The Columbia Democrat. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, March 13, 1847, Image 1
I I Willi pp Jg, WW 1 have swnrn upon the Alter of Hod eternal hwtlllty to every form of Tyranny ever the Mind of Man." Thomas Jellbrgon 7 WEBB, EDITOR AND PROPUIETOiL & f 4 wmm T vm v. A - r -mmr a wm w sar IILOOJISIIUKG, COLUMBIA COLNTV, PA. SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1817. Volume X. Ytiiiiher J, I nmrr OF Till' npiUnriUT hie. Amorir iisrharacterisi.es is the lena-ishotild be cooked before fed. Corn, by Sessions' than any one else we aaw etjwss without a precedent. Ii warmed a mart of 80 yeare of age. For my own per w van v a. a ia I'xiiuvMiik i B - ---- ..'n South sidf. or Main, a few doors be low Mauket-stkekt. 77. e COLUMBIA DEMOCliATwill be published even Saturday morning, at Tiro DOLLARS per annum payable half yearly ut advance, or I wo Dollars Fifty Ceiits,ifnot paid within the year. Ko subscription will be taken for a shorter period than mx months; nor any aiscon tinuance permitted,until all arrearages are. discharged. Al) VE R TISli .1 IE SS not exceeding a sqnare will be conspicuously insertedat One. Dollar for the first three insertions, and Twenty-five, cents for every subse auent nserlion. fpA liberal discoun male to those, who advertise by the year LETTERS addressed on business,vmst be post paid. FRUIT TRET'S. We have from ihe Dnston Bee, another report of a conversation meeting of the far- men of the Massachusetts Legislature The subject al tfiii meeting was frnil tree?. One thought that in setting nut trees they should be placed forty feet apart, w hil would give but lweniyright trees lo an acre; and another believed that a hundred treca to an acre was none loo many. The cultivation of the soil of orchards for other crops was opposed by one speaker, but an other thought it would not interfere widi the fruit trees, provided the soil was well manured, as they imbibe a different kind ol nutriment. As an instance in illustration of the two last theories, mention was made of the ex perience of Mt. Moses Jones, of Brooklyn, who, some years since, planted Iwo or three acres with apple irees. set two rods Apart. A few years after, he set peach trees between the apple trees three of the former lo ono of the latter. He has raised a crop every year among these trees, suffi cient to pay the expense of pultiv ilion ami management of the whole orchard. From the 112 apple trees in his orchard, hetais ed during the eighth year, 103 barrels of apples, and about the same time he sold the crop of peaches for S100. In piuning a ir ;c, it is of vtry little im portance when the wound occasioned by the removal of a limb, heals, provided the wound heals sound and healthy. The month of August, he thought, was ;he besi time fot pruning. In transplanting, care should be lakon to preserve the small roots, and have as mud earth as possible adhering lo the tree. Ii i.ny of the roots get broken, they should be rteailj pared off If the trep is not imme diately put in the ground the r:iots should be shieMed from hu sun, and perhaps moistened. The holes into which the trees. are put should be roomy, the soil well pul vtiized. and the land deep. The roots should be well spread out. Sinking tin tree in order to settle die soil upon the roots is objectionable, as it tends to curl ii end break the rootlets. Poach and pear trees might be nearer to- aether than anplo trees, and thrive qut'e as we!' The land should be loosened fre- cuently in dtv weather. A great deal ol pruning answers only for pear trees, the growth of wiii'h might be cut down one bird to advantage. There is a tendency ,fibe best nre to deteriorate. Manure '.niil not be appln-d to t!.e roots of any , ,,. . wmr. .:: ;;.