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xiSr Trusting that' all'our readers, old and
young, have enjoyed to the full the glad fes
tivities of "morrio C hrisnnast" we cordially
wish thorn now a . , , iIA.PrY Nnw YEani
WE had hciped to inalie - Mir:paper appear ..
the usual' time -op Wednesday morning, to
greet with its bright 'now ruce'. the New Year,
but a number of .vexatious but unavoidable
delays defeated our purpose. We shall be
punctual hereafter. •
TEE NEW YEAR 1.
Another year has Passed away! The year''
1850 has sunk into the great bosom of Eternity,
and another year has opened to roll on into
the same boundless ocean. It is a time for
serious 'thought, Standing, as we do, :upon
the brink of a New Year, the present may be
considered an important period in the life of
an individual. It is a Sine, tiays a contem
porary, when, with propriety, we,can review
our past history; and if, finding that our ac
tions have not been in aecordance with the dic
tates of virtue and prudence, we shouldle led
to mark out a new path of duty, in which the
lasts of morality will be strictly' observed, the
temptations of a sinful world avoided, the
heart wholly purified,, the distress , of the suf
fering relieved—. it will be well for those that
we recognize such .a period as the New Year.
It is also a time for turning, a new leaf—for'
forming now and good reMutions, with a deter
mination that taw , shall 'not be broken, by
viddch our welfare will be promoted—for ce
menting the ties of, friendship—for healing
animosities—for renewing old acquaintances
—foe making new ones, and, in a word, to
start - anew in the rough journey of life.
New Year has been commemorated . from
time' immemorial. The year, however, does
not always commence upon= the same day in
every country. The Mahommedans, for in
stance, begin their Jons when the sun enters
Aries ; the Persians; in the month which an
swers to our June; the Chinese and Indians,
with the . first new moon that happens in
March; "and the Mexicans on the ° 23cl of Feb
ruary. Each nation or country has a differ
ent mode of obserVing the day, but, in all it
is hold in high Veneration. In Rome, the - first
and last day of the year were consecrated to
Janus. We deco the interesting ceremony
r ,
of wishing a "Tarry N w Iran" from them—
the custom, however, i • said to date farther back
than to Rome.
LEDGER OFFICE BURNED t
On Tuesday morning about seven o'clock,
- as - we - learn from the Philadelphia papers; -the—
extensiye building occupied as the'Ledger of
fice, at the corner of Chesnut and Third streetg,
vas : discovered -to be on fire. The firemen
were spee'dily on the spot, but their exertions.
to save it were unavailing. By twelve o'clock
the building was entirely destroyed. The firo
originated'in the engine and press room in the
basement story, and so suddenly did it break
out that the engineer fled without stopping the
engine. Tie afterwards succeeded in getting
in for this purpdOe; and thus prevented an ex
plosion of. the boiler. The Ledger building
was five stories high, every story of which was
occupied by press and cbmposing rooms, =-
kink the most extensive printing establishment
in the country. The building was erected a:
bold ten years ago at a cost of $20,000. The
presses in the building cost $50,000, and the
- entire value of the building, fixtures, presses,
machinery and typos Waststimated at $lOO,-
000 to $150,000. There was an insurance on
the building 0f.510,000, and on the stock of
-- $1R;000; -- The - origirr - of - the - frre - ii - enveloped ---
in 'mystery, and there aro suspicious that it
was the work of an incendiary, as the con
struction of the building and,heating apparat
us was such as to prevent an accidental fire.-
The Daily' News, Bulletin office, and several
--- fficok-stores - were - in - great
was finally subdued without spreading farther.
THE Ledger again makes its appearance as
usual, and yesterday's paper says the rebuild
ing of the establishment • has already com
menced.
FIARIIISBtED 'DAILIES
•
6,,, The "DAILY AMERICAN" is the title of
--a spirited Whig paper, just \started a Harris
burg by Bergner, McCurdy iNo. It presents
a fair appearance, and being edtted with indus :
try and acid, it will be an efficient laborer in
the Whig:, ranks. The Inteltigencer, formerly
published in Harrisburg,las been mergainte
the establishreent, •The American Will support
the Natio'nal and_Btate administrations with
ardor, anew° are Pleased to see that there will
be nothQseetional about it. Mr. Bergnei;,
its publisher, is a man of enterprise, and as he
thinks Harrisburg with its eight thousand
in
'habitant's ought ;to suStairt.a daily paper, we
hope he may succeed. •
Me. publishord . "of the Telegraph nls'o an
loiittbi-that.they. Will'publish a daily paper
ditring:the session of the.. Legislaturei—provi
ded,zo4ficient'ntrinber df subscribers be re-
Oolved .to warrent• the ;undertaking. It will
contain 'full' luid • accurate reports of legisia_
tivo proceedings,' and, be conducted with a
view: to give correct information to all parties.
It will'also contain:daily . Congressional .pro
ceedinge. -Terms to eingle-subseribers $B, or_ ,
;three copies for $6, and five for $lO. A semi.
weekly.':Teleprapli ?also be publised du
ring the uossion uts2 for a.singla copy.: 7
NEW NAUPI3IIIRE DEEOORATS AND TEE FU
GITIVE SLAVE 1,,A.w.- 7 41..grpat stir has taken
plebe among the Politicians in Now Irampshire,
in consequenee of a letter of Air. Johndtwood, *
the-democratic Catellditte for' Governor; to the
free sellers, in favor of a el. opeal or essential,
modification? of the fugitive slave law, kle
publishes a second 'letter explaining that die
Swot was but a-rough draft which he had un
41er,consideration; but finally concluded not to
make any reply to the free scilers. somo'par
tieEi into whosechands:he had put it, published;
•it without his'nonsont.• :He says now, thetas
' a Christhin,'andl almtriot, ho shall stand by'
the-late,Gompromise monsuros as a:whole.;
.p *The Now, :raglund. Sooioly;-'of. Detroit_
Celebrated its.ntniv
. onoiy, on ,Lho 231 of Do-,.
oemberellitliatoity, Anions: tile) many goOd
speeohoU'on , tholoooselon was ono by; D.,4a9. !
tlmno Duffield, Esq. , : ln tc. 41. appapl4?on.
