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QMUMT. WARING- 8c HERRON, PROPRIETORS. O.liee, one dor souh of Sadler's Hotel upstairs. Terms of Subscription. If pan tUictlij in advance t -V0 If paid within tint mouths -J,.'i0 11 J at the end of i!.e year ;wio No surmeripiioii aril be reccivrd fui a hortci rrritd than six months. !&" Any person M inting ns five new aaaweratota, accompa nied hy the a.hanre eubm nptiuii, (ftlOj will receive the sixth copy gratis iir one year. Terms of Advertising. Adn.lliaLim.iita will be inserted at 91 per square tor the first, ami JT cents lav each sutecqeent insertion. A square con sists ol thirteen hues or lees, ih:s ?iw letter. A reasonable deduction artO be made to those who adver tise by the year. D"ublc column advertisement will be charged 23 per cent. addii tonal on the usual rales. Advertisements inserted monthly or quarterly $1 per square for each insertion. Obituaries, Tribute of Respect, Religious meetings, and Bemvjleut societies, will be charged hall the Advcitismg meat For auuouncin caml daw s for office $3 in advoncr. Prolcssional and liusitiess ''aids not exceeding ."ix lints i will be inserted at j a year ; not rtrrcaliig a s-qnar &7 Letters ofi kMMM M he BaUlCMcd to the Prprit tor, j .: ) -i. to cmmc aaaaMMa. VjT Subaerilwrs k others wIki hisv wirlt to send MMMf ' to us, can do so at ali nun s, mail, ami at our i ink. Imporfiiiit from Sun Iloiul ttfr. Tic Ticniij weilk lit' Ui-i'xl Slain Oppmrd by IVaKC tuff Engl it md- VsoUl oj iLl American ('ommiishn.'f. The treaty of fficndali'p, commerce ..i. i iittvi raUjo, rcctnilv ruawrllii'd by W. L. U;i7.rnu, Iv q., on the ptrt f Uie I- n ivd Stales, with ihe R public us Dou.h.ia, ba terribly excited the Englirh a:u! French Consuls :h' re, and it is said they have nt.ido a sirong verbal piotrst agiinst it. It is further Mated that the LJri ih Consul has ad dressed the tXtOMuicail government an insolent note, in which he states that the said government cannot negotiate au-h a treaty wiihuut ihe caafeal of Iv gland uml France. Two lJuminical journals )iad also been suppressed, at the instance of the French Consul, for expressing sentiments favora ble to the Unfed Slates. The American Com missioner has made 'he following protest against the action of the French aiiJ English Consuls ; Sr. DoJilMiP, Nov. J 7, 1654, fc The undersign d, Commissioner Plenipotentiary of the United States of America near this govern ment, having good reason to know that the agents of France and England, have, by various means, aided by a menacing display of tin armed lorce before this capital, overawed and controlled the free action of the Dominican Republic in its rela tions with the United States, hereby protests, in the name of his country, against this breach of honorable faith towards his Government, and Against this unwarrantable encroachment upon the sovereign rights of an independent American power. Every enlightened government in amity with the United States is perfectly informed of t heir determined purpose, as a nation, to oppose what ever measure may be intended to subject the inde pendent nationality of an American people to the arbitrary will of a foreign power, or make its ac tion, and even existence, dependent on the dicta of a foreign policy ; and none of those nations have taken exceptions to this immutable principle of the American system. The United States make no difference in the ap plication of this rule between the strong and weak of their 6istcr republics, and they have a just right to expect the powerful and magnanimous nations of Europe will follow their example. These facts boing so well understood, I must call your particular attention, sir. to this inconsid ate violation of the relations of amity and com mence now subsisting between our respective countries, in the trust that you, as the responsible representative of your government at this capital, will use the necessary precautions to guard those relations from lurther disturbance. If this due care should be omittpd, the govern ment and people of the United States may con ceive they have just cause to distrust the sincerity and good faith of any government whose ag-nt9 in these wuters are permitted to interfere in affairs and negotiations belonging entirely and exclusive ly to the interests of the United States and the Dominicjn Republic ; and 1 am confident that you, sir, would regret equally with myself the conse quences which might result from this unauthorised intermeddling with the sanctity and freedom of inter-American relations. Yours, respectfully, Wm. L. Cazneau. The action of the two consuls has, so far, pre vented the ratification of the treaty by the Do minican legislature. The treaty embraces thirty articles, and is merely one of amity, commerce and navigation ; guarantees freedom ol conscience; provides for the rendition of fugitives from justice ; recognizes the principle that in time of war the 4 flag covers the goods;" declares that citizens of the one republic