Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              m THE PITTSTON GAZETTE, g£M if D SWBH1II1AITHRAOTE. JOIMAL , .11 ■ 1 SS3SSS *r.)-»q Hirlwrf k fliillijis. « m . 51 Itfrtklij jbupiqnr~(9nntt to Mtwti liiwtfnrr, tjit Jtlrrrimfilt, mining, Jllttjjimiral, anb %iculurnl of tljc Counfrq, Unsinirtiim, 5tattsnimit, .00 PER VOLUME 1.--NUM ER 52. PITTSTON, PENNA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1854. $2 annum. s8z8BsseBBtmmta* duty which 1 pr#po*er'to J once more felicitating that our eyes have seen the sssed m#ming, and that ear d the shouts with which joyweloome its return, and trou in the hope that every reshall renew these rejoicings time, I proceed to address y*u, jn the particular occasion of ing here to-day. sens, by the act of Congress Tiber, 1850, provision Was extension of the Capitol,  il an as might be ippfowfcd jf the United States, and ns to be expended under such architect as he might easuro was imperatiwy le use of the Legislative iepartments, the public li•sasional accommodation of ve Magistrate, and for ct of Congress incur-»ure has received tnore -ion irom the people. The nrocceded to execute this law. ;d a pian ; he has appointed and all tbiqga arenoabreidy nmencement of tfce work, -'versary of National Indefenrnd to afford an auspicious oc•ng the foundation-stone of building. That ceroroopy - performed, by the President he presence and view of this •hought that-the-Say b a united and an • imj short address to the ed ; and it is at his reappeared before you to f the duty which Was EVERTS A CURTISS, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FISH, sD osiris v. gay be not hasty in this business. Look— think, before you commit yourself. A knot of this kind is easily tied, but the old Gordian knot, it cannot be untied. Death alone can cut it, and I would not have you think him long in coming. One of the objects for which marriage Was instituted is, as 1 conceive, the intellectual and moral improvement of the parties. The object is a high, a permanent one. The union ought to bo formed with a view to the whole life of man ; his intellectual and moral life; his life here and hereafter. How few look upon the matter in this light, and enter upon it with such views ! "Something transcendent,— Utoptan,—can't be made to enter into every day's life." Hal say you so!—They are the only views worthy of the union of two immortal beings. They who marry with such views and feelings will be married body and soul both. The highest happiness can rest on no sure foundation but that which is laid, in the human soul. Beauty, wealth, equipage, ull that is outward, may be swept away in a moment, or, il continued, may not satisfy. Intellectual vand moral qualities are a more sure possession. Time serves but to improve them, and the enjoyment of them never cloys. Marry your wife's soul friend, marry her soul. Let its qualities attract you. Then, every acquisition which she innkes, every day's experience, every book she reads will aid in her onward progress, and render her more capable of ministering to your improvement and happiness. Do you want a wife capable of assisting you to become wiser and better, as well as to patch your clothes, darn your stockings, or cojk your dinner? Alas! alas! how many think a woman need to know nothing else. Such might almost as well marry a thread ami needle, a knitting machine, or a cooking-stove. clothe and sleep well, or that woman was designee! to be the servant of man's lower appetites, and not a companion of his whole being. And has she indeed no higher mission than this ? Is this the "help" designed by Providence as "meet" for man 1 Is this your view of ihe matter? Go live in Turkey, friend. Turn Turk. You shall have soulless women for (his world, and u houri for the next, if islamism be true. 1 repeat it, be not afraid of mental culture. If you can appreciate it in a wife, by all means seek it in her. this,'« most wonderful instance may be seen in the history of the State of Califor- this part of the perform, and, an yon and myseK light of this b' ears have hei ous thousands joining with volving yeai to the end of shortly, upr our assembl. Fellow-citi of 30th Septe made for the cording to such p by rhe President the necessary su his direction, by appoint. This demanded for C and Judiciary braries, the oc the Chief Exec other objects. I ring a large oxpe general approb' President iiai He has approan architect tor the coir fpamrairoa ©MEW®, FRUIT, OILS 8 PROVISIONS, and Produce and Commission Merchants, , Printed and published wbe*j.y by O. HI. ltlchart 8 II. S. Phillips THE SOUNDS OP INDUSTRY On a former occasion I have ventured to remark, that "It ia very difficult to establish a free conservative government for tiic equal advancement of all tho interests of! society. What has Germany done ; learned Germany, fuller of ancient lore than all the world beside ? What has Italy done ? —What have they done who dwell on the spot where Cicero lived 1 They have not the power of self-government which a common town-meeting, with us possesses." " Yes, I say, that those persons who have gone from our town-meetings, to dig gold in California, are more fit to make a republican government than any  in Germany or Italy; because they have' learned this one great lesson, that there is no security without law, and that, under thecircumstancesin whifch they are placed, where there is no military authority to out their throats, there is no sovereign will but the majority j that, therefore, if Jthey remain, they" must submit to that will." And this 1 believe to be strictly true. Now, fellow.cilizens, if your patience will hold out, I will venture, before proceeding to the more appropriate and particular duties of the day, to state, in a few words, what I take these American political principles in substance to be. They oonaist, as 1 think, in the first place, in the establishment of popular governments on the basis of representation; for is plain that a pure democracy, like that whlcli existed fn some of the States of Greece, in which every individual had a direct vote in the enactment of all laws, cannot possibly exist in a country of wide extent. This representation is to be made as equal as circumstances will allow. Now, this principle of popular representation, prevailing either in all the branches of government or in somo of them, has existed in theso States almost from the days of the settlement# at Jamestown and Plymouth; borrowed, no doubt, from the example of tho popular branch of the British Legislature. The representation of the people in the British House of Commons was, indeed, originally very unequal, and is yet not equal. Indeed, it {may be doubted, whether the appearance of Knights and Burgesses assembling on the summons* of the Crown, was not intended at first as an assistance and support to the Iioyul prerogative, iu matters of revenue and taxation, rather than as a mode of ascertaining popular opinion. Nevertheless, representation had a popular origin, and savored more and more of the character of that orign, as it acquired, by slow degrees, greater and greater strength, in the actual government of the country. Iu fact, the Constitution of tho House of Commons was a form of representation, however unequal; numbers were oounted, and majorities prevailed ; and when our ancestors, acting upon this example, introduced more equality of representation, the idea assumed a more rational and distinct shape. At any rate, this manner of oxercisiug popular power was familiar to our fathers when they settled on this continent. They adppted it, and generation has risen up after generation, all acknowledging it, and becoming acquainted with Its practice and its forms. No. 248, Fulton Street, near VVash- DT PKANC18 D. OAOC. Office West side o) Main Street, second Story of the 11 Long Store " of Wisntr 4" Wood. ington Market, New York 1 love tho banging hammer, The whirrtog of (lie plane, The crushing of tho busy suw, Tho cranking of tho crane, Tho ringing of the anvil, The grating of the drill, Tho clattering of the turuing-lutho, The whirling of tho mill, The buzzing of the spindle, The futillngof tho loom, The puffing of tho engine, A wt the fail's continuous boom— The clipping of the latlor'a shears, The. driving of the awl, The sounds of btt»y labor— I lore, I love them all. C- 8 E. would call the attention of merchants of Northern Pennsylvania to their extensive stock of Fish, Fruit, Oils nn«l Provisions, which they will sell upon as favorable terms as any house in New York city. SAML. P. EVERTS, I C1US. O. CDBTISS. j The "QAiETTe" is published every Friday, at Two Dollars per annum. Two Dollars and Fipty " Cents will be churged if not paid within the year. No paper will lDe discontinued until all arrearages are pai— Advertisements are inserted conspicuously at One Dollar per square of fourteen lines for { three insertions; and T*enty-fTvi! Cents ad• ditional for every subsequent insertion. A liberal deduction to those who advertise for six ' months or the whole year. _ Job Work.