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i '-'' ' I THOHS I. lEIit, Editor. S01TB C1R0LIS1 "Powerful i InttllrttHai. msral ud phyiirsl it warm, Ihe laid t)f oir tirti and home f ur ifrfrlions." t rulfce ffiatir. "' v ...... .. ... -, .., ... .T ., , . ... . - ,- , v . , .. , . , . . ' - . - mmm ",",,,,,,,,,,"l,,"il,""i""s,,,"s"",sss"","swiss I VOL. XLIL AGRICULTURAL.- Froi tat Sod of tlit SoutV underdrawing. . Meisrs. Editors '.la compliance : with your rcqneWr wishing a-aee-thc hiteresTj of ycr journal promoted, I have concluded M Inarlife tnal desire Dy ollcring you an ar Ytcle o'o' under-draining. If it should appear a little verbose, it will emanate from a desire to render myself intelligible, and not with the view of increasing ns interest by augmenting iu length. as preier orevity olten to the ex ' elusion of meiit. XI i e ameliorating inlluence upon the soil ,i'n tins operation in husbandry cannot be jusl ')y appreciated but by a thorough and efficient course oi uraining wnicn 'p. regret to say, is comparatively but little practiced by us, nil in whichi;ej,are greatly deficient. It will not be considered necessary It enter into any argument to show why lands ara wet, ot to establish the fact that all swamp lands a- bound in food for plants, and constitute some iif our brst nnd most productive lands. All. that we "hall attempt tn do will be to point out the best and most economical method of re chiming such lands within the reach of eve ry planter. The general and almost univer sal practice in the South is (where it is prac ticed at all) by open ditches and surface drains. 1 his system has, anil will accomplish the de sired end, il vigorously prosecuted; and we will not therefore repudiate it. Hut is il the most economical and judicious ? As there are different causes of -excess of water, so there will arise different branches of the art of draining. Lands which are flooded by the -overflowing of large streams rcnuirs such ex- tensive nrrcTarrons 10 protect or reclaim litem, that it is only large bodies of rich land that will justify the labor. Bottom lands that are surrounded by hills, are rendered too wit by the emptying of water from their sides or slopes, which can only bo remedied by hort ' 6ni:il'(1itc flow down, and also at the base of the hills to cut of all springs and draining." There are also lands which are tort wet from boiling sprines ; and flat lauds which" fere rendered wet by tho impervious or tenacious na ture of the subsoil. Il is to this character of land that we shall principally confine our re marks having tested the results from sonic slight experiments, In EacUmd.Seotlaml and Ireland, the genera! and almost universal prac tice of reclaiming these lands us well as' those, of different strata, such as peat, gravel, tc, is by under-draining. Their method of doing this is in perfect character with their age as. an agricultural people. Their motto is : "What is worth doing at alf-js-wOrltritomwell ;" and to carry out this principle in this system of husbandry tliev employ stone and tile as the null rials lor forming the culverts for carrying off the water. Stones are always prefcred when within convenient distance; they are useless appendages to the soil, are more dura ble, and equally as effectual.' The writers up on iliii subject who hsve witnessed and tested ilii-ir eflicaey, prefer small stones about the Ki. uf a lien's -ego. The -side of the dileb hi ing much more liahii to break in from ths use of large tines. The difhes are sloped from the top to the bottom the latter being r bout six inches wide and the depth about three feet. Stones are dicn thrown in to ihe depth of six or eight inches, and turf or sod is then 1. 1 id over the stones, covering them effectually iu lieu of which ire might employ green pine brush, or the dead straw from the woods. The clitch is then filled up .with the, earth which came out of it, and they have what we would suppose and what they know to lie, a permanent drain. When stones cannot be had the difficulty is met by makingclay pipes. These have been used in dillcrcul )wpes, , Those "first "employed" were in a horse-shoe shape about 14 inches long,, with a flat sole of equal dimensions placed at the bottom to perveut sinking. These were considered cheaper that stones, as they required a ditch only in proportion to their width, four inch es; and one load of lite "was equal to, or would lav down four or five times that of stone. More recently they have employed an improved form not being more than half the width of the former, and in one piece. They are-entircly round of tho same length of the old style with an inch and a half bore. These, like the others, arc placed, in the ditch with their ends touching, through which, (joints) the water finds its way into the pipes. After being laid down, the ditches -are filled iiplvlrh earth and in some instances rammed A-ithoiit any previous covering ; and they have often-found to answer die most sanguine ex pectations. They are prepared and made from the same kind of mortar that is used iu making brick, and burned in similar manner, and furnished at $3 50 per thousand. Would it not be advisable at our next Fair to offer a premium of a ilozrn cups lor a specimen of similar tile, or the most approved form of pip ing for such purposes not to cost exceeding t)5 per thousand 1 """V . : Without say materials of this kind at my command, tset tr. hands at sinking ditches in January last, on about twelve acres of poacby, flat Isad, of very tenacious clay, with the view of fortaiugtinder-dratnsof puncheons, brush-wood, Alt. My ditches were from two stud a half to three fret deep. 1 w mid prefer them over than under three feet when the fall in the land r.ould be bad and. about she same in width at lop. After sinking the ditches to the depth