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S A T IT Tl D A 1' , JULY 8, 18 4 3.
Celebration of the Fourth.
Well, another Anniversary of Amer
ican Independence has passed by, arid
we are glad to record that on our part
it has been well improved. As tho sun
rose.. from behind the hills, the few that
slumbered were aroused by the morning
gun. The day opened cheerily on the
merry faces of bur citizens, and the in
stant hum of busy preparation commen
ced. Dy 10 o'clock all things were rca
dy the company of dragoons on parade
and on the appearance of the Ponola
Band, (who by the way. discoursed rich
music) the procession formed, and march"
cd to the ground selected for the delive
ry of the Oration. The drder of cere
monies having been- announced by the
President of the day, the exercises were
opened by a prayer to the Throne ol
Grace by the Kev. II. W. Middlclon pe
culiarly appropriate, to the occasion, and
followed by tho reading of the Dcclara.
tion and tho delivery of the Oration.
The oration by C. F. Vance, Esq. was a
beautiful production, which did equal
credit to the head and heart of the au
thor, auu we would here give some pais.
sagc.3, but that we hope to procure copy
for publication. It was on all hands pro
nounced excellent.
The company now proceeded to the
tables, which were spread with every
variety of meals and vegetables, cakes
pics, tarts, and pastries, prepared and
superintended by th hands of our fair
tojvrrs-womcn. Of course this was "tho
cream of the joke,'" but, like all subluna
ry things, it was soon' over, and the
cloth, was removed. - Then came1 the
reading of the toasts which arc append
ed below, with music and the f big guns,'
under line management ' of .Capt. E. C.
fotori, it the intervals. The Interest
and zest of the occasion vas seen ia the
calm and settled enjoyment of the com
pany present, rather than in the notes
cf applause but it was not the less
real. Wc put down the number present
at 600 though most persons wc have
Loar-J sp3iK makoa'Iglir-cstitnatc.
The first tables, which would scat a
bout 1 50" persons were insufficient to ac
commodate all the ladies present, among
whom we caught a glimpse of many a
bright, beautiful, sparkling and merry 1
face, ; ' ; ' , '
Nothing occurred during tlitiay'lo
mar the hilarity and good feeling which
seemed universal; and the ball with
which all was wound up trespassed some,
what upon Wednesday; the fairy form
and "light fantastic toe1' when opec set
in motion, like "the cork leg" keeping
cn' a3 before.
May tho blessing of liberty be asscd.
tlously guarded with intelligence and
virtue as the anniversary celebrations of
its achievement are relished and enjoy
ed by the American citizen'.
REGULAR TOASTCV
1'. Tlte'dayioe celebrated, May it be
celebrated by "this people to the latest
generations, and in coming ages be hail
ed with shouts, rejoicings and thanks
givings, guns, bonfires and illuminations
by the nations of .the earth:
Music Health-16 the brave & free.
2. The Patriots of the 'Revolution'.
Their example i3 the brightest model on
the pnge of history. : . .
Hail to the Chief.;
.3. George Washington.- Naturally
possessed -of the highest virtues he. dis
ciplined them ty the greatest usefulness.
Palsied be the tongue which shall ever
dcAime the Father of his Country.
Washington's March.
4. ; Our Republican Institutions. The
greatest blessing to mankind ever achie
ved by courage, fortitude; genius . ana
patriotism. They can only be preserv
ed, by corresponding vigilance; energy,
intelligence and virtue. ' ;"
"' , Hail Columbia. '
6. Bunker's Hill and the Heights of
Yorklown. The Marathon, and Ther
mopyloB of -America. . . ." ;
. ' , . Yankee Doodle.
I6-.' The-Signers of the Declaration of
inaepenaenee. The bravest of the -patriots
who did not blench-before the war
whoop and artillery, the-fire and sword
of the British tyrant. , r' " V
t Liberty and Independence.
7.'. The surviving soldiers of ihe Rev
olution Damned be he who lays the
hand of ifjary upon them. J ' - -
, . ' Home Sweet Home.
8." The Presidents of Jhi United
States. .-;..'; I
President's March,'
0. The . Temperance Engine. ..The. j
best piece of moral mechanism ever 1
turned out by American Mechanics..
. Push along keep moving.
10. The Memory of T. Jejerson and
J. Adams. Let the illustrious' author?
and tho eloquent dcfender.of tho Decla
ration of Independence always have a
place in American hearts.
Jefferson's March.
