of creation's elements—then Memory shall soar aloft triumphant over the dar kening clouds of universal ruin. 'When wrapt in five,lhe realms of ether glow And heaven's last thunder shakes the world below, Thou,undismayed , shalt o'er the ruins smile, And light thy torch at Nature's funeral pile!' -_5,,,,- THE BLIND. Shortly after the death of Mr. Fried lander, the students of the Institution for the blind, assembled and resolved that an obituary should be prepared for their friend and benefactor, and the task was ved upon Henry J. Gray, of Virginia, one' of the blind, a lad in his fifteenth year.' We have already had occasion to notice the poetic composition, and musical wri tings of this wonderful youth; we now in vite attention to his notice of his belove& teacher. We copy it from the Student's Magazine, published in the institute, and, printed with raised letters for the blind.' U. S. Gazette . There is a delight, an inexpressible pier sure in hope, when the mind looks for ward to futurity's golden hours with an eye of joy; but there is a deep and awful gloom cast over the soul, when we reflect upon the past with sad and melancholy regret. There is a charm in the calm summer evening, when the last ray of the setting sun paints the horizon—when the warblers of the groves seek some breezy height to sing their farewell songs to de parting day; and there is a charm to the eye when the blue vault of Heaven is bee spangled with myriads of twinkling stars. But when the irreligious man is:in the twi light of life, and the shades of that even ing gather thick and heavy around him —' when he is just on the conhnes of an eter nal world, unknown, untrodden b y living man, there is a fear, a horror, feeling which he alone knows. But to the Chris tain, whose evening of life is unclouded and undimmed by . crime, there is a bliss, though pain, in dying; and in the concious ness of well spent days gone by makes his dying pillow easy. Thus it was with our friend and tutor, Johns B. Friedlan der, whose memory will ever be cherish. ed by us, and whose name, in after years, will shine with undimmed brightness and lustre in the history of benevolent insti tutions. The orator, the statesman, and the hero,all seek for fa me;but on the names of those whom blind ambition has led through seas of blood there is left an in delible stigma, a tarnish which time can never wear aw:ty. Not so with our friend, our much lamented friend. Six years have not yet elapsed since this good man influenced by the most hu mane and noble feelings that ever warmed and animated the bosom of man, bade his kindred and 'his own, his native land' adieu, and sought a home" in this, a land of strangers--not iii the . pursuit of fame, not in pursuit of honors, not in pursuit of wealth; but in the pursuit of the more lau dable and praise worthy object—the ele vation of the afflictions of the unfortunate blind—the alleviation of our afflictions we, whose brows Misfortune with hercru el hand has marked with sadness and with sorrow. It was alone to pluck the thorns from the blind man's dark and rugged path through life that he sought our shores; and, by his long and unwearied exertions, the dark gloom which once surrounded us is dispelled, and the bright mantle of ed• ucation partly thrown around us. But, alas! he is no more! That kind, that generous heart has ceased to beat; his feeble pulse has sunk to sleep, his mild and gentle voice has hushed, and his bright beaming eyes are closed in death; but there is - lelt no crime, no unmanly action, to cast a shade over his name. He is gone; yet "all that's bright must fade, the brightest still the fleetest." The fairest flower of the garden is too often the first tube plucked by the rude band of the de stroyer. He is gone; our friend has gone, forever Though his corpse lies low with the dead, a tenent of the silent tomb, his pure soul has winged its way to that bright land of bliss, the hallowed home of God. FREDERICK THE. GREAT AND THE URI TED STATES.—Frederick e as never doubt ful as to the issue of the Revolutionary war setween this country and Great Britain and openly declared Ins sentiments in a treaty which he concluded with Russia in 1781, of armed neutrility. Franklin, Adams and Jefferson valued the friendly disposition of the great monarch so highly whose influence over the world was great that they invited him before any other Power to a treaty of aimity and commerce, which was concluded at Hague, 20th Sep. tember, 1785, and was the last national ir.l to which the King annexed his signa ture. Part of this reads thus: "If one of the two powers be at war with a third par ty, the commercial intercourse between the said two Powers shall thereby suffer no interruption, and their respective flags shall protect even the propety of their ene my; and in case this property be amuni tion of war, it shall simply kept in deposits without being seized. If ever there should be any difficulty between the two coun tries themselves, the contest shall be con fined to the armies, and commerce shall go on unmolested, and no letters of Marque shall be issued. The prisoners of war shall be treated in the most urbane man ner, and have the same pay and enjoy the same treatment, as their own soldiers of countries, according to their respective ranks.