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there is not one smith in fifty who is not
guilty of the error here exposed; and
small errors are sometimes pro lur.tive of
serious evils, especially, as we ail h .v.i
Ju-uid, in the matter of a horse shoe.
Jfvitrs, II. T.
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BREEDING/
Many of our formers seetn to consider
thatu is sufficient for them to purchase
u good stock* and that the system of scientific
hraefong is much too complicated
for tliem. We assure them that they
may continue the plan of importation
until all their means are exhausted?uneir
tock will continue to degenerate unices
they learn to sustain and improve it hv
: -j:- T.. iwslst them in
judicious inwiii^ ?"
effecting tins object we quite the follow,
iug remarks from n work <?l Mr. Cliitu
who was one of the most celebrated
nniiloinifits and tiiituors Engkirul ever
produced i
"Although the form of domestic animals
has been greatly improved hv selec.
ting with care those possessed of the lu st
shape (or breeding, yet the theory of improvement
has not been so well im-V.
stood, that rules could he laid down for
directing the practice in ovcrv case ; and
although the external form has been much
studied and the proportions well ascertained,
these are hut indications of int rnal
structure,?the principles of improv ing
it must, therefore, he founded on a
knowledge of the structure and use of the
internal parts; and of these, the lun^s
are ut the first importance; it is on their
size and soundness that the strength and
health of the animal principally depend
the |H?wrrnf converting food into nourirtlitiii'nl
being in prooortion to their si/.-",
an anuna! with largo lungs being capable
of converting a g;ven rpmnti'v of fo >d
info moro nourishment tl in one v. i:!?
smaller lungs, and therefore having ;i
greater aptitude to fatten. The form
and size of the chest, hut * (Jeep client
is not capaciou-, unit-;* it be proportionally
broad.
The pelvis is the envitv formed by ti e
junction of the haunch-hones with the
Ixme of the rump, and it i> essentail lh: t
this cavity should lie large and capacious;
itssize is indicated bv the width of the
inland the breadth of the twis'?which
is the junction ol the thigs?the bread.h
* of the loins being always in proportion to
that of the chest and pelvis. The head
should he small; the lengtii of the neck
in proportion to the height of the animal;
the muscles and tendons bug-, the
strength of the animal depending more
on the muscles or tendons than on the
hones; many animals with large hones
are still weak, and those that are imperfectly
nourished during their grown!:,
have their bones often disproportionately
large. A compact, round made hod\,a
(1 e >, full chest, a broad loin, full flank
n'id straight buck, a small head and clean
ehnps, with fine tapering neck,limbs and
hones not coarse and large, a soft but not
t tick skin, with soft and fine hair, are
amongst the chief marks of a goo I kiibi.
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%,ll lias neeu gt.-iicronv ?ii!)|jum .1, ? ??
the breed of animals is improved bv tS.ci
largest males: this opinion has done
considerable mischief, and probably
would have done more, i( it had not been
counteracted by the desire of selecting
animals of the hest form and proportions
which nre rarely to be met with in those
of the largest size; experience has pro.
ved that crossing has only succeeded. i:i
an eminent deg ee, in those instances in
which the females were larger than in the
usual proportion of females to males, arid
that it has generally failed when the
males were disproportionately large. If
a well formed large huek be put to small
ewes, the lambs will not be so well shaped
as their parent ; hut if a good small
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im?*K i><: put m inr?*?rr ewes, ine mun?> >vm
he of an improved form: the improve,
niont depends on this principle, that iho
power of the female to supply her'off
spring with nourishment is in proport.ori
An iter size and the power of i ourishirig
herself from the exr.eilenee of her eonstitution.
Toe .s?ze of the (cents is generally
in proportion to that of the fern do
parent, und, therefore, when she is disproportionately
.small, the quantity oi' novrithnwnt
is disproportionately small, and
her olfspring has all the disproportions of
n ?tarvei44 g : hut when the female, from
her size and good constitution, is more
adequate to the nourishment of a furs us
? i>?o)a 11.flj.m 1 wovaI r t li/i rrr.* wt I,
Ill H IIIOK .^lllU MM Ulli 11 KP ^ I It
v-ill be proportionate!) larger; the larger
female has also a greater quantity of
milk. ard her offspring is more abundantly
supplied with nourishment after hirth.
To produce llie most pofeclly formed
animal, abundant nourishment ?s ::ce.cs.
