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Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16
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From the Farmers Cabinet.

Sow GRASS SEED LITERALLY, AND NOT GRUD-
GINGLY.-The low price which clover seed is like
ly to be the coming spring, should promote a more
liberal nse OF 1t; one of the greatest errors which
many farmers have fallen into, has been that of
sowing grass seed too thin. One seed produces
bat one stalk, and though when the leaves are ex-
banded, the ground may appear well covered. yet
when 1t is mown or pasturcd, the roots will show
themselves too remote from each other for good
neighborhood or profit. 1t not only materially af-
tects the quantity of pasture or hay, but when the
sod comes TO be turned down, if it is not well and
ihlckly Set with roots, there will be great loss in
the succeeding crop-ior a good sward turned
down, is substantial manuring in itself, and
generally produces good crop OF corn. "a thin
sward, poor crop of corn-a good thick sward,
big corn crop,''-says my neighbor Thomas !;
what is your experience in the matter?
1t will be fine opportunity in the spring to try
the experiment, which has been successfully tried
already, by some of the best farmers in the coun-
try, of sowing clover seed plentifuly with their
oats, top-dressing the following winter or spring,
with barn-yard manure, and then blowing down
for wheat towards autumn, as was recommended
some months back in the Cabinet. Those far
mers who have six more fields. or enclosures,
can put this plan to the test OF experiment with
out difficulty or danger of loss. O.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16
DEMOCRATS OF AUGUSTA.

Several Of yonr brethren invite you to attend a
meeting Of the Democratic Republicans of Au-
gusta. at the "WAsHiHGToN HoTgL," in Staun.
ton at IL o'clock on Saturday the 18Th instant,
to concert measures for organizing a District
Convention, TO nominate candidate for this Con
gressional District
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16
.SWAW 81 IN 81 g.
THURSDAY, MARCH le, 1919.

~ The Address Of the Wing Convention is a
very long and verv able document. We have a
considerable portion of it in type, but have been
compelled topos,pone commencing its publication
till our mex, paper.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

Messrs. Steenrod late representative, Wiley, of
Monongalia, and Brown Of Preston.
Messrs. John NJ. Bolts and John W.Jones are
spoken Of as the candidates in the Richmond dis
trict.
tits thought tina, Messrs. Gilmcr and Goggin,
late members, who are thrown together by the late
apportionmen,, will DO the candidates in the AL
bemarle district.
Hill Carter is spoken of as The probable oppo-
nent of MIR. Wise in the Accomac district.
A call is made upon William Taylor, Esq. of
ROckbridge, by "For,y voters of Rockingham
in the last Register, to become candidate to rep
resent this District in Congress.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16
CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS.

1t appears probable from statement in the
Wheeling Gazette, that there will be three can.
didatee FOR Congress In that district, namely
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

a machine has been invented by Mr.. Dennis
Claude jr. of Annapolis, Md. called d "Safety
Grain Separator" to be attached TO ordinary
Ihreshing Machines, which is said 10 answer adj
mIIaoiy IN separating the grain from the straw,
ana also IN protecting persons employed abont il
IRON the injury to blch they would be EXPOSED
from the breaking Of a tooth 1t is simple in it's
construction.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

In the House on Friday, Mr.. Adams from the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, submitted reso.
invasion of a foreign nation at peace with the u
States, by any military or naval force of the
United States, is an aggravated offence against
such foreign nation, against the peace Of the world
and the constitution and Inc people Of the United
States, for the signal punishment of which fur
ther provision ought to be made by law.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

Flood in Red R,uer.-There has been one of
the greatest floods ever known i'll Red River. and
the destruction of life and property has been i'm
mense. All the low grounds were overlooked,
and houses, cattle and people swept away. The
Washington (Ark.) Telegraph, Of the 9Th inst,
says:
- We learn that she ote amer Nayoleon on her
passage TO Fort Towson, picked up between two
and three hundred persons, and that Col. James
II. Johnson and family. reported as lost are safe.
The Fulton arrived at Fort Towson on Monday,
having saved several families below that place,
some of whom were taken from the tops of their
houses. The river has fallen four feet"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

The National Intcllgencer states that there is
a great press of ofice-seekers upon the President
since the adjournment Of Congress.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

Mr.. Henry A. Wise, in short note published
in the Whig, announces himself as candidate
,F reelection 70 Congress. lie says be appeals
ito the people. unbes!aDgly." What q fine
thing II would be if they would feiec, him too
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

Some days since, all the apprentices on board
of the U. s. brig Somers who had been placed in
confinement for alleged participation in the in
tended mutlDy Of Spencer, were brought before
the Recorder of the city Of New York. on writ
Of habeas corpus, in order to show cause why
they should not be discharged. Evidence both for
and against the application was heard; and on
Friday last, the Recorder delivered his opinion,
setting the apprentices free from further restraint
Rich. Compiler
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16
SPRING CANVASS.

