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(Officii nearly oppoaiM tha Peat Offios.)
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If payment t delayed thra "oath. " "'
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On. iqaar. (16 .) &t insertion, ? ? ,
" each subaeqneat Insertion, xi
Coin orders and judicial advertiseDieat, tS per
coot, higher,
A deduction f SSJ par cent for advertisement tJ
tha year. .. , , ."
Star" All lettara and aommonlcationi mmt M pott
paid. Benuttanc.es may Da a.au a vur
THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.
1. Art subscribers wh do not (five txratsa xo-
rici to tba Btrery,. are considered aa wishing to
continue tWir tusorit'titini. ...-j ,.....
2 If subset there order tba disrontlBaanrt of their
pavers,,, the publishers may continue to (end tbem
Titil aearagei are paid.1- ' '
aJir aabaeribera neglect or refuse taking tlteir
papere.froB. tha offices to which they ara sent, they
are held responsible till their bills ara settled ud
their paper ordered to be discontinued.
4. The Courts bare decided that refusing to take
aeerper or periodical from tha office, or reasov
ing end leaving tt uncalled fqe", i " prima facia"
evident ef ihtetioxai. rmitru. "J
IGSIlTLTtliL.
,TO THE SfBSCniBEES OF
If A ore olrtat!) uoiijxrd our frtendt thai the
pationagt to Hit periodical vat not mJRcieni to
mrrant iti continuance. It doet teem Oiat ' the
public tpiritof our peoyUt Amid tvttain at leaet
one agricultural paper within ths State; but for
fire ycaripatt, in our teal forJhecauMCL jriore
not actually made lie expeuece incurred by the ex
periment. We are loth to discontinue the Farmer, but it it
not to be expected that yet Kill publith Hat a pecu
niary tacnfict. If ' Aara concluded, however, to
derate m considerable portion of the Stab to Agri
cultural intereata and we trutt that the tubterib
erttftht Farmer will not be ditpleated at receiv
ing the Stab in itt ilead.
Our friend will find that the Star it deroted
alto to Genorui Xcwe, Politics, Literature, Educa
tion tc, 4c.. and we trutt they will find it a tai
uableand interetttnj) Fa milt NiwsrAi'ia.
Should any one fed inditpoted to accede to thit
anran) ment they will pirate immeditMij return
thin number of the rjer--efe they will be eon-'
tidered permanent aubacrilxra. '
'" FOOD OK CALVES.
Fwd of ffinferior quality, or a limited
"'PI'ly of the better kinds, will nut rear aod
JiOten-a
Iwr, n'T-fnn impro-e'l
.
orgnniza'tion the growth is stunted, the ma
turity is deterred, and the carcass is faulty in
erety respect of quantity and quality. The
very first existence of the animal is rendered
nuguatory by the fcedi.ig ol ihe calf from the
pail, with the milk, instead i f suckling and
by the suit it ition of broihs and juicy prepar
ations far the nu triment of the dam !. These
insufficient materiaials spoil the animals at the
vert first outset the inuutliiwl eflala are en
larged, the growth is flopped, and also the ac
quisition of tha. stamina of organic vigor,
which forma the very first property in the
wthitr of anfrmil fife. 'Without rorWrrafibnal
vigor, the organic (unctions are unabh; to per
forin their offices, and the food of the very
best quality is not properly decomposed and
assimilated. , . . - , '
Every experience thows trial no substances
yet known will nurse a Voting calf so well aa
the mother's milk; and the quantity of saliva
is wanting' which is engendered by th6
mouth sucking the teat, and which is so very
useful in prouioting lite aetiott of tltestomaob.
The suckling of the ealf forma the foundation
of the future animal... For .the purpose of
making buitcrand cheese it only .emains to
allots portion of the cows lor that purpose,
and ihj others fir suckling, each purpose be
ing kep! separate and diatinct, without the
hurtful inlermixturc of atnrving the animal to
procure die other products of milk. Each pur
pose must be fiee of the other. Agricultu
ral Gazette. . -
A
DISINFECTING AGENT,
four parts of dry, ground plaster of
Mix
Pari with one -.part of ,fintv-charciil,; 1y
weight, and row them around ihe premises
affected with any unpteasant odor, arising
from decayed animal mutter, and the gases pro
ducing the odor will directly be absorbed. 6.
, THE HOME OF TASTE.
The home that all admire is not made by
tha upholster or cabinet maker by rich car-
f ets, rose wood, mahogany, and gilding.
I must hare the blandishments or true polite
ness and kindly dispositions that alwavs
create beayiy, taste, contentment, and love of
nome, whether in palace, collage, or cabin
The home of taaie is always more ornament
ed by the architect of nature, than by the arti
ficer. Shrubs, fruit trees, flowers, and rreen
grass,' in their season, atl lend their charms
and help make up the tout ensemble of the
home of taste. lb, .. , i , .,.'
TO DESTROY WEEDS IN WALKS.
, Saturate water with chloride of sodium, and
pour it boding hot on the weeds. Be careful
you get ihe right article. It is not expensive.
Von will find a description of this substance
in almost any chemical work. We re rnm.
mend you to look or it and safety yourself
,in4i it is not a aangerons substance to have a
bouu lb, -- , ;
' - CULTIVATION OK ORCIURns'.
i Having recently set out a small apple or
"chard of about 100 trees, and believing I hare
got oft-the right track, in the manner of plant
sag bar. I are willing your numerous readers
huuld ffnjoy lite beneath pil and if any of
four correspondents Know ol a better method,
ahall be eery happy to hear from them on the
uhiect throurh the Agriculturist. .' '
1 the first Dtaea. the land is what would he
f3ieA tlytj loam, resting on a subsoil, or
waMpevft'i)
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surface and u consequently wet io the spring
end (all, and had bean in grass for a few years
previous k summer aad fell of 1848, when I
plowed and harrowed it well. . 1 then, before
toe commencement 0f winter, dug the doles
for Ihe trees, 33 feet apart, each way, making
ihem fooror five feet or more in diamaier,
nd in all eaaes aa deep a the subsoil. r, Thes
I M remain open throngh the winter, for the
action of ibe frost, and until , ib. n-.Ji..
ome auirtcieuUjr drto work i t)ie rprin
1 1 then rilled the holes to a auitable depth with
the surface soil, using no manure. 1 then
set out my trees in such manner that they
would stand about as low in the ground ai
when standing in the nursery. The ground
waa then thoroughly manured, and planted
with corn and potatoes, While spreading the
manure, 1 was rareful to' do well by the trees,
and in hoeing, I ga,ve them their alia re or at'
tentinn. , . - .
