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TO WORKING MEN. The following, from the pen of Amasa Walker, Esq. of Boston, should be read ad reflected upon by every working man in our country. When the banks are in full tide of oper atio, and create as much circulation as they please, the laborer is cheated out of a: least one day's work in every week. This is a heavy tax, but pay it he must, and hence the strong remark of Mr. Webster, made in Congress in 1832, is fully sustain ed by the facts in the case. He said, "-of all the conrivances for cheating the labor. ing classes of mankind, none have been =M.effectual, than that which deludes them with paper money. This is the most effeetal of inventions to fertilize tihe rich uman's field by the sweat of the poor man's brow!" The position is clear beyond all cavil, and it ought to be fully understood and op .r* ted by all those who work for their * rcg. They must learn to distinguish be lawee nominst and real wages. When I saywages to a-workman, (says Prufessor .ethake, in his priepiPles of political a enmowy.) what I reaUy pay him, that is, bis real wages, will he rightly estimated by the amount of the various necessaries and luxuries of life which I have enabled him to obtain, This is the true criterion but one that has been too much overlooked in iaes past. Now, going on this principle, bo6w is this position sustained by facts I Does the expansion of the currency rub the laborer? Let us examine. A man who in 1836 received for his la bor $150 per day, went to a Stare in Bus ton, on the 21st of Sept. 1836, to Purchase the following articles..viz: I bbl. dour, for which he gave $9 50 25 tbs, bro. Havana Sugar a9c. 2 2.5 10 gals. molasses, a4c. 4 20 1 bbl. clear Pork. 30 00 14 lbs. coffee, a12 1-2c. 1 75 Sslhe. rice, 1 25 30 lbs. butter, a22c. 6 60 20 lbs. cheese, al0c. 2 00 Amounting in the whole to 857 53 Upon maksng a ealculatiou he finds it requires forty-sx and a quarter day's work to.p ay for said bill of goods. In 1840, Sept. 1st, when his wages are reduced to $1 00 per day, he goes to the stare, and inquires the prices of tie same articles and finds they will cost as follows: 1. bl. flour. $5 50 25 lbs. B. H. Sugar, n)c. 200 10 gals. molasses. a27c. 2 70 1 bbl. clear pork. 17 00 34 lbs. coffee, al0c. 1 40 28 h.rice, 1 00 M lbs. butter, al6c. 4 80 2D ba. eheese, a8c. 1 60 836 o which he can easily reckon will cost him 36 day's work at one dollar per day, He pegaves, without the aid of much logic, that somehow or other he has saved i n dq'avyork in the purchase or these arti eles, and if he wilt go en further and in the prices of cloths, and nl the 'va articles wanted by himself and fami ly he win fiod there is, on an average, as duro.nese in his far, tbtn on the articles here enumerated. He dads out to a demonstration that in 1836 he had to work more than one-fifth part of the time for nothing; or perhaps, more correctly speaking, for the support of the paper money system. lle finds that one dollar tnow is as good as one dollar six ty cents in 1836. Another fact; being at Holliston the other day, 1 asked a work maniwhat he got a pair for making the common thick brogans, he replied 17 cents. What did -,ou get in 1836. '37 and 8 ' Twenty cents. said he. I then applied a calculation to the above- bill of merchan dise, and the following is the rest~it. At 20 cents per pair, he would have to snake 287 pars to pay for those goods; now to purce the same amount of the same articles now he will have to make but 213 pairs. tbus making a saving to himn of 74 pairs! or allowing he made 1500 pair per annm, making the saving of the making of 385 pairs in a year : that is to say. he will get as much property now by makim; 1114 pairs, as be would in 1836 by mna king 1500 pairs, showing quite conclusively that in 1836. he made 386 pairs of brogaus for nothing! ! ____ An Imdependent Demorat.