?nr& from the earliest period of its exis.
Hence, until its growth is complete.
obtain animals with large lungs,
framing is the most expeditious method,
because well formed females may he selected
from a variety of a large size, to he
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put to a vre!l formed male that is rather
smaller ; hy such a mode of crossing, the
lungs vfid heart become larger in eo:ise.
q ieioce of ap'cu'iaritv in the Circulation
-of the foetus, which causes a larg?-r proportion
of the idood, under such circion.
stances, 1o t*e distributed to lite lungs
.1 .... - - .1- . - ..CO.- ?. ...I .... t ...
noau .10 outer pans 01 me nuuv? jihu <?s> mt j'lttpe
and size of the chest depend upon
tliiit of the lungs, hence arises the rem trkubly
large chest, which is produced by
crossing with females that are larger than
the mules : hut this practice must lie limited,
for it may he carried tos ich a a exloot
that the hulk of the body might be
fco di*!>rio>ofi;oiitti! tos:--' ol the limb , u>
r.uaaasi.T'jerjje JL'XTM". .
to prevent the animal from moving with
sufficient facility, so that where activity
is required, th.is practice must not he extended.so
far in those which are intended
for the food of man. The kind of animals
selected for cross-breeding ought
never to be of very dilffirent habits and
sizes, for notwithstanding the confessed
advantages derived from cross-breeding,
yet, great or sudden changes are highly
improper, that having ofien "been found
injurious lo the health and character of
the stock i the use of bucks of the pure
Dishly or Ihtkewvil stock has, with several
course docks of sheep, been attended
w ith no sensible advantage, owing to this
cause, the characters and habits of the
breeds being so widely dissimilar.?
Whenever, then, cross-breeding is at|
tempted, care ought always to he taken
I to do it gradually, and to rear the progeny
in a proper manner; and when the
matching is conducted progressively, and
with due attention the diversity of
habit in the animals, it succeeds well ;
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i ItlCCillfl >1 n L?*^lU<r? l<> oeglli "lauiMiir ui
j CV Co *
j first, and in process of time, as the Mood
j of one family is diminished, that of the
i other will he increased, till improvement
tw the degree wish d for he attained hy
! gradual approx.mation.
j "The great improvement of the breed
, of horsr s in E gland arose from crossing
| with those diminutive stallions, Ifarbs
i and Arabians: and the introduction of
j F'fiii.sh mares was the source ofiinprovc>
ment in the larger breed of cart horses;
| the form of the swine has also been great
ly improved hy crossing with the small
> Chinese hoar: Imt when it became the
fashion in London to drive largo bay hori
s< r in carriages, the farmers in Yorkshire
t ~
I put their mares to much larger horses
I than usual, and thus did infinite mischief
| to their breed, hy producing a race of
l srir-tli-cuested, long-legged, large-honed,
j wni itiless animals; and a similar project
I was adopted in Normandy, for the purnose
of enlarging their breed of hordes,
i* n n '
j by the use of the Holsten stallion, by
j w inch the best breed of horses in France
i would have hi en spoiled, had not the fur|
mers discovered their mistake in time,
hy observing the offspring much inferior
in form, to that produced by their own
i horses.
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TREATMENT OK COWS.
I A writer in the New England Farmer
asserts that experience has satisfied him
of the impropriety of high feeding before
parturition. It leads, he says, to swollen
; hags and difticufy of labor. On the con;
irarv, hy a more meagre diet for several
weeks, those difficulties are avoided,
; whilst an equal quantity of milk can be
produced by a generous after keep.
Vi RLA>'CHOLY IvKSULT OF CUPIDITY.
The Louisville Journal slates that two or
three weeks ago three hundred foreign
emigrants arrived at the f'alize below
j New Orleans. The eity authorities hearI
ing of |Ik ir arri'.al, arid anxious that they
i should not fell victims to the yellow f<ivers,
sent a deputation, warning them not
to en'er the eity, and offering to furnish
, therri with the means of subsistence until
the pestilenee sh' uid subside. The esni(
grafts thought thai it w s all a Yankee
, lri'-k. " We are told,*' said they to the
dt nutation. 44 that we ran make? three dollars
a fisiv in New Orleans; if the authorities
will uav us that, we will stay
1 wh?TC we are?if not, not." The poor
! fellows hastened to the city; and, at the
[ last dates, it is said that not one of tlicni
I was living.?_V. Y. Sen.
