arch, enjoys more happiness and the rights of the people are better respected than in any other government in Europe. If an elective republic is to endure for any great length of time, every elector must have sufficient infor❘ mation, not only to accumulate wealth, and take care of his pecuniary concerns, but to direct wisely the legislatures, the ambassadors, and the executive of the nation-for some part of all these things, some agency in approving or disapproving of them, falls to every freeman. If then, the permanency of our government depends upon such knowledge, it is the duty of government to see that the means of information be diffused to every citizen. This is a sufficient answer to those who deem education a private and not a public duty who argue that they are willing to educate their own children, but not their neighbor's children But while but few are found ignorant and shameless enough to deny the advantages of general education, many are alarmed at its supposed burthensome operation. A little judicious reflection, or a single year's experience, would show that education, under the free school system will cost more than one one-half less, and afford better and more permanent instruction than the present disgraceful plan pursued by Pennsylvania. Take a township of six miles square and make the estimate-such townships, on an average, will contain about 200 children to be schooled. The present rate of tuition generally (in the country) is two dollars per quarter. If the children attend school two quarters each year, such township would pay $800 per annum. Take the free school system-lay the township off into districts three miles square; the farthest scholars would then have one mile and a half to go, which would not be too far. It would require four schools. These will be taught I presume, as in other states, three months in the winter by male, and three months in the summer by female teachers; good male teachers can be had at from sixteen to eighteen dollars per month and board themselves; females at nine dollars per month-Take the highest price, eighteen dollars for three months, would be $54 00 27 00 81 00 4 And then for females at $9 for three months, Each school would cost 324 00 The price now paid for the same is 800 00 Saving for each township of six miles square, $476 00 per annum. is to keep in his school a pauper book, and register the names and attendance of poor scholars. Thus pointing out and recording their poverty in the midst of their companions. Sir, hereditary distinctions of rank are sufficiently odious; but that which is founded on pov. erty is infinitely more so. Such a law should be enti⚫ tled an act for branding and marking the poor, so that they may be known from the rich and proud.”— Many complain of this tax, not so much on account of its amount, as because it is for the benefit of others and not themselves. This is a mistake. It is for their own benefit, inasmuch as it perpetuates the government, and ensures the due administration of the laws under which they live, and by which their lives and property are protected. Why do they not urge the same objec tion against all other taxes? The industrious, thrifty, rich farmer pays a heavy county tax to support criminal courts, build jails, and pay sheriffs and jail keepers, and yet probably he never has and never will have any direct personal use of either. He never gets the worth of his money by being tried for a crime before the court, allowed the privilege of the jail on convic tion: or receiving an equivalent from the sheriff or his hangman officers! He cheerfully pays the tax which is necessary to support and punish convicts; but loudly complains of that which goes to prevent his fellow being from becoming criminal, and to obviate the necessity of those humiliating institutions. This law is often objected to, because its benefits are shared by the children of the profligate spendthrift equally with those of the most industrious and economical habits. It ought to be remembered, that the benefit is bestowed, not upon the erring parents, but the innocent children. Carry out this objection and you punish children for the crimes or misfortunes of their parents. You virtually establish castes and grades founded on no merit of the particular generation, but on the demerits of their ancestors; An aristocracy of the most odious and insolent kind—the aristocracy of wealth and pride. It is said that its advantages will be unjustly and unequally enjoyed, because the industrious, money-making man keeps his whole family constantly employed, and has but little time for them to spend at school; while the idle man has but little employment for his family and they will constantly attend school. I know sir, that there are some men, whose whole souls are so completely absorbed in the accumulation of wealth; and whose avarice so increases with success that they look upon their very children in no other light than as instruments of gain-that they, as well as the ox and the ass within their gates, are valuable only in proporIf the instruction of 200 scholars will save by the tion to their annual earnings. And according to the free school law $476, the 500,000 children in Pennsyl- present system, the children of such