Kentucky Farmer, which I hope will be acted
upon. In the mean tune I will
give you the following experiment. I
took a young Woburn 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 exfieiimeut
will be continued Jen days,
longer. In this case some of the weight
is no doubt owing to filling up with coro;
yet it is easily perceived that she has fattened.
You will fiod in letters from the
West, written by A B Allen, that he fed
22 Berkshireson four bushels of raw coro
& day and they were losing flesh!! (See
Cultivator (Albany) Vol. 8, page 67.)?
If this statement had not come from one
nf th? strongest advocates of the black
VI -Q
Berkshire*, I should have thought it was
made to injure them. Four bushels for
i 22 sows i* just ten pounds a day for each,
counting the bushel at fifty.tive pounds
of com. So much for consumption of
' food.
The next proposition?the quality of
the meat?is a matter of rather more difficulty
than the two preceding; but I am
ready to - enter into a chemical analysis
or furnish a sample to be tested by epicures,
or any other proposition that may
.be roado. Meat that feels soft and elastic
in the living animal is much easier
digested than that which is hard with littie
elasticity, and in this particular both
white Berkshires and Wobums have
greatly the 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 shou).
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 j
near the same size as possible and weigh
them. I will furnish some bogs for such
experiments.
These experiments will serve to show
some of the most desirable qualities of
hogs. But the most desirable hog for-the
firmer is one that is easily raised on grass
until he attains a suitable size and then
fattens easily and expeditiously when put
?ip for that purpose. Here size is very
Valuable if it is accompanied with early
maturity and fattening qualities. The
man who makes his meat of spring pigs
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 Woburns is certainly an objection
as far as beauty is concerned, but it
ta not found objectionable when winter
comes on.. I was asked the other day,
if fine hair was not an indication of fattening
qualities ? As an answer to this
question ! refetred the enquirer to the
coarse haired Bakewell and the fine Haired
(wooJed) Saxony sheep. It is known
that Saxony sheep hear no comparison in
fattening qualities with Bakewell.
The Farmer who jjrepares 2 or 300
Unr-o ft%r m*rlrof will annn hetrin tn feel the
,IV6" ,WI ?j
advantage of having hogs that will aver.
ngte from fifty to one hundred pounds
more at 13 to 18 months old, and will
< noon learn sciise enough to sell them before
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
500 pounds," all at once 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 Rhow-somo that had pigs at an
. earlier age than any other breed. I consider
size as of very little value unless it is
attended with other trood qualities; but
. ?r* ,
when I can have all the good qualities,
and more too, possessed by smaller hogs
united in large ones, I then think size of
great importance. . I conside* the black
Berkshire an excellent hog, hut when his
advocates set up for him the claim of being
best, 1 beg leave to disagree with j
them. / Saml. I). Martin.
Colly rifle., Kt/July 1841..
ftkply to thk foregoing.
I do wish Dr. /Martin would drop the j
. ph/a^e, 4* White Berkshircs" and call his '
r white hogs therOld English Liverpool or
4 * Yorkshire breed ; for it cannot he, that a
man of his reading believes these grunters
are the most distantly related to the
Berkshircs. As to the Woburns of this
? < ' . _ .l L'I ..
day, I profess ignorance as 10 tneir nisiorv
in this country, and no doubt many
breeders would take pleasure in reading
an account of the "rise and progress," of
this variety of swine in tha U. S. Will
Dr. M be so good as to give it? I do not
pretend to say all Dr. M.'s positions are |
untenable, but most of them are doublfiit,
and some ran havo no shade of evidence,
in my opinion, to support them. Let j
them bo repeated :
1st. That Woburns and White hogs
of any breed, come earlier to maturity,'
and fatten faster on the same quantity ot i
f?*>d, than Berkshire*, has not been proved,
and I do not honestly believe the positron
will he sustained. Before this could be I
established as a fact, hogs of the vartotbs i
breeds, of the same age, should be treated,
in every respect, alike, for several months,
and the experiment often repeated.-*There
is no man of a reasonable degree
of swineology information, particularly if j
it be seasoned with a few grains of old J
fashioned honesty, who would not admit,
. that tbe genuine China hog maturesearli.
er, and will fatten on less f<H>& than any
hogs^n creation.
