the "bread and butter brigade," feeling >ang ine of success, based upon the indorsement of this distinguish ed citizen ; but alas ! each had the tame indorstment for the HAWK office, and thus the influence that might otherwise have decided the contest in favor of some of our worthy citizens was neutralized, and each returned houic as he started. By the by, some are cruel enough ti censure this "everybody's body" policy. But it is justified upon the authority of prece dent. A distinguished candidate for Sheriff once said that he had promised the deputyship to ten different individu als, and was willing to promise it to as many more, if so required! Thi« would seem to be good authority, and certainly justifies the adherence to the custom now. But to the subject in hand ; under the inspiration of Mr. Butler a meeting was called, to take place in one of our Hotels, (now boarding houses) at 3 o'clock, P. M., on Saturday last; but when the hour arrived, it was found that two or three, more than were necessary for the purpose of taking charge of the federal offices were present. A few significant winks were accordingly given, and a re treat followed. A sufficient number re assembled in the- evening however, —six in number, —and after having made their position safe by turning the key, proceed ed to organise their "club," by appoint ing Mr. Theodore Uuselton President.— What else occurred we are not advised, save that Captain Edwin Lyon, after de livering an address, was elected delegate to the Philadelphia Convention ! there to counsel with 0. H. Pendleton and other Copperheads, as to the future of the Re publican party ! I have only further to add that this meeting took place in an office where we have been went, in osys gone by, to ccnnsel for the good of the country, ag also that of the Republican P«ty. " OBSERVER."-. For Uie Citizen. CLARKSBURG, MISSOURI, ) June 8, 1866. ) MR. EDITOR:— Being well aware that many of your readers are anxious to learu something of Missouri, —of its resources, quality nnd prices of its lands, climate, productions, Ac., —I hare concluded that it may save some letter writing by giv ing them a few facts through the columns of your worthy paper; if permitted to do so. Do not think that I consider letter writing an irksome task ; not at all. I am ever ready and willing to give any information I can, that may be askod for in that way. Ido not promise to give a description of Iho whole State, nor of the greater part of it, but only so much as ft residence of eight months has enabled me to become acquainted with. I left Butler county last October, and came to Missouri. Al'tor sorno little run ning around through Miller, Moniteatr nnd Cooper counties, I halted in the lat ter. Miller county is mostly broken and rough. In parts of it there arc good farms, and rich, productive land; but the greater part of it is not such land as Eastern ineu come to the Wist to lock at. Nevertheless it would be considered good land, if it were lying in Rutler county, or along the Allegheny river. It is rich in tcn<l ore , and all that is needful is cap ital nnd entcrprisiug men to develop it. Cooper and Moniteau counties are better adapted to agriculture. They are divi ded between prairie and timber. There are but few places in those counties where timber cannot be had within three or four miles. The majority of the farms have it morn convenient. The timber is not generally so large as in some of the east ern States. On the margin of the prai rie it is low and bushv ; but back a short distance are ridges of good young tim ber, consisting of white eak, black oak, abundance of black walnut, chestnut. Sic. Most ol the farms have a sufficiency of watjr. Living springs are not so abun dant as they are in Western Pennsylva nia, yet they are not half so scarce as many persons imagine. They are gener ally never failivtj— will lurnish water at all seasons. The country is intersperse! with small streams an J branches, and sev eral creeks of considerable size Water need never be mado a hmj Leur in this part of the State. The inquiry is often made, which is the moro productive, the prairie, or the timber hind ? Ask the -Missouri farmers, and those on the prairie will tell you to goto the prairie: those in the timber wi'l tell you to the contrary. My opin is this, that the soil of the timbered land is as productive as that of the prairie.— Either will bring good corn. It is mostly admitted by firmer.* that the timbered land will produce the best wheat. It is admitted to be the best for cotton, tobacco and sorghum. The prairie may be the best for grazing purposes. Almost inva riably an eastern man *ants to get into or near the timber; a western man, wh° has been raised on the broad prairie is rather indifferent as to whether he can timber or not. 'J he western part of the State, south of the Missouri River, is mostly prairie, with skirts of timber interspersed. In the south eastern part there is but littlo or no prairie. Cooper and Monitcan counties are about on the line between those two sections of the State. Traveling westward from Saint Louis, by the Pacific 11. R., you would set .'Missouri down as a roujh part of the world, until you get fifteen or twenty mile* west of Jefferson city, where you begin to see a level, rich, and productive country. Don't imagine when you stirt for Missouri that you arc going to a coun try where there is no poor land. There are districts where the soil is thin and sterile. Missouri has a diversity of soil, productions, mineral resources &e , un equaled by any State in the Union. Among its sgricultural products are wheat, corn, oats, sorghum, cotton, tobac. co, hemp, &c. There are few, if any pla ces in the State, that will excel it in fruit raising. Apples, peaches, plums, grapes, &c., are an almost certain crop. Thero is a ready market for every thing raised. Its lead, coal, and iron, are inexhaustible. Butler county is well represented in the southern part of Cooper county, in the neighborhood of Clarksburg, (or Moni. tean station). Among those who have purchased here are Messrs. J. Sponcler, A. B. Stephens, J. Whittinger, E, Gib son, H. Kelly, and W. Keener. Tho lat ter (Mr. Keener) is engaged in the LanA Agency business, — has a laigc number of good farms for sale, which we thould, like to s«e eastern men get hold of Ilis friends wishing to make a purchase here will find it to their advantage to him a call. The prices of lands in thin part of the State, near the Pacific R. R., vary from about $lO to S3O per acre.— Further back from the road they are cheaper. More anon. R. L. G. 19* We refer our readers te the card of James T. Brady & Co., Bankers and Brokers, Pittsburgh, Pa. Any person having business in their line, would do. well to give them a call.
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