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Fay for traaai! a4rtnUU(. ba tbt aaa W af iaarrtUaa art 11114, wbta baalH la for ab:c(ia; a4 fat nartrt. ba'.f aadj ar yaarl 4erfiMiaaeU aay (ia aftor Imf iatvrboa. ff afca Harrkbarg Uaia m4 rU9. Condltlob of tla Sa(li. "Tf 'U &Jk-trv:;.."ttC';t-; Cat- . j a, frt b! "inj dj?ort!. f Jctttri of iht ; t ccaJ.uvv'tai f4:ura rpttof we - '-k-s Jjutbara accioa wf ear covotrj: . Citt.tTiLLfi S. C , Jm. 19, 19C3. O.N. Pen, Kj j . t1 JJ'wi'" Ttr4. i la. jour lttur to my to - ja ij tfcar tha Nonbarn fopl art not aa-ira f b trna aVfrxJtit-fo of ika oouibrra Slat, and thai jo ih ma 14 tt4 aotuithinjtwi (kin tab- for.paUiaatiot, I " wiilinK, a I 'al , vaj bart Ufa, d aajthioc and averjrthinp :- ia vj pier lo' enlihua tba Northern bind aa to ib fn'fHtfol, ap palling oondiiion of iht South ; ba( il oa aa lo o that I aaa aat erj litda aot alreadf kooarn, thrvuzh tha jiut ' It U well kitowo.io tta warld tit len of "th i4 repobltcaa libenj, a ad plaead by tho mwtM and aouaUtiitai kialation of a Uadieal CoofrreM, 4a aiilitarj daapotiaa for part in o purpoaea. It ia eqaillj ,atl koova that npro evnren tiooa haa baeo orjjrad ia all iboaa Slates for iht porpoaa cf tbluhtng io than nrgro ao paayi la order-lo occomplwb ibu, a ery itra Dortian af , tha feioat iaiellirant. firtaoua d patriolii itimf arlfiia" Vice tae " VoaVd wfraS" a&i.iad, aod are baYaafiar .lobe gnrcrned by their ' former alavea and vopnnolplod adeotorer from the North.. Tnfe facta ire well known, aod tliir oouueocea every intelligent mioi mat well anticipa'e. ? w.av'w ia?ary waa,- aounaaau .at mo ouumcru Stalaa, if the pajp4e had boa let alone in their Stale legation and real'tred to the Un'wn, til would ha hcn well. Thet would aoon have i -t.1!.l.-J .L-O....I. rooered frim their esbauated and crashed con- Jitiort, nd been onee more happy aod proa (V(oiia people,- Thej trouM have added huo , Jreda i)f UnlJiona enoallfte the weaUboCthe Re ,blio,,iuitead ,o( eoating iyaaher jow do, a S-iBtfdfWpinlUona ery year, inrouga tna rreea .'I'ino'a B j real and i auhdiogt irmr. But the cniust. uneonatilutiooal and eaioidal 4ekUlatIoo -1 Conereaa hu partly ted them fore tar, I, fear. 2 lie negro li ao loaner ibat indualnoua, aaeful : -e.id nivil laborer which he once waa, bat 40 idle i,w and marveloua Dolnieal iroDortance." he but -votui inn . iu avaiuir. luuvw wu lUudoned hia forater jnduatrioui habits and -M,da his time to attending publie meetings ' .i.n! I.ivml lMrna a-atherineii by day and bf olfibt. Tfi whole raoeaecm disposed to rjtjit theip work resort to the towns and villages where they may ... - . a i - ....it an id a aod wretobeJ axutonoe to purer 'caud bees'tog.. , r t he coneeqoeoeef are tn our uciui aw UUt(te are aoemutaiea, uiwaur; fi.un.c, at j point of etarWUlun, ' and uljei with every 6 1 of ferluie.:. Kot a day passes over our heads ri;i we (?a not hear of aotue theft, hoaW burn-. i ijr,, '"rvbberj, rape or mordajr; 1 will tuentiocone at Iwo iufUuoas oat of thoeaeoda which ikignt 4 a Pia bmM nan. Iat Wffek. IB . 15 rVWMiKv ' .vw "f-- I " ' jTv'injrtoe "diatric1 wentarnied with ?uns, la 1 i womaa la the house, an3 ' went to the Ac iJiMg olfta wnctaod killed him. A short aiace a parcel of eegroes placed obstructions r V,.rth P. rutin railrniid.' (Kwhiell throw V .