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WESTERN DEMOCRAT. CHARLOTTE53 TRUSTEES OP THE UNIVERSITY. There war qnite an animated debate in th Senate on the 7th inrt-, on the proposi tion from the Commons to go into the elec tion of five Trustee of the University. Gen. Dockery and Mr. Pool professed to be greatly concerned at the rumor that the Democrats had made caucus nominations to fill vacancies in the board of Trustees, and descanted at length upon the evils which would, in their judgment, flow there from. They were replied to most pointedly and forcibly by Mr. Hill and Mr. Houston. It was apparent to every one that without some concert among the majority in the Legislature the vacancies referred to could not be filled. Many ballots, it is well known, were had during the last Legisla ture, and much valuable time consumed; and yet but two Trustees were chosen. And at this session nearly a half a day's sitting was exhausted in a ballot, and no one was elected ; and so scattering was the vote that there was no indication of a choice of even one out of the five. It wus the duty of the Legislature to fill these vacancies ; yet we verily believe that, without concert or action among me majority, it wouiu nave ; kU Hi hody lies interred in the grave required a week to fill them, at a costofjvard of tho villago. Over his grave and 3,000 of the public money, while other and j Unt of hig Susanna, his son William very important interests would have suffer- po,k ,ate ofRaleighf erected a marble slab d by neglect. The action of the Demo- , memoriul of his resting place. crats was, therefore, that of necessity. No The polk famn Qmme ea. to Mtckloll uemocrat thinks tor a moment 01 mtrouue iug party into the University; and no Dem ocrat thus elected, would so far forget what was due to his own character and to the whole people of the State, as to shape his course as a Trustee according to party principles or even party sympathies. But the Democrats caucused in relation to the University, and this it is that shocks the delicate political nerves of Gen. Dockery and Mr. Pool. What transparent hypocri sy ! Did not Gen. Dockery preside in this City, not very long since, over a secret, oath-bound political association, the object of which was to proscribe every man in every possible situation, both politically and soci ally, who might be a Democrat! And did not Mr. Pool approve this? And are they not both sworn now to vote only for those of their own society or faction, and agaist every Democrat for any and everything ? If not, who released them from their oaths ? They do not caucus about such matters they are above such conduct ! There is no necessity for meetings by them to secure unanimity of action, for they are already bound. Let Gen. Dockery, or Mr. Pool, or Mr. Cherry but give the word in the Senate, and every Know Nothing is at once with them ; and party is thus served, not as the result of a conference or a caucus, such as is held by the Democrats, but because, un der one of the first rules of their organiza tion, they are bound to obey. With what grace, then, can they assail the Democrats in this matter, whose sole object was to make an election, and thus advance the in terests of the University, while at the samo time they facilitated the puhlic business and saved thousands of dollars of the public money ? The Know Nothings of this State, as their constitution will show, are sworn to introduce party into everything, from con stables up to State Superintendent of Com mon Schools, and from that to Solicitors and Judges. We speak by the record, and we point to the know-nothing State consti tution to prove what wc say. Will General Dockery. or Mr. Poo, or those for whom they speak, vote for a Democrat for any of fice? No. Let them, then, look to their own party duties and obligations ; and the Democrats, who are now the power in the State, will look to theirs. We might go on to show, if necessary, that since the Democrats came into power in 1850, every interest of the State, aud es pecially that of education, has been fostered and advanced beyond all former example ; and that at this time, as regards both the University and Common Schools, this State occupies the very first position among the Southern States. Wo reserve this for some future occasion, and do not wish to bo drawn into it. We desire to avoid even the appearance of party in connection with the sacred cause of edu- won', , uub nvnnp Laiiy riiuoi miu out' u Lit ... - JTT , . , , . lead in every free State ; and it is but fair . , , , i that that party, thus charged with the re:-- vi u u i . . , . poDsibihty, should be permitted, when as- r ., , : , j sailed and its motives misrepresented, to ! justify itself before the people by pointing to its acts and to the beneficent results of its policy and principles. Ral. Standard. The Seizure ok Cuba. The New York Herald contains the following in the shape of a communication : "It has lately