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GKEEN8DOKOUGII, N. C., FRIDAY MoUNlNG, FEBRUARY 2, 1838. VOL. 1 NO 50. S REMEMBER THE POOR. The scajou of gloom has arrived, And winter w heard M the door, lie whimpers lo afll "my power u reviv'ed An i tells iw remember the poor." The rich who with plenty are crown'd. Wuo hua an abun i .iice m store, ' With libciai ii.nui8 shou d be lumul Dispensing relief to the oor. O, tlmik or" tlie widow in need, W hose heart has been re!t to the core, And dtMtm'd .11 sorrow to bleed, O Uunk, and " remember tiic poor." Go visit the -ick man in bed, Or look at ine couch on the floor, His wiie. and li s children no bread And then you'll " remember the ioor." And when yon sit ruurid a good (in", And ttear tno coiU wia.is as they roar. Just i, il'you've uiotigiit to enquire For tnoc without, wood that are poor. Misfortune has ni;trk'd tor her prey One h.df of mankind, il" not more J The nc!', and the proud und the gray. AIy yet become humbled and poor. Great riches w ill sometimes take wings Ani leave ui it losar to deplore And tjttiook"d for poverty Mingy, Th; lordlmg who thus becomes poor. . Let lhtfciC wJio are happy to day.,. And tinli that llie.r trouble are o'er, Be muiuiul and never-delay Jleiiet'to the needy and poor. 'The widow and fUtlierlerfs cry For help, und they've wants full a score O let them not btarvc till they die, They know wliat it is to be poor. ' It aure is blessed to give To tins' who are suffering sore More blcsa'd than it is to receive, O then, d " remember the poor." jtitJcAWSJsmjeaKZtJfAaA.-x banks." " iiiooiv v.ih spurring, fiery red with npi-i-n," see 011 on horsi man as lie glances ahng iiivc ; oiid, now s en, now hidden by nil. wild and mni.ig loliagc ; listen to the crackle of t In: small dry twigs under his courser's It 1. 1 ; above all, .notice the qni' k, yet sl ady ami powerful action of of the Cow. that nobi siixtl, and tii'- erect, easy, ami cu scare iwa;i 'j ciiaracie-r oi In. iiiif. Uu ma. 'tsiK tilting itsh countenance, slmd d tiiou U K-.trs the, Jctp. visor 01 his horse, m.i.i's r;;p j you observe the keen fjiitck glance 01 iiiV-roiiuig eye, but Hs expression 13 redeemed lrnx tin: charge of mildness by a brow like ihaNif Jove, very wide be tween the t:i s, not high, but broad and ample, Willi J lin k and bbttik eyebrows. The ..o.c slightly curved, and remarkably sharp and thin about the nostril, whjch ev er and anon expands, while the shoKjip curia with some; proud thought, and tlieJ small sinewy hand contracts upo.i the sWord hilu His was a face to know again, to riSOvinvolunlarily in our memory and fix its lineaments deep in our recollection. One could not In lp noticing it, and ytt it would have been difficult to say what was llu pre dominant expression. When at rest then w s a most winning openness and a luik- But now there were) ligher game and nobler chase through till rich and verdant country. Morgan w Urdus riflemen, and the Delaware and Alai land liue, was in full retreat from the ofu country to join the army under UreeV, wlnro thu firry, daring, and unpetuout 'Taejeton, with u greater force, and allied iiwn, was prc-aa-ing on his traces. ' . , I he patriots had tl it morning crossed tin I'acolet and wcruj irsuiug tbcircourti toward the boundary" me of the Slate. They halted lor a wit , and when the line o: mirch was again fr.eu up, they advanc- ca at a moueuue spfcti- At this moment p ef the scouts rode in from the rear, and ,11011, red to tin-g h- r.il t.iat a. saigle uf;i was upproachirig at h BceU Jicarc iud the words passed f.om his lips, ere tic horseman passed the rear company, and iirring on Ins foaming steed, stiddi lily clft itd him w ith a force that threw hun on Id).