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upon the Border Ruffian Convention for the
expulsion of tho murderer Of Keating:
To The Members Of the Democratic National
Convention
lOl NASSAU STREET, New York,
..,, May Both, 1856.
Centlemen-A word spoken in time is
said to be worth more than gold, and beg
to offer you such q word, by favor Of the
Cincinnati press. You will have at your
door, still hope not on your benches, a
delegate from California, (Alr. Herbcrt) on
whose hands yet smokes the blood of poor
countryman of mine by birth, lately mur-
dered in q public hotel at Washington. |
address q simple, Straightforward question
do you mean to admit this man to seat in
your Convention? ? hope, sincerely hope,
you do not. He is now under heavy bonds
to stand his trial for the murder of Thomas
Heating, and IL he has not decency enough
to stay away, you, knowing all the insult
ing and unjustifablo circumstances of the
case, ought to have feeling enough to keep
him out.
am known to several Of your number,
and though never personally engaged in any
Presidential canvass, Of tho three ! have wit
messed in the United States, there are those
with you who can certify that oil my pre-
ferenccs have hitherto been democratic, and
my action accordingly. In 1852 l was
among the first, the most earnest, and be-
lieve not the least efficient in resisting the
artfal attempt to make Mr.. Pierce answer
able for the Catholic test in the New Hamp-
shire Constitution. The Campaign" pub
lications of that day issued from the Offices
of the Boston Post, Albany Argus, and
Washington Union, have recorded how ready
with the class of citizens to which belong,
1 was then found to obliterate the memory
of individual wrongs.
Precisely in the same spirit, I now ask
for Mr.. Herbert's exclusion. Since 1852,
fierce social war has been made on the
adopted citizens. So long as it was conin-
ed to sectarian presses and midnight mobs,
VIC cndeavored to resist IT with firm for
beamnce. But when Democratic Member
of Congress, and Delegate to your Convcn-
tion, shoots, before breakfast, working
man, because he resented being called
damned Irish son of b-h," it is full
time for us to ask you, do you mean to sep
arate that man from your ranks, or to over
look notorious facts, or to vindicate the
equality Of all classes Of citizens high and
low, native and foreign born, in practice as
in theory? Looking anxiously for your de-
cision to your proceedings,
! remain, gentlemen, vary respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
~ THOMAS DARCY MCGEE.
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astitultural.


MsssRs. EDrTol:-I wish 10 tell you my
mode Of growing tomatoes; I do not know
that there d anything NV about. 10. but 1t
Il not very common, and deserves 70 be much
more general, since dish Of good early to-
matoes Is such . general hvorite. My plants
are always forwarded in hot.bcd, or in the
greenhouse, and grown in pots until they
are about foot or foot and half high,
and are hardened Of 20 as to bear turning
out about the second week In May. plant
them about three feet apart in rows; when
planted drive downs few stakes six or eight
feetapart, leaving them about four feet high
the whole length Of the rows, and nail q
strip Of wood all along on the top, and tie
two or more pieces lower down the stakes,
about foot apart, 50 as to make q trellis.
Before planting always dig the ground
deep and make II rich with manure. At the
time Of planting mix in the soil inmedi-
ately about the roots, about q tablespoon
ful Of Peruvian guano to each plant, which
gives them IN early start. When they have
grown sufficiently long to tie to the trellis,
] select two or three Of the strongest shoots
and tie them loosely 10 the trellis, cutting
away sll other small la.eals which may
grow on the main branches. let these
main branches grow until they have come
in fewer and set the first bunch Of fruit
then | pinch out the top, one joint above
the fruit, leaving the leaf entire. then
allow 1t to go on again until ii has lowered,
and set another::bunch Of fruit, when tho top
Is pinched out one leaf above the bunch, the
same as the first, and 50 on, Of all the rest,
taking care to cut out all the laterals which
may grow on the main branches down to the
axels Of the leaves. as often as they are pro-
duced. but leaving the leaves entire.
Ifany one will take this little extra troub-
le. he win be amply repaid and absolutely
astonished ut the immense clusters Of fine
large tomatoes he viii have. If planted in
favorable situation, they will ripen at least
as early as those grown any other way out
Of doors, and frequently three days or a.
week earlier. When ripe they will hang
longer on the vines without decsying. The
situation can hardly be too sunny. Deep,
light, loamy soil suits them best. Ialways
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Platform Of the Republican Party.

