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terms oi uie watchman . n per year two dollars payable in dvance bul if nol paid in advance two dollars andfiftvets will be charged nserted al 1 for the first and 25 ets •'* . :,: insertion court orders chirged • higher than these rates a liberal dedoc se w ho advertise by lhe year . s to the editors must be posi paid u gr i cu l ture prize essay ,,- renovation of worn oit land hv i.mv\i:ii st r.!.i:i sandy spring montgomery county maryland | x mm i d i tiie publisher of the american fanner having offered 100 fur ibe three best essays on the above subject viz g50 | 30 for the second and 20 for tbe third ; ih appointed for tlie pur ol dr j w thompson of delaware ge chambers messrs c b calvert a bow nd n ii worihington.of maryland unani . : the l"i rr t prize reached ashes — there are few or none ffboare ignorant ofthe value of this article as r.,_i)i!i'i hut as the supply is rarely if ever equal to the demand much need not be said on subject al eight to ten ce^s per bushel if lhe co of transportation is norffto heavy they mav always be profitably used .; in durability vt to lime and the action immediate few comparatively except within the vicinity i of cities oi villages or those wiih water or rail road facilities can procure or aflurd to use pouiretlt — much profit has not resulted in foe use ol tbis the merchantable article so ar as ' have observed its effects on my own or the ropa of others such as i have pur a yet produced but slightly bene ficia suits on the crops to which it was ap plied eti fertilizing property was diffused lirougii such a mass of inert matter that 1 con cluded h'iih half if no one-third ofthe expense more benefit might be derived from the pur chase of sonic other kind of manure in the neighborhood of cities where a sup ply can be obtained without so much adultera tion its use may be made very profitable tu .• in qreencrops — this plan of ren ovating worn-out lands has lung been advaca led by many i have also given it a fair trial ; and with the exception of clover its the green crop little advantage has resulted from its adoption very poor hind without some extra neous aid will not produce a green crop worth the turning in it is questionable whether the bame amount of time and labor supposing the occupant without the means to purchase ma ture of any kind could not be better employed oo such land in adding to his stock of manure by composts prepared from decaying vegeta ble matter alluvial soil c abounding more cr less oil all farms if the land possesses fer tility produce sufficient clover lor pasture the use uf plaster either wiihout or certainly with the a;d of lime will with good management mak il yield a luxuriant crop hut it should lc home in mind that to improve in this way little mowing aud less pasturing must be per milted the land is not only benefitted by what is turned in but is also materially aided in the process of renovation by what is left mil and on the surface ; to shield and protect the soil from a parching sun prevent throwing out the clover roots by the winter frosts and washing away of the soil by heavy dashing rains this brings to mind another matter though perhaps not strictly " in the bargain but which is of much more importance than many v'eni lo be aware of and as yet only incident ally alluded to it is the preservation ot the and after it is renovated from washing away ofthe soil and into gullies and galled pla ces as thev are called ; this is best done by regular water furrows made with the barshear plough and throwing the earth on the lower ide i will attempt a brief description of my plan ol operations ; but without a diagram some ma possibly be at a loss the points to commence at are determined by the eye ; a cheap spirit level costing but a trifle will soon give the termination with pre isinn an 1 the proper inclination the ope rator takes a station some 80 to 100 yards dis tant from the designated point ; the assistant bavinrr t[r staff with a moveable target and also a bundle of stakes some two or three feet long places one in the ground and by its side raises the staff and moves the target up or down orange with the sight from the level ; the tar get is then ruiicd six inches and confined by a krew ; the assistant walks seventeen step snd raises his staff the operator by merely toning his level and not otherwise varying its sition soon determined the point of the se nd take by the assistant moving the staff iackwards or forwards keeping his distance :. in die first stake until the target again rang es with the level then set another stake and lisinor the target si \ inches at each station irou«hou1 the field cue position fur the lev . if selected wi'h judgement will serve for fight or ten sights they should be taken in france and on or near the supposed line of be furrow with a little practice the level n-r is done very expeditiously and by any per on of ordinary capacity when ready lor the i plough the leveler walks before it — the plough mi guided by his steps — picks it the stakes a hey are reached and if necessarv by much nequalily in the laud varies the line a little ven the take still more to preserve the this gives a uniform escape for all surplus er with a tegular fall of about one fool in je hundred mv experience has roved that ; "'<? furrows are not too far apart — one for ac fall of five or ix feet will generally suffice they effectually prevent washing and the ra(wl descent ofthe water does not form gul ***• they are made directly after seeding eat are as carefully attended to as the seed s itself and remain open until the land is ba,n broken up they are valuable on all '*'"'' liable to wash and have materially aid . i j efforts in •- renovating worn-out lands ,'. h unsightly " gullies and galled places "* disappeared the carolina watchman bruner & james ) > " keep a check rrros alt voce editors if proprietors ) rulers ( new series do this anp libert is safe < gen'l harrison ( volume vi number 1 salisbury n c thursday may 10 1849 rotation of crops this is also a subject of importance ; and it is alio one on which much diversity of opinion exists nothing short of the concurrent testi mony of a neighborhood will establish oikjian as the best : vet in another a different ono equally strong advocates ; for in some sections ofthe country the three-field shift is preferred in another five and the third will adopt the six or seven-field rotation different localities and other circumstances may perhaps afford | good grounds for this variety ol opinion but i as a general rule it is believed that where the latter mode was adopted or nearly so other circumstances being equal the farming is bet ter done is more profitable and the lands more permanently if not more rapidly improv ed close pasturing and " renovating worn out lands may do in theory but are not very likely to succeed in practice the seven-field , rotation certainly admits of abetter opportuni | ty to benefit by the aid of the artificial grasses ; and whenever they can be successfully invoked the good is more than half accomplished before taking leave of my readers the majority of whom perhaps engaged in agricultural pur suits i would again briefly recur to the impor tant subject of manures — one of scarcely less moment to the tiller ofthe soil than is the mar iner's compass to the tempest-tossed sailor ; for mainly to their agency in some form or oth er must we be indebted for success in the ren ovation of worn-out lands my preference as may have been seen is given to lime over all others when an expenditure of the slender re sources of the farm is devoted to this object ; and although it is not a panacea to cure all the ills incident lo the calling nor will it like the fabled satyr blow hot and cold with the same breath yet on all soils to which 1 have seen it applied from the sliffest clays to the blowing sands does it appear to be a renova tor in a greater or less degree : the one it will ; lighten and mellow while the other is render ed more compact and mure retentive of mois ture i would therefore strongly advise the use of lime as decidedly the most efficient and