residing in the other, shall not be subject ?o military service ; allows the citizens of the one to pass through or reside and do busi ness within the territory of the other ; and in case of war between the two Republics, the tem porary residents to have six months within which to return to their own country, with their goods and merchandize ; gives free access to our vessels of war and mail steamers in the portstof Dominica; concedes the right to appoint consuls, &c. at all ports except where their admission and residence mav not appear convenient; and guarantees to citi zens cf Domirrica (nearly all of them mulattoes) the legal (not political) rights of citizens ; but this clause the Dominican Legislature deems too vague and equivocal for to secure ihe end it meditates, and proposes 8n amendment, according to mulat toes expressly the rights thus assured in general terms. This our commissioner will not agree to. We see it stated there are now four French ves sels ol war in the port of St. Domingo, and an English floct is shortly expected there, with the view, it is supposed, of preveuting the final ratifi cation of the treaty. From the Sandwich Islands. Honolulu letter, dated 7th of November, and published in the San FrancUco Times, states that General Miller, the British Consul General at the Sandwich Islands, who recently signalized himself by a speech to the King and Privy Council, re flecting on the people of the United States gener ally, and of California in particular, has been dis covered to be a ill. c ted with alienation of mind. A survey has been held upon him by a board of physicians and surgeons attached to British ves sels, and he has been pronounced insane. The same letter says : " Much anxiety is manifested here by the greater part of the resident Americans regarding the arri val of filibustering parties frum California. Ru mor has it that There are some two or three hun dred men on their way of thi character. All agree that any movement of this kind will seri ously retard the accomplishment ol annexation, if it does not wholly destroy it, for years at least. There is now no doubt that if our Government desires the possession these islands they can soon become ours in a peaceful way ; but if any force or owrcion is used the chances for acquisi ;i c are oinll indeed." CHARLOTTE: FRIDAY MORNING, January 5, 1855. TOW t()l.tlL TIChLT. Vor Inlendant, WM. F. DAVIDSON, For Commissioners, W. W. ELMS, JOHN RIGLER, ROBERT SHAW, WM. HARTY. WM. F. PHIFER, E. H. MOSS. M Western rpmocrat Offiic for Sale. Owing to the failing health ofthe Publisher, and a desire upon the part of the Editor to devote his whole time to his profession, the " Democrat" Printing Office is offered for sale. The pnper is established on a firm bast?, has a large and constantly increasing list of good pay ing subscribers. A large portion of the type is new and the Office enjoys a very liberal Job Print ing patronage. Located in one of the most business and grow ing towns in the South, to a man of energy and tact fcarcely ever was tjiere such an opportunity offered by ftp) he pould realize so hanasome an income. Price, J, 000. WARING & HERRON. (& Early application is desired, as I wish to close my connexion with the Office before the commencement of the Spring Courts. R. P. WARING. RALEIGH CO BRESPOJfPEIfCC House op Commons, Raleigh, Dec. 28th, 1854. $ Mb. Editor : Considering our productions as conceptions of no ordinary character both in mat ter and manner, and po&sessing much merit, con sequently much sought for, and well spoken of, or at least should be, and assuming as I do then, these propositions to be true, it is insisted that so important a document, in justico to your readers, should not be stuck away in one corner of a weekly, but should receive its proper place, next kin to editorial, it being next in importance in the way of the latest news, Another consideration is that of time. I beg as far as this correspondent is concerned, that the statute of limitation shall not be less than four weeks and that not more than two communications from him shall appear in one and the same issue. Especially go, when they are the property of the author, not having received, like Cosmo" of the Wilmingt ton Herald, two dollars a volume. The only price exacted is a fair hearing both as to time and place. If you can't afford to work on these terms, better sell out to some one that can, But enough pi of this. On Saturday lastthe 23d, about eleven in the morning, quite a number of the members of the Legislature took their seats in the Cars for Golds boro', a special train being provided for the occa sion, on their way to Wilmington your corres pondent among the number. Without anything of especial interest occurring on Ihe way, except that we, the members, were passed by by the con ductors as the distinguislicd, or in Rail Road parlance dead heads, arrived in Wilmington at 9 o'clock same night, right side up with care. My forte, if I have any in letter