MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YO RKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND EMILY NEWSPAPER. 
(Concluded from page 399, this number.) 
■PT?P!C;TT>'F!TJT’TWE SS AGE . For the progress made in the construction of roads with- 
r ^ |n the errnories, as provided for in the appropriations of 
the last Congress, I refer you to the report of the Secreta- 
(Concluded from page 399, this number.) ry of War. 
. ' tt • j e There is one subject of a domestic nature, which, from 
The present judicial system of the United otates itg intrinsic importance, and the many interesting ques- 
has now been in operation for so long a period of tions of future policy which it involves, cannot fail to re¬ 
time, and has, in its general theory and much of Ceive your early attention. I allude W the means of com- 
’ ? i , .1 i mumcation, by which different parts of the wide exp inse 
its details, become so laminar to the countiy, and 0 f our country are to be placed in closer connection, for 
acquired so entirely the public confidence, that it the purposes both of defence and commercial intercourse, 
us uetaiib, oecome so iaimiicLr iu me uimiii i, a . . of our country are to be placed in closer connection, for 
acquired so entirely the public confidence, that it the purposes both of defence and commercial intercourse, 
modified in any respect, it should be only in those and more especially such as appertain to the communica- 
particulars which may adapt it to the increased licn of ‘h.wc great divisions of the Union which lie on the 
jKum-uiaio ' . * ‘v ,1 • .. tt . opposite sides of the Rocky Mountains. 
extent, population, and legal business ot the Uni- That the government has n t been unmindful of this 
particulars which may adapt it to the increased non of those great divisions of the Union which lie on the 
1 . j . . . . tt • opposite sides of the Rocky Mountains, 
extent, population, and legal business ot tile Ulll- That the government has n t been unmindful of this 
ted States. In this relation, the organization of heretofore, is apparent from the aid it has afforded, thro’ 
the Courts is now confessedly inadequate of the appropriations for mail facilities and other purposes. But 
, ,* . , . i the general will now presents itself under aspects more 
duties to be performed bv them,, in consequence impo B sing an( , mor , |)U ,' ely national, by reason of the sur- 
of which, the btates of r lorida, Wisconsin, Iowa, veys .ordered by Congress, and now in the process of com- 
Texas and California, and districts of other Slates pletion, fur communication by railway across the conti- 
are in effect excluded from the full benefits of the n « rit , *" d wholly within the limitsof the United States. 
■ , . 4l /» • „ r- •. Die* power to declare war, to raise and support armies, 
general system, by the functions of the Citcuit to provide and maintain a navy’, and to call forth the mili- 
Court being devolved on the District Judge ill all iia to execute tlie laws, suppress insurrections, and rep< 1 
those States, or part of Stales. invasions, was conferred upon Congress, as a means to 
The spirit of the Constitution, and a clue regard I’ r ° vide '"the common defense, and to protecta territory 
. . .v . , . i, , o . <• .1 tt • and a population now wide-spread and vastly multiplied, 
to justice, require that all the States ol (lie Union As incideuUl t0 and i nd i< pe ii Sa ble for the exercise of this 
The growth of our population has now bro’t In compliance with the act of Congress, of 
us, in the destined career of our national liisto- March 2,1853, the oath of office was administered 
ry, to a point at which it well behooves us to to him on the 24th of that month, at Ariadne es- 
expand our vision over the vast perspective. tiite, near Matanzas, in the Island, of Cuba ; but 
The successive decennial returns of the cen- his strength gradually declined, and was hardly 
sus since the adoption of the Constitution, have sufficient to enable him to return to his home in 
revealed a law of steady progressive dvelope- Alabama, where, on the 1 8 th day of April, in the 
rnent, which may he stated, in general terms, as most calm and peaceful way, his long and erui- 
a duplication every quarter century. Carried nently useful career was terminated, 
forward, from the point already reached, for on- Entertaining unlimited confidence in your in¬ 
ly a short period of time as applicable to the telligence and patriotic devotion to the public in¬ 
existence of a nation, this law of progress, if terest > a j ld bebl S conscious of no motives on my Notices of several bills to be hereafter present- 
unchecked, will bring us to almost incredible P ar .^ arc n °l inseparable from the honor e d were given after which the Senate adjourned, 
results. a " d advancement of my country, I hope it may In the House . j w> Fornit former of t] 
A 1 arize allowance fora diminished nronor- e my puvilege to deserve and seeme, not only -n. j , i.. ,.. .. 
of the Senate was present, and ready to proceed 
to business. 