-T he peo ple of Jefferson county. Indiana, which gave Barriaoa seven hundred majority, have juust elected Messrs. Bright and Lawrenrce, De mnocrats, to the Legislature. Mr. Lawrence Is a dray-driver. ad a good and true man, as the following letter will show : Mr. Editor. Now that the eleetion is over, and has resulted just as I desired it. a. far as regards myself. I feel it due to those friends who so zealously aided ins pro moting my election, to tender thems my beartfelt thanks for this public tnanifesta tion of their confidence-they may rest ats sered, nothing shall be left undone, on my pert, to p rove myself deserving a coninu ae of their good will. I unsderstand there isrldissatisfaction existing in the minds ofsome of the "staked and ridered ruffled shirted gentry" in Madison, because the people have seen proper to honor a draty mnan with a seatin the Legislature. These gentlemen should recollect that Roger Sher man wasa shoemaker; Governor Metcalf. of Kentucky, was a stone-mason; and Tomn Cet win, of Ohio, an ox-cart driver. ene remove below a dray driver. Look in - s the character of those men wose, and see -'what they have done and are now doing *r the country. References of this kind stkaiated me to try and "do likewise." Amoang my worst enemies in Madison, and .those thatihaze me and curse the people for giving me their suf'rages, is Lawyer Lyle and the immortal PostDfile Payne fami ly. I bold myself on a level with eiuher of these gentlemen; s nd so confident ass 3, that the sovereign people of Jefferson county held me abose them or either of them, that 1 now here throwv out the gauntlet to any one of them-to Lawyer Lyle particu. larl --for I know he has long had a politi. -l est ebing tar the Legislature. If fifty ci tiuieoo this county, that I will name, wil request me to resign. and the ruffle shirl ptypledge themselves to rust tin more than Lawyer Lyle or those painsful men bar is at you aian Ido notab tohb -,nstdered as igof gay politaia strength; yet, *ben I redect. that these min have-done nothuing since the election, but'parade tbq side walks of this city, abus ing me and those noble soldiers who sus tained me, I feel it a duty I owe to those I friends, my family and myself, to chal lenge them for a race. I am, follow.citizens. Your obedient servant. A. LAWRENCE. N. B. Draying still done on the shortest notice. Horrid Outrage.-Somo Texas tuaria ders lately crossed over the line and took forcible possession of a citizen in the pa rish of Caddo. After they had carricl him I into the territory of Texas, it was propo sed to bury him alive. With this inten tion, a grave was then dug-the unfortu unate mad being a witness to their move ments. He stood helpless, counting each shovel full of earth. ai the quick tertmian tion of his life, surrounded by a gang of de speradoes. ready to crush him beneath the clod, and from wlhose sentence, escape was death. Overpowered with the frightful fate biefore him, he hounded from his keep ern, and rushed into an adjacent thicket: but before his steps had teasured mav paces over the earth. a heavy volley (if musketry hou.ht him to the ground, and there lie lay a lifeles, corpe, a victim to the insec'raty of lour border proiectiotn. Ili body, after being cut fip, was hin ' upon the branchcs of thei- t, i-tahoring trees. there to meet the gaze of the ir;aveller. and tell him or a piower tint i,% tioting tf the bounds ofiaw, or of huma athority; but iike the low% hag bea,is of the wilder ness, would snap tne fragile cords of life. I if interest once stirred up the fatal ire of their wrath upon him %% hose voice dare rise against their iniquities. The deceased man, whose name was lonatright, had thus offended themn, lie had wit I olher of his te low citizens declared himself opetly, to be opposed too them, and as tmight Iave been expected in a country like ours, where from the sparseness frontier population, the I avenues to the wrath of handitti are wide open. the unfortunate man had to forfeit his life as a ransott for his alenlation to their authority. The citizens of our hor. der country have witnessed these men. un der the name of legulatots and Modern lors. committing in the territory of Texas some of the most harbarous cruelties of the 19th century. The country (in our border towards the 331 degre of latitttule, is the porincipal scene of action, and it is but a few years ago, [hatt tin American, who had shipped from New Orleans to one of their lown-, it large assortmtent ofgroceries and dry goods. was routed out, an(i his goods f.rciblv ; ken off by the gang. Nothing wis ever done laout it, and file act is now almost I forgotten. A while ago one if the c;.ap tains of the Regunthtor. and a man that %nas with him, na ,hat in a smnall village of the naiae of Lo.otn-port. The captain and the person n ith hia, haud nt) long been gone from tlie store vm here thvy h:il lcen makinga purch:te. when a dli-harge of mtsket was hearl by the itore!iecper, He rushed ot, andi soot discovered the two bodies lying on the gro-uud; there was no one near, andl he was ir-ft to onjecture lie cause af their alet-. Exa:ining minutely the place am itund, it was not lotig before he discovered on the earth, beneath two fallen trees. the impress of five or si% men;al it thtus appears ahat thes4e ammo tten had hee n shot dlownt withount gnarrel or fighat-nm ithout intimation, atnd with the most coan! determaination. 