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sing but the cos;} gnndino^s never useTul, and sometimes it is improper; boiliiia: does seem to im rove oats, and, ofler the first week, high-fed horses prefer them raw; g?Vnii lation Js rarely practiced, and o*dy for sick horn's. In Lincolnshire; oats are m illed in salt waiter, and given for throe weeks or a month in spring. * .Oats ar<^ sometimes given in. tluc str;**-, either cut or uncnt. The cost of thrashing is saved, but that is no great ^iin. It cannot be known how much the horse gefs. One may be cheated altogether out of a meal nod another tn-iy be surfeited. Tiicre is a! ways some waste, for the horse must he pelting very little cowi if he oat3 nil the straw he gel? along wi?h it, and if he gej rtiorc, some of the eorn is left in the straw. The Daily Allowance of oa's is very variable. Hunters and racers receive aImpost as mu h as they w II eat during the season of work. The quantify for those horses varies from twelve togixtOcu pounds pur day. S age and mail.horses get about the same allowance. Some will not consume above fourteen pounds, others will manage nearly eighteen. In most stacks some other corn is used. For ev^ry poyyid of wrley or beans that rnoy bo^iveif, rather more than an equal weight is taken o*fl' the ordinary allowance of oats. S i.IJfcHiqjses receive afjpttt.t we I v?. pounds of oats, carthorses from ten to" fo'ffrteen. Tons ; employed on the farm get from four to twelve pounds. The ordinary feeding measure in Scotland termed a lippy, holds from three to foor pounds of heavy oats. Substitutes for Oats have beep frequently nought. Many experiments have been made to ascertain how far their use might be dispensed, wi'h. Roots and bone! have bath been fried, and the results have shown that horses of moderate work, pr even laborious wotk at a slow pace, cm be kept in % pood condition on oarrofs or potatoes, with" some fodder and no corn. The bread has been made from pom", but it does not se- m *- W...... Knuti. i\M.?tti/>liuii nf f?nv? unnnnm IU nave uvg?r |/iuuuv.M?'i wi vvvi.wfi^ , Barley, beans, peas,yarfd wlfi&at are par:in! substfutes for outs.' They may form u iarge portion of the corn; and is Spain barley forms the whole of it. But in this coutrry oats are in ^ftoerul as'ch*ap any of the other kinds of corn.' It has been alleged that oats contain some aromatic, mvigdratuig property, not possessed i>y*o;her arncles; and it does appear that horses* fed on roog. to 3the exclusion of corn, are not so gay as ccrn.fed horses. But whelier oats, in yquul Weight, give the horse more on'mationthan t other kinds of corn, is not known with eortaioty, although common opinion is in their favor. 7 Corn Dust is. a dirty, brown, useless.like powder, removed from :h"oat in converting h into mnal*. It is sometimejf**mixed with th? boiled food. It does no; appear to contain any nutriment; and it i9 blamed for producing balls in the bowel&aud obstructing 'them. OaUmeal Se&ls.?The husk of the oat as it is sifted from the meal, is sometimes given m,. , ?o norses* 1 fits stun is termed scuds. it always contains n little meal; but it is often adulterated by adding wji.it are called The shelling s' edsvtho husk wjjiout any meal; It does very well ns aymstican*; aifd may be mingled with oats, beans, or barley.to make the horse grind ijhem, but it cannot yield much nutriment, and many hursts will not eat it. ? ~ ' Gruel is made from oa'meal. It as very useful or sick horsus; and, after a'day of severe exertion, when the horse will no* take solid food, gruel i$ the bust thing he can have. Few stablemen are able to mak'* ,it properly. The meal is never sulficien.lv incorporated with the water.* Ohe gallon of good gruel may be made from a pound of meal, which should be thrown into, cold wafer, set on the fire and stirred till boiling, Mid afterwards pcrmim-d to summer over ? gentle fire till tlie water is quite thick. li not gruel at ail if the meal subside, and leave the water transparent, ft racy Clark re commends ih'it the meal be well .tributeJ with a little cold water, in a beechcn bowl, by a heavy wooden pes: it v. lie thinks the trituration necessary to-c&?t a union between the wa er and some constituent ofthc rnsal. This seems to be one of the ' not a lew useful a ad impor ant discoveries", for which Mr, Clarke so clamorously demands our honaage. Oaten Bread is sometimes siven to s:ck Rhrses. It may tempt the appetite and excite a disposition to fi e J.? See Bread. BARLEY.