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AND TIIEHWS-TIIE GUARDIANS OF OUR LIBERTY.
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m ' .-i.-.i jLggy
May ystu rich mS,
Cimat, Miift toots llntaings poor
rjr ewy 1
7a tha AaoiafinH,
- HE VALUE OF CORX COBS AS roOD
roi CATTLE.
Whn it ia reeoUeeted boar aaanv baa
Irrda and thoaaaada of bushels of eora
are annaally thrown away, or wast
fill ad as fuel, it becomes a matter of
lierp interest 10 etery com (roarer to
'Innwthadeirjetof valot to which this
ofT.il of the farm may be tntidetl to be
considered as frod for cattle. Does com
cob possess properties of nn'jiuoa? If
so, are tboaa properties sufEciently coa
eeutrsted to render them sale and efficieat
iitodl Tle.a qaettinna are imporUnt; and
'particularly to ia those year w'hen there
may ba a seaieity of lonj feed, as bay.
tnps, and finlJer, and fortunately for the
- twistioa of these questions, a most a cm
rate test a nicely conducted axperimetl
'was mada many tears since by r.
ilmr tfi of Rid(way, Virjinia. and
commuaicatea st the time to the Arncul
tural Sticitty of Albermale cpunty of that
'state. Ilia etperitneitt was emiducted
It distillation, probably the surest way
cf testinr the derree of nutriment contain
ed ia the substance submitted y the test
01 experiment, isantiued.to the more con
siJeration, aa it was undertaken at the re
quest of a member of the Society, wth
the e 1 press object of determining- the re
'ative proportions of nutritive matter in
the grain and c6 of the Indian corn.
Mr. Miner says the experiment was
parried oa aojerhe eye of anexperiene
'ed and mUlUrenHlistiUer, and was ss fol-
lowaj
Tenboabels of tba corn and cob ground
together were takes, -which weighed 367
lb., and 10 bushels of pore com meal
'were taken; which weighed 4 00 lbs. They
were both brewadTor mashed en the same
day and distilled separately, with .great
accuracy. The product of the para corn
jras I gallons, and the product of the
mixture, or 'ya tad iroaws 13 gallons
of spirit, each of the same degree of proof.
Now it is renrrally agreed that the eob
constitutes about one-half of the bulk of
'cornin other words, we give two mea
"sures ia the ears for one shelled, and the
'cobs are either used as fuel, or thrown
away as of no value. If this were true,
the product of the mixtuie then should
hare beea only 9 gvJIons, which is the
lair of what the pure corn produced. But
13 gallons were obtained, 4 of which
must have been of course, extracted from
'the cobs: or if we estimate its nutritive
power by the quantity of spirit, it is clear,
jhat whenever we shell 1 0 bushels of corn,
and throw away the cobs, we throw away
'a portion of food equal to the difference
between 0 and 13, or nearly one half.
Mr. Miner further remarks:
As it relates to the respective weight
of each, the difference in favo'rof the mix
ture js still greater, the pure meal weighs
more than thrti pounds heavier ia the
bushel, and I am inclined to think that
the product of the mixture would have
been greater if the experiment had been
made earlier, it was made in March. The
distiller mentioned an important fact that
occurred in the process. He found that
the fermentation of the mixture took place
'riuch sooner, and was perfected a day or
Two earlier than the other: that it mashed
much easier and better than any thing be
he had tried before, and which be ac
counted for by supposing, that the par
ticles of the eob being lighter and coaser
than those of the grain, when mixed to
t ether, prevented too close and heavy a
deposition of the mass at the bottom of
his brewing tub.
