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VOL. 4.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1855.
NO. 16.
THE WESTERN DEMOCRAT.
Oiliee, one door south of Sadler's Hotel up nun,
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TIE Dl Till HAVE TAKLX HOLLAND !! !
' ,UT wlure thev have taken it to we don't know, but one
' limn; we do know, that it von want to buy elieai ' ..!- i
t.r casta whether Drj -l.oods, Koois or JMiocs, well made ,
lloctuns. Hats or Cap's, call at F.W. Abrcos', lonnerly Ah- j
rens tt Hand, Store next to the Court House, where you will i
Iind all kind ol t.oods and titices to suit ail.
I am obligd owing to tightnrrs of the money niatkrt aid
in v Imiited means to make my business stncily Cash, which
.-.ill enable DM to buy and sell mueh lower than a credit sys
tr:n could afford. tyy Motto is Cash and abort Profits. My
Iricuds will oblige iue not to ask lor ciedit, as I must teluse
it.
N. B. All kiioJs of produce taken for Coods.
Vours respectfully,
Oct. ". IMS. 11-tf F. W. AHRENS.
S. M. HOWELL.
Saddle and Harness Manufacturer,
Three doors south f Sauler'a Hotel,
CHAKI.OTTK, JC. C.
Til K subscriber thankful for the
very liberal patronage bestowed upon
him durii g the past year, has now
m ji1 nnn' pvtinsivi nrfmiratinn tor
n Tiie iuiure nemauu lor worK in ins
IHMine. and will endeavor to furni&ii v.11
ti -i r . j i i i L :
that may want Saddles and Hvnffs,
with a superior article at the low st
possible prices. He has now .n hand
a very large assortment ot Saddles, ISi idle,
IlarneSS. Saddlery Hardware, WhipS,
r-i at., t i jji . i
Buffalo RobeS, Saddle ClothS,
Skirtings, Hog SkinS I
Patent, Enamelled & Harness Leather, '
'
together w ith every thing usually kept in my
hne ot business. j
C7A1I kinds of Saddles and Harness made at the
shortest notice.
L7 Uepairing promptly executed.
O t 23, I8S3. ia-tf S. M. HOWELL.
PIANO FORTES!
t I K. RAMSEY, of Colum-
III bia, So. Ca., li:mo
Forte and Music Denl-
or, is constantly receiving
a good supply of Pianos with
the L A T E S T IMPROVE
MENTS, which has given them the premium over all
Athers. 6 and i octaves from $250 to $300. 6 to 7
$300 to $100. 7 to $100 to $150. Carved work
and Grand Pianos from $500 to $HMi0.
.Mr. R. beiag a practical Piano Maker can ins-to
his customers a perfect instrument.
Columbia, jun.- 29. 185o. 49-1 v
Dross IVtrtli-ox-,
ii OOORS NORTH F KTIIR's MOTEL.
LL Dresses cut and made by the celebrated A. B
C. method, and warranted to lit.
Bonnrt,. t.-iiiinicd in the latest xtyle at the shortest
notier
pril -jo.
39 if.
Watches ! Wattles! Watches!
THE siilieribeT are now receiving a large stock
of WATCHES from the most celebrated makers;
ll:4
fish stock of
Fashionable Jewelry, Chains, dec,
ajl of which will be sold low for cash or on short time
to punctual dealers.
TIIO. TROTTER & SOX.
april 27, lf 5.i 40tf
Wiiijr copy.
Charlotte Saloon.
HAVING b. ught the internet of VV. V. Phelan in
lhe Charlotte Saloon, basement story of Spring-.--
n -i - ...... A . . t I . nl I I . . . i ' t, , 1 . . . n , ' - .1... i
iniiioinjr. a ie uu-M!. ...... o w. .... ............ ... !
.(Usiness will De lierealler conuucieu in me name c
FILLER l ORB,
' Thev have iust received and arc now opening an mi.
jtjualted variety of the
Put est and lest Lienors.
Wines, Cordials, Porter, Ale,
AND
SUGARS, OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS,
that - j te be had, together with every article hat is re
quirite to refresh and regale the inner man. Thcit
FRENCH RANDIES,
W 1 N B -C LA RET, PO RT,
MADEIRA, SHERRY, and
CHAMPAGNE,
was selected by a judge and can be confidently rccom.
inend.d as PURE and GENUINE.
They have had Cetisidcrable experience in catering
for the public taste and promise to use every txertion to
please those who may extend to them their palronaje.
Al,.T. 17 4-tf ' MILLER & ORR.
State orrfli Carolina.
