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4 UNION, TUE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS-TIIE . 1 JJU'i'L liberty; GUARD INS OF OUR Vol. XX .1. Hay tow firfc suit, tiahrvsat, Miiuv IrCtrt Ucwn pour O'er mrj bad." - Fma the Asankaa farmer. . ... , r. s T Prevent fimnt In Wheat. Sine ear ova directins apoa this iro MirUt matter were written we have re ceived the annexed note from the lion. If', formic lee. wbse authority with as U equal to that of say agriculturist of our State: - Sactrufsl Exprrimrit Is frmit Sail U SkftL Telb EJtivpf le Jmtrirn Firmtrt la tht SJ ved. of ihe Farmer's Register, page 74 J, there is an account of a series of experiment made by M. M. J Rom butt, for p eserving" Wheat frrm the Snot, ene' of which he found entirely successful, aad perhaps some benefit may be deried from an account of the advan tap I hate derived from he application. I recommend to you to subjoin that article, as it may give confidence to my experi ence. , - Smut wm brnog ht oa my furm. by changing my feed wheat, and though it act er extended en far aa to produce eery serious injury, I was very anxious to ex pel it; and in the yer 1813, I naed the means in tit article I have referred to. according to the manner therein directed. At the next harvest, I found the amnt di minished, but aorae atill remained. Last Fall I used the same mean, nnder a dif ferent aMdicalion. 1 ditsidved in a laree tub, 18 ia. glauber aalta in 22 gallons of water. The wheat was tlirown into it, well washed, and so much of the solution as was not la a en up, was drawn off for farther application. The wheat was then pat into a bed of quick lime (slaked im mediately before being ased) ea my bara floor, well stirred ao as to produce adhe sion to each (rain, and then spread to dry. I havelatelr finished threshinr. I hare examined the wheat, and hate not de tected a smut ball. This is also the ex perience of my overseer, and my most ebserraat laborers. ' f w 1 do not I now that the germinating power would be injured if it remained un sown for many days under the lime, but to avoid the h.xrd. I have permitted the heat thus prepared to lay not more than three days unsown. Mr. neighbor. Mr. Wm. De Coursey, to whom I communicated theeiperiments of Mr. Uom'.l-, made one with common salt, be which the smut waa much di minished, but some still remained. My experiment with glauber salts has resulted in entire success. W. Caemichel. Wye, Queen Ann'a eo, E. 8. Mi The article referred to by Mr. C. is a tranalation from the JlnnaUt rfef.f en- culture Francaiit" of a paper entitled " New Experiments on the means of pre serving Wheal from the smut by M. M j de Bomhattt." Its length, in connexion with our prior arrangements and engage-: menu for the present No. precludes our giving the artirle entire but as the season is at hand in which to take advantage of the result of the experiments, we give the following abtract"of the description of the process recommended by M. Ilombnsle. as the most effectual mode of preparing seed wheat, as established by his experi ments, which, together with the results of MrXarmichael's experience, is worthy of the attention or the wheat-grower at tne present moment : Mr. B. says he has tired the sulphate of soda in quantitiss varied in the propor tion of I to s, and as the germs of smut were completely destroyed by the weak est as well as the strongest dose, he gires the weakrst as being sufficient in every case, though the greatest proportion, he ascertained, woul J not destroy the gcrmi natinir faculty of the wheat. The sulphate of soda is a salt produced in the manufacture of soda, and may be procured at the druggists, at a lower price than common salt; it is not prisonous ; a solution of it in water will preserve its properties for a Innz time, and it may be prepared before hand for the duration of the sowing season. As for the lime, it should be taken in lumps and slaked by the addition of the small quantity of wa ter necessary to reduce it to powder, or dissolve it To bo applied newly slaked, end if tept some time, preserve it from iic air oy placing mn a uanei u head out, coveted with a linnen cloth, on which spread two inches deep, ashes, well