North Carolina Newspapers

mum ' r l t. form la? tolt Vo. 1308. Tarborough, Edgecombe County, V. c Saturday, October 4 I S3 1. ja mum urn rrrif ttTii 11 mm liiwiupmf fmmli ItRnu li til HE!- rmTnTTriliTTnti In wmwm MM I If Iff ff ffffTTT apt I mm The Tarboro Press, BY GEORGE HOWARD, Is published weekly at TwuDollars per year jfpaiJ in advance or.Two Doi. i.ahs andFiftv QisTs at the expirationof thesubscription year, advertisements not exceeding a square will be iaertfd atOxe Dollar the first insertion, and 25 tnt for every succeeding one. Longer ones at that rate per square. Court Orders and Jud icial gjvertisoments 25 per cent, higher. POLITICAL. iV.'f'tK- mm,. From the Fayettcville Carolinian. Hon James Buchanan. We publish below an admirable letter from this distinguished statesman, which in the present juncture of affairs will be read with great pleasure and satisfaction. The position of Air. Buchanan through out the whole agitation which has so sha- ben and convulsed the country, has been! . uniformly conservative and patriotic, and ; as such, we believe, has won, not only the "approbation, but the applause of liberal and high toned men in cverv portion of; the Union. He is opposed to further ag-i i h inn iinnn (hp s nrrrv nnnclinn onti In SO ! ri .TI M i the modification of the fugitive slave Iaw,land lran iIitv vvhich havc ,jecn banish-! and condemns without reserve the factious eij from our country ever since 1S35, and orchard rass thereon, the former and corrupt demagogues of his own State,! when the unfortunate agitation commenc- ProV,,,P failure. In Sept. h.V;it was put who, unmindful of good faith and their! cd. Each Stale will then manage its' in Rye, pastured by sheepduring winter to obligations to the constitution, still Per-iown lometic concerns in ils own manner,: l A?r, d now promises a good yield. . , . ! without any impertinent interference! I propose sowing it m Peas immcdiate- nrtm keeping open a question full of ifs ncibn.s Thc con,tituliona, ly after culling the Rye, and then treat imschicrand danger to the South. The rifthts of lhe Southern Slates will then bcS plater of paris. Now what fu course of Governor Johnston, (which we acknowledged and vindicated by their I lt,rc course would you advise, that I may firenleased to stale has hnen fttrnnolv m- i Northern Sisters, and we shall continue! secure the largest, or at least a rcmunera- buked by many of the whig papers in (l 1 1 1 U ; North is expressly referred to by Mr. Buchanan in terms of clear and decided condemnation. The efforts of Johnston to conciliate the frec-soilcrs and abolition ists of Pennsylvania, and his avowed de termination to evade if not to destroy that! feature of the "compromise' which makes : it even tolerable at thc South, have drawn ViUUII III III VITU IIIH1I1 I III' I III! I If IIJI1 .11111 1 ..ii . u .it 4 : ,1 J J J . " nt "lu,,UIBUI pau.ut.u .-.t-u vana to liie itn insi., wniehsiatrs inattne t0 coruUlion (01. he sepj. when to be Buchanan. With leading statesmen in captain general had released four mcm.'sowl( l0W of wlut iiluis antj xvial quan. the North, standing in such an attitude hers of lhe late expedition. Thc passage tity? Qucry Are "grass'' and "clover" before the country, proclaiming such sen- of uvo as paid to N. O.lean. Concha t wo (i8lincl lerms, or is the latter cum- limcnts as Mr. Buchanan does and has to,d h U 'T'nl 7," P'chended ln ,hc formcr? ate all of them, but the New Orleans riot 3r(1 n reference to a general system lone, since the beginning of the slavery cianRef. i,is determination. Capt. of iinprorement of m y Farm at large. 1 8gtation, in 1835 with the prospect Plait, of the U. S. sloop-of war Albany, premise lhat it is generally uudulat ow so cheering that Pennsylvania, in pleaded in behalf of the remainder of the somctimcs broken; yielding from 15 the coming elections, will show herself 'prisoners, but was told that his interces- ,0'2o bushels corn per acre, improved, worthy to be known as the -Keystone! sion was in vain;.il wa9 dccided 10 tranS" Some parts light, others stiff, and all hav- Stain" fh snnlh mav .till bono hnf j - - -mr 1 mr v v - - w j -wj-w waau thc fatal question of slavery will soon be wally settled and placed at rest." IVheatlnndy near Lancaster, mbcr 3, 1S51. ac received your on behalf of the! September My Dear Sir: I ha vy kind invitation Commit tif to he nrosont nt tho Dfmn. c,aiic Mass Meeting to be held at Br is.