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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16
THE COMPROMISE MEASURES OF
1880


Having been lately applied TO from distant
parts Of the country for copies of the annex
ed patriotic Declaration, which was publish
ed in the National Intelligencer in January,
1851, and having no spare copy of our paper
so far back, We have concluded to repubIish
the article, for the benefit of these who now
desire to obtain it, and for the curiosity of
those who may have forgotten its existence.
How unfortunate has il been for the puoic
tranquility that its wise determination and
counsel were in an evil hour departed froml
From the National Intelligencer of January 99 1881
In consequence of the misrepresentation,
which have been circulated in reference to
the following paper, which is now being
signed by Members of Congress, we have
been permitted to publish it for the infor-
nation of all who desire to know the truth
about it:
"The undersigned, Members of the Thir-
ty-hrst Congress Of the United States, be-
lieveing that q renewal Of sectional contro.
versy upon the subject Of slavery would be
both dangerous to the Union and destructive
of its objects; and seeing no mode by which
such controversy can be avoided except by
strict adherence TO the settlement thereof eff.
fected by the Compromise Acts passed at
The last session OF Congress, DO HEREBY DE-
CLARE their intention to maintain the said
settlement inviolated, and to resist all at
tempts TO repeal or alter the acts aforesaid,
unless by the general consent of the friends
of the measure, and 10 remedy such evils, If
any, as time and experience may Develop
And, for the purpose of making this resolu
tion effective, they further declare that they
will not support for the office of President
or Vice President, or of Senate or of Repre-
sentative in Congress, or as member of
State Legislature, any man, of whatever par.
ty, who is not known to be opposed to the
disturbance of the settlement aforesaid, and
to the renewal, in any form, Of agitation up
on the subject of slavery"
We are not certain that there was ever
published complete list of all The names ap-
pended to the several copies of the above De-
claralion which were circulated for sigma.
lures in the two halls of Congress. The
following list of the signers to one of them,
which was headed with the illustrious name
of Henry Clay, and contains also the names
of other distinguished gentlemen of both par
ties, iscopied from our columns of the 29th |
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16
SpRrSerIELp, Illinois, MAY l,

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May !.
The Democratic State Convention to-day
nominated William A. Richardson for Gov.
ernor; r. ]. Richardson for Lieutenant Gov
ernor; w. ii. Snyder for Secretary of State;
John Moore for Treasurer and Samuel X.
Casey for Auditor
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

The GAME FOR THE NoMISATIoN.-A
Washington dispatch to the New York Her
aid says
There is already existing the very next
thing to regular understanding between the
Pierce and Douglas men, that the first thing
required is to kill off Buchanan; and as this
work is TO be done, not among the masses of
the people, but among .he delegates to Gin
cinnati, it is among those gentlemen that the
work is going on. The result at Cincinnati
will most probably be the same Ms ut the
Conventions of 1874 and 1852 First, the
most conspicuous candidate will be thrown
overheard by combination against HIM; /;
that being done, the rem ,ining prominent
candidates will destroy each other and be
driven to the old alternative of some unex.
pecied and glorious discovery, that the happy
man is another Col. Polk, Gen. Pierce, or
Captain John Smith.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

REMARKABLE.--lt is u remarkable fact that
no Jew ever falls upon the public for support
10 their honor be 1t said they take care ofall
their creed when under misfortune. We
wish we could truthiully say as much for
Christians.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

On the day of the funeral of Thomas r.
Borden, respectable citizen of Green coun.
ty, Alabama. who was shot dead in his bed,
il was found that his son had decamped with
his fathers horse and four thousand dollars.
He was pursued and arrested on suspicion of
beinp the murderer.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

SILsNcE.-Silence alone is powerful
weapon. An Arabic proverb says "Silence
is often an answer" Yes, and an eloquent
one.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

sR- RICHTER says: "No man can either
live piously, or die rightconsy without n
wife," A very wicked bachelor Of our nc.
quantance says to this, 20, yes! sufferings
and severe trials purify and chasten the heart.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

