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Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-04

TdIty Oh tnlS JILL Will hot leei ~ llUeTty w
do so, having been disappointed in their little
railroad land donation matters. They greatly
dislike the idea of going home empty handed
as it were, to their constituents. 1t. may not
be known by our readers generally, that the
residents Of new-S,a ate Congressional districts
have always more favors to ask from the Gov
eminent, than those of the old States Indeed,
heretofore, they have rarely failed to get much
the most in the way of appropriations, taking
all things into consideration.
This year, however, their usual duck seems
to have deserted them. We apprehend that q
members popularity, in portions of the West,
depends materially upon the showing he can
make of his success in getting appropriations
directly or indirectly for his own district.
Under these circumstances, as railroads have
been voted so high and dry out of water, we
look for desperate Struggle to increase the
appropriations Of the River and Harbor bill in
Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union, to figure which will be likely of itself
to insure a veto. .r# 5000 ra..
4u6 Z OStWaSISIs E6AeI M0oSuT0) VIII VI
course very speedily become a law. The fact
of its passage through the House in a single
day, without meeting sufficient opposition to
cause the record Of single yea and nay vote
upon it. renders it certain that it will speedily
pass the Senate, which, from its constitution, is
rarely as stringent os the House in the matter
of increasing the exps MIXTURES OF the Govern
ment There can be no doubt Of the wisdom
and propriety Of the bill, We take it. The COM
mittee by whom Mr.. Olds was unanimously
ordered to report it, are all practical and work
ing members, none of them being inclined to q
lavish expenditure of the public funds. twill
increase the pay of all postmasters having
charge of what may be termed the worst paying
Offices about rs per cent. per snnum; and there
its practical effect will cease, it is judged, by
its immediate friends The speech of Mr..
Olds, which carried the bill through so prompt
ly, was evidently carefully prepared before
hand, embracing little else than q concise and
complete statement of all the facts within his
reach Us Chairman of the committee, likely to
shed light on the necessity for his proposed
and its probable ultimate effect on
the revenues and business Of the Postofies De-
partmsnt. h 81
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-04

LNok eALt-A bay MARE, three years old, on,
l. of Selm and Rob r ", is gentle in harness ana
under tn saddle. Can be seen at Kimpell Reg.
ers stables. ap3-lw
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04
Another Poem
EY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

In the National Congress Of 1910, Gen. OGLx
Of Somerset, Pa, requested Of the venerable
EI-Prcsident ADAMS, his autograph, for twen-
ty-five different young ladies' of his district
Mr.ADANs complied with the request by COM
posing the following Poem, each verse of which
was written upon a separate sheet of paper,
which were afterwards collected together, and
the whole found lis way into print in lsil.
There are many specimens of true poetry,
and sublime sentiments, in this production.
All who know Mr.. Adams frugal habits, will
readily see that in his catalogue of personal
wants, and ambitious designs, he speaks for
mankind in general, and not for himself in
particular; while in his expression of soul
desires, and of personal responsibility, there
is an unconscious tendency to entire individ-
ualily.-The readers Of the Chronicle will not
regret to find these lines again published.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04
The Sunday Liquor Trafick.

The Supreme Court, this morning deci-
ded that keeping house open for the
sale of liquors on Sunday, did not con-
stitute it disorderly house, and that the
utmost that can be done with their pro-
Iprietors is to impose the paltry fine Of
four dollars and costs. The effect of this
will be to reopen the grog-shops in the
city, and re-establish the scenes of Sunday
drunkenness from which, thanks to Mayor
Cenrad, we have been happily relieved for
some weeks Every vender of spirits will
readily pay the fine for the sake of the
profits of the day, as we'll as for the sake
of showing how he may set public opinion
at defiance.
The great moral reform which this COM
munity has had occasion to rejoice over
being thus defeated, and present laws, as
interpreted by the Supreme Court, being
insufficient to prevent the prosecution of a
demoralizing business on the day when all
reputable trade ceases by law, the people
will have to resort to some other method
of arresting the evil. They will have to
fall back upon the question Of granting
licenses at all for the sale Of liquors. 1t
| is disgrace to moral community that
the worst Of all trades is the only one to
be countenanced on the day set apart for
religious observance, and as present enact
ments fail to meet the mischief the public
will have to select representatives with a
special view to putting an effectual stop to
it.-Philad. Bulletin.
TT is, however, suggested, that under
the law Of last session, any one who has
been convicted Of violating the Sunday law,
his license is to be forfeited entirely. The
opinion Of the Court it vas announced was
Unanimous" but Chief Justice Black
and Justice Lowry were not on the bench
when the opinion was delivefedl
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04
THE WANTS OF MAN.

Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long-GOiiSmiL.'s Htrmi
l. "Man wants hut little here below.
Nor wants that little long,"
It's nc: with me exactly SO,
But It's so in nv song.
Ny wants are many, and If told
Would muster many a score,
And we're each wish mint Of gold,
I still should long for more
H. What f-E. I want, Is daily bread,
And canvas-tacks and wine,
And all the realms Of nature spread
Before when dine;
Four courses scarcely can prorido
My appetite TO quell,
With four choice cooks from France beside,
To dress my dinner well.
III. What next want, at heavy cost,
Is elegant attire,
Black sable furs for winters frost,
And silks for summers fire,
And Cashmere shawls and Brussels laes
Ny bosom's front to deck,
And diamond rings my hands to grace,
And rubies for my nech.
". And then want mansion fair,
A dwelling house, in style,
Four siorcys high, for wholesome air,
massive, marble pile,
With halls for banquets and for balls.
All furnished rich and fne,
with stabbed studs in fty stsll'.
Cellars for my wins
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04
lSWiSHDHB EnH D1lghg
AUGUST 4, 1854.
Western Correspondence,
Correspondence of the Lewisburg Chronicle.
MADISON, Wis, July 20, 1854.

Correspondence of the Lewsbury Chronicle.
MADISON, Wis, July 90, 1854
Mn EDITOR. This "out vest is .
curious country. Every thing is hurry
husi.c-hip, hurra Nothing is station
ary-inen, principle, and weather are al
ways changing. About the latter l wa.
going to write when | sat down, but as il
has chan ged since from steady rain to :
violent shower, | hardly know what tc
say about it. FVr three or four days pre-
ceding this, it was settled, as was also the
mercury, at 50 1925 in the shade. Las
night, a tremendous thunder-shower and
hurricane changed the programme, and
left the air cool and inyigorating. TLi,
mornipg-warm and sultry. This after.
noon, a cold, distressing rain-now, @ P
Nd continuation of this afternoons
weather, only "a little more SO - and
overcoats and rubbers are in roquisition
This kind ofweather is materially injuring
the wheat crop, and in some localities the
crop has been almost entirely destroyed
by blight and rust Spring Wheat-the
staple crop-is now "flling' and consc-
qucntly very susceptible of injury, and the
storms Of to-day, last night, and preceding
days, has lcyeled a great portion of it to
the ground, where it will blight, rust, and
decay, and be, in some sections, total
failure of the promising crops spoke Of
in my last What Winter Wheat was
raised, has nearly all been harvested, and
in shock, and is being severely damaged
by re-growth. This is sad loss, and will
be seriously felt by the farmers, who sold
nearly all their surplus grain of last years
harvest for the high prices paid last spring,
and depended on the growing crop for this
years supply. Should The destruction be
as general as the weather now indicates,
their may be scarcity in Wisconsin next
winter.
The "glorious Fourth was celebrated
at this place by the exhibition of Franco
mis- HippOdrome, which attracted to the
Capital some six or eight thousand strang-
crs, a great many Of whom were country
people, who came "to hear that distinguish
ed gentleman BY the name of Hippodrome,
who was going to deliver the Fourth Of
July Grafton at Madison Notwithstand-
ing the great number of people in search
Of amusement, in Madison that day, the
most perfect order prevailed, and not a
drunken man was to be seen on the streets.
Greatly exaggerated reports have been
4u! ere yet being circulated in regard to
t..c rt5agcs of cholera in ST. Louis, Chica-
G., Milwaukee, and other western cities.
IL Chicago, the Board of Health reported
the greatest number of deaths in one day
at 40. In Wilwaukie, the greatest num-
Der Of deaths in a day was I; and few
cases have occurred in Madison, but are
confined to persons living in or near the
low, marshy land adjoining the city on
the south /.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04
The Lennon Slave Case.

