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hd Ij Thursday, November IS, 1851.
Allotment of Terms.
The newly elected' tench of Jiidges of the
Supreme Cpurt,,are to meet at Harrisburg,
to-morow, 14th inst., to draw lota for their rer
ppective terms. By the act of last Session
they, are to meet ten, days after' thelstTueg-
I
scv uay.pi iNOvemocr, lor mat purpose. - K,eri.iu-
tit locates of the result are to be furnished to the
lhjSecretary of the Commonwealth, when the
(fneW Judges will be commissioned. The first
' - t. . 1 r t 1 1 lit J
Got ocnen, in uaiic, win ue in
. "Philadelphia the 1st Monday of December
Hlmnf nf -trtUTnlt !mr nil tlio Prnsfitnnt find Afl.
El t! iw. -..v. .
i ; T.w1.k. rtC .fin ontmrnl 1 ictrloti? nf iYin
CUILU Will UUtCl UJ'Uil uic uuu ui mwi ,v-
tpectivfi.oflices. . .
h'ew Coimlelfeit. ,
We'are indetqd to the editors of Bicknell's
R'eporXor for. -.the following description of a
new counterfeit: u
" Lancaster Bank, lancasler, Pa., 1'8,-Re-
fi issue relief. The general appearance of tliese
fj notes is especially .calculated to deceive the
unwary, though the paper is somewhat dit-
iferent from that on which the genuine are
! printed the latter being white and clear,
rand the former white, tinged with pink. The
' ongra.ving, as a whole, is :quite defective
The figure in the Vignette has but three fin
gers on the left hand. So also the female on.
the left part of the note, who has an arm around
I -an anchor her right baud is minus a finger.
' Above this figure is a female whose right arm
rests upon the top 6f the anchor; in the gen
uine her neck is bare, whilst in the. bad' note
i i js( there -seems to be two or three strings of
i '"Hp beads around it; her right arm is very badly
jj engraved and is indistinct; in the genuine it
B in uarlectiv formed and auite as distinct as
T ft, any other part of the engraving. The names
of. tlie engravers, Tappen, Carpenter, Casi
1 laer &, Co., poorly done.
Our Condition.
TJie late election, in Pennsylvaniays the
"Weekly Netss, has proved that Jier people are
a Free Trader loving -people, and that they
desire no changedn the existing Tariff. The
party whiclilias triumphed, if true toUheir
nrinciples and professions, will turn'a. :dean
ear to the appeals of those who may clamour
i for protection, and will powtthenrto the iron
J and coal districtof :tlfe Stale, -wliose voice
th.efixij5ting.law. Our people want no Tariff
I.... li.i ttrlli c? nnw rrririflinrr thpm In llio
ear.ui, ana uie jaw um&mg puwei ui uii,utt-
. .t J 1. 1 T . 1.
jfclw tiou bhould obey the behests of the people, as
expresseu mrougii iiie uuuui uua.- . j.-jh; uuui
lias nuL yet arrived winch will awaken tliem
to a true sense of -the condition into which
they are fast sinking, and we trust that the
party whose 'poiicy they have chosqn, will.be
able to realize the benefits or the evils which
it will produce. . "I
The soil ias jriven a pleasing xesponse to .
the demand oi the husbandman, and abund-.;
ance has blessed the labor of his hands. His.!
. ... .r. . . .
j granaries are full lo overflowing, and he can
J: -sit-down by his fireside and rejoice-over-the
by his fireside and rejoice-over-the
fact thaMfi51 has blessed bis toil far beyond j beep with the. Indians ever since. She un- tQ tlielVfather8 and impatient of the oppor
any previous year. But where is he to find a' j derstood that the other captives were in Ng wt tnh lQ te6tif to hhn their ratitude;
market for the superabundant products 1 of Uie
nrflil Mnn hnvnliopn Trivnn frnm Hip nnm
and Uie spindle, from the mine and the forge
Jiammer, from the workshop and the furnace,
mto the field to become the producers instead
of the consumers, of .the product of the.soil.
Since iiia 'home markebhas been destroyed,
where is lie to dispose of his abundance! Is he
to look to England-'for what he cannot find at
home! The whole continent of Europe, like
our own America, is teeming with the fruits of
the -eairth,- Russia, Belgium, Germany, France
and Austria are collecting their urplusses, to
eend to the same market and America must
come into competition with countries lying at
tlie doors of the consumers with countries
whose labor can be had for a tyUie of what
is paid to the laboring classes of America.
