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THE NOBT! VOL. XL1I. AORK lfl-Tl KAI- BONE 1)1 ST S MAM'RE. Wx unhesitatingly concede' to guano tlie first rank among manures. To thin, it it en tilled by its holding nfi the mjirtrottTetemHlls of vegetable food in a just combination, and ' these in the most available' condition for as similation by thr growing plant., And with out any question, next to guano, do we place hone duii. Tins ' true, has not eem ral ly all tbt elements required for the; full devel opment of i cgeiabh; life, ad is always the case with boiled or burnt hours, mid such as have lonn beru buried or exposed to the weather; rrt, if "till retaining the oil and fatty matter, the fibrine and other ni.rogcniscd substances, w iuliinately blended in recent bone, it holds errry material w hich constitute, by their va ried association, the rich compounds afforded bv the Peruvian guano. . ' Tin- filings and sawing, such as is furnished ' hv the button and mher valuable manufactured oi bone, are of this discription. . Nothing bul souirrt, recent, healthy hone will "suffice for this purpose, and it is the dust shavings de rived from View fresh materials, that arc fully cmiuVd to ihe hi'li merit of approaching to a successful coinprlition with piano.'' The principal diirerencc contests in this::. Thai the various compounds of ammonia arc already found in piano, and arc prepared af 'the in stant of contact with the soil, aiidyichl .tip their substance to the claims of vegetable life, while those of the hone dust must first under go decomposition in ihe soil before its value is felt. This, in the c.rudn, unbroken hones, requires -long years, perhaps a century or more, lo cited .WUttC-periou is icsseiieu in proportion as they have been artificially com minuted or broken up. , In the filings, die, a-bov- spceified, this division of -their particles has reached the utmost artificial limits. Noth-' ing but the bringing intoplay Itift tlTMlt chemf' - al atl.niucs.. ul ilie,jau bones, can clTect a further r.,. n.il.i,.ii.... .1!.. soriaiinu of 4heir particles. This may , be done, to a certain extent, with sulphuric and other .acids, but far more economically by first mixing with the miscellaneous muck heap, and then with the soil. It is not so material. however, in what way, nor how associated. bone dust may finally reach its mother earth. hen siilhemtlv reduced and mixed with the soil, its effects will he, speedily urid ni'wt- ben eficially fell. .'... ... . The cflicacy of bones has been long konwn and is now eencrally appreciated by all in.cl- ligcnt agriculturists,! r. J'aliri says,, ; ';for pasture laud, and especiu'lv the poorentinds, there is nothing equal to bone manure, cither na irgards the permanency of its effects, or the production of a sweet luxurious herbage, of which all cattle arefd"nd,,jJVlany thousand acres of the poor clay soils hae been cover ed with this manure dining the last eight or ten years." Many instances of the applica tion of, bones have been afforded in Englaii'k, v .en the produce of old pastures has been augmented fully 300 per cent, j and almost worthless production ol'jveeds and.rou?h.rHs- sea has been succeeded hv a swcetsucculenl.) herliisre, highly relished by animals. One r'nglioh writer ill the Royal Agricultural Jour nal says: "1 have known' many a poor, hmi- l,-bin hll'4rke4HHin-riisl-)rm poverty to- coiilnt:itiriiulcpeu(lence.i.na many asinkincl 1 t . 11 t . i 1 1 ! ml i.imtiv sawn irom meiu.ihie rum, dv ttic Help ol tins wonilerlul manure. Hut it is use less lo multiply testimony on (his subject, as the value of this ittrnliser is -uw folly appre ciated by all intelliircnt farmers. Our present, object is to show to the ini tiated as well as the inexperienced, the hrse proportion of phosphoric acid, which is really the most important portion of the bone, which rmejs. inU. liwiiy.X-uiuJeaduig.eirpi it has long been known that the herbage in our pastures, clover, wheat, po'atoes, turnips, com, snd many oilier of our products are largely 1 . .-.it 1 . .1 11 1 portion of phosphoric acid entering imn their composition has seldom been understood, ex - ci'Til lo ihe more em fir reiu er Pbnsnlinrie nci.l enn.io ..f iituunUn 44, and oxygen 50 in every 100 parts. Phosphate of lime, or hone earth, isenmpo sed nf phosphoric acid, combined with lime. in the proportion or 48f per cent., of the f former to 51 per cent., of the latter. . Hones in their recent state vary as tn the age of the individual. and. llie species of ani-. Jnal from which they are taken. The hones of all young animals consist of a much larger proportion of albuminous or nitrogeniscd matter, and consequently a less amount of phosphate of lime, having more the consis tency of gristle, which, in advancing age, gives place tu a larger qiianlily of phosphate of lime j thus rendering it brittle, and peculiarly- name m Iraclurc, Meoltcn hear of a broken limb from the slightest fall of a person in ad-! vanced years, while a child often drops harm Icssly from the eaves of a three-story house. The great disproportion of elastic, 'sinewy, albuminous matter, therefore, .constitutes .llis real diircrence between the two. . The bone of the ox has been analysed bv Berzefius and many other reliable ciiemisls. I ur nones lost d per cenl., ny calcination Jill of which is animal matter. Before ealcln ation, they contained of -i.i i n . . natiri Phosphate of lime, Fluale of lime. (Lerbyghire spar,) Carbonate of lime, Phosphate of magnesia. Soda, with some common salt. Cartilage, 55.30 3.00 3.85 2 05 .,.) ),) J.45 ......... 