North Carolina Newspapers

fie twr ' fell Tl II lY 8' f U K B WILLIAM IX COOXE, AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER. TEEMS, TWO DOLLARS PER ASKEM BciJoU to all tijc S (treats of Eijc Souflh Cttcratut cSfruc atiou, Agriculture, $clys,t1je ittatftcta, &c. VOL. IV -X0. 8. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURMY, JANUARY 20, 1855. WHOLE N0. 163 SELECT POETRl THE WRE1CHH.D FAMILY. BY MHS. LVDI.V JA a K I'lEUON. Wretched .ind ragged, clii iy and poor, . "A 'm.ii Sne.-ks along I" the ruiii-.-e-ler'.s door, ' I'lcdcd :sm Iivii with red rheumy yes, An object that all people shun and despise, AljVct.y trembling, lie begs for a dram, Which i lie nail sobered I inuloru denies nun aaauin,, . . ... . ii ii t .1 i i.luiig Willi angm n ne turns to (ieiari, Wild (Muse on iii- lips and despair on his heart. Y'as'cd and weary, Imiv.'ry and poor, A nn;;ii cj-eeps up to a grocery door: -, ' J-antMiid and pallid, her ey es dim wi'h tears, ; Wretched mi i friendless, thc'fri'tnbh-r appears. Now s'ie Hiiplore'.h 'U'i'.h voice sadly xweei, 'I'l ii-t !!' to something, my cluldren can eat! s.;y lli groeer yn:i never will pay," . A id tin- hcari-br.oken w oman turns sobbing away. liagged and. f.nnisliM, barefooted and poor, A iirllo boy flit's to a rieh neighbor' door;,' Please maV.ni lie blastin g and faltering plead, l.e' d my iuiif inot' er a halt' b if of bread. l.i nd '. ei ies the.w oma n. Wn v don't :ou r-ay gi vc ? :"'l'i :i pily such poor worthless wreiehes-:sJiouid iive : -Tire eliii ireti beg (.re id, and, the fa. her iegs ruin, 1'. is ini my duty. Away wi'di you home. Home wcnr t ie hungry child, weepi'rg and slow, in d'ri g ii yd'n idi-iiee orders ihin-s sev, T ral lie, with hi, .little h-art gushing wii i Idve, Wi; a-ked d;.i-y luea I Ids F.itli. r abo e,'. . Alul lie a piior on' e.if, despised iirnl turlnrii .1 dated and t lint - ii an i I rea'.-d v. i: h .ru ; -jle lii'i hisMnal ii nd. a deflate " Mv a at'ier in l.'e.T-vi n ! On l.-t t'ii;.i'!ev die."' ;1 loiue (amies tbe U'niiia rwidi falt-ring f'ee.t, .rinl m it 1 1 tr i.lt to gi.e the poor b hies t i eat :'v dvouu f In r thi-v cii g. with a wail f tle,-p:-Jr, Aiid Nr.e in her darkne-s, tb d- i." place Crs prayer, h aini'l.iisr Is her a-' t'd.e.l crv, I"'' ' A U.K.- (flier: no b.'.l, r. in T v'.urlhier liran I, . Spin rule- their old in luxniiai t cn-e. i...l! me their children more pln-dous ti.airjkese ? Home c-'irie-' tue ina'r, mad wit'i auer .- nd pain, l'i.e Ii-r of liie nun f.-i er scorching hl.s Lraiu ; Home naich tobi.s gu d y spirits is heal, V U-re laini .e and orrow in liide.Mi- iit'sS dwell. He glan d on his tremblers, u ith i igcr'-like eyes, "'I'n irrgd -i'oiwer! I Jod d n ymi ! '" he cries, s jMeri' cll rlie picture too pajllful to view, .. i. -is dreadful atni dre.iilfailv line". ' -' A i - 1- lucre re. Iiepe tor this li-tiie ot (l. S; air .' Noll. -lid biiid 'ill ihe he r s bleeiiin ''the.!'! No one io lead tiie Ids', drill kard to le 8 Salv.-f-iniiV pine waters llbw p-lenteo'rs.and free. No one 'o s.iy io iliat woiiian id" grief. ( ' I has uJL t'.ro.ten lie.seiaK you lelieft X one 1. 1. say to those cliildr. il1-bn k; up, A . i lia. k oat t'r. a:.ir w;ih r-a.i'iess and du pe. MISCELLANEOUS, v TFAl HISTORY. OF-THE WAR BETWEEN. 1,ut l,y ilis own energy, raised Russia high 1VUS3IA AjiiD 1UEKEY. I "' s:'1'1 of nations by drilling armies, . .. ' -i buiMing and training navies, building and filling m in:. i-Aiun. - : eiiies, and founding schools. He was succeed- ' - " : II I i' I . I . . 1 . . . 1 . I ' I - - 11 i, criptiou l'o.hteeil. i ; e ' S abject f thc'ea-K historv o , . , i 1 1 ui -. i ng a (ies- i instorv oi -I Hi ii ui kev 'ami . l;u-:a. die- l.itler :s o:;- ,-i ih iju -lr . f tl ie f .iniej'. and ha- a' ut Ji.c.tmo s.(u!,r.-"m h-, ; and numbers .a 'out .'i0,i (.m'.iOi) .uh.U i::uys. lb- sp.-.ke of 1 i ce. e a - ii . -I e..,Vi ii n she i. n- . llV'ln'W p. i-ses-i d by Til kev ; -lid that' civi.i- 7.ali"ti' e tiiMiyin-od the;"'; f.oin ile iiee cam - all our rel'iiii-nnJtils, b- .t h of , l.-inguage .and 'aits; that -t 1m- (ii'eek language was sp -ken t .ck- in : i - i.-nriiy ';. is in i s .. n f. . hi. .y more I th in I .ilon,tM.I0 ' of illi.ab 't'ants ; a'.d 'i a' inn- i ga age di:le -lio -inure fro'in t!i" m.e entM .re k l drill i.nr tor gin- di!:ers fiom j en. el- ; ral d in . liM.r.. th.- J .'mv 'of ihe arc ents w.is ,o:iri. d in : by tli 'ii; d -C-: Vlairts, whi stiSi ( ar thdir fot- i tiler 'i.i-' Hill.', and called themselves bv the I . - - - s : 'iiaiiie . i the r liiuiiotr li .iiie. st,,r,. C-uist-uaine ' ' ina.- 'C..:is':.fii-!i!(;.!f his capital, alrd ill- the' ' co.-. i sc. . f iwciitv tive erirs made it a siJendod I -' ' ' - ! cii v. r - nia:tie i such fr a ion-4 tini". t.. i " l'.'t.- .ei l s'tuitinopic was taken by the j 1 'i .i.s. Ami th - 1 oc!or gave a vapid :t count j . - ,".v. . - V. i in.- reign ot i i; niiau ha ; l;s sut-jnga- t on bv r.iiner'.aiii. ; '. :iee..ss:r,u . f' f i ib.un.in .1 1 .,;'-.) the .li-r. 11 , ro d the s;i-,-, i 0f A tlillrtll, i !e- t1 out. c dl : . d -I in as es, i,v ml iliiii-s, at iiti e.