—We have connected with our establishment a well selected assortment of Job Type, which will enable us to execute* in the neatest style, every variety of printing. Being practical printers ourselves,"we can afford to do work on as reasonable terms as any other office in the county. All letters and communications addressed to the Gazelle must be post paid, and endorsed by a responsible name, to receive attention. March 28,1851-ly. GEO. W. BRAINERD A Co. An intellectual sympathy is pprhups deeper than any other, and will bind friends more strongly together than aught beside. It is a sympathy between the higher faculties of our nature, the immortal,part. You cannot enjoy the highest happiness of which you are capable with a wife who is not able to meet to some extent the higher wants of your nature ; with whose spirits yours cannot in most eases blend. You cannot truly marry outward beuuty, or money, or lands, or houses. Yoii have a soul, and cannot join it to these things. You can really marry only a human soul harmouiziug in tlio tasteful and beautiful with your own. rnmmm, 103 Murray, near West Street, New York' Gso. W. Brainkbd, DAVID BELDEN. [Aug. 8, 1850.~ly». FAIRBANTTS PREMIUM SCALES, I lovo the plowman's whislle, The reaper's cheerful song, The drover'a otf-n-poated shoul, As bo spurs his stock along; Tlie bustle of tliy market-man, 0 As ho hies him to the towo, The hallo from tho two-top, As tho rip««iUKl fruit cottu* down; The busy sound of threshers, As they clean the rl|Denod grain, The busker's joke, and mirth, and glee, 'Neath tho moonlight on the plain ; Tho kind voice or ihe dairyman, Thu shepcrd's geulie call— These sounds ofuetlvo industry, 1 love, I love tht-in all. L. W. CRAWFOllD, Aoent, Pittston Hardware Store. N. B.—Sold at manufacturers prices and warranted to be correct. [Aug. 2, 1850—tf. ©©©TO mhb ®mm Business Cards, etc. AT WHOLESALE. FROTHINOHAM, NEWELL 8 CO. (Late W. M. Newell 8 Co.) HAVE taien the Capacious Store No. 57 JtrnaAicay, where they will keep an extensive "toe/- of BOOTS and. SHOES of the bent style and quality, which they offer on favorable terms. Merchants of the Wyoming Valley are particularly invited tocall and examine our stoat. New York, January 1,1851.—tf. JAMES L. SELFRIDGE 8 CO FISH, PRODUCE, A few words to.ihji married,. Are you recently married ? Then the recollection of the days of courtship ore yet fresh.— Keep it up. Do not cease to court because you are married, the very reason of all others why you should continue to do so. Your opportunities fur this are now better than they were before. Be just as careful of each other's feelings, and just as solicitous to retain each other's good opinion as before, " Fix up" as .smartly for each other's society as before. Go right on doing all thut is gallant and handsome as before. Your lover, madam, was a gentleman. Your mistress, sir, was a lady. Shall not the husband and wife remain the lady and gentleman ? Do not forget your bow, sir ; nor your courtesy, madain. Give the best'of these to each other. Do you, madam, study your husband's ta»tes and character. Understand hiin fully. If you uro wise, (this is a secret) you may manage him altogether, and he, good man, will know nothing about it j if he be given to rending and study, do you read and study with him if possible. If he is fond of having things snug and quiet, do you take a great deal of pains to have things so. Incite him to all that is good and noble. You will find your account in it. The Arim dence appeu. casion for lay I the additiona' has now beer. _ himself, in Ihe p«. multitude. He hat and the occasion ma« perativo call for son* people here assemb' quest that I have perform that part 01 deemed incumbent on us. Beneath the stone is deposited, among other things—a list of which will be published—the following brief account of th« proceedings of this day, in my hand writing:" On the morning of the first day of the Seven ty-slxlh year of the Independence ol the United States of America, in the Cfty ol Washington, being the '4th day of July, 1851, this stone, designed as the corner stone of the extension of the Capitol, according to a plan approved by the President in pursuance of an act of Congress, was aid by Millard Fillmore, President of the United States, assisted by the Grand Master of the Masonic Lodges, in the presence of many members of Congress, of officers of the Executive and Judiciary Departments, National, State, and District, of officers of the army and navy, the Corporate authorities of this and neighboring cities, many associations civil and military and masonic, officers of tho Smithsonian Institution and National Institute, professors of colleges and teaohers ot schools of the District, with their students and pupils, and a vast concourse of people from places near and remote, including a few surviving gentlemen who witnessed the laying of the corner-stone of the Capitol by President Washington, on the eighteenth day of September, seventeen Kindred and ninety, three. AND (SKNElt.U. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 67 North Wharves, "LUW v,Nt '""nit1.ADEI.PHlA For tliey tell my longing spirit Of the earnest lirss or life; How lunch of all its linpplnoss Corm* out of toll nnd sirife. Not that toll und strife that niiuthoth Aud murmttreth all tho way— Not that toll and a.r.f • that grouneth ilea* a: h the tyrant's sway; But the toil and strife that springeth From a free and wlllfng heart, A strife which ever brijigeth To tho striver all his part. COKSTA9ITLY OS IIAMD AW ASSOaT* t .NT Of DRIED fc PICKLED FISH, vis: Mackerel, Codltah, i,'"""' Hnltn.m, llluo Fish, B diw. Shad. Pork, ShouIUew, llerrluR, I •iird, Chouse, fcc. Philadelphia, May 30, 1851—ly.  