Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

' . - ? "" , ... < r " > 4 ? . ** * % - * v ,Xj? - 5". V"-? ^ ;1 ; ""'- '' * 4 ' ' ' <-"' /" ^ >" .... />; .'V fc. ' *fij| . -r >" ^ ' '- 4 i v ' ? Ju.- . ?* * * v- , , ? - ? *,.. . ^ .. r, . . ?V ? V , *; . ' & J, , ? X. " ' ' ^ '" ' ' ' ' ^ ^ ^ ^ 'S- ' ' __ _ DBVOTBD TO WTBaATURl, THg ABTS, SGISNGI, AGRICULTURE, H3WS, POLITICS, & ., ?J. TERMS ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM,] U*jCt *l into tho Hearts of your Children that tho Iiiborty of the Press is the Palladium of all your Rights."?Junius ' [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE VOLUME 3?SO. 13. ABBEVILLE C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1855. WHOLE NUMBER lit. ,C v.*. ' ^'-- ' *>J?$ ????BWBBU??????1 MISCELLANY. Letter of Hon. P. Phillips, of Alabama, on the Religious Proscription of Catholics. Washington, July 4,1855. My Dear .Sir : I readily comply with .your request to give you my impressions of 'ilia 'u^t development of political events. Nothing appears to me more interesting to the country than the recent demonstrations of the "Know Nothings," at Philadelphia and Montgomery, against the Catholics. 7? their national platform they declare that "Christianity, by the constitutions of nearly all the States, by the decisions of the most eminent judicial authorities, and by the consent of the people of America, is considered an element o. our political system." The application of this is not very apparent. . But if it was intendcl to assert, as I presume it was, that in the Federal Constitution, which forms the bond of our Union, * ??. viiu j/v/iiin,iii ojnit;iii ui uiv: United Suites, there is any such element incorporated, either by expression or necessary implication, then I deny the truth of the proposition. There is nothing clearer than that in the formation of the Constitution it was intended emphatically to exclude all connection with any religious faith whatever. Separation of Church and State, eternal divorce between civil and ecclesiastical jurisdiction, were cardinal principles with the sages and patriots to whom not only we, but all mankind, arc indebted lor .this model of a republican government. No, my friend ; they possessed too much wisdom and practical good sense to be content with a mere feeble imitation of the existing nr<tor rif' tliinrrs ?lw? W. * yoil'ivn* evil fruits which the conjunction of political and religious power had everywhere produced, and in the discharge of the high duty entrusted to'-h'im?the highest thai man could he charged with?determined to profit by the example, and ^inaugurate a "political system," whose dominion should be exclusively confined to the political reluUOTib of ita constituents, acknowledging in the eye of the law the pi'iffot ccpiiditv of all "sects and faiths, and ieaving the whole subject of religion, and its requirements, to the dominion of that Higher Tribunal which alone can search the hearts and judge the motives of men. The constitution itself gives evidence of the solicitude felt upon this subject, and the debates which led to its adoption show the high tone of feeling that existed in the convention. "When Mr. Pinckney reported to that body his proVlQr\ HA WiliiHAno 1 . .w| i>K?u IIV vu^iuiia Luob surtii ever uu i?;quired as a qualification to any office or public trust under the authority of the United Suites," the only opposition he met with was from Mr. Sherman, who declared it as "unnecessary, the prevailing liberality being a suilicient guarantee against such a test." But notwithstanding the adoption of this emphatic declaration, so jealous were the people at that time of any governmental interference or connection with religion, that the first amendment to the constitution proposed and adopted was the additional guarantee that "Congress shall no law respecting an establishment of make religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." In those countries where Chistianitv avowedly forms a part of their political system, there also the laws define the particular form of faith to which the government attaches itself, and denounce the penalties for non-conformity. Let us once admit that u it? -i 1 ? mv >ui 1110 uu Ol OUT pOIlUCfll SV3tem," aud we should soon be called upon to submit our consciences to Congressional dictation. The argument would then be not too remote, that the Chistianity intended, was that professed by the great majority of the people