men are reduced vania will save 1,190,000! Very few men are aware almost to an intellectual level with their co-laborers of of the immense amount of money which the present the brute creation. This law will be of vast advantage expensive and partial mode of education costs the peo-to the offspring of such misers. If they are compelled ple. Pennsylvania has half a million of children, who either do, or ought to go to school six months in the year. If they do go, at two dollars per quarter, their schooling costs two millions of dollars per annum! If they do not go when they are able, their parents deserve to be held in disgrace. Where they are unable, if the state does not furnish the means, she is criminally neg ligent. But by the free school law, that same amount of education, which would now cost two millions of dollars, could be supplied at less than one-third of this amount. The amendment which is now proposed as a substitute for the school law of last session, is, in my opinion, of a most hateful and degrading character. It is a re-enactment of the pauper law of 1809. It proposes that the assessors shall take a census, and make a record of the poor; This shall be revised, and a new record made by the county commissioners, so that the names of those who have the misfortune to be poor men's children shall be forever preserved, as a distinct class, in the archives of the county! The teacher, too, to pay their taxes to support schools, their very meanness will induce them to send their children to them to get the worth of their money. Thus it will extract good out of the very penuriousness of the miser. Surely a system, which will work such wonders, ought to be as greedily sought for, and more highly prized than that coveted alchymy, which was to produce gold and silver out of the blood and entrails of vipers, lizards and other filthy vermin! Why, sir, are the colleges and literary institutions of Pennsylvania now, and ever have been, in a languishing, sickly condition? Why, with a fertile soil and genial climate, has she, in proportion to her population, scarcely one-third as many collegiate students, as cold, barren, New England? The answer is obvious-She has no free schools. Until she shall have, you may in vain endow college after college, they will never be filled; or filled only by students from other states. In New England free schools plant the seeds and the desire of knowledge in every mind, without regard to the ments. schools. I will not say that his exertions in that cause have covered all, but they have atoned for many of his errors. I trust that the people of this state will never poser of free schools. But if it should come to that; if that should be made the turning point on which we are to cast our suffrages; if the opponent of education were my most intimate personal and political friend; and the free school candidate my most obnoxious ene. my, I should deem it my duty as a patriot, at this moment of our intellectual crisis, to forget all other considerations, and I should place myself unhesitatingly, and cordially, in the ranks of him, whose banner streams in light. I would not foster nor flatter ignorance, to gain political victories, which however they might profit individuals, must prove disastrous to our country. Let it not be supposed from these remarks, that because I deem this a paramount object, that I think less highly than heretofore of those great, important cardinal principles, which for years past have controlled my political action. They are, and ever shall be, deeply cherished in my inmost heart. But I must be allowed to exercise my own judgment as to the best means of effectuating that and every other object which I think beneficial to the community. And according to that judgment, the light of general information, will as surely counteract the pernicious influence of secret, cath-bound, murderous institutions, as the sun in beaven dispels the darkness and damp vapours of the night. wealth of the parent or the texture of the pupil's garWhen the seed thus universally sown, happens to fall on fertile soil, it springs up and is fostered by a generous public, until it produces its glorious fruit.-be called on to choose between a supporter and an opThose who have but scanty means and are pursuing a collegiate education, find it necessary to spend a portion of the year in teaching common schools; thus impart ing the knowledge which they acquire, they raise the dignity of the employment to a rank which it should always hold, honorabie in proportion to the high qualifications necessary for its discharge. Thus devoting a portion of their time to acquiring the means of subsistence, industrious habits are forced upon them, and their minds and bodies become disciplined to a regularity and energy which is seldom the lot of the rich. It is no uncommon occurrence to see the poor man's son, thus encouraged by wise legislation, far outstrip and bear off the laurels from the less industrious heirs of wealth. Some of the ablest men of the present and past days never could have been educated except for that benevolent system. Not to mention any of the living, it is well known that that architect of an immortal name, who "plucked the lightnings from heaven, and the sceptre from tyrants," was the child of free schools. Why shall Pennsylvania now repudiate a system, which is calculated to elevate her to that rank in the intellectual, which, by the blessing of Providence, she holds in the natural world? To be the key-stone of the arch, the very first among her equals?" 