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"Heap high the Golden Com."
ar John e. wHiTTira.
Heap high the farmer's wlntrr.hoard I '
Heap high the Golden Corn I
No richer fift hat Autumn poured
From out her lavish horn.
Let other lands exulting glsan, .,
The apple from the pine,
The orange from the glossy green,
The cluster froni the vine. .. '
We better love the hardy gift , '.
Our rugged vales bestow .
To cheer us when the storm shall drift '
, Our hanresb-Aelds with enow. " ' ' ' ,'"
Wben tpring-tlm i came, wRh flower and
And grassy green and young,
And merry bob'linkt, Id the wood,
Like mad musicians lung. '
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We dropped the teed o're hill and plain,
Beneath the sun of May, ,
And frightened from our sprouting grain
' The robber crowt away.
All through the long bright days of June,
Its leaves grew thin and fair, ' '
And waved in hot niid-suiaiuer's noon . ,
Its soft aud yellow hair., ,
And now, with Autumn! inoon-lit eves,
' Its harvest-time has corns
- We pluck away tht frosted leaves
f And bear the treasure home. . '
There, richer than the fabled gift ' . '
Of gldq showers of old, "... ,
- Fair hands ths broken grain shall sift, '
And knead ita meal of gold. ' '
Let vapid idlers loU in silk . - 1
Around their costly board
Give ua the bowl of samp and milk, ,
. .i By boinespuii beauty poured.
Where'er (he wide old kitchen hearth
' Sends up its smoky curls, i '
.Who will not thnak the kindly earth,
And bless our corn fed girls.
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Let earth with-hold her goodly root, , ;
i Let mildew blight the rye,
Give to worm the orchard's fruit, '
The wl.eat-fitld to the fly. ,
Bullet tht good old crop adorn 1 ',
Ths hills our fathers Uod j ,
Still let us for His Golden Cora, " '
"" Send ip our thanks to God.' ." '' 11
MISCELLANEOUS.
TUC lotato Its History fcc
J A correspondent asks why the potatoe
js called the irisli Pytatoe. '1q answer this
questi ii it will be necessary, and perhapa
nH unproiiuibie, to give bouietbing of us
hiatoi y. lue first potatoes ever grau iu
Europe were raised oti Sir Walter Rale
igh' estate id Ireluud, the beed being
taken ty bins from Yirgiuia in 16UJ.
For many years, although eaten, they
werw u row u more as objecu of curiosity
than for profit. Their culture, however,
teemed to increase, and, during the wars
which devastated Ireland towards the ?ih
century, alien the growing grain wa de
stroyed . by the aoldiery, the potato crop
served to keep the inhabitants from star
vation. It could no. be desturyed by fire,
and, iu jfuct thing but digging up the
crop could destroy it, wlikh was altogether
loo much .hke work for.aoldiera, and hq
long a job, and so the potatoef were lef)
o the hungry people, for which they were
uo doubt very lhaa Jul,! r. -.:-.i. I c.J
After this the potatoe became very pop
ular in Ireland, and about the year 16W4i
was introduced into the county of Lanca.
shire, England,' when it us gradually
spread over other adjoining counties, and
through all England; but it was uU until
about the 17th century that the Scotch
gave it a trial. Previous to this date, in
England potato's were grown principally
in vegetable gardens, and occupied: no
prominent place in the field culture. Dur
ing the latter of 18th, amlHie beginning 0
the 19th century the potatoe increased inf
populaiity, and there waa a subsequent in
crease tn its culture. Jiut.evenup to loi
the limit-d extent of the crop : may be
judged from the fact daring that year,
when breaastuiis were eitremely dear
and scarce,' the British Parliament were
urged by agricultural and politcal econom
ists and the press ' to recominenl,r or to
pass aome law fequiringj that very farm
er she ul4 grow one ' acf of potatoe for
every hufidred act es oocapied.- '-
. .What, the original variety first. taVen
from Virginia was,, is no( known, and it
was not untill about the year 1900 that we
find much said of different sor. 'At that
litue Donaldson, In his Modern' AgricuU
turt, enumerated lbirty.neven varieties as
bf irjrultf stcd in Eajitrd. Aft-r it )ta!
