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* - < >: *> * m VOLUME VI By yt. yiAC LJBAIV* Tbr*9:?PuHli<h?d weekly at three dollars a year; with an M?l?lition. when not paid iv thin three months, of twenty per cent per annum. Two new subscribers may lake the paper at five dollars in advance; and ten at twenty. Four subscribers, n??t receiving their papers in town, may pay a year's subscription with ten dollars, in advance. A year's subscription always due in advance. Papers not discontinued to solvent subscribers in arrears. Advertisements not exceeding 16 lines inserted or ono doll ?r the first tiine, and fifty cents each ubseqneul time. For insertions at interval" ol two Week; 75 cents after the first, and a dollar, if the intervals are longer. Payment due in advance for advertisem *nis. When the number of insertions is not marked on the copy, the advertisement will be inserted, and charged till ordered oa\ U* The postng? must he paid on letters to the editor on the business of the ottice. I.mp30vemement of live STOCK. The following remarks on this subject we copy from Ellsworth's Swine Breeder. The farmer who wishes to effct an improvement of his stock will do so, either ^ by the immediate and entire removal of existing breeds, and the substiiu:ion of others in their room ; or by selecting the best individuals of the variety he has on hand, and improving them in this way for successive years ; or, lastly, by crosses with a Superior male of some different breed. The first method proposed is liable to objections, on account of the expenditures "which it involves, and the probable difficulty of obtaining a suitable number of females of the improved stock from which , it is propo>ed to breed. The adoption of the second mode must be determined from the fact, whether the existing stock is adapted to the nature of the farm, together wi i the circumstances of the cuitivatoi and his mode of cultivation The third mode is that from which the judicious orceder of stock will derive the most advantage, and which of course he j wiil most naturally adopt. To aid him in ] so doing, we annex the following valua- j ble hints on the improvement of inferior' breeds by crossing, from the excellent "Elements of Practical Agriculture," by Mr. Low. "Tilis "method has often led ,?? to disappointment from the nature of the crosses attempted, especially where the crosses have been violent, as between animals of very different character. The first cross will in general be good, but in breeding from the progeny of the cross. cx? pectation will often be disappointed. Nor do the good ualities of the lirst cross always remain in the progeny, but oft? w there are found in its defects which cannot be traced to the parents. "This, however, generally comes from injudicious crosses, and Irom unncquaintancc with the principle on which the ^ crosses of different animals should lie con. ducted. When a cross is made it shoul be with a male of superior breed, and in this rnsn the first cross will be almost always a good animal. To secure the full benefits of the cross, however, ire should not too has'ihj resort to the males oj the inferior stock, because it might be found that while we had injure] the otiginal breed, we had not substituted a better in its stead. The general rude, therefore. should he, to cover again the first cross rciih a superior male of the same, breed and so on, until the good character of that breed bceotnes pcrmanr.n' in the progeny. This is said to be breeding up to the parent | f. stock. "There are, indeed, numerous cases in which a single mixture of better biood will i do good, as with those inferior breeds which have no fixed characters. These ? ili be improved by even the slightest admixture with the blood of a better race; and a farmer who is in a district where this class of animals prevails, may safely avail himself of a good male, in the same manner as a breeder of horses would do. although the stallion were of a different character from the native stock. The cases where crossing is to he attempted with caution, are when a breed of estab lished good characters, or of characters which fit it for the nature of the country, and the state of its agriculture, already exists. "Now we might breed from animals nenxly allied to one another in blood, as brothers and sisters, parents and thiir offspring, technically called 'breeding "inand-in,' or from animals of different fumI ilies. By the latter method are produced animals more hardy and less subject to disease; by the former we are frequently enabled to produce animals of more delicate form, and greater fattening propcrF ties, and above all to giro a greater permanence to the characters of the parents [ in the olfspring. The first improvers, r indeed, found the practice to be, to a V certain extent, necessary, because they could not resort to the males of other fam\ilies without employing inferior animals, and so impairing the properties of their own breed. "It is to be observed4 that the breeding and continuing to breed from animals very * near of blood, produces aD:rrrals which have a greater tendency to arrive at maturity and to become fat. This seems to result from a tendency to premature age r t Jim C11ERA I in the animal, which thus more quickly j arrives at maturity, of hone and muscle, and so begins sooner to secrete fat. j "The system, however, of breeding from animals near of blood has its limits, i Nature will not be forced too fast for our ! purposes. It is known that although the 'joining of animals closely allied dirninj ishes the size of the bone and gives a : tendency to fatten in the progeny, it ren! dors them also more delicate and subject j to diseases. Although, then, this near i breeding may be carried to a limited exj tent, between very fine animals, for the j purpose of rendering their qualities per! rnanent in the offspring, we do a violence to nature when we carry it too far. The | progeny, along with their maturity and j aptitude to fatten, become feeble, and the males lo e their maculine character, j and become incapable of propagating 1 their race. I W hen, therefore, the stock of any farJ mer has become too nearly allied, he i ought not to fail to change his males, j and procure the best of the same breed, j Tuis is essential to preserve the health of the stock for any time. Great losses ! ..ave been sustained bv breeders who ! have carried the system of close breeding too fur, with the design of pushing the improvement of their breeds to its lim{iu."* I A common error has existed in this ! eountrv, in regard to swine, which has I I led to selection of breeds with reference : to great size and weight, rather than to . other good points, and especially the | amount of valuable meat they can he ! made to carry. The flesh of smaller | breeds is in general far more delicate and ! better flavored than that of large ones, ; while the proportional expenditure of each j is the same. "It was lately remarked," says N. C. Bement, Esq., in his Report ! from the Committee on Swine, "!>y an eminent breeder of England, Mr. Cray, at an agricultural dinner, that he could feed on an acre of land, a greater number of pounds in mutton, in carcasses from 18 to 20 lbs. p?r quarter than in carcasses from 28 io 30 lbs. per quarter, and that a quarter of mutton from a sheep of 18 to 20 lbs. weight per quarter, and that consequently the advantage is on the side of the smaller carcasses. And he assigned tins among other reasons, that in case of, drought or scarcity, a small animal can collect as much food as a larger one, and uaving a smaller carcass, it derives more idvantnge from it; that whilst the larger ?.s losing in condition, the smaller one, if not improving, is remaining stationary, tud when the period arrives at which ari ihundance of food can he obtained, it i!most immediately reaSSumes its position ! and is fit to go to market sooner than the | larger animal." "These remarks are I found to hold good in regard to swine as well as sheep. The same quantum of bod that will give 600 pounds to hogs of very large breed, will fatten two hogs of 300 pounds each, and the meat of the 'at tor though not so fat will be of the better quality." With many breeders, the sole consideration seems to be, the obtaining of a j breed, possessing aptitude to mature and fatten speedily. That these arc points of great importance, no one would deny. Vet it should he remembered that it is not alone the quantity but the kind of fat ! which is desirable, and that those breeds arc most desirable, in which this end can be accomplished with the greatest economy of food. * Vide Low's Elements of Practical Agriculture, London edition, 1333, pp. 511?517. Rapid Growth in Swine?Method of Feeding. I W e give th system