Lewisburg chronicle. (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, July 03, 1850, Image 2

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    LEWISBUUG CHRONICLE AND WEST BRANCH FARMER
V;KST BRANCH
from the Gcrmanfow Tctegrapi.
Curing Clover Hay.
Clover makes a most desirable and nu
tritive hay, provided it le cut in season,
and properly cured. Asagrneralrule.it
is not advisable to permit it to remain
standing much' after the period of inflores
er-nce, as the ripening of the seed in' the"
field exposes it ta a certain dpgrte of dete
rioration which considerably diminishes
its value as a feed for stock, besides insur
ing a certain degree of actual and unavoi
dable loss in handling it, ns those leaves
and- heads which have become dry, are
easily detached from thr stock during the
process of raking and pitching, even when
these operations are performed with the
most consummate care.
My plan of operation in raring ciuver
it as follows: As soon as the heads are
nil fully blown, 1 commence mowing, care
being had to lay the swarths an closely as
possible, and to leave no sraHering grass
between them, if it can be helped. About
fouro-'clock in the afternoon, provided the
weather during the day has been clear and
warm, I have the swarths turned carefully
over with' a fork, and in this position they
re allowed to remain till four o'clock the
nexr-day. I then, with a pitchfork, com
mence cocking the swarths pitching the
half made grass in flakes as much as poss
ible, and making my cocks compact but
small say about eighty pounds uncured
hoy to the cock. They are then r.eatly
raked off, scatterings" cleaned up, and
rocks permitted to remaia unopened and
wholly undisturbed, till dry.
Should the weather prove favorable,
the paling will procred rapidly, and in
two days from the lime the grass is cocked,
the hay will be fit to mow. This insures
iV.e entire preservation of the leps and foli
age; confer a beautiful green color to the
hay, and prevents the stalks from assum
ing that dry, hard ligenious character
.. Vi 1 1" I Inn am euro Ir. niueo.B Hnnn mana
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ay exposure to a not sum uiovcr maae
in-this way is never mouldy, -and even
should the weather piove unfavorable, or
even wet after cocking, the compactness of
the cocks will prevent their becoming sat
united, and a few hours' sunning will ren-
dtf-them fit to mow. I have known hav
cocked in this manner to re.naiu out a
wcek-orten days, and mil retain all its
original greenness and fragrance perfectly
unimpaired.
Making hay in this onftner, is a practice
not yet in much favor with American far-
mers ; but in England, Scotland and oih.-r j
European countries, the " grass-cock sys- j
tem'' of curing, but all other crasscs. even j
the finest, when cut for hay, or as a dry '
feed for domestic stock. In the cae of
clover, which usually grows thick and :
rank, the fork shenld always lake :he
place of the rake, which is not rfrj-iitti.
A Practical Faiimku.
1'rom the Genctee l'urmer.
Corn vs. Wheat.
It so happens that my farm consists of
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nence I have adopted the theory, that as
much clear money can be-obtained in twrn-
If uutu utu III imu-
fy years from 100 acres of good corn land, j
trom Xuu acres oi .ami ocvoica .o;
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Sijitemof Tillage. I plow with a large j
plow and-'double teams, making from 2J
io acres per oay ; larro wtn aim at
large 1 arrow ; plant from 20 to 25 acres
per day with a machine of my on mak,
costing but $3, and dram n by one hoise ;
it plants two rows af once, depositing one
):rain at a time and the grains 9 inches
apart. When tin? corn begins to sprout 1
ommence harrowing lengihw'ue of the
rows with my large harrow, and continue
until it begins to appear above ground.
This gives the corn a decided advantage
over the weeds. I then use the cultivator
Ireely, cut the weeds once w ith a hoe, af-tf.-
which I Tol low-with the plow. To pre
vent the land from being exhausted and
save the-cost of manuring, I am carelul to
plow in all the stalks, which will thoro'ly
renovate and keep up the land for any
number of years. I hod ISO acres ofcern
last year, on some acres of which 120
bushels per acre grew. 1 plant 250 this
year. Any communication from my bro
ther farmers, on the subject of corn raising,
will be interesting to me. 11. II. Jerome,
Huron Co.;0.. April, If 50.
Messrs. Editors : 1st. ics plaster i
posscss any soluble substauce, or
,i t
tiiese i
that will be destroyed by its being wctT Qll
does not.
