Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 6, Number 30, 30 July 1836 — Page 1

" THE WORLD CONDENSED

ITS VIRTUES AND ITS CRUIIS BEACONS TO SHUN OR MODELS OF THE TIMES.

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jGL CULTURIST.

7 uorMtioc to that portion of

jNalr": ia the cultivation ol the

ttA rearing of the suk-

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?affl- if ' becoming

tmV PZrto Rhode Island Silk

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.The following letter

shing associations

it7lT I.rjrwn into maraet, rrom

Beir"""-7'

. an article that has

in the east. He

is a gentleman well calculated to give information on the cultivation of the various varieties of the mulberry, and the growing of silk. This subject cannot be agitated too much. Societies and companies ought to be formed for its promotion.

and by their means the business will

receive an impetus that will net stop

till this nation shall be the wealthiest on the globe. Yours, respectfully, E. B. Quixeo. Richmond, July 28, 1 836.

mand will be in advance of the sup

ply for many years, and I know of

no business in which there is so little to fear from competiton. The more silk there is raised, the more manufactories will be established, until we raise and manufacture about twenty millions a year for our own use, and then we can find a foreign market for

'all the surplus. But this will be the

work ot our grand children, and need not to be speculated upon by us. Yours, respectfully, David S. Porter.

Cincinnati, July 21, 1836. Mr. Quiner: Sir Yours of the

8th, by the hands of your brother,

"fclWs pM000 1 " came duly. 1 have waited for inlor1 K7,B,"&roe -S f 1'MTOPc mation from the nursery from which

efcUflyv wmepiweirgooiis were expect trees, or 1 should have re-

rjtJssBort time since in i mia-.'phed sooner. I am sorry to say that IfZki. and were highly commended jso nrcat'is the demand for trees and

so small the supply that I am directed not to sell at a less price than thirty-five dollars per hundred, and even at that I fear I shall not be able to fill my orders. I am therefore making them conditional. I hope, however,

to be able to supply more than 1 yet

have orders for.

I beg of you, sir, not to neglect the

cultivation ot the white mulberry. Every silk plantation should have

hedges of white mulberry for fences. The great advantage is, that it starts

earlier than the Chinese, and for the

first two ages of the wonn is worth

about as much. The worm requires

Rj hates and carrying mem to comparatively but little food till two y( jtet,tl business of feeding the wceksold, and this may be collected

at about the same expense of time as

from the Chinese; after this, when

the worm requires more; the Chinese if left to grow unmolested till this time has a decided advantage, as its leaves have become large and plenty,

wnue me wnue nave increaseu out little. I think that the same namber of trees used in this way will feed, with the same labor, one-third more worms than if fed entirely from the, the Chinese. White mulberry hedges, properly

trained, are as good protection as

any fence that can be built, and cer

tainly cheaper in many sections ot

the country than any other.

1 am pleased to hear that vou are

not alone in your neighborhood in the silk growing business. If the farmers of the West will but arouse them-

3R

k jlSugnd were highly commended llTbwtHge9' They were rap-

-jn ij w anuiQ ui .1 hip . . . e .1 i.

profit arising irom me cuuure

U article. lo other crop can

jL If tne system louowea in

t is adopted in this country,

j. will be in a few years) the

of the mulberry alone

b m obiect to the iarmer.

Ii fuses the leaves are raised by

and others and disposed oi

itsorket-plaees to the rearers of

Htm By this means the larbtao ether trouble than pick-

As leaves and carrying them to

being consigned to another

ef people.

kt as make a cal dilation on

acre of mulberry trees. One

will contain, at a low calcula

tes thousand trees in hedge

Allowing only four pounds

fcte-e to each tree at six years i

men 19 a very low esinnaie, one

mil produce I2JJ00 pounds.

m cent per pound, the purchaser

thesa, the acre will be

ORE HUNDRED ANDTWENTT DOL

8nMl that Ulna im nrnrth

L This is a dear profit of

tat, fie trees requiimg no other

a trsnmuig, and the cuttings t expease of that operation.

RttM eaitare ef the tree we add

neries of the worm, the profits

is acre wEl be more than dou-

MISCELLANEOUS.

I .low

festrs, if they only raise the

let not fear lor a market. As as fcStSB can be obtained, there

W plenty of people ready to en2 ii the growth of the worm.

