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To Andrew JfiCKson.
Oil Lwt wf lit Hermitage, again
Thn tiniP invoke 'an. but moU tu .
ere ;
Cannot our peril call thee from thy bter :
7rance vapours, and the puny arm of Spain
liup to strike us; England gives them cheer,
false tc the child th:it in her hour of fear,
Must be her bulwark and her success, fain
Io prop the strength which even now doth wane J
V. 1 the aluiia : intestine broils deli "lit
TLe gai'irg monarch, and our liberal shore j
rt rife with traitors. Now, while bth m.ite J
Ltrope and Treason I would see once ni"re
TUj dreadful courage lash iteelf to might,
tLul J thee shake thy mane, and hear thy roai !
Ad Interesting Document.
A recent number of the New York Kc-rald
ciind a Ittter from Barnabas Bates, Esq.,
tU uatiritg advocate of postal reform, upon the
tkject of the present enormous poataf e laws
lyvQ trauicnt cawspapcrs. The letter ia not
aljr important aa to it immediate subject, but
KBUini matter of curious interest, that will
tsplj rspay aa atcaative perusal. After a few
let 1m ia rtftreuce to the wide spread complaints
jiinat lis rei:r.t rates on newspapers, and
upeeially on tracsient newspapers sent throuHh
, . !
tat Bail, he goes on to say :
. 9 - J - -
J l-'ftvn t& n.H-ii.uti.r. a,- a. 1 r. carara
m w mw aaaa v U1R WAV 4 a fVtll tl V. Ui -T t 1 fl SB v
amhara of Congress, it ia certain that, at ait
arl period pf the uaxt aesaion, measures will
U Uka tj rmdy the evils of the present law,
Jihat a rate, simple, uniform and cheap, will
Usdgptel. Itia tha iuteation cf the Hun. Mr.
ifinn, Senator frcm California, to offer a reso-
iza oa the first day of the session, iuatructinj
ti Committee on Tost Offices and Foit .Hoads, j
Wwport a Lill reducing the rates of postage ou
MPaper5. The reoole of California feel the i
ppnssive effects of the present law in a pecu-
lUrmsDner, and indeed, all the distant States, i
flilc'a fcught to Le favored if poible, complain
tf the intolerable burden of the present law.
Uide this, the ratea are so complicated tLat
t one Postmaster in ten can easily tell what
f-i'age s'uculd la charged cn tran-ieut - i
Wen. Iastead of one uniform rate the present
-t ixpeses at Itast seventy-two (72) rates on !
ttwiapera, according to weirht sixe and d:3- 1
Sk-CS. !
1-ticr tbe farmer law, a tranient newspaper,
if im t;.. ...
-j ...c, wouiu oe seni to any part oi te ;
voiiea ttates, except California, for two cents:
lj the j resent law the Journal of Commerce
4 Courier and Enquirer will be charged fifteen
UP fa - i - . ,.. .
-r . . j-. .v., ....j v..r,. .
"um aiwaya oeen tne policy oi our govern
to make the postage on newspapers a
lis poaeible, and in this respect thev set an
tap!e to the world for fifty years. But we
rttrogaded, and Great Britain is far in ad
'.ce of ua in respect to cheap postage on let-
sad newspapers. An intelligent frieud in
'aad writes thus :
London Timea, u huge sheet, weighing
r.T three ounces, or as much as six letters of
j- single legal rate, after;f has circulated
ugh several circles of iers in the me-
iroa o'clock till 5, may be posted to
person residing in Manchester, or some
her
l-runncial town. Aft.-i- lorin.
perhaps loaned it to his neighbors until the
Rowing eTeuinKi u ro6ta .t tQ a .
a '.' Who finds 11 pon his table at breakfast,
f ;1'maj bePeJ and repoeted for the space
cn! 8 iiJt' DurinK that period it may be
itv Trm London t0 Aberdeen, and back
l. stopping 0Tcr night t0 bc reaJ in hglf a
l0J;ermeiiate towns one hundred miles
thin eat ab"oad, it must be posted
8o diJr8 of its "sue from the press.
