H. BELL,
EDITOR AND PROPR1ETOR.
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"a' commanicatioan must bc addressed totheedi
orrosrPiiD.
A "WIFE TO HER IIUSBAlsT).
Linger not long. llome is not homc without thce;
Its dearest tokens only make me monrn,
Oh! lctits mcmory, likc a chain aboutthee,
Gentlycompel and hastenthy return.
Linger not long. Though crowds shonld woo tliy
stayrag,
Bethink thce; can the mirth of friends, though
dear,
Compensate for the gricf thy Iongdclaying
Costthc fond heartthat sighs tohavethce here?
Linger not long. How shall we watch thy com
ing, As evcning shadows strctch o'er moor anddell;
"SVhcn the wild bec hath ccascd her bnsy hum
ming, And silence liangs on all things likc a spell!
How shall I watch for thce, when fears grow
strongcr,
And night draws dark and darkcr on the hill !
How thall 1 wcep, when I can watch no longcr!
Oh! art tliouahscnt, artthou abscnt still!
Tct I shonld gricTC not, though the eye tliat sccfh
me
Gazeth through stars that makc its splcndor
dull;
For oh ! I somclimes fcar, when thon art witli me,
Mv cup of happiness is all too fulL
Hastc, hastc thce homc into thy mountain dwel
Iing! Histe as a bird unto its peaccful ncst!
Hastc as a skiff, when tcmpcsts widc are swelling,
Flics to its haven of securcst rcst!
Tiie Female AnMT of SwiTZEnLAND. A
EOticcoftwo rcgimcnts of womenofthc Canton
ofUriis said to be literally translatcd thus:
The two battalion?,numbcringfouA?fcn hundrcd
foraales in military drcss, present an aspcct at the
5amc timc formidablc and captivating. In their
cvolutions and disvipline they are drillcd to pcr
feition. Curiously enough, supcriority of form
ir.l btauty has lccn vcry much the reason of the
difiVrence ofgrailc; thc handsomen arc of the ad
vance gnanl, and tlii post of distinction antl dan
ptrfccms willingly conccded thcm by theircom
janions, who aie less favorcd by nature. Some
rbssilicatiou has bccn guidcd by tempcramcnt
il'O. n.c more vivid and flighty havc bccn cn
lollol as loltigucrs. or light horsc the more
jililtpmatic as grcuadicrs. Thosc who havc fig
ureof more UhUmjxiint nre in the ccntral body;
iliosc ofslightcr fonns arc stationcd at the wings.
The coarsc and rudc arc cnrollcd as dragoons and
rantcen women. The creation of this corps (which
with its disiiplinc and cnthusiasm, scems likely,
tt the first throc of coming political movcmcnt of
Euiope, to takc p03scsiun of the Ilclvctinn soil)
is au cxercise of thc owcrful gcnins of Silas
SuIio, who has reserved to himsclf the gcncral
ibmmand.
THK HAXK AND FILE.
Thc Amcriran Star. thc new Amcricnn pnpcr
MaMMicd in thc i-itv of Mcxiro, tlius spcaks of
ILnk and I'iic :
Xccr did thc ranks of an army in thc world
uiitam fo niany allant Fjiirits as arc numbcrctl
in lliis f in-dl Unnd of onrs, wlm-h fonght its way
fiom Sa:i Aup'.-line to the city of Jlcxito. l)u
riiig ilic timc, niany of thc non-commissioncd ofli
rcriiiid piivatcs cli.-tinuiliccJ tliemschcs to n
trcat dcroc. and gavc asjurancc to the world that
tilii-ii Aniciiinn war, thosc of thc lowcr gradc
fiitcr into it with all the spirit of the highcst in
.oinmand. Keccntly, whcn nn order was rcad at
thc hcad of thc companics for so many voluntccrs
tostcp ont of thc rauks to undertakc some peril-
ou entcrprisc against thc cnemr, scarcc a man
rcmaincd in the ranks, and it ivas with thc great-
cft difliculty the sclection conld bc madc, so cagcr
crc all to partitipatc in thc advcntnre. Ilon- is
it possible to conquer such men, unless thcy are
lillcd Thcirbcaringin nction has not only won
llc admiration and cstccin of thc Commandcr-in-theif,
bnt hc is so infatuatcd with tlicm that wc
terily 1k'Hc-c he would bc pleascd to hug to his
breast thc cntirc nrmr at onc timc.
Thc Dutc of Jlarlborongh was heitating wlicth
tr he should take a prcscription rccommcndcd by
theDutchcss. 'I'U be hanged,' said her Gracc, 'if
itdocs not curc yon.' l)r. Grath, who was prcs
ent, and to whom the vixcn charactcr of tlic lady
as well known, instantly cxclaimcd, -Takc it
thenyour Gracc, by all mcans ; it is sure to do
;ou goodonc way or thcothcr.'
AUISEASEAND ITS CURE.
Love isa complaintof tlie hearl. growing
outolan inordinale ilesirc lor n ronipnniou.
Itattacks pcrsond of bolh Eexes.gencrally.be
ttvcen llic age of tivelvc anJ twenty; some
liavcbeen knotvn lo bebadly aOectcd wiili it
Mthengc ol sixtyand even older.
Stmptoms. Abeence of niind: giving
ihings tvrong names; culling tears necmr.
snd sighs zephyra a great fondness for poe
Iry ?nd music, gazing at the moon and stars
Siimtring o( ft'oivers. logsof apperile, neeluct
b'jsincas. Fubjcct tonieiancboly, aconstani
ilcsire to sW und a Ioa'.bctig for all things
c.ivc one.
Efeects. Astrongheiriburn.pnlseliiali.
ttupidity, cloqucnt eyes, slecplessncss, and all
thatsort of llii g. At limcs imrginalion
btiilltt, bovvcrs ol rose.s, witiged cnpids, nnd
buttered peas, and Ihcn again comcs despair,
racks, torlures and hntrspringed pistoh?.