2d. Dues it retain its pnmc-r so as to act
cn vegetation-lhefccond year ? It does 1
The- following experiments gave rise to
the yrcceeding questions : Two years ago
this Srii, I had a field of about four '
I r u. Ilir-K I an m .. rl In ,nti: I aTutf. . at. A, .A
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:t and alter fP5towip on it pmpr-r labor,
I sowed a ktile pltsivr on about half an '
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ecreol H. 1 lie first year there Has no I
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perceptible difference in ihe oais; but when J
I tut the gras the next jear that part on i
wlikh the plaster was sows was exceeding, i
iy-f-loul, the stalks were - large and long,
and- from that l.alf acre 1 received two
loads of- hay ; but from the oilier thr-e end
a half acres 1 received about three li.ed.
No, I would like to km.w whether 1 n.ust I
ascribe this great difference of ratio to the
plaster or look to some other source for
the cause. E. N Oneida Castle.N.Y.,
1850.
Plaster is so valuable fertilizer, that
measures -should be taken to cheapen its
transportation to its lowest attainable figure.
Lime, ashes, and bones should also be car
ried at the minimum charge on railroads
and canals. Plaster trade the gain.
Messrs. Editors : Many farmers who
have used Wheatland plaster for years,
think its efrecis uporr the" soil' are nor as
good now as formerly, and have conse
quently discontinued its use to a great ex
tent. They think the plaster has deterio
rated in value from some cause either the
beds are not as pure as they used to be,
or, perhaps, lime-stone or some other stone
is mixed with the gypsum. If Dr. Lee has
aTilvzed the plasrer of these, and can tell
whether ornbt our' s'jppbsitioris are weli
founded he will much oblige many readers
of the Genesee Farmer.
We have not analyzed any of the quar
ries of plaster in Wheatland.and we should
be sorry to believe that any one should add
marl, of which there is an abundance in
the neighborhnod,to the pure mineral. The
difficulty doubtless U, that your soils are
sick of g psum, from the lack of bone-timber,
potash, magnesia, and common salt,
in the Innd. Plaster is not everything that
nature tiimands to form a clover plant, or
a crop of wheat, onts or corn. Farmers
must learn to take better care of the pot
ash, phosphorus, and magnesia, in their
soils.
Foreign News.
The political news from England is of
conquerable importance. After repeated
efforts of Lord Pulmerston to arrange the
Greek difficulty with France, and after
several postponements of the debate in the
P.riiish Parliament, the question was final
ly brought up, and the Ministry defeated
Their resignation, in consequence of this
defeat, was hourly expected.
Later advices from India are received,
and are unfavorable in a commercial point
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. D view.
, Thc commerc!aj ileiBence from China
was not regarded as favorable.
Important from New Hexico.
St. Louis, June 25, 1850. The follow-
j '"8 important advices Irom &ma re nave
i Lw " received in this city :
Santa Fe, May 25, 1850. There has
been a Convention of delegates called and
held here, which has formed and promul-
gated a State Constitution for the govern- j
ment of the Slate of New Mexico.' i
Tiie Convention assembled on the I5.h
ins'ant, and the session lasted eiulit or nine j
days in which a Constitution was formed,
nnicn would go into operation about t lie J
st Ju'y- I
The boundaries of the S'ate were de- j
finedi slavery prohibited! The .
t onstttution was adopted to-aay (.n;tbe rate of two miles an hour. hen
May.) In fiftten days an election is to j post-offices were fej and far between, and
take-place for members of the State Lc-jis- ! the transmission of intelligence between
lu'ure. ; neighboring States wasQhore tedious than
Two Senator nnd ll prcentiie in I Jt now in iK-twcc'n distant continents. Uut
I Congress w ill soon lie elected, and efforts
will also l made for them to take their
f,
swt ' Congress,
Mf & Viin Ju(J 0iero ni enry
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Conollv are prominent
(,overnorj BnJ Cap, A
and Cant. A. W. Revmond.4
Major R. n. Vilma for Senator,.
It is supposed that thej Hon. Hugh N. 1
g.. he presen( de,P(,alein Washington, j
wmt& oe elected to the House of K"Pre-1
US CONGRESS
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Washington, Jane 26. I he news Trom
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New Mexico created an intense sensation,
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here, to da v. It non-pulses ever)boctj,
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and summarily knocks on the head all pre-
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vious calculations. i
The Southern extremes are in a terrible
rage, " Resistance" not only to New Mex
co, but California, too, must be made, now
' at all hazards, to the last cxtremiiv."'
Th -Texas members are particularly
ferocious. Texas they say ha been de
hberatcly defrauded, nnd cheated out of
her territory, and she must get it back, by
force of arms, if necessary !
