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TT AViy'G nt'rtnanejilocatHd in Frank
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where hie has m 't with and successfully treju
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Moore's build'mg, at all times, unless profs
8io:ia!!y engaged. Fratiklin, Ap. loth, '58.
G. W. WHITS0N, j
SUllGEOtf jjgjfc DENTIST,
ASHEVILLE, N. C. !
David Coleman,
Attorney at Law1
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
Much 3. 18)3 if.
GE?T. B. M. EDNEY
WILL practice Lavv ronUriy rtercatler in the
Superior Courts of Cherokee, Macon. Jacki-
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Mi I. sou. Vancv, ttui hoi ford & Polk.
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WILL practice in the Superior Com ts of Law
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District. Shelby, April 17, 1856. tf
w. mThardy,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ASIIEVILLE, N. C.
Will attcne the Courts of Jackson, Haywood,
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Asheville. Jan. 8th; 1857. tf '. .
notice- r
THB" undersigned having purchased (he inter
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K.mkiu & Co. will continue the business at the
old stand, under the name and style of Itaukin &
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1
bnying some of my STOVES for
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for cash or old Copper, wholesale or
retail.
Any article in my Une made to order
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Asheville, March 20, 1S56. tt
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MADE CLOTHING, just received, and
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A HOMESTEAD FOR S10.
ill hi w i r.AU.vin u nuuiu:iu
lU,UyU Lots in the Gold R.ion and
other portions Jtf Virginia, are to be divided
among 10,000 subscribers, for the beuefittjf
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by encouraging men of limited means to
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raise the value of the land to that at the
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acre. It can be done in four or five years.
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CATTLE MARKET.
runblU rsuiIUJU is nereny
riven that the Charleston Cattle
Market and Public Scales, at the
Farm of the Agricultural Society of South Car
olina junction of Meeting & King Streets, are
now ready for weight ng. sale.' and accommoda
tion of a I p irties bringing Cattle to this market
Jns F.O'Hear, Esq. has been appointed Pub
lic Weigher. By orrh r.
ROBERT MACBETH.
Chief Ckrk of Markets.
July 15, 1858. eov3m
ASHBVrLLE
CABRiAGl SHOP.
THE undersigned take pleasure in informing
the citizens of A.sheville, and the surronnding
country, that they have formed a partnership, iu
the south end of Asheville. for the purpose of
carrying on the Carriage anil iBugpy makiiijr'Cti
siness in all its branches. They havo in their
employment a-practical Painter and Trimmer.
Those who have jbs they nant repainted and
trimmed, would do well to call. All work done
at sliort notice. They flatter themselves that
their work cannot beurpAssejd in Western Caro
litta. Rej)aiiing neatly done at short notice, and
prices as low as the times will permit, and cash
not refused.
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July 15, 1858.
Wanted Immediately !
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from $50 to $'75 per month. Address, with stamp
enclosed, OSMEVT He JOHNSON,
Box 210, Gievelaud, Tenn.
July 8, 4858. 3m ,J
LANDFOR SALE.
THE undersigned offers for sale
a Tract of L A N D , situated in
Jackson ceunty, NJ C. 7 miles above
Webster, on tho waters of Cullowhee
Creek.
The Tract contains 78 acres, imore or less; some
60 acres of it is improved land, in a fine state of
cultivation. Of the above Tract about 50 acres
of it is Bottom Land unsurpassed by the best
land in Western Carolina. '
I will also sell some Tim be red Lands near by,
if desired.
Said lands will be sold on acckmmwlatingterrns
for ready money; or. if three-fourths of the pnr
chase money is paid, a credit of 12 months will
be given for the remainder. !
Farther information can be had by seeing the
undersigned, on the premises, or by addressing
him at Webster, N.C.
DAVID ROGERS.
Julv 1, 1858. 6w
lee Soda Water.
ALL who wish a cool, wholesome and
elicious
beverage, will find it opposite Oiwigers Hotel, at
June 24 1858.
A FINE Lot of Havana Segars just receiv
ft ed and for sale bv
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August 0, 1553,
ASIIEVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1858.
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The iecfric Telegrnph.
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Hark, the warning needles click;
Hither, thither, clear and quick,
8winging lightly to and fro,
' Tidings from afar they show;
While the patient watcher reads;
As the rapi i movement leads,
He who guides their speaking play
Stands a thousand miles away.
