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mcr even-in tho interior—it will not ngnin
re .ipj-e, mile* the former barUer.nis m il
senseless practice ol exhaustion nnd neg-
ligenco be again adopted. II lime can be
had. even at a cost of twenty cents n bushel,
I would, in all cases, spread it on the land,
after the first crop of peas had been turned
under, to the amount of fifteen or twenty
bushels per acre. . This quantity will great
ly benefit the land,. ..apd enable the owner
shortly to repeat the application of a like
quantity.
(From tbo Farmer nml Planter.)
Mixed Hinhititdry.
Messrs. Buttons:—1 hold it essential to
aucccs* in the cultivation of the soil, that we
must not only mako enough cor.i for our own
use but some to spare. It matters not if ov-
eryownerofa few acres did it, it is no less
necessary. The “stranger within out gates”
needs refreshment, nnd our neighbor, though
he be nil ininsto of u factory of Lowell or
Lynn, though he grows onions in Wethers
field, 1 must be fed, nnd we will lie paid there
by. The growing of n bountiful supply of
corn will enable us to rear our own pork,
raise colls, calves nnd lambs, and thus ndd to
our independence I bolievo this policy pur
sued by the sluve holding stales for out two
years, would settle the vexed question, and
we would make laws for America. Blit there
is a stopping place even in this. We must
not run in to another extreme. Go to plant
ing of corn. The ono crop systom will not
do for any people.
That we may acquire mi independence
tho most cerlnin, we must, as said, resort to
a mixed husbandry—not rely upon corn to
taise every* tiling, and our cotton for sale—
wo wouid soon seo our crops incro’so to an
amazing extent. Corn makes Int mules,
strong and willing hands jlarge manure banks,
—no others are worth n bnuboe, unless w o
smack our lip i at the idea of an oyster bank
and these make cotton grow nobly.
We must use uats nnd wheat, perhaps liar-
ley, for winter toed of stock, we must have
grass for summer feed, and good liny for win
ter. By thus dividing our attention, we have
the short gun among black birds, in lieu ol
the rifle, which, though true to the mark,
may not bo in suitable hands. And lurther,
we will he compelled to change tlie crops on
our lands, give them on occasional respilq
from the ever tormenting plow Hero is n
hasty outline of ibe proceedings 1 deem host
to be pursued in all times ; mid certainly we
can better nil’ord to addoplit 11010, with cot
ton at 12i at present mid 15 in tho distance.
The minotlie are to bo filled up. And wheth
er the writer can find tune to do ns w oll as
he is competent, or whether lie lie compe
tent, or whether among your readers ho w ill
find help, are questions in the wombol time,
and not now necossnry to ho touched. Let
them hide their lime. In the mean time, I
hope certm’n good nnd true friends in that
part of our loved land, who linvo used the
11 nom de guerre” of Broomsedge, Coke, &c.
&C-, will hold themselves ready to givo a
long pull, a strong pull, nind u pull altogether!
that we, by our united exertions, mny wake
up some gifted ono of Carolina to lead us on
to ngricultural independence.
Some of the parts to constitute (his whole
may be hero noted, that the sheet ho iillod.-
AmJllg these may be placed good and pro
per tools. I do not know tliut I am compe
tent to instruct, but ns I only intend that my
v ritings shall never bo other than leading to
enquiry, l will not liesitulo.
At this writing, l do not known a solitary-
tool used on a farm, but what can lie improv
ed; speaking now of the country generally,
and particularly ns 1 knew the upper districts
when I was some younger- The genuine
Colin’s axe, or Hunt’s, or Simmons’ or Un-
u’areso far superior to those of my youn-
;er days, that no one enn hesitate. The
Jcovell hoe is better worth the price, No. 1,
$7 50; No. 3, $8; No. 3 $8 50; No. 4, $9 pr
dozen, New York prices, than are the old
“ Carolina” at nothing, and tho handles
thrown in. The various improvod plows, lor
land and particular work, are in the smno
category, drawing prices from 73 cents to
$1 12.jt cents., according to size, thirteen
.out of every dozen, arc better than two out
l have tried p'robalify" a'greatcr variety or
implements than any other man of my means
in the South I mny be accused of egotism,
but if telling what 1 believe is truth, with an
eye singly to my country’s good ho egotism.
1 brave the rebuke if I can induce impiove-
meat. i have tried wrought plows, made in
ltiyown shop—brought in litis country, and
from other states— tho cast plow-, wiili
wrought bar and share—with cast bar and
share—different makes and divers patterns—
the steel plow mould, slinro and bar. I lim e
used steel and iron lines, steel und iron
spades,steel and iron rake3, &c., &c., und 1
have the proud satisfaction to here acknowl
edge my indebtedness to mechanics and man
ufacturers lor my many presents from Cliicu-
§ o, Boston and New Orleans. If wo Would
erive tho full benefit of our labor, w e must
call to our aid the mechanic, lie is our mniu
sheet, and when we equip our vessel we must
look well to that point.