The eonseqi enee is, erery tree has lired,
and grows well, some having made three feet
of wood on the tiprieht branch, the first sea'
son. I should have remarked that my trees
were small, only two years from the bud, not
being able lo procure such varieties as I wish
ed, of a larger iie ; hut whether in the end, I
shall be ihe loser in eonaequence of this, I am
not certain. My intention now is, to cultivate
hoed crops among )hcni until tbey are well
established, when 1 may seed it down again
Tori few jeif. A FARMEtt.
'- I American Agricultural.
Iaru iiilon. Ct., Feb.. 1850.
A SPECIMEN OFAGR1CUr.VR.iL
KNOWl.EIHJK ARE C(?RN CODS
GOOD MXNUREf
This question was lately put to me by a
gentlemen at Jackson, North Carolina. I an
swered yes, of course; that I considered than
highly valuable, die. To this, another man
put in an Objection. lie cautioned the firs'
person not to use ihem loo freely. If he did.
he Would not mke any corn ; "because,"
said he, "I tried them last season, and
where I put ihem on thickest, I lust all my
com.
"Ah! how do you account for that?" said
I. I
"Oh! easy enough. There is to much lime
-mrobtr 'tt hnnrrnp the land so that the grow
ing corn all uieu
"So much lime in cobs!" I exclaimed; "Well
that is new in me. Are you sure that was the
cause'"
Oh, yes; certainly. What else could
be? I don't believe much in lime, no how."
"Perhars you did not plow your cobs in
deep enough. What kind of land was it?"
Well it was good strong clay land, and
they were plowed as deep as we ever plow
in tli is country. How deep afouhl you hare
plowed r
"Ten or Iwclve inches?"
"Ten or twelve inches! 'Well, don't want
you lo plow my land. You'd turn the soil
all under so deep it never would do any good
again."
My dear Sir, 1 would not only plow that
deep, but I would use the subsoil plow also,
and then I clou t tlipli that the lime in corn
cob' wouiti nun your land.
"You may 1 aflt much as you like, but I
I know it wui die lime in the cobs that killed
1 I i; " " . II I -II . " 1 rl" - - - -
niv corn; and lime will kill any land in this
climate; and as for a subsoil plow, I wouldn't
let vou brimr one on my farm; and I dnn t be
lieve thev weiecverof auv benefit to land in
the world."
W iiat sort of plnwsdo vou use, my friend
and how much team to a plow?"
" " hy, the common sort f plow in this
country; and I never want any plows on my
land that one liorse can't pnli. I've, seen
enough of your newfangled Yankee plows I
b'lievc they're just pnison m The land, I do;
and as for plaster and gnann, they
wrth centv mv nor iune cillter 4
Now, I pray vou to take notice that this
wise man is not only a farmer, but he is an
overseer one who hires lor high wages-
let himself and his knowledge and skill to
another; sets himsell up ns a competent teach
er of the right mode of farming, manuring.
and managing land ; and, as you see, under
stands "agricultural chemistry," about upon a
par wiih nine tenths of this class; and yet this
mau has cha'ge of an esuic Uat ii proUiibly
orth seventy or etghly thousand dollars..
How can a country imnrove when nearly all
the agricultural operations are conducted by
such bigoted ignoramuses as this man men
that ridicule the idea of learning about farm -
ing in a bonk. Andn.il only that, but when
such men as the Messrs. flnrjrwvn's .re con-
. ... .1. , .
uuettng llieir eiiligntencu operations rltni oc-
fbre Iheir eyes, and, by means of lime, turn-
ing old brooui-sedge fields into the mini luxu-
riant rlover pastures, they not only ridicule
them because the first "crop don't pay cot,
hut contend that lime and deep plowing will
ruin auv land. How can you leach mau
agricn1tut.il jcirnce, that contenda that "lime j BnawtU wwld, U -nhnig, wlnnher by tlie hg
in corn cobs" killed hi com, and who ne er ! iluon to j our own goveruuiCHt, or Irom any
read an agricultural book or paper! S. R.
REMEDY FOR DISEASED SWINE.
A few yeara aince, I had a sow with a litter
of pigs, one or two days, old, taken suddenly
sick. When first discovered, she was lying
on ber side, and would neither eat nor take
any notice of her pig, even when disttirlied.
1 had no expectation ol her living one hour
and being no doctor, knew not what to do for
her; buttiav ing a little rraion oil in the house
(the quantity 1 do not know precisely, a it
waa nearlv all used, sirsnl what Hfun..l i.i
the vial, perhaps three or f..ur drop or more.)
I mixed
1 il with milk, rolled her on her back.l
and poured it into her mouth. In two hours.
he wa On her feet, and in ihreetlaya, appa
rently as well a ever. 1 have given the same
kiod of oil to hog lhat were sick since that
time, and believe they have, in all eases, re
covered, but in no case with so marked effect,
aa in the above. Sheldkn Esborx. ,'
HarwbUon, CI M June, 1850,
AGRICULTURE SPEECH OF THE
" " HON.' ABBOT LAWRENCE.
The annual festival of the Royal Arricul-
I tural Society of England was held at Exeter
on the 18th ol July, . The French Ambassa
dor end the American Minister at London
and Paris were among the invited guet.
After the French Minister had addressed
die company, Mr. Lawrence rose andaaid:
My Lord and Gentlemen I have had plac
ed iu my hand a toast, which 1 shall offer with
very great pleasure, inasmuch aa it relates 10
the great interest of this eotuury the winds
of this eoantry --inasmuch a to me there iS
no want of lurmony n these interests, tf pro-.
