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VOLUME X. GREENSBOROUGH, NORTH-CAROLINA, JULY i; 184S. ; 3abltj5l)cii ilJwkln - llY SW AIM & SHERWOOD s -, PRICE. TUREK OOLLAIlf A YEAR , vfS.50.tr ri witbiji SMsTaArTiaTaEaT. essvpseeivTie. A failure oft tht part of any eusloroarto orJer a diseon innxno within the subscription year, will b considered 3a JieaUvs f hu with to continue lb paper. f .... CORRESPO.DEXCE Of THE PATRIOT. ;'--'' No. I. Wayside nought ami Observations in Western Rotherford Co., June 20. 1S48. Chimnkt Rock. f fifessrs. Editors s I promised some oi my frmff. h firing home on t flying visit South ,srWest. the favor of such thought and obser vations as,.hould occur to me ; and as between us 4ry arc.pftf n happy exchanges of thought and Ir'ngf 9n matter of public and state policy, jjerbApa f shall not trespass too much on the col. . umni T yqofj'wrnal to making it a private and public mecTitna.o intelligence. Jn UavingLjnoolnion 1 took the southern or lower route, by Ruthrffyrdtoii, through the moun--in fatnesses',' being idtnei by a friend of its titter road and superior beauty in mountain scen ery Of' theeadvaotifge I cannot at present peak, I have never travelled previous to this time beyond Lincolnton ; but on my return route bWorgaotonlhwel ehall then be abk write of my own knowledge. Sufficient it is at present to remark, that if there is good Wad and a beautiful and imposing scenery! as meet the ob servation of Uie traveller. or tourist by Ruth erfordion. then why is it, (social friends of the valley and lh seabrard.) that you do not awaken counts of the beauties and incidents of travel m that State pride which by nature prevement migtit be, your inherent light, visit the North and other place of attraction less, and, your own favored State more, and see and learn what jny own and other per;s can only . sketch. -, .-.. ;And -although Xbav i, now ntteiripjed a . ,Uisk which I aw. so incompeicju to perform, it -is, las: - io refter writing! -sMMWsone of those pome I'C comptisbmems which, alas, t have too much neg- lected. But I do so as well to gratify a circle of social friends, a from a patriotic ense of duty to my dear native Stile .favored by Providence 'with the choicest gift of H is creation capable, by ..ilhtirt;andingenu .greatest and beat of lands which on account or its extreme modesty and went ofStale fxide and practice f laudable ambition heretofore, now aJerps.fepmperairveiv speaking, .iii Ibis oge of civ ilisation and improvement, as unconscious of the itrnerous elements, of national wealth and great yam which rpnnse in nature's works, as the wild maa of the forest that once tracked (to him) this particularly from Lincolnton by Rutberfordton to this place, (Mr. Harris',) a the foot of Hickorynot Gap, a distance of sixty miles, is perhaps by na. lure a good a natural road, eicepting a lev long bills which are by no meant foimidable to market wagons or pleasure carriage, at any road in the world." It is almost erroneous opinion which is prevalent in the middle and eastern parts of the State, that the mountain country is almost inaccessible to travelling conveyances. I feel warranted in saying, that the route I have travel led over from Lincolnton la a better road than the one to Fayetteville from Salisbury or Ruleigb from Greensboro. At the distance of five mile from Lincolnton we ascend a flight of inclined hills ; then travel over a hard, level, plain road which is varied with these step of hills at equi-distant spaces of four and five miles lor a distanct of thirty miles. At the distance of eleven miles we have the first view of South Blue Ridge, which, to one who has nev er seen mountains cf a similar class, excite feel ings of as thrilling an interest ascending from the valley as Xenophon in bis Anabysis tells us excited bis ten thousand Greeks, when they had the first vie v from the mounttuTpeak of the dis tant seashore, their native and long-wished-for home. ..'..'..' ' . v Vuh my knowledge of turnpikes, I think I can safely say, I have seen few roads the material of which (silica and quartz) are more desirable for the construction of a cheap, durable ana easily kept up turnpike.,.At preaeijiJitilc work is , don?, on tjie road ; and as long stages can be made on it as upon any of our roads. 