E AGLE HOTL. GEORGE LAZARUS, PITTSTON, Pa Aug. 8, 1850. HOLLINGHEAD, WHITE 8 Co. THEODORE VON DER LIPPE, House, Sign and Ornamental Painter. AND DEALER! IN Pine Street, Pittston, Pa. Oh, there Is good in labor, If we labor but aright. That gives vigor to the day-time, And a sweeter, sleep at night. A good tint bringeih ploisure, Even to the toiling hours— For duty cheers tho spirit As tho dew reviv, • the (lowers. Wines and Liquors, No *77 North Water street, and 38 North Wharves, Philadelphia. JAS. M. I10I.L1N0SHEAD, PETER SIDES. Aug. 2,1850. O. R. GORMAN, M. XD. What if you are a mechanic, n farmer, or a day-laborer ? May not, and ought not, mechanics, farmers and day-luborers to grow wiser and better ? IlaVe you not a veritable soul, capable of improvement ? And do you not want a wife with a soul i Darning stockings and cooking dinners, are important affairs, (the latter especially,) qnd inay be peculiarly so to you. I know not, however, why a woman with a soul,— a feeling, thinking, cultivated soul,—may not do these things. There is no good reason why you should not take the most ele. vated views of this subject, and go about this business in a sensible, rational manner. Do you say, "One can scarcely find the articic you recommrnd." Somewhat difficult, I allow. Dut it is to be feared that little demand exists for wives of this sort. Let the demand become general, and the articles (speaking after the manner of men) will soon come to market. Higher ground must be taken, higher views must be inculcated. The true subject, the wholo subject of marriage must be understood and felt, and husbands and wives must be educated in view of it, ere they can become all to each other what God designed. Respectfully tenders his Professional services to the citizens of Pittston nnd vicinity. Office nearly opposite the Post Office, Pittston Aug.2,1850. ly. WM. t. WHITE. Feb. 7, 1851 PllOT, HOFFMAN A Co , KORWARDINO a COM51ISION MERCHANTS No. 41, North Wharves, and 83 North, Water Street, below Race St. Dr. G. UNDERWOOD, Oh, say not that Jehovah Bade us labor a- a doom ; No, It is his rii h.*t mercy, And will scatter half life's gloom I Then let us still be doing Whate'er we find to do— With an earnest willing spirit, And u strong hand runs and trvk. Office in the Building of L. W. Crawford's Hard. Ware Store, Pittston, Pa. Aug.2,1850. ly. fHILADELPniA, O. F. BOWMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW. and Real Estate Agent. Olfice on Miiin Street, opposite the Foundry, Pittston, Pa. Aug. 2, 1850.—ly. References. \Vv*off 8 Co., pittston, Fisher 8 Bogardus, Wilkesbarre. Franklin Platt At Co., Philadelphia Jan. 31, 1851.—ly* A CHAPTER ON MARRIAGE. IIY 1811A EL OLDKN. Are you ill married ? Are you suffering tho consequences of thoughtlessness ! Matches of thoughtlessness tire by far the most numerous in the world and you, perhaps, are among the multitude. Well, you need mtioli patience. You must make the best of it. One thing you may do: you rnav prevent others by your advice and influence from doing in this matter as foolishly as you havo done. If you have children, save them from the rock on which your hopes havo split. Do not marry your son or to a human body with a farm or so much bank stock joined on to it. You can fuse gold with gold, you-can mingle dirt with dirt; but unless you possess creative power you cannot blend the immaterial with the material.— If a young man comes to court your daughter, do not consider it a good match merely because he may be well to do in the world. How many marry for a 'home,' but by no meaus find it n "sweet" one.— Only think of a fine, sensible, cultivated, intellectual girl, tied to a plodding utilitarian sort of a fellow, who can no more appreciate her than did the cock the jewel which he scratched up. Horrible ! Make good use of your own experience in this matter—so shall you turn your folly to good account. Are you well married ?— Sit down and sing the old song of " few happy marriages." You are of the few who have got into the narrow way of matrimonial felicity. 1'rovidence has smiled ([ want to say laughed, broadly laughed,) upon you. You uave many a pleasant smile and good honest laugh at home, I'll warrant. How 1 should like to drop in some evening, and spend an hour or two at your comfortable fire-side, just for the sake of seeing a we//Tinarried couple ; a rara avis, truly ! 