'goU day, n comes back to London,
yeir2e, dispatched to Nova Scotia or
lfwthin 1ndwithout tb additional charge of
io ooo ' Nr ' this &n : at the end of 8,000
ihlre (om'!e8' 'lelivers it without additional
ogh k Coloni8t to whom it is directed,
C,re We9ta7 Uve 600 miles from the coast.
r,,rtd n ' U twent"aix different services per
ll nasPn tLat Co!ossal sheet for one penny."
Wid n teeKu R8,ed' ngain and neain' wfay
llxa c5tizeBB of tuis Republic have ns
Xisp "&ge aB th subjects of Queen Victoria?
aliin fi "' We DW circulatc1 frce of postage
tedA"1'8 frm tbe place vhere theJ arc
or 5,000? Surely our
Hicb- C8a fford t0 circulate information
VV ' ,0Pl pon as chaap terms as Great
r torn Arthur's Home Gazette.
The Meeting of flio Walcns.
Ataong the most tender and beautiful of the
Irish melodies is that koown as "Tuk Meeting
or the Watebb." In the summer of 1S07
Moo he paid a visit to the vale of Avoca, in the
county of Wicklow, where the rivers A Ton and
Avoca meet, a most lovely and enchanting spot.
This vwit suggested the song which has since
been so wide a faTorite, and which ha3 associated
the vale of Avoca with all that ia charming and
romantic.
There is not in this wide world a valley so sweet
As that rale ia whose boion the bright waters
meet!
Oh: the la.t rays of felicg cad life must depart,
Ere the bloom of tht valU-v shall fade from niy
heart.
et, it was net tha t nature had shed o'er the scene
Her purest of chrystal and brightest of green;
"I'was not her soft magic of streamlet or hill.
Oh! no, it was something more exquisite btiil.
'Twas that friouds, the beloved of my bosom were
near,
yt..i may every uaar scene of cccuautmant more
And who felt Low the beat cuaruis of nature
improve
When we see them reflected from logics that we
love.
Sweet vale of Avoca: how Calm could I rest
In thy bosom of shade, with the friends I love
best.
Where the etorni that we feel in this cold worlJ
hould CJ-5C,
And our hearts, like thy waters, be mingled in
peace.
Tl 1 C .1 J I
lut t4 -"'". '" ".
thousands Lve
bince visits; auJ the tounsh.
through Ireland would as sKon think of mg'eet
iug th Iaka of Killarney as "the vale in whose
bosom tha bright waters meet."
From among the many descriptions of this
beautiful spot, wa will select lhat given by an
American lady who visited Ireland, in IB 15. It
is brief but eloquent, the says:
"It wns Ireland's autnuier twiliirht. Iluircrin"" !
, , - , ,
long, as though ioth to draw the curtain closelv- I
v , - - u ..n ,r
nruiiit u l.iriiTiit ialA in m ilnrlr snr M liko tin It
e !
w. tanjr ia-uij, u w xouugc Uau aiuaucu
us maturity, ana not a seareu leal was spnnaiea
on bubh or tree, to warn that autumn near. For
tha tirst mile the road was tmooth and broad,
lined with trees, now and then a white gate with
white stone pillars, opening to some neat cottage
or domain ; the glowing streaks of the setting
sun had not left the western sky, and glimmered
eun ba,i ot !elt tUe "te 9k'. a"J
thru?L A trt'" wLile lt ir flaK
tLe eritlc sbower- 'liad through body
grant
and
milld CAlmE?B Lith "tuieJ t0 wLie-per,
" Be iIlit; il is tLe VIe of Avoca 'ou ar en"
terili-" V ndcd a declivity, and the vale
Ieu'i utcu U! at "lL,t Mtiig of tLe Waters."
