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ajys'jmji: Bar EDITED AND PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY ■ Iil(l(ISO\ A HYEKS. CITY PR INTERS. 4 [FOK THE SOUTUF.RN Xl'Stllß.] THE SLEEPING INFANT. BY MATILDA. How sofllv fall the moonbeams now Upon thy placid face, fair child ; They pour soft light upon thy brow, la slumber so serene and mild. The soft hair clusters round thy cheek In wavy curls of sunny gold, And sweetly down thy lashes sweep To kiss the cheek those curls enfold. An angel smile plays round thy lips Deep-tinted with carnation bright, And through them parted gleam the tips Os iv'ry teeth so small and white. Upon the pillow one small hand, Os rose-leaf color, lies so fair— Thy dimpled arm, like fairy’s wand, Has touched and left its impress there. Sweet sleeper ! say, what are thy dreams ? Do angel spirits near thee stand, Impressing on thy soul bright gleams Os their far brighter spirit land ? Now, do they whisper in thine ears? Or strike the lyres that e'er resound, In sweetest strains, through uppcrsphercs, And -float o’er lieav'n's remotest hound ? These he thy guards, my swoet, sweet child, Such be thy dreams through all thy years, Such music pour, in cadence tnild, From Heav’n’s brightcourt,upon thine ears ! Fiom the Philadelphia Saturday Eceiling Post. FKASKLUi S POOR RICHARD. We have alteady alluded to tbe wonder ful popu'arity of these thoughts of poor Richard’s, a popularity which will be readi y comprehended by those who are familiar with the wonderful wisdom, saga city and wit which the author has compres sed, in his brief and simple sentences. So many years have elapsed since any direc tion of them has been laid before tbe American people, that we feel we shall oblige many of our readers by selecting from among them some which have been least hackneyed by quotation. The selec tions we offer have been made from the entire series, embracing a period of twen ty-five years, and one or more from tbe almanac of each year : Tako this remark from Richard, poor and lame, Whate’er's begun in anger ends in shame Some men grow inad by studying much to know ; But who grows mad by studying good to grow ? An egg to-day is belter than a hen to morrow. Law, like cobwebs, catch small flies, Great ones break through before your eyes. If pride leads the van, beggary brings up t'ne rear. Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. God heals, and the doctor takes the fees. Mary’s mouth cost her nothing, for she never opens it but at others’ expense. He that would live in peace and at ease, Must not speak all he knows,nor judge all ho seer. He that can travel well afoot keeps a good horse. The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise. He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals. Against diseases here, the strongest fence, la the defensive virtue, Abstinence. Tart words make no friends ; a spoon ful of honey will catch mote flies than a gallon of vinegar Drive thy business or it will drive thee. Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship. An ounce of wit that is bought, Is worth a pound that is taught. A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knee. Mad kings and mad bulls are not to be held by treaties and pack thread. What maintains one vice would bring up two children. A mob’s a monster; bead enough but no brains. Nothing humbler than ambition when it is about to climb. Tho discontented man finds no easy chair. When prosperity was well mounted, she let go the bridle, and soon came tum bling out of the saddle. The master’s eye will do more work than both his hands. A change of fortune hurts a wise man no more than a change in the moon. He that has a trade has an office of pro fit and honor. A false friend and a shadow attend on ly while the sun shines. Plough deep while sluggards sleep, And you shall have corn to sell and to keep. If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading or do something worth writing. Nothing dries sooner than a tear. Scarlet, silk and velvet have put out the kitchen fire. The first mistake in public business is the g 'ing into it. Ihe idle man is the devil’s hireling; whose livery is rags, whose diet and wa ges are famine and disease. Kings ants beats often worry their keep ers. He’s a fuol that makes his doctor his I heir. Ne’er take a wife till thou hast a house ( and a fire ) to put her in. Hunger nover saw bad bread. Great talkers, little doers. A rich rogue is like a fat hog, Who never does good till as dead as a log. Fools make feasts and wise men eat them. The poor have little—beggars none— the rich too much—enough not one. Mankind are very odd creatures. One half censure what they practice, the other half practice what they censure. The rest always say and do as they ought. Old boys have their playthings as well as young ones, the difference