STASLT Cot-NTT.
Court of Pleas and Quirter Sessions Aujtjst Term
1835.
Sophia Little l
The heirs' at l.w of Dwer.
f i niM I . 1 1 1 1
u
1 T appearing to the satisf..eti.,n of the Court thm the i
1 defendants in this case reside t.ey.md the lituiii of j
this Slate, It ie therefore ordered, bj the Curt, that ;
publication be made for six weeks in l he Western Dem- j
ocrat, a newspaper published in the town of charlotte i
Sir.?Xe I
of SUnlj, at the Court House in Albemarle on the 2nd.
Monday in November next then and there to plead, an- j
swer, or demur, or judgement pro confesso will be l!en
ajainstthem.
Witncss, R. Harris Clerk for said County at office
2nd Monday in August A. D. 1855 aud in the 80th year ,
of American Independence. r &
Oct. 2, (Pr. fee !G.) 10 6t.
r u ... -w ....... j
Mecklenburg- County Bible Society.
The Mecklenburg County Bible Society met in the ' The folIowinf5 letter from the Hon. W.lliam A. Gra
Presbyterian Church, in Charlotte, on the 19th of nam' the whilom leader and champion of Whiggerv in
October, pursuant to a call of the President, Iiev. -s Suie, in response to an inviution U attend the
A. W. Miller. j late Know Nothing mass meeting at this place, suffi-
The meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev. '. cently jndicans At feelings. We have itmt idled cer
J. B. Watt. j tain portions of it, to which wo call especial attention:
lhe Secretary, Gen. J. A. ioung, read the Min -
utes, explaining tiie object of the meeting.
. Nye ilutchison, Chairman of the meeting ap
pointed for the purpose, presented a plan for the re
organization of the Society.
The draft of a Constitution was submitted, and
after some discussion, adopted as follows :
Constitution of the Me Ul. -it burg Coun
ty Bible Society.
Articlf. I. This Association shall be known as
" The Mecklenburg County Bible Society," auxiliary to
the American Bible Society.
Art. II. The sole object of this society shall be to
encourage more extensive circulation of the Holy
Scripture, without note or comment. The onlj copies
in Um K i i j.' 1 i I i language shall be of the version now in
common use, made in the reign and by order of James
the First, King of England.
Art. HI. All person- who contribute 50 cents, shall
be members for one year. Those who Coiitrib jte 10 dol
lars iit one time, shall be members for liie, and shall re
ceive a c- riificile thereof.
Art. IV. A contribution of 30 dollars at one time,
or an increase of his subscription by an additional pav
mew to thirty dollars, sha.l constitute a person a I.ilc
1 'r-iur.
Art. V. I ; Directors shall be nlltled to attend and
vote ;.t all me. tiu;- ot the lio .rd Minarets.
Aiit. VI. Tin Officers ol this Society shall consist of
a Pr s..;. t. two Vice Presidents, a Recording and a
( orn siHiiidiue Secretary, mid a Treasurer who shall act
s DcMitor. They shall discharge the duties which
properly belong to th ir r spi etive offices.
Art. VII F"i the purp - ol securinp prcater effi-
cieney .. aeiiou and mere generated oper.lh.n, a ouard
of Manager that be chosen annually consisting of the
Pastor and two Members of every Protestant congrega
lion in the county.
Art. VIII. The Officers of the Society shall b ex
i.fficlo members of the Board of Managers.
Art. IX The Hoard of Managers, ten of whom shall
constitute a quorum to do business, shall elect three of
their number, who, with the officers of the Society, shall
form an Executive Committee, competent to transact
business when the Doard fails to assemble. A majority
of the Kxeeu'ivc Committee shall constitute a quorum.
Art. X. It sIikII be the duty of the Board ol Mana
gers In meet at the call of the President. The attend
ance of the members shall be stated in the minutes of
their proceedings.
Aiit. XI. It shall be the duty of the Board of Mana
gers to keep a good supply of Books en hind; to hi.ve
an annual collection taken in ciery Protestant cougre
cation in the county, by a Committee of one or more of
members b. ing present, to aid the Pastor in securing
the larresl p sible contribution, with a statement ol
he anfOUDt dMif,ned (or tlle purchase of Books, and
that designed as a free donation.
Akt .,rI- f. lh ii ZtESl T'l W
mams alter supplying the wants ot Mecklenburg County,
si)all t(C paili ovcr Mn1Mj tothe American Bmle Soci-
cty.toaid in circulating the scriptures among the desti-
tut : other nartaof this country and in ioreipn lands.