11m are manv neople in this!

who have raised the silkworm

Why not combine

with tmusement? perhaps the

Binewant of a market for

C0CO0QS. But this nppfl not

deter them. Arrangements will

be made in this tnwn for thn

From the Western Literary Journal. THE LAST Or THE INDIAN FIGHTERS

Died, at his residence in Logan county, on the 29th April last, Gen-

eral Simon Kenton, aged eighty-one years, less seventeen days. The

deceased is believed to have been the last survivor, of that hardy and intre

pid band ot rioneers, composed of

Boone, Kenton, Iogan and Crawford, who took so active a part in the first exploration of the Western

country, during the closing quarter of the last century. For several years, a gentleman of education and talent, who has had ample opportu

nities of consulting with the Old Warrior, has been engaged, at leisure intervals, upon an extended biography of him. This, as it will probably contain a full history of the strajj-

gless of the Pioneers for ascenden

cy in the West, will be a work of very great interest; and we would res-'

pectfully suggest to the writer, the

propriety of putting it to press at as

early a period as convenient. j

oimon Kenton was a Virginian by

birth, and emigrated to the wilds of

the West in the year 1771. He was born, (according to a manuscript

which he dictated to a gentleman of

Ky., several years since,) in Fauquier county, Va.,on the 15th of May. 1755, of poor parents. His early life was passed principally upon a farm. At the age of sixteen, having a quar

rel with a rival in a love affair, he left

fatigue, sickness and famine; and on reaching the settlements, separated. Kenton's rival of the love affair had

Ions since recovered from the casti-

gation which he had given him . But of this, the young hero had not heard. He therefore did not think proper to venture home; but, instead, built a canoe on the Monongahela, and once more sought the mouth of the great Kenawha, where he hunted till the spring of 1 774. This year he decen-

ded the Ohio as far as the mouth of

Big Bone creek, and was engaged in various explorations till 1778, when he joined Daniel Boone in his expedition against the indian town on Paint creek. Immediately upon his return

from this, he was despatched by Colonel Bowman, with two companions,

to make observations upon the Indian towns on the Little MnunL against

which the Colonel nneditated an expe

dition. He reached the towns m safe

ty, and made the necessary surveys

without being observed by the Indi

ans; and the expedition might have

terminated much to his credit, and been very useful to the settlers in

Kentucky, had he not before'leaving

the towns stolen a number of the In

dians horses. The animals were missed early on the following morning, the trail of the marauders was

discovered, and pursuit instantly commenced Kentcn and his com-i

E anions soon heard cries in their rear, new that they had been discovered, and saw the necessity of riding for their lives. They therefore dashed through the woods at a furious rate, with the hue and cry after them, until their course was suddenly interrupted by an impenetrable swamp. Here they from necessity paused for a few moments, and listened attentively. Hearing no sounds of pur-' suits, they resumed their course and skirting the swamp for some distance, in the vain hope of crosssing it, they dashed off in a straight line lor the Ohio. They continued their furious speed for forty-eight hours, halting but once or twice for a few minutes to take some refreshment,

and reached the Ohio in safety. The

rough, and they

which they were fastened in like manner. A halter was then tied round his neck, and fastened to a sapling which grew near. And finally, a strong rope was passed under his body, and wound several times round his arms at the elbows thus lashing them to the stick which lay across his breast, and to which his wrists were fastened, in a manner peculiarly painful. He could move neither feet, arms nor head; and was kept in this position till the next morning. The Indians then wishing to commence their return iourney, unpinioned Kenton, and lashed him by the feet, to a wild, unbroken colt, (one of the

animals he had stolen from them,)

with his hands tied behind him. In this manner he was driven into a captivity as cruel, singular, and remarkable in other respects, as any in the whole history ot Indian warfare upon this continent. A fatalist

says the author of the Sketches of

Western Adventure, wou!d recognize the hand of destiny in every

stage of its progress. In the infatuation with which Kenton refused to adopt proper measures for his safety,

while such were practicable: in the

persevering obstinacy with which he

remained on the Ohio shore until flight became useless; and afterwards

in that remarkable succession of accidents, by which, without the least exertion on his part, he was so often

at one hour tantalized with a prospect of safety, and the nest plunged into the deepest despair. He was eight times exposed to the gauntlet three times tied to the stake and as often thought himself upon the eve of a terrible death. All the sentences passed upon him, whether of mercy or condemnation, seem to have been pronounced in one council only to be reversed in another. Every friend that Providence raised up in his favor, was immediately followed by some enemy, who unexpectedly interposed, and turned his short glimpse of sunshine into deeper darkness than ever. For three weeks he was con-

stantly see-sawing between life and death; and during the whole time, he was perfectly passive. No wisdom, or foresight, or exertion, could have saved him. Fortune fought his battle from first to last, and seemed determined to permit nothing else to interfere.'