It is equally true that the endless improvements
of the ill shaped native hogs'
of different countries have been made almost
universally by crosses on the Eastern
t Siamese breed f and Jt is also true, the
mmmmi
countless breeds of earth mature early and
fatten kindly on small amounts of food,
in proportion .as they approach the shbrt
nosed, short legged, compact China hog.
The Berkskires are much indebted to the*
Chinese breed for their short legs, full'
pointsvandperfect 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, Wo*
burns, 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 farm
trig brethren, who it would seem nave
been laboring so ardently to get agridulturists
to believe toe monstrous big, coarse
hogs of the country will mature earlier
and on less food tha n the smaller and more
perfectly formed breeds. It contradicts
facts, mocks common sense, and is too
intolerable an idea for men of bare " ac. j
countable intellects" to advocate. We
might as well say our big Conastoga
horses will mature earlier, and fatten on I
less food, than the round handsome Shet. I
land ponies, or that elephants mature carlier,
and live on less, than China pigs.
The absurdity of one proposition is as palpahle
as the other.
I have never pretended to say the Berkshire
hogs were &9 large a9 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. I lay it down as an infallible rule,
that the smaller, hiid 'more perfectly formed
breeds of swine, mature sooner, and fatten \
on less, than the larger and imperfectly j
shaped kinds. Shape, indeed, is every- j
thing, 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 adapted
to take on flesh, but as I presume
friend M. will not contend Wobunw and
His"white hogs, whatever may be their
size, are so perfect to their forms as
Berkshires, my proposition stands self-evident.
That the Doctor should have discovered a
difference in tho "elasticity of the flesh" of
Woburns and Berkshires. and that his softer
fleshed breeds areeasier of digestion, is, to me,
highly ludicrous. To talk of Woburns having
less heads, less neck, and more ham," than
Berkshires, is entirely new, and what I will
venture will not prove true. I have been at
the expense of gettingsome VVoburns from
Kentucky, for in/own satisfaction, as well as
to aid in settling the present controversy,
and I am sure it is not through prejudice
1 say, they are not equ?l to the Berkshire* in '
the head and ham; still" 1 am pretty well!
pleased with them, but doubt inuch their superiority
over ?"me of our best common hogs.
Of their merits I will speak positively as I
learn more of them. The propositi -n, that if
we can obtain large hogs, withas good qualities
as small ones, that is, as well formed as
small ones, they are be preferred, is not a
bad one; and to u I have always,endeavor;
ed to strictly adhere. I repeat that.form is
everything, and ihe larger (he animal, with
perfection of form, tfie better for the farmer,
for most uses. The well shaped big horse or
ox is preferable to a smaller of the same
shape; but a dozen weji formed .mtfdiufa fixed
ones can be found, whpre we can see one
good shaped animal of the giant race; the same
may be predicated of hogs. The Berkshire^
arc the largest hogtj.l have seen, with the requisite
form for making large quantities o/
inoat with little expense, aim tnereiore icaunot
abandon them. Whenever I find Wo.
burns or other hogs posseted of as inay good
qualities as the gentlemanly Berkshire, I will I
cut the throats of the latter and adopt the former.
Reasoii and facts will convince me,:?
nothing eUo. T* F.
. v The AgrivuJturist.
From the .Maine Farmer,
errors in farming.
Mr. Editor :?Will von permit an old
farinor to muke know n to he public through
your useful periodical the, errors he has
fallen into as a farmer on an old farm, so
1l*.#l Mnt /in nnm n. Iiiirnt Itinrl Rirof
*;tl linu, IMIl UU "V ? VI- WMI Mb IOIIU* J. lioif
and greatest of all, I have erred in not
paying attention enough to manure, nnd
the moans 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 mnkirsg manure
I am now aware that swino arc the thing*
for that, as they soon manure for ih<market,
I have erred that I have not kept
:IW>reof the rooters. I hare also erred
that I have not kept more sheep, although
iron! at times has been low ; yet they
double so often by their increase, that'
when compared with black cattle they are
much the most profitable, having due regard
to the expense of keeping each. ' I
have erred in not paving attention enougn
to my fences. I have planted than I
havo well manured, though I believe that
no crop is more profitable, highly manur.
ed, if a proper variety is planted. I have
not set a proper value upon aqhes for far.