- .annchi-s, i.id spring ing from the saddl,'iicW lus plumed cap and stood before tic general. " Welcome, C'olpi i Washington," said the warm hearted rganr as he eagerly griped the- slrartgojr' ext- mied hand, " yon are ever wclcomtjfc-imt 01 all now and what news bring yi '" oucn as inav ti: :e nt' less welcome, mv dear sir. lar! "it '-i I'e with vou before sunset: hrli'' i gion.of dev ils, and infaiitty en ''i' : 'J uii.iIk. r u.. W'e must lithirdi rs" :-:ig the nioun t iins or meet Iiiiij ' id if 1 it r 1! odds." " This is the fir time liwr lizard Washington ceun"'e oddx, u !n nvi- had to meet the ciioti said Mor-:-.i," but J dnl not think lie so near ;. t us do him ju.-tice : hi active neiiii, ,i:,d has been so used t reess by his , i -ternatu-I r.u rnpidity, tliii '.' inniks to inn over us without any iiDor ado. Well, if ho be so eager, let hiui cinc in CiodV uame ; we will meet himjg dlcinen. Col. Washing ton, you, of cbi: ' command our handful of cavalry, aK.I'iad better lead to some pi ice more siit'de than this to await our them, though dad they lire memory ot friends too proud almost to grieve livt; in the hearts of. the true live wherever devotion is horn: red, or prin ciple revered. This is not to die. The afternoon advanced, when suddenly a dropping fire, irregular and quick,was lizard, and the videttes came in with intel ligence of the immediate approach of the IJriUsh. J he cavalry was collected around the standard, and in breathless exiwctation awaited the arrival of the assailants. Soon the kettle drums and trumpets of the Legion sounded louder and louder, and, at a moderate pace, this hated body of cav alry advanced upon the plain. The bright beams of the sun fell upon their glittering arm1;, and, as Morgan had arranged his inejn, live in the J to Hoards, "Comi my good friend, it is oar luti to run put his horse yd speed, and icrt iiseomDiimentBto Colonel T by afunJm whom he Spared, and bid him say nVuld be happy to see him at any other tint, ITie Americans remained up ou, this bttlle ground that night, and buried tht- gnaslytchcjrof th fight. it is a gad thing at a'ny time to see the cold and IrWmblitig form from which the moving pint has departed ; even when death hailaid his hand calmly and quietlyi it bears at awful impress : but when the glonors fome, lately proud in strengh and beautiful n action, lies lopped, disfigured convtiltr-d; srainnd with the life blood ' lotted upin the writhing features, yet wear ing the grm and fierce look which death framing thL north last, the light was full .s filed Uere, or livid with incipient de in me laces 01 ttie- enemy, in a little while, the long scarlet lines of the 'Eng lish infantry entered the battle ground 'I lie music of the royal forces rang loud and clear as they were rapidly formed into columns of attack. The fiery Tarlcton, confiding in the desperate 'rapidity of his charge, scarce waited till they were arrang ed, and without allowing his men time to rest and recover their breath, ordere d the adianco. The cheers of the brave Kntrlix-hrnan pealed aloud as they rushd on in double puck time. The rapidity of theiradva ,'e saved many a life, for though the scattered rillemeti each in BiicceHsion poured in his fatal fire, yet the sjiood -of i1k enemy was such ts to force tjiem to retire without a I l . mi f II r . MTomi snoi. nev leu nick 111 the rear of The t'ontinontali, and through the oprn-- ings of ihp line kept up a deadly discharge. I I need not. nor can 1 here, describe the ! course of the battle : the loud shouts of the cambatanN, the vivid fladi of muskelrv through the. dun cloud of smoke, and the masterly movement of Howard, w hen th advancing British, secure o;f ' the vicioiv, were met by (heir own favorite weapon, and turned and. driven 'back at the point of the baronet. These arc a!! well known. At the head f a. company ;.qf ia(jm.tgd 11- . ..I - , j."'i,fi.-. 4tte:ywniimrr, t.ifnCeiiml 14 riflini.Br tlw lft of the hng, wa "Charles will lead toa'si t some miles heiice, where we shall at leu have a fair field"." The . p(licjftt.ero called together and a-ipiuhted ifii the circuin-tjtiees, and re Crtved the ofilrs for their re -pi -olive posts. A few miiiiits placed limn on :he fi, hi ;, l id a more v iut , t'.il .