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GLASGOW WEEKLY TIMES t it V' 1 . r IILL. & SHIRLEY, Volume 0. Glasgow Weekly Times. PUBLtfiHKD KVERY THURSDAY I1T CLARK H. GREEN & PAUL SHIRLEY. Off.cs, up stairs, next door to . Crenshaw's Hotel: , ; Entrance, Water Street. IEBMI OF rtJBUCATION. For on year, if paid in advance, $2 00 If not paid before the close of the year, 3 00 TERMS OF ADVERTIBINO. On square, (12 line or less) One Dollar for the first, and 50 cents fur each subsequent insertion. Liberal deductions made to Merchants and thers who advertise hy the year. job printing, Of every description, executed with neatnes and despatch, on reasonable terms. justices' blanks and blank deeds, Neatly executed, kept constantly on hand, and for sale low. AGENTS FOR THI9 PAPER. T. B. Palmer, Esq., is authorized to procure Advertisements, receive Subscriptions, and make Collections for the Glasgow Weekly Times, it bis ofliecs In the following cities: Philadelphia North-West Corner of Third and Chesnut streis. Baltimore South-East Corner of Baltimore and Calvert streets. New York Tribune Buildings. Boston No. 0, State street. Fayette Andrew J. Herndon. XuntstiUe Win. D. Malone, Blooming ton Thomas G. Sharp. i. B. CLARK. A. J. RtRNDON. LAW NOTICE. JOHN B. CLARK & ANDREW J. HERN DON will continue to practice law in partner ship, in all the courts of Howard county, except the Count; Court. All business entrusted to them will receive their united attention. John B. Clark will continue to attend the sever al courts as heretofore. O-Office on the public square, Fayette, ftr Andrew J . Herndon can at all times be found at tha County Clerk's office. Fayette, October 19, 1848. 32 B. F. While, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Cm?rollton, Missouri. WILL give prompt attention to all business entrusted to him, in the Courts of Carroll and adjoining counties. net 10-32 l7 d7bre w erI ' Attorney at Lair, HUNTSVILLE. Mo. WILL attend to any business entrusted to him in the second Judicial District. ' REFERENCES. Browning & Bush n el, Quincey, Illinois. A. W. Morrison, Esq.,? Kttve... - Col. Jos. Davis, J "yette. W. Picket, Benton, Miss. Col. P. H. Fountain, Pontatock, Miss. McCamfbell & Coates, Huntsville, Mo. t&- Office McCampbell'b Buildings, Huntsville, Da. Randolph Co., Dec. 12th, 46. 4(l--ly.' James W. Harris, Commission and Forwarding Merchant, and Produce Dealer, SVATEQ STREET, GLASGOW, MO. A CARD. flHE undersigned having met with much hct-J- ter success in the Commission and Forward ing business than expected, would here take occa sion to state to Shippers and the Public generally, that his arrangements for the next spa son are such, as to offer every facility that this point af fords, for shipping Produce and Receiving Mer chandize, and hopes to receive such patronage from those who are interested in shipping at this point, as he may merit. Respectfully, oct. 12. LW. HARRIS. lloct. A. S. Uiiiwiddie, FAYETTE MO. GRATEFUL for past pmronaee. sti'l continues to off his MEDICAL SERVICES to the citizens of Howard County. (Cr Office, at his residence, 3d door below the Bank, where he can be found except when profes sionally absent. Fayette, April 10th, 1947. Iloct. James JL. Ilium, OFFERS his professional services to the citi zens of Fayette and the surrounding coun try. Office on Criglar's row. Augusts, 1843. John II. Potts, DENTAL SURGEON, St. Louis, Missouri. (E-Office No. 19, Locust street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, first door west of Odd Fellows Hall. October 5, 1849. 31m3. " THOS. SHACKELFORD, Attorney at Law,. Glasgow, Ala. WILL practice in the Courts of Howard, Saline, Cooper, Randolph and Chariton counties.. Office on first street. 31 II r. John Itl. llronaugli, HAVING permanently located in Glasgow, res pectfully offers his professional tervices to the citizens of the city and vicinity. Office in th Drug Store of Digges St Horsley. Glasgow, Nov. 2, 184. T. G. SHARP. Attorney at Law. Bloominoton, Mo. WILL give prompt attention to all business entrusted to his care, ia the courts of Ma son and adjoining counties. Nov. 10. 1848 37-tf. . J. N. BROWN. Attorney at Law. Bloomington, Mo. PRACTICES in the courts of Macon and ad joining counties. . - . Nov. 10, l48-37-tf. e - Charles II. Fallenstcin, PALER IN FANCY AND STAPLE PRY GOODS, Shoes and Itoots, Hats and Caps, HARDWARE, IRON AND STEEL. 