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... _ ??? VOLUME 9. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 1848. NUMBER ggj??3?B?c??BK!g???B???C?I?MMB? a Ji B?Hf J ? iMmc?in?Hwi i .Jin i ,i r?m?i? . i i .u n i i ifrv in uj. i _ J-i-i ? iimiubi iiii ii I I II !gam?m?? mmii n'?aB?a?gg?naa??????f " - " " I - _ - ," 4^.. A PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING BYTHOHAS W. PEGUKs. TERMS. Thren D d!ars perannn n in advance, Three Dollars an Fifty Cents within six months, or Four Dollars at the ex pi rat ion of the year. Advertisements inserted at 75 rents per square, (fourteen ines or loss,) for the first and half thatsum for each subsequent insertion. The number of insertions to be noted on all advertisements, or they will be published until ordered to be discontinued, and charged accordingly. One Dollar per square for a single insertion. Quarterly and Monthly advertisements will be charged the same as inonetinn and hiv the same OS neWOUCS For publishing Citatioas as the law directs three dollars will be charged. All Obituary Notices exceeding six lines, and Communications recommending Candidates for public offices of profit or trust?or puffing Exhibitions will be charged as advertisements. Alt! letters by mail mast be post paid to insure a punclua attenion. TO CLUBS. In order to place the Journal within the reach of we offer the following reduced rates to Clubs [ of ne\V subscribers?payment to be made at the limeoj subscribing. For 4 copies for one year, 810 00 For 0 copies for one year, 14 00 For 8 Copies for one year, 18 00 For 10 copies for one year, ?1 00 For 12 copies for one year, 24 00 Any one of our present subscribers will be considered as one of either of the above clubs, bv obtaining a sufficient number of neic subscribers to ruake up with himself, the 4. 6, 8, 10, or 12. AGRICULTURAL. From the Albany Cultivator. CULTURE OF INDIAN CORN AT THE NORTH. Editor of the Cultivator: It tr.ust be Apparent to every one, that flic aggregate value of the Corn crop is immense to our country, and as almost every cultivator of the soil throughout all its varied climate, and nn all its variety of soils, is a grower of this crop to a greater or less extent, :t oecomes a (nailer of impoitancc that it should he managed (o tin; best advantage. I know of no better way to arrive at the desired result than the practical experience of successful corn growers, mad*- public through the columns of the aericultura' press. We may nil learn something from one another; indeed 1 never had a hired man even, in my life, however ignorant, that had not a way of his own of doing something from which I obtained a new and profitable idea. These considerations must be my apology for any apparent egotism in the frequent use of the personal pronoun in this consideration. I do not expect to add any thing new in information, upon my present subject, which ha* been so often and so ably handled by others before me, but simply to show by what process I have been successful in raising much larger crops of corn lo the acre than would be considc red an average yield in this section, at least. The average yield of my corn crop, on 8 to 12 acres annually has not fallen so low as 60 bushels per acre in in vmm while in more favorable seasons i and on my best land*, it will come up to 80 j or 90 bushels per acre. It is proper also to sfnte, that some of the fields would not cut 500 lbs. of hay to the acre ten years a?io. The land intended for corn is always hrn- ' ken up from G to 9 inches deep, varying with the fertility of the soil, late in the fall, in order to that perfect pulverization of the soil, which the frost of winter contributes so essentially to secure. The plowing is prrt. formed with great care an precision. No bnttlks?no crooked or imperfect turned furtows are at all allowed, but the whole soil to the required depth is turned over. I have been troubled to find plows that do good work in deep furrows?the Centre Draft and Eagle No. 2, a cut and desciption of which is given in the April nomt>cr, vol. IV. of the Cultivator, turns a perfect furrow 8, 9 or 10 inches deep. The heaps of compost manure arc made op on this land in August or after, beds being plowed up to receive them. These . heaps are raised at convenient distances t<? load into the cart in the spring, and spread on the land with the best economy of travel and contain thirty or forty loads each, which is the quantity usually applied to the acre. Thirty-five or forty bushels is called a load. In the spring the manure is laid on the land in small heaps; the rows