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mm rfGfl BY JOHN I PALMES, V.nlTOR AN'P PROPItlETOK. Office on Main Street, j .,r nnnn enliTH fF SADLER'S HOTEL. 1 unc uw www... w- - OFFICE OF THE BOOK AI JOB f (j Raring recently visited New-York, and se I. ct(l frm tin- old ami elegant Foundry of Goo. Bruce, Esq., A QUASTRY OF 3lrm aub aaljianablrCiipf, We are now pceparesl to Buoita In tla.o Best Style, AI.I. KINDS OF "JIuItipty the JMtmm, and you multiply the lit suits." Is one of the established maximsof business- llH)i OHOERS Fult PAMPHLETS, HANDBILLS, CARDS. I IKCULARS, LABELS, CLERKS' BLANKS SHERIFF'S do. CONSTABLES' do. MAGISTRATES'). ATTORNEYS' do. OU FOP Reonuvd by the business Community, WILL KG BXECUTEn WITH 1J JE3 A. T T3" IE3 S S , 1 ISPATC H AND 9 0 s sss- Various ls-ixxciss of ALWAYS ON HAND. Pritchard & Caldwell HAVE jut received and are now opening, at the Granite Oriis Store, one of the Largest and best selected Stocks of PKUGS, IIIEMCIIVES, AD C5 liomicals, Dye-Wood and Dye-Stuffs, Oils, Paints and Painters' Articles, Varnishes, Window Glass and Putty, Glass-Ware, French, rimlNIi A Ameri can Perfumery, Fine Toilet and Shaving Soaps, Fine Hair, Tooth, and Faint Brushes, Surgical and Dental Instruments, Trusses and supporters of all kind, Spices, SnutHs, and Manufactured Tobacco. All the Patent or Proprietary Medicines of the Day, Superior Inks, I'lirc WineN and liraariie for Medical Purposes, Extracts for Flavoring, Acidulated Drops, very refiesh ing and delicious, Stabler's, and Jacobs's Diarrhoea Cordial. Gilman's Hair Dye, (in stantaneous in its effects,) Phalon's Magic Hair Dye. Choice Toilet and Fancy Articles, &c, &c, &c. E7" We make our purchases for Cash, mid offer goods t qually as low as they can be ob tained from any similar establishment in this section. All Articles Warranted to e IVcmIi, Pure and (eiiuiiif. Orders from the Country promptly filled, anil satisfaction guaranteed, with regard both to price and quality. Physicians' Prescriptions Will receive particular attention at all hours of the day and night. July 13, '53-tf WHEAT MARKET, rwish to purchase three or four hundred thousand bushels of good merchantable wheat, for which I will pay the highest cash price. Charlotte, from its facilities of transportation is one of the best inland marke's in the South ern States. I liaTe erected large Merchant Mills contiguous to the Railroad,capablc of grin ding three hundred barrels of flour per day, and to keep them running I must have wheat. So bring it along, if you want the highest fig ure for it. I am prepared to grind for toll. If you want flour whose brand will be sufficient to sell it in any market in the world, here is the place to have it manufactured. These Mills have al ready made a reputation not inferior to any in the country. LEROY SPRINGS. June 15, 1So5. 17-tf Cash paid for Hides. IMIE highest prices will be paid lor hides by S. M. IIOWKLL. 3 doors south of Sadler's Hotel. Charlotte, Oot. 30-Gm Congress Gaiters for Ladies, UST Received at Boone's Boot &. Shoe Emporium. May 2.), 1855. 44-tf. J FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. A Family Paper, devoted ? g THE WESTERN DEMOCRAT. Published every Tuesday Containir tlic latest News, a full and accu rate Report of the Markets, &c. For the year, if paid in advance, $2 00 If paid within six mouths, 2 50 If paid after the expiration of the year, 3 00 I rf-Anv person Bending us five new sub scriber, accompanied by the advance sub scription 10) will receive a sixth copy gra tis for one rear. "Subscribers and others who may wish to send money to us, can do so by mail, at our risk. ADVERTISING. 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He says : "To lecture upon this disturbing subject, unless it is proposed to act upon it, would seem to be a barren aud profitless gratui ty ; and if action is proposed, it must have relation to the domestic concerns of our sovereign equals, with which we have no right to interfere. They left this question in other times according to the true sense of the constitution, to the people of New York and Massachusetts, wilh all its res ponsibilities aud irritations, to dispose of it in their own good time and manner ; aud may we not, in the seme confiding spirit, h ave it to those upon whom it rests ? De termined long since to h ave this question wfce tlic constitution loft it, w-to I to ac cept your invitation. 