Efforts are making to persuade the
South generally, to make this their com-
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her. kern cool and uuiet but the excite-
ment on. all hands is very great.
Washington, June 30, 1650.
This day ends the fiscal year, and the
I Secretary of the Treasury will pay out no
I more money if anv he has till Congress
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IIBS Hie ai'l'iuiii muuu unio. " -"
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will be no one can undertake to sav. ine
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in most instances, and the Secretary will ;
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not make any more trtnslers, or pay any-
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tl mc out of the surplus fund.
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Washington, June 29. It is reported i
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that the t.overnor of Texas has called
.kniil 9 nnn r... Gn Pa tn main.
tain the boundary rights of T
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-i issaia wi:nin3e last te
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ISI S.llfa r m Infill llll IM Muananw ll.nr.
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The Norfolk Argus says : The wheat j
crofs-nf North Carolina and tide water j
counties of Virginia are all utterly blighted
by rust. I
Harrisburg June 20. An attempt was I
made lnt inht to burn the railroad. '
trig?, fite n iles ct of Lrwiaftwn. !
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rir.unwim-i i j i -xru ji ,.rrtiril
H. O. HICK OK, Editor.
O. H. WOHDEIf, Publiaher.
At f t,M cMhta rtnafuTin flm montt.., 2 paid
withia tb jew, mod H,M at the end of the yiar.
Agents In Philadelphia T B Palmer and K W Carr
Leicisburg, Pa.
Wednesday Morning, July 3.
ADVERTIZE ! Executor. Admlnutratom, Public
0r. uty and Country Mmhaata, Manufacturers,
Mechanic, Bunnra Men all who wish to procure or to
dmpoM i orahytShnr-wwrld do well to pre mtice or the
name through the -Lrtnitbxrg fhrnwidr." Thia paper hiw
Rood and increasing circulation in a e mnunitj rontai
nmjt an larr a proportion oT active, aulrent pruduccn,
"Urri,; Mkl deler"' o'ber in I be State.
FOB THK AMENDMENT TO THE CoXSTlTVTIO.N.
Democratic State Nominations .
Omol Commi,,imer VTM.T. MORISOX.orMoutpimery Co.
Auditor General EPIIRAIM BANKS, of MiflJin Co.
Surveyor General J POUTER BRAT,iEY,orCrawforU'Co. !
Wliig State Solunations .
Chun! Ojmmiuymtr JOSHUA UNO AN, or Buck Co.
Audttor General IIEXRV W. SNYDER, f I'nlon Co.
Surveyor Ccacral-JOSEril IIEXDEI:.SO. oT Watiii'n Co.
Election Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1850.
Independence Day.
To-morrow's sun will light up, through
out the Union, another glorious festival of
onsututionai liberty another Jubilee of.
Freedom. Each anniversarv of this hal-'
lowed day brings with it rejoicings more
thoughtful, yet more exultant, than its
predecessors. Each twelve-month's prog
ress up thc steeps of fame and power is,
latterly, prodigal of great events, and
shadows forth fresh wonders in thc future.
Each passing year dcvelopes anew the
measureless capabilities of our free insti
tutions, imparts to them renewed life and
potency, and strengthens and deepens the
foundations on which they rest.
It is difficult to realize the changes of
seventy-five years that have elapsed since
thc political tics that connected us with thc
mother country were severed, and it is
doubly right that the fires of patriotism
should be annually rekindled,, aud our
country's origin and destiny be thus vivid
ly recalled. Aud these festivities could
never be more appropriate than on thc
present auniversary, while the insane cry
of " disunion," from a scattered handful
of political fanatics is yet ringing in our
cars.
springing from the feebleness and de-eudc-nee
of our colonial days, as with thc
energy of a new creation, our country has
in three quarters of a century attained a
proud and just pre-eminence in all thc cs-
st.ntial elements of national greatness. It
is but yesterday, as it were, that one half
the present populous States of the Union
were a wilderness when there i
icithcr
turnpike, railroad, canal, or stcuiuUat in
the whole country. AVhcn merchandize
was conveyed across our mountains on
pack-horses, and transported upotin-treams
j unwieldy barges that were urged iigainst
the current by the most toilsome hibor, at
within thc life-time of a single individual
all this has been changed as by the touch
of a magiciau's wand. Manufactories and
institutions of learning have sprung up in
all directions. A net-work of turnpikes,
canals and railroads has been extended to
all points of thc compass.