ADOPTED ny THE REPUBLICAN PARTY JUNE IL.
This Convention Of Delegates assembled
in pursuance Of call addressed to the poo
pie of the United States without regard to
past political differences or divisions who
are opposed to the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise; to the policy Of the present
administration to the extension of slavery
into free territory; in favor of the admis-
sion Of Kansas as free State; Of restoring
the action of the federal government to the
principles Of Washington and Jefferson, and
for the purpose of presenting candidates for
the Offices Of President and Vice President,
do resolve
Resolved, That the maintenance Of tho
principles promulgated in the Declaration
of Independence and embodied in the Fede-
ral Constitution il essential to the preser-
vation of our Republican interests, and that
tho Federal Constitution, the rights OF the
States. and the Union Of the States must
and should be preserved. .a sa .t + ri
Re,olrsd, That with our republican fathers
we hold it to be a self evident truth that oil
men are endowed with the invaluable right
of liberty and the pursuit Of happiness, and
that the primary object and ulterior design
Of our federal government went to secure
these rights to all persons under its jurisdic-
ton; that as our republican fathers, when
they had abolished slavery in all our nation
al territory, ordered that no person should
be deprived oflife, liberty or property with
out due process Of law, it becomes our duty
to maintain this provision Of their constitu-
ton against all attempts to violate 1t for the
purpose Of establishing slavery in the terri
tories Of the United States, by positive leg
islation prohibiting its existence or exten-
sion therein. r-f - N,
Resolved, That the Constitution confes
upon Congress sovereign power over the ter
ritories of the United States. for their gov
ernment, and that in the exercise Of this
power It is the right and the imperative du-
ty of Congress to prohibi. in the territories
those twin relics Of barbarian, polygamy
and slavery. Isg ts-, ~
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Rsnovating old Apple Trees.

Mn. Epiros IL have frequently been
surprised during my journeying over the
country, to and 50 many oldapple and other
fruit tees decaying in the fields and orchards
without any apparent efforts being made for
their rcsuscitation and restoration to useful
ness. There may be something venerable in
the appearance oftrees festooned with moss
and incrusted with mosaic Of lichens and
parasites, yet we are not 80 fond of the an
iigue in vegetation as to prefer trees so en-
bellished, to those which are healthy and
vigorous in the production Of fruit.
Many trees dccayed prcmasurely, and may
be resuscitated. All that is necessary TO ef-
feet this object, is to prunc judiciously in
Mayor June, stir the soil thoroughly around
the roots, scnpe the bark and cleanse 1t by
washing il in soap suds, and apply some
strong and stimulating manure. Bone dust
is perhaps one Of the most economical ar.
ticles that can be applied becatfse the most
Immediately ehcacious.
Its effects are almost instantaneous i'm.
provcment, giving an appearance Of extreme
yigor to the foliage, and securcing aifiuent
fruitage even in trees that are much decayed.
No eompos: designed for apple or other fruit
trees. should be without this ingredient.
Old plaster from the walls OF buildings, fne-
ly broken and dug in around the roots Of
apple trees, is q most iuvisoaiing and salu-
tary article. - ID r--s'.,
IL may be applied at any season OF the
year, and should Be given in liberal quanti-
ties, especially II the tre~ ars Of largo sise.
A compost Of swamp muck, wood ashes,
(anlached,) gypsum, old plaster and bone
dust, viii be found very salutary If applied
early in tho spring, and carefully covered
with soil. ts
In several cases I hare known trees Of
great aga which had considerably decayed.
and besn out Of bearing for period Of sew
eral years. thoroughly rejavenAied BY re-
moving the sward abovo their roots to the
e1teat Of the lateral limbs, and digging In
the above compost At the rate ofeight or ten
bushels TO each tree; the deaycd limbs and
dead wood having besn previously removed.
and the trunks carefully scaped and washed
with suds. The turf was Afterwards inverted
!
over tho roots, and the weeds and grass
kept down BY tho hoe. In this way one
may easily brins-so trss which would seem
almoss TO defy all attempts at resusciation.
Beneath the window at which I am opening
this article. there stands IN apple tree which
had Cor years BEEN considsrsd hopelessly
decaycd; bat BY adopting tho usage above
dcscribsd, 1t resumed in pristine health.
and bore, the past s@son. upwards OF
twelve bnshsls Of Ane, sound apples - one
generally ssss. The tree b sixty-four yeaars
old.-Cor. Crssasise~ Ts'sgrPA. -
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LOUIS 0. CoWAN, Editor and Proprietor.