Even now, when the grain of 1851, is lying
urithreshed in the barns of our farmers, the
price of flour in England is so low that our
farmers are unwilling to yield to the sacrifice
which they must tnake by sending it abroad.
But even there are no purchasers at present
prices, and what are they to expect when the.
crop of the present year shall be ready for mar
ket? The prospect ahead is anything but cheer
ing to thefarmcr,but Uie people in their majesty
hive spoken in favor of the Free Trade Tariffof
1846, and we must yield to their decision.
During the" existence of the tariffof 184.2,
Uie Cotton Mills of Massachusetts alone, used
more flour for STARCH than England. pur
cliased from the United States to feed her
population. England would rather buy her
breadstuffs along the shores of the Mediter
ranean, the .Baltic, and the Black seas, than
buy from Brother Jonathan, because she can
buy cheaper there; and she Jtnows. that uxider
our present system of Tariff' laws, we must
buy their iron and cloths, and the products of
their workshops. This must be the case; for
the people have forgotten -the sufferings of
bygone days, and thejj are now drunken with
the abundance -which Providence has be
stowed upon them.
Twenty three papers in Virginia-have
run up the Fillmore flag.1 .
ISenlotiiau.
The proposition for ti snixed convention be
hyeen the'Bentoniansand thcanti-Bentohites
donU meet with much favor from "OldjBul
lioriV" says the, JeW York Express, aswill
be seen from the following extract of a letter
from him to M. Blair, Esq., of St. Louis: .
"I answer instantly and truly that I would ,
:. ...:.. .wi
who died of cholera, in St. Louis, than to go
into convention with such a gang of scamps,
ajliihat my Maen.aJ&feyi Jmj 4
is to defeat them; the public require it,
We
Bhall be. stronger when theyare
what is more, ive shall be ceon.'M
B iall be stronger when theyare gone, and,
Rare Occnrrewce.
"The' Winchester (Va. Republican says,
that on" the farm of Mr. James-W.- Osbornei i
some two or three miles. from that town; there!
may be seen the singular spectacleof alamb :
with a limb. The. ewe is only eight rhonths l
old,. and its lamb, now about three weeks old, 1
presents all the. usual .appearance of health
, . i .i
and size. Such occurrences are-rare m the
... r.t i
history of the sheep cot. f
J
Yotin Female captured and sold
by Indians. !
The' Washington Republic of the 13th ult. '
Lcontains an interesting account'from a n'offi- '
1 I MWW. wv... O
cial source, of the arrival at the head quarters 1 ,vere exc'iude( from the cartel, and ordered
of the U. States Mexican Boundary Commis- on boar( a frigdte to be" sent to England, tobe;
sion, on the Santa Rita de Cobr6, of a party there trled for high treaS0IK jn givng an
of New Mexicans who had in their possession ' accountoflhis transaction, the Buffalo Express
a number of horses and mules and an.interest- gayg .
ing young-female, whom they had purchased j .jThe jnquIry into the nationality of the
of the Pinol Indians, -like;any piker article prisoners proceeded on the deck of the vessel
of merchandise, as a matter of interest and Jn which they ha(1 been confined. It produced
speculation." Mr. Bartlett, the Commission-1 a ffrcat commotion. Some of the Irish pris
cr, deemed it his duty,' with the co-operation ' OIgrs wl0 had been 6et apart and wll0 saw
of LieuL Col. Craig, to "extend the protec-1 certan death in a trial for high lreason re.
tionof the laws of the United States over her, fujjed tQ &Q oyer the side of tje ship when
and see, until such time that she could be de- j lhey were ordered aboard tbe frigate. Scott,
livered to. her parents, that she be treated ' who yas bcou.t hearing the no;se rusi,et on
with the utmost hospitality by the American deck;nquired -into the facts and in order
authorities of the place where she then hap- j o say(, thc Irish from th(J fatal test of speech,
pened to be. j irnmetliittely commanded the men not to an-
This was with reference to the second and . swer ano,hcr question. A violent quarreI en.
