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The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-09-01

The Pioneer, California Monthy Magasine
for July, has been received. 1t is the first,
number of the second volume, aud capita num-
Der, too. We abstract few nuts from the
Editors Table"
The following is an "auhentic." OurNew
Enrand readers have doubtless heard Of Rev.
Lie. Brown, Unversast clergyman of con-
siderable note, residing in New Hampshire,
we believe. Mr.. Brown was early left an or
phan, was kindly adopted when Il boy, by one
Deacon Bingham--a thorough-going Baptist
of the old school, The boy, says our nIor-
mant. was one of that kind "that thinks a
good DEAL" one day, while he and the Dea-
con were hoeng corn, dog came iunnng up
to them, and Brown asked the Deacon wheth-
er he believed that dogs thought. why no.
responded he, 'of course they don't" Brown
suddenly lifted up his hoe and went to the
brute though with the intent to strike him;
whereat Carlo ran off yelping. "Stop, there
--stop!" saws the Deacon; don't strike the
dog; what are you at!'. What do you sup
pose made that dog run?" said Brown. 'Why,
he thought you were going to strike him.
answered the Deacon. "But thought you
said that dog didn't think" was the boys
-clncher.
And this reminds us of another anecdote
which is related of Rev. E ii. Chaplin, OF
whom EVERYBODY must have heard, as one o.
the most distinguished Universalists in Amer
lea. 1t is an "authentc" also At Ballard,
Seminary, where young Chaplin was prepared
for College, it was customary for the teache
10 call on the boys to relate some nciden
which had happened to themselves, or occur
renee which had come under this observation
1t was in the Spring of the year, when il il
customary for the farmers to have an owe
supply of mutton upon the family board, tha
Chapin was called upon to "tell his truth. -
He rose very slowly from his seat, quietly an
remarked, in answer to the teachers request
-"Irs a positive fact-l've lived upon mutto
81 long that I'm ashamed to look sheep il
the face" and sat down again amid roars o
laughter from the whole school.
"For the following, Lieut. w. of the Engi
neers, is responsible. He told it to me in 1852
at the Cafe of Dominica, in Havana. OIL
Col. Tom S. of the Infantry, avery large, bur
ly, red-faced gentleman, with a snow-whit
bead and voice like bass trombone, hasa
unfortunate habit of thinking out loud. Will
stationed temporarily in Washington, the ol
uentleman one Sunday morning took it in hi
head to go to church, where he took seat i
new beneath the pulpit, and, prayer-book i
hand, attentvely followed the clergyma
through the service 1t happened to be tn
l7t. day of the month; but in giving out tn
Psalms for the day; Rev. Mr.. p. made mil
fake and announeed-'The 10th day of tn
month, morning prayer, beginning tthe 79t
psalm," When to the astonishment of tn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-23
1910 Gas made up to Sept 800 the population

We have given each year separately, in or
der to show the accommodating ratio in which
the population has lately been increasing. In
The FIRST Eve years. the amount Of increase was
2Tl5 272 or an average OF 54S, $50 per annum.
In the second five years. il was 3,4Gl $40. or
an average OF COZ, 3l5 per annum. In the ten
years, it was G, l16 s4s, which is above the rate
Of thrty-three and third per cent, assumed
by Mr.. Scott, in the calculation to which we
have referred. In the two years, from Both
June. 1850, to the same date in 1852, the in
crease was lT5S.5c0, or s76,750 per annum,
which rate, If maintained, even without
any acceleretion, will bring the popula-
ton, IL 1850, t. 32,o0G.U00 the increase being
thus upwards Of 81 per ceut in the decade,
instead Of the tbirsy-tllrce and third. assumed
with reference to toe data upon which the re-
turns Of population in the Secretary Of the
Treasurys communication are based, we may
explain that an average immigration Of only
10000 persons annually was assumed Ac-
cording TO the rate Of progress thus arrived at
1t is stated "that the Inhabitants had increased
to 25.23T 900 on the first January, 1858. But
during the intervening period''-since June /.
