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a?^ 11 PREPARATION OF SEED WHEAT. | From the Yankee Farmer. i Them are many methods of- preparing ! seed wheat; the following is most in practice, and is foui d to be a good one. Wash the grain thoroughly, rubbing it hard, and j changing the water several times. Then j make ? strong pickle by dissolving nearly j or quite as much salt in water as you can. | Some say make the pfckle strong enough to j boor up an egg or potatoe. Put the wheat j in tho pickle , and the oats if any, and the j light kernels of wheat wlil swim and muai { bq taken off. Lot tho wheat- remain 24 j hours or longer in the pickle, then turn off the wator and add slacked lime to the wheat . till it is dry enough to sow. Some use I strong wood ashes instead of Hme. , When a boy, we assisted in sowing sortie j wheat prepared as above; there was i not enough to finish the piece, and wc got n few quarts more from the same cask, j which was sowed on the corner of the piece ( without prepnra' ion. When the grain was' growing,toe frequently examined it to see j wfcetberfcfeere was any difference on account iho seed. When it was ripe scarcely a smutty* head could be found on that from . the prepared seed ; while that which was | own without preparation produced a large j quantity of smut. It was perceptible at some distance, and the line between the iwu kinds could be as distinctly traced. On the one kind th're was not more than one smutty had in five hundred ; while one fourth or one third of the other whs smutty. One great advantage in preparing seed in this manner is that it may lie in the p'ckle several weeks without injury, when from a storm or other cause, it cannot be sowed sooner. We before published a case in which wheat was soaked 14 days in strong salt water, and was then sowed and grew well. Another case?several bushels of wheat were soaked in water in which there was as much salt as would dissolve ; and as there came a storm nod overflowed the intervals on which foe wheat was to be sowed, it remained 14 days in the pickle; then the ? * pickle wasdraioed off and the wheat remain, ed in a wet state seven days longer, making 21 days that it was exposed to the action of the pickle. It was then thought to be too late to sow the wheat, so it wa9 dried a ad saved til! the next spring, then sowed and it grew well. There is no doubt that grain may be kept in a better -condition in & strong than in a weak pickle, as it wiU neither vegetate nor decay in a s'rong pickle, Soevral farmers informed us that they destroyed or partly destroyed their seed wheat last spring, by soaking it in a ley made of wood ashes. We carelessly n<lg. iected to note the t me it was soaked or foe strength of the Ivy, Fro? the Maine Farmer. brware of short collars. Mr. Holxrs :?On Sunday afternoon ln?t % ma-i Dut un at rtiv house, who had a . _ - ? ? ? g --- ? * # . sick horse. The horse did not appear to be in much pain, but would not eat any thing ; had been travelling in a team, perhaps 70 milee. On Monday afternoon the horse died very suddenly. He was standing in the stall, and as I supposed was obout to lie down. I went out at the great door and in at the stable door as soon as I could,and found him entirely dead. He must have died without a struggle. Theovvnerengaged ene 6f my horses to complete his jotirner. On harnessing, I observed th .t tbt collar which the sick horse had worn w?u too small, and objected to it being put on my horse; it was shifted and put on the other horse. On making:* post mortem examination of the dead horse, I found that the breast on the inside, and the lower part of the shoulder appeared to be much affected, as were also the kings, a quarter part being turned black with die appearance of great internal im. flaroation. There was no other appearance of disease or injury to be found in him, and j from this J am led to infer that his death ! occurred in consequence of his wearing the j " small eollur?nothijfg more. This should ! lend others to beware, and know that their j coHars are sufficiently large, and they may perhaps prevent much loss to tho owners, <and much ueetDess suffering to that useful! animal*?the horse. JOHN LADD. Wiuthrop, Jan. 18,1840. New wtkod of cleaning Glass.?Reduce to a very fine powder, a piece of indigo, moisten a rag, apply it to the powder, and smear the glass with it. . Wipe it well with ? dry cloth. 