North Carolina Newspapers

1 , itALEIGll, x. a THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1857. Editor's Office: at his residence, one. square north east from the Capitol. Snlfiihers whose papers hare a vro-s mark on them, are thereby in formed that their subscription year is about to cspirv ; end arc respectfidly requested to renew by forwarding 1 .50 to this -'jtirc immediately. Take Notice- Wo shall need funds on the first of July. Agents and subscribers indebted to this oSiee -will please forward the amounts due, by that time. "We fear that the negligence of our friends will compel us to adhere rigidly to the cash system, and to cut off all subscri bers who fall in arrears. We have to pay Cash to the publisher for every paper that comes from the press ; and we cannot do this, uuless subscribers pay in advance. ue the paper to not a few, unless we hear from them soon. T - Correspondents. We wish to discourage none, and aro thankful for communications, sent for our Advocate. But a regard for the inter ests of this paper suggests a few plain and friendiy wocds to correspondents. 1. We have not space for so much orig inal matter, as is now coming in. We shall therefore insert such articles as, in subject, style, brevity, and chirography, are best fitted for the press; and indefinitely post pone those which are most defective in these qualities. 2. This paper is not designed for mere experiments in composition, but for finish ed productions. To those who have written, we say contin ue to write; but recollect that you arc ad dressing an audience of not less than twelve thousaud; and write carefully and then re-write before you send to the press. 3. There is a class of writers from whom we desire to hear more frequently. The men who wield a polished pen, and, having experience, are best qualified to interest our readers, write too seldom. Thero is a sufficient number of such men, both clerical and lay, to holu up our hands, and make this the best and most useful religious pa per iu the whole country. Will they wake up ? Will they stir up the gift that is with in them '! "To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, it is six." Within a few weeks we have sustained the following losses, by the mails : 10.00, mailed at Lake Landing, by Rev. J. W. Litchfield ; S3.00, mailed at Beaufort, by Rev. John Jones; and 3.00 mailed at Straits, by Rev. M. H. Hight. These gentlemen are all above suspicion, besides which, the mailing in each case was done iuthe presence of witnesses. The inference is that there are several rosues, having access to letters below the Wil mington Rail Road, or that there is one rogue who fingers them above the road aforesaid. We have no remedy, but to bear such losses wit& what patience we may, and devoutly hope for the speedy reformation or punishment of the thief, or thieves, as the case may be. Will the Post Masters and Mail Atrents look ty t!:eir subordinates ? The means of detection are ample, if put into operation. Iu the mean tim we request that agents and erbrc-. ibers be careful aud prompt in making remittances. We have no recourse but to coutinus to risk the mails. As a rule, Post Masters are both honest and faithful; and to not a few are we un der obligations for attention to the interests of this paper. But there are sorry excep tions to this compliment. Some such ex ceptions are indicated by a correspondent, on the first page ; and there are mora of the same sort. The package of Advocates for Wilming ton, does not reach its destination until Saturday I To our subscribers there, we can only say, it is, or ought to be, placed in the Post Office of this city on Wednesday j and that it should reach Wilmington on Thursday. The delay is unaccountable to us ; we shall be pleased to remedy it, should occasion offer. We have thus rehearsed some of our crosses and losses by mail, which annoy us mere than our subscribers. Al! that we czn do is to be assured that the publisher places the Advocate in the office here regu larly and in good time, and to bespeal: the patience of subscribers. We are inclined to think mark it, rea der, we are not, positive but we are in clined to think, that those who pay regu larly in advance, will have better luck in receiving the paper regularly, in good time, i'rovidence favors the just. General Minutes. Will the brethren of the Publishing House at Nashville please send us a copy of the last General Minutes? We inserted the Book Editor's notice, and claim a copy as quid pro quo. The American Bible Society. Our recent remarks on Bible distribu tion, have elicited the following communi cation from the Agent of