-j i-'ie bi en s I. :ie I. M.,;i- iu i. . iOv gmtle dii.:i i.t from tne ro .dy lull 011 ,.ch the pi'non took th ir s iji-i, ti- a. rfii !. i .li t no great 1" xu.VjT, ,t w s oVi-rnf ui ffi: rear by the' ,u'1"' " " ' unui iwoud, auu ouercd a trie rami and stnrmv lr.-., iK nnooth and jr-rant turf for the ; dphy of ; waving blades gleamed amid the da.k the troops- look a hasty meal, st.md- , cloud of .!umrf, and they came on like the i.,g, and were rnvn up in battle array. alpine avalanche. Thev'were met withal I he Co'jtiner.'jy. in a line four dee II. in re fli tti.- rrri .1 i r A I -.. . Ill l .: .1 II - iiiiiiin': 1F .TIlMIl lllillli; MJIVITi me iccurmilated snow, so did the terrible fire r.d wards, burning with impatirnrr, but restrained by the express ord r of ti. ??n ernl, who was in person at th henil nt" bio t favorite corps. The rush and meeting of . enraged men went on, am! just as the Ilrit j isli infantry advand to thst charge, in which thev wire foiled by Howard, Tar-'her course of faetdmn. But I mutt not de lefrtu ordrrod hr- h-e'ton - of. ca.val.jt.' to..;'.'... He tuhU-d with skilful hand the rlmrjrc the mourMed nrlunen. disperse them. "'ONe toiuts of his steed, and leading him to cay, gashed, pierccdl7-0h I afl the comeli ness, tlie std beauty of death ia gone. It is a sight to rise up in ones dreams. The bittle of the Cowpens was the ef fectual rJin of the English denomination at the ouh : after that the fabric of their power united away in aperies of partisan action-,, till at last the Southern states were fee. ...' Thr fair, round moon shone bright and pure in tlwt scene of violence and death, and h?r beams danced gaily on -the ripples J of 'Igcr rirr r. The raptd rash of the strean over its rocky bed broke the dead si: iene of the midnight with its sweet music and the shrill song of the katydid thrilled iron the branches of the birch trees, that livfd their pendent tassels in the limpid curent. A hornemaii came at the full i.p;ed of his charger to the brink of the I litram, and throw ing himself from the sud- '.II - ..I iu.. l.: 1 . . . 1 1 u , i-am ii me cap iioiu ins nai, rcu nrovv, aid bathed his fofehead in the water laig, long draught lie drew from the living stream, and raising ht eyes to the calm h;avtu, and spoke as it were musingly "i 11011 an sun inc same lair stream as when I aw thce last sonic twelve month sjice ; thy unconquered current still flows fiom the free bills to the Dlain. and thv W v e s Fi a v'e..jj3iiiTw'ayIffiu ""ppltatl'ajntf' bireign and conquering footstcpsv- I hoti art an omen ol iny country ; long, long has an invader dimmed and paralyzed the cur r;nt ot her lite into a stagnant pool, but now her new-born energy has burst the bar rier, and she has rejoicingly commenced the sabre which he wore ; this was Capt. Above the vaulty precipice's cove. O- 's weapon he fell in the desjtc-rate Formless, tlie pointed cairn now scarce o'er tops charge which the legion cavalry made on ri,e level dreary waste : and coppice woods 113 - Diminished of their height, like bushes seem "Take it away Charles: nerer let me With' einfliead iuiied ftotti tbe'stommhtf see an v memorial of that bold bad man. - , - He has gone then to his last coant.' Qnward still urged by man and dog, escape "Aye my sweet wster, he died-soldier- . ' like and manfully, fighting to the last. But The smothering drift : while, skulking at a side, let us talk of more pleasant things ; and, I eon the fox, with clone downfbld tail, by the way, I must see ' to my poor horse : Watching his time to seize a straggling prey t he bore mo gallantly home, and I would I Or from some lofty crag he ominious howls. not lose him, for he is a gift from Wash- j And makes approaching night more dismul full ington. On his