third sections of the treaty of Gaudah.pe Hi- sued beUvceil him and the EngHsh ofiicers in
dalgo, which makes it unlawful for any in- which he wag or(ered below and lhreatened
habitant oT the United States to purchase or wilh vioencc But he rcsoiuteiy ciun to
acquire any Mexican or foreigner residing in unfortunate mpn. He addressed them a.
r ... t i t i j i t' i
l n;Uie Mexican territory by such Indians; and
anu tne-uovemment or uie unuea states is
bound in the most solemn manner, as soon as
ir shall Tnow of such captives being within
its territory, and shall be able to do so,, through
faithful exerciseof its influence, and pow
er, to rescue them and return them to their
country, or deliver .them to the agent or rep-
resentatives or the Mexican government
The young captive, stated that her name
was Inex Gonzales,.daughter of a merchant o'f
Santa Cruz, in the State of Sonora. Shcwas
in her fifteenth year. In Septeriibtir last she
left her home in company with her uncle,
oeoncis A.uecona, uer aunt, anu anotner le -
male on a visit tn thp nrnnt fnir nf San Tnnn
! L!" Jr tfaGf CU . f " Jua"'
requiring a journey of about eight days.-
With them, for protection, was a guard of
T 1 .1 . r
ten boiuiers, unuer ine.comraana qian ens.gn.
hen one day's journey out, toward the ha-
cienda of Madalena, (on the 30th of Septem-
nn J, r..
ber, 1850,) they were attacked by a band of
. r:-.i tj: 1. 1 i .:ni 1
muiuub, wuu ovi:rpuvruu mum, Kiiieu
her uncle arid the guard, save three persons,
j and carried into captivity herself and female.
. companions, logeiner wun a noy. ane liad
, turner nu ooy. one x.au
Mexico,, having been bought by a party ot
. "CW iuexicans, WHO made Uie inUlans a VISt
j il last winter anfl who said their intention
I was to set theui at liberty- $ improper
, edom was ever taken, or attempted to be
' with hc person. She was, how-
. ever robbed ofa11 her' clotlnHg-except a skirt
, and under linen, and made to work very hard,
! Shc 8Pent the whoIe Pcriod of captivity
I at Uvo of the gular rallying-spots or platit-
: ng-grounds of the Pinols.
This female was quite young, artless, in
teresting in appearance, prepossessing, in man
ners, and,' by her bearing and deportment,
gave evidence that she must have belonged
to a family well circumstanced in life.
General Garica Conde, the Mexican Com
missioner, being encamped within twenty
miles of the head quarters of the U. States
wunmuiui., xr. ajaruBii-wspaicuea a spe-
cial messenger to him, requesting his advice
and co-operation with him in Uiis matter.
He accordingly visited the Commissioner, and
upon inquiry he ascertained that he was ac
auainted with the lather of the released can-
.ue.Mco, woo may nae oeeu capmreu uy m- mid angry interruptions frora thc. 0fficers
dians inhabiting the territory of either of the explained the inegiility of the proceedings
republics, or to purchase or acquire horses, and soieinniy assured them that the American
mules, cattle, or property of any Jcind, stolen Government.would avensre every man of them
tive, who was a highly respectable citizen of The tfew-Bedford Whaling List con
Santa Cruz. He approved highly of tlie tains some interesting statistics, from
course of the United States Commissioner, which some idea of the extent of the
- 11. i- r- . .1 whaling business may be found. The
evincing as it would to his Government, the - . ,t J 1.
, . , , . . , . , ' greater portion 01 the business is confi-
desire and determination on the part of the ed' to Massachusetts. Tlie whole num.
United States solemnly and faithfully to ful- , T of vessels employed is six hundred
fll treaty stipulations. He also solicited that and five. New-Bedford has two hundred
the female should be kept under Mr. Bart- arid seventy-five ships, barques, and more
lett's protection until such time as she could than half tbe tonage. Nantucket, New
be most safely returned home. j London and Fairhaven have about an
: : , equal interest in the business. There
The Pittsburg . Chronicle of the 20th ult. are, now one hundred and thirty-two large
says: "A man in Allegheny city shot a wo- ships and barques in port, fitting for sea
man on Saturday. They had been engaged and rQqui nearly four thou-
o get married to each pther. He hadVepn sand men for officers and crews; the total
nhsent from thp ritv Ri,nrf Hmn M a ' amount of property invested m the wha-
on Saturdav and called at ilftAn n
her. He met her at the dqorj. and on his tit-
tempting 10 kiss Ker, sue pushed mm away,
and told him she had been marred to another
man. This so exasperated him, that he went 1,200,000 worth of bone making a
away and. got a pistol, and returned and shot total of 8,500,000 for the first seven
her in' the arm. She is not dangerously months, giving, for the year, nearly $15,
wounded." ' ' - ". ' "000,000.