He was eventually liberated from!

the Indians, when about to be bound to the stake for the fourth time and burnt, by an Indian agent of the name of Drewyer, who was anxious to obtain intelligence for the British

three

was sent

he ef-

ft

rased

IMTB a also a market for

cons at Cirirmnnf ;

If oor farmers care not for their

wres,let them think f th

WTMJ Of thir ohlMnir.

mm a anall nortion

mulberry secure to

"toe reach of vant and poverer the sum of unn .ui ir t.

. - vmmv was IIV 'pentose the

aheS3kCu!turiSt,apaPcrdethe extension of knowledge culture of silk in all its de-

'aenu,

his antagonist upon the ground for river was high and

dead, and made quick steps for the! found it impossible to urge the jaded wilderness. Visions of the gallows j horses over. Various efforts were and the hangman were crowding up-made, but all failed. Kenton was on his brain, &. he did notwait to biiljnever remarkable for prudence; and the cause of the quarrel 'good-by,' nor j on this occasion, his better reason even procure any clothing in addition' seems to have deserted him entirely, to the suit upon his back. In theiliv abandoning th animals homirrht

selves to this subject it will in a few course of a few days, wandering to yet have escaped, though several years be worth more to them than ami fro, he arrived at a small settle- hours had been lost in pnP.-ivorlnrr

all the other products of their farms, 'ment on Cheat creek, one of the forks to get them over. But this he could

Alany of them are awake, and many: of the Monongahela, where he called not mate on hi minH tn Ho. Hp

more, I doubt not, will be when they himself Butler- Here, according to; therefore called a council, when it commander at Detroit, of the strength

see the success of their neighbors in! Mr. 31. Clung, whose interesting ac- wn tfeterminnH.ns thpvf.lt entUflp'nnd condition of the settlements in

it. Every acre of land in the west-j count of Kenton, in the 'Sketches of i they must be some twelve hours in' Kentucky. He got nothing impor-

ern country wnicn t:ie iarmers tninK! w estern Adventure,7 we are tollow-' advance of their pursuers, that they too poor to cultivate for grain crops,' ing, he attached himself to a small J conceal their horses in a neighboring will be worth more than gold or silver ! company headed by John Mahon and ravine, and themselves tak-stntions

mines, if planted out with mulbvrry; Jacob Grcathouse, which was about in an adjourning wood, in the hooe'fected L . escape in about eight

trees. Ihis is not speculation it is starting farther west on an exploring' that bv sunset, the high wind would i months, and returned to Kentucky.

no theory. expedition. He was soon induced,! abateand the state of the river be Fearless and active, he soon embar-

Ihe jHKr lands m INew tnalanri,' however, by a vouncr adventurer oflcnplf tn ninmt thpir mmr wlthil in new entemnzes: and was

.1 l !... r-r i it I . . . . i .. n . in '

with lieorge nosers larse, in nis

celebrated expedition against Vincen-

nes and Easkaskia with rewards, in his abortive expedition to the Indi

an towns in 1785 and with Wayne,

in his decisive campaign of 1794. Simon Kenton, throughout the

struggles of the Pioneers, had the rep- . i. n

u tat ton OI DeinK twuauc Btuuu a

hardy woodsman, and a brave Indian fighter; but in reviewing his eventful carreer, he appears greatly to have lacked discretion, and to have evinced frequently a want of energy. In his after life, he was much respected;

tant out ot Kenton; but tne

weeks football of Fortune

to Detroit, from which place

; . vested, than any gold mine in the pany,andgo w d biCuntr ' an' tnmk 1 not say too: the indians c: ? . .- miM.ii when I say they are yielding' which he repri ine,r! more nett profit than the richest lands feet E! vsium. thenian!- ai : ...:.u .i.

k... -t .n A na

vi mini cocoons that mav I, .A . - . . . . . P . a w

edia Wayne county next sea- ana cir ncnest lands are but poor.ox the name ol lager, who had beenjthe booty. At the hour waited for, Tt. . j . . Iromnared with what it rnllpH nanr in talipn hv thp uostprn fnrlinna uKon L . .1 i - i i

----- . j . j "jiiovevei, uie -n uiu wu uiiicr ouu this region,) are yielding greater pro- a child and spent many years among, the water rougher than ever. Still, fits, in proportion to tho capital in-j them, to detach himself from the com-; as if completely infatuated, they revested, than any gold mine in the;pany,andgo with him to a land which' m.iined in their dangerous nosition

is caneu rvan-iuc-Kee, and throughout the night. The next morrepresented as being a per-ning was mild, the Indians had not yet ium. Accompanied bv an- nn hertrA in mircuit. Knfon n.

