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SATURDAY, Feb. II, le49
Mr.. Foot presented the memorial of jesse +.
Dow and others. Of Washington proposing TO carry
the mail from Pensacola TO Huascuolo across the
sthmus Of Tuhuahtepec, to the Pacific, In fifteen
days, u part Of the distance to be travelled over
plank road. Ii was referred 10 the Committee on
Military Affairs.
The bill making appropriations for the civil and
diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year
ending June &c. lS49.
The item for The Coast Survey was discussed, and,
without coming to any conclusion thereon,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. McClernand asked leave to introduce resolu.
ton authorisng the Sergeant alarms to employ an
experienced police officer, to protect the galleries and
ailses Of the House from thieves and pickpockets
during the remainder Of the session. Objection was
made aa
The debate on the bill paying The nstalments to
Mexico, under the treaty, was voted to cease on
Monday, at two o'clock.
The House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole on this bill.
Mr.. Buckner, of Kentucky, entered into nm argu-
ment to show that slavery could not exist In the
| territories acquired from Mexico. and this being the
case, government should not be withheld from the
| people residing there
|
Of Representatives were bound 10 vote appropriations
TO carry out treaty, the act of the Executive and
| two thirds of the Senate He said that there was
wide difference between the treaty aud the protocol,
| and that there was not an honorable understanding
between the two countries. Mr.. Polk commenced
his career by cheating his own country, and ended
by cheating Mexico. He was not willing TO vote
money for the territory now, and moi until the excl
ting question Of slavery shall have tcen settled He
applied harsh language to the President Of the Uni
ted States.
Mr.. McCleland Of Michigan obtained tho floor,
but gave way TO Mr.. wilmot TO notice remark oil
Mr.. Stephens with reference to himself He said
that several sessions since when the three million
bill was under consideration he offered the proviso
excluding slavery from the territory which might be
acquired under the treaty. Mr. Polksent for him
and asked him TO withdraw the proviso, as II was
I cause Of embarrassment He said he would do 90
ifhe could get expression Of Congress In its sup
port; and he suggested that he would introduce
Joint resolution for this purpose The President said
"Mr Wilmo, bring Il forward In that FORM assure
you that this declaration would not be unacceptable
to Mississippi He said, further u do not deslrs
slavery extended beyond the present limit ant
Il cannot be done without endangering the Union
Before God, this substantially the language ID.
President employed on that ocsasion.
Other gentlemen addressed the Commute; and tn,
session continued until late hour at night
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President Tayior's Reply TO the Memphis
Committee, Sunday, Feb. 4.

Had he consulted his feelings and did the err,in
by which he surrounded allow he would much
prefer on 10 day. being the house OF that Cod 10 whose
kindness and protection be much indebted rl,,sh
all the vicissifudes lie lie had been called by 's
e0untrymen To new tneafrt;- long military ~. y"
civil position of the greatest public Trust and ia entering
upon the discharge those high duties. he did 80 great!
srsfine his own abilities disc barge them 10 e'h
manner as their great responsibilities might demand on
tathe should look assistance and support MOI 70 ns
man. or 10 that but the whole people 10 whom he was
indebted That the Office one not OF ms SEEKING nor
had secured by any effort Of bus That ~ eseung
mainly look forward good government and just AT
,aiaisraon Of he lar; and in endeayorng 20 carry out
Inc father OF his country II le for those who might
succeed lin 10 emulate his example as lar AZ possible
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The Inauguration Balls are treated, us gravely as
though the safety Of the Union depends upon the
issue. Let those laugh who win''- Wash, Car,
PHI. Neirs.
Ays--so say we. Let those laugh who
win
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We understand that the President will leave the
White House on Saturday, tho Sd Of March, and has
taken rooms at the Irving House until he leaves
Washington on the 9th, pr the southern route
Jydshin gton Union.
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IN regard to his President he said that
bring the Government back the simplicity Of fathers,
when the objects aimed the happiness and prosper
ny of the country only-Gea. Jnyor's Speech al Louis
rite, Feb. llfh, f549.