the trial OF this case, and which Will either
advance or retard the aggrandizement Of
the slave power according as it is decided
1t is important that it should be univer.
sally understood at the North.
In 1852 man by the name Of Jonathan
Lennon, of Virginia, started on his way
to Texas with his family, property, and
eight slaves, with the intention of settling
in that State. As he could obtain passage
to Texas better and cheaper from New
York, he came on to that city. When
There, his slaves we're brought before Judge
Paine on a writ Of habeas corpus and were
released. A subscription, however, in
Identified him for his loss of property, but
he returned to Virginia, the object of his
ivoyage being broken up.
From the decision Of Judge Paine, an
iappeal has been taken to the Supreme
court of the State, by the direction of the
Virginia Legislature, to test the principle
involved in it. 1t is to be argued soon,
and will be carried probably to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The principle claimed is that, under the
Constitution, the citizens Of the slave
States have a right to carry their slaves
through a free State in their passage from
one State to another, without losing their
right to their services. Some Of the States,
as Independent sovereignties, have passed
laws forbidding such tr 'portation, and
freeing the slaves The decision of this
question will test the constitutionality of
all such laws.
1t is a step forward towards the
supremacy of the slave States, and an in
dication of their aggressive policy. The
Constitution forbids the harboring Of run
away slaves, and the act of 1850 compel,
the free States to return them, but this
claim goes farther. 1t endeavors to estab-
lish the rule that the transit of slaves,
through the free S ates, when done volun-
tarily by their masters, shall not alter their
condition of servitude. If the Supreme
court of the United States decide that
slave property remains such when taken
voluntarily through the States notwith-
standing the laws of the free States to the
contrary, there is but step to the claim
that residence in the free States with
slaves does not free them from servitude.
In TINS way, will "the institution over
ride all State laws and State sovereignty.
and become the governing principle, as it
is now the controlling power, of the Re-
public. Are the people Of the North pre-
pared for this measure
But if slave owners are allowed to lead
a coffle of slaves through our streets to
another slave market, is there anything
to prevent the practical re-establshment
of slavery in our communities? Is there
anything, under such constitutional deci-
sions, to prevent Robert Toombs, as he
once boasted, calling the roll of his slaves
under the shadow of Bunker Hill?
The Nebraska Bill gives the slave-hol-
der right to carry his property" into
every U. S. territory how long will it be
before the Supreme Court of the U nited
States, consisting of majority of slave
holding men, shall allow the same proper
ty to be carried into the free States?-Cou-
yuHk
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04

4 VIErUE.-The German Agricultural
Districts Of the country on the whole, SO
often ''slurred" for "closc living" abound
nevertheless, in an ample eompensating
virtue-honesy They live within their
means, and consequently always hate the
where-withal to meet their engagements.
To this must be added the native integrity.
The losses of storekeeper in German
Agricultural Districts, are generally very
trifing, compared With most English com.
munities. This fact has been attested by
business men, and will bear the test oi
close scrutiny All honor to the Germans
for their punetuality in "rayiDg what they
eYe,'
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04
Total Foreign,
Total population,

/ What a variety of nations are embraced
within our limits We call ourselves the
descendants of Penn-Pennites- yet,
according to the Census, the vast majority
of our population are as widely separated
from the character of our founders origin,
in manners and religion, as the centre is
from the circumference There is pref
ty good sprinkling of the Puritans of New
England, of the Catholics of France, Ire
land, and Idolators of Asia and Africa.
We have all languages-the English, the
French, the Swiss, the italian, the Spanish,
the erich Irish brogue," and the "sweet
German accent" We have all races
the Cireassian, the Mongolian the Negro,
the Indian, and perhaps the Malay-the
white, the red, the black and the yellow
We have the eotton-growers of the South,
the eotton-spinners of New England, the
gold hunters of California, and specimen
of the rice caters of China. Such is the
character of the population which cOnsti-
tutes our State. These statistics are a
subject Of study; every individual, bu,
especially every foreign ingredient, gives
new eolOring to the kaleidoscope
TIt is very doubtful whether the Mar
shals did not often forget TO inquire into
the ndtirity OF the people they enumerated.
The Northern counties of this State were
principally settled by New Euglauders
and New Workers, and there is a larger
sprinkling of them over the State than the
Census reveals, or great mistake in the
opinion one forms by reading and obser-
vation respecting them. The number Of
Foreign born, also, it is quite probable is
under-s stated, as thousands of foreign birth,
do not reveal the fact, by their speech,
and may therefore have been overlooked
by census takers, who had so many other
questions tc ask. Still, the proportion of
our population born in other States. and
Natives, is probably relatively correct, and
IS therefore entertaining
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04
lEWISBURG, UNION COUNTY, PENN FRIDAY, AUGUST 1854
Population Of PENNSYLVANIA.