durable agent for improving most kinds of soils if its action may be considered comparatively i slow it is true in its fertilizing effects and ! will generally in the end prove also to be the most economical whenever it can be obtained at a reasonable price thc three kinds of bought manures most : extensively in use in this state for improving '■our worn out lands — plaster of course except | ed — might be classed snmewhnt like the fol ( lowing : lime for the landlord guano for the tenant and ground bones for both all may be used to profit under favorable circumstances ; but they are believed io differ materially in their relative values in proportion lo lhe amount of money usually expended if the im provement ofthe land is a primary object with the husbandman experience however in this as well as in ! most other things is the best teacher provided we do not pay loo dear lor it and without in tending in the least degree to check the ener gy and spirit of agricultural improvement now so widely extending i would venture a caution to those who have but little money to expend for the purchase of high priced manures to do it rather for such as are known to be durable and which will eventually be the most certain to return both principal and interest i feel : confident lhat all i have expended for lime has : been returned in the increased product of the soil and with nearer six times six than six per cent interest if the market value ofthe land has not been enhanced in equal proportion — most probably the case — it certainly has not deteriorated any in quality as remarked at the beginning of my essay no exclusive method of improvement is alike suited to all locations and circumslances ; but i trust a plan is submitted that will very gener ally succeed if preserved in it will not only make the grain but the grass grow and will at the same time effectually " renovate wokn oi t lands edward stabler haywood 8!h mo 28 1848 upland or mountain rice — this yields a fine crop on poor sandy ridges and will not thrive on lands that are wet it dif fers hut very little in its appearance from the low land rice except that it grows to only about half the height it is gener ally sown in drills about eighteen inches apart and worked both with the plough and hoe to keep out grass and weeds it may be sown in the southern states from the beginning to the end of march it yields a good crop of hay the first season and then springs up from the same roots the following spring two bushels of seed are sullicient for an acre another method thought by some to be better is to sow broadcast harrow in and then cover the ground two inches thick with old rice straw which will keep down the grass and weeds and nourish tho crowing crop the upland rice will yield about 1.000 lbs per acre — ameri can agriculturist censoriousness — he who blames others the most is usually the most to be blamed a quick eye to detect thc faults of another has usually a blind side to its own a sharp ton<.ie mov ed by an unqiiiie spirit wanteth not words and complainings to rebuke reprove and prayer i one thing to reprove sharply and with a censorious spirit is another : " thou hypocrite first cast the beam out of thine own eye then thou shah see clearly to cast the mote out of thy brother's eye another liquor law — an act of the last le lature prohibits selling or giving away spirits within two miles of any place of public worship during the time that religious exer cises may be in progress at such place under penally of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars towns and villages are excepted no difference — " an honest man's word is as good as his bond is a trite maxim so is ! a rogue's in nine cases out often carolina watdjmanj rowan in 1774 r . on the dissolution of the royal govern , ; ment it-became necessary for something ' to succeed it accordingly a provisional government was established until order : ; could be restored this was in the shape of a " commiltee of safety as it was ! called there were different committees however district county and town — i : the first was to consist of 13 the second 21 and last of 7 members except in three of the largest towns of 15 martin's history contains all the infor ! mation we have at hand on this subject : " and he says " the county and town com ! mittees were to meet monthly at the court house the latter were permitted to sit jointly or be consolidated with the committee of the county the were invested with various high ' and extensive powers as we learn from j history and from their journals with ; few exceptions however the records of i ■their proceedings have perished we have a part of those of the rowan com mittee ; it is known that a portion of them ; was taken to raleigh for a certain pur pose some years ago and deposited in one of the offices of the state ; but it has ; not since been seen unless very recently ; a gentleman better acquainted with lhe j j early history of the state probably than ! any other in it in a letter dated august 8 1848 remarks ofthe various district ; county and town committees organized in the province from 1774 to 177g the records of the wilmington committee printed in 1845 and those of the rowan : committee are the only ones the exist ence of which is known to me the following is the first action of the latter at a meeting of the committee august 8 1774 the following resolves were j unanimously agreed to : 1 resolved that we will at all times ! whenever we are called upon for that purpose maintain and defend at the ex | pense of our lives and fortunes his ma jesty's right and title to the crown of great britain and his dominions in ame i rica to whose royal person and govern | ment we profess all due obedience and , ; fidelity 2 resolved that the right to impose j taxes or duties to be paid by the inhabi tants within this province for any purpose whatsoever is peculiar and essential to the general assembly in whom the le ! gislative authority of the colony is vested 3 resolved that every attempt to im j pose such taxes or duties by any other authority is an arbitrary exertion of povv ! . er and an infringement of the constitu ' tional rights and liberties of thc colony 4 resolved that to impose tax or du ty upon tea by the british parliament in which the north american colonies can have no representation to be paid upon importation by the inhabitants of the said colonies is an act of power without right ! it is subversive to the liberties of the colonies deprives them of their property ' without their own consent and thereby i reduces them to a state of slavery 5 resolved that the late cruel and sanguinary acts of parliament to be exe , cuted by military force and ships of war upon our sister colony of massachusetts bay and town of boston is a strong ev idence of the corrupt influence obtained by the british ministry in parliament ; and a convincing proof of their fixed in tention to deprive the colonies of their constitutional rights and liberties g resolved that the cause of the town of boston is the common cause of the american colonies 7 resolved that it is the duty and in terest of all the american colonies firmly to unite in an indissoluble union and as ; sociation to oppose by every just and pro per means the infringement of their com mon rights and privileges 8 resolved that a general associa tion between all the american colonies not to import from great britain any com modity whatsoever except such things as shall hereafter be excepted by the gen eral congress of this province ought to be entered into and not dissolved till the just rights of the said colonies are restor ed to them ; and the cruel acts of the british parliament against the massa chusetts bay and town of boston are re pealed 9 resolved that no friend to the rights and liberties of america ought to pur chase any commodity whatsoever except 1 as shall be excepted which shall be im ported from great britain after the gen era association shall be agreed upon 10 resolved that every kind of lux ury dissipation and extravagance ought to be banished from among us 11 resolced that manufactures ought to be encouraged by opening subscrip tions