The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-29
Jubilee I'm virginia.

Jubilee in Virginia.
The Democrats OF Fredericksburg, Virginia,
had brilliant celebration or the l3th of i,e late
great victory in that State. Letters were received
from the President from Mr. Dobbn, Mr.. Wise,
Mr. TYLER. and others. We give below the letters
of President Pierce and Mr. Secretary Dobbin:
WASHINGTON, juno 1 l, 1855.
Gentlemen 81 shall be constrained by official
engagements, to DENY myself the pleasure Of par
;icipating in the proposed celebration al Freder-
cksburg on the 18th inst, but beg to present my
hearty congratulations upon the late signal triumph
of sound principles and manly sentiments in the
"OId Dominion"
Pre.emlncntIy prominen, as the sons Of Virginia
have been, from the commencement Of the Revo-
freedom-for their consistent and patriotic devo,
ton to the only principle upon whicn govern.
ment. constituted like ours, can be sustained, il
NAV well be doubted whether they have ever
achieved for themselves more distinguished honor
than in the late election, or have ever rendered Q
bioher service to this Union. .... =
If political hsreses and religious intolerance
-. 80, r. Ca;,hc,lnass natr;o,;sw intel.
'. r1'y r.'- ar - 49, .po,n,r,, has haor
SS':,.oi =. sot, - a,,ar,, ,or,od of .oriou.
Jo ,,na,Ios 80" E.oro ioro;cn .rr,s or 40.
-. d;ssons;ons !, wonl1 have beeh the oeca.
= ~, ~ d;oon.r.oonoon, yef of nrofound re.
r.at ond sorrow ~ ,bose who revere ihe constitu
E.. -. ,.h;oh &c na,or ,yo have attained spch
- - .dnanoar,ont ond b.ve realized socially
rasnI,s q ounawanonIed IN The bstorv of the human
&C. 800
1Tko nro,d elevation an which the Common.
oahL r. 49, rou, o,ards = froaIv racoon;7ad
ad aosa,vodS,, honorad rroro ono av,ramifv NJ tho
TInion - ,ho o,ha, ~ :
W. !" '' o ~, .;.ho. cor -;ouo,s .o,hor;ro
o.,s" of g.. 80 S,.ts and o,ch = ,r;,sn,nh vo"
viii ni.ase to accen, NV cordial thanks for your
L;nd ;nvi,o,;on
" - - LII l,L .o.,o., ,,o.- oLlcod
c,ua., EpS NK + IN pIFRCE
Massrs Ers,o.s Conway q. GaIIaber. A
y nh:II;s HI - ~ Coror,;,,oa -
80 =
Ecouomv an feeding Horses and muIes.
When corn sells at dollar and quarter bu.h.
81 a nIan,ar hos a nreuv s,ropo inducements IN
,,udv .coromv in Eeeding This grain tn his horses
and mnIes The writer has recentlv been exps.
rimcn,ino Iis in the wav of testing the rela,ive
vaue or 6oiIed and drv corn for the nourishmept
of a working horse. The result is a gain by boil.
inv .aryisx f,on zuIo 25 per CENT. ws b~1
rather feed four bushels Of soaked and partly
cooked corn than five bushels Of the grain dry,
particularly where one has very little hay or straw,
blades, or other 'roughnes, to give with the
corn.
1t IS we'll worth while 10 heat water boiling hot
and pour it over cut feed and ground grain to ia.
ciiate the extraction OF their alimentary proper
Ties in the stomachs OF working animals. 1t rs
not enough TO fill the digestive apparatus with
conrse forage or the seeds Of cereals il we would
secure the best a,tainable results for the food con-
sumed. II mus, be so prepared as 10 yield up its
li(e.sustainng virtues in speedy and perfect man
ner. As a general thing, grain fed to horses is
quite imperfeclIy digested, so much SO, indeed,
that not few hogs and cows ia and near Villages
and cites subsisI mainly on the droppngs Of hor-
ses that travel the streets
Over so per cent. OF corn is starch which is in.
soluble in cold water and not very soluble in
;u;ces Of The stomach. By boiling or baking starch
il transformed into kind Of gum which dissoves
readily in water and is easy Of digestion. Ii
Grain keeps up to ANYTHING like its present market
o,ce il will soon he as common 10 bake bread for
horses as for men. UoIiko the OK. the horse has
a small single stomach and there is no. enc ar
qument in tavor of cooking food for persons ,ha,
does not appy 10 lis equal preparations for borses,
Scotch farmers have been some wears in The prac-
,ice of bakino bread for their plough teams whom
hard =, work' Il is soon eater. agrees well with
the stomach. and gives a latigued animal the max.
imnm of time 10 lie down on a good bed and rest
This kind ol feed. designed 10 make good blood
and nIen,v IF IL d,.s NOT supercede the neces.
stv Of cut hav. fodder. or straw, whose 6ulk is
;n,nor,ar, for The due exnonsiou and vigorous ac
,;op Of The digestive orpans.
Our nractice is 10 boiI corn some three or four
hours and salt it about as much as for hominy or