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aw WARING &' HEREON, PROPRIETORS. Udk,M aVf south ui Sadlei';- Motel s'sira. Txn34 of Subscription. I paid ati advance t -',' It paid within three tuotiilsi --V It paid at the end of tlic year. .- tt.OO No subacrifKiou will be received tor a aaWrtri ptriexi tbau ' K IHiMlttiS. IO" Any person sending it live r.w siiWribcrs, aceompa ii il by tii advance aubarription,(9l0,) will receive the 8itu eaff gratis lor one year. Terms of Advcrtiaing. Advcrttaeiiicnu will be iimetted at 91 ptr wiuart tor tlit first, and lb cents lor each su'ttt-jiicnt mstrtioti sitits ol thirteen lines or Isaa, this size letter. A v,;:a;i con. A reasnable deduction will be made to those who adcr- i h the vi:1l Double column advertisement w ill be chargtd C5 per cent, additional on the nauat rates. Advertisements inserted inouthly or juaricily ?J1 per rjuare tor each insertion. OimuariL-, Tribute of Re.pect, Keliimis meeliiies, and rVm-voleiit societies, will be charged hall the AsHurt naiy "For annonnciiijj candidates for offic e ?3 in advance. ProicMional and Ifcuines Cards nm rxcer dim: si line will be inserted at S a year ; not Siftnj a sinur. '. 9T fitters oti buainesa must be addren?d ro the Pisawie issrn mmtt mid. to ensure atti atioit. ftty Subscribers and others who may w.li tm aesrf atOBC lo us, can do so at all limes, i-j mnv, ana at pay rich. ?lr. oiil. The principal topics treated of are the Common Lxtractof a Utter from a distiiiguiblivil moderate Re- .School s ste-mJntei nal Improvement?, Free Sul publican in France ol the Cavai(iiac cliool, to his fraCt t,e election of Judges and Jus'icea of the irieads iat Waaaata, dated November. J, 11. peact; b lhr pple, the erection of two monu The Kmpernrha? made a mistake which is like- I m be C;ini(nI w-(.,iarr, one to the memorv m. - Jl ..a I.i... k olnMllfllir 111 V t I I I H I II I t Willi I iy to auect v. y - i 'x' minister to BQmm irom rraiic" h is regarded iu head of a great nation. He has placed himsell so ! clear! v in :he wrong that public sympathy here would go far to Mfia you ,n any demonstration which vour (Jovernmeni may iniko on the suh- , ject. It M Lmn Napoleon s own work. 1J , ministers, contemptable as they am for the most ! all Circles 13 Cl unjiuuiil ai-'i . ii v.. i j .... m - .1 .. .i .. .1 i , . ..t iinuinrlliv ! I lie part, were incapable of descending quite so low. ; Well may Victor Hugo designate him Xttpolcon the small. It seems that, about five years ngo, Mr. Soule was presented to the then President of the Repub lic, whose attention be riveted the moment their eyes came in contact. Louis Napoleon, after ... tm ia. .11 in his appearance and in his bearing that ever vias presented lo him. Repeated efforts were m.ide to induce Mr. Soule to visit the Elysee afterward, bu! they all failed j for lie had placed his estimate, already, on the value of the President's oaths and pledges, and hahrld in him the future betrayer of the confiding French. After a lapse of four years, the then Senator returned here a Minister. Louis Napo leon was the self created Emperor. Some of the stipendiarii s ol the Tuilleries caused it to be com- i a muniealfd to Mr. Soule that it would give pleasure to their master il he wou.d v;sit the palace. Mr. Soule declined the honor. He, however, called subsequently on Drouyn de L'Huys, the Secreta ry of State for Foreign A flairs, which caused ad ditional anger to the Emperor, in which the Em press participated, shortly afierwards he pro ceeded to Madrid. A lew weeks after his presen tation at court, Mr. Turgot, the French minister, gave n grand soiree, to which Mr, Soule was in vited ; he accepted ; he attended, with his family, when a premeditated insult was offered to Mrs. Soule. It had been carefully arranged by his host, and his host's sovereign's brother-in-law, in obe dience to orders from Paris, for declining to ask an audience of u so-called potentate for w hom he had no respect as a man. A double meeting was ttio result ; tlic otlenciers were me suiierers. a a a .y . i j i " a Ill waited in all his efforts to prostrate Mr. Soule, Louis Napoleon became furious almost to in- aanity even for revenge. On the second ol Sep tembor last, Mr. Soule arrived at Bayoaae, on his j way to his patrimonial estate, in the department of the Arrieire. No attempt was then made to u- i l i i: l- .. i turn him buck, but policemen in disguise permitted not a step that he took lo pass unnoticed, until he j arrived at his residence. There he remained some j ten days, and proceeded by the way of Marseilles and Lyons to Paris, in company with the Amen- ! can Secretary ol Legation at L-ndon. pursued by j the p.hce the entire distance, one ol v. horn ad- . mttted the fact. At Pans he alighted and remained at one of the j most central hotel, in the citj, in front ol the j Column Vendome, the same in which Louis Na- ; poleon stayed when