1(n view of their enormlithties wme cannoit wonder why float-a right, or any ot-r A mer ican citizen shoatld have ex pressed their dissaaisfaction, But we shall tiot seek argumtents to prove what the bhare facts em ince-; and we call upotn the friends 'of la thitan atnd the citi zens getnertally, to bring this act hieftre theira ::overnmenat, iand laei it claim their attentionu. Theic subject iS onte certitanly that tanght in dhemttad its haighest conasideation.-.Yatch-. itochecs Herald. Taliacco a ramrd3 for Airsenic.-A saountg lady~ ini Newm latmp-lhire fellI irntas the mtistake. sta aftet camt'nii tied. of eating a paortiona of atrsentic wmhich hadaa baeen pre pated fta: t he de'.true-liont of rats. Painft ul~ symptm sonldt inquiry; and he-r mits was reset, t ads i~cd a t %lhe 4a ihtald lie mtiade tai vomnit, as %peaedily as paossible, and~ as she lada always rel ai perfect Iloah ing for tahneraa tu e-very shape, it wats sup posd hahs wmould at oncite effect the purposc. Apipe was used, bait without producing any nausea. Shae next chiewedl ma large portion of strong tobtacco, and swatl loawed the jauice. ari that even withouit a sensation of disgust. A striang decoactiotn J wais thten naude aaf hot water, of whilcha slav dirank perraps half a pit. Still there wa-s neithterntausen or tdizzines, nor (lid it operate at all, eithiertas an emietic or cathar tic. The paaiinful sesaitions at hter atom ach, how'ever, subsided, anid she hegan to feel wnell. Ott the arrivalo pa lhystiia, an, etnetic tof blue vitrol was adtministered, and paraoducd onei opearation. One or two days after there was a dlischarge of dark greena color, apaproaching to black. No ill conequtenrces fthawed. A nother catse taccaurred in thte same palace a few yeatrs subscaquenat, in which arsenic was taken throuth mtistaike, lby a sick per ,on, and shte emp ahtloyed tobacco witha ;like stuccess. She, tm, ht ;ad :a Iways la at heda the article, baut alhe chuendca it atnd swiallowmead the saliva. withount praodaeinag sicknuess at the stomach. No emnetic wais naminister ed nor any other remtaedy. -Siliman's Journal Rtelrlioan.-Thte liiais of Rochtester, New York, have atloputd the morato, 'To tal A bstnence or nao Ilaiandsv." Sa it sents that there are ladies wmho consecct to make their toilets wvithoaut a glass. The Professions-It is calculated that there are ina the United States 1,4,012 Lawyers, 14,680 Clergymen, anid 10,322 Physicians: besides pemmi foggera. street preachers and quack.-N. Y. Mechanic. Is it so 7-"W1e have reason to believe," says the Netehes Free Trader, "from some advices, that a new proposition relative to the. Union of Texas witha this country, will abe brought forward by a distinguished gen themana at the ntext session oif Congres, un de vry faorable ususpics.-Chrunicle SAVAN6NAB, (Het. 26. Imporlat rom Florida.-Eg Me U. ;.steamer Gen. Taylor, CapU4illam. to last evening received ili in1ligence rm one of our correspondents, that Tiger rail has surrendered to Col. Worth at [ampa Bay. Another correspondent furnishis the fol awing letter, Corepondeace of the Sarannah Georgau. EAST FwatoA, Oct.20;84l. Dear Sir.-Alluck Ilurjo. accompanied y one of the new delegation just arrived rom Arkansas reached Fort King last vening. They have seen and held a talk vith Tiaer Tail's brother at the-Aunutili au. Tiger Tail is collecting his people, nd promised them to go in at Tampa. This afternoon Allee-tus-t4nuggees rother, accornpauied by his wife and two hildren. made their appearan8es at Fort ing and delivered theniselves up. lie ustes that he is in ignorance of'his broth r's whereahouts. hut that he Will use his ailuence with him through the above ained Indians. and no doubt is entertain d but that H alleck will surrender. In haste, yours truly. From the Sarannah Repadkau. GEORGiA COTTO--SqUARaZpALES. If siur Planters could be aware of the in eseant demand which is made for square ales of Cotton in preference to-the round, appears to us that they would determine I once In put up presses and send square iaekages if market henceforthbr-Not only re square