return, the happy family gathered ALTERNATION OF CROPS. atound, and the tale of the battle, with all Alternation of crops is unquestionably its circumstances, was repeated to the un- one of the best and most economical means wearied audience. After a day or two ol f preserving fertility, and of increasing the relaxation, Charles returned to camp with profits of the farm. All crops exhausts his new levies, and followed the standard j the soil more or less, of the general ele. of Washington in many an exploit and rwcj,nent9 Gf fertility, though all do not ex- re gvtrrt of that brave and stiliui leaner, i haust to the same extent, nor do all ex n 1 wheel upon the flank of the Continentals. arranged at s,kj hundred and fil'tv v.ird distance from n grotc in their rear. ' The mounted rifl in were placed behind them, to .ne riUt al tft tin as t cover theii nks, while.ie inountaineers, ou foot, fill o4he spe between the openings ol the regunurs, w,.r,.. disposal in front as skirinishe'rsihiireetions, npo i the ad v.nice of then.iils, 10 fill back in th, t.-ar of the taps of tW line. The small, but w Jl- ippmed band of cavalry, under as:niiyton,i, ir adored leader, hovered tlie wat. r s edie, pe milled him to drink then a ultuiiT on his hack, touched him the ?oTid ground and springing forward, clave, with his broad breast, the mountain current ; a few minutes of exertion pla :cd them on the op osite bank, and iigajti they pcd upon their wild career. In the lew villages which thev passed, the horseman drew bridle at of the riflemen shiver the ranks of the dra- j some well known house, and at the clatter i-'00"3- I of his horse's hoofs and the clear sound of orgin cwiled nlmtd to bis ; mf n to sarvd Ihis vohh1, the siwpe-t roused thcritisclrcs a.ud heard him proclaim, " Tarleton is de leated at the Cow pens by M&agan ; spread haust it alike of certain specific properties. 1 It is believed that every family of plants require a specific food, which other fami lies da ndt stand in need of, and which they do not take up. This is evidenced by tho fact, that wheat Cannot be grown profitably, 111 ordinary grounds, in two successive years, upon the same field, without a great falling off in the product. And it is now laid down as an axiom, in good" husbandry, that two crops of any small grain JioulJ never be taken from the same field in Suc cessive years, because they draw too large ly upon trip same specific food, liut alter an ioterval of four or Jive years, in Which irrnsa .mil roots inlirvfnp. thn Riter.iflc fnOtl deeds of chivalry. City arose after city, of ,he wheat faag 90-BCcumulate( jn and state after state. But where now is the goij that this grain may be again prof Greece? Where are her heroic soldiers, ilably fftown urroirrhi. So with all -other ner great statesmen, Her illustrious orators farm c not cvcn excepting the grasses, and poets ? 1 line has rolled on, with his rhe law of nHturai change in the pro(Uct3 mighty chariot, and Greece is almost lost 0, a goll so palpablC ihat in Flanders in oblivion. And mighty Rome, where ifr , nijanii iw.r fl. hf fV nr. sou i uiic cuiiijureu annual nil nauuiis. Her name is extolled on the historic page. From the Saturday Evening Post. TERRESTRIAL DISSOLUTION. A contemplation of the decline of nations, fills the mind with grand and solemn emo tions. Knowingwhal Art happened, we may predict what trill happen. Let us consider a few fallen kingdoms, and imagine what will hereafter take place. W'here now is Babylon, with her lofty walla and towering edifices ? She has been, long since, desolated, and not a stone, to tell where dwelt that great city. Greece arose and became mighty on the earth. Her brave sons wero prompted oh by am bition : and selfish alory urged to bold Poets have sung her praiser Sculptors and painters have perpetuated her glory. But where now is Rome ? . A barbarian L torrfcftt i the luxuriance of Italy, was deluged