Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, March 16, 1852, Image 2
"" 11
From the Montgomery Ala. Advertiser.
Mr. Khctt and Col. Clemens.
We have read with a great deal of mortification
the recent personal debate in the United
Senate, between the above gentleitien. We say
it has mortified us, because we conceive that the
character of our State has suffered considerably
from the great want of d:gnity and decorum
displayed by Mr. Clemens on the floor of the
o^ l.-mr on/1 unlnrnp nnon one.
UClldbC J LI 11 lo iv/n c?uu i ui0v*> _ ,f
who everybody know9, is a professed christian,
who does not "hold hims-lf amenable to the code
of honor, and further by his vainglorious boastings
of his own superiority in intellectual endowments,
reputation, <fcc. We shall not s.? far
gratify Mr. Clemens as to espouse the cause of
Mr. Rhett. We are too well aware of the motives
of that assault to do so. Mr. Clemens
knew full well, that Mr. Rhett's doctrines had
rendered him perhaps the most unpopular public
man, out of South Carolina, in the United
States ; and that by attracting Mr. Rhett's notice
by abusing him, the latter would retort and
assail his calumniator; and that although the
argument and the justice of the case might be
on Mr. Rhett's side, yet the lattcr's cause could I
not be espoused on account of his odiousness,
without benefitting Mr. Clemens. To say that
Mr. Rhett had used up Jere Clemens, of course,
would be translated by the latter and his friends
iuto an endorsement of all Mr. Rhett's secession
notions, disunion, <fcc. We say that this trick
is too plain to be misunderstood ; let our friends
in Alabama beware of it. So for, then, as to the
merits of this debate we care not to express an
" u J-:?:
opinion ; an we snouiu uesirc i?, umt
in our State capable of reading and understanding
would read the whole of it. Read both sides.
Our object in noticing this debate at all, was
to reprobate in the most decided manner this
lowering of the Senatorial dignity of our State,
by language and demeanor, on the part of one
of her Senators, more befitting the sinks and
parlieus of the Five Points, than the grand Council
House of the Confederacy; to condemn his
sickning self-eulogy, which is disgusting to every
man of good taste ; and to notice that part of
the debate relating to the manner of Mr. Clemens'
election to the United States Senate.
These speeches we find published in the Washington
Union of the 2d and 3d inst., and presume
they underwent the revision of the speakers
themselves.
That to which we desire to call particular attention
is. Mr. Clemens' account of the caucus
that nominated Gov. Fitzpatrick. 44 Some fifteen
or twenty members of the Legislature," he says,
44 got together for the purpose of coasulting, not
to hold a caucus. Mr. Fitzpatrick's friends, finding
they had a majority of those present in his
favor, turned in and nominated him. The very
next day that same caucus met, and rescinded
- ' " Tk.,,/! nr.raf 511V TTlftrC flf
meir resuiuuuun. mcic -..j .....
that; and the democrats who voted for me represented
a majority of ten thousand of the voters
of the State (!!!) We need not sav, that
this assertion of Mr. Clemens will astound every
one, who is at all conversant with the facts relative
to the matter : which are substantially these,
(and for their correctness, we appeal to every
member of the caucus, and to the democratic
members of that session.) viz: There were in
the session of 1849-'50, about seventy-two democrats
and sixty-one whigs in both branches of
the Legislature.
At the caucus or meeting alluded to by Mi.
Clemens, there were about sixty democrats, instead
of "fifteen or twenty," as stated by Mr
Clemens. That caucus nominated Col. King,
and Gov. Fitzpatrick, as the nominees of the
democratic party.
The record of the votes for the two Senators,
will best show whether any subseqeent caucus
annulled what was done by the first.
On the first ballot to fill Gov. Bagby's vacancy,
(see House Journal page 114-'lo,) Col. King
received 57 votes, all democrats; Gov. Chapman
15 votes, all democrats but one ; and Mr.
Hopkins, the whig candidate, received 58.
On the second ballot, Col. King received 59
votes, democrats; Gov. Chapman 13, democrats;
but one as before, ana nopKins o?.