Eloquent, though all unheard,
Swiftly speeds the secret word;
Light or dark, r foul or fair,
Still a message prompt to bear.
None can read it on the way,
None its unseen transit stay;
Now it comes in sentence brief,
Now it tells of loss and grief;
Now of sorrow, now of mirth,
Now a wedding, now a birth;
Now of cunning, now of crime,
IVnnr tf traAo 5n uattp ry nrimA
Now of safe or sunken .-hips,
Now the murderer outstrips;
Now it warns of failing breath,
Strikes or stays the stroke of death.
Speak the word and think the thought,
Quick 'tis as with lightning caught,
Over, under lands or seas,
To the far antipodes;
Now o'er cities thronged with men,
Forest now f or lonely glen;
Now where busy commerce broods,
Now in wildest solitudes;
Now where Christian temples stand,
Now afar in Pagan land;
Here again as soon as gone,
Making all the earth as one;
- Seems it not a feat sublime,
Intellect hath conquered Time
THE BOY PATRIOT.
Revolutionary Adventure.
BY GEO. A. TOWNSKKD,
History is filled with the deeds of the men
of the Revolution, nor are the .patriot women
forgotten in the burning words of the anal
ists of M,7, but where is the historian who
tells of the patriotism of the boys of that
gloomy period ? Who writes their biogra
phies ?
There were boys in the Revolution boyfB
of noble patriotism and dauntless spirit-
boys who would not become traitors, though
the rack and the gibbet confronted them;
boys who toiled with an endurance and bora"
ness unequalled in the annals of a nation, for
the independence of the "Old Thirteen;" and
had they now a just desert, the brightest star
in America's constellation, aud the widest
stripe m her broad canvass would be dedica
ted to the "Boys of '76."
Let us relate an instance. It was in the
year 1777. Philadelphia was in the hands
of Howe and his inhuman soldiery, while the
field of Brandywine gave the American peo
ple a specimen of British humanity. The
inhabitants of Pennsylvania and Delaware
were at the mercy of their foes. Bands of
Hessian dragoons scoured the vicinity of
Philadelphia for miles around, and committed
acts which would disgrace a Vandal.
On the evening of a delightful autumn day,
a group of boys ranging in age from twelve
to seventeen years, were gathered together
on the steps of a tenantless storehouse in the
little village of Newark, Delaware. The town
seemed lonely, and, with the exception of the
youthful band already referred to, not a hu
man being met the eye. All the men capa
ble of bearing arms had left their boraea to
join the army of Washington on the banks
of the Schuylkill. A youth of sixteen years,!
mounted on a barrel, was giving an account
of the disastrous battle of Brandywine. Jas.
Wilson, the narrator, was a bold boy, enthu
siastic in his love for the American cause,
and possessed of no little intelligence. His
bright blue eye and flaxen hair gave him an
effeminate appearance, but beneath that plain
home spun jacket throbbed a heart which
never quailed in danger, nor shrunk before
any obstacle. His father was the comman
der of the Delaware regular troops, and his
mother was dead. The boy concluded his
uarration, and was deeply lamenting that he
could not join the army.
44I am not old enough," said he; "but bad
I a musket, I would not stand idly here, with
my hands -hanging useless by my side."
"Are there no guns of any description in
the village ?" asked a listening youth.
"None. I have speut nearly a week trying
to 6nd one, but my efforts have been of no
avail. I strongly suspect that that old Tofy,
Livingston, has several in hit house, but as he
permits no one to trespass on his land, I am
unable to sav positively."
"Why not take a party and search Jus
dwelling?" asked Frank Howard; "he has
no one there to assist him, except his coward
ly son George, and I can thrash him as easy
as that;" and the boy snapped his fingers to
imply the readiness with which he conid
trounce old Livingston's son.
James WilsonVeyes sparkled with joy.
"If any three boys iu this company wirl tieip
me, I ir!l search oM Livingston's hone Ihis
night. All who are wiUing to go, just step
forward three paces."
Every boy in that little crowd, without a
moment's hesitatiop, stepped forward.
The boy's eyes flashed like stars. "Now,
by the dead of Bunker Hill, I will search
okl Livingston's residence! though death
stands in my path."
With a firm tread, and in the utmost si
lence, the young heroes took up their march
for old Squire Livingston's.
