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HUNTINGDON, PA.
Wednesady Morning, Jan. 19, 1853.
A. W. BENSDICT, ESQ., Pk, Luic
V. It. PA ER
IS our anthorlied agent in Pldhlelpliiii, New
York and Boston, to receive advertisements; and
any persons in those cities wishing to advertise
in our columns, will please cull on him.
I s r Announcements of candidates for county
or district offices, will• he inserted at the same rates
as other advettisements, if paid for in .adrance;
otherwise they will he charged double, or refused.
So candidate's name can he filvorably presented
iu our columns, for any local office of honor or
profit, In the gift of the people,. unlesehe is a pay
ing subscriber to the " Journal," or a regular
nominee of time Whig party.
Short, transient advertisements will be ad
mitted into oar editorial COlUtilliS 114 treble the
usual rates.
a- We are indebted to the kind attentions of
our representatives, Col. Wharton and James L.
Gwin, Esq., for lists of the Members and Officers
of the House of Representatives, and the first
immber of the Legislative Record.
fir Messrs. Mc3lurtrie and Sullivan, of the
Senate, hare our thanks fur valuable public doe-
=ants.
eir We tender our best thanks to numerous
friends who called to render us "material aid and
comfort," during the present, and post week.—
Delinquents, who have not responded' to the
"Bills" sent them some time ago, will, after next
week, find it too late to settle for less than s2,nO
a year. We are now done oellTutirly them to
save the odd half dollar.
New Advertisements.
The Poor House DircetorA ore prepared to re
ceive bids for the erection of the Huntingdon
County Your House.
Israel Cretins offers to sell or rent the Stone
Foundry, in Alexandri, with all its furniture and
fixtures in good order.
The real estate of Frederick lineman, late of
Cromwell township, is oftimed at public sale by
the Trustee. •
The Juniata Bridge Company gives notice to
debtors..
Cul. Wharton and S, L. Glasgow, lisq. have
formed a Law partnership. See their cards in an-
Mark Shultz publish n notice or some inter•
cht to Lumbermen.
Burkholder Dagnerrean Artists, are
stopping a t'e•s days in town. They are gentle
manly young men, nod take pictures " true an
life" and at very cheap rates.
Our Rail Road.
A Roil Rood from Huntingdon to the Broad
Top cool fields, has lung been the subject of ag
itation; and molly have been the efforts, to so con
centrate OphdoWand action, that the organization
of a Company end the masking of the Bond would
be accomplished. Heretofore. as difference of
opinion, as to the surest, and best way of reaching
the coal bed, has beets the occasion of a seeming
failure to bring the project into active being.—
These olastasks have been finally overcome.
The acknowledged superiority of the Broad Top
OA, over every other coal in nor State, for ma
ny putp.oses, and the inexhaustible deposite, have
at lust, made all interested in the measnre, unite
their energies, in the accomplishment of this, now
no longer doubtful, improvement.
Now, there remains one thing flir every friend
of the Road to do—ono thing which every man
can do, not only without injury to himself, but
with absolute- profit; and that is, that each man,
(who has not already) subscribe for just as touch
stock as shall ho equal to his moans. If the citi
zens of our county, and Bedford, and Fulton, will
thus show, to capitalists abroad, that they are de
termined that the-Road shall go on; and that they
feel a confidence in the profitableness of the in
vestment, capitalists swill seek for the opportunity
of investing tbeir capital; instead of compelling
the Company to seek their aid.
And we may be excused, it we suggest to the
Company, now they are organized, the importance
of a zealous and organized effort, to increase the
subscription to the stock. Tho country has done
well, but there•tee many who have not yet been
called upon, who will gladly take stock; and no
time should be lost in securing the co-operation
of the lintnlilcst 'citizen.
The Board of Directors, are able, efficient, and
determined. The President is well known for his
indefatigable zeal in the attainment of his purpo
sea; and to them we look fir the completion of
this great work, If they exercise the prudence
and wisdom they possess, our Road will soon he
commenced and soon completed.