1 am aware, sir, how difficult it is for the great mass of the people who have never seen it in operation, to understand its advantages. But is it not wise to let it go into full operation, and learn its results from experience? Then if it prove useless or burthensome, how easy to repeal it? I know how large a portion of the community can scarcely feel any sympathy with, or understand the necessities of the poor; or appreciate the exquisite feelings which they enjoy when they see their children receiving the boon of education, and rising in intellectual superiority, above the clogs which hereditary poverty had cast upon them. It is not wonderful that he whose fat acres have descended to him from father to son in unbroken succession, should never have become familiar with misery, and therefore should never have sought for the surest means of alleviating it. Sir, when I reflect how apt hereditary wealth, hereditary influence, and perhaps as a consequence hereditary pride are to close the avenues and steel the heart against the wants and the rights of the poor, I am induced to thank my Creator for having from early life, bestowed upon me the blessing of poverty. Sir, it is a blessing for if there be any human sensation more ethereal and divine than all others, it is that which feelingly sympathises with misfortune. It is said that some gentlemen here owe their election to their hostility to general education. That it was placed distinctly on that ground, and that others lost their election by being in favor of it, and that they consented to supercede the regularly nominated candidates of their own party, who had voted for this law-it may be so. I believe that two highly respectable members of the last legislature, from Union county, who voted for the school law, did fail of re-election on that ground only. They were summoned before a county meeting, and requested to pledge themselves to vote for its repeal, as the price of their re-election. But they were too high-minded and honorable men to consent to such degradation. The people, incapable for the moment of appreciating their worth, dismissed them from their service. But I venture to predict that they have passed them by only for the moment. Those gentlemen have earned the approbation of all good and intelligent men more effectually by their retirement, than they could ever have done by retaining popular favor at the expense of self humiliation. They fell, it is true, in this great struggle between the powers of light and darkness; but they fell as every Roman mother wished her sons to fall-facing the enemy, with all their wounds in front. But we are told that this law is unpopular; that the people desire its repeal. Has it not always been so True it is, also, that two other gentlemen, and I bewith every new reform in the condition of man? Old lieve two only, lost their election on account of their habits, and old prejudices are hard to be removed from vote on that question. I refer to the late members the mind. Every new improvement, which has been from Berks, who were candidates for re-election; and I gradually leading man from the savage through the regret that gentlemen, whom I so highly respect, and civilized up to a highly cultivated state, has required whom I take pleasure in ranking among my personal the most strenuous, and often perilous exertions of the friends, had not possessed a little more nerve to enable wise and the good. But, sir, much of its unpopularity them to withstand the assaults which were made upon is chargeable upon the vile arts of unprincipled de ma- them; or if they must be overpowered, to wrap their gogues. Instead of attempting to remove the honest mantles gracefully around them and yield with dignity. misapprehensions of the people, they cater to their But this, I am aware, requires a high degree of fortiprejudices, and take advantage of them, to gain low, tude; and those respected gentlemen distracted and faldirty, temporary, local triumphs. I do not charge this tering between the dictates of conscience, and the claon any particular party. Unfortunately, almost the mor of the populace, at length turned and filed: but duonly spot on which all parties meet in union, is this ty had detained them so long that they fled too late; ground of common infamy! I have seen the present and the shaft, which had already been winged by ignochief magistrate of this commonwealth violently assail- rance, overtook and pierced them from behind. I am ed as the projector and father of this law. I am not happy to say, sir, that a more fortunate fate awaited the eulogist of that gentleman; he has been guilty of our friends from York. Possessing a keener insight inmany deep political sins. But he deserves the undy-to futurity, and a sharper instinct of danger, they saw ing gratitude of the people, for the steady untiring the peril at a greater distance, and retreated in time to zeal, which he has manifested in favor of common escape