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Alott, ol Shei Frd, Catawb4CountjrN..C. r ; lfbt U said'ol U b tre,f it'll des' fined to be of iimueuoe value' to this South . ro counlrjf m" Wa:urage-aiid "rge . plant. d aUo as a lertilizer fur the impo ruUrd land, and the sooner it ciiltiya ' li.ia become gfoeral the betier. , 'S.i far as kiiown," tV is an Ktern pli-nt. lutife of Japan, Chiiia&c. , ' V 4 It was found and exactljr descnbul bjr Tbunberg, in his ' Flora , Jap.uica' in , j 84. tie, at that time, clssed it with the 'iiledj sar u in s A I ter w 41 d i t w as il f sf r ib bv llookrr ail Ariioit, "in Butaiij ! y berche'k Vv;ge' heipedexa Striata, littiii cuUtciiu'u 11 ade io C111114 and Japan. iMr. Kavrnel sal s: " Ve ha peci intxi Iroia llns Km, which U idutil wtth this SUih Caiulma plantl" 1 ' U a unknown to the earlier IJ tanit i.f thi count r, and la oiiljr bten observ e.iuiinx the Ul eighteen or twente jeaM. Il wj litund bMr. lUveitri, abo'm IH19 . ut e 185it ne-rf tJhailettin, b. t,'., and 111 Ueialey fyrtv miles higher up, and bv vth rr, in iither localitiet ol tlmt Slate, tenor Jilteen ear siiK:e. 1'itil.' Darby: fouud it at Attoma, Gj.J altout ten jean aince, hik; two or thrre vrart later Dr. Mettaner Cullectcd sprci turn; in the strcetsot Ahcon, lia.V It can ih be. traced bck eigliteen or 't wenty mm' ' 9 ' - ' m yt4M.llow,4l . was iutrnUUCvHl is pot, , iu(i n :pbib'j by eels from theEt iu World. . , , k : , It Iia4pred very.rapidlf during the last 'u or igt jea, and nw lound all through South t'aroliiu, Orttigia, Alaba ma and portion f Florida and Milsip ?pi;aiid far North a Alec Wlenburg, Lin oin, Catawba and Kuwait countie, in iM "4 State and has attractelfrgYuerat attention in itiuae kVctioo where It lu ' Joueii- ', I'rifect adaptation tobur foil and it'unate eeut to be oue of ttacl).uacteriUcs, which is fully uown by ityapid eif propagation ; and it i probable 'that, vuh very little ef- , Wt every Ijud uwiier Could in a abort time !UVe abundant lupply'of pasturage ami 1 , Kcf.T. S. Mutt iays It ilfni nhei eVer' the seed happen l' fall, i A roof of this, tn Maicu last, 1 siattrred apine'or the eed on a veiy mallapot of t!ie poorest ground to be lound on an' old worn out and lung abandoned field, and it grV there in f igoruusly , that, nalvi lth auitding the sevne drought o bad of kit ut eight week duiation, it is now faiily jromnihg, as it' due every where else it ' 4 takes hold; tv ri.tt out ledge gran and oil:- tr oteless cimbervr of the ground J The South', then, Jul io thi plant a diiect and " fruitful source 6f wealth." , ' . It was Cut made known to tbe public by the Augusta (Ua.) Agricultuul; Clcb, in island since then its value has been let " forth by many newipapna and jtiiimIhciiI sgricutluruts in tl:o sections where it bail 1 com abundant' and well-known, M!r. Wio. Summer, o( l'Dtnaria, Lexington District, S. C., sayit Sherp aed cattle latlcn upoo it, tnd sheep, have submitted - 'nrjilf all winter wfiere it trew atubnz the . . jiiue, thickets. , My tattle this season wat . .as fat uon t as upon the best pea-HeMs." Ml, Jamil Cald well, Xe wburf 'District, say'' t reiivyatvinlil faod wlienWhed tt uiider, -It is , alnrjdile for 'preierving lands from washiiigf.'and I think call be , ued to drive' out the but trsis.'! '-"h . ' Col. Gife. of Union; S.. C;. wHtesi Coming m jaitat thi4 time (Oct.) luxu. v( 11 tautiy, nen neiny urine native grasse are dying oaf, it answers a 'good urnosel Cattle feed upon it voraciously '; v"' . f Mr. h W; Vattt;'ir Laarenl Dlltrict. "S. C.iayi ; Prrgird'1 it it tfteof.the now: every One in'lhia country has lateat- ilefand siieep the whole summer4. Velwve in Hlii's vicinity dense pine thickels, witl a solid mass ol reen herbage, where i n6 oth er grass would grow.1 ' 1 a lloii. II. VV. Uavenel ssysf it t I think our stock, ol all kinds,' do well oft ii;' The com s' are as fat as stall led aoimals j the same may be said of the Merinos.1; I hope to iee it overrun the old fields all over the land, which itjbiils fair tv do in a vVry few years.