- 'Ll'crary ltat;tuUosil' Bjs-rom,
iViino, E utyUii-itrw (l.WiajM; Ricinrd
?pn, Bryant. ' ' , ' v
, J2.1U Cu up Mers. L; Prise, Schorl t c J
.-,Drak.U rt- 'i ....'; i .,-"'
s -Mr. Fh" m ' prcscnteda' wirmwication
frtMni:i"Tjiicc4rilio Tranaj'iUni-i Un
lveriiy,liKh wn received ap3 refcrrvdti
the cormbittee on Luxury Institution! - ,
Aftef Tr uer by rho Rvv. Wnt Burko cf
C.jcioiUii, the Caferenre adj.K$roed rv'
r jj - Wed.hsday M-iyrOib,
Bnho4i SjuIc presiding -liiihop' Andrew
"'; pVt'Stlfil. j-!"" ' f ... it. i- ":."'"'., v'"
Dr. Cpca led ihe mjrning -emcc.
Mr. S(eensonof Ky, pfcseuu-tTtwo- corri.
nv.imVaiipo from Lui-vilh,, in ' Ration on
line tif iJiriM'm o be v ifrlwn Jiwccu two,
C-tofercil res. Referred W tho Curmniuee op
' Itinerancy, "t . ' .
' I)r CuH?ri prcsniH the firsts report of
the Committee1 onMiviom, wlych was read,
an J on Jiiismotion bid orTlho ullo.
Dr.-Sijnith made th fllowingreport froii
the Cuiiwi'iitee on Fi-uanrci ,
TH- Finance Committee. bg-kntfi Jo
nubmu iho following rrprlin; reUtiori to a
Southerp Dixit Ji-iiabljshmpnijVIi'J.
Having maturely 'c.nidered ihe atfbjeet,
we are Af opinion that it is expedient ih.it,a
IJiMilcGtMiCvrrT bo established by ;ha Method
it E -Church, Sputh, consisting of two d:vi-
imn one in the Eisi, nnd the other In the
' Vel. ! Rcspcci fully sidMiutted.. t 'i
I , W. A.SUlTIJ.Chairmin.
Dr. Siniib desired that -action 'thdu) J- be
had on Ihe suVjecttQdny -or lis nSn as possi.
Lie, u coinmillee could noi do nny thing
furiUr pn ihe subject of 4 the Book C Jt-rn
until tlii qufhlian was, drcitltL - ' $
"I ho qreUtiitiala if V hilt.Urd Sp:thf--if
ihe.S'Hjlh Carolina Con furcngpy were preaenf-
l !up Andrew 1ok llio chair.
f " Mr. Wi'htnvin, of the cfMnniiltee abpoint-
t . j ... .1' . . f ... . i
uii-riiJus in (he Hook of Discipline, ropuft.
td. The rrporl wan Inid On the table.
ji Air. Byrani'was di-airou to know how.the
j mii)her' were to come in -posKt-snion of th!
k'nowiodo ol he contents . of ;th pnpors
pri st-tiled. lie was in favor of having uheni
printed J and nu don tiotin to tfmt fffect.
MoUiUtun moved to nuicnd by, linking
out llnUj Mirt requiring the 'printing! of the
rrport 'f Ciuniniiu foti MisBhin-, which was
carried ('hod the moiiun as umctuled wasihtn
hid nil slur liihle. J ;
Mr. -Co les nnn imrcd ihe following np.
pniotnipnis for'.t."Voiniw,(Thursdnv-)'" '
, t II DVIK:k. 8 0,Vl ck.
Washington St.. Mr. Martin, L. I'icT?e,
lliyh street,. i . : Kuvanauiih,
XV'oley Ch ip I,
B ip'ist plmrch, r
Dr. hmith called
.Tmi teeun FiiMix:,
i Hunter, t .
j . . . Honors. .'
up. ihe repnrt of llu: G m-'
IWeqiH'ttioQ of i'itab!ih-
in wimjI'I nt excite any dilferf nee of opinion.
iifuJ1 ihe
udoption' Id
this ' report would rioi
cominitL tli
Co n.u
rtnee to h'nv pitrticuiar
t,tre. II inn UonH
rence wfVjtiMvvc io B xk
I'oncern here wtuld end tlx l.ibrsof this
eoinin'iitr.e as far at ihi subject' was concern.
Dr. Capers wan el t know w'nt was the
import ut ihe U rm'B.'ik Concern, f II we
hie i i have an eituiulUhment in which books
nreto he printed lit the Eist nnd another tin
lln U'ckt ltitn tv. -i ! 1 livi whit ivi sii(TTfRtj
, ...v - ..y, r ........ rfc(;..,
tjd itLoxjr minds br thg words-Book Con.
J c't rn.M j If the books are printed by Contract j,
wnuld n it that be "El ok Concern?"' .
Dr. Zenith explaine ti: -Tim term ,4Buk
Conecrn' did ntiicc.mmii us to any particular
pi. in, and the adopt ioi of this rt'irt would
tjiily cotninit the Cviiifercnco li d B.iok E-lub-SishnVciit
in the Eist .and an-ther in the
West. I '
i Dr. 'Capers. We are "botnd morally,
i religiously and mclhodsticnlly to vote lor
it ho report. Our people. ought to have books
' !und wei ought to'supply them.
Mr. Mo Lenin (of Tcin.) inquired. If this
' reportwas adopted, uwould we be at hb'crlyto
irjstiuct the committee.
Bisliop Andrewi- A committee ear. at any
lime b instructed.' - .