—Augusta Chronicle. MAYOR OF ST. Louts.—Dr Lane was elected Mayor of St. Louis, Mo. on the Ist •1 April. History of the Lehigh Coal Trade— Opening of the Alines—The Mauch Chunk mines were partially opened prior I to 1800, and small quantities of the coal !taken to Philadelphia. A company was !organized for the!business, but:regarded as I visonary enthusiasts; some were driven from the enterprise, some have since pas sed from the stage, others persevered, suc ceeded, and yet live to witness the com plete triumph of their efforts, and the complete consumation of their most enthu siastic predictiptis. In 1812, nine wagons were loaded aT the Schuylkill mines, and hauled to Philadelphia, a distance of 106 miles. Two loads were sold for the cost of transportation, to persons who agreed 'to try the coal in their rolling mill, and the remaining seven were given away, though it was difficult to find individuals Ito take them. In 1814 twenty four tons were taken downtlie Lehigh and Deleware to the same city, being first hauled over a though road of nine miles from the Mauch Chunk Mines to the river; it was convey- in an ark at the cost of $l4 per ton. Notwithstanding the difficulties and ex pense of transporting it, in 1814 and 1815 there began to be a demand for the article. When peace took place, Liverpool and Richmond coal came in abundantly, and the hard kindling anthracite fell to a price far below cost of shipment. From this time the coal trade was abandoned, until 1820, when the Lehigh navigation was completed, and 565 tons were delivered in the capital. In 1821, 1,073 tons were brought to market, 15 tons being shipped coastwise and the rest consumed in Phila delphia. In 1822, 2,440 tons were bro't to market, 81 being shipped coastwise. In 1920 may, therefore, be regarded as the era from which we are to date the an thracite coal trade of Pennsylvania. —Re port of the committe of Me Senate of Pennsylvania. NORTH CAROLINA GOLD MINES,--SillCe our last we have heard of the discovery of very rich oar at the Lem moil's Mine, about 15 miles south east from this place. It is believed by gentle men who have seen the oor that one bush el of the best would be worth at least $5,000, and the tioorest about $lOO per bushel. This mine is situated on a ridge running from Fox's Hill in a southeasterly direction to the Catawba river, and in ev ery instance where the ridge has been pen etrated fine specimens of its richnes have been discovered. A new mine has lately been opened on the land of Mr Elam Hunter, about five miles east of Charlotte, ore of which is considered good, some specimens we have seen. This land, which would have been considered high at $5OO, has been increased in value several thousand. The Rodgers's mine, about seventeen miles east of this place, discovered several months ago,is also found to be rich in the precious tal, masses having been found embodied in, quartz rock, one piece itself being- worth $3OO. The Rudisill mine, which has not been worked for some months,has been re-open ed under the surrintendance of Capt. Penman, with a fine prospect of success. Every indication seems to strengthen former opinions, that the mineral resour ces of this section of the country are al most inexhaustable. —Charlotte (N. C.) Journal. THR NAVIES OF THE WORLD—Acs cording to Sir John Barrow, (at the close of last year,) England had either afloat or ordinary, 90 ships of the line, 93 frigates and 53 steam ships of war. France; 49 ships of the line, 60 frigates and 57 steamers. Russia; 50 ships of the iine, 25 frigates and 8 steamers. United Stales of America; 15 ships of 'be line. 35 frigates, sloops, ,ST, and 1 steamer. Egypt; 12 ships of the line, !7 frigates, and 1 steamer. Turkey; 15 ships of the line. 15 fri gates,_and . 3 steamers. Holland; 8 ships of the line, 18 frigates and 4 steamers. Denmark; 6 ships of the line, 8 frigates and le steamers. Spain; 3 ships of the line, and 4 I ri gatey _ _ . Naples; 2 frigates, and 1 steamer. Sardinia; 6 frigates, aad 2 steamers. ,In addition to the above, Holland has 104 gunboats, 40 of which are in (commis 'sign, Denmark has 67 gunboats; Sweden has 242 gunboats and 5 bombs, Norway' has 85 gunboats and 2 bombs, besides SO gunboats building, each to carry two 60 pounders. Husband poisoned by his wife—The Cleaveland [o] Herald of the 9th inst. says that Mr John Knowles, of Perrys • burg, died on the SOth ult, under such circumstances as to lead to the suspicion that he had been poisoned. A coroner's inquest was held, which resulted in a ver dict of death from arsenic, administered by Eleanor Knowles, wife of deceased, and one Ellen Sillsby. Mrs Knowles was arrested and committed to jail. The.ex amining court discharged Miss Sillsby.