The reportrrs of the Canadian papers
at "licLcorls trial (savs me Aew lorn
Express] scent to have hecn n good deal
surprised to find the Yankees so quiet
and orderly a people, and that the laws
were actually administered with impartia
itv. As ine trial proceeded they were
forced to own the injustice of their preconceived
opinions, and in their letters
they makc.ii frank acknowledgment to
that. The correspondent of the St. Catherine's
Journal, writing '.vSiile the trial
1 O
u as sid! go:ng on, snvs:
''Now. as to the jury, a more intelligent.
upright, and honest set of men could
not he selected within the li.nits of this
continent. They are. to a man, religion-'.
and men hers of the Temperance S6oi.?tv
: this 1 knew, for they all occupy
a room adjoining my own, at the Temperance
!< use in this city. And further,
in relation to the attending the trial, i
have not seen as much confusion or disturbance.
or anv indications of the like
nature, as would cause annovancc to the
most devout worshippers in any Christian
i meeting <hnt I ever attended, and it is so
very dim-rent from what I anticipated
that I have no words to express mv adinrru'ion
arid feelings upon the subject :
^ I J
md I have no hesitation in declaring that
I -i >< >t ?w Iliit'A t lot t a nw.l-o l ? o nil l??t_
I ijw liwt tiv.1 n ?\ iii.it (i iiiui r; iuu uitvt ? ?partial
investigation, in a cause of life
and death, was over held in any country."
Too Montreal Courier says :
"The noblo manner in which Mr. Ms.
Leod's case was conducted by Mr. S:?e:i.
eer has railed forth a general e.xprds-non
of approbation, and it is felt that if t!i?:
sentiments expressed by that gentleman
are comon to many of Ins country nit
there can be little danger of hostilities arising
between the two countries. The
' orrespondent of the Herald, writing from
Cti'-a, notices the generous warmth man>1
fi,,, i>?nncal o nit int'oro fV/im it
! ? HKi I UUIIOVlf ? ?!'* ??*? ?
that the animosity which we believe to
f\isi in the I'niicd States against Eng.
iaini and Englishmen is not so ucritn.noos
as wo fancy."
Microscopical Soc.ktv.? V nurncr.
nus meeting of the member* of this now
aau ;!-.?urUaing society *us held yes La
rr-Tapyrrrr* v . . i.v.v.-' r.yjw.e. . jwu
/
: day evening in the rooms of the Horticul- tl
! Vnial Society., Regent street, rrofessor, e
; Richard Owen. F: II. S. in the chair. 0
i Mr. Quekctt, the secretary, made an in- tl
terestlng communication on someeuteioa
I found on the body of a1 water-rat, which I<
! rave rise to an interesting discussion on v
: the various parasites inhabiting different! tl
I species of animals. On the human body j fi
thirteen different species were found, all1 ' >
varying iri form, according to the different J a
i parts or surfaces which they were destined ' n
! to inhabit. The parasites on birds were h
I 1 !
| large and singular in form, varying with j o
j every different species ; but tkose inhnbi- \ o
j ling mammalia, which had been little no- |
ticed, opened an almost entire new field j ?
of reseatcb. These it was probable, also ! li
varied with every different species, as was j c
I well known to fur dea.lers, with their dif- j h
.
! erent articles ol commerce. It also appear- ti
! ed that different snakes had their several j a
j sorts of parasites, aod it was suggested j I
i that this discussion would rive rise to an 1 h
,| entirely original and greatly interesting j d
I subject of inquiry. Mr. Quekett also j [
i noticed four species of eutezoa found i n
: in the lungs of a porpoise; and a corn- I p
j munication was made on thestornata of J ri
j plants, from which it appeared that their j l<
i natural form was pellucid, hut that they j f
were closed by pellicles of air. carrying ; h
j before it a bubble of gelatinous mucos. j a
English Paper.
