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and the spring tide OF trade. Men must be prud.,,
ca utous and careful of the cents and le, the d,,
take care Of themselves. AS people, we have bsas
loo wasleful and extravagant.
The times are coming right, but must take car.
not TO launch forth into former foles The rioons a,d
costly habits Of life, which have characterized the frs,
ciers, merchant princes gentlemen mechanics or GEN
teel laborers must be hereafter abandoned The 20
suits of such principles in former years, ought To b.
lesson TO those of the presen, Of business men
Look at the thousands Of hankrupts pressing ihcroh
the ac,-sae the dsgraced and dlshonored bank and
other defnnIters, who have wasted the money of Tho
widow and the orphan-mark the drunken groupes of
politicians who have dsgraced their country and line
are All these Geporabe examples, ought to be bes
con and warning 10 all those who are now in safe
position TO pursue business, and to conduct healthy
and honest calling, hereafter
In The midst Of all the elements Of the present, there
are certain principles that will invariably outr,dc eye,y
storm Trust not 10 bank s-trust not 10 corporations
trust not TO credi,-rust not to potcanstrust not 70
oersons-trust not TO awyers-trus not to the Wigs
trust not 10 the Democrats What then is 10 be trusted:
That's EASY to tell but sometimes Difficult! TO practice
Trust to gold and sver-trust TO cash paymentstrus
TO good mortgages on real esate-trust 10 thrift early
rising and energy-trust 10 economy, consistency, and
,ru,h-rust short accounts frequent settlement, PEI.
.onal ns pet ton-trust 10 good intention, Temperance
in eating and drinking and finally trust IN the Jle
and the spirit of Christianity, taught in the sermons
ON the Mount-but not to the sermons Of the Modern
clergy who think more of salaries than of salvation
The effect of the tariff upon business has been
thus far favorable inasmuch it has produced rise
in those articles which bear the highest Duty and
promoted activity in others. The following table vii
show the immediate effect upon some Leading articles
Prices of certain articles in .Asc York and Boston,
before and after the passage Of the !ar,g
Afrr VAIL
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-13

FALL BusIsE.s-Brighter Skies.-Athough we can
not yet say that the times equal TO "two dollars
duy, and roast beef, yet there evident symptoms
that business will improve in the the present
autumn.
The termination of the session Of the Rump Con-
gress-tbe passage the new Tariff or Revenue law
and The British treay-coupled with abundant crops,
limited currency, the shutting up and liquidation Of
rotten banks, and the winding up Of rotten men, have
produced this tendency in the public mind to expect
better days Within own experience, we begin to
feel these effects in large accession 10 business ad
versinp and business circulation, both of which have
for the present season. increased than for any
like period during four years past Nothing is surer
sign increasing buoyancy Of spirit in business, than
the increase of advertising When trader feels like
doing good business he feels like advertising literally
he plants the seeds Of his trade and reaps the returns
But while it is evident that better times approach.
ing in spite of the e1aggera.ions of the rsscay poll.
ticans it is proper that there should be mistake in
the public mind 10 the true nature and character Of
this approaching busy season
The prces the profits, or the wages of former yeat
need not be expected. No merchant can make his
twenty his fifty his hundred thousand dolarsa year
can the mechanic, the journey or The laborer
expect The high wages that prevailed in 1885 and g.
Economy and cheapness and rugality, in eve
~ department Of lfe and in every class Of society,
must 20 hand in hand with The increase Of business
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question was whether the land fuad should be gwen
M. or the VIII els Of Government should stand sui
aid the WEs PARTY determined upon .v'"G up, ior me
present, The land fund, 10 save the "oSethI'eh''-
When the Senator from Arkansas takes home his Ger
iicaies, IT him also take one certifying '.e g'ouaus
upon which The Wigs have passed tbs Revenue bill
lie conu,a;uatcd The Senators fTom rcnnSyivaun ana
New York on having forward 10 re.cne The coun
try and the Government IN tEeii nrcd
AIR SEWER sad lie respond very a:!eiy 10 an
in,errora,nry put To HIM by his friend from Kentucky,
fs!r. Morehead) That S, mater asks II lac (Nr ; }
would 90 home withou, supplying tie Government
with revenue He answered, no; aud stated that mere
revenue can be collected by the present laws now in
force than can he collected by the provisions OF The
hll h;ch the Senate is gong vote for. The object
of this bill is not so much for revenue as protection =
This the Senator we'll knows and, as lie knows IL he
(lIr s. thought the Senator'S srggestIon OF pro-
vso or pos,scr pit, to his certificate, wholly unnecessary
There was one thing which tie Senator stated, winch
struck Mr. S with some surprise and that wss, ms
eulopy upon his friends, (alessTs. Wright ana Dnci
ensnl He thanked them, IN the zane 81 the whole
Wing partv, for their vote and thought monuments
,bopId be erected to their memories for That vote All
h had TO say upon that subject was, that hs friend
f,Ir. Mo-elead) was most grateful fer very small
iavors The these two Senators gave for voting
Tor This bill was that it separated distribution iron
Revenue bill and by toing forever DESTROYED DIS
lr.buion In other words, he thanked those Senators
mos; heartily, and would build mcnr|this 10 Then
memories for doing the thing he rs against nav
Inr done Such SIR, is the flimsy reasoning 81 enc OF
the brightest neiccs of ths body for the absurd and
contradictory movements of Hhsgefy.
Remainder ia pctl
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".staad aside and let OLD Chatham speak.
from the ". y. burning Post. Sept. g.