1 think the time is near at hand when some such work as this will -engage the atlentinn of Slate or individual enter- priz; more especially when the connecting link between Danville and Charlotte is formed by a railroad,-whictt woikibe noblest yel in Conlera- (.1 ition in North Carolina will be as certainly xo think and drive fast before night, and be com fonably ttowed away before (be storm cornea oa. In my next I propose giving an" account of tbe mountain scenery, &e., of Harris's Co rey v M1SC ELC ANY Western Norih Carolina, and having assumed j built, to the pride of the rising generation, as the is, anu oy lm-; nob!e water of the Yadkin nnd Catawba yet roll sen wilderaess. And of tbe force and truth of these teniiinen s I was never more strikingly reminded than while crossing those Urge and beautiful bodies of watvr. the Yadkin and Cutnwba rivers, ovtr the (nin highway, pasing throtjyh valley's watered snd feililiZed by those rivers an 1 iheuthoutaud tr'bu tarir. with seasonable iiMiudaiiuns depositing (he rich soil of Um MacekiUtt hill and laoumains, which yieM to our preaenl imperfect progress in (he science of agriculture a greater variety of taple productions, grains, fruiu and grasses than My similar section of couatry in the world, and more than our populauuicau wale and consume. And in addition to dtese vegetable favors whicn ave bee a lcv4iid so jrofusely upon us to sup- on a Mlenl but eloquent rebuke to the theories and efforts of impractical stntesinen of the past, and unpatriotic politicians and apatheix and leth argic citizens now parsing cfl the stage of actinn. hen l Lia w-ork shalLbe accocipljhed? our moun iaii friends and cuizerta, (as p vrt North Cawlini Mhik,txJtSitv)f ibirlrtcfe y, tt. and the water which they drink are from insalu brious properties.) vill haTtn outlet to this rail roadwill greet us as brothers, and catt at the several depots their surplus, and excellent pro ducts of husbandry, which thev can never do without some such way as their mountain Streams rush down through the paps, tumbling over large masses of rock, and offering natural and insuperable obstacles to the art and ingenuity of man. But white indulging such thoughts and mak ing such observations as ihese on the wayside the last day of travel to this place. 1 found that night was a) roncbing. and dark and threatning cloud were rolling in w!d and terrific grandeur, as a scroll cast from the to miles (afier crossing main Broad river, down whoe banks I had traveled near two itiilei with scarce enough r03d for one vehicle to pass safely bi 'tween it nnd lb? perpendicular shelves of rock oj'jxxtte us l'fi baiilc.) weri yet before tne, and near one and a half mile of similar road, with the mountain j opposite the right bank was to be traversed, and the storm rumbling m the distance, and the tn fulling ihxk and fast, my thoughts very naturally digressed from their criticism on patriotism and want of State pride, xnd were nb s'ractJy bent on a snfe and comfortable retreat at Harris's Cove. But the darkness increased, the rain fell in quickening and repeat! d torrent., as we drove into main Broad a second lime to crocs; Yort 1Md WW "out todies, we have perhaps more spcafSc and in intrinsic mineral wealth fo' tfeeru end "finances of a highly civilized and re tWdcammon wealth than any other state or peo jpte la toe w orld. , ijul what were my desponding reflection upon tbe spectacle we eihibil at home and the cbarac- 4er ve baye abroad, for want alone oi a proper Slate pride and spirit of public improvement. And it seemed to me that the1 blame should prop erly rest upon our public men in the management of our state policy, and ' those of our ,ueo in the private relations of life who have received a bonus o their collegiate education in the University of 5ur State. , For what purpose bad our early law fivera in view, in selling aside such a large fund sf the endowment of our University, if it was not 'ttfl edocaU(atnddiscipline th youthful mind and lalonts'of tbe Ctste for future noble purpose in "jhe imprOrementof Society and natural ad vantages gieett us. t v ; Herr, while passing along the public road, my (noughts would often recur to tbe two noble steams of water behind me in tfce distance, stili flowing silently on, in the time unimproved