writing, is to find fault. In this branch of literature, I have heretofore, laid some claim to a certain amount of skill, if not of proficiency but on this occasion my occupation is gone ; not only scotched, but riled outright, and am forced, against the natural inclination of my pen, to give .the "devil his due." If there is one peculiarity greater than another, for which the poople of Wilmington are distin guished it is that of hospitality. It was most strikingly conspicuous on this occasion. To par ticularize would be in bad taste, and therefore must content mysell, on this occasion, to speak in general terms; for all their houses were thrown ictdc open to us. Many of us will look back upon our visit, as the "flush times" of our lives, for at every turn you were accosted in the most friendly and courteous manner, with an invitation to li quor, smoke, or to dine out and most willingly were they, in every instance, accepted ; for I de fy any man to refrain to eat, or to drink, after staying six weeks in the town of Raleigh. Ample preparations were made at the Hotels to accommodate every member after the most comfortable and approved style; and in passing, I cannot forego the pleasure of making my ac knowledgments to the proprietor of Holmes' Hotel for his kindness and attention to me personally. I do this not in the nature of a newspaper puff, but for the reasons above given. On Monday night Theatrical performances were gotten up es pecially for the occas:on, and went off much to the gratification of all. Who constituted the va rious committees I do not know, but of one thing I can bear testimony that the Committee of Ar rangements and of Reception discharged their duty in every particular- The steamer Sam Bee ry was fitted up for the excursion down to Smith ville and Fort Caswell. To say that she was pro visioned would not do the subject justice. With flags streaming to the wind, and the sound of mu sic, she pushed off from her wharf at 9 o'clock in the morning hundreds of persons lining the shore to witness the gay scene. Things went merrily along till we arrived at the old town of Smithville, thence across to Fort Caswell, where we had one of the most sumptuous collations I ever enjoyed. I would stop here but the "truth of history must be vindicated." All, I mean the Committees, Captains, &c, acted their parts well but that man called Chairman of the Commit tee on drinking proved that confidence had not been misplaced and that he knew his crowd, and knowing it, was equal to the occasion. We re turned at night to a party at the Carolina Hotel, complimentary to the members of the Legislature everything was brilliant the Ladies! hold in, I'll switch off just here, not having been at home for the pa6t six weeks. Yours, dr., X. THE El ROPE A If NEWS. The steamer Atlantic has arrived with Liverpool dates at Monday, Dec. 18ih. The Canada arrived out on Sunday. Dates from Sebastopol were in the 4:h. Noth ing could be done, owing to the heavy rains which filled the trenches with Svater ami rendered the roads impassable. Omer Padha was at Varna tmbarking nineteen battalions for the Crimea. Parliament had reassembled, and the Queen's Speech had been delivered. She speaks of ihe army in the Crimea with admiration and gratim !e, and calls for instant reinlorcemenls. She speaks of the army in the Crimea with admiration and gratitude, and calls for instant reinforcements. She also praises the co-operation of the French and slates that a Treaty has been concluded with Austria. . The speech had no effect on the funds. The debates on the Address were interesting. A Bill had been read a second time in the House of Lords to enlist a German and Swiss L' gion. A Bill iad also been read in the Cuinmoiis tp send militia to the garrisons abroad. Nothing whs said of a new Loan. The Danise Ministry had been reconstituted. The India Mail had arrived. Trade in China reported dull. The Packet Ship Queen of Cue Ve$i had been lost on the Jrish Coast all on board were saved. LI V E R POOL M A RKETS. Milhgan reports Cotton Lower, quoting Fair Or leans 45, Middling 5d., Fair Uplands 6, Middling 43. Pair qualities had declined most. Specula tors took 100, Exports 4000 bales. Subs of the . U 03,000 bote a. Flour had advanced one shilling, with a fair en quiry. Canal 42 a 43s. 6d. Corn unchanged. White and Yellow 44. Consols closed at 91 1 to 92. The bullion in the Bank of England had increased 184,000 pounds, - Further Particulars. The London Times gives the following in a dispatch from Vienna as the provisons of the re cent Treaty of Alliance between Austria and the Western Powers. It will be found to differ in some respecti from the telegraphic account already pub lished : Vjenna, Monday Evening, Dec. 4. The following wil I probably be found correct : The convention concluded on Saturday was a triple alliance, The last article in the Anglo French treaty of alliance was, that the other Eu ropean Powers should be at liberty to accede b ttv and Austria has now done so. The scene of ;he treaty probably is 1. That Austria has engaged to consider eveiy violation of the Turkish territory by Russia is equivalent to a declaration of war agninst hersaf. 