Tin) report ws .dopted. Iv ' i-
Dr.' Capers moved that h rp rt on mis.
si m,s be t iken up. ' h. was tread as a. whole
111)111111 b) sections in connection witl that
pLtrtiort otfihe Book of Discipline affected by .
it. ' i'lllie feprt wajndoj)led with .the cxep
Uon "ofjlheTKh section, (uller. a few amende
nieuis) but on morion of Dr. Capers, it was
irfcrrvd b-ick to the committee with instruc
liom I 'We hi veu sketch of i the j debase on
tins report, but in order to a proper under
j fctandmg f the matter, we have tetermned,
io w .ihhold it at all events for the itresent. -Mr
II. G Leigh - moved the following
' resolution which 'was lost: j i J
R&olccd , That oopies of the rules and
; orders' of the General Conference, khe Siand
inv Cimimittces. and ti Directory, be pubJUh.
ed for the use of the Conference! and such
persons as may wish to have them. . j
Bishop Soule announced the following com.
V mittecs: ' '-y )"'' '"" : 'li,'""' 1 f J 1 l : ;-t
Chi Rerisal.ryc$srfi. Ralston,' Hamilton,
Harris. TallvJ Crowder.- I
On Temperance. -Messrs. Pitts,
It. Ur,
Leigh, J. H. Lino.' '. i h
On Expenses', of ihe Delegates. MomTS-
' Amhony, Sevier. Boytc. I
f - OntJierr .iorialofthe Society iri Maysville ,
"A Messrs. J. B. McFerrio, S. Patlon,
' .Pill.! Wnll art. Harrison. -
Mr. Monroe moved thai Mr. Linn bo added
to tho Committee Son Literary Institutions,
which was carried, i -
TK0 nr-rnft then adiournccT with
; Members of the First General Conference
of the M. E. Church, South, assemoiea m
Petersburg , Va., May 1st, 1846. .
Kentucky Conference: Henry B. . Bas
connb, Hi 11' Kavanaugji, B. T. Crouch, Jon.
athan Sumper, G. W. Brush, Edward fcte.
venion. T. N. Ralston, N.- B. Lewis,Chas
B... Parsons.' Jno.. C. Harrison
Hohton Conference. SitnP&nony E. F
Missouri ' Conference Wrn. i Patton , A .
Monroe; Thomas ' Wallace, Wt. W. Red-
man, john'H. Linn, Joseph Boy ic. r
Tennessee Conference. Jno. B. M'FerHn,
Robt. Paiiie, F,E.Pitts, A. L P. Greerr,
lohn Wl Hann- "(; W. Sehon, S. 0. Moody,
' F. G. . Ferguso ti ... . 2 :' :'. . i:. ' f- ' 4""il:i "
Memphis Conittt.nce.Mose9 Brock, ;G.
... ..... . ti it. ti
vv, u. Harris, Wm. M Alanan, v m. iu
Ferrin, Arthur Davis, Jno. T. Baskerville.
TnJ; .lf;.; rf.Ts-nr, aW. Rrown
Indian Mission Conference.-3'- Brown
Arl-tmsar Conference Joho P.i Troilow,
Vyin PIUtcU: Andrew lluoteV. j '-;
tr VigijMji Con"rrf7ice.--WA.;4iilh. JnV.
Girly TLorhi Crowder, Abnti.am Venn,
L. M. U. B. Co tef A DibrrlL ;
. zriX CaroHni Conference.!. & Le'sb ,
Jmo Jnmrcsnn, Swiocl '3. Bryqnt, Pfiicr1
S Jlitsiitippi Conference.- Willurt. Wibin
H M. Drake, Jhn Lnne-L Pm9 P
Ho-er. a:.T. M. Vlr. and J. U f'Jonc-u V
. South Carolina. Conference VI Ci-J
.Whnfurd 'mith, Charles ". Bet$,j t NtchoUs
Ti'hv aniSmut AV. Cpt-rs. JIJ I.
Georgia Conference. Lovick Piqrcr, Wm.'
J. ParkaJnoW. Glenn,. Simuil, A nth' my,
James E JJvns, Geu" T Pierce', Isaac Bor
mp; und A." B. Ltutret-t. ;( . !l
West Texas Coierfnc.Robt.j Alexander
and Gh;uney Richardson, ! . Jjr i !
East Texas Conference, Francis Wilb'i"
Florida Conference --Alex. -.'Man in. ujjj R.
H. Lucky. - ' I j i
Alabama Conference Jesne Briii, J.
tlarnilioo, Thus. "O. Summers, CiColloway,
T. H.E'tpers.'U. tJarrett and E. iV. Levert.
.V4 The'CIft of Gab. - ' '
, i he PortJaolTribuae and BviHuiia, thus
"'.ci vupV whoni it ma) tiappetio hit:: i
i '-" ip your gib! ilw cUck of our toiiguo
tfcraally ringing in our Wars. Do yu
know, sirt that foOU cannot keep their mouths
shutf . Call yu a U nil! Yes, and i no of the
weakest kind. . No one will consider .you a
man of sense until ymi hnvp learned to keep
your mouth, sfi'ut till yon speak j ontj when
spqkcn to, cjt have something to say. Frank
lin said but i llulc Washingtou was no
talker. They ' both ' acted. Addison, oue
yf the best oflnglish wrijers, scarcely ccn
ed jiis moutli in company.' : Alexander Him
ilton was a imp of: few word; toiwere
Slu'rm iti, Co ley, Dmte, Tusse, Hgarth,
'Roseau, Bufllin, Dt'scanes, Thompson and
Cowpcr,'wcre 'all small talkers I but great
thinkers. Thfy had not the gift !of gab, and
nre'now rencmbercdr The scores of talkers.