Aet. XIII. There shall be an Anniversary of this
Society held on the Wednesday ot May, of every
year, when a lull report of their proceedings shall be
' presented by the Board of Managers, (a copy being ?nt
' to the Parent Society,) and an election for Ofljceru and
a Board of Managers shall be held.
j Art. XIV. Should the Society fail to hold its an
, nual s- ssion, the OHicers and Board of Managers shall
Continue in office until their sucicsrs are elected,
at XV. No alteration shall be made in this Con-
stitution, xjept at an annual meeting, and by consent
of two-thirds of the membe rs prese.it.
OFFICERS OF XII E SOCIETY.
On motion, the Rev. J. B. Watt, Messrs. John
McNeely and John M. Potts, and Drs. E. H. An
drews and G. V. Campbell, were appointed to nom
inate Officers, under the new Constitution.
The following were proposed and duly elected :
Rev. A. W. M i li. i:it. President.
Maj. Jons M. Potts, 1st Vice President.
Dr. D. R. Duklap, 2d Vice President.
E. Nye Hutchison, Recording Secretary.
Col. W. A. Williams, Corresponding Secretary.
P. J. Lowiue, Treasurer and Depositor.
THE BO v RI OF MANAGERS
Was constituted by the election of
Rev. J. B. Watt, J. Mason Strong, and S. W.
lleid. Steele Creek A. R. Presbyterian Church.
Sardis A. R. Presbyterian Church Rev. ,
and John WfUker and M. Brown Wallace.
Back Creek A. R. Presbyterian Ohurch Col. Ro
bert Cochran and Maj. Samuel Wilson.
Prosperity A. R. Presbyterian Church Rev. R.
F. Taylor, and Ro. Hunter,' jr., and James Bigham.
Gifead A. R. Presbyterian Church Sam'l Black
and James Gibson.
Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Thomas B.
Price and William Brown.
Pleasant Llill Presbyterian Church A. King and
G. VV. Campbell.
i aw v recK i resojinnan vuurcu, R,.V(.,on(1 W
si,i;is ixld and lh m is l. Johnson
. . . .... .
ILwell Prbvterian Church, J ham, D. U.
A. B'd Davidson and Ro. Henderson. J
Bethel Presbyterian Church Rev. E. D. Junkin,
and Andrew Springs and Will. Patterson.
Davidson College Presbyterian Church Revor
mi Drury I iovu D., and Professors D. II. Hill
and J. A. LeJand.
M illard Creek Presbyt'n Church, )
James Query and Abner Alexander.
Ramah Presbyt'n Church Tho
mas Hamilton and Wm. Dewere.
Rev.W. Smi
ley Pharr.
Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church Rev. R. II.
Laffertv, and R. A. McNeely and Dr. Thomas D.
Caldwell.
Philadelphia Presbyterian Church Wm. Max
well and Will. Beaver.
Providence Presbyterian Church,')
W, M. Mattbewi k N. Morrison Stitt.
Sharon Presbyterian Church Jos.
W. Ross and T Neelv Alexander.
Rev'd S C.
Pharr, D. D.
Charlotte Presbyterian Church Reverend A. W
Miller, and Professor M. D. Johnson and J. H
White.
i harlotte Methodist E. Church Reverend J. R
Pickett, and E. H. Andrews aud J. B. F. Boone.
Charlotte P. Episcopal Church Reverend E. H
Hewett, and J. M. Davidson and VV. A. J.UCOS.
Charlotte Baptist Ghurch- Kev. J.K.J on.QS, ana
Joseph Smith and James Gibson,
The Board elected three of their number, viz :
M. D. Johnn, J. Harvev White, and E. H. An-
drews, to form, with the Officers, the Executive
p-mm;ttee
Viwra iiw.
P motion, Resolved, That the new Oonstitu-
ti0Df jth the proceedings of the Bible Society, be
oubHdjnd in the papers of Charlotte,
. W. MILLER, President.
E. Nte HrrcHisox, ReSg Sec'y.
, is- . T
Guv. Gruliam Letter.
1 A$httilU Neu.
Hillsboro', Oct. 13. 1855.
Gentlemen : I have the honor to acknowledge
your lavor ol the 29ih Bit., containing an invit .
lion to a Mass Meeting of lhe friends of the A
merienn party, at Asheville, on she 18 h inst., and
regret that i: will noi be in my power to attend.
Though not a member of the American order
myself, nor concurring in all its articles of aiit,
l recognise in if put riots and statesmen, in whose
hands ihe destinies of lhe country, ii committed to
itVra, would be safe.