PRoFirABLE SPscULATIoS.-Faber's lead
mines, in Albemarle county, Va, were sold
last year for S25,o00. The purchasers have
just disposed of them to company Of min
ers, for $4,000; just double the original
cost
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

"0S THE RvER"-The following beautifl
lines appear in "Life illustrated" over th
signature of Mrs. J. II. Thomas:
To MY SISTER.
Softly singing-lightly drifting
Where the perfumed lilies CLEAN;
With our dear ones safe beside us,
Float we in happy dream,
0nward-ou.ward TO the ocean
On Life'e gently-lapsing stream.
There are barks with sorrow freighted.
Through the shadows gliding slow;
Fairy barks, with joy o'erladen,
Rocking in the noon.day glow;
Thine and mine in tuneful gladness
Through the light and shadow 90.
Softly singing-lightly drifting
Float we onward, side by side;
But our boats, upon the morrow,
Will be sundered far and wide;
And our earnest tones be mingled
With the murmur of the tide.
Shall we, mid the lilies cleaning,
Hail each other as of yorei
Or, in shadows, love illumined,
Float together evermore-
Till the Ginning waters bear us
Home to the Eternal Shorei
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

So HAIRY DIDN'T THINK OF Ir.-The
Charleston Courier, Of the LIST says:
We have received notice o. marriage at
Conwayboro', but the writer forgot to enclose
81, our usual charge for inserting such
notices.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

0rrTwo Americans have been arrested in
London, charged with robbing hotels. One
had passport from Mr. Dallas to 20 to
Paris as bearer Of dispatches.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

The editor of the New York Duichman,
speaking of drink he once had an OCCASION
to indulge in. says he couldn't tell whether
1t VAS brandy or torchlight procession 20
inr down his throat.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

e4g- The candidates for Governor in North
Carolina commence stumping the State on
the llth instant; having IL appointments 10
gill
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

We learn from the Reporter, that great
"reviva" of religion has been going on in
LaGrange. There had been about sixty
conversions. and some forty had joined the
Methodist Church. Nearly all of them were
members Of the LaGrange Female College.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

,H-"Pa, ain't growing talll"
"Why, what's your height, sonny"
"Seyen feet, lacking yard" Pa fanted.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

CouSrERrEir.-The Charleston Courier
LIST inst, says
We were shown yesterday counterfeit
$50 bill of the State Bank Of this city, but Il
is so widely different from the genuine issues
Of that denomination that il can be detected
ut once, rs its vignette is that Of st. George
and the Dragon, which the genuine have not.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

ADVANCE IN DIAMoSps.-An advance of
from 20 To 25 per cent, has taken place in
Paris the price of diamonds, which are being
bought up for Russia.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

PHILADELPHIA, May Z.
Mr.. Vaux's majority MS Mayor of this city
was $500. The Councils largely Democratic.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

ALMOST A DvoRcE.-The New York News
mentions that malicious bridesmaid played
very handsome joke off upon newly we'd
ded couple. She put them upon clock bed
stead and wound il up for "four." The alarm
of the young couple may be imagined, but
not described, when in the midst of the lady's
first sleep she was awakened by the horrible
din of the alarm mingling with her husbands
"what's that?" and before she was thoroughly
awake she was violently tossed on the foo-
Jumping up she ran to her friends room, cry
ing, "I'll have u divorce-t's infamous-Pll
never speak to him again-he's monster! !"
"GOod gracious!" cried her friend Libby, in
affected establishment; "what's the NATTER
dear; do tell!" "He-he-he" sobbed the
weeping bride, and stopped ale what"
asked her friend, kissed your "No, nor ve-
hemently exclaimed the other; she has kicked
me out of bed!" The matter was however,
explained, and there has been no divorce!
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16

WASHINGTON, May THE Administra-
tion is still undecided in reference to the re-
cogniton of Walkers Government.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-16
MR.. BUCHANAN.