the American Bible Society, for this State, which we take pleasure in laying before our readers. :V few notes are appended. Pittsboro', N. C, May 25th, 1S57. Rev. R. T. Heflin Dear Brother ; I noticed some .Edito rials in the N. C. Christian Advocate, tnree weeks ago, and also, week before last, in relation to the operations or the American Bible Society, in this State : and as I am intimately connected with these operations, it is my duty to endeavor to remove, or correct, any mistakes or misappreneusious which may exist in the minds ot any per- soas. From tne remarks iu your papei, j. perceive the mode of operation is not un derstood by the writer. (1) The A. B. Society wishes to carry on their operations, entirely, through the agency of their Auxiliaries. This mode of operation is most satisfactory to the Pa rent Society; and to the people among whom the operations are carried on. When the people have the work in their own hands the operations all before their eyes they can see how the work is done ; and how their money is disposed of. If rc8rrucTic. If the work were done by a Colporteur sent and paid by the Parent Society, the people would feel less interest in the work. It would be a self created monarehy, accountable to no body; and the secret springs of its operations would ue concealed from the eyes of the people. (2) In this State there are seventy-two County Bible Societies, auxiliary to the American rioie ooeieiy ; auu eigm oi t , i Bible Committees. These Societies and ' . i .i .- .1 f, li Committees have the entire control of all J 'the money collected in their limits, and of i the Bi les purchased with the money. j i According to the Constitution of each of these Societies, (See Articles 6 and 7,) j " The management of each Socie y shall ! be entrusted to an Executive t-omniittee," I of such members as the Society may desig ! nate. " It shall be the doty of this Com j mittee to meet frequently ; to keep a good I supply of Bibles on hand ; to appoint Lo- -if Distributors ; and to see that all funds , are forwarded early to the Parent Society, i in payment for Books, or as a free dona ; tion." neii an AUi.ii.ry oowwy iB organized ; ! and reported to the Parent Society, it is i idulv acknowledged : and a running ac-1 t 1171 A : C -' - i- -- r J ' ! fount is opened bv the Parent Society. ! and all money collected within its limits, i from time to time, is appropriated accor ding to the wih of the contributor, to be j set to the credit of the Auxiliary Society, j either in payment for books, or as a free donation. Many County Bible Societies, ; in this State, have considerable sums stand- I icg to their credit on the books of the Pa-; ! rent Society ; and others are deeply in ! debt, and more than they will ever pay. The Parent Society employs no Colpor-i historic facts and names of note in Metho teurs,ofy thro' the Auxiliary Societies, (3) ! j;snij ha3 been Ina(jc t0 wrjte a Bishop's-! Every Colporteur is required to re-1 Da Thomag Whatcoal instead of What. j emcloved. month!,, : and the Local Socie- rule, unless where the Local Society is un-; i.n Vo T tT -n. ; . tu n i j r Also liev. J. ti. Irent, in an able arti- able to pay the Colporteur: and then the! . . . ' Parent Society aids by a donation of Bibles j tlcle on education, was made to violate to the Local Society. Every one of these ' grammar and decency, by speaking of the Local Societies has a depository of Bibles j common people, as 'them asses.' It is due and Testaments, som more, aud others ; to him that we say he wrote it, 'the mases.' less some have two or three depositories ; mi , , , , in a county, so that all the poor and desti- I Ihe f tW m S'Cpped back ,0 SGe ltS ncxt tute may be supplied. These Bibles are j ne,&hbor; and we were away in Greensbo under the control of the Executive Com- ro,' when both these errors occurred. mittee of the Local Society and in the hands of the lieasurer, generally. You complain, that the persons who have these Bibles are unaccommodating, and unwil ling to have them distributed ; and if a Pastor calls for Bibles to supply the desti tute, he is treated coldly, refused, or told he must pay for tbem. (4.) If thi3 be so, it is in direct opposi tion to the wish of all concerned. I have uniformly requested Pastors to aid iu the distributiou of Bibles when- ever they could among the destitute ; . proof sheet aad requested the compositor and many have done important service in ; . t . , this war to their people and the Bible correct all the names 'by copy.' -cause. Ilundreds and fues of hundreds of , Slckness confined us at home, a distance Bibles have been distributed in this State, j frm the ofiice ; and we were compelled, in this" way ; and I have never before heard and shall be for sometime yet, we fear, to the least complaint, about any difficulty in 'jet things take their C0urg8 at the office. getting the Bibles, but in one case, and m. t -i e i u- Ti t i i i -the publisher is faithful to his contract: that arose entirely from a misunderstand ! 