for that purpose or by any other proper means 12 resolved that the african trade is injurious to this colony obstructs the population of it by freemen ; prevents manufacturers,and other useful emigrants from europe from settling among us and occasions an annual increase of the balance of trade against the colonies 13 resolved that the raising sheep hemp and flax ought to be encouraged 14 resolved that to be clothed in manufactures fabricated in the colonies ought to be considered as a badge and distinction of respect and true patriotism 15 resolved that messrs samuel young and moses winsiow for the coun ty of rowan ; and for the town of salis bury william kennon esq be and they are hereby nominated and appointed de puties upon the part of the inhabitants and freeholders of this county and town of salisbury to meet such deputies as shall be appointed by the olher counties and corporations within this colony at john son court house the 20th of this instant 16 resolved that at this important and alarming crisis it be earnestly recom mended to the said deputies at iheir gen eral convention that they nominate and appoint one proper person out cf each district of this province to meet such deputies in a general congress as shall be appointed upon the part of the olher continental colonies in america to con sult and agree upon a firm and indissolu ble union and association for preserving by the best and most proper means their common rights and liberties 17 resolved that this colony ought not to trade with any colony which shall refuse to join in any union and associa tion that shall be agreed upon by the greater part of the other colonies on this continent for preserving their common rights and liberties these resolves form an important doc ument in the history of rowan ; they plainly contemplate independence though they do not name it it will be observed lhat these resolutions precede the meck lenburg declaration more than 8 and the 20 resolutions of that county 11 months examiner * this congress met sept 5 1774 — _ removals from office from the following it would seem that a portion at least of the locofoco party have liberality enough to speak the truth in regard to removals from office by the present administration they have ac knowledged what we have all along as serted and maintained to wit that all ap pointed during the reign of polkery were regarded as willing to exerl the influence of their oflice for the success of the party be it much or little in other words no man was ever appointed for his qualifi cations but for his partizanship tbe new york post a democratic paper thus speaks of the noise made by the wash ington union over thc removals that have been made the crv of proscription from the washington un ion is a trifle more than impudenl falstafps plagueon al cowards after the memorable display of his prowess at gadshill we marvel re at the power of face which could have soberly penned the foregoing extract than at falstaff's when he pointed to his swordhack ed like a hand saw to show how many hostile buck lers he had mined one would suppose that a journal which had approved of every removal and of every ap pointment hade by mr i'..!k would hardly hav the assurance to censure any removals or appointments that might be made by any other executive if president polk ever did recognise the fitness of a candidate for the duties of an office s a substantial ground for appointing him or his unfitness as a sufficient ground for his removal we hav yet to learn the instance jf the union ever faded to approve of any single act baying or doing of president polk as the dispenser of ex ecutive patronage or in any 01 ter capacity that instance also we hav yet to learn president polk not only ne ver promised but he never grave an office to eny man who he did not suppose would serve his political purpo ses the most effectively neither did he ever spare one in office except for the like reasons impelled by a _,!•_. ted and unmanly spirit of partizanship without a paral lel in the history of our government he proscribed pnblic officers distinguish 1 for ili-7r ability position an racier thai he might honor men equally distinguished fur the evidence of all th se attributes in all this the washington union never found occa sion for a murmur but the moment the new administra tion to the elevation of which the union intentionally gave no support — what it rendered as the supporter ol an opposing candidate i can claim no credit for it sets up such a howl of lamentation that on • would suppose its editors esteemed the offic rrs of our general govern ment were its principles and that to support the consti tution ami to do the pnblic print w re id ntical but supposing that the washington union was in a position to complain of pros riptfon it is effectually de stroying the force of its complaints by beginning before the is anything to compl ihiof considering the legion 1 f offices which it is the duty of the pr nd nt to fill his forbearance thus for has been conspicuous and what ever mav be his course hereafter thus for the democrat ic party have no reason to complain ofinjust he has made bnt few changes and most of those have been iu our judgm at decidedly advantageous to the pn ...... when the pabfic service is threatened it will be time enough for the union to bet-in the war bnt even then we would 0.1111 hat jocnal to lea • the complaining to those who eau do i with some sho ,..' c..:i ney and with proportionate effect 1 w •■b ' v there is a rrat deal of unnecessary boise made as regards the removals from office now _- made by ihe new admin s.r.t.ion : such was tob 1 expected and it would seem inconsistent in ..... to o.,n t urn a custom the observance of wiiich we folly jus tified t"..nr years a office in our gotemmenl i n..t hereditary ond we bee no reason when one change is made the whole ffice holding community sh u!d not be thoroughly renovated we belong to the democrat ic party bot most !>■excused from dabbling as freely as some of onr brethren in its slang and unnecessary venom we wish tbe present administration access and we think it ran an ng hrtirren lhe two parties as well as it il held strictly to either whig or democrat — lincoln urier a senator in congress instructed out of his seat — both houses of lhe legislature of wis cousin the senate by a vote of 10 to 6 and the house by a vote of 45 to 9 have passed the following resolutions mr walker has just been re-elected to the senate for sii veers : resolved y the senate ar.j assembly of lhe state of wisconsin thai ths course of hon i p walker one ofthe senators of this state in the congress ol the u states in presenting and voting for an amendment to thc general ap propriation bill providing fur a government in calitornia and new mexico west of the rio grande which did not contain a provision for ever prohibiting ihc introduction of slavery or involuntary servitude in said terrilories has violated his oil-repeated as well as bis solemn written pledge given before his eleciion on that subject and outraged the feelings and misrepresented those who elected him to that station and has openly violated the instructions contained in the resolutions passed bv this body on ihe subject ol slavery at its preseut ses sion : therefore resolved that mr walker is hereby in structed immediately to resign his seat ia the united slates senate resolved that hon henry dodge our oth er senator in voting against the preposition ol mr walker as he did on the 20th of februa ry last has represented the views and wishes ofhis constituents on that sti'.jec for which we express to him uur most cordiai approval ofhis course resolved that the governor is requested to forward a copy of the foregoing resolutions to the president of the senate and to each of our senators and representatives i interna x_:if>rovci_ici_t ircti::g according to previous advertisement the friends ofthe central rail poad held a public meeting in this city cn thursday the hon james iredeli was chosen chairman and w v ilolden acted as secretary highly excel lent and appropriate speeches were delivered by the chairman william boylan k**q gov morehead mr