at the formation and adoption of the constitution, and that this was not only a Christian but au anti-Catholic Government. It is in your remembrance that many years ago a large and respectable body of citizeus petitioned against Sunday mails. They evidently proceeded upon the idea that this was a Christian government and that the violation of the Christian Sabbath was a sacrilege the government* was bound r to put an end to. Congress rejected the petition, and their action was npproved by the country. Now, this approval could onS rest upon the denial of the proposition at. "Christianity was an element of our political system." But, my dear sir, whether rigbt"!o"r wrong on this head, it must bo evident that the aasortion of this principle in a political platform, preluded by a solemn "acknowledgment of that Almighty Being who rules over the universe, and presides oyerjiie councils of nations," \Vere a mer^solf-sanctification, intended to appeal t2> the religious feelings of the country, that th?y roighlf the pior^..easily be drawn, into the vprfc* >poHtfcal strife, and combined for V/h&t is declared to bo one of the^great object} of the *movement?^"resistance , to the aggtewve policy and ^jynptjng tendencies of t^ Roman Gatholfc. Church in do you not perceive how smoothly the in- I fcrenro is drawn that ? Pure Christianity requires tlie exclusion of Catholics from the < rights of citizenship I I know that upon a | niero quibble, it may be denied that this in- ] tcrcnce is justified: but the quotation means i this or nothing. Tlio circumsianccs which 1 surrounded this declaration havo written ' upon it its true scope and character. No great 1 change in government whs ever accomplish- 1 ed by the full development of its principles ! in the inception of the movement. Our own revolution reste-i for a period upon a redress of grievance.'.accompanied with an ! earnest protestation of continued loyalty to 1 the British Crown. The change now aiiv. M ed at 1'or excluding Catholics from their j share in the government of the country, 1 nice ail radical and nvoiimoiiarj movements, ' nnist be effected, if ilM'tod at all, by grud- ( ual stages of progrcv. wlii?*li inure us to tlie 1 journey, an ! accustom us to the road. Let ' those wlio inay be unwilling to admit that 1 my inference is ju>!, rcrid attentively the < i events which are transpiring around. The ' | sentiment of the lliiladelphia Convention ' i is repeated at every ysembly of the parly. ' Its echo at Moutgoiwry, in our State, pro- f claims "opposition to the election to office of every man who iwognizos the right of { any religious detioi: t? political pow- j < er, or the authority :: an higher law than j ' j the Constitution i- the United States."!' I Till* tc flrwvV?l Willi A Rtllirinlic lit. I ...V . ... " " ~l eiatnre, in which tic imagination of its ;iu- v thors lias been stiiualed into activity to,1 I portray the fancied horrors of cloister and ' ! cell, and describe i. Catholic priesthood as ' I clothed in the gamuts of every crime. In 1 | many parts of thv uiilry the pulpit is fid- 1 j initiating doctrinal essays to prove tlio j 1 j Catholic Church e rupt, and its adherents : j unlit depositories ? ti?e rights of citizen-' I ^iiip. If a Oaun? citizen, however capa- j i i ble and honest. I. appointed to political! ! position, a howl is.ar.i thotighout the land.! , .mid denunciation f lows the uppointmont. [ t What is tlnj^n?i:Tg of all this ? I cau- j . npt L?o deceived 5y any *v.frt phrase of j t ?po?fli." li?ariCtho lliinsy disguise of j . I \v(>i<ls, ;oid I l>?h? I ho iv'Wedjuifl hideou.iy , j truth : Religious .ntolcrance ! l'artv as- t si'inKi*^ ImvA tine* fli?.']?initinnc nf 1 political principle-j.ive been common in j c our practice ; nov.n ties have been formed;' oid ones havo betmodified; but when be- , fore in our liistorlias it been considered ^ necessary to an:;matize "tlie aggressive t policy and corru]>:g tendencies of the Ik>- j man Catholic cln!i ?" When before lias j it been found pror to introduce religion i r into our politic:organizations ? Wlien ; before was the fius for political office test- j j ed, not by the ho.ity or capability of the c candidate, buBsbyie religious faitb he pro- ^ fessed I Times l\> indeed changed, and ^ we have change-kith them. When tlie'j, venerable Carrolbok up tlie pen to affix j , bis name to the inortal "Declaration," no j c man cri<*d "Hohlyou are a Catholic." If j ; a new necessity