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THIE SILUIIP CIT§r.5I"-Eli.
C(l1.'l- Cr'.li‘U_-’l.ljll.-1N, /llué‘lCI'.
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Norwalk, May 2'3. 1338- if 63
CHARLES MEiiRl’i‘,
. SURGEON DEN'l‘lST.
AVING petrriatieutly locaictl liittisclf in
E?" me.-ity of Britl_-_}eport, he_r;s leave respect-
fully to inform the itiliabitaitts of Fairfit.-ltl and
the atl_i-lining cotintie.-. that lll‘ is frilly prepared
1,, ,,,cr*,‘,,,-gn any .313:-ngtiriu urmn lltt; ’]‘r'L'lll. Ill his
rnoiits,iii the most approved an-l st:i«.:ittilic tttriniicr.
Ladies and gcntleiiten who wish to have teeth
ltiserted. are itifortiicd that he has, and will keep
constatitly on liaritl, a sttpcrior assorttnent of Iii-
fll'e(1'lll8 (‘tI’l‘.ll to the nattiral ones, and in pain
'15‘: tltirahility. are iittich superior.
C. M. has been located in this city about 18
months, and his success has been such as to war-
rant. him in nssuringtlto [)til)iif.', with the most
purfcct cotifi-lcttcc, that this place will contititic
to be his perttiuiicttt rcsideti:-e.
All calls in his prut‘ets'ttitt will hcgrateftilly re-
ceived, and atiutttlatl to potieitrzillv. any hour of
the day. at liis otlice in Plit-t-ix l'.iiilrl_inL'._ Weill
street. Scpttiiibct‘ 2), I535.
,.._...__
my Tito fol‘owitig t:r:i'titic:i!c frorri (.‘lll_ZC!’tS of
Bridgeport. is rtrspcctfully sutiiitlrtl to the public:
we are happy to unite in rissitritig the public
I-llHlIt)t1l'l‘Cllt)wt'lllZt-ll]. Mr. Charles .\leri‘itt. Sur-
gctltt [)r_:utist, is both [)l‘t)lI.‘SSlIIll£llly and person-
ally worthy their fullest confidence, and that he
pips-tesincs tiur trvn. \‘v'c. liavc either cxperlettcctl
otirsnlvea, or witiiossctl in others, the skill, tease
a ,,t ,-|¢,3;mt~e with which lie operates. and arc
(llttttll-l!'l)l that his work is not siirp:-isscd by titty
1).eti_tist in New York; whilst histtottiparativcly
tuozl.-zraie oliaruotz alllird to all the exercise of his
p,.-ofcssitinal ability. _
A, C)][]:]()[]‘ Dtl\'i l ll. Nr!’l.‘~'ll.i\'I. I).
\Vtii. li Nit.-li. .'t't.l).
\Vttt. ll. Nttlrlt-,
lleury Sll“llttll.
X.Vtn. R. Taylor.
Stitcs Nicliols it Cn-
lliibbell A’, Tlitirripsoti, Iiirtlscy c\3 Bcacli,
Dcforctst A’. Iieiirtl-aley. Jnmcs Porter.
.I7ririlgcyrort. Jul]; 28, 1838.
-J 1.,:t ‘ ;\-,- F4':,_.-.—“I
Eillitltti lrl til‘-\ll:3J «SI ltclltii lit-i
HlTNIJY'S Imperial Sirengtlietiiog
V Plaster, has abundantly proved its stipe-
riority over all others in the removal and cure of
those distressing pains and weakness in the side,
breast, back, &.c. Also irt rheumatic fllIl;‘(:ll()llS
and indigestion. Hundreds of certificates. of‘
their utility might be given, but the following
frotn one of the most respectable inliahitatits of
Fiiirficltl County is deemed siillicicnt:
Nor/ielrl. Conn., August 21, 1838.
Mr. \Vhituey: Dear Sir—By using one of
your Imperial Strengthening Plasters, I have
been relieved in the short space of two weeks, of
a painful and distressing weakness in my back.
with which I have been troubled for the last fif-
teen yea rs. I take this occasion to express to you
my acknowledgments for the benefit thus receiv-
ed, with the hope that all others wlto are similar-
ly affected, may be enabled to avail theruselves
pf your valuable remedy.
Very respectfully yours.
' JUSTUS PLATT.
Gui"/0
For Sale by Mr. .I. A. IVEED, Norwalki
and Mr. J. W. TAYLOR, \Vestport. Price
;_25 cents. 3m*77
WRAPPING PAPER.
For Sale, at this Ofiice, 4 Rcanis paper, ofa
iargersize than used for printing the Gazette, at
-20 cents per quire. or $4 per ream.