— , Philadelphia Public Ledger, A Female Vagabond.—The Norristwon Herald says, that a well dressed woman is now travelling in that country, engaged in passing counterfeit notes on the Bank of Penntownship, of the denomi nation of $2O. The Court Muse at Clinton, Louisiana was burned down on the 27th tilt, DEATH OF HEZEKIAH NILES. We regret to learn that this event, which, his friends have for some time antici pated, took place at I/ ilmington Deleware on the 2nd inst. lie had been for several years in declining health; the result of a life of great labor, as the publisher of the "Register," which has rendered his name immortal. Mr NILES was a printer, by profession, a man of strong and ardent feelings, of considerable talent and of an industry so untiring that he achieved re sults which men of superior intellect, but less capable of labour, woul have failed to accomplish. Ile was besides a frank, hon orable, independent and truly republican spirit, simple in his manners and habits, affectionate to his family, liberal to those employed in the prosecution of his busi ness, disinterested and public spirited. His life was one of great usefulness, and few men in our country have more to con nect their names, in an honorable manner, with the public enterprises in which the the welfare of society is concerned.— Baltimore Chronicle; From the Frmitier. Things are in a bad state at, the North. Hardly a night passes, without a burning on one side oa the other. On Friday of last week, a barn and shed owned by Charles Miller, of St. Armand, was bur ned down, together with its contents, consisting of eight horses, ten cows, two oxen, five calves and a large quantity of hay. The Missiskoui Standard says that the perpetrators of this act were traced several miles in the direction of Swanton, but that suspicion does not rest upon any person in particular. As a matter of course this led to retail. ation, and on the following night two barns were burned on this side, one which. we believe, was owned by J. Barr, of High. gate. Two companies of the Highgate militia were under arms on Monday, and a gentleman who came through on Tees day informed us that excitement was at its highest pitch. We further learn that the incendiaries on this side were in one instance recomi ze.l as belonging to the volunteers. ney were fired upon, and returned the shot, but without any effect on either side. A messenger has gone to .Shoreman to re present matter to Governor Jenison. We hope his Excellency will adopt prompt and efficient measures to bring to justice every individual concerned in these attrocious deeds, whether citizens or refugees. From the N. 0. Bee. FROM TEXAS. By a late arrival we have received Houston papers to the 9;1 inst, inclusive. They, however, contain little that is novel I or interestitig. IA new daily paper is to be issued in Houston, to be called the Evening Star, and to be devoted to Commerce agricul ture, &c. It is to be edited by rolin %V. Eldridge, of whose abilities the Telegraph speaks highly. The. Telegraph contains a violent phil lipic against the government, for author izing the steam vessel Zivala, now run ning as a packet between New Orleans and Galveston, to charge $6O in Texas promisary notes, as the price of passage It seems that the other vessels only charge $3O in specie, or current bank notes of New Orleans; and the Congress of Texas passed a law that these promisary notes shall be received as cash for all dues to the government, this regulation of the Zavala is equivolent to a discrediting on the part of the government of its own issues. The Telegraph notices a fraud which has been practised in Philadelphia, in sel ling certificates of stock of the city of Houston. It states that the Houston company have not authorised any person to sell stock in that city. Nothing further is said of Indian trou- Ws s. Extract from a private letter to a mer chant in this city dated Houston, (Texas) 7th April, 1839. "Business has been dull for some weeks until within a (lay or two back there has been considerable trade, and I am in hopes it will continue. Texas money is worth about 50 per cent in small notes—large amounts not to be had on as good terms, The Mexican trade from the interior has extended to this place. A drove of horses (about 300) came in a few days ago from the Rio Grande, and were offered for sale' in this market at reduced prices. They were accompanied by about 20 Mexicans, who brought with them a quantity of silver to trade with. "We do not hear of any disturbances on the frontier. All is quiet." . ..