should be placed oil the same looting as regards power, it must sometime be necessary to construct mil - 
the judicial tribunals. I, therefore, commend to tary roads and harbors of refuge. To appropriations by 
your consideration this important subject, which, b ‘ )ng nf,/T '" Ch ° f ' jects ’ , n ° S ? nd obj , ec 1 tio “ i can bu rai3 ‘ 
r . , . * , f . ed. Happily for our country, its peaceful policy and rap- 
my judgment demands the speedy action ol jdly-incrtfasing population, impose upon us no urgent ne- 
Congress. 1 will present to you, if deemed desi- cessity for preparation, and leave but f-w tracklessdeserts 
rable, a plan, which I am prepared to recommend, be Uveeu assailable points and a patriotic people ever 
for Ihe enlargement ...d n.odUic.uo,, ot the 
eilt judicial system. . _ people are steadily and boldly struggling to supply. All 
rable, a plan, which 1 am prepared to recommend, 
for the enlargement and modification of the pres¬ 
ent judicial system. 
The act of Congress, establishing the Smithso- experience affirms that wherever private enterprise will 
nian Institution provided that the President of the avdl > il is ™ 01 '. wise f,)1 ' the general government to leave 
TT •. i ci. . „ j ...___ to that and individual watchfulness the location and exe- 
Umted States, and other persons therein designs- cu ti«m of all means of communication. 
tod, should constitute an “ establishment 9 by that The surveys before alluded to were designed to ascertain 
name, and the members should hold stated and the most practicable and economical route for a railroad 
special meetings for the supervision of the affairs 
of the Institution. The organization not having 
taken place, it seemed to me proper that it should 
l er . i -.1 _. J.l... »r>u:„ 1 . U_.I_ 
from the Mississippi iot!ic Pacific ocean. Partiesare now 
in the field making explorations, wh-re previous examin¬ 
ations had not supplied sufficient data, and win re there 
was the best reason to hope ti>e object sought might be 
results. 
A large allowance for a diminished propor¬ 
tional effect of emigration would not very ma¬ 
terially reduce the estimate, while the increas¬ 
ed average duration of human life, known to 
have already resulted from the scientific and 
hygienic improvements of the past fifty years, 
will tend to keep up through the next fifty, or 
perhaps hundred, the same ratio of growth 
which has been thus revealed in our past pro¬ 
gress, and to the influence of these causes may 
be added the influx of laboring masses from 
Eastern Asia to the Pacific side of our posses¬ 
sions, together with the probable accession of 
the population already existing in other parts of 
our hemisphere, which, within the period in 
question, will feel, with yearly increasing force, 
the natural attraction of so vast, powerful, and 
prosperous a confederation of self-governing 
Republics, and seek the privilege of being ad¬ 
mitted within its safe and happy bosom, trans¬ 
ferring with themselves, by a peaceful and heal¬ 
thy process of incorporation, spacious regions 
In the House. J. W. Forney former clerk of tl e 
your cordial co-operation in great public meas- bouse called that body to order; after which the 
ures, hut also those relations of mutual confidence members proceeded to elect officers. Lynn Boyd 
and regard which it is always so desirable to cul- 0 f Ky., was chosen Speaker, J. W. Forney Clerk 
tivate between memoers of co-ordinate branches „,.u ,l„ , . , .’ 
of the Government. and tbe ,eraamin S ofhcels ™re "elected. A 
FRANKLIN PIERCE. message was sent to the Senate notifying them 
Washington, D. C., Dee. 5, 1853. °f the organization, and another to the President 
. - . a i i n . -i-——-" of similar import. The members then selected 
t,ieir seats bYlot aHd soon aflei ad j° urned - 
Tuesday, Dec. G— Senate .—After reading the 
journal, a message was received from the House, 
announcing the appointment of a Committee to 
the President that both Houses were or- 
--- Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, offered a resolution that a 
ROCHESTER, DECEMBER 10, 1853. bke Committee be appointed on part of the Sen- 
- - ate, and Messrs. Dodge and Bell were appointed. 
SPECIAL NOTICES-TO AGENTS, &c. n *?''• G .' VI * lut '' odaced a bill granting lands to 
--- California lor a Railroad from San Francisco, up 
CW" Agexts. —Any person so disposed can act as agent tbe valley of the Sacramento to the boundary of 
be effected without delay. This has been done, found. The means and time being both limited, il is not. 
and ail occasion was thereby presented for inspect. S 
ing the condition of the Institution, and appreci¬ 
ating its successful progress thus far, and its high 
promise of great and general usefulness. 
I have omitted to ask your favorable considera¬ 
tion for the estimates of works of a local cbarac- 
be obtained ; but it is hoped that much and important in¬ 
formation will be added to the stock previously possessed, 
and that partial, ifnot full reports of the surveys ordered, 
will be received iu time for the transmission to the two 
Houses of Congress, on or before the first Monday in Feb¬ 
ruary next, as required by the act of appropriation. 