he was a member ol the Con- J aliment Assembly. So distinguished a gentleman I and lunctior.ary was, of course, waited upon by j prominent Frenchmen of nil shades ol politic, ; some oi tnem expressing a wisn mat ae snouiu , then seethe Emperor, who would be happy to re- ceive him. As he had no diplomatic power in France, he adhered rigidly lo his purpose, as one or more other American functionaries had done, never to do violence to his feelings to bow to a man who stood convicted before his race of per jury iu its worst form. This was creditable to him, as the reverse was shamelul to your purse- proud parccnur, and others who imagined that they were honored by udmission into the "Impe rial presence." Mr. Soule acted precisely as all die high men of France acted, such as Cnv-iignac. Dupont de L'Eure, Lamanine, Arago, Edellon, Beuvot, &c, &c. none ol whom would ever condescend to re cognize the despot who had ordered St. Arnaud to m lay Paris in ruins, and inundate its streets with blood," rather than fail in the object of the coup d'etat. Finding that Mr. Soule had no more regard for him than the virtuous patriots, some ol whose names 1 have mentioned, and that he had departed to Belgium to confer with some ol his colleagues, after a stay of three weeks, within three hundred yards of the Tuilleries, without deigning to ask for an audience, or to call at t he Hotel des Affairs Etrangeres the Emperor deter mined upon the pitiful revenge, such as the mean est man in France would never have condescended to. not to permit him to join his family at the spot of his birth. The affair has caused, and is causing, an ex traordinary degree ol excitement, and if the Uni ted States resent it in a serious way t. e. if they should resort to non-observance in trade Louis Napoleon could not possibly sustain his position. Such a procedure would operate upon the masses the millions so adversely that the bayonets upon which he reposes would be powerless in his support. No tyrant can rule France longer thsn she is properou. II she were suddenly to lose her lucrative trade withTour countrv, amounting tdlome two hundred and fifty millions of francs in exports annually, she would lose the means of aelf.sustenai.ee, and visit with a vengeance her tribula ion upon the head of the usurper, who trod down her liberties We know here that he must full. The war against Russia, which is decidedly popular, keeps him up for the present. He could not survive lor a month a hostile demonstration against the United Stales, nor could he ever recover Irom such a re buke ai he deserves, for the deliberate instil' their inti-iview ende d, remarked to a gentleman ; bW strongly urged. We will not recapitulate the who was in his confidence, that he never saw so j . . ... V ii .i i i - arguments they arc sufficiently we known to striking a likeness to Ins uncle, as conferred lea ' ..... tyres and expression, as w;,s that of Mr. guttle ; j l,r nsaqers, and woe to the politician lhat at that he was one of the most diUtHgm gentlemen I tempts again to thwart the wishes of the people which lie offered to you in the person of y otrr mia- Hater to Spain. The cause ol .Mr. Soule is the cause ol r ranee. His appointment retlects (he genius f your insti tutions, rewarding patriotism and talent, while Frenchmen consider it as a compliment to-thetr country, and are prepared to suatain your admin istration, as Ur as it ia concerned. Louia Napo- eon micni nave, peruana, iredtcu unumer oi ( IlllUio'W ( o ill ss i w . iiivi vac w " courtesy, similarly to Mr. Soule, without resorting to a wider-.pread dissatisfaction, but France never is unmindful of men of merit, who were borst with in her limits. Mr. Soule constitutes a bond ol uni'-n mid in sympathy between the two aation. l your duty, we will do ours depend ujmii it th- order trill b revoked, and Louia Najsg4h humiliated, if vou be firm and decided. a CHARLOTTE : BBmaTtaaa UAnniiwi n L t lo'i IMDW JHORNISiGf December 1, 184. , Governor's 51:&ace. To the xclusinn f our uual variety, we pul). Mil tlllW tl.l fli An ll.A ,r,ui..A ,,1' t . 1 l?i '' till'- ,.Lvn ' .tL v ' J L I I ti 1 I O .1 l - i I ' ' livu, i i is a ft ry clear and dignified iiublic document, I . ... I aud discusses in concise and statesmanlike : manner the internal affairs of the State. of the soldiers of the Revolution the other to the SiLMIITS O: the M ckleaharc Declaration o' lude - pendouce, the reijion of lhe revenue S stem and ,ie stale debt. The L'tiivtrsilv is commended fof U8tfll,,K.ss ad ,jlt. able aud(cieD, maD. . -r in u Inch i-s afTu.rs have been managed, 1 he CofltsBOfl School system is working well, and though it has been in operation a comparatively short period ol time, has accomplished much good and promises to afford the means of Educa tion tu every youth in the &tate, The subject of Free Suffrage is next taken up, and the means ne cessary to have it engraved upon