Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-11


ondness for hunting Mr. E. believed it had been the
suit OF circumstances rather than OF constitutional pree
Many OF the Cherokccs, who formerly emigratcd,
are already successful farmers In OF those nations
thirty fire thousand bushels OF corn and in the other
forty flee thousand had been raised the last season be-
You'd their wants. Tho Indians arc, indeed, now
compelled to hunt Tor subsistence, but game is becoming
more aud more and distant the pursuit oft involves
frequent collision with unsettled tribes, and the indians,
weary OF their precarious support turning to the
white man Tor example and assistance But advice and
instruction alone, said MIR. e, will be of little The
Indian can only be taught by example, Send among
them practical farmers and mechanics and they will
soon engage in those departments OF useful industry so
ar at least may crequisits for comfortable suoss
fence. Until that period instruction and advice OF
any kind will be OF little avail.
With regard to the country they inhabit-it is richly
endowed, by the hand OF nature. with the qualities des
rabie Tor the purposes Of agriculture There
sive praires and forests and intervals OF excellent land
cultivation Although not suited to dense population so
wen as some other portions of country it abundant
III extent and fertility Tor the OF all the lndanswh
ample rivers and a most deli ghttul climate.
The experiment now proposed for perpetua,ing the In
dian race, MIR. +. rcmarkcd-if it
ny dhcues and expense, yet seemed the only at all
feasible, in the present state OF things Until they
Withdrawn from the vicinity Of the whites, but little inn
provement can be expected in their condition. Ii remains
Tor the community to encourage and sustain the pbilan-
throplc attempts of the government in this benevolent
dertaking.
Mr. Ellsworth, spoiosizing for OBTAINING the company
begged leave TO offer the following sentiment:
The dborigines Of our eounry-They leave with
row the land we delight to nhsbit: while sympaihize
IN their suferings extend the hand of Justice and
charity to ameiora,e their condition
BY e. j. McCurdy, E.q. OF the House of Representa-
mves-Ihe Yankee notion If .Niiiyying hard times
Not by high words but by hard work and hard fare.
Interesting 10 fdrmers.-we have seen at the shop of
Mr. Caleb Edwards blacksmith, in this town, a cutting
box oil his own invention, which is certainly great i'm
provement over those in common The superiority
consists in the of circular knife which cuts from The
OPERATOR nseadot otcdrds him. and requiring but half
the power necessary in the common kind. In expedition
somewhat SUPERIOR but the great advantage is the
saving OF labor Ii has been examined by great num-
Der OF persons, who pronounce it valuable invention
Farmers are invited To call and judge Tor themselves
UincheSttr Republican.
The LATE MIR. MEADE's SALE.-The sale OF i'm.
proved Durham short orns belonging to the estate of the
late Richard X Meade, took place Wedne sday last
near White Post in this county. From gentleman who
was present, have obtained the following list the
sales, which will be interesting many of readers
"A large numh of persons atended-among them
raj from the lower counties and the South Branch the
Potomac The stock it known, is not the full bred Dur
man, but mixture oi that breed with strac valley
The older cattle may he called, in reference the Dur
ham stock hn biooed the younger which is further
cross or MIXTURE quarter 6iooded.
Powell years old, sold to DIR. j. &. Gray, of
Apple pie Ridge, at $40 90
Frederick, two years old sold 10 Col Bunguc-
rant, Buckingham, 40 90
Jackson, years old, Bishop Meade, w. POST 100 90
John hei!oot, 2yc4rs old, Thomas f. NelsOn,
Henry Berry, Is months old, COrbin Warwick,
GoOcland, tx oO
John Randolph, years old, Alexander FinnelI,
Frederick, SO 90
a rcd yearng, T. F. Nelson near Wildwood, "a 90
One One do Bishop Meade, White Post. 3! 90
One do do do do. 90 90
One red and white do. Robt. Crupprr Paris,
Fauquier, 40 so
Young SENT. with her calf Mr. Warwick,
Goochland I07 90
Jordan, with her calf. Col Bunguerant, Buck ~ ~
ngham, 90 OO
Red Rose, Mr. Nloselcy Buckingham, 80 90
Blossom mother OF Powell and Frederick, Mr..
Warwick, GoOchiand, 10 M
thero nj Lacks O. 1, Till
Wildwood, Al 00
STAKES WIN her cali, Col Bunguerant, OF B., 10 90
NICELY, Mr.. Warwick, Goochdnd, 80 90
Can from same, D months old, Col Bunguerant 81 90
mag, John Alexander, near Millwooh, SO 90
Helen with her cali, George S. KcroOt, near
Bethel, Frederick, 80 90
tChery, with her calf, Bishop Meade, w p, 30 90
DAISY win her calf, WIN. jenkins, Jefferson, 81 90
tJent, Bishop Meade, White Post 25 90
He1ers, principally yearlings.
One to Mr.. Warwick, GoocIand, $780, one to do at
$3O two do at $25 each; to L. f. Nelson near
wildwood, al S2o one TODD. at $780, Bishop Meade
800; one TO Elias Emonds, Fauquer at S2i one to
Col Bungueran', Buckingham, at $40.
BokereH Sheep.
One old ram, sold to Mr.. Sloan at 500 IL
One young do. Hector Bell, near White Post, IL 25
I 1wo ewes and three lambs, Seth Mason, do. Is 50
.Fredcrick Rams
This the improved breed obtained by repeated crosses
from the best sork in the Union, many of the eeces of
which have weighed between 10 and IL lbs un ashed
Hook OF so were ofered-the respective choices of
gle ones went IS follows:
Isl cho'ce, George H. Burwell, Wildwood, so 90
"a DR.. James Hay, Stone bridge, I6 90
3D. Bishop Meade, White Post 80 90
18th Mr.. Warwick, Goochanl, SO 90
OH NJ MIIhaney, Hillsboro, Londoun, II so
The 9th choice went at 16 so, and the sale was soon
Afterwards stopped.
Frederick E,ces
flock oil 49, with 81 lambs, were Sold in lots of two
each, l. e. two ewes, each OF them with one lamb
LIST choice, Thos F. Nelson, Wildwood, 1927 80
20 do. do. 30 90
81 do. do. 81 90
am MIR Warwick, Goochland, 81 90
9TH Bishop Meade White Post 81 90
Oh Mr. Warwick Coochland DC IN
In the succeeding ten lots the prices continued to de-
cline to about $50. These embraced all the lambs
The ewes were then put up in lots of five each-the
choices went off follows
LIST choice, Thos. f. Nelson, near WILDWOOD, $40 90
2d " do do do IS 90
3D. Samuel III. Davis, Winchester, 30 90
ith Bishop Meade, White Post, 20 90
9th BuckBer Ashby, Stone bridge, rs 90
The prices continued TO decline about 500 all being
sold in the neighborhood.
The sales OF sheep exclusive of the fleece which
being put up, sold at 20 l2 cents per h. unwashed
We have letter from eminent wool-stapler in
the interior OF pennsylvania, which ponounces this wool
to be superior to any he had ever
Another letter from manufacturer in PHILADELPHIA
speaks OF il in similar terms of commentator.
The whole amount Of sales was about $4,000, besides
300 or 400 hundred dollars worth OF Frederick rams re.
naming unsold.-V Winchester Rep.
"Ths fine animal passed through Winchester Yesterday on his
way r to Dr. G's farm and excited very general admiration.
ocied by Mr. Meade during his lifetime which could bo
found in valley.-D.
From New York Paper.1
THE BALLOON AsCENT.-We have great pleasure I'm
laying before readers the exed account of the late