100.00 Fourcroy and Yauquelin found some ox hones contained1 of ' ' ' t Gelatine and oil. 51 0 Phosphatcof lime. Carbonate bTTimcT" y. ! :iii.t Phosphaie of insgnesia,. f 7 ' i -r vvuHiiuauf nrj hie- ..'i:uruiiig 111 t.ie age, variety, d evPI, ,l9 condition of the same animal. But however they may differ, w-cnave the assurance lat any particles of ...n.ii.i ciik-iiii iiuu mem Vlll hn nf ill hiffli. miliJ..lrt'J!,ef.J'rroaUiring fotare ""r- ... i "-.y a';, ;.. In the following estimates of phosphoric a id, Umnstbe borne in mind, that the pro portion, tike those constituting bones, tary aterially with the different specimens analy sed, with the ago of the specimen, the circum.i stances under which it has been grown, and to srime extent, with the yariety subjected to analysis. These estimates were made by , '-?' - -i 'if ; ' Messrs. AVey and Ogstun, and are entitled our liighest continence. ' - - ' The proportion of phosphoric acid varied in the aslt, of the seed of oats from IS. 3 to 29.16 percent. . , Straw and chaflV j.su tn 7.02 per rent Seed of barley, 25.32 39.20 " Straw, 3.H 7.20 ' - Seed of maize, or In- . dian Corn. " 53.09 -". -" R.0t '': Stalk and leaves, Pith of cob. - : Seed of wheal, Roots of the red car rot, , ' Leaves. Leaves and head of cow cabbage, .4,37 4!) 40 ' 12.31 ' 0.21 12.53 la?" 1T.3-. 9.33' , Sulk. Flowers of hops,- leaves, ' Seed of while mus tard,. 14.97 " 40.17 " 7.1J3 8.48 " " 35.00 " 41.09 15.10 " 17.08 " ' S.8T-" Ci 6.'J5 12.07 Seeil of turnip, Straw of 'flax," " Seed, Potato tubers, Potato haulm, - Various grasses, In the absence , of a full . supply of other manures, if any of our fanners omit using bone dust on their crops, when it can he pro cure,) at a fair price, after lully understanding its value, we say they ought to he independ ent in their income, irrespective of profit on their crops. .Immcaii t'Jgriculiuritt. From Ihe Southern Cultivator. ; I ; DEEPI'LOWING IMSEVirVXJ i(JJuL'ST IN WHEAT. . Mr. Editor : -On passing through the States, North and South, I find the plowing vert AhluA.ha;c jfpn.verse.il with many plan a . mw pjpu uig .' noineinloriitnieiliat.il lliev ome inform me that il Hi plow deep, t.ie rains will w;asn ail tlie carlii oil the lulls ; -while others say thai it will retune another horse, and that their lauds would soon become so rough that the aeed would not veg etate. In this state, for the last two ycais, wheat has suffered inurU from rust, which is Caused, partly, bv thin plowing. Vhe.it is a plant that has been found rooted at the depth pfJOiiiches ; jandifapluw ofsuQieiE.UrPUlf1!' for two horses .were used, so as to penetrate the earth to the depth of 0 or 8 inches, and har rowed well, there would then he louse soil sufficient for the root to gather strength 10 sup port the:Iatt;,4nd filtthe X'it wirh good grain! besides, the sun will not have ihe cilect it now has;'..'v-":;';'j.', .'-'.'' t Some give as reasons for pursuing their course that food for tho cxlra horse is too scarccTand dear, and lalior too high. To such I reply ; Lav down some of your old lauds in grass f you - will-tlien lme-jfo4-4iy Aw-w-in-- ter, auu grass for pasture. -. 1 would not re commend -folding in this country. Laud is ahund nt nndlaluittsnothigh. llorsis would live 011 grass for seven nr eight months, with out corn whiolj would tie ir grcaf saTing. v.- - v ... ... ...... ..T -rr ... - y,..., . 11 is mi3 your nuts wasu, ami it is cntioeu mainly hy' plowing only to the depth oflwn or three inches. In dry wenlhcr vour lamU Ihefiuimt-prirfiwllv hswl ;-tnd in r l soaaoiui tluw 1 1 . . .1 -i ,.- i" - tin tviMa it nf u-id.r is Imi nrpnt Tur llip Innsn - - ; - rtn, and it is washed oil the lulls. II vour lands Were plowed only six inches deep, and then made line by the roller and harrow, II I" washing wonl f. in i great mrasure. be prerent ed. - In England, it is not uncommon lo use a roller, of two tons weight, twice on the same around, before sowing the seed, as the land is so rough ; the harrow is then used the same weight., JJy adopting ih,- plan, ; yonr hill. would not wash, but would receive the rain 1 just as a tponge atnorbs hi water; ' 1 nrfT!ipf-p:mfm inr imi ninwinir uppn. I am ! tM ' ")"d ' ' "'.irth J'""' expense in' ! """iin? deef ; and that the lands- would soon ruuii o. 1 Iliac la d nccu ill iu .-l.i;. ' which. in England," is :' called the Dock. I have found this weed growinir here as luxuri antly, as on the richest grazing lands in Eng land, with its rootsrom 12 to 10 inches deep. This lact is sufficient for ihe lo pronounce the sod good to that depth, as no root will pene trate into a soil where there is not food to support it. ' " .(. T A FRIEND TO AGRICULTURE. ; Romc,Ua. DecemherZO, 1850. . From the Albany (X. Y.) Journal. V, , CHEMISTRY APPLIED TO AGRICUk " v : TURK. "' T-'-'.l' The true principles of farming are just he ginning to be understood. Il is hut a fe years at least m this country, since the farmer has sought assistance, in his imp-riant vocation. from the safe and sure guide ol science. - The processes of the culture of. the soil have been handed down from futher t'son for a long pe riod of thiiojsithour-anyTitteniptst improve ment, i The time has alrcadypast when the tiller of the soil was content tn produce just 'a sullicicncy for the support ifnimal life, and that too of an indifilcreiit ki.id. ' He iris al ready beguu to reap the advantages of calling in scientific principles to his assistance, , ; Within a few j-flars very much has been done to improve in a, high degree, ihs choicn and delicious fruits of our climate. ' Our mar kets are now loaded with Truiis of the: most tempting kin', which, by their abundance. 