of heaps about four paces apart, because a given number of loads, fine manure particularly, can be spread with more ease and exped tion by making more heaps of a load, and placing m them near together, than by following the more common practice of making large heaps wider apart. The harrow going twice in a place, is started as soon as the workmen commence spreading the manure, in order that it shall be immediately incorporated with the soil, without the loss of its valuable properties by evaporation, and also to divide and pulverise the soil above the sod, so that the plow afterwards may be used in a light furrow without disturbing it. Great improvements flare been made in harrows by constructing them in two parts, connected together with pinges?the play up or dawn, upon the hinges of either half, enables the harrow to adjust: itself to the surface of the land in all pla ces; and whether swooth or uneven, it wili always hug down close, and "keep digging." No farmer who has ever used a hinge harrow, would be without one for five times the post of making. When the harrowing is pompleted, the plow with a sharp point, and a roller on the beam guaged to the proper depth,covers the manure three to four inch-? ! oTfr?p q trm I aT all \xrone I Artncirl. WHIVIlf ?* ?> <? ?#i *? Of vnoiv er about the right depth for fine compost. The land is then furrowed out ns nearly porth and south astiie shape and surface of the field will admit, and also east and west }lie rows being three and a half feet apart each way. I prefer this distance to planting nearer. In my earlier farming operations, I used to plant corn considerably nearer both ways, of . course growing a greater number of stalks and cars to the acre. In a favorable season, as to moisture, probably a few more bushels may be obtained by closer planting; but in offset the labor is alsocon| siderably increased. There aro more hills to plant and hoe, and the ears being much smaller, the labor of husking a given number of bushels is greater, and no man can husk small cars an i 4,nubbins" as fast as large ones. B< sides, I find by actual experiment, that a closely planted field will not stand a drought nearly as long as a field planted wider apart. Every stalk requires its due proportion of nqpisturc from the earth in order to carry the ear of corn to full perfection : and of course, the greater ihe number of stalks to the acre, the greater the draft upon the soil for moisture. In planting on a scale of 8 to 12 acres, therefore, I go for more space between the hills notwithstanding there has been much said in favor of shading the ground by close planting, to prevent the effects of drought. It is of considerable importance to have straight rows J I) >ili ways the use of the horse and cultivator being much more effective in this case than in crooked rows; besides, no farmer having a spark of honest pride, wishes to gaze all summer at so unsightly and object as crooked cm rows, or expose the same to the gaze of others. In planting the corn, which is a nice operation, care is used to scatter it well in the hills, putting in 6 to 8 kernals. I always direct the planters to occupy 8 to 12 inches square in each lull. This may appear a small matter to some, but it is a fact, that corn planted thus will ear heavier, and there will be more staiks, bearing two good ears, than in the common practice of tumbling the corn into the hill at haphazard is pursued. Indeed one could better afford to pay a man two dollars a day to plant corn in tlie way I have recommended, than the common price, planted in the common way. The corn is covered at least three inches deep in sandy and gravelly soils, for two reasons. In this section of the country wc frequently have late spring frosts, which nip the corn after it is up, and ifcovered but slightly, the vitality of the tender plant is often destroyed bv freezing down to the roots, whereas, if D covered three inches deep, no permanent injury is done. Again, we sometimes have dry weather about planting time, and if the canli dries down to the corn after it has sprouted, it may not come up at all, if it does it will he a long time about it, and at the end of three weeks will not be nearly OO I.lnnlpil rliinnor Ttw> cpf?rt is planted dry. i have tried a variety of steeps for seed corn, but have settled down to the impression that it is well planted dry as any other way. The most effectual ' scare crow" I have ever found, is a line of white twine strung around the field, and supported by long stakes. In working the corn after it is up.lhe main dependence is upon the