How many readers oftliis journal linvo ev
er tried.the economy of a Sinclair straw cut
ter, 9 inch, $25; 11 inch, $2s ; 14 inch-,
$45, ('size of cylinder on which knives arc
placed._) 1 know many who regard them as
follies. But when you have to feed fifteen
to thirty horses, and from fifty to one hun
dred head of cattle, you will find tho straw-
cutter will save fodder, shuolcs, liny, pea
vines, Sec., every winter to pay for it.
Sinclair’s corn and cob crusher at $33, or
the better article, Beal’s, at $50 — wlm
would think of them ? Yet, my country,
EtK; a-lmil lhe cob is only fit to expand the
stomach, no nutriment, only to save fodder
and hoy, how long befoie the time in gall;
ering fodder, audthe less land for hay, would
pay all expenses
THE COUiilEU.
11iore was no indeutity of feeling or opinion, wring 11 spirit of Improvement and care. Agrlcul-
S
THURSDAY MUYIN3, ATRTL IO^ 1851
J. KNOW LBS, EDITOR.
“ Should Gojuircas til any lime exhibit ils
purpose to tear upon nur property, or withhold
our just coiuliltilwnnl rights, we stand ready to
vindicate those rights, in the Union as long
las possible,and pul of the Union when toe arc
left no other alternative."
W. P Wilkins, Esq., is authorised to act
as Agent for this paper Ho w ill attend the
Suporior Couits in most ol the C"Uiiiies of
this Circuit, nnd wo hopo out fiiends will
avail themselves ol this opportunity to sub
scribe.
(Xg» Tbo accounts of ibe old firm of the
“Engl" & Bulletin” nro in the bands of Air.
\V. tor immediate settlement.
F. M. Eddi.eman is nulhorisod to net as
our Agent, in Atlanta Georgia.
113 H Is ft fends of COL D. S PR I NX UP announce
1 hfii na ,cn li hoe for IMl .AIMKil GENERAL
of the till Itrig.-nic* lUrll IJivl iott, U. M.
For tint Courier.
UNION RALLY.
THE UNION PARTY OF FLOYD
County, arc ie.jnested to meet ut the Coint
Hotiso in Home, on tho 1st Tueul iy in Muy
next, for the purpose of {selecting deleguteuto
thoGuhornatnri.il Convention to bo held ut
Milledgeville in June i.exi*
MANY C1T1ZI0XS.
Agricultural-
A communication ovpr ill.* signature* of "A Fiienfi
to Scientific Agriculture,” in our paper lo-tby, will
attract nnd interest our renders generally, nnd we
trope the writer will givo us inoie of lire “same sort.'
In regard to the time for holding n meeting, prelimi
nary to the organic it ion of mi Agiiculturni .Society
for rliiscoon'y, wo would suggest the early part of
Mny, (perli ips the first Tuesday) ns n suitable time
In the meantime let nil concerned labor to awaken
ii jlrop r (merest upon this subjout
Sheep IIU'HA*:mv.—Tli-* Southern Cultivator for
Ap il, romniiH sjme interesting article j upon th sim-
portrint subject. We purpose 10 give them to our rea
ders' hereafters
Another Cuban Expedition-
For 1 he lu-t lew days the,e have been. rumors nflont
111 our c.ty, of nnuilnr expedition ngamst Cuba, and
quite n number ot yuuug men from Rome and its vi*
ciiriiy have left, it is supposed, 10 join in tbip rather
delloat • nnd hazardous enterprise. It is also 'qinoretl
that this new m >vem til is s mct.oned.if not promoted
by men of influence mid official standing in tieorgia
and other Southern States. We understand tho ex*
pcJilion i* t.» an.1 fro.n Savannah on Snturday next
No space for comment at presnl*
#3*Wo neglected to cull tho attention of
our fair readers to the advertisement of Mrs.
Adkins, w ho it wijl be seen proposes to give
lessons in tho mnnuf.icture of fruits und /low
ers, from wax, &t\ Wo trust she will, he
iherally patronized by tho y^ung ladies of
Home and ils vicinity.
ThcWaather. C *op3, Ac.