TLe tr'e uuder wLkh Myoru sat MrLen Le wrote
lhe 6Wet f,:m hmi been PointeJ out t0 me in
lhe morulu- W uovr ttood uear the uniou of
tbe tW0 fctreuifl. wLert lL 9t
"Thera ia not in the wide world a valley so sweet,
tu la whobe bosom the bricht waters
sleep."
water: the hill and vale, in some r,arts dark and
t
wide, in others light and soft, ever and anon re
lieving the eye by some new variety ; but above
all, the pleasant association that this vale, how-
ever U(irK ana UeCp lH recesses,
harbors not a
venomous serpent or reptile no, not even the
buzz of the mosquito is heard made it unlike all
others. We rode three miles, scarcely uttering
a syllable all the while; a holy repose seemed to
rest on thi hallowed spot, as when, it first
bloomed under the hand of its Maker, and imagi
nation was prompt to say, as no serpent has ever
J coiled here, the contaminating touch of ain has
I not lett its imprest.
"Never did I leave a epot more reluctantly;
it was a night scene which never has faded from
my eyes and I hope never will.
'Oh! the last rays of feeling aitfl life must depart,
Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade from my
heart."
" In the deep silence, the voice of God and the
soft whisper of angels seemed to be there.
Their voices 6aid kindly, There is mercy yet for
poor erring man.' It appeared like the bow of
the covenant, telling us to look and remember
that though this world has been nursed by sin,
yet a new heaven and earth has been promised,
of which this is a shadowy resemblance.
" The borders of this valley are interspersed
with gentlemen's seats, and here and there dotted
with the white-washed cottages of the peasants;
and tbe rich cluster of foliage upon the hill sides,
upon bush and tree, almost persuaded yot that
the dew of Ilermon has fallen upon them. Stran
ger, when you visit Ireland, visit the Vale of
Avoca. If you love God, here you will see him
in a picture that must be read ; if you stay to be
limited, waste it not in deciphering a time-defaced
stone, telling the bloody deeds of some an
cient warrior, or the austerity of some long-lived
ascetic; but linger in this spot; stop at the neat
little hotel erected on purpose for the accommo
dation of the stranger ; and morning, noon and
night explore its never-dying beauties of light
and Bhade. Three times did I go through, and
when I turned away, I felt that
,"I eotud atay tiara farsvar to wander and wep.' "
Passing: tbrougli an Iceberg-.
Extract from a Journal kept bva Seaman who
scrred in the Artie Expedition of 18C0 51.
Scndat, June 30, 1851. Moored to an ice
berg, weather calm, sky cloudles?, and "beau
tifully blue;" surrounded by a vast number of
stupendous bergs, glittering beneath the reful
gent rays of a mid-day sun.
A great portion of the crew had gene on shore
to gather the eggs of the -wild sea Lirda that
frequent the lonely ico-bound precipices of
BafSn's Bay, while thoso onboard had retired to
rest, wearied with the harrnssing toils of the
preceding dayl
To me, walking the deck and alone, all nature
eemed hushed to universal repose. While thus
contemplating the stillness of the monotonous
scene around me, I observed in the offing a
large iceberg completely perforated, exhibiting
in the distance nn arch, or tunnel, apparently
so uniform in its conformation that I was induced
to call two of the seamen to look at it, at the
same time telling thera that I had never read or
t r m
neara oi auy ni -r Arct;c xorlzeT3 cassin- '
iiil'Gu.u one of those arches so frequently seen
through large bergs, and that there would be a
novelty in doing so, and if they chooso to ac
company me I would get permission to take the
dingy fa small boat.) and endeavor to accom
plish, the unprecedented feat. They readily
agreed, and away we went.
Ou nearing the arch, and ascertaining that
there was a sufficiency of water for the boat to
pass through, we rowed siowlv and silently un
der, when there burst upon our view one of the !
t -fi t ,,,,:.,, ,,..-,
work ever exhibited to mortal eye; the sublimity
and grandeur of which no language can des
cribe no imagination conceive.
Fancy an immens arch of 80 feet span, 50
feet high, and upwards of 100 in breadth as
correct in its conformation aa if it had been
constructed by the most scientific artist formed
. . .
or a oenuuui emeraia green, us
v.t- r ,i
whole expanse of surface smoother than the
most polished alabaster, and you may form some
s1ipht concert;on o the ftchitectural beauties of
this icy temple, the wonderful workmanship of
time and the elements.