channels in which -nature directed them overlooked by beau tiful private residence with rich fields of ripe arud flourishing grain around them and which might hive long since and now have been wafting thou- aands of steam and other boats, laden with the ' treasures of the mountains arid vajjiesj but, alas, tbey flow on with no rudder to plough their virgiii surfaces oo sail to. make glad the approach ! tbro.ngr, Crowding pji the banks to1 ; -f oi exchang commodities of trade and pro- yocf.'' . . :-. .; , - - ; 7r -r -y; - "i i i i.q r. v- , " And Oisn -aam; trys- public bighVsy more Common School in Agricnltural Dis tricts. Here a well a elsewhere, the agricultural po pulation wilf never cease to be of-the highest importance to the dignity and strength of the State. It is from the rural districts, that the manufacturing population recruits its wsste, and draws the bone and muscle of its laborers, and much of tbe energy of its directing force. It is from th-country, that the city is ever deriving its fresh supply of men of talent and energy, to stand foremost among its mechanics, merchants, and professional men. It is on the country that the other interests of society fall back iu critical sea sons, and a a forlorn hope in moments' of immi nent peril. Just in proportion, as the means ol intellectual improvement abound in tbe coun try, and co-operate with the healthy forces of na ture and occupation to build Up men of strong niuids. and pure purposes in strong bodies, do her sons fill the high places of profit, enterprise, and influence in, the city and the manufceturing vil lage, v . In respect to education, the country has advan tages and disadvantages peculiar to itself. The sparseness o t'ie population forbids the concejv- tration of scholar into large districts and the'eon- sequent gradation of schools which -is so desira ble, and even essential to thoroughness of school instruction. The limited means and frocal rabita of iiie coubiri i preclude tlie employment of teach ers or professional men, of the highest order of tal ent and attainments, and thus, both the direct and indirect benefits of their educational influences are not felt. The secluded situation and pressing cares of daily life, foster a stagnation of mind, and want of sensibility to the refinements and practi cL adainge of nn-.-. -- - - On the other hand, country life has its ad van tages. There is the bodily energy and the fresh ness and force of mind which are consequent up on it. These ae secured byjhe pure air, the rough exposure, the healthy sports and the labo rious toils of the country. Hence the-boys bred in the country endure longest the wear and waste of hsrd study, and the more exciting scenes of life. There is the calmness and seclusion which is fa vorable to studious habits, and to that reflection wfcich ppriimiv knowledge two tlieery tub-j stance of th uttnd. There is freshness ol - iiua- 1 'iUMium. tH&Hi&xr by 'MMAdeflmglJi vef , bill &M dale, and looting at all things growing and living, whTch.'utisoited ond umired asj"ef m"itr wing, tnkes long and delighted flights. There is ardor and eagerness after eminence, which gathers strength like a long petit, fire, and breaks out with greater enerpy when it has room to show itself. A bove all. there is often, and may be always, a more perfect domestic education, as parents have th eir c hildrenr more rTOTrely -wnhnT'thetr coiKTot, and the home is more completely, for the time being, the whole world to the family. Where, ever these favorable circumstances are combin ed with the advantages of (rood teachers, good onous, and tne personal influence ol educated iuervtheJy viti boy4oo4-aita'-youih receive its best training for long life of useful and honor nble fliiri. But in these n?rucies of education. s I The Cast Iron Plough. A bill has recently passed the Senate of the (Joited States, and is now pending in the House of Representatives, tq extend the patent of Jethro Wood for seven yeSrs, which be obtsined in 1814 and renewed in is 1 9, claiming to have invented the cast iron Plowshare. This bill proposes to grant to the heirs of feihro Wood, the privilege of exacting fifty cents from the manufacturer for every Cast Iron Plough made, in the United States for seven Years after the nassaee oi the said bill. -: ' -; :.' As there are about four millions of farmers and planters at present in the United States, as each would require on an averare at i least one plow every four' years, this privilege would be worth half a Million of dollart annually, all of which would be takso from the bard eaieings of the far mer, ad planter. And what makes the matter more unjust is, that the interest of the heirs of Wood have been purchased for a mere song; thus nearly the whole benefit of it will iuure to a comp any of preedy speculator. ..'