'are brought within the reach' of all clashes of society, vino can estimate llie amount ol happiness snd substantial, comfort thus be slotvcd upon mankind. , j . . For tlin last fifty years' the energies of sci ence have been in a unparalleled degree be stowed upon inventions, aud discoveries in Ihe principles of mechanics 'and llie multifa- l-yr?rwnif-ol- n oi uie iiioiivc uuwer Ol buhiii - i.ei me same amount of scientific energy be applied In the ",.."''" jqq q i investigation of the laws which gpyrrn nrgatt-Tl..!.- . . " i"! " ; " - ized bodies, both vegetahJc jind aiiimaKliid le the knowledge of organised matter astound ing as those remarkable 'physical laws which we are dailjr ' witnessing." r v.. , . The whole community are begining to be waked up to lh importance of litis matter. OursehWs'especlaTlylii thi's Slate, a intro-' ducing tine study of the principles of cJiemis try, as applied io Agriculiure. The guardians of the State Normal School are doing very much towards disseminating a knowledge of these principles, by preparing its pupils for teaching th sitne in the schnols-whieh -they may hereafter Ite Called to lake charge pi, -When the teachers of Our schools can be made lo feci the importance pf this -new branch of ----?lKWSWfwtfWta' iatrtttrttrt.- Brorat ml pliidiul hmhiiih, Htrlwi WEDNESDAY MOUSING, A P1UL lSoh to! education, may expect rapid and perma- ".i-w.M.. ,i. iai.i.iiiR, . n i! in our( connnon schools alone that a large portion nf nimt 1mnmr..n.Ki. 1.. C. ' 1. : ..ur idriiuog (iopuia.ioii are, euucateo, ami lor ne given by the said commissioners al-Char-this renson it would seem vrrv- nroner that! lotte. who shall have nnp it, ,,..,;... Coositlenble atlenmin shau'IJ Be" given jo tins branch of education in these schinU. . Let all who arc intrusted with the supervision of sciionis, see tint encouragement is given to mis suiuv. 4 ., , " , TACTS FOR FARMERS, .. It will not dp tn hoe a great field for little crops, nor to mow twenty ucres for five loads of haw. Enrich ,t lie land and it will pay lor It. tltller larin twenty acres well than liliy acres by halves. ' j- In dry pastures dig for water on the brow of a hill, springs are more frequent near the surface on a height Jhan in a vale.' , ,tlr-. The fool of the owittr is the best tnanuro for laud. 'V. ., v ": ,: It is best to rut grain before it is fully or dead ripe. U'lieu- tlie straw- inimediatelv below the grain is so dry that on twisting it, no juice is extracted, it should bo cut. For there is no circulation of juice to the ear. Everyday it stands Bneut after-this-ssadiere-ocsionBil be filled by a nujuiuy of attended with loss, Obtain good seed and prepare yonr ground well, sow early, and pay no attention lothe monn. . ... Accounts should be kept detailing the ex pense and product of each field. When an implement is no lonjer. wanted for he season, lay it carefully aside, but first let it be well cleaned. f Cultivate yonr heart aright, as well as your farm ; and remember- "whatsoever a man loueth that shall he also reap. , Do no! brgin farming hy building nn exten sive house tior a sptcious barn till you have souieung in .uix-iu u Keen nrttes of all I lll.'I'If MOlf- III illl ' I .111.1 KMUIL . .1 il. .11 yTOrtaW:tttCTtlllg CWB yuarTrreWTwtni ne oi oencuu 4 Good fences make good nRighbors. -" Experiments are commendable, but do not become ail habitual experimenter.,,?, j. -" Sheep . put Into fresh. buiIIc are apt to he killed by eating too nv.ich gram. One animal well fed is nfjmre value Ihnn two poorly 5 round once well ploughed is better than thrice" piinrly Cows well fed in winter, give more milk in summer. - ; -When you see a fence down, put it tip ; fut if-it ftiiiaini. utiul to-morrow,, the , .cattle may get over. , What ought to be done 'o-day,- do it for to-mnrrow it may ram. -A strong horsu will work all day without -food, but keep hitri at it and he" will not hsj long, 1 . -j v 1 Never be idle. . w - ' una or-yom a xnoi.i.4. - , DY Al'THOItlTY. -....AX-ACT!. To ic?nr)ornte the AVoatsrn Plauk Koad Oumpn- nv. a 1 i. ,...n....i 1... f ' 1 A. '-W-srrw-sr'v'C'rcJ: tu' 5 -OIU.V OI IOC 1-..11C OI Illlllll-lyilOfllli;!, Ullll I. 1 is hereliv enacted, bv the authonly or the same, . - - - . -. . That il sha be lawfu to onen hooks in the open town of Newuin.in the eountv of Catawba, ' uniler llie direction of Jonas BosL Andrew ! 11 .-t...i..l 1 T 1.. -i-.. -I t .. . :.. town ol l.incolnton under the direction ol l,. C. Henderson; " Jacob A. Ramsour, William Sladt, Haywood W. Gition and Leonard R. Thompson; and in the town of'Clnrlnttc, un .1,.. ,i. .!;...,;.. r v:n;.,, n i..r vn , 0as. T Aca,1(ler. Sn am, min Morrow ; at such other places, and under the direction of such other persons, as any three nfihe commissioners hereinbefore named shall appoint, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions, to an amount not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars, in -shares of fifty dollars each, for ihe purpose of constructing a plank road from llie town of Charlotte to the town cl Lincnlulon, and thence lo this town of Newton, and. such, branches thereof as. a ma? jority of the stockholders shall determine. Sec. 2. . Be it further enacted. That the limes and places (ot receiving subscriptions shall tic advertised in Lincoln, Mecklenburg, and other places', and the books for receiving the same shall not be closed in less than thir ty days: And the saij commissioners shall have power In open the books from time to time, as they may think proper, until the whole number of shares be subscribed. See; 3. Be it further enacted. That the charter shall he secured when the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars u subscribed for, in manner aforesaiJ s and : the subscribers, (heir executors, administrators or assigns Khali be, and they are hereby declared lo be, incorpora ted into a company, by the name and style of ',' The Western