-! ,0'5 on Saturday next, to promote lhe e- 'ection of "Bigler, Clover and thc entire mocratic Ticket." Whilst I regret tat circumstances render my presence ,in)ossibIe, my heart shall be with you on l,lut occasion. In one of its aspects, a more important State election has never been held in Pennsylvania, since the period of the volution, than that vvhich if approach es The friends of the Union, through cui our whole confederacy, are awaiting l!;e result with intense anxiety. Should Ur Democracy triumph, which I do not uubt, Wc shall then have good reason to that the fatal question of Slavery V,l tfst On the contrary, the re-election of onnsion, with h.s avowed hos-.are j ,w A ugiuvu aiave .L.aw, anu his approval withheld from the repeal of tnc DrOVlSinn ( Pnvinir 1 r nti .l.tA. the use of our jails for the detention of fu J '- wui UldiLI gitives from labor, will keep alive and exasperate the present dangerous agitation on the subject of Slavery. Tariff may be raised or reduced appropriations for Internal Improvements by the General Government may be made or rejected in short, all the great and important ques tions which have heretofore divided the two political parties of the country, may be decided in favor of the one or the oth er; and the union of the Stales will com paratively be in no danger. Not so in regard to the question of Slavery for this plain reason, that its agitation by the fanatics and Abolitionists of the North, endangers the domestic security, the fire side peace and happiness of every man, woman and child in the slave-hold ins States. This agitation necessarily ren ders the slaves of the South discontented and unhappy, and predisposes them to acts 1 which humanity could not contemplate without horror. Self preservation is the first instinct of nature; and for this reason the Union will be in serious danger when ever the Southern people are convinced I that it is inconsistent with their personal safety. Should Colonel Bigler be elected Gov ernor upon the issues now fairly joined ii. ... ,)e,uecn the parties the ma.nlcn- a"ec of .,hL' Fuilivu Slave Law' a"d"'c restoration to the South of the use of our iails for the tletenlion of lheir ft,Kilive slaves, the great moral influence of such ai decision by the Keystone Stale will then; 00 and regarded throughout the Union. ; buch a v,ctory Wl con,c "Ul,h "caling.. J with confidence the return of thai peace to be a ffieat. nrosnerous and united con-! ' federacv the envy, the example and the admiration of the whole world. Yours very respectfully. JAMES BUCHANAN. Dr. J. D. Mendenhall. Prom the Raleigh Star. Iiplea.se nf four of the Invaders tty telegraph we have advices from N. Or- r ' . ....... n TV loans to the nut. gtving news trom 11a- -I'""' Neuse River Improvement. The Goldsborough Republican says: WP Urnihatn corns of Engineers under thc direction of Col. Thompson, chief Engineer on the Cape Fe-r and Deep River Improvement, have been en- eaeedtosurveyNeu.se River, and that fhey will probably commence operations about the first of October. We learn also that Gov Keid has appointed Dr. J. K. .lusticc, President of thc company, agent for the State, and authorised him lo havc the survey made, lhe expense to be borne by the State as the act of incorporation directs. The Engineer is of opinion lhat the survey can be completed in two or three months, when the practicability, cost, &c, of the Improvement will be as certained. The Boston Raihoad Jubilee. The great event of the day is the Boston Jubi lee, on the 19th ins't. celebrating the com pletion of the great net work of railroads connecting Boston with the Canadas and the Far : West.' Our Boston exchanges filled with accounts o the preparations anu ceremonies' attending the occasion. per acre, for five years," was sufficient to 1 he grand military and civil proces- h ive brought our correspondent's lot up sions; in size and magnificence, exceeded to a state of fertility, unless it be deficient any thing ever witnessed in that city, in calcareous matter, which .ve think like The President of the United Slates, ac- ly to be the case, from the fact of its rc companied by Mr. Webster, Mj. Conrad, fusing to grow cl over, while it grew or Mr. Stuart, and other distinguished otTi- chard grass. It may also have wanted cer., was received with great enthusiasm; potash and phosphoric acid; for clover and the President and Mr. VVebster de- requires many times more of these sub livcred addresses, Lord Elgin, from Can- stances than do the grasses. This is, of ada, was alo present, and duly honored course, mere opinion, on our part, as it is .1 . . AGRICULTURAL rom the American Farmer. Mr. Editor: The desire for improve" ment is extending itself throughout the Agricultural Community. In common with my brother farmers, my mind is on the stretch, and numberless enquiries present themselves. Inexperience how ever in farming operations, leaves these enquiries unsolved, and I therefore take the liberty of bringing some of them be fore you, of submitting them to your su perior judgment, and of soliciting such information upon the several points ad verted to, as your leisure and experience may suggest 1st. I will state that I have a lot of bnd, soil light, clay subsoil and a little rolling. It has been nearly oxhaustcd, but for the last five years I have been cn- deavor ing to reclaim it. I have applied annually from oO to 40 double ox-in.