4 LEWISBURG CHRONICLE BY O. N. WOKDEN & J. 11. CORNELIUS. H. C. IIICKOK, CoiiKESFOxw.vG Editor (Bf ftoisbiirg Ctroniflf. I'K1I4, JtLW 20, ISM. UNION COUNTY SITU. 1- ' Vor the Lew labors Clironlcl. Pllfflinbnrg, the CouDty Seat. Messrs. Editors As you some time since offered the use of your columns for the discussion of the claims of the good old Borough of Mifl'iuburg for the Couuty Seat for the new county of Union. I am surprised that your generous offer has not teen taken up with. Perhaps it was the expectation that a psper would soon le established hcte, which would lo a more appropriate organ for the advocacy of our claims. But as those who talked of set ting up here have not dono so, we throw ourselves upon your g nerosity to allow us a fair hearing, although I regret some More cornpetcut person Las not taken the job, as wc have had much talk and several meetings to advance our cause. I suppose it will bo allowed by all that the greatest good of tho greatest number should decide the County Scat question, and that good we cotiGdeutly contend will be found at Mifflinburg rather than Lew isburg. For any oue who will take the trouble to consult the Map of the county as laid out by K. Volkmar, can not fail of seeing that Mifiliuburg is almost exactly in tho center of the county, whether we take it through East and West, or by the North and South. It will be seen also that the priucipal roads from Hartley, New Berlin, Lewisburg, UulTiloe Cross- Roads, etc., etc., all centre here in this central loMtinn. r..i.v-..;.-..t nf .-,-,- from every quarter. territory which '-as a crow flies" would be We also contend that in salubrity tf nearest to that town, are by these natural ob ,. , . structions cut ctt from it. It is as easy lor climate, morality of inhabitants, sod qui- some oflhose dis(ric.s , reach Lewisburg as ctness of neighborhood and freedom from Mifflinburg much easier for most of Jackson spirit of litigation, we are not equalled and Union, as the water courses leading to by our competitor, nor bv pleasantness of ' the river eastward facilitate travel in that location or beauty of our young ladies j direction. It is only the upper part of Lime, eitbrr t s!one' Hartley, part or West Buffaloe and ,. , 1 , 1 1 : Buffaloe. which would find Mifflinburg much The number of churches and preachers . , .. . . , , r more central than i.ewisburtr. 01 uinercni aeuonnnattnns can not be sur passed by any town of its size, we have j be seen that Lewisburg has up and down the skilful physiciaus, more old peoplo than ) river, as well as branching back in every di ny other town in comparison, and will rection.higtiways penetrating every portion of have lawvers enouirh when the ito is for- ! ur C0UnI' and commanding twice as much tnally decided here, although ono has -Already hung oat his shingle and others are looking with a favorable eye for a good opening. Our schools arefavorahle, and the AcaJc- ' o " t,:u t. : i .....1. 1: .1 : um iiuii.u una muiiueu sueu ui"i. euiuieiiec . .1 ; . i , ., , . , iuuer me buperintenuenceoi tne lamenieu .... ... 1 11, .. ! Mr. ruber, will without doubt be equal y 1 ' prosperous under the charge of Mr. Alison, from Amherst College in Massachusetts, Who possesses all the necessary qualifiea tions for a good teacher aud popular citi Bcn. The people also, I would mention, think that Mifflinburg would be the cheapest and most economical place fur Court pur poses. It is central and healthy. We have good news from White Deer, Kelly, Buffaloe, and Union, and with the united Vote of Hartley, West Buffaloe, Lime stone, Jackson and New Berlin, we hope to carry our subscription of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars pledged for the neces sary grounds and building?. The people will doubtless do themselves justice by voting for -Mifllinbarg. Friendly. RcniarM In compliance wiih our offer, we malrrrnom for the foregoing respectful yet sufficiently rusvming plea for MifHinbarg as the location if the feat of Justice for Union county as divided. A few comments on the - strong reasons" advanced, seem to ns appropriate and fit. And first, we assent to the "platform," laid down by " FaiExatr," that the rrealeH good of the greatest number should d-ectde the nuestion and if the majority of the voters think that, upon the whole prospectively as well as l present Mifflinburg would suit them better than Lewisburg, it is evidently the part of wisdom and of justifiable setf-interest.forihcra. to vote for Mifflinburg. If, on the other hand, a calm and comprehensive view tif the case should result in the conviction that Lewisburg is and will be best adapted for the site, it would be the imperative dictate of common sense, common prudence, and common hon- j esty, to vote for Lewisburg. It is claimed for Mifflinburg.that it lies "ex. uetlf in the tenter of the County" either by an east and west or by a north and south line, according to Volkmar's Map. We will inves tigate this