° tarY/ toallt;:to PennaylYania..„ i ldr‘ ;p0,140 . 4.,14
431 t in ! •tlie ;Doproitr. Dully
,A4Viirtiaq;•*irita-atrain.of cloqUence 44oetlay
of own :ohninotee, ;and /that -or-ble,'notivo
- tituto. ;
ilfgAlAi Mate: ToltperimagikA3stiyeuggn,:jajo
lie held: at. Etayrsburgo ,op the 28d.,of,Janunry,,
Congresa s seeins deternmned .to do' notlung
un til after iho holidayo. The session is to bo'
koptso p Orfeotly'- free front s. " agitation," .that
we fear the members afraid to touch'
any husiness at all, Beyond twenr three slight
ovempats on the Tariff. and Postage questions;
we'liavi . se,far nothing to record in the way of
actual business:
Irtthe'Senateiortire - 23d ult. - 3 1fr. Claypre , '
sented'petitions,orie_frorn.lllair county, Penn
13ylvania, flidanother. from a largo:Mrmufactri,'
ter, Mr. Timberlake, ; Mt. Tint"
berlulto represeaMthat he has invested sixty,
'seven thoudand dollars in the manufacture •of
cotton, in that, State, which, whilst the Tariff
of '42 was in existence, was in a mostflourish
lug condition; but tbat'under the Tariff' of '4G •
the businessii 'aim - A entirely proStrated. Mr.
Oh y took this occasion to say that he, should
be extremely delighted if, et.thekpresent ses
sion, the tariff kir 1846 Could be taken up in-a
"liberal, kind and national spirit"—not with
'the purpose of reviving 'objectionably high rates
of-proteotionr-but-to-look-deliberately-at-the
operation of the present. system,' arid without
disturbing its essential provisionS, to consider
the question or the pr j tivention of frauds and
great abuses, of tle existence of which there
41111 be no doubt—and to see, whether, without
prejudice to the general interests ofrthtficeun
try some better protection than
,now exists
could not be afforded to the manufacturing in
terests. The fact, said Mr. dlay, is no longer'
doubtful that the fires are extinguishing daily
in the furnaces of the comitzgy. The fact is no
longer doubtful that the 'spinclles andlooms are
daily stopping in the country: Whether it is
possible to arrest this downward course, and
to throw a little spirit of hope and encoUrage
ment'into this great industrial interestwithput
agitating the country generally, and without
any extravagance of legislation, are questir,
m
I think, very well worthy of serious mat or_
end I hope, iii the calm which Co are
allowedlttt Present to enjoy in relation to other
great topics which hare so long and 5o disas
trously; agitated the country, that ndsome ear
ly period - during the present session this sub
ject will be taken up and dealt within a spirit
of kindness, and harmony, and nationality.
A discussion sprung up a few_ddys since on
the Cheap Postage bill, and we are glad to no
tice that some members at least were found
liberal enough to stand by the interests of the
country press. The lion. Joseph Casey, of
the Union district of Pennsylvapia, but well
known and highly esteemed in Cumberland
and Perry counties, took a proper stand in the
debate in reference to postage on newspapers,
which we hope will be seconded by every
member from Pennsylvania. Mr. C. stated
that he would not give his support to the bill
under discussion, unless country papers were
allowed to go free in the county in wrhthey
are published, and gisvo his reasons t length.
Mr. Thompson of Pa. took the same ground.
What will Mr. McLanahan do ? a , The truth is,
people care but little about a reduction of let
'
ter postage—not one in a thousand objecting
to pay five cents for the conveyance of a letter
—but they cannot see the propriety of char
ging the same postage on a largo newspaper
carried hundreds of miles that is charged- on.a
smaller sheet carried one or two miles. Com
mon sense it seems to us, would say thitt let
ters and papers ought to ha gradmited in price
according . to distance, in the same way that
freight; travel, and everything else is.
FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE
The colored man, Adam Gibson, who was
arrested as a fugitive slave last week in Phil
adelphia, and so summarily and cruelly re
manded,to slavery by the 11, S. Commissioner,
Mr. Ingialiam, was very fortunately pir him
self disowned by his reputed :nester in Mary;
land and again set at liberty ! He was found
not to he the alleied fugitive, and the honora
ble conduct of a slaveholder thus saved a free
man from Perpetual servitude. We are glad
to see that legal proceedings have been com
menced against his kidnapping captuVers.—
The conduct. of Mr. Commissioner Ingraham
is also very generally condemned by men of
o all parties. Such conduct as his will do
more to arouse A feeling of opposition to the
Fugitive Slave Low and other compromise
measures, that all the appeals - which could be
made by "Nprthern fanathii;" and in this
light it is deeply to be regretted. It is unfor
tunaTe-thatilliis-decision was niade at - a - time
when the excitement in regard to slavery vas
gradually dying away, end when there was a
growing dispositip to %bide by the settlement .
of the yekl__Questions growing out of it,
made by Congress.at its late session.
THE COIPIN REGIMENTS.
. SMITH CAnottsm..-The 'Legislature have
passsed a bill almost unanimously, to elect
delegates to a Southern Congress by the peo
ple, in Oetalter_eyt ; and also to elect mem-
tiers to"a2Stn'te Convention, in February next,
and tj:Lpui..4t, again on the call of the governor,
if he should deem it neccasar before the ses
sion of the Legislature. It. B. Rhett NY s elec
ted 'United States Senator, by n large majori
ty, ovpr'Cren. Hamilton. Mr. Ithett is a disu
nionist. Great apprOpgations hay°. been
made for defence against tho aggressions of
the abolitionists: ' A grand salute was flied at
the'requescof the Governor, both at Coluiabiti
and Charleston, immediately upon his recei
ving the Own of the decisive action of both
Homes.. ,
TIM NOW ILUIPSILIOE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTiONAIWVO nearly closed their labors,•.
and are expected to adjourn this week.. Among
- the principac4unendments of the Constitution
wo,find the folloiligi : , "AlPxeligious.and pro
perty tests i os)t—qualitleation for office Imre
beenstridken Out,.'The Governor and mem
bers of both-houses of tlio'Legislature 'aro
made - eleeilVe for taro years. The Council has
been' abolished.' Thj'legislature.is'to Meet'
biennhilly; ;in Juno; ,The Secretary' of State,'
and Treasurer are to be'elected by the, people
for;iwo yours. Tho Judges of the Supreme
Court and the 'Atterney
,General. are -made
electiye 'by pciii-ulit vot'e' for :silt years.' Conn
`othe'r °Albers arOto 'be ohosen
by the•,,beePle of each 'county for, four years.
