W01AS J. LEU), Editor. 30JTI C1E0LH I "Nwrrf al in Intdlrttnil, ooril lid phjiirtl irioimt, Ibt lud if tar tim lid kome f nr ifftftloit." lEOSIDiS I. LEIAT, luoriitt Editor, VOL. XLI. RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18. 1850. NO. 38. THE NORTH CAROLINA STAR II ri'HLIHi:lt WKSKLV. BY TfllUAS J. LEW SOI. (OSce nearly oppoit th Poet Offlc.) Tfrmi of thf Paprr. f: .VI per annum,, when paid is aiivascs fS 00 if payment is delayed three months. Term of Jilvrrtiiiii!. fins qttiire. 1 lines,) first insertion, $1 M .-li .uh.ioitietit insertion. fourt orders snd judicial advertisements, 2f per j cent, higher I A deduction of ;13J Por cent. for advertisements hj :, the vesr. t&T v!l letter anl rommnnicntions must be pi$t fwiii. .Remittances mflv be iiih.Ic nt our risk. TUB I. AW I F NEWSPAPERS. -trStH'uliwirltwi'l'' mir-gtr txrfyirm Tiri to the contrary, are considered ns within; to I continue their suscriptions. '2 It subscribers order the ilisrontitiunerc of their I paper, the publishers may continue to will them ! until arrearspes are paid. j '2. If subscribers neglect or refuse taking their ! pers from the offices to. whicli they are sent, they are heM responsible till their hill, are settled ami their paper ordered to he discontinued. 4. The Court have doci-h-d that refusing to take newspaper or periodical from the office, or reirwve Infand leaving it uncalled for. is " prima facia" evidence, of imtntion.w. iiiaM'. THE XORTII rmOIJ4 1 iRMFK. THK LIKE (IF Till: 'FARMER. nv mr. r. o., or anson ro., s. c. j Tl..... ::..T.v..:;.l.:.., !..-. :C .;f te' :.: now inut ociujroi is lilt; mi in inr runner . . , . ' f , , . ... mm ..I i: .v. . i lion: l nr. pnv sic lau may oilier in ins ouice, ! . gazing nt the sightless sockets of ghastly skele tons, or on the alfetvrs'ut Ins nauseous drug, lilt hi own stoinnch heaves at he sight, or his heart desponds "with hope deferred'' the 1 .awyer listens in vain lor the ran ol aeli-; J . I I nil atdiis door, or sils poring over his dusty old hooks till his hc;td whirls with too much study and alixictv the Editor in iv sit cooped up in his s.inctiim, culling the choicest mor sels to regale the minds of Ins readeis. lhnuo.li himself may go supperle to bed 'tis only Ihe rainier who Is comparatively mu jieud-1 j; (int. lie rises with the dawn and is repaid1 fur lhi fl-icntii'i. liv lli. H.vo.'l ."iri.lio.r ..I' n.o morning lark, as she soars lord, on the w,ng 1 "I'"'- Xo M hw bud the se.vm, pot and pours out lo-rl giatelul inuti.u. Ileji.re ; ,,M" UrP and mealy you are sure to have, "tlie sun has f unk' the dew" from the How- and that without any trouble after plantiug. r, he steps rr:li with el.isiic in-:,d and buov-1 We call them hem "y a lmvo an ant spirits ami "I'eels himself every inch a trouble to work or dig tlieni. Wlieutba harvest man." He foliates with inv igorated lungs the i comes just raise fie straw and you hare before pure air of heaven, laden with a llinusand de licious perfijincs. He listens with di light to the cackling geese, ihe lowing herds, Mealing lambs and grunting swine, lie looks around on bis broad acres of nistloio com, Waving wheat and b-)Mlitiefriiit trres, ami" "fiom "nut of the nhnnd-lllck. nf blK !w:irl Ittv imt,i;h mc '.L. eth" these Almighty Farther, ih.se an- nunc. ! mine by the niiinilii ence ol thy bounly, and the sweat nl my brow." Tlii ti who. with lull' an eye, hut can st Ihf bcainy ofihe Fanner's IrlV ? .. rrnl.'ssioiifi an ui 4;)il(-iit our iipMii .irio'.li- rr, ;iriu an, up'iii .ru' Murdv I rnifr .or whrrc wild to ni-i ke lit'.' plraLim. H n 1 i u U in prmiity iIih l'lmi' r n i vnv' rl roilur: f frclil" into ft hmI h:uJ ni:uent ;uiil i! ere are f'w ;ir:irlcs, rrallv iH-re-i-arv t. his fornfori, whirl) he catinoi hiinscl grow. His g'nlt-t) vwtrtftm-pmritrrnir'fr itia da,rv suonhes In.,' with the ,wre..at hut. i ter and richest cream. It has been nuainllv written "thatan iiudi tout Astronomei is mad," and with propriety may ihe observation be made of die Irreligious Fanner, for he is etcr surrounded with associations which should prompt him to deeds of piety am! generosity. Trie.ii,c,,i'siMen;fid' .Us I,e 4 of the king of ,lay" as he seem, lo rise Irom his ! silvery bed. io resume his I ,b,.rs and shed his ' cheerful rajs on the gladdened earth the b...utm .ceiierv which meeia Ui tve al every turn; .he new inownfrass and luxuriant clover in his meadoit s. all. evfrvtHttKare i... i centives to worship; lor w ho, with soul mnijcll lo admire nature, can do h as than to adore "nature's Author" too. E er are his sen s ol sight, smell, taste and hearing, rejoicing in ! atl.it to tliem is most gral lul. rm: manure in Ills Stable variU nt which the rolino.l I'..., recoils and -turns up Ins nose" m d.sousl, to ' T Jpr " g '"W participate m our solic him. has no nllcnsiye odor. The sight, raih- t,Uule' AV'Uwlr e PT' P er gladdens his Pves. for he knows that rwm the auhjee I, minutely detailing the p ocesses such eunupt beds' of vegetation there will em- !""