1 would choose for my theme 'The Duty of the People of these Free States,' and woidd endeavor to incul cate the valued admonitions of the Father of our Country upon sectional disturbances. Lest, however, a formal lecture, as propos ed by your course, even invoking non-intervention in the affairs of sovereign States, might be construed into an admission thai it was an open question, and that by the same rule others might arraign and assail, I have determined that I shall best contri bute to preserve the public peace by de clining to take part in the proposed dis cussion. Great Bank Frai i in Boston. Inves tigations were made Friday into the affairs of the Grocers' Bank, Boston, when it was discovered that a defalcation of $250,000 had taken place. Kilbourne, the Boston merchant who disappeared, was one of the clerks in the Bank, and Mr- P. F. Kingman the cashier of the Bank, has also disap peared. There is an over issue of 100,000. Nothing has been heard of either Kilbourne or Kingman. A full investigation, it is said, will show the defalcation to be 400,000. A toothful couruB. Robert Gray, aged ninety-five, has just been married, in Flu vanna county, Va., to a lady aged ninety, two years. Nr.r.RASKA. The election in the Territo ry of Nebraska for a delegate to Congress has resulted in the success of Bird B. Chap man, Esq., the democratic candidate. There were three other candidates. Texas U. S. Senator Hon. T. J. Busk, dein., has been re-elected to the U. States Senate by the, Legislature of Texas. Yery Deep. The depth of the Niagara liver under the suspension bridge is es timated by engineers to be seven hundred feet. This is deeper than any other rapid ly running stream in the world. . Mysterious Death. Last Monday a woman named Sarah Schribell, was ar rested at Sharpsburg, Pa., on the charge of passing a counterfeit $10 bill. Duriug the examination she fell from her chair in an in sensible state, from which she never recov ered sufficiently to be conscious of her situ ation until the next morning, when death eusued. CiRiors Suit in CorRT. A curious point of law has just boon decided by a county court judge at Exeter, England. The question was whether an inhabitant of a town was at liberty to keep animals whose noise proved a serious annoyance to their neighbors. It was shown on the part of a Mr. Abraham, that his neighbor, Mr. Min ty. had a cock which crowed 150 times in -25 minutes. The learned iudre thought this was an amount of crowing which human nature was not bound to put up with, and awarded to the plaintiff la. damages. to State Intelligence, the News of CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, METHODIST H CONFERENCE. Anrxmtments of tho P . x - vx m. ui Haas South Carolina Conference of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, South, for 1850 : CHARLESTON DISTRICT. Hugh A. C Walker, P. E. Charleston, Cumberland St : William P. Mozon. Trinitv : Joseph Cross. Bethel: J. T. Wightman. St. James : Win. E. Boone. Cooper River circuit : W. W. Jones, II. E. Ogburn. Cooper Kiver mission : (jr. . Moore. St. Andrews : To be supplied. St. George's circuit : Paul A. M. Wil liams. Cypress circuit: W. H. Lawton. St. George's & St. Paul's mission : Abram Nettles. Walterboro circuit : A. W. Walker, W. A. Hemmingway. Pen Pen mission : W. C. Kirklaud. Ashepoo and Combahee mission : P. G. Bowman, E. A. Price. Prince William mission : William Hutto. Black Swamp circuit : Sam'l Leard. Allendale circuit : A. G. Stacy. Savannah Hirer mission : J. D. W. Crook, D. A. Ogburn. Okutie mission : To be supplied. Beaufort mission: J. II. Coburn. Edisto and Jehosse mission : Charles Wil son. Benjamin Jenkins, missionary to China. GEORGETOWN DISTRICT. Charles Betts, P. E. Georgetown : Thos. Mitchell, J. W. Mil ler, sup. Sautee mission : Joeph Parker, R. W. Burgess. Sampit mission : M. A. McKibbeu. Black River and Pee Dee mission : J. A. Mood, C. E. Wiggins. Black River : M. S. Banks. Black Mingo mission : J. P. Dubose. Lynchburg circuit : Lewis A. Johnson. Darlington circuit: A. McQuorquodale, L. M. Hamer. Cheraw : Bond English. BennetsviUe circuit : H. A. Wood, J. W. Crider. Society Hill mission : I. P. Hughes. Mrin C. H : C. H. Pritchard. Marion circuit : L. M. Little, Randolph R. Pegues. Liberty Chapel mission : J. A. Minuick. Conwayboro circuit: E. D. Boyden, G. R. Andrews. Waccamaw mission : Win. Carson, G. W. Stokes. A. M. Shipp, Professor in the University of North Carolina. COLUMRIA DISTRICT. Wm. Crook, P. E. Columbia, Washington St : W. A. Game well. Marion St : F. A. Mood, Witeford