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These first emotions have subsided to give place to a more tranquil feeling, as in all scenes of human happi-
ness the first transports cannot continue with the same intensity, but they are not less pleasing, though mellow- ed by time, and not an anniversary vet has passed that we have not met each other with the delight that the occasion is calculated to inspire; we never have yet as- sembled but that our virtuous and patriotic sentiments have been improved, and we may say that the spirit of William Penn has been in the midst of us, as I hope it will ever continue to be.
The spirit of William Penn is a spirit of peace and good will to all mankind. It soars above the miserable disputes and differences produced by paltry interests, and too often disguised under high sounding names. It was in this spirit that our venerable founder, when he saw his beloved province agitated by party feuds, and the passions of the citizens violently inflamed against each other, wrote the memorable expostulatory letter, which stilled the waves of contention, and made Penn- sylvanians unite again like brethren. "Friends," said he, "the eyes of many are upon you, the people of ma- ny nations of Europe look on your country as a land of ease and quiet, wishing to themselves in vain the same blessings they conceive you may enjoy. God give you his wisdom and fear to direct you, that your country may be blessed with peace, love, and industry, and so continue to the end of time."
If Penn had lived in our day, he could not have held a different language; not only many, but all the nations of Europe, "look upon our country as a land of ease and quiet, wishing to themselves the blessings they con- ceive we may enjoy;" it is not for me to carry the com- parison further, but what American patriot will not ap- prove, who will not bless those who, like us, whether in or out of public affairs, are met in the true spirit of William Penn, in that spirit of peace, amity, and con- cord, which assimilates men to angels, and prepares them for the regions of glory.
But, gentlemen, the passions inherent to our nature, are difficult to be conquered. There is a period of life when they reign almost uncontrolled, and happy are the few who escape their baneful effects. To assuage these, by recalling to our minds the noble example of William Penn, and extending as much as is in our pow- er the influence of his principles, is the object of this Society, as much as expressing our veneration for his character, and our gratitude for the benefits we have received from him.
Our own history shows us that those principles of love and benevolence are natural to man, and are sure to return when they have ceased to be clouded by the storm of human passions. At an early period of that history, James Logan, and David Lloyd, both excellent patriots, were divided from each other by political opi- nions; they both wished to promote the welfare of their country, but differ d as to the means. The parties formed in their names almost shook the commonwealth to its centre; but behold them at a more advanced age, when the turmoil of passions had ceased, acting harmo- niously together for the public good, and closing their days, to use the language of a lady, * to whose eloquent writings I am indebted for the fact, "in serenity and peace."
At a later period, we have seen Jeff-rson and the el- der Adams, two of the greatest men that this or any country has produced, opposed to one another, during a great part of their lives. But the time came when the clouds of passion were dispelled, and our country saw them with pleasure extending the hand of friend- ship to each other, reviewing together the times that they had passed, and in which they had acted such con - spicuous parts. At last it was their good fortune to die together on the same day, on the g'orious day that gave independence to their beloved country. On that day, in the words of the Poet Thomson :
* Mrs. Deborah Logan.
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QUANTITY OF INDIAN CORN TO TIIE ACRE.
1833]
Together down they sank in social sleep, Together freed; their noble spirits fled,
To scenes where love and bliss immortal reign.
Do not believe, however, gentlemen, that I would wish to see extinguished those patriotic feelings which Induce us fearlessly to advance, and steadfastly to main- tain, even at the peril of our lives, those opinions and principles which we seriously think essential to the hap- piness and welfare of our country; that I mean to check that holy indignation with which I trust every one of us would be fired, if despotism (which God forbid) were ever to rear its horrid head among us; or if wicked men (for wicked men there are) should attempt to destroy our holy union or our dear bought liberties! No, gen- temen, I know too well that our passions, abused as they often are, were given to us by the Almighty Crea- tor for wise purposes, and that if they sometimes are used to destroy, they also are used to preserve. They were nobly employed when they roused the American people to Freedom and Independence.