The office7of Superintendent of Public limitrite:
don has been created-tho Inoiimberit to
be cleated by the people, find his ditties' fli3ff
ned by the leg'slaturo.,,,
10j...The IY,as Angton%Correspondent or the
N. Y. Tribune st. : testhat the Ttein ' esentatives
iriaiingross of .those. D,istriets: , that pay : rthe ,
least towards defraying the .expensas . ....of.ta
Post office Department aro those that are the
most att'zttous•Oirose . rs of, the Cheap Postage
ital. ;The, r,oTipts of the , Department from
tho Free ~Stattls -tinsel the 'expenditures by
About Dnoi mil ion' of ,dollars; while these of
the Slarrel3tatSs fall short four hundred:thou
!mud.; ,tiortbern..StatoN in , thai•way. aro
paying , if.1i400,000, towards the , traienertal.,
Atk otonails at the )loutly. anti, therefore have
the 'greater light demand ‘'ater oadornmoda
iiop in the matter ppetlgo.-
';
• I r
..geMICII3 said : thattlkualelVebstei oohtem.
rplatao malting liprt York hit; futpre :tesidoncOF
F 413311 *Atyiripwro?ir.
-
, SeVen
• attement 1.41.1133n01and. • •
The toamoi Baltic ni,riycd at Boston on
:Monday, iyitlt , 'sevenilays intelligctico.—: :
Cotton had improvocl'irt - lpricp. Tho Romisit•
asoitinnent Siff xists iiEngl.and. Since th!i.
.Conimoncemakit of iho./Fapat . ..atotn, nothing.
toi have %given such..general satisfaction
a's jjimAnesn's answer to the addtcss present
ed to tieratMindior Caatki. Fier Majesty's
heeti r f - 0.0 acip
1 4,ci6teipinati 9 n to upheld % - th.e;?i'rotestE.nt
faith, and to ma intain it against any. : datiger
. .ivhiedf it . LIMY bo • thkeiitohed• fronClArlitit
cyst, quarbir'it may pi.OccCd; vine spoken right
royally, and as became the Sovereigl of an
Empire. • r
Beyond the discovery. of a new pcicialiit
plot at Toulon,. France remains tranqUil.—
The ovents in Control Europe have - worn:A.6.-
'6ms a'spects during thmweck, and. whatever
may now be said about the condition of peace;
or rather tho poitpimement of hostilities, a-.
greed upon at Olmutz; we, 'ice but , little -Co
shako our °envied-in, says a correspoyent,
thatNeaeh party-is-trying. to overfeach-the oth—
er, and that the free, conferences which are to
be opened on the 18th inst.;' at Dresden, tiro
not more likely to settle permanently the re
lative preponderance , 4 Austria and Prussia
than any of the numerous diets,' which have
tried. their han - cht at the Gordian knot during
many yearspast: - Thecontracting parties are
to send two commissioners to holstein, one
from each power, to summon the refractory
beligerents to•lay down their arms.
FINANCES OF PENNSYLVANIA
..The receipts at the State Treasury for the
year ending Nov. 30, 1850, wqr,54,438,131-
01. The expenditure's for. the same period
wore $4,509,053 04, the principal items of
which were, public improvements $1,448,-
799; expenses of government $262,890; com
mon schools $213,728; interest on loans $2,-
004,714; sinking fund, or liquidation in part
of State debt
,$318,804. •
A glance at the above figures will show n
position of affairs highly encouragini to the
inhabitants of the State. The Philadelphia
Inquirer says the statement is creditable in
the highest degree to the State Administra
tion; The finances of Pennsylvania havo'been
fully resuscitated. The credit of tho Commo
nwealth-has been vindicated and re-established.
,Our State Bonds are now among the safest se
curities of the world, and aro sought for in
vestment, not only at home but abroad,—
,:Perinsylvania has expended an immense suns
in completing and perfecting her works of in
ternal improvement,. nisd although.the, tax up
en her people has been Onerous, they have
exhibited a , truly noble patriotism in yielding
to the requirements of the law so promptly
and cheerfully. The State Debt is still large,
but the good work of liquidation has commen
ced. Let it be followed up from year to year,
and the effect will be most salutary.
GRID A T - STORM
Tim STORM OF SUNDAY WEEK visited' a
wide stretch of country. In Npw York State
it fell in snow at Buffalo, on a lbiosl of a foot
deep. In the neighborhood of Albany, owing
to the wind, it lay from one to four feet deep.
This avalanche_ course completely choked
the avenues of coinmunication. All the roil
roads, from all quarters were blocked up.—
Several factories in Allmny had their roofs
broken in by the weight orsnew. The storm
extended as far as, Charleston, south ; Mon
treal, north; Halifax, past; and Buffalo, west.
The snow in the State of Maine now lies from
25 to 30 inches in depth throughout the whole
State. in Portland it lies about 25 inches in
depth, and considerably drifted. The cross
streets are almost-impassable; the principal
thoroughfares have been broken through with
ox tennis and snow plourMs.
COAIING Rio wi.—The sensible portion of the
Locofooos are very wisely adopting the prin
ciples of the Whig party. Had the proceeds
of ,the public lands been divided among the
States, as advocated by the Whigs, instead of
being squandered in partial grants, &0., the
burden of Petuisylvania's debt would now be
much ‘ yelieved.• The Locofocos, however, now
that it is 'too late, arc beginning to evince
contrition, fur having defeated the measure.
A Washington correspondent of the Democrat
ic Union, speaking of the public lands, sus,—
.
Of the countless thousands of acres grant
ed to the new States for imProvmhent, why
should not the old come in ftir their share
Our party never mgde a greater mistake than it
did ion7i7l reptiated — thrilbetruie Of - dividing
the proceeds of sates of public lands among the
tlates. In my opinion such a disposition was
both equitable and polite.