in o ceans of blood. Thus, terrestrial things arc transient, and nations fast mclt away. After these reflections, we may suppose ourselves seated on some celestial emi nence, witnessing the consummation of the earth itself. The mighty globe is destined to destruction. We jinjigine the great wa ters f over the srrltd land. The billows are j liable staples, they do not think of culti vating this crop upon tho same ground of. tener than twelve years. .Our farmers seem to appreciate; these truths . in refer, ence to tillage crops, without duly reflect. i nglBa I eyfi"prf'i"l:fra--:as'tefc grain. Meadows do tlelcriorate ; in a few years the fin r grasses run out, because the soil becomes exhausted of the particular food which affords them nourishment ; coarse or innutricious plants take their placv, and the herbage becomes inferior in quality, and greatly diminished in quantity. Upon an average, old established meadows if aii lf i' iiT I ?rhiifVk irtAtr nrnairinf Arnna 7 f IfllT irtr Kflrrirtninfr tiv m 1 .... . . . r : , T a judiciously alternated with gram and root high. 1 he winds and waters are combin- f' M ni ,, .,;,Kiu edr ia their, war k...oCjdealruct ion ,. See, the niff fdeayantf v bont tli.moulh, whihi the auotit th; fir, part. -asauilpald2ltHil iart eve ueaineti ana nit lieu wim inc various feelings whtefi r.tn ihfwngh iIm? niind. Speeding on, he pissed from out, view, Bud ei rolling eunl of bis hur.-e's hoofs comes ainter md fainter on the car. 1 it .t no i si man is iliiuin V aaJmigton, "Tthe Murit f the Revolution, known for many a deed of .desperate bravery, and not unwoitfi 6f his name and kindred. He s lituriny tidings of import to the retreating arniy of .Morgan, and spare hut horse nor luuti in' his eager courc.. -..-Slorn brokj uj:i the retreating army. The long files of the Contjnr?ntals, with the most perfect discipline, and regularity, cov ered the worse armed and irreguhir but daring body of inounlaineers. Their pic turesque dr ss, the riflo shirt fringed . with green or brew , and the hucktail in their caps, cntr., t (I with the formal and very ugly unibrin of thiTLine ; and though they did uot movv'wili the precision of veter ans, there was u stead in ss and moral as well as physical forccNjbout that dark body of men, that bespoke a"adiness to act """Tjoldfy or endure sterttly. . They made up the main bodyof the ar my, and stii.il! divisions acted as scouting parties in the advance and on the Hanks, To most of them, or it least to many, tho dn.wn up, Ua the rndit of the line Aii w.utdcVAMl 8 lliu fihm f motion. I.-ss men, str! ov th t field, fr.xh wnd n.i. t .r. 's fo:.d f.'.-ins, ;who cm t. II the deep c r dt of v.., us fi. eftng that '(lowed in "X he-rts pt i it var-likesi-,sscinbl,igtN ' here they od, the cool ml ntatured bravery ft vttcran, side by side with .tnc-iait bail; 4)0y, -n . whose- ehtiv.k th down ofinci tit inanhoo! had jusi sprung i.i whose t:!lg h. art llirobbed the dar" i, g blood; t g'u.iburut chc(.k andflash- If ee of t Silltll. I).' -lie Sivm iV.r... d feat ures.f the North., r.i slates ; all goo 1 mrii an true, and ilio.igti huu.lieds of miles wctbctwceii their native spots of earih, thelicarts were brotlir. ii in that just and holyuse. There thev stood : a low murniuf ssed along their rinks, like the rustle bfo western wind in tho dry I 1 . 1.- . . . . v. anu goKicBvrvest helU ,' Iriends were there, speii what might be their last ; the bravest; l-cting, felt their souls stir red with a'inn sadness which bore no kindred to ft War,! thou art a fearful thing! .Maridses his hand against his feJlow, anrjho dark spirits arc evoke'd from his hei by tho iruii'.pet-call, the strife rous.il dm fiercer energi. s of hjs nature, 'JTl ilict finds a home, and tlie Sword a sheai., God's noble.- handiwork ; the blood h warms and gives impulse to that frames minister i f a heavenlv -soul, wollsJWirdcd out in-m ihe tou'l and di-colirrartfi ; the w:,F4el'-s httof tramples i6t n uniininguish :lde- mass, the features which' some dmri ubll. i: un - . r.. .