William Penn himself was not free from human pas- sions. Witness his spirited defence on his celebrated trial, and the vigor with which he combatted the intole- rant spirit of his day. But those passions were only employed to noble uses, and for the benefit of mankind. He knew how to check their excesses, and the means that he used for that purpose, was to let the spirit of universal love and benevolence predominate in his mind, and counteract the feelings which ungoverned passions might have excited, in his breast.
This is the true spirit of William Penn, which ani- mated our asssociation at its beginning, and through its existence, to the present day, and I hope never will for- sake us while we shall continue to glory in the name of our great founder, and to celebrate his virtues. It is not only by us that he is honored; his fame extends far beyond the confines of this hemisphere. Not only in England, his native country, but on the continent of Europe, the greatest writers have extolled him above the celebrated legislat rs of antiquity. He needs not our weak efforts to perpetuate his memory ;- but ano- ther object demands our exertions, and it is constantly to hold up his great example to our fellow citizens throughout the Union, and particularly to his beloved children, whose flourishing state bears his name, and whose great city has received that of the virtue by which he was most distinguished, Brotherly Love. By that means, we hope to be able to preserve among us that spirit of union, peace, and harmony, and those feel. ings of charity and benevolence, on which William Penn laid the foundation of our State, as the surest guides to happiness and prosperity.
Impressed with these sentiments, permit me to pro pose the following toast.
2. The memory and example of our illustrious found- er, WILLIAM PENN, and his favorite maxim, derived from a holy source-"Peace on earth, and good will to all men."
3. The memorable Elm Tree-the Tree of Virtue, Justice, and Truth, the only firm support of the Tree of Liberty, under whose shade we happily repose.
4. The 24th of October. 1824, O. s .- the day on which the Society was happily founded.
5. The memory of NICHOLAS COLLIN, GEORGE FOX, and ZACCHEUS COLLINS, three of the eighteen who first met in honor of this day.
6. The Lenni Lenape, our predecessors in this Land -their tender attachment to William Penn will ever endear their memory to us.
7. New Sweden, no disparragement to the Old.
.
8. Coaquannock, our beloved city, the seat of solid wealth, solid knowledge, and solid virtue.
9. The memory of STEPHEN GIRAUD, the benefactor of our city and state.
10. The memory of RICHARD PETERS, our late worthy President.
Vor. XII. 40
11. Perpetuity to our Association, and may all future mecting's be as happy as this
From the Lewisburg Journal. CANAL CELEBRATION.
The Lewisburg Cross Cnt, consisting of a dam across the river, three locks, and about three-fourths of a mile of cana!, making a complete communication be- tween Lewisburg and the West Branch Canal, being this day, (October 26th, 1833, ) finished; and upon let- ( ting the water pass from the canal into the river, a large number of citizens collected to witness the operation of an improvement in which all appeared to feel a com- mon interest. It was proposed that a meeting be or- ganized at the house of Col. Christian Shroyer, for the purpose of making a public expression of sentiment re- lative to those concerned in procuring for us this im- provment.
The meeting being organized by appointing Col. CHRISTIAN SHROYER, President, and Paul Geddes, and William Cameron, Esq. Secr taries, the following sen- timents were given and most cordially received by the whole company.
Internal Improvements .- No subject more deserves the attention of every American citizen, because in it, we see blended the interests of every class and condition of society.
The Lewisburg Cross Cut .- The Liberality that au- thorised, the genius that designed, and the skill, persere- rance, and industry that constructed, all deserve the ad- miration and esteem of every one who looks forward to the rise and prosperity of our already flourishing and growing village and its surrounding neighborhood.
John Whitehill, Esq .- The active, able, and efficient Canal Commissioner. The sincere friend of Northern Pennsylvania-let those speak who know him best. "Well done thou good and faithful servant. "
Robert Faries-His eulogy is spoken in the great im- provement constructed under his directions as well as by the merry whistle of the delighted boatmen, while leisurely riding upon the production of his skill.
William Parsons, Esq .- The skilful and industrious mechanic; the competent and faithful officer.
