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The Chinese Sugar Cane.

The Chinese Sugar Cane has como to the
ordinary name Of the Sorgho Suerc, most
valuable plant Of the sugar cane order, and
therefore, allied to the maize, or Indian corn,
but more nearly to the broom corn. Its
cultivation has commenced amongst us, and
there is now in Washington more than an
acre Of it growing luxuriantly, and promis'
ing a yield Of considerably upwards oi a
hundred bushels of seed, besides many tons
of stems and foliage, rich with sacllarin'
auid and solil food material for horses, nea
cattle and swine. Not only hsrs, hut in Va
r,ous aud widely distant parts OF the Union,
has trial been made Of It. and with uniform
gratifying results. We have read u letter
from farmer in illinois who has tested II,
character, and reports Of it in the most fa.
yon,blc manner. Out Of gallon Of th,
liquid sap in the stem, which he exprsss
by the primitive contrivancc Of a rolling
pin, he obtained, by boiling, q quart Of mo
lasscs, with very little impurity, and Of ap
proved taste. Tho usual proportions Of sa
gar to sap Lie between fifteen and twsnt,
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Value Of Carrots.

Carrots are very excellent fodder for hor-
ses that have been long kept on highly car
bonaccous food, and whose digestive organs
may be out Of order In consequence Of their
constant activity in reducing meal and oats
into the elements of animal nutriti,ion.--
With fair allowance Of carrots, ground
oats and sweet hay, horse will enjoy good
health and spirits, have loose hide, shining
coat and healthy lungs. A daily allowance
Of carrots should always bo furnished to
horses, the subjects Of indigestion; whce
food often runs into fermentation, inducing
diarrhra, or lax washy state OF the bow
els. Carrots furnish an ac.d called Pecfic,
which possesses the curious property oil geia'
tinizing the watery contents OF the digestive
cayatics. A few droIs Of this poetic acid
will gelatinize both, and when mixed with
the juice Of an orange changes the slmc into
jelly. So that IL the alvinc discharges Of
horse are watery, carrots can be used as
valuable therapeutic agent, both in view OF
arrcsting the same and restoring the tone Of
the stomach and bowels.
by examining tho cxcrement Of horso
fed in part ON carrots, it will be found 10
contain no undigsted hay or oats, and
therefore we may safely infer that they pro
mote digestion, 50 that by the constant usc
Of carrots, less quantities Of hay and oats
will suffice than when larger amount IL
consumed and parted with in an uniisestcd
state. For httening Annals carrots arccx.
cccdingly valuable. II twill bo urged that
carrots are not very nutritious. That may
be; still, il they possess the property OF
gelatinizing the contents of the stomach and
bowels, they aid in tho manufacture OF fat
out of other food. which might otherwise
pass out Of the system.
II Is said that tho milk Of a COW at mid.
winter, fed on carrots is equal in flavor to
that supplied from clover in summer, while
the butter made from such milk presents
rich orange color, and does not nste, as
some persons suppose, Of the peculiar flavor
Of this vegetable. Two bushels Of oat" and
one of carrots Is better lopd for horse than
three bushels of oats without carrots, and
when the animal is usei for lisht work ON.
ly, the quantity ol carrots may b. increased.
The reader must bear in mind, however,
that animals, like oursel,-, ave their pe-
culiar idyosyncracies VI .a..1''bili'ies-
"what is one mans l,od "a a.os!..-'s p'i.
son and some might dscst and tariro
amazingly on given article OF food, whilc
an equal number shall lose both flesh and
spirits. There appears, however. to be lers
objection to the judiaous use ofcirrots than
many other vegetables, both as regards hor-
ses and cattle.
If any Of our readers happen to have what
we term :" stall fed horse, and the same
shall be subject to the bcavcs," (so'nctimes
symptom Of indigestion only.) let them
take away fine meal and substitute carrots,
and our word for It, the horss will improve.
-Amnioon Veterinary Journal.
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VOLUME XlI--NUMBER As.

per cent, the crystalizable sugar increasing
with tho decrease Of tho Latitude. Besides
this proportion Of sugar there Is an amount
of perhaps to s per cent. Of uncrystalira-
bio sap, from which o very agreeable bever-
ago can be made, and alcohol distilled moro
chsply than by any other method. This
sap, strange to say, II set with the oxide oil
tin, will dyo silk Of beautiful pink.
As 10 food for stock Of all kinds, It seems
to overtop all that we now possess, furnish
ing, in fair soils, 25 tons per acre OF excel
lent fodder, every bit Of which is grecdily
eaten by animals. The seed, too by which
plant Is propasated-in this, unlike and sa'
pcrior to the sugar cane of Louisiana, which
is raised by cuttings-are Ct for human food;
at oil events, when ground and made Up into
cakes, after the manner Of linscd cakes, they
supply good material for fa'tening stock.
The brush or top from which these ''e'i' arc
taken. is not without its service, for tho
plant is q species Of broom-corn, and, there
fore, its top, when deprived of seed, answers
well wherewith to manufacture brooms.--
When the sap, top, sccds and leaves are TAX.
en-, leaving only the crushed stem, It sill
has an economic value; paper can be man
ufactured from it.
Til. ,at,ahI. addition IN our vegetable
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The Sea Captains Return.

