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M. maclean, EDITOR & rRorRiETOR. C1IERAW, S. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1837. VOL. II. NO. 14.
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CANADA CORN. fill'
The Dutton or Canada Corn of which the hie
following article gives some account would be an(
valuable as well in southern as in northern ^ol
latitudes in years of scarcity like the present. f.L 1
Mltl
We consider it proper at this time to '
call the attention of the Farmers in gen- ,na
eral?and particularl y those who have suf- oro
fered a loss of their crops from the unfa- the
vorableness of the past season,?to the I vcl
yellow early Canada Corn, which has wh
been cultivated here with such success, as tee
to leave little room for doubt as to its su- the
periority in overcoming the difficulties to ani
be encountered in our ever varying cli- cali
male. Five acres of this corn was raised are
the past season by our friend Mr. Hatch, mo
of the Poughkeepsie Hotel, 011 his farm nor
two miles below the village. It was plan- her
<t?d about the 1st of June last, and after are
receiving no more than ordinary attcn- eflii
tion, has yielded sixty bushels to the acre, era
all perfectly sound and in as tine condi- tioi
tion as any that we have ever seen. Wc adn
understand that it was perfectly ripe by wai
the 10th of September, and will generally Jh<
come to maturity in about ninety days. 111 7
The land on which it was raised was in u'bj
good condition, but not better than that of Pro
well regulated farms in general. Mr. run
Hatch has already been applied to bv
nut* iirct furmppc fur 1-47 s?n?
llll> IWUI u i UUI IUOI lut .v. ... .
bushels of this corn for seed this year.? ! a.n(^
Pouglikeepsic Eagle. j 11011
This com, which is sometimes called i j
the Dutlon, from the name of the gentle- tj
man who first introduced its culture into
these States, deserves all the commenda- ^ {
tion contained in the above paragraph, wj(j
It is highly prized in the State of New ^^
York, as well as in several of the New j(ifs
England States, and wc doubt not, when
better known, will become a favorite in the
more southern paits of our confederacy.
The stalks are small and do not grow to ?
near the height of many of the other vari- ^
eties of corn ; the ears, however, are Ion- tj,c
ger than many of them, some of them at- Um'
tabling the length of 1*2 inches and more ; js ,i
the cob is of medium size, remarkably ! jnr
well fdlcd up to its extreme point, with a | KCC
"beautiful yellow, approaching to orange, I )c
colored trains, there being 1:? rows on an i a,u
ear, which is glossy, flinty, and of great; '
weight. We planted a small patch of it frj;i
last year; but unfortunately for our at-i the
tempt to test its productiveness, it was i j?s,
planted on the 14th of IMav, came uj) in | tiic
the midst of the drenching and lone con- j gro
tinued rain, which commenced the latter j <J:s;
part of that month, and continued the j sen
most of June; and then had to endure! oft
the withering drougth which succeeded it ' co!
?added to these disadvantageous circum- ! ner
stances which were fatal alike to its pai
growth as to its culture ; it was planted on ! j
a piece of ground, the vitality of which j tec
had been extracted by the previous occu- j tha
pant of ihc place. But amidst all these of i
evils, it maintained a healthful dark green fies
appearance, and matured its kernel in adl
about 90 days, Of what its yield was, we ; ma
cannot speak, as we had the bad luck to act
have our enclosures broken down bv eight see
head of cattle on the night of the 7tli of
August, which remained in the field from co\
an early hour in the night, until after day- loo
light next morning,eating,knocking down, SC|"
and otherwise destroying the ears and by
^ ?* ? ?** wo scl:
From Combes Physiology of Digestion.
THE TEETH.
The troth varv a good deal according
c c
c kind of food on which the animal is dc
led to live; but in man and the higher c
rs of animals they may be divided in
rcc distinct groups . 1st, The incisor \
tting tccih. being die eight broad or f!