horse and cultivator. The construction of many of the cultivators in use is faulty. The upper part of the tooth is so short, and the frame work in consequence is b:ou ht s<> near llie ground, that the implement goes bohhing about over the top of the weeds and clogging up with every impediment k meets, the weeds of course are not cut off or rooted tip in a thoiough or desirable manner, although I grant tliev are somewhat mangled. In a luture communication 1 may g ve a drawing c? c? and description of a cultivator made at my suggestion, by an ingenious blacksmith in this place, wh.ch is not liable to the above objections. At weeding time the horse and cultivator pass through tho rows both ways perfectly pulverizing and mellowing tha soil, and as the rows are always straight the soil is worked up c'osc to the hills each way, rendering the labor of weeding with the hoe rn comparatively light, i he corn is again worked b ?th ways vviili the horse and cultivator at the second hoeing, the feeble stalks arc pulled out, leaving 4 to 0 standing in a lull, and a br >ad flat lull made. 1 find it cheaper for me, so far as labor is concerned, to earth up a little than to hoe perfectly level and the hills being made broad and flat, it is for any tiling 1 can discover, equally as well as for the corn. 1 never hoe but twice. Having plowed the land the previous autumn, nothing green started up before the winter set in, and the frost immediately following, the grass roots were killed, in the spring the land was well harrowed and plowed above tin; sod; there were no seeds of weeds in the manure, it being well fermented compost, and thus the work of the season was in great measure done before the seed was planted. After the second hoeing the corn lias the entire occupation of the ground, no further trouble being experienced from weeds of | any kind. The thorough working ol the j land before planting, and also by the use of 1 the horse and die cultivator, through straight rows both ways, at the first and second hoeing, has the further advantage of bringing the O' C ^ CT corn along through the forepart of the season with great rapidity, which is of essential importance, particularly in cur northern lat itudes. There is no variety of corn that is not cither improved or deteriorated by the manner in which the seed is selected. As soon as the earliest ears are thoroughly glazed, I go over the field, selecting those for seed that are early and vigorous, and from sta'ks producing two good cars. The corn is immediately braided up and hung in a dry airy place. I have a kind of very long eared, eight rowed corn, which I have planted for several years, selecting the seed in the field each year in the way described, and which will yield a quarter more, the quality nnd cultivation of the land being the same, than it would when I began raising it, the corn is also at least ten days eariicr in ripening. At first it was difficult to find doubled ? ?* ? II-? Lv.%t nAlll if II) AM !/l PAO IVI f / I Oil eareu siaias, win www, n observer in passing over the field, a large proportion of the stalks produce twin cars, measuring the two together, 24 to 20 inches in length; many of the single ears will measure 14 to 10 inches long. Of course no kind of corn can produce to any extent, two cars upon a stalk, of this length, utdess the land and cultivation arc both good. It is to be hoped there is "a good time coming," when land will be planted with this luxuriant grain that is n-.t good, or made good, by the liberal management of its proprietor. As my communication is already too long I will say nothing at present of the variou: modes of harvesting the crop; perhaps ai some futnrc time J may do so, and if 1 should my remarks will show the results of som< practical experiments which I have institu ted. F. IIo LB ROOK. Brattleliorongh, Vt. Dec. 14, 1847. MISCELLANEOUS. From the Temperance Advocate. PRESENTIMENT OF THE GRAND JURY. We present our readers with that portion of the Presentment of the Grand Jury at the late Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Ri'-hland District, which wc deem of greatest interest. It was kindly furnished us by our estimable friend and fellow citizen, John M'Cully, Esq., one of the Grand Jurors. The evils set forth in this paper, are exmoiieu wini a uigniiv, an earnestness. and force that must appeal with powerful influence to every virtuous citizen ? to every sincere pliilanth: opist and patriot ? in short, to every right-minded man. It has never been our good fortune to sec a similar document which pleased us more, or which, as it