claim, first, by territory. A close elimination will show that on an east and west line, Mifflinbnrg is quite below the cen tral point. As regards a north and south line, it is nearly central as to mere territory j but when the fact is taken into consideration a fact evident from the slightest investigation of the Map that one-half the territory north lotif and toulh-wett of Mifflinburg is uninhabited and uncultivahlc mountains, it is apparent that Mifflmhurg is not in the center of the eoanty east and west,as far as respects iu greatest convenience of access to the pres ent or prospective population. The - greatest good of the greatest number," in this as well SS many other cases, rrquirr. that the few located id the gorges of those moontaius shall be favored to the sacrifice of the larger proportion of population. So far from being central for the cultivated land or the county, two-thirds if sot three.fonrths of such laad lies east of Mifflinbnrg Second, by m-puhlio. A line drawn thro' Mifflinbarg north and south, wonld leave most , of West BaftVoe and Limeon! townships, I with UarlVy, t, u,.-r ..f -hat line. C'n- ! .11 ..r ilms- mivnsliirs. ibev with Mi IT linburg contained in 1660 the lollowing pop. ulation 1 ... Tap In H59. Vot-lnUi5. Miffiinbarg VM 101 Limestone 807 127 West Buffalo. 10U7 178 Hartley 2139 343 Totals 4730 Sl)7 East of that line were the following Town ships and Boroughs t White Deer 1537 275 Buffaloe 1519 273 Kelly 834 165 Lewisburg 2013 6 Kast Hullaloe 970 H9 of L'nion 376 CI I Jackson 350 62 .New Berlin 751 U? Totals 83S1 1G66 Thus it is evident that so far from being central in population, near two-thirds of the people lived cast of that Boro' , five years ago; and the natural and direct tendency of the increase of population is still to the eastward, as the majority of voters east of Mifflinburg, last spring, was over two to one. These facts show not only what has been and what is.but demonstrate strongly that the future increase will still be along the river. The truth is, taking out of the calculation as must be 10 fairly view the case the range of mountains from White Deer around to Jacks mountain, Uuion county proper would be a triangle, the two sides of which running from White Deer and Blue Hill back along the settled portions of Hartlcy.and uniting on Penns creek, would be much longer than the line from Blue Hill to White Deer. It is in the western end of this triangle towards its narrowest point that Millliiihiirg is located, Lewisburs is, then, in fact, as near the center of the countv, both geographically as well as in population, as Mifflinburg. But this is not all. Milllinbur" is separated ; from a part of Litnestone.Xew Berlinjackson, , and Ur.ion.by Limestone Ridge and Shamokin : Mountain.on the south .so tha: a portion of the As to roads centerinc in Mifflinbure, it Will . , .. travel as Mifflinburg. The scope of cultiva-1 ted and thickly settled country wiih traveling j facilities tending towards Lewisburg, is by all odds the greatest. Mifflinburg will find that mere geographical centrality does not determine the location of ; countv seats. Easiness of acres and business ' udeantaacs are far more important points than i " , 1 mere surface position. There are people near 1 .-.. . . ,, . r . , ! Mifflinburg, and on all sides of it, who are . rienAiy t0 ,he ,OWI1 an() ,0 the ihabitants,who think that Lewisburg should be the County j Seat, because of its butiim facililits. They : ' desire near them a town which shall furnish ' 1 them a large variety of (ioods and Wares needed for their houses and farms a town . which shall furnish a good Market for their ; products. The past prosperity, present con-! health. dition, and progressive spirit of Lewisburg, We are several good miles nearer "the indicate that it will continue to improve in , world" than Mifflinburg by all means of rapid these refpects and lo supply the wants of a j communication a growingly important mat rich and prosperous community of farmers, i 'er, iu this busy aire to all, who contemplate Mifflinburg gives no hope either past.present or future of ever meeting the wishes of the trading public in that respect. It will, like Hartleton, 2Vew Berlin, &c, supply the u.di nary wants of its own and neighboring pop. ulation, but not the more extensive demands for a great variety of merchandize of various descriptions. Large mercantile and manufac turing towns scattered throuch the land, are desirable and needful for the general good; i and Lewisburg, in the op:nion cf many of 1 Mifflinburg 's neighbors, will be such a town, j The public works canal, railroad, and tel-1 egraph along the River, naturally attract j thitherward trade and travel from all the country drained by it. Persous coming on ! such business, find it much more convenient j to attend to their Court and other County af-, fairs at ,he same time often saving long journeys by the laciuty aitoraea 01 having every variety of business