our fundamental on this subject, for it is one in which they leel a more than ordinary interost. Next he recommends to the favorable conside ration of the Legislature, the propriety of electing Judges and Justices of the Peace by the people, for a term of years less than for life. proper means should be udopted for the encouragement ol the Agricultural and Mining resources of the State; and as nn evidence of our prosperity and advancement, he alludes with evident satisfaction lo the fact, lhat the tide of emigration which, in former years, drained our State of its best and most enterprising population, has been signally checked. In view of the full development of our Agricul tural, Mining and Manufacturing interests, he re commends a prudent and judicious system of In ternal Improvements. The Governor then pro ceeds to examine the Revenue Law, and recom mends several important changes, in order to equalize the burden of taxation. He then recom mends an increase of Banking Capital, and the prohibition of the circulation of Notes of less de-j nomjna,jon ,ian Three or Five Dollars. After paying a high compliment to our Judicial system, he recommends that the Supreme Court shall consist of four, instead of three, Judges, as at present and also, the formation of two new . , . m, . , . judicial circuits, lhe Message then cone udes J n u,lh tll(i Allowing brief and pum'ed allusion to the aspect of political events at the North : ,Tbe brjgbt prospect of our State affairs, I regret lo My is somewhat clouded by the reckless spirit of fanaticism, which threatens the violation ol the Constitution and ihe dissolution of the Union. The conviction is growing deeper every day, that lbe Abolitionists ol the North are determined that the SoulU shall uo re,)0Se in ,be qinct ejoymcnt o(- ber domestic institutions. The politicians and crrgV wbo oad these ianatiCs, are not purer or Nvjst.r'than were the cotemporaries of the framers 0, ,be jvetleraI Censtitutioe. Than the Statesmen and fjivint were content to take lhe Bible und Constitution as the touch-stones M of theirfaith. -? and the North and the South could meet in a spirit of harmonv, ami unite in a common effort to so- j cure lhe blessings of civil and religious liberty. But bow changed is the picture of the present day ! ' Now these " higher law " men disregard the com I promises of the Constitution, and are mischeviuus j ly endeavoring to violate lhe rights ol our proper ty, and destroy our domestic peace and security. This is a question of paramount importance ; and I recommend the General ssembly to declare, firmly and decidedly, lhat we shall require the compromises of the Constitution to be observed in goi.d faith, on the part ol the North, and that North Carolina knows her rights, and will maintaiu them.' tJT Gov. Reid having resigned his office in or- j der to fulfil his dutiesas U. S. Senator, his place j will be filled by the Hon. Warren Winslow, Speak er of the State Senate, until Gov. Bragg is inau gurated, which will take place on the first ol next January. OCT" Thursday, whirs was set apart by the Gov ernor as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer, was observed by our citizens the Stores were all closed and the Churches opened. Town Hall. We know of no public improvement that is more imperatively called for by the wants ol the Town than a Hall. There is no place where the citizens can meet, but the Court-House, which is inconveniently constructed for such purposes, and j not always to be had when required. The desid eratum can be supplied now, without any consid erable expenditure of money. We respectfully suggest to the Intendant and Commissioners, that the Room, above the new Stores, now in course of construction by Lekoy Sriuxus, would lie the most central, commodious, and economical (hit enn be procured. The Room will be- 12o feet long by C6 wide, w ith sufficient pitch of story well ventilated and lighted which will ! firgc ciiough for all pur- poses required. 1 ' lion. D. S. Red S. Senator. 4i udui it. o. ueiu nas ot-en eiccieu 10 mi in place made vacant, IS month since, by the epi- ration en Mr. Afaugum term-and the lion. Ass Maruo, 10 suWj.y me ... . . er, which expire, on the 4;h ol March neat. iiy going into the icliu at so early a day, ,ftf. l-oia arurtt 1ms disnised at nnce of I tie most excttinf caioie whicH was likely lo retard the pro. wa9 dijy organized 5n MohdaV last by the erec gross of slMfM J eion 0, Mr Winslow, of Cumberland, Speaker of Our correspondent from Huleigh gives a sue- ( ,he s,.IiatP uad Mf. Hill, of Caswell. Speakac of cinct account' of the orgnmziiion, the ekctitm of litG lJou. of Commons. ITie former gentleman Senators, and the most important news unto dale. ! has uo,t heretofore, been known to the pol',ical Next week we will g.ve a much more extended j w0rM lUU Leing fit appearinCe on ihe polit report. We are gjad to see that Mr. Sitele