-ii .i mm. - ii nor ure mi vou see tni ir eves: ; nut hark yc, do not wistc a grain of pow j d' r let all tell." ()u r they come, earn r- iag on their managed hordes, and hiidi, a- bove the din of battle ranir their t hout. The mountaineers sat on their sildles statue-like and stern; tiic fartol rille risi ing with the breech upon the pomm f AlX9jy.Jl.sh on t ed. the clarion voice of Iiv'-' ran the w hole line 'of deadly tubes fell m an instant, r sted oms. nwnifiiit lend. the nt wj arm and join hun." The cheers that burst from the hearts and lips of his auditors startled the echoes of the night, and again the hery horseman spurred on li s way. Uith the first. dawn of day he h.mii. 1 .ted from his foaming and wearv iCH.-. the house of .Mr intricacies of their woo. Hand path were fa miliar; to many the long swells of the hill, crowned with the spreading beech, bad been the scene of "many a outhful expe dition, when they first began to raise the heavy and formidable rille'; with weak and unpraciiseTT artiTofte.. n tiT t:ie woods echo- since, beTtTrTbTiniTrFsTonTieTCTe cdto the jocund hhoirt of the young sports, j ator. Butftgreen earth blooms over man, when he at l.it succeeded ni scald- the in, ami hi in bonfy the ghastly rd ing, with steady ball, the active squirn l, ics bfinorta. Vet fearful .3 vv r and . Here, too, with -hasty boof brushing a- dath rS tth raflxtn4t ,U)ud, give man way tho spauglelTiiuafiri dew, the ant- but a noblfltse, and'- theV-joicin" spirit uuck, wun var reverun, lo catrnUio thrusls lU-fcwt into d;n"er JUid uiu. ji iwuuiy 111 -IISJ) JJtI bounded to his death.-; or, failing atknglh, hadiatavd; to bay- ttf yonder rocky pool. . 1 ... . . . 1 i.. ma-lr mnicr lvr . l:l-liinrr f w mM.n...n. . I , - . i ...,... , n iiiuii iiiinLs uraw ui" (Mil nohicst and nur-t ... ..... " and it ncca-.i gladly jours out the giih ifig streaintofir for the triumph of "rulh anijjustico is thai eitno!. s'strife. then blamed the stream of living fire ; and when the Miioke cleared away, not a man of the front line of the troopers was in his saddle, wnilr-m the .second and third mi nv reeled unoii tlnjir seals, and all in,!ini.. lively drew up, 1 - - With a buHet fixed in fiis broad v4roast. and his left arm hanging useless by his sidd, vet WaviiiC aloft his elltterimr Lr .nif Capt. G , .was borne by his eicittaj steed, full nito the ranks of the riflemen. W.V'uh,Jvi,d ,,uy Wlt'1 l,im yet still in his : glazing eye and stiilc'nihg features," glared the unquenchable fire of his mdigv nant spirit.. Charles Kdwards saw and shouted to save him. Crut land licentious thongh he had bepn, the determination which he evinced deserved and won res pect. But he was in the hands of an ''un sparing antagonist, and mustering his strength for one last blow, the film of death passed ove-, his eyes, and the motionless corpse fell heavily from the saddle;! This passed with the quickness of light-! ning, and before the British could recover, i Washington and his brave band were upon them. Man to man. blade to blade, a; dreadful conflict ensued, but the British were disheartened by their desperate loss, and a general route ensued. The Legion troojH'is asked no quarter and received nonea long account of crime and injury was that day settled in blood. Tnrieton himself, and several of his of ficers who. were well mounted, fled for their 1ifes." -Tuo Uery WHsTi aitgfo if ITiiT CM ffer Kdwards. led the pursuit. The maiks are still showu of the prodigious leap that V'iihwigtqn forced his horiSc to take, in order cut Tarhdofi off. Almost alone, he dashed- into the flyincr British, and as hei sUue t at TarktoiiilownrwhichMbcjX'l away the mark, the blade, of a trooper! Kdwards, and aiiViTen-dTJjTTTie apj)earr head; from the ef- cries of eratula- thev ins io.lv) Cvni