Huntingdon Journal

              BT JAS,'CLARE.      """'••:¦'"'-'¦¦'—-HtJNTINGDON, PA„ TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, ISOU.
VOL XV, NO, ,4
We Were Boys Together*
BV   GEOUriH   r.   MOllRIS*
We were boys together,
And never can forget Thc school-house near the heiher.
In childhood where we met— Its sorrows and its joys, .   Wliere woke the transient suiile or tear, When you and I wero boys.
We Were youths tosjethcr,
And castles built in airj You'I heart vvas likea feafhef, '   Alld mine weighed down with care. To you came wealth vvith manliopd's prime,
So me il brought alloys—¦ Foreshadowed in tbe primrose liiHe,
When you and I vvcre boys.
We're old men together.
The friends we loved of yore. With leaves of Antumn weather,
Are gone forevcrmnrc. Hovv West to hge the imlnllse given—
The hopes time ne'er dostroys— 'VVhich led onr thoi|..;hts from earth to heaven.
When you and 1 vvcre boys.
THE MARRI.\G13 CUICIBLE. \ Thrilling Tale of High and Low Life.
BY TUE AUTHOR OF " THE LADY OF LYONS."
I was born in one of those little linm- Icts situated in tho neighborhood of iMontclinart, in the south of France. My father had made many a fruitleos cH'orl to raise himself above indigence.— His last resource in his old age arose trom the exercise of a talent wliicli he had ocquired in his youth, that of bellows mending. This, too, was the humblo profession which I was deslined to fol¬ low. Being endowed by nalnre with cJuick and lively faculties, both of mind und body, I soon grew skilful in rdy trade and having an airibitions spirit, set oil" for Lyons, to prosecule my calling there. 1 was so far successful that I became a great favorite with the chambermaids, who were my chief employers,and whom my good looks and youth interested iti my favor.
One evening, howeverj as 1 was re¬ turning home after my day's round, I was accosted by four well dressed young men, who threw out a few plea"- nntrie.s on my profession, which 1 an¬ swered in a style of good humored rail- ery that seemed to surprise nnd plense them. I saw them look siiinificanlly at each olher, and heard one of them say, " This is our man." The words alarm¬ ed me, but my fears were speedily dis¬ pelled. "Eouperon," said onCj "you shall sup with us. We havo a scheme which mny do you good. If yon do not agree to it, we shnll not harm you, but only nsk you to keep pur secret. Do nol be afraid, butcotrie \Vilh us." See¬ ing all ofthein to be genllemen in ap¬ pearance, 1 did not hesitate to accept thc offer. They conducted mc through a handsome house, in an apartment of which we found si.x other young men, who appeared to have waited impalient¬ ly for my conductors. A few explana¬ tory words passed respecting me, and Boon afterwards we sat down to supper. Being young, thoughtless and light hearted, I gave way to to the enjoymenl of the hour, and ventured a succession of pleasantries wdicii seeined highly lo pleaso my chance Companions. But they all grew siicnt and thoughtful ere long, tind finally one ofihem addressed me thus : " Thc ten persons you see be¬ fore you, are nil engravers and citizens of Lyons. We are in good circumsian¬ ces, and make a very handsome living by our occupation. We aro all attached to one another, and formed a happy so¬ ciety, till love stepped in to disturb us. In the street of St. Dominie there lives a picture meichant, a man of respecta¬ ble station, but otherwise an ordinary personage. He has, however, a daugh¬ ter, a creature possessed of every ac¬ complishment, and endowed wilh every grace, but all whose amiable quulities arc shaded byone defect—pride, insup¬ portable pride. As an example of the way in wliich this feeling had led her to treat others, 1 will own thai I mysflf paid my addresses lo hor, and wns ap¬ proved of by her father, as one by birth anjl circumstances much their superior. But what was the answer which the in- soleiit girl gave to my suit ! "Do you think, sir, lhal a yoiinc woman like me, was born for nothing bettor than to be the wife of nn engraver V
"Hcr great chaniis nnd her pride has been felt by us all," conlinued the Epcaker, " and we hold that she cast a slur on us and our profession. .We, therefore, havo resolved to show this disdainful girl that she has not indeed been born to the honor oi being bora to be the wife of an engraver.—Now will will you, (addressing me) venlure lo be¬ come the husband ofa charming woman, who, to attain perfection, wants only lo have pride modilied and hcr vanity punished V
"Ves," answered I spurred on by the excitement ofthe moment; " I compre¬ hend what you would   have, me to do,
tind I will fullil it in such a manner that yon will have no reason lo blush for your pupil."
