Smyrna times., 1856-01-23
CRITO.
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times.
POTTsvILLE, Pa, Jan. IS. ISlG.

POTTsvILLE, Pa, Jan. I9, 1856.
Mr.. Editor :-Mutabiity is STAMPED unor
all things animate and inanimate and from N,
earliest dawn OF creation, when this mundane
sphere first took its course in the eternal round,
OF space, everything has been and still is nm
dergolng change-men, things, the times
and even the Weather changes-so that The
severe cold weather of last week in contrast
win the mild, pleasant weather of few weeks
Previous or even of this week, clearly denlop.
strates that fact. Although the mercurv h; :
not fallen as low as stated by DIR. Kane in the
Arctic regions, yet it has approximated towards
H. In this town, on the 9th inst, at sunrise, it
was Is deg. below zero, and that venerable per-
sonagc, "the oldest nhabtant," saws. :. the
mdcury never was SO low betore' The sleluh
ing during the last ten days has been most ex.
cellent, and well improved
Potisvllle is the seat of justice of Schuylkill
county, ninety-thrcc miles from PhIladelpbn
at The termination of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad and the Schuyklll Canal
Its population is about $4,000. There are mn.
nerous iron furnaces, foundries, to-ges. and
rolling mills, in which the anthracite coal is
successfully used-which is mined in l,r,,o
quantities IN the vicinity. and is the staple ot
the county. There is more animation. enter
prise and industry here than in many places IN
'hiS region, especially whore "the sweet Ger
man accent is predominant Old frame build-
IngS are rapidly giving place to elegant s,ruc-
lures OF brick and stone, and " here but few
years since, were seen SMALL low, frame bulld- |
ings, are now seen large BRICK blocks of s,oros
warehouses and shops. The place contains
churches, an academy, a town hall
several spacious hotels and handsome public
buildings. The Clay monument erected abou,
two years since is a most imposing structure
ms Is column of the Doric order rising
about I2O from base about 10 ieet hgh, and
bearing statue of Henry Clay nine feet hrh:
md is constructed ofiron. The memory eftbr
eloquent advocate and bold defender of Ameri 4
IAN industry is held in sacred remembrance by !
he lron-mongers of Schuylkill county.
In the last Legislature the Americans had ,
majority, but after several ballotings for Uni. /
ed States Senator, adjourned without eect;no a
hoping to have larger majority this winter Il
'ut the Democrats caught them ma pping. and =
ave a large majority IN the present Legisla. b
IRE, and have elected Ex-Gov Biglcr, Senator. II
lie is man of marked abilities and will ably d
epresent his State IN the Councils of the Ma =
on. His election is considered a triumph for !,
uchanan over Pierce and Dallas. in the presi. NJ
entlal race. 1t is evident, Buchanan has the
side of the course in the Keystone State. and "a
Ill come out ahead. If human ken" can h
ad " the signs of the times" he will be The
candidate for President I the nov, ~ -
ection. AS diplomatst and Statesman. bs
Is few equals-perhaps,n not any in the Demo. of
attic party. nj
petitions are being sent in from some parts ue
the State, especially from Philadelphia, for
e repeal Of the "Jug Law" " of last session ry
was told by man who said he knew, that u ~
Governor would not sign a bill repeating Of
present law. That being SO, the rummies fol
d lager beer guzzlers will have to submit to Re
one year. In g.ancing over the papers, we pu
continually reminded of the widespread
lis of intemPerance by startling facts and ma
ures--of the ignorance, wretchedness, dcg- a,u /"
lation and misery caused by rum. Yet. an,
IRE are men who raise great hue aud cry 1t y
'ut injustice, oppression and restraint of lib. req
1t law is enacted prohibiting its sale. pul
a looking over petition, few days since. '"e
vas told, three-foulths Of the signers were y
Ieged directly or indirectly in the rum troc a"e
Those are the men who petition for re. Tn,
IS of grievances. and have undertaken the and
ervlsion of actions aud morals of the peo. the
They are to be found elsewhere besides O.
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