Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-05


crop, the most reliable perhaps of this State, having
nearly steadily advanced ever since the last harvest
our farmers feel much encouraged to make this
their main dependence for the coming year Even
/ thus early in the season, every fair day imprOv
ed to swell the number Of acres intended for its
! cultivation.
The Chicago Journal says: A gentleman. after pass
ing over the Michigan Central Railroad, informs the
/ Detroit Advertiser that the growing wheat never
/ looked better thannow.
The Alton Cll.) Courier says A gentleman from
the neighbOrhood Of Ridgely, with whom we con-
versed yesterday, reports the wheat prospects are
! good for Just about half a crop he thinks. Early
/ sOwn looks much the best. His business has called
him into various parts of the country and this is his
report on the whole of it. That in timber is much
more promising than that on the prairie
The Mount Sterling. (Ky.) Ninth Legion says that
an average crop Of wheat may be expected in that
region the yresent season.
! \ HIGH-HANDED OuTRAGE-SEIzURE OF THE BRIO
JEHossEE.-The Charleston Mercury says
Information has been received in this city Of the
capture by the British steamer Falcon of the brig
JehOssee. Capt. NencenU Of this port. on the west
coast of Africa. The last previously known Of the
! JehOssee was her sailing for New York. She was
/ Overhaued about the 10Th of January in the Gulf
Of Guinea, by the British cruiser, on suspicion of
/ being engaged in the slave trade, and boarded.
Every proper question was answered by Capt.
Vincent but the right of search denied and resisted
Capt Vincent and his officers were carried on board
the Falcon and there subjected to great mdignity.
being stripped Of their clothing and abused in an
insulting manner by the epauletted officers Of Queen
Vic.
While the officers were thus detained, the vessel
was plundered the cargo broken Open and the pri-
yate trunks, desks and stores on board her Ii1ed
prize crew was put on board, and sail made for
the coast. The first night was a scene of demoniac
revelry: The prize crew had pillaged the liquor
from the store of the Jehossee and helplessly
drunk indeed, so far were they stupefed that the
commander of the Falcon withdrew them and
placed new crew on board the brig. The Jehos-
see was taken into Whydah but after several days
detention, she was, on the 9th Of February, tender
ed to her officers who refused to accept Of her
restoration. Capt Vincent at last advices was
awaiting the arrival Of some of the United States
squadron, to lay his grievances before the proper
authorities.
From all accounts, the affair was certainly
highhanded one, and Capt. Vincent and his crew
deserve ample PREPARATION and heavy damages.
Tunes IN NORTH CARoLNA.-One of the editors Of
the New York Express, who has been travelling in
North Carolina, writes to that journal as follows:
The good old North State is such a staid State that
1t is delight to look at land and people that have
nOtall run to seed like the poppy and that has real
ly some OF the old stamina left. The jSmS have not
reached here, nor the Ol0gies, the ties. They |
hang man for murder, and they whip thieves and |
robbers, and put lesser rOgues in stocks and pillO
before invented penItentiaries and Sing Sings 10
lock rogues up in. What is wonderful to say all |
men here, Of all parties, while they boast of their
lunatiC asylUms, their deaf and dumb institutions
&c beast not less that they have not penitentary
In the State! The rOgues and rascals they tell US
quit them, that is, quit the State after public eX-
pOsure in the pillOry and stocks Even New York |
pickpockets shun the practice Of their profession
IN the cid North State, because gentlemen like
them would wish to have brOad-ClOth thus |
soiled, in the face and eyes Of every body. These
relics of antiquity-these EstOcks-this pillory |
the thirty-nine lashes laid thief back, they
reason one and ALL better inventions not only
for the correction, but for the prevention of crime
than all the penitentiaTies and prisons in all the
other States. Are they right, or are wrong |
Have we progressed backward. do they need |
going ahead2
An ABoIITIoNIsT WmPrED.-The Washington (Ga) |
Independent learns that man by the name OF WooD
who was taken up at Abbevie H. S. c.. last fall for
using unpalaJable language to slavery men, ana |
vino received the sentence of thirty-nne lashes, by
the recent spring term of court at that place. suffered
the penalty Of the law in the public square on the
24th ult The punishment inflicted by Sheriff |
MooEE. with seven switches; he then immediate
" placed on the cars for shipment-ths looks like |
slriicEiaq fellow On the fGcg The JoHS Brown |
forav viii be a lasting remembrance with him. Mr.. |
WooD said he was born and raised in Georgia.
A mean scoundreI in Columbus, Ohio. has lately !
heen amusing himself for several evenings, by cut
ting the dresses of ladies who passed him in the
streets On Monday evening 10Th ult. he attacked two
young ladies, cutting the dress of one and the cloak
of the other The knife, in the latter case, entered
the shoulder OF the lady and inflicted a dangerous
wound. The PerpetratOr escaped.
o.
from New Jersey that the type-setters felicia
ting themselves upon tie apparent morality Of their
raft One of these papers remarks: The printers
IF New Jersey boast that there not single printer
n the State Prison of tire State, and but in the
legislature.
NEGROES GoNG TO CANADL-A party twenty-nine
negroes crossed the river from Detroit the 23d
Ilt, route for Canada constituting the first install
nent of the northern emigration Of free negroes
rom the southern States which have passed enact
nents expelling them from their jurisdiction.
The laws Of Maryland now give power to the
5ourts, ON the petition of any body whatever to c
axe the same custody Of the persons and property
# drunkards as If they were Iunatcs and to ap-
loint Commissioners. &c
The Legislature of Maine has incoporated the
Maine Steam Road Carriage Company" giving
hem exclusive right to make use Of steam in pro
ceiling carriages over highways in the State for
welye years. b
SrRrKE or OrERArIvss-The operatives in the Har- c
lony Mill at Cohooes n. Y to the number of twelve
undred, have struck for an advance of wages. and
peratons in the establishment are for the present
uspcnded.