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BOUGH TON, NISBE T& BARNES, Publishers and Pi oprietors. ft. V. KOI’CSHTON, / JOS. 11. NI1BET. I TEBIi m. IBS FEDERAL UNION, Is published Weekly, in MillcdgeriUe, Ga., Corner of Hancock unil Washington Sts., (opposite Court House.) in advance at $2 a year... ,, (Unless in Advance, $3 Per Annum.) KATES OF A OVER TIN I!V<3, Per square of twelve lines. One insertion 81 Id), and Fifty Cents for each sub sequent continuance. Those sent without a specification of the number of insertions, will be published till forbid, and charged accordingly. Business or Professional Cards, per year, where they do not, exceed Six Lines. - - $10 00 A liberal contract trill be made wiih those ir/ni 'Irish to Adcertisc by the year, occupying a specified space. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Sales of Land and Negroes, by Administrators, Executors or Guardians, are required by law to be hold on the First Tuesday iu the month, between the hours of 10 in tiie forenoon and '.i in the after noon, at the Court House in the County in which the property is situated. Notice of these sales must he given in a public gazette 40 days previous to the day of sale. Notices for the sale of personal property must be given in like manner 10 days previous to sale day. Notices to the debtors and creditors of an estate must, also be published 40 days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must be published for two months. Citations for letters of Administration, Guardian- • hip, &c., must be published 150 days—for dismis sion from Administration, monthly six months—for dismission from Guardianship, 40 days. Rules for foreclosure of Mortgage must be pub lished monthly for four months—for establishing lost papers, for the full space of three months—for com pelling titles from Executors o, Administrators, where bond has been given by the deceased, the full space of three months. Publications will always be continued according to these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise ordered, r.t the following R A T E Si Citations on letters of Administration, &c. $2 75 “ “ dismissory from Admr’on. 4 50 “ “ “ Guardianship 3 00 Leave to sell Land or Negroes 4 00 Notice to debtors and creditors 3 00 Sales of persponal property, ten days, 1 sqr. 1 50 Sale of land or negroes by Executors, &c. 5 00 Estrays, two weeks 1 50 For a man advertising his wife (in advance) 5 00 federal VOLUME XX1X.1 M ILLEDG E VILL E, GEORGIA, TUESDAY JULY 20. 1858. [NUMBER 8. SWAN & CO’S., LOTTERIES. ’TRIUMPHANT! I SWAN A CO. Continue to Draw as Usual Without Interruption. Swab & covs, LOTTERIES ABE LEGAL, AND altiioriskd by tiie STATE OF GEORGIA ! The l.alc allcinpt lo Bnjure rut* Firm IIas Sl:o,va Thai our I.otlrricm are drawn Fairly; That our Frizes are Paid Puurlually; and that our Schfuin Arc more Liberal liiaii any Oilier Lottery In I lie World ! (; EN'ERAL ADVERTISEMENTS. A NEW STOCK OF GOODS (at S. II. Brown’s Old Stand.) SADDLES, HARNESS AND ,332. LF. ATH11R STORE. [Veit Door to CONN’S FANCY Store. J THE subscriber has just received from New Y'ork, a choice selection of Lndic’ and ItScntlemcnM’ Nnddles, Saddlery, Bridles, Carpet Bags, Saddle Bags, Whips Spurs, Harness and Sale Leather, Kid and Calj Skins, I art Leather, Band Leather, Sfc. -Vr. Also Men’s Double Sole Russet Brogan Shoes. RF’ Saddles and Harness manufactured and re paired on short notice. [TV Also Boots and Shoes, manufactured and repaired to order, with neatness and dispatch. Vdtf The Boot and Shoe department will he under the direction of Mr. SHEA, an experienced workman CALVIN C. CARR. Milledgeville, April 13, 1858. 46 tf NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED! ^Tailoring Establishment^ SPERLING & BROWN are now Receiving a NEW and well SELECTED STOCK of the very latest PATTERNS of Cloths, Cassimeres, Drillings, and Fancy Goods for Pants. We have a large and choice selection of the latest Plain and Fancy Vestings, Ac., all of which have been selected with great care by one of the firm, and purchased for the cash, which will enable us to put up Garments for our pat rons upon the most satisfactory terms. YVc invite our patrons and the public generally to give- us a call and examine our Stock of Goods. Li** We have the Latest Fashions. Milledgeville. April 5th 1858. 45 tf TAMES IIERTT. grateful for the liberal •J patronage heretofore bestowed upon him, takes this opportunity of informing the citizens of Mil ledgeville and vicinity, that having associated with him Mr. William Gf.snfr, an experienced Chem ist and Druggist, he will be enabled thereby to af ford his patrons many advantages that be could not previously offer them. T II E LIU WILL lie continued at the OLD STAND, under the name and style of HERTY & GESNER, where we will continue to keep a full assortment of Drugs, Medicines. Chemicals. Paints and Oils, <&c , together with all articles usually sold in our line. FOR THE TOILET, I'rcnch and American Perfumery. Hair Oils, Pow ders, S(c., Hair, Tooth and Nail Brushes, Toilet Bottles, Sfe., See., Also a lot of TUBE PLANTS, and an assortment of MUSIC and Music Books. In the Stationery Line, will be kept a popular selec tion of BOOKS, Note, Letter and other Papers, with such other articles as are usually called for. To the Preparation of Prescriptions and Phar- ntaerntirnl Preparations Mr. GESNER will give his personal attention, and endeavor to please all who may favor him with their confidence. HERTY A GESNER. Milledgeville, April 5,1858. 45 ly The following Scheme will be drawn by S. Swan A Co., Managers of the Sparta Acad emy Lottery, in each ot their single number Lotter ies for JULY', 1858, at AUGUSTA, Georgia, in public, under the superintendence of Commission ers. Class 22 draws on Saturday,;July 3, I85S. Class 23d.-awson Saturday, July 10. !858. Class 24 draws on Saturday. July 17, IS58. (lass 25 draws on Saturday, July 31, 18 »8. On the plan of Single Numbers. 50,000 Tick ets ! Five thousand four bundled and eighty- five prizes. Nearly one prize to every nine tick- MAGNIFICENT SCHEME 1 To be Draw u each Saturday in JULY' pROPOSAl.Si Navy Department; Bureau of Y'ards aud Docks, July 3, 1858. SEALED PROPOSALS for each class separately, enchased ‘‘Proposals, for Class No. (name the class) for the navy yard at (name the yard.) will be received at this office’until noon on the second day of August next, for furnishing and delivering at the se veral navy yards named, the materials and articles embraced in printed schedules, which will be furnished on application, anil sent bv mail, if so requeste d, to persons desiring to of fer to contract for any or all the classes named therein, bv the commandants of the several navy yards, for thy classes lor tin • yards under their command, or by the navy agent nearest thereto, or by the bureau for ane or all of the yards. To prerent confusion and mistakes in sealing the ' ’ "be received trhirh contains cfai fees ' bid iri/1 I it 1 Prize of 1 1 “ I “ 1 “ I “ 1 “ 4 “ $70,000 3 i,0C0 10,000 5.000 4.000 3.000 1,500 1.000 4 4 4 4 50 51) 100 230 {LOt. sot, 70( 600 50L 300 125 101, 4 Prizes of 4 4 4 4 4 4 5,000 