in the same town. In this respect, Lewisburg has immeasurably the advantage of her aged but not as enter prising or equal rival. If a man can start him self or friend on a railway journey, telegraph news, sell his grain or other products, make all his purchases, and serve Court as Juror, officer, suitor, or witness, or attend to his duties as Administrator, Kxecutor.Guardian, and transact all other business he has with County Officers at the same lime, and meet with men from different and distant points, he would be apt to do it ; and he would vote for such a place if a wise man, rather than for a place a few miles nearer which could not af ford there combined advantages. This position is verified by the location of other County Seals on the Susquehanna. Binghamton, Owego. and Elmira, are all on the Southern line of their respective counties yet by reason of their business facilities and easiness of access along rivers, they are confessedly the best sites for Court Houses. Coming down the river, we find Towanda, Tunkhannock, Wilkes Barre, Bloomsburg, Danville.Sunbury, business centers generally, but at any rate most convenient because npon the river. Lock Haven and Williamsport are not geographically jcentral, but yet doubtless accommodate more than any other location would. Harrisburg is not only entirely at one side of the county, but the river makes a curve, the turning being from Harrisburg above and below, instead of to the town as is the'ease at Lewisburg. There is no part of Dauphin county southwest, sonth.or southeast of Harrisburg.yet who doubts but that it is the best location for a county seat t Easton is within the very point of a triangle, sixty milts back to its farthest point before Carbon was taken off ; yet no ont doubts but that it is the best plac. m the county for the Cennty B jiM-. fxihp-' at - lnzs. To this long catalogue we hope to add Lewisburg and Selinsgrove, for the same rea sons operate in their favor. We do not desire unnecessarily In dampetr the ardor of the MillliiiburgcrS.but really their appropriating to themselves oil the votes of Hartley, Limestone, Jackson, Kew Berlin, end West BuHaloe, is ton great an assumption. For there are many in most or all of the above districts, who prefer I.ewi-borg on the whole, to Mifflinburg, and will vote for the former ; while their expectations from White Deer, Kelly, BulTjIce, and Union, by all ac counts are 100 per cent, at least too high. The question is no longer on Division ; but. " As divided, will Lewisburg or Mifflinburg suit us best!" will be the question. The hijh claims for " morality," "sobriety'' ic, set up for Mifflinburg, we care not to controvert, except to say that in no particular save " quietness" is Lewisburg any way infe rior. All the towns in Union county in gene- ral good morals and healthiness are very similar. How the beauty of the young ladies is to recommend Miuiinburg, we can not tell, for we du not suppose that they are to influence marktts or county business ; nor do we adroit I any superiority of amiability or of accjm I plishments. That there are many old persons in propor tion to population, is no particnlar evidence of longevity, for the fact is that most of theyonng reared up in Mifiliuburg, not finding employ ment at home, go forth to get a living in the wide world, leaving the aged to live and die among their neighbors and friends in their old and quiet homes. Lewisburg has a larger proportion of young, it is true, because her business openings enable her to attract and i relain m',re of the rising population Our endowed Academy is the full equal of yours- Mr- Friendly, and we have other insti- 1 luuonsoi learmngot lesser ana higher grades. ! in abundance. As to lawyers we have enough ' t0 kcfP ,he wl,ole coanly ,he ears-if I were nu Pre"y well disposed men ten or a doEen physicians, of almost every school some fifteen ordained preachers, and any number needed coming on. And if these have anything to do with the seat of justice, we are certainly "ahead" of Mifflinburg. The ''cheapness and economy" of county organizations, depend altogether upon their management, and they are managed by the men the people elect for that purpose whe ther in one town or the other, makes no diffe rence. Certainly, provisions can be obtained as cheaply in Lewisburg as in Mifflinburg. Pottsville, Lancaster, Reading and a hundred other county siles may be named, where men get quite as good and cheap accommodations as they would in some small and lifeless town away back in the interior of their respective counties. In attractiveness of location, we have not Only all the rural surroundings of Mifflinburg on a" enlarged scale, but also a well laid out and well-pared town.in the heart of one of the largest ana oesi values in 111c tate,ana "cioua ,..., - , . Kissing mountains far or near bound.ng the vision in every direction. We have the addi tional advantage of a noble river.the beauties of which not ouly