1 ing. You speak of heaps of Bibles cover- , hu hc canDot at a11 times control his sub- eel with dust, and those who have them j ordinate?, nor are we in acondition to doso. unwilling to let them be distributed to the Should we be blessed with returning pei suing poor arouna tuem. I As these statements have been publicly made and seut over the entire State, justice to all connected with the operations in this State, and especially those who have the care oi these heaps of dusty Bibles, requires that you should state in your paper, where these heaps of dusty Bibles are, and who are the persons who refused to let Pastors have them to distribute among the poor an 1 destitute ! I presume, Dear Brother, you will have no objection to comply with this very reasonable request, so that the guilty may have an opportunity, at least, to ex cuse themselves. (5.) In my next, I will give some reasons why we do not wish Tract Colporteurs to distribute the Bibles, in the limits of our Auxiliaries; and something of the mode and extent of our operations. Yours in Christian Love, D. DERWELL, Agent of A. B. Soc. 1. We understand the ilieory ; but does it operate f What are these auxiliary so cieties doing ? 2. "The people" " self-created mon archy." Of course this whole paragraph has no sinister meaning, and is in good faith. Well, it amounts to this : the "peo ple" are permitted and encouraged to fur nish themselves with Bibles. But sup pose the people neglect to do this thing ; what will the Bible Society do then f Frankly, we like the Agent's theory of op erations ; but we fear it has a slight defect after all ; which is that it is practically in efficient, through the negligence of these same " people." 3. How many of the seventy-two County Bible Societies employ colporteurs ? How many of these Bible distributora were in 5ivuy the field la; t year, and for how loDg a pe riod ? 4. We have not said that pastors were treated coldly. The information upon which we stated that pastors, tract colpor teurs, and others were refused Bibles for the destitute, was of the following nature : that tract colporteurs and private gentle men had been refused, upon suc& applica tion ; and that the reasons assigcad' for the refusal were equally applicable all per sons, including pastors. But since it seems there is an axception in favor of pastors, we were to fiat extent misled by the sort of reasons as.Hgned for such smgular refusals. 5. When the Agent shall make free to deny the truth of our statement, 3ke will find ample proof forthcoming. In thsmean time we do not choose to be drawn,, with out necessity, into an attitude of apparent : personal hostility, to any set of geoMmnen j in the State, who, however worthy and ! benevolent, may have chanced to b ham- J pered in Bible operations, by an injudicious j rule. The plain facts are these. There are LRU.loo- "" or county J5iri so cieties. Very few, if any, of these saeie ties have agents employed to search ut and supply the destitute poor. These destitute poor are mostly bcyiBd' the limits of the usual pastoral visit of any pastor. Some benevoleut person is. led. to ascertain the wants of these poor, and to apply for Bibles for them. The apcU- cant may be in every respecfc perfee- , . , . r J trustworthy; yet is he refused, under ru&.. J ' J ' "v uaK If he happen to be a tract colporteur, si not a pastor, what we ask is, that neverth- less, he be allowed to take the Bible,, which have been bought for the poor, and give them to the poor. As in such caseT there is no other agency to supply the des titute, the applicaut should be regarded,. pro hac vice, as an agent of the A. B. Sc ciety. We trust that the communications sf the excellent Agent, Bro. Derwell, wflf awaken a new interest in the cause of 3Bi Ue distribution ; and in all we say on 5e ,. , , ,. subJect our only object is to promote (&e same good work. EDITOR. Tricks of the Types- The types, never very orderly, have cax j some curious capers, during the two weeks ; we have been suffering a painful indispooii-j j jQH j ,," , T. , , , Rev Peter Doab' D" D learaed accurate as he is known to be in all tha coat The manuscript was right and legi- j Agaiu, Rev. Dr. Deems, whose reputa tion for classic taste extends over the whole