-There is Hiuchdilfivrrceofopiu. ion concerning this article. Some consider it quite as good as onis in evry respect; others aHcge that it is too laxative; Others that it is heating: some that it is cooling: and some that it is flatulent. In Spain, and in some other places, horses and?mules receive no corn but barley; in this -country it- is very often boiled and given once n-duy, and sometimes a little is given raw with e.verv ration of oats; and one or two proprietor* have used, and perhaps still use it to the entire exclusion of oats. I cannot, from personal observation, tell w*!ini are its eftecis when givenjha bit u ally without mixtu're. But when given ulOng with a few oa:s or beans, bo us to form only a part of the feed, I know that barley has none of the evil properties ascribed to it. I am daily among a larg" number of horses, bo'lh fast and -slow workers, who receive a cons durable quantity in the course of the twenty-four hours. At first, it relaxes-the bowels a little, and unless it be mingled with chaff thd2fiorsr,s swallow trie gram wnoie. Jr'tiey seem, lo swallow it more readily than oats. A Or a week or two the bowels refurn to their ordinary state. The skin and- coal are almost invariably improved' by barley, particularly when boileJ and g:ven warm. Like every other kind of corn ii is somewhat indigestible, until the slormch heroines accustomed to it. If much b ) gwen at first,-the horse is likoly to take cholic. 13ut by gradually increasing the quantity from day to day, deducting the oats in proportion, the horse may be safely inured to barley without any other corn. White tells us of a Southampton postmnsterf wiio fed li s hers s cntneiy on barley 'and cut s raw. Tlw^we*e iriveli tbgfctfieiy and the b irley was steeped in water twelve hours before it is given.-J Two specks of I barley and one bushel of straw formed the j da:iy attowance. It is said thai. upon this, , the horses diJ more work, and were, io better condrion, than otliers .at the same toifc upou the ordinary feeding." This is the usual sfory whenever any new ijiofle or tirade is rocorronendecL But, nevertJusless. it seems sufficiently clear that barley is not J much, if at nil. inferior to oats. Thelprice j should influence the choice. Spotted'or , dark-colored barley, though r; jeoted for I malting, may be q n c good enough for corn, and it-is often to b-1 bought at the price ol oats. It weighs about4&LV pounds the Uusliel. Giving weight for weight of oals. at- fo rty pounds th<? bushel, "hero are only . ien feeds, while birl 'V gives twelve an-.J ! one ha!?". j Boiled Barley is'used chiefly among stage, cart, ao l ropd.horses. IT is rarely given to ihe racer'or to the hunl?*r, except when sick. Boiled to jelly, it is good for a ba'rd dry cough, wlv n there is no fever. Barley Ma*h?just barley steeped cr boiled. ; Malted BarlQif is jjjint which has been germinated* It is steeped or moistened, and spread in a lover till it sprout. In that state tt is given, though not very often. I .1. i;. Horst^are very tonu cm ir, f.nu nry wm take a litt-lo of this when fliey r>'ii.se almost every thing else, But J du not know how they wouM do upon it for constant use. itl'iIt is used ?\go??d dfcnl on the continent, ancf is supposed to- he highly nutritious more so than the raw barley. But in this country the heavy duty upon malt forbids its use-for horses: and it is not certain that the process of mhhfng improves the grain so much hs to pay its cost. Malt Dust, in some places-termed cumins. is that portion of barley which sprouts in germination. It is generally given to ca'.tle, but horses sometimes get it mixed with the boiled meat. Tney seem to 1 ke it very well. I do.not know any more about it. Contents of the Southern Cabinet for July. I Notes on European Agriculture. By a j Charlestonian. ' Agricultural .Survey of the Neighborhoods of I Society Hill and Chcraw. By the Editor. I Reporc read before the Agricultural Society of Barbour.County, (Ala.) P?y J. L. L. Hunter. Emigration?Preparation of the Land, &c.? By a South-Carolina Al.ibamian. Agricultural Surveys. By the Editor, i Queries to Abbeville. Cotton Ginning. By Robt. Chisolm, Report on the Soils from the St. John'?, Colleton, Agricultural Society, Edit-to Island. Charles Upham Sliepard. " ^ Anniversary Meeting of Horticultural Society. Drying Fruits. ? ?r . v. f r, t ; Frotracied v iiaiiiy 01 c>eeus. | Ruta Baga for Horse?. * I . TALES, SKETCnKS &C.f \ A Sketch of the Isl*ndxof Madeira in the year 1936. By Capt. G. T. , of South Carolina. I ?" Lines on Napolean Bonaparte tftiile at St. ^ Helena. By W. P. M.? Francis Olderby.?A Tale, By a plain Gentleman. The Pacha's Daughter. By the Author of "the Duke and the Bayadere," Secret Tribunal <JfGermany. Vesuvius, Ilerculaneum, and Pompeii in 1940. "We are not what we s'eein tube.'' 4'y L. A. D. " *. . Wild Scenes "in the Forest and Prairie. By C. F. yoilman, Esq. Antidotes for Poisons. AGRICULTURAL TTt'.MS. Clarifying Beet Sugar?Cow'h Udders?Management ofPig??The Two Farmers?Deep Ploughing?Lime in Agricu ture?A Bushel of Grain Hints to Farmer^?Draining?Irni portant Discovery?A Large Green Iluuse. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. As it should be?Newton investigating the * nature of light and cofcrs?Expenditures of the French Government?Tea .and Coffee?InTeasing. Population?Tee-Tot.al Procession in ublin?Gin in the metropo'is of Groat Hrit. ain?The Chinese Admiral?Different Colours of Mourning?Finale to a Courtship; Valuable Ileceipo?Rapidity of Communication by Telegraph?Life saved by Laughter?Pun. ishment of Drukenness in ConstantinoplePhotographic Drawing?Simple Remedies? Taste for Reading?The Libretto Farrin* Hi. Contents of the Fanwr's Register, No. VI. Vol. VIII. 0original Cor,unwiicalions. Analogy of ihe gensration and reproduction j yf plants and-animals. Dr. WillianrFJ.'Srmtb-'s ''Remarks on the ve getable kingdoQiiV^ls, &c.M i Silk.CuTture.in IlrHnswick county. Explanations. Editorial remarks oa .calcareous earths and ?pa* . . The results of marjihg in the country about Williamsburg. ^ Insects. Indian corn-. .Millet. Extracts from priyateicorfespondence and remarks thereon. Investigation of tbe effects of marling, Monthly commercial report. Selections. j The Peanston frequent drain system, j Scalding seeds before planting. Agriculture 01 r ranee (conciHUca ). Notes on northern sillc.culture (concluded) ' Ploughing in crops for manure. ' Corn sown broadcast. Woodland rye. Lucerne. .Spinning petforated cocoons, j ilaying. Early gathering, i Hjpnch bug. Indian cotton. . j Remarks on calcareous earths and soils. Profits of sheep, and other good notions. H#eing ruta baga. Sunflower serd oil. The striped bug. Bees. Formation of the lagoon islands Of growing orchard grass with red clover University of Virginia Wiliiamand Mary College, i Improvement by rail-roads and canals. , j Growing apple and pear trees by grafting upon the roots. .Method of cropping one.quarter of an acre. Proper regard to, and management of, slaves, Journal ot a recent visit to the principal vineyards of Spain and France. IIanting a negro slave in New 11 amps ire. Out Worm.?One of the intelligent geu* tlomen in our city, has kindly given os lire result of his*experience, in keepiog ike Cut Worms from his Cabbages. In transplanting two hundred Cabhagb ^ PlahtTinto * bed, he made the boy% place a circle of Pride of India Berries aroun' each Plant; one only of these two hundred, was touched by the Cut Worm, which upon examination, was found not to have been fully encircled by the China Tree Berries.? This gentleman had previously used these *,Berries with a !;ke result. A lews days cfer planting the bed al)ove mentioned, he set out in another bed, along side of the others, about three hundred more, which from want of tim<\ were not encircled by the Berries"; of these, the Worms destroyed' every one. Try this cheap defence, (iardeners, and communicate the result for the "OI"aning<" Pefhaps these Berries .rnav prove serviceable brother cases.f " Gleanings of Husbandry. ' ( Dd*p Ploughing.-Many a farm, when fresh, ? his been rendered stcf.le and unproductive in a few years, by skimming the surface.? Deep ploughing brings up latent animal and vegetable particles favourable to* the growth ; of plants, rend* rs the soil loose and friable, and above-all, prevents the ground frotir washing, fiiily hind, should always be ploughed in a circular drrecuen, and if, at same time, it i? . broken deep, is is rarely the case that hills will not reUfn all the rain that falls upon them. 9 * OS * J v Curious and Important JHscovrry.?It is stated in a foreign periodical, that Signor HertelIi,- a rich landed proprietor in Piedmont, Iras discovered a method i by tvi?ich lie can make silk-worms spin red or blue