Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-09-26

zlcl. :in,,,i;eit reliaiice may be reiss4 Ting
'ferrit,qy acquired bs the United STAT binder
=tsad<sies 1,s$aty vit Mexico, Is ricl.in mineral
secsllbz rsafsirias both esja apd yex in abuis
I, ,tance Tacac liash been great diversity of opin-
on on this subject in our community. Many
persons who ci.iila familiarity with the subject,
have boldly procisined the Tcrritofy abAaiifeIy
valucless for any purpose Of civilization; while q
few have resolutely maintained the opposite
opinion. We believe there need no.longer be
doubt on the subject aud that another California
awaits the pick and shovel Of the hardy miner,
within the territory of the United States, lrerns
ing a bonntiful reward for the enterprise and labor
which shall unearth its treasures.
We will not attempt to particularize at this
time further than to say that the auriicrous region
is not confined to single loeality that the pre-
seiaus metals arc found in many places along our
new lne and in localities distant from each other.
Norris tile mineral district confined to our new
acquisition, The mines extend across the line,
and for sosue distsrce into tie territory which re-
mains to Mexico in conseq nence Of the Senate
amendments to the treaty as or ginally framed
Major Emory. hayng discharged the duty asst m
| cd as .Commissioner to run and mark the new
boundary line, may be expected tesrcpeFt in per-
SON at Washington within few days. iHejssweH
known as an accomplished en- gineer and careful },
practical man, not likely to be led astsayby false
lights When engaged in the duties Of his profcs
spr and his reports in reference to the Territory
/ ii question, will be received with interest and
confidence That the Major and his brother off
GERS on the survey viii fully confirm our adyiecs
relative to the mineral wealth Of the region in
question, we have not doubt. ~ Phila. Aaqsarer.
g SANTA ANNA AND MExIco "A " Wasllington
letter says il. is inferred that Gen. Gadsden
has concluded a private arrangement with
Santa Anna. without the knowledge Of his
Ministry or of our Cabincr, in the form of a
treaty. dispensing with the running and mark
ing of the boundary line under the present
treaty, and carrying out the project of annex
ing Lower California, and establishing the
boundary on. the twenty ninth parallel. In
the proportion of the. price that was agreed to
be paid, forsthe Messila and adjacent tract,
the purchase money for these Territories
snould have Been at least forty millions of
dollars An arrang cement Of this character
must Of necessity have been private, and must
have depended for its final action upon the
success of Santa Anna in the contest to secure
absolute power which. he was then carrying
on. 1t is alleged that a prefst Of the treaty
was loft behind iby Santa Anna. aud fell into
the hands of his successors in the Geyerni
nleilt, who at once notified Gen. G adsden'tha
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/ yssiftesA Agricultural Fair. saaaisaasz s-sifl
The first annual exhibition of the Agricultural
Society OF Cambria county win be held on The
grounds Of f. Shoemaker, Esq, near Eleusljirg,
on "Wednesday THURSDAY and Friday hsxt week
c, r. Persbmg, Esq, win deliver the address,
On the payment of one dollar, tickets can ile had
constituting the purchase asEaember Of the SociT
ETY.. and emitting him and his family to ad,nisslon
to the exhibition. Ne hope to see number Of
our subscribers calling with us during the fais.i
| iBEauT4Is OF NEWSPAPER PUBLIsHIs sG.7;cefll,
Fitzgerald senior editor of the Philadelphia Item,
in his last issue titus relates his experienced IN
newspapers publishing - During the first three
years we have frequently gone home of aSatur-
day night without money enoughin ourpockets
to buy bread for our little ones for the ensuing
Sunday. Sixteen times we have pawncd s55df
| watch t. pay our hands. In the course of these
! sad and stern probationary eight years We have
| twice. been blind from over reading and writing.
and our eyes are seriously and permanently injss-
/ red. ,elsfa sse saf4.,ss.s ~ et rssh 8
e5zThe next meeting Of the Democratic Ma
tional Convention is % he held at Cincinnati,
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