The Native born population of Penn
sylvania, according to the late Census,
amounts to 2,014,615; of this number,
l,sA 60 were born in the State. The
remainder varo born os fo1lora
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04

AN ACCESSION TO THE KNOW Norm
INGs.-The Albany atlas states that the
last number of Brownsou's Quarterly
Rerier, "a Catholic work, } announces the
adhesion of the eccentric philosopher to
the new political sect, the Know No;hi1gs.
He stipulates for one restriction Of the
creed, that while it need ahate nore Of its
hostility to foreigners, j: will cease its
prescription Of native born Catholics He
reminds them that the native Catholic.
are as hostile to foreigners as any others
aud the first native American sheet pub
lished in this country was started By 8
Catholic writer.
A correspondent of the N Y. Express
writing from Washington says, that Mr.
Brownson's article receives the decided ap-
probation of many of the American Ca,ho.
lies of the district of Columbia, who .re
chiefly descendants of the Catholics of
Prince George, St Mary's and other coun.
ties in Maryland. The Catholics Of thoss
eouLties have been renowned for their con-
serTatism and their attachment to the
Constitution of the United States--H0nes-
dale Democrat,
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04
The Farmer.
o4cers Of the Union County Agricultural Society.
PresiRent-JACoB GuNDY, East Buffalo.
T. D.,..r.,,.

s,NrFL sH,rtr. Ferry laBE u. BAEuER Limssf0fIs
plNIEL WITnGF 'trpmGb Ans SWlSEF ~ !. 40 B-siist
z K MsS.As Washington Isaac ETER itj.H
HENry &. ErER Ruas ! sCJEN Brown EfStNUfi'ae
Ca D,uBgENAN HaidscTec, DAy.u tTs1v. ~ B,oe
I,1y Sw,N-rl- Cui.r NNl. NaNvAIZAu. n, fIi.s
J,,nr RE,vsR. b airsr si.o. DsLI,g,CH NI,95trg
Hi uigG,Ri.z -; BcIrcr Is,Ac STEINER. LcirsllIy
J.c,r S,sia-fS. C,,i'eyrtge THls' lI"v,rD. EsIg
J4uS VIII. H'.tsy S2N. liEsD -EspN. lIiitf mr.
corr'g .S~'y-EichdV. b Lincoln, Hartley
Rer'y Scc'y-O. n Worlcn, Lowishurg.
7reasurcr-Robert II hairi, East Buffalo.
L'Jrdrion-Samuel Weirick, New Berlin
E.cecut;cc Com.-Jas. 7. Ross, Lewisburr.
do Isaac Slcnker, ,NcwBcrlin.
do Henry ". Snyder, Fenns
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04
I'd Fair to be at LeWiSburg.
Oct. ) & 6, 1854.

C5mmiHce Of arrangements.
JONATHAN WOLFE, GEORGE Il. Bliss,
JOSEPH NJ. M.NEsBIr, JouN CHAMBInLIN
FRANCIS WILSON, HENRY ". FRIES;
.IoHN Killing.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04
The Lewisburg Chronicle
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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04
Architects and ED, a.,,

The late Mr.. Ale1ap3sr, archirec. .:
Rochester bridge, and o;le- fre s-:.a.7r,
in Kent, was once under cros zau;-a;iou
in a special jury case at Eaidsars, By
sergent, afterwards Baron Gacrow, wls
wished to detract from the WEIGHT of his
testimony. After asking him whs: ~ss
his name, the sergeant preceded:
"You are builder, beiicye ?"
"No, sir, 1 ain not a builder, 7 am 40
architect"
"Ah. well; architect or butler, tr:'i.
er or architect, ,ley II, -nuch Il same,
suppose'"
81 beg your pardon, sir, I csa .o' adm.
that; consiaeF them totally a. -entf
"Oh, indeed .-pe-uaps you WI sta.s
wherein :hi5 great did. renee 80
San architect, sir, r,cgarss the plans,
ccaeeives the design, DIS c., r sci
fcations-in sacl., supplies tL- ..ioa; he
builder is merely ,ke trckiaysr ~ the ar
pen,.---ie builder Is in f. :. t'.a machine
the architect the power that put -- na
chine together, and sets it going"
ooh, very well, Mr.. ATeh:.sc,, "a. viii
do; and now, after youE ,.-7 ir.e,ogs
distinction without uiEe- 81, =, j.. -aps
you can inform the court who wSs |. ~
chitect Of the Tower Of Babel z"
The reply, for prOmptness sua VT, IS
perhaps no, to be rivailed in the While
history Of rejoinder
"There was nc architect, sir-and Asnos
The con nfusion."
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04
Premiums for 1861.