tiling, every bushel of which is worth n
bushel of corn. At a distance from the
sea, salt is a cheap and excellent dressing
for corn soil, which I have erred in not
using, nor have I gvpsum and lime as
much as I ought mixed with barn or
compost manure, thev are exceedingly]
valuable according to their cost, and here
it may be proper to observe that I have
eired in being offraid of cost, for manure
top dressing &c., dress land well, and it
gives great returns generally, aa well may
wo 11vnunt Alir. hnvs or hired men to bo
WW \j J v? ---- - ? ( . . able
to perform labor without fcrnd,. as Tor
our soil to yield us any thing -valuable
from year to year, if we return 'to it no
manure, or top dressing. I have erred in
not raising many more roots of tfie,yarious
kinds for my stock.1 Tarn" bow fully convinced'that
with liny and straw,.thev are
more valuable forull kinds of. s'ttak than
i used bo^upppse. Since so many bustw
I els can be raised to the acre, I should
V
have depended more upon their'saving
hay. I have erred in making my apples
'into ctdor instead of givingtjiera to my
stock, for Ivhich they are more valuable
than I used to believe. I have erred in
keeping more stock than I have kept well,
in the faH ioug& tohafobeen more cer.
tain that I hatf ftdta^ tiy stock to my
keep, so that inr the-spring my stock
might-.net go hungry to the trying of my
purse and feelings. Afstock baa generally
been nearly as high in .price in the
fall as in the spring. Why did I not sell
off in the faU, so as " IcT be certain I. had
the wherewithal to keep well what I retained
? if stock is starved like our soil, it
win cerraimy mane as poor m nw c??u.
I have erred egregiously in being afraid
to keep help to assist in making manure.
Manure is to the farmer the beginningof
the alphabet, if we fail here, if we try to
withhold more than is meet we shaH certainlv
come to poverty. But I used to
suppose as I had not money on hand <to
layout for help, manure&c., I could not
trust my farm to repay rae in the fall,
though I might have procured the means
on credit. No* fhi tljfs credit is realy
j the wherewithal, [ ought hot to have been
I afraid;to spend something cm my farm.
1 Capita: is needed, my habits, and word
| was such, that monred men would have asI
sistei/na i:? ibis, sooner thafnfo haveuaed
| ihciir'rncney in trade* 6riu the- huods of
Merchants who sometimes as one said,
break offas short as a pipe stem*. I have
not used the plough enough by far, and
have mowedovtortoo much soil dec.
Wiser.
- ,.i. _ ' .
Characteristic of Farmers.?Farmers
seldom affect a mystery of their agricultural
operations, as is the case with
most other occupations. A farmer is always
free, ready, and communicative?
and this has been a characteristic of the
husbandman From time immemorial, it
is related of Ischomachus, a complete husbandmen,
described by Xencphon in his
economies, that " all other tradesmen are
at great pains to conceal the phief ports
of that art. But if a farmer has either
sown or planted his fields with care and
propriety, he is happy - having, them inspccted?and
.when afsked, will conceal
nothing of the manner by which he
brought his words to such perfection."
To Wash Iron or Steel pithy Copper.?
Dissolve sulphate of copper in water, in
I the proportion of 1 to 3 [ wash iron or
I steel with it, and it will instantly bo cov.
[ ered with reduced copper. This is best
i performefi by applying the solution with
' a brush, which must be followed directly
with s sponge of clear water. In this
manner any letters or fiagfers may be
drawn with.a camel-hair pencil or a pen,
and if it be pn .polished fteel, the letters
or flowers will assume the brilliancy of
the steel, and appeft'r like highly polished
copper. It-may sometimes he requisite to
| cleanse the metal hy washiftg it with dil'
--4 ' . I ? . !<! Jli.f tka Annnar milts
| uitu (iiunntii; aviU) mnv mw i??j
adhere tlm more, readily. If. the steel
thus ornamented be4ield over a charcoal
fire, the .copper figtyes become Idue,. the
cooper lakes* gold color, but is restored
again to its original color by diluted muriatic
acid.
To give .Iron iha Whilcneasof Stiver.?
To nitre acid, diluted wsith ftp equal quan
tity of water, add as much mercury as the
acid will dissolve ; then add to the solution
thro or four times as much water, and
having given the iron a cost of copper, as
directed in the above experiment, brush it
over in the manner with the diluted nitra?e
of mercury ; its appearance will be
equal, if not superior to that of real silver.