va 3uca of svral woollv ficc, and tlior uncouth lion were pur fc'et iv astouncling as crowdeil around the rtned and lu rider. ' Berry glad tor see yon, tny ung inassa t h ! bless God, how he irrow. mose buz as he' fader." . -v-. CJis-rks cxtriGatcd . hinwfilf ,itkM0tw;, dilliculty fro.n the kind hearted creatures and delivering his hoisc to one old grey headed fellow whodqiiguted in the appel- iHtion ot I nele July, requested him to be well taken c.irc of. jTo bc stirv, niafsa ki I but he- is 4)eauty, maybe he a 11 t, look inosc like de ole Teal-coal boss -come along, sir, hab little corn, eh all ! ole nigger give you nutl. Charles ran into the house, where the stir of hisarrival hid awakened the inmates and bending low before ihe venerable and time-stricken form of his father, begged his blessing "Thau hast it, my brave and glorious 'hoy, and mav it ever rest upon thee. Bui tc ir-Rie, my son, why do we see you here have ydujailcd ' " .No, no, mv l-r father, we are triumph antly hucci ssflH: yesterday evening the vaunted Legion fleti. from the field of the CowiKMis bi-foro our half armed riflemen I saw -Tarlcton himself flying as fast as his nh'ack could carry him, and Washmrton" in full pursuit. , v The- gray head of the pstriot was raised in solemn thankfulness to h.a4en, and )its thin itTTtrtmaEitlOr" . Charles ! Charfes Pmy own dear broth er ! thank God youganjtaafe," and the young man was wreathed in his listers embrace, and the fond pressure of her pure lips breathed the unutterable force of a listers loyf,, Lr : 'Vc are all safn. mv own ewrTlnstAFr crops. . ihe tcrjros " suitaoiy myiaeu into meadow, and plough aod. pasture. lands,," which are generally employed to recom mend farms on sale, are an indication of bad husbaudir, and very often betrays the secret which compels the owner to sell. Excepting in very stony districts, every acre of land which will produce good grass, es, may, by being rendered dry and rich be made to produce good grain and roots. In tire convertible system of husbandry perniament meadow or plough lands are almost unknown every field produces in turn, crops of grain, grass and roots, There are three classes of crops, which alternate beneficially with each other, viz : 1st. Grain, or corn, or dry crops, which ma. gathered Dtonn ; before it vast forests are laid prostrate. Hills arc agitated on their bases, and rocks are tumbling from hang ing precipices. Mountains and sold hills alone, can resist the raging wind. Lo ! the dashing waters. Tho rugged shores are giving way ; and note, the lasting islands have yielded to the surging deep. Sec the gathering clouds, thickr black, and tern- ble ! See llir flashes of lightning, niak- ing more frightful the awful darkness ! Hear the distant thunder, but coming near er, and nearer. O amazing ! the deafen ing sound ! Now are joined the winds and waters, the thunder and lightning, rains and showers of mighty hail. But, hark ! that is not all. Hear that low prumbfirn?! l,,re Hieir seed, and most exhaust the fer- noise. Earthquakes begin convulsions un-1 tility of the soil : 2d. Grass crops, of tho , dfni-aiU, J XjV hiljr beiriiLiolrcmble : I "dluence piwjich l.PQ" the soil, I lojtypeaks h ive broken all, 4nd raUcys.aie 1 alrt'aoy spoken ; and dd. lloot or greenf would have passed through: bis body, but! aria one who 1 suppose I need not name,- is Ar the interferencn of . Chat lei EdwaruWUafe too; Xa V. Vnil.nnfd tint frfmdftn art ...si.ii.. -.. ' . - - ,.'iii'..i . ... - ..... .-. . -1 . - : " -HKHKiMWiat names. . Ho bore !. aionc anion? the liritih. who were- raf v- lnost ra lantTtf nnrT.uT riTTn One cofour clothes the mountain and the plainr" -jkffi.fean Oa)w ncU Xbijt niass. and which retains it for a long time, I I ner j lllin ltllnis .1. II. ...1. ..... I. ... .. I I .. 1.. . . If.... . T 1 t-T T1-"-. f-WntJAwr.tV tVlBt- .'.