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H0KT1 C1K0UX1 -"Powrrfnl ii iottllettiit, moral ud phyiiral ffionrm, the had if M ilrrt ltd koine if fftrtltai.'
LEONIDS B. LEIAT, Juoricte Eililir.
VOL. XLI.
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" LARGE YIELD Or CORN.
" Camden Commly, K C, Aug. 26, 1850.
" Missis. Editobs ?Seeing from the perusal
of your paper tbat you are aomwhat intereated in
tha farming interest, with your permission, I
will give you a true statement of the yield of a
farm in this county, in 1840., Measured from the
labor of 9 hands, boraes included, it amounted to
M tiuMmnd two kundrtd and tiyhly-fiee btirrrU
of Indian Corn. This is a yield of one kumlrrd
and ftutptm harrtU to the Iim4 and is consid
ered a gxd yield here.
"" I have thhr-atatement from the (rentloauui
who raised the corn and hs is a man of undoubt
ed veracity. Yours Respectfully."
We are truly glad to see some interest be
ginning to be manifested amongst our friends in
relation .to Agriculture, and trust this statc
nieutmay excite a spirit of emulation amongst
theK. C, Farmers. We would be pleased tu
learn from our Correspondent the Ko. of acres in
the farm and also the particular manner of cul
tivation, manuring, te.
ENORMOUS WHKATC'ROP.
A eorrespondetitof the Dutruit Duily Tribune,
writing from Komoo, Michigan, states that Ira
niilipa, of Bruee, Macomb county, lust week
harresmd and snd ihranhed from- two aerna oii
ground one hundred and twenty-four bushels of
wheat. The wheat crop of Macomb county,
and indeed of all Michigan will be. unprecedentr
edTy large. ' " "
SWEET P0TAT0K8.
A writer in a late number of Skinner's Ag
ricultural Journal, gives the following as his
method of raising sweet potatoes, and says, af
ter satisfactory practice, he prefers it to all)
other. Ilii tus tried the evperiini'iil for three
years, and his potatoes have been mucll super
ior to those raised in the usnal wiy. The
mode is al Iraat a hew onr ' ' ;
-a;Th-jTim"'pw
in about a month thereafter they form a pod ;
the seed are then formed of about the size of
sage seed, ami of the same color. The pod
should be gathered . when ripe; or else ihey
will soon drop. In the spring, at the usuU
time of sowing seed, 1 sow them in the same
way I sow cabbage seed. They will no:
coma np quite as soon, but will continue do
ing so through the spring.. The plant is small
an4,,4eicaje;;,.
drawn in a wei season, with a "tittle dirt attach
ed lo Hand transplanted. The leaf and tine
have a diflerent appearance from the potato
usually, and the potato will be found to grow
larger and smoother than usual.
-- -- CURRANT BUSHES.
H-inf noticed that curra .t, hushes my as
well be made tres as shrubs, I will proceed lo
tell you how I haie seen it done. In the
springof 1831, my father commenced a gar
dan, and among other things, set endings for
currant bushes. I determined to make an ex
periment on one of these ruuitigs, and as
soon ss ft commenced growing t prrichrd off
alt the leu es except the .top tuft, which 4-allowed
lo grow. - The culling was about four
teen inMiet high, and during llie summer the
sprout from the lop grew about ten inches.
The next spring I pinched off all the leaves lo
about half way up to die first year's- growth,
so 'as lo leava the lowest limbs nhout two feet
from the ground. It branched well and be
came a nice tittle dwarf tree.v When it came
lo bear fruit, it waa more productive than any
ether baan in, me garuen, and llie Irult was
larger; it was less infected with spiders and
other insects; hens could not pick off the fruit
and grass weeds were more easily kepi from
about the roots, and it was an ornament instead
of a blemish. Now I would propose thsi
currant cuttings beset in rows about five feet
apart each way, let them be long and straight,
lad trained into trees. Michigan Farmer.
STRAWBERRY CULTIVATION, J
A correspondent of the Northampton Os
teite, who has raised immense quantities of
magnificent strawberries on a bed about thirty
by forty feet, for several years, gives the
following process by which he cultivated
ihemi v. - . r:4, .-r-vtv T:-
I applied about once a week, lor ijirce
weeks, rommencing whrn the green leave
nrst organ to sun, ami making the last appli
cation just before the plants were in full
bloom, the ftillowing preparation I Of nitrate
of potash, gtauber sails, and sal soda, each one
pound, of mil rials of ammonia, one quarter of
a pound, dissolved ui thirty gallons of ram or
river water; one-third was applied clear, soft
water between the times of using the prepara
tion, as the growth ol the young leaves is so
rapid, that nnless well supplied wilVwster th
sun will scorch them. 1 used a common wat
ering pot, and made the annliealion toward
evening. Managed in. th wy,"there is never
any necesauy in digging over the bed or setting
it out anew. Beds of lea years old are not
oIy as good bat belter than those 4wo or time
years old. But you mm; bo sure and keep
HIV weeus irui. .... -' :f -
,i8TARCIl FROM INDIAN CORN.--
many of our readers ara not aware of tha
xteat of this new branch of manufacture,
which we hope toon u nee Uke ihe place ofl
(whiskey djsullerie io llie confum)tioit of our' I
I whiskey djsuiicries id me coin umption ol our
- ' --r--j- -
now in lipriauuu, v..Vn", ma-iawatmwuml-al in. Ifn T.. s
manufactory thai eonsumVs 3,000 bushels of
. L. .. . . ..A. a n.wi I - r
corn a-wcek, which makes 60,000 lbs nf the
whitest and most beautiful starch fur all
diimesiie purposes .whether for llie laundry or
pantry. v
It is found that this starch is superior to
any other for culinary purposes, because it
is alwav s made front clean, awrcl corn ihe glu-
ten of which is separated by a peculiar process
of grinding and washing, the corn bring first
steeped in a chemical liquor, then reduced to
pulp, sifted, snd filirau.d.jind pasard inlohuge
ciatems, whence it flows through long, narrow
troughs, draining off the water through coarse
cotton cloths. In twelve hours, the starch
becomes like wet clay, capable ol being hand
led and dried, a process that require! much
care and a powerful heat. The residue of
the corn is used for feeding liogs and other
Mmtieslic animals.