For the last fe.v weeks n\u have had fine
spring,weather, which our hirmeri, ;seom to
have improved to the best advantage in pre
paring their grounds and casting in their
seeds. The wheat und oat crops.at this
time are unusually promising, having greatly
improved within the last few days. There
is also a fine prospect of an abundant supply
of peaches, apples, and other fruits. For
the last two years, ilte farmers in this region
have made but short crops; this year, there
is at present, a prospect of large crops, and*
good pi ices, for every thing they raise
Our Merchants h ive now generally re
ceived their Stock of Spring Goods. Last
week Messrs. Culmt, Sullivan & Go., Dennis
Hunt, and Steam & Co., 'appeared in our
advertising columns with large und attract
ive assortments} this week Messrs Johnson,'
Pope & Go , make their graceful how to the
public,-and offer a very haudsomo and select
stock at their Granite Stoiu:. We again
say to our,friends In tbo adjoining counties,
t hat they can be supplied at Homo with every
thing they need, in the Dry Goods nnd
Grocery line, at nu de a e prices.
Ea in.
We were visire l on Monday by a very-
heavy rain which has done, wo fear, consi
derable injury t » the crops on tbo river, nnd
They were in tjw.great matte r ns far asun
der as tho poles'. To connect their naincp,
I is btit to contrast them.* The one the Glo
rious Father of his'country, revered his God
and loved the Bible and has transmitted a e-
putatlon lustrous with the glory of vir ue
and piety, America’s proudest inheritance
The other scolled at religidti—rderided piety^,
and as the assailant of Christianity . is. re
membered, as the silly fool is remembered,
who essayed to pluck the sun' from the•skya
Paine’s folly is his/ame, and his shame his glo
ry. Men should beware how they givo
prominence nnd countenance to the vicious
without intending if; they may do itwalculiv-
blo mischief—betray religion and virtue-
nnd spread moral havoc among the rising
generation. We hope tho unguarded enco
miums pronounced upon this had man may
bo carefully scrutinized, and all injuiry be
thus averted. To propagate the opinions of
Paine, is to that extent, to corrupt tho world,
and insult God. Floyd.
For the Courier.
Mr. Editor :—It is with great pleasure tlmt I no*
lice in your paper nil ollort to awaken an intorust in
Cherokee, Gu. upon tho subject of Agricultural Socle*
ties. Why is it that Cherokee, Ike " garden spot*’ iff
Geo gia, destined to be tho garden of the world,
should be behind till other sections of country in ef
forts for the improvement and extension of agricul
tural science 1 We have a soil, fertile almost be
yond comparison—a climate, delightful and un
surpassed tor hcallhlulucss—adapted not only to
the growth of our great southern ample, but to that
of clover in perfection ; nearly, if not all tho culti
vated trusses, grain, etc. Thus otferi' g at our
huiids the means of raising our own stock nnd pro
visions,and rendering us independent of any itSsta-
tuuco in tho support of our farms, at tho snino time
that it provides ns with the means of rondqfing
our lands everlastingly fertile. What need Chero-
ko 1 Georgia to be dependant upon othor sections
ol the world for any tiling that can bo raised in a
temperate climate. We can grow above an average
crop of cotton of an average quality; largely over n'n
average, crop of corn, pens, potatoes, etc, ; wh.ijc
small grain oannrobably be grown (witticize ami
attention) 10 Ai good adv.intngo as in any j part: of
the world. OurcomDofa superior «jual ity—- our
whent (whou oiirefullv grown) inferior to none, and
indeed it is known tlmt Floyd county Ims sent
better sample of wheat to Jh*.* Patent Offiee, than
any other section or part of tho world, except per
haps, a small satnplo sunt from llussiu.* Our cli
mate and soil is unsurpassed for the growth ol ve
getables. Irish potatoes carefully cultivated, will
yield as good u return in Fioyd county, ns in Mas
sachusetts, makimr a stnnll allowance for diifer-
enoc in priee. Wo can surpass our strictly cotton
growing sections in nearly all garden vegetables.—•
Our cliinnt..' is admirably adapted to the production
of English pens, oitio ts, carrots, beets, otu., both as
guidwMt nnd field crops. ^Wluit need then have we
to depend upon Maine, Massachusetts uiul New
York, for Irish putatos; or upon Connecticut for on
ions. Our fruit with a little care need be surpas
sed by none. As good samples of upples Wore sold
in Route hist winter ns the vulh-y of Luke Chain-
plain can produce.' IMilches umt vltwriit* will yield
fully un average return; while wo lmve tho advan
tage of our more southern neighbors in being ena
bled to grow currents, goosebeirius, better, ptiurs,
strawberries und grapes, and with a little cure, ns
good figs.
in addition to-.lie Inet that we can produce to ad
vantage, nearly every thing grown In tho IT. S. (with
the exception of sugar cane and oranges,) we have
advantages for keeping up and improving our
lun s superior tj any other section of the Union.
