Vincennes Gazette, Volume 13, Number 32, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 January 1844 — Page 2

S hkdw, Jam aiiy II?, IN Hi. Whig Principles . "'the a ill if the Xation uncontrolled ly the Kill . OXi: MAX: ei.t Po sident iid ten,), a fntZ'-.l Uovrnmvt. an i no nth. 'JWnsury, oo-ei or C V' i t, in .XtV stance -' in 'id: :o (!nvern;n it Pan!;, but an institution r .; of guar ding the I'c'iiL's treaciid it ttniniittriiiz ti the Pi -".Vs ifants. The. appointment of the Scmt'ir-f .y ihc Trr-ivun; to bt vetted in (ngr The just restricli'H of the pmrcr of dinmissal from "i'C now exercised bu tlv President. Rite introiluction o economy in If .'Idini nitrai ion cf the (loccrni.eent, mi ! the discontinuance of all si:teeuri;, and useess ofices." For President iu 1344 ss i: e: 1 a v , toy KKNTl ' It V . 221 of February. Is nothing :o be done 011 that day? iir up ihe patriotism remaining, and reply "YF.S." Let us exhibit to the world that wc still retain in our hearts a remembrance of him and his glorious birth, who was the '"father of his couutry." It is true we have no volunteer company to assist in the proper celebration of ihe day, but should wo do nothing because of that want? Let the MIX HAN ICS turn out, bearing their Appropriate banners let every one turnout, and our word f r it, we will make a stir. Indiana Legislature. Mr. I). R. Eckles, lawyer, has been elected state Piintertbv a of 77 to 61 received by J. V. We do think that was treatowe r? rather scurvily, particularly after having made such an urgent appeal as they did through their paper just befoie the election took place. Mr. M. ( J. Bright was elected on the first ballot, State Agent, and Ebenezer F. Lewis was elected on the second ballot. General Superintendent cf the Wabash and Erie Canal. The bill creating the Catholic Bishop a corporation sole, has been indefinitely postponed In the House of Representatives, by a vote of .VJ to 30. Since writing the above, we have received the Wabash Express, in which mention is made of the resignation of Mr. Eokles, and the election on the first ballot, of J. P. Chapman. So the Chapmans f;ro State Pi inters after all, fjr the next three years. That is as it shouid be. James Morrison. Esq .of Indianapolis, bus been elected President of the State Hank of Indiana, in place of Samuel Merrill, Esq. . w ho has o long and faithfully discharged the duties of that institution. We know nothing of Mr. Morrison pers eril'v", I ot learn that he is a gentleman of in -!ri -t fidelity and highest ability. IJv a resolution of the Whig State Convcntnui of Illinois, it was asserted that the county in that Sitile which shou'd give t'ne largest increased vote for the wdiig candidates nr President and Vice President of the United States, in 1844, predicated upon the election returns of 1 5 10, bhoulJ be re-entcd with a magnihcent banner, the whig State Central Committee in be the judge. Hurrah for Illinois! That's the right spirit. C7" We see by the last St. Loui New lira, that Msrs. W. W. Thompson oc Co., ot that city have given notice that they have in store a box marked, "Rev. E Ducondry, St. Franci oviilc, Lawrence county. Ills." which will be sold for chrrges if theowner docs not call and payfor the' same, during the following sixty days. We would, therefore, advise Mr. Ducondrv, or some friend for him, to pay some attention to it. An "nti-limcxctlion of Texas Meeting" was held at Pittsburgh on the 20th nit., at which spirited resolutions were passed. Mr. Trowbridge of the Washington Expositor, has worked himself up into a perfect rage, because we took occasion to fav week before last, that his remarks in relation to our Wabash improvement, were tiJiculous. His frothy epithet of "Catspaw publisher," we indidnandy hurl back, it being altogether gratuitous. We know his advisers. gCT We want every 0110 to read an article in to-day's paper, headed, "Pay Yovr Minister Promptly." Read it, think of it, act up to it. One of the Dublin editors has been indieted for publishing the repeal speech cf j Robert Tyler. i

The candid teader is invited to a careful perusal of the able Report of the Hon.