-aa ia iwa - - f - .i a. tnTa of ears la the pihl lime ArbIo, at ! invner ptiini on loeaaioc ru. prwi ui f - J- tMntha train, bnd eaCua vary 'near killine irai aeenjara. , lfat ftUatt-lckena-.voun,' eevea or eight oegroee were eoovkted of teorder, aod aeventeen or tigbtee.8 olbeO.rent tQ ibftpeo. iteotisry. Highway robbery aod offences which wers scarcely aver heard of ia South Carolina for years past, have baeome very ootntuon crimes o ins oelgbborbood of towosaod villages. Tbeftsnd burglary are. of conataot oeearreooe. Ia tbe co an try it is almost impooaible lo raiae bote, sbetp and cattle.' Apeotlttnao told me the other day that be had loat tbe last one of hi slier p, fwrty io Dumber, all stolen by the Bcroee. An otUfrgeotleman, who had boee Governor of the State, toforuj' d mi that he.bad eighty fire bos la kill Ian (all, and that they wers all atolea by the negroes except eevea, t . ., ' Tbe support of so many prisonsra aod convicts to oar Jails and penitentiary is beemmg alarm ing. , Wa shall not long be able to feed tbem aor will tbeprlaooa coouin them. Tbe country is so moch luipoTerisheJ that it is difficult for tbe aegroee to get employment, if they really wished lo do ao. Tbe failorj of the cotton erep throughout ibe United gialre, with the Govern meat in and low price of ibe stsple, has ren dered it impossible for tba plan tare toenatioue tbrir boineas the prercot year. Tbe difficulty, tiK. in eetiine tbe negroes to work durinir tbe the past year has diooursgcd and di:oted a great many. A large cotton erop waa planted bat spring, and a great effort was tuade by tbe planter to retrieve their -fortune and give em ployment to the negroes, bet nnirertil failure n 4 bankruptcy hare eosuod. I am not able to atate tbe lailing off f tbe ootUtn crop this year, but tbe rice ervp has fallen from oae bandied and thirty or forty thooeand liercea tj twrlre tbouwni tierces. Tbe prrnt rear avary one I wiil Lata to devote his attention lo tbe raiting, oi a provuitio erop. lie will not require ao m ' rw ia I ruiey ltboren, and would out be able to foe4 tbern i( he did. The aegMcs bsve aoibio 'to live oa the prcacot yesr, aod are enable to make crop by tbamelrea. Tbey will bave to steal or starve. Thia greatly diacoungea farming id the Ntbern Mates at ttita .tune, il yw make a tvA crop of profit jons, you bare oa security t hit it will cot be sto'eo or burnt Bp by tbe no- g'tx--- " " ; In regnl to the political conditioo of tbe Sowtbera 8ilen, I am ia deep deopair, aad bave 09 hope eicept te froing aenae of juauce oo the part of the Northern poople. The idea of placing lie goveramrnt of theae Statee In tba bauds wof Brgro-s, ia preposteroaaly abnari Nobs of tbem have pvupcrty, aad out one ia fire hatidroj ran read or write. - lo l!ie rec-ot tleo rif n for W'rab'irt of a emteitin, troy jof,,. the tf ' ti Li J JoTjft.'H ihUt Llyl d elfe!y one ia a bauJp d coold teil.tfier tbe oleeuna fur who ji ha voted. Tbcjr were eowirulle-l thr.tilr by the IiOjal Ixa-rwa. -Tka ticktt were put ed ie Cbir?eu.o, with , a l'kenes of Pretili-Bt L eco'o on fheaa. There neVtr has heea before suvh wide fi- II opened fot toe deaiaga and wepriaoipleJ aafinni lo &. vThe &egrw ia tbe aboat eredla beionjn the world, snd axnt easily imposed on by vila wretchc who are'dia Kel to pander I J hia igooraare aod pas!oa. iiariea from tbe Nrth, white and black, bata come bera aad ptejaJieed him against the whl'.e