Smith, sup. Congaree mission : N. Talley. Columbia circuit : J. D. Erviu. Richland Ford mission : A. S. Smith. Barnwell e.ircuit : E- J M eynardie. Orangeburg circuit: D. J. Simmons, . W. Mood. Lexington circuit : Frederick Rush. Santeo circuit: D. W. Scale. Upper Santee mission : A. P. Avant, one to be supplied. Sumterville : W. IL Fleming. Sumter circuit : J.J.Fleming, J. P. Munds Fairfield circuit : A. B. McGilvray, sup. Clietterville circuit : J. H. Robinson, J. M- Cline. Winnsboro circuit : Cornelius McLcod. Colin Murchison, Agent for Columbia Fe male College. S. M. Townsend, Agent for the South Carolina Tract Society. COKESUCRY DISTRICT. R. J. Boyd, P. E. Cokesbury circuit: H. H. Durant, G. "V . M. Creighton. Edgefield circuit : J. H. Zimmerman, J. S. Nelson. Grauiteville and Aiken S. Conner. Newberry : William A Newberry Circuit: M. J. A. Poller, J. McSwain. Pucket, D. I). Bvars. "Union circuit : W. Martin, J. S. Hill. Tiger River and Enoree misson : John Finger. Laurens circuit : T. Razor, A. P. Martin, sup. Greenville : F. M. Kennedy. Greenville circuit : M- Eaddy, A. B. Ste phens. Anderson circuit : A. M. Chritzburg. Mount Tyron mission: H. J. Glenn. Pickens Circuit: To be supplied. Jocossee mission : L. Scarborough. J. W. Wightman: Teacher in Cokesbury School. CHARLOTTE DISTRICT. Billiard C Parsons, P. E. Charlotte: J. B. Picket. Charlotte circuit: John Watts, J. W Murray. Concord : J. L- Slueford- Albermarle : B. G. Jones. Wadesboro : O- A. Darby. Wadesboro circuit: S. H- Brown, A. J. Evans. Chesterfield circuit : Simpson Jones. Camden : James Stacy. Waterec mission: A. J. Cauthen, A H. Harinan. Lancaster circuit : James H. Ward. Catawba mission : W. A. Clarke. Pleasant Grove : G. W. Ivey. T. R. Walsh, President of Carolina Fe male College. SHELBY DISTRICT. John W. Kelly, P. E. Spartanburg : . Ji. Jones. Spartanburg circuit : D. May, E. W. Thompson. Yorkville : Archibald H. Lester. Yorkville circuit: J. W. North. Lincoluton: L- Wood, W. J- Black. Shelby : James T. Kilgo. Rutherford: Paul F. Kistler. Catawba circuit : J. W. Puett. Lenoir : Abner Ervin. Morganton : R. P. Franks. McDowell : M. A. Connelly. South Mountain mission : W. B. Currie. W. M. Wightmans, President of Woflord College. . t Charles Taylor, l'roffessor in Spartan burg Female College. - , Chafes S. Walker, Agent for Woflbrd College. , D. MeDonald, transferred to the Missis sippi Conference. The next session of-tho Conference is to b held at Yorkville. S. C, on November 25th. Ic30 the World, Political Information, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, WILMINGTON CONFERENCE. The North Carolina Methodist Episcopal Conference, which lately convened at Wil mington, made the following appointments for the Salisbury District : W Barringer, P E. Salisbury : L S Burkhead. Rowan : C M Anderson. East Rowan : To be supplied. Mocksville : S D Adams. Iredell : D W Doub. Alexander : D B Shelton. South Iredell : O J Brent. Wilkes : L M Wood. Jouesville : J M Gann. Surry: J C Thomas. Forsythe : S Helsabeck Winston : J E Marn. Davidson : R R Bibb, C W King. Yadkin : To be supplied. Blue Ridge : To be supplied. Fisher's Creek : To be supplied. New Institute : W AY Nesbitt, sup. STATE 3T33"Wr&. N. C U. S. Circuit Court. The Cir cuit Court of the United States for the Dis trict of North Carolina, met in Raleigh on Monday present. Judges Wayne and Pot ter. Wo hear that there are two cases of mail-robery that will probably be tried tho United States VS. Lee, and the United States vs. Cherry. Renewed just in Time. Wm. Charles, Esq., who was killed on the IGth of last mouth, near Elizabeth City, N. C, was in sured for $5,000 for seven years in the Mu tual Life Insurance Compauy of Wilming ton. His policy had been renewed only two days before his death. Bishop Atkinson. The Petersburg Ex press speaks in glowing terms of a Thanks giving sermon preached in Grace Church, Petersburg, by Bishop Atkinson, of North Carolina. Bishop Atkinson is undoubtedly one of the most vigorous and clear-headed divines, and thorough theologians, in the American Church. Dwelling House Burnt. The dwell ing house of Capt. A. P. Woodall, four miles west of Raleigh, took fire on Friday evening last, and was consumed, together with some valuable papers, and various ar ticles of clothing and furniture. The fire was communicated accidentally. - Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. At the late session, of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows at Wilmington, the following offi cers were duly elected for the ensuing year: W- J. Hoke, of Lincoluton, Grand Mas ter; J. B. Morris, of Newberne, Deputy Brand Master ; J. E. Jones, of Washing ton, Grand Warden; A. P. Repition, of AYilmington, Grand Secretary ; R. J. Jones, of Wilmington, Grand Treasurer; R. A. Caldwell, of Wadesboro, and J. N. Wash ington, of Newberne, Grand Representa tives to the G. L. of the U. S.; Rev. Molcom L. Douglass, of Duplin, Grand Chaplain. The total amount, expended during the past yeai", for charitable purposes, was $3,984.43, leaving in the hands of the Treasurer a bal ance of $1,204,03 To re Hanged. Joseph Williams, con victed of the murder of his father, Francis Williams, has been sentenced by the Cir cuit Court of Person county, to be hanged ou the 24th day of December next. A peti tion signed by over 400 persons has been forwarded to tho Governor, praying the par don of Williams. N. C. Rail-Road. At a meeting of the directors of the North Carolina Rail Road, held at Raleigh last week, Mr. T. S. Gar nett was elected General Superintendent of the Road. Salary $2,500. Suicide. Mrs. Winslow, daughter of Hugh Baker, of Guilford county, committed suicide on Friday night last, by cutting her throat with a razor. No"cause is assigned for the rash act. Change of Name. The name of the post office hithi to known as "Rozzel's Fer ry," in Mecklenburg county, has been chanced to "Mountain Island." John Tate, Esq., is the post master. North Carolin a Christian Advocate. The Kah igh Standard states that the Confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, recently held in Wilmington, determined to publish a weekly paper under the above ti tle ; and the Rev. Boras T. Hefliu was cho sen Editor. A publishing Committee of five was appointed, whose duty it is to fix the alary of the Editor, aud select the location for the paper, &e. Sale of Land. A tract of land belong ing to the estate of the late Dr. A. W. Me bane, of the Hermitage, a few days ago in Bertie county, living near Woodville, Per quimans county, was 57 bid off by William Mebane, son of the late owner, for $57,000. It contains 1331 acres, and is said to be fine for the production of graiu, as are all the lands lying on Turkey ridge in the vicinity. Chestnut Trees Dying. Nearly all the chestnut trees throughout the section of Rockingham county, N- C-, and tue sur rounding counties, have died this season. A Forthcoming Book. The Fayctte ville Areas has been put in possession of the manuscript pages of "The Seven Trav ii - x' .! fi i:. . t j::... , ., eners ; or, .oriu iuvuiw timumn , new book now ready for the press, by a young geutlemaaT of lv-beson county. The materials from which the tab s, legends. &e., have been taken, have been wrought, it is -aid. in a m.'oterlv aawnerhj tin- atrthor. Southern Rights, Agriculture, Literature, and Miscellany. NORTH CAROLINA. 1855 Land in Warren County, N. C A tract of laud lying in this county, within a boutfive miles of Warrenton, containing 185 acres, was sold at p .blie auction about seven years ago for $500, and purchased by the late Win. II . Harris. On Thursda y last, the same land was exposed to public sale by the' Executor of Mr. Harris and was pur chased by Mr. Win. C. Williams at $2,500. The lands of Warren, says the "News," hare been greatly enhanced in value within the last few years, and are still increasing, -pari passu, with their increased productiveness, under the present improved system of agri culture, and also with the high prices of their products. . . Currituck Canal. We understand that the Company recently organized for cutting a canal from Currituck Sound to the waters of Virginia, have commenced building their dredging boats, and the work of excavating is soon expected to begin. Indeed we un derstand that the Dredging Machine and a number of men have already arrived at Nag's Head, for the purpose of commencing tho work of opening the Inlet there, under the appropriation of $50,000 made by the last Congress, clcttcb oetrn. HALLOWED BE THY NAME. RY MISS EL1Z. COOK. List to the dreamy tongue that dwells In rippling wave or sighing tree ; Go, hearken to the old church bells, The whistling bird, the whizzing bee ; Interpret right, and ye will find 'Tis 'power and glory' they proclaim ; The chimes, the creatures, waters, wind All publish, 'hallowed be Thy name !' The pilgrim journeys till he bleeds, To gain the altar of hi ? sires ; The hermit pores above his beads, With