come to my knowledge that there exists in this country a secret order, works, which issue from the press, count ealled "The Sons of Freedom." The or- Jess as the frogs of Egypt, are destitute, ganization extends from New Orleans to N. j for the most part, of imagination and good York, embracing the principal seaboard I taste, and have no power to invigorate the towns, aud is rapidly extending itself over the entire country . The head, or Grand Lodge, exists in this city, to which all other lodges are subordinate. Members are ad mitted by secret signals and passwords, and are bound to each other by the most solemn oaths and obligations. The entire move ment is in th e hands of leading men, of ing in this country, at the present time, is expenditure to 93.149,310 against 70, ability, and the country will j achioved by ladies. So true is this, that 2i-t?17 m i55- Thus there was an excess character and be startled, one of these fine mornings, by the announcement that Cuba, the "Queen of the Antilles," has fallen into the hands of the Sons of Freedom." A Marriage in the Cars. In the cars between Bangor and Portland, an incident occurred on Sunday morning, a little out of the usual course. Soon after the train left Bangor, the conductor, Mr. Pittman, who had provided himself with a clergyman, stood up in one of the cars, and, in the presence of the passengers, and while the train was at its usual speed, was duly mar ried to a lady by the name of Fuller. Our eastern friends are evidently a '-fast" poo-Vle. CHARLOTTE AND HER RECOLLEC TIONS. Besides the honor of being the seat cf the Convention, in 1775, that issued the first Declaration of Independence, Charlotte, in Mecklenburg. North Carolina, has claims upon posterity both singular and meritori ous. The centre of a fertile and populous country, she was doomed to see the blood of her sons shed, and the Declaration of Im dopendence of all foreign dominion main tained at the point of the British bayonet. Cornwallis called Charlotte the "hornets' nest," and unwilling to pay for supplies with so much English blood, after the fatal battle at King's Mountain became known to him, his lordship determined to leave this vexatious post. To prevent annoyance, he chose to depart uddeuly, and in the night. Mr. McCalfery, a man of wealth and standing, a Scotchman, and resident in Charlotte, was chosen as their guide to lead them by the upper and nearest route to South Carolina. After so bewifdering the army in the swamps, that much of their baggage was lost, he contrived to escape, and leave the army to find their way by the returning light of day. Colonel Thomas Polk, so favorably men tioned in the history of the Declaration, owned property in and around Charlotte. His mill was between two and three miles south of the village, and is now called Bis- burg, and in time of the Revolution were numerous, and some of them very wealthy. They resided part of them, in the bounds of Sugar Creek congregation ; and part of them in Providence. Among them was Kzekiel 1 Polk, the grandfarther of James K.Polk. President of the United States. The de scendants have all emigrated from the coun try, mostly to Tennessee, or Stales further South. Garden, in his anecdotes of the Ameri can Revolution, says : "Nor were the la dies in Mecklenburg in any degree inferior in enthusiasm to the male population. I find in the South Carolina and American General Gazette from the 2d to the Jth of February, the following paragraph : "The young ladies of the best families of Mecklenburg county. North Carolina, hav e entered into a voluntary association that they will not receive the addresses of any young gentleman at that place, except the brave volunteers who served the expedition to South Carolina, and assisted in subduing the Scovalite insurgents. The ladies being of opinion that such persons as stay loiter ing at home, when the important calls of the country demand their military services abroad, must certain! be destitute of that nobleness of sentiment, that brave, manly spirit which would qualify them to be the defenders and guardians of the fair sex." "The ladies of the adjoining county of Rowan have desired the plan of a similar association to be drawn up and prepared for signature." Sketches of North Carolina. CHLOROFORM IN SURGERY. Prof. Simpson states that during the last six or seven years few operations have been performed in Edinburg. either in hospital or in private practice, without tin patient being previously anaesthetised with chloro- ! form. Duriner that period one d ath has occurred in the city among the many thou sands who have been subjected to the use of chloroform. But during the same six or seven years, among the comparatively few operated upon there without chloroform, three or four deaths are certainly known to have taken place, either during or imme diately after surgical operations. There are marked differences between chloroform and ether and their effects. Ether