This is a new use of Indian com. but one.
we hope, dial will prove profitable to the
manufacturer and induce a very large consump
tion of this grain, and thereby increase the
price to the grower." "
CULTURE OP THE PLUM.
"An Old Digger," in the Horticulturist, says:
Plum trees like a moist soil. I have found
that the covering of the ground four inches
deep wilh old vpent tan hark is a. g'wd way
of preserving the moisture and keeping the
trees healthr: I scatter fresh lBne thick over
the surface of the lan every year, aa anon as
the green fruit begins to fall. . This kills eve
ry curculio that atiempa to enter ihc earth.
The lan prevents the weeds from growing,
keeps the roots cool, and insures me a
good crop of plums. 1 spread it as far as the
roots extend, and renew or ad J lot! once in
three or. four t ears.
PROFITS OF FRUIT CULTURE.
8. B. Parsons, in his recent address before
the N ewr i taven I lortieuliu fl twisty,--states
that within a few miles of hu residence there
is an orchard of about twenty acres, producing
about f 2000 a year, die vegetable between the
trees paving the cost of culiitntion; that the
vineyard of Air. Underbill, on Crnton Point
are said to yield a net profit of some f lOOO
per annum; that two cherry trees ol r.ui own
yielded often 30; and that the profits of the
gr.;at Newton Pippin orchard of R. L. Pell,
at Esopus, are some f 8000 per annum.
SALSIFY.
This is a hardy biennial, wilh a long rootj
like a carrot or parstupvand may be.planie.d,,
in the fall and through all the winter months.
Plant in drills, fourteen inches apart, and thin
oilt to fix. jiichesjn llie drill. This is often
called ine oyster piani ami is cuimairu lor
the peculiar oyster flavor of the root. To
piepate it properly for the table, first boil un
til U'ndeiv Uieu u.x-hjJCll( "and make a bat
ter of it, add an egg or two, season with pep
peraml salt, and fry in fresh huttrr. No lov
er of the real bivalve should be without this
esculent in his garden.
WwA I'kilii iJphia Inquirer. . .
THE COTTON TR WE.
THE PHoriTS OF MAMirACTliKINO.
Coiiob, tis gruwdl, tunsnijiption. ami man
ufacture, continue to be topics of interest in
ihe comi
the mamifaciurers of the Noith and the grow
ers of the Souih. The opinion is s'ill inculcated
hv several of ihe leadinir oulhem journals
thai ihe crop this year will fall short, and that I
of a eonseqiiiiice there will be no material de-
dine in prices. A w iter in the Merchant! 1
Uagatbu y that ihe cau.es o the rent ,
ndance are plain and evident, and he specifies
hi m thus:
Tha -pacification of Eurore;
.The.rev aJi of biisinrss in Fianee;
The laige ronsumplion; '"" "
The small storks;
The discouraging prospects of .the new
rrol'-
After, ihe largest production eef neiore
known, we see, according to the best informa
tion, that the suieks on hand are lower than
ihev Weieallhe hegimiinir of ihe year; wilh a
decrease on the amount produced, below the
wants of the manufacturer, prices necessamy
arise above the average, until the high rale of
the raw ma erial lessens Ihe consumption, and
hrinirs the demand within the supply. In
considering therefore, ti probable supply and
demand for Ihe present year, Ihe calculation
must be based upon bigh prices, - This will
increase die shinnients from India, and, by en
couraging late picking, increase the production
ol His Umtcii States, it will, at ine aame
time, discourage consumption, generally, and
especially in r.ngland. Already have Ihe i
spinners at Manchester commenced working
short lime, and this is not 40 be regarded as a
comb nation to prevent ihe rien in prices, but
jhe necessary consequence nf short crop. A
diminished supply of cotton causes an advance
in the price.andadiminished consumption is in
dispensably nccessasy to bring up the price of
the manufactured article. In this way, the e
quilihrium between demand and supply is
established, and price must be considered, be
fore cither ihe supply or the demand can be
properly estimated.
He then proceeds V analyze the crop as
far as possible. The whole consumption in
Great Britain of 1848, waa 1,464,000 bales ;
and m 184,5, it was V,574,000. For the pre
sent year, it will prababty reach 1600,000
bales; but for 1850, it cannot safely be esti
mated at higher than 1,450,000.
' In .France llie, consumption ia new largely
ill advance oflast year, and up to llie Istof Au
gust it exceeded the amounts of 1845 and 1816,
The increased stability of I-ouis Napoleon's
government, for the last half of the present
year, promise that this excess will be main
tained, and that the closa of the year will wit
ness the largest delivery of American cotton
Lever made. The whole amount of American
cotton consumed in France was 351,000 bales,
in 1845, and 277.000 in !8, For 1649, it
will probably reach 400,000 bales) and, nn
less political trouble, not now foreseen, should
uijuretluj prospects of trade llie high price of
eotlon will not bntig Ihe demand lor l&oO be
low 850,000 bales, '
On other 'parts, of :JuSS:TotTh"vW?rieuci"
France, the consumption of cotton has been re
gularly increasing. The average ikrnahd, for
Ih last five vears. has been 4 12,000 hales, and
this period includes the disastrous harvest of
1847, and the revolutionary excitement of
1848 and 1849. The demand for 1850 Fan
not full as low as this average. : It will be al
most cartain to exceed 450,000 bales, even if
the present advance in prices is sustained.