The three months lhat followed this strange scene wero wholly occupied with prepar'a'tions for the part I wa.i to perform. Preserving the strictest pos¬ sible secresy, my coiifcder.ites did thoir best to transform me from a plain bel¬ lows mender into a fine genlleman. Bathing, hnir dresses, &c., brought my person to a fitting degree of refinement, while every day or two one oftlie en¬ gravers devoted himself to the task of teaching me music, drnwing and other nccomplishmenls ; and nature had fur¬ nished me with a desire to study, and n memory so retentive that my friends were aslonisbed at llitt pfogrcs! of their disciple. Thoughtless ofall elso, I felt the deepest delight in acquiring these ncw rudiments of educiition.^—I5ut the time came when I was to be made sen¬ sible, for the first timo, of tho natnre of the tnsk I had enlered upon. Thc con¬ federates at length thought me per¬ fect, and in the characler of thc rich Marquis of Rouperon, proprietor of lar^e estates in Dauphiny, I was installed in the first hotel in Lyons. It was under this title that I presented myself to the picture denier in St. Dominic street. 1 made a few purchases from him nnd seemcod anxious to purchase more. Af¬ ter a liltic inlercourse of this kind, he sent me word one inorning, lhat hc had received a superb collection of engra¬ vings from Home, and begged me locall and see theni. 1 did so, and was not re¬ ceived by him, but by Aurora. This was the first sight J hud got of lhat lov- ly girl, and for the first lime in my life my young and palpilaling heart felt the power of beauty. A new world unfold¬ ed llself before my eyes ; 1 soou forgot ray borrowed part ; one sentiment ab¬ sorbed my soul, ono idea enchained my faculties. Thc fair Aurora perceived her Iriumph, und seemed to listen with complacency to the incoherent expres¬ sions of passion which escaped my lips. That iniewiew fixed iny de.itiny forev¬ er ! The iuloxicalioil of enjoying her presence hurried mc on blind to every¬ thing else. For several months I saw her every day, and enjoyed a st.ite of happiness only dampened by the self ac¬ cusing torments of solitary hours, and the necessity 1 was uiider of regularly mcciing my employers, who furnished me vvith money, jewels and everything 1 could require. At length Aurora's father gave a little Iele in the country, of whicii I was evidently the hero. A moment occurred, in vvhich, thoughtless ofall bul my love, I threw myself a suit¬ or at her feet. .She heard me with mod¬ est dignity, while a tcnr of joy, which dimmed for a moment hor fine eyes, convinced me that pri:le was not the on¬ ly emotion v/hich agiLitod her heart; yes 1 discovered that I was beloved !
I was an imposter, but Heaven is my ivitness 1 deceived hcr npl without re¬ morse. In her presence I remembered notliing but herself; but in the stillness of solitude, sophistry and passion dis- appeared, leaving a dreadful perBpec- live before mo. Whon I assoeiated the idea of Aurora with the miserable fate tl'hieh was soon to fall npon her delicate hands, employed in preparing the coars¬ est nourishment, 1 shrunk back with hor¬ ror, or started up covered wilh a cold prosniration.—^Biit self lo*e would eome lo my aid, and I thought if she trnly loved me, she might yet be happy.—I would devote my life, I swore, lo the task of strewing flowers along her path. But all my hopes, all my fears cannot be Ulld. SulFice it lo say, lliat her fiitli. er believed me when I represented my estates as being in Dauphiny, a distant province. I would nol allow a farthing of Auroras' portion to be settled other¬ wiso than on herself. So there wns one baseness ofwhieli I was not guilty. We vvere married. At the allcr, a .shivering ran through all my veins, general trepidation seized my whole frame, and 1 ahoulJ infallibly have sunk to the earth in a itood of tears had not some one come to my rescue. The sil¬ ly crovvd around mistook the last cry of expiring virtue for an excess of sensibil¬ ity.