dried sand,or other dry "powder; when ever any of the time in powder is taken out, this covering should be re placed. These precautions are generally dispens ed with in the various nsesol lime, because vhenslakeil.it preserves for a long time the me exterior appearance; but in propor tion as the lime absorbs the carbonic acid ol the air.twhich is rapidly done, it loses Its alkaline qnalitr and becomes as iaett s puweered ebalk. The aulphal of soda should be first dissolved ia para water, ia the f ropor ia of fO grammes to the litre, of 8 kilo grammes to the hectolitre; as this salt does not dUsnlva readily, it would be well to perform this operatioa ih sigU before, shaking the liquid repeatedly till the salt isdissolred. The grata to be limed hootd be p'-rcrd ia a heap oa a floor of mortar, flag-to es or level pavement; it should be watered by means of a common watering pot, and at the same time workmen, far nislied with shovels, should mix and stir tp the grain rap'hllj; the process to tea tinue till the grains are well wetted over the mbole suifarr, and the liquid to flaw away from the heap, which indicates that the gn.in can rercit e no moie: this ope ration ab-orbs about 8 litres to the Lena. litre of grain; but it would be useless to skea-ure the liquid, and it is sufficient to observe the rule just given. As soon as en. ugh of the liquid baa been received, and while the grains are still quite wet n their surface, the lime in powder is immediately sprinkled, stirring the mix ture brUkly all the time, sad lime is add ed till it reacl es the proportion of 2 kilo, grammes to the hectolitre of grain. When the mixture is complete and all the grains are equally covered with lime, the opera tion is fioUhed, and the seed thus pre pared my either be sown Immediately, or kept for several dys; it may be left in the heap, but it is teller to turn the heap over every thrve or four days; as it has not imbided aa much water as it does in the operations performed by steeping, it need not be spread out in tbin l) ere. Perfect exactness is rot requisite in the quantity of lime, though some degree of approximation snouiu oe aimeu at. M Uumbale is eery positive that if these precautions are fallowed. Wheat infested with smut to the highest degree, may be confidently sown with a certain! that it will noi produce a single smutty head. at least in consequence of the disease of lueereu. Frooi the Tennrawe Ajricuhurifcl. COWS. Although we have been favored with the luxuries emanating from the Cow ever aince the flood, we are still very is norant of her value, and i f the proper mode of manaeiiftr her in au-knes rj. kIUt. Wm were uueht to believe it waa unnecessary, arid indeed improper in all cases, to milk a cow before she had her first calf; and if I am not mistaken, this practice preva I universally at the present day. Our attention as recently called to a favorite Durham heifer, whose udder was considerably in Aimed, and dis tended nearly three months before her time of calving, and gradually increased for two months until the size was so enor mous and the inflammation so great, that we were apprehensive matter would form in the odder. To prevent this, we ordered her uduer to be well bathed, morning non and night, with water as warm as it could be applied without scalding, liy this mode of treatment, the udder was re laxed, but gradually increased in size until we were salifficd that she could not be relieved unless she was milked. The first effort brought off several pints of thick serous or watery matter; the second day the discharge was a mixture o! wa ter and milk, and on the third day we had the pleasure of measuring seven pints of milk, and from this time iorward until she calved which was about one month from ihe fiisl time of milking she yield ed from 16 to 18 quarts of fine rich milk every day. The calf found the udder in fine condition for sucking, the teats all soft, and the milk flowed upon the sligh test compression of his lips. In this way we preserved the udder of one of the finest cows we have ener milked; and we feel very confident, if we had left nature to herself, lhal ihe udder would have been ipoilcd. J. SHELBY. The Richmond Whig says that large auantities of wool are brought to that market from the counties west of the Blue Kidge, and the article meets with ready sale. A house in that city made sales one day last week amounting in value to si .000 at !