- it has alf tlie good Qualities, aiid none of the bad ones; of the Bermuda grass. W hi'e it will stand any amount of tramping by stock' in the pastore itcari't resist the plow and hor.'to which the' Bermuda bids defiance." ; 4 ' ' ' . '-; ' The following testimony is from the Tus kegee (Ala.) News; llore; cows, sheep, goats everything that eats grass, is de lighted witi,'anil fatten upon it. "HVebe-, lieve it to be the greatest blessing, iii the Turin of a grasr, ever bestotred upon tlve South." ' The Augusta (Oa.) Chronicle and Senti nel says: We lmvelauly conversed with a 'planter.froin' Morgan County," who in forms us ifcat it hai been cut fitr hay this summer In that couutf ; hJ that it ntaie a large yield which' all kinds of stock' seem foftd ol.' ', 'e learn that a large planter in Columbia County has made his" crop' of cotton and corn, this year, unoti Lespede- .1.... ... . r i.i; ' . . 1 c .1 .a aioiiv, niiiiuui iccuing uu turn aou iou der." - A Mr. Iltven'l also ays : 'Oar experience with thi new jlant is of course too limited to authorize ol in endoMin all the extra-' vagant praise which has been called forth. From the testimony, thus far : universally favorable, we are inclined to believe it will prove a GodWnd to our poor exhausted linds, which have always wanted a hardy; vlgurou rm. or clover like the region 'of country-furiher North." ' These itatements, coming from all parts of that portion of the country where it is now growing; tujht to be fcunicieiit to in f!uce agticHliuraliststo give it a trial: P. t THE PERSECUTION IX JAPAN'.1 W. A. P.' M.," a : correvpondent o7 the Philadelphia ' Prekby terian'; tes' the Lett in regard to the persecution of Chris tiana io Japan. He wyithat on the'7tho of July, one hundred ai d fourteen native I luiliatii, t-hiefly men and head of fami lies. 'we wtfe put ! on board the Japanese kteamer, Sir II. Pjrkes, of Nagasaki, and catried out to sea. A rumor spread that thry were drowned ; but on careful inquiry, t learned that th-y were destined to har der fate, viz.: penal servitude in the mines of the North.' One hundred mine were de tailed in prison, probably to be taken to the same place (f banishment on ihe tetorn ol the sttvmer ; and the names of four thous and wre placed on the list f the prbse'rib e'd; all of whom were to be destroyed with out mercy, if thay abi uld refuse to recant. '1 he aeveral consul, resident at Nagasa kiunited in remonstrating with the autho rities against this barbarous proceeding, but the only satiilaction they obtained was an indolent rccomiaeadation to limit their attention to their own affairs. The minis ters at Ycddo also entered a protest, but with no better succes. It is not, however, improbable that the French inajr resort to more 1 atringent measures They seem to have been seeking for 'a pretext for iner ference iu the affairs of the empire, and now they have iu j Bishop Pefi'je'oa, of Nr'gasa ki, proceeded to Yokotoma on our vessel, t!ie Cvls Uica. for Ihe purpose of jay ing the'sUte of the rase before the, jUinUtrr of France, ind it was from him that I learned most of the, fact relating u .this,'patnful subject j.- v.'.l. The ConDecticut,.pfplAhTe.sien .the John Allen speculation rathsr a cold cut: Alien was' announced to, lettare in Stain ford all mi isi ft ti 5 d cthti'Tha'dnly per ions thit attended were1 Allen kiuiielf and thtwembinofMfittite.' fJ A'Hentutklaii M five 'thoosatdJthre hundred tlollit I Worth ,!of-wattrraelonl this itlion, a.& ui'jl s a v;. i - 'i Hi" l ui i Toni the WiJaiiDglon. JouiiL Kp X,liTllB: RAWUAL.:MABi. n , Weliave freQueritly rVferriJd foJthe Ritd- ical scheme ol war', 'in con neb tYh' with' Hhe mtiuia diii passeaDy toe recent legislature, and publish ' to day- the! 