Clover cun be grown in us large quantities hsut’he
Xordi, while we have the additional advantage of
raising large crops of the roio-pca as a fertilizer.—
Wo have,doubtless in our lime stone section, quar
ries 01 gvpsum that can be made avuliable; or gran
ting tlmt wo have, not, wo have immense quantities
of common blue limestone which can he ground
up, nnd will answer neurly tho mono. purpose, .thus
rendering us independent of tho North or Tennes
see, lor i’laister for ugriouUorut purposes. Wedinvc
Indites which, can bo onsily quurried'out'nmi
ground, making an exceedingly valuable applica
lion to hinds. Those applications tnnde even .upon
tho crops of ornb-grass wide h cover our Holds eve
ry year, and turned under with tho plow, will feii
sure to them everlasting fertility. It would take
more time than I imvo to spate, and much tupre
space than you vould be willing to allowanoj in
your columns, to enumerate one half tho udvauta
go5 which our section,ot Goorgiu possesses, in point
of forlilby, easily cultivated land, valuable timber,
available manures, wator power fo-manufacturing
purposes, iron, plumbago, probably coal, lead
mines, marble, facilities for reaching marke*., &c,
Tho question now arises as to the best means ofap-
prourinting to ourselves, to tho greatest extent, the
unsurpassed natural advantages offered at our
bunds.
We find tlmt by tho assistance ol Agricultural ^o’
cietics and .Publications, science is last reducing
tho sterile soil of many parts of Now England into
turalFaifstuo plcasnnt things. We have tho means
of entering Into firiendly competition with our neigh
bors In nearly all tho pursuits of every day lift.—
*Wci*have ono day in the year that tho gourtty ns it
whole may meet, (unbiased by any polilicalfeeling)
Tor tho : Intefohahge of Idoas, and fVlondlycougratu-
latldn upon thpir udyanocment in prosperity and
hn|)plne89. Here are exhibited the products of our
..forms, our orchards nnd manufactories, our stock;
any new Invention that Ts miidV, is bore t-xhiblted,
and its merits tested. Our wives, swoetlieurts nml
daughters, add lustre And encouragement to our cf-
foi ta by. thpi c prpteucu, ex b ib) tl ng the prod uci of the) r
dafrics, tlieii rioWer gardens, grueu-liouses,aiul their
needlework, liojipy iiTtUdkiiowictlge tlmt there
day in euclt year, when they may meet the sterner,
sex without anticipating tho scenes of liseord Which
jar our political meetings..! would.be pleased to see
you step forward ns an advocate of improvement in
agriculture In ull Its branches, and would suggest
to you, tlmt youounnot tend thu support of the co
lumns of your valuable paper, to any better cause
than the immediate establishment in the Counties
of Cherokee, of Agricultural -Societies. Can you not
suggest some time and place, at which lho citizens
of Floyd county may meet for organizing a society!
and also some phm for ihoir organization. Luuis
hear from you.
A Fiuknd to SciKNtiFic Agriculture.
Rome, April 1S51.
tion which has so afflicted the country.—
How much better would it have been' to
spend rite money npp'opriuted lo nbotitintf!
lectures, to abolitionf prints*'jand.for. n|I the
other ga^ to sending thesgifpoor
tplo in their midst to tvpluce N^hero they
bid have secured happiness and indepenr
greatly washed tho uplands. Jack Frcst the moat fertile nnd beautiful larms—increasing bo-
was filso'/een lurking about tho fields on
VVeJuc^day morning, , but his depredations
were not serious.
For the1 Courier.
Tout Paine ami the Southern r.
It is w 1111 jovial ilmi 1 u.ue uo.ict;4 in the
iast-Southerner un indirei't del'etice, ut least
by indorsement, of the clmraclcr and clnims
iif tlie avowed and shameh'/is ijtfidel, Tom
Paine. This reaici is sliiiied hy tmmv who
look soberly at tiro nt’.erejU of soiSietj' and
and tlie virtue ol the young nnd unthinking.
Christianity, as an instiiitliotf, is in no peril
vVe o( the South have u jaundiced eye I from these covert attacks. Paine assaulted
Every thing we view looks liko gold—cost
tj*. Why should we not regard these nrat
ters as un investment? If my $50 .corn and i ... , ,.
cob crusher will pay interest say 7 per cent, 'ddellect confexscdl.
and wear and tear, is it apt as guud an invest
ment as to buy land and negroes? If my
.$45 straw editor saves me only 25 per com.
jean l make other use of any dimes moio beu-
ieficially? It has.been'; iri .use for ten years.