Tur AsuRuRroS DISSLR.-Tbe Tribune, after Civ.
ing feeble condemnation of the petty and ungenle
manly conduct of the Wings present at the dinner gwen
to Lord Ashburton, proceeds to say
awe are not surprised to that of the lower
strata of Loco Foco demagngues Enthusiastically
endeavoring TO make sort of dirty capital out Of
this Circumstances, although Mayor Morris first
Vice President, Postmaster Graham Of the com.
pany: and on the list of officers note The oil
James Lee, Theodore Sedgwick, e. w. Lawrence, and
other prominent Van Buren, men. Why did not some
of these start cheer for the President? Did any of
them calculate the amount OF capital that lie made
BY suppressng any show of respect ano then charging
ii upon the Wings
we presume that the few Dcnocra rats who were pre-
sent were chilled into silence by the GOODNESS Of the
Wings or that they struck dumb at The audacous
extent to which they carried their party malignty
Let US saw however, for Of the persons mention
the President, he to respond to it, buinding him
when the toast the Queen read, that it might be
and received just that TO the President had before
been received by the company.
We regret that, at the time of the preparation Of the
in the right light had not presence of mind to rise
the instant, and protest against it. Such We,
due the nature Of The sentiment and the high officer
grossly insulled
DrscLAINERs.-We are glad TO see BY the following
notes addressed to the Evening Post, that slr Sedg
wick was not at The Ashburton dinner, and that Mr.
Wetmore, though present, protested against the pro-
ceedings.
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept.

Torn Mectiny.-The meeting held in the State House
Yard Yesterday for the purpose depressing the sen.
timen,s of the cilzens of Philadelphia in relation 10 the
insult offered to the President Of the United States,
at the dinner TO Lord Ashburton, was very hume
rously attended. Colonel Flurrnce called the meet
ing to order, and General Robert Patterson was
chosen President, and large number Of Vice Pre-.
solutions offered by William A. Stokes, Esq,
who prefaced them by very appropriate re.
marks. The meeting also addressed by Col Page,
Mr. Nunes, Col McCahen, and DR.. I. ID. English,
whose speeches listened to with great attention.
resolution for thirteen cheers for The President of the
United States was adopted, and the meeting then ad.
journed.
There were very few Clay Wings at the meeting,
and none Of their speakers present
GPennSWrdnian.
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LANES RIVER LAND. STOCK, &c. FOR SALE u" .
srrber offers for sale that very desirable lltlir fh, GU
he resides situated in the lower end Of Goochlahu %
lanes river, sixteen miles above Richmond imnird'P
Manakp trwn ferry, and mite above Powell, NV y,
contains 3l5 acres, nearly all open land, lDo Mns "
river bottom. IL extends nearly mile on Tie iNf
fencing required IL small f'r s extent For ieHl!' V
ence and beauty Of situation, few places OF ~ '1r ave
The improvements consist of Comfortable ifaff " +,
house sufficiently commodicus for large family, m"Af
barn. stables corn house, granaries and other necessary
veIient out houses The subscriber viii also fen &c
wood land well iimbered, situated en- Mahakin o"n .
about one mile Northwest Of the farm, and s. ares
one mile Northeast of The farm. Tie three petes VI 81 ~
either be sold together separately, to sun purchase
more pa. tieular description unnecessary, as u IL
wishing 10 purrhase will frat view The PREMISES db"
DESTROYS of making Investments IN real estate are
yited and requested examine II for themselves !"
few farms any offered for sale. possessing ST. mary
rps with so few disadvantages; and, As am determine
BARGAIN mas be had. The subscriber prefers selling
lin that event due notice will he givenl but. IL II i nm
fare the lst of November next IL will, on that day be
The PREMISES the highest bidder. Immediately af
Of the land, will offer all OF my crop Of Corn oa 10
der Straw &c. all Of Horses. Mules, tafiic H"-
Plantation Utensils, Household and Kitchen Furniture
other articles too tedious {" rnumcrafe. Terms Im
0ne.th.d cash. the balance ~ two equal annual ,
purchaser giving bond and security aud The Ie ~ ~
until all of the purchase money shall be- paid i nv
pershabe part OF the proifryfnr all sums o. 80 NOR
cash; for ali sums exceeding S on credit OF No. n
the purchasers giving hnd AM goud s~cnriiy o
distance NAV rest assured that the aae viii 'a hs,,;
above mentioned day, f fair II not. The Deat law '"! dtts
SUNDAYS exc1ped All letters Of inquiry sp-' r. ocny
to Powell's Tavern, Gooclland county w ms nee, H,Esls
teDtOn. hALS''''' a.-sts
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Crnfrnlllrr Ii

