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DOW &-80 - VD.
(Office .otl the west side of the POhlie Acentie.) l ,
TERNISILONE DOLLAR a \ -- ear in advance.
-Mai Whir. 114 Cents if' ntit 'paid within three
.inonths, and if delayed nntil oiler the e4picaOcin.of
the rear twn dollars will be.exachxl. _
Netmthitutneesvptional with the Pnblistkirrit, un
less atrearves are paid.
Letters t littltnblitliers on hosiness mith Ale tit-:
ice must lit pos t-aid, to insttre attention. , z • :
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PCICILI).
FIIE LIFE CLOCK.
TitANSLATED FROM TEIE GEItMAV.
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There is!'.m little mystic e„10,-,
No hnittan eye hath.aeen ;
That b e icth ou—totd beketh otr,
Front Morning nntil e'en:
A n d when the soul is wrapped in sleep,
And hetretlytiot't sound,
It ticks 54d ticks the livelong nizht,
And Over runneth down.
D WCrildrOnS is that work or nrt
Which knells the passing. hour,
But art n4'er formed, nor mind conceived,
The lift-clock's =sic power.
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Nor set i 4 gold, nor decked with gems,
By weilth - and pride possessed;
But rich Or poor, Or high or low,
Each gears it on his breast.
When lib's deep stream. 'mid beds of flowers,
All stin and softly glides. _ t
Like thet'Avearelet's step. with a gentle beat
It wat'its of passing tides.
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When tl4eanning darkness gathers o'er,
And hipe's bright visions Nee,
Like theSsullen stroke of the tangled oar,
It beatleth heavily.
When Rion nerves the warrior's arm
Ford t& of halo and wrong,
Though • eetted not the foarful sound, -
The kdell is deep and strnn:.
When eli,s to eyes arc gazing soft,
•
And urder words are Spoken,
Then fasiand wild it rattles on,
As if NAtit love 'twere broken.
Such is die clock unit measures life, •
Of flc and spirit blended ;
And thn. twill run within the breast,
'Till thit,t.Strtinge life is ended.
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From the Iliti.trated.Natg.a.zine
TILE FATAL SECRET.
FTOT:T OF Tur
Bitter '‘nd - cold was the night in the'
month otj December, 1764. The wind
whistled ismally, and nature seemed
most out 'Of humor with herself' so great ap
peared het - z : anger. It had snowed a night at
two previous, and the ground Was covered
at the tim of which we write, -to tbedepth of
two or thkee feet.
In a rkat little cottage a few rods frorti,
the turnpike road. in the village of White-
Plains. silt s at the period of our story. round'
a bright dazing fire. Mrs. Eaton; her two ,
daughterß. and her little boy and girl, three
and rotiii rears 'of age. The room was
warm ano 'comfortable, and had a cheerful
and ine4 look about it, that spoke of hap
piness and contentment.. The shovel and
tongs we* carefully _deposited in one cor
net of thi . fire-place .by Miss Mary herseff,
and the lielloWs were lying on one side of the ,
chimney v little Tomtits-, who was on all
occasionsf when he attempted to elevate
that irapcitant piece of furniture to its propi
er place, assisted by a chair. Mr. Henry,
Eaton, or Squire Eaton,las he was called,.
hr the i nelghbors, was abSent at the village
inn, wile& he had gone to obtain the latest
intelligease aboUt General Washington anti
the war. Before -he started out, however;
he procuted from the cellar a .good pitcher 1
of cider,.i. which Mrs. Eaton promisedito
have " ui a and warm" on his return, pria l
tided he brought 'good.news with Min.
As the , were all seated round the fire ;
and engakeil in their sewing, what a pictnie
of content and happiness presented itself I
There w4s Mrs ; Eaton with her old fash,
ioned cao se tidily arranged,, and her new
dress, the ; neatness of which spake well of '
the taste tif its possessor. On her right sit ,
Miss Maty, with her long...flowing jet black
ringlets, and her new cap, which like
sister Ntarrrarct's,' was as light and pretty!
as if it Hud e been fashioned for a fairy, who
had mate up her mind to come down from
her " of fancy" to the sober realitiei
of life. ' The two sisters, one " sweet 544 .
teen," (bars-, of course,) and the other apt
preaching that delightful period in the life.
of all Ming girls when they have a right to,
think and do for themselves, and are vestod
with thegfull power of "declaring their
tentioxis,r were, really-very pretty—and elf,
though upst of the young men of the villag4:
hail voltiiiteered to go mid fight the battles;,
of their Onntry, they bad Still some adritir-1-;
ers at licirne, who were very potion-al-atilt
attentivet in,!tbeir visits. In our opiiiio'l!•l
Mary wd's the ; prgttiest, (we whisper this to'
you privkely, dear reader,) although Max„,
gate Wiisfur,yerY far front being bad look .
ing. The was a roguish merriment spark:.
,ling in the eyett-of Mary that we like, and
as she wits. as good as she was pretty, none
knew hej but to love her. Like Byron; We,
"have of passion for the name of Mary",,- 1 ..
a name'iliat angels love.