cocoons at pleasure. Stflfiiat silk thusobftrijied is dyed naturally with one or the other of these icolors, not only of surpassing beauty but indestructible. Signor Bert fill keeps his discovery a secret: but iti fs-supposed to consist in some particul.lt'preparatiomof the mulberry leaves on which lie feeds bis worms. % . j .... J..1 . Political. LETTER OF MR'. V*AX BlTfcEX* f We publish to.day the letter of die Pros idcnt in reply Jo an invitation given him to he present at a public meeting and enorlainment which was held at the While Sulphur Springs, on the 11th of this month, hv the Democratic citizens of the counties of Fayette, Woodford, and Scott, in Kentucky. % TVashinglon, Tdy 4, 1840. GontlemenU^-I have had the honor to receive the- mvitation which you. have been pleased to give me in behalf of 1b? Democra ic citizens of the counties -of Fayette, Wooofurd, and Scott, to Wb present as a guest at a public meeting aria fintertainrftent o he held by them at "the WhUfc Sulphur Springs, in Scott county, Kentucky, on lite -1 Wains'. Truly grateful for this mark of their respect and kindness, I can but-regret that my public duties will not permit rue Id express my gratefulness face to face. That I have been so fjrtunatc as to secure "the entiro approbation of the Democracy of Kentucky," that they look upon me as." rue to the Constitution of tlie United States," 4,the representative and advocate of their principles in the Executive department" of our Government, cannot but afford me peculiar satisfaction, coming, as u does, from a highly respectable portion of ihe ancient and timer-honored patriots of thai noble State, and from the sons of those who, in their day, were the pillars of the Republic. llis ory, gentlemen, must be take to her du*y wh*n she ceases to inform manhiru), that it was by Kentucky that the "first e(i .'Ctual blow was struck at the dun^( roiis principles introduce J into the administration of our Government s'oon after the^adopdon of the Constitution?grind- J r.los which had already led to nets of featful usurpation, and threatened speedily to destroy as well the rights of the M ates as lie hljortins offffe people. It whs tho Ken. lucky Resolutions bucked-by those of her patriotic parent State, which changed the current of public opinion and brought back the administration of the Government to the principles of-the Revolution.. For forty years the Democracy of the Union have -'ooked upon those resolutions as the creed of their poli icul faith; political degeneracy has been marked by departure from that standard and like tlie or ginaUlanguage of the Bible in mutters of religion, they are the text book of every 'reformer. Nothing coald more effectually prove the purity ol'ihe principles then annoonced than the progress th'*v have since made in the minds of men. While evpn the nnjnejof the proud and powerful party which opposed . - i t'leni. iiiis come 10 ue consiucreu u icjwi ?m reproach, if nol of ignominy and insult, the principles of the Kentucky resolutions, in profession if not in fact, now enter into the ere- d df evcj$' political sect, and the once (Jerid d name borne by their apostles and advocates, is considered an essential passport to'popuhrity and succos? Nay, more, the p'-oplb ahnost with one voice have recently recognised and cousecra'.ed the jrrineiptes of those resolutions by an net as impressive and emphatic as it is* possible for a nation to perform. Since your letter has been lying before me waiting for a reply, it Ims become my agreeable duly to confirm, the fiat of the nation settling for ever the unconstitutionality t)f the sedition law of 179^, by approving an act for the.roliofof the I e rs of Muthew Lyon, refunding to them a.fine collected of their ancestor under the law in. question. Party prejudice, judi" r-ial au'hority, dread of the precc ent respect for thai which haSj^sumed the form of law for forty .years, jfjrve successfully resisted this act oijtaljcgkut at length all are swept away by ttouulffesistible current of public opinion, nnd'Jfo sedition act-has been irreversibly decided to be unconSitu'ional by a tribunal higher than the court., of justice? the sovereign people of the Unites! .States ?The patriarchs of Kentucky and Virginia, t'?e men who n that day, amidst obloquy * and insult, voted for or sustained tlic Ken-1 fucky und Virginia resolutions of >799, cannot bgt rejoice w.th a joy unspeakable in witnessing