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Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

name TO sound from province to province.
And who sha II say that this had not to do
with his being appointed COMMANDMENTS
chief? Who shall say that the defeat Of
Braddock had not something TO DO with ca
pitulation at Yorktown? But take another
instance from our revolutionary annals ::
this is what fellow soldier says of Wash
ington's bearing at Brandywine. t was
written directly after the battle. After an
interesting detnil Of the event of the day,
the writer says: 81 shall follow the usual
custom Of the drama, by introducing the
greatest hero last The character of our
worthy general needs no euologum. He
is at all times great, but on that day he
really outshone himself. In the beginning
Of the action, he rode from one end to the
other on the line, cheering and encouraging
the men, with such benignity and affability,
Us almost seemed TO be more than human.
Description would fail me, were to at
tempt to represent how much 1.-The men
seemed animated by his presence they
could give no other vent TO their feelings
but by loud shouts Of applause, which
seemed TO rend the air. Never were men
in better spirits, and am as confident as
| am Of my own existence, that if the at
tack had been nude when it was expected,
Mr.. Howe and his army would certainly
have been entinely routed"
Washington stands alone in history, and
upon an emnence none can hope to reach.
Others may have been called by his name.
Thus Napoleon has been termed the
Washington fFrance-Bolvert the Wash
ngton of South Amerca--lrturbibe the
Washington Of Mexico-but such have
been vein attempts The world was six
thousand years old before it produced such
a character. Now, that it is produced,
who will not adopt the words Of Lord
Brougham
''It will be the duty Of the historian and
the sage, in all ages TO omit no occasion Of
commemorative this iIustrious man and
until time shall! be no moro will attest Of
the progress which our race has made in
wisdom and virtue be derived from the We
nerution paid TO the immortal name Of
Washington"
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06
BERKSHIRE HOGS.

3" Werelthe pair have as prolific as a
swarm Of bees, | have already had more
applications for pigs than | could supply.
This, SIR is the benefit Of demonstration
to the eyes of the people the advantages Of
improvement in agriculture, IN stocks and
implements of husbandry. This is one Of
the fruits of agricultural journals. Whal
a lesson may every day be learnt by eX-
aiming these fruits. II is lesson that
should teach every phianthropIc mind, how
much good he may do his country 10y a little
exertion to extend the readingof such jour
mails.
And it is positive duty that every friend
to agriculture improvement owes to himself
and country, TO take some immediate mea
sures to introduce improved stock in his
ncighborhood.
Let those who are now able, TO set the
example, and those who are less able will
surely follow" SOLON ROBINSON.
REMARKs.-The Berkshire is q small
cater. w. f. Cornell, of Ithica, N. \, in
letter to the Genesee Farmer, says he
has wintered 20 Berkshiresab making
pens, and put four hogs in each pen. lie
feeds them "twice day, morning and
evening, with ono cents worth of Of boiled
corn each-corn at Al cts. a bushel-or
l pound and ounces each, before it is
boiled" He then places the corn in
boiler over the stove in the morning and
ots.it cook through the day,-cools through
tho night-aad feeds it the next day. The
% pounds Of corn, when boiled, will weigh
68 pounds and it increases as much in
bulk as in weight. He feeds no water nor
sloP of any kind, land nothing but the boiled
corn. He says his hogs have gaincd'won-
deffully and are in a thriving condition.
EDITOR WESTERN FARMER.
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VOLUME l. NUMBER 40.
VEGETABLE COFFEE.

