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f We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple Of qn' J4berties, and if it must fall, we will Perish amaidst the Ruins." VOLUME X. t EDGEFIELD ADVERTISE Be BY W. F. D URISOE, PROPRIETOR. NEW TERMS. Two DOLLARs and FirT CENTs, per annum, if paid in advance -$3 if not paid within six months from the date of subscription, and $4 if not paid before the expiration of the year. All subscriptions will be continued, unless otherwise ordered before the expira tion of the year; but no paper will be discon tinued until all artearages are paid. unless at the option of the Publisher. Any person procuring five responsible Sub. scribers, shall receive the paper for one year, gratis. ADVEaTISEsENTS conspicuously inserted' at 75 centi per square, (12 lines, or less.) for the first insertion, and 37j for each continuance. Those 'published monthly, or quarterly, will be charged $1 per square. Advertisements not having the number of insertions marked on them, will be continued until ordered out, and charged accordingly. All communications, post paid, will be prompt. ly and strictly attended to. Tax Collector's .Wroblie. I will attend at the following places, as is hereafter specified, to collect Taxes for the year 1844, viz : On Monday the 24th Feb., at Allen's. . Tuesday 25th " Mt. Willing, " Wednesday 26th " N. Norris', " Thursday 27th ' Rinehart's' Friday 28th " Perry's, Saturday Ist March. Coleuan's, M londay 3rd " Richardson's, Tuesday 4th- " Towles', Wednesday 5th " Sheppard's, A Thursday 6th " Rogers', Friday 7th " Liberty 11111, Saturday 8th " Dautton's. Monday 10th " Edgefield C11 Tuesday 11th " " Wednesday 12th " Red Hill, " Thursday 13th " Freeland's, Friday 14th " Park's, '- Satorday 15th " Vance's, Monday 17th " Cooper's S. [1 " Tuesday 18th " Pine House. Wednesday' 19th " Ridge, Thursday 20th " Kr'rpp's. " Friday 21st I I atchers Pond, - Satlrday 22d BeachI-land. ,Monday 24th Hamburg, Ttesdav 25th Cherokee P. -- Wedr.edav 26th " Smyley's. J. QUATTLEBUM. T. C. E. D. Feb. 7 3t 2 State of South Carolina, EDGE IETD DISTRICT Elizabeth Delnughter and others, Bilt M. for Richard J. Burton and Wife. Partition. OTICE is hereby given. that by virtue of - an order from Chanicellor Harper, I shall sell at Edgefield Court.House. on Thursday the 13th larch next, (Court Week.) a part of the Real Estate of George Delanghter. deceased, consisting of the foillowing trarcts of land. viz: First. The Turkey Creek tract. otn which is a Grist Mill. containing fifty acres. minre or less, with the mill house and yard. and other ap, pertenances.atd adjoining lands of John Wash. S 51rs. John Rochell, Robert Cochran and oth. ers. Second. The Wi liams' tract, on the irib utary streams of Big H orse Creek, containing two hundred and filty acres. shore or less, ad joining of lands of John Landrur, Bartlett llatchcr, Francis Bettis and othert. Third. The Walker tract, on Kyue's Fork, containing two :hundred and fifty acres, more or less, adjoining linds of James Miller, Rith ard Johnson's Estate and (others. Fourth. The Little River .Atill tract. situa I ted on Little River, in Abbeville District, con. taining fifteen acres, more or less. adjotning lands of Thomas Ferguson and others, on which are erected two Grist Miills and one Saw Mill. The first and fourth tracts of said land, to be sold on a credit of one, two and three years. in equal munnal instalments, with interest on the last two inustatlimeints, from and after one year from the day of sale. atnd the two other tracts. on a credit of one and two years. in equal an nutal instalments, the last tostalment bearing inuterest from one year from the day of sale, ex cept the cost of the suit, which mast be ptaid in cash. Purchasers giving bond and good, personal security, and mortgage of the premises, to se cure the purchase money. S. S. TOM1PKINS, c. E. E. D. Feb 19 4t 4 Law. II. R. SPJ1NN, OFFICE OPPOSITE MlRS. LABORDES. Feb 14 3t 3 Notice. W ILL be Let lo the lowest bidder. at Lib erty lill, on the 17th Mlarch next, the Posting of the Roads, with Rock or Cast Posts. Also, the Puitnting o'f the Roads of the Upper Battalion, Ninth Regiment, South Carolina 3Militia. The terms matde known otn the day of letting. -By order of the.,Board : TL1OS. J. H-IBL ER, Secretary of Board of Comtnmssioners. Feb14 5t - 3 Notice. I Sherebygi vein,that three months after date, Sthe road leading frott E. Settle's to Cheat ham's Bridge. on Turkey Creek, 'here being no obijection,) will be disconttmue a:, a pubhc road. By order of the Board;: TFHOS. J. IJIBBLER, Secretary of Board of Commissioniers. Feb 14 3m 3 Notice. A LL Persons having deands against the L.Estate of Wilson Whatley, late o f Dallas County, Alabama, deceased, are regnested to present them to the subscriber in due form and - n the time prescribed by law, and all the debt ors of' said ' state are hereby reqmired to make immediate payment to, ALLEN WHJATLEY, Adm'r. - Feb 14 . 