.'"-:; But Jethro Wsjsod as I shall proceed s to show'. was not me original inventor or the wast Iron Plowshare, nor did he ever improve ihe Plow in the slightest degree; be was consequently entitled to no merit in this thing, and much less to a patent ( and bad the fact been known by" the Commissioner of Patents, in, IS 14. bo v ould not nave granted him oae, or renewed it; in IS 1 9 nei ther would ih United States Court confiiuied bim jctit after it bad been granted. ' ' The Cast Ircn Plowshare was invented by Robert Ransom, of Ipswich. Enrland. and he ob- Ltaind a patent for it in 1783, twenty-nine years before Jethro Wood obtained his. The Cast Ir on Plow, with the shsre and mould board in two parts, was kept for sale by PeteT T. Curteniusin this city, ss early as 1800 and in use irr this neighborhood. Jethro WWd undoubtedly obtain ed bis knowledge of the csst iron share from one or the other of" these, for the Cast Iron PioW as a whole, and in separate pars, will be found figured and described in almost every Encvclo- prdie, and work.oo egticult.uraliuiplemeriis.pub"! lisiiea in Ureal liruiuio, since 1790. 4 hes works, soon found ibeir way into the United Slates, and it can be proved by the testimony of the intimate friends of Jethro Wood, that be was faimliafwith these publications. X. and not being able to see eur way across, we turned back to inquire the way at a cabin some hundred yards behind us drew up oh the small hill near ihe house, hallootd and jumped from our buggies, while torrents of ra:n fell upon our bewildered heads. When the door opned'a bright light illumined our facet, and the bospita Tie cc-ve-men came out receive and sympathise with us when, in an instant, a bright shrfi of lightning fell near our feet, stunning my legal compeer and friend in distress, and completely eclipsing our vision followed instantly by on awful peal of ihunder.at which my horse darted , with electric speed, with boggy and aIIt!own the hill and rocks into the river, dragging me a short distance and then wresting the reins from my hands and going pellmvlj I knew not where. 1 soon pursued as some wandering bewildered spirit, found my horse trembling in his tracks, dis-ngagedhim from what I supposed a wreck of matter, when to my infinite surprise a shaft only was broken. V ' I hastened back to ihe eabin, my friend was safe and indulging, .melancholy ihVughta of me. VV soon took shelter as wet as fresh sponges from the sea ; a bright fire welcomed usJj we talked ol the awful and terrific storm, wbxh the covc-men pronounced unusual, of the hair-breadth escapes, sndlhrn JaicLdowiLsupperless slept as Jifing men never slept, and came over to Mr. Harris's Sunday morning; from which place we will soon leave for Asheville, tweniy-ihreo miles over tbe mountaia. , ' - ' - .'. I have been thus tedious, dear reader, on thit incident ma mountain storm, to icopresa yoti with fleiL- The citizens owe it to ibenselsV aee therm porftnee, shouTiFyou ever viiit .the mou n- amends made to lcCtude,, and those who jajfc iiuuM. ayouc,.MrDer4iyoa4vr69t). fagei aim orougnt to jusiKr 4 :v t"' ' r r Hie country portion of the Smte are creailv defi .cjeriu r.ejwejly..nipi luring villages. The teachers are almost univer sally young men, with no education beyond what can be obtained in ordinary district schools, inex perienced in life, and in their own profession, with no expectation of continuing in the same school more than three or four months, or in the business any lunger thsn they can accomplish some teiiioraiy ctject, and wiihoul any of that interest and pride in their schools, which springs from local and State attachments. Even when they are well qualified, by knowledge, age and experience, and feel a more than ordinary inter et ir. improving