the fury of the storm; and can now safely boast 66 that "discretion is the better part of valor," and that Sir, it is to be regretted that any gentleman should have consented to place his election on hostility to general education. If honest ambition were his object, he will ere long lament that he attempted to raise his monument of glory on so muddy a foundation. But if it be so that they were placed here to obstruct the diffusion of knowledge, it is but justice to say that they fitly and faithfully represent the spirit which sent them here, when they attempt to sacrifice this law on the al tars, which at home, among their constituents they have raised and consecrated to Intellectual darkness; and on which they are pouring out oblations to send forth their foetid and noxious odours over the ten miles square of their ambition! But will this legislaturewill the wise guardians of the dearest interests of a great commonwealth, consent to surrender the high advantages and brilliant prospects which this law promises, because it is desired by worthy gentlemen, who in a moment of causeless panic and popular delusion, sailed into power on a Tartarean flood? A flood of ignorance, darker, and to the intelligent mind, more dreadful, than that accursed Stygean pool, at which mortals and immortals tremble! Sir, it seems to me that the liberal and enlightened proceedings of the last legislature have aroused the demon of ignorance from his slumber; and, maddened at the threatened loss of his murky empire, his discordant howlings are heard in every part of our land! Gentlemen will hardly contend for the doctrine of cherishing and obeying the prejudices and errors of their constituents. Instead of prophecying smooth things, and flattering the people with the belief of their present perfection, and thus retarding the mind in its onward progress, it is the duty of faithful legislators to create and sustain such laws and institutions, as shall teach us our wants-foster our cravings after knowledge, and urge us forward in the march of intellect.The barbarous and disgraceful cry, which we hear abroad in some parts of our land, "that learning makes us worse that educat on makes men rogues," should find no echo within these walls. Those who hold such doctrines any where, would be the objects of bitter detestation, if they were not rather the pitiable subjects of commiseration. For even voluntary fools require our compassion as well as natural idiots! family, exhibited under all circumstances and in contempt of every danger? But courage, even with but little benevolence, may confer lasting renown. It is this which makes us bow with involuntary respect, at the names of Napolean, of Cæsar and of Richard of the Lion heart. But what earthly glory is there equal in lustre and duration to that conferred by education?What else could have bestowed such renown upon the Philosophers, the Poets, the Statesmen, and Orators of antiquity? What else could have conferred such undisputed applause upon Aristotle, Demosthenes, and Homer; on Virgil. Horace, and Cicero? And is learning less interesting and important now than it was in centuries past, when those statesmen and orators charmed and ruled empires with their eloquence? Sir, let it not be thought that those great men acquired a higher fame than is within the reach of the present age. Pennsylvania's sons possess as high native talents as any other nation of ancient or modern time! Many of the poorest of her children possess as bright intellectual gems, if they were as highly polished, as did the proudest scholars of Greece or Rome.But too long-too disgracefully long, has coward, trembling, procrastinating legislation permitted them to lie buried in "dark unfathomed caves." If you wish to acquire popularity, how often have you been admonished to build not your monuments of brass or marble, but make them of ever-living mind!— Although the period of yours, or your children's renown, cannot be as long as that of the ancients, because you start from a later period, yet it may be no less brilliant. Equal attention to the same learning; equal ardor in pursuing the same arts and liberal studies, which has rescued their names from the rust of corroding time, and handed them down to us untarnished from remote antiquity, would transmit the names of your children, and your children's children in the green undying fame down through the long vista of succeeding ages, until time shall mingle with eternity. Let all, therefore, who would sustain the character of the philosopher or philanthropist, sustain this law.Those who would add thereto the glory of the hero, can acquire it here; for in the present state of feeling in Pennsylvania, I am willing to admit, that but little less dangerous to the public man is the war-club and battle-axe of savage ignorance, than to the Lion Hearted Richard was the keen scimetar of the Saracen. He, who would oppose it, either through inability to comprehend the advantages of general education; or from unwillingness to bestow them on all his fellow citizens, even to the lowest and the poorest; or from dread of popular vengeance, seems to me to want either the head of the philosopher, the heart of the philanthropist or the nerve of the hero. Those who