-.rl v ;ag -. -ihefn " arm - ; ibis co a'Vc.s w tli-i.'ti'ri-t- 1 I !. S Oi s.j' i, ;, -,;,;. lem. '( 'oils raiuitiop "tlia t in.-, n in- hi-.-. ' tl'-, elid.i.eii of Chris- j c ICUIlie -i ,.jr - ;ti(. training ! Ho ,. -n- o !.-.; r,-.,i ; , j iU I ties is ..,,. of the I be ween ;,,,.; i(p .uS has si.,. .,, ( ni; vh '. V-nce i: was t i in., v i e, ! y 1 u it of e l'uiks .-ii,. ic-t'ov a d all Sl.M.e a na ih al ti le t The a ir -i- m -ti v- wooi "II . . li l i-.rii i.s ; i ,.y iv. L f in - e. i ii W 1 11 one c(."ltlll! in i ciii.-s an Villages. fll'.l-h l-li:.v..r- li- g r-b-u.-f t'.e w.-Vio im.., a 'w ildei.iiess. k.'.o but iittU- f a-riciiiiur..: notiiiii" of i arts; ai.'i.k but littie of maiiunu 1 es. aud 5 '! h ui icsf kii.ds. 1 iiey have no rail- . s-i a oi (":,' -or stag's; tm telegraphs and r-Vvrv i'.;l-. .They .have , ma e bud; little 1 fate: I n; now, as a gr-iei-attrhing, r i': 1 v. and .are tv im to ivecovei- pr th. tr m t'.. ir !., ep. :- Her, '' s- rii -d the it con fa t between oth.r Eiito' i a., eoun,",,,.. ...... T....1.., . 1 re i n - (him nil iv i , i c ' 'var i . . --- f'l-'i '- -sat the h;,t)fheril',U:"a.t,,reJ,,,n?'an':it and En- i w i mi d England haul y k iiiown ; w hen ti Mo 1 m marched his army ,.Ver Ge- many, and in gl.t iiroe iiarch-d to Paris; w'mn Rtfssia wa in b r nf ncy. ; nd part of h. r pus -fit ter ritory o (- ied by th Turks, and goeris the rease fr h ijis- of all" these na i-ns to th, ir P es;ui pinion,1 and the decline of the Eastern -.-'- 1 Power, that the former hadjkept up with the , spirit of ihe age, while the fatter had kept close to the letter of her traditions, and refused en trance to the renovating spirit of civilization. lie theu spoke of Greece, her history, people, prospects and present condition. His ideas ! seemed I he opposite of those advanced by lion. G- orge 1'. Marsh on Tuesday eveng. The 1 :ilject slavery fu which they had leeu iield 3br i a long time had crushed their spirit in a meav' ure) 1IU jnce tI)e revolution in 1826 they have , been gradually rising. They have produced in ioet, painter, architect, musician, lately. . llow could they tiuder such circumstances ? i Hut since the revolution they have' not lost their former taste for the arts, or for literature. Al 1 leadv in the city of Athens sixteen newspapers nr.' published ; they have schools, colleges, uni : versi th s, and lately an observatory. The weal thy Greeks residing in their own laud, and in '! other places, contribute munificently to the ;-ndov. incut of these institutions. They still : have much tate and laleut, and it -will come out under the fostering care of a good govern ment. lie now would give the early history of Rus sia ; but it had iii.le. It was. formed of nomadic tiibes of Schhivonic o igin ; was origina ly a number of small nations, but they merged into one in the ninth century. One of its Czars mat ried a member of the nyal f.tmi'y of Greece, by. which means that religion was introduced into' Russia, and at last became the established f.iith of the countiy. Civilization was long in traveling up from the Ulack Sea, and even now they are but half civilized. They were warlike, and, as tliev siren 'thened, tritd to take C li-tan-titiople; an 1 could have done so at one time, but were bought off; they attempted the same thing again, but were defeated. Russia owes everything to Greece, and they know' it ami sav they will protect the Greek religion, in gT.oiiude for what it has done for them. Coti- tai.tiuople was long the Mecca of the Russian ; ami no doubt one reason of the present War is, that they may -obtain possession of this, their holy . city. The present Czar told Joseph Sturges that ho considered this a holy war for the de- V fence of their faith. He traced the progress of Russia, from the time of Vad.-mar ihe Great, down through the times of Ev,.u ihe Tenable, whom the Russians thought more cruel than Nero, and who turned . : the Tartars out. of M scow, and Changed the success of the Poles and Magyars; and through the r -ign of his son, who followed-the policy of hi-, father; and through the reign of the ctea- i ture h m the Poles elevated to the throne; ; and" throagh the following interregnum: and the icLu of the Czar elected to till the vacant I'p'ae. tin- nihil of the present dynasty. i Then came Peter the Great, who d.d lit'le ; t..w,tid increasing the extent of his dominions. el o.y ins wne, a (irunKeu nussev wno oni some- .thing for the country. Then came the Czar, of three months old, w hom Elizabeth put in pris-, nil, and reigned iii his stead. She was no bet- 0 r.thau she should be, and that was say ing but 1 ti e. Then came Catherine, who, though b d, was very en-igetic, and did much to ex tend ihe confines of Russia. Under her, thz iii'amous partition of Poland was made; the Crimea was taken, and the Khans nearly exter m nated. She was ceded lo Russia by the wilT of ti e d c-asi djking, and was duly made over by his queen. In .the reign of Alexander, Fin land was a hied, and the Court of Vienna gave to Russia the last slice of Poland ', the Czar's possessions then extended to the river Prutb. The present Czar ascended the thi'..ue in 1825. Tin- population of Russia is almut 70.0U0.000: lM.Oi'U.UUO of whom are serfs, one ,and a quar ter million nobles, and the rest of the middle cii s.