We have thus a lolal demand af 800,000
' bale, which exceeds the supply (00.000 bales.
- ) awapfca afw www Ha anwary Met mew
1 . - . . - .
uwy are now tower man iney were a year ago
this deficiency of the supply must keep u
Z
vance must be maintained, unless the lateness
of the frost should carry up the United States
crop above 3.850,000 ha lea, or unlesa serious
political troubles should arise in Europe, to
darki'D iheV Droaneets of business. Some la-
blrs are appended, from v. hich we gather the
lollowtng tacts:
srrTLr.
I84. 1850.
Crops of the U; 8. bales 8.749,000 2,250,000
English import Irom E.
Indies, about 151,000
English import from all
o.her places about 220,000
230,000
220.0C0
Total 3,100.000
2,700,000
American consi Jirrios.
American Arrragt Jbr
Tear$.
1844
1M5
1840
1847
(1848
11849
wrreejc
prrrrut.
5.2
10.3
0.0
7.0
10,9
7,0
1850.
eontvmiitioH.
3 wenr.
bales .147.INK)
389,000
423,000
428,000
523.000
518.0U0
321.000
354,IHX)
380,000
413.000
458,000
490,000
DIXAND.
1849.
Consumption of the United
tStates bale
Consumption of Great Brit-
518,000
5J0.OO
sin, about
.1,000,000 1,430,000
Conumptii In FranceefUi
States cotton, about
English and American ex
ports to other countries
400,000 350,000
502,000 450,000
Total 3,080,000 2.800,000
STOCKS.
Lirrrp'l. G. Brit. Fitntt.
VeHuf
Cunf'l.
l M
911,1"
UK
IS4J
l4
ii4r
IMS
Dee 31, 'e 741 eon 90S 000 7J ,VO
m,ii t.ixto mio 64 mo
i.W.IKi'l 54(1000 ',l0
.V,i01l 4MII Dl.ooi)
VitfMM 4S;OUU,..'J U)
8'JUOn
7fi,cl
jCO'MI
Total.
1844, Dec. 31, bales,
1.101.ISH)
1,21'. M si
lilS.IHHI
59I.IKH)
579,000
1815
lK-lli
1847
1848
The general conclusions of the wlrter are in fa
vor of high prices. .. . :
TH E P RESl D EN T A N D II It C A B I N ET.
OCR NEW PRESIDENT.
Millaid Fiixaoai, who has, by the late la
mented dispensation of Providence, arrived at
the exalted dignity of Psisident or tui United
Statss, eoinos to the station with some advanta
ges not enjoyed by all of his predecessors. In
the prime and vigor of a robust health, and of a
naturally strong intellect," Inproved by experi-.
ence in the government of his own State, as well
as in that of the United States, he bring to the,
discharge of Ids laborious dutins- -practical
qualification and an adaptation for them rarely
surpassed.
It was tha personal knowledge of his posses
sion of these qualities that caused Mr. Fll.Losi
ta be selected by his Whig eontempuraritia ia the
Convention of 1848 as their candidate for Vice J
President, to be voted for on the same ticket
(wilh Gen. TavLoI for the higher office. This
selection by thAt Convention was not the result
of mere personaT regard" for " tiltnv nor yei of Ms
particular geographical positioa. Both these
considerations, doubtless, favored the selection;
but Mr. Fillxosiwas nominated by theConveu
,n(1 tft . jh, wbigs to the Pice P,t-
iltfa yMauUKt,.. knew that hs in all
M fi Ptm .
sible contingency which, within, two years ac
tually has placed him in that position.
To gratify the very natural Interest whi h all our
resScTS must fwl to know the pnrtiMrnrs oftbc
history and public services of theeitisen who has
sn suddenly and unexpectedly become theirChief
Mrigistrate, we should have undertaken, hj the
aid of our own knowledge and recollections, to
portray them, had notour attention been direct-'
ed by a friend to a condensed, but very satisfac
tory skstch of them, published nearly two years
ago, which we haro now the ' pleasure' to place
before our reader.
The history which we now subjoin, (if the authen
ticity of every part of which the reader may be
assured is corroborated, in miny points, by our
personal knowledge. The tribute to the ability,
assiduity, fidelity, and success of Mr. Filmore's
labors in4he post ofChairman of the Committee
of Ways and Means, especially, during the time
that he tiled it, does, so far from being too high
ly colored, but bore justice to the mcmaruble ser
vices which he rendered to the country in that
capacity. , lttMligtimr.
From thr "Amfrimn ttmvuf' fnr October, 1848.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
It is the peculiar boast of our country that
its highest honors and dignities are the legit
imate) objects of ambition to iho humblest in
ihe land, a well those most favored by the
gifts of birth and fortune. Ours is a govern -
men of the people, and from the people, em
phatically, have sprung those who, in the ar
my or navy, on the bench of justice, or in ihe
halla of legislation, have shed the brightest
lustre on the page of our country's history.
So universally almost is litis the case, that w hen
we find an instance lo the contrary, of one
born ta a fortune, and enjoying ihe . advanta
ges of influential connexions, rising In a high
place in the emncil of the nation, the excep
tion deserve especial note for its rarity. No
merit, therefore, is claimed for Millaid Fill-
mobs on account of the fact thai from entnpai-
a lively ham'ils parentage, hs ha attained hia
present eminent position. Hi history, how
ever affords a useful lesson, as showing what
rosy be accomplished, in the i. of the great,
est obstacles, by intellect, aided and controlled
by energy, persevere nee, and strict hitegrity,
in a nubiie and private capacity.'
