North Carolina Newspapers

i VOLUME HOLTON & WILLIAMSON, ElMTOIlS. T. J. HOLTOX, Puoi'RitTOR. TERMS: The Nortll-CnroliiiB Whi will lie afforded to luiimribera nt TWO DOI.I.AK.S in nilvmnc, or 1VVO IXU.I.AKM AND FIFTY CENTS if ..,y. irtit tin delayed dir tlireo month., and 'I'll l( 1-1: Utll.liAUS it Hie end if the year. No paprr ill fcc discontinued until all arrearage am paid, ex cept at the- option of the Kditura. Ailvcrtinciiiouta inner ted at Our Dollar icr quar 16 iinra or U'M, thu aixud tyie) fur tho fiml inner" liun and 2j cciita fur tai.li cntiiiunni c. Court ail vtrtiacmcnls and Sti rilfa Bulla eliari;id if., per cent, higher i " deduction 3.1 prr cent, will be node from the regular price i, foraiivcrtiarra by the fear. Ad vcrtifeincnU inwrte.t inontlily nr auarlerly, t H I' aquare for cacli tune. Semi monthly 7j ccnl per aquare fur each time. llf It-ttera on bustll'sn mint lie direeliil to the Hilitora. Letters muat be poat.puid nr tliejr wilt not l attended tu. f Patinenta fin he made toeillirr.' If Pnatmaitera are authoriieJ lo aet aa agrnta. ! Thr l,i?Lt of i'liiitf. T'i? I-tg-it tl Home! how Lntit it Iwnnn htit etcoitt iliaIia nrounJ Ui full ! Afi-I frtiMt iUe jutlice tar it j;,r To lore, tu rt imI comfort call, Wnrn Utrti with the toili (' tiny. Tlie strifu lur fitory. fUi or Ini.e. How rnrerl to f-rk tte ijutt l way H in tc l(jift; Iijia u ill Jip niir name Around the Liht nt ir When, through the dirk and tunny tnIil, Ttic wrary wii(lcrr Imhih Wdird iur ; Haw rhrrrniff t thitt twthklinc lihl Whprh through llic ftrit ifltK.nt he a,iirt It U the Kijht at IIkiii ; lw 'I'h4t hiiHf lirrls ill prrrt htm tlirre. And aoltJy llirituffh hi bnntt alc-tla 'I'm joy iiitii tnv (hl ttlh tart, Arund the I.iht at ll-.mr. Ttie I.iht at Home! mhvcVr at lat It jrtxt the ii.'tit tlifMcigh (. atortn. II - ft t in no mure thr chilling U1 That brnli ujHn lua mnniy inrm. faot-p yfjr ufon the ri have fleil, Hi nee Mary a;avr h r n-trtin? kia. But lis aati tear, which then a he aM H, Witl ihw be ptid ith rituroua bl., Amund the 1 j; lit ai tlwi.c, TiC Light at IIoiiic how and aweet It pepa Iruni yitiidt f ruttuge dHir Tf't" w-jifjr laborer lo creel Whrn the rniij;h tun day are o'rr ! fMts t!ie iw'iH lhat li'ic (K't artim- 'ftr blraamra that Urn beama HMlTt, The rhrcrful Impea an1 joyt lint fl'-w, Abd hthlm tip the ht-atit hurl Around the I.ijht of lloiu ! Miscellaneous. THE IHAMOXU KIMJ; OR, THE ASTROLOGER'S STPATAGEZI. A TAI.E OF IKSTO IN 177j. BT OLIVER Ol'TIe. fuSTIMIH. CII-M'TKIt IV. TIIK ML Itl'dl. . Punctually to his appointment. Col ,,,,1 I'onfll went l.i the ouldMnitli'a abon the ship wit morning. The loan of lire hundred ; pounds was rtdy; tk necessary papers j rre ei.cuted. 1'iJ the cflicer. willi a feel- i itg of deep satisfaction, dr-o,ittd the amount ! - . . . ' ID bis rocket. " Via ere is Mr. PewrieV asked be. ''lie has not been cen aim-u your i-il btre yetenlay afternoon," replied the pold imitli, with a nervous twitch of the bead. " Is it possible ! Where can he b !" "I can form no idea. The last I beard of biui at duritiit tbo quarrel nith his nephew voir remember the circumstance," tid Mr. Wableek fixed an uneasy glanec on Colonel l'owcll. "i d", perfectly well. Have you made "J impiirii's!" " Ves. I have been to everr rdacc he is ccuitonicd to visit, but have been uuablo ti obtain any l.dmgs of bun. His bed was hot uccupiud last uight." " My daughter's ring was on his finger at the time I called upon you. Mr. uldcck "parched, l,ui (he ring roul 1 not be fouud. ".Vothin bis happened to bini, I trust." "Since I esine into the shop this morning itil learneil he was not iu the bouse, I have Kit the most (floouijr doubts." "Whore is his villainous neiihew"' and Colom l I'owell acowlcil at the mention ofi'' uat nanio. ll'i b.n pot been seen since the fpiarrel ith his uncle. Probably you had the last interview with him." Ike events of the previous evening;, as the reader hat suspecUd, were known to him ; 'idfcd, he had followed Robert Hewrie, id given .Colonel Powell the information bich had made him a listener at the di-"lug-room door. " I he iiuarrel has not reaulled in anything x-rmus, has it!" asked Colonel Powell, with glance of iiitclligcneo it the other. "No, tho young man is, in tho main, a tcrJf ood fellow.'" " Lut, iu his passion, has ho not made way "ith tho old man!" "Impossible! he could never be guilty of !"cb an net." I'erhaps not; but my own opinion of the J'-umj follow is anything but favorable." " Yon wrong bini by such a suspicion. I ure you be is a very worthy man; and s to any in, moral or criminal act, ho is ut ll fly itic-.puhl, f tm" " I'erhaps he is. Hut have you searched house 7" Vm, every part of it." 'Where docs he Vep his valuables!'' Mr. Wabie.-L L.;i.U bco replind that they were scattered about "! various hiding places, he believed; he '' i'it know wliVre. iT' 3. rTmrrTir rrni mj " Have you examined IV cellar ?" Mr. Waldeck acknowledged that the thought of searching tlto cellar had ntver occurred to bini (lint it as n mere lumber room, rarely visited by i. v Colonel Powell, who, in OIK. his pi . iu' .f cS I be! llobert Devvric, was hu hoi in" ino.