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"We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Liberties, and if aamust fall, we will Prialh aidst the Ruine." VOLUMHEVI. VAMW *or *oa' PO v3 EDGEFIELD ADVERTISEB BY W. F. DURISOE, PROPRIETOR. TERM31S. Three Dollars per annum, if paid in advance-Three Dollars and Fifty Cents if not paid before the expiration of Six Months front the date of Subscription indFour Dollars if not paid within twelve Mont hs. Subscribers out of the State are required to pay in advance. No subscription received for less than one year, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid. except at the op tion of the Publisher. All subscriptions will be continued un 16ss otherwise ordered before the expira tion of the year. Any person procuring five Subscribers and becoming responsible for the same, sball receive the sixth copy gratis. Advertisements conspicuously inserted at 624 cents per square, (12 lines, or less,) for the first insertion, and 43J ets. for each continuance. Those published monthly, or quarterly will be charged 81 per square for each insertion. Advertisements not having the number of insertions mnrked on them, will be continued until ordered out, and charged accordingly. All comnTunications addressed to the Editor, post paid, will be promptly aud strictly attended to. Fei.leIE RS' REG1iSTER. OC NIll l'l NS of the Farmers' Register. for the Ninth Volvumne, to be commen ced January. 1841. Article 1. The Farmet's Register is pb: lished in monthly nmbers. of 64 large octavo pages eact, at $5 a year, payable in adcancc. [See also Premnins." below.] It is now also issued (and 4consistiig of niearly the same matter,) weekly. itn a single sheet of 16 pages octavo. Price ana.! conditions the saume for both fortms of putblicationl. I[.-All mail paymentts must be paid in bank notes. or checks, of par value in Virginiia-or otherwise of a city bank of the State in which the subscriber resides:* and all letters to the publishaer. (except such as contain articles for publication,) must be t ost paid; and the publisher asstunes the risk of loss by mail-car riage ofall letters and remittances conforming to the foregoing conditions, and which have been praycrly committucd to the mail, or to the hands of a postnastcr.t II1.-If a sttbscription is not directed to be discontinued before the first numberof the next volume has been published, it"vill be taken as a continuance for another year. Subscrip tious must commence wit thc beginning of some-one volume, and will not be taken for -less than a Year's publication. red as soon as the first number of the volume is issued ; and after that time, no discoiatnit ance of a subscription will he permitted. Nor will a subscription be discontinued for any earlier notice, whilsrany thing thereon remains due. unless at the option of the editor. Premiums in cxtra copies, offered in considera tion of either adcanced or early paynents.-1st. To every subscriber who shall pay for vol. 9. strictly according to the above condition:A (iin Articies 1. and II.) helore .Iatary 31st. (when No. 1. will be issued.) an extra copy of the same shall be sent; or itimead, if preferred by him and so ordered, a copy of either vol. 7 or vol. 8. It like manner. and at tle same rate of deduction, any one person may obtain any number of copies to stipply others. 2d To every subs-riber. not thus paving in advance of the publication, ht who shall do s41, atnd in all other respiectscomply with thleah I. conditiones before June 30th. an extm vopy rt either vol. 7 or vol. 8 shall be sent ; awl the sane to every new su bscriber. payingaas aotive required (in Art. I. and 11.) at the time of his subscrtption being ordered. 3d. Every subscriber who has received all the back volmnes ofthe Farmers' Register and who may lie entitled by his paymtent toeither ofthte two foregoineg premoiums. itnstead of thtemt mnay. at his chaoice, and by his direction, be credited for rol. 10. to be issuted in 184:2. Remaarks.-Any extra copy, senat as above staeted. will be dtir~cte'd otaly to the namern of the inadividtad etitled tee it as a pretminm:n tbut sent to any .ost-otlice. thaat mtay be desired. Th'le sending~ of every snaeh extra copy~ will cease witth thae voluttae, butt the like ;arranagceents may b.e re ewed,. and simailar advatages oh. tatinted bya at suabscribers htereafter, upon~t thte renaewel perftorancuaae if like conaditionts. d. No Agents. or geneeral collectors.amre em-i ptoyed for thee Farmeers' Register. Iatt anty seauscrib,-er. :,o-amaaster. emr other person may oblawu for his eewne profita the ha rge alloawances offered ta thec foregoings tremeiams. by paruenr ing thme baenefits to thte puabectationa fir whaicha a premiumas are ofiered. The Weekly Farmners Register is paaldishaedl every Saturday Mloranmr. Ont the Casht ss tern, the paymnent of five dlollars (free of aeosta'e discountt, or other deduaction. tnade inaa Ionce or at thae time of subscription,)w'ill entitle aeny subscriber to two caopies. oa to two aditlierenat volunmes of'the Farmers' Rteisaer. eithear ma that~ or the moanthly foram of ptublication. S'ee leer particulars rte statemernt of "tpremiaaums." 