Norwalk, May 14, 1838. ,_-
IMIR. lB©lNl*’-S Sl]'3L'€.t_’E_‘.©tHl,
' iron SALE AT THIS OFFICE.
or-.'s LIME
for sale h
CIIARLES THOMAS.
No}-v,valk_, June 12, 1838. tf66
, LANK W'ARRAN'I‘S for the collection of
Front the Ifrrickcrbockcr‘ of September.
A PSALDI OF LIFE.
IVHAT THE HEART 01-‘ Till‘: YOUNG MAN SAID TO
THE PSALMIST.
Tell me not in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream,
For the soul is dead tliat_,_sl,iitnbers,
And things are not what’ they seem.
Life is real—-life is earnest;-—
And the ‘grave is not its goal;
Dust thou art, to dtist returnest,
Was not spoken to the soul.
Not enjoymcrit, and not sorrow,
Is our destiu'd end or way:
But to act, that each to-triorrow
Find us farther than today.
Art is long, and titne is fleeting,
And otir hearts though stout and brave,
Still like rrtirfilegilgums are beating
b‘uueral;rira~ré ._ to the grave.
In tlieworld's broatl field of battle,
In the hivouac of Life,
Be iiotlike dumb driven cattle!
B=',;'l hero in the strife.’
Trust no Future. ltowc'er pleasant!
Let the dead Past bury its deal!
Act—-art in the glorious Present!
Ilcart within, and God o'er head‘!
Lives of greatmenall remind us
\'Ve can tnakeour lives sublime.
And. depzirting,.~leave behind us
Fuotstt-ps on the sands of time.
Footsteps, that perhaps another.
Sailing o'er lift-.’s soletnii ttiain.
A forlorti and sliipwrcck'tl brother,
Seeing. shall take heart again.
Let its then be tip and doing,
\\7itlt it heart for any fatcl
Sill ritzliicvitig, still ptirsniug,
Learn to labor and to wait.
A Cm.‘)‘tIgC0t.'S 1.-Irztrc/cr.—-'l‘lic Metropolitan, in
giving a .skett_-it of the late counsellor Sampson,
has the l':i.'lowi;i_g anecdote ofliis forensic courage,
Wlliclt strongly illustrates the dignity and moral
liriiiucss ofltis character:
At one ofthe gttvvrnfllenl prosecutions before
the tilootly Norbt.-r_v, a stubborn witness, was
tit-otiglit to prove, what was then the seal of con-
tlciriitritiott and death, that the prisoner was a
Utllll.‘(I ltislitrtati, and had administered the
score: oath of society, involxing the penalty of
death, to others, according to the form, which was
pt'f2(lUC(?(l. A lccr. of s:-itisfaction, never absent.
while the death of a victim was in prospect,
liglttcd up by the bloatcetlnye ofthejudge. when
the intrepid counsel took the paper in his
hand, and with a most emphatic tone, which
cotrittiutidetl and arrested attention, called upon
thcjnry to hear the oath, for taking and admin-
istcrittg whicli they were about to condemn a
fr-.llo\v Ct't3tllUl'e to the gallows—lie then, to the
astoiiisliiiictit of all, mounted the box, and read
with a loud voice, \\'l‘.lL'l'l was made impressive by
his ttintriicr. “ ltl the presence of God. I do
voluntarily tlcclare, that I will persevere in eti-
tlcavoring to fo.-in a brotherhood of allcctiou
amongst Irisliiiicu ofevery religious persuasion,
and that I will persevere in my endeavors to ob-
tain an fttltltll, full and zitlequatc representation of
all the People in Irt-luiitl.”
I-le patisctl a tnornent, looked up to the jury
uittl tlit».jtitl;:c, and thcti. the attention of every
one iivctcd on ltiiii, turned rotind to the witness
at his side-—-“ Is this the oath the prisoner at the
bar <'.‘itlI!tlt;i:-'lf‘rL‘tl to _\oii 7” “It is.” The ad-
vot;-ate looked at tliejury antl the court, and lift-
ing the bible frotai the desk before him, with his
co:itm.'tnditi;: figure in the fullest height. he
.-;'rou:_-ly repeated again these titeritorable words,
soletiiiily I-Iissctl it, and said, “So help me God:
I tiow call your lordship and jury to bear wit-
ness, that 1, too. am now a United Irishttian.”
Ile titritcd to the crown lawyer and added.
" Mr. Attorney Gerierzil yott may file your pro-
cess. if you please, there is no need ofperjury in
your witttr-.ss." The cfli:ct was irresistible; he
left the box atitl sat down. and almost immedi-
ately after, the prisonc-r was acquitted; but from
that time, Sampson was iitarked out for sacri-
lice.