On the third ballot, Gov. Chapman was withdrawn,
when Col. King received 71 votes, and
was declared elected.
On the first ballot to fill Mr. Lewis' vacancy,
Gov. Fitzpatrick received 60 votes, of which fifty-eight
were democrats, and but two whigs; Mr.
Clemens received 21 votes of which fifteen were
democrats, and six whigs; Hopkins, whig, received
50 votesOn
the second ballot, Gov. Fitzpatrick received
the same vote as before; Mr. Clemens 20 votes,
of which fourteen were democrats and six whigs;
Mr. Hopkins 49, and a few scattering.
On the third ballot, Gov. Fitzpatrick received
the same vote as before?60; Mr. Clemens 22
of which fifteen were democrats and seven where
whigs; Mr. Hopkins 47, and a few scattering.
On the fourth ballot, Gov. Fitzpatrick received
64 votes, of which fifty nine were democrats and
five were whigs; Clemens received 23 votes, of
which fourteen were democrats, and nine whigs;
Mr. Hopkins received 37 votes, and there were
i few scattering.
On the fifth ballot, Gov. Fitzpatrick received
65 votes, of which fifty-nine were democrats, and
six were whigs; Mr. Clemens 25 votes of which
twelve were democrats, and thirteen were whigs.
Mr. Hopkins 33, and a few scattering.
Here Gov. Fitzpatrick lacked but one vote, and
would have been elected but for the accidental
absence of Mr. Coleman, a democrat from Fayette
county.
At this stage of the proceedings an adjournment
was effected.
Without recurring to what took place in the
whig caucus?the democrats had noue?during
the night intervening, we will simply proceed
with the record?House Journal page 128.
Hr. Hopkins was withdrawn, when Gov. Fitzpatrick
received fifty eight votes, of which fiftyfour
were democrats, and only four whigs. Mr.
Clemens 66 votes, ot which seventeen were democrats
and 49 were whigs.
The above is from the record, and shows conclusively
that Gov. Fitzpatrick was considered
the nomine of the democratic party; as there was
no ballot at which he did not receive more than
threefourths of the entire democratic vote in both
branches of the Legislature.
But, says Mr. Clemens, the democrats that
voted for me represented ten thousand majority
of the democratic voters of the State. Well let
ns see how this is borne out by the record.
The democrats that voted for Mr. Clemens re- !
presented in part and in some instances the whole
of the following counties, viz: Benton Blount,
DeKalb, Jackson, Lauderdale Madison, Marshall,
St. Clear. At the Presidental election of 1844,
the largest democratic vote that was ever polled
in this State was given to Polk and Dallas.?
We find the aggregate of the entire democratic
vote of the above countries in that election to
have been 8,565; and the entire democratic vote
of the above counties in that election to have
been 87,740. So that by giving him the entire
democratic vote of the above eight counties?
and the representatives from all of them did uot
vote for Mr. Clemen*-?there was a democratic
majority against him in his Senatorial election of
twenty-nine thousand one hundred and seventy
five instead of being ten thousand in his favor, as
he asserted in the Senate.
Such is substantially the facts, borne out by
the record, versus Mr. Clemens assertions. Let
the public judge of the amount of credibility to
be attached to what he says.
That he was elected by the whig* the record
of the votes shows, that he has been and is their
representative his course in the Senate and in this
State in the late canvass sufficiently demonstrate.
Perhaps we should add, that of the seventeen
democrats who voted for Mr. Clemens, when he
was elected, but seven were in the last Legislaj
ture, and at least three and perhaps four of these
[ would not touch him with a forty-foot rod?they
consider that he has betrayed his party.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
Washington,March 8.
For some time past, the House and Senate
have been occupied in part by discussions of the
various projects in relation to the public lands.
First, we have thirtv-one projects tor ttie grant
of public lands to the States in which they lie,
for internal improvements. These are the new
State projects?the object of which is to engross
for the new States the exclusive benefit of the
public domain. The arguments in their favor
are, that the commercial and moral improvement
of the new States will, in the end, aia the public
revenue, increase the population and strength
of the country, and give the old States employment
as the carriers of their produce and as manufacturers
of many of the articles of their consumption.