s sprung up justifying aj j new law, then, lie, where does it exist,- L and in what foriJoes it appear ? Surely I ,, Protestantism h:iot become so weak as to ! ( require protectia'rom the arm of a polit-j ] ical party. H; ?g entertained no fears of! t the Pope of< Rui when in power, does it j ^ fear his domjnioin this country now thatt lie is dependenti foreign bayonets to pre-! t serve his dontini in Rome itself? It would | , ' lw? uniiiut try r/iCAlnl?n??c no i .. vague generality having no application ' t to any existing t|?the remedy for which ! was to b? found this new party organiza-' , i lion. What, ;;n, is their application ? ! ( l)o "the aggrtsse policy and corrupting!, tendencies of tl/Roman Catholic Church" i point to a oondion of things existing a- j. mong us in thebfruage of the Montgome- j ry resolutions, axnly of men "who recog-1, nize the right 0:1 religious denomination j t to political powt or the authority of any !, higher law tliaoiie constitution of the U-l( nited States! " \gainst whom is the law j t to be enforced ? It is vain to attempt dis- j, jnjise or prevarition. The alleged evil is!: | declared to exii^ere, and the new rule is I j lo find its jtiatuition in the religious faith jot' our Catliolk'tizens?citizens secured i? ' j their faith, fiotjly by tlie written stipula- t tions of our Fwal and Slate constitutions, r but, as with ua,y a solemn treaty stipula- t tion "that the :habitants of the ceded territory shall be ieorporatcd in the Union of the United and admitted as soon as i possible, aci|oi(ig to the principles of the Federal coOfctision, to the enjoyment of all the rights, ichtages, an(l immunities, of t citizens of tjlfctlnited States; and in tho t mean tiine-rslij be maintained, and pro- t Elected, in thoi>e enjoyment of their liber- \ ty, property a) the religion they profess." { Let these 'huejong bo answered, not by * irjere spcd^fay much leas in the spirit of -< captiousnew, it by the solemn acta and j declaration? ?the most authoritative h&-j \ sembly. WlQ before the grand council t or convenient Philadelphia the delegation j from Loutuao panted gUwir party credentials?w (legation composed of men whose tAeabilitv w*s pot' ques'^ned. i whose goS fth not suspected i $Pf < were spurfeefcortj tlie council, pt tSMUMot i litical duties. It was iu vain that the fact was recognized that the delegation contained hut one Catholic (Gayarre, the distinguished historian.) There was no virtue, nc party aflinitj', that could redeem their error, or "wash out the damned spot." In llie judgment of this tribunal, 110 one could Lie a "true Americau" and a Catholic ! Here, then, we have the new "American doctrine," explained hy the "true Americans" themselves, and a practical application and development of their ambiguous resolves. Odious ns all this appears, it must not bo. supposed that th;s party lias originated any new development of power: religious'inlolcrai je is as old as the history of man, In ?' .a country, where freedom and equality, linger the shadow of the law, walk hand in liand throughout the land. iiitt>Wmw? 1'<"C Jonnant in the breast, or, when excited inLo action, shrinks from the public eye. It is, however, fully entitled to tho "bad eminence" of being tho first in the history of :>ur country which lias dared openly to stimulate this feeling for political objects: thus n the name of Christianity itself, laying :he train to light the torch of religious persecution. If the leaders in this crusade were religious fanatics, we rrtight respect their sincerity, though we denounced their action. uui wuu are nicy f me \Y Ing and Deni>ciatic parties are said to have become cor upt. lint this new party, as you see, is reiy much controlled hy the scum which lie agitation of the old ones has thrown >IF. Look around, my dear sir, and inquire iow many of those leaders have been noted or their piety, or characterised bydevotionil feeling, who now Haunt their religious obes in the face of every passer-by. How ippropriately may they be described? 'With smooth dissirnnlotiou skilled to graeo, V devil's pttrpu.