2. That Austria will reinforce her army in t;ie Principalities, so that Omar Pasha may at once begin operations, the imperial troops remaining as a kind of reserve. 3. At the demand of the Western Powers, Aus tria will place fifteen or tweenty-five thousand men at Varna, which, in case of need, can be sent to the Crimea. " 4. England and France pledge themselves tliat the territorial possessions of the Emperor of Aus tria shall, under all circumstances, remain undi minished. After the triple alliance has been ratified, Prus sia will be invited to accede to it. The Moniteur of Paris officially announces that on the 2d December this treaty was signed at Vienna by the Plenipotentiaries of Austria, France and England. It is said that if Russia does not yield within three months, its conditions will come into force; or, in other terms, that Austria will fight on the side of the Western Powers. From an experience of the general faithlessness of Aus tria there was a disposition in England and France to distrust the prospect of any substantial advan tage from the alliance. The Storm iu the Black Sea. The English papers publish the details of the losses sustained in the late storm in the Black Sea: About thirty English vessels, mostly merchant ships, ranging from 400 to 000 tons, have been wrecked, with the Prince, screw steamer, of 2 700 tons, with a vast amount of stores. The destruc tion of the latter vessel took place against the cliffs of Balaklava, and was occasioned by her screw having become entangled with a fallen mast, and thus being rendered useless. She had landed a large number of troops a day or two previously, but still had some passengers on board, and a nu merous crew, all of whom, with the exception of six, were drowned. The English lost no men-of-war, but the French had their fine steamship Henry IV totally wrecked, and a Turkish frigate shared the same fate. The crew of the Henry IV are believed to have been captured b)r the Russians, as the disaster took place near Eupa toria. Altogether the loss of life on the occasion is supposed to be little short of a thousand men, while the pecuniary damage to the English alone is calculated at a million sterling. The Prince was a splendid vessel of 2,700 tons, purchased by government some time since, and sent out full of most valuable stores and munitions of war. Everything is'lnst. With the exception of the troops, every thing ramained in her at the time she was dashed on the rocks. The whole of the winter clothing for the men has gone down 40,000 suit of clothes, with under garments, socks, gloves, and a multitude of other articles of the kind; vast quantities of shot and shell, and not least in consequence, the medical stores sent out in consequence of the deficiencies which formerly existed. The latter were, with not uncommon negligence, stowed away under the shot and shell, and could not be landed at Scutari. They are now lost at a time when the demand for them is likely to be more urgent than ever, and when the commissariat is fully occupied in ministering to the wants of those who still remain unhurt. The other British vessels lost at Balaklava are as fol lows : The Resolute, all hands lost; the Rip Van Winkle, all lost ; the Wild Wave, one or two saved , the Kenil worth, all lost; the Progress, some saved ; the Wanderer, all lost ; the Mar quess, all lost ; the Mary Ann, all lost ; the Pul towa, all saved ; the Caducous, dismasted and abandoned. Death of Thos. W. Dorr. New York. Dec. 27 The Evening Post an nounces the death this morning of Thomas W. Door of Rode Island, after a long and painful ill ness. The character of Mr. Dorr, who acted a promi nent part in the politics of Rhode Island a few years since, was marked by some high qualities. For what he believed to be true and right he was willing to sufiVr, even to ignominy the severest test of a steadfast attachment to principle. He did suffer to this extent, though in a cause in regard to which he made what seemed to us an important mistake of judgment. Those who knew him in private Life speak in strong terms of his amiable temper and the strict purity and uprightness of his character. From Cuba. Gen. Concha, thai new Captain General, has made a new regulation in regard to the landing of passengers. Instead of obliging thrm to wait on board the steamers until the police officers had filled out the Ixjlctas de discmbaieo or landing per mit, which was a work of considejable time, es pecially as Spanish officers do every thing in Spanish iauh'ion, poco a po o, hereafter, as soon as a steamer arrives she will be boarded by the health officers, the passports of the passengers on board will be taken by the police officers, and if the vessel have a clean bill of health the passen gers arc allowed to take their baggage at once and go on