race, lie has been told that unices he voted the Ridieal ticket he wool 1 be placed back io all eery, and that if the voted that ticket ha would hive, Uiid aod, melee eitea Dim. In some iiutisace tbe aegroes t 'ually brought with tbem briilea to take ibcir t lr home with. Hj rt'ilitary order it aut Carolina negroes are to ait on juries, lo aouie ol toe diairicuoi thts Sute-taeegro popilaihHt-i-eo-jeeli larger, than the white that they will com pore al io oat the entire juriet. II ew it will be possible to adui ili'er justice with such juries, ia eom plicated cares, is more thso I csn tell. I sm equally at a loaa to know how tbe offioea of tbe State ira to be filled. Th iron-clad uath" ex olodea from offiqe all who ere competent and worthy. TbN diScalty was foreseed by General 1 oiciicd, anu ne re(UflNiea oi i.ongresa (uercuiorai of tbe leat oath, Gcn4l Mas Je has recently suggested the same thing in Georgia. It will be iiuposhibb; for tbe negroee and the worthless whites to fill some of these offices, or gitje the se curity required by law. . Property of all Liids, .nd espeoislly real es state, has depreciated' ia value one-half x two tbirda during the past year. No one is di.'poff.d to 'purchase any thing, and foreiga- capital ; has been driven out or deterred Irom coming here for investment. Property sold by the sheriff brioga nothing. The 'Alarahal of thia State told me the oitor day that he sold a pls'titaiion, well improved, "Staining two ihousand acres, in ilorry dii!( t publio auction to1 the highest bidder for 6vedullara. , Mules brought only fito doliurs fij.iflce A creat many persons are moving from the tower country, where there are Jo many negroes, and that section of tha State, is destined to to come e wilddrr.cM Tho same thing must occur in many portions of Mi&iaeippim iother 8 ut'iern States. A gentlerasn just returned from Mis eissippi Jh me that lands, which rented last year for? tiKeed dollar per aore, were now of fered at (ao doi tars per aero; and do one would take thsm. - 1 - - ... j ' Uoluss there is a reaction at the . North, and better lecislifion for the Southern States; they will be ao incubus to the UpioD,' utterly ' des atructive f the whola 'tcpublio. The preseot military force will have to be kept op-to main tain peace between the two races, and there is no certainly of theirs ability to do this long. . I hive i r some, time thought that when tha ne gro governuien,! went into operation it would be imposaible to preserve the peace or the country. A war of raons must eosue, and it will be the most terrt'So wsr of extermination that ever descf lated the fare thVearth in any age or country. s'm, with great respect snd esteem yours traly, &o., : B. F. PERRY". , I3T A gentleman asked a negro if ha woold j not hare a pioch of jnaff. M ?o," replied the darky, reepeat folly, ' taok yooj Pomp'e noea not httngry." t -. "r'1 WADESBOItOUGU, N.:C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, M, -. : '; ; (,Plrklssgav frwtn the l'roceedlns;a f fhe0eCiilIr(I.CouaUlaUUsaaI-Ci vrntion. , s. V i Soon after . prayer in the NortW Carolina, so- called Constitutional npareotion, qp Wooday, (he I0tb, Nr. Durham (Cooserystiye) offered ibe fob lowing presmble and reacJutioa, end onder a eu aion of the rules tbey ware aSopted ; MJmii( it is a tastier 2i com mo a rumor tbst eorroptiog iofluances bave Icea