An /1l)S£?nl _."lIr'mlctl [’ruso2r..——Tlie following
is c:~::r.'tt.-at-d t"rorii the Life of Samuel Taylor
tjtilierizlgti, by .lrint:-s Glllfllfllll “The father of
the hard and titetziplrysicititt was a poor cotintry
parson of very absent mind. It is said of him,
that on otic occasion. liavingto brealtfaist with his
bishop. he want, as was the practice ofthat day,
into a barbs-r's shop to have his head shaved, wigs
beitigtlien in common use. Just astlte operation
was completed, the clock struck nine, the liottr
at which the bishop punctually breakfasied.
Roused, as ft-oin a reverie. be instantly left the
barber's shop,aitd in liisliaste forgetting his wig,
appearetl at the breakfast table, where the bishop
and his party had assembled. The bishop, well
acquainted with his absent manners. courteous;
ly and playfully rcqticsted ltiin to walk into an
adjoining rootii, and give his opinion ofa mirror
which had :-irrived from London a few days pre-
viously. and which disclosed to his astonished
guest the consequences of his haste and forgetful-
ness. Oit another occasion he dined with the
bishop, when the following ludicrous scene took
place: The bishop had a iiiaidcn daughter,
passed the meridian of life, who was always
glad to see aritl converse with the " dcar, good
old mart," (his usual appellation, and who was
also kind enough to remind liiiu of his littlefor-
gets in society) and rouse ‘him from his absent
moods. It not being in the _faslii_oii in this day
for geritlen'\_en to wear braces, his Sll’l'lll clothes.
receding froru his waistcoat, left a space in his
black dress, through wliicli often appeared a por-
tioti of his linen." On these occasions, the good
lady would draw liisinteiition tothis appearance,
by saying in art undertone, “a little to this side,
Mr. Coleridge,” or to that, as the adjustment
might require. This hint was as instantly at-
tended to as his embarrassed mantter. produced
by a sense of the kindness would permit. On
the day above alluded to, his kind friend sat next
to him, dressed as was then the fashion. in a
smart, party going apron. \Vhilst in earnest
conversation with his opposite neighbor, on the
side next the lady appeared the folds of his shirt,
through the liiatus beforcdes_cribed, SO.C0nSpl(‘:U-
ously as instantly to attract her notice. '1 he
hint was immediately given: “Mr. Coleridge,
a little on the side next tne;'-’ and was as in-
stantly acknowledged by the usual reply.
Fines, for sale A. WEED.
“ Thank you, mrt‘am," and the hand set to work
to replace his shirt, but unfortunately in his ner-
vous eagerness be seized on the lady's apron.
and appropriated a greater part of it. The Zip-
peal of " Dear Mr. Coleridge, do stop!” only in
creased his embarrassment, and also his exer-
tions to dispose ofhis shirt, till :he lady, to put a
stop to the litter of the visitors and relieve her
own confusion. untied the stritigs. and thus dis-
engaging herself, left the room, antl her friend lli
possession of her apron.”
P/rrcnolog‘t'ctrt.—*At. a late meeting of the
“Mudfog Association _-.?for the advancement of
every thing,” a learned‘ aiemberexltibitetl to the
company the skull of Eugene Aram when a
school boy. and another gentleman presented an-
other skull of the same iritiividual when at a
more advanced age. The innocence ofthe boy.
contrasted with the‘-criininality of the murderer.
as clearly developed in the two existing hea"ds.
was highly corroborative ofthe incontrovertibili-
ty of skullology. An illiterate bystander, who
interlrupted the meeting by inipertinently asking
“ how Eugene Aram came to have two skulls 1"
was immediately taken into custody,and lodg-
ed in the county jail.
A Jlufclancholy C'usc.——A correspondent of an
Eastern paper writes in the following dalorotis
strain from one of tire cities of the South: “I
business, tto amusements. I have seen but one
handsome woman here. and she had her defects.
I wish I could get a wife; try for me, I will al-
low you a commission. I haven't a single but-
ton ou my shirts; a plague on such a life. say
I. I rntist either marry or hang-no alterna-
tive!" A melancholy die-lemma!
To clean Paint that is not Varnz'shcrl.—-Put
upon a plate some of the best whiting, have
ready some clean warm water and a piece of
flannel, which dip into the water and squeeze
nearly dry; then take as much whiting as will
ing Post says. that they will “die in the first
i'.rcrzch." So it seems that they expect to die irt
apuir of brceclrcs. Some of them mustriiake
an important addition to their wardrobe first.
