THE FARMER.
Far the Uwitburg Chnmick .
Mr. Editor: I see from a few criticisms
,n tbe last Chronicle, lhat Selim has la
ken exception lo my previous article, and
says that my statement does not point out
any particular difference in manures, una
would be still more valuable, if I would
add to i'.&e- According to Selim
thin of course 1 have failed in my purpo
se
Permit me to ask S to tend 'hat ar't.bv
cond tin ; for. judging from hit own
remarks, he could have r ad it but once, ,
and that superficially, or he would no have ,
put such const ruction upon it. True. I I
,'ated that tho facts were but preli.iiiuu- j
. ft . .:..!. t,.s-nrA ihsm hut it i
r, 10 n:u - - ,
,e.-m. that S. ha, v.mly l.s.ked for !
ciue end cirect,' boih in one tnori aru
1 . . . r ..... . .u ..j..iTii.i. 1
1 . :r.
tie. AS mcis ouii "j ... ...w
ooMTvatious.) I offered tl.cm, presuming
that the sensible rgiiculiurist would readily
rake the right a; plication.
Here is a uovr. I am asked it I lines.
r.l;er ihe sup ia eihaltd by the upper side .
t.f the leaf, the under surface inhales the
mc si.p from the air as leaves the upper
side. Well now ! thou embryo philoso
pher, to be concise on this point, I do n'l
think the sap performs anv such revolution,
tut ir you wirl take the trouble ta re!er
back, you rrrayf e that I suppose the leaves
to perform functions similar to the lungs of
animals, and that tne ascending ana re.ur-
-i.ng ducts act upon pure physiological
n
principles.
1 answer Seliui's charge of not having
pointed out ' any particular difference in
manures," by referring him again to that
rticle upon which he filers his milk-and-water
criticisms, where he will find I d d
not propose to point out the difference in
" mnnuro. but merely the functions perfor-
.j 1... ;iT.n.nt nurta and orenns of
li.ru uj ... Mi..-.-- 1
the plant a knowledge Qr which is essen
tial lo its proper cultivation.
I hope, at time not far diatant, to fur
nish the Chronicle with an article, the ap
plication of which will corroborate my
former statements, and show by obvious
ronsrouences the correctness of my posi
, W. S. M.
1 n.
Fortht Ltwuburg Chronkk.
our cT.rrespondent from Di-er Park in-
fera. from a remark that I made in my
eommuniration in favor of selling green
post., that the time of cutting the limber
may have had considerable to do with it.
.ml wishes to know what season of the
year it was cut, whether in a sign f the
moon, or whether the sap was running up.
r down, or nol running at all, or wheth- r
the post were set butts down, or lops
,,.,. Well, I will try and bo a little
-nore explicit, whether any more satisfar
iory or not. To the het f my rerollec
,f..u, t . h 'Imtar lrch ; do not
know of bing governed by any sign or !
B-jy-so iu that instance, except that 1 wn
ietirng'posN,' T aUa8 sit 'lhe Nrge end
down, if oth-rwise suitable, and have no
belief in the theory th .1 a t will la.t
jonjier by leing set top down. This may
not be a v ry satisfactory ex Isnatmn. bu'.
I can not help it. 1 will "t undertake to
My that there is a better and a won-e time
ior cutting limber for use above gro'tnd.
hcn the'lwrk is to he left on. but 1 hve
Uen more governed by ciicun.nsnces ihsn
.y igns. whi ther as often richt a thos
who pay more atteniion to them is not f r
me to ssy. .But 1 hve no durl 1 it would
be graii'yipg many of tne rend' r of the
Chronicle if some person of ob-ervatir.n
and experience wi.uld give us a pood tea
M,n why a pwt, perfeeily dry. pores 0n.
i.d a portion of sun crackx, whirh, whn
set in the ground, in the nnture of thing,
most paituke of the mnisture sr.J wet tha
surrounJs it the pr.re and cracks luting
up with a fresh sopp'y, baa thn reference i Ijrer,.dj j som w.gn-c the main fea
over one iVtt has not undergone this pro. j ,.)rps of ,he pr0i)Ostlj po;ic) 0( u,iUU,b,h
ce9. Bui to cut ti e matter t-hnrt. whe;h r J , , devep,.d
the sap is running up, or running down, or
not ruuning at all. give me lire green post,
allowing olhers ihe liberty of dcirg as they
pleas". R
Feb. Growing Potatoes.
As Sprtn-iime of the year is com
"'. correspond' nt eery senarinably'
sends us the follow ing seaonib!e account 1
-j . knrl wherebvfhesavs) people hav.
.eg very li-tV ground, some hisore.and no j
l.ar of a little work oe.-asionsliv, rnav j
,.v. . eo, decent bill of Potatoes lor '
e ' I .
next Full and Winter
You can r ncure a cask or sugar hogs- j
., ,u u... ..... .L
nrtla Wit Z1 Win immvm ibmi a w f 1 r 1 1
place it over some soil prep3led in the
asaal war. You ih. a plant six or more !