When we had got about halfway throngh the
mijrhty structure, on looking upward 1 observed
that the berg was split the whole breadth of the
arch, and iu a perpendicidar direction to the
summit, showing two vertical sections of regu
lar surfaces, "Jarkly, deeply, beautifully blue,"
here and there illumined by an arctic sun which
darted its golden rays between, presenting to
the eye a picture of ctherial grandeur which no
poet could describe, no painter portray. I was
so enraptured with the sight that for a moment
I fancied the "blue vault of heaven'' had open- j
ed, fAd that I actually gazed on the celestial J
splendor of a world beyond this. But alas! in '
an instant the scene changed, aud I awoke as it j
were from a delightful dream to experience all :
tbe horrors of a terrible reality. I observed ;
the fracture rapidly close, then again slowly
open. This stupendous mass of ice, millions of j
tons in weight, was afloat, consequently in mo- j
tion, and apparently about to lose its equilibri- j
um, cspsize, or burst into fragments. Our p-
bitin was truly awful; my feelings at the mo- j
mentmaybe conceived, but cannot be described, j
I looked downward and arouud ae; the sight j
was equally appalling; the very sea seemed
agitated. I at last shut my eyes from a scene
bo terrible, the men at the oars as if by instinct
"gave way," and our little craft swiftly glided
beneath the gigantic mass.
We then rowed round the berg, keeping at a
respectable distance from it, in order to judge
of its magnitude. I supposed it to be about a
mile. in circumference, and its highest pinaclc
250 feet.
Thus ended an excursion, the bare recollec
tion of which at this moment awakens in me a
shudder, nevertheless, I would not have lost the
opportunity of witnessing a scene so awfully
sublime, so tragically grand, for thousands ster
ling, but I would not again run such a risk for
a world.
We passed through the berg about 2 P. M.,
and at 10 o'clock the same night it burst, agi
tating the sea for miles around.
I may also observe that tho- two men who
were with me in the boat did not observe that
the berg was rent until I told them, after we
were out of danger, we having agreed previously
to entering the arch, not to speak a word to
each other, lest echo itself Bhould disturb the
fragile mass.
N. B. Arctic voyagers differ as to what por
tion of an iceberg is under water. Some say
one-fifth; some one-seventh; some more. I
refer the reader to the works of Ross and Parry
as the best authorities.
Pennstlvamans in rucK. In addition to the
election of John Bigler of this State as Governor
of California, we note the election of Robert
McClelland, Esq., formerly of Chambersburg,
as Governor of Michigan; and the election of
Edward Johnston, Esq., formerly of "Westmore
land county, and a brother of Win. F. Johnston,
our present worthy Governor, as one of the
fluprem Bench of lows.
A GooU Story.
There lived lately in one of the mountainous
countries of Western Virginia many Dutchmen
and, among them, one named Henry Snyder ;
and there were likewise two brothers, called
George and Jake Fulwiler-they were all rich
and each owned a mill, Henry Snyder was
subject to fita of derangement, but they were not
of sach a nature as to render him dangerous to
any one. He merely conceived himself to be
the Supreme w nf tne Cnive. while
under the infatuation, had himself a throne built,
on which he sat to try the case of all who offen
ded him, and passed them off to heaven or hell,
ns his humor prompted he nprmnni;!.. Ktt.
. f UVIU
Judge and culprit.
It happened one day that some difficulty oc
curred between Henry Snyder and the Fulwilers,
on account of their mills; when, to bc avenged,
Henry feuyder took along with him a book in
which he recorded his judgments, and mounted
Lis throne io try their causes. He was heard
to pass the following judgments.
Havicg prepared himself, (acting as Judge
and yet responded for the accused,) he called.
George Fu'wilcr.
"Shorgf Fulwiler, stand up. Whathashyou
been doin in dis lower world?"
Ah ! Ioi t, I does not know."
"Well, Shorge Fulwiler, hasn't you got a
mill?"
"Yes, Iort, I hash."