Iso might I go through tho entire cula-
implements, even to a gimblct.—
vo already went n few lines beyond
1 length of uti article, und close
if, your brother in every
>he divine system with all tho violence of a
| wicked heart and in the full stiength of an
strong nnd acute, hut
surviving his hate the religion of the Son of
Uod, has pushed lar, and wide its eouquerts
moving on majestic and resistless us tlie
ocean against some puny harrier. Though
ChrisRKIty has nothing to fear from this
source and these causes the morals of unwa
ry individuals may le tainted and society
piuro or less corrupted. To multiply the
admirers of Paine, as the.-e injudicious pane-
gor.es is calculated to do among, a ci
/class, is to increase the euemies of
hd put in peril: ull llie coi
ymnl all calculation, the valno of.ttio, luntt.
mainly by the ussistoiloo of 8tutu and Agricultural
Souiutics, Furmer’s Clubs. Agricultural powers, &c.,
tt(;;t a spirit of improvunmitt, untl tbo knowledge
nternary lor tlie successfjil prosecatiou of suoli im-
provemont Is jinptirtcd to our commtmity. if .
tia.l un Agricultural Society tbr each of tlto Clio,
kec comities, the good Which such societies could
tio is incalculable. Each mouther of these Socie
ties by title..dins their meetings, is thrown directly
into contact with ouch ami every other member in
■lie discussion, in a friendly way, of subjects of dt
cetood vital importance to hlmsel!—thus eliciting
lahd imparling iulormution upon subjects directly
concerning his every day pursuits, Such discus
sion gives rise immediately lo strict inquiry into
the questions agitate I, amt uumbci less experiments
am iimnediaiely cotnmvnced with ft view of arriv
ing nt tho truth, besides the good accruing direct
ly 10 the member-, these societies arc cf immense
honctit to the community at large. They patronise
directly mid eueuurngu'manufactories of agricultu
ral implements, pl.ustcr and bone mills, etoj, at tlie
same time that tliey exert a Ijeuelleial elfect upon all
the pursuits ol life. Any fact that imiy be brought
10 tight by the mettmgs, experiments, nnd premi
ums of such souietic.-;. belong to and urn appropri
ated by the wlioleeqmiiiunity. Agricultural Fairs
are to the people a line advertizing mediilon- Ail
superior sued, stock, agricultural or inuclpmicul im
plements, vegetabl es,fruits, flowers, etc., ere a'ecer-
tnihvd by comparison to be supertqr, tbits resulting
in itmneifiute ndv.inlngo nnd gnul fiontian of tho ox-
" - coitjmitjiie
would lmve securi
denco — Wash A
From tlie Suuthern Presbyterian.
Ctlifomia and its Influence.
Tho oltttiinlflg of Califnrnin by this Gov
ernment, und the peopling of it by aniullnw-
ing of population train almost all nations 01
the earth, must be regarded us utnung the
must remarkable occurteucus in the history
of nur world. Tlmt the English, language
was to became thn medium of communion
lion for thewholo family of matt ; mid that
the pervading spirit of tho people of thc-c
states was to mould the charuetei, reform the
Governments nnd direct the enterprises of
the world at lurge, were idoas tlmt have long
stood torih with almost the certainty of re
voided fuels Tliut ull this would he done
hut tlmt it would be the work of perhaps
itmny ages, wits tho prevailing belief. Mira
cles.no ono looked lor, nnd yel ( without
miracle, how could there be any speedy nc
cnmplishmout of these gioat ends ? I'tte
light has gleamed upon us. Now. wo behold
tho commenced work ; and il needs
pruphctic ghince to gather full confidence of
■ts speedy accomplishment. Maugre nil tlmt
has been shocking in the scenes of California
life, und morally pernicious in Culilbrnift 111
tlueuce, it needs not be doubted that the dis
covery of tho goid of tlmt tegion, hns result
ed in n higher advancement of civilization, n
wider diffusion of the English tongue, n
mure full conviction of the excellency of tho
religion of the Bible, and it more deep im
hilling of tho spirit of our institutions, w itliin
the p st three years, thun many scores of
years could otherwise lmve piodueed. This
is not only what we should imturully infer
from sho state of tliiugs known there to ex
ist ; but wo now lmve the full confirmation
of the fuel from those ivIn in that busy lit
lmve witnessed the effects of this vast com
mingling. On ibis subject the Alta Cali/or
nia thus speaks :
•‘This great metropolis of the western
seas, built upon more hills limn Rome wax,
built ulimx.it in n 4 <t.y,’ mmlaius. .n population
of twenly-thieeo thousand, who attracted by
the spin tiling of gold, lmve come hither from
every pwl of the habitable globe, From the
sunny climes of .Spuin nnd Italy, from till*
fairy lands of I’ersiunnd Arabia, from the le
gions of snow und ioe m Norway nnd Russia,
!r in the corn and vine lands of pleasant
Franco, from tho Uiiusli isles and colonie-,
from the green South America, from the im
perial dominions of the near relative of the
Sun and Moon, nnd from the golden island ol
the Pacific, they lmve como in myriuds to
Cnlifornia. In our streets the fair European
justlcs with tho swarthy Kanaka or the dar
ker Hindoo ; tho pious Mussulman says his
daily prayers, as he passes the churches of
theChristinn ; the calculating German drives
Im-d bargains wi.li the versatile Frenchman,
und the stiff-made Yankee daily deals with
the long-tailed Chinaman. * uch an omnium
gatherum of.humanUy was never before wit-
uesseU lirtlic -wtirlil’-v LmWy* -TRa gnJdnti
charm has spoken lho“open sosame” to the
brazen gates and lofty walls that have here
tofore inclosed a nation of millions, and the
whole world hns sent her representatives in
gieat convention to u little spot tlmt lour
years ago was known only ns a rosorl for
whalers or merchant ve-scls who were on
the Pacific coast.
