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VOL. 19.
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1854.
NO. 5.
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Uncle Bernard's Story.
BT THE HEV.   DB.   BETHCXE.
"Oh, Uncle Bernard," cried altogether a group of little pcopic, "tell us a slory V
Uncle Bernard, a white-haired old man, whose clmir had been drawn to a wnrm corner, for lhe winter ivas bow-ling against the windows —looked up from his large print Bible, .smiled j fondly on tbeir rosy faces : "A slory I n story I ¦ let mc read you onc out of this good book." j "Oh, no I" savs bold little Bob, as hc caught | tbe old man round the neck, "we know all the Bible stories; tell us a fairy tale I"
"Yes, yes, Uncle Bernard I'' cblrrnped the rest, "a fairy tale, a fairy tale' you never told us a fat,J tale."
"Xo. deary, I have never told you a fniry lalc. Fairy tales are lies, and young folks like yr.u sbould not love to hear lies, nor should old folks like me tell lies."
"Ob, but Uncle Bernard, wc know that fairy
talis ain't true, but il is snch fun to bear tbem."
"Well, roy little dears, I'll try and tell you a
story that sounds like a fairy tale, and yet is
all true.   Sit down, and listen.''
"Once npon a time, and a preat while ago, there lived in a wide w-ood a wild man, and bis name w.as Sthenos. Hia father and mother liad been keepers of a lovely garden, where they dwelt in pence with onr God; bnt he, very early in his childhood, had wandered oft' and lost himself among the shadow.s of the foresl, where ho soon forgot nil that he knew. Not cnly his bead and face, bnt nlso his whole bo¬ dy, was covered with long shaggy bair; his nails were nice claws; and he could climb thc Irecs, or Ewlir. in liic water as ensily as walk on t'r.o p-ound. Gigantic in lieight, liis shoulders were broad, and his lirab.s sturdy. Ho could outra-.- tha wildest deer, hit with a stone the flying bird, and kill with his knotty club the fiercest beasts. lie ate only whathc took in tho chase, with some pleasant herbs, or fruits, or lioney, whieii bo found in thc bollow- trunks, and in the rocks; nnd he drank only from the springs, or tlio deep river which flowed througii the valley. Ho slept in caves, or in tbc crotches of trees, lest the prowling beasts, should catch him un¬ awares. Yet, savage as he was, hc had a cer¬ tain nobleness and rough grace of mien whicii distinguished hini from thc rough brutes around bim; and made them acknoivlcJgc him as tbcir lord. Thus hn lived, lonely and happy, and, notwitlistanding bis strcugtb, full of fears.
"One day, as he was pushinj; tbrough tbe thicket to reach the river, bc heard singing Bw-cetor than any he had beard. He thought at first that it w-as a bird. But be knew tbe sonc.s of all birds, and that lhi.s was nol like any of them. He dashed on, and .^aiv reclining on thc bank of the river a creature so lovely that be stood still in wonder, trembling with a new feeling tbat shot like fire through bis heart and joints. Hcr form—bis w-oodman's eye saw at once that the delicate proportions were those of a female—was something like his own, but fair and elegant, while bis was brown and shaggy. Around her ivnist was a loose white robe, nnd about hcr shoulders floated a scarf blue as the sky. While she sang she looked upward as though some one was hearins her, whom Sthenos could not see, lyid then she lis¬ tened, as if to a voiee he could not bear. Soon turning her eyes upon hlin, sbc smiled with ravishing sweetness, and beckoned him nearer: Awe-struck, hut drawn irresistibly on, ho fell at her feet, gazing al licr beautiful facc. She now spoke in accents of his early speech, which now caino back to his understanding, nnd said; "Sthenos, our good God, whom yuu have so long forgollen, has not forgotten yon; but, pi- lying yonr loneliness and misery, has sent mc to live wilh ytm and Be your friend. Already . I love yon, and you must take me to your heart, knd givo mc your love."
"As she spoke, she bent down and wiped his forehead, from which she had parted his mat¬ ted locks, looking with her clear blue eyes lulci llis, until his whole being seemed drawn out to 'iter, nnd he laid her head, wilh its bright gold¬ en curls, on his broad breast, and felt an ecsta¬ cy of inexpressible happiness."
"And now that I am to dwell witb you, dear Sthenos, lead me to your liomo."
"Homo!" replied he, "I know not what you taeani"
"Whoro do you rest after the chase, or amid darkness? Where do you cat your food, wliere ldo you most delight to bo?    That is homo."
"I have no home. All places in the forest are alike to me. lA'hero weariness or night comes upon rae, there I lie down; w-hcn I have killed the deer, then I eat. I have never thoughi of B home."
"Conie. then, soid she, sweetly, let na aeek n •jot where ire will make a horae for ourselves," nad putting her slender hand in his, she led kitn nntU they cnme to a fountain gnshlng out rwsn BOtler n, rock, befoio -^hich a sannv mea¬
dow spread itself out towards Ibo southwest, blooming with Imrc-bclls, and daisy-cups, and panslcs, and many more wild flowers. "Is It not charming?'' said she, "Ihe spring shall give us w-ater, alld the rock guard us from the fieroe north wind, and we can look upon llu: sunlight and shadows, ns tbey float together over the green grass and the flowers, that spring uji through the verdure."
Sthenos smiled, and, thongh be could not understnnd hor meaning, he fell a charm of Kature he had never before known.