A fortnight after the marriage, as had been arranged by my employers, al whose mercy 1 vvus, we started for Mon- lelinart, my iiiifnrlimale bride believing that we were guing to a far different place. Several of the engravers were themselves our alteHdanis, disguised and acting as courtiers to onr magnifi¬ cent etjuipnge. The awful moment of exposure arrived, nnd when it did come it proved more terrible than I ever had anticipated, The engraver mnde the carriage be dravvn up before a mean nnd miserable cottage nt ilie door of which sat my hunible but venerable father.— Now came the awful.disclosure. The poor, deceived, aud surprised Aurora was banded out.—The engravers came up; they pulled offtheir disguises ; and
he whom Aurora had .-jO pointedly re¬ fused, excliiinied lo her, " No madam, no, yon have not been born or brought up fur all engra-Jer : such a lot would have done too much honor to you, a bellows mender is wortby of you, and such is he whom you Iiav3 mailc yonr husband I"—Trembling afid boiling wild rage 1 wonld have replied, but lhe en¬ gravers entered the coacli, and like the sliifiing of a scene in the ihcatro, all our grnndeur disappeared with them !
Poor .-Viirpra scarcely heard -.vliat had been snid, The truth hail Hashed upon hnr, and she sank back in a swoon. Rec¬ ollect, that 1 had now acquired a con¬ siderable share of sensibility and deli¬ cacy from my lale life. At tlie crnel moment I Irembled alike at the thought of losing the woman 1 adored, and of seeing her restored to life. I lavished on her the most lender cares, yet almost wished that those cares might prove un¬ availing. She recovered at i<-iigth her senses, bul the moment her frenzied eye met mine, " Monster (" she cxi-liiimed, aod was agaiii insensible. I profited by her condition lo remove her from the sight oflhose who had galhered aronnd and to place hor on a humble straw couch. Here I remained beside her till shc opened hcr eyes ; mine shrunk from licr glance. Thc first use she made of her speech was to iiiterriipt the broken exclamations of love, shame and v.morse which fell from my lips, 16 beg to be left alone for a time. The niece of the cu¬ rate of the parish, however, who chan¬ ced lo be by, remained beside her, and the poor young victim of villany, for she was but eighteen, seemed glad of her attentions.
Hovv shall I describe the horrible night which I then passed"! It was nol on my account lhal I suffered or feared. She alono was in my thouglils. 1 dread¬ ed above all, for my lovo was predomi¬ nant, to see that heart alienated, whose tenderness was necessary to my exis¬ tence, to read coldness in thnt eye, on whose loolc my peace depended. But could it be otherwise \ Had I not base¬ ly, vilely darkened ull prospocts of licr life, and overwhelmed her wilh intolera¬ ble shame and anguish 1 That night was n punishment vvhich would have almost wiped out any lessor sin. Fre¬ quently, it may bc believed, 1 sent to knovv how Aurora vvas. She was cnlm, tlicy lold ine; and indeed, tomy sur¬ prise, she entered, in the morning, the room where f was. She was pale, but collected. 1 fell before her on theground aud spoko not. " You have deceived mc," said she; "it is oil your fulnre conduct that my forgiveness must de¬ pend: Do not take advantage of the power you havo usurped. Tho neice of the curate has offered me an asylum There I vvill remain till this matter can be thonght of calmly."
Alas! these wnre soolhing but deceit¬ ful words. Within a day or two after tins event, the interval ofwhich I spent in forming vvild hopes for the future, J received nt once two letters. The firsl from the engravers, the causeof my ex¬ altation and my fnll. They wrote to me lhat my acquaintance had begot in them a friendship for me ; that they had each originally subscribed a certain sum for thc cxoculion oftheir plot ; nndthat thoy would supply mc with money and eve¬ ry thing necessary for eiitenng into some business, nnd ensuring the credit¬ able support of myself and .Vnrora. The ollier letter was from .\iirora—" Somc remains of pity," shc said, " whicii I feel for yon, notwithstandfng your coijduct, induce mo to inform you that I am in Lyons. It is my intention to enter a convent, which will rid mc ofyour pres¬ ence ; bill yon will do well to hold your¬ self in roadiness to appear before every Iribiiuul in France, liU I havc found one V.'hich will do mcjiistice, and break the chain in which you have bound your victim." .