81 Front Street, Glasgow, Mo John II. Ferry, Forwarding and Commission Merchant, OLASOOW. MO. K EEPS constantly on band a full supply of fresh groceries, liquors, etc. Bie. agency. FTHE undersigned would inform the public that X he will attend to paying laxes ror non-reai-dents on lands in Randolph County, Mo.; and will attend to the collection or all claims in the Kan dolun Countv Court, acainst the estates of deceas ed persons: and will also act as General Ageot for all who entrust business to bit care. Letters should ba Boat-paid to insure attention, TERRY BRADLEY. Jluntsvllle, Mo., Nov. 23, 1843. "ERROR CEASES INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF UOYLRAOie AUSTIN A. KING. Senator, Representatives, and Fellow-C itizens : In obedience to the will of the freemen of Missouri, I have just given the solemn pledge prescribed by the Constitution, and now enter upon the duties of the Guber natorial office. At such a moment I should be unjust to my own feelings, were 1 not to eipress, in a becoming manner, ' my gratitude for the honorable distinction con ferred upon me by the volers of Missouri. To be the recipient of public favor, and to be elevated by the suffrages of freemen to so distinguished an office, is an honor at all limes most flattering in its character. In contemplating the various duties, alike arduous and responsible, now devolved upon me, I must acknowledge a conscious want of expetience, and of that high or der of qualifications, requisite, not only for a satisfactory discharge of those duties; but even for aright comprehension of them in all their complicated and multiform de tails. 1 enter upon the discharge of the duties of this important trust, however, with a firm reliance on that Beinq, who, in all ages of the world, hath inclined the hearts of men to virtuous actions, and strengthened their hands to meet the re sponsibilities of their various positions; looking to Him to. overrule all errors and give efficiency to all honest elforls for the public good. I shall confidently rely, also, upon the General Assembly, for its co-operation in the inception and consummation of such measures as may bo required, to secure the prosperity and happiness of the people. It has been a custom for Executive offi cers, when entering upon the discharge of their duties, to give an outline of the prin ciples by which they will be governed in their official conduct. Indeed a strict re gard for the right of the people to govern themselves, requires that those principles should always be made known in the can vass, so that the voters may determine the policy of the State, and decide by what system of laws public affairs should be ad ministered. Happily, the principles which I consider ought to be faithfully observed, in the administration of the Government, have been so plainly laid down by our Re publican fathers, that we are required only to apply them faithfully to existing circum stances. The Federal Government, the operations of which affect largely the interests of this, and every other State in the confederacy, will never, if confined within the limits marked out by the Constitution, cause the least injury to any of the varied pursuits, or rights of the American people. It is a government of strictly limited powers, granted to it by the Slates, in their inde pendent sovereign capacity. Its authority therefore, is not original, but delegated, and extends only sd far as the constitution pre scribes. The powers ceded to it are ex pressly enumerated, and were bestowed for the accomplishment of the purposes which could not be effectually secured by the sepa rate action of the States. Here then is a government pressed, and we are relieved from looking farther for the sources of its power, than to the instrument which is the basis of its existence. I acknowledge the supremacy of this government, in all the powers given, orduties enjoined by the con stitution, but will not assent to implied au thority for any purpose, however plausible. It was well understood in the Convention which framed the Federal Constitution, and by the States, which originally ratified it, that the exercise of any authority, other than that mentioned, would be a violation of the letter and spirit of the compact, and an unjust encroachment upon the reserved rights of the various members of the con federacy. It may not be improper in con sideration of recent events, to state that one of the parties into which the people have been divided for fifty years, claims for the Federal Government, constructive powers almost without limit; thus sweeping within the general or central vortex the reserved rights of the States and of the people, and virtually breaking down the barriers to usurpation with our fathers industriously reared for the protection ot themselves and posterity. The consolidation of power ty ranny unchecked, lo prevent such an evil the functions of government in this confed eracy are variously distributed, not only into three great departments, each confined within its appropriate sphere, but also among the various governments, Municipal State and National, the limits are clearly defined The progress of reform, as mani fested by popular disscussion, and in the new Constitutions recently adopted by some of our sister States, has been towards the creation of new checks as restrains upon legislative, authority, thus reserving to the people themselves the direct exercise of a larger class of powers. 