CcnE, Get married.
MRS- LAFAYETTE
1784. Mr. John Adams. w!io was afer
wards Prcsident of theUnited Slates, wasre
'iding in France for a Eensor). His wire,
who was a very worthy woman, called one
day on the lady o( Gcn. Lalayelte, and 60on
this lady visitedMrs. Adams in return. Mrs.
Lalayette was very modestly dressed, while
me amencan tauics present were moslly in
very gay attirc. While at the table. one of
Ihose who sat near Mre. Adams whisneredto
k . . - i i 1 1 j
"craajing; croou ucavcns: nowatTlullVEhC
urcs&ea.. njre. AauuisreouKea tneobscrva
8on. and relurned the tvhispcr by saying tha
ihe lady's rank placcd her abovc the little
frmalities of dreee.' We wish it was tlie
rasenowthat alluhooccupyhonorableplaces
"uumieei tiiemselreGanovc such smallmat
tcrs and indeed that evcry one would consid-
'hatabriliant and well Irained mind,good
'ondactand agrceablc manners set ihosc ofT
w posess them to almostinfinilely beltcr sd
Witage than costlyarray and sparklhig dia
H? Ertter Acirs Lellcr.
Volume XII,
MISCELLANEOUS.
From Ilcadlcy's Washington and his Generals.'
S1EGE AND STORM OF SAVANNAH.
The two armies having (ornied a juuction ,
procecded to Snvannab, and sat down before
thc tuwn, D'Kstaing, with the lacrels of
Grcnada fieah o his brow, sent a hnughty
sunimons in the name of the King of France
to the Englisli commander to surrender. I're
vost, incritably lost, uithout some little de
lay, protracted the correspoudcnceas long as
hc could, and theti demanded twenty-fonr
hours lo consider the proposition, whlch D'
Estaing mndly granted. Had he immcdiate
ly advanced 011 tbe place, il would bave been
an easy couquest, for the fortifications were
in bad repair but faw oflhe car.pon being
mounted and the gnrrison small. During
this intcrval, Prevost wnrked on tbe dcfences
without intetmission, and.at ihe end of tuen-
ty-fout houts, had uearlr a hundred cannon
lining tbe ramparts. Maitland had also ar
rired, with his clioice troops. thus stvelling
his army to three ihousand men. Hc now
felt hitnseirstrong the arguments uhicli had
influenced his determination crc of themost
forcible Kind, and he seut to D'Estaiug a po
liie note,suiiig that he had resolveu to hold
ont to the last.
To attcuipt to carry ihe works by slorm.
strenglhencd as ihey now were, mouM bc
inadness; and 30 the French commander and
Lincoln, with an army of six or Ecven ihou
sand mcu, sal dowu bcforo them iu rcgular
siege. Tho trenches were opencd. and amid
the fire of artillery, thc wnrkinen toilcd on
with such vigor, tha: by thc fourlh of Scp
lernbcr a sap had been pushed to wirhin three
hundred yards of the ahatis. Al leuglh the
battcries were completed, and on the nighti.f
ihe lourtli of Octobor the tragedy cpminenc
pil. The autuinn landscapc was ligbted up
by "tbe constnnt blaze, and it was one penl of
Ibundcr till morning. The uproar then be
canie more terrific thirty-seven cnunon aud
mortars wire opened at once upon ihedevot
ed town, while sixtecn heavy gtins froin Ihe
llect makinc inall more tbau sixty pieres
kept up their stcrn accompaniractit. To tliis
dcluge ofiron, the garrisi.n replied with near-
ly a hundreil camioii. I he carth shook uu-
d;r tho frcmendous exnbisions, and n v;isi
field of billnwy smokc trenibled and hovered
aliove the tumult. Carcasses were hur'ed
iuto thc town. which set thc houses on fire
aud cracMing timbers tninKled iu wiih thi
crash of cannon balls. Sbells smokc-d and
tiurst nlong thc Etrcels. or hanging a lnnmenl
like firery mcssengcrs in thc nir, dropned ith
m extilosion upon he dwellincs. Amid tbe
uproar aud thuudcr nithout, aml thc shricks
of womcn andchildrcn withiii, Sarannah pre-
sentcd a strnngeand fearful appcamnce. Aud
hu nigbt came on, and darkncss shut in
ihe laiidscapr. tbe sccnc was slill innic ap
nalling. Tlic smoke refused to lift in ihe
damp air. and seltlcd like n fog o er thc ar
mlc9, ndding a deepcr cloom lo the midnight
Ttoush lliis the artillery kept playing, mak-
ing the spnt on wluch it rcstecl nppcnr I'ke a
vulcann; uhile in ihc distance a inass ofdame
would suddculy tlash up, rcvealing the tall
masts and rigging of sliip?,nnd then the decp
echo rnll hcavily by. Throiigb this ihick and
tiirbulcnt ntmosphcrc. shclls tvcre cor.staiitly
bisiug nnd bursting, lcnriug long tracks ol
light in their passagc nr melcor-like splendnr
111 tliftr c.xplosion. And nlien tlic sun rose
in the ninitiin" it came struzel'i'K up through
.1 sulphurous cluud, nud at evcning its goldcn
rays strovc in vain lo picrcc tlic sullen lulits
Thus dav aud night, for five davs, did it lluin
dcr. aiid clatlcr, and flainfi tliere ontbeshorrs
of tbe Savannah; lint still thc beseigcd nobly
iiiHintained their post.