This lelter threw m'e inlo despair. 1 hurried to the curate's, but conld hear nothing of Aurora's retreat, although 1 became assured that tho curate and his niece, despising my condition, had been urgent advisers of thc step Auror.i had taken. I then hastened to Lyons, whero thc all'air bad now created agreat sensa¬ tion. 1 lived unknown however, nnd saw only tho engravers, who; notwith¬ standing the base plot whicii lhcy had, through uie, effected, wore uion of not ungonerous dispositions. As they Kad driven me out of my former means of livelihood, 1 considered myself at liber¬ ty to accept the sum which they offered me to enter into trade with. Thoy lold me how to dispose of it at once, and 1 laid it out in a wayjwhich speedily and without trouble lo me augmented il greaily. Meanwhile, tho father of Au¬ rora had made every prepa.ralion for un- nulling the marriage. This could only be done by publicly detailing the treach¬ ery whicii had been practised. Never, perhaps, was a courl house more crow¬ ded llian lhat  of Lyons on the  day on
which the Case was heard. Aurora her self appeared and rivelted the eyes of all present, not to Speak of my own.— Unknown and iiiisecn, I shniiik into a corner, like a guilty llung. Thc coun¬ sel for Aurora slated the case, and plead the riciiin's cause with so much elo¬ quence IIS to draw tears frotn many eyes. No counsel arose for me, and Aurora, who merely ."ionglit a divorce without de¬ siring to inflict llmt punisliment she might easily have brought down on the oflcnders, would have at once gained thc suit, had not one nri.sen for me. It was one of the engravers, the one who had been refused, as mepiiened by Aurora.— He madea brief pleading for tne; he praised my ciiaracter, he showed and confessed how I had been tempted, and how 1 fell. At last he concluded by ad¬ dressing Aurora.
" ^ es, niadnme," said he, "the laws may declare that yon aie not his wife, bnt yon have been the wife of his bosom I The contract may be annulled, and no stain may rest upon you. But a stain may be cast upon another. Can you, will you tbrovv the blot of illegitimacy upon one even more innocent than your¬ self!" The nppeal was understood ; and wns not made in vain. The trembling Aurora exclaimed, "No, no I" and the lears fell fast as she spoke.
The marriage was not annulled—was no longer sought lo be annulled. Hul while the contract (which 1 had signed with my own name, believed by them lo be the family namo of the .Marquis de Roupeon,) was declared Void, and il was nlso determined that Aurora should re¬ main unmolested by the adventurer who had so far deceived hcr, every legal pre¬ caution was laken that i should have no control ovor her or her affairs. After this event 1 did not remain long in Lyons, where I henrd my nnme every whero branded wilh infnniy. Master, by the moans I have related, of a considerable sum, ! went lo I'aris, where 1 assumed a foreign name. 1 entered business, and, more to drown remembranco than for anj otlier cause, pursued it wilh an ar- dur which few have evinced in the like eircunistances. The wildest specula¬ tions were those which attracted me most and fortune favored me in a mosl remarkable ivay. I became the head of a nourishing commercial house, and ere tivo years hnd passed away, had amassed considerable wealth. At this time, how¬ ever, the remembrance of nfy wife threw me into fils of a.iguish and despair. I dared not think, nevertheless, of attemp¬ ting lo go near her, until it chanced that 1 had it in my poiver materially to serve a banker in Lyons, who pressed 1110 much lo pay Inm a visit. Aficr much uneasiness and anxiely, 1 resolved to accept the invitation. Once more I en¬ tered Lyons, and on this occasion with nn equipiigo which was not borrowed, though as handsome as my former one. .My friend, the banker, on being ques¬ tioned, told me lhat .Vnrora still lived in the convent, and was ndmired for hcr propriely of conduct and for her unro- niilting atlenlious lo hor child her boy ; but he luld mo hcr father had just died, lenving her almost dependent upon the charily of the abbess. This recital cx¬ ciled in me the most lively emoliouB. I look an opportunity afterwards of visit¬ ing one of tho engravers, who scarcely knew me,- changed its 1 was, bul who received me warmiy. I requested hnii lo assemble the credilors of the father ol Aurora, and lo pay his debts, giving hiin funds lor that purpose. I told him to purchase some pieces of furniture wliich I knew lo be highly prized by Au¬ rora.