Forest County
To Wvn ininnvnPtliP'triHIftSof clCCtioh t
. - . . v. '. ui.. '
;Afiimo tnr (invprnnr ifs vnif eius' uiuuuiy i
LKH,Vkit . - c A
:.:La ,i.o fo.,nv rrn.n which it was i
....
t Aff ft nnlls from lOOHo 120 votes! If '
cut oftr It polls irom jluuio
not the " banner,f it is at least the " baby"
county of the Commonwea
-
Emigration
to, lova.
The fall immigration is flowing in upon us
in a strong and steady current, Every trip
of the ferry boat lands a large number of im
' c ih-M-tocfc'&c- Thev4
r in iiiiu II 1:1 I If t 1 1 II 1 1 1 Ili:i ill liii-
migrants
'a. t. . I. u..k.t.ni. In tlinir rnnr ovfpnil ill
" " ' .
w 'p,
ti liUUtlUUVUO 41llv IWl ituuv -
vellers who have passed them on the route
state that the road is literally lined with
' teams, stock, &c, from the Mississippi to the
western boudary of Ohio,
Let them come.
There is plenty of roonij and no such lands in
the world as. those of Iowa. We count upon an
increase of 75,000 people during the ensuing
fall. Burlington (Iowa) Telegraph,
" . .
G5n. Scot! and his Irish Prisoners,
.
Winfied Scott was among the prisoners
. 1 fa L,
tnhen at the battle of Queenstown. The pns-
oners were sent to Quebec, where Scott and
Ills fellow prisoners of Americdh' birth were
exci,ann-cd: but allvho were supposed to have
hnrn :n nitofrinnce t0 the British crown
, , jd be executed on the chareof hih
,., Tr rtit -, , , t
treason, lie even swore in ins zeal inatif it
' became necessary, he would himself avenge.
th& outrage upon hig Irieh hmthem in anng
fc refasi tQ -ve quarter tQ B , -n
battle, or bv shootiny them when taken nris-
...
oners ' "
j Thc were tQ Enlandbut Scott
followed the matter to tho end. He .effected
the passage of an act through Congress vestr
ing thc President with the power of retalia
tion. Under this act, he took prisoners and
kept as hostage, twenty-three Englishmen to
answer ife for j:fe for the twentv-three Irish-
. V.
. men g0 separated from him at Quc.
'. . .
, bee. On the restoration of peace, the survi-
of thes(J meilf twenty.lhree .in number
1 . ,t, tt:,i 1 e . :n
1
faUhfuj urged upon the War Deparment their
dalms for bounty and and ar'reag of payj and
, t, aliowed.
0ur readerj wi read wUh
some interest
the ist.of thc names 0f theEe men. Some of
' .... lf and t, children of most
of them ar(J nQW jn theland havingin livey
rprnct:on the reat commander's d
recollection the reat commander's devotion
List of twcty. three American Soldiers belong-
ing to the 1st, Gth, and 13th United States
Regiments, captured at Quecnstown, in
Upper Canada, on the 13th of October,
I 181$, and sent, to Entrknd for trial, on pre-
j text' of heing British subjects:
James Gill,
Jolin Fulsom,
Patrick Karris,
John Fitzgerald.
John Wiley, .
John Donnelley,
John Curry,
Nathan Shaley.
Edw. McGarrigan,
John Dinnue,
John Dolton,
Michael Boddin,
John Clark,
Peter Burr,
Andrew Doyle,
John McGdwan,
John Williams,
George Johnson.
One hundred and fiftv nremiums have heeir
awarded to Americans, by the managers 0f
. the World's Fair and some fifty others are
' alIuded to in the ReDorL in ..:,., fflVnrn
ble connection.