4t' Agricultural. The question of the reduction of the cot ton crop has undergone considerable dis cussion in the newspapers recently. We have published some articles from other papers on this subject. The following ju dicious remarks we copy from the Au gusta Constitutionalist. With regard to the first question,-the reduction of the production of cotton, we have to observe that we would like to see the quantity produced, somewhat re duced, but not ton the plan proposed in the newspapers that have recommended such a measure. Reduction is proposed as a first and principal measure. We believe that reduction should be effected only as an incident to a change in the course hit bi erto pursued by the cotton planters. Our view of the suhject is this: Every planter should turn his attention to an indepen dence in all his wants, except in the pro ductions of tropical climates. He should be indepeneent for all his bacon, horses, mules, cattle, and every article in that line. He should be independeut for the clothing of his negroes. He should beindependent of blacksmiths, tailors. and other crafts. men. He should be independent for his cotton bagging, rope. and all things neces sary to carry his crop to market. But in rendering himself independent for all those thingsjust enumerated, will he not be oblig ed to reduce the cultivation of cotton ? Certainly he will. Then this is the kind of reduction we should like to see effected in Georgia. Any other plan of reduction would not be of any benefit to the planter, under the present condition of the southern states, and of the cotton trade throughout the world ; this is at all events our view of the subject. Besides it is ourfirm convic tion that no other plan of reduction can be carried into elfect. It is idle to speak of Planters Couventions: Conventions of this kind' have never been able to effect any thing: experience demonstrates the fact, that commercial conventions, free tiade conventions, and platiters conventions. have all been inel'ectual in accomplishing any thing. Evin the other (lay there was to have been a large convention of plan ter at Milledgeville: it was a complete failure. All conventions of the kind will be tailares also. We could assign innu meraeeabsToa ~ i~u.- ?C sides, could any resolution adopted by any convention be hinding on all the planters? And, besides. could a conventior recon mend or designate a better article for cul tivation than cotton ? Could a conven tion convince every cotton planter that the cultivation (if any other product than cotton would be more beneficial, while that planter is dependent for all he wears, eats, and clothes himself with, (on other parts of the union? It is idle to expect that a cot vention could accomplish all what would be itended by and expected from its pro ceedings. If, as we have said, every cotton plan ter should strive to render himself inde pendent of other states for the supply cif those articles we have enumerated above, it will follow, of necessity, that this cotton planter will have to reduce the cultivation of tton ; and if in Georgia, South Caro lia, Alabatia, Mississippi, and Louisiana, this plan is pursued, we have nut a single doubt that the quantity of cotton now an ually produced, will he so reduced, as tc leave behind to a considerable extent, the supply for consumption in Europe and in this country. % e are told that the black population of Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolitn is decreasing; on account of the large tumber of Ieroes transported to the cotton growing states. In some measure this is true ; but we must bear in mind that the transportationt of negroes to the west-bas for some tmonths past greatly dimimshed, and that the great cotton state of alississippi will not admit any more slaves fromt other states. In the constitu tion of that state, it ia provided, Section 2, At tiele Slaves, that " the introduction of slaves into this -State as merchandize, or for sale, shall be perohibited from and after the first day