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An unfortunate case of embezzlement has Just
come to light. The guilty person is young man
by the name of Baldwin, clerk in of the prin-
cipal Broadway retail stores, kept by James Beck.
Both the thief and the receiver have been arrested
The proceeds have been spent in gambling. Who
tell the evils Of great cityi With 200 churches
where, oh! where is the religion'
Stocks have fallen to-day. Flour has advanced
to ~ 67i. This is hard for the poor of our own
cities.
A somewhat curious and exciting scene took
place last night at Stuyvesant Institute. A few days
since, the Reverend Mr.. Spencer, of Bath, Eng
land, (brother, believe, to Earl Spenccr,) arrived
here; and, knowing him to be celebrated in his own
country earnest and eloquent advocate for the
repeal of the English corn-laws, a committee,
sisting Of Mr. Theodore Frelinghuysen, and several
other equally good tariff wings, invited him to de-
liver public Address, ON the operation of the
laws, at the above mentioned place. He readily
complied. The hall was filled with large and in
teligent audience and, in entering into the history
Of the corn-laws, he necessarily took up the sub
ject Of protective tariff upsetting all the arguments
ofthe tares, and scattering their dreamy theoryt to
the winds He showed us the evils it had brought on
the people Of his own country, and the disastrous
effects purely protective tariff must inevitably have
upon the of any nation that adopts it. This
wing committee, and their friends, twisted and turn
ed and, at times, tried to look grave. The demo-
Gratis applauded almost every sentence-clapping
and cheering as he progressed in his address, over
whelming and demolishing every tariff argument
which the wings have borrowed from the protection
lists of England, and sweeping away their whole
theory. The effect upon the audience was, in some
respects, ludcrous No one expected just such an
address; and while every democrat in the room was
delighted beyond measure, you could place your
finger upon every wing there, by his sober and dis
appointed look; whilst the committee was the most
wobegone and misunderstanding set of men you
ever saw. 1t will be long while before they will
invite another reverend English gentleman to deliv-
er an address upon the British corn-laws, or be
over anxious to have their names appear in connex-
ion with that of English earl, the brother of
an English earl unless they first know that he is
the tory side of the question at home
LEDYARD
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BANK OF METROPOLIS,
Nov "a 19AE-

NOV. -, lCfC.
TIME corporate authorities of this city having
i set apart Thursday next, the 9th inst, as day
of thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God, this
bank will not then be open.
All persons having notes payable at this bank on
that day, are requested to attend to them the day
previous. RID. SMITH,
Nov a. Cashier
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MARRIAGES, HARNESS, AND HORSES
~ AT AUCTION.-On Friday afternoon, the
2sh inst, at quarter before o'clock, will SELL in
front Of my store, very superior lot of carriages
together with lot of single and double harness,
viz: close carriages, chariotees, Rockaways, ba,
rouches, buggies, phsetons together with good
assortment Of secondhand carriages, carryals, &C
Also, very handsome family carriage and match
horses and harness, with good assortment OF new
single and double harness, saddles, &C,
~ WIN. MARSHALL,
Mo- Ninth Auctionccr.
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!. 6,IIovng members have arrived in this city

IN, following members have arrived IN this city
Dan Lewis Cass, senator from Michigan; and
n, Hon. Messrs. Barclay Martin and l.. b.
49,, Of Tennessee; Howell Cobb, of Georgia;
~. Norris, ir., of New Hampshire; Joseph H.
|, .d,oOn, of New Yorki J. M. Root, of Ohio; A.
S.,mbo and w. P. Thomasson, Of Kentucky; John
|, pA,o,, of Missouri; John s. Chapman, of Mich
and A. A. Chapman. of Virginia, members Of
N. House of Representatives.
Il ,,;,,d this epering .-Hon. MIR. Semplc, senator
Illinois; and Hon. Messrs. ID. S. Reid, of
E.sh Carolina; w. L. Yancey, Of Alabama; 7. J..
u.o,v R. D. Owen, McGaughey, and c. b. Smith,
II,di,na; Morris, Cunningham, and Pentt, Of Ohio
p..,And and Levin, of Pennsylvania; and Doug
:. ofIlinois.
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Extract Of a letter, dated
BAyARIA, Oct. 81, lB45.

