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have never known any thins to avail. Do yon j in which we have, for his state, and so far si<T- 

 euppose marl can have any effect on it? Possibly L^,,, n^-., r,„ ., „ ' "=» 



it IS an acid gra.s, and, hke sorrel, may he rooted "'^"•^ ldiled.-li.D. J^ . K. 



out by alkalies. * 



[We have heretofore, on several occasions, re- 

 marked upon the absence of all effort to improve 

 by marling in South Carolina ; and afterwards 

 welcomed the news of the earliest movements to- 

 wards that great ai.d beneficial work. We re- 

 joice now to learn that, at least on one large 

 plantation, marling is in that state of progress, 

 and has been already so succeesful in profitable 

 efTecIs, as to leave no doubt of there being now 

 fairly commenced such operations as will soon 

 make South Carolina a marling country. In this 

 great "internal improvement" of that state, (more 

 valuable for private profit, and for augmenting 

 the public wealth, than all her great and costly 

 improvements /or transportation, on rail-roads 

 and by navigation,) the writer of the private letter 

 from which we have taken the liberty of extract- 

 ing for publication the foregoing passage will be 

 one of those pioneers who will render thegreatest 

 service to his countrymen, by practically show- 

 ing to them the way to improve and reap rich 

 profits from their great and almost totally neg- 

 lected natural resources. In consideration of our 

 object, to make his example more profitable te 

 others, we trust that he will excuse this use 

 made of a portion of the last received of his se- 

 veral private letters, written to obtain information 

 for hia own guidance in marling. We cannot 

 presume farther, and point out the writer or his 

 locality more distinctly. But we may say to 

 those of his countrymen who can use marl, and 

 have not done so—" Seek out for the most ex- 

 tensive and successful marling operations now 

 in progress in South Ctirolina— see them and 

 judge for yourself, and then act according to your 

 judgment of the proofs of success and profit." It 

 is true, and lamentable, that all that is said, 

 written, or published to urge to this or any other 

 novel improvement in agriculture, has scarcely 

 any effect, even on those who hear and read all 

 (he facts and reasoning. But exhibit the same 

 truths to the eyes of the same persons, and twenty 

 of them will follow the example, where one 

 would without such ocular proofs being presented. 

 IVe have, in our way, by writing and publishing, 

 done very far more than our correspondent to 

 instruct his countrymen, as he has been instructed, 

 and almost to no purpose ; but his practice will 

 do what our precepts have failed to effect in every 

 particular, except on himself and perhaps a few 

 others. May he effectually do this good work, 



VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, &C., FROM 



1S21 TO 1841. 



From the Pliiladolphia Public Ledger. 

 The annexed tables, showing the value of im- 

 ports and exports annually, from lb21 to 1841 in- 

 clusive—the receipts into the treasury, annually, 

 (rem customs, during the same period— and the 

 value of bullion and specie imported and exported 

 — was communicaied to Congress on the 17th 

 ultimo, having been prepared by the Register of 

 the Treasury, in compliance with a reso7ution of 

 the House of Representatives. 



VALUK OF IMPORTS. 



Year. 



1821 



1822 



1823 



1824 



1825 



1826 



1827 



1828 



1829 



1830 



1831 



18.32 



1833 



1834 



1835 



1836 



1837 



1838 



1839 



1840 



1841 



Free of duty. 



810,082,313 

 7,298.708 

 9.048 288 

 12.563,773 

 10,947.510 

 12,567,769 

 11,855,104 

 12.379,176 

 11,805 501 

 12,746,245 

 13.456,625 

 14,247,453 

 32,147.950 

 68.393,180 

 77,940,493 

 92,056 481 

 69.250.031 

 60,860 005 

 76,401,792,1 

 57,196 204 

 66,019,731 



Piiyin? duty. 

 $52,503,411 

 75,942,833 

 68,530 979' 

 67,985,2.34' 

 85,392,565 

 72,406,708^ 

 67.628.964' 

 76,130,648; 

 62.687,026 

 58.1.30,675 

 89.734.499' 

 86.779813 

 75,670,361 

 58,128,152' 

 71955.249 

 97,923,554,' 

 71,739,186, 

 52 857,399 

 85.690 340' 

 49,945,3151 

 61,925,757 



Total. 



862,585,724 



83,241,541 



77,579,267 



80,549,207 



96,340.075 



84,974,477 



79,484.068 



88,509.824 



74.492!527 



70,876,920 



103,191 124 



101,029,266 



108,118.311 



126,521,332 



149895.742 



189,980.035 



140 989,217 



113,717.404 



162,092,132 



107,141,519 



127,945,488 



VALUE OF EXPORTS. 



Year. 



1821 

 1822 

 1823 

 1824 

 1825 

 1826 

 1827 

 1828 

 1829 

 1830 

 1831 

 1832 

 1833 

 1834 

 1835 

 18.36 

 1837 

 1838 

 1839 

 1840 

 1841 



Foreign 

 Mercliaiidise. 



821,302 4^8! 

 22.2S6,202i 

 27 543,622' 

 25 337,157 

 32,590 643! 

 24 539 612| 

 23,403.136' 

 21,595 017 

 16,658,478; 

 14.387.479 

 20 033 526 

 24,039.473: 

 19.822.73.5! 

 23 312.811 

 20,504.495' 

 21,746 360 

 21,854,962, 

 12,452,795 

 17,494.5251 

 18,190,312' 

 15,469,0811 



Domestic 

 Produce, &c. 



843,671,894 



49,878,079 



47,155,408 



53,649500 



66,944,745 



63,055,710 



58,921.691 



50,669.669 



55,700.193 



59,462 029' 



61 277 057! 



63,137,470 



70,317,698; 



81.024,162; 



101,189,082 



106.916,680 



95,564,414 



96,033,821 



103,533,891 



113,895,6341 



106,382,722 



Total. 



864,974.382 

 72,160.281 

 74,699,030 

 75 986,657 

 99 535 388 

 77,595 322 

 82 324 827 

 72 264 686 



72 358.671 



73 849 508 

 81.310,583 

 87,176,943 

 90,140 433 



104 336 S78 

 121 693,577 

 128 663040 

 117,419 376 

 108,486,616 

 121,028,416 

 131571,956 

 121,851,803 



