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GEN TAYLOR'S CHARACTER.

A barbecue was given On the nth ishf.,
near Jeffersontuwn, tn the Kentucky Vol
unteers, Just returned from service Ill
GeAico. After General PILcnER had COLI
cluded his complimentary address; Col.
HuMPH.EY MARSHALL responded III Il
speech from which we make the following
extract 1t embodes the best, most dis
eliminating sketch of Gen. ! aylor,s char
acter we have ever seen. Alter reading II
none will he surprised that man possess
ING snch high, rare and admirable traits ot
character as Gen. Taylor does, should be
so honored and loved by all brought into
personal relating with HIM:
"Mv service i'll Mexico frequently brought
me near to Gen Taylor, and Twas lnduslrI-
ous in nv examination of the actual charac-
ter of the man whenever opportunity was
presented. ] have no motive to deceive
YOU. and you must take the impressions Ion
what they are worth. The manner III
which politicians, in this our day, are acc
ustomed to speak of men, and especially
of such as may be elevated to political pr
wer is so utterly extravagani, so proiusely
hyperbolical. that, after they take hold al
The character Of Gen. Taylor. no descrIp-
lion could give would be recognized a.
bordering on truth. Glowing oraiory vii.
seize the achievements ofthc General and
dress them off in all the irippery Of meta
nbnr and doubt whether The man will b'
REGARDED or whether he would know hi:
own likeness. have seen the pictures ri
him in books and pamphlets aud IN prints.
Some have the head Of Napoleon, others
that of Cesar, aud some are unlike any
original have ever beheld. but none like
The General | krow. So 1t will be with
the pictures the politicians will execute
If desired to express in the fewest word:
wha, manner of nan Gen. Taylor is, ]
should say, that, in his manners and his
appearance, he is ont Of The common PecpL
20 this country. He might be transierd
from his tent at Monterey to this assem-
hIy aud he would not be remarked among
,hls crou d of respectable old farmers as Il
man at all distinguished from those around
him. Perfectly temperate in his habits !;
perfectly plain in his dress; entirely un-
assuming in his manners, he appears t.
be an old gentleman Iii hue health, whose
Thoughts al e moi turned upon his personal
appearance, and who has no point aoou'
him to attract particular attention In Ms
intercourse with men, be is Tree, frank
and manly. lie plays off none OF The airs
of s,me great men whom have met
There is an artificial dignity some men
wear TO add To moral stature which con-
science whispers to them may need sup
port from mdnneriSm. some, VIII" ioouid
be deemed great, Preseve their reputation
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Provide salt and have it ready to throw on the
NOV al The time of unloading the hay. Que
peck 10 ton will be acceptable To stock III
case they are kept at dlstnce from salt wa
ter er marshes. The salt that cattle require
curing the winter season should all he spread
on the hay mUws because the cattle Will relish
tie hay better, and because the hay can be
made with less exposure To The sun, and
consequently at less risk of weather.
Take care not to spend many hours IN
moving, the first day. 1t is nav new bust
ness that calls into action a new set oinelves'
If YOU require too much of them at hrs'
they will soon let you'll know that they have mol
been well used.
The hay harvest will he abundant and The la
borers should not he few. Let them have their
food in Due season; aud drinks that will give
strength rather than animation. Much may he
accomplished in one of these long days II la
Dor is rightly directed. Take no unnecessary
steps and every movement will carry you on-
SaId- PiOughnlan.
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AGRICULTURAL.
Cutting WHEAT EARLY.

We have for several years advised farmers
10 Gu, their wheat caller than is usually done
and all Who have tried it have found advan'
tage by the practice. AS soon as the gram IS
out of the milk, and in what is termed Inc
doughy state, it is fit to GU, and VIII be heavI
Ter and better in all respects Than If allowed
to become dead ripe. Especially is this the ne
case when the straw is at all affected WIN
The rust. Mr.. Hawley, in his communion
lion on this subject, says:
"As soon AS the bulk of the crop has go'
tie brown color. and the berry is dOughy anu
soft, consider the right lime. then com
merce cutting, and Ii ii lie III the swarm QUO
day il the weather is good; aud DO no n"t
wait for the small wheat TO grow larger, Tor
II never willard thus lose the best OF my
crop By Smelling, to say nothing of the shrink
nee i'll weight. let three acres OF my best
wheat stand until dead ripe.for seed; 1t
weighed sixty one pounds; the wheat along
side, cut one week earlier, weighed sixty
four pounds. Ohio CuhirdtOr.