BAVARIA, Oct. 81, 1645.
The extracts Of Mr.. Ingersoll's History of the
War with England are making great sensation in
Germany, and orders have been received from sew
lated into German, and will send you copy of
this, as also what the German reviews say Of The
work
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ooMs. FURNISHED OR UNFURNIsH-
X ED. TO LET-Phe subscriber has very
handsome parlor and three bedrooms over his book
store. next to the northeast corner of Al street,
pennsylvania avenue which he will rent during the
coming session of Congress-, either furnished or UNI
furnished. The parlor and bedroom adjoining can
be had separate from the other two bedrooms, if
desired.
Nov a.
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ds-St. Vincent's Male Orphan Asylum.-

A tea party will be given at Carusi's saloon, on
Wednesday and Thursday evenings next, the 26th
and 9th inst.-tle proceeds to be appropriated in
procuring necessares for the coming season. As
the object is charitable one, it is to be hoped that
the attendance will be general. Doors open at A. p
m. Admtance l2l cents.
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PROSE WORKS. complete in two
wi volumes, octave, with biography, ls45
Nov. 81 +. TAYLOR.
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TaMILY CARRIAGES, HORSES, AND
i HARNESS AT AUCTION.--On Friday af-
ternoon, 18th inst, at quarter before o'clock,
will sell, in front ofmy store, a very handsome fam
y carriage and pair Of match horses, (dun coIor)
with harness-belonging to gentleman Of this city,
who has no further use for them. Sale positive
They can be seen at any time before the sale, by
calling at VIM. Marshall's auction store.
Also, at the same time, will be sold large and
handsome assortment of new and secondhand car
Iiages, for one and two horses, with harness, DC.
VIM. MARSHALL,
Nov 24-MTuTh Auctioneer.
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MORGAN.

ooo Ohio o. 1880 e7t 900 do of 1870 UT; 5000 H.
special bonds 40t; 1000 do 4o 200 Morris canal %;
so do a2h 30 do 32l III Reading r. X, 56 iao do 55t;
Second BoapdNioo Reading r. r.. 55a; 50 stonngton r.
II 4IA. do, Ala.
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Bu b. Romans. .4ucfioneer.

BIZ B. Romans, .ductioneer.
GALE OF FURNITURE-On Wednesday
- morning, 26th inst, at 10 o'clock, at the auc-
ton rooms of and 10th streets, an assort-
ment of new and second hand furniture.
B. ROMANS,
Auctioneer.
IFPersons having articles which they wish to
sell, are invited to examine the facilities offered by
the abovenamed rooms. Ample space indoors for
holding large company, without exposure to the
weather.
Nov 24-2t
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/. In our own right.
2. Under Spain.
3. Under France.

