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ny A. GREEN, Aucs.o. Ger.
z xCELLENT HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE,
Il PIANO FORTE, AND VALUABLE REAL ESTATE At
AUCTION-On Thursday, the Eta Instant 10 O'Clock,
shall sell the residence Of j. W. Jones the Of
and street SOUTH the Arsenal excellent
furniture, viz
piano for,e sx oenve fine tone and
touoh, made BY Chckcrng
Mahogany hair seat sofa, and rocking chairs
do dining breakfast, card, and ether tables
Do book case aud secretary, high post bedsiead
DO adeboard aud lisht
Fine alabaster and other clocks, looking
Solar, hall, and other lamps crockcry snd glassware
Maple seat and other chain
French post and uundIe bedstsada
Andirons, shovel and tones, and Tenders
Feather beds, bedding, ~.
Oil CLOTH paror. stair, and chamber carpets
Cooking, nrtgh, aad other
With good assortment Of kitchen requisites.
Also, hne large lemon in full bearing
Terms All Of and under 20 cash hoa credit N
two four and SIX MONTHS for satisfactorily endorsed
interest
SPECIAL NOTICE.
o'clck, day place. highest
bidder the o dwelling house. and
his one ~ the comfortable
ne pieces Of property south RI Pcnnvan and worthy
attention The lots Nos 40, No. 6Ua,
FORMING the conner ~ feet and las * This
property well needs lengthy detailed description.
NY calling Mr. Jones ar bar O'Clock i infcms
on may be- cbsnsd free from all and the tile
chaser.
Terms ofrs Of Of the purchase
money cssh balance in liberal deferred which viii b~
made known the day Of Possession the lss
June.
Mays-eodkd. A. GREEN, Auc,ion..r
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Canton mattings, Floor Oleloths Csrp~sieg, Sc
IIE subscribers receiving schooner Statesman
i from New York
So pieces "A extra heavy white Canton matings
a
do do do
da a do red checked do do
Is do 54&6-4do do do
4 fancy do
super English oiicloth IL feet wide
super olcioh, from twelve eighteen feet
wide
IS do w-priced American ocoh, from, three ns
10 do Cocoa matiings for basement, &c.
on
porte American caTpetDg, such
Tapestry velvet tapestry Brsse English and American Brussels
imperial, ply and ingrain fine aud ingram,
priced hemp, and cotton both striped and plaid
which we
prepared determined offer upon good
In this country.
Apl8-1 r. II. HOOE & co.
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Ny A. GREEN, Auetionssr.

ny A. GREEN, Auctionssr.
VALUABLE FARM HORSES, cows, HOGS, FARMING
Y UTENSILS, FURNITURE, hc., AT AUCTiON.-On Fri-
18th instant, shall
Bisdensburg adjoining
LIQUIDS and Cross Al 10 o'clock good assortment Of fn
ture, sucn
Mahognny sofa, secretary, and bookcase
do tables stand, looking glasses, &C.
Maple and bed-tc ads, chairs, lounges, &c.
Window curtains, shades. blinds, &C.
China, glass, erotkery and stone ware
Parior, passage, chamber, and stair carpets
With articles in the furniture line.
Also, the farming ut-hsssach horses mule,
whccbarrow
vstors, &c, with several of good
Terms OF SIS, el5, 4 credit
ninety days. satisfactorily endorsed bearing
mediatsly the sale of the above, shall
which Is eligible,
healthy desirable places Prince Georges county,
from Blad.i sbarg, Washington,
suitably divided slough,
Upon beautiful modern and
barns, carriage
stables Of thousand
varieties hundred apple mostly srn~d fruit
aprtcos, hc and about of
Sad admirably adapted fos snrdrpinx
marketing Much bees
proving the quality Of the land within the
believed be equal vicinity
Said farm will b~ sold credit Of from four SIX
sired eher with without
Further particulars made known on day Of sale.
May 7-eokds A. GREEN Auctioncer.
a-Ifh Friday Jake place on the
Monday following. A.G.
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by A. GREEN, Aactioneer.