hales desirable, but for good iowrage on board ship it is .desirable to ave them as nearly of the same size as onsible. The following are the dimen oins of those which please us most: Length, 5 feet, Depth, 2 feet 9 inches, Width or thickness, I foct 8 inches, A hale of this size if well pressed and ound with some six hands of irst quality ale rope, wili weigh from 375 to 400 lbs. ud is a handy. handsome and portable ackage, On such bales our glanters are Iready awnre, doubtless. that the Rail toad charges less freight than on round nes. To New York the fr'eight is 25 ents per hale less, and by a fightingship Liverpool it is 1-8 of a pWy less than n round bales, all of which ht be saved i the planter. In she present dishonest age, the round ales ire no protection against pilfering, tid while lying on the ddi in New cork, the baa snay be ripped open and lime 2or 25 His. he abstracted without ciig iissd until the hale is re-weighed, nsoances ofr this kiml have lately come to ur knowledge. The round bales, too, go t narket in mach worse order and lose nre in weighr, so that buy generally refer to give 1-8 to 14 of A I m.re1pr otton in square bales. All reasons d sone others exist wby aifyerprefers quare hales. We hopeedir*.lanters will Isink of these things,- Somrof them we mn ve contvermiltb, who haw6 expressed seir dete tion to discoatince packing beir cotto=46"und bales. The Lit k(Ark.) tte of the 9th ul, the followi paragraph1 rhich it ( founded o mformation Prived frdfa letter written y Mr, R. A. _alloway. 'ub-agent of the age Indians: "The Camanche Indi ' k-h'-d ire contemplatinga attack.upo the fron. iers of'Tasiaoon as the leaves fall roma t .-pesa. hey have made proposi. ions o join them with folib sn hwiih the Osages hav s'tu e also sent thtepipeus dIl of tog tribes." H -.-ThePicayunegives qu of an ieouth Iookisg loosier eat5f into s. ironmenger'. s ore in Chardaesstreet, whbtling, on some '.hat a low keyt?"Yankee ,Doodle," ad ceming as dependent asan eagle lahis lie threw~ llye down talong the ivsi rrange.l stiNgas a captain of militIE vousld lookc~idong the- lines of a training lay, and thep addressed the clerk, with the veIl combs ed hair, who stood impatient tn lsw what theo Ilososier wanted, thiat he nsight ast oncee supply him, and return to Ise pefrnlal ot ,James' last novel. "$tranger, you go it rayther extenssive te're. in the saw, hatchet, and etcetera Ihu "Rasthr'r," said the clerk, assumisng a slansd tosne, but wvishuing theo lso'ier on oard of is flat boat, "do any insg for ou, sir ? "Well, I guess you can, young f'eller," aid the floosier, "you seem to lie a right itind of a nsice man.. Whly, y'our hair is i greasy anid as glossy as if' you eat inthsing but bar mna, you raccoon-louking ~ritter you. W~hy on airih don't you make :learing on your chisi? (the clerk wore an mperial.) Out west we never leave a stumpstasndinsg shat we dont cut dlown." "Sir." saidl the clerk, peevishly, "do you wish t-o lhuy noy thsintg?" "Hlamnt you grit locks!" said the lloosier, perfectly cmsitOed. "Yes," said the clerk,."we have locks of avery description. padlocks, spring locks, oatenst lsocks, and double shooting locks.' "Yes stransger, said'the1Joosier, "but I Jo all may shsootinig with-a rifle. I don't w~att nonase ofthemo lokke. I want a lock ime, tfor I've tried every mean's to stop my ad womn's tongue, and I b'Iieve nothing ~lie will silence hser." -Dons't .ieal in the article," said thec ~lerk gr'lly, returning to read the "An ient Rlegims." " And, darn you, couldn't you say so at irs'," replied the Hoosier.,"you halt-teaths :rt'd, half-starved looking prairie chicken." Trho lloosier lett the store whisling hlail Columbia!i Imisprored Husbandry."-The vast ima provemnents in Agricultural Produces-in roots. grains, fruit, and live stock-shows v hsat lay bea done by judicious cultivation. Ii should be the aim of every farmer to se :ure the best that can be raised.