Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-03
RICHMOND, THURSDAY. FER
POLITICS FOR FARMERS

guet for the Essays he is now writing mt. "a.
mead. we feel particularly indebted to him. for he may
save us from trouble In discussion with MI
Niles We think, indeed he is likely to give that oen
tleman some little trouble in meeting his
What Is mr.. X. dong' Giving to his country the very
species oil information Of which il stands in need-er:
pandng inc plan OF our Correspondent 81 Practical
Mdn showing by comparison of prices in 1916 and
1851, now aiiaclous the position Of the Tartes that
the ia which has taken place. since the year 1876 in
the prices of certain manufactures which have bs.n
highly rroracted TO be ascribed to the operation f
high dutes-and proving that SEA similar fall has taken
place ON almost every article, protected on
mode oil proceeding admirable He takes up the va.
rous articles alphabetically to be found on the Price
current; beginning with almonds, ashes, beans, &c.,
c'' and IN the End No. he has got far in the caaI
logue mustard and nails The facts are very css
~ set forth, and the conclusion which he comes TO \,
IRE oso he upset, the whole fabric of Mr. Ness
100000 Copies OF has "Politics for Farmers We sh.it
certainly re-publsh these valuable ESSAYS from m.
" Hammer Of the Constitution"-We specially invite
MIR. Niless attention TO the facts which they SO umi-
nousiy dsclose-lf he is not able to overthrow fhese.
II would seem TO be unnecessary for him and ourselves
DO embark in the Of words upon the same field Of ,;..
cusson We shall pause, then, for Mr.. Ms reply-We
assure MIN oil our perfect readiness to meet him II MAJ
essary; but we invite him in the mean time 10 secMr
tdgnet.IIhs' geniien an will give him r6eienf en-
YER losican than take him to be, II he can hr..r
me 'orce OF MIR. KS facts and reasonings.
CLfRK'S I'HRASHIJVG ylLaCHI.y-E.
We are not conv'rsant in mechanics, but tho Ma
Ghine before us TO important to the Farming Interest
mat we cannot forbear taking some notice NJ ~
has been exhibited in this City for several dav,-ar
ahmed oy many Farmers, and believe, uhiyer,aliv
approved ~ them Several Of the toun,iss in thjs
State have been sold out by the Patentee. for hama
some prices Many machines have been engaged bv
farmers, who wete already furnished with ob.r Thr.S
ing Machines Of different descripon.-we under.
sand 'hat The Patent Right in the ate of South Car.
DINA has been already sold and in the State OF Penn
sylvania, the place of DR.. Clark's residence tb.
pu'a.lon OF The machine is fully sustained by me
great number OF machines which have bean dis
poseu have seen 1t in operation, we do not
hesitate TO say, that we were highly grafed and wers
surprised by the rapidly Of tie execution.
Scarcely is the Sheat of Whea, whether bonnd a.,
or cu lad upon the feeding cloth, before the straw Il
discharged behind, with proiectcle force which c,r
res !, several ieet IL is quick as the twinkng Of
an eye.-Ihe machine th at saw in operation wa
moved by one horse power. I, seemed indeed a. n
II were capable of thrashing fast a. Il could he i'd
"e 'sPoNy WIN which Il operated in tho short time
q on The small scale on which We saw the experms :
c fnducied, was very remarkable Pa,eptee A.,
hrm', thai Il can 'urnou, 400 Bushels day. wi two
1oo ne gives the ans edoe of wager 10
won oil $1,000 by hrashing out go Bushels in an hour
The heat seems to he clearly got out by other
ma hines OF different construction.
Inc simplicity Of this machine il surpriznp II;
only from to ieei long, by or wide-snd little
more than feet high. The ingenuity of the contr;.
vance depends upon horizontal drum less than four
eel long, win eight heaters OF drought iron attached
transverely 10 the drum, each heater being Matched
into teeth, cut obiquely on its surface Below tbe
drum are several stationary bars of wrought iron over
which the heaters play.-So simple Is this 6xture, vst
so eicen that there is perhaps no IN ahipr nachina
10 vogue which will bear comparison with L. in poinf
oil cheapDess - " PS'
Inc machine Ia. OF course, sinTuisrIy portable IA
may be moved with great from Fl Id TO field and
farm TO farm. ~"
The Agen, in this City is Mr.. John o. Law, who will
exhibt The machine, and give all necessary ibforms
uon 10 parties Commemorative undo rsfapd that az
permen's are making, to apply IL TO other uses as
the getting out Of clover seed, the hung Of rice cat,
ton seed, &c.-We believe, from all we have heard
ana ,hs iie we have seem that IL is particularly ens
m.eu 20 .ne attention OF our Farmers ;-and we re-
spectinliy throw out these hasty suggestions more 10
excite, than to CRAFTY their curiosity
f'or'da The Legislative Council Of Florida fnoyv
IN SESSION. have adopted resolution approving OF the
him to- the President for appointment.