A few we here have mention'd,
But there are many more,
And they will still increase,
And extend from shore to shore.

Now here's another wonder,
A wonder too, not small
And it is in connection
With the foresaid canal -

The road o'er Moosic Mountain
To Lackawanna Vale,

To convey the Lackawanna coal,
From Carbon to Honesdale-

This road is called a Rail Road;
A wise constructed plan;
To speed this line of business,
Devised first by one man-
Accomplished by a company
Which by this man was formed;
And thus this great extensive work
We now see is performed-

Behold a noble village,

In Lackawanna vale!

Sprang up by means of this coal trade

And now called Carbon-Dale

This coal was the first moving cause

Of this extensive plan;

And MAURICE WURTZ, I think it was

That first devis'd this plan.

The man who first devis'd this plan

Is worthy of esteem,

And all who did assist him

In accomplishing his scheme,
Their works do merit honour,
And praise from all around;
And all these hills and vallies
With their praises should resound-

But their motives they were selfish,
Their enemies will say ;

So they deserve no honour
And none to them we'll pay-
What if all this is true, since

It is a general good;

To us it makes no difference,
It is equally as good-

May those who would oppose them,
All fail in their attempt;

And may they see their folly,
And turn from their intent!
To make them no more trouble,
But wish them all good speed,
For thus they will be acting,
A much wiser part indeed.

Now may an all-wise Providence,
Protect them in their ways,
And bless them in their labours
And lengthen out their days,
And give them grace and wisdom,
And riches too in store,
And patience, and submission,
In the last trying hour!

If any should desire to know,
From whence these verses came,
'Twas from a feeble woman

And Nancy is her name!
The wife of Ruel Hoadley,
While to her bed confined,

She wrote them down upon her slate,
As they came to her mind.

If they should be thought worthy
In public to appear

Then we will have them printed,
That all may read and hear,
If they meet with acceptance,
With friends of the canal ;
They may beget a present

To the author though but small!!!

If this should be the case
Twill be thankfully received,
Because she is weak and feeble
And of health is now bereaved.
But if they're not thought worthy of,
A present though but small;
Then she desires no one to give
Her any thing at all.

If any should inquire where,

The author doth reside,

It's at Lock number thirty-four,

Upon the Berm bank side:

High on the bank, among the rocks,

And lofty Hemlock trees;

And if this meets with a reward,

Then have more if you please.

THE PEOPLE'S HICKORY TREE.

Ye sons of Columbia and ye daughters likewise,
Let your hearts and your voices with praises arise,
To Jackson our leader, our patriot and guide,
Our Country's defence and our Government's pride.
Cone all you his enemies and learn to be wise,
Let the scales of tradition now fall from your eyes,
And you plainly will see Jackson manages right,
And submit to his government with joy and delight.
You have try'd to supplant him but that you can't do,
For the 'ree which God planteth it surely will grow,
Your Malice and Envy you plainly may see,
Can never destroy the old Hickory tree.*

You call him, old Hickory and right well you may,
For Hickory's substantial not brittle like Clay.†
Sound hearted and faithful, brave Jackson has prov'd
By his friends or his enemies he's not to be mov❜d.

The applause of the people he doth not regard,
The good of our Country he esteems a reward,
The poor aged Soldier he doth not forget,
And much he has paid of the National debt.

All those who are friends to our own Country's rights,
Will be found in their hearts to be true Jackson-ites,
But such as are leaning the opposite way,
Their hearts are not sounder than mortar or Clay.

Though Jackson be a hero, he's merciful and kind,
Sound judgment directs him to do justice to mankind,
In war he is heroic, in council he is wise,
But tyranical Government he hates and denies.

The most of our wise men approve of his ways,
And all our old Presidents have spoke in his praise,
Where Jefferson speaks of him in our papers we read,
He says Andrew Jackson is a Roman indeed.

Though our borders be troubled with savage abuse,
To venture on further they will find it no use,

There is no savage foe that can us overwhelm,

While we have a brave Jackson to manage our helm.

• Hickory the toughest, or one of the toughest trees in America, nearly as tough as Whalebone: white Oak is very tough but I think not so tough as Hickory.

Henry Clay was Andrew Jackson's rival in the late election of President.

But Jackson grows aged like other wise men,

And the reins of our government he soon must resign,
But we hope some young Hickory will arise in his stead,
That will fill up his place and in his foot steps will tread,

O come all you sound hearted Hickory souls,
Engrave Jackson's name on your Hickory poles,
And teach your young Children to reverence his name,
That ages unborn yet may hear of his fame,

There is no other President we think we may say,
That has managed so wisely since Washington's day,
As brave Andrew Jackson that hero so bold,
May his name be engraven in letters of gold.

Tune-Indian Chief.

19th. The boat not being ready to start I walked on, (on this canal they rest by night) and came up with a boat of which a Quaker was Captain. I accepted his invitation to come into it. I found he was one of the Orthodox party. We soon touched on the subject of the late separation. His statement was similar to what at different times I have heard from others of the Friends,that Elias Hicks who had been a popular speaker for many years, had for a while indirectly been striking at the root of their principles, and so by degrees infused his sentiments into the minds of the younger, and less discerning part of the people, till they were about ripe for his purpose, that of declaring himself more openly, When this was discovered, the Orthodox part found it would be useless to try him at the monthly meeting in the district to which he belonged, as he had warped the greater part on his side but deferred it till the yearly meeting came on, when they proceeded to try the suspected ones by the touch-stone of discipline; and those who were departed from their fi:st principles, and were found not to be Orthodox were desired to depart; but they refused. On this refusal, seeing a perverse spirit had entered into them, the Orthodox friends in order to conduct their meeting in peace, and at the same time support their principles, adjourned the meeting to another place. On this the seceding party pretended, that they were the Society of Friends or Quakers, and that the Orthodox had left the Society. The separation then took place. The Orthodox raised their ancient standard, a few

assembled round it, the others were drawn off by crafty influence which at once divided between the Quakers and the deluded ones. They now are distinguished by the names of Orthodox and Hicksites, though the latter do not take that name, but pretend they are the Quakers.

20th. We passed the late breach of the canal, made by the aforesaid freshet. As the canal there is on the edge of the Delaware, at a bend in the valley, the river broke in over the tow-path with an impetuous force carrying all before it, as the reader may suppose, when he is told that the Delaware rose twenty feet or more. Captain Bidwell pointed out a tree which still bore the mark of the flood, the grass or straw hanging in the limbs. He said he saw one tree measured to the mark left by the flood, and it was twenty-three feet. The damage at this place was considerable; about a quarter of a mile of the canal being washed down, that took 50 men about three weeks to repair it, and 14 or 15 waggons.

He informed me that there are 300 coal boats on the canal, and 50 freight, and packet boats.

The Baptist Repository gives an account of the trial of Joel Clough, for the wilful murder of Mary Hamilton, of New Jersey, by stabbing her with a dirk, because she would not consent to be married to him, his trial lasted eight days, found guilty.

The paper also says Mr. Avery had on his trial 132 witnesses; the prosecutor 109.

21st. We got to Wurtzburrow, a little village, about seven o'clock; where we stopped and took breakfast: but being after their breakfast time at the public house, they had to prepare solely for us. When we came to pay we were charged twenty five cents each. I enquired of our host why he charged more than his neighbours? He replied that he charged eighteen cents, at breakfast time : but when they had to cook purposely for customers, they made an additional charge. Travellers in America would do well to take their meals in time if they can, for Americans expect payment for labour at Taverns as well as at other places.

In reading the life of Dr. Franklin as we went on, I copied a few verses of his poetry.-The Dr. as is well