- I
of your need potatoes, place the cask over
hem, covering them with earth as usual,
md earth them up well when the tine is
of the usual height for hoeing ; you keep
earthing liTT'a month or so before digging
The vines vrill grow in some instances six1 j
feet, and at every joint there will be a crop
of potatoes, so that id some rases ten times
the ususl crop will be procured with leas
labor and less land being occupied.
I am informed that it has been tried id
Ireland with considerable success, ami for
my own part think it feasible, and would
try it if I were a farmer or bad ground fit.
. Yours, M.O.
V T.Tr'i-une.l
1
DftAiNUto. In Kngtnud, the Duke o!
Rutland has tci-laimed S 600 acre by
meuns of a skilful course of drainage.
They originally yielded only a growth ol
sedge and worthless an J aquatic grasses,
and mere the origin of destructive mularia.
Their first crop was abundant, and repaid
alt outlays for drainagt, cultivation, and
the original value of the sod.
Extensive districts l ave also I f r placed
under a course of irrigation, by scientific
engineers. The result has hern tlie enor
mous increase of per ctut. over what
thev formerly afforded. .
i nomas ilaurocK, nursery man unu iui- 1
Burlinston. N. J . pay twelve and a !
hf cru jf) PhiaiWuim,-for leuched ash- ,
Phi!adelph.a,-for leuched ash- ,
,nd a half cents Height, and j
em from two to l!r. e ones,
. a
,ht.n hau,g lem f,(,m
... . ,s - t. ... A . ..A
and mem at me raic o. i .
flld sist, buhels to the acre, u, on .nd,
-. . f f a profitable ai-i--!ifuttou.
Xcros & Xations.
The people of Montoursvil'e, Lyc. Co ,
' have become clothed with all the honors,
immunities, taxes, and perquisites of a
Borough incorporation.
Hon. James M. Power, wl.o went to
Ifuvnrina to benefit his healih, writes liome
tlrnt he has been ber filed bv his viit !
lhat coun'ry. He however expresses fs;n
hopes of recovery.
The N. V. " Organ'' rtlates 1 he follow
ing ol a ywng man who was induced 10
drink wiueou Uvrl New Year dny by a
ladv on whom we ealled. He was a
pledged man, but the yountf lady ridiculed
his scruples and persuaded him lo take one
olass iul to plense her. He vieliled. I l.at
nighi he went home drunk, and since then,
on debHUi-h has succeeded another, till
Inst week he ded amid the tortures of a
drunkard's narlness. What a
guilt rests on that young woman's
The exports of ice from Boston, during
the month of Jsnuary, were , I ion . (
Tmn letters, one containine t5C0. and
tile other 80, mailed at ihe Post rffi. e at
Muncy.on the evening ofthe 3d of January
last, for Philadelphia, and etui via Dan
sille, wtre stolen from the mail.
A hill ha been renerted in Cnncrs rro-
.1 ..Ins. or-fin.'' to five
I ' s'"l"""e r
cents, and " leviea" to ten cents.
It is said that not a single delegate will j
go from Kentucky to the Nashville His- I
union CoriTcniton. 11 ms"
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acme quarter, mat . is no, o e
. . C XT.. ssk,,II sne.t Vtaarnill II. k
cuixens 01 asn.i..c w.. ,
f ..l..n ,.. I nrnnniveit hill la ill I'lVP
.. L.b.M. i.;.., m hou
I He llicriiijc-i a " 1 1 u
. 1. 1 - r '...,......( l..n tump . 1. rn t'r
'kit .utr
rorney, to oppose w innot,
Foreign News.
The America arrived al Haltt'nx V3 l
a.. -aae I .if
inst. She sailtd Irom i.iverooi th me
Oih inst., and therefore bring, two weeks'
later advices. The political news sll
bring, is not of an important character.
'J he co n ercial advices, bv the An.eri-
,.r . ..,;,,.. . A.n,.,
en. uir ij.', ... .... . .
as previous accounts led us to anticipate.
No further advance has tnken place in
col ton, ihe market, after considerable fjtir
luntions, settling down tolhe Uuropa's quo
tations. Bieadslutls were dull, while, as
an offset, American provisions huvo im
I'.roved. Tha n.onpy market was rather
depressed.
England.
Since the sailing of ihe Inst ''earner Par-
isment has met the Quern's speech ile
It says on the subject of ihe Turko-Rus
sian question, lhat in the course of the
Austrian war, difference ol a seiiou char
acter arose l et ween Austria aud Russia on
lh ono hand, and the Su Murie Porte oil
the o" her, in regard to the Ireatmenl of the
consid. rnhle number of prr.oiis she. after
the tern. ination of the civil war in Hunga
ry, had taken refuge in the Tnrkihh lerri-
lory
Kxplanntions which look place be-
teen the Turki.h and Imperial Porte have
fortunately removed any danger to the
Pace ol Kurope which have ari-en out d
I the differences. Her Majesty having been
appealed t.. on this occasion ny tne u.tan, ,
united her tfTorts to those o the Govern j
wni of France, to which a similar appeal
had been made, in order to assist, by the
1 1 tr. 1 . zr" .
employment 01 ner goou hi ti, hi rnei-i.
ing an amicable settlement of those difficul
ties in a manner consistent with the dignity
and independr nee ol the Porte.