;th, with a sharp cutting edge, seen
Hit of the upper and lower jaws. 2d, Ti
spidati, canine, or dog teetli, being tl
arp-pointod, routulish-bodied teeth, fo'
number, in contract wi h each of the out
tisor teeth, and called canine from beii
ge in the dog and carnivorous animal
d used *?) them for the purpose of scizit
d tearing heir food; and 3d, The molar<
grinders, twenty in number, situated i
i back part of me jaw, and so called froi
*ir office being to grind or bruise the foo
jjec'ed to their ac ion.* Thetermgrm'
however, is sometimes restricted to tl
ee back teeth on each side, and seen t
re double roots and a broad grinding su
e, andtbeiwo intervening between tliei
J the cuspidati are s'yled bicuspidati, (
ihlespeared, from bearing a greater r<
nblancc to a double-headed canine tool
it to the other grinders,
riie teeth are modified in different an
Is to suit their habits of life. In hcrbh
us animals, the canine teeth, for wliic
y have no use, are comparatively undi
oped : whereas in carnivorous animal:
icli tear tiieir prey in piec? s, the canin
til are large, powerful, and pointed, an
incisors comparatively round. In thes
malsihev constitute what are properl
led the tusks, and in sonic species the
of a truly formidable character. Tli
!ar, or grinding teeth, differ in like man
.1... ?i
? n*.*.wiuiiig ivi mi; uaiuit ui iiiv iuu?i i
bivorous and granivorous animals the
large and powerful, and to increase thei
cacy the lower jaws admit of consid
ble lateral motion in a horizontal direc
); whereas, in carnivorous animals,
nits of motion only upwards and down
?ls, as in opening and shutting the mouth
e lateral grinding motion is very eviden
uminating' animals, such as the cow
ich, alter having filled its stomach wit
vender, is generally seen to lie down an
iinote or chew the cud, as it is calledrumination
consisting in bringing u
ill masses of herbage from thes omach
I submi ting them to a thorough mastica
i or grinding between its molar teeth, be
i being again swallowed and digested.
4Vom this relation between the food am
organs of mastication, naturalists ca
with certainty, by simply inspecting th<
h, on what kind of food the animal t<
cli they belong is intended to live; am
" ^ . 1 I
:lie teeth ot man parinKe 01 uie cnartic
of tliosc of both herbivorous snd car
Drous animals, there cannot be a doul.
t 'Jus diet was intended to be of a mi.\e<
J, not confined exclusively to either tli<
.etable or the animal kingdom,
lard and resisting as the teeth appeal
y must still he regarded as living struc
>s. Anatomically speaking, each toot
ivided into three parts: the fang, or roo
named in the socket of the jawbone; th
or portion encircled by the gum; an
white cro'm, appearing above the gum
1 covered with enamel.
Tiie root of each 'oath is perforated Ion
idinallv by a small canal, through whic
bloodvessels and nerve arc admitted t
central parts. From these bloodvessel
loot!) derives its nourishment whe
wing; but they afterward almost entire!
ippear. From the nerve it derives tin
sibility which makes us instantly awar
he contact of bodies either too hot or to
J with the teeth; and which, when th
ve is diseased, gives rise to the rackin
n of toothache.
>o effectually is life maintained in tii
:h by this provision of vessels and nerve
t a tooth newly extracted from the sock<
a young animal, and implanted in tli
,hy comb of a cock, has been found t
iere and retain its vitality; and in lik
nner, if, in early lite, a tooth extracted h
ident be immediately replaced in i
kut, it will generally adhere and live,
flic visible part, or crown of the tooth,
,-crcd with a very hard, white, ivon
king substance, called cnamc/, wliic
ves to prevent it from being worn dow
friction, and into whieii neither bloodvo:
s nor nerves have been observed to pen<
*e. Owing to this structure, the too*
i ho so.felv exnosed without sustainii
It is a curious fact, that the infant is born
with the rudiments of both sets of teeth in
the jaw at the same time, although neither
makes its appearance till long after birth.