In this manner any,common or rough iron
work mnv hf? nonarp.ntlv silvered atamost
" ?/ ri j : -insignificant
expense. tc.? - .
Wholesale Application of Lynch Law.
?A friend of ours, who arrived in the
city yesterday from Arkansas, informs us |
of the following starting particulars, show,
ing the summary manner in which that
law, more tyrannous than the code of Draco?Lynch
Law?has, in this, as well as
in ever}' other instance where it has been i
appealed to, been carried into effect.
Between the 5th and the 10th inst., I
Phillips county, in Arkansas, about 40
miles below Helena, and. the county of
! Coahoma, in .Mississippi, on the opposite
side of the river, appear to haye become
the scene of mob and lynch law to a
2reafc extent than has lately been recor
; !>v the public press. . f
| A in 11 rous gang of counterfeiters had
i rheir pbir?aof rendezvous and {the abodes
I of their families in the above named
I counties, to the great and continued an|
novancu of the cttizehs and - fhe trading
flat boat men on the river. Besides their
encroachment on the peace and property
of the public in that way, they of late
turned their criminal industry to horse
stealing to such an extent as to rouse the
c ~ns of the whole neighborhood.
fhe latter, headed by Capt. Barney
Bradford, formed into a volunteer company
of about 100 well aimed men, commanded
and led by said Captain Bradford,
Mr. J. Lunsford and Spear, from Arkansas,*
and Squire Forrcr and James
Howarton, from Mississippi, and after an
active search of several days, succeeded
in capturing 27 men, among whom we
' ? i i* ii?: . i r u
learned tne louowing nnmcs, : nu^u
Talley, Lewi* Kingston, Andrew McLaughlin,
VVilHs Polock, Hugh* Cotton.
Elliot* and Robert Hunter, the latter. Infoly
from New York, Joe Marritt and M*cCommich.
, . ;
The volunteers . u?*J-.tlie fallowing
"stratagem to^erie fhe scoundrels. They
eugnged a tradirt'g boat at Helena and hid
about 50 men in the store room ; <t>ev then
descended th4-river,," Inrgdiftg -at* every
piaea where they suspected to Tall j?witti
the counterfeiters. These depraved
men caineon hoard to purchase, produce,
with the intention of pacing for it in
cou utcrfeit money, They Wore-tlitii tafe
| en ?nd secured in the beet. When the
number had increased to 27, nine* of them
a ers tied hand and foot, and, as the report
says, drowned in the Mississippi, near
Island No. 69. in the presence of two
meti, Harrod and Burgess, who, it appears,
officiated, or at least took an active
part in the execution of the sentence.
We understand that the company is increasing
in number, and intends to proceed
to the mouth of White river. When
our informant met a division of them they
were in pursuit of a certain Merian
Wright-?When he arrived at Napoleon,
I at the mouth of Arkansas river, he learned
that some nix or seven dead bodies had
! been seen floating on the river opposite
[ that place, and also that some of the
counterfeiters who escaped had been
seen passing clown the river with uncommon
speed, in ordei to evade their pursuers.?
Picayw u.
Wj have sinus been informed that twenty,
threo persons bars boon drowned,
AxnicAKS in India.
The Mobile Journal publishes the following
extract from a letter from a na.
tive of one of the cotton growing States,
who is now in India on a contract with
the government, or a company who are
making an attempt to improve the cuti
ture of cotton in that country. The letter
contains information which is curiou*
and deserving of attention from the authenticity
of the same.
Calfrb, Mat 10th, 1841.
I am now about six hundred miles from
Calcutta, in the District of Bundeicund,
and have commenced business after a
sort of fashion. As to labor, I can get
plenty, such as it is; one of our negroes
* .f w ?
win do more work inan nve 01 me native*.
They are something like our Choctaw Indian*,
at home, only, much inferior in
strength, courage and energy.
There is no forest for them to roam in
here, as the Choctaw* have, and they
arc therefore compelled to make a living
such as it is by labor, and rent to the Government
eats out the profit of all
| they do.cultivate. The land here all belongs
to government, and the natives
have to pay rent for using it The rent
I is from three to nine rupees per Begha,
according to situation; the nearer a well,
the higher the rent, three begha* make
about an acre of our measurement. This
grinds them down so hard that they rarely
attempt to make more than a mere
living, which is nothing hut a little rice.