the schools, because they are the schools of their town or State, their Connec tion with them is so transient, and the impedi ments from poor school-houses, backward scholars, irregular attendance, diversity of ages, studies und books, want of interest in parents, and com mittees, are so great, ihe)- can accomplish . but v i"r "y 1 i V 1 Too cf . b e"cl r fi c ! ri c 6J i h ic h o o I are not supplied tn any great extent, by school, or town, or circulating libraries, or by Courses of popular lectures. In lbl4, there were but three libraries, containing twelve hundred volumes, in ihe agricultural districts of the State.. These belonged to proprietors, and were accessible to less than ne hundred families. There wss not a single lyceum, or course of lectures open to the agricultural population, distinct from those which were established in a few of the manufacturing villages. From ihe want of such facilities for nurturing the popular. mind,x and the fact thai clergymen and professional men from the city and large villages are seldom called into the eour.iry. there is less of that intellectual activity, of thai spirit of inquiry, and desire fur knowledge, and of , thai improved lone of conversation which the discussions and addresses of able and distin guished men, in the lecture room and the pulpit are sure to awaken, and which constitute an ed ucating influence of A powerful and extensive character, in large place." J. ' To su pply these deficiencies in' the agricultur al districts, public education in all us bearings, must be continually held up and discussed be fore the people. The lecturer, the editor, the preacher, educated wen in public and private life, should do all in their power to cherish and sustain an interest oi ihjs subject. ry Bar nvrd. . .. v '' . '.. . ' Out of t,he K.E. State. " , , ; , Lykchino. An infamous Cass of lynching oc curred atVicksburg recently. A uu named McQuade was whipped jnerly to death oa, tofs picion of having COnirailled a lbet, of' which he was entirely innocent, public. ioijigpaiion has been aroused against the lynchers, and sonte have The history of the Cast Iron Plow and improve ments are simply this. ' James Small, a Scotchman, constructed a Cast Iron Plow pn true mechanical principles ss early ss 1740, and was ihe first inventor of the Call iron ,land side shonlr.Tsfter.stfrijatasiKarly .as?ltl)Ct the Cast Iron Plow complete, in three distinct par was welt kaea n nd iT ore-in Or at Britam and figured and described in nearly evr'ry .work of any. value since published Too ihe. subject of plows and agricultural implements. ' Without, any knowledge of these improvements of the Csst Iron Plow in England, Charles New- bold of New Jersey, sboul the year 1 790, took up the plow with a view of improving it in the Uni ted Slates. On the J7ih of June 1797. he obtain ed a paleol for ihe Cast Iron Plow skeleton, iu one piece complete. Subsequently he made his plows with a cast-iron mould board and land side, and attached a wrought iron share to it. Shortly after this, he stilt oden spoke of farther improving his plow, by substituting the cart iron share. ! Bui having spent upvvardii of f!0 000 in his im- provemems and eHuris to introouce it into ue in the United Suies and elsewhere, be got discour sed and gave up the business. Peter T. Curtenius. assisted above, kept the t1it"1rioWfonateht:lh 2Kyhrhr'1til", mould boards in separate parts, as early as 1800. Who wss the manufacturer of these I am unable to learn. In 1804. I think. David Peaccck. of New Jer sey, obtained a patent for a plow, the mould board and land side of c-st iron and m separate parts, the share of wrought iron steel-edged. H cop ied Mr. Newbold's plow in part, and for the pri vilege of which he paid him' $1,000. In 1414 Jethro Wood obtained a patent for a plow, the mould board land-side and share in three parts and of cast iron. He was familiar with Newbold's and Peacock's plows, and his was a bungling imitation of theirs, and noi near so per fect in form and construction as the old Rot her ham plow, which had been in use in Great Brit ain upwards of seventy years before ever Wood obtained bis patent. ' ii it aid i that theCair I'rorr Plowvlrvthres parta, viz: mould board. land side and share. wis in use jn Virginia previous, to