"Now," said she, "the aun, Ibough its light be pleasant, looks down too hotly upon us; and when the night comes, the dews will fall and chill 119. (lO, break olf boughs from tbe trees, and strip the broad bark from the decayed branches." This was an easy task for the vig¬ orous mr.n; and. in the meantime, she had gathered heaps of dry mosses, and the spiey shoots from the heinlocks, and sprciHl deep over thc icafeovcred ground. Then, leaning the thick boughs ngninst each other, and lay¬ ing, by ber directions, the curved bark over¬ lapping iu successive and continnous layers,, upon them, Sthenos saw ns his work, a rude, but safe hut, and said, "Tbis shall be our lioine, I go for onr evening meal;" and da.shed into the foresl. He snon returned with wood pi¬ geons and a young fawn, which he had killed, casiing them at the feet of bifl gentle wile, who had already arranged, iu leafy cups, lhe berries which she had gathered from the meadow; and Slhonns beheld wild flowers, mingled with long, trailing, delicate vines, adorning the entrance to Ibeir home.
The simple meal, soon prcjiarcd by her skill¬ ful hands, he thought more savory than ho had ever had, Imt, before she snlTcred him to par¬ take, she pointed upward, nnd with clasped hands 8»ng praise to our good God, the giver. An hour of delicate friciidsblp stole away, as, hand in hand, they looked in each other's eyes —thoughts he knew not how to speak, and she needed no words to utter. Then another hymn to our good God, the sleepless preserver, she warbled from her lips of gurgling melody, and the pair snnk to real.
Thus sped on day after day, and night after nighL Gradually Sthenos lost his fiei-ccnc.s,s, save in the struggle of thc chase. She had fashioned fiir him soft garments out of fawn skins and feathers, whicli lie uow wore, less for need thnn to pleaso bis skilful friend. His sIiaiTgy bair was smoolbod Inlo curling grace; the hut constantly received new- conveniences and ornaments from his strong or cunning hnnd, and hapjiy was he, after his toils in the fi.ii-est, to retnrn, bearing a rich honey-eouib, or leading n goat with full udders to bis homo— dear, because hers.
On waking, one dewy niorning, he looked fimdly in hcr loving facc, beaming with tender, holy thoughts, and said : "You call mc Sthenos but have never told the name by wl-.ieh I am to call you, my dearest."
"You have just pronounced tho name I love best, except when you c.all me your wife and your friend. I have had several names in tbe land wlicncc T came to be near you, but that by wiiich our good God wished you to know roe is Entliymia, to your side; antl wbalevcr lovc can do, I ivill gladly perfonn. With your strength and my alfectionato zeal, nnd the blessing ofour good God, we shall be happy as we may in this wido world wood; but the good God has promised mc, that when you shall have learned lo sing and pray wilh me, that our tivo beings sjjall be blended into one, and we shall leave tho foresl, to go and dwell iu a garden, with our good God, far more beautiful than the one from which you strayed a long while ago."
The children were route in w-onder and sad¬ ness, when suddenly the chamber was filled with ravishing light nnd delicious odours, and three radiant nngels hovered over the bed; nnd thc children could see far up into the sky, and saw a glorious being under the Tree of Life, before the throne of God; and in thc smiling countenanee of the glorious being they recog¬ nized, strangely but sweetly mingled, the lovo of both father and mother. .\nd onc of the nn.gels snid (he was tbe lallcst ofthe three) "I pointed ont the way to them, and encouraged them to strive to reach the garden.''
"And I," said the second, on whose bosom shone a gem like a golden anchor, "bore them up on my wings."
"And I," joyfully cxelalnicd the third, who
had cj-os  like the first  spring  violets  washed
with rain, "have made them both one forever.''
Then Inniing to her sister angels, she said :
"Your tasks for tlicm are over; but I go to fill
their united beings witb imniorlnl happiness I"
"Ah,  Uncle Uernard," cried Gertrude, that
is better than a fairy tale, bnt what qnecr names
—Sthenos and Enthyinia—what do they mean?"
"I made them out of the Greek," answered
the old man, "and by Sibenos, I mean man left
to himself, wben he  would be a   mere savage;
and by Enthymiii, I mean wisdom sent lo him
by  our good God, lo leach him how to live on
earth,   and prepare I'or hcnven.    When man is
transformed to   holy   wisdoin,  aud  uses  his
strength  for wise onds, he becomes nil gooil,
and God takes him up to the second I'ar.adlsc."
"Yes,"  says  little  Charley, "and the augel
with the anchor ia Hope."
"And the tallest angel is Faith," adds Rob¬ ert, "for faith gives pious pcople courage."
"^Vtid the gentle, blue-eyedonc, musibo I.ove, for Love lives forever," whispers Gertrude in Uncle Bernard's car.
"Bless you, dear child, you look like herl" whispers back Uncle Bernard.
Jjjj- I'rinters mako curious mistakes some¬ times. An editor oul west recently quoted tho Hne—
"Hell halh no fury like n woman scorned." But ill setting il up, Ihe s was neeiSenlally left out, which made it rend— "Hell hath no fury like a woman coriSED 1''
But tho error wns uot a mistake, after all.
J©- 'Wliy must your nese nccessarilj bo in tha mi-Jdle of veer fa<-^?   Fo-aqjc il i> tie scooter.
From the Chnrleslown Courier, Jan. 21.
The Mexican Treaty.
Our distinguLshed and successful Minister lo Mexico, arrived in this Cily from the Mexican Capilnl, via New Orleans and the .South Caro¬ lina Rnilroad, on Tuesday Ia.sl, and immediate¬ ly ivent to his plantation, wheiiee he returned 011 Thursday last, and is now nt his residence ill uur City. Ho wo will leave on Mondny next for Washington, to reporl to our government the results ofhis eminently auccessful mission and receive instructions for the future. Wc bad the high gralificalion ofan interview with bim Inst evening, and of congratulating him on tho great advantages be has secured for bis country, and the honor he has won for himself. Ho is ill fine spirits and delighted with Mexico and its climate, ascribing to bis residence there his highly improved health nnd looks, and, indeed, a very large share of rejuvenes¬ cence.