0J-We are authorized to announce WILLIAM
FRAzira, esq. as candidate to represent the
County Of Augusta in the next House of Dele
gates.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

Samuel Coolies, ST. Clair d. kirtley. Michael
Norman, and Gaorge l.. Deneale, are announced
as candidates to represent the County of Rock
insham in the next House of Delegates.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

We noticed few weeks ago, the passage Of
bill by the lower House of the Legislature Of
Ohio, making it felony for members to resign
their seats, with view to destroy the organixa-
,ion of the body, and .hus prevent the passage Of
any measure to which they may be opposed, and
the rejection of an amendment offered to it by
Wing making it also felony for members corrupt
ly and wilfully to vote for an apporlionmcnt Of
representatives which will deprive any portion Of
the people of the State Of their just and equal
share OF representation either in Congress or the
General Assembly. The object Of the Loco Foco
majority. in passing the bill, was obviously to set
tho seal of reprobation the conduct Of the
Wing members who had resigned, in body, at
the previous session, to prevent most iniqul,ous
appor,ionmcnto the Congressional representation
of the State. We are now not little surprised
TO learn (because it is rather more justice than we
expected to see melted out,) that the Senate, which
is also composed of a majority Of Locos, have ac-
tually adopted the amendment which was reject
ed by the House. The Issue will therefore be,
we hope, either an equitable law, or none at all,
the subject.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

The Legislature of Ohio have adopted the prn-
ciple Of personal responsibility in the manage
ment of their banks, and have applied it both to
Stockholders and Directors. The Banks, Of
course, cannot stand under such circumstances,
and the people will be deprived of all currency.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

The whole number Of petitioners under the
Bankrupt Law, in the District Of Maryland, from
the time it commenced operations, on the Ist Of
February, 1912, up to the time Of its repeal, was
four hundred and ninety.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

ABSORBENT EFFECTS OF LIMe.-Lime BOSSES
ses other properties besides that of neutralznr a.
eds; one OF the most remarkable being It's power
TO absorb putrescent manures, and TO hold the
ieriillzing essence until il is wanted by the crop
through every vcissIude of the season. and
through indefinite periods Of iime-there it is
locked up, and nothing at common temperature
but the energy OF growing plant unlock it.
Lime is styled The basis of all good bmsbandry
1t stores up the manure that is no, immediately
wanted tor future use, and thus becomes a kind
OF save all. When the supplies from the barn
yard are spread and plowcd into soil that is near
iy destitute oil lime, the growing crop catch
eS only part OF Its virtue, large portion esca-
ping, and but little will be left for the benefit of
succeeding crops. Lime fixes the volatile sub
stance and parts with II gradually, and in the pro-
portion, as well as at the time it is most needed
Unwholesome and viainous smells are absorbed
by lime and some places, and even extensive
districts OF country, once remarkable for insalu-
brlty, have been changed in their character by Ii
ming around them. and thus nuisances are con-
verted into manureS. a striking illustration Of
this principle is thus recorded in RufTn's invaua-
BILE essay on calcareous manures. The carcass of
a COW was laid on the ground, and covered with
twenty-five bushels Of broken shells, mixed with
forty Live bushels Of earth nor was it ever so vi
olent as to throw off any efTluvia that the earth
rendered calcareous by the shells, did no, inter
cept IN It's escape, so that an offensive smell was
never perceived to arise from the dccomposiny
mass which in few months, was turned over and
carried abroad, furnishing dressing sufficient for
the sixth part Of an acre of wheat, the effects
produced far exceeding that of other calcareous
manure, applied at the same time on the Surround
ing land. hut the farmer must not suppose that |
cacareous earth enrches soil by direct means;
u destroys the worst foe TO productiveness aci,fy
and uses to the greatest advantage the fer.aiznr
powers OF other manuEes-beIDg he strong box !
Tor Tho tfeasurs rather than the treasure itself.
Thomas .2ddreSs
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16
THE DISORDERS OF THE CURRENCY