It would be exceedingly agreeable to me, In
meet my old friends, beyond lhe mountains, in
such an assemblage as you propose, anil M dis
course In I hem, on the present stale ol the conn
try, us J have dne in times past. Were I to do
so, however, I should instinctively fall into tin:
old Whig doctrines, which pervaded the entire at
mmphere when 1 teas last Among you, and Hen
ry Clay was our champion and teacher. The
lime and span-, now allowed, l.rbid, even ih
summary, of such discourse.
Bui I cann -t conclude, even this brief acknowl
edgement, without saying lor your Nuinnal Con
vention at Philadelphia, ihat its declaration o! prin
ciples, concerning slavery, as it exists among us.
and all the cognate topic, which now most con
cern us, and distraci the public mind, contain the
only true, constitutional and safe method of set.
ding, on a permnnent, national basis, all the dis-
turning questions, arising, or Ihat can arise, out
of the whole subject.
1 am, Geniiemen, with great respect,
Your ob't. servant,
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM.
Stanly vs. KnowN- thingism. The Wil
mingmir Daily li raid siys :
VVe have before us a copy of the San Fran
cisco Herald, of August 30. containing a report of
a public speech delivered in that city by the II n
Edward Stanly, late of this Slate. Mr. Stanly
took open ground ag.insi the American platform
a tid parly in his speech. And we have oile r and
even better authority for ihe st;icment if his op
position to tiie- American party. While we re
gret all tkis, we (eel it a duly due Mr. Stanly to
place him correctly on the record."
This effectually settles the question of Mr.
Stanly's position. He is against lhe Know Noth
ing ptrty.
Foreigners and Catholics at the Sotjth.
The following statistics, compiled tr;m the census
returns of 1850 for partisan purposes, possess in
terest in otlu-r respects. They show the propor
tion of foreigners and Catholics to the total popu
lation of ihe fourteen southern States. Compared
with ihe native population the number of foreign
I ers is but two to thirty. nine, and the number "I
Cathies not quite one to thirty five.
States. Catholics. Foreign. Na'ive.
1. Albim, 7,498 5.200 42G.514
2. Arkansas, 1.468 1,600 162 189
3. Florida, 2 ? 1.850 47 203
4. Georgia, 6 452 4.250 521.572
5. Kentucky, 31,401 24 240 761.413
6. L-uisiaiia, 67.309 37 7S0 205 491
7. Maryland, 51 Oil 37.100 417.948
8. Mississippi, 4.782 9250 295 718
9. Missouri, 76 570 33 950 592 001
10. North Carolina, 2,565 1.400 553.029
1 1. South Carolina, 8 509 6,030 274 563
12. Tennessee, 5 616 1.400 756 83??
13. Tex. 57.620 6 760 154 034
14. Virginia, 22.953 7,930 SS4.8C0
Total, 364 492 172 740 5 993.309
Tin- 1'owpens.
We notice that thn press ot this Suite is calling
for a celebration of the Battle ol the Cowpens.
We endorse ihe movement, unci will cheerlully
co-operate with our Spartanburg friends in getting
up a great State Celebration. Charleston has
signified her willingness to move in the matter,
and we have no doubt that all portions o tha State
will promptly respond to the call.
The Hon. J. B. O'N' tiH.in a recent letter say:
With you 1 hope on thai field ol Southern glory
The Cowpen,' Spartanburg will -reci a monu
ment, anil inscribe on it Cow j.ens I7ih Jan. 1781 .'
should like it i" be an Iron Equestrian Statue ol
tht- lrn hearted M -rgan, I say Iron because it
should be cast of Iron from the Cow-pen lurnace.'
It would ihus be all of Carolina, ail of Spartan
burg, and worthy ol the old Sparta.'
Andtrson, S. C. Gazette 4 Advocate.
T' Buttle Ci oiiud JJackMii I?Ionu
inent at .'t4" Q lean.
The New Qi leans Picayune ot Tuesday last
has the following in relation to the erection of a
monument to the "Hero ol New Orleans" :
The commissioners who were appointed by an
act of the Legilature of the State ol Louisiana to
manage the erection ol the monument, have been
engaged during 'he pn few days wh Mr. D'Heme
court, one ol tin city surveyors, in fixing on a
site lor it. They have selected a spot purchased
in the name ol the. State ol Louisiana for the pur
pose, exactly where the ramparts were thrown up
on die rijiht nf the American line ol defence, shout
three hundred yards from the river b;nk, and
near the only pour at which the enemy succeeded
mid terrible slaughter in reaching th breast,
work, and where ihe most desperate cenflict of j
the day took place.