captivate the eye, but over its broad surface, and up and down its wide channel sweeps the pure breath of heaven, and, absorbing moisture from the contact, is almost always imparting to onr lungs a fresh and healthy air, w hich, with pure water (also abundant) are the principal ingredients of locating in any place either for business or case. We may here add, that the people of the county have already virtually decided in favor of Lewisburg. The contests were conducted upon the plea, by the Anti-Divisiouists, that the County Seats uiuld certainly be at Lewis burg and Selinsgrove, if Division carried; that Mifflinburg, Middleburg, Ac, "stood no chance," and "could do nothing" it was fithcr N'ew Berlin or Lewisburg (they said) in the northern end of the county. Well, the people said Lewisburg, by about COO majority. Mifflinburg, it will be remembered, did not get out its Subscription until Election was past, when it could do no good to Division; Mifflinburg voted against Division, each trial; and to suppose, that under all these circum stances, the 600 majority of Divistonists will impose a Court House upon Mi mm burg, is supposing more than we can conscientious ly do. It would punish Lewisburg by depriv ing her of what she so nobly struggled for, and doubly punish Mifflinburg by inflicting upon her what she so strenuously declared,iu league with Sw Berlin, she did not at all de sire ! two acts of injustice of which the fair dealing and honesty-loving citizens of Buffa loe and Dry Vallies are incapable. "One word more, and we shall have done." Three fourths of the votes cast against Divis ion in our county as divided, were given from an apprehension that the county would be too small, and not so able to maintain necessary expenses as a largerconnty. Men of this safe and practical cast, will "doubtless do them selves justice" by preferring the $50,000 Gua rantee to the "5,000 Guarantee. And we would state to all, another reason for prefer ring Lewisburg, Well known already to many. The four Townships and Millon BDrough, above Montour ridge in Northumberland coun ty, would be much better accommodated, for all counly business purposes at Lewisburg, than at Sunbury. Make Lewisburg the coun ty seat, with good and attractive county bnild- in"S erected in the spirit or tne guarantee ot Lewisburg to the connty. and no Legislature could refuse the prayer of the people of those five upper and comparatively isolated districts to be "re-annexed" to Union county. That this isjhe anxious Wish and hope of hundreds of the farmers on the other side ol the river, we are well aware; and as Gov. Snyder signed a law transferring himself from Northumb-;: land to Union county, we hope to see Gov. Pollock sign a law transfeiring himself also from Notthnmberland to Onion county, each without removing from horns. With a connty Seat at MifSinburg, no such hope or expecta tions could be cherished; a Lewisburg, ne- thii.j conH b; mrre prctable. orthumcer- frnjislinrg, Union (Connti), land would remain large enough and of a bet ter shape by this change. Union caunty thus arranged would be nearly equal to the old in numbers, and be much more compact, and homogeneous in population a mountain bound county, composed almost wholly of onr rich valley, it could nol be excelled for beauty of situation, loveliness of surface, and happi ness of her citizens, by any in our beloved Commonwealth. Letrisburg an I Anntx ttion or , Mifflinburg and no enluremtnt which will the people choose ? Chronicle. THE PIIAYERL.ESS ONE lit fitwr pi-ayi ! Th (irtl vt Heaven has witcfatd OVr all till steps, ati-1 Willi lht careful ere WMrta never flerps. has gnarde-i bltn from death. And shlH-Jsd blm from danr. Through lb boura, The thought bours of youth, a hand unieaa Has guarded hii fcottpi o'er the wild And thorny paiba of lib, and led him on In aafcty through them ail. In later dare, Etill the same baud has ever been bis guard From danger teeo and unseen. CluuJs haea lowered. Aud tempest oft hare hurst above hi head But that protecting band has warded off The thandr-tnlie of death ; and etill be etandft A monument of merry. Years have paucd, Of varied dangers and of varied irullt ; Cut etill the iheltering wing of love have been OuUpreed In mercy o'er him. He hath walked Upon the beauteoua earth f r many year, And akies and it an, and the magnificence Of mighty wateritfand the warning voice That upeaka ami-! ihe t'-mpest, and the noUi Of softer tone that 11 at on evening wind All these have tId him of a God who claims The hotuafe cf tbe toul. And be has 11 fid. And viewed them in their glory as they stood The workmanship of God; and there has breathed Around him even from Infancy, a voice That told of mercy ben J ins o'er him With lock of ang;l swuctitea and ef power Resistless in iU goings forth bat stayed By that vnphic mercy. Still be stands, Cold and unfeeling as the rock that braves Tbe ocean billows : still he never pray I lie never preys! a