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, 1852-09-18
How 10 onow RleH.-Ilunl, in lhe lasl

How TO GROW RieH.-llan,, in the last
number Of his Magazine, says;
When a man takes more pleasure in ac-
quiring money than in expending it, he has
taken the first step towards wealth. A far
mer will receive few grains Of all improv-
ed species of corn, which he will not eat,
but will plant them, and replant ths pro-
duct from year to year, till his few grains
become hundreds Of bushels
Money is increasable by analogous pro>
cessess, and success is within the power Of
any man who shall attain to ordinary longev-
ity. Ifa man at the age Of twenty years
can save from his earnings twenly,six cents
every working day, and annually invest the
aggregate at compound legal per cent in
tercst he will al seventy, possess S32, 900
Many men who resort 10 life insurance, can
save several times twenty-six cents daily,
and accumulate several times the above sum
long before the age Of seventy.
Nearly all large fortunes are the result Of
such accumulations; hence the men who
amass great fortunes are usually those only
who live long. The last few years Of Gi-
rard and Astor's lives increased their wealth
more than scores Of early years. To be in
haste 10 become rich by few great opera
tons, is a direct road TO evcntful poverty
We cannot, however, command long life,
but we can approximate thereto by CON-
mencing early the process Of accumulation,
an elongaion by extending backward, being
as eilicacious as an elongaton forward
Every hundred dollars expended by man
Of the age Of twenty years, is an expendl'
turc Of what, at our legal rate Of interest,
would by compromising it aunullly, become
$1,000, should he live TO the age Of seventy.
This lesson is taught practically by savings
banks, and well counl.racis he fatal notion
Of the young, and that old sc is the period
for accumulation, and youth the period for
expenditure.
BY like principles, a young man who
pays annually premium for life insurance,
loses not the premiums only, but the i'm
mcnse cncrease which the money would
produce, should he invest it at compound
interest, and live to the ordinary limit Of
mans life. Extremely old men, WIN have
no length Of life in prospect, are the only
persons, If any, who should insure their
lives, for the expense of their insurance
womld be bul little more than the animal
premiums.
The true principle of the road 10 wealth
is first the desire TO gain, and the second 10
be your own banker. Almost every man.
who really desires 10 become rich may do
SO, ifgovcrned by these feelings and actions,
and il is just as certain that every person
who takes more pleasure in spending than
he does in seeing his pile Of treasure grow,
will die POOR.
, 1852-09-18
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honor torrmain, sir, with great esteem. your
most obcdicnl servant.
WINFIELD sCOTr
Gen. Picrcc's Letter.


The Union publishes the following letter
fiom + FRANKLIN PIERCE, accepting The
Democratic nomination for The Pr. silency.
GEEILEHEN II hayNthe honor 10 ae.
knowledge yUur personal kindness in pre-
senting me, this day, your letter Officially
informing me OF my nominaiion by the
Democratic National Convention, as a candi-
dste for the Presidency Of The United States
T. The surprise with which l -reecired the
intelligence Of my nnminaiion was not un.
mingled with painful soliciludc, and vel It
is proper for the 10 say the manner in
which II was conferred was peculiarly graf
flying.
The delegation from New Hampshire,
with all the glow Of State pride and with
all the warmth Of personal regard, would
not have submitted my name 10 the Con.
venion, nor would they have east vote
for me under circumstances other than those
which have occurred.
/ shall always cherish with pride and
glritude the recollection Of the fact TINT
the voice which first pronounced for me,
and pronounced alone, came from the moth
er Of Siates-a pride and gratitude rising
above any consequences that can belide me
personally.
May moi remark il as a fact poinlingto
tn overthrow Of personal jealousies, and
looking 10 the permanent lite aud vigor Of
the Union, crmenled by the blood Of those
who have passed 10 their rcward-a Union
wonderful in its forma. ion, boundless in It's
hopes, amazing in lis destiny.
accept The nomination, relying up0a an
abiding devotion 10 the Interests, honor and
glory Of the whole country, but above aud
beyond all upon power superior 10 all hu
man mizht-a power which from lhe first
gun oflhc Revolution in every crisis through
which we have plsscd-in every hour OF
acknowledged peril-when the dark clouds
have shut down around Us, as inlerposed as
if TO battle human wisdom, out-march hu-
man forccas', and bring out Of darkness the
rainbow Of promise. Weak myself but IN
faith and hope repose my security. lac
cept the nomination upon the platform
adopted by the Convention; n0s-bscanse
this is expected Of me as a candidate, but be-
cause the principles embraced command the
appreciation Of my judgment, and | believe
can safely say there has been no word or
act Of my life in conail with them.
have only 10 tender my grateful ac-
acknowledgements 10 you gentlemen, and 10
the people Of our common country.
am, genlemen, with the highest respect,
your most on servt.
FRANK. PIERCE.
To Hon. J. S. Barber, J. Thompson, Al
pheus Felch, Piere Soule.
, 1852-09-18