APPROXIMATION PRIZES. £400 apx. to $70,000 prz. are $1,600 300 30,000 “ 1,200 200 “ 10,000 “ HOC 125 ‘ 5,000 “ 5;M 100 “ 4,000 “ 400 75 “ 3,000 “ 300 50 “ 1,500 200 23 are 100,000 5,485 Prizes amounting to $320,000 WHOLE TICKETS $10, HALVES $5, QUARTERS $2.j. A Circular showing llic plan of the irs w ill be sent to any ci:r desirous of >»8 >« Certificates of Packages will be sold at the fol lowing rates which is the risk: Certificate of Package of 10 Whole Tickets, $80 “ “ 10 Half “ 40 “ “ 10 Quarter “ 20 “ “ 10 Eighth, “ 10 In ordering tickets or certificates, enclose the money to our address for the tickets ordered, on re ceipt of which they will be forwarded by first mail. Purchasers can have tickets ending in any figure they may designate. The list of drawn numbers and prizes will be sent to purchasers im mediately after the drawing. £ir Purchasers will please write their signatures plain, and give their post office, county and State. Remember that every prize is drawn and payable in full without deduction. All prizes of $1,000 and under, paid immediately after the drawing— other prizes at the usual time of thirty days. All communications strictly confidential. Address orders for tickets or certificates, to S. SWAN A Co., Augusta, Ga. Ep Persons residing near Montgomery, Ala., or Atlanta, Ga., can have their orders filled, and save time, bv addressing S. Swan A Co., at either of those cities. {3pA list of the numbers that are drawn from the wheel, with the amount of the prize that each one is entitled to, will be published after every drawing, in the following papers: New Orleans Delta. Mobile Register, Charleston Standard, Nash ville Gazette, Atlanta Intelligencer, New Y’ork Weekly Day Book, and Savannah Georgian, Richmond Dispatch and New York Dispatch, Paulding (Miss.) Clarion, aud Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionalist, Little Rock (Ark) True Dem. TRUNKS. A GENERAL ASSORTMENT of ETTYp verv Superior Traveling - Trunks, VALISES, CARPET** ,Tn BAGS, Ac., just received at the Tllllcdgrvil'c (lotLing Mere. Hotel Bo. 1. A. C. Y’AIL, Ag t. May 17th, 1858. 51 tf. Window Glass. AY 7TNDOW GLASS of all sizes from 7X9 to 2-1X 36 kept constantly on hand for, sale by GRIEVE A CLARK, Druggists. April 26 1858 48 tt. CHEMICALS. * lYUE Subscribers have received from one of the X most celebrated Manufacturing Chemists, an assortment of mfm mmmm&f which arc warranted to be of the full strength. directed by the W. S. Pharinanepita, anion which are Blue Pills. Sweet Spirit of OTitrc. Hoffmans Anodyne Ether Chloroform COUP. EXTRACT OF COLOCYTTIL HEK4.I 3I4L 0HTJ1EST. Also, many otliers in general use. These preparations, exclusively, will he kept for sale, and for compounding Physician* pre scription*. The attention of Physicians is called to these articles, as many of them are such as are not read ly procured of reliable strength and quality. For sale by GRIEVE A CLARK, Druggist*. April 27, 1858. 4S tf. M m rip eg t AhK M. *£3 * JUST RECEIVED AT THE Milledgeville Clothing Store, ° HOTEL, NO. 1, A LARGE assortment of HATS, viz: BEEBES SUPER MOLE SKIN, BLACK and FANCY CASSI- MERE and FELT HATS ; alsoYVool, Panama, Straw and Leghorn. Also a genera assortment of YOUTHS AND BOY’S HATS. A. C. VAIL, Ag’t. May 11, 1858. 50 tf J. BRANHAM, Jr., ATTORNEY AT LAYV, EATO.N'TOK, GA. 40 ly March I. 1859. GENERAL AGENCY, AT MILLEDGEVILLE. GEORGIA. N. C. B ARNETT, General Agent for the transaction of any and all business at the Seat of Gov-omraeut. Charges reasonable. Jan 1, 1858. 32 ly Dawson, Warren & Hydes Celebrated “Tip Top” Gold Pens!! H AY ING received an assortment of the above pens of various slytes and patterns, we are prepared to furnish them at manufacturer* prices- They are acknowledged to be the best ”*ade- GRIEVE A CLARK. April 26 1858, 48 tf. tf The Rttontion of the Ladies is called to the Ad vertisement of Dr. Ciieesnjan, to be found on tiie 4th Page of this paper Ho!! For The New Store r r^r~F-> thh 3SW 60©B5. I HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE to receive for the next WEEK, a HANDSOME and YY’FLL SELECTED stock of D&7 GOODS, AND MILLINERY GOODS, Which were bought CHEAP, and which I pro pose to sell at EXTREMELY LOW PRICES tor If any one doubts the asser tion, they have only to call at the New Store, Opjiosilc the Milledgeville Hotel, Where I can show them a very nice French Organdy Iiobcs at $3,50, Jaconcnt Organdy Dou- ble^Skir't at $3,50 and $3,75, American Organdy Robes at $1,40, Side Stripe Silk Robes at $25, Flounced Silk Robes at $22, worth more money, Lawns, an endless variety from ten to 25 cents per yard. 2.000 yards Madder Prints, at D cents, colors warranted, 2,000 yards at OR tine figures and good colors. Black Silk at 85 cents per yard, better than can be bought clscu here for $1,00. A nice assortment of Summer silks at 5c cents per yard. More of those Brilliants at 1 cents. Marseilles for ladies basques, from 25 cents to 80 cents per v.ard. Four Bales Stark Mill Sheetings at!) cents, very heavy. Three hales of Atlanta Mil.s at *rj cents, worth more money in New York. More of the wide sheetings at 25 cents, the last I can sell at that price, some wider at 30 cents. A grand as sortment of For Summer, some as low as 12£cts. 50 doz ladies Iwose at O4 cents. JOO doz do do at 10 to 1*24 cents. Men’s half hose at fpj cts and up. Lace Mitts, a large assortment, from 30 cents up Kinbroideries, a nice line. Also a line assortment 'ika&MHsmw mma. WHICH IS COMPLETE, and at prices that will astonish those who have been in the habit ot buying on a year's credit. My stock has been se lected since the New Y’ork openings, which gave me an opportunity to get the present .Spring styles aud fashions. Also a good assortment of WHICH I will sell at about HALF She Usual Prices. W. G. LANTERMAN. Milledgeville, April 7th, 1858. P. S. The opening for Millinery will take place Wednesday, April 14th insL 4G tf. a firm must sign the bid and contract Bidders are hereby cautioned and particularly notifi ed that their offers must be in the form hereinafter pre scribed, and be mailed in time to reach their distinction before the time expires for receiving them; no bid trill be considered vlicit shall be received offer the period stated, and no allowance trill be made for failure of the mail. To guard against offers being opened before the time appointed, bidders are requested to endorse on the en velope above the address, and draw a line under the en dorsement, thus; “Proposals for Class Xu. (name the class) fur the Xnry Ydrd if (name the yard.)" T«> the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Washington, D. C. Form of Offer. (Here date the offer.) I, (here insert the name or names composing the firm) of (name the town,) in the State of (name the Stated hereby offer to furnish under your advertisement dated (date of advertisement,) and subject to all tie* require ments of the same, and of the printed schedule to which it refers, nil the articles embraced in Jlnss Xo. (name the class) for tiie nuvv yard at (name the yard.) accord ing to said schedule," viz; (here paste on the printed class from the schedule, and opposite each article set the price and carry out the amount in the columns for dollars and cents, and foot up the aggregate amount of the bid for the class,) amounting to (here write the amount in words.) I propose ns my agent (here name the agent, if one is required by the schedule) for the supply under the classes miscellaneous, by a non-resident of the place ot delivery, and should my "offer be accepted, I request the contract may be prepared and sent to the navy agent at (name the agency) for signatures and certificate. [Here the bidder and each member of the firm to sign.] Form nf (Inarantrr. The undersigned (name of guarantor) of (name the town,) and State* of (name tin* State,) and (name of second guarantors, &e.,) hereby undertake the above named (unmethe bidder or bidders) will, if his [or their] offer as above be accepted enter into contract with the United States within fifteen days after the date of notice through tin* post-office, of the acceptance of his [or their] offers before mentioned. Witness; (Signature of guarantors.) 