Johh FlLLmiaa, the great-grandfather of'
Millard Fillmore, and the common ancestor
of all of that name in ihe United ttlaies, was
how about lli year 1 700V m on of the N e w
Enrland folates, and, feeling a strong propen
sity for a tca-fairinc-life. althe aire 01 ami
ut
ailed from Boston. . The eel had been but
a few day out when It wa captured by a no-
led pirate ship, commanded by Capt. Phi. hps.
and young Fillmore was kept 1 prisoner. I le
remained on board the 1 irate ship nine months,
enduring every hardship which a strong con
siitution and firm spirit was capable of sus
aintng; and. though frequenUy threatened with
ms'iiil death unless he would ignthe piraiiea
rtielet of the'vesat't, he steadily refused until
two others had been taken prisoners, who also
retwsirig to join the crew, the Ihrce made an al'
tack upon the Difatct. and after killing eerrral
tooif numMit and brought it sale luto B:a-
Ion harbor.. The narrative of this adventure
ha been for many years in print, and details
one of the m-sl daringsnd successful ex ploiia
on record, ihe sun iv ins pirates were tried
and executed, and Ihe heroic conduct of the
captor was acknowledged by the Brilith
(iovernmcnt. John Fillmore nftcrward set
tled in a place called Franklin' in Connee liciit,
w here he died.
His son, Nathaniel Fillmore, settled at
an early day in Bennington, Vermont, thro
culled ihe Humpsjiire (..'rains, where he lived
till hi death iu 1814. deserved in the French
war, and was a true Whig of the Resolution,
proving hia devotion to hi country' cause
by gatl-iilly fighting as a lieutenant uudir
Stark, in the baiile of Bennington.
Nathaniel Fillmore, his on, and father
of Millaid, was horn at Bennington" iu '71
and early in life rcmoicd to what is now call
ed Summer Hill, Cayuga county, where Millard
was bom, January 7, 1 8(10. He was a far
mer, and anon alter lest all hi prnprrtv hv a
bad li lie to one of the military l,n he bud
purehusiil. About the year 1802 he renioi
10 the town of Sempronius, now Miles, in ihe
S' me county and resided there until 1810
when he rrnioied to Erie coumv.atid when
he still lives, ciiliii aiing a small farm wi'hlii"
own htiiids. He was a sttong and uiiiliuin
supporter of Jefirmoii, Madison, and Tomp
kins, ami is now a true A lug.
The narrow means nf hi faiherilrpnved Mil
lard of any advamagesnf education be ond w hat
were afforded by the imperfect nd ill-tautbl
common schools of ihe country. ISookt
were scarce and dear, and at the age of fifteen
when mure fin ond youths are fur nd.aneed
in their classical s'.uilies, or enjov ine in col
leges the' benefit of well furnirhed libraries,
young Fillmore had read but little except liis
common school bonks and ill) llihlc. Allbatpr
riod iia was sent into the wilds ol Livingston
county, to Icain ihc clothiers trade. He le
maincd there about lour months, and was
ihen placed with another person to pursue the
same business and woul-ranling in llie lew 11
where his father lived. A small villegc libra
ry that was formed there soon after gave him the
first means of acquiring general Knowledge
through hooks. He unproved the opportunity
thus offered, the appetite grew by wimtil fri!
upon. I he thirst lor knowledge soon became
insatiate, and every leisure moment was spent
in reading. Four year were passed in ibis
way, working at iiis trade, and storing his
mind, during, tut h hours as he could command,
with Ihe contents ol booh ol history, biogra.
phy, and travels. Al the age of tiineiren he
fortunately made an acquaintance wilh ihe late
Waller-Wood,. Esq.i. . whom innnv will re
member as one of the most es'imiible citizens
of Cavuva county. Judge Wood wa a man
nt wealth 4i.i4.4irit t,!'l1.'",?.T.'VI?c!y !. 'ie had
an excellent law library, huldid little pruh'sston'
al business. . He soon snw that under llie rude
exteiinr of the clothier's boy weie powers ill
only required proper development lo raife the
possessor lo hum distinction anil ttsrliilness,
and advised h in to quit his tnide and -- stwly
law. In reply to the objection of a lack ol ed
ucation, means, and friend 10 aid him in
cotirsr of pr(eiHHtHl sludy , Jutlge V. kimll v
oflcird lo give him a place 111 hisolhce, and lo
:drnitcfKmOTe
watt until aiirces in business should lurnish
the mean of repayment. The offer w
accepted. The apprentice hoy bought his
time, entered the ollice of Judge Wood, and for
more than two yeur applit d htiistlf closely lo
business and sudy. He read law and general
lilt rature, and studied and practised survey
:ng. Fearing he should iiwurloo largo a debt on.
hia bvnelactor, he laught school for three
.juontluun llic...ve;ir. anil acquired Ihe means
or partly supnoriinif hiinseit. In the lull 01
1821 he removed to ihe county of Erie, and
the next spring entered a law office m Buffa
lo. .
There he sustained himsr If by trafhmg,
and continued his legal studies until the spring
182 1, when he was admiilrd to the .Common
Pleas; and, being too diffident nfhis llien un
tried power to enter into competition with
the older member of the bar in Buffalo, he
removed to Aurora, in thai county, where he
commenced the practice of the la w. In 1826
he was married 10 Abhjial towers, the young
est child of the Rev. Lemuel Power, deceased,
by whom lie ha two" ehtltfren, a on and
dsiightcr. She is lady of great worth, mod
est and tinobstrusive in deportment, and high
ly rsieemej lor her many virtures.