zeal that never wanes nor tires ; But holiest rite or longest prayer That sonl can yield or wisdom frame, What better import can it bear Than 'Father, hallowed be Thy name V The savage kneeling to the sun, To give his tbauks or ask a boon ; The raptures of the idiot one, Who laughs to see the clear round moon ; The saint well taught in christian lore, The Moslem prostrate at his flame All worship, wonder and adore, And end in 'hallowed be Thy name !' Wliate'er may be man's faith or creed, Those precious words comprise it still ; We trace them on the blooming mind, We have tbeni on the flowing rill ; One chorus hails the Great .Supreme; Each varied breathing is the sam The strains may differ, but the thkmk, Is Father, hallowed be Thy name !' LOVELINESS. It is not your neat dress ; your expensive shawl, or your golden fingers that attract the attention of men of common sense. They look beyond these. It is your character they study. If you are trifling and loose in your conversation no matter if you are as beautiful as an angel you have no attrac tion for them. It is the true loveliness of your natures that win and continue to retain the affections of the heart. Young ladies sadly miss it who labor to improve their outward look, while they bestow not a thought on their minds. Fools may be won by the gew-gaws and fashionable, showy dresses ; but the wise and substantial are never caught by such traps. Let Mo desty be your dress. Use pleasant aud a groeable language, and though you may not be courted by the fop, and the sop, tin good and truly great will love to linger in 3'our steps. THE CHILD ANGEL. Death has closed those little eyes and for ever shrouded their bright glances. How sweetly she sleeps, that little coveted an gel! How lightly eurl the glossy ringlets on her for head ! You could weep your very soul away to think those cherub lips will never, never unclose. Vainly your anguish ed glances strive to read the dim story of love in those faded orbs. That voice, sweet as winds blowing through wreath aud gar lands, slumbers forever. And still the busy ! world knocks at your door and will let you j have no peace. It shouts in your ear, it I smiles in your face, it meets you at the cof fin, at the grave, and its heavy footsteps tramp up and down in the empty nom from whence 3 011 have borne your dead. But it comes never in the hush of night to wipe away your tears ? In the solemn silence of the grave we feel the force of the sickening sorrow which hangs heavily upon the heart as though it would press it down into that narrow space over which the Spirit dwells in mournful suspense. But a brighter vis ion meets tho eye. Canyon look up? Can you bear the splendor of that sight ? Tan thousand celestial beings, and your ra diant child angel in the midst In her ey es a glory bright. On her brow a glory crown. TYING A KNOT. The following incident is reluted of the late Mr. Webster's courtship. H was then a young lawyer in Portsmouth, N. H. At one of his visits to Miss Grace Fletcher, he had, probably with a view of combining utili tv nnd enjoyment, been holding skein? of silk thread forher, when suddenly he stop- KTo-w ped, saying, 4 Grace we have thus been en gaged in tying knots ; let us see if we can tie a knot, one which will not untie for a lifetime.' He then took a piece of tape, and, after beginning a knot of a peculiar kind, gave it to her to complete. This was the cerymony and ratification of their engage ment. And now in a little box, marked by him with the words ' Precious Documents,' containing the letters of his early courtship, thir uniuue memorial is still to be found. The knot has never been untied. THE TWO HEIRS. "I remember," says the late Postmaster General of "the United States, the first time I visited Burlinirton, Yt., ns Judire of the Supreme Court. I had left it many years before, a poor boy. At the time I left, there were two families of special note for their standing aud wealth. Each of them had a son about my own age. I was very poor, and these boys were very rich. During the long years of hard toil which passed before my return, I had almost for gotten them. They had long ago forgotten me. Approaching the court house, for the first time in company with several gentle men of the bench and bar, I noticed, in the court-house yard, a large pile of old furni ture about to be sold at auction. The scenes of early bovhood with which I was surrounded prompted me to ask whose it was. I was told it belonged to