't . ' - . ,
point tha could give, or would give (lie liglitet
umbrage . of Uio alihteat lU-fteliug to any
boman being at all without tartber remark. I
will introdnce the toast a"l one -to yon it
"Agriculture, manufactures and commerce." e
(Cheera.V A friend a lam to all those inter
eats believing that tli power sod th inter
ests of this country hav been promoted by
the encouragement of them all, I rejoice dial
agriculture is firat. : (Grejt elieenng.) Gen
llorrten, I cotnc here not a forcigner-J
come Bert Wcftliif TflfflmiehlpTliM'-iW'Ilretr' rbeg-fithan !h presldehr end eounclt fof
' time ol myrtle, to see tne larmers oi Kngtanu
with my own eves (cheers), believ ing that
. .il- c . rt'.j i i " . .V.
when I amw the farmer of England, I saw the
back-bone of England. (Ureal cheering.)
I know loo well the history of my kind
red in Eitgland, not to know that the far
mers of England have alwaya been loyal
and true to the Crown. (Cheers.) I know
history toe .well, nollo know thai the battles
of England, and the glories of England, arc
indebted to ihe patriotism, the prowess, and
the aacriticea of lii'e farmers of England.
(Cheers.)
I come here because my ancestry were all
farmers, and English farmers too and I come
here first' as Ihe representative of a country
whose great material interests are founded in
the soil (hear) I come here lo pledge to you
and lo oiler io ) ou, in that kind, in that fra
ternal feeling that should ex. at between two
great natrons, the avmimtliv and the kind
leelings of the farmers ol die I'uiied Stiles of
America. (Loud rlieers.) I ennic here as tliei
represcntalie, lo till you, and to n,.:ko vou
f4and realize, that they feel under great ob
Irgatrons tr you" tirr ther nrjTFrliiTenis which
)oa liaie tried here which we, being young
and not rich, (a lauh) are nol able to tr
While you having the capital and skill, and
what is mote, the science u liicli has been ap
plied to the art in Great Hriiain.are well able
to do it all. When 1 look at the stale of ag
riculture in 1650, and compare it in England
wnn me auie ol agriculture in IB'O, ;,m
oerteclTTimi.Betl. -4 hM4. .r.hl.,ll
to-day. I have neard so much, and have seen
so much that I have not had time in ,li.r,..i ...
(Cheers.) When I look back to this country
only thirty years (and in the annals ol time
that is but a day-) 1 look lo dial period when
the average production of wheat, I believe, in
this realm was not more than 20 wSi ImihIi.
elaol wheal lo the acre, and now liijih auihr-
Htes, of all parties and shades ol plmcal opini
pn, agree llmt the average produce now. ts l'rrim
24 to 28 bushels to the acre. (A voice, 30."
Thirty, (lien, if you .dcase. II it were forty,
I should rejoice and thank (.-id for it,
(Cheer.) We of the V. Stales have not the
slighte! jealousy of the agricultural interests
in England, (A laugh.)
e rejoice at every new agricultural imple
ment you bring out, suitable lo your condition
we rejoice when jou can, by the -M of ag
ricultural clieiuiHlrv, produce another fche.ir
of grass. It has been said ihul he who pro
duce two blades of grass, whore one grew be
fore, is a benefactor to Ins country. If that he
true you are ' nil puMic ciief.icld.s; because
you are increasing the product of the intion,
(Cheers.) It is a matter for yon and ni l for
mo to deride on those great uiicDimns hu h
agitate the muW ww, lur I do not came here
j to enter into such discussion. 1 may In
r - tnwi - n4 - f-r-r twan mf ww -w,,,, ... .A.
al-
towed to-irm. my-owir-opinions Hiirhrrrr. rrr.tfjo jiot pn lend fo WhlovrTorTlii
those opinions will ncier be expressed in
Gritnin, so for as regards the intrrnul "l;c
. ol Great Britain
(Loud cheers.) Hut I till
you the more tMl you product' the nearer
you Supply the necessities of I'his great peo
ple the more rejoiced 1 shall be, or iho coun
try I reprtTrm. (Cheer...) Willi "ft g.ird to
cominerce, 1 aiprehend there is not a mail
wulilii'llienDuml ol iliv kiicc who will not a-
grce wiih nu , that commerce is .eabenli-
; 'be prosperity td'tlie-gricultun.l intensL
Commerce has been the great pioneer of civil
ization. Mid. what country has done as much
as tlii to civilize tne Voitil 'through Tfiefiistrii
mentality ol commerce. In regard lo manu
facturers it would be idle, il would be fulile
and foolish, for mo not to acknowledge that
the manufactures ol'Englatid the spindles ol
England, if you please have iu conjunction
with this great and powerful body ol men, ihe
agricultural interests, fought die bailies of Great
Britain. (Cheers.)
Thero is no discrepancy whatever in my
jiioeineiii m maintaining an tiiosc
interests
I which are vital to the prosperity of this nation.
a 10 an great nations 1 believe these lliree .satisfied with the world and the world with
' in'crcats are identically the same. It is forjhiini The common dunes of life are those
1 '' to decide how far you may be willing to 1 w,jrh are most olien passed over with mat
" dependent on loreign nalione lor your food. 1
UClieers.J J hi is a question, gentlemen,
...I..-1. I...... 1.. r.'...i:.L . 1: 1
"cionga uio iiij;iiu punueai cunsti-
""ion, anu 1101 10 a man rcprcscming a great
na'ion on the other side of the Atlantic. '1 Ins a
question 1 shall not louch. I do not rise litr ihe
purpose of expressing opinion's with regard to
j the i.iicnial policy ol lliis great nation; but 1
Uhoulddtein .ta mislunuutlo my own cuuutry,
oilier cause, ihis mignty nation of Great )n
lain should lose any portion of us power in the
iamilj ol nations. (l.hfer.j '1 here is room
lor usall. 1 elioulo like to sec competition a
motig liberal, lu fact, among all nations; but I
desire to see, above all eompetlliori b iween
old Anglo JiiXou and young Anglo Saxon,
and lot it be upon, one principle how we
shall advance and dillire civilization through
out the world, heerj which of its shall ex
tend justice to odier Daliuns leebler than our
el.ea. Education religion the Bible let
that competition be aa to which nation will do
tt,OJl Kou1- Ghcer.:
, 1 "' nal'l7 10 '
ate 10 voti on thi occasion
that the United Stale is not represented a.
lone by ine. 1 have on my right one of the
most distinguished statesman .of the United
Stales, and what ia belter, one of the best and
greatest larmeisof the Uuited Slates. ("Cheers,
andene ol "IM ama." j I he gentleman i
the American Ambassador at Pari, and came
here to meet you. cheers his Excellency
William C. Rives, of Virginia.