At lcngth D'Esining bcgan to be concem
ed forhisflcel. Tbeilormy scason was cora
ing nn, and it would not be safc to ride at
anchor on thc npen coast, and he tbcrefore
propnsed to lincoln to carry tlie works Ity
storni. This was considcred hsz.irdous; for,
that five djys' cnnnounde had opened no
urcach, and liaitcred dowu scarcely a uctence
which had not been fully repaired. Besides,
if thc siege was pressed a little longer, tbe
town must surtender. The suflerings of tbe
iiiliabiionts had bccome intolerablc, and the
resistanef could not be protracted, in iheir
conlir.ed nnd sirailencd condition. But twen
ty das had now clapsrd sincc operalion
first commcr.ccd, and ont one could lell hou
long the place miubt hold out. The season,
i.uircover, was rnpidiy advancing, anddangets
ol cvery kind were tlnckniu around Ihe
fleel, Jiij tbcrcforo a crisis of sotne sort must
be bastened.
D'Estaiug being rrsnlved on an assault, it
only remaiued t deterniine thc manncr in
nhichit should bc concludcd. Ue and L'm-
culn, after a short cousultnlion, concluded to
makc the atlnck on tha right Rlde of the town,
where therc vas adecp hollow, n'oug which
the assailants could march perfectly covered
till witliin a lew rods nlthe wails.
The ninth of October was fixed upon for
tbe aitcmpl : and at unc o'clock in the niori:
ing Ihe Americans Etnod in ordcr of hallle,
llinush the French did not lake their stauoi
till three hours after. At leuglh ihe flower
oruotli nrnnes. in one long column, stretcheu
forward till they rcachcd the open space iu
fronl oflhe works, whcn Ihey broke ol into
iheir Ecveral divisions, as arranccd bcfore-
haud, and advanced on their resiiectivepoints
to wincn tney were Ueslined. Ihe 1'renih
advanced in three cohimns the Americans
in one D'Estaitio and Lincoln callantly
leading ihcni jn. In the darkness ihey goi
confused in th6 swampy hollows, but aH the
gray light began to dawn in ihe east, they
lornicd anew, and pressed forward. D'Eb-
aing, wifiiirig lo U1K6 tlie rarnson oy Ftir
prisc, immediately spurred to the head oflhe
flrsl column, and wilhout waiting for the
othcrs to come up, waved his sword over his
neau, anu shoutedj 'advance.' Slraight on
the abatis, and through it np lo the tery
walls, and up iheir sides, streamed the cx
cited troops, while those hundred cannon
opened in ihe twilight. like apealofthunder,
and one fierce fire of musketry rolled down
on their hcads. Still, 'Advance! advance!"
run? along the snatlcred column. and still
D'Estaing cheered them on, till slruck lo
thc carth, he was borne wounded Irom ihe
field. But nothing could withsland that
deluge of grnpe-shot and balls, and the first
column, riddled into fragments. ewerved
Irom the horribfo storm, and wheeled awny
ialo ihe cover of tho woods. Tlie second,
howevcr, coming up, pa?sed rapidly over
iheir dead cotnpanions, and with shouts that
were heard abnve the dcafening uproar. gnl
lanlly mounled ihe walls. Around a redoubt
on the Ebenezer road, the Btrugglo and the
carnage were awful. Again and again did
this firm eet wall of livin men move on that
wall of stone and carth, and taking the loads
Middlebury,
of grape-shot in their bosoms, rushshouting
on the guns. Mowed downas ihey advanc
ed, and stretched in ghasily rows along the
ditch, Ihey dtssolved like nnstiu ihe patn ol
the whithvind.
In the midst ofthegloomand tumult, two
hundred horsemen wereseen, with a fearless
riuer at their head, galloping straight for the
enirancc of the lown, in order to gain ihe
euemyt rear. That was 1'ulaski, tlie noble,
ihe .hivalric Pole, and his stronn cavalrv.
Wiih their sabers shakingand flushingamiJ
tne smoke, they rode all stcadily lorwurd
through ihe fiery eleet, shouting as they
went, until their pallanl leader, slruck by a
swivel 8hot , was hurled, manglcd and blecd
ing. to ihe earth when they broke and fled.
The second column. too. al leiicth recoil-
ed, and then the thrd, and Iast,cloEed inovcr
a paveinent of dead bodies; but slill that
satne deluge ol fire rolled over them, and the
ranks shook, and reeled, and disappearcd in
the covering smnke, as if ihey had been mcre
visions, which the first breatli could dissipate.
The uproar was terrific; and ihe heavy peals
of artillery &baking.lhe earth ihe incessan!
mar of mueketty.miualed wiih the inaddened
shouts ol'ncar ten thousaud warriors,and all
inthe morning twilight, conspircd to render
il a Fceac ol nppallintr grandeur. But deatb
and carnage are nothing to thc excitcd pas
sions of men : and that last broitcn column
slormed 011. until, allasi. it. too, turncd dis
comfitted back. In the midst of this deadl)
conlhct the Amencan column, with thechiv
alrous Laurensatits head, pressed slraighl
on tha priug Hill redoubt, and crowding
inlo the dilch, in thc fhce of a trcmendous
fire, endeavored to scale ihe ramparts. Bu
thcparapets were toohigh; and hurled back
rank alicr rank, and mowed down with mer
cilcss Klaughlcr, they recoiled on cach other
in inextricuble conlusion. Thc orave bouili
Carolinn reciment, regardless of thc fatc of
their companions, and oflhe iron Etortn ihat
heat them down, nresscd Cercely forward
aud eooo thc two standards prcscmed lo it at
Fort Moultric, wereseen waving 011 thc ram
parts. Vain valor! the beseigcd, secing
that the lury 01 the attackhad slackcned, sal
licd (orth, with loud huzzas, and swcpt ihe
walls nnd ditchcs. Then tlie ill-latcd L.au
rcns, seeing his troops routed, flung away his
sword, and wiih his noble toul wrung with
the bilti!rest nnguish, strntched forth his
iirins, and praved for dcalh, and icfuscd lo
etir, till lorccd awny by his companions.