. In 1827, Mr. Fillmore waa admitted as an
attorney, and in 1840 a counsellor of the Su
preme Court. Previous lo this lime hi prac
tice had been very limited but hi application
to judicial aludie had been constant and se
vere, and i not to be douGied that, during
lhee few year of comparative seclusion, he
acquired thsl general knowledge of the funda
mental principle of lb law which ha mainly
contribul-d in after-life "to give htm an elevs
ted rank among lha member 01 that liberal
profession. ' Hi legal acquirement and skill
a an advocate aomt attracted the attrnlioh of hi
professional brelhcren in Buff. do, and he wa
offered a highly advauiageonaeonnt xion with
an older member of the bar in that city, which
he cceplcd and removed there in ihe spring
of 1830, in which place b continued lo reside
until his election a Compirolh r and remova
to Albany Inst winter. '
Hi first entrance into pvblielife wa Janu
ary, 1848 when he took his seat a a member
of ihe Assembly from Eaie eounly 10 which
office he was re-elected the two following
year. The so-cnled Democratic parly, in
those three sessions as for many before and af
ter, held try umpbant sway in both houses of j
llie legislature, and but utile opportunity
was afforded a young member of llie opposi
tion lo diatingtiish hinself. But tallent, integ
rity and assiduous devotion to public business
will make a man fell and respected even amidst
a body of opposing partisan; and. Mr. Fill
more, although in a hopeless minority, so for
as any. quesuon ul a,, puiucal or. piuty .Bear
ing wasinrdlved, on all question of a general
character soon won llie confidence of the-
common rfem
Fillmore says it it is tight, we will vote for
The most important measure of s general
nature that rams ap during hia service in llie
Stale Legislature wa the bill lo abolish im
prisonment for deht. n behalf of that great
and philanthropic measure Mr, Fillmore look
in active prt, arming with unanswerable r-
gumenta its justice and expediency, end as
a member of lha eommi tee on tha suhim.
aiding lo perfeet us details. That portion of
tfliD kill relating to justice courts was draught-
ed bv hum, ihe remainder being the work of
the Hon. John C Spencer. The bill met
with a fierce unrelenting opposition at every
step of it progress, and 10 Millard Fillmore, a
much as to any other man, are we indebted
for expunging from tliettalut book that rel
iel of a cruel, barbarous age, imprisonment for
dtbl -
He was elected to Congress in the fall of
1832. The session ol of 1833-84 will long
be remembered, a , the one in which that
at stem nf politic known under the com-1
prehensive name of Jacksonism, was ful
ly developed. During his first term. Gen,
Jackson, and those who filled the hieh office
of Government, and shaped the policy of the
Administration, pursued a romrsrtUvely nil
ii us couisc. But, Ihe onU-al of llie election
if 1832 having been passed, ihe mask
was thrown off. The re-election ol Gen
Jackson wn construed into a popular appro
val of all hi acts, whether cvmmitied or only
meditated, and then by gross usurpation of
r.xirutite imhoriiy and unwarrantable exer
cie of powers eoiikluiiimully granted,, were
perpetraled those gros eulnure which, de-
feniled as ihey were by an uiiKnipulous spir
it 01 pariizansiup, nave done more to Memor
ialize and corrupt public sentimciilsr foster a
licentious spirit of radicalism, miscalled
democracy, and fill the heart of every patriot
with sad foreboding of Ihe future, than all
tha the oprn assaults of republican 'institutions
could hate done in a eenlury. It wa in the
stormy session of 1833-34, immediately sue
ceeding ihe remoial nf llie drposilea, lhat Mr.
I'illniore took his cal. In those day the
business of the House and debate were ted by
old and experienced member new ones, un
less ihrv injoyed a wide spread and slinoat
nation a i reputation, rarely taking an cclive and
ronspicuous part. Little chance, therefore,
v;.s a (lorded Mr, Fill more, I meinlicr of the
I I'pposition.yoiing and unassuming, of display-
nig mom? quaiiiiea uiai ao riuiiienny 111 nun
for legislative usefulness. But the school
was one admirably qualified more fully to de
velop and cultivate those power which, under
more favorable circumstances, have enabled
him lo render Jch varied and important ser
vice 10 his country. As he has ever. done,
in all the stations he ha filled, he ditchaigcd
his duly 'with scrupulous fidelity,' never omit
ting, on all proper occasions, any effort to ad
vance the interest of his conlituents and the
country, and winning the respect and confi
dence of all. '"'
A t the ....close of hi Jerm .of seiy jce Jie .re
sunied ihe practice of his profession, which he
pursued wilh distinguished reputation and suc
cess, until yielding 10 the public voice, he con
sented to become a candidate, and waa re-elected
to t nmgrn' frr- rhe-riiH of 4830. The
remark above made, in relation la hi er
1 ice in the 23d Congress, will measuurubly
apply to hi ecOtid tRimf' Ja-cksonim and
the pet bank system had, in the march of llie
"progreMive Democracy," given place to Van
Burenism and the Suhlreaaury. It wa but
another step towards the practical repudiation
of old rr-pidiiirwhciph , ihdTi-adrsnre to
the locofocoism of the present day , In this Con
trres Mr. Fillmore look a more ae live part
than he did during his first term and aa the
assembling of the next Con-res, lo which Tie
wasrr-rt
he wa assigned prominent place, on what,
next lo that of Way and Means, it. was luitly
anticipated would become ihe most important
committee ot the House that of Ihe Election,
It was in this Congress lhat the famous eon-
l--tcd New Jersey rase came tip. II would
swell tin oriel biographical sketch to loo
great a length to enter upon the detail of lhat
case, and 11 is Ihe less necessary to do so, jn-
a. much a the circumstance of the gross out-
rage then perpetrated by party railing itself
republican, and cmimttif to respect mate rtgmt,
must yet dwell in the recollection of every read
cr. The prominent part Mr, FUlmore took in lha
case, hi patient, invratigalion of all it com
plicated, minute details, Ihe clear convincing
manner in which he set forth the facta, the
lofty and indignant eloquence with which he
denounced the meditated wrong, all strongly
directed public attention to him as one of llie
ablest men ol tbntCongress,dislin;juiidied as it
wa by the eminent ability and stateinanhip
of many of its member.