who lived to" -their days, and thought Ihey
rea-lly were f.ometlring, have passed iiwny,
tind nt) one can tell even their ualnes. )t will
baso with yon, unless you,,Jearn to keep yur
p!agueyiongue stills uHCX-J0'' speech is
no criterion of genius' Remember what wcT
have said to you, and be quiet in future, or, we
shall Yead you another lesion; more severe
pei haps, than any ycu have cvcjr heard.!
i Water Proof Glue. i
I We give: the following diflVreni mrthnds'of
pepiring a strong glue or btjment, that1 yfill
withstand beat and moisture, extracted: from
ihe Scieniff a American. - . v ,ij
lfiMeft common , glue. ; in the smallest
possible quan'ity of hthrage boiled in 1t; the
gluei bring briskly stirred whert the i oil is
added. '' i . ; i i "i
,2. Glue will resist water to a considerable
extent by beingdisaolvcd in skimmed milk.
3 The addition of finely levigatcJ chalk,
toasdlutlon pf common glue., in ivater,
strengthens if, and renders it sujtable for
or other work that isc'xposed to the weather.
; 4. A ghPpoYccfT'n that will hold against
fire and water, may' bo i made f by mjxing
,and boiling -tgethcr linseed oil land .quick
lime. This mix'uremust bejreduced to the
consis'tence of soft putty and then spread on
tin plates and dried in the shade where it will
dry very hard. This may afterwards be
melted like common. kIum, and must be used
wliife, hot.--iV. Y. Mechanic. )'
Peculiarly Sensitirje.
A' goo 1 story is tol.l in the. CAronfue Par.
isierine, i the Courier des Etats' Vhis. A
young I tdy, endowed with the most, drlicate
nerve,... mentioned one 'evening,! to ja few
friends in her drawing room, that ."she. had
a horror of the rose. "Tho perfume of this
flower,'1 said said she, "gives me; vertigo.
Tho' conversation was fnterrupted jbv the vis
it of a fiir friend -w ho wus going ito the ball,
and wore a rose bud in her head dress. Our
f;ir he toine turned pale directly tossed her
arms and fell gracefully in a syrwevpe upon
the ottoman. "What n strangp nervou-
Kiisceptibilitv! What a delicate and impres.
sible organiz tion!" cried ihe pectators.
"For Jleavea's sakft' Madam, ! go awnv!
Don't you seo thatryou i have Caused this
spasm!" " I?" replied the astonished lady
'tYes," of course, it "is ;the pejrfume of the
rose bud in your hair. VReally if, it is so
I will sacrifice i,he guilty 1 flower but judge
before you scnlcnce."' ThOiflower detached,
from the head dress," w$ passed, from, hand
la hand nmong the spectators, bui tljeir soli.
citudesoon giye way to ddifTerent ' emotion
The fatal rose bvdjtcas artificial -one. 0
ry - . i t : .
The Upas Tree.K living plant' of this
ceJeuratea tree was lately preserrteu to tne
; . 1 n 1 . m ; J ... . j-
ttorncuiiurRi oociety oyine iast tnaiTa,vor"
pany, and is now growing in ihe' Chiswick
uarawnsr t Mja-peneci neann uuu uoi
wtthstandimz the fubles of the Dutch travel.
ers may be approached with safety. It is
however, soitrowwy-Lapoison that no
prudent person will handp it without proper
care. ; ... . , 1
Slander. A bill passed the Massachusetts
Senate to abolish the distinction, between
written and spoken defamation j of character
which provides "hat every persoa whp shall
defamo another by words, shall be j)thished
by tine, or imprisonment in the, common
juVor,both by fine and imnriscinment 1 at the
dtscrcuon 01 tno uoun. 1 nc iru:n, 01 in
milter charged, as slanderous is; allowed to
Cia sufficient justifi6ation for defamatory
t ..''- ' '" " ." V K
t Pvjfed tt.-Soap bubbles are airy things, but!
they soon burs. : Just suit u with niec puff
ed up with vanity i They make a show for
a season sail on trie current, but sfjyn burs
and nothing is lefl of thern. Pride(is an in
g resident that is never found in exalted huZ
man nature.' It is' mixed in the composition
of fools: a man who has a mtrid to cultivate
and a heart to improve, never, finds time to
be proud.
POltTRAJT EAINTlG,,
THOMAS TEPUE?rOYCI.l
IllF.tlEBY intbrma the citizens of Ashville and all
,Kr nersoaa starts here,' thai lit will remain het
a short time daring which, any ron desirous oT
obtaining second Teruoa m mnweii, or.nerseii,
may be BaFphed at the lebeap C4t of $15. .If two
c,rm mrm introdaeed upon the aame piece it mav
be had for No work ahall be paid for, or taken
1 crrrlovcr unless it rirea ratisfaction to the
- 1 .m. E rier ea U wdt it Mi. M'DcN.t's
uma. l,.
XmVtoriug "Li Uuhmemt.
t1rj pens."
I'riday, Jlar 22, IHIG.