Thc Whale Fishery ol the QJiii
ted States
ling-business must be between twenty and
thirty millions of dollars. The first sev-
; en months of this year, there has been
ianded about so.8U0.000 worth of snerm
oil. 84.500. (MM wnrt.li nf whalfi nil. nnl
Spirit of the Democratic Press.
The"-following, extracts irom leading Jjemo-
rtr - .i tir- miners will be read with interest at the
rr
present tune,, lliose mjnis vicinity
. . . 1 V
a. linen in rniQ inniniiiT Turin
IV V
&
have claimed' the election of Cobb as an oppo-.i
I : '. " hm11 nnt roliali vorir tvdll tlio v
siuoii iriuiiijji,
exnosition of their brother of the Georgia
Union :
From the Georgia Federal Union.
The Presidency.
The call for a national convention; oMhe
Tiomnnr:,trf n.-i rtv at Baltimore in June next, i
Uilivvi v r j t-j
which has been-ktely issued, will induce some 4
speculation anu no liuie controversy anwug&i
the press ot tliat party in uie oouui. x u unet
confusion which prevails at this time in the
ranks of the Democracy of the South promis
es anything but harmony and good feeling in
its future councils. Those Democrats in
Georgia who have followed Howell Cobb off
into the mazes of Whiggery can never wor
ship at the same alter with the great body of
the Democratic party who have stood firm,
and steadfastly adhered to the old faith. Mr.
Toomtis, Mr. Stephens, and his friends, never
did, never can, and never will unite with the
true Democracy of the country in a national
convention. We have warned thc Democrats
of Georgia against the coalition of Mr. Cobb,
with Messrs. Toombs, Stephens and Fillmore.
This step so far committed Mr. Cobb to the
support of the administration of Mr. Fillmore
as to have precluded entirely the possibility
of his reunion with the old Democratic party.
While Mr. Donelson, of the Washingtou U
nion, is calling upon the Democracy of the
South to cease their quarrelings, forget their
vi . i o .l ' mt. . . . .
feuds, and rally again around the time hon-'
ored standard, Mr. Uobb is proclaiming every
where in Georgia that the Democratic party
is dead, and that no other, party claims his
consideration save the Constitution and Union
party a party composed almost entirely of
old Whigs. Such are tlie elements air. vouu
will bring into the national convention if 'he
proposes to unite in it. We do not believe, how
ever that such is his intention. We sincerely
hope and trust that it is not.
The convention which met in this place
in May last, and nominated Governor Mc
Donald as its standard bearer, was truly a
convention of the Democratic party of Geor
gia. It is there where Whigs as well as Dem
ocrats in that body, but they were men who
believed that the" Whigs, as a party, could
never exist acrain. and their patriotism &.
honesty directed them to thc Democratic Hlat
form as the safest and best refuge in the hour
of their misfortunes. If the proof is deman
ded, let any man who doubt the assertion re
fer to the platform of the May convention.
It is Democratic to the core : the same pnn
ciples are there promulgated that ' have ever
been the chart and compass of the old Dem-
ocracy of the country. Was there objection
ur?ed bv the Whiffs who had a seat in that
convention to the policy there indicated I
Xone whatever.
We candidly tell such presses as the Union
and the Pennsylvaniun that a union of the.
southern wing 01 the Democracy is out ot iliq
question. These papers have lent their in
fluence to the scheme of Cobb & Co., to break
down, the Democratic party in Georgia, and
pave thc way tor a Whig m the person
of Hon. A. II. Stevens in the United States
Senate. Is this the Democracy Mr. Done!
son and Mr. Forney dpsire ! We believe not.
it is our honest conviction that these men
have been deceived. They have been delu
ded : they could not be made to believe that
Howell Cobb had been thrown overboard by
rim triift DsmnrrnffP nf Geornrin : thev had
eyes and saw not ; ears had they and would
l.i mt 1 i r
: not near x ney nave cnosen ineir company;
I time Will, prove llOW congenial it Will be.