Plank Road Company ( and, by that name shall be capable, inlaw, of pur chasingi holding, selling, leasing and convey ing estates, ref, personal and mixed, so far as shall be necessary for .the purposes of said company; and shall have perpetual succession! and by said corporate name may sue and be sued i and may have a common seal, which Hhey.sliall have power to alter .'and renew at pleasure; and shall have and enjoy, and may exercise all the powers, rights, and privileges which other corporate bodies may.lawfully do, for the purposes mentioned in this act; and in ly i.'iikc all sucn by-laws, rules and regulation not inconsistent with the laws of (his State or nf lb" United Stales, as shall be necessary for the well ordering and conducting the affairs of said company, ! Set. 4. Ilo it further enacted, That upon anv subscriptions of stock as aforesaid, there shalHts-paid, t tit lim of subscribing, lo Ihs I said commissioner, or their agents appointed to. receive such subscriptions, the sum of one dolhr. on every r hare siih'crihcd; and ihe t es- Jce.ahJ.iiaidJp sucJrjuistalineiits, and at suclt umes, as ni . iW JioiHioJy.-ii president and directors of said company, ,,;, See. A. Be it further enacted.! ThnV'the said commissioners, or their agents, shall fur ther, after the first election of President and Directors of ihe company, pay over to the said President a'nd Directors all monies received By them and on failure thereof, the said Presi dent and Directors may recover the amount due from them or from any one or more ofi them, by leral process in the courts of plea's and quarter sessions, or in . the Superior eonrt oHawrwwyewntyhewin' e sinner or commissioners, their executors or ad ministrators may reside, or by warrant bo for; a justice ol the peace for sad t ounty, Sfi.' Be it further enacted. That -alien I ... . .. . iweinviive iiinuaanu Hollars shall have-been autiseribed, puhlic notice that event shall to call a gei.eral mcetinj; of the- stockholders at such convenient place and time as they shall name in said notice. :-j ' ; Sec. 7. Be it further enacted. That to con stitute any such meeting, a number of person cutilled to a majority of all thc votes w hich could be given upon'all the shares subscrilied, shall bo present, either in person or by proxy and if a sufiicient number to constitute a meet do not attend nn that d )-, those who do attend hall have power to adjourn from time to tinif, until a meeting shall lie formed.' - . See. 8. - Be ii further enacted, That the subscribers, at their general meeting before th re.,mljhppprorir annual meeting therearirr, shall elm a IW dent and nine Directors, wlw shall continue nt '.office, unless sooner remsved. until the next annual meeting after their election, d until their successors shall be elected! but ihe said President and Directors, or any of them, may at any time he removed, and the neancv Uh votes (riven at anv ceueral meelinc. '1'hc President, with any three or more of the di- lectors, or m the event of the sickness and absence or disability of the President, any five or more oi me directors may appoint one of their owu body President pro trmpore, and shall constiiule a board for the transaction of business. In eases nf vaeancv .in the office of President or any Director, ha jipeiiiiig friim de rthresignalion or otherwise, sued vacancy may be supplied by Ihe appointment of the boa rif imtit trio htxf nhiraiil hietHr '7"""'T ,. ; 9- ', .." mUp eiuickd, That the 1 resident and directors of said, company shall be. nnd they are hereby invested with nil Ihe riiihts and powcnnecessjrv for.ihecon.s!ruc. wwrpwiw ano mamraintng CI a 'plank road the said plank road, together with any branch es of the same, and performing all other things resimtjng diejsaniiLwiiir!! .thc'.;hajl jndg. ng. cessary and proper; and io require from llie sub scribers, from lime to time, such advauces-of-money, on their rcspcetiveshares, as Ihe wants, jif,llie company may demand, until the whole of their- subscriptions shall lie ndvancnl; lo call, on any emergency, a general inerliug of ! ihe stockholders, giving one inontli'-s. notice Uicreofin one of the newspapers printed in each of the towns of Charlotte and Lincoln- ton; to appoint a treasurer from among the stockholders, (but not oTtbcirown body,) who -i."- wvi.wiu, nniidii y urJiH-ic CCUIIlg SeCttOU ' f ' miii.1.1 n.v j i i . . , es diverging from the main stem as they, or a Sec 17 UeYfnrther enacted Tb u it sl,,tl ' 'ame ,0 ,,llblic Treasurer, he shall charge ; succeed, it would he bm for a moment, the ns majari.y of them, may deem ncees.ary. and nn, ,;,. ,', ,awfu, f the d Prei dem ind I Wm ('I,C Trc,,",,rer) ''"U !'.,? li',U5ch"M would rebel, un.l eyrryjel,c. may cause t be made and lso to make and Directors to demand nntl reeci e at o, e ! Pf 1ft mW nd ; nnTalio wi.lil Pw worse. Thus passed tltal evening. eon.tr.iet 4 works wlmuoever which may IZ ZT,a ChXJTv,nni U ft-l.J,llie'Tw3Si'rW '" Friday. evening, prouiLsed-. to be; !ill be necessary and expedient to the proper c n-! rr "0, .,,7. to 'f' ,i Z11T i m,-v ',,ftin b wa-v of premitim on the sale worse- 1 S l"k 'blue' long be pletion of the said road and all iu branches. I oVd or.n7"f h,Ks I ieh ,ht'reof' nn aeroml "f whi''h il" l"11 f"r". eHIWI- fT ,1"' aHval of the night, .Sec.