Many of thc
niost improbable dreams of the Arabian
Nights' Entertainments have been realized,
The thunderbolts of heaven have been
j disarmed of their terrors aud guided safe-
t'ie uosom f tuc earth. We have
harnessed up fearful enginery that savages
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micht innocently suppose could only have
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been discovered " down below, and with
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it plou"h at will our lakes and rivers
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ferry the ocean and make thc earth
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rous railroad trains. And not satisfied
' with these, and numberless other minor
victories over nature, wc have laid a mas
ter hand upon thc most subtle of all known
elements, and called upon the lightning's
flash to become onr obedient messenger.
Improvement has kept even pace with thc
I progress of scientific discovery. Our wes
tern forests echo to the tread of thc ad
vancing column of civilization. Trading
l-o" "ave Dccoinc ciucs. ana vi
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Uaircs
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lHi commercial emporiums.
Wc
have boldly pushed out into the wilderness
and lelted the continent with confederate
empires. State after State has marched
steadily into the Union star after star
has flashed forth from the broad folds of
onr national ciisicn States have become
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empires, aud sparse territories nave become
Mates in sueu rapiu succession tuat puz-
r.led Europe stands aghast as she in vain
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attempts to cast the horoscope of our fu-
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ture greatness.
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In Science, Litcratnre, Tkcolocy, and
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the line Arts, wc have risen from obseu-
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riiy to n posmou tunii vuuiic-ugi-s iuv re-
sptciiui llglU VI UUI Il11 iiauiMiiduui:
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HOAitnilnil t hrViii irh IhA t.rxmwtta i . I
cabinets of Europe, and ly its directness
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and honesty of purpose, has cut the Gor-
dian knot of their Machiavellian poliev,
and taught them to respect the dictates of
justice, and the demands of right. Thc
warlike spirit and achievements of our
people Las impressed the despotisms of
the Old W orld with a sense of the char-
cctcr and rapacity of cur institutions that
they had failed to receive from our prog
ress in the arts of peace. And now, while
thc once powerful dynasties of Europe arc
resting uneasily upon the brooding ele
ments of revolution beneath them, fearing
momently the destruction that ultiuiately
awaits them at thc hands of their oppressed
subjects, onr once contemned republic
stands proudly forth as thc exemplar of
thc nations; sitting enthroned between the
seas, with the decaying civilization of
Europe on one hand, the barbaric rude
ness aud freshness of Asia on the other
inviting and receiving thc ends of the
earth iuto her bosom, to assimilate with
her own life-blood aud with the commerce
of thc world soon to be at her feet, and
pouring its countless treasures into her
lap.
All this prosperity is the direct result,
under Providence, partly of our geograph
ical positiou, but mainly and essentially
of the principles of thc Juffersonian De
mocracy, first announced to the world in
the Declaration of Independence princi
ples which have placed us in a wonderful
ly short period on vantage ground that can
not be rivalled,, and, traveling across thc
Atlantic, have undermined, upheaved, aud
will ultimately overturn the despotic gov-
j t.rnmcnts 0f crusbed and exhausted Europe
Startirjg as wc did with principles and a
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I JOI III VI l-l UlUllll. IIIUM IU 111V lOkllllit-
tion of Monarchist, seemed as powerless
and unstable as thc shifting sands of thc
sca-shorc, we have proved by tho demon
stration of varied and perilous vicissitudes,
that our political institutions can cope
successfully with the most formidable ex
ternal danger, or the most alarming in
ternal dissensions though thc one should
be found in the opposing hosts of thc 'mis
tress of thc seas," and the other be lashed
into phrenzy by thc madness of sectional,
or party strife. The only real element of
danger which was iutcrwoven with our fa
bric of government, the Slavery question,
has already sufficiently developed its pro
portions and prospects, as to remove for
ever all apprehensions which the most
faint-hearted and desponding may have
entertained, on that account, for thc safe
ty and perpetuity of thc republic. The
Union was never more firmly entrenched
in the hearts of thc people than now, and
its dissolution never before so absolutely
impossible.
The only source of danger lies in the
very elements of our strength thc possi
bility, as some imagine, that thc people
themselves may become unworthy of our
institutions, or indifferent to their value.
It is perfectly true that like causes produce
like effects. Corrupt and degrade the
masses, and the safeguards of freedom are
gone. I5nt elevate and enlighten them
provide for the universal and thorough
education of thc people and let them,
and the public servants to whom they del
egate thc reins of government, adhere
with inflexible firmness to the letter and
spirit of the federal compact, and there
will be imparted to our republican institu
tions a renewed elasticity and strength
that can not be successfully assailed by
any adverse influence on earth.