--• --- From the New York Transcript. INFAMOUS OUTRAGE. On yesterday morning, about 1 o'clock, as some twenty young men, some of them j firemen, were peaceably reposing in the 2dlstory of the Manhaten House, in Duane' street, between Elm and Broadway—their dormitory was invaded by from 100 or 150 ruffian like fellows, who sprung upon them in bed, stamped upon their faces, bodies, and limbs, and beat and bruised them ter; ribly. A portion of them fled in their night clothes, half naked. One man was robbed of 150 or 170 dollars. Another was chas ed towards Broadway, knocked down and robbed of his coat, which he had on his arm; a third was thrown out of the win dow, on the pavement in the back yard, a height of 12 feet, and seriourly injured; and fourteen in all the number, were dreadfully beaten, and five of them con !fined to their beds, one in particular, is unable to be removed. After effecting the diabolical purpose for which they came, the rioters left, leaving the beds and walls strewed with blood. Who these men were, we know not, but it is said, that a score or more of them are known, inclu ding a person connected with the customs, and willbe placed in the hands of the laws for punishment. The New York Express says.--" The world have voted here, and what is more, it has not been content with voteing.once, but has voted over and over again. We have never seen such ferocity and brutali ty as has been displayed at the polls. The scenes in the 7th Ward, have been shock ing. At the close of the poi Is in the 7th Ward, the loco focos rushed upon a large posse of codstables and broke up their stair; of office in a twinkling. In the 4th IVaid, they have been desperate, and there they attacked the Alderm in of the Ward withgreat animosity. In the 6th ward,7our reporter describes a brutal piece of cruelty The city has been full of outrages. In the 7th Ward, many peaceable W hig voters have been deterred from voting by the violent menaces of men about the polls. In every contested ward an effort has been made to keep off the whig voters. Bullies, blacklegs, and blaguards have been hired and paid - profusely, and they have earned their money. Such a victory thus won is no election at all. As the Star remarked before the result was known: 'lt is a com plete overthrow of our civil institutions. Quarreling and fighting at the polls— challenging voters—naturalizing, and all the appliances of a severe canvass may find some apology; but a plot to:prevent' freemen from voting al all, is a new and recent feature adopted, which changes the whole face of things. WHAT IS LOCO FOCOISM The National Intelligencer in the course of some remarks on the late decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, on the great appeal cases from Alabama, touching the rights and duties of corpora tions, forcibly describes Loco Focoism to comprehend "the levelling or pulling-down principle, which professes to contend only against artificle or unjust distinctions a mong men, but ends in openly making war against all the laws and established usages of society, as being so many unnatural and unbearable restraints upon the freedom and equality which common rights of all the human race." Following upthese remarks, the Intel ligencer traces the spirit . of Loco Focoism from the days of Jack Cade to the present time, and in the character of that distin guished forerunner of the loco feces of the present (lay, points out the consistency in his principles and those which are bold ly avowed now by men in high places. "Loco focoism, continues the Intelligen cer, is not always, however. ragged and runegate, as in the personification of it in the character of Jack Cade, "In Cu' day, we often meet with it in 1 1 silks and broadcloths; and we have even heard of its being seen in robes of ermine. It is, in tru th, of no particular rank or sta tion. Wherever human passions or human frailties reside or can penetrate, there we' shall find it. Yesterday, it was busy in intimidating and overawing the establish ed Government at Harrisburg; the day before it was in the midst of a mub sack flour store in New York city; and the latest and most alarming exhibition of it wasin ; the attempt, under color of judicial power, toannul theobligation of contracts., In all these causes it - is still the same spirit of misrule. We discover in it the same enmity to the established or der of things, the same disposition to set the poor against tha rich— tae idle against the industrious- —the unruly against the laws arid law-makers—and finally the State Governments against the Govern ment of the Union, the great regulator, protector and preserver of the liberties of this People. "We rejoice to see that a spirit thus hostile to every ida of civilization, i eligion and well regulated government, has been so signally rebuked in its first attempt to wrest the judicial authority to its aid.