country, in a notice of the 'History and Repository of. Pulpit Eloquence,' is made by a trick of the types, to enumerate among the famous preachers of olden times, one by the name of 'Chogsostow;' a narat which we presume occurs in no language under the sun. The name written by Dr. D. was 'Chrysostom.' We so corrected it in the health, we will trv to bn t.lin , -.j j t brougnt into better subjection, aud thus remove the only hindrance to the satis faction with which, in common with our subscribers, we look upon each issue of this paper. A Failure. The attempt of tho Biblical Recorder to prove that William G. Brownlow is as bad a man as Graves, by quoting and endors ing an article from the Tennesse Baptist, entirely fails in the object aimed at. Let it be adm-tted that said Brownlow was fined five dollars, in 1832, for libel. Yet it is also shown that when he became con vinced of his error, he confessed it, and was reconciled to his opponent. A lapse of twenty-five years, leaves room to hope he is not quite so bad as he, who but a few years ago was mulcted in S7,C00 for a sim lar offence. The juries convicted both ; but the amount of fine indicates which was thought to have committed the greatest offence. But we are no apologist of crime; nor are we at all concerned to defend Brownlow. The deeper the guilt which the Recorder may succeed in fixing upon him, the better will it prove his equality in a controversy with Graves. We have never recommended Brownlow's book, except as an antidote to the poison of Graves' Iron Wheel ; and a most effectual antidote it is. To this extent we recommend it still : while we cannot but regret that our oppo-1 j. i Ar,A : , , i ueuw iiuvo icauuivu in ueoessary 10 admin ister such a bitter doe, to cure them of such an 'evil disease ' vaiuuua Goldsboro' Female College-Commencement, 1857- The undersigned were appointed by the North Carolina Annual Conference a com mittee to attend the annual examination of the classes in Goldsboro' Female College. They have discharged that duty with more than ordinarv nleasure, a pleasure due to the manner in which the examinatiou and all the exercise of the Commencement were conducted On Tuesday morning classes were heard in the primary depart ment and in Higher Arithmetic, Latin, and History of the U. S.; in the afternoon in the Latin Leader, Universal History, Astronomy ana French. Ou Wednesday, classes were eximined in English Grammar, Cjesar, Algeba, French, Physiology, and Latin Reader On Thursday, in Virgil, Geometry, Fnnch, Mental Philosophy. In all, thirty-six classes were examined. The phrases of these reports have come to be so stereotyped as to bealmost without individual signification. The Committee wish simply to tssure the public that they believe they citiot have been deceived ben ttey came K) the conclusion that a systematic and very thorough effort had been made by the Faculty to impart a de cent knowledge of these several studies, and in our opnion, with more than ordi nary success. In this age it is really no. ticeable thus the class in English Gram mar had made great proficiency. After the examinaiion of all the classes had been cbsed, the audience were highly entertainedby the reading of eight compo sitions Two French, one Latin, and four . . pression in its favor. The recent sale of the College property "was necessary to put its financial matters on a sound basis, and can have no other eS'ect than to improve its prospects. Prof Wm F. Alderman, a graduate of the University of North Carolina and a successful teacher, has been added to the Faculty. The style and title of the Institution is hereafter to be Wayne Female Coilege,'' according to the letters patent which incor porate the new " Board of Trustees." This section of the State and especially this county has reason to he proud of the Col lege, and all who attended the Commence ment, so far as we have heard, have carried away most pleasant impressions. Charles F. Deems, L. S. BURKHEAD. f om. Goldsboro', N. C, May 29th, 1857. We regretted very much our inability to attend the Commencement of Goldsboro' Female College. The Report of the Examining Commit tee will be read with interest and satisfac tion. Editor. Harper and Brothers. When we visited N. York some weeks ago, it was our good fortune to become ac quainted with the Harpers, to whom we are indebted for much courtesy and kind nesB. Their Publishing House is one of the largest in the world; and it has this pecu liar recommendation to the South,that in all their publications, nothing can be found justly offensive to conservative men in any part of the Union. They advertise, in this issuff, a