BEING RIcH.-What's the use in being
rich ? In particular, what's the use in nv
getting rich My wife says to me, every
time get to work on a good Job, "Jim,
why don't you try and lay up little moa-
ey Z" says she. And try 10 dis,il into her
mind the evil Of riches. There was poor
Mr.. Asior, worked hard TO 'cumulate prop
erty, aud when he had piled up lot OF it,
he was pesiered TO death 10 take keer Of it,
Then there was poor itch Mr.. McDon-
ough, in Louisiana, nigh about starved him
self, and had only one suit of poor clothes,
for the sake Of buying all the land that jinrd
him. l reckon Pve ate and d;unll about as
much good stuff as Mr. McDonough did in
his life, with all bis property. l live kind
er Independent like. Nobody asks Inc 10
endorse notes, or to 90 bail for anybody
No tenth cousins come 10 my house expect.
ing TO 1.-Two like fghtin cocks at my expense.
Nobody asks me 10 subscribe a thousand
for Kershoot. Nobody asks me for money
for party purposes. In fact, | get treated at
other peoples expense every Election. And
now what's the use Of my scrubbin round,
year in and year out, Just 10 'cumulate few
hundred thousand dolars9 My wife would
like TO have me do it, know, so that she
might dress in silks; but kalliker is good
enough for any woman. enjoy myself
Just as well as though | was rich. Don't
| sec all the petty pictures around here for
nothing? And all the watches and rings
placed in The other side of that plate,glass,
can enjoy as well as il owned 'em. /
have new patterns put out for me 10 look at
almost every day, and don't have 10 wor-
ry nights about their getting stole.
Your rich men go 10 great expense and
trouble TO keep their coaches, and great
lazy fellows to drive 'em, but when / want
to ride to the South End, or 10 any other
part of the city, Just beckons with one
finger, and q four-horse coach hauls up to
the curb-stone, and am oif-only o four.
pence 10 pay. No, no! you don't catch
jim Ferguson bein' one OF the rich men Of
Massachusetts,, no how They amt good
members Of socieIv, they amt. Case why ?
They buy their liquor by the demjohn and
drink it at home, and there aint no public
spirits about that. They don't help land
lords and saloon keepers to pay renI-don'l
help along the 'chincry Of society. It's La
bic to raise a breeze in the family circle,
as know by experience, for if | carry
home even a pint bottle, Mrs. F. rises
blow that almost takes my bair of. If /
followed the example Of the rich men, ]
should lead a pretty life with Mrs +. In
iaci, rich men are humbug 50 guess l'll
carry This '~ro qnaricr 10 some grocery and
invest il where thieves cant break through
and steal in. AS long as | carry it about, I
AN liable 10 have my pockets picked, but
when I've drunk ii up, nobody can't cheat
me out Of that's so.-Bost0n Museum.
, 1852-09-18

The Supreme Judicial Court Of the Stale
Of Maine, in session at Augusta, has decided
that the Maine Liquor Law does not pre-
vent intoxicating liquors from being prop
erly, in the true sense Of the word and
does not forbid man 10 own liqnor, if for
his own use, and not 10 sell; that the act
cannot prevent the transport Of liquor
through tae State, or from one town 10 an
other in the State, where there is no inten-
ton 10 sell il.
, 1852-09-18
Letters Of Acceptance
OF GENERALS SCOTT AND FIERCE.