Mr.. SNow,-I noticed an article in Jour
last Number, headed Vegetable Co9te.-
The plant TO which you allude, is one, |
suspect which somewhat excited my curl
osity last summer. found it growing in
the garden Of Mr.. Greenwood OF this city.
Upon enquiring what it was, was told it
was the genuine coffee plant, ''or rather
says Mr.. c., sit is what have raised and
used in my family for coffee for three or
four years, and we know no difference be-
tween it. and the coffee we purchase nj the
stores-except that we have to pay Is Al
tolls Sd per pound for that wo purchase,
while this costs me nothing, for | can raise
enough on this little patch 6 by 20 or 30
feet for full a supply for my family for
year. The only attention it requires az
ter being planted, is to keep it clean OF
weeds, and gather the fruit as fast as il
ripens."- Western Detroit Farmer.
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DEPTH OF SENECA LAKE. >

A party last fall took soundings Of this
Lake, about two miles north Of Big Stream
Point, commencing nearly one third Of the
way across the lake from the west shore,
where they found the depth four hundred
and sixty one feet--half way across 553
feet, which did not vary six inches in going
two miles south. Could The water be drain
cd from that valley, what frightful abyss
it would present!
As the bottom Of the lake is lower than
the surface Of the ocean, as is proven by
the lockages Oh the Erie canal, many have
supposed from indications Of salt water at
the head Of the lake, that it might be found
ut he bottom. To ttst this, a strong emp
~ bottle was firmly secured to the line,
being stopped with a cork so large as to
be forced only perhaps one quarter Of It's
length into the bottle. On letting it down
$50 feet, the cork was forced into the bot
lie. This was repeated several times with
the same result Wooden stopages were
now substituted for the corks. One Of dry
white pine, accurately fitted to the mouth
of the bottle, with shoulder so made as 10
prevent the possibility of its being forced
in, was tSad. After remaining some five
minutes; at the depth of $50 feet it wos
drawn up,and no water found In the bottle.
1t was then sent 10 the bottom, and after
five minutes, drawn up; the stopper was in
its place, and the bottle about two To; rds
full; but on letting it remain at the bottom
eight minutes, il would be found when
drawn up to be full which was repeated
many times during the day. The water
was fresh, pure and very cold; and forced
doubtless into The bottle through the stop
per- Rochester paper,
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

A Rrnaway Railroad Train.-During
the gale on Saturday afternoon, a tender
and passenger carwhich were standiug on
the track Of the Long island Railroad at
Hicksyiile, were suddenly set in motion by
the force OF the wind, and moved off in
double quick time towards jamaica. Their
progress was not arrested till they reached
the woods on the New York side OF the VIII
lage above named. Some estimate may
be formed Of the force Of the wind, BY Ia,
fact that the distance travelled over by tho
cars was fifteen miles; and that the time
in which it was accomplished was thirty
minutes. An average Of mile in two
mjnu.cs N Y Corr. A9r.
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NJ. Frank and c. Latham Sholes, Editors.
IER MS.

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col. BENTON.


Wepcopy the following very fair notice
of Col. Benton from the DAILY Mail."-
We take il to DO from the pen Of one Of
its Editors, who was formerly a Wash
ington correspondent: Of the Atlas, and had
5ood.opportunity Of Witnessing Col. Ben
tons course, and listening to his able
speeches in the Senate. While the arti-
Gle is just towards Senator Benton, it is
also creditable 20 the writer, exhibiting as
it does spirit of frmness and candor
highly commendabIe. $. Democrat.
Sketch o. Senator Benton. great
majority of newspaper readers, we are
confident entertain very erroneous ideas
respecting Senator Benton--his personal
appearance-his intellectual power--hs
manner of speakIng--and his political
standing We we'll remember with what
an incredulous feeling we first looked down
upon the Missouri Senator, from the reek-
ing and steaming gallery Of the Senate,
where we were engaged in the unenylable
occupation of taking notes upon the crown
of hat. Is that Col. Bcntonl thought we.
Is that the "great humbugger" The
truth is, he did not look like a humbugger
at Ill. There was nothing of that coarse
ness and vulgarIty in his manner, which
we had been led to expect, by the never
varying expression ofthe newspaper press
relation 10 this man. Instead of a great
rough, red-faced braggadocio. we saw a
calm, handsome polite genteman--tho
very beau ideal Of great statesman. In
stead Of rude. ranting and violent denun-
| citation, we heard the mildest denunciation
and most melli!luous flow Of harmonious
sounds. The newspapers have done this
statesman great injustice. We state no
| more than truth, when we say that Mr..
! Benton is an elegant specimen Of a perfect
gentleman, in dress and manners. The
comman portraits of him are very correct.
Indeed his features are so strongly marked
! that it is hardly possible that an artist Of
tolerable skill should fail 10 obtain a good
! likeness. Even in the most ordinary of
! the political carlcatures, person who has
ever seen the man, or has at ak become
| familiar with his appearance, will discover
the resemblance at once. Mr.. Benton al
ways dresses in that plain, but elegant
! stvle, which is remarkable for nothing but
its simple elegance, and is the true mark
of a gentleman.
But his greatest peculiarly is his eye
glass, and the use which he makes OF IT.
This g lass is his constant companion. Ii
is suspended by very small gold chain
and IS worn in the left side of his vest.-
He doubtless needs the aid of spectacles,
and uses this glass as substitute When
he addresses the Senate heinvariably holds
this glass in his right hand, and the docu-
ments before him, at great distance from
his eyes, and speaks in a very low and
rapid manner. He is very methodical in
! the arrangement Of his papers, and is sell
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dom at loss to find any document he de-
sires.

