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Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04
A RESOLUTION explanatory of Act passet
nird eiohtaan hunllred and fiffY

4 RESOLUTION explanatory Of an Act passed
August third, eighteen hundred and fifty
four.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That it was the intention
of the act of Congress. approved August third,
eighteen hundred and ffty-fonr, and the same
shall be construed. to give to Wisconsin in aid
Of the improvemeht Of the navigation of the
Fox and Wisconsin Riuers, quantity of land,
equal mile for mile of its improvement to that
granted to Indiana. under the provisions of the
act of Congress approved May the ninth, eight
cen hundred and forty-eight.
Approved March 3, 1855.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

1T is somewhat noticeable that nei-
ther the American Minister, MIR. Buch-
anan, nor the Secretary of Legation, was
at the Peabody dinner on the Forth Of Ju-
ly, in London.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

R~A free negro. named Sam Google.
has been arrested in Rockingham, Va,
charged with having committed rape on
the person of Mrs. Armentrout, residing
near Keezletown. Mrs. A. is a widow,
past the meridian of life, and the mother
of several married children.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

Nc We call attention this week
Gen. Whitield's appointments. We Wan'
every man to turn our and hear the Pro
Slavery candidate. a
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

s@ A dispatch to the Washington u
Mon says the popular majority Ofthe pe~, @
ocrats in North Carolina win be about Th'
THOUSAND! s
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

STAR OF THE WEsr.-Tfis new and
elegant steamer-T Thomas w. Garvey,
Master. and R. Rees. Cierk-just from
the dock, passed up on Wednesday,
Clerk Rees has our thanks for ST. Louis
papers.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

ANoTEn PAnrY!A new party is De-
ing organized to oppose the use Of fans u
church-fanning in church being consl'
cred wicked. We have known s0n'
wicked Fannies, It is true.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

e BALLou's PIcToRIAL is always
on hand-always contains eight pages OF
the finest description of engravings, al
ways has eight pages of well selected read
ing matter, is always printed on the very
best paper. and in the very best style Of
art,-published weekly by M. M. Ballou,
Boston, at So per year. 1t is work wor-
thy the patronage of the public.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04
Still they Come!

We hear daily Of new arrivals in our
city. On Friday last, large surveying
party, in charge of DR.. Robinson, arrived
here from Tennessee. This is what we
like to see. Compa MES coming from slave
States will be heartily welcomed by our
citizens, as we'll as those from free States
who are all ''right on the goose
WHAT HAS BECOME Of THE SaUATTER
SOVEREIGN 2-We notice in many of our
exchanges the above inquiry, coming from
various parts of the country. This is in
deed very strange! We have never fail.
ed, even one time, to get our papers off,
and the mail made up. Who is to blame
in this matter2 We will see.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

ng The census Of Boston, now aoo"
completed, is stated to reach nearly iOe
sOOO-an increase Of 10000 during "
past years.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

s~ We are under obligations to R. l.
Kirk and Major Richardson, Of she Kan'
sas Legislature, for valuable public do'u'
ments.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of america in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the
Navy be, and he is hereby, authorised to pro-
vide and despatch a suitable naval or other
steamer, and if necessary, a tender, to the Arc
tic Seas, for the purpose of rescuing or afford
ing relief to Passed Assistant Surgeon e. K
Kane, of the United States Navy, and the Off
GERS and men under his command: Provided,
That such steamer and tender shall be officered
and manned by volunteers from the navy and
others who may declare their willingness to be
so engaged.
Approved February 3, 1854.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

New BuILDISGs-We see that our
worthy .ownsman, hTr. Fl. Adams, is
about completing his large two story build
ing. Several other buildings are under
way. and will be completed soon. Thi:
omens Well for our uryoung. Iut fourishine
city. -. .n
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04
D. J. Johnson.

D. J. Johnson.
The Committee being duly announced,
they retired for the purpose of making a
report.
On motion, the Secretaries of the Con-
vention were requested to retire with the
committee, to assist them IN their duties.
The convention took recess until 2 1-2
o'clock, to await the report of the commit
tee.
During the recess the members of the
convention were addressed by several elo-
quent speakers, who conjured the pro-slav-
cry Party TO act as a unit, IN order to bettei
defeat the designs of their unprincipled op-
ponents. ~ -
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
GEN. J. w. WHITFIELD
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