tho*finaMriufroph dfthe pure principles to which they then announced their allogianco. They and their descendants nave a right to glory in seeing those principles recognized, even at this late day by the acclamations of a nation, and one of the . tyrannical acts against which they protested virtually bx panged from the records of the country;- While to aged patriots it is a subject of congratulation and joy, it teaches the young that efforts of reform in the Gov. ernment of their country ought never to be considered hopoless, as long as there is anything to improve, and that, if the fathers do not enjoy the fruits of their exertions in the. rouse of Democratic principles, they are certain to fall in blessings upon the children. ' - ^, I am most hhppy to inform you, gentle., mem That I hav?Mhis day signed the bill for the establishment of an Indepedent. Treasury, a measure of which you speak in decided commendation. By this measure, the naanagsment of art important branch of our nntionaf concerns, after a departure of nearly half a century, will bfr brought back to tho letter, as well as the obvious spirit and intention of the Constitution. <-The system now superseded was in fact one of these early measures devized by the friends and advocates of privileged ordefs for the purpose of perverting "ihc" Government, from its pure principles and legitimate obvesting ail power in the hands of a few, and enabling-them to profit at the expenctf of iht*? many.<? I need not inform yoii, gen -lumen, that the effect of depositing the punlic money in banks,'was to lend it'to thosojnstituti.ons, generally without interest, to ho used as a part of their capital, and that they Jont 1t out upon interest to their-custorhfas thereby largely increasing the profits ol the *KockhoIders. Thus the few were enabled to enrich themselves by using the j money which belonged to the many, and the public funds were in fact drawn from the Treasury, without tin appropriation in Congress, in clear violation of the spirit of a cons'itutional proiiibition. Trie manner in which this abuse crept in- J to the government.and fastened itself- upon i the country with the acquiescence of. the who!'! people, is an impressive- lesson, teach ing tun necessity of perpetual vigilance and en'-rgy in selecting and resisting the firs! encroachments however seemingly tri/liag, upon the principles of our govt rnnvuit.? Fronfthc depostie of the public money in bat.ks, it did not necessarily follow that the | b inks shbulJ use it. lis use was never until lately, then only to a limited extent, directly authorized by an net of the government.? But as the banks were in the habit of using depositee, they silently treated those of the Government like those of private citizens, and the government as silently acquiesced in the practice. As for many years the revenues of the government jvere moderate, and the surplus.was wanted to pay tlre'p.riftcipal and interest of public debt, the amount loaned out by the banks was comparatively small, and the profits of the stockholders less considerable. But in the progress of the Government its revenues increased, and the, amount unexpended became greuter, until;, it'amounfed to five, ton andnfter the extirtguishm'tit of the public debt, to nearly thirty millions. The disastrous effects now became apparrent. Aa extensive interest had sprung-up deriving wealth from the use of thejpeople's money, and having powerful-inducements so to act upon the governments to increase the source of their income; "^Tlieir influence was first directly felt5 in interferences to prevent the payment r *| .1..? OI lll'j jJUUI.C UCUl, (lieu III \2lloili7, IIII'/IS,? J the use of ihq public press, and ih attempts to secure the influence of leading politicians and of men in authority, to procure a prolongation of their, chartered privileges; and finafy in p:mie and pressure, inflicted upon the country with the hopeofcontrolliug the action of the government through the alarrps and tiro sufferings of the people. By ; shifting the d*posifes from on6 great institution to many smaller ones, the unity of this in'erest was destroyed, but not i:s power.? Though enfeebled, it still existed in a force which the boldest might fear, and has made itself felt in the contest of the last few years. Hut the intelligence and v:rtue of our people have triumphed over art, panic and pressure, and the act of deliverance is this day