Thisassertion we fearless! y make, we offer it to
I Unon and the PejinLivanian as a morT
1 Col of mi nrrrlmt ir Iran tn Via In ncwln it'll
I u.i r tr 11 rv. i.i. ..-11 . ir:ii
called for.
iiuwcii uuuu win auppui t mill-
ard Fillmore for the Presidency. What will
the. Union and tlie Pennsylvanian have to
say ! Will they bury the hatchet erase
their daily philhpics against rillmore, and,
with Horace Greeley and Cobb, shout hallelu
jahs to the Democratic Union Fillmore tick
et T We shall' see.
The truth of the alleged mismanagement
of and corruption upon the public works, so
strenuously denied before the election, is now
admitted. We quote from the Statesman :
The assertion cannot be successfully contro
verted, that many subordinate positions on the
public improvements are now, at more than
one Point in the hanils of such characters
meir, who give their two or thee hours per
diem to a listless and hurried survey of the
public 'business, and devote the residue of their
time to the pleasures of the rum shop, and the
petty intrigues of pot-house politicians. No
strecth of charity or compassion can find in
them the first element of qualification or the
slightest trace of honesty. Fitted neither by
education, nor experience, nor babbits, for the
ex gratia positions which they have held, for
years, and possessed only of the cunning and
adroitness by which the expert mendicant
plunders. a confiding community, they have
subsisted oBthe public funds, to the disgrace
of the party and the absolute injury of the in
terests of the State. Nothing above a false be-
lief, that their political services were indispen-
sable has retained them in place, and nothing
but the most miserable fatuity could impart
to them thcslightest influence in displacing or
overreaching others.
The allegation of the article in the Argus,
that Jackson was defeated in the county, and
Dr. Heck in the Dauphin district, through the
intervation of " Cameron and his party," is
purely false. Not a title of evidence is ad
duced to substantiate it, nor is there even a
color of plausibility given the fabrication. It
is manufactured from the whole cloth, and is
intended solely to operate upon the Canal
Board, and extort their compliance with the
'impudent .claims of a horde of greedy and
u$eless cormorants, of office. So far as the
applicability of such charges is concerned, we
will undertake to prove that open offers were
made, by the friends of Judge Campbell to
give Johnston votes for all that could be thrown
in favor of the Judge. The opposition to
Judge Campbell was open, avowed, and dic
tated by the deepest convictions of duty to the
party and. the people. For ourselves,. we defy
any prosecution pji thatscpre, jand.iye know
that this feeling is shared by all our co-adju-tors,
The Pennsylvanian and the Statesman are
engaged in an animated contest in relation to
the coUrse pursued by Messrs. Cameron and
Brodhead in the late electiqlj. The following
appearsjn tho last Easton Argus, whose edi-torj-in
return, p?oposes to help thoueditor of
ine remisyuaman to the office 6'fi Clerk of
U. S. House of Representatives:
Cameron and Brodhead.
Tho operations of the corrupt men, whose
latest and worst worK
is the defeat of the
Democratic party in the person of Jwlge
Campbell, are only -beginning to develope
.t t .Intnlla rf thp mr.ent COn
meinseives ub mc ucuuw vr.
test to come in by mail. They did not aim
at that gentleman alone, but by their infam
ous bargainings with open and secret enemies,
struck from our hands the power of the Sen
ate and with it all chance of supporting Col-
i BiGfiER as he should be supported by the Le
erislature of the State. The loss of Dr. Heck
indirectly charged upon Simon Cameron and
nis auies py me Jjemocraia ana iue preaa ui
Dauphin and Northumberland, and the proof
is clear. I heir efforts did not stop here, for
we see by the Euston Argus that a titled traitor
in that vicinity has' been seconding his fellows
who sold the benate, by .aiming a blow at the
lower House, lhe regular Democratic nom
inee for Assembly, in iNorthampton county
has been defeated by a man who owes his
present distinction to no merit of his own,
but to torce ot party discipline aione, ana wno,
if left, without any contenance from his par
ty, will sink into utter insignificance. These
are but a few, and the first of the evidences
of a scheme of treachery wide-spread through
out the State. It has doubtless left its marks
in almost every .cqunty ; for its purpose, is,
not the discomfiture ot particular conmuaies
nlnnp. Imf. siifih a result' as will forever de-
stroy the Great Democratic party of Pennsyl-1
vania. How long are these -nien to .retain a
nnsition in me uanv which nicy use, "";
:7' ..Y; .1' a t nnrmJttPil to
- J .
