af J. MJPeW?r,B^r. tfw s;' . bad ^ voiod lu^uw mewdmani thereto, which waa agreed lo^ . fctbitot!, Tho exhibition lo bo bold on * * .a. Rtttderd, T??ti iba Society be also bCbMiAOolilO flfltomMlsblo premi umi for CO t0n' Vmr'<31^ 0^ COro' lln cultivation of ric?. * ^c'^SuSfoedr Tt?at the Society provide ^iljgalbf P*yfeg premiums by un ' 1; |pM? That th* Convention roc. omofiMHKi to each Utartctlo form Agricul. * *tocb' pn?p^*#d J1" followinP ?h? tjqp^Ma^M trfn^cktmp -Atfricuiturd am? rocorn? *pj*>io:e"?- -? - ?w 'Cbtti ^ of ttsYNOLM* moved tint a ? l.tH? ProaMeat of lh? Hoard of ^KhSateea ; b which *m agreed to* and Dr. Vlk 3. Rev* tl nous. Hon. A. P. Botum, and Hon. J. ft S. Richahdso*, vara appointed. a TIm Praeident Utd before the Conveh. p tioo, a communication from Mr. R. R. Rtfa* mw proprietor of tUo Botanic Garden ac- ti ooropaniad by a specimen of t?oaf Sugar, a mnnufact iired in France, from th- Beat, and c several specimens of NativaJSWlB ; with a ? requual tuat thi-y be laid befdroVK) Couven t I tion. . . I Oil motion a?M* Quash, ' ^ A Ite*olvcd, That (lie Convention return ? t!tanks lo Mr. Rcsssll, for the specimen* I of Sugtr and Silk, present" d by him ; and < Also, to Mr. J. Bancs, of Boston, for the < 'pamphlets on Agriculture. < On motion ih<* Specimens, of Sugar and i Silt. before ih? Convention. were prcg^nted to the Secretary. I W. G#l.j#ors Simmh, Esq., i ntrcyluccd 1 the following Resolutions, with a request < that they should belaid oo thu table ; which 1 was agreed tov i Resolved, Tltat.no people con be capable ! of self-government, wh require J;o be deceived, oh to the amount of (hair government 1 exponscs ; and thai oo (pan enn be held a ' fivemun, who docs not look the coat of his | liberties in lite face. j Revolved. Therefore, that Direct Tsxo | lion, while it saves the citizens from the , constant impositions of the cunning, is the | only Itoni-rtt, cheap, snfe medium lor raising /upplies, in a country such as ours. ., Row^dJi Ti??? it ? a fl*aun. J.P. Riciiazdson, 1 iim i^mvDaiion idjourneJ to iijeet ?t o I ! o'clock to*W>?row. ILK CVLTVttCt ' Front tho Gormuniowa Telegraph. | IMPORTANT SI LA NESTING. A spnesil mating of the Philadelp'iin County Silk S>*cioijr, convened in the hall of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. on Thursday afternoon, '24i'i Octub< r. F^om tt* vary brief and imperfect notice given of tbe Meeting, only a sinal|" attendadce was cateulutiii on ; but the intelligent substantial gentlemen, not connected with the socio . ty, who mvinly constituted iho numerous audience on the occasion, was not only ngrne. ably suspruiug, but, from tho subsequoU proceedings, afforded a striking evidence of the absorbing intern s: thnt perva Ins the co>r>iuuriiij it, *rS| inomures WOUK2 U? taken tOM* li mody the evil. tie cdnduded by saying i| that he should be hsppy to have his maeu- ta factory visited by the public, sod gave a C genera) Invitation to thnt ?fleet. is s Mr. Git, of Mount Pleasant, Ohio, beins m called on, Mbibfcado r, umber of splendid it samples of silk gotds ear in tho courwjtti I of manefietore In Ma estebKsHtnent, all from e< row silk of bis own raising, among which ot wum bcnniMul figured satins, ribands, bobs, to velvet* die. Mr. Gill stated, thel slfhottgh St hu?>ely commenced operations few months sn since, and bio machinery traa made by tfwl p? * ... ir. G, M Ilia wanna from almoat every iriety of the mulberry true, and nit hough a mortis multicuuhswas only of this seam's growth, yet he gave it Ins decided and it qua I (bud preference over all others He inlaw stated, that notwulistnndmg lite exa amount of expenditure he was at the prehit scaaoo, yet, after uHowing most liber* 11 y for overy thing, ho could have cleared^ id he sold his cocoons at thr tnoiny, in Braver county, Pennsylvania, itid winch had j ?si bw n forwarded to him, hat perhaps were oyer seen in thia country, lot