)r_ The permanent teeth lie in a line under
tu the milk teeth, and it is from their growth,
c r causing the gradual absorption of the roo.s
jat of the first teeth, that the latter no longer
jn retain their hold of the jaw, but drop out as
|IC soon as the others are ready to protrude.
u. The changes in the condition of the teeth
ur it may be remarked in passing, indicate
LT clearly what species of food nature has in1(r
tended for us at different ages. In early inI*
fancy, when no teeth exist, the mother's
^ milk is the only nutriment required; and in
cs Proportion as the teeth begin to appear, a
^ small addition of soft farinaceous food, pre.
11 pared with milk, may be made with prolCj
priety, and gradually increased. Hut it is
impossible to look at the small jaw, modeie
rate muscle, and imperfect teeth of early
n life, without perceiving that only the mildest
r_ kinds and forms of animal food are yet ad-p
missible, and that the diet ought to consist
)r essentially of soft and unirritating matenals.
It is not till the permanent teeth have apI,
pcared that a full proportion of the ordinary
kinds of butcher-meat becomes either
beneficial or safe.
The teeth, being living parts, and at the
|j same time endowed with a mechanical function,
are liable to injury in both capacities.
Being composed chiefly of earthy matter,
ie such as phosphate and carbonate of lime,
j the contact of strong acids decomposes
e their substance, and leads to their rapid dcy
cay. Hence, the whiteness produced by
y acid tooth-powders and washes is not less
c deceitful than ruinous in its consequences;
, and hence also great caution is necessary in
? swallowing the acid drops frequently pre..
scribed by the physician, which ought
r never to be allowed to come in contact with
the teeth.
. iL-tf h Cll I V'fl _
>_ i->t_'UJg UUUIKUIJU v niui9(v.ubu ??m? ??> <?,
jt the teeth have a tendency to become incrusted
with the tartar, or earthly matter,
which it contains in solution, and which is
I separated from it partly bv the evaporation
. of the more fluid constituents in breathing,
|j and partly by chymical decomposition. As
cj this incrustation not only destroys the beauty
_ of the teeth, but also promotes their decay,
p it becomes an object of care to remove it as
soon as it is formed; and the most effectual
j t7
. mode of doing so is to brush the teeth regularly
twice a day?especially in the morning,
when the quantity is greatest?with a
r] brush dipped in soft water, till every particle
n is removed. The addition of any soft im.
palpable power will assist in the effect; but
0 nothing capable of acting chymically on the
,j teeth, or of injuring them by friction, ought
ever to be resorted to. W ashing the moutn
r_ after evorv meal ia aleo a good preservative.
(t When the teeth are not used for a time,
j and when digestion is impaired, the quantity
of tartar which accumulates on them is very
' great. Ilcncc* they are always most in.
crusted in the morning, and in fevers arid
. j otherafTections where no food is taken, and
h the stomach is at the same time disordered.
f I have seen one instance in which a thick
e 'crust of tartar was removed by a dentist in
Lj the belief of its being a diseased tooth?
/> it*
i the tooth itself on winch it was tormcu Dcmg
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left in the jaw perfecilv sound.
When the tartar is not duly removed, its
j, presence injures the teeth, irritates the gum,
o and generally leads, sooner or later, to con.
s sidcrable suffering. The regular washing
n and brushing above mentioned ought, there.
fore, to be seduouslv practised at every
[t period of life, and taught as a du'y to the
e j young. When digestion is very vigorous,
o the health good, and the diet plain, and conc
faining a full proportion of vegetable matter,
fr the deposition of tartar seems to be diminished,
and the teeth to be naturally of a
c purer white. Many rustics, and savages
s thus possess teeth which would be envied
in a town.