lonely wanJrr cast On life wild thorny desert, urging on His heedless steps through many a secret snara And many a danger, darkness cloies 'round His dubious path, save here and there a ray That flits along the gloom, but mill he seem From soiue bewildered meteor cf tbe night To ak ftr guidance and direction still. He never pray Earth's many voice tend their longs Of grateful praise up to the throne Of the Ktornal morning, noon, and night, Ou every e.de around him, swell the not Ot adoration, gratitude, ud Joy; Tbe lake, the grove, the valUy, and the hill. Swell tbe loud chorus and some hai'py hearts. Redeemed from error and restored to peace, And blest communion with the Holy Ou, Join in tbe glad, the humble, bUaaful strain: But still be never p rajs I TThn evening spreads tier potctnn iliade around hLm, and the world Grows dim upon his eye, and many star EcatU-rod in glory o'er the vault of htafwn Call on the spirit to retire awhile From earth and its low vanities and tk Tbe high and holy intercourse with Qci Vouchsafed to mortals here be never pray t When morning kindles in the eaetera sky With all It radiant glory, and the ma Comes up in majesty, and o'er the earth Wakes ail her active tribes to busy life, And breaks the duatb-like solitude that rclgnod Erewbila o'er nature's fare; when on bis eye) Earth smiltt in beauty 'neath the lucid ray, Aud f athered songsters pour their strains of Jt?y I'pon hi ear; still not a note of praise Or bunible prayer sriMi from his lip. Morn after morn retttrn in alt its swt And peaceful luveline., and oft invitee His aj-irit to commune with God; bat still He ipurns the offer still he neve? prsyt. FWtli the dream of Life. lis days of rare, Its hours of pleasure, soon will p?i away ; And on tbe wondering eye shall pour the broad Unccatng splendor of Eternity. Oh, when the scenes of Life have faded all Like morning visions, and my spirit stand Bfire tbe Jud?mnt Throne, and fio.l its deed And words and thoughts all rejtered in heaven. Then may It not be fuuud recorded thcro Ofine II never vravs. - mera sooulu sow a portion 01 corn lor loa- The Crisis is Coming. j dor the present scasCIlj from the American It is folly longer to deny the self-oviJent : Aljricultur; It ma, be sown nearly as truth, that the question of Slavery and j kte flJ ,h(J of ,ummcrj proV!dcd it Freedom, is about to be presented to the 1 js 8Qwn in caUivatC(1) and use j eitli- American Peoplo for their decision one j cr fof M, umn goUinjr or dred nnJer ghd. way or the other. It can not be farther j &3 of iDStMce in tbo Ioft of a ghed)0a deferred. The proceedings of the 8oath j & mow cr otaerwise covcrcJ froin raiu. have hastened the progress of events tend- i For stackit,g out COrnfodder should bo ing to this termination. With tho adop- l Qwa fcy )hc first of gummer dried Mme tion of the Compromise Measures of 1850, gome wccks after eatiiogt wlte(lj venlilat which received a most reluctant adhesion . Bnd put in gmall gtaets n thes0 prt. from the Free States it was announced j caations arc not taken, it will mould and authoritatively by the leading men of the Slave Slates, and by the presses in their interests,that these measures, afTeiting the delicate and annoying questions that had so long agitated tho nation, should be a lasting and final settlement. The Free States, we say, yielded reluctantly, but they did yield, and they did adhere to the Compromise as virtually and practically biuding upon them, and as a final adjust ment of the grave difficulties at issue. In doing bo, they had hoped, as they had the strongest reasons to do, that having again submitted to the exactions of the South, in matters that severely tried their prin ciples and their consciences, the South would now be content, and be Careful not again to stir tip the sediment of sectional excitement, and sectional danger, which lie at the bottom of these measures. Did the Free States realise their rcassn able expectations from these patriotic con cessions ? And did tho Slave States main tain their solemn obligations regarding them ? The repeal of the Missouri Com promise will answer the question. It will not do to say that thit iniquitous procee ding was the work of a Freo State man, aud that whatever responsibility thsro is connected with the repeal, he is account able. It is well understood how the con spiracy which led to this outrage upon plighted faith and sacred compact, was concocted and carried through. It is well understood that the Presidency was to be tho bribe for the treason of the Illinois Se nator, and that the infamy of the act was to be shielded by the Mgis of this high offlce. Mr. Douglas is not the first man who soli his principles and hit position for official expectations aad aspirations, evenj JJrmisgltiania. of a comparatively mean order, and be will not be tho last to do so. But the traitor is not always successful in bis treason. Aaron Burr is an instance of failure, and Stephen A. Douglas