A VALUABLE FARM FOX SALE:-lhi y Farm rs on jst r
River - and haf miles by the lanai from tne cry o. M
n,ond and odops the upper Estate of the late VIM Nnkan
n y recent survey m Gi 100 q land, a.
1876 are river grounds of the rs qnaiy 2 acre.
miner mr., Of Tmckahoe Island which lies above the %
mo ,.sidue gi acres lies somewhat lower and No
covered in the late extraordinary fresh BY the efneI water r.
Tuckahoc Creek through inlet which dixie 81 - !ad
,ncb yonld erc,aly secure against future inundaon' II
oven high land consists OF Lg1 hcreS-o nus 1v5 'e' ~
twern the james River and Mana" Ia .ana' nu M 49,
leading 10 Richmond and 81 on The NO 10 sns OF ,a'
bordering ON Tuckallne Canal. The land sou OF The O -
excellent quality and generally In good farming oioei
nj il of n,rons red sui the surface, aLd tc ieiuc VIZ
good red clay foundation This portion Is divided IN i VI
extent by fertile valley nf aboutW ynrds IN wlal ar
,crr are in meadow the remainder being uncleaed The "a
of The omen land very susceptible Of high state Of rn
or the woodland about 4fo acres 'e efe"" eohs's " "
The improvements consist OF small dwelling house Of ~
rooms knchen and dairy of brick, servants houses aht -
bles brick barn. with threshins machine, corn or' ~
nv rseer,s and negroes houses The situation heai!-u
fields well enclosed and prepared for extensive cultivation
Attached 10 this farm are G anu "a" ans i y. ,n
rent Of s0O The site of these mills Is perhaps tnr mos ~
Bile Virginia for the establis'i'nt "i manlac.! -
nm large sraie arrangement has becn MADE WIN F
lanes River and Kanawha Company for AL cubic inches Of
ter fall of - feet, NJ price OF onc-thIo i he ie
Rifbnoud Several Co. In operation ~ The nrT
hood none Of them being than miles distant ai'
spoaton Of coal rendered cheap by RAILROADS. az" o
Besides these several Coal Pits company are no" sAs
sham 10 fine seam of coal not than three inrs ct
from this Site from which mandatory could DC supplied
fuel at very small EXPENSE ana Which, al n"ss ,o
In the vicinity, and Pig Metal, coming nom ihe upPf, s
by way Of the great canal, can be delivered nom ne '
The factory In fact place In the United sats rom
more advantages for the establishment Of Iron works On ah
SCALE and better merits The attention Of lEos MOTEL
| To such may be disposed to make an ih'es'mrm
whole nropey or in the farm will show them at any nm,
in my absence, lie Mr. Saunders WI eheeah
The Terms which will be accommodating, VIII De- mace
ON application to the subscriber, Powrfs Tavern
Goochland county, Virginia. or TO John BIockennose a.
nation II not sold privately before the lot. day 4 N'0
mat, the property will, on that day ns "nsfeM ,%moIP
thu premes. lho"' DE- u" y-a.s
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-13

EMALE EDUCATfON-The subscriber hss,1 =, the
attentions of an accomplished female i sae imy oa
Of his daughters, would lake ln1o ne Of The E
French and Latin Language The moral pySs,Ssa and .I
NAUTICAL sciences usually comprised ~ an ,he
female education together with music on ladies'
revea under purely domestic discipline and, - w" u.t
children, share unremltins parental
purity and refinement Of their manner, or,hs commes"
October neIf: ,. .,d Nu,c
Drawing and Painting, In addihon' ,rd
Payable semi annually In advance aRCHp. Bb.,
Gcoctland CO., Sept 10, 1872.
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Fall Importation Of Hardware, Cutlery '
SodIf,yn