At last, says the I.ynchburg Virginian, OF
a recent date, has Mr.. Buchanan been per.
mitted to esconce himself quietly in his
bachelor snuggery at Wheatland. Now that
the fuss and furor of his reception are over il
must seem to him singular that he. who,
through a long life, has never before been
honored with such tokens Of popular en;hu.
siasm, should, for the first time, be crowned
with laurels and hailed with the accamations
of the populace when he is returning from an
unsuccessful mission and n deserted post of
duty. Gratitude has been cynical;y defined to
be lively appreciation of favors 10 come
and so in MIR. Buchanan's case the displays of
admiration we have witnessed may be sup
posed to relate more to the future than the
past 1t is not that he has been Senator,
Secretary, ambassador, and that he has dis
charged the duties of each with passable
skill, that ndulatory speeches have been made
him, and mobs have huzzaed at his heels in
New York, Philadelphia and Lancaster, but
because he is looked upon as possible Presi
dent and contingent distributor of seventy
millions Of federal patronage. Should he not
receive the Cincinnati nomination we may
look for no more noisy demonstrations in his
honor. His life has not been fitted to excite
and sustain a sentiment of enthusiasm. Pos
sessing fair abilities and much experience in
state. craft, he has never accomplished any
thing brilliant, bold or original, but has been
rather noted for certain pliability Of prnci-
pies, which has enabled him to adapt himself
without difficulty to all the fluctuations of
public sentiment and the revolutions in party
creeds. His is not one of those strong wills
and mastery minds that dig out channels for
the mind of a people; it has better suited him,
like Sandwich swimmer, to mount the wave
and be borne onward by it. Now that his
political life is nearly ended, il may be said
of him, without injustice, that he has never
had the genius to invent or the courage to
oppose anything that has been favored by the
bulk of his party.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
CUINESE AiiRICIILTJiRE,

The oldest countries in the world arc
Egypt and China, and in both of them The
art Of agriculture is pursued to its highest
cultivation =; st least, we may say there is no
portion OF the world where the industry OF
man has exhibited such wonderful results in
the tiIlage Of the earth. Much may be learn
ed by more civilized nations from the hus.
bandry of the Chinese especially, whose i'm.
mense population has been sustained for
ages from soil that grows rich under per-
petual cultivation. The secret Of their sue
cess is by no means new or profound. 1t
consists in highly manuring every foot OF
soil. We are informed by Bayard Taylor,
in his interesting book on India, China and
Japan, that the alluval soil around Shanghai
is constantly redolent of the most repulsive
odors, and that vehicles are always passing
out OF the city filled with noisome aud effica-
cious manures. The whole country is cult
waited like garden, and not pound Of ma
terial that eau add TO its fertility is suffered
to be lost. Such is the lesson taught US
Americans by the anliquated Chinese.
Strange truth, that the most progressive aud
enterprising of the Christian nations, should
be SO far behind the unsociable and besotted
heathern OF Eastern Asia, in the simplest and
most important of all the arts We ought
to feel the point OF such comparison, and
seek before the world less humaling con-
trast.-Curolina Culttrulor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE GROUND NUT OR
PINDAR,