—-Prentice.
It seems, moreover, that they expect to die,
at any rate.
From the Albany Daily Atlverliscr.
TIII3 BRIDE.
Oh! take hr.-r—she is wholly thine-
The vows which you ltave spoken,
To love and cherish herthrough life-
Oh may they nc‘er be broken:
Remember, she forsakes for thee.
Kindred and friends and home;
The scenes of childhood’s sporiiveness,
O’er the wide world to roam!
Oh l take lier—-slie is all thy owri—
To thee her heart is plight,
Nor deems the time can ever be,
\Vhen joy will take its flight;
But if succeeding years should prove
That she hasjtrdged amiss!
How can she look or think on thee,
\Vho has thus marr'd licr bliss’!
am dying of ennui. The city is a desert; -tic-1»-~.]3ot still 1 hope 91,,-in never be
That she'll have cause to weep,
Until death's arm shall lay thee low,
In the still grave to sleep;
And that you ne’er will blast the hopes
Rais’d in her fond young heart!
But guard her like a tender flower,
Till ebbing life depart!
II/’onrlei_'/'ul .Disco2:cry/.—-A late Paris paper
gives the following interesting narrative of a very
singular and most irrtportant discovery made re-
adhere to it, and apply it to the paint, when a
little rubbing will instantly remove any dirt orl
grease; wash well off with water, and rub it tlryi
with a soft cloth. Paint cleaned in this manner}
looks equal to new. without doing the least inju- I
ry to the most delicate color; the paint will al-
so be preserved much longer than ifcleaned with
soap, and it does not require more than half the
time usually occupied in cleaning.
Life of an .Ed’ll0T.--Tlle following paragraph
is taken from an English paper, and presents a
just view ofthe difliculties which attend the life
of an editor ofa newspaper. who is always oblig-
ed to cater for an almost infinite variety of appe-
tires. It reminds one of the hapless flying fish
inilrstropics, who is eagerly chased in his tia-
tive element, by voracious bonitas and dolphins;
and when it makes use of its wings to escape
from its persevering enemies, antl rises in:o the
air, a hos‘. of the feathered tribe are waiting to
pounce upon and devour him. _.,-,..
“An editor cannot step without treading 0
sontebody’s tocs. If he expresses his gtpltll-1-H:
fearlessly and frankly, he is arrogant and pro,-
sumpttious; antl ifhe merely states facts with-‘.
out comment he dares not avow his seutimentsf
If he conscieiitiously refuses to advocate the
claims ofan individual for oflicc, he is accused
of persotial hostility.
“A jackanapes who measures ofl the words
into verse, as a clerk doestape by the yard, hands
him a parcel ofstuffthat jingles like a parcel of
rusty nails and a gimblet, and ifthc editor is not
fool enough to print the nonsense, “stop my pa-
per, I won't patronize a man that is.no better
judge of poetry! ll” One murmurs because his
paper is not literary enough. one would have
type so stnall that a nticroscope would be indis-
pensable to every family; another threatens to
discontinue ltis paper unless the letters are ltalf
an inch long. In fact every subscriber has a
plan of his own for contlttctirig a Journal, and
the labor of Sysiplius was recreation, com pared
with that of an editor who undertakes to please
all.” '"
Political .llIistlct0e.—-In Judge \Vhite's late
Knoxville Speech, he thus sketches Mr. Van
Buren:
“ He did not come into office upon a charac-
ter of his own, and no man is lit for the station
he now occupies, unless he attains it upon the
strength of his own principles and character.-—
lle is nothing but a mere tuft of political mistle-
toe, having no mo‘. of his own, adhering to, and
supported by, the limb of a distinct trunk alto-
rzcllier, [Geri. Jackson] and ntiist as infaltibly
perish whenever that trunk ceases to rtottrish
hitii, as the tuft of yonder oak. whenever that
oak shall have decayed and fallen."
Etiquette in the lVest.—Our Yankee traveler,
who saw the live Hoosier, has again written to
his mother. I
“ Western people go their death on etiquette.
You can't tell a man here that he lies, as yoti
can dowtt east, without fighting. A few days
ago, a man was telling two of his ncigiiborsiu
my ltearitig a pretty large story. Says I. strait‘-
ger, that’sa wliapper! Says he, “ Lay there,
stranger!" Andin the twiiikliog of an eye, I
found myself in the ditch a perfect quadruped,
the worse for wear and tear. Upon another oc-
casion, says I to a man I nevei saw before, as a
woman passed him, “ That isn’t a specimen of
your western women. is it?” Says he, “you're
afraid ofthe fever and aguc, stranger, an't yoti?"