1 certify that the above name [herename the guaran tors] are knoYvn to me to be good and responsible guar antors in this ease. (Signature.) To be signed by the district judge, district attorney, collector, navy agent, 01 some person known to the Bu reau to be responsible. PORTSMOUTH, X. H. Class Xo. 1. Bricks: class Xo. 2. Granite; class Xo. 3. Yellow pine timber: class Xo. 4. Yellow pine lumber: class Xo. fi. White pine and spruce timber and lumber: (white pine seasoned:) class Xo. 7. Lime and hair; class Xo. 8 Cement; class Xo. ft. Sand; class No. 10. Slate; class Xo. 11. Iron and nails: class No. 12. Steel: class Xo. 13. Augers; class No. 14, Files; class Xo. 15, Paints; oil. and glass;class Xo. lb, Ship chandlery: class No, 1C*, Spenn oil; class Xo, 17, Hardware; class Xo. 18, Sta tionery: class Xo. 20,Hay; class Xo. 21, Provender; class Xo. 22, Charcoal; class Xo. 24, Copper and composition nails; class Xo. 25, Iron castings. BOSTON. Class Xo. 1, Bricks; class No. 2, Stone; class Xo, 4, Yellow pine lumber; class No. 5, Oak and hard wood; class Xo. 6, White pine, spruce and juniper timber ami lumber; class Xo. 7. Lime and hair; class Xo. 8, cement; class Xo. ft, Gravel and Sand; class Xo. 10; Slate; class Xo. 11, Iron, iron spikes and nails; class Xo. 12, Steel; class Xo. 14, Files; class Xo. 15, Paints, oil and glass; class Xo. lb, Ship chandlery; class Xo. lb 1-2, Sperm oil; class Xo. 17, Hardware; class Xo. 18. Stationery; class Xo. 20, Hay and Straw, class Xo. 21, Provender; class Xo. 22, Charcoal, class Xo. 23, Packing; class Xo. 25, Iron castings; class Xo. 27, Augers. NEW YORK. Class Xo. 1, Bricks; class Xo. 2, Stone; class Xo. 3. Yellow pine timbers; class Xo. 5, Oak and hard wood timber; class Xo. b, White pine, spruce ami juniper; class No. 7, Lime and hair; class No. 8, Cement; class Xo. ft, Gravel and sand; class Xo. 10, Slate; class Xo. 11 Iron, iron spikes, and nails; class Xo. 12,Ste»*l; class Xo. 13, Pig iron; class Xo. 14, Files; class Xo. 15, Paints, oils and glass; class No. Iff, Ship chandlery; class Xo. hi 1-2, Sperm oils; class Xo. 17, Hardware; class No. IS, Sta tionery; class Xo. 20, Hay and straw; class Xo. 21, Pro vender; class Xo. 22, Charcoal; class Xo. 23, Belting, packing and hose; class Xo, 24, Copper; class Xo. 25, Ironwork and castings; class No. 2b, Machinery and tools; class No. 27, Augers PHILADELPHIA. Class Xo. 1, Bricks; class Xo. 2, Stone; class Xo. 3, Yellow pine timber; class Xo. 4, Yellow pirn* lumber; class Xo. 5, White oak. and hard wood; class Xo. 6, White pine timber; class Xo. 7, Lime; class Xo. 8, Ce ment: class Xo. ft, Gravel and sand; class Xo. 1ft, Slate; class Xo. 11, Iron, iron nails, and spikes*, class Xo. 12, Steel: class Xo. 14, Files; class Xo. 15, Paints, oils, and glass; class Xo. lb. Ship chandlery; class Xo. lb 1-2, ! Sperm oil; class No. 17, Hardware; class Xo. 18, Station ery; class Xo. lft, Firewood; class Xo. 2ft, Hay ami Straw: class No. 21, Provender,i lass Xo. 22, Charcoal; class Xo. 23, Belting, packing, and hose; class Xo. 27, Augers; class Xo. 28, Ironfloats. NAVAL ASYLUM. Class Xo. 1, Clothing; class Xo. 2, Hats, Boots, and shoes; class Xo. 3, Provisions; class Xo. 4. Groceries; | class Xo. 5, Drygoods; class Xo. 6, Bread «fcc; class No. 7, Tobacco; class Xo. 8, Miscellaneous; ciass Xo. ft, Hardware; class Xo. 11, Paints, oils, &c; class Xo. 14, Lumber; class No. 15, Provender; class Xo. lb, firewood WASHINGTON. (’lass Xo. 1, Bricks: class Xo. 2, Stone; class Xo. 3, Yellow pine timber; class Xo. 4, Yellow pine lumber; class Xo. 5, Oak, hard wood, timber, and lumber; class Xo. b, White pine, spruce, juniper, and cypress; class Xo. 7, Lime and hair; class Xo. 8, Cement; class Xo. ft, Gravel and sand: class Xo. li. Iron, iron nails, and spikes; class Xo. 12, Steel; class Xo. 13, Pig iron: class No. 14, Files; class Xo 15; Paints, oils, &.C; class Xo. lb, Ship chandlery; class lb 1-2, Spenn oil; class Xo. 17, Hardware; class Xo. 18, Stationery; class No. 19, Fire wood: class Xo. 2ft. Hay and straw; class Xo. 21, Pro vender; class Xo. 22, Charcoal; class Xo. 23, Belting, packing, and hose. NORFOLK. Class Xo. 1, Bricks; class No. 2, Stone; class Xo. 3, Yellow pine timber; class Xo. 4, Yellow pine lumber, class Xo. 6, White nine timber and lumber; class Xo. 7 Lime; class Xo. 8, Cement; class Xo. ft, Sand; class Xo. 11, Iron, iron nails, c; class Xo. 12, Steel; class Xo. 11, Files; class Xo. 15, Paints, oil and glass; class Xo. 16, Ship chandlery; class Xo. lb 1-2, Sperm oil; class Xo. 17, Hardware; class Xo. IS, Stationery; class Xo. 19, Au gers and centre-bits; class Xo. 2ft, Hay and Straw; class No. 21, Provender; class Xo. 22, Charcoal; class No. 25; Pig iron; class No. 2f>, Iron roof. PENSACOLA. Class Xo. 1. Bricks; class Xo. 2, Granite; class Xo.3, Yellow pine timber; c.ass Xo. 4, Yellow pine lumber; class Xo. 5, Hard wood, timber, and lumber; class Xo. 6, White pine, juniper, cedar, and cypress lumber and timber; class No. 7, Lime; class No. 8, Cement: class No ft, Clay and sand; class No. lft, Slate; class Xo. 11, Iron, iron nails, and spikes; class Xo. 12, Steel, class Xo. 14, Files: class No. 15, Paints, oils, and glass: class Xo. lb, Ship chandlery; class Xo. lb 1-2, Spenn oil; class Xo. 17, Hardware, class Xo. 18, Stationer}'; class No. lft, Fire wood: class Xo. 20, Hay; class Xo. 21, Provender; class Xo. 22, Charcoal; class Xo. 23, Belting, packing, hose, Ac; class X<>. 