! ar"" """J b' hl,n- x' ,acts are h,Kh anate a living source losnslain and . heer those 1 'v ""''"'"""f' oml "; "fW ""'n"e whom he loves 'and who look to linn fr sup-1 ,1,""e to know tore. Lit. Jlmerxcan lor- nort. ' 'knnn. 1.. !..;..,;. , l.aura wife. V Hildas, that ve would not he a Farmer's i iru.oii: e wouid-oe-uristorcrats, j e tc soap-hicks, coiileinn not the Far- dandies mer s lilc. for his is a elorious an honored and a godlike calling, for "Who makes this barren earth A psradisu o"f Health, And tills eaeli humble hearth . With plenty, life und health? Ob! 1 would have you kuow, They are the men of The men who reap and sow. The t'Ukr nf the soil." PINE LANDS. THE MJST TI.KATMKNT FOB THK.W. From a (ieorgia paper we rliii the follow. mg suggestions as lo the proper plan to he pursued with pine lands the value nf which "u''u f'rn u'"! fr n'mst If, We regret j pearh tree removed two or three degrees that the article as lost its earmarks, so thai j south will piove an uncertain bearer. I fur we know not positively to whom lo credit it. iher believe lhat the iiimcdiatcdereiidan'a hv Webelieie ilia from one of the Macon pa-1 bud or graft artt no heiter than the original !" .... I I helieve the testimony sustaining these .... ..... r.Y ,8 ,, , in one tarmcrs tnai tne pine leal or straw is dcleteriou to ; land, consequently, we annually ace the 're gion of the pines' burnt over ft ir the purpose of destroying that poisonous; suljsianoet Do such farmers ever reflect upon the wise pro vision of Providence! For what purpose doe th foliage annually (all? I it merely that new leave may put forth lo adorn and IjMUtiiy die trunk! By no means ll is thai Mtey ihey (u through their gradual and suro Sl! rturnin? tlie earth not only nutriment wbicJuhe earth had given tliein, but thai rich. erij?Mrtrhlcfl if jffyfij taken frtvn'lhe almos-1 IMve. It well known lhat pine soils lack JWtwfc, and it i. proven by tseieniific analvmv bayondwvil or debaie. that the plne lel eon laini more potash than the lcfof any othertree W P T" c .?Be 0f nrM principle, in 'Ui irowdi nf al nb,nl. -j .,. , u i" i . r r ' u veeeiauie.- M,d"-,1Hi'-y then to deMroyth. n?i ly Salure lo enrich pme land and then murmur at unproductive Farmer, who eblfivau, p, land, pre "n" i r fod. (mm Ihe ruthless flamei,. over vour co.nu -...t wJ yourstahle with pine stra your horse . lols The treed- ing l tlic animals wnn ini'ir manure anui-n, w ill goon decompose it, which ill make fine compost lor your vegetable garden. Husband your pine straw as you would hus band your crop, for with il you can make any crop, in the bounds of reason, that you may desire. The finest Irish polatoea that air made in this climate are made under pine straw. The crop has proved almost an entire lailure in tliis section this season, and vet 'could Ireland,' never produced, more 'mealy pralic' lliiin ill v, crop turn out this season .j.,,,,,,,) unuvr slnivv Tiere iave ivPn niallv failures in attempting tocultiirate the Irish po- tatu in this manner, hut i". lias beetl owing en tirely to not truly covering with straw. I.i k.c iljc ,k-ll)jWiw&JM$Wl,.JM His neat on n rock, they say u a lew straws make such miserable potatoes, what would loads do? Those who would have good Irish potatoes, no matter whether the season be w et or dry, plant as follows, and you will not only get a (rood return of delicious potatoes, hut you will enrich the soil and sate culture. As soon after Christmas as possible, plough the piece of ground, designed for potatoes o pen trenches six or eight inches deep, and two ieet apart aoross the ground, fill the trench with partially decomposed leaves and wheal, oat, or pine straw. (Jut the potatoe once in two, place the cut side downwards on the straw, aliolit six inches apart, now cover all with the re maiimie eaith on lop ol the ridges, until it is level, then east on pine straw until it ia eifh teeu niches deep all over the. piece it will re- r. i. I quire no after culture, and such succeeding ) far, will increase in productiveness. As the W inter and Muring rains heal down the straw compactly, deemnMtiliMi coutnieucea at ihe bottom, and no matter ho dry the sea son in ii v prove, there is always moisture, and ...... I I I !.. . ' . MrttTitirr x-p srrm have nine loreirl. -4rin4 t ' J i i ' pine straw is the very best manure for pine lands.' " We may be penuitt"d to add our own expe rience in resjiect to this mode of cultivating the Irish Potato. We have partially tried this plsji r two seasons pant, and the result has been ore favorublu than could have lieen ruasonabij yuu a noMt nf potatoes to each vino, and dean and ready for the pot. An intelligent farmer in Jhnat all sound I (foU"tV, who has fir years back been aware of the value uf.june.atra:. julbruii tu. tljJ.t he, Jias. it Jiajiled into bis barn yard, which, (together with wheat ,JHl raw, cnrn-st silts, ic.)'wHen trauilAcd j by the cattle, and earn h'd by their excrements, j he has made into a compost heap: and finds it t,he most pmtttnble manure used mr his farm. EM. Sua. mmm I WASIHN(.TOX COF.NTY, (MI).-) ! A subsr iSer ill Washiiijrlon Co. gives the J follnwing brief arTotim nt the renovation of his j land, to the Editor of the Farmer: I Sonie years ago 1 perehased a tract of laud ! w hich h id long been farmed on "the skinning ,"'M'r "! h'.ov"rrow" with blue grass, tine held ol twene acre ac tually produced only thrrr buthrh nf ryr to Ihe arre the year before I purchased it. In a few years I succeeded in raising twenty-eight bushels of w heat to the acre, by actual mea i .1 .1 .i- I j i " Z u 1 T T 'h''" ,7T , "f tt 1"t'' '''".""''" . And I had a field of a,x "' adjoining, which at my hanest haml. f'Hl"-'d snll bellrr. I liad alsolweke acres on my last years cornfield, needed after the r;rn. a eul up, wl.icl, was really beauufid. 