-'t..jht, much l u v-.rf "f the i-iivl "ii'd be kept in by (" -ig the roots with siiaw or coatee ''.! stones. At sucu limes u a a Wantage to cover the whole nrclmd. "v.i .Mil it belter for apple trees, hum 'r ow or grveiiy g""" L v, be very wet it should be under V the soil is roo dry clay mud or T ''... . u .,l,la,l i,, ailvmilaiT. V'htter than a southern expo- city with which ii will adhcro to ihe Irer during heavy gHlrs in which other appW would be shaken tiff. There is a proilon opinion thai ibis tree will only bear on (lit even years. It is an alternate bearer but one said he had ascertained lo his satisfac tion that ii bears on odd years. The gum may bo prevented from rxii ing fiom peach trees by the fol'owing wmI viz: four quarts of snft nonp diluted in pail, full of hot water to whu:li add cne pint of salt and half a pin! of saltpetre. S and saltpetre app'ied to the giotind is very beneficial to fruit trees p;utinil.irly foi old trees. Mr. ilerrinm ('says ihe Jmirnnl.j men tior.nl the following experiment in eetiinp out an orchard of young apple trees, II had a piece of ground containing rbnnt 3 neres. on which be ionic inplated putting r rthard. Finding a lot of irefsvety ehea !ie purchased the in and trnnsplanled iiiti Miis lot as follows lie firnt ilug hides foil l'"el in diainc.er, and three feel deep. Th od he look from t tie loo two inches thiek .ind preserve d. Uu al.-oePnr.iti d ' tin hlsrk oam, and yello subsoil, and also p cke'l tut the slones lie ihen tilled tlm eavin lialf full of stones, and sifmd the yellow sub soil among them, then put in black lja n .uiffi ;ieni li wake a bed hih enough foi he tree. On the top of this he put sink livened, trampled the whole down solid1 ind covered Wiis with about one inch ol loan Ol this he set the tree, very sha'low, firs' carefully spreading nut the roots. He then lilled up with lic'i loam. The circle rotin' each tiee is kepi clear of weeds dining il eason, 'Iheso trees, when iransplante' lia I beei long out of the gioundi and Mi Verriam considered it doubtful whether hey would live. Notwithstanding, howev er last season was very dry these trees al lived end did well, lie consileied th'- nethod an excellcnl one. 'i'iie stones Ine benefieial chemical ucnon oo the soil a'H' iicpl the land drained- The snda while le composing make a soft and moist bed foi he iree. and obviate lbs necessity of witer- mg in a dry season. The piece nceipiei ey this orchard he contemplated plotyliinj. nd cultivating as sonu as ennvenient. It was elated by one go'itlennn that ap plication of hard soap to the wounded pi of apple trees h id proved siicoe'-ful n isusing iliem early lo heal he injuree voting ttees by applying potash a? has beei recommended in some publicilions lit oiind that four and a half pouiuli of poil iti.cnli',i1 in -j n ill r i f linl UMler file ll'l Ifl ol H liich 'odiied lo a p;ol I'ui! of cold watei mile a sale find valu ihle wash lor younp trees. Also u wrsh ol eij'iul psirls ol plac er of pns soft 9o-.p and In sli cow inanuie liluted will) water incuse easy appiicalioi lion with ihe briihh an excelleni manure. Among insects which troubled fruit trees- the borrer ca'apillar ginllei and white worn were mentioned. The bcM remedy agmns die borer is to cut it out; removal with tin1 hand was ihe most tllicieiii routue to lak with cati.pill.irs or a still' wire bruli wool jt.rve tilt; girdler is a sir.al! 