will be another in- stance of failure. Tbe righteous indigna - tion of the peoplo In both instances, shows the latent virtue in the breasts of the mas ses, ready to rise up on important err.er- geneies. Mr. Douglas may never be tried for bis life, fir the moral treason be has perpetrated Against the Uuion of these Sta- tes ; but be will be and bss been equally visited by the execrations of bis country- men whom he had betrayed, and con- demncd by their almost unanimous judg- ment Germantoun Tcleyraph. Baltimore, July 5. The mansion and crrniitifld nf Tlinmaa Winana firA mncvrtiflr- cntly illuminated to night, in honor of the repulse of the Allies by the Russians. The garden and mansion, coveriag a space of six acres, is one glare of variegated lamps, fireworks, rockets, ic. The above announcement, to the shame of an American citizen, comes by Tele graph. No friend of the institutions of this country can rejoico at the success cf the Russian Autocrat the greatest despot, and the most ambitious and reckless tyrant, now on earth ; and for a citizen of it to present such demonstrations cf sympathy and admiration, shows not enly an utter contempt for our simple republican form of Government, but a total disregard of the popular feeling, entertained by every , oi. i j it- ThcGovernmcntsofLnglandand France ,, , 6 ... although Monarchies, are represented in , . 6 ... ii a t i their councils by delegates from the people, , , J , . , ,. chosen under an elective franchise, thus , ..... c . l destroying the ausolute power ot the mo - . J , , , irue irieuu iii uur tuuu-uciiiuuu. narcris. uut in uussia tne people nave no . .... . ... u.. ..... j,... v voice no representation its millions no representation-its millions holding life and property at the mercy of the Czar 1 Liberty of the press, of speech, or of action they have none. The iron rule of the despot is unstayed. Its chains are unbroken, and binds every human being in the empire as a slave to the Emperor, subject to his will. Lancaster Why. Georgia IoS-orance. I heard a good anecdote here yesterday, which is worth recording, as it shows the kind of men, which the politicians sometimes foist npon the people. Four of the members of the last Legislature had a dispute whether the State of Georgia was in North, or S"Utk America; failing to agree, the question was referred to a bar-lcteper, who decided that Georgia is in South America, for the reason that our Merchants all c0 to New i'ork and Philadelphia, and as those pla-; was grown upon the hcath-lanJ, as in for- ! agar is H tte6 difficulties ara cos are in the "Xurrard" or in Xorth Aine- j mer years ; my bailiff could with difficulty j avoided. rica, Georgia mast be in South America. get a miller to look at his sample. Let it ! a'onol should be added. The prae This argument was considered conclusive j be borne in mind, that this land had had ! tic of putting j small quantities of bran aud the controversy was settled over a ; no manure for years, was rrin out, and ' J7 anJ otner liqnors, makes a cordial and bowl of whiskey Lunch. Jmericiij Republican. - - THE FA KM : The Garden The Orchard. Cora for Soiling and Fodder. We copy the following reasons why far- i ... snoil. Thclro ate Certain portions of spare land on many farms, which may profitably be devoted to this crop, yielding a large re turn, and often proving very advantageous during the dry part of autumn, when pas ture is dry aud short. The corn may be easily sown in furrows three feet apart, from a hand-basket, and covered by run ning a one-horse cultivator lengthwise. Two bushels per acre are enough. Xo hoe ing is needed ; and if the cultivator is pas sed along once or more, it will leave the ground quito clean when tho crop is re moved, all the weeds being smothered down. We havo ourselves sown as late as the middle of July, or later, and had it nnkc the best of fall and winter fodder. Mr. John Brown, also, of this place, put in about an aero of corn in drills, after taking off the wheat, last summer.aod thus secur ed a very great weight of most execlleut fedder forwinter nse. Ixwiibnrg Ckron. Deep Flowing its gdod Effect! The following facts, published in the Royal Journal of the Ecglish Agricultu ral Society.by Sir Edmund J. Tracy ,should be Carefully studied ry every farmer : " On my coming," he says "to reside on my estate, at Claekhcath, about six years since, I found five hundred acres of heath land, composing two farms, (which had been endorsed under an act of Parli ment about forty years,) without tenants, the gorsa heather, and fern, shooting up in all parts. In abort, the land was in such condition, that tbe crops returned not even so much as the eoed town. The soil was a loamy soil, and had not been bn-ken up beyond t depth, of Jour inch, beneath whioh was a lubstratum, provincial!;- call TWELFTH YEAR $1.50 per Yeah, td an iron .an,) sj hard, that it was with difficulty broken np with a pick, and niy bailiff, who had looked