-wts sweet Potatoes, yielding at first fair, then ' crop,. I subsequently sowed clove, i,- r i .i lit ri'.i- ""S cop oi wncai,suouiu i ow u m me Medilerianean variety, which I think of doing about 25th Oct., by vvhich time the peas will have maimed. Or do you con sider it unadapled lo that grain, and that it will not pay? 2nd. I have another lot of virgin soil, growth, oak and hickory, which has jjeen mostly removed. Color, dark chocolate,! ehiv sii h soil, but which I consider loo bio.- iiCn an(J jsoaU.(i for tillage. I propose' nrcnar;nir h for Grass. Can 1 succeed? I If , jy xvhal irocCM shall I h.ingitin- j ing Clay suou n u ,. u uu,9 n. low the surface. Farther, I am 12 miles from the nearest R. R. Depot, and 1 6 ; i miles from a navigable stream. I have! no Lime and no Marl, ow, unuer me : circumslai.ee., what is the most praeKca - hie, the met profitable course to pursue My own impress.cn th.l l.me should !con.tlJute thc bas.s ot an permanent im.j provement. That article however, w.ll j cost, delivered at either cl thc po.nls a- j bove inuicaieu, uuuioij it cask or bbl. to which must be added the! cost of hauling, which to a farmer, you AJIm know, is both heavy and expensive. A-; ting them to mature their seed, two tm nothcr impression, almost equally strong ' portsnt objpets will be gained first, he upon my mind, is, that thus situated, will have added to the fertility of his soil, cannot use lime, profitably, Am I and secondly, fce enabled to sow his right? If nay, please to correct me; but ; wheat earlier. The Mediterranean wheat if yea, then what is the next best course? lis a-good variety. When our correspon In all your suggestions please consider I dent ploughs in his crop of peas, he should r A nn,l rloflirinff infnrmntirin innAnoo trio rfpnth of his soil One Or two me uninioi iiicu, auv t, -'" most minutely and circumstantially. Yours respectfully. W. H. W. - N. Carolina, May 25, 1851. Answer to the above Questions. ; 1. The application "annually" 0f"irorolcien, 39 lime, potash, phosphoric acid&c. 35 to 40 double ox-loads of .table manure impossible to say what are the deficiencies in the soil of our correspondent's lot, un- les we had an analysis of it, and equally difficult, is it, to prescribe a remedy in the absence of such information. The best we can do, under the circumstances of the case, is to draw conclusions from the facts presented to our view. Gov erned then, by these, we would say, that if the lot was ours, we should, at any reasonable cost, procure a sufficient quan tity of lime to give it a moderate dress ing; for. we believe with our correspon dent, that lime must constitute the base of all improvements of exhausted worn out land, as there is scarcely a cultivated plant that does not require it as part of its food. From the distance our correspon dent is from a point of supply, independ ent of the first cost of the lime, the charg es on transportation would be heavy, and therefore, if we were placed in his situa tion, we should rely on a smaller quanti ty or dose per acre, than is usually ap plied, and repeat the dose periodically, sny at the beginning of each rotation, un til we had given it an hundred bushels to the acre. We would commence with 15 1 bushels per acre. If ashes could be had, they would, we believe, suit the condition of his land better than lime, as they con tain all the inorganic substances needed by the plants, and are rich in lime. Ifi we applied ashes, we would treat the land mous;but costly as he represents lime to to 20 or 30 bushels to the acre. It is' be, we think he might use lime profitably probable thai if he were to mix ten bush- He might begin with 15 bushels of lime, els of ashes with 5 bushels of bone dust, or 30 bushels of ashes . Such applications, and a load of woods-mould, let it remain aided by the course of manuring which he 5 or G weeks in heap, occasionally turn- pursued on his first lot, would, in a very ing it over, that such application would few years advance the productive capaci be belter than ashes alone, because in the ties of his lands, so as to render periodical bones there would be organic as well as applications of lime, or ashes, of easy at inorganic Tood. tainment, as the increased yield would Looking at our ft iend's ultimate views,! more than pay for it in a single crop, there is another method of reaching his! whereas, the treatment lo a few addition object of getting his lot in wheat this fall.lal bushels of either of these minerals, Instead of permitting the peas, which he need not be oflener than the commence eonttmplalcs sowing, to mature their ment of each rotation. In La Surthe9 seed, if he were to plough them in, in France the practice is to apply Hi bush blossom, and apply a mixture of 2 barrels els of lime every three or four years, as of lime and one ot salt, per acre, wc have the length of