'rirro vliie ueta between the b,.rk and the trunk au does niiieh mjuiy and the white wor n maj be found in lite gum which exudes l.oni tht tree Tlie a ime sulij'-ct will be resumed at the next nieeiniJ. U 'till i egard t . caterpillar ihal l( they would ise ibe 'ounce of preven lion' tliev will take the first pleu'ar.l ttay use ilu-ir thumbs & flngur in removing from ibeir fruit trees tlie liule waxen evils in which the egg of tins inseet are deposited ready lor hatching in Mav. Ttnf oilier da we hid tli pleasure of leiimvi g ftioui n ,1' these (Mimrvo liens hu'ii the brai.Ci.es ol t ivoillf ppe Tee. being boiled or steamed i intreised in inlk nearly two hundred per cent., vliile meal is increased, by lh ame process, more than threat hundred per cent. To place (he sul'jfd in a position nore essiiy comprehensible, one bushel of corn, after being seamed or boiled, will measure three bushels. To cook a bushel of meal, five bushels of wa'et are n quired, so that very pound ol meal will give neaily lour and t half pounde of mu-li, with volume corresponding- y incieasctl. Maine Fanner. OSAtiK (JluSTOMS. Among tbf' Oj.igen a joung man ol eighteen will sometimes say lo a widow of I wire hi 'ge perhitps, come tki uni wilbme. The widow niMweru ho, (yfs ) Ths means lii.il these two will iuiiI logev'if r I ko man en'! wile; boll. larnes piytiog together their horses, imp kelies, and equipag-'. On the hunt, Ihe man onls, the wo- n.n saddles and unsaddles his horse, uo ...ii.,, ii. IdrKt in" o.eai, nunti" nis lodge, con 1 1 his v()d, cot ks his lopfl, and nu.k"s s iocca-ii 6 i nd iii ev.ry rfiept akes the lace and pi.tt of a dutiful and Iping wife, yet they are rot mat tied. Sumi'iime they repeal seviral hums, ,1, l , vt n live 3'e is loeihtr, ar.d the voin.o bears children, siill it iB- urn ovitruge However well ihsyuu g nan may he suited with his hunting companion, should he be so fortunate us io r.'sc to rank of t brave waifior,he casts ier oil without ceremony and marries, hat is buys a wife i-fier the cutom of is natiooj and is praised for sodoku, ir his previous union i not considered' ono able fuf a bnve or wmrior. Ni nan cao miiry a wri lor 's daughter lha' s nnl a wuirior himself. C'ori fjueoi j noihers ofim cry and pr y, at.cl be or" their sons, that they may be men uoogh lo uo to war, and kill and ecalj he Pawrierfi, snd be fuccessful in s'enl ng horses, thai ihey'my rise to giad, if warriors, 90'! gf, honorably married. No OHge feels honoiable, nor is jot. i !tt d liooo'.ible, cor lieltd honot... ie, uriiil he tl'stingu'shcs himself mnl i i'I. d a Liave or w-ninj. Th's he may o in one of i he five folhwion w:.ys,iz: hooi down hi- rnemy; knock mm on ,( ho.i'1 wC'c-r n..ihr l.uo rl.ot lum Intvn, sculp him aftrr he has hn shoi lown, ami knockil on the hc.:d; chon h rough 'wo btifliloes wrh an anew i" nf shot, or sie.l ten horsen. To do Mther of the rtbove acts enliihs him to ihe name of a brave, and to ihe pnvil- ge of cairyieg a torrnhaivk. Ah o h- fr jre wm'e.s n;il Ke'tle lemieis. A or w Tnor to m ' ike a k' tile leiu Tdscalooss. liy G ' said he, 'it auiis me exactly; Ihe il d locofocos deal me every other year sure; next August i my tirnt to be beat in cowrie I shall migj thai, save about $200 eleclineeri.i money, and slip in in '47, like in Med oyster RvG hoys.ii suits mepiimeV Jf'e'iimku rifg. Iran eniiiol i es lit l! or re urt 3 '''' mv be done at any lime a'. Sepietnber, umil the V'iv, in ihe Spring. 1 he it the transplanting be Cooking Corn Meal and Cons for J, GS Hit s.f.r p.isinein, we Imm cat. be sssumad, to 'he econoo.) -f s ck il.an Mill rtuaiiil'V 88 Weil c irtu i . , '"" l j nutriment is essential lo their pieserva ion io peil city healty onih' .on. K we admit the correctness ol ilns pomiion and few facts are more cleaily obvious ,hen il results s an ioevii.ble inference that meal, and col only meal but eornJ he blow, uuil hf iifes to tlie am ir .'ie, " ''ii h" nviy ilo it if it should be wniy yeir afterwards. AM girls tnoou 'he Osig" are sold in m-imag". 1 nave never know i an Osne girl i .ke tij vith m.n, as the term is used among hi me oth'r naii'.ns, However poor th no her, aunt, or gtmdian i, she mil l. inaoil sonu thing fur her daughter or ivatd in msrri.te. The girls bing in leniaod, and the nio'her giving Ihem U f i . i i i . i oiiiv tor value receiver), lean tne o.oin rs io watch the girls in the Mric'es manner. W ido ws of e vet y gtad? and ig- make their own ni.iri .gi' ror, t -.ct Mid HI tile lofS'.