-t terrible tu searched tii(. ee pici. ii ot Imii, proposed to ir. nldcek. protestitiL' . n i thiit it was ikcI,,,, nsM-ntcd, and the trap! Uouf rt'ised. As they were about to , Ueoccud, two of the neighbors, who bad j been cnai;cd in the search, entered the ti . ',.i . , Miop. 1 hey were rcftie!tcd to aceotn,aiiy thu others, and llin four H..er.t.il.wl ..., i . .... inn . (ill the bottom of the cellar lay tins hut of the missing man. , . t " u:" v. i in i iic more closely," Raid Powell, as lie Rtooped over ta examine more particularly the pot, which at partially obscured by the dark - tifH of the cellar. "Good liciivciis ! hero is blood!" cx- " l l.rA iu a el ii a ii ti4i.-i . l.t . cuiineu ne, as l:U eyes rested on a lar-e dark pool. "Ay, it is blood!" repeated one of the , 1. , , . . . .n j "Great Cod ! is it possible ? Arc you' tire it is blood, Lolone! .' said .Mr. uldcck, in n ulilittj trctiiulous tone. " n!oMl ? certainly, Mr ! I Imv hiu n Iotj enough a noMicr to know Mood whrn I fee it," r j,Iird the Colom-l. Jiut I'.-t us I .jk fartlur." 14 Here is a ltiiifc," ui one of tin- men, who was cnpiii-d in the setm-li, hi? fickofl up a lon-hlai'tfd jack-knifi-. j ' AnJ com rt-d with hi.l,'' aili!i-d (,(..iu-l lowcll. as he touk (he ktiilV. " '1 his louks j liko foul pn v.' j "It .Iocs," twWil r k-iM Mr. M'.lhc i hoe ii-rvf? wi;c t-Trilly ti it at .. j "Ay, thi-rt; has li'tn tnurtKr Inn fuul. , cold-l-locdt'd mnrJcr!'' -xclaitm d Colon I i Powell. Hut i) whom do( g this knif.- o IoiiV and he ajijiroai.-l-fi t ! iittlu winu I whirl) shed a few faint rays upon tho mvi,.-. lit rc is a nauii'." coiitinucd In-, as he !i-- jeovcri'd a uvuli iiv r Iut? on tin; lnn.lli; but it is so .stained wiih blood that I c: not rend it." j V.'ith his handkerchief l,e rubbed the j blood from the plate, ami apprn.u ind still ! nearer the window to rea l the name." I "My s j-pii'i,-ui i, nut unf.iiiu. ied," sail j Col. I'uwcll. " The iiami is R jU , I. Iloni'-." "My (Jod !"' exclaimed U'aldi tk ; " it can- uot be." "I fear it is too true; and tho murder must have been Coiiiiniited ill this pla. e (Now, where is the body: Look around, eji ntliiiicii, look around, and s e if there are j any iud u-ati jui of tiic jrjund haling Le. :i dlturbed." j 'J he party all di'.ig. n!ly namined the , belt. mi of the Cellar, but the earth ii pcart'l I le t t i have b'eeu dinturic I. j " This i singular, sai l " .1 mel l'e . '.! I very singular. Could the tody Lave been i rni'ived durine the iiiglit! ' ' ! " T bwre is a pasage way to thj street; ' but it has nnt been opened to my knowledge, for years," taid Waldeck. 'J ho door w ay was examined, an 1 there ! were evidences that it bad been '(iiite r... ' crntly opened. A light was pi cureil, at.d a neire pariiciibir ' scv.-r.il smear- of I I cxaitiiiiati. i n!. It w ; n (!i-e! i-. I n jdnitl that !' tiie cellar, di-covur, if the body had 1 "en rem i". i. fui thcr search w..t iu.t jpo--ible, anytbii.g whie'i w . I...I i i .. e ,.t . I tro; le t 1 ...ii ! thr u. . ! .: i: r. tui i, ! ! in le . IIJ.il Oil I ill .". was found, and th I'.uty shop l i; 'I. h bad L ai! that a i , : . tin v :. . ii. : i ' ,i t: .'-. I ) C.ltiVIIICC t rpi -trilled, and ,t tier" v : . . i . - i.nr li vc cvidei:, e to ' ' '' hi rer. I he iiuarn I and 'be thi.-:, tk mif" :m-l tb ab-ei.ce of the 111 1'bew, .l con-pir. d to throw the guilt "I"'' bun Rut cvn wiih this apparetitly ov.-rv helming testimony, M'. " nblcek con- ... i t. .i' i . i i .. . .i tinned to V'dicvc, or pretend to believe, th Robert Iewr e could not be the a-sa-sin. The two 'iiihhurs, satisfied in their own minds that the young nrin had murdered his uncle, depaited from the sln p to spread the news. "Mr. W'aldcck, I have a d ml.le rcasn f'"" bimcntiiig this unhappy occurrcnc Mv daughter ring, unless be removeil tt l.elore hi di-appenrancc, wns on the finger of tin victim, s I have said before a ring which no money rould replace; for whose loss nothing could compensate her. It was be (pieathed to her by a dying mother nn.l.-r "y peculiar circumstance, and she v nines it bevond comt.ai isoii. I know not bow I can tell her it is forever lo-t. These arc the particulars connected with it, and they are such as to cau" mo much unea-in.'ss." " Hut, perhaps, t'oloncl, the body may be found,'' niggf-tcd Mr. Waldeck, looking in to the face of the other with a blink ti pression. " It is possible, but not probable. The villian has tirobablv made his esenne, and H be long before be show I iiinscl! again 1V Heavens ! here he is sai l be. as ho saw Robert Hewrie, apparently Igiio- nut nt iKl i.uinfiil circumstances which the last hour had disclosed, cntf r the sh p. Tho young patriot certainly appeared to bo entirely unconcerned and at case. Nod ding to Colonel l'owcll, anil with a word of ..I ilnli..n l-i WnlileeL in. was about to mis into the back parlor, w ben the olliccr placed his hand upon bis shoulder, nnd haughtily bade him stop. Robert Hewrie turned n round, and, with a scowl upon bis finely chiseled brow, was about to hurl his iudig ua t ion nt the Colonel, when the latter ad dressed him. " Robert Hewrie, your crime has found you out ! you '' "Colonel Powell, I am not to be intimi dated ; vou threatened mo last night, but i i . . i .,1 tion ol conspiracy ami p irnai in-iicc. yet you nee 1 do not b ar you, liiterrrupleit . ,i , , . i , 1 bcrt i rusting, therclore, in the luture to redeem .. ' ' r . f r..,.t..r his name from infamy, be had made his cs " ioung; man, I accuse vou of a greater j , : ' criino even than treason. ion are a mur- derer!" " No, no, Coloud, it cannot be tru ' . . . . i. : ... o :. .. ...1 W..I.I....L- ,1 not HCCUsu