of feeding swine, I as practised with success by one who has j much experience, has made many experiments, and is among the most intelligent on this subject. We do not suppose that ; this mode of feeding is well suited to the I farmer, who can feed with less expense ; on apples, pumpkins, and a larger proporI tion of roots, but it shows a irnthod of u: sing grain to advantage, which will be ini c o o 7 j teresting to every one. 1 As to the growth in this case, it was ! not ascertained with precision, excepting j in one instance. A pig was weighed at i bo lbs. and in four and a half days he was weighed again on the same balance, and o d 7 in the same state as to fullness, and his weight was 93 lbs. It was supposed that j other pigs in the herd gained as much, if I not more than this one which was the sub1 ject of particular experiment. There wero 50 pigs in the herd, all in a ; thriving condition, and weighing on an I a vera 20 about 75 lbs. each. They were ! fe l twice a day on scalded corn meal, | with a little raw corn thrown to them at each time. Boiling water was poured | upon the meal, and thoroughly mixed to i scald it; this cooked it in some measure, | and in a short time cold water was added, ! so ns to make it sufficiently cool, and in this way three pecks of meal made about a barrel of food. About half a bushel of raw sucar beets ; was given three tunes a day. With the meal was a small quantity of salt fish which was put into ihe w ater as it was s> AV, SOUTII-CAKOLINA. heating. This was for seasoning. Beeves' livers were also given. i ^ ? # w . < l'nis lot of pigs usually eat about the j following quantities per day. 1 1-2 bush| els meal; 5 to 8 lbs old cheap salt iish; 1 1-2 bushels beets and 23 livers. The above food would be very cheap, excepting the livers, the price of which we do not know, and in making excellent pork we should choose to dispense with them. The hog is doubtless partially cariverous and will thrive better for having some animal food, but it does not produce pork so palatable as that made from vegetable food. 1 1-2 bushels meat 70 cts., $1,05 Salt fish, old tfnd cheap, 10 11;2 bushels sugar beets, - 25 $1,40 This is two cents a day for each pig. besides the liver.? Yankee Fanner. From the Farmer's Monthly Visitor. Boscaweiii Oct. 12, 1840. Geo. W. Nesmith. Esq.?Dear Sir ?Agreeably to your request, I will give you an recount of my crops of corn anc pota oes, and also of the process of cultivation. My M-tiiod has been, for t number of jc .rs to plant sward land and, not to turn it up but a few days be ' - - - i i :ii I lore piuniin.1; anu 1 win gi*o m, rea ons fir so doing. By letting it b< nil the grass gets started, and the worm; get into the sward, ar.d then turning then under, they are more likely to stay in tlx sward till the corn gets up, and out o their way. And another advantage is '.he grass and weeds do not get up before the first hoeing. Tne piece of corn you looked at first was on rather a dry piece of ground, ,?in< | I spread about 23 loads of barn mifnun to the acre, on the grass and turned i under, and about ten loads of compos manure, (which I consider better thai clear barn manure, for it will not dry uj so quick,) in the hill. The produce o that piece was 97 1-2 bushels to the acre The piece on the meadow, I ploughcc j deep and spread about twenty-five load: I of b irn manure to the acre, and harrowei it wel', rolled it down smooth, and furrow ed it, and put ahnut ten loads of composi manure in the hill; and the produce wa: 9-1 1-2 bushels of shelled com. I.i the piece of Rohan Potatoes yoi j looked at there were 64 rods of ground j well manured; only the manure that wa: j put in the hill was mostly straw, and the I drought was so severe, the manure wa< dry when we dug them; if it had beer compost manure I think I should hav( ! had one fourth more potatoes. The pro duce on 01 rods was 143 bushels. Kesj ectlully yours, Samuel Ciiadwick. 