$ cent ner pound, w oouen - a manufactories are about to commence ope' rations in Virginia on a liberal scale, and the editor of the Whig remarks thatjve-j ry year will multiply them. The enamelling of iron ware bas been practiced for some time in this country, hut the process has been kept secret. We are now able to make public that which is used in England, and we trust our iron founders will adopt it. Iron vessels, when thus coated on the in ihe verv best in the world for cu linary purposes. The vessels to be coated are first cleaned perteciiy wun wen am phoric acid, then washed with cold water, and dipped in a thin paste made with quartz, first melted with borax, feldspar, and clay, (free from iron,) leduced to an iinnalnable nowder. and with sufficient water to form the naste. They are then powdered in the inside with a linen bag containing a very finely pulver zed mix ture of feldspar, corbonate of soda, borax, aud a little oxide of tin. They are then dried, and lea ed in tnenamfUir.gfrBafe. The roaung obtained is aery white, snj Una solution. ,. , . mH vi -IF WE ONLY HAD A PIAXO." T SXS. SCUX C KX1CUT. HIlta Is ptrs! exrbvmed the " " n,fl sitsing your expn yerg losbsrd, ukirg his seat roily in liiat D' """J I nt be constantly the rurkieg rbair. as the tr-thig weie nssd fs lest fmdy expend lessoted. Ttte fur gloved ia the grate,, 'msy ereiOichapoapb:iepsyeBi. repealing e prettily and neatly furai.hed ideei.deai: a young housrkf eper silthig-r4m. wiih all ih apt liai ees of aeded greater sanrst couoe than ceo-furt. The ltifuig buiinss if il,e day wss ov sad he sat frj )inf, tt be bad all day bf ea annipaune. the de- lilhta e-f fireside. His pretty iff CtSUier to K be r woik and Sal dava by ,n"w D"1 nal J0" ' nd oeght to al ike table. t - I lord; ihea decide with strict i.tf ijiy se nilis i!rianit!ovs a Iiomeef onre own, bo Ssm, sgia lakirg a satifai U ry . arey of hissing Intle quarter. The cold rain bet sgaii st the windows, snd he ihoughl be lett really grsteM for all bif preseat et joyments. Now, if we i nly bad a ri.no'. said the wife. ' . MGive me the musie of your sert to'ce btfure all the rianoe in ciettion" be decided, eompliwentarily, dspne a eertain steret Cissj-poinimn.! iUt bis wilt's thaitkfulocss did not bsi p ly chime with his own. . . MWeU,bot we want one for our friend. said Esther. ) Let our friends eome and se ts. and not to hear a pian! exclaitd the bas band.' Dul, G'O'ge, eerjbAry has a piano, aow-a-daysve don't any here ihout seeing a piano,' peuisted ilia wife. And yet I dnn't kuow hst we want one lor; veu will has no line to pliy oa oae, and I don't I.ke to bear i'. ' , Why, they are so fashionable 1 think our room looks ieJIy D.ked with- out one." I think it looks just right. I think it looks veiy naked we want a piano shorkmgly," ptteted Esther, empnaiieaiiy. , The husband recked violently. i our lamp smonrs my uear," oe said after a lone pause. a liCaW icy C 11 v " m rv'"l Uop? I bate loltl you dt iro timet how wa- mm m r aesjnt m-tA gff ..l, k - Ij. Those will d. But you know every body, oo-a-dsys, wants solar lamps." Those lamps are the prettiest of ihe kind l ever saw they were bought at Boston." Bui George, I do tiot think ocr room is complete without a solar lamp," said the wife sharply; they are so fashiona ble! Why, the D s, B s, snd A s, all have tbcm. I am sure wo ought to." We ought to, if t take pattern by other people's expenses, and 1 don't see any reason for that." The husband moved untatily in his rhdr. We want to live within our means Esther," exrUimed George. Il IVkaa ksa at .aa ..a n ss 4 j JBa i sa aaI.si ' "I am sure I h- uM think we could at- - -Il .1 - r . ...Il t loro it ia wt it n u , j -t and many others we might mei tion; we do not wish lo appear mean.' George's cheek crimsoned. " Mean! I am not mean!" be cried, an grily. ' . ... a nen yuu uo nut wish u j(ct r, said the wife. "To complete ibis room, snd make it like oihers, we want a piauo and a solar lamp." We want we