Cfnsc beside him, iu tbe ditch, lay that ntodel
nf a soldier the tcndcr, thc lion-hcartcd
Jnsper, huggiug his standard in dcath, und
hurying his bloody lace in its folds. Ilc hud
dcclared that he would ncvcr surrender it
liut with his lil'e; and there was his heart's
blood ebbing slowly away, he ttrctchrd him
dell upon il.
The stiife was over, and ihatblecding army
rolled slouly back from the ruddy aud black
ened ramparts. But w hat a sccne that Oc
lober morning prcscnlcd ! Thc conflict had
lasied nnly a little oter an hour, and there lay
over a thousand rrenclimen aud Amrri
cans, bleediug, or Etark nnd stifT iu deaih
(Six hundrcd and thirty-sevcu French, and
luur hundred and fifty-socti AmericansJ
Heic was a sohtary Inuli there a disembow
elled body, and hcadless corpse. while the
dilch looked as if a flond had suddculy waft
cd n dead muhitnde into it. Around thc Eb
euczer redouhts the blood wasseen flouingiu
rills from oul the wrcaks of ihe fight, and
gatlicriug in dcep pools amid the hcaps oflhe
slain, while the most piliful groaus loaded the
air. Andover all this, likc a pal', liuug:
cloud ofsmokc, which had setlled dowu np
011 the field, and was slunly twiuing iticll into
fnnlastic shapes'tlhove tbe dead. Dark, nnd
soinbre, and awlul sprend the Geld under ihis
sulphumus canopy. At last the ungnt suu
rose over tho sea, and the morning wind
brcaking frnm its slecp, stirred the slumber
ous folds of hat muilcy curtain, till ihc
slowly liftcd aud rolled upwards, leaving thc
blue sky lo Iook down on thc ghastly spccla
clc. Thc dew glistcurd iu thc enrly light,
but thc red drnps nf the human hcart out
uumbercd thcm a thousand to onc.
Wide pits were dug, and ihe deadcrouded
hastily into them aud hen that Uetohei
sun went to his eveniug rcposc. uoihing bnt
ihe trampled aud still ruddy carth, r.nd broken
tuuskets, and dead stccds, rcmained to lell of
thc direful strugle.
D'Estaing had failed: and prccipitatrly
rasitig tlicsicce, embarkrd the troops and ar
tillery, and put to sea. Lii.cuhi, his niihtin
having disbandcd, look wuh Imn his few rc
maiuiiig regulars, aud crnsscd over tlic Sa
vannabaud rctircd ta Charleston. Piomiited
10 this undertaking by the reucral complaint,
that ourallies were eirecling nothing D'Es
taing undertnok it haslily, then becaine cau
tious and dilatory when haste would hare
brought succcss, and finnlly rrowued tbe
whule by a rash nct. vhich ended in a simal
dcfeat and dreadful slau:htcr. Thc Bntisb
prolected by bigh ramparts. sufTered compnr-
atively little. Thc uhnlc blame of this un
lucky affair rests un D'Estaing, who, by right
ofseuiorily, took the supremc commnnd.
Lincoln secondcd him ubly, when hc toiitiu
he could nntaliei his plans, and raiher gained
tliau lost in public cslimation by the result
Advertising. Thc MassachuiClts spy, in
cnllini; the altcntion ofiis readers 10 the ad-
verlisemeut of Mr. George W. Simmons ol
Boston. thc proprteter of Oak Hall, says;
Thc remarkahle sucress whirli has uilenu
cd the operations of this fslablishment, isone
of the best exempliucatious ol the bcnchts ol
advertising, hoth to ihcseller and buyer, that
could be pret-ented, A ynung man of enter-
nnze determmcd to acl upon the go-aneaii
principle, in a few years securcs not only an
immcnic run 01 custom, oul n nannsome lor
tune. while others posscssing equal advnn-
tatrcs have nlodded on their way during the
same lime, wilhout any ndvanceor bemgol
much bencfit. either tothemsclves or the com
munitv The difference betwcen them cou-
sistsin the oncunderstanding the prinriple.
ihnt men act from the knowledge they posscss
atidconsequentlydifFuBing.broadcastihrough
ouithe land, nn account of his waresandthe
advautages ollered topurcnasers Dy nis es
tablishmcnt. while ihe olheretoo Ehort sight-
ed to comprehend theeffcct of Ihis liberalpol
icy'or too pcnurious lo avail themsclvesof it,
waitin vain for peoplc lo come lo them, who
have already been pul upon a dhTerenl track.
The observation ol many years has shownus
what will be found to be true by any one who
will inouire into the facts, that in cerlain kinds
ofbusiness, thesuccess of difTerent indjvidunts
is almost precisely in the propertion in wliich
thcy odvertise their gnods. I
23' A mcsmeriscd druggist oti having bis
organ of adhtshencss toucbcd, immediately
osc and said hc would sprcad a plaster.
Vermont, Tuesday Morning,
AG-RIOULTUEAL.
ON COOKING FOOD FOR CATTLE
We arefrequenllyasked whelherlhecook-
ing 01 lood lor stock, by steam or olherwise.