The magnitude of the enterprise contemplated has 
of virgin and exuberant soil, which are dcstin- for tlie Rural New-Yorker,— and all who remit accord 
ed to swarm wit'll the fast-growing aud fast- il! ° to tcmis ' vili 1,e entitled to premiums, &c. 
Spreading millions of our race. ■ fUiF” The Rural is published strictly upon the casi 
ROCHESTER, DECEMBER 10, 1853. 
SPECIAL NOTICES-TO AGENTS, &c. 
r the Rural New-Yorker, —and all who remit accord- Oregon. 
g to terms will be entitled to premiums, &c. Mr. Petit offered a resolution directing the 
{ry The Rural is published strictly upon the cash Committee on cqmmeice to inquire into the ox¬ 
ter iu twenty-seven of tbe thirty-one states, aroused, and will doubtless cominue to excite, a very gen 
These considerations seem fully to justify the system —sent no longer than paid for— and all orders P a( bency of making Michigan City, la., a port of 
presumption, that the law of population above should be in accordance with terms. cutty. Laid o\ei. . 
staled, will continue to act with undiminished ef- Our lowest club price is $1,25 for any number of nll t L nnhhe Yand®'^m-fi fi ^ 1 -° °!’ i0 
feet through at least the next half century; and copies over 20 -and $l!o 0 under that number, unless a gL“® PUbllC “ lcmalnlI1 S lll ' sold M that 
that thousands of persons who have already arn- full club of twenty is obtained. nm-lnr, ^ n n 
ved at maturity, and are now exercising the rights ™ , Duimg the absence of the Committee, Mr 
amounting to one million seven hundred and fifty- 
four thousand five hundred dollars ; because, in¬ 
dependently of the grounds which have so often 
era! interest throughout the country. In its political, its 
commercial, and its military bearings, it has varied, great, 
and increasing claims to consideration. The heavy ex¬ 
pense, the great delay, and at times fatality attending 
been urged ao-ainst the application of the Federal travel by either of the Isthmus routes, have demonstrated 
Revenue for Works of this character, inequality a mn? t hjej h , i , ch f‘' ora territorial commu- 
, t . . • • i , ■ . j J mentions by such safe and rapid means as a railroad 
with consequent injustice is inherent in the na- would supply. 
ture of the proposition, and because the plan has These difficulties, which have been encountered in a pe- 
proved entirely inadequate to the accomplishment ,i , 0<1 of . l )e:tc 5> would be magnified and still further increas- 
1 ftl no-lit 1 ed in nine of war. Butwhilst the embarrassments already 
OI .R^ e objects bOugLib. ^ , . encountered, and others under nev contingencies to be 
The subject of internal improvements, claiming an icipated, may serve strikingly to exhibit the imjiort- 
alike the interest and good will of all, has, never- ance ul S11C| ' a work, neither timse nor ail consideraiions 
theless been the subject of much political discus- oom . bir !Y d l Car > , 1,av « an appreciable value, when weighed 
sion, and has stood as a deep giaten line oi di- tion, and faithfully to execute the powers it confers, 
vision between statesmen of great ability and Within this limit, and to the extent of the interest of 
patriotism. The rule of strict construction of all the government involved, it would seem both expedient 
FT UolepteU by the elate to the general 
government has allayed itself, Iiom time to time struction of a road which will unite, bv speedy transit, the 
against the rapid progress of expenditures from populations of tlie Pacific and Atlantic States, 
the National Treasury on works of a local charac- ,, T ° suani against misconception, it should be remarked 
t -a' J oc o„ • that, although the power to constrnct or aid in the con- 
ter within the slates. Mcmoiable as an epoch in slr u C tion of a road within the limits of a ter, itory is not 
the history ot tnis subject IS tile Message of 1 res- embarrassed by that question of jurisdiction which would 
ident Jackson, of the 27th of May, 1830, which ari ^ e within the limits of a state, it is, nevertheless, held 
met the system of internal improvements in its ^ ^ of doubtful power, and more than doubtful propriety, 
,. J ■ r , ,__r. •„] i i i ... even within the limits of a territory, for the general gov- 
comparative iDfancy , but so lapicl bad been its ernment to undertake to administer the affairs of a rail 
growth, that the projected appropriations in that road, a canal, or other similar construction, and therefore 
staled, will continue to act witli undiminished ef¬ 
fect through at least the next half century; and 
that thousands of persons who have already arri¬ 
ved at maturity, and are now exercising the rights 
of freemen, will close their eyes on the spectacle 
of more than one hundred millions of population 
embraced within the majestic proportions of tlie 
American Union. It is not merely as an interest¬ 
ing topic of speculation that I present these views 
for your consideration. 
They have important practical bearings upon all 
the political duties we are called upon to perform. 