-lO,. lie ilf,.rtlcx..uacted. That the ij, ,'w KuMYtwtoel ha, M of Ttwstlrcr lo report lo .he Comp- ''Ut It came, and as I expected, the children Mid President and Directors shall have powj ,,e nr(Tfiw-l SlI n.M eiiwd Iwen'tv fi ve i.e ,foUer and lud or renifieale hcreiifter were ,1,11 , miser and more rehelliu,,, than even ct-to-nakeonlracts with any person or per-' rellt' ,,J ciniy of said comnanv in anv one! 10 to inmuA 8? a,r'':'iUn pursuance of. saitl "'' ihuilghuhat if my even tempered n iw.l,irf r. ni. on mt cjpiui ot saia companj in an, one .,.l.ii .:,,',,, r - - wife w nw.f ainrre before- she was tt w -v. "i ....... ... ..ii. iuiii lain, mi iii.ihii.y alMll give bond and secur.lv for the faith- al l0 linie of 0fffring lo ,l3 ')1:(.S or fotdtw largtof hir duty and duly aciounfingi fhrct 10 for,lhcir fcoIlccllonTand We or all thp money which may come into l-isTiou8 10 passil,g the same, "the toll gatherers -lands us treasurer; to appoint a clerk and such ! ,(.,nni,,ivrlv . refuse . m the n,fc ..,i:!.;v!L:.?,j.',!&Ui company during the interval between their! ..n.... , , hum im iiiiii.-.ii i nil nil" IMIHIIII-S III lOf I end meetings of the stockholders. Sec. 1 1 . Be it fiirlhcr enacted. That if any stockholder shall fail to pay the sum required of him by the Pres id "tit atid DirctLirs, or by . 'a majority of them, withiii one month nfier the same shalj have been advertised in. one of the newspapers printed in each of the town? of Charlotte and Lincnlulon, it shall and may he lawful for the President and Directors, or'a m-noriW-oF thMttjWiit'lT, nr'ttOhR, auc'1""' ; and to convey to the purchaser, the sh shares of such stockholders so failing or refus- j ii.?rgiung one mouth s previous notice of the! ar" or i timeandplaeeofsale.in mannerafi.resaidjai.d,,,, ai-r luiuiiiing mi, sum uue uuu an me cnarges of the sale out of the proceeds thereof, In iny the surplus over to the former owner, or lo his legal representatives ; and ff the sale shall not produce the sum required to be advanced, with all the incidental charges attending Ihe sale, then the President and Directors may re cover the balance of the original proprietor, oi his assignee, or the executor or administrator, or either of them, by suit .ifrmiy court of re cord having jurisdiction; '.thereof, or by war rant before any justice of the Jfieaee of the county ol which he is a resiifunt; and any pur chaser of the stock of the company, under the sale by the President and Directors, shall be t suDjeel lo llie same rules and regulations as the original proprietors. Sec. la. Be it further enacted, Tint if the capital slock of the. company hereby incorpo rated shall be found insufficient for the purposes of this act, it shall and may be lawful for llie President and Directors -of'thc. said company, or a majority of them, from time to time, to in crease the said capital stock to an amount not exceeding three hundred thousand dollar by the addition of as many shares as Ihey may deem necessary, firs! giving the individual stockholders, for the time being, nr their legal representatives, the option of taking such ad ditional shares in proportion to the amount of slock respectively held by them, and opening books in ihe towns of Charlotte, Linrolnton and Newlon, and such other places as ihe rrcsitlent ana Directors may 11 f 1 i- ' t 111' 1 miiiK pnuier or ZL , 1, 1, 1 ' m m , may not be taken by .ho .t,Kkl.oM,r for .he .me bcin,, or in llieir beha f , v,d the ub- cnlrers such additional shares of .he cap.- , . ., - j . .red to be thenceforward incorporate,! into ' !,T,n?Wli ''iVT' ani, antage, and stihjeet lo all the liabilities, of " original stockholders. I the ad the orig Sec. 13. lie it farther enacted, That the ' President awd-tliieeturs, their uHIcdm lit SgTnis i may agree with me owners ofany land over which the said mad, or any of its branches, is , intended to" pass for the purchase thereof; and ,iajeaso(hsa5j!(m(ini;'r if thy-iwwfwiro'' be- eMf?.iHter-egjior. iten mrnpoffm out oi me rtiatc,on application to any two justice of the peace of the county where tho lands lie, the justices shall issue their warrants lo Ihe sheriff ofsaid county lo summon eigh teen freeholders lo meet on the land lo be valued,' offa flat expressed in "the said VarranW nut n-BB- loan ten nor mere man iweniy nayst llierealier, and the sherilT, m . r(erpt of tile warrant, shall summon the'ireeholdcrs accord- ingty, and when.rnet shall draw twelve ofihem, ...i r. I..LJJ..I..1.:. ...1u - .. .... ii. woo, aiirr ueiiisi uuiy sworn, win impartially damages tin, owners thereof may sustain snfti tlie tnquisium so taken shall he signed by the sheriff and the jury, and returned to lhc clerk. if w Uwrnglofflrw wmtauir of die cmuu. w. k -i.i I . T 'V w lu'" And. is fall ci desert ases. -ie jury is hereby directed to eribe tli anl valued; ihI such valuation II he conclusive s and the President tntl l)iruwhatttyie-8nrto the nwnrrtif j fir eveTyTyfurewWeTw wwelffs Cir" l ie land vjlucd, or his legal Teprescntativai ; i every man and fiurse, ten corns ; for every and il heiiher .ran be .found in this Stale, or ill person on fmrt, five cents s for' c ctv loose thry should refuse to receive the money. Mm horse and mule, five cents; for emv cow, to the clerk of the county court : and on pay j hug or sheep, ihree cents i aiid for prerv ani ment thereof, the raid eorporation shall he I mal on Toot intended Tor exhibition, twentv semed in fra of the land, as fully and absolute- five Cents i PmrUtnl, that all persons who ly as il it had b?en conveyed (o them bylmay. pay the lolls which the said eonii.anv owners: Vt-iV rf, . nevtrthtteu, that jhetTBaV preserilie for the passngu on the roa.1, dwel.ing house, "kitchen, yard or garden of nn shall not be suhjected to the additional tolls person shall he invaded, or any part llioreof, for the passage of the bridge authorised bv appropriated to the use of such torporalion, this suction. V" V'V'".1 ' ; i ' iviwioui me consent ot llie owner. - J .-re. , uc 11 iiirincr enaetcn, i nat it shall act shall be in force from and alter the ratiti- 1H' lllP a tit t V llf ti.f BfiAriirtn. ..irn I,.... i:...Ll..H t -T . I I lit . t fc; .. . 