This experiment of Mr. Minet's, accu
rately and nicely as it was conducted,(l.o
not settle the question Its to how much
nutriment the eob$ contain it only settles
that, of how much spirit they will make
and what is their relative value for the
production of spirit when compared with
the grain. It proves that while 10 bush
els of meal made from the grain made IB
gallon of spirjC the same quantity of
Meal made from coot and grain made 13
gallons, and, of course, that the S bushels
of cobs yielded1 4 g-JJons of spirit. Resides
till priiiciple'of alcohol to be found in all
grain, and most vegetables, there are other
substances, or principles, in all, possessing
nutritive properties among these, may
beenumerated the saccharine and ojeagj
nou,s properties, of infinite value, not on
ly in the $u$ttnance of the animal system
by the elaboration of carbon, but in the
traduction of fat; as these are known to
active agents in these particulars. And
besides these, there are other principles
which contribute to the formation of flesh,
muscle and b nes. Without reference
1 die chemical analysis of the corn-a$,
of which we are not aware that one baa
been ma-te, we take it for granted, tl.at,
" 5Tto?'9?,h? fritjH
. " -:-,,-"! fw
a propottceic rtUlion. Bui vt ire ool
left to eoojerlore aa to its value; boraute
tbe
expctteace of fry eae who m-ylpl
lived ia lh n-il.ky..k I - .t;. 1
naye Ued the Beirhbofhixwl of . j;..
a m .
uneiy, will have Uu,ti him that iha re-sidio-a,
after the spirit extracted from
1Tm . 1 t , 'ilM l,fP
ueJ.,Bta,eoaal ia tU Arfrni
l wine, am Out lea fr J la nulch cawtJ
UtU tta ratteaiaf prpperuea art aol so roots of ahkh penetrated the pouto and
apparent iUi then. A wemioenily too. eattsed the mischief complained of. Eri-
dum. to thaaeereU4.acf Bulk. todVjdetiees erf thariuteiKof this riiue4
when fed ia connexion wkh foddei or ha v.
ever fails to keep theia ia good Leart
and condition. Bat to return to the cens
tobt. We have already abowa that eo
fir aa tpirit ia concerned, that they yield
nearly half aa much aa the grata itself,
and we think the inference fair ope,
that if they wrre reduced to tare, sofa.
mi.d to aome cooking process, and in
corporated with choppedjbddcr of some
kind, that they would be found for cuttle,
to be fully equal to half ther quantity of
corn, whether regard be bad to their. ge
neral health, the formation of flesh, muscle,
bone and fat. .
We conclude, therefore, by the expres
sion of the opiejon, that every corn-gnu,
er should save his corn-cobs for his cattle,
and that to reader them available, he ought
to provide himself with the means 0 re
ducing them to cob-meal, if not that of
cooking them aim.
AaxaicaJt Tea. It appears from the
September number of the Southern Plan
ter that a successful aUeppt has been
made ia Virs inia to cultivate the Chinese
tea plant. Mr. N. Puckett, who has giv-enoo-jderable
attention to the aubjeet,
is to have specimens of his tea at the
Henrico agricultural fair, in November.
It has alwava been nrved that the silk
business roust succeed ia this eountrr be
cause the climate i so ouch like that of!
China. We do not see why the same
rule will not hold good ia relation to tea.
We make the following extracts from 51.
P.'a letter concerning iu
The roping of the leaf into the form in
which it is brought from China, is whol
ly unneeesiary. but. if jt is jdrsired, you
have only to take the leaf alter it is clear
ed of the sulk and party dried, and, plac
ing it between your finger and thumb,
give it a tight squeexe.
Once la seed, never oat, After you
have once towa the tea aeed yea will
!fc fit flmm ft, tnm. mmmmqm m
will, more seed will fall upon the ground
than would be necessary for any plant
bed; they will be in the ground all the
winter, and eome up with every rain du
ring the next summer, and you may eith
er transplant them, or you may thin them
out into rowa at the proper distance.
Thus, notwithstanding the dryness of the
seafon, I have now volunteer plants in
the greatest profusion end of th finest
quality.