-.Vi1. W,HTM. JHu'i. . -W ll...lllJ WU.UfhUn&J.MKai VKKVUbUdlvA.. :::iilrM 'ririTT'1iirr4' numr frfirT SPffPifiTy '" - lif ii a ---- i ..' . .. " I wv xr.iiin, w no vi- i-niy..i uiusi .gjiiauuy, ano oki me snow- you this wpon uic ueep diuc scream, or seowiing lase, qtwr-:nmn v.yj,w v 5iwiMjyiMwii - -Mte vQUinm? if siidK biddmi -i 1 -L iASSac (Jet., ft. tilling up with falling rums. 1' iinl v rix:ks are bursting asunder ; the mountains are rocking to and fro; and the mightv globe itself begins to totter. It is racked with inward convulsions. Behold those clouds of smoke, those mountain fTres, and show- crs of melting rocks hurled from earth's remotest centre ! " Volcanoes are. adding fury to the execution. They are belching forth floods of red hot laves, fraught with destruction. Lofty places are laid low. crops, embracing turnips, potatoes, heel T clovers-die. In old meadows and pas? not only the better grasses disappear coarse herbage and tnosscs come in, but l soil becomes too compact Und-hard, to ad mit the free extension of the roots, and tho genial influence of the sun, dew and at- mobrwfoel process of vegetable nutrition. Tillage corrects these evils. It cleans the soil of foul weeds, and converts them jnto sources Tenerifle no longer stands a proud inon- of fertility ; it breaks and pulverizes tho uineut of. iliccirUu.-. It was washed ..away, soil, and fits it for the return of the grass by the dashing seas. The mighty Alps no croP it 'the close of the rotation wTVife tlib longer exist. They wefe wiped away from vegetable matters of the sward contributo their foundations. Yonder to the west, is lo augment tho grain or root crop which is the place of snow topped Chimborazo ; but to follow. All green crops are moro or an awful trembling "of the globe tumbled 'ess fertilising, when buried in tho soil ; it from its briSc. Yet another executidn, Dut clover is to be preferred, as well on ac- The. burning mountains have set on fire the eount of its enriching properties to the soil, wide spreading atmosphere, the extended as that it also affords hay and pasture. I Heavens. The earth is surrounded by an- naTe practised sowing clover seed with all other foe and its destroyers have commcne- mv sma'' gin crops, though I intend to ed with renewed "vigor. Again, the earth 1 plough the field tho following year. Tho trembles with a thousand fold energy. It j tood which this clover; affords to the com- ing crop, ricnty compensates tor the cost of the seed and sowing, to say nothing of the pasture it gives in autumn. Hence, tillage is admirably calculated to fit and prepare the ground for- grass j while grass, in return, directly or indirectly, furnishes an abundance of food for grair and roots. The fertility. of soil depends essentially Up. on its power to absorb water by cohesive attraction, and this power depends in great mare-upon-4l state-r diiio-of - is nuileil from its mighty axle, melting with fervent heat. And now, it's gone for ever, t he tragedy is ended. Lo, the mighty void ! An empty space ! Fanui'iV Department. , - . . " From the Post. WINTER IN THE COr.NTRY. All out door work " Kow stnn3i : the wdncrV Willi wTsn bdrmiTTfel Amlheelfpokeiimost filled, his dcitmeJ stage Parl3.J the more divided liej- ar,lhc Scarce vn irain. O'er hiH' and v.ln. nn,l ' ausorocoi power, ihe wood, . Swcepi tluninoQ- iaiccerl bja?liraLftlJ Uiin'T9 ireil, .Uite array., di sgaisinglo'ihe. view . well known, now faintly, recognised, crop upon a hard compact soil, will sutler from drouth; but if this soil is finely, pul- ver:etnd --etofcent - wiil -KUtir-.Mtuch less. Tlie. first may be compared to tho rock which receives mpisturi! upon its sur face oidy ; the latter to the sponge which recei ves and transmits moisture to its whole i i i 7s hrifc A,
The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, N.C.)
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Feb. 2, 1838, edition 1
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