used lo se cure the passage of ctrtaia WJinanoea, which have been pawed by ll.l Cooveorfotr; and where ui, if theee rumors are tree, it is ibe duty of tbts body lo ascertain tho are the truilfj partiaa, and etpose aoch end eerr8?tiua t l berefore Jk it Ruotvti, That a aelaot Coaoiiuee of three members be appointed, b tie President, wboaa duly it shall be to asrerlaia and report whether corrupting influences bare beeo used to secure Ibe passage of any ordinsace, which bsi been pssaed by Uiu Cooveaiioa, ead, if so, the nsinee of Ibe guilty pan lea, and all the facta eoooec'ed therewith. Tie said Committee ehsll hire power to send for per-tons snd papera. ad- miniater oatl.a and eiamipe witnesses.:. ,. Mr. D. aiid it was risored on lbs struts. io hMr-la. and every wbeesihst teoaay-has bAn ud to induce me ruber! to Vole fot a certain or nance or ordiaaneea. It ia the duly of the Conventioa to enquire-; aad, if. it is true, tbe io famous nstnc of the dtdonte abou'd be handed down lo poateriiy ; aod if by ai corporatioa.or -. .... mam mm, toil it name or tne oamea oity be alco known. - Us did nM believe that any one wioid vote again! tuo resolution aod u any dslesate ha I been to base aa lo receive a bribe. e hoped that it wucld becoeae known, or, if ibat tbe matter would at. leatt be inresu jr;ed M , . ' Later io the day, while the Convention vu considering a propokioe to axmorialiie Congrea for a reduction of the tax oti-toWeo, Hood (ae- gro) moved that the Coo rent ion' take "a rece until the ei'.rif pnnedtKt Or; i'tof The motion was not erjtefaiocd, hu owing to the confuaioo and bfenee of members f Africsa 'rceot aod their whke Intiren do Vniot eoald be traee acted while h W" wt$fuinjt WLea tha eoesierauoa- of" arlitea of the Coastitutloa wss reached, efl motioa of Mr. Ah bolt, tbe report oa Mi.jiie' rs takeq ppr Iu ike firaj peCs'iy, Mr.v p jab'sta, Oraege, " iftt irAi.-anti tulorti -I a-tMi bj t.r- canised into separate eonjiuit':. in 1 19 vlUi mm mail yrar li rromirtti ito .'sy wrV4J- l . It a a Mr. 0. Mid he had hoard a rr?it deal Mid aVot aoeiii! equality advocate', fy tentoeo oa tbi (oor; now he wished lut it is avj nays cslled, snd the geniteraeo oo.rec i i ia lie nrtnr. Mr. Jones,of aabiajrton, t.S- i t.t tla Con ventioo ibould hava nothing V'o Jj wiih ibis. The Ugialara waa the proper I0J7 to kialate ia tin naaitrr. Mr. Darham aaid ibis was a tt questioa. lis wished to hare it dilinc.!y aor"rdcd. ' There eooftr'uotioo ssts did ot prevoui th passage of this n-aolution. declaring lLo soperiority of the white man. We claim that thewhite man has some rights left hi w, even nfioaf.the reconNtnio lion acts. But it ia the evident intention of this tjoriventiorrta bojond the-reefmetractro aetduty tf -ibta lxdy ipel and ptnge- uae.f f ana increoy aot otny g ve givu aoj poiuiol f equality, but' to force,, opoa' tha people of the I .- i ... 'i':. aft . otaia aoviai aquaiuj. no waniea na people io know who were the men .hat were endeavoring to perpetrate such ao outrtge opoo t hem. lie intended to try, by every aeanalit bis -power, to make these very radical ceotletncn opoo this the fl.or come up fairly and iquarely lo the mark, and show by their voter tpoo tbia question whether tbey wiahei to ores soeiaLeqaaliiy .be;. tween ine races upon ion prpia. it was vain for gentlemen to try to dode flie question, by saying that the Legislature wotridr provide for such aiatters. A heir vote, to diy, would tell the! ruth, and tear from their- fauca the mak under whieh they bad hid, and thepeople would see and spot tbe men who ire willing to degrnde their own color by admitting to dy tbat ooial equality between the ractM does and shall exwt Such aa a.tteftpt' to fix npoo pot peoplo sueh a dumning shamej'y ceruiu memiXid on this Boot, ought go over tLo whole country, ijii the men U mwrX-ert t -. 