Heretofore our system of government lias worked 
out what may be termed a miniature scale, in 
comparison with the development which it must 
thus assume, within a future so near at hand, as 
scarcely to be beyond tiie present of the existing 
generation. 
It is evident that a confederation so vast and so 
varied bofii in numbers and territorial extent, in 
habits and in interests, could only be kept in na- 
r eves on the spectacle matang up clubs for the RuRAt > the Woo] Brioht said that a hill was passed by the House 
millions of no nidation &ro "' or a " d Stock Rc » ,,stei ' can be a<Ucd at 35 cts - a C( W> at the last session, to iudemuifv the State of In- 
istic nronorlions of the which 18 th ° Iowcst club price ' dia,,a ful ' certain lands ceded to her on her admis- 
Extra numbers of the Rural will bo forwarded sion into the Union in 1818, but which lands had 
to all disposed to aid in augmenting its circulation. been previously taken by settlers. 
OT See Terms, Premium List, &c., on next page. ddds kill, be said, owing to some neglect on the 
- part of an officer of the House, failed to receive the 
in J ^ H iiov A a^ d A d em?iv isasent for *** RvRAL New ' Yorker signature of the President of the Senate and of the 
in 1-id ivOA Jiiiu MCinirv. tt i * rri^i • -r-. 
II. c. White & Co., West Scneca-St., Buffalo. u ' Ht , b j-atcs. U nder those circumstances Mr. B. 
W. II. McOamild, 102 Nassau-St., New York. asked to introduce the same bill now. Leave was 
■ 11 ..... .. .-_ _ granted, and the bill passed. 
The President’s Message. Mr. Chase gave notice of the Homestead bill. 
° J louse — beveral additional members appeared 
T , . and qualified. 
In order to give this important State Paper, At ten minutes past l.tlie President’s message 
we omit a portion of our usual variety. As the was delivered by Sidney Webster, Private Sec- 
Message was received later than we anticipated— relary, and read. 
if. C. White & Co., West Scneea-Sfc., Buffalo. 
W. 11. MoDanald, 102 Nassau-,St., New York. 
The President’s Message. 
In order to give this important State Paper, 
tional cohesion by the strictest fidelity to tlie prin- and after our regular time for putting the Rural 
ciplesot ibe Constitution, as understood by those to press-—we are unable to commence mailing this Official Canvass. —The Tribune of Monday 
tion of the powers granted by the people and tlie number as P rom P tl Y as usual > Y et p ope, by night announces the canvass of tlie vote for officers on 
States. Interpreted and applied accordingto those work and extra assistance, to complete the whole ticket, at the late election in this State, 
principles, tlie great compact adapts itself with edition as early iu the week as heretofore. The result had not been announced by the Board 
healthy ease and freedom to an unlimited exten- _ Qf h it f t] (]ocument ^ , pr of State Canvassers at Albany, but the Tribune 
siou ot that benign system of iederative self-gov- 1 0 munis oi me document eacn leadei , . ,, . f . 
ernment, of which it is our glorious, and, I trust, can j ud g e for himself. We have no comments to ^ b ® probability of any variation 
immortal character. offer — at least not until we shall have given it a i0m ltS b S uies ) which are as lollows : 
year for works of this character had risen to the 411 at its connection with a work of this character should be 
alarming amount of more than one hundred mil- f u ti y appreciating tbe 
lion of dollars. . • 
rufignitiule of the subject, and solicitous that tlie Atlantic 
In that message the President admi tted the and Pacific shores of the republic may be bound together 
difficulty of bringing back the operations of the by inseparable ties ef common interest, as welt as of com- 
government to the const,notion of the Constitn- 
tion, set up ill l/ilo, and maikeu iu as ati admon- of the constitution, as expounded and illustrated by those 
itory proof of the necessity of guarding that in- whose opinions aud expositions constitute the standard of 
strument with sleepless vigilance against the an- my P oIlt y al ‘j 1 regard to the powers of the govern- 
,, ~ rnent. It is, I trust, not recessary tosavlliatno erand-ur 
thority of piecedents, which had not the sanction of enterprise, and no present urging inducement promis- 
of its most plainly defined powers. ing popular favor, will lead me to disregard those lights, 
Our government exists under a written com- or to depart from that path which experience has proved 
healthy ease and freedom to an unlimited exten- ., 
sion of that benign system of federative self-gov- . ie m< 
ernment, of which it is our glorious, and, 1 trust, can judge for h 
immortal character. offer — at least 
Let us then, with redoubled vigilance, be on our careful perusal, 
guard against yielding to tlie temptation of doubt¬ 
ful powers, even under the pressure of themolives 
of conceded temporaay advantage and apparent Persona 
temporary expediency. 