)VM. Aj GRAHAM,
; , OF ORANGE COUNTY, . . '
' We are autborrscd ita aaooune Col. Jpli.lt
Cnilcr candidate tv jrprwent-IIendcraon
touatr in the Ufrrtrenttiv. branch f the nxt
j, 'k ., " . m y v j 1 ,t " '
We are autltoriwcl .la annonncc K. If. Cat 11 -llou
s a rarv!iati; to reprtcnl Buconbe ctint j
in tho itv pft. . ativij branch of lltvoext Lc(Jture.
! ..Mr.fk'ui' Yoa ae rrqrjcf ted to nr-liat Major
MAT I HCW JAV COMMON b a candHlate to
reprewrntjyio counties "pfCtocrokee, Macoiiand Hay.
Wood in the Ktnt of th ntrxt Li riilj4ltnv-tr. rVtm.
mon is lh publ.can' nod and Uuef the o$ Met
We-mrc nuthorisH-d to' announce ANTHONY
CASEY as a eauihdatc to rvprascnt Buncomlte
ncouvt m the lower branch of the next Legislature.
IMPORTANT IP ROM WASHINGTON.
Declaration, qfv ar tgainst Mexico.--Wv
are Indebie'd.lo an extra from the Hambujg
Journ l for Imporuini jfflofmation from Wasli.
ington, and tUo (rom fexas. -j
Upon the Vecejritioa jf the news of a con;
flict w'.th the Mexkanr. lhc President immedi.
uleNr sent in a Mussst to Crinirres rnmnm.
Mu'ssagd to Congress, recom
mending thij miiasures be promptly laken
for carrying on tje mar virorouslv.
r A bill was fojhwlth reported and passed
the House of ttepresentatives, authori7Jng
fft thousand vdMteers to be . immediaiclv
raised, and appropriating ten milions of .dol
lars to parry on the jvar. "
We rpjoice jivil such-' prompt measures
have beeu taken jDv'our Governoienl to meet
this emergency,, for if,a$ is generally believl
ed iho Mexican! , Government is backed 'by
tlier. -poes he. difficulty iii which 'j we
are placed,! may; be greater lhanjwas at first
supposed. : -'jj I .1 '-' K
The- call upon Louisiana Jorl Volunteers
las tjccn galjintly respondtMfto on one day
th ere were five companies mustered intb the
service viz cmb from Attakapa's the "Clin
ton Guards, frjjm-Easi I.liciana. -dpt.
Chase, 7-4 strong; Cupt. Somal's, Captain
Bryce'i, nqd Capt. Johnson's. These jnyke,
in ull twelve companies, or a force of about
,UUJ. 1 he hrt regiment is to be unmedi.
iy orgapized under Cot WaltotT, .and.
will forthwith proceed to the theatre of war.
A company'dlled tho Orleans lBous, uncle r
he Ci)mmind"i)f Capt. C. SVHunf, have been
mustertJ intoiih'e service jf the Ciiited States,
nd wcejqu,Trtered at the United, Stales Bur
;icks, awaitifigjto be transported to Point Is-
ab
The iojnpany is said Ui-be chjefly
oir.posf.d of jn inters, lawyers J clerks .and
rnerchanjjs, ull youig men of highly rcspecta.
ble famijii'H, who have sacrificed their buai
n ss, and lift lucrative situations"to rallv td
the rescue of Gen. Taylor's little band.
In another olumn wc give an account of
another filit between a large force of Mex.;-
leans,. .a Hid: a sipall detachment of. American
Soldicrst' : .- . ; ' j i
"The first lot May in New York"' will
pixt
! j
appear
wed
It is
aid .that- tho , fly is oestroying the
Wheat
rrop toj
a. considerable extent n Vir
jinia;
Meslrs Erwin, Burgin, and M'ICesson'are
ine .caiiicituatcs or. inetjuuse ol Lommons 1
from the counties of Bu rice and M'Dowell.
AH Vyiiiri. lTwo to he elected. 'Twl U.
CaldwV'H, a staunch Whig, is a candidate to
represent MJJuwi ll, Burke, Caldwell," and
Wdks, in the, Senate.
The Lexington (Mo) Telegraph announ
ces the marnugfl of Mr. Elden Myers, a vouth
of 19f, to Mrsl Mary Nash, nee not mention-
ed, i !ut the mother of 25 children ! Like.
wise; or Jodge John Briscoe, aged 70, to Miss
Drake, aged J(5.
! y Bishop Iv'ed has given notice that the Epis-
Copil Coqveritionof the Diocese of North
Carolina will meet at Raleigh; on hie 27th of
Mv, instead of IlilUboro', Where it was
appointed jlo be.iioden,'in consqquence of th
existence ;of the smalL pox at the latter place
The AVcadiaj Cotton Factory , recemly e.J
Ublished near, enaacola, Florida, is now in
full otxirationi.
Ths cost of Glory :-The 14th Light Dr a
oons some yeirs since left England for India
re te,u cngtano lor inarn:
, 0 1 , C, . ,
recently returned, akel
- v
3 o nicer s. ;T
uuu strong, j! iney
eton 'of 33 men and
vPl. NT
... tv.m . khipr 1 iiar nru ir&a man
6,396 emigrants, of all sizes; sxesrand de
tidmiiialions,! arrived aV that. port during the
.in.K nfiin 't,.?.: ' ' ' 'A-.':
Hamburg 115
'iij'' v ?'
''.
are oow compile.
1
Urgimaiirlte returrts are pow rcfliplete.
rhc1 t, woi houses uTM be tinlitoted,as fol
louse
.n.