lC When digestion is impaired, and acidity
0 prevails in the stomach, the mucous sccree
tions in the mouth also become altered in
.. character, and by their incessant contact
i be good, and the stomach perform its func- of
i tions with vigor, the teeth will resist much qu<
exposure without ^sustaining injury. But if
these conditions fail, they will rarely con- J
tmue long unreached. ing
It is almost always from the latter cause out
that, in infancy, teething so of en gives rise mis
to serious constitutional disorder. I w
cha
REMARKS OF REV. 1IENRV R. WILSON, va''
. . in s
Late Missionary among the Indians, at a p '
Missionary meeting in New York on the
11 thJanury. j
Mr. Wilson said, "Watchman what of the \ SUp
night ?" In our present circumstances wc j Ind
may well suppose that this is the feeling of Cre
tin's audience, and such the inquiry they ' sinj
would put to one, who lias stood on the j who
watch tower and had a partial survey of the j Tin
field which excites our interest. If such be j m|u
your feelings, some facts to which I would j sou
call your attention would not be unintercst- j as
ing to you. .With you all 1 leave the an- thei
sw?rofthe question instead of answering it pas;
myself, contenting myself with exhibiting into
the facts, while in the language of the Sa- the]
viour I would ask "can ye not discern the Tig
sign of the times ?" The prophecies re- Wh
specting the conversion of jlie heathen, and war
the command of Christ to preach the Gos- and
pel to every creature ought to be sufficient tiva
to interest us in this work, and induce us to chc
act and employ our means in carrying it for- her
ward, till with the aid of this blessed Spirit thai
it shall be crowned with complete success, font
But we are "dull of hearing and slow of witl
heart to believe all that the prophets have mis:
spoken." And accordingly God speaks to for
us in the affecting language of his providence j give
a book that lies open before us and filled Ant
with facts, a lesson so plain that "the way-' love
faring man though a fool need not err," and hav
that "he that readeth may run." son
Perhaps in the brief time in which I ad- are
dress you, I cannot more effectually show and
the great destitution and need of missionary thei
effort in behalf of American heathen, and a fr
the amplitude of the Gospel as a remedy r;0ti
for their woes, than by presenting the actual kep
contrast between the present and former a sc
condition of those Indians who are already an j
evangelical. Until very recently, hardly at tl
any thing of consequence has been done for tatic
the Indians of the distant south and west. 'J
Since the days of Brainard much effort had hret
been expended on the Indians of the north, doc
and in the south-western parts of our coun- jgn<
try; but till of late years, those who dwell in no\i
the region of the rocky mountains, and who thei
are exceedingly numerous, have been neg- app
1 . 1 'PI.?' .,1 _'.n
ICCTCQ# x ncy huh; uu>uiuu vtun u umu bun
cloud, pierced by no rny of light, degraded pro
by heathenism, and swnved by savage bar- *]
barity. They are characterized by a spirit the
of war, revenge and blood. It is disgrace- cd
ful to a young man to be unable io boast of whe
the number whom he has slain,'and point to w|,(
the scalps of his enemies, us the proofs of eigl
his bravery. mv
lXDlAXS WITHOUT THE GOSPEL. j f
There is no natural affection. Infunti- [ able
cidc is almost of daily occurrence; the. is *
mother is made a beast of burden, and rath- j cd,
or than be encumbered with her children, met
or bring them up if females to inherit her the*
woes, she will dash out their brains against '1
the trees, and leave their remains. On the chij
other hand children leave their aged parents trar
:o perish or kill them. When going on a by I
warlike or hunting expedition, they collect t'io
the aged and helpless, and leave them with and
a pittance of food, sufficient for a few days shij
only?or destroy them at once. Nor is hav
this considered disgraceful. \ses
Witchcraft prevails in all the tribes, and Che
is a fruitful source of wretchedness and met
bloodshed. It was a prevalent opinion? foui
and was mine until my eyes convinced me and
I was wrong?that the Indians have great hitli
skill in medicine. This is very erroneous; afte
they rarely resort to medicine, but depend on thei
the supernatural power of their doctors, who 251
arc mere impostors, and know that their con
wicked practices only increase the sufTering, mai
and hasten the death of their patients. Their ticu
practice is to cut the patient with knives, ?es&
and while performing many mysterious cer- exit
emonies, cram hot ashes and live embers ligi'
down their throats, by which they suffocate farr
nnd dip. When such a certain result of Chi
their ma!-practicc occurs, the Doctor lays call
the blame of the patient's death on some per- hca
son who is said to have bewitched him, and fifU
while the doctor escapes, an innocent j?cr- the
son sutlers death. For at midnight while unc
he sleeps, the presumed witch is assaulted pra
and his head severed at a blow; or whilst
he walks abroad he is fired on and killed; win
but his death too must be avenged by his anc
friends; and thus in bloody succession mur- ten
dors increase, each executioner becoming ma
lmklrt *^ Ko clfttn nflC
Illlll.MU iiuui<_ iu u& oium. .