would be profitable. bo far as regards feed-
ing cauie, we are wiinoutany reliihle exper
imenta which have been madc fhthiscouniry
to test ihis point. The subject has aiiracted
much aitentionin EnglnndandS'cotland. and
the rcEults ofseveral experiments iheremade
nave uccn recorueo. lliese expentnents
seem mosuy loleau to me conclueion, ihat
though m some instances cookcd food does
produce a greatergain than ihe same amnunt
ofrawfood, yetthendvaniage of the former
is noi suuicient lo delray the expcuse. Il
leeding hogs, however. csnecially where
grain ol any kind is used:.tbe advantage of
cookingseems to be gencrally admilted. We
aie also inclined lo think. ihnt there mav be
an advantage in pariiallycooking some kinds
01 100a lor cnttle such as corn Etalks, ch.ilf,
or straw, which by this mearis become more
palalable, and the nutriment they cnntain
rendered more Eoluble, and more easily assim-
naieu. 1 ne wnole subject ol feediug ani
mals, howevcr, ib- one deservinir of more thor
ough invcstigalion ihan it has here rcceived,
anu we woutu earnestly commend it to thc at
tenuon ofour ngriculiural socicties. In the
meantime, wesnbmit the following extract
from an article "on the mnnagenient of Live
btock in bsoiland," published in thc London
rurmer-s Magazine:
An importantquestionregarding the fced-
ingol catlle, and onc in referenee 10 which
considerable diversity of opinion still prevails,
13 whether cooked 01 uncooked food is ihe
most prohlabfe. The determination ol ihis
quesnon has been made Ihe subicct of care
lulcxperimentsbyeminenlfartnersnorthofthe
Tweed, and I shall now mvean pniinnip nl
the rcsults obtained, and thc conclusions ar-
rtved at.
Mr. Boswell, ofKincausie. in Ki ncar
dineshire, experiment on ten Aberdcensbirc
horned caitle, verv like one another. and Iheir
food consisted of the Aberdeen yellow bul
lock turneps and polatoes. The five put on
raw food weighed alive 228 stones 1 1 ibs..
and the other five on cooked food 224 stones
blbs. When slaughiered, the bulchcr con
sidered both bt-efand tallow to be perfectly
aiiKe. 1 cose leu on rawlood costX32Ss. Id
aud those on cooked 34 5s. IOd.. leavin" a
balauceot expense of cC2 3s. 9d. in favor of
tbe former. Mr. Boswell mentions ihat Ihc
lol on raw food consumed more than thosr.on
stcnmed, and that when raw turneps and po
inioea were put inlo llie Etall at the same
lime, the polatoes were nlwava eaton un be
fore a turnep was tasted; while, on the other
nand, sttamta turneps were eaton m prefer
lercncetosleamed polatoes. The canclusion
urrivedatbyMr. Boswell is, that it is un-
profitablc lo fecd caitle cooked food. "It
nppears," he says, "that it is not worlh the
rouble and cxpensc of prcpnrnlion to feed
cattle on boileil orsteamcdiood. as nllhoti"h
there is a savmsin food, it is counterbala r,ced
by ihe cost offuel nnd labor, and could only
bo gonc into profiiably where food is verv
i.!.-t. r 1 1 1 "
iiitjn iu pnce, uou coai very iow.
The abovc resulls: renardinffthe unnrofit
ableness ofcnoked food have been corrobora-
ted by the experiments of Mr. Walker. ol
Ferrygate, in East Lothian. He selected in
H ebruary six heilers that had becnon lurnrns.
and were advancing in rondition.anddivided
into two lols of three heifcrs each, and put
onc 101 ou raw lood. and ihe other on slenmod.
The food cnnsislcd ofas many swedes as they
couid eat, with 3lbs. ol bruised bcans, and
20lps ol polatoes, halfa stone ofslraw, and
ioz. 01 sail, lo each beasl. The three ingrcd
icnts were coo ed by stcnmintr, and the
bruised beans were given to the fot on raw
food at noon. and nrie-half oflhe polatoes in
ihe morning. and ihe oiher in the afiernoon.
Ii was snon discorercd that ihe lot on tbe
cooked food coneumeJ morn tnniptis thnn ihe
ihan the other, the consttmplion being cxactly
luiui'.i wuiisi, wnen enten raw, it was
only25cwt. 1 qr. 11 hs .the dilTerer.ce
rontiuued during the progress ol the cxpcri
metit for three months.
Tnr. Flt. Thn firmers throughout this
connty nnd Laporte are vcry much alarmed,
and wi.hgood cause. at the almost univerenl
re-appearance nf the fly in iheir wheat fields.
In Lal'orte rounty ii seems to haveatlacked
nearly cvery farm on the prairies.- and many
haveplowed upand re-sown iheir fields,
In this couniy too it has ap eared through
out nll of iis culiivaied land. Koehler &
Duey, who have a largc farm on Harris
Prnirie. slate thul ii is worse there and nll
around llip.-n on cvery side than thoy have
evcr before seen or heard of. It nasa long
Fparch for lliem to find a Eingle ur.touched
stalk, nnd they found sevcral which coniain
ed a hundrcd nits apicce' ucuscly packed to
L'ciher. In onc stalk ihny coiitiled 176!
This exhibitsa most alnrming proppcct lor
uexiycar's crop. 67. Joseph Reg.
Wau I'ickiscs. A correspondent of ihe
Baltimore Suu, wriiuig froin Tainpico, Oafe
C, sajs:
" Uol. Uates ordercd to be paid from the
reve nue a salary 10 each othcei oflhe cus-
lonis, at ihis port, in additiou to ihe compeu
sation received by ihem from ihe Government,
is commiEsioiicdntuccr. 1 liPditlercnt alar
iesrange from one lo thrne thousand dollars
per annum. His nwn he has fixed at $5,000-
It may not he gencrally Known toyour rca.
lers that the Colonel's salary uud perqiiisite
excecd that received by theSecretary of War
His pay proper, as Cohiuel, is aliout S3.000
perannum; as Governor, from ihe city tieas-
ury, 52,4011; tnd as aupervisor oflhe Cus
tou.s, tbe same amount making his conpen-
Eition, aunually, about ctght Ihousand dollars.
Who would not be a soldier.'"