“No man cun accurately calculate the re
sult of this union, hut its eliccts must he
grand and lasting. '1 he southron of Europe
will return lo his home ; the fur clad north
erner will again visit tho opld land of his
childhood; tho light-limbed oriental will go
hack to his fairy land ; tho long tailed child
of the sin will enter again his noble wull ;
the boarded Turk will once more listen lo the
muezziin ns it is sounded from the minarets,
and the unsophisticated children of the sea
will return to ihoir flowery islnnds But all
will carry hack with them a knowledge of
the English lnnguago, an idea of tho Amer
ican institutions and liberties, a portion of the
energy qml ardor of tlm great Anglo-Saxon
race, nnd on understanding of the blessed
principles of Him whoso precepts will yet
spread peace among the nations, nnd mako
the wilderness bud und blossom as the rose-
tree.
“The discovery of gold in California has
done more to advance the rau>e of civiliza
tion and the spread of enlightened and Chris
tian institutions, than any other one fact
brought lo light within the last century ”
l et this state of things continue—tmv, go
on nnd iqcrease from year lu.year, utfflw ho
does not see that the transfused genius of
this people must soon pervade tho whole
oarlli ? The Li)rd hasten it in his lime ;
und especially ttccpimmny this transfusion
with the light of his own truth and the tei|o-
vating influence of his own Spirit.
The Mechanics' Mass Meeting—What is to be
Done—and How is it to be Done?
The call for the M ass''Meeting bl the Me
chanics, on the 4th ofJuly next, has created
some considerable speculation ns to the ob
jects to be attempted or accomplished.
In the: first place, im purpose will ho to
aitompt to elevate tile ehnrncterof lahyr, by
securing to it nn equality, in law,-with wealth;
by abolishing mechanical employments in
the Penitentiary ; hy. prohibiting employ
ment of negroes, in mechanical trados (ex
cepting such us farmers may require upon
their own plantations,); and likewise to tuko
counsel together, upon any and every ques
tion uiieciing the rights of labor, its rewards
or its character.
Tlie. moclnmies and laboring classes cun-
not recognize '‘tho written reason" and
soundness of the public policy of a law
which gives to landlords or wonlthy men the
right to obtain judgment nt tho first lorm Cor
rout, while tho laborer or mechanic has to
wail until (he second term of court to obtain
his j idgmcht.
Tho mechanics imulio nnd recoil from tho
policy of the .Slate which places so low 1111
e.xiiuia 0 upon mechanical pursuits, t ns to
adopt them as 11 punishment for mnlelm lors
or the convicts in the penitentiary. If there
is humanity displayed in this attempt to ele
vate convicts, it is ut the expe.-se of the me
chanical class only. If all other prulessiuus
in the indignity, The mechanics would be
the Inst to complain.
The mechanics complain against the poli
cy of allowing negroes to he onguged in me-
c.hquiciil pursuits :
1st, Because the law prohibiting negroes
from contracting lor and doing work on their
own account, is only 'violated by pretexts
nnd evasions, in opposition to tlto policy of
tlie law
2d, Because tho most vicious, drunken,
dangerous and corrupting class of colored
persons in this Stale me tlie negro mechan
ics'
3d, Because it detracts from tlie character
ol mechanical .employmeals, and w hile it de
ters, iu many cuses, tho more imeiligent and
rexpectable from engoging in liaise pursuits,
il likewise brings into the trades many per
sons who ure ineutnlly und motrally unsuited
to them.
4lh, Because, if it was 11 wise policy to
prohibit negroes from coulruciin. lor work,
ffnoredy protecting wliito employers and
contractors,,) it would be nn equitable policy
to prohibit negro, s from either oontr tctii g or
or working til iiiccliuiiicnl trades, and 11.u-
protect white journeymen ns well as while
contractors.
To gleet these end*, und all otiiors calcu
lated to benefit tlie industrial classes, a Muss
Meeting of tlie Mechanics of tlie Stine Inis
been cttlfed.
And how is it probable thnl these meas
ures can lie accomplished? t his is an impor
tant question, upon which mlierenoes of Dpi ,-
4ot> may tio very liuneslly coieriuiuod. The
plan which I believe lias obtained the most
favor, is that ofcircula ingn petition through
out the Stnte, und obtaining signature! to a
petition to tho next I egisletu^e, praying loi
a reponl-nr a modification of tho obnoxious
laws, and the pa.sage of such other acta as
1 lie judgment nl the Legislature mliy deem
ade piute to satisfy 1 he reusmmhlo dennind-
uf the mechanics nnd laboring classes of tlie
State.