llllll, inveii'ose" .oii'no. ' . ' U-.H....I-. " hnt cannot he true. .Mr. Waldeck; ilo not understand you!" said Robert, calm ly, but with an auxious glance of inquiry ut tho goldsmith. " Hu knows nothing; about it, I knew be was innocent Thank God he is !" exclaimed Waldeck, with apparent fervency CHARLOTTE, Colonel Powell looked with surprise ut tint jrold.sii.ith, while, .something like a sneer rented upon his countenance " Of course be will deny it. After nil the ains In- bus taken to conceal tho deed, bo is not, likely to inform against himself." ' l'ciiy w hat, Kir ': Will you tell inc. tho nieaiiiiiL' of till this?" said the youri' man ; with a ircrt ;re of iiniKilieiice. r- " Then you do not know that y?ur uncle bus been mutdeied La. ly, cruelly .ur- deled V Murdered ! irood heavens ! no." exclaimed ' , ,, ... i hoLcrt. " W hen and where was the Jecd .In,,.. i ..uii. j " TV pretended ignorance will not avail i you, Piobert Dewrie The evidence already , ,.i.i .. : l t., i ... -. . i i i.ij..i n aii ii"i u uuuiH as uj iuu ataaa- j oin," said C'oiouel Powell uternly. "My(iod! is it posiMo that I am ae- ! cunl of the foul crime V " Cut perhaps. Hubert, you e-,n rertlore the su-iiicion which attaches to vou." miiillv ; J . added U aldcck. "liod is my witiu-s that I am entirely ' innocent xclaiiucdli:obert,shriiikirg back . ... in wu - o i. "Vou net your part well, youn-r man," ' rcni.-n ked the l.olotu 1, whose tin ju'fiecs ha 1 convicted the accused, rather than the picious eii cum -tances. 'Co!"iiel J'owcll, I believe you are a sol dier and n gentli mail. Recent events have unlort i. palely made you my ef.emv. Vnit have, in your rankling heart, already con demned mc. Is tl.is ju-t '. Is it generous ? Can you not treat your foe with magnanim ity?'' and Koi i it Hewrie folded bis ui.n.s in (iigiiilied eoniposurc, regarding with an eagle ga." th" ba'i'jbty man before bitn. ' Kol'-rt I'ewrie," said tho nflieer.ifter .1 in e-tiii ii t 1 1-v Palis " it is tru-. vo.i have at- tcinpt' ii to injure me iu a 'ita bear you in malice. "' " It. is faKc, sir ; I h.ive ne t it jure on in any manner, d.uii.l.t. r, but the a!!' etioti j. have not in'tuded mvilf utmii part, but I r :iff"ti.ptcd I love vo ir mutual; I lu r." has already ' I mail, rs n it now It gone lortli to yoar l.-ll i your fellow patriots, t !i t del i r " ' VVhieii i- f.i' , sir," intcrrapt- Robert, with mi in ii -: i :i i . t l! i-h, fit' hi- bright eve. " I am not your j't i'.-e. but the uvidi i:ce w oil i oi,-igii ..!i to the callow and an ever- la- !in' l " N.TV il itny." . tr V, 'olonel. 1 t U'i t'.nf i.rocr d ti ( XtrelMtl' with Vou uiu, i Xe;:. Wableek. W.e.lll V Clotlel IV nient at the ' I would, p., lb,1; the, '! uv him to 1,0 :l, witli a L'iaiicc ot ,UKi:i;h. but b t u.s r. tii" to the 1 epic uiil -hortlv int rruj '. "I i li not sanl 1! ibert call The three r t'r to th itite-r ap :i rtm-iit -f tie is own ;orror- w here an cxatniot.ii ,n ,,f (, en cnie.l. lb. belt was kllile COVl red W it II 1 1 0' 1 . shown str.ick at the si.b cue.:. He bad b b, lore, ,e I. th" rpri rn 1, w bi" j 1 : ite hi ai 1 1 1 w as com meiiti'd u t, ati'l proto-t. !t il ill til'' sic his il- inno- oaie lie was II xt ri imii !i d of rtunly t -'ide once Min e the 1! it this, t: t i:n- 01 man v 1 1 llel,t! V nied, and npj I lo Wnbbeb. " Was I li-t f. nil " I d n if le J o ; ! V ' ) 1 11 .i :-e:ii.e Ii- t in mv room nt seven : 10CK Mr. U aldeck?" said I.e. know that vou were, Robert ; 't . ii shown, it would be reat i ai.taee," mid Mr. V aldeck, in 1 ! r-aa-ive t inc. I 'id yon ii t eoiiie to m v room about i t.i.ie . a-ke.l Robert, a.'liast w ti l, :is i':i. .at the . .M-init b's cool ii. iii.il. N ! that I reliieinbi I . R.d crt," ali?'. 1 e l t; to Wal deck, witli a sorrow lul air. " And did vou no: let n.e have an hundred pound Wl i. rt are denietited ; you uau .. le. iio.n y .'I n.e. M I io I 1 Il it e ill it mean . .ids on and tiic hi- .-wini- yonn in an t ;- i his lia llli ng head. Robert l'ewrie was overw helnicd by this line x pee ted e idetiec of the t reachery, ol tic ciiiiiin.il duplicity of Waldeck, and for a time endeavored to collect his eattered scnsis. A sudden thought inspired him with new energy, and more calmly than he had acted, he t xamined his pockets for tho pur-o handed him by aldeck cu the pre vious evening. ' ll.-re arc the pure aul the m ti' y just as oii gave t he in io me. Luckily i have not disturbed cither." ind Robert xten.l ed tiie purse towards Waldeck. " Now, I ! od he w ith you, R ibert ; t.us was your uncle's loirs'," exclaimed th" g'id- t' smith, as he took it from him. " Here are the initials." Colon. 1 Powcil examined the purse and recogiii.e I the U tter.