has a strong penetrating odor, which renders it repugnant to some persons ; it always com memces by irritating the respiratory organs, and frequently provokes coughing, and sometimes suffocation. Chloroform does not disturb nor irritate the organs it passes through, and produces only a feeble organic excitement. Ether developes its anaesthetic effects slowly, and they remain for some time after the experiment or the operation is ended in the form of intoxication, head ache, feeble pulse, and cold limbs. Chlo- l reform, on the contrary, ceases in general t . .... ,ts action when the patient stops inhaling .. . , . . , 1 . . it, and it is only in especial cases that it is . .. seen to prolong its effocts for some time - . . . . . , . after the patient ceases to inhale it. FEMALE NOVEL READERS. One of our exchanges has the following article, which is worth v nf a wide rerii.il It directs attention to an alarming socia 1 j evil, needing correction. Many girls, of j really fine intellects, are throwing away all hope of vigorous mental culture by an in satiate craving for fictitious works. These , ' . . , I - ...... robust minds and characters ; but the pros pect is a dreary one, when one thinks of ; the unsubstantial food which is tho only I aliment of many, j It is said that four-fifth of he novel read- publishers cater almost exclusively for the female taste, in the selection of works for rrt . . . issue. 1 nu consequence is, that tho inar- kct is flooded with high-wrought pictures of j high life for one class of these lady readers, j aud high-wrought pictures of low life for another class, while the staple article the article which finds its way into the best of families is surcharged and sanctified by a sickly and slender religious sent iment that is hardly less enervating than the story which forms its vehicle. Now, this is not very complimentary to the ladies, we ad mit ; but we are not to blame for the fact, and certainly take no delight in stating it. Those who devote their time to such trashy reading are unfit for responsible duties. HIGH PRICES OF ANIMAL FOOD. Time enough has now elapsed for the collection of data relative to the gradual in crease in prices of the necessaries of life during the last dt-cade, and accordingly we receive from various sources explanatory theories based upon statistics. In the case of certain articles of consumption there is no need of elaborate research. In the in stance of sugar, for example, the main cause is notoriously the continued failure and de terioration of the Louisiana crops, aggra vated by an abominable imposition, for the benefit of the few hundred planters, engag ed in an agricultural experiment, as absurd as would be an undertaking to raise sweet potatoes in Maine. The cause of the exaggerated price of animal food, however, is not so manifest. Epidemics, to be sure, havo been raging in certain districts, as destructive to live stock as mildew to corn, or the rot to the potato. Within the circuit of a hundred miles around Cincinnati, during the last six months, between Jo00) and 70,000 bogs have died of a distemper resembling in some symp toms the cholera, in others erysipelas, which seems to be incurable. Western X. York also have been ravaged by the sum' pest, one distiller in the neighborhood of the town of Jordan losing 1,500 in a month. But these maladies are temporary, and far from generally prevalent, aud entirely insufficient to account for the phenomena we seek to explain. A consideration of the decreased value of the precious metals fails to supply the deficiency. An ingenious article in a late number of the Cincinnati Gazette, furnishes certain tables, which, we think, afford a solution. The number of cattle in all the U. States was : Ratio of in crease p. c. 1840. Horses and mules 4,335,0J0 Neatcattlel4,971,58fi Swine 26,301,293 Sheep 19,111,374 1850. 4,896,050 18,378,907 30,354,213 21,723,220 13 24 16 13 The increase of population during this decade was more than 35 per cent., exceed ing that of neat cattle one-half, more than double that of swine, and nearly treble that of sheep. It needs no deep reading in poli tical economy to be aware that in propor tion as the demand for an article exceeds the supply, the price of that article will rise. Assuming that horseflesh is not a staple of our food, and excluding the in crease of horses and mules, the average in crease in other quadrupedal live stock is 1? per cent., an inconsiderable fraction more than half the per centage of growth of population. It will be manifest, also, upon reflection, to every one to whom it is not already fam iliar, that in new countries, not thickly set tled and tilled, the amount of live stock ex ceeds in an extraordinary proportion that i.i older lands, where the population is dense and the original and natural fertility of the soil exhausted. Taking, then, New Eng land and New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, on the one hand, their live stock has de creased, within ten years, nearly 8,500,000 head, the aggregate being : 1840. Horses and mules 1,612,833 Neat cattle 6,173,569 Swine 6,897,395 Sheep 11,872,622 1850. Decrease 1,529,189 83.G94 0,083,841 89,728 4.909,384 1,938,013 5,450,G78 6,221,950 In the six States of Ohio, Indiana, Illi noies, Kentucky and Missouri, on the other hand, the increase has been more than 7,500,000 head, the aggregate being: 1840. 