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JOHN H. PERKINS,
.JEt??7 Thursday, at Tltrce Dollar per Jlxnum
payable in advatice. '
JVo Paper wilt be discontinued irntil alt arrear-
aq-er. are paid ; 6ul at the discretion of the
Editor. - :.!; ' , , I t.. c ' ' '' . '.
? VERTISEMEJVTS making a square or
, ; inserted the first lime far Fifty Cents j
and thirty-three for every subsequent insertion.
Ttiose of greater length charged in propor
requested to state hmo often they ivish than in- j
tion, l'ersons sending advertisements , are i
AGRICULTTrRE.
; From the. American Ceniinel.
'TO GARDENERS, FARMERS,
Messrs. Frick & Co. :
Much irood has been done, and
therelore roucn creuit is uue 10 iiuinj
patriotic gentlemen m this pur lniam
country, for the formation of. socie
ties for the encouragement .of arts,
manufactures, commerce, agricul
ture &c. It is particularly to the lat-
ier we owe uiuch, us it isu
premiums held forth by tjiem, that
we are to ascribe that pleasing change
in the face I of our rural country,
"which has eviden
;ly taken place ni
last thirty years.
the course of the
The vast improvemcntsih frhif, in
agncuKure generally, y in uie uiu
of cattle, a truly a subject of. the
highest congratulation, ;. .':!
. Yes, Messrs. Printers, the prrmi-
thcr societies, hiive excited a most
laudable and surprising spirit of e
mulation aiid improvement invast
numbers of our industrious country
men, which has already becnj, &. still
DrOmise to be. of inrnlculablc advan-
tage to the community at large. But
notwithstanding the, rapid strides
which modern agriculture has mad
towarus periection in many noiuts,
yet there is one particular and very
INTERESTING point Which tCAtliS
XOrDLY for IMMEDIATE ENC0URAG B
MENrr; anu u is. post seriously anu
most earnestly renuested.that socic-
ties throtighout our country may be
formed, without delay, for.said pur
pose, or thc powers iind duties of
such societies as a re already formed,
be enlarged for said purpose, viz ; to
Qffer. premiums f of from Itwenty to
iitty dollars to every farmer h ho has
been in the habit of using ardent
spirits himself or giving it to his
labourers, but who shall totally aban
don the use of tho. same h'imself. and
not only discourage the nso of it by
otL'crs. but nhsnhrfr.lv i-fFiQi tnmJ
ploy any person who shall use it. ; 1
: t War has killed its thousands, but
ardent spirits,. jt$ tens op tiiou-
sands'! "; p '" "M";
. OF BUGnTS, &r. : v-:
ISlihts are very desf ruclivc to
ciiusc tn ine uiigm is Uie con-
tiiiuiiurc oi urv easiei'ic win u.
several days tosrethcr. which stoos
the perspiration iii thetender blossom
and a lo-Mg continuance of the same
ieatherequally aBects the tender
Reaves, causing them to wither and
decay ; the perspiring ; matter4 is
tliereby reudered thick and glutinous
and sov becom?s food for those1 small
insects, which nr? always found in
vast numbers oii fruit trees that arc
effected by this sort of blight,
These, insects;1, however, are not
the original cause, as some imagine.
V i. ii ' . iii ' o '
but the natural
consequence ot
blights ; for wherever they meet
vith:such a proper nutrimeht, they
multiply with astonishing rapidity,
and greatly promote the distemper,
when no method isltakcn to prevent
.it. ;'Vv-." It"- - , .
. The best remedy for this distem
per, that haseVer been found out, is
to wash the tiees all over w ith urine
and soap suds ; and the sooner it is
done (after the blighthas taken place
' the better.) i .