Livingston had long been suspected of har
boring British spies, and some of his former
laborers had reported that he kept up a reg
ular correspondence with the Biitish com
mander. At all events, he was generally t&
garded by the genuine whigs as a dangerous
man, and, therefore, avoided. His house was
situated a short distance from Whiteclay
Creek, on the side.of a steep hill, surrouoded
on all sides by tall trees. It was just such a
place as one might suppose suitable for the
plotting of treason.
At the time James Wilson and his little
band left the deserted storehouse in the vil
lage of Newark,idusk had givett place to the
darker shades of night; still, it was not dark.
The new moon was shining brightly in the
clouds, and every object was perfectly distin
guisbsble. The boys walked firmly forward,
maintaining a solemn silence. At length
they gained the bank of the creek, and, slow
ly following the winding path, soon came in
sight of the object of their destination. As
they came to a little log bridge which crossed
a shallow rivulet leading into the Whiteclay,
James Wilson ordered them to halt.
"Let Frank Howard and myself reconnoi
tre the premises first, to see whether any
danger may be apprehended. All the rest
stand Lere until we return. Make no noise,
and keep a constant watch."
James and Frank silently departed, and
were soon lost to the eye in the thick woods
through which the path ran. Scarcely had
they gone from the view of their companions
ere the quick ear of Wilson detected a noise.
"Hist !" said he to Frank, as he pulled him
behind a gigantic beech tree. The noise soou
resolved itself into a human footfall, and in
another moment George Livingston, the Tory's
son, stood opposite the tree. James Wilson
darted from his covert, and tightly gripped
the boy by the neck. The cowardly youth
trembled like a reed.
"Speak one word," whispered his captor,
"and I'll toss you into the creek I"
The Tory's son was struck dumb with fright
and before be had recovered from his stupor
found himself in the midst of the whole group
of boy heroes, with the vice like grip of James
and Frank on either arm.
"Now," said James, "answer me promptly
and truly, or I'll make your position uncom
fortable. Do you hear ?"
"Yes," gapped the aff-ighted youth.
"Who are in your father's house at this
moment ?"
T I cannot tell' stammered the hal
.4
dead boy..
"You shall tell, br-
"Spare me, and I will disclose everything
When I left the bouse there was no one
there but our dwn family and Major Bard-
stone." ,
"Who is he?" asked James.
"I don't know I dont indeed !"
"Tell P threatened Frank.
"He is the captain of the Yorkshire drag
oons. The blue eyes of James glistened with joy,
and he soon gained from the Tory's son a
revelation which stamped his father as a
traitor oi the most appalling character. He
discovered that old Livingston not only kept
up a correspondence with the British com
mander, but that he had so plotted in his
traitorous designs that the little village of
Newark was to be burned to ashes, aud its
women and children left exposed to the
mercy of their .pitiless foes. The old Tory
was to receive Its his reward the land where
on the village stood, and an annual pension
from the English government.
But stranger than all, the plot was to be
consumated that very night, and the Tory's
son had been captured while he was going
on an errand to a Tory neighbor, about two
miles distant. The little band of heroes
learned, too, that the British troops had se
cured their horses in Livingston's stable, and
intended to descend the creek in a large boat.
There were twenty of them, besides their
captain. Major Bradstone, tbe leader of the
band, was in temper and heart a thorough
demon, and scrupled not in his cruelty to
destroy the slumbering infant or the sicklv
wife. Not a few in the youthful band of
patriots trembled for the safety of a widowed
mother or a defenceless sister. Some were
for departing immediately, but James Wilson,
stilt retaining his grasp on the Tory's son, or
dered all to be silent. The prisoner was tied
hand and foot, a thick handkerchief bound
over his mouth to prevent him from calling
! for aesistance, nud aetoufc cord fastened to bis
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breast and wound about a tree. All hope
of escape forsook George Livingston. Wilson j
j muuuneu u's mue urtnu 10 IOHOW mm, anil
i t.: i : run . i . . .
in a few moments they stood on the summit
high precipice which over hung White-
creek.