Lvery hour of niy stay in Lyons strengthened my desire lo see my wile and al least to fold my boy in my arifis. The foeling became at length irresisti¬ ble, and 1 revealed myself to the banker beseeching him lo find some wny of ta¬ king me to tho convent. His aslonish¬ menl lo find in me the much spokon of hollows inendor, was beyond description. Happily, however, he was acquninted with tho abbess, and nssured me that it vvas easy al least to obtain a sight of my vvife. Ere nn hour passed nway, my friend Imd taken me there! I was in¬ troduced ns a Parisian merchnnt, and beheld, with emotions unspeakable, my wiie seated in the convent parlor, with a lovCly child asleep upon her knco, in con¬ versation with her venerable friend.— Aurora, now twenty-three years of age, seemed to me more lovely than ever. I luul purposely wrapt myself closely up, nnd she kiievv me not, though I perceiv¬ ed an involuntary start when she first saw me, as if my presence reminded her of some oncc faitrihar object. 1 could not speak ; my friend mairrtained all the conversation. I'lul the boy aivoke. He savv strangers present, nnd descended from his mother's knoc. Looking nt myself and my friend for a moment he camo forward lo me. Oh ! what were my feelings when I found mj'self cover¬ ed with sweet caresses, the innocent kis-
.=;e.Tor my child! An emolion which I had no power to subdue, viinde ine rise haslily, and tliravv my.self with my child ¦n my arms at the feet of my pate and trembling wile. "Aurora! Aurora!"! exclaimed in broken accents, "your child claims from yon a falher ! Oh, pardon !" The child clnspsd hsr kncos and Kceniod to plead for me. Aurora seemed ready to fninl. Hcr lips quivered and her eyo was fixed as if in stupor upon me, a flow of lears cnme to her relief, and sbc answered my appeal by throwing herself into my arms. "J know not," she sob¬ bed, "ivhethcr you again deceive me, but your child pleads too powerful! Au¬ rora is your's I"
This event closes my history. 1 found Aurora much improved by adversity, and have lasted n degree of happiness vvith her such as no penitence for the past could ever iiiaks me liescvviiig of. Only one incident in nry history after my reconciliation with Aurora soems to me worthy of nole. I took my son nnd her with me to Pari.s, but nt tbe same time, seeing it lo be my wife's wish bought a small country Iiouse for her near Lyons. Sometimes we spent a few vveeks there, and on one occasion she invited me lo go dovvn with her to be present at a feat for which she had made preparalions. Who were onr guests ! The ten euirravers, who were the original cause of all ihat passed ! It was indeed a day of pride to mc, when I heard Aurora thank ihem for the happiness, which under the agen¬ cy of a wonder-working Providence, Ihey had been the means of conferring on lior.
The MoTHEii.—.^ writer beaulifully emarks that a man's mother is the rep-^ resentative ol his Maker. Misforliifio, ind even crime, set up no barriers be- wceii her and her son. While his mother lives, he will have one friend up¬ on the earth who will not listen when heis slandered, whowill not desert him when he sufl'ers, who will soothe him in his sorrows, and speak lo llim of hopes when he is ready U despair. Hcr af¬ fection knows no ebbing tide. ll Hows on from a pure fountain, and speaks happiness through tho vale of tears, and ceases only at thc ocean of elcrnity.
Beci.n Eiaiir. —Are you stepping on the threshold of life 1 Secure a good moral characler. Without virlue you cannot bc respected ; without integrity you can nevei rise to distinction" and honor. You are poor, perhaps. No mntter : poverty is ofliencr a blessing llian a curse. Look at the young man who is wurlh half a million. What is his standingl Ofivhat use is he to the world'!