Ou his arrival in Mexico he adopted no di¬ plomatic costume, bnt continued to w-ear the plain di-ess of an American gentleman, and that, hc says: siiiricicnily designated bim. and secured him all due recognition and coiisidera¬ lion as the American Minister: and, in coniidi- ment lo him, Santa Anna dolfed hisown gor¬ geous npimrel, and reeeived him in a plain,but favorite, dreas of Iirown. When Gen. Gadsden reached Mcxico, .Santa -Anna elaimed nn In¬ demnity of $M,000,000, under tho Ilth article ofthe treaty of Guadalupe, relative to Indian incursions and dejiredations on Mexican terri¬ tory, and insisted on tbe Burtlott boundary line, ivhich excluded us from the Mesilla Val¬ ley. Gen Gadsden nt once boldly nnd firmly rejected the idea of indemnity nltogether. He iu.sisted on Ibe flriiham line, wbich gives us the Mesilla V.illey, covering an area of some L.IOO.Onn acres) as thc true boundary; and in¬ timated that Gen. Garland was on Ihe march to assert our claim lo the Graham line, by tak¬ ing po.sscssion nflhe_ disputed tei-i-Iloi-y,and pro- poiWI a sclllenient ofall dilBcuIlies on an en¬ tirely new basis of negotiation.
Fiuding the thing feiisible, ho Immedinloly dcspaiched an express to prevent the further advance of Gcn. Gnrlniid; and the folloiving were the uliimale resuIti of his able and admir¬ able diplomacy. Hu accomplished a treaty, ill whieh Mexico surrenders all elaims for In¬ demnity iiiiiler the I lib nrticle of the treaty of Guadalupe, and yields us the Mesilla Vallev, and, iu addition thereto, cedes to us, for the aum r>f twenty milliona of dollars, au iiiiincii;;e region, cmlirneing a part of Chihuahua, and about one-third of Sonora, including the gnld region, (boli..n-ed tobe one ofthe richest in tho world,) covering in all about llilrly-ulue mil¬ lions of aere.», and giving us a new houndnrv, strong in natural defences, and runnin near the bead oftlie Oulf of Cnlifornia.
This cession embrnces too the Garay route o.'' the Pacific railway, through the valley of the Gilo, (tho very roule dcsignnted by Gcn- Gadsilcn himself, al the Meniji'iis Convention, ofwhich he was a member,) ofwhich Charles¬ ton ia the Allanlic and San Diego the Pneific lermiui, wilh Memphis Us the intcrincdlatc sln¬ lion. orthe $20,000,000 lobe paid by us fiir tlns vast and valunble accession of territory, we are to reserve $,',,000,000 with whieh to ex¬ tinguish nil cluims of our citizens on Me.vico, including those under the Garay grant. The peninsula of C-iliforuia is not included inthe cession, but even that w-oul.l probably have been obtained by further negotiation, had not the insane expedition of W.ilker cau.scd Santa Anna to scl his f.ice resolutely again.st it. The new domain acquired, il is suggested, to form into a terrltorj (and hereafter into onc or more Slates) by the name of Aresonia. the first Gov¬ ernor ofwhich ought to bc a South Carolinian, as a tribute due to Smith Carolina diplomacy.
Santa Anna has alreatly finally ratified tho treaty on the part of Me.xico, and it only re¬ mains for us to exchange ratifications wilh the Mexican Miiiisler at Wa.sliliigtoii to conclude Ihe affair. Ou the exchango of i-atifieations, $3,000,000 are to be paid down, iu cash, to Mexico.
Wc doubt not that onr citizena will lake an early opportunity; on his return from Wash¬ iugton. to testify to Gcn. Gadsden tbeir bigb sense of his masterly diplomacy and patriolic Services equally honorable to himself and his native City and State.
Whether Oen. Gnd.sdcn will close his niis¬ sion wilb his present laurels, or return to Mexi¬ co as resident Minister, ivill depend on the pleasure of the govornmont. The mission was conferred on bim unsought, and bis continu¬ ance in it will be equally unsolicited, although it will nnt be withheld if deemed fur the inter¬ est of his Country.
fFroni the Charleston Mercury. .Ian. 21.'] Wo copy below, from the Mobile Register, an abstract ofthe treaty just negotiated by our Minister. Oen. Gadsden. 1\'e havo reason to believe that the statcnicnts of the Register are entirely reliable wilh regnrd to the provisions of this trealy.
[From the Mobile Register.] Gen. Gadsden, Ihe American Minister to Mcxico, passi-d Ihrough this city yesterday en roule for Washington, being the bearer of an iinjiortant treaty which hc hos negotiated with the government lo which he is accredited. The s.illcut pointa of thc tronly are;—First, the cstabllshnicut of a good boundary line; sec¬ ond, thc abrogation ofthat clause ofthe trealy of Guadalupe that binds the Uniled States governinenl to the costly nnd almost Impossi¬ blo obligation lo protect thc Mcxicnn frontier from Indian incursions: third, the recognition ofthe Sloo grant acrosa the Isthinua of I'chu- aiilcpee; and, fourth, the iudoninilication ofthe Gai-ay gniutees.
The boundary line, whicii gives the United States a atrip of territory sufticicnt to form a new- Slnte, is as follows-.—Draw a line on the map from a point two miles nortli of El Paso, in a soiith-wcslcrly direction, tu the luteraocllng point of the lilth degree of longitudo aud tho Slst degree tif latitude; thence a west by norlh Course lo a pb'.nt t-'-o mi'.os above tbc hetid of
the Bay of California; and the new boundary line will be exhibited proximate to thu treaty .stipulation. It givea to the United Slales part ofthe Slale of Sonora. This couniry is said lo abound in mineral wealth, and its soil ia rich in ngricultural resources.