of about two feel, sttd throwing out all the loose dirt, I bad spit taken from the centre of the ditch about the width of the spade, and its length in depth, which left a shoulder nn each side. Iron sis to right niches bearing resembling that of s rroee across which, and resting on the boulders, I intended to have laid short, thick , puncheons split out of light wood blocks but t the sttjrgesrtiott of my'SFerleer, d to use brash-wood which lav in rreata- bundanee on some fresh clearing near the ditches, and of the most desirable kind- sweet gum and birch being long and straight. .. mt or eight all of which would probably Measure sixen or eighteen hundred yards we used small saplings from three to five inch es in diameter at Ihe Urge end without taking off the brush, laying them in horizontally with the large end pointing up the ditch, and ,,MWi.dLii onbssofcet wfcdfSrftw, and swi, until ihe whole was completed. One" - suadauod in the ditch to receive anil deposit .1.. k 1. ' . .. . ymw sjatnenng op uie tope and pres- nnrsn ss occasion murht rrnnira nnul it lied to the top of the ihoiddir .fiaiahing off , with a thick layer of green pine brush when , rtfi (fort"11 lramo by other, bands, stand- f ing on the brush, until fastened by the dirt men smaller nanus ot both sexes were employ ed in filling them up a little above a level. Other parts of these ditches were filled by laying in set of stringers at the bottom one on each rids wwlgespotes Trom ihree fe' five inches it diin.eter, fret of bruih, with short poles for sleepers then laid crosswise, from eighteen inches to two feet apart and three poles of any length, laid " horizontally, forming a good covering, and finishing off with loose brush as before. This consumed all of onr brush-wood most of which was of swamp growth, nnd would not have burned kindly. When suitable poles could be had, stringers laid down as above, withi.thirdon top of suf ficient size not to pass between them, would have been equally as good, if not a better plan than those we adopted and K was our Inten tion to have finished off some work ot this kind at some Juture . day, but I rave since transferred my title to the estate and hope my successor will improve upon these suggestions. The summer months would be preferred for this mode of ditching, as evergreens, or brush with the follia., on, is preferable to the de ciduous kinds jn all cases bunt this season of the year we cannot devote much, time to J). Slabs or puncheons that are ' usually thrown aside as useless at saw mills, might be used when at convenient distance, as a eov. ering on stringers and sleepers without any ad ditional nrusnwootJ. tve mention these ma terials as being cheap, and within the reach of almost every planter. We do not think it ne cessary to say anything ts regards the location, direction or inclination of these drains, as na ture usually is the best guide. ' We find a ve- two inches to the hundred yards will give vent frely.iThe time employed in sinking these di.ches with two men one of whom had sever used a spade before -was about twenly-six davs, using nothing hut the spade nd '"QvdtAlUi'Olft.'aTnrk whh Ihsi usstofl. aeocHerloogh onlynglnr wc think, have been done in one third less time. Hut as I was a novice in this m-tter, I concluded to take it in regular ditcher's style' of straight and smooth banks ; but for the future I shall employ not only a mule and plow, but every man, woman and boy that can handle a shov. el; reserving the spit for the men and spade. I he land here attempted to be drained but not entirely completed -had been cleared for several yearrantftgulHrlylaTrtud m-om and oats; and although very rich the yield was invariably very poor. Ihe crop prown on it '.his year was more than all the others eonibiued.- Tis tmiltotl of forming undor- ilrains has been in practice for many years, but we are inclined to think to a very limited extent. Although the results have been gen erally satisfactory, and indeed as far ns we know universally so. I hey require, when well done, but litllo or no repairs for msny years. I know ot some that nave been in use for twelve vears, that continue to carry off the water as effectually now as when first built. When tlifese ditches pass through va rious strains of sand v and gravel land, as thev -sometimes necessarily -w ill, - much care should ba used to prevent the iand ftum rjsnstfaltrhf the coveri lie. and thereby obstructing the free passage of the wstern From ill happy and beneficial influence which this system of draining has exe.lod on lands connected with our experience, we are inclined not only to recommend it, hut t practice it in every in stance where it is not precluded by some in-urnKWiruble-lwrriei- The'exlra labor nucessarv in forming these drains, over those of open ditches, is more lhan overbalanced in the siving of land, to say nothing of ihe saving of lime in their cul ture. Whiler open ditches arc rarely ever in ordct4lVlrllhaM OHiiitlia sl a Jiino, inore especially if stock are permitted lq have ar cess, to them, ano; even, when they are exclud. ed, the action of the sun and air, and freez ing weather, will cause the banks and sides to crumble and sluff off if I may use the term nil render them an eyesore tn the planter, overseer anu "mgjrer, Irom tJImstm.ii to Christmas. I am honest in saying that I would not have an open ditch on my land, (if they could be possibly 'avoided,) it a 'son of Krin' would do the work gratuitously, , ! Respectfully, .,.' ; . bIa-sousby..