" Well, Shorge Fulwiler, did you never take
too much toll ?"
" Yes, Lort, I hash when der water was low,
and miet stones wash dull, I take a leetle too
much tel."
"Wei, den, Shorge Fulwiler, you must go ta
der left, mid der goats."
"We'd, Shake Fulwiler, now you stand up.
What ytu been doin in dis lower world?"
The trial proceeded precisely like the former,
and with the same result.
"Now I tries minettlf. Henry Snyder! Hen
ry Snyder! stand up. What hash you been
doin in dis lower wcrld?"
"Ah ! Lort, I does not know."
"Well, Henry Snyder, hasn't you got a mill?"
" Yea, Lort, I hash."
"Well, Henry Snyder, didn't you never take
too much toll ?"
"Yes, Lort, I hash when der water was low,
and mien stones wash dull, I hash take a leetle
too much toll."
"But, Henry Snyder, vat did you do wit der
toll?"
"Ah ! Lort, I give to the poor."
(Pausing.) " Well, Henry Snyder, you must
go to dor ripht mid der sheep; but it i a tam
tiht squeeze.'
Horrible Cruelty of si Stcp-3IotIier.
The Illinois State Democrat furnishes a syn
opsis of the evidence given in the trial of a man
and his wife, upon a charge of manslaughter,
committed upon the person of a little girl only
five years of age, the daughter of the man by a
former wife. A more revolting Benes of barba-
rities has never before come to our knowledge,
and, we hope, never will again.
It appears that he married again in about
three weeks after the death of hufirst wife at
which time Olley, the child alluded to, was about
five years old, and remarkable sprightly and
healthy. This was about eighteen months ago.
Soon after tke marriage the new wife confined
the little girl in the kitchen, and there kept her
most of the time tied, and without fire. In this
situation she was forced to remain up to the
time of her death; having no food allowed her
except half a pint of coffee or milk and a piece
of cold corn bread each day.
No bed was allowed her in any weather fur
ther than a single scanty quilt. This fiendish
woman often amused herself by beating the
child in the most outrageous manner, and on
one occasion compelled another child to choke
her until she was black in the face. She con
tinually forced her to eat rotten fruit and vege
tables of various kinds, together with other filth
which it would not be seemly for us to describe
Sometimes 6he would fasten the little creature
unker the kitchen floor and leave her there for
hours. Other details were given, which are too
shocking for publication. The poor little suf
ferer often wished herself dead.
. On one occasion she escaped from thekitchea
and was seen trying to climb a pole which stood
in the yard. Upon being asked where she was
going, she replied that she was going up to the
other world to see her mother. The heartless
step-mother ordered her down with curses, and
the trembling little creature fell, in her weak
ness, her head striking violently against the
wall of the house.
This chapter of merciless inflictions upon a
helpless infant was at last terminated by the
sufferer being poisoned to death with opium,
given her in large quantities by her diabolical
persecutor.
The jury found the woman guilty of man-
slaughter, and she was sentenced to two years
service in the State's Prison. Her husband was
acquitted. He, it seems, sometimes remonstra-
ted with his wife for her cruelty but never had
the eonrage to arrest it.
A .ew Cure Tor Consumption.
We find the following statements in the Mobile
Herald and Tribune, and if substantiated, the
discovery will be invaluable, especially in this
section of the country. Wo regret that the
quantity of medicine to be administerod at a
dose is not given :
"In the first number of the New Orleans
Monthly Medical Register, which we noticeJ a
few days ago, we find an article by Professor
Stnn on the virtues of "Phosphate of Lime in
Scrofula and other depraved states of the sys
tem," which is of some moment. It was sug
gested by an essay in the London Lancet, on
the "physiology aud pathology of the oxalate
aud phosphate of lime, and their relation to the
formation of cells."
"The conclusions of the author," says Pro
fessor Stone, "are based upon careful chemical
research and results from the use of the remedy.
His researches show that in man, as well as in
vegetables and inferior animals, phosphate of
lime as well as albumen aud fat is absolutely
essential for the formation of cells, and he con- j
siders that many of the pathological states cf j
tho system depend upon a deficiency of this salt.