would repeal this law because it is obnoxious to a portion of the people, would seem to found their justification on a desire of popularity. That is not an unworthy object, when they seek that enduring fame, which is constructed of imperishable materials. But have these gentlemen looked back and consulted the history of their race, to learn on what foundation, All these things would be easily admitted by almost and on what materials that popularity is built which out- every man, were it not for the supposed cost. I have lives its possessor-which is not buried in the same endeavored to show that it is not expensive; but admit grave which covers his mortal remains? Sir, I believe that it were somewhat so, why do you cling so closely that kind of fame may be acquired either by deep learn- to your gold? The trophies which it can purchase; the ing, or even the love of it; by mild philanthropy, or un-idols which it sets up, will scarcely survive their pur conquerable courage. And it seems to me, that in the chaser. No name, no honor can long be perpetuated present state of feeling in Pennsylvania, those who will by mere matter. Of this, Egypt furnishes melancholy heartily and successively support the cause of general proof. Look at her stupendous pyramids, which were education, can acquire, at least some portion of the ho- raised at such immense expenses of toil and treasure. — nor of all these qualities combined; while those who As mere masses of matter they seem as durable as the oppose it will be remembered without pleasure, and everlasting hills, yet the deeds, and the names which soon pass away with the things that perish. In giving they were intended to perpetuate, are no longer known this law to posterity, you act the part of the philanthro- on earth. That ingenious people attempted to give pist, by bestowing upon the poor as well as the immortality to matter, by embalming their great men rich the greastest earthly boon, which they are capable and monarchs. Instead of doing deeds worthy to be of receiving: you act the part of the philosopher by recorded in history, their very names are unknown, and pointing, if you do not lead them up the hill of science: nothing is left to posterity but their disgusting mortal you act the part of the hero, if it be true as you say, frames for idle curiosity to stare at. What rational bethat popular vengeance follows close upon your foot- ing can view such soulless, material perpetuation with steps. Here then, if you wish true popularity, is a thea- pleasure? If you can enjoy it, go, sir, to the foot of tre on which you may acquire it. What renders the Vesuvius; to Herculaneum, and Pompeii, those eternal name of Socrates immortal, but his love of the human monuments of human weakness. There, if you set such value on material monuments of riches, may you State appropriation; but the amount which such dissee all the glory of art, the magnificence of wealth, the trict would have been entitled to had it determined to gold of Ophir, and the rubies of the East preserved in levy a tax for common schools, shall remain and accuindestructible lava along with their haughty wearers,mulate in the county treasury for two years, for the use the cold, smooth, petrified, lifeless, beauties of the of such district: Provided, That if within that time, "Cities of the Dead." such district shall not levy a tax as aforesaid, then the Who would not shudder at the idea of such prolong-proportion to which such district would have been ened material identity? Who would not rather do one titled, shall be distributed among the other districts in living deed, than to have his ashes forever enshrined in each county, which shall have levied a tax: And proever-burnished gold. Sir, I trust, that when we come vided, That such accumulation for any district shall not to act on this question we shall all take lofty ground- a second time be allowed, but the money shall be dislook beyond the narrow space which now circum-tributed among the districts, as provided by the sixth scribes our vision-beyond the passing, fleeting point section of the act to which this is a supplement, until of time on which we stand; and so cast our votes that such district shall accept the law and levy a tax as aforethe blessing of education shall be conferred on every said. son of Pennsylvania-shall be carried home to the poorest child of the poorest inhabitant of the meanest hut of your mountains, so that even he may be prepared to act well his part in this land of freemen, and lay on earth, a broad and a solid foundation for that enduring knowledge, which goes on increasing through increasing eternity. A SUPPLEMENT Section 6. In all meetings of the people in the several districts, directed by the act to which this is a supplement, no persons shall be entitled to vote except those who are entitled to vote for members of the Legislature. Section 7. Immediately after the passage of this supplement, the Secretary of this Commonwealth shall cause circular letters, with the said supplement attached thereto, to be addressed to the county commissionTo the Act to establish a General System of Education ers of each county; and it shall be the duty of the comby Common Schools, passed the first day of April, missioners aforesaid, to publish the same in one, and not one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four.