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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-08-07
THE WHIG PARTY AND THE PUB
Lie EXPENDITURES.

By letters from States where elections are
now pending. we learn that the Wing orators,
abandoning the theme Of defalcations, which
involves too many Of their own devoted parti-
zans TO be available, rest their main attacks a
gainst the administration upon alleged extrava-
gance in the public expenditures. This is a
very convenient weapon, however unfair may
be the use made Of il. Ii is easy for the most
ignorant Of their orators, as well as the most
knavish, TO state the amount Of expenditures IN
a given year of Mr.. Munroe's administration,
in comparison with given year Of Mr.. Van
Buren's and because the latter exceeds the for
mer, charge the increase. without taking the
trouble TO Investigate or state the true reason,
10 the extravagance Of the Administration. Ii
is their evident hope and expectation, that the
people whom they address will be induced,
without inquiry or consideration, to jump to
the same conclusion, aud vote against the
friends Of the Administration on that account.
In this, as in all other Of their misrepresenta-
tons to mislead the people, they are doomed
TO signal disappointment
Washington was President eight years, John
Adams four years and Mr.. Jefferson eight
Nobody will now question the economy OF Mr..
Jeffsrson's administration Yet the public ex-
pendtures under his administration TAR exceed
cd those under Washington's.
The expenditures Of Jeiierson's last four
wears were 23.927 PAS
Those of Washing tons last years, l2,092,2Oi
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-08-07
Excess Of Madison's admir-.
Ss4,Gls.sl3
Sol 12R 11h

Excess Of Mr.. Monroe $21.73s.175
Thus, the expenditures Of Mr.. Monroes last
4 years nearly doubled Mr. Jefierson's and al
most quadrupled Gen. Washingtons.
So the expenditures Of j. q. Adams's four
years were S5o,5Ol,6l
Deduct Jercrsons last four years 23.727, PAS
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-07-19

and animal physiology, mechanics, &c. &C.
are constantly in action in all its operations
and their practical application developes
every energy of mind or body. New won.
ders are ever being disclosed, and the har.
rnony of nature brought to view, and that
excitement and interest, so necessary IN its
pursuits, is constant, high toned and heal
thy.
We have already spoke Of the unadul
terated pleasure to be derived from rural
pursuits, and we appeal to those who have
had the advantages Of experience, to cor
rect US if we have advanced any thing be-
yond the truth in urging the choice Of an
Agricultural life. We offer these imperfect
considerations at this time for various reas
sons, and among others because we see q
due sense ofthe importance Of agriculture
is beginning to be -iel. by the public, and a
strong desire manifested to elevate its char.
acter, we should regret that this desire
should be disappointed. There is want
of pioneers in the cause OF those who may
disseminate ,hr discoveries Of science and
the observations Of others in the culture Of
the soil, and impress their utility on our
whole farming population. n. V.
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most judicious modes Of its application ID
the land, ,!are either but little understood ot
neglected; for some cart il directly On the
ground and rlough it in, either for turnips
or for corn crops; others spread it upon
old leys; and many lay it out 10 thin heaps
to dry, after which, mix, Il with lime or
dung. Upon this it has been remarked,
by an eminent agriculturist, that ~ reasoa'
ing with farmers upon the cause or PsI1cls
pie by wnicl, they are guided in those diE
fsrent proceedings, The reply is generally
"that it has been their practice to do so-v
that it has answered very well--and that
they know Of no better mode Of treating it."
1t may be observed, that ponds, being usu.
ally placed at the lower parts Of the heldsi
receive after every hard rain, apart Of The
soil, as we'll as Of the substances. with:
which they have been manured. u the
ponds be large and deep, they may also
acquire much decayed vegetable matter,
arising from the aquatic plants with which
such pools usually abound and if near the
yards at which cattle are commonly water.
ed, they must likewise receive a portion Of
their dung; such mud is, therefore, pastiy
cularly applicable to iigh. soils, both as con,
tanning nutritive matter, and adding to tho
consistency Of the land. The most cdn,-
mon time of mudding ponds, is during the
summer months, when it is usual to 10, the
slime lie near the edge of the pond, until
the water is drained from il. A spot il
then marked, either upon head land OF
the field upon whi:h it is to be laid, OF as
near it as possible; of a size to raise conf
post of either lime or dung. esYe s
If dung can be had, the best mode OF
preparing this manure, is . to 10y q founda'
ton of about foot or foot and a half 10
depth, of an oblong form, and not more
than eight feet in width, upon which lhs
freshest yard dung is laid to about double
that depth; then thin layer of mud after
which, alternate laysrs Of mud and dung,
until the heap be raised to about five OF SO
feet in height keeping the sides and ends
square, and coating, the whole with n1ld
at least twice q, different periods. go
Ifouick lime be used, aud here remains
any moisture 10 The mud scourinssi! viii
be sufficiently fallen for turning, in few
days, buff the compos. be made with farm
yard dung, it may require to remain sig OF
eight weeks to ferment and decompose, be.
fore it is in a proper state for turning. TO
form them, In the first instances with beth
quick lime and manure, is injudicious :the
former ought never to be brought IN cpn'
| rurr WITH ItTS tatrur-rthouyh- -tnaaares may
ba adYantaseously Incorporated with az. oil
compost. in which little lime has been
used. 1, appears the better mode TO apply
it in the latter end Of autnm, or the early
part of winter, and to bush.barrow il well
after i. has been hardened by frost.=-Rrt,
ush Husbaniry. aaI
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From the Philadelphia North American,
Letters By the Way. -