'int connaexiaon wvith the genteral conditions of puli cationa for 1841. *It will he0 againa required (as formerly.) thaat matil paymnents shall- he made itt thme notes ear chaeks of specic-paying banks, shtotuld tiny sucha banks be in operation in the states whlicha stab. scribers stevetally reside. Until then, thte pub lisher, like all othter creditora, and laborers at fixed prices, must subamit, as now, to be de fratnded by the operation of thae neenspecie-pay ing banking system. of the difference in value between the best of such bank paper antd specie. tee A postmaster may enclose money in a letter to thec puablisher of a newspaper, to pay the subscription of a third pesn nd fratak thne letter, at written by himself. (Signcd) Amnos Kendall, Postmaster General." ED MUN D I!UFFIN. Petersburg. Va., Oct. 31, 1840. Feb. 18, 1841. 3 The Subscriber W IS HING to change the order oef his busi ness, is desirous of disposing of his pre sent Stock, and will sell it entire, rat a sauitablde redauction fromn cost. atad on accommodatinag teratas oferedit, or at Rectai! rery lto for Cash. C. A. DOWD. Ma...r ch Irt 7 PROSPECTUS OF TIE New Genesee Farmer, AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. Edited by J. J. TuoitAS. and M. B. BATF.RAM. Assisted by DAVID THOMAS and Others. BATEHAM & CHostAN, Proprietors, Roches ter. N. Y. Volume 2d, for 1841, 16 pages Monthly, with Cuts. The Chen pest Aaricultural Paper in the Union. Tj:ivos-Oiily 50 cents a year, (in advance.) Seven colies, for $3;~twelves copies for $5; twenty-tive copies for $10; to Post Has ters and other Agents, who scud money free of postage. "The New Genesee Farmer," has passed through the first year of its publication witit rerv flattering succe.,s. notwithstaiding the op osing influences which it has had to encoun oer: and while the publishers express their rratitude for thte assistance and suppoit they ave thus far received. they would now with -enewed confidence, appeal to the frincids of Xbriculture for aid in hehalf of the Second Volume. The successful re-establishmient of he G INESEE FARM ERt in its owin Notice Soil, and at its economical price, is a source of nuch gratification to the friends of ittprove nent in Western New York ; and the pub ishers flatter themselves that their ef'orts are tot tinappreciated, and will not iong lie unre varded. It is now-fairly proved that the " New Gene. (ee Farmer" cain be sustained. at a price which >aces it withiin the reach of all; and the rej)u ation which it has already obtained for talent ed usefulness. will not snilfer by a comparison vith any paiper of the Lind inthe Union. Every niecessive Nnmer that has been issuied, has hown an increase of talent atd additional cor espniidetis. De;id-s containin the most sefiul and spirited articles selected from other gricnltnral publications, the New Genesee armer lts received during the pet year ori inal ontribtions from more than SEVi NTY VillThlS, most o' whom are well known IHACTICAL FAR3i EiS. This correspoi eneme will contilme to increase, and, with onr ible editorial assistaice, we can confideintlv ssire the readers if the paper, that it will cn inne to increase in interest and usefulness, in roportion as it becomes better known and nore generally circulated. The proprietors are determined to sparc no ensonable pats or expense in making the qew Genesee Farmer worthy of a liberal sup ort. Several important improventents will me made in the next Volume; among which ire the following:-Ench number will contain teins of English and other news, particuharly elatiig to the crops and the markets; such as uay be ofservice to farmers in marketing their irodiuce. The paper will be of fine quality .id with a hantdsome engraved heading, which is in a state of reparatton the arne witl be ititi regtilAy on t6 trsof each to nth. and mailed with great despatch. A coittmetent atid careful clerk is employed to enter the names of subscribers. and keel the accounts, so that we hope to avoid all inaccu racies or camie of complaints. The aim and object of the New Genr-see Farmer, is to please and benefit