want!" muttered the husband; there is no satisfying woman s wants, do what u ma) ma!' and he ab- ruptly lett the room. How many husbands are in a similar dilemma! How any homes snd husbands are rendered uncomfortable by the con slant dissatisfaction of a wile with pres ent comforts and prrsei.t prorision! How many bright prospects I r business have ended in bankruptcy and ruin, in order to satisfy this secret hankering after fashion able necessaries! If ihe iral cause of ma ny a failure could be made known, it would be found to result from useless ex penditure at home expenses io answer the demands of fashion and "what will people say of u!" My wife has made my fortune," said a gentleman of great possessions, "by her thrift, prudence and cheeifuloess when I was just beginning." And mine has lost my fortune," an swered his companion b tterly, "useless extravagance and lepining w hen 1 was do ing well." What a world does this open of the influence which a wife possesses ever the future prosperity of her family ! Let the wife know her influence, aim uy to use it wistly and well. Be satisfied to commence small. It is mo common for voumr housekeepers ts beirin where their mothers eded. Bey all . a n ! . I. that is necesiarv to woik smiiuiiy wun, adorn your house with all that will tender at snmfAtttaHi TlA firtl Do not looK ai ncner homes and covet their cos ly furniture. If si cret dissalisfsction is ready to spring op. uke a step fuitber and visit the homes ol .L A j . . 1.-1.-1,1 .tk. rhser. in poor nti cuiiering. "'" - - less apaitments, in-ufficent clothing, an k 1- r ik- -..r..,.. and refinements f social U. j tWn titnra to yeer own oyH a j-.yf-l pnU Y will tUa be p'rrta w Mr tthtosaa wiin a !f rtefl hert, and b iedv to sppreeiats that tot) aad self deni-I l irh Ls bs ea . duted to this biees wwll to earroead I jot with all the drligh s of bene; the , y w ill be ready' to ro-oj eiat chssiful- l dis to reit the srregaeee of fash '"r- Diot ht he A s and tt s decide wbt )o must hae. neither let tbcmbddthtinofyoor paise. Yon! ett,,'wt t ytor mean. Iei itt U e ceo- ' ,le srpral f the wm4 eer ,eaPl J"9 bay ht yea barel? think J en anord. l ranters Inla hat they t,,'"k presided you are una to yuuiseli ; land family. Tb" P'e""g independer t. sUsieht ! forward, eotisisicnt coitise of artioa, U ee tr'nf "P rfe and i y all around Jm- 5a '-fird ai.d hsppv onrslf. tin Bisks ynur bubnd en, sud your cni'uren wii icei the warm and sunny "'' Happy at hi m, your husband eaa go out into ihe world nith a rlsar bead - ,nt' oelf-eelj int sj.iri-; tlontsstie birkcr nt ill not sour his besit, and be will re tuf toyoeeesin wilharobfidinr and an- I e. Deprnd upon it, heavy, grace, wit, ceom.li.heB!, have lar less lw 0 wnb umdy eomrr. than prudence, eemy and tooil sense. A husband 'may et tired of admiring, but never aith .the eumfurtable eon'eioutntss that his re- eeipts exceed Lis dematd. THE LETTERS OP -SOUTHERNER." . . f New Vork, Ausurt 6th, 1843. ' j Tt the Eiilun of the Richmond WVg.- . , GxsTtKnEN I am, you aee, sull raro- hltngin Uie factories (our oppressors 1 !) at ihe eastern wing oftbe Union, and it has afforded me so much gratification, that I J most, in spite of my antipathy to write, tell yoa all.about it. 65ome of our South . I era friends who arc now spending a sum mer vacation at the North, visiting the "c - . t Dpnngs ana outer watering puces, uuiuo ( - knuw. rj :JiM..Jt'a VI uieee things;' but 1 confess I do, and they will go back, I fear, to spend their winter ses sions in denouncing these men as grind ing oppressors and public pundercrs. Will you be so good as to write each such man down an ass.' Let me give you an instance of a certain brawling mouth and empty-headed Iocofoco from South Caro lina, who is now swelling out at large at the North and strutting about with the impor tance of a prince; I know him well. This man came on here, likewise, to May in stock, and made his usual visit to a manu facturer in this city, to fill some orders for him. The manufacturer told him his order should be filled, hut at the same time said to him, Sir, I shall very freely fill your or der but is there not a gentleman in your place, who manufactures the same article, as well and aboul as cheap as I do, why do you not get ihem of him and encourage your own people, and keep your money at home?" He replied, D him, we don't want him there, or any manufacturing es tablishments, wed rather buy North.' That is very plain English. There is no i Greek or Latin in that, although it repre- ' . 