" Another ! cause of blights in the
springs sharp hoary frosts, which
sarieat omerwise mey pail oe commueu , 0U lTee.S that aC trained OT Walls
.rJorbid,and charged accordingly , are yry asUpresvedln tflis wav
mu c " , with considerable difilcultv ; l!it th
fruit trees, SelBetimwestrovitl.e ' . cicndai the..aTOig,the.8ml ant,
whole tree- bqt Wfhf,4 tLc i t''JS- sai!, and fl.es . rfjan
leaves,!,! Wos. !,fle tlitrec j P"" tffrW .ch Aoddbe
itself remains unlim f. i i. inimetliate y;sougbtaRer& destroy-
I arp often succeeded by hot sunshine
tli rou sh the day trithese are almost
certain and
destruction to the
fruit sharp M'osty morainwhich
often happen when the trees arc jn
flower, r whlje the fruit rig vVry
youn., occasion the blossoms of fruit
to drop off, and sometimes greatly
injure theitender snoots andjeiresi
--The be9t:inethod to.- prevent' this
mischief is to carefully cover thr
trees with netting or thin buntintr
StlCll as the Colours of ships are made
abundance and rinhnes of thpirfniit
pay not only welt but fom fold for
all tfte trouble. V' ';;-:-''
- Aphides, or pi ant. lire, are a yerv
numerous and destructive 1 tribe of
insects. Etymologists enumerate se
venty five sj)ecies of them ; but pro
bably there are many more, as every
tree infested by them, has a: distinct
species ; , and Li nnceus . names them
from the diflerent;. trees-that they
have upon, as the currant, aphis? the
pluip aphis, the: cherry aphis, j ftri
The males (which are very few in
comparison of (the fcmalis) haye
wings hut the females are apterous
ir without : wings. Fruit trees' are
frequently very much infested with
different species of th? aphis ; the
plumy in particular, suners greath
oy them. Ureat care should be
ken to destroy tliese pernicious
sects' at as early a period oft
tain-
leir
growth as possible otherwise they
will consume tlieleares and fruitfor
that season. The best method to
destroy them, is to take so me jfi ne
Svood ashes, and mix one third part
f fipe unsTacked limei and throw it
on with a common dredging box till
you; have covered the under sides of
all the leaves whom vou find the inJ,
sects. This should be done in the
morning; while the dew is on ths
leaves, which will cause the powder
to adhere to them ; lotting them so
remain for three or four days then
mix imslacked iinie and soft water,
at the rat of half a peck to thirty
gallons, anjl stint well, several timef
a day, forthreo or. four, days ; and
with this lirjMid (after tiie lime has
settled) give, the trees a good wash
irig with a ismnll engine. - If the in
sects should ever make their appear-,
tince again, only apply the same re
medy, and youiwjll Very soon en
tirely destroy them. Remember that
from seven to nine o'clock n the
inorninsr-is the most suitable time for,
washing trjecs of any kind.
There, are numerous Other insects
destructive to plants and fruit treses,
for which the same remedy may be
used, amo ng wh ic fiare the folio wi ng
viz, the acarus, or red spider, the a-
carus or.mcllons, the coccus, the cat
erpillar, the chennes, the thrips, the
phlacna or moth, thf sphinks or
hawk moth, ; the phalaena bombyx
ncustria or lackey mothj the papilio,
ed with aviuity.
penn. farmer;
GHMIACTERS.
CHARACTER OF BON A? ATE".
V (From a London paper.) f
(We do not ive this extrapt either a mo
del of correct composition, or as subscrib
' ing- to the; truth bt all the opinion advanc
ed in it. it is'a fine spirited sketch, in
the -true taste of. I; feh eloquence, (we
rnean thatl of Grattan andr Cuiran,) con
stantly straining at effect, frequently rais
, ing- to great elevation and splendour, but
Bmnetimesi sdike sacrificing good taste and
goodjb'e'.ise to a trifling prcttiness or empty
It is to be lamented that ;the au-
i thor's Mattering auguries of future good to
mankind qave not all been tuinnea. sym
iii not vet risen to the blessings of a free
consti tution, nor religion rejoiced over the
last ruws of the inquisiuom.; yet we musi
not despair ; the progresa ot human nap-
piness and virtue may; be delayed lor a
time, but their march, though sometimes
..slow, is si re. -V' j- .