GEN. J. w. WHITFIELD, the Pro-Slavery
candidated for Delegate to Congress from Kan
sas Territory, will address his fellow-citizens
at the following places at the time named: 3a
Wv.n5ott T-hursday - 9Th Senten,har
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The President called the Convention to
order at half-past two o'clock.
Mr.. Grover renewed the motion requir-
ing delegates to present their credentials
commencing at the First Council District.
Mr.. F. J. Marshall offered the follow
ing resolution, as an amendment to Mr..
Growers motion, which was accepted, and
passed by the Convention.
Resolued, That the members of every
delegation claiming a right to participate
in the deliberations of the Convention, be
required to hand to the Secretaries their
credentials, and those named In the Gre
dentials shall be permitted to participate in
the primary organization.
The Secretaries reported long list of
the names of delegates entitled to seats.
Mr.. Marshall then introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unanimously
| adopted: -ss-
RESOLVED, That the delegates from each
Council District shall meet Immediately,
and elect one of their number to serve as
committee on credentials
In compliance with the above resolution,
the delegates from the different Council
Districts then withdrew, and after a con-
ference, reported the following gentlemen
to serve upon that committee:
1st CoUNcrL DIsrRrcT. Thomas John
son, and James Whitlock.
I'd CouNcIL DIsTR1cr.-O. II. Browne.
Sd " @ II. ]. Stricken.
4th e. Isaac Jacobs and
Samuel Ralston.
5th COUNCIL DIsTRIcr.-T. B. Arnett.
9Th F. b. Marshall
9TH Mai. Vanderslice
9Th W. P. Richardson
9th 6" J. M. Hall.
10th &c" L. j. Eastin, and
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

E@ Last week there were 2166 arri-
vals at Saratoga.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04
A. J. ISACKS.

A. y. kShOAO.i
The letter was received, and three tTe-
mendous cheers were given for DIR. Isaeks,
for thus exhibiting such compromising
spirit. gasa 81
Mr.. Marshall stated thathe was author
lied to say for Gen Whitfield, that il. nom-
mated, he.would accept the nomination and
run as the candidate of the Pro-Slavery
party. Three cheers were then given for
Gen. Whitfield. - sT
8 Hon. r. R. Rees was then unanimously
elected President of the Convention, and
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

ssF The venerable Gov. Troup, oil
Georgia. is out in a letter. in opposition to
Know Eothings. - So
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

re- Small faults induiged are little
thieves which let in greater.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

R. R. REES, Chairman.
Ro,sR, R ,s S. KELLEY }secretarie..
Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-04

Wv. I. MARCY, Secretary of State.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-29
Why are Turnips Valuable as Winter
Food for Cattle2

Mn. EDITOR :--There are some things in
agricultural chemistry which appear to be
not only wholly opposed to reason, but which
facts wholly disproye. BY this it is not in
tended TO asset that the results of chemical
Investigations are incorrect; but simply 10
show that practical experience should 90
hand in hand with scientific research. As
an instance in point, let us take the turnip
which the distinguished chemist, Bossingault,
found "the most watery root he ever examin-
ed. Byan ANALYSIS he ascertained that il con-
tanned 92.5 per cent. of water. We're this an
alysis submitted to an individual who had ne.
YER tested the value Of the turnip for feeding
cattle, he would, III all probability, pronounce
it wholly unsuited FOR such purposes that
the amount OF nutrtiye matter II contained
was so very small as to render it Of cpiu par.
atively little value. II compared in this res
pect with any Of the different kinds Of hay
in general use, the Difference in point Of nu-
iritious matter is 50 striking, that he would i,
upon plain common sense principles, discard
the turnip, ard select the hay fur his stock.
But It,, on the other hand, Ii, estimate Of the
value Of turnips as a food for winter stock
were derived from actual experiment, it
would require faith Of the strongest kind to
satisfy his mind that Bossingault had not
strangely erred in his analysis. Fortunate
ly, the great " rural economist" is sustained
in his research, by host of able men, and
We, who are not familiar with the process by
which The animal draws from such an appa,
rently inuutritlous rootas the turnip, 30 large
an amount Of nutrition, are left to idle con.
lecture, and compelled to rest satisfied with
, tie mere knowledge Of the fact that turnips
are really valuable food for our winter
stock
I In my experience, the value Of the turnip
crop to my stock has been very great. For
many wears past il has been lalorite crop
with me, and as such viii il continue, until
meet with something better. My stuck
have always ihriyen we'll upon them; and ne
yer, until during the past season, when my
turnlp crop was next To failure, did prop
efly appreciate their value. Other seasons,
my cattle were winterrd at comparatively trI.
fling expense and trouble, and always ne'
the spring III fine condition. This spring
however, such was not the case. Ny turnip,
were all fed early in the winter, and during
the latter part Of IT, | was compelled 10 look
to other sources fnr their feed. 1t is need
less to assert that, Al the prices OF grain ant
hay Of all kinds, this was an expensive 0pc
ratiun. But this was not all. My cattle
were in worse condition than have eve
knDwn them in the spring. although suppl
ed with food, containing according to che
mical analysis,) vastly greater amount .
nutritious matter than they ever received II
the iorm Of turnips before.
May We not hope that some of the learnet
among Your readers will give u the bench
ui an explanation Of this interesting and i'm
purtant subject Png. f@mtr.
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Clarendon Iron Works.
WILMINGTON, N. c.