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PLASTER-ITS OPERATION.

We have frequently herd i: asserted by
farmers: that plaster, after il had been ap
piled for one OF Two years 10 crops. on liz
same soil, ceaseS to produce any beneficial
effects. Liebig, in one OF his able works, Tex
planes The Cause of this It's follows:
when we increase The crop of grass in =
meadow SAYS he. by means oil e p.un'.
we remove a greaier quantity Of potash viii
the hay. Than ran. under The circumstances
be resrnred hence ii happens that alter Ih'
lapse of several yrars. lie crops Of GRASS
OH The meadows manurrd with gypsum. dI
miniSh, owing 10 the defirisncy al potash
II, when we apply plhsIer or gypsum. VT
should mix Common huuse ashes win il, uI
apply il 10 The soil either before or after he
slowing the former, we should find The ac-
ton Of The other as energetic in tie ienIl
or twentieth year us in The first. This hns
been demonstrated by experiment and those
who remain scepliral have only 10 resi- the
validity of The theory Ia satisfy themselves
OF its variety. On suils Of a ciavPy texture.
we consider gypsum one of The heSI appiita
lions. We have Tested lis value in Il variety
oil Instances. and have n scruplei in recon
intending it. especially manure Tor land
III grain aud grass Maine Farmer.
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AFRICAN DIscOvERY-THE SLAVE TRADE.
Il will afford all our readers interested in Alri-
ran discovery. much satisfaction 10 learn thar
Nr. Oaniell the Traveller, has reached Ibis
country, after escaping 'all The dangers of n
journey in The comparatively unknown psrIs
of SnnIh Western Africa, He has come
home richly laden with Information. We
regret TO learn. however, that the Slave-
trade is rapidly gaining ground in Angola
and the adjacent countries TO the great Diet.
rimrnl of legitimate commerce; aud. that
Notwithstanding the repuird vigilcnre of oar
'ruiSe.y n vasi number Of slaves have been
shipped for Brazil-the exports OF few
months exceeding he ordinary amount Of
past years. A vessel had even been rcuip
ped in the port Of Loanda. the chief Portu-
ruesc settlement in Southern Africa. where
he British and Portuguese Mixed Commits
sion sits. and had sur ccesslully esraI ed with
l cargo of slaves Among The individuals
Implicated in this affair WAS one Of the Por-
-nguese members. who has in consequence
een expelled from his post by tile Govera-
menf.
Nor is the trade less aciive on the North
Western coast Of Africa. We learn by Tho
latest intelligence that The Slave Trade il
very brisk. nor is it il considered possible 10
>"pPItrH " "'i'it 'lC "'iHC u Htdlcu dS FL
rary.' lftuch be the case then it will never
he suppressed; for many of the most power.
lul Siares-Franre among The resr--posi-
lively refuses IN regard il in that light
Our nwn conviction, frequent expressed, is.
that while the demand for Few Slaves Is so
treat ms il undoubtedly is both in the spanish
CoI"nies and RrnzIl. and tHc traffic yields
such enormous profits. rs 10 cover all Tho
risk Of capture. and TO pun large fortunes into
the orkcts ofIhe Slave trader il is Ivain 10
seek its fuprrcssion by MI armed 81 stem of
cruising. for Iliar only adds to is horrors
without diminishing lis extent. Government
Spends npw rdS OLA million year in this
srr'i vi huui reaching The point nj which
it aims. Surely. other md wiser measures
should he adopted, British Anti Slavery
Reporter,
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The BKfTIsH EMPIRE IN INDIA.-Thc
Bombay Times gives us some useful facts
concerning India. The British nr BRUSH aud
East India ComPany's armies in India. num-
1errd,o Inc lst Of January. lS47. consider
ably above 30O.0 goo men. aud the yearly
IuOunr Of military charges for their support
IS stated tn exceed S70O00O0O year. or
noIc than half ihe whole public revenue.
The public deht nf India Us hich is over and
shove the British national debt. Canada debt.
&c.) is four hundred millions Of dollars, one
fourth Of which has hecn incurred within tho
Last ten years. The gross annual public in
,'oms Of India, is estimated al Sl25O0O.GC0.
nd the expenditure al Sl35.OG0,OU0.