PENNSYLVANL\ ItAILIIO.I.D.-At a recent
meeting of the stockholders of the Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company, (Harrisburg to Pitts
burg,) it was voted to increase the capital
from $7,600,000 to $10,000,000. A memori
al. is in circulation in .Philadelphia, praying
the City Councils to make an additional sub
scription of $1,500,000 to the stock of the
road, provided an , equa. amount Of $1,500,-
000 is obtalned from other sources. The new
subscriptions are to be applied to tho con
struction of the central' division across the
Allegheny mountain regien,—the Portage 'rail;
road of the State being used only as a•tenipo
raty expedient.
propOsition to the Virgin
ia Legislature, inviting all the State Legisla
tures to send delegates to a general convention
in Baltimore in May n9xt, ler the 'impose of
bringing to an end all' sectignal controversies
relating to slavery, is, celled by . the National
Intelligencer te new schonuifor keeping up ag
itation. There can be no better convention, as,
iiembled than , that which adapted i 'the , Feiferal
Constitution. That instrument
, 'aitfiilly ad-
bored to, is sufficient for thoprotectien.pf the
rights of citizonein ailse j etions of the Union.
A. convention of nll tiio - States , to' discuss the
slavery question, for suck.•it,would be, would
produce an excitement Which . iwonld not be ea
sily. allaysd... •, 1 •
MrTho locofoc!).Stato °Mutilate° , are now
engaged in,a beautiful : quarrel mtnong them
solies, and imulually,e4onding to theirparty
in general throughout the BMW, on the 'sub
ject of holding n separate Convention for the
nominatiun of oandidatev,f9r SuprotaoJudges,
A portion of the Cormaicteo„ ImYP called
meeting of ltiunembovs on theirown hook and
against the wish of , their Chairman, to nullify
the call for, a soparatO - onVontion..Both fac
tions are desorviug off, the fate of tho Kiliten;
ny cats. •
ShoT.-ParlizsbUrg,' Chester county, has
been the seene'Or great excitement'
quene'e of an attempt by tivo negroes, as it is
suPimsed i r to mnrder'n white man .nall'ed
ram Maginness2 It appears Maginness had
Mado threats `to' iht l e'im '.'on a negro' named
Lewis; as a; fugitive slave, and hn.yeblim sent
bank into Shvierjr. jAideidie'seivas Shot .. down
and 'dangereit'sly wounded' 111'th° ' alight 'titne,,
and suspicion has attaehe'd to Lewis as the as=
Bassin. . a nd ; the
wounded amu was doing 11ell. , „,
I Iteiz:The egis aturo o lus tate_ will as.
emblo, at lia'rriciburg, on Tuesday ninte. The
xnaprity,l4 gleoato t
and 010 iiiiiie‘nentsiiaonsliiaialilY
ri V , •
nio-v*.x.ENTs
,rtu*-lEvoznro's
1665 - We stated a fen , days Since Gm't J. A.
D. Ayer has been' cleated. Mayer :of 'the .city
of Leivel; Shouldliave: said that it_mati
.itrhotleitharmaceutical
tion has gc:neithe'reund vtorld over . •foz.his
-;,proparation . of,tho.phorry .Pectoral.-Bangor
sEM . Gert..4olln.H. News' wax inaugurated
- Governor 0(.13(141 Carolina, at ..Columbia,. :on,
the 16th inst. Ins eddress, delivered on that
occasion ; s chielli - devoted to the - conSidera-'
lien of the relallone of South Carolina t ke; the
Federal-Union. Itis strongly disunion -imits
sentiments„ .GratiheatiMs is expressed a'Alio
contemplated actionof the Lei,islatuie, in Cal...
ling a conviliitteit of the people.
. . .
aW"A locomotive'mngino has been
manufactured at the-works of thereat North
ern. Company, at Boston, England; which is
warranted to run the distance froin Boston to
tondon, - (loBinilest with. sic erdriages and
two breaks, as aus express train, in one
hour and a hstf.
ng'l,7,ltirprattrelident-that-GenrOais can
not receive the nomination of the democracy .
for tlio Presidency in 1852. .hinny papers,.
'wo observe, go for a new man. They say 'it
6eless to-riai Cass, "unless we desire to
continue the governthent hi the hands of Fed
eral Whiggery." That's a fact.
Fannam, of Now Orleans, week
'before:lof, Ora birth to no less than three
pledges of affection. At 12 o'clo?k, on Friday,
a girlWa9: ztn, at midnight a 'fine boy, and
on Skhirdai,Anoon; Mrs. F. gave birth to a
Orr:Said to be doing well.
llSOrie of the nest striking -facts of the
times is the great -increase in the population
of Georgia, as denoted by the recept census.
It exceeds thiii of any, State in the Union, and
has been sin, c 1840 forty-five per ceatum.
young man named John Wellington,
clerk in the Banger (Me.) Post Office, has
been arrested -ler braking open, letters and
absiructing 'inkmy tkerefrom, to the amount
of *1 . 200.
fA law firm r rhOrt time since, existed
at Buffalo; as illmore, Hall &
One of these gentlemen is now President of
the United States; another Postmaster Gener
al, and a third is just elected to CongrCss.
Xtel — lndiana State, ..it iS new sold, will
elm* a population by the present census`of
over one' illion two hundred and fifty thou
sand (1,260,000.) This is immense for so
young n State.
,fietr - Six barns wore destroyed by fire, in
York, on Sunday evening week. It is suppo
sed to'have been the work of incendiatk
and theauthoriti4 have offered a rewarcr , o',-
$lO 0 0 for the detection of the perpetrators of
the set.
y'Prof Johnson, of St. Louis. has die
catered' a method, it is said, by ivhioh ropes
can be rendered entirely indestructible by fire.
The proceSs - is stated to be very simple,. and
so cheap, that the commonest fabric' can be
prepared with it.
TfiEtThe Governor of Virginia thinks the
motto of the South should be- 1 ' Union if we
can=dndependencelf we must." One of the
telegraphic "reports represents him as exclaim
ing—" Union if we can—independence if we
canal I"
730;.Th0 Pittsburgh Anierican notices en ar
rival in that city of . a runaway couple from
Lancaster, Pa., the groom being an old farmer
of seventy five, worth $30,000, and the bride
a blooming girl of . eighteen.
fie„,The proprietors of the Astor House,
New York, obtain daily, by telegraph, for the
benefit of travellers, the state of the weather
at various pehits of theqhlion.