shore. They are requested to land at the MuHe Lnx; their officers are in waiting to ex amine and pass the baggnge at once and in a little office near by is the police officer with the pass ports, waiting to give out the bclcto de discmbarco to each passenger as he presents himself. It is saiJ, though with what truth we cannot affirm, that Gen. Concha will soon abolish the whole system of passports, notices, of change of residences; permits to go into the country, &c. ; and a" persons will be free to come and go when ever they please, and remain so longs? they obey the laws of the country. A Hew Ally. The arrival of the America, at Halifax, yester day, brings the intelligence that Austria has en tered into an alliance with France and England, the treaty binding ihe Srst named power io de clare war against Russia within one month, and the other parties guaranteeing her against inva sion or insurrection. Austria has been forced to warlike action. The double-faced policy placed her in a suspicious attitude between the forces belligerent, and justly subjected her to the charge that, like "the man on the fence" in republican America, she was ready to jump on the winning side ; meanwhile being protected by the plea of neutrality. The Turks appear to be nowhere in the contest, not being able to stand fire ! The followers of the Prophet may indeed be in a condition similar to th;t of the country which Nicholas designated as the "sick man," With France, England, and Austria to fight the battles of the Sultan, it is not reasonable to suppose they will do the 'work and find thomselves." If they do not eventually di vide the "sick man's estate," they may become his guardians and direct how it shall be adminis tered for their own benefit. But time will show. Washington Sentinel. From Washington. Washington, Dec. 27. The expedition of Col. Kinney for the colonization of Central America, is causing some excitement. It is said to be in a state of forwardness. Many who have joined in the expedition, are from Baltimore, Philadelphia, ew York and other cities. It is expected that some 300 will be ready to sail from New York in February. Suit Between Georgia and Florida. The boundary line between the two States of Georgia and Florida, which has been for so many years in dispute, may possibly be settled in a short while, j The friendly suit instituted by Florida against this State, will be heard during the present levm of the Supreme Court of the United States at Washing ton. Mr. Pappy, the Attorney General of Flori da, is now in Washington, and has associated with him in the conduct of the case, the Hon. Reverdy Johnson, of Maryland. Mr. Berien and Senator Badger, of North Carolina, are the coun sel for the State of Georgia. Mr. Cushing, the Attorney General of the United States, will also appear in behalf of the Government, to sustain the line run by the United States and Spanish Com missioners in 1850. The judgment of the Court in this case, will throw into the State of Georgia or Florida, nearly two millions of acres of land, belonging, the greater part of it, to the United States. Macon (Ga.) Journal. Well Said. What ought to be done with a gentleman who engages the affection of a young lady, and then leaves her? Answer. Bless him and let him go. We al ways think, in such cases, that a young lady has abundant cause for congratulation, and instead ol whining and crying over "spilt aiil-ction," let her put on her sunny smiles, and endeavor to capti vate a more worthy beau. You may depend upon it, that a man who has no more stability of mind, or honesty of purpose, than to act in this way to a young lady, is not worth a tear of regret; on the contrary, she should be especially happy that she has so luckily got rid of a person who, throughout his life, in whatever he undertook, would unquestionably exhibit the same unfixed ness of purpose and the same irresolution of mind. Love is like everything else ; a man who is not to be trusted in that, is very likely to be unsafe in other respects. Neiv York Times. Attempted Suicide. The Charleston Stan dard states that a young man, from North Caro lina, went into the Merchants' Hotel Tuesday evening, 26th ult., and asked for pen, ink And paper, which were given him. Shortly after he left, there was found on the desk a note addressed to the proprietor of the Hotel, and signed by the person above mentioned. The contents was a re quest that his body should be taken to North Carolina, and delivered to a certain person therein mentioned, after which he stated that he would commit suicide before morning, either with a pis tol or by poison. Mr. Hurst, the proprietor, en deavored to find one of his friends, in whose hands he placed the note, who immediately went in search of him, and found him about 12 o'clock the same night, having in his possession a pistol, which, upon being asked, he stated, he had bought to give to the children at home. The attentions of his triends have no doubt saved hia life for the present. The