25, Iron castings; class No. 26, Augers. The schedule will state the times within which articles will be required to be delivered; and where the printed schedule is not used, the-periods stated in it for deliver ies must be copied in the bids. All the articles which may be contracted for must bo delivered at such place or places, including dray age and cartage to the place where used within the navy .yards, respectively, for which the offer is made, as may be directed by the com manding officer thereof; and, all other things being equal, preference will be given to American manufac ture. And bidders will take notice that no artiole will be received alter the expiration of the per iod -specified in the schedule for the completion of deliveries, unless specially authorized by the department; and that no au thority is vested in any other parties than those named in the contract, to modify or change the contract either as to extension of time or as to quality or quantity of materials. It is to be provided in the contract, and to be dis tinctly understood by the bidders, that the amount and number of articles enumerated in classes headed “Mis cellaneous,” are specified as the probable quantity which may be required, as well as to fix data for deter mining the lowest bid: but the contractor is to furnish more or less of the said enumerated articles, and in such quantifies, and at such times, as iice bureau or commander may require; such increase, however, not to exceed one third of the quantities stated,(and the excess must be authorized by the bureau, and requisitions sent through the post office shall be deemed sufficient notice,) during tiie fiscal year ending 3ftth June, 185ft; and wheth er the quantities required to be more or less than those specified, the prices shall remain the same. All the ai tides under the contract must be of the best quality, delivered in good order, free of all and every charge or expense to the government, and subject to the Inspection, count, weight, or measurement of the said navy-vard, and be in all respects satisfactory, to the commandant thereof. Bidders are referred to the yard for plans, specifications, or samples, and further description of articles, contractors for classes headed “Miscellaneous,” who do not.reside near the place where the articles are to be delivered, will be required to name in their proposals an agent at the city or principal place near the yard of delivery, who may be called upon to deliver articles without delay when they shall be re quired. Approved securities in the full amount of the con tract will be required, and twenty per centum as ad ditional security, deducted from "each payment until tiie contract shall have been completed or cancelled, unless otherwise authorized by the department. On classes headed “Miscellaneous,” to be delivered as re quired during the fiscal year, the twenty per centum re tained may, at the discretion of the commandant, be paid quarterly, on the first of January, April. July, and October, when the deliveries have T»ecn satisfactory, and tiie balance [eighty per cent.] will be paid by the respective uavv agents within thirty days alter the pre sentation of bills, iu triplicate, duly vouched and ap proved. Xo part of the per centum reserved is to be paid un til all the rejected articles offered under the contract shall have been removed from the yard, unless special ly authorized by the department. It will be stipulated in the contract, that if default j shall be made by the parties of the first part in deliver- | ing all or any of the articles mentioned in arv class bid for. of the quality and at the times and places above, provided, then in that case the said parties will forfeit and pay to the United States a sum of money not to ex ceed twice the amount of such class; which may be re covered from time to time according to the act of Con gress in that case provided, approved March 3,1843. The securities must sign the contract, and their res ponsibility be certified toby a navy agent, collector, district attorney, or some other person satisfactorily known to the bureau. It is to be provided in the contract that the bureau shall have tiie power of annulling the contract, without loss or damage to the government, in case Congress shall not have made sufficient appropriations for the ar ticles named, or for the completion of works estimated for, and on which this advertisement is based, and shall also have the power to increase or diminish the quanti ties named in the classes not headed “Miscellaneous” in the schedule, twenty-five percent. Persons whose offer shall De accepted will be notified by letter through the post office, which notice shall be considered sufficient; and if they do not enter into con tract for the supply specified within fifteen days from the date of notice from the bureau of the acceptance of their bid, a contract will lie made with some other person or persons, and the guarantors of such default ing bidder will be held responsible for all delinquences. All offers not made in strict conformity with this ad vertisement will, at the option of the bureau, be rejected. Those only whose offer may be accepted will be noti fied, and contracts will be ready for execution as soon thereafter as may be practicable. July 3?1858. 7—law4w o 11 r n. MEN’S TEARS. From the German af Anastasius Grim. Maiden, thou didst see me weeping! All! methinks that woman’s tear Is like the soft dew out of Heaven, That in the flower-eup glitters clear. If the troubled Night hath wept it, Or the smiling Morning shed, Still the dew the flower refreshes, And renewed it lifts its head. But the tears of man resemble, Precious gum from Eastern tree; In the vary heart deep hidden, Seldom starting quick and free. Through the bark thou must cut sharply To the pith the steel must go; Then the pure and noble moisture. Bright aud golden, trickles slow. Soon, indeed, is dried its fountain, And the tree fresh foliage gains, And yet shall welcome many a summer, But the cut, the sear, remains. Maiden, think of that tree wounded, YVhere its growth the Orient rears: Maiden, of that man bethink thee Whom thine eyes have seen in tears. From the Hartford Times. YVl.MES, STARS AYD FLOWERS. BY FRANKLIN 'V. FISH. Breathe gently’ o’er her grave, ye winds, Nor harshiy move the flowers That shed their beauty o’er the tomb Of that dear one of ours. Oh! how her smiles would glad our hearts. Her sweet voice soothe our pain; Alas! that bright brief day has passed, We meet no more again. Y’es! brightly o’er her grave, ye stare, It seems that when ye shine, Her eyes are looking down, like yours, And speaking unto mine. Y’e cannot look so warm as hers, Y’e cannot shine more bright, Nor can y’e cheer, as she has cheered, My deepest, darkest night. Y’e Stars and Flowers, tiie bright and fair, Ye speak to me of her; So softly bright—it was not sin To turn her worshipper. This light hath left those radiant eyes. The cheek hath lost its hue— She left the flowers on earth, ye Stars, To shine in heaven with you. jjl i s t c II ;nu o u s. FIFTH OF Jl’LY—YVAI.LI_\f.FORI>. The citizens of YY’allingford, without distinction of party will celebrate the coining anniversary of our National Inde pendence, in connection with the recep tion of the tombstone of lion Lyman Hall, (presented by the State of Georgia,) on Monday, the nth day of July. It is their | desire and intention that the exercises I shall he patriotically observant of the day, 1 and complimentary to the State which lias j so handsomely and delicately acknowl- edged the eminent services of a Signer of i the Declaration of Independence, by the j return of his original tombstone to t lie place j of his nativity, and they cordially invite I their fellow townsmen and patriotic citi- | zens everywhere, to join with them on- this doubly interesting occasion. The