1s5o-"therc hsd arrived from Europe 10000
emigrants which was 604,00 abov. the average
for the same length Of time during the previous
decenpial term. This excess being added to the
natural increase, and TO the number Of i'm
migrants who had arrived upon the average
before mentioned, the result shows that the
population Of the United States on the 1st OF
January. 1853, was 25,Sil 600, representing an
increase OF 2,57S,0e0. somewhat over eleven per
cent, during the thirty-one months preceding =
In 1850, it Is estimated that 40 cities and towns
OF more than 10000 inhabitants each. contained
population Of 1850 900; and tina, in towns
ard villages Of more than 200 inhabitants each,
there was q population OF l,l40,o00, making Q
total population, in cities, towns and villages
Of 4.o00,oo0. The remaining population, in
number l9,263.0oo, were located in rural dis
tricts. The total value OF the rea! and personal
property In the United States, lie estimated as
foliows:--
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The exports from New Orleans Of domestic
produce were, in 1884, s22,s4s,995; in ls40,
S32,99S,059; and in 1860, $37 ,69S,277. In
1851, they rose at one step to $53,96S,0l3.
During the ten years from 1885 to 1874 inclu-
sive, the average receipts Of duties at the Gus
tom House were S905. 1876. For the eight years,
Fl ON 1915 to 1852 inclusive, the average was
sl,64s,29s. There has also been remarkable
il crease in the trade of the other gulf ports in
GLIDING Mobile, Pensacola, St. Marks, Apala-
cbicola, and the ports Of Texas.
The relative progress Of the Atlantic States
and the Western States, which draw their re-
sources from the great lakes and the Mississippi,
with their tributaries, furnishes some very strik-
ing results. The population Of the six New
EDglsnd States, viz. Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts,, aud
Connecticut we're as follows at the periods men
toned -
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These States have On area Of LOG. 500 square
miles, and the population In 1850 was $3.50
persons to the square mile.
= The Northwestern States inclnde Ohio, In
diana Illinois. Michigan, Iowa. Wisconsin, and
the Minnesota Territory. The following has
been their rate Of progress
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These States have an area Of s7S,a5o SQUARE
miIes, with 1910 persons to tie nile, and il q
remarked Of them by the writer Of the report
to the Senate-Nr. J. D. AndrewB:-"W hea
this last division shall have become - densely
populated as the middle States now are, II win
trade Of the lakes of $4,000, 900 Of souls ana
there IL every reason to believe that the increase
of population will be as rapid until that resuk
ehall be fully attained. as II has beeh since
1900 How wonderful and grand q spec
tacle will it then be to many, doubtless az
those now born, when, at the commence
ment Of the twentieth century, this lake coua-
many millions And what win then be the
amount and value of that trade, and the aggre-
gate tonnage of that marine, which has spruag
up in less than forty years from nothing o
100000 tons Of steam and shipPingT
It may become q question whether circum-
stances which have occurred since these romarlm
were written warrant the antioipations indulged
in by Mr.. Andrews. Since 1850 we have Wit
messed the emigration increase rapidly from the
denseIy peopled countries Of Europe and Ada
towards our own Australasian colonies. That
such emigration will continue appears certain,
not mesely because Australia affords us gold at
q cheaF rate, compared with the value of
abor In the Old World, but because, whilst
producing what that Old World chooses
to consider rs capital, and to use as
money, her soil is capable Of supporting o p0pn-
lation greater in numbers than we eau expect
her to be supplied with, by emigration merely,
for very many years to come. The territory Of
America bordering upon the Pacific is also
putting forth strong pretensions as field for
the enterprise Of emigrants from every country.
1t is easily reached and at an expense which Is
within the means of all classes above the coz
dition Of absolute pauperism The sources Of
employment for immigrants are more varied
and abundant than they can be expected to be
in California or Australia, where the popula-
ton is either purely agricultural or occupied in
the search for the precious metals. Moreover,
the settler in the Atlantic States, should his in
clinations be directed to the gold regions, is al
ready far upon the way to California in the first
instance, either by way of Panama, or by the
various routes overland, and there are abundant
means of crossing the Pacific from San Fran
cisco TO Sydney and Melbourne.