YNliE CLARENDON IRON WORKS are now
prepared to receive orders for Beam, Vertical,
Horizontal or 0scilaling Steam Engines, High or Low
Pressure and adapted to all purposes; Crcula verii.
cal and Portable Saw Mills, complete; Pumps Mining
Machinery, Grst and Flour Mills, complete Parker,
Turbine and other Water Wheels, Equipping Of Steam
ers, Car Wheels and Axles; Horse Powers Of various
patterns; Rice Field Pumps and Engines Rice Thrash.
crs; Shingle Machines Shafling, Pullies, Hangers,
Gears, and all other Mill Work.
CASTlNGs.--Iron and Brass Castings uf all descrip-
tions, including Ornamental Iron Railing, Pipe bridge
Castings, &c. &c. The Company would respectfully
invite attention TO lheil styles and patterns of Railing,
which may he at their Office,
BDlLERS.-T Tubular, Flue and Cylindrical Boilers,
Water Tanks chimneys, and all other kinds OF Boiler
Work.
REPAlRS,-A separate department and force will be
kept for repairs where work will be done thoroughly
and with despatch
Having large facilities. the above work will hc done
on as reasonable terms elsewhere, North OF South,
and IN prompt and satisfactory manner.
Consultation by letter otherwise in regard TO plans
and designs for mills their furniture aid for machi-
merry generally. willingly answered All orders Of com.
muncatons 10 be addressed 10 the undersigned.
HENRY NJ. DRANE, Ag't.
March III. Ts,l--
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saed for all have so gladly done for you, and
rejoice in bidding you God speed"
But, SIR. you will accept this from me-"
holding IN his hand 500 note.
" No sir. not (arihing, | am already more
Than fully paid"
The traveller then approached the side board.
RON which he had several times during his so.
Joum at The farmhouse par,aken OF the wine
that makelh glad the heart Of man." and laying
down the 500 bill, he place a iumber on il,
to prevent ii being blown away then turning 10
mine host, offered his parting hand, while his
eyes were snflIused with tears Of mingled shame
and gratitude.
The farmer cordially look the proffered hand,
and rerer was there more feeling farewell
passed between strangers, than here passed
between the guests and the family Of "mins
host"
We will say nothing of the feelings Of our
lady-gncst during the above conversation between
her husband aud our Virginia farmer nor will
we follow them in their carriage to hear their
conversation as they leG The farm-house-suf-
flee it 10 say, they never afterwards forgot 10
entertain strangers.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-29
From the MillcdpeyiIIe [Geo.l Recorder.

THE VIEWS OF A GREAT AND GOOD MAN.
The AntiAmerican Party are disposed to
aid their bad cause BY giving false position
to their opponents. They have endeayored
to arouse the prejudices of sects, by asser-
ting that the American Party was engaged in
crusade against religious associations, when
the reverse is the fact. They have given the
names Of eminent diaines without authority,
as being opposed to the American Party.
We received II few days since long let,
ter from our yenahlc and respected friend
Dr. l.. Pierce, with the permission to make
such use 0i il as we saw fit. We have not
room for II entire. but give the concluding
part as expressive Of just and correct views,
and pertinent to the spirit Of the times. The
venerable writer says:
$ But said there were some queer things
in This progressive age. One that III this
land ot freedom OF speech, minister cannot
express any political opinion, without being
made the object Of remark, and perhaps Of
ccnsgre too: as il his being a minister, plac-
cd him beyond the influence Of the love of
country. | don't like this sort of proscrip-
tioa, especially as there is often much in po-
liteal issues, so nearly in alliance with the
morality Of the Bible. am willing whcEev-
cr | descend To the miserable slang 0f the
common hustings, 10 be re5uked, but when ]
unly express my views on the moral tenden-
cics IT the times, and on what believe to be
tie evil agencies at work, must ,Iemur to
alt censure. am proud Of my country, and
am, BY a sort 0l moral instinct, a native
American. ] cannot be anything else. |
have aiwass believed that We had opened the
doIr Of immigration too vide, and would find
II absolutely necessary to close up little,
and am s"rry to see that SO many oppose it
as an Anti. American move. For myself,
believe the hand Ol God is in it, and that the
principle will prevail it not, am, aud al
WAYS viii bc satisfied with whatever the God
Of nations may choose tor Us. Happy is that
people, whose God is the Lord.
J.. PIERCE.
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J.. PIERCE.