Jonx CL Adams. This venerable Statcs-
man has already goneon to Washinnion. ac-
companied by his wife. While siopping In
New York, a few days, he attended ihe Park
Theatrc, where bis prcsencp was greeted by
three hearty chcers' the audience risiogat the
timc. Mr. Adams. vcry modestly acknowl-
edged tne complimenL He also vistted Ihe
rooms of ihe Historical Socieiy, whcn he ac-
cidently met the Hon, Albert Gallatin. It is
said the meeling was characterised by deep
reehng cn the bart ol oom uiese aged pa
triots, and excitcd a sympalhetic intercst in
those cresent' Thcv are both 80 vcars of
age, and lor agreat part of their Iives. have
been associated in public affairs. Mr. Ad
ams' Mr. Gallatin and Mr. Clay, arc the on
ly survivors who signed tho Treaty ofGhent,
on ihc part of Amcrica.
Nov. 16, 1847;
TIIE SCULPTOR POWERS RE-
PORT OF COMAIITTEE.
To his Excelkncy the Govtrnor of Ver
mont: Respectfully report the undersigned, ap
pointed under a resolution of ihe Gener
al Assembly of the State of Vermont, to
correspond with the sculptor Powers con
cerning the execution of the statues of
Ethan Allen and Thomas Chittenden, that
in pursuance of said resolution, they ad
dresscd to Mr. Powers a le'tter, whereof
the following is a copy :
" Burlington, Vt., June 11, 1847.
Sir:
- Under the authotity of a resolution
of the General Assembly of Vermont, his
Excellency the Governor has appointedus
a committee to correspond with you, and
inquire upon what terms, and within what
time, you will execute for the State, stat
ues of Ethan Allen and Thomas Chitten
den, to be placed in niches in thelobby of
the Capitol at Montpelier.
We enclose for your information a de
scription and plan of the apartment in
which it is proposed to place the statues,
and if the General Assembly should au
thorize your employment, the best Hislo
ries of Vermont, and all other means of
information concerning the Iives and char
acters of those eminent patriots. will be
transmitted to you. To the best of nur
knowledge, no busts of Allr-n or Chitten
den are extant, nor has tradition prescrved
any other description of the person of ei
ther, than that they were men of largc
stature, muscular frame, and a severityof
expression befitting the stcrn and arduous
duties, which their position and the nc
cessily of the times imposed upon them
In testifying our gralitudc that your
first commission from Vermont will prob
ably be, not from a private citizen, but
from the whole people, of a State which
is justly proud of having given bitth to the
first of living sculptors, and which, we are
happy to know, you still remembcr with
tho aflection that no true and generous
man can ever cease to feel for his natal
soil, we trust you will pardon us for sug
gesting that Vermont has claims upon you
not to be postponcd to thosc of any other
patron, and c.xpressing the Iiope that you
will permit no less importaut engagcincnt
toprevent you from bestowingon thc beau
tiful Capitol of your native State the most
appropriate of decorations Iheimagesof
the famous among the fathers of her pei
ple from the hand of the most renowned
of her sons
We are, sir, with tlie highcst respect,
xour obcdicnt servants,
G. P. Maksh,
CllARLKS PaINC
Hiram Powers, Esq, )
Florence." j
To which letter ihe undersigned have
received the anncxed rcply, and they think
thcmselves at Itberty to subtntn the follow
ing extract from a private Jetter addressed
by the sculptor to one ol them.
I havc statcu in thc accompanying
Ielter, that six years would be the time
within which I could execute the two stat
ues. This may seem long, but Ihave al
ready other works, which I am bound to
execute without unneccssary delay. 1
could have onc of thcm donc much soon-
er, but not both. With regard to the per-
sonnl appcarancc of the originals of thp
proposed statues, it scems I should havc
to form my own ideas, ns you say, that
there are no known likcnesscs of either of
them in existence. I remcmber having
read their histories, but I havc no books
here to refresh my memory. I presume
that the style of dress of their umes would
afford the most acceptable, and pcrhaps
the most appropriate costume : and for
my own part, I should prefer to show thcm,
if possible. as they rcally appcared ; but
how far this could bc done remains to bc
shown. I cannot imaginc these men iu
Greek or Roman costutnes.
" A statue or picturs ahvays produces
the best effect, when it illustrates some
act or sentiment, and I should hpe to
find iu the Iives of those patriots, some e
vents, which their statures might be made
to commernorate; anc! suggcstions on this
poinl might prove vcry useful to me."
Since the undersigned addressed their
comniunication to Mr. Powers, thcj havc
learned that there exists at Montreal, a
historical picture representing a strikmg
sccne in thc ine ot .viien, anu uiai ua
portrait in thc picture was painted from
the life. Doubtless permission could be
obtained to copy the portrait for the use
of the sculptor, and recent lmlormation
Ieads the undersigned to b'elieve that mi
nute and faithful descriptions of the per
sons and costumes of both Allen &. Chit
tenden are still attainable. A trifling sum
would defray the expense of obtaining the
copy, the books, and all other information
necessary for Mr. Powers, and if the Leg
islature sball authorize his employment, a
small appropriation for the purpose of pro
curing them will probably be necessary at
the present session.
It is not within the province of the un
dersigned to enlarge upon the various con
siderations which seem to enforce the px
pediency and propriety of public honors
to virtue and public patronage of art. but
they hope it will not be deemed imperti
nent in tbem to suggest, that there is no
worthier raelhod of testilying our respect
forgenius and our reverence for wisdom
and valor, than b) approprialing a small
portion of our aflluent resources to en
courage the noble arabition and reward
the labors of our grcat natiyc artist, and
at the same time to do merited honor to
the hero andthe chief Magistrate, to whose
bold and wild counselsourcommonwealth
owcs her existence as an Tndcpendent
State.
Number 29,
The undersigned have ihe honor to
De, iMc.
Gno. P. Maush.
Cuarles Paine.
Montpelier, Oct. 14, 1847.
REPLYOF MR. POWERS.
Gestleme.v:
I bad tbe plcasure to reeeire in duc time.
your very Uattenngcoiiimunicatioii ol Jun 12,
but iiot in season for an answerby the return
steamer.
