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Kentucky Farmer, which I hope will be;
meted upon. "In the mean time I will
give you the following experiment. I
took a young YVoburn sow (Marion)
which hud pigs at 8 months and 6 days old
?nd raised them; the day she was taken
from her pigs she was put into a close pen
Snd fed upon five pounds of raw corn a
ay, and had nothing else except water
' ^and a little salt, and in ten days she increased
in weight 27 pounds. The exjpeiimeut
will be continued Jen days
longer. In this case some of the weight |
is no doubt owing to filling up with corn; j
yet it is easily perceived that she has rattened.
You will find in letters from the
West, written by A B Allen, that he fed
22 Berkshireson four bushels of raw corn
a day and they were losing flesh 11 (See
Cultivator (Albany) Vol. 8, page 67.)?
If this statement had not come from one
of the strongest advocates of the black
Berkshire*, I should have thought it was
made to injure them. Four bushels for
' 22 sows is just ten pounds a day for each,
counting the bushel at fifty.five pounds
of corn. So much for consumption of
frod. ' * J
The next proposition?the quality of
the meat?is a matter of rather more difAcuity
than the two preceding; but I am
ready to - enter into a chemical analysis
or furnish a sample to he tested by epi.
cures, or any other proposition that may
.be tnado. Meat that feels soft and elas.
tic in the living animal is much easier
digested than that which is hard with littie
elasticity, and in this particular both j
white Berkshire# and Woburns have
greatly tbe advantage of the blacks.
, The fourth proposition, that the Wo.
burns carry their weight in the most val- I
liable parts, can be determined by the eye !
alone.. "It can be easily seen .that they
have less head, less neck and less shoul.
der if the neck is cut with it, more
middling, more ham, and more lard. But j
the proper way would be to kill a few as
* near the same size as possible and weigh
them. I will furnish some hogs for such
' experiments.
These experiments will serve to show
some of the most desirable qualities of
* hogs. But the most desirable hog fordhe j
farmer is one that is easily raised on grass j
* until he attains a suitable size and then
fattens easily and expeditiously when put
up for that purpose. Here size is very
taluable if it is accompanied with early
* maturity and fattening qualities. The
man who makes his meat of spring pig*
does it at much less cost than the person
who has wintered his hogs one winter;
for it does not coat more to raise a pig in
fhe spring and fatten him the next fall,
than to winter one.- The rough coarse
hair of the Wohurns is certainly an objec.
tidn as far its beauty is concerned, but it
* fa not found objectionable when winter
comes on.. I was asked the other day,
if tine hair was not an indication of fat.
tening qualities ? As an answer to this
question I referred the enquirer to the
?' ?n.L.tBull and #Ka finA hair.
COniBQ linili'u wanenvii whh > ? .....
ed (wooled) Saxony sheep. It is known
that Saxony sheep bear no comparison in
fattening qualities with BakeweiJ.
The Farmer who prepares 2 or 300
hogs for market, will soon begin to feel the
advwtiage of having hogs that will aver*
agfc from fifty to one hundred pounds
more at 13 to 18 months old, and will
oofr learn sense enough te sell them be.
fore they get too large, if there should be
any danger on that score. It is really
strange to -see men who are at the expense
to advertise the Ancestor of their
pigs as weighing "in good working order
600 pounds," all at ortce come out in favor
of small hogs. As to the production of
pigs, we can show large Woburn sows
that have produced and raised as many
pigs as any sow of any breed ; and I
think I can show, some that had pigs at an
earlier age than any other breed. Iconaider
size as of very little value unless it is
attended with other good qualities; but
when I dan have all the good qualities,
and more too, possessed by smaller hogs
united in large ones, I then think size of
great importance. . I consider the black
Berkshire an excellent hog, hut when his
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lUV(H"fllW ?k/1 ujf uu linn ?? ? v??>< > .
ing best, 1 beg leave to disagree with j
them. * Saml. D. Martin.
Colty-tRt, Ky.i July 1841..
ftKPlY TO THE FOREGOING.