A country merchant having procured a new clerk, waked him upthe morning after he was hired, at a vory early hour, by calling out lhat tho 'family wore sit¬ ting dovvii lo the table.' 'Thank you,' said thc boy, as he lurned over in' bed to ndjusl himself for .i new imp—'thank you, bill 1 never allow myself lo eat any tiling during the night!'
A young man feeling restless in church, leaned forward and addressed an old gentleman lluis—'Pray, sir, can you lell 1110 a rule wilhout and excep¬ lion I' 'Qes sir,'he replied,'a genlle¬ man always behaves well in clui-ch.'
A cbrgyman recently, ufter exhaust¬ ing all his zeal nnd eloquence on an nudi¬ tory, nnd finding them slill obdurate, concluded Iris prayer as follows : "And, oh Lord, make the hearts of these sin¬ ners as soft ns their heads !'
U''i;Ar.TH.—.Martin I.,uihcr sciid 'wealth s the smallest gift of God.' What is il to be compared wish his Word, corpo¬ real gifts, such MS boauty, liciUh and nctivity I What is it to the gifts of the mind, such as intellect, science and art.
PE\NSyLVANI.\ LlililSLATURK. Lt-trti- Vioiii Hari-isbiJi's-—Xo. 1.
'orrf-pandcnt-e of lhe   HnitUng.lon  Journ.il. H.vuuisiiuRi;, Jan. 12, 1S50. Dk.mi Sik :—The second week of the Session is passed, and thus far not much actiou worthy of speculation, has occurred.    It i;ciieral!y takes this muchof Ihg Session every ycar, to miliutc business,   allow the lielilions  presented to   bo considered, and Ihe bills read in place lo bo nin- ed in tlie .StaudingCoinmitteerooins.    Noth- ; is really lost by this apparent  laziness lo tiplclc business.    When the preliminary pre¬ paration in the  coniinittces has  been bad, the despatch eventually ia greater, nnd acls are bet¬ tor and more cuntiously   passed, than when   a ih is madu al the beginnin;; of tho session   In IS  a pittit many   laws.    Fcslinu   lr,iie,—Ui rake haste   slovvly"-^is tho beautiful Italinn motto, which should  be  inscribed on the door¬ way of cvciry  legislative ffall.    Cantion   and deliberation in the early stages of legislation Is the more reiiuisite this year, on account of tlie reat and unusual proportion of newand untried members vvho have been returned to the lower branch.     To bc sure, we have   aloni; with   llie youngsters, a few of the old war-horses of leg¬
islation, men of more than ordinary abilities, «'n both political sides. Thn Democracy havc .lames JIadison I'orler, the gentleman' fntnous for his knowledge of "tirdiunry means of pro- nring legislntion," for liaving been John Ty¬ ler's Secretary of war, and for having been e<- sentinlly used up by Thaddeus Stevons in the rrld RefrrnT roii^eiitirtr. He has just made a report to the Itnus-j on the subject of ilivorccsj which is marked by his usuiil ability, and ein- biijies some valuable siiggpstinns and rilte.^ for the fnfii'rc action cf the  LcgislaluTc in relalion
those numerous "ilimofulions of tho Union'.' vvhich every winter plague the Ueneral Aa¬ sembly. Thc abuse of loreign applications for divorce is especially alluded to. Thc rn-le* suggested'have been adopted by liolli lloascs,- ami future pelilions for divorces nui:jt beaccorrf- panied with evidence of .'W days notice to opjio¬ site party—and ten days notice When deposi¬ tions aie to be taken : thut no petition I'or di¬ vorce shall be received where the domicil of the party is not in the State of Pennsyluanin; and the caiises for the divoree, shnll alwaysbe cnibn'diod in the net of divorce.