"Sow boys." said James Wilson, "the nar
rative which we have just heard is true; and.
as we have no miiskets or ammunition, we
must make the best of the occasion. The
British band will pass this spot in their boat,
and as we have an hour to work, let us busy
ourselves in rolling some of these large rocks
to the edge of this precipice, and when the
red coats pass below let us i sink them to the
bottom." - -l , v " M5ki '
Each boy- set immediately to work, and
in an incredibly short space of time nine
huge rocks, each of half a ton weight, were
nicely balanced upon the edge of the gianl
precipice. The creek at this point was not
more than twenty feet wide, and was directly
overhung by a mass of rock on which our
heroes stood. If the British hand descended
the creek, they would certainly pass this spot;
and, if they passed it, then death wa their
certain fate. In about an hour the quick
ear of Wilson detected the measured beat of
muffled oars.
"They are coming," he fwhispered; "let no
one drop his rock until I give the word, and
then all at once.1
It was a beautiful night to wreak a work
of death. The heavens were spangled with
innumerable stars, and every object on which
the moonbeams played sparkled with a
silvery radiance.
Closer came the doomed royalists, and the
hearts of the boy patriots beat wildly in
their bosoms. Peering cautiously over the
cliff, James Wilson saw the Tory boat slowly
but surely approaching. An officer stood in
the bows, guiding the oarsmen by his orders,
mi
and the epaulets on his shoulders told that
it was the identical Bend Major Bardstone.
"Don't drop till I give the order," again
whispered Wilson,
Wheu the boat was about twelve feet from
the rock, the boy leader fell securely behind
his stone defence, and shouted, "Who goes
there ?
In a moment tbe oarsmen ceased rowing,
and gazed with amazement above them.
The impetus which the boat had acquired
caused it to drift slowly beneath the rook,
and just as it was fairly below, forth came the
doomed words :
"Out loose in the name of liberty !"
Each boy pushed his rock at the instant,
and, with one impulse, the gigantic
stones fell. A loud shriek from the dark
waters told how well the plau had succeeded,
and when the exultant boys again looked
over the rock, nothing was seen but a few
pieces of floating wood.; The boat had been
burst to pieces, and the occupants had found
a grave at the bottom of the Whiteclay. A
cry of victory burst from the joyous lips of
the youthful patriots, and it was echoed ajong
the old creek in solemn grandeur.
"Now for our prisoner !" cried Frank
Howard, bounding ahead, but what was the
astonishment of the boys to find that, in
efforts to free himself", George Livingston had
been caught by the fatal cord and choked to
death ! There was no time for repining; the
traitor and son had met their deserved doom,
and there was no one to mourn their loss.
"Such be the end of America's foes for
ever!" said James Wilson.
Old Livingstou's house was searched, and
to the surprise of every one, not merely guns,
but three brass field pieces, several barrels
of powder, and an abundance of balls, etc.,
wore found concealed in the Tory's cellar.
The military 6tores found here were given
over to the American troops, and found a
jovial welcome at their head quarters. Had
not the British party been so signally defeat
ed along the banks of the Whiteclay, the
town of Newark, and the whole northern
part of the State of Delaware would have
been overrun by predatory parties of British
soldiers. James Wilson and Frank Howard
both joined the army of Green, and served
with distinction in the Southern compaigns.
Frank fell in the memorable battle of En-aw
Springs, bewailed by ail who knew him.
James Wilson lost his leg at theseige of York
town, and retired to bis native village, but
mortification ensued, and he expired with the
ever to be remembered words on his lips; "Cut
loose, in the name of Liberty !"
The village of Newark still stands, and has
become a town of some Celebrity. The scene
of the defeat of the British by the band of
boy patriots is still pointed out; and it is a
sacred spot in the annals of Newark.
Hucn, reaaer, were iue c o, tee ooys or
W7C ." aud though they have no monumental
.pile to preserve their memories, they live in
legends, song aud verse, where they will exist
when history has been swept into obscurity.