1 n . .. . 1 Ik . m.n SCI1 19 a IO01. I USllfllv " III Uc una man more than it will Sam Patch. By the cal culation of a late Southern caper, it is stated that the Southern people expend ycaryaf tne North, for pleasure alone, twelve millions of dollars! Ain't they our oppressors, now tney ao gnnu us. would be a sin for them to spend this at .t - 1 1 1 our own delicious watering places and ru ral retreats. We would, by keeping our money at home, have nothing to abuse the North for, at this rate. Gen. Chandler of tho American Insti tute, has related tome two facts, confirma tory of what I said in my last letter, from this city, and as they are short, I will give them a place in the van of this one. He says, that, in 1818, he had occasion for the use of an iron surface of 12 inches square; but to his astonishment, he found it could nol oe procurcu in new ior&. When about sending to Europe for it, he heard that perhaps Geo. Clymer.of Phila delphia, might be able to make it, to whom he wrote, and who finally did execute uie work for $25, and it is now in the macntne it was originally designed for, in this city. He tells me now, that the same article can be produced for two thirds less, from the improvements of machinery; and this little incident is but a sample of a hundred oth er thimrs. Our mechanics North and South only want stability and confidence in our domestic policy, to cope with the world. Ha tell me of another circumstance which took place previous to the Tariffof , 1842, and which conhrms my siaiemem relative to the foreign importers. A Sad Mptv ana Hardware merchant in New York, having designedjin improvement in a bridle bit, sent a pattern of it with an or- der to be supplied, to a iacwry ... um..i..s bam in F.ntrlaml. After waiting a reason ( e , 1 able time for a return, he ;was ""'Pd bv the exhibition of the article made accord- ing to his pattern, advertised for saJe ia New York, by the strut of the Birming ham manufacturer, m 1m thus reaped all the benefits of bis invention. Hut the tariffof 1812 bad demolished this state of things, and such work is now handsomely produc ed by oar own icgrnioos mechanics. The American IafcUtute is aa association or great service to this country. It is as; yet iaaa incipient state, although of some years standing; every man seems to be deeply committed to promote the cause ol home industry thnmgbont the entire Ln-j ton. 1 he interests of agriculture and com merce likewise receive their united coun cils and consideration. They have a Far mer a Club, which meets in Uietr hall. composed of a eery intelligent body ofj sgrirtururuts, where all matters relative to farming and horticulture are discussed. The information thus elicited by the Insti tute, is diffused abroad throughout the Un ion, and become subjects for wholesome consideration to all those engaged in such enterprises. I cannot help believing but that thia Institution, under the administra tion of the able body of men who now have control of its affairs, is destined to effect, with other affiliated associations of a smaller grade, a wise and salutarv refor mation in the onward progress of domes tic manufactures, agriculture, horticulture and commerce, throughout the country. Thus believing, 1 am willing to add to il my share of encouragement and good will, and give tt tiod $ speed. It is strictly neu tral in politics. Permit me, through you, to lender to the gentlemen who have charge of its affairs, my .acknowledgments for the attention I received from them, and the interesting intelligence they gratuitous ly aflorded me. Vive la Institute. At the Brass Fawcett Foundry of Messrs, Reeddc Co., the junior partner of which formerly earned on business in our old State, I was peculiarly struck with the admirable finish and superiority of their work over the same article Imported from Europe. There is only one other foundry of this peculiar kind