The growth Of the cities and ports of the lake
districts has been equally rapid with that Of the
Atlantic cities, whose commerce they feed. The
following was the population of the most impor-
tant amongst the former in 1900 and 1850 -
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prlDclpA NemS.- rs-sa
Wheat. ....... $4,000 go bash. Gas 100000
Indian Com e52,0oooSO SOL 100000
Oate ..... I6l,OO0yOO0 !" 76RlO,OOo
Cotton. ...... LasS,oO s lbs. IssSoS'oss
irish potatoes. WSoc.oco bush. $4,000
Sweet do..... 42O86O00 3s8ssO0e
Butter. ....... 344,592 900 lbs. 68pl8,AO0
bay. ......... l5,222.O00 tons. l90,275. 900
Animals slaughtered, ................. IssOoO,0oo
Annual increase Of live stock. ....... I67750,00o
In an abstract of the cereal produce of the
United States, in 1861, the quantities are set
down rs follows
Wheat Observation-Disclosures 100 sos ,89s bushels.
rye saa log SsS :"
Corn. ..."......,.....,. ..bSZsjZb,blZ
Which, compared with the estimate above,
shows that remarkable increase had taken
place in 1852 in the quantity of wheat pro-
duced whilst rye and Indian corn had re-
manned at about their previous growth. The
exports, in 1851, to all countries were as
follows -
Wheat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1o2s, 725 bushes.
Flour. .,..,..,..,..''...... ~ $50
Corn ......... ...,......,.,.... 3 ,426,8ll "
Indian meal. .........,......,.. 303,622
This, it will at once be seen, is the
nerest fraction of the produce of the country;
and the question will naturally suggest itself,
what is the quantity of grain which such
people will be capable OF eparing for the con-
sumption Of Europe, when the capabilities Of
their soil are brought more fully into ex-
ercise?
The total value Of the productions of indus
try, including all interests, is thus set down =
Agriculture for 1862, as above 49,. 81, 042
General industry. ,........+...... 1,133, 900 900
Home, or household manufactures. 3O,2500OO
Total. Observation-Disclosures. s2932 762 642
Comparing the amount of the last two items,
I, lG3 100000 dollars, with the value of the
productions of industry previously set down
tor the ear 1910, it follows that the increase
has been nearly tenfold during the past forty
two years, With a view of showing that the
consumption Of this large quantity of the pro-
duce of the soil and of the industry of the peo-
pie has been chiefly at home, we may state that
in 1862 the total value exported only reached
$I54,930 947 or S6.l9 per head In a social
point of view such state of things is crafty
ing. II is we'll for any community when they
can reserve for their own use so large pro-
portion Of their own products. But we find
that, in addition. America has Of late increased
largely her consumption Of foreign merchandise.
The following is an extract from another table
exhibiting the extent of the Increase
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Thee States possess an area Of G3,326 square
miles, and the population in 1850, as given
above. was 43.3 persons to the square mile.
The middle States Of the Atlantic comprise
New York and Pennsylvania, and their rate of
progress during the same period was as fol-
lows:-
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s,o7ls4,eOo
sW.lss,4o0
s07,ls6,AOo
Total vsIne Of re 81 and personal pro.
perty. January /, 1855. 4

AOtaA vhaue " Ec ~ ono poEUOnAA pro-
perry. January l, 1865. .tl0, 1891, $50 800
From another table contained In the same re-
port we find that the amount and value Of the
productions of agriculture representing the
yield of the 1899 S64 900 dollars Of the above
capital employed by the rural population. was,
in 1862, estimated at total Of / 752y 58S, O42
dollars. OF this yield the following were the
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1t cannot escape observation how great has
been the increase in the population of these
States during the decade Of 1910 to 1850, as
compared with the previous decade and it may
occur to some that the change in the policy Of
this country has been benefcially felt by the
American agriculturists. Such no doubt, has
been the case but it is fact, illustrative Of
the effect produced upon country by improve
ments in the accommodation afforded for tranic
and locomotion. that those States have pro-
crossed most rapidly in which such improve
ments have been most vigorously carried out,
In the only State which shows decline in popu-
-Missouri-it is remarked that the for
nation Of railroads and other public works has
been neglected. With respect to one State
Mississippi-where the increase in population
has been very striking the promise Of the free
traders to lay its fertile valley alongside Of
Manchester appears to have been realized with
out any material aid from such works, merely
through the instrumentality of the noble river
which runs the whole length of its western from
tier. The Southern and Gulf States however,
ii must be remembered, comprise what has
been aptly called the Cotton Zone ~ and
the greatly increased growth Of that raw mate
rial during the past ten years in part accounts
for the advance in prosperity OF Louisiana,
Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia
and Alabama, where the bulk of it is produced.