IVAN LEW, SMITH & CO. have jus, receiver
Fall importation, consisting In part Of
Ivory s,a. and buffalo table Cut cry, r., Cu,lsl;
Rodgers, Wostenhclm's and Crooke's ihe p.'
Knob, stock, pad, iii, cliest and other L"eh''
Hand pit Mill, cross cut and circular Jaw u.thii
Piles of every description, Of Graves Butcher >
ShepI,erds and Ibbo,son's manuarturr,
Par lament and other Butts, Hooks aud hihs'''
Broad aud narrow Axes,
Shinsng and lathing Hatchets,
AnviIs, Vices, and Screw Plates,
Trace halter. log and hhh Chains,
Cas-, shear, German and blistered Steel,
SPADES and Shoyels, &C., &C., &c. a.. ,,o., iiiF
The above Goods have been bonsli on f w.. 70 ~
terms, and are offered for sale at very reduced
and country trade. =
Sept. 10
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JAMPDEN SIDNEY CoLLEGE.-The neat a Glss y
mencement Of this College will occur on u e ~
graduating Glars larger than usual and The TG,
cason are expected TO be uncommony inerrs. b
also be some orations the day after he ~
Read Esq., Of Prince Edward, before the soeie'g
by the Rev s. j. Cassei- Of Norfolk, before the bs
ciety; and by Richard j. Cooke. Esq, of
Union Socieiy-from all which tbr hearers I'D! " =
nlra. ure Sept Is
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49, Yoiyobie Property for sale.

and cb,ncrry for the county Of Cumberland entered
August The year s42 The sssetSfE np"ra ,.%n
n"ToRPR NEXT being Court day for said county, proceed
sell at public auction The highest bidder the well kn@"n az
very valuable property in the said decree arrca 10 be ~
Cnnrto,e which includes the buildings aud impc
mems now occupied by Mr. e. = Panore US Tavern, az
,hou Il, hun,ed acres land the South side OF The
Road This property Is So well known that iar'
escrp is thought be unnecessary, and oil who maj WIS
Ichns. are expected examine the property which wi
slrwn Them by Charles 5. luIore Tile present tenant
, Of cell. will be three thousand dollars In and The
lance in equal nsiamens Of two three ur and ve YEA!
,, w ,d. EDWARD J. CARRiNGToN,
~ ~ ~ Conm,,s,h0t
5,--Ntd
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-13

ANIMAL MAGNETISM Mr.. De Bonneville has cen.
petely mesmerized the whole city of Detroit we MAJ
Judge by the powers Of his attraction his lectures a's
filled TO ovrrhowing and the Free Press says, 'he la,
cured several cases of Internationally y. Tribune
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This shows sudden and great rlse in prices CT ml.
ported articles When the Tariff bill was vetoed 90
account of the land clause that it contained, II G.
neraly supposed that the present Congress would pass
no Tariff. Prices were therefore very languid The
moment the bill passed the House without that olec
t.onable feature confidence improved, and prices look
ed up 1t is observable however, that American a',
ces of the same description have not improved in price
the rise foreign articles being mostly on those which
the duty is considered proh'btive. This is Prnc,ca
commentary the doctrine that an increase ct duties
does not increase the price to the consumet-B.
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To the Editor of The Herald.

New York, Sept. Q, 1912.
Very good. On this statement We so far exoneraie
the stewards. Now let have the disclaimers of the
rest that the blame may be placed in The right spot
Al present, the following persons are implicated:
Committee If .lrrnngtments james ID. p Ogden,
James G. King, Stephen Whitney, Cornelius W.
Lawrence, VIM. b. Astor, BENZ l.. Swan, George
Griswold, James Lee Robert B. Min,urn.
What have they to cay for themselves The public
desire 10 hear their expanalon-and il must be done
m Y Herald.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-13

Mir Calhoun's Sreech on Mr.. Ciay's Resolutions
Hon, Warren X. DAVIS.
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HAIR MATTRESSES
NAVY CoMMrsnosER's oyrior,