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The train from Baltimore 10 phladslphia ran Of
the track on Friday morning Iast injuring Mr. Dale
the president Of the road and two other persons
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Col. Bliss Is among the recent accessons 10 the
society Of the metropolis. His presence will be re-
quired for several days in connection with business
before the War Department and in preliminary mr.
engagements for the accommodation of General Tay-
lor- Hash. Cor NJ Y. Courier and Eng.
Col. Bliss was in town only five hours.
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Judge McLsDe, II IL announced has declined the
nomination for United States Senator from Ohio
His reasons are Of privnte chnrrctor.
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Had I consulted my own Wishes should have much
preferred 10 retain the Office about and
have remained among you; hut the people have without
INV solicitation, fit 10 elevate another and al
though am qualified TO discharge the great and
important duties imposed upon me, yet be assured fellow
ciixens shall endeayor 10 fulfil them tofhoa regard
fear. faror, affection for any President Tys
FTeeeR fohe People Of Iaion Roage, January %, 1872
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A New York letter 10 the editors says "You win
zee by the New York papers that the superior sea
steamer Senator, under the command Of Lieut.. Rich
ard Bache u. 8. Navy will leave this port with o
limited number Of passengers md no freight on the
18th inst. The Senator was built about Elk months
since In New York for the lne between Boston and
81. Johns, NewBrunswick. She has been thoroughly
tried 10 the satisfaction Of all interested In her 800
iona, $50 horse power, and has SPLENDID ncconmda-
lions. A fine chance for quick and pleasant pas !.
sage 10 FL Dorado"
President Bonapsrte has had 10000 applications
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woRTHINaToN q. sNETEIHN,
roaxEnLy soIrciron or TINE onsKsAL LAND ovyldr,
ATTORNEY AND C0UNSELLoRs AT LAW
washington, ID. c..
nRACTIsES In the Supreme Court Of The United States,
r Courts 81 the District and NJ the neighburng 9afsp
gives legal counsel al hsrhambsrs, prosecute! ralms q
every description against Congress or any OF the QepE
mems of Government, agent IN procuring lefery
paient for Inventions and y prepared q sxecs pus
ness requiring the presence and attention o' cos' "
agent al The seal II GOVERNMENT $500 /. .
f,setli and "A streela .L.L ---.. ~
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MfNSyS~ Lac cturcs for the be ne 1lt Of the Po0r.
Jx$ The Ladder Union Benevolent Society, having
secuted che services Of several distinguished gentlemen 10
deliver Course Of Lectures general SUBJECTS the pro.
ceeds OF which TO aid the funds appropriated for the
lief and employment Of the female poor Of city the pub
lie respectfully informed thai the first lecture Will be
delivered Tuesday evening next the 10th instant half
past o'clock NJ the Unitarian Church. by the Hon r. W.
THOMPSON Indiana Subject The IaborIng Glasses,
what they are, and what they ought to be.n
Tickets for the whole course o. four lectures one dollar
be had all the Bookstores HOTELS and Of each Of the
Managers Of the Ladies' Society aso at the door the
evening Of the lecture Single tieketn % cents
The privilege Of the Organ Of the Church being kindly
granted will enable the Society TO secrethe mnsica tai
ents Of one or more Of our distinguished lausIcisns
feb IA tfs-t ,9.3lis i
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For the National Wing
SONG
d, ne adreni N he President elect General zaehary
IaIoF
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MA National Inauguration Ball, srifhohf
Wxz4 distinction Of rfy.-Gentlemen who may wish
Cards Of Invitation for their families friends, obtain
them by apple alton either OF the I'M ersignrd.
SAM HUMES PORTER,
Coz. C. X, GARDNER, -
6G GEORGE ID, WISE.
& WM. G. ZANTZINGER, \,
feb 1T--3iawtM1 &dt5 On behalf or The Committee
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MES To the Crew or the Frigate Con.
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or on any day during this month at that honr where they
will gee HAYNES,
The Antirnm and Anti foggng man.
Or " they should have any communication TO make
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The Way TO get Rich.