had heard so much about ,he beauty
and fertility of the interior Of Kentucky, that
| could not deny myself The pleasure of an
excursion Of two or three days from LOUISE
vile to Lexington. The weather was op.
pressively hot and dry, and on that account,
| did not enjoy the ride of IS miles over
one Of the finest Macadamized roads in the
country, so much as | should have done
under different circumstances but upon the
whole, this flying visit was highly interest
ing. The first part of the way is through
Jefferson County, which is quite tod levelto
please my eye, though the soil IS extremely
ricn. Finer fields of hemp aud corn it
would ! presume, be Difficult. to find In any
part of the state. The forest trees. espe.
cally the tulip, the ash and the black wal.
nut, are of prodigious size. Besides these
varieties, the berch and the sugar maple
are the principal. There is SOME hickory,
but It does not seem just now to be very
popular 10 Kentucky ,.@
The first town ofany importance through
which you pass, is Shel1yri2e thirty miles
from Louisville. It is an old town, and
Judging from its general appearance. rather
on the decline than Aourishing. % miles
more bring you to Frankfort, the prrsent
scat of government it lies in a deep valley
on the Kentucky river. On every sidethe
hills rise abruptly to the height Of hun
drei and fifty. or Two hundred feet, and were
all once clothed with fine growth offorest
trees. On the south side these have been
mostly cut down, suppose for fircwood,
leaving the declivity bare and sterile and
II dare say, the rage for this kind Of im.
provsment, will in a little time reach tho
other primitive and towering occupants Of
these hills. You have full and somewhat
romantic view of Frankfort just before YOU
enter the town. There it lies a, your feet
with its state.house, it's penitentiary, and it's
two or three small churches. Il does no!
contain more than two or three thousand 10.
habitants, and there is but little room kf,
in the valley for new streets and new hou.
ses. The hotel at which we stopped, has
large bar and poor accommodations at
least they would be pronounced so in any
eastern town of the smallest pretensoas.
What can be the policy Of roofing up the
legislature ofths noble state of Kentucky in
this lutte poorly built town, her WISE men
ought to know, and ifthey are satisfied, why
should strangers complain. s
| About Shelbyville and all the way thence
to Frankfort The surface is uneven, and the
soil is comparatively poor. Midway be.
tween Frankfort and Lexington, and about
thirteen miles from each, is Versailles. sa
old tewa bu. having hnls to CRAFTY shs
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-07-19