IHcir origin.-The following passage from a
speech delivered by MIR. McDUFFIE, on the reso-
ntons offered by him in the Senate, declares a
Fact which is well known to most PERSONS al
though seldom admitted by the party to which
the Senator no,o belongs. 1t is time, however,
that sensible men Of all parties should look to re-
alites, and let GO the decisions which have blind
ed muliiudes to their injury and to the injury of
the country:
president Jackson had certainly committed a
very great error in removing the depostes and in
selecting certain State BANKS the repositories
OF the public moneys, with injunctions, almost
amounting to law, TO furnish those accommoda-
tons which the us. Bank had been in the habit
OF doing. Under ihat'system every one was a.
ware of what took place. All tina. had been pre-
dicted by the most sagacous actually occurred,
and the currency of the country was expanded to
degree that had no parallel in the tide of time
Such was the wild delirium in every possible spe-
cies of specula.ion that penniless adventurers en-
tered into 1t to the tune of hundreds Of thousands
on the paper furnished them by the banks; and, as
was the inevitable consequence, general suspen-
sion followed
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

The Richmond Enquirer is taking alarm at the
appointment of Democrats to Office by Mr.. Tyler.
1t says it would decidedly prefer the appointment,
OF Wings. This shows how the cat is Jumping
and we hope it will continue to jump in the same
way. The tempted has become the tempter, and
it is but righteous retrbuton that the Lccos
should have the full frution of the prohgacy
they have made. 1t is not unlikely, if Mr.. TYLER
has despaired of getting up a party for himself,
that he is making this demonstration upon the
Democracy for the benefit of Mr. Calhoun.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16

James Madison Porter, Of Pennsylvania, Ga
brother OF the Govemor,) has been appointed by
the President Secretary at War, and has entered
upon the duties of his office.
MIR. Spencer has entered upon his duties as Sec
rotary Of the Treasury.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-16
APOINTMENrrs BY THE pREslpENr.

APOINTMENTTS By THE PRESIDENT,
By and with lie adcice and consent Of the Senate.
George Brown, of Mass, to be Commissioner
to the Sand wich Islands.
Albert Smith, Of Maine, to be Commissioner in
conformity to the sixth article of the treaty be-
tween the U. s. and Great Britain, concluded on
the 9th day of August, 1912.
Duncan Il. McRae, Attorney of the u. S. for
TIE district Of n. Carolina, in the place of Wm.
Ii. Hay wood, resigned.
MAESHAis.
Edward Harden, to be Marshal Of the U. S.
for Georgia, in the place of VIVA. j. Davis,
whose commission has expired.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-15


neatly cure diseases having their origin ia impurs
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general eensfifxites. viz: SerofoIs or Kings xvi
10 its VARIOUS forms; Rheumatism, obstinate cuta
neous ssupsiens. biosches, hiies, pimples. or pus
sues on the face, chronic eyes. ringworm o.
letter, .csld head. enlarement and rsin Of ths
zones ard joints stubborn ulcers. syrhiiiic symp
toms, diseases srising from an irjodcious use oi
mercury, female arrangements and other sinils'
complaints
The public are respectfully requested TO rernem-
her thai II is Sand Sarrapstilla that has and i
consisniy achieving such remarkable cures of The
difficult, class OF dis-ases to which the humar
ssms j. subject. and ask for Sands SsrsaT aEilla
AID take no Other.
Prepared and sold wholesale and retail. snd 70,
-xpotta,iop. b, A. B. SANDS s. co D,Hse's..
md Chemists. Grants Bs,lding.. No 273 Broad
way, corner Of Chambers street, New York.
G. s. c W. DOLL. Agents. (bs special sr-
continent &c ih- proprietary for Msrun.burg ant
vicinity Pdce & per bottle; ak bottles for Is
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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-15
DIR. MOfat's Vegetable Life
NrayDI9lnEy[aS