the rotation may be, and it no doubt he might reap from his lot a re- muneratinf? cron of wheat: for we think from the extent of his applications of ma- nine for the last five years, that the soil is sufficiently strong in nutritive mutter to must form a leading point in the system feed a crop of wheat. The lime and salt of culture, it being important to furnish should be mixed together, under cover, the raw material to the soil, to be convert-. and suffered to remain in heap for some ed intoiianure by the mineral agents ai weeks before being used, and should also luded to. be shoveled over two or three times to en- j However expensive it might be for our I sure its complete admixture This mix- lure should bt? sown broadcast, and bar- rowed in with the seed wheat. .It may be said that this is a small dose. It is so; made purposely so to meet the exigencies of the case; vcn one cannot do as he would wish, he must content himself with doing what he can with conforming to surrounding circumstances. If ihere were not so much difficulty in the pro - i curement oi lime, wc wouiu auvise tne japp ication of 50 bushels, or even a hun- ; dred per acre as we beljcve the .oil of ; h lot would boar ... Next spr.ng, e .ouiaww . oi cover seen, am. , bushels of orchard grass seed per acre and treat each acre of the land to a bushel , ui piun.i. By ploughing in his crop of peas when ; they come into bloom, instead of permit mtituji. - - inehes. If in doing so he shoulu bring some of the clay subsoil, so much the bet Iter, as therein he would be likely to find j some of those inorganic substances of j which the surface , soil is probably defi .a ft ft 2. With regard to his lot of "virgin soil,19 which he contemplates putting in grass, we think his best tdan would be that pursued by the Kentucky farmers in seeding their woodland pasture, w nh tha addition of the last named grass Uako up inio piles all the " leaves, weeds. &c., cut up all the bushes, briars, &c., add them !o these piles, burn the whole, and spread the ashes as far as they will go; then put on a loaded heavy harrow, and harrow the ground thoroughly several times, break ing up the ground around the stumps with a hoe and pulverizing such spots with a rake, if not reachable with the harrow. That done, he should sow on each acre, in September, I bushel orchard grass, $ bushel Kentucky blue grass, and 1 bushel of Red-top grass seeds; next spring ',4 sow over each acre 12 lbs of clover seed as the frost is out of the ground, and roll it in. In sowing his grass seed in Septem ber, (the earlier the better; he should har row it in with a light harrow, and roll the ground. 'Clover" and "Grass belong to two distinct tribes of plants, tho' too common ly considered as one and the same family. With respect to "a general system of improvement" for our correspondent' farm, without a knowledge of its consti tuent elements which can only be ob tained by analysis-we ; feci incompetent to prescribe any. If-;fw--knew the defi ciencies, then we migTit be able to say what substances would supply wherever might be absent from the soil. It may, however, be laid down as a safe conclu sion, that where land has been long in cultivation, without having been treated 10 lime, that such land would be greatly benefitted by an application of it. Owing to the remoteness of our correspondent' farm from a point of supply, the cost of 3 i full dressing of lime would prove enor- has been found to answer an admirable purpose, the land steadily advancing in fertility under the system. But in all such applications, clovetv or grass, or both, correspondent, to haul lime from either the Rail Road depot, or from the naviga- blc stream, he speaks of, he would find his interest promoted, by incurring tho burthen of transportation from either point. In Scotland, where the dressings are heavy, the tenantry, often haul lime : inland thirty miles, or more, anu nnu tc ' profitable. Like our correspondent, they j look upon lime as forming the base )f all systems ior i'r-n . sequent e.pe, '''W?le ' I. conclus conclusion we would observe, that our correspondent should strain every nerve, in the accumulation of the raw ma terials to form composls, as the more mould there maT be in the soil, the great er will be its capacity for absorbing food from the atmosphere the greater its ca pacity for affording food to the plants, that by deep ploughing!, he will increase the productive. powers of his land and that every lield 'as he may get it in wheat, should be sown with clover, and orchard grass, the succeeding spring. Lands which will only yield 15 bush els of corn to the acre, should have two crops of peas, beans, buck wheat, oi other . green crop ploughed in before being lim ed, or receive a heavy dressing of barn yard, or of compost manures in which vegetable and other decomposable matter bounded. f " rl- V II t 1 p i i ! v - v J i -1 . 1 a.