Mr. Hive and mj self are nol the only re
presentative of the United Slate. I am
proud to aay that in this room there is "u gen
tlemen, one of the greatest breeders of stock,
Colonel Morris, the Vic President of the New
York Agricultural Association a gentlemen
who ha been purchasing the stock of Eng
land very largely, that we in the Western
World may improve our own. Cheers.
Whatever vou may think of ihnse on the oili
er side of die Adantie, 1 can only state u you,
as trieir rrnrearntative. lhat thev ara nmud of
their origin, and rejoice- te be descended from
Devonshire men. I hope no distant day, in
creasing as we do at Ihe rale of a million
dor-nereas "cheers. for w narTyDm tij
ottgn, snd loon enough, snd labor enougn tor
all cheer I say, I hope that no distant
day, that your humble cousins, may re:um 10
you, the farmer of England, lo some consi
derable extent (it must be done by instalment,)
the debt that we owe you in the agricultural
line, fur the improvement dint you havemadd
for the iiiairucuou we have received, and the
great benefit the whole country has derived
from your exhibitions, . .i . , -. , ;
me op porxuniiy anoruea me ro ay ui nvmg;
in tliis old Komari city of Exeter, and in this
I .... !........ .rn. : a:..:
renowned county of Devon, distinguished for
us rich red soil. Ma beauttlul red catue, and in
olden time for its fine and beautiful red cloaks,
celebrated in poetry as well as in prose.
(Chers.)
This is the land of that great and mighty
man, Mir Walter Kaleigh (cheer) the Jian
who first went to the country of my respect
ed friend, Mr Rives a man renowned in Eng
lish history, slid who will live as long as his
tory exists. I cannot sit down without offer-
ing my htirWde thanks to the inhabitants of
the city o txe'er, whort-iii this exhibition has
taken place. (Cheers ) I llti:ik you furtu
n.'te in finding city presenting so much neat
ness, so much simplicity, to much taste, and
so much cheerfulness, that one feel, at home
the moment one comes here, -Lmrd cheers.)
It ts the li ret time mat I have ever set mvi
foot in the renowned county of Devon. I
hope that it will not be the last. (Loud cheers.)
Cotton Batting, spread very thin over the
the ong plants will shield them fromdepre
datiens. GREAT CHOP OF HAY.
A mowing lot, s the Springfield Repub
lican, olll. V . Clapp.at Greenfield, Mass.,
conlaining seven acres and one hundred rods.
yielded, last week, twenty-pine Ions, and four
hundred and ninety -seven pound of hsy, or
er lour tons to ihe acre. U e think this
j ,la mu1 ,,a,e beeii weighed iu rather agreen
ta'c. When so much trass grows upon an
at-rf ' " 18 nl,"",t lmr"s!l,le 10 cure
dry
las when a less quinuiy is produced. We
1 1,.,. ....... i. ...i. i i .,.'. i...
S ,i,r,TV-r, uilun Bllr ,lliuili-
sianci'; that it waa a magnificent crop. A
friend at our elbow, giies il as a decided opini
on that this mowing lot waa welt manured ;
and furthermore, that whatever was nut
upon il, paid as well, in the long run, aa dig
ging California dust, or Wall-street su pecula
tion.. The Best Manure for Trees is decayed
leaves. To a cord of this, add lour lushels
of oyster-shell lima and one of salt,' and as
much charcoal ns yon like and yotr will
find it a valuable compost for fruit tree or
shrubbery. Wood ashes or potash, in siodcr
nte quantities, in any shade, will be fuuid val
uable. JZ1
JIISrELLAM:Ol'S.
IOW TO DO GOOO.
A quaint writer, gives a abort aad easy
method of doing good, which will be is effec
tual as could be adopted. He says: "Why
do you begin to-do g4- ta Ut uffl Thw4s a
ruling error. II you do not lore your wife.
propl
the antipodes. If vou let son.e family grudge.
some pecadillo, some undesirable gesture.sour
your visage towards a sister ora daughter, pray
cease lo preach beiiufieeiieo on a large scale.
Ilegni not next door, but within our own
door, with your next neighbor, whether rela
tive, servant or 8ii4i:in, Aciounl lite man
v mi meet tlie man' on are lo bless, (live him
'such thin" a vou have, How can I make
him or her happier? Thit is ihe question. If
advice W4U4I0 it, give adiice. .Jf diasliae.
incut will do il, give chastisement. If a
look, a smile, or warm pressure of the hand,
or tear' will tloTCg. ve 'ttie Wok.'Hnnd'birt'ilfV
Out never forget that the happiness of our
world 1 a mountain ol golden lands, and that
il is your part lo cast some contrihutary atom
every moment. There is as much philos
ophy and sound morality, beautifully ex
pressed iu these few words a (here is in a
volume of sermons. Let every one practice
the rule laid down, and sec how soon ihe
opportunities for doing qnd. will (ireneoLtbeni
aclvps how much more satisfaction he will
feel hiinstlf how much better he will be
trillion; snd yet the whole happiness ofour
: lives, and ihosc eonnneetcd wiih ua, depends
... . . - '
essentially upon their performance. They
show the true temper 01 our virtue, as thoy
are well or badly performed, promote or de
stroy thai peace or perfect satisfaction of mind
in which true happiness consists.