Captain Potter, Of Newport, r. l., was o
wealthy and amiable gentleman, whose fam
ily consisted OF his wife, who was the pattern
of virtue, and one daughter, who, though
very young, exhibited the polished beauty
Of her mother, with tho vivacity of her
father. As he was much experienced in the
business Of sea-captain, he was offered the
command of u vessel, which promised great
advantage, and with great reluctance left
his aniable wife and child, once more to
try his fate on that element whose composure
lures to the gates Of unprophetic dcstruc.
ton.
This voyage once completed, Captain
Potter determined to renounce the faithless
deep forever, for the quiet Of his own fire.
side. Previous to his departure, he took a
gold ring from tho finger Of his wife and
placed it upon his own, saying, "Should
this return not on the same hand you may
rest assured that am among tho uncoffncd
deep of the ocean, With these words ht
departed.
Alas Mrs. Potter was doomed to drinl
deep at the fountain Of WOO. After waiting
the period Of his expected return, she began
to gaze with anxiety on every sail that ap
preached in view, and eagerly sought every
opportunity to learn from public documents
some tidings Of her absent husband, or th'
fate Of the ship in which he sailed. But al
her efforts were Intellectual; the only in
formation that ever was obtained on th'
subject was from an English vessel, which
ran thus: ..
May 10, l796, spoke with the Ranger
Capt. Potter master, in 81 degrees, 30 min
W.
This indefinite intelligence was far from
cheering the heavy heart Of Mn. p. Whc'
she raw Others blithe, it only reminded he
Of her own sadness whilst others were on
Toying the reciprocity Of c,ujusAl s'ciety, u
pointed her to the Loneliness Of hcr heart :
While other children were happy in th
smiles Of their parents, her angelic listl
Mary would climb upon her knes, and wit
aoccns that rend mothers heart. inquir
ir her father would not return. But mont
after month wasted away; ssrson after sssl
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G,N ny Loss. A livery stable keeper
in the town OF Me, whose honesty
WIS a subject Of much skeptici''n among his
ncishbors, went to a lawyers oneday to get
an action for defamation commenced against
a fellow townsman.
{" The scoundrel," aid he, fariously, "has
robbed me Of my character"
"Ha!-has he, are you snrc ofthat fact ~
replied tho counsellor quickly, andin tone
nther sarcastic |; "then, for heavens sake
let him 60, for Il Is the lackiest event that
ever happened 70 you!"
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To N. halls of the Past, 10 . shsdovy ,hrsns.
Ye are tripping away, away,
And the sounds 70 weave 10 your mysiic song
Are the voices OF Night and Day.
Ye 20. and ye come no, hack.
Ger the still and solemn track,
And never more gill The iremulous chime,
Or masical test
OF your paiterins feet,
Ring out in the courts OF Time.
Glide along. glide along. y ye swift. ssd Aosr
Whose pulses the moments are;
The sun. si your call, drinking dew frsm d
flowers,
Mounts the sky in his burning car;
But your sisters will lead hum back,
And the stars In his shining track,
Like nuns shall steal from the ''houss o! Night,
whie the Ab5sss Moon,
In her silver shoon,
Scaters her sbeaves u light
Swim is your flight ss the mszy dance
Al the bridal Of Hope and Mirh,
When bright 10 the heart 10 the smiIe aad glsae,
or the queeniy Madonna, Earth.
When Joy wakes her golden strings,
Ye aoat on your sylphc wings,
And the tongue Of Time, through tho In psing day
Like an ominous bird,
Crosks on unheard,