The con'ractors lor the erection of the monu
ment are Messr. Richards and Sir -ud. Its found
ation is to be 56 feel square, and will be sunk 10
feet below the surface. The exterior of 'he mon
ument is to be of marl le. At the kurfnc f ihe
ground the pedestal will coyer a space nf 33 teet
8 inches square. By si-ps to ihe height nf 10
feet it will decrease to ' feet 8 inches squire,
the size of the base i f iae shaft. This itself will
be 142 feet high. The height of the top of the
monument above the genera! level of the ground
will be 155 feet. A piril sturcase of 210 ?air.
will lead up the interior to a landing in the top,
jubt below the apex of the obelisk.
HOME.
Earth may boast her varied icenee
Of beauty rich and rare,
Her hoards ot wealth and glitt'ring gems
Th sparkle everywhere;
But steered by fortune's hand along,
Whichever way 1 roam,
1 find no spot so dear to tne
At my old cottage home.
It is not hard to gather friends
Our journeyings to cheer
Friends for a day, but friends in name
Unlike the near and dear,
The cherished few who cluster round
The old ancestral seat,
Where, tired of all the cares of life.
We rest our weary feet-
The be ,rt will own no intercourse
With flattering smile and word.
But turns to more genial place
Where Love's s .ft to.ies are heard ;
A mother's s.niles are not forgot
A fa her's lessons kind,
Such love and kindness we may search
The world in vain to find.
Dear home ! though I may wander far,
And traverse land and sea,
Thou'lt ever be the dearest spot
In this wide world to me ;
I'll not forget those cherished friends,
The enstant and the true,
Who shared ny e .rly carts and joys,
Though of, en finding new.
Co!. ItviijamiM Cleveland.
The Chaileston Standard, in sketching incidents
of th" life of the heroes of King's Mountain, speaks
hs follows of Col. Benjimiu Cleveland : Col.
Benjamin Cleveland was a native of Wilkes
coniiiy, North Carolina, and lived and died there.
Me w is an ensign in 1775, and had many fights
with the tories, once taken prisoner, and would
hive been killed by them, but was rescued by his
brother, Robert Cleveland. We have already nar
rated his part in the battle of King's Mountain.
lie also took part in the battle of Guilford, where
he commanded the North Carolina mihtia. Bo-
sides thi-, but little is known of the incidents of
his life. Wheeler states, that he was a surveyor,
and that 4,a serious impediment in his speech pre.
vented hi evn entering political life." If his
speech at King's Mountain is to be received n a
fair specimen of his stuttering, we think ho might,
noiwii hs'nnding his impediment, have driven many
a politician from the s'.ump. That speech, though
so of'en published, we again venture to add to this
nonce, as follows: 'My brave fellows! we have
beat the tories, and can bent them again. They
are cowards. It they had the spirit of men, they
would join with their lellow. citizens in supporting
the independence of iheir country. When en
gaged you are not to wait for the word of com
mand from me. I will show you bv example
how lo fight. I can do no more. Every man
must consider himself an officer, and aci from bis
own judgment. Fire as quick as you can. and
stand vour p round as lone as vou can. When
you can do no better, get behind tres or retreat;
hut I beg of you not to run quite off. If we are
n-pulsed, lui u make o point to return and renew
ihe figh'. Perhaps we may have better luck in
the second attempt than the first. If any of you
are alraid, such have leave lo retire, nnd they arc
requested immediately to take themselves ofiV
A Beautiful and Truthful Extrnct.
We clipped the following beautiful and truthful
extract from an exchange, the name of which has
escaped our memory. Let it be considered well :
The past is secure. It is unalterable. The
se of eternity is upon it. The wisdom which it
has displayed cannot be obscured ; neither can
it be debded by human folly or human in
firmity. The luture is that which may well
awaken lhe most earnest solicitude, both for the
virtu and the permanence of our Republic. The
fate of other Republics, their rise, their pro
gress, their decline and their fall, are written but
too legibly on the pages ol history, if indeed they
were not continually before us in the startling
fragments of their ruins.
They have perished, and perished by their own
hands. Prosperity enervated them, corruption
debased them, and a venal populace consummated
their destruction. They have sometimes been
cheated out of iheir liberies by servile dema
gogues ; sometimes betrayed into a surrendei of
tln-m by false patriot. They have disregarded
the warning voice of their best statesmen, and
have persecuted and driven from office their best
friends. They have reverenced power more in
its high abuses and summary movemenfs, ihan in
its calm and constitutional energy. They have
surrendered to faciion what belonged to th coun
try. Patronage and party, th triumph of a
leader, and the discontents of a dav. have out
weighed a!! solid principles and iustiuuions of
government.