of cbess bo&rd His election as speaker of the Richmond, has introduced a proposition to in- gentle, unon'his trsl annearance iu a deliberative crease the salaries of the Stile officer. It is no i more than right that ihosc vho give their time to (he publie should receive a lair remuneration for contend that the lower the salary the more ari8locruIic !he office. Urid,r tIie Jiting circumatancea, only a rich man c;m alTord to be Ciovernor, for the simple reason, that ihesalary is not sufficient to cover the necessary expenses , . Ol I IX JMISIIIOII. ,,.. Mr. Boyd hi yd 18 introduced a bill ill favor of Free Sufl'rage 1'here will be no d. faculty, we appre hend, in passing it through this session, Mr. Houston has introduced a bill proposing to divide the Slate into 9 judicial circuiis. Ttlt : graphed for the Carotuiian. ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. Four days Inter from Jurooe, NW VoiiK, Nov. 26: h. The steamer Baltic arrived this af'ernouu with Liverpool date of the 15th. The news fp-na the seat of war is important. Since lje last advices incessant fighting, attended with terrible, loss of life, had occurre-d before Se bastopot. On the 5'h the Russians made a fierce attack on the Allies, taking several batteries and spiking the guns. This battle lasted from day brenk till four in the afternoon, and both sides claim the victory. Five thousand Allies, and eigth thousand Russians, are said to have been left dead on the field ! The next day the Rus sians renewed the attack, but the result is not yet known, It was said that the Allies would storm Sebastopol before the Russians could recover from their losses, but ibis does not seem probable, other statements saying that they must abandon the seige unless speedily reinforced. The governments of Frunce and England had received the most urgent requests for reinforce ments, from Lord Raglan and Gen. Canrobert, and 50,000 French would at once be sent. Every available steamer, including the Europa, Alps. In diana, and New York, had been taken for this service. The reported destruction of Lord Cardagnris' Regiment of Light Cavalry, is confirmed. They charged a Russian battery of 30 guns, but weie repulsed. Only 300 returned, 400 having been left dead on the field. MARKETS. LivKarooi., Nov. 1 5th. Cotton remains firm and in fair demand. Sales 1 of the three days, 27,000 bales. Middling Or- leans 5jjd. Middling Upland 5d. Canal Flour 43s. Ohio 46s. Corn 45 and 46s. Consols closed at 92. Convicted of Piracy. Capt. Smith, on trial in New Nork for fitting out a slave ship in lhat port and being engaged in the slave trade, has been convicted of piracy, the punishment of which is death. Smith is a native of Hanover. It was clearly proved on tne trial mat tne vessel, the Julia Moulton, provided in New York all the necessa lies ol the slave voyage. Jn the latter end of April she touched at the Congo river, on the coast of Africa, and in the course of two or three hours received on board a cargo of six hundred and sixty-five negroes, including forty women, who were taken lo Trinidad, Cuba, and linded and the vessel was burnt. One of the crew gave infor mation of the facts, and the captain was arrested in New York. This conviction is said to be the first which has ever occurred under the law of Congress making the offence piracy. The defence contended that as Smith was not a citizen ofthe United States, and owned his own vessel, he was not amenable to the laws of the United S:ates ; but in answer to this the prosecution produced lhe fact that the defendant made oath ut the custom house that he was an American citizen. A motion for a new trial is to be made. The Herald says the United States District Attorney is on the trial of others, some of them in high positions in that city, who are believed to be implicated in the nefarious traffic. Washington Biuisiiing Ur. The politicians from a distance are crowding in upon us oiready. Some fifty or sixty old-session stagers are already on the ground. They look as though " cocked and primed " for a furious onslaught upon Con gress. Their business is of course to urge through appropriations. They calculate on being much stronger before the House next winter than dur ing the Inst session, as they feel certain that some of the non-returned will soften to their bandish menls, as well as more or less of those who have secured their re-election. These gentlemen pro mise a lively time for Washington. They are old stagers, know the ropes, and are not inclined to be j over scrupulom. Carrying iheir honorable heads as high as they do generally, we feel certain that they have strong hopes ol effecting much ere the 4th of March next. Washington Star. Mr. Wheeler, the American Minister to Nica ragua, was honored with a complimentary dinner by the Captain General of Cuba on the 8'h inst., ut Havana. Among the invited guests rvere Mr. Fabens, lnte United States