The only way by which capital c

The only way by which capital can in
crease is by saving. Hyou spend as much
as you get you will never be richer than
you are. IT'S not what man gets, but
what he saves, that constitutes bis wealth.
Go learn the two first two rules Of arith-
metic-earn addition and satisfaction.
Add to your present capital any amount
you please-substract the sum you add, and
tell me if the last amount will not be the
same as the first. Every merchant should,
in every year Of his life, make some addi-
ton to his capital. You say you get but
little, never mind; spend less than little,
and then next year you will have the profit
on what you save. There is no royal road
to wealth any more than to geometry. The
man who goes on spending all he gets, and
expects that by some iucky hit he shall be
raised to wealth will most likely sink into
poverty: for, in cases Of adverse fortune, he
has then no resource: whereas, by econo-
my, he may lay by stock that may serve
as provision in case ofadversity. A man
says that the times are bad-the laws are
bad.-Be it so; but, We're the case reversed
it would make no difference to you. Look
at home; you spend more money than you
get; how can you be otherwise than poor?
How many respectable families have fall
len from high station, which they worth
lily and honorably filed, because neither
the gentleman nor the lady were familiar
with the first four rules of arithmetic. Had
they known how to check the accounts of
their agents, their tradesnen, and their ser
wants; had they known how to compare
their receipts with their expenditures, and
to see which preponderates, all their diff
culties might have been avoided. A very
small acquaintance with the principals of
commerce is sufficient to teach that, ifa
man spends every year more than he re-
ccives, he will necessarily fall into power
tV
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A G. r &c l. L 7 L r A /.
Cost Of fences.

The cost Of fences is enormous, almost
beyond the power Of calculation, and for
ccs the enquiry whether Legislatures
ought not to be called'upon to compel ev
cry man 10 keep his stock to himself
Then no man who did not choose to do
it, would be forced to enclose his land
against the ravages of his neighbours
stock. Mr.. Blddle a few years since, in
an address before the Philadelphia Agri
cultural Society, stated that the cost of
fences in Philadelphia amounted to SI00
900 600, and their annual expense he
estimates at $l0,0o0,000. A dtstin-
guished writer on National Wealth, says:
"Srange as ii may seem, the greatest in
vestment in this country, the most cost
ly production of human industry, is the
common fences which enclose and d.
vide the fields. No man dreams that
when compared to the outlay Of these
pretending monuments of human art,
our cities and our towns, with all their
wealth. are left far behind In many
places the fences have cost mole than
the fences and farms are worth. 1t is
this enormous burden which keeps down
the agricultural interest OF this country
causing an untold expenditure, beside
the loss Of the land the fences occupy.
Estimating a chestnut post and rail fence
to last Is Years, and including inside
fencing and repairs, the annual tax to
the farmer holding $50 acres will be
130 to S14o,-and judging from pres
ent appearance, the tax is perpetual, and
there seems but little hope of escape
from 1t. Did the intelligent farmer re-
fleet moment, and estimate the annual
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tax which his fences impose Upon him,
he would not rest till the system veg
abolished, or else the live hedge took
the place Of the present expensive fence
of timber.
The system of compelling every land
holder 10 enclose his property is peculi-
ar to the United States with only the eX
cep!ion Of England, where The fence
nuisance again appears under the form
OF the hedge, and although these haw-
thorn hedges, when they are well tended
and not more than half OF them are so
ARE beautiful objects. and answer all
the purposes Of protection against the
lnroadS OF cattle, still The public voice is
beginning to cry out against them. be-
cause Of the enormous amount of land re
quired to support them. Each hedge IS
five or six feet wide atts base, and Ia
king into account the amount orland
they exhaust on either side the whole
space can be less than IL or Il feet wide
When IT is recolecled that the divisions
and subdivisions Of land in England are
very numerous, the amount of arabic
land distracted from the purposes of ag-
ricuIlure is very great 1t has been es-
timated at several millions bushels of
Grain,
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M | S G. E L L A N E O u S.
The Lions lean.