1 lle l""",s ' rc h'W fj1, ,h" "ln"d ! very regular, and the straw was 'as blight as i leghorn.' " The very striking improvement, as detailed j above, efTi:clf d hv our Wasbiugton Co. friend. ; make us profoundly solicitous to know the the nieasn used hv him. and we are sure out nifr. PREPARATION OF CUANO. A friend suggests that much lime may lie saved by those using diiano, in us prepara- lion, ii v grinning tne lumps In a corn and con 'crusher. He says, lhat he accomplished in j otic day, what would have taken him three j weeks by the ordinary niodn. The plate I sliouldhe li:ken out and cleaned after the opcra I tion. American Tanner. IMPORTED TREES. Mr. Robert MonliroiTierv. of Nanolenn. Miss., in a letter to the editor of the Southern Ctiltitatoi, thus give his experience with --ifmit trm s hroliohl from Northern latitudes: I believe a ' peach Irce transolaiited from i north of 40 losotilh of 31 will not hear fruit, lexcent to a lerv limited evient. I believe a opinions is almost incontrovertible, rrntiahlv $100,0(10 at are paid annually hv the South lo the North lor fruit; trees. If 1 am cor rect in the above, then this drain . should be' stopped -- j" : METHODS OF DESTROY I NO BATS. 1. A rorresx)nilenl of Ihe Miirk Lane Exjiret sugsesl ihe fjdlow ina plm fur the des ruction of lliesr nlmoiiiajs vermin: Feed rith flour snd a few sweet almonds bruisi d and mixed together wiili a small quanlitv of ireakle. to lorin a pajiuyadd.a fe drop ul on oi anuHco; ki a of 0 nighls, until lliej1 take it 'rpejy, never (ayjng more, of the mit- Uire than klicy will eat up clean ; then "add a teaspoonftij of earbonate of banjtei to about ft pound oi me paste. I preler the borytis to arirnir, il being free from .the taste of ihe ars seam, which die rata will never take a second time. By using the above composition I have kept my premise clear at the expense of a of a few shillings a year,. . .". 2. The editor of die American farmer hf found fresh fish die most acceptable bail which lo sprinkle artenie fat the destruction of rat. In the first place ihesc animal are passionately loiiu ol Iron nan, while tiieiri ais:rongodor entirely dcsltov the acid flavor ol the poison PROFITABLE RESEKTS. A gentleman of thia city, Baltimore whose farm ia situated a few miles out on the Fred erick road, gives the following results of his farming on a Held of 19 acres, the yield of which was a litde more than 32 bushels of w heat to the acre: 540 bushels sold for G51 30 70 do for seed, at $1,U5 per bush. K7 50 Slraw sold, ' 200 00 I .'haff and some stra unsold. t'JM 86 ,ofiifQiIitr(iQii., ... .. Ploupl.i .g and harriwim; IS) acres, at tl per acre, 114 Seed for do.. 47 00 50 Harvesting and Threshing at Vi per acre, 38 00 Done dust, at $10 per acre, 190 00 Threshing and bringing to market 010 bushels, at 13 cis, per hush el, 91 50 (481 00 Net proceeds, $457 80 American Farmer. fT"Ve copy the article appended, from the North Carolina Slur, a paper thai contains I among. oilier valuable information, several ar ticles particularly interesting la. the Farmers: STARCH' FHO.M 1MUAN COKX. Many of our readers are not aware of the extent uf this new branch of maaufacture, which we hope, soon to see take the plaeeof whiskey distilleries in Iheeonstttnptfott of our great American sfjifde, -Indian com. There is now in operation, at Oswcau, New York, a manufactory that consumes Tf.Ono bushels of corn a week, which makes AO.OOO lt. of the whitest and most beautiful starch fur all domes tic purposes, whether for the laundry or pantry. It is found that this starch is siiierior to any other for culinary purposes, because it is always made from clean, sweet corn the gluten of which is generated by a peculiar process of grinding and washing, the corn being first steeped in a chemical liquor, then reduced to pulp, sifted, and filtrated, and passed into huge cisterns, whence iti flows through long, narrow troughs, draining off the water through coare cotton cloths. In twelve hours, the starch becomes like wet clay, capahleof being hand led and dried, a process that requires much 'Care and a powerful beat. The residue of the com is used for feeding hogs and other domestie animals. Th is is a new use of Indian com. but eue, we hop, that sill prove profitable to the manufacturer and induces very uir-ge oonsuiuption of this grain; ami thereby increase the price to the grower. The new use lo which this valuable staple is applied, will eventually enrich those aeetions most convenient for its production and the man uf iciure of s arch. I'pon the penisal of the shove article, it instantly fleeitrred to tis thnt-Norfolk or Ports mouth, would be an excellent site for a starch manufactory. This port being the receplacle for ihf produce of a large Com growing region nearly all of the immense crops made upon the UoauoVe river lnune sent here, eiihtr for re-shipmOit, of purchased here by nor mer chants in the regular way of trade. Conven ient then as we nre lo the. raw material, incur ring only a light expense for its transporta tion, the manufactured article ia already -! shipping port to be sent where a sale ran he made. We throw out these crude remarks. for the consideration of our capitalists, and as the advantages lhafwe'possess are too obvious v-fss-a-pe - itmier, : we 'hope-itiomepmrtcat result will grow out of the idea ' I'orttmonlh ff'hig. HOVVTO CEIITVATETHE APRICOT. A sound practical article from the editor re commends a the chief requisite for success, nd to prevent the frequent Insif'of ihe trees from various causes: T. To krep lUe tree , and to bead back the shoots in spring, avoiding the practice of trimming up to a naked stem, and thus exposing the hark lo the action of the Jjol son. , ' a. To provide a jlep, well-drained nil, welt fertilized with wood ashes. M. To plant in a cool aspect, to prevent the too early swelling of the bud, and their consequent dan ger from spring Tresis. 