To pass some vices vvhicli I do not dare Ch
10 name, but whicli have been introduced > doi
among tliem by white men; I will mention ; pie
only further that of intemperance, among j "fu
them as well as elsewhere, the parent of:
weeping and blood. It is enough to make ( ere
i us blush when we reflect that the Christian j sio
, missionary can go nowhere, and not find jmi
that the whiskey seller has been before him wa
t scattering "firebrands, arrows, and death." a p
I have known the whiskey dealer take the
lust buffiiioe-robc of his victim for a gallon adi
t of whiskey, when the drunken Indian would pic
t kill two or three of his family with his torn- nc:
; ahawk, and be then punished bv death, the
. while his executioner by the prevailing law wl:
; of avenging death, was himself slain by the the
. friends of the murderer. Such scenes have Iat
j occurred near my dwelling. I knew a man ex
, wiio was decoyed by the whiskey dealer, j wr
r and stripped of his last horse to pay for ; di*
J whiskey, and while he was drunk ho mur-1 th<
* dered his own son. Being sentenced to j ov
death, he dug his own grave, and being made he
i, drunk to make him brave, ho was shot by \ bv
c his own nephew, who in a day or two alb r < ni
i ! was P ,,jrdf>*'r'd bv ?i - ?vv> } v'o. *> h1*. J <
[s injure and even destroy the teeth. From
this cause we often see the teeth in young
[s people in a state of complete decay. They
are in reality the subjects of cliymical deI,
composition, and eaten away by the morbid
n secretions of the mouth ; and hence, in such
s_ cases, we generally find the individual com2m
plaining of heat and soreness of the tongue,
,], gums, and mouth, and occasionally of the
irr teeth being "set on edge."
,s Considered as living parts, the teeth re( _
quire some additional care. In that capae.
city they are exceedingly apt to suffer from
r_ sudden changes of temperature. Being from
their solidity rapid conductors of heat, their
internal nerve speedily becomes affected by
j0 the alterations of temperature to which they
0p are fully exposed, both in taking food, and
in the change from a warm to acold atmos..
pliere. It is not an uncommon practice, for
example, to take a glass of cold wine or
>L* ? , * # Qp
water immediately after finishing a plateful
n. of very hot soup; and it is quite usual to
n_ take tea and coflee, and every kind of meat.
iJ0 as hot as they can possibly be swallowed?
i;(t than which practices it would be difficult
? to imagine any thing more hurtful to the
nu teeth.
|(f For the same renson, in going out at
|)(; night from a warm room to the cold air, it
is desirable to protect the teeth from the
jic influence of the sudden change, by breathlJ(j
ing through two or three folds of a silk
;tN handkerchief, or through a woollen comfor
e]_ ter. When the teeth and lower part of th(
D(j face are left exposed in such circumstances
ar. rheumatism and toothache not unfrequentl)
)fij ensue, from the direct impression of the colt
air upon parts rendered more susceptibh
by the preceding heat.
a The great source of injury to the teeth
my however,both in childhood and iti matun
~~ J m-; i
mage?a privilege on which most persoi
II be disposed to place a higher value a
ha\ing experienced the pains cons
enr upon injury of the nerve from a po
n of the enamel being broken off.
An obvious advantage attending the \
ity of the teeth is, that it enables them
commodate themselves to the growth
jjawandthe rest of the system at the d:
cut periods of life. In early infanc
ion the human being is designed to Ii
flnsivolv oa his mother's milk, which
ursc requires no mnstification, and co
quently no teeth, the latter arc still ii
rfectly formed and entirely hidden in t!
iv: it is only at the end of some months tl
2 front or cutting teeth begin to appear:
c whole set of mill:, deciduous, or falli
t teetli, twenty in number, is not comp
d till about or after the third year. In t
:ursu of three or four years more, ho
or, growth has advanced so far that t
st set of teeth no longer fill the jaw; a
cv soon hegin to be displaced by the ?