lrcE We are all the time hearing some
thing about good and bad luck. Some peo-
pie seem Ia think that Providence has special
spite against them, and they, therefore. con
ilnually bemoan their bad luck, and argue
that they were born when an unlucky Star
held rule.
II luck be a real. tangible substance, or
whnt not, It may be lost III divers ways. We
knew ol a man once, with goul profession,
10 lose his luck in pond, where he spent his
timc Gsblug when he should have been III His
otliee. Another, IN prosperous business, lost
lslaCh by al indeiitlgabie attention 10 every =
bodf's business except his own. Another,
viii a good honest trade. burnt his luck into
einder by lns not temper. Another, pro-
missing young man, BY becoming welded TO
the bottle. AnUtiirr, WIN was industrious,
by continual isiudgncnis-crrors Of his
brad-ln>t his luck. Hundreds lose their
lack BY endorsing tur specializing friends, by
trusting dishonest men, aud il may be lost
by pockettHg fraudulent gains. A bad wife
ts Iatal to good luck. Hut an early risin-, in @.
tu.triuus, economical man with good wife
never W.tines about bad luck. 4 good char.
attcr. suber habits aud iron will. are as i'm.
pfeguablr to the assaults Of bad luck as is
Sebastopol TO the iron missiles of the allied
ifooF.' Spirit fMe igs.
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Make mixture of about equal quantities
Of grossly pulyerized charcoal and plaster Of
Paris, or gypsum, as it is frequently and
properly called /; sprinkle it once or twice a
day over the floor Of the stable, and put a
layer Of the same mixture about once in a
fortnight over the dung heap, which should
always be under cover, 50 as not to be expos
ed to the effects of the sun and rain, and my
wore, for il, the farmers outlay and trouble
will be more than quadrupled by the improV,
ed health of his stock and increased gain ol
his crops. Yours respectfully,
DIR. WM. ALBERT.
Cincinnati, June, 1855
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-29
Cincinnati, June, 1855

Freedom from Danger IN Descending Uetis
Quite a number have lost their lives from
gas by descending into wells, for the purpose
Of cleaning them out. The cause ot death IN
such cases is carbonic acid gas, or as it is
familiary called, " choke damp" 1t pre-
vents s.respiration il extinguishes flame, and
is generally found at the bottom Of wells, it
being Of greater specific gravity than air. 1t
is generated by vegetable decomposition, and
also by combustion, aud commonly finds its
way into wells from seams in the strata of
the earth, from adjacent places where chemi'
cal action is going on. Any well may be
descended with pcfect safety by the use of
quick or fresh burned lime, recently Stacked,
or without being Stacked. When there is
choke damp in a well it can easily be known
by letting down lamp or candle BY cord.
II the light burns freely, it is sign that no
choke damp is there, and the well may be
entered with safety but if the candle burns
dmly. or is extlngushed, it is a sign OF dan
ger. To remove this gas so as to render II
obnoxious 10 the person entering the well, all
that has to be dune is simply to throw down
some pieces nf fresh burned lime into the wa
ter, and agitatc it with the bucket on the
rope. OF with pole. Anothcrpan is to slack
the lime in small heap, mix il with water
in a~tub, and throw down three or four pals
full Into the we'll. Sci. Am.
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A writer in one Of the newspapers, in re-
ply to the question, "Will cranberres cure
erysipelas :" says, " 4 lady visited our
family a few days since, aud stated that her
daughter had the erysiPelas quite bad. We
called ID mind the remedy recommended By
the New Haven editor. On returning home
in the evening she found the disease was
spreading rapidly, and Lad assumed fright
fol rppcarancp. She immediately applied a
puuilcc made Of cranberries, which seemed
10 arrest il at once. and the second poultlce
effected complete cure"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-29
Fixing Ammonia in stable Manure.