1 leave you to your enjoyment.WELDING P. DENNIS, M. D. Office at J. D. Foreman's Hotel, We commend the following sensible article to tho consideration of all—to the married as well as tfe unmarried. The latter, especially, have a deep interest in pondering upon the truth of «hat it contains. As for those who are already caged, nnd badly so, to them we recommend patience—such need much of tho " martyr spiiit"—the only way is to make the best of it. Johiiton, Welln 8 Co , manufacturers AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN PITTSTON, PA August 10, 1850.—tf. BOOTS, J. BOWKLEY A BEYEA, Coal Merchants, MI® kEATSM, No. 35 Gourtlandt Street, (First doer above Ike Merchants' Hotel.) 1AMF.S W. JOHNSON, ) J '• BENNETT, "D• H. K. WELLS, » N- YORK. \ C. T. P1EIISON. January 21, 1851. 'y- Offict Corner of Main and Hail Jluad Streets, PrrrsTov, Luzerne Comity, Pa. Angust 16, 185a —tf. 1 liuve heard a great deal at divers times, about the ordainings and hading of Providence iu connection with this maiter. It has been suggested that Providence may wisely ordain tho union—no I will not say union—the contrust of opposite qualities in marriage, that thereby the greatest amount of good may be distributed. The Franklin Fire Iimirnnee Co INDEMNITY EXCHANGE HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA. Office No. 1G3 Chesnut street, near Fifth st 1 havo urged deliberation upon the unmarried. It is indispensable to a wise choice. Do you remember the old saying, "Marry in haste, and repent at leisure,"— pray wait till you get a few years older. You need the ripest judgment possibly for this business. The eyes of sixteen do not see things in th« same light as do they eyes of twenty-three or tweenty-five. Seven or eight yeurs at this period of your life will improve your vision wonderfully, especially if you look well about you. Get old enough to understand your wants tolerably well. Study your own nature. Whatare your predominating tastes? Good ones, of course. What will probably be your avocation in life 1 What qualities in n wife will be likely to render you tho most happy as years roll on 1 Let the points be well looked to ere you make your choice. Perhaps I can sum up all in one word. Get a companion,—one who will enter heart and soul into your pursuits, wjio has the power to do so, the disposition to do so, whom you can trust to do so, who can read with you if you read, study with you if you study, who shall possess a full sympathy with you in most or in all things, who can minister to the higher and more refined wants of your nature, and who will be likely to stir you up to noble endeavers. A doll or a baby cannot do this. A woman, hif(h-minded, strong minded, whole-souled woman, is alone capable of it. You need a mind that will travel with your own. So shall you have a companion. There are wives and husbands who yet are not companions. It would be a sad thing to feel that in the highest and most delightful walksof life, in the regions of taste, of intellectual beauty, you are, though married, alone, all alone; your house well taken care of, your dinners and suppers and all that well got up, but in the highest, best pleasure of life—alono. Alas for thee' Look well, then, to this business BIGGS 8 DOEBLER, Directors. " If, therefore, it shall be hereafter the will of God that this structure shall fall from its base, that its foundations be upturned, and thisdeposite brought to tPTe eyes of men, be it then known that on this day the Union of the United States of America stands firm, that their Constitution still exists uuimpared, and with all its original usefulness and glory ; growing every day stronger and stronger in the affections of the great body of the American people, and attracting more and more the admiration of the world. And all here assembled, whether belonging to publio life or to private life, with hearts devoutly thankful to Almighty Cod for the preservation of thejlibcriy and happiness of the country, unite in sincere and fervent-prayers that this deposite, and the walls and arches, the domes and towers, the columns and entablatures now to be erected over it, may endure for- Opposite the Court House, BLOOMSBURG, PA. Charles N. Banclter, Thomas Halt, Tobias Wagner, Sauiuel Grant, Jacob R. Smith, George W. Richards, Mordimi D. I.ewis, Adolphe K. Uoliie, David fi. lirown, Morris Patterson. The learned shall instruct the ignorant, the refined shall polish the rude, the liber, al dispense the gains of the covetous, and (I might also well add) beauty reflect some of its attractiveness upon the luce of ugliness. This is a very comfortable doctrine for one to preach who feels himself badly mated. Men love to throw their sins upon the shoulders of Providence if they can, or circumstances, or even on the Devil himself. It is an easy way of getting over an egregious piece of folly. No, no, friend, blame your own precipitancy or thoughtlessness, and let Providence, go