book by Rev. J. E. Edwards. We have not seen the volume and cannot speak of its merits j but of course it is very read able. P. S. Since the above was in type, we have received a copy of Rev. J. E. Ed wards' 'Travels in Europe.' It comes in good time to cheer the hours of an invalid, and to secure such a perusal as will ena'de us hereafter to give a proper notice of its contents. u An Educated Ministry." On the first page may be found an in teresting Review of 'Jovius,' in the Rich mond Christian Advocate, on 'An Educa ted ministry,' over the signature of 'J us-tas-Facio.' To that Review the following should have been appended : " N. B. If the Editor of the Richmond Advocate wishes a fair discussion of the subject introduced by ' Jovius he will transfer my Review to the columns of his paper. Will he do this ? We shall see." We take both these gentlemen to be prominent ministers and ablt writers. We wiil not interfere in the discussion between them; but we may take occasion to give our own opinion of the matter under consideration English. These essays had evidently been ; usan unintentional mjus' ice, in tne manner prepared witl great care. What added in which it quotes this paper to sustain its very ranch totheir iu erest, was, the admi-j own assertion, that a larger portion of the rable manner in which they were read. j converts in the N. C. Conference during Every word vas distinctly heard ; and eve- the past year, have already backslidden. ry sentence presented a beautiful thought, j Id the same article in which we notice expressed in appropriate language. They the small increase of the membership, we were all good, and reflected credit upon 1 also showed plainly that the aetual increase the young ladies who composed them, aud . was much larger than the figures indicated; upou the Institution. i and our Brother Editors should in all fair- On AVednesday evening, the Rev. Thos. ; ness, have given that explanation its prop G. Lowe delivered a sermon of great force, j er weight. beauty and impressiveness, to the young Moreover, these brethren are nnjust to Jadies of the College, and a very large and i themselves in affirming that "Wesley's deeply interested audience. On Thursday Notes," form a precedeLt for th" Baptist afternoon, a Literary Address was deliver-; new version. This last is to be sectarian, ed by the Chairman of this Committee ; at to be called the Word of God, and, if pos night the chapel of the College was dense-1 aible, be made to supercede the corajDon ly thronged by the attendance upon the , version. In all these respects, there is Be Concert. The" musical department is iu ween it and " Wesley's Notes," not resem charge of Prof. L. F Whitaker, a gentle- blance but complete contrast and tppyii mau by natural genius and scientific ac- tion. quirements, admirably adapted to his of- j We regret to see these things, in that fce ! journal, because it recognizes Pedobap- This College has never before presented tist ministers as ministers of Christ, and so much promise of permanence ; the lear-! though an uncompromising opponent, it ning, zeal, high character and energy ofis generally fair, and kindly, aDd argu- Mistaken Again. The Religious Herald of last week, in an attempt to vindicate close communion, very innocently falls into a dilemma. It objects to the admision of Methodists to the Lord's supper, because some of them are merely 'seekers' of salvation, and that therefore, in open communion, Jiapusis would be liable to commune with uncon verted persons. 1. We answer that this reason is equally effective against communion with Baptists, since they believe that every expelled member was never converted ; and since it is not possible to surround tho Lord's table even with Baptists, none of whom are lia ble to subsequent excommunication. Our brethren must either abandon this argu ment, or surrender the doctrine of the in fallible perseverance of the saints. 2. It is a point in theCalvinistic system, held by the Religious Herald, and dis tinctly set forth by the great and good Baptist author, Andrew Fuller, that re generation is the first work of grace on the hearts of the elect; and that repentance and faith follow after regeneration. Methodists receive none as seekers, except such as give unequivocal evidence of sincere repf ntance. Our Baptist brethren nro obliged either to admit that they are regenerated, or to give up Calvinism, Andrew Fuller and all. There is no escape from this dilemma,except in the surrender of arguments against free communion, which are alike repugnant to the teachings of Scripture and to the theo logical system of Baptists themselves. By