Consul al Greytown, Captain Engle and Col. Robertson our Consul at Havana. The Captain general presided on the occasion, assisted by his accomplished lady. The Princeton, with Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Fabens on board, sailed from Havana for Pensacola, on the Uth. Free B.vnkixo in N. C. The Greensboro (N. C.) Patriot, contains an article over the sig- ,lure ot ' KeJorm, proposing ' a new system of Ivtiilciriit In I hi t Stnt In ho Kncorl nnnn r i Ct ' 5 of stock in the various railroads of the State." It P-ouuc,ion. and was well spoken of by all who is to be hoped the Legislature of North Carolina had the Peas"'e of listening to it. will undertake no such ' reform.' The free bank- On Thursday evening the Chapel was hand ing system has already created sufficient ruin and somely illuminated, when the audience was agree distrust, and the States wherein it has not been ' w eBterUincd by 1B or SO declamations from introduced should carefully guard awamst the' . , . . . , .. whole system. lit it t. gmm We say, Anum, to that. We want fo have nothing to do with any such 4 reform." visionary schemes, good Lord deliver us. From " Death or an Army OrncEa. Intelligence has been received of the death by vellow fever of Brevet Maj. Gen. VV kkI, he died in T -x is. 7, Elt-H COURE8WlEKE. B& -IB UuUSE OF OoaXOXS J Raleo-h, N v. 25th, 1854 L -Mk.'Koitok cannot hope, in this short yid cnrU5ied communication (Tor confused it oecessa- 1 fily mut uben - recollected where it is i , -i-rtn rr m numerous i - r .. r. r i.i.. body, was a mark of so high an order of distin j ri guished consideration, it cannot but impress the minds of all, that a new luminary of no ordinary magnitude has sprung suddenly into the political arena armed and equipped according to known political warfare. 1 have had the honor of mak- mg the acquaintance of Mr. Winslow, and 1 am I free fo say. that so aTi j tllink he merits lhe con. ! sideration conferred upon him and in ever panic- j ..Ur eannhl and fHr-ionl Th SlnoliPr nf lh Houso of Commons s a young mau of ability and thus far evidences a quickness and readiness in Parliamentary usages not to be looked for in a j man of his youlh and necessary inexperience, j With him I have the honor of an intimate personal I acquaintance, and I am pleased to be able to give ; the assurance that the dispaleh of public business may be confidently looked for, and that in every instance the strictest impar'ialily will be the con trolling principle in every case coming before the Chair. Thus much I have seen proper to my on the subject of the organization of lhe General As sembly. a All lhe standing Committees in both houses have been appointed, and from my limited acquaint, ance with the gentlemen that constitute the Com mittees, I can give the assurance that every sec tion and every interest of the State of North Car lina will be acted upon with impartiality and with no other object than for her best interest and hopes, You have doubtless, ere this, heard of the elec tion of Gov. Reid to fill the short term in the Se nate of the United States. Our friends of the Whig party complimenting the Hon. D. M. Barringer with their votes against Gov. Reid, The six years term from and after the 4th of March next, has just been filled by the election of Mr. Biggs. The Whigs voting for Mr. Badger. A large number of bills have been off-red and sent to the appropriate Committees. Among lhe number, a biil to make nine judiciul districts, A bill to increase the salary of Governor, Secretary, Comptroller, Treasurer, &c, &c. The comfort of the two houses has been very "uch increased since last session by the addition of carpets, &zc. In regard to Railroads but little has been done or said, nothing publicly, every member has his scheme, and all want help. I very much ap prehend that we will find much difficulty in deter- mining the projects most deserving of considera- Uion. I think there is a general disposition to .. . naked ch!,rters!lnd . P(neral E O disposition lo shuflle off monied charters. The Whitesville charter will not call for a two-thirds subscription, on the part of the State, but will ask for an endorsement of her bonds. Nothing more will be asked. Whatever is done by our delega tion will be done with an eye single to the interest of Mecklenburg. You may expect to hear from me again. Yours, Sic, X. For the Democrat. Mr. Editor : Having had the pleasure one day last. week of rambling through the upper end of this county, crossing the Catawba River at eeaiiies roro, anu ouserving ine oeautitui scenery li . . n i there presented to the eye, I could but be sur prised that so much loveliness should " be born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air." There is no section of our country more famed for its hospitality, good farming, pretty girls and sensible men than that. Just after I had forded the placid stream, I fell in