And mui,e, his doleiui lay.
But slowly and sadly ye move aloag
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Wy ~y W. ps,,u g e"naog ou
d.. - a.. aa,.., o., .n.,
.nsJa r. 49,. - sgs
n VIZ ,hsJ. ne 49,, y, yy"h ~, 'esaeu .s wae'
A"S TA Wv. ~ oo'ss uab
IL. p. sI,,s, ~
Silently shnnss away.
Gid. on. glide on We a,. merry ,hir,r,
Who piil.Sr Nh. Beautiful E,rs
S,eslior the blush rom m, ro.e ,rd leaves.
And ,he smilr, from ,Se I,ns M NTH
Ye gather liie's sa.ds 4, you nns.
Anil sbiy., The mage slss..
And W laugh when y. Milf, I'M .Ibn MA.
IN. ho,i,., ,,u,b
Prom tbe heart of vou,b,
But v, can tai. no,h,ny nom mn.
lam Low, III. r,,,o,l The uolv and u,,
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1, has bccen proposed to establish print
ing press on board tie Great Western the
mammoth ship nov beios built in Englani
for tho Australian trade, and a. issnca daily
papcr during the voyage. In connection
with this there is to le rs.iins room. well
supplied for the uss oithe 'oyaser. Ths
great ship will accommodate t~o thousand
passengers. This will make = Yer, hand.
some subscription llst for each trip, and I.
she is expected to mako e'sh' Or Ten soyass
each year, the :" Marine Journal ought to
DO paying concern,
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aAu unvailed heart with oil lbs moods
0fhsktnsss and ot sisra reality"
just hand this lady on to the boat.
captain, Oh is iyou, Arthur? So much
ths better. found myself in this way with
. lady on my arm had never seen before,
and whose name even vas unknown to me.
On my hands might bettsr have seid, for
Grsyson, my eccentric and souewh,It absent
minded friend, disappeared among tho crowd
on the wharf, in pursuit Of . parcel lsfs
quarter Of mile up the pier. in tho car,
riage he had lately occupied.
The third bell rang; the msrcifol second
clapping Atsr call ashore" v~nished.-
The engineers signal was given: and In
The midst ofou exclamations and wonder
inss, the Eclipse moved from her berth, and
was out in the stream. Gnyson received
his parcel but lost his passage. was the
solslsgatse Of his arpst-bag. two trunks
and strange young lady.
had noticed her on tho wharf bofors
saw she was under Graysons charge. For,
having no fsmale belongings ofmy own, mol
even sister, was much given in those day
10 IN admiration Of pretty faces or = ncsi
Squire. lfncied I had an eye for both, and
when at vis q ris as taSi< d'Aess, 70 ,
party Of ladies, or encountered them group
ID or singly on the street, I elected my prof
srsose inssinctivsly, and have snslsd I
whole day for an Introduction.
Ihad noticed, them. . tall, rather sligh
figure in . grayish tzAvsling-drss. Sh'
wss very neatly g,oved, and clean Whit
collar setting OF her throat, fastened onl.
BY brooch. could NOT have studied thes
outlinss % oooly now foi I was in dut
bound 10 Be most respectful and cousola
tory escort.
al am very sorry," mid the plsasan
voice Of the unknown, fairly rsali,ing thu
no flying leap, however valorOosly attempt
ID. could restore hsr original protector.
"Oh, don't msation IL it's tho great
ct pleasure"
For Mr.. Graysou," pursucd my con
panion- al knos he has an important q
ssgemrut; and. besides, I might a. w-
hs' nv own unpleasant position ss oncs.-
Ihad just given hun my pu,s 10 svs n
tokst, and am without = dollar." CO.
Halt % sorow ior her her face aushin
jast . little - abe poke. showed how 9,
trsnSly snharmsing shs sls hss positio
tebs ssd yet ! sdmirsd her for Ne fran
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LOUIS 0. COWAN, Editor and Proprietor.
UNION AND EASTERN JOURNAL.