the way, the Religious Herald does . . v . r .if rr rvi Tay- guth wjnf,u one may enter info discussion, without fear of a failure in christian courtesies. Editor's Table. "The Pabson's Paper Mill at Holy oke, Mass." We are indebted to the author, Rev. M E. Wright, for a very neatly printed pam phlet of 29 pages, with the above title. It contains an interesting and graphic de scription of the whole process of making paper, as exemplified in one of the largest and best paper-mills, which we have read with pleasure and profit. " Twelfth Annual Report of the Missionary Society of the Metho dist Episcopal Chucii, South." We have received the report and glanc ed over its pages; but must defer a more extended notice, until we have time to give it a careful examination. Business Notice. 1. The terms of the N. C. Christian Ad vocate are 1.50 a year, strictly in ad vance. Nevertheless, to those who have paid for one year, it will be continued an other year, unless they order it to be dis continued. 2. When subscribers become indebted for one year, the paper will be discontinued. Those who wish the paper to be discon tinued, will please write to the Editor, be ing particular to give the name of the of fice at which it has been received. BTo return the paper to the o'fice is not legal uotice of discontinuance ; no at tention will be paid to any . papers so re turned. 3. All subscribers who do not intend to renew subscription by payment of $1.50 as soon as convenient after the term for whieh piymeut has already been made has expired, will please order a discontinuance at the cud of that term. 4. We respectfully solicit all subscribers to continue their patronage, and to exert their influence to extend the circulation of the North Carolina Christian Advocate. It is the first and only Conference paper ever published in the State. It costs less, and contains a more complete summary of general news than any other church pub lication. It ext-ludes patent medicine ad vertisements ; admits less advertising, and contains more reading matter, than any other paper published in North Carolina. As a family religious newspaper, adapted and devoted to the wants and the interests of the people at home, it solicits a kindly welcome and hearty support from all who wish well to the Conference of which it is the organ, and to the State in which it is issued - MISCELLANY. J " T - Distinguished Visitor. ve learn . that the Hon. Howell Cobb has ao cepted an invitation from hia relation " -P;on, w ..,-h U7 ..a.,,1,,- i the 'new and take doetvifio, util iolI in Granville to visit them on the -;ltfl ; asserting the rL-ht ..f ust:ug d . .trine by of June, (the occasion of the tlcdica-; the word of God. They publidi tL irpro tion of St. John's College, in Oxford,) test in the language of ihe r-mufry. rh.t provided his business will permit bim to leave Washington at that time. i Outrage. We 1 am that eeveral persou, nrm.lU tVl!t. VlA lifl1 ROOI1 has yet been found by which this inysteri-! ous aflair can be explained, ine negro , said to have been a very jrood man and liaa done nothing worthy ot such treatment. U.eiifr.a I. Bro. Lee. We are happy to state that there is now a glorious revival of religion in progress in the town olMur freesboro'. The church is abundantly re- vvfA- and about 18 have professed con-1 version. Tne worn is still going on, uoiii at the church in the village, and at the W. - , . ..,,. .u F. College. Bro. Davia, the President ct the College and Uro. KiddicK, our irreai din Eld-.tr, have rendered us much ser vice. To God's name be all the glory. L. S. Reid. Murfreesboro' Ct., May 20, 1857. 12. C. Advocate. Lineohiton Ct. S. C. Conf. The Rev. L. Wood writes : 'There has been no abato f .i t i .a . tiiiu Pig ment I lue XVCVlvai iuuuciki; wm v.- cuit siuce my last ; but, ou the coutrary, an increase in ?lmost every direction. Sunday-schools have gone iu to operation with cheering prospscts. A general inter est pervades the entire field. Nearly all our old church bui.dings are beiug re paired or replaced, others have under gone and are undergoing repairs. Much of the direct spiritual influeuo ou the Cir cuit is traceable to the zeal and efficiency of our Class-leaders. At one appointment where some 30 young men joiued the church last fall, all but two are ever ready to s-peak in Love-feast or publio prayer. j prayer-meeti-gs never tail tnere. inc au I sence of leaders or the preacher is no pre- ! Tentative to public religious exercise. I Bless God for Class-meetings. About six ! tv conversions and thirty adf it ions to th ; probationary membership have trauspired i within the last mouth. Glory