By the provisions of the treaty rescinding the clause oflhe treaty of Guadalupe, touching frontier prolection from the Indian tribes, it ivill hereafler be the duly of each government to defend its own frontier, nnd drive the Indi¬ ana to their .sti-oiigholds in the interior.
In con.slderation of these grants and cessions the United  .States are to pay  to Mexico $20,
You havo inscribed aomo of hcr vir-1 ment, or Printing offico, and seo how many no- j tinn, Mr. Hnrt said that there were some alter- tucion  that silver tea-pot; I  fcarle.sslv  sny   sei  are turned up by her late associates, and : »''?»8 ";'''<:,h in justice ought to be made,   and p., ., ,.    T   , *      '    . ,     , .,   , .   .1      . - .     w-hich   he had   promised   to attempt to   haro
some ofihem, gentlemen, for I do assure you   by many, too, who daily hang on to the Sttirls   j„,.^ j^^j owing to the   tremendous   pressure
of a rich uncle, loo proud lo work. from the outside he had concluded to forego it,
And again, you see how sudden the change , Ihnt the bill might   pass   speedily nnd   pnt a from the respectable work-woman to the snob, i s'-op to imraenae speculations and 'frauds which when some break of fortune brings to a serving girl a fusliiunablo home.    How- forgetful I
Well, well—it is bura.in nature wo suppose to be proud, and however ridiculous it appears it's no use arguing or sneering against it. Bul it docs  make one laugh  occasionally to see
Ihough do not misinterpret sueh assurance it w-ould take an uxccedingly large silver tea- board to boot to bear even in short-hand a no¬ tice of the qualities that, like the flowers upon the satin gown in which she appears before you on thlshappyoeca3ion,covernndadorn hcr. Ladies and gentlemen, whilst thanking you for this teapot, permit me to say that you could not have chosen a more appropriate present for our domestic hearth. What the tripod was to the ancient priestess, the tea-pot   (ivitli considera-
000,000.    Of this sum $3,000,000  arc to  be j ble iinprovcraent) is to the Engliah housewife.
passed as soon ns the tronty is ratified, and $5,000,000 are lo be withheld by the United States until the Garay grantees arc indemni¬ fied.
"Aresonia," will probably be the name given to the new-territory and future Stale; the nnme boing derived Trom the rich mineral mines em* braced within it.
Hodel Speeches.
A n.-idegronm't Speech.-" Thr Health of the Ih-idigroom and Bride." Mv FntExiLS; Of myself at thi-i most  mystic hour I will s.iy nothing.    No; but I thank you I half-dozen tables, tho speaker for my wife.    AVifel    IJlissfid monosyllable!— I iihove sentences to almost any subjeet. melting A blended harmony of all earth's mu.sic! Wife!   them  like   broken  glass  and  blowing  them that calls up, as wilh nu enchanter's wand, the I again into difl'erent subjects.—/vo/ufon Punch.
Ifit does not inspire her w-ith prophecy,it doos much betler; it fills hcr with gentleness and good-humor, nud nialces her cheerful iu liestow- ing cups of cheerfulness upon others. Gentle¬ men, it is said by Arabian writers that Solo¬ mon's genii were confined in kettles; then al¬ low me to say they must have been tea-kellles; for from them, ministered by women, men drink quietude, refreshing calmness, and domestic wisdom.]
Wc could add plenty of olhcr  samples,  but feel assured Iha*, w-ith only a tolerable memo¬ ry nnd prcsenco of mind  excercised at  some lay adapt  the
homestead and the hearth, the kctll. rejoicingly singing, on the bar, and tho cat sleeping, profoundly sleeping, on the rug; a word that intensifies so many meanings I The call of butcher and baker and milk below-, nnd a quarter's rent, and v,-ator-rate, and thc Queen's tnxes. Lndies and gentlemen, ivhen 1 only glance at the wedding-ring on my wife's finger—that ring and that finger which it has been tho summit of my bliss this morning to briug together; when I look upon that simple bil of golden wire, it seems lo me iTiat, in the words ofthe 'oard of Avon, "I have put a gir¬ dle round about the ivorld;") a v.-orld of beauty and truth, of constancy nnd love. When I look at lhat ring—and how can I help looking at it?—doc 1 not Its brightne is fasci nate and chain mc? Yes. I will repeat it—I am pnud to re¬ peat—chain me ? When I lonk at that ring am I not reuiinded of the  circle  of domcslic
were now goihg on in the City and Courty.
The section w-ns then agreed to.
The remaining sectiona oftho bill being un¬ der consideration, Mr. Ziegler ofTcred a prt>- vlso that nothing in the bill should be no as txi preveut the citv from subscribing slock to Ui* N'orth Western Rail Road Company.
Mr. Patterson opposed the amendment, and
people straiglitcn up so suddenly and so smart, i all others w-Iiich sbould interfere with thc agrec-
 .*-*^ »•¦  mont made betivcen the members of the  city
At Home in the Evening. | auJ county; but would agree that  Ihe matter
Onc of the grossest neglects of vouth. pro- i should be left to the mnjority. dueing  incalculable  mischief and ruin, is the I    ,^1''- f;"=%'?" ndvocaleif the amendment offer. ,7       ... . _,   , .    , ; ed In- .Mr. Zi cgler.    Ho hoped the  provi.so of-
spending of his evenings. Darkness is temp-, f^^j „.„„,a i,^ adopted by the House. It w.ia tulion to misconduel; suffering the youth to be j important lo the uiteresls ofthe Western por- out,  when  the lighl of day does not restrain ! tiou of the Stnle.
tbem from misconduct, is training them to it. ! .^]'l J „V„°"i'"' "-'°.'-^''''. '^' " ^'"^ \''-'"^u-' ,.. , , , , , ., , e.l- ofthe Nate were intimately concerned in this Wehave nlreauv an abundant harvest of this . i-"   -. , , -*      •
I The Means of Grace.