Before the Afghan war. the British armies in
India numbered lGs.477, exclusive al about
5000 troops from Brilaiu-Brifish reci
,..ouIs. There are thousands of European
officers. x their appointments are a source Of
Effective patronage To men IN power in Eng
land In few wears 1000 meu have
been added 10 The East India Cumpany.s ar
my, being ahont as many as the whole Brit
i>h military forces upheld elsw where. Seven
hundred British officers have been appointed
d native regiments since 1897. The Bonn
bdy Times considers that the forces IN India
are courageous aud well discipl..ed. hut its
facts do not indicate that India is well govern
I'd. IL is asserted that The reasons " by India
lose 7ot supply England with Cutlon are,
The distance, the want 6f carriage and its e1-
pense, the want of roads for Garage, and The
want OF great artery like railway. The
growers are 100 FoOr 10 seed their Cotton
10 distance.
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HE BIBLE.-How comes il iho, this I;,,Io
volume composed by h,mbIe men in a ruds
wheh arr and science were hut in their
0'"dhood, has eXercd more influence ON the
human mind and on the social system. than
al other hooks put Ioceiher1 Whence ccmrs
II that this book has achieved such maxwell.
Gus changes IN the opinions of n.nkind- has
hanIshed idol-wOrship-h abolished imam
rIcide-has put down polygamy and divorce
exalted HE cOpdnion Of wuman-raised
The standard Of public moraliry-crra,. d for
families that blessed Thing, Christian home
and caused lis other triumph, BY causing
benevolent institutions. open and EXPANSIVE.
TO spring upas with the wand Of enchant-
menI? What sort OF book is this. that even
the wind and waves Of human passion obey
il? What other engine OF suciaI inn rove
ment has operated so long and yet lost none
of lis virtue? Since il appeared. MANY
hnasled plans of amelioralion have been
rird and failed; many modes OF Jurisnru-
lence have arisen. and run their cour. C. and
expired. Empire after empire has been
launched on the Tide OF time, and gone down
leaving no trace on The walters. But this
bnok Is still going about doing gnod-leav-
ring soriery wnh its holy principles cheer
ing The sorrowlul with lis consoIaIione-
strengthening the trmpled-Pncouraci nr the
Notwithstanding the troubled spiri.-ard
smoothing the pillow Of death. Can such
4 book he the offspring of human Ccniu. 2
Ones not the vasiness Of its effects demon
trHte the excelIenry Of the power 10 be Of
God DIR. .McCuliouce.
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The --latest WITTIcisN- "A newly ar
rived Hlbernian was asked at dinner, few
days ago, by friend, whether lie would
take some of the apple pie.
is it honlsome! inquired Teddy.
To be sure it is was the reply
'Becaise. said the new conner, i onet
had an uncle that was killed wId the apple
lixy, and sure thought it might be some
Thing ofthat sort
A notion seller was offering Yankee
clock. finely vanished and colored with
a Iooking-qlass in front, 10 a certain lady,
not remarkable for personal beauty.
why, it is beautiful said the vender.
Beautiful, indeed! look at it almost
frighrens me, said the lady.
Then, marin, replied Jonathan, i guess
you'd better take one that amt got no look
ing-glass.
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CULTIvATING AROUND FRUIT
TREES

The Importance of the clean and thorough
cultivation of the ground around yonn@
trees was very satisfactorily shown by
an experiment The present season, on tie
ground Of G. L. Yeoman of Walworiii,
WAYNE Co. N. y, A part of his YOUNG sian
dards grew on ground occupied with held
heels, a part with carrots, and the r"ft win
young fruit trees only a few inches high, ~
rows about four ieet apart. The laler, oil
course. made much less draft on the soil Than
the others covering as they did but very
small part of the surface. all being kept thor
uughIy cultivated. The trees OIL this part
consequently made Il most vigorous growth I;
on the carrot ground the growth WAS very
consp:cuously diminished Willie on The
Grouud occupied by heets, the young shoots
were not one half the length OF those hrst
mentioned. This experiment il the more III
terestInI from the fact that these root crops.
Il hoed. as they were in the present instance
are found TO be incompara;ively better for the
trees than the very common way OF planting
them in grain fields or in grass. Potatoes
were not tried but we have seeh Il row oil
peach trees growing in potato grounds. none
of which had made shoots of less than loot
md half, while side by side. in wheat, I'M
der circumstances precisely the same. none
OF The trees had grown more than three inch
es.