. I do wish Dr. .Martin would drop the j
. ^ph/ape^WAi/eBerkshire*" and call his!
f.V white hogs thrOJd English Liverpool Or'
' Yorkshire breed ; for it cannot be, that a
man of his rending believes these gruntWrs
are the most distantly related to the
Berkshire*. As to the Woburns of this
day, I profess ignorance as to their history
in - this country, and no doubt many
. breeders would, take pleasure in reading
an account of the "rise and progress," ot
this variety of swine in th? U. S. Will
Dr. M he so good as to give it? I do not
j>retend to say all Dr. M.'s positions are
untenable, hut most of them are douhlfut,
and some ran have no shade of evidcnce,
in ray opinion, tosupport them. Let
them bo repeated :
1st. That Woburns and White hogs;
of any Weed, come earlier to maturity,1
and fatten faster on the same quantity of!
food, than Berkshire*, has not been proved,
and I do not honestly believe the position
will he sustained. Before this Could be
established as a fact, hogs of the Variotbs
Weeds, of the same aze. should be treated,
in every respect, alike, for several months, |
and the experiment often repeated.-*- j
There is no man of a reasonable degree |
of swineolo^v information, particularly ifj
it t>c seasoned with a few grains of old j
fashioned honesty, who would not admit,
' that tb^ genuine China hog matures earli.
and will fatten on less food than aoy
hogs^n creation.
V It is equally true that the endless improvements
of the ill shaped native hog*
of different countries have been made almost
universally by crosses on the Eastern
r Sianjftee breed \ and Jt is also true, the
veil I ; '
Mil ' * ....
| countlessbreeds of earth mature early and
fatten kindly on small amounts of food,
in proportion, as they approach the shdrt
nosed, short legged, compact China hog.
i.The Berkshtres are much indebted to the
Chinese breed for their short legs, full
poin t^and-perfect form; in a word, they approach
nearer the China hog than any other
breeds, and consequently mature earlier,
with less food, than any, except the
Chinas. It is ridiculously absurd to talk
of such big long snouted, long legged, ill ,
shaped hogs as Yorkshire Whites, Woburns,
or any other big hogs in existence, .
maturing as early and with as little food
as the perfect Berkshires. I am really ,
getting impatient with some of my farming
brethren, who it would seem have
been laboring so ardently to get agriculturists
to believe tne monstrous big, coarse
hogs of the country will mature earlier
and on less food than the smaller and more
perfectly formed breeds. It contradicts
facts, mocks common sense, and is too
intolerable an idea for men of bare "ac.
countable intellects" to advocate. We
might as. well say our big Conastoga
horses will mature earlier, and fatten on <
less food, than the round handsome Shetland
ponies, or that elephants mature car- j
lier, and live on less, than China pigs.
The absurdity of one proposition is as palpable
as the other. '*
I have never pretended $o say the Berkshire
hogs were as large as other breeds,
and for Dr. Martin, or any one else, to
contend the larger breeds mature earlier,
or fo hint they will fatten on less food, is
presuming much on the ignorance of the
community in relation to the animal econ?
.1.
omy. 1 lav tt oown as an iniaiuma mic,
that the smaller,bnd'more perfectly formed
breeds of swine, mature sooner, and fatten
on less, than the larger and imperfectly
shaped kinds. Shape, indeed, is everything,
in ascertaining thrifty animals.?
Horses, cattle, hogs, sheep, and even dogs,
fatten kindly in proportion to the perfection
of the form of the animals. Were
this the place, or had I the space, I would
designate the shape of the hog best adapt- 1
ed to take on flesh, but as I presume
friend M. will not contend Woburns and '
his white hogs, whatever may be their J
size, are so perfect in their forms as 1
Berkshires, my proposition stands self-evident.
'
That tha Doctor should have discovered a
difference in the "elasticity of the flesh" of
Woburns and Berkshire*, and that his softer
fleshed breeds are easier of digestion, is, to me, i
highly ludicrous. To talk of Woburns having ,
"less heads, leas neck, and tnore ham/' than (
Berkshires, is entirely new, and what I will
venture will not prove true. I have been at
the expense of getting some W oburns from !
Kentucky, for my own satisfaction, as well a*
to aid in settling the present controversy,
and I ?m sure it is not through prejudice i
I say, they are not equ d to the Berkshire* in ,
the head and ham; still I am pretty well
pleased with them, but doubt inuch their superiority
over some of our best common hogs.
