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Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

"SHoor LOWER said Wise to Graves
as he levclled his deadly rifle at his vic
tim--Cilley.--He did "shoot lomer," and
since that day has walked forth in the
world the guilty murderer of man who
never injured him.
The same man who in that dark hour
whispered "shoot lower' was chosen by
the united Swing and conservative" vote,
in secret ballot member of a committee
to investigate the defalcation of Swart-
won't. What but one sided and partial
report, can we expect from this commit
tee.--ORtario Ness.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

Business for Ld,eyers.-In one county alone,
in Mississippi, (Amite, )three hundred and TWEEN.
ty cases have been docketed for trial at the
Spring term of the Circuit Court. Some OF the
eminent legal gentlemen, in our city, that we
have at present in our minds eye, and who are
not overburthened with retainers, would do well
to visit our sister state-La. IN. o. Adr.
The Advocate gave currencyto the number
of cases stated above-as usual, dealing in small
matters 1t would seem that it affords pleasure
to the Advocate to record the sufferings Of our
citizens But the "Busihess for Lawyers" Is
not SO great after all, as the member OF cases
would indicate. The Court adjourned on the
10Th inst, [Friday,l having disposed of the
"three hundred and twenty cases. alluded to
in little over four days The Hon. Jas Wal
ker presided.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

WING PATRIoTsM-The Wings of the present
day are as INSCRIPTIONS and as foolish as their
predecessors, the National Republicans and the
Eederalists. They have all the will, but they
want the brains, to turn circumstances to ac-
count in their pursuit of power. One of the
mares nests found by Wise and his colleagues;
seems to strike them with patriotic horror. They
weep over it as one of the most monstrous abu-
ses of the present administration, and one alone
for which they merit implement. This fragrant
outrage consists in few office holders in New
Y orh paying from fifteen to one hundred dollars
to support political canvass! Well, this was
indeed awful! Docs not somebody contribute
to the funds hich pay the expense of all cleo
tions for all parties! Aud who has u better right
to contribute their mite to support tie republic
can flag on high, than those who hold offices of
profit They certainly ought not to be exempt
from such tax; yet, from the hue and cry rails
cd by these Wings, one would he led TO think
that those in office ought to be free from the ex
pense, which must be borne by Others o the par
ty perhaps not more able to bear it, This cry
only shows that the Wings have neither sense
nor tact to get into office; and, ifaccdent should
chance to place them there, as it did in the cleo
ton of John z. Adams, they would soon lay
claims to such monstrous powers as would close
their career at the next election. One would
suppose that the " higs never raised fund to
carry on their war for power and official sway.
Who contributed to the ten thousand dollar
fund, to establish a certain Wing paper not one
hundred miles from Jacxson2 Did no asprant5
for public favor shell out tic rhino or subscribe
for this object! These Wings forget the fable
of the Lawyer and the Farmer V,c1s5urg Sen
hncl
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

From most able and well timed Edi-
torial Of the GLOBE of Monday last, we
have cut the following and assure the CON
ductors of that press, that we viii forward
the desired information, so soon as it can
be obtained In addition thereto, we may
perhaps astonish the uninitiated,, by show
ing that certain great ones in the employ
Of the Federal government, have used
their official stations, either negatively or
positively, to break down tho Democracy
OF this city. For the present, however,
we only hint at this fact, intending here
after ''to give tho worst Of names to the
worst ofdeeds," and throw the concentra-
ted rays ola highly polished mirror, upon
the actors in those scenes of treacherv,
and fix "the counterfeit presentment'' be-
fore the public gaze Baltimore Rep.
''As the National Intelligencer has a.
gain raised the old chant Of prescription
OF office holders, we must beg the favor of
our friends connected with the pressin Inc
different States where tho Wings hold 4
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