— The cheering conviction that has been thereby strengthened in the midst of those who know how to value the conservative principle in government, that there is in our political system one barrier which power cannot break down, nor party under mine. This decission, following that on the Mandamus case at the pretending term of the Court, has given increase confidence to the lovers of our glorious institutions, and doubled the security of the tenure by which every individual in the community holds his life, his liberty and his pi oper ty."—Ball. Pat. Thrashing Machines. SI RAUB and LONG does continue to carry on the business at their shop in Hun tingdon where Farmers can be accommoda ted, where John Switzer is their agent to transact all business for them. STRAUB & LON G - - - N. 13. John Switzer is authorised to col lect all money doe, A. 13. and G. IL Long, desirous of getting their business to a close, customers will please to pay as soon as pus. sible. .A. B & G. H. LONG Huntingdon Not•. 2, 1838—P A Miller Wanted Immediately T Union Furnace, with or without a -co , - family, either on sallary or shares, none but a sober temperate man will be ac ceptable. Personal application is requi red. AUCII4tIL WALLACE. THE JOURNAL. 'One country, one constitution, one destiny Huntingdon, April 941, I S 39 Democratic dui imasonic CANDIDATES. FOR PRESIDENT, GE tZ MAN, HARRISON IUR VICE PRESIDENT DANIEL WEBSTER. FLAG of TUE PEOPLE! Or A single term for the Presidency, and the office administered for the whole rno- PIE. and not for a PARTY. a - 7. A sound, uniform and convenient Na. tional CURRENCY, adapted to the wants of the whole COUNTRY, instead of the SHIN PLASTERS brought about by our present RULERS. V,ECONOMY, RETRENCHMENT, and 12 F. • FORM in the administration of public affairs, s•Tired of Experiments and Experi menters, Republican gratitude will reward ,unobstrusiVe merit, by elevating the sub altern of WASHINGTON and the dosciple of JEFFERSON, and thus resuming the safe and beaten track of onr Fathers,—L. Gazette. Democratic State Convention. The friends of HARRISON and WEB STER in the several counties of Pennsyl vania, are requested to appoint delegates equal in number to their members in the State Senate and House of Representa tives, to meet at the Court House in Har risburg, at 12 o'clock, M. on WEDNESDAY, 22d of May, 1859. ' For the purpose of nominating a ticket ul • Electors, to be voted for by the peopleun Pensvlvanta,;at the Presidential Elect; p in 18 . 40, and pledged, if elected, to ass port the candidates for President and Vice President of the United States set tled by the Democratic Anti-Masonic National Convention, which was held its Philadelphia in November, 1833. Thomas 11. Barrows, Thomas Elder, Theo. Fenn, Amos Ellmakcr, Francis James, m R. Irwin, Ayres, Hamar Denny, Samuel 11. Fisher, illiam Nes. Mid lleswarth, William McClure, George Mowry. Levi Merkel, Maxwell Kinkead. State Committee. Harrisburg, March 2, 1839. IS.A.Mrnmanimp wry Huntingdon Library Association. We arc requested to state that the Li brary will be removed to the office former ly occupied by Dr. Wm. Swoop°, now by Dr. IVm. Coryell; and that it will be open Saturday week, from 2 to 4 o'clock P. M. and every two weeks thereafter. Thaddeus Stevens, Esq. We cannot let the present occasion pass without devoting a small shame of our co lumns to the distinguished individual whose name furnishes a head to this arti cle. The whole of his energies for a number of years have been devoted to the wel fare of our State. Notwithstanding which, he has been the subject of uncea sing abuse of the pensioned and corrupt, who oppose him in party politics; and when the names of his abusers shall rest in dumb forgetfulness, or remembered on ly for their iniquities, his name will be green in the remembrance of every lover of equal education; and an extensive as well as a useful system of public improve ment. We are led to these remarks because we have felt the absence of his giant mind from the Hall of Legislation, at the last session. Nor can we forgo the pre sent opportunity, to call on Mr. Stevens, by the love he bears our State—by the devotion he has always shown to the de sires of the people--by his love of order and hatred of disorder, to go in at the ex- tra session. Illegal, unconstitutional,' and revolutionary as its character is, his services are needed there. He should be