Fond impious min ! think'st , thou Jyon san-
Rais'd by thy power, can quench the orb ; of
- 'day ?i ! , . : . .! :;
Trt.mnrmiv- he rcnairs his irolden flood,
And glads the nations with redoubled ray.)
iim ia fnllon We. mav now nause
before that splendid prodigy which
- I-'
towered amoi'g us like some ancient
nnivAvliose froyn terrifieil the glance
its magnificence, attracted, j Grand,!
gioomy, ami peculiar, he sat upon
the throne, a sceplcred hermit, wrapt
jo the solitude of his awful orfgin
ality; A mirfd bold,! independent,
and dcefsive i a will : despotic An its
dictates f an energy tliat distanced
expedition ; and a conscience plia
ble to every touch of interest, rnark-
(rA the outline of this extraordinary
character ; the 'most extraordinary
perhaps, thaU inheannalstof this
world, cyer roseor iignedf or, fell.
flung into life, in the midst of a re-
volution that quickened every ener -
gy oi a people that acknowledged no
superior, be commenced his course,1
stranger by-birth; and a scholar
uj charity ! With no friend but his
sword, and no fortune but his tal
r tits, he rushed iritd : t he 1 tsts where
rank, and wealth ;an genius, had
arrayed themselves, and competition'
di d from him as from the chance of
destiny lie know no motive but'
interest,; he acknoAvledged no crite
rion but success ; lie Worshipped no
God but ambition and with a stern
devotion knelt at the shrine of his
idolatry. . Subsidiary to this, there
was no creed that he did not profess ;
there was no opinion he did not
promulgate. In the hope of a .dy
nasty, he upheld the crescent ; for
the sake of a divorce, he bowed be
fore the cross ; the orphan of St.
Louis, ho became the adopted child
of the republic ; and with a parri
;cidal ingratitude on the risins of the;
throne and the tribune, he reared
the tower of his despotism ! A pro
fessed cathelic, he : imprisoned the
pope ; a pretended patriot,' he im
poverished the eountr ; and. in the
name of 13rutus, he ; gjrasped with
out remorse,, and Ajore without
shame, the diadem of the Csesars !
Through this pantomime of his
policy fortune played ihe clown to
his caprices. At his touch crowns
crumbled, beggars reigned, systems
vanished, the wildest theories took
the color of his whim, and all that
was venerable,; and all that was
novel, changed places with the .ra
pidity of a drama. Even apparent
defeat .assumed the operations' of
victory ; his flight from; Egypt con
firmed destiny ; rnin itself only ele
vated him to empire. j ;!
But if his fortuno w;ia great, his
genius was transcendent ; decision
flashed upon his councils, and it was
the same to decide, and to perform.
To inferior intellects his combina
tions appeared perfectly impossible,'
his plans, perfectly iirjpracticable $
but, in his hand, simplicity marked
their development, andj success vin
dicated their adoption. His person
partook the cha-aeter of his mind j
if the one never yielded in the cabi
net, the other never bent in the field.
Nature had no obstacles that he did
not surmount ; space no opposition
that he did not spurn ; and whether
amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands,
or polar snows, he seemed proof
against peril, and seemed empower
ed with ubiquity ! The whole conti
nent of Europe tremblrd at beholding
the audacity of his designs and the
miracle of their execution. Scepti
cism bowed to the prodigies of his
performance ; romance assumed the
air of history ; nor was there aught
tob incredible for belief, or too fan
ciful for expectation, when the world
saw a subaltern of Corsica waving
his imperial flag over her most an-
rient cahitals. All the visions of
antiquity became common places in
her contemplation. Kings were his
people ; nations were - his outposts ;
and he disposed of courts, and camps.