I assure you, sir, there is no reason in
the world why the farmers and gardeners
pn the Southern States should not grow
their own tea, and grace their tables with
this delightful beverage, infinitely more
pure and wholesome that can be obtained
from the unknown, adulterated ntuff that
comes from abroad. L)u, Jour.
GOOD AGRICULTURAL RULES.
- Vihattoevar thy hand Jlndttk to do, do it trith
all thy might."
The above injunction, which ia to be
found in the book of books, if it had been
written as a rule for the guidance of agri
culturists throughout all time, could "not
have been more happily adapted to jhe
business, circumstances, and duties, of
those who derive their living by the cul
tivation of the earth. Wisely does it pre
scribe, that that which is to be done should
bedone with all the might within the phy
sical ability of the laborer or he.who may
direct the labour of others. True, indeed,
is it, that the work of the farm, when
necesssary to be done, should be com
menced and completed withoutlet or hin
drance, for unless the entire might of
the operator be brought to bear upon the
preparation of the ooif, the putting in his. sive, quit his company; if he slanders you,
seed, or the tending of his crops, disap- Ute rare to live so that no body will be
pointment will inevitably be his portion,' Here him. No matter who he is or how
for neither the seasons, nor the weeds of he misuses you, the wisest way is gene
the field, will await the Urdy operationsj rally jutt to let him alone; for there is
of the sluggard. That which should be nothing betur than this cool, calm, quiet
done to-day, never should be delayed un- vay of dealing with the wrongs w e meet
til to-morrow, as a change of weather, wjin. Charleston Courier.
ere to-morrow may come, and put jt out
of our power not only to then act, but; Romance ,n REAt L.fe.-A circum
delay exertion lor days, during all which tUrtC9 mbicn bs lately transpired atOrm
time crops may be suffering nay they ,kIlfc baa been the theme of much goseip.
may eoffer on until the point of safety U person named William B , of La
shall be past. I thorn, near Ormskirx, sboot twelve years
We will conclude in the language of ,g0, pil( bit .jdresies to Miss A..f ihe
our text" Whatsoever thy hand findeth t.m villas. nili were retoertable
to do, do it with all thy mjghtT da, it
at the right time, and do it well, for that
.1. .1.:... .t,.nM 1,. itn.
wmcu is wurm uuiug. uvuiu w
season, and done well. ,
The Potato-rot, of which so much com
plaint haa been made in this country, has,
we are told by our European correspon
dent, made its appearance in France A
Piofessorof Agriculture and Rural Econo
my in the University of Liege, Charles
Morren, ascribes the disease to a parasite
mushroom, extremely thin and prolific.
iwtkelHy sJbcribee it. after having
noitiT stud! the whole cuoa of Una
IrotrydU. The French Government has .
taken measures lor a proper iaTcsttgiuon
ihe eriL
. .-,-
a -ff - w -
Mr, Williaai Oawaact a Terr alilful !
ami aocressful Lorticulisriet of this
trvt ft-ntu inibsl thai tt.!
tliaeotefy.aod mentioned to us, nearly a.eauatry. Ltal Wcdatsday. however. t
yeasiac ilot ha as eoarioced the dis, t!A fea! of Us .eihrr, U (
ai. rmn. . nsn;,u.i .1,-. .t,. r.t. t : .. a
destroyet may be perceived by any one
woo examine a, aiseaseu potato alter a
has beea cooked
.V. IhIiI.
ABSENCE rUOM HOME.