The Amcrican.:j!avy.'Ma:y the gov
ernment of tho United States enable her
gallant captains to curb the grasping am
bition of the British Lion, and stretch a
ribbon into everr port of Europe.
V , biar Spangled Banner.
12. Stephen Decatur and his gallant
Compeers. 'Braver men or better sail
ers never trod the decks of men of war.
Constitution & Guerriere.
13. The Ladies. Exalted above com
mendation," flattery cannot elate them
It is the sworn duty of the bachelors to
make them comfortable.
Twelve cheers, music and cahnon. ;
VOLUNTEER TOASTS.
By the President of the Day. May
the star of Texas, which,, is now glitter
ing solital-y and alone near the western
horizon coniicuft to rise until it takes a
stand among the stars. and stripes of our
glorious Union; And then,
"JUsy t!i a star-spangled banner continue to wave,
O'er the land of tho free and tho home of the brave."
Bv the 1st V. President. The -1th ofl
July and the Cth January, arc days that
fill the patriot's heart the former be
ins the time freedom's ball commenced
rolling the latter, to keep the same
pushing alorfg and keep moving. We
Say shove along keep moving.
. By the 2d V; President. The memo
ry; of .John Hancock and Samuel Adams
wlpm the British General Gage, in his
proclamation ofloing pardon to the reb
els excepted from its benefits as worthy
only of condign punishment. ,
By Jas. M. McKinncy. The spirit of
'76 it creates a great Bustle may it
not go out of fashion so. long as Ameri.
can Liberty is worth preserving.
Bv J. P. M. Davis. Our Country
like a young lady may it ever boast o
its freedom and independence; happyjn
its' present stale, yet ever look is g for
ward .with pleasing anticipations to a
change for the better; strictly guarding
her virtues With a patriotic eye, and
when union is called for, ever ready to
present heart and hand. -
By J. It. Wilson. Mr. Panicl- Webster.-
When he repents of his sins, the
I people of-the South will forgive him
c-LavratJujT2, r;sq-
Damey tCT-ttro
girls alone, &c", ' ' . ' .
By Junius Peniston. The Liberty of
thc Press the shield of freemen, the
scourge of tyrants may it be adequate
ly sustained by this free and enlightened
people.
Hy Col. Wm. Rives. Cheer boys,
cheer! Speak out your patriotism with
the sounls of the ugle, fife, drum and
deep mouthed cannon let the welkin
I ring with tho shouts of the free!
.By 1 nomas L-ocke. Iho Devil lake
the hindmost. .
By Capt. A. W. Armstrong. The La
dies as mothers they cherish us as
wives they comfort us and as sweet
hearts they bother us.-
By Capt. W. P. Brooks. May the sin
gle be married, and the married be hap-
py-' ;
By a Volunteer. Capt. Webster. lie
has prepared our barbacuc ia the right
style may ho atwaj's be hungry, and
never lack plenty to cat. ' ' '
03" Iloni Hugh S.- Lcgure, Attorney
General cf the U; States, who succeeded
Mr. Webster a.s acting Secretary of State
died at Boston on the 20th ult. of consti
pation of the bowels. -
The- Hornet. Messrs. G. W. II.
Brown aiidW. II. Terrell of the Carroll
ton Pioneer "have issued . proposals for
the Publication t CarrolIton,'of an anli
repudiating. journal under this title.
Those gentlemen are well' qualified to
deal some hard blows'against this doc
trine of repudiation, and wc are pleased
to see them. set . about it. Success ;to
them. . 4 ' . '
Novel Mode of Fishing in the Illinois
' . . - - River.. .
. Thc&tVLbuis'Aericl" tells the follow
ing story : ; ; ; - ; v ' .
"On a late-excursion on the' Illinois
River, marry of the passengers went on
deck one evening. The boat' was sail
ing majestically along; all enjoying the
variegated landscapes as they came into
view when, a short- distance" ahead a
large buck was observed to descend the
sloping bank to the edge of tkT water,
and-commence drinking.1 Kvery eye
was strained to the utmost, to see the
fine animal, when all ofa sudden he rear
ed upon his hinder ; legs., and 'turning
qaick'y round, he jerked upon the bank
a fish of no small dimensions, Which had
seized him firmly by the nose. A shout
from the passengers. caused him to gal
lop olFirf amazement, leaving the unfor
tunate fish high and dry on the bank to
suffer the consequence of its ' extreme
carelessness. V The yawl was immedi
ately dispatched and the prize taken to
the boat, which upon examination turn
ed out lo be a cat-fish weighing seven
teen pounds and nine -ounces.