-.c, with un unguis face." I do not doubt the sincerity of the great nass of those who have been deluded into lie.se lodges. I believe the mass of all laities to lie honest; but I also believe that iiu great uicijuruy ui men iu<iutfrs lire lill? lulled by the hope of obtaining from a new which hoy despaired of receiving from the old mes. What faith can we have in the siuerily of the men, now so zealous in their .nti-Catholiu professions, who but a few nonlhs ago made the air redolent with heir cries against our present worthy Execitive, because the constitution of New lainpsh e excluded Catholics from olliee ? You perceive, I have treated the movenent of the "Know Nothings" as a direut .Hack upon the constitution iUulf, because . really regard the plea which acknowldges that the Catholics are to be excluded y voluntary associations bound by oaths. nit denies that any "legislative enactment'' s to bo resorted to for lliat purpose, as boleath criticism. Why, my dear sir, it' the xclusion be justifiable and necessary, should t not be engrafted upon our constitution ? f the people of these States should ever rc:eive this bastard "Americanism" as true epublicauism, what should prevent that >pinion from being organized into law ? Is aw in this country anything else but organized public opinion ? It is a weak and Miserable design, which seeks by indirecion, to effect the disfranchisement of a porion of our citizens, while it cowardly adnits that the law which denounces tlnsdisianehiscmont should be preserved unalered. I confess to you, my friend, that a few lionths ago 1 looked with feelings almost of lespair upon the downward course of our >olitical affairs. My confidence, however, s restored ; the South, always conservative, invito jviiiuus oi power, auu compurauvey free from those sudden excitements to .vliich the denser populations of the North ire subject, will vindicate the character vliich she has nobly earned. Virginia, the >ldest of the sisters, has led the way to trilrnph ; and Alabama, one of the youngest ind fairest, will come out of her impi-ndng struggle radiant in victor)', aud with garnents undefiled. Le.t, however, the result be what it may, f the present brings no thanks to you and >thcrs, who have 6tood by the principle of eligious equality and freedom, the future, he not distant future, will be yours. Yours, most truly, P. Phillips. jna . T?ca r\C ^ u >1 v? Jk. VIOJ KUj iAllbVi yi AVU^I.IM;! J Mobile, Ala. Swearing.?The California Christian Advocate saya: "An intelligent lady of our icquaintance, whose little boy was beginning o swear, anxious to express to her child her lorror of profanity, hit upon the novel process of washing out his mouth with soapuds whenever he swore. It was an effectual :'jr<. The boy understood his mother's rifce of the corruption of an oath, which, witn the taste of the suds, produced tjie deiired result." The practice, if universally idopted, would raise the price of soap. A colored woman, in a Sabbath School iV'Louisville, (Ky.,) promised to give ten iollairs when the collection for the Bible Society should be taken up in her ohurch, 3he waft tQld that it micht be in; Dart dav< ment to constitute h?r gThfe the Sooiety. BboOW not M?m ?njopo^ for that, but saw, aI wili bft a lift 'gtTer jjl^a^iw WkM % ?&i&-i'. ... iV. Not Ashamed of Ridicule. I ?V?all never forget u lesson which I received when quite a young lad, at an Acadi emy in the 13 . Among niy 6chool fellovs were Ilartly and Jemson. They | i were^somewhat older than myself, and tiiej j latter I looked upon as a soft of .vP-'/i; in ' . I tilii't.v s <"?f nr>ir.'fin a; ?r^ll ?u IT., i J.... . ? ??v? VII MO Ul SJ/VI ! 11U 1 was not at heart malicious, but lie bad a foolish r.mbitiouof being thought witty and smc&stic, Mid lie made himself feared by a besetting liabit of turning things into r;'' ! cule, so tiiut he seemed eontiuually on j look out for matter of derision. 'Uwtly was a new scholar, and little was ,: knov.n of him among the boys. One morn,' ing io *..e were on our way to school he was seen driving a cow along the road towards i a neighboring field. A group of boys, among whom \\;aa Jemson, met him as he . was passing. The opportuniy was one Dot to be lost by Jemsou. "Llelloa 1" he exclaimed ! "what's the price of milk? I say Jonathan, what do you fodder on ? What will you take lor all the gold on her horns? 