Samuel J. Packer, Esq .- The able, intelligent, and faithful representative of his senatorial district. His zeal and untiring exertions in favor of the law authoriz- ing the improvement that has just bee., finished, is still fresh in our memories, and should an opportunity offer, the borough of Lewisburg will prove that her citizens are not ungrateful.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the President and Secretaries, and published. CHRISTIAN SHROYER, President.
PAUL GEDDES, WM. CAMERON.
Secretaries.
QUANTITY OF INDIAN CORN TO THE ACRE.
The following individuals applied to the Agricultural Society, in Washington county, Penn. in October, 1823, for premiums, with authenticated evidence of the quan- tity raised per acre, on not less than five acres: Joseph Evans, 136 bushels per acre-John Wolf, 127} do. do. -Samuel Anderson, 123 bushels 12 quarts, do. - Isaac Vanvookens, 120 do. do .- Isaac Buckingham, 118 bushels, 1 quart, do. do .- James Clakey, 113 do. do .- Jesse Cooper, 108 do. do .- De Gross Jennings, 120 do. do.
In the same year the following individuals applied to the Alleghany County Agricultural Society, for premi- ums on their crops: James Anderson, of Ross township, 103 bushels 17 quarts, on one acre -John Snyder, of do. 103 per acre, on five acres-John Irwin, of do. 105 bushels 20 quarts, per acre, on 32 acres-Wm. M'Clure, 129 bushels per acre, on five acres. (Memoirs of Penn- sylvania Agricultural Society, vol. 6, page 228.)
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STEAM POWER IN AND NEAR PITTSBURG.
[NOVEMBER
From the Pittsburg Gazette. STEAM POWER IN AND NEAR PITTSBURG.
We publish to day, the list of Steam Engines in and adjacent to our city, which Mr. Church politely handed us a few daysago. - There were two others, Wainright's and Fisk's, mentioned in this statement, but as neither their power, nor their consumption of coals, nor the purposes to which their power is applied, were mentioned, we have not included them in the list. There may be, and probably are, some others, in the city and adjacent to it, not embraced in this statement; and in the county we know that there are many more. Will some of our friends have the goodness to forward to us information about any which they know of not mentioned in our pa- per to-day?
List of Steam Engines in, and adjacent to, Pittsburg.
Names of Owners.
Where Situated
er.
For what Purpose.
No. Bushels
of Coal
monthly.
Number of
hands
employed.
John Davis & Co.
At the Point
15
Flour Mill
1,200
12
Spiers & Renfrew
Penn and Water street
8
Engine Shop
200
12
Evans & M'Faden
Water street
20
Flour Mill
2,500
25
Bemis & Co.
clo
16
Engine & Machine Shop
900
55
A. M'Fadden
do-
12
Carpet Factory
400
15
Smith & Minis
do
12
Steam Engine Factory
400
36
Bakewell & Anderson
do
12
Glass Cutting
450
14
J. & E Greer
First street
8
Blowing-A Cupola
400
14
Stackhouse & Thomson
do
16
Steam Engine Factory do do
700
40
John Caldwell
8
Tanning
60
16
Patterson Williams
5
Turning in Wood
150
James M'Kee
do
2
do
225
John Gallagher
4
Turning in Metal
225
Peterson & Wood
do
16
Cotton Factory
800
J. Robinson & Son
15
Cutting Glass
4.50
9
Thomas Fink
15
Boring and Turning
360
2
Maitland & Brother
40
Steam Distillery
1,300
5
150
Iron Works
20,000
150
20
Wind Works
500
15
Johnston & Stockton John Sheriff
7
Brass Foundry, &c.
250
10
Mahlon Rogers
8
Engine Building
300
28
Thomas Freeman
Watson's road & High street
15
Fire Brick Manufactory
500
12
Curling, Highy & Co.
Grant, between 3d & 4th sts.
7
Glass Cutting®
400
10
William Price
Riceville
6
Cupol
300
4
Andrew Watson
Four Mile Run
8
Gun Powder Factory .