. .. . - Communicated.
Tlic District System.
tlr. Editor : As I presume there will
be Eomo efforts made during tho called
session of tho Legislature to lay ofT. the
State iato Congressional districts, it be
hooves the People to make known their
views through the public press, as there
have been no election in this State sin'ce
the passage of. the Apportionment Bill,
by which its popularity could be tested.
In the apportionment bills which were
adopted by Congress in accordanccwith
the census of 1700, of 1C0O, 1G10, 180
and 1330, no attempt was made to re-
culate the time, place end manner of
electing members of Congress. During
all this time, (fifty years,) the people of
every Stale have exercised this power
now assumed by Congress, wiiho'ut abu
sing that power, and with perfect satis
faction to themselves. States which pre
ferred the district system, elected their
representatives' according to it, without
a State preferring the - general ticket
system objecting to it, or complaining of
its being injurious in its effects. Congress
was never applied to for remedial meas
ures in regard to the States electing
their representatives in a difierent man
ner. Why then should Congress after
fifty years, assume the power to control
the State elections, when no complaint
has ever been manifested by any one of
the States? Let us examine the ques
tion then, whether Mississippi should
obey the law passed by Congress or not :
Cut L'eforo determining that question, it
should be ascertained, first, whether that
law is constitutional or not. If it be
constitutional; if it be a power necessa
ry to carry into effoct a power clearly
delegated to Congress, and without the
assumption of which the wheels of gov
ernment would stop, then the State of
Mississippi will have to obey it. But as
the government has gone on for fifty
years without the assumption and the
exercise of that power; and as the wheels
of government would not slop by ab
staining from' the assumption and exer
cise or the power, it is very clear that
Conjrrcss had no riht to assume the
power, and that the State of Mississippi
will be perfectly justifiable in consider
ing that law as a nullity, and in proceed
ing to the election of representatives to
Congress as it has heretofore dene.
The assumption of the power in ques
tion is one which should be considered
by 'every friend of bis country as of a
most dangerous tendency. Concede the'
rpowcr iv Congress, uuJ the ctannc
franchise is prostrated, and under the
complete control of Congress. If they
have the power to order thi States to.
elect by districts, they have the power
to order the elections by a general tick
et; if they have the power to order ei
ther system, they have the power to su
perintend all elections for representa
tives by agents of their appointment; and
if they have the power to appoint their
cwn agents to superintend' those elcc.
lions, they have the power to choose
those agents when they please, to define
their duties, to regulate the manner those
elections will be held, and the mode of
makirlg returns. And this without the
participation of Slate authorities. Can
the people of this country conceive the
danger to be apprehended from the ex-
crcise
of such tremendous powers ?-
Would not Stale rights be annihilated?
Would not tho freedom wc now enjoy of
voting for whom we please, bo controll
ed by a swarm of federal officers super
intending our ballot-boxes?-- And who
among us with' the prids of freemen j
would tamel v submit to the dictation of
federal officers in the elective franchise?
Wc would have to submit, or bear the
Consequences of- rc&istanco to federal
laws, should wc attempt to contend a-
gairist dictation. .
. The assumption cHlie power "by Con
gross to direct the manner of electing re
presentatives is a dangerous precedent,
and should be resisted now. ' Resistance
now, will save the country from deplo.
rablc circumstances hereafter. We
must not be told that tho bill passed by
Congress can be altered only - after the
census of 1850 shall have been taken.
So far as the section of that bill which
fixes the ratio is concerned," no altera
tion can be made for ten years; but that
section'which orders the States to divide
their territories into Congressional dis
tricts, can be altered or amended when
ever" it shalLplcasoj", Congress to do so.
At tha session of Congress in December
next, tho district clause can be extended
or modified; the district system "may ben
repealed, and the general ticket adopted,
just as it may" suit the party in power,
and the advantages that may bo derived
from "a change in the manner of hold
ing elections. People of Mississippi,
this is a dangerous power assumed by
Congress, look well to itJ .