The affections in which it is advised are ulcer
ations dependent upon a general dyscraaia, and
not a mere local affection ; infantile atrophy, in
those suffering from rickets and consequent di
arrhoea and tuberculous diseases, particularly
of the lungs in the early stages."
Struck by this article, Trof. Stone tested it,
and he thu3 describes three cases in which its
virtues were very obvious. The first was that
of a slave, who was admitted to the Professor's
Infirmary in Jsly, with a disease of the nose,
the whole system showing great progress in
scrofulous decay. The usual remedies were un
successfully applied until August, when cod
liver oil was used, but the disorganization of the
stomach was increased by it. The phosphate of
lime was then applied eight grains three times
a day. Its good effects were soon apparent. It
and the oil were therefore administered togeth
er, and the patient soon was restored to health.
The second case is that of a young lady age i
twenty-four. Her disease was one of "unmixed
phthisis, which might have been expected to
terminate in the course of a few months" fa
tallr. TK upper purt of both hey lung was
filled with tubercles, and in some places were
beginning to soften. The case was evidently a 1st or March. It is stated that arrangements
bad one. The treatment of cod liver oil was at j have been made for the erection of a building
firet used, but without marked improvement. : on an extensive scale, in a central situation.
The phosphate of lime was then administered I and whieh, when completed, will be made a
with the oil, and the result, as in the case of j bonded warehouse for the period of the exhibi
the negro, was soon apparent. The patient was j ticn four months. The advertisement coa
rapidly getting well. tinues :
The third case was that of a child seven years "The goods will be conveyed from London la
of age, in which the phosphate ef lime was used ! first class vessels, and all charges, freight, in
with complete success. j surancc, Ac., advanced, so that no outlay of
We can only refer briefly to these cases for ! money on the part of tbe exhibitors will bo re
the purpose of directing attention to the subject, j quired.
Before the dreadful diseases which they describe, The goods will be exhibited with the pricea
J scjentinc men have stood abashed. That there
, ig aonl8 remedy for them we can hardly doubt;
Rnd tni, may jf a new thing, be the desideratum
which science is in search of.
The "IlIacR Swan."
The debut of this ebon songstress is thus no
ticed in the Buffalo Express:
r i. ii4
"The Black Swan Concert occurred last eve -
m . 1 a 1 a
r l- ii
in minv rpiTipriH. til itiuuuxv. x ui uui- ill iui
" J ---I
her splendour, sustained by Patti and Strakosch,
sang at Townsend Hall, to half a house. Last
night, Miss Greenfield sang at the same place to
a crowded house of the respectable, cultivated
and fashionable people f the city. Jenny Lind
has never drawn a better house, as to character,
than that which listened, with evident satisfac
tion, to this unheralded and almost unknown
African nightingale. Curiosity did something
for her, but not all. She has merit very great
merit and with cultivation, she will rank among
tbe very first vocalists of the age. She has a
voice of great sweetness and power, with a
wider range from the lowest to highest notes
than we have ever listened to; flexibility is not
wanting, and her control of it is beyond exam
ple for a new and untaught vocalist. Her per
formance was received with marked approba
tion and applause, from those who know what
to applaud."
Justice.
Mr. Consul Owen in his note to the Savannah
, RepubnCan, published by us some days since.
(says the Pennsylvanian,) asks to be heard fully
in his own defence, saying that while he seeks
nothing from any one's mercy, he has a right to
; justice. Upon this the Washington Telegraph
remarks that the " request is reasonable, and
both mercy and justice unite in demanding a
compliance with it. The sentiments of horror
and indignation have boen spontaneously ex
pressed by the American people at the offences
of which he is alleged to be guilty ; now let
these feeliugs bc silenced as respects the ao
cused, and let every American feel that he is a
juror and judge in an important trial. It may
be that the result will involve the censure of our
. national Executive, and not Mr. Owen; or it
may be that they will both fall tinder cendem-
I nation. Let Juatic be dona "
VOLUME i-
I
The Climate of Oreeon.
