The author f the following communica
tion is a gentleman who has heretofore
acted with the opposition:
for the Democrat.
THE PRESENT CRISIS.
Mil EorrOK The great political question
which more intimately concerns the South
than ouy .th r. is. slavery or no nlavery;
it follows therefore, as u necessary conse
quence, that every true southern patriot,
no matter to what party he may belong,
should, on this important subject at least,
t o operate with whatever party may be
most favorable to slavery. For myself, I
will say that I am entirely untramtneled in
this matter and. although during the late
Presidential campaign I was disposed to
iew Mr Buchanan with suspicion, yet his
frank avowal of his principles and senti
naunts on this crrcat question, in his recent
message, has convinced me that he is de
termined that we of tli South shall have,
at least, equal rights with the people of the
North, and that we shall be protected in
the legal control of our domestic instita
tions, regardless of the fierce but impotent
assaults of American or Eurepean aboli
tionists. Entertaining these views, I call
upon all true men of all political parties
to lay aside, for the present, all minor con
siderations, and unite with the President
and the true democracy, in sustaining this
right guaranteed to each of the Southern
States by the Constitution ; and do so
with greater earnestnoss at th time, be
cause we have the Presidevt's pledge in
his message that so far a Mi influence ex
tends, be will sustain Southern rights. The
abolitionists have already expressed their
determination to extinguish slavery, by
drawing around H a cordon of freo Statos.
Tho abolition of Southern slavery will de
stroy labor, and, consequently, production,
and evn civilization ; for labor and pro