DOSSESS qualities vi he mos mild and bench
III cisl nature. They composed OF srticl,
the antipu,resceni, combined with ing'e dient'
SHOWN the only certain snlidote OF levers Sieve
~ descriptions When the disease Is produced
1.-THE from cold, ohsI ueiion, bad sir. and swamp,
situations OF pnttid missma, whether Malignant o.
epidemic ~ by other causes, hese medicines are
certain IN their operation effects. They are pos
se.sed of peculiar qualities, which, not only esPrl
all diseases, but at the same time restore and in
ygora,e the s,ssrm. When frs, taken in the sto-
mach. they Immediately dduse themselves like Va,
por through every pore, producing effects at once
delightful. sslutsry and permanent. When the
spark OF life begins to grow dim. the circulation
languid and the faculties paraiyzed these medi-
zines are found TO give TO the nerves, exhla-
rate the animal spirits, invgora,e the body, and re-
animate the whole man
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-15

The Philadelphia Seminal in an article
upon the character and administration oil
John Tyler, says:
when selected by the Wings, as their
candidate for the Vice Presidency, he
was like MIR. Rives, prominent MEN,
Dor Of the Conservative Democratic par.
ty-his uniform hostility to the grea; lea d,
Jog doctri1e Of Federal Whiggery was
matter Of history. He was selected by
ihs Wings as Republican, because
they believed biz nomination would Sc
cure the defea, OF the regular republican
candidates"
He selected by the Wings! He de-
clared himself 10 be Wig, and CLAY
MAN, and he was selected, or rather was
nominated, on these professions, as com
pliment to the Clay men, who, though a
majority, had given up their candidate
had given him up against their better
sense, and the batter tears OF John Ty ler
Mr.. Tyler's uniform hostility toihe doc.
trines Of General Whiggcry" is, we sup
pose, to be inferred from his Pittsburgh
letter.
The Virginia delegation at Harrisbureh
knew their colleague-not one voted for
him 10 tho Convention. And he, was
not able 10 carry his own State in ls40!
U. s. Gazette.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-15

6SIx ,.ars have now ELAPSED since PETERS
- VEGETABLE PILLS were fret introduced
l., the pubiie and which 10 the surest test OF their
virtue that can be given--ihere are now mere OF
IN. m sold Than any other description OF pills what
yer in The known world. 10 fact. the safe ct the
Vegetable Pill has seen enormous beyond ell pre-
edent; the FIRST wear II amounted 20 one hundred
thousand boxrs--the second to ihree--ihe third TO
8-ihe fourth TO i3-and SO on TIL the year 1851.
jn.i closed during which, orders lor The prodigaos
quantity Of ,wo millions Of boxes were received,
and duly fulfilled at the es,aoiishmeni These
fact. speak more IN their favor Than v"iuines OF
mere eulogy, for though andeseryine M dicine
may possibly be forced in:o popularit, b, undee
MEANS such 6ciiiioas cettihcsies and the IKE t
is sure 10 loose its hold public favor IS rapidly
as IL made It, for intrinsic virtues atone can stand
the orderal Of public opinion and Judgment iof any
length OF time. Hence the general''y Of newly
discovered medicines have but an ephemefai exis-
tepce--their reputation goes UP hike rocket, and
down like the s,ick--and hence the reputation and
the sale of these pills continues to increase, for
whoever purchases them once, and gives them
fair rial /. sure To patronize them for life. need
scarcely observe that nine IN ten ct ell the regular
Musicians in The Uniied States order these pills
il the general practice as this fact 10 universally
known and has been testified OF time ard again,
by nearly ell the mos, eminent members OF the fae-
ui,y. Blu, it is like gliding refined gold and paint
ing the lily, TO eulogne Peters Vegetable Pills, for
the world has decided on their merits, and the is
sue is, that wherever civilization has extended
there have the reputation, The sale, and the useful
ness of Peters Pills extended also
The complaints in which Peters Vegetable
Pills ale most effective. and which, when admins
tered according direction, they can scarcely fa'h
TO cure are as follows yellow and bilious fesers,
fever and sgue, dyspepsia, Group, liver complaint,
sick headache, jaundice. asthma, dro?sy, rheuma-
ism enhancement Of the rpleen piles, collie, fe-
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-15
Deferred ARTICLES.
MIR. VAN buren, ON THE TARIFF.