1 his is a fuller de velopment of the very wise maxim: "That people is governed the best; which it governed least. Yet a strange anoma ly has just been presented, in the success of a' great party which announced that Congressional legislation should be virtual ly unchecked. J&Jt the other party, in whose favor a majority of the voters of Missouri have pronounced, have governed the nation during a greater portion of its in dependent existence. It holds to a strict construction of the Constitution, insists upon the due observance, by each of the departmeuts, of all the obligations resting upon it, and demands that no authority shall be exercised by any of the Govern ments, Slate or National, nor by any of the departments of Government which does not clearly belong to it, giving such con TO BE DANGEROUS, WHEN REASON IS LEFT FREE TO COMBAT 'GLASGOW, MISSOIJKITIllJUSilAY, JANUARY II, 181JI. struction to the Federal Constitution, that its powers shall be limited lo objects nation al in their character, and the success of which should redound to the general wel fare of all. Hence it has frequently reject ed a system of measures looking to the creation of a paper currency, to the favor ing of a few industrial pursuits at (he ex pense of the many, and to the conferring of unequal privileges upon some class or section of the confederacy. It adheres to the spirit and letter of the Federal compact, the compromises upon which it is based, and the equality of the States, and it oppo ses every measure of a doubtful, sectional or unconstitutional character. In reference to the recently acquired territory, purchased alike by the common treasure and blood of us all, I feel but little solicitude whether the people of the teri tory ultimately subject it to those institu tions peculiar to the South. Yet I do feci a deep solicitude for a proper maintenance of our rights, and deny to the general gov ernment any power to debar us from an equal participationjin that territory, or to impose terms on us in reference to our pro perty, which would not bear alike upon every member of the Union. At the time of the admission of Missouri as a State, into the Union, terms were sought to be imposed on us, in reference to this subject which resulted in a compromise brought about by conciliation and concession and which we are yet ready to abide; though in its adoption, the South guided by the same spirit which brought about the com promise that resulted in the adoption of our federal constitution, magnanimously sur rendered a portion of her constitutional rights. An enlightened policy in reference to the administration of our State affairs, requires that equal and exact justice should be ob served towards all, whatever their political or religious sentiments; that the faith of the Stntd should be kept untarnished and its credit inviolate; that a rigid system of econ omy should be practiced, and public offi cers held to a frequent and strict accoun tability; when evils exist there should be a remedy by general, rather than special laws that the laws should be so framed and faith fully administered as to secure to each and all the rights belonging to them and to ad vance Ihe general prosperity; and according to the true theory of our government, pop ulation should, as near as can, be equally represented, so that those who are required to obey the laws should have an equal and fair participation in their adoption." These are primary truths which will command unqualified assent. There are a few subjects, however, the importance of which justifies special notice. In a government based on the popular will, general education is among the objects of executive and legislative action. The di rection which may be given to public af fairs, depends upon the intelligence, not of the few alone who fill imporant offices, but also of the masses who are the source' of political power. Hence it becomes one of the first duties of the Stale, to provide as far as its immediate resources, and the con dition of the people will permit, for the ed ucation of every child within its limits. Such is the best mode of perpetuating the rights and privileges bequeathed to all. The force of public sentiment is the lever by which free governments are moved, and that those governments may receive a healthful direction, it is necessary that pub lic