On Ihe assembling of the next Congress,
lo -which Mr. rillmorewna re-elected hy
fmnjori1y4tirger than weer befove given in
his district, he was placed at the head of the
Committeo of Way and Means. Tha du
ties of that station always arduous and respon
sible, were at that time peculiarly e. A new
Adniinitralioh had come into power, and
found public affair, jin a (late of the greatest
derangement. ' Account had been wrongly
kept, peculation of-every kind ahomidod in sl
mosi every department of the Government,
the revenue was inadequate to meet the ordi
nary expenses, the already large existing debt
was -rapidly swelling in magnitude, com mere
and manufactum were depressed, the curren
cy was deranged, bank were embarasaed,
and general (list res pervaded (he community.
To bring -order out of disorder, to replenish
ths National Treasury, to provide means
lhat would enable the Government to meet
the demauds against it, and hi pay-off the d"bt,
ut revive the industry of die country, and re
store its wonu d prosperity -llirse were Ihe
tasks devolved upon ihe Committee of Wsys
and Means, To increase their difficulties, llie
mitority, composed of thai part lhat had
brought the country and Government into
such a condition, instead of aiding to repair
ihe evil they bad done, uniformally opposed
almost every mean brought forward for re
lief, aud too often their unavailing efforts were
successfully aided by a treacherous Execu
tive. But, with an energy and devotion to
the public weal worthy of all admiration
Mr. Fillmore applied himself lo the task, and,
ustained hy a majority whose enlightened
patriotism: has rcarely been equalled, snd
never surpassed succeeded iu its accomplish
ment. . ( '
-TlioT'ewures lie brought forward and sus
tained with matchless ability, speedily re
lieved the Government from it embarrssa-
IjTiejitjnd. tjae fulb . justified the mol ajir
gTHexpee4atH4 uieur urnign itunienrc up
on the country at large. A new and more
accurate syatrni of keeping acrounta, render
ing them clear snJ intelligible, wa introduced.
The favoritism and peculation, which had
so long disgraced Ihe Departments and plun
dered tiies Treasury, were checked h the re
quisition of contract. The credit of Uis Gov.
eminent was rr.nor'd, smplu menu were
provided fur the exigencies of the public aep -
vice, and llie D-vnieui of die national debt in -
eurred by the former Administration. Coin-
merce and manufacture revived, ami prosper
ity and hope once more Milled apon ihe land.
'1 he eountrv even vet loo keenly feel the
luffering it then endured, md ton justly appre
ciate the beneficent and wonderful ehangr
lhat has been wrought, W reder more lhaa an
allusion lo die matters neceseary. The
labor of devising, explaining, and defending
measure productive of such hppy rcsurns
was thrown chiefly on on Mr. Fillmore,
lie wa tiobly sustained by hi patriotic leilow
vi nig but ol htm, nevertheless the mam re
pontibilliiy rested. -
Afier hi long and sever labor in the com
miltee room labor sufficiently arduous lo
break down any but one of an iron condilu-
ikibj sustained by a pirit lhat nothina eould
conquer, he wia required to give hi unremit
ting ituntkin lo the buiiness of Ihe House, lo
make any explanation that might bp asked
and be ready with-a complete and triumphant
mutation 01 every eavil or objection that the
ingenioua sophistry of factiou minority
could deviae. AU this, ion, was required 10
be done with promptness, clearness, dignify,
nd good temper. For Ihe proper perfor
mance of these varied duties few men ara more
happily qualified than Alr. Fillmore. Al
thai fortunate are when Ih physical and
intellectual powers ire displayed hj the hiiih-
est perfection, and the hasty impulse of youth
without any lots of it vigor arc brought under
control of large experience in public affaire.
w ith mind ear abteof descending le minute de
tail, a wen a conreivimr a Brand viem
of national policy, calm and deliberate in judg
ment, elf-posse sued and fluent in debate.
01 diguthed presence, never unmindful of ihc
courtesies becoming social and public inter
course, anaoi political Inteirritv uiilin Reach
sblc, he was admirably filled for llie oust o
teader-of the 27th t-'ongress, rTT" t "
Just before the cloae of the firit session nf
this Congress, Mr Fillmore, in a letter ad
dressed to hi conilituenta, signified his inten-
tronnnt to be esndidale foe re elwlion. - UsJ
acKiinwieugeu wim gralituuci and bride Ihe
cordial and generous support riien him bv
hil constituetiu. but the aevere labor de vol ted
upon him by hi official duties demanded some
relaxation, and private affair nreestarilv nc
lected iu ome degree durinr several ver of
n..l.l: : ll.v e. ... : -.1
,uiih: .01 , vituvu nw aiieniion. n oiwiin
standing.hia declaration to witlidraw from the
station he filled with so much honor and use
fulness, the convention of hi district, unani
mouly, and hy acclamation renominated him,
and urgently pressed upon him compliance
wilh iheir wishes. Mr. Fillmore waa deenlv
fleeted by" this tist'of many proof of conn
deuce and regard on the part of llioie who
had known hi 10 longest and best; but he firm
ly adhered to ihedelerminationhehadexpre-'
eu, anil, al ma close 01 ui term for which he
wa elected, he returned 'ia hi "home, more
gratified l his relief from the care of official
if than be had ever been at the prospecu
01 11 niunesi reward and honors, llul.lhnurh
keenly enjoying Ihe freedoih from public re
ponsibiliiica, snd ihe pleasure of social inter
course in which he was now permitted to in-
ouige, ine -qualities ol tninil and habits-trf
systematic close attention to business lhat ao
eminently fitted him for a auecenful Congees-
lUinal careet. were sc-m called into full exer-
ete by the rapidly increasing requiretneule
f professioiial -jftmMtikmhsmhMipMm.