The Temperance ConTention.
We call the attention of our readers to the pro.
ceedingg of the Temperance Convention.
It is very rite, that on any occasion, we see
such nn array of moral and substantial worth in
the organization of any Convention, for any pur-
Pow; nod we are compelled to say it gives unini,-
taktilde evidence, that the good men of our coun
ty are awakened to the importance of the issues
involved in the Temperance (location.
As chroniclers of passing events, we should he
recreant to duty, did nos (CO. call attention.. to. so
important a movement, as thestctiohot.that.Con
vention contemplates. What may be the wisest
and safest course, to secure the most desirable re
sult, we are not prepared to say. But we can not
let the occasion pass without saying that some
thing must be done to st.ty the tide of intemper
ance which is flowing over our hie
-
CO" Mj. C. Ratuond, of theThlair County
Whig, was with us this week. The Mnjur we re
tu dfr
9'll selhlng.che,ip two men; (I won't soy fools)
'Who buys may treat them as he treats the stools.
"Both are inperfeet; yet if pains yon take
"Tho twain one reelect pit., peg Imps may make.
"One's not so wholly useless as the ot h er
"nd therdbre, will I fluke hint sell histrother."
r A The fllobe and its "Liteivry krierv"-er, np.
pear anxious to flesh their swords in the political
editor of the Journal. We seek no gladiatorial en-
Contiter with any of our brethren of the press,
much less do we care to hunt the small game that
are concealed behind them.. Experience has
taught us that it profiteth little.
It may be we cannot write poetry which would
deserve a place in any of the Literary Reviews;
hut this is not ;atm./5/0, we do the bast we can,,
or failing to originate, we select for the occasion;-:
and if they do better, it is no reason why we should'
be stricken down with * one• fell swoop " Un
cle Toby long since soli% reagiumimowsly, to u
Ay—"go poor dr.s there is room enough the
world for both of • us." We cotaP:ctol to our
neighbors, the moral suggest by tuck Toby's
conduct.
lan Correspondent of the Daily News, we
'oserve, takes upon itself the task of lecturing no
for our correspondence of last week. When we
inform our readers that the•same correspondent
compliments Col. Wm. T. Sanders as a " Whig
of the first water," they will understand, that he
is of the same family of politicians—those who
soil the Whig Party in l 8 il—and hate every
friend of Goy. Johnston. The correspondent
thinks our attack on Mr. Barnes "aapturaw/."
Have the conspirators divided the (thy dollars?
One word more; we hare paid the Whig party
a full consideration for all see ever received at its
hands. It is no part of our party fealty that we
shall wink at the low knavery of those who love
falsehood, deceit, and low cunning, better than
truth nod manhood. We shall. not Coil to make
ourselves understood, when we Lime we arc right;
and deem it our duty to speak.
Fria: %thou—the old Toll Bridge above
town is at last a Free Bridge. The county paid
$3250 fur the Bridge, including the toll House,
which it is said is worth about $5OO, which would
make the actual cost or the Bridge about $2750.
Good, we are glad of it. One-of the barricades
to our town is destrovcd.
eir In the last "Globe" we see a call for a
County Convention of School Teachers. We have
not been able to learn how the call originated; but
we presume the Globe speaks by authority, and
hope the meeting will he well attended. It is to
come off on the 211 of
Court of Quarter Sessions.
JANUARY TERM-1853,
C'om'th. ) Indictment for Aiming, "fox
no scalp orders;'—continued from
Juldt Rogcrs. ) November term. Verdiet•guil
ty. Sentenced to one year in theTenitentiary.
Thera were seven Bills for the same offence,
against seine defendant—same verdict and same
sentence in each.:
Cone th. ? Indictment for Mafirions
e chief and Ag4ault and Battery
3
Inn. Patterson. True Bill, Verdict guilty—sen ,
termed to pay a fine of Sl, and costs, and impris•
onment in the County jail for two months.