Mr - The ( .4 t , old 911.tiecte1 sliews that
the total p?th, tiokilt. , theafate is 372,000
a * gain of 20 par cent in the last ten years.—
. 1810 the population was 310,000.
11611,,,Prentice, of the Louiselye,Journal, pro.
slums that' the South Carolinians will• even
forbid their., mariners steering by the North
rai—The Half Century Problem is agitating
some of the people again, but it scorns to be
conceded by writers, now, that it closed with
last-wont
g: ;:tTlie wife of the late Professor John W.
Webster has been presented, with a fine house
in Ash street, Boston, which she will in future
occupy with her, daughters. •
rai,,Fatiler Matthew, the-venerable apostle
0 f temperance,ls_.preacb ing Ipeteri ng
_f)11
temperance at Pensacola'. Great mimbers
were taking the pledge.
Ba^The farmers of Ohio have entered
quite extensively into the cultivation of Mad
der, some of them realizing over $2OO per a-
kV -Navigation alb° Pennsylvania Cana
has 'been suspended for the season by the re
cent cold weather.
George Conway, the Cliiiipewit Indian
Chief, has arrived at New York, in the Afrt
Ca, from Europe
THE CUBAN LITADEII.9.—The principal par
ties connected with the Cuban Invaders were
arraigned before the United States Circuit:
Court at NeW Orleans on Monday the nth
inst, The following persons appeared and an
swered to their names, to wit:—Gen. Narciso
,Lopez, Col. Theodore O'Hara, Col. John Pick
et, Maj. Thomas.J. Hawkins, Co]. IV. H. Bell,
'Capt. A. J. Lowh3, Col. Robert Wheate, Gen.
John Henderson, L. J. Sigur, Esq., and Gen.
D. Augustin. Those who did not appea 'Tye
A. thmayies, Governor Quitman, John 0 1 ' AWL
van,, Maj. Bunch, Peter Smith and N. o.;lin
den. ,
.C - eiferal Lopez . and Messrs. Sigitx.' and
tin enterea.a Pled in abatementje :the:lndic&
meat, on the ground that the Grand - J - 90 had
been illegally drawn "and impaenelled. The
residue pleaded itot. guilty: General IlenderL
son asked for an immediate trial, bat the court
.postponed consideration of the prayer, as welt
as of the pleas in abatement, until the suc
ceeding day, When thex might bo argued, and
the question whether the court would - await
the attendailec Of the Circuit Judge would, be
'determined.
_ 'BRI' AND PPAPTIOAL EADSE
• sweet on winter's night at home, to bit by the
fire'and taporS; • II it is a wiser thing,
by far, to read the 7 Won't you take
tho papers? Can't yout.a the . papers? The
joys of eartharelittlo wor h, unless you take
the papers.—Maidens waiting lovers truo, you
must:taketho pabral " Swains who would not
idle woo, you must take the papers!--Won't
You talco the pr i m? 'Can't you take, the pa.,
pers? joys:bolow,' you!ll never • know,
unless you take the papers!
Oefie Sr:NAronif.—The Ohio Legislature has
been 'unsnecessfolli balloting for a United
States Senator to'sneeeed . Mr. 'Ewing, whok,
terra 'expires in March next. It I,e'said. 'Suit
the chances of aSi . eleetieri:at the 'present see- .
felon are hOpOlessi 'tee Legislaturtl had voted
dowia,'* ti - Voto Of 8810'83, si proposition 'N.
!tetra& theirCongrosemen to not' in:fever
.a roped ofcthe fugitive slave hew. , , !,„
, MEx!ob;:—The president has no.. naq
tcd Jay.:ll:Talhonn, of Georgia, it tkdv nor
- "Of , NewMexioo, and finglk N. Smith• - tni Se.b4
7EVE,G4APII4FI DE SPATertiVS
llntoitjdeettng lttVVapillagton.
• Wetsittncrori, Dec. 80.—The National Intele
. ligincer of thiembriting; tln•iwe cold water
the 'proposed - Union Meeting in': Washington
City. It thinki the'Union perfectly safe' in the
hands of the people at lento,' ; • , ,
•
Correaponaeuce.betwocwlllie.,:,.. Chate . r .
and the Austrlan•Chatg
..-Wasatawroa,- December 31, 1350. 7 The.
Presislunt yesterday sent to the Semite copies
of the — cortespondeneibetWeen. the Austrian-
Charge an Mr.• Webster. • .0a a motion to
print-141,00/)extra- copies a very . animated de- .
bata'aroad. All the Senators who took part
bei.C:testirappy to the masterly ability of Mr.'
Webster. Mr. Mangum said Mr. Webster's
loiter contained Vationadoetrines—American•
doctrines-4ipenly and manfully avawed in the
eyes of all the world. The cOrrospondence is
published today.
The Austrian Charge writes •an important
:letter, in which ho Characterizes' the 'mission
of Dudley Mann to Hungarians as a viola
lierrof — the - prineiples — of - now=intervention- an
noaaaeil by CICn. Taylor—protests in tho name
of his governmentoigaidst the proceedings of
.oar government—and treats Mann as a spy.
Mr:Webster replies at length, in which he
handles Truism:in without glove% lie justi
fies the lively interest taken by our people in
the events and movements of this extraordina
ry 'age, wherever exhibited. As compared
with America, he gays the territories of the
House of Hapsburg; are but a patch upon the
earth's surface. Mr. Webster's reply received
the encomiums' of till who heard it, and is
Much talked of to-day. •
There is said to be some little contention go
ing on at present between the Home and War
Departments. The Indian Bureau belongs to
the former and retains a place in 9.lo3iitling
of the latter. The war depaytmetit has issued
some complaints, but the home department
has not yet seen fit to chat - Igo its location. , -- - -
Gen. Scott has taken the matter into Consid
eration and has written a lettet'on the subject
to thOeeretary of the home department.
News from Callfornfil
NEW ORLI:ANS, Deer32.—The Steamer Phil
adelphia has arrived, and brings(rv:e
. 'OOO pas
sengers-.=-The-newsfrani Califtri4J4ito-the
15th Noy. Cholera is inereasiiid-tititughont
the country. The fire nt'Saeraniento City de
stroyed prOperty to the amount of $50,000,
including four hotels.