all of its rea ders, and advatnce the interests of Agiculture and H orticulture-the best interests of coiniu ity. Many of its preseni readers have ex pressetd the high deree of satisfaction they have derived fromni its pages; and we hope all of them tire so well pleased with it that they -ill not only renew their own slicriptioiis promptly, but induce their neighbors to sub scribe ALSO. There are thouisanids of farmers to be fond. who have inever seen the- New Geniesee Irarmir: aiid if it was shown them, and its character explaited, they would readily .ntk.cribe. We conceive this to be a DUTY which the readers of the paper owe to their .igtihbors, and to their contry, as well as to is. Lit this dity lie done promiptly. and our men.'its of IuIefuliss will he greatly extended. am the saitntarv influence of tihe paper will soon hI umiftst thrmighoutnt the Agricltiral Ihe friids of Agricultural Societies shouhil ~e(pecilly enicoiurage this paper: fori. iltess trmeir- nc~w tn mtheli .suject, aid zet their minds iontrested itn their paleswiitt, thtey will tit act eflicinly fior it- advmo-eiment. Tint Societies toried tast ieir in WVetrn New York, titd their titie ei bitiions. hav~e ailready givetn a tew iiipulst.e in thet cat,se i this seimin of counuttry: mand it u-i<ttofidenttly expected thmt mutich moire It will readily he en thatt the patper canntot he sii-taiined :t this low pricte. withoutt a vryi ~iree *-eicrtin list : and as it will tnt affoird we mousi rely or thei vinn~ttarv eliforts ot' the fiieds of the cinie, tio obtaitn ihsribers. TO( P' ISi .lt 3A ST.l(I especiailly. we are already trealy inidebte'd. aund we re1petfmully solicit a continuancie of their piatrilitic assi-tantce. Post Al aste rs have a right mto riemit tiotney ft omi subset ihers to pubhlirsheus of piapers fi-e, of Postage. So that sumbscribers htave, only to haiti themt their nameis. with the mtotny, and reqnest theta to forward the samte Agents antd Post Mlasters tire particularly re qiesed tio informn us. as etarly tas possible, what otnher of ptapers are likely to be wanted at their oflices, so that we nity calentate how large an :uhlitiont will be required. No-i-:t.-All patpers ourdered, are charged to lthe ptersons orde'ring thern ; and the mnotey re eved is pilamed! to their credit. All subscrip ions are d~iIierntiud ut the end of the o;ear, nnt less p:tidi for a loniger mime, in advanice. No nhtisenptions5 received for less than one yter. Cmteitit. sets of baick nmtber's cta still be urnsheid. BATVEII.AM &. CROSMfAN, Feb. 3, 1H41. Rochester, N. Y. State of South Car'olinia. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. UAMlES W. W~A UG1l, of this District. liv *Jingi three miles south of Liberty Hlill, Tolls before mie a enmall Black Mt are hl tile, with the alt eye omut, the other snpposed tiot to lie gooid, large scar on the rutmp, ablotut fifteen years ld. A ppraised at tea dollars. A. T. TRAYLOR, j. P. Jatn. 20. 1841. tf 51 Linisey Woolsey. FOR Sale at the Vaucluise Factory, a few butles of heavy and Superior Linidsey, for Negro Clothing, manntfacturied of excellent lnmestic wool. Nv.2 184n0tr 40 .iPltscellaneous. ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE. "Married on Tuesday, by the Rev. Wm Ash, Thomas Mowitt to Charlotte Conroy both oft his city." The above marriage was consumma ted in this city on last TueTday week, and thereby hangs a tale which may be worth the attention of the lovers of the marvel lous. Mr. Mowilt is a respettable bost shoemaker, who keeps several men em ployed, and among the rest was one nam ed Joln Pelsing, who had ingratiated him self so much in his favor by his faithful ness, industry and sobriety, that he took him in partnership about three years since, and had no cause to regret his kindness. From that period Mr. Mowitt and Mr. Pel sing were constant friends and companions, and hoarded in the same house until about 12 mont Its since, when one day they were subponed fora coroner's inquest, which was about to he held on the body of a-man that had been taken out of Maiden Lane dock. The deceased had all the appear ance of having been a regular dock loafer, and it was the opinion of all present 'that he had fallen into the slip while in a state of intoxication; but the verdict-which was given in a few minutes-was merely 'found drowned." The jury being dismissed, Mr. M. tur ned round io look for his friend and fellow juror, who had been at his side till that moment, ht he was gone; and he thought he saw him runnitg at almost full speed up Maiden Lane. This struck him as he' ing curious; and it also reminded him of another curious fact, (at