The tiro sisters Were alwayi in neat, the
homes* attire - ,‘-'and always 'dressed 'for'
comfort,as they, cared' or-thought but very
little abbot fashion in those days. - The
were neiler troubled with the .Fffecfsoffig4
lacing (n ‘ ardon.us most fair and gentle *On
er, for sneaking so 'plainly !) . nor 41111 pain!.
and nehfs.. Their cheelts• were always '413
and -rosy .ntid their stops •aslighennll
as thetzelle; rs. Eaton : . taught-theni
how to elithe house "to rights" grid, sd
so - how ib patch and darn, as well - 00,T14,
and "ttk tioniAiti 'with theli
she Grath used 'to - remark " p a te
darning '4vould be of service to thirtv:7l4 - 14
they we* married, aoti44o n.fairaitylO ftt4,
care oCI Whethci..o4:44l
not we arrnot say ;'but certain pit - is, she
always
. raphakiiiity , AvOtd
when ping thenrthit advisee. Ps*bowy
remindeidJter ofherewmAiispotis.
"F 4 er- f e e* l B44)fitzTilier49; 411e4 ;
usigivr..taid droWing-lk •ckmet
to her rotho, .= • - ,
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...." He's }waiting for the , neWs;.nd doubt;"
replied lki4rgaret. ,•
".The , snail colch., must be in by this
time," sat 4i*Eaton, looYing at the clock.
" At all e ents',' it'iltime little boys and girls
were in bed,;":atie' bontinue'd, giving Susan
and Tominy each a parental look, which
from appOsances ;did not altogether agree
With themi
, " No, rrie—not yet ; 4 ' said little Tommy,
rulibing his eyes and casting. ti very affec
tionate lank over Jiis sister's shoulder at - the
pitcher of cider on i dle table.
",fiark I there, ;WA coming now !" ex
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e aimed Mary, starting. up.
"Go gnick an4pen the door," said Mrs.
aton. '' 4 He mirk be cold after such a
long walk:"
Mary opened the door, but suddenly
started back, on seeing a man altogether
unlike heh father before her.
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" Be not frightened," said the stranger in
a dear manly voice.
."1 have only come
to ask permission to warm myself, as I have
traveled some distance to-night, and:have a
pod many miles to go before day-break."
" Well, sir, .father is.." replied Mary,
when she ; was interrupted by Mrs. Eaton,
who told tho stranger he was " welcome to
come in.";
,!
" I heattily thank you for this hospitality,
and am sOrly to have nodiing _but words- to
repay you: 4)r your kindness."
Mrs. E4on, who was a most gereroui
and .kind4tearted w om a n, could not listen
to the thanks of the stranger, and was very
thankful that she could accommodate any
6ne. •
The .ganger was invited to take a seat
by the fore, which he readily accepted. We
will venture to describe him as he looked
on entering the room. Ile stood about six
feet hig,h,,and was dressed in large frock iir
coat which reached the knees, and his legs
were closely fitted by a pair of black stock
ings; which were ornamented at the top by
Woolen strings of rather an indistinct color.
Ijis hair was long and of a dnrk gray. The
general expression of his face was pleasing,
but like Cassius, he•bad " a lean and ang
ry look," that spoke of " treasons, strate
gems, and spoils." •
.
There's some one here I see who likes
good reading," said the - stranger, taking the
family bible from the table.
"Yes, we 'could • not live W - ithout that
book," replied Mrs. Eaton. It has
been in the family many.years, and every
day I love it more and more."
" Althongli I do not read it much my
oelf," said the stranger, "I always like to
see it, for it reminclg me of younger and
happier days."
." Hist !"- exclaimed Marc, " I hear voices
approaching the house !"
A loud .laugh was that moment heard,
4nd the sound of-voices now became audi
ble..
" Who, can they be ?" said Mrs. Eaton,
low k•oice to her. daughter. She hatti
hardlythne for an atiswer, however, before ,
.a kniack:i . r, as heard upon the door, and then
Another, another, and another.
" Open quick, we are almok freezing,"!'
said one of the company rather hastily. 1
" Ila !" exclaimed the stranger, suddenly
starting up, "a party of skinners ! 7.1*
"Oh, dear, they'll kill us, won't they,
mother?" said little Tonithy, burying Lid
head'in his mother's lap.
"It's not the first time they have been;
here," said Mary, taking down her father
old rusty sword from behind- the door.--i
• Although I have tout little strength it's a',
Woman's!' and she unconsciously struck!
An attitude, which would have been creditai
hole to a hero.
" Do you hear us, open ; we are almost
dead with the cold P' shouted a new voice. `•
" When you can speak a little more
litely ' you shall come in," said the strangeri
taking up the chair he was sitting upoit
and going toward the door.
• "'there's a man lying dead in the road a
few rods 'below the house," said one in a
sepulchral voice.
.4. And he's not been murdered long eith4.
er," said another, before, the words werg
fairly out of his companion's mouth.
" A man murdered in the road," exclaimt
eAI Mrs. Eaton. -
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, "A man murdered in the road," ie peated
'
Mary ' ..1
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! " It is only a story of their' invention ' i 1
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said - the stranger.