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The undersigned need not advert to the . j charac:er of the almve works?thcy are too 1 well known to need comment?each prize ( j will of itself form a complete agricultural ( library, ond it is hoped wiil attract the at! ten:ion of the best tulent of the country on the nhove suhjec's. C7-1II communications (post paid) to be addressed to Publisher of the American Farmer, Baltimore, Md. ; O^T'Edifors throughout the country will j ' confer a favor by publishing the abovd. SUGAR BEET. * ! We have before us a pamphlet contain- j j ing observations on the sugar b<et and its < i cullivatio,n. We do nois'-e the urnne of , i the ftu'hor on.the titlo pageor in the text; , i but we infer H is from our estim .ble towns- , I man, James Ronaldson, Esq. Wo regret e s that we cannot find apace for a consider- I j ble portion of the pamphlet, as lie directions . for the cultivation of the i-eet are minute, | and lite remarks upon the impor nnce of the | root in farming economy are highly saiis. , I factory. It is not with reference to sugar- | | making that the author speaks, but with a , i view to multiply the products of a farm for j j the benefit of the stock of cattlo. milch cows in particular. Ti.ese rat lire beet, even the tops, with a keen relish, and the mlk is thereby increased in quantity and richn-ss. Tho remarks Which the author mikw? ; relative to ihe importance of farmers inj creasing their know ledgo of the quality oi i their grounds nnd the means of improving their crops uru highly interesting. U. S. Gazette, &ILK CULTURE. THE SILK BUSINESS. Cotton only commands now, from seven to eight cents found. Is it not time, that our Farmers nonthinking of a more j prefi able culture ? There is a field open I to such as desire it?a field rich in promise, i and which should gratify even the most j exorbitant thirst for the accumulation of j wealth. YVe allude to the S.lk Culture?a i business which, if well conducted, is caleu! lated of itself to make every owner of a ; small farm cemfortalle, and of a large one, rich. By attending to the raising of Silk, as a branch of husbandry, those worn out fields, which aro now driving the people of North-Carolina, !to seek homes amongst strangers, may be converted into so many mines of wealth. Weare wot now speaking of the Mulberry culture, for purpose of speculation ; but we ure talking oft'ie culture of the Mulberry, ns a m cessary s ep ; to engage in the feeding of the worm and ! furnishing tire raw material for manufactu. ring. We ?sk no man to go into it as on I exclusive business?wo desire no one to J risk the support of himself and family upon it; but we do ask, we do conjure every one, who still clings with affection to his home? to his birth-place?to engage in i*, as a part of his business. Lot those who canl ? _rI i .t | not spare a larger qwiiiuiy ui mnu man vnc ! acre, appropriate that to the culture of the | Mulberry. It is said, that an acre of Mulberry trees will feed about 500,000 worms; that 3,000 cocoons will m??ke a pound of J Silk ; end, of course, that the whole number of cocoons obtained will yield a* out 170 lbs.?which, when reeled, would bo worth at the very hicesl calculation, $4 per lb. or $660 to tl?e acre. Deduct, say one half, for expenses and it leaves a clear profit of j more than $300 for the owner to the acre. Neighbors, try it! Do try it, you will not regret the experiment. Raleigh Register. Suppose an acre of land to yield only half the quantity above estimated via. 85 ?b. J and what use so profitable can be made of the laud, after planting a provision crop ? Ed. Far. Gaz. on the properties and preservation of p eggs. From the New England Farmer. , The sensible qualities of eggs vary matorial'y. The albumen of hen's egg coagulated by boiling is a beautiful opaque milkwhite substanco ; that of a duck's eggs is slighiiy transparent, and congulales with less heat than that of a hen's egg, in cons<- J quence of which, it should not be boiled for so long a time. In frosty weather all eggs rtquiro a longer time to coagulate the albumen than in warm weather, - c . T " \p: diffrence being about half a minute. The egg of the goose is strong yet at disagreeable; thai of the turkey is almost < mild as a hen's egg, anil that of the duck i glu'inous, but not quite so dtdcute. The gg of the guinea hen is smaller and more ehcate than the common henfs egj.? 