1850. Increase Horses and mules 1,804,092 2,110,150 312,108 Neat Cattle 4,307,952 5,280.433 972,481 Swine 11,726,209 13,843,041 2.110,8:32 Sheep 5,197,906 8,435,053 3,237,752 But even in these States neither the in crease of cattle nor of swine has kept pace with that of population. In the meanwhile, the exportation of an imal products has more than trebled within the last twenty years, the average export of provisions being in value as follows: Period of 1836 '40 inclusive, $03,050,000 1842 '46 110,521,000 1847 '51 " 194,330,000 1852 '50 " 230,679,000 and we have thus the double process of a diminishing production and increasing ex portation, which seems likely to experience no immediate check. To recapitulate : the amount of live stock has actually decreased in the Atlantic States, while the number of consumers has gone on steadily augmenting. In the great producing States of the West, its percen tage of increase has not been half that of the growth of the population. The expor tation of provisions has trebled within twen ty years. The continual concentration of people into cities and their suburbs, is also to bo taken into consideration as diminishing the agrrgate of producers. These facts we consider, to afford a satisfactory explana tion of the augmentation of the prices of animal food within ten years, throughout the couutv, and especially along the sea- noard. Boston JLuas. British Income and Expenditure. The Public the year ending the st arc" 1836, amounted to 70,552,- X4 agamst .b4,Ul,al in 18oj, and the of expenditure over income in 1855-'5G of f ;597,165, and an excess of 0,145,250 in the year 1854-'55. , a The Re y ex if. Kki'ort of Finance Committee. Mr. Boyd, Chairman of the Finance Committee, has made a report to the Senate of "A bill to amend tho 99th chapter of the Rev ised Code, entitled Rev enue." The document has been printed and laid cs ,he tables of members ; and the consideration of the subject will be com menced early this week in the Senate. The estimates of the committee are for an increase of about $100,000 to the revenue. Among other items, it is proposed to raise the tax on land to fifteen cents, and on polls I to fifty cents. Raleigh Standard. LATER FROM NICARAGUA. By the steamer George Law, from Aspin wall, advices from San Jaau del Norte have been received to December 22d. No tid ings had been received, from Walker for several days previously. Scott had quar reled with him, and stopped running his boats. Walker had seized for his own use all the steamers on the river and lake. A letter from Granada, dated December 1st, states that tho church of Guadalupe was still held by 200 yankees, who refused to surrender at the summons of Gen. Bello so. They were destitute of water aud were subsistiug on horses, but, nevertheless, they obstinately refused the quarter offered. They were to be attacked immediately ; af ter which the bulk of the allied army would proceed to operate with Gen. Canas against San Juan and Virgin Bay. The loss of the fillibusters since Novem ber 24th, is stated at 300 ; that of the allies is said to be small. Private letters state that the Indians in Ometepea has risen against Walker and killed 15 fillibusters. Walker with 150 men had attempted to retake Granada, but was repulsed. Advices from Rivas to December 5th, state that Walker had arrived before Rivas and was preparing to attack General Canas who had GOO men well supplied with provis ions and munitions. A few skirmishes had taken place between the advanced guards. Walker's men n.re said to be badly off. They have scarcely anything to eat, and are dying daily with dysentery. From OREGON. The dates from Oregon are to 1 1 th December. A battle was fought on the 21st of November, at Puget Sound, between the United States steamer Massa chusetts, and a p'irty of Northern Indians; 27 Indians were killed, and 21 wounded ; the remainder surrendered. One of the steamor's men was killed. y set t FROM HAVANA AND MEXICO. The steamer Isabel arrived at Charleston with advices from Havana. Dr. Kane's health was improving. A great storm very destructive to the shipping is reported as having occurred off Vera Cruz. The Mexican steamer Gu adaloupe is among the wrecked ; also, 'tho steamer Iturbide. The latter had eighty persons on board, all of whom were lost. A conspiracy among the Spanish soldiers on the Islo of Pines, Cuba, had been discovered. Several were arrested. Kansas and Gov. Geary. Like anoth er Hercules, Gov. Geary has strangled the monster that had so long disturbed the pub lic