I814i and that Wood was f sre of jl, A With these facts before them, the public will now see how great an injustice it would be for Congress to extend the patent of Jethro Wood, and give his heirs Or rather a crmpsny of greedy speculators, the privilege for seven years, of ex acting fifty cents per plow from every one engsg ed in their manufacture. I hope these facts will be widely disseminated by the press throughout the United Stales ; for the hard working farmers and plunters ought to be immediately apprized of what so vitally con cerns them. As the bill is still pending before the House of Representatives let all those oppos ed to injustice and special privileges take pains to call the attention of every member tothe subj-ct. so that the iniquittus measure may be defeated. ' A. R. ALLE.N. became the first convict tinder thie State's prison department.' Beln a shoemsker by rade they 8n him a tench, lasts, and leather. Thu. Tram Noah Gardiner, sprang the whole generation of saoetnaKer woo nsve peopled the prisons in our various State rrom Plymouth Rck to the North East point, of the Rocky Mftuoisins. ' Having been intimate with Noah in days pone by, I one day entered the prison to see bow matters pros pered . To a large room there sat on their lait Irgscbovs three hundred shoemakers, while Mr. Noah, with cane in hind, and all the conseqient ial aire of an office-holder, strud. throuffb the L.- I.- i ... . ' . r. ! yi uis iiioitrj regiment, insBjocunjr anu cor rectinff such s were sinners abdve aH men in the room. In this department fNoan behaved like an honest nan t (for as a Scotch woman re- msrifea.-tiie 4'U tandem,. h cari na help't.") Ia process of time having served another appren ticeship of jteveo years, the Friend mdoced our Governor to give him an unconditional pardon the prison dour was opened, and be went forth V Nuw Temrket oor tttrtht (ibooeb in this case mistaken.) friend, you see'the utility of our humane system, you woulii hnvd hancrd that man seven years-ago here is a valuable life saved; be't a reformed nan" &c. " They. procured a siore tor nNtt 'auvanceu money, and gave him employment. From gra til tide (wm mar presume.) he joined the society ; it wss thee and thou, like the best of them he prospered in the world his eyes stood out in fatness he had more than heart could wnh ; the most of his work, was dune by journeymen,' who wroughviu ibeir houses, where in dwelt their.families.' On a certain day Friend Noahgave into one of his work ingmen to make for him a pair of boots ; now, friend," says No ah, M thee must bring me them boots properly iuurui-uy erenine, Bays Hie man. " jou. aiialf gevtbem.'' -The- boois, however. Were not forth coming until liith.iliiv ur.in.. Noah was Wroth, and commenced a violent disser tation on the unpatdonahle crime of disnnnoiflt- ment. As soon as the man could edge in a word, says be, sir, I'm a poor man, I've a wife and j three Children ; my wife took sick. I nurwri h-r. ' S?f3 ?IrJ.ld wrought day. and. AoJIow joints afford j-r6... .. vum.u t.v inane n unisn any sooner. Noah wodd admit of no excuse, still insisting on the heinous sin of disappointment j ihe paiience of ihe man was ai-its climax : with his fist he placed a thundering knock on the counter ; says hejsir I know it's a dreadful th fwtnttit. ' I remrmber. one rjayf Bul Wn Vrlirg NUMBER 12 3d' do no( vitWe ,be"air. la a close vessel they de-' trrwrste and restore the i - 7 ygen, does not ripen f but the ripenins? orocesa X00 ; and in the s.J- "rc." P,,nd. ; bnund.ry,.d called ,h- h " In 1759 it L. u'l! ?"? ChestpuiT wat he reixrn SL"09 J r.jM .rJ, "oi,wasinad called the Qreat, Ci,..,..,. in a Pt.r iiuTn T?" Jo-treet. I " " V,W" T",I Tor seventeen days, the inerd.-.. TrM.p, lo' ?nteea There are twentyone steU i.f.fc' " Bong which the cedar iV,! f ,bf Pw 4 rapid growthf fC Pie. of ; ir!ui neat he .Hipli edsi end fo dor, with i & r .... " n - t - t ' ihere are 210 ion r na ..... Ki.KI.nn. Iii,k. LI!... . uaed in building, for bed, end Z T i'W . Hum uiieen to sixty Ippi h;.. l -I -;t ft ve tofifieen inches i7nVe,e, inm , 'hviithoiu. ' owineier.. 1: is we J known ui much ., tJMffwF tfrv ihe, wild in mniXfZc' er countries, , Mjtfi""' Thesoft .hoot. . re " 75 1," I , " j -j .7 "I'arairus, vi, nuu flflfl UnftlaBttn... 