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A Singular Dkatii.?Mr. IIrxry |i
.jCooLtDGB of Frarningham, Mnssachus- j p
J setts, a very worthy young man died on jt
j S iturday last, in consequence, as his ! n
physicians suppose, of poison communica- j J
I in I to his blood bv a razor with which he j t<
; shaved himself soon after he had shaved j s
; the laces of his deceased father. / r
The father was a patriot of the Revo. ! [
! hit ion, a pensioner, and advanced he- j \
| vond the ngeof eighty,n:vl inshnving the 1 c
' face of the corpse the razor drew a little I |<
j blood. Toe son, without wiping the raz- I f
i ??r, made u-;e of it to shave his own face, I t
| on which he also drew blood, and he made s
use of the same lather and brush which t n
| lie had used on the corpse. Soon after,! n
! his face became much swollen, and he j j{
i gradually grew worse for about ten days, : |,
j being much of that tune in great torture, f
, till he died. r
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Some A hoi it ion gentry of Hostoa on j j
Saturday last dragged Mr. Harrington,!
I i ^
j the respectable Conductor of the Eastern ; .
r> *i i, _ j : i... 11 i: ... /, . 'I" I
i ivn11 ivohu, into uie rouce i.ouri. i ne L
... n
' gravamun ot the accusation against Mr. ^
! Ha r ngtoii co: sisn-H in his having eomI
D
j initted an assault u;>on one J/inn, an a- !
1 hoiilion dentist. It seem's that a meeting
o
i was to be held in Salem to express a little
negro indication against the Rail Road
, P i <
Company lor refusing to permit (he blacks
to occupy the same cars with the white Lj
passengers. This Doctor Maun and sev. ^
lend of'his friends were going to that ince- j
, ting, and took along with Ihein a black !
! man, as it would seem, for the t.xpres< j "
! purpose of rearing the regulation of the j ^
'Company. The negro, after us were fill '
I seated in the car, was told gently and ^
! respectably that he could not go in that (j
I ca;?that one in every respect as good j ^
; was provided for people of his colour, and j j!
I he must go into that. He refused, and t ^
the white negroes around him insisted on ! ,
; ,|
! Irs staving where he was. lie was then t
.
; put out hy force, ami Mann and his com- j
| pe< rs did all they could to prevent the i
j -xpuisinn, hut it was of no avail?nut only i
the negro hut his hackers were forced i [
j out : and for this otFence against the m:i? J v
jesty of the ebony gentleman and his hot- j a
j tle-ho'ders, the Conductor was brought j r;
j before the P"ii<*e Court. That Court, ! ,
; upon a fair hearing from a I! parties, pro- J [.
J nounccd the regulation of tho Company i^
j a perfectly pmpar one, declared the con- j [
due! of Mr. Harrington and his assistants ! ,
i ^ j ?
j completely justifiable and ordered him to ,! j,
t ho i cht g d ? V. iY. Co: r Buq, j |
From tile National Intelligencer.
i A TOUR TO TIf M WSST, OR TUB NSCSSilTY I
OF A NA rtOXAL CUBRF.XCY. j j
Wasiiinuto.y, Octoher 10.1841. ! c
.. ..I'..., tnti.nl imt:iri> cnmiui Mrvl ! ..
in ro wi tin in- '.in "? (" ..vw , u
I me i.i early spring to visit the fhr West; j
\ and it oceanic a matter of consideration ;e
i to know what means should ho prepared j /
| to smooth mv path, and give a welcome j
I oaasporr to the neops.aries of life; upon |
what road to direct rnv solitary way, so as j p
to secure ease, rest, and comfort?tor we . t
! are often tantalized with those deliirhts, t
I I
I and yet they are beyond our reach* are }
i involved in pecuniary difficulties, wheu j f
| hv a little care we might have moved a- ! r
j long in safety. * | d
1 resolved to be causltous. and silver, a
j and gold being out of the question, 1 pro- : (.
j cured Virginia money, and entrusted my :s
j safety on the national road, and almost 1 w
; with 1 lie rapidity of thought was convoy. ! h
led over the mountains and the plains that11;
t lie neyond, and found myself on the hanks 1 '|
i of iho Ohio in less iime than was former- I a
J Iv required for a trip from Winchester to c
| Alexandria. ! a
Feeling some disposition to learn as ; a
J well as travel, 1 took passage on an Ohio h
; trading boat, and it was not long before I w
began to he initiated into the mysteries of p
' currency. 1 paid my fare, and, in so do- | h
i mg. was corn,nolle ' to change a twenfv i ^
j dollar no?e on the Farmer's Dank of Vir- ; o
Igima, and received a flood of shinplas- | i.<
j ers and a three .dollar note on the Dank e
I of West Union, Ohio, not worth the light j h
| it would take to set it on fire, and it iv.n a
finally disposed of, i<i the vicinity ot West j t!