The ground Nut bears best on free light
soil. P!ow and harrow level about the Isl
of March; open trench with small plow
five feet apart, in strong land, and four fee
in poor-about six inches deep; into which
put some we'll rotted manure, if you have il
to spare /; if not the trench need not be more
than three inches deep; cover tho manure
with about two inches Of earth, on which
plant the shelled nuts, eighteen inches apart,
two in place and cover with the hoe--wheu
well up, hoe the grass from the plants for
three or four inches on each side Of the rows
and keep the spaces between free from grass
with the plow and hoe, gradually increasing
the width Of the beds'as the branches spread
aud keeping the earth loose for the nuts to
enter and grow to maturity. The beds ought
to be of an oval form, and not raised very
high. The branches spread Oh the ground,
and the blossom is produced at the base OF
leaf on sort stem stalk. When the blossom
decays, the tender germ, BY the elongation
Of its foot stalds, pushes itself under ground,
where the nut grows TO maturity; hence the
necessity of keeping the sides of the beds
loose to facilitate the entrance Of the young
and tender nuts. At the last blowing run "a
furrow from four to six inches deep, to car
ry off the rainy water from between the beds.
The advantage of putting the manure in
the drill where the roots can come iu contact
with it, is to give strong and quick growth
10 the vines, SO as to get the whole land
covered as soon as possible. The Grouod
Nut requires the whole season to come to
maturity. TO save the vines for fodder, be-
fore frost pull them up quickly, and dry them
until cured. They make excellent hay for
all kinds of stock, and the product is more
than double the quantity Of corn blades. BY
pulling briskly the nuts are left in the ground
to be gathered at leisure. The gathering Of
nuts is tedious process, one bushel being a
days work, unless they bear very thickly,
aud the weather is fine and the soil dry,
when one and half bushels may be gather.
ed. They are cured by spreading them on
scaffold in the sun until perfectly dry, and
all the false ones picked out before they are
put away.
If not planted to sell, one or more acres
should be planted on every farm or planta.
ton, and after gathering enough for family
use, and seed for another year, the rest may
be left for hogs and turkeys, both of which
will fatten on them better than any other
food. And planters on light land may raise
their own bacon, ofa very fine quality the
hogs may be killed from the Ground Nut
field, without any corn, and the meat will be
s~eeters'and will not shrink more than if corn
fed.
The Ground Nut is the best Of all nuts
grown in the South, and from its productive.
ness and easy cultivation, ought 10 be more
generally cultivated. The product is more
to the acre, producing from fifty to one hun
dred bushels, and selling readily for one dol.
lar bushel, and frequently for more.
JOHN MILNE.
RpUufort g T.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
GRAFT YOUR PEACH TREES.

The peach is the best fruit of the kiud our
soil produces, but the trees are liable 10 early
decay on account Of the worms which infect
the root. Many plans have been devised to
destroy The troublesome grub, but all that
we have tried have proved complete failures
The only elfectual remedy against moth and
grub is to graft or "bud your varieties Of the
peach on common plum stocks-which we
all know are not liable to die, as most of oar
old fields will attest. The grub will not
trouble the plum root; and we are told by Il
friend at our elbow that the plan has been
entirely successful in Virginia. ANY quantity
Of plum stocks may bo obtained in every 10.
cality, and in this way the best varieties of
the peach may be grown at very little trouble
and no expense whatever. Try it farmers,
and save your time lost in docioring trees,
aud killing grubs.--S. C. TEN. Standard.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
SETTING OUT ORCHARDS.


DIRECTIONS FOR AN ORcnARD.-Those
who have no orchards, or wish to start an
other on their estate, should prepare the
ground at once, and make arrangements to
set out young orchards. They should be
sure to buy none but the most superior
kinds; such fruits always have brought, and
always will bring good prices. An acre in
the best kind Of apples will bring more mon-
ey than will three acres in wheat or any
other grain, or other crop. 1t is worthy of
remark in this connection, that the demand
for superior fruit is on the increase, and that
an orchard Of we'll selected fruit always
adds to the value Of farm whenever pro-
prietor wisher TO sell, to say nothing of the
comfort and luxuriss it insures to himself
and family.
In buying trees to set out young or.
chard, every farmer and planter should rep.
udiate the idea of purchasing from tree ped
lars, they being men generally upon whom
no reliance can be placed The eowners OF
nurseries of established reputation are the
only reliable persons to procure trees from
they are responsible, aud should they de.
ceive you, they are answerable at law by
an action for damages.
CoMPosT FOR AN ORcHARD.-The 0 follow.
ing is for an acre to be set in an orchard:
Ten two.horse cart loads of marsh, river,
or creek mud, or the same quantity of woods.
mould
Five two.horse cart-loads of stable or
barnyard manure.
Four bushels of bone.dust.
One bushel of plaster, and
Ten bushels of ashes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
AGRICULTURCL SCHOOL.