there to watch the wary movements of the foe. Unless guarded and frightened by the powerful and tearless voice of some, whose echo shall reach the utmost confines ut the State, this extra session will be n grand carnival of Locos; shou- , ting, yelling, and trampling Upon the last impala of the constitution. Every De-I Imocratic feature of the new instrument, will be merged in the ultra radical notions of that great "Venus of Democracy"— Fanny Wright. We feel confident that we express the opinion of the people of this county, when we say they earnestly desire his attend. anco at this extra session. They do not censure his conduct thus far; they look upon it right not to wink at the sins of Ins opponents, but when presence becomes necessary to protect the welfare of the people, from the insiduous attacks of par tisan knaves or political dupes, they must lay by their personal feelings, and lend their aid to secure the interest of the whole people. We trust that Mr. Ste vens will be found in his seat at the extra session. The Public Ifbrks. There is nothing we more regret than the fact that the State Improvements, are in a most wretched condition, never since the canal banks have become solid, has there been such a continued series of breaks in its banks, as there has since the commencement of this season. There is hardly a week or even a day passes over without some breaking of the banks which detains 'the boats more or less. Who , t can be the cause of this/ Is it not the inca pacity or inattention of the new officers. If they attended to their business, the leaks: would be discovered before they became. heroics. Notwithstanding they have seven Supervisors on the same distance that was formerly under four. Though they have nearly double the number of mud bosses and among that number is the all power ful and matchless job, brought all the way from Ohio, still they cannot get along without numberless breaks on the line. 4, By way, however, of showing the prop er estimation to put on the written ion of even the Gcvernor himself relative to that part of the canal;which was destroyed, and reluilt under Ilitner.we will just state that there has not been one break (although the work is yet new and unsettled) vn t hat part of the canal. Does not that give the plainest contradictiou to Gov. Porters story of having examined the work; and it was most wretchedly incom plete, There i; no one who would more cheer fully give the officers credit, if they de -1 served any. For the honor of our works. For the interest of Our commonwealth, we should rejoice in being able to say, every thing was done in time, and - well done. But we cannot tamely submit to see them permitted to all go to ruin, to escape the curses of partizan dupes. One word more to the lock keepers. The Juni ata division is not a tide wafer canal. The levels should be kept at all times at an equal height, and not allowed to rise and touch more often and almost as much if not quite as regular as tide water. This is good advice? please remember it; and should you forget it we would think the Supervisor should tell you to attend better to your levels or else quit the locks. "Is he houentr, This is the old Democratic ometer by which the fitness of men, for offices of responsibility were tried. Not many months since, we tried to direct the pub lic mind to the importance of having hon est rulers, if they wished those rulers to select men to Ell the offices in their gift, with men, in any way qualihed, or deser ving. We then said that knaves and fools would form the coterie around the "GREAT EXPOSED," if Fate dr For tune should lavor his success. Fraud, . and the most consummate villiany tri- . umphed; and now the truth of our asser tions is clearly exemplified. Gamblers, rowdies,'drunkards and thieves, seek and obtain countenance and preferment.— There are some exceptions, some who we really regret to see in such company. / "A man is known by the company he keeps," and we have no other reason to suspect them, but seeing their associates. It is an insult to every honest partisan . of the new administration, to have ths very dregs of society, raked up from their native filth, and clothed with official robes, to lord over their honest neighbors. Yet such is the fact! and we said it would Its so. But we were sneered at; abused, vii. ified and contemned, because we proclai. med a reign of villiany and knavery. "Birds of a feather," is the commence tnent of an old saying no less homely than true. But we have generalized enough for the present, let us turn our attention to the subject which first suggested this article. Appointment by the Governor.--Dayi4 Parsons to bq Justice of the peace in Tell township, iu this county.
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