94
Demj. majority on joint" biflol, 2"2.
tn, cujgo increase 01 ivo 00 charge tnetrtautyin re la 1 100 to inoso qniijin means
the arrivals in tlie Vnbntlf Of March- TFrom dren. bv eirins them a few.montli'a tuition in 1 instructor
Great Brvaip; the-SCame 4,9G: from France J iho ear, (hi!tli& rest of lie tinfb awttl. tory
1 178, chrely Germans; tfow Bremen and ! lowed up in physical labcr, and mentaTfofget- object to
r - r f '"'. - t ri'-L- tn-viuiiitji ocwiuy ici r Tiriuc, auu, possi uit ,
Km.. TQ . J! S!h Cohn.,,- - s,.
- " i . . OIUC, W.,vuuvaovv. nkiu
elected Bishops of ' th iethodist Episcopal
Churchy South, byjihe Genefal Conference on
ihe 7tIrirsC :now q sessianf at Petersburg,
Virginia, n the second ballot- -' ' I
i ran takiff.
The National Iutelfigencerof the 2nd irisl.,
makes the following interesiinji rcrrrarks on
the probable Course ,4w hich tbe-Oernv-acy
witl parsuT) in relation w'the TariT. f "f
From hat wo "Iitq cVsuaTly heat u. in coni,
versatKiD!1 theTajiiT. may 'bo'sur. J 1 lieJ
iver U n iibir ',;sioo, and that ihe appro
priation bills, &cT may bo passed in short or
deri so oh to allow Oingress to ac?joerri ntueh
-arlier than tljey possibly can doif lhd rij
jorityi ia Ctngrcis jjhoutd-, s, the governineni
it has-been deternineur, al l it consultal'ipaf
lut pJmocralic leadcin (i6gross' to fnak
:ralie leadcr in Coogrbss1 to piake
cssion begirr ict October mstphd of
December, an i, a? inconsequence; to termi.
nitejhe present Session at somejimo hfitWcen
the fitstoTJun- and the first of July. -
The Lincoln Courier says ihe Hessian fly
has made Ms appearance Amongthe Wheat iu
thal Vj icinity. Whole fields hare been rguJui.
cd worthless by it. 'j ' ' 1 , I '
We admire the honesty of the editor of the
TLincoln Courier. iVfiit n?t ii.. ..'f
Democratic editors in'tho ,Sjate Nrclcdd to be
lieve their candidate will be successful at the
approaching election fot Governor, th ; Coyr
ier comes out hdnestlya'nd says i' hatnti ex.
peciduon 01 Deing succtsslul. The editor
desej-ves com.TKmdution for "thq evidence-he
givej of the possession of'so tare a'fifiue
as candor in political matters. T 1 ' '
:V' ,'.; .
Ap act to ailtsh capital punishment in -the
State of Michigan has passed both llouics of
its Legislatutejoy a largo majority. ; r" ; :'
-AJ company has been formed at MiII4jge.
ville Ga., -with a capital of $50:000 'for the
purpose of establishing a manufacfoVy pf ot-
ton 'goods. .-', i ' : j-jv .
For the Highland Mesengtr.
IIMdcrsoii County Temperance,
There will be a regular meeting of the
above Society, at the Court House in Hen
dersjonviJle on Saturday the 30th of May, at
11 oj'clock A.' M. ' A. punetuM and general
attendance .of the rnombers. it is sincerely
hoped, will be ihe result; after a ' long winter
of inclement' weather which prevented a gen
eral. attendatice of the members the last three
regular meetings. . ; i " J '
Come farmers and brother mechanics of
every pfofessi:n., liy by your tools and'qait
your avocations; furnish horses and bring out
your sons, daughters, .wives and fiiends h
thaijcjay. Young lathes, letid us your : pres.
eflcp,smile?', nnl influence on that occasion,
and may we all join as 0s united band of broth
ers' nnd sisters in promoting this the second
b -sji oftrKVaises; the cause of Temperance.
W trust youtwill remember xhe'SOliofiMay,
an4 be present oojlhat occasion.
J ORDER OF XII C )1V.
' 1. '.Prayerj. Rev. James BJyihc,'".
' . 'Reading the mintucsof jirvious frjeeting
i. Addns, James M. Edney. .
4. " Rev. James Blythe. , "; "
; k. Presenlilion of ihe pledge ;
o. Benediction,- Rev
As peach. ancWpple blossoms, are abuh-
uajit this year let us y double our diligence
in .this good cause, Jtake time by the fore,
lock," and do our duly while wc shave- op'-
portunity. ,
JAMES M. EDNJEY.
'j ,:lisha ki!ng.
, ' H. F. FARMER-
Commfitte'e.
May 14, 1846.,
r
Inn Hi-ridersnn l tiiimtv . Airriniltufsil So. I
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cietv will a ineeiing on the same day! at JOj ' . . . . ' j . ,
- , V j - Lrespectable amount to be joinep to the cduca,
.i JAMES M. EDNEY," Sec.
. For the I fig Man i Messenger.
, -.' EDUCATION.
NO. 5!
The advantages of education are' not to be
eDjoyedby ; mere draught at their glorious
well-spring. V To be occasionally sipping at"
the Dreciousi watersV while the timoielatosing
j between those.occssions, so 'grcatas to
nrnA
i:',- . -T - . j
employed 10 such unsteady course, onles
j ,. V " ,
there were ft peculiar aptness Tor-acquiring1
. 1 1 ., - 1 1 ' . -
knowledge the advance -aJuallir attained!
fulness. 3wjlf Cni thailihetf'chilreo,
-a recev.&Ff tbe.tiays fdovoted to acquir-
.i ..:ni.-.. i .r-c- .