of Mlay. 1834; Provided, tthat the actual'settler or settlere shall not be 'roibited from purchasing slaves in any satmthis urnion, and bringing them into theitae for their owtt indtvidual use, un til the year 1845." So that there is one state, and that, one of the largest cotton states, itt which no increase of slave labor can take place, except in a natural way. If then the cotton planters wvere to pursue an independent course, as already buggest ed, the production of cotton will not be much in advance of the consumption, which is gradually increasing as the popu lation of every quarter of the globe is in creasing in a greater ratio than it has done beore the year 1815. up to which timee the wars whlich have ahtnost constantly afflicted mankind, had a check by the general peace that has ever since been mamntaitned, ex cept in the southern portion of this conti neat- And if the inctease of the produc tion of cotton still goes on, not withstanding the todependent course that the planters may pursue, it will not be in a greater ratio than the increase of consumption, el fected by a tnatural increase of population in the fotur quarters of the globe. To show that there should not be much alartm at an extraordinary difference be tween production and consumption, or supply and demand, we would call atten tion to the following statement. The stock of cotton of all sorts in Great Britain on the 1st of January, 1845, was 903,10y bales, and in Ilavre 46.625, mak tg in round nttmbers 950,000 b'alcs. Let us add 150,000 bales as stock in otner ports of the Continent of Europe, and.we have a total stock of 1,100.000 bales. The supply for this year we estimate at 600, 000 from other countries than the L. ited States. The supply from this country we estimate at 1,400,000 bales, making a to tal of 2,000.000 bales, which added to the stock, will make the supply 3,100,000 hales. Now what will be the consump tion ? Great Brilnin will require 1,500, 000 bales, onel the Continent of Europe at least 600.000. which will give an amount of 2,100,000 as the demand of Europe, and which, deducted from the es timated supply, vill leave a stock of 1,000, 000 on the 1st of January, 1846, precisely the amount of stock remaining in Great Britain and Havre, by 50,000' bales less, on the 1st of January, 1845. We make these estimates on the imports, consump tion, andl exports, of last year's cotton movements in Europe. Now, if there is the least increase in the consumption of this year, the estimated stock remaining on the 1st of Jautiary, 1816, will be less in proportion to the increase of consumption. But it is contended that the present crop of the United States will be larger than last years. It will be larger. But how much, it is not so easy at this time to make an estimate. Prom all the information we have been able to obtain from various quarters. we have come to the conclusion that the crop of this year will not be as large as that of 1843, which was nearly 2,400,000 bales. But if even the present crop amorunted to as much; if even it went up as high as 2,500,000, would this he sufficient to create the alarm which has taken hold of so many of our citizens? Were not saving prices obtained in 1848, when the crop amoutnted to 2,400,000 hales? And why should not present prices he maintained with a crop of 2,500.000, especially when we must all be satisfied, that since 1843 an increase of consumption has taken place, and is still growing, not only in Europe but in this country. WORN-OUT LANDS. In the American Farmer of Dec. 27th, appeared at) extract from a communica tion by John Jones, of Wheatland. to the Farmers' Cabinet, in which he makes al lusion to the astonishing effects brought about in the renova'ion of worn-out !ands in Delaware, by Dr. Noble. of Philadel pa.-On -111ndIrtVF -coot btit hfiftee lasper acre,.n 'dcdhl1 U els of wheat i hree years ago, by the ap lilication of eight loads of manure, costing freight included, less than one dollar and li frty reis per load, the Doctor raised forty seven bushels of wheat from one acre, and from the remainder rather less, the ave rage beitig an enormous increase over the produce of former years. The editor of the American Farmer ex presses an 'increase desire' to learn the secret bY which the Doctor has been ena bled, at the small expense of less than $12 per acre, to effect such astonishing results. We w ould inform him there is no secret whatever in the method pursued, but such as-any farmer might discover for