clcar. As for circumstances, very likely you molded them to suit your own views and gratify your own passions. I do not believe that Providence intended you to have any other than one of the best of wives. " A prudent or good wife is from the Lord. You kpo scripture is plainly against you. If your wife be not a good one, h e. adapted to your nature and circumstances, you cannot regurd her as sent to you from God, except as a punishment foryoursins. Had you taken the requisite pains, you might have found one just adapted to you. If there has been any leading of Providence in the case, very likely you took the lend yourself. This sort "of leading of Providcnce is rife in the world. • And the next fundamental principal in our system is, that the will of the majority, fairly expressed through ihe means of representation, shall have force of law; and it is quite evident that, in a country without Thrones or Aristocracies, or privtledged castes or classes, theie can be no other foundation for the law to stand upon. Jan. 10, 1851 LATHROP A LUDINQTON, Continue to make insurance, perpetual ami limited, on every .description of property in town and country, at rates as low as arc consistent with security.The Company havo reserved a I urge Contingent Fund which with their Capital and Premiums safely invested, affords ample protection of the insured.IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, NO. 16 COURTLANDT STREET, (Opposite the Western Hotel.) And as the necessary result of this, the third element is, that the supreme rule for the government of all. The great senti. ment of Alcseus, so beautiful presented to us by Sir William Jones, is absolutely indispensable to the construction and maintenance of our political systems. The assets of the Company on January 1,18-18, and published agreeably to an Act of Assembly, were as follows, viz: R. D. LATIIROP, ) C. II. LUDINQTON. ) September C, 1850.—tf. Mew York. Mortgages, *955,058 G2 90,077 78 f.3,990 77 Temporary Loan, Stocks. Real Estate, - 50,N!D!) 00 . 60,038 92 JOHN GILBERT A OO. Cosh, if-c., 4 What constitutes a State 1 Not high rnfct'd hatttotaents or labored mound, Thick wall or mauled gate; Not citiue proud, with spirt* aud turrets crown\l ; Not bays and broad urm'd porta, Where, laughing at the Btorm, rich navies ride; Not starrM and npangled courts, Where low-brow'd baseness wafts perfume to pride. No—Man, high-minded mkn, With powers u* far above dull brutes endued In forest, brake, or den, Wholesale Druggists, Since their incorporation, a period of 20 years, they have paid upwards of one nillion Jire kvndreit t/urusaud dollars lost by fire, thereby affording evidence of the advantage of insurance as well as the ability and disposition to meet with promptness, all liabilities. f 1,209,003 99 No 177 North Third Street, A few doors above Vine Street, East side, ever! PHILADELPHIA. "(iOB «AVK TBI U KIT ED STATU OF AMEBIC*. " DANIEL WEBSTER, " Secretary of State of the United State*." JOHN GILBERT. .SILAS B. WETS'! CHAS. N. BANCKER/JWC C. C. Bancker, See'y. Fellow-citizens, fifty-eight years ago Washington stood on this spot to execute a duty like that which has now been perform, ed. He then laid the corner stone of tho original Capitol. Me was at the head of the Government, at that time weak in resources, burdened with debt, just struggling into political existence and respectability, and agitated by the heaving waves which were overturning European thrones. But even then, in many important respects, the Government was strong. It was strong in Washington's own great character j it was strong in the wisdom and patriotism of other emiuent public men, bis political associates and fellow-laborers; and it was strong in the affections of the people. , Since that time astonishlngishanges hava been wrought in the condition and prospects of the American people; and a degree of progress witnessed with whloh the world can furnish no parallel. As we review the course of that progress wonder, and amazement arrest our attention at every step. The present occasion, although allowing of no lengthened remarks; may yet perhaps admit of a short comparative statement between important subjects of pational interest as they existed at that day and as they now exist. I have adopted for this purpose the tabular form of statement as being the most accurate. ' • " * COMPARATIVE TAJ1LE. COnSTAflTLY ON HAND, A LARGE ASSORTMENT OP Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Fullers' and Dyers' Articles, Paints, Oils, Window Glass, and Painters' Articles * Apothecaries' Glassware, Patent Medicines, if-c., Cf-c. August 30, 1850.