in the Uni ted Mates, and none were established in this country until the passage of the Tariff of 1 842. Those two factories alone have almost entirely driven the foreign article Ironi the maiket. At Messrs. Cornell & Jackson's Orna mental Foundry, through which the junior partner conducted me, 1 beheld work made rTr '"""' Tli" V witness ed before. Jnerft were some mmtnm-i intended for gardens, settees for the same purpose, flower stands, also, many other curious and cunninr things, the work of hands from the solid iion. The entire fi nish of these articles arc beautiful, and these with the crratin? and ornamental railing and other work I saw, affords the highest evidence that in point of ingenuity polish and workmanship, we are exceeded by no people on the globe; and with one half the attention from-the Government which the mechanic and manufacturer of i the old world receive from thcir's, would give our industrious fellow citizens the command of the markets of the world. The Iron Works similar to the one above, belonging to S. B. A'thoue & Co., is another immense establishment! In passing through ii, I wss struck with the order th4t prevsded, and the finish of ihe work. The eaiabl shment is just now filling a very large'ortkr for Mexico. They send a good deal of their work to Virginia. What if we had a few such establishments in the Capitol of the Old Dominion! Would not a change take place in our policy and pursuits, like that which these factories have produced here t ihe North! I think so, and so do many oil ers; and I warn political s noi to stand in our way. The progress of improve ments must go forward, and Virginia must be elevated and placed in her proper nich among the Sutee of the Union. In pasting through ihe larg. and I nny say magnificent Furniture Vartbnuse ol Messrs. J. & J. VV. Meek, I I a I a fair opportunity of irsting the superiority of American mechanic over the European. So far as to durability, woikmanship. pol ish and design, are taken into considera tion, the European is far inferior to the woik done here. In fact this establUh ment, under the charge of its enterprising proprietors, has gamed such celebrity as U ftiract the attention of both manufteiu lers and oihers in England, Frarce. Ger many and China. To all these countries they hae been, snd are now, shipping j their work. The improvements which i hss been discovered, and by tlietrt used upon iheir work, since the adoption of the lanff, gives them a superiority in their business that renders them ciopetent to cope with the best factories in Europe. The showed me several articles which worn made and maKn2 lor E.nginu anu, China. They tell me that if Erglandj woulJ take off hall of her tanrl on iheir goods, they could and would carry iheir work io Ijonuon, anu in ne or n nsailv all their article from their own market which, of course, she wilr not do. Yet, what is most singular in these perverse times, we are willing that England should ahoi out our manofactur- ..i ...:-i.. r.m .m.rinr hr nnrta hv a, tariffof prohibitation, and repeal our own tariff, which is merely a limited prniec tion, so that our hardy, industrious, use ful and aupartor mechanics my be pros- ."No. 1225. fated, aad five sp otr maikete to tie English avstibfaruuer. Ttis is pfur- ifB wnb a ver-gesace. TCs ssubli-l ; eat bas lately Insist d tie Pieaidei-t'e ' aasiea with forni-me. To shew H e cheapness sad sepriiorhy : of oar sik and wnrkea. ia tie fe of aa Eegliali piohir i-.my tariff, a gi e items has rpened a Louse in Loadf a f the sIe of Ameiicaa maki.fciur(d woik. Tne improvement io our machinery fas ict- ! dercd Ubr and nik so cheap, that be is ntUtd u iwport the Ameiicaa woik sad oadere!l the English oa their o a : ground. Tbs saat nfytureia herestt if that if the tariff i iieersed for 10 er 13 ": years loner, after that it may be t kea off altogether, std ilry will defy the worltl. I lesra from this house, that the serew s, ' springe, Lcks, castors, rut lacks, aid ' edfe tords, which wne formerly impor ted from abroad, are bow manufariur rd in this e.unTT, ao cheap snd so much superior, from the advsnt-g which ibe tariff ttr.trdf, is to erne ihe fortiga at . lit Us out of the maikttklmost kltoe