least curious as taken in connection with his sudden flight) namely. that when Mr. Pelsing had Srst clance'd at the face of the corpse. he star ted, and turned deadly palir. Mr. M. then proceeded itt his boartding house, and thence io his store, to look for his partner, but he was to lie found at neither; nor did he re turn that night; northe next; nor the next' and iwo tnrutlis passed away without bringing any intelligence of him, during which time Mr. Mowitt had fully made up his mind that there was some mysterious connectiion between his friend and the man that was found drowned. and that in conse quence thereof, M r. Pelsing had in all prob ability made away with Hme-If. Well. so matters r day in last June. whi Mowitt's store, and - ke:. She was told the partieL. "And hasn'at.hebeen here not. assure You, answerd Mr. Mowiit. "But I am jh4Mwe said the lady. ''What proof have you of it," inquired ihe shoemaker. "The best in the world," replied the straneer, "for I am here, and I and Mi. Pelsing are one and the same person." And strange as it may appear, such was. the actual fact. Well, the question then was, whether Mr. Pelsini was a' gentleman or a lady, and it turned out that she was a lady, and more than that, her name wasn't John Pelsing at all, but Charlotte Conroy, and furthermore, that she was the widow of th< man that had been found drowned. She then statedi that her husband, who was a shoemaker in Philadelphia, ard to whom she had beet married for about 2 years, had ireated her very badly, the consequence of which was that she picked tip his trade by stealh, and when she thought she was sifficieitly perfect, equipped herself in men's clothes, and ran ofi'uo this city to be more -afelv out of the reach of her lord and mast er. fIere, as we have seit, she got into ste citpluoyment antd rematined in the coidence oft iMr. M~owitt unttil the time of the coronier's inquest imnmedliately afuet whlich she proceeded to Philadelphia where she learned that her husband. (who had become a wandieritig loafer) had, or the hint ofsotme frientd, set out for New York abiout a week b'efore, to look for her; hut where, instead of an injured wife, bc fountd a watery grave. The upshot ofthis romantic al~air wtas, that Mr Mowitt requtested Mrs. C. in mnake his house her hotme; that after~ a whtile hes routnd that he likeud her yet bett a;s Mrs. C. ithan as Mr. Pelsing; that by virtuie thereof, lie proposed a renewal 01 their terms of partnership, which was ac epe;and that ott last Tuesday weelk Mr. Nowirt atnd the late Mr. John Pelsing became husbiand and wife., T~his is the irst instance, wve believe, orn record wherein au wife performed the ollice of a coroner's juryman art the body of he, owtt husband, or wherein a young mar was married to his own tmaster. The Ia dy, by the wayvis very good looking, and still on the safe side of thirty. -N. Y. Sun dtay Nie. Wlhy don't he do it ?--When the Far mrer knows that a gate is better, and as time and labor saving fixture cheaper, shar a set of bars aud posts, and without callin; oni a carpenter, he cant make himself one WIhy, don't lhe do it ? WVhent he has no other fastenitngs so his gate, and barn doors, than a rock rolled agaitnst them, and in a single evening aftet supp~er' is able to make a better, WIhy don'i he dc it? A nd whetn he knows it's better, and more profitable to have good fences titan poor. Why don't ho do it ? Or if lhe thinks it will not qtuit cost t< make good fences, and only thinks so, ant this mere guess work, and by calling or Mr. Townsend, of East H aven, can ascer tain the facts in relation to it, Why don' he (10 it?. approved tures appertaiainig .to .arm buildin' 'the keeping and feeding ofr stock,'etd c. and can do so by calling on the a gentleman, Why don't he do it? Or wh sees the bonrds dropping from his .u and outbuilaings, and'like. heaps of ibish-ly in in piles about his premises,: need only nailing on agiin, Wh don8 it? - Or f h "afraitd of the expense of nails and is al icrging upon the inaxim-'of Doctor F"': in,. to "save the pence and the poun l take*care of themselves." and he k ahtthe same Doctor F radk lin also at -many met' are penny wise an afoolish," and he is'notcare' ful to thii the precept contained in the latter, on't he doit 1? It.is as' i go nearly half the manure of a-farmeg stock, by keeping them shut tip in ya instead of running at large through a' of the wvinier, Wrhy don't he do it. - If he k0 that many of his fields wotild be great proved by-ditching, and by. the f lare stumps and stones, Wy "do it ? Aid h. ie knows that his.pastnre would yi arly double the feed, and of a better q iy, if