2 It was a test-question We, Xho Conserva- tlvts on this floor, so regard it J.std if the yeas and .nays upon this question arc rofused us, it win be a palpablo and direct icloowiudmeot of fear, od lhe part of the Radial eleiuebt of, this Con vention, to show their record to the people. It would be skulking and dodging the tjurtioo in a toiaerabla and abject mnnner. . ' Mr. Rodman, gave his reasoa why he .rather liked Mr. Graharo'a amendment .thkt the Leg- I . , I I .! . 1 ill . laittiore win provide ior suou tnings, &o. rout when the vote eamek Mr. R. wa foi)pd with the JW r. Abbott was opposed to tbe amendment, and did not mind placing himself o recorq. Mr. Mann moved o lay -it oni the 4ahle ;but, on boiog told thbtifrTirould eatrjrthe; eectioo wiUi it, withdrew it. -.r ryiA ' ': '- Messrs, Welker and Watts, both; thpaht the Legislature the proper body to coojidfirthis mat tor of classing the races. . . cv lit., Duthata agaia . told them tbaVthe" Coo. aervativo geotleioen of this bodjf ioteaded to make them ataod op b Ibe rack, "fodder or no fodder." ' - , . -Vrv Mr. Ashley thought the amoamr r.t' would draw so ihoidiou ditiinct.on belwcbu the races.. Io tha course of hia remarks ha sU'e j that Gov. Graham bad before'.lS35 drilled'. free, men of color, and according to tha CoOsem'tivi eea'le- men on this floor, therety aeknowli iod lLose uien nia aociai, moral ana itiieiieciuai ciaus. Mr. Darham said s M Sir, oeaa J AaJ ousr. titm at afabeKood aaxf a pQmlde li, 1 r. ' .-'""; ; ; ... ( Mr, AakUy sioiply eaid it wae ao, and eotitin tsew Wa-mnBrkf io -eppoaitice ta'tbtitnendnieDr at aom leogtb. . , , , ', Hayes, of Halifax, (oegm,) offeted ao amend-tnent,-la the effect that white men, hsyfog mu latto children, be placed ia the same company with their ebildreo. ' ' t , The Reporter esksd (be Seoetery for tha amendment, to copy it. On beine told that tbe President had it, he applied lo tbe President aod the spplicstioi was refused j sbd the Preii deftt, after calling Hayes to him and hating some eooversaiioa wuu bin, announced to tbe Uooaa Ibat tbe amendment was withdrawn 1 Harris, of Wake, fnecro.) next spjke. sod the gist of hia remarks was thai, like Mr. Ashley, be stood a poo the broad ground of manhood, ir respective af nee or color.' the yeas aod aay apoo Mr. Grahau'e amend ment, after a good deal of ra'uouoce, were or. dersd. The rote, being takeo, resulted ss follows: Thoa who voted in the sffiritire were, ' Messrs. Hradley, Perhara, Kilis, Graham, of Orange, Hare, Hudoett, Mirier, Merrill, Wii liama; of Sampoo. Thoes who voted in tbe negative were, Messrs. Abbott, Andrews. Ashley, liarnes, Drjraa, Carey, foegro,) Cberry, fnegrti.) Cbilson, CoDgletoo, Cox, Daniel, Dickey, Duckworth, pp, (negro,) Etheridge, Fisher, Forkner, Franklin, trench of hladin, rrench, of Rocking ham. French, of Chowan. OiLvmc. Galiowav. (negro,) Garland, Ceorgn, Gloter, Graham, of