thomas senator from david son in the late legislature and dr mcclana han lrom chatham the opening of rooks to receive subscrip tions for slock was postponed un_ii the tues day of wake may county court when it is proposed to hold another county meeting for tb purpose of furthering the prosecution of this great state work it was resolved to send three delegates lrom ; raleigh and one from each captain's district ; in wake to the convention to be held in salis f bury cn the 14th of june next the forma tion of an internal improvement association in this city was also recommended it was re solved too that the north carolina rail road " shall be built without dt lay /" and be built it must state pride state reputation and sate interest imperatively de mand that it shall be built let the citizens of wake remember that to a very great extent the destiny of this noble enterprize is in their hands and that wiihout their hearty and zeal ous co-operation il may fall let ihem rally as one man at the meeting to be held on thurs day of nest may court and give this project if not their assistance at least their counten ance and approbation let them come up and exchange views about the ma'ter and all will be well — this grand project will succed ! the citizens of chatham and adjacent coun ties with a commendable zeal and alacrity wor thy of all emulation are actively engaged we understand in making the preliminary prepara tions for the navigation of deep river at a meeting held in pittsboro during the last week dr mcclanahan was elected president of the board of directors and benj j ilouze of wilmington treasurer attention is called to the interesting proceed ings in another column of the plank road meelin recently held in fayetteville — ral reg indian wit — it is many years since we have seen the annexed in print and we think it is high time that it should be set a going ai,ain — at any rate it is as good as nine-tenths of the old joes that are daily dug up from their graves in old newspapers and tarted in to life by penny-a-linning resurrectionists : — john sequasaquasb an indian of the re mains of a tribe in connecticut was some vears since brought before a justice of the peace on some charge or other wliich i do not recollect john happened to be drunk at the lime and instead of answering directly to qoes ii ns put by the justice merely muttered out — vour honor is very wise very wise very wis — y-y-your honor is very wise i say being unable to get any other answer lrom him the justice ordered him to be locked op till the next day when john was brought before him perfectly sober • why john said the justice you were as drunk a a beast last night 4 drunk !' ejaculated john ' yes drunk as a beast when i ask<-d you any question the only answer you made was — your honor is very wise — very wise . ' did i call your honor vise v said the in dian with a look of incredulity • ye 7 answered the magistrate ■then replied john ' i must have been , drunk sure enough ymmkee blade presentation the nationul intelligencer ofthe 25th contains an account ot the presentation of a sword to the president on the pre ceding day this sword was voted by the legislature of virginia to maj gen taylor in honor of the distinguished courage and conduct displayed by bim in his victorious achievements in mexico the committee were introduced to tiie president by mr preston secretary of the navy mr daniel in behalf of the committee mai'r a very handsome ad dies on the occasion on lhe sword was inscribed presenird by virginia toiler distinguished son major general zacba ry taylor for his gallantry an.i _ od con duct at the battles of palo aha resaca de la palma monterey and buena vis ta we have only room for the president's reply to the address which is as follow : glntli-.mcn : — i receive with emotions of profound respect and _.. i iiude swoid voted by the legislature of state of virginia which you have i en deputed to present in their name it need hardly be said this token of ap probation and ofconfid ice bears with it unusual interest and value it is trom the state of my extraction and nativity — a state distinguished throughout the a merican annals for the abilities the valor and the patriotism of her children and which yields to none in devotion to the cause of constitutional liberly this of fering of her representatives will ik cher ished with jealous care and bandt i down as a precious inheritance to my children you allude to the services which have had lhe good fortune to elicit the appro val of my countrymen the recent cam paigns in mexico so far as military com binations and the actions of comma r tiers are concerned have now become matters of history but no history can fitly iccortl the sufferings the privations tbe courage and the constancy of the common soldiers to the steadiness and discipline of the rank and file ably led as tbey were by the platform and regimental officers our success mu*-t be mainly asciibi fd with out such officers and such men no inspi ration no good fortune could have aveit ed disgrace from our aims i beg through you to convey to lhe able and distinguished governor of yirginia to the legislature and to the people of the state over wliich he worthily presides my most sincere and heartfelt acknow ledgments for the high honor 1 have this day received and allow me to present to you gentlemen my thanks for the very handsome manner in which you have dis charged the tru . confided to you old zach's jug the following excellent temperance story is told by the editor of the grand river eagle h the old lino can intro duce the exclusive use of the kind of jug recommended by him he will have a chieved a victory over his country's direst foe which will far transcend the trophies of the battle field : " we were highly ar used yesterday on the bridge that cro the tumbling waters of the grand rapids we met a hale old man with eleven sons 7 daugh ters thirty seven grand children and his own wile — the only one he ever had — with numerous horses cark wagons ox en cows calves sheep and furniture ol very antiquated appearance among which were to be seen cradh s for babies cra dles for grain spinning wheels pots ket tles and almost every ih:ng requisite for a settlement such as fifty seven blood re lations will make in the grand rtveg country after stopping the train and making many inquiries we asked the old gentleman what u<e there could be of a bottomless jug which was carefully laid in a safe place among his domestic equip ments and received lhe following reply " why sir i am a man of many years and lots of children and mure a coming and have worked other people's land all my days — paid from four to nine bushels of grain per acre rent every year for do ing it — have all that time osed a jug with a bottom in it and i got sick of feedin other people with my own hand eiiher landlord or rumseller — so 1 sent seven of my boys down to mexico to fight forsoma la"nt — and they all got back after fight in with general taylor lime enough so vote for him — and they brought back seven quarter sections of land that please god will be our own wiihout rent and now that old jug you see there pointing at the bottomless thing shall hold all the whiskey or rum that will be used in my hul family while i control cm because eld gineial taylor told my son john that a jug without a bottom was the best kind of a jucr to put liquor in and if he was mv son john he'd serve all the jugs lo hum ji as they did lhe mexicans — take away their power to kill us good day all oval is valuable in this world is to br had fur nothing — genius beauty and love are not bought and sold *_ ou may buy a rich bracelet but not a wellinrned arm on which t wear it-—a pearl neck lace but not a>pearlv ibro it with which it shall vie the richest banker inearth would vainly offer his fortune to to write verse like byron one ernes into the world naked and goesoot naked the difference in lhe fineness ol a bit ol linen for a shroud is not ma man handful of clay which turns a^ain to dust and which is eomphli i ro relapse into nothingness of fi strength to commence life **-,; morrow i cohetsaij - worn *> nmb!e in tbem selves are orter amiable *>- useful : an-1 for beauty ll z men n iolote witb ibe girl a play 1 to make them stand to the _©*« like : at work