SIN am instructed by the Whig Nation
al Convention TO inform yon Of your unani
nous nomination as the Wing candidate for
the Office of President orlhe United States.
l enclose a copy The resolutions plsscd
blythe Convention, expressing their opia.
IONS upon some Of the most prominent qiirs-
uons Of national policy and, with sincere
wishes that you may be elected and for the
permanent settlement OF principles Of the
wing party,
l have the honor to be, gery respectfully,
your obedieat servant.
J. G. CHAPMAN, Of Maryland,
President Of fthc I'hig Naiionai CoRrsa4ioa.
To Major General WINFIELD Scorr.
, 1852-09-18

AFRICAN PEovERBs.-A work has Just
appeared on the Yoraba nation-one Of the
negro races Of the interior of africa. It con-
tains vocabulary, and translation Of some
Of the proverbs in vogue among this people,
Among them are the following:
An ungrateful guest is like the lower Jaw,
which, when the body dies in the morning,
falls away from the upper by nighttime.
A man walks at ease in the presence Of
his delamer; man steps proudly in the pres.
ence Of his accuser; when knows that Meth.
or Of them has twenty cowries in his house;
When the goat has fed, il returns home /;
when the sheep has fed, it returns home /;
not returning home after feeding, ruins the
character Of the pig.
The trader never coniesses that h. has
sold all his goods, but when asked, he will
only say" Trade is a little better"
The time may be very long, but lie
will be detected at last.
Consideration is the first born, Calcula-
ton the next, Wisdom the third.
A wild boar, in place of pig, would raw
age the town; aud a slave made a kim
would spare nobndy.
Because friendship is pleasant, VIC par
take Of our friends entertainment, but not
because We have not enough to cat in our
own house.
Everything has price, but who can set
a price upon blood
Tho stocks are not pleasant, but they are
good for a rogue.
He who shares his friends prosnerity.
but does not move a hand to help him in
his work, is selfish for he who eats the
sweet, should boready to cat the bitter.'
These will do pretty well for savages.
These sentences indicate considerable civil
izalion, and good morals and business.
, 1852-09-18


SIGNS OF THE TINEs IN EuRorE.-H is
beginning 10 grow evident that Europe is
now lulled into that state Of quiet repose
which indielies prolonged tranquility. Il is
the ey' Of dcspoiism that il knows not how
to temper triumph with mercy, or success
with moderation. Austria, saved from ruin
bv the power Of Russia, inflicted cruellies
upon the people which will continue 10 ex
aspsrate them until a season Of revenge
arrives. The gresious burdens which her
tyranny imposes, adds fuel 10 the name Of
disconleni, which may again soon break
forth in destroying fury. The barbarous
iyrani Of Naples has not eoncilialed bis peo-
pic or strengthened his throne, since his
victory over people goasded into rebellion.
Even the petty Princes o. Italy and Ger
many, taking courage from IN exemple
and council Of their stronger brother ~
rants, are trying how much more tightly
they can rivol the chains on their unhappy
serls.
In France, we find Louis Napoleon pres
sing his arbitrary powcrto an extreme which
has caused evrn those who volunteered TO
be his tools, 10 stand up IN oPPosIiion-
, 1852-09-18
THE COLUM

prnrIsHEn EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, by
WILEY & rIcELROY.
]. w. WILEY. 1. +. McELRor.
, 1852-09-18

A license Of ten dollars is required by the
Boston city authorities TO permit anybody to
explode fire crackers within the sacred pre-
cincts of that settlement. Fancy boy pay
inc ten dollars for the fun Of celebrating the
fourth Of July pairiotcally
, 1852-09-18

O-When man nowadays wishes to
communicate the intelligence that daugh-
ter has been added 10 the family, he says
that his domestic affairs have reached q cry
sis.
, 1852-09-18

TINS Cnotrnt.--Thisd dreadful dileasc has
broken oul arain at digareni plaoa 10 lhe
southern au1 Western States. Rumor aays
the U. S. Troops at Panama, destined for
California and Oregon, were suffering Sc
verly when the mail lrll the lsihmus. The
Panama lHpers make no mention Of i, con-
sequenlls we hope the report is groundless
-OREooNIAN.
, 1852-09-18

e lfyou would preserve pluck, keep
out Of debt. The same man that would
face " an army with banners" without a
blanch, viii no sooner see creditor turn
a corner than he will lremble like bulrush.
A female, sged eighteen years, was ar
rested in Hartford, Conn.,, for dressing in
male attire, and officiating as barkeeper ina
public house, She was Committed to jail
fof day or two, and was furnished with fe-
male allirs, and sent 70 Providence, whence
shs eamo. She sys this is Che seventh
time that she has been 50 arrested.
bS- The British Naval csia lshmanl on
tho great American Lakes has been broken
up. Tn, Kingston Canada Whlz says
tia. H. N iron Steamship hoheuk nag
bssa soli 10 Z plisalc COMPANY, tad her Ct.
ic.ss viii isrnsl.at,ly rs,um % England
, 1852-09-18