A late esaftber cf tt-.a Ph.l.d.lcVia
.Gxe, ia a seas, a.bte article epos the
r. .... .
adtsatsrs to liiebealin and Pnts. arifiae
i'm a caiDf e 01 ene in ite sea. mar
time sad boa a rtl.xatioa from the daily
cane and dut-es of bfc, iotioduces sums
excellent comments epn ab-eace fio
Lowe and ti e j je of tetaraiig. Ia ae. ur 8viou:
lectieg the rUiog portion of U.is aticle I ua be,, -Bd njecom
for ibe attstt oa tl our resders, wa can i.datkne on what Called y I b.
aot help eeamcadifg the truthful beauty hx J,1 lhi !'o"
of lla seat aeau itcoaveva: Jf of Nsi.rnH an imposior. I bse
It is gt4 occasiooklly to wn!er
swsy from howe ia aaothtr sense. We
should miis fqr a time iba sweet voice,
the ready smite, the kiad g esn-g.aod the
thousand bids comfort that cluster with
ia the pveiacu of a vU regulab-d house-.
hold, in order thai we mat anorectal i.sm
the suor a on returaiag fmm our joarney j
inrs. Thouihie, aas.Kitions and reflee
lions are api to find their watr to the heart
sad the mmd, w bra we are away from
the loved aad iha cherished, which
indulged too seldom perhsp. whsa the
enrhaaimenl of dultncs dors not lend its
aid. When absent, moreover, many a
gsniie reeniieeiian is api 10 aoitea me
a as-!f ..
heart ro my a foaatof ajee ioa ia likely
to gush forth thai was before eoaestlcd
even from ourselves, snd many aa is ward
rsaolve is made as ti reformation ia tone,
manner aad general intercourse. Many
a thought is indulged for hasty expres
sions, ecu of aakindesss, looks of aeger.
We dwtll upon ibe past ia a contempts
lire sad philosophical temper, and we
soon begin to yearn for the scenes, the
amenities, the affections of home. And
then the joy if retaining the anticipated
embrace, the welcome ef friends, ef rel
ative), or of psreats snd of ehildien.
wnat ciiuiu oe mora OetightluU What
could yield to the human heart, paier or
holier pleaauretf It ia ihea that we a p.
pteciale borne sad its enjoyments it is
then ibat we feel that life still possesses
much that is wir h living for. Improved
in health, gladdened in spiiit, enlarged in
mind, relreahed and invigorated, we re
commence onr pursuits wuh a lighter
heart and firmer hand, grateful 10 God for
the bleating erjoyed, and resolve to make
an effort more ludy to deserve them."
Qcaircu. One of the most easy, the
most common, most perfectly foolish
things in the world, is to quarrel, no
matter willow hom man, woman or child;
or on whai preVence, provocation, or oc
casion w hatsover. l here is bo kind of
necessity in it; and yet. strange as the fact
may be, the theologians, politicians, law
I yers, doctors, and princes quarrel; nations,
tribes, corporations, men. woman, chil
dren, dogs and cats, birds and beasts,
quarrel about all manner of things, and
all manner of occasions. If there is any
thing in the world that will make a man
feel bad, except pinching his fingers in
the crack of a door,
, it is unquestionably a
quarrel. No man fails to think less of.
himself after, than he did before one; it
degrades him in his own eyes, and in the
eyes of others, and what is worse it blunts
bis sensibility to disgrace on the one hand,
and increases the power of passionate ir
ritability on the other. The truth is, the
more quietly and more peaceably we all
get on, the better for ourselves, the better
for our neighbors. In nine cases out of
ten, the wisest course i, if a man cheat
you, quit dealing with him; if he is abu
connected, and it was fully expected ths't
the acquaintance would end in wedlock;
it. . .. a, . . . .
but the fickle fajr one eventually discarded
ner suitor, wno in eonsrqunce, wa aeizeu
with deep melancholy, aod though in per
fect! good health, ba ever since confined
himself to his room. The prevailing re
port, when this first happened, was that
B had gone 10 America; but three
or four years afterward, a perron af
firmed that he had aeen him
rh wslking,
one day, near the house in
hicb hs and
his family then livid; aod another perioo,
eWat f-or years . aea Wk f
t'.rofb the hiU wiadow. saw aim 4
'cyidy ed sUied that U Iai4 bed
ff ua ert Uarth. Tl-ft re-
jpet. ecctihl, nvee gained much
.