ELECTION IN NEW HAMPsmRE We gave the
result of the late election in our last, bat must
refer to it again in order to congratulate the
friends Of the cause that has gained so signal a
triumph over all the factions that united in the
opposition The modern Democrats (the Wings
are trying to steal this name,) az they would
wish to be considered, foretoId a great gain to
their party, and indeed went so far az to say
they would be triumphant! But how is it,
PAGE has been elected Governor by majority
Of over 1000 votes, and every thing in prepare
ton.
New Hampshire is the native state of LEVI
WOODBURY., and ofcourso he is there best known
In-this state, to effect the election, the speeches
OF the federal fre-eaters, Wise, Prenliss, Meni-
fec and Others on the defalcations, were dealt
out with liberal hand, and what has been the
RESULT Let the returns of the election tell
What a rebulIe to federal and bank bought de-
chalmers on defalcation! The people believe not
the doctrine preached by tho leaders of the cru
sadss against the men of their choice, therefore
each boisterous effort may be considered an un-
necessary wear and tear of lungs Gentlcd feds,
you arc engaged in an uphill business.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

To DEMOCRATIC PAPERs.-D Democratic papers
throughout the Union, would do the party great
service if the would pubisha list of Wing Office
holders under the General Government, or IN.
der democratic state Administration, in their
respective districts-and if they will send them
to us, we will republish them, that we shall
then see to what extent this horrible proscrip.
ton, prated about by the Wigs, is carried =
let them copy this article, that the subject may be
taken np seriously. We consider the salvation
of our party to depend upon a reform in these
matters MetgOpoLis.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

The editor ofthe Vicksburg Sentinel
publishes long article on the subject Of
Bank abuses, in which the Union Bank is
made to figure largely. We extract such
portion as relates to advances made on
cottou:-=tb
"While on this subject, we might as
well inquire how many bales Of cotton the
Union Bank has received? Has she yet
received one haIfof what she has advan.
ced on? We will give the history of her
system Of advancing on cotton, from which
il will appear that some of her agents
have given their receipts for thousands OF
bales of cotton three month ago, not one
of VIII CHI has ever yet been delivered, and
much off we have reason to believe ne
yer will be delivered to the bank or its
agents. A SPECTATOR will 90 to the bank
agent, Cor instance at Natchez, and get a
receipt for tho delivery of one thousand
balca Of cotton. With this receipt he
proceeds to Jackson, gives his note, and
gets sixty thousand dollars in shin-pIas-
tiers. With this money he goes to work
and buys Gotten. But us the market has
been a rising one this year, the specula-
tor, though he purchased rocklessly, will
still make a profit, and he will be too
smart to let the Bank bavc the cotton.
lie will sell it at an advance in New Or
leans. or ship it to england and get an ad-
vance ofsixty dollars bale in Louisiana
finds. AS soon as the Union Bank gets
her second batch Of post-notes out, the
Spectator can buy themup in New Or
leans or Mississippi at l5per cent, dis
count ard pay The bank or go into some
o,her speculation One thing is certain,
The bank will not get one half the cotton
she has advanced on, neither will she ever
collect one half Of the debts she viii make
The first year fthe cotton market had
been declining or variable this year, the
Union Bank facilitates would have ruined
several spectators.
"Tbc system itsoifgiyes rise to false
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

IJ,Aftcr several unsuccessful efforts to elect
member to Congress from the fourth Congress.
sional District of Mass, the Democrats have at
length succeeded in clecting their candidate,
PARMENTER; thus it appears Bank and Federal
Influence has not nutalized patriotism entirely,
even in Massachusetts.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

CoNGREssIoNAL----IVc have received
from Mr. Calhoun copy Of his speech On
the bill introduced by Crittenden of Ken.
lucky, to prevent the Interference of Fed.
eral officers in elections. Its breyity,
completeness, and unity of logic, make it
matter Of regret that the busy season Ct
the year does not allow us to present il 70
our readers entire in a single paper. The
remainder Of it will appear to morrow,
and TO the whole we invite the especial
attention Of the reader The vehement
effort Of the Wings, under cover of these
abused words ''pairiotism," liberty &c
to exclude by Congressional Legislation,
class of men from the common privileges
Of citizens, to cast the letters of Federal
power over the State elections, and thus
set precedent Of Interference in matters
that belong rghtfully to the States---to
lay a tariff 10 tie election franchise lie
another warning Of the necessity of over
watching the specious designs of that pc.
ljtcal party, who hold that Congress is
above the Constitution Charleston EIer.
curry
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

nIrThe Troy Budget says the federal papers
are mahiiesting their spleen and disappointment
at the result of the New Hampshire election, in
their old way. They call the freemcn of that
State IGNORANT AND BENIGHTED. 1t is high
compliment to the Independent yeomanry Of
the Granite Mountains to be thus barked at by
federal city puppies
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