Il ia announced lhat ihe Chancellor of
Exchequer will be about Iwo and a hall
millions plus, this year, it is said, thus
raised by the rising prosperity ofthe coun
try. It wiit be appropriated to tbe reduc
tion of the window and othci obnoxious
laxi a
The Ministers have not yet avowed ihe
line of policy ihey mean to pursue in rt
gard lo the North American colonies, but
it is pretty welt understood th it shi u'd
'here colonits dtsiretrther to Lernrne hide
I tie esci-pe ti aiannm nmi, sou mr n-atsorbin snlijerl ol slavery was Cis
Posts have been set for a line of tele- i f ,,e(. ,.xi!f,,j ,,ut. ; f Mj j, Bl.,,gl.tiu r.
gaph to Danville. ; hand, is confirmed. The extiadilion q Jes- ; ,.01u,.m n.,J t iTuetive. nnd was re.
The North Pennsjlvaninn is the til V o( j lion nearly settled. ! ceived by the audience with exprt snoi
the new paper about to be established t ' Switzerlatul. . r --- r--w, - - r'
. n ....... - 1 ..-.. e mnoe a demand for the ex-, i(,e alnvery queilioo wei coneuireJ in
t:VJSHUIU; ClIAlOXICaLK AND WEST
pendent Slut, or to annex themselves to
tLu United States of Ameiica, that no op
position Will be offered by Ireland to their
so doing.
Intelligence from France is st.ll more
hearl-nud'iig.
France.
On and since Monday, the 4'h instant,
Paris ha bren in the s'ute of siege in con
sequence of ;i series of disturbance created
by a mob at the Hue ?l. Martin end St.
Anion:, where ll.e ii.lire mi'horitie ennic
I to cut down certain miaul l.bertv iilaiitcd
I .;,. ,! .,;,,.. ' '
uurtng 1
I From facts, hi
y 1 ho vay, in
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,he,lH.rly 0
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wds gather! aroum!
and d.coiuted iheni a iih symbols of liberty.
j. ic(jn mif)cr wdeM f r JAeru.
' (;
: il.ey wt rr resisted und d.Nperv-d by the
, ' .... ... . j
eo;'e ; hut a tr nu hodv l" niili rv ad-
1 Slicing, ihe iiol ! 'ivrr-4 w"h Gt
! .!lu ol fvvn woitiii'en, wlnlvt 'I ". ul l lir:
! lie a d tlutt the tnp ie 11 o!rc( .1- Cen.
Ii'iirrte was bwed in ali rjir'-cti 'its I y
the mnh, hut no other ffenre olTered him.'
Since then that purl ofKiris lias heen in a
leon'intud slHte ol ferment, and none know
what ll.e next msil may brine. The M"n
iteur afriSuten ihe ho'e n!!air to a desire
ofthe President to eonr'-nlrsle the govern
ment of the eoon'ry in his own pers-.-n.
Psiis, Thur-tny iiijflit The city is
luiel ; the jolire are sta'ion'-d such '
the trees of I.iher'y as are still staiui'nj!,
and do not allow loiterers m conregat
Th?re ere no fears of further disturbances.
and great relianee is plaerd on the energy
t, of the Government. S'orks are much
, higher
Greece.
Ait vires from Ajhein lo ihe Iftth an
I9th state n serious rup'up between the j
loiid of I English and Greek Governments had ta
eoul. I ken place, and that there was a total
up.nsion of relation belwen the two
Governments.
Home.
It is now stated on authority that the
p)lfl, jg no ,1CU. return to Rome al
j mosl jn.aipiy. i is believed that the
j g n:kh pnrrtti would evacuate Rome on
j ,i1(. arriTa 0f his Holiness. The French
have loriified and have occupied several
tron holds on ihe coast
Architects have
, 1 . ... ii,. p.Lit... r.i, ih
! riei n oroereu i" rrj.nu .. v
; Pojje'g Lega'e.
Ktisia.
Accounts from the Dardanel'es state
, . . i ,.i ..I
I 'hat the Circassians nave gamed ureal ail
, on ,
: I
1 ... !,.: rmt,-ifcli i .etreat
: wi:h (frMt lo,t
Turkey.
, .. , a. l -.l.k,
trnditious of some Poles, who have taken
reluoe from the sr-veriiie. following lh-
la'e Hungarian troubles within the caton-
menls ol 5wnx rbn d.
Tin Sw iss governmwn' has rerused to ur-
. " e reiuee,, exc Pt in case, wnere
: 'i 's clearly p.o.ed that they hare mlr.goed
I " H' " 1 tntscondueted
j 'nvUt. In this position, the canton-
1 n'em Bre sustained by the French govern-
... .
nient. England will, alo, it ia supposed,
sustain the Stss in tleir position.
H. C. HICKOF, Editor.
O. K. WORDEN, rubliafcer.
At S1.3!t raxh in a.!r-inn, $1.75 In thn. mnrtliS, paid
viUiin U j.-sr, and $i.',.'0 at tli end vl Ihr y-ar.
agists in P!ii!adel'hia V B IVci-r aiI W tarr.