C'osn'th. 1 Indictment for cutting timber
171 trees. True 13111, continued un
D. Thompson, til April Term.
R. 7hompson.
. Conith. Surety of the Peace, on oath
cc of Adorn tiowtml. After hear-
Letcis I 1 att. ing, sentence that Deft. enter
into Recognizance with surety in $lOO, to keep
the peace : &c., for six months, mid pny the costs.
The Public Schools,
By the annual report of the Superintendent of
Common Schools, we learn that the wl:olo num
ber of scholars in the Public Schools is 480,778,
exclusive of Phil's. Why this otherwise excel
letit report makes no mention at all of the Mira.
Schools, we nre at a loss to know. Adding• the
50,000 scholars in the public schools of the rite
and county. of Phil's. we have an aggregate of
about 531,000 scholars in the State, comprising
nearly 10,000 schools, taught by over 12,000
teachers, of which nearly 8,000 tire males, nod
less than 1,000 females.
Exclusive of Phil's., the schools of the State
average 41 scholars to a School, and are open
about live months to the year,—six hundred and
ninety four additional schools arc required.
To remedy the defects of the law, the Super
intendent recommends the tbilov.-ing addition
al features:
Ist. To provide n corporate name or title for
each school district, and for the service of legal
process therein.
• 2d. To make provision lbr the collection of
debts due by a School District.
ad. Provide adequate means for the collection
and enforcement ot the school tax.
4th. To tax stock in Banks chartere.l or re
eliarercil since 16th April, 1850, (nun exempt
fiow SchOol tax.)
sth. Power to levy a special tax to purchase
ground and erect school buildings.
6th. Clear power to sell real estate in nee, with
the view to invest al ,mitt titer school purposes.
7th. To abolish sub-districts; or if retained, to
amend the details of the presort jn•ovisions rela
ting thereto.
Bth. 'ln make provision for n school architec
ture, and thereby promote economy in building,
with good taste, - convenience, proper light, fresh
air and regulated heat.
Oth. To enforce the teaching of the rudimental
branches of education in all school districts.
10th. To provide more guards against the em
ployment of incompetent teachers, and adopt
measures to increase the number and secure the
services of :melt only as ate competent.
'Po increase the number awl elevate the char
aeter of the reashe•s of the Public Schools, the
Superintendent suggests the following salutary
pro, issionst
Ist. The appointment an competent Exami
ner, or Man! of Examiners, fur each county.
H.- The dlvision'of the *Mu into districts, and
the appointment of an 'cats! I , having supervisory
authority, to he called the Muriel Visitor.
&I. linreased duration or thu periods for keep
ing the schools in operation in each school dis
trict.
4th. Norms! Schools.
5. A more general employment of Formic
Tuachers.-tith. Sol:tries.
We shun Its this ps7t of the .12u port before our
renders next week.
Our Legislature.
So thr as we can gather, nothing especially im
portant, to our section of the State, has been ag
hated, if we except an eilhrt made in the Senate,
by the Whig side of the house, to compel the Ca
nal Board to furnish to that hotly, some of the
evidences of their honesty in the disposition of the
Rail Road contracts, on the Rail Road avoiding
the inclined planes. We should like to know all
that is to he known about that idling, That the
contracts were given to their political friends, no
body doubts; and no body who has a grain of com
mon sense would suppose that they would' have
done otherwise. We do not thihk it is toying too
itteeh, - to say that we ' , Micro that if the Whig 4
hni been in. power, they would have done the
same• thing; and le either case it is .fair to pre
sume, the people would like to know if it was fair
ly
,deue.
On Monday the . Committees were announced
in the Semite. And the Senate voted on the pas
sage oldie Bill .vetoed!by the Governor, incorpo
rating the Lackawanna Coal Company. The ve
to was sustained by a vote of 8 yens, to 18 nays.