Mr. J. Mr. J 1 I remember a family of that name, very wealthy; there was a son, too ; can it be he ? I was told it was even so. He was the son of one of the families already alluded to. He had inherited more than I had earned, and spent it all ; and now his own family- was reduced to real want, and his furniture was that day to be sold for debt. I went into the court-house suddenly, yet almost glad that I was born poor. I was soon absorbed in the business before me. One of the first cases called originated in a low drunken quarrel between Mr. II. and Mr. A. Mr. H., thought I, that is a familiar name. Can it bo ? In short, I found that this was the son of the other wealthy man referred to ! I was overwhelmed alike with astonishment and thanksgiving astonish ment at the change in our relative standing, and thanksgiving that I was not born to in herit wealth without toil. Those fathers provide best for their chil dren who leave them with the highest edu cation, the purest morals, and not too much money. MRS. SWISSHELM ON BABY SHOWS. Mrs. Swi-shelm has been to a 'baby show,' and rather intimates, if we can understand her, that she don't quite like them. Here is what she says, at any- rate : ' The poor dupes of mothers are to be pi tied rather than blamed. Some of them are decent, innocent women, who have no defi nite idea of the light in which they place themselves, and most are too nearly idiotic to be accountable. But it is not right that humanity should bo degraded thus in these persons ; nobody expects any respect for humanity from Bantam. The parties really to blame for these exhibitions are the city authorities who grant these licenses, and people of ordinary sense who go to see any thing so totally devoid of attraction. Ugly, stupid women, and ordinary, vulgarly-dressed children are no great rarity in this great republic ; anybody who gives a quarter to see a lot of them deserves si pair of donkey's ears. The exhibition is akin to the old model-artist shows; and when Barnum and Wood visit f city to bring shame on the mothers of it by one of these shows, the sons of that city should see them safely past the suburbs on a pair of rails.' BEAUTIFUL FIGURE. Two painters were employed to frescoe the walls of a magnificent cathedral ; both stood on a rude scaffold, constructed for the purpose, some forty feet from the floor. One of them was so intent upon his work that he became wholly absorbed in admiration, and stood off from the picture, gazing at it with intense delight. Forgetting where he was he moved backwards slowly, surveying cri tically the work of his pencil, until he had neared the very edge of the plank upon which he stood. At this critical moment his companion turned suddenly, aud, almost frozen with horror, beheld his imminent peril; another instant aud the enthusiast would be preci pitated upon the pavement beneath ; if he spoke to him it was certain death if he held his peace, it was equally sure. Sud denly he regained his presence of mind, and seizing a wet brush flung it against the wall, sputtering the beautiful picture with un sig'atly blotches of coloring. The painter Bew forward, and turned upon his friend with fierce imprecations, but, startled at his ghastly face he listened to the recital of his danger, looked shudderingly over the dread space below, and with tears of gratitude blessed the hand that saved him. So said a preacher, we sometimes get obsorlwd in looking upon the pictures of the world, aud in contemplating s'ep backwai ds. unconscious of our peril, when the Alm'ghty dashes out the huMtre.-', and we mmna for ward to lament their destruction, into the out -stretched arms of mercy, aud are saved. 3T "Tjianks to you," uid to a plaintiff to a witness, "tor what you sam in tajfe mumA.M "Ah. sir," replied the conscious witness, "you ought to thank me for what I didn't say." $2 PER ANNUM. In Advance. il I N VOLUME 4. Series UMBER 20. POLIflOAk HON. JOHN KERR. The Raleigh Standard gives the follow ing sketch of the speech of the Hon. John Keir, at the Democratic mass meeting at Henderson, a few days ago : Mr. Edwards having concluded, the Hon. John Kerr, of Caswell, was introduced to the audience, and spoke for more than tin hour 011 the subjects of Know-Nothingism, slavery, the Nebraska bill, and kindred topics. He said he found himself in what might be considered strange company ; but he asked nnd looki 1 for his old Whig friend-, and found many of them in a dark corner, concealed from the light