Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-09-23

favorable seasons. Our experience, however, leads
to believe that favorable for the produc
tiveness of orchards ana ruteries, rare thing
The peculiar liability to be injured by the late spring
frosts constitutes the greatest difficulty and the in
quiry must be, how can this be obviated! No doubt
it can be obvated in many ways; by rearing the la
test variety of fruits-by placing the trees in stu
atoms where the warmth of the months of March and
April will have the least effect in bringing the buds
forward; perhaps by buryng, in the case of a few
select early trees ice at the root to retard too early
bloom; and by various other means which the intel
ligent Hortculturast will readily remember. Every
thing else than this popularity of our climate
early spring but late frosts-being very favor
able, we doubt not but little scientific experience
in the matter will furnish with abundance of fruit
with each recurrence of the season.
In this connection we cannot refrain from acknowl
edging the kindness of our good wing friend, Mr..
j. Shipman of Pittsfed, in the presentation of bas
ket of fine peaches of which GALL hands" partook
with thanks to the generous donor.
| The MEXICAN WAR.-The latest news from the
seat of hosties, both by land and sea, far from
possessing as bright color the vivid maginatlons
of volunteers were wont to picture. The advance of
Col. Kearney upon Santa Fe is slow and toilsome,
and the labor ofsuppying his forces immense. Scar
city, sand nothing else'' is abundant. Discomfort
naturally arises among the soldiers, though the in
stlnct of se-preservation will he likely to prevent
desertions. Gen. Taylors march to Monterey is
less impeded by the difficulty of procuring supplies
but is by no means holiday recreation. Disorders,
inseparable from the discipline of volunteer troops,
constantly arise; murder is common, and doubtless
more of INSTRUMENTATION than is permitted to come to
the knowledge of the public, though We hear enough
certainly. The only positive disgrace to our arms,
however has been incurred by that heretofore gallant
dtion, in the presence of the British squadron as
spectators, and the more recent loss of the noble
Truxton, though possibly attended with no blame in
the commanding officers certainly calculated to
dsplrit seamen and tarnish former laurels.-
The truth Isl there is little chance of getting gory
out of an antagonist SO utterly unworthy. Bot to
say nothing about the glory the disgrace, what
the people of the United States to gain by this war;
Does it give perfection and stability to their nstitu-
tons1 slavery excepted) Does it curtail their ex-
penses, by the abolition of useless Offices, and the
Treasury to open harbors and complete old onesl
does it tend to civiIize, educate and naturaze the
various discordant of our country? any
: oftae sixteen million freemen, the three or four
million slaves tell what this is for? We have
way of our by which to account for it. That il
Is to perpetuate slavery to the destruction Of
our republican Institutions; that it is to provide off,
? ces for favorite incumbents to absorb the means
! which might be benefcialy employed in improve
ments that it is to debase demoralize, and render
fit for slavery, or the tools Of shareholders, pop
u!ation. OF course those who adhere to the admin
istration don't think SO; will they favor us with then
viewsl 1t would be really interesting to what
lectures of good to arise from the Mexican might
be formed.