On Tuesday the Committees were announced,
in die House, by the Speaker; and wo observe
that our Member, Colonel Wharton, is on the
two important comb ittees--Judiriary and Claims,
and his colleague, ()win, on Roads awl Bridges,
and lands. In the House a resolution was passed,
calling upon the Members to return to the shelves
the copies of the pamphlet laws of 1852, which
they had borrowed, (there being only thirty co
pies) and appointing a committee of three to ap
portion them amongst the Representatives, so
that all can have a sight of them when needed.
The question of the election of the fourth tran
scribing Clerk was also finally disposed of by the
Senate. All of the Whig Senators, and ono Dem
ocrat having become satisfied that they could not
get along with the three elected in the place of the
three or last year, voted to increase the number,
and we learn that W. W. Taylor, of Lawrence
county, was elected, by a vote of 19, to 12. Tay
lor was one of the four who took the contract, and
accenting to our !tumble opinion, one of the'M'Ost
deserving. If any body is to have that additional
clerkship, it is in as good hands as we desire. In
this connection we will just say, that we under
stand some of our Harrisburg readers were
especially pleased with our Harrisburg 'Orel , bf
last week. It was not our correspondent who was
severe, it was the truth that caused the smart.
We learn from a private source, that the Libra
ry Committies of both houses, have elected the
renowned Col. Sanders, no State Librarian. We
can understand why Waterbury, the chairman of,
the Library Cbmmittec of the House, voted for
Sanders, for he knows how fake Sanders has been
to the Whig cause; and we may suppose that a
part of the consideration of Waterbury's vote was
to be a return in treachery to Whig organization.
But why Moos Would be a party to such an elec
tion, we cannot divine, unless they wish their
partizans to understand that sleek faced falsehood,
and false friendship wins a surer reward, than
frank faith and stern fidelity. Sande!, has not,
fur years, been faithful to the Whig ticket. Such
things, however, are the order of the day, and the
Colonel will be able to demand, hereafter, a high
er prior fur the use of himself. We are anxious
to see how the Democracy of Dauphin, and of the
State, will appreciate the sell by Watterburs.
. -
We arc glad to see that the Democratic caucus
have taken up Gen. .J. M. Bickel as State Treas
urer. It a Democrat is to he elected there is tin
better man.
Rail Road Accidents.
Irs learn that on Friday of last week, the east
passenger train ran over a young man, near
Ironsville, in Blair county, anal illed him instant
ly. We hear that the young man's name wits
Ward; and that the accident occurred by his at
tempting to run across the track, when the train
was runing rapidly toward him—his foot slipped,
and he fell, and hefbre he could get up, the train
was on in. No blame seems to he attached to
the engineer or conductor of the train.
On the stuns day a collision occurred near Mc-
Veytown, in Mifflin county. Two or three of the
employees of the road, were severely injured.—
Tim collision was so severe that, we understand,
both engines wore rendered totally useless tot the
present.
IMPORTANT Dectstox.—ln the Common Pleas
of Philadelphia, the Court, last week, delivered a
decision, which subjects to taxation about a tril
lion dollars worth of property hitherto exempted
rota paying taxes. This will proportionably re
duce the rate on other property, heretofore taxed
fur public purposes. The Pennsylvania Hospital,
Christ Church Hospital, and ether charitable and
literary institutions which yield an income, are
made taxable under his decision.
Choice Litterat
Thu "Family Circle and l'Arlor Annual," for
January, contains a new steel Ride of the Now
CRYSTAL l'Ar.Ace at New York, with a deserip
tion. Also, another of those beautiful Flowers
Personified—Willa, on steel, colored, with a con
tinuation of ile "Floral Festival," complete in
each number. Now Year's Realities and New
Year's Anticipations; a new Abriiiily .'nag, by
Thomas, Esq., Itc. &a. This Work gives 25
Sreel Eno racings, 12 of them colored, and nearly
.four hundred pages of original reading matter, dur
ing the year, on good paper, with index for bind
ing. Also at beautiful Steel Plate of STEWAIreS
WARIIINGTON. Ida 22 in. or ( 'heist Blessing Lit
tle Children, as a premium, nt subscribers elation,
for $1 at year in advance, by mail. City subscri
bers, delivered, lit.ticts. a No. Agents wan
ted. Address, post paid,
JAMES G. REED, Publisher,
140 Felton Street, New York,
Threshing Machines,
Thomas McClure, of MoConnellsville ; 0.,
has take► measures to secure a patent for
improvements in the above. These aro of
such a nature as to prevent the grain from
being thrown out of or beyond the machine
by. tiro force of the threshing cylinder, and
to allow of - the straw being discharged or
drawn from beneath the curvo-or dotloutur.