Of their merits I will speak positively as I
learn m<>re of them. The propositi'*n, that if
we can obtain large hogs, withas good qualities
as small ones, that is, as well formed as i
small ones, they are to be preferred, is not a
bad one; and to u I have always,endeavor;
ed to strictly adhere. I repeat that.form if
everything, and ihe larger I he animal, with .'
perfection of form, tiie better for the farmer, 1
for most uses. The well shaped big horse or 1
ox is preferable to a smaller of the same
shape; but a dozen vveJi formed .raediuto sized
ones can be found, where we can see one
good shaped animal of the giant race; the same
may be predicated of hogs. The Berkshires
arc the largest hogs I have seen, with the requisite
form for making large quantities o/
meat with little expense, and therefore leannot
abandon them. Whenever I find Wo.
burns or other hogs possessed of as may good
qualities as the gentlemanly Berkshires, I will
cut the throats of the latter and adopt the former.
Reasou and facts will convince me,.?
nothing elte. T* F.
* The Aqrivvllurist.
Frotn the .Maine Farmer,
errors in farming.
Mr. Editor :?Will you permit an old
farinor to me.ke know n to t he public through
your useful periodical the, errors he has
fullan intn ti? a farmer nn on n!H farm, bo
lailOU Ml IV l? ? ?? -r.. ??. ?
called, not on new or burnt land. First,
and greatest of all, I have erred in not
paying attention enough to manure, and
the means of procuring, it, without which
it is idle to think of obtaining any considerable
property by farming. Nor have
I have cast about to sec what kind of
stock would aid most in mnkmg manure
I am now aware that swine are the tilings
for that, as they soon manure for ihe
ranrket, I have erred that I have not kept;
Wire of the rooters. I hn rc also erred'
that I have, not kept more sheep, although j
Krool at times has been low ; yet thfcv
double so often by their increase, thai
irhen compared with black cattle they are
much the most profitable, having due regard
to the expense of keeping each. ' I
have erred in not paying attention enough
to my fences. I have planted than I
havo well manured, though I believe that
no crop is more profitable, highly man.ir
- i % i
ed, if a proper variety js planted, i nave
iiol set a proper value upon ajjhe? tor far.
ming, every bushel of which is worth 11
bushel of corn. At a distance from the
ana, salt is a cheap and excellent dressing
for com soil, which I have erred in not
using, nor have I gypsum and lime &*
much 89 I ought mixed with barn or
compost manure, they are exceedingly
valuable according to (hair cost, and here
it may be proper to onserve that I have
erred in being offraid of cost, for manure
top dressing dec., dress land well, and it
gives great returns generally, as well may
we expect our boys, or hired men to bo
able to perform labor without fcuMj^as Tor
?:i .maI/I ant/ thimr . valuable
our SUII Ml VIVIU U J i?t?^ M
from year to year, if we return 'to it no
manure, or top dressing, I hare erred in
not raising many more roots oftReyaripus
kinds for my slock.' f RmVftow fully convinced
:that wi.th hnvand straw,,they are
more valuable for all kinds of- stbok than ,
i used to^upppae. Since so many busV '
I eie can be raised to the store, I should
?*
; w. a. V
-
; "'-Vv*.- ir'-?^*w*r-~ .? ' -^ri '
have depended more upon their'saving <
hay. I have erred in making my apples i
into cider instead of giving tjiera to my i
stock, for 'which thejrare more valuable f
than I used to believe., I have erred in 1
keeping more stock than I have kept well, r
in the fail I ought to haVe been more cer* f
tarn that I hacf ffcduced ny stock to my f
keep, so that in' the ^spring my stock
might-net go hungry to the trying of my c
purse and feelings; As'stock has gener- c
aJly been nearly as highin .price in the <
fall as in the spring. Why did I not sell *
off in the fall, so as "!<P be certain I had ^
the wherewithal to keep well what I re* i
tained 1 if stock is starved like our soil, it c
will certainly make as p#or in the end. k
I have erred egregiously in being afraid t
to keep help to assist in making manure. <
Manure is to the farmer the beginning of ?
the alphabet, if we fail here, if we try to *
withhold more than is meet we shall cer* <
tainly come to poverty. , But I used to
suppose as I had not money on hand , to
I? * C? I?I- A? f ,U nnt 1
my uui iur iiinp, iimnurc a uwuiu ?v.
trust my farm to repay me in the fall,
though I might bnve procured the means
on credit. No* ilnrtMs credit is realy j
the wherewithal, ['ought hot to have been ^
afraicHo spend something em my farm.