of day. He asked them what they were doing tho answer was, " don't knoic." Where had they been ? "Irfont knuir." What had becoino of Whig principles ? "(V know." Ho said that, ns a Whig, he had met the Doino Oiacy in the open day, hud contended with thein openly before the people, and there were no oaths, no concealments, no mys terious grips on either side. Both parties had labored for the good of the couutry, and the means they employed were houvst, abovebonrd, and known and rend of all men. The man who held that virtue was confined to any particular party or sect, was a bigot and a fool. He had found true men in both parties, and honest and right intent in the masses of the people generally ; and he deeply regretted that so many of his old friends had gone astray into tho dark labyrinths of Kuow Nothiugism. r or him self, he was still a Whig ou all the old issues; but those issues had eithor been settled, or had been abandoned by his former associates, and new ones had been present ed. As against tho pestilent isms of the Know-Nothings, and on the great questions of slavery, tho Constitution, and the Union, he was with the Democratic party ; bo was with that party, becauso he was for his country and for the perpetuation of the Union according to the Constitution ; and that party, in his humble judgmeut, wastho only one which at this time could adminis ter the government on national principles, and give reasonable assurance that our in stitutions would be preserved. Ho spoko from pcrsonul observation am. exporienco while in Congress. He had seen, with re gret, the great body of the Whigs of tho free States maintaining grounds of hostility to the South ; and he had seen, also, aud had proclaimed the fact every where, as due to common justice oven, that the Demo crats of the same region, as a party, and as representative iu Congress, were disposed, and had shown a readiness by their votes, to respect the Constitutional rights of tho South, and to aid in securing those rights to our people as involved in tho slavery question. He spoke in terms of high com mendation of such Democrats as Douglas, Cass, and Toiicey, and of such Whigs as Choate, Everett, and Farley. He did not pause to ask, in a contest like this, what the true men were called he looked to acts, not names to deeds, not professions, aud shaped his course accordingly. Tho K. N.'s could offer no reasonable assurance that tho Union would be safe in their hands. Tliey were not national they were sectional on the great question which so vitally concerns us all, and were, therefore, powerloss for good in this respect iu the very beginning of their movements. Iu addition to this, they were intolerant and proscriptive, and as such should and must be overthrown before the progress of enlightened public opinion. He yoke at some length and iu commanding eloquence in support of the principles of religious liberty, and in oppo sition to the narrow and exclusive policy of the K. N's. in rotation to foreign emi gration. Not an Echo Even. Mr. Kerr stated, on Wednesday, in his speech at Henderson, that after he had taken his seat in the House of Representatives and had given good Whig votes, aud sound votes too on the slavery question, he looked around and enquired for his Northern Whig brethren, having expect ed they would be with him ; and finding them wanting, and having called for them 'echo answered,' exclaimed a gentlemao in the crowd, 'they were not there.' 'No,' said Mr. Kerr, 'tliere was not even an echo.'' This striking truth, coming so opportunely, ' brought down the house. '- -Raleigh Stan dard. DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE, The Raleigh Standard says it is request ed by J. G. Shepherd, Esq., Chairman, to call a meeting of the Democratic State Committee, to be held at Raleigh, on the Htb day of January, 1856. A full atten dance is desirable, as the Committee, it is expected, will suggest a day for the meet ing of the Democratic State Convention, and take such other steps as may be deem ed important to the organisation aud suc cess of the party. Tio Committe consists of the followbig gentlemen j Jcs-e (i. Shepherd, Cumberland, W. T. Dortch, Way ue, Benj. Trollinger, Alamaue, W. W. Haitian, Wake, Jeremiah Nixon, Wake, C. F- Fisher, ftowao, Dir. R. Dillurd, Chowan, David Coleman, Vuncy, W. J. Houston, Duplin. HP John M. Botts, Esq., of Virginia, is recommended by the Know-Nothing of Tri angle, N. Y., as a candidate for the next l'i. -ideijey.