consummated. It is hoped that the business of the country Will no longer be disturbed by the strugglesof the banking interest to get possession of the money of the people, Unit they may inak<* a profit out of its use, but that they will settle down contented with- the use of that which legitimately bekmgs to them leaving the funds of the government to be ~ n kept and expended according to the letter and spirit of the constitution. . But should it be otherwise, the intelligence and firmness of our people are equal to any emergency. They now understand the whole subject.? Tliey see no reason why the stockholders and debtors of banks should have an exclusive privilege to make themselves rich out of the use of the public money. They see no reason why they should be taxed to raise money for puch a purpose. They see that its effect is to build up a rich privileged order at their expense to control the government and destroy all equality among the people.? Seeing all this, and that the plan for which that interest has so long struggled to the derangement of the business of the country, is in palpable violation of the spirit of the constitution, their firmness will be equal to every effort nccssary to prevent i:s re-establishment. In the progress of our government the most gratifying evidence has been furnish, ed that our p?-opleare, in intelligence, integrity and determined resolution, equal to the task of self government, In that administra. tion which has been appropriately named "the riegn of terror," so appropriately that men of all parties now repudiate its acts, and are prompt to redress, as far ns they can, the wrongs it inflicted, the force, of statute: a v and the arm of Ju Jfciary were called in j t to aid the influence of Ihc Executive nnd r the advocates of a strong Government, in- ? putting down the rising spirit of the people, r and controlfng the current of public opin- t ion; but ail these combined powers were f exerted in vain. The S tmpson of Demo- v eracy'burst tiie chords which were already r bound around its limbs and in the election i ot Mr. Jefferson vindicated its principles, its firmness, nnd its power. A web more art. [ fuliy contrived, composed of a high prou-c- ? tive tarifff,-a-system of internal improve- v n*ents, and a National Bunk was then \ twined around the sleeping giant in the vain I Iiope of subjecting him forever to-the do- ( minion and will of the ambitious and grasp- s ing few; and you have seen -how he has ; scattered the whole to the winds when rous- r ed bv the warning voice of tin; honest and i in'repid Jackson. Again, in the triumph ol I the Independent Treasury, we witness the I triumph of the popular intelligence and" i firmness over the arts, arguments, apphan- I ces and alarms of ihe interested few who . desire to enrich themselves by the use rrf' ; the public money?another and most grat- I ifying evidence that the people, when a- I roused, arc competent to mnintian any jus! j principle, and correct any abuse however, i ^hnctioncd by precedent or sustained- in wealth. .. + f ^ . i On these .evidences of popular infelli t gencc and firmness, the Republican patriot t rest with well grounded faith that all means t which may be used or mislead of intimidate r the people, now or hereafter, Into a surrender of their Cons'iiution and their liberties, ' ? . will, as they ever have done, meet Willi h t signal and vtfthcring rebuke. I I am, gentlemeft,- \fith thanks for tin- \ friendly spirit in which you Have Judivi I- t uatly pi!f(brrriecl tho fluty assigned to- your f* very respectfully' your friend and obedien' servant. f . M VAN RCJEIBN: t To..Messrs. John M. M'CilU, T. M. ,< flick" v* R? Taylor, and G \V. Johnson, y Esqs. Committee. - j- ' ' J CORRUPTION OF ELECTIONS. The following publications we find in I a Whig paper. Whether Iruc or not, we have no means, now, of ascertaining. But we have lately seen so many imsre- ] presentations, false statements,, and for- t gcries, published with an intention to influence the elections, that wc are suspi- ;< cious of all statements implicating, the , character of respectable individuals, uiv- i less well authenticated. We hope Jthe *' aiaf??mpnt? in the rircsent case, mav 'a' 1 ' " prove to be untrue.' If so, we siiall ireform our readers of it. Iu the mean j time, we copy the statements as part of [> the news of the day.' from tiie st. clairsville (oiho) cronicle. Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson Co., ,j June 12, 1940. I ' a\ Mr. Editor?Sir, Will you pleifse to ? permit me, through the medium of J'our ' paper, to renounce publicly, ail farther I communication wiih'Jhjj Van Buren Loco' i Foco party, and give my reasons for so- 1 doing. I stand appointed ns one o.f the comfnitmitteo of correspondence, and also of the comrnitttoe of vigilance, for that party in : 1 Mt. Pleasant township. I- have faithfully attended to the duty of those appointment and more particularly tiros?" of the commit- i tee of vigilance. I saw that many of our short sighted editors, as well a number of our bar.room,.sfump and other jspeeijjs of! orators,were only furnishing your party with political capital, by declaiming sgriins ihe character of General William Henry Mar. ! rison, and, as in duty bound, by ^virtue of my appointments, I exerted myself to dis. suade those of our party to whom t badaccess, from pursuing that course, assuring them that if they did not desist from defa. ming General Harrison, wo wouiiLloso th?? | State of Ohio, and all other-Slates that Imd furnished soldiers for Harrison's army du. ring tho Into war?because soldiers, who' knew him, and who had scanned his action" at different times, would not bear to hear either the military or private character, of their old commander attacked and defamed ?they would all leave us, and take large numbers with them; for they would consider themselves disgraced as their commander. In reply fo this, I was informed that there was no danger of losing the St tte of Ohio, because Governor Shannon had been to New York, and had obtained n loan of $400,000, which was to be laid out on the public works and so managed as to si cure the votes of nil tho laborers. At another time I was told there was no ilan^-r of io. c5 . sing the S ate of Ohio, because tie* price of produce, (wheat, &c.) would advnjice all along the line of the canal, before tire elections, and that "all that the Dutch wanted to make them good democrats, was nldifmore money." On inquring, how the price of produce could be raised, at a time I ke this when there was no money. I was told, in reply, that the off ce holders would have money, and that they would have t?> contributo to assist in raising the price of produce,(by beinglnvish of the^$40t),0Q0.) And on lust evening; being informed that the infernal machinery was put in operation, and that a certain post master was called upon for his quota, I resolved to h ive nulling more to do with a party that can stoop 1 * ? ? ' ^ M%"' ?-?* % n(Tor\f ifc r(a lo SUCH oastilltss IU vni l jr juiu vupui no vjv,. signs and purposes. I therefore desire to be distinctly understood, I can no longer serve upon either of the above named com. mirtees, nor in a political point orvieiv, with the party io po\iver. i know there are many high.minded, honorable men among them, with many of whom I havo*had tlx; most friendly intercourse; and k is Aviih much regret that I feel bound, iiyfuty to my country, to leave them. Governor Shannon has heretofore received my warm support; and J regret thht circumstances have tran. spired that put it out my power to continue that support. I have long b.cn iniknal'ly M * ^ ^ 'sp irqtiainJed with him. I consider him ft ;entleman ol the first order, but if it is hit # nisfortunc to be so hard run as to be under he necessity of moving use of the people'# unds for purchasing up votes as a butcher vould purchase stock /or the market, as ny informant assures me is to be done, ny opinion of him must change. ^Vith# Irnwing that support, which has heretofore >een liberally extended, frorft Governor shannon, I m-us* say that.no honorable man vould resort to such meanness?no man of principle, having the distribution of the pubic moneys, would deal to political partisans, )r to those who will pledge themselves to iupport him in office, (which my informant i V^ri Byron man, stated was the mode of Txinagement to he pursued,)1 to theexcluson of others. No, sir, no high-minded, ronorahle and "patriotic statesmen, such asl iave believed Governor Shannon to be, .voufrMw guilty of pursuing such little end# >y such little means. i have been slow in giving credit to the ibovb re poet, but it hus come from one bf lis warm supporters?the plan of operation, Dy ah old-and influential member of hie larty, wlios? name shall, if required, borne firth under the solemn sanction of an oath. Mr. Editor. I