I . 'r- . - - mu ,i.,UF0n. .,i
- 1 I : ., .l i-'
schools "-ao J tacadei
r...kr., ,T?
uce a" forgetful Bess ia egard to the ' ben the noorcr nnrLofit: in regard Ito educatioo.
efits obtained, 4s Cut throwing ourttme and Tlie woufd consider it a 1 only measurabJy
1 .... i.i tio imar innnon . n r ro rury i n.v n n orr.fi m o rw i.tr nnr wi mif ii i hi i nir 1 1 1 1 r v -i-va . 1 1 ia mrw. uir.wiiK in rirrf diiii.fT in nils
erratl? err. who Hint theirchildren fn regard own avuilablr means. : By such a concer't &d!J'T1 ta -'-d ' . I
to the means of education, imagining they dis- that to whictt we ba ve adverted, the destitute 1 pAlTO &- OSBORN, Aaheville, fi. C.
jf , o umiy uuioauvta.
" . i 'i
oiessingsvfnay rje reai; out our superncitii use
of them. w'ilL-in relation '-to ourselves ,eC
f
.
every eadertaking, advantaged Ought
be followed up, and a cunstant rp'petHiikvof
effort matS; in ordero success: what
Mt . . '
Butrwhatlis80 manifestly their ownlfault,! ihene sofficieateoterprise, among ua, the So
cannorlLWV attributed To such institutions. ellecjual face ol fctbe commuaity would as.
we Ktt,u ip.uay,we sra name wi iw wiuw; i ...
v to H ..d them iq life.
ro. UiC aavcrse circuajsrances or me ore
1 sn Dumurous. nd so powerfuHV cuuntt-ractiog
in their nature,, that, inevcry mai:cr, ive
ceeJ to bo zralous, in ,vushin3 on our success
and victories; but it is especially ao, iin the
mailer. of educotioo; seeing tho -miud ti na
LioniHy so orersa to labor, and urges irvery
character of excuse as a reiugc tor intioKnce.
Thcos needs a regular apd aysiemalic cxer
cise (f the" mind, in order lb its training, nnd
being brought, lulo proper subordination and
government; and tins cannot beaccomp'ishcdj
in tlie comnwn wav ol sending children to an
iq(lif?t'rent.insltrucior, only duiin thc winter
months of tho jcar. S'jch traUiipg U a "mere
sbm afTair'-aW if parents uxre honest in
rrgar J to their children. ll v would TfT:L2
t hea rtllviin thoot'c of piurcompieTr
I J a aIhsvo ltr h ikAin.nAMl ... ,'mv. 4 I
icabli w.w . J- IHUIH.IU ICIIUU, IU lltJUIll
their fchiluren should be; entirely givori ,up
that so, in a few years, tney might be capable
of at least the common .obligations of lifis."
, Of cpursc, the poorer class In the comonu.
nity are under, no peculiar "'obligations in
in this respect, seeing it is jput'' of their
power to do inore than barely subsist' on their
nairearnin"s. k If their children obtain on
education, (which in fact they asmuch oecd
ar.d-deserve as others) it most be of a gratu
ilous character, andfltieir wants, in -this- re
spect, should be made thersubjecsj of pecial
attention , by those into whose hands the good
things of this life have been lavishly! bestowed.
Yet, we imagine the number of such in each
neighborhood, to be small, andrnnny ' who
plead poverty, in properly educating?. their,
childrenare liberally laying by their earnings
forless valuable purpose, or aro otakiiig an
extravagant and unnecessary use. of lhem
in the things of dress and eatingi : It Is
baso ispecieiyof fraud such are practising, and
one jhatf ought to be made the jsubjecf of
public .reprehension and rebuke: being so
subversive of vuf free institutiorjs and the
righlk and privileges of the rising generation,
v Thare la an evil prevalent In most of our
neighborhoods, in connection" with tho rub
ject of education,, about.which, something
ought to be saii ti isWly an evil, as hav.
ing relation to what has just been adverted to,
about parents afTording their children such
desultory chances for an education.. It is
.well known that the children of the middle
and poorer 'classes are dependant almost en.
tirely, ' upon "llic education fund awarded
each district byiho State) which, j of -course,
is not sufficient for ihe cmploymeuf of on in
structor for more than'two or three months
in thfe yearrand one too, of an inferior char
acter, generally; the sum bestowed for that
purpose, being so small, as to .destroy all
competition onahe part of thosi1, who, being
fully capjble of 'instructing yoth, are yet
iwssessed of other, nnd more advantageous
means 6f support. If the really poo are up.
ablej personally, to employ in$tr'uctors for
their children, they, 'alone, ought to enjoy
the good (if, there be any)' of such education
fu:id,-and the more , able in pecunrjry 'mat
ters,. should - consider: iheraselves obligated
to make use of entirely different means.V At
leatit, if in commoa wiih the poorlhe share
in such fund, they shouldOpon the expiration
of the district tcrnl, (supposing jhere be rio
other means-,) of their own contributions con;
tinue the cmphjyment of the .instructor for
the year. It is true tiat in regard toltbeob".
jection we have advan led. about' ihe ijneom-
netrfticy of the teachers "necessarily employ.
ed with the district fund, there would still
exist, to some extent, tUcjsame disadvantages
The, instructor 'whose .influence would"' te
deleterious in the bearing upon 'the minds of
children, during n term of two ori three itiomls
would be liable to acf yet more
perniciuusly
according lothc length of the term for which
hp would be employed. But inj'ght rot this
"I 1. Jiff". l.n ,K!-itr.rl Viit e.t.rnr rn. Ilm nH
- : J ' J . i
rf l Vrjr nnccoeginiT t1i mfrind I in rni.incr I
uon fund otthe district, and so securing a
vjm.v sufficient as an inducement, to .draw
'-j ' i : v .Jin ; i ' 'I
into their service, men of lalents andjproper
capabilities for iostrucling joulh. It cann I'
-LatiWrt lhm ihi?iwraghad mi view by the
J Saio:3in its limited contribution..