excepting any of the tmpornd. Tney imbraced satins, velvets, rlbaidx, dec. dsc., ?f various qualities and put erns, ??ll mnd? from cocoons onh<-i' own p oduction, pnn sipully from the foliage of the marus mul i caulis. They aflbrded a surprising evtd ?ocu of the great progress this i ifunt busi uess bas already made in the country. Mr. George W. Ash, of Philadelphia likewise exhibited some onusuully fino spe mens of atlk reeled in his fnmdy, the pro. tiuco of worms fed in his family, without fix hires or any of the ordinary convenience! in fcodin;'.. He also produced before thi Society n beautiful pair of stockings, mud< from cocoons whicit had been p'-rforatct by the moth or miller; they were, speaking within terms, 'tin extruordinnry production and Mr. AmIi deserves the thanks of (he sill growing community, for t'-c discovery In nus made in the conversion of this ulmim worthless article (hitherto bringing only 2.' cents u bushel) into die most valuable pur(loses. Mr. RjJ?hn, M-tiiiy uuk, ulso OUcJrcss'l ilie meeting, and spoke generally of his <*x pericuco in the silk business, and of its im portnnee to the country. : c b id been en gnged in feeding worms on tlm white Ytalan mulberry (brnine years, but sinco Ik lisd tri'-d the inorus multicsul s, he gave il ft s decided preference for vnrious reasons ; 1st. The leuf was much larger. 2or.ionof Ins trees ho cure, iiily bound up with straw us the \grow ; ,vnilc another par. ion, in the same putcli, he eft wiiimui ihu lo.iSt pro'CCtic.n, ailtl lilt' re. tult was, that those he took so much care in iro octing against the weu her, were tiesroyed down to the very roo1, wbilo those i a protected were not injured in the slight's! J? grec, not even the tender extremities o! lie brandies perceptibly suffered. Tim vlmlo tenor of Mr. R.'s remarks werehighy satisfiictory and encouraging Lfr. Monar, of Philadelphia, offered some arresting facts in relation to the silk bisi. less in Phlndelphin, prior to the Re.vtfluion ; that a company was formed, wljich tent to England 74 I lbs. of cocoons in one year, and upwards of <100 lbs. nnoiner, irliich being manufnc ured there, wus re urnvd to the Philadelphia market for sale. ri?? Doctor spok decidedly in favour oi stnbtishing a filature in Puiladelpliin, and bought tun: it would exercise a very strong influence on th? cultivation of silk. Mr. Comfort, of Byfvrry, also gave Ins ( xperienee and convictions on the subject He s.uted, that from n trial th" present ion as to the number of worms u single land was capable of feeding, ho was confi. ieiil that tlio estimated expenses of ibis p i t if the operation was greatly overrated, if lis mo lo of foeduig was adopted. Instwd >f gathering the leaves singly according to ho common practice, h? recommended lie nnwing of the tops of the tn*es off wii|? u cylhc, utid throwing the branenesnnd all to lie worms , lie said they were fonJ of crawngon the branch's, th" tender pirt of nhich they vorac ously consumed ,n pre|*rnee to iho leaf, and thinks that the mrluv. ig fre? r circulation through tho leaves and mong thj worms, in consequence of lie light elevation or looseness of the food, I is beneficial influence on the heal h of the ISOCl. Mr. Comfort alluded to tho cry of htm. ug! humbug ! humbug ! raised by the oie. lies of the silk cause, who have tulen rery means to decry it, and discourage ios? whose convictions had Induced item i engage in it. ** They call it," suid Mr ., another merino sheep speculation. Tim precisely what I want ; I am desirous of iaking another merino sheep business of ; for whore is tlffe person who knows any ling, that dona no' know the immense value ' tho Introduction of merino sheep .nto tins MJbtry. Nothing, save cotton naelf, has nded more to the prosperity cf the United tea thon merino and J3.ixony sheep, so dariogty h?ild up by tho opponents of the sSsbt noble S2terpr!so,as u peculiar object !