following sketch of the proposed ] proceedings will enable the public to form ; an idea of what has been determined on by j the committee of arrangements: At sunrise, a salute of 13 guns, and the ringing of t ells. At 10 o’clock the Con gregational Church will be opened for religious exercises, an oration, &c. At 12 m. a salute of 32 guns, during which a procession will he formed, and march to the Railroad Station, to receive the tablet sent from Georgia, at the hands of Ex-Gov. Holley and the committee ap pointed by the Legislature to accompany it to YY’allingford. Supported by 13 pall hearers, selected from the towns composing the original town of YY’allingford, each of 1 whom will be over 60 years of age, and j dressed in Continental emblems, the tablet j will be escorted to the Burial Ground, J where interesting ceremonies will be had. i After its reception and depositing in the 1 die prepared for it, Gov. Holley, in behalf of the Committee, will address the audi ence, and he followed by the reading of the Declaration of Independence, from the monument. The ceremonies concluded, the proces sion will proceed to the Town Ilall, where dinner will he provided, and the ceremonies of ihe day concluded with a national salute and fireworks. The people of Wallingford are making every effort to give eclat to the occasion, and satisfaction to all who attend it. Lyman ilall. Tiie following sketch of the Life and Public Services of Lyman Hall, we take from the fifth volume of Sanderson’s “Signers of the Declaration of Independ ence,” published in Philadephia, by Brown &: Peters, in the year 1S28. Among the most strenuous advocates of the Colonial cause, was Doctor Lyman Ilall, a delegate from Georgia. Although he does not appear to have acted a very conspicuous part in the proceedings of Con gress, he was nevertheless a useful man, and enjoyed the honor of representing that small, hut patriotic portion of the Colony of Georgia, which, in opposition to the great majority of its inhabitants, resolved to unite in maintaining the general rights and liberties of the country. Asa repre sentative of the Parish of St. John, he possessed a peculiar claim to the attention of Congress, because the example of that District, as was anticipatedt, proved a trong incitement to the whole Colony in their final accession to the general Con federacy; this event occurred within four months after the appointment of Doctor Hall, and the whole thirteen provinces now stood in hostile array against the mother country. The weight of his in fluence, and his persuasive manner, mingled with a strong enthusiasm in rela tion to the cause which he advocated, materially influenced the parochial com mittee, of which he was chairm in, and consequently the general inhabitants of the parish, in the adoption of that resolu tion which pared the way to the immediate, accession of the Colony of Georgia. Lyman Hall was born in Connecticut, about the year 1731, where he received a classical education, at Y ale College, He then commenced the study of medicine, and attained a proper knowledge of his profession at an early period of life.— Before the age of twenty-one years, he married in his native province, and in 1752. removed to Dorchester, South Car olina. During the same year, he again changed his residence, and established himself in the district of Medway, in Geor gia, to which place he was accompanied by about forty families, originally from the New England States. He settled at Snnbury, where he continued the practice of medicine, until the commencement of the revolutionary contest. A wider field of utility now appeared before him, than the practice of physic, under any circumstances, could afford him; hut it was materially magnified, when con trasted with the confined nature of his situation in Snnbury. The enthusiasm which now impelled him to risk liis fortune in a peculiar manner, for the benefit of the common cause, was the result of pure patriotism. By accepting a prominent situation, he rendered himself more obnoxious to danger, and the locality of the parish of St. John, placed his property in a similar position. As a frontier settle ment, it was immediately exposed to the Creek Indians, to the royal province of Florida, and to invasion by sea, and it was actually through the two latter channels, that not only the parish of St. John’s but the greater part of Georgia, fell tem porarily into the power of the British, at a subsequent period. Georgia, at that time, presented a frontier of two hundred miles, and no part of the State, then settled, was more than forty miles wide, with a scat tered population. The patriotism of the parish was severe ly tested, by a voluntary political separa tion from the other parish of the Colony; hut the inconvenience to which the inhabi tants submitted, by breaking off, to a cer tain degree, all commercial communica tion, is truly worthy of admiration. After various vexations parochial and provincial meetings, Doctor Hall attended a general Mingo Town, July 4th, 1858. F.I. B. Brown Esq., Ilawkinsville Ga:—You will please let us have your oration upon the anni versary of our Independence, as we wish to bare it published. Yours truly, JAS. J. DANIEL. WILLIAM RIDLEY. THOS. DE WET. An Oration delivered by Frederick I. B. Browne, at Wesley Chapel, Pulaski County, Ca„ on the id of July, 1858. Ladies and Gentlemen: We have assembled to-day to celebrate the 82d anniversary of American Independence—the birth-day of Ameri can liberty; and how grand is the occasion from the great' results which have followed its first coming, in 1776 to this very hour. It is the day upon which the mind of the patriot dwells with delight. It is no ordinary day: and to a lover of freedom and independence there is a magic in tho 4th, a charm, a transcendently glorious recollec tion of the lives of 76. of him “who was Srst in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of Ins countrymen;” of the Hancocks, of Adams and Jefferson, and Franklin, of Patrick Henry, tho Pinkneys, and Rutledges, and hundreds of their bold comrades, who poured out their blood freely in onr revolution, and whose bones have whitened our plains, our hills and valleys. What a field for thought! Where is Bunker Hill, and Sarato ga, and Yorktown. and Eutaw, with a host of oth er recollections, to crowd upon the patriotic mind. This is our national jubilee, and we ‘‘can read our history in a nation’s eyes’—for to day from the St. Law rence and lakes of the North, to the tepid waters of the Gulf, from the Atlantic coast, to the rocked-ribbed shores of the Pacific, through out the whole expanse of our nation, one unison of feeling goes up to the Giver of all good for the blessings which have followed the 4th, aud for the liberties bequeathed to us by our fathers of '76— upon mountain, land and lake, and river, is a scene of national rejoicing. And thousands of miles away from home, and upon the ocean wave, of the waters which are dark and blue, proudly their attention had at length been aroused by the alarming and critical situation of affairs upon the Continent of America,— that they were desirous of uniting with the sister