THE COMMON SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Nnwihat the excitement of s political can
lass is over we hare a few wonts to say
wiih regard to our very defective free school
system. That it is defective, every body
must admit and any suggestions as 10 ihe best
mt'ihod of improving it, will, we imagine, he
acceptable lo the people of the State at large.
four years ago, il we mistake no', Mr. flames
of Northampton prevailed upon the school
committe lo report a bill for the appointment
of a Ruperiiiteuilant of common schools for the
whole Stale, wiih a fair compensation. For
this most excellent idea Mr. Uarnc i entitled
to much credit, but there is one objection lo ihe
bill which may very easily bo removed by
theoppintineni of two siipcrintcnilants instead
of one; the one from the east, the- other from
the west to travel over their respective por
tions of Die State, ascertain and remedy
all the defects In die management of the schools,
thai may come under llieir observation.
The business would be too laborious for
one man, and he could not attend to it a it im
inportunce demand that il should be attend
ed to, and if it is not well done il need nol be
done at all.
Mr. Barnes lias been elected to the Legisla
ture Ui is ycai and we trust lie will take np
this matter again and pie il Ui rough lor i! is im
portant to the whole State.
We shall have more to say on this nibject
hereafter. - " " ft ciiton Herald.
THE LITE PRESIDENT TAYLOR.H
A correspondent of the Salem; (Mas.
Gazette relates the following characteristic in
cident a having occurred at the period of the
dccpCTl excitement at Washington on thealave
ry question, during thejircsrnt session ot'Con-
rnso. .., t - ... .. ,
Il was l this time' thai ; three of the -furest
psrri6ls''Sm'f)rig odr Senators, alarmctT ntJ"trie
strrrm wmch aremtd to threaten our existence,
. went N tli White House to take counsel' of
good Zachnry 1 aylor.'f'0e of their number
related this lo me.) ' He received litem cordi
ally and at atirnt.vcly lisiminf while' Uy
tolil him ail lUey feared. , He teemed anxious
and held his face a long time buried between
his band.; Finally dashing aside hi chair,
he roc, strode around the room twice er
thrice, snd pauain before tlrryn wiih hi foot
firmly ihmtti, Kiin, jn Jii peculiar mild, but
Srm toice, "Ucnilemen, I was placed here lo
support the Uonstitutuun, 1 ha e sworn
m ao it : 1 can uo it : and I wui do iu
Then throwing himself on the chair, lie 'row
again, anfl in louder, clearer tone, exclaim
ed, teitt do it." ,
THE PRESIDENTS'S DEATH IN
CANADA.
The Montreal Courier of Thursday makes
the following eery handsome and appropriate
announcement of President Taylor's death:
'The telegraphic despatch published by ua
yesterday morning announced ihe dangerous
illness of the Preaidrntof lite Republic of the U
Staler, General Zachary Taylor. It wss report
ed in town at an early hour yesterday morning,
that advices had been received of the fatal ter
mination of the illness. Thus a brave and
gallant soldier, and a good and honorable man;
estmahle and beloved in every relation of life,
-has been gathered to hia fathers; in a lit lie
more than a year after hie elevation, by the
free choice of a free people, to what is, per
haps, the proudest situation on this earth
the m'ership over twenty-five millions of An
glo -axon rrccn.cn. Although he was a
stranger to ua here in Canada, in person, he
was well known by reputation. Many a heart
beat high at the news hia victories. The ties of
enngencrate blood overcame mere national
separatiion, and we rejoiced to find that the
blood and courage of our face were not deter
iorated by mere geographical and political se
verance IVotn the parentState.
"Zachary Tavlor's name will live in the
general history of the age ; "In his 6w tamt.t
it i 'ill be a household woid, familiar in men a
months, through all lime, as the Roman his
torian wpitcof a great general equally celebra
ted, and perhaps more intensely loved "ma-
nrt, manturrmqut fit, in ttttrnitatem tempo
rum, in fumarum rr."
REAL FUN.
The New York Spirit o f the Time pub
lishes a paper within a paper, which it calls
" I he I rumpet Hlaat 01 r reedom, a journal
devoted to politic and private interests of Bun
combe in particular; Solomon Centre, and
Jeremiah Wiggle, editor and proprietors;
office of publication comer of Paul Pry street
and Squint Alley.
Here are some clippings of it rich, indeed.
Under the head of ornithological, we find:
Although birds in general do nm suitor Irom
colds in their heada, yel the smaller varieties
are liable to hawk, and the domestic fowl lo
spil. ')
It mrs have no expressr, tmr are there T'
engaged in the transportation business, except
buzzard and crows, whoareall in ihecamon
line.
Evry crow that ia . larcn. ahould be im-
mediately shut up in the lunatic asylum.
f Judge who nwn rocfci7riwirwpem
opportunities to hear caw, -
The throat of birdj is yery small, hawk
nevertheless often take quite large swallows.
AI. hough birds do not preach, the larger
specie prey continually,
TUe rooster is their chorister and practises
tfie chromatic scale every-moming.
Hens and chickens shodld never be allowed
io amuse lhemeve, as it always result, in
loul play.
Although no man in the present day would
think of sending 1 goose in reply to I rtole, et
anioiiK the old Uocuana the bird Wa an
l1r.K'-s.:c..aiv'S,',!
Although tame pigeon have nothing of the
India rubber kind in their formation, yet they
are notoriously gutter percher.
The business hour of birds differ from our
own, their note being mostly given out before
10 A. M.
THE FIVE POINTS.
Thif horrible hole in New York will prob
ably in a alion lime he broken up. ' Tli Tri
bune saya: ' .