Capita; is needed, my habits, and word y
was such, ihat mon red men would have as- 1
sist*\t..rna i;? ibis, sooner thabito have used r
thcir'rac'ney in trade,, or iu the hands of t
Merchants who sometimes as one said. t
break off as short as a pipe stem* I have ?
not used the plough enough by far, and t
have mowed o^er too much soil dec.
Wises.
Characteristic op Farmers.?Far. Jj
mors seldom affect a mystery of their agri.
cultural operations, as is the case with
most other occupations. A farmer is al. F
ways free, ready, and communicative? v
an J this has been a characteristic of the 1
husbandman from time immemorial. It d
is related of Ischomachus, a complete hus- s
bandmen, described by Xencphon in his
economies, that " all other tradesmen are f
at great pains to conceal the phief ports
of that art. But if a farmer has either s
sown or planted his fields with care and f
propriety, he is happy - having, them in- ^
specked?and .when asked, will conceal j
nothing of the manner, by which he ,
brought his words to such perfection."
To Wash Iron or Steel path Copper.? ?
Dissolve sulphate of copper in water, in t
tho proportion of 1 to 3 ^ wash iron or n
steel with it, and it will instantly be cov. g
ered with reduced copper. This is best |
performed by applying the solution with |
a brush, which must be followed directly *]
with s sponge of clear water. In this fl
??? n. finJrfftPfl mnv Im
manucr biiv ichv1* ? .....j ? ^
drawn witfi.a camel-hair pencil or a pen,
and if it be on .polished* tepl, the letter* J
or flowers will assume the brilliancy of
the steel, and appeftV like highly polished s
copper. It .may sttmfctimes be requisite to 1
cleanse the metal by washihg it with dil- J
utcd muriatic acid, that the copper may <
adhere the more, readily* If the steel i
thus ornamented be4ield over a charcoal I
fire, the eppper fegiyes become hlue,. the ^
cooper takes-a gpld color, but is restored t
again to its original caIor<by^ diluted muri- j
atic acid.
To give.Iran the Whiteness nf Silver.? ^
To nitre acid, diluted with ftp equal quantity
of water, add as much mercury as tho
acid will dissolve ; then add to the solution
thro or four times as much water, and 1
having given the iron a cost of copper, as
directed in the above experiment, brush it 1
over in the manner with the diluted ni- <
trate of mercury ; its appoaraflce will be t
equal, if not superior to that of real silver. 1
In this manner any,common or rough iron I
work may be apparently silvered ata most j
insignificant expense. ' 1
sammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnmmmmmmmm \
Wholesale Application of Lynch Law. '
?A friend of ours, who arrived in the i
city yesterday from Arkansas, informs us [ I
of the following starting particulars, show, i
ing the summary manner in which that i
law, more tyrannous than the code of I)ra- i
co?Lynch Law?has, in this, as well as 1
in every other instance where it has been I
appealed to, been carried into effect. i
Between the 5th and the'10th inst., I
Phillips county, in Arkansas, about 40 <
miles below Helena, and. the county of I
Coahoma, in J/ississippi, on the opposite 1
side of the river, appear to ha.ye become i
the scene of mob and lynch, law to a {
2renter extent than has lately been recor. <
f'o.. I?V t'lH nnhiic oress. (' {
- ** "T * *" r" i
A tumorous gang of counterfeiters had
rheir plnermof rendezyoua,and|the abodes <
of their families in the; above named i
counties, to the great and continued an- t
novance of the citizens add the trading <
flat boai men on the river. Besides their 1
encroachment on the peace and property I
of the public in that way, they of late I
turned their criminal industry to horse
stealing to such an extent as to rouse the
citizens of the whole neighborhood.