gradually escapes. It will hence be evi.
dent, that if the wounded ends be carefully
sealed so as to prevent the escape Of nois.
ture, the native and vital sap of the plant
will be retained much longer than it could
otherwise have been and consequently the
graft or cutting has much more extended
opportunity to lind nourshment and subss.
tence in its new residence than could be the
case if the sap have full opportunity to
evaporate.
But the preservation oftnis internal and
vivifying moisture is not the only advantage
of sealing tho wounded ends ofcu.tings. /.
is we are confident, fact, that the adnis.
sion of water into the circulation Of trees
without passing through tho assimilating
process Of permeating the rind of the pl ,nt
IS certain death 10 all the parts Of the shoot
which it touches. This beliefis founded on
strict observation and careful experiment.
In many instances buds have been inserted
in young trees during rain, and 10 every
case, so far as we recollect, in which drop
Of water insinuated itself into the incision,
the bud failed to grow. Crafts inserted in
wet weather have commonly been far from
exhibiting a pleasing success. And on
taking up growing cutting from the ground
it will be generally found that the lower
extremity exhibits portion Of dead wood.
These facts induce the opinion, that by
sealing the ends of Cuttings the natural
moisture and life are not only preserved
from evaporation, but injurious and deadly
influences are prevented from access to the
heart and life ofthe shoot.
If the above remarks and facts are cor.
rect, the sealing of the wounded ends Of all
gratis, cuttings, and even branches OF
pruned trees, is entirely philosophical, and
highly conducive to safety in their trans
poriation and planting.
New Orleans Observer.
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taken very considerable number Of
acres"
Ifsuch Is the saving tha. may be made
by substituting labor for land in feeding
cows, we think the subject well worthy the
attention Of dairy men and milk men espe'
cially in the vicinity of our cities. II oy
employing the labor Of one man through the
summer months in carrying the grass to the
cows instead of allowing them to gather or
trarple it down for themselves, twenty
cows could be kept on land that now sup
ports only ten, we think there can be no
question as to the profit. Only the best and
sweetest grasses can be used for carrying
but where meadows Of this kind exist, and
by proper attention to draining, nanuring,
and seeding, all may be made such; the
quantity Of grass that may be- taken from
them BY successive cuttings is great. Be.
cause our medows, the grass standing till
nearly ripe before moving, does not spring
up at once, It by no means follows that
when cut green, while the circulation is &C.
tive and the roots vigorous that such would
not be the case. Indeed, the rapidly With
which the grasses spring up in our rich pas.
lures after being fed down by cattle, Is suf.
6cient proof of what nature is able to ac-
complish when the efforts ase not checked,
but aided, by the skill of the husbandman.
Genesee IN. w. Farmer.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-07-19
Irult Trees.

The new method Of raising fruit trees
BY planting the scious, is great desidera.
,um 10 the art Of obtaining good fruit
It has many advantages over grating,
because it is more expeditions, and requires
no stock or tree. They may be planted
where they are required to stand, and the
labor for one day will be sufficient to plant
out enough for large orchard. after the
scions are obtained. The method Of pre-.
paring the plant is as follows: Take the
scion as for grating, and at any time after
the 6rst Of February, and until the buds
begin TO grow considerably, and dip each
end Of the shoot 10 melted pitch, wax, or
tallow. and bury it in the ground, the buds
uppermosf, whilst the body lies in hori.
zon,al position, and at the dep:h Of two or
three inches. We are informed that trees
obtained in this way will bear in three or
four years from the time Of planting. We
have no doubt Of the practicability Of this
method of obtaining fruit. A gentleman in
this vicinity tho last season planted twenty
acres of different kinds Of pears, which mp.
pear to flourish. The composition ne
used was melted shoemaker's wax.
CulHuutor.
Whether the method Of propagating fruit
trees above urged be an Improvement or
not may admit Of snme doubt. but OF the
advantage of sealing the cut end Of scIons
attended either for planting or grating, we
have no doubt whatever. Every one who
has observed the difference in the season.
ing Of timber from which the bark has been
removed, and that on which it is allowed 10
remain, is sensible that very little, if any
moisture escapes from wood through the
pores of the bark, while it readily passes of
through the minute vessels ofthe wood. II
cannot have escaped the notice Of most o.
readers that timber with the bark on be-
gins 10 shrink 6rst at the end which Is Gu
cats--and that through this wounded par
+! the moisture Of other parts OF the tres
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Feeding Milch Cows.