The Constitution of the Union is
worthy thc reverential regard of the pros
perous millions who repose under its shad
ow in jieacc and security. It has proved
equal to every crisis that has tested its
strength, and adapted to our condition in
every change of our national advancement.
It has grown with our growth, and strength
ened with our strength. " It was the
swaddling clothes of our national infancy ;
it is thc coat of mail that envelopes thc
giant limbs of our national manhood."
Esto n:rjftiia may it be everlasting !
OCrOn Monday we had exhibited to us
a freshly-plucked lemon, measuring thir
teen and a half inches in circumference
over :! ends, and eleven and a quarter in
ches around the sides, and weighing pre
cisely oqo pound, avcrdupois. It grew on
an inoculated lemon tree owned by Mrs.
Nathan Riwn in this boro', about two feet
high, two and a half years old ; and (he
top of hich could readily be enclosed in a
hall buahel. The tree bore several lemons
but this was the only one that remained.
It,liad been growing about a jear.
More 'aid and comfort' from the 'out
sider:.' .Listen to the Junior of the Colum
bia Democrat,
'The papers says, Bro. II., that the peo
ple are going to send you to Congress.
We rnu't fight for you but we are wiih
you."
Aprropos to that, 'the papers say that
ihe Junior aforesaid, J. G. Freeze, Esq.,
will be tlec'ed Prosecuting Attorney for
Columbia County. 'All right, driver ; go
ahead F
Census Taken.
Wc understand the Marshal of the
II. S. lor the West Dist. of Pa. has made
the following appointments of Deputies :
I'raclGutilius, for Union cuwty
Thos.S. Mackey for upper North'd Co. ;
Rev. George Guver, lor Huntingdon ;
A. K. M'Clure (Ed. "ScnJfor Juniata ;
John Knox for upper Lycoming ;
Cha's Cook (Ed. Dem) for Montour.
(fcJThe Missouri Compromise line has
been voted down in the U. S. Senate, 37 to
19. Mr. Clay's Compromise Bill still
drags its slow lengths along. No action yet
on California in the House.
C7We this week treat our rea
ders to a racy sketch of back wocd life by
Mrs. Hayes. C7Se aho .Vf Adv'ts.
Correspondence of the Chronicle
Burlington City, loiia. ?
June 12, 1850 $
Mr. Editor : After writipg my last let
ter at Green Bay, I passed up the north
side Fox river to thc Green Lake country.
I believe I said good deal about the coun
try along, and the capacity of that river,
but within the limits ot an epistolary com
munication, justice can not be done so
great and growing a country. The ra
pidity with which this country improves,
is incredible to an eastern man, unless he
comes here and sees for himself. For an ex
ample, I will give fne town of ArptrroM,
on the north bank of that river, some sev
en miles from its source. On the 19th of
February 1849, the preparatory school
house for & college was commenced, on
the site in the woods. Not a house was
near, nor a tree cut, before this. And
when I was there on the 11th May, 1850,
seventy-three houses were up, and occu
pied ; the school in full operation, with
some 100 scholars ; a splendid hotel fin
ished, and two others about finishing ; and
many more buildings commenced. The
town was already well supplied with stores
and mechanics, 6f all kinds, and several
doctors and lawyers. Your readers must
not imagine that these buildings are cabin;
by no means. They are neat, well finished
frames painted white, and some of them
built with much taste and elegance. The
same spirit of go ahead is manifested at
Neena, Menassa, Oshkosh, A'goma, and
Fon du luc, which lie on the west side
and end of Lake Winnebago. The latter
place is the oldest, and lies at the head of
the lake. It was commenced some four
years since, and now numbers a popula
tion of some 2,500, is very neat in appea
renre, and full of business, life and anima
tion. Thc country in the neighborhood
ol Ceresco and Green Lake, as far as Fort
Winnebago is also a magnificent section of
conn'ry.
In traversing this country, we can soon
find a key to the magic prosperity of these
towns, as it requires not the slow process
of years' hard labor to clear and prepare
the ground for cultivation ; thousands of
acres being ready for the plough, and w hen
once ploughed is as easy farmed (and re
quires not half the attention) as the best
bottom land on the Susquehanna, after
forty years, cultivation. In the western
part ol Ihe State, however, we find a diffe
rent soil, and quite a different state of
things. I allude to the mineral lands.
Lead is found in great abundance, and
some Copper, but the county as well as
the population, is rugged and uncultivated.