>nd, or permanent set, the gradual dev
cement of which commences at that j?eri
' life, and is not finished till the appc;
ice of the last four grinders, or icisdo
f/.'t, about the age of maturity.
*In Latin, r.uspis signifies the point ol
>ear; cams, a dog; moldy a mill; inrisor, r
ling which c*itp.
Still lis. v^n me morning ui uil- .. v.
gathered up several bushels ol" cars that tra
Jiad been knocked off the stalks, and to cni
our surprise discovered ihat they were "ai
sufficiently hard for grinding. It is a va- Ul
riety of corn, which, from its low stature, *n
will bear very close planting. In some of nu
the counties of New York, it is customary tl0
to plant it but 27 inches apart, either way,
and to let four stalks remain in each bill.
Ours were planted three feci apart each ac
way, four stalks in the hill, and we did V
not perceive, the condition of the soil and ^
the nature of tho season considered, that
it was retarded in its growtii by its near- ex
ness. In good ground,we are certain that 00
it would vield at that distance to the full- ,s?
- - /. nc
est cxteut of its capacity. JJanv lulls at. j
forded two good cars for cacli stalk of the -J'.1
four which stood thereon, and we arc con- ^
lident, that, on good ground, properly manured
and cultivated, it would average .
t tCi
nearly that. It was our intention when
we planted it, if it should prove productive
to endeavor to introduce its culture more ^
generally, as from its early maturity, and I
capacity to endure close planting,we were, I C(
.and still are, of opinion, that as our sea- j
sons are so precarious and the grub and 0j
Cut worm so destructive, it would be a|
found valuable, inasmuch as it might be tc
planted as late as the 15th and 10th of _
June, with a certainty of its ripening in j
iuost seasons.?Baltimore Farmer and j sj
Gardener. '
the criminal. These things occur fr >
jntly where whiskey is sold among them.
INDIAN'S Willi THE GOSPEL.
[ could relate other facts equally shock,
to show the character of Indians withthe
Gospel; such they are found by the
>s!onaries; such were they among whom
as permitted to labor. But mark the
mge affected by the Gospel where it proIs
; war has ceased, and 1 hazard nothing
saying, that there the tomahawk is buried
jver, unless the peoplo arc goaded by opssion
to take it up. They will not make
upon their neighbors. One fact 111
port of this statement: In all the recent
ian wars, as e. g. that of Blackhawk, the
ek, the Seminoles, &c.; there was not a
de Indian found in any engagement,
) had felt the influence of the Gospel,
j wars were conducted by those who
;ht say in justice, 4*Xo man cared for mv
1." When the Indians were not treated
rational beings, no svmnathv shown
- Q ' 1 *
i], and no attempt made to soothe their
sions, it is not strange that they plunged
' war. But when the Gospel has come,
f have laid aside their wrath, and the
;er has been changed into a Lamb,
icn the Gospel has been sent, not only,
', but their migratory habits have ceased,
they settle down and engage in the cultion
of the soil. Natural affection is
rished, the mother nurtures and loves
infant, and would sooner part with life
1 with her child. In their excessive
Jness they will not often consent to part
i their children to go to school with the
sionaries, where they may not see them
some weeks, although very willing to
? to them the benefits of education.
1 this fccliii? is reciprocal; the children
i
; their parents and provide for them. I
c been waked at midnight by an anxious
to visit his sick parent. Their dead
decently interred with coffin ajid shroud,!
instead of the dismal howlings which
/ practised thrice a clay, and whenever
iend came to visit the bereaved, or the
ing which on occasions of death some
t up from three weeks to two months;
:nnon is preached by a missionary, or
address is made by some pious native
le funeral, and there is no public lamcnans.
rhe introduction of medical science
iks up their system of witchcraft. Their
tors lose the influence superstition and
trance had gained for them. They are
r known to be men and not gods; and
r cruel thrcatenings are set at defiance;
lying to the white in their sickness, their
*? ?nlU<.io?o/l -liifl tlir?u* lii'os nrf>
Cl liJIJS ll[U UJIV- ? lklhV.Vi, HHU ...V.
longed.