On Monday, the 2gth inst, the appraisers and
commissioners Of the Union Bank will meet in
Liberty, for the purpose of correcting papers,
&C., of subscribers for stock in that institution:
it is their intention to continue from day to day
until they examine them all, and correct those
that can be corra cted.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

GEN. H. S. FooTE.--The Gen. has returned
from visit to Texas. We learn frSm a cores.
pondencc originally published in the Texas Tel
cgraph, that Foote has been selected by some OF
the people of tina: young Republic, TO write the
History of it. Gen. + has consented to become
tho historian Of Texas. 1t was not true, as ru-
mored, that he was appointed Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

gJMenifee, of KY, ofpanic noteriety. is not
candidate for reelection to Congress-he has
discovered that he cannot make the people b.
lieve bis harangues, nor scratch his head with
his elbow; so he gives it up.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

YIN, BIDDLE has resigned the presidency OF
the United States Bank of Pa, and Thos. Dun
lap has been elected to Eli his place.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20
p T. A Nc u 8 R .
LIBERTY, SATURDAY. APRIL 30, 1899

a-I-The price for announcing candidates will
be Sl0,- no name will be announced unless by
particular request.
III We have been authorized to announce
T. J. .SPURLUCK
as a candidate for State Legislature, at the
ensuing November election.
uTWe have been authorized by the friends Of
AARON BUTLER, Sr.
to announce him as a candidate for State Legi-
stature, at the ensuing November election.
W We have been authorized to announce
AARON ROBINSON
as candidate for the Office Of SHERIFF, at
the next November election.
STEPHEN X. DAVIS
Has authorised us to announce him as a candi-
date for reelection to the Office of Clerk of the
Probate Court of Amite CouAty, at the ensuing
November election.
~ We are authorized to announce
GEO. G.. M'KNABB
I7Opposod to the GALLON LAW in all shapes
as Candidate for STATE LEGISLATURE,
for Pike county at the ensuing November cleo
ton.
1r We have been authorized to announce
WADE ii. GIBSON
as candidate for the Office of SHERIFF, of
Pike county, at the next November election.
~ We have been authorized to announce
BARTON LEA
as candidate for the office of SHERIFF, of
Pike county, at the next November election.
az We have been authorized to announce
JESSE billiard
as candidate for the office of Assessor and Col
lsctor for Amte county, at the next November
election.
We have been requested to announce
E. NJ. DAVIS, as a candidate for re-
election to the Office of Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Amite county, at the en-
suing election, in November next.
nITWe are authorized to announce
ELISHA L. TARVER, as a candidate
nr the Office of Assessor and Collector of
Amite county, at the next Nov. election.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

permanent, or have achieved a temporary
ascendancy, to make out list ofthe pro.
scrihod from Office, on the part of the Do
mocracy, under the respective Wing re-
gmen to which they have been subject.
ed. We especially ask this favor from
the Editors Of the Albany Argus, of the
Evening Post or New Era for New York
city, the Augusta Age, Of the Hartford
Times, of the Trenton Emporium, of the
Pennsylvania Reporter, ofthe Pennsylya:
han or the Zines for Philadelphia, Of tho
Ohio Statesman, Baltimore Republican,
Vermoiit4striot, and Louisville Advert.
ser. The Editor Of the Boston Post will
do us the favor, for Massachusetts, to make
ND a computation of the number of State
Offices, and how many are held by Dem
ocrats-probably the same mode of show
ing the pIoscrptive dealing of Federalism
with the Democracy, where the latter has
for wears been in the minority, would be
the most appropriate and practicable mode
of exposing the theory and practice Of
the opposition in regard 10 Office hold.
ing. 1t is to this object we wish to ap-
ply the statistics we solicit from our
friends.
1t is our intention, on obtaining the
statements we solicit, TO present them
at one view to the public, that the whole
country may at once DO enabled to ap.
preciate the sincerity of Federal sym
pathy--being, as it is pretended, above
all political or party considerations.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20
uTThe correspondent Of the National lnteili