Dreadfrd Railroad Aoiddent
doLumitus, S, C., Dec. 26,. 1850.—An acci
-dprit occarred / fia4
• drfrb - r) the Charlotte, N.
41 - d' b Alr li4l:4fte
L3ras precipitated some 80 feCt.i.:3liree
lives were lost, and all thg passengers were
more or less Mjured.
• c o
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• Chaplin, the Abolitionist.
PETERSIIMIOUG 11, N. V. Deo. 28.—Wm. L.
Chaplin, who was recently held to bail in Ma
ryland, for running off negroes," 'is at this
place. lie is stopping with his friend Gerritt
Smith, for a few days, before his tour through
the Statd-
The Long T'agitive Stave Case
New Your:, Dec. proceedings a
gainst Long, Ate alleged fugitive.-slave--from
Virginia, leas this afternoon discontinued, be
fore the - United States Commissioner. lie has
since been arrested on it warrant by Judge
Judson, and a hearing will take place to-mor-
Sterrnashin Ohio in Distress
BALTIMOILE, Dec. 37.—We have received full
confirmation of the report that the steamship
Ohio, O.ptain .Rnhonolc, from New Orleans, silt
Havana; bound for New York, had put into
Norfolk, in distress. Some of the passengers
have just arrived by the Norfolk, and give the
following particulars:
On the passage from Havana to New Or
leans, the Ohio broke pne of her engines. Not
being able to make the necessary repairs at
Havana, she sailed thence with the other en
gine. She encountered the terrible gale of
Sunday at its height, and on Sunday 'night,
when - forty-miles - southofeaperlintli.ras,
other and last engine became disabled, and she
was left at the mercy of the storm.
She thus lay in the trough of the sea from'
Sunday night until Wednesday, and during
this time the terrible weather she encountered
caused.her tolcalt„and_ there -were-4,rreat-ap--:
prehensions that she would sink. All hands,
both passengers and crow, were compelled to
work at the pumps. At length, the wind sub
siding, they were enabled to get the ship un
der weigh with sails, and after several days of
agonizing anxiety on ..the part of the passen
gers, she reached Norfolk yeterday afternoon.
The scene is described as frightful ha the ex
treme. There was the
~n o one injured ' during
gale, except ono man, who had his aria
Since writing the above, I hove ceriVer'scd .
with lion. Reverdy Johnson, who came as a
passenger in the Ohio. He describes the
scene very much as I have given it to
/abered, with the rest, at the pumps.—
Towards the last;Captain Schenck told hint
privately,, that iE the storm did not subside,
the ship mils) sink in two hours. Finally the
wind subsided, and by the unremitting labor
of the passengers and crew, safety was se
cured. The waves swept completely over the
deck of the Ohio, but nothing was lost.
The Ohio brings over a million of dollars in
California gold dust. She brings no news of
consequence' from 4lavana. All was quiet
when she left. There was much anxiety a
mong the Cubans for .the 'eonviction of- Gen.
'Lopez.
Steamboat Burnt.,-Loss of ,Life:
- .NEW 011LIjANS, Doe. O.—Another distress
ing steamboat occident—the third within a
week—occurred on.our riverhist night, when
the steamer South America Molt . lire,near Ba
you Gava,. and in leas than, twenty minutes
was totally destroyed. Thirty -or forty lives
were lost by the, calamity. She had on botird
two hundred United States soldiers, who were
going to Texas. Seven of them perished.—
The passengers rest all their baggage. Many
were comielled to jump overboard, and wore
drowned. -, .
Disgraceful Row at an nicention:
PEORIA, he., r Dec.'2lst.—T4orci has been an
extraordinary scene of excitement hero to-day,
,
owing to the postponement of the execution of
Brown and Williams, for the Murder of Ms. 4
Hewett. •It v;•as to have taken place yestor
.day,•but was postponed by the .Governor to• ,
January luth. A dense, mass of peoplgiellee
ted in the•eity, not being aware of the post
ponement,
,and on learning it,•they attempted •
take tin laW into
. their oven hands. They.
got poesession of the' scaffold, 'and almost, of •
the prisoners—but they wore ultimately do- •
-tented, 'and quiet
,
En :Nun Contiossicllann,.4T.lieljtate,Trdae- '
uror his fixed upoll WedneedaY, the 26t1l day
of. February gl}for' the meotiiig •of ' Vie
Board of -Rove • oramiesionc;
burg. .ThoTheident Judge 'of klietrlot
in the State, appoihti tiio donuldisstorier?.l..--,
A . W*AlitS ;VI! 'IIOIIIE.
DE*;,ACF.I.:7I:IANIDOED WITIOSANY:IXIANFCB--
the , annual New Itear's Mind Pic which a kind
female fr ; end never' fails to:Jiend.
.
—7-- Whig Elttyndbukg Committee. -
'inembers of the Whig Standing.
Committee we hOpe will-not neglect the ineet,•
ing of the .Committee, on. Saturday next,
One ht the puifliOnMso of, John Ham'
non, in -Carlisle. The names of the Committoo
ettaeheci_to the regular cllhave been
. Plll3- .
liehed in severalmumbersof`the Herald preee
ding this week. 2 . • ' • •
-High School Exhibition
re__,We regret that by absence from town
wedost the interesting. treat afforded by the
Exhibition of the Pupils or:the Male High
Bacot,on Thursday night lost. We hear the
Exhibition spoken of in the rvarmest terms of
praise by almost every body. The general re
quest on the part of thepuifiie Ter a repetition
of the Exhibitibn is the strongest, testimony to
the success of the first: A second Exhibition
hiss accordingly; ku:ildetel:mkiecl-iiipPri,..ntiOt_
will take place to,morrow evening ini• Educa
tion.Hnll. On this occasion there will be many
new - attractions, both in declamation by. the
pupils, and in new selections of mu* by the
admirable Garrison Band. The names of the
new pieces to be performed are announced in
the printed programmes which have been cir
culated through town, A better arrangement
of the performances is iromised, so as to, avoid
some of the hurry and confusion - which was ex
perienced at the former Exhibition. We trust
the pnpils'of this excellent school will be en
couraged on their second appearance by. a -large
audience. The soM object of the exhibition it
will be remembered is to raise funds 'or pur
chasing new philosophieadupparatus.