L. . I . ... . .1 M..1.iUn....l f..M It.llt. I
Jrcd vears, it w.is thought neci'ssary by
jome of the wisest nnd best men to encour
aje or enforce its growth by pnrlismenUry
action. In twenty years otter tiiisquuswoii
wds agitated, so popular had it bacomo
and so cencral in its use, that no root
could Compare with it, either in quantity
raised or in the estuem in wlucn it was
held by the people. The fact, therefore,
that a plant gains but slowly in popular
favor is no certain evidence that it is not
valuable, and we should bo careful how
we cry out " humbug at every thing new
because of apparent failure at first. ' Some
of the new p ants lately introduced may ulti
1 1 into I y ctlect as a great moral, noomi ana
political revohitnn in this Country as did
the pcitatoe in Europe. "'1 ' ; ; "' 1 1
If the Chinese sugar cano shall enable
the farmers of tho North to manufacture
sugar and molasses so as to supply our
markets at a cheap rate, who can calcu
late the mighty moral nnd social change
that will be peacefully effected by it, com
pared with which the greatest political rev
olution will sink into insignihinnce f We
may learn, also, the folly of growing one
crop so exclusively as to make its success
or failure a matter of such serious impor
tance almoita question of life and death
instead of a mere matter of profit or loss
for a season. We have always urged our
farmers to grow a diversity of crops, even
where one or two seemed for ' a time to
be the most profitable, and the failure of
the wheat crop in the Genesee Valley has
proved the wisdom of the advice1. 7
The potato with us is an important crop.
It is found every day of th yenr uponkhe
Iablos of th,e rich and poor,' and iaat, jnico
i hjxuly pnil a'pecessity'. In no part' of
the corihtry'is it grown so extensively, we
think, as around Rochester. .Immense
qUn'ntuies'o're'shipped every y'enrtoNeNv
York, as far west at Chicago, and to most
of the large cities of Canada West, .' No
crop (except fruit) pays as well. In 1S54
they averaged one dollar per bukhel ; in
1S.367 fifty cents, in 1856, one dollar; and
at the present time are selling from three
to four shillings. Those who grow large
ly for shipping, generally keep their crop
over until spring, wheti the demand is
greater and die price higher than iu the
tall. For keeping potatoes nothing equals
a good root ceilar, and tome of our pota
to farmers have very fine oues. .This is
much belter and more economical than
burying them in the ground.1 '' '
For several years the potato rot hat not
been very serious, thgugnSevery wet sum
mer the crop is more 'or less injured. In
1855 the siiinmer crop was very wet, and
probably full One third of the potatoes were
destroyed.' In 1856 we hid a dry sea
son, and miw not the slightest igu of rot.
The present summer has : been wet, and
rather cold and buck wnrj, and wo have
heard much complaint of thi disease, and
observed unmi.-takeaLle signs of mischief
on thp vines. We have seen several lots
dog ori high, tandy ground, an ! not; two
per cent were affected. 'On heavy, moist
land, the evil is much more serious. ' In
ded, we would not try to grow potafoes
on a heavy s6il. As one hundred or one
hundred and fifty bushels is not' a large
Crop, our readers will have no 'difficulty
In figuring up a good profit from growing
potatoes at the prices we have named,
even though the crop should ' be "injured
somewhat in wet seasons, as during the
past five years Rural JVetc Yorker. ' J '
,11 -'" . . WAshitigton; Drc 9J
11 Mr. Doujflas said he was yesterday ttrW
der the impression that the President had
approved the 'action of the Leeomption
Convention, and under lhat impression he
felt it to be his duty to state, lhat while he
concurred in. the general ; view cffhe
message, yet so far as it did approve or in
dorse the action of that Convention, he
entirely dissented from it, and would give
his reasons for such dissent. I'pon a more
careful and crnical examination of the
message, he was rejoi-d to find the Pres
ident had not entirely approved the action
of lhat Convention. lie was also rejoiced
to find that the Preaideut had not recom
mended that Congress should pass Jaws
receiving Kansas into the L'uiou as a
(Mate under the constitution f ranted at Le-
compton. i U ia true, the lone of the mes
sage indicates A willingness an part of
the 1'resident to sign any bill Congress
might pass receiving Kansas as a State
into the Union under that Constitution,
but it was a very significant fa :t lhat the
President bad refrained from any indorsed
ment of the Convention, and . from any
recommendation as to the course Congress
Should pursue in regrad to the ' admission
of Kansas. . Indeed . the . .President had
expressed deep mortification and disap
pointment that the who'e Constitution was
not submitted to the people of Kansas for
tneir acceptance or rejection. He pro
ceeaetf to snow that Congress could not
properly receive Kansas into the I'nion
undT the Lecomptn Cn-tiMti.-n. Not
only the slavery question but all others
mui ne tutimiitea to tne peopia oi ivausns,
as they are guarenteed to establish nil
llieir domestic inMitutiont for themselves.
On this principle the whole Constitution
must be submitted to ascertain whether or
io it meets with their approbation.
Mr. D. contended that the people of
Kansus ought to have at) opportunity to
vote against the Constitution if they choose
to do so. He compared the freedom al
lowed by the Lecompton Convention to
the freedom at the election in Paris when
Louis Napolvon wns elected President.