EDITORs Omn CrITiyATUH :-ln the Annual
report Of franklin County Agricultural Soce.
ty u the Oai0 State Board Of Agriculture,
as | find il published IN the Seventh Annual
Report of the Board of Agriculture for the
wear 1852. .. 200, the President says
!" Prof. Lclbig has taught Us that IN 1000
lbs. Of horse manure, when rotted. there is
but $50 lbs. ur one sixteenth ul real manure,
tie reside. fifteen sNteenihs, having escaped
IN the atmosphere. Common sense should
teach us, that when manure is fresh we can
save lie ammonia from escaping. by the ap.
plication Of Stacked lime, making such a com
post, the cheapest aud most valuable within
our reach, except green crops"
Now. common sense teaches Us no such n
thing. because chemistry. the science to which
agriculture il indtbtc,lu Tor the greatest num-
Der Of lis late improvements, teaches u just
the contrary, and the suggestion of YOUR
Franklin County Board ui Agficultuc il Az.
together erroneous. because Il is 10 contra.
dietion to the principles and experiments OF
chemistry.
Every chemist ulbutSery little prctension,
knows that lIme, whether unslacktd or slack
ed, when brought in contact with any salts,
The basis uf which j. ammonia, will be drrum.
posed, the ammonia a. the weaker base. be
set free, in which form, gaseous. i escapes
into tic atmosphere. aud is entirely lost to
the farmer who employs such compost, un-
less it is immediatrl y prrcipitatcd By rain
that NAV urcur. This ammonia gas YOU iind
absorbed in the aqua ammonia, or spirits Of
hartshorn Of nnr drug stores. which is nuth.
ing but mixture of said gas aud pure wa.
ter.
Hut there is way 10 save great deal Il
not the whole ol this excellent fertilizer 81
the soil, Mhict is not only not costly, bat
which will add 10 the value Of the manure,
Il properly employed. besides avoiding inja.
" /, the r,es and general health ut horsc'
! and other stock pl uur farmers. and drnYcrs
and livery stable keepers. during the ar
proaching lot season. Il il simply this:
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NORTH CAROLINA MAP AND
GAZETTEER.

IA n, Faeatg ard Tssi,s n S,io9'saad 'gttets
IGsrtfaEs .-.i'ls undersigned ntc preparing large
sn hani.rme Msp II HE STATE. and Gazetteer q ac.
Fsntsny H. Ws Wish 10 h4te rngfstinss of The Pub.
tr HuLlinss. Colleges and AtHlfuirs rmlslls Tie
i. gsi,rer suA hr isfirs ~ liz Map. This p1n vii
rive ubiiriis 10 yuuf lnstntln vel Is shoa Mhai
nnt state Is doing We vii iItfrlntr. lnsch 10 The
Hsti,rtf. an snstasns n tnut building. 4 ton viii
intn.h ~ ah ihc dtasinEs tnu paying The cifftisr
II Tie plate II whirh ,ou ein ht,r durrie slefco.
itte piis ~ yout ccaliis a.. And Il you viii lay
he espsuse q engraving, rill ass ha,r ~ Hull.
dins 81 lie Mar luftst which vii ~ ~ advertisement
iJf ~ time % come. u yOu al srnd rs written 'r'
ttdpicn 4 your College = hsal. IL nauic. ne iiion
lteai,y tnl.lrcs terms. &r. W u nsen 4 10 lhs 'ia'
frieer se ~ ehag,. Sesersi Institutions have alcss
done az. hut ~ want al III ihe siate
yru Respectfully your osedirni servants.
WI. u IuUKE. Raleigh.
StMIEi, rENRCE. lIill.itit1ush.
AIi,ca Wm u. Cooke, 81 Rlcigh. y. q.
Tune H., isJs. as-
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TKuE, EsrEY WcRB.-ihere is no. news.
paFtt eJiur or publisher in tlie world who will
not mills aud uuthibliy endnrse the correctness
ul dee lUtaWiDg scrap, Whch We lind floating
the runnj. ii ihe ptesss " You may inser, 4
tbod.ani excellent ,hings in newspaper, and
urFef hear woJd Of appreciation or remark from
lie readers buI iesa ptragtaph slfp in. lby A..
rIdeni " Indifference, Of Une or two lines that
!. moi IL caul lJste. aad you may be sure VI
heatlug about tlat 10 YOUR hearts content"
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the Printing of ihe Protestant Bible. which
lad besu commenced ai Madrid, has just bre1
ptnhihtF5 ny TIE authorities While dempsf,.
iiUst .fr ttsds iB iht northern provinces uf The
rninity assias. tiiai pan OF tho Cyas.aayn
ab,-it sanuiJhs li5eay u worship.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-29

Lightning Rods will nol protect buildius sat-
fadius af tour times the height Of the rod above
ht buildtng--a radius OF twice tile height s
sale. lithe rod is icn feet high above the Guild
ING, il vii, II properly constructed, protect all
paris n tie house al i distance ol twenty feet
from tie rnd. These facts are important 10 be
keni M nInI.