Union, for a breakfast of about par value
with itself; it iust had the name.
Liberated from thcjliltle boat, and freed ir
from the snfe keeping of these three dol- l-i
! jars, I could not help drawing a coinpari- { c
son, between a broad national currency, b
which is e.jiiiil to all our wants, and the 'I
issues of this lit:!e hank, whose notes are tr
! not current among its officers, and which ir
j are palmed olF upon the ignorant and un tt
suspicious, and asking whether it were tr
not fai better for the inlercot of the many a!
y.-.rorr-r rjgiafc:
V ?
lat they should be paid their dues in the
urrency of a national bank, than he for.
ed to take suc'i notes in payment for
leir many toil,
However, it \/iII not do to dwell too
>ng on this matter, tor I am forced to
isit Tennesee and take mv course
irotigh the new settlements of Kentucky,
nding my way to lite towns and villages,
y the true chops on the sides of the trees,
rid dragging t iy feet through mud and
lire, until it wis the happiest feeling to
ehold the humble cahin of the hardy pineer,
and sati* te rry voracious appetite
n his homely lare.
But it was n it long before I left the
rood-choppcr, ind found my way lo high
fe and Tonne >ee money- There I reeived
a note cn the State Bank, of one
inndred dollar.-, and returning into Kenuckv,
at no gnat distance from that imginarv
line wf- ich divides the two States,
realized the < fleets of a local, currency,
v being forcei to exchange the hundred
"liar hill for eighty-eight dollars ol
Ceiitucky "money ; and with this dear
uonev I attempted to return to my native
'lace, hut 1 assure you I have mat with
luch difficulty. In Virginia and Maryi.id
I have been compelled to oeposite
ive times the a Tioitnt which was due, and
avu been detained for the purposes of
xchange.
At Maysvillc I attempted to procure
Virginia mom'/, but tailed. At Whejplng
a second attempt was made, but it
'roved unsuccessful . However, fearing
hat the Kentucky money would not go
mich further, I exchanged fifty dollars
Cenfuokv for the notes of the Northwesern
Hank of Virginia, and some oilier j
H * '
mall hills, which paid mv wav until I
cachet! Fredericktown, Maryland. There
met with difficulty, for neither the
Vheoling money ror the Kentucky was
urrent ; hilt,.as a great favor, the landmi
received a five dollar hill (Whce|mg)
briny breakfast and dinner, and gave
ho change iy two one-dollar notes of
ome Pennsylvania hank, one dollar B iltinore
and Ohio Railroad, and the balance ,
ri Good luteir: shin plasters?all, accord- !
ng to his say, so current ; but, not one
.undred yards from the door, all except
lie railroad money, was refused at the
iiilmnd office;, hut, having another fifty
ontsof railroad scrip. I lound my way to i
Farper's Ferry. Hut there the North- j
/extern Bank was in even worse repute ;
han in Maryland ; and I placed in the j
WWltn 11 nrl :
ItlU '*7 4 W Cl."? t% 1|< '?. j
/as carried to Winchester, at which
!ace I was detained two days?i:i g ting
shaved?Kentucky money at twelve
er cent, and Northwestern Bank at tea.
These thin<;s force me to the conchis>n
that this ^ront country is deserving of
bettter and more honest currency, and >
hat those who have received our conn- i
cnec oii'Oit to ?jive it. and protect us in !
ur rights and the enjoyment of our pro- j
ertv. Ttiesc things are harrnasin" the !
eople and gradually undermining the ;
onfidence which the confidence whi'fii j
hey have rep< sed. And if this stale of
flings is not stayed, it does not require
inch philosophy to divine t!io result.
Vhcn the law sleeps, physical force has
ts course; and amid its many acts ofjus.
ice is commingled much to make the
carl sick and tremble.
A FAR ME It.