'tie osmcIi egg is of a sweetish tas'e. i gross, and soon satiates the appetite, hut keeps longer than a hen's egg, owing to le thickness of its sheil, which by age rows as hard as ivory. Ediole eggs varv ry much in s xe. Some natunlis's affirm in the ostrich egg weighs fifteen pounds , ut one 1 iid in the menagarie at Paris, as irge as any brought from Africa, weighed iill ;wo pounds and fourteen ounces. It eld a pint and was six inches deep. The mallest -hen's egg weighs about one ounce ,nd three fourths; the average is two ounesand a quarer; and the largest that ever icci-rs does not exceed four ounces. r> --1 iu.u:. pggs, 111 jpwiai, are cs:t-cm?-u ?v?i mnri resbness, and the ahsettoe of* ill smell, a |ua|ity, which v^Mou! arlfi-'ial means; if is mpossible long to preserve. They are irone to absorb ordors and fl ivors, and he re fore must bo carefully protected. A j lewly laid egg, left in mahogany savings, j vill shortly acquire n fl ivor that will prove | juit'* disagreeable to lh? taste ; and it is veil known that musty straw speedily imlarts u very unpleasant flavor. Eggs may be preseived by greasing the ihells, or by immers'on in a thin mix:um of ime and water, the whole being contained n a glass ve*t?| well corked mid cemented. 3y this process they have been kefit p rler ly fresh for >?x years. Le' newlV laid eggs je put into jars also, and packed with raspugs of bread, being corked and luted, and ;xposed in a water buth to the temperature jf 200 degrees F , and in sixmomhs they will be as fresh as ever. Eggs may also be preserved by packing them m'o pots and overing them wiib melied butter or lard. In this state they will keep a long time, but he method is expensive. Someego* pre. jerve by p icking hem insaft-These modes irobubiy act by excluding the air. an a;enf which greoly promotes pntreficiio.i. However close the shell of an egg may ap. )ear, d is in, reali'y. very porous; for if an -gg he laid on the naked fire, and nt'.en've y wa ched, lb albumen m iy be seen forcing ts way through the pours before the ih"ll bursts. At fl ^rculaneum eggs shelLs were found perfectly unbrok?n, yet empiy, which proves that tue contents musi have .'vapor ifed through thd pores, ft has also leen.proved by experiment that eggs senlibly grow ligh'er by being kept. In ScoL ftfirl it t<a roinmmi tn nreserve ef?i?s bv din ' ? % w ? i " j r jing them into boiling water, in order io bsiroy, us issa d, the vital principle'; but, iv>re probably, to form a sratum ofalbumen text the sMI, and thus *o obstruct the mi. rauce of air ihrongh lie pores/ From the Farmer/ R gister. NU.MBKR OF SILK WORMS* EGGS TO EHE OUNCE. . * , Dundoto's sta em>*nt of the number ofs Ik w< rin>'eggs to the ounce is generally r?':eived ; g correct; and doub.h ss it was so, is staled by tliat very accurate experiment alist. Bui as tb?-re is no certainty whether he English translation of his work, .vhich s from the French translation of the Italian, nouns the weights and mMasur/'s of Mil m, if France, or ol England, the author's most :orrect slat.sties arc rendered false, to our jompreheus on, or at least doubtful. Ac 'ording to this very incorrect translation, he number of eggd of the "common kind" >f silk-wnrms to the ounce, is 39.168?und s therefore in round numbers generally es. limited at 40,000. Having ascertained by sufficient scrutiny h?l Dindolo's numbers, weights ami m-asuros, are falsified by the ignorance of his -i / ._ .l_i '? L ... nui8ia:ors, incir iHnniiii^ iu sime wnrn tnd what th?*y have change !, and whai left jMchanged,) and considering that it was >ery inriporiant to know the true numliers of *ggs to the ounee, we lately counted, wiiii tome cart ful ussMan:*, the number* that vill be stated, and weighed them by vry iccurate scales and weigh's. The small veigh s (1 o 100 grains) were Professor d ilingWs, made for the nicest experi nents, and the avoirdupois weiglits were lew. of best quality, and tested by s sndard weights and found accurate beforehand.? 