December Is, l64l.
PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
ceived at this Office until three O'Clock 7. M. Of
the 18th January, 1912, for manufacturing furnish
ing, and delivering twenty-four hundred Mattresses
for the use Of the Navy, TO be delivered as follows
800 at the Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachu-
sets; ~
$40 at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York and
$40 at the Navy Yard, Gosport, Virginia,
on or before the LIST of April, 1912.
The said Mattresses must be six feet in length,
twentyeigh inches wide, and made of the purest i'm
ported cured horse hair Of the first quality. The
ticking To be of American manufacture Of the best
quality-either of .fmoseag Ticking equal there
to the gross weight of each of the said Mattresses
TO be eleven pounds, nine pounds OF hair without
the tick. The hair must be uniform in quality, and
perfectly clean in its raw state when imported. Each
Mattress TO have sotton check cover of the best
quality, with tape tcngs at one end to be taken
off and replaced II pleasure.
The said Mattresses TO be subject on delivery to
such in'pection as the Commissioners of the Navy
may authorize or direct and must be in all respects
perfectly satisfactory to the commanders or COM
Inanding officers of said navy yards, respectively.
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one-third the
amount Of the respective contracts entered into, VIII
be required, and ten per centm, in addition, will be
withheld from the amount Of each payment TO be
made as collateral security for the due and faithful
performance thereof which will not be paid until the
contracts be complied with. After deducting ten per
centum, payment will be made by the United States
within thirty days after said Mattresses inspected
and received and bills for the presented to the
respective Navy Agents at Boston, New York, and
Norfolk, approved by the commanders or command
ing officers Of said yards, respectively, according to
the terms Of the contracts
All the said Mattresses must conform to, and be in
quality equal WITH the samples deposited in the Office
Of the Commissioners Of the Navy.
I5To be published in the National Intelligencer,
Madisonian, Globe, and Army and Navy Chronicle,
District of Columbia Boston Atlas and Boston Morn
ing Post, Massachusetts,; Express and Commercial
Advertiser, in New York American Sentinel and
Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania; Baltimore Patriot
and Baltimore American, in Maryland and Norfolk
and Portsmouth Herald, in Virginia
dec. 2l-dtl 5thJan
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PROPOSALS FOR BINDING.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, }
naroulb o,. Oil 1871

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
December I'd, lS4l.
CEALED proposals will be received at the Post
- Office Department until the oath inst at 3 o'clock
p. NJ for the following descriptions of binding for
the period Of three years fom the first day Of January
1912.
Super royal blank books, in full Russia, fent lined
extra ruled, with printed captions aud headings at
columns, with spring backs, lettered and numbered
Same without captions and headings, and with al
phabets, separate or. annexed
Same, in calf with extra Russia bands.
Royal blank books, in full Russia, feint lined ruled
and lettered with printed captions spring bacl $ AID
indexes separate or annexed
Same, without indexes.
Same, without captions and with indexes, separate
or annexed.
Same, in calf with extra Russia bands.
Same, without ruling.
Same, IN calf with extra Russia bands, with and
without ruling.
DENY blank books, in full Russia, with spring
backs ruled and teint lined with indexes separate or
annexed.
Same, indexed, but without captions and ruling
Foosc ,p blank books, in full Russia, with spIing
backs feint lined and ruled, bank distance.
Same in nalf RUSSIA, eint lined, and ruled 10 pat
Ruling quarto pos. paper ed and fent lined to nat
tern, per quire.
Ruling cap paper red, and fem, lined TO p
quire.
Ruling DENY royal and super royal red and fem
lined to pattern.
Ruling DENY royal and super royal red and feint
lined to pattern with printed captions, per quire, for
all the above.
Folding stitching, cutting and quarter binding l6,.
to IS 900 copies Of the Laws and Instructions should
the Department order their publication.
Specimens Of blank books, now in use, may he seen
in the various Offices and divisions Of the Depart
ment. The paper will be furnished by the Depart
ment.
The bids for binding books must specify the price
per quire
The price must be annexed to each item contained
in the advertisement and bid will he considered
which contempla'es more than one price for any
article or kind of work
The Department reserves the right of prescribing
the patterns for eint lining and ruling in all cases
The bids must be accompanied by ample tcs'imon-
ais of the ability of the bidder to perform the work
Ten per cent on the price of the work executed will
be retained security for its faithful performance
A refusal or failure to execute any work in due
time after it is ordered disregarding the instructions
of the Department TO the manner of its execution,
sloveny execution of the work. falling to account for
or to return demand paper handed over to be bound
substituting other paper, any other attempt to evae
the true meaning of the contract will be forfeiture
of the contract and of the ten per cent retained.
Piopo ais should he addressed TO the Pos,mas
General, and endorsed Proposals for Binding
Dec. 9-dd.