4. To prevent tfie loss of iho young crop by daily jarring down Ihe ctireulio on spread sheet. "V here only half a dozen tree are cultivated, there ia no mode of making war upon this insect so sure and reliable, iarrinr the trees daily clnrinir the month of May, wlih a poinlder, jstiealhed atrTJ1'n,i the end with nitlia rubber,) gathering Ihe in sect upon the sheets, and destroying ihem." The experience of a correspondent ia added, that though previously unable lo depend on his trees for a aingle apricot, after pulling ihe jarring system into practice be actually ob tained three thoutand moil beautiful and lutrioHi apricot the lirst season of trial, from 'Jive Inn. From the Pendleton (S. C) farmer 4 risnter. Messrs. Editors: I desire lo make Home enquiries ill rough your paper, which may pro bably lie answered by some of your exchang as Frist, where, and al what price can a one or two year old, full-blooded, Ayrshire Bull be obtained: Secondly, where can Ihe pure, white Turkey, heretofore- raised about Balti more, be had? and of whom can the pure, black (Poland) fowls, with a white lopk-not. he procured? and at what price can a pair of each of tlie Utter be set duwn at Augustac, Ga.)f J. O. Lewi. CUBE FOB HOLLOW HORN The following simple remedy for hollow horn, I have received from a reliable source, but have not had an opportunity lo test it. Take sofl soap and aalt mixed in equal por tions, and rub smartly the root of the horns, and along the w hole length uf the hack lo the end of the tail, with the mixture Repeat oc casionally, fur a lew day if necessary. ......... THE FARMER, (l dor one'l heart good to see a merry round fajced farjuer, So Independent, aud yet ao free from vapiiies and pride. So rich aj,d )7l ao iiidustriouo patii nl and persevering ifl fit calling, and ) el o kind, socul and ublig Ifging. 'i'lieie are a iluiusand noble traits t. Bout hi characur.... He. t generally ljosjiiy ble eat and dnuk with him, and h wou t set a mark on you, mid sweat it oui of you w illi a uuiihle compound interest, as some 1 Have known will oo are welcome. He-will do )o" a lamr wnnotii expecting a return bv way uf compensation it is not' so with every body. He i generally more honest, sincere lea disposed lo deal in a low underhand cunning than manv i could name. He giv In society its best support is die edifice of government lie i the lord of nature. Look at him in homspun and gray black gentle men, laugh if you will ut believe me, he rap laugh back it be please. SOUTHERN RKJIITS. Tkr oj tMe Stmt Jiwtktmtkt f tkt ('asm. Let this be the watchword of every Southern patriot, who wishes to see the Federal IT n ion pre served on its Constitutional basis, Iet us cease fur heaven's sake, all strife with each other and present an united front to our common enemy. "It is unfortunate for the South to be in a minori ty: but loir cause will lie hopeless if tlmt minority is divided against itself. What Southern man but must be humiliated, as well as desperate, at the idea that the South should be her own executioner, while her enemies luvk on with folded anus and a derisive smile? A Ql III FOR ABOLITIONISTS. On the first day of August term of our coun ty court; Peter Besmi-i trwttr of cornr.-wasy at liis own instance, sold into perpetual sevnuile. I'd, r was emancipated by the will of Mrs. Farrow, w ho died some year since, and ihe laws of the State forbade hi remaining w ilhin iis limits for more than a twelve month. This law Peier saw fit lo act at naughl, and the consequence was, that he w as indicted tor re maining in ihf Stale against the form of the statute. On the first day of rour i, however, Peter presented himself voluntarily and en treated thrt the penalty of the law ahoold lie visited upon him, (viz: a sale to the highest bidder,) which was ircordingly done, and Pe ter secured a good home for life. This hide inrident furnishes two lessons. The first is, that even the intelligent slave at the South hat sense enough' to know that hia .condition, here i far preferable to Uie degnt dation and pauperism lo which he would be subject to in a free Slate. The second ia. that the clamor aaid uutcry of the Norlh about lire evils nf slavery, result either from ignorance of the nature of the institution or the more dev ilish spirit of incendiarism. Piedmont Whig. LET US PREPARE FOR OUR OWN PROTECTION. In our article on Saturday we endeavored to show the importance of encouraging the mechanic arts in our State. I he benefits that would derived from il to ourselves, and the necessity emailed upon us, at this critical pe riod of our country' affairs, to promote our own internal strength. We now come to what has been the prevailing opinion at the South, that w e could not manufacture article as good, or as cheap, as at Ihe North consequently wc must import. But, let us ask, what would have been life remilt,' had each Slate continued to maintain this impression, as of course they all, lo a certain degree, entertained this feeling at the dawn of their great enterpriser W ould they not have found themselves laboring under all the inconveniences ol dependence to which this stereotyped opinion had .subjected ihem! We are all aenaible of the obstacle to which alt new project are liable and the responsi biliiv incurred when its success seem doubt ful; but were we lo yield lo them in their fee blealagea, the happy result w hich have fol lowed the most gloomy dawn w ould not now emblazen Ihe record of our country a em blems of our noblest enierprise. But why doe this great difference exist?- Why is it that the ik'orJi-i m.r-mimfiieteer? There are slight local cause, we admit: but extent i not equal in proportion In the patronage we yield to the North. The qiie tion ha been discussed al the North, and ahe attributes it ta our slat labssr, and a- awttied willingncsi to remain contented with produc ing the raw material. The latter may have some truth in it, but Ihe former we should very much doubt, for there it no natural im pediment which should separate the manufac turer from the producer. 