Great Britain on the other hand, neither has nor
pretends to have any title whatever to any part OF
Oregon, but claims right TO treat Oregon an
aboriginal, wild country and to settle it in common
with all the world at least the joint right, under
concession from Spain, TO make settlements in that
country, in common with Spain, or with us, the
SUCCESSORS of Spain.
We of the United States exclude this pretension
of Great Britain first, by showing general title
and second, by denying that Great Britain now
possesses any rights whatever under the Nootka
convention.
At ali events, Great Britain's whole claim is now
reduced TO her rights (if any, under the Northern
convention; for that convention puts an end, as
against England, 10 the pretence of Oregon being
aboriginal territory since the convention itself re-
cognises (impliedly) the sovereign rights of SPAIN
During the many years the Oregon question has
existed, the United States have, before stated at
all times manifested fair and amicable spirit to-
wards Great Britain, especially in repeated offers to
divide the disputed territory between us in almost
equal parts by the parallel Of 40 deg nowithstand
ing the comparative weakness Of the rights Of Great
Britain.
These offers ofthe United Staes were based upon
the supposon that the parallel Of 49o had been es-
,ablished by the treaty Of Utrecht, by France and
England, as the northern limit Of Louisiana; upon
which superstition, in the year 1878, the line be-
tween Louisiana and the Hudson's Bay Company,
on this side Of the Rocky mountains, was fixed by
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governments. ana In view OF all THIS, feel COnH-
dent there is nothing could say the present oc-
casion welLtimed and useful, or, trust, more
acceptable, than briefly to explain the real nature
and present state of the Oregon question.
beg leave, in advance, to say to the gentlemen
present. that in the discussion of this question: ]
shall of avoid all party matters; to the ladies'
that--hisorical and diplomatic as the subject isl
trust they cannot be unwilling TO understand the
merits of question upon which their fathers and
husbands may one day possibly be summoned TO
the battlefield in defence Of their country against for
eign invasion; and to all, Of either sex, that,
shall say nothing in this matter which do not deem
to be true, and which should not be free and glad
to say to an assembly of Englishmen, l Of course
cannot presume that any American will shrink from
listening to frank but temperate exposition of the
rights Of the United States.
There is great region of this continent washed
by the Pacific ocean, and bounded by the possessions
Of the Mexican republic on the south, those Of Rus
STA on the north and those Of the United States and
Of Great Britain the east. which is not yet sub
ected to the lawful government of any European or
American power, and it is the only remaining part
of North America which continues in such anoma-
ous condition. In superficial extent it is of nearly
400 600 square miles; that is, more than three times
as large as the aggregate of all the British islands
and about equal in extent to Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
Vermont, New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Georgia--(393 square
miles)-in other words, to the original thirteen
United States; and ! shall presently show that its
value is commensurate with its extent. This is
Oregon.
To what government does this great territory be-
long, Great Britain says: 1t belongs to nobody
that il is in the same condition with Massachusetts
before the discovery Of American that il is unappro-
priated savage lands, and that, as such, she has q
right to come and take it-she, the general conquer
or--she, the universal usurper-she, the exclusive
appropriation OF all parts of the terraqueous gobs
which may seem convenient TO her commerce, or de-
siraho 10 her ambition She preends title to part
IT, she claims the right to invade and occupy any par
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-08-23
A VERY YOUNG DIVINE.

The Liverpool Albon Of the l4ih ult says
ih,, on the previous day. Master John
Mills. OF A!,Tinghan, preached two ser
mons al Hoiham street chapel, in aid OF
The Sunday schools attached to the Metho
dist New Connexion in that district. The
Albion seds:--'When we state that this
Young gentleman has attained little more
shan h is lhirleenlh year, we think we have
said quite enough to show that he has com
menced the work of pointing tine way TO
Heaven al very early age. We had an
Of hearing his sermon in The
forenoon, upen The feliciies of the Heaven,
y world, and we must certainly say ,ha,
we have listened in our time 10 many Ok
ford and Cambridge men in holy orders
who coaId ROT have delivered half 40 ex.
cellent a discourse. Il was delivered
eSiempore, but H;would, evidently, be go
ing 100 far TO cay that il was not preme,lila
ted. Nevertheless, even although ii NAV
have been premedia,ed, il was an exirsof
dinary effort ofmemory. and mora .psflicu
arly when we s,sie that j.. tasted upwards
of an hour. The heads were clearly divid-
ed, the emphasis was properly LAID, the &C
tion was good, the several points were ef
ieclively arrived at.and the youthful PREACH
er WHO seemed 80 excite great interest, sf
iorGed the iullestsatisfac,ioh. If he should
continue TO progress as he has commenced,
his success must be very great. His sermon
in The evening was upon the immortality OF
The SOUL
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his position by stating factln biogra-
my which we find 10 The columns Of a
contemporary, and known to be true.
Some thirty years ago said he, bare.
ooled boy .Aosled down the Susquehan-
Va RIVER on an humble raft, and arrived
It Hsrrlsburg, Pa. He came from the
North, and belonged to a large family
with all his worldly goods tied in a lii.
lie pocket handkerchief; he sought, and
obtained employment in printers Of
fee as an apprentice. From an sppreu
'tce to joutueyman, from j1urn
lyman, TO reporter, then editor,
the bare footed printer boy worked
his way against obstacles Of which the
Struggling poor only know The per
severing follower in Franklin's coo,step.
began to reslza the fruits Of his patient
toll and labor and priva,ion. The
young aspirant became Printer to the
State, and by frugal management ws'
soon enabled TO accomplish the object
desres, TO his hear,-the establishment,
of his mother IN home above want
in the possession Of every comfort she
could desire. His brothers next were
his care, and like Napoleon, he had q
strong arm which to sic him-an indom
table perseverance that nothing could
long successfully otstruci. ln few
years, they too, with his sisters, were
independent Of the world--ihe once
bare. footed printers boy was in the pos
session of aflIeuce, surrounded by q
young and af1ec,iona,e family.
He did not stop here. He was the
friend of the friendless, the patron o.
merit, the encourager Of industry. He
rose in honor in Office, until the pool
barefoot boy who entered printing
Office in Harrisburgh, hungry and wea
rv. who laid down bis little bundle on {
pile Of wet paper, and asked to become
a printers apprentice, was elected Sen
alor in Congress! That man is SIMos
CAMERON OF Pennsylvania,
Honor and shame from no condition
RISE
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THEFIRST FURNACE IN PENN
SYLV ANA