Such are tha melancholy lessons ol the past his- j
. ( I. . . An..l. i;. ...on I n nnr A II' M f . I Kf '
Ury Ul IIIC irIUUIIV, Ul'"ll .-... v "
history of ihe Grecian and Italian States warn us
of our danger. Let the American youth never
forget that :hy possess a noble inheritance, bought
by the toils, and suff'-nnga, and blood of their an
ees'ors, and capable, if wisely improved and faith
fully guarded, ol transmitting to their latest pos- i
terity all the substantial blessings ot life, the peace.
ful epjoy ment ol liberty, property, religion, and!
independence. The structure has been erected by
architects of consummate skill aud fidelity ; i's
nrrangem'nts are full of wisdom and order; i's.
foundations solid, Hnd its defences re impregnable
Irom without. i has been reared Irom immortal
ity, if the work of mn niay justly aspire h such
a ti'l. Ii may, nevertheless, perish in an hour
by 'he folk, or corruption, or n-gbgenoe of its
only k-epers. The People Republics are created
by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the
citizens. They fall wheu the wise are banished
from the public councils, because they dare to be
honest, and the profligate are rewarded because
they flatter the people in order to betray tbera.
53 There ar two reasons why we don't trust
a man : one because we don't know him, and the
other becaqss we du-
Newspapers.
That able and exci lieut p-. per, itse fiichoioud
inquirer, says:
There is no book so instructive at a newspaper ;
no knowledge so necessary to be acquired as that
which may be gleaned from iis columns, nnd ac
quired with half ao much fucjlity. it is not only
the vehicle of the cheapest and most useful infor
mation, hut it also aflords th. cheapest, most in
nocent and least cloying source of pleasure and
happiness. A newspaper, in a large laonly, is
sure every day to b the means ol interesting, in
forming or phasing almost every member of the
family, especially where they live in the country,
nnd see nnd hear little (bat is new. In HtecoiMrse
of a year, a well conducted papT conveys infor
mation on almost every subject, or at least excites
curiosity and inquiry on all sutject. To know
what is nearest to us in lime nnd in space, is most
necessary, most pleasing and most instructive ;
and this kind of knowledge can only be olrtnined
Irom newspapers. We would venture to affirm
that there never was, and never will be, in a
country situation, an ignorant family win took a
newspaper. Let any parent teach his children to
read and then subscribe to a paper, and it is im
possible that bis family should not in time become
well-informed, provided ihey live sufficiently se
eluded to be thrown upon the paper as a source
ol amusement. The dulle-t child who hates a
book will, in rainy weather, steal up to a netvs.
paper, read a marriage niice and an advertise
ment or two, and put it down. The next time,
probably, he will become boldr, and g'l through
A Horrible Murder." Soon he will read short
tales of fiction ; then, just before election time,
he begins to peep into politics and even lo read
political speeches. Last of all, he attacks the
foreign news. By this time Ins curiosity on most
I subjects is excited, and overcomes his aversion
and lear of books, and he is lured on to become
a reading and well-informed man. It is strange
that any family, as a measure of economy, should
be without a paper. Children see lhe world
cheaply at home, in n newspaper, without ihe
danger of bad association or the expenses of
rave ,
An Old Editor's Expeihencb. My long rx-
perience as publisher and editor has convinced me
that it is a position of great responsibility ; ihat it
is impossible to please everybody ; that it is besl
to conduct it in such a way as to have a conscienco
void of offence towards God and man; thai in
dustry, economy, perseverance and sell-reliance
are the sures' helpers; that, like woman's work,
it is never done, every hour has it appropriate
work ; and that it requires a strong body in order
to live long in such treadmill work. .Editors
should be kind and courteous towards each other,
avoiding personalities and abuse, treat each other
as brethren, and allow others the same right
which they claim her litem' Ives. Every pub
lication innu'-nccs thousands m minus, asm mat
influence should be salutary for time and eternity.
The improvements in printing within seventy
years have been gn-Ht. The screw press and the
sheepskin oalls are superseded by the power
nress and the roller ; but tvoe setting is still done
bv human bands, and editorials must still be con- J
ceived by human heads. M y those hands and
heads, now usefully and honorably employed, be
amply remunerated by a conciousness of doing
good, and a well filled purse, before old age in
capacitates them for enjoyment, and the public
forge! their unwearied services ; and then may
the "rest" above be the reward of all your toil !
