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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-03-20

The South was deprived of ils due share
of The Territories, originated with the Con-
federacy, which preceded the existence OF
this Government. 1t is To be !onnd fn The
provision Of the Ordinance Of 1857. It's
effect was 10 exclude, he South entirely
from that vas, and fertile regon.whic lies
between The Ohio aud the Mississippi ri.
vers. now embracing FIVE STATES and one
Territory. The next of the series is The
I; Missouri Compromise, which excluded The
South from that large portion Of Louisiana
which lies north of 3Go 3fj', excepting what
is Included in the State Of Missouri. The
last of the series excluded The South from
the whole of The Oregon Territory. All
these, in The slang of The day, were what
is called slave territories, and moi free soil;
that is. territories belonging to slaveholdins
pow ers and open TO o'he emigration of mas
ters with slaves. By these several acts.
The South was excluded from l,235, ,025
square miles, an extent Of country cunside'
rahly exceeding The entire valley of the
Mississippi. Tp the South was left the
portion Of the Territory of Louisiana lying
south Of $50 30l. and the portion north Of
il included in he State Of Missouri. The
portion lying south of 36o 3O', including
the States of Louisiana and Arkansas, and
the lerrlnrv lying west Of the latter and
soulh Of $50 30', called The Indian country.
This, with the Territory o: Florida, now
the State, makes in the whole 2o3.oO3
square miles. To this must be added the
territory acquired with Texas. If the
whole should be added 10 the Southern
section. il would make an increase Of 225,-
$50, which would make The whole left 10
the South G09023. Bot large psn Of
Texas is still 10 contest between The Two
sections, which leaves it uncertain what
will he the real extent Of the portion Of
territory that may be left TO the South.
have nnl included The territory recently
acquired by the treaty with Mexico. The
North is making strenuous efforts to apprp.
priale the whole to herself, by excluding
the South from every foot of il. If she
should succeed, it will add 10 that fr"m
whic c.'."~ SnniiL has already hecn exclu
L. 4
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from present rates. Assuredly it is, and the
same reasoning may be carried out to apply un-
til the increase of weight should induce an in
crease of cost But so long as the revenue
from mail matter can be made to offset all the
expenses attending the operations of the Depart
mcnt, and while. it costs no moro to the Depart
ment for transportating two, four or dozen let
ters than it costs for one, we no good reason
why facilities should not be afforded to the pub
lie to increase their correspondence in proper
ton as the means of the Department would JUS
tfy such facilities.
Then there is another reason why the cheap
postage system should be established. If the
price fpostage one halfof the present rates
there would be a double inducement for writing
LETTERS people could afford to write and re-
ccive twice as many letters as they now do
without increase of cost. And as a distinguish
ed writer upon this subject (AIr. Lcavitt) Justly
and happily remarks, this faclltation of cores
pondence would tend to develop the intellect of
thousands who now refrain from the luxury of
epistolary writing on account of the tax upon its
indulgence. Yes truly 4 cheap postage will do
much for education by cultvating q taste for
epistolary writing.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-02-06

Coop Cows.-The cows which received the
premiums of the Essex County (Mass.) Agricul-
tural society, last year, gave the following pro.
ducts: The one which took the first premium
was six years old, and of mixed breed; from Sd
of June to Sd Of July, she gave an average of T8
quarts of milk per day, beer measure, which
yielded 10 pounds of butter per week. Her feed
common pasture only. The one which took the
second premium gave, from April 2sth to Sep
tember 2Sth, 2,405 quarts of milk. The one
which took the third premium was eight years
old, a cross of the Durham breed. She gave,
from the 9th of May to the 25th of June, an
average of Is l-2 quarts per day, which yielded
little over pounds of butter per day, weighed
after it had been twice thoroughly worked. In
l21 days her milk gave 1872 pounds of butter.
Her feed was good pasture, with Is quarts of
meal during the trial of3O days. The one which
took the fourth premium, was nine years old, and
gave, in one year, S,767 pounds Of milk-proba-
bly, about 1888 quarts-or an average of about
12 quarts per day. The one which took the fifth
premium, was years old, and afforded Is pounds
of butter in week, in July last. Her feed CON-,
mon pasture, and one quart of meal per day.
The one which took the svth premium, gave g.
449 quarts of milk from April 25tE to September
26th.-7he Plosc, Loom, ard .9nrH.
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Cheap Postage.