the bushes were all cu and suhd Why don't he do it 7 And ir- .a add fifty per cent. to-the product 0 clover fields, ned even his pastures, e use of Gypsum, IFhy don't he do it? If a f.a of ifty acres (as he'should have) use a gorn sheller, and one of the many im edfanning mills, and he has not alre tained both, Why don'the do it ? -And if i heaper, actually cheaper,4o htirn dry- d than green, and to use a stove inste of an open fire-place, Why don't hA. And fin Af every farmer is not a sub scriber ti6 ricultural paper, Why don't he do it er's Gazette. PISTe OioOTING EXTRA. No i( Ise and alarm. was created in one of wiipal hotels early yester-. day morii y the loud report of a pis tol in o6 passage ways of the third story thought that a suicide had heeni d, while others -i-. n - iii- th om !I i-., havinig ut) idea the pistel was loaded, took sig lit at the sable fellow and exclaimed " I say me iowl ofblacking, just straight en yourself like a man, stand still, and I'll ping ye as aisy as I'd kiss my hand." "Wy, wy, look heenh massa," said the darkey rollitig his eyes and consequently turning a pale blue, from fright-" Look heear, massa, don't you do dat-don't aim dat pistol dis way. Wha-wha-what for you shoot me ?" "Jist for a bit of devarshon, that's all. Be aisy I say, and I'll let a streak of blis sid daylight through that dark body of yours." No sooner said than done-Pat took deliberate aim, pulled the trigger, and oil went the pistol with a tremendous report. The ball-for it had a " blue pill" in it of a large size-just grazed the darkey's side and went smack through the door, but for tunately it did not happen to come in con tact with any "sure enough" fesh and blood. It is needless to say that the lIrish niati was worse frightened thtan any man in the party, and has since declared that he " will tiever tich one of the desateful things againi."-Picayune. A singulr Case.-A French papcr cal led the Audience contains a letter fronm a private corresponden~t, dated Gibraltar, the 28th Feb. whichi slates than ani opulent British merchaunt, named James Boxwell, long resident there, had been tried and con victed of' the murder of his daughter, on circumstaial evidence, and that on the way to execution the convict saw in the crowdl mtoher Englishman,- named Johna Keats, who had been extremely active in collecting evidence against him. The con vict expressed'a desite to die in peace with all mankind, .and to pardon this pcrsot, whom he had considered his greatest ene miy. When the convict reached the scaf fold, the executiotner waas preparing to ex ecute the sentetnce of the law, whetn a voice w~as heard in the crowd exclaiming " It is I that am guilty, and not the c n vict." This exclamration was madle by Johtn Keats. He confessed that it was lie who carried off James Boxwell's daughter ; that ha had cut off' her head during her sleep, and stolen one of her dresses, which he nid steeped in blood(1; andi that tihe gen erotis pardon granted to him by his victim had caused him to reflect on the etormity of his crime. The executioner iwit bdreiv the rope from the convict's neck, atnd the cap from his face, when it was discovered that he was dead from the effect- of terror. The attrocious John Keats was condultcted to prisoni amidst the execrations of thie po pulace, who wished to tear him to pieces. The following, from the Hart ford (Con.) Times, conveys some idea of fangily jars: An Incident.-When the Cabittet had made up the opinion that Mr. Hlolffonn, the member of Congress, should be uip pointed District Attorney for New York, they found themselves in sudden difficulty he had some time since promised thi place to Mr. Tallmadge. On enquiring it was round he was indeed fully commit ted, and that the obstacle could in no way be overcome but by inducing Tallmadge to withdraw. Mr. Webster, therefore, waited-upon the New York Senator, and infortmed him that the Cabinet were unan iinously ror another man-that any thing else which they could do should be readi ly done, &e. &c. - Stung with this last slight to the Conservatives. Mr. T. said he shonid not have that request twice made to him, and itmediately-wrote a note to the President that he waived all preten tions or claims. As he handed it to Mr. Webster, he remarked, -Youthave given me some credit fur *: heretofor- in political matters; to N.bi Mr. Webister said he haid gr:ft. vir. ;reat. " Well," continued 'P. -if I have ever been correet in any thing. it is in assuring you that, from every indication I have yet seen, I am couvInced that the present adminis'ration can never et thrntgh four years-nay. not two will pass over. before