31 ANY CROP EXPERIMENTS. I have before made known in the col umns of the Cuitivator, my entire succes: | in a double crop as to Irish potatoes am i pumpkins; or that by planting pumpkin; among potatoes after lhe vines of the lat ter were of some size, a fine crop of the former overspread the ground, rather t< the healthful shading than to the detri mentofthe potatoes matured underneath Of late years I have sowed buckwhea and rye at the same tiaic and on th< same ground; and success attended. Thi buckwheat was cut in the fall, and ry? the following harvest. Again, in our ho | climate, and on our light sandy soil, have hit upon a plan that renders re; clover of as certain growth and success a in the northern states, if not more so.? j It is bv covering the ground with pin I leaves after the wheat and clover an sowed; or cover the wheat in the winte and sow the clover in the spring. Las i September a year, I sowed a piece o I ground with wheat and clover on th 1 fresh earth immediately after the when Urr/urn,l in fiml vr?fin nftp.r Utlt OVC j n uo atui ?v?* vv? fti*y ? I ] most of the surface pine leaves. Th ' wheat anil clover were both essentiall benefitted by the covering, and a remark able contrast, to that left uncovered to tes | the utility of the plan. The fifth of August last, I resolve upon a fourfold operation on a piece c } ground, and after sowing thereon bud j wheat and rye, and then clover. I covere , most of it with pine leaves, straw, an green pine houghs, or with the differer materials in different places, coated.ovc , about an inch thick. The result promise j to be very satisfactory. And a most <h J cided difference in favor of the groun ( thus covered. I had the curiosity, the 5t . of October, to measure the buckwhei i from a corner of the piece, less than a qua ter of an acre, and the produce was fiv j and a Half bushels. Both the rye an i clover look very promising for next yeai j crops. Very respectfully yours &c. Sidney Weller. ,v?? 91 184< U! l/ltfl Ityuil) HUIljUX IVI JLTW, ? Albany Cultivator. calf from a yearling. Messrs. Editors.?In passing on 01 journey through this world, we hear < many "freaks of nature," that ue hardl 1 believe, and see many that we almo 1 doubt, although our eyes prove it. Su< ! a case happened in my barn yard a fe days since. The first morning after I pi i my cattle into winter quarters I saw or # f CU|J mwmmmmu WEDNESDAY, FA'BRIL | of my yearling heifcr9 laying down in the farther part of the yard: she did not come * to the rack with the others when I foddered them, and I went to her, and to my great surprise I saw a calf lying by her side. 1 could hardly believe my eyes. I immediately drove her into the barn, carrying in the calf, which was no great exertion I can assure you. I set ray thinking faculties to work, to find out the sire of this new comer; it took me sometime to satis. ? fy myself, for I knew she had not been off my farm; even if she had, there was no bull that she could get to. The first of sumi mer as fast as I weaned my calves I turni ed lhem into a lot together; during the i summer! purchased a bull calf that was calved the 5th of April. I turned him in I with my calves, and he is the one that did , the mischief. He could have been but five months old at the time she became pregnant. Thecalfisa fine square built little animal, as playful as a deer, and grows finely. The heifer's teats are , about the size of the end of your little ; finger, and to milk her, I cannot compare j it to anything that would give you an . idea of the busines, better than milking a t ewe. Now this ''freak" may serve a lesson to all farmers who are in the habit of ' letting their calves, both male and female run together the first summer. Itrequircs much ex'ra attention to do the heifer '* justice; stii.' she wiJl look poor and meagre 1 all the wirter. 1 Plcasatl Hill, November 25,1840. 5 ' Albany Ctdtivator. f FVom the American Farmer, i The following communicntion, from one of thj most respectable and intelligent , agriculturists of Maryland, will be read j with satiifaction by all who arc seeking x for theb:st moans of improving the cont dition ofthe home atfuirs of our State.? t We shodtd be pleased to hear from some of our friends of Talbot, and other parts ol 1 the State on this subject. A new era ha.? J arrived?The business ofthe husbandman 1 is no longer considered as an inferior one, ' and instead of crowding our stocked-cities 1 with their sons, to engage in commerce ? or the learned professions, we are pleased 1 to observe so many fathers providing tnen - ofFspringwith the means of engaging ir t their own pursuit ; and it is not a little ? gratifying to find that these yoing mcr are desirous of travelling out of the beater , tracks of by-gone ages, so far at least a< to avail themselves of the lights of science t) and the experience of enlightened men ir the duties of their calling. To aid al ueh, the future hope of the State, it is be coming in all who, like Mr. Carmichael, 1 from old experience and close cxamina ' tion, can guide and direct the young far mer in commencing, not to hide their lighi under a bu he!, hut to let ii he seen afar otf; to direct the way faring pilgrirr ,,through life* in order that he may wit! more ease arrive the sooner at the desirot haven of competence and contentment We earnestly app.