- There are no serfs in ancient Poland, Fin ai d or Bessarabia. ' Tiie w ar and its origin was then discussed. Fiance has long consideied herself the head of "the Latin Church, and some time since, r.egot a- ted with Turkey for the protection of Christians ( f that denomination. But those professing the Gr.-ek fa th were without a protector. Soon Russia assumed that, position, and also made treaties with Turkey. At hist, a difficulty arose r.-iie.-rimr the iMicil'.iaiicv of ihe sMereil shrim-s L , ' , , ...... ; the oirin-piace anu tue sepuictne or tiie rs;i- vi itr and the Lat ns aud Greeks quarrelled, ami sometimes fought so in these shrines, that the. Turks had to interfere to seperate them. Ttn n France sent a minister to Turkey, demand big thai the Latins be allowed tiie exclusive use ot those sacred places, and it was granted. lat Russia then sent Prince Menschikoffto m ike the same request for tiie, Greek Church and he 'met with the same success. Then I' latu-e miniated again for the same, and again Prince M,nscb,kotf appeared with a large staff, saying that Russia had been insulted 'bv this va. idt.it, ng course, and demanded and obtained , a pnva e interview with ,h, Saltan, on Friday, th- Turkish Sabbath, which caused great ex i citem. tit among the turks.. TTe nl a i . i viciiiaiKieii ' a H, man ,el:t;wn several sacred relies -ITU "'Msn govern- lll.nl rv,., t. 1." . i. 1 ' ISIl nilir.siet-e urlviorf tl.n, T...1 i I ...in, w s.,iul ins request, wnicii was done, and ; the matt.-r. thev thought. vr ettlr..i r...' s!i( rtly after. Menschikoff made a uew demand which so alarmed the Turkish Secretary of State, that he sought the French and English ambassadors, who advised him to refuse com pliaLOe, which, he d d. Upon the refusal, the Prinze went home, and Nesselrede iutonned Turkey that tiiey shou d j take possession of certain provinces, to secure what they had asked, but that they should not declare war. Turkey threw herself on the pro tection of her advisers. England thought it was not best to consider this act as a declaration of war ; and then England and France tried to settle the dilHcuhy - by diplomacy, and wisely removed the site of negotiation to Vienna. Here, at one time, matters were nearly arrang ed. The "Vienna Note" was at first accepted by Turkey, bin afterwards, at the instigation of her advisers, she demanded the interpolation of ! a few words, which would change the face of-! things materially, and which d-mand Russia would not accede to. We see the consequences. 1 The Ixdor then related the history of the war, j thus for, in a very graphic manner. lie ihougnt that England and 1' ranee had assumed great responsibilities, in bunging the j matter to this condition, but accounted for it ' by the evident desire of France to be at the ', head of the Latitl Church, and be considered its prctector; and that England saw with enw the rising power of Russia, and feare 1 that, in the end, she rniglit dispute her power in-India. American Or yon. BETTER THAN DIAMONDS. I was standi) g iti the broad crowded street of a large city. It was a cold winter's day. There had. been ra'n ; aud although tiie sun had been shining brightly, yet the long icicles hung from the oaves of the houses, and the wheels rum bled loudly as they passed over the ground. There was a clear bright look, and a cold, brac ing feeling in the air, a keen, northwest wind, which quickened every step. Just then a little child came i mining :d ng a poor, ill-clad child: her clothes were scan: and threadbare ; she had no cloak and no shawl, and her lit: 1 - bare feet look'-d ted and suffering. She could not have been more than eight ve irs old. She carried a bundle in her hand.' Poor lklle shivering child ! I pitied her. As she passed me lu-r foot slip- ped, and she fell with a cry of pain ; but she j held the bundle trghlly in her hand, and jump- j ing up, although she limped sadly, endeavored to run as before. ' Stop ! little girl, stop," sa:d a sweet voice ; and a beautiful womnn, w raped in huge shawl, and with furs around lier, came out of a jeweler's store close by. " Poor little child," she s aid, "are you hurt I Sit down on this step and tell me."' llow I loved her, and how beautiful she looked! , : " Oh I cannot,"' sai.f the little child, " I can not wait 1 am in sujh a.hnrrv. I have been to the shoemaker's, anil mother must finish this work to-night, or she vyiil never get any more shoes to bind." " To-night,' said the night " beautiful woman, " to- Yes" said the child f-for the stranger's kind manner had made hpr li, 1 '- yes, f,.r ihe great ball to-night; .and rfie.sj saliu slippers must be spangled and " . The beautiful woman took the bundle from the child's hand and umoded-it. You do n-.t know why her fac-.i flushed and then turned pale; but I, yes 1, looked int-. the bundle, and on the inside of a slipper 1 saw a name a la dy's name written, bat I shall not tell it. 