be to God.' C Advocate. Interesting to Corn Planters. A writer in a Memphis paper recnnm ud.s the sub- joined pl..u fur killing crows: Take a hoifte hair two inches long, tie a j knot at one end, run it through a grain of corn, and throw the grains broadcast over your farms. The crow will swallow the v train me nair sucks ouc ai m idouih, ', and produces unknown, entered a negro house on th remains of the old Ja.euiats. plantation of Mr. Alvin Lewis, in Robe- son county, N. C, on the night of the 18th Monary UtdLg.nce I-'y, J inst, and seized a negro man belonging to Beeeher and wife have eaded for Lunmd;, Mr. Lewis, and carried him out from hu under the ca.e of the I .pt.st I-rce M.smuu wife (alter threatning her life if she made Socu ty. Rev. David 1. fc.o.Ward of the any nise to detect tbem.) and beat hiiuB.:.W.raniaa mission of the Ai...Ti-ai tw Ka APA no., after. Xo clue Board, died at Oroomiah, January of irrati.m and inflamation, j i,y th-Legislaiure i f tht Su'e, has ron e crow to commit suicide ! tlaf.,(i Wltll vv. .1 Hubbard ot Hi h umid. i which causes the j by clawing his throat for relief. This is II no numuug. Gentleman and no Gentleman. The Lte Vicar of Sheffield, tho Rev. Dr. Sutfou, finr-o snm to tne uue l eeeiit a veterinary surgeon : vlr. l'eech, bow is it tint yij . ' J a gentleman, and then I ask him 1' 1 Good Reply. A lady had written on a ! card, and placed it on the top of an hour- I glass in her garden-house, the following j simple verse troni tne poems ot J. Uiare. ! I f nri a tsnan f n A A-kWa nt , .jt. m tliia li..ti I iU "v ,Tt.u iu uxSu i est glory : ( ! " To think of simmers yet to come, I That I am not to see ! I To think a weed is yet to bloom I From dust that I shall be I" i have not called udoo me for that account : i i uu r -j i i v ,i i ; td ivi.ox, a pnu.er, lias met witn a sau bc- 'Oh,' said 31 r. Peech, 41 never ask a pen-: . i . , ; ' ,. , 'T , , , reavmeut. An uncle whom I.i I ad in r tlemau for money. 'indeed, said he vi- , .. . , , , .. . . -,i t j . ' r, , . iheen, died ihe other day, aiid kit l.iui car, 'then bow do you get on if he don t C7- W11, ,r , J V, . ?, ,,,ri , i- j m j i . .. 7n,000. Mr. Kuox hat the MUipmhitd pay? Vhy,' replied Mr. Peech, 'alter of the entire craft ! a certain time I conclude that hc is not : . Jiidgecombe, a quantity of eoru not exceed- Ihe ncxt morning she found the follow- jug me hundred barrels, to be bold or dia log lines in pencil, on the back of the same tributed, as the iicccssitks and circuni card. Well would it be if all would pon- stances of th(! .-ii.i.li.-ar.t. n.v r.nTo j der upon the question act in view of, and make preparation for, an unknown state existeuce : 'To think when heaven and earth are fled, And times and seasons o'er, When all that can die shall be dead That I must die no more ! ; Oh, where will then my portion be ? j Where shall I spend eternity V A Mi i-iV.iV JTUivi,, Tn,t.. l?tl- !.' J distinguished U. S. Senator of South Caro - j lina, who died a few days ago, was a son of Gen. Wm. Butler, of Virginia, who served ! in the revolutionary war. His mother was ' also taken prisoner during the revolution. I Of six brothers, (all now dead,) one was ao officer in tbe war of 1512; another was a surgeon in the U. S. navy and a member of Congress, and a third, Pierce M., was atone time Governor of South Carolina. Tbe latter was killed while leading on the Palireito regiment at the battle of Cherubusco where another relative of Judge Butler also fell, and in which his m-phew, the late Preston S. Brooks, galhiut Jy participated. Worth Thinking Of. A Physician in quired of the mottier of a sweet babe what she did to have su h a l"Vi ly, happy, arid uniformly good thiM. She sin. ply and beautifully replied, 'Why, God nas given me a healthy child, and 1 let it alone. Ttve. 'When a man and his wife have j quarrelled, and each considers tho other at j fault, which of the two ouht t bit tbe i first to advance towards a reconciliation ?' j inquired a husband of his wife. 'The b st ! nutured and widest of the two,' was Ler sensible reply. Not Much Danger. A distingui-hed French astronomer says, in reference to the idea many entertain that the world is tube destroved by the shock of a comet. 