" We have a• dagger that we took from
his body," said). one of the party . who hart
• now opened MS bps for the first time.. •, 4
As he spoke,] the stranger, as we must del
signate him, inrned deadly pale, his 110
qiiiv'eied,, and ifiS limbs shook violently. i t .
"Open, he door, or ive Will - burst in," exf i
eltditied 'hue' who seemed - to' be the leaden
An , ...he Ispitke,:qi 'heavy knock Was !lean)
againit;;,thel.door, .and. the ,• next ' moment iI .
&W., open ...and four_ men rushed in, :wllO
!eemed in lie. laboring more under the effect!.
Of drankeMiess than the weather.
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1 .In a Se' einal the stranger recovered him
Self, and . mmle , tfai- chair,-(the only instri4
Meta of defence :he had) fly about him lik4 -
a madman. , . ; 1. • . - 4;
Mary kept one furious looking fellow .0.
bay with her fat4er's sword, and her triodi 1
er and sister. Margaret ,. were not-• behinil '
band in using a Couple...of-hickory clubs.
Findingitwas4iteles'ito - COPe'ivith sucli' •
force. louder. • present' eircumstanees, tli
icaPn . o B44 )on .made,good'itheir - retreat,' be
ogccTs4 l rOly ,damaged ; by OW : engag4
trient.)ftWa or three brOlien._arnr and . er g.
~61iiiire- W iitillY a eansidOrafinti. ' •
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'Aftetionie r tiMe E.iiietif in" ' it'n . thin_,
• i - - they - ---...g e '-g
a Tielti. again,' oliee inorO suated'thei*l. .
,Ivetrolind the ire, ani-jously4aiting'l44:
I - ;totes Mutt—••The*strannr•resurned Nis
at in the cornervao3t9ok Abe' , laldiainitt
. ible from the shit as lie *aid. so: . • • , • . 4
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i ' ' • lii tlijiii . liilflA e llite ' "usimilt - e iiiitii;;:irii*
' . Vis Wet*,k,tfivitha byeff, ibbbeit. who woce - -
, eiinathu 'f ppper" - inil. .'• tower Ai:zgagig.': :11fF.
' ", la,OPir":tLizTplioid. above die' bileli,'*na - . 11 ).
- ' AlVez, - !!' Alf4. l _ l l/. 4 !111 iiiitere•.snostly reequip
1, the Aine4ioni and 0* armies._„ . ,
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" EVERY;DIFFERENCE OF OPINION -ISNNOT A DIFFERENCE OF PRINCIPLE."—JOicason
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MONTROSE,
, i tis strUngp he dimes not,""said lgrA ll
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Eaton, addressing Mary. '
"'Tis very strange," was the i'.eply.-
"He never staid so late before," euntin4
ued Mrs. Eaton, and looking impatiently at
the clock. ,
•
".:Something important keeps him, I am
positive."
Some accident—"
" - Never fear;' he's travelled the road too
often 'to be molested now."
Just then a low murmuring sound . issued
from where the stranger was sitting, and on
loOking up they discovered that he had fal
len. asleep. His f head - was bent over; his
arras folded, and the bible had .fallen•from
his grasp.
"He was rightl•,--ha ! ha !".,. he exclaimed,
half asleep.. " The captain is -detid in the
road. He'll never cross me again—lie'll
never call the a deserter r
As the last words were uttered, the door
opened and Mr. Eaton came into the room,
He ;poke not a word, but was considerably
astonished on seeing little Tommy clinging
closely to his mother's left arm, and Susan
doing her utmost to reach the other.
" The dagger—that was mine. The fel
low should have shown it to me with the
blood upon its blade ! IIa ha ! I like
Wood—l could drink it. But, but that good
book—it haunts me 'now. Why should I
have taken it up ; it cannot, cannot be InQ,
away with it !" and he threw his arms about
wildly, and then resumed his old position,
with his head bending, over so as nearly to
touch his breast.
Mr. Eaton, or rather the squire, surveyed
him steadily for a few minutes, and then
said to his wife - in a low tone,. " that man
must be -attended_to. i ' The next moment
he had left the house. Mrs. Eaton with
considerable exertion made out to keep
Tommy and Suzan quiet, for to tell the
truth. they were very much kightened. Ma
n• and Margaret spoke not ; Gut kept their
eves c,osely bent on the stranger. •
In a few moments the squire returned;
and was this time accompanied by lour
men who seemed to understand well the
business they had come about.
"That's him !" said the squire, pointing
to the stranger, trho had partly recovered
froth his sleep. " Seize him, and convey
him to the- guacd-house !"
The words had reached the stranger':
ears. and he was on his feet in an instan:.—
The demon now was roused within him.
'• Back ! bark, I say. The first that ap
proaches dies!" and he raised the chair
«•ith a giant's strength and hurled it to the
oor.
" are not afraid of you yet, good fel
low,— said the strongest of the party. who
cau tiously crept Defunct him, -and now had
a strong cord securely fixed around his
arm?.
"H
_ . what hare we here 1" said the,
squire, as be picked a dagger from the floor.