This latter being made of a peculiar shape
to supersede the ordinary method. The
invention likewise consists in a peculiar ar
rangement of the spouts, by which the
grain is perfettly separated from foreign
substances.
County Temperance Meeting.
A largo number of the citizens of Hunt
ingdon County, assembled in Conven
tion, at the Court House in this place, on
Wednesday evning, January 12th, 1853,
for the purpose of organizing a County
Temperance Leagtig, and to take measures
preparatory to memorializing the Legisla
ture, to enact during the present session, a
law prohibiting the sale of all intoxicating
drinks, as a beverage. .
The Convention having been called to
order, Od motion, JOHN PORTER, Esq.,
was elected President :
ISAAC GRAFFIUS, Esq., JAMES STEEL,
Esq., Hon: JAS. GWIN, DANIEL TEAGUE,
Esq., Maj.'SAMIJEL CALDWELL, TIMM .T
CROMWELL, Esq„ Hon. T. F. STEWART,
Hon. JOHN KERR, DAVID STEWART, Esq.,
GARDNER M. THOMPSON, Esq., JOHN
„
UWENS, Esq., PHILIP SILKNITTEII, Gen.
S. MILES GREEN, JACOB MILLER, Esq.,
Rev. A. BRITTIAN, Dr. DANIEL BATES,
and BRICE BLAIR, Esq., Vice Presidents.
William P. Orhison, Esq., James Ma
guire, and Joke W. Mattern, Secretary's.
The President in a few and appropriate
remarks stated the object of calling the
Convention, when, on motion, the Chair
appointed a Committee of thirteen, to draft
and report resolutions, expressive of the
sense of the Convention.
The Chair appointed, Hon. Jon'a. Mc-
Williams, Eliot Smith, Esq., Samuel Wig
ton, David Stewart, Esq., Robert Myton,
David Black, George Borst, Gen. S Miles
Green, David Blair, Esq., A. S. Harrison,
Jas. Steel, Esq., William More, (West.)
and J. W. Mattorn. A. W. Benedict, J.
Gco. Miles, H. N. McAllister, John Scott,
Esqrs., Rev. A. Brittian, and Gen. Janice
Irvin, severally addressed the Convention,
and in a forcible and eloquent manner de
picted the great and growing evils, which
result to society, from the sale of intoxica
ting liquors, as a beverage; and the bene
ficial effects and consequences, which would
follow the enactment of a law, prohibiting
the traffic. •
The Committee reported the following
preamble and resolutions, which after being
amended, were adopted as follows : Where
as special or aggravated and c,ntinuing
evils, either moral or national, have called
for a•he unromitted and vigorous efforts, ei
ther, to mitigate or remove their deleteri
ous consequences, iu every well regulated
community.
And whereas the use of intoxicating li
quors, as a beverage, is the most. prolific
source of crime, sorrow and wretchedness,
both physical and moral, known to the his
tory of our race, and country: the victims
of which are numbered by thousands and
tens of thourands, who now sleep in a
drunkard's grave.
Therefore, Resolved that, though !ouch
has been accomplished, by means of moral
suasion, in the hands of philanthropists,
yet, it is obvious, that other moans must
be employed before society can be freed
from the melancholy effeots resulting to its
members, by the sale of intoxicating drinks.
