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GAUTION

Dr. Morsss lhyigoiatin Cordiu hsa hesn sounterst,s
BY some unpIlnciped persons
In iutmt Att genuine cordial will have Tic nronfir
tors fec aime pasted the cork OF eac bottle and tbr
following words bOwuln tbs GAS
"bR. hoRsEs hvluoRATiN0 CORDIAL,
O. 10. RlEo, PRoFRlEToa, n. Y.t
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i0uu' asISHu TIkEADwELL & SONS.

The Juvenile libraries, Nos and O. containing 20 NGl
unies eaoh price i've collars per set.
Together with great variety of mi,cellancous books
suablo lot Libraries and Rewards, hymn books, spell
gsooks QGeston books Glass books, Library Records
lesamepts, nictiogaiies, Reward Tickets, O., being
publications or lie AHtfican Sunday Scheol Union.
PIoesthc same as at head quaiters Catal gues iGr-
nishet gratis JOHN n. THOMPSON,
ieS 81 Monroe ST
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$4,000 Worth
.eal and Personal Estate for the People.

hGkuSS kas. lemon, Wholesale aid Ieigiiby
~ myls . . voWEGI, "a Union Ct
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A LARGE Invoice OF LEATHER Betting nom The cello
"A braied mandatory rHoyt Bioiiers, New York
ihd wart9utgd eqtal 10 ouy made.
Justrceeyed ami fJr sale by
~ JOHN III. TAPPAN
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Burning of the Great Republic!
ANOTHER TgIUM
pERIAN Gas sAREslLl
NEM \ on, Dc "a, is, 49,.

Nav DIRK, Dec. "a, 1853, eP.N.
Mr.. Ro5t ~ PafTirk, 100 PeVllst;
UsAR SIai- is VITA much satisfaction that we beal
testimony 10 the realty ho proof qualities OF lie Defiance
SAFE, Your maru1otuie, VIII ch wn had In Use la GU Of
nee. at the Novelty Bpkory No. 2i4 Front street. which
with many oller buildings, toseihe with tie mammoth
clipper SHIN he Great Republic AND other ships, de
sirGycd by fres Ills morning, 1ho SAFE, Containing al
our books papers. money, bills receivable, Insurance pol
dies &c Was exposed TO very Intense heat NAM
hours, WIZ nou Tue commencement OF the fie at mid
hishi nn removed from the ruins, whileah hot you
Store When opened at p. NJ this day, MS content;
were delivered 20 IN excellent order, the books, pa
pors bank hills &c henga egble they were before
their exposu 10 what osdor most severe ordeal
Yours, respectully,
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MAoNRiogET ENTkarRsE. LIBERAL. romrAntk
AND CERTAIN.
Whitehurtt's Dagucrreoiype Enterpriseill

n. WH1TRHURST hasdesded to Tnfteos IN tr,st
Tor ilo beneti OF tho sbagehOldels On tie above en-
9IllLe SDO1 worth OF real aud perennial estate 10 be
possible date ailor e sale Of tic shates. Tie certih-
SIles ele - each which entities the holder eqita-
leal ana persona! noperlyi also to Whitehufsts
~ WoiiUs Fer fionum Daguerrepiyes otseror frieid
AZ any Tine When wien the ceffcateis presented al Ill
lherof his Galleiiea.
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~ RUtkIIALE IUE. y
I'E subscribers will commence delivering their very
j. superior oo 10 customers This morning.
tdeisle with themselves, or either Of the divers
WARREN & SONS.
April 2ltb, '6f ap263w
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AGAIN.
TNrcoept OF five thousand othose nice III Gaiocgars
les ~ Jw. RHODES, agent.
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-01-13
.. ..q...s LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.
POE 7 Y q.
OLD HOMESTEAD.