<>Ptheir riilW" comparison, Who < does not reogl'.ect/* con tooed Mr. C., "the < Dfic* wtTaoftfo pity for ?mr cloths end I woollen goods generally, prior to the introduction of the merino Mteop T W hot is the dWemtce in the price oftheso Rood* now end before that period t Clothe of our own manufacture^ that fcetik now be purcheeed for one dollar a yard, cost five then; end for j Engl eh clothe hat can now be bought from four to five dollars, we were then compelled ( to pay from nine to twelve ! The same re- j duclion has taken place in all other woolen | fabrics. This is known to nil who ( |thave lived long enough to seo it. The tnerino sheep, indeed ! why, in 1838 ] tlite wool pro-lured in the United States was , valued at thirty milliont of dollarf ; and in Washington conn y alone, >n this stato the ( estimated amonn' of wool rniscd last year Was six hundred thousand dollar* ! I want t A gentlemen from Mississippi next spoke. | - and made an eloquent add ess. lie stated i thai ho was a st anger among them, un- | J known p rhaps to every one present ; but having tie >rd of the inm'ting, and feeling u deep int'-res: in the sucecas of the sdk cause in this country, ho ha I attended, and wii i permission would say n word or two on ? tho subject. U?> wishti tho audience to I understand tiiat ho was in nowise, directly ; or uidirer.ily, engaged in lie business, nor f ? vor expected to be ; but lie believed it d"? \ slined, at a very early day, to nlist in i s I behalf, a large pm lion of the energies, inge > nuiiy and skill of die American p-oplc, nnd ' that it would operate us a powerful lever ? in protecting the eonn y against revulsions I Ike the present, from its de rndiug u li ' western conn ry raisd only eight b il- s ol - CM'ion ; ? it was, rompariiively spooking, I but a f w years since, and grent were the discouragements of many ; hut what was ill" slat" of the cotton cul'uro there now 1 Right hunt red thousand hales were tie an? ' iiU'il produce of thiii very same extent of tor rdory, .commanding a yearly income of iiboumn" hundred and fifty million of-lot. ram ?Aod he suid that he was fully satis fiod that silk lo nn equal amount, could be produced withn die same hmi's, without reducing the cultivation of cotton lo the ex tent of a single dollar, lie s-?i I he was agreeably surprised to sic from t e tmautiful samples of silk goods before him, the progress which the business ha l already made ; and tho statements wh ch he had in that meeting hoard so well authenticated, i on vino- !? , of rs value I and profitableness. al'uded to the ne- i cissil) of opening an exh bi ion of Ain'tTan silk goods in Philadelphia ; lli.it ciiy I was considered die head qurrlers of the i silk business, an I persons coming there J front other places wero anxious to see, and j would seo for th"inselves, what had been done and what could he don'*. He said he i was really aston slird at the singularly in- j i ve|e?ate opposition existing against the . ' cause in the very place where, befbro ail j - others, opposition was unjustifiable. Not a ho'el, steamboat, stage, or rail road car did ho enter, bui the everlasting word " humbug" met his oars in relation to this business. No arguments were used, or facts adduced to prove it ono?it appeared o be sufficient for'h"ir puipn rs that they denounced it as sueli. Had these ucted from patriotic views, nd had they read the history of the nan and progress of the cot. ton business in the Uni ed States, they could never have come to the untenable and unchnri't^blo conclusion which thpy evince such n readiness and satisfaction in promul. gating on every occasion. He also alludded to til" indifference with which the news paper press too generally trusted the sub. ject, especially the daily of Plnladi Iphiu and otlu r large cities. He attributed tlrs indifi*. erenco or lukew nmness to.? wint of know. !e g? ol fi?