137 1 2 grains are equal to one ounce ivoirdupois, by the comparison of these veights, as well as by rule, no. 1.?20'M) .eggs of enrly crop of "hard gray and white" silk worms weighed 24j grains, - = 82 eggs to the gram, and to the ounce, 86.082 No. 2.?2235 eggs of same hatching, hut another person's rearing, 25 j grains, = 80 eggs to the grain, and to the ounce * 37,585 sin a 9Ron I'trrrm nf en '-no trinrt '" " - p>b" ' " "v "",u? but also of a differ, ent person's rearing 30 1 2 grains, = 86 to thi? grain, an! to the ounce 37,582 Jo. 5.?1060 eggs of same kind, but of still another rearing, 12 grains, = 85 eggs to the *?*?> grain, and to the ' ounce 37,306 Jo. 5.?4000 egg* from a second brood in the season, of a single fema e of the above, No. 1, (but all gray worms,) 47 grain*, = 85 eggs to the grain, and the ounce 37,234 Jo. 6.?4800 eggs of small <4j?ea-nut" cocoon silk-worms, (Whit. - 1 - marsh's slock,) 51 grains, = 94 to the v 'vr _ . " * ft ** ?L ^ . ? grain, and fo the ounce 41.176 No. 7*?5000 pgps of "two-crop while" cocoon H:,lk. 1 - worms, 52 grains, g( = 96 to the grain, and lo liie ounce 42,066 ^ No. 8.?14U0 eggs of Tisam s? silk-worms (a rare lc kind recently import- ^ ed . from China, , jj which makes a large ? white cocoon,) weigh, ed 15 1 2 grams, lr = 90 eggs to the / j| - grain, and to ihe w ounce 39,516 ^ 1 will be seen by the above statement, iha* there is a remarkable agreement of the Hj ! weights of tlx; samples of eggs numbered al [ 2, 3, 4, and 5. and yet a considerable .difF- ,| I erence from them in Nol 1 though from p I thu twine kind and stock ol worms. This a( difference caused a mistake to he susfM-cted, ^ and therefore the first quantry (No. 1,) was counted and weighed a second lime, and n found correct, ' o ' - U FARMERS' GAZETTE. 0 ir FRJDAV. MARCH 6, IH40, P lr< j Wanted at-thw Office a lad of good charge- 11 ter, from 14 to 16 years of age, as ah appren.* 1 tice. He rauiii be able to read. " The Pee has been slowly falling for tome ^ time. I; if now about, or nearly three feet I higher than when lowest fast fall, making a about 42 inches at the shallowest shoals. o We have r *ceived a copy ot Mr. Calhoun's speech in the Senate, on Mr. Grundy's Report ag unst the assumption of state debts, and p shall insert it next week. ^ Q Tbb New Jersey ELEcrrcra?We, this t, week, give place to the remarks of Col. Camp- <s bell on this s bject. They fu ly and clearly t justify the course pursued by the committee, a If not interfered with by the. House, the | committee will most probably be able to as. 1 certain satisfactorily whieh set of ca didates c received the majority of legal votes, and are therefore entitled to seats as representatives j of Few Jersey.. It is, however, more than t intimated by party letter writers from Wash, f ington, that an attempt will be made in the t House to give the seats to those who received the majority of all the votes cast, both fogal I and illegal. We hope however, for the char-? ? acter of the nation, that if attempted, it will * meet with but few advocates. 1 " t Professor Epsy is now lecturing in Charles- t ton on his theory of storms and rain. r j In answer to queries addressed to Mr. Rives, , ol Virginia, as a candidate for the U. S. Sen- ( ate, he avow* himself favorable to Gen. Bar. i mon n preference to Mr. Van Buren as a ' * candidate for the Presidency. | ^ Large Convention.?A Whig Convention 1 was lately held in Ohio to nominate an electoral ticket, and electinreer for Gen. Harrison 1 as a candidate for the Presidency. The num. ber of parsons present wa* estimated at 20,1)00. ( They marched in procession, forming a column . eight deep and two miles long. I ( contents op the farmers' register, ? no. ii. vol. vnr. original communications. National importance of agriculture, Number of silk-worms' eggs, of several kinds, to tiie ounce. Miscellaneous remarks on root culture. Experi- I ment io feeding mangel vvurtzel to milch < cows, | Spaces for silk worms. Mistakes of Dandolo's meaning by his translators. * Injury to corn from stripping the loaves for ( fodder. \ Remarkable fertility and chemical composition | of Scioto bottom land, ? Remarks on Mr. Carter's proposed change of rotation. Insects and woeds, ' Suggestions to experimenter* on silk culture, Requisites for success: Necessity for healthy | oggs and the