Colonies in the great and im portant cause in which they xvere engaged; that the conduct of Parliament towards the other Colonies, had been oppressive, and that, although the prejudicial acts had had not been extended to them, they could view this only as an omission arising from the apparent insignificance of tlieir Colony. The delegates appointed by the Convention, Archibald Bullock, John Houston, the Rev. Dr. Zubly, Noble YY’imberly, Jones, and Lyman Hall; three of whom attended at the adjourned meeting of Congress, September 13th, 1775. Mr Hall appears to have been absent until the 20th of May, when lie presented new credentials, dated Febuary 2d, 1776, confirming the re-election of Messrs. Houston, Bullock, and himself, and the , addition of George YY'alton and Button meeting of the Republican party, as repre-: Gwinnette, to the delegation. The ap- sentatn e of the . parish of Sj:^ John, held pointment of .Ylr. Bullock to the Presiden- ih, in July, 1774; hut the L.y 0 f {] ie provincial Council, prevented ursued upon that occasion, ln m from proceeding to Congress; and Mr. Houston was directed, by a resolution at Savanna measures [ >ithci' corresponded with the views of his constituents, nor of himself. The same body was again convened,in Savannah, on the 18th of January, 1775; hut it ter minated in a petition to the king, soliciting a redress of grievances, and relief from the that body, to return to Georgia on pub lic business, in June 177G, hence only three members from that State were pres ent at the signing of the Declaration oi Independence. The approach of the ene- oppiessnc measures pursued by the L>rit- iny Having’ rencl er etl it inscenre to contin- lsh ministry.jwhich met with the customary j ue gess j on 0 f Congress in Philadei- reception. The report of Doctor Hall, created great dissatisfaction among his constituents, who resolved to oppose the temporising policy which characterized the Savannah Convention, by the most decisive measures. They applied on the 9th of February, to the committee of Cor respondence, in Charleston. S. C. request ing permission to form an alliance with them, and to conduct trade and commerce according to the act of non-importation, to which they had already acceded. They strongly urged that, having detached themselves from the other parishes ,thev ought to be considered a separate body, comprehended within the spirit and equitable meaning of the Continental As sociation. A full Committee of the Colony of South Carolina, having taken the case into careful consideration, were of opinion, that while they had the highest sense of the patriotism of the parish, and recommend ing them to persevere in their laudable exertions, it would he a violation of the Continental Association, to remove the prohibition in favor of any part of a province; the precise words of the law embracing an undivided Colony, or pro vince. The persevering inhabitants of St. John however, were resolved to prosecute their claims to an equality with the con- federated Colonies, and accordingly passed certain resolutions, by which they hound themselves not to purchase any slave imported into Savannah, nor to trade in any manner with that city, or elsewhere, excepting under the inspection of a Committee, and then merely for abso lute necessaries. Although these reso lutions did not precisely accord with the articles of the Oontinential Association, which required absolute and nnqalified prohibition; yet the resources of the par ish were not adequate to supply the wants of the inhabitants, and the rejection of their request by South Carolina, neces sarily compelled them to rely upon the other parishes of their own’ Colony. The next measure pursued by them, was the appointment of a delegate to represent the parish in the next General Congress, and on the 21st day of March, 1775, Lyman Hall was unanimously elected. It has often been remarked, that the success of the American Revolution, at its commencement, was materially assis ted by the principal scenes of oppression having taken place in New England.— The unanimity of feeling which has pre vailed there, front its iirst settlement, was undoubtedly greater than in any other section of the country: bonce the outrages committed, excited general indignation with greater rapidity than they might have done in the Middle, or Southern Colonies. The quick and active circulation of this spirit, communicating itself with propor tional celerity through the mass of tho people, may have given an early impor tance to tiie contest, which dilatoriness would have destroyed, Ly placing it in the immediate power of the British to terminate it: the natives of those provinces were also scattered, in a peculiar manner throughout the Continent, and naturally feeling a deeper interest in the evils which betel the places of their birth, than the new neighbors by whom they were surrounded, they not only gave them a more quick and extended dissemination, but expressed themselves with peculiar warmth and decision. Such may have been the case with the parish of St. John. About the year 1700, a number of persons emigrated from the immediate vicinity of Boston, and their descendants removed, as we have already remarked, to Medway a district of St. John’s Parish, in 1752. The patriotism of the parish attracted a specific reward; the county formed from it, when the Constitution of Georgia was adopted, in 1777, was called liberty, as a memorial of its ea»Iy representation in Con gress. The other countries received the names of Chatham, Effingham, Burke, Richmond, YVilkes, Glynn, and Camden, as a grateful token of respect towards those members of Parliament, who distinguished themselves as a advocates for the rights of the British Colonists iu America. On the 13th of May, Mr. Hall announc ed his arrival to Congress, and being ad mitted to a seat, produced his creden tials; when it was unauimonsly resolved that he should be admitted as a delegate front the parish of St. John, in the Colony of Georgia, subject to such regulations as the Congress should determine, relative to his voting. A difficulty soon arose upon the point: during the deliberations, it became necessary to take the opinion of Congress by Colonies; when the im perfect representations of Georgia, the greater part of which actually opposed to all of their proceehings, made it a ques tion whether the Parish of St.John, could he considered as representing that Colony. After some debate, Ylr. Hall arose and observed, that the present distressed state of American affairs, had rendered this Congress, indispensible;—that it was com posed of delegates representing whole Colo nies; and that, as lie merely represented a portion of a Colony, lie did not insist upon giving his vote as a whole Colony, but was contented to hear and assist in the de bates, and to give his vote in all cases except when the sentiments of Congress were taken hv Colonies. He concluded by expressing an earnest desire, that the example which had been shown by the parish which lie represented, would be speedily followed, and that the represen tation of Georgia would soon be complete. On the 15th of July, 