is only in the price. If man could have half his wishes, he would double his troubles. Christianity commands us to pass by in juries ; policy to let them pass by us. If you would keep your secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend. We learn with pleasure that Mr. Dog get designs to republish the almanacs from year to year, with the appropriate modern calendar, in the preparations of which he proposes to engage some accomplished scientific man, probably Professor Pierce, of Cambridge. The first number, being the almanac for year 1850, will appear some time next spring, and will contain the editorial matter of Franklin for about the three first years, that is for 1733,1731 and 1735. The last ten pages, or there abouts, will be appropriated to the auto biography of the doctor, which, with the editorials and advice of poor Pichard, will be continued from year to year till bo:h are completed. It is also his purpose to have the work illustrated in a superior sty e, by the first artists in the country. LATER from EUROPE—By the AMERICA. The Paris papers are filled wi h ac counts of grand fetes given by the new French President, whose affabili y is win ning all hearts. The Pope and Cardina's have resolved to demand an armed intervention by Aus tria, l 1 ranee, Spain aud Naples, for the restoration of the Pope to power. Ireland is said to be in a most deplora ble condition. Thousands were starving in every quarter of that country, and the misery and suffering, it is stated, is with out a parallel in any quarter of the world. The Jury in the case of Duffy could not agree, and he has been remanded f.»r anew trial. THE MARKETS. In the early part of the last fortnight the demand for cotton was most active and an imated. On the 14th tremendous excite ment prevailed, and sales to the unusual extent of fully 50,000 biles were effected, of which the amount of business done in speculation reached about 15,000 hales, and with such at? gviainivo advanced accordingly. From the 10th to the 17th the rise in American deset iptions was 1 far hing pet* lb. Btazil, of which 15,000 bales were sold, also advanced to the same extent; whilst Surat anii Kgyptian were at high er than during the preceding week. The sales from the 9th to the 16th were 99,220 hales, of which 85,730 were Amer ican, and 16,000 bags Brazil. During the same period the operation of speculators amounted to 41,000 bales, and exports 4,860. ’ 1 Since the 17th the market has relapsed into an inactive state. Prices have also again ghen way and the sales are only to a limited extent, not more than 33,900 bales having changed hands. The decline of the week is about id. per lb. Cotton report for the u-cck ending 23d. Tl )e very large business of the'last two weeks show that 97,400 bags have chanc ed hands. b Dnring this period we naturally prepar ed a way for a resting place and pause in out proceedings. Accordingly on Mon day, luesday and W ednesday, and even yesterday until noon, the market was qui et, and prices giving way, in the custom aty manner alter these large movements, so that we considered the quotations id. undet those publiseed in the circular of Friday last. 1 his seems a reasonable course, 3nd it was pretty generally expected to continue for a time at least; especially until after the sailing of tho steamer to-morrow—but the continued favorable accounts from In dia, both commercially and politically, seems to have given anew tone to affairs, the demand this morning being again re newed by the trade, somewhat assisted by tho speculators, has again set us in motion, and we have a strong market, with a ten dency to replace prices in the position they occupied at the close of last week. Writing at the last moment, therefore, it is necessary to regard the depression of id., which existed up to yesterday, as hav ing passed away, and our quotations of Hst week restored or nearly so. Hie brokers committee place their pri ces of fair Upland at ii'd ; Mobile, 4|d ; and Orleans sd. About 2,500 American, 200 Surat, and 400 Egyptian have been taken for speculation ; and 150 American and 530 Surat for export. Sales of the week 32,900 bales. 