and Churches, and cabinets, as if
they were the titular dignitaries of
the chessboard. j
I Amid all these changes he stood
immutable as adamant. It matter
little whether irrthc field er drawing
room ; with the mob or the levee:
wearing the jacobin bonnet, or the
iron crown : banishing a Braganza,
or espousing a Lorraine j dictating
peace on a raft to the Caar of Rus
sia, or contemplating defeat at the
sallows of Leipsic : he was still the
same "military despot
Cradlsd in the camp, ho was to
the last hour the darling of the army
Of all his soldiers, not one forsook
him $11 affection was useless, and
their iirsi siipnlatien was the safety
ot4 their iavnritp. ' 1 Itcy knew well
tb jit if he was lavish of them, he was
prpdigal of himsd f ; a h'd that if he
exposed them to I peril, he repaid
them with plunder; For tlie soldier
Jiesubsidizei every people ; to the
i !Tbe "victorious veteran4 flittered
with his, gams 5 And xht capitol
gorgeous with the spoils of art, be
catoO" the miniature; metropolis of
Ine world. In this wonuertul com
bination, his affectation of literature
raitst not be omitted The jailof of
lthe nress. he affected the patronage
of etters ; the proscriber or books,
he encouraged philosophy ; the per-
secsitor of authors, and tne muruerer
of printers, he yet pretended to the
protection of learning ! the assassin
of Palm, the silencer of Do Stael.
ancl the denouncer of Kotzebue, he
was the' friend of David, the bene
factor of De Lille ; and sent his
academical prize to the philosopher
of England. f r ?
Such a medly of contradictions,
and. at the same time, such an indi
vidual conii-stency, were never unit
ed jin the same characteri A "oyal
istf i republican, and an emperor ; a
mahometan; a catholic and a patron
of the. synagogue ; a. subaltern and
a sovereign ; a traitor and a tyrant ;
a christian and an infidel ; he was
through the same mysterious, in
comprehensible self ; the man ; with
out a ihodeU and witlwut a shadow.
His tall, like his life; baffled all
speculation.? In short, his whole his
tory was like a dream to the world,
anil no man can tell how or. why5, lie
was awakened from his reverie.
Such is a faint and feeble picture of -No food and lodging shall I)c
Napoleon Bonaparte the first (and aflbrded to , a qu&ker,, adamite or
it is to be hoped the last) emperor of other heretic. v ". ,
the French.' 4 ( ;( " If any person turns quaker ho
That he has' done much evil there :s)iall be banished, and not suffered
is tittle doubt : tjiat he has been the - to return on pain of death. '
origin oi mucn goou mere is just a
little. Through bis means, inten-
f . 1 .1 -.'I ! . ! . TkT 'Ix -11 . li . i.
tional or not, Spain, Portugal, and 'suffer death on bis return.' Priests
r ranee, pave arisen 10 me oiessings
of a free constitution ; superstition
has found her grave in the ruins of
th inquisition ; and the feudal sys
tem, with its whole train of satellites,
has fled forever, Kings may learn
from him that their safest study, as
well as their noblest, vis the interest
of the people. The people are taught
by him, that there is no despotism
sol stupendous against which they
have not a resource : and to those
who would rise on the ruin of both,
he is a living lesson, that if ambi
tion Can raise him from the lowest
station, it can postrate them from
the highest. '
In his hypocritical cant after, liberty, in
tbe commencement of the ' revolution, he as
sumed the name of Brutus ! Proh Pudor.
SirJIumphrey payy was transmitted the
first prize of the academy of arts and scien
ces. .; ' '; - ! .
Th-e following" is a transcript of the cele
brated .Blue Lavs, under which the first co
lonists ' of Connecticut subsisted for a
considerable time. We regret that we can
not inform the reader to wbom we are ia-
debted for this singular code; he must,
therefore, remain ignorant of a legislator who
had lie lived in days of yore, would certain
ly have rivalled the famous Draco like the
laws of the Druids, which it resembles in
other respects, it was never written, but
was declared and interpreted by the select
men, the judges, and the pastors of the dif-
ferent congregations. It cannot fail to strike
the readei with its extraordinary mixture of
reason and absurdity, of liberality and big,
otiy. While be admires the former, he is
not hastily to charge the Lawgivers of Con
necticut with ' a more than ordinary portion
of bigotry and superstition. Two centuries
ago people were not exactly what they, are
new, when every man, however ignorant or
stinted in his intellect, is qualified, at least
in his own opinion, to make laws and direct
the measures of government.- These sim
ple pilgrims doubtless cudgelled their brains
full many a sleepless night to digest -tins
cede, however deficient, and brought it to
maturity with prodigious labr of cogitation.