1775, the Conven-. stands the weather-beaten and sun-burnt Tar, tion of Georgia, at length acceded to the l T 0U . tho a, ‘ c . k ° f ' ,is s {^‘ » nd f in S 3 ., , , e. > r . country; and to Ins v\ aslnngtou, and m that re- General Confederacy, from reasons speci-■ gi 0 n where the Poets make the Mermaids sing, tied by their deputies; they stated that you will hear the song of the old sailor to his "Paul Jones’— the acknowledged king of the sea, whose good fortune it was, to hoist the first flag upon the waters, iu defence of America, to put the Poor Richard, upon the rolls of fame, and to make the proud mistress of the sea tremble, be fore an insignificant nary. If it is ever w ithin your province fellow citizens to hear this song upon the ocean, you will be raised almost to the very ga.es of Heaton. Old John Adams iu the Convention which adopted the Declaration that you have heard read to day said, “sink or swim, live or die, sur vive or perish, I am for the Declaration, and wo shall succeed. The injustice of England has driven us to arms, and blinded to her own interest ‘for our own good. She lias obstinately persisted, until independence is now within our grasp. For myself having having moved twelve mouths ago, that George Washington be appointed Uommand- er-in-chiet of the American army, may my right hand forget her cunning, and my tongue cleave to the roof of my’ mouth, if I waver iu the sup port I gave to him. The war must go on, and wo must fight it through. The people, if we are true to them, will carry us safely through the struggle. Sir. the declaratioa will inspire the people with increased courage. Read tins declaration at the head ot tho army, every sword will bo drawn, and the solemn vow made to defend it, or die upon the bed of honor. Let them see it, who saw their sons and brothers fall at Concord, and at Lexing ton, and the very walls will cry out in its support. Through the thick gloom of the present, I see the brightness of the future, as the sun in the heavens. We shall make this a glorious and immortal <lay. When we are in our graves, our children will hon or it; they trill celebrate it with thanksgiving, with festirity, with bonfires, and illuminations. On its annual return, they will shed tears, copious gush ing tears, not of subjection and slavery, not of agony and distress, hut of exultation, of grati tude and of Joy.” This prophecy, fellow-citizens, has been fulfilled to the very letter, and if you will allow me the expression, I would say almost places John Adams along by the side of Ezekiel and Isaiah ; for it almost seems to us the very spark of inspiration. Did Cicero or Demotshenes ever equal this prophecy? We have evidence that they could sway the breasts of their countrymen, and at one moment make Greece and Rome as fiery and tur bulent as tiieir own proud Mediterranean. At the next moment they would subdue the passions of the multitudes, allay popular fervor, and ferment, make all calm and smooth as a minor. They were great orators, great statesmen, but no oration can be shown in the records of their lives that will compare ill sublimity with the prophicy I quot ed. I allude not to sublimity of language but the sublimity of is the mighty results which followed, and the sublime thought that seem ed to penetrate futurity, and make the old man look down the vista of time, seo through our revolutionary drama,and sanguinary strugglo. This speech will live with our government. John Adams has long since departed to her home, an angel conveyed him, to the abodes of tho blessed on high, to converse with the “spirits of just men made perfect.” It is not necessary for me to trace the main causes of our Revolution, they are known to every intelligent mind. Fortin- present 1 only say, that it was not the Stampede act, nor the tax upon tea, that caused our Revolution, as some suppose, but oppression for years, and insult heap ed upon injury. The American colonies shew ed great ioyalty under tlieir King: and it was in no rebellious spirit that our government was founded, but in the great principles of right, of justice, and of self-preservation, whereupon arose the fairest fabrick of government the world lias ever beheld. That eloquent defender of American rights, Lord Chatham, whose name is linked with immortality, declared uf*m the floor of Parliament, that the conduct of “England to ward her colonies, had been that of a cruel and unjust step-mother,’ and he further declared, that if we tamely submitted to such oppressions, “we deserved to be slaves.” We were driven, fellow- citizens, Hagai like, into the wilderness, there to perish neglected, aud alone. But the God of Abraham has been with us, to comfort us with the refreshing shade, and gushing fountain, and we have greatly increased, so that wo cannot be numbered for multitude. Is it to be wondered then, that when the first roseate hues of the Rev olutionary dawn, broke upon us, that our people were ready Ishmael-like, to strike down their op pressors! They had crossed the boisterous ocean, through tempestuous galesto seek here a fraternal home, with acknowledged rights, and England at this day will admit, I reckon, that “They were men who knew their rights. And knowing dared maintain.” New England turns with pride to the year 1620, and the old Plymouth rock, is made classic ground by the landing of tho Pilgrims. They had fled their country, but it was not the flight of guilt in this people, but the flight of virtue. It was an humble and peaceful religion, fleeing from cause less oppression. It was conscience attemptingjto scape from the tyranical rule of the Stewarts.— It was Robinson and Brewster, leading off this lit tle band, from their native homes, at first to find a refuge on the shores of Holland, but ultimately to come hither: and having surmounted a thousand dangers, braved all difficllies, to find hero a place of shelter and of rest. This is what the descend ants of the pilgrims claims for their forefathers.— And that old classic Rock, is honored as the asy lum of religious liberty, aroqnd it is consecrated ground, whereon they tread once a year, to enjoy festivity, retrospect the deeds of their Puritan fathers, plant their Banner upon tho Old Rock; and may its standard rear as high as Heaven, and wave as a glorious ensign of peace, and security to to all nations. I should like to review the first settlement of the Carolinas, of the “Old Domin- * ion,” and of our own proud Georgia, but I can not he allowed to do so in this address. It is easy to see, Fellow Citizens, how onr Revolution commenced. Here were a noble 8partau band who fleeing from oppression, “and all the evils, that flesh is heir to,” left their conn- try, and sought exile in the wilderness of Ameri ca, without the pale of civilization, and prey to the roaming beasts of the forests, but above all, had to bare their breasts to the dangers of a sav age foe, had to stand the shock of the rothless tomahawk, and the merciless cruelties of the scalping knife. I have thought their fate was likened to that of Aeneos—the bold hero of Troy, when he left the Livinnian shores. Like him were they cast about, both by sea and land, by tbo superior power of th<* fates, and the wrath of one Juno, and as the lofty walls of Rome sprang into existence, as the result of the flight Aeneas, where is the more than Roman Empire, that has arisen, in tiie train of the fiist Colonists of this country. They will certainly do to place down as 1 1 nnfn nit IW prof (‘CmJnrn isontiiim phia, that hotly met by adjournment, in Baltimore on the 20th of December 1776, when Ylr. Hall presented credentials da ted October 9th of his third re-election.