I T,viaiv tf m J uu, UIIUI. VI TUI . I. - hamptoa, Gully, Gunter, Harria, of Wake, (ne gro,) Uarri., of Franklin, Uayre, of ' Role'OD, Ilayci, of Halifax, (negro,) Heatoo, UighMbiih, (negro,) Hobts, Hoffler, Hood, (iiezro.) Ilrmaii, (negro,) Ing, jjones, of Wafbiogton, Kioc, of jLiocoln, Kiag, of Lerxir, Kinnej, Lfflin, Lee, (oegro,). Legjr, L-gac, Ing, Mauo, May, Mavo, (acgro,) McDonald, of Chatham, McDonald o( Moore, Aloore. M01 ton Mullican, Murphy,.Nance, Ncweoiu, Park. Petree, Pierson, (negro,) Kg- land, Ray, Renfrow, Rhone. Rich Rohbi&J, (n-go,) Rodman, Smith Stilly, Stilwell, Sweet, lilor, Ixagaa lourgee, Tueker, Turner, aU, WelkerVilIiauia, U Wake.' , . 'On the 1 1th, immediately after prayer, Mr Darham wanted to. know, why armed soldiers were to tbe Hall. The president aaid the were ihrre by ao aa thorif r. Mr.vD. replied that they should leave tbm arrf.s'fttlo'J .,tL:ol..rThWw'ibt not to b a lowrd l evate ia witkarajs in ibeir hin'u Mr. Drvaa.aaiJ that be was notfraid of the United Sudea sutlers, and if Cooscmiive gco t!me would ,Lf hnve themaelves they would not hart them. , . - ; . . Mri Darhim said be would tell the geatlemea he waa not afraid of either him or tbe soldiers. The CocH-rcarite gentleuua on this fljor were aot of a scary k.ud. ' ,- . .' - AUr th-j appoiutiocbt tf a committee to wait oa tieo. i bodv. aod anot&er cat .M Ibr 6v lbs resololioa rslstiva to V black mail," by conaent, nam's, of Wikc.foegnji Introduced tbe follow. iog reaolotioti i i 1 ' " . IfAmis, It is" t matter of 'eommoo romor that Piato Durham, ddegite, "so-culled," froqi Cleavelapd, obtained bU election by the dinhon orablo usa of a certain officiol eo'-cmanicatioa ot the Freedmeo's Buroao, aarrep'iiioudlv obtained: and tchtrtai, if these minors re'tme, it ia tba itiu corruption j -1 rjf refore, . ' - A: lit it AVsot-ew', That a select committee of three nieaibers be appointed by the President, whose djty it k.hall be to ascertain aad report whether aueh a corrupting procedure was adopt ed to secure tbe election of tbe said Plata Dur . .i.i .,....:. i :r.. all the fauti coonected therewit'i, to tba efidtbat tne delegate,' " sa ealtcd," may be dealth with. iJIan-Uneuruted loiuspenti ;jlhe rulesand oonsider the resolution. . ' Some object ions were made, whea Mr. Durlum said he hoped that the rules would be suspended. , . The rules wereTihen suspended" Mr. King, of Lcooir, moved to lay jt oa the tables - - "' Mr. Durham sid he wished the resolution to go on rccord, .SQd, f it cams from a source that be ,eoull notice, he would'gladly do it. H e re peated that he could not notice anything, person serially, coming from such a source, but he wish ed the reflation to be dealt with by the Repub- liona party, aud logo oo reoord: Mr. Kftig renewed: his motion to ray on the table.' . ' - The rnQ'ion wsxputifl a vote and lot. I The question thea recurred tporJ lhe idoplioa of the redutipn. -.. ' , :. -'- v t Mr. King, of Lenoir, moved its (ndefinite postpooemeat, sod caHed the yeas and nsvs, Mr. Heatoo Tavored, of' cour?e, the passage of the resolution. r- i - Mr. Durham said that it had been insinuated that he ibt'rodui'ed hU resolo.tio6Yytsterday;TB6Te ly to" eHt reflections upou certain member of the Republican party. But such iosiouatioos were basely false., ; Tt'waa a duty he owed to bis con stituenU, as be had been a