sentiment should be virtuous and enlight ened. Let us therefore, Senators and Rep resentatives, upon whom our common con stituents have devolved important trusts, give all possible countenance and efficacy to that spirit which leads to moral and in tellectual culture, so that ultimately every farm house and log cabin may be stored with useful books, and each inmate become qualified for all the duties which society imposes. Inteligenco would then beam from every eye, contentment smile in every countenance, and each fireside become the scene of purest pleasure. Although our present means may not enable us to enjoy these blessings at once; let us not despair of finally reaching the very maximum of our wishes. It is emphatically the cause of the people. Each year we may advance a little slowly but surely until we ex tend ourschools into our townships and ele vate them to an intellectual standard wor thy a free and exalted people. Our University should be the. pride of the State; reared as it is in one of our cen tral counties, and munificently endowed by its inlelligentand hospitable inhabitants. I shall ever feel the most lively interest in its success. And while I entertain a just so licitude for that and every other literary institution in the Slate, I must urge espe cially the importance of encouraging Corn mot) schools, which are the great magazines and storehouses whence education is diffu sed among the masses. It may be proper to establish ere long, a Normal School or Departmentt in connection with the Uni versity, in which competent instructors may be prepared for the Common Schools of Missouri. Let western Universities edu cate teachers for the west. In all that ap pertains to this important subject, as the chief Executive of the State, 1 here stand pledged to the people, that in the inception and consummation of such measures, as may bo necessary for the success of the educational cause, I shall at all times give my hearty co-operation. The rapid progress of Missouri in popu lation and wealth, has demonstrated the propriety of reforming the organic law of the State, and husbanding Us resources lor the fuller development of its vast mineral and agricultural products. Within one generation, it may be laid, Missouri has outgrown her constitution. The mode originally adopted to secure to the people control of the government, has ceased in its practical operation to give due effect in legislation to the popular will. Perhaps no State in the American con federacy can boast mightier natural resour ces. Although we have a soil unsurpassed in fertility, and adapted to the growth of nearly all the great staples of the country mineral deposits of inestimable value, mountains of iron, vast beds of copper, lead, cobalt and coal and navigable streams stretching in nearly every direc tion; yet only a small portion of that soil has been cultivated and a few of those mines worked, or indeed their extent und existence become generally known. A geological survey is demanded by a due re gard for present and future prosperity. As the Federal Government is still the propri etor of large tracts of land, the sale of which would be promoted by such a sur vey, it can justly be appealed to for aid in the enterprize. Such a survey, together with liberal charters for mining companies, guarding in them the just rights of the peo ple, at the same time giving assurance that the investment of capital should have a fair opportunity of reaping its appropriate reward ennnot fail to open up to us bright er prospects for the future. We have re ceived from the General Government, what is known to be the Three per cent, fund, also a donation of 500,000 acres of land, all of which was appropriated and design ed to constitute an Internal Improvement fund, and while it is not my purpose to call in question the wisdom of that policy which has heretofore dictated the disposi tion of those funds, yet I feel that we may well construe our constitutional duties to require of us "to provide by law for a sys tematic and economical application of the funds appropriated to those objects." At the entrance of Missouri into the Union, it was agreed by the Federal Government that "five per cent, of the net prooeeds of the sale of lands lying within the said ter ritory or State, and which shall be sold by Congress from and after the first day of January, 1821, after deducting all ihe ex penses incident'to thesame, shall be reserv ed for makiag public roads and canals, of which three-lit ths shall be applied to those objects within the State, under the direc tion of the Legislature thereof, and the other two fifths in defraying, under the di rection of Congress, the expenses incurred in the making of a road or