The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-01-20
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CoLuMBus, Jany. IS, 1853.
EprroR OF rHE GAzETTE:-The annual su-
pervision which the Ohio Legislature exer-
cises over the different departments of the
Federal government, has again attracted the
attention of the Law makers, and the differ
ent subjects OF Congressional Legislation are
on the eve OF being fully debated aud inves-
tigated by the Salons at the Capitol of Ohio.
Mr.. Cradlebaugh moves in the senate on
the matter OF the annexation OF our Sand
witch island neighbors and dogmatically lays
down the principles Of diplomacy that should
govern the foreign policy OF the United
States. Added to this by way Of more fully
'tasking the abilities that cannot find a sub
ject Of sufficient magnitude in making trea-
ties and annexing provinces, the same gen.
tleman has introduced series ofresolutions
instructing the Ohio delegation in Congress
to endeayor to procure an amendment to
the Federal constitution making the United
States Senators, Cabinet officers and Su-
preme Judges elective by the people. In
the House, Mr.. Houk moves to rescind the
resolution of last winter asking for the re-
linquishment to Ohio of so much of the Ma
tional Road as lies within her borders and
I adopt others asking Congress to provide
for remuneration to those who have been in
jured by the donation Of a right Of way and
materials for its construction, relying upon
the good faith of the government that the
Road would be completed. Here of course
are opportunities sufficient for the ambitious
little politicians that throng our halls Of Leg
~islation, to exhibit to the world the rare evil
dences Of genius and of craftsmanship, that
Ohio possesses without a suspicion of their
worth. Congress is no doubt awaiting II x
iously for the result of their deliberations
When will the people detect such follyl
The Sub Treasury bill was up in the Sem
ate on Friday and discussed at some length.
An effort was made by several Locofocos to
incorporate into its provisions some Of the
principles adopted by the Convention on the
9Th, but the majority were too wise to agree
to any such manifest absurdity and but six
or eight could be found who we're stupid
enough to thus dare public resentment.
A bill to prevent usury has been discussed
in both Houses and the question on its pas
sage will perhaps be taken in the Senate
to-day. 1t will hardly pass and no change
will be made in the existing law.
Our city was thrown into some excite
ment yesterday by the discovery Of n dead
body in one of our most public streets, Broad
way. 1t is said to be that of a lawyer from
Steubenville, Mr.. Mason, in attendance here
upen the sessions of the Supreme court
The subject is undergoing legal investiga-
ton and it is proper to say no more. A fresh
newspaper has made its appearance in this
city. "TAe Columbian - devoted to the inter,
ests ofthe Free Democracy. 1t will need
an organ to reproduce harmony in the ranks
OF that party upon the platform recently a.
dopted. Several of the most prominent free
sellers here have announced an intention to
select their saliva" upon the offensive
planks. ENcoTHNEs.
AREA AND POPULATION OF THE UNITED
STATES AND EURoPE.-The area oil the Unit
ed States is but one-seventh less than the
whole Of Europe, including the British Is
lands; but Europe has ten times as many
inhabitants as the United States. The pop
%ulation Of the United States is seven to a
square mile--in Europe it is seventy-one.-
The most densely populated country in Eu-
rope is Belgium, which has 3Sl inhabitants
to a square mile. Russia is the least so, hav.
ing but thirty inhabitants. to a square mile.
Her popul ,lion is, however, twenty millions
more than other nation in Europe. In the
United st ties, Massachusetts is the most
densely rcopled, having III inhabitants TO
a square mile. Texas is the largest State
Of the American Union, having II, 900 more
square miles than France, and nearly double
that Of the united Kingdom OF Great Britain
and Ireland. The population Of the United
States will surpass that of Great Britain
within five yeurs--and probably overtake
France by the next national census. If the
the United States were US densely populat.
ed as Belgium. it would contain more inhab-
itants than there is at present on the Globe.
The population of the United States is pro-
baby now twenty-five millions, and before
the yenr l90o rolls round, it will considcra-
bly, exceed one hundred millions, or about
one-half of the present population of Europe.
The MARTHA WASHINGTON CASE CLOSED
--Dctcndarts held 10 bdh.--On Saturday Com
missioner Wilcox gave the decision on the
testimony in the Martha Washington case.
The defendants are held to bail--Kissane
and Cole in $4,000 each; the two Chapins
! and Cummins in $4,000 each, and Holland
in SIS, 1000. The case has been in hand for
three weeks, and has been most ably man
aged by the counsel on both sides. The in
terest was kept up to the last. The next
step will be for the Grand Jury to look into
it and see il a bill Of Indictment shall be
found against them. If SO, the final tria!
will probably take place in April next
Ohio STATE Journal.
Book PUBLISHING IN Misunderstanding
the year 1852, nine hundred and fifty.three
works were issued by publishers in the U.
States. Ofthese, twenty-five were trans
lutions, two hundred and forty-nine were re-
prints Of English publications, and six-hun-
dred and seventy mine were original works.
Five hundred and seven were published in
New York, where sixty-nine houses are en-
gagged more or less in the publishing BUSH
ness. In Boston there are twenty-seven, in
Philadelphia twenty-six publishing houses.
-Phtia. Ledger.
WIN. PENN, when he first landed at New
Castle, Delaware, set apart a quantity OF
land to be appropriated, at some future peri
cd, to the support of schools for the educa-
ton of the children in that place. A school
was opened there last year and the donation
now affords means to educate the two hun.
dred children who attend it.