tttJtterr sod hie imaaeduic fiirMde
Dis-ja'oer llsd4 la bint, iha general be-
i,.t L 1. ft... I f . ... I.fi al .
t eorrta m lL 4iUrrh. tie ia
rUy aa .t feny ta.rtof ar. aUrua
hw wo.ra.ie J arcUa, h.. Tliitada bad
so'e difficulty ia tec- eit r Lie). !
at ia the ) or 1 63 1 bea be thus ilh
ittm from all imIm course wnb soMtyt
since which be baa corstn lly rsiJd ta
lU.sio hns, Ufclowa to say except
li nesrrst irlatmns. Ti e ladr who ar.s
lh tt B singular a elan-
. 1 t J
""'J wuo r
Prtitan Chronicle.
Mm. Nah, the hsiiuguthd leader i f
lbs Js s in the Uaiua Sta e. tuts p aks
never eoniJrrd him as aurh. Aa iia-
PfM t"a!ly aims at temporal pnaer,
atfcwpta to sabdae M e rich ai d weak
bttser, spj law around him ftilltwers
ol' iufluenee, whom t e can omirol. Je
I'om l.n.t'Cistn; his wis a
Qiet, suhdurd, letinng faith; be abiigled
wh the pr. communed with ihowrsich
ed avoided the rich, and rebuked ihs tain
glomus. In the e.Im of evening he
sAgm aneiier in uie srciuu-a grows 01
uuet, er waouereu pcosivtiv on me
shores of Galilee.
He sincerely blitvd in bis mission
Us coured no one, flttured n one; in
bis political denunciations he ws poio'ed
!d severe; in bis rel gma c.lm sdeub
dusd.' These are m-t H e characteristics
of an im potior; b4 admitting that e
fare a different in'rrprrtitiot io tins mis
sion, when so msny millions behee in
bis divinity, and we see around us abun
dset evidences of the liaopinrsv, good
f.iib, oilJ Government, and liberal feel
in g which spiine from hie religion, what
right baa any one to call bius an impostor?
Thai religion which ia calculated 10 make
mankind gnat and hippy, cannot be
f.Usoce."
-'Aire tor a soks Eraovr.&. Lm rl.y
be but their occs-ion.l privilege, and ihcy
will enjoy it far mate highly. Employ
them in the garden, if you have one, aa
work 1 not play. uie litem dailr
and tfful.r. duiiea about the houte.
will do tbem no harm t peifurm humble
sertiers. It ill help ou, and tbem si II
more, to have em bring wood or coal.
to scour the knives, to make their own
beds, to keep iheir own room in order.
You may thus render them highly utelul.
and greatly contribuie to their happiness,
and their future welfare. Louis Pinllippe ,
the present king of France, waa in child
hood and early jou'h, required 10 wait
upio himself in the humblest of office.
It wis through this culture that he was
trained up to be one of the most rrmaik
able men of the present age.
NINE I Y YEARS AGO.
The following advertisement is copied
from the Pennsylvania Gazette, published
in Philadelphia, July 11, 1755:
fftviBii. Pu-it Orrtci,?
PrulaJ.-l1hiatFeb.l, 1755. 5
Il hating been found very inconvenient
to persons concerned in rade, that the
mail from Philadelphia to New flog-
land" sets out but once a fortu giu during
the winter season, this is to give notice,
that the New England Mail will hence
forth go once a week, the year round.
whereby correspondence may be carried
on, and answers obtained to le'ters, be
tween Philadelphia and Boston, in three
weeks, which used in the winter to re
quire SIX weeka.
By command of the Postmaster Gene
ral. Wm. Franklin, Comptroller.
Tin Burnt Dittrict of iVeut I'orJe.
