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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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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,
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\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
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FARMERS' GAZETTE. 0
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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. >
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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
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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.
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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,
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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#
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