Our old brown homestead reared Its wai's
From the wuyside dust nlooi;
Where the apple boug could almost cast
Their frui,oge on its rooi;
And the cherry tree go near II grew,
That W h, awake I've lain, .,
In The lon,som, nights, I've heard the limbs
Ae they oreaked sguinst the pane;
And the orrbar I'd trees 20, the orchard trees,
I've seen my little brothers r'' ''.'''
Rocked in the tops by the summer breeze
srbe sweet brier under the window sill,
Which the early birds made glad; ....
And the damasls rose by the garden fence,
Were ali the flowers We had;
nave looked on many flowers since Them
' Exodcs rich and rare.
lhrtin othci eyes were loveiioH,
But not % me 81 iair;
And the roses brlgh'--0. tl,e roses brig t.
I've trimmed " ith ,hem my sisters locks
That are laid in the dust ilSnn sight
Our homes,ea,i hsd "a a.nple h a,th
Where al i-.t We loved 10 meet;
Where M, no he, j voice wac n'w'!a kiHt,
Aua her sat. wa, always sweet,
And there I've AT on my iather's knee,
And wa,cli'i lis thouyhtful brow,
With my childish hand IN his raven h'i'--
That hair is ,i.yNrnow;
Bu, the brsal iu,ar,ns lishs-- o, the br'e4
heartl,'s ligh.,
And nv fathers look, my mo,hcrs smllo-
They nre in my heart TO- night. .....
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An ex animation OF this statement will tend
to give direct efficiency to any re'ormatcry
and cconomizing efinr:s. since it places the
been in State expenditures, upon the depart.
ment OF Government to which it properly be-
longs. Temporary causes, however, have
produced much of this increase.
The expenses Of the last General Assem-
bly, have been made the subject of public an
Imadversion; but, when it is borne in mind.
that upon that body devolved the responsible
and arduous duty OF carrying into effect the
new Constitution, embracing the re-organi-
zalion OF the entire Government, mu ch Of this
anmadversion falls to the ground as unmeri-
ted.
The act providing "for the organization
Of the General Assembly," will, il strictly
observed, obvlate all future cause of COM
plant. The unnecessary absence of mem.
bers has been checked, sinecures have been
abolished, all waste Of public time and means
has been guarded against, and thus . mnst
salutary spirit will be impaired to the
whole Government.
The new Const ution very properly re-
lieves the General Assembly from many pow.
ers and duties that were formerly suppus ed to
disturb its deliberations, and unnecessarily
| to consume its time. The people hencelorth
expect II steady devotion to the duties now
imposed by the Constitution, within as brief
a space Of time as is consistent with well
mutured and well considered legislation.
The supreme law Of the State imposes, ia
positive terms, upon he General Assembly
the duty of inquiring into, aud determining
upon, the receipts and expenditures OF every
branch of the & ,vern,nent. Specific appru
priations must precede every public expem
diture, aud M money can b, collected, ex
lccpt in pursuance nf law.
For a series n v ar+ tho pubIi' works sr,
nubic debts II IT, Srsr", lsv' coar MANI
ged by executvr boards IN na3rfbN p II
lie Works he'erni1 ID upon N uitour s.
tolls, aud tho s",'Ung ravenu ; n r-e ry"e!ul
ed parilv hy he ,,r Board md tr.ly h'
the Cu,n"s-i -iiuars OF tn Swk'a Fuur
without Due |ccls I'VE auth5r, Y. I'M pa
ccedng., >aoscTnsnt'' rep r'ed. qst -v yr.
TO the & 'a"rsl iemulv, we're i,m y.
closely scrutn'zeG, sin,r ihrrr rXaml,' y
= alter the transaction, could BE- Of I'll, .nY.lj
benefit.
As might hav" been oxpcctrd, rl~ rupi.
mind was frequently disturbed by 'arge.
. very serious character, w hich YER N se,
. eral occasions, inquired into BY slari. con
: missions. The B ards and THEW naurn,,n'
were frequently changed, bur the i'm ,p'essl,
= was never removed rom the people, IN
- these Boards possessed, or a. least exsrc sc
!, powers that were able to be abused; NJ
u that, therefore, likesil ncrexecu'iye Office,
u they should be brought under the proper co
u troll Of the representatives, Of the people.
:" A want of certainty psrvaded nur financ
30 sys;en;-- net revenues OF the pub
81 works auctuated from year to year; expen
9' ,urss were eopcesied By after sssiny, q
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through mere transfers upon the account ol
trust and similar funds, the peconisry trans.
actions of the whole Government were mys.
tilted, defying alike legislative and popular
scrutiny. aaH-t
All this forced upon the people the con.
viclon that there was some inherent difficult.
~ in q system which made the members Of
the boards Legislators pnd executive officers
at the same time. Their executive duties
were, and arr, in themselves onerous enough
to require their undivided attention, and it
was certainly wrong to impose upon them
the determination Of questions OF policy,
which had bearing tar beyond the appro.
pirate sphere Of their duties, and which none
but the General Assembly, composed Of rep.
resentatives from all parts OF the State, sbouid
determine. 'S4H uk " EGG
This public desire found, ss realization in
the most stringenr provisions Of the new Con-
stitution, which were, in part, carried into ef-
iect by subjecting, for the first time, during
the past fiscal year, the expenditures upon
the public works and their nett revenues to
legislative appropriation. This policy must,
however, be followed up by requiring, at an
early period of the session, specific and detail
ed estimates for the various Public Works Of
the State, and their subdivisions, end by ap-
propriating therefor such amounts as, upon
legislative examination, will be found pro-
per.
Tnsurmountabe difficulties are sometimes
said to be in the way; but have no doubt
they will, on close examination, be found
without any tangible existence. General
and mere wholesale estimates may fail to op.
proach exactness, and, consequently, lead 10
| embarrassment; but estimates made in de.
| tail, by the present able Board, acquainted as
they are, BY personal inspection with every
part OF the public works. and assisted they
will be, by experienced engineers. superin.
tendsnts aud collectors, must prove very near.
ly correct. Such estimates and CORES spond
ing appropriations would affect, in each case
only very small part of the public works
and specific contingent appropriations would
as is done in Congress, provide against cx
traordinary failures in revenue or other un.
forseen events.
The following tabular statement exhibit,
receipts and expenditures on The public work.
since their cumpleton,-th estimates made
tor the.u the year previous--und the deficits
in the interest fund that had to be made ~
by ,exltipn, a. near DO the latter can be
asctri,,De1:
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which they are organized should be carefully
revised, and such guards and restrictions i'm.
posed on the exercise Of the power referred
to. as may not be inconsistent with the eff
cheney OF their administrations. f....
The county taxes, as exhibited in the pre-.
ceding statement, will also, no doubt, attract
your attention; especially when it is recol-
lected that very large portion Of the ex-
penses incident to their administration il
pnid by fees, Of which no record, accessible
10 the public, is kept The entire expenses
Of the several counties cannot, therefore, b
ascertained, nor can il be known without de-
tailed examinations OF great labor. in which
Of them the administration is the most expen-
sive. There, as every where else, the ut
most publicity should be given to all transac.
tions of public nature. II promotes econ
omy and facilitates reform---shiie the sddi-
tion OF Offices, without such publicity, only
complicates the system. As in mechanics,
no power is gained by adding unnecessary
machinery; SO in government, it is seldom
that either purity or efficiency is increased
by multiplying officers. ....... ....
In referring to these municipal corpora
tons, it was not my purpose to divert your
attention from the less fragrant, but still rap.
idly increasing exp enses of the State.
The following tabular statement has
been cola,ed from the annual reports
of the State Auditor. 1t exhibits
at single view, the expenditures Of the
several branches of the State Government
fer the last ten years. and affords the means
Of an nasu cnmnnris On hptween them
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The State iaXrS a.. .l'ua f4hD'htU u'ir
school tax, which aceopnts IoF 80 great ap-
parent increase. .rfI..u''
This statement exhibits the fact that
State taxes have not increased as RAPIDLY as
local taxes. The county. city township ana
other municipal corporation tuHes, constiiut"
the greater amount of our asses ,ments. These
corporate authorities have heretofore enjoy
ed an almost unlimited power of taxation.
This arose from the want OF thai general at
tention, which the subject has more recent.
" attracted; aud from disincnation on the
part OF the General Assembly 10 interfere
with these authorities, elected as they are by,
and responsible as they are to, their respec-
tive constituencies. seo
Since the new constitution, however, makes
| it the duty OF the General Assembly "to re-
| strict their power OF taxation, assessment
! borrowing money, contracting debts, and
lnaning their credit. 40 as TO prevent the a
nuse OF such power" have not deemed i
oupruper to call your attention TO the subject
= )lrhe rapid. increase and enlargement of thes'
; corporations in all parts of the State rende
l,t one Of great Importance. Tbs laws nnse
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quired to bear an equal proportion Of the bur-
dens of the State. ... ..... ........
The duty Of preparing laws, in accordance
with these changes, and Of carrying into eff
feet the various provisions of the new Con-
stitution, devolved on your immediate prede-
cessors, who, during long and laborious ses-
sion, passed many sulutary and important
statutes. To render these more perfect, and
to mature and pass such additional. measures
as may be found necessary to promote the
public welfare, and complete the organization
Of the new Government, are among the prin-
cipal duties that will claim the attention of
the present Legislature. ..-...
The people, in this Government, are the
source of all power. They have the right to
ask, and it is the duty of their agents to fur
nsh full and correct information respecting
the condition and management. of the sffairs
Of the State. Complaints of high taxes and
constantly increasing burdens are becoming
general and nothing contributes more sue
cessfully to allay unnecessary apprehensions
on this subject, than full exposition Of our
financial operations, while it enables the Leg
islature to apply the appropriate remedy.
The reports of the various officers of the
Government, which are herewith commune
Gated, will place before you the detailed ac-
counts of their respective departments.
1t appears from the Auditors Report, that
the receipts into the State Treasury for the
fiscal year ending November 10, 1853, have
been as follows:
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Total ell .2v6.ij2 10
The constitution fixes the minimum amount
by which the principal o. the debt must be
annually reduced That amount is $iOo.oOo
increased yearly by compromising at the rate
of six per cent. per annum. Under this policy,
the State debt would not be extingu'shed
under forty years. 1t would involve lae
creation o, new loans and an entire re-or.
ganiz ,,ion of existing liabilities with our
public creditors.
IL is hardly necessary for me to recommend
an earlier payment OF the State debt. after
the action ON that subject, by the last Lcgis-
la,ure, which is, believed to have met with
very general appreciation. The question FOL
YOU to determine is, whether it shalt be met
and regularly paid us it natures.
On the 6sst Of January, 1857. $s'4i2'i3'
a become due. To meet this amount vii
require an additional levy Of ne0ry one mill
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IA n T. s LEV ES