:'-.' r ' YODKANA.
j , From lh tenor of the abovo commu
nication we understand our correspond
ent as admitting that if the kite law f
Congress refruiring the States' lo belaid
"off" into districts is constitutional that
then the State of Mississippi is bound to
obey it. Any other conclusion would'
bo absurd the practical tendency being
to the destruction of all authority of the
Federal government and to dismember
ment of the Union. If the law is con
stitutional, it is palpable that the t stales
arc bound to obey it; else tho federal
government Is ah arch mockery. Whe
ther it was e-xpedicnt or not lopass if, 13
not a question in issue if that is the
objection, the proper mode of resistance
will be to elect our representatives un
der the law and instruct them to vole
for its repeal. By the following extract
from Art. 1, Sec. 4, of the Constitution of
the U. States, we consider the question
of constitutionality 3 irrefutably set
tled.. ,
' uThc times, ' places and manner of
holding elections for Senators and rep
resentatives, shall be prescribed in each
State by tho Legislature hereof; but tho
Congress may at any time, by law, make
or alter such regulations; except as to
the place of choosing Senators."
Oregon Convention.
The Oregon General Committee of
Ohio addressed an invitation to Col. R.
M. Johnson, requesting his attendance
at the Oregon Convention, to be held in
Cincinnati on the 3d, 4th, and 5th days
of July next. He has accepted the in.
vitation in the following reply :
Cin. Gaz.
White Sulthur, Ky., May 31, 1813.
GentIeen: l am honored by your
circular, by which I am informed that
a convention will be held at Cincinnati
on tho 3d, 4th, and 5th of July," to urge
upon Congress the immediate occupa
tion of Oregon by the arms and the
laws of the Republic. I will meet you
there.
The title cf the United States to the'
Oregon territory, as defined by Dr.
Linn and others, in tho Senate of the
U. States, is valid, and should not bo
disputed by any foreign power. As
thus defined, Oregon is' invaluable, as
part of our confederacy, in an agricul
tural, manufacturing, and commercial
point of view, and above all, in its polit
ical aspect. Ifour just rights and claims
to our own domicil must be disputed by
foreign nations, the sooner tho difficul
ty is settled the better 'peaceably, if
wc- can forcibly, if wc .must."' We do
riot cross the ocean and disturb', with
our claims, and jeopardize tho fire side
of the pccplc of other nations- We
Lkave been perplexed by such cUiirr.j
ever since wc were lice ami indepen
dent. Ks soon as wc settle' oite difficul
ty, another springs up cf iho same
character, and our liberality, magnan
imity, and forbearance, are construed
and tortured into a confirmation of un
just pretensions by the adverse party.
Our confederacy is the only spot upon
earth where man enjoys the right of
self-government the only asylum of
liberty for those who arc oppressed and
down trodden in other portions of the
gbobc.
Wc owe a solemn duty to ourselves,
to generations yet unborn, and to God
who has smiled upon us, and has always
given us victory, to occupy every foot
of this continent to vkich wc as a peo
ple, have a just claim. Everyday that
wc postpone the assertion, vindication
and exorcise of our right lo the inva'ua
blo" Territory cf Oregon, wc increase
the difficulty of ad amicable adjustment.
So far as our claim is j;ist to Oregon, I
am for a quick step.' 1 am for working
by th'c job. I am, therefore willing lo
adopt "such measures as may seem most
conducive to its immediate occupation,
whether, the Government acts or not,
having due' regard to the laws and Con
stitution." Our outlet to iho Pacific, by
the occupation of the Oregon.-is only
second in importance to otr? outlet to
the Atlantic by "the Mississippi. His
arm is strcrig whose cause is just.' In
this enlightened age, I hope nothing
will be required but reason and the man
ifestations of justice. I would not re
commend or join in a rash measure; but
In' the enjoyment of our rights, perse
verance and firmnes's-arc necessary.
: , Willi great respect,
... Your fellow-citizen, - .
" ; , Rii.M. johnson.
T. Worthinglon, D'. T. Disney, W. B.
Hubbard, VV. Parry, E. D. Mansfield,
S. Medaryj P. II, Olmsted, William
.'Burke, Tlios. McGuire, N. B Kelly,
Jacob Flinn, Jos. Leiby, Oregon Geno.
; ralCommitte of Ohio. - . ,
. A Yankee editor gives the following
unique notice to newly married couples.
It is a perfect sliding scale:
. All notices of marriages where no
bride-cake is sent, will be set up in small
type, and poked into some outlandish
corner of the pa per. Where "a hand
some piece of cake 'is sent, it will be
placed conspicuously in large letters; but
when gloves, or rather, bride favors are
added, apiece of illustrative poetry will
be given in addition. When, however,
-iiy umor aucnus ujc ceremony, m pro-
pria persona and kisses tho bridge, it
will have a special notice very largo
type, and tho most appropriate poetry
that can bo begged, borrowed, stolen, or
coined from thn brain r? ifririnl
From ilia JJvliso.i (la.) News, June 13.