Standard states that he is laboring under great depression of spirits, brought on through a severe attack of dyspepsia. His name is not given. Tub Money Pressure. The panic continues with unabated severity. Rates of discount are if anything more severe than yesterday, but this is more owing to the universal loss of confidence than from any actual increase in the scarcity of money. We hear of transactions to-day in prime, " tip top," " bang up," or any other phrase which is understood to convey an idea of superfine quali ty of paper, at from 18 io 24 per cent., but it iu not easy to persuade a man who ha6 money, to part with it on very fair terms for paper. A good portion of this timidity is ridiculous, but it is hu man nture, nevertheless. We have better tiding3 from New York ; the Banks have increased their specie by a million of dollars, and the run on the Savings Institutions is subsiding. Our Banks are now drawing moderate amounts of coin from New York; relief, there fore, seems near at hand, but as long as people are so unnecessarily frightened, negotiations must be hard. Uoston Journal. Front Washington. In the U. S. Senate, on the 26th instant, Mr. Brodhead presented a memorial from the Philadel phia Board of Trade, asking that measures may be adopted for the relief of Dr. Lane, the Arctic navigator. Mr. B. also gave notice that he would next week call up the bill for the relief of the sol diers of 1812. Mr. Douglas introduced a bifl appropriating $1000 for territorial expenses, the annual appro priation of the current year being unavailable by the death ofGov. Burt. Passed. Many local bilk were presented and referred. In the House, the Senate bill re-appointing Messrs. Choate and flaw ley regents of the Smith sonian Institute, passed. Mr. Bridges moved the passage of a resolution preventing the importation of foreign paupers. Mr. Hunt moved that the Secretary of the Navy be instructed to inquire into the expediency of con structing a naval depot at New Orleans. Mr. Letcher introduced a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the Committee on the Judicia ry to inquire into the expediency of a bill making null and void the law in Minnesota chartering the North-west railroad. Mr. Cobb introduced a bill amending the law of last session graduating the prices of public lands. Postponed one week. How Statues are iJIade. TOE GREEK SLAVE. George H. Calvert, through the Literary World, gives the following interesting account of the pro cess of manufacturing statues, in a notice of Powers' Greek Slave : The Greek Slave is the second ideal work of the American sculptor, Hiram Powers the Eve being his first, I he clay model was begun anJ finished in the summer and autumn of 1842. American sculptors having been hitherto obliged to work abroad, but few of our citizens have op portunities of witnessing the labors of the studio ; acceptable, therefore, will be some explanation of the several processes through which a work in sculpture must pass, ere the artist can present his conception smoothly embodied in marble. The visitors to the ' Slave' will thus be made acquaint ed with the bodily birth and growth of the won derful creation that stands before them in dazzling beauty. The conception being matured in the artist's mind, the first step in the process of giving form to it, is to erect, on a firm pedestal, a skeleton ol iron, whose height, bredth, and limbs, are deter mined by the size and shape of the proposed statue. In this case it would be abive five fee", high, with branches, first at the shoulders, run ning down forward for the arms, then at the hips, to support the large mass of clay in the tr,unk, and thence divided in two for the legs. About this strong simple frame is now roughly built, with wet clay, the pre-determined image. Rapid ly is this moulded into an approximation to the human form ; and when the trunk, head, and limbs have been definitely shaped, then begins the close labor of the mind. The living models are summoned, and by their aid the surface is wrought to its last stage of finish. With these breathing figures before him, and through his precise knowl edge of the form and expression of every part of the human body, obtained from the study of na ture and his own deep artistic intentions, the clay under his hand gradually grew into life, as it as sumed the elestic, vital look, which no mure aui tomical knowledge or craft can give, but which is imparted by the genial sympathy with nature's living forms in alliance with a warm sensibility to the beautiful qualities which crown and render ef fectual the other less elevated endowments for art. Thus, by the most minute manual labor, directed by those high and refined mental gifts, the clay model of the ' Slave' was wrought out ; and here the artist's work ended ; the creation was com plete. The processes whereby it was now to be transferred to marble, though of a delicate, diffi cult kind, and requiring labor and time, are pure ly mechanical, and are