1 j ii .:. r .1 . m .... tiotieeun writing, 10 the parties interu!uC acVnd cmm.mo m force r ,1, r.V-yeC ! ed, of the Umynd place of themeelingof the! : IRatified S8:h JaitutrySLV " juror tu aisrst daman afiueniJ s ... th,i:" "w :l.,ja' . r onen noiiec he be nlluwed a fee of seven- ty-live cilia. .;:. ....., V;.-' . ..t.a-x Sec. 15. Bo it furdier enacted. That all of the costs incident to the condemnation of said land, and thejAseajnetfjdain3ges.aar)ire. said, shalrte paid y ruch eorpotatinn J and that the two justices who may issue the afore said warrant to the sheriff, nr any other two justices of ihe cjunty, after the inquisition is j signed by the jury and countersigned by the j sheriff, shall have power to render judgment I nd isjue c xeculiou for said costa. . See. 10. Beit lurther enacted, That the Prral.lnm ami Direem n. .;.i. ,i.. proprietor or pppw tors j aml 0t exceeding Se ne for any quantity of ' ,,l.e .miinV i..i..nA.J c, .lLiLL ...ii-.. lirfea Hi ill lin,.r t ...li for tlie piirrtos"hCr4 tinX the necessary build' ings, gates, and in ease of disagreement, r ofany disabilities aforesaid, or die owner or owners being nul of the Stale, ihe same t; ,i,.i,..i...i .: . ' I ! nnces shall follow, asVe-des.ribed in the pro year. Sec. IS.' Bo it further enacted, That ihe said road hereby authorized lo bo made by the l'rcsiilcalJiid. Dire4'tors,,sliall not be las than eight feat, nor more than .thirty feel wid?. And that as saon as ten ' miles in extent shall hsve been constructed, il shall and may bo lawlul lor the rrcjidentand Directors' ol said enmnanv lo erect n toll ffatit 'mill roMnei siir.li tolls from persons usinif said rond as may be determined by llie. i'reiiii;nt.ajid.Jlitee4iirs,-ifl accordance with the rates imposed hy the sev enteenth section of il i) act, and in like pmpnr- Jtnm lor a greater extent of road; and if any ,. or ,.,,., .im (;,.. to av .hainil Mfiro..,, ir narinn. l,..ll ....... n.i r u. ll..A.i.Tl. I-..-.. ... ,..-....- - w.." K "J any wheeled carriage or animal liable to toll, without paying llie same, ha or they shall be liable to a line of live dollars, which line may be recovered by warrant before any justice of 4n-piaen4lw4!wnywTiWtWlie may be situated. X , . ' ; '- Sec. 10. Be it fuiilicr enacted, Tlilit if any person or persons shall wilfully or mali ciously injureTTTr in any manner hurl, damage Lutobslr cause nr aid, or assist or counsel and advise ,..,.'. ..it.... ... ... .J,,... , ;: i.,,.. ,,, ,e 0f,murl ,'ie said plak ra'd. toll Ilr lnii hll.,. .,,' ,.,.,.,. ,,IIl,,K,i,,ri ,,;, , hMc be indicted therelor, ami, nn conviction, shall be imprison ed or fined at the discretion of Ihe court be fore which said conviction shall lake place. Sec. 20. Be it further enacted, Unit the President mid Directors shall render distinct a eounls of their proceedings and disburse ments of -,nney -to- tbe"amrnat mertingr of the sluL-khohlers, and to Ihe (Jovernor ol the State. .. See. 21. Be it further enacted, That when e ver, in iho-eoiistruclitm of said plank road, it shall be neeesiary to cross or intersect any established road or wnv, il shall be th duty of th" President and Directors so to construe! ,le said plank road across such established I roads or ways ns not lo' tmpedo the pasiage nr traiisportiition of persons or properly along the same. And if, in the construction of said ; plank road, il may become necessary or tx pediei)tuo occupy or use any portion nf any established public ro ad or way, it may be law ful for die President and Direciors to change the said roads, at points where they may deem it necessary so to do ; and that for en tering upoibr "taking any land ihat may be necessary therefor, ihey shall be snd are here by milhnrtzed to proceed, under the provisions of this act, as in Ihe case of land n-'cessary for tho plank road : Provided furlhtr that previous to the making of any such change, .he said company shall junk? and prepare a road equally good with - the" portion of the road proposed lo be substituted; but noihing i... ..;..-.t .1...11 1 . 1 . " iiiii-in i.vn.rtHicii, biiiiii in? bu, ruaniruiu ti mk '"'nhenl oti.tho Company In keep jn r air ma - , J wj,icf , ',, cl Uf i, . , , Sc... 22. jt fllru,r,i.l.d,' Tint the money suiiscrioeu ill 111c coiiuiy o. . .uecttieu bu ial be approprUlc j 0 ufe constfueliott that partor llie 'road lying in th.cH.n.y f Meeklehurg, and in tl.e'cmT.truction of Ihe , .. 1 , ... ... ,, . bridire which will be necessary . acr tss the (.'atawba river; that the money subscribed in Ihe counties ol' Oaston anJ Liowlth"61f surplus which, may, remain from the stock subscribed in the count of Mecklenburg. f- tcr the construction of that part of the road tshafr 1i-"ltpp1hvdtf-t'.he rcnHstrdclion ot llie road lying wttliin tlia counties of Uaston and Lincoln; and the money raised hv subscrip tions in. the county of Caiawha shall lo iigc plied to the construction of Ihe rod lying in the county oi Catawba., ...'. Sep. 23. Be it' fiirther enacted, That llie said company shall have power to constiuci a bridge across the Cjta wlwriver, at such place as they may designate in the track of -the said road t snd so soffn as said bridge shall be completed, shall have power lo .establish a loU-gul -tfieruV'iml-froitt-'ll persons whiJ way cross said bridge, may require the lol- owinj tolls, vii .' For every pasture Carriage, firy rents i for every one horse bujjgy, twen- lfivc cents: for evwy four- horse wagon, on, w. r,rerj6. ro nofse tnljgy lor- i-vrw , i.r very iw norse w agon, twen- iv-nve eenis s lor vn luoni.. J ysSec: 24. Be it fnrlhir- BnVi-le.!' Thii 1I1U ySec: 84. Be t further- enaetc.l ..... . ' .---.'..?. an act ,!'.