FTNHE manager respectfully annoup Us to citisens
Il and strangers. that Mons. BEYAN the cele-
br tied French Giant, the tsllest man known In Eu-
rope or America, and Miss HANNAH GROUSE, the
American Giantese, the largest woman living, Are
now holding reception Ievees at JACKSON HALL,
Psnnsy vsnis sve1u., ffom 10 o'clock, D. m, Hntil
O'Clock, p m.
Sewn crowned heads, before whom Mons. B. has
had thu honor Of appearing, pronounce him the
most ,-erfect Giant in Eursp end sll the rhabi-
tants of this favored l.nd who have him, COIN
CT ie in the opinion He is nefrly eight feet In
heighr, weighs nearly 400 pcurds, and his strength
IS commensurate with his enormous 6is. He IL o
highly educs ed gentleman. Fpeaks seven different
languages, and of the most perfect symn etry Of
form, remsrf ably easy and graceful in his move
mepts.
Mems Will appear in the Roman Toss, the cos
tune Of the second century, which he wore In the
p: essence Of seven Of the MOI ~rchs II Europe.
MISS GROUSE,
the American giant g'ri is native of Ohio, but 10
We RS Of age surng Is inches srornd the ARM,
lib inches around he waist, and will srigh more
than any other woman. We chalea ge the world to
produce her DUAL, wi hnut regard TO age. This
young lady measures 81 Inches more around the
arm, IA inches IN around the vast ard is rALlER
thsn he woman 80 years Of age who IL represented
to weigh 769 Toundsi She is very in lg-nt soo-
able, Of 70 good form sny n, nd cry active
for q person OF her immense lie.
The ont iued exhibition of these very extraordi-
nary .rsons-the iALLEST NAN and LARGEST
WOMAN knosn is highly interesting to all who
delgh In seeing the greatest wonders Of the world
s. DANSEITH,
nov l6 2Es Manager
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ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENTS,
ALEX ANrRIA, Nov. %