performed, under the art ist's direction, By uninspired hands. In order that the soft clay image be transformed into a harder substance without suffering the slightest change in its surface, a mould 4s applied to it, in the same way and with the same material as when a cast is taken of the living lace or head, by means of semi-liquid plaster of Paris. The clay figure is entirely covered with this substance from one or two or more inches thick, provision being made for taking off the arms and for split ing the trunk after the plaster shall have harden ed. The clay is then all taken out, the hollow mould is cleaned, and then refilled with semi liquid plaster of Paris. When this, which now occupies entirely and minutely the place of the clay, has in ils turn become hardened, the outside crust of plaster is broken from it, and then is laid bare an exact fac-simile of the original clay figure in hand, smooth plaster of Paris, capable of bear ing the usage of the studio, and of receiving the many marks that are to guide the marbie-cutters, whose work now begins. First comes the blocker-out, with his heavy mallet and coarse chisel, under whose rough blows the whole block soon begins to grow into a rude likeness of humanity. Then a finer work man, who loosens more of the folds that over lay the beaming image that the artist is bent on disclosing from the centre of the marble. And, finally, the artist himself, or, as in this case, re fined worker, schooled under the eye of Powers, gives the finishing touches, reproducing, with un surpassed accuracy in the transparent, pure mar ble, every swell and indentation, and minutest carve, all the countless delicacies of detail, the which, combined with and forming grand sweep ing lines, characterize the original as moulded in clay by the hand of Powers. Eating Meat. The Americans are the greatest caters of animal food. The pork consumed in the United States is three times the quantity consumed by the same number in Europe, if statistical accounts are to be believed. Animal food is very generally set on the table three times a day, in the western country. An Irishman writing home, and extolling the lux uries of his condition in the new world, added by way of a clincher, that he commonly took meat twice a day ; upon which his employer asked him why he did not state the whole truth. He replied that if he had said three times, all his friends would have believed that he lied. This was going a little too far for common credulity. But after all, the Americans are a spare, hungry-looking people, not appearing as if well nourished. The inhabitants of Northern Europe and Asia are phy sically and morally weak, though living mostly on fish and flesh. The Scotch and Irish who eat but little meat, are strong, capable of great labor and fatigue, and more able-bodied men than the English, who are more addicted to animal food. The strongest men in the world, of whom we have an account, are the porters of Smyrna who never taste flesh. The South Sea Islanders are very powerful men upon a diet mostly of vegeta b'es and fruit. It is said that the soldiers of Greece and Rome seldom tasted meat, though qualified by physical courage and endurance for the conquest of the world. The suspicion is quite strong that Jonathan would gain flesh and improve his gener al appearance by the substitution of bread and vegetable fur a part of hi9 diet for animal food. . Wo Sabbath. In a Prize Essay on the Sabbath," written by a journeyman printer in Scotland, there occurs the following passage : "Yokefellow! think how ihe abstraction 0f the Sabbath would hopelessly enslave ihe workin classes, with which we are identified. Think of labor thus going on in one monotonous and coo tinuous and eternal cycle limbs forever on ifo rack j the finger forever playing, the eve-bali-torever straining, the brow forever sweating, lrie feet forever plodding, the brain forever throbbing the shoulders forever droping, the loins forever aching, and the restless mind forever scheming "Think of the beauty it would efface ; of the merry heartedness it would extinguish ; of the giant strength it would tame ; of the resources 0 nature that it would exhaust ; of the aspirations it would crush ; of the sickness it would hreeH r the projects it would wreck ; of the groans it would extort ; of the lives it would immolate; and of the cheerless graves that it would prema' lurely dig ! See them, toiling and moiling, sweat, ing and frettine, erindinc and hewim. wonvi and spinning, sowing and gathering, mowing and reapmg, razing ana uuuaing, digging and planting, unloading and storing, striving and struL'plin" ,L - wr v- O the garden and in the field, in the granary and in tne nun, in tne warehouse and in the shop, on the mountain or in the ditch, on the road and in the wood, in tne city and in the country, on the sea and on the shore, on the earth in days of bright ness and of gloom. What a sad picture would the world present if we had no Sabbath !" The 3Iier. Of all