Natural grass is the first and best Of all
food for cows and where this can be Oh.
tanned in sufficient quantities, nothing fur.
ther can be desired. Sweet and nulricious
grass gives a richness and favor to milk,
altainable fiom no o;her source and which
milk produced from grains, disliller's wash
or roots, can never equal. OF grasses, lu'
cerne is considered the best, and ciovers
mex, and as lucerne cannot with proprlety
be considered one of our cultivated grasses,
perhaps we have nothing in this country that
excels white clover for imparting peculiar
richness and even fragrance to milk. The
grasses are best for the cow when edgreen
but the bes, method of feeding lhe grass to
the animal has been matter Of some dispute.
The common method Of turning the COW
into the field at once occasions the least
trouble, perhaps, but it is also the most waste.
full; and where economy is 10 be consulted,
some other method Of feeding may be
found preferable. Curwen found by expe.
rience that three acres Of good grass, cut
and fed to the cows, supplied 80 mllch
cows with 25 lbs. each during 200 days.
Their other food was, hay Of which they
consumed little, and their health was excel.
lent, and their milk superior. Mr.. Curwen
observes, "that to have supplied similar
number of cows with like quantity for the
same period, would, in the usual way OF
management, have required rs acres ol
land for its production. And to have
grazed such q number of COWS at liberty
that length of time must, tits Obvious, have
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these farms all grains. seeds, implements,
machinery, &c. &C., and an agricultural
school might be attached to it.
Such plans, or similar, ones, have been
repeatedly suggested; but it seems, that as
YET, the public mind has not been sufficient.
y enlightened to be ripe for it. l think,
However, that every agricultural journal
ought to urge It, until the subject is taken
up, and some such plan adopted"
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-07-19
From the Monthly Genesee Farmer.
Farming,

One of the missionaries of the South Sea
Islands, in speaking ofthe tardy results for
some years of the efforts at civilization and
chr,s'ianization of the natives, stated that
the great difficulty lay in convincing the
inhabitants of those islands that they had
wants. When this was done, the way to
Improvement was open. We think it has
been a good deal so with the farmer. The
great difficulty in the improvement Of agrL
culture has arisen from the fact, that the
great majority Of farmers imagine that they
had nothing TO learn. They had no vants.
Their system, in their estimation, was per.
feet, and there was of course no room for
Improvement. With many, it is still the
same but there are thousands, and the
number Is daily increasing, who feel they
have wants, and have set about supplying
them in the best manner they are able.-
The spirit of inquiry is clearly abroad /;
farmers no longer deem the method Of
their fathers, or the system Of their own,
perfecuon, and they are anxious to adopt
the best modes,-those approved alike by
science and sound sense, whether sanctioned
by age or modern Innovation.
The breeding Of cattle, sheep and swine,
10 ono ofthe things in which experianeo tus
demonstrated the possibility ofmaking great
For making bees 90 yiola-
ing milk anu butter, it is proved that some
animals are from so to loo per cent better
than others; and it has also been proved,
that these peculiar qualities may be perpetu.
ated, and by becoming constitutional in the
beast, no, liable to deteriorate or wear out.
So with the sheep. Only compare the form
of the Bakewell, or the wool oflhe merno,
with the ungainly carcases and coarse wool
of The d breeds, and the most bigoted must
admit The improvement 10 these respects.
And if any man persists in rearing or feed.
irg the long, lean. ever-squealng swine OF
former days, 10 preference to the short leg.
ged, thick bodied, and easily falted, such as
the quiet Berkshire or Chinese, or some
valuable crosses with these and other i'm.
proved breeds, why he Is unworthy the
name of farmer, that is all.
The rotation of crops is another thing,
which has given vast impulse to modern
husbandry, and may be regarded as one OF
the greatest improvements which the wants
ofths community have yet suggested. The
former method was to cultivate piece of
ground till it was worn out, and then leave
i, to recruit ,ts energies as i, best could. A
meadow was moved annually, and the crop,
unless in uncommon cases, soon became
of little value. Alternating. ploughing and
moving lands was not thought Of; but OK.
perience shows that this system, when con.
Meeting with pasturage, is the only one that
can improve and enrich, instead Of impov.
erishing and running soil.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-07-19
From the New England Farmer,
Pond Mud,