A Huge Snake..
It is well known that there have been
divers rumors, through - town, relative
to a large monster, which, it was said,
was seen" above this pacc a short time
ago. Each account wo heard wasrso
distorted by exaggeration, that wc con
cluded it to be a fiction a hoax to tcs1
tho credulity of tho town; but wc have
since learned that such a large animal
has been actually seen. We had the
circumstances from gentlemen of vera
city. - A son of Mr. Spill man, and a
son of Mr. Iloagland, on last Fridav
week, about one mile and a half above
this place, on the Kentucky, side of the
river, while .walking along the bank,
saw, in theedge of the water, an animal
bearing the appearance of a huge snake.
They approached to within about forty
steps, when it took to water, and swam
nearly to"the Indiana shore, when it dis
appeared. - Another gentleman who was
riding by, upon his attention . being di
rected to it by the boys, distinctly saw"
it, though it was near this shore of the
rivcr,-which proves it to have been very
large, to be distinguished at such a tlis"
tancc. It was supposed to be from 20
to 30 feet in length. It was ofa very
dark color and had something like a
shining silvery ring about its nock. Its
trails in the sand and across the roads
have bepn seen. It has appeared seve
ral times within a few ears, and abcni1
the same place, and has been seen by
several persons.
Wc can form no conjecture as io what
kind of an animal it is, but that such a
monstrous, amphibious nondescript lias
been seen we have no hesitancy in be
lieving. . . .
Front he- Madison Banner, Jane 14.
The Big Serpent. A most enormous
serpent is now prowfing about this
neighborhood, about one mile anda half
above this city. Ho has been seen by
several persons, and is supposed to be
between twenty-five and thirty feet long,
with a head as large as that of a man,
and a body to correspond. Now we
are aware that,', by writing this para
graph, we subject ourselves to the impu
tation of publishing "snake stories," and.
that .we- will be ridiculed abroad; ye
wlnt wc say is true it is no hoax
an! we hope, ere long, that the "reptile
will bo captured, so that it may be seen
by all.
The first of the Season.
Mr. E. D. Walcott, of the neighbor
hood of Brigeport, iflnds county, bro't
to our office, yesterday, 23d June, a cot
ton boll nearly full groicn. Wo should
judge from its appearance that had it
remained -on the stalk it would have
opened in a few weeks. This is the
first we have heard of this season
Yicksburg Wing, Jane .
John C. Calhoun.
This distinguished Statesman, a few
years since, in a speech delivered irvlhc
Senate of tho United States, expressed
his sentiments cn the subject of Repudi
ation. As might be expee'ed from a
man of his gallant spirit, an 1 elevated
sentiments, he repelled, wiiirindignant
feelings, tho idea of Repudiation by his
native Stale. "Were South Carolina
to violate her plighted faith, mo'.licr as
she is to vie, I tcould disoicn her.''' Let
his wcrds be engraven in gold, and hie
sentiment animate the bosom of every
man, who has a proper scr.se of State
pride. Coluinhus Democratic Whig.
Great Frcsliet--Breuclv in the
Wahasli and Erie Canal.
The last Toledo (Ohio) Blade contains
the following extract of. a kitcr, dated
LoGAXsrotiT, Ohio," Juno 3, 1843.
In consequence of the heavy rains
of the last week, the Wabash river and
tributaries have been so much swollen
that the canal navigation will be suspen
ded for at least two weeks, and perhaps
for a longer period. There is a breach
at Peru village, one or two smalfbrea.
ches between Jl.ngro and Huntington,
and to-day wo learn by a gentleman
from Lafayette that there is a breach
below Delphi: The whole country in
the ' Wabash valley has been nearly
overflowed. The freshet has been high
er than any known before in ten years.
: '. ' -.. ,
, Dcalh of an Old Servant.
. The Washington Capitol of the Cth
in st, says:
"Gen. Washington's colored servant
Cary, was bnricd on Sunday last, from
GrcenleaPs Point, and was followed t6
tho grave by a, large number of blacks.
He was, wo understand, at the time of
his death, 114 years old, and for a num
ber of years was hostler to Gen. Wash
ington, whom he served at the passage
of the Delaware and at the battles of
Brahdvwinc and Trenton, Old Carv
was known au l respected bv every--it
izen of thisho r.
his patriotic rr.w m0rJd
, ...