'And where does your mother live, little girl?" ... . So the child told her where, and then she told her that her father was dead; and that her little bio; her was sick, and that her mother bound shoes that they might have bread ; but that soiiii-iimes they were very cold, and that her mother sometimes cried because she had no money to buy milk lor her little brother. An then I saw that the lady s eyes were full o tears; 'and she r. .11. d up the bundle quickly and gave it back to the little girl : but she gave her nothing else no, not even a sixpence, and, turning away, went back into the store from which she had just come out. As she went away I saw the .'Li ter of a iliamnn ,n Presently she came ba-k, and stepping into a "inndsome carriage, rolled off. The little girl looked after her a moment, and with her little bare feet, colder than they were before, ran ouicklv a way. 1 went with the little girl, and I saw her to a narrow damp street, and into a small dark loom ; I saw her mother her sad laded moth- r, but wirii a face so sweet, so patient hushi ng and soothing a si-k baby. And the baby s ept and the mother laid it on her lap ; and the bundle wa unrolled, and a dim candle5 helped her with her work: for though it waslfvva"' t W-IS determined to send the paintings not niglit, yel ln-r room was very daik. Then, after awhile, she ki-sed her. little girl, and bade her warm her poor frozen feet over the scanty j fire in the gwe, and gave her a little piece of j bread, for she had no more ; and then sift- heard her sziy I er evening prayer, and folded her ten j derly to her bosom, bles-ed her, and told her j that the angels would take care of her. And j t ie little child slept and dreamed oh ! such j j leasant dreams of warm s ockings and new j shoes ; but the mother sewed alone, and as the ! blight spangles glittered on the satin slippers, came there no icpiuing into the heart ? When j she thought of her child's bare, cold feet, aud ! l'tli mriKi' n. rlrp bread, that, hail nnt. satisfied her hunger, came there visions of a bright room ana gorgeous clothing, and a table 1 -a le'd wiih all that was good, a little portion of which spared to her would give warmth and comfort to her humb e dwelling. If gioh thought! came, and others, of a pleat ant cottar, and of one-, who had dearly loved jier ancj wn0se strong arm had kept want and trouble from her and her babes, but who could never come back- if these thoughts "did come repiuingly, there also came auotliei": and the widows hands were clasped and her i d bow- ed low, mt deep. contrition, as I hear htr say, " Father forgive mo 'r thoti doo-'!I tfiirtgs well, and I will trust to thee. . Just then the door opened softly, and some one entered. Was it an angel ? Her dress was spotless white, and she moved with a Hoisaess step. She Wcnt to the bed where the slewing child lay, an, covered it with s ft warm llan'kets. Then presently a fire sparkled and blied -tihere. such as ti,e jtlie grate had never' kiowm before. Then a huge loaf was placed upon the table, an,i fresii rnjik for tue sick bate. jThen she i - passed gently before the mother and drawing tiie urin s.ed slipper from her hand, placed there a purse of gold, and sid "in. a voice like ,misic : " Bh-ss thy God, who is die God of the fatherless and the widow "and she was gone, or,v as sj,e went out j near(j ju,r sw i;.tler than diamonds better than diamonds ! " Who could she mean? I looked at the mother. ; With clasped hands and streaming eyes, she ; 1-1 ese 1 her God, who had sent an angel tocom : fort her. So I went too ; and I went, to a ! bright ro m, where there was music and danc ing, and sweet flowers: and I saw young and !'n'py faces, and beautifully dressed, and spark ling with jewels ; but none that. I knew, until ! one passed me w hose dress was of simple w hite I with only a rose bud on her bosom, and whosf j voice was like the sweet sound of a silver lute, j No spangled slipper was on her foot; but she ; ir.ovcd as one that tteadeth upon the air. and the divine beauty of holiness had so glorified ! her face, that I felt, as I gazed upon her, that I she was almost an angel of God.. I PRESC0TT, THE HISTORIAN. I A Boston correspondent writes thus-in regar d to Mr. Prescott : j " The numerous readers of the charming h's- i tories of Mr. William II. Prescott may be glad to hear a few words of the historian himself. He appears daily in our streefs, and may be often seen taking long walks for tiie preservation of his health. He is now at his winter; residence on Beacon street, where he spends about nine months of the"yr. .tWorfieKti has generally spent at Nahaht and Pepperell, atf both cf w hich places he has country seats, most congenial to the pursuits of an author,. Mr. Prescott is as systematic inj his daily studies as any Boston merchant, aud as givat a