'Ilic uccesaoflhe one is produced by natural cabscs the other "' ' feeling and the amvmu of cotiragenirnt wilh which we foster it. Irf-l us compare the progress of railroads in Massachusetts ihe different branches of trade eotmee led. wilh it, and the wealth which thfv ihfl'iise into the manufacturing disn ie'v wi'h dial of Georgia. Massachusetts, in 183B. had but one hundred and seventy-four miles of railroad in running order; her principal roads were the Boston and Worce. Icr, Boston and Providence,' and the Iwctl. The feeling then waa the same as wilh it now; and the English locomotive and tender, with the Phil adelphia cars, might be aeen running on their i here were no "toeomoiive shops, and hut a feeble attempt had been made to build ear by Messrs. Davenport k. Bridge, of Cambridge. In 831), the Worcester rail road were working eight locomotives, four of which were English manufacture. Tine from a Lowell shop, two from Ihe Messrs. N orris, and one from Baldwin ti Vail, of Philadel phia. Here, in 1839, we find Massachusetts lo hare made but little progress in the msnufac hire (if her own locomotives and rar. In the same year a small- establishment had hern started, on what wa called the Neck, near Boston, hy Messrs. Hinekly and Drury. I hese gentlemen were esteemed excellent me chanics their mean were limited the enter prise a private one, and it success waa deem ed very doubtful. Their competitors, Messrs. Norris and Baldwin, had established their pop ularity wilh the Boston railroad corporations drove the English mechanic out of the mar ket, and were even manufacturing specimens of their work to lend to (ireat lira ruin and continental Europe. Thia, then, was an ob stacle lo the progress of Messrs. Ilickluy and Diury, who, although having produced several very fine specimen of workmanship dad not established a popularity. Hut let us ask, what is the present position of dial branch nf business in Massschsctts! Her railroads have increased lo six hundred and ninety-four miles. Messrs. Hitsfkly and Drurv locomotive may lie found on almost everv railroad In the United State from the railroad extreme a) lho seaboard to the Mich igan Centra! mad st die wast, which last road use uo other machine. Two years ago a corporate eotnpaaiy was formed, aud their es- taniuntpent uosr progresses under me name of "The Boston Locomotive Work." Messrs. II. 47 D. have become ihe possessors of prince ly ,;nflWwiODaT full lide of prosperity, employing upwards of four hundred man, and declaring an immense dividend- I his, however, is but one instance. There are how sight luetimoiive manufactories, exclusive of the machine shops of the Boston and Worcester, and Boston snd Lowell road. who now manufacture their own, in M chuseua; all of whom are doing lucrative hasine, extending their work-shops, sending their- machines tu the different iStalen, and givir.g 'employment tg immense numbr of met-lianfr. and fiil on eqal employment of capital, tne nunuiactpfe oi car nna aieo kept rare wjth it, and now (fords ao immsiise nYld fo. domestic industry. Thus we find MaasMrhuaett enriching herself by encourag ing the progress of her mechanical production. and driving foreign competition out of the mar act. Would it not be well for u to follow her example, not alone in this one branch ofindu- try, for we only introduce this a one among the many things for which we are dependent upon the iNorili but in all! Ueorgia csnjence. II doe not become these column, date the history of her railroad enterprise but however, lo enlarge upon thia view nf the snb s short time behind Massachusetts: yet she 1 iect. Lei u ralher turn lo the great social ad- has nearly kept pace with her in client of. road, having now 039 mile, substantially laid down, and ihia owned principally by her own cilizene. Not so with Massachusetls much nf hex aiuckj UtOwB-il out ut llw Kurt-, . Wu where w (.eorgta in regard to the moving power? She ii where she waa in the com mencement, dependent on the Norlh, and her public journal weekly announcing Ihe arrival of imported locoutoiiveaand can, which should have been nianulaciured wnhin our own Stale. Are no these considerations which should in vile our serious attention! Are ihey not the weapons of our own strength, and should we not aoek to perpetuate ihemt What- i there to prevent ueorgia I mm enmrimg the field of competition; her own road could afford a large patronage, and her (later Stale are fast ad vancing in railroad enterprise. The attempt rem a mountain, but once Its difficulties are overcome, the plain ia before ua. The Geor gia road built many of their own cars, and ihe State road have built two luroinotuoSrWliU-h i have proved very satisfactory The Central road build their own freight ear, and, if we are correctly informed by those connected with the road, one nf the most easy riding, substantial, and conveniently-arranged car ever run oft the Central road wa built by Mr. tieorge W. Adam, of thi city. Dut w hy wa il not continued? Wa il because they could be procured cheaper from, the North? We are too prone 10 look al the im viediate effect, without- regarding the ultimate result, and thus we prepare the harvest for other. The Central railroad also built one. locomotive, and called il the Georgia, hul it was destined for a Hale of aingle blessedness, and although il ha proved worthy of ihe name, it haa had no descendants. Let a continue to appreciate our own products consider the strength which they give ua raise the stand ard of ihe mechanic's occupation, and meas