you will be in the minority-stch a' minority as no ad ministratiou was ever yet placed iu. Mr. Webster howed stiffly, and departed. Of the truth ofthis incident we have no doubt. SOUND MADE V[SIBLE. An English paper gives the following notice of an important discovery, which, Iftrue. would seem to surpass even that of Mr. Daguerre. It is, no less than a plan )f rendering the vibrations or soun'd per nanently visible. A most ingenious and valuable discove -y has just been made by Mr. Southworth - )f Cheethan street, Manchester, by means )f which an individual, nthough utnac luainted with the art ofwriting, is enabled o take down the speech even of the most rapid speaker, and, what is yet more sur prisine, itn such a way as to indicate the 7cculiar etm phasisecith which it may be de i7ered. As the inventor has not yet secu ed a patent, all that we are at present en - ibled to state is. that it hears -ome annilo y to photogenic drawing. It is well nuown in the latorr case that, when a sub innce properly prelpared is presented to )hjectS illumiinted by lite rays of the sun, a distinct and faithful impres 11, which is afterv'- . rendered - aTMR1 expeer to see soon the manc ime by which on turning a crank, a man's thoutghts may be takent down with wonder ful accuracy, without hiscoecurrence, and Itus paragraphs. items moral essays, and philosophical disquisition, to say nothing of a great variety of nonsensical specula tions, may be fabricated ad libitum.-Bos ton Mercantite Journal. "Under the law given by Moses, the creditor had no power over the liberty of the debtor. aind could only claim the price of his services. rhe special provisions of the Jewish law were that a debtor should not become a bond servant; that the credi tor should not imprison or treat with rigor or severity a debtor, under any circum sitnces; and that, whatever tnight he *the amount ofi the debtor's lia bilities, he should not lie compelled to devote nore than sev en years to their liquidation. At the end of the seven years' service he was released from his obligations, with a liberal allow ance of sheep, corn, wite and oter prop erty, at liberty to commnence life anew as atn independenit adlveturer. Among the L.acedamonians the custom of imprisoning for debt hatd nrever an exis tence. The intelligence of the people for bade the introdructin of a systett so full of injustice and absurdity. LucutliLus, finditng the disgraceful system in oper-ation among the hatrbarians of Asia, abolished it, anti decreed that the credlitor should enjoy thte fourth part ofthte pofits and revenue of the debltttr unttl his claims wvere satisfied. The Romatns under Cawsar, tnot only prevented thte imuprisonmaent *of debtors, under any cirtnstantces, butt appointed officers to pay the debts of the reputable bantkrupt from the pubtlic treasury. In all Slahommedan cottntries, imprison ment ftr debt is prohibited by religion, yet credit is nearly as untiversnl as with us. In Hlolbad to man is imtprisoned for debt longer than the creditor pays the cast of his tmaintennnce ; and in Eugland thte laws have been so anmetnded within a few years, thattithe liberty of the debtor can rarely be invad ed."-I'hil. Standard. Th'e following stoty, though almtosain. crediible, i fonl in thre English papers: There is -'ill livinc, at Stirling. a blind old becggnr kirown to atll the country ronad hv the toamer of I intd Alick,- who possess e's a meifmory ofrnbottlit mereditle strettgth. It wan observed with astonishment, that wvhcn he was a m-tn, aind obliged by7 the dleath of his parents, to gain a livelihood by begging through the streets of his na tive towtt f Stirlinig, he knewv thte whole of the Bible, both Old atnd New Testa menrts, by hteart! from which you may re peat atty paesnee, and he will tell you the chapter and verse, and ho will repeat to yon the.passage word for word. Not long since a gentleman, to p~uzzle him, read, with a slight verbal alteration, a verse of thte Bible. Alick hesitated a moment, and then told where it was to be found, but sid~ it had tnot been corre-etly delivered, he then gave it as it stood in the book, eorreCritng o slight error that hnerheen nurornnly intrn. rI ducec.