himself, if he would but take the trouble to read some of the numerous works upon the ap plication of chemistry to agriculture, lately published. Knowing by chemical anily sis or examination, the composition of the grain nnd straw of wheat, and that of the soil, it was an easy matter to apply those miaterials w,. -, were ticeded, in order to produce a healthy and vigorous growth. He prescribed fro his wheat and soil as ie would for a patent, and with equal iuc cess; health and strength have been rea tored to the tuffering subject. - Now, as to [he sources of manu-e which he has made use of, we will say a word : it is in the power of ev'ery farmer, near large cities,the ma terials which are needed to enrich the soil. The Doctor formed a compost obtained from various sources, consisting of the refuse of tanniers soap boiling establish men ts, &c.; in short of such animal and vegetable substances as contain soluble salts. or which can be made sttbservient to the growth of plants. In the selection of these substances hre was guided by their composition as mad~e known by chemical 'analysis.' 'Give,' says a rational agri culturist, *to one plant such substances as are necessary for its developement, but spare those which are riot requisite, for the production of od/ier plants which require them.' 'Ani empirical,' or quack system 'of ag ricul ure. has ad ministered the same kind of :'nanutes to all plants, or where a selec tion has been made, it has not been based rpon a knowledge of their true composi tion.' The phosphate of soda or lime, the silicate of potash, and sulphate of ammo nia. or other salts containing these in other c'onditions, are necessary to the production of wheat; these have been supplied by the Doctor, and why should we be assotrished at the results which have followed their applicatiotn? He has adopted the scienl tific method of manuring, and if his knowl edge of the composition of the soil and wants of tihe crop was exact, and his con clusions correctly drawn, he could not err in the application of his manures. Here is indeed a triumphr of science over the old fashioned, uncertain, and empirical- mode of farming; here is an example worthy the attentIon of every farmer, apd especially should it be considered by those whom prejudice has -so blinded that they cannot perceive the vast benef~ts arising from the judicious application of scientific knowl edge to agriculture. It is indeed 'credi table to the Doctor as a scientific farmer ;' we ail him as a benefactor, and desire that he may persevere in that path or use fulness in which he has found both pleasure and proit.-Cor. Fanmers' Cabinet. iumnp T.fter.-What is the best kind of madhine for taking out stumps? Many contrivances have been got up for the pur pose of clearing fields of stumps. Orne of the most common in this section is the wheel and axis, mounted on high posts so as tolift thestumps up. The Albany Cul tivator has a cut of one which lie says costs three or four hundred dollars. and which has cost the inventor, first and last, $10,000 to bring to perfection. This appears to be an excellent machine, but although it requires bdt a single horse to pull up a stu mp of the largest rate, yet it costs too much for these "diggings." We have seen the following very simple plan of stutlp clearing, adopted with good success. Take a stroag stiff hard wood stick of timber; say fifteen or twenty feet long and six inches in diameter. Cut round the stump and take ofsomeofthe roots. Then place the timber upright againit the stump and chain them together strong. Fron tthe upper end which is now in the air, let the chains pass to the axeltree of a pair of cart wheels, to the tongue of which a pair of strong oxen are attached. When all is ready, start the oxen along, and the stump "keels over " as easy as you capsize a cab bage in a garden.