peace and safety in Kansas. He enjoys the rare felicity of having by his adminis tration given satisfaction to all parties. Perfect quiet reigns in Kansas, and all the arts of peace are springing into prosperity, under the energy and entcrprize of the peo ple. Mrs. Gaines Prosecuting her Claims. Mrs. Mary Clarke Gaines has instituted another suit in the United States Circuit Court of Louisiana, against the city of New Orleans, II. E. Lamyre, Charles Hopkins, Domingo Lanata and L. Lalland Ferrier, claiming forty arpents of land and a num ber of lots all located in the city, and which defendants hold in possession, and are now the reputed owners. SCARLET FEVER. The fatality attending this disease in many localities is truly alarming. There is, perhaps, no fever that has more baffled the skill of the Faculty, or which occasions more just alarm in the bosoms of parents than this fell destroyer of children. We see that from forty to fifty deaths are known to occur from it in the city of New York alone, weekly. It is equally fatal in Phila delphia, Boston, and other Northern cities. Many who recover are frequently left deaf or blind. It is the opinion that this extraordinary mortality indicates some medical defect in the mode of treatment. The January num ber of the American Medical Gazette, edi ted by Dr. D. Meredith Reese, regarded as high authority, contains an urgent en treaty addressed to the medical profession, but which intimately concerns the public at large, in which he suggests for patients suf fering from attacks of scarlet fever an ac tive emetic at the very onset of the disease, and only cayenne pepper tea to their ulcer ated throat. This is the only medication, and, with cool drinks and cool air, has proved effectual. The eminent success of Dr. Reese would seem to entitle his re commendation to earnest consideration. The Cultivation of Cotton in Afri ca. In England, the Government, as well as the manufacturers, are looking to the con tinent of Africa, as a prominent field for the culture of Cotton. The London Times has sent a special correspondent to Algeria, to ascertain ac curately the progress which has been made by the French in cultivating cotton in that colony. His report is unfavorable, but the ill success is attributed to the bad manage ment of the French in not enlisting native labor in the culture, and not to any defect in soil or climate. The government pro vides the seed gratis for three years, and buys up all the Cotton grown, at high price. Yet with all this forcing, all the Cotton that is grown is cultivated by spade hus bandry, and by fancy planters. The sum total of all the land in all Algeria, which at the last published returns was cultivated for Cotton, was 1000 acres, and for the produce of this the government paid $G0,000. The Cotton is bought in its rough state, sent to France to be cleaned, and to Rouen to be manufactured. How to Detect Photographic Bank Bills. The sure method of detecting a photograph is to touch it with a solution composed of 00 grains of cyanide potassi um in an ounce of pure water. This solu tion is a poison. It will remove the photo graphic impression instantaneously, but it r will not touch the carbon ink of tho bank note plate printer. It can be put up by any apothecary for eighteen pence. "WOMAN VERSUS LADY." The Alta California, under the caption wc have copied above, submits the following truthful and felicitously expressed remarks upon the absurd habit into which we Democratic Americans have fallen into 'of substituting the word lady for woman, and for wife. The Alta says: We were casually informed a few days since, that a gentleman in this city mortally offended a female friend by incidentally applying to her the term "woman." With the importation of foreign silks, and foreign jewelry and knickmieks, we have of late years imported a great deal two much of foreign mannerisms and forms of expression. Around the purlieus of courts, among the tinsel and show of nobilities, where men aud women appear uot as God made them, but in fictitious characters, where the feelings, sentiments and emotions of the heart are covered, hid from view by the cold formalities of etiquette, among uhigh" classes the term "woman" has very naturally lost its native nobleness and dignity. The "low" classes in those countries, aping, as they always do, those whom they consider their "betters," have caught the infection, and we, with all our professions of distaste for the mockeries of kingly titles, and hollow court forms, have followed their example. jxnd yet how much more of dignity and beauty, how much more of holy music is there in the good old Saxon word "woman" than in tho term "lady." The sound of the former brings up to the heart of a true man a vision of beauty, worth and true nouility of affection and of loye. Holy memories cluster greenly around this name of "woman." Recollections of mothers, noble hearted "women" and sweet sisters rise at the name. AH