A. GNEEN AWctloneer.
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE LARGE AND
III SMALL GLASS sHOW-CAsES, COUNTERS, &C, AT
AUCTloNOa Saturday, 10Th instant, shall Of my
suction store, O'Clock, large lot Of furniture
Mahogany sotas, partor rocking chairs
DO dressing and other bureaus, side board &C
DO bed.teads, tables, I'M
Maple bedsteads, and other chairs
Feather beds, and bedding carpets, &c
China, giass crockery with
furniture line
Also
other glass nearly with large lot Of shelving
May a-N A GREEN, Auctioneer
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CAUZE Fiarnels, xc.-we have just received
20 real Welsh hanneIs, warranted unAhnking
30 do summer hannels, in assosted grades
We have also
Is dozen ladies' super rauze vests
IS do heavy vests, long sleeves
10 do fine aosamer doc
Together all kinds hosiery gloves for ade
md gentlemen, which viii sell on the best terms.
CLA0ETT, NEWTON, MAY, co,
May 7-2aw4w
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f,URRAN and his Contensporari,sy by Philips.
The Wfe'- Sister, tho Forbidden Marriage novel
Westminster Review treprnt) for April 1851 For sale hy
TAYLOR MAURr
MNo Booksellers. 9Th street
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100 cords oak wood, per cord
100 do pine wood, do
article OF lead paint navy yards
Offers will be received and considered for the
Of paint the bureau
kind ~ shall deem advantageous for the public
May i0-law4w
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VALUABLE Property nj Private sAle.-1he following
described property offered for sale nccommoda-
ting tcrms build make uvestnrn viz
Lot No 49, No <el continuing 1000 feet ats
ated ~ between north street Pennsylvania
ofio No square No. +64 containing 200 square feet
This lot fronts 9Th Virginia and street south
Lot No in AGA, containing a634 and lot
No. 2, do do do 2,162 do
All Of which desirable building lots, and ocn,ed
rapidly improving part Of the city.
For further information, apply TO
DYER h MCGUIRE,
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Each bolt conan 50 yards length, and be Y Inches IN
width.
CLASS No 3.
100 bolts Of hammock stuff, sample per bolt
80 do do do
50 yards LENGTH and be - inches in
width.
(cop stun 50 length, and 30 inches wde
CLASS No. 10 Twins.
2,00s pounds fax sewing Irvine, sample peri
do
|. % whipping 90 90 DO
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a Railroad tn the Pacific.

The use of National Hall has been rendered
to Mr. WHrrNEy, by its proprietors, for Satur
day evening next, for the purpose of explaining
his great project for the construction of railroad
10 the Pacific Ocean to those who may desire to
hear him.
He will exhibit maps, and explain the posi-
ton as well as the condition of the population
on the principal parts of the globe from which
he proposes to prove that the American CONT
nent is the geographical, commercial, and po-
litical centre of all, and that all can be made
tributary and subject 10 it,
As the first part of his explanation is abso-
lutely necessary to a full understanding of the
subject. it is desirable that those who may at
tend should be present precisely at half past
seven O'Clock. at which hour Mr.. WHITNEY
will commence the explanation from his maps.
We have before noticed this subject by eX-
pressing our wish that the hall of the House OF
Representatives might be granted to Mr. WHIT
sEy for this purpose We considered it the more
important that he should be heard by the mem
bers of Congress because we were in doubt
whether the plan was generally understood by
them; and, from the hurried manner IN which
business is sometimes done i'll Congress, preJu
dice or a want of proper information might
cause bill of this character TO be passed over.
After this session it will be too late, as Mr..
WIS plan depends entirely upon the public
lands, and the lands are being Sd fast applied
To other purposes that they cannot well hereat-
ter be made available for this.
Mr.. WHITNEY makes his proposition TO the
people and to Congress. The people, through
a number of their State Legislatures and other
wise, have approved of II, and he now comes
To Congress for its final decision. The com
mittees of both Houses of Congress which have
examined the subject say that = there is ne
other plan by which this great highway can
be accomplished AS to attain the great OBJ
jects desired,'' and also say "'there should be
no delay
THIS is subject which must be decided at
this session, and it is certainly too important To
be decided without 4 thorough examination.
Without intending, therefore; 10 commit our
selves in favor the pan we do not hesitate TO
and especially all those members of Congress
who have not yet examined the subject, to at
tend on Saturday evening. and hear 1t explained
by Mr. WHITNEY himself. As the bill which
will come before them must be so framed as to
meet his plan of details, they will thus be pre-
pared to vote for against it without unnecessa-
ry discussion.
The republic., 1851-01-02