-Me. Fa, MISCELLANEOUS. Front the Constitution. THE PLUNDER PRINCIPLE. There are antagonizing principles and forces throughout the .vhole moral as well as material world. Falsehood is opposed to truth-wrong to justice-violence and outrage to peace and order. And in a state of society, there always a few, whose objects and interests are ever opposed to that of the many. The whole history of our race shows that there is always a por tion of society-and that invariably the smallest portion--who seek, for ambitious aggrandizement or sordid gratification, to ,ppropriate to themselves the results of labor, and to wield, for like put poses, that power which legitimately resides in the body of the p plhaid h dfl~liped sin our happy po litical system, and is opposed now, as it ever has been, by the selfishness and the stnister objects of the few. The freedom of the human will, and the right to its unfettered exercise, were the object and result of our Revolution. That divine princ;ple. worked out by the exer tions and sealed by the blood of its mar tyrs, was applied in all its energy, by our forefathers, in setting tip our political sys tents. Here, in the United States, of all the countries which the sun in his circuit looks upon, can man be said to be free in the enjoyment of his social, political, and religious rights. And yet here, even here,. we see the proof and the illustration, that power is always stealing front the many to the few. We cannot always trace the manner, nor the means, by which it is ef fected ; but still, like the in.isible and un ceasing law of gravitation, the vicious i principle is always drawing from.the cir cumference t the centre. Wealth chims for itself peculiar privi- I leges, and enbrces its demands by the in fluence of itE corrupting nature. It is a dilfcult thins to find a man of wealth, who does nu think that his influence in the social anc political system ought to be in proportionto his richee. And he con tinally uses his wealth to increase his wealth, and ut advance his itierests in the State. The ichi, from a cotmmorn institnct and a comma' obiject, invariahuy unite in a common le;;jue agaitist the most numter ous, but poourE class of socemy. The aris tocratic itn feeinig, the proud atnd the dom inering, are dlways attracted to the rich,4 and, togethe, they ake up) that class which ever las been, and ever will be, opposcd to th rights of te many. Their whole polind purtpose is to live with out labor-byartificial means ; whilst the many live acording to the command of their Mlaker-by the sweat of their brow. The few, herecharacterized and defined, not ottly consatute a class, but a party. It is imimateril, howvever, what party de signation the: may for the time take, they seek to live sid attain their purposes by policy anmd pwtder. Hence they are the advocates of tanks, corporatiotns wvith ex clusive privilges, pmtective tariff's, and I innumerablo ither schemtes, which reauh I in the plunde of the many for the benefit( of the few. The utnjtustid pernicious influences of these prinaciles in their practical opera- j tions, upon elsses, interests, and sections, . it shall be oubusiness to show hereafter. It is our puPOSe to purstue this subject from time toime, when matter more ur gent is not pAssing upon ouir attention. We shall first tcdea vor to exhtibit the taked deforneity of a plunder principle, through; the operatiotaf a high protective tariW. ~ C Arsenic.-. workman in England was a poisoned andied from wvorking up arse nic to the miu facture of com~positue an - ( dIes, for the 1rpose of giving them the ap- i pearance of vax. His arm and glands t were swollet purple patenes gradually ( covered his 'm, showing the putrescent E state of his bhd. The poison was more e tardy in its rfecta, by absarption, than if takeo internW, but equally'certain. Cau- au ion must be ed in working- with arsenic- I From the Correspondent of N. Y. Jour. of con. WASHINGTON, February S. I have this day learned, from an un questionable source, that at the time of Santa Anna's fall, a treaty was in pro gress, aRnd nearly consummated, for the entire cession ofCalifornia, or New Mexico, to Great Britain, it only being defeated by the fall of Santa Anna. It seems tha' pa pers and documents were lo'tmd on his person when captured, fully confirmatory of the fact, information of awhich has reach ed our government. It thus appears that while England was thus indirectly oppos ing the annexation of Texas, she was at the same time negotiating for the acquisi tion of a country still more extensive and valuable. San Francisco is said to be one of the finest bays and safest harbors on the coast of the Pacific. With the possession of this fine harbor, England could conmol the commerce of the whole (if the Pacific Ocean, reaching from California to the possessions of Russia. It is said that our government have sts pected some design of this character otn the part of Great Britain, for some time past ; but could never get hold of any thing tangible on the subject until now. This news will necessarily create surprise and attract netmivion aniugour people. I send thi, off in great