-The romftort of his family, and his pecuniary profits would thus be alike promoted. "A little f'armn well cultivated, " is more plea sant anid 'profitable than great deserts of land overgrown with mnulleins and thsist les. Thousands oftfarmers who now eatn scarce "make both ends meat" on a hundred acre farm, might realize double the income andJ tef'ol comtort from fifty well cultivated IMPODTANT tMPaovU.1Na T 1TE TRA-SSOU TATIOX OF CoTOa B- WATER. -A patent has recently been obtained by George R. Gitliti, Esq. of Alabama. for an improvement in the manner of transporting cotton to market by water, which promi ses to he a thing of great importance to the producers of that article, as its convey ance is rendered independent of steam boats or other vessels, and can be efflected when the water in our rivers is so low as not to admit or the passing of the lightest craft. The bales of cotton are made into rafts, and for this purpose cases of water proofcanvass are provided for each bale, which shall cover its bottom and four sides; and these are to be furnished with a lid of the same material, which in periods of heavy rain may be made for combining these bales together so as to form a raft of 3 any desired dimensions. In narrow pas- d ses they may be so arranged as not to have more than two halos in width, and where the channel admits of it the width may be 1 increased ad libitum. A well-packed bale of two feet in height s will not draw more than six inches of wa ter; and should the bales ground they may readily be floated off without injury. Boards are to be loosely laid upon the v bales to facilitate the walking upon the I raft. The envelopes will last a number a of years, and will soon repay their first cost. In one disastrous year it is said that 0 halfa million of dollars were lost by the de struction of cotton on our rivers; and every year the loss is immense. When we add r to this the impossibility of navigating our I waters at many seasons of the year, which the mode of conveyance in question ap- I1 pents likely to obviate, its actual economy b may become a great recommendation ofit. At all events, the patentee, who is well acquaintcd with the business. has evinced his oWfn confidence in the utility of the plan by ordering a sufficient number of the water-proof envelopes. to give, at his own expense, a practical demonstration of its value; and who will not wish him the most perfect succes?-National Intel. A hint for the Promotion of Domestic c Happiness.-A man of wealth once allot- e led a portion of his ample garden to his young sons. They were tocultivate it as they pleased, with a right to ask the ad vice of the gardener, but not to claim his persons assistance. For the salad which they proudly brought to the table, the strawberries which enriched the desert, the I ears of corn gathered by their own hands( into the garner, they received a fair pay. meat. To indace habits of punctuality and exactness. their father required them to keep an account of every production with the correspondent dates, and to pre. sent to him a bill in due form at the close of their harvest, season. At receiving the annual amount, their first pleasure was to allow their little sister nn equal with them selves. The remainder was strictly their' own, but with an understanding that it was not to be spent at self gratification. y benefits were secured by this wise e al arrangement: the delight of hor idoture inspired the boys with a love of 'iitnidrew them from the risk of promis e0oo-s companions. and taught them the manly consciousness of useful industry, not often tasted by the children of the rich; neatness of penmanship, and accuracy in accounts were collaterally added; while fra ternally af'ection, generosity and benevo- v lence were alike gratified. All these were I ~b~ifrnt forms of happiness.- Letters ,j otes b3 Mrs. Sigourney. Editor of the American Farmer - 'that the practice of worminig dlogs I them itnnoxious to the poisoti of animals, lie says lie knew a worm ed dog tn he hitten thirteen times by others, laboring under hydrophobia, without ta king the infectioni. WVe never heard bc fore that worming would do more thtan prevent the generation ofdisease in the nat-p oral way. acid were inclined to consider - even thait a popular superstition. Btt here we have the most respectable testi mony to the contrary. Surely if this fact were generally ktiown, or even getnerally be.lieved, nto doc nsould be free from thisI opecration, which we understand to lie a simpthle one. If there is any preventive for this horrible disease, which almost miarse the value of the noble animal who is the I subtject of it. it is well worth the while of medlical men to test it. The friend of hu maniy wuhirejoice ntte.1 abihmto a princile, ilhac would free wankiind from the feair of this revolting mnalady.