CALIFORNIA GoLp.-We have been more than
once, the arrival of steamers with returned Cali
iornians, who have gold duet for sale, had to
ton them against system of imposition which
has been practIsed TO great extent They are
beset by runners and agents, offering them ex-
uavaganty high prices for gold. In in
stances, OF which the particulars have been handed
to us, the dust has been purchased from them at
prices beyond its value in coin from the mint. In
one instance dollar ounce paid for a lar ge
amount beyond the mint value of bullion, and this
same dust was afterwards bought and sold for u
proht To regular broker at the current price
The mystery is explained by the fact that the gold
when reweighed by honest scales produced in
lot forty ounces more than IL weigh ed in the high
price" scales The cunning speculator upon the
Californian had more than made up for his liberal
price by cheating in the weight The law, we
suppose, would punish these frauds severely and il
Is pity that II is not brought TO bear some of
the harpies who thus plumber the unsuspecting
stranger. But the instances of discovery few
among the number of cases of fraud, and the Cali
ornlan ~ too anxious TO get home To be willing to
to stay and prosecute There IL no safety to the
gold seller but IN seeking out place of established
charactar, whenever he has not a reliable friend To
aid him IN disposng fairly OF his hard earned dust.
Every good citizen should take pleasure in giving
ADVICE and directions, 80 TO keep the traveller
out OF the clutches Of these rogues.N. o. PIC.
The republic., 1851-01-02

DEATH or GovERNoRs PLUMER AND BELL, or
New HAMPsHiRE. The telegraph advises that
two OF the most eminent lights of other days" in
New Hampshire at last numbered with the
dead. Elk Governor William Pluner died at his
home in Epping, Rockingham county, December
%, at the advanced age of ninety three and Ex-
Governor Samuel Bell died at his home in Chester
(saIne county, on the same day. His age could
not have been less than eighty. Both were men of
solid thought and brilliant abilities; both were
leaders Of the Democratic party in it's fierce and
doubtful struggles in New Hampshire in support
OF jefferson and Madison both were ardent sup
porters of John Quincy Adams's election and ad
ministration, and adverse to Jacksonism in all it's
phases; and each has acted constantly and yea
lously with the Whg party through all its chang
ing fortunes. Mr. Plumer, think, wac first
elected to the chief magistracy in 1912, and con-
tinued to be the Democratic candidate, with alter
nate SUCCESS and defeat, until 1919, when he de-
clned, and Mr. Bell was nominated by the party
and chosen to succeed him MIR. B. was OF tall
graceful, commanding person. We remember
hearing 1t stated at the time of hs inauguration
that he seemed to be about mead taller than any
other OF the thousands present at the ceremony
He was chosen United States Senator in 1923
and served through full term, and would have
been reelected in 1929 had not Isaac Hill mean
time invented and given currency style
oi Democracy which Governor Bell had not been
able to discern the beauties of he retired to pri-
vate life, In which he has since continued but
when we visited him in lS47, though he felt the
weight of years and was ia delicate health vet his
interest in public affairs and his attachment to his
e-long principles were in degree abated He
cherished an especial affection for and confidence
IN the great statesman of the West, Henry CLAY
with whom II had been his fortune TO sympathise
through his whole political life, and whom he hoped
yet TO see elevated to the Presidency. His brother
John Bell, wh1 Governor some years after
HIM and beaten in 29 by the first successful foray
OF Jacksonism, removed soon after to Massachu
sets, where he died some years since. Though
the climate OF New Hampshire is favorable to Ion.
gevity, very few of her public men of forty years
ago now survive, We believe Mr. w Webster is now
among the oldest of them. Hon. Charles ii. Ath-
crton, one OF his colleagues in the Congress of
lol5-l4, (and father of Hon. Charles G.. Atherton,
more recently United States Senator,) also sur.
ylV~s but the Langdons, Gilmans, Thorntons, Ma
sons, Smiths, &c, who struggled To sustain or
reprehend Jetfcrson's embargo or the war of lsl2
now lnhabit the "City of the Silent" Have better
men arisen 10 nil their places'-N Y Tribune
The republic., 1851-01-02