appears to us, in the matter it contains, discharged more ably and fully, the high and delicate responsibilities which the position of the Grand Jury developed upon them. Our views in regard to the abominable License System, which is one of the topics presented, have been so repeatedly developed, that we will not add any thing to what we have before said, at least, on the present occasion. We have also as often adverted to the debased condition of a portion of our white popu'ation and the corruption of our slaves, as the inevitable r< suit of the present system of things. We will therefore reserve much of what we have to say on this head, until a period which will bring us somewhat nearer the election. As n # # citizens, we are all interested in guarding the purity of the ballot-box, and if, as is universally believed, this citadel of our hopes and greatest strength, has been assailed in its most vital point, it is time that we were marshalling for the rescue. . We take pride ill our town and District, and would liavc all in authority, men of sound morals, strict integrity and respectable ability. We would not have mere party men, (for party we despise.) but men of principle, who will labor lor the good of the whole people, determined to maintain at all hazards, the purity, the peace and the good order of the town an 1 District. Such men there are among us, and we sincerely trust there may be some among tliosc whose names have already presented for our suffrages. The Grand Jury for Richland District, loci it their duty to present as a grievance, the present License System, believing as they* do, that the good of society, and the interests and wants of the community, demand of the Legislature a radical reform. What are the facts in this case? By reference to the Clerk of the Town Council, they find there are Thirty one Licensed retailers, privileged to sell any quantity, from a single drink, up to one hundred gallons. Nineteen of these are permitted to sell drinks or any thing under a quart; and twelve ol tliein to sell from a quai l upwards. Independent of this, there are some five or s:x more Licensed Retailers on the borders of tb; Town, who receive their Licenses from the Commissioners of Roads. The painful and degrading effects produced by Ibis state of tilings, are to be felt and seen in our streets daily?in the corruption and debasement of a portion of our citizens, antl (lie mischievous awl ruin-ms offeels produced on our slave population, there by inciting tltetn to theft and drunkenness, and iiisuhoidination. In connection with the above, they would fur.her present as a grievance and a nuisance, the custom, (one of long standing in this community.) of Candidates for Public Office, giving barbacues and treating at public places, whereby they not only debase, but corrupt the morals of their Constituents and the community around them, but a state of things is thereby produced as entirely to prevent the hotioiable, talented and highminded poor man from occupying an office of public trust or honor in your District. Gi.ce made Water Proof.? A eorrcs purulent informs us, says llie Ainany JVnicKcrbocker, i hut lie lias succeeded in making a glue perfectly water proof, and having the property also of drying immediately after its application. His method, we learn, is fust to immerse common glue in cold water until it becomes perfectly soft, but yet retaining its origina' form, after which it is to he dissolved in common linseed oil, assisted by gentle heat, until it becomes entirely taken up, by the latter, after which it may be applied to substances for adhesion to each other in the way common glue is applied. It dries almost immediately and water will exert no action on it. It is unnecessary to state for how many valuable purposes in the arts this application may be used. For cabinet makers it is important, as mahogany veneers, when glued by this substance, will never fall olFby exposure to the atmosphere. In ship building it will probablv answer a valuable purpose, as it has infinitely inori tenacity than common glue, and becomes impervious to water. T' ? ? ? ? ?.. HOW MI A III* II IIU I'wu, Soine ten years since, a Well was sunk upon tlic premises of Judge Cameron of this City, to the depth of 70 feet, and a plenlifu supply of good water obtained; but shorllv after, (within a year.) the water disappeared at that season when water in Springs anc Wells is generally most abundant, and the Well become entirely dry. Another Wei was then dug in the vicinity, and again ai abundant supply was found. After th< lapse of some