-South ern PIanter. A physician on Wedniesday last observed a colnrcid man passing by, apparently in great painn, and~ on itniry learined that a htng had entered his ear. Sweet oil was immediately procured, and a quantity prured into his ear-the suft'erer being re quired to lie down on the pavement. The bug soon made its appearance, being un able to breathe. This simple remedy should be generally known, nsut is the most effectual, as well as by far the sareic, and attended with the least pain to the patient. The intensity of the pain caused by pre sence of insects in the ear. may bte inferred from the fact that the inidividlual in this case became itnsensible, and remained so fur a qitarter of an hour af,. the insect was removed.-Baltimore paper. Smut in Wheatf.-Gen. TF. T ilgham, of Talbot, Md,, gives in the Eastoni Gazette, the following recipe to prevent smut in wheat, he received from one of the most celebrated wheat growers in the State of New York. "Soak your seed wheat for 12 hours in strong brine; then drain out the brine and add t wo quar ts of ziewly slacked lime to the bushel, and mix it well. A fter 12 hours, sow your wheatn dry ground, and you will have no smut." Improemen.-The 'wonderful machine' invented by a 'down east Yankee,' has been considerably improved since our for mer advices on the subject. The 'Cre scent City' says. it will reap, thrash, win now and grind ; also spin cotton, scrape potatoes, rock the cradle, darn stockings, pare nails, whittle shingles, whistle Yan kee Doodle, play checquers, and puff it self in the news papers without the editor knowing w ho did it. Pretty cute that. N. Y. Mecchanic. Sgbe assentiur. * 3DGEFIELD C. H. TUUaSOAT. Novatura 4. 1841. [7The Ann uil Aleeting of the State Tern; erance Society, will take place, in Columbia, n Wednesday the 24th of November nexL Gen. James Hamilton, arrived at Bostn ,h ie 19th ult, from Europe, in the 31ail Packet iteamer Columbia. The AMadisonian nfthe 23rd tit., says :--The 'resident of the U. 8. left the seat of Govern. ent on the 19th UIt., by the way of Baltimore nd the Chesapeake, on a brief visit to his resi enee in Williamsburg, Va.'" Bank of Augxsta.-The Board of Directors of iii Bank have elected Robert F. Poe, Esq., late :ashier, President, vice John Moore, Esq., re gned, and James W. Davies, Esq., Cashier. ELECTIONS. Pennsylvania.-The complete returns for Go. enior in this State, have all been received, and 'orter, the Democratic candidate is elected by majority ofabout 22.700 votes. The Legislature is thus classified by die Penn. piraman: Senawe-Deniocrats. 15; Whigs, G; Independent, 2; Total 33. Ilouse of Rep. sentatives-Democraw,65; Whigs, 35; Total [N. Oha.-Both parties agree that die Democrats ave carried both bianches of the Legislaiture. ut differas to the precise majority in the House. lhe Globe gives the following as the resul:. enate-Democrats, 19; Whigs. 17; Total 16. louse of Refpresentatives-De mocrats. 37; Vhigs, 35. Tot-l 72. The Augusta Mirror.-T his well edited Lite try Periodical, still appears to be advancing in . original and.selected articles, to as great an eight fur talent. as any of the Southern Periol als now published. No. 22,rereivedtlis week. ontains the commencement of a Tale, entitled Fanaticism, or the Famity of Duiartre.-by a :arolinian-the author of the Prize Tale." The Tale is taken from a work written by Dr. lewitt, and published in 1779. in Lotdon. en. tled, - An listorical account of the Rise and 'rogress ot the Colonies of South Catolina and ;eorgia." The Tale will no doubt te interest; ng to Carolini::ns as well as Georgians. and rom the hasty glance we have taken of what is ontained in this number, we are induced to be eve, that the reader will be pleased with the 7ale, and in fact, handsomely compensated for lie trifle he has to pay for a year's subscription. We have this week received, from N. York. number of a well edited, and well printed Veckly Newspaper, entitled " The MeCaniC," rhich we take pleasure in placing upon our xchange list. Upon perusing the contents of a columns, we find it to be a publication of kind, long wanted, in every section of our ountry. and ought to be in the hands of all ien of Science, as it contains accounts of now ventions. with plates explanatory of them. lecinics, by proper care in filing a-vay its timbers, will have at7hand, a textbook, which ill at all times assist them to refresith their me iories. in any Mecianical.Art they tnay be stu. ying; and by this means make themselv,-s ficicnt ini theory, of what they may not have ad ai chance of acquiritng by praciice. The !e)anaie is published at