NIX. VAN buren, ON TIE TARIFF.
When Mr.. Van Bureaus Indiana letter
was published, il was said in this apsr,
and we dare say in many others--for the
same idea must have occurred to all who
understand the Juggling politics a, which
that gentleman is SUCH an adept--thai
whatever non-comuiltslIsm or two-sid-d-
ness might be infused into i, respecting the
Tariff, in order not 10 ffghten away such
ofthe Norlhern democracy as believe IN
the protection Of home INDUSTRY, would be
counteracted at the South by some private
missive-- and we specified. we remember,
. Letter TO the Richmond Enquirer.
And 30 i, turns out. The Richmond
Enquirer Of last Friday, in an articlr on
BIZ. Webst.r's speech, which /, Insists
must not bs permitted to bak the democ-
racy an instant in its purpose Of rep, allng
the Tariff AZ the mex, session, Intr duc+o
the expected letter from Mr.. Van Buren,,
taeing the Southern mark plump up.
Here is the extract from the Enquirer:
1--WE shall have decided friends enough,
we hope. 10 stand BY us--we hope to w.t.
ness the same spirit among them, as Mr..
Van Buren, ayows, who writes: 81 Rave at
no time or any where hesitated to express
my decided disapprobation of the Tariff
act Of the last SESSION, as well in respec,
70 the principal upon which i is founded,
as to it's details." With this spirit, we
hope the next Congress will assemble and
aci, all the speeches Of Mr.. Webster to the
cantro rv M, 10 thctandinu
Gas Mr.. Van Buen writes" AYE
there il IL, for the Southern market--"de.
sided disspprobation Of the Tariff of last
Congress both in i,s principle and ito d.
tails" There Il is-all printed in th'
Enquirer-- anil therefore next TO Jeffer
sons writings and the resolutions of '9s
and before the Constitution, to be believed
by the intelligent and not at oil gullbl'
democracy of virginia.
But will the Albany Argus rrpublisl
this extract win Mr.. Van Buren,
friends 10 this State, in Vermont--if b,
have any thereto Pennsylvania, in New
Jersey, 10 say nothing of other States
viii they proclaim this as the faith ofthei
leader and their ownl
We shall see. Meantime, If one mig b
make bold to ask, we should like to kn ~
the date OF this wrtng--to whom address
ed and what Other political professions, j
any, it may contain?
We submit 10 the Richmond Enquire
that Of writings so precious, few NOR
extracts nigh. be valued.--N. y. Amer
can.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-15
Commodore Edwin ". More q The

Commodore Edwn w. More, o. the
Tsxbn N Wy. whose name has als~ys
be placed conspicuously before the pub
lie, md who, We presume, ia consequence
Of the recent proclema ion Of tn rftsi-
dent of Texas, is kelly TO be sui MIR 90,
prominent. is . tive this ~ zee. ne
Is the son &c Thomas Moore, Ego ore''
aud nephew Of the late Aie&anosi
Mour., Esq. He i nov hi'le up"alus
of thirty ars Of age. Nhen YUM
he wa remark able al school for his quick
n a.. s,gscity, and energy. After he
had chained a niJshlpman's warrant 10
the q. ). Navy, he distinguished him
s.lf Tor his application to his duties, his
knowlrdge Of sramsnship, bis grnerai in.
tel qeocp, AMI all the other requisites Of
a Naval Officer. The character he main.
tain, d, soon brought him into notice, and
he received the commentator Of all the
commanders with whom be sailed, and
passed b . examinations. always, We be.
lievp, at the head Of his list. When the
government Of Texas determined 10 or
ganizs Navy, they resolved to place at
its head some active, ent rpr sing. and
SPIRITED young officer, and forthwith be.
gan TO look around for a man capable l.,
conduct their Few enterprise. Their
choice fell, without hesitatcn, upon Mr..
Moore; and hs was offered the command
Of the Texan Navy. Implied by nat
ural and prsiseworthy ambition, and I'LL
ed with generous ardor 10 tie Cause o.
theyoung republic, he accepted the dis
tineton thus conferred upoo bin, and
from that time 10 this, has devoted all his
talents and energies, through every mis-
for,une and difficulty, 10 the auainmsn
of the object Of his wishes the fonoi
and triumph # his adopted country, and
the success Of that branch of the public
service al the head of~which he is placed
Aler1n1yiu Gazette.