I     God has placed us  in  this world  with  the I mysterious gifls of life, which in a  ivonderful I manner, nnd tn a cert.iin degree,  He  has en- ; Irusled to our keeping.   For this purposo thnt I is for sustaining life. He has given us  certain I place I MEAxa w-hich w-e must m.ike nse of; among the I cbicfcst of which are—pure air,  good  ventila- j tion,   regular   exercise, warm  clotliing,  and j wholesome food.   These all .serve, in their sev¬ eral ways, to keep ns in health.    They do not conatitule   health, nor   necessarily ensure   it, bul health cannot be enjoyed wilhout them.— Tlicy may therefore rightly be  called  "meaxs
OF HEALTH."
In addition to this bodily life, God has given us a still more wonderful nnd mysterions life, namely; tiie life of tug son.. This life, al¬ io a cerluin sense, and to an aivfuI degree.
.seeding. Riols, mobs, crimes, giving fearful fiii-eboding, are thc resulls of youlh becoming fit agenls of outrage by running, uncared for, in the evenings. What w-e seo in these res¬ pects Is deplorable enouudi—but whatis this compared witb ivhat we do not sec—multitudes making ihem.sclvcs mi.scrnble and noxious to tho world, and what is thnt to come to! Pa¬ rents should look at the tr-ith. that pleasures and recreations are ofteii dearly purchased— tbe prico of their own impaired comfort, nnd the blighted prospect of their olfspring. It nmst be obvious tbn! in this mntter there ean be no Inlerior of nil evening recreation nud cmplnvment, yet their is nn evil not only de¬ structive to youth, but planting tboi-us in many pnths, and covering mauv li-.-es with desolation
bill, it becninea her representatives to act can- lionsly and wilh prudence in passing any law iviiich inlcrfercd tberewith.
Mr. McCouucII rose nnd said that he hoped the nmcndment nfthe gentleman from Butlor ivould prevail. The constituency which be re¬ presented were deeply interested in the com¬ pletion of the North Wcslern roilroad. Indi¬ ana county, in a spirit of liberality, had made n subscripiion of fifty thousand dollnrs lo the road. Tliey had made this subscription, rely¬ ing on the good fnith of Philadelphia city lo make the subscription auihorized by the last session oftho LcgLslature. This nmcndment is nothing more thnn on extension ofthat au¬ thority to thc city. The .seelion, wilhout this nmendmeiil, would prohibit siibscrijition to any railroad, and lbii.i virtually, by an   act  of the
The information dem.inded mu.-t proceed from | l,,.gis!ature. prevent lhe citv' of Philadelphia judgment and i-onselciice—must be enliglilcn- | from carrying out in good faith what she is ed.    Heads nf families  must  learn that  tbc , morally bound to do.
artil best adapted to be a bicssin 5 home; nnd by example and wholcBome re¬ straint they niii'st teach this truth to all under ihera.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISIATURE.
frl-SATK.
Monday. Jan. TtO. The Speaker laid beforo the Senate a com¬ munication from the Canal Cnmmisaioners in reply to the resolution ofthe Senate calling fiir information in relnlion to nlled'cd frauds in thc Collector's office nt Pbil idelphia. The Com¬ munication states that  the inveiti-jntion is  in
ress, but Ihcy arc not  prepared to  report | ment oU'ci-cd by him.    His object  was to   pro-
Mr. Strong was iu favor of the amendment olfered by .Mr. Zeiuler, although not opposed to the suggestion of Mr. Patterson, e.xcept that adopling his suggestion would delav action by tlie city council.^, which w-as speedily needed (or Ihe completion of thc North Western rail¬ road.
Mr. Wright rcjrelted that flic amendment bad been offered. He ivn," r>ppo3ed to it. He thought it would have the tendency to prevent thc pa,ssage nl tho bill.
Mr. Carlisle opposed the nmendmetit. Ha did nol ihinl; propor that cxuetions such as it contemplated should be eoiinteiinnecd.
Mr. Zeigler followed in defence of the amend-
'i"L.''",u^„ ".\ ,r!l'!.'rr,'^ i ^o has emrnstcd to our care, to nourish and to \ h' to the amount ofa few hundred do'lars.
a co.nplete .uid without { ^^^^     v„;.L„, l,o. i,„ ;„ .1,;, ;„„.  i„ft ,„ I     A few pelilions nn   suliiccl.sjieretofiirc men- i it wns notiiow proieclcd in tli
duties, a circle even — ,   —-•; , ,-.,,,.,.. , .^
n -It - -.1, 11       ...        keep.    Neither has bc, in this instance, Icu Ul
a flaw; a circle harmonious with golden  utter- '.,,., .., ,.
.   ,     ,      -,      .,,     ,   11 unprovided wilh mcrtiu-for the performanee of
ance; a circle ol purity without alloy; a   never-'      ' '
ending slill beginning round of earthly  happi¬ ness?    My friends, when  the  bouey-inoon  is
over—not that il ever will be over with my own —ov:n-—-[hei'C give tlte brici,: s name, .Arabella or Dorcas, as the name mag be]—aud myself, (for wo projiose to enjoy twelve hoiiey-inooiis to or every year of onr lives;) when I euter my house—and here let us rcluru due thanks to my luiiiored falher-Iu-Iniv ivho bus furnished that unpretending man.sion with equal tasto and liberality, tliough he will forgive me in this confiding hour, when the heart swells and the longue will speak, if I jocosely observe to him thnt the house has a w-ine cellar and that bis taste in tawny port is unexceptionable; when, I say, I enter my house, and for the i fir.st time sinking in my arm-chair, place my slippered foot npon my rug—that rug worked ¦ by certain hands ivilh hear's-case and roses— I shall say, to myself, hero is my paradise and bore, ]here look at the bride very passionately,'] my Eve.