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Battrq.

e The following s1quisise s'anas ere
from the oirs Brsneh, paper printed at
Norrissown, in the interior Of PsanylvAnia.
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M BKLLk BusR

Song Of Eros to the Hours.
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Mistsllansuna.
r.~ o.dy. Ley Bs.a.
A MANS CONFESSION.
IT ALICE u. NIAL.

aAu unvsiled heart with oil iu moods
or ligk,nsss and oi stern reality"
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-24
How Easily Con<oleJ :


We had hoped that there would he no occasion after
the Late action of the State Council for " to say another
word in reference the controversy which las been pend
ins between ourselves and the Bots men But il ap.
pears We were mistaken. Aud yet, while expressing
purpose not 10 it, if the thing bc possible We hav,
no manner OF intention Of letting the I,ricdn palm oil
upon the public the idea that the State councils sustained
either it, position the position OF Bolts Nothing OF
the sort done contemplated except by ,he frauu.
ieutly appointed Bots delegates from this cty-ls is evil
dent from the adoption entire of the Philadelphia plat
form by the council with only three dissenting
Bots yoicclud that toe AFTER in the language of the
official proceedings NJ Bots "safcf his ,cr, at lngth
an hr a,<peiency Of retaining tie l2M section IL, the
National jidltsoa~ That section cds retained" bv an
almost unanimous vote Notwithstanding the Bsons views
at length the incHpcicucy of retaining" it, We sup
pose the official proceedings. published in the 1pcri-
considered by the crican itself pretty good
authority for what the Council done. II not We appeal
TO the living testimony OF the individual members OF the
council each OF whom always excepting the three or
four B,Stes would unhesiatingly decide that the oe-
riedH has warannonc earth-for what il so self
complacenty says ia the following sentence:
80 far concerned, we regard the action Of
the State Council fully sustaining position aud
Well pleased with what has been done As any one
can bee who was member OF it."
Now, WHAT 2,r position =" Why, no matter what,
o position certainly that the 9TH section of tho
Philadelphia platform should be struck out expuugcd and
/ rcpudt,ted.
Di the state Council fully sustain .'our position" on
this subject: Not at a-unles the published proceed
ins aud the testimony Of nearly all the members of the
convention, is lie. Again ''otr POSITION is that Con
grcs- has the constitutional power to reject slave State
applying for admission into the Union upon the ground
that is a slave State. Was "or posif,H on thi. point
sustained We answer look into the Philadelphia plat
form. which the Council adopted and tell Us if such anti
Southern Federal doctrine il secuted aud repudiaed
with extraordinary emphasis. Further told by those
who heard the long aud tedious speech in the council
the editor Of tile Aasrca that he admitted the right
Congress to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia
Was sour posifioa' Oh this point sustained We poin
again to the Philadelphia platform for the crushing reply
III word, was "Oar P,'OH' any question connecte,
with the slavery issue -nst lined by the State Council:
So the proceedings fail to show IT, and the member
themselves have stuiiOusy kept tia IL shor;
Botts and Bolts backor and Bots views aud Bots rs
piratons all "6oore and there they will lie will
back to the earth until Bolts few friends shall trund
Bolts carcass into Bolts fnal resting place
H. conclusion, congratulate Bolts organ upon Bott-
overthrow, and upon its happy knack at somerset
I ting
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-24
BRITISH VIEW OF THE CONTEST FOR SPEAKER
SHIP Is THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
From tie London UaiIg Nm.

This obstinate contest IL good sign OF the prosperous
condition o the United States both ia their foreign snd
domestic relations Did enemy stand at their gates
were commercial crisis Impending a scrvile war
raging IN the Southern States tue election of Speaker
would not be spun such length All other con.
deratOn- would BE- flung to the winds in order that Con
grcss might proceed without delay 10 for
nycrug the danger But the United States have peace
within their borders aud beyond them. With ample 81.
bow in their extensive aud thinly people territory
with ample FIELD Of rcnuucrativc employment Tor q
thousand times the capital and labor they command
men have temptation TO civil brUiis aud uuless they
force quarrel foreign nation no people or 90
vernmcut have anything ~ gain by attacking them
The annual meetings 81 Their representative devoted
To- routine business which might stand for a year or
without seriously inuriug them. They the polt
cal Otu--uatc- Of the modern world; they afford
indulge 100 leisure aud pf0cra-tnaton F,iees - bDaa
orint The nations Of the Old World have the wolf
constantly the door and dearly abide aus moment
of precious time they Jet Clip.
President Pierce however appears n be- getting impa-
tiout H. wishes % the ta-tqueson Of who is 60 be
Speaker decided way the another and has been
cudgclng h brains for constitutional mode Of CO.
crcng the House o Representative u;1 cidcd action
To this attribute i- delicate iusnuatOn u the
members Of che House that II the election protracted
much nug. he sill have to send two Mesa yes instead Of
one. 10 au European Imagination tie threat j. apphi-
Ing one Presidents Message OF thc ordinary length ap
pears tp u- severe trial Of patience hc7 sny mortal
could endure two battles powers 4 conception
~ thc House " r. preventative conten late the pros
pact OF having Messages read With mistaken e1nt
uimty. tie ease b. hopec-s.
This r the best explanation Of the nou-o gluizaton Oh
Congress w. have seen Boo Foreign paper ~ domcsu,
either. There is nothing OF ut Jul rtaucc calu.
\ i,r the immediate action Of Cougrc.s tue HONORABLE,
/ members mu. therefore. tako their time Probably.
they Odd not orgin1s for two yesrs-being such 70 set
they arr-tho picked iocrs Of tho Uuiou-it might b,
. Oh the better lor the country
The London paper Boo. lively and js.t appreciation o
the horrors ofhs Presidential message.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-24