" Blood upon it ; ! And as I live the initials
of the: owner, J. E.' "
" That's miae! give it me !" said the
stranger, in a commanding tone- of voice.
" I thought it was your property," re
plied the squire, "but it will be of service to
us." _
We want von," said one of the eompa
nv, going towards the door.
" I will not stir from this spot !" said the
stronger.
`• Remember, your artns are tied."
" I care nut tin- that."
" You may fur this !" said the cFne who
had hound Ins arms, drawing a pistol from
his coat. "So mind what you say ! Come
along—we want you!"
- The squire opened the door, and the
stranger seeing it would be useless to con
tend with them longer, walked out with a
dogged step, not even speaking to or notic
ing Mrs. Eaton and her daughters. life was
taken to the guard-house, which was some
distance off, and placed in a separate apart
•ment froth the rest of tire prisoners. The
squire went in with them, and - after being
assured he was perfectly secure, retarget! to
his family.
"I would have been home sooner from
the Inn," said the squire, "hut the news
not coming at the usual time, I was deter
mined to wait till it did come ; and.when it
came at last, it was such glorious news that
I had to stay at least an hour longer to en
joy it with the rest of the company. Gen.
Washington—God bless his name has met
the red coats again, and beaten them: Oh,
what a victory !" Here the squire got so
excited that he had to cool his enthusiasm
with a glass of cider, which was[ strong
enough in- - little Tummy's opinion to " take
hie head off."
The s liest day the stranger was tried.—
lie was recognized by a numbor of the sol
diers who all swore that they had. heard
him -threaten the lifit or Capt. Sheldan a
dumber of times; ,aid knew him to be
guilty of deserting the camp, The testimo
-ny of squire Eaton, although not pointing
direct, went against him, and he was con
demned to death.
He listened to his.dreadful doom .wh.hout
emotiQu, and on being asked by thO Judge,
if he had any thini to say, he arose and in
a calm. clear voice replied :
"I have but one request—l with to die
like a soldier." •
' "You have not lived a soklier's life—and
therefore cannot die one,", answered the
judge calmly. " 'week from to-day you
are to be taken from tree guard-house, and
to be hanged until
,you` are dead !" 1- •
The Stranger. {lie hadrefused tolgive his
name) inade,no reply, but seemed chagrined
and f inortified at the judges refteuif tp gr. nt
bis request. ' The reek rolled raund a id,
still 1w reniainea:the;sattle. On ifie (lay, le
was to he exequiell k he .was placed 'Wan t e
elirt witli Lis coffin t and taken to the genii' 14
whidh was 'a short iliitinea from tit gilft d=
house, - etpased tO'llte tVttlifon.gaze: 'f hu a
reds Every thing beingfeiilY, he , t()9d -lp
in the - care,' &With a itleariaiee & a ,--
46NreesAIt 1, ions HOWE 'BitCo'
P.B.OP' !WI
qriat 'GOA !"-..eAclaicael
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PA. TIIIANDAY AUGUST 27,11846.
In It-25, their duty on a ton of bar iron
was 337159. It was kept at that until the
facilities for making lit enabled them' to
make it cheaper thin Oily other nation. Our
facilities rot making it fare daily increasing;
and the tiay is not disnlat wit n dr.! - State of,
Pennsylvania will be able to compete tvith
En!rlaud, if her furnaces arc riot strangled
now by tail bill.
In France, at the kesent day, thc.re is a
duty of i:3l 75 fin rolleld iron, and 415 50
on pig metal/
itussia has a heavy iduty on iron ; so has
SWedeoz'and it. 'tpto
eolisep "neo rcuo. 1, •1•-•
ti on of England must broak down our
anufactories ; for, haying no other'marle:,
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crowd, and kplire flaton had fainted:!--
The next Moineat thel word was given, and
ti to murderer's smiNyas launched into eter
tv.
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3 !any years have paOsed by since the fam
ily o f Eatons. were os.tirwlielmed;iviil t grief
by the above melancholy and unexpected
disclosure. -They havl: all been gathered'to
the hone of their fathers, and we tell the
story only as one turiolig the many incidents
that.occi4rred daring the times , that tried
men's F.oi tiS."
o f Hon. Sh4on Cameron, of
• Pa.. on She Iteclwtion of the Tariff
of 1842. •
CowAzded.)
What Ante rican citizen can desire to see
his felloW-citi::en broipght down to a level
with the pauper lahor , of Europe? What
makes our ;con ntry giteat but her industry,
the intelligence, and hanest enteiprize ofthe
men whose means ofd living is to be taken
away by this bill ? In what other country
under heaven has the Man who toils for his
daily bread the rigki tO say who shall make
and - administer his I;tuisl Where else is the
pro-id ,spectacle pre> chted of the laboring
man approaching the! ballot-box -trec, ancl
without restraint ? In' what other country
can the journeymatt ineehanic reach th e
Senate chamber? Anil vet this bill seems
to have no other coateMplation of the labor
ing man here, thaiwasithe pauper laborer of
Europe. But bow diff4rent ig - their condition.