time, the water disappears in this Well also; but subsequently, after lon< absence, it returned in both Wells, rising ii , the former to the hight of twenty fee 3 Again, very recently, it has vanished, i i both Wells arc now dry. Upon what pi , ciple of philosophy this hydraulic phenr 3 enon is to be accounted for, is more th . observation or science has revealed to and it is a question, which we submit those more skilled than we are, in I knowledge of the supply, motion and foi of fluid. We believe we have stated l facts in the case with accuracy, and invit< j solution of so remarkable a freak of that m servicable and necessary element. Nomination of Hon. Levi Woodbury j Ala meeting of the Democratic members I j the Legislature of Massachusetts, held at t : | Sialic House on Tuesday evening last, H* j Levi Woodbury was unanimously recoi j mended as a candidate for the Presidency I 1848. subject to the decision of the Natic ! ?i n.i.m..? nnvi ' j ?l Vl'll V I'll 111/11 III iTifi.) uv,Ah> In the Senate of New York a bill h passed to a third reading, making it a per oflenrc for any magistrate or other officer that State to aid in enforcing the law Congress providing for the reclamation j fugitive slaves. The vot% on ordering tl bill to a third reading was?ayes 16, no 4. Murderer Arrested.?The Montgor cry Journal ofSaturdav last says: "Epes, charged with the murder of Mu in Virginia, nearly two years ago, w brought to this city yesterday on hts w: back to Virginia. He was arrested in Te as, about 150 miles from Austin. There w groat excitement in Virginia about ti murder at the time. It is stated that he a knowledges he killed Muir, but uider wh circumstances we have not learned/' Two Vessels Wrecked and tiie Crev.'s Murdered.?A letter was yeste day received from Montevideo, containii the melancholy intelligence that two Ame ican vessels, the brig Blackhawk, (report! some days since,) and the brig Oceola, hi both gone ashore near Cape Blanco. Tl writer, late a seaman on board the Oceo! states that he saw both crews murdered < the 1 :h ult., by the Blancoans, and that I was saved onlv on account of his being i Odd Fel ow,?the comtnandty of I be mu dercrs being an Englishman and an Oil Fellow.? N. Y. Sun, 9th inst. Disgraceful Riot-Fatal Result.-Our ci was kept in a continual state of exriteme during Saturday night and all day yeslcrdn owing to the continuous riots, piincipal growing out of the disgraceful feuds whi< have so long existed between several fi companies of our city. In the forenoon yesterday a false alarm was raised, rallii the apparatus in the neighboring d of' Fed ral Hi J, where consideral: e rioting occi red. Capt. Gilford, with his officers, mai sev. ral arrests, which stopped the procee ing until about half past 3 o'clock in the ; lernoon, when the bell of the New Mark sounded a second alarm, and the nppnrat proceeded sonic distance out Bnldle-stre near the Bolton depot, returning by Catli dral-street, to Madison. The Indrpendc had proceeded out Howard street, and fin ing no fire, were returning by the way I Madison street, and were met by the Ne Market opposite the colored I'resbylcrii church, near Bark street, where the riotii was renewed showers of bricks being throv and sonic six or seven pistol shots were fin A young man about ID years of age, natni Anthony Hughes, an apprentice to Mr. CI tnent Carter, coach maker, was shot in t right temple, and lived until about 8 o'clor T)rs. Win. Gibson and YVhilridge were ca <:d in, and immediately pronounced t wound mortal, the ball having penetrated t brain and lodged behind the ear. Anoth I person, named George Sutton, was also sli ; in the lliiiih. and a man. who e name \ , we coul.I not learn, was wounded by a b ! from one oft he pistols. The police officr were quickly upon the ground, and succee ed in making a number of arrests, but v have not learned that any one could I identified as having fired the pistols. In I melee, officers Moore an.I Knighton wc b tit struck on the bead bv bricks, rcceivii severe contusions. Much credit is due the police force of our city, who though fe in number, dashed promptly into the mic of the mob. and arrested such as appear to be the foremost in the riot. Officer Ma ly having mad<r an arrest, was set. upon I j the mob, and a brick aimed at Ins head, n | lie adroitly used his prisoner, (none otli 1 than John M'/Ylccsc, who has gained son | notoriety on the police records of our cit; : as a shield, the brick striking him on t forehead and inflicting an ugly wound whi I will make him more certainly recognisat in future. About half past