1. a L-ii-. " "?u, ana nte with r.. i'k on, concrete m;i.:.t .- ' and ,f hot d,.1 :;T7 u"lf py People, " - uu. sa riiriAiiM i -i a tonce s formed, and much v .T' ,.f I.. . . V vi iiiL iravft ani . ...u van are also ,-,r.rr;,A ,. s.- Decociior.a seed, are eaten a, . aZ, Z 1 " " W used a. bucket,; nrd n ' ' )om " er wood is uJti'illWyWi "0 oth framed o.ii i. -".J ,."V. ,M "'P i lnZ '-"-be. mast. ,hd yards. nted in li.y life, I bow's, and instead of le.rf . : . u""a 10 n". Well, now7 this ! great dis.ance.7 Jt X T ' C" W 10 i... v-i...s - 1-7- F. r "so forms wriunfl'-neru. and. ago. I went up to ihe Park fo see you hunt, and Its lente. -make r. masts ahd yards. ....... wa. imvrny UiSfipioinie.t in III when you did not conie out. was. smoking lo the pairf. ... th Yankee ys, J u srn iw asl'Z ' " . .mL "'W ?f V, nt t itwasa W.rgumem-.-J.an irih-inio Hp'r.te, fi &c:-lniised. m.rt would s,y . w k W making - ou, - a , strong i r very kmri of TL' L5b.a 2 t4er-.rriwrii6f,aWyeM.'atT as thv by jminiiae :the knot. " !' ' w ropsjr say jn Congress fc was wm.hwemhlt trru. -Thn ri ,k.T' f chaV adWe., - BiMV-andsVNuoh looklt't "he wat -dumb i-hrl&oeeiP. J ;. . PulWm'con'wjT a . . i i w ssi tr a Lt rial i tti .. . ""''y LU1LIV I f S..fA-. . . " '? lh elH monodebhia. a w e'y cultivated in warm, hen he wanua uN! ,a,.d the order polyandna Th ,n0',QavlP .., 'i.... .a . ' '. "'una. i he seeds are' i-n openec not hi. mouth,; but like a wise irtai. (the climates, uerii never employs a tool neyman) he- made the amend honorable; paidj closed in a capsule and for ihe work? gave ihe ma 3 aeiot her pair to in a ke. 1 called cotton. The n and kept bim in employment till be closed the sowii io holrs in the t!r involved in the fit.m.ni. nt is raised ffonr feed' prmg months. The A Chapter ofDisappointmcnt& In the momh of November. 1704. 1 went up tothe Park in New York, (then "nut of town.) "to see a msn hqng. There was probably, ten or fifteen thousand persons present, thv msjority of them biggeraols than myself. After gazing for two lung hours on the b'are poles, the square cross-tree, the swinging-rope and prow hook arns extremity, the sheriff arrived and announced a reprieve. There was hissing, groaning grumb ling, and every sign of disappointment. 1 must confess I wss very much disappointed myself This man was Noah Gardiner. He kepi an extensive boot and shoe factory jn New York. He had commuted forgery, (then death by our laws',) and so was condemned to be hung. At this time the State's prison in New York, (the first erected in America,) was building and near !y finished.' The Friends (Quakers) who were the first promoters of this -system vf h induced-the Governor .totemit his: punishment from birrgitig to inrpritonrpeiit for" Jifer - H e thus "1 Concern. So far so good. fluout phott are nulLw " j ,1luP"-i -AfeW-m mug the Fronds -considerable sums of money;; but the perennial snJri- re "1 plnnti, and obtained a number of extra endorsement," i America. The ..1. cull.Mrt,l " South the fcimer he changed fur field, and the latter he ! showery weather .3 S ? B few,y " mshavedin Wall street oi, the same night.- weeded f whtn thev "aJh 'latl'ht Noah left the city, his wife and children, (some The lops are pruned t?TJ. '" "u" v' hiSh of them grewn to maturity) and look wi,hS,i,n. TjU.1 for company on the road, a young married fe- imj.roie for two or ihr?J ?vL? AlH?. mnle ; since then he h.s not rd from, five years th. PU n.,... ..u-.r. . r. i . . "u" 'e renewed. lha hinAm. i .. V up" .1., VI iwiiiy vi'Brs. I a UOU6 M fa i-v . : . a you see.Alr. Prl0e ji was Doihinc hut JisA Jul vuulaVX J2K9 VPnrlls .ppointment.!l round; ihe Friends. we7edis.p.Twe?k...nd pointed tn hu reformation; the borrowed money not returned, and the notes dishonored. Two more disappointments the man not finding his' wife when be came home, was another disap pointment ; and worse than all, the gallons was disappointed of its due. A strong case i thjs iu favor of capital punishment. This is no romance, it's a simple tale of truth ; I knew nil the parties, and waa conversant with every one of thu cir cumuance. , GRANT TUORBURX. February 55, 1848. Facts in the Vi get able Kingdcm. Vegetation Converts the gas cf the atmosphere into an equal" built of carbOnicscid gs7 without aflt cting the azote. When Oo oxygen