means of obtaining them, Cultivation of Irish and sweet potatoes. On the profits of silk culture in Virginia, Premiums awarded by the Agricultural Society ' of Chariotto, Remarks on different schemes of rotations i I he nve-snin roiaucm Remittances by mail to publishers, may be free of postage Farm.yards. Meadow, Manuring. Prcser a tiou of limber. Flesh converted to manure Monthly commercial report. SELECTIONS. Description of soveral Scotch farms, and the management thereon. General description of D'Arcet's system and ap. paratus for ventilating a?d heating cocoon, erics, Expenses and proceeds of crops Craiibcr; ies, Culturejand consumption of mangel wnrtzel, Cotton seed, Wonders of cultivation, A'lowance of water to horses. Witch (or wire) grass, Alesian well at Crenelle - J Review of r. Richardson's account of fiorin grass Observations on the cultivation of the sugar , beet, , - 1 S ilo of flowers. Value of cotton seed as manure, Poisoned c eeoe, Ch.-ap manuring, . N The domestic cocoonery, i Rocky mountain flax, Large seedling grape, raised by Van Mons, Short-horned cattle, C iptare of a boar, Working cows, i Hay.tea for swine, . Bost form for a cocoonery, . ' Cireat wall of China, On making good bacon, s Barn Cellars, v Mag" flcent conservatory. Notes on European agriculture, ? Peach trees, e Agricultural excursion into St. John's Berkley n (S. C.) i( Jerusalem artichoke, Treatment and lood of growing stores Nitrate ofeoda as a raanuro. > r + V - - .. > ? " " 1 I r CONGRESS IN SENATE. February 24. "In tl?e Senn'e, this morning, there were veraI petitions preserved, rcla lug to the iiablishnrent of a uniform system of bankiptcy throughout the U. States. Mr. Weber, in presenting one of these memorials. iok occasion to giVe his views in relation to le necessity ofsuch a law at this juncture, le laid down the following propositions as basis for sucIt n measure, viz . 1-. Th w ttie circumstaneos of the counv require that Congress should ^X'Trise s constitutional power of establishing a . nitorm system of bankruptcy throughout te United States. 2. That it should be made applicable to II persons.whatever owing debts not less in mount than??dollars, who shall decline leir insolvency, and by petition to the roper tribunal pray for the benefit of the ct. Those shall be deemed volun ary ankrup s. 3. Tta? it should apply compulsory to merchants and traders, w lose delfts to one r more creditors sirali amount to a sum no' 88 than dollars, and who have r shall fiii in business, or be apparently isolver.t, or unable to pay their deb's. Such arsons to be deemed involuntary b^nk? nmltn t>?? tcrihe nrovisinns of "? ? r te act upon the petition of any creditor or I reditors whose debts together exceed the Uiii of ?? dollars* 4. No voluntary or involuntary bankrupt j be entitled to a discharge who shall, in ontempl ttiou of Uankroptev, and intending. > take the benefit of the act, knorwiriiilv g'V" uy. preference, by any payment or transfer i property to any one or more of his credits, to the exclusion of his creditors g*-i> r"y : 5. Every bankrupt, surrendering all his roperty and rights of property for the lienfit of his creditors, and conforming, to -all iiher requisitions of the act, shall b ?milled j a full discharge from all his debts, and hall receive a certificate of discharge from l?p proper tribunal. But if he is guihy of my fraud or conce.dmen' in respect to lira iroperly, he shall not be entitled to any cerficnle ; or, d granted, it shall be avoided in proof ol such fraud. 6. All creditors coming in and proving h ir d? b s under the bmkruptey io be bona Ide deb s, io share in the bankrupts propirty and effects ;proratay wi'hout miy pre'. rence or priority, except debts to the Uoied States, which are first to he puuf. 7. The District an?t C.rcuit Courts to mve concurrent jurisdiction in all matters >f bankruptcy, to he exercised summarily, it)d, f >r ties purpose, the said Courts to be Ie inf,d always opened. 