At one iron establiShnient in Wales, where
three s thousand men !are employed, over
2,tßio of them ',g-et bat 1 cents a day ;
others, from 10 to 20 qnts a day, and hoard
themselves. In this country the lowest price
paid is a dollar, andntlhers receive front $2
to $4 fi day. •
• We make in the Union about 480,000
tons of iron annually, more than hale of
which is made in Pennsylvania.
The product of BritiSh iron manufactured
is about 1,500,000 tons. The population
in GreafEritain• proper exceeds ours by a
bout 7;000,000.
:lic will at- any price' flood ours, until out
fernaces are closed and our capital gone in
to some other cluinn l; when, having, ,no
competition, she will fo ce her own price and
make her own profits. I Why should not this
trade be preserved to ohr own people? Why
should-the bonds of union formed by the
commerce in these articles between the dif
ferent States, be brekeh up ? • If the Union
is north preserving; Why not by all means
strewthen the chords Which bind it together?
We may be almost a World within ourselves.
We have every soil add climate under the
sun, and every product of the world cant be
furnished in some onelof the States; and,
wink: we are giving just protection to the
agriculture, iminufactitres, naviption, corn
meree, and the mechadie arts of the differ- .
ent sections, we are- eMitributing to the coma
fort, happiness, and security of the whole
Union. It is idle to exPeti that the reduction
of the duties on thesel articles will reduce
the price. It is a well known fact the les
seesof the British coal mines and iron• man
factarers can 'ontrol ,the supply, by an ar
rangement among themselves. They now
have quarterly meetings to effect. 'and to fix
the prices; and no More is produbed than
is necessary to command a particular price.
If this bill is passed, we shall of course have
to comply with -their terms. ' 7
I have alluded some What at length to some
of, the principal branches of manufactures
and commerce in iny! State. I have done
so in the hope of arresting the attention of
Senators, andinducing them to pause befeire
they :destroy them. ij There 'are others:of '
great importance, but - time will not permit
me to pursue them itt detail.. Her cotton
and woolen manufactUres are both very ex
tensive, and furnish iemployment to trilny
thousand people. Tile city of Philadelphia
itself is•one vast manufactory, in which, for
the last four years, IMs Silently Sprung up
some,of the largest establishments in, the
Union, and in which are made fabrics qqital
to the finest productiOns of the world s ,Her
locomotives by over the railroads- l of vailbus
quarters of the globe; kind her steam engines
are used in every State of the Union. Her
glass works are extehsive and prosperous,
and rival the best productions of Euroqe3
New . woolen and`ciditon manufacturie,s Are
sprinting up daily, l i n i 'd now scarcely l mOd
proration, except fra the fraudS whi:,:h will
most certainly be practised urder this hill.
The manufacture erpaper in the ' State
employs about
. fifteen hundred 'fierst4fA, in
about One hundred' mins who receive Minu
ally in wages abotik $3011,000. The pro
duet- of these mills amounts to, about
$1,,150,000. This article is produced main
ly fimi l a a Inat.ctrjal which is otherwise entire
ly uSn ess. .The.tunonnt of rags , consumed
',i t s equal, in value tooliqopO. The.offect
i
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bf O M? moriufauture j 'pouthe housbold;epm
lomy n(every :frond i must be l obviopi to
'every:lane, of the is lightest per i cepfaris r - 7
'Otbpr i nations, wiser lit , would seem-,t It us,
x liEl Y..Pkf4. ll ProPeCestimlite- upon _ 01'04—
'portinee.... France; hy'm i nims / mil rr.sjric
tienif,Viobibits , entirely th eexltonatioll,„9(
^ 7 4 from her,idonOinas., i leitli a ..piTila--
itioA cif 33,000;000 who are prOuccrs,4 PIP,
nOt,-iippip:th.fin,:M4o, l -, PrOviblY.4FP.ico.it ,
IsuMefrii of., paper. ,„4ilgwilt,eo l 4FerT4r7.
umbiti to thetritail*for Abut ; about;, , A.- of
collecting 9;e 1 4 , ~ N4t-41 30t #-0 14 .1 - 1 11; ePter
t.•,: . • 1 ,
two at most r iti paid for the besikags, while
in this Country they command fliree timesdi ne, price. - T
is, • with the lowhiriee of la
bor,} enables them to Send thei4aper here,-
'andlderive a profit after paying a very high
(Intl. Destroy-, as yOu.will by this bill, the
erate rnanefa4tire of Many kiiiis of paper
in this countri and Oppose, as Ole 'result—
whiih, howeve i t, I do not adniit- 7 -that the
prices will. he. i edueed:' I ask, ithere is the
'coMpensation for the immerse loss.. the
couhtry will siffer in the destruOtion of the
domestic market for i her ragst
.Senators
willibe sitrnri ed. wheh I tell them that the•
waste ardele'• in which paper is made in
thiscountry a . mint to eighty thOusand tons
per !annum, aniut*-they are viirth at.leasl
six and a half imilliortS , of dollarsZ. Let it be'
1
reittembered•th t this is 'a\mere wing of an
otherwise usel ss article.