The great mass of the people have not yet
given the subject of cheap postage that atten-
ton which its Importance demands and which
even self interest would require. Many persons
seem to think that dime is not too much for
carrying a letter, but they seem to forget that
bushe of wheat weighing 1440 times as much
as letter, is carried several hundred miles for
the same price. Now we see no reason why a
bundle of letters cannot be forwarded upon
river or railroad cheap sack of wheat of
the same weight. It. may be answered that more
care, dispatch and certainty is necessary for car
rying letters and that consequently more expense
must be incurred. Let this be conceded to the
extent required by the circumstances but no
further, and what will be the result? Suppose
it costs double, or even treble more to TRANSPORT
or carry 60 lbs. of letters than it does to carry
60 lbs of wheat or other freight, this concession
will leave a wide scope for an argument in IA
vor Of cheap postage. The difference of cost at
present between carrying letters and other COM
modities is at least 720 per cent, or 72O times
as much for carrying pound weight Of letters
as for pound weight of flour or merchandise
We are aware that to hundreds of routes this ar.
gument could not properly be applied, as they
are established for the special purpose Of carry.
ing the mail, but, since nothing more is expect.
ed Of the Post Office Department than that il
shall pay its own expenses, we see no reason
why large bundle of letters could not be for
warded as well asa smaller bundle, when it costs
just the same price for the service.
Iftwice as much weight of letters could bt
carried for the same price, is not this reasor
Why letter postage should be reduced one hall
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-02-06

From the Address of P. T. Barnum before the
Fairfield, (Conn.) Agricultural Society.
Let every farmer gather and accumulate his
weeds, muck, swamp mud, charcoal dust, coal
ahses, soapsuds and cxcrcments from his horses
and horned cattle, and all the liquid manures
from his yard, properly protect them from rain
and snow. and he has, in one vast pile capital
fund on which to base all his farming operations
for the year. But how different from all is the
practice of many farmers? In nine cases out of
ten, the iqnds are permitted to run over the
yard; TO lose their nitrogen, which passes off in
the form of ammonia; their salts, which are car
red away by continual drencling and nearly
every valuable property which is in any way de-
pendent upon the atmosphere; until, in fact,
every chemical ingredient, without which Meth
er plants nor seeds can exist, is lost to all the
practical purposes of farming Such reckless
policy with regard to the enrichng commodities,
accounts, to a greater extent than any other
cause, for the mcagre productions of the farm
Eun7cs address.
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ORDER AND sYsrEM.-Order and system arc
essential to success in every employment, but
peculiarly so, in the varied operations of farming.
Without them, confusion reigns. The busines
of the farm is ever in such condition that it de.
mands attention. and thus it directs and controls,
instead ofbcing directed and controlled. But with
them stall moves ON in one harmonious whole. I.
Every thing is performed at its appointed time,
and in an appropriate manner, and there is leisure
for information and scientific pursuits. Some
farmers act under the impression that their en-
ployment is SO profitless that they connot afford
to procure better farming implements and mach
ines, and be at the expense Of making improys
ments. Let such be assured that 80 long -
they are possessed with this idea, 50 long their
business will become more and more Pro6tless.
Mr.. Banks .addrcss. 81 5 q
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When will the Father of waters come along?"
asked Mrs, Partington, she sat looking at
Stockwells Panorama, in the last hour of its ex-
hibition aThe Father of Waters!'' replied the
individual addressed, 'why this is it that you see
before you "Goodness me! is it?' said she,
swhy, I've digested my specks to look after a
big man with the dropsy, and it's nothing but a
river arter all. How wish they'd call things
by their right Names There was something
Of disappointment in the tone; but then, after
wards, she remarked to herself, 81 wonder il
that water will wash - beautiful tribute to be.
neyolent genius. --
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$7,SS4,0
S,521,67l
9,G72,939
9,930,O52