1 be sales of Cotton at Liverpool, dur ing the four weeks preceding the sailing of the America, amounted to 276,000 bales. Urcadstnffs. —Since the sailing of the last steamer, the grain trade has been very dull and inactive throughout the United Kingdom The supplies at most of our leading markets have been large, and as )ujers wore very slugg sh in their opera tions, prices have declined, MACON , G A . SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 17,1849. ITT We are indebted to the Editors of the Savannah Georgian for an extra containing the news brought by the steamship Cherokee from New York at that port on Saturday last. O’Exchange on the North is now at par in Macon, Savannah and Charleston. O'We gather the following items of intelli gence from the Charleston Courier and Mercury received by last night’s mail. Is’ 1 A young man named E. J. Cof.e, hns been arrested in Charleston, charged with passing counterfeit ten dollar bills of the Merchant’s Bank of Cheraw. O’The Liverpool Cotton Market was firm on the 24th, and up to the hour of the steamer’s de parture 6,000 bales had been sold, prices being fully maintained. B. Glasscock has been re-nppointod Postmaster at Augusta. (CrHon. T. J. Mc-Gacoiiey, (Whig) of In diana has been nominated by the President as Governor of Minesota. Thf. Southerner. —We have received the first number of the Southerner, printed by Messrs. Fouche At Hood at Rome, Ga. It is a large, well executed print—in politics, Democrn c tic ; but, nevertheless, its columns are open to valu able general, scientific, agricultural and literary matter. We wish the Southerner a long and useful life. The Coosa River Journal, also, published at Rome, we are pleased to number among our exchanges, even though it makes its appearance at the eleventh hour. Among the many inter esting things that may he said of the Journal, we will but mention the fact that the proprietors contemplate a change in its name, size and appearance. The Cassville Standard.—We have also received the first number of a very neat Demo cratic paper published weekly at Cassville, by Mr. J. W. Burke. FACTORIES IK MACON. IVe have had the pleasure of conversing with several gentlemen in relation to the prac ticability of establishing and maintaining fuc toncs in this city. One of them informed us that he had examined the river with a view to ascertain whether a fall of eighteen feet of water could bo brought by an aqueduct to (he city, and satisfied himself of its practicability. He assured us that a volume of water suffi cient to supply fifty factories can be brought to the city through an aqueduct not ex ceeding a mile and a half in length. He is a practical mechanic, and has signified his wil lingness to furnish halt the machinery necessary for a factory and take stock in part payment. This is certainly a most liberal offer, and should induce enterprising capitalists to estab lish a factory, or factories, in this city. Such ari investment of capital here, will not only be safe, but abundantly remunerative, as we may saMy judge from the successful operation of fac tories m other portions of this State as well as neighboring States. We do not advocate these internal improve ment schemes but upon broad and substantial giounds of necessity. And believing that man ufactories will advance the growth, make per manent the wealth unij improve all the interests of the citizens of Macon, we will do what we may, through the medium of the Museum, to secure their establishment. 3 he great elements of permanent wealth in a community are diversity of employments and combination of interests. Then, to buil-l up Macon—to add to its thrift, wealth and popula tion—it must be made the centre of trade in interior Georgia. But this cannot be done un less we collect within its corporate limits every profession, trade and business that lias any ten dency to conduce to such object. What would be tho utility of our railroads if they did not af ford greater facilities to business, diverse em ployment to greater numbers, and increase that population which increases demand and gives better remuneration to those engaged in supply ing such demand ? Now, we believe that facto ries are ot more vital importance to this city than her railroads, although the latter have had so much to do in giving an impetus to business of all kinds. It is the opinion of some that if it becomes a manufacturing city the population will increase to twenty thousand in a few years. There is hardly a shadow of doubt of the perfect reasonableness of the supposition. Do not our men of capital and business know that it is pop ulation, mostly employed in industrial pursuits, which gives activity to its business of every kind, and as certainly, that population can only bo concentrated here by diversity of employ ments and combination of interests ? It must be made tho interest of the producer to bring his produce, of all kinds, to this market, and that of the consumer to purchase here the greater proportion of his articles of consumption the interest ot the capitalist to invest his money, as well that of the tradesman and mechanic to lo cate here. In short, Macon must bo made a fo cus, its radii shooting to the extremities of the country this is one of the necessities of its po sition. Commercial cities prosper and enlarge because they are the termini of inward and out- ward trade. T lie secret of their prosperity lies in the fact that nature has there marked a stop ping place to commerce, from which it may take a thousand routes through artificial or natural