“Very tnuch,” says I. “ VVell,” replied he,
“that lady is my wife, antl if you don't apolo-
gize in two minutes, by the honor of ii gentle-
irian, I swear that these two pistols (that he held
cocked in his hands) shall secure you from that
disorder entirely-—~So don't fear stranger’!” So
I kitelt down and apologized. I admire this
westei“fi' country much; but curse me if _I cart
stand so ntucli etiquette; it always takes me so
unawares."
An Allc'rnatz've.—“Ifyou don't accept my
challenge.” said one gentleman of honor to an-
other, “'I'll gazette you, :0 take your Cll(rlCC.”
“Go alieatl," said the other—-“I would rather
fill six gazettes than one collin.”
‘-‘ The Genius ofIi‘q/'orn_i—wliere tl_wells it ?—
Tlie politician answers: In the halls of legisla-
tion, the courts and councils of the nation; the
divine poiutsto the pulpit; the inoralist to pub-
lic institutes for the proriiotioii ofvirtite; and the
man of letters to the issues of the press. And is
there no other voice to answer’! ,Yes, the low,
soft voice of woman speaks: Dotui«:s'ri_c IN-
FLUENCE is the Genius of Reform, and its
temple is itottu~:."
,. Of?’ The Globe says, that the Loco-For.-os will
“die in the lagt breach,” and the N. Y. Even-
a telescope, from the lit’-.‘l,t,1ltlS of Montn't.'trte:
As a geritleiiiaifwas taking a rural walk from
the quarter of the Nouvelles Atheries, where he
resided, up to the heights of Montmarte, he was
seizt.-tl with a fancy to peep through the teles-
cope of a pcripatetic astronomer, who had estab-
lishcd his erratic observatory near one of the
windmills. After a minute survey of the stir-
rounding landscape, the amateur was indiiced to
direct the telescope on his own house near the
foot of the bill, when through the open window
of the first floor. he distinctly opiserved an iridi-
vidual opening the drawers of his secretary, and
with all convenient expedition appropriating
their contents. The astounded observer had suf-
ficient presence of tnirid to call some passers-by
as witnesses of the robbery, and each of them.
after a peep through the telescope. gave his name
and address iti writing. and declared his readi-
ness to appear as art evidence of the theft. After
the usual declarations to the authorities, the rub-
ber was arrested, and as the stolen goods were
Fljouttd in his possession, he was fitlly committed
for trial; ' -
From Blac7rrr:oort’s .-tllagazina.
TIIE CONFESSION-
There’s somewhat on my breast, father,
There's somewhat on my breast.’
The liveloug day I sigh. father,
At night I cannot rest;
I cannot take my rest, father,
Though I would fain do so,
A weary weight oppressetli me~—
Tliis weary weight of wo!
’Tis not the lack of gold, father,
Nor lack of worldly gear;
My lands are broad and fair to see,
My friends are kind and dear;
My kin are neal antl true, father,
They mourn to see my grief,
But oh.‘ ’tis not a kinsmari's hand
Can give my heart relief!
’Tis not that Janet-’s false, father,
’Tis not that she's unkind;
Though busy flatterers swarm around,
I know her constant mind.
’Tis not her coldness. father,
That chills my laboring breast-
It‘s that confounded cucumber
I've ate, and can't digest.
Power of 1nirzginrztz'on.—-\Ve know 21 very
pious, tlinugh hypocliondriacal man, who was it
patron of most of the Il0Si.l‘UmS,.WlllCl], in these
(lays, are rccommendctl as certain cores of all
the diseases which afflict. our race, and verily
tielievel in their efficacy, though he grew_ no
better by taking them. On 8. certain occasion,
being in the city of Providence. he heard ofa
famous medicine, that like the Matchless Sana-
tive and Bra.ndreth’s Pills, was astonishing every
body with its mighty cures. He hastened to ob-
tain it, and returning‘ home in the evening, re-
quested the lady with whom he boarded to steep
it-occordiiig to dircctions,(tlie medicine consist-
ing ofroots and herbs) that. he might: try its ef'-
fects early the next morning.
' Accordingly the kettle was hung over, and
aftera. suitable time spent in simmering and
stirring, it was deposited in_the corner, and,
after taking ii. dose, the invalid retired to rest.
Before light, however, he was tip, and knock-
ing loudly at the door ofhis landlord and lady. re-
ncstiiig them both to rise and try the virtues
of this new panacea; ‘ for,’ added he, ' I heard
‘on both complain of indispcsition last night,
and I have no doubt it will do you good.’ The
getitletnati arose, and the invalid, with the cup
and spoon, proposed the prescribed dose for both,
adding 11 small quanity of brtitidy, as directed;
having taken which, they sat down to feel its
effects. Soon he tliouglit he felt it working in
his stomach; in a few minutes more he could
ncrceive its influence on his whole systetii, and
he began earnestly to call for his landlady to
come forth and try ittoo.