after the lands for i thirty-five years, declared that they were j not worth tilling, that all tho neighboring ; farmers said the same tLing,inJ that there 1 was but one thing to It done, viz, to plnct j with Sr and forest trees. Hut to this I paid but little attention, as I Lai the year j previous, allotted some parcels cf ground i taken out of tho adjoining landd, to some j cottages, to each cottage about oue third ! of an acre. Tho crops on these pwctls looked fiue, healthy, and good, producing I excellent wheat, carrots,cabbage.i, potatoes, i and other vegetables in alutidar.ee. The question then was, how was this done ? On the oatside of the cottage lots, all was barren. It could not be from manure, for the cottagers had none but what they j scraped up in the roads. The fact was tho whole magic lay in the tpcule, by which , the lanJ WM lfoken opcn e;glteen IncHwa . . . ,. . n - . . I r- -tb-o -i- in this way, at a heavy loss, I could not attempt it. I accordingly considered that a plow might be constructed, that would loosen the soil to tho depth of eighteen inches, (keeping the best soil at tho top,) thus admitting the air and moisture to the roots of the plants, and enabling them to extend their spongioles in search of food, ! for air, moisture, and extent of pasture, are as necessary to the thriving and in crease of vegetables, as cf animals. "In this attempt I succeeded, as the ; , ... . T . , j resun will snow, x uavo now uruseu up ! , r , , . . . ,r i all these five hundred acres, eighteen ineh- . , , i es deep. The sub-soil plow followed m , , , ,, ... . i the furrow after tho other, ar.d the sub- , ...... i stratum was so hard, that the horses were ! , , ..... ., r ! frequently set fast, requiring the use of . , , .-, ., - . I Dicks to loosen the soil, that thet i .o .oogcQ the io., that th .d i , . . . , A. , , i h. ,4 i 1 ',,..., proeeeu. Alter lue urs. year, me wuu ! . i . it. .i- prouucea uouoio iae lurmer crops, carrots growing to a length of sixteen inches, and of proportionate diamater. This amend- metit could have arisen solely from the deep plowing, as of manure I hal scarc-Iy any. The plow tore np the roots of the corse, heather, and fern, so that the land ' lost all the character of the heath-land, tho first year after the deep plowing, which it ; had before retained, notwithstanding the : plowing in the usual way for 35 years, ' Immediately after this sub-soil plowing, the crop of wheat was gircng, and long in the straw, and the berry plump and heavy, j weighing full s'uty.four pounds to the , bushel. j j " The millers were desirous of purchas- i : ins it, and could scarcely believe that it ' i could only have been restored by deepi" - - - , plowing." Tolls on Manures, This is the only country in the world ; ; where Turnpike Companies are permitted i In ohurm tnlU nn manure!., and in Edit- j Iaod a a carr , bones ta from the mill pays no toll. In all other countries railroads are per mitted to charge but half of their lowest price for freight for carrying any article of manure. Salt, when intended to be used as a fertiliser, is free from toll in all other countries than ocr own, and now when dirty salt, which could be purchased a few years ago in New York at six cents j - a bushel from tbo packing houses Where ? pork is re-packed, or from the currier's where salted bides are dressed it now sells for within three cents of the price of clean salt, so great has ben the increase of its use by those who understand its value ; and still at this very time, millions of tons of refuse salt lie waste at Syra cuse and Salina, for want of market, and simply because the canal toll on salt in tended for manure, is just as great as on the finished article to be used for finer pur poses. Our legislators should grant bo railroad, or turnpike, charters, without a clause in favor of manures-. Even companies them selves would eventually profit by such a regulation. The Jersey City Ferry Com panies are the first to show any liberality in this particular. They now permit the Harsimus gardeners, who carry their pro ducts across the ferries, to return with a load of manure at tho same ferriage as for the empty wagon j and thus, fcrevery load brought over from New York to New Jer sey, two or moro loads of vegetable pro duct are a consequence. Thousands of acres iu the viciuity of New York and other large cities, are nearly useless for want of full manure, while the refuse mat ter which could be supplied by those cities, would be entirely sufficient to secure increased crops. On these tho farmer would freely pay toll, but on tho manure, when the tolls double and treble the cos', requiring an immediate outlay for their transportation, he will not venture me in vestment in many cases, for want of tie ability to do so. Our ferries and turnpikes would find their advantage in a more liberal polioy, and if they fail to see it, our legislators j should assist them in their observance. j Working