- Dec. 29, 1850. ., .. From the Columbus Soil of the South, SUB-SOILINC. The suh-soi) plow is but little known and still less used in tho i South. V aru glad, however, to find that its use is beginning to attract more attention. We think it is des tined at no distant dav to work important changes in the productiveness of our lands, and should not be suprised if it should prove to be peculiarly the plough of the south in the preparation ol our . lands lor planting. In a elimate like ours, where we are exposed tp great vicissitude of seasons, varying from ex ireme wet to extreme dry, and where iiijudrvf ctous plowing often does, much mischief bt turning the land and exposing it to the extremei neat ol our summers, it will indeed be an important desideratum, if we shall find a plough which will give us all tlio benehts, and im part none of those evils. , The advantages of deep plowing in our early preparations for the crop, are too universally conceded to need argument or illustration,-but our greut difli cully has been to find the plow which would do this without exposing nur lands to injury by throwing upon Ihe surface too much clay and leaving it too rough and cloddy. If we have not over-estimated the use of this plow, it will do for us" all that wo ask. It may be made to strike deep into the earth twelve, fifteen or more inches, breaking and loosen ing and pulverizing everthingjojthat jlcpth IcbiicTud-'lrowV'aiid'Srnig'ing no new earth to the sur- face, leaving all the sub stratum in its natural positron but greatly deepening the soil. ,We will have accomplished ihe great object of deep plowing, and no new exposures -ol surface to tit.ho.st3iijIliis fjisjaje set down as one of the fc"uefitsr""Xnolfc excesses of rain com , the w tier m iy settle so far below Ihe roots ofthe growing plant as not to lie stagnant ' in the earth and impart that injury often witnessed under our present sys tem"; and again, if it should be dry, the gases, wbfcrr aitf the proper food firrttft-plarttv-esslty enter the soft earth from the surrounding at mosphere and combine with the moisture springing from,)neallT, and the crop is kept ). if . mnr.Vi I. ...t Lmm knf A, rUmiflkiMt only to Ihedepta of a lew inches... This preyWoprt. afier declaring the ; HguandJidecrfeing paration, we have, little doubt, will in moat cases answer the purpose, and impart murh j WEDNESDAY of the benefit winch might be expected from under draining. 5; , : a'. " 'c ,. VA sound discretion must be brought into requisition by each planter, in determining the propriety of using this Jlowj Somogils.; i'laturallylightT aniF with a soft foundation, would perhaps receive little benefit if not in jury from such a process, but ' with all soils resting upon a clay foundation, we think ben efit would (esult. , Another advantage would be that to which we have beiore alluded, j breaking deep without changing the position pi the under layers of tho earth., In most of our lands, perhaps with all, in our long hot ' summers, if we were to use a two or four horse plor, as is frequently done at the North,! where the summers are short and Ihe freezes ofthe winter very neat, we should brine much of the clay to the : surface, mingling an under proportion with the top soil, changing iu character (and for a time at least) injuring its productiveness, and without the aid of deep and frequent freezings, would in most soils be terriaiF' in dromtosing. These are some of the benefits which we suppose would result from the use of this plow. . We claiin neither the benefit of experience nor much observation, but. want to, elicit thought and practice. ;,. v . t.. '.j ,,1.-,..;,, c .... -.- Uur tellow citizen, B. A, Sorsby, exhibited at our jate Fair; a beautiful specimen of sub-" soil plow stocked ' by himself, which ought to nave commanded a nrcmiuirr of a silver eup, and which would hive been cheerfully awarded by Ihe commitec, but for the pecul iar restrictions thrown arounu litem, and the want ol means. We hope therefore that ihe Judge's plow and many, ''more ofthe same sort, - will be thrust in' drcrt- thirwtnteK'aiid' that earth's treasures shall spring up so beau tifully as to enable us at our next Jratr, not ouly to be just, but generous.. .' i j ; . ; From the Plough, Ixkna and Anvil.' ; '. The best of all manures is the one which in our country is almost universally wasted. In llelifiuin, where agriculture is carried to great productiveness, they "order thingsdifler- ently. ' ' I here, the estimate is, by wee cal culation, that it is worth $10 fur every individ ual, man, woman and child. Wo traverse sea aiid land, send to Africa apd South America to bring elements of fertility which at home we throw away 011 every larm trt'ihe-eountry- W hat an -unincnse aiiwiimf. wasted in nur cit ies S It must be the most valuable, containing the elements of all kinds of food consumed by man, and in turning these to the soil, w e return the identical- constituents which -former crop and animals had .taken from the land. Night koil contains the phosphate of lime,, which is indispcnsablo to the growth of animal..' bones and In the nutriment of plants, and which is not supplied from the atmosphere, like car bonic acid " and ammonia. All fluid and solid excretions should be preserved by mixing them with burnt clay, saw dust, ashes, peat or wood charcoal, &c. ... , , We have a great deal lo learn, and alas, much more to practice, that we have learn cd LtWK OF SOliTM-CAnOtlisMT 7 AN ACT To protoct Wells, Spring and Cisterns of V. . v'ricr against wiiiui injunus.. Sec, I. Be it enacted by ihe General Assem bly of the Sham of North CstroKWand "tf ij hereby enacteu oy mo autnonty oi ma same, That if any person slialf wilfully'put into the well, spring or cistern ol water, ot. any other person, any substance or thing, whereby such well, spring or cistern may be endamaged, or the; M1ismlMimiMM''i' fit for use, he shall he guilty of a misdemean or, and may be indicted for the same in the county or superior court ; and on conviction, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the dis cretion of the court, --r-s: .,6--;. Ratified 87th January, 1831. - '' ' ; : an act " '' V" Cancsrning Deeds of Trust sad Marriage Settle. ... . menls. . a ' , . . . . Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the W eneral Assem bly of tho Stale of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,. That the registry or duly certified Ripy of siiy deed of trust, or marriage settlement, convey ing personal or real properly, for the benefit of married persons, registered is is now re quired bylaw, shall and may be given in evi dence in any court of record, ami shall and may'be held to be full evidence of such deed ol trust or marriage settlement, although the loss or absence ofthe original should . not be accounted for, unless hv a rule or order of court, made upon affidavit . suggesting some material variance from the original in such registry, or other sufficient grounds, in the dis cretion of said court, such party shall be re quired to produce the original, in which case the same shall be produced or ' accounted for according to the course ' and practice . of Ihe --r- Ji '"' (Ratified 88lh January, 1851. AN ACT To amend an act of the ujeneral ' Assembly of North-Carolina, passed at tte session ut 49, entitled " An Act nore effectunlljKtirpre1 vent tho selling or giving swy of Snirituous - Liquors at or near places ol Publio Wnrsliip.!' Sec. 1. Bo it enacted by lhe'(!encra As sembly of the Stab of Norih Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the second section of an act of the (Jen era! Assembly of the Stale of North-Carolina, passed at its session of 1 848 1'J, entitled "An Act more effectually to prevent the selling or giving away of spirituous liquors at or near places ol public worship, dc, and me same is hereby repealed. Hcc.-r -tie-it rorthrrerracted, Tbat-srr rntrdr of the provisions of the first section of said act as forbids the giving away ol spirituous liquors, as' therein specified is hereby repealed. Ratified 38lh Jsnuary, 1851. ' , AWowing decrees oftourtt orSifulty,1 cerufin ' cases; to transfer lezat titles. Sec Be it enacted by (he General As sembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority ofthe same, That in any suit in equity, wherein the court shall dechrre that-r osrty wentrtredio rm possession of any property,' either real or per sonal, the legal tide whereof may be in anoth er or other parties to such suit, and the court shall decree a conveyance of such legal title to the party so declared to be entiUed, the be conveyance, shall have power also, to be used-it its discretion, to declare is ths decree MORXINGrAntlL thtts made or in any afterwards made in ihe progress of the cause, that ihe effect thereof) shall be to transfer to the party So declared to be entitled, the hyat title of the said property. tobg-hfld iritha sanie plight. ;.onfiilifln-aud estaiO as though the conveyance decreed tas m tact executed t and such declaration of In." court shall be as effectual, to all intents and pur- j poses, to convey the legal tide of the proper j ty, as such conveyance would if the same were duly executed; and shall bind and enti tle the parties decreed lo execute or to take benefit ofthe conveyance' in and to all such provisions, conditions and covenants, as may ; be decreed to attend the conveyance, in the same manner and to the same extent, as the conveyance would if . executed according to Ihe decree; and anv party taking benefit under the decree, nny .Line lite same redress at law on account of the matter decreed, as he might on the conveyance, if the same bad been exe cuted.' 'I '.i' '' . :-' ...... i,-..f.1' , , See. 2. Be it further enacted, That such de- ercerwrif rein the transfer bflillo .half be de dared, shall be regarded as a deed of convey ance, and shall be registered, in the proper coun ty, under the same rules and regulations as are or may be prescribed for conveyances of similar property, executed by the party ; and all laws which may be passed fur extending the lime for registration bfdeedsii shaft be deemed to include such decrees, provided the conveyance, if ac tually executed, would be so included. ' icc. 3. lie it further enacted, 1 hat in all legal proceedings touching the rights of parties derived under such dterce by virtue of this set. a certified copy, from the register's books, of iiih u.i:cn.-r, uiuii oe plenary enuencu 00111 01 it wrimmm'WA bl thfiTnatters thcreTirwn- tained. ' ' ' ... :''' Set.. 4. Be it fiirthcr enacted, That in order to have such decree registered, the party tie' string it shall produce to thBxegiler -acopjr thereof ecrtificd by tho clerk of the court in whietf it trmitfS'a of his court; and Ihe register shall register both the decree and tho certificate; and for such services shall be allowed a fee of one dollar. ' l.-,.- -.V------ Sec. 5. Be it further enacted. That nothing contained in this act shall be construed to im pair ihe power of the court in enforcing the decree in the manner now used ; iiut Ihe court may proceed to compel performance thereof in the same manner as though this act had not passcdi--M-"' "'a"'-- ' '" Uattflcd 38th January, 1BSI.J To amend the seventh section of the fifth chap ter of the Revised Statutes in relatiou to Ap- prentices. Scc. l. Be K enacted by the General Assem bly of the State of North-Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That when a citizen oi any county of this Stale, to whom any colored apprcntico shall have been heretofore, or may be hereafter bound, shall or may be desirous of moving from the county in which the indentures ol apprenticeship may hivebecoxeetttcdv to jwMher .nrnaty;c this JS laic, and. ...shall or. rrt.iy tie il'lsiroiis of iaking said apprentice lo the county to which he may be. about lo re move, for the purpose of having said appren-iicethie-rcbound, it shall and may be lawful for the court Tf pleas and quarter