channels to as many different parts of the coun try. We have not this natural advantage, and hence the necessity to employ artificial means to make ourselves, as far as practicable, a ter minus for the trade of the interior country. We must confess that it was with some reluc tance we undertook a discussion of this impor tant topic,lest we should find ourselves alone, which is by no means an enviable position! But, since the above was put in type, we see that our able cotemporary, the Journal & Mes senger, in his last issue, has called the attention of the public to the same subject. May we not hope to see our citizens moving actively in this matter before long ? ARRIVAL OF MR. POLK. Ex-President James K. Polk, and family, and Ex-Secretary R. J. Walker, arrived in this city on Monday evening last. They were escorted from the Central Railroad Depot in carriages, by the Macon Volunteers and Floyd Rifles, to their rooms at the Floyd House, on their arrival at which they were cheered by the crowd assembled there. On Tuesday, at 11 o’clock, A. M., the distinguished guests were welcomed to the city by the Hon. A. 11. Chaptell, in an eloquent address, in which he alluded to the past servi ces of these public officers, and the important and beneficial effects resulting from the promi nent measures of the late Administration ; and congratulated them upon the present prosperous and happy condition of the country. At the conclusion of the address which was evidently sanctioned by a largo number of those present, Mr. Polk was introduced to the assembled thousands by the Mayor, when he addressed them in a very feeling and forcible manner, returning to all present bis heartfelt thanks for their kind reception of him on his retiring from the high station which he had recently filled- He re marked in substance that the last four years had been to him a continual scene of ceaseless care, anxiety and labor—that as in the discharge of his official duties, he had endeavored to make prin ciple liiy guide—the promotion of the honor, prosperity and happiness of the whole country, his aim—he was content to leave the consequen ces to God. If his efforts to promote the gene ral welfare should filially prove successful, he would feel amply rewarded, whilst he would carry with him to the shades of private life a consciousness of having done his duly. We re gret that we took no notes of this neat and elo quent address, and therefore are compelled to give only an outline of a few of the sentences. It evidently flowed from a heart filled with grat itude for the very kiud manner in which lie had be’en received by his fellow citizens here and elsewhere oil his journey. Mr. Walker was then introduced, who ten dered his most sincere thanks for the kind recep tion he had received from the citizens of Macon and said if his efforts to serve the country should continue successful, his highest ambition would be gratified. (Our readers are all aware of the vast deal of labor which this officer has had to perform, which has materially impaired his health—and we are glad that the lust Congress has relieved the future Secretary of the Treasu ry of a portion of his duties, by creating the “Home Department.”) After these ceremonies were concluded, Mr. Polk and Mr. Walker retired to the Parlors of the Floyd House, where they were formally in troduced to a large number ot ladies and gentle men, until 3 o’clock. All appeared to be high ly pleased with the interview, particularly with the urbanity and cheerfulness of Mrs Polk and her nieces, as well ns the familiarity of the Ex- President. In the evening, a grand “Complimentary Fete” took place at the Floyd House, which, we un derstand, was attended by a large number of la dies and gentlemen. On Wednesday morning the distinguished Guests left in the Macon and Western Railroad cars for Barnesville, accompanied by a commit tee of citizens, appointed for that purpose. They stopped about fifteem minutes at Forsyth and then proceeded to Barnesville, whence they were conveyed to the residence of Gen. Lowe, where they spent the n : ght, and arrived at Co lumbus on Thursday, where arrangements were made to welcome them in an appropriate man ner, by the citizens. As this was the first instance of the reception ofan Ex-Fresidcnt in Maconsince its settlement, it is but justice to say that everything was con ducted in a manner highly creditable to the good taste and liberality of the Committees ami citizens generally ; and the Guests were highly pleased with the respect paid them, during their sojourn in this city; and on their departure carried with them many desires for their future welfare and happiness, entertained by a large portion of our citizens. We learn from the Savannah Georgian that .Mr. Polk did not arrive there until 9 o'clock, on Saturday evening last, when he was welcom ed to the