UTThe correspondent Of the NAtIoHaI IHIoHI'
genccr writes thus from New York;
"There is growing up in this State some nos
tiIity between tho frce.banking banks Ghc-.n.
chartered banks, the end Of which it is difficult
10 foresee. As the charters Of the old banks OK
pire, there is an unwillingness on the part oil
the new banks to SEQ them have an cspiciai char
ter renewed; for, it. is argued with much force,
two currencies cannot well co-exst, and that,
as the State has begun the experiment OF free
BANKS il is its duty to go with il as long as II
works we'll. The subject is before the Legs
laturc
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

hood and fraud, while 1t encourages reek-
lessnoss and corruption
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20

nTNo important news from Maine.
Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-04-20
STEPHEN II. DAVIS

Has authorised us to announce him as a candi-
date for reelection to the office of Clerk of the
Probate Court of Amite CouAty, at the ensuing
November election.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-07-16

it by mixing other materials, taking into the &C.
count all the additional expense of labor.
Another thing is, to keep the hogs at work.
By keeping good supply of hogs, and accom-
'modating them with materials 10 work with,they
will add much to farmers stock of ma
nure.
Some farmers are adverse to the credit system
to supply their hogs with materials TO work
with to fill their cow yards and barn cellars
with muck, &c. and to give one, two, and three
years credit is too much This is one impoM
ant reason why so little Improvement is made
in farming. l believe there are the materials
OH almost every farm, and means within the
reach of almost every farmer, to enrich his farm
to almost any extent.
Suppose person TO make a certain addition
al quantity of manure; consequently in the
same proportion the products Of his farm will
be increased; from which, by spending the
farm will again increase the manure, so on, TN
til his farm may be enriched without limit
Finally, believe that if all the farmers would
pay their attention 10 making manure and en-
riching their farms that their interest requires
the Western fever would be less prevalent u
mong us, and our young men, instead of leav-
ing the farms of thel fathers would learn from
experience that they may be amply repaid for
all their TOLL and that the cultivation Of the earth
is second to no other employment.
Yours, with sincere respect,
JOSEPH How.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-07-16
METHOD OF TAKING THE WHALE.
From "IIhe Natural History and Fishery
of The Sperm Whale," by Thomas Beale,
Surgeon.

Surgeon.
Let the reader suppose himself on the deck
of a South Sea man, cruising in the North Pa
cific Ocean, at its Japanese confne-he may be
musing over somo past event, the ship may be
sailing gently along over The smooth ocean, eve
rythiug around solennlv still, with the sun pour
ing its intense rays with dazzling brightness
suddenly the monotonous qretude is broken by
an animated voice from the mast head, eXclaim-
ing tThere she Sprouts p The captain starts
Gu deck in an instant, and inquiries, "Where
away p But perhaps the next moment, every
one aloft and on deck, can perceive an enormous
whale lying about quarter of a mile from the
ship, on the surface Of the sea, having just come
up Ito breathe-his large "hGmb projecting
three feet out of the water-when ut the end of
every ten seconds, the spout is seen rushing from
the fore part of his enormous head, followed by
the cry of every one on honrd, who join heart
and soul i'm the chorus of There again !! keep
ing time with the duration of the spout. But
while they have been looking, few seconds
have expired-lhey rush into the boats, (which
are directly lowered 10 receive them-and in two
| minutes from the time of first observing the
whale, three or four boats are down, and are
darling through the water with their utmost
speed, towards their intended svctm, perhaps
accompanied with song from the headsman,
who urges the quick and powerfully plying of the
oar with the common whaling chant of
"Away, my boys, away, my boys tbs time fol
to 60.
But while they are rushing along, the whale
is breathing they have yet perhaps some dis
lance to pull before they can get a chance OF
striking him with the harpoon. His 'spoutings
are nearly OUT he is about to descend, or he
hears the boats approaching. The few people
left on board, and who are anxionsly watching
the whale and the gradual appronch of the
boats, excalm, 'Ah, he is going down y Yet he
sponts again, but slowly the water is again
seen agtateG around him; the spectators or
board, with breathless anxiety, think they per
ceive his small rising in preparation for his de-
scent. He will I've lost they exclaim,. for the
boats are not near enough to strike him--and
the men are still bending their oars in each
boat with all their strength, to- claim the honor
of the first blow with the harpoon. The
bow boat has the advantage of being nearest te
the whale the others, for fear of disturbing the
unconscious monster now doomed to droE
astern One more spout is seen slowly curling
forh-t is his ast,this rising-hs small is bent
his enormous tail is expected to appear every in
slant, but the boat shoots rapidly alongside
f the gigantic creature. Peak your oars J! e eh,
claims the mate and directly they flourish IN ihe
) air the glistening harpoon is seen above INT
head of the harpooner; in an instant 1t Is daf'e'
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-07-16
THE FARMER.