haste hoping you w ill lose no time in giving it to your readers. Fr om the Augusta Constitutionalist. All the whig leaders in and out of Con gress have prognosticated a war with Eng land, on account of the Oregon question, and the bill lately passed the [louse of Representatives, for the organization of that portion of the United States intio a territory. Whether their prediction is likely to be fulfilled, can be conjectured from the following message of-the President. SENITE, FEBRUARY 20. The President pro tem. laid before the Senate, the following message ; which was read. and, On motion by Mr. Archer. ordered to he printed, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, viz: To the Stnate of the United States: In answer to the resolution of the Sen ate of tihe 11th of December, 1814, re questing the President to lay before the Senate, if in his judgment, that may be done-withoutreiu b w'he _-, '. - sr. -- eae P a cop It ay qklar-,11~ lols 0 1e1 have been given by thd Executive to the American Minister in England, on the sut ject of the title to, and occupation of. the Territory of Oregon, since the 4th day of March, 1841 ; also, a copy of any corres pondence n hich may have passed between this government and that of Great Britaic, or between either of the two governments and the minister of the other, in relation to hat subject since that tine- I have to say, that in my opinion, as the negotiaiion is still pending, the information sought for cannot be communicated without prejudice o the public service. I deem it, however, proper to udd. that considerable progress has been carried on.in a very atnicable pirit between the two governments; an.] ha there is reason to hope it may be ter ninated, and the negotiation brought to a lose, within a short period. I have delayed answering the resolution, mnder the- expectation expressed in my tunual message, that the negotiation would mave been terminated before the close of he present session of Congress, and that he information calleJ for by the Senate nighnt be commnuicated. JOHN TYLER. ish ington, Feb). 19, 1845. :oVERNORS OF THE STATES FOR 1845. TATE. CoVEnsoas. TER3M EXP.? 4aine, Hlughr J.Anderson, .May 1846 I. Hamnpshirec, .Johnr H. Steele, June 18-45 e fermnont, - William Slatde, Oct. 1845 rt I assatchusetts, *George N. Briggs, Jan. 18461 thode Island, *Jam~es Fenner. May 1845 a ~otnnecticut, *Roger S. Baldwin, May 1845 j Lew York, Silas Wright, Jr., Jan. 1847 few Jersey. "Chas. C. Str-atton, Jan. 1848 'ensylvania. Francis It. Shunk. Jan. 1848 * 'larylaind, *Thmos. G. Pratt, Jan. 1848 ~ )elaware, *Thos. Stockton, Jan. 1849 i rirginiat, Janres lc Dowell, Jan. 1846 v 4. Carolina, "Wma. A. Graham, Jatn. 1847n I. Carolina, William Aiken. Dec. 1846 t iergia, *Geo.W.Crawford, Nov. 1845 a kla~bamta, Benj. Fitzpatrick, Dec. 1845 'lississippi, Albert G. Brown, Jan. 1846 Annisianra, Alex. Mouton, Jani. 1847. ~rkansas, Thomas S. Drew, Nov. 1848 -t lissouri, John C. Edwards, Nov. 1848 t ~eanessec, *Jamnes C. Joines, Oct. 1845 si Eentuceky, "W~m. Oweley, Sept. 1848 a llin~ois, Thomas Ford, Dec. 1846 y ndia na, Jas. Wluitcomb, Dec. 18347 1. )lbio, "blordecai Bartly, Dec. 1846 lichnigan, John S. Barry, Jan. 1846 'Iorida Ter'y. tJon Branch, Aug. 1847 0 Visconsin do. IN. P. Tallmadge, Sept. 1847 p awa do. IJohrn Chambers, July 1847 U *Whigp. 12. Democrats, 14. tAppomred by the President. - ~. oI Another Revolutionaiy Soldier Gone.- 0 )eparted this life on Sunday the 19th Feb. t~ 2 Columbia c'ounty Ga., James Cartledge d n., in thle 90th year of his age. The de- 1 eased was a soldier of the Revolution that I ained the Independence of the United .t Itates-was commissioned captain by ii lov. Telfair, and commanded a company ti Sthe year 1783, against the Indians and v iries. Honorable mention to the name of ta lapt. William Drane and John Willson, ir., bothl or Columbia County is made as ampanions in arms of the deceased, and i rho survive him. Ihis disease was Par lysi., of which ho had been afflicted near a (From the Albany Argus.) TESTIMONY OF SIX PRESI DENTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN FAVOR OF TEMPERANCE. ALBANY, Feb. it, 1845. Mr. Editor:-Being in Virginia during the life of President Madison, ani while the friends of Temperance, under an itm pression, that distilled liquor was the chief cause of intemperance wereexerting then selves to induce the public to abandon the use of such liquor as a beverage. the in dersigred called on that distinguished statesman and