-. " I he evidence is conclusive," said he, returning the put to Waldeck, ' ( lur du- ty is plain." Rut Waldeck was unwilling to give the voung man into the hands ! ju-lice, and, l'i!e "icy were deliberating up n tin- point, Robert, bv a hasty tnoe nt, made his c-- Iroin the house Jhroii'.li the back door He had taken this step, after a ha-ty, but thorough examination of his pn-ition. The ili-turbed state of the colony had materially cll'ected the administration of ju-tiee. 1 Je '"l'ci ll jury of lovalists, he would have a '. . - it i : i . . small chance oi in- inc. 1 1 was eviuciu that W ableek was conspiring against him, even while he was manifesting the deepest i.nxiclv for his safely. The goldsmith'-, de nial of the laet of h u ling bun the money, was sufficient to convince bun of the exist ence of 11 deep-laid plot lor his r.liil. W ai- deck had live. too. in desirini' to eet rid of him. l udi r these circumstances, he determined let to abide the combined ac- M " j him, he directed steps towards t ainbridge. : iililccK s arguments were so siroiig. iiiai j Colonel Powell yielded the claims of duty,; i , ... i .i . . l . Hand permitted the young patriot to depart I I . j n i ' l unpursucii. ClIAPTLR V. TIIK IUSrl llSI IIK. Amelia Powell had passed a night of the most painful anxiety. l lic sharer of her DXT. O-, HSIBIFLTXA-FrTr 18, IS! t heart'tf fondest emotions bad been banished, j from her presi nt. ( a been treated with I tlio most undisr ; '"ontompt. To her , devoted beart !'... a l ect cause for anx- iety. Tbo future si o.'ied robbed of its 1 promised bliss, and on y frowned in gloomy forebodings upon Iter I pi;' I: test hopes. Her father's L'ay o)d luxurious habiU cotmiclled hi r to mix ith tho liL'ht-heart- ( . . cd revclle' in the fab bn of fashion ; but, deprived of her sours in. nl, it was dUtasto- ful in the extreme, lu-'itritin the temper- anient and disposition of a meek and -jvutlc i i,'. -i-i mother, her happiness c '3si.,tcd in the most kimt.in iin.M,ii nf H4. 1'U r..,nn..f..l ...... j-.. h.ij - . j ..ii i. v - ' in "uvi-.... iimiii i. . . ly.iij.uu.tr, niiiiu ui heaven of the flrcsidn of liomo was more dc-1 Powell uarrattd the revolting particulars of Mralle than the giddy .i)zes of the dance, the tragedy at the coldsmith's. The suspi- 1. i;,.i, t w ....l r.i . - r . " " .;;'. v itivw v " .t...j: i .- iii. The routine of fashionable dissipation to which her father was devoted was a monot- onous round of misery to her. Her introduction lo Robert P?wric had been entirely accidental. She bad met . . . . . . . . htm fearcely a year before, in the hvel of poverty uiini.-toriiig to the wants of the siif- fcring. Her beart sympathized with bis ... i.i iiii.i.jn ui line,. i . id ... ..uij en in, ad handsome face, lighted by a t rk'ht, in- telligetit eye, now beaiuin with gentle sym- patiiv ; bis modest, graceful demeanor, and the re-peetful but earnest gnze of admira tion be bestowed upcti her all bad contri bute to engage her heart. Kre the name of the gentle god had been evoked, f be !ov- Iu her daily walks of charity she met him ; occasionally be attended her home, ami die leari.eil more ol Ii i charac ter and piursuits. The intelligence that he was one of the most devoted of the agitators : bf the day, w hieh the bad obtained from other sources, fell heavily upon her heart. This would exclude him from her father's sympathy, this would be tin: dividing line , between them. With much sympathy for, the ii.jjred eobmi-t-. she could not but e-- , tvnn her friend more highly for his c'.-v .- tion to the welfare of his country. There w..sa Roman virtue in his composition which increased her admiration, and appealed more . citizens ay, to atrm.-ij to nor aiieeiions. you are a n.ur- Various opportunities for iut"rcour--e' oc P'lrreJ ; and at a f.rtiag time, Hubert I'.-w- ri.: had unf.ddej l.i.s heart, and offered it on the ' brine of h.-r aHVeti'ins. The olTeri,!' was not disdain:: I, and the reooid of their devjtioii and tilth- vows was witnessed a Love. ' . 4-. . r .. I i.- . . -..ii.. i nc Moniiui . reine'i iu uv r.ipi'iijr 'A' itln ring over ao ti ; colonies, and Robert IJcwrie found nnueii more and more a.icn- atcd from the view- and sympathies of Col. 10 well. w as t-.-j t 1.0 Set I. "ii lure It was a sa 1 thought, but bis soul c'.uvated, his p itriotism too tiohic, u.-e 1 IVoiu bis duty even by the sil- of love. tin - t.ai riot's open lu-art o-iid not The v eoi.e. n , i.tiri iv ii.e joy.s ei-.i, .,:,. tc'i n, ntid W a! feck w as ,.i to susp. ct the la. t. I'.y th" iid.'plioii "f a system of espionage, he had sati-.'ied himself that Ilobei t Uewrie was the rival n.o-t to be dreaded in bis con fUest of Auieli.i Powell's lic.irt. On the piei-t ling i.i.-bt he had fi'.ioud him to ( u. en Strc'-t, and revealed to the a-t'-i.i-di-e-1 father the di.-agrecablo Iruth, w hi.di had enabled li i in to surprise the lovers. Am- lia, witli a a 1 heart. had s -aieil her self in the sitting-room. ' The book she hi 1 1, received no .-: Her mind was ove for her Soer. A - -bi-r clouded pro-p j ust rcturiici fi on. '. .. t l i d the at.artilie.'.t. of her attention. 1 t J witii anxiety .. ; thus pondering - r i -'her, w ho had ' -i-initli's shop, i n i'roli the events of the previous night, she expoited to be tr t- i d with cold sterniRcss ; but to h-i- surprise, be greeted lur .vv it Ii even ilore tiian u-ril eeiitlcuess, atid imprinted afatbeily kiss uf affection on her cheek. "You look pale this morning, Amelia ; you are ill!" said Colonel I'e.vell, in a tone of solicitude ; for whatever lis faults, what ever the peculiarities of bis lature, he loved his daughter, his only child, with an c.u:nt devotion. " No, father. I am quitt well," replied Amelia; and the tears gatlnred in lur vyi's her father's "i.titieness Lad melted h.