The New York herald., 1845-05-25

EMIGRATION IN TENNEssEE.-In a conversation 4
few days ago with Mr.. Guenther, says the N0shUiILe
Whg the very intelligent agent Of De Cock Bishop
Of Antwerp for establishing colony of Dutch sni.
grants in Morgan county, in this State we obtained
interesting deta1 in relation the enterprise -
About 600 oland have been and tive
hundred cmigrans are daily expected to arrive
others will follow from time to time fast q prepare
tons can be made for their reception Both manufas.
tres and agriculture Will engage the attention of the
colony For purposes connected with the former there
water power in the greatest abundance The agrcul.
vaon Of the vine and fruit generally Special
tention will be given to tho raising OF sheep and the
the company have already few Of the finest
Electoral Saxony rams whose original cost $500
& f,ecs hhey nave also recently purchased from Dr.
Bakewes and Southdowns. Success to the enterprise
Wo understand also that another company with similar
objects in view, have purchased about 60 900 in
Perry county and will proceed immediately to establish
a settlement there. Were the vast agricultural and
manufacturing resources of State generally
known and the inducements they hold to foreign
capitalists it cannot be doubted that extensive and high
ly advantageous Investments would Immediately be
made by them among us.
DEATH BED CONFESSIONS Justice is slow, verv
slow, IN dispensing favors to the deserving. She
will allow the mdew Of suspicion to settle upon the
character of an individual till its corroson TO have
worked upon It eternal damage Fifteen ago man
committed perjury in Sheldon Genescc county, NJ Y.
by which lie not only by the aid Of strong
evidence derauded his neghbor of four five hundred
dollars, but also threw The suspicion Of crime upon the
head Of that neihbor rested there Sung by remorse
perhaps, the perjuror lett that county, and became a
wayfarer in the west. After many years. Justice laid
her heavy irongrasp upon him. and him retributon
in the shape OF poverty sickness and misery He became
an inmate OF our township hospital the poor house.
Death very nigh to him. Moved by the pric kings Of
that conscience which doth make towards Of all he
began fear monster and to call for very present
help in time of trouble. neghboring clergyman has
tened to the dy ing perurors bedside The uttered
confession Of the crime and feeble token Of repent
ance requested the whole to be noted down. and
back to the defrauded and despoiled individual The
confession was sent but incredible did the story ap-
md oH tt,. r( ~,
the guilt of their ueighbor and of innocence of the
real perjuror that naught but the highest written evil
dencc could remove them. Certificates Of the verify Of
the confession yesterday sent and after lapse Of
fifteen years the stain upon the fair fame Of the individual
has been somewhat relieved. -Ciereiand Plain Dealer
Mn. CALHouNs FARx-Mr Calhoun, like Mr..
Clay and Mr. Webster, is fond OF agricultural life;
and when engaged duties he occupies
himself his estate at Fort Hill About 40 cultivated
surround mis- mansionand other sections Of his
grounds according to the ErPress, occupied with
cotton, corn, peas and various other crops He hes
drained his grounds and introduced rotation of crsps
according to the report Of committee who visited it,
with uncxamped degree of success. The stock on
his farm consists Of hogs horses and cattle Of good blood,
and in excellent condition His negro house is spacious
comfortable apartments In NIL parts of his estate he has
blended the useful and ornamental introducing admire
Bile lage with great horticultural tssto anl beauty
The Agricultural Committee who med this psna.
ton report that Fort Hill has been under cultivation
thirty or forty years. There very hsevy crop Of
upon it. and large number Of pea.,ne. and the
conclusion was that, by the bestowed upon it, its
production was unlimited. In the upands OF the arm,
the committee found cotton growing sbundantly upon
land which had not been great while IN cultivation
LUMBER BUSINESS THE UPPER Mlsslssypr.--
Few persons are aware of the extent OF the lumber
business the tributaries Of the Upper Mississippi
gentleman engaged the lumber trade has furnished ne
with the following facts On the Wisconsin and its tri
butaries there % Mills on the Chppewa 8; tho
St Crox a. Black river D. These mills turn out
from 10 600 feet sawed lumber annually, be-
sides proportionate quantity Of shingles, lath &c A
large quantity of square and round timber also got out
and doatcd downto markets and the mills below The
lumber finds market at all the towns along the be-
low the mills, far down St Louis aud seiis
price OF about sis per thousand. There
sold in this city alone last year about 5000 feet Of
lumber at an average price Of sii per Thousand and
about 10000 shingles and lath, At from 81 TO- l5
Square timber and cedar post formed also consd ersbs
item ofrade Ten ago there not mill in all this
country and lumber is turned out to the value of
ovsr 500, ,o00.-- G1iena Gdse.te.
BELvIpERE--W understand that the Prescott
Mills Corporation are about ~ erect four blocks OF
boarding houses Ii Beviderc Tor tho accommodation Of
persons who are 70 be employed in the mill The hu Id
inrs are to be OF wood hundred feet long II
pected that the mill will go into operation about the ls
Of February aud will produce about thirty thsusanA
ysxas Of clcsh day---Lsssx Csp~sw