of the West. And if. with their other voun? man- named StrnHprfl;. ct.mnaJ n nmo tl knr...

north-cast storms and comparatively, they set off for the Backwoods Para !ver. But, recollecting the dimculbarren soil, the New England farm- dise in high spirits; Kenton notdoubt-jtiesof the preceding day, theaffright-

ers can niase urge proms, wnat can ing mat he should find a country !ed animals could not now be induced

we not uo in our so much miuer and tlowing with mjik and honey, where, to enter the water at all. Each ofl

steadier climate, and our so much he would have little to do but eat, the three men therefore mounted

ru nerana more congenial son. liut drink and be me rrv.

'published at Hirtfor.l imullaKC .occasion nere to say that, was not his luck. 1 hey continued stolen quite a drove,) and started

to - - - t.ii n a owm. a-a.... a " r . . i a . t i i . ...

ne second volume is now u 4" i'ul "1C mt;(wanuenng inrougn ine wi

5 ESP b,icat- dollar m for the first and second vol-

Such, however,! horse, abandoning the rest, ( they had

ilderness'rfnwn the river with the intention of!

region, tor some weeks without hndini? the Wnine the Ohio Rnd Indians side till

ess you protect thm very secure-.' Promised Land,' and then retraced' the v should arrive opposite Louisville.

the rich bottoms of this

I Iv froill the frost, for thft Vf.H will ' ttlpir ctone -in4 cn.cilrul..

'iltv nmn....i .. not ripen sufficiently to stand the the land about Salt .i-L-- iJttlA nA

t ' raitii. a HfTrir in: - . . ;

eordr r. -

"wrs lor anv nrtit- ;n ik.

But they were slow in making even, this movement; and thev had not rid-

tian

for

itllrict anJ n.L. I

vuirr worsson ."TCI. ft M rpnnAX. -II

to continue to grow in a rich length. beim? totally wearied out- thev

moist mould until the frost checks' turned their attention entirely to hun-

wuiug iouu3t uiercwre, nog ana trapping, and thus spent

water can pass off from'nearlv two vears. ReinrHisAvenl

it. Our

when the the roots.

and thus withdraw a

FW, to insure attention-

Prospectus of The Silk rs,w.,J

L" La our mA, - ,

rtj "nue Mulberry trees S tRltCVl I...- r mm

tw. wllcr oi 31 r. 1'orter

tmri. . .j m lounded T! am? co" observation.

IOUM Wm.t U M I

i laW. ' M" xword County ,,on. of the most floj.

winter, it being the nature of the Big Sandy, and Guyandotte. At den over a hundred yards when thev

trs. - nninK I " l ! 1 -1 1 . II ..a i. . . .... .. -

uctuu cl ivuu ihiiw) jnuvcmuig T parently from the spot which they had just left. They were soon sur

rounded by their pursuers. One of;

Kenton's companions effected his escape; the other was killed. Kenton was made prisoner falling a victim,''

says Air. M Clung, to has excessive love of horse-flesh.' After the Indians had scalped his

dead companion, and kicked and cuf-

of.nPiry and orders should ,XJrtof1the-SUSte,n-anc?'arc

adapted to its cultivation.

Some of our western farmers are doubtful as to the demand for the silk when raised. Of this no one need entertain the least fear. Co

coons are now worth &4 per bushel

at the east, and there is an advertise

ment for them in the Cincinnati papers of this morning. A lady has

pat up a reel here and will buy.'l presume all that offer. What she will pay I do not know; but when onee a

oegmninff is made and made right I have no fear of the result. The de-

to another exploring party. Thiswj

however, was attacked by the Indi

ans soon after commencing the descent of the Ohio, compelled to abandon its canoes, and strike diagonally

through the woods for Green-briar

county, its members suffered much

in accomplishing this journey, from

by the Indians, and losing one of his

companions. (Strader.) Kenton was

compelled to abandon his trapping

waters, and hunting grounds. After

divers hardships, ne succeeded in

reaching the mouth of the Littie Kenawha, with his remaining cornrjanion.

where he found and attached himself) fed Kenton to their hearts content,

they compelled him to lie down upon

his back, anti-stretch out his arms to their full length. They then passed a stout stack at right angles across his breast, to each extremity of which

his wrists were fastened by thongs of

iMinalonide. Stakes were next driven into the earth near his feet, to

and he continued to the last, fond of

regaling listeners with stones of the P . e j -C l

Cany limes. A ineuu vi ours, wnu about three years ago made a visit to the abode of the venerable patriarch, describes in the following terms his appearance at that time: 'Kenton's form, even under the weight ol seventy-nine years, is striking, and must have been a model of manly

strength and agilitv. His eve is blue,!