sessions of the county in which said apprentice was oi i- ginally bound, upon 'sufficient cause being shewn therefor, lo grant to such master license andaulhrn,hv-tilkasw4J.piMWcttowith him to such county of tins State, to winch he may be removing, lor the purpose aloresaid: Provided, however, that said court shall, bo fore the granting of said license or authority, require the said master to enter into bond, in the sum. of . hundred- dollars. -wWr gooH and sufficient' security, payable' to the State of North Carolina, and conditioned that he wil1 not take the said apprentice beyond the lim its of this State, and will causa tho said ap prentice to be bound in the county lo which he is about to remove: Provided further, thai said court shall not grant any license to remove any colored apprentice farther than lo a coun ty adjoining the county from which said re moval is made. 5 ' i ..... Ratified 28th January, 1851.1 1 ' , "A,ACT. . . ... ". Concerning Pilots. Sec. 1. Be il enacted by ihe General As sembly of the Stale of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of ihe same, 1 hal all vessels iHjtind from sea to Cape rear Kiver, with the intention of taking a return cargo of coal which has been mined in North Carolina, and actually takes a return cargo of coal, shall not be compelled to pay pilotage, either at the bar of the . New Inlet, or at the main bar of (he Cape Fear Kiver, or between the mouth of Cape t ear and the town of Wil mington ; rrovideu, that such vessel, when coming in sight of said New Inlet or Main Bar, shall hoist a flag at her fore-lop-mast, head, or such other place as shall bo .designa ted by the commissioners of navigation, and shall keep the same flying until said vessel has arrived at her pl?ce of mooring or anchor- aifc, which said flag shall be of the dimensions ol in ree square feet, with a while ground and black ball iu the centre, and tint less than one foot in diameter; and all vessels laden with coal, shall bo exempt, as aforesaid, from a pilot charges, upon their hoisltng said flag un der way and outward bound from said river : provided, tliey shall hoist said Ug as soon as they unmoor or break ground, anil shall keep (lie same flying till they pass iho New Inlet or main bar : Provided further- tlvit up vessel having on board any merchandize or freight, except coal, ahall he entitled to the provisions and bcuelits ol this act, ; Sec. 2.' Be it further enacted. That all riv er craft upon said river of Cape Fear, eug ig etl iuJlie. cwdlrail and all charges ol pilotage, . Sec. 3. . Be it further enacted, I hat any vessel coininginto said New Inlet or "Main Bar upon enid Cape Fear river, and hoisting said nag under false pretences, lo avoid pay me pilotsge; shall pay double " pilotage, lo be rMyred'of theses putm secwwiyeMitrf sitiyesy sel in the same manner that pilotage is now col. lectah'e ; and the pilotage so collected, shall be equally distributed smong.tha ' pilots of said Main Bar or New Inlet. : See.. 4. Be it further enacted. That slljaw neTe'tofore passed, giving power lo the corn missioners of navigation ill Ne w Hanover county to regulate pilotage, so far as the same shall interfere with the provisions of this act, and no further, be, and-, the same arc hereby repealed. .' Sec, 6. , Bo .it further enacted. That all vessels engaged in li carrying of coal on the coast of North Carolina, shall raise the il.'f 23, 1851. designated 111 this art, by which the pilots nay know that their servict-s are- not required, uu ail occasions whenever die said vessels sppea"' upuii toe coast 01 oorin varonna. 1 r " . ..jScc. -C lia-it timlier -Hcw4, That thw sr shall be id force Irom atldafter lis ratifies Uon, ' - - V ' Kaiilied 28th ianuarvlSSI. AN ACT ' ' ' runecrning Orders of Publication. ' Se., I, Be it cuacitd by the (.eucritl As sembly of th State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority ol the same, That in all suits, boih at law and in equity, in which orders of publication are now allow ed to be made, cither by the court itself, while in session, or by the clerk, or clerk and mas ter in equity, during the vacation, it shall be lawful for ihe court ur the clerk, or cteik and master, to cause publication to be made in any newspaper whatever in this State "ltalitied 28lh January, 1S31. . AN ACT To amend the , list section ofthe I02d chapter of tlio Revised Statutes. -Sec.' 1, Be it enacted by Ihe . General As sembly ol the State of North Carolina, and il is hereby enacted by the authority of thesime. That hofeafter it shlttl be tho duty pf the sev eral sheriffs in this Stale, to - advertise the sales of lands for the taxes due thereon, at lc.nst ninety days in some newspaper publish ed iu their respective counties, .where there is any paper published in such couniy ( and in countiea where there, may not be a paper pub lished, the sheriffs shall advertise such sales in the nearest newspaper tm such -county: TrBti7rf7ffutf sale of the lands for taxes of lion-residciitsor of persons living beyond the limits of this Slttte1jhiil,llui--saiH-shalh ho-iiilvonisFtfin some newspaper published in the city of . . lcilu.ialdmoit to thfl.mlttilisfcttieM-ss iierc-. iiibeforc provided for,, J , ;' -t , ( , Sec; i. lie it further enacted, . Thai so much of tho Slih section of the chapter .102 of the lluviscd Statutes, as requires all sales ol rands lor mes lo be advertised ut the Stale Gazette or some other newspsper published in Kaleich, be, and the same is liercby re pealed. .: ...... .... v. ' LKattlied 21th January, 1851.J . : To amend tho Hfty -first section of an act, entitles) "An .Vet to provide lor the collection and management of ths Revenue of ths Mste," ltevised Statutes, t-hap. que hundred ant) two, SccT, Bo it enacted by the Kenrral Assem bly of ihe Slate ol