'comments1 of the Ua'l eWh' ISe b ti 'nel u poh ' U is 1 ribisticVd';' cbh tainin? the bill ill fil II:" ' w i tainin? the bill in fall: We hear it repeated t Radical orators and read it in papers, nhat with ! Grant's election there wiU bi peaceiahd with Sey mour's thei'e, wilVbe' w'aK' Xn the' event of thV 'election' ' St the'. 1atte'rwh"f:iY to Wage litis war, ind ajainsc wrhohi i4fSttb be'wa- il ? Pur tTr-niif. will if tit niririilA til .'' and what object is to be garnetl 'thereby f Surely, the Democratic party Will not force a war upon the country." No such suicidal policy ill be adopted.' ' Deprived of pow er for, at lonk series of years, its' ton tinu-i oce in tne 'cniuroi 01 me governmeni would depend upon a faithful and suceesslul adhereiicf to the great reforms in the eX peoces, finances and' taxation' which 'its platform ' requires', and which its leaders promise'"!!!' f Jcf ;; with a' restoraton of the power of which the Pre'sideut and Supreme Court bate' been illegnlly tleprived and the restriction of Congress wuUm it, legislative tphere, lliere can be no cause' or oppnrtuai ty for discoid or trouble.' ' - -; ! ' ' What could induce the Southern people, that is,, the Democratic white' masses! to enter into war, or in any manner to 'euua teraitce strife? and' contention. If auch thing result it is the happiness and lives of their families that ate placed tii'ieup- sihl vU is their property which will be de-1 mo ml. '?ay, if the negroes are to be organized into politicu-military compi mes, daring the time necessary for their prepurati'i.i and drill, supported through the Freedmeii Bureau by the taxes which 'lb whites mat pay; it is also the craps ol ilj.e Deinocrati. which wilt -sifTer aiwT be -destroyed for want of the labor required for their cultivation and harvesting. In no view of the" case, therelorcCan the Demo cratic party want or 'tolerate war, or any unusual disturbance.' Its evil. affects' inusi be borne by theia, while in no event ceutd Uey be benefited. C ,liu4 : . :l -I :. -.t- i - Notwithitanding their desire. lor peace, our people are not unmindful of the actual preparation now being forwarded by the lUdiral.paity leaders to involve this State in turmoil tad bloodshed. With culianea they louk apbu the organization nf a par tisan iniiitiar 'The order of the Couuaan-der-in-Chief, apuiniing xielJ and general ofheer, with their' various atalf, the drill ing ol companies of negroes, and all the preparation for actual war, are" viewed without alarm, but with anxiety and con cern.' They appeal to the Federal authori ties to nip thi treason against the peace, aud qtiet ot the'State and country i the bud, tor those 'who urge 011 and support thes measure are -as deal to the voice of reason is they are indifferent to the wal'-' fare of North Carolina. Tbe UroabUs in Georgia, and the terrible consequence of arming negroes against the white of thai State speak' v'nluMes adverse to ach an at tempt her. But to men fatally bent on mischief, such appeals roly whet their ap petites, and encourage their fiendish desires to promote strife.- 1. "'.;. 1 .' t We shall coiiiinae to urge these unlaw ful urid wicked preparation for war opon the attention ol thetUeneral Uovernmtnt, and. ak the President and Secretary of War to thwart the evil 'uiachinatiotta cl these bad men; we shall continue to urge th greatest tutideralioa and forbearance upon 1 our citiaens, and tu snbait to' much in ; (ori) er to( preser 1 e the' , pr ace , Bu t we warn , lb eVe ' in e h "ft be Ve. .orgs nlzing ( tli is unlawjuf military, force, Jhat thejr cannot be too careful biiw they use .the means placed into their h ind. for, wicked pui po-. ei. There U a point beyond which mod eration, ceases, to be a virtue..; Men whu will no) ' pfoXeeV.ihetlivyi'.and wella're of, th'eir familier, pfjwUVjdud the right of their! person .and, prvptrty, deserve ti forfeit one and the otbr's ( . , t .'' , 1 .!, -n., ,-. t . tM 4- 1 I.) ..! - '. .: i .)!