—ly. , » As beusl execll cold rock aud brumbies nide; Men who their duties know, Persons desirous of insuring ihvir property in Luzerne county or its neighborhood, will receive attention on application to V. L. MAXWELL, Agent, Wilkeslmrre, Pa. Also, on Mr. George Daman, Pittston, who will rcceive applications. [March 28, 1851—tf. But kuCiw ibeir rights, and, knowing, dura maintain; Prevent tbo long-niuiM blow, Those constitute » State; And crush the tyrant while they ruud the chuiu ; ORATION O'er thrones und globes elate Hits emprams crowning good, repressing ill.' Arul Sovkkkion La.w, that stale's collected will, OP THE HON. 1MNJEL WEBSTER, On the occasion of Laying the Corner-stone of the Extension of the Capitol, ON TIIK FOURTH OF JULY, 1831. And, finally, another most important, pnrt of the great frabric of American liberty is that there shall be written constitutions founded on the immediate authority of the people themselves, and regulating restrain-, ing all the powers conferred upon Government, whether legislative, executive, or ju- COOPER A VANZANDT, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN Foreign Wines and Liquors, No. 21 New Street, New York. LOOK TO YOTJR INTERESTS ! New Boot and shoe making I 6hall now address myself particularly to the unmarried, and more especially to the young men. I shall not say with Si. Paul, "Seek not a wife." I suppose you to be thinking about the maiter, pcrchance to be a "seeker." Yet I would say, seek not unless thou seekest rightly. 1 tell thee, friend, it is the most important stop of thy life, as thou mayest hereafter find. Pause, therefore, and consider a little. "Think what thou shouldst love most, and what thou shouldst love the longest. Believe me, you can love just as deeply, and fur more safely, if your reason and judgment hfive con* siderable to say in connection with this business. I go for love of the deepest, strongest and most lasting kind, and 1 am sure that reason is no enemy of this. [continued.] CIIAS. A. VAHZANDT, JR. ESTABLISHMENT. 2d door above I. 8 M. L. Everitt's Store. WILLIAM O.BLAIR respectfully infomisthc citizena of this Village and surrounding country, that he ha* established himself us ubove, where he intends carrying on And there lias also been a Roman liberty, a proud, ambitious, domineering spirit, professing free and popular principles in Rome itself, but, even in the best days of the republic, ready to carry slavery and chains into her provinces, and through evtry country over which her eaglts could be borne. Whoever heirrd of'liberty in Spain, or Gaul, or Germany, or Britain, in fh'rD dhys'of Home ? TKeft- was none such, i As the Roman empire declined, her provinot-s, not, uisiiutieU iu the principle# of free, popular government) one after auolht:r decimal also, and when Rome herself fell in fltrf rilil, all fell together. i have said, geiiilRiiien, thai our inheritance is un inheritance ot Aniericun liberty. Xlmt liberty is characteristic, peculiur, and altogether our own. Nothing like it existed in former times, nor was known in the most enlightened States of antiquity; while with us its principles have bouome interwoven into the minds ol individual men, connected with our daily opinions, and our daily habits, until it is, il I may so say, an element of social, as well as of political life ; and ihe consequence is, that to whatever region an American citizen carries himself, he takes with hiin, fully developed in his own understanding and experience, our American principles and opinions; and becomes ready at once, in co-operation with others, to apply them to the formation of new government*. Of t. Rt'DOl'PUUS COOPER, August 30, 1850.—If. dicial B. A. GOULD 8 OO. WHOLESALE CLOTHIERS, This, fellow-citizens, I suppose to be a just summary of our America!) principles, and I have on this occasion sought to express them in the plain* st, and in the fewest words. The summary may not be enti rely exact, but I hope it may be sufficiently so to make manifest to the rising generation among ourselves, and to those elsewhere who may choose to inquire into the nature of our political institutions, the general theory upon which they are founded. And I now proceed to add, that the strong and deep settled conviction of all intelligent persons amongst us is, that in order to support a useful and wise Government u|Don these popular principles, the general education of the people, and the wide diffusion of pure morality and true religion, are indispensable. Indispensable. Individual virtue is a part of public virtue, li i« difficult to conceive how there can remain morality in the Government when it shall cease to exist among the people ; or how the aggregate of tho political institutions, all the organs of which consist only of men, should bo wise, and beneficent, and competent to inspire confidence, if the opposite qualities belong to the individuals who constitute those organs, and make up that aggregate.An now, fellow.citizens, 1 take leave of' No. 221 Washington Street, Corner of Barclay Street, BOOT dt SHOE-MAKING ti. a. ncrar.D, I n. s. ooui.p. ( 'new YORK in all its branches; and extends an invitation to those who want good work, and ncal lits,  him a call. Having a thorough knowledge of the business, and being engaged in it for a number of years in places inhabited by people whose tastes ure of the most delicate order as regards their iindersUmding, and never failed to give satisfaction while there, lie feels no delicaey in stating that the inhabitants of Pittston who may favor him with their custom, will find him the same here, in everv respett. Give me a call at any rate, and if I please at first, 1 have no doubt you will come again without culling. Pittston, Nov. 20, 1850.