The latter, - headed by Capt. Barney
Bradford, formed into a volunteer compa.
ny of about 100 well ai med men, com.
manrled and led by said Captain Brad,
ford, Mr. J. Lunsford and Spenr, from Ar.
kansas,- and Squire Forrer and James
Howarton, from Mississippi, and after an
active search of several days, succeeded
in capturing 27 men, among whom we
learned the following names, ^iz : Hugh
Talley, Lewis Kingston, Andrew McLaughiin,
Wilfis Polock, Hugh-Cotton, .
Elliot" and Robert Hunter, the latter. Info,
ly from New York, Joe Marritt and McComtriich.
\ . >;'
The volunteers. uso4,.the following
"stratagem to-aerie fheseotwdreLs.: Thev
eugnged a trading boat nt Holbnh and hid
about 50 men in the storq room j ffiev then
descended th4-river/ landing -iitf-every
place, where they respected to Tall i?
with the counterfeiters. These depraved'
men came on hoard to purchase, produce,
with the intention of paying for it in
counterfeit money, They woro-tHti* tak
"* ' # 1
m and secured in the boat. When th
lumber had increased to 27, nine* of ther
i ere tied hand and foot, and, as the rc
K>rt says, drowned in the Mississippi, nea
aland No. 69. in the presence of tw
nen, Harrod and Burgess, who, it ap
ears, officiated, or at least took an activ
art in the execution of the sentence.
We understand that the company is in
:reasing in number, and intood* to pre
jeed to the mouth of White river. Who
>ur informant met a division of them the
vere in pursuit of a certain Meria
bright?When he arrived at Napoleor
it the mouth of Arkansas river, he learn
id that some six or seven dead bodies ha
een seen floating on the river opposit
hut nlnce. and also that some of th
;ounterfeiters who escaped had bee
teen passing down the river with uncorr
non speed, in ordei to evade their pursi
srs.?Picayune,
Wj hare tines been informed that tweat]
hree persona havo boon drowned,
Americans in India.
The-Mahtle Journal publishes the fol
owing extract from a letter from a ns
ire of one of the cotton growing State:
vho is now in India on a contract wit
he government, or a company who ar
oaking an attempt to improve the cu
ure of cotton in that country. The lei
er contains information which is curiou
md deserving of attention from the ai
henticitv of the same.
Calpkk, May 10th, 1841.
I am now about six hundred miles fror
Calcutta, in the District of Bundeicuni
ind have commenced business after
ortof fashion. As to labor, I can gt
>lenty, such as it is; one of our negroc
will do more work than five of the native)
rhey are something like our Choctaw Ir
lians, at home, only much inferior i
trength, courage and energy.
There is no forest for them to roam i
lere. as the Choctaws have, and the
ire therefore compelled to make a livin
uch as it is by labor, and rent to the Go*
mment eats out the profit of a
hey do.cultivate. The land here alt bf
onffR to srovernment. and the native
D O
lave to pay rent for using it The rei
s from three to nine rupees per Beghi
iccording to situation; the nearer a wel
he higher the rent, three bcghcu mak
thout an acre of our measurement. Th
(rind* them down so hard that they ran
y attempt to make more than a met
iving, which is nothing hut a little ric<
There are few of them that ever g<
inimal food at all, so you may judg
vhat sort of creatures they are for lah<
compared with our negroes at the soutt
[ do shy that this is a great deal mm
ilavery than that of the slaves in Nort
Vmerica. You may say they have n
nasters to order them to their work as yr
lo slaves, hut they are nothing like t
veil provided for or as happy. You ca
lire the l?e?t men here for five pice a da]
vomen and boys at two to three picehere
are 43 pice in a rupee, and a rupc
8 worth about 43 cents of our moneyto
you see the free laborer here gets le
;han five cents per day, or one dollar ar
i half a month, with which to clothe ar
feed themselves and pay rent to goveri
nent.