-r tender h. art. , " What ails yon, child! Wliy these tears'1" and tie loud ii.thet wiped a w.iy the reproach ing 'iro s. "Forgive mc, father; forgive mc that I off., nded you last night." " Nay, think no more of it, Amelia ; for g. t him, he is unworthy of your love." " b i not say so, father ; 1 xive him fond ly, duly." t'olom l Powell was (listresstd to find that nfl'air of the previous cvciing, ihieh he had iiiterriij.tt d, w as not an idle tliilation, as he had anxiously hoped, lie saw with the deepest solicitude the inroads w hieh a siogie night of sorrow had made. Whatev er his own preju'iiccs against tne inn n in his daughter with tv hot headed rebel, the event was lew rendered impossible by the infamy cf the young patriot. His cxpeii enee of woman s beait clearly indicated the danger of ero-sing a fnid an I tender affec tion like that ol his beloved daughter. "I trust, my child, you have not irre trievably bestowed your affections upon this ' young mail," said Col uicl, after a long pause 1 ill which the painful realities of bis daugh ter's position bad rapidly flitted through ; ' bis mind. A india made no reply, but gazed with a siblc anxiety into the face look of iucxpre of her lather. " You must forget bini, Amelia, you mast, indeed; he is utterly unworthy of you," said t'olom l Powell, in n s urowful tone. " No. father, he is all that is maulv, true, md liut 1 love him for his virtues, for bis pure an I noble nature, l ou cannot know him. father: vou are prejudiced nuain-t him," pleaded Amelia from the mine cf ten- demcs in her heart. " I grieve for you, my daughter; but vc eent events have disdo-ed bis true charac ter. If be were a di'l'ercnt man, I might look with favor upon him." " W hat do you mean, father! What re- cent .. events? I'd you ii ler to the liattiu ol I l.eiin rton? His hcai t is true to bis conn- trv; if he is at fault, it is because be Las liceil nil; guided. Ho not condeuiu him for that." l w in v clol.l be is even worse than a ; traiur to his country." " Do not wound mc with these dark words. I be expected that an admini-tration which is Tell me all ; I ki.ow be is incapable of any 'so distinctly committed in favor of forci"n basencss." i Crs and foreign influence an this, should " Your heart deceives yon, Amelia.. The take the back track. I do not suppose that man you love is a murderer!" J during the present session of Couj-ress any " A murderer! no, father, no ! Youwrong bill of the kind will receive nnv serious at- lum, and tho devoted pud clasped will, ' convulsive ei(ery the baml of her father. "It is too true, mv eliil.l nmv ( .nil I,.. I j j increiful to you basely arid cruelly Itobert , Dewi in has. taken the life of his own uncle !". Thecheck of the stricken daughter bliincb-. cd. and her frame trembled with thu vio. ' i , . . , leiico of h.-r emotions. itb painful cfTort l.n n 1 1..),. I 1, .. ........ . ,. .. i :i rv.i. omna -. i. :. ... i. j . . j n i;n n nau cnniiiiaieo J her lover, were placed iu the most beart- j rending minuteness beforo her. Eut she, Istill fuel and true, refu-ed to beiitve any ill jof him whose honor and happiness were all in all to her. Vi'ith an inwaid det. rmii.M. . .. . " ' tion to elm:,' to him in his hour of peril, as : she bad wlica his sky bad been couipara- tively bright, she heard tin; conclusin of nr. ..iiiur. e iiiii.ju, -ill lllis llJIill I'd luC 'invention of Lis enemies. They miht have . conpirca to ruin b:::i. let with the cvi - derirn so palpably a-i.in-t him, fhe could j inhabitant of t he I'nited States. 'J'h,. nc not but recojruize the omUili cf bis guilt. I cessity of this i i ijui.-itioti shall be made to " l nu sec, l'owcll, cm!:: relit fortitude listened to hi -A lllf continued Colonel itulatitiL' himself on the appa wilh which his daughter had narration vou see that lioli- ''tt L wrie, even wdiilc ho pressed vou to . 1 i lieirt la-t l.ilil, was a nntroeri r . that hi- hand was sl.-iincd with his uccic's 1 ; " 0 (.iod ! Lis bloody hand ! : exclai'.i.ed" -he, as the terrible incident of the p-vi n- ni.lit ru-be.d with uppalliiiL' for-e t le i iiiiml, conveying the irresistible? conclusion that her heail's idol wan a tiend. JI.T delicate narves, already strained to their utmost tension, could endure no more, i nd she MU.k faiiitin father. into the arms of her ' ni IiF. id',1 INL t;i 'THi: .VA'ITR ALIZATIi ). LA .VS-ruL- ' I' V li f Till; KOM.VN' l AIll u.t ( HLit "it. SjH'14-ll r iimi. . n. suiitii, OF AI.AliAVA, of It'irt.trll-l'irrs, Jim le, 1 s.),' of Alabama, said : In flu llnistr Mr. Smith Mr. fhidri . i l, - . - -ir. iii'iruiau: 1 ropo-itions have K en already made in this Hall, and at the other end of the ':i; itol, to r-pealor modify the iiaturalir.-itinn laws. That ri'iestimi is n-.. stiming jiroj. Ttintis of con-iderable maeui- tude. iu laet, sir, it is becoming the great ijucsiion of the age.' The time has tome w hen American leri-!i'io.-s will fc? fo... - --- ."! pe.-p'e to take a statin upon tins sut. icct ; ami l.elore this (iiestion. which in itself embodies the grind idea of American nationality . ail mere par- ty organizations will have to give way and retire. : Iiitiniat.-lv connected w ith the advent of tins (jiicstioti is the rise and progress ot a new order of men, whose name and designa tion, up. to this period, arc as yet unknown, but wh 'si: exist . nee, however shadow y and mysterious, is a fixed fact; nnd who.-c pow er in this country, for good or evil, has made itself felt li)i;i one end of tiie I nioii to the other. Again-t t the press has is party, the vituperation of been leu iled. Many of our honorable friends have entered into the dis cussion of the subjects ari.-iug upon it with intense xeitcmeiit. They behold in this new order nothing that is good, but some shadowy giant sonic fabulous Hercules some 'iie hnitl mi'l .'