New Fire Company
We notice that n movemenrhas been made
toward forming a new Fire ComPany - irr.onr
borough, specially intended for the puypo,se ) of
taking exclusive charge of nil perso6rdliro
perty, furniture, &c.,4hFklig a fire, removing
it to a place of safet, having entife, con
trol of it until delivered up to:its_ owner. - -
Such a company is much needed, and we trust
will be organized without delay. The firemen
connected with engines and hose-carriages will
be - glad to hear' of such an organization, as it
will Ive them to the exclusive - performAnce
of thinapprO'priate services, and thus beim
udvantage to them amid the confusion and
disorder of a fire. Let it be organized forth
with. •
=!
The annual drawing of the American Art
_Union _tool.place_aL_Triplellall,_l\lew Yitrk
on IGlay evening — the 20th of December.,--
The number of members wanlo,3lo, which is
some 2,500 less than last year. -- About 1000
prizes t including 450 paintings and 500 me
dals,• shandies, 6:c., werelistributed. We
regret Oust among the t‘c,elbscribers front
this county, none were successful in drawing
ripy of
_the more valuable prizes. tlf the mi
nor
prizb, Mr. John Noble, of Carlisle, drew
ti copy of the Allston Outlines, and Mr. Wm.
M. Bcetem a Gilbert Stuart Medal. The in
' stitution is in a s flotmishing condition, and will
commence the new year •-under encouraging
rtuqpices
The drawing , of the Philadelphia Art Union
took plac,e an Tuesday evening last. The
prizes are in specific amounts of money which
entitle the drawer to wirchase a picture to that
amount. We notice among the Antanate ones
the name of Mrs. Wm. M. Watts, of C; disk,
for a Pninting.worth $lO.
Another Warning.
;'A man nanied WILL4A3I ArGLACCFP,IN, 'WOO
found dead on the farm of Mr.. John Weise, 10
- Mifflin township, on Wednesday, the 18th ult.,
having, as it is supposed, sa“ the Democrat,
frozen to death on the night of the 10th ult.,
since which time he had been missed from his
residence. ' lie was last seen on the evening
`of the 10th, with •tt bottle of whiskey in his
Laud, and when found, the empty bottle was
lying by his side. He was a native of Mifflin
township; in this county, and was about 'sixty
,f ago. An Inonest_w_us held on the
121M1
body by Robert - Middleton, when a verdict of
death by freezing end the effects of intemper
ance, was rendered by the jury.
Improvements In Newville.
A correspondent requests us to notice a new
building erected in Newrille for Mr. John
Bricker, of which' Mr. John It; Nuteher, of
Carlisle, was the contractor and builder. Our
correspondent speaks in the highest terms of
the excellence and finish of the work, which
he thinks deserves public notice among our
"ilOlllO 'WO are glad to hear of the
progress in impiovement 'of our neighboring
towns. ,
, Oyu• congratulutlonsure,rtendered to our
I young friend of the ,Shippeneburg .Ants, in
view of the announcement which appears in
our , matrintouial department tltiklyeek.
Literary Notices
first-rate treeklyaaper . for the Farm
er is the New England Farmer and Boston
Roidder,, a large sheet, published by Reynolds
Sr, Nourse, Boston, at S;l2, a year in advance.—
In tho interesting Vitriefy of its contents it is
made valuable alike to tho Farmer, the Me
chanic and the Trader, and at the same time
equally welcome to the home cirole. Take it
and the Herald.
11EIL,"MEILE.17'13 MUSEI7I," ' is theititle of a
neat And useful work, .designed more portion-
burly fur boys and girls, edited by S. G. flUod
rich, author of Peter Parley's Tales, and
.pnblislied by S. T. Allen sz, Co., 142 Nassau
street, New York., Price . $1 a year in ad
wince. We sliould be glad to send the names
of-some of our little friends, ns it is a most
entertaining publication for them.
GRAHAM AND ODDEY'S MAGAZINES for Feb:
ruav, are already on aur-table. They are
both perfect genie of art. Our female friends
all uttered an intense exclamation of "beau
tiful!" upon seeing Graham, which they were
constrained to repeat wheti'Godey turned up,
but norm of „them, have yet written us " the
first-rate _notice" which is due.. Doth. Maga
zines erm:he had at ..iirgrenes, Or we will sup
ply either, of them, with.tho herald, for $3,5A
a year.
P,6.xe'sDisuoVEßV.-4-It seems some satin-'
ihetorYexperlinents have recently been made
Painc's new light—"the great shot
ni,",- T in the presence of seine gentlemen, a
mong :whom was the . editor: of the Bostfm,
,Nronotac,. who is now fully convinced of
the feasibility of oonverting,Water, into fuel,
light end motive power. Ile publishes an , in,
teresting account in his paper, and states that
"there is no mistake abent.the discovery what
;aver, and that the remarks of the Chronotypa
do net
, eoptain, the ,slightest' exaggeration.;
The, invention ? as has been often said, consists
in the SuhstanceeinploYed, in , the construction
uethehe'lic'e ; and in (ho form of the etectrodas.
Tho halloos 1,01 t)
Oleceriiiaf
somo ,further' ticJolopcu
Ocin
simplicity, \ they must
'ioot tho'geriCration , of
wait for
."the hint-
CAIiRIEItyS ADDYtESS
We had not tine to got . up ourQrrier's •
Now Year's A:ddrolis in a Style beilttinW 00-
casion.and Our Carrier, howtver,-
reqUest us to aelrnowledge the ,handscnelo
kat-vscif liberality he received on.preseuting it
to our patrons. .The address,.which is replete •
'witli ,patriotio • sentiiUents, 'and quite 'creditable
to Ahetalciits of its young, .author, (a Student
'of Dickinson) is subjoined for the berwfit af
these who have notyeeeivedilLfion l tL r-
•
ricrr
What sound ki that now borne'upon the bree7o,
IVhene'er'tlie wild windewave thleafless trees,,
And sighing in their course speed o'n'the earth,
In their wild gambols !cud mysterious mirth,
Whose sad'ning strainsnow strike upon the.eari
Is it the requiem of tlle.parting year?
Is its departure, and - its funeral knell,..
Marked by this low, this long, thiii sad farewell?