city, and escorted by the different vol unteer companies to the Pulaski Mouse, where the guests were greeted by the citizens until midnight. They attended the Presbyterian and Episcopal churches on Sunday, and left the city on Monday morning and arrived hero at about half past 6 o’clock, that evening, accompanied by the committee appointed to meet them at the ninety mile station on the Central Railroad. The Charleston Courier gives the following description of the departure of Mr. Polk from that city : • Departure of Mr. Polk. — At an early hour on Saturday morning, Ex-Prestde.nt Polk and suite left us on their route home, taking the boat fi>r Savannah. They were accompanied to the wharf by the Committee of Citizens and Council, in the same elegant equipages that were provided to bring them from the Wilmington steamer. On reaching Central wharf, they found the canopy completed, which the patriotism of the young gentlemen employed there, had commen ced erecting the previous afternoon, under which they passed, to get on board the boat. It was tasteful and appropriate, constructed as it was, at a moment’s thought. VVe have been kindly furnished with the following description of it: _Thc Canopy consisted of two square pillars, 15 feet high, composed of square bales Corolina Upland Cotton, resting upon bases of large Geor gia bales, (in compliment to our sister State,) each pillar faced with a bale of Carolina Sea Is land Cotton ; a barrel of Rice capped each pil lar,one having inscribed on it the words “ Free Trade” and the other “Commerce and Agii culture.” A beam of Carolina pine, covered with American ensigns, in graceful festoons, ex tended from pillar to pillar and supported this in sertion, encircled with arborvit® and cedar, and a pennant in festoons : **#######*#«**##############**#*#* * the old palmetto state * * Bins THEE FAREWELL ! £ * * *#»#*##*###**###*****##*#*###***#* Arborvitas, laurel, cedar, and palmetto were entwined around the pillars Across the wharf, to the rear of the pillars, was suspended a handsome banner, representing Jasper replacing the flag on the ramparts of Fort Moultrie, and on the reverse side, “ The Res cue ” —supporting which, on each side, were an Union Jack and an American ensign. The effect was pleasing, and drew forth ex pressions of gratified feeling from the party. In deed, every thing connected with tile reception, entertainment, and departure of this distinguish ed statesman has been well managed, and in such a way as to do honor to him, and reflect credit on tlie City that had tendered him her hospitality. Those having the matter in charge have well fulfilled their duties, and deserve the thanks of those whom they represented. SELF SCHOOLING. Young Man I speak to you,—for yonder aged Time-tablet, upon whose brow you read the deep-grooved epitaph of old Mortality, “dust thou art and unto dust thou shall return,” has well-nigh passed beyond the great self-school hour; yet you, young Man, should be stirring about the huge work of Man-improvement—in ternal informing—soul-schooling. The exterior earthcn-Man—the tangible mechanism—the au tomata of the soul-Man, may be highly furbish ed, superbly garnished, transparently brilliant; but through his very transparency, see you the grimaces, and foam, and contortion of mind derangement—heart-craziness—soul-madness.— Look there at Pandemonium! Enwrapping the soul-Man in the gloom of Hades, there sit Par ricide, and Malevolence, and Dishonor, and un numbered other potent Demons, in dark coun cil ! What father now is to fall by the demon* poise’d dagger of a mad son? What brother- Man now is to be crushed by black Malevolence ? What dark instruments of death to be shot out at the Innocent ? Ah, young Man, hast thou ever scrutinized that breathing, thinking, rea soning, willing Self—that intangible motive power within thy earthcn-Man ? If thou hast, thou well rememberest its derangement, its cra ziness, its stark madness. That life-picture is ever gleaming before thine eyes ! Now, then, dost thou not feel that thou wouldst put thy soul- Man to school? For so thou mayest redeem his Reason. Aye, surely thou wilt. Get thee a Book, nnd in its good pages read to the soul- Man of Goodness. Goodness slays no fatlier- Man. Goodness cherishes and protects the In nocent. Goodness bears no malice towards kin dred-Man. Learn this, O Young Man ! Lowell Statistics. —We extract the fol lowing interesting intelligence from the Lowell Journal and Courier, of the 23d ult. by which it will be seen that the whole number of manu facturing corporations in Lowell, Massachu setts, is twelve, employing an aggregate capi tal stock amounting to $12,110,000! The whole number of mills is forty-eight, which give em ployment to 7,G44 females and 3,62!) males, or total number of bands employed 11,273. The whole number of yards manufactured