that is queenly, and beautiful, and pure, is expressed in the word. The term "lady" is weak and puny, and effeminate by the side of the name of "woman." There is strength and force in the latter. In the former there is a weak ness and lack of expression. One calls to our vision the gentle, noble creature, whom God made to smooth with her loveliness the rugged pathway of life, to light it with her smiles, to soothe with her sweet influence the rougher passions of mankind; the other, the fictitious creature of fashion, with her furbelows and hoops, and soft nonsense and simpering. International Courtesies. It is said to be the intention of our government to reciprocate in every proper way the attentions manifested toward Lieut. Hartstein and his associates, soon to arrive in a British war steamer. Instructions will be issued to receive her with proper salutes at the New York Navy Yard, and the officers will be invited to Wiishington to be welcomed by the hospitality of the President and Cabinet. Death from Burning. We learn from the Marion (S. C.,) Star, that a little girl, twelve or fourteen years of age, the daughter of Mr Alexander Page, of Marion District, was burned to death in a most heart rending manner. She was alone in the house, and while standing incautiously too near the fire, the flames communicated themselves to her dress, and quickly enveloping her person, accomplished the work of death before any assistance could be rendered. The Steam Plough. A correspondent of the Times says: "On Friday last I had the pleasure of witnessing Mr Fowler's new steam plough at work on the farm ot Mr Choter, near Slough; and I wish the public to know that machinery has at last been set in motion which really can plough witl economy as well as efficiency. Mr Fowler' is able to plough very light land, I was informed, for 3s, and heavy land for 6s per acre; and he is now trenching for his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on Shore Farm, 10 inches deep, at 15s per acre." Gallant. Sunday evening last on the Wilmington and Weldon railroad, about forty-four miles from the former place, the locomotive gave out, whereupon the gentlemen passengers jumped to the ground and pushed the car containing the ladies the distance of three miles. There was heroism and gallantry for you. Beat it who can. The probability almost amounts to a certainty, that a new British expedition is to be 6ent in search of the remains of Franklin's party. There is no hope of finding the unfortunate explorers, it is true; but it is highly probable that papers and memoranda remain, which may yet be recovered, or at least some trace of personal records. The latest accumulations of knowledge gathered on the spot, which would decay and be scattered in time may now be found; and this possibility has stimulated the spirit of enterprise to another effort. Minister Duckeu in the Snow. A Rev. Mr Dodge, who pretended to be a Baptist clergyman was lately taken by the citizens of Grant county, Wisconsin, plunged naked into a snow bank, and afterwards taken out of town on a rail. He was otherwise maltreated, though not injured badly. The cause of this was an arrangement having been made by the aforesaid Mr Dodge to elope with another man's wife, a respectable woman of the county, whereat the indignant people took the law into their own hands. So says the Lancaster Herald. Lucky Eoitor. An editor in Arkansas, was lately shot in an affray. Luckily, the ball came against a bundle of unpaid accounts in his pocket. Gunpowder couldn't get through that '. Cheap Fuel. It has been long sjnee admitted by many persons that coal is a cheaper article than wood, as fuel, but we have tried both and insist wood is the cheapest in Columbia. Those who mav dispute the correctness of our opinion, if there be any, can satisfy themselves by proving it as we have done.- Columbia Times. Shall we Recognise our Earthly Friends in Heaven ? Is it wrong to wish to see them, Who were dear to ns on earth ? Who have gone to Heavenly mansions, Who surround a brighter hearth 1 Is it wrong to mourn their absence, From the parted household band ? Should we check the sign of sadness, Though they're in a better land 1 Is it wrong to hope to meet them, Yet upon the blessed shore, And with songs of joy to greet them, When this toil of life is o'er ? Is it wrong to think them dearer Than the many of the blest, Who to us on earth were strangers ? Must we love them like the rest ? I've a mother up in heaven, And, oh ! tell me, if ye will, Will that mother know her children Will she recollect them still ? Can she look down from those windows, To this dark and distant shore ? Will she know when I am coming Will she meet me at the door? Will she clasp me to her bosom, In her ecstacy of joy ! Will she ever be my mother Shall I ever be her boy ? And, thou, loved ono, who did'st leave us, In tho morning of thy bloom, Dearest sister, shall I meet thee When I go beyond the tomb ? Shall I see thy lovely features, Shall I hear thy pleasant words, Sounding o'er my spirit's heart-strings, Like the melody of birds ? And I think me of another Of a darling little one Who went np among the angels, Ere his life had scarce begun. Oh ! I long once more to see him, And to hold him in my arms, As I did when he was with us, With his thousand budding charms. Ah ! 