friend to the bill re ferredti. " ' ' ' ''2 Mr. Heatoo asked if Mr: Durham meant to say he. upoke falsely. . ; M rl. replied " I dorit you raeau to in ainuate anything of the kind agaioat my inten tion in introducing my resolution yesterday." Mr. H. said, ! do not." V ' Then," aaid Mr. Durham, I dolrot, in that ease, meaa to apply any-offensive language to you. - . t - The call for the yeas and nays waa not sus tained, e- ' The House refused to postpone, and the reeo- lusioo waa adopted. la.A ehaplaia at a State prison vu aaked by a friend bow his pariahoaera ware. Au under eoevietioo,M vaa the'repy. WHOLE KJJ. 47a f FroeJ lb fiaatbara CaltlvBter. aYelgblol Corn. . Ediiom SoimiiM Ccltttato I lava aeea it frequently stated that it wae Dot ecooom to strip tbe fodder from corn ; bat tbst lhe Cost, der left oo tbe stalk would io crease tha weigh! of tbe corn so aa lo overbalance tha weight al tbe eoro and fodder together wheo it was strip-. 1 pedoff. This year I medehe' experiment -to1 r kstiifv myself. I selected two rows of corn ad- jseent to esi-b other; from one I took the fodder, it being full ripe, the other I left oa tbe. atalk. bea I galberrd tbe eoro 1 weighed W aa4t , found that the corn en tbe row, oa which I bad left tbe fodder, weighed, ia the ear, aa mush aa tbe corn, fodder, aod aback from the other row.) I am no writer, bat I make tbij simple state ment of facte io order that oar planters may be induced lo try the experiment for tbemaelvea.4 Would it not te better for as to raise graaa aad.' lei tha fodder reuaia oa the stalk for the beoeflt of the ct ra sod also of the Und- Anion co., N. C. PEE DEE. . We are much obliged to oar parrespondeot for, hi experiment. His soy other friend brooght the " balanct" to bear oa this qnestioe ? Eve ry farmer eoulJ, with very little Iroable, make experiments like tbe above, and from lhe lhi and similar vexed questions eould be finally aet-; tied. Only 1ft tbe exreriment be made with. care, the leiults redaced lo figures as much as possible, ani lhe details given, so that every one msy ace for uu.ioif tbst to cooclosioos are cor- . rectiv aud loiiimately dnwa. The qoestion. about growing grass io the place e( fodder, brings , op the whole-sabject of the' proper roUtion of crcps at the Soatb; a point which, io the paaf,' . the cotton mania kept almost out of sight, bat which cannot longer be neglected if we desire: . to be prosperous. A contiououe aoccaioa of plowed and bocd cr"opi, exbaaating tbe supply cl. reetalle matter io our soils has conti ibated largily to bring them to their present impqver ibed conditron Tbe introdoetwo of grass, Ao ' ver, Ac, Ao-; in tbe relation ia tha eeooomLcall remedy fcr tbia. Who, at tbia important jana-, ture, has the lacu, from wbwo to give tee ngns , impulse to pabac opinion on this subject f--Eo " so. cclt. "' : ' ' ' , . v . . 1 I I I , . , - . -1 . PROPER DEPTH f OS rLOWiyd, , -All crop grown on land of the tarn quality t do cot require an eaoat dp'h of .plowing. If, sod gjoodd be' tamed for ecro,1", should orjjy be ptoWei deep (nTiXci geC a titli, svarui, xaaUow.