—tf. I)o not bo afr'aid of a woman possessed of a well-cultivated mind. Do not adopt the vulval-error of supposing thai stich a woman must needs he very unfit for the caro of the household ; nfDust know very littie of domestic alFniis; that,'indeed, all thin must, as 11 mutter of course, be satiritied, if-intelleciual cul'tivaiion exist* to any extent. I do not believe it It is a 1oul slander on tiro sex. Von will generally find ihat those women who possess the best cultivated minds, are the best managers at home. 1 admit exceptions. They do, however, but prove the rule. And why should it not be so J Tlie best disciplined and most highly polished mind, one might naturally suppose, would apply itself with great advantage to the management of domestic affairs. So I am persuaded it will be found, notwithstanding the sneers and saws about "blue Blockings," ladies," "domestic every day duties," and all that. We invite the attention of Country Merchants and others to our fUll and desirable stock of Reaily-made" Clothing, which we offer at very low rates. Merchants visiting the city for the purpose of purchasing Goods in our line, would do Well to give us a calf before purchasing elsewhere. September 6, 1850.—tf. BELKNAP 8 GRIGGS, If you suffer yourself to be blinded by mere .show and glitter, and at the satne time led by some bjind Cupid, you nt loust, will be likely to "full into the ditch." 1 have known thoso who have regretted that in the choice of a \Vife, they were led so much by passion and so little by reason, or were so thoughtless in a matter of so great importance. Many, very many, bestow far more pains in the choice of a house, n horse, or even a dress, than in the selection of a wife or husband. The houso must be carefUIIy examined, the good points of tho horse looked after, and the dross turned over and over; but a companion for lift, the sharer, of our joys and sorrows, the manager of all our domestic concerns,— this is nothing—hit or mLi—here goes. I WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS No. 252, Washington street, between Murray and Robinson, New York, DR. BREINIG'S Infallible Headache Mixture, a safe and certain remedy for sick headache, and for all iorms of hcaduche except that arising from inflamation, for sale by Aug. 9, 1850.—tf. W. FERGUSON. CnAUNCEY BELKNAP. | JAMES M. GRIGGS, 1703. 1831. 15 - M ~P..»oiiutivu and Senators Id Congress W ■opulatlou of tlM UutKxl Btalea, 3,(K9,:tl* 23,287,408 'opulatlon of Boston, 18,038 136.H71 'opulatlon of Baltimore, 13,303 180,034 topulatlou of Philadelphia, 43,520 400,041 .'opiUation or Nhw Vork, (.city) 33,121 815,507 Population of Waahingtou 40,075 lopulation of HlcJimoiid, 4,000 9KMS Population of Charlenton. 18,309 4S,W3 Amount of reoolpta Into tuo Tresaury, 53,710,884 »43,7J«DW Aiuouutofexpoudlturoaol Uio L'. S. 7,5»,575 30,355D8a Amount ofImports, 31,000,000178.1.W, J W Amount of exporta, *8,10^000141,«*i,720 Amount of tonna$ft» 55!D™1 3,3J5,J51 Are* of the U. Btatea In KJtiara milae, 805.4W 3,314,36a Rank andflto of Uw Army, ..}D•C k JSS28 Militia, (aurollad) »,W8j4J7 Years. A full assortment of Tees, Sugars, Coffees, Spices, Tobacco, 8c. Also, Butter, Cheese, Lard, and smoked Meats, on Commission. Aug. 2,1850.—tf. Number of Staloa, ftoprmmr **— — LAWNS can be bought 15 to 29 |«r cent less at the Empire Store than was tier known in Northern Penna. [may 9] D»• * FRESHGARDEN SEEDS. A general assortment of Fresh Garden Seeds A IUHt received and for sole by J. xjusi rec W\ FERGUSON. GLASS! GLASS! WlSNBRif- WOOD Agents of the H0"" dale Gloss Co. ore now prepared to Airni b the trade at Foctory prices. Constantly on ha 7 x 9, 8 x 10, 10 x 12, 10 x 14, 10 X15, 12 x It and 16 x 20, irregular »iie« from 8 X 11 to J- x 44 fuwUheti ta|or4ef: Sept. M, i860. March 21, 185ft Some peoples1 ideas of domestic duties seem to be entirely circumscribed by the walls of their kitchens. Such must surely think that the "chief end of man" is to feed, STEEL!—A superior article of Sandewon if- Sons Oast StceVfoir «al« ttt ,th* for 20 ct». pet lb.; alio EngWD »nd American P,i££.850.-tf. L. W. CRAWFORD. s