Besides Ihis, there are other circur
itances against this being an agricultur
.ountry. There is hardly any timber i
? A _*
for use. i nave seen no tree, suno
have been here, higher than 30 feet
the top branch. There are no horses I
for work, except the Arabian brnus
from Persia, and sold at high prices, fro
hundreds up to two thousand rupee
which is too much for any farm, hors
tnd so we have nothing to depend up<
for ploughing, but very small oxen, mu<
inferior to those in America. We mi
make about 200 pounds of cotton to tl
icre, and three acres to the hand, whit
will be about 600 pounds, or a bale nnd
half of our weight, to the hand, but I ha
not yet heard of more than 100 poun
to the acre, and that of very inferior sti
compared,with .Mississippi ro ton. Still
this is much better than the native cul
ration, I may do quite as well for mys<
is nt home, for I am disposed to think ti
?overnment will be liberal.' I ahall ne
* - ? A iL.
artheless, return to America ai mo oi?
if mv engagement.
The native dress here is nothing but
itrip of cloth tied round the middle, ai
i turban on the head, of another str
the rest of the body in both sexes is nake
exposed to the sun and weather. TI
woman you may judge of, when I si
they nre more offensive than the Cho
taw women. If any differnce. tho Che
taw have it.
The writer's route to India, was Par
London, Malte, Alexandria, down the N
to Cairo, thence by the way of the R
Sea to Bombay, and Calcutta, a journ
which, while it excited the wonder of
Mississippi cotton grower, served also
raise his disgust at many things which rr
his eye and his other senaes; and caus
him to declare himself moreof an Ame
can than ever.
AX AXRCDOTK WORTH KKLATIXG.
We haveentertainpd trie most tnorouj
respect for Dr. Aothon, the author of t
Classical Dictionary; but an event h
lately come to our knowledge which swe
this sentiment to one of affectionate ve
eration.
The eldest son of a literary gentlem
in this city?a man held in sincere i
gurd bv the puhlic?is a boy of fine t
ents and amiable temper. He longdd I
the Advantages of a liberal education; b
on account of the narrow circumstanc
of hi? parents, saw no prospect of gratii
ing sor -laudable a desire, At la
prompted by this ardent wif h, appli
snsdMiiiiiiie
e 1 to Mb Thomas W White, editor of the
rt I SoUtHhrn Literary Messenger. Mr. White
> Was Walking in Murray at. opposite the
ir grarrtmer school under the charge of Pr<*
o fessor Anthon, where he was accosted by
? the young lad, who had made his acquaine
tance at his father's house. He pointed
to the school-house, and of his own aci
cord, signified how happy he should be if
> the circumstances of his friends could
n enable them to place him under the tuition
y of Dr. Anthon. Mr. White spoke to
n him encourngingly, and promised to see
t, what could be <k>ne. In the evening of
i- the same day. he called upon the learned
d Professor and related the occurence of the
e morning. No sooner was Dr. Anthon
e made acquainted with the fact than he
n replied,
i- 44 Say no more, Mr. White, say no
i* more. Send the lad to me with a note
written by yourself to-morrow morning,
and I will give him a good classical edur
cation and no charge to his father. Let
the second son, his brother come also?be
shall be instructed on the same term*."
As if this generous offer were not sufficient,
Dr. Anthon furnished the Editor of
'* the Messenger with a note to the Messrs.
Harpers, the publishers of his whole spp'es
" of school books. The ofiect or the not?.,
e wa9 to procure from those liberal aod enI
terprising gentlemen, an immediate pres1
ent of all the books necessary for the boy's
is education.
i- We have recorded this anecdote with
feelings of unalloyed gratification. It is
illustrative of the distinguished scholar,
n who, being one of that rare class, who
"do good by stealth and blush to find it
J fnme." will probably disapprove of a pub.
lication, which we could not find in our
heart to withhold. New World.
'* CHERAW GAZETTE.
n WEDNESDAY, September 8, 184 1
n The communication of Senex" has been
y recieved. Its publication might, and probably
g would, lead to a discussion in our columns
r. which we see no need at this time of introdu.
II cing.
" " Pee Dee" is received and shall appear
next week.
a, Correspondents will please remember to
II, pay their postage, especially when they
:e write on their own business.
is
We learn from the Charleston papers that
.e the quantify cf rain which fell in that city the
early part of last week, was so great as to
overflow Market street up to, and beyond
re Church street. The water in some stores
)r being 16 inches, did much injury to sugar*
sa It, coffin, grain die
The nomination of Cuablks S. Todd,
|Q of Kentucky, as Minister to Russia, and
,u the nomination of Daniel Jenifer, of
is Maryland, as Minister to Austria, have
n been confirmed by the (J. S. Senate.