_Experience in
thiscomitry. proves that when lie price is
lower than now paid, the suplY,of
,rags .
greatly diminishes. Materials 6 thiSltind,
pec6liar to soinhern States, path ftir alhhe
pape,r used there ; and those materials would - -
be entirely worthless if our paper establish
ments were (hien out of existence.
le, addition itO the vast expenditure by in
dividuals, the siate of Pennsylviinialias hi
ve+, herself, in - er forty thillion'# of dollars
to quite avenueS for carrying these manu
factures to mar iet. The toll paP by them
in tern etiablesi her tb pay the interest on
thi i.,delit ; the tbrosperity,
.therefike, of these
estaplishinents,l is vitally iMporiant to the
wel Are oftheState itself. No wander, then;
at the anxiety Of either citizens On this sub
ject: With and increased tax staring them
in the face, toipy thainterest ott!their State
debt,and a diet MIA° support Ole general
government, wh n ich is sure to ftillow if the
treeltrade nozil , s of . the south titre carried
out, II pity the üblic man, • Mr.i; President,
win{ shall call .ion them after itaiiit,,c , contri
huulid to this rOsult. I have
,referred to the
internal improvements of Pennsylvania as
State works. They are in truth great Ili
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tion:4l works, n 1
St*. Thrcc• l
Unfpn derive i ;
coOruction.
ready, in the thnsportation oft; her troops
and' munitions e war over thud, has saved
a lair . :,e sum. ' t he could now trins.port from
Pliglidelphia to Lake Erie orie hundred
j thousand men or what it cost'; during the
last!wa . r with
,r ! rigland, to get a ',,t bigle regi
mein there. i was ho untoninion price to
pay; 360 a ton for freight from Pittsburg to
i Erin. By our.; canals a ton c:in now be
1 iratiOported between those poit c ats. for five
dolltirs; and jest the general government
would, by this:hill, prevent us fto:n paring
the ); ittett:St ulp ii
t i thei debt contracted for
illie advocatics of this bill otter us, as al
renii•dy f.kall ilie evils to be produced by i
; the •' - destructioti of our manufirories and ,I
lour tnechanic interests, an inereaSecl market 1
fur Our agricultural products. Let us look
into that. The Hon. Secretary dif the Trea
sury, who shou d be good authority, in his
celebrated Texas letter urges lunnexation
`,mainly upon the importance of iecuring by
I it a borne market for: our anictifiural pro,l
i ducts. In that letter occurs the fiAlowiag im 7 ,
1
portant passagd. " The foreigii consump-
tionlof our pr6ducts is• a mere drop in the ,
bucket in comparison with our licirre market.
a 3 * "* 1 f # Oaf exports of
donjestic products, by the Treakury report I.
of 1L 4 40, amount to $1.03,533,5db ; deduct
' ing ;which from our wilmle prodikt, (by the
cen#us of 1846, $959,600,5.15,) would leave
iit55D,066,949 of our products cpnatimed in
thin year by our population. 4 seventeen
miqions, and, the consumption Olour domes
tic products py! the population of the world
only amounts to $103,533,506." This
view taken in, that letter adde . greatly to
i
rec4acile the people ofiltenorth t the Annex
anon ; and yet, among the first rttultsuf that
act is the introduction of a policv wholly ad-
verse to the, argumerits upon . A . Weil it was!
pr4ured. It, As well knownint without
t l
Perinsylvania, the annexation could not have
beeh accomplieled. And nowiiife see the
repiesentativos of Texas in Congress uniting
in tt measure which Penusylvantti deprecates
as si curse, which only her enemies ought to'
inflict.. Is this: the return we lid a right to
exiie ct I NYCO - may she exchilm, " Save
me,Jfrom my friends!" But to return._ The
Selretary was ,correct in stating that we
mast look at home for turnarket4 ,The small
am - hunt 'of exports—less Than hue-ninth of.
the r l whole moonlit produced in 4ny country,
—ought to be l t sutfieient, to satisly every one
th 4 we cannot rely on a foreig market.
The liono4le chairman of lhe Comnii',..
tee. Finance liaslindertakenFo show that
4 .
tile has bee* a large .inereak-. in 'our ex.-
petits for thc . 4st hall year. • !tire corrtet
ness of his 9:1, OusicAlis are reitiered.doaht
fulifrom the,v ry pa!tial view *i l ia. he has
taken of the p bjeet. ! tie has ,giVen .us only
thi exports I om!the port of's New ..York.'
'..!
It itri'.l be re dily seen that they may he,
4 1
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grotty incr”ed .there, and .iii't the whole
.artrunt searlely varied.- . Ow* to the re
st ctiens heretofure.imposed 4109 our trade
w* h Greati Britain, and the . ttigulations of
tit'ir colonial' system, our :ogrioultural-pro-%
ti
Opts . woe 1 - en lirSt into Calada, and ex!
potted then . a - to !England., The. recent
eltitticres in - ii r Corn laws; wl.O . fe: they have,
m tertally. d Ptell the utterestpf their.Can , -
,snlijneto,• have had - , no
the
effpet.,
u a our. pii es. . This the hollpraftle chair-.