DAyGurors CorSrrRFEIr- i-Cib
Acss,d in bro.oh-s
, 1852-09-18

An editor down south says he never dotted
an lut once in bis life, and that was IN
fight with contemporary.
, 1852-09-18

At uavorhin, Mass, on the 2)th Of June,
Mr., Timothy George, ~ years Of age, was
married to Miss Anna Ordwiy, aged 81
pears.
, 1852-09-18

Tho human heag, Is hGo feather boil
ii must be roughly handled, well shaken and
exposed to a variety Of turns, to prevent it
becoming hard.
, 1852-09-18

The difference between post Office stamp
and donkey is that you stick one with a
lick, and you lick the other with a stick.
, 1852-09-18

u The saying that "lhcre is more pleas
ure in giving then receiving" is supposed
to apply chiefly to medicine, kicks, and ad-
vice.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-12
The House adjourned.
Departure Of Kossuth.


This distinguished parsonage left our city at 81
o'clock this morning. His departure was very
private. Beside his immediate companions, we
believe Governor SEWARD and JOHN TYssowsKI,
ESQ.,, of the Treasury Department, were the only
gentlemen who accompanied him to the railroad
depot
We are informed that Gov. Kossuth and lady,
Mr.. Pulski and lady, Mr.. Massingberd, and Sc
cretaries Hank and Macy, were to proceed to
Annapolis. Tomorrow they will be joined in
Baltimore by DR.. Szpaczek, physician to Governor
Kossuth, and viii proceed thence to Harrisburg,
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, &c.
Col. Berezenczey will remain in this city until
he completes his arrangements for journey to
China and the East Indies in search of certain
tribe of aborigines reported by an English trav-
eller, few years ago, to live in China, and who
speak the Hungarian language, and bear other
unmistakable evidences of affinity to the Hun
garians,s
The other military companions of Governor
Kossuth win proceed to New York, where they
will await future instructions.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-12
AND ALEXANDRIA STEAM
FERRY-BOAT COMPANY.

WASHINGTON, JANUARY s, 1852.
DURSUANT TO public notice, meeting Of the stockhold
Of this Company was held at the warerooms of Mr.
H. Wheeler Corner Of Seventh street and the canal the
9th instant for the purpose of eectng organization
Mr. STEPHEN SHIYN Of Alexandria having been called to
the chair Mr. SAMUEL NoRMENT requested to act
rotary.
On motion, Il was
Resolved That a committee of three, from among the
stockholders be appointed to report gentlemen
ably TO the bylaws adopted at former meeting who should
be chosen as the Directors of this Company.
Which motion was agreed to.
Having retired for few minutes the committee returned
with the Of the following gentlemen viz Messrs
John w Maury, George Page, Van Rswick, f. Wheeler
stephen Shnn, Ulysses Ward, and s. Norment; each Of
whom duly elected.
On motion, IL was then
Resolved That the committee report two from among
the Directors TO be nominated President the other
Secretary and Treasurer of this Company.
The following gentlemen nominated and elected viz
Ulysses Ward Presidents and Samuel Norment Secretary
and Treasurer.
On motion, IL was
Resolved That the Secretary proceed forthwith TO procure
the necessary book and commence calling in the first install
ment, which is now due.
motion made and adopted that the Board of Direct
be considered the building committee who shall proceed
forthwith 30 contract, &C.. for the boat.
1t then ordered that these proceedings be published
in Of the newspapers Of this city and also in
the Alexandra Gazette. s. NoRMENT,
jan12-3t Secretary.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-12