The Southern part of the State is unques
tionably a master-piece of nature. Rock
and Walworth counties, in Wisconsin,
Winebago and Ole counties in Illinois,
I appenr to have every element of perfection
libra farming country ; and Wntcrtown,
'Janesville, Itelnit, and Rockford, which
are located on Roelc river, partake of the
nature of the country.
Wisconsin is generally healthy, especi
ally l lie lake country. Milwaukee is a
beautiful nnd flourishing young city. It
is rincipnlly built with a rich cream-cob
lured brick. These bricks are made by
steam, pressed ready for the kiln. There
is one establishment there that turns off
from 30,000 to 26,000 bricks per day.
They make a very permanent and magni
ficent looking wall. Their sand stone is
of thc finest quality, and a very rich sub
stitute for marble for sills, steps, &c. The
architecluul skill and workmanship of the
mechanics of Milwaukee, will favorably
compare with the best in the eastern cities.
If our eastern cities are not thrown in the
shade by this modern improvement, will
soon perceive an imperceptable shadow
steal over ihem.because their grandeur and
style is examined, and improved upon.
Port Washington, Racine, and Southport
are also handsomely located, and pleasant
coast towns.
Chicago (Illinois) is quite a city; is
built principally of wood, streets and pave
ments are all laid wkb plank, and in dry
weather has quite a combustible appearance
It is considerably larger than Milwaukee,
but nothing to compare with it, in point of
elegance and taste. Its public and private
buildings as well as its stores and business
depots, have more of a picayune appear
ance. The whole State although it con
tains a soil of superior quality, and very
little that is not first rate, lacks that neat,
flourishing, and enterprising appearance
that arrests Ihe attention, and elicits the
admiration of the traveler in Wisconsin.
Peoria is decidedly the most pleasent town
I have seen in the State. It is situated on
the Illinois river near the out-let of Peoria
lake, and has a population of some 2,000
to 2,500. In the western part of the
State is some broken, sterile counly, but
nineteen twentieths of the land is really
delightful, and wculd yield the industrious
husbandman a rich reward. Piairies are
large and luxuriant ; and roads are some
times not easy found. I would suggest to
those who propose traveling in the West,
to supply themselves with a pocket com
pass, 1 have found it very convenient on
these prarics.
Of Iowa, I am not prepared, as yet, to
speak, but from what I can learn it is the
same character of soil. It appears to me
that I have already seen first quality of
land enough in this country upon which,
with a supply of Pennsylvania farmers.
and lhe assistance of Ihe ploughing, sow
ing, reaping and "thrashing machines, a
CELEBRATION.
A anion of lakes, a nnKvn of land,
A uuioa tlut authiDK rtiall ia-ir
A anion of nraru. a union of hauda,
A MEXICAN UIOM K HTl:
LEWISBU11G UNIVERSITY. JULY 4, 1850.
Heading Scriptures Prof. S. W. Tavlor.
Prayer . Prof. G. W. A.iER30.v.
Music National Hymn Choir.
u lt every brart rcjoicv and tine," Ac
Ieclaration of Independence, read by
C. Carroll Bittixo, I'hituJrjAta.
M,ukc11 Hail Columbia' CuoiB.
Oration The Declaration of Independence :
James T. Lans, Frcrpttt, Pa.
Muk Hail I glorious Day " CnoiR.
Oration Onr Country . . J. Merrill Lixs, LrtciAur.j.
JUusi'c " In glorious Days of Bravery " .... CliOiR.
Oration A Country's Memorials and their Influences:
John K. Taiioart, Xorthumbrrlund.
, Music Ode to Science ClIolR.
MTba morning Sun Bhinm from tb East, te.
, Benediction Prof. G. Ii. Bliss.
The public arc respectfully invited to attend.
Ws. Barmiirst,"
(.5. I. McLeoi, Committ'
J. P. Ti-otix,
J. II. PETERS, I ArnuujeutnU.
A. B. Stewart, J
sufficiency of wheat might be raised n j Delegate Meeting.
supply the whole world, and have some' The Democratic citizens of Union coun-
left lo shin to Ihe rest of mankind." i 'y- mec a ,heir respective place, of
, ' . , .. , ;,!,, holding elections, on Sati-rdat the I Oth
lean not cone ude this letter without ' , ,
. day of AuguM. at 2 o clock. P.M., to e'ect
adverting to a most despicable and (to me) ; wo de,e,t for each distrjct, to mw, ,
annying practice common in Wisconsin ; (jounly (.'onvpution, on Monday the 12 h
and Illinois, (to put visiter iheoce, on their : of August. For the purpose of noininn
guard,) among Ihe gentlemen of all aes : tinn candidates for Congress and AssemMv.
and sizes (they had better supply their- ! rA Cene.a I attendance is requested.