13oys if you want to see tho latest Paris St vie. look nt tlinai* Jiimtv.'" lls.rtlv, waving his hand at us with a ple:M*ut smile, and driving the cow to the iielJ, took down the bars of a rail fence, saw I er safely in the enclosure, and then, putting lip the bars, came and entered the schoc! with the rest of us. After school in the ? ternoon he let out the cow, and drove her i/T, none of us knew where. And eveiy day ) >r two or three weeks, he weut through the r .me t;isk. 1::2 hoys of B Academy were nearl all the sons of wealthy parents, and soinejif theni, among whom was Jemson, were* dunces enough to look down with a sort of disdain upon a scholar who had to drive co.w. The sneers and jeers of Jemsom v.ere accordingly often awarded. He . once, on a plea that he did not like the odor of the ba^, refused to sit uext to i llartiy. Occasionally he would inquire after the cow's health, pronouncing the word "ko-*. y" after the manner of some of the j country people. * admirable good nature did Hortly ! bear all these siiiv siftemnts to \?onmi nmi i annoy him. I do not remember' that ho was even once betrayed into a look or word of angry retaliation. "I suppose, Harllv," said Jettison, one day, "I suppose your daddy means to make a milk-man of you." "Why not?" asked Hartly. "O nothing; only j don't leave much water in the cons after | you rinse them?that's all!" The boys all ' j laughed, and Hartly, not in the least morti- 1 j fied, replied, "Never fear ; if I ever should | rise to l>e a milk Mnn I'll give good mcav | lire and good milk." J The day after this conversation there was i a public exhibition, at which a number of j ladies s;nd gentlemen fiom neighboring j cities were present. Prizes were awarded by the principal of our academy, and both i iJitrlly and Jemson received a creditable i number; for, in respect to scholarship, these j two were about equal. Alter the ceremony j of distribution, the principal remarked that 1 there was one prize, consisting of 9 gold , medal, which was rarely awarded, not bo much on account of its great cost, as because the instances were rare which rendered its bestowal proper. It was tho prize for heroism. The last boy who received one was young Manners, who three years ago rescued the blind girl from drowning. Tho principal then said that, with tho permission of the company, he would relate i a short story. "Not long since, some schol| ars were flying a kite in the street, just as i a poor boy on horseback rode by on his 1 ivnv tr? Him mill Tlirt ImisjA ..... ? ....... and threw the boy, injuring liiru so badly 1 that ho was carried home, and confincd i some weeks to his bed. Of the scholars Who had unintentionally caused the disaster, none followed to learn the fate of the wounded boy. There was one scholar however, .who had witnessed the accident from the c^tance, who not only weut to muke inquiries, but stayed to render services. "This sch'dlar Boon learned that the wounded boy was tbe;grand-sone of a poor widow, whose solo means o^ support consisted in j , selling the milk of a fine cow of which sliCj was the owner. Alas! what could Bbe now, 1 do ? She was old and lame, and her (/rand-' > n son on whom she depended to ctyive the cow to the pasture, was now on lm back, helpless. "Never mind, good woman," said the scholar, M1 can drive your cow !" With blessings mid thanks the old woman accepted the offer. "But his kindness did not stop here. Money was waited to get articles from the apothecary. "I bav6 money that ray mother sent me to buy a pair of boota with; but 1 can do without them for a while." "0, no," said the old woman ; "I can't COnfiP.nt In flint. ! hut lipm in n nnir r\f pnu/KirJa boots that I bought for Henry, who can't wear them. If you would only buy these, giving us what they cost, we should get along nicely." ^The scholar bought the^boots, clumsy aatfiey were, and has worn them up to this time. * . "Well, when it wu discoverd bv other boys of our Academy that our scholar Iras in the habit ot driving*cow, be was assail ?d every day with Uughler and ridicule. and wearing the thick boots, contented in tlie thought that he was doing right; caring not for nil the jeers and sneer3 that could be utteied. He never undertook to : explain why he drove a cow; fur hew*; not incliise'i to make n v?"