.. lintns .-ome mysterious destroyer sonic lion, endowed with voracious appetite, going about seek ing whom it may devour. For my part, I have not been able to discover any of these dangers; I feci none of these appre hensions; and it is my purpose, on this oc casion, to inquire into the existence of these dangers and apprehensions. Sir, who compose this new party ! So far as the public know, and so far as we all know, and so far as it is admitted, the par ty con.-ists ot mine .'imc irans, not aiiori giuals, not exactly cannibals, but free-born American citizens. And how can an Ame rican behold iu an organization of his coun trymen Midi extravagant terrors ? Who will say that an association of native Ame ricans is les.-. worthy of confidence than an association of mixed Americans and for eigners ! 1 as-.m:ic tint the admitted elements of this organization, bvin;g native American, absolutely exclude the idea that, as a par ty, they can have any thing at heart but the glory, honor, and welfare of the country. And what do thev pr-.pi-e to do ? With all their ilanjerou- pcai aic with a: ti r in v t , . -ti : re. of po- !" is organ!.; iti i , secrecy , a- ulliveu. e to do ' They have ilioti to submit tu ' .io t ::c v but the nc simpi count rv a u that The the i is, 'lit- j thr ji 'ti i V ',i!jtiu ni the .,,'. y.o '-. idea embodies tiie whole doctrine of rgani.ation of the part v. In order to bring about that result, what, do they pro pose t ) do ", i hey propo u' to exclude unna turalized foreigners from the ballot-box, and to cheek immigration, by wholesome laws for that purpose. That is the utmost ex tent to wii'eh they propose to go. Intimately connected, however, with this question, is one of a very dciivUta' (harae tcr the question of Catholicism iu this (ountry. It is said that it i- the policy of this new puity'to txeludo Catholics from cilice. 1 have no don! t that such a poln-v is ; pull ot tneir laith, li t only because of tneir i a. i.o.ie ' ma" Catholic faith, but becau.-c the llo- Chureh in this country is so intimately connected with foreign influence iu ad its braiicln that it is impossible ti separate the two and they have to take the whole or exclude the whole. I do uot protend that I have, upon this occasion, any well-arranged plan in refer ence to the repeal or in l.iilieation of the na turalization laws. 1 have, however, some distinct propositions to make, wincti nro ra- ; dical iu their character. I propose to strike t the root of the evil. I do not bring for ward my proposition in the form of a bill. 1 because nobody call suppose that thi- lou ress wm lavor iuis reioi niauou. u canuot tention. I mil lay before the committee, however, the proposition which must in the in:iin meet. tl,. ,l..tl, f it. v.;,.., .., ...n. ...v ..... vi oiu ..notu .',,,; rieau party ; but I do tint wish to commit any person but myself for these proposition! Iu the first place, it is well known that wo now hutn m Inw l,v fr.r,.;,,.... .i v .can be excluded. If there is any law reouir c : . . i . . . . . .... ing a foreigner to bring a passport, it is so loosely administered as to amount lo noth- pap-rs had beeu obtained iu fraud aud vio iti''. I'oreiffners can tome bv millions, aid intu,. ,r i.J,va 'l i... t...u r.e ioi . . . i r ' . t . j .. . . . i . . vJ f, mere is unvuoy io cxciuoe '.lie m, or to s.ly i nay. Is there any other country up in the , face of the earth, properly organized, that admits an influx of foreigners' without ativ j restriction whatever. None. " iiimr At. t'n.,pi,;irir.v ' ' I make this then, my lir-t pi op-v-i.ion. i that no emigrant tdmuM be allowed to lea : the ship iu which he conies until, upon bis j - "li.Uill 'jaiil, II IJ , ll'l U II ei-s Ills il 1 1C 51 a CC tO ! all foreign powers, and until ho swears tint ! it is his liouo lice inteiiti"n to li ine an , Inra by the eatitain of tin: ship before be iiiki's .assume, ann ins a--poi t siiall con tain in its lace this n itiisilioti. A word, sir, upon thi proposition. I stat ed that v.e bad no law, and no clau.-c of a law, by which to eol i l.j foreigners in nnv iiunib(... !!n,.i.iiid, l i .ii.it, and l!us-in, and id! governments of the Rust, require cverv man wlio puts his foot upon their shores, to exhibit a passport. Thereby they can regulate immigration, "nd w ho i tooinc, and who is to remain. Suppose, sir, that l.ngliiiid, France, or Russia, or any other ' government have a ilc.-ire ntrl un intention to make war upon the I'nited States. In j the absence of the law to which I ref. r, be- , fore n n v aet of hostility should be commit ted, the v could land unon our shores in hit. el.-inf wl.t. In l. r.r... .C . .. : - .... ......b .i.i., in in.; IUIIII VI Tll.ll .Vlll.1 UIIV .. . 1 ,1- . s- ! iiiimi.er oi soi.iiers, I com one hiitiilreil to a million. ltoweay would it bo for the f'zar o send one hundred thousand Russians to t hi.