THE UNION There has been no lack of appeals
to the Southern people within the last twelve
months to desert the Union Of our fathers and de
stroy the Constitution Disulion and peaceable
secession have been advocated by many in differ
ent States. But when the storm most terrible,
the people Of Tennessee have shown a union Of
feeling and seutimen' in favor Of this glorious
Union Of states worthy Of the rucst patriots This
feelin prevails throughout old Frapkln, and we
can friends else here that the people
here are sound upon the Union question. There is
not 10 franklin county, in our opinion, (and we
think We understand public sentiment here,) ticen
fy tiUs peaceabs seeessiOriss. Our people are ron
THE UNIoN, and willing 20 acquiesce In the
compromise; and, being thus disposed, cbey have
more ihan To render themselves ridiculous by
always grumbling and growing about one or two
measures which they possiby do not like, and then,
after exhaustiug their wtath say, ~ will acqui.
csce.' No, they we're fot the compfornise, all the
time they are for the Union noto t, and when that
j, destroyed, th2y viii g. ~ith it
[Iineae.;..-- - Itnn.I Independent
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ISpIASA CONVENTION This body has ordered
to be engrossed, by vote of So to 1t, section
which provides that every citizen OF the United
States, twenty one years old, and who has resided
in the State six months and every white male for
egner twenty one years old, who has resided in
the United States year. and in the State six
months and has declared bis intention 10 become
citizen. shall be entitled to vote In the township
p which he resides soldiers excepted substi
tute for this section, which would have excluded
foreigners not naturazed, was lost by tote of IA
to 90
Sections requiring the election TO be NJ ballot,
and that each ballot be numbered to correspond
with similar number OF the voter's%hame, dis
qualifying persons from office ioI>the term for
which they elected, who shall have offered any
brIbe, threat, reward to procure his flection
prescribing that person shall hold more than
one lucrative office, except as in the constitution is
expressly permitted, prohibiting legislative di-
vorces and the establishment OF lotteries and the
sale Of lottery tickets were ordered to be engrossed
by decisive votes.
The republic., 1851-01-02
"our Whole Country" +"

hf a LAbr.
Who would sever freedoms shrineS
Who would draw the invidious line?
Though by birth one spot be mine,
Dear is all the rest.
Dear to me the Souths fair land
Dear the central mountain band
Dear New Englsnd's rocky strand
Dear the glorious West
By our altars, pure and free;
By our laws deep rooted tree;
BY the past's dread memory;
By our WAsHISGToS
BY our common parent tongue
BY our hopes, bright. buoyant, young;
Ny the tie of country strong
We will still be ONE.
Fathers have ye bled in vanS
Ages must ye droop again?
Maker shall we rashly stain
Blessings sent by Thee
No receive our solemn vow,
While before thy shrine we bow,
Ever to maintain, as now,
USIoN-LIBERTY
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For ourselves, we say again, that we had rather
see those who have left the national platform adopt
ed by Mr.. Webster, beaten into nothingness for
years, than to find ourselves pulling in the traces
with men who make traffic of principle to insure
success and unless the old hulk which carriee the
decayed fortunes of Abolitionism is and for
ever cut adriit by the high minded politicians of
both parties, neither need reckon in the remotest
degree upon any certainty in the results to be at
tanned in fighting for old and well established prn-
ciples, for parties must be formed those for
the Union, and those against it.
NashriHe Tsnn.) Banner.
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Deficiency this year /.

During the panic among dealers and consumers,
which followed the disastrous freshets ofSeptember
last, we aware that much larger deficiency
in the years supply was very generally antici-
pated and predicted; but it should be borne in
mind that in lS49, owing to the stagnation Of the
coal trade. the colleries of Schuylkil county sus
pended operations for about two months, and cou
sequently that the yield of that year is much be-
hind the general average, allowing for legitimate
increase in the channels of consumption.
yield of over three mi lions tons per annum is
indeed startling amount compared with the pro-
duct OF the various fields in the early history of the
Anthracite coal trade; but large this amount is,
we convinced that it will be doubled, if not tre
bled within the next ten years, notwithstanding
the embarrassInents flowing from the unequal and
oppressive tariff Of lS46. We believe that one of
the greatest, if not the greatest source of consump
ton, will be found in the river and ocean steam
marine; for it has already been satisfac torly de-
monstrated that anthracite coal is superior to any
known fuel Tor the purpose OF generating steam.
The steamship Pacific, in her we'll known trips
across the Atlantic-the quickest on record--used
anthracite coal alone. And anthracite coal 10
used In all of Conss steamers, in all Of our coast
steamers, and in nearly all of the ferryboats and
steamers of the Eastern rivers.
The probable amount of anthracite coal which
will be required in future years for the steam
| marine--now in its infancy-is beyond conjecture.
side wheel steamer, of the size of the Pacific,
will consume from eight ten thousand tons per
| annum but the great source of consumption will
| be the freight vessels-the propellers-which ap-
pear destined at no late day, to take the place of
our world renowned sailing ships To show that
this Is no mere conjecture, may here state that
a large number OF the sailing packets which have
been recently launched at New York, have been
constructed with view to their future conversion
into prupellers Under all these circumstun M ces,
We inclined to believe that the increased dc
mand next year will cause a supply of nearly four
millions of tons to be thrown into the market, two
millions of which must necessarily come from the
Schuylkill region. In this belief we strength
ened by the statements of several of the most prom
| inent dealers in the city.
The REApiNo RAlLRoAp.-Duringth the year end
ing December | 1850, the Reading Railroad brought
| to market 1851 ,505 tons of coal For the year
ending December |, lS49, ,097 ,76l tons. Thus
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STEAMSHIP oHio.-Tccgraphi dispatches have
been received by Lieutenant Schenck from the
owners OF the Ohio, directing him to sail from Nor
folk for New York possible. The Bea.
ui the 3lst utimo says:
I" She is now free Of water, her leaks are par
TALLY stopped, and she WILL III all probability sail
on "Wednesday. Lieutenant Schenck is also di
rected to pay those of the passengers who stll
here and too poor to go to New York a sum sufli
cient for that purpose. There some thirteen or
fourteen such, who will thus be enabled 10 take
passage in the Baltimore boat to day"
The republic., 1851-01-02