'oui az q IOoo w li"d Guy " ~
sires.
He takes up his papers, one by one, as
though they were made Of the'finest thread
OF glass, dispatches them carefully, and
lays them aside..in the same manner. Du-
ring the whole of the excited session Of
1910, we never saw Col. Benton depart
from his calm and ostentasious style Of
speaking but once, and then only for q
moment. In reply to some chaIlange from
Mr.. Clay, he one day exclaimed, "Let
the Senator from Kentucky come on, sir!
feel like the old war horse in harness.
am impatient for the contest"
From what we have said, the reader
must no. iafer that Senator Benton is
always SO calm, and placid in his speech,
that he is never eloquent. No--although
he seldom "splits the ear" with violent
sounds, he possesses the faculty Of utter
ing sarcasms which penetrate the very vi
tails Of his opponents, and in print they cut
like the lash Of scorpions. Though there
is little Of that pomp and tinse of the elo-
cutionist in this manner, there is great
force and beauty in his language, aud
some passages may be fouadsin his public
speeches, which would do honor TO the best
orators in the Union.
Senator Benton in our opinion-leaying
his peculiar views entirely out of the ques-
TOMS an extraordinary man, great
politician, and exercises more powerful
influence over the destinies Of this country
than many people imagine. He is now un-
doubtedIy in the foremost rank Of Demo
cratic leaders, and stands the best chance
of being the great head of the party. I'VE
shall not attempt to raise the veil in which
the future is shrouded.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-04-06