--country as emigrants One hundred thousand immigrants arriv ing in New Vork in a month would create no excitement. Their promenading Uroad way would not s) swell the tide of that im mense population as to be perceivable, 'i hey could go and e.piip themselves with Ame rican riles, liiriiisli themselves with Ameri can powder, and American bullets, and go iu American cars to any portion of the country, and be ready at any time, to ex hibit tlieinsclvfrt as " nniied force, in the heart of tj, country. This ,al ,e- cur. but ffc I...,,, that the - ):,. ,( .,n ar- uiy in an enemy s country, in case ot war, 's ;l lnk' important matter, atid our laws enable an enemy to flood the country with bis soldiers in the. form of emigrants. I ak now, of American statesmen, if this thing ought to exist ? Will any man say that it is his duty to live alone for this present dav '.' W ill any stateMiian say his duty stops this hour 1 W ill any statesman say he lives alone for bis own ngc and his ow n genera tion? There may be no danger now, but we should look ahead, far into the future, : and for that future, supply at this day, the lameutable dehcioncies ot our law My second proposition, connected with the lirst, is, that no immigrant shall be ul- lowed to land until be produces a passport I'rom the proper authority of the l uited Stt.tcs, re-ideiit in the count i v from which the t migrant com cont-iiu upon its w hieh passport shall face the iciiuircini nts v hieh 1 havu read. My third proposition is : our consuls, and such other officers as may be appointed f r such purpose, shall be instructed to give passports to no persons except those w ho are ol sound health both l tt iiiinu ami body. of g.- 1 character for sobriety and honesty ; aiid upon satislaetory prod ol the applicant that be has never been convicted tor any crime ; and tin; consul shall refuse passports to all notoriously rebellious and seditious persons, and to all persons, who, in their opinion, shall l e liable to become a charge upon any of the I'nited States as paupers. 1 will not pause to enforce this t.ropositiou with argium 1 1. The necessity of it must be palpable b every American statesman. ' My fourth proposition is as radical as all the rest 1 would provide that the natural izatiot: laws shall be so n pealed and mo ii lied as to prevent ail foreigners from vot ing who shall not have become naturalized, or who shall not have taken steps to become naturalized at the date of the passage of this aet, provided all boys who Come to this .. on. try a immigrant- with their patents, iile't may to at the time under the age of I - i, or n. li;;cc, years, siiall, at the age of twenty -'lie. bo considered as citizens in every respect. 'I'm I'. II. wing I. in r Iroei tiie M i v.r . t' . v. k In too I'n s,.l. i.t w i,l iliosir.itc w a. it I ii ne i. I.etil f:.!. ns ami o !i;.it : Mavoii's ihnt c. Niw Y.utk, .fan. 1,.1.'. - i Its '.rr. . twit i'tnnijlll I irtt f. I'll .in lint ot t'tr I nittd Sttttrt I'l in SiK : There can be no llcilht t'e.t, f. r inanv vears.tlos: jioi t has twin mnile a sort et' ..n. .il Cnlonv f"r li h'lis and .ni.rrs, by the local ml. lh. nties ..I' m v.r.il ot' tin- c.iilini ntiil liiiroie:tn nations. Tin- i!i s.craie i lia r.n ti r i.t' a ti.t.i el' tie pt.e.le loriv.tiH lo re from these eiolntrit s, tn. eellur with the tuiTcasc ot' erunc nliil lie-try u iii ing I ii.i I el. i ss nt' mi r r". ru 1. 1 1 inn . vvi 1 1 1 other f.,i t In ti.re us, ji.ni., conclusively, that sin Ii ih tin ll I- tlHIl-T.-s u s j. i p. . : '.. i to the gr .'. I '. t tr. me no all 'I'i'i'i ti. I he jiropirtv trein tins r;i r "p- rGV, o(" our l'V( itrifi TI n ii, h v I. iht; , im .in.! it tit n t tn, h.i f h'.t nu il '. n -i i'Iiit ci.l or hiitur:il, cihup! ri- ft - 'lin ii T t:rr-r nt 1 1, fir ;ii't".icli. r Jlilse I , ; I to pr" The uO a t Its-:l mi, C.tli. iii t ( it rv rininnin:ty tu Tn. i ..iiil'its ori-ii " from ii Ii t nni;r,t. ; l'f i;IH tl"!lt I,. Ni W Vi-r'n I"-.! Ml- h'lii; iin i!i. "I'ltf I'l-f.i't itii.i jhiii- : ll pf-'in a: 1 ..fllM If. I CI!IIt,t WV r lit ii', ..I M"-t (!'.'!v, 'r.'tti 1 ' r t;: t' , ! Mit'ir:t r.t 1 v 1 ' ; 1-til w i;t ti t il i i1 inu-t p rni;ltt il 1 i it'ni"t'vtr tf. W 1 ; iisik l.if intt i t- rfiirc ul ns it is its. iluty t" iirut- liif o itf 1 ;i I lo t rmiif nt. 1 l us 1V.111 1'iri in L:it (- si.tn it!i t 1 !l ;t ml i-.1 nih'ti, . is it 1 1 il ul v t jiro. tft t us .r tiii'-t nti i"fM V lyort- in-i.li'Hi- and di's isiietii'ii t! 1 -li rniiiiiuf 111 Mlnlher tnrm. I r.ill vmir nt u-ut ion u tlni nuh,it, liopipj wi l reenve troin ytu thit aiii u which iU ery irrc.it iinjx'rtiini't to tin w 'tmV ri.unlry dcinanUii.. I .1111 .t ry trulv vuir, r.. IT-K NAN PO V(HH), M.vor. These four propositions embody what I conceive to be the remedy for the great evils which prevail upon this subject. I now pass on to some of the evils of these laws, us they exist at this time, pur naturalization laws arc surrouucVd with suci, difficulties and bueh dcGcicncies that !,,,. !.., ..i,:: l .i. .:..: I . , , ' , i tt'iTu in lrsuu tif'ii ffencc ann corruption ! from the foundation of tho Government' I This ha been o palpable that the Congress 1 0f the Vnited States 'in 1 ii bad tola's - i i' ...i-.i. . ;l jaw uj which, ai one swoop, was curcu - the illegalities of the natiiralittion Laners -' . . . . ." r I of. r.crhLns. thousands of foreigners wl.o... . wi-v anvii.ii m. Ill n VI -a---" . : rrrtiticut" of natnr.iluation or citizenship here i...'i.re ..bt.iinc.J from any court of record wit'i' the I'mud s-mi-, almli l.t- deemed invalid in r""M,lul '" "I "ii.is.-ion to comply with tin. j,';tVl!'i,ee"n !-.7.V,r'ir!i". : ii V i'-."i ' i.'?. '..." ''.'i"!"' '!','" .-1 II .. II I II. (, f-'.'L', "I . , I).'