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Title | Carolina Watchman |
Masthead | The Carolina Watchman |
Date | 1849-05-10 |
Month | 05 |
Day | 10 |
Year | 1849 |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | 1 |
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Creator | Bruner and James "Editors and Proprietors" |
Date Digital | 2008-10-30 |
Publisher | Bruner and James |
Place | United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury |
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Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | The Thursday, May 10, 1849 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and semi weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
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Language | eng |
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Title | Carolina Watchman |
Masthead | The Carolina Watchman |
Date | 1849-05-10 |
Month | 05 |
Day | 10 |
Year | 1849 |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | 1 |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
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Creator | Bruner and James "Editors and Proprietors" |
Date Digital | 2008-10-30 |
Publisher | Bruner and James |
Place | United States, North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury |
Type | Text |
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Digital Format | JP2 |
Project Subject | State Archives of North Carolina Historic Newspaper Archive |
Description | The Thursday, May 10, 1849 issue of the Carolina Watchman a weekly and semi weekly newspaper from Salisbury, North Carolina |
Rights | Public |
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terms oi uie watchman . n per year two dollars payable in dvance bul if nol paid in advance two dollars andfiftvets will be charged nserted al 1 for the first and 25 ets •'* . :,: insertion court orders chirged • higher than these rates a liberal dedoc se w ho advertise by lhe year . s to the editors must be posi paid u gr i cu l ture prize essay ,,- renovation of worn oit land hv i.mv\i:ii st r.!.i:i sandy spring montgomery county maryland | x mm i d i tiie publisher of the american fanner having offered 100 fur ibe three best essays on the above subject viz g50 | 30 for the second and 20 for tbe third ; ih appointed for tlie pur ol dr j w thompson of delaware ge chambers messrs c b calvert a bow nd n ii worihington.of maryland unani . : the l"i rr t prize reached ashes — there are few or none ffboare ignorant ofthe value of this article as r.,_i)i!i'i hut as the supply is rarely if ever equal to the demand much need not be said on subject al eight to ten ce^s per bushel if lhe co of transportation is norffto heavy they mav always be profitably used .; in durability vt to lime and the action immediate few comparatively except within the vicinity i of cities oi villages or those wiih water or rail road facilities can procure or aflurd to use pouiretlt — much profit has not resulted in foe use ol tbis the merchantable article so ar as ' have observed its effects on my own or the ropa of others such as i have pur a yet produced but slightly bene ficia suits on the crops to which it was ap plied eti fertilizing property was diffused lirougii such a mass of inert matter that 1 con cluded h'iih half if no one-third ofthe expense more benefit might be derived from the pur chase of sonic other kind of manure in the neighborhood of cities where a sup ply can be obtained without so much adultera tion its use may be made very profitable tu .• in qreencrops — this plan of ren ovating worn-out lands has lung been advaca led by many i have also given it a fair trial ; and with the exception of clover its the green crop little advantage has resulted from its adoption very poor hind without some extra neous aid will not produce a green crop worth the turning in it is questionable whether the bame amount of time and labor supposing the occupant without the means to purchase ma ture of any kind could not be better employed oo such land in adding to his stock of manure by composts prepared from decaying vegeta ble matter alluvial soil c abounding more cr less oil all farms if the land possesses fer tility produce sufficient clover lor pasture the use uf plaster either wiihout or certainly with the a;d of lime will with good management mak il yield a luxuriant crop hut it should lc home in mind that to improve in this way little mowing aud less pasturing must be per milted the land is not only benefitted by what is turned in but is also materially aided in the process of renovation by what is left mil and on the surface ; to shield and protect the soil from a parching sun prevent throwing out the clover roots by the winter frosts and washing away of the soil by heavy dashing rains this brings to mind another matter though perhaps not strictly " in the bargain but which is of much more importance than many v'eni lo be aware of and as yet only incident ally alluded to it is the preservation ot the and after it is renovated from washing away ofthe soil and into gullies and galled pla ces as thev are called ; this is best done by regular water furrows made with the barshear plough and throwing the earth on the lower ide i will attempt a brief description of my plan ol operations ; but without a diagram some ma possibly be at a loss the points to commence at are determined by the eye ; a cheap spirit level costing but a trifle will soon give the termination with pre isinn an 1 the proper inclination the ope rator takes a station some 80 to 100 yards dis tant from the designated point ; the assistant bavinrr t[r staff with a moveable target and also a bundle of stakes some two or three feet long places one in the ground and by its side raises the staff and moves the target up or down orange with the sight from the level ; the tar get is then ruiicd six inches and confined by a krew ; the assistant walks seventeen step snd raises his staff the operator by merely toning his level and not otherwise varying its sition soon determined the point of the se nd take by the assistant moving the staff iackwards or forwards keeping his distance :. in die first stake until the target again rang es with the level then set another stake and lisinor the target si \ inches at each station irou«hou1 the field cue position fur the lev . if selected wi'h judgement will serve for fight or ten sights they should be taken in france and on or near the supposed line of be furrow with a little practice the level n-r is done very expeditiously and by any per on of ordinary capacity when ready lor the i plough the leveler walks before it — the plough mi guided by his steps — picks it the stakes a hey are reached and if necessarv by much nequalily in the laud varies the line a little ven the take still more to preserve the this gives a uniform escape for all surplus er with a tegular fall of about one fool in je hundred mv experience has roved that ; "' furrows are not too far apart — one for ac fall of five or ix feet will generally suffice they effectually prevent washing and the ra(wl descent ofthe water does not form gul ***• they are made directly after seeding eat are as carefully attended to as the seed s itself and remain open until the land is ba,n broken up they are valuable on all '*'"'' liable to wash and have materially aid . i j efforts in •- renovating worn-out lands ,'. h unsightly " gullies and galled places "* disappeared the carolina watchman bruner & james ) > " keep a check rrros alt voce editors if proprietors ) rulers ( new series do this anp libert is safe < gen'l harrison ( volume vi number 1 salisbury n c thursday may 10 1849 rotation of crops this is also a subject of importance ; and it is alio one on which much diversity of opinion exists nothing short of the concurrent testi mony of a neighborhood will establish oikjian as the best : vet in another a different ono equally strong advocates ; for in some sections ofthe country the three-field shift is preferred