A writer, in the National Magazine
and Industrial Rec ord' has collected q
great number OF facts which cannot
tail 10 prove, interesting TO the Iron
Masters ofLancaster county; He states
that the first furnsca, which was erected
20 this State, was The Reading Furnace
in Betks county, which was burnt in
1880, and the Warwick, in 1886; and
,he latter stack has remained unchanged
until the plesen, day, except reducing
her size in The boshes from nine feet in
The diameter to seven feet, and conse-
quentIy reducing, also the make of iron.
This is OF the ordinary size of those low
- MI 20 thnsa- hlaun. hu the
long wooden bellows, and yielded from
twenty-five to thirty tons per week
The Cornwall furnace, in Lebanon coun
,y, Pennsylvania, so famous for having
enriched all its late proprietors, was
built in the year l74l2, by Peter
Grubb, then of Chester county,P The
stack was SO feet high, and 2it feel
ls1usre at the hase, and ii feet square al
The lop.-The bellows were 90 feet
inches longs fee, o inches across the
breech-snd foot inches q, the inser-
llion of the nozzle. 1t was blown for
he first three years by Mr. Grubb him
self, and then leased. on The llh ofJune
l745, with $50 srcres of land, and The
Hope well forge, with els acres of land,
10 tWelve persons, for twenty years, al
rent of 9l5o per year, or $693 l34
They carried it on as the Cornwall Com.
pany for few years, only, and assigned
their lease 10 Jacob Giles, Quaker gen.
ileman Of Baltimore, Md, who kept the
works in active operation until the expi-
ration of The lease.
Ic 1865, Peter Grubb removed TO
his Stale, and resided at the Hopewell
forge. which at that day was considered
the most productive property. The
Cornwall property remained in the fam.
lily of The Grubbs, uuliI 1888, when
Robert Coleman became the sole owner
and realized from il and his other estsb-
men,s, one Of the largest fortones in
Peonsyivania.-The price of pig iron
Il this esIsblishme ME, in 1880, was 800
pounds Of continental money. ia 1889,
e6 l0s.. Peonsylvshis currency, SIT
|33A; in 1895, gl0 los, s2s; aud in
1900 4l0 S26,67a.
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GOOD DEED.

A lady OF Boston on Monday afternoon,
lost pockei-book containing $40 ia money
and check for $500, for the recovery Of
which reward OF SSl0 was offered. The
pocket book was found by Mr.. Henry
Smith. The razor srop man. who called a
the THanscrip. Ofice for the purpose o.
advertising il, where he me, the loser, who
had called for similar purpose. Th,
lady rendered Nj. Smith The $lo, which h,
refused to receive, bu, direc,ed the lady ,c
No. Scots Court. where lay sick man
destitute, 10 whom he desired the rewar,
might be paid, which was accordingly
done.
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4 YOUNG EXPERIMENTATION
ESCAPE,