Lettisburff, Itt.
Weiirtelay Morninp-, Krly 27
Spring Elections.
Fiiday tho l5.h of next month is the
day for the semi-annual f lection in the
Itoroughs and Townships of this county.
Two Justices of the Peace are lo be cho
acn, for live yeiirs in many districts, n hnih
makes il important there should he prior
thought up. n the subject, ai.d a full to r
brought out.
Letter from the Editor.
Xvt If Teltyruph.
Nrw Peklin Fih. 19, 1S50.
The only circumstance th.l has el oc-
V ivi, ,1 ,
Courts, was .he tt h.g meeting that came
off here this afieruoon, accoiding lo previ
ous notice. The Court House was densely
crowded, and the meeting wag largely at
tended by members of both olil:cal parlies.
Hon. Jusd'H Caskv, M. C, was first
called on to address the meeting. He be
gan by referring lo the intense excitement
which prevailed at Washington on the sla
very question ; and stated lhat there was
no exaggeration on lhat point, iu the re
ports of ll.e letter wi iters from the Capital.
He said the continuance and increase ol
his eeiternent was, for many important
reasons, much to be deprecai. d that the
agitators in Congress, from-both North and
South, ought to be frowned down; because
most sf them tanned the flames of discord
Pr the express purpose of ngt alien and ;
1 ills f HllUlMl UJi! ;
disunion, and nothing but evil could be the
result ol their efforts and that the better
policy was lo pursue a wise conservative
course, which, while it would sacrifice no
esser.tmt principle, would allay the existing
excitement, und l the same tin preserve
the Lest internals of the Territories and ibe
Union, lie sltied in the must emphatic
uiauner, thai he would ur.4f01n.ly vote
against any und every proposition to cx
tend slavery, ei'her d r. cll) or indirectly,
into lenitorv now fne. H'J' in the prescu1
asucci itfiilfjirs the line ol policy sugiies-
aspect 1
lid 11. Pre. Talo,'. leriiior.al message-
nr.d Mr. Clwv's compromise resoluiions.hv
Congress would, he ihvuht, leud t
early and a is!acttry aJjustmeit of tl.e
slavery ivitstion.
Mi. Caey remarked thill he happened
to Ic :u ihe i-enute cfiain'Mr l.l;:irng to
Mr. ('! Sjiieeh. whi n Mr. II.mM's frre
soil resolii'ioiii were offered 111 ihe 1 1 we,
l.til uou'd hftve voted l lay thvrn on .he
tji.le, it in opportunity h id Lceu atrorJ"d
nod he hUt 1 wards did vote 10 difpe
of Mrtiiddings' resolutions in tho same
hhv. lie s"i'd ihst hiu selfiind others hnd
,.p) Bd 10 Mr. Hoot to withhold his res
i.lu'iuiis, as premature, and la'culattd to
eniiariii(.s the sulji-rt, and in;.re the Wh'
party. n th- Wh'g r"r!y." re"
plied Mr. Roo " 1 want to split it, and
locale il Up ') completely, thst lh te will
not he enough led to n ske Post Maa'er
of.' Mr U"Ot wss elected it should bs
remembered a a Fiec-Soil Whig.
He 1'iirtlior sta'ed thai the President is
mild and cnnctluVory 111 his t"n' and i'tel
:ng. out firm ond decided on the subject of
il e Union. In an interview with him, the
other day, the Presid -lit rrfn-irded that he
irN.i coiiveried wi h many cf ihe cdirocaies
of dissolution, and had endeavored lo as-
j certain in what wny, and by what process.
j they expected to dissolve ihn l;nion ; but
th. ru wasn t one ol ihem lhat c.-'Uld ttil
him how il wns to be lione. H it," nd.'ed
O.d Zuch, in a very significant riianner.
' I can tell them of a great many wavs by
which it cau be prevented.'' One infer
enee we drew from this n mark wns, that
Rough and Iteitdy' sttil has strong c.mfi-
j deuce in grape. 'J
j Mr. C. spoke in enthusiastic terms '
j Mr. Clay's spccih, and ihe noble staud he
i had taken in I dull of the Unium In
connection with litis, sn'j. ct, he pii J a bih
compliment lo the Speaker ol the Houe,
j Mr. Cobb; and strongly commended thi
curse ol Mr. Wtnttirop, and enators
Houston and Ikinton ; and ipioted a reieerl.
made to him recently by Mr. Stanley, M
C. from Norih Carolina, that " All the
Nuihfieis of the South, with the Devil !..
linrk liiem, couldn't dissolve the Union.''
Mr. Caey concluded with a reference
to the Tariff stating that it would be inv
possible to accomplish its r vision until rh
- . .
j generally, hy the Dctnorriis present, and
recogn red as being in the main, sejsona
j ble and orthodox.
Don. James Pillock nut took the
stand, and delivered one ol his popular aud
; warm UtTlca y()eectii.. lie said he was
: compelled to d ffer with Mr. Clay, as to
; the power of C tigress o. r S'a.ery in the
! Territories. He believed Congress hnd
fu! tower to vrohibit the introduction ol
: slavery iuto the territories, if they saw
-
i proper, but nono whatever to txttnd n
J over free territory. That Congress hud
the power and riht to prohibit a wrong.