. , , ., . .- Bv order of the Sstandinj; ' ommittee.
selves with asafcetxda, a; a counteracting ; June f g5()
remedy.) I allude to the smoke pipe, by :
many who move in the circle of society in ; 9Iorc Sews for the SUk!
which a person might fain hope to see bet- ; rEtiTirirjTEs axd TEsn.mxiAi.
ter taste, r ancy yoursell ( lor illustration)
coming from a dinner tab!e filled with
everv tliinu that was cood, and plenty of;
it, done up in ihe most palatable style, and
as you retire into the parlor to lake
lounge, you find yourseir enveloped in a
cloud of vapor emitted from a dozen or :
more, stinking old pipe9, ufti:iently green
to disarrange the digestive organs of a ;
buzzard, and your well supplied stomach :
sympathizing with sensitive olfactories.
The result may well be imagined. This
has been the unpleasrnt experience of
M. j
Fall of the Great "Table Rock."
Niavara. Fulls. June 29 At tmeiitv '
minutes past two o'clock this afternoon, : th nv-nviur wni pn-rrnt iu u -nm on th
, ., Twm and repair the biliary functions.
while a carriage, containing six persons:
was passing along Table Rock" it as . emarsable otBE or cvxsixiviox.
. ., . ., t - - Abraham Hunairlrr, 2 roitr from Shiepeck-
discovered that the rock was giving away. . lll!e 00lrrIed .' rold( jTU
They had just time to jumpfrom the car-: tied upon hi I.ui g, atteni.VU ith iulcrti
riace for their lives, when ihe rock fell, j'oughing.grr.i d.fficuUy of brntbiog. ennbuma
. , . Li t. ' 'orneil in bia lung, and made its y through
with a tremendous crash, taking Ihe car-: lhe tiie, ,j dlfcb,rged large quantities of pua
iruge with it. One man jumped from lhe : nUinally. Thia mournful ute of tb ug con
carriage just as the rock gave way. The : ,'DUJ fot lnK ""e, until making oe of Dr.
shock was felt for miles around. It is re- i l'Z JQ? ViM Cb'"1'
ported that the guide, and several visiters, :" AsmLiCr Compl.ini, or
were under the rock at the time. jBronchiiia! If m gite ibis medicine i trial It
r . : aeldom tails to cure.
Professor Webster. very important caution.
Boston, June 29. It is reported here. : Be ery careful to enquire for .DR.
on high authority, ihat Professo, Webster j T
has written a letter to the Governor and ; idu! hic wolen the usme of Wild Cherry.
Council, confessing that he killed Di-: lhinins lo borrow reputation from ihaialrei
D , . . ,- . -. , ' dy ralabliabed. Remember, Ibe genuine ie put
Parkman, but mat it was not murder, and : , J ,qu. boUle, tMmi wllh , .utilul wrip.
praying that his sentence may be commu- ' per, (steel engraving.) with ine pom ait of UK
ted. The letter, though long, does not, it ' WA YNE Ibereon, elo his signatorr r .II out-
is said. Pive the details of the fatal tr.ns-
action. It will probably be before the
Council nest Tuesday.
Delegate Meetings and County
Convention.
The Democratic Whig voters of Union
county will assemble in their respective
election districts on Saturday, the 3d day
of August next, and elect two Delegates,
for each respective District, to attend a
County Convention, which will be held at
New Berlin, on Monday lhe 5h day ofl? "T ,.m!!!m n"dic,T
. . :r . . j lonrs being o very pleasant lo the taste, at tbs
August next for the purpose of nominatina .,m. tim. ffi-u.i t am h. .hi. .. a.'. r
miiuiuam iui luiivmii ,ia
1 Congressman, 1 Assemblyman, Pro
thonotary, Prosecuting Attorney, Counly
Surveyor, Commissioner, &c.
By order of the Whir; Standing Com'te.
WM. VAN GEZER, Ch'n.
New Berlin, June 27, 1850.
.j:j.i.. r. 1 1, a rn..:., . r .