HILLING PoTAToEs. The time of the year
has nearly arrived when the finishing touch is
usually put to the killing of potatoes. From re-
cent observation, it appears that considerable
error has obtained in the practice of most farm
ers on this subject. BY many, the quantity of
earth in hill seems to have been taken as a
true index of the word, and the killing esteem
ed we'll done or i'll done only as the hills were
large or small
No occupation offers more matter for rehec-
ton than that of the farmer. The nature of the
plant which he cultvates, as well as the soil on
which it grows, is always to be kept in view /;
and it is only by so doing, that the greatest
amount of produce possible is to be obtained
from given quantity of land, "a nd given amount
of labor.
We assisted, in the fall OF 1887, in digging
hill of potatoes which gave full peck, many
of them large size, and all the product of n
single sprout, Which was pulled from potatoe
at planting time, and set by itself on level ground
in garden, and not hilled at all during the sum
mer. The mother potatoe, from which the
sprout was taken also, by the same level mode
of cultivation yielded full peck Of potatoes,
which were dug at the same time. These po-
tatoes were planted In good soil, and kept
clear Of weeds, and the ground stirred
and kept loose to permit light and air to pene-
trate the surface freely and their produce was
such as to satisfy any reasonable mind of the
inutility of making large hills and condemn the
practice as strongly as it is rejected by rational
theory. 1t is Irue thatin spite OF the killing :,
good crops of potatoes and corn are obtained on
good land, by the help of abundance of manure
This, however, does not show advantage from
killing as much as it does The fact that the op.
erations of nature are not easily baf1led. Effort
after effort is put forth, from time to time, by
the struggling vegetable, to accommodate itself
in it's new position, relative to sun and atmos
phere, as it is covered deeper and deeper at the
covers FROM so nd f. Y j aa is nn
tender rootlets to the surface in quest ofdew and
sunshine, before, with the kindest feelings. it is
most numerically buried still deeper than be-
foreand left,a best it may, to wage its last con-
fct and successfully penetrate the superincum-
bent mass of clods and rubbish, and renew its
entire set of surface roots, fail of accomplish
ing the great object which seems 10 animate.the
whole vegetable kingdom the production OF
its kind.-HampShire Gazette.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-07-16

in Chestnut street. young gentleman was be-
hind the counter, busy engaged with his pen,
when the young lady enquired "Pray sir, have
you nothing else to do p" The gentleman jump.
ed from his desk, as If eectrifed-he stamner-
ed-looked confused, and replied -Ye-yes
-n-n--no-nothing else to do, Miss" The
blushing maiden was so amused with the look
of the bewildered youth, that, no longer able to
contain her ,nerfimeni, she pressed her handker-
chief to her laughing lips, and vanished, ere the
gentleman had fairly recovered from his shock.
-PhiL u. s. Gazette.