400
8
P. A. Madeira & Co.
Riceville
25
White Lead do
650
3
J. Smith & Co.
High street
6
Wood & Metal Turnings
250
5
Brackenridge & Porter
Sixth street
20
W. Lead Factory
450
5
J. Arthurs & Brothers
Cherry alley
12
Fulling and Carding
550
11
James Nelson
Seventh street
8
Grinding Sickles
300
10
Miltenberger & Brown
Wayne do
85
Rolling Mill
3,900
35
Avery & Ogden
Penn street
White I.ead Factory
7
John Herron & Co.
do
20
Saw and Flour Mill
1,300
5
do
do
20
Saw Mill
1,300
4
City
Water Works
2,040
2
·do
100
do
2,040
2
S. Smith & Co.
Penn street
80
R. Mill and Nail Factory
3 500
33
George Shiras, Jr.
Allegheny river
4
520
15
do
do
4
520
12
Isaac Wickersham
do
40
Saw Mill
1,000
10
Z. Packard
Penn street
24
Planing Machine
400
3
William Hays & Son
5
Tannery
60
10
Brown & Verner
5
Brewery
600
18
Kingsland, Lightner& Cuddy Smithfield street
40
Foundry
1,040
70
Marshall & Hawdon
do
6
Grinding and Lathes
250
12
I. M'Clay
Diamond alley
4
Tannery
350
5
George Beale
Fourth street
Sewing Cotton Factory
500
do
15
White Lead Factory
390
3
A. B. & C. Semple & Co.
do
8
Tannery
60
7
Adams, Allen & Co.
do
100
Cotton Factory
3,120
200
Hay & Campbell
do
8
Glass Cutting, &c.
500
8
James B. Morgan
do
10
Saw Mill
500
4
G & J. A. Shoenberger
do
160
Rolling Mill
13,000
45
do
do
do
120
do and Nail Factory
3,900
17
William Lippincott
do
80
do
do
3,120
32
--
M'Kee, Clark & Co.
Bayard's town
10
Oil Mill
Hilary Brunot,
Allegheny river do
84
do
5
Printing
150
8
Join Arthurs
Second and Short street
16
700
10
Second street
2 3 0. 0000
Second and Ross streets
Kensington
do
Leonard, Semple & Leonard do do
do
Third street da
-
Brewery do
Liberty street do
-
do
Redoubt alley
Horse Pow-
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PENNSYLVANIA CANAL.
1833.]
List of Steam Engines, &c .- ( Continued. )
Names of Owners.
Where Situated.
er.
For what Purpose.
No Bushels
of Coal
Number of
hands
employed.
M'Ginn & M'Lennen
Bayard's town
10
White Lead Factory
750
5
D. P. Ingersoll
do
10
Hat Body
do
600
6
M'Clurg, Wade & Co.
clo
40
Eng. Facto'y & Cannon F.
1,650
80
Geo. A. Bayard
Lawrenceville
30
Saw Mill
800
10
C. Lukens & Co.
clo
20
Paper Mill
400
7
Oran Waters
do
8
Shovel and Spade Factory
500
16
Hind & Howard
Allegheny town
35
Paper Mill
John Witherill
do
6
Edge Tools
312
5
Shoenberg'r Wrenshall& Co
do
94
Cotton Factory
2,950
150
Arbuckles & Avery
do
60
Cotton & Mach. Factory
1,560
120
Blackstock, Bell & Co. .
do
100
Cotton Factory
3,000
190
Sylvanus Lothrop
do
110
Juniata Rolling Mill
19,500
75
Smith, M'Gill & Darsie
do
30
Saw Mill
763
5
10
Cuting Lath Rods
250
4.
Brice M'Dougall
clo
Calhoun & Hugo
do
25
Flour Mill
1,000
3
.
-Warren
do
4
Wood Turning
150
2
Jacob Stroop
do
10
Edge Tool Factory
400
40
J. &. J. IL.unnett
clo
8
Tannery
60
7
William C. Miller
do
25
Flour Mill
1,000
3
Pine creek
160
R. Mill and Nail Factory
10,000
65
Geo. Anshutz, Jr.