Adrice to young men.--tlaye it fairly
understood before you wed whether you in
tend to marry an individual or a whole ia
mily Boston Post.
This prccaution reminds US Of an ancc-
dote which looks to The other side Of the
house. A blunt wealthy farmer had six
daughters; a young man of equal 'rankness
came to him and asked his permission to
address one Of them. The farmer replied,
do you wish to marry in or marry out, sir,
for have about as many now as my hearth
will hold. | wish to marry out, sir, was
the reply. Then take one said the farmer,
but mind you no picking and choosing;
take them as they come into the world.
4 LING PduSe.-1he Harrisburgh Ga
zette tells OF soldier who, about $50 years
ago was frozen in Siberia. The last cx-
preston he made was, at is ex"- He
then froze as stiffas marble. In the sum
mer oils 20, .ome French Physicians found
him after having lain frozen $50 years.
They gradually thaWed him. Upon ami
nation being rcsorted he conc!acd his sen.
tcucc with "cecduqIy cold"
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Wonderful Escape. son Of VIM.
T. Battle, who as we have mentioned fell
from the precipice near the Falls was lays
of age. He was leaning against barrier
put up to prevent accidents, looking at the
ice as i, plunged over the cataract, when
the board gave way and he fell back
wards ten feet, striking his head against a
shelving rock, and then turning a somerset,
fell perpendicularly sixty feet farther, stri-
king into a small body Of snsw and ice oc-
casoned by the spray from the cascade;
the dent in the snow was some ten inches
deep. Wonderful 10 relate a slight bruise
on the back Of the head and the dislocation
of the hip joint was the only injury he sus-
tanned. 4 small boy saw him fall. but in
his fright, ran home without giving any
alarm. 4 man in the saw mill heard cry
shut down the gate. and gained the spot by
going round some two hundred rods.
When found. the lad was conscious, so
much so as to know the man who came 10
his aid Doctors Elwood, Backus, and
Hamilton were called, and he is now in q
fair way of recovery. Rock. Democrat,
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Rather Mysterious.--A few days since
lady and gentleman arrived in this city
from the south. The gentleman seemed
to have.a plenty Of money, boasted of his
real estate, etc. The lady appeared to be
a very quiet and pcaceable body, said but
little, and seldom made her appearance at
the table where they lodged. After being
in the city two or three days, one Of tine
landlords daughters suddenly became very
much enamored of the lady above mention
ed, and they were almost any time to be
found together in the room of the latter
The landlord saw no harm in their being
in each others company, and therefore did
not pay much attention to the affair. One
afternoon, few days since, the two ladies
went out to take ride in new carriage
which the landlord had lately purchased.
Night came, and they did not return. Ser
wants, footman, hosters, and almost every
body about the place, started out in search
of the two ladies, but nothing could be heard
from them. Some surmised. that the horses
had ran away with the carriage, and pro-
badly killed those that were in it, others
were opinion that they had got into the RI
vor and had been drowned.
Ia the meantime the gentleman who had
come to the hotel with the lady, who was
supposed to be his wife, made himself per-
fectly easy He neither took part in the
search for the lost ones, nor expressed any
apprehensions on their account. Day be-
fore yesterday letter arrived at the hotel
for the stranger, and on opening it, it was
found TO read thus: "John, bring my bag
gage over TO Paris. Tell Mr.. THAT
my wife, (his daughter is perfectly well
and hopes hi come and spend the summer
with us" The landlord who had been
looking over The strangers shoulder, sud
denly exclaimed, "What does this mean
sir - "Why," said the man, cit means
exactly this: Two years ago you refused
your daughter to Mr., because he
was nothing more than your bar keeper.
You likewise discharged him. Since tina;
time he has been to the south and made a
fortune. He came hers dressed in female s
clothes. He found the affections of your
daughter were still true to him." ID
take the fellow, he has outwitted me; but,
sir, who are you :" "Why sir, am Mr.
--'s footman. - Cincinnati Ledger.
Wonderful Escape.-The son of VIM.
T. Battle, who as we have mentioned fell
from the precipice near the Falls, was Icy 5
of age. He was leaning against barrier
mt nm 10 nreynnt accidents looking Mt the
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-03-17
M | s G E L L A N Y.
THE sEsIrNoLEs.
By WASHINGTON IRVING.

From the time of the chimerical cruis-
ings Of Old Ponce de Leon in search Of
the Fountain of Youth, the avaricious ex-
peditIon of Pamphilo de Narvaez 10 guest
OF gold, and the chiyalrous enterprise OF
Fernando de Soto to, discover and con-
quer a second Mexico, the natives of Flor
ida have been continaaily subjected to the
invasions and encroachmeuis Of white
men. They have resisted them persever-
.inglg but fruitlessly, and are now battling
amidst .swamps and morlsses, for the last
foothoId of their native soil, with all ahe
ferociiy of despair Can we wonder at
the biternessaof hostility that has been
handed down from father to son. for OPP
wards Of three centuries, and exasperat-
ed by the wrongs and miseries of each
succeeding geneIation2 The very name
of the savages with whom we are fight
inc, beiokeas their homeless condition.
Formed ofthe wrecks of once powerful
tribes, and driven from their ancient seats
of prosperity and dominion. they are
known by the name of the Seminoles, OF
Wanderers"
Bartram, who travelled through Flori.
da in the latter part OF the last century
speaks Of passing through great extern
OF ancient Indian fields. now silent ant
deserted, cEergrown with forests, orane.
groves, aud rank vegetation, the site Q
the ancient Alachau. the capital of ia
NOUS and powerful tribe. who in days 0
old. co,,ld assemble thousands at ball plal
and other athletic exercises "over thes
then happy fields and green plaIns"-
.Almost every step we take" adds he
stoxer these fertile heights, discovers III,
remains and traces OF ancient human hab
ilations and cultivation
About the year 1863, when Florid;
was ceded by the Spaniards 10 the Eng
lish, we are told that the Indians general
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-03-17
From the Young Ladies' Journal.
SONNET ON TIGHT LACING.