mis-er of the minutes. As many have learned, he was so unfortunate as to lose one his eves while in Harvard College. By this loss, the other eye became weakened through oiver-work, so that, 'practically, he ha written bisiimmortal histories as the blind write, or with an apparatus such as they use. And yet he has scarcely the appearance of any difficulty of sight, and recog nizes his friends i.i the street with that single fai hful eye. Indeed, the observer might regard his eyes as line as one could desire. ' Mr. Prescott, when engaged in writing, w rites rapidly, averaging about seven of Una printed pages of his volumes daily. His secretary copies his manuscript, in a good plain hand for the printer. He is now diligently composing a his tory of Philip II. His private library is a very valuible one, particularly in the department of that history that can. throw any light upon the subjects of his past and present investigations. His library contains near 6,000 volume. It is a picture of a room that the proprietor jhad con structed for his special use, sis he did lilis study, some distance above it towards the heavens, where his beautiful compositions are produced. That Mr. Prescott, with his physical embar issments has accomplished so much towards forming an American standard literature, is quite a maivel. Another wonder is, that though he has been confined to his books and bis studv for foity years, as close as the monk to his clois ter, he has nothing of the scholastic manner, but the ease and polish of a gentleman wholly in society.'" ' Immense Destrccticn of Pictures. We are sorry says the Shrewsbury Chronicle, Eng land, to record the destruction, by an acc:dent, of several valuable paintings by some of the most celebrated masters, the property of John Naylor, Eq., of Leightonhnll, Montgomeryshire. In order to enhance the interest attaching to the opening of St. George's Hall, Liverpool, Mr. Naylor kindly lent several paintings, valued at nearly 20,000?., for exhibition in that 'building. To prevent the possibility of an accident by rail- by a road van from Liverpool to Leigh ton, and Mr. Grundy, of Liverpool, was entrusted with their package. On Friday, the 24lt ult., they were started off, and arrived safely the same afternoon at the level crossing at Gobowen (Os westry) Station on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. The gates having been opening, con- j trarJ' ,s SH'd, to the regulations, about the t'me l"e 3.0 train from Chester was due, the ! van attempted to cross. Iu passing over, by some means or other the wheels lecame entang led in the gate, which caused some delay, and while they were endeavoring to get the vehicle off the line the train came up and dashed into it, completely smashing the van, and tearing the paintings into very tattera. ' The horses in the van escaped unhurt, it having been torn a- way from them. 1 be tram was delayed tor a considerable time.' It is said the losfc to Mr. Naylor by this unfoitunate accident is estimated at from 12,000Z. to 14,0001 a loss, too, which no mere cash remuneration caa ever remedy. FARMER'S DEPARTMENT. . From the American Farmer. ESSAY On the Culture and Manctrjement of Tobarco, by V. W. W. Bowie, of Prince Gtorge Co., Md. (Concluded.) the tobacco is taken down the vy nen cullers" take each plant and pull off the defec tive, trashy, ground and worm eaten leaves that are next to the big or butt end of the stalk, and then throw the plant to the next person, who strips off all the bright leaves (and if there be any yellow leaves, he pulls them off, and lays them aside, until he collects enough to make a bundle) and throws the plant to the next, who taties orl all the rest, being the "cZ,". and the respective strippers as they get leaves enough in hand, tie - up the bundles and throw .them in seperate piles for convenience in bulking. The cullers strip nothing but " seconds ;"' stri ftpm" sh ould never be done in drying or harsh wj-ath-i ! er, unless the tobacco is bniked up almo.-U as o1 lts aIM,llt'at'"11 compared with soil not ma i fast as it is stripped. The better plan is to take j mirecL li bas just Leen sta;eJ ll0w il is bosl to j down no more than you can tie in. in a few I l)e al'l'llL'J' all(1 its effects are so striking that ! hours. If the planter chooses, he can take down i ; a large quantity and put it in bulk, stalks and all, cover it w ith tobacco sticks, and it will keen 1 r. . ' ! tor several days, so that no matter how the ' i weather may be, he can strip out of bulk. H..w- j ever, this is a bad, wasteful wav. Tobacco , should not be moist or "high"1 as it is termed, I when put in the staik-bulk, for it will get warm. j the leaves stick to the stalk, get a bad smell and j change color, beside if lett too long it v. id rot. j It requires judgment and neatness to bulk f- ' bacco. Two logs should be laid parallel to each j other, about thirty inches apart, and the space it. .i i'ii i i . , . , oetweeu mem nueu witn sticks tor tiie purpose of keeping the tobacco .free from dampness of the