roads, canal or canals, leading to the said State." Since that time the introduction of steam power, and the increased facilities for travel and transportation afforded by steamboats and railroads have, in the opinion of Congress, as shown by its repeated refusal of late years to make appropriations for objects lo which this fund might be applied, superse ded the necessity of continuing such ap propriations. The State of Missouri, there fore, has an equitable claim upon the Gen eral Government for the appropriation of this Two per cent, fund, amounting at this lime to about 220,000. We are assured by the liberality of Congress towards sev. eral of our sister States in reference to this same subject, that we have only to des ignate objects worthy of appropriations, in order to obtain all we desire. We need hardly expect appropriations, however, if tho objects designated are so numerous, that a division' of the fund will be of no essential benefit lo either. The Osage river can be easily rendered navigable for a considerable portion of the year. That we should give aid to so im portant a measure when we have the pow er to do so, without burthening the people with additional taxes, it needs no argument from me lo enforce. The enterprising spirit shown by ihe people in the region of the Grand river country, and along the line of the Hannbial and St. Joseph rail road, by the liberal subscriptions for slock already made, and ihe prospect of a grant of land by Congress along ihe route, makes it probable that at no distant day, with such additional aid as can be afforded con sistent with ihe rights of other portions of the Mate, and without imposing additional taxes on the people, we may witness the accomplishment of this most desirable ob ject. 1 he extreme south eastern counties are seriously affected by vast swamps which, according to the recent report of commissioners appointed for the purpose; can be drained at a small cost, and the source of disease removed, so as to render it a most desirable portion of the country. Those lands, if reclaimed, belong to the General Government; justice requires, therefore, that the expense should be in curred by it, or at least that such an ar rangement should be made thai, ihe expen ses be paid out of lands reclaimed. There are other objects lo which I might refer, but I deem it unnecessary on this oc casion. I have only referred to those which by the action had upon them; have placed I hem in advance of others. In commencing internal improvements at this time, should it be deemed wise to do so, Missouri will have the light furnished by the sad experience of many sister stales to enable her to escape the evils into which Ihey fell. Sound policy dictates the (re jection of any scheme to burthen the Slate with a heavy debt, or impair its credit. It is presumed the people are not prepared for that increase of taxes which would be required to meet even the interest upon such a debt as the immediate construction by the State of any considerable number of the projected improvements would ne cessarily entail. Before embarking upon any enterprise, we should examine well, not only the wants of the people, but the mean of supplying those wants. Much ."-Jeffersox. can be done perhaps all that is requited at present; if the resources of the State which are properly applicablo to internnl improvement be faitfully used for such works. The grant of alternate sections by the General Government in aid of public works in M ichiimn. Iuvvn. Illinnia and riilier Sim... justifies the expectation that like grants will i.- ! r . . uc iiiuug lur aimuur purposes m itji'sourt. Senators and .Representatives with an intense solicitation for a faithful discharge of all my officio I duties, I advance to the task assigned me, asking your co-operation and support, which 1 shall often need. And invoking the aid of IJim who is ihe foun tain of Justice, that he may continue to smile upon us and direct our ipn in cvrm effort for the public good. ADDRESS OF Lieutenant Governor Price. Gentlemen of the Senate: Having been chosen by the suffrages of my fellow citi zens, lo preside over tho deliberations of lliis honorable body, I embrace this the ear liest opportunity since my election, lo re- mm 10 mem, tnrougii you, their represent atives, my hearty and sincere thanks for the honor thus conferred upon me. In approaching this station, I do it with much diffidence, this being the .first lime that I have ever been chosen a member of a Legislative body. Such being my situ ation, candor requires me to say that I feci my want of qualification, and mv want of experience in parliamentary preceedins to aiscnarge me important and arduous du ties incumbent on me as your 'presiding officer. I