Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-05-23

Providence in our behalf. Let III ,ngs alone.
Take care Of your Union that is all you have
to look to. The shadow Of your free institu.
tions goes before you every where or rather
let me say the bright radiance of those institu.
tions illuminate your path in every direction.
The people ofour countries, living under 9th
er systems Of despotic rule, or solicitously vol.
unteerng to come under the shelter Of your
laws and the security Of your protection.
Without wrong or injury or violence, without
blow and without wound, you may conquer
more effectually than ever did the Roman le
gions. This this, and not the sword, is your
all.conquering power. II is the burning axam.
ple'of your liberty. This it is that carries hope
into the breasts Of the hopeless and teaches the
most depressed that there is happiness yet with.
in their reach. You are yourselves the great
living practicable illustration Of your own prin.
ciples; you want no more. Why, then, so impa-
tient to pluck that fruit green to-day, which
to morrow will fall full ripe into your hand!
say not these things in any spirit Of aggran,
dsement, or witt, any desire to have my coun.
try usurp its neighbors right. No sir; no. II
is a part Of the elements Of our conquering char.
ucter, part of the augury Of great career,
that we shall be just to all !; that we shah VIC.
late no right; that we shall do no injury that
we shall respect the weak, but submit TO no in.
justice. Take care of yourselves, preserve
od fTrs, .od on th~ =, -.
the course Of Nature. For ourselves not mere.
ly, but for the common race of man, we hold the
sceptre of an empire such as never before was
seen upon earth. Do not, by prccipitancy and
childish impatience, mar the fortune which ma
ture and destiny hold oct to you.
To MAZE FRUrr TREES THRrvrY-Tn the
spring wash them az high as a man can react
gallons of water; and if in April there are cat
erpilars, give them another dose then pu
round the roots Of the apple and pear trees two
or three shovels of charcoal or anthracite ashes
to the peach, plum and nectarne trees ! have
tried various experiments. yet have hitherto
been most pleased with tobacco stems, which
are purchased at two cents per bushel. Hall
peck of stems around each tree is sufficient
Ths roots are first laid bare the tobacco is then
placed over them and covered with soil. To
this three or four shovels full of anthracite ash.
es may he added with advantage. The past
spring have tried on all, save peach and nee.
tarine trees-wbich were so diseased with
worms that ordered them cut up-an applica.
tion of warm mot hot) coal tar from the gas
house. We first removed the earth from the
roots, picked out the worms, and then, with q
painters brush, covered the trunk of the tree
eight inches up from the roots. After, this sol
was Immediately replaced around the tree
The effect was astonishing. In May we appi
ed halt pint Of guano as top dressing to eact
tree and thritier trees, fuller Of fruit, and with
deeper. richer green foliage. cannot be seen
mean to treat all my peaches this way, as the
cheapest and best manner Of protecting them
Two peach trees gave up last fall as past ,
hope of saving. On these ] tried an experiment
of putting to each fifteen gallons of urine neu
traized with.a peck Of Plaster Of Paris. Tn;
trees are now living, and the leaves are green
but whether they will thrive well remains to b
seen. think, however, the dose will effect ,
cure; and if so, i, is worth knowing. You shall
have the result hearafter.
r.. COLT.
Patterson, n. j., June 5, ls45