Now, in conclusion, if there nro any ob
jection* to tlie policy of the mechanics, it is
lobs liopcd tlmt they will find-utterance
through the press, tlmt 1 ho public sentiment
of the Stuto may he fully eilliglitcned iipon
it before the meeting of tlie Legislature.
A Mechanic.
{^Editors throughout tho State will con
fer a favor hy publishing tlie foiegoing.—
American.Machanic.
South Cahuuna.—Mr. Webster disclose-
in his speech at Annnpolis -tho-probable puli j
cy of tho administration toward South Unro-
lina in euse that Sluie attempts secession.
Mr VYehstor says :
“Leave them to their own ein.xiderntioo.
Let them dwell in fojjkxsiou many days uod
inwardly digest it. (Applause nod laughter )
And so fur ns 1 have any voice in tlie coun
cils of tlie rounlry, this meditation of theirs
shall never lie disturbed ; not a breath- shall
rufile their sensibility until it comes to a
point where something is done that nmyunls
lo nn nctuul conflict win. tlie Uonsiitutioo.
—(Applause.)
Tub State op Appaiiis.—Tlie Alexandria
(Vo, Gazette says : “Our country is now
eminently prosperous imd linppy, Were it
not for tlie movements of Abqlilinnjsts at
the North and Disuniouists at tlie Sonili,
there would lie nothing loobscuie tlto bright
est sun that over shoite upop u great nation
And how readily could tlie clouds that hover
upon us lie dissipated, il men would only
act w ith cnlmness und reason, and with a duo
regard to their own inteie-ts und welfuio.—
l'o see tlie peoplo of the United States, har-
rassed as tliey are by u band of factionists at
one extremity, and a coione of mad politi
emits at the oilier, is provoking enough ; nor
is it easy to measure hingutigo w hen we are
the visit of several distinguished members l.
our Congress to tbe Captain-General, ondyet
were not known to those gentlemen before*,
they left Havana.
Boston and the South,—An extensive
dealer in Boston received last week a letter
from Alabama, iu which the wriler.says .
“Wo nre voty sorry to see “law loving?'
Massachusetts outstrip South Carolina' in,
Nullification ; os much for tho private es
teem we hold Iter in, ns beenuse it wilt force-
us in self-defence to break oif our business
connections there. It would bo suicidal, to,
expose any. wares iu this part of fbecountry,,
in thtf present state of footing, purchased; im
Boston.” ■ .
MciNrosrt IN tub FtEL^I-rlt will seen by
another
Modern Philanthropy Illustrated.—
From the returns tvo published yestndny, it
appears that tlto citizens ol Georgin lmve sent
through tlto American Coluization Society
551; coloured, peoplo to Liberia, where tliey
will aid in founding Republican institutions,
and in civilizing tlie African races. Mas
sachusetts bus sent but one coloured person
■in all litis time, and we suppose that An weut
ot Ids fiw'o accord. Of all. tlie hard drinking,
destitute and thoroughly wretched coloured
people that infest some of the lotvost dens ot
'Boston, and who pro found in the other (owns
m.» u -i,. w»? &ir«I a
Finally, however, those families and ngitn
tors must ho put down by the overwhelming
force of public sentiment.”
Cuba.— Rumored Outbreak.—Tho New
Orleans Daily' Delia ol tlie 29th ull. says—
,'flie various rumors respecting un outbreak
ip Culm, referred to by the Picayune of litis
morning, lmve their origin in tlto fact, w ell
known, that it large number, of the patriots
have been leaving Havana, since the 10th of
this month, for Vuelta Abujn, wit.i a view of
joining the hevolutionury movement ns soon
IIS It breaks out. This movumenl Ims been
Imsle.ted by the orders which have been is
sued for the turesl of the leading patriots in
Havana, and in other parts of tlto island. A
considerable number Uf them have retired to
tlie mountains, carrying with them nn entire
company* of Spanish Soldiers, which was sta
tioned at San Cristobal, at tlto foot of the
Cuzco mountains, nud many deserters from
the army. -Those mountains njibrd retreats
inaccessible lo the Spanish authorities.
oof of the secrecy, with wlnch .thi
reference to tho . ...
column, that the Utvion men off Mplntosli,
county, whigs and detn icrats have already
moved in the metier of the Gubernatorial!