On Saturday Ihe Sixth Wrd PuKee made'
one huidrtd and lixteen arrests! Of these
forty-nine were vagrant women, and fifty-four
(.10 men and 18 women) were keeper of
house of ill-lame. About eighty of these
keepers of vile den are now in custody, and
nearly all of them will probably do the city
some service at Ulnkwell's Island. The scene
in the Five Point 4 wonderfully changed. A
great number ol houses are closed, and "To
Let is posted on the door. From one house
in the ugliest portion oi Orange street and fiorn
the corner of Cros and Little Water (tFeat,
oppoaite the old Brewery, come ounds of
prayer and praise, and' word of Chnatiati
exhortation, klndnes and hope. A frw
week ago, the place, and neighborhood for
blocks around, were vocal with blasphemy
and obscenity, sufficient to shock the mural
sensibility of Abaddon.
, A REVOLUTIONARY MATRON,
Perhaps no saving of Washington is more
frequently quolej uiton patriotic occasion in
Virginia, than this: "Leave me but a banner to
rplant upon the mountain of Augusta, and I
will rally around me the men who will nil our
bleeding country from the dust, and set her
free." - . " , . . .
Tlie incident, however, which led to thi
remark, ia not so generally known. , But ll
is one which does immortal honor lo the wo
men of Virginia, and leaaena our wonder ai the
deed of the Virginia heroc who iprnngfrom
such a (lock. It is thus related in Howe's
Historical Collection: "When the Ilrilisk force
under Tarlelon drove, the legislature from
Cha'rlotUvill lo Saunton. Ihe stillness of the
Sabbath eve was broken in the Latter tow by
the heat of the drum, end volunteer were
culled tor lo prevent the paassge of ihe Brit
iah through the mountains of Rock fish Gap.
The eldest sou of Mr. Lewis, who then resided
at the old fort, were absent with Ihe Nkem
army, three son, however, were at home,
whose am were 17. IS and II veara. Mr.
Lewi was confined lo his room hy sickness,
but his wife, with the firmness of a Roman mat
ron, called them lo her, and bad litem fly
to the defence rf their native land., 'Go my
children,' said he, f spare not my ymingost;
my fair-haired boy, the comfort of my declin
ing years. I devni yon all. to my country,
Keep hseVllie'foett of theinvider. from 1-the:
oil of AugiMitayor my fee no nKire.-. It
wa the narration of this incident to Washing
ton, which cauacd the enlhtisiasuo sxclanM-
tioa so often uoied. V 4 "' ' "
tf i b llthnwi& HrpublicttiW
Improve every spare hour in collecting ma
terials to form into manure, or com pott heaps,
and be sur when yw have got Ihem togeth
er, not to let their riches be taken wy by
aun, ir,nd nifc"-;,,
- SOUTHERN RIGHTS,
. From the ttotrthern Frttt,
.MEETING OF THE SOU'I'HEN MEM
BERS OF THE HOUSE OK REP-;
, y , RESENTATIVEP. ., ' '
' Atlengthwe have 10 congratulate the South
on the attainment of greater unity among her
representative than ha yet been known.
At a meeting a few evenings since, the fol
lowing member were appointed a Committee
on lleiolutions: . 1 . . . , ... , ,. , '
Mr. Toombs, Chairman, . j- . i .. 1(. ...
Messrs. Seddon, Thompsom' Hoilslon,
Bowie, Clingmsn, Burt, Cabell, Hilliard.
Morse, Johnson, Morchcad, Green, Howard,
Thomas. '': !' '-"'ft '.'.. .
' We undenhind that the deliberaliopB., of
die Committee resulted in almost entire, una
nimity, and accordingly ' " 1
Mr. Toomha, chairman of the Commute of
Fifteen, reported the , following resolutions,
which were adopted: -7 c; r
1. Kftolvrd, That no citisen shall b deprived
of hia life, liberty or property, except bribe
judgment of his peers, and the laws of the land,
and that tne common hvw, aa 11 exit ten in ine
American Coloniea on tlie 4th July, 177(1, and
the Cuaal-tui.ua and law tha I'uited States
applicable to Our territoMea, shall be tlie
fundamental law of slvid territory. -
2. ttetolred. That In tha event that tlio nnn
slave holding States oltjeet thus to pnt tlia life,
liberty and nroDertv American ciliaena under
Aavencan lawa, we will insist upon a division of j
the emintry on the Una ol it)" Mr witu a uistmot
resnnitwnsjvd protection of projrty in slave.
3. Hetotxed.- That w will not vote for tha ad
uaaiua at Coi-fmaiiL. uulcsa theuSuutbern boun
dary be restricted,tu the parellol of ii"&y north
latitude.
4. Hctolted. That w will not egrce to any
boundary between Texas and New Muxico which
ptopoaea to cole to 'New Mexico any portion of
territory soutHef tha parallel oHMi1 ciO' north
latitude and west of tho Hio Urandei prior to the
a.liuatiuent of the tir.'itorial quest io ta.
6. foTrWrlW the-TepiwaiintaUvea ot th
slav 'boliiiriK States will resist by all usual leg
islative and constitutional means, the admission
of the State of Calif iwiia and tho adjustment of
tha Texas boundary, until a scltleiuent of the
territorial questions. . -;
6. ltetolmi. That tho true boundary of Texas
I that defined by the act of the Texas Congress
of lcceniber lidy 1830; and it is the duty of
tlie Soul bf buuumiu tit atuoo, unloM a utis
factory adjustment of it ia had by th assent of
lite Stt id Texas. ' ' .
7. He it further rrtntreJ, That the power and
duties of the (!nnrnitto of hl'.nen be continued
until tha futber action of tlie meeting, and that
the Chairman of that Committee, by the ooneur
rence of any tliree memlwre thoreof, may at any
time call a meMingof the representative of tha
alaveholdihg 8UKfc"", "T"v' V
We adverted yesterday
to .he resolution adopted at the Hnuihern nicel'
jtg hit weekulcclaring that "ihe jrpprrwiii
live the slavelioldiug Stales wiirircatsl, Tfy all
admission cf the State of CnlifiKnia, and tlie
adjustimiil oflhii Tczue boundary, until
(ettlemenl of lou torritonal question. . ; :.'