Temperance Societies in connexion with
preaching of the Gospel, have suppressdrunkenness.
For eighteen months
ire I lived, I never saw a drunken man;
.Teas I have not passed eighteen days ncr
iteen hours among the white people since
return without seeing many stub,
fere are salutary changes which you are
! to appreciate. But this not all?there
trust a record in heaven of souls renewwho,
in the great day, shall be monuits
of the divine grace operating through
Gospel.
There arc several Schools attended by
drew and adults; the Bible has been
islutcd; and 1 have seen the Indian father
the light of .a burning pine knot, reading
Scriptures in the midst of his family,
then kneel inn down with them to wor
) God before retiring to sleep. Churches
e been planted among several tribes
t of the Mississippi?two among the
xokecs, numbering several hundred
nbers?one among the Creeks?and
r^among the Choetaws, wlicre I lived,
some of them composed of Pagans,
icrto the most obstinate and untraceable;
r removals by death and emigration,
o remain in these churches from 200 to
> members. The character of diese
verts is very interesting. Their refortion
is not simply external. Some parilars
may slvow this. There are no prayer:
Christians among them, if such u being
its any where. Every j)ossessor of reio
iiihifuntr.fi tn anr.rot. social, and
ij i 1 JO IH?I/Iiuut^u IV/ vrw. v.y f
lily prayer; and no male member of the
iircb will refuse to lead in prayer when
!cd on in a public assembly. I have
:rd the man of eighty and the boy of
icu sometimes with fauhering voice, in
presence of hundreds and thousands;
1 amid sneers and scorn, otrering up
ver to God.
There is not a member of the Church
0 is not also a member of the Temperle
Society. We have not made this a
n of ad mission ; but they ali view the
tter in this light, that moderate drinking
1 the traffic in spirits, is unworthy of a
ristian, and no man would ask to sit
-vn at the communion table who had not
dged himself to abandon the use of the
re water."
The natives conduct social religious exists,
and on ihc Sabbath, though no mis.
nary be prctcnt, they will assemble for
blic worship; I have known females to
lk five milys through the frost, to attend
irayer meeting.
It was my privilege to baptize twelve
lilts, who gave satisfactory evidence ol
ity. They had lived in a dark and vicious
ighborhood, and when I lirst preached
?re, I was surrounded with scalps, and
liskey-drinkers, and not a sober man in
} assembly. I had arrived at the place,
e in the evening of Saturday, having been
[Ktcted all day, hut was detained by high
iters. 1 preached at night. After the
;persion of the assembly, I returned tc
2 cabin where T was to lodge, and found its
mcr, an aged female, in company wit!
r three daughters, singing a Cherokee
mil, which being concluded, she spoke tc
r.: hut as there was.no interpreter present
* .'! T-cf '; rsVmi *hn tvirpor* rf he
speech. She then kneeled down, and I
discovered that it was their family worship,
which, late as it was, and although they
had public worship all the evening, this woj
man could not omit. I learned the next
' day, that she had not yet become a member
of the Church.
J {To be continued.)
Gen. Scott's Defence.?The speech of
Gen. Scott before the Court oflnquiry has
; been published in the National Intelligencer,
; where it occupies eighteen columns in small
j type. Its length, of course, precludes us
from transferring it to our columns. It is
an able production. The Ibllowing is the
I commencement of it. * "
1 Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Court:
When a Doge of Genoa, for some imaginary
offence, imputed by Louis XIV.
was torn from his government, and com^
pclled to visit France to debase himself beitinf
mnnnrrh. hft U'ilS asked.
I , ? ? ?
j in the palace. What struck him with tiie
| greatest wonder amid the magnificence in
| his view ? "To find myself here !" was
| the reply ol the indignant Lescaro. And
so, Mr. President, unable, as I am, to remember
one blunder in my recent operations,
or a single duty neglected, I may say,
that to find myself in the presence of this
honorable Court, whilst the army, I but recently
commanded, is still in pursuit of the
enemy, tills mc w i:h equal grief and asto::j
ishment!