— In 17S0, he made his final appearaftce as a national legislator. But the abandonment of his profession the devotion of his time, and the depriva tion of domestic enjoyment, were not the only sacrifices that were made by Ylr. Hall, at that eventful period. YYGien tho British took possession of Georgia, he was compelled to remove his family to the north, and all his property was confisca ted by that government. He returned to Georgia in 1782 before the evacuation of Savannah, and was in the succeeding year, appointed Governor of the State.— He afterwards settled in Burke County, retired from public life, and died about tlie sixtieth year ofliis age. One of tho counties in that State, now bears his name His only son died not long before, and ho left a widow in independent circumstan ces. Ilall was about six feet high, and fine ly proportioned. His manners were easy and polite, and his deportment affable and dignified. The force ofliis enthusiasm was tempered by discretion, and lie was firm in all his purposes and principles. The ascendency which lie gained, sprung from his mild, persuasive manner, and calm, unruffled temper. Possessed of a strong, discriminating mind, lie had the power of imparting his energy to others, and was peculiarly fitted to flourish in the per plexing and perilous scenes of the Revo lution. Support Tour Hcrlianlrs. There is no truth more unfleniable than that it is the bounden duty of every community to support its mechanics. They are a worthy and indis pensable class of men, and we find no town or village flourishing without their aid.— Indeed, their absence is always a true index of the condition of the place—whether it is ad vancing in wealth and importance or sinking into decay. Whenever we pass through a village, and hear the frequent sound of the carpenter’s ham mer, the clink of the blacksmith’s anvil—that vil lage, we say to ourselves, is prospering. It can not be otherwise, for the producers are actively em ployed; and outnumber the consumers. When ever this is the case, the people arc growing wealthy, and at the same time training the rising generation to habits of industry and morality.— When, if a city or village pursue the oppsite of this course—neglects its mechanics, aud supports those of some other place, and those who are left are compelled by force of circumstances to remain will become idle and profligate—they will cease to produce and become consumers—in a few years they become beggars, and their children become ignorant and vicious. If there is any truth in tho assertion that we ought, as a nation, to give the preference to do mestic manufacturers, the fact is equally tme with regard to the community ; both are sustained by the same argument. If a merchant would have around him substantial customers, let him by every means in his power support the mechanics in his village, and as they become more wealthy, their custom will increase, especially in those articles on which he makes the greatest profits, for it is undeniable, that as men become more wealthy they also become more luxurious, and no mer-1 chant will deny that articles of luxury always af ford the greatest profits. The habit of importing largo quantities of cheap foreign articles iu com petition with ourvillage mechanics, is short-sight ed and wrong, both as regards the mechanic aud consumer, if the merchant will look further into , the operation of things, he would find that he , crossed the path ot his own interest by doingso. Let the merchant bring the case to his own door, ami he, perhaps may better understand it. Sup pose that every individual who possesses the means and who uses in his family four or five hundred dollars worth of goods per annum, should, instead of buying of him at retail, go to some city whole sale establishment and purchase his years supply— would lie in bitterness condemn such an illiberal course, and would not lie say to him, with truth, that he was warring against his own interest, by destroying the business of his own town, and giv ing it to another; and that his littleness would react upon him in double fold, by decrease of his property and business’ So, in tho case above in stanced, could the mechanic say the same to the merchant. We say, then, let all classes support each other, and by mutual exchanges keep that wealth at home, which, if necessarily expended abroad, tends to destroy the business of our neigh bor, and which in turn destroys your own.—Spirit of the Age. What ugly, dirty child is that under the window Susan.” ‘ Why, that is my child,” replied Mr. J. “0.‘ tis pretty*, call the dear, beautiful, pretty little creature in aud let me kiss her!” A tipsy Irishman leaning against a lamp post, as a funeral possesion was passing by, was asked who was dcadi”W‘j can't say, sir,” said he, “but I presume it is the gintlemau in the coffin.” Prime grass butter, as yellow as gold, and as sweet as a nut, is selling at twelve cents per pound at Holliidaysburg, Pensylvania. The city of Troy, N. Y., wite a population of only thirty five thousand, owes a debt of over one million dollars. I’anto mtlis erat, condere gentium. Soon after the arrival of the Coliuists here, local attachments and sympathies sprang into existence, this land became hallowed in their esteem, these hills grateful to their sight; they were disenthralled from old England, and were no more to bound the foaming waters o["ber four seas.,' But here was a new soil, ready to respond to laborious industry, and enterprise; already robed iu the habiliments of verdure—promising a plentiful yield. Children are born, and the hopes of future gen erations arise in the new habitation. The second generation find this the land of their nativity, and are bound to its fortunes. Around them they see the tombs of tlieir sires, read the memorials over their graves and rejoice iu the inheritance be queathed to them—founded as it was in toils, and sufferings. Ibis drove off the feeling of being mere Englishmen, and notwithstanding there was an acknowledgement of the supremacy of theBrit- tish Crown, yet there was very soon, nrepugnance to the entire control of British legislation. The Colonies stood upon their characters, and contend ed that they were exempt, from the ordinary pow ers of the British Parliament, and had the right to conduct their own affairs, in their own counsels.— They utterly resisted the doctrine, that they were to be ruled by a chartered government, on the oth er side of the Atlantic. It was not a controlling or protecflfcg board in England, but a government of their own, existing within their limits, for the pro tection of British interests. Here was the first