The old State projects for the disposition of
thp public lands are also Under discussion in one
form and another. These projects are also numerous
and important. First, is Mr. Underwood's,
for a distribution among the old States
of a large portion of the surveyed lands, in acres,
not in proceeds of sale, for their use. Next is
the general bill granting to each State lands for
the support of insane asylums. Then comes
Mr. Andrew Johnson's important bill for granting
160 acres of land to every head of a family
in the United States, upon condition of occupation.
Another project, which will distribute
lands among the inhabitants of the old States,
is one to grant 160 acres of land to all the soldiers
of the war of 1812, to whom, by the existing
act, only forty or eighty acres were granted.
As the Missouri land bill has been defeated in
the House, there land bill has been defeated in
the House, there will b" little chance for the other
thirty new State proj et?, and it is evident that
the old State party has a majority in the House,
it will V>o in the Somite we cannot tell un
til Mr. Underwood's amendment to the Iowa bill,
by which he distributes lands among all the old
States, shall be voted on. There has been some
talk of a compromise between the old State
and the new State parties, by which the measures
of both will be adopted.
A Curiosity.?Wo saw a few day since, one
of the most singular specimens of the horse kind
that we ever beheld, except the hairless horse
from South America It was owned by a Tennessee
horse trader, and is said to have been takon
among the Rocky Mountains. It is about
the size of a common mule, and covered with
long wooly hair resembling the fleece of sheep.
It has no hair on the tail, and none "on the
top of its head, the place the main ought to grow."
It is remarkably docile, and was rode by tha trader's
son,?Darlington Flag.
Congressional Bullies.?When Mr. Foote
left tho Senate it was thought that the dignity
of that body would be relieved of ruffianism?but
it seems the mantle of the "little agitator" has
fallen upon Jere Clemens, who follows in the
footsteps of his illusstrious predecessors with all
possible zeal and consistency. In a debate a
few days ago in the Senate, on the eternal Compromise,
Clemens attacked Rhett most furiously
?smearing from head to foot with the filthiest
emanations from his purulent vocabulary. Khett
replied with a temper and spirit highly commendable,
acknowledging that, but for his religious
professions, he would feel bound to call the lion.
Jere out. Rhett quoted Clemen's disunion speeches
prior to the passage of the compromise, and,
so, far as arguments was concerned, got much
the advantage of his enraged antagonist.?Mill
edgeville Union.
Extension of the Capitol.?Thos. U. Walter
Esq., architect for the extension of the Capitol
at Washington, reports that the entire cost
of the improvement will be #2,575,000. Congress
has appropriated #100,000 towards it, of
which amount #87,82 86 has already been ex
pended, and some 10,000 are now due. To carry
on the work $350,000 will be required for the
present, and $050,000 for the next year; and if
propriations are 60 made as to prevent any
suspension of work, the entire building will be
finished in five years. It will contain 101 fire
Eroof rooms, exclusive of the two legislative
alls. The Senate Chamber will comfortably
seat one hundred Senators, with ample room for
lobbies and seats for distinguished visitors.
The lobbies will hold 1,200 persons. The floor
of the House will accommodate 400 persons with
separate desks; and the entire hall is lighted
on three sides by fifty windows. Its dimensions
are 330 feet from north to south, and 97 feet
i n inphf.es fmm past, to west. The nresent build
ing covers 61,291 square feet, and the new
wings and corridors will cover 91,911 square
feet.
Three ships, laden with railroad iron for the
Raleigh and Gaston road, have arrived in James
river within the last few days
THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
TUESDAY EVENING* MARCH 16. 1852.
THO. J. WARREN. Editor.
Our Market.
Since our last the Cotton Market has been dull ani
the receipt slight but without any change in priceaWe
continue the quotations of Friday.
Charleston quotations, 6 3-4 to 8 3*8.
Ballad Entertainment.
Mr. Dempsteb gave our citizens a rich Musical En
tertainment on Friday evening last His audieno
was a large and highly respectable one, and from th
attention which was paid and the applause given, de
monstrated their appreciation of his high musical en
dowments.