Thi i euflicienily explicit. .."-
The writer nf a couiinunicarion nublialied
yrsteidv in tlie Suutker - I're, tha organ
of Ue uilnorijyof tfiT ItoWTO w hfolr hnw
referenco in tlieso rcinarks, alter arguing inai
the piuajgo of Ui b.nUi C1ii(oi bill by
Ihe House would certainly be lolloweu by
the accession from the Union of Georgia and
South Carolin," and perhap otfieF Southern
Siatea, auggeita a "resort lo the delays which
itJie-miWi)ivtn Ihfi ltr-cted our attention. ' It puts the true aol
T r-.. ...!;. ' ; r'-v""-". .- -..-- ; -.-.... ...... ... . .. .. ..
measures the California bUl .eVcM and atop
nina the aumiliis."
Now, wc deny that the Constitution.' doej
auction for any tuck purpose tlie delay con- '
k-mplatcd hy the writer nd hi coadjutor of
Uie minority ol tho House ol llepreneiitalivei.
It provides, indeed, that the yea and nay of
. - . r ... .... r...
Hie memnersoi cutler liouse on any qnestion
shaH, al the desire ol one fifth of those present,'
b entered ou' die JouV
the provision having been onee effected by die
calling and recording the yea and nay on
question, the immediate repetition of lite call
Call, not for the purpose ol ascertaining and re
cording th vote of members, but solely with
tha view of delay, though parliamentary, can
only be justified when the delay thus sought
lor is reasonable oolli a lo it utirauonanu tne
nuroosc for which it is sought. It would
never have entered Into the imagination of
the wise-and palnolie framera of Hio Consti
tution, when they inserted j it this provis
lohT lhnrThcy"wcre "'Ihifreby "putting" in tlie
fowcr of one fifth, of the metnUcrt uf eillirr
louse to rule ihe'oiher four-fifths; or in the
event of the majority's refusing to yield to
arrest all legislation, put a stop to th supplies,
and entirely obstruct th operation of Gov
ernment. To call for the yea and nay on a
motion to adjourn, i the legitimate exercise of
constitutional rig lit uui we maintain uiai a
continued renelilion. for au indefiiiita period,
of lhat and other frivolous motions, followed
in -each case by a call for the yea and "ays.
by a am all minority, for the purposenwe have
just enumerated, is not only not warranted by
tha ipiril Ol the consiiiution, out it is auover
aiveofthat instrument, and in its tendency
and elTect essintiallv revolmionary. ; Il could
nol be carried into practice without overthrow
iiigjli Governmriit.
Jifpublie of thi lilh Jlugutl., '
'-'--' '- mi,, i li '"' ' .tlvil
. :-. t. i"-VoW flu? firmhem 7Vi .
ABOLITION DEPREU.vnON. . ;
To tin Cititentol'theVittrktof OMimlnai
' The late eutrageou aiteuipl on the part of
Ihe Abolitionists, ted on by Chaplin. (the lorm
er editor of tlie "Portfolio." published in Al
bany, New York,) to rcA and entice away
our lave-propcry, aud' llieir brutal and mur
derous assault, with deadly weapons, on the
person of tlie olliecr of justice, demand
ome nolle from the cuiieiu of the' District
of Columbia, ,
Thin wicked mov ement, made l: a lime
IwhoiUieakHiUiern Section of our Union i
already alien. te.l by ine inerensing encroacn-i tetnuution await llioae men, wnetner eicrgy
ments, of ihe North, merils sticr and more men or lay rherf. "whether demagogues or
tpttdy ehasiieemeni than our present uirfuciciit i
law can allord.,, J
" appeal; with eonfidence, lo ihn cilisrn of
lhe dislrlcl, to meet In publie assembly, and a
dopt immediate tneasOnts lor a red reus of our
griirvaijcea, and by- oonmiioMonnl ottd ..Ittj-sri-
uwau, 4u vuut cuuUiyn . puii4!mji;nt i)n un
guilty heads of the A!x.iltoiint and their
accomplice! totlkh tity. ' -(-e. ...
,WV Imve siiflercj, and patiently anlmiitteil,
year slier .year, to the grotsf st swnilt and ag
gression on our insliuitioiia, and prepcrty,.
delaying action, in hope ihul Congress would
consider our twpfotielcd condition, until ot
length' our community has been ruthlessly In
vailed, and our property secretly wrested from
us by wrctelitd tnttiususi and fmtaticol n.is-
creanls Iron) the so-Called free Stales, ana. ZZ"
such ofour riuzens, who, in assrstirrg ihe of-, .
ficers in defence of tlie majesty of the laws, '
have been mutually assaulted with Bimdcrtn ,
maliee'and intenl. - " - ,
" I appeal to you, fellow.stitifensvj lo be v'ny ,
ilant, and mark those who sympathise with
those iniquitou invader of law and order. "
W have traitors in Washington and
Georgetown; men the most flag! 1 lose ad ar
acrupuloua; social Judatet, who woetd heai- ,
tate not to betray lis with a kiss, and sell oar '
rights in common with the Southern State fbtv
thirty piteei of tilverf beware of their Pamk 4-
laiin. . . -,-.., .,.;',.. . . ;
Let u not act aa coward, er pusilanimoew . .
iibinissioniits, hut imitate your fathers, th
Old Maryland line, (of whiim t arn proud to
he descended) resist lymuny and aggres-; ,r
sion, no matter from what quarter, whether "
foreign or domettie. - - .'. v s .; , -..4. ...V
Can you womlor at the excited condition of .
the South? Have not we, in common with . .
our Southern fellow-citizens, been goaded on,
by insults, Iannis, Invasions, and robberies of , 1
our nroncrlvf Has it not been- Dronosed ia -
tli) flails of Congress, la wrest ns of cSurprop-
erty and rights, under pretext of abolishing tho
slave-trad in thi District, and thus attempt '
ing to reduce freemen to the condition of Rut; " -ian
surfs, or Mexican peons? . And finaQy. '.'
has not the quiet or our peacelul eonimunitr
been dislurbed.snd have not the lives ofour eiuyi
en been Ijireatcnetl hnd attempted by theae (J
viciou men, the enemies of God and man,''''
land pirates, many of them clothed in the ( .