iamm i WHOLE NUMBER, 5S8. " always in Advance. Currant. Wine. Till article, as usually manufactured, is ratLcr a cordial than a wise, and is en- I tirely inferior to the omtuoncst imported I wine; but when properly made, it will be , fjuni to be a very superior, healthful be- j vurage, particularly lit summer drink, i when fully diluted Kith water. I We have czperimeult.d carefully en tL j making of currant wine, and the following i will bo foiiud to give a result which wo i have found no diQkulty iu selling in largo ! quantities, at $1 per gallon. ! Dvfure cipressing tho juice from tha i currant, pass ihem between a pair of rol- I'-rs to crush tLe-p, af.or which they may j 1 placed in a strjog bag, and they will ', prt with the juice readily by light pres- ' sure, such as a commoa screw, heavy j weights, etc. To each quart of juice add i three pounds of double rcfine-J loaf sugar I single refined sugar is sot sufficiently pure then add as much water as will make one gallon. Or in other words, sup pose the cask intended to be used to hold 30 gallons. In this put SO quarts of tur- : rant juice, 90 lbs. of double refine! sugar, I and H the cask to the bung ath water ; roll it over until the sugar is all dissolved, This will be told by its ecasicg to rattle in tbe barr.-l. -Scxt day roll it again, ana phce it in a cellar where the tetcperatura will be sure to be even. Leave the bung loose for the free admission of air. In tho coure of one, two, or three u:iys, fermenta- 'l cotamencc. By placing the car to tne bung bole, a siigut noise w.il fca heard, such as may be observed when car bonie acid is escaping from champaigne ot soda water. Fermentation will continue) for a few weeks, converting the sugar inta alcohol As soon as this ceases, drua , t!le tuilg , tigutiy, ana leave the casit tor . month, at h -nd r,f hkh time tha t ' vitiA nrrtv 1, dman off rprfeetlv clear. i j i j J without any excess of sweetness, Tho reason why double refined sugw ' &oxZA. be used, msy bo thus understood, I Ordinary sugar contains a balf of one per j een'- f g. wnicli when dissolved in ! becomes fetid. Suppose, then,four or five ounces of gum dissolved in a bar- j rel of water, we can readily understand ! mat at tne end or a tew ciontas mis water will be very foul in flavor ; and most of the currant wine offered for sale, mad-j from loaf sugar of common quality, and often from sugar very inferior to thi,suclt as white Havana, etc., contaios gum ia this fetid condition, aud its foul flavor id an amalgamation of tngar, currant juice, and fetid gum. V.hen double refined Jl winc- All tue sugar used may oa so much fermented as at least to change its character chemically, and this change W:tl nrniliipn !T fh. ulrnlinl rpniitre.it - .;,-.- i'.rm.. - FalL TtasiPS. This U aa imPortanl crop, and it should net be overlooked by farmers. A sufficient quantity of Fall Turnips can generally be obtained from headland:, moist places in cornfields, when the crop of corn is thin j and generally among corn when its growth is not too large and the crop is not planted too close ly. From the '20th July to the lit'i An guot is the lest time to sow. If the land " plowed tea dirs before sowing, the bet- a - iL. a... ! fl ' l i lUK ,urB'P "J a CJ "b means ues troyed. The ground should be well pre pared, and manured witj guaiu or super phosphate of lim. The Purple Top Tur nip is in our judgment decidedly the best, aud if the seed te drilled in rows thir W inches apart, and the plants thinned out to six inches apart, an abundant crop of fine large turnips may be calculated ou Germanloicn TJrjraph. Onions fir Chifckens. The following is from the London Far mers' Mrjiizine, and may havo Value. We know nothing as to ii3 truth, Onions seem to be a preventive and remedy for various diseases to which do mestio poultry is liable. Having frequent ly tested their excellencies, wc can .peak understandicgly. For gapes and iutiaui nation of the throat, eyes and hcd,cnioB9 are almost a specific. Wc would recom mend fecdiug fowls, and cpec:sl'y tho young chicks, as many as they Will eat, se often as twic3 or three times a w?f k. Ther should be finely chopped, and a little eoru meal added. Bice Girdling Trees. Many recipes have been olfered to pre vent this difibulfy. Kats, mioe, etc, roiv be entirely dispelled frora a farm, by ait application of a miitnre of phosptoro and lard thoroughly etnbined, and place I on small bits of bread containing a small q-ntirity of butter. These may be thrown about barns, cellars, hot beds, and around trees. They will be eagerly eaten by rate and mice.and ihvaiLbly cause the r death The various rat poison?,rat extermiuators, etc., now sold in New York, are modifica tions of this niix'ure. Butter was selling in -Albany, V Y, . last week, for sixto. n eenfs rer P0JB ing fall of twonty c.n'J f -"ni iu ono month. - f it i. Ml A n -v, :5 ' v i . i T: V 4: if 1 t i f t f
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