The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-02-01

-EMANCIPATIOS SCHEME.-EHnu -Durrltt, the
Learned Blacksmith" (the man who 2anae1 10
or Is different languages after he commenced
educating himself while working at his trade as a
blacksmith proposes a new plan to free all the
negroes in the southern States He suggests that
the Federal Government pay $3.50 for each slave
in any State when said State shall be ready to
cept the offer and pay the balance of the purchase
money that may be required to iberate the slave
population of the State At that rate it would cost
the Government eight hundred and seveaty.fUe
millions Of dollars, supposing the number of slaves
in the country to be only 2,5O0,000. To pay this
amount, he, and his emancipation Society," pro-
pose to sell the pablc lands and appropriate the
proceeds to that object.
The society for which Burritt speaks is known
as the Compensated Emancipation Society,""
convention of which is soon to be held in some
abolition region at the North. 20
Of all the tom-foolery movements Of abolitionism
this scheme is the greatest
HARD ON THE DOCTORs.-Mr Harris the Z. S.
Consul to Japan, recently had spell of sickness
at Jeddo, concerning which he writes as follows:
"The Emperor and the Council of State mani
showed marked solcitude for my recovery. His
majesty daily sent me kind messages, with presents
OF fruit, arreWroot, &c. He also sent down two
of his best physicians from Jeddo to attend me.
The doctors sent daily report OF my condition to
the Court, and the receipt there of a bulletin to
the effect that | could not recover, the Emperor
issued an order to them 10 cure me- and they
also informed that the safety of their heads Deepen
ded my recovery. l cannot sufficiently thank
heir Att to
Night and day one of them was always at my bed
side, and they showed all the genteness and ten
derness of woman in their treatment of me-"
IF the safety of the heads of physicians in this
country depended upon the recovery of their pa
tents, we should certainly have less number of
NJ. DIS than we now have!
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THE LAND AND NAVAL FoRcEs.-The Presi-
dent has no Constitutional power to use the Pub
lie Forces of the United States. This power is
vested in Congress alone; but may be delegated to
the President by their action. We observe that
Mr. Benjamin has, for this purpose, introduced
into the Senate a bill authorizing the President,
whenever he shall have reason to apprehend that
any of the transit routes situated within any of
the Central American States the Republic of
Mexico, in danger of being obstructed closed
by lawless violence, or that hostile attack may be
made on the person or property of any citizen of
the United States in transit on any of said routes,
to make provision for using the land and naval
forces in preventing the closing or obstruction of
such transit, in giving adequate protection to
the citizens of the United States. The forces so
used are to be withdrawn the object is
accomplished.
THE TARIFF.-The low state of the national
Treasury affords the friends of high tariff
cuse for clamoring for increase of duties for
eign Imports plan for enriching the North at
the expense of the South. 1t is said that strong
effort will be made to increase the tariff rates at the
present session of Congress. No doubt the present
duties will raise revenue sufficient for govern
mental expenses the country RECEIVERS
entirely from the late panic, although they may
not raise enough to satisfy the cupdy of Treasury
plunderers and. northern capitalists The Secre-
tary of the Treasury is opposed to increase, and
we hope the whole South will oppose it unitedly.
re- We publish the following for the consideration
of farmers, but do not believe that it is true.
CATTLE KILLED BY EATING SoRGuUM.-The
Independence (Iowa) Guardian gives account
Of the death of seven head of Cattle from eating
the refuse Chinese Sugar Cane, after it had been
compressed in mill. The outer coating of the
stalks is very vitreous, when thus broken up
and taken into the stomach, it operates like broken
glass cutting and in cases penetrating entirely
through the coats of that organ, producing violent
inflammation post norton examination in this
case revealed this the cause of death. This i'm
portant fact should be made known to every farmer,
as it may be the means of preventing a serious
destruction of their stock.
THE PRESIDENT WooING.-We copy the fol-
lowing from the Washington correspondent of the
New York Times
There are abundant rumors afoat to the effect
that the President is likely to lead to the hymeni
al altar an accomplished and estimable widow lady
of Georgia. Perhaps this accounts for the especial
and elegance of our bachelor Presidents dress
1t is matter of frequent remark, that MIR Buchanan
IN b;s handsome hrovn frocE coat white vest and