A New England farmer would be thrown lat
tho greatest alarm at the prospect of a summer
without rain; but in Oregon "they do these
things differently." ' There a rain storm during
the summer months would be deprecated as dis
astrous to the crops, and would be deemed al
most as untimely as a fall of snow in August
would be among us. The following extract fron
an article in tha Oregon Times of August 7th,
published at Portland in that territory, says:
"Te aro now iu the midst of wliat Is called
the 'dry season,' with every day nearly alika.
The farmers are now reaping their wavinar field
of grain, never fearing any sudden showers of
ram to impede or destroy their, well-directed
labor. The harvests are represented as being
most abundant notwithstanding se many of
our people went to the mines last Winter and
Spring, there will be a large surplus of produce
after supplying the home market People la
the States, who are accustomed to having raim
and sunshine on the same Jay during the Sum
mer season, perhaps will wonder how this caa
be nn agricultural country, without much raia
for four months in the Summer. But thera
appears to be a fitness of things in all this.
The composition of our soil is peculiarly
adapted to our climate. We are informed by
an intelligent farmer, who has spent thre
years in Oregon farming, that the soil ia of such
a nature that the exhala:ijn of moisturo sup
plies in the dry season, the absence of rain
and that if raiu were to fall copiously in sum
mer, it would bc an injury to vegetation, instead
of a benefit. He gives Oregon the decided
preference over the States for agricultural pur
poses. The grain and other products of our
soil is well cured, never getting epoiled by must
or rot, and contains more solid substance, from
having grown beneath the mild and genial rays
of the Bummer's sun. For grazing, Oregon can
not be surpassed as her fat herds of cattle and
flocks of sheep bear ample testimony."
The Great Exhibition In the I'nltcxJ
States.
An advertisement appears in all the lead'tcg
London papers, signed C. Bushck and Edward
Kiddle, in which it is announced that arrange
ments have been made for an exhibition of all
oatiooa at Nw York the exhibition to open on
j tha 15th of April, and all goods to arrive by the
attached, end, when disposed of, remit ancet
j will be promptly forwarded. Should any goods
' remain unsold, at the close of the exhibition.
they will be returned to the exhibitors free of
all expense. Works of art, Including paintings,
will be admitted.
The leadiug exhibitors of continental nations
j have already cordially co-operated in this nn-
' dertaking, and the undersigned feel assured
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j that it is only necessary to make the project
known to the artists and manufacturers of Great
Britain in order to obtain for it their hearty
support.'
Mr. Bushek was the Austrian Commissioner
of the London exhibition, and Mr. Riddle the
American Commissioner. The two represent a
Company, and they are to have the whole manage-
i ment of the affair.
Interesting Anniversary.
This day, (Nov. 4,) sixty-nine years ago, a
party of Adventurers from the eastern States,
after a long and toilsome journey, descended
the Ohio river, and encamped upon tho spot
where Newport Barracks now stands. They
there separated for the several 44 etationa " in
Kentucky, and turned their steps through tha
wilderness, first pledging each other, in a spirit
that may be termed as prophetically romantic
to meet upon the same spot or such of them
as might survive, in fifty years from that day.
This agreement was made on the 4th day of
November, 1782.
In the year 18G2, on tho 4th day of November,
precisely fifty years after the time of agreement,
four cf the old band met upon the spot to fulfil
their promise. The cholera was then prevailing
in this city, and, in consequence, there was no
public demonstration, but the old patriarchs
were brought across the river and kindly enter
tained by our citizens at Gamaon's Exchange,
and received all the attentions that could be ex
pected in times so full of melancholy, gloom and
heart-rending sorrow.
One of them was over ninety years of age, the
rest were under three score and ten. After re
maining a few days, they turned their steps
homeward not through a wilderness as they
did a half hundred years before, but throngh.
scenes of busy life, and hum of industrial mil
lions ; nor did they promise another meeting,
as that was an event fixed by a Higher Will ;
tnd it hsi takes jh:e! Ihsy ara all de4!
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