Military Strength of the United
1. Stales
The statistics of Uie military forces and re
sources of the several nations of Europe, which
hnvn latelv anDeared. nresent a formidable
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WaruKe aggregate, out. ior an tne purposes or( "o - j
defensive and offensive warfare they exhibit , the Locofocos 66. .
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nothing equal to the internal military strength I x. , . . , , , i.fi ni
r . t- . t .1 rr v t ! State ticket is probably elected, except
of theb. States. In the city of New 1 ork . the EnJginecr . and that
alone there are 168 volunteer companies, th(J -hlgs will have a majority in both
numbering on an .average 60 men each, which 1 15ranches of the legislature.
give a total of ten thousand and eight fight-
ing men equipped and almostfully disciplened. I New Jersey Election.
This large body of men are subject to no mil- j The Locofocos have carried Xcw Jer
itary rules or regulations, except those they sey, and obtained the largest majority in
frame for their own individual benefit. A pro- the legislature, we presume, that has ev
r, rn,.;i0 Ar nin 1 er been knowrr. Parties will stand mthe
exist, and which, when added to the. former,
give the nucleus of the military power .of the , tQ haY made n0 effort at alf .
city, but if necessity required it, the city of Qu the other hand the Locofocos
New York in one week could raise and equip 'eserte(j evCry nerve. There was a very
an army of one hundred thousand men. Such sma vote polled, and local questions op
are thc military resources of one single city crated to a considerable extent in many
in
the Union. On referring to the Army
Register of 1850 we find the actual organised
militia force of the United States set down in
the aggregate at 1,960,265 men, with, no re
port from Iowa, California, or the Territories.
The total militia force of the Union may,
therefore, be safely set down at two millions
of men.
There is an inherent military spirit in the
American, and love of military glory as strong
as in the Frenchman, combined with the most
practical character in the world. His aver-
age heicht is two or three inches taller, and
ne is mure viguruua mm utmenw, uuu n j
ry sense more, of the man on the average,
than the European. He is from his youth
accustomed to the use of arras, in field sports
and target practice ; in fact, a detachment of
our militia infantry is a detachment of sharp
shooters., N. Y.f Express.
The use of Libraries.
We have met an annecdote which deserves
preservation. The subject of an increase of returns ideate that they will have a ma
the library of a college being under consid- jority in tbe legislature,
eration, one of the professors said: "We, tt t tatitg a-w ;
need more books." More books," exclaimed 1
'a trustee, why, have you read through all
that you already possess !" " O no, I never 1
expect to read them all." " Why then do
you want more !" Pray sir, did you ever
read your dictionary through 1" 14 Certainly
not." " Well, a library is my dictionary."
There are many books which it would be a
waste of time td " read through," and yet,
unon occasion, for burnoses of reference, thev !
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are highly necessary. Every book containing j A Text for AniSTOcuATS. u The rich
information, unless it is of such a nature that . and the poor meet together; the Lord is ma
its contents are1 arranged by some well un-' ker of them all.' "He haUi made of one
derstood rule, should be furnished' with a co
pious index. That at once gives the search
er what he wishes to find, if the book con
tain it.
A good rule for all readers for information
is, to construct a general index, indicating
the various authors, books and chapters which
contain things worth remembering, or likely
to be useful. There have been some excel
lent schemes for manuals of this kind pub
lished, and he who will have the patience to
keep one by him, adding as occasion presents,
to its contents, will, in a short time, find him
self possessed of a treasure indeed. Much
is lost which could be made very valuable,
by forgetfulness, or by a vague recollection.
" I have seen so-and-so somewhere, but can't
recall where," is a most provoking reflection
when one wants particular facts.
To know books u by sight," or, in other
words, to know what lhey contain, and Xvheth
er it is reliable or not, is a very valuable
knowledge. The memory cannot be burden
ed with every thing ; anymore than we can
have the whole furniture of a house in one
room. But if we know where to look for
what we want, it is the best and most certain
mode of making books available. To a wise
man, the library is p. dictionary. It Is as im
possible to master all knowledge as it is to
learn all trades. As we understand to what
craftsmen to apply for various purposes, and
thus get them to do better for us than wo
could for ourselves, so should we learn what
books are authority, that we may appeal to
them upon occasion, Instead of attempting to
mend our own boots or shoes, or tax our own
memories for all things. Theilbrary is a die-
tionarv.Hmiie Gazelle.