* more than two newspapers, in the county, if there be Section 1. That the tax authorised to be assessed one or more published therein, for three successive and levied by the several school divisions and districts weeks, in such manner as shall secure the timely organiby the act entitled "An act to establish a general sys-zation under this supplement, according to the protem of education by Common Schools," passed the first visions thereof, the expense to be defrayed out of the day of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty. county treasury. four, (to which this is a supplement,) shall be assessed and levied on the same articles as the State tax is now assessed and levied on, and on all posts of profit, professions, trades, occupations or callings, not exceeding one and a half times the amount assessed on the same for county purposes, and if the taxes so assessed on un seated land, and not otherwise collected, the collection thereof may be enforced in the same manner as the col lection of taxes on unseated lands is enforced when assessed for county purposes. Section 2. Where any township or district in any school division, votes in the negative, on the question of accepting the law to which this is a supplement, said township or district shall not be compelled to accept the same, although a majority of the delegates to the joint meeting of said division, vote in the affirmative; but said township or district shall be in like condition with regard to said law, as if a majority of said joint delegate meeting bad voted in the negative. Section 3. The office of inspector is hereby abolished, and all the duties of said inspectors, are transferred to the directors of the several districts. Section 4. When the affirmative votes on the acceptance of the law to which this is a supplement, are a minority of the joint meeting of the delegates of any division, the tax voted to be raised by said affirmative delegates, shall be levied, assessed, and collected, in the same manner as if a majority of said joint meeting had voted in the affirmative: And said minority shall have the same power to call meetings of the people within their several districts, as the joint meeting would have had, had a majority thereof voted in the affirmative, and this is declared to be the meaning of the law to which this is a supplement. From the Pittsburg Gazette. NEW ITEMS OF TRADE. As our country advances in its rapid, onward march, new sources of national wealth and individual ingenuity and enterprise are rapidly developed. Almost every year some new item of American genius and industry is added to our catalogue of comforts and permanent supplies. This week, amongst our very numerous arrivals, by our rivers, are two large covered flat boats, or arks, from Jamestown, Chatanque county, New York-one entirely laden with patent window sash, of the very best quality, from the manufactory of Messss. Benham & Scott. This is the second cargo these gentlemen On their first arrival they have brought to our market. could hardly find buyers, and had to leave a good deal to sell on commission-now they experience very ready sales. Two or three days since, one of our merchants bought from them about 400 dozen of sash; and yesterday, the same merchant sold 2,000 dozen to a merchant of Galena, at the lead mines, in Missouri; and they were forthwith shipped for St. Louis, on board the steam boat "loway."-Thus, this lot of sash was brought from the State of New York, about 300 miles, by the Allegheny river, and is now taken about 1,700 miles by steam boats, which makes about 2,000 miles of water transportation before they are used; and may, when they arrive at Galena, be sold for another far distant market. The other boat was laden entirely with patent wooden buckets and keelers, from Mr. E. Woods' factory, in the same town. These buckets are of the best Section 5. In any case where a majority of the qual-quality, and the owner found an immediate purchaser ified citizens of any school district, assembled agreea- of the whole cargo in one of our large commission bly to the provisions of this act, and the act to which houses. These, like many other enterprising manufacthis is a supplement, shall decide against accepting the law, and that no tax shall be levied for common schools, the acts of assembly to provide for the education of the poor gratis. shall be continued in force in said district, for the current year, and every such district, for that year, shall be entitled to no part of the * See Reg. Vol. XIII. p. 287. turers, bring the fruits of their industry to our city for sale, and take back, in part payment, our manufactured goods-such as window glass, nails, paints, &c. &c.