Let our literary men redeem from darkness
tha deeds oi American vouuis, ami wnne
they recount the noble achievements of our
revolutionarv patriots, let them not forget the
I boy h jroet.
jofa
trie Tasxiiaig:
That he (the horse) is so constitu
ted by nature that he will &
to any demand " 1 jjlf h'1) ' ."friy
corapreoerKls, rt amdom a way consistent
the laws of nature. "
That he bas.no conscionsihrtiiitfttf
his strength, beyond his experience and ca$
be handled according GUi i witbotifr
Third. That he can, in cotrMUanee with
wjr y "7- . . r -mr'
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the laws Of his naare, by vhioh he examines
flfags new to hitn, take any erjNp
ever frightful around, over or on, him, thati
$oes not inflict pain, without causing birr$jtt
feac:'
fee torse, though possessed of some raeul
ties superior to man's; being deficient ttrfeu
sowing powers, has no knowledge of nj5M$;
wrong, of freo will and independent govern
men t, and knows not f any imposirioir prag
ticed upon him, however " mi H ill iilliVlfllillir 1
impositions may be. Consequently, he cannot
come to any decision as to what be should or
not do, because he has not the reasoning foe
ulties of mam to argue the justice of a thlni?
demanded of him. If he had taken into eon
sideration his superior strength, he Would bu
useless to man as a servant.
Every one that has ever paid any attention
to the horse has noticed his natural inclination
to smell everything which to him looks new
and frightful. This is his strange mode of ex
amining everything. And when he isJfrignt
ened at anything though he looks at it sharp
ly, he seems to have no Confidence in this op
tical examination alone, but must touch it with
his nose before he is entirely satisfied; and as
soon as this is done, all rightf"""
We might very naturally suppote, that from
the fact of the horse's applying his nose to
everything new to him, that he always does
so for the purpose of smelling these objects.
But I believe that it is as much or more for
the purpose of feeling, and for that he maks
use of his nose or muzzle (as it is some timer'
called) asiwe would our hands; because it r
the only organ by wfrjch he can touch or feel
anything with much susceptibility.
We know, from experience, that if a horse
sees or smells a robe ashort distance from him,
be is very much frightened ( unless he is used
to it) until he touches or feels it with h's
nose; which is positive proof that feeling
is the controlling sense in this case.
Iris a prevailing opinion among horsemen
generally that the sense of smell is tho gov
erning sense of the horsc; and Foucher, as
well as others, has with that view, got aWf
ceipts of strong smelling oils, kc, to tame
the horse, sometimes using the chestnut of
his legs, which they dry, grind into powder,
and blow into bis nostrils, sometimes using
the oil of rhodium, origauium, &c, that aw
noted for their strong smell; and someftamr
they scent the hand with the sweat frofl
under the arm, or- sometimes blow their
breath into his nostrils, &c, all of which, a
far as the scent goes, have no eff ct whatever
in gentling the horse, or conveying any idea
to his mind; though the acts that accompany
these efforts handling him, touching biiu
about the head, and patting him, as they
direct you should, after administering the
articles, may have a great effect, which they
mistake to be the effects of the iiigendienU
used :
Now reader, can you or any one else give
one single reason how scent can convey? any
idea to the horse's mind of what we want
him to do 2 If not, then of course strong
scents of any kiud are of no avail in taming
the unbroken horse.
In order to obtain perfect obedience from
any horse, we must first have him fear us for
our motto is "fear, love, and obey;" and wi
must have the fulfilment in the first two be
fore we can expect the latter. When you
have entered the stable, stand still, .and let
your horse look at you a miuuteor two, and,
as soon as he is settled in one place, approach
him slowly with both arms stationary, your
right hanging by your side and the laft-bec-t
at the elbow, with your hand projecting. 4
you approach him go not too .much neau his
head or crop, so as not to make him iflovj
either forward or backward, thus keeping
your horse stationary; ii he does not uiovo a
little either forwarder backward, step a little
to the right or left very cautiously. This
will keep biiu iu one place.
ou
get very near hiui draw a little to'
his shoulder, and stop a few beCuiids, If jou
are in his ireach he w ill Uirn his head and
smell yourhand; not that he has auy prefet
ence for your baud, but because that is tmp
jecttng aud is the nearest portion of your
body to the horse. This ail colts wdl sbf,
and they will smell your naked hand just aa
quicktji af they will anything that yoa cat
put in it, and with just as good an e&c,
however much some men: have preached the
doctrine of taming horses by giving them th.j
scent of articles from the hand. As soon
he touches his nose to your bawl caress hka
always using a very light, soft hand, merely
touching the horse, always rubbing the way
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along as smoothly as possible.
As you stand bv his side you may find it
more convenient to rub his neck or the
Lf his head, which will, answer theeaua fjf-
pose as rnbbiug hia. forehead. Favor oeiy
f inclination of die horse to meli oruuohyuu
i irkhha nse - Always fuJlow-wdvtouefre
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