ure the triumphs we may yet enjoy from them. . ... - ..... ... Georgia Ptrptr. tT" Although Ihe Southern members who hat e been faithful tu their cauae to the last, merit the undying gratitude of the South, there is one lo whom we cannot refrain from tender ing our especial acknowledgment. The Hon. T. L. ClfN i sun, of North Carolina, has acted ihruughout ttiia controversy, wilh teat, an ability and energy, that hns e never faltered or wavered. In this great controversy, lie ha known no party, no friends, no interest, but thoe of the South and of ihe Conantution. The South will never fo'get him. . Southern Pmi, j While we think Mr. Cliniruisn ha boon rather lm-otiMMW wvriWwHi him at home) h certainly took the proper ground al the beginning of th Session; and If hs had been backed by his Southern compeers, the South would have had 6wf to nam her term; and the remedied. EXAMPLE FOR TEXAS. Tlie following opportune siatements are furnished in the Providence Journal: When Rhode Island claimed a portion of ihe territory which was under Ihe jurisdiction of Massachuseiu, she presented her tktim dirough ihe Supreme Court. When Massa chusetts, rlaimed a portion of the territory un der the jurisdiction of Rhode Island, her ulti mate threat, rrrtgoiistioh failing, War ' rcadrt: io ihe same tribunal. Other Slates nave had boundary questions wilh each olher, and some 'of them very exciting questions. Heretofore no Mate has threatened anything farther than a peaceable appeal lo the law. It haa been reserved for Texas, the youngest member of tlieronfederary, to rrject the tribunal erected for the settlements of such disputes, lho tri bunal to which all the other Slates have sub mitted, and"to declare that utile the question is sotried in her favor, and In her satisfaction, she will make war upon the general govern ment. And we are told that unless the gene ral government suhinii to I ex, or buy on her claim, we shall, within few weeks, wiv nee ihe commencement of a civil war. Thia may be true. It ia certainly staled upon very respectable authority; and il may be that diere is no oilier way lo preserve the government Uian to (ubmit to Tesss. But it i very cer tain lhat if thi be so, the government is not worth preserving. Deeply ss we are attached to the Union, we do not hesitate lo tay if it ia not strong enough to make good it just au thority in this Instance, it is wholly inadequate to die great purposes of government. We have rclerre (I lo this subject frequently, be cause we bclive it lo he of highest importance. There are many politicians in the South who desire a dissolution of the Union per sr. There are other who think that ihe only way lo preaerve the Union i to yield io every de mand that is accompanied by threat of dis solution. We do not believe Uiia, but If it must be, we are willing to see the question tested, Ihe question which is lo selde the val ue of Ihe Union, by aetding its s rength. Letu know whether it be really held togeth er by a rope of sand; let us know if it exist by die sufferance of a few boastful politieisns who rule opinion in lew discontented Stales. or whether it be really founded in tha slTue- !onsa!i(l 111 Die gotxl sense ol Ihe people Fromth Deaf Mut. HOME MANUFACTURES. ' Perhaps the Southern people are, in theory, tlie greslesl political economists on earth.. They have been engaged for many years in discoursing upon tlie principles of tins science both in the Senate sud by the Press, endear Hit .jwswiralga loathe world. 1 1'heir favorite stateamen have earned the subject to it highest degree of refieinent, and leu upon mankind an indelible impression of tin ir vie w. But after all it Would seem that in, practice, we are the slowest of all civilized races to realize tlie truth of the very importan principle we so zealously leach. With few exceptions, we devote our capital snd our en ergies to the production of ee rutin raw com modities for the accomodation, oi Northern munufjtituies, and to the great gaumf JiwuV em commerce. We wnic against Northern sggreioii. but continue to gnitify Northern avarice, Wc ihrealcfl polilieaj disunion, bul conlioue to strengthen the bond of enmrner- by ctsl vaaealage. Plainly peaking, wo talk in'oi one direction, but act altogether in a opposite j direction. Vt e arw not among thoae who con aider a political disruplion desirable. So far from it, we can conceive of no more appalling catastrophe. Rut at the same lime. w can ee no more effectual remedy for our political grienr.ie than a true commercial independ- vantages lo be derived by the Southern peo pie from a wise improvement of iteir natural facilities for inanulacture, and a proper divn- ion of labor among Ihe msclvet, -v4l-sMtyv.be hwd isu-a n jriem that w cer tain density of population i necessary lo the higher grades of civ ilixatiun. Man must be brought into contact with man, in the active intercourse of business, before he ean be re fined elevated, set free from prejudice, and made willing to find hia own happiness in promoting ihe welfare of other. Civilization and the arte of peace have never found a per manent abode among a aparaely scattered people- The population of mom if esjr Southern Suite tt entirely too small to allow or any rapid advancement of society. Religious in struction anil secular education are seriously interfered wilh and except among the wealthy, the refining influences of frequent social inter course are never fell. A dull mediocrity: is the univeraal feature. Literature is unknown and tha more hnllUut example oX aetlv per-J sonal benevolence are seldom witnessed. An excessive population, like that of Ireland or China, ia certainly an evil much to