in another five and the third will adopt the six or seven-field rotation different localities and other circumstances may perhaps afford | good grounds for this variety ol opinion but i as a general rule it is believed that where the latter mode was adopted or nearly so other circumstances being equal the farming is bet ter done is more profitable and the lands more permanently if not more rapidly improv ed close pasturing and " renovating worn out lands may do in theory but are not very likely to succeed in practice the seven-field , rotation certainly admits of abetter opportuni | ty to benefit by the aid of the artificial grasses ; and whenever they can be successfully invoked the good is more than half accomplished before taking leave of my readers the majority of whom perhaps engaged in agricultural pur suits i would again briefly recur to the impor tant subject of manures — one of scarcely less moment to the tiller ofthe soil than is the mar iner's compass to the tempest-tossed sailor ; for mainly to their agency in some form or oth er must we be indebted for success in the ren ovation of worn-out lands my preference as may have been seen is given to lime over all others when an expenditure of the slender re sources of the farm is devoted to this object ; and although it is not a panacea to cure all the ills incident lo the calling nor will it like the fabled satyr blow hot and cold with the same breath yet on all soils to which 1 have seen it applied from the sliffest clays to the blowing sands does it appear to be a renova tor in a greater or less degree : the one it will ; lighten and mellow while the other is render ed more compact and mure retentive of mois ture i would therefore strongly advise the use of lime as decidedly the most efficient and durable agent for improving most kinds of soils if its action may be considered comparatively i slow it is true in its fertilizing effects and ! will generally in the end prove also to be the most economical whenever it can be obtained at a reasonable price thc three kinds of bought manures most : extensively in use in this state for improving '■our worn out lands — plaster of course except | ed — might be classed snmewhnt like the fol ( lowing : lime for the landlord guano for the tenant and ground bones for both all may be used to profit under favorable circumstances ; but they are believed io differ materially in their relative values in proportion lo lhe amount of money usually expended if the im provement ofthe land is a primary object with the husbandman experience however in this as well as in ! most other things is the best teacher provided we do not pay loo dear lor it and without in tending in the least degree to check the ener gy and spirit of agricultural improvement now so widely extending i would venture a caution to those who have but little money to expend for the purchase of high priced manures to do it rather for such as are known to be durable and which will eventually be the most certain to return both principal and interest i feel : confident lhat all i have expended for lime has : been returned in the increased product of the soil and with nearer six times six than six per cent interest if the market value ofthe land has not been enhanced in equal proportion — most probably the case — it certainly has not deteriorated any in quality as remarked at the beginning of my essay no exclusive method of improvement is alike suited to all locations and circumslances ; but i trust a plan is submitted that will very gener ally succeed if preserved in it will not only make the grain but the grass grow and will at the same time effectually " renovate wokn oi t lands edward stabler haywood 8!h mo 28 1848 upland or mountain rice — this yields a fine crop on poor sandy ridges and will not thrive on lands that are wet it dif fers hut very little in its appearance from the low land rice except that it grows to only about half the height it is gener ally sown in drills about eighteen inches apart and worked both with the plough and hoe to keep out grass and weeds it may be sown in the southern states from the beginning to the end of march it yields a good crop of hay the first season and then springs up from the same roots the following spring two bushels of seed are sullicient for an acre another method thought by some to be better is to sow broadcast harrow in and then cover the ground two inches thick with old rice straw which will keep down the grass and weeds and nourish tho crowing crop the upland rice will yield about 1.000 lbs per acre — ameri can agriculturist censoriousness — he who blames others the most is usually the most to be blamed a quick eye to detect thc faults of another has usually a blind side to its own a sharp ton<.ie mov ed by an unqiiiie spirit wanteth not words and complainings to rebuke reprove and prayer i one thing to reprove sharply and with a censorious spirit is another : " thou hypocrite first cast the beam out of thine own eye then thou shah see clearly to cast the mote out of thy brother's eye another liquor law — an act of the last le lature prohibits selling or giving away spirits within two miles of any place of public worship during the time that religious exer cises may be in progress at such place under penally of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars towns and villages are excepted no difference — " an honest man's word is as good as his bond is a trite maxim so is ! a rogue's in nine cases out often carolina watdjmanj rowan in 1774 r . on the dissolution of the royal govern , ; ment it-became necessary for something ' to succeed it accordingly a provisional government was established until order : ; could be restored this was in the shape of a " commiltee of safety as it was ! called there were different committees however district county and town — i : the first was to consist of 13 the second 21 and last of 7 members except in three of the largest towns of 15 martin's history contains all the infor ! mation we have at hand on this subject : " and he says " the county and town com ! mittees were to meet monthly at the court house the latter were permitted to sit jointly or be consolidated with the committee of the county the were invested with various high ' and extensive powers as we learn from j history and from their journals with ; few exceptions however the records of i ■their proceedings have perished we have a part of those of the rowan com mittee ; it is known that a portion of them ; was taken to raleigh for a certain pur pose some years ago and deposited in one of the offices of the state ; but it has ; not since been seen unless very recently ; a gentleman better acquainted with lhe j j early history of the state probably than ! any other in it in a letter dated august 8 1848 remarks ofthe various district ; county and town committees organized in the province from 1774 to 177g the records of the wilmington committee printed in 1845 and those of the rowan : committee are the only ones the exist ence of which is known to me the following is the first action of the latter at a meeting of the committee august 8 1774 the following resolves were j unanimously agreed to : 1 resolved that we will at all times ! whenever we are called upon for that purpose maintain and defend at the ex | pense of our lives and fortunes his ma jesty's right and title to the crown of great britain and his dominions in ame i rica to whose royal person and govern | ment we profess all due obedience and , ; fidelity 2 resolved that the right to impose j taxes or duties to be paid by the inhabi tants within this province for any purpose whatsoever is peculiar and essential to the general assembly in whom the le ! gislative authority of the colony is vested 3 resolved that every attempt to im j pose such taxes or duties by any other authority is an arbitrary exertion of povv ! . er and an infringement of the constitu ' tional rights and liberties of thc colony 4 resolved that to impose tax or du ty upon tea by the british parliament in which the north american colonies can have no representation to be paid upon importation by the inhabitants of