OF the Treasury, he having no function 70 GORE
spond with foreign governments. 1t must have
been carried on by the Secretary of State ana
nothing could be more awkward and inconyenient
than that the Secretary of the Treasury should
have the management Of the matter, when the
correspondence In reference to 1t should be car
ried on by the Secretary Of State"
Alas, alas, for Mr., Bayly His stupidity in thus
letting out the secrets of the State Department,
proving misrepresentation and Implicitly on him
self as well as on Mr.. Webster, is only equalled
by his zeal TO aid the Earrings Co., for whose
great wealth he entertains SO much veneration,
in their schemes TO plumber The treasury" Was
it not because Mr. Bayly, who, as chairman Of
the Committee of Ways and Means, was charged
with the keys Of the treasury, had proved him
self unworthy of that trust that the Speaker felt
constrained to hand them over to o more reliable
man?
He selected Mr.. Houston, Of Alabama. We
trust that he will not be disappointed But we
regret to see Mr.. Houston adopting the same
arguments which Mr. Bayly urged in support Of
the scheme of the Earrings & Co. to plumber the
treasury. We hope he is not falling so soon un-
der the same influences which proved so potent
with Mr.. Bayly. He says:
eve are called upon to appropriate the money,
but the responsibility rests with the government
of the United States-with the present admins
tration-for its faithful and efficient and proper
payment. We are not called upon to take from
the President his responsibility. We have ours,
which is to make the appropriation; and when
we shall have completed our labors, the matter
rests with him."
This was Mr.. Bayly's doctrine at the last SEES
sion; but it sounds strange from the lips Of Mr..
Houston, SO recently entrusted with the keys Of
the treasury for the avowed purpose of protecting
it from such spoliations. Is this his Democracy
The control of the purse is expressly reserved to
the representatives Of the people, and the chair
man of the Committee of Ways and Means cannot
shift the responsibility on to the President Is
the responsibility Of the House of Representatives
confined to making appropriations in such man.
ner as the Executive may call for? And does
their duty or responsibility end there?
We advise Mr.. Houston to beware of the infu-
ences which are seeking to lead him astray. The
doctrine they now teach is not the doctrine Of
Democracy or Of the constitution. He was placed
in his present position to guard the public money;
and the committee cannot escape that response
bility, nor stand excused for refusing to investi
gate this matter, by saying that their only duty
is to appropriate money for the President to
spend as he may think best.
Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-12

"Mosr EXCELLENT Sin; His Excellency the
President has requested that !. would write to
your Excellency, which have the honor Of doing,
in order that, conformably to the agreement con-
tanned in the certificate of four hundred Thousand
dollars, which has been forwarded to Edmund J.
Forstal in virtue of the contract entered into by
him with the government on the 18th instant, on
advancing the aforesaid sum, that the same would
be refunded in full TO him on the payment OF the
next instalment of the indemnity due from the
United States. Your Excellency will be pleased to
apprize that government Of the fact accordingly
per original duplicate, triplicate, and quadrupl-
cate; and hereby send copy of these instruc-
tions to your Excelency, in order that the orders
contained therein may be carried out.
"God and liberty! LACUNZA.
ITO his Exc'y the MINISTER PLENIPoTENTIARY
of the U. S. of Mexico in Washington"
mos. and 8, dated Goth and Goth Dec,
1850 one for 100000, and the other for
$3.50, OOO-are of the same tenor as the forego-
ing, mo. L. and are here omitted for want Of
room.--Ed. TEL
Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-12
MARRIED,

On the 9th inst by the Rev. T. MYERS JOHN t. BATES,
of this CITY, to Miss CHARLOTTE j. only daughter Of Mr.
GEORGE WILLIAMS, late of Lockport, New York.
On the sth instant, by the Rev CHARLES McEFRIsH Mr..
JOHN BURY and Miss ANNE MARIA CALVERT, all of
this city.
On the 18th instant at Wesley Chapel by the Rev. VIM B.
EDWARDS DR. j. WILSON WIsIAR1, of Washington, Penn
syyana, to Miss ANNIE s. GREEN daughter OF A. GREEN,
Of this city.
At st. AIMS Church, Annapolis Maryland, on the 9th
inst by the Rev. Dr. WSsLow, of Staten Island SAMUEL
MARCY Of the U. Navy, to ELIZA NJ, daughter of Rev.
Dr. HUMPHREYS, President Of St. Johns College, Annapolis
Also at the time and place. by Rev. Or. wINsLow
LOUISA, daughter Of President HUMPHREYS to ROBERT
RANDOLPH CARTER, Of the U. s. Navy.
At Experiment, Saline county, Missouri on the 18th OF
December WILLIAM ~ BERKELEY, OF Virginia. to GYM
THIA w. daughter Of the late Brgadier Gen. T. A. SMITH,
u. s. Army,