And whence this'great and humiliating
transition ? It is, sir, by thefiat of one who,
i from his exalted station, and, yet more,
from his unequalled popularity, has never,
with his high displeasure, struck a function,
ary of this Government?no matter what
the office of the individual?humble or elevated,
who was cot, from the momen\
| withered in the general confidence of the
American People. Yes, sir, it is my misj
fortune to lie under the displeasure of that
most distinguished personage. The President
of the United States has said : Let
General Scott be recalled from ike command
of the army in the field, and submit his coni
duct in the Seminole and Creek campaigns
to a court for investigation?and lo 11 6tand
j here to vindicate that conduct, which must
! again be judged, in the last resort, by him
who first condemned it without trial or in
! quiry. Ite it so. I shall not supplicate this
; Courr, nor the authority that has to review
the "opinion" here to be given. On tho
{ contrary, I shall proceed at once to challenge
your justice to render me that honorable
discharge from all blame or censure
which the recorded evidence imperiously
demands. With such discharge before
him, and enlightened by the same mass of
testimony?every word of which speaks
louu.'v in my ftvor?the justice of the "Comj
manacr-in-Chicf of the Army and Navy"
cannot hesitate. It must acquiesce; and
then, al,hough no hing may ever compensate
me for the deep mortification 1 have
been recently made to experience, I may
hope to regain that portion of the public
esteem which it was my happiness to enjoy
I on past occasions of deep moment to the
power and glory of these United States of
i America.
1. The fnilurc of [my] Florida Cam.
paign.
Permit mc here, Mr. President to offer
a preliminary remark. If by failure the " * *
common idea of disaster, defeat, or repulse
| he understood, then that term does great in.
'justiceto me and the brave regulars and
volunteers whom I had the honor to comi
mand.
I /*% *
Sir, we suffered no defeat, check, or rej
pulse. The enemy encountered by the
' several columns and detachments, were, in
1 every instance beaten, driven, and scattered
beyond the reach of possible pursuit; and
if we had chosen to imitate, in our reports,
I the example of many others engaged in "
; similar operations, we might, no doubt, have
figured much more largely in the public
journals. But, in every instance, so lar as
I ki ow or believe, though our afihirs- were
( numerous, and not deficient in danger and
J brilliancy, we always declined suhstiiuting
j imagination and conjccttm? &r ascertained
; facto Pcrhip<, hy the discoveries of his.
- - - 1 t.A
tore, the high reputations gaineu, ueiorc
1 and since, by the arts alluded to, may, in
: time, be brought down to the humble level
of myself and companions. "
It is true, sir, that we did not snceeed in
sending off the great body of the Senate oles
! to the west of the Mississippi. In this object,
ardently desired by all, there was certainly
a failure, and the same tiling may be said of
the summer and autumn campaign which
followed, al hough the commander or commanders?for
it seems there were two,Gov.
j or Caii and General Jcssup?had the benefit
of the knowledge of the country and the
' enemy, acquired by previous operations;
the benefit of .the roads recently opened;
j the plans which had been essayed and sug.
! gestcd; longer time for preparation an dopej
ration; and auxiliary Indian force, which
was denied me, and, above alt, the pAwerof
J inviting the enemy to surrender, and of
' holding negotiations.
With this great power, Mr. President^' t
i! was not armed. My instructions were to
reduce the enemy to unconditional submit*
sion; to hold no parley, no negotiation?-noi
I even to say, as the price of surrender, that
kind treatment might be expected, much less
that the beneficial stipulations in the last
treaty in favor of those Indians should be
carried into execution by the United 0tates;
> because sir, any such assurance, bu roy
> part, would have been a condition.
i Have my successors in Florida tho wdij'
plomatic" faculty that was withhelJ from m< ?
>' If the letter- writers in the newspapers ajre to
, be believed, that faculty has been cither ex.
r! ft^cs'v or vsirrpcd with imount