Bon. J. A. Woodtrard.
We are again under obligations to this gentleman fo
recent Congressional favors. The Report of the Com
mrttee on the Judiciary, regulating the fees of the Fed
eral Courts, Ac., has been received.
Messrs. Clemens and Rhett.
"We have heard but one opinion expressed as U
the issue of the rencontre between Messre^RgETT ant
Clemens, in the United States Senate. Every perooi
seems to think that the disunionist came off secont
best" So says a Federal Whig Union Advocate?the
Argus, published in Wadesboro', Anson County, Nortl
Carolina. We are not surprised that such union paper
as the Argus and Washington Republic, should hea:
"but one opinion expressed as to the issue" in ques
tion; birds of a feather will flock together, and it woult
seem strange if their chattering did not bear marks o
strong resemblance. These pious organs, who are s<
much opposed to disunion, are now patting on th<
head one of their party (opposed to breaking up th<
glorious copartnership,) who was once one of the mos
unreasonable distxnionists that ever was known. Thej
justify Clemens for his uncalled for, unprovoked at
tack upon Rhett, because Mr. Resit is a genuine an<
consistent South Carolina disunionist
We like to see a small quantity of consistency on al
occasions. Mr. Argus you award the meed of praia
to Mr. Clemens, because he abused and villified i
brother Senator, who expressed the same political sen
timents which he, Mr. C., once gave utterance to. Yoi
thereby give countenance and support to a man who
though he has solemnly sworn to support the laws o
the United States, deliberately, and with malice, assail
a brother member, for the avowed purpose as he declares
of getting a challenge, thereby to violate the laws o
his country. If this is not therefore, clearly an offeno
against the peace, dignity, and laws of the nation, pra;
tell us what is? Yet, thero are some who hear "bu
one opinion" in this matter, and that in favor of Ml
Clemens, the law-maker and the law-breaker. This i
beautiful COUStstcnoyt
Mr. Clemens is a member of that august body wh
are to give law and authority to the affairs of the na
tiofi; these men have the destiny of the nation ii
their bands. If they are to give being and life to lawin
other words if they are to be law-makers, It is hard
ly fair that they should occupy the position of law
breakers also. There should be another party for thi
branch of the public service.
To justify, commend or compliment a man who goe
the farthest, and is the most successful in acts of gros
inconsistencies, is at once to identify ones self witl
such, or to become, as the lawyers Bay?" Particep
aiminis."
Illustrated Family Friend.
There are several reasons why this Valuable Famfl;
Paper should be sustained. It is in oar mldst-^=
Southern enterprise, which should commend itself t
the earnest patronage of every Southern man. It i
bad taste to bestow all our patronage upon those wh
profess to occupy a position of neutrality towards ou
institutions, but who, nevertheless, are opposed to u
and embrace every opportunity to give support am
comfort to our enemies.
Messrs. Godman 4 Lyons have embarked in thi
enterprise with a considerable outlay of means, and i
is right that their efforts should be appreciated am
sustained.
A GkJod Presentment.
The Grand Jury of Charleston District at the Corn
of General Sessions and Common Pleas, now sitting
have presented, among other matters, the following
whicli cannot be too highly commended and support?
by every friend of his State, and every law abidinj
citizen:
The aggravated character of certain cases
which have come before the Grand Jury, relatinj
to the unlawful traffic with slaves, by unprinci
pled white men, and the seduction of them int
crimes and practices calculated to destroy their
and despoil their owner?, as well as the notoriou
evils arising from such tampering of whites witl
negroes, induce this Grand Jury to present as ,
monstrous nuisance, this kind of self-degrads
tion of white men below the level of the most d(
graded negro.