There are few of them that ever get
animal food at ill, so you may judge
what sort of creatures they aTe for labor
compared with our negroes at the south.
I do say that this is a great deal more
slavery than that of the slaves in North
America. You may say they have no
masters to order them to their work as you
do slaves, hut they are nothing like as
well provided for or as happy. You can
hire the bent men here for five pice a day,
women and boys at two to three pice?
there are 43 pice in a rupee, and a rupee
is worth about 45 cenfs of our money?
'So you see the free laborer here gets less
than five cents per day, or one dollar and
n half a month, with which to clothe and
feed themselves and pay rent to govern,
ment.
Besides this, there are other circum.
stances against this being an agricultural
country. There is hardly any timber fil
for use. I have seen no tree, since 1
have been here, higher than 30 feet t<
the top branch. There are no horses fil
for work, except the Arabian bronchi
from Persia, and sold at high prices, fronr
hundreds lip to two thousand rupees
which is too much for any farm, horse,
? ? J ?? ?? (a /Jarvan/4 tinnr
anu sy wo nave iihiuih^ iu u? |<uuu ?r?
for ploughing, but very email oxen, much
inferior to those in America. We ma)
make about 200 pounds of cotton to the
acre, and three acres to the hand, which
will be about 600 pounds, or a bale and o
half of our weight, to the! "?nd, but I have
not yet heard of more than 100 pound?
to the acre, and that of very inferior stuf
comparnd,with .Mississippi ro ton. Still ai
this is much better than the native culti
vat ion, 1 may do quite a9 well for mysel
as at home, for I am disposed to think the
government will be liberal.' I shall nev
ertheless, return to America at the close
of my engagement.
The native dress here is nothing but i
strip of cloth tied round the middle, an<
a turban on the head, of another strip
the rest of the body in both sexes is naked
exposed to the sun and weather. The
* * w
woman you may judge ot, when l saj
they are more offensive than the Choc
taw women. If any differnce. the Choc
taw have it.
The writer's route to India, was Paris
London, Malte, Alexandria, down the Nil<
to Cairo, thence by the way of the Re<
Sea to Bombay, and Calcutta, a journej
which, whilo it excited the wonder of t
j Mississippi cotton grower, served also t<
I raise his disgust at many things which me
| his eye and his other senses; and causet
him to declare himself more of an Ameri
can than ever.
AX AXBCDOTK WORTH RELATING.
We hare entertained the most thorough
respect for Dr. Anthon, the author of the
Classical Dictionary ; hut an event ha:
lately come to our knowledge which swell:
this sentiment to one of affectionate ven
eration.
The eldest son of a literary gentleman
in this city?a man held in sincere re
gard. by the public-?is a bov of fine tal
entu and amiable temper. He longed foi
. the advantages of a liberal education; but
on jBCCouot of tho narrow circumstance:
of hi? parents, saw no prospect of gratifying
gar laudable a desire, At last
prompt*;? by this ardent wi?h, fye appliet
"ii ? mi
?" . ~ J ?- *.% -
. . "*
to Mfi Thomas W White, editor of the I
Southern Literary Messenger. Mr. White I
Was Walking in Murray at* opposite the t
granlmer school under the charge of Pro^ i
fessor Anthon, where he was accosted by
the young lad, who had made his acquain> j
tance at his father's house. He pointed ,
to the school'house, and of his own ac- j
cord, signified how happy he should be if (
the circumstances of his friends could
enable them to place him under the tuition '
of Dr. Anthori. Mr. White spoke to
him encouragingly, and promised to see 1
what could be <k>ne. In the evening of 1
the same day, he called upon the learned Professor
and related the occurence of the '
morning. No sooner was Dr. Anthon
made acquainted with the fact than he
replied,
44 Say no more, Jfr. White, say no
more. Send the lad to me with a note
written by yourself to-morrow morning,
and I will give him a good classical education
and ho charge to his father. Let
the second son, his brother come also?be ]
shal] be instructed on the same terms*"
' As if this generous offer were not suffi- j
cient. Dr. Anthon furnished the Editor of <
the Messenger with a note to the Messrs.