-al to the enlight. * ened agriculturists of Maryland, noi 1 to pass this subject by, but to reracm s her their responsibilities, and that they art . not to live for themselves alone, but fo ? the benefit of their fellow-incn likewise, s< > far at least as is consistent with the talen with which they have been entrusted. For the American Farmer. . Many articles have appeared in th< a American Farmer, in relation to th< " value of the different breeds of cattle. Thi Devons and the Durhamsseem to be th< favorites. When in good condition, thej t i tiu are cermuuy iicautiiui nuur, uut ? u^uu ' them both iuferior lo the Tinians. as I re J collect them forty years ago on Wye Is s land. Perhaps if measured by the moderi - scale of perfection, their backs would no e be found exactly horizontal, and thei 2 flanks sufficiently pendant. The Iat< r John B. Bordley, in his husbandry, state t that he obtained the breed, from a bull im f ported by Mr. Calvert, and he inferrei from their corresponsive appearance, tha t the stock was carried from the Island .0 Tinian to England, by Lord Anson, wh r touched there in his voyage round th e world. Brooks, in his Gazetteer, states v, the island of Tinian is situated in the Pa cific Ocean, in 15 degs. N, L., that it i 12 miles in length, and 6 in breadth, an has on it at least 10,000 cattle, all of ther d milk white, except their ears, which ar >f brown, or black. In my early recol i- lection of the cattle on Wye Island, Bord d ley removed to Philadelphia, his part c d the Island went into the hands of thelat it Arthur Bryon?He sold the cattle free! t by winch m:inv herds in Talbot and Quce Ann s Co. were much improved; but littl J- of the Tinian blood now remains in Mar) d land. Mr. Jns. Murray, of Annapoli h has some cows, which have a dasli of it it and when Mr. Skinner again visits the ar r* eient city, I should be pleased if he woul e scan and inquire of their properties s d milkers. Mr. Turner, a Baltimore butch rs er, has carried some of them from this pai of the country into market, and could ir form of their properties for beef. Som ). observation has satisfied me of the advat tage of crossing the breed ofcattla? bi I should prefer a hull from NewEnglan jr to Old England. The best drove of f< cattle I ever saw, came from New Eni lv land, and the fine cheese and rich butt< gt which comes from Rhode Island and Cot ;h necticut, proves the value of their cow w for milk. Three years ago an intelligei Connecticut farmer was at my housed iC had no knowledge of any recently impo Ptaiy IKY 10, 1841. ? 1 ! ?? ted cattle, but said theirs was of the r id stock okthe country. I think those cattle would suit our climate and our habits much betterthan the English; fori cannot agree that Northern men or Northern bulls would necessarily degenerate as far South as Maryland. On the contrary, I think that a stall and pasture might here be found, in which an exiled bull would have no cause to regret the rich fields and pleasant valleys of Andalusia. I saw the Tcesvvater cattlft, at the late Gov. Floyd's soon after his purchase? His cattle had been antecedently crossed hy the Bakewells and thd Tinians. I concur with Mr. Skinnor, that Mr. PfcnrJwas satisfied with M a single, dip of Champion's blood." He sold Champion and the only bull calf that he raised from the cows, to Col. Powel. As I recollect, he esteemed theTinians the hardiest cattle and the best milkers, both important considerations on a grain farm. Some years after the Champions were introduced, I took some of thy cattle of the cross of the Tinian upon the old stock of the country ; they had been raised on the rough provender of the farm, corn shucks, corn tops, wheat straw, and grass in season. The Champions exhibited, had been nurtured with great care, and took the first premiums, and mine the second. Whether they were compare,1 