I hut the power to elai)!ih a wrong (which
Slavery was adri.il'cd to he) was not willnu
tie sco; e ol their delegated authority.
After he concludi d.Woi.V-niG: zr-r,Kq.
Chairman of theUommiUre on Krsoiutiotis,
reported a series, according wilh the priu
cip'es advanced by the speakers ; ond en
motion of Hun. Ner Midd!ewarth,an add
tioual resoluiiun was uiiaiiiinvu ly adopted,
iipproviug Mr. Casey's uffioia I course in
tins 'crisis. c. h.
KJ"1'e are lold hut three caws on ihe
list were tried t the Court held Inst week.
There were.Wagenseler vs Roetla Hoggs
verdict for Deft. ; Daily vs Green ver
dict for Deft. ; and Ilcnitnan vs Divel
veidict for PilT.
This week. Judge Wilaon returnr A home
on account of illness in h:s family. Jedge
Anthony was present to try a certain soil,
t.u parties not agreeing, it was po-ipooed,
and Court adjoured yesterday, leaving a
lone Trial L:st very hide shorter.
P. S. We learn this morning that the
Associate Judges disposed nf a few roo-
I 'inns, and lhat an A'ljourt.ed Court in
i Mjmh was talked of. The ejectment case
Ju'le Anthony came to try, whs continued
uu account of ll.e illii' ss nf Mr.I!ellns. The
case of Hayes vs Gudykunsl would have
occupied the remainder of the week one
witness had been brought 700 miles to tes
tify in the case; hui as Judge Wjj,Cii was
Imhsi. and Judue An'honv had been nf i
Counsel in the case.it had to go over and
all the other matter ready for trial was last
week postponed for these. !
C7The Shylucks of Slavery in Con
gress jjeclare lhat nothing shall be done
till the Slavery question is settled ; and
that shall not be setiied except in their
way. This far ihey have succeeded in
preventing ail business of impoitance.
BRANCH FABMKR
The new Editor.
Handling the editorial quill hi'e the
Editor is gone upon more profitable busin
ess, the Publisher lakes lhe opportunity lo
espreas hisjralification wiU ihe manner
in which his 1 ffuits loadd interest and util
ity to !hw juurn.il have been met. We have
additd many names 10 our subscription lit,
(where there is yet room tor many more,)
and lieen cheered hy 01 l.er tokens of en
couragement.
From sn.ong ediiorml notices ol the
change ol Kd tor.h'p, we ive below a Ciw
lhat we happen to fint1. as epre.siv of
"pub'ic opinioi.;'
We r.o'ice the siitiounem;'it iu the Issl Lew
isburg Ithionick, thai Henry Hickok. K.,
lias turrmlnl Mr. WsrJsn as editor of thai ji.ur
nsl. Mr. II'. is a fini.htd rcholar, and a geutls
men t very superior abiliiiu. and wa doubt not
ih .t he wilt make an excellent editor. Wa trust
he .any ue m vs lucky in bis now csllinc lhau be
wss when we uJ lo know him ss a politician in
the ruteeJ contests of old Perry. Miffliulown
S.n'insl."
Hksst U. Hicxoa, Eq formerly of this Bo
rouKb s rscy wriui slid a clever fellow has pul
his hand upon the tilitoiisl plough of the Lei
burg Chronicle, and will doubtless lu:u up hand
some fuirows in ll.e field of linratuie. Success
to you ! '.Perry Kieeoisn.
We lesrn from ihe Lcwisburg Chronicle. lht
Henry C. Hickok. Eq.. hss surretded Mi.O N.
Worden ss editor ol lhal journal. Mr. H. ie a
tjiii-hfd ch..l-r. and a gentlrraan of very suiri
or abilities. I'hils. Daily News.
H. tlirkuk, Efq., the new editor, is a tesdy
sr.J tMe wriur, and is gittrd with the necessary
quel liralions lo render the Chronicle an inirreet
ii g snd useful journal. We eitend to him the
right hand nf IWIowship snd wiah hua abundant
succese in his new career. lTni.n Star.
Mr. Hirkok is a finished scholar, a Democrat.
si.d s grmlemsn of very supeiior abilities. jCol
na.bis Democrat.
Maj. Hickok ie a panileman and ach dar. a fln
iahtd wriU r and sn tiunest' laoyer. Mr War
den, tha po-ssut publisher, end Ista editor, is a
man of tslrnts snd reprctshiliiv. but his Whig
gery iiivarul'ly n. k out -a (eel.' .UnieoTnue.
There are other sagaciuus and highly
complimentary nutices of lh new editor
'.and nrinter which the modeslv ol the
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W t'PDitr Will uoi uein... ii.ii, iu
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LiUI C Itfl rrilCITt ll t'lUU wiairea, onu
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I1BII SitaUll Vliucniur us ta- anu ... i
as nostib e to reciprucale a'd wishes oy
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g.Mid deeds.
Washington's Dirth Day.