8. One commissioner only to be nppoin. cd in any one case, to act in bankrupc) ; >r> the proof of debts, &c. and ono assigiee only- to collect and administer tli bankupf's ,eff cts. The commission sod assig?ice to be appointed in each cuso by the Jour, and subject at ail times to its orders n all things touch tig their du ies, an I the rale and distribu'ion of the eff cts. 9. Tii'* pioceeduigs in each Case to be inully I wiihin tw ? years from thr ime of Pie bankruptcy except us to nrttiers which may be then pending in law or equiy ; but the pendency of any suit in law or quay is noi to suspend the geiyr il procceJings in ih? c 'sc. nor Postpone d.s:ribu ion inii sctfleinen. so far ' ? ihey can Uh made. 10. All suns,.by aguinsf or concerning bankrupts, to be brought wifhirf two year.; after' the bankruptcy, and not nfterwards, xoept on causey of aw ion wiirch shall not lien fiavc arisen. But ali debts not payable till a future day may be proved in (lie bankruptcy and paid pro rata, wttli proper ibateinent for interest or discount. 11. Any person proceeded agiinst ns on involuntary bankrjpt to be en, it led, at his ihcilon, to trial by jury, to ascertain' the act o! such bankrup cy. 12. No person to ue entitled a to discharge wild auftH be proved to h<Ve lost, within 1 years before his bankruptcy by any guni g. wugif, or betting of ,my kind, whether a! one or more times, tiie sum of "? dollars. 13 The Circuit Court in E ich District, o establish a rate of fees for the ofli'crs of lie Circuit and District Court, in alt cases n bankruptcy ; and those rates to be pub. ished. 14. The act to continue in force five pears, and until the next session o' uongress. Mr. . Whs followed by Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Tallmadge, and Mr. Wall all friendly 0 that gr-at object. Specie Basis,? Mr. Bucbman submit, ed the following Resolved, That a select committee be ippomied for he purpose of enquiring into he expediency of proposing to the Stales luch an amendment to the Federal Constiution as will secure a large specie basis or the circulation of the country, by prolibirng the issue und circulation of bunk rotes, und o her pnper currency, of d<-nom nations so low as to prevent the circulation )fgo.d aud silver in the ordinary Jinns iclons of business, and in payment oflhio wap-s of lab r. . . Thursday, February 37,-1840. In the Senate tue resolu ion olK red by Mr. Buchaii I) on the subject of such arn ndinent ol tiie Consider, ion as would secure 1 larger spceie basis for 'he currency was ukeu up, and after being debated by M?*s;rs. Cn houn, Preston, Buchanan, Heuderinn, Grundy, Davis Clar, of Alabama, and niters, it was adopt'd by the Senate, and he select commiitec consisting of seven vas apointed by the Chair, viz. Messrs. tfiHirinnun. Grundy. Crittenden. Wciflht. )uVis, Clay of Alabama, and Hcndcison. Th* special order (the report on theasmmption of State debts) was then taken up, vf>en Mr. Strange addressed the Senato at rreut length on the subject, ojkJ was folio wd by Mr. Henderson, who continued until t late hour, against the report and resolutans. '> Friday February 28, 1840. The report of tfie select committee on * % J ' - M . > ' v? ' . * > ' * - f the assumption of State debts was taken Up when Mr. Tallmndge spoke at length ^ against the report. On motion of Mr. 3rundy, The Senate adjourned to Monday. House of Representatives. * Toe debate on the resolution offered by M.< Campbell, under direction of the Commitice on Glee.ions, to authorize-the printing of such papers as might be necessary to laciiitatt: tiicir labors, was continued till the 28.h February, wlicn the following rcsolu ion was adopted, as a substitute for Mr. Campbells, viz-\* Resu.ved, Tliut the Committee of E!ec-< lions be instructed to' report to this House such papers and sudb of their proceedings as tlie) m ?y desire to have printed by c rder of tho House; and that they be instructed also to report forthwith which live of the ICJJ individuals claiming scats from the Stat6 of New Jeisey received the greatest number of lawful votes from the whole S ate for Representatives in the Congress of tho United States at the election of 1838 in s iid Slate, with nil the evidence of that fifct in tlwir poss? ssion l Provided, That nothing herein contained shuli oe so constrbod as to prevent or delay the action of said comm ttee in aking testimony.Tinddeeding the' a* id case upon tire merits of the election. Correspondence of the Journal of Co.nmerce. Washington, Thursday Feb. 27. In the Si-imie, Mr. Bach tmyi's revolution wus adopted, after some additional debating to.that