Tho reason ossigned why the people of
Kau-as were hot allowed to Vote on the
acceptance of the Constitution prepared
was, that if they had .th chance they
would vote il dowu by an. pverwhelniiug
majority. lie believe (bey woulJ, and
thought lhat it was a clear violation ot the
organic act thus to forte' 'the ' obnoxious
Constitution upon the majority I When
Mr. Douglas concluded there was ap
plause in the gallery' ;i sj t 1 ,iT
Mr. Biglcr replied to Mr. Douglas, say
ing that the Convention was called accord
ing to law and had been recognized by
tho President and the Governor ,of the
Territory. It was their right to submh
the Constitution to the people or tend it to
Congress without submission. If it was
right in itself, republipeu inform, aid the
people had fairly decided the sluvery ques
tion, it would not be wise to keep them out
of the Union simply ' because the whole
Constitution had not been " submitted to
them.' To do to buld 1 be . inconsistent
with the doctrine of non- intervention.-
There was nothing, in the past, rustor or
the coiuitry tojustify such a course.' ''It
would bo" tle '' duty of Congress' 6 bot
at ths question As it fcame -so fare.! them
and do the best they could, looking at th
happiness of th entire country, lie h4
Ions been under the impression that il
would be best for the Union and Kansas
that the State should be admitted at the
first favorable opportunity, in order to lo
calize the strife. He would have pre
ferred that the whole Constitution had
been submitted to the people, but persons
outside of the Territory have no right
to interfere with ino slavery ' question
there. . '-..'
I Id believed the people of Kansas now
had a i opportunity to decide whether to
have a free or slave State.- He could not,
however, determine bis entire course un
til they ahull make such decision. ,, He
said the position of Mr. JJouglas to-day
was in utter deogation of that which he
a a J a i. a
occupied wnen ne voted ior Air; loomos
bill which proposed to make a Slate Con
stitution and put it into operation without
submitting i to a vote of the people, and
this only a short time ago. . He could not
understand how' Mr. Douglas bad so read
ily become sensitive regarding the rights
of the people after having attempted such
an infringement upon them.
- Mr. Douglas I am certain Mr, Dicier
did not peak for the President. I. know
that the President , has just -spbten for
himself in his message"; In which- he con
demns the Convention for not submitting
the Constitution to lh people, and, refus
ed tj recommend them to receive it. .The
President is a bold, frank man, and if he
intended to five us an administration
measure he would tar so. ' It it not res
pectful to assume he will not da what he
will r)4 recommend us to do. ; Of .course
I know the Senator from Pennsylvania did
not speak by authority. " " U ' 1 " "
" Mr:Bigter l iKinkf Ymaferin saf-
ing and tlnnk the'Kerfator 'Trein IlrinOiS
will agree, that th ilYemdeisi appeSla in
the mesagerto iht duclnne ihaVtUe.Cpn
ventjop had a, r,igh4 jtoforui a Constitu
tion and Bulinit it to the mople for'apbrov'-
al or' send it' Bp to 'Congress for approval.
1 think rt is flefiottbU trom Uie message
that the President does not hold, that pel
cause the entire Coustitutioo is . not sub
mitted to the people Kansas thould be kept
out of the Union. , . '
Mr. Douglas I infer from the message
that the President doer hold that the Cor
reution bad a right le form a Constitution
aud send it here, but lhat was only the
right to petition for redress of grievances
under the Federal Constitution, and be
cause the Legislature had - the power to
eoiMiiute thai a legal convention-
Mr. Biglef Where) dfl ' yoa get
that, i .!- t. ... ,'..'. . . . .. ,.. ..
i Mr,.. Douglas replied A. gentleman
( meaning Mr. Trumbull) yesterday read
from a speech made byt Mr. Buchanan
that a Legislator had no right to create a
convention ' to ' supersede a '. Territorial
Govdrnmeot and to attempt : k , would be
gross usurpation. , The Democratic party
has held that doctrine ever since, aud as
serted it a year ago '- by indorsing hit
(Douglas) report from the Committee oa
Territories. Three hundred thousand
copies were circulated as nartT docu
ments. He himself paid for a' hundred
ili iid ef tlifru. Laughter.
NO. 7;' 5'
Mr. Bigler entered hit protest ' and '
claimed the statute of limitation. -' He;
co ild not consent that Mr, Douglas should
hold the President responsible for princj- ;
pits Inid down twenty years ago under en
tirely different circumstances. It is not'
half so long since Mr.' Douglas declared'
the Missouri line was the beat oomprom'
ise. In MS he proposed to extend U !'
the PaciAo Ocean, yet he, repealed , the .
Mr. Douglas denied the right 'of "Mr.
Biglef to oiler the statute of limitation.'