the creatures upon earth, none is so dig picable as the miser. It is not inniw..;w. ihui aln profligate may have a Iriend, for there is usually left about him some touch of humanity some un broken cord of the finer feelings ol our nature; but the miser meets with no sympathy. Even the nurse who is hired to attend him in his latest hours, loths the ghastly occupation, and longs for the moment of her reh-ase ; for although the deaih damp is already gathering on his brow, Uio thoughts of the departing sinner are still upon his gold ; at the men jingling of a key he starts from his torpor iu a paroxysm of terror, lest a surrep titious attempt is being made upon tlie sanctity of his strong box. There are no prayer of the orphan or the wid. ow for him not a solitary voice has ever breath ed his name to heaven, as a benefactor. One poor penny given away in the spirit of true chari ty, would now b worth more to him than all ihe gold the world contains; but, notwithstanding that he was a church-going man, and familiar from his infancy with those awful texts in v,WU the worship of Mammon is denounced and the punishment of Dives told, he has never yt been uble to divorce himself from his solitary love of lucre, oi to part with one atom of his pelf. And so, from a miserable life, detested and des pised, he passes into a dreary eternity ; and thoe whom he has neglected or misused, make merry with the hoards ol the miner. Stopping the Cbedit SrSTBJf. The newspa per publishers of Connecticut, having become tired ol the credit system, have determined that after the 1st o( Fel rimry next, they will demand the cash from all subscribers residing out of the place in which the paper subscribed for is published. 0C7 The Rev. H. B Jones will preach in the Court House, in this place, on the 7th insi. at half past 10 o'clock A. M. IVotice. nAVING bought th;; entire intercut of Mr. Otorjrc B;i rgman in the Store of Burginan & Ahren?, Inge t h. or with all debts due to tlio firm since October 1, i."t, would most respectfully solicit u call from my friend ind tlic public generally. Tin: business u ill be now conducted under th firm of AIIHKVS fc HAND, ad joining the Court-HouHe, where a full at-sortment of Uoods will always be ktpt. J. C. HANI). January 1st, lt55. S.'4-tl Take Notice. IJAVING sold my interest in the Store conducted un 1 derthc firm of B.irgman Ac Ahrens since the 1st of October last, together with all the debts due since that time to Mr. J.t'.Hiud, I would recommend him to iiij friends urid customers as being every WV worlliy of their patronage. Those indebted to me arc requeue. r7 io nrrlle up a I intend to leave this place. G. UAIttiMAN. January 1, 1855. 2ltf ALSHfl"lS FOR ST. VALENTINE'S DAY, 14th February. THE subscribers have just received tlu :r new Stock of VALENTINES and ENVELOPES for the 14th ..t February, 1855. The V.Jentincs sre from New De signs, difiercnt from last year's .style and for elegance ami artistic finish are superior to any before offered. Orders will be filled, and promptly forwarded by nuil in any quantity at the following prices, viz : Marks. Price Each. 6 ctMw. . jy " . 25 " . 37 ' . 50 4 - 75 " 41.00 " 1.50 2.00 " 3.00 " 5.00 06 " A B C I) E F (.' II I J K - - . 20 Patterns, 15 12 24 24 10 G 6 4 3 1 5 L Cards, EVEftY VARIETY. At 25 cents per dozen. ' 38 " 50 ' " " LOWS IE & ENNI8S, Book Sellers and Stationers, Januny 2, 1855. Charlotte. N. C Blacksmithing. DtLANE & CARPENTER have formed a co partnership lor the purpose of carrying on the Blacksmithing business in this town, at the stand lately occupied by VVearn & Collins. They are prepared to do all work in their line in the best manner, as cheap as can be done elsewhere, and punctually at the time promised. ALVIN DeLANE, WM. F. CARPENTER. January 6, 1856. 24tf State of North Carolina, IBKDELL COrNTV. Court of Pleas, Quarter Sessions, Nov'r Term, .1854. Jesse Cornelius, administrator "t of John Thompson, dee'd, I Petition for sale of vs. I Land. Andrew Thompson and others. J It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that John Thompson, James Thompson, Latimorear.d wife, Letty and Christopher Thompson, hcira at law of the said John Thompton, deceased, reside beyond the limits of this State: It is therefore ordered and decreed, that publication be made in the Western Democrat, a news paper published in the tow n of Charlotte, notifying said defendants to be and appear at our next Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, to be held for the county of Ire dell, at the Court House in Stalesville, on the 3rd Mon day of February next, then and there to plead, answer, or demur to plaintiff's petition, or it will be heard ex parte and judgment pro confesso taken against them. Witness, M. F. Freeland, Clerk of our aaid Court, t office, the 3rd Mondoy of November, A. D., 1854, and in the 79th rear of our Independence St. F. FREELAND, Clerk.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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