up. 1 here i a lucinalion in the slrile of poli
tics it keen excitements, and its occasional.
but always templing brilliant triumphs, that
when once fell, few men are able to resist 10
completely aa to retnrn wilh relish to the coin
paraiively tame and dull oecupationa of pri.
vate me. utit 10 ine cairn and equable u.'m
perainent of Mr. Fillmore, repose, after the
uintiy scene In which he. had been forced to
take a leading part was mo, grateful, lie
had ever reirarded hi profession Willi affe
now and prid, ad h coveicd more the jiisL
latrl y-won fame ol the lurisr, Itian the highest
political distinction. lie welcomed the toil
therefore which a large practice in lha hurhof
courts imrjosed unon him. and was aa remark-
ahle for lite) thoroughness wttli which he pre-
parna nil legal argiimeni, a ne was lor pa
tient, minute investigation of the dry and diflt
cull subject it wa so often hiijhuy to eluci
date and defend in the House of Representa
tives. ,
In 18 14, in obedience to populous wish too
strong lo be resisted, he reluctantly accepted
tha Whig- nomination for Governor. - The
iu of thai eonlliet has become history,-mid
though deeply pained at the result, he wasonly
so in view of the calamities lhat he foresaw
ould follow the' defeat of : Ihe illustri
ous statrsmnn and prtriot, Henry flay, who
led the Whig host. For dis own defeat, Mr.
Fillmore had no regret, II had no aspira
tion fur, ihe office, and, with the failure of his
election, lie trusted would end any further
demand npon him to serve in public life.
. In 1847, popular mil, similar to thai of '41
was again made upon him, lo w hich he yielded
a reluctant assent, and was elected Comptrol
ler of the State by 4 majority larger than had
been given to my Stale officer at any former
eiorimo in many ye re, 1 here were some
peculiar cause thai contributed 10 swell hi
majority at that election, hut, independent of
them, there ran be no doubt that the gone ml
conviction nfhis eminent fiinos for the office
would under any circiinslancc of the oppos
ing party, hive given him great and trium
phant vote. That such eviduoceof the confi
dence and esteem of hi fellow-citiicn was
gratifying lo hi feeling cannot be doubled,
but few can justly appreciate the sacrifices they
iinposn. ..'v.;
The duties nf hi present office enulJ be
dit-liante l without abomloniug at once and
forever for who ever regained a professional
standing once lost? a lucrative business which
he had beet! pars jn acquiring nor vrithoiit
severing all loose, social tie", and breaking up
all those domestic arrangements, which render
ed home .huppy, and bound him to the city
where the best portion of his life hid been
spent. Yet feeling thai llie State had a right
lo eomiund his services, be eliecfutty submit
ted to it exaction, and on the first of Janua
ry lr.sf removed to Albany, where he hi ince
resided, displaying in the performance of the
duties of his ardumn and responsible olTnw
the nigh aVility awl thorough aurn'tion vrhich
have al ways cbracterlJed llis dischargeof oil
hil publie tnisu.
Huch wa die boy, and rich i the mail whom
tha Whigtpiesent their candidate for Vice
President of the Ur.iied Wtal-s. In every
station in which lie has been placed he ha
shown himself 'honest, capable, and faithful 10
the rontiution He ucirtplisticslly one of the
t people. For ail that he ha and is, lie is hv
1 debied under God to hia own eieninne. ih
I faithful performance of every duty, and aiead-
fl adherence to Ihe right. Born to an inheri
lance of comparative poverty, he struggled '
bravely with difficulties dial would have ap
palled and crushed a 1m resolute heart, until
he ha by no base mean reached a proud emi
nence which eominaud the admiialfon of his
countrymen. . Nobly hu he won hi laurel,
and long may be live to weir Iheirrf'-j
DANIEL WEBSTER.
' In the foreground of the Cabinet which
President Fillmore is calling about him, aland
ih eoluwal Sgur of Daniel Webster. There -
he ia, one of the-giants, hi massive bnw
iooking a if made 10 bear the weigh! of em-
pire nd the light of g tempering with calm
serenity thai grand and thoughtful rontonanc.
a the raya of the eetting sun linger apon and
beautify the stern and rugged mountain side.
There lie i. a man and an American, whom
we are proud to present lo the nation a a rep- '
reseutalire of Ui country-. utesmin who ,
command til idmiration of the Old World
and the New, and wh ui name in any Cabi
net and any enterprix i a tower ol strength, .
and majesty, against which the waves of fac- .
lion and of section beat in vain.
Daniel Webster has before filled the office
of Secretary of Stale. It wa not known, f
when he entered it whether he eould add new
Isurrels lo hi fame In other fields At the
bar, he had long stood prominent in the ,
realm of Isw, of logio and eloquence; a
scholar tnd inTtrraior, he l id no rival among
the nubiie men of Amerie; is 1 Seator deba
ter, he stood without a peer, wielding in hi
sinewy arm a battle axe of argument, heavy
a the pnnderou weapon of Cu?ur de Irfon,
vet bright and kren a the ciroetar of haladin.