North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of Ihe same, 1 hat so much ol lbs said section as directs the advertisement of land for sale of taxes in tlio Stale Gazelle, or some other nvwspuper published iu ilia city of Kuleigh, be, and the same is hereby repealed, so far as regnnls the sale of lands lor taxes owned by persons re siding within litis Stale ; and, in such eases, it shalUMLJbe dnty-oi the- shemrs0i''Thrirr ueputies to suteruse sncit ianus in some wwepaper ptmhshrdi such lands are situated ; and if there be no such paper, then in such newspaper as shall be i published nearest thereto i J'roviilfd, it shall still be the duty ol the sheriff to adver tise the sale of tlio lands of nan-residents, or of such pe'tons as live beyond the limits of the Statu as heretofore prescribed by law. Sec. 2. He it further enacted, That all aw 'awl elainif'tf lawpnmimf in conflict with ihe abovC'prrvisiotiS', bri'trnd the sa"nie are hereby repealed. . 1 s' Unified 28th January, 185,1. J AN ACT W'iikrkvs, difficulties many times arise in tlio recovery of rents, whore the demises are not by deed: - l'or remedy whereof, . . - See. I. lio it enacted by the General As sembly of ihe State of North Carolina, and il is hereby enacted bv the authority or the same, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the landlord or landlords, where the agree ment is not by deed, lo recover a reasonable satisfaction for the lands, tenements or here ditaments, held or occupied by the defendant or defendants, in an action on the case, for the and ofemmlton of what was so held or enjoyed ; and if, in evidence, on the trial of such action, any parol demise or any agree ment (not being by deed . whereon a certain rent was reserved, shall appear, the plaintiff in such action shall nut therefor lie non-suited, but mat make Use thereof as an evidence of the quantum of damages to be recovered. Provided, however, that nothing in this act shall be construed to extend lo parol leases of more than three vears. , Sec. 2. Axu Whkkkas, where sny lessor' or landlord, having only an estate for life in the lands, tenements or hereditaments demis ed, happened lo die before or on the day, on which any rent is reserved, or rhadu payable, such rent, or any part thereof is "not by law recoverable oy the executors or administrators of such lessor or landloid; nor is the person in reversion entitled thereto, ifny oilier than for the use and occupation of such lnds, ten ements or hereditaments, from the death of the tenant for life: For remedy whereof,' Jit il enacied by he authority "nforetaid, That where any tenant lor lile shall happen o-lic before or on llin day on which any rent was reserved or made payable,' upon sny demise or leas'; of any lands,' ' tenements or heredita ments, which determined on the death of such tenant for life that the ; executors or ndsiinis trators of such tenant (or life shall anditny, in bii action on the rase, recover of and front such undertenant tnfXiiudertcnants of such lands, tenements or hereditaments, if such ten ant for life die on IWrlay on which the' same was made payable, the whole, or if 'before such- 4-titsi- -fwopwutt,o-siicU . rdtflaoJ, cording in the nine such tenant for Jile lived. of the last ycaf or other tune m which the said rent was growing due as aforesaid, making all just allowances, or a proporttonabit) part thereof rcipecliycl). . : I Katiheil 21th January, IHSI J. ; -' . an act" . . ".: For revising and digesting ths Publis Statu to , Laws of this State. , . , ... " Hcc. 1. Be it enacted by the General s- ijsembjy.of Jibs tal pfJord CarpJinnarll.U. j U Tierc1y enacted by tho authority of the same, l lmt three commissioner bo appointed by the Governor, to collate, digest and revise, all the public awirlojaw force," and ineluding those which may be en acted during the present setwmn ofihe General Assomoly ; that in tie performance of this do ty they ahall rarcfuHy collect and reduce into one Bct the different uuts, and parts of arts, which from similarity of subjects ought, in dated ; distributing them under such titles, di .v,. juutnil, ,u WC 511 DITiingCU Hnil eOUIKU 1- visions ami sections, as ihev - shall think nnm- Veti foUowmir and retsinmgihrgimlarranirr'- j rncut and plan ol revision as adopted by the. I enmbiissiouers for revising the statute laws of this SU'le, under the act of the General Assem bly, as p.issed at the session of 1 833 and 183 1. so as to hove the whole included In one vol ume; and f. every other respect, they shall complete the said revision in such manner as to them shall se.-rn most useful and proper lo render the said ac!s more plain and easy to be understood. ' , ' ? , ( , '' Sec, 2.' Be ir fitriher exacted,; That the commissioner) shall .'i -parr for submission to the next legislature, such fontrn(lictions,omlfl sions, and imperfections its t'mll apcr in the acts so revised, as also any ,Hcls which innc have been omitted in the forcer rev isal, with such amendments at ihey shah deem ptopor to he made; and shall also designs!" such acts, or parts of acts, if aiiy, as in their , jmlginent ought to he repealed! changed or ntvMlified ; and may alo auggest the passago of tuci: new acts, or parts of acts, as shall scorn to them ne cessary in order to improve and perfect ihe whole. V ' .,. ',; ('J ',' .v, .'; ; Sec.".' Be it further enacied, That the commissioners shall prcpate the said digest and revisal, so that the same may be submitted to tho next Legislature, with such marginal notes and references to such sections of ary statute, a may have been the subj'cct of judi cial decision, fixing the construction of such statutes, with a full index, in order that the same may bo in rcaifiiicss ' for publication q sotm "B-rthe- hegislainre shall nrdW nnd dircrt; I Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,' That