--l DOSsihle manner. 15 . .1. he ijiils ere as c i is e as tli.ise o m.y 0 ti"r na'ioil. 1 IhV' liPV.r ll ! O ' n ( runaway ma eh among Ihem. Chero k e Jid,cte Suited Exactly Oor l iend Genrte Wiliams, of Henry, who is th 'cstine of more 'wil in othprs,' than any othe memcer of llip Alabama House ot Rep HOUSEHOLD TKZJASON. BV BULWKIt. Ihaven support thee, old man! llioo hast to pass through Ihe bitterest trial whici) honor and affection can undergi hoiichold tieason When the wift 1 1 ft as high the blurl.lr s", front, and bla Zoos out her gu ll; when the child, will mid toic, throws off all control, an.' in kes boast r.f dijsohedirn.e, man re volts lit the audacity; his spirit aim" a lin'iuf his wiuiig: its f.ipf, Bi, least, i Mare, the blow, if y.ci ih gious, is dire n Do', when nidi wonts hikI p.ifi k s' s C'liireal ihe worst foe Fate can arm when a mill Ihe confidence ol the h.-art "I ir's ns ihii form of Pnfidy when t u If om the reptile r wells Ihe fmd rfi' terror when the tore' on which nui leaoftl lor eomfori, hits hkeo counsel u. dvceive him ther he learns, that, ihy after day, the life entwined w.lii hi nwn h .s been a p and a lRg.miiie, he I'.el not the s. fines ol giiel, m r Ihe absorp ik ii ol rv: it is rn ghter than grief ami more wiiheniig ihah nge, it is a horrm that appals. The heart dot uol bleed; the lears do not fliiv, as in woes ii which liiimaniiy is commonly subjected ; it is as if sori'.Mhing oui of the course ol lature hid taken place; something moii-j -'totis and cut of alMlioiight and fore iiiily ,r... ilv.i,it.riv. .mi. in is a lie- g apirl from ihe 01 bit ol criminals;'h i' Ion has no fear of his innocent chil dren; with a price on his head, he lay n safely on ihe bosom cf his uife. 1 his home, the ahlfsl ninn, the most suh iile and suspecting, can be as much : 'iij.e as the simplts'. Were it no! so a !hft Mile, nod ilie accrplinps most ran t'lih ivoihl were, the riot f f hell.' Death f'f a M ther. Aside frorr 'ha! ol'a wif-, the death of a mother has "ii-etaing in it m"ie to'iehin", ihao ant other event does happen, we look b:.rk ipoo i r.t'd -y s ,.f our infancy and child iioo.l, when a fond mtitliei witched ovim tor outgoings and inpomnvjM.,' when lie dull hours of nii'ht were walked l,v n - j tei watchinga. We think we have done our duty, wher w have hud her in the gluouj) giav, wetting it with our lears and ris. d HS'one over her dus:, and chanietl ? Hymn to hei memory. 11 ii ihere is a luty which ma'crnal afl'ction has im insel upon us anil which nothing bu slerocontnrmity to prece)i can peilor m. i is!o follow her precepis ami ex irnph o tate hom to our hearts the solemn warring whi:h heaven bom love dic- ttes lo practice those virtues which or nimmt every depariment of life, t d ii cheiidi fondly the memory of tier whon we ar indebted for life, for happiness. ind Imih( almost say for heaven. Ii we f:il to perform (hese, we prove out- setvrt irailots io our nature, lu our cuo- "Cteice and lo our God" WAR XI2WS- Epcts oj Music Th" pnw r of nm . c iiij l fi. d in an incident whic! , ;i i.' d Iii It .) . Tile unri1'ie umih ..' 1: ti iai le, iii ii o p'i.'u ir. cr i th- -I'Hy.'vip-.o.esai.