with a number of the good citizens of old Lincoln on their way to the county seat of Catawba County. After a most delightful ride, passing over a country of undulat ing hills and smiling vallies, we reached Newton, late in the afternoon, where we met wilh a hospit able welcome from Jonas Bost, who keeps one of the best hotels in the village. On the following day we had the pleasure of attending the anniversary exercises of Catawba College. It was a pleasant day, and an immense concourse had assembled lo witness the perform ances. This College, though in its infancy, has already established an enviable reputation, I'or the extent of the courses taught, the high moral char acter of its students, and the efficiency of its reg ulations and government. This is not surprising, for President Smith is a gentleman of great dig nity of character, elevation ol sentiment, and profound acquirements ; and is well calculated to control and direct the youthful mind and conduct. In the examination the Students acquitted them, selves with great credit to themselves and the Col lege. The Address before the Two Socieiies was de. livered by Dr. J. G. Ramsey, of Rowan, setting i forth the importance of a substantial and well i rouDded education. It wne a nl-icsip-il onrl nrnnfo the mare advanced studt-tils. Each performed his ! P3'1 we" aDd cv'ncet! tliat consielerable attention been observed in acquiring that confidence and ! ease so necessary in order to be an effective pub. ; lie sneaker. In a country like ours, where each . , , tf ! one 18 M,led Dl Iake fa0 hsioselt a part in 'h- drann of pu'.-hc hie, and he, who so qmetJy V 9 W i ; I L.1 I roeaio oeo ai nignr, mnv wae up . K. :.. . -- - mnrninir fauil, if be doei not, like L td My run; lied himsefl famoua. inay at least be in the coaoeils of the na- ition or Stale, too much importance cannot be at tached to tlift branch of colleg i a t education. The Commencement passed off to the satisfac tion of. all. Many a pleasant acquaintance was formed which each annual return will be looked lo as a means ol re union. This Institution has started under bright a a -pices, and we know of no similar one that so strongly recommends itself to parents and guardians. Situated in a high and healthy region of country, surrounded by a re fined, moral and intelligent society, it is far re moved from the haunts of dissipation or tempta tions to vice. Newton ia a thriving and neat village, and is famed fur its hospitality and pretty girls. MECKLENBURG. Oak Grove, Nov. 22. JLatlics vs. Gentlemen. A good deal has been said, and well said, too, about men speaking of their wives as their ladies.' It would sound very ridiculous lo hear a lady call her husband ' my gentleman,' would it not ? or ask another lady 'where her gentleman was?' w hen inquiring concerning her husband. One is just as bad taste as the other. Giving up plain husband ' and plain ' wife,' and a plain way of calling people by their right names. We shouldn't be at all surprised if that class of society who hunt for roundabout ways to express their ideas, might, in a little while, when inquiring about one's sons and daughters, adopt such modes of expression as these : How is your eldest masculine offspring ?' or How is your little female darling, who addresses you as parent?' We can imwgine one of these high-flow n 'unna tural ' individuals addressing a complaint to a neighbor in the following language : ' My dear 4 gentlemen,' your specimen ofthe canine species was, by your youngest masculine, offspring, set upon my 'lady's leline pet ; and had it nol been for your eldest feminine Ethiopian bond woman, il would, by compulsion, have been forced to depart this life.' There is a good ileal of deservod satire in this. There is nothing in reality more vulgar than an affectation of high sounding language, in cases where the enjoyment of simple terms would not only be belter, but more expressive. One often hears ' burst ' lor bust, forehead changed to ' for ward,' and lhe like, showing ' villainous bud taste ' in ihe man who uses it. 4 Le: it be reformed al .together,' ;, , h ' Cooi and Bau IIumok. There i-; no i!iSai A Convocation of the Bishops of the Methodist j tion more agreeable to the person himself, or ami Episcopal Church, it is said, will take place on or : agreeahle to others, than god humor, h $ H ubout lhe 2d of December next. They w ill meet 1 the mind what good health is to tho body, faNm in Baltimore, and have sessions for several day s. a man in the capacity of enjoy ing everything fa) Subjects of considerable importance lo ihe vital is agreeable to life, and ol lining every hwihi interests of Methohism will lorm the basis of their without clog or impediment. It dispose u, rat, daliberations, whilst il is anticipated to have a mis- j teu.lment with our lot, lo bcneviilence lo y nm,, siouary demonstration during their stay in Bal.'i- I to sympathy with Ihe