Gn Receiving a Piece of Plale.
Gentlemen-: In having filled thc olfice ol— [here put in the office, whether thatof Chan¬ cellor of the Exchequer, Chiircliwardcn, or Treasurer lo a Cricket Club] I assure you I have had but ouc object, your iiilerest. That object, I fearlessly assert, has never ceased to accompany me. It has goae to bod with me; it has slept with mo; It has got up with nie; it has shaved with ine. Your interest, gentlemen, has been the polar slar to my eye, the slalf to iny baud, and the roses to my feet. Do I say this lo make any claim upon your gratitude ? No, gentlemen, in giving utterance to these solemn aud profound emotions—for they are solemn, since they arc not oflen evoked but upon serious occasions liko thc present; they are profound, for they come from thc very bot- tomest bottom of my hcarl—(gentlemen, it is somelinies the allowed privilege of deep feeling to violate grammar—a privilege that my Impulsive aoul must lay claim to at this momont)—in giving ullerance to this, and much more than this, rauch moro easily con- ceiveil than spoken, I merely state that in ful- filing your service I have fulfilled my own per¬ sonal pleasure I Ihavo sought no other reivard; I expected none; I wished Ibr none. Neverthe¬ less, gentlemen ,whcu I look upon tho splendid candelabra beforo me—a caiidolabrn of four¬ teen branches—I beg to assure you that I shall again and again,in the deep midnight, contoin- platetho f)Ui-teen wax candles that will be con¬ tinually burning therein only as so many lights lo higher exerliou; as so many vivifying suns kindling and streugthening me in your service.
[Ifthe piece of plate sbould be a snuft'-box, sny : And, genlleuion, whenover I open this box, whenever my finger and thumb shall take from wilhin a restorative pinch, nud ta¬ ken, when my finger and thumb shall fillip oft' the particles that may adhere, I shall moralize upon those particles, und think nil reward but dust, but that reivard, your friendship, yonr support.]
[If the token presented bo a watch, say: .\iid never, gentlemen, shall I hear it tick, but my heart will pulsate in unison with its sound; never will it strike tlie timo, but my fancy will, with backward flight, return to the present mo-
! this great charge. Tbose means are righlly ' ".ME.iMS OF CR.VCE," that is, means whereby we attain grace, or spirilual strength. Aniong tho chlofcst of these are—pr.iyer, public, family, and private—reading God's word, henring the word, and receiving Sacrament of the Lord's Suppor.   And as v/e cannot ue.glccl Ihe im-aus
The losses thus fnr discovered are ou- ; t'ct as wcil as he  could   lhe   inlerests  of tho
North Western railroad companv.  nud   that if
bill, future ac-
1 were presented; and a fciv bills reported i tion wouid be so uncertain  nud problematical
from standing Commitlee. ' as to amount, perhaps to an   abandonment of
The nominalion of Uev. Dr. DcWitt as State : the work. Librarinn, was reported from the select   Cnm- I      The debate w-as  furthi>r  continued  by  Mr. tnittee on   the subject, and immcdiatclv taken j Hnrt in favor, and Mr. Hillier in opposition, up in Executive sesaion. and confirmed unani-       The question w-aa then taken on tko nmend- mously—yeas 24, nnys 0. \ meul, and it was dieag:-ei d to.
I'he same Cominittee also reporled nomina- i Ye.^s.—Messrs. Abraham, Barton, Bu.sh, By- tions of Trustees oflhc Asylum for the Insane ! erlv. ('Iinmberlln, Collins, Ciii.i'mlus, D,iughe'r- poor. I tv. I-'.lli:-, Fletcher. Fosier, Gray, Gwin, Hnmi!-
The nomination of Dr. G.'O. Dock
ofhcillh without injury  to  the   body,  so  we   j,,.^^;^   Brown to   supply
eannot neglect the nieans of grace nithout jury to the soul. We kuow by daily experieuee, that w-e may eat wholesome food, but if ivc ivalk about unclothed, tho f iod will do us no ! good—our body will nnt be kept in health; so , it is evident that it will be to litlle purpose | that we clothe onr.scl vcs warmly, if ive refuse, to eat. No means of health can bc neglected w-ithout bringing ils consequent punishment ou the body. And we raay bo sure, that to every moans vouchsafed, Ood has attached a peeuliar blessing. ,
Just so il is wilh the "means of grace."— Each has its peeuliar work of strcngtlicn'ijig, or refreshing, guiding, or helping. Itis wrong, iherefore, lo suppose that our souls' health can prosper, where one of these is knowingly omit¬ ted, and It Is ]iresuniptuous in us to choose whieh is most conducive to our souls' prosperi¬ ty. Eneh and all are given to us by God; each and all, therefore, are important and usoful.— And wo cannnt wonder that the soul of tbnt man does not prosper, wbo (though he reads his Bible ever so diligently) refuses to w-or- ship iu God's Iiouse with hia brelhren. Ncilh-. er aro we surprized at all the coldness of thnl man's religion who,though he prays and reads, .ibseiita himself from the table ofthe Lord;nor at the unstable nature ofthat man's faith, who attends (it may be) the jiu'jlic means, but for. gels to worship in private or ivilb his family.
Reader! whoever you may be, lel mc ear¬ neslly desire you lo think over this seriously as it regards yourself. Think what would be¬ come ofthe body ifyou were to neglect to feed it, or clothe it, or to give it frosh air and exor¬ cise. Without each of these, would it uot gra¬ dually sicken, beconie unhealthy, pine nwny, and die? Think, then, nlso, what will become of your soul if you neglect to pray, to read God's Word, to he.ir it preached, or receive food fiir It at thc Lord's table. Is it not na¬ tural lo suppose that il will al.io die ?