Nathaniel Willis.
RIaarriage Engagements.
It is doub'less a too frequent opinion among
young men ihat indirect promises of marriage are
not binding ; aud that nothing is so but a direct
promise in so many words. This is not only er
roneous, but highly dishonorable in those who hold !
it. Ihe strongest pledges are frequently given fr0n. his master or overseer, who, with one mule
without the interchange of words. Actum apeak j 18 years old. gathered the following extraordinary
louder than words; and there ia an attachment I crop as the result of his own work. Ho com
sometimes formed, and a confidence reposed, j menced about the middle of March, and during
which would be, in effect, weakened by formalities, i the time did his own cooking :
The man who would break a silent engagement j 90 barrels o( corn,
merely because ii is a silent one, especially when j 4,000 bundles fodder,
he has taken a course of conduct which he knew i tu0 bushels pen.,,
would be likely to result in such engagement, and 6 stacks hay.
which perhaps he even designed, is deserving of j If any hand within the range of our paper has
the public contempt. j done better, '-trot him out."
No man has the rijjht to sport with the affections Carolina Spartan, 1st inst,
of a woman in any way whatever. Vanitv is I , . a . ,
ii . , ." . A mone the wonders at the State Agricultural
jrnerllv the tempter in this case ; a desire to be I ... .: b . ,, .
,r - i. . , ., , , Exl'ibnioii in California were a call, seven months
regarded as being admired bv the ladies a very . , . , ... . . . - . . . . ,
1 1 . , , . 1 . e - .i i 1 and-a-half old, which weighed eight hundred
despicable species ot vanity , but frequently greatly , , i-.-i.i- 4. j
. , - , 1 . noundu ; two hogs which wighed nine hundred
mischievous notwiih"tandirig. He may not, in- , ' b . . . r
, . ,, j - 1 pounds ; a sunflower, three feet in circumference j
deed, actually, in so many words, promise to mar-, ' . . , . c ,
,. : e . - i i j pea-nuts two inches long ; a cluster ot twolvo
rv ; but the general tenor ol his language and de- , . .
. . , . . ,i . . t arte pears on a single twig; and a stem of a
portmeni has ihat meaning ; he knows that his- e ' . , m .. ,.
1 . . j :,i - peach tree, five f et long, containing thirty mag-
meaning is so understood ; aud ! he has not such ! ' , , . , m R
meaning; if he b. fixed by some previous engage- j ,,,fin'. Pches. aome of which measured acta,
m-et with, or greater liking U another ; if he I inches ,n circumference
knows he is here sowing the seed of disappoint j A Larue Yihd A friend in Sampson county
ment; and if he perseveres, in spite of the admo- - ,,e following product of a tingle
tions of conscience, (if he ha., any) he i guilty of! Pumpkin vine, which grew this year on the farm
deliberate deception, m justice and cruelly, H of iuhn - Boyken, E-q , in Sampson County,
makes to God an ungrateful return for those en- W.C. Number of pumpkins, 67; average weight,
dowments which have enabled him to achieve his ' 20 pounds 11 ounces; aggregate weight, 1396
inglorious and unmanly triumph. 1 pounds of pumpkins. "Sum pumpkins" that.
Tiie seven largest weighed 25 pounds eaoh.
II tlminptnn Journal.
(fc"When I reflect," observis Pope in a let. j tt,t)
ter to Addison, "what an inconsiderable atom j Remedy for Gaj I Cuickk.vs. A COtrH
every single man is with respect to the whole ere- ; pondent -;,ygf ..T, those of your readers who
ation. methtnka it is a shame to b concerned at j nre mirmwwA in raising chickens, that small
the removal of such a trivial animal as I am. j h of gufMJWder given to chicken with the
The morning after my exit the un will rise as i cp,., w,m efrcCt a fcUre MO complete cure in from
bright as ever, the Bowers smell as sweet, th- j nn to hree bour ume aod iee c
plants spring a green, the world will proceed on xt.My flflfj hearty. I speak from what 1 know.
us course, , opie .11 iau2-i as uear'ii v , ami mr-
rv as fast as thity ever ncd to do. The memory
ol man passelh away as :he r- m murance of a
guest thai larrieth but a day."
A plain anc unschooled man. who had received
his education pnne paiiy bencnili tn- open sky.
in the field or 111 th- forest, and who had wielded
the axe more lit an lhe pen, while speaking of
children, remarked with true and beautiful sim
plcity : ''The little chips are nearest the heart."