. , l,.rovou s,e tint the (oTi-res of ! tie lnit,.d .States admitted that for li'ht j VPars ,(t01n t0 ...., the tiatur-iliza- tion laws bad been corruptly and negligent ly administered ; that for eight years men had been elected governors and President! by illegal votes and spurious voters ; aud thu Congress, in their blind liberality, pass ed a law toiling the evil, healing the sore, and eov. i lug the frauds, by looking back and milking these naturalization papers per fect which had beeu improperly granted. A ili-tiiiguislu .1 judge iu New York re cently tli-covcred that lor years and years, ami j crimps from the very foundation of tho govern incut, the clerks of the courts of that Slate had been iti the habit of taking upon themselves the duties of the judges in granting naturalization papers. Judge Hean, of the supreme court of the St ite of New York, has published an elaborate opin ion, and 1 will real a small portion of it: I't llie tri'tttfr af thr Aff'icuti'm of Jn'iti Cltnk to If. cunt n cttiznvuf tkt. I 'nltnt Stat$. " Ti.e petitioner, a n..live ot Sc.thm'l, iippl'ied to tiie rl.-rk nf tln court fur dnn-tiuu us a citizt n. n uinl.rr ni" utlier ale us iiiiul a lo'ic application. 'he i I. rk was i.ro'-eeilii.ir lo ii limi lust, i ti.e l-.rni. I .ealil to li c Wltceni of the res.( i live i. piihe.i It t s, j when tin n.lij.ct ..s l.r-.iicl.l 0. in v nom-r, anil, ee. ii.ynrv. I ii arii. il tint tl.r ;ii.ir.'ii. ., m many ' i.-'.lx, lift! lur tht r.'uV to irmvr mill l"l. I'iol till ntijilii 'itr-ns !nr ii'itoim!ziiii.ni nud grun! rrt i itirtiti it ti ..'.. nit rmiKiiUiti? .' mint, am! ti.ut thr itin'l ell fi.ici a it ns ir i ittiiitiittit to eittti ie.i;, th.t not nr. iltmiiiUj tnirt titiy t'te I nm tint ittH ot ': utottitf, hi tin.. Mate t f.ets. I tleeiiii.il il iny tltitv to I'rr. liid therh rk from ill. r t i iiiiiij: ai.y ii.jlic.!tiuiia of tins nature, direi'img that oil nheuid be mode t'. toe eeurt. The .i).plieiitu.u was then ili.ide to thr run rt, anil , 'in ex . nu nil tion, 1 Immd, that nt itlirr (lurk nor itny unf of the tttttrr ctttitlittutea for ritiirn. tt'iii, mult! jnrotslt ptuof of rtiiitintiotiK rrsiilftirr, vtl Inn thr. I ttitrd Statin, to t jrfrit tiro or tltt tr yrnt , ami litnt ruch tit iltr Hoitf-unta xrtis nnpi faired trtllt tin' juuui ttx to itt$ ctistjucl or cioiiaftcr. limit" tiet . i . . .. I refer to tl.is simply to show tho long; existence of this error lo show that tho clerks of the courts have taken upon them selves, contrary to law, the duties of the judges, and that this thing hu been long tolerated. The clerks have been in tho habit of making and perfecting the papers, nnd the judges of the court ha'.e Lad noth ing 1 1 do with the matter. 1 have now shown that the Congress of the I'liited States had to intervene, ly ati act, to perfect spurious natural ization papers. I have shown that a judge of the New York supreme court discovered that the clerks of the court had been iu the habit, from timo immemorial, perhaps, of granting naturalization papers contrary to Liw. I conclude, of course, and legiti- matcly, that the persons elected to office in 'hat State have been elected by spurious vote ; l"f it is no consequence how manj votes of this sort are given, so far is prin ciple is c ue-! rned. for a few are often suffi cient to turn and control an election. Aud I see, sir, from a i 'cent act of the Senate of North Carolina called the free suffrage law that the. singular jirorisu is added, "That no unnatui alized foreiguer shall vote for Senator or member of the House.'1 this vvouiit seem to authorize the conclu sion that, heretofore in that State, unnatu ralized citizcus havo been accustomed to vote. So much, sir, forth.: lamentable deficien cies of the naturalization law". Let ns now take another branch of this subject. Mr. Wi.-e, who has examined this subject with much ingenuity, says : " The statistics of immigration show that from 1-'J0, to 1st January , l"o"s, inclusive, for thirty two years nnd more, 3,-0 1, ""-Is foreigners arrived in the I'nited States, at the average rate of 1 ('thiol per annum. It is not fair ti say that, from the fouu datioii of the govcriiiiii nt up to this time, there has been an average of 100,1,01 emi grants coming to this country every year. v'c are bound to look on them after in ano ther light. Ws must look on in the increas ed ratio of immigration. We know that, in the la-t year, very nearly half a million of foreigners arrived in this country. I have here a statement, which I presume is correct, showing ; iMMloitATluN volt There arrived ' at the port of New ork, during the year 'just clo-cd, fliiTi-'.t emigrants, of whom I ,7 "J .J were German.-, and i,2l0 Iri.-h. The immigration at the same port la-t year was '-J-t.!U0. The following is a compar 1 ntive table of immigration from the year 1-17 to 1 -si J, inclusive. In the year lol, the German immigration has been double that of the Irish :' C. rm in. o.H.I SO 31,!i;3 lf':sh. 5h,ii i ; !.! ( I 1 P.'.i il 1 17. KH it'-!.-.'..'; lls.iHl 1 IH.I'.I clll.gUll i-i: i -I-i - io 1 S..VI l-'. 1 - I-' I -.,:i l-o4 'o.j.'i.i I'.O.SSJ II. -.nil llo.i.ti ItiCi- is4,l'.j .:i.4st I. tie I Twt.l ..... 1. .V.t-,1 Jo I linvc t c;ill ttn- ntfcutjnii of the com mittee to the iti 'Ji t.mt f.ict tht, during tlirt lat var, white three iuDtlred and ti ft y 1 tinm-aiul emiirri.ta lati UmI in the in trie city ! of New York- oiilv about live thousand, dur- it'll.' 1 1-0 atHO perioti, tin 11 e n '-plication tor naturaliitiui'jn. Hero )ou Pee, then, avl p 1 1 tie..-ot" tht'o foreigners ppri it 1 through-