< H as ih?:y t-xi*t<'d ; as lio contended that no unprejudiced mind, no on i pa'rio tcuily duvot'-d to the prosperity of h>s i coun ty, alter a full and candid investigation i of the subject, co.ild hesitate a moment in i jiving ii is w irm-^t snppoit and h si wish- i es. He bade the friends of ih? cause God < speed, and ussurod tiiem that they should i not want Ins poor assistance in carrying I I triumphantly through. |The gen lemnn in ( question is a person of wealth and high i standing in Mississippi, Inn d sired that his I name might not appear in print.] I On motion of Alderman Scott, Iiosolvcd, i that the executive commitec be requested lo ? prepnro for siguaturo a memorial to Con- i gress, preying thnt tho former duty on man. I ufactured silk goods mny bo r<*aiorod. i Resolved, that I he executive committee i he instructed 10 inquire in o tho expediency t of opening in Philadelphia an exhibition of j American manufactured silk goods* and also of establis iug a filature. Resolved, that the executive committee t bo instructed to inquire into the expediency \ ? ? rf employing a person to course i if leetuns oU t*a cultivation and manufac- t uraofsifk. - c On bahalfofih" society, s KENDRRTON SMITH, PresH i P. R- Km?, Secretary. acasT wotTH KMowma. How to make three pair of boota laat aa eng aa six, and longer : f Sbasonasle HiNTa-^Tha following ex. . tract from Col. Macetone's "Rnasonubl* Hints,"^hich appeared in the Mechanics' j M igasine, dated Feberunry 8, 1988. Aft*r itat'og the utility of ahenp skin clothing, for persona whose employment renders it no- ! eeisary that they should be much out of | doors, dec. he says -44l will not conclude . without inviting the attention of your read, era to a cbeup and easy method of preacrv. ing their foet from wet, and their boota from wear. 1 have only hud three pair o( boots for tho lust six years, (on sho e) ond 1 think that I shall not require any others for the next six years to come ! The reason is that I treat them in the.follpwing piaoncr* I^ftH.firaf ' ^ ^u" <>xi,(>' riini'iit. and i all stated in he uIkjvo cxtnMj^^^^^pFDeeming it fish to ko? j> tMfe^^HBirccoip: to my*?ll I Mend it to jrotflj^^nfl may buiiufi by it muse hard liiattfi^ M. Ii is wvll kimeHbmi?xt of our rende rs, the '37 6t 'ilS placed about l,lM(0BHpikjCupcrcs of llto S a n Lun Is untauHflUPfefcl ol the Board of tf? Li crury-EifcMKjWf^fcc proceeds arising from lit jjMHflEapae lands, an; io b" do. v<> ?4Lt%'k|JuS|M.of education, we f. el on the subject, will bo partiMMHBHKlfwE|iK) to the people at lurgs. pleasure, therefore, that wo lay hefov# our read-nrs the follow inn facts, which hove lf?n politely furnished us, by one whos" situation adorls him un opitorun ty ot spoukmn confidently. Tue finds placed under the Control of lr Li r ry Board lie chiefly in thu eastern rectio i of tne Sue, mid are mostly Swamp Lmds, whicti it will be necessary to drain, helopt tit -y can bo brought into Culiivntioo. When drained, however, they are sufficient |y elevated, lo pnuonl overflow in die wet.. test season. There ure ntioiii 80.01)0 acres m Hydo and Tyrrel, which are now beiny drained by means of two canals. The one. from Puugo L ike, to Pungorivar ; ihc oth* er, frctt! Al'gator Lake, to Puugo river.? The first is atkout 0 1-2 m lcs long, and will t*u ne third finislied ill January. Tlio sc. eu:id is about 6 miles Ions;, nod but little progr ks has been made on it. The cos; ol constructing these can ds will ho, by con tract, about %90,00l). To reclaim these lands for immediate cultiva ton, it will he necessary tocui canals, at convenient distancestr.huiarv to tlw> main c hi -Is. nii'l tins will swell In* cost of drain* in? t?? $ >0.000 more, or 8150,000 for the* *0.000 acres. A purl of this tract is heavily timbered with Cy press, I'oplur and other gmwth { common to iho rich swamp lands in the eastern counties?hut u larger proportion of .t consists of pr trie