with the Champioos, I do not now recollect.?I think Mr. Skinner was there, and may have some remembrance of the Show. The high price of labor, and the grain which is often poured into the Baltimore market to a glut, by the accumu'ation of the Tide water Canal, and the Rail Roads, and our facility for transportation by steamboats, admonishes us of the advan' tage of appropriating a part of our arable lands to grazing. The best breed ofcat tlo and sheep has therefore become a mati ter of no small consideration. An opinion has been entertained that our lands i were not adapted to the growth of the rich i grasses. Under the three field system. , when the grain crops came in rapid sue-1 i cession, and the grass-field was surcharged with stock, which cut it to the root, in its I early vegetation, a correct opinion was - not entertained of the capabilities of our i soil. A better system of agriculture, and i the beneficial effects of marl, with which i our country abounds, has been highly ini structive ; and I entertain no doabt, that s in many sections of the Eastern Shore, ' 'hi l.Anu niirvll"H US lUl^iU l/V/ Uv> |/??. i in the high country of Maryland and PcnI sylvnnia. It is true under a heavy . drought in Midsummer, our grass suffers , more than further to the North; but it . % . springs earlier, and if our improved lands . be kept ch ar of hoof after winter sets in, t it is in full luxuriance by the 11th of May, a id our beeves can be sent fat into the I Baltimore market by the 11th of June. i This is not speculation, but the result of 1 ray own experience, in a small way. The . jpass on our salt water rivers is not as . soon affected by the frost as in the high t country. We seldom have occasion to feed our cattle until December. I turned ? my milch cowi on a lot oforcharj -gruss, r (which I cut for hav,) about the last of ) October, where they remained till the hea. t vy snow in December, without other food;-during this time iny winter butter was made; und if I had a conveyance, I ? would send a few rolls in proof of the va. j luc of our autumnal grass, which few Bal2 timoreans know. Some years ago, Mr. j Barnum, " the Prince of Tavern Keepers," attended one of our Cattle Shows, and I u'tion liu tlia fnd the butter ) UIJUUIi7luuu TT UVia IJ? ....... .... . which had been sent on for premiums, he . exclaimad, in utter amazement, 44 It is as i good as I could purchase in the Baltimore t market." r William Carmicitael. q Wye Queen's Ann's Co. MdJah. 6,1841. s P. Since I wrote the above, I have . seen an account of an importation of Ayred shire cattle, hv Mr. Cusshing into Cont necticut; and I have ho doubt, that their ,f cattle will be as much improved by it, as o ours would be by a cross from Connectie cut. W. C. 5, Mr. Carmichael evidently speaks from prejudice^ not from experience. And we s consider a grain of experience worth a ton d of prejudice for practical purposes on a n plantation. If cattle of foreign origin e are inferior to those of native stock, '* whence did the uTinians" so much commended by Mr. C. derive their excellence! ) Il Devons imported by the Pilgrim fathe ers have given New England so good a J stock of cattle, why may not better Dev. n ons be imported now give the same New e England, and other parts of our country too, stiil better cattle? s' Fab. Gaz. 5 , Corn Shkller. 'v We examined a very simple machine 18 the other day for shelling corn, invented and patented by a Mr. Dinsinore of rt Vt. i- A piece of plank, say a foot long and ie eight or ten inches wide, is made a little concave on one side. This is filled with nails without heads projecting about .1 d quarter of an inch ,* at one end a handk lt projects to take hold of, and at theothei Z- is a hole through which a holt goes loose, jr ly which pins it to another plank of simi lar size, but made convex, so as to fit tht fs concavity of the other, and also filled witf it nails as the first one } this fastened firm ie ]y to a rude frame and the whole set ovej r. a tub or basket, I I 1 NTJIVIBUt 13. . . L J M*???1??????g When you wish to shell an ear, you raise the mO/eahle side, put it ill, and then bring L(the moveable side)iO<vn, pressing thi ear gently. Oi a movement downward :S enough to sheK 11J ear. In this way a boy power can be much mqre effectually and economically employed in shelling corn than in any other way for the same amount of