the low uprieeof $ 50) er atnnumt. or four copies for $5, ini advance. Captain Maxey Gregg. oi the Richiland Vii aniteer Rifle Corp., wa.: elected oii Satiirday ie 23rd inst.. Colonel of 'he 23rd Regiimett outh Carolina M iliiia. The following, fromn the Sout Carolina Tem-a erance ;ldrocate. proves that the good cause o emnperaince isgaininig gi outnd, ,anid ther custonm f candidates keeping open houses and treating oters, is falling in the back groundo. "Richiland District has rea~on tao ber proud of 1iiihigh-muinded aind hotiorabile officer. It has mg lbeen said, that a candlidate ini Richiland Dis. rict must trent toi liquoiir or lot' his eh-etion- in thier words most5 resort iio bribery or be defeat dl. Capt. Greer, however. with a purity of rinciple atnd ntiral tirmnne-as, thiat re'fl.ect ten-~ ila mhore hitnror ton hi n- 'tin iithe ofiiili-uine-. en lie hias gaineiod, determtinedi to rn iSimphy tn is oiwn mneritse a.s a genitleimani and atn officer cortine uflicer ifhie had to. creep inito it thirona:h hie low ando degradling piath tif tre ating~ uiid ribery. lIe did tiot runi as a Temipernance miano, >r he is not a memiber oaf a Temperan'-re Soci ty-hie simiplyatnnonne--d his determiinaitiont toi rent ino tmani for his vote. That lie scrupiih,us v atdhererd o'. and tild Riclhand han shiowtn that hte cani apjpreciate andh honor the mn who Ira, lie virtue atit mtoral cournaee to act the hoigh. tindi~ed getntlenmatn in an Election cnvas' an vell as in the social circle. We hope the day s not distanit, when far higher honors shall 'vince to Col. Maxcy Gregc that his talents. ntegrity and gentlemanly hearing are fully ppreciated by the citizens of Richland district.' coMMUt~wcATED. Publie Noire.-The South Western Rail [oad Bank. having established an Agency it he Town of Aiken, the Merchants will be enn. >eod to give fair market prices for the staphe :omimodities of the country, Cotton Flour, To. sacco, Corn &c. Aind it may be well to re. nark, that the Merchants of Aiken have nun an handsa new and full supply of excellent Gro :eries and Dry Goods. coMUrticATE.D. Querry for the Public. Which is the greatest critme, if a crime at all or a man to tell the truth to make great mis :hief, or to tell a lie to make lasting peace. For the Adcertiser. Mr. Edito.--The Saltuda Regiment, (If0ti Regiment, 8. C. M ilitia.) paradetd on the 25th September last, commanded by Col. Denny The Regiment after review was addressed b' the Maj. General with great force and eloquence in is usual commendatory style. lHe statet that itn all his reviews he had never seen a bet. ter line in fionit ini review, nor better distance kept in paswing in review, in column: he said Ie had been through the United States and England. and that be had not seetn better miate ials for war, in any country he had visited, theti there was in the Salada Regiment. HisExelleney Governor Richardsn,. in hit remarks, s:ited that tIe had heard of uie Jmgh standing of the Saluda Regiment. before he ar rived, antl diat it land far exceeded his expects tions, and then with some remarks on Brigade Encampments. left it to the officers. whether or not they should have &1igad Encampiments; the vote was in favor 2Gi'Mipeed 14. ANOTH-ER OBSEWIt. From the Ploth Boy. COTTON PICKINO. Mr. Editor-The subjoined statement of Cot ton picking, has fallen into my hands, and be. ieving that itis "hard to beat" and well worthy ol a place in the columns of the Plough Boy, and may perhaps do good, I request you to insert it. One of the hands is about 70 years old, and three of the others have yoting children. and in addition, four of the remaining haads on tiae same day, were engaged in butchering a beer, several hours. The Cotton was picked on the plantation of Major John S. Jeter. upon Tur key Creek. in Edgefield District, on tie 8th instant. Adan 22S Dick 58 Isaac 29 Job 72 Amos 222 Lydia 231 Wallis 155 Lucinda 142 Charles 152 Betse.y 155 Jes 1W7 Salva 112 Josh I184 Malinda 154 He-ry 172 Ann 94 Log (reek 172 Mary 86 Ianc 180 Pink 109 Ghabe 121 Frances 109 Prince 103 Phil 64 lbs. 3566 Twenty f(our hands average 148 lbs. Can Oamibridge. Horn's Creek. oranyother Cotton region in Edgefield egual it ? A PLANTER. From the AMadisonian. DEAThi OF .1R. FORSYTH. We regret 1o announce the death of the 0ion. JOn FOasTrr, late Secretary of State of the United States. He expired at his residence in this city on Thursday evening, after a ahort illness from cougee tive fever. Mr. Forsylh