IIIIWIillPI J VUd' uuj u .u giau(.u The forehead projects very much at the eye-brows which are well defined, and then recedes, and is neither very high nor very broad. His hair, which in active, life was light, is now quite grey; his nose is straight; and his mouth before he lost his teeth must have been expressive and hand-; some. I observed that he had yet one tooth which- in connection

with his character and manner oil

conversation, a was continually reminding sae of Leathers tocking- The whole face is remarkably expressing, not of turbulence or excitement, but

aather of rumination and self posses sion. Simplicity, frankness, honesty, and a strict regard to truth, appeared to be the prominent traits of his character. In giving an answer to a question which my friend asked him, I was particularly struck with his truthfulness and simplicity. The question was whether the account of his life given in the Sketches of Western Adventure, was true or not "Well, I'll tell you," said he; -not true. The book says, that when Blackfish the Injin warrior asked me, when they had taken me prisoner, if Colonel Boone sent"me to steal their horses, I said Xo, sir!' " Here h

looked indignant, and rose from his

chair. tell you I never said sir! to an Injin in my life; I scarcely ever say it to a white man." Hero Mrs. Kenton, who was engaged id some domestic occupation at the table, turned round and remarked, that when they were last in Kentucky, some one gave her Jthbook to read to heruaband ; ami t when sho came'ltpart, hoould not let her read iSyJfarthcr. uAnd I tell you," continued ftc, I was never tied to a stake in my life tav be burn

ed. They had me painted black when I saw Girty, but not tied to a stake," We are inclined to think, notwithstanding this, that the statement in the ' Sketches,' of his being three times tied to the stake, is correct; for the author of that interesting work had belorc him a manuscript account of the pioneer's life, which had been dictated by Mr. Kenton, to a mintliimnii nf 1Cantiil v. m nnmW

of vears before, when he had no mo

tive to exaggerate, and his memory was comparatively unimpaired. But he is now beyond the reach Of earthly toil, or trouble, or suffering. His

old age was as exemplary, as his youth and manhood had been active

and useful. And though his last years

were clouded by poverty, and bis eyes closed in a miserable cabin to the light of Life, yet shall he occupy a bright page in our border history, and his name soon open to the light of Fame. Old Rifle. CiEXERAI. HOUtTOX. The following is a sketch of the life of General Houston from the Washington correspondence of the Pennsylvania Inquirer: The first time that I ever saw Houston, was, I think, in the year 1820.V As I was standing at the corner of College street, Nashville, Tennessee, with a friend, a fine looking man dashed by us, and I was induced to inquire his name. That, sir, said my friend, is Ma

jor Houston, a young man of great

promise who is rapidly rising in public favor He is brave, and has fought gallantly with General Jackson, and in the lapse of a few years will be Governor of Tennessee

1 learned that Major Houston was originally a carpenter, but soon quitted the profession, and commenced the study of law, politicks and arms. To the latter science he was most enthusiastically devoted; but a war was now at an end, he confined himself to politicks and law. Soon after he was elected to Congress, and as a member of the house of Representatives, held a conmanding positon. His popularity was steady and rapid in the increase, and tho year 1828 found him Governor of the State of Tennessee. In the wars of 1816-'! 7, with the Scminoles and Creeks, he distinguished himself as a

gallant soldier ;at the celebrated battle of the Horse Shoe,he was badly wounded in the arm,which disabled him. In

1816, having, in debate, animadverted with severity on the removal of Mr. Curry from the postofBce at Nashville,

and the appointment of Mr. J. P. Ir

win, a near relative of Mr. day, r.3 was challenged by the gentleman to mortal combat. The parties met in Kentucky Irwin was shot, and badly wounded; end though no except'ions were taken to the mode in which Houston conducted himself on the occasion, an indictment was obtained against him, for political effect as he alleged, as he was at that time

a candidate for tho office of Governor of Tennessee. '.

Oa the 20th of February 1824 whilst holding the office of Chief Ma-

gistrate of TenneVSfee, he challenged

Chapman Johnson, of v irgmia, to tho Seld, and the invitation wan declined. At the Virginia Convention of that year, Mr. Johnson reported aa cd

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