,V1, ulJU aj
mark of respect, on hi, birtl.l
in fact every military p-arade
oU shad-bellied unifoL
three-cornered, hat with a hu 1
ade, which he said Washing CH
him. On these occasions thGJv '
to collect around him, but his ven'r I
appearance disarmed them J. Je
thoughts of mischief, and he
ways allowed the honorablc t L'
of hobbling in the rear of the rnili' '
under whiwe protection he Jj? '
placed himself. fc ;rM:
. . A singular Fall.
Two. hundred miles from Lon-r t t
land Sound is a narrow pass in the ri-!' I
Connecticut, only five yards over', (b! !
ed by the shelving mountains of
rock, whoso tc-ps intercept the cloadsl
Through this chasnj are cornxlvT "
pass all the waters which in thotim0J
the floods bury thn northern country
At the upper Cohos, the river Vw'
spreads "2J miics wide' anJ fcr five !
or six weeks first rate ships tmt tVtl
over lands that Afterwards produce the
greatest crops of hay and grain h a;!
America. People' wha can bear '
tho sight, the groans, the trcmb l
and surly motion of ' water, j
and ice through this passage, view
astonishment one of the greatest phl
nomcna in nature. Here water is CCn.
densed, without frost, by pressure and
by svri fincsf belweca the alina-
sturdy recks, to such a degree that no
iron crow can be fores 1 into it. Here
iron, lead, and cork have one common
weighty here, steady as lia.c, and harJc?
than marble, iho stream passes irrcsi
lalle, ifr.c't swrift as liglitnin; theclec
tric fire rend tree's in pieces v.-j;h no
greater case than docs this mighty tva.
tor. The passage is about 4C0 yards
in length, and of a zig-z&g form, with
obtuse comers. At high. wafer arecar
ricd Ihrcugh this strait, masts and o'.h.
cr timber, with 'incredible swiftness
and sometimes with safety ; but v,hca
uiu water is ico iw inc jrasls, tnr.lcr
& trees strike on one side or the other
and, though of the larg-st size, are rent
in cue moment into shivers, and splin
tered, like r. broom, to the amazement of
sp2ctalor3.: The meadows, for many
miles below, are covered with immense
quantities of wood, thus torn in pieces,
which compel the hardiest travelers to
reflect how feeble is man, and how
great the Almighty, who formra t.
lightning and tho irresfstablc poire.
ind strength, of waters!
No living creature was ever known t)
pass throuTht this narrow, except an
Indian woman, who was in a canoe, at
tempting to cress the river above i',
but carelessly su fib red herself to fall
within the power of the current! re
ceiving her danger, she loo.- a bottle of
rum she had wkh her and drank iho
whole of it; she lay down in the ca
noe to meet her destiny. Most wonder
ful to tell, she went saft-ly through, anJ
was taken out of the canoe some miles'
bclcw, very much intoxicated. Hein;
asked how she could be co darin'y
imprudent as to drink such a quantity
of rum with the prospect of instant death
before her. the squaw, as well as her
condition would let her, replied '"Yes,
yes, white man it was too much ru.n
for once to be sure; but I was not will
ing to loose a drcp of it, so I drauk it,
and you sec I have saved ail."
' 1. Y. Sun.
- loan? Men.
One cf the'most favorable ''signs cf
ihc limes,-' is to be found in the desire
which is beginning to lo" manifesto" by
man v'voun? men of education aad wealth
o .
to engage ia agricultural pursui'sinste.iJ
of pressing into the rd'rcauy ovcrfil'cJ
ranks of the mercantile and "IcanwJ'
professiens. tThe fcilowing extract is
from a letter cf a New York merchant,
who had applied to us to aid him InUii-
ing a place for his two. sons with an in.
telligcnt and practical farmer, whera
they .could Qualify themselves to manage
a 'farm lo-advantago.. Ho says, and tru
ly, "that it is desirable for the pub
lic good and for the progress of agricul
tural science, jhat young men of educa
tion and respectability, should, in place
of crowding into large cities to live un
der" constant excitement, and- to waste
their lives in dreams or affluence, devote
themselves to agriculture, the noblest oi
ail occupations in pursuing which they
may live in tranquil enjoyment eulu
ting the intellectual and immortal spin
This would raise up a class of well informed-farmers
the true nobility of
country."- Albany Cultivator.
It is highly absurd to call
ncss a bcastlv hahit. Whoever lica
ofa boast that was addicted to tipP'j
; A Philosopher being asked howhc
acquired so much knowtclc. r i
'4y not being preventea l-v . .-