— thus showing the immense advantages of home industry, skill, enterprise, and a cheap internal water communication, in this vast and growing country. J. Miner, & Co. of Fallstown, Beaver county, Pa. have also a very extensive Patent Bucket and Tub Fac tory, in very active operation, and make the very best quality of ware-and such is their present demand, that they have orders for several hundred dozen more than they can at once supply. At the same place, the same gentlemen have an extensive Patent Sash manufactory in operation, in connexion with Messrs. Rhey's and they make every size of the best sash, and do a very considerable business. One mercantile house in our city sells upwards of a thousand dozen of window sash per annum, with a rapidly increasing demand. A MERCHANT. SOUP SOCIETY. The Society for Supplying the Poor with Soup, having found it necessary to open their establishment, during a part of the late severe winter, consider it due to those from whom they received assistance and others, to render a brief account of their operations, and they do this with great pleasure, believing as they do that it will enable the public generally to see more clearly the great advantage this charity possesses, in the quickness with which it can, after several years suspension, be put into operation, and the cheap rate at which a comfortable and nourishing aliment is afforded to the poor, with scarcely a possibility of misapplication. SHOW BEEF.-Lancaster county has always been famed for fine Beef, and we believe no market in the State is better supplied with the article than that of We venture to say, that on Wednesday Columbia. last we saw five as handsome and well-fed Steers as could be found any where. They belonged to Messrs. Collins, Swartz and Charles, butchers of this place, and their respective weights were as follows, viz:-2,035, 1,920, 1,710, 1,695, 1,625. Three of them were slaught ered and sold in our market this morning.-Columbia Spy. TRADE OF THE WEST. COTTON.-The Commercial List of Saturday last says,-"The enquiry has frequently been made, but never satisfactorily answered, What is the actual cost of the transportation of Cotton from Nashville, Tennessee, to Philadelphia?" From an authentic source we are enabled to furnish the following satisfactory answer to the above question. Cost of transportating Cotton from Nashville, Tenn. Freight to Philadelphia, 62 per 100 lbs. $175 08 20 250 12 It had not been considered necessary to distribute Soup since the 19th of the second month, 1832, until the past winter. The Society was called together on the morning of the 21st, the house was opened for the delivery of Soup, and continued so until the 14th ultimo, (nearly eight weeks,) in which time seven hundred and twenty-two adults and one thousand and nineteen children, (about equal proportion of white and being a fraction over 1 cent per lb. colored,) were supplied with ten thousand four hundred The time required would be seven days, allowing and sixty-five quarts of rich wholesome soup, at an ex- one day each at Nashville and Pittsburg; for receipt and pense of rather less than three hundred dollars. It also shipment from Pittsburg to Philadelphia, twelve days distributed several hundred loaves of bread, some wood-making in all, twenty-one days. and other articles. Total, THE REGISTER. $4 65 The Stock (6000 shares) of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal, was on Monday last, all taken. A great deal of rain has fallen during the passing week, and on Tuesday there was a considerable freshet in the Schuylkill-said to have been 5 feet over the dam at Fair Mount. The article in our last No. giving the list of vessels built, should have been credited to the "Commercial List," instead of the "Herald." SOIL OF CRAWFORD COUNTY. Many persons have an idea that the soil of this coun ty is not equal to that of many others in the state-but the assertion may be made without the fear of contradiction, that there are but few if any counties in the state, which contain a greater proportion of good arable land, or land which will prove more productive, allowing ours the same advantages in tilling. As a proof of the fertility of our soil, and the advantages arising from proper cultivation, we would remark, that, during the past season (a season when the grass gener ally fell short) one of our farmers produced Ten tons of Timothy, from two acres, and a small fraction, of land. This immense cutting, was from hill land, such as in this county is seldom devoted to the production of hay, The Hon. T. McK. PETTIT, has been appointed by and was not considered more than of medium quality compared with the land of the whole county. This the Governor, President Judge of the District Court, fact will exemplify the great advantages to be derived from the tilling a small farm, and devoting upon it, as much labor as is generally expended by our agricultur- We publish to-day, the Supplement to the School ists upon their large farms. This course will in the Bill, and Mr. Stevens's excellent speech on the subject. end, save labor, and also taxes. To individuals who are unsettled and looking for farms, we know of no county or country, which presents more attractions than Crawford county. Land of good quality can be bought in any quantity at from two to eight dollars per acre The publication office of the Register has been recleared or wild the prices varying according to proximity to navigable streams, or villages. Agricultural pro- moved from Franklin Place, to No. 61, in the Arcade, ductions bear a high price. Hay is now selling at from Western Avenue, up stairs. Printed every Saturday morning by WILLIAM F. GEDDES, No. 9 Library street. |