- Tbe report correctly remarks, in cciiclui-ion, fhat where Iho marriage contract is held most sacfcd, and the greatest dilliculties nre interposed to its dis-^ solution, the tono of morals is always fuund lo bo the most pure and elcvaied. Uesidos Jlr. Porter (who, by the vvay, is said to have a. Ticiniicrnlic bank charter project under hiscare) the I.ocofoeos bave, in the Ilouse, Hon. An¬ drew lieauiriont, of Luzeri^e, an cx-Congrcss- tnan, reniarkabie for his almost Robesperrian democracy, free-trade opinions, bankphobia, an'i-l'ree soil notions, and North Braneh Canal- ism. Ilis colleague from Luzerne, is the dis¬ tinguished Judge Conyngham, vvho represents the eonservative wing of Locofocoism in that eininty, as Beaumont does thc ultra-radical. He' is a man of talent, of sound judgment, and ismuch respected. He too is s.tid to have a bank char¬ ter under his wing ; and like his colleague goes bis death for the Xortli liranch Canal, and vvill endeavor to induce thc Lcgialature to put the eompletiun of the vvork on a more permanenl, speedy, and less contingent footing, thon il now rests upon by existing laws. .A.ccofilinii to llie report of tbo Treasury olHccrs, $300,000 of a surplus may be salely applied this j'car to car¬ rying on the -w-ork to completion. If Stale Treasurer Ball's project were adopted, of tL temporarv' issucof J.IOO,000 in relief notes, to finish the Canal at once, it would be paying a handsome revenue to the Slate in n year or tvvo from this lime. And vvby not J --\sa cur¬ rency tbey have hecn proved belter and safer than hank notes, and it isin the nature of a free loan, vvithout interest, I'roin the pcopic theiiiSKlves I .Vs the policy of completing the Canal has been determined upon, it is self evident tlml the soon¬ er this is done, the quicker the Treasury will reap a return for present and the pust outlays npon It;
Another leadiiig "Democrat"' oftlic Hpuscj is Mr. Speaker .'VIeCalmont. He is a son of olJ ludge -Mcralmont, alld represents Clarion coun¬ ty. He is quito a young man, n lawyer ol fair talent s, and a strict partizan, who "palter*- in il dmible sense" with the pcople on the Tariff question. He is tall, and slim in person, and nukes af pretty good Speaker. Ilis sLanding Commiitees aro c-Xlremely one-sided. These spurious democrats vvho make tuclin howl abcfuf proscription, always take care, in season and out of season, to proscribe Whigs.
Ur. McCliiittH-k of Pittsburgh, tho annoina- lous locofoco repiesenlativc from the counlyof .\llegheny, or raihcr I'iUbburth, vvas Mr. jlc- tlaliiiont's principal opponent lor thc Speaker¬ ship. He is a lull, straighi, pleasant-looking man, vvaa formerly Mayor of IMlsbnrgh, and by being snitioth in Iaik, while ultra partizan in action, .-illd by cultivating the voting elcme,jit,iri the fire department of the smoky city, be man¬ ages occaBioiiftlly lo achieve success, in tho teclh of a IVhig m.-ijority. He is undoubte-lly a lead¬ ing member of the party here, aud is a Camer¬ onian in his faction leanings.
These are the principals of tho Pemoeracy of tho House i tholigh there arc others vvho claim tobe "uo sniall potatoes," whom I may notico at a future period.
The Whigs who oceupy what may lie called the lending position. 1 shall make the subjeet of reniark in my next Iclter. They present ngal- a.\y ofnamcs of which the parly inaj' well ba proud. D. JI. Sinj-sor, of Adains, Qold Ailiuiis io alvvays ivell represented) John --Vllison, of Beuver, onc oftho best and noblest men in tho State, your brilliant young member, A. K. Cor¬ nyn, Jlr. Killiger of Lebanon, tho talented young Whig from a sterling Whig counly, and others shall receive a brief allnsion to their po¬ sition and character.
Your Roprosenlative, Jlr. Cornj-n, has intro¬ dueed th.o following bills :
One to constnicl a plank load from Hiinting¬ don to Jle.Vleavey's fort.
A supplementary act relalive to tlie I'enna. Railro.id, enabfiilj; a inajority of the viewers to assess tho damnges and one or more to have power to adjourn from day to day.
And ono to repeal a Statu Uoad Lavv from Drake's Ferry to Shippensburg.
The Subject of debate in the House to-dny vvas thc resolution of instruction against.flog¬ ging in tbo Navy. Mr. Cornyn mado an .^blo speech ill their I'avor, and they were passed with a rush. 1 hope his speech will bc published at IciigUi. X-Tll*.