The nomination of Edward Everett.
~ of Massachusetts, as Minister to Great
Britain, is still unrler consideration, and is
^ said to have been opposed by Southern
id Senators, as well Whigs as Democrats*
id on account of a supposed leaning on the
n* part of Mr. Evsiett towards abolition,
ism.
n.
al The land bill, which passed both houses
fit of Congress, was still in the hands of the
1 President on Thursday. Having recommended
the measure, he will certainly
sign the bill, unless he finds something
m in the details which he cannot sanction.
* C0NGHF8S.
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in First, a delay of the mails, from some
cause unknown, and then the absence of
iy the Editor yesterday, prevent as full an
he account cf the proceedings of Congress,
:h as would otherwise have been furnished.
a The hill to incorporate a Fiscal Corpo.
re ration passed by the House, was taken u(i
d* in the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 1.?
'fi1* Mr. Rives moved to postpone it till next
88 day; motion lost, 34 to 14. Mr. Berrien
then made a speech in support of the hill,
J and Mr. Clay made a few remarks on the
same side, stating that although it wat
_ not such a one as he wished it was bet
se
ter than none, and he would therefore
f/vr ,'t Mr ffanton offered several
2 'UIO IUI |t?
nd amendments which were lost. Some
jpt other opposition Senators also offerer
id, amendments which were lost Mr. Bentie
ton made a speech against the hill. Mr
ay Rives also made a speech in reply to the
<! speech of Mr. Berrien ; Mr. Berrien re?
joined, and Mr.Rivesagain replied. Late
in tho^evening the Senate adjourned, or
l8? motion of Mr. Archer, who wished tc
''? speak.
On Thursday the 2d. Mr. Archer made
y a speech in support of the hill, maintain
I ing that an exchange Bank would be con
(et stitutional, though a discount bank would
e(j not. Mr. Buchanan replied at length.?
rj. In the course of his remarks he said witti
a smile "half in fun, half in earnest" thai
1 1 - ?? ? ?? ?* ? ?*i tko ancpoKi A)
aitrmugn ne whs uui ?un u<
the President, he did not know how soot
^ he might he;
gjMr. Clay replied somewhat at length
as and according to the account of th<
Globe, introduced party topics whicl
n" gave rise to an animated debate tha
an lasted all day. The speakers wen
r(N Messrs. Calhoun, Walker, Wright, Rives
Preston, King, and Linn. Late in thi
for evening the Senate adjourned, on mo
nt, tion of Mr. Berrien, who wished to speak
:es The question was doubtless taken 01
fy- Friday, when (he hill probably passed.?
*t? Afr. Rives was the only Whig Senator
ied S0 far as we learn, who jndicatet) a die
f
position to vote against the bill. From
his doing so fenra were entertained to
some of the Whigs that the Preatdeft
would veto it.
The House is waiting for the actioo of
the Senate on the bank bill, and the revenue
bill.' In the meao time they are
trying to aimise themselves by making
and hearing speeches on the McLeod
case.
The committee on elections to whom
a memorial had been reifered contesting
the election of Mr, Lejy, delegate from
Florida, have reported against bim.
Correspondence of the Charleston Conner
Washington, A oust 80.
We are flooded with rumors as to the
probable course or the Whig party, in
Congress, the dissolution of the Cabinet
the formation of a new party dec. It is
now pretty certain that the "Fiscal Cor
* Ci _ ?A
poration" will be pas9ad by ioe senate
and that immediately.It if even said
that* they will pas it this day, the opposition
being willing tp forego any discission..
Mr Archsb wiil vote for the
bill,' on the ground that Unnecessary toregulate
custody of the pqjdic money.?
doubt is now eotejrtaiped by any one
tl^at the President will return it with bio
objections. He considered it as liable, it
U siid, to softie of the constitutional objections
which he has heretofore indicated
and to be a politcial measure, hariog lean
reference to the public good than to a dosign
to "fasten" him. Rumor adda bo indisposed,
at a proper time, and after duodeliberation,
to recommend to Congrats *
schenfe of Finance upon which both flections
of the Whigparty can unite.