- tsci bed. - Tb.ut-i .Il ah odd" pot be thrpwfj re' tCe.kurLJe i pliaf tLacwt'ti in. . iolvilv plewiog'msy bcorted to with profit, for that . pttverixes the suIhU deep, admitting' air aaa! , n-oiiture, Lot docs not bring it to the topy ar mix it with the surface mould, if r-pring'graia is te fjlowthe eoro, the oe$ plowing aboutd la deeper, thsa the first ne,--deep enongh to hring ' -to the eurface tbe -decayed sod, And an inch of ' tie subsoil Ul mix with it. These make a fresh, r fertile seed bed for, the spring grain. . If wheat ' - - . ... succeed toe spring gram, toe plowing ior. u should be deep and thoroagh. No matter low deep. That ishe epportuoily to utog'e the subsoil and lop soil, and permanently deepen the ' wed bed.; The latter part of eamcuer'aqd tha l eafly aqtqmri i the time of year when tbe laad. , is' moat benefitted by 'deep plowing, aad of all grain crops wheat perhaps, demands the deepest ' preparation of the soil. Aod thia fieepphwiog for wheat brtogs aojl Mlbe aartace fbatis rreaa fbf thexTop-'ttratart io. Tbe grass seed -will Wt sown ia lbuj it.will become turf grow dark la color, and wheo the field is ready to break up ' ' srjin, tlis top soil will hsve become richmoala. ' This is the proper method of plowing, with the object of gradually deepeuing oar soil, bt ex.' posing it to the action of the air, light, plante and meewrcj. ' . : THE SOURCES OF POrCLATipjf;;, fclelH4jtB.m Banks on the right of natoraliied citizens which will strike- many resdera as somewhat new aad stsrtliog, bat which is nndbabtedly based upon reliable data. It is that without the additiooa, which have been made to this coantry by emi gratioO, and having only as its elements of growth in p'opulaiion the annual increase of births over deaths, the white population af tbe Urrited Statee would now be only nine millions two hundred aad, fifty "thousand-, and the aggregate, including four .millions ofb!acks,3raiy thirteen snd a qnar-s -ter milit-jDs. lTie remainder of tbe people, 21, T 50,000, are emigrants and their desoebdants, "Jjrjuijhus compose nearly J wo thirds of the whole popaitttion,Trrrare more.inaa-tnree io oceoi toe whbe-elemeot-. -:i , , e whole South' (natives) were lately" ahocked not surprised, at tbe uoanimoos re port of the Bureau officers, of the necessity for continuing that department indefinitely. Their opinion ean only be explained, by a remark, made in 1649, by one who knew human nature well. It. is contained in an bid book called "Works of Dark "nisTBroughrty lifglirrjiraf Tidlressli ta -band of conspirators : "This I fear will be apt, vailing .temptation upon you to npke you un-,: 'Willing to disband, knowing that yea mast thea returnto your obscurj ;dwelling9 and Oallings, to be tinkers, tapsferi, taUors, porters, eobblera: bakers, and ruoh other mean trades, upon which you could not subsist before the war. ;H)-gCRAtcn5s QN H0RSJ ' ! ,. ; i . Take white . pine pitch, rosin, beeswax and hooey, one ounce each, fresh lard, one half i pound, melt well together over a slow fire, stir till quite thick, so that the parts may not aeltle'1. and asperate. This also makes an excellent ap-1 plication for harness galls, cuts and . eoraa . f H kinds, on horses and cattle -vlmmcan StocA, Journal ' ; - , , ; -..' s -.; i j t i ,t ' . 8a 1' Madam," said a gentleman W his wife, " ' "let me tell yoai; fcU are sthbbora ihlp;-'?. Dearie me j you don't say ao f qoola thtj laJy , what 8 fart yoa tonal biiw' - r sst .-- ;1 i
North Carolina Argus (Wadesboro, N.C.)
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Feb. 20, 1868, edition 1
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