tY A 7Aicres Contention has recently been
held in London, the object of which was to de-
wise means, if possible, to make an honest live
lihood. The number Oft thieves present was 253,
all of whom depended upon Meir profession for
means of supporting existence. A subscrip-
ton was made by some benevolent persons 10
enable those who were willing to emigrate,-
leave the country and their wretched mode of
life, for more hospitable home in the South
Sea Islands or America t@s
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State Debts.

The following table exhibits the indebtedness
of the several States and the annual interest paid
by each for the luxury.
1t will be seen that the States Of N IIamp-
shire, Vermont, Delaware and Wisconsin have
no standing debt, and that the State Of Iowa has
Pennsylvania has the most. We would take
occasion to make correction in the table on the
part of Iowa. Unfortunately, she is not quite
SO we'll off as the figures would imply. We
cannot say exactly how much she does owe,
but we certain that her public debt approach
cs $4,000. With this correction we submit the
table for perusal and even for preservation
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Ripe ErcE q.

Bread made of wheat flour, when taken out Of
the oven, is unprepared for the stomach 1t
should go through change, or ripen, before it is
eaten. Young persons, or persons in the enjoy
ment Of vigorous health, may cat bread imme-
diately after being baked without any sensible in
Jury from it; but weakly and aged persons can
not; and none eat such without doing harm
to the digestive organs. Bread, after being
baked, goes through change similar to the
the change in newly ybrewed beer, or newly chur-
ned butter-milk, neither being healthy unless af-
ter the change. During the change in bread it
sends off large portion ofoxygen or healthy gas.
Bread has, according TO the computation Of phys
icians, one fifth more nutriment in it when ripe
than when Just out Of the oven 1t not only has
more nutrment, but mparts much greater de-
gree of ofchcerfulness. He that eats old ripe bread
will have a much greater flow Of animal spirits
than he would were he to eat unripe bread
Bread, as before observed, discharges carbon and
imbibes oxygen. One thing in connection with
this thought should be particularly noticed by all
housewives. IT is, to let the bread ripen where
it can inhale the oxygen in a pure state. Bread
will always taste ofthe air that surrounds it willie
ripening; hence it should ripen where the air is
pure. 1t should never ripen in celler, nor in
close cupboard, nor in bedroom The nox-
ious vapors of a celler or cupboard never should
enter into and form part of the bread we eat
Bread should be light we'll baked, and properly
ripened before it should be eaten. Bread that is
several days old may be renewed SO as to have all
the freshness and lightness of new bread, by SIM
ply putting it into a common steamer over the
fire, and steaming it half or three quarters of an
hour. The vessel under the steamer containing
the water should not be more than half full other
wise the water may boil up into the steamer, and
| wet the bread. After the bread is thus steamed,
it should be tsken out of the steamer, and wrap
ped loosely in cloth, to dry and cool, and re-
main SO short time, when it will be ready to be
cut and used. 1t will then be like cold new bread
american Farmer.
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Chicago and GalclAa Railroad.