be depre cated. Hut whilst this extreme t avoided, weahould not content ourselves with its op posite. We would rejoice to see our South ern population doubled, our great mail strung with llinving Tillage, every nrighborniiod , blewed wilh it church and it school-houne, snd the port office and the pre every where distributing intellectual snd moral light. In order lo do Ihia, we should arouse from our long slumber, and apply ourselves 'actively to the development of the various resources with which Nature has supplied us so abundantly. The motive power of our rivers must be brought more fully into play, the vast mineral wealth of our mountain mud he unburted, and the idle hand lhat encumber our plantation made to contribute lo the wealth ami prosperity of the country that so bountifully support snd pro tects them- W must in short have in every Southern Slate lite manufacturing power ill operation so generally lhat she shall feel her self independent, in a good degree, not only of oreign cou nines, out oi i er si-ier oia e. The great complaint of the South is Ihe want of capital. Hut this ia for the most part an imaginary difficulty ", T Capital " follows" ihe spirit of enterprise, and will always seek thai point al which the grealeat activity and ener gy manifent themselves. It is like the vital blood which not only maintains life, but is it self distributed acrortling to vital hjwn and flow most abundantly in parts where life is most active. We are too much disposed to eoin- menre nn a large scale. When we speak of vssteslahlishment founded in millions of cap. iul, employing hundreds and thousands of on- erstives, and turning out annually, a surplus of goods for export to foreign countries. But ewryMiflg uha hope for domestic, manufactures ia in a domes tic spirit, which hall no longer prefer foreign good because they are foreign, but give prac tical encouragement to every elTorl at home, however humble it may be. The planter who ha inost uf the ordinary mechanic arts pertaining to bit establishment performed at home among hi own hand, and with the raw; materuil furnished by Ills 6WB soil, is wiser, if he does not become wealthier than his neighbor, who buys and hires from I distance.- Division of labor increase the I product of labor to the greatest degree where the interchange of products is immediate. The cost nf time and of transportation is avoided. It Is ao in eommunitie snd in Stale. The principlo applies itself throughout die scale of industry from His manulacture m a pin to the elaboration of cotton into tlie most delegate tis sues. If A produces one article in China and B produces a different article in Ainorica, the exchange of these articles must amount to he.if y rosl of tahOfrilm and: ntoney , It pro bably depends upon a variety of circumstances lo decide upon whose shoulders the heaviest burden will full. But the probability always is lhat Ihe least intelligent and watchful of the parties will have il lo endure. The agricul tural community are generally less wsirhlul, snd exhibit less of the ttprit du torp$ I Inn the olher industrial classe, snd therefore ihey are almoal always sufferer in the fluctuation ol trade, when earned on with distant coun tries. The speculstors thrive upon their ruin. A great part of litis obviiled evil is when the farmtrhns market at hia own door or in a neighboring town. Speculation lose hair tu advantage, snd a fair equality of trade is me consequence la tue end. The New Orleans Bulletin makes the fol lowing commenis upon sn article which It co pies from Ihe Charleston Mercury, The arti cle from the Mercury related lo the ex peri. ment of employing slave lador in manufac ture, arguing it success from the experience ol the Oaluda factory. The uullciui saytr This fact is one of high importance, as il will always afford t resource lo the South for the employment of their slave labor in limes of agricultural depression, and will enable the cotton growing Stales to treble or quadruple the value of their cotton emri bv tumirur it in to yarn and eotlon cloth. The importance of this ean lie estimated by the fact, that ten, hands in a cotton mill can split inio yarn, as much col .on as ean be raised by one hundred hands in Ihe field, and the labor of these ten, there, fore, al once double the value of the ration produced by the one hundred field hand: in other words, one hundred and ten hands em ployed in growing and spinning cotton, will give an income equal lo the labor of lo hun dred hand mplo5 r4 exclusively in grow Hit" H. Yclil i under such results ectnat, prue licd rcsulis, and not theory thai ihe South ha for so many years been opposed to the es biilMliment ol lactone among them. Had die South Started ia the .race of eotlon and woolen factories st ihe same lime wilh New England, Itow different would have been die present situation of the planting Slates, snd Imjw their wealth would be counted by hun dred oi millon beyond what N now s. TbMil( .lueayenv however, .thu eyes of the South are beginning to be opened on tlie sub ject, end In some uf ths Southern State are j actually wide open, iter aga)R tu J le-chsscd the preaching of prejudice ur the ran lings , demugngtiisin. 1 1 is not among the least interesting tact ia coimcxioa with ihe subject, that such an a ru de a the following should os found ta the ed itorial columns of the Mercury, and show what great 'change ha come o er ihe spirit nf its dream,' in respect to factories at the South." THE PRIZE ESSAY. The Committee of Referee, appointed to decide between Ihe Competitors for the Prize -offered by the Divisions in Fsyetlesille and Raleigh, for the best Temperance Essay, has awarded It to Rt v. E. L. j'erkitu, of Sampson ' foimtr. -W1whirtnd tiBie W peruse the Emm v in full, but from t hasty glance at il, we ' are of ihe opinion lhat it Is s strong produc tion, and one well calculated In call puMie at tention to the subject on which U treats. Il is to be printed in pamphlet form, and sold at low price, to cover ihe cost of printing. 