Resolved that it is now expedient, to in
voke the aid of civil legislation to do that
for the protection of onr citizens against
the use and abuse of intoxicating liquors,
as a beverage, which moral suasion has
failed to do; and that we now proooded to
adopt such measures, as will give every
friend of reform an opportunity to sign pe
titions, praying the Legislature, for the
passgo of a law, during its present session,
prohibiting the solo of all intoxicating
drinks, as a beverage.
Resolved that an Executive Comthittee
be appointed to prepare petitions, and cir
culate them through all the townships of
the county, and to do all such business as
the interests of the League may require.
Resolved, that wo now proceed to orga
nize a County Temperance League, ono of
the duties of the (Moors, of which shall be
to call a meeting of the Associations, on
the Wednesday evening of each Court of
Quarter Sessions, which may be held in the
county.
Resolved, that we earnestly request the
citizens of each township, in the county, to
hold meetings, and forte associations nux
illiary to the County Temperance League,
and to employ such means, as
s will carry
into effect the principles, adopted in the
second resolution.
Resolved, that it is a duty which the
lovers of right, owe to themselves, and to
their children to form a solemn league and
covenant, that they will take care of those
they love;. and that unless politicians will
heed their prayers; a time will come, when
they shall be made to feel their powo:.
Resolved, that the Officers of the pres
ent Convention hold their rospeetvie offices,
for the term of one year.
A. W. Benedict, John Scott, and Will
iam P. Orbison, Esqrs., were appointed tlw
Executive Committee, provided for, in the
third resolution.
On motion, The Convention tendered a
vote of thanks to the Speakers.
[SIGNED lly Tile OPFICE
/unproved Straw Cutter,
Measures to secure a patent for an im
proved Straw Cutter have been taken by
Thomas Allison, of Milton, N. Y. The na
ture of the improvement consists in setting
the feed roll obliquely, instead of placing it
in a straight line parallel with the cutter.
By this means the latter is fad more effect
ually and is less liable to be clogged up than
when the feed roller is placed parallel with
it. Moreover this obliquely set roller does
away with the necessity of placing the
knives spirally round the cylinder, thereby
obviating the inconvenience that is often
experienced in getting to, and keeping the
spirally arranged knives properly sharpen
ed.
Coinmercial.
The Senuylkill Navigation Company
carried over their works 800,038 tons of
coal during the lastyear, from ,‘liich the
revenne was $116,954. The miscellane-
OUR tonnage was 274;601 tons, from which
the revenue was $66,840 80—making,
with water rents, a total income of $511,-
5'27 81. The current expenses wore
$184,817 51; the interest laid on loans a
mounted to $199,413,36 —total, $383,730
87. Balance $127,796 94. Of this,
$14,322 03 have been appropriated to
construct additional landings, and $36,-
- 559 79 to pay debts contracted for repairs
made in 1850. The tonnage last year was
215,486 tons larger than any previons year.
'• The total debt of New York City is
$13,885,869, redeemable at different dates
between this and 1870. The assets a
mount to $4,175,245, leaving $9,710,514
yet to be redeemed. The decrease of the
debt during 1852, was $816,324.
$3,117;607 was the aggregate amount
of tolls received on the New York canals
last year, being a decrease of $a2,120
from 1851.
There are 71 banks in Rhode Island
and 68 in Ohio.
The production of Tobacco in the Uni
ted States, according to the last census,
was about '2OO million of pounds. Virgin
ia produced above 56 millions, Kentucky
55 millions, Tennessee 20 millions, Mary
land 21 millions, North Carolina 12 mill
ions, and Missouri 17 millions.
The assessed value of real estate in St.
Louis is s4s,ooo,ooo—being $4,000,000
more than for the whole State of Arkansas.
The Commissionsers of Allegheny coun
ty have subscribed s7so,ooo—being 15,-
000 shares—to the Allegheny Valley Rail
Road. Th;s ensures the completion of the
work. The road will extend frau] Pitts
burg through the north-western part of the
State to the State of New York, in which
it will connect at some point with a railroad
to New York city. It will make Pittsburg
and New York neighbors.