The- minimum of Federal Government, com- -^ s 0U1 ' Eros 
lition as early iu the week as heretofore. d " e 5 ' esu R had not been announced by the Board 
— Of the merits of the document each reader Shite Canvassers at Albany, but the Tribune 
n judge for himself. We have no comments to thinks tLere is probability of any variation 
Fer — at least not until we shall have given it a bom * ts % uies > wb ‘ cp are as Allows : 
reful perusal WbiR ' Adam ’°- Free Dcm - 
P Sec. of State.160,592 99,835 96,073 
Comptroller.1G6.609 92,888 96,380 
A Personal and Particular Request. State Treasurer_160,401 97.913 99,927 
Attorney General.. 169,245 92,514 97,098 
As our Prospectus is omitted this week, we Canal Com’r.161,s42 97.902 96.954 
p.-itihle with the maintenance of national unity and offer a few words here relative to the forthcomincr State Prison Ins.. 160,638 
efficient aciion in our relations with the rest of the volume of the Rural. As our readers 
world, should afford the rule and measure of con- _ •„ , ,, _._. , 
pact between sovereign States, uniting by specific p ,. rity am V legilimate progVess. We can af: 
objects, and with specific giants to then goneial f 0 rd to wait, but we cannot afford to overlook the ark of 
agent. If, then, iu the progress of its admiuistra- our security. 
tion, there have been departures from the terms It is no part of my purpose to give prominence to any 
a,„l intent of the compact, it in. and w.ll over be. tl&^WSS&SSSS bS ?h‘u 
proper to refer back to the fixed standaid which sent is bright with promise, and the future full of dem,-.nd 
our fathers left us, and to make a stern effort to and inducement for tlie exercise of active intelligence, the 
conform our action to it. It would seem that the P ast ca q never be without usefnl lessons of admonition and 
- , - • • , -i • a..„■ i c . ,, . instruction. If us dangers serve not as beacons, they will 
fact of a principle liaviDg been lesisted bom the evidenily fail to fulfil the object of a wise design. When 
first by many of the wisest and most patriotic the grave shall have closed over all, who are now endea- 
meu of the Republic, and a policy having pro- voring to meet the obligations of duty, the year 1850 will 
voked constant strife, without arriving at a con- 'l** with . anx * ous a PP rehen ; 
, . ... , ii , . sion. A suocesslui war hud just terminated. Peace bro’t 
elusion-which can be regarded as satisfactory to with it a vast augmentation of territory. Disturbing ques- 
its most earnest advocates, should suggest the in- tions arose, bearing upon the domestic institutions of one 
quirv whether there may not be a plan likely to l )orti( ’ n of the confederacy, and involving theconstitution- 
be crowned dy happmi 1 us S. But, notwithstanding differences of opinion and senti- 
Wlthout perceiving any sound distinction, or ment which then existed ill relation to details and specific 
intending to assert any principle as opposed to provisions, tlie acquiescence of distinguished citizens, 
improvement needed for the protection of internal wll0se devotion to the Union can never be doubted, has 
1 , . i , . 1 ii , g ven renewed vigor to our institutions, and restored a 
commerce, which does not equally apply to nn- sense ol repose and security to the public mind throughout 
prove men ts upon the seaboard for the protection the confederacy. That this repose is to .suffer no shock 
of foreign commerce, I submit to you, whether it during iny official term,if I have power to avert it, those 
may not be safely auticipated that, if the policy ^ b " 1>laced me here may be assured. The wisdom of 
- , y . 1 ■' men, who knew what independence cost—who had put all 
weie ouce settled against appropiiations by the at stake upon the issue of the revolutionary struggle—dis- i 
u n de r t lie * general clau.s «?&»*>** extraordinary success of this paper 
during the past year, lias induced us to make 
are already ? tate Engineer. - - -164 949 
J Judge Appeals_105,700 
this paper clerk Appeals.... 161,743 
Adam'e. 
99,835 
92.888 
97.913 
92,514 
97,902 
98,339 
93,172 
176.422 
92,859 
Free Dem. 