is present, they either form carbureted nitrogen or carburet ed hydrogen, always evolving carbon. Light js onlarornble to the formation of saccha rine mailer :n vegetation. Their juices are alike, and they nre not infinmable uben they grow iu the daik. Light produces the varieties of their qualities as wvlj as their colors, becoming white in ihe dark. .. .y . Leaves are colored in the proportion fa which acids and alkalies prevail in them ; green indi cates an excess of alkali. Solar ligrjt ia the agent by which the carbonic acid in gas is decomposed; The oxygen is thus expelled, snd the alkali pro duces green.. . . . ) AH fruits consist, in vsrious proponions, of wa ter, sugar, potash, malick acid, mucilage, tannin, pelatin.' and a flavoring and coloring principle. The essentials in making wine from them are the sugar, tartsrous acid, mucilage, and water. Flavor, color, and. tannin sre no: essential. The tartsrous acid distinguishes win, acd the malick, cider. The sugarrbjr fermentation, yfefdThe alcohol, with extractive vegetable matter. The colors of (lowers depend on light; and the coloring matter which they yield becomea red when an acid is added to it, and violet, blue, or green; when.an alkali is added. Flowers decom pose no carbonic acid, but they convert the oxy gen in the air into carbonic acid, v The odorous matter of flowers is ifhmmable, and arises from an essential oil. When grow ing in the dark their odor ir diminished, but re stored u the light ; snd it is stroncesi in sunny1 climates." : . ' . " .r The sap of plants is mucilsginous, albuminous, and saccharine, in the alburnum ; and astringent, or tannin, in the bark. The cambium, between the wood antfbark, is a mixture of both. A retentioa of the oxygen Tor waut of Ijg hf, ren der plants white ; and its excess produces the ssnte effect..,. . ? ;' . .- ' htitnarjiijv LJ.hyJave$ jibsoxygen, injthe oighu and give.it out in me aunsnme i ney produce car bonic acijj, and to decompose it and, herefcre, m,:i L - J from the cotton by a cin. h j, the,, uieLA mn! trtes.under fttVo--able circumstances. -vk'ldi 400 and filled with cotton, surrounding the seeds. Four only of ,he ePec,e. of cotton orgCpium ' with hairv Itlri j . ' blm. Mme size, i p 1 ' ,nd AmericaB.U I he Barbadoe. four tox fi.e feet high. ' S' grow. fru0 CO to 100k 1 .ndV. k f r i T.: flow.?,. Cork. who, mwiii. -..5:7 -2: fourth that c( ': l.WJSZ&a- truer rut .,.. .. u- l k ".v"u... w":n Dounshes in zsmhrrn En. ::.r..firn 'e"f -t fa commerc. thee . ( , """V VV"r' eiively ind tbr - allowed an miervd of 2or:l year.. Tb. yooS! uee are, trip, ny evtry ,b,rd year.1 it flat d dlh bv,nVd Mttpiier. and lot ttt I'hts. it ., then drieV over fire, (of use.-A, a bad conductor of hel it t. ,d to jn' crease ihe warmth of apartments. ,hd ssih. liff ht; est and most elastic of ike wood, ho subsuncVii more generally us. ful. , . ne morws or mulberry tree ha. se'ver.l ces. i he white feed' ,:lk worm in China, the leaves shen. nA k l ... , r., n ' 7 .-ocea masie nre-wood- I He Mack produces ike best frm. -'V. i -t ihe papyrifero species is employed yia Japan rauWe paper, and 1 he Cinnamon tree w a species of laurel, ar is a native of Ceylon. It grows te fiOcrSfjfe aod its trunk snd branches produce the barV. J Indian meirica Pi feet' : produce the bark. . in arrowroot is a native plsnt of South A snd cultivsted in the ' Weit Inr!.-.7 I, i- a creeping root, with stalks aVout two feet high. ZVl ViTs? PUnid' 'nd 'b!ched niake ihe starch which is used a nutritious food.- It waa supposed ro be an antidote to the poison of Indian' i" htnCe Cae- Linnous calU it maranta. The banoian is. the s'acred tree of the HmdoceT"" r-very branch shoot, a new root to the ground, sa mat ihey srresd indefinitely aod afford tbady re treat for co,fprt and "religion.. . , . , . The date in all tropical countries Is -one ef the. most common tre-s. and grows from W to 100 feet, affording fooJcfoi'ni'ng etc!. 1." ! " -:Tb5an..9r. jdanrainj. tbe-1 most useful of fees. ' Its fruit 12 inches long . and two' thick sfives for bread :4h:ave4rve:'-"Abfi4' cevetiogv the root is perrennial, but- the sulk ia arirjuafl, and grows to 4$ cr 80 feet: : '
The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, N.C.)
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