five o'clock, during anol er false alarm, a demonstration for a tlii riot, was made by the same companies Baltimore street, near Charles, but to owi to the prompt interference of the police, th were dispersed without having come to engagement.?Bait. Sun, 12th inst. I Iitisii Counting ?"Teddy, me b'y did 1 go to the par thy last night?" ! "Och! warn't I there'darlin? And war ' it a fine time wc had Jemmv!" "How many ov the b ys did ye 'avc then Oonly four." "An' who were they?" "There was mesilf, that's one; tharc v ? Barney Fhn, that's two; the two Crogha I | an' that's lliraa; an'?an'?faix, there \> ' j foor." , Teddy commenced his count again. I "The two Croghans, is one; mesilf, th? ) r? t?i:? ,i..?? : iwo; hii narney run is iinua? ? I but?lliaro was (oor, onny how!" ) Not satisfied with three, Teddy scrati i ed his pate, and very emphatically recu 1 mencecl his counting. ; "Thare was Barney Flin, that's one] i the two Croghans, that'a, tow, an' inci t? | that's ihroa;?an'?an' be dad tliare u>asfooi ind but I can't t'ink o' the utliy onel" rin ,m- TO SPRING, lan ? ye; Now the wintry eigne arc going. Iq Fast from stream nnd sod and tree, the YVurmcr airs arc mildly blowiruc, rce Spring is here with face of flee. Snows ore low and sutis arc high s Where her rosy footsteps fly; , Wide abroad her mantle flinging, OSt , ... As the nngcl maid adv-.nccs, Flowers are blooming, birds arc singing, In the sunshine of her glances.. Soul of verdure, youth and beauty, Genius of the road of roses, i Who delays to pay thee duly, , >n* Who but in thy lup reposes? Earliest born! thy blush supernal IH Gave their tints to Eden's flowers, ?n-. Clad the globe with glories vernal. Fitted scenes for heavenly hours, Changeless, though that globe is changing, as Youthful, though our forms grow old, in I As of yore thy feet come ranging, of Bringing beauty to the moul d, of Balm to breezes, light to skies' ()f Life and freedom to the fountains, fjQ To the woodlands emerald dyes, gg Moss and garlands to the mountains, Order to uncultured lands, Musie to reluming hirds, Labor to tho furmcr hands, Hope to hearts, and cheer to wordtS Glorious, gentlo, genial Spring, Could wc ever to thee cling. Never more a wivh for summer , v , i Should a human bosom heave; IIo should bu a noteless comer, as Nor a look of love receive. For thy ways are ways of grace, c" Freshness, peace and purity; a' Paradise adorns thy face With its sweet s mplieity; And though Summer's robes imposing IR Ampler seem and bolder dyed, X- Thine arc evermore disclosing jg More of peace aad less of pride. X- Only in thy walks I wander, jcl | Other seasons s crificc, Kj Ann, who. hum anu buiiuu, he Leave thcc only for the skies. la, i )n Mad Stone.?The editor of iho Terre [)e Haute Examiner has the following singular in statement of a stone whic h is said to cure hyir_ drophobia: (| A widow lady in this place.has a mad-stone which is said to have cured many cases of inci picnt hydrophobia. Within two or three months past, no less than three persons have been here tV to apply this stone for the cure of this distres. nt sing complaint, and to day a patient of this iv, kind is using it upon his wrist for a lute upon ly the thumb or forefinger?it is a Mr. Hicktin, clt living in Western Vigo, who it is said was uurc doubledly bitten by a mad dog, which was af. of tcrwards killed, when unmistakable signs of t':e r,,r malady were upon liiin. I It is stated that this stone, when applied to a (r_ person affected by the poism which leads to hy- J rle drophobia, will cleave to the part as strongly as a fj well fixed cup, put on by the mo?.t expert nurse ^ and when il l's filled with the deadly virus from the system, it drops off, and is cleansed and pre- \ 'c pared for use again by being immersed in milk , us and warm water. This process is repealed on* e' til the stone will not stick to the patient; he is ' |C" then pronounced out of danger. I *ing the nt I stone for a serpent's bite, which it also cures, ' d- is said to injure its quality for curing madness; j <>l hence the owner of this important pebble will ;W suffer it to be used only for the bite of a mad ( in dog. We believe no one can trace the history ng of a genuine mad-stone, whare they come from, V D or what particular thing it is composed; but it ( ,(j is said to look like something between a hard 1(j honey-comb at.d a pumice stone. VV e remem I j ber when mad dogs could only lie found in lie I warm weather, about the dog days in August; j. now, the winter time seems to produce most of * that pestilent Mock. We give no opinion upon