4e. There were eight Essays, we learn, submit led to the Referee, all of which art eminent ly worthy of publication. Spirit rflkt Jgt. If A gentleman, (say the Boston Journal), latclely expresed his opinion that dance at Bellevue Hall, Newport, was a humbug, as it had been announced ss t 'full drew ' ball." whereas a number of the ladies pre sent were according to his noliott, but half tlrfssfJ "VtctorToTOmiistiff"khlnrT black-eyed girl, when ahe resolutely declare she wishes you not to; It looks a though you wouldn't take her word. . The Galveston, Texas, Anertean ha the fol lowing notice uf a distinguished Hungarian who is about tu Ink up Ids peraaiwnt residence Ia that Statei . , Sum ten day ago. John Prngav, late Adju tant Ueneral of the Hungarian Army, paaawl through tills city on his way to Austin. W un derstand that it M th desire of tie. Pragay ta oblaio a small section of land in Texas on which to settls too or Ibroa hundred of hi fellow-exile who participated with him in many glorious trk uuiphs. hut linal defeat and merthrow of hia coun try. We know not whether application will b nude to the present Legislature, to annua a bum -In Texas for the rsfuirees; but, w uuinot be- . lieve that any reasonable request for such a pur pose Will be rejected, lien. P. under Gee. Ktapka, eoninmnded the conur of th nungw -' rian army in th battle of I'svmorw. In thia bu lls tieorKy eoniuinuded th right, snd Count Leinlngcu the left wing, l bs Hungarian army consisted nf M.OOO troops, who (Mealed ths oiu bined armies of Austria and Prussia, eonsisiing of 207,000. Thi ia admitted to b one of the gr lest Utile wourdsd in history Jjuti isa proud monueieut of Ut rlriitisui vf IhV HuDauiaai nation. A LARGE YIELD, i.' Mzssas. Editor: 1 send you a atatemerri of the production of small farm in Ashe Conn -lr. N. C owned hv Mr. Euclid Baird, as slated by him. Mr. Baird is a gentleman of respectability Ins lather n oeea lor many year' Sena uir WffiTvJfitoMfii 'eh " County. The following is hi statement, vizi 40 bushels of Corn yer sere 1,500 bush el of Oat 100 bushel of Ky aud W heal 600 bushel Irish potatoes 000 buinela Tiwniio.a!Jk of Fodiler 100 wagon loads of Pumpkiii!6"nf Utaeks 1 JiOtt gallons Brandy 7 stacks Clovsr Cabbage sulhcienl to a inter IS head uf cattle number of hand worked, 5 three of them small boys. r. . r. A WOMAN BURNT BY THE POTATO . -w ..XLUMT- i every fact in connexion with llie mys terious disease which steals away the loou of the Irish peasantry . is of importance, we giv tli following iisrulr Uiciiietii, which ap peared m Hie tialway V indicator! A wo man, named Mary McDonough, aged thirty three, wa brought, a few day ago, on ear lo Ihe work hisuse gale. She appeared lo b ufjering form acute psinj her hand snd far presenieu tne appearance oi uasmg seta se verely burned, as if they had been hd over the flame of suong fire. In reply lo que. Dims put lo her, she made tlie following aute tent, ..,, ; She wa employed by man to weed not. toe, and was al work on Friday, the I Bin tilt, in her perfect lioullh, when a sudden blast of burning sir came over her, and she was Uirowq hack. She fell as if s quantity of pungent snulf had entered her nostril. She also sta. led that the stalks of nolatoe where h wa t work were burned lo einder, and th tub. er made soft nd black, ll is thought th parts of the poor woman body which wer ffccled bvthe blasl will mortify. iielfatt .1 Th Nrw Yon Tmm'xt. Ini an .ticl on "''A American Prru," gives an intere!. ing account of il own history. It is now in tb lentil year of its existence. It give regulas rmploytnent to twelve editor and reporter, thirty-seven printer, two proof readers, tllirs teen pressmeu, engineer sud other laborer in the iress room, four permanent rorre. Europe, three regular correspond ems at Washington, two in Canada, two in California, one in Havana, one in t.entral A iieriru, die., sVr,, four wrapper writers, four clerks, sixteen hand in the mailing depart, meim throe errand boy, twenty-eight currier In the nity and vicinity, in all, I3U person leadily engaged in the' eslablishqient. The issue of the Tribune is. In round ttumher, 18,000 Daily, 41,400 Weekly, 17.000 SoiiiU Weekly, J.300 for Ctdiforaia, SOU for Europe, Mr. Horace (irecty is the ltesponsjhle Edit or' of the Tribune." At the lieads of vsriou editorial department re Mr, V A I)mh M r J. Cleveland, Mr. U. M. Snow, Mr, too, Ripley, Mr. Bayard Taylor, Mr. XV, News msn. At tlie head uf the Publishing and Kit nancial Departments, is Mr. McF.lruth. the original and pnueipal partner of Mr, (Jreely, "As a property,, ;.i1mi jfstalilisltinejtt is lp;ld t. One HuHdre4shf(d' whieb ti Wrguf Bum. ber re owneslby Messrs. Ureelv Si jjcEU rath, the original proprietor, while the residua re owned by live Assistant Editors, and Ave other Assistants longest eonuected with and, most, respqpvilily employed in the everul de- . pafwienu of Priutitu; and Publishing, W- 0. Alford was )tiW within 2) ni'ilo of bis residence, sear Buck hwiwiip, iu euiisoa Coun ty, on Friday night ttuit, Jlis burs ran home, and Upon exsvummtion, waa found to he sIkH thrimgh th shoulders. earch was ihimertisH ' made for Mr. A I lord, who wss found in tun r"l badly tuutiUtiVd, and dead. Itlryrafh, ICfA, insi. : :

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