Pittsburg Salt Works
6
Making Salt
7,200
4
Wetmore & Havens
‹lo Steci do
30
Steel Manufactory
550
15
Lyon, Shorb & Co.
Sligo Iron Works
100
R. Mill and Nail Factory
8,000
60
John Murray
Monongahela Salt Works
6
Manufacturing Salt
7,800
5
J. & J. Patterson
Birmingham
6
Saw Cutting and Turning
500
20
Bausman & Gelson
do
25
IF. Mill and Distillery
900
5
Watson & Allen
do
12
Distillery
1,040
4.
Geo. Faber & Son
Machine Card Factory
Walter Fortune
Saddle Tree Factory
-
For the Gazette.
MR. CRAIG-The Pennsylvania Rolling Mill, Milten- berger, Brown & Co. employs 47 hands, and consumes 300 bushels of coal per day-power of engine, 140 horse.
For the Gazette.
Mn. CRAIG-I was much interested in reading the enumeration of steam engines in the city and county, contained in your paper of yesterday. It is calculated to give the stranger, and even the citizen, who looks over it attentively, new views of our business and manu- factures. If the first cost could be affixed 10 each es- tablishment, and the value of its yearly product, the table would present a mass of information truly inter- esting and valuable. With a steam power equal to that of two thousand five hundred and eighty horses; and two thousand one hundred han 's daily and industrious- ly at work, what an immense amount of manufactured articles must annually be sent off, from Pittsburg, to the regions north, west, and south of us! - and when our markets shall be increased and extended by the new avenues of communication we expect shortly to see opened up to the east, the west and the south, who can compute the trade and the wealth that will flow in upon Pittsburg?
in the year; which is about 30,000 bushels more than is said to be consumed by the whole 89 engines mention- ed in the list.
As coal is so very interesting an article to every Pittsburgher; giving life, and being, and prosperity to our manufactures, and to our city itself, and defend- ing us, as our medical gentlemen contend, against cho- lera and many other calamities, the undersigned, and probably many more of your readers would be much obliged to your obliging correspondent to furnish a statement, as nearly correct as possible, of the amount of coal consumed at each of the establishments, men- tioned in the list, per annum. CARCON.
Our correspondent will find the omission corrected, by a note under the editorial head-in each case the estimate is of the monthly consumption.
PENNSYLVANIA CANAL.
We publish, helow, two articles, in relation to the business done on this great improvement, both of which are interesting, and may be depended upon as precise- ly correct. The difference between the amount of tonnage going east and that coming west, is very great; and, as is properly remarked, plainly proves that our western trade needs some encouragement, by the re- duction of tolls on produce. It is for the interest of all parties-of the state, of the owner of the produce, and of the freighter-that the tolls on dom. stic productions should be reduced. If boats were compelled to go eastward empty, the freighter must earn enough on the westward trip to pay the expenses of two trips, and a little more, or he will not pursue the business long .- On the other hand, if he makes a little on his eastward trip, he can reduce his charge for transportation west-
One part of the table appears to be defective,and in some cases, incorrect; I allude to the statement of the amount of coal said to be consumed by each engine. It is not stated whether the amounts given are per day, week, month, or year, though it is evident that many of them will not agree to any of these times. For instance the Rolling Mill of Leonard, Semple, & Leonard is said to consume' 20,000 of coal-on Barbeau's map of the city is is said to consume 666 bushels daily, which multiplied by 280 working days, will amount to 186,480 bushels ward, and thus draw more business to the line.
750
18
Alleghany Arsenal
do
20
For various purposes
2,200
32
Lamont & Co.
do
18
Vice Factory
1,400
10
H. S. Sprang & Son
Horse Pow-
monthly.
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UNION BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.
[NOVEMBER
Two facts are mentioned in the second article, which are encouraging and interesting. The first is, that if passengers had, this year, paid toll at Pittsburg. as they did last year, the amount of tolls for October, 1833, would have equalled the amount taken at the same of- fice for the whole of the year 1832.