Allowme, first ofall, to express my grate
uiinanKs, lor tlie lngh distinction conferred
upon me tlirou?ll voil. hv mv nntivn einti
1 nced hardly add, ibat I fully appieciatethe
honor, and the handsutue terms in which lt
bas been couimuuiratcd to me by yoursel-
vcs.
To be emnlovcd hv such amhorilv nnnn
ihe statues of such rnen, would in itseif be an
object wonhy ofmany sacrifices; and circum,
stauces petmilling.no cocsi'deralioosof gain,
beyond iny bare cxpenscs, would influencc
me while- estim.uiog the price of my labor.
The desirc I have long felt to do something
fot my native State is still in no wise abatcd,
but 1 am now surrounded by a youogfamily.
and have many cxpenses, aud cunsequently.
I am bouud to turn my labor lo the best ac
count, however reluclant I m:iy be to do sn
on an occasion like the present ; aud in mak
ing an estimate of ihe price for which I could
all'ord to cxccute tivo such titues of abonl
eighlfectiuheightand inthebest of statuary
m.iible, within six years, 1 mustbe guidrd by
ivhat u ould be the probable rcaulls of my lime
bestowcd upon idcal works, of wbich'jrany
copies may bc made from one original mndel
It is not probable ihM I should evcr he called
upou !o execute duphrates from tbe two pro
pcscd stalutcs, and tbcrefore, 1 musl slate
a price which would yield me comparative ad
vautagcs with works from which duplicatc
could bc madc.
After mature consideralion I havc come !o
ihe conclusiun that I ougbt to prnpose S20.
000 as a fair price for two such statues. 1
would lake upon myselfths respousibility nf
placiog them on sbip board at I.cgboru, in
safety, and have cvery precaulion takcn to
secure their scfe ariival iu tho Uniled Siatc.
With thc highcst respect and esteeni, I am
Getitlemen, most siocrcly and iruly,
Youroliedicut servent
IIiham Powers,
Florence. July 23, 1817,
LEGISLiVTUItE OF YEILMONT.
SENATE.
Fripav, Nov. 5.
Bills reportcd. By Mr. Mattocks, from
thc committee on bauks, in favor of thc
bill rcquiriug publicalinn of notice before
banks apply for charter or recharler ; or
dered to a third reading. By Mr. Cush
man, from thc satnc committee, in favor
of the bill cxtcndinsr the Charter of thc
Hank of Windsor one year ; passcd. By
Mr. Ilarriugtoti, froin thetudiciary com
mittce. in favor of thc bill relatingtosuits
of audita querela, and petmons lor new
irial ; passcd.
Jiills introduccd and reerred. By M
Fox, approprialing 81000 aunually for tw
years, to finish the gcological survey, au
to publish the final Report, and also $200
lor completing the agncultural survey o
the State ; to thc committee on agricul-
ture. By Mr. Kidder, making thc private
property of cach stockhuldcr in private
corporations. liablc for thc dcbts of thc
corporatinn to the amount of his stock
paid in : to committee on banks.
Jfouse Jiills rrfcrrciL Incorporating
ihe Burlington Savings batik cxtcndnig
thc charter of the Bank of Burlington
incorporating the tOinmcrcial bank in
corporating thc Montpelier Savings bank
all to the commiitcc on banks Annex
ing part of Benson to Orwell ; to Sena-
tcrs of Addison.
The engrossed bill, cnlarging the capi-
tal stock of the Bank of Caledonia, being
taken up, Mr, Nash inovctl to ameml so
as to enlarge the time of receiving sub-
scriptiori?, aud Mr. Cushman, so as to re-
quirc the Bank to lsau to thc State at four
and onc half per rcnt. mterest : amend-
tncnts adopted, aud bill passcd.
Ihe bill requinng town authority to
makc out check lists twelvc days previous
to clection and to sit thrcc days previous
toficar applications and correct the same,
was, afler theadoptionof atncndments, on
motion of Air. Kimball, indefiiiitely post
poncd, the Bill being stipported by Mr.
Keycs, and opposed by Messrs rerguson,
Oushman and Kimball.
Adjourned.
IIOUSE.
Bills passcd. -To annex part of Bcn
son to Orwell ; to incorporate Montpelier
bavings Bank also Burlington.
Jlcports. By Judtciary committee, a
gainst bill repealing charter of Middle
bury village, on the grountl that the villagc
had nottested thc qtieatiou in village ineet
ing; onniotionof Mr. Botlom, dismissed.
I he followinff appointment was madc :
Gco W. Collamf.r of Barre, Director
of the Vermont State Prison in place of
Silas II. Jemson declined unanimously.
Special ordcrs. Thc bill to establish
Franklin county buildings at Sheldon was
postponed lo Wonday morning, on motion
of Mr. Royce. The Brandon Bank bill
was supportcdby Messrs Sprague, Plymp-
ton and Kittredge ot r ., and opposed uj
Afessrs Porter, Smith of cston an t t-at
lin. Adjourned.
SENATE.
2 o'clock, P. 51.
Bills pa;srd. Requiring public notice
of application for banks or increased cap-
tal : to incoiporate Vt. lelegraplnc co.
A communication was rtfceivcd from
M. Vatemare, announcing that he had re
ceived and would gratefully accept the in
vitation to addresa both Houses this eve
ning, on thc subject of iuternational Lit
erary and Scientific exchangcs, and des-
ignating thc hour o! scren tor tne purpose.
Adjourned
THE GALAXY
PUBLlSnrD EVERT TUESDAT tlOKXtrta
stewart's bcildisos.
J3Y JUSTUS COBB,
11 virnoa it-t.omiiiij ro rRiKTina
HAMDBILLS,
(Catiis,
Of cvery description will bc neatW nnd
ashionably executed, at short notice.
IIOUSE.
Iieports. By committee on roads, Scn
ate bill in addition to act chartering Cham
plain and Connecticut River Railroad Co.;
passed. By Judiciary committee, against
taxing bank stock owned out of the-state.