'tis true the soul must suffer, And be bound with anguish down, Ere 'tis fitted for its dwelling, Ere 'tis ready for its crown. But, oh, Jesus.1 blessed Jesus ! Thou art loved without alloy ; Thou wilt meet us, thou wilt bless us, Thou wilt give us perfect joy ! S. S. SCIENCE OF SOUND. It is a curious fact in the history of sounds, that the loudest noise perish almost on the spot where they are pronounced, whereas musical tones will be heard at a distance. Thus, if we approach within a mile or two of a town or village in which a public Fair is being held, (as is customary in Europe) wc may hear very distinctly the organ and other musical intruments which are played for the amusement of the peoplo, while the clamour of the multitude can be but faintly heard. Again, if an old cremona violin be played by the side of one of modern manu facture, the latter will sound much the louder of the two, but the sweet brilliant tone of tho former will be heard at a distance the other cannot reach. It is a well known fact that the human voice is heard at a greater distance than that of any other animal. Thus, when the cottager's wife wishes to call her husband from a distance in the woods or open plains, she pitches her voice to a musical key, which she knows from habit, and by that means reaches his ears. The loudest roar of tho largest lion could not penetrate so far. This property of music in the human .voice is strikingly shown in the huge Euro pean and other Cathedrals. Hence, in the Catholic service tho mass is entirely per formed in musical sounds usually called a ".chanting tone" and become audible to evcrC devotee, however placed in the re motest part of the Curch, whereas, if the same Service had been read the sounds would noVdiave traveled beyond the precincts of the ebony, while those placed in the nave or isle woulid have been unable to distin guish perhaps one sound from another, or at least would jfeave heard nothing intelligi ble. A similar Custom is still observed in the Cathedral service proper of the united churches of Enrai?d and Ireland that of chanting nearly th whole service, and though there are thos tnat rail clamorously against it as being toP Rornanish, yet it is a custom in which there is something of sound philosophy for it is well known that a singing or chanting Jone is much less tiresome than a speakingne 's besides a very ancient custom, hamM down to us from the services of the temgle of the great Jehovah himself. Loud speakers are sc dom heard to advantage, and those orators who are heard most distinctly m largo as semblies are those who, in moulatiuS tnc voice, render it musical. Bute's voice had such a lofty cry, that it, tog1!101- wit1' the formality of his discourses in t!foe House of Commons, usually tended to svnd tne members to dinner, while Chatham'owest whisper was distinctly heard, the tJne of his voice was so sweet, rich and benu;tifully varied. It is a remarkable fact than" stam merers never fail to pronounce a worl? cor" rcctly when singing. Cor. of Cam. JouS(nat- A Khymster in Limbo. A pottlpJ genius was hauled up before one of$10 police magistrates for kissing a handsop16 irirl and kickinji up a dust and (flue following examination took place : Magistrate. Is your name John Ray? l'mouer. 1 ea, your honor; so the peopl'e j sav I 1 ir m.. :a - -' ii x i - i .i j iiag. rvaa n yuu man Kissea uie gi and raised the alarm? tal Pris. Yes, your honor, but I thought was no harm. Mag. Yon rascal, did you come here to make rhymes? Pris. No, your honor, but it will happen sometimes. 3Iag. Be off, you scamp, get out of my sight. Pris. Thank'ee, your honor, then Til bid you good night MR. BANKS' LECTURE. On Friday night last, by request, Mr. Banks, of Fayetteville, repeated in thhj City his Lecture on the "Romance of Scot tish History." The evening was clear and bracing, and the Commons Hall presented an assemblage of intelligence and beauty seldom seen here on any occasion. Mr. Banks was introduced to the audience by Mr. Cantwell. The Lecture was impres sively delivered, and well reoeived. Tho Lecturer commenced in the twelfth centu ry, and came down to the present day, pre senting and illustrating the leading events in Scottish history, and interweaving there with many of the legends and much of the touching poetry of his native land. When at last he blended the "Romance of Scottish History" with tho history of the United States, and particularly of North Carolina, and pointed to the patriotism and valor dis pl iyed by the descendants of Scotchmen on this side the great waters, the enthus iasm of the audience