am well aware that I must encounter many difficulties in deciding upon subjects of acomplicated and intricate character; which will be suddenly brought before nic in the course of legislation. And I feel confident without the aid and support of the Senate, the duties of the Chair, cannot be performed with that facility and prompt ness, which the importance of the station demands. Lut should 1 decide improperly, I have the consolation to know, that it be in the exercise of my best judgment. And you may rest assured, gentlemen, thai the various "duties incumbent on moos your presiding officer, shall according to my fee ble abilities, bo honestly, faithfully and im partially discharged. Relvinsj. however, unon vonr nid nnd m. operation in the performance of those du- ties, i inouige me nope mat the business ol the session will be conducted in a manner creditable lo ourselves, and to the best in terest of our young and growing Stale. The successful growth and prosperity of our State creatlv deoends unon the nr.tion of her Representaiives. She ' possesses great natural resource, such as are not to i i i t:. . i -w oe surpassed uy any state in tne Union; and in the course of the present session, which is one of more than ordinary inter est, important measures will doubtless be urtied upon our consideiatiun; and although deferences of opinion may exist among us on some points of geneml intcres, yet I doubt not that all will concur in the anxious wish to direct and appropriate the means of the Slate in a manner calculated to ele vate her character, develop her resources, and promote the interest, comfort and pros perity of her citizens The credit of iWissouri is equal lo that of any other State in the Union, ihe result of which can only be attributed to the uniform political course of her Legislation. Gentlemen, in the discharge of my duties the utmost I con promise is a diligent np plication, a rigid enforcement of the rules of tho Senate, and ihe preservation of good order; and for errors unintentionally com mitted, I respectfully ask for lhat' indul gence and forbearance which the Senate has ever extended towards its presiding officer. OLD ORCHARDS. Ifyou have on old Ocrhard, examine your trees. If there be moss on them, or the bark is rough and scaly, scrape them, and apply a coating composed of the fol lowing mixture, made in the proportion of one gallen of soft soap, one pound of salt. and one pound of sulphur, to be well mixed together before being put on, which can be done with a white-wash brush. Care must be laken lo apply it lo the entire trunk of ihe tree from the roots up the crotch. Ifyou have neglected your irees, dig up ihe earth around them all round the trunk for the distance of three feet; and give to each tree about a bushel of a compost made of equal parts of stable manure and mould from ihe woods, or what is equally good marsh mud. Upon Ihe top of this strew half a peck of lime, or the same quantity of lime and ashes. Sun of Temp. Apple Oiiciiards. We are glad to no lice at length, thnl we are getting ihe right class of men hold of our apple orchards. The subject is becoming reduced to a science and a man who does not make his trees grow rapidly and produce abundantly, may possibly pass for a worthy, honest man, if not otherwise disqualified for the title, but he must be put down as a great ignoramous. and a most negligent, slovenly manager, so far at least, as the subject of fruit is con cerned. People who pay attention to their fruit trees are sure to make ihcm bear. We have a glorious fruit soil and climate, the best on ihe face of the globe, and we ought to pro duce in it such quantities that every house hold should be profusely supplied with the choicest varieties throughout ihe year. The best may be as easily' raised as the worst, as tho trees of such are not unfrequently the greatest bearers. Shrewd mon, who raise fruit for sale, now i::h rous & ricopim: roits. Number 43. generally select one, two, oral most three or four kinds which ore of standard demand in market, good yiehlers, kand proved lo grow in perfection where cultivated, and confine themselves entirely to these. They see (hat ihey are properly set out, properly manured, the land properly cultivated among them, properly trimmed, and prop erly managed in every particular, and they are sure to find an abundant supply of choice fruit, on their trees in ihe autumn. A gentleman wiihin our knowledge, has a small orchard on the Hudson river, of less than seven acres which nrodurps from 8500 lo S750 worth of oonles nnnunllv This is noi one year of plenty and another or two ot lainine, hut il is a steady, regular average yield, tins man does not have, what we hear ofien called hv hn