was born at Fredericks burg, Va., in October, .1781. le gradua. ted at Princetoin College in 1799. He en iered tle practice of law at Augusta, Genr. ;i:., in 1802. Soona after he was appoin ted Attorney General of the State, and rapidly rose to distinction. In 1812 be was elected a Representative in Congress. From 1814 to 181 he was chairman ofthe Committee of Foreign Affairs, in whier position he sustained Mr. .1adison and the war with Great Britain. In, 1818 he was elected a member of the U. S. Senate. w% here lie tuok his seat in November of hal year. In 1819he was appointed Min ister to Spain, where he became involved inl the controversy in relation to our treaty with that country. settling differences, ced ing the Floridas, &c., which lasted until October. 1L20. With thte exception of a brief visit to the United States, he contin tied at Madrid until 1823, when be retur tied to this country. and havingin the mean time been re-elected to Congress, he re sumed li% seat inl the House of Represen tatives in December oflant year, and was restored to lhe chairmanship of tho Com mittee of Foreign Alfairs. which lie con. tinued to occupy as long as lie remained in, that body. Ini Oct. IL27. he was elec teal Governor Of Georgia. After filling that piost two years. lie returned to Wash ington as Senator ofthe U. S in place of Mr. Berrien; that post he filled from 1829 un til the summner of 1834, when, on the re 'ignationt of Mr. .1cc.anre as Secretary of Staae. Mr. Forsythi was called to that De partmient by P'residleot Jackson. That of lice he filled during thea residue of Gen. Jacksn's teram, atal conanued to hold it unttil the clo'se of Mr. Van Buren's admin istration,. when lie was suceerded in office byv 31r. Webster. Mr. Fearsyth hans con a:mtued to re.idle in this city dluring the past summiaer, a: ai htad reached the age oh 61 years. Mr. RedilerId anid his Seuriies.-We learn that iatmmediaitely uplon the disclosure oif his defl~iention binug made, .1 r, Red field et hiiself tom mtake sicurity to the bank, hoping that if he dlid so. the matter would go tno farther. For this purpose he procuired the nocte, of onte gentleman for tl0.000lt; of aot haer ihr $12.00 and of a thiud. lter Si14.000. makinig $.36.000 in all, a hich, n~ itht the homin for $20).000, signed b'y hais father-int-law and ianother friend, thaat lie hadl :'iven at his entrnce upon the office of cashier. caivered the whole dalenlaaion. Thw'e large notes he was aible ato ahtan of hais friends lay onlhy saying atait lie w as int nieed or them without going intu the details of his necessity, so great was the-coinliadence pilacedl in his charac ter. lle re p aired to the house of his father itn law on Fridny night for the purpose of comtpheating the matter of security, laut he had saids ntothinig af his friends in the city, petrciviing thiecri-ninal chiaracrte which the aiahir was taking. sentt him word of his idatiger, tand1 lie told his father-in-law that hen w as in trouble, atnd left abruptly. The notes arc in possession of the bank, but whether they possess any legal validity re mains to be seen.-N. Y. Sunt. The Cash System--We are extremely gratiflead to learn that our determination to adopt the Cash System seems to meet with general favor, among all our friends with whom we have conversed on the subject. For we have not met a single one of our subscribers who have not congratulated us upon ouir taking te stand, and expressed his decided preference fair the Cash System, and one of our friends from the countr7 sends us word." I hop'e you all will carry ii out, eren to ntyself." Much as we value the paironage or that friend, both for his prompt paytments andl his uniform friend ship t'i us, and we feel bouored that he is numbered on our list, we pledge ourself to him, and to every subscriber we have, that their papers will be stopped when the time for which ahov have paid expires, unlesa it is overlooiced. We desire not in this matter an ilive offence to any, for it is to tie a matter of self preservation. and regard it I of the highest importance to close the credit system. For we cannot consent to bus. then ourself w ith a load of debt, and speed our energies during the prime of life, in a business which brings rno better reward than publishing a niewspaper om credit. In order that all those who areli nrears for stehscription may know the exteet of their indebtedness we shall between this and ahe first ol'January, send toeach man