---,;;; Tb amend an act, paused at the session of 1S18 '4'.', entitled an act to ine rp ii-atu ibe.Favette . ville anttlVusturn Plnuk Knad WwBB et P" "i hLm of t4-.4ii, entitled An Act to incorporate the Fayeitevilla pud Wuu-rn Pi.mk Road Com pany," contains no provision for the registra tion of the bonds authorized to be issued for the payment of the State's subscription lo stock in Siid company , '. rf Sec.. I. . Be il enacted bvtho Gfiibral As sembly of tho StttU! of Kort'h-Caroliiia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That hereafter ilia bonds or certificates of debt authorised to bo issued bv said act, '.which fill !!'iSl'i,,4s?L,'i,l ,,e 'jenl by "the Governor, anil couiiteriigiiid" IVyTfii'c Treasurer, shall be nroiiared anil executed, ss provided by said art; it shall be the duty of' llie Gomptroller to register the same in a book I " 1'V hi.n kept forlthat. purpose, and to;W quailing liitibly, and my good natured lion ! nml when ibn t'.,ii,,.i,,.ll. ,1..;, ntteiunts In nneilv were vain. It she should defined at the Treasury, unless it shall havef')" lim'f. in'f.ict, seemed suddenly turned endorsed iherenn tho.certifiealc of ii'gisuution bv the Comptroller as herein nmviih'd. (jftafified ?T(h Jaiitiary, IS5I."; ' Ti) alter mid amend an act, passed by tho (i'n-.-'eral Assembl i. !Tit tho session of 1H48-'I5. eatitled "An Act toin?orpote tint Fuyctti- Tills and Western Plank lioad Company".' s &ciVlU&:4t-caac4ed-ly.4lie (Jeneral As sembly ol the State or Nonh Carolina, snd it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That so much of the 10th section of said act is requires said road to he made not (ess than ten feet wide, he 'repealed, and ihe said com pany is au-horisrd loetfh'spet'iTid'luriic'iMi less than ight.foet-wUe4n-.i'''--W'.'. See. 2. Bo it further enacted. That when HlCrCHSKU. BO I 81 II ... SlUCBl flWllCO HV mill ..... . V ,, , viduals shall equal that owned by llie' Slate, then so much of lh twenty. first section ss en titles the representative of the Slate to cast a vote equal to three-filths of the whole number son or by proxy, shall, be repealed i and the Stale, through its representative, shall be en-i tilled to vote as individual stockholders, thai is lo say, one vote for every share of slock held. See. 3. Bo it further enacted, 'That if anv! '...;.-.. '.i -ir .- .'..-'- r r ' ' '.' -i S "'. - ' i'- pui-iifii mmit tiiivrt uii saiu roau iieiweeti 1'ie points designated for Ihe collection of toll, wini niienv io cvaur inc. paviiient lliereol. he shall he liable to a line tof five dollars, to be'i collected w provided in the sixteenth section ol said act, 'rtt:fc,xfr f'vs .. Soc. 4, Bo il-further enacted, That said company.' is. authorized to charge, on any winzes ny inem .ercc.tou,- me same, ratoi of t'jll lis ore now established, on like bridges in the counties in which; ihey may ho siuiated; rovidttlf hntp nny- :erot""tr!iTCtlin!i tlisv-i ""iec 01 nve m"B " M1" ad, who shall nave patd llie Jegai, loll lor the same, shall not he liable to p iy uny whliimual loll fo cross ing such bridge. . .t a - -V j , Sec. 5. Be it furlher 'rnact-h T Imbibe stockholders, at any general mcWing wjiich may be t held,, shall have full tsuthnrjTy to. c"angS llie proponed terminus of their road, we1 . or """'diwnt of JohnsonviHe,. jit Jhe Cuun,.v of Kaiidoliih, and to fix Ihejltme at y oll' Puilt which they may deem, twees- sarv. Ratified 8Sih January, 1831. THE CONFESSION OF A SUBSC1BER TO THE STEUBEN VILLE HEI1 ALU,. (Jila Clermont Courier.) ' Oiib of our stibicribers came into the odice a few weeks ago, and asked what was theamoiiiit of his indebtedness to the Herald, We fold him. He ban Jed us Ihe full amount, and said : "1 hat c been taking ihe Herald six or seven years, have always been pleased with . il, and would liko lo continue my name nn your list as long as il is published, bui limes are hard, snd mon ey scarce ; I find lb at I ran hardly g'.-l along at all, so 1 must retrench bv stopping your pn- V'-" , ''...' - - Well," said we, "the sum is small a mere,;trille -Jand yonr credit is good, ilut wli il will your family do for a iiewspr.por, to inform them ufs the- dayj ., You .don't want your children to grow up in ignorance of what is going on among the people' of oar Own CPiintry, as well 's' ihe whole world?" ; vt , ', I rue," said he,, "and ihcrfr u the rub. My family oppose lay stopping It strongly h imte-ern'hTMndr uing our eldest, daughter si u down while mv wifa is employed in knitting or sewing, and I aih toasting my feet hy a cheerf.il fir'), al ter daffha.r''1fl).'hiW n'diN ntonj hht fiatf of If co'ments, ami tw the. next evening our eldest boy finnihes so, of course, we en joy it Very much, rt licit I told my wife my intention of discontinuing the Herald, she said that she would sit Up till, ailcr midnight lo knit stockings to pay for ii.- Bui, porr woman, she works hard enough now I So I must stop it !" , . . ; "Vuttl(now,"snid, we, witha little warmlh, "lhat you art able to pay. but there's no compulsion a'KMtt it.si, here it Boes,". and ofl'wcnl his namo. . , ; .TttMuiniawfieur4iiM inrgmUMi, nail it nni. been lor the resppear-an-c 01 uryjrtilm subscriber, a few days since, He came into our odict, and stun NO. 18 jlered around for aw bite and seemed to be nr quite a gloomv morwl. Finally we ,said to- him, in rath ef .a Itihl and innmsitive wav. AVell ,Mr; y , how do y ou-et-alons; .i without yonr newspaper, now 1" - , ""Bad tnongh,". was the response.- "To ' lie candid about il, I will Icll you why WheH ihe 'first Tltorsday rame around, after ' I hatf "topped my paper, my Wife sent our eldest boy io the post effiee for if. Off he ' went in high glee. 1 was ashamed to tell , what 1 had ifone, so 1 said nothing, -though I well knew he woulden't get it. , He returned with the complaint tliat the other subscribers' ' papers had come" btrt iiirs.. 