Site soon appearod, and he began to tell her
how wptiderftilly this new medicine was operat-
ing. ‘ Why,’ said he. '1 can feel it to the end
of my toes; but conic. you must try it.’ So
saying, he took the. ctip and spoon, and was in
the act of dipping again from the kettle, when
the lady exclaiirted, fwhatl is that your won-
derful iiiedicine?’ ‘Certainly,’ said be. ‘you
know we steeped it last night.’ ‘ Yes.’said she,
~ and after you went to bed poured it in a bowl,
and warmed some water lit the kettle. It is my
disliwater that you feel to the end ofyour toes.’
He was done tip; he looked imporingly totlie
man and his wife. and said, ‘ now don't tell of
this.’ ‘ Icertainly will.’ said the man, ‘for it is
too good a story to be lost, and, besides. it _is a
fine illustration ofthe power of the tuiagination.'
_ wellfare?
ccntly by a Parisian gentleman, with the aid of
A Brzc/relor.—M‘Donald Clark, who has been
lecturing in Boston, New York, and other
places, on Love and M.-irritigo
his lectures drew the following picture of a
baclielor:
“ In the vast flowered field of human affec-
tions the old baclielor is the very scare-crow
of happiness, who drives away the little birds
of love that come to -steal the lieinlock seeds
of lonel_i_ness and despair. \Vltere is there a
more pittable object. in the world, than a man
who has no amiable woman intercscd in his
How dismal does his desolate room
appear, when he comes home at night, wet
and hungry, and a lonely pillow, that looks like
the white urn of all earthly enjovnient! See
the sick old bachelor in the dark afternoon of
lire, when his heart is sinking to its sundown.
Not 11 solitary star of incriiory gleams over
the dust of his opcti grave—tio weeping wife,
to bend. like a blessing, over his dying bed._no
fotid daughter to draw his chilly liand into the
soft. pressure of llC‘IS, and warm lis iccing blood
with the reviving fires of unfailing affection—no
manlv boys to litik his brcakitigz name with the
golden chain oflionorable society, and bind his
history to the vest volume of the world he is
lltjayliqg, forever. He has eaten, fl.Il(l(1l'i!tnl{ and
to ,
I F:-om the Salurrlan Courier.
TIIE AIVIERICAN SILK BUSINESS.
CU.l..'l‘IVA't‘lON or BEET suoxn.
Our readers welfknow that we have looked
upon the successful introrluction ofthe Si 3: Cul-
ttirc, as a matter cf national importance, and
have hence sought to presetit them with the plain
facts in relation to the business. Surprising as
it may appear, there are still those who profess
to eittc.-rtaiti doubts as to the successful cultiva-
tion ofSilk in this country, and who attempt to
discourage the eflbrts now making to retain the
iriimense wealth among otir own farmers and
citizens. which is now setit abroad to encourage
foreign labor and enterprise.
One frequent objection which we liearoffered,
is that “ there are too many going into the busi-
ness." There are enough in the business notv,
perhaps, to produce a quarter of a millioti ofdol-
lars worth of Silk. while we want enough, and
will have them, too, to produce the twetiiy mil-
lion dollars worth of silk. rtow aniiualiy import-
ed, in addition to the inillioiis which this country
will ere long export.
'rni~: TREES.
Another exclaims against the high price of
Trees, not considering that the price of every
commodity must natttrally be regulated by the
scarcity and dctnantl. So with the Silk Trees.
There is a great scarcity. compared with the im-
riiense and increasing demand for Trees, and as
a consequence they must maintain a high price
until the country is supplied. As hasjustly been
observed, the high price is not the effectot'specu—
lotion, btit in conseqticnce of the demand for
Trees by those who intend to raise the Silk. lf
the trees cost sixty cents, they will not stand the
grower the first year rriorethati five cents a plant,
and the second coinpuratively tiotliitig. The
people are becoriiiug awake to their interests;
it is only necessary for them to be correctly in-
formed upon the subject, and in a very few years
the country will be supplied; at present the
quantity in the country is not one seventh of
what is actually required. There are seven
States in the Union that are admirably adapted
to the culttire of Silk. and the whole number of
trees now in the country would scarcely supply
one state. ,
'1‘ni-: wor=.us.