ground. The bundles are then taken one a a time, spread out and smoothed down, which i.s most conveniently done by putting it against the breast, and stroking the leaves downward smooth, and straight with the right hand. It is then passed, two bundles at a time, to tiie man bulking, lie takes them, lays them down and presses them with his hands ; they are laid two at a time in a straight line the broad part of the bundles slightly predicting over iW unit 'toTaiu! two rows of bundles are put in a 'bulk,'" both rows carried on together, the heads being on the outside, and the tails just lapping one over the other in regular succession. The bulk when carried up to a convenient height, should have a few sticks laid on the top to keep it in place. It must often be examined, and if get ting warm, it ought to be immediately changed and laid down in another bulk of less height, and not pressed :as it is laid down : this is called " wind rowing ;" being loose and open it admits the air betw een the rows of bundles, hence the term. The next process is to condition it for packing." The bright yellow and second to- i bacco will "condition" generally best in such j bulks as I have described, but the "dull" ought, j to be hung up, by standing the bundles on I sticks, before it is put in bulk, as soon, in fact, j as it is stript. If the bright or seconds do not dry thoroughly in the bulks, that also shoti d be hung up to become completely dry. Properly to hang up tobacco to condition, small siz-d sticks should be procured and each one made very smooth, and kept expressly for that pur pose. After it has once been perfectly dry so dry that the heads are easily knocked off, and the shoulders of the bundles upon being pressed crack like pipe-steams, it should be taken down, or if in bulk, removed, the first soft spell of weather, as soon as it is soft and yielding enough, as it will become, to handle without crumbling or breaking, and it must be put in four, six or eight rowed bulks' of any convenient length and height the higher the better, laid down close, so that as little of t he leaf or shul- j ders as possible shall be exposed on. the outside of the bulks. When completed, put slicks evenly over it, and then pile up logs of wood on the sticks, so as to heavily weigh it dow n Here it will keep sweet and in nice order for packing at any time, no matter how the weather may be, if it was conditioned properly, wili not cha ge a particle while in the condi.in bulk. Mild, soft pleasant weaiher is the best to pack tobacco in. The best tobacco prize is one known as "Page's Prize," much improved by F. Grief', of Upper Marlbro', Prince George's Co., Md. It is cheap, expeditious in its working', being easilv taken down and put up, may with conve nience be moved from house to house. As to the size of the hogshead, the best size ultimatum of the law of Md., fifty two is the inches long and forty inches in the head. Al most any wood will answer to saw into hogs head stufl", the best of course, is that w hich is strong, but weighs light, as gum or poplar. No hogshead ought to weigh over 100 lbs., and staves drawn from oak, make the best, though they are too costly. It ought to have been observed, that while putting the tobacco in condition bulk, all bun dles that were soft or had a bad smell, should have been laid aside to be rendered afterwards street and dry by a few hours exposure to the ruii Tiiis precaution must be observed in pack ing I" putting the tobacco in the hogshead who nacks, takes off his shoes and gets m l'sye tj,e hogshead, and has an assistant to hand i him the tobacco. He lays one oun-ue at time, in a circle, heads outward, beginning in the centre, and each circle is extended until the outer circle touches the staves of the hogshead ; a STOgle row of btffldfeB is ftien laid all around the edge, on heads of the outer circle, then i across the hogshead in parallel rows, the mid dle being always raised a little higher than the outer edge. This is called a "course," an. these courses are continued until ihe hogshead be fid- ' ed. lue packer pressfs with his knees each bundle as he lays it down, and often stands on bis feet and presses hearily, cautiously all round, and across, so as get in as much as possible. One receiving hogshead, and two false hogs heads, tive teet long, making fourteen feet four inches of tobacco, will weigh from nine hundred to one thousand pounds, if in good order, and well hand-packed. This concludes the almost ceaseless round of labor, necessary to prepare for ' market this important staple of our country. 