-"rcf cimib:bic motives, nr.d fuitlieunore, in his heart he had no sympathy with the false pride that could look with ridicule on any useful employment. It was by mere accident that his course of kindness and self-denial was yesterday discovered by his teacher. "And now, ladies nnd gentlemen, I np peai to you was there not true heroism >n this boy's conduct ? Nay, Master Hr.rtiy, do not slink out of sight behind the blackboard ! You are not afraid of ridicule, you must not be afraid of praise*. Corao forth, come forth, Master Edward James Hartly, and let us se "your houest face !" As Heartly, with blushing cheeks, made his appearance, what a round of applause, in which the whole company joined, "poke the general approbation of his conduct! The ladies stood upon benches and waved their handkerchiefs. The old men wiped the gathering moisture from the corners of their eyes, and clapped their hands.' Those clumsy boots on Hartly's feet seemed a prouder ornament than a crown would have been on bis head. The medal was utaiuvnju un iiiuj ;uuiu general accimnfclion. Let me tell a good thing of Jeoisun, before 1 conclude. He was heartily ashamed for his ill-natured raillery, and, after we were dismissed, he went with tears of manly self-iebuke in his eyes, and tendered his hand to Hardy, making a handsome apologv for bis past ill manners. "Think no more of it, old fellow," said Ilartly, with delightful cordiality; "let us all go and have a 1 amble in tho woods before we brake up for vacation." Tho boys, one and all, followed Jettison's example; and then we $gt forth,' with huzzas into the woods. What a happy day it was!?Ch. Witness. n uai vunsuiuiei mcneu. "To be rich," says Mr. Marey, our worthy Secretary of State, "requires only a satisfactory condition of the mind. One man .nay in: aiui Ki|u a uu.'cvl dc-'.!~rs, v>h'!j another in the possession of millions may think himself poor: and as the necessities of life are eujoyed by each, it is evident the man who is the best satisfied with his possesions, is the richer." To illustrate this idea, Mr. Marcy related Hie following anecdote : "While I was G&vernor of the State of New York," said he, "I was called upon one morning at my office by a rough specimen of a backwoodsman who stalked in and commenced conversation by inquiring *'if this was Mr. Marcy 3" I replied that that was my name. "Bill Marcy I " said he. I nedded assent. "Used to livo in Southport,din't ye? " I answered in the affirmative, and begau to feel a little curious to know who my visitor was and what be was driving at. "That's what I told 'em," cried the backwoodsman, bringing his band down on bis thigh with tremendous force; "I told'em you was the same old Bill Marcy who used to live in Southport, but they wouldn't believe it, and I promised the next time I came to Albany to come and seo you and find out for sartin. Why, don't you know rne Bill." I didn't exactly like to ignore bis acquaintance altogether, but for the life of me I couldn't recollect ever having seen him before, and so I replied that he had a familiar countenance, but that I was not able to call him by name. "My name is Jack Smith," answered the backwoodsman, "and we used to go to school together thirty years ago in the little red schoolhouse in old Southport. Well, umes Das changed since then, ana you have become a great man and got rich I suppose !" I shook my head and was going to contradict that impression, when he broke in : "Oh, yes, you are; I know you are rich; no use denying it. You was Controller for ?for a long time, and the next we heard of i you, were Governor. You must have made J a heap of money, and I am glad of it, ghid . to see you getting along , bo smart. You| was always a smart lad at school, and I knew you would come to Something." I thanked him for bis good wishes and opinion, but told him that political life did not pay so well as he imagined. "I suppose." said I. "fortune lias smiled un^n vou since you left Southport ? " ' . "Oh, yes," said he ; "I hain't got nothing to complain of; I must say I've got alpng right smart. You see, shortly after you left Southport, our whole family moved up inti Vermont, and put right into the woods, and I reckon our family cut down more trees and cleared more land than any other in the whole State." a&JL. "And so you have made ^gii^&thiog of it. How much do you cd^sider youraelf worth.?" I asked, feeling * little curious to know what he ooosiuered a fortune, as be seemed to be so well satisfied with Jus. "Well," he replied, *1 donVShow exactly how. muoh 1 am worth; but I think {straightening himself up) if all my debts ware paid I should be worth three hundred dollars clean cash." Andfho was rich; for b? w?s satisfied.^ ^ . . I." V' '| f. OoStantoOTnl I 11 11 - . VV A Good Old One. Subjoin we one of the best stories on re- u cord. A little old, we grant, but theito ui .