It is in truth, the murmuring r
`the Year's existence is abent
In solemn silence of the midni
It makes its exit, destitute of
__E'-it-eame,-When.-11M-'
Iv orld
And o'er all nature sombre ski
Once more revolving,in his spl
Has round the I:nrtli his nnnu
And now, again the dazzling
Starts on his course to run in
Four seasons more from Time
Have passed to pink beneatti
Soon other seasons will have .. „_ar p
And in their turn have left a vacant space.
Still do we hold the noblest gifts e'er given,
Virtue, and Liberty, the boons of Heaven.
Columbia's bird, retains, his high degree,
Columbia's sails, still whiten every set,
Her name's revered by - eyerfkovereign pow'r;
No doubtful shadows o'er har,history lower.
Nor ruthless War With devastating hand,
Has cost:its blight upon Our favored land. •
No foes within, to muse the least alarm,:
Nor hostile powers Without, to do us horn.. ,
But industry our fertile pining disguise,
And sacred temples, on each hill top rise.
Onward and upward is the watchword still,
All Moym i zin peace obedient to our will. •
Alth biighljoy may spreadthe country round,
Some Secret grief will in the midst be found.
IyheiVeast,expected, some unyicklingfate
' ill last the „ hopes those joys abme create.
Thli'e, suddenly rho "King of Terrors..,omiM; ff;;D
And will - his touch put out the vitni ' llame •
Of one 6'o noble, and . too brave
if mortals e'er could frOm this mandate fly. '
, The•monster snapped the silver cord of life,
And saved the Here, from the. coming strife.
In losing him nation mourns a = eon,
Equalled by few, to be surpassed by none.
- TlielTrigirk , rthn - pcople - nsked - r - him to protect;
And- foreign rulers viewed him with respect.
RUled by no will, on his own strength relied,
A warrior lived, and so a patriot died: -
When future ages will his fame receive,
The name of TAYLOR will forever live!
Scarce had the earth closed o'er the Here's
IBM
-When slgns-appeare,l- as-of—a-coming storm.
--
Fliotfgh free without. yet foe aWhile
Discordant tumults did their rage begin. .
Our civil sky, always serene, at last,
With threatening clouds of discord was o'er
cast..
Internal-war and civil fouds-so-dread,:
Sedmed just to burst in fury'o'er our heads.
From North to South the. ".,Abolition" cry,
From South to North "ih'ermsion" the reply.
When from the shades of Ashlnnd•there appear'd
A atately form, respected, loved and feared.
He saw the peril of the Ship of State,
He took the helm, and saved her from her fate.
Long 'may he live! with every honor blest,
The noble, gallant, " HAIOLV Or TOE 'WF.ST
The dreaded tide of ruin here was stayed, •
And wisdom's voice the growing liamo allayed
Th 9 bards of old, sung of a sunny clinic,
And with its richness decked their every
=I
They dreamed of some ElysiuM BO fair,
Where free from sorrow, void ()revery care,
They might recline by gentle rivers there,
And hair entranced, breathe in the fragrant air.
Where' chilling winds ne'er blew the wintry
1 aat
Eternal summeri o v er the country tart.
They - dreamed of mints of riches there untold,
Diamonds end pearls, silver and glittering
gold.
Of these they thought, and in theiir musings
sung,
Of the bright - that-tirthrir - frrnries thing,
They little Owl, or cared, and little knew,
That such fair lands should ope to mortal's
view.
But years have passed, and eastern bards no
more, ,
In lyric strains, regions unknown explore;
Their works lie buried 'neath the dusts of ago,
Their author's names deck not historic page,
lint both are gond and ages o'er them rolled,
And lands appear whose praises they, had 4,
told! .„
California ! a charm is in the sound
That'throws a m'agie influence around:.
We hail with joy our recent sister State,
May she long prosper a confederate...
She comes in vestmonts,formed- of _glittering
gold,
Equal in splendor to the tales of old.
Thrice welcome! "oh thou land of storied fame,
Thine advent bright wo joyfully proclaim..
Thou art the final link to that great chain,
- Vila binds the Eastern to the Western nmin.
-- Welcome bright New Year, may thy journny
be—
Each day advancing-in prosperity.
As in the twelvemonths-that have jhst pada,
by—
'Maymvery one on peace and joy rely.
The fate of nations, destiny of kings,
Unknown to all, the coming seasons bring.
Rulers, and ruled, for glory or the
,tomb, •
The-flight of Timo alone will tell their doom.
Our-nation stands as an example now,
And equal nation - 4 to her:prowess how. _
Unknown to us, destiluOtion may he near: ,
ThO mightiest empires-perished in a year; •-•-
Aud where the noblejonce could hold their
reign, •-•\
Now servile feet the sacred dust prMlfne..
Great God! Whose eye our destiny surveYk:
Against-such danger do ;Thine' brind
-Protect our rights, the nations pro:Tette
That prosperous, we may Goo the next Nev.'
. .
And now my friends vo. done my simple
,
You've listened kindly though 'tis somewhat•
•
. .
long.
d' know you thank me for "my .favors"
But verbal thrinkit do not suffice alone.
The "silver thanks" are what I most admire,
or golden ones should they be any nigher.
esfiiw a "'levy" thou' on meand , know
That soon again my gratitude ril show,
And fur the guartem, worm reception
Receive the carrier's bright New Year.
apoturil of
A'Nnwsiviimn.—A timti i :eats - up
Sugar, and the'pleasuro ho has enjoyed is op
tied ; but the information ho geti from n riewd
paper is treamired upon the mind, to be cony.%
ed anew, and fo',he used whenever neeneinn or
Molination calls for it. A. newspaper in - not ,
the'Visdoin of one man, or two inon;,.-it ;had
the wisdoni .the - age, and of the 'Taft ; egos
too. A family without a newspaperls always
half an age behind the times iir general infor-,
iMition; be'sides, they flavor' thini iiMoh, iir
find' uch to talk about. , Abel then there are
little ones growing, up he - ignorance, withont
any taste for reeding. Beisides all these evils,
there's.the wifo, Whocwhen her work is done,
has to sit down with her Jni& hi her lap arid
nothing to amuselier„or divert hermiudikons
'the.toils and cares of the tioniestio
'Who, then, would 'be trithMit a noWIMP '
li
, I.
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