Once when I was travelling in Nema-
qua-Land, I observed spot which was
imprinted with at least twenty spoons OF
the lions paw and as pointed them out
a Nemaqua chief told me that lion had
been practising his leap. On demanding
an explanation, he said, that if a lion
sprang at an animal, and missed it by leap
ing short, he would always 90 back to
where he sprang from and practice the
leap, so as to be successful on another oc-
casion: and he then related to me- the fol-
lowing anecdote, stating that he was an
eyewitness to the incident. I was pass
ing near the end of a craggy hill, from
which juttad out a smooth rock, Of frontier
to twelve feet high, when ] perceived a
rum5er Of zebras galloping round Il, which
they were obliged to do, as the rock was
quite steep, lion was creeping towards
the rock to catch the male zebra which
brou. ut up the rear Of the herd. The lion
sprang and missed his mark; he tnll short,
wi h only his head over the edge Of the
rock, and the zebra galloped away, switch
ing his tail in the sir. Although the OBJ
jcct Of his pursuit was gone, the lion tried
the leap on the rock second and third
time, till he succeeded. During this, two
more lions come up and joined the first
lion. They seemed to be talking, forthey
roared great deal to each other; and then
the first lion led them round the rock again.
He then made another grand leap, to show
what he and they must do another time.
The chief added, they were evidently talk
ing to each other, although they tailed
loud enough, but | thought it was as well
to be of, Or they might have some talk
about me. tCapt. Maryatt's Scenes in Al
RIGA.
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Coed ia ming.

In his work on Lancaster Farming
a rare and valuable contribution to acri
cultural literature, Mr.. Tawstohe, the
author remarks.
at may be laid down as a standing
rule, and as a guide to direct us, that all
good farming. the whole ofthat process
by which bad land is to be converted in
to good and productive, and continued
in that state, is composed in. the three
following operations Of husbandry, viz:
1 70 carry oNail superiuous and
stagnant water, by means OF ludlcious
draining.
2 TO return through the medium of
manure the strength and fertility which
has been exhausted by cropping.
3 TO extract all noXious weeds, that
the strength of the nanur" may be
thrown into the crops and not into the
weeds.
Every cultivator who exercises discrc-
ton in the management OF his lands,
will recognlz" at once the Importance
OF observing these rules every weed
produced OH farm. abstracts somewhat
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in the shepherds fold. For the mean
est thing that ministers to human want,
save the air of heaven, man is indebted to
toll, and even the air, by Gods wise ordi-
nation, is breathed with labor. 1t is on
ly the drones who toll not, who infest the
hive Of activity like masses of corruption
and decay. The lords of the earth are
the working men, who can bald Or cast
down at their will, and VINO rctort the
sheer of the "soft handed,,' by pointing to
their trophies, wherever art, science, civil
lization and humanity are known. Work
on man of toll, Thy loyalty is yet to be
acknowledge as labor rises onward to,
the highest throne of power. Work on,
and i'll the language OF true poet, be
a glorious man! and thy renown shall DO
Borne by the winds and waters through all
time,
While there's keel TO carve it on the sea,
From cline to cline,
Or God ordains that dIencss is crime!
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Dignity Of Labor.

We have heard among the idlers, who
float like drift wood on the surface of So
ciety, contemptuous filings at those whose
heritage is toll. They sheer at what
they term the hard swalthy hand oflabor,
but they forget that of all that is useful,
luxurious or beautiful on this earth, toll
has been the creator; that from the mar
Bile palace to the white kid gloves Of the
tailor's most exquisite walking sign, all
has been wrought out by human hands;
much fit, too, at painful cost to hui
man hearts far more sensitive Of the real
dignity Of manhood than the most bedi-
zened and perfumed OF those scorners of
labor. IT was the toll OF hard hands that
reared empires in the old and planted re-,
publics in the Wilderness of the new
world-that has hewn the rock in the
quarry, built the temples and monuments
of nations--that has achieved whatever
fame belongs to genius. with the sculp-
tors chisel, the painters pencil, and the
poets pen-that has winged the ocean
with white sails, and changed the pro,
duce of every clime-that has measured
the circle of the stars, and plumed the
to descend upon wires and be
the new Mercury Of the world Labor.
why man of idleness, labor rocked you
in the cradle, and has nourlshed your
pampered life, without It, the woven
silks and wool upon your back would be
in the silkworm's nest and the Aeeces
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Beautiful,

Night kissed the young rose, and it
bent softly to sleep. And stars shined,
and pure dew-drops fell upon its blush
ing bosom and watched its sweet slum-
Der. Morning came, with her dancing
breezes, and they whispered to the
young rose, and it awoke joyous and
smiling. Lightly it danced to and fro
in all the lovellness of health and youth
full innocence.