- -'// rich humor all through it. Many of our readers will not hav$ it v-f-? . Hera ' ' j it is : Dr. Mackenzie tells us with great good humor an anecdote in the New York Union ! which we before heard verbally related, /- . It is all about a certain lady Mid die ton, who, contrary to the most anxious wish, Was unblessed with any children. After an absence of several years with her liege lord in England, she returned with him tp reside for a time on one of their Irish estates. I As the carriage drove up to the mansion, she noticed several fine looking children about, and having learned that their mother . was the wife of the gate porter, she determined to interrogate her, relative to the _ f I i? viuuse ui ocr lucunuity; sne, therefore, next clay mado her way to the porter's lodge, and commenced her inquiries. "Whose children are these my good old woman ? " "All my own, good lady." "What, three infants of the same age?" ' Yes, my lady, I had three the last time." "How long are you married ?" "Three years, your ladyship." "And how many children have you-?" ' Seven, my lady." At last came the question of questions? how she came to have the children? The poor woman not well knowing what this catechism meant, and uot well knowing how to wrap up in delicate words her idea . of cause and etfect, blushed and crrew con fused, and at last, for waut of something butler to say, replied : "I think it must be ~ . the potatoes, my lady." This unfolded a theory of population quite new to Lady Middleton, who eagerly demanded, "the potatoes! Do you eat _ * - much of them f" l'Oh, yes, lady, very seldom we have" bread, and so take potatoes all the year round." Greatly Agitated with her new information, ihe lady further asked : "And wheredo you get your potatoes ?" "We grow uicm iu our little garden, sure Pat tills it?" "Well," said Lady Middleton, "Bend me up a cart load of these potatoes, and tlis Stewart shall pay you well for them." Shortly after her ladvship rose to leave tlio iimicD nmi i?5 i-a - ? i? - ?wv UVH>}?| UIIU 1I1UCCU 1IUU ICit llj Wliea (QO ' V mntron ran ufter her, and, blushing as she , * put the question, asked: "Ah, then my lady, is it to have children that you want the load of potatoes ? " It was the lady's turn to blush m ah? confessed that it was. ' Because I'm thinkin" my lady, in that case Pat had better take tho potatoes to you himself." Draining by Wells. We find the following on thU sudject in the Country Gentleman : Messrs. Editors: You wish to know if land can be drained by wells." Ihave made one experiment only, and that was entirely sucsessful. I owned a piece of laud on which there was n basin of about' t^hree-foui lhs of an acre, which received the surplus water of at least ton acres. It would sometimes be from two to three feet deep in the centre. The water stood in tho basin at least eight mouths in a year, and the basin was full, every hard rain, the other four months. On the 3d of August "? 1845, I dug a well nine feet deep in the centre of the basin, and came to living mn ter, which rose very rapidly, so much so,. that I expected to see it run over the topin a short time. I think the water rose two feet in ten minutes and then stopped arid re- & maitied at that depth until a heavy raio-of three days. T then went to look at the well, expectingto find it full and running over; buttomy . $ utter astonishment, there was not more than- two and a half feet in the well. It had rZ risen about four feet during the storey 1 should judge, by the marls on the side of the well. There must have been a great quantity of water run into the-'ifall, as at . least ten acres discharged its surplus water * into it, and the rain fell in torrents during three days. I then dug four open draina leading into the well, and the land has< been sufficiently dry for wheat, corn, oatS^^, qr grass ever since. It has been in graa?;'for*the last 12 years, and has borne a heavy?,' r?rnn of first rAta hnr. I should advise, in all instances, (o diff; until you come to living water, and ?bea v ^ the water will pass off in the vfisenrl*' df . % the earth. I have not the least \ but almost any 6pring can be dfaiofljftffi:' digging a well at a little diat^j^and a leading the water into it. * :A that I filled the well full o^itone?, ^inlno|^i . h* it would be ojfeaper to d&?iMW Uuw; to stone it and keep fojafcwrd, Jf# boal^. fail to carry off the qj>ter> _ ; . ' > 1 % GreIt YiBLD-^eVrn that on a field V of seyen aoiWj<^?* ? - Sweodisb Iron Works, rn W baibda of fine whea^^feiSjtx-' rained th& pnseabt season, bein'gSt Strata of 5.2 1-2 budicft to the*aofe^M3B^ri#6inr?d *HU 800 lbc? *' \\\ n f flffi