The Reading Railroad Comr any has de
clared a semi-annual dividend of 4 per
cent. on the common stock, and 8i on the
preferred stock; also a stock dividend of 8
per cent. on the common stock and 2 on
the preferred. The gross receipts of the
road last year were $2,480,620,41 ' being
an increase of $166,290,01 over 1851.
The value of foreign imports into Phila
delphia for the last year is esti:uated at
$16,155,708.
On the Ist of next May, the city debt
of Boston will be $1,901,456,44.
The circulation of the Banks of N. York
State on Dec. 1, was $38,790,895, an in
crease of over $11,000,000 since Dec. 1,
1851. There are 277 Banks in the State;
an increase of 33 during the year. Tho fi
nances of the State arc not in good condi
tion, the expenses for the last fiscal year
having exceeded the rovinue about $200,-
000.
The State debt of Maryland is $15460,-
608,84. The Governor, in his message to
the Legislature, recommends the total alio
lition of the stamp tax except or. lotteries.
The finances of the State are in a very
good condition. During last year $677,-
456,30 were appropriated to pay the cur
rent interest on the public debt. At the
close of the year, there was a surplus in
the Treasury of $313,540,70. This it
what we believe Gov. Lowe tries to make
clear, but it is hard to sue his meaning
through his thick drapery of words.
Woman's Rights.
We hear much doleful croaking from the.
ill-favored and ill-conditioned portion of
the "fair sox," about toe Bights and the
Wrongs of Woman. Antiquated spinsters
awl unhappy wives and husbands who are
the "weaker vessels," with a few editorial
"old women in breeches," fill the cars and
the newspapers of the world with a con
stant clamor of their woes and wants.
In no country in the world are women so
well and tenderly treated as in the United
States. Morally, I,cially, and intelluctu•
ally, they are the acknowledged equals of
tho men. In politics only aro they regar
clod as ciphers in the State. And yet
these noisy champi 113 of 'woman's rights'
are insisting upon the monstrous absurdity
of enacting laws to make females voters;
and of revolutionizing public opinion to a
point that shall make sea captains and mil
itary generals of the 4, etrong-minded wo
men" of the nation !
The day that woman draggles her petti
. coats in the mire of politics, and mingles
a it h the rowdy influences of the ballot-box,
the institution of marriage will be at 'au
end, and society will rapidly relapse into
barbarism. Woman has her rights, as
well as her duties; but they do not ie in
this direction. She has aright to be beau
! tiful; a right to be protected; a right to ex
ercise her conjugal affections and her ma
ternal instincts; a right to reign in our
hearts, but not on our thrones. nor duties
are, to nurse and to nurture; to would and
to educate; to love and bless and adorn the I
world. She was not made to lead armies,
to sway scepters, to command ships. Her
true "sphere" is purely a domestic one;
her true home is by our hearths and in our
hearts. And wo baldly ..ssert that there'
never has been, since the pleasant morn
ing when Eve first bloomed in Eden, a
well-formed, handsomely developed woman
who has sighed or sought for any other •
"sphere" in which to move or reign. There
does not exist on the earth to-day a wo
man who is beautiful and healthy, and be
loved, happy and imparting happiness, that
is not entirely content to leave politics to
men, and the menus of women to be mini
gated and righted by the softennig influen
ces of education and religion.—,-.Arcto York
.11frrnr.
Congressional.
In the SENATE, the subject of the Clay
ton and Bulwer treaty was the chief topic
of discussion. Mr. Seward, of New York,
and Mr. Pearce, of Maryland each made
explanations, showing that the Convention
was understood at the time of its ratifica
tion, both by the Senate and the President
and his Cabinet, to exclude British Hon
duras from its provisions. The speeches
of the Senators named entirely vindicate
the conduct of Mr. Clayton in the matter
of the treaty, and expose those who have
' lately assailed him in his connection with
the subject, either to conviction of want of
honorable candor or a proper degree of
Senatorial knowledge touching a grave di
plomatic measure to which they gave their
sanction. Mr. Cass replied, re-affirming
his misunderstanding of the treaty, as how
construed, at the period of voting upon it.