7th. What kind of manure the best? Ashes at the rate of 100 bushels per acre, sown broad-cast jut when the land is harrowed the second time, is unquestionably the best ma- nure for Tobacco. Experience fubv proves this- ; f 'C. '. - Mde ot apply ing it and the consequences tlieve is no coml'arison between 'the laud that is ashes and the soil not dressed with ashes. New land for two crops however, would have the crop but slightly improved by ashes, if it was natu- I rnllv fi'i'do ;md npivlv cl.eir,..! n.i " '.' x s"'-- 9ih and 10th. 1 different manures, such as Guano, Bone-dust, jcc. compared w i th one ano ther, with regard to Tobacco, and their influence on the vegetation of the plants, and on the in sects which attack it. Guam) acts well on tobacco on most soils, but is of no use on rich tobacco soils it is an use less expense. On very poor, stiff or light sandy soils, it is exceedingly valuable, and will well re pay the outiay. When uskI in the seed bed, it causes the plants to grow 'quickly, and in a wet season would soon -force the plants beyond the harm of the fly. It certainly, too, if mixed w ith wood's earth, or rich dirt, and sown broad-cast over the young plants, would aid by foiein" the plants and by its odor and other qualities, in keeping off to a great extent the fly. Bone dust is too slow in its action to help the tobac co crop much. " Potash is a most active and powerful fertilizer for this croD. . 100. lbs. of plaster of Paris, and 200 pounds of Potash well intermixed, or ground together, aud applied. to the acre just before the hills are stuck up, has been found to materially benefit the tobacco crop. The result of this application, has been found lo surprise the most dubious and unbeliev ing. It is an admirable dressing for .tobacco land. Wooden charcoal applied thickly as a top dressing to the plants in the bed, while moist with dew, is valuable, because the black surface would attract the rays of the sun, and cause by the incieased heat, a greater growth of the plants, and it has been found effective in arrest ing the ravages of the ti v. - 1 1 tit. Best, cheapest and most effectual way either to 'destroy those insects, if they should make their appearance, or to avoid their appear ing altogether. The insects that molest the to-, bacco plants, are the Turnip fly, the tobacco fly, and the grub and tobacco worm. The tobacco fly is much smaller than the turnip fly, and of a lighter color. They both attack the plant in its tender state, and often destroy millions of plants. The only remedies that past experience has ever found of any avail, have been such as have al ready been pointed out. They do not trouble beds that are covered up with brush, "but brush can only be allowed a certain tim upon the 1 beds, and when it is ' removed, the plauS should ! receive very frecjuent dustings of very finely pulverized manure, or even sand, especially when the weather is cool, and dry wi;h harsh winds. It is in such weather, the'tly delights to do its work of destruction. The grub is a small short. brown worm, found in all oid, rich land, and cuts off the young plants in the hill, just above ground below the bud, hence it is called by planters the "cut-worm." Five bushels of refuse salt, or ten would be better, sown broad cast over each acre, when the land was laid off for the hills, would effectually prevent their mo lestations, beside it would be a great help to the tobacco in its young state, giving it a quick and strong start, though its effects would not last through the season. The great pest is the to bacco worm. This worm is hatched on the to bacco leaf, grows very rapidly, and in a few days arrives at its full age or maturity, when in stinct prompts it to bury itseif some eight or ten inches under ground. In this self-made ! graVe, it tinders a change and makes its ap- pe'arance as a sort of butterfly, whieh planteis call ' Horn-blower." These horn-blowers appear about the middle of May, and may be seen eyery morning and eveniug, flying about among the flowers and blossoming weeds, taking especial delight in tiie flowers of the Jamestown weed.' They deposit their eggs on the tobacco leaf Turkeys aid greatly the planter in killing these worms. They eat great quantities, and kill ma ny they do not eat. It is a cherished amuse ment with the turkey, to kill tobacco worms, and they grow fond of the sport. Each year there are two "gluts" of worms. The first at- tacks the tobacco, when atout one-fourth grown, j and the second when it is nearly ripe and ready housing. The first can readily be subdued with a good, supply of turkeys, and if then they are effectually destroyed, the second glut can be easily managed, for it is a well settled fact, that a large portion of the first glut reappear the same year, as horn-blowers, and breed myriads WTien the second army of worms comes on, the' tobacco is generally so large that turkeys are oif little use. They must then be killed by hand. Begin in time, start wRen they are being hatchr ed keep up a strict watch, going orer the whole field, plant by plant, kill all that are tt . ba seen, and destroy the eggs, and by constant attention, . each ; morning aud evening to, jtfiiji business alone, with the whole force of the farm, they may be prevented from doing much harm. When they disappear the second time, there is no more cause of trouble, for that year at any rate. They might be in a few years wholly ex terminated bv concert and united action on the part of all tobacco planters, and