the virtue of (his peculiar stone, because we know nothing; but e we know many persons who will tPstify to its or efficacy, us well as many others.who won't 11sten to any such a thing, ve all Mow a Man Fkf.i.s when he's Drunk ? rs "Never was drunk but once in my life," said a (J- chap once in my hearing, "and I never mean to vc be agaiii. The street seemed be very steep be and I lifted my feet at every step as 1 was getlie ''"R "!' stairs. Several cart-wheels were marc king revolutions in my brains, and at one time I tl? fancied my head was a large carving and turnto '"{J establishment, the lathes of which I was r f v keeping in motion wun my own ieei. 1 couio m . conceive what was the reason 1 lie town had h. turned into sncli an enormous hill; and what l' made it wnroc was that it seemed all the time n" to l>e growing higher and threatened to pitch over on me. Stop, stop! said I, and I II head lU' this old hilt yet, or at least, it shnnt head me! ,;r I turned round to go down and get at the hotnf! torn; tell me, if it did'nt turn right r mnd with f,) me, heading me all tnc time, presenting the he I high bluff in front At me. Well, sure enough, ch the ground flew up and struck me on the fore)lc head; and soon as the stars cleared away, I commenced climbing with my hands and knees. [h_ The next thing I saw was a big brick house [l (j coming full split round a corner and I believe it :.j run right over me, for I don't remember any ?g rnore-" Taking tub Veil.?The foreign correspon* an dent of the Tribune gives an account of the taking of the veil at Rome: 'On Sunday, I went to see a nun take the VC veil. She was a person of high family; a princess gave her away, ami the Cardinal Ferretli. n't Secretary of Slate, officiated. It was a much less effective ceremony than I expected from the 3!'' description of travellers, and romance writers. There was no moment of throwing on the black veil, no peal of music nor salute of cannon. MS Tiie nun, an elegantly dressed woman, of five or six and twenty, pretty enough, but whose as I"'1" Wl)rI,"y air gave Ih?? idea that il was oniof those arrangements made because no suita ble establishment could otherwise be given her. , came forward, and knelt and prayed; her con s feasor, in that (drained uuiiaturiil whine, ton 1 common among preachers of all churches and countries, praised himself tor having induced R'1" her to enter on a path which would lead her fetim* tered Bteps "from palm to palm, from triumph in triumph." Poor thing! she looked as if th? an' domestic olives and poppfes wero all wanti d; silf, nqd, lacking these, tares and wormwood must j be her portion. She was then taken befcinl a grating, her hair cut, and her clothes exchan ged for the nun's vestments?the black-Coted sisters who worked upon her looking like cftrws v or ravens at their ominous feasts. AU the while Die music played, first sweet and thoughtful, then triumphant strains. The effect on my mind was revolting and painful to the iastaiegree. Were monastic seclusion ahvays voluntary, and could it be ended whenever the mint! required a change back from seclusion to common life, 1 should have nothing to say against it; there are positions of the mind which itfcoits 1 I 4L.4 -1 exactly, ami even cnarnccrs mai iingui cuuui>r it all through life; certainly to the broken-hearted it presents a shelter that Protestant conunu nities do n< t provide; hut, where it is enfS&ed or repented of. no hell could he worse; nor ran a more terrible responsibility be incurred than by him who has persuaded a novice that the snares of the world are less dangerous than the demons ot solitude."- " MASSACHUSETTS ANTI SLAVERYSO> CIETY. The Massachusetts anti-slavery society bard honored us with a pamphlet copy of tip''sixteenth annual report of its hoard of manager*. The document comprises something less than one hundred pages of closely printed matter, and gives what they call, '*a view of the general aspects ot the Abolition cause, as well ?rof their own labors in its behalf, during the year which is just passed." As usual, the people of the South, the government, the church, both political parties, and all men who do not go with them in thetr extreme measures of opposition to slavery, are dendtinned in most unmeasured terms. At conie'fjb' lure time we may recur to thirreport, and glte, for the information of our readers, some ot tbe more prominent features ot their scheme of imitation, as developed in its pages. For thd present, we will content ourseif with extracting a few of tbe resolutions passed at their late meeting in Boston, which we find