'm has kcp .out olsight. Thg, only change,
i
hap . been to port this prodt4c direptly to
Efiglan W O
d ad- of thiongh ~,.nnada, with-,..
4, beirteiitiffir in the,: slightest' !degree, the
farmer her, . ... , . . ' II ' - .•
!r ' T ea l ? O c f li t it h ir e corn laws. 13 [4 . e ti litt i i i ii iP . (rave
, t I: • •
-k wallint lis repeal has ilii..ofabsolute for
e i ,
:same month. !---.lVoii Shit ' rt- Peel - i
Ilueed hi l sinew. conll4W Mt 'Parlianielit,
tl custom 'ftsel•tillica' rit , 46 ~ .directed- '
r%ulat:e - .tiesAyiiti . pro . , 1 400ai'Ulkilig'
.1 4
hoods frit t e , imPorter.-:- for : , :el! differeni*:
tribe !mid Ot uldlbelrill'n'ot; c-ii 106.
k it, ii,), ,
,ableEthikt ti.;.! Mr* raniount#
bteadstutrol ill. be ;shipped Axis ~Ifinribkii,
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NO• 11
_..t gi.
;ade fit the cost df a single
ro . urt4of the States of. the
73amen§e benefit. 4 from their
The - national govprament al-
• .Terms orAfivenising.
Aavertisements conapluously inserted'at - the
al" latE4'Or Ftrrr CENTS;ter sanure for the first, and
Tonts,r,i-Ftvr CENTs tai.o*n fiir eaeb subseqpettt
-insertion... . '; •
yearly Advertisimenta ! lwith the r pritrileg ! .of al;
teration. not to exceed„ 3
Quarter Coltiinn;ivtb the' paper; peiCear, ! - ss' 00
Half Column ' - dot 1 - do ' ” ::8-.00
One Column, 'do -15 00,
Business Cards. d 6 - 00
All usher aclvertiserneatO inserted at re:mat:We
rates: • 4. I .
Adv*tisemetts,should by marked with the tutib•
ber_ofinsertiolls required.i -; - ,
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heretofore, but for rehsons very different
from that assigned by the hortorableAtair
men. ;;One I have, alietidy given. The-an
ticipation of the newAritish tariff regula
tions gave - la sudden •.zid unwarranted. ad ,
vance I to prices here, :last fall. Unusurilly. '
largeiimounte were *chased by specula
tors. Their expectatiqns were 'not realized;
and after holding as; lung as their arneans
would-permit, they .woi-e compelled to sell '
at any.prices. Froan - ilie,se ruined specula- - I
tors it went into the hUbds . of-shippers, wbo ' -
..,
sent it abroad. I should like tcrsee :the first
farmermho received ithe-sliglitetla benefit: ,_
from the modificationktif the English corn
laws: ,It is an indispUtable factf that we :.
never.have and 'never! eaa, com Pete-. with
nortireth Europe in . sm*lyingEnglind with
breadstuffsl The lawS,' 00. nature and of ,
trade render it utterlyi iMpracticable. The
history . of the flour business of'. this cot ntry
proves-that when .it is. at the lowest)price,
exnortetions are largest. When: t he farmer
sells hiS flour for half Price, when:the deal
er and miller is ruined IMI over the country,
then, and then only !do the -Beiti.th buy
breactaffs from us io 4 large quantitiCS: at•
no other \ time can we conmete with the low,
priced wheat and rye shipped into England
from the Rirssan and German provinces.— - ,
countries where literally; the 'sox is muzzled
who treads out theeorn, 7 ' and where the la-
borer Who produces dui . grain is permitted
only to :eat the husks front-which the wheat
is winnowed. .1 ...
I .We are referred to ithe recent action of
England upon her corn laws, as a reason for
reducinff r' our, tariff upon foreign i f tanoufac-
tutes. Who is...so blTil as not to see -that
I there is noTAllel be teen the cases ?. In
England it is an.efforttef the laboring popu- N
: lotion to rid themselves! of the oppression of
the landed aristocracy, by which they are
. deprived of their breast,. Here, it is an ef-
I fort of the aristocracy!, to deprive 'the labor-. .
I ing mad of the means Of earning his bread. '
The 'great market, idnd the only certain
market of this country; is that created by
..
the manufacturing intdrest at home. Those
i who ;oak to Europe. (fir consumers of the
products of
,our soil. Will be disappointed ;
and, in the end, the suiplus population and
increased capital of thi:r west will 'seek man
ufactures as the meani!of enaployinent.
' In proof of this vie* 9f the case, I need
I only mention the fact that the sirigle State
-of 3lassitchusrtts took ;groin the otter States, .
.
1 last year, one million of barrels of flour-..
I more - titan the whole itxport of that artiele
1 from-the United Statesito lbreign lcountries.
I It is also true that flit the last twenty years
`the home market hasigenerally 1 - kept the
i priee'of breadsuiti's abrive the shipping price.
1 These facts ouEla to stitle - thi's question. I
i f effeet can the reduction of the price abroad
i have upon our producis itch!?