land wi?h n vegetable soil ranging from 6 to 8 feet deep, reposing on a clay sub-sol and has been proiiounci d by jndges equal to the rich tarn's of tlic V.il ley of Mississippi. I: is believed that ihuso lauds, when thoroughly reclaimed, will sell readily at 85 per acre-?as lands of the same qualny, when fit for cultivation. sell arouuJ Muitamuskert for from 810 to $50 per acre and in somn cases, 8100 per aero lias been obtained. In Carteret and Craven, between Ncuse River and Core Sound, there is a tract of at from 60 to 750UO acres, a Inch may be readily drained into the waters on either txle. ra-arly equal in quality to the lands ol Hyde an I Tyrell. In othor counties ex* animations liuve not yet bee ma to, but it is believed that most of the lands arc sua ccptihlc of being reclaimed and brought into cultivation. Wilmington (N. C.) Advertiser. "Another abuse injurious to Agriculture, is the contempt ess' upon the husbandman bv the irihului/inia ?ifiMiir. il>?* .......i servile or lints, and I li-i most lazy citizen*, consider linn that cultivates 'ho earth with i n disdainful ey?; they humble and diac< uruge him. Tlioy dare to dcspiso a profes i lion tint feeds tne hnman race ? the natural i?mployn?ent of man ? A little iriwiqritfiouni I stay maker or l>eer seller, places tar beneath liim iho beloved einployment of the first i consuls and dictators of Rome. China has i wis- ly prevented this uhuse ; figrieu|iur? is I hero held in honor ; and to preserve this I Tippy manner of thinking, every year, on ? solemn day. the Kmperor hiuwlf, follow d by his whole court, nets his hand 10 flic ? jloug'i, and sows a sin.ill piece of laud.? I Honce China is the best cultivated coun ry I n the world. It nourishes an innumerable nulti tide of people, that at first appears to r h?? traveller too great for the space they I x>?*ess." VIntel's Law of Nu ions ??????? t Varnish for iron or steeU T'e Nan. Ii ucket Inquirer states that "a permanent ? 'arnish is obtained by rubbing iron in a state a r ? " , mitjr fad hot, with the hoitey booth of cx*~ le, which arc previously dipped iq email * Kwrtion of oil} thic process m immJ to iflord the heat dtfuice from the destructive nfluettoo of air aod humidity." i;i, MtxTctss to Ruota Ls*nt&& Water Paoor.?'The puntshootera in Cambridge' hire, and the fonny parla of England, use he following tnixturf, with very good affect. Melt together. In an earthen pipkin, half a joundof tallow,4 ox. of bog*lttrd,2 ot. of urpentine, and oa much bous?wax ; make the booia thoroughly dry and warm, and rub in ihia mixture welt, with a little tow, a? hot 00 the hand cau boar t or el*o h?ld tho lioots over a very gentle fire, till the leather has thoroughly imbibed it. Another mix. lure for the tame purpose, and uaed by fishermen, w beeswax, Burgundy pitch, and turpentine of each 2 ox; tallow, 4 oz.; or, half a pound of beeswax, a quarter of a pound of rosin, and a quarter of a pound of bed suet. In aft ?aaea, the bbete must bo quite dry, "and tho jnlxturu very' jfhim \ ? r w . . tJSKFOL DIRKCTIONS. * Curtis, fh hi* Treatiafe on tho Eye, in * regard to foreign bodies being forced into tho eye by various causes, such us a gust of wind, monding a pen, &c. &c.; obsorvun thai the method taken to remove them h generally ununited to the end. Tho eyelids are first rubbed with tho hand, which alwnys products unpleasant sensations, and not unfrequmtly inflamaiion, there being danger of forcing tho offending substance into the eye, whence it cannot, without considerable difficulty be removed. Tho proper mode of proceeding in such cas--s i* ns follows : "L -t the Wood bo lonnt forward, nit,! the Mft upper eyelid raised by the person suffering, x who will be mure gcntlo th in another can s he will commonly sue. it. The natural const:, the eyelid, and rctu rting is o flow of tears, which o intruding body, or curry " iimw. si? 01 ??e cyn next trie nos?wn*n