That the feeding the \Vorms and production of
Silk is keeping pace with the planting oftrees,
is evident from the fact that the price ofeggs has
advanced from $10 to 40 per ounce, as well as
from the number of \Vorrtis fed, ofwhicli we are
now able to adduce the following instances:
Mr. M’Leau, at Freehold, N. J. has the past
season fed over 100.000; Mr. Jerome. at Prince-
ton, 1,000,000; Mr. Strong of Philadelphia
county, 800,000; Nowell (36 Co.. Hancock,
Ohio, 10,000; the Clieyneys. at Burlington, a
large number; Aunsley 6.: Co. Ellington. Ct.
500 000; Jenks do Co. Frederick, Md. 100,000,
and will next year make 500 pounds Silk; a
gentleman in Z.-aucsville, Ohio, 200 bushels co-
coons; Mr. VVaples, Daysbero, Del. 1,000,000;
Mr. Dyer, Frederick, Va. a large nutnber; Mr.
Pierce, Chcsnut Hill, Pa.; Mr. Stone, in cori-
nection with Senator Wall, N. J.; Judge Van-
dyke, Princeton ; Chafliier 56 Co. ditto; Har-
per & Rogers, Allentown, Pit ; a company at
Columbia. Pa.; a company at Columbia, I’a.;
another at \Varren, N. J. and others throtigli the
Southern and more particularly the N. E. States,
have all succeeded in producing large quantities
ofcocoons, and itivariably ofan excellent quality.
THE MANUFACTURE.
VVell, say those who are -(l(318l‘t"l'lll]€(I to persist
in undervaluing American silk and enterprise,
yoti can raise the cocoons, but notliing more.
The \Vestchester Silk Company sold 35 oftbeir
silk hankerchiefs at frorri $1 75 to $3 each.—
The Lancaster Silk Company presented the edi-
tor ofthe Jotirrial printed at that place. with
specimens of reeled Silk “ very beautiful. being
even, of fine texture antl glossy appearance."
Messrs. Whitemarsli dz.‘ Co ltaveloonts in opera-
tion, which weave in beautiful style fourteen
pieces of ribbons at the same time. At Econo-
my, I’a.are nianufactnred sewing silk, vestings,
lustrings, pocket hankerchiefs, and dress pieces.
of the very best quality. At a single town in
Connecticut,- upwards of $75,000 worth of silk
is annually rrtanufactured. Three young ladies
on Long Island, N. Y. cleared this year $3.500,
by silk manufactured in their own house, from
worms raised by their own ltands. Yetin spite
of these and hundreds of other facts that might
be adduced had we space. we fintl people ex-
pressing opinions unfavorable to the silk business
' in the Urtited States.
It should, however, be a matter of no surprise
that this great national btisitiess encounters the
opposition ofthosc who are ignorant ofits me’r‘its,
from not having given it theirconsideration. I.he
great Erie Canal, that grand piotieer in a_series
of iiiagnificent internalimprovements, which all
now see the iiicalculable value of. ‘V33 $C0U|€tl.
snecrcd at, and ridiculct-I its =1 PleC_e Ur “'°_”hie55
extravagance and lolly, utterly itripracttcablff.
and equally useless ifit were practicaole._ It is
so now in reference to the Silk business In llle
United States, which. like the cotton of the
South, will nevertheless grow up from small be-
ginnings until it rivals in importance that staple.
In 1818, there were exported from a single
southern state, cotton to the amount ofonly 7000
bales, and in 1837, from the same state, the
in one of
enormous increase of250,9-13 bales, and the num-
ber of bales exported from the south during the
last year, was 1,-122.000 bales, and it is in’ this
ratio tnat the produce of raw silk is destined to
increase in this country. The distinguislicd
American patriot, the venerable President of-
the American Philosophical Society, presented
to the Legislature of Pennsylvania. and to the
Congress ofthe United States, each, a splendid
flag of American Silk. twelve feet long and six
Wttle. reeled, colored and wove in this city, and
which were conspicuously displayed in our halls
Oillegtslftltott. \Ve also refer to the reports of
legislative committees of this and the several
States who. after due investigation, have given
the business their highest and most unequivocal
sanction. To close a newspaper notice, which
might readily swell into a volume. so abundant
and satisfactory are the materials. we refer any
individual who entertainsa doubt on the subject,
to the following extracts from the report of :1
committee of Congress, who at great pains
gathered their inforntation from the various acc-
ttotis of the Union. They come, after a thorough
i-ivestigation ofthe subject, to the following con-
cliisions.
Twenty-Fifth Congress—_Second Session,
April 20, 1838.
MULBERRY AND suoxn BEET.