I The ohjection..,: f te this bill itselftire so nu
merous, that it is liat.# to tell . Where they
begin or ;where they end. lam glad to be
able to acquit my-honorable and aisle friend,
the chairman of the Committee oriFinane,e,..
from all participatio4 in cot/coming a
scheme so well calculated to do mischieksa, .
badly adapted to the legitimate Ilusiness of• ; -- ,'
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the country, And, so certain to fail Pin profit', -
cing a sufficient revenue to meet tho expee-,
tattons of the governinent. Its Gillet' evil on
the businas Of the country is its Inefficient
provisions to detect and punish frauds on
the revenue. Our citiZens might. in. time, _
to some extent, overcome time, inadequacy of
its protecticn ; but there is no itethod by,
which they can guard against frauds that
._
will be practised under it.. _Myt'rjend the,
chairman felicitateS hittiself upon ithe secu
rity- aeninst fraud by the absenee,.o motive .
He_produePs an array of figures tolshow that ;
the gain upon an invoice of goodilunclervol
ued at l'&' per cent. Niirld produce a profit
Of only ‘,2a• per centii if , lstieceMsfol...He f - .
thinks this a very small matter;arid toltlte... i
large southern planter, accustoMed ta esti-
mate wealth by his itoinense cotton. : and.
rice field's, it may be; P hut the reistilt of - -,-his,
own figures Nvill showtt to be ttnincOnsid- , •
erahle sum.. Let us '',talte a single ,ease,.
which is, by ho meand uneiimm ,
~ 4, for
eign maaufticturer . sends an
.. ftent l who,
opens a countinghouse ia New Oric,oste n - .
sibly for the purpose of iraparth g geeds• --- ; .
8
He receies on consignment $
~fitqWortit.
annually; Upon Nlrliiehl.the `,ll:pd cent. gain, ,
by the undetvsluation!, is $`20;009. - .X.„ em„
assured by t'Oe mist eiperiencedl and intelli-_,
gent meteliants that ifwould'be I utterly: , roil - ' •
p.ossihie ;to detect an naden - alutitin of la Per"- I
cer.l. orreloths, I. venture - to atfiria, that
you could not find•a Man of- character *hp' -.
would he willing to pat his jeulgusent in t . ~...
scale of:valuation for the di ff erenee.efper
cent. in4aluation,wlieu the saris in dispu t ,'
was $l , OOO. This being the-pase; hoiyAi _
~•1
likely is that appraisers, appOiatedas:t'.hey
are for their,polit,tfervieca,Witlibut little -r•
referenc4-lo their' 4Sinesi :44iiii04041/F.),,
would ever detect iiiii, differe nce. 14 yalutt
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tiom The ; profits Of Itirge•ntetitintile .I , i.tiitit ::
actions Ma:generally Wall:chi' t4 . 0jitt*,.... 7 ,
etiiiimiesion hous;T' tiohig . 64iiiif4t*e: / '
amount 'of a million 0(49114r5, will :kiliiiiii4tyr
'their selei.fot . thier! . - Cenf. - ' l , Ni ., :_dik r : o l ,,c4
~
slgulOOit - itVerr
. 1.4r,i; (4_ 1 .6 t i .,.44',1 9'.. tr,„
e
:quenOy 'give* for li' 01'4 A e t !!! . :: 1 :.1. -•1 111
. NOW if n'honse iintthe othS 40,,nanitMT.cro.
:il4ln°lo.it WeatfrrPOßl•llll'-'tB,-.0.P10'/°9-4°
0#
: 4) r Ale itiToijriiirtY9*h
,a:1pAn0i.:7,4;a70',.9:::,
Li
their Ciiniiganied, - ; 11.6 . 1t,i5 . , Oh
~O,p9i,:iii
_0.149, , .
Of gairr-Suili 'Meat ,toXltiliiee'th, 7
tintit.pittiailariie:ititeii she io , tali. ,l'AP'"
s,iihiet , .cot`rititiO:,-litws are ;4 1 904! ) -; - .;IYV.iti
England '.`iiiiil , Frant;e, , ii,'lltrP they AkFtirit
.is not,toratilto . chpatple - goef. Ofeett '(.,1144 1 •
asegre4l„l7, - ; a . ; - ,..,irery. 'o,l , :paetttlik .: : :Atie.**, ,
-that ,4,the larsa au him Qr . ) f,i) 40 ilfwlW,
in•A l ew: York tiotle filev,eout i roPai* , ,aito-,
1
scarcelyliiiy
~ ef thelit.cartzinar:ioc:l*.riaiiilA
ltheicr.S.,TpOn - #e-P 2 !:kg..e . P.f.A. ,, ilfi4.4§oliif
they, e•le,sed their 641 1t5,A11.-z,,. 0)141.160.,:pp; c
cau,4 thou no
.se . .i , 1.1 , * 1# 4 , tctiii,.. , l,
e ' rii4eii:t kr:4 l S 11405 cmg
r jSegpq , ==--,11,454,,1tifipi1.
- AitPthePferipf.k , s4i*o9xtr, .4k . efh_iitihkittLft
-iinifo'rsii-disorintinattontsjil,w r4160::1947,ii
Ag9140 4 4.#44. 1 1411040r - tol4o,ol.l_ o ** Y
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