Railway Traffic.?One week's rooipts
from the principal lines of railway !
n Great Britain, according 0,,r last
week's returns, amounted to ?()7.fi79 on
capital of Xt37,000.00!). Deducting
nc half for expenses, which is f.d' as
nuch as they average, tlvre remains a 1
ia!ance for dividend of about 7 per cent., i
roving at once that railway speculations
uivc not been so unproductive as some J
vould represent; for although there has j
icon a loss (or rather no profit) on some )
inns, if is morn than made up from otii- '
irs. The country at largo, therefore, has !
eon rather a gainer in regard to invest- !
nont of capital, to say nothing of tho
inmense benefits conferred on the whole
onuininity in making and keeping those
indertakings in repiimas well as iri the
heaper, speedier, and safer mode of travlling
to which they have given hirih.? '
lull way Times
A Politician s Gamlt.?When Na- |
oleon escaped from Elba arid returned j
o i'Yance, tlie Mmitcur- <fceM announced j
he event as follows: 1st announcement J
larch, ItflS. The monster has escaped t
rom the place of n:s b.inisnmonr; no nas
unaway from Elba. 2d. The Corsican
ragoon (!'"ger) has landed at Cape Ju- i
n. 3d. The tiger has shown himself at
rap : the troops are advancing on all ;
ides, in order to arrest his progress ; he ,
/ill conclude his miserable adventure hy
ccoming a wanderer among the mourn ;
nins; he cannot possibly escape. 4'h. I
'he monster has really advanced as far
s Grenoble ; we know not 'o what trea- ;
hery to ascribe it. 5lh. The tyrant is \
dually at Lvons. Fear and terror seiz- '
II at his appearance. (5th. The usurper 1
as ventured in approach to he capital !
I'ithin sixty hours' march. 7th. Bona- I
arte is advancing hv forced marches:
ut it is impossible he should reach Paris. |
tn. Napoleon will reach uiHer the walls j
I i .ins to morrow, otn. 1 no Ivnpernr j
< at Fontainbloau. 1 (Ifh. Yesn r l iv i
vcninfj Mis W.ticstv the K nporor mode j
is public ceiifry, and arrived at too palcu
of the Tusleries nothing can exceed
lie universe I jov !
Somnambulism Extraordinarv.? A
lost extraordinary feat was performed i
ist week bv a gentleman of Cayuga
ounty, [\. Y.) engaged as a juror, and
>dging in one of the hotels at Auburn
'he jury had been engaged on a very
ying case for several hours?not closm
their labors till near midnight, soon af;r
which the individual alluded to ntired
) rest. To make use of bis owncxplantion
since, ho had not been long asleep
' ' -1
before his mint! became grcatlv agitated, j t
He imagined himself attacked by a body s
of Indians, frotn whom, in attempting to i
lloe, he jumped out of bed, and, after i i
a few well-directed blows at the window, I ,
bounded out. Tue distance from the i
window to the ground is twenty feet : and ' (
a solid walk of limestone was there to re- j
ceive him.. His alarm still continued, j '
and he started ofT to escape the imaginary
foe, for some fifty rods, when he wasovertaken
bv some gentlemen, who lodging
- ? - 1 1 k....n uiu-iL'nnorl
in the same room, nnu uc<_u oi??nvuvn
by his movements only in time to witness
his exit from the window, and had
proceeded with all haste for his recovery.
When taken he was still asleep, and so
continued till aftpr his return to the Exchange
in their care. Singular enough,
a slight pain and a little blistering of his
feet are the only inconvenience this' notable
exploit has occasioned the performer.
VERMONT.
From the Message of Governor Paine, of
Vermont to the Legislature of that State,
now in session, we copy the following paragraphs,
relating to the institutions and politics
of the Un on :
"The attention of the people of the whole
Union his been directed, by events which
have occurred within the hist few yea-s, to
certain amendments which are deemed es.>*cniial
in the Federal Constitution. The undue
stimulus to ambition which is though? to be
supplied by the prospect of the Presidential j
offie being enjoyed by its occupant (or a sec- j
ond tern, of four years, has created great j
alinn tortiie balance of trie powers of the
General Government. Experience lias certainly
proved that if there is anv danger of
that oalatice being destroyed, H arises from
the constant eiiorts c:f the Execu ive departni
>nt looxtcn I its patronage and power. '
That such eiforts huve frequently been '
made to enable the President to secure ?. j
re-election, can hardly he doubted ; and j
it is to i>e feared that tiiev will continue
to he too often made, so long as human '
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nature remains uriohangeu.
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" V general complaint, arising from the ;
same well-grounded apprehension, exists !
as to the President's power of removal
from oiiice. The Constitution directly '
gives him no such power, but he has been j
allowed to take it by implication, It is
difficult to imagine how it should ever
have been derived from that provision in
the Constitution which authorizes hiin
to nominate, "and by and with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate to appoint" I
all oiiicers.
