American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-04
WORTHY OF .ATTEyNT TON.

WORTHY OF .aTTEN TON.
The Pauper Farm, owned BY the town of Ipswich,
Mass containing about three hundred acres, pro-
duced the last year, seventy tons oil hay; and there
are now kept on it 40 head OF cattle, 20 head OF
sheep and other domestic animals. 1t affords am
pie supplies for sustaining and clothing fifty pau
pers, by whom the greater part oil the necessary la.
Dor upon The farm is performed. Without doubt
says the New England Farmer, " in few years
under judcious management, these paupers will
cause no other expense to the town than the inter.
est of the money paid for the farm. Similar esab-
lishments, calculated on plan Tor the paupers to
their own support, are in successful operation
in the towns Of Salem and Danvers. This is pro.
iect worthy of the attention OF every town burdened
with tax for the support OF paupers. Reason and
justice require that those who throw themselves on
the charity of the public, as consequence OF their
ideness and vices, should be compelled to la
Dor for their support"
Rapid Settlement of the West.-If the settlement
OF the West continues to increase during the next
Fifty years in the ratio it has tor the last ten, the
shores of the Pacific will then be varegaed with our
cities, the bays and rivers whitened with canvass
and the fields will TEEN with the yellow sheai. The
longest voyage an American ship will then be able
to make, will be from one port OF the United States
to another, and both on the same continent. The
rapdty of this increase of western settlement is Illus
srated by the fact stated by the Buffalo Y. Y. Jour
nal, that daily line Of stages now runs from BuH-
ao to Erie, Pa. This road, though the only direct
one between the two places, supported, three years
since, but one stage week. Such is the progress
of enterprise. Bait: Pat.
Enterprise are told that twenty. -four steam.
boats ready to launch between Louisville and
Pitsburg all intended for the lower trade. This
will make 1880 tons Of steam shipping. The
Louisville Morning Post INDUCES the anticipation
ot an .lsiaic trade through the Missouri and the
Columbia, and predicts that the present generation
will yet witness the teas Of Canton and the spices OF
the .Motuccas conveyed to US by the way of the
Rocky Mountains Look at what New York has
accomplished. The revenue for the navigation oil
the Erie canal imperfect is already amounts to
8 25O.OoO; add to this the sum of 5 $4,000, collect
ed during this season, for the Northern Canal and
II will amour; to 8 $40 900. One great section Of
the Erie Canal is not yet finished. In two years
more, it is calculated that the of the canal
may be from to 100000 dollars; in ten years, a
MILLION Who can say, "Thus far, and no far
ther." Enquirer.
THE RIGHT OF PETITIONING. In tb,
New York Senate, on the 5lst ult a petition was
presented for amendment Of the school laws
and removal of the superintendent OF common
schools, Mr.. Yates Secretary OF State to Governor
Clinton. The petitioners were offended at religious
tracts having been distributed as prizes for improve.
ment in the Schools. These tracts were introduced
al The solicitation Of Tract Society, were stated
TO be OF sectaran character and pernicous enden
cy, and calculated 10 give an undue influence to the
clergy.
Mr. Crazy moved, that the further reading OF the
petition be dispensed with. number of members
were OF opinion that the right Of petioning was
guaranteed by the Constitution, it was of course
right of petitioners that their petition should be read
The Lieutenant Governor, 1atmadge, decided, that
the Senate might do as i. pleased about reading
the petition This decision appealed from by
MIR. Spencer. The motion and appeal were subse-
quently read through
Mr.. Thorn, moved that the petition be referred
to the committee on literature. Mr. Crazy pro
posed that the petitioners hare leare to acthdrau
their petition.
Mr. Yard was astonished to hear the gentleman
who had been SO lately elected by the people, trea
two or three hundred petitioners so lightly!
Mr. Thorn's motion finally prevailed.
Dem. Press.
The following is compendium of statistical ac
count of the city of Washington, which appeared
shortf ain ,,t III