procured his signature to the subjoined declaration. Immediniely aherea rier the signatures of President Jack son ani President Adams, were obtained. In commemoration of this event a silver medal was struck in England, and itrnns mitted to each of the gentlemen. Recent ly the names of President Van Buren; President Tyler and President Polk have been added to the same declaration. So itat (with the exception of President Har rison, who was pievented by death from expressing his well known sentiments) all the Presidents of ihe United States who hiave lived since the temperance reforma. tion commenced, have now given their tes iimony against the use of Distilled liquors as a beverage, the only liqors generally believed at the time the first biguatures were obtained to be prodtcive of inebrietv. EpMWARD C. DELAVAN.' DECLARATION. Being satisfied fronohservation and ex. perience. as well as from medical testimo. ny that ardent spirits as a driuk is not on ly needless but hurtful. and that the entire disuse of it would tend to promote the health, the virtue anti happiness of the community, we hereby express our con viction that should the citizens of the Utni ted States, and especially the young men, discontinue entirely the use of it they wottli not only promote their.owu personal bene lit, but the good of their country and the world, JAMES MADISON, ANDRE W JACKSON. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, M. VAN BUR EN, JOHN TYLER. JAMES K. POLK. 2ccuntulation of manure, from one year's !nd to another, day it) and day out, and rrum every possible resource. Not a sin gle pound of feathers, or of hair-or horn ar of hoof, not a single pint of ashes, or of ,oap suds, not a weed. it it were possible :o prevent it. should be lost-all should be :onverted into manure. Of one thing ev !ry farmer is certain.-that cultivalion er Lausts his land; something. of course must )e done to restore that of which it is ex austed. How long will a horse work if ie gets no feed! How long will tlls best :ow give milk if she gets nothing to eat! 4eiti.er can a farm be worked and n:ilked vithout being fed. Instead of looking only to the stable or he cotypen. or barnyard for manure and 1tanaaimg them carelessly and unskilfully, he thinking farmer will reflect, that there s nothing which will rot, but what may be onverted into good fattening food for his arm. If a horse dies on the farm, lei him e covered wilh cart loads of earth, and ie very gasses that escape in the course of 'utrefaelion, Will impregnate and make nod manure of the whole mass. Let othing be lost-not even the offal of tle ouhry or pigeon house.- Germantown Tel. For Parents -The ordination of Prov lence, says a distingui-hed writer, is that onie should form our character. Thte rst ubject or parents should tbe to muake nine interesting. It is a bad sign when ver children have to wander from the pa autal roof for amusement, Provide leasure for them around t heir own fireside ad amtong themselves. The excellett ,eigh Richmond pursued this plan-had a museunm in his house, and exerted every erve to interest his little flock. A love o;f omne is one of the greateat safeguards iq me world of mian. Do iou ever see men, 'hQ delight it their own firesidles. lollitng bout taverns and oyster cellars? implant us sentiment early in a child, it is a lighty preservative against vice. An important Decision.-A great sensa: on has been created in Philadelphia, says ie Spirit of the Times, by a recent deqci on in one of our Courts. It isstated tha; large extent of property in Philadelphia alued at from four to six millions of dol irs, and covering whole squares of dwell 1g., was lately laid claim to by the heirs f qns James Patrick, all or which pro erty in the. course of years got into and ow stands in the bauds of a variely of wners. The property had been origit Ily confiscated, ti w as said, and each pro rieor conceived his title therefore a good ne. The decision of the court in favoy fithe heirs of Mr. Patrick is therefore a; mnishing! It renders hundredjs of title seds worthless as so much brown paper ! lesers George M. Dadlas, David Paul rown, and William L.- Hirst, Esquires, me attorneys for the heirs, are to receive, is said, one ifllh of the whole value of me property recovered for their legal ser ices., Half a million each will rendei tern independent! Ardent spirits has made at least two hundret) otouand miserable paupers tn the U. States, any of whom once enjoyed a competence, if~ "it wealth. --