Some difficulty exists in ascertaining the pre-
else growth of Crops in each year, owing to
the accounts furnished by the United States
Treasury being made up at a PERIOD June 3O,l
when the whole of the previous years crop has
not been received in market, thus rendering
confusion almost inevitable. We can therefore
only arrive at an approximation of the truth
by means of the exports. The following table
gives the quantities, in lbs and bales of 400 lbs.
each, exported In the years specified -
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America, but 10 Upper OanAdA - wetl n
164o an1 1850 the tonnage q tAe four perts %
ns,nckjva;v vras an 6rllNuW.- tM -
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These places, however, large though theif
commerce is already, may be said to be only in
their infancy, and must, within very few
years, be greatly increased in population and
Importance, as new communications are opened
out for them with the rivers and fertile soils
which are being rapidly peopled in the Western
States and Territories. AS proof Of this we
may instance the progress made within the past
few years by the town of Chicago, on Lake Mfchi-
gan. In May, 1848, a canal of hundred miles IN
length was opened to connect that lake with
Illinois River. and the first section Of . railway
from Chicago tc the westward was opened In
March, l849. Previously to these works being
brought into operation, we find. from the city
census Of 1647, that the population was Is 1853;
in 1859 it had sprung up to 29,963, as shown
above; and in August, 1862. 1t was estimated
at nearly, if not quite, 10000, having thus con-
siderably more than doubled itself in aveyesrs.
It must be borne in mind that it is in this di-
rection, towards the richest agricultural coil 70
be found in the world, that the stream Of eai-
grafton from Great Britain and Ireland, and
recently from Europe, is principally flowing.
at rate which few years ago would have
been regarded as almost fabulous, but which is
ST. adily increasing.
The Gulf and Southern States have increased
in population as follows
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The populations Of he four cities were a. FOL
lows In the years 1870 and 1860 -
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If we add to the returns for 1852 about $780,
600 bales for the consumption of America itself,
we shall have total crop Of upwards Of 3,50a-
900 bales In the same way we may add about
1870, 900 bales for the American consumption Of
1921. which will make the entire crop of that
year 100000 bales. We find thus, that in tho
thirty.one years from 1921 to 1852 there has
been anjncrease Of 600, 900 bales in the growth.
which has multiplied itself during that period
seven fold The Importance to America Of
this crop, as an element Of wealth, may be estf-
mated from the fact that the census valpe Of u
in 184950 was IL, 900, 900 dollars; that It's cur
tivation and preparation for market employs
upwards of 100000 agricultural laborers, IS per
cent of whom are slaves and the residue (l2O.-
000) are white citizens; that upwards Of l10.-
600 toHs Of steam shipping, aud at least .0Oe
persons, ore engaged in its transportation frco
the Interior to the southern ports; and that. AZ
ter remunerating merchants factors, underwrt-
eTs, and host Of other persons, II furnishes
profitable freight for 100000 tons u Amsrt,
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Total value Of real and personal pro-
perry Of tho United States, In 1850.
Add ten per cent Tor decrease Of
prices since June, 1860.
Do. Tor increase In amount Of pro-
perry ...........................
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Vala. q fA.nA, paa.eaaions. ~. s6eek.
p: ssos i stis: tSikv;.;. !
owned By rA popuit 3onS AZ ).
Real and pe.keQN prcpert cwzb In
clties, towns and Villages. .......
Unite d States apd State stocks owned
In the United States, and not taxed.
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more, she let's her husband live in it in
peace, and quietness, and good temper" !"
Peace, and quietness, and good temper
how these words echoed in Mrs. jones'
ears, long after her husband had left the
house. Yet peace. quietness. and good
tenn per conscience whispered her, were
not to be foandyin her dwelling. There
was an error somswhere--she had always
been used to ascribe it wholiyfo her hus-
band. but could it be possible that it ex-
listed as much. perhaps more, in herself.