By select commiltce, bill annexing part of
Avery'sgore to Lincoln ; ordered to Od
reading.
Special Order. The Brandan Bank
bill was supported by Messrs Sprague.
Rice of S. and Plympion, opposed by
.Messrs Converse, Boitom, Carpenter of N.
end Kellogg, and rejectcd on 3d recding-
ayes 53, noes 100.
SENATE.
Mondav, Nov. 8.
THE BRIDGE QUESTION.
51r. Kimball frnm the commiilee on
Roads submitted the followini; report :
.Extract. As thc result of ur txam
ination, we find that the navigation will be
subjcctcd o some inconveniencc and de
lay iu passing through thc draws ol thc
bridges; butnotof that character and im
portance which would induce your com
mittee to refuse the grant asked for in the
bill. There is, howevcr, another pi int In
the case, which has been prcssed upon
our notice, and reccircd careful cuiiMdiT
ation it is, that the constniciinn if the
bridges may be itijurious to the land ow
crs upou thc bordcrs of tho lake, bj i.b
slructing thc free passagD of the wati r lo
thc outlet. Your committee dn iu t find
this objcction to bc so uell sttsiaiiicd
to (iciiiand a dcnial of the priiilcje to
bridgc thc Lake. Il h, hoivcvcr. rI slP.S
cietit iinportniice to rcquirc careful gusrds
in thc bill. ve have iherefnre pr prje
amctidmcnts for that purpose, as ucll as
to secure thc public interests; nntl uhcn
so amrnded, ue rccoinmeinl the pa?."-rge i f
thc bill. All which is re.-pcctfully snliuit
ted to vour Cctumillcc.
JOHN KIMBALL,
510SES ROBINFO.V,
B. E. BROWNELL.
Rtporls. By Mr. Mead, frcin the Ju
diciary cotiiniittec, iu favor of tlic bill m
curj orating the Pas-stiinpbic Telcgr?pl.ic
Co , with ametidinciit, siibjpcting thc bill
to thc cotitrol of futurc Legislaturcs: a
inctidtnoiit adopied aud bill passcd By
Mr Nas.li, from tlie Senntnrs of Addist i,
thc bill antiexing Avcry's Gorcio Liiirr.ln,
with no expressiotis of opinion ofcoiunnt
trc on the subject ; the same being supcr
scded by ihc Ilutisc hill.
The bills cxteuding the chartei of the
bank of Burlington, were takcn up and
passed without dtssent.
The bill incorporating thc Ascutney
Bank at Wind oi. was takcn up aud sup
ported by Messrs Mcnd, Bcetuan, and
Stcwart, and opposed by Mr. Burtotr, aud
was ordercd to reading, lo to 7.
The bill relativc to thc rcnsoval of tho.
State Prison to thc Isle La 5Iott was U
kcn up, and was opposed by Mr. Crnni,
and supported b) 51 r. Ilarrington, and ihe
Senato.
Adjourned.
IIOUSE.
llrpnrls By committee on elcctinns.
against bills providing for ailjournnietit of
frcemen's mcetings dismissed : anaiust
bill for I'lection of rppresentatives by plu-
rality on 3d ballut rcjt-cted.
Enzrosstd Bills. llclating to gran I.
list, (iu schoul districts ;)- in.ikmg nppro
priations for the State librarv; iu addi
tion to act for bridgc from South Ilcro to
Milton all paseil.
SENATE.
2 o'clock. P. M.
The b'.ll to rcmovc ihe Vermont 5- luta
Prison was ?gam takcn up, aud Mr. II. r-
rington oilcrcd ameiidtuetits, litntting the
pifrchase moucy fr land to Jj'-lOOf), with
which not less Ihan 10 acres t-hould bc
bought, and directing thc builditig cutn-
mittce not to proceed to constrtict the
prison, if it be loutid on cxaiuinntion lli..t
the cxpenses ihereot will cxcccd -V-4jI0;
amendmcnts adopted, thc lattcr being op
posed by Messrs Cushman and Burmu.
Alter au auimatcd debatc by Alcssrs" Har-
rington, &. Fostrr, in favor of, and by
Messrs Burton, Mead, Uram, Cushman
and Ilodges against it. Mr. Mead morcd
to postpone indefinitcly ; lost by a vote of
2 to l(i.
Ytas Scnators Brownell, Burtcn, Cram,
Cushman. Dcan. Ilodges, Kimball, Mead,
Morsc, iNash. Manley and btewart.
Nays Scnators Baticrofi, Bradley, Bee-
man, l-urgnsoii. roster, rox, j. iiatnn
ton, R. Hamilton, Harrington, Hibbard,
Kcyes, Kidder, Alattocks, Robiiison,
Swcalt, White.
The bill was ordercd to a 3d reading
by a vote of 10 to 12, the i'enators voting
as before.
Ensrossed Bills. Incorporating tho
passumpsic Tf leeraphic co., passed. In
corporating Ascutney Bank at Windsor;
passed, 15 to 12
HOUSE.
Special Order. The Ilouse rcsumed
consideration of th. bill removing Frank-
in county buildings from St Albans to
Sheldon, and the debalc was cotiiiuued by
Alessrs Rice of S. Boitom, Collatner,
Bailey of ;.ontgomrry, Royce, Brewcr,
Kelly and Kellogg, in support of the bill,
and Messrs- Nccdham, Ccnverse, Wheel-
.... .. i : . :. r .u
er, xlnaoell anu oaum ;ii;aiiiMii. mo
second reading the TOtc was ayes I lo,
noes57, and the bill was ordercd to Jd
reading. Adjourned.
SENATE.
Tuesday. Nov. 9.
Bills Rcporlcd.By Mr. Fcrguson.
from the committee on manufactares, in
favor of thc bill incorporating thc Hines-
Iburgh tnanufacturing co s Mr. Ktycs