distressed, h presem, more. The following ore the numes ol the Bish- ! every olject in the most favorable light, and rjii ops, in order of senilory : Rev. Beverly Wnugh, S poses us to avoid giving or taking ottence. There residing in Baltimore; Rev. Thomas A. Morris, j is a disposition opposite to good humor which e Rev. Edmund S. James, Rev. Mathew Simpson, j call bud humor, of which the tendency in tlirectJv Rev. Oaman C. Baker, Rev. Levi Scott, Rev. Ed- ; contrary, and then fore iis inlhience i. us up ward R. Ames. j nant as ih it of the oilier in salutary. Had bssw - - j alone is sufficient to make u man nhtsat ; i A Great Bridge. The great tubular bridge tinges every ohjeet with its own dismal color, and lhat is to cross the St. Lawrence, will, when com- like a part that is galled, i bun by twrttfas pleted, he one ofthe mechanical wonders of the tlint touches it. It takes illence where u . . " J r. .1 . I i 1 . .11 'a . l. i. i aoe. tl is lo ue copied aner me great oringe over the Menai feirats, in Wales, and will consist of huge tubes of iron, averaging over two hundred feet in length, supported on high stone piers. The cars will cross the St. Laurence through this iron tunnel, a mile and a half long, and lifted far above the river. The massonry is lo be of the 'most massive description, and ihe whole cos: will not be far from seven and a half millions of dollars. Wearing the Beard. A oreat reform is go ing on in the matter of wearing the beards ; and they now appear in untrimmed luxuriance upon the faces of men who stand at the remotest pos sible distance from the character of fops. In all ranks ol life, and in every grade of enjoyment, the razor is, in a measure, eschewed, and men are returning to reason. Moustaches, even, are now as common as a few years ago they were rare. The chills of ihe coming winter will be as potent iu starting beards as they will be' powerful in blasting vegetation. Razors, colds, and bron chitis will be laid aside together, and a flowing I beard supersede lhe use ol an indefinite list of i a -i im- r t - patent medicines. moon s uural jew Yorker. i Twelve thousand miles of railroad are now in process of construction, and likely to be completed in the United Stales, lhe entire cost of which will be in the neighborhood ol three hundred and filty six millions of dollars, one million of which is al ready provided for. There are some sixty roads, ol which the longest (eight hundred and four miles) is the Illinois Central, and the shortest (fifty-three miles and a half) the Lebanon Valley road, run ning from Reading to Harrisburg, Pfc. Something New. An invention which must become popular, consists in a small padlock, with the owner's name engraved upon it, which is affix ed to an umbrella in such a way that it cannot be taken off, ror the umbrella opened. This, it is supposed, will guard against the stealing ol umbrellas, and iu this light will, if success ful, be by some considered an infringement of na tural rights. Vegetable Skhpant. According to some Italian journals, a new arganized being has been discovered in the interior of Africa, which seems to form nn immediate link between vegetable and animal life. This singular production has :he shape of a spotted serpant. It drags itself along the ground, instead of a head, has a flower shaped like a bell, which contains a viscious liquid. Flies and other insects, attracted by the smell of i ue juit-K, truitrr miu uic uuwci, wuerc iiiOy arc caught by the adhesive matter. The flower theu the juice, enter into the flower, where they are Closes Biiu remains snui till ail tne prisoners are bruised and transformed intoehvlc. The indiops. .1 - 1 : I . .'ii ii .. . tible serpent has a skin resembling leaves, white and soft flesh, and instead of a boi y skeleton, a cartilaginous frame filled with yellow matter. The natives consider it delicious food. A Merited Rewjke A learned clenrvinan i i . . . in Maine was accosted m the following manner by an illiterate preacher who despised education : 'Sir, you have been to colleie 1 iur.nna ? 44 Yes, sir," was ihe reply. g ' ' P 44 1 am thankful," replied the former, " that the Lord has opened my mouth without any leara- me-"t . 