SoRxKI. There has been considerable said
in regard to sOrrel as the producer Of an acid
in the soil which may be neutraliIed by the
use Of lime. As to the truth Of this, We
cannot say, but there are few practical
facts which it is well to consider. And we
may premise what We have to say, by the
remark, that We had always supposed On
acid and an alkali utterly antagonistic-
that the one would neutraliIe the other. Is
the alkali Of wood ashes and that Of lime 20
unlike that the last will unite with the acid
of the soil and neutralizs it, while the other
will not, If lime will destroy sorrel BY
neutnliring the acids Of the soil, will wood
ashes do the same thing, That wood ashes
will not even diminsh sorrel is well known,
and yet they contain quite large percent
ageof lime.
The truth Is, We doubt very mach the
correctness Of the theory that sorel Is owing
to an acid state of the soil, and our reason
for II Is, that We know that sorrel aourishes
best on land newly cleared on which the
wood has been burned, forming Of course
very large amount Of alkali which iswashed
into the soil by the rains. Indeed, the very
point where sorrel aourishes best and holds
out the longest, is where the ashes Of the
largest pile are accumulated in the largest
quantities. How is this to be explained BY
the acid theoryr
Another thing. The greatest increase Of
sorrcl is during and Immediately following
very dry seasons. Now If We are rightly
informed, drouth tends to diminish acidity
soils, while abundant rains and warm
weather tends to accumulate it, especially
when the land contains large supplies Of
vegetable matter in process of decomposition.
II this be 50, how happens it, that sorrel
most abOunds not only in dry seasons but
in the dryest soils' 1t is our open, sandy
soils which permit water readily to pass
through it, and are very deficient in vegeta-
BILE matter and allumina, that have little
other growth on them, after succession OF
dry seasons, except sorrel. How is this!
We should like to have some one explain
this.
We find that increasing the fertility ofour
land causes sorel to diminish, either from
the want Of material to grow 1t, or because
other and moro rank growing vegetation
chokcs it, 50 1t cannot maintain its hold
Paris Democrat.
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RHuBARB TARrs. Take the young green
stalks Of The rhubarb plant, and having
peeled of tho thin skin, cut the stalks into
small pieces about an inch long, and put
them into sauce pan with plenty OF brown
sugar. and its own juice. Cover it, and let
!, stew slowly till soh enough to mash into
marmaladc. Then set 1t away 10 cool.
Have ready some fresh baked shells; fl,
them with the ssewed rhubarb, and gra,c
white sugar over the top.
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n The Savannah Morning Nou. .ays

/" We observe that meetings are being
held by the citizens of the cities and towns
of South Carolina, North Carolina and vir-
ginia, to express their approbation Of the
conduct of Hon. Preston II. Brooks, in tho
ehastisement he inflicted on Charles Sumner,
the foul mouthed Massachusetts, Senator.
OF counso no &th demonstration of public
opinion could be mado in Savannah. but We
can assure our Carolina brethren that nine
ty-nino in a hundred Of our population must
heartily justify and approve the course pur-
sued by Mr.. Brooks. .,..,,,-
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Tho following is a-copy of Col Premont's
etter TO the New York Kansas meeting last

New YORK, April %, 1856.
GENTLEMEN IL have to thank you for
the homer of an invitation TO q meeting
this evening, ut the Broadway Tabernacle,
and regret that other engagements have In.
tcrlered to prevent my being present.
heartily concur in all movements which
have for their object to repair the mischiefs
arising from the violation Of good faith In
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise. l
am opposed to Slavery in the abstract AID
upon principle, sustained and made habitual
by long settled convictions.
'.while feel innexible in tho belief that
Il ought not to bc interfercd with where it
exists under the shield Of State Sovcr.
ignty, am as inaexibly opposed to its eI-
tention on this Continent beyond It's present
limits.
With the assurance ofregard for yourselves,
lam very respectfully yours,
(Sisned) j. @. FREMONT.
Messrs. +. ID. MORGAN and Others, A commit
tee, &c.
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GEORGE DOwNES,
EDWARD FENNO,
JAMES NJ. DEERlNG,
CHARLES j. GILMAN,
HIRAM HUBBARD,
ALONZ0 GARCELON,
JOHN B. MORRISON,
LEMUEL TROTT,
FRANKLIN CLARK,
PHILANDER C0BURN,
n. G. HlCHB0RN,
A. X. HALL0WELL,
JOHN BRIDGES,
j. S. MONROE,
WASHINGTON LONG,
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UNION AND EASTERN JOURNAL.