The Sid was it remarkub'a pleasant day
tor Ihe season. In Lewisburg, the " In
iuntiy" snd ' Guards'' jiaraded in winter
uuifornt, and diew lor h many observers.
They were ulsu houortd by a visit from
the -li'nggvld" company of Millon.whose
mitnre-ivres under Capi- KetTXMta ere
warmly commended by better judges than
wp pretend lo be.
The ' Scott Infantry" paraded in Milton,
and the "Artillens-e" in iNew Uer'iri.
re-let lo lesrn that ihe cannon of the latter
company msde a premature esplo-ioo as
it was being h-aded, by which Iwo ol it
membera Andrew Spit'er and ')ivi-J Ce
nry had their fates an I hands severely
scorched and burned, but n bones were
broken. They made a narrow escape with
iheir !;ves; und the Ltso should not U
!org tien by them orolheis.
The Students of ihe Dickinson Semina
ry, ( W .Ihainsporl ) were to celehra'e the
'li I by Literary ex. rci-c and vocai ku1
iiisiruiTwntuI Music.
At llsrrisburg, L-ig'slatinn was susj i n
ded, to hear read tlie impressive, pairi'-nc,
and su'ilimely mora! Furewell A idres ol
tVaah'i.gton lo his ciuiitry men.
At Rckmoud, (Virginia) the proccasion
or laving ihe corner-stoiie of a V avhin
t.m n.onuiuetii.was the mot imposing, aud
thrt crowd in attendance iho ureaie.t, ever
witnessed ihere. President Z Taylor wa
j present, and made a beautiful and chaste
1 speech, befitting the occasion. Crowds ol
people pressed around htm, and his ret ep
lionrwa flattering in the extreme.
By .Americans, the aid February and
'he 4th July should be regarded as semi
annual holidays, in preference lo the hea
thenish and nonsensical observance of an
imaginary Christmas and New Year's.
These, with an Autumnal Thanksgiving,
would make Holidays enough, without
importing and perpetuating those of other
times and people.
C7The "Union Times" affects lo be
lieve that the "new county" project oi
annexing White Deer and Kelly to the
upper end of Northumberland, county, "is
assuming a serious aspect." Nonsense!
there is no more probability of the move
being 'successful, than there was honor in
last fall's libel that Col. Sliler and l.ewi.
burg were working to effect a division
and lhat had nol a shadow of truth. The
majority in both those townships are said
to'be opposed to crossing the river lo attend
Courts and all other division of the
county are decidedly opposed lo any dis
memberment of old Union.
New Paper.
The Herald of Freedom" ia the title
of a weekly journal just started in (Dooms
burg by Mr. John Case, an earnest and
devoted champion of popular righ's. We
certainly with him success, all ho' ihe fact
thst hi nnl rt rm .f i . I n.in.A Cl..rld Ma
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to none that he w til do better than those
. r
who are.
C7The only way to punish" the
Coffee speculators is to stop buying ihe
meeA,n or berry thereby punishing ihe
speculator and perhaps yourself. By-tho-way,
a Tariff editor in Mifflin county, in
sists upon il lhat Ihe rise in coffee is owing
to the Tariff of '46, or that the price of
wheal was not raised by lhat law in '48. j
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C7" P.iau:i:ul weather: will il Jast "'
far the Leviiburg ChrotticU.
Tl'Sr is a word of w ord. most sweet,
Thst soothes ami softens buruan eurro
It hses where frtt ads in eonserse meet.
It ahines with beams nought else can burrow;
Thst word is Love ; il was Irom bod it csroe ,
Mu ne'er ilesued, uor such a word rould frame.
It sweetens li e when full of care,
AH gloom and wesrincss di-peiling.
It gstheis friemls, it casts out frar.
Joins h. art lo heart all hatr rrpell ng :
Its pooer. which roan with laughter oft hs hail'd.
Subdues and binds him whep all el has failed.
SutJues him t ye. by g-'n-le force
It makes the sloMleal heart its co.i.iuJt ;
Il gives Us wound, wiihaut iui mp.
And wlun eppofcd ibey felri lo!.esl.
Till, lost lo -lf. oerco.ue he knows uol how.
He must de.ist snd to snoth.-r bow. .
Il bird, him? yes. a perfect alse.
And of all fellers his the slrunje.t j
Yel so rfeliiiluful. I hould crave
Mt aell'. W wesr liirwe fe'ters longest.
He'a bound. )et fre;sr.d chsined.but his own will
Uics lo anoll.er, power for good or ill.
Los is li e sweelrmt tie of earth.
And (ir.nest, as the woM enduring ;
T is not of low, but h. s.-nly bi.th.
And ca ne to man, bis bliss securing
Then chi riah th u this soul ennobling flvmw
Till G d shll please lo tske thee wheuca il came.
IsacisiTca.
Lewuburg. Feb. 23, 1S5J
"Society for Inquiry.1
This aje..cialion comprises up
wards o!