Harpers, the publishers of his wholjB.spgeq 1
of school books. The offect of the notewas
to procure from those liberal and enterprising
gentlemeo, an immediate present
of all the books necessary for the boy'* '
education.
We hRve recorded this anecdote with i
feelings of unalloyed gratification. It is
illustrative of the distinguished scholar, i
who, being one of that rare class, who <
"do good by stealth and blush to find it i
fame." will probably disapprove of'a pub.
lication, which we could not find in our
heart to withhold. New World.
CHERAW GAZETTEWEDNESDAY,
Septkkbeb 8, 184 1
The communication of Senex" has been
recieved. Its publication might, and probably
would, lead to a discussion in uur columns
which we see no need at this time of introducing*
" Pee Dee" is received and shall appear
next week.
Correspondents will please remember to
, pay their postage, especially when they
write on their own business.
i ?
We learn from the Charleston papers that
the quantity 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
i Church street. The water in some stores
being 16 inches, did much injury to sugar*
salt, coffin, grain &c
The nomination of Charles S. Todd,
of Kentucky, as Minister to Russia, and
the nomination of Danirl Jenifer, of
Maryland, as Minister to Austria, have
been confirmed by the U. S. Senate.
The nomination of Edward Everett.
of Massachusetts, as Minister to Great
Britain, is still under consideration, and is
( said to have been opposed by Southern
\ Senators, as well Whigs as DemocratsI
on account of a supposed leaning on the
* part of Mr. Evkiett towards abolition,
ism.
I The land bill, which passed both houses
t of Congress, was still in the hands of the
' President on Thursday. Having recom*
mended tho measure, he will certainly
t sign the bill, unless he finds something
i in the details which he cannot sanction.
Congress.
, First, a delay of the mails, from some
, cause unknown, and then the absence of
r the Editor yesterday, prevent as full an
? account of the proceedings of Congress,
i as would otherwise have been furnished,
i The bill to incorporate a Fiscal Corpo.
J ration passed by the House, was taken up
* in the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 1.?
^ Mr, Rives moved to postpone it till next
' day; motion lost, 34 to 14. Mr. Berrien
i then made a speech in support of the bill,
and Mr. Cluv made a few remarks on the
same side, stating that although it was
i not such a one as he wished it was het.
ter than none, and he would therefore
t vote for it. Mr. Benton offered several
) amendments whieh were lost. Some
i, other opposition- Senators Also offered
, amendments which were lost Mr. Beni
ton made a speech against the hill. Mr.
r 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, on
*? motion of Mr. Archer, who wished to
J speak.
On Thursday the 2d. Mr. Archer made
r a speech in support of the bill, maintaining
that an exchange Bank would be cont
stitutional, though a discount hank would
j not. Mr. Buchanan replied at length.?
In the course of his remarks he said with
i ..I??<* :_ f..? U?lf in aarnaiit" ihnt
ftsmue "nan in iun, nan
although he was not now in the secrets of
the President, he did not know how soon
1 he might be;
5 Mr. Clay replied somewhat at length,
s and according to the account of the
* Globe, introduced party topics which
gave rise to an animated debate that
JJL
! lasted all day. The speakers were
Messrs. Calhoun, Walker, Wright, Rives,
Preston, King, and Linn. Late in the
r evening the Senate adjourned, on mo,
tion of Mr. Berrien, w ho wished to speak,
s The question was doubtless taken on
- Friday, when the hill probably passed.?
Mr. Rives was the only Whig Senator,
4 89 far aa we Jparn, who jndicate4 a disf
xwition to vote against the bill. From
?is doing ao fear* were entertained
jotne of the Whigs that the Prefidtn <
would veto it.
The House is waiting for the action of
the Senate on the bank bill, and the frevenue
bill. In the mean time they are
trying to amuse themaelvoa by making
and hearing speeches on the McLtod
ease. ' : >'* ?**' '
The committee on elections to whom
a memorial had been refered contesting
the election of Mr< Le^y? delegate from
Florida, have reported against him.
Correspondence of the Charleston C^nrior
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 tec. It is
now pretty certain that the1 "Fiscal Cor
poration" will be passed by the Senate
J MMAiltaiAlv ' I# to atMfe ani/4
BIK1 llltll IIIJIIIVUMitVIJ , A. m cvn now
that- they will pas it this day, the opposition
being willing " tp forego toy die*
emission. Mr Abchbb wiU rote for the
bill,' on the ground that it js necemry to>
regulate custody of die public money.?'