he Union and Kssssra JosrnAi q pubhsAsd every
YupAy ss NO I, ceutrai Biset, opposts the Bddsord
noess. rsrus-S2ee pss sAnsn, ~ ~ .so paid With
pspss Agent IL ne ssly snthosse agent fos his payer
In ths eltss - Nsv Yea. DpsDa, and rhiiAdspAia,
and u daily snpovsrsa V sAks savsrssnsnts and sss-
- ss-Nsv Ysrk. frisxss Bsiiilngs sssfsn, sehos.
isy's usnAins PA1s<siSAis, n. ". corner rhira snd
Chestnut ssrssl
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Republican
STATE
Committee
Smyrna times., 1856-05-28
SZVDNAs DIslLo,
WEDNESDAY, MAY %, 1856.

The CoSsTTTUTIONALIrY OF THE PRoHIBI-
TORN LAw.-Ihe arguments upon thisquestion
commenced on Monday morning at New Castle.
A large number Of persons werep resent at the
court. Mr.. Salisbury opened for the LIQUOR
Party. and, confined himself principally to the
decision of the Court of Appeals of the State
Of New York-the similarity of the Delaware
law to that of New York, and contended that
# that law was unconstitutional, ours must be
Also. MIR. Bradford followed in the afternoon. in
reply to Mr.. S. He took up the ma iority and
minority reports of the Appeal Judges in New
York, examined them thoroughly, and showed
that the two laws. in their essential points,
were very dissimilar. He then went into an
argument upon the cosstitutonalty of laws
aud said, that to be unconstitutional they must
conflict either with the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, Constitution of the State of Della
ware, o. with some Higher Law. He then
92i99f"d--77ese1ting strong and forcible rea-
s,-1E-:aat lie Preh.o:tory Law of Delaware
'"r1.-ie Y.,A neither e: these. and was there
re not unconstitutional. Mr.. Bay2rd spoke
Yesterday, TO be followed by Mr. Bates This
Viii still leave Messrs. CoIaegys and Wales, to
speak against the law, and Messrs. LAYTON and
SmIthers for it. The argument. probably, will
not close before tomorrow or next day. Next
week we will be able to give more Of the par
tculars
Smyrna times., 1856-05-28

W Fhe New fosk Evening Express, allu-
aing % the recent reports of the City Inspec-
tor of New York, says:
men the practice Of inhalation for the
treatment of CONSUMPTION was FIRST established
here, by DE-. Robert Hunter, of this CITY. and
ITS success and availability strongly advocated
IN The leading journals, the assertion was made
by DIR. Hunter that " if every case ofconsump.
ton IN this city were placed under iudicious
treatment oy inhalation, within two years the
mortality from this disease would be diminish.
ed one half''
The opponents ofthe new princple of local
application of vapor fer the cure of disease Of
'he iungs' appealed accordingly to the bill OF
mortality, predicting the most discour, zinc
consequences from the wide prevalence which
the new system had suddenly gained. After q
careful examination OF facts in connection with
tue system we Venturad to give our voice, with
others, IN favor of its fair trial. We were &C.
eordingly, rejoieed to see the repeated ASSN
rance OF every good result to the afflicted. from
wat appears to be the broadest basis Of judr.
ing IN the premises of the results
Or. Hunter, in answering the appeal TO tn.
OiIis OF mortality, regularly published i. his
Journal the Medical Specialist, points out 4
further decrease in the deaths from consump.
tion' IN New York, reaching now to the extent
OF thIrty-One per cent decrease for a comnari.
son OF the months just past, it'll the CORRESPOND
ing quarters Of the previous years. For the
three months ending March, 1854, the number
OF deaths from this disease are given as s43
for March 1906, the number was 766 and t,r
March 1896, the number is $50, decrease ct
Two hundred and sixty three, or more than ono.
third.
Smyrna times., 1856-05-28
DOings in Congress.