SO
nf the s'udenis of li e University at
Lewisluirj;, who-e ob;ect is lo become
conveant
with the morHl and religious,
condition or different fortiun of the g'olie.
and presei.i it 10 ihe Sictely in the lorm ol
Correspondence from al.rond, and Reports
Irom Committees apirom ed lo iuvestitate
a particular Celd. Tt.e last Report was a
very interesting one upon the Valley ofthe
Mississippi : ihe next, embraces Italy as
.l f u r : - - . ...iKl nnt will
yield a, rarh a h.rve.l a. could be cxpec.ed
from so barreii a soil, lis meetings are
held in tho upper room of the Academic
! buiiilmg, 'he first Lord', day afternoon iu
1 every month during sermons; and every
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person wishing to attend is welcome.
. i-.-t,.,,.
seclatiati bar is interposed to Membetship,
1 seciaiiau
1 . .1... j .i.ki.. H.- ttt'nrmalioH.
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, :. ....i.i 1. .-r ii-f.,! iho donors for auv
II w.u.u w
bHks, report, or periodicals which may
aid them iu iheir laudable undertaking.
The 1 fli -ers of ihe Society arc
J.tl.Casile. Piesident; Ira Fos'er, V.P.;
R ti Lowry. Cor. Sec ; J. I'.Tustin, Urc.
Six.; T. P. White, Tretsurer; J.T. Line,
Ltl'iaiido.
A young tmru about 17 years of age,
named Witlcnmyt r, was lound dead on
Sunday nihl two weeks, nunr Sin f r.ls
sown. Union coun'y. He was iutoaicaien
at the lime.
OCT'Phe pre-eding item copied into our
list week'! paper wa suppose means lo say
thst the .1 iserable j oiith was intoxicated at
the tint-? he closed his earthly account.
As we hexr i other statement, probably
'he same individual as above is referred lo
in the follow ma paragraph and Rum was
the mutdere.r !
V is rcK.rt-d th . 1 man was murdered
near Sinet'or lK.w n. this cojti'y, on Hun
daw even rn: I .si. Name not known-
Union tour, Fen 1 1.
aj70n Fiiday evering. the iid mr..
' two lt,fctjra (,f l. rivvraN were h Id in
f'l.ili.le!-,liia. both dtsiirned lo sustain the
gloiiou Union of Statea." That at the.
fhinese M jseurii was said to be composed
of the Uuchanau witv, aud ihtir aprcche.
syn.pa hued very strongly with the South
I he uiee'iug in Independence Square
was more Northern in its "jc, and was
denounced by the oi'ier portion of the par
iv ms a " Free Soii"' imtrertt'i:. At tht
Bt rr)(Iinjf M.ij. Chas. II. Sl.rmer,
ol
Union county, was cal.eil ou lor a (..Hon
speech, which he gave wtth right gwi wi'l
We think now the Union is safe." as
one party or the other says after every
eliction.
ft5"Frit-nd Smith, the ' Mirror" r,( ihe
City o! I'ekin, lib, deems lhat nn vxtraor
diuary place because only 38 persons died
during ono yea rout of the 1800 comprising
;ht city. When we consider lhat mostlv
ihe stout and hralthy emigrate, h aving the
aged and infirm in? the older settled towns
ond countries, this shows P. kin lo I e nol
remarkable lor its healthiness. In Lewis
burg, with a population of 2000. the S. xton
of the Cemetery say s the deaths in the year
ending the 2lst inst. were 42 14 of them
hildren, and of ihe 28 adults we believe a
majority were upwards of 60 years old.
fC7Mr. T. P. Weight. Printer, has
become associated with C.D.FJdred.Esq.in
the publication ol iheLycnming Gaxette.
Mr. Seely, of the 'Jersey Shore Republi
can,' wants a working partner.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
Monday, Feb. 13,1850- In the House
Mr. Packer, praen'td a petition for the pas
sage of supplement lo the act incorporating
the Lycoming mutual insurance company
Messrs. Wade, Dobbins, aud Siifer, pre
sented each remonstrances against ihe pas
sage of anv such supplement above named.
Mr. Slifur presented a petition for a law
to prevent hawking and peddling in Union
county; a remonstrance against repealing
.. ',, , . .
the 3UU exemption law ; and one against
ihe erection of Montour cuntv.
Wednesday, Feb. 30, 1850. In the
House, Mr. Junes (Domestic Manufactures)
reported against ihe prayers of citizens of
Union county, asking that a law may be
passed which w ill .erj.ere merchants who
sell ready clothing to take out spe
cial license i er for.
Thursd .y. Feb. 2, 1850 In the Sen
ate. Mr. Fiick, presented two petitions in
fiivor ofthe nis county of Fjceiand... ,
Mr. FiickAead in place, a bill 10 erect
parts ol Columbia, Lycoming. Unsan, and
Northumberland, inloa new county lo ba
called Freeland.
ThurrAay .Feb. 2 1 ,1850. In the House,
Mr.Sltfer presented three petitions Irom !S'JZ
citizens of Union county, praying for th
lav ing (Kit of a stn'e road IrorivM.Clinshur,
i Uuiou county, lo Millerslown. Petry coun
ty ; also a remonstrance aga.nt the repeal
of the 300 la ; also a petition praying
for a modification of iho present school law,
also three r monstrances from citizen t
Uuiou county, aoaiusl th! formitiou of a
new county ov.1 ol parts of Lycoming. Col
umbia. Union and Norhi.mher!and, K be
called Freel.md.