TO AMERICAN MOTHERS.
If We would crush the Tree, before one flower
Hath made its fragrance or its fruitage
known;
Ifye would crush the harp, before one tone
Hath told the compass ofits varied power;
fye would quench the lamp at twilight hour,
Orplant the brier where the rose had
grown, l
Orcrush the statue in the encasine stone
Then make the CORSET CURSE your daugh-
ter's dowerl :
But, oh, if We revere your Gods impression,
Stamped on the human form Ifye would
es arm fcharm
Your sons against coNsuMpTioN's ghas,ly
BANIsH THIS VICE OF EVERY CHRISTIAN NATION!
And know that MuRDER--in whatever form
OF self, or offspring, is no slight transgres.
sion s+v
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-03-17
EmMET,s LAST MoMENTs.

One DAY. previous to hetrial, asthe govern
or was going his rounds, he entered EN-
NETS room rather abruptly !; & observing a
remarkable expression on his countenance,
he apoIogized for the interruption. He
had q fork affixed to his little deal table,
and appended to it there was tress Of
hair. !" You see,' said he to the keeper,
is how innocently am occupied. This lit
tie tress has long been dear 10 me, and l
am plating it to wear in my bosom on the
day Of my execution On the day of that
event, there was found, sketehed by his
own hand, with pen and ink. upon that
! very table, an admirable likeness OF him
tseiE, the lead severed from the body which
1 lay near it, surrounded BY the scafold,
1.-The axe, and all the frighful parapherna-
/ liza Of nigh treason execution. What a
strange union of tenderness, enthusiasm
and fortitude, do not the above traits ex-
/ hibit. His forttude, indeed, never for
sock him. Ga the night previous to his
| death, he slept as soundly as ever; and
when the fatal morning dawned, he arose
4 knelt down and prayed, ordered some
/ milk which he drank. wrote tive letters
4 one to his brother in America, and the
/ other TO the Secretary Of State. enclosing
it, and then desired the sheriff to be In
: formed that he was ready When they
came into his room he said he had tive
requests to make-one, that his arm:
might be left as loose as possible, which
was humanely acceded to. +" make thu
other" said he, mot under an idea that J
can be granted, but that it may be held il
remembrance that l have made it ]; It is
that may be permitted TO Gle in my uni
form" This Of course, could not be al
lowed and the request seemed to have
! no other object than to show that he glo
ried in the cause for which he was t
suffer. A remarkable example of hi
power over himself and others occurred
at this melancholy moment. He Wa
passing out attended by the sheriffs, an
:. preceded by the executioner lin one G
the passages stood the turnkey. who ha,
! been assigned to him during his confine
. ment ; this poor fellow loved him IN hi
heart, and the tears were streaming iron
his eyes in torrents. Emmet paused 70
a moment; his hands were not at libert.
he kissed his cheek-and the man VIII
) had been an inmate of a dungeon, habtu
, ated to the scenes of horror, and hardene
against their operation, fell senseless a
his feet. Before his eyes had opene
Fl ae ain on this world, those Of the youthful
i sufferer had closed on him forever.
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