in this manner. About the firs't of December, after hard frosts have set in, plough up every field-where tobac co had been grown that were in the chrysalis state, would be thus turned up and be destroy ed by the frosts, snow and rain, and birds. - Very eailv in March, go about the tobacco houses and diy un the floors. scraDe under the O I i - sills, and plough deeply for some distance, around the houses, and destroy every one that could be seen. Make it also a point to reward every negro, old and younor. liberally, for ; each horn-flower's head throughout the whole j year. In 1818 one gentleman offered one cent for every horn-blower that his negroes should catch and bring to him. He allowed them one ! hour before sunset, to stop work as to catch blowers. The first eveninrr thev brought him 3 in 1,1)50!!- Another paid to his people during the season, fifteen or twenty dollars, at only one fourth of a cent per head. Another farmei in digging about his tobacco house for the manure wheh Ifad accumulated there, says he destroy ed over a bushel of worms in the chrysalis state! The same year a planter gathered sixteen bush els of worms from 40,000 plants, and did not get over one half then. That year great atten tion w as paid lo the destruction of ihe,b!ower and worms, in the forest of P. George's County, and for several years after there were compara tivdv but few worms. If this system was regm larly pursued by every planter, in a few years this dreadful enemy of the plant, would be en tirely exterminated, or at least rendered harm less. .... i 13th. Best method by horse-hoes or any oth er, to keep the field clean from weeds. Has been fully discussed under Wiparsgrap'rrrBtii and 6th. I I 14th. The planting of Tobacco at different j distances compared with one another. j Three feet each way, under all ciicumstances is most generally the best distance. It is wholly against my experience, to plant tobacco in drills, ! and work it only one way. On very rich land j it will grow very large, as close as two feet each i way and two feet nine inches will produce ! !.-..- ."I ...K.. ,.,-.. 1 1.1 nil ll.nfn JnC. 1 .. . . . I . . A. j itz luinuiuj uul fin tlicc tiucc rict(j u ll aro I objectionable, because it becomes troublesome j to work, is liable to be broken and torn, and j the wonns cannot be properly go rid of, when it is so close together ; for these reasons I much j prefer three feet each way, or at anj' rate 3x2 feet 6 inches. The closer it is planted, the finer j will be the texture and quality as to color. j This is my experience and observation of the I crops of others. , 1 15th. Different operations which it is subject ed to before cutting. See them fully explained, under headiugs 5th and 6th. ICth, 17th and 18th. Taking in the crops j the different operations to which it is subjected ! before being sent to market; and' the best i mode of packing, have all been treated of, ui i der 5th and 6th sections or paragraphs of this I - j 19th. Preparations or substances used for the j preservation of the leaf, before and after being I !.. ' e 1.... XT ...1 leaoy lor uiaiKeL. - nu oiaier preparation J herein before stated, and the hogshead is the only substance required to preserve the leaf for ages, if it was well conditioned when packed into it, provided it be kept out of the we weather, and free from water. ; S 20th. Effect of watering, or artificial Irriga: tion, on the development and quality of the to bacco plant requires frequent and light showers, or cool nights and heavy dews. Too much wa ter as effectually kills it, as too' much heat and drought. Judicious watering of the seed-bed is often very happy in its effects, and sometimes positively necessary. The plants could always be forced by this piocess, but the danger is that if forced too much, they become ovei-growfa "before there falls, sufficient rain to enable the planter to set them in the hills. In a'dry seai son what is termed watering is often udone, and succeeds well. This is done, by watering a part of the seed-bed, so that the plants may be drawn easily without breaking the.rooto, or brusing the leaves or buds. The hills being newly made, about two hours before sun-set, the laborers go into the field with the plants one or two pass over the gronnd with stout clubs, striking one end in the centre of each hill, about two inches deep, and large enough to hold half a pint of water, others follow with buckets and cans, or gourds, and fill quickly the holes with water, others follow and drop the plants, which ate dit redly planted by the planters. The water should have time to settle in the earth before the plants are stuck. Some prefer to do this work early in the morning before the sun is an hour, high; To insure their living, it would be well to have grass, such as clover, cut early in the morning when moist with dew, and drop a handful ba each plant, planted the evening before or the same morning. This keeps the ground moist, and shades the plant until it takes root, and before any bad effect could be produced upoa