ALEXANDRIA, Nov. Is, 1854.
A balmy atmosphere greets US this morning
The weather, mild as spring, opens the deli.
icious season of Indian summer
The ball of tho Mount Vernon Guards, al
Sarepta Hall, on the evening of the 22d, passed
of most pleasantly. A large number Of our
Alexandria bellies, and a number of repre-.
sentatives from various Washington compa.
MES honored the festival with their attend
ance. Its scenes of mirth and enjoyment were
prolonged until Aurora began to tinge the
eastern clouds with streaks of dawn.
Too much credit cannot be awarded the en-
terprising and courteous committee of arrange
ments, whose efforts to promote the pleasure
OF their guests were never more successful.
The community learn with great pleasure
that the Rev. j. T. Johnston has resumed the
pastoral duties of St. Pauls Church. Lonp
known among our people by tho eloquence
and ability with which he filled the pulpit
has won him as many admirers as his courtesy
and urbanity has gained him warm friends.
On the morning of Thanksgiving day, Rev
J. P. Donelan preached a most eloquent and
appropriate sermon to the worshippers at ST.
Mary Church. We learn that this eIouuent
divine will soon be associated with the Row.
DR.. Early in conducting the Jubilee Retreat
at Alexandria
Business is moderate, and eur city healthy
very. AMI
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~ The Baltimore Sun of this morning
states" an indefinite report by telegraph,
that intelligence has reached Philadelphia of
the loss of the U. S. sloop of war ALBANY.
Commander Gerry. She sailed from Aspin
wall about two months ago. It was stated
last week, by way of accounting for her nor
appearance in port, that she had been ordered
to cruise while in the Caribbean sea- and
then return home The N. Y. Commerce.,
says
There seems to be no occasion for any So
riOus alarm as to the fate of the oficsrs and
crew; II Is possible that the ship NAV have
gone ashore in running down the coast, or bave
received some trifing damage which has de-
tanned her over the time expected, as the ia
cillties for repairing vessels in distress are
not readily procurabIe in that quarter
The Albany carried twenty guns, and a full
crew of $50 men.
Commander, Jas. T. Gerry; Lieutenants,
w. W. Bleecker, Montgomery Hunt, John
Quincy Adams, and Henry Rogers; Surgeon,
Corcoran; Purser, n White; Master. Robt
A. Mari Midshipman, Bennett j. Riley.
The New York Herald of the 22d instant
under the commercial head, has the follow.
ing:
ST. THoMAs.-In port, Nov. 9, steamer Ben
Franklin, Byron, hence bark Catharipe Au-
gusta, Hatton, do, nearly repaired Going
In, large American ship, dism asted.''
A lingering hope is entertained that this
may be the Albany. Information will be re-
csived in Few days
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~ The steamer George Law arrived at
New York yesterday afternoon from Aspin-
wall, with California dates to the 1st instant,
She brings 81, $4,000 in gold, and 42s passen-
gers.
There is but little news from California.
The proceedings against Hamilton Bowie,
late city treasurer of San Francisco, charged
with having fraudulently distracted the books
and papers of his Office was continued for nine
days before the recorder, and then transferred
to the court. Tho matter was still undecided,
and was the all-prevailing topic OF converse
tion
Judge Alexander Wells died at San Jose on
the 3lst ult
The first through express for reopening the
Ramsay route was to leave California on the
18th Of November.
Business at San Francisco had been quite
brisk since the sailing of the previous steamer.
The demand from the interior was good. The
closing prices were as follows Gallego and
Hall -four Sill .50a$l250; adamantine candles
32ic =; clear pork 10; hams 1910; clear bs-
con 1870; new butter 37ta40c.; Lackawana
coal $32
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SsIHj7 - TIKI apRKTa9 PRtss
The Inteiltgsneer has nothing editorial this
morning, though its news and miscellaneous
columns are exceedingly we'll filed.
The Union discusses the Revolutionary
spirit of the Old World, and conceives that the
current war is in the end to strengthen tn.
cause of the European masses
The SenttnePs leader is an eulogy on the
Hon. Mr.. Richardson, of Illinois
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sEoAeEr0WN CORRESPONDENCE,
GEORGETOWN, Nov. 25, 1851