Too President and Senate are jc.inrly |
made tlie appointing power, and,/in the j
ubsenec of alt ofhcr provisions on the
subject, one would have supposed they f
must aUo bo join: ly the removing power. !
But the President claims to exercise it j
alone, and more frequently exercises it j
without any cause, except for the politi- j
cal opinions of those removed, than from
an impartial regard to the faithful per i
lormence of the public service, which ,
forms the sole argument in favor of its
existence. F??r if tiie Constitution tie- |
signed to give sucli a power to the Prosi- ;
deal, it must have h;nn for the purpose!
of enabling him to make removals requi,- j,
red by the public goo I. But it has bpen j
perverted to a totally d tf rent purpose? ;
that of enabling him to reward his sup- j
purlers, strengthen his infiaunco, and j?e- J
cure his own re-election.
"Another similar subject, to which I
would invite your particular attention, is
the power of the Power of the President
to veto winch have been passed by' both
[louses of Congress. This is the oulv
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moriMrchic.il feature in our form ol government,
and it is diuicalt to understand
how it should ever r?;ive been engrafted |
upon r<:j>tiM;c:in institutions. It was '
probably taken, v.-it bout much roil etion
as t?> !Is eoiw.'queuces, fro in the Pritish
Constitution, which vests a similar power ;
i:i the Iving, but only to protect his own
prerogative from encroachment. Even
for tin* purpose, however, it has not been
exercised ny him for more than two ceo- ;
turios. T,io early settlers of Vermont 1
were too jealous of liberty to allow such a j
power any place in our Constitution.
4,Tw form a just notion of the magui- .
tilde of the veto power, as it may be ex- ;
crcised by the President, we must keep j
constantly in view that to prevent the j
passage of wholesome and necorsary laws j
is as h.td as to pass those which are mischievous.
The power to make all laws
might bo as properly entrusted to the
President as the power to prevent all |
laws. The history of all legislation '
proves liiui a majority of two thirds can
seldom he obtained on disputed questions
; and to allow the President to resist
the enactment of such laws as he i
pleases, unless passec. by so large a ma- J
~ * * i n /inn i?i!i n I
jornv, is i.'i uiit'ci in ii |iw3u in mi.. ,
almost the entire power of legislation.?
But the President not only claims the J
right to exercise the veto power whonov- I
er he pleases, hut toexerci.se it as iie un- |
derstan.ls the Constitution, without any '
regard to the decisions of the Supreme
, I
Court, or to the precedents established ,
by his pri'deeessors. He aj>pears to bp j
uncontrolled in its exercise, cither by law i
or precedent, and to have nothing to consalt
hut*his own conscience, and nothing j
to regard hut his own character for conP
sistenoy. j
" ? ? i i r. _n ...
"Li lie is rig:;i, we m:iv i?iu iu^wcn 10 ;
to all stability ni our institutions. Every |J
four years tne laws of the country may he 1
changed, and its business embarrassed : J
and destroyed bv the constitutional scru- ji
pies of a new President. The tariff, the 1
bank, the distribution of the: revenue from 1
the public lands, internal improvement,
all the great measures for the welfare of, ,
the country, will be constitutional or un- i
constitutional just as the President may i1
happen to Ik? selected from one part oi
the Uinon or the other.
? ! submit to your consideration wheth- I
cr it is not expedient to propose an 1
intendment of the Constitution, which
dm!! render the President ineligible to a
re-election, and which shall modify. his^f
powers of removal from office, and of presenting
the passage of laws by Congress.
"For myself, I confess that I cannot
doubt that, if such amendment should be
adopted by the requisite number of States,
it would greatly contribute to perpetuate
our free Government."
KLF.CTRO MAGNETIQUE LOCOMOTJV*.
Translated for the National Intelligencer
from I lie Echo du Mande, savant No, 638,
Paris, 4th Aug. 1841#
A letter has been received from Leip- .
zig, dated 23d July, stating that Mr. Lewis
Gabriel Stockner, a mechanician of
that city, has just finished an Electro
Magnetic Locomotive, the greatest part
of which is constructed after Mr. Wag.
ner's plan, and which has been purchased
by the Germanic Diet. This locomotive
is of seven horse power, and will draw
three cars full of passenger*. It coot*
about $1,000, instead of $7,5o0, the cost
of a common steam locomotive; the sop*
ply for it amounts to not more than 60
cents per day.