- ivmi :;.ieti w;:i roio anrtneaily frozen, had Unl down to pei ish -mong ' tinsr eii ;n! snnw-i Tha grai Gen' nl with a sagari y and a lioil lo meet tvery tniergency, order d his band of music lo play with a spir resenlatives, wis belter pleased at ihe.t and animation their celebrated martial patBagQ of the meaiura of 'Bieoaiaair. Il was performed, and the tflec SANTA ANNA'S ADVA NOB. From th. New OrUnn Vclta of t'eli. 25th. If Ihe statements made by rII the Mexi can papers and lotior-wriiera be entitled to I'Otifidencei it is obvious that Santa Anna entertains designs against Jmlerey, ant) hss begun his march against thai point. Ou corrofpondenls represent that large bodies .f troops are being thrown forward upon die road to Monterey as well es ths roat! between Tampicoand Monterey, Hut the most definite statement we have seen iscon ained in a letter published by La Pallia, list evening from Fampico of ihe date ol t)th February which slates that 16 000 ol he most brilliant troops (tropas britliuntes ire inarching fur ihe toad between Sdltilh nd Monterey, This information wo mmunicaied by a Inner writlen fro n Sai. Luis, Another letter written from Tula ol )ie date of 3d February Hales that on Ihe I ft of the mouth Gen. Parodi, with a brt 4 iile of 1500 men composeil of the l'iih legimciil of Infantry of the line styled tin Faiilifnl Soldiers of San Luis,' and a bat- idion of the National Guaid of Jalisco .. i.h three pieces of artillery, were march ;ng in the direction of Monteiey, by ihi toad of Matchcrala. The sierra is for ii fled at evciy point, by the batial'oiis of Fuebia Guarda Costa de Tampico, the company ol Veterans, and three companies of Oavp.lry In tho village ol al.is, Col. Jose Antonio del Castillo is stationed with a respectable force lo defend that point. Geti. Urrea with 1500 men of ihe fitsl regiment of Cav airy, 'l'rimero R. publicauo,' must have ah rei.dy arrived al Vic'oria de Tantaulipas These movements are no doubt made foi he purpose of drawing off our forces Iron ihe contemplated attack on Vera Cruz. siaiita Anna expects lo cut oil' Taylor's com miaiica'ioiis, to block up boih the roada t. Camargo am! to Tampico. Thse niDe cents arc by no means to be regarded a nsignifii ant; ihcy deservo the serious con deration, ar.d will no doubl excite the ut- noil vigilance and activity of prepsriioi among oiir forces iit;,r Monterey. Foitn nalcly (Jeni Taylor, who is never caughi iupping, is in command si Monteiey, will, .bout 4.000 men. Thii forco can cnsily hold thai pbee until reinforced. Cut, in iii meiiiitime, Ihe Mexicans are pUbhin forward towards Maidmoros, from ino rraii which leads through Victoria, UrreaV Cavalry are no doubt the advance of a large (nice intended for this point. This will bi a bold movement, bul is characteristic of Urrea, who is a prompt and decidod officey If. however, his force consists only of rav alty, wo do not apprehend any serious con eqiiences from an atiack on Matamor is The gient fear is, thai they may inierccp our communications ohnig the river, mid die riad fiom Mdtamoras and Camargo lu Monterey. We trust, however, that (Jen Scott, who seems to be moving with great Million and piudence, will not weaken oui forces on the Rio Grande, so as to expose our lines to be easily broken, and the hard- earned results of a roosi expensive cam paign thus be Ion to our arms. Since the above was written, we have seen a letter from a Mexican offii er writlen n great confidence and aeciesy, staling that Gen. Urrea had been ordered lo marcti on viatainoras, and wan already considerably idvanrfd on the road. Correspondence of the Daily Dflta. Tampico, Mexico, Feb. in, 1617 A letter waa received here yesierdayrom Victoria, staling (hat the lancer force m th theit souls with the fite of patriotic tie-1 cannot fully believe llirt any considerable volion, Brouseu their dying energies, Mexican force will come or have come thie they sprung lo their feel and the rn- ich aide of the mountain, and in nothing tht wag accomplished with a iccess. reports I only do so to Keep up wiu others. I hat the lancers are at Victoria, who left there on onr approach, I cm believe, but nothing else. There was a rumor in cir culation at the time wr left Monterey, that Gov, Morales was in or near