GEORGETOWN, Nov. %, 1854.
Not much stir this morning among the bust.
ness portion of our community. Thanksgiving
Day has somewhat disconnected matters. The
foreign news by the last steamer caused con-
siderable furry and excitement for a short
while yesterday in the markets. Private dis
patches from the north, this morning, however,
have had tendency to allay nearly entirely
the bueyant feelings of hoIders, so that the
reported advance in Europe will produce very
little change in prices in our market. 1t may
give more life and activity to this discrepancy
of business, and more frmness to original
prices
Quite an interesting revival of religion has
been going on in the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Tennaliy Town during the last week
or two. The meetings are under the direction
Of the Rev. Thomas Sewall and Rev. Dr.
Huff, who have been assisted by other promi-
nent ministers from your city and elsewhere
One of the principal themes of conversation
among business mon in our city this morning
is the card of Selden Withers & Co., which
appears in the National Intelligencer
There appears to be very little if any abate-
ment of the stringeney in the money market
Many judicious, shrewd mon say we have pas
sed the crisis, and that matters generally will
soon begin to wear a brighter aspect through.
out the country. We sincerely hope it may
be so-we have our fears however
The Flour market this morning is rather
unsattled: holders have advanced prices above
tho views Of buyers-say 10 So Is a 50 Nc
sales Of note; buyers are not willing to offer
over IS 50a$8 Is, as in quality Wheat 81 sc
AL 81 for red and 81 85a$1 80 for white. We
hear of no sales of corn. All other article:
unchanged SPECTATOR
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q W. NJ. MILLS, at Fredericksburg, Va,
is prepared to furnish subscribers to the Sta,
with their papers early every morning. Per
sons wanting the paper will be promptly at
tended to by leaving their names and ad-
dresses with him.