The evil is so great, and augmenting so raj
idly, that either these men must be jmt doWr
or we must give up our system of servitude i
the parishes of St. Philips and St. Michael. Th
laws must be enforced, or we shall soon be overru
by a lazy, drunken, and pilfering set of slave;
ever ready to second the schemes of depredatioi
contrived by those who night and day are cor
tinually plotting against the peace and securit
of the people. Immense profits are yearly mad
in this city by unlawful gain in tradin
with negroes. No vigilance or care can coui
teract or defeat that insidiousness which in th
TV??iAna of our own domestics pervades our ii
I'VIOViM w. ?
most recessee, watches the unguarded moments c
housekeepers, and under the securities of d<
mestic confidence, continually preys upon wha
ever the illicit dealer will buy. The remedy
to be found in destroying the class who thus ii
terfere between the slave and the owner or en
ployer, to the detriment of the latter, by dire<
ting against them the severest penalties. Sue
mc-i should not be allowed to exercise: the priv
lege accorded to law-abiding citizens.
Any one who has ever been convicted of ui
lawful trafficking with, harboring or keepin
gambling establishments for slaves, should be d<
?;? j t nf riirht of suffraire. the hoh
pnveu lurevci ui .-0? o r
ingof any office of honor or profit, civil or mil
tary, and the Jury rega.-d it as great moral evi
that such characters should be found sometim<
sitting in judgement in our Courts on the liv<
and property of our citizens. We would uij
earnestly upon the Legislature of our State the
. adoption of such measures as will put an end to
thiseviL
Mr. Rhett.
We hare been permitted to make the following ex3
tract from a letter to a gentleman in this place from
hia friend in Boston:
"I read in the newspaper of last Saturday, the discussion
between Messrs. Rhett and Clemens. Mr.
Rhett is a man I have always respected, but never so
highly as since he answered Clemens' intended ineult,
r vindicating himself by declaring that he feared God
g more than man, and should pass it over. Here is true
0 courage, and this saying should be inscribed in the
? Halls of Legislation to reprove the false notion, that
_ men need to shed blood in aid of their arguments on the
floor of Congress."
- ??I^VWNA/WWWA
Good Resolve.
r The Phfl&delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
road Company have resolved that, after the first of April
next, no liquor shall be sold at any of their stations
upon the road, nor upon the boats in the service of the
company.
For the Camden Journal.
>
j Mr. Editor: That the friends of good morals generj
ally, and of the cause of Temperance particularly, may
j be induced to co-operate in the effort now being^ftade^
s throughout the State, to establish a Temperance Pubj
lication Society, I feel authorized to ask a place in your
3 columns for the following. To afford a vigorous supr
port to the Temperance Advocate, the well conducted
Organ of the cause, is one of the main features of the
j new movement While it is intended to prepare and
f publish Tracts, Pamphlets, Books, Ac., and to sustain
} Lecturers constantly in the field, it is also contemplated
3 to tax tne newspaper issues ior uiu, w vue uuuusk?uj
3 circulate the Advocate far and wide.
t The following plan has been adopted by the Society
7 as explained in a private letter from the Editor: "For
every five ($5) dollars received for annual membership,
j the contributor receives a certificate of membership, and
a copy of the Advocate for one year; for every twenty
j ($20) dollars for Life membership, a certificate and four
3 copies of the Advocate, or fonr years' subscription in
advance; for every ($50) dollars for Life Directorship,
a certificate and ten copies of the Advocate, or ten
1 years' subscription in advance."
Wateree Division has appointed a Committee to ref
ceive contributions t? these praise-worthy purposes.
Let us hope that they will succeed in gathering and
^ sending up to the Spartanburg Convention in July, maj.
ny hundreds of dollars. That the above arrangement,
so fair and so attractive to all who desire a good family
Paper, may greatly aid the Committee, is the sincere
x wish of a SON OF TEMPERANCE.
A SMALL LOT OF SUNDRIES.
8
Ola Bull ia eoid to be preparing to give a concert in
D Washington.
A petition in favor of the Maine taw has been signed
Q by 11,000 persons in Cincinnati.
The Maine Liquor law has passed the Senate of
, Massachusetts by a vote of 30 ayes to 9 nays,
a Mr. N. P. Willis has sailed from New1 "fork for Bermuda,
being a sufferer from a pulmonary complaint,
s Novelist Tusked Minister.?J. H. Ingrahto. the
s widely known author of "Lafltte," "The Quandroon,"
h and other piratical and highly colored novels,- Was or#
dained to the Episcopal ministry, at Jackson, Misa, on
ko fttk innt.