-The gentleman then asked himr for the 90th verse in a chapter of Numbers. Alick was again puzzled for a moment;. but then said hastily, "You are fooling:' me, sir! there is no such verse. The chap ter has only eighty-nine verses." Several other experiments of the same sort were tried upon him,- with the same successt He has often been questioned the day af ter any particular sermon or speech; and his 4xamimers have invariably found that,,, had their patience allowed, Blind Alick would have given them the sermon or speech over again. Effects of State Debt upon Emigration.. Among all the other evils entailed upon sonte of the new States by the immense debts which they have so heedlessly con tracted,- is one which is just beginning to command attention, and whi6h cannot be otherwise than disastrous to the prospets of t hose Siates. The thousands of emi grants who are every year seeking new homes in the unsettled regious of the west,-' are beginning to hear the frightful sound of taxation.- They-are discovering the en cumbrances which will rest upon their' farms, and their "log cabins,"' If they pur chase in the States of Illinois or Indiana. They see that their title will not be alto ether free, but that tiiere is a heavy ground rent to be paid yearly by them and their: posterity, or els; that they will sufer the reproach of residing in dishonored and bankrupt States. The consequence will be that the troops of -settlers will turn to the right and the left to avoid those States, or will press on: beyond them, and' penetrate those wilds which are yet free, and over which the ill omened bird of a corrupt and inflated re' dit system of debt and taxation has nor yet spread her dreadful wingr. The had , IIted - States will thus find that all their splendid schemes of internal improvement, the glo ries of which have been chaunted in suck strains by the speculators, *111.not go oner half so far in wooing settlers upon their lands, as the harsh sounds of debt and tax ation will in driving them of. This shduld he a forcible example to the other new States to avoid the pit into which -their neighbors have fallen. When will the world learn all the miseries and mischie which flow,from debts, either public or pr vate.-Sun. - A singular Case.-A man in Lev s'towfr 4 supposed to have died from over eat and drinking, and from-awkwaidness - ..tting him in the coffn, whih had Ale - oor.a knoek life into him, for he immediately**,.. rose to enquire what they were about. He has refused to pay the funeral expenses, and the coffin maker and others lbave brought suit against him for their bills. This will he a new case hardly to be found in the books.-Pithburg Amer. "Indisputably, the firm believers in th Gospel have a great' Advedtage over an ot hers-for this simple reason, that if true, they will have their reward hereafter; and if there hie no hereafter, they can be but with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having had the assistance of an exalted hope through life,.'without subsequent diaap pointment-since out of nothing, can arise dot even sorrow." A Town for Shoes.-Tbe town of Stoughton, in Norfolk county. Alass., and only seventeen miles from Boston, is quite celebrated for the manufacture of boots and shoes. The Boston Times states that there are very few families in town who are not engaged in the business. The fe males as in the towtn of Lynn, noted for ladies' shoes,- perform much of' tihe labor. finishing entirely the upper part of the' boot. In the year1837 there were 174,900 pair of hoots, and 53,250 pairs of shoes ma nu factored in Slotughton-valued at S487,490. This speaks wvell for thae indus try in a town coniaibing Lnot more than' 2,000 inhabitants. Wrho is a Gentkman.-Coleridge in~ his "Table Talk," jthus describes a gentle. man :-.Whoever is open, generous andt true; wh~oever' is of humano and affable demneanor; whoever is honorable in him self. atnd candhid in his judgement of others andl~ requires no la w but his work to make and fulfil an engagement; such a man is' a gentleman and such aoman may be found' among the tillers of the earth." How to Instuc.-Pour in knowled ge' gently. Plato observed, that the minds of' children-were like bottles with very nar rowv mouths; if you attempted to fill thetw too rapidly,much knowledge wais wasted-,. little received; whereas, with a smal: stream, they were easily filled.. Those who would make young children prodigies att as wisely as they who would pour * pail of wvater into a pint measure. Cayenne Pepper Saw Dust.-T he St.. Louis Bulletin says: "A gentiman of this city brought us a bottle containing a quan tity of bay wood saw dust, which he hadi bought for Cayenne pepper. The dust i, so near the color of real Cayenne that the best of Judges would be deceived-. Te render the deception still more certain, a small sprinkling of Cayenne is fotund upon the top of the counterfeit. This heat. wooden nutmegs and wooden hama" al holler." "A person of slender hut correct under standing may produce more agreeable of. feet on others, than a perplexed and unpu rified gcnins."