But ah I what is nicaiil by the dealhof a soul—the -'second death," the "ivorni that dielh nol," lhe '-unquenchable fire?" ask of hini who, after his body had been burled with funeral pomp, enlrealcd that a messenger might be sent to his bi-cthrcn, "lest they also should come into that jilace of torinent." Aud whal ia that life, which, begun and nourished here, shall expand into salisfaction and happiness, and bliss of a never ending existence? They alone ivill be able to tell, who, "when Christ who is their life shall appear, will appear w-ith Iliin In glory."
A Humbug of Society.
Pools may write it up, morulists may preach it, and editors may jiratc about the elevating influence of education and accomplishment uji¬ on females; but praeticnlly it isn't worth ii straw. Mary may bc a good scholar—jminl, draw-, dance, sing and play, but so long as h-jr j father and mother jieddle pop-boor and ginger- ment,  tho happiest, jn-oudest  moment of my   bread, Mary cannot be more than third rate, in
Board.
life.]
[Should the speaker bo a niarrled man, and should a silver tea-pot bo also presented to his wife, hc may say ; It is said, ladies and gentle¬ men, that a man must not praise himself. Yet how is it possible to avoid such eulogy wben calied upon to apeak of his wife, who is of him¬ self, thc dearest and mosl proeicus part of hia existence.    Gcntlcrnen, I thnnk vou for Mr.^
the estimnlion of socicly ut large, or rather we may Ea_» among the best people—people w'no handle  moral questions as you would a decay-
id   Dr. i ton, Ilnrt, Herr, Ilcistand, Hills. IIip|.Ie, Horn,
in   the ', Hummel, Hunsccker. Iliirtt, Jnckiuan,   Linn,
confirmed iijianimously—yens 2,S, i Magee. Maguire. McCombs, McConnel, Miller,
nai-«, 0. ' j Muse, Putney, Rawlins, Scott. Sidle, Simonlon,
The nomination of Dr. Bellon. A.  .1. .Tones, i Stcvart, Stockdale, Strong, Wieklein and Zctg- Esq.. and Hnn. A. G. Hiester wci-c considered, j ler.-—11.
but some oliieclinns to tbe confirmation of .Mr. N,iV5.—Messrs. Adams, Atherton, Baldwin, Joncs and Mr. Hiester being made, the ques- Ball, Beans, Heck, Beyer, Bigham, Boyd, Cald- tion wns postponed for the present, fur the ! well, Calvin, Carjj.slc. Cook, Crane,JJavis, Dee purpose of cuabliiig some Senators to elicit iii- formati.iu.
Mr. Ileiidriclts, Banks, rcnnrtcd the Supple¬ ment to tho ..\ct regulating Banks.
Mr. Darlington ealled un thn hiil to incor¬ porate the Columbin nnd Maryland Line Rail¬ rond Cnmpany.    Passed final reading.
The bill to regulate the compensntion nf Countv Trcnsitrers for certain services to the Coinmonweallh wns taken up, passed Cummit¬ tee nnd w-as then laid over.
The bill to divoree Tbomas French and his wif.. w-as a-Tain referred to lhe .ludiciarv Com¬ mitlee, with instruetious to report it back by Monday next.    Alijonrned.
HorSE  OF  REPRESr.XT.lTlVEb.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Mesick.
The Sjieaker laid before the Ilouse a slat-i- mcut from the State Treasurer and .-Vudlnr General relative lo the expenses on the public w-orks. which was read, and .5000 in Enirllsh and 2000 in German ordered to be printed.
Mr. Wriirht, presented resolutions   from tl
gnu, DeI-'i-ancc,Dunniiig, Ediug-.-i-, Fry, Gall, 1 tine, riilllcr. Hunier, Kniglif. Laiii-v, Lowry, Eaiiderfield. M'Kee. Moulgoniery, Moore, Mo- j ser, Palmer, Parke, Purinlec, Patterson, Reb- I f-rt;, Salhtde, Sheuk, Smilh, iCrawdii-d} Smilh, 1 (Berks) Struthers, Wheeler, Wright, Chase, I Sjienkrr.—45.
^     So tho question was delermined in  the neg- : tive,
I     The Section ivas  then  ngreed  to; yeas CS, nays 21.
The yeus aud nays ivcru required by Mr.	
! anil Mr. , and aro as follows, vi;;;
'      Yi:.is.—Messrs. Adams, .\thci-ton. Paldiviu, I Bull. Beans, Beck, Beyer, Bigham, Boyd. Bv- 1 erly, Caldivell, Calvin.'Carlisle, Collins,' Davis, ! Deogau, DcFrance, Dunning, Eckert, Edinger, j Eldred, Foster, Fry, Gnllciitiue, Gilmore,  Ull- i Iier, Hippie, Hunsccker, Hiiuter  HiirtI,   .Tack- niiiii, Kilgore. Ivnight, Laury. (Lehigh.)   Low¬ rey,   (Tiogo,)   Mnuderslickl,   M'Kee,   Miller; Monteonierv. Moser, Pnlnicr, Parke, Parmlee, Passmore, Patlerson, Porter, Poulson, Uoborls, Salhide, Scolt. .Slicnk,  Sidle, Smith,   (Berks)
Borougii of Frniikford in fnvor of   the consoli-   Smith."(Ci-awfonl.) Stoekdale'. Sti-nthcrs; Whci
.l,.l..,n nr    111.. Pitu    ond   I nni.lw     llwtri/,|o     nf    . ...  ,   . .   ....' . ' _ '
of the Cilv and Couutv Districta of Philadelphia; read nnd loid on the table.