96,073 
96,380 
99.927 
97,098 
96.954 
96,422 
97,598 
may not be safely auticipated that, it' the policy !l J!' 1 v ^ ) L >lac .‘'’ d me here may be assured. The wisdom of 
- ... •/ • 1 J J men, who knew what independence cost—who had put all 
weie ouce settled against appropiiations by the at stake upon the issue of the revolutionary struggle—dis- 
general government for local improvements for posed of the subject to which I refer, in the only way con- 
the benetitof commerce, localities requiring expen- sbtent with the union of these states, and with the maich 
diturtjs would not, by modes ,nd dearly 
legitimate and proper, raise the tund necessary tor stitution until the officers and soldiers of tlie revo ution 
such construction as the safety or other interests had passed to their graves, or through the infirmities of 
of their commerce might require. |*« e and wou "d s hl *d ceased to participate actively in pub- 
Tf flint can ho rpirafded ak a system which in C affal1 ' 9 ’ there w;ls not mere| y a c l Lliet acquiescence in, 
it tnat can ne legal uea as a system, wnicu, m but a prompt vindication of, the constitutional rights of 
tbe experience of more than thirty years, has at the state. The reserved powers were unscrupulously res- 
no time so commanded the public judgment as to l’ected. No statesman put forth the narrow views of ca- 
give it the character of a settled policy—which, suists to justify interference and agitation, but the spirit 
°, , ., , ,i i / , , of compact was regarded as sacred in the eye ol honor, and 
though it has produced some works of conceded indispensable in the great ex erinn-nt of civil liberty, 
importance, has been attended with an expeudi- which, environed with inherent difficulties, was yet borne 
ture quite disproportionate to their value—and forward in apparent weakness by a power superior to all 
has resulted in squandering large sums upon ob- ota m la • 
jects which have answered no valuable purpose- . TPere ls . 0 condemnation which the voice of 
the interests of all the Slate require it to beaban- freedom will not pronounce upon us should we 
doned, unless hopes may be indulged for the fu- pi ,°\ cbut l v^ to tPls S road ' D'ust. L bile men 
ture which find no warrant for the past. !, ‘ in ),clll g different parts of this great continent 
With an anxious desire for the completion of ? an li0 more he expected to hold the same opin- 
the works which are regarded by all good citizens 10ns > or entertain the same sentiments, than ev- 
with sincere interest, I have deemed it my duty to cry variety of climate and soil can he expected 
ask at your hands a deliberate reconsideration of to furnish the same agricultural products, they 
the question with a hope that, animated by a de- ean unite in a common object, and sustain coin- 
sire to promote the permanent and substantial in- ni011 principles essential to the maintenance of 
terests of the country, your wisdom may prove that object. The gallant men of the South and 
equal to the task of devising and maturing apian North could stand together during the strugles 
which, applied to this subject, may promise some- of the Revolution; they could stand together 
thing better than constant strife, tlie suspension of in the more trying period which succeded the 
the powers of local enterprise, and exciiing of vain clangor of arms. As their united valor was 
hopes, and the disappointment of cherished expec- adequate to all the trials of tlie camp and dan- 
tations. _ gers of the field, so their united wisdom proved 
In expending tlie appropriations made by the equal to the greater task of founding, upon u 
last congress, several cases have arisen in relation deep and broad basis, institutions winch it has 
to works for the improvement of harbors, which been our privilege to enjoy, and will ever be our 
A spirit of strict deference to tlie sovereign more liberal expenditures and greater efforts than Dangerous Counterfeit !_Dye’s Bank Mirror 
lights and digniti of every State rather than a ever before to i'ncreasc its value mid eerfend i’/c eir i i , . . 
disposition to subordinate 'the States into a pro- cvel beIolc ’ 10 ViC >™ sc ^ aad extend its u - ,s received, and announces a dangerous counterfeit 
vincial relation to the central authority, should f Tf usc f ulncss - 0ur arrangements for $100 note on the Bank of Utica. The plate has 
characterize all our exercise of the respective ^54 include an increased expenditure of several been seized and secured by tlie Cincinnati police, 
powers temporarily vested in us as a sacred trust thousand dollars — to meet which we confidently The figures 100 are on eacli corner of the bill; on 
Rom the generous confidence of our constituents, anticipate a large, though perhaps not correspond- the left is the figure of a female holding a sheaf, 
condition of*the' perpetuation^f"'union,‘^aud of in & lncrease of subscribers. Relying upon the with one arm resting on a pillar; on the right is 
the realization of that magnificent national future continued support and encouragement of its pres- a ship under sail; the vignette is the New York 
adverted to, does the duty become yearly stronger eQ t friends — and we are confident no paper has State arms. The Mirror says,_“Let every paper, 
and clearer upon us, as citizens of the several more ardent, influential, or generous supporters— East, West, North and South, give warning of 
sp i rh, 'language ^nd foil'd ucll^in "regaV toother and bellbVln g tLat will kindly lend their this dangerous note.” 