Bots organ Of yesterday publishes what it call,
"s'und yicE-' from late number Of ths above
named paper Whether sound views" M foul wr
know they are MT the view. Of one n "a hundred of
the Wnig aud American voters VI Bedford s.,
gallant aud chivarous Southern rights men ey-
st on thg Tee, of the earth men less disposed e.
submit tp Northern aggressiou-none more ready
and prompt TO declare in so many words aud al the
present moment their contempt Of Bots ridiculous
professions To- the Presidency and their dcepand abb
ding contempt Of his selfish and heretca views on
the subject of slavery. lnaying this much. by way
Of indicating them against the charge Of occupy inz
The position unvi,dngly, we believe, assigned them by
the ,,'a.'. and by way Of warjing or from them
thc misfortune of any commentator from Bots or
hi- organ. only speak that which we do know
AMI testify TO that which we have seen The Whig-
AMI Americans Of Bedford were among theycry first
~ riuly aul endorse, IN public meeting, the 18Th
section OF the Philadelphia platform Aud ncthe
the Iw,rielp nor the SeH'inei though edited with
thousand fold more ability than they are coul,
induce them 10 rctrace their steps change front
that question. A. pure patriots and a. true men
ever drew the breath Of lie they viii he th
last 70 crouch before Yankee aggression. aud the
Last to have any thing earth to do with Bolts Of
his Free Soil hcrcses-the Bedford Sentinel to tn,
contrary, notwithstanding.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-24
Rll..ne iho Wind

The Washington correspondent Of the Courier anil En.
quirer rcunrkng upon tc obstacle. 10 an organization II
the House consider it very .eeu. one ths, the mem.
bcrs are comparatively at 600 money maters owing
10 the advances made them 10y doe sergcantatArm.. up
on their orders on their accrng pay and mileage" he
describes he elect Of Obi. mode Of raising The wind upon
some nerFprs outsiders
III s reported chat this officer has disbir.ed no lcss
than sGopOO n this way. the greater part Of which he
obtained from PENNSYLVANIA county bnuk in gursulnce
of an arrangement to return gold Tor the notes Of the
bank, when the House SHOULD be- organized The opera.
uOG has been bad one for the bank When il made the
advance % che accommodating Scrgeanta Arms IL was
not supposed that more han week ten DAYS would be
consumed iu tc struggle over the speatorshp Seven
weeks have passed without action aud without tho pfos
poe; Of any aud the bsnk has become uneasy lei.
stated that agents have been sent here u procure en-
dosemeuts AMI security for the oan for besides osse
arising from delay there H. glinmer u possibility tha
Congress will Hnf org1Hre IT a. iG She meantime th
notes have gone back and been redeemed in gold"
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-24

cepted in few minutes after tho mornings mail brought
him the gratifying and unexpected" intelligence of the
Germanic appreciation in which he is held in North
State Our Richmond candidate tor the Presidency
close upon the heels OF Wise in the way of letewr.
ting Equally infatuated, too he consider him,
-eif almost President and consequently SAYS To hi- Ger
friends in New Jersey THAT none whether OF
tive foreign BIRTH shall have complain of his
administration Not All is to be peace. plenty,
and brotherly love In word Bolts thinks that with
Bolts elevation to the Presidency the dawn of
the millennium. We think too,-both events being
about equally remote
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-24
ARRIVALS AT THE EXCHANGE HOTEL
AND UALLaRD's HOUSE.


Cowheri, Oraugr. Thomas Branch,
bradley, Chrsernd. Jas Hunter ",
ard HOLMES ay and daughter New Bradley Chester
nei; Tho Wood, Randolph Mcguire, aIbrn,are q q
Coleman Miss VI Coleman, Louisa Miss Jrione,
Tate suylhe Va John Powell Halifax Steele Au
sdsia CO. Va Lavender Bait falnstock burg
Lowell, Pnle e Ginorl, Y; Anthony, swanson,
ia; Pitkiu Louisville Ky Cooley, Bali agile II
sale Norfolk Ira barrett aud lady Miss
keteon Illinois; Pope Able stanton Arthur Herbert Man
ming, Va Brick and lady, BROOKLYN Major Gsrn,tt 4
y PSuton kns William; dudley PEBBLES Ia; Geo omohun
dro Charlottesville; Ro Mayo lady servant Mayo
enrieo hoo-on Chesterfield, W Coleman
servant. Brnnswiek, Va. ~ -