It is now but two month since a lrge
portion of the main buinets quarter j
the city was reduced to a heap of luins,
by the most disastrous fire but on that
has ever occurred in New Yoik. Before
one week had elapted preparation for re-
oujiujng nan commenced, ami at me pres
ent time several eiorta hate brn rrbuil.
furnished with new stocks ol gooil. and
the occupants are ae busy a eter trying
to drive a nail in the wheel of fortune.
From all parts of the dittrirt airpnd the
musical ring of the mason's tropel, and
before winer is upon us, the smoking
heaps of half-dettioyed bricks and mor
tar wil) have disappeared, giving Ice to
long rows of warehouses more beautiful.
costly, snd snbstsntixl than those which
once occupied the ground. Truly, it ap
pears as if Aladdin's lamp wa to meet us
realization it New York energy and en
erprtse. , Com. Advtr.
M My lad,?J said a young lady to a boy
' carrying an empty mail bag, " are you a
mad boy 1" " Ye duza t think I in a fe -
mala boy, duz ye V
. f rota we vra i,arpaa fwaaaaaa.
XORTH CAEOliNA'lTrxynASr.
. MaEnrrotu With your perw.iioa,I
will give to the people ef Hir State some
reasons why 1 ibiak e ahould g'te er
totes at the eesuieg Avgust elruoos,ra
the afZrma'ive side of t'uis quts i-.e. It
is a maxim as wtll satablsbed atd ss
nivcrslty admiited m be Use aa peibp
ay other not saceitibl of mathematical
de,ai-ns'rtion, tat ibe cffertieBCss el
pwmthavei.tt riesrnbed fwtlhs prsventioa
aw-- mm wa tt am. a
of crista deieads much mote en the csi
taiaiy ef isfiictioa than oa their severity.
Man or bea.t my quickly be brt-kea Irom
anyeil pra-iire by mmeditely sadiav
nbly infl ctmg aodere puaiabmeat lr i
(rery tiantgrtssiea. But. if it ia only
oreationtttf punished aad at other limes
tliuwtd lu go ao united, ibe tajol
teerity will proe ieffrriul. Hew
sny il-ousaiids of what we Call rational
btifs,de we see kdl themaeltes with
rpirituovs liquors every )eti: I nut this
ainly owing to U e fact that tom$ Qua
led a li!e of habitual uux c-i n for
seotea. ol years, and yet eijoy good
heal.b, living to a good fdd stef We
shoufd hate very few druakaids sn.oug
as if it were known that habitual intem-
peranre would procure dra b wiib abtt
luts certainty in a 1 ea five eara, er e vt n
in ten years. Whip a dog every time he
enters j our psilor or kitehee and yru will
soon be enable to coax him lo put bis nose
inide the door. Bui if be is sometimes
allowed to lie by the fire and sometimes
severely lashed, be will take tea thousand
atripes, and be a boose cog in spite 01
ihem. It is notorious that throughout
ibis country and perhspa the civilized
w otld, there is a gn wing opposition to the
infliction of the punishment of death, and
it ia squally rotorioua that this feeling
causes a great many criminala who are
known to deserve eome punishment for
their crimes, to escspe punishment alto
gither. or at leat to sutler thai wm n is
altogether inadequate. At the last Supe
rior Court in the county in which ibe
writer resides, a free black waa arraigned
and tried for carrying a female alive to
the North, so that ahe is lott to er own
er. S j far aa 1 have convened with the
citizens of our county, not one doubts or
doubted Ins guilt. Yet be was aqutied,
Some of the jury sre said 10 have been for
banging; but feeling perhspa that tbia pun
ishmeni w sa a little too ae vera ibey y ielded
10 ibe pleadings of Mercy. Had we bad a
Penitentiary this offender would no doubi
have now been an inmate of i'. Hie ac
quittal, so far aa I am informed, is univer
sally looked upon as likely to lead . to
w.v niartiia.Aata Afiannai-a
."".-T"" "t 9 11 1 mm
iere weie at the ssuie time several
ter free ngroea confined in jsil under
the charge of breaking open a atore and
robbing it of a large um of maney. Of
these some con'etted their guilt, and
took the lash, rather than lemam in jail
until the next it rut. The othera are still
confined; and at the worst can but take the
lash too. Now I put il to every grown
man in North Carolina to sty whether he
does not know Ires negp es who would