Mrs. Jones took counsel Of none save
her own heart and her own conscience.
but, in the end, they guided her Alright;
though painful indeed we're the efforts
made to follow their dictates. and much
it cost her to sacrifice, even in part, the
habits which had grown upon her. until
they almost seemed a portion of herself
But time and good intentions on both sides
brought back the peace and happiness
which seemed to have deserted their dwell
ing; and at length the faces within it grew
as bright as the tables which were ready
to mirror them; for the neatest cottage in
Bell Air became one OF its most cheerful
and best loved homes. '-ia
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NUMBER slz,'ss

and accompanied in its devastating mrrnht-
by the music Of q hundred cannonl. v.,,J
The. time occupied by the .passagA NJ
the tornado over any one spot IS variouslN,
estim ated at from loo TO fpe nairutes, -, ,ud
The range OF, the thermometer We conld !,
not learn. ss.,e4aa s.t, y. 81, ,,4.gys
That so few human lives were loss e.
truly marvellous. We have recorded ~
the personal ,mishaps that we could Jeefh /
by diligentinquiry. The inmates 0f bpnses.
generally escaped by going into the cepefs
or getting under the beds. - ..s.,.,..,,. /.
The entire losses by the storm, 50 10 %.
heard from, viii probably not fan far sh95E
Of 90, 900. We have no data, howeyaEn,
for correct estimate. 80 a.zl
The town Of Brandon, which has 4;
tanned the severest loss by the tornado
situated about six miles from Mt. NeIhp1 q,
and is commonly known BY the AaNa.A1,
"Four Corners The village conta3nela
from thirty to forty houses. ~ -. q; s.aiso
During the storm. the rain fell in GfHnfs
abundance in Mt. Vernon, swashipg saH4Hp
the streets in some places. Hwas AQ9emsa
panied by vivid lightning, which stfles q
barn Of Mr.. Buckingham. on the outskA
Of the. town, and slightly injured IL fsA
man who was in the building Of the .ttqefs
was knocked down., but not much hyEts
The culverts upon the railroad were oYes.
flowed, and in several places the tram ~.
to pass through six inches OF wateys .iQf \,
considerable distance. &, q ~ ! I, t.uexI
| The above account Of the storm ep4 ~
effects, and the estimate Of ,losa9Ss 4 !
essentially correct. though Of cos1e9
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WooDsrlELD, Jan. 81, 1854.

o. Harry was sitting in the Parlor with
Lucy, not knowing that he was overheard
by her little brother Bob. What Bob heard
may be imagined from the following dia-
loeue between him and his father: Bob
IF ather, send me after the doctor" Faith.
er-"Why. my SOM" Bob-"Cause you
see that man in the parlor is going to die;
he said he would il Lucy would not mar
nv him, and Lucy said she soouldn't!"
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! Gr The best blunder we have heard
was committed recently in Richmond by
q negro who had been sent by his mistress
to borrow the last Blackpood from 2 neigh
.hof. He delivered his message as follows:
..Miss''s compliments, and says. will you
please send her the July number Of the
black bombazine." :" ...sss .,3s9s. g.sH s
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

The New York Tribune says that Mr..
Daniels late editor os the Richmond Exam
incr ami present charge to Sardinia, makes
his appearance at the Sardinia court in
suit Of clothes, "the stars and gold lace Of
which have quite distinguished him among
the gaudy. privileged do-nothings who sur
round him" The Tribune adds, I'VE bear
from the best authority that no man among
our diplomats appears at court 50 bedizened
with yellow tape and tinsel as Mr.. Daniels"
Mr. Marcy, our Secretary Of State, should
insist cn the recall Of the Sandman charge.
Having Issued instructions in a circular
be should see that they are carried out
Even if he had issued orders that all our
foreign diplomats should wear his livery.
that is. patches upon the seats Of their
breeches he would be bound by every con-
sideration Of self respec. to require the or
ders to be respected.
Washington telegraph., 1854-02-01

EscArE OF Smith O'BEIEy-A letter
from tie Limerick Reporter and Vindicator.
dated Dec Is. 1858, says:
We have just been handed letter from
q highly respectable lrishman resident in
Melbourne, giving full details Of the escape
Of Smith O'Brien from the penal exile to
which the British Government doomed him.
and from which he has been released by the
courage and fidelity Of few Irish friends
in the colony. and the synpathizing aid of
the commander Of an American trading
vessel which was in the offing to take
him away to the free shores Of Columbia
There i no doubt whatever OF the fact and
we needn't state that we feel considerable
pleasure in being the first one Of announc-
ing it. The writer Of this letter was one
of those who assisted Smith O'Brien in his
escape. We may add that Smith O'Brien
was bound by 10 parole.