Among 'the regulations' contained in this
system of laws; there are several that we
think entitled to admiration, and might' be
exercised with very salutary effects in many
instances among the good people of Milton,
as yell as other, place, ye would menUca
BLUE LAWS. ' ,
the statute in particular which Velates it
2)runceness.-TheY are as follow rs -1JV i ':-
, The governor and magistrates
convened Jn ' gtneral , assembly ari
the supreme power, under God,J,o
this independent dominion. ' ' ,
From the determln&tto.of tl
assembly . no appeal rshall be made. fl
The govcjior ; is amciiable i
the voice of Ihe pcople . - 5 y
"The governor shall hate only
single vote in determining any ques
tion, excepting a casting vote her
the assembly, may be equally divid-
cd. - - 1 '
The assembly of the people shall
not be dismissed; by; the govemorj
r: 'a.-- . . ? . r?i Iff-"-.' J,;"-.
uui snail qismiss lisen,
1 Conspiracy against the dotnirr
ion shall be punished with death..
Whoever says there is a power
holding jurisdictmn above and over
this dominion, shall be punished
with dcatli and loss of property.
MThoever attemptsHo change,
or overturn this dominion, shall suf
fer death. 5 -,,.v-'
The judges shall dcterra ine con
troversies without a jury. . -
" No one shall be a freeman, or
give a yote, unless he be converted,
or a member in free communion, of
one of the churches allowed in this
dominion P T:-v:
i f No one shall hold any office who
is not sound in faith, and faithful
to this dominion' f and whoever gives
a vote to such ;a person shall pay a
fine of one pound. For the . second
offence he shall be disfranchised,
j ' No or.aker 9r dsentor from
the estahlishcd worsh'ip of this - do
minion shall be allofcd to give a
vote for the election of magistrates
No priest shall abide in this do -
minion, tie snail DC oamsheu ana
may tie seized by any one without a
warrant.
" No person shall Across a river
but with an authorized ferryman. .
"No one shall run of a Sabbath
day, or walk in his garden, or else
where, except reverently to and from
church. ' ; '
No one shall travel, cook, vict
uals, make beds, sweep, houses, cut
hair, or shave on Sabbath day. ,
No woman shall kiss her chile
on the Sabbath or fasting day.
" A person accused of trespass m
the night, shall be judged guilty un
less he clear himself by oath. t
" whtfti it appears that art accom
pi ice ha3 confederates, and be refa
ses to discover them,, he may be
racked ' '-i, X- ( .
Noj)nc shall buy or; selMands
without permission of the select men.
f A drunkard shall have a mastei
appointed by the select men, who is
to debar him the liberty of buy ine
or selling. ;. ri ' ' - ,
vVhoever publishes a lie to th(
prejudice of his neighbor,-shall sit ii
the stocks, or be whipped fifteei
stripes. ; iVVv j'- f ' J:r': 'f'
." No minister shall keep a school
" Man stealers shall suffer death
Whoever wears clothes trimmei
with silver or bone lace above tw
shillings a yard shall be presentee
by the grand jurors, andj the selec
men shall tax the offender at tbi
rate pf SOOl. estate. . -"A
debtor in prison swearing hi
has no estate, : shall be r let out an(
sold to make satisfaction.
" Whoever sets fire to the wood
and it burns a house 'shall suffei
deaths and persons suspected of tb
crime shall be imprisoned withou
benefit of bail. ; . ! ; Jrj -'.. i
' Whoever brings cards or did
into this dominion shall f pay a fin
No 1 one shall read comraoi
prayer, keep Christmas! or saint',
day ; make minced pies, dance, pla;
cards, or play on any iristrument'e
music, except, the drum:tb6 tram
pet, and the Jewsharp.
" When1 parents refuse their chQ
dren suitable marriages j the magis
trates shall determine the point
" The select men on finding chi
dren ignorant, may takcj them aw
from their parents and pat them It