Mn Randolph, from the conimitiee on Agricul-
ture, submitted the following
REPORT.
The committee on Agriculture. who were in:
structed to inquire whether any. and. if any,
wliatencouragement may be given to promote
the culture ofthe mulberry and the sugar beet,
report-- ' '
_ That, in order to obtain satisfactory informa-
tion of the present state and condition. as well
as of the importance, ofthe culture of the mul-
berry and the sugar beet, they issued a. circular
on the subject, shortly after it was cominitteil to
them, to which they have received numerous
answers, givin,'_t__ much interesting and useful in-
formation ; some ofthe most important of which
the committee append to tlils report. The first
question which naturally suggests itself is,
whether the subject matter is of such national
importance as to merit the serious attention of
Congress ; and in order to satisfy themselves on
this point, the committee ascertained from pub-.
lic documents the amount of silk and sugar In]-:
portcd into the United States, as follows, viz;
Silk. Sugar.
153.6. 25,ti33.2oo 12,514,551
This statement at once shows the immense
sum which is atiuually paid by the people of this
country, to foreign counties, for these two arti-.
cles only ; and, also, the very great importance
of encouraging their culture amongst ourselves.
.-t: >tt =r« are at»
It would introduce to the farmer new and
valuable, and, as your committee believe, pro-
fitable prodtictions ; which. in rotation with other
crops, would have a dopbly beneficial effect on
our agricultural interests. It would improve our
lands. increase the amount of productive indus-
try, and condense, improve, and enrich our popu-
lation. It would be adding other brttaclttss to
the home, the fireside business of every family,
and thus increase the pleasure as well as the
prosperity of the domestic circle. Your com-
mittee cannot forbear, to notice with approbation,
on this occasion, the fact that Mr. Lindsay, of
V‘/asliingtoii city has frequently conferred with
them on the subject, imparting his valuable in-
formation. enforced by the practical argument
of his weaving a complete suit of domestic silk,
cultivated and manufactured on his own pre-
mises. There is in this, as in every country. a
large class of iridivitluals who, so far from adding
any thing to the industry and wealth of the nae
tion, are unable to support themselves, for want
of suitable employment, such are indigent fe-
males and children; the aged and infirm, to
whotn may be added the long list of paupers in
our poor houses and asylums, and of prisoners in
our work houses and State periitentiarics. To
this’class. the cultivation ofsilk presents a most
suitable and advantageous ernployment.
\Vithin the last year the cultivation of the
mulberry has been much more extended than in
several preceediog years, and the people and
the Legislatures of several ofthe states have ta-
ken up the ‘subject with increased spirit and
vigor.
From all the information which the commit-
tee have been able to obtain, they are induced
to believe that no country in the world is better
adapted to the production of silk, or the sugar
beet, than most parts of the United States,
whether we consider the soil, the climate, or the
habits ofthe people. The mulberry, will grow
on high, stony, sandy, and comparatively barren
land; and although the poverty of the soil may
decrease the quantity of a foilage, it will improve
the quality, and add fineness and beauty to the
silk; whilst the climate is so varied, that no
part is too far north to destroy the mulberry or
prevent the production of a single crop of silk
worms in a season, yet in the southern part ofthe
Unioti, from eight to tea crops may be raised.
The Mom; Jllullicuulis has, for some years,
been considered the most valuable variety ofmnl-
berry ; though the Brussa, recently introduced
into this country from Turkey, is highly spoken
of as of a superior qtiality, The large white
six week woriri seems to be generally admitted
to be preferable for the production ofsilk.
lf. then, there are so many inducements for'
the production ofthese two important articles, if
the market is large and yearly increasing, our
soil and climate adapted to the _cultnre, and the
prospect of ptiblic good and private gain be good;
why, it will be asked, may we not become a
great silk growing and sugar making people?-—
We can, and the committee believe in no dis-
tant time will so become. It only requires that
public attention should he called and kept to the
subject; that ottr agriculturists be satisfied of at
fair prospect of success; and the government
should lend its aid to enstire the speedy and
permanent success of the measure,” '
THE 1>nori'rs_.
From four hundred to one thousand per cent,
is now realized on the cultivation and sale of
trees. So enormous a profit is not ofcourse ex-
pected to be realized for any length ofttmei but
will decline as the trees become more abundant,
and the country is stocked with silk plantations.
But the producing of raw silk -lrom those tree?
must become a permanent business, from which
the farmer will be able to realize from three to
five hundred dollars from each acre of mulberry
trees, The whole business is as simple as that
of raising corn and potatoes, and more certain
than any crop that can be put into the ground,
while it furuishesa light easy and profitable 6,3:
Norwalk Chronicler