( jThereceiriti nfjht bjlljard table in Pria mm tlt tAt rff m.mim M..MitA . I arc. ,vvy.vvvf j.y t sv, ,n! ' ! rrrruL; REVoLUTibNs; s-; Twenty y ears "slo Was memoYkble In Eu rope as the year of revolutions. In Feb fuary,"1848,t,bccurredvtr)el abdication of Louts Philippe;rfollowed 'by4 the establish ment of the republic in almost verr part orEufdpe (he influence of this revolution was at once lelt;: J Paris at this period was not Only France, it was.the Continent' In ItalyRome, Austria; Prussia; and the les ser State of Germany the people every where rose ah d bverturhed a iheir gbvern ments, in some cases almost without an f. fort' The utmost enthusiasm ttas-excited in tbe United States, w!ire it was believed that republic were going to su cceeii, mon archies throughout the -whole of "tbeiold world,, but,after a. brief jntervaLthese hope werei,4iappointed. . .Society K settled Jjack to its olu, form almost as rapidly aa jt.had iiiiuwu uicui uu. j, aneouooie ui tiie i'.encii republic, blown by a few literary and poli tical gentlemen in Paris, proved too-lragile for long continuance. " In 1351, thePnnce , " i ;! Hu", Aiaoiewn, wipeu .QUI 11 last vestige, and, afterward: . Jiv' '1 little skillful force'in the bf?inninf ii'hfi in the. the consent of France to' become EmDeroV. It may. be well tobesrin mind ihe event of 1818 and ' their political "consequence before we indulge in building air castles on the indications which are alleged t exist that Europe is once more on the veirge of revolution, and that the ball of fpnblican isra is likely to be opened by the triumph of the Spanish" insurrection. Experience doc not warrant us in being sanguine of - any permanent liberal results folUwiag -abrupt transitions from vossalage to freedom: The faculty .of self-government ia a pliat of alow growmt requiring centuries of nurture and training before ii become matured and sell reliant., , The immense military armaments of, Europe ..at the present lime render thi a inopportune-moment for the operation of republicanism, eve'n if Europe were oth erwise prepared for it. When the people so far surrender themselves to the p ission lor national fggrauiliemetttjor , mjlitary glory as to permit vast armie to be orga nued like those iil Prussia ai.d Frace,'ther ean scarcely, tope o overtiirii.tJie' dynasties which the have unconsciously armed and equipped fur their(own subjugation. .Nevei he!lsf'.(lF! JcnocratiCnrincpJe is daily gaioing strengthj'n the 0 d world, andfeven, 11 11 u Mwiduic ij jet w eaane ineiorrus ,!vir".fn.itljfta probably will secure gradual and substantial concevsioD to popular right, as it has already dune tu soiiet.extent in, Prussia, and has a fair pros pect oiccoinplishiiig in England. ,t. h Tm Latb Easthouaie isr Sotrtu Ameri ca. Additional-' detas of' the ""terrible cene during the late earthquake in South America have been received. In Ecuador alone, it is new luted, the list of killed amount fu 40,000. in Pern the dead are yet hidden u Oder the ruins of house in mihr iastar.ee. and a trench infests the air which, it t tkoeghf. will produce a -,.iTt.... , .. ...li.. I'cainviiir. si, wnu vi ivuucrs arf roaniu'T thrpush the ruini robbier ever? one oho ha anything left, KY.ier&. jNVvrfotk city had a little umethiVflr tu eat last week. There arrived at the Lim. loenitiaw tckyard '215 railroad ear. Urin2lng5,3C8bead of cattle, 9,205 hog, 4,45H'hkrep, tei.te 241 horses; - : . The distiDerie) "about Ricbtaond. if i c'sti3ii(itcd, irVVmanulaetariiig about 4,000 gallons of whiBi'per; day. The demand i itf'aJvaticVtjf the stipplr 1 -: cipnereo it, out ay that two cents' plrfd on compoahd interest would accuiiulate sufficientlv to far our nauiintl drbt in four hundred and fiftv-nx yesri. "' ' "" - y - r.. . . .A f sixteen, at roujhkeeiiA.hot and kilir-d bis lister, "young laly of If ro j;last Kitoi.d'ay He playfulfe ruinted a ,piVt alNr, when it went r-S and killed her ' - " . . Filter n prrsonMre.rrei!rd.In fevf Yor k ot c j jovnyl; charge of carrying on the, (tifry 'ysjnpiji wittdat paui'g lie ill: .kO--:j'j'iqi it'ju.i :
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