The Con'itution Amcalment was han
ging in llio House at last dale, every law.
yer there seeming tu waat 10 make a speech
upon it.
A gentleman from llarrishurg.yesterday,
says Ihe Montour county borers pro and
con were positively besieging the Legisla
tors. Fret Ion J end son e twenty other
wi-lied ior counties also were represented,
all retailing iheir distresses because they
dou'l have a Court House in the town of
each par'tculnr bind of borers. I We saw
a severe rebuke of bor-itm in jenerul in
the Ilirris'nirg Kevslr ne recency ,in whit h
the ti;or tieeired to sjicak frt.m exrerieprw
, a ior.,t.
Our informant further s'.atea thai tfe
Union county Uepresr-ntativ. maintains a
very honorable position as a faithful, ab'e.
and tmaauming Legislator.
Holu BcaoLsRT- Tne residence of
Henry Vandyke, Esq , of this Borough,
w.i entered on Ssturdny evening laat.whiK.
.
ty dollars, clneflv in gold.and for the mrst
part belongine ;o one of the females of the
household. The thief entered the housa
through ihe ba-k d.r,and after opening a I
the uihers. the better to make his escape ;rv
ease of discovery, put down the blinds, l.t
bis candV an prs-eed-d t' break opt n
and examine desks, trunks, ai d drawers,
until the o'j-Tt of hi. search was alt. until.
Ii would be well for our citizens m be on
their guard, as other attempts of the saina
character huve Intel v. been made in thr bu
rouiih Belefonte Whig.
New Orleans. Feb. !
Tbe great G .infra case hay, at lasl. bw-r
decided. The dec,. ion wns rendered tl
morning by J.nlji MiCntcb, ll.e disTc:
pnl. It is aans! I he claims of Mr-.
Gaines on alLpoints claimed or coater.de.-i
for by her. Jude M- K nley, the asweiate,
deebned giving any decision on acconi t
ol his ilissgteement with the other judges.
The impression is tha' the case will, in a .
probability, I rsrrie.l to ihe Supremo
Court of tin- United State.
A Karfcet Eocse.
I he o"ers of Lewiiburg in Istor o
bnving a sui t.llt) iinike'-b ue for the
i: i.lurl riiUMiii lue t.f buyers ui sellers,
arc it vitr.l to ri r i nt ihe Tiwnf'a.'l csj
Siur'ls y eenii if t t, to dtvie n enns tar
tuio.T'p'uli t'n.t o'ju-t. SF.Yt RAL.
Socifty fur Inquiry.
Tl is S. ciely w;!l hold i"s regular
M -nilitv M-eling r n Sunday next, a'
oMiK-k. P.M.. hi the Acai'emy rn tbe II.ll.
A report en ihe moral and religious con
dition of J uy, i!l h presented by M-.
Csvtlc. Corres;iond nee from aluoaj wi.i
also tie presented.
Tl.e public are respectfuily invited ta
ntt. nd.
Tempt rante Meeting
A Eiated ?! elma of tbe Lewisl.urg T.
A ei. ty wi'l be held in ihe Presby t ri .n
I'bonh on Tuesday i vsning, March 8,
1830.
A g neral at'enrianee is disirabV, rt
business of much importance will be bro't
before the meeting.
Coi recttl this Day.
Wheat 90,i93
Rye 45
Corn 1 5
O.N.... 30
Buckwheat 5
Flaxseed 100
Clnveraeed 375
Dried Apples 1-3
Butter 121
Ejias 10
Tallow 10
Lard 7
Pork " 450
Tss rm Si.tijs. If every branch of bu
ines could be rrdursd to a cash systsm. it wrull
be tba (iFsiest ptw-ible blessing to tnsnkind arJ
how much trouble and anxiety it woukl
a.anv ! It is bad p"hry to gu into debt, paiur'
larly with ths storekeepers, ss you ba in nioai
inatsnres lo sy Isrg prires far goojs. snj cn
sianily at their oirrrj. To obviate the ncceMi"1
of any raon going in Jtbt for Slots GooJ.
L. Jowis hss oprued a very estrnsits sioi ,B
Milinn, sntl is selling exclusively for cas. H
has put lb pikes of guods down so lt " "
aisks il ths interest of tvery cn to I'est wi'l 1"
on He rssn stsiim. Prisons sisilinc Mi'""
and in wsot of cheap gcoJs, will do well by rsl--ing
fir.l at Jimes' siuie.
la Limestone, Union Co., 17th inst., H
Sanders. Sr., in bis 82d year.
In Milton, 18ih inst., Jane, wife ofni
Deets, in her i8ih year.
In Lawisburg, 20th inat., Albert C C-
son of Samuel T. and Kiixabeth Di'g'-'-
aged 1 1 months and 23 days.
In Lhiilisqueque. 21st mat., HowsrO,"
of Solomon and Ebxabelb Dentler, a.-d
months and 2? days. -
In M.fflinbure. 23d inat.. Walter B- n
of Thomas G. and El sabMh W. Lahrrar
aged 9 months ai,.'3 dsys.