A telegraphic despatch received in "Washington states
that Gen. Cass has been nominated as the first choice
^ for President of the Democratic State Convention of
a Louisiana.
? A hew weekly paper ie about to be issued in Washington
by Col. Johii S. (fonhingbam and others, enti?
tied the "Cotton Plant," to advocate the gteat planting
and commercial interests of the South and a direct
g
^ trade with Europe.
Death Of a Queen.?A late arrival from Madagaaa
Car, reports the death of its Contumacious queen, after
t the defeat and degradation of the flower of her army
j in a contest with a belligerent chief) in November last
Singular Law.?It is stated that, at the late session
of the Delaware Legislature, a law was passed declaring
that children of manumitted slaves shall not be^
come free as heretofore, on arriving at a certain age
, but shall be held in slavery as long as they live.
j, An Editor out West says that if "time is money," he
A is willing to exchange a little of his, for the 'hard.'
g People's toes are like oaks when they bear achecorns.
I A flying machine, with six Frenchmen to operate it,
S has arrived at Boston from Havre. The French government
refused the inventor permission to fly it in
0 France.
'' The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian calls the preseht
Temperance and anti-Temperance issue a war betweeu
a
L. A person bcrrn on the 29th, tilt, wheti arrived at the
a- age of 64 years, will have seen only his or her sixteenth
birth-day.
>- Pever purchase love or friendship by gifts; when
), thus obtained, they are lost as sooh as you stop payn
ment
e Mr. Clay, it is now stated, has no expectation of Again
n addressing the U. S. Senate. He is said to be utterly
-S unable to do so, if he desired, as his health has but very
slightly improved.
A machine for the manufacture of bricks is shortly
^ to be put in operatieu in Louisville. The inventor is a
e native of England, and is new in that city. It is said
that the machine, when constructed, will manufacture
bricks ready for use hi the short space of thirty-six
j hours, and at a cost of at least fifty per cent less than
the usual mode of manufacturing them.
>- Kossuth Thermometer.?The Cincinnati Coramert
cial of the 27 th ult, sayB that the Kossuth excitement
is up to fever heat a week or two since, was at the freei
zing point yesterday, and the bonds were below par.
A whig meeting in Greene County, has nominated
^ Fillmcre and Graham, and passed resolutions approving
the Compromise and complimentary to Mr. Stanly, the
1 representative from that District No choice expressed
l for Governor.
1g
The Japan Expedition.?It is stated that the large
B- squadron which is about being fitted out under Comi
modore Perry, with the ostensible and primary purpose
l- of visiting Japan, is also designed to keep an eye on
J, the Sandwich Islands, and to be in readiness to check
? any movements which Louis Napoleon or any other
? foreign power may be disposed to make against that
nation.
telegraphic intelligence.
latter from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA.
The steamship Asia has arrived with Liverpool
dates to the 28th alt. ,
Liverpool Cotton Market.?The sales of
the week were 54,000 bales, and the demand
good. Prices had advanced an eighth, (l-8d) the
better qualities improved most. On the 28th
the market was firm, and the sales np to 12 o'clock,
were about 6000 bales. 4
No American steamer had arrived at Liverpool M
since the Arctic.
The relations of France and Austria were less
friendly, France having protested against the increase
of duty on French goods by Austria.
Lord Derby had given a short programme
of the principles which would govern the new
Ministry. He repudiated the increase of the elective
franchise. Lord John Russell, also, unreservedly
expressed his preference for a system
of duties, based on the principle of the American
tariff rather than the free trade system of Sir
Robert Peel. The Ministerial explanation was
well received.
?