The best orchard of bearing peach trees
we ever saw, WAS on ground kept perfectly
clean and mellow by cultivation, no other
crop being allowed 10 occupy the soil and
we have no doubt that those who own or
chards Of fine fruit would find il greatly 10
their advantage TO discard every Other crop
on the ground thus occupied, in order 10 keep
it perfectly mellow by successive blowing &
narrowing this would certainly he the case
where, as in many cases, the orchard proves
more valuable than al! The rest oflhc farm
Albany Cult.
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NEWLY DISCOVERED USE Of THE Sun
FLowER.-Those most experienced i'll The
cultivation of this plant are most sangune
that with proper cultivation, IL is more prof
table than wheat or corn. The seeds are
more oleagnous than those of the flax plant,
and combine the qualities for table use Of The
best olive oil Tor burning. of The best SPERM
without It's smoke land for painting, ii is
SAID by painters who have used il, 10 be su-
periOr 10 lInseed, ii is more rapid in drying.
equally easy in spreading. and without for
ming much denser coat. Prepared and
eaten as arichokes, The young cups Of this
plant are very escu ent and pleasing 10 The
palate The stalks are an excellent substitute
for hemp or fax. and for bee lasturage il is
equal 10 any plant, yielding, from lis luscious
and numerous neclaIles, an abundance OF The
best and most palatablc honey. A writer in
one Of our agricultural exchanges, says III NJ
on suitable soil. with proper cultivation. il
will yield on an average, from so 10 one hon
dred bushels of seed 10 the acre. From five
10 seven quarts Of oil are calculated un. per
bushel. II this is not over-esiabllshlhg lis
productiveness, and il can be raised rs riIeap'
Iy as wheat or Indian corn, ordinarily con-
s'dered the most expensive cultivated, The
Sunnuwe' mast be a very profitable produc-
ton. We have heretofore, cultivated IL on
small scale, usually in vacant spots, by The
fences and where The cultivation Of other
vegetables wis Ineligible, and so far as ur
experience goes. il curroboraIes The above AS
sertions. We find that the green leaves are
very excelleu, fodder Tor COWS, especially
when the feed in orr pastures gets low in
seasons of scarcity and drOughl.-We gen.
orally commence plucking them in July ia
king the lower leaves first. and feeding Them
out at night, or, iflne scarcity oileed is great,
in the morning. before tuning them from DE
yards. We have sometimes given The corn
toppings and the leaves oil the Snnhuwei al
The same time, and have found that The lat
Ter are universally preferred. The seed of
the Sunfower is most desirable food for
poultry, lis highly eleagenous nature wholly
supervising the necessity Of punirnaI food.
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ROUND ENGLISH TURHIps.

These may lie sown among corn al the lasi
hoeins; they sometimes yield well when sHwn
As late as The 2Olh. We ulleu get good sri'-
,sl, Of these vi houl much labor, as they need
~ : etling " here the grunud has heen titled
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the chivalry he has so often displayed and hi.
greatness conspicuously illustrated Iipon the fold
Oh oa.tle i formed my ideas of the man when be
was iree from duty and had no motive 10 annear
any other light than was thrown upon him by
nature, education, and principles.
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miles distant. Two thousand Of the enemy were
threatening an auack upen Vera Cruz and the
Mexicans have rumor that there had been q
surprise and the recapiure Of Tampico.
Monterey dates Of the 30lh.
Taylor's army vas melting away. The terms
Of enlistment had run out and the General had
neither sufficient men nor means Of transpoua-
ton.
Lieutenant Colonel May had arrived at New
Orleans.
La Vega remained on parole at Vera Cruz.
Letters received at New Orleans from Shelby
county, Texas, mention that sixty guests at a
wedding party had oil been poisoned. Twelve
had died, including bridesmaid, groomsman, two
sons, the Minister, Mr.. Briton, man and wo-
man named Castlebury, Mr.. Slaughter and wife,
&c.
Itwas thought that so would die. Old Wilk.
inson had fled, none of his family we're injured.
ltwas supposed the negroes were hired TO ad-
minister poison in coffee. A disappointed sui
tor, il was thought had done this horrible deed.
The disappointed party was one Of The guests.
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SANTA ANNA.

Santa Anna entirely disapproved Of the sur
render of Vera Cruz of course, in pro rf of which
he sent Morales and Landero to Pero for trial.