None but the authorized attorney of the
parly can thus interpose .The Senator;
hat denied hit authority to tpeak. tot, the t
Pretident lie cannot file thai plea.-i
Mf. Dougkif ipbfoved of thr statute W
lirtiiutlont. -fi lle' THeded one rersntRtii
himself.. Hehad.pever boa,sted, he, ha
never changed histopiriont. Hs feU s)v..
cry year a little wiser ihatjihe 'year Jje
fore. Mas the FVesiu'ept efitWithdrawn'
that opinioh t a He denied hit 'right t
plead the etatute of limitations Against the
Cincinnati Convention uutil the). .Charles
ton Convention meet. , . lie , stood ..now,
where he stood last year, .because he be
lieved he waa right. It was true that he
voted for Toombs' bill, and was ready to
vote for it again. By doing so there would,
be no quarrels. It would not do to taunt
him with once voting , for a measure he
would not vote for now. ' ' ' "( v' , ' '
' After further debate the : matter l'wai
postponed and the Senate adjourned, ri
j j . r11,. - ? ij .1 Washington, Dec,.lQ,
. .The nomination ot Col. .Richardson aa
Gov. of Nebraska, wis to-day confirmed
by the Sci.a?e.'"''I ,,,s,', V 4 '
i Gen. DenfeYW'waS appointed tt SeeVtP
tary of State f nKansati waa .icdhfrrimtl
by 29 Democratic votes to 1 9. Republican
against. yDougl was absent. ,, c. t---
ponver hat ' been , telrgrsjibed t at
Brownville, Mo. " ' ,
' The removal of Gov. Walker Is" daily1
expected. It is aiaied on high tuthorityi
that should he now move in the : directioa
of Kantat, this result would immediately
follow. ' .' "i " . ,
'Thot.'J. Simms has been appointed U.
8. Attorney for the district of New ; Or-'
leaoa, : The Hon. Nathan Cliffords ap
pointed to supply the, vacancy on . the S
fireme Court iiench, has not yet been deft
nitely acted upon by the Senate." The'
Herald correspondent says, with reference
to Gen. Denver't counrmatint, Senator
Douglas led. off with a. speech oppotU
tion jto the confirmation and. was followed,
by Seward, flail. Trucubvlj and Dooliitle.
while on' the Dembcratle'' sidithe action
6f the aditjhittratiorl Was sustained f
Slidell, Mason Benjaiuine -JBigber a and
Qlhers. ..f ir'-r- r;.b'. aia A'n
Duuorlas left iust before the vote was tan
ken. ' Senators Gwya and Pugh spoke ou
the subject in 'a equivocal 1 manner,' 1 buf
finallyriiustained r.-tbo: administratioa.-
Douglas carried but one Deinoetalia Seo
ator wub Kim, namely, Brcer of, CaU
ifornia. "" ' " V, " ' ' " ..
' The) Utati fcvpedttlosi." tiAl
' Wre find the foflowW la" the ' Kansas
Journal of Commerce, of the 6th) instVT
Mr. Joseph Mageau, a French trader
on Green riverj arrived1 in - Ktnsat City
Tuesday night, being the last arrival front
Luh and ihe moumauis, ?v:' nrit
His acccuoU confirra our ; previous ad
t'Ue reportsmat 1 nearr"1 M emigrant
traint are suffering f rem -UoEirKia 4eprA
aaiens-n-ctteffrwagooii Ming, bttrae ae)
1 Jirigbam Young is exhorting r hit loL
lo'wers to re-U to the last iiremity,aud!
if overpowered by the government troops
to flee to the mountains, and defend theia
selves. . f ., , ...A .:,:;.!?
He reports that Vie army is buyinr no
all the stores it can procure. He save the
army bat plenty of provim'ons for the win
ter if they can only concentrate ia sum'
cient force to protect them from th More
mons ; but scattered as they , are , on , th,
route, he fears many will be cut off. '
i . . ... -.i . : . .. .. . .5 ,uc :
Mr. Mageau has made laree contracu.
for flour at Salt Lake City for, hit winter
trade, but on sending bis ' train ' after, St,4
they refused to let him have it 1eaat the)
army night ,U. supplied by him, and .aeatf
L : i i .win. 0 .
ujiii wtt wiui oujy tw lorn ipr.- ni Wfy
vices concerning the hoj,iiity and the ouu
r'aget of the" Mormons.' " No "Gemfle
W any totigift ife ih the valley '
u"8' v. V ft
' Large quantities tf grain and forag.
were atored at Fort Bridge which' V
burned by the) Mormooa to preveot us. airv
chose by the government. Aj m. rj tui.-.i
i They had also burned, ell th tWOf
the rout beyond Bridger. r. ,.
Sniw was about three feet deep V the
mountains, and the country was covered'
aa far east aa tha Bluev y a y '
Buffalo were very abundant, end llfar,
down as the Little Blue river, quite neap
ths e?tfcmont ' " '"
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