ether. Tbey use the Amrrirsn now always. In ' stead of asmg the Russia snd English ' n i ' mr r. t- . . i uuiiaps anu ucar iu s tor unueieovenrg, they now uie and prefer the Ameuesa t tilled heavy Cotton goof's. Is not this aa advantage io the retr n-gio tng State, ' and more serviceable ihaa Nullification! .' Curled hair, which wssformeily shipped from Sooth Amer ra to England, for man idaeture, snd then sent to this ceanti fur : se, is now shipped direct lo the United States aad Lers manufactured. The prin- ripal amount cf bir elulh. which wss formerly msaufaetuied in Gcimany and Engtaod, is now produced ia this cmo try. ' ... The Black Walcut trre. which is bow taking ihe place of both Roeewood sod Mahogany, fur the manufacture of furni ture, grows in abundance in this country, and is becoming a trade of great magni tude. There is a pleuty of this wood in Virginia, which is now wasted, but which if it was eolleeted snd brought to market, would enrich the owners sod open a first rate business in ihe Si uth. That which grows in the old States is the test, because exposed to more heat and air, and is longer growing, and ol eouise is more bard snd durable. Large quantities are brought here fiona ihe lorests of Wisconsin and even Iuws. by the wsys of New Orleans - t i i,, . . i and much of it is now shipped to Eng land, France snd Germany. What if some of our eottrprising farmers and the owners of land in Virginia would take this matter into consideration and make a start and try tbeir hand at something, and not suffer themselves in all things to be outdone by the yourg striplirgs who find their way into 'the wtods of the Mfr Wf si !" Are not these long discovered, but as yet unprofitable creeks and streams, which make up the great rivers of our old State, having their source in the Eas tern base of the Alleghany and flowing lo the Chesapeake, to bear along on their besoms the invaluable products and trea sures from the mountains snd hills, the rich valleys and lains, now oteless to the million, to find markets at your cities and towns on the seaboard, to increase your manufactures and commerce, and theer the heaitof the busbar dman! I hope the day is ripening lor this salutary and use ful change. God speed it! The Tariffof !842 bas had the effect of almost depopulating the town nf Duo dee in Scotland. That onre flourishing ll.ce depended for its suppctt on the United StaWs for the sale of its cotton bagging. Now, ten thousand of her po pulation have been thrown cut of employ ment. Many of the owners of these fac tories have, since our Tariff was passed, taken ott their machinery and sailed to the United States, bringing it with them, and all their capital and men, to com mence operations in the ' land of the free and the home of ihe brave." Thiee of thtee men hae settled in Louisiana: one under the note of the Great Nullifierrin SiMJih Carolina, where he purchased his nephew's (J. E. Calhoun's) plantation, intei .ling to raite some of the very eotuin he designs to manufacture. About three thousand of ber workmen have been trans ferred io our shores with their employers, who will be good citizens, bringing a capi tal among us of fifteen hundred thousand dollars. But for fear these etatemen's re lative to Dundee may be denied by those who wish to tepeal the Tariff, and keep the South down, I have the gratification of giving a statement below from Mr. John Ward, Jr., a native of Dundee, no of this city, and a manufacturer. He ia ol the firm of Ward, Weeks & Co., of New York and of Newark, and is famili a a. if K . t a ar wun ail ne relates; anu i uoo u lat ter part of his statement will be attentive ly considered by the friends of Rich mond: 7 The tariff of 1842 affected the impor- tsiion of Cotton Uagging more man any other article with which Iain acquainted, Preioue to that year, the Southern Statea depended principally on the Town of Dundee, in Scotland, for their supplies, I which were generally shipped to-New York. Some idea may be formed ol the magnitude of the trade, when it is known that in Dundee about ten thousand pec-
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 25, 1845, edition 1
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