was fully aroused, and he was greeted with long and loud applause. In a word, the Lecture, both in matter and manner, was all that could have been ex pected by Mr. Banks' most devoted friends and we but utter the general wish when we say that we should be much pleased to see it in print. Raleigh Standard. Gardiner, Me., June 22, J85t. Wm. H.Dyer Dear Sir: I have used ivrobot ties ot Prof. Wood's Hair Restorative, and can tiu ly say it is the greatest discovery ot the m restoring and changing the Hair. Before ugmg lt I was as gray as a man ol seventy. My hair ha now attained its original color. You can recom. mend it to the. world without the least tear, as my case was one ol the worst kind. A IlOJIESTEAtt FOR $10! $310,000 worth of Farms and Building Lots, IN the gold regies of Culpepper county, Va., to be divided amongst 10,200 subscribers, on tho Ktth of April, 1857. Subscriptions only tea dol Lars each ; one half down, the rest on the deUve ry ot the Deed. Every subscriber will gel a lWildinfr Lot or a Farm, ranging in value fmn 9 10 to 925,000. These Farms and Lots arc sola so cheap to induce settlements, a suffieieiit num ber being reserved, the increase in the. value of which will compensate for the apparent low prico now asked. A company of settlers, called "The Rappahan nock Pioneer Association," is now formutg nd will Commence a settlement in th' spring. Am pie security will be given for the faithful per formance of contracts and promises. t3FMore Agents arc wanted to obtain sub scribers, to whom the most liberal inducements will be given. Sum" Agents write that they are making $200 per month. Advertising will be done for every Agent where possible. For full particulars, Subscriptions, Agencies, &c, Apply to E. BAUDER, Port Roval, Caroline Co., Va. Jan. 13, test. 3m DISSOLUTION. The Copartnership of FIS1IF1?, IUR ROUGHS & CO. was dissolved by mutual consent cm th first of January, l;".7. All poisons indebted to the said iim are re quested to make "IMMEDIATE" payiMent to FISHER & BLRR0LGH8. January 13th, lti&7. The undersigned having purchased MrN. A. Iloxie's inten st in the firm of P., I. & Co., will continue business at their OLD STAND. In n 'turning thanks for the liberal pttrouan bestowed upon the old firm, they hope, by con stant att ution to the wants of their customer to merit a continuance nf the same. JOHN FISHES, JOHN C. BURROUGHS. Charlotte, January 13, JH07. 2m WJ3 TOIjD YOV SO. WE have just received a second supply of Ready Made Clothing, BOOTS AND SHOES, and a great many other goods, which together with what we had on hand, makes our tr'tock large and complete. And we will sell at a small advance on co.-t to close out our stock of Fall aud Winter Goods by the first of March. We have a large stock of Iridic IreM (ooI$, which we will sell at cost for CASH. All those wishing to buy gooils for cash, sliotiM call and examine our stock before buying else where, as we will sell tin in goods lower than they can buy th. in hi the place. All those indebted to us will please call anil settle by cash if possible as we must have money. We feel very grateful for the patronage we hav received for the last year. BROWN, STITT fc CO. Jan. 13, 1837. 2S-5t GARDEN SEEDS Scarr & Co. Have received a fresh supply of LANDRETirs GARDEN SEEDS, consisting of every variety suitable to this cli mate. Also, an assortment of Jan. 13th tf Charlotte Drug Store. CHEAP SOAP, Key Stowe State Saponificr OR COMEXTKATD LET- One pound of the Iy ith flvc P"""' of Fat will make twenty-five pounds of Hard Soap, or one hundred pounds of soft soap. It is admirably adapted for rendering hard water soft, and is fit for household purposes For sale in one pound tins 25 cents each at SCASH & CO'S January 13th. tf Drag Store. Charlotte and Taylorsville FOR SALE. In accordance with a resolution of the Stock holders of the C. & T. Flank Road Company , the undersigned, Directors, will expose said Road to public sab- on Tuesday of the County Court, 27th OF JANUARY, at the Court Hoiiw. in Charlotte. The Road extends from Charlotte via Davidson College to Mt. Mourne, In b County, a distance of 24 miles. The Toll Houses with four acres of land near th Town line will be included in the sale. The h Kid H at present in good coud.tiori, and by - recent act of the Legislature it can be convened into a rr ;k l7..n tl... nlank wear out and foil M ' I cu'Kuvili;"Dun.hasT will be required to I . . K . A r...,juAi' bi tfi Hunk rasa s-g; ivaSotcn-gta ieu ' f "J" 'r ,7 7. , 7, a. sfkim; G. F. DAVIDSON, J. P. HENDERSON, And others, Directors. 28-3t. Jan. 13, 1857. Life Insurance. THE undersigned has been appointed Ag?D got the North Carolina Mutual Life IinsaranO Stompany for Charlotte and vicinity. Tl'ersons wishing to insure their own live8 or i ves of their slave will please call on lir THOS. W. DEWEY, Agent f Jan. 13, 1857. 28-5t
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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