The experiments which hnve been
made with Mr. Stock.er's locomotive on
the railroad between Leipzig and Dresden
left nothing to be d?*ired.
south carolina college.
The Camden Journal recommends
Judge O'Neal! for the Presidency of the
College. We still hope {he health of Mr.
Barnwell will permit hiin to resume ? station
which he has tilled so signally to the
honor and benefit of the State.?Charleston
Mercury.
We fully concur with the Mercury,
The nomination of Judge O'Neal! is a
good one, but the Temperance Advocate w
says it has it " from unquestionable authority,
that Judge O'Nuall will not per.
nut his name to go before the Board of
Trustees, nor would he. accept the office
if iendeied bun and in the strengthening
hope that Mr. Barnwell wiJI be able
to resume the station, we cannot doubt
that no one else will he chosen, til! his
inability to resume it, is placed beyond all
doubt. South Carolinian.
gold mine in union.
Onr estimable friend, Dr. Moors, Cashier
of the Branch Rankin this placer politely
shewed us yesterday, some remarkably
rich specimens of ore from a Vein
Mine lately commenced in Union District,
about twelve miles above the Court
House, culled Nott's Mine. In three or
four small pieces of rock there were estimated
to be fifty to seventy dollars worth
of gold ; and among them was a piece of
solid ?/old in its natural state, worth twen
ty five dollars. South Carolinian,
From the? Smith Carolinian.
col. maxoy or too.
The last 'temperance Alcorn tc, in
stating tho result of the late election for
Colonel, pays the following just and well.
merited tribute to the sterling worth of
this estimable officer and gentleman,
whose whole character reflects the high#
est credit on the noble example, of an
honored and respected'sire, who has long
made his name almost svnonimotis with
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rigid honesty and integrity, and modest
and unassuming devotion to the public
good.
* Richland District has reason to he
proud of this high-minded and honorable 2
young officer. It has long been said, ~
that a candidate in Richland District
must Lrr.at. to liquor, or lose lits election?
in other words, must resort to bribery, or
he defeated. Cnpt Cregg, however, with
a purity of principle and moral firmness,
that reflect ten-fold more honor on him
than the official distinction he has gained,
determined to run simply on his own
merits us a gentleman and an officer?
scorning office if he had to creep into it
through the low arid degrading pain of
treating and bribery, fie did not run as
a Temperance man, for ho is not a mem#
her of a Temperance Society?he simply
..MM.intirml hi< determination to treat no
man lor his vote. This he scrupulously
adhered to, and old Richland has shown
that she can appreciate and honor the
:nan who has the virtue and moral courage
to act the high-minded gentleman, in an
Election canvass, as well as in the social
circle. Wc hope the day is not distant*
when far higher honors shall evince to
Co!. Maxcy tiregg that his talents, integrity,
and gentlemanly bearing, are futly
appreciated by the citizens of Richlandi
District."
"GLORIOUS UNCERTAINTY !"
John W. Stevens was lecently tried in
Winchester, Va. for robbing the mail. It
was shown in evidence that this man
was suspected. To detect hi in in the
act, letters containing money were deposited
in the mail, which were to be
withdrawn if he did not purloin them.?
fie took them from the office, abstracted
the monev and the letters were found in
his possession. Yet the Judge charged
the Jury that the letters were fictitious,
and the robber teas acquitted!
Last week a body of Murtnsns, numbering
about seventy individual.*, passed through
Montreal on their way to Nauvoo. Illinois, to
join their fellow fanatics in that settlement.
They were from Gloucester, England, and
arrived at Quebec in the Collins. They ap?
pear to be quiet, inoffensive people, and possessed
of some means. They call themselves
the "ljatfei Day Saints," or Mormons, from
having adopted the book of Mormon as a part
of divine revelation. They believe in the
in the efficacy of prayer as a means of curing
all diseases. One of their children, when at
the immigrant sheds, was seized with toothrtch,
and two of them laying their hand* on
her head, prayed that the Almighty would be
pleased to releive her. We do not know
whether the deluded creatures had their delusion
strengthened or weakened by the ? ?
suit.?Montreal Herald.