It .is no
iu be supposed, thai men of talent, fu
shall tomrjose oocLegislature.'wouldrj
h as
I'ga'rd
suchlrontributicn. as of itself sufficient to
mecl the demands of acomnMinity, or ; pvtn
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thir; necessarry expenses m -the mat
,. 1 . . . r .
But this expectation is defeated, by ou
t 1 , 1- i :.
matter.
our sole
! denendance on such reliefs makiogil.'aa
we
ttJuM easiir be provided for; ifs' the
. reccjvini a sufficient acrv satutac.
compensation for his services could rKii
the nurhjber o! jhoaej-; placed under j
his charge, particubrty, as that number can
Wt be'supposed to ' be grepti And though
i r Jrni. unon that
r.t. u.nf,,iUr.n Prreall wood tha
r . ...
that ' in such' Increase of chiU
puld beproportieaate.ability j to
I nl.n, BfMiiional aid. So." that were
icihivj '
J- .t.ioraMa n r.tTf 1 iin ni to fnattirp. 1
sumo wii-w.i-' , r . -r j
and would receive a truly healthfyl coloring A
". . ' " i -a'JZ.i i ...:..:..!
t - . , o
wol),dihcrtbyU.fr.r.)ed,.nl'oU,,?unl
to daughters wouto grauuanj a; , t jecwsim.j De
brought inio the fcnjtryment oi enlarged rdinds
M ly improved . copabtUt.cn. forUhe
I (aithtui oiscnarge ol. ine uutics. devolving gn
. r TT,- : '
i;-t-LiTEsnoaf:
WJV. 10.'-
Fikt leteeeft'!'Cayl. I
. 'Rangers', and a lir-e lo.: i3.
.Zosr f Six'- Texantt-'lrf Africans!.
- kill-3 - " ' 'Y'jAMexicanM.
VTho L rg'EUe and Clara n rril ,
ing from BrazSjntiu.., ha vis. 3 ui. t0'
2J:h ult-orw day filter than t ai lhvi
Augusta. :hrhere had been n 1 T wf.
Gen: Taylor and the Mesicnw. t 1 KWtca
..; Capt Walker, a gallant
and now a captain in ihe aervierLj'"- 'V -driven
intohe post at Point I fa
Mexrtans. ,-AVith his smutl comr v 7 1
8allit0 fjrih aud eucout:M.td lb" .
of Mrxi?-:.- tuA-ltM th-alo,t x "if"
i.rf MptrTrir.M new recruits. -
i.i .t rtiiTT t st 1s'ri- and rittdo iTvLif
men. however, remained
rt tlti this, lilfile barrJful. Walker fccptH
Icrans ioetviT-k tr-ha1f an hour. By 'thi u."
six of his men twd ' TallcU by his Jc,
his horsu was shot under him, and tn
the sur.vivinsi men effeercd; their escape a
reached the post at Puinl Isabel 1 ia safety.
Above-thirty Mexicans wvr'q killed in this err-
-iThTa errgagejncnl occurred fm tha 23:hV
Capt Waiiier got info the aboul 5 o'clock-,
in tho-afuirnooft of that day. ".Ilia original
forcef known as Tcxatv' Rnngcrs, amounted
to about 73 men t C i j '- .4 ,
.The-vNfeyicans pursued Cnpt. Wati1' in
hia retrea till they came within range of llw
gUni of t hp pn$i, whefl theyin turn immedi
ate(v retreated. ' . y - ; .
The post is wry strongly deferKled--thanks
tothecxcr;iohsrofM,irsMoorouJand Saun
ders.' With 51)0 men to -defend the post ; it
isbeltevedTitcan bo made good ajjairwt 30
Mexican?- : '' .''i1
'frje'nekl day! Ctpt." Walker -volunteered.
rtA '
with four pien id cancan express tKrvugh t(jf .
Gen. Tnylur. ' Theacmpi wasthought al
most fooihurdy , but he jersited. ? The1' re- '
suit was not known when the Ellen andCJara
left. -"I : ,
There 'are now aboul30Q0 Mexicans on
iho ,Vmcjican ride of the Rio XJrau1de--orro' if
Iwlf above and one half JLcTow Gen. Taylor'
camp; l .,-.-.-."' '
j The grealcslapprehenston now felt for tin?
America ri position is j that ihiJ Mexican may
ereti fortifications which wlllcomrrtmd Bra
zos Santiago. Tho ouoral formation of tho
groumi is most favorable, to 'such a purposv
The ieri would be Xftect (rally protected from . 1
any navi! forceby a natural eirrbinkinent of
sand, and the poistiort could only bd carriefl
.. : !t . v ' i. . . i 'ft ..... .t. :
oy ociu'ti siorm ui mo worKs.