CULL'S HEAD HOTEL,
Alifflinbwg, Union counly, Penn'u.
m ,
Kavsrcui r tntorms ibe citizens of j me dioou, iney correct all the funcnons ot IM
Union county, and Ihe public in general. ! Liverand as an alieratiye in Dropsical arTreiioos
tbal he has leased the above stand, for many j ,n,'T are very valuable. (inMinen of lbs head,
years oecepied by his Father, and is now pre- ! dimness of sight depression of spirit. beaJarbe.
pared to accommodate friende sad Ihe traveling i drvara cared l y these purifying Pills.
community in a manner acceptable to all. j medicine can have a belter effect fit monthly ir
The HOUSE is large and roomy, well arran- regularities, which orcaxionally happen to o
ged in all its departments, and every care will be I aien, tbey are perfectly safe, and will in conjuue-
laken lo render bis guesU comfaruble and happy. 1
ll is TABLE will always be furnished-with Ibe
choicest delicacies of the season, and lhe best the
maiket eaa afford. The BAR wilt at nil timn.
be attended by careful persons, and noae but the :
very best of liquors will be kept. His 8TABXE8
are ample and convenient, and Ibe OSTLERS i
In abort; be pledges himself to endeavor to
o- o 'kiiwi iu nn, ami nopea nv
slrief attention to bueines lo merit and reeeival
a liberal share f natronata l"" ")
tVffl'ir . P
M.ffl.nburg, June TO, IHSQ
at 10, A.M.
: SHjfnent -r-rjf . t.y,n pp,r.n,n i ..-....
ttttiuy Jvrth f.V womlrrul virhuw of
Dr.Swayne's celebrated Family Medicines.
; ) ! S W A r i EVS
a : celebrated Compound iSjrup if
Wilt! Cherry
THK HOST COXMOX SATINS IS
Tltat I nouM not firm
on. fcottlr of - lr. Swarm-'
Comr-ouiHl Syrupof V il.lt hrrrr'
for bait a doz-n if any otLrr ytrpar
atirn. 1 haw triiil ail tbr popular oma,
fiut thin itn!- unriTallrd for tlie run of th
IbllowinfC diM-arrs. Tia. ffiKKKi. Cough. tW.
t'-nsvmpevn. nf iihuAi, lint"tm vf CAa
Iburt, Wltwitiug V'Vth. TmLup or Hirrng acw
ttim im . Thrvat. Jtrtmrhili. Atthma, vr
H'nti mtt of the .Yerrrm Soseim, or im
paiil rtjii.-tit iitn-o fruaa any rauar,
and to prrvrnt prons from
fallinirintua ZirW'M,tlii.nK'-
tlw-mr ban not it equal.
i r" rVJKi- " toumcrjcxi.
Swa Tate's Celebrated Termlfuse-
"A sale end effectual remedy for Worms, lu
prpnia. Cholera Morbua, akkly or Iliapeptic
Children, or Adults, aud ibe moat aw
lul Family Medicine ever offered
to Ihe public.'
Extract of a Letter to Dr. Simyne.
fiaied. AnderaoDtown. Indiaaa.
A man purchaaed a bottle of your Vermifuge
lhe other day for his child, and by its use dis
charged sixty thiee of the largest worms he har
ever seen. It i somewhat difficult lo set the
i PP,e UJ " been " 8ulw
, ... ....
a large quantity. Respectfully, yoora;
Tawmisi T. Swum. P. W.
BEWARE OF N1STAKCJS! Remember.
Dr. Sway ne'e Vermiluge is now put np in squars
tMittle, (having recently been changed.) corerrj '
with a beautiful steel engraving wrapper, with
ibe portrait of Dr. 8ayna thereon. Bear this
in mind, and be not deceived.
See Ihat the name is spelt correctly
!8WAY.E.
j CLEANSE AND PURIFY.
Da. SWAYNE'8 Hi GAR COATED SAR
PARII.LA EXTRACT OF TAR PII.L9.
I A mild and erTective Dareatiw. ereat our i tier
"" with Dr.Swayne's Compound Syrup
Wild Chery, take all pain from every part cf
me system. i
The above valuable medicines are prepared ''ri
' by Da. 8WAYNE, N. W. corner of Egb!j
oJ K,c 'treeU, Pbiradelphia.
Atrrnft f,ir IW. rni,n, fn -
?.w "r'T.'E
rmn a Srrinnns S-linrr-rf L. a Tavlor. utminrum
Vonncman k Walter. Drv Valley !iiin.Morr'itall'?
R.ubrn KHIer. Nary I.laM WiltKUerLllartlr'.s
Borer SHer tr,l.r S.n.1 ll.nrt, Jr.
, viornkeerer. gmerally 1 1-?