The mud from ponds, when they are
cleaned out, has always been an object Of
attention TO farmers, so fas as regards is
COLLECTION; bu. it must be presumed that its
different properties, and consequently the
State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-10
NAPOLEON AND TALMA.

The following letter is extracted from Col.
Maceroni's Life and Adventures, singularly
interesting publication. The Col. was Aide
de- Camp 10 aiurat. King of Naples.
My dear Talma,-I have fought like lion
for the Republic; but, my good friend Talma,
as nv reward, / am left to die with hunger.
am at the end of all my resources; that mi
SCRABBLE fellow Aubry, Then Mi lister OF War;
leaves me in the mire, when he might do
something for me. ! feel that have the
power of doing more than Generals Santerre
and Rossgnol, and yet they cannot find a
corner for me in La Vendee, or elsewhere, to
give me employment! You are happy-youl
depends upon yourself alone Two
hours passed on the boards, bring you before
the public, whence all glory emanates; hut
for bs soldiers we are forced to pay dearly
for fame upon an extensive stage, and after
we are not allowed to retain it. Therefore
do not repent the path YOU have chosen. Re-
main upon YOUR theatre. Who knows if [
shall ever make my appearance again upon
mine? have seen Nonvel "a distinguished
comedian and dramatic wliter:) he is true
friend. Barras president of the Directory
makes me fine promises; but will he keep
them? doubt il. In the mean time, ] am
reduced to my last sous. Have you few
crowns TO spare me? | will not reject them,
and promise TO pay You out Of the first king
dom shall win by my sword. How happy
were the heroes of Ariosto; they had rot to
depend upon a minister Of warl-Acieu, your
afiSetionate,
BUONAPARTE
State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-10
sATE SAFETY OF THE us1os


He held on to the boat for few minutes
till they got outside, and then swan to the
rocks, where he found the little pleasure.
boat, and entering it, followed in the track
of the larger vessel IN time TO save the life
of Mrs. Clements and that of her sister. The
sun is setting, sir" said the samphire gath.
erer, touching his hat to me. 4 must be
going homewards. Mayhap,' he added. as
he turned away on his path, lone of theee
days, when you are strolling on the rocks be-
low, sir, yau will look at the cavern where
Mr.. Clements found his wife. You can i'm
aglne much better than can describe what
must have been their feelings in such place,
and at such time. Good evening sir"
State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-10

INGENIOUS SMUGGLINo.--An ingenious
mode Of smuggling tobacco and cigars from
Holland has been lately discovered. which is
perhaps, without a parallel in the history OF
the contraband trade. A ship called Lord
Strangford, now lying alongside Brewers
quay, was entered 1t the customhouse in the
ealIy part of the week with cargo Of timber
for Rotterdam. The logs were about to be
landed, when an accident induced the captain
to examine them, and it was found that the
logs of wood were hollow, and were filed
with tobacco and cigars, a plug being insert
ed at each end Of the same color as the wood.
One of the logs having become warped by
the weather, the plug fell out, and discovered
the fraud intended on the revenue. On ex.
aiming the remainder Of the timber it was
found that large hole, about six inches in
diameter, had been scooped out Of each and
filled with tobacco. The captain immediate.
ly gave information 10 the customs, and the
contreband cargo was seized and landed on
Saturday. The quantity Of tobacco and CT
gars, exceeded FIVE tons, and the value is
upwards OF $4,000.