44 A similar etevt replied the latter, took place m Balaam's tame, hut thmgs are of rare oc- currence m the present day." The Iowa TeJeyrupk states that not Ip. tln thirty thousand emigrants have crossed the ferrv at Buriiagtun, since the iir,t of Septembe Wno Borrowed my Inibrcit A bright round dollar once 1 "petit, For an umbrella waieh 1 lent And t bough the fellow really , For such he said was his intent, ' Back again to have it sent, Vet many an anxious hour 1 spen,j Watittf tor that same-event ; But Wiad or w earker did prevent, Or he his promise did repent, And oft in storm though out 1 went Yet all in vain was my lament And o a-fiery document, Rich in persuasive argument, Though very little blandishment, No doubt to his astonishment , Through the office to him went; When back he wrote that accident, My umbarella much had rent, He hoped my heart benevolent, Would never ask equivalent ! Was ever a man so impudent Or brass so awful evident 7 How could the deed resent To fight I waa too corpulent, Had I bev n belligerent, And so myself I did content, In rhyme my anger to give vent ; And though perhaps not eloquent, I've tohi my honest sentiment, That money's very poorly spent, To buy umbrellas to be lent. aa A Man W ithout ftloiley. A man without money is a body without aW walking shadow--a spectre lhat affrights. lUika is doleful, his conversation is languidand 1 If he wishes to pay a visit, ho never finds MyhaV at home and if he opens his mouth to speak, he isia. terrupted every moment iu order that hu may uul j finish the sentence, feast he should end it bv askinr i f 1 : l j .it , . 0 ior money, iieisntniucu as a pestilence, and .scan sidered a useless clog upon the earth. If Maa wii lie (Miiuot display it, and if he bus none hen looked upon as the roust frightful biped that Naiure can create. When in ill humor his enemies av iie is tit (or nothing, and those best inclined toward, him preface their eulogy by a shrug of tho alioul. ders. Necessity a Waits him in the morning, m,u misery attends him to bed at nighi. The wosjsj find he is unmannerly and vulgar and regard liuu with suspicion. Tavern keepers wish that, like the chnmeleon ; h would livv upon uir ; and tni!. firs that, like our first parents, he would clothe hiniselfuith fig leaves. If he wiheto urra he is not li-tened to: tind if he sue sws, he u iun heurd ; if h wants any thmf from u tradesman, at j is asked to pay beforehand, and if in deb', lie- a considered a rogue. j meuin, anu leaus lufiivv, unei in gem-im lo mai.- volencu. lit id on the Mlnil. From the Siikit W.,ri.,i. The ft1wia w reported as u true message Irom a pertaa iaia dual now in the "Spirit World" us aehsvelm told : Rapper. John Jones ? Spirit of John Jones answers two raps. R. Are you hnppy ? S. Yes, in all but one thing. R. What is that? S. I left Ihe world without calling on the prin ter, as 1 promi"! d. O, il 1 could but watts, loilic en rib, I would do, R. Do what 1 S. Call on the poor 14 Pi infer." and ptj him them four dollars : but it IS entirely too laie. R. No ; send message lo ynur once wife to pny it lor you, and ifcfa you will be happy ! S Yes, vp ! tell her il she ishi s to pay) eternal happiness, logo at once tid diecbatgeita debt, and everlasting hlis- is mine. R. 1 will do is you bid me. Wheal jrom Seed. Three Thousand XmtiW, The Minnesota Dcntoer:t snys that W.tt Due, esq., who vii-iieo' the Woild's Pair is1 York, iu the capacity of commissioner from W Territory, obtaiin d w hile there Boats real muffl!f, wheat, which he carefully pres iveil, attBt1 to its propagation. On his return, he prcaits' portion ol it lo David Gilmun, esq., oi BS county, who planted and cultivated it. It eHM well and flourished finely. Mr. Le Due sh" us to day a sturdy stock eight le-et in Iwrtst. mounted by its dark brown bunch of seeo.lW hling a multitudinous cluster of grapes. Im' no com men curiosity. Centurv upon ceuW.r have rolled away since the grains from Wm9 has snrnnn. werp wraorwd in ilia miimnlV' ; and the nation lhat was powerful then isuofl i - - ii - - Be Discriminate With Praise. ioong m smaller duties of life, I hardly know nuyoai'no" important than that of not praising where Pra,( is not due. Reputation is one of the priet which men contend ; it is, as Mr. Borke call ' the chenp defence and -ornament of nation'.1 the nurse of manly exertions ;' il produces W0 labor and more tulent than tw ice the health 01 country could ever rear up. If is the coin of fj nius ; and it is the imperious duty of etrery ,nt, bestow it wiih the most scrupulous justice and wisest economy. Sidney Smith. Dm Miina vi Vnnwn Mime SaV whSl P j " - w a more wiM r ,d mai(,8 ,hir ,ove 19 gera aaa' i s-r j j , aw AW a a a . . - j , tlrnnfT -i r H a i n rj r A fl.nn that nf Ihe VOU mii- 1 w " j sasssa aud-water creaiures, whose hearts vibrate be i ,he J 8 ' wet,JCK and tho o,sslPul 011 " : -roorn- Until the young neari ' , I cnPble of settling firmly and exclusively ! object, her love is like a May fhoer, makes rainbows, but nils no cisterns. ! i...i.. n r .u- n:...:... r.-. SorlhC I II II ES 1 Ul ir: , 111 l lie I MSi l it. i -i - - i,. ' m, is rePor.ed .o be alarmingly ill B,Bden County, N. C. The Judge k , , ilm CoiH1 2g C,"'d a SCSS, ' , W,,n,,nK,on , j Haho Timks Amowg TaADK-tMBX- ue 1 informed that three storekeepers in the wfri 1 of Brosifway a dry good dealer, "erc J tailor sod a oonlectioner 'ailed on MW lheiT piaCL.s of business are now doied. ! tin.- kal rtfim im the wit oi the Bi',e a' .,.,!. a-hrfi 1 in oroverb-. it - said, ' Thu lip ul th W low up himself.
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