States, and iu relation to tlie varied interests, in- asslsbluce 1° mtioduce the Rural to thousands --- 
stiunions, and habits of sentiment and opinion, who are waiting for an invitation or opportunity Steamer Ashore. — The American steamer 
which may respectively characterize them. Mu- to become subscribers, we can “face” the addi- Humboldt, bound from Havre to New York, was 
tual forbearance, respect, and non-interference m tional cyphers with some degree of composure, announced by telegraph, Dec. 6 , fast ashore off 
our personal action as citizens, and an enlarged . , “A , . . 1 , ° 1 ’ ’ 
exercise of the most liberal principles ofeemity in And ? et ilere 18 a Poetical and important ques- Halifax ; and fears are expressed (hat she will not 
the public dealing of Slate with State, whether in t ' 011 — Will our readers generally second our be set afloat. The passengers are all safe. 
legislation, or in the execution of laws, or the efforts, by exercising personal influence in behalf - 
means to perpetuate that confidenceand lraternity, 0 f the enterprise ? Placing the paper upon its -The steamers of the Michigan Central 
t le decay of which a mere political union, on so a | one a j soliciting no patronage ts such Railroad Line have laid up for the winter, 
vast a scale, could not long survive. merus aione, anu suuuung no pauonage as suen, 1 . _ ^ 
In still another point of view is an important we frankly ask each and all — you, reader — to “~ ie e ^ P r ’n 1 non Specie from Boston m N o- 
legislation, or in the execution of laws, or the 
means to perpetuate that confidence and fraternity, 
the decay of which a mere political union, on so 
vast a scale, could not long survive. 
be set afloat. The passengers are all safe. 
practical duty suggested by this consideration 
of tlie magnitude of dimensions, to which our 
political system, with its corresponding machin¬ 
ery of government, is so rapidly expanding.— 
With increased vigilance docs it require us to 
cultivate the cardinal virtues of public frugali¬ 
ty and official integrity and purity. Public af¬ 
fairs ought to be so conducted lhat a settled 
conviction shall pervade tlie entire Union that 
nothing short of the highest tone and standard 
of public morality marks every part of the ad¬ 
ministration and legislation of the government. 
see what may be done toward augmenting our 
subscription list. 
The season for obtaining subscriptions and re¬ 
newals has already arrived, and we trust former 
agents and subscribers are prepared to open the 
-The steamers of the Michigan Central 
Railroad Line have laid up for the winter. 
-The exports of Specie from Boston in No¬ 
vember were $594,000. 
-Some of tlie Pennsylvania papers nomi¬ 
nate G. M. Dallas for the next President. 
-The lumber production of Oregon and 
California is increasing at an enormous rate. 
-The Charleston Mercury takes ground 
canvass in earnest. Now is the time for those against the annexation of the Sandwich islands. 
who formed clubs last year, to secure renewals -Elizabeth Harker lias been sentenced to 
and obtain new subscribers—and we hope each death in Huntington county, Pa., for poisoning 
_:n _i..„ ;_ i- r_ her sister. 
will resolve to increase, if not double, his former 
list. This is not so difficult a matter as many 
Thus will the Federal system, whatever expan- suppose — and those who take, and can therefore 
sion time and progress may give it, continue 
more and more deeply rooted in the love and 
confidence of the people. 
That wise economy, which is as far removed 
from parsimony as from corrupt and cor- , . 
rupting extravagance—that single regard for out devoting special time to the business. Give ber » bas . bcen elected Secretary of the Y irginia 
the public good, which will frown upon all at- neighbor Jones, and Smith and Johnson, (and Ag ' SoC ’® ty ’i d a sala, 7 of $1,500 per annum. 
tempts to approach the Treasury with insidious r, j inrro „, rr * \ . ln invitation to subscribe at ~ - . Element C. Olay, elected to the U. S- 
projects of private interest cloaked under public , , . 5 , . , f , Senate from Alabama, is a son of the former Sen- 
pretexts—-that sound fiscal Administration, club price —and certainly every farmer and ator of the same name. 
which, in the Legislative department guards head of a family can afford to take the Rural, The Norfolk Herald states that the M. D.’s 
against the dangerous temptations incident to even at the price of single subscription: many of that city have struck for higher fees—300 per 
overflowing revenue, and in the executive main- av er they would not be without it for ten times cent - r ^ se i'i the case of visits. 
tains an unsleeping watchfulness against the the amount. Farmers are now most prosperous, —— fi he receipts of tlie Hudson River Road 
commend the paper, and show a number, are gen- _ 
-The city authorities of Springfield, Ill., are 
agitating the propriety of lighting that place 
with gas. 
-Tlie ravages of yellow fever are scarcelv 
erally the most successful in procuring subscribers, over in New Orleans, when it is again afflicted 
A little personal effort—a few words, fitly spoken with the cholera. 
— will procure many subscribers, and often with- 
F. G. Ruffin, editor of the Southern Plan¬ 
tains ail unsleeping watchfulness against the 
tendency of all national expenditure to extrav¬ 
agance—while they are admitted elementary 
political duties, may, I trust, be deemed as 
the amount. Farmers are now most prosperous, -The receipts of tlie Hudson River Road 
(vide their heavy purses, and the high prices of f? r Novcml,ei . ™ $ f 123 ’ 525 ’ a § aiust # 8& ’ G98 for 
' , J the same week of last year. 