per week is 1,732,827, viz : 1,704,996 of cotton, 21,291 of woolen, 6,500 carpets and 40 rugs. The amount of cotton consumed is 559,000 pounds per week, and of wool 46,01)0 pounds. The number of yards printed is 380,000, nnd of dyed 2,015,000. The different companies use 25,100 tons of an thracite coal per annum, 36,303 bushels of char coal, 2,790 cords of wood. They also consume 70,510 gallons of sperm oil and 35,000 of lard, 1,090,000 lbs. of starch, and 765 barrels of flour. The buildings are warmed by steam and furnace. Other manufactures are produced in the city, than those specified above, of a value of $1,500,- 000, employing a capital of $400,000, and about 1,500 hands. The average wages of Females clear of board, per week, is $2 ; average wages of Males clear of board, per day, 80 cents ; medium produce of a Loom, No. 14 yarn, 45 yards per day ; medium produce of a Loom, No. 30 yarn, 33 yards per day ; average per spindle, 1J yards per day. The Middlesex Company make use annually of 6,000,000 teasels, 1,716,0f0 lbs. fine wool, 80,000 lbs. glue, $60,000 worth dye stuffs, and $17,000 worth of Soap. They also own the Wamesit Carpet Mill, on the Concord liver, where are consumed annually 93,600 lbs. coarse wool, and 36,400 lbs. of worsted yarn, producing 91,000 yards Ingrain Carpeting. The Lowell Machine Shop, included among the above mills, can furnish machinery complete for a mill 0f6,00Q spindles, in three months, and a mill can be built in the same time. There are two Institutions for Savings—The Lowell and the City. The Lowell, had on de posit, in September, 1848, from 5,656 depositors, $852,280. The City, lias been in operation on ly since March, 1848, and had on deposit, Janu ary 1, 1849, from 258 depositors, $27,7J7. The operators in tho mills are the principal depositors in the above banks. The population of the city at this time is esti mated at thirty-five thousand. Nineteen years ago it was about three thousand five hundred. Sugar. —Dr. Rush, of Philadelphia, states that Sugar produces the greatest quantity of nourishment in a given quantity of matterol'any substance in nature. Horses and cattle when fed wholly on it in St. Domingo for some months, when the exportation of sugar and importation of grain were prevented for want of ships, du ring the crop time in the West Indies, all ap peared fat and flourishing. The cattle fed on the cane tops, become slock and in a fine condi tion. The negroes drink freely ofthe juice, and become fat and healthy. Sir George Stanton observes that many of the slaves and idle per sons in China hide themselves among the cancs and live entirely on them for a time. In that kingdom, the Emperor compels liis body guard to eat a certain quantity ol sugar every day, that they may become fat and look portly. Sugar and Rico constitute the common food of the peo ple, and every kind of domestic animal is fed on sugar. Plague and malignant disorders in the breast are unknown in the countries where sugar is eaten abundantly as food. [Ur* Avery liberal charter has, been granted by the Legislature of Kentucky, for the manufac ture of Linen at Maysville, with a capital of $200,001). The intention is to manufacture linen ofliemp though flax mav he used. (]~T Great damage has recently been done t" the plan aliens on the Mississippi above and below Baton Rouge, being inundated for twen ty miles in one place. Railroad to tlie Pacific. We take the following eloquent extracts from Senator Benton’s speech in the Senate on the propriety of constructing a Railroad from St Louis, Mo. t ?ta San Francisco, California. We have no doubt that this grand project will at some future time be accomplished, if not at the points named, from others perhaps more eligible It is an enterprise worthy of the consideration of the American people, and if once completed will add millions of dollars annually to our com. merce, and make the Road the great thorough, fare between Europe and China. The trade of the latter country with the United States is now estimated to be worth ten dillions of dollars p fr annum, independent of the traffic in opium which is principally carried on by foreign mer chants. The facilities of transportation which this road could afford when completed, would in a short time double this immense trade. “ The road I propose is necessary to us, and we want it now. The state of our possessions on the Pacific demands it. The time to begin has arrived. All the necessary information i s on hand. The moans are ready. The title to Oregon is settled, and a government established there and population is growing up. California is acquired, people are there, and a government must follow. We have a fleet on that coast troops there and going. Streams of population are concentrating there. Since the discovery of the New World by Columbus there has not been such an unsettling of