If you wish to recollect a man'a name, go secu
rity for hia house-rent. For kat-ping your memory
fresh, there is nothing like it.
U.mow Aoricuitcbal Societt. The Union
Agricultural Society ol Virginia aod North Car
tins, at iis late meeting and Pair at Petersburg,
elected J mes C. Bruce, Esq., of Halifax county.
W, as President for the ensuing year. Amongt
ihe Presidents are the billowing gentlemen of Ji.
Carolina :
Dr. Pntchard, Warcen county, N. C.
Dr. Gm. Robinson, Caswell county, N. C.
ties. Thomas Person, Northampton county, N.
Ca rolina.
N. M. Long, Halifax county, N. C.
Rob'. A. Hamilton, (iranville county, N. C.
J sbua P.-rrv, Franklin county, N. C.
U M. .Moan', .Guilford county, N. C.
iudge Little, ttook'ingtbam county, N. C.
C. Is. Ilinton, Wnke county, N.C
Cad. Jones. Crnnge coumy, N. C.
E. W. Holt, Alamance county, N. C.
J. H. Ilnghion. Chatham county, N. ft
David Million. Edgecombe county, N. C
Hon. A H. Arrington, Nash county, N. C.
Virginia Agricultural Vttr. The Fair which
has 'usi closed at Richmond, Vs., was highly suc
cessful in all respects. The show of farming
implements nnd stock was large and tine ; and on
the second day of the fair it was computed liiut
theie were at least twenty -thousand stmogers sa
attendance.
( i i.FuHn Proui'CTS. Mr. Solomon Hopkina,
of Greensboro, raised this year on an acre nnd-n-half
ol ground 27 barrels of core, being an
average of 91 2 3 bushels to the acre; beside
several wagon loads of pumkins yield hnrd lo
beat.
Elihu Coffin left a potato in our office last week,
which, when taken out of the ground, weighed
8 lbs. and measured 21 inches in circumference.
Who will try to beat old Guilford ?
Greensboro Patriot.
The Clarksburg (Va.) Register noticea thus a
pair of "Yellow Flesh Squashes," raised in Har
rison county, Virginia: "One of them raised by
Charles Lewis, Esq., measures 6 feetsnd 8 inches
in s i sm i m t aa ammttA BaMnaa mm It si I h fr,i a rwl m itm
other by Josjah AdllI,, Esq , measures
7 feet 1 inch in circumference, and weighs 137$
j Pounds.'
! So.mk Potatoes. Cnpt. John Bowen, of our
District, has left at our office one or two singular
specimens of the Sweet Potato, one of which
measures three and-a-half feel in length, and is
attach' d to another measuring nearly three feet.
Also, another, resembling the shape of a serpent,
which, if straightened out, would measure nearly
three and-a-haK feet. Three Pataioes making
nine leet.
If these can be beat, bring on your specimens
and let us aee. Camden (S. C.) Journal
Mammoth Potato The Editor of the Dan
ville (Va.) Register, acknowledges a present of n
. ? filand in Pittsylvania. Va.. which
weighs 7 'a. 10 ounces.
Laroe Potato. Mr. Joseph Clarke praienttil
us a potato the other day, which measured siiteeu
inches in circumference, and weighed 5J pounds.
It was a product of the farm of Mr. Kennedy
Bailey. Lancaster (S. C) Ledger
Some Pumpkin. -The Raleigh Standard ia
luxurating on a big Democratic, anti-Know
Nothing Pumkin, measuring four feet ten inches
round, nnd weighing 61 pounds."
Mammoth ArrxE. A gentleman in this) enun
ty has an apple in his possession which grew on
ihe plantation of Col. Crawford Turner, in the
county of Patrick, that weighs one pound eiht
ounces .' It is of the Pippin variety, perfect! y
formed and a beautUul specimen of its kind.
Danville (Vi.) RegiUer.
Extraordinary Cropping. W. D. McMakin
of this District, has a negro man 60 years old.
,irm. ,n one hand, laboring on a place 12 miles
havill. ,Me(j ,ie remedv w th ocifect MtltfaetioO.
rj - -- r
Remedy for Caterpillars. The following
in said to he a aure process to gat rid of caterpil
lar. With a common gimlet we bored hole wio
the body of a tree, some two inches deep, perhaps,
which we filled with sulphur, and than plugged up
the hole. In a short time, say forty-eight hours,
they ware seen crawling about the rard, and in
leas than six day a not one was to ha found re
maining on the tree. This ia simple but sure
remedy.
1 aay, Pat, isnt one man aa good as an
other V 'Of course he ia, and a grant dale better,