remain, in sehyftient with ny old Van Buren brethren;as it relftteftlo he corrupt hanking institutions ofourcoun. ry?but it is evident to m?r, at least, that' he officers of our government are much norc corrupt, nr.d need reforming.first.? Therefore, adieu to that democrncy which vtil use the puhlic funds and tax its officers o buy votes, and who will insult the people >y.offering thorn employment on the public vorhs, on condition that they will pledge hemselves to its Support.: THOMAS WHITE, r P. S.?1 send this to your office, because t will be likely to-meet the eye of our Gov. ?rnor sooner than if sent to the Hertid jffice in S ouhenville. If my informad&n vas ineo'rrecf. and if the Governor desires t,. I will give the name of my informant.^T. VV. Tij? this added the. following from the 2irictnnati Gazette : * IfLfonnectiort with these devtdopements, end the following communication, which ve ropy from the Dayton .fouranl ofthe7ffi. t Js strongly corroborative of lhe.stftteme.nt >f Dr. While. ; * . : ' MiAMisetfRo, June ^ 44 Messrs. E4*tor DayUms Joi&nql:**. We send you for publication, the following uatemcnt, made by one of the parftftiietjof he prcscn^ administration, which will ArK firm the fact tliatthe eioyaifoq of tji? party and the spohs of offidv ftp* -more regarded * than iho pledge mbde to tlie dear people* , In conversation with a person a few days since, Epinnu'-hGephiiyf, of Miami Towd* ship, stated that the $400 OOCf loan, lately obtained by tlvc officers oft bis State, jtovhl ho expended in this district, ao<| that no 4ft? _ ..? ..i.i i... ?!-.^.,1 ?mmuw uuit r wuui't vc cuimurcu wiiii iuvw?; who wouljj nut vot? tiie whole democratic nuJ in this Wiiy," says GephwVWe 3\pt?j^i? (2?in fromorp tp-two votes for Sawyer and Sbshnon. ^GftphtftviO further stated that tlto.se hands wouli be ob.liri'd f'rofo'Indiana, as the putohe works a ore abandoti"d there. Shc)niiti}^i^'a:giic:ii be denied, proof is it hand. j?u Hy-ord' rnfthe Mi.tmiSbucg Tippecanoe blub** " * ? ;T , * MVD, VVHdTRIDGBi ISLY YiPEflHEU' M. 3? BLOSSOM, ^ Cofrerpoiultug Committee. >m , gaeg "i' IMBMO Fat*/. ?ff ray at IVoodpil/e, serious affray occurred' near Wooc|virte? ^ Miss., mi Sunday morning the 28tbof June. As we have learned the partzcu? lars from a^gentlernan who was at Wooh- * villc at the time, it seems that a Woodward, with his brother and a man t^jixcd Glass, waylaid a carriage contain i'ng f'ol. W's. wife, and two other ladies, . * .Atfti' n \4Prv/ior ?? cfon crtn nf WV Willi (I I'l I 1 I UMUt ^ u o\V|Z WVU1 va ?r w? by his wife, and two or three small children. The first mentioned party oydered the 'direr to slop, and Col. W. immediately fired a pistol directjy at the persona in the carriage, wounding onfe of tKe ladies in the cheek. Young EYazier then jumped from the carriage and fired at Col. Woodward, wounding him badly in the face. With another ht lodged a ball in his .body, which killed him in* stantl v. The brother of the Utter im. mediately shot Frazier in the back as he was returning to the carriage. Glass, in . the meantime had lied. A brother tff Frazier, who was on horseback behind the carriage, now came up, wttn wmo. ward fired a gun at him, shattering his arm badly with buckshot. At the last account Frazier who was first woutcL ed Was not expected to live. One of the ladies in the carriage show.ed great presence of mind, by ordering her thihiren to lie down. She then picked up a pistol which had been dnpp. ped, and threatened to slieot one of Col. Woodward's negroes, who had seized (lie horses, induced him to let go, and their drove off. Is seems that there had be<fc& difference of long standingbetW|guUoi>tt Woodward and his wife,*iB which her children bv a former husbandA the tw# Fraziers", had taken part/ A reward of $l5t)0 has-been offered for the apprehep. sion.of Wood-ward's brother, who is now at Urge. C? lass'has been app$phenilfA and'is in jail. ^ . i A & r China.?Major Noah remarks:?H very evident that grcdt cluages are about to take place in that Empire. Without believing that England has qu'iigt ctaae in this war, we nevertheless tnmk that great good will grow out of thecqpteitj We think China on the verge of %ureafe* tartipn; that th<? Tartars |?iin endeavor to recover their inffaefite, and that civilization will ^-aduaMy bespread over that vast empire. JJfc shall look, with great interest to'cyints in fut?|p from that couutnr<* *- * ^ ' Wfi& * ^ V ? +. -