IVeiv York Election.
- The election,in"New York resulted in
a very close vote. ,It will perhaps be
necessary to hayel the official returns to
determine who is elected on the State
tickets. The "Union Safety Committee"
availed themselves of the opportunity to
make another effort to save the Union,
by selecting from the Locofoco ticket
the candidates for Secretary of State,
Controller and Engineer and Surveyor,
and from thc "Whig ticket the candidates
for Judge of the Court of Appeals, Treas-
TtrerT Attorney General, and Canal Com-
missoner; ana recommending xne "mends
of the Union,; to vote for them without ref
erence to party. This of course opera
ted -against the Whigs, as the votes cast
for this selection were chiefly Whig the
Locofoco " friends of the Union" gener
ally voting the Locofoco ticket. The An-ti-Kenters
held a State Convention a few
weeks ago, and adopted the whole Loco
foco ticket, and gave it their united sup
port at the polls. Under such circum
stances, that the Whigs were not over
whelmed, demonstrates that New York
is a Whig State beyond doubt on a fair
issue.
In New York city, 'where the Union
saving business operated most extensive-
j tfc State Ticket received
, an ay e majority of about 2,500
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Miougmsome oi-. ineir canaiaaies noi on
1 flirt ""cliri irkT-fTilmf' nrora nmoh hn ftw
that mark.. The Whigs electeted 5 Al
dermen and 6 Assistant Aldemen, out of
the 20 of each ; and one-third of the oth
er city officers.
Of the State legislature the Whigs, se
cured 16 Senators and the Locofocoj 16';
tli Wliir f2 mnmbprs of Assemblv antl
I Senate 7 Whigs to 16 .Locos ; the
1 nnr IR WVitcra in 44.T.npns Tho Whirrs
counties. Uounties that we do not re
member to have gone against the Whigs
have given majorities of hundreds for the
Locofocos. The election was for legis
lature, and Sheriffs in some counties.
Delaware.
An election took place in Delaware
last week, to determine whether a State
Convention shall be held to amend tho
constitution. About one-third only of
the voters attended the polls. The result
was a very large majority in favor of a
convention.
Maryland. Election
The result in this State is the- election
of the Locofoco State Ticket by from two
to L three thousand majority
Tho Whigs
will have a majority of two in the Senate,
and. the Locos the same number in the
House.
WISCONSIN. The Whigs have elec
ted their Rovcrnor in this State, and the
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this State recently to determine whether
the Free Banking system shall be adop
ted. It was determined in the informa
tive by a large majority.
MISSISSIPPI. This State voted last
week for Governor, &c. Foote's election
is considered doubtful, from the complex
ion of- the returns. Davis seems to bo
making strong headway.
blood all nations of men."
07 The Old School Presbyterians have
theirgreatebt.strength in Pennsylvania, where
they number over 50,000 members.
Minnesota Territory held its annual c
lection for members of the Legislature
on the 14th. The Minnesotian Whig
says that it has resulted in the complete
triumph for the Independent party, with
whioh the Whigs were identified, in op
positioa.to. the. regular Dimocratic or
ganization. An Irishman passing down Thirdalreet
yesterday, discovered a one dollar bill ly
ing on the pavement. He eyed the cra
tur sufficiently to ascertain that it was of
tho same stamp of one which the day pre
vious he had lost ten cents by way of
discount." "Bad luok to the likes o'
ye!" exclaimed Pat, as he passed on,
"there, ye may lie; Qtjjtfingar will I put
on ye; for I lost ten cents by a brother of
yours yesterday'
Health Extraordinary. In the flour
ishing village of Cleveland, Oswego coun
ty, N. Y., containing a population of over
1 ,200 inhabitants, there has not been a
death of either old or young since Nov. 4,
1850; nor has there been a fire nor a case
of asssult and battery, nor any open breach
of tho peace.
Who finds all tho umbrella3 that every
body loses? Every man we meet loses
the umbrellas "he buys, but we have nev
er cot acquainted ivith the man that finds
'thorn:' Can any Jooe answer tho rjue3tion
pcforctho:ne'xt rain
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