'I can i prove that the collision of a swallow, inten' j on suicide, and flying with full force I against a train of a hundnd carriages drawn by ten steam engines, would be a thousand times more dangerous to the train, than would be thc simultaneous shock of all the known comets against the earth. What is a comet ? It is a visible nothing ' Santa Anna. It is reported that this notorious individual, with his woodeu lec will soon arrive at Havana, fcQ rout for Mexico- M,rr Tnsulrrrrdimition. The An:M.idtf.p of Utrecht aud two Ronianut biMior itj UuiAt) have k-hi a fct.cr to th. p. ,. pmtesMr g igninst the dogma of the i n- their people may wetter i.q.i.iii.tc-.l wm, what they think of the d .ctmh-, ..t,.l pruise to appeal to a future pmn tjI court. .. joHander Cathtdics are the typhus fever. proti:(i(lint Church in Par's. A new French Protectant Chapel has been cou.-c- crated in the Rua de Madame, in (be pres ence of a numerous congregation, among whomweretbe president of the Reformed Consiftory, several English and American preachers, and Dr. Kcru, the Swiss liiiuia- ter plenipotentiary Iieit.rtse of Portanc. Compare the splen did apostrophe of Burke to Maria Antoin ette, in the day of her radiant htaie and loveliness, with tho annexed miry uiuJo by the sexton in the records of the Made line : 'Paid seven francs lor a coiliu lor the Widow Capet.' Marrying a Husband for the Childmi. A struuge lookii g couple stepped at n ho tel in a Miiall town iu Wisconsin no' long since, jneysent out ir a justice oi iuc Peace, who soon united them in the b-mda of a very unusual wedlock. The bride was quite a young looking person, and iuioi iu- ed a lady who was pres nt, immcdiuuly after the ceremony, that she met tliat n uu a few days before, and that he had 'just lost a wife, poor u.au,' "lid that her hus band died last week, aud left her with t ur children, aud that this man a No hud tour, the oldest of which was born on the sauie day with her oldest, aud ihe birthday of the youngest was also the birhday of her youngest, the age of those hop-fid inno cents being six months, and it Bcemed fO pretty to have alltb.se little ci itturj around the houc together. Milu-aukic Item. Tronjis fr Utah. The stdmini tntiuu hsive decided upn tending a f iriu.d dde body of troops to Utah. 0''drs have l ieu issued for the lispatcb to that 'J'err.toiy ot the Second reiriiiu nt dragoons, the t-iilli and Tt'iith regiments of inlautiy, and Cap. Phelps's battery "f liuht arlilleiy, m.ii.lx r ing in ad some two ihousui.d iik-ii, ler the command of Gu. Uarney. This is said to bo only tie ugii:u'n i tLe movement. t. . . . a' ii- .r ...... .. i' ... i!. ..... r Wathi.iCtoit. G"Y. Bl.'" of Xortl. ( 'amliiiii. limit r a ri'aluti.li t;t.M.'d ; for tile ca5tii.Coi'a bronze statute ! Wa-b- ) . ... ingti.ii, alter the ne nw iu the apitol of Virginia. The work is to o-t ?1 '.")!', ! and when fini.-he.' is to bo pla.ed i.i trout ; v vz-j.... . - n- if t ftt'fn tin r.' I tin. X -iiiriiv tt.t.Ti fn .v iff-- J - T " l i il Light House. Keeper. Ih binton J5.38 becu appelated Keeper ol the L.ght llou?e lual fchll8 N- ; r? of 'j0 Per llDUUln- j Edgecombe, X. C. The Connty Court of i . . - jMir.fccolUbe, recently patttd the foilowiuir I resolution : i Resolved, That the WardeDs of the I poor of Edgecombe county, be authorized ; to purchase lor the poor aud needy of of Li'opg in Jiobcson. A letter from a friend at Gilopolis says that the corn aIul cotton crops in that neighborhood look very badly, and many of the best farmers arc this week ploughing up their cotton and planting coin. Ob server. Stanly County. A letter to the edi- : I0rs Irom ciitxall a More says tliat fl0m thc VtrJ co,d Spring wheat is backward and the harvest will he luo ' weeks later than usual. Corn is scarce and sells readilj at $1 jer Lusliel. lb. Texas. Gen. Sam Houston has de clared himself an independent candi date for Governor of Texas, and has I commenced canvassing the State. A Grave Joke: Gen. Washington seldom indulged in a joke or a sarcasm, but when he did he always made a decided hit. It is related that he was present in Congress du ring the debate on tho establishment of the Federal army, when a Member offered a resolution limiting tho jitmy to three thousand men, upon which Washington suggested to a mrmlx r an amendiiifft prouding& ,n,iv v y rl t u'd ever invade the country with wort tlmi. tuc thous'tkd soldiers. 'Ihe lungbwi which en dued smothered tho resolution. 25 Bi.slK.il Ai.drc w is aira'n called to Uit'tun a breath inside in h'e Inn ly circle. Wits Jlaiy Ann Ai.duwe, Lis fouith daughter, died recently in Marion Co., Fla., whither elic hi d gone for tbe benefit of her liralth, which had for some time been greatly impaired. 31. P. Church; The Methodist Protestant Church, it is faid ly tho Wesleyan, has, in less than 80 rears, collected more than 70,000 member?, have more than 1,' 00 ministers sta tioned and unstationed, and have a thousand Louses of worship, worth more than al million of dollars, beside the other denominational appendage?.