the said colonies is an act of power without right ! it is subversive to the liberties of the colonies deprives them of their property ' without their own consent and thereby i reduces them to a state of slavery 5 resolved that the late cruel and sanguinary acts of parliament to be exe , cuted by military force and ships of war upon our sister colony of massachusetts bay and town of boston is a strong ev idence of the corrupt influence obtained by the british ministry in parliament ; and a convincing proof of their fixed in tention to deprive the colonies of their constitutional rights and liberties g resolved that the cause of the town of boston is the common cause of the american colonies 7 resolved that it is the duty and in terest of all the american colonies firmly to unite in an indissoluble union and as ; sociation to oppose by every just and pro per means the infringement of their com mon rights and privileges 8 resolved that a general associa tion between all the american colonies not to import from great britain any com modity whatsoever except such things as shall hereafter be excepted by the gen eral congress of this province ought to be entered into and not dissolved till the just rights of the said colonies are restor ed to them ; and the cruel acts of the british parliament against the massa chusetts bay and town of boston are re pealed 9 resolved that no friend to the rights and liberties of america ought to pur chase any commodity whatsoever except 1 as shall be excepted which shall be im ported from great britain after the gen era association shall be agreed upon 10 resolved that every kind of lux ury dissipation and extravagance ought to be banished from among us 11 resolced that manufactures ought to be encouraged by opening subscrip tions for that purpose or by any other proper means 12 resolved that the african trade is injurious to this colony obstructs the population of it by freemen ; prevents manufacturers,and other useful emigrants from europe from settling among us and occasions an annual increase of the balance of trade against the colonies 13 resolved that the raising sheep hemp and flax ought to be encouraged 14 resolved that to be clothed in manufactures fabricated in the colonies ought to be considered as a badge and distinction of respect and true patriotism 15 resolved that messrs samuel young and moses winsiow for the coun ty of rowan ; and for the town of salis bury william kennon esq be and they are hereby nominated and appointed de puties upon the part of the inhabitants and freeholders of this county and town of salisbury to meet such deputies as shall be appointed by the olher counties and corporations within this colony at john son court house the 20th of this instant 16 resolved that at this important and alarming crisis it be earnestly recom mended to the said deputies at iheir gen eral convention that they nominate and appoint one proper person out cf each district of this province to meet such deputies in a general congress as shall be appointed upon the part of the olher continental colonies in america to con sult and agree upon a firm and indissolu ble union and association for preserving by the best and most proper means their common rights and liberties 17 resolved that this colony ought not to trade with any colony which shall refuse to join in any union and associa tion that shall be agreed upon by the greater part of the other colonies on this continent for preserving their common rights and liberties these resolves form an important doc ument in the history of rowan ; they plainly contemplate independence though they do not name it it will be observed lhat these resolutions precede the meck lenburg declaration more than 8 and the 20 resolutions of that county 11 months examiner * this congress met sept 5 1774 — _ removals from office from the following it would seem that a portion at least of the locofoco party have liberality enough to speak the truth in regard to removals from office by the present administration they have ac knowledged what we have all along as serted and maintained to wit that all ap pointed during the reign of polkery were regarded as willing to exerl the influence of their oflice for the success of the party be it much or little in other words no man was ever appointed for his qualifi cations but for his partizanship tbe new york post a democratic paper thus speaks of the noise made by the wash ington union over thc removals that have been made the crv of proscription from the washington un ion is a trifle more than impudenl falstafps plagueon al cowards after the memorable display of his prowess at gadshill we marvel re at the power of face which could have soberly penned the foregoing extract than at falstaff's when he pointed to his swordhack ed like a hand saw to show how many hostile buck lers he had mined one would suppose that a journal which had approved of every removal and of every ap pointment hade by mr i'..!k would hardly hav the assurance to censure any removals or appointments that might be made by any other executive if president polk ever did recognise the fitness of a candidate for the duties of an office s a substantial ground for appointing him or his unfitness as a sufficient ground for his removal we hav yet to learn the instance jf the union ever faded to approve of any single act baying or doing of president polk as the dispenser of ex ecutive patronage or in any 01 ter capacity that instance also we hav yet to learn president polk not only ne ver promised but he never grave an office to eny man who he did not suppose would serve his political purpo ses the most effectively neither did he ever spare one in office except for the like reasons impelled by a _,!•_. ted and unmanly spirit of partizanship without a paral lel in the history of our government he proscribed pnblic officers distinguish 1 for ili-7r ability position an racier thai he might honor men equally distinguished fur the evidence of all th se attributes in all this the washington union never found occa sion for a murmur but the moment the new administra tion to the elevation of which the union intentionally gave no support — what it rendered as the supporter ol an opposing candidate i can claim no credit for it sets up such a howl of lamentation that on • would suppose its editors esteemed the offic rrs of our general govern ment were its principles and that to support the consti tution ami to do the pnblic print w re id ntical but supposing that the washington union was in a position to complain of pros riptfon it is effectually de stroying the force of its complaints by beginning before the is anything to compl ihiof considering the legion 1 f offices which it is the duty of the pr nd nt to fill his forbearance thus for has been conspicuous and what ever mav be his course hereafter thus for the democrat ic party have no reason to complain ofinjust he has made bnt few changes and most of those have been iu our judgm at decidedly advantageous to the pn ...... when the pabfic service is threatened it will be time enough for the union to bet-in the war bnt even then we would 0.1111 hat jocnal to lea • the complaining to those who eau do i with some sho ,..' c..:i ney and with proportionate effect 1 w •■b ' v there is a rrat deal of unnecessary boise made as regards the removals from office now _- made by ihe new admin s.r.t.ion : such was tob 1 expected and it would seem inconsistent in ..... to o.,n t urn a custom the observance of wiiich we folly jus tified t"..nr years a office in our gotemmenl i n..t hereditary ond we bee no reason when one change is made the whole ffice holding community sh u!d not be thoroughly renovated we belong to the democrat ic party bot most !