Why, and how is it that many States Of
the Union have we'll endowed Agricultural
Colleges in successful operation, while we Of
South Carolina seem to think that our people
are to become good and great by intention.
Is it that farmers like poets are to, be born
and not madea Or is it important or neces.
sary for farmer to have any sense at all :
The State, at much laudable expense and
fostering care, has nobly done much, on her
part, for taking care Of the gentlemen Of
South Carolia, alias the students of South
Carolina College. How these gentlemen
have repaid her both principle and interest,
it is not ours to enquire. But, because the
State in her PRIDE, cannot manufacture all
boys into gentlemen, is no reason why our
farmer boys, plow or clodhopper boys, should
be so negIigenuy cast of, to learn the great
science of Agriculture by intention alone or
an occasional visit to sunday school.
We deem it work Of the merest superer.
rosation to say, that South Carolina should
have we'll endowed Agricultural school
1--WE prefer the term school to College.) 1t
is self evident proposition and appeals
loudly to our legislators and statesmen for
support. Let us have school Of the highest
order Of endoument in both money and full
and la'ge corps Of Professors, with an eS-
perimental form. and also botanical garden
attached-while we have a school for gen.
tlcmen and one for soldery and one for Doc.
ters, and some for divines, and many for
wives, let US have one for farmers, the most
useful class Of our entire population. 1t is
to be hoped, that the State. Agricultural
Society, with the mental energies Of her
President. SHALL feel itself bound to effect,
and to address itself Immediately to the
delightful task.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
EDGEFIELD AGRICULTURE SOCIETY.

We have made good beginning in the
formation Of a Socity. A goodly number
of our best citizens have already enlisted
among which are numbered many of our
best, practical farmers.
But are we to stop heres Is the mere
enlistment or subscribing our names to the
articles of the Constitution, to be the first
and last movement Of the Society," We
hope not We are truly sorry to know that
there are still many intelligent, practical and
successful farmers in our District, who still
stand aloof from this noble enterprise. Why
is this the cases Do these gentlemen know
that their Indifference, to this effort to ele.
vate the standard Of Agricultural progress,
is doing public injury to the causes Can
they not perceive that they are. acting as
an impeachment to the progress and improve
aren't Of their neighbours, and giving false
tone to the Agricultural character of the
District? Surely, upon sober reflection,
they will yet come up to our help. But
why should we longer wait for the cooper.
alton of those who have, thus far remained
indifferent to so good causes We have
a sufficient number upon our list to 60 for.
ward and let the tardy sleepers see, by our
.serks and determined will, that we are
resolved to make the influence Of our Soeie.
ty tell upon the District, with good and
lasting effect.
TO this end let US begin to act, by com.
ing together with a general exhibition of
every thing that can be thought worthy of
exciting emulation in our members. Let US
show improvements Of every description,
whether inblooded Stock and cattle of every
kind, or in implements, tools and machinery.
We, therefore,, propose that the President Of
our Society be authorized to appoint day
in May or June next, for general exhibit
ton to serve as a neucleus or starting point,
and we feel assured that this beginning, how.
ever bad, will be followed with the best of
consequences. .....,.' "a. -,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-03-26
HOSPITAL FOR NEGROES,

s':'7.. :. ;" AT:AUGUSIA, GA.::IE u. = -
THE Undersigned would. call theattention Of the
i citizens of .Edge6eld and Abbeviile. Districts
10 their lNFlRA1ARY for SICK NEGROES and
those requiring SURGICAL OPERATIONS. +.
While tile completeness Of. our arrangements
affords to the patient every comfor, it also enables
us to render more efficient treatment to Chronic
Gases: than generally. be secured in ordinary
private practice Our special accommodations iur
the management Of Chronic diseases Of females,
common in Negroes, are ample and complete. .,.,
Terms.
For Nursing, Boarding and Lodging, pr mon. $40
For Trea,ment,-Thc ordinary rates Of practice.
U' Communications addressed to us at this place
will meet with prompt attention
IL. +. CAMPBELL, Surgeon,
T.. CAMPBELL, Attending Physician.
Augusta, April 80 If l6