Under ihe renown of uch a repulation he ,
eame 10 the Deparment nf Stale; ye , inileail .
of disappointing experlatiori so highly raised,
he more than realized the most Ardent hope.
He proved himself, in hi management of our
foreign affaire, a remarkable for power in
mry a for ehjqueoce til deJisle. . Wise,
Calm, lar-aighled, nrm, yet liberal, he (ettleil
advantageously one of the most ancient anil
ominous of our difficulties with England, and ,
elevated ihe character of our county by the-.
dignified spirit a well a mareyty skill with '
which he conducted its affairs. Were there ;
Binoumenta of Daniel Webster but his corrcs- '
pendence a Secretary of Stale, he might well
rest upon lliem hi immortality, English
composition, they are not to be surpassed by
any similar lingular productiin upon the.,
duhlia record of England or Amesica.
Yer. ir wai nossibiff for' even tin "man,.
clothed unit crow nud with all these laurel,.
and advancing lo the llie border of old ago, to
win new Implies, which should ou shino all
the schieveinesl of hi younger duy
Whilo there., waanii .longer a voice toques
lion llie luplemaey of the intellectual power. 7 '
and hi genuine American-feeling displayed).
so firmly and id hold v during hi adininisira-
iron of our loreign allair 11 wa asserted that
be ws e mail of seciion, and that the power-,-ful
ilruriure of his intellectual organiiation
:a accompanied by n nbcm-e of moral cour.
age which llesiroycd the hsrmonioiis symelry
of hi character. It hs licen-reserved to l-v-'
ler event to draw the last tang from the ser
pent tooth of malice and to vindicate Dan- -ict,Webler,
a true man and a great geni
,"! rpatrior intl i fatfflan. TiV most -bitter
of his democratic opponoul have hailed
hi recent efforts wilh I loud bum of applause
echoed even from all Sooth Carolina, at ihe
manly nd nohle atand taken by Ditiirl Web
ter in the Sfliiata of the United Suite, and
the heroic an t sublime ground asiumed by
this great moral hero, when, in the very front
ol Boston fanaticism, he thundered forth, "1.
Tixas no step cw.vBs." Th ttu char-,
aoter of Daniel Webster i now endernootl. .
He is seen a the great American, to whom.
North irid Srtutti are eommnii rouoiryi who
is ready los uy-ific in ajnoment admiration,
of hi own senium, riuier than do injustice
loatcclion which has sol lay rendered :
justice 10 htm; but Who e&uld not, even if he
would, prevent posterity of all lection and ot
all land from proclaiming him the greatest in
tellect of the nineteenth century, and a pitriot
above fear nnd above reproach.
Such t the mun whom President l-iilmore
hi leleeted Secretary of Slate. We hail
lhat appointment i a most evident token, ,
dial the new President will plant hi adiiiin-' -ialratinn
upon the broad, just, liberal, national
grounds nf which vlr.-Webster hasbecn th
sxpnoeiit in the United States Senate. In that .
appointment we see ifi heel of power crush
ing al nought, Iho serpent head or In nail-"
eism. ' jitchwiona uthuoiicun.
H0V. Jf. J. C1UTTEXDE.V ha resieued th
office uf liovernor of Kentucky, nod in a "hort .
adilres states hi reasons lur so dklug, iu -
oopts the plane in Ihe cabinet tenderud him by
I'nwiuont ritlinore, ami alter suiting tnai uin
rMa and illustrious lien, layli'i ottuned,lnm
the first place in Cabinet, soyst
-In tha hew station to wliitlv i MnkalMt to
go, I hope tttat I m-vy. in some humble degree;
b ssrviitnahla to vou and our ciramnn country. -
Of ape thing yow may be amured, tbut in what-"
ever small decree I nuvy bo sola to effect any -thine,
my bsss wrtiou will always be directed ,
lo Uiu quiotiiut, of tbo unluippy dissensions that
now pruraiWoiul aJxiva all tlungs to the prvsur
vatiuuuf the t'ltion.,
HON. WW. A. GRAHAM.
The election of Mr. Uraltam, a Secretarr
of the Navy, i a just ami judicious eoi pit
nent to the seaiu'tal W hig Sau) of N orih Car-'
ohna. lie is one of her (trongcat men, aud
enjoy ihe reptiuiion of having the hig'ust -
quahnoauoii for public service.
Kichmond I imtt,
William A. Graham, of North Carolmi, is.
the new Sucreiary of lh Navy. I his com.- -
pliinent, in selecting one ol her own sons, to
tike a sent in Ihe Cabinet, at this (ceming cri- ,
i in the affair of ihe country, wa due tk
Nor ill CariHiiw. Site hit maiulained. UirrKi-'li
every foriu-ie, her poliiicjl pniu-ipka, and up -held
the Whi( bamveri . when it drno,ied in
alnwHi every oilier State in the Union, For
unflinching devotiou tolh Whig cause, coin-.
meud lo us the Old North Stale; and of her,
sons, none -mora worUiy could be selected,
Itiatl me tt'w ISccretary "of tja Navy. Ho
has pruw;-4 liiiiUK-U' a. vyi)llliy chiiiiinioil ot
Ihatcaiise.and Ins own follow cuizeru have rcc
egnixed li( merit by culling tiini to the Ex-
eeutiv chair of the Stale. Tha aiipoiutineut.
while it will give groat gratification to ,,ir;!i -
Cirolitn, will also be hailed with I'.ivor by
the whole country, and particularly by ilic pt m- ,
pleot trie Koutli UnUlmve I h'i-h;'.
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