No doubt is now eatsj-taip^d by any one
tl^et the President will return it with bis
objections. : He considered it as liable^ it
issiid, to sortie of the constitutional abjections
which he has heretofore indicated
and to be a politcial measure, hiring less
reference to the public good than to a design
to "fasten" him. Rumor adds be indisposed,
at a proper time, and after due*
deliberation,,to recommend to Co agrees *
schexrfe of Finance upon which both sections
of the Whig party can uoite.
Speculation, however* is very busy u*
predicting the most, unfavourable coaca
quences from the second veto. A largo ~
portion of the Whig party, including ell *
the friends of Mr. Clay, will, it is coafideutly
said, unite in denouncing Mr. Tyler,
and act, hereafter, in opposition to
him. The State Rignts wing of the party,
together with some of . the Harrison
and Webster men, aided by a portion1 off
the locos, wiH then form the administration
party. No Cabinet changes will'
take place during this session. UrnPresident
would not send his nominatienw
to the Senate in their preseut tempeft. A\
change is confidently spoken of as liktoty
to occur during the recess. The we*w
Cabinet will it is said, be composed of
moilerute Whigs, as distinguished fren*
the ultra bank party, of State lllgb'to
Whigs, and perhaps of one or more I ices.There
has been rumor that Mr. Bwomairw.
an would be offered the State Depart?
ment. Mr. B's friend positively (Uciaro
for him, that he would not Sccepttif..
The president, it is said,"Was present att
? ?
a very pleasant reunion ui mo ?ni^, ??
Mr. Cbitte?idk?i*s house on Snttirday
night, and that (be meeting between ther
President and Afr. Clav was very cordial.
*; *
Great excitement exists,at the Norths
at the opposition! n the Senate, to Mr. Ewfrktt
s nomination. The nomination*
will probably ke laid on the table.. It'
is rumored that, in this case, Mr. Ws??stem
may be sent to England.
america!* silver.
" The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette ?av?
that Mr. F Blackburn has placed in the
Exchange a sample of silver, entirely
pure, from tbe Washington mine, Davidson
County, North Carolina. The massweighs
227 ounces, and is igorth about
four hundred dollnrs. As we do not re- T
member to have seen any silver frnoti
mines in this country before, we made*
j some inquiries ns to the manner of obtaining
it, and the chances of getting more ?
and the following is the result:
i he company went into operation, un.
der a very advantageous charter from tho
State of North Carolina, about the first
of Septemhet, 1840, 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 pert of 1841+
one furnace for smelting was put into operation,
which up to the present time, has
produced 25 tons of mixed metal, (lead
and silver;) the early smelting, from
1 ' lL-- 1- - owililinn AnlV
WfllCro ims Siin]J>IC I3 IIMUCf y ivium^ vui^
about from one to two hundred and fifty
ounces silver to the ton, and gradually
improving up to this time, when it yields
from five to six hundred ounces per ton
of mixed metal.' '
Within the last few weeks, two more
furnaces have been put in operation and
three more, making in all six, W^l go into
[ operation very shortly, when the yield
will ?qualvfrom 1500 to 2000 pound* per
day, valuing from ?525 to $800. The
proceeds of the one furnace have been
sufficient to more than pay the expense*
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, August 15.
Steamboat ? Explosion, ;
Dreadful Loss of Lives. ?-The steam,
boat Sarah Bladen arrived yesterday
morning announced the explosion of
the steamboat Louisiana, with a roost melancholy
lossjof iives.^By this accident were
lost three men overboard, supposed to bo
drowned, six scalded, two of whom are
since dead. The surviving four are doing
wejl and are not in a dangerous situatioo,
except one, whose case is doubtful. Of
it a are some 12 or
IIIU \J Ul II W|/v? r..
15 missing and one dead. None of the
officers of the army or of the boat are hurt,
nor any cabin g&sengers. ?
On Saturday last, a grindstone, weighing,
1200 pounds,, in the chisel factpiy of
MrJ Russell, at GjetnfieW, Mass., buret
from the rapidity of the motion, and half
of it was thrown through a wihdo#, to a
distance..;^ 80: feet: from thci Tmiffipg,
Fortunately^ on? was injured, '
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