garb Af rcl igion. Utei t . very leader s snarling,
whining, chanting, psaJiu-singing wnue-era- ,
tnttti miicreani, who now reals securely ia '
jail, to await tho vengeance of, the ofleade) '
lW, '" '1 ,;."..'-,.'.' - r-
Jf ihe law do' not protect os,r U$ protect
ourtelvti. ' Necessity ha no lawf v
. ... 1,.. crnzENr" v
OrnpniTowl.T). H . Aneiiat 10th. 1820. '
"SOUTHERN 'MEETINGS. ' '
Our cxehanires from Gronria. Alabama. FVtr
Ma, t:e., contain the proceeding of meeting
Without number, called to ratify the twoeee.
ing of the Nashville convention, and to rally w
the people In support of Sonthent right. 1 la r
Georgia especially there seem to be (real -.
nanlmily, and some of the meeting) numbered
thousand. " We rejoice1 at these eigne, and
hope oon to aee perhtrt urranimity ihrooghoBt .1
the Mouth. 'Divided, we are ruined ana wet, w
In a minority as we now are in Congress, di
vision among puwelve' 1 ' deplorable) it inv.. !
wieWci it is tTOTrrmrlt te mtttihy on thwbatte r'''
field. Iii Ihe1 name of all that is rational, what
can instigate! any . Southern man to oppose '
the Nashvill Convention and it recommea t
dations? It ha riven u platform, rally inr '
hrrotmdrrpw wdiiciHntmil), and hem.j. ..,.-
are traused- aiier me abiuurnmcnl Jlt
ofX'0Ijr',-we dqulit nol the utmost pnanira
ityvwill prevail. To talk of forcing odious Tf "
measdre upon eveh millions of people, form
ing fifteen Slate in the moat fuvered part of 1
die earth, and alive to all their rights, la an ab-
mirdityShoufd It eonie (n t lest, tlie South ,4 .
-hv-invincilile ag.ttnsvt aH hor edvorsarie. even -"a
world iu rmt"s'-yiclc$burg Sentinel, -
run Re.tr. issirR
We fmd in the liichmoml H'hie, the M
t - -. - :r. -r'i--i..,. ' .1:- ? w t 1
lowing nonce 01 an aruuie 111 unnvv a ova.
Journal of Commerce, which had not before
ai on (lie 'e x tsihig cdrtW in fia;
urm ha. llnlieisu'd nana the veatvnnaihilltv aa '-4
the prorr parties. When the truth is tho v
mnnfullv Mken' 'oy Northern editor, will -
not the 'timid, the truckling, snd III 'traitor-
on" l the Siiutll be Shamed into standing by '
their own cause in the coming straggle!
i. m
MS THE UNION TO RE DISSOLVED!
ismnrmm.. .m-it w n1FWIIil1)ii)Nii:,-aslarii
, Tlicao question are at tho head of a smib- '
ing article in the New York Journal of Com f
merer, oh Thursday last,' denouncing th pes' - .
tilent sect, the Aooliiiouist, whose head-quar- ""
tern ara probably established in the very heart ',v
of the Empire Slate. ' Th Journal lake
iu. uly tint national view or tne sunjeei, snu ' -merit
praise for its eoiimgcous defence of '5 '
truth in the very, citadel ' of error. ' It doe
ntt spare tli demagogue, and newspapers, -
nut. even aoine of the Northern Clergy, who. '
profesaittj lo be meek messenger of the Go- - ;
pel ofpeaee, unite in "uprrilious, Intolerant,
atul-iinlitoiLicily bearing toward the 8outh,"- .
It w.ii n.i those fanatics, and it warns others
whom it believe lo be "good and eonscien
rious men ai heart" but led ' awy by
philanthropy', from continually "blowing up
flame which, if unchecked, will burn down lh '
fabricaf our Union." '
, It tells these desperado lhat they eaa gain ' 4
nothing by their crusade against the South, ''
llut even il their criminal design were crowned
with success, and servile war, th abhorred
constirjuencu,- the prospect of the alav
would be more hopele than vr-nd lhat A
Uio opinion o.o.tcti inclucated, that in such
a contest tlie slave population would be vie- :-J '
torious. I not only a false and gratuitous as- "
sumption in itself,, but if (he wish be father
to the thotigbt, manifest tha wicked spirit of "
incarnate fiends. Noiwillislanding dies -
gloomy 'and portentous signs, the Journal of '
Cammitet ' -"'"" ' ,-, 'rl - ::
"But will the Union be dissolved? W
hope not; we belive not. Boltliis belief, (as
we said months ago, when wa were ridiculed ."
by t eolemporary lor expresing apprcheneiona
of danger.) ia founded entirely upon soother ,
belief, vii; that sentiment at III North will y at
rally mighty for the Uniou, aud compel such , 1
concession as are ucceasary to proaerv it
Thee a-oncralon may, however, com too .
late. When the Rubicon is passed, the tep
will not eerily be retracted. If any diiatttr L
thould befall the Union, reiultins from the k
'anal iect tnvjt m ntt of tin Horth. a dreidful
ilu;ies, who have formenled the uiistdieif."
- A Washington correspondent of the Haiti- t
ii.iore Sun. writing under date of the Sid Ju
ly, ay; "The compromise hill i gaining
tnnti, aid th't.l!ra-r afraid of iw pa'"i
age . it i believed if will pass,. a there ii a ...
belter feeling in regard to Mr. Foole's amend- '
ment. ' 'The Northern Union men will do al
most anytliitig to oblige Mr. Foot. Tb
Tcxa amenilineiil, rjlerring the boundary
dispute locoin'msioiicrs.is sure mearry. If the)
two uinendint'Dt curry, Ihe bill will pas.
If lli South 0po them, Bcpernte bill will
pass by til aid ol Norllirrn Whig votes.
There i a ralcu of the friend of the bill
culled for to-morrow, at half-past 9 A. M.
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at W