and Congressional elbctiotiB. 'Wo are glodl
to sce.it, and hope other counties will follow
the exnuiplo. The appointment, indiscriuw
mutely, of whigs nnd democrats as delegates*
to tliH-distriot and Stnte conventions, us hast
been dune in McIntosh, confirms us in the*
opinion we lmve all along enter,nined-lhtit the*
Union party remains intact and firm in the*
position it assumed Inst foil. Alt tho efforts
that have been made or that mny he made tor
seduce such democrats as the Hon. Charles,
Spaldino und others from the Union ranks,
will be found unavniling.— Sav Rep
It is said that Mr. Washington, proprietor'
of tlie Mount Vernon estate, was oskad by-
the Preddent on Friday, the price at which,
the United Stnl s Government could pur
chase Mount Vernon fora Military Asylum;
and that the reply was, tlmt for two hundred
acres around the mnnsiott, lie would ask two,
lnindied thousand dollars Mr. W. remarked!
thn! the ofl'er of two hundred thousand dbl'-.
Ittrs hud been made by privn'e individuals,
atid that, of course, ho would expect the-
goverment to pay.
New Motive PotvEn.-LAn engine hns been,
completed nt the American Machine Works,,
in Springfield, in which air takes the place-
of njoiim ns (lie expansive force. It is to be-
sent to thn World’s Fair. It is said to work,
well, and shows that air can produce the
same cflfact as steam, with one-twentieih part
of the fuel, nnd less danger of explosion. A
patent has been secured; If all this be true,
the inventor must have found some.new way
of making available a force which hns often,
been tried I efore with no success to be coin,
piud with steam power.
Mr- Wopster nnd his Old Schoolmaster:
Wc learn from the Gloucester (Moss.J
News of the 5th instant that Colonel James
I'nppan, a venerable citizen of that town,
now eighty-four years of nge, has the honor-
of being otto of Mr Webster’s oarliest teach
ers ; it 'ins moro limn sixty years ago. The,
old gentlomnn regards with nn honest pride-
lira limra of Ills illu-trl. us pupil, and a few
days .since addressed to It im a letter, recount
ing to him some incidents of his public life b
with n brief sketch Of his own ups nnd
downs since ho taught school nt “New . Sa
lisbury.’’ The letter was promptly answer
ed and enclosed wns a fifty dollar bank note.,
“ Wo iloulit,” suys tlie Gloucester Notes,
"if any letter that Mr. Webster Ims written
to public bodies, or any of tlie thousand gn
and nol-le 'cts of his life, reflect more ciq
upon him than this kind letter and generous
gift t» his eged and unfortunate bid sdhoo
muster.. It was only by such
That we induced tlie old gentleman to ellt
ns to make public an act which wns.-Qxnpl
ly intended to be private, mid he oply yielt
ed because convinced flmt it did honor tel
character and heart of his distinguished j
pil. . - ■■■'.'"L.-,
“Washington, Feb. 26, 1861.,
‘Master Ta span: 1 thunk you for.yc
letter, and am rejoiced to know that you 1
yet among tlie living. I remember you pe
lecily well ns a.teacher in my infant y«
I suppose my mother must lmve touglil
to read very early, as I lmve never been
to recollect tlie time when J could not j
the Bilile. I think Master Cliuse was
oiirhest sefflohnasier, probably uhtinlwi
three or 'imr years old. Then eame Masle
Tnppnu. You boarded at our house;’
sometimes,! think, in the familyTif
Benjamin tin 11 born, our neighbor; the h
man. Most of those v*hom you knfiw_
‘New Salisbury’ Ituve gone to their gravi
Mr. John Sanborn, the son uf Bonjaiu*
yet living, urid is aboutyour ago. Mr.
Colby, who married my oldest softer. S
mill, is also livnijr. On the ‘Nori.1
Mr. Benjamin Hunton and on tli
Road’ is Mr. Benjamin I’ettlngail;
»if none else among the living v"‘
would probably reineinli^r.
“'You have indeed lived uichequoi
l hope you hnYg bcen able to bear pro r
with meekness, and adversity wltb -phtii
These things nre nil ordored for - us, ITir
• pr llinn vo could order them for outsell
We may pray for oqr ctuily breud;
pi ay fur the furgivness of sins; wo limy
to be kept from temptation, pqd I ha
kingdom qi Got) muy comp inigs.and
men, und his will e"erywlipii be done,
yond tlijs, wo baldly know for wi
better than ,w,e. know:
sure thin His eye epd His lov"
are upon us, end around ps, eve..
liliankyon again, my goocUo'fi
for \ our kind letlor, \f hieh has 11«
ny sleeping recollections; and witi
wishes, 1 remain, 1 -,
Your friend nnd pupil,
“DANIEI ™
“Mr. James Tappan.
Pennsylvania doing
Senate of the .Stale of Per
sed u bill to repeal the 1
1847 which forbids the j
wenlth to be used f* s''
leged fugitives. .., r u £
tmes. Tlie -3 f i *
“There, J*
ring in iin of ti
oirr frje.'thcrolt
' j abend II