Anthracite Coal Trade OF Pennsy Ivania.
As no ordinary degree of interest is felt at home
and in the eastern mar kets in regard to the yield
of coal in the various anthracite fields of this State
during the season which has just terminated, we
lay before readers this morning a statement of
the anthracite coal trade Of the year 1850, n few
days in advance of the customary time of pubi-
cation. We are necessarily compelled. in the alb
of official reports, TO estimate the yield of the
Lackawana and one two of the smaller regions;
bat in the main figures will be found sufficient
ly accurate for all practical purposes. The follow
ing table will show the yield of 1850, compared
with that of the preceding wear:
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country where legal reform is more needed
than here In this connexion we have some
further remarks to make which we reserve for
another article.
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Excess in favor of 1850. /.
253,946


During the month of December IS49, the total
amount transported was u, $50 tons. From the lst
to the oath of December, 1850, the amount trans-
ported was 100, 537 tons, about $4,000 tons for
| the whole month--being than double the amount
| during the same period last year.
A meeting of the stock holders of this company
will be held at the Office in this city, the 18th
of next month. Through the poieness of the efh
| cient President of the Company have been IA
vored with glance at the operations of the past
year, which. when published in the annual report,
will not only prove highly satisfactory to ,he stock
holders, but to the of citizens, who Justly
regard the Reading Railroad as a principal element
in the growth ana prosperity of our city and State
The nett earnings of the past year have been very
large, though, it is but just to add. not much larger
than was anticipated by the company early as
| May last. Not only has the interest on the bonds
and preferred stock been paid, and ample appro-
! priations made towards a sinking fund, but, after
| paying seven per cent. on the common stock there
will be surplus of two per cent. 1t is conceded
fact now, we believe that the dividend on the COM
| mon stock to be declared next month, will he seven
per cent, three dollars and nifty cents per share
That the stock will continue productive have
very little doubt, particularly when coupled with
| its present prospects; for, at moderate calcua-
tion the road will bring to market before the open
| ing OF navigation in the spring, upwards of four
hundred thousand tons of coal
| The ScHUYLKILL LCANAL,-During the past year
the Schuylkill Canal brought to market ass, ,030
tons OF coal, against 4S2,4l7 tons for the year pre-
ceding. The management Of this great improve
ent are entitled to no ordinary credit for their in
domitablc energy and perseverance Twice, with
in few weeks only, were their works visited with
destructive freshets; but these disasters seem to
have only called forth, on their part new energies
and resources.
The terrible freshet in September. completely
suspended navigation for coal) for the balance Of
the season. The loss sustained is generally esti-
mated at S20o,O00. The money was promptly
rnsed at very large force placed on the line, and
we have every assurance that the entire length of
the canal will be placed in navignble order at
early period in the spring 1t is of graft
hcation that the business of next year will be
pie enough to test the capacity of both canal and
| railroad, and the two companies, by pursuing the
course of the last few years, will at once consult
their own dignity and the interests of their
| spective bond and stockholders.
The LEHIGH CANAL.-In common with the other
| improvements, this canal suffered slight dam.
age by the September freshet, the falling off in
their shipments shows The business of the year
stands thus
Tons,