Mr. Eldred inovail a i-esoIiition lo raise a spe¬ cial Committee to report on the propriety and necessity, an.l as tn tbe time of presenting be¬ fure the llou.sc. a law- relating to tbc subject.
Messrs. Carlisle, Fletcher and Moore, pre¬ sented remonstrances agninst the consolidation of the City and County Districta.
The Ilouse then tnok un the Iiill to consoli- dnle lhe Counly nnd City DLslricts of Philadel- jihin on second reading.
Mr. Mnore stated at lenglh his objcclions to
Icr, Wright and Chase, .Sjieaker.—aS.
N.ivs.—Abraham, Barton, Bush, Ch.ltnlicr- lin, Crnne, Cuminins, Gray, Gwin, Hicstand, Hills, Hum, Hummel, Magee, Maguire. Mooro, Miiso. Putney, Raivlins, Siinontou, Wieklein and Jcigler.—24.
So tho tjueEtion was determiued in tho affir- mnlivc.
Pending further diacussion on liie "bill, this House adjourned-
AFTEnxoox Session-. The Ilouse again resumed thc consideration tho bill.    He W.IS ojijiosed to it on the general ! oflhe Consolidation bill.    Thc remnining sec- grmiiid that uo permanent or substantial good i tions wore rend, debated, and the bill passed fi- woidd be cfl'eeled bv Ihe pns.sage of tbe law.—   nully—Yeaa 77, nuys 3.
iVlI the benefits claimed fiir it by ita friend could bc reached as well ifthe law relating to the municipal corjioralions now in existence were enfiirccd aa they could bo by this bill.— Ho considered this a mania similar to the wa¬ ter lot city s|ieculations,and morns mnllirnitlns oiicratioiis of a fiirmcr day. Hc thought it was designed as a w-ork of speculation alto¬ gether, and urged that the Legislature should protect the masses frotn the avaricious grasp of speculation. Thoy had suft'ered long enough. The passage oflhis bill would further fix on llicm the ei-lls nnd woes of abject jioverty.— High taxes, high rents, nud general cnrruptiou would Iieeome the order of the day. He moved thc indefinite jiostponemcnt of the bill. Not agreed lo.
Mr. Cariisle said he represented a poriion of the County whicii ivns agricultural in its char¬ ncler, and that he was elected without any pledges. He considered the qticalion nt iasne ns no humbug. It was onc in whieh the w-hoTe pojiulalion oftho City and Counly of Philadel¬ jihia wcrc inleresled. A change inthe munici¬ pal arrangements of the eounty wero dcraand. The present mode of collecting tnxes was a great and growing evil, which this bill was cal¬ culaled to remedy. The fire department nlao required a change, which would bc effceted by this bill.    The ni    " ' "    '
which now pon-aded the operations of that d partment would be put nn eud to, and tho jiub- lic gooddemandod it. All jiarties of the City and County demnnded it. Groat speculntlons were now- going o-i by those who called themselves reformers, which ought to   be nnw and at oncc
SE.V.4TE.
Tuesday, J.in. 31.
Tho Senate, after some little uniinporlanli business, proceeded to the con.sideration of Ibe amendments mnde by the Honse to the bill eonsolidnllng Ihe Reveral innnicipal govern- mciiti of the County of Philadsljiliia into tha Cit.v.
"i'he ainendmenls were severally discussed and all concurred in.-
The bill therefore, goes to the Governor.
Mr. Goodwin road in place a bill to incorpo¬ rate lhe Board of IJlrcctors ofthe Fire Depart¬ racnt of Phihiduljihin.
Mr. Foulkrod read in placo a bill to author¬ ize the Commlssionefa ofthe diitrict of .Sprirtg Garden, lo subscribe to the stock of the Hemp- field Railroad Company.
Sevoral local bills were Oonsidercd and p.iss¬ ed.
The Senate then adjourned.
HoESE or Repre£;ext.itive3.
<JuIte a number dt bills of a purely local churacter were inlroduced.
Mr. Wright read in jiliice a bill to incorpor¬ ate the Norlh Detarwo Railroad Cohipany.
iMr. MnndcrUeld read in place uliill to incor-
.rate the Board of Directors of  the PhiladeL
topped by the passage of this bill. ,     .     . , ¦    ,.. L    .    .  .       .,       Mr. Hurtl snid thia   was a subject of  great
ed cat, with a pair ot tongs.    Again it is said   importance, and purely of local characterr,|ire-
pared by great and good raen.    The  peo|)!« of his district v;e,re in favor'of it, and ho felt him¬
to ho an excellent thing fo enr'n one's brfead, to be independent in so far As the daily wants of a healthy body are concerned. But jost you let a young lady go to work, to retrieve a !okt fortune, in a Toiler's dliop. Millinery cntah'uih-
,    P" rders. riots and   dovnslation I phia Fire Departinent.
"   ¦      ¦ The fidlowing billa, with a number of oyiersy
were taken up and passed finally:—
Tbe bill to incorporate the  Kensington Firo Marine Insuraee Company.
¦fo incorporate the Excelsior Hook and Lad¬ der Company, of Philadelphia.
To incorrioiate   the' Fraukfijfd snd   Carby Creek Meaddws Compiny. , To ineorpoT^theCottiinonl'ealtlilcBardnea Company.
To incorporiJe tbo Pujaa Savings   BaiJs ef Philadelphia.
To extend ih« charter of tlia North Ameri/ san Coal Cknnpaoj. Tie Ho'151 thrn adjo-^rncd.
self in duty bound to oustaia it.
The first McMon Ot the 'aii\ -vas then agreed <o,je&B 73, ntyi 4.
The sec^n-l '-e.^.or'  '&ft'n,^ under   conpidcn-