In the Senate, on Friday, MESSAGE WAS 70
ceNed from the President, veton1 the hi
ma ing appropriations for the Improyement n
o.; mary River, Michigan. Mr.. Wilson ,bo,
oSIieu 'he attention of the Senate TO the ont
rage upon Mr. Sumner, aud Mr.. Seward -.
Cd resolution providing for the appo,ntnen,
VI committee to investigate the circpms,sn
ces' The resolution was adopted and tho Cor,
mt'ee elected by the Senate, consi,ting =,
MessTs Cass, Allen, Dodge, Pearce ard C.
eh MI Stuart gave notice ot'an amendusD,
20 me rules prohibiting personality to a certain
extent a large number Of private bills were
passed. Adjourned to Monday.
IN Tue House. Mr.. Washburn, of Maine 20
ported IN favor OF the right of Vim. b. Arcbs,
" seat as member of the House from MI
'p'S' Mr' campbell OF Ohio, offered a pream.
o a"u resolution providing for the appoint.
aie' u committee OF i've 10 investigate the
circumstances of the assault upon Mr. S,n,no.
After considerable debate. the resol.,,on
adopted-yeas IS, nays al. The con,n,;,, uS
consists OF Messrs Campbell Of Ohio CT ~.
ueorgia' Greenwood, Skinner and Pennin,r,,,,,
In response to a resolution Offered h., ~
barbour, the President transmitted = me-
" 'he erect that the United States 6,rc.s he,
40. oeeh authorized to arrest persons cbar,,cJ
VII" ''o'auhg certain supposed Ia VS. fra med nv
Cet'a'h supposed legislature bat they ha,
oesn Instructed to oppose armed resistance 70
Tue laws and invasive aggression. The Honss
adjourned to Monday
In the Senate, on Monday, Mr. Pesrce. from,
the special committee to investigate the a.
sault upon Mr.. Sumner. stated that il was fonnd
to pursue the investigation proneriv
without the power to send for persons and ns
Pers' and asked that such powers be given tho
committee. Agreed TO. give" tue
- mr. MT: Weller presented a petition signed nv
'oOOo citizens OF California, bound in two l,rgs
'oinmes' asking that a wagon road be cons,rne
l teed TO connect California with the Atlsn,;c
ne urged the Importance Of the measure.
Mr.. Pugh addressed the Senate relative
Nansas matters. He objected to the bron,s;
- ion OF Mr. Seward to admit Kansas into H.
nlon under her Free State Constitution. SoI
;auSe OF the small number of her popula,;on
lot exceeding 10000, aud because ths Too"hr
received but 7I9 votes peN"
A RUSSIAN FLEET CoMING.--Ths No.. y,
Courier. [Freneh,) says a Russian NV som.i iork
low at Cronstadt. was 10 leave 1bara auroh'
or North America, under the cnmmsnl :" May
lirai Wankowitesh. = AZ
Smyrna times., 1856-05-28
" A valua5Is mars wa. k.llsl h.

" valuable mare was killed By the loco
Hi'..'e "u I'll" D-.-"tr- Railroad. on Wcdnes-
Gay evening last, ne-r B.ackbird. The Com
pany having failed IN erect fencing alon, ,h..
rae m4e' s''f. amt - consequent. and of
''"rs'' NE F'.fYaa 80. be heId responsible
''' al'nises sustained through neglect in this
regard. One gentleman. a few miles -,
smyrna station, has had has whole crno of
wheat destroyed IN consequence Of this non.
erection of fences and We unda,.,.,1 -
lends instllulIng suit for damages Others
nave tneir crops exposed ia like manner. and
Serious loss may yet result # not speedily re-
n'sd'ed. The company would do well To look
10 ITS interest.
Smyrna times., 1856-05-28
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times
Letter from Philadelphia.
PnILADEl pnIA. May 2a. ls5

PHILAOElPHIA, May 26, 1856.
Mr.. EOIroR All is excitement here--tbe
Sumner attack. the disturbances in Kansas. ann
other matters keep our city in complete fer.
ment
Peter Mntiocks "a colored man) was hung on
Friday, in the City Jail Yard. lie died pro-
testing his innocence OF the murder of which
he was convicted. Mauocks was a CUNNING
and desperate fellow; was once a slave in
Maryland, his master living near Princess Ann.
from whose dominion he escaped when in the
prime OF life. lie had past his 50th year.
A curious case occurred on Friday, in Chest.
nut street. As person named Watts was
passing up said street with child, an individual
Smyrna times., 1856-05-28

IlYhRoPoBIA.-We understand that in tho
vicinity OF B!ackston's< Roads several horse.
ana cows and other stock, have been attacked
Oy hydrOPhObia-ihe result Of mad-sog bites.
received several weeks ago. Mr. Joseph Jones
was yesterday compelled to kill valuable
young horse, thus affcted-lest :he disease n.
impaired 10 other animals. Mr.. J. Smith has
also lost COW. from the same cause. Several
other cattle in the Reighborhood have been
Ol''eh' but as yet have not shown symptoms OF
madness.