He was followed by other Senators, and
after a short Executive Session, the Senate
adjourned.
There was little business transacted in
the House. In the course of an acciden
tal debate Mr. Bell expressed himself
strongly against the acquisition of Cuba,
and thought it wohld be better, if it could
be done on favorable terms, to secure the
annexation of the British provinces in the
North. Mr. NVeightman, delegate from
New Mexico, vigorously defended the ter
ritory he represents from alledged imputa
tions cast by the Secretary of War.
Defeat and Resignation of the Bri
tish Ministry.
NEW YORK, Jan. s.—The steamer Asia
arrived at 10 o'clock this morning, bring
ing dates from Liverpool to the 30th of
December.
The English ministry was defeated in
Parliament on the 16th, on the house tax,
by 19 majority, arid Lord Derby had 4one
to Osborne to lay the resignation of the
ministry in the hands of the Queen. The
future Cabinet was alreader spoken of, and
it was supposed that it wou'd be made up
of a coaliticn of Whigs, Peelites, moder
ates and radicals. Lord Aberdoen is spo
ken of to take the lead in the House of
Lords, and Gladstone in the House of
C.onimons.
The of of the French Empire were
progressing quietly and satisfactorily.
By the arrival of the steamship "Ameri
ca" at Halifax, we have one week's later
ndviccs from Europe. The news announ
ces that Lord Aberdeen has been called to
the head of the English ministry, with the
concurrence of Lords Lansdowne and Rus
sell. The other departments of govern
ment bad not been filled, but rumor assign
ed the post of Foreign Affairs to Lord
John Russell, and that of the Home office
to Lord Palmerston. This will be a some
what novel cast of parts in the new admin
istration' should it be confirmed. At all
events, the Premiership is held by a states
man who occupied the important position
of Secretary of Foreign relations uudcr
Sir Robert Peel, and who has always en
tertained friendly sentiments towards the
United States. This, at least, is auspi
cious of the continuance of amicable con
nections between this country and Eng
land.
Things in France, and on the coutinctit
generally were quiet.
As regards the commercial intelligence,
cotton Vas firm, and breadstuffs unchan
ged, with limited operations. Tho week,
however, being devoted to the festivities of
Christmas, was unforable to business trans
actions.
Sign 4 of Rebellion in Yorkl
The following literary gout, says the
Ilarrisbnag Tele2mtph, was addressed to
the , General Sssembly.' Of course it will
be refered to the committee on Education :
September 14th 1852
To the n►bly wewill let you now no
that we are not willing to stand,e►ry thing
that you aro go and to put on us now our
commissioners of york got it published that
even• man that refuses to pay his military
fined the collector shall take him to thu
prisson in york now we aro not willing to
pay the find aay more as long as the con
stitution dond forte us to it that is just is
home made law if we can muster or not
then we have to pay our fined •
And if you dond make this thing like it
was fur some years ago we have to bring
our &clocks to harrisburg we will not
stand it as long as the old constitution is
nut altered
Manchester Township York County
Paradise Township york County
Canawago Township
Dover Township
West Manchester township.
New Corn Planter,
Job Brown of Peoria county, 111., has
taken measures to secure a patent for a
now planter ' which has new and peculiar
shares,each being bevelled at the back, and
having a groove in it. The hoppers aro
placed above the recesses, and the seed
drops down in them, and then falls into
the furrows made by the shares. The
seed is distributed from the hoppers, by
slides, in the common manner.
ROAD TO WEALTEL—If you wish to
sell more goods this year than you over
did before, advertise more. The unparal
leled success of those merchants and tra
ders who have their goods before the peo
ple, is a lesson not to he disvegarded by
any ono who depends upon public patron
age for a living. The best customers are
those who find out what they want before
they leave home, and these aro the ones
who invariably look its the newspaper to
sea where the article is to be found.