The Orange Trees.?It was apprehended
that the orange trees might be injured by the
severity of the past ..winter. But so far from ^
"this "feeing the case, there is every reason so far,
for believing that it will prove beneficial The
leaves and some ot tne smaller twigs nave been
killed, but on a recent visit to the groves of Mandarin
we noticed that the young foliage is putting
out vigorously. It is generally believed that the
orange insect has been destroyed by the frost,
and if this should turn out to be so, it will be ?
ample compensation for all we suffered by the
cold. Although the idea of suffering from cold
in Florida may be laughed at in less favored latitudes
it was no joke last winter as many very
credible witnesses can testify.?Jacksonville
(Fla.) News. ?
France and United States.?The National
Intelligencer of Tuesday says:
" We have noticed in circulation, in some of
our newspapers, rumors of differences between
the Government of the United States and that
of France, growing out of occurrences in that
country, and the manner of recognizing the
existing Government there by that of the United ^
States. Without having given any credence
to these tumors, we have thought it worth while
to ascertain if there existed any foundation for
them, and find that there is none. Wo are happy
to learn that nothing has occurred to disturb
the harmony existing between the two countries;
nor can we conceive that any differences in that
respect could well arise. The Government of
the United States has, according to its uniform
usage in such cases, recognised the existing authorities
of France as the National Government
of the country. International duty and respect
alike demanded this, and this Government could
do no less.*"
Watermelon Soqar.?The Chicago Tribune,
in speaking of the sugar made from watermelons,
says that it has never seen any sugar so pure and
deliciously sweet as it is, and says it is equal to
the best quality of honey. Some one who has
tried the experiment of making syrup from the
melon, has succeeded in making a better article
than the West Indies or New Orleans syrups.
Watermelon patches will look up, if they can be
converted into sugar plantations, The process
to obtain syrup is to choose dead ripe melons* *,
cut them in two, and scrape the inside into a
boiler, mashing all the pulp ; when the boiler it
full start the fire, and as the mass begins to boil,
skim out the seeds and residue of pulp; boil until
the juice becomes of a proper consistency for
keeping, when it may be boiled and put away
in kegs or casks for use.
It is a cheap experiment, and worth trying by
those who raise melons in any considerable quantity.?Carolinian.
To clha* the Insidk of Jaus.?There is
frequently some trouble in cleaning the inside *
of jars that have had sweet meats, pickles,
mince-meat, or other articles put in them for ^
keeping, and that when empty are wanted for
further use. This can be done in a few minutes
without scraping at soaking, by filling up the
jars with hot water, (it need not be scalding
hot.) and then striking in a teaspoonful or more
of pearlash. Whatever of the former contents
has remained sticking abont the sides and bottom
of the jar, will immediately be seen to disengage
itself, and float loose through the water.
Then empty the jar, at once, and if any of the
former odor remains shout it, All it again with
warm water and pearlash, and (et it stand undisturbed
a few hours,'or till next day; theu
empty it again, and rinse it with cold water.
Wash phials in the same manner. Also, the A
insides of kettles, or any thing which yoa wish
to purify or clear from grease expeditiously and
completly. If you cannot conveniently obtain
pearl-asb, the same purpose may be answered
as well by filling the vessels with strong
Ife, poured off"clear from the wood-ashes.?
?or kegs, buRkets, crocks, or other very large
teasels, lye may be always used.
Self Winding Clock.?After years of mathematical
labor and mechanical results, Professor
Willis, of Rochester, has completed, and has
now in constant operation, a aelf winding clock,
which determines the seconds, minutes, hours,
days, weeks, months, and years of time with unfailing
accuracy, continuing in constant motion, 3
by itself, never requiring to be wound up, never
running down but removing perpetually so long
as its components exist. So says the Rochester
Democrat.
The Slave Trade.?A letter from Matanzaa,
under date of the 28th ult. says that the American
bri^ Hanover landed eight hundred slaves
on the island a short time before, having been
brought the coast of Africa. The Hanover was
mit in the nort of New York, for the slave
trade, and the attentions of the authorities was
called to the fact at time, but no notice was taken
of it.
A loafer on hearing that they charged five
dollars a day for board in California, said he
would go there and live, as be wished to get in
some place where he could get his board charged
to him. He is not particular about the
price.
*
- ... . ^aJ