Some OF our readers may think that too much
is said about this road, and that our colrans had
better be devoted to other subjects, but when it
it is considered that to tlis road Northern Iowa
looks, for medium of communication with the
Atlantic cities, cur garrul;ty on the subject will
be excused. This is one Of The roads, which,
when completed will draw us close TO our cas-
tern nr'gi'hors, and be tho means Of ccuaIising
the prices Of prodncc and other commodities SO
that the surplus produce cf our State will brinn
a price equal to what like products bring in Dos
ton, New York and Philadelphia, minus the cos.
Of Transportation.
This then is cmphatcally road in which
Iowa ought to feel deeply Interested, one in
which some Of her resources should be invested,
for the sooner it is completed the quicker will
she be enabled to commence and complete her
own internal improvements
We learn from the Ga]ena papers t,lat meet
ing was held on the 18th ult., at Rockford Hi
nois, for the purpose OF considering the cxpet;-
ency Of raising loan for the prosecution Of this
road westward. The proceedings Of the Cen
'e''' DO ''0"' sP'''iA III ''l1iS Vi "pPio-
baton of the Directors experimenting the work;
exhort the citizens on the line of route to put
their shoulders to the wheel and not wait to be
hcpcd and finally recommend that elections be
held in the several counties represented in the
Convention to decide whether tax should be
levied in accordance with al act Of The Lcgis
lature of Illinois to that effect. This tx feature
was suggested by Mr., Scammon of Chicago
In its operations it compels nonresident land
holders to contribute something to the genera
veal, by taking stock in proportion to their rea
property. This is quite new principle or a
least neec in its application to internal improve
ments. We hope it may be adopted for the con
| struction of improvements in this State.
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wApLES MOUSE.

ND undersigned begs leave respectfully to inform his
i friends, and the public generally, that he continues
tho above well known establishment, and begs to assure
tion to those who may favor him witt, their company; and
chat exertion his part will be omitted to render them
comfortable. His table will DO supplied with tic best tic
market afnrds His rooms airy and convenient, and
every department Of the establishment IL liberal scale
Attached 10 tho premises isa large and commodcs sta
bio where an attentive groom will always be In attendance
~ DANIEL ANDERSON,
Dutnique, Dec. 5, 1afn. Mai pcaprictcr.
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of 1874 20, and paid the same to the proper au-
| thorties when called upon.
| The next in order Of the receivers, and last, is
Maj M. Moblcy, who unfortunately has not re-
| ceived any money, and consequently has moth
!: ing to pay.
We would conclude by appending the accounts
US above referred to-,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-02-06

gy' A true bill has been found by the Grand
Jury against Professor Webster for the murder
Of DR.. Parkman. na}a8lnara g3s#
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-02-06

My good gracious! l wonder what they'll
manufacture out Of grain next, said Mrs. Parting
ton. Here is an account of man making rye
face, and another, making foury speech.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-02-06
MUSCATINE.
Steamboat Register.

DuDllSneS Il llSL O1 DUdLS "lliCH IdFc DScH WV"
up and totally destroyed during the past year in
the United States, as also list of boats which
were injured but afterwards repaired. The num-
Der of boats destroyed was S3 and their estma-
ted vclue $1 ,6OO,400. The number of boats
partially injured was %, estimated value not
given
If the number of deaths from steamboat acci-
dents had been given in connection with the
loss of property, firightful scene would be ex-
hbted, which would call alike for sympathy to
the dead and condemnation on heads of fthe gull
ty living Cannot something be done to pre-
vent this wholesale destruction of life and prop
erty? We would suggest that some of the time
spent in Congress, making buncombe speeches
and offering buncombc resolutions, would be
better devoted if applied to correcting the evils
which hang like death upon western navigation.
70" The Legislature Of Georgia has adjourn
ed temporarily, for the purpose Of awaiting the
action of Congress on the proposition to admit
California into the Union. Should Congress
admit California into the Union with her present
Constitution, Georgia appears ready to resist
her admission by force, or withdraw from the
Confcdcracy,
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JOHN w. CLARK
G.. Ee. Sullivan & Co.

WATCH MAKERS AND JEWELLERS,
SUCCESSORS & CO.,
Ne. .E!ain-strrei, Saint Louis, Jll$Sonri,
tt EEP constantly On hand il large r:mcnt of Gold
N and Silver Watches, French and Yankee ClccEs
Gold Pencils, Gentlemen and Ladies' Breast Pins Gold
Lockers Gold and Silver Spcctaccs, Rings, Gold Guard
Chans &c. SC.
Silver Table, Desert and Tea Spoons, manufactured and
for sale low Watches and Clocks carefully repaired and
warranted to keep time.
Sent 5tll 1S49 l-ly
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CITY HOTEL.
FARMERS EEOME.