the commissioners he authorised to otmtraeLshould ihry-rleciirllntiSablcJTir tho iiiiTilicatioif t! live thousand cojiies of said work, with such thtiiiuUa4jiA.!rfiaurajJi,tUdj-, reel, either seetirine the copy riuht ofthe work i Ut by disposing of tho same to the contractors, j as shall appear moat to the interest nl.ihc State, subject, however, to Ihe approval of ihe I.egis- lature r r 7 v - 7 :t- f. See. 5. Bo it ftirthrr enacteil, . That the ! said rnmmisiioners he allowed until ihe meet ing of the next General Assembly lo Coin plutv the dut'e.i assimied t'lem in and by this itctf and as n compensation for their servircs, shall receive one Ihimsmid dollurs nelis t l h paid by the l'ublie" Treasurer, rut ihe warrani ol the Governor, ill such tunes ns to bun shall seem 'righl.' ',',; "; ' '. V i ';, --Seop-6. Be it furthrr enactedi Tlmttoeim blu the comissioncrs to complete their work, and to have tlio same transcribed for puMica tioiii in time for iho ineeiing of the next legis Inture, or so soon thereafter as the same may bo ordered, it shall be l-'wfiil for them to em ploy a clerk to said commission, at a compen sation not exceeding three bundled dollars, lo be paid out of the puhlin " Ireasury',' upon Ihe warrant of the Governor. .? 7; ;. liUtifiedStliJjn A RAT AMONG RATTLESNAKEU r -Wlsild o. Monday afternoon tliree o' clock, the Stulo Geological Hall U witness an interesting and graluiiinns ehilmiim tot up oy me -ctiiiiueieni anil genueinsiiiy jir. John Gcbard, jr., so ilt-tervedly a f.tiorile with the crowds of ladies- and gentlemen, to whom he shows such a polite and generous hospitality on visiting that eslablisment. In a strong glaa wire cage in which there are felf long, and fourteen small ones of vurious sizes, a large rat was placed. , As soon us it cntnred their den, the larger snakes raised themselves and with their eoal-black eyes looking on the inttudur-djiu,4 unworthy antagonist.' Not so, however, with the smaller reptiles, for two or ihreo of them instantly charged upon" tho . rat and "runnihf out their 'forked-, tongues,' quickly inserted their fangs into his plump body. -Moos, Hat grabbed one about ; loiirteeii inches Jong with his teeth, and b'iling it . through and throtigli the head shiHik it with nmdiiess tnd dropped Ihe Jillle monslef dead - at his fees the liule ones receded, and the larger one? raised them selves and, shook their, fearful ;.rattlcsrien slowly.-the most poisimoua of, sill the niotly crowd, a yellow riMtlesnake- four feet long poised himself, every . musclo of his body working in dreadful .contortion, (hen daitin'g forward il struck a dreollul blow - with its poisonous f.uiL'siiiio Ihe rat, the venom fol lowed the wound. KncourjL'ed bv this t-f- i- ' . . .... . . . . ' furl, Ihe.lurgc black rntlleia spverul tunes struck ll, and lilt' rat went round and round the cage, only fighting the smaller noes, who kept con tinually biting his legs; The noise made by their rattles and hissing was terrible, and die crowd of beholders stood awestuok witnes sing the fearful conies'.,. Slowly the rat's legs begun tn swell ss llm poison took effect, snd they soon became of such an enormous size as to be powerless when he drugged himself around, still showing determined bravery ss lha erunnmu "biles lie give the smaller slinging monsters proved, - , ., At last exhausted nature began to give way slowly, as bis body bccauia fjenuinl)cd, his eyes grew glassy, he ceased lo walk over snd over the' reptiles, and the Jiiles the little wretches continued to give him were unheed ed, for ha sirechtd himself out and died af ter a forty minutes fight. ; Noup of them ate of his body, lor their siiakeship will not par- ihks oi luoti again until tnc nct sprmr. . , . CjS mFcOTTON CROP, ' The Bombay Telegraph and Courier reporls that the cntluw ciop of Ihe present season, from tlio cotton lauds ol Guzcrul, is expected, to pro duee -300,0t() . bales, I being 10U.0OU bales more than was obtained last year. The qual ity promises, to ha good, and the, only measure necessary to give iho produce us fair chance Iif ffief Tiiar"Kij"t' is lit prevent the Ky'nu and . shippers ;lrom adulter.iuiig tlie article. This requisite will, it.is said, be secured by the severity with whieh the law on the sub ject has been carried out by Mr. Davis,, tin Collector of Broach. -- - - Lottkriks . iji ... KtvnTKY. Goi'ernor Helm, of Kentucky i has vetoed Jhe bill p ss ed by iIm legislature conferring upon the cor porate authorities of Bacon Collcee the privi- itjtuofctwwg fifty tltwwand tbiHars tsy a lot- U-ry scheuie. In his message, the Govern.tr aoknowlrdgoslhat previously, ns a member o( ihn lgislalurei he had voU-d for a lottery ilsilldwfi is now, however, convinced dial the system is contrary lo iriorality an I the public good, and he is not only.iii favor of wiiltholdiDK sueb grants for ihe ftiinre, but eveuufmpealing lltoer ilow lit exislcnc, . - : i SO. 17 ; PHENOMENA OF DEATH. To- be shot dead is' one "lof ihe emiest , motles of-terminaling life: yet," rapid as it is,,' tlie4 oxly has leisure lo feef and n-flrel. Oi ffie"iTrirant-i9M''ny'1t!te. of tla7iraiilie adlie. tehts irf Spi.in to assassinate' William, Fnhcst of Orange, who took the lead in the revolt of the Netherlands, the ball passed Ihmigh lbs , bones of the lace, ' and brought him lo t)i ground, 1 in the instant that preceded stupe- -faction, fie was able to frame the- notion lba the ceding of ihe room had fallen and crushed, , him. The cannon shot which plunged iiitni, the brain 'of Charles XII. dSd not prevent hinX, from seixin J his sword by the hilt. .. , The idea of art attack ami the necessity , -for defence was impressed upon him by . blow which we should have suppesed too tr- . mendous to leavo an interval for thourrf.i But ithy no mcns follows limt the inilutioii -of fatal