Then came the ardent sun-god sweep
ing from the east, and he smote the
young rose with his golden shaft, and 1t
tainted. Deserted and almost heart bro
ken it dropped to the dust in its loneli-
ness ard despair.
Now the gentle breeze-who had been
gamboling over the sea, pushing on the
bark, sweeping over bill and dale-by
the neat cottage and the still brook
turning the old mill, tanning the fever.
ed brow Of disease, and tossing the curl
oflnnocent childhood-came tripping
along on her errand of mercy and love
and, when she Jaw the young lose, she
fastened to kiss it, and tondly bathed its
forehead in cool refreshing showers, and
the young rose revived, looking up and
flung out its rudy arms as If in grati>
tudeto embrace the kind breeze; but she
hurried quickly away: her generous task
was performed; yet not without reward,
for she soon perceived that delicious
fragrance had been poured on her wings
by the grateful rose, and the kind breeze
was glad in her heart, and went away
singing through the trees.
Thus true charity, like the breeze
which gathers fragrance from the hum
Bile flower it retreshes, unconsciousIv
reapsa reward in the performance Of IFS
Office OF kindness and love, which steals,
through the heart, like a rich perfume,
to bless and to cheer.
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WHOLE NO 400


template?
Borer-Why no: am sorry to say, that
when we have more than two to one, we
elect both the Inspectors from our own
party.
Gen. Taylor-'I0w many Wing Post
masters had you in your county when I
was elected President!
Borer-Nonc that I know of.
Gen, Taylor-Very well, sir, find
your party in Westmorland county, are
like great many other people in this
world, very unwilling to do as they would
be done by. What is your Post Cilice
worth annually?
Rorer-About 1925, think.
Gen. Iaylor-tmph. then | can tell
you what think it will be best to do as
your party are too unjust to give their OPP
ponents fair share ofthe Offices, [ will en-
deavor as far as can to correct it, by ap-
pointing Wings to all the offices in my gift
and whenever you are generous enough 10
elect Whlr to some office in your gift, /
will Immediately appoint Locotoco to one
IN mine, If he is good man. AS Tor llr.
Drum, II he Is as worthy man as you
represent him to be, no doubt truly, and
has lost his son on the field Of battle, am
ofopinion you have used him very badly
by starving him on 1928 a year for 50 long
for my part l am shocked at it, and am
anxious that it be remedied. Win you be
good enough to tell me whether you elect
a Register OF Wills and Recorder Of Deeds
nyour county next Fall
Borer-Ie Yes sir, we do.
Gen. Taylor-Well, now when you 50
home, tell your party, that if they are so
much distressed about MIR. Drums reno
val that / recommended them to elect him
Register and Recorder, which viii be worth
somothiAr to him in his old age, or il they
wall elect some good Wing to that office, |
Will prevail upon MIR. Lauiitr to 90 out,
and | Wlllthen have Mr. Drum rcinstatcd
IN the Post Office, and trust L shall always
be happy to reciprocate such iayoFs.
Borer-l am sorry SIT, ior your sake,
that YOU cannot continue Mr.. Drum, be-
cause II you don't the leaders OF your par
ty VIII tender nm supper, and treat him
IN all respects as martyr, and you may
feel the effects OF 1t.
Cen Iay'oF--Hoood' ] think the supper
WI Re appropriate, however tardy it Is, as
they have been starving him long time:
besides ealn8 saEFefs IS q Very sensible
way Oh Getting over lrouot', and people
.,ifiye better upon u 'oo4 lasting AS 1o'
tAe consequences OF ihclrdiaPIrasuTe TO my