'The next circumstance which is worthy of notice, is that, during the last twelve months, the canal was clos- ed only one month. While this proves, most conclu- sively, the advantage which our canal possesses over the New York canal, it also furnishes a satisfactory re- ply to the pretended superiority of rail roads over canals in the winter. This superiority, if it exist at all, is cer- tainly, in our latitude, of very short duration .- Pitts- burg Gazette.
COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, PITTSBURG, 2 November 6, 1833.
Our Canal continues in active operation-our Monthly Report for October is as follows-
Tonnage received from the east, Do. forwarded east, 939,578 do.
4,475,872 lbs.
-plainly proving that our western trade wants encour- agement.
The amount of tolls received at the different offices for the same month:
Tonnage East.
We have received at Pittsburg,
$802 723
Tonnage West.
There have been paid at Leechburg,
$296 753
Do.
do. at Blairsville,
1,611 464
Do.
do.
at Johnstown,
600 283
Total,
$3,311 22}
The number of boats, cleared from this office, for October, was 118.
Amount of tonnage and tolls taken on the Pennsyl- sylvania canal, at Pittsburg, for articles going east, from 1st November, 1832, till 1st November, 1833:
Months.
Tonnage.
Passengers. Dalls. Cts.
1832-Nov.
470,320 lbs.
6,152 miles. 330 723
Dec. 401,020
18,246
228 052
1833-Jan.
215,593
645
60 10₺
Feb.
Closed.
March,
338,966
605
203 94}
April, 1,187,670
998
548 30
May,
712,578
8,326
581 10
June,
1,512,809
136
576 95元
July,
943,000
1,102
498 284
Aug.
820,440
1,593
486 874
Sept.
814,669
1,257
597 02}
Oct.
939,578
1,228
802 744
8,406,643
40,288
$4,914 10
Tonnage, from the east to Pittsburg, in October, 1833, 4,475,862 pounds. There can be no better proof of the increase of the business on the Pennsylvania canul, than the fact that, in the month of October, 1833, there was $802 724 taken at the l'ittsburg office, and during all the season of 1832 there were taken at the same office only $884 32-and if the toll on passengers, which, this season, is paid at Blairsville, had been paid at Pittsburg, as it was last season, there would have been more tolls taken in the month of October, 1833, than all the season of 1832. It is also worthy of the atten- tion of Pennsylvanians, that our canal was open all the year, except the month of February, and on examina- tion, it will be found to have been the case every year since its commencement, while the New York canal is closed from three to four months every year.
UNION BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. SECOND ANNUAL REPORT, Of the Executive Board of the Union Benevolent As-
sociation.
Two years have now elapsed since the Union Bene- volent Association was added to the philanthropic in- stitutions of our city. The Executive Board conceive it to be due to the Association and the public, that they should be informed in what manner the experiment has l'justified the favorable anticipations entertained of it.
The objects of this Association may be briefly sum- med up in the improvement of the moral and physical condition of the poor.
A fundamental principle of our system, as originally announced, restrains pecuniary assistance, and almsgiv- ing in general, to those cases where disease, or the ur . gency of distress, does not admit of other and prefera- ble remedies. In such extreme cases, and in such alone, pecuniary aid is not a deviation from the original plan, which supposed that a sufficient fund for the ordinary relief of the poor, existed already in the provisions of the law, and the many institutions with which private charity has adorned our city.
The reports from the Ladies' Branch, however, re- present these sources as inadequate. They resound with complaints of the want of funds to meet the nume- rous cases demanding immediate succour. The want of the necessary funds for this purpose is represented as disheartening the zeal of some of the most active mem- bers,and inducing others to abandon a situation which ex- poses them to the presence of misery without the ability to alleviate it.
Within the past year, two hundred and fifty dollars have been appropriated, under the distribution of the Ladies' Visiting Committees, for the use of the sick and distressed poor. The number of persons, adult and children, benefitted by the distribution of wood by the Guardians of the Poor in 1832 and 1833, within the lim- its of the operations of the Association, was, according to the statistical tabl. of Mr. Hazard, 4,562. This fact is important, as showing the extent of surface over which charity must be diffused in order to be truly ef- fectual.
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