Victoria, with 7000 men; but we found thai near 6009 were 'in buckram.' The same might be applied to the move on Sdiillo, ihe cav airy of Gen, Gonzalusi at the same nme of our countetmaich to Monterey, nut magni fied into an immense army. The echr. Fioneer ca.ne in from Loboa Mand last night, having left il on ihe 8di mat. The captain reports that he sailed Itnro the island a few days ago with one hundred m:n, destined for the wreik of the Ondiaka, lo render assistance to lha vessel if practicable, and to assist the volunteers. but iiiiuing lhal the troops had lefi there, set are to the wreck, and returned io its place from whence they sailed, disembark en ihe ii. en, aad then proceeded lo this place bringing up dotpitelicj from the iloop-ofi war 3t. JAiiy's, direct from li e squadron. These despatches from Com. Conner a-e said by an officer to ")fl of an important oa- iure, bul their contents have na', nor prub bly will not, be made publi'i. Col. B iker, of the 4ih Minnie, recent! from th? ftrizos, made a speech to his men yesterday evening, in which ha took occa sion to sny thai they would be marched a Jiinstthe enemy in a few days This he aa certain of, and the Colonel havir.g been oi .ithiij,;toii very htely, and just from Gen. Scou, was reckoned to speak by lbs :r.l. He said, also, that Gen. Scott would be here in a d:;y ot two. The Mai imoras game of cutting into our volunteers is now in ihe 'full tide of eur :esaiul operation, aim no lets i.ian am iave had ihoii blood let out in one night by ihe grensera' knives, but I did not hear of il'ier of ilio wounds bamg mortnl The a.-lanlry of our boys generallj leads to lie dill'uuliy. I convened ibis morning with a genlh. nan from ofT the island of Loboe. lie say hai six companies of the Ii uiaianians have anded there; a p rt of the Fennsyli aniatis .nd ono cr Iwo veettls off the re wiib roups. Fiom ihu same rarrespondeoi's letter, tearing date Feb. 13. h, we make ihe sub joined extrarl"; The Republican)) of the ?J, also containt a letter from S..n Luia 1'otoii, affording much itilorma.ion as lo the movements ol ihe Mexicans, and ought io be pub ihed, if ii isop.ly to show that their is some real nagnsuimity yet in Mexico, Tb writer toots al the idea of rejoicing at Ihe rapture f 70 or 80 men, by over 2000 of iheir owo peop e. liut io ins lener: San Lcis Potoh Jao. 27. Yesterday, al 0 o'clock in (he morning, here was great rejoicing in the streets. Die church bell rang out their merry pes' nd many a rocket was fiied of during the ceremony. AH tin was occasioned by Ihe receipt of the 'nvterubW notice ihat ovr 2000 Mexican cavalry under ihe vinl lien. Minon, haJ surprised and cfured a bout 80 'Yankees,' who wers oi their eams in search of fursge 'be plsca hich they surrendered at ' ca,leiJ Tinque is la Vaca. To-day the corps infantry have Iit for ftaliillo also ff'gdeof hone r.d brigade of fooi'r,illery' n8Vnf founen guna ihiee r 24' ,,"fe of f'r of 10, and lbs ree3Ue 01 '""l . H'e a' ,fU'ed that in lesiilun wo days ther'1" S" oul another division, and on lht.o!lowioi day ihe rest of ihe forces yjich sis in Sin Luis. Gen. Twiggs' guide infnnm-H him last place had been greatly augmented, and '' . that nil ihe men ukan hy Mippp, it ihe Mexican troops there would n',f,fi"hul' nl1 beea boi; but h dona mt pieitv well on to six ihoueund mer A r,eFj credit it, no.- does any una ftUe the idea die arrival of ibis reinf rcemeni ,,,e cn,n" having no doobi arisen from th fact of ln mander hauled up before !.im "h"8 I,0I shooi ng of uverul Afexitan who were had sold corn lo ihe A mer"8' ,ml ''-';' Gaines. wise agisted ihem. Th " who 're n,H Til9 rumor 1 nnX bol the arrival orominenl in the busi " lurcr' m BU"'a e the Lancers, al iha citv of Mexico. ' ,ron8 amongei ihem. Vtoioria, i doubt uue for a Mexican kia the wost profit I