Speculation, however, is very busy uo
predicting the most, unfavourable conn,
quences from the second veto. A large *
portion of the Whig party, including all *
the friends of Mr. Clay, will, it it confidently
said, unite in denouncing Mr. Tyler,
and act, hereafter, in opposition to
him. The State Riguts wing of the party,
together with some of . the Harriso*
and Webster men, aided by a portion' off
the locos, wiH then form the administration
party. No G'abihet changes wilP
take place during this session. 7W
' _
President would not send his nominations
to the Senate in their preseut temper:- AS
change is confidently spoken of as likftfyt
to occur during the recess. The urns
Cabinet will it is said, be composed! of'
moderate Whigs, as distinguished from'
the ultra bank party, of Stata Eight*
Whigs, and perhaps of one or more I hoc*.
There has been rumor that Mr. BaoaairvA5
would be otfered the State D*MrC
ment. Mr. B's friend positively dfteprr
for him, that he would not rfccepttit..
The president, it is said,Iras pi munrat*
a very pleasant reunion ot the WHigsra#
Mr. Crittejidkxs house on Snttirdayv
night, and that the meeting between thee
President and Mr. ClaV was very cordial.
'* " vGreat
excitement exists, at the Norths
at the oppoeitionin tbe Senate, to Mr. Ewbrktt's
nomination. The nominatimtJ
i will probably he laid on the table.. U'
is rumored that, in this case, Mr. Wm
stem may b?sent to England.
american 8ilvrr.
The Philadelphia U- S. Gazette aae?
that Mr. F Blackburn has placed in the
Exchange a sample of silver, entirely
purr., from tbe Washington mine, Davidson
County, North Carolina. The mas*
1 weighs 227 ounces, and is igorth about
i four hundred dollars. As we do not re- t
, member to have seen any silver frecm
, mines in this country before, we madesome
inquiries as to the manner of obtain
ing it, and the chances of getting more ;
and the following is the result:
? '
The company went into operation, tin*
der a very advantageous charter from the
_ State of North Carolina, about the first
of September, 1940, the mine being then
but partially opened, and showing the
bed of ore to be of very great extent,
comprising millions of tons of ore, of the
richest kind. In the early part of 1841+
, one furnace for smelting was put into op*
. erntion, which up to the present time, has
produced 25 tons of mixed metal, (lead
| and silver;) the early smelting, from
which this sample is made, yielding only
| about from one to two hundred and fifty
ounces silver to the ton, and gradually
1 improving up to this time, when it yields
' from five to six hundred ounces per ton
* of mixed metal.
I Within the last few weeks, two more
? furnaces have been put in operation and
I three more, making in nil six, w^l go into
. operation very shortly, when the yield
, will equal*; from 1500 to 2000 pound* per
, day, valuing from $525 io $800. The
proceeds of the one furnace have been
, sufficient to more than pay the expeaetin
t of the mine since going into operation,
up to the first of September, from which
> period the dividends of the company will
commence. Nat. hull.
New-Orleans, Augwst 15.
Steamboat . Explosion.
I Dreadful Loss of Lives.?The steam.
. boat Sarah Bladen arrived yesterday
, morning announced the explosion oT
I the steamboat Louisiana, with a mot! melf
anchoJy loesjof lives.^By this accident warn
i lost three men overboard, supposed to be
drowned, six scalded, two of whom are
since dead. The surviving four a re doing
' wejl and are not in a dangerous situation,
i except one, whose case is doubtful. Of
1 the U. S. troops there are some 12 or
* 15 missing and one dead. None of tbn
5 officer* of the army or of the boat an hurt,
<9 nor Hay cabin pfcsengere. ^
3 On Sa turday last, a grindstone, weigh,
ing, 1200 pounds, in the chisel factpry of
MrJ Russell, at Greenfield, ' Mass.;' buret
from therapidity of the motion, ahd half
- of it was thrown through a wiMo#, to a
distance^ 9$ r feet * from the l>ai^ag.
- j Fortunately jeone-was injured. '