at yesterday. This resoluiion proposed inquiring into the expediency at an umenJmen. at .the Constitution of U. Siat's, so,us to secure a larger specie ba-" sis-tor tue circulation, and to prohibit paper isstt'-s of so low a denomination as to prevent the c.rcnliiKin of void and silver in tho ordinary transactions ol business. and the payment of the wages of labor. v In my last I tneMimned? to you that .this resolution was nv t in limine by Mr, Web* ster, v?ix) declared ill powers already pos* sensed by tbu general government ample for al1 its uses. . To day it was opposeobjf j . M*. <Calnoun, as h .ving a tendency to graft the s>stom of Binkingcn the Con- ?* stitution; an evil <n his-opin on, more (o be deplored than any iIku could occur, tie would not have so much objection if the resolution* wus so enlarged as to embrace Some general priucipl", such as placing the * currency on a secure basis, tyc. but lie could uot sustain it in its present shape. Mr. Preston opposed it on the .'ground of ita being extra constitutional, and having a tendency to control tlte Stales. Ho was particularly averse to giving power"to 'lie governinen.tr and more especially as there appeared u g n? rut disposition to run a muck ug dnatauy thing useful in cenuectioo with it. Mr. Grundy thought it a wise a(fd judi. ious incjoiry*?;in i why put a slop to it/ lie sa:d h was not fofancjucluaive metallic currency lie did not desire to .wage war against tne Biota, be to,regulate thee).? He was tor u imxed currency wiihasblU basis. . ^ Mr. Davis said it was wejf known fat* in< r occ.is ons rtiaflie bad .qxpressbd opin* ions fri only k> a I ?rg"t specie Circulation^ but views were uttered now by genifoiiieii,, veiy different from wlgrt bad before been advanced by hem. He had hteen accost tomed ,o bear that all banks were ifntiu e'lievous m their character and ddngerousr in tin-it tendency. Hk was rathervgl?<* now. to bear different doctrines advance# " from the quar!? r iliey w?w,?it would aluJwf ai least a ibspos t.on to leave something, --j" . ' .1.:? <uiu ooi prostrate every unng. n?uau uv ?il>ieCtion to the inquiry, let it go forth to -the public end let rhe public have att the benefit of die Sen ile's able reasoning?if houid have his vote ; but he wished it unci t-r? otxJ that he did not mean to commit nimself on thui or any other proposed amendment. Ai&t the rrsohition wa? adopted* the State deb s cam" up, and Messrn. Strange and .HiMidi ison addressed the Senate,and" Mr Tullmudge will have the floor t&tnor. row. ' ' ^vv SPEECH OF MR. CAMPRELL. OP *OUTH CAROLINA. In the Howie of Representative9, Feb, 14, 1840. Tne Speaker unnouncotfihe first business in ord?:r was the resolution reported from the Coinnutteo of Elections by Mr. Campbell, chairman, asking the I to use to gram that commitiee the privilege to have t?l printing done which it deemed necessary to facilitate the investigation of the Now Jersey disputed election. " Ttie question pending when the regolution was lusi under consideration, was the motion of Mr. Cave Johnson to amend the proposition Iroin the committee, by .authorizing (hat committee to have printed ail the evidence they had collected in relation to this election. 44 M . Campbell said he hid been instructed by the committee to accept the proposition of tne-getitlemen from Teanosee, [MrW. Johnson ] Mr. Cave Johnson then offered the following resolution as a substitute for his former proposition : 4 , Reaotved, That aif the proceedings and p.ip. rs. More the Committee of Elections in relation 10 the New Jersey, election, be re .. -i._ tr .? _:.l I*jiicu iu in*? nouse uy me committee, wan a statement of the names of the individuals w.?o received u majority of all the votes giv. ^ en at the election for m?mbers of the iVenty-sixth Congress in ih.*t State; and that the same be printed for the use of the House, and the committee have leave (o havo such other papers and documents in relation to other contested elections, pending before them, printed by the public Printer of Congross, '~ Mr. Campbell of South Caroling rose and.said : it was a mutter of some surprise to him thai the gentlemen from Tennessee, (Mr. Cave Johnson,) when he had offered un amendment to a resolution from the Committee of Elections, end when that a# * ; V * * v- W 'ii