I'hese woiW.t?i
would perfectly command alHvessels-Cttierrng 1 ;
the Brazos Santiago, a they have icr follow
the chanpef .withina few. feet, only ot - the po.
srlon. which would be occupied by the enemy
gons''.',':!'i,fH'1'' 'i L.";;'i;;- !'1v"i''-yi:t. ""' t
The bfchoorier? Aurora left Brazos Santiago1
Jho evening of the 28ih ult. with despatches
for this port, but it is feared, she "has been- '
lost, in a violent gain, u nh alF bauds on boaroV-
VV e are tnd bled for the above particulars, -
si hurriedly thrown together, to Dr. N. T;
Briggs: a surgeon in the army, who came
pnssenger on the Ellen and Clara ' :
i lie ip ori ui io-uiju unuii, as-ui wBjjui .
by the Captain of the Jiljen arid Clara r ir"
that thtlre were seventy five, men under '
Captain Walker; who Were 'nearly all kill,
co or talven prisoiierr." Dr. Briggs staled tor
us t!i .t f but six men i were killed, hatwinz
bravelv by the side of their commander.
Wo have another version of thl affair.
furnished. by a passenger, which ogrfces es-.
tfi-niiallyl with that of Cpt. Griffin Both
ippear lo have' d rived; their - reports frotrr
the pilot who took the. ; Ellen and Clara over
Ui bar. The action U'said by them to havo
taken place 15 of 18 miles from Point Isabel
When the Ellen. and. Clara aailed Maj, -Monroe
jhadunderli command at Point Iu..
bel 500 men.copiposed of soldiers, t amsters,
laborers' etc., ' The works .wero then very
strong nfnd every -day he was adding to them.
He had 1 two 18, pounders and several fielJ
pieces.' I He is an tflifer of great energy and
bkill, and was fconfi lent of hit ability t
maintain lus post ag iinst two or three lhoo--ssn
l of he enemy, ' ". 4 .
f For several days an attack on the posthao
been appreherided, and f he men slept every
rrtgkt oft iheir'nrms. . 'ho weather at tlwr
Point 'hjid been very agreeable and the men
.were healthy,1 although tho .water was very
ad. The distnncVof the Point from Brazo
Santiago is about fiveniles. On the bar there
are about roner feet of water in the South
Channel k
" " a tr ft ir s '
At Iliclcory Grove, Ihe residences of VV. S. Ppcrr-cert-on
tho 25th, April, by .TIka'C; . Wahon Kaq.i
Mr. Jacob Moomct, to Mrs. Mutt HiixiARDi-all
of Bo rk4 County. r
Ia Salisbury, on the Sthlu'tt., by the ITt V; Ttcm,
F. Davis, Dr. Richard 4). flux, to Min Mast .M"B.
FinE.N)daugUicr of the Hon. Charles Fndicr.1 ;
THE) BRANDRETU PILLS. The Brandreth
Pill girt strength for wtakmn tbejare liked best
by thoncj. who ;have lake the, most of thcra. Dr.
Draadreih can give pfraoatxefcrence to thousands
who have been reted from' bed of sickc8.by ,
their use, when' every other means had proved eif:
tirely uriavailin. 1 Tlieae cae are eootrnually oc
cturrinj In thia city anH ia every part f4 the Union.
Get Bradreth' Pi!l if joi are not perfr cllj hcrdthy,
and thejr will restore joq if medicine- can do ?t
because p hey expel thoe humors whtrlt aratheextuse .
orimpnfitj of Ihe biuod, and at the same time the"
body w jstrrnjfincnca oj u ujituou uj mosjir
i l ., j. ai. ALruAnucirreaui uroad. n. u. "
2AS. IX SMYTH- Morganton, N.U
)Y.M. L. GILL &. CO, Marion, N. C. .
.! . ' MvP.,PENLAND;Burnsvil!,N4C..
r ; KSEY &r MAXWELL. Little IvyrN.T?
. iA rlcT-WORTir KNOWING A jreutKmaa
of a vcrofulous babU became affeeledvVith urcera
lknt of the IBroat and .Nose, and a disfeeabe an 4 .
troatiItorue'Oiacas ol ine skin. Indeed bia whol -sjtcra
bore the marks of being saAorated1 with di - .
ease- Onc lund and wrift' were so much affveted
. J I J L . I ...... - i. m .L .... L I . .. ' '
u?a i ue uau uie use pt wic nana, every part oc
tnjj eolcred wiua deep; painful and offensive Ulcers -and
Iidi hand and wrist were as bolbW ml porous '"Hi
as a u&oeycomb. - It was at thn sute of bis com.
piltintj when death appeared inevitable from a loath. "
some iltbease, that he-eoroineoced the use of Jatxk's ,
ALtcmtivc, ani lutvin? taken sixteen botUes i
now rEarscnxv cored.-r-pAioic Ledger. '
" This ALTERATIVE operates ihrongh tho circa- ;
lationl and purifies the blxxi and eradicates diseases .
frc.m bit fyeUn whertver located; and Hie auiacr:.
oui tUtes it has performed in diseases of the Skitr.;-V-ancA;r,
SScrofuW Goitre, Liver CoLitaint, Dypcp. .7
mat ' Jnrf nihrt Clatuntc deasct. is trtriv asionisnine. -
Fripaxed only by Dr. D. JAYNE, No. 8 SjuIH -Third
Street, Fiuladelphi. ; - -
Tlicaa Medicine are, lor saie in Asnevui? oy
iJ HendersoirviHe by 2. 1! -; ''
.. KECSEx tUirrox
Oct, 10,1315. '
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a -I
ing,. J. C Berryman.
300tr
CADMUS