A New York paper records an inter.
esting incident which occurred al Glen
Cove. on Tuesday, 5lh, and which does
infinite credit TO a young lady, but IiuIe
more than fourteen years Of age. A
young man, wh lie bathing there, go, be.
yond his depth, and being unable to
swim, was sinking fast, when he was
perceived by Miss Willis, daughter OF
Mr.. VIM. II. " ills, ofNew York city
The Girl WAS an expert swimmer, and
being in fhe water at rhe time, quick
as ,houghl, dsrted for The sufferer. TIE
'irowning man caught the girl with all
he strength ne possessed, and The girl
IN turn made an effort 10 extricste her.
self by biting the. clenched hands thai
held her fast. She was BILE 10 do so
and both were about 10 be drowned,
when they we're happily discovered by
some laboripg men near by and saved.
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"A CONVENTION IN ViRGINiA.--The
question of csllings Convention TO a,
mend the constitution OF dhis State is
under discussion, aud much variety Of
opinion was entertained. The western
portion of The State Is almost uniyer
'ally in favor of il. Tue principal di.
vision is said a majority is opposed 10 a
Convention. There is no amenda,ory
clause 10 the presen, Constitution; so
,ha; it cannot be amended without call
Jog Convention. The struggles which
we're made du.ing the last conven,ion
in ls29) in regard 10 The basis Of rep
esenistion-whethe it should be the
white or the mixed bssis--were calcala.
ted TO produce some apprehension about
the union Of the state. The fear Of q
similar contest operates, no doubt upon
The minds Of many, and prevents a por'
lion Of her citizens from supporting the
Convention. Ths press is Of course
equally divided upon The measure. The
two Wing papers in Richmond are or
opposite sides. The Enquirer sup
ports ,he Conv ention. The whole ques
ton OF slavery comes up for cousidera
ltiOn
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PENNSYLVANIA CREDIT.

Since the 2sl inst. John Jacob Aslor, o.
New York, has invested fifty thousand
dollars in Pennsylvania State Fives. Many
other heavy capitalists are said 10 be follow
ing his examples. With such heavy drafts
on the floating stock in The markel,,he price.
cannot long remain below par,-Ledger
Ii is now the opinion Of the Stale Treas
urer. Col. Snowden, lha, the State Interes,
as it tails due, semi-annuaIly, will be PAID
puEcInaily in full forever hereafter, unles,
some unforeseen calamity should occur
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New POsi-OMice Law.

The new Post-Oficc Law went into operation
on the fret of July. Having heretofore asserted
that f" Tue COLUMBIA DEMocRAr" was the only
paper that could be sent FREE of postage to eve
Try Post-O Office in the County of Columbia, and il
have carefully arranged table of distances from
Bloomsburg and Danvie, to the different Offices
in the County, by the nearest mail routes. by
which it will he seen, that there are FIVE Post
Offices OVER THIRTY MILES FROM DAN
WILLIE, and NOT ONE FROM BLOOMS
lBURG
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NORTH BRANCH CANAL.

The business upon this canal has exceed
ed The expectations Of all, the presen, sea.
son, the tolls collected at Berwick as will
be seen by the annexed statement, having
encreased over the four corresponding
months of last year, about $4,000 or abouI
one half. This canal is now nearly pay-
ing the interes; upon The original cost. and
who can anticipate the extent Of busines.
done upon it, when the extension shall have
been completed TO New York State Line.
By ,ha, time nearly double the Furnaces
will be in operation in Columbia County,
,han now, and the extension will open an
immense market for our Iron and Lime
sohe, when the up toll, from this county,
will amount 10 as much, If not more, than
the do,On toll to us is now, which is no
small share of the toll received at Berwick
We therefore hope 10 see the North Branch
Company press on their work 10 completion
with all possible speed, as when finished
there will not DO within The limils of the
stale, 60 profitable line of canal, or one
more beneficial TO The community.
Statement of tolls received for correspond !.
ing months in lS44 snd ls45,al Collectors
office Berwick.
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THE AUGUST ELECTIONS
INDIANA

The late election in this State has result
ed most favorably foi the Democrats. We
have carried both branches of the Legisla
'ure by join. ballot majority Of from
twelve TO fourteen, thus securing United
States Senator in place OF Mr.. White, whig.
The Congressional delegation will stand
elgh. democrats u TWO wings, This is
indeed auspicious,