in the supplement to the report. a c : Whereas, The boast of the people of these y."i United Slates is, that they are the freest profile on earth, while they hold and use one-sixth of their fellow countrymen as Slaves,?that they ? are an enlightened people, while they punish*? a heavy crime, the acquisition of Icnnwfet&e among three million of their number,?they are a civilized people, while one-siitb of ihe inhabitants are compelled, by law, to;t^0 in absolute heathenism,?that the blessingMif liberty and free institutions are extended to all, while three millions of their number am oiftla wed, and hunted with bloodhounds and rifie% tor nltemntinrr lr? raise thpmcfilvpR from tbe Ct)ir dition of brutes fo that of men?from the condi* lion of Slaves to that of Freemen; Therefor*/ 4.?Resolved, That this misnamed Republic -yd is a wilful liar and a shameless hypocrite, against which the ftiends of fieedom in Great ***$ Biituin and throughout the world ought(CoiC warned, as against the deadliest enemy of tfco human race. 5.?Resolved, That while this Republc ex talc in its present lorm, as a Republic that sanctions slavery, there can be no reasonable hope (bat [he miseries of oppressions indicted upon the masses, by the despotisms o{ Europe, can removed; inasmuch as tho might of its example joes to strengthen the hands of tyrants, and to weaken those of the Champions of Freedonji; ihorefbre we would earnestly entreat all toho ire laboring for the freedom of Alan in Great Britain and Ireland, in Austria, Italy, Russia, ind in all lands, to unite with us in our ;o procure the dissolution of this slaveholdinjf Union, tiy a moral and peaceful agilalion,.aiid litis to rid the world of this gigantic foe of liber* iv, and of the inalienable lights of man. 9.? Resolved, That the Abolitionitfg of America hail with pleasure the movement of George Thompson and his faithful coadjutors, for the encouragement of the culture of cotton in British India, in order to supply the demand ol that staple in the British manufactures, instead of importing their cotton, as at present, from the slave States of this country; believiog^ us we do, that the success of his object will materially forward the nnli slavery enterprise. 14.?Resolved, That an instrument whichhinds those who swear .<? support it to rorr(|tift crimes of the blackest hue, and sins of the mint trc metidous magnitude, is one that cannot bo intelligently sanctioned or executed without ag. giavated guilt, and ought to he rejected with indignation and horror:?that siu:h an !nstru. rnent is the (Constitution of the United State*, which pletfgos the whole physical force of tbe nation to keep securely in their chains three millions of slaves, makes the entire national do. mains slave.hunting ground, and provides for a slaveholding Oligarchy, incomparably more despotic than any order of nobility ever existing in any age of the world. - .V? , Resolved. That .we deplore the continued degradation of our nation character and purpose, which find their meet and most welcome repre*sentativc and candidate for the nation's highest office in that bloodhound of the Texan was, Zachary Taylor. Such are some ot the resolutions passed in Faneuil Hall in the city of Boston, byu largo meeting ol citizens, comprising among its num. iter some of the most prominent and influential men iti the Slate ol Masehusetts. Western Continent, N("I've been- to Law. ?A suit to recover twenty.five dollars, the amount ot a note given lor a horse, having lieen three years befuM-lho courts in Wyoming county, N. Y. has jutt tor. initiated. Verdict was given for tho plaintiff in amount claimed with costs, the latter amount, ing to eight hundred dollars! Such is law. ? V A clergyman was once catechising a class of -hildion belonging to his congregation, and coming to a little liny, who was something of a rogue, lie. asked him what he knew. "I know something," replied the urchin, with a^aignifi* ant look. "Well my son, what do you know?* isked the pa-tor. "I know where <here is a bird's nest," said tho hoy, "but 1 shunt tell you br tear you will steal the eggs," answered tho unsophisticated juvenile. Roman Catholics.?The Catholics in fios. on number about yj.OUO. The whole num. 1 ' - ? I- ? ?.* *#! elH\nKltlai.vM > f *L. 'mt unuer inn ciiiuiio ?"? ?is>hpii uj m| Bishop of Boston, lit. Rev. J. B. Fitzpatrick, !>. 1)., in the States of Massachusetts, Vermont, Sew Hampshire and Maine, is nbout 80,000. ChurrheR and stations in these foor states, 77; -.lorevmen, 49. The Catholic population in I the United Slates is estimated at 1,160,708.