NURSES.
For bes, Stalion-to be paid when he has been
kept within the limits of the Society one
service season 50 GG
Cd best, same conditions 3.OC
best Breeding Mare, one or more of her
colts 10 be shown 300
ID best, same conditions 2,00
best Gelding Horse, not over years 800
I'd best 200
best 3 years old Colt 200
best wears old Colt eco
best sucking Horse Coli I,5G
Cd best i00
best sucking Mare Colt LOO
"a best l,G0
PLOWING MATCH
best Flowing. regard being had 10 the skin
OF workmen and discipline Of teams IS
well as execution Of the work, rather
than time, provided it be done within
a reasonable time 300
Cd best zoo
best done by a boy under 90 years of age 200
NEAT CATTLE.
best Bull, not under , nor over ) years
old, kept within the limits Of the Society
one service season 800
"a best. same condition, 200
best Bull Calf eco
best Cow for all purposes,2 = of her Calves
to be shown as evidence of her breed
ing, and full statement in writing Of
her Dairy qualities 300
sI best. same conditions 2,C0
best or more Dairy Cows, owned and
kept by one person, written statements
of age, breed, yield &c. TO be rendered,
"Penn'a Farm Journal one year. or
Agricult. Patent Office Rep. and 81, or 200
best year old Heifer, J.or X. and 81, or eco
Cow giving greatest amount of Butter 200
hest Cow for stock 300
hest year old Heifer $50
best heifer Calf, J. or r. or 100
bes, stock of Neat Cattle belonging TO one
farm, not less than 10 head, J. or r. and 100
OXEN AND STEERS.
best pair of Oxen, years old or more 300
I'd best 200
best yoke Steer Calves, J. or r. or 100
TEAMS.
best team of Oxen from any one township
pairs or more years old or more 500
bes, span of Working Horses 400
I'd bes, 200
be., span Of Matched Horses 200
SHEEP.
best French Merino Buck, kept within
the Society limits years 800
best Buck of any other breed 200
best Eve Sheep, J. or r. and 81, or 200
best Lambs 200
best Boar zoo
ID best 100
bes, Sow, with 1 or more of her pigs to
be shown, J. or r. and 81, or 200
best or more Pigs, to 10 weeks old,
]. or r. and 90
best Pigs 100
best pair Shanghai Chickens IS
I'd best 25
best pair Chittagong, rs
I'd best 25
hes, pair Cochin China' IS
I'd best %
bes, pair Polish rs
I'd best 25
best pair of any other breed rs
ID best 25
best pair Turkeys 100
ID best so
CROPS.
best acres Winter Wheat 500
Cd best, J. or X. and 300
Sd bes. 200
bes, bushel Wheat 100
"a best so
bes, acre Spring Wheat $50
bes, acres Rye 300
I'd best 200
best acres Indian Corn 500
I'd best a00
Sd best 200
bes, bushel Corn in ear. loo
I'd best so
best s acres Oats 200
I'd best 100
beet hushel Oa,. so
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-08-04

A BRISK PLAcE.-Therasiiy good auc,.
dote told of the little town of Por,la.d,
Ind. While certain s.ecmJ Joa: was 4bou:
putting out from there, NJ: long SIZE, for
New Orleans, the n~:e, an old D. .tman,
turned to some passengers and marked
"This little town, gentlemen, locks drl,
but l assure you it is, perhapa, mighty
brisk place. About 10 years ago, as I
was going down with iat-5o-. to New
Orleans, We stopped here to procure c,,re
provisions. l went up iu,o the town, ard
seeing coat hanging cut of 4 shp :-.r,
just took it. The owner came after ne,
caught me, took me before ulas,strars .
| was tried, convicted, to-., 20 Iashes, ,1j
was back to the boa in j. InIautes
tell you, gentlemen, a nj. - i.isk II,
place is that SAM Port,dr