be willing to lake thirty l ine lashes cer
tain, upon being allowed to break into ejpy
house where there was a considerable sum
of money, and possets themselves of it,
without farther punishment! Add the
chance of free escape to the inadequate,
nets of the punishment, and how vain is
the law! I for one would cheefully pay
my share of the tax necessary for building
a penitentiary, if none but free negroes
were to be confined in it. J-jhould con
sider it money well laid oiryHow often
does it happen in our State, that men
guilty of upjuatifiable homicide and eten
murder, etcape with a punishment mere
ly nominal, (sometimes Uiey etcapeeven
that.) in consequence of the un willmg'nrsa
ol juries to bring them to the gallows. 1
lii-k but litdo in saying that there is
scarcely a man in our State, but that
would clierfully bear his portion, of the
burden ol building a penitentiary, if 'he
could iheieby get rid of some one particu
lar mischievous charsctet in bis vicinity.
A our law at present stands, there is but
little encouragement held out to indnce
honest people 10 catch and hate the
rogues convicted. I have an unprincipled,
iniwohievout, thietigii neighbor who trade
with my negroes, lets-down my fences,
and turns his stock into my corn-field,
teals my lambs atid pigs, die. What shall
I gain by having him convicted in our
court.? Conteience will no; allow me lo
have hia life taken ou account of a Utile
pell; and if I have htm whipped, what do
1 or the commuoiiy gain by it? The con
vict who has suffered this ignominies
punishment, is only thereby rendeied
mote reckless and mischievous. If we
had a penitentiary where he could be krpt
at work and out of the way of doing
mischief, for e or ten years, then there
would bs a strong motive for me' to have
him caogljt in his villany and convict.
There is one argument againat the es
tablishment of a penitentiary which I
have been mortified at seeing admitted
imo the Stan-lard, although in the ahape
of an extract from another newspaper. 1
a lude lo the objection that the mecham
cal labors of the convict, in a penitentisry
would injure the business of honest me-
1 cbantcs
out of it. I bave, Mr. Editor, too
I high an opinion of the coiioctneii of your
principle si i te eeatafness of otr aa
drrstaad'Pg, to believe Ut a arav ai that
.hit t xtiwirvald have leeeada-it ed iato
your ptacr oiteia i thsa by intdttr
leace. ''las 4 surer xd ta see it ia
the Rid mobd Wb'g, btcsBte I bad siea
many bsatliags ef He ssme family aad
baa ia ibe ae ty,"a pre v ions cea
tioes: bat lealiy it is too duty for tie
North CsrvLaa Stsadaid. I Inow ob
icgofthe auadiigf tie Georgia fs'per,
frm which ihe extract ia the S-anaa-d
was lakea, kut ittl roefideat it c.r.oot be
vcryLigb. And aba if this mttbty at
gurneat fotsoeih! abirh- is 10 induce the
tatell'gent citizens of our b'uie to vote
down tbe peaicstiary pirj'Ct! Hear it.
people of Nenb Carolma; weigh it wel ;
look at ; muk it, A bad esse, a eon
vicied thief, a ravisher, amaa-killer mutt
be kepi ia jail and fed ia idlenet'e at the
public exei.s, matt be whipped end
turned loose, branded and turned loose,
must be hung; but for ti e sskt of tbe pub
I e morals aud -the ecu-moo good doi.t,
do'ut, doTnu letbtm work; if yoe let him
work boneat folks will be throwa out tf
employment anJ starve. The world Ut
some kundieds of t ears bss beea quinel
ing b tut ths real inteator of the art cf
printing, and ia yet disputing about tte
true inventor f tbe steam engine. Aw ay
with such paltry qu.UWt! Here is a
ut ject worthy of your reiearches, wot
they of the ablest tens. The miate of
time sre hourly enshrouding tbe past ia
daik obscurity. Hasten then, ye mea of
genius, ye gas-lights ol the world, to ie
cue from oblivion aod bang high ia view
of the world the name of the heaven-in ,
spired man w ho bss discovered to a bith
eno benighted world, the sublime truth,'
that the moreicje pet sons a community
maintains the more piospttous it mutt
become. Rtjoicf, ye murb abused loi
fers! A brighter day ia dawning for jou.