violence is accompanied by a pang,. From what is known pi tlio first effect of , gunshot wounds, it is probable that tlto im- . pretsion is rathof stunning than anite, . Uu.. irss death be immediate the pain is as varied, as tho nature of the injuries, and these are, past (minting up. " ' ; llut tliere is nothing 'singular in the dv ing, seosatioi'sj, though Iird liymn remarked the; pitysiulogfeal peculiarity, ihal the exprcssimi . is invariably that of languor, while in dcailt. from s stab itx coiinleuauee reflects the trails, of natur.il character, of gentleness or ferocity, to tho last breath. ' Some, of ihese casrfar of interest, loshowwith -what slighrdistiirb anee life may go on under a mortal wonmj, till it auildetily romes t. a final, stop, A foot, soldier at Waterloo, pierce d by a musket ball. cliailoi'd to possess a canloert of heer. Tlio wounded mail drank, returned his hearties;. HiliVufcsViiicntiw exb-imiiinted, and, having tiriwecdcd a doze yMtUrOU-lus- way to tha fewylUU.hi we s.irjuT and' wiih one convulsive movement.' e!oot!h:s) eanfrV 44 Vet his voice." sa the IroiuW, who I himseif tells the story. , "gava scarcely " tlte smallest sign of weakness," ' i v: v KCufitain Basil Hall. who. in liis earty yoMlt' was present at Iho battle of Corunna, Ii.-. shiqled out front Ihe Confusion which consign. hi oblivion ihe woes and gallantrvr of war. another instance, exircmcly similar, which, occurred on that occasion, ' An o'd'ollicer,. ho as Nttul Tli UifT7tifatt,"arrl vod, pule iiit faint, ut -'tlio temporary hospital, nnd begged .;, .. . ' the surgeon to look at Ins wound, which waa j p'niiiiHinced to be niorlid. ' "Indeed, I feareit ' ' i so," hr responded, vvitlf-impetletl utterance f:"-":"" i "and veil should like ' very much lo livn a . , . . ' lit.le longer, if it "were "possible." lie Uiit , ' . his sword upoii a stone'ul hisside'-as gently,'.. j- "1 ai s Hull, "as if its steel had turned to glass,. t Biidhliiiot iipniedialety sank. dead, upon thu. U: . u,., . j luif." tjuititcrltj Htvicw. " :? '.V,.-' ''.' , ;7, i !; THU MAN WHO iU)I)I.F.D UlMSEI.c!, " ' "INTO CONGUKSS. , ! --MajorjlJochrjin, who is now, or -was quit , J' recently bvirigirr)swoT-Nc.w.VQrk.,..a who wn mpniWf onilo House of llepre sentiilivcf during the administration of the vld , cr Adams, used to say that he fiddled him . . tell into -(ingress. A short time previous) to hit, election, i vessel ws lo lie lauiiclicd id '-'"''; Seneca Lake, at. Geiieva, and it being an uu ustiul event, people came from afar lo see it, The young folks galhered (here determine! ; , to have dunring al night. A fiddler was want I M!6 lM4orCockriiit tlien pjw J fluiiB JW. was an oMitileur performer,- and tirs services)- were deinandetl on the occasion. . lie grat ilied the'joyous company, and at "the supper tabic win of tlio gentlemen remarked, in rout ) memliitiou of his talents, that he wss -fil fur Cougressb'TtM-iMnt as favoraW ittfa'a-MX ' ed by ihe company, the matter was taken upt ; and ho was nominated and electej to Con t j gri'ss I .r the district thou eomprhi ig the win 1j ' , State iif New Vork west of Sclteiieetitdy, 'I The incident is related in iAMsing'a field i Uuiik of tho Kuvolulion. ' " , , ! Khupk Island, The Providence Jour oiil ' in selling forlli the Whig defeat iu Rhode Isl ind, says : '' v' ' : ' ' :; " The Whigs in this Slate are divided tot 0Jpi'j!ig .failioo,, each other with greater hostility thua they do the Democrats. : : '. , " These divisions have been increasing fur set en years, during which lime we have hrj four Senatorial elections, each dividing th party more and more. While this auve of things i-oiilinues, il is useless to Itmk lor Sue Cess. Wlietlicr the defeat which wo liavs sustained will lie siiITicifiit lo bring the party together we do not know. , Wc) doubt il w't doubt if ihe election could be taken over again to-day with any better success, except perhaps ill the General Assembly. . , - , "The arhount of money eXjiendcJ by'our ' nppnnenu in ibis election fir exceeds any thing ever known before in this Stale." " "WlU RKABOLTSor Wm. I.. CHircis Thi billions abolitionist, whit fort-lied Ins btil la the sum of 10.000, in Marylund InUdy, has gone lo Ohio, and 0n-Mlie WesVrve," it is said, intends to hold a scries of anti-slavery meet ings, with the object of presenting his rasa ut the pi'ople, and of receiving eonlribitlions for Ilia relief of his botiitmnoii. -The ffyrncuse Journal says ihut soveral ol hit person d nienils devoted their entire means in hisi liehalf. anil by I le forfeiture of hisbaif, are leji pe n less, an I il adtls (hat it is to indineiiily tlicin that a s.-ricN i.f '-Chaplin Mectii)gi"liato been held iu New Vurk Slnle and Massachusetts, ami thai like meetings are to be held ' in Ohio, sod perhaps onto ol the neighboring States. ; -. I'mmki K.in.vrr.0 Genkrositv. The Mo bihi '1 ribuin; sav s : " A geiitleuuii from Aberdeen (Miss.) in ttf ing from litis my to New Oilcans, on the steamer Mobile, on her lust irip, was unl'ortiH natu enough to lose his pocket NMik, contain ing some three thousand diillury. dim of the rhmboy fottiH) It awl 'rvitiraej it (6. Linu lio wuswdKliahtett at tw iaxhI t.iriiioe -in ' gainiitg Ilia nvMie-y, tlut he immediately run his hand into his pocket and handed the boy dime. , K-"-NtHT.irasii--Wrrfy Rr.n.r.Iit I50I, - ( inn p i, sent uie youn (Joiisia'do tie i a lile In Home, to eongutulate Sciu lint I'llih) on his advaiicpirtvni. The Poie iiuineli itely feW-''Afr'thre tint ' ywir king' sends me oin) wiiVml a heard!" " Sir," snid the fierce Spar.iartt, sf hi M yes- ty poscssed the Ictsl idea thai yon iiitntrMxI merit lay in a heard, he would htve oVpRssi a goat to you, not a j-u lemiit.'' .
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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