Washington News.. 
Both houses of Congress met and organized on 
tate, near Matanzas, in the Island.of Cuba; but 0 „ , , k ' 
his strength gradually declined, and was hardly 0IK ena t°i Atchison called the Senate to 
sufficient to enable him to return to his home in order a t I 2 j^ o’clock and after the presentation 
Alabama, where, on the 18th day of April, in the of credentials, a resolution was adopted, directing 
most calm and peaceful way, his long and emi- the Secretary to notify the House that a quorum 
npnt.lv llfiPtnl pqvppv Wile torminatoH ^ 
involve question as to the right of soil and juris¬ 
diction, and have threatened conflict between the 
authority of the State and General Government. 
The right to construct a breakwater, jetty, or dam 
would seem necessary to carry with it the power 
most sacred duty to sustain. 
It is hut the feeble expression of a faith strong 
and universal, to say that their sons, whose 
blood mingled so often upon the same field, du¬ 
ring the war of 1812. and who have more re- 
political duties, may, I trust, be deemed as farm products,) and each can afford to be happy, -The oldest preacher in the world is Rev. 
properly adverted to and urged, in view of the and impart pleasure and instruction to his family, Q eor g e Fletchor of London, who, in February 
more impressive sense of that necessity, which when the only investment necessary is the paltry next, will be one hundred and seven years of age. 
is directly suggested by the considerations now amoun t of a year’s subscription to the Rural - r Norfolk, Va., is rapidly improving, and lie- 
presented. New-Yorker ! ginniDg again to assume the aspect of a commer- 
Since the adjournment of Congress, the Vice- „ , ... , , , cial mart. This is ascribed to her railroads. 
President of the United States has massed from —Reader, will you not have the kindness to 
to protect and preserve such constructions. This cently bome triumph the flag of the country Presideu t of the United States has passed from Reader wi you not nave tiie Kindness to -New Bedford ranks as the third port in the 
can only be effectually done by having jurisdiction / a forei soi]> w P n never & it allenalio } 1 G,e scenes of eaith > without having entered upon give this mattei a little attention and action- xj nited States in po int of shipping, greatly ex- 
Call only cc encuiuo.ii> uuuo uv uavuiM uilauiuuuu ,,.;n •, n . ,. ^ 
over the soil. Bat no clause of the Constitution is }• f ^ ’ , lle ' ei l 611 ,! 11 , a iemiiioii 
! n whiohm rest the claim of tho TTniti-H «t feebng to weaken the power ot their united 
found on which to rest the claim of the United 
States to exercise jurisdiction over the soil of a 
efforts, nor internal dissentions to paralyze tlie 
VJiaiUo IU CADIUIOD UllOUIVyllOU * KJl mo own Ol CL c ,, , .... . n ■* . 
State, except that conferred bv the eighth section f. lea f'-eedom uplifted fertile vindica- 
ofthe first article of the Consdtution. It is then of self-government. 
submitted whether, in all eases where construe- 1 have thus briefly presented such suggestions 
the duties of the station, to which he had been thereby seconding and sustaining us, and benefit- ceeding Philadelphia or Baltimore. 
<■«^ r i8hboreand ««• T — Ti - t , v t“‘' rrr 1611 
years, a seat in one or the other of the two Hous- do s0 > and “ je P ort progress ” at your convent- Thursday, the 8th of December and the Cover- 
esof Congress, and having, by his singular purity ence. Your report will of course be favorable. am . ot B° lusiana mrsday, the 2~d o j ecembt-i, 
and wisdom, secured unbounded confidence and ___ to be observed as a da ^ of 1 hanks - lvm g; 
universal respect, his failing health was watched ^ : a an Wnnfi n llv ulncofl tl,n> -Margaret Simons has been arrested at Chi- 
bv the nation with minfnl solicitude. His loss ^ CaBal buSineSS 188ubsta “ tlally closed ’ tho . cage for murdering her own daughter, aged twelve 
ceeding Philadelphia or Baltimore. 
-The Governor of Vermont, has appointed 
tions are to be erected by the General Govern- as seem to me especially worthy ot your consid- universal respect, his failing health was watched 
ment, the right of soil should not be first obtained oration. In providing for the present, you can by the nation with painful solicitude. His loss , . . , - 0 ^ , 
and legislative provision be made to cover all such hardly fail to avail yourselves ot the light which to the country, under the circumstances, lias been bbe cana ’ 1S still navigable. IS o moie height will years, by beating and drowning her in a tub. I he 
cases. tbe experience of the past casts upon the future, justly regarded as irreparable. be shipped from here this season. I mother was intoxicated. 
esof Congress, and having, by his singular purity ence. Your report will of course be favorable, 
and wisdom, secured unbounded confidence and -- 