IlHE undersigned still keeps this long established and
Il well known Tavern at the corner of Main street and
the NIarlc: Square, in this cy and is better PEE AIRED
than he has ever been before to accommodate ira .ctcrs
and regular boardcrs the reasonable iens as lie
has made several new additions, and improvements TO the
former He would especially recommend bis G. tab
lshment Farmers and Teamscrs, his stable and yard
accommodat atoms surpassed by any in The city -
Charges moderate. Come and try
Doc. 5. lS49. nl3-tf PEl ER NiENE.
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o. S. x. PFC TX.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, WASHINGTON, D. c.
yN7IL practice in the Courts at Washington, and
w prosecute claims hef the different Departments,
and before Cours.-Especal attention will be given to
claims for Bounty Lands for pay and extra Fay urservi
ces in the war with McXico.
REFER IN DUBUQUE TO
Hon. Gee. W. Zones, Gen. Warner Lewis,
s. Hampstead, nCct II. Holt,
r. Rogers, H. Emerson,
Col. Geo. MclIcnu,
end generally the members of the Bench and Bar, and
TO tie public of the State.
Ills charges will he reasonable Letters should be post
paid. [Aug. 1919. 49-tE
JOHN w. CLARK,
NOTARY rUELIc, DELHI, DELAWARE COUNTY, IOWA.
Hs"John W. Clark will also attend to paying taxes for
non residents.
July Is, 1S49. 4C-tf
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$1,000 Sc

The late Receiver, Stephen Langworthy, sold
Dubuque town lots to the value Of $l,2C4 so
Aud paid out
For advertising $500
Commissioners $4,000
City, 906.9O
Clerks hire, 5000
I" Commissions, 24.1O--l210 SO
Leaving balance due from the city to
the Receiver of SIS 60
This is as find it from the papers in my pos
session. Z. LANGWORTHY.
Your Committee do not feel desirous to say
more upon this subject, after having laid before
you, in very brief manner, the facts as we un-
derstand them, and feel that we have discharged
our duty, and would leave this long and vexed
matter to generous public.
J. G. SHIELDS,
F.V. GOODRICH,
Committee
Dubuque, Jan. %, 1850.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-02-06

City Of Dubuque In account with Thomas
Midnight, by Lots sold In pursuance
of Law, $4,000 SO.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-02-06
FARMERS DEPARTMENT.

"Thc farmers crop their living from their crops, q
And each manshares the blessing of their shares"
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-02-06
DIR. G. w. SCOTT,

CONTINUES TO PCACTICE THE VARIOUS
BRANCHES OF HIS PROFESSION.
OFFICE and residence of Sixth and Iowa streets
1E7ISlING to avail himself Of every that may aid
w in restoring all arrangements cf the human orean
zaton, he has recently procured of Dr. c. B. Barct's
Electro Galvanomccrs which is admirably adapted the
treatment of many forms of disease, which many
are being daily treated, can attest.
Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 6, 1919. 23-ly
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-02-06

g.. HEMPsTEAp. nUnr.
HEMPsTEAD 6, EURT.
ATTORNEYS AND CO1INSE1IORS AT LAW, ANE
SOLICITORS IN -DURUOUE. IOWA
w; ILL practice in the District Courts of the 2nd Judicial
w District, and in the Supreme Court.
3~r OFFICE in the Yellow Brick Building, Spau
tng's Book Store, on Main street.
Sent 3 lS!9 l-Iy
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DOCTOR II. HOLT,
- ESPECTTULLY tenders his professional services tt
III the citizens of Dubuque and vicinity.
9S~ Enquire at the Express Office.
A. X. EATON,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
DELHI, DELAWARE COUNTY, IOWA.
July Is, 1919. 4l,-IV
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Dubuque, Jan. %, 1880.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-11-30
AR U }9WR'S HOME
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for the sake of good to his fellow men. But
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The "Homc Gazette" will be elegantly
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