'What ran it ' tm-a'n, Mr. S; ? nsked my worthy spouse. ' O," said I, 'J expert th printer boys neglect ed lo put rt in the packet yesterdaj".' "Well, ' but they never missed before,' said she, 'and llicro'must be-ineihig wrwnt,' and she -fixed a searrhing look upon me, but said noth injf. That evening passed giomny enough. , . The next day Ihe children became unu juully noisy, and got into petty quarrels, nndvery now and then my wife would say 'there mut be something wrong.' 'Yes,' I would some timrs say.nhere inusu' and Ihen look in an other direction from her. Well, the next Thursday came on, and the boy . was again sent tn the office nn his useless: errand, ami returned with the sane complaint as before, sly wife's first exclamation, ns she anxiously awaited his return, and hearJ his report, was -'Indeed, Mr. N. , there rsT brSiHnc thing wrong V Now, thinks I, I shall have lo 0'it with it; but I rcmemberedjnstatlhat par ticular moment, thai 1 had furgotton to teed the hojs, and ihev must bo fed ; but when I liil them hut n short tmie liefore, W hen J ictiimed lo ihe house nil was in an uproar children quarreliiig auu fighting, and Ihe into bedlam. ' I eouhl stand it no longer and loll the house, .1 be lest words I heard my . wifn say, as 1 hurmid 4.u-if llxf - door w -'indeed, .Mr. t)m, ttierr'mnst he some thinjj vi ro'i!' I borrowed a: copy of the Herald, nn J returned home,- I had acarfcly opened the dour, vhen4wo or llireo . Voices cried out, Ihe paper's come ! the pap-r's comi 1' 0'ir little girl e:terly snatchrdit, and sat down to iler old task, and soon all was quiet ; even lint baby though wide awake, seemed in a hap py, good humor. Now, all Ihis . us and iroiibl; was occasioned by my stopping the .Herald, and before I will pass two more such wctks, 1 will py :fr s dueen newspaperti Hero's $3 fiiraiioihcr year. A newspaper is a 'great 'peace maker in a family, v Mind, LhiUfiJiuLiiildL juy, ydfiLlhatlha'datopped.-. the paper, and wish her never to know it. I should not have made thii free Confession, had I n it thought that il might save Some p.KTdl from falling, into my error, his household lhrown,inti confusion, and his ears continually !.l. I .t a.,.,-M .. 'WmjTV Stmbrnvith, fftruV. THE DUTIES OF THE PRESS. s ' Under the aUfre heading the New OrleanH Delta pnhlishcs the following judicious and ' Many persons have i very extensive Idea of the duly of editors. They think it it the ehl,.f fimeiom nf il. ,t ln,l.. r.. ,,,o i rr,, .11 .).., ,.i ...;t. ,n into all complaints and grievances, and to a vengn nl wrongs, public or private, general or iudividii il, . In fine, in their view, an editor Should be a Hercules, lo go forth, and by his ' I' : 1 . J . .n.i i .. . iniiivuniai axvruuns, uoaie an me plagues ni.it allliet mankind.' As humble workers in this responsible position, we desire to di!cUiin any. snch view of our powers and duties., Tbn frequent eompluints of particular evils, the e lernal boTuto which we are subjected by per son wlii) nro troubled bv some particular SrbrjiniUadur4CJlfUo.jjcfiiie,.Aat.iojiiuHi v and view on this question; - ;, i ."Every day, often in otir rditorlaf office," nnd mure frequently w hen we trust rtiiiwlves on the streets, wo arc assaulted by soincS.wtfl- meaning- person - with- ihe inquiries, Why don't yoii eomb out against thai thing, or that person? -why don't you lonk Inw ihat horri ble act of malfeasance of a public ollieerr 1 why do you allow thai judgement (in which '.lie intemgntor is no doubt party) to pass bywi.ho.it comment or censure fin fine, why don't yon give your particular nnd special attention to my little grievance in preference to the thou laud others which may be dinned in your ears V ..LiV, -..r,:-. ,'. -tt . '? 'Pheso iiiqijiries nrtf addressed to ui with nil Ihe cssumption nnd imnorianee of a regu lar .subscriber, who pays us the very hand-, some sum of leu dollars a year, or, perhaps, of an advertiserand, in that Case, the in. t tcrrogalion Is even mote rigorous. Vull, we reply, 'thai seems lo be a pretty hard case. Bui is there not another side to the question V Of coiiise noi,' 'Perhaps s; but suppose we launch put against the evil you complain of, nnd we prove tu, b? in crrir'f 'Then I'll siifiyoif through Ihe basins.' .'Very' Well, wo are periniliod, then, to t:nto use of your namii as our authoiiy P 'Oh tto, nn I I don't wish lo get in the papers. - .Vou can examine the matter yourself,' VVc, wotild if we had time, but we have not; hut, if you will gel oil ihe ucts in an niithentin lorm, we will exam- mailer calls for commenC we. win given.' hi, of course, the com- -plain ml has no time In do and so he leaves, iniitlerini something about Ihe titntdify of the pfr'flli.tnrt'iretftVsjtt) public ftcA'iincL's; pr lis ftt'iifiral corruption, j ; , " " .Now, we beg it lo be iiiidetstood that we do not aapi.e to be general reformers. We have not ih tii ic or pun it, if we had the in. clinati.m, to expose and tlcnimnce a tithe of ; the evils that exist jh lh world. , We like to . undertake no more- lhan-we cm perform. People or papers who are eternally abusinf every body and every thing Income, after . a. while, like iho Iwy in the f.ihl. who, w hen the wolf really came, cried in vain for help. t After nil, there is more nf imoil than evil in c Ute,wulJUil,JK,.ft fttcUx lint 4usaeui X hibHinp the- fnrntf rto tuinwaiin on vw l utrr. Thi Imwcvcr, dor nnt rrlicv u of the Ia y of xKtfhif . nd dcn?unrinj, frin good - i. . i t! Ii A Ii J i. . ,il . r '.' 'i i !lwi(ii'Si.V4,
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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