the foundations of society. —Not merely individuals and companies, but communities and nations are in commotion, all bound to the setting sun—to the gilded horizon of western America. For want of an American road, they seek foreign routes, far round, by sea and land, to reacli by an immense circuit what is a part of their own land. Until we can get a road of our own, we must use and support a foreign route ; but this is a temporary resource, demanded by the exigency of the times, until we can get our own ready. Never did so great an object present itself to the acceptance of a nation. We own the country from sea to sea from the Atlantic to the Pacific—and upon a breadth equal to the length of the Mississippi— and embracing the whole temperate zone. Three thousand miles across, and half that breadth is the magnificent parallelogram of our domain. We can run a national central road through and through, the whole distance under our flag nnd under our laws. Military reasons require us to make it; for troops and munitions must go there. Political reasons require us to make It: it will be a chain of Union between the Atlantic nnd Mississippi states. Commercial reasons demand it from us ; and here I touch a boundless field, dazzling and bewildering tlie imagination from itsvastness and importance. The trade of the Pacific ocean, of the western coast of North America, and of eastern Asia, will nil take its track ; and not only for ourselves, but for pos terity. That trade of India which has been shifting its channels from the time of the Pliceni. cians to the present, is destined to shift once more and to realize the grand idea of Columbus. 1 lie American road to India will also become the European track to that region. “ Ihe European merchant, as well as five American, will fly across our continent one ! straight line to China. The rich commcrceof | Asia will flow through our centre. And where ] has that commerce ever flowed without carrying : wealth and dominion with it? Lookatitsan cient channels, and the cities which it raised in to kingdoms, and the populations which upon its treasures became resplendent in science, learning and the arts. Tyre, Sidon, Balbec, Palmyra, Alexandria, among its ancient empori- urns, attest the power of this commerce to en rich, to aggrandize, and to enlighten nations Constantipole, in the middle ages, and in the time of the crusaders, was the wonder of western Europe; all because she was then a thoroughfare of Asiatic commerce. Genoa and Venice, mere cities, in later time, became a match for kingdoms, and the envy of the kings, from the mere divided streams of this trade of which they became the thoroughfare. Lisbon had her great day, and Portugal her pre-emi nenee during the little lime that the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope put her in communica tion with the east. Amsterdam, the city of a little territory rescued from the sea, and sever. United Provinces not equal in extent to one of our lesser States,became great in arms, in letters, and in wealth, and in power; and all upon the East India trade. And London, what mokes her the mistress of the world—what makes an island no larger than one of our first class State* the mistress of possessions in the four quarters of the globe—a match for half of Europe— and dominant in Asia?—What makes all this, or contributes most to make it, but this same Asiat ic trade ? In no instance has it failed to carry the nation or the people which possessed it, ,<y the highest pinnacle of wealth and power, and with the highest attainments of letters, arts and science And so will it continue to be. An American road to India, through the heart of our country, will revive on its line all the won ders of which we have read—and eclipe them The western wilderness from the Pacific to the Mississippi, will start into life, under its touch. A long lino of cities will grow up. Exis.iog cities will take anew start. The state of the word calls for anew road to India, and it is our destiny to give it—the last and greatest. Let us act up to the greatness of tlio occasion, and show ourselves worthy of the extraordinary circum stances in which we aro planed, by securing while we can an American road to India —cen- tral and national—for ourselves and our poster 1 ' ty—now, and hereafter, for thousands of y« arl tocome.” • Remedy for Asthma. —Wo extract from Maine Cultivator, the following remedy for th' s | distressing disease, which, in many cases, it '* said, has enabled persons painfully afflicted 1 ’ enjoy their rest: “ Procure a piece nf common blotting p a P er and thoroughly saturate it in a solution of nit rf ’ I (saltpetre,) and let it he carefully dried by | fire, or exposed to the rays of the sun. <>n re tiring at night, ignito it, and deposi e it burin"? on a plate or square of sheet zinc or iron in ) bedroom."