>■excused from dabbling as freely as some of onr brethren in its slang and unnecessary venom we wish tbe present administration access and we think it ran an ng hrtirren lhe two parties as well as it il held strictly to either whig or democrat — lincoln urier a senator in congress instructed out of his seat — both houses of lhe legislature of wis cousin the senate by a vote of 10 to 6 and the house by a vote of 45 to 9 have passed the following resolutions mr walker has just been re-elected to the senate for sii veers : resolved y the senate ar.j assembly of lhe state of wisconsin thai ths course of hon i p walker one ofthe senators of this state in the congress ol the u states in presenting and voting for an amendment to thc general ap propriation bill providing fur a government in calitornia and new mexico west of the rio grande which did not contain a provision for ever prohibiting ihc introduction of slavery or involuntary servitude in said terrilories has violated his oil-repeated as well as bis solemn written pledge given before his eleciion on that subject and outraged the feelings and misrepresented those who elected him to that station and has openly violated the instructions contained in the resolutions passed bv this body on ihe subject ol slavery at its preseut ses sion : therefore resolved that mr walker is hereby in structed immediately to resign his seat ia the united slates senate resolved that hon henry dodge our oth er senator in voting against the preposition ol mr walker as he did on the 20th of februa ry last has represented the views and wishes ofhis constituents on that sti'.jec for which we express to him uur most cordiai approval ofhis course resolved that the governor is requested to forward a copy of the foregoing resolutions to the president of the senate and to each of our senators and representatives i interna x_:if>rovci_ici_t ircti::g according to previous advertisement the friends ofthe central rail poad held a public meeting in this city cn thursday the hon james iredeli was chosen chairman and w v ilolden acted as secretary highly excel lent and appropriate speeches were delivered by the chairman william boylan k**q gov morehead mr thomas senator from david son in the late legislature and dr mcclana han lrom chatham the opening of rooks to receive subscrip tions for slock was postponed un_ii the tues day of wake may county court when it is proposed to hold another county meeting for tb purpose of furthering the prosecution of this great state work it was resolved to send three delegates lrom ; raleigh and one from each captain's district ; in wake to the convention to be held in salis f bury cn the 14th of june next the forma tion of an internal improvement association in this city was also recommended it was re solved too that the north carolina rail road " shall be built without dt lay /" and be built it must state pride state reputation and sate interest imperatively de mand that it shall be built let the citizens of wake remember that to a very great extent the destiny of this noble enterprize is in their hands and that wiihout their hearty and zeal ous co-operation il may fall let ihem rally as one man at the meeting to be held on thurs day of nest may court and give this project if not their assistance at least their counten ance and approbation let them come up and exchange views about the ma'ter and all will be well — this grand project will succed ! the citizens of chatham and adjacent coun ties with a commendable zeal and alacrity wor thy of all emulation are actively engaged we understand in making the preliminary prepara tions for the navigation of deep river at a meeting held in pittsboro during the last week dr mcclanahan was elected president of the board of directors and benj j ilouze of wilmington treasurer attention is called to the interesting proceed ings in another column of the plank road meelin recently held in fayetteville — ral reg indian wit — it is many years since we have seen the annexed in print and we think it is high time that it should be set a going ai,ain — at any rate it is as good as nine-tenths of the old joes that are daily dug up from their graves in old newspapers and tarted in to life by penny-a-linning resurrectionists : — john sequasaquasb an indian of the re mains of a tribe in connecticut was some vears since brought before a justice of the peace on some charge or other wliich i do not recollect john happened to be drunk at the lime and instead of answering directly to qoes ii ns put by the justice merely muttered out — vour honor is very wise very wise very wis — y-y-your honor is very wise i say being unable to get any other answer lrom him the justice ordered him to be locked op till the next day when john was brought before him perfectly sober • why john said the justice you were as drunk a a beast last night 4 drunk !' ejaculated john ' yes drunk as a beast when i ask<-d you any question the only answer you made was — your honor is very wise — very wise . ' did i call your honor vise v said the in dian with a look of incredulity • ye 7 answered the magistrate ■then replied john ' i must have been , drunk sure enough ymmkee blade presentation the nationul intelligencer ofthe 25th contains an account ot the presentation of a sword to the president on the pre ceding day this sword was voted by the legislature of virginia to maj gen taylor in honor of the distinguished courage and conduct displayed by bim in his victorious achievements in mexico the committee were introduced to tiie president by mr preston secretary of the navy mr daniel in behalf of the committee mai'r a very handsome ad dies on the occasion on lhe sword was inscribed presenird by virginia toiler distinguished son major general zacba ry taylor for his gallantry an.i _ od con duct at the battles of palo aha resaca de la palma monterey and buena vis ta we have only room for the president's reply to the address which is as follow : glntli-.mcn : — i receive with emotions of profound respect and _.. i iiude swoid voted by the legislature of state of virginia which you have i en deputed to present in their name it need hardly be said this token of ap probation and ofconfid ice bears with it unusual interest and value it is trom the state of my extraction and nativity — a state distinguished throughout the a merican annals for the abilities the valor and the patriotism of her children and which yields to none in devotion to the cause of constitutional liberly this of fering of her representatives will ik cher ished with jealous care and bandt i down as a precious inheritance to my children you allude to the services which have had lhe good fortune to elicit the appro val of my countrymen the recent cam paigns in mexico so far as military com binations and the actions of comma r tiers are concerned have now become matters of history but no history can fitly iccortl the sufferings the privations tbe courage and the constancy of the common soldiers to the steadiness and discipline of the rank and file ably led as tbey were by the platform and regimental officers our success mu*-t be mainly asciibi fd with out such officers and such men no inspi ration no good fortune could have aveit ed disgrace from our aims i beg through you to convey to lhe able and distinguished governor of yirginia to the legislature and to the people of the state over wliich he worthily presides my most sincere and heartfelt acknow ledgments for the high honor 1 have this day received and allow me to present to you gentlemen my thanks for the very handsome manner in which you have dis charged the tru . confided to you old zach's jug the following excellent temperance story is told by the editor of the grand river eagle h the old lino can intro duce the exclusive use of the kind of jug recommended by him he will have a chieved a victory over his country's direst foe which will far transcend the trophies of the battle field : " we were highly ar used yesterday on the bridge that cro the tumbling waters of the grand rapids we met a hale old man with eleven sons 7 daugh ters thirty seven grand children and his own wile — the only one he ever had — with numerous horses cark wagons ox en cows calves sheep and furniture ol very antiquated appearance among which were to be seen cradh s for babies cra dles for grain spinning wheels pots ket tles and almost every ih:ng requisite for a settlement such as fifty seven blood re lations will make in the grand rtveg country after stopping the train and making many inquiries we asked the old gentleman what u |