674 



FARMERS' REGISTER 



[No. 9 



But Mr, Thorhurn will doubtless be much as- 

 lonislied, (even more, po tlian lio wns at liis own 

 Fucccsp in ihis pliui,) in learn that lliore is 3'ot a 

 bolder advenlurer than liiuiscir, wlio has seized on 

 Iiis fitmous linnihuL', and oli'ers to run it a second 

 year, for hi? own private benefil, disrepardinri the 

 aforesaid Tiiorljurn's ju-'t claim of priority of dis- 

 covery, and al.so liie claims of charity upon all ihe 

 net profils. A Mr. Saniislon [qu. snngsue'!'\ of 

 Maryland, has, in the American Farsner, <riven 

 a most floiirisliiiiLr aceonnt ol' his crop made 

 from liis planiing of Tiiorburn's seed, and oilers 

 to sell 2000 ears of ihc same, at Thnrhurn's iasi 

 year's price of 25 cenis per ear ! ! ! But this is a 

 /t7</e too strong; and Mr. Sangslon's movement 

 is more to be applauded for its unprecedented bold- 

 ness, and lull confidence in the immeasurable <ru!- 

 libility of mankind, liian it will be for its success. 

 Wlien it is considered what a great quantity ol this 

 marvellous corn was sold last year by Mr. Thorhurn 

 (or what passed for such.) and that every grain, so 

 dearly bought, and highly prized, must have been 

 planted and cuitivaled carefully, and that the in- 

 crease must have been at least 500 per cent, upon 

 the original charily stock, it can scarcely be be- 

 lieved but that the high price and ready market of 

 the corn must be already as completely at an end, 

 as is its high reputation. 



In our lasI number, we called on JMr. Tiiorbarn 

 for "his report of the charitable purposes to which 

 his great harvest of profit was to have been ap- 

 propriated, according to his promise," and of which 

 the public has heard nothing in the way of per- 

 formance. As no such e.xhibit has been made, or 

 appears to be fbrlhcoming, and as Mr. Thorhurn 

 has continued most ominously silent on this sub- 

 ject, since the planting and selling season ended, 

 we now repeat our call for a statement of the ac- 

 count current of "Chinese Tree Corn lo Charily 

 Fund, Dr.," and the receipts for the payments made 

 in acquittance of the balance due. Though a 

 brother editor told us that this hint of ours was 

 "really too cruel," we still must repeat it. But as 

 such an exhibit will probably be a diflicult matter 

 even for Mr. Thorhurn lo present, and as the set- 

 tlement we doubt not has been already made, and 

 the balance fully paid, we will presutne to ofiera 

 form, which may serve the purpose, though of 

 course the items are altogether conjectural. 

 Grant Thorhurn in account with Charity, 



Br. 

 To cash received for 20,000 ears of "Chi- 

 nese Tree Corn," at 25 cents the ear, 85000 00 

 Per Contra. 

 By purchase made by him of 125 bushels 

 of corn, the stock in trade, at 90 ceni3 

 the bushel, ^112 -50 



Cash for writing and printing puffs, on 

 Chinese corn, and his charitable mo- 

 lives, paid in ears at 25 cents each out 

 of his own private cxim stock - - 488 



Discount allowed to wholesale purcha- 

 sers at 25 per cent - . . . 1000 



Reward of his ingenuity in inventing 

 the plan of this charitable speculalion 1000 



Wear and tear of conscience and rep- 

 utation incurred in conducting the 

 same 2399 50 



Credits 5000 GO 

 Debit 5000 



Balance, 



0000 



CORUKSPOKDERTCK. 



[Ooiiinuinicated for the Farmers' Register.] 



To Gideon B. Smith, E^q. 



Sir — Among the many thousands nf your coun- 

 Iryuien who acknowledge \our earl), long con- 

 tinued, disinterested, and efficient services in ur- 

 urmg and promoiingtheculiureof silk in the United 

 Stales — espe(;ially by providing the best means, 

 l»y poiniinir out the peculiar value of ihe nwrus 

 rnulticaulis, and inducing the propagation and ex- 

 len-^ive culiivaiion of that new and valuable tree 

 — a lew persons have united to proviile, by sub- 

 scription, some testimonial of" their gratitude, and 

 sense of your merit in this respect. 



The duty of receiving and disbursing ihe sum 

 subscribed was confided to the undersiizned ; and 

 they have the gralificalion of now presenting it to 

 you. They request its acceptance, not for ihe va- 

 lue ol'its amount, but for its object. A part of the 

 fund has been expended lo provide a tea and cof- 

 f(»e set of plate, richly chased, and ornamented 

 wiih suitable devices and inscriptions, and which 

 will serve as a visible and [jermanent testimonial 

 of the feelinirs and opinions ol the contributors. 

 Edmund Ruffix, i 

 Tugs. S. Pleasants, > Committee. 

 John H. Cocke, ) 

 Virginia, September, 1839, 



yinswer. 



Baltimore, September 25, 1839. 

 Gentlemen — I have received your very kind 

 letter of September, 1839, with the accompanying 

 testimonial of the feelings of the contributors, con- 

 sisting of a most splendid coffee and lea set of sil- 

 ver plate. I am unable to express my feelings on 

 this occasion — leeliniis, I assure you, of unmixed 

 gralification, and which are incapable of represen- 

 tation in words. I thank you and the gentlemen 

 associated with you in tliis testimonial, not only 

 for the matter, invaluable as it is, but much more 

 so for the manner of it. From the beginning to 

 the present time, I have had but one single object 

 in view — the good of my country, my whole coun- 

 try, and noihiiig but my country ; and I feel dou- 

 bly gratified that, however humble my works may 

 have been, my motives have been duly appre- 

 ciated. It is now something upwards of thirteen 