fanners bearing years, or rather he has no other. And all litis is secured by the sim plcst process, viz: o-oo manwrcmrnt. Hn scrapes the trunks of his trees every year nnu immediately and hclore the insects and their larve can find a hiding place when thus exposed. He gives them a thorough drench ing of wood ushes, und hot water, as thick as ii can oe mane to run freely from a white wash brush. This practice, with limp nr. casionallv added about the loots nt th trunk, witht he management we have before indicatrd gives the satisfactory results we have mentioned. Afier carefully hand picking his apples, he heads them up in bar ids. with a lew auger holes in each end, which are then thrown UDon their hilim nr sides, nnd allowed to remain exposed to the wentner under the trees, nil there is danger of frcrzih". when thev are housed if rm previously sold Amcr. Agriculturist. Hailing olt Manlke in the Fall. Many farmers coil olf their summer mado manure in autumn anJ leave it in scattered and unprotected heaps, in the fields. This wc consider bad economy, unless the heaps arc protected of loam, liy sowing a bushel or two of gypsum over the surface of these heaps, and then superinducing a lop layin" of loam, the loss resuliing from the evnpo" oration or escape of the fertilizing gases will be obviated, and unless the weather be very wet, the deterioration consequent upon exposure will be of little account. Even in the yards manure should never be exposed openly in the air. Every fresh addition of excrement should be protected by a new layer of mould. This, as it readily absorbs the volatile gases which are ever striving to escape into the atmosphere, will itself become rich, and may be applied with ani mal excrement, advantageously to all crops requiring the assistance and support of ei ther vegetable or animal manures. Gyp sum arrests the ammonia which so copious ly escapes from animal excrement while in a putiil'aetive state, and retains ihom for the benefit and subsistence of the crops to which it is applied. lb. GROWTH AND CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO. Judge Stryker, in the Quarterly Regis ter and Magazine, gives an interesting pa per on the growth and enormous consump tion of a plant, prepared not as a stimulant, and which vai;ot known in Europe three centuries ago. In the city of New York alone the con sumption of cigars is computed at 810,000 a day a sum greater than lhat which the inhabitants pay for their daily bread; and, in the whole country, the annual consumo. lion of tobacco is estimated at 100.000 firm lbs., being seven pounds lo every man, wo man, and cniui, ai an annual cost to the consumers of 620,000.000. In 1840 it was usceriained by a commit tee appointed lo procure and report sta tistical information cn the subject, that about 1,000.000 persons were etign"ed in the manufacture and cultivation of tobac co in the United Siaies, 1,000,000 of whom were in ihe Stales of Virginia. Man land; Kentucky, and Missouri. Allowing the population of the wiiolc country to be 17.000,000 it will be seen that nearly on tenth are in. some way engaged in the cul tivation or manufacture of this article. The value of I lie export during the year wai nearly SI 0,000,1100. Notwithstanding the variety of ihe soil in the United States, tobacco is produced in most of the States in Massachusetts, Connecticut. Pcnricvlvania. Marvlnml Vir ginia, South und North Carolina, Georia. .Aiauama, .Mississippi, Louisiana, I ennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois. M ri, Florida. Dv the returns of 1845. Ken- tucky produced 53,310,000 lbs.; Tennessee, 37,100,000; Viiginia, 30;210,000; Mary land, 17,020,000; Missouri, 13,714,01)0; North Carolina, 10,373,000; Ohio, 7,570,. 000; &c. And Ihe whole crop for 1845, was put down at 1S7,422,000 lbs. In 1840 the crop was estimated at 219.103,319 lbs., or 132,li30 hogsheads (1,200 lbs. each.) The tobacco crop ot 1847 is estimated at 220,104,000 lbs., worth, ot 5 cents a pound, SI 1,000,000. Thus, tobacco, a mere luxury, has be come one of the largest and most impor tant productions of the soil. It finds ill way to almost every part of the world, and is enjoyed by people of all countries. Hum boldt derives its name from the Haitino language, signifying the pipe used by the natives. Some curious facts are connect ed with iis history. In 1620, ninety young women were sent over from England lo America and sold lo the planters for tobacco, at 120 lbs foreach. In 1090 the Pope excommunicated all who took snuff or tobacco in Church. In 1719 the culture of tobacco was pro hibited in Strasburg, as tending to dimin ish the growing of corn. In 1732 tobacco was made a legal ln der in Maryland at one penny a pound. r. )