expense of apparatus* Mr. Wm. A. H ;rick of Greene has tha patent right for Kenebec county. Any farmer can make one, and every fa~mer . should have one, provided he raises any corn to sell. [Maine Farmer* - AmSICAA CAlHMtaiiVQ.. There 1ST tft Dan vers, Mass. a manufactory of carpei- "?" ^ ing, established some Qyehrs ago, which turns out annually 70 000 yards of this article. It consumes 80 000 pounds of wool, 800 ga'lons of olive oil, 20,000 lbs. of worsted yarn, besides large quantities of dye st f!s. There arc about 50 operatives chiefly experienced men, employed; and the goods are said to be of excellent quality. Bone Manuke in England. In 1823 bones to the amount of.?l4,395 werj imported; in 1837, they had increased to ?254,600. Flemish Carrot. The white Flemish carrot will produce 22 tons and Dutch orange carrot but fV to.is, to the acre. Scarcity of Mackerel. A correspondent (says the Yarmouth Register) suggests as a cause for tha scarcity of Mackerel, the general practice of using. 'Hardhead* for bait, the sharp . hones of which fish kill the Mackerel that feed upon it. The suggestion is worthy [ofconsideration, at least. The same paper gives a statement of the Mackerel inspected in Massachusetts during the last ten years as follows viz: Toial for 1840 50 992 barrels. ? 1839 73,018 " " 1838 108.938 ? " 1837 198,157 " " 1830 170 921 ? " 1835 194,450 " M 1834 252 884 M 44 1833 212,940 " 1832 212 452 " 1831 383 559 ? The falling < flf in the catch here exhibit ted, wiJi.asiooish every body, and ougl t to lead to a serious investigation of the cause. [Corre.'pon.ience of the N. Y. Herald.] Wash.ngtox. Jan. 17, 1841. Cold Comfort for Office Seekers.?The annual appropria ion bill, which was re* ported by Mr. Jones last week, contains a new and very important provision. The Administration party as they are going out of power, have very adroitly hit upon apian to enforce upon their successors a system of economy which they thcmsalves have always preached, hut never practised. The appropriation provides that all Clerks of U. 8. Courts, all Marshalls and 4j|* District Attorneys, shall render to the government annually an account of their fees and emoluments, and every shilling over $6000 per annum to go into the public treasury. It is supposed by the Vnn Buren men that the Whigs about tocoine into power on the profession of reform and retrenchment, cannot vote against the measure, as that would contradict their promises to the peoole; and thus they hope to cut off the large profits which their own friends have enjoyed. The provision will - - J- U I 1?J L.. *L? a no (JUUUl UtJ auopiuw UJ UIC uuusc, a.nu a very large sum will thus be saved to the people. An amendment is to be proposed, restricting Collectors and Postmasters in the same manner as the officers above named. Post Offick Statistics.?During the year ending July 1,1840 as-appeared by the contract arrangements them in operation, the whole length of mail routes in the United States, was 155,739 miles. The distance travelled on these routes, in carrying the mails backwards and forwards, was 36,70 776 miles. Of this distance, the transportation by horse and sulkey was 12,182,445 ; by stage and coach, 20229,278, and by rail road and steamboat, , 3,889,053 miles. The expense for all this for the fiscal year under the contracts, i was 83,296,678. Add to this compensation to Postmasters $1,028,925 92, and other incidental expenses for wrapping paper, advertising, mail bags, clerks a, gents, blanks, twine, dec. dec. amounting , J to 8433 308 93, and the total expenditures of the Department for the year, were 84,759,110 85. Its receipts for the same time, were, from letter postage, $433,308-. 83, and the total expenditures oi the Pei partraent for the year, were $4 759110 | 85. Its receipts for the same time, were frnm nnstflpo $4 003.777 07: from i n~ newpapers and pamphlets, 8">35 25:9 61, | and from fines paid to postmasters if r vu > oiation of law, v"260;?'olal 84.339163 i 63, showing a deficiency in the income to l piect jhe expenses. otfcl9 845 17. The ? revenue of the Post Office has increased r in ten years from June 30. 1830 frcm 1. 850 593 10, and the expenliture, from . 81 932,707 95, to the above named su.jjy > at the close of the fiscal year. Old Pasb.?This celebrated man lived r to the age of one hundred ami fifty years. During that period he enjoyed perfect t