They stand most excellent chance of being Ii
berated in few days by Gen. Wo tn. What
is TO be done with Santa Anna himsefl how is
he TO answer, after swearing he would shed
for running off without shedding the first drop7
There is question for somebody TO answer.
send you the files of Ell Repubhxno. also
forward several copies of papers published at
this place Jalapa) previous TO the great battle of
Cerro Gordo. The eXulung tone of the editors,
and the perfect confidence they express in the
ability of Santa Anna to arrest the progress of
the "Vandals," read funny enough now that the
sequel is known. | cannot recoect anything
more amusing than Santa Annals flowing pro-
clamation of his victory over Gen. Scott on the
17th April, unless it was his disgracelu flight
on a mule on the 18th.
In the number published on the day of the
great battle al Cerro Gordo, and under the head
of Long Live The Merican Nation" the fol-
lowing account Of the skirmlshing on the l7th is
given. threads as follows and is most decided
ly fat:
Yesterday, between II and 12 o'clock, col
umn orthe enemy, composed of 5 or 5000 men,
attacked our position at Cerro Gordo. They
came commanded by Gen. Scott, who, inflated
or pulled up [eagriedOl with the assassisnarions
he committed with impunity at Vera Cruz, hoped
with the same immunity 10 penetrate our camp
here. AT the commencement of the firing, Gen.
Santa Anna ordered our troops to retire, in order
to attract the enemy to point nearer our bat
teries. 1t had the effect. Scott advanced, and
then our columns, displayed in such manner
as TO facilitate the action of our cannon. Then
commenced vivid fire Of both artillery and in
lantry, encircling the enemy, who was obliged
TO retire: and having twice alterward attempted
TO force our positions, he was twice compelled
to retire. These three charges have cost the
enemy 1000 men in killed and wounded; we have
lost l60, ofwhom we count 80 as killed and the
rest wounded"
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LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
BIZ the last Steamer.

The rumor Of the submission OF Kablyes is
confirmed by u Telcgraphc despatch from Al.
gieTs, ofthe date uGthe Goth April. The Noun.
taineers acknowledged themselves subjects of
France, and will pay tribute which shall be re-.
mitted 10 Agicrs.
A most diaboical plot to murder the Pope has
been discovered. twas found out BY the French
Ambassador, be revealed the names of the con.
spiraiors to the Pope. Their intention was 10 ns.
sassinale him while giving audience to one of
them, who WIS appointed TO kill him.
4 Capuchin Priest presented himself for an
audience Of the Pope. Ills Holiness requested
his name. This he gave, but before admitting
him, the Pope looked over the list OF conspra.
sors, and finding the name Oflhc Capuchin there,
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REIMBURSEMENT.

The following article from the New Orleans
Pcayune, contains ruth and eloquence, and The
Gloquence of truth. Ii was induced by an arli-
clio in the Washington Union, which expressed
the opinion that many Of the volunteers of last
spring and summer would, on the expiration of
their terms of service, volunteer anew. The
Pcayune says:
From all that we can learn, the Union will be
grievously disappointed. ltisnol supposed here
that single regiment can be formed out of all
the twelve months men now in Mexico. The
volunteers who won the glorious battle at Buena
Vista are on their way home. One Of the Ken
lucky regiments is already at the Brazos Col.
Jefferson Davis regiment will soon be here. and
the Illinois and Indiana troops will soon follow.
We learn from the officers and men that there Is
no disposition 10 re-enlist. The accounts from
Gen. Scott's column are no more satisfactory
The determination TO return home as soon as
their enstments expire, is universal. The OH
GERS are as little desirous as the men OF remain
ing in service; so that the whole Of General lay
or's Buena Vista army, with the exception oil
few regulars, and large portion OF General
SCOTS will soon leave the field.
The reason for this universal desire TO quit the
service has been explained TO us. The men of
Monterey and Buena Vista assert. and with good
reason, that the laurels that have been won by
them, have been gathered by the government to
decorate other brows. They say, and dwilh truth,
that no valor, no sacrifice, no victories of theirs
can ensure promotion, or prevent them from be-
ing overslaughed by inexperienced officers. and
subjected to the command of political appointees.
They point to the miserable remnants of regi-
ments, which they led to the army with we'll fill.
ed ranks and swelling aspirations, in token of the
hardships they have suffered and the pers they
have encountered, and then refer 10 the army
register to see how much services are rewarded.
They feel that the qualities which they have ex.
hibted in front of the blazing batteries are not the
ones that ensure rank, and they retire to give
place to those who possess them.