The value ef the v nati frvt renin '
mere" will now be known aud acknow
let'ged. Your idle bands and aeiie(
.mouths will now be properly appreciated;
your idleu, gluttony, and light-finger
erdness willte valued at the high elan
dard of their real worth to society. You
are the real protectors of the mechanic
arts. You eat, jou steal, and woik
no. You have "otium cum utilitate
if not dignitate. If any one uf j our num
ber baa been wek enough to euiertain a
thought of engaging in any sctite mechan
ical purai it, let him ditmise ihe uex ous
ides Irom hiajgiod. You are moi oai
ful it in aa.ro 'f faa la Work. -you
will only, injuie your fallow-citizens
of the mechanic trade. Eat, lounge, and.
steal, we are wotkers enough, and wilt'
feed and clothe you. But iv be serious,
,if oue mechanics labor. ia inadequately
"recompensed, if there is danger of that
branch of iodoatry being too much crow
ded, let our Legislature pats a law to lira
it their number in each county in the
State, so many carpenter, blacksmiths,
shoemaktrs, hatters, tailors,' dec. to eichi
But in tbe name of common sense, let us
have some place in which bad, idle nen
esn be kept from injuring their neighbors
snd be made to support themselves. Tbe '
question we are to vote on st onr next '
election is simply this : Shall we'eonttn
ue to feed in idleneia in our common jails
our convicts, or whip or brand them and
turn them loose on a suffering community,
or shall we give a mall portion of our
money to prepsre a place where tbey can
be kept from doing mischief and be made
to support IhenmlveiT'
If frost does not threaten my tobacco
too atrongly you ahl hear from me again
ere long. .In any evnt I will trouble yru
with some more hotnespuh talk when my
crop shall be all safely housed.
A PLANTER.
Sinoclar Phenomenon on Lake On
tario. On Saturday lat ai txtrsordina
ry occurrence waa noticed in the lake at
iliis Utt. Shortly, before non ome'
geiitt'nen wslkit g upon the wharf, hap-1
pemng to east tfeeir eyes upun the water
between the pit-jre. were siiuck with t he
very unuaoal appearaice of a strong cur
tent tide, ss it were,- Setting directly out
loses. It seemed as if the whole lake
was going bodily away. In a fw min
utes nearly a third part of the inner har
bor, with a cortespundiug portion of the
shore on either side, was left entirely bare,
when suddenly the jtiuet turned and came
as rapidly back again, filling ihe harbor at
lesst two feet higher than it was before.
Tbia extraordinary action of the lake was
continued at regular intervale of every
eight or ten minutes till after dark, the
highest tide noticed being a little' before
sixin the evening, when the water rote
seven inchra highrrthtn it was l.st spring,
and just two feet and an inch above its
present level. We underatand the same
occurrence waa noticed at other place on
the lake, and hear that at Port Hope the
effect was so great that the ateamboat
Prince a Royal could not gel into the har
bor at a'l, running hard aground when more
than her length out id e the entianc to
the piers. The ciuse ol so extraordina
ry a phenomenon is at present a matter of '
various conjecture, but the general opio- V
ion seems to be that il could only lave ,
been produced by a violent earthquake j.
in tome part of the continent, which we"
shall probably toon hear of. -
Goboug (Canada) Star,
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