Wm. Cost Johnson, which we publish to-day, omitting the tables accompanying the Report, for our paper They are entirely too laige . The New Albany Gazette in speaking of the table?, says it appears from them ! st. That the public del J l UI i UlJidUH .S r T I . ' estimated at twelve mu.ious seven Hundred and fifty-one thousand dollars. 2. The $2110,000.000 being divided among the Stales and Territories and District of Columbia placing the Territories and the District of Columbia upon 1 lie lasls if one Representative, and, allowing ne million to each Senator and the residue divided aiming the Representation upon the basis of the last apportionment law. would be a fraction of a cent more than Sool 3 for each Representative in the present Congress and would give Indian in the aggregate, eight millions live hundred and uim-teen thousand eight hun drsd and tw enty-three dollars and eighty cents. 3. The balance against In liana be four millions five hundred and WOlilli onti thousand, one hundred and seventysix dollars and twenty cents. 4. The interest recruiiur annually against Indiana at present, averaging the rate at 0 per cent, including exchange, itc. is seven hundred r.nd sixty-five thousand and sixty dollars, but the actual interest accruing against her annually without expense of remittance, ecc. is six hundred and thirty-seven thousand, five hundred and fifty do'lars. f. After the distribution of the stork, the interest accruing annually against Indiana would be two hundred and eleven thousand, five hundred and aim tut v-eigtit uoi1 r. 1 1 1 lars and eighteen cents, tl the ltiSlate is now paving. 6. The unsold lands belonging to the United States exceed one thousand and forty-two millions ot acres, of which Indians would b eitiiU-d in distribufng. upon the bais of the Report, to forty-four million, eight hundred and forty-eight thousand, six hundred and seventy-' ugh: acres which at s? I go per acre would bring fifty-six millions and sixty thousand eight hundred and forty-seven dollars. We are pleased to say that the election for Magistrate on Saturday last, resulted in favor of Samuel Hill, Esq., notwithstanding the under-handed-manner resorted to, to defeat him. History of Indiana The first volume of (hid work, by John B. Dillon, li3s just been issued from the press of S. V. H. Noel, publisher of '.be Indiana Journal, and it is spoken of as beinj; equal in point of typographical execution, to most eastern pub'ication. Of the real excellence of the work, it is unnecessary to speak. We will only say, that we were shown a part of the manuscript by Mr. Dillon, which certainly exhibited extraordinary industry and dep research. Success to the enterprise. Mr. Charles Julian, of Maou, Georgia, in consequence of ha', ing lost considerable nion"y by gambling, not long since committed suicide l.v blowing his brains out with a pistol. The Hon. James Buchanan has withdrawn his name i.-oio the list of Presidential candidates, to be presented before the Democratic National Convention. .. en"A mi'i in A !.i!nini 1 ofT-rs a puno f.ute for sale, and says he'll v;iit f r payment till Henry (.'lay is olfc-U'J Pie.-i.lcnt." That's no kind of an ofFci. Any Itonett nihil can get twelve months' credit. Put we would like to get a Piano, obligating ours If to pay for it when Van Puren is elected President. We will give the best kind of security. Who takes the bid? -. m Whio Ho:,s. Mr. James M. Hmison, showed us the weights of twelve h gs which he the other day sold to the. Messr. Wises of this place, as follows : 5G, 553,441, -124, :54S, 310, 334, 322, 3-0. SOS, 3 '0, 300, making in the aggregate, 1,06 1 lbs., averaging a fraction over 3V6 lbs. The first five were two years old the balance were about 17 months old. They were raised on Maria creek, " tha' always runs right,'' and were not Berkshires, at that. At a large and lespectable meeting of the citizens of Harrison township, Knox county Indiana, held on the 0th of January, 1811, at Gamble's School House, on the subject of the improvement of the Wabash, on motion of Wm. Scott, George Leech was appointed President, and John Westfall, Secretary. The object of the meeting baring been explained by the Hon. James Thorn, he offered the follow ing resolution which was recommended by Capt. B. V. Beckes, and which was unanimously adopted : Resolved, That we earnestly call the attention of our Senators and Representa tives in Congress to the all important subject of improving the Wabash River, and wo do request them to use their influence to procure a sufficient grant of lands to the States of Indiana and Illinois, from the contiguous Land Districts, to improve the River v abash, as we consider said improvement of public utility and national importance,

And on motion of William Scott, Esq.,

the following resolution was adopted : Resolced, That the Editors of the Western Sun and General Advertiser, and inclines Saturday Gazette, be. requested to ; give the proceedings of ' his meeting one I insertion in each ot their papers, and" that our Senators and Representatives be furnihed with a copy of the proceedings ol this meeting. The meeting then adjourned. C.KOUGE LEECH, President. John Wk.tfall, iScc'ty. The Importance and Superiority of River NavigationThe following extract from Governor Letcher's Message to the Kentucky Legislature, we publish in order to show his views in relation to the practicability of flack water navigation. 'Th-3 Lexington and Ohio Railroad has been thoroughly repaired since your laf t session. Under the iudicious management of its enterprising lessees, passen gers and freight are conveyed with safety and rapidity, upon very moderate teims. The passenger cars being constructed upon an admirable plan, are entirely comfortable and convenient. The semi-annual rent amounting to seven thousand ninn. hundred dollars, was punctually paid the day it became due. This railroad, connecting itself as it does directly with the slackvvater navigation of the Kentucky river, forms a line of daily couimuuicauou ueiwoen trie interior and ttie crow in " city of Lexington, and the groat eommer cuaicnyoi j.nuisv ulie, open ei: a trade to a large section of country of vast con sequence to the public, and which I haz ard nothing in saying, will, in time, be highly profitable to the state. The slack water improvement, I think mu?t be acknowledged, is one of the most magnificent public works of the age, affording a safe and constant navigation throughout the year, by which means the exports and imports of the country, as weil as the passengers, are transported most expeditiously, at low rates. Early in the spring, theie were only two steamboats in this trade. Now there are five. The tolls accruing to the State, from the navigation of the rivers, for the short period ol" nine months, after paying all tue lock keepers, amount to about seven thousand dollar?. At the close cf the year ending in April, it will amount to about tt'n thousand dollars. The ensuing year, according to the best calculation that can be made, it will yield a revenue to the State of twenty thousand dollars, after paying the lock-keepers and all the necessary repairs. Thus far, this important public improvement has exceeded the anticipations of many of its original advocates. That the navigation of the Kentucky river is of great public utility, that it is perfectly saf s that it is uninterrupted, that it will produce a satisfactory yearly income to the State, that it is unexcelled in every particular by any improTemeiit of the same extent of like character, are p-'ints established now, as it appears to me, beyond ail doubt or cavil. If there were three more dams erected, extending the bvnehts of the navigation to the fertile and productive counties of Jessamine, Mercer, Boyle, Liueuln, Garrard, Madison. Fayette, Clark -s 000., the income from the tolls, according tu ;he best estimates which can he obtained, from the iuo-t exp- rit-nced hi ftich matters, tviiu u be more loan !;:. ;e ttie amonn it 1 iii accruing f.om the present works. Again: if this improvement were extend ol to the rich mineral region of the mountains. (.bounding in salt and iron and stone-coal. ic. ecc. &e. in inexhaustabb quantities, and all cf the m st superior quality, the profits which would arise to the State 1 nd to t lower t ,c pub ic are vvbo iy beyond the f caL'ulation. That it will soonrr or later penetrate the mountain, 1 nave no hesitation in predicting. W hat has been said in regard to the advantage of the navigation of the Kentucky river, and its extension, applies with equal, rf not greater foice to the admirable improvements of the Green ! . and Barren river. 1 have not yet seen the report of the Green river commissioners, and therefore am unprepared to say anything in relation, to the present condition of the works, or the state of the trade on those rivers. A report may be exnerted at an early day of the session, showing ever- useful fact connected with the interesting subject. Improvement of the Wabash. The Government has a vast body of lands in the vicinity of the Wabash river, in Indiana and Illinois, which have been in market for many years, and still remain unsold. We are glad to learn that an effort is making to induce Congress to appropriate a portion of these lands fur the improvement of the navigation of the Wabash. That river is at present navigable only about four months in the year, and it is estimated that three hundred thousand dollars would be sufficient te construct locks and dams enough to render it navigable at all seasons when not obstructed by ice. Such improvement of the Wabash would greaily enhance the value of the Government lands in that section; indeed we have but little doubt, that, if the Government should appropriate enough of the unsold lands to defray the espouses of the work, the other lands would be enhanced in value to an amount greater than the expenditure. If this opinion be correct, it is not only the duly, but the pecuniary interest cf the Government to make the appropriation of land required to render the Wabash navigable at all seasons. In 1S29, Congress made an appropriation of land to establish a great National

I thoroughfare, connecting the Waters of

Lake Erie with some navigable point on

the Wabash. In consequence of this ap- ' In the contemplation of succe-s in our propriation, a canal has already been made Application to Congress for aid, we must and is now in operation from Maumee take an enlarged and liberal view of the bay to Lafayette, and the remainder of subject, 9nd make manifest to the guidants the route to Terre-Haute is under con- of the national weal the vast combinations tract, and will be finished within two of interests embraced in this object, it is years. The whole length of the route is not alone the valey of the abash that about three hundred miles. In order to will be benefitted. Ail the commercial perfect the original intention of ihe grant, cities on the Ohio and M ississippi, from it is necessary that the canal shall be con- Pittsburgh to New Orleans, as also the tinued to the Ohio river, or that the navi- cities on Lake Erie have a direct interest gation of the Wabash shall be improved, in the opening of the navigation of this If this i not done, the Government will river. The whole of the States of Pennnot have a public highway from the Ohio sylvania, New York and Maryland, are to Lake Erie. Both of these plans have interested, as it will add to their eommertheir advocates, but we think there can be cial intercourse, and contribute to an in. no dottbt on the minds of those conversant crease of tolls on their respective Canals with the subject, that it is the policy of and Railroads. The valley cf the Mus-

the Government to improve the Wabash kingum and Kenhawa are interested, as it in preference to extending the canal to the will enla ge their salt market and facilitate Ohio. River navigation is preferable to ' its transportation. The cities of Philadeb canal navigation, for, by it. a greater num-lphia, New York and Baltimore, have an her of people are benefitted, and it is not, interest in the work, as it will open an inliable to the same interruption. Between J creased field for then commercial operathese two plans, the improvement of the tions. All these several interests have river is to be preferred, for the additional j already become sensible of the importance

reason that it can be done at less than one-third the cost necessary to make the canal; and by improving the river, the Government will greatly enhance the value of its unsold lands. That it is the indispensable duty of the Government speedily to undertake one of these plans m obvious. It has already constructed a canal three hundred miles long to establish n public highway, which will be of no service unless it is connected with some navigable point. Terrellaute is not a navigable point, as the abash is not navigable more than onethird of the year. Congress must either abandon what it has already done, or make further appropriations of its lands in order that its original design in making such appropi iations shall be fulfilled. A few weeks since, we endeavored to show that it was the imperative duty of Congress to bring the Wabash and Erie canal to the Ohio. At that lime, we were not so well apptized of the nature of the obstructions in the Wabash as we now are, nor of tho facility by which they may be overcome. The canal will cost more than a million of dollars, whereas the river can he rendered navigable for less than one-third of that amount. Economy and the public interest both favor the latter plan, and we earnestly hope the present Congress vvill do its duty and make such an appropriation of unsold lands as will be necessary to execute it. LouiseiHe Journal. Fiorn the Mt. Carmel Register. WABASH IMPROVEMENT. The subject of the improvement of the Wabash River, is one of such momentous importance to the people of this valley in general, and of the people of Mt. Carmol and vicinity in particular, that it is a matter of surprize to me, that any person should manifest a degree of apathy. Above our place, the most intense excitement prevails. The prospect of success is so fair and the aivantages so extensive and lasting, that ev ery one should feel anxious to share in the honor it must reflect upon those who have given impetus ta this great movement of the people in the vindication of their rights. Has it ever occurred to any one that Congress would voluntarily end without being solicited, pour a portion of the national resources at I M ' 1 . - - . I . our iect. 1 ue congress nas uie power of making the grant of lands for which we ask, but unless we manifest ihat interest which the magnitude of the object deserves, we can expect nothing. To enter into an argument of ihe advantages which would result to the people of tho Wabash by the 1111; rovementof the river, would be the work of supererogation. They are too 11 " t obvious to need demonsii union, .uy pur pose is only to aronse those who, from a feeling of despair may feel indifferent on ihe subject. Nothing was ever done by inaction. Perseverance will accomplish r . r I . 1 - . every lum. Jei everv man leei uiai interest in the project, which he would have if he knew that his individual efforts alone could effect it. It is a national work. Its benefits are not limited to sectional interests, and its completion will form one of the most important interior national thoroughfares in the Union. It will constitute a grc a connecting link between the North and the South, giving the cheapest and most direct channel of trade between the Lakes and New Orleans. It must be recollected too, that there is a powerful rival interest at work to defeat the improvement of the Wabash. The people on the line of the Central ("anal in Indiana are making application for an appropriation of lands for the completion of that work, and in their memorial to Congress, grossly and unjustly misrepresent the character of the Wabash. They assert that the river is incapable of ever being rendered permanently navigable, and this declaration is made in the face of the repeated surveys of the river, showing its practicability. What individual on the Wabash does not feel indignant, when he sees sordid interest and vile selfishness thus misrepresent facts ? Who, I would hsk, will be mostly benefitted by the construction of that Canal ? The records of the Land Offices shew that the lands along the line of that contemplated work, are owned chiefly Joy speculators and land jobbers. Shall" the Great Wabash which the God of Nature designed for a highway of the Nation, be sacrificed for the benefit of land jobbers? The obstructions in the River were no doubt designed in the economy of Providence for useful purposes. By improving the river so as to obviate those impediments, an incalculable amount of water power will be created. It only requires the application of artificial means, j

to convert into blessings what otherwise

might be deemed a great inconvenience. of the work ; and it only requires an assn rauce of a hearty co-operation each with the other, to secure such an appeal to Congress that cannot be disregarded. Let tho people then hold their meetings every where, and make known their wishes and feelings, freely and enthusiastically cry aloud and spare not. CAM I LLCS, Lawrencevilie, Dec. 20, IS 13. Pay Your Minister Promptly. He will then preach better sermons. He has a body that demands food and clothing, and a shelter from the iheiemency of the weather things which ne cai !, neither create, nor procure, without expense. Pay him promptly, and he can then promptly mret his own pecuniary engagements; and feel relieved from the embarrassment which, like an incubus, sometimes weighs down th? spoils, and impairs the health and usefulness of the minister. He can then preach on the text, "Owe no man any thing," without blushing at his own debts, or at the delinquency of his church and congregation. He can pres home the injunction, '-Pro-vide things honest n the sight of all men," without being tortured by tho retlocti n, lll'll llifl lliehol'fleff rf 1, I 1 n n - r n.-.. ,o . . ! iiti mil uii:iivuh..-v) Ul 111 J ilCdl CI5 I. ' 1 1 I j 1 ; him to defer the payment of just dues. and thus afford meianonoiv centrist beiween n;s preaching an.l 1 is practice. He will feel a degree of i ndepende nee, which he can never feci, while ving, in the daily r pprt-hension of a dun. No minister, possessing a tender conscience, and a Christian sensibility, can h--lp feeling depressed, when saddled with debts thai ought to be paid, and might be paid, were his hearers as ready to do justice, as to require it of others. Unavoidable occurrences ha 1 compelled a minister to defer his pulpit preparations till towards the close of ihe w-k. Saturday morning arrived; and, just as he had commenced' .' i ly, in came a person bringing a bill.vith an earnest request that it might be paid immediately. Not having the means at hand, he was compelled to leae his studies though demanding his undivided time and attention and waste the most valuable part of ihe day in going abroad to hire meney. And when he had paid the bill, and dismissed the messenger, discomposed by embarrassment, chafed by chagrin, and weighed down under a conscious want of preparation for the overwhelming responsibilities of the approaching Sabbath, he was in just the most unfavorable state of mind for severe application to study; and no wonder if his Sabbath performance fell far below what they should, and wuuld have been, had his mind, during the week, been free from the apprehensions and vexations an? ing from pecuniary embarrassment. Whether, in this casp. the fault belonged to the people, I do not know; but tho per formances of the Sabbath were, doubtless, inferior to what they otherwise would have been; and the whole congregation suffered. in consequence of-the embarrassment of the: r minister. Pay him promptly, ami you will be more profited by his preaching. Not only will he preach better sermon'?, but you vvill be in n better frame of mind to enjoy them. You can look him in the face, without blushing at your dishonesty; and the bread of life will ta3le sweeter, if you feel vou are not stealing it from the sanc tuary of God. If, bv keeping back his just and needed dues, you embarrass him and impair his usefulness, you injure both him and yourself; and have no reason to expect religious enjoyment in the sanctuary, or any where else. Pay your minister promptly, if you would have a nourishing church and society. True, prompt payment of his salary will not always ensure prosperity; butobservation shows that one of the most effectual ways of killing a church, is to ne glect the payment of the pastor's salary. and to incur a long arrearage lor ministerial labor. Nor is it difficult to account for the fact, that such a course is suicidal to the best interests of a church. God has made it the duty of every church to pay their pastor promptly; and he will not bless them, while living in a wanton disregard of justice and of known duty. Churches have often found, to their sorrow, that it is wretched policy to attempt to enrich themselves, by keeping back the salary of their minister. They may have a man endowed with ail the learning of Paul, and the eloquence of Appollos; and he may do all that lies in his power for the conversion of sinners, and the enlargement of the church: but what can human power avail, without the blessing of God: and how can churches expect his blessing, unless they perform the duties lie has into

posed upon them with respect to the support of their pastor? Is it a burden, to pay j'our minister punctually? But that burden increases by eveiy month's delay; and if you will not bear it now, it is almost certain thai you will feel less disposed to attempt it when increased by the accumulations of successive years. The members of a deeply indebted society find it easier to "sign off," than to pay their proportion of arrearage,- and the same consideration deters others from joining, who would join, were the society freo from pecuniary liabilities. Delay only increases the burden, and diminishes tho means of bearing it, and if you will not pay your minister promptly, you may almost" as well dismiss him, and give up tho enterprise at once; for it requires no prophet, nor son of a prophet, to predict that you will not prosper. I am no advocate for instability in the pastoral relation; but it would be better for a church to dismiss their minister at once, and thus save both their inonev and their credit, than to en , 1 -.11.11 1 - 1

joy his services, ami wniiuoio. uih eaiaiy till they starve him and beggar them selves. One cf the wisest regulations of the Massachusetts Missionary Society be it never revoked is, that each church as sisted by thc-m shall pay thrdr minister punctually, or ration. Being the writer ha? complaint; and but from love ose their annual appropnrettleu over ucli a c tu. re h. , of course, no cause il is not from self-interest, o the kingdom of Christ, and a desire for its peace and prosperity. that he would recommend to every church to pr?ctise strict punctuality itt discharging their p 'cuu ary obligations to their pastor. Xeir Rutland Puritan. v licet t ion nf Hit IhtnnerStuJf The Balti no n Patriot, uf e.lnesjny, tives ihe f ilI.eAin account of ihe reception of the h. inner stall', col i y Mr. CI. iv at Ashland, by rcipn et uf the: l.ai.u-r conimittce, and d also o! two live c Alleheny : The ca's arrived l.ist evening finm the Ve--t, brhifhnir the .st.itr fur the Whi4 prize banner. Notwithstanding the inclemency of thr wen!, er, the rain pouting; down in torrents ul the tune i,f the arrival of the cnr, more than :t tloinsar.it W hias assembled ;t' the cars to receive it, and n? the same time to hid w eiome t the two ?ui,e old coons' sent by the Whis of ulJ A li. h'Tiy as a present t.i th.- Vi.ii;s of the city. The cjr in which the stall' was l.rouhf, vva tatel'u!!v decorated with tvcirreens; ond wsmarked in hrqe h t'ers I I k it v (.'nr, lSll.'anl .erehed on it nas the same u!J coons.' The Wliics formed iu prcees.-iou, and, vi;h . band of muic man lied t the IJ.iltimore Patriot oiTe-e, where the st.ill' w,i duly received, and the 'Onn.s' cordially welcomed. 'The inclemency of the weather prevented the delivering of the addresses which wire arrnnceJ; but Mr. Fahnestock, chairman of the Vh13 H .inner Committee in a few excellent reimrk's. introduced an appropriate preamble rind rt sol nt ions. 'The resolutions w ere unanimously adopted, and the meeting, after giving Ihice che rs fur Harry of the West, adjourned.' w . - - The Atniosjiheric Paihruj. The London' Mechanic--' .Magazine for October, MS, says : ' Auoih'-r trial of the Atmospheric Railway, whteh is n v.v eeaiiy completed bftwen Dublin and Da I key, on the plan ( f Mc.iii.-i. Ge.-gg and tautids, took place last week, w lum the results obtained wete evpii mure surprising and satii faciorv than before. We have s -en a letter from a geuthriiian who wa - present, who states thai the speed attained was fully sixty miles an hour, and that all parts of the machinery w orked with greet exactness. It would seem as if wp might now almost venture to pronounce ihe days of the st. 'am railway 39 numbered. A speed ct s mih? a minute is s great a stride beyond the present railway s eed as that was beyond ihe -.tage coach rate of twenty year a ro.' ' M11. Ci.i in the South. - Th t. I Republican, of .Monday, says: When the Julia Chouteau passed Memphis, the citizens were hourly expecting the arrival of Mr. Clay on his way to .New Orleans. Great preparations had been made fur his reception. The steamer Alexander Scott, with a large committee, and a number of gentlemen and ladies, had been despatched up the river to receive him. Thus it is. The fire everywhere burns brighter and brighter. Mr. ("lay's trip through the South, though but it private citizen, without patronage or benefits to bestow, will be the triumphant march of a country's benefactor. Mousli-KS des Raines. This article of female dress, so extensively worn and generally preferred f c r its substantial qualities, we have already noticed, is now manufactured in larg quantities in tins country. Another factory has been built at Andover, .Mass., w here the proprietors say 500,000 yards will be made the ensuing year. The New England Farmer say3 the prospect for a largo demand for wool for this new business is good. It requires a long smooth quality, such as the Leicester or Dishley, or that of the old-fasli ion ed, long-w ooled, common sheep. The Farmer calls the attention of woolgrowers tc the subject. Rx. Paper, The Ohio Disks, Judge Wright, of tho Cincinnati Gazette, writts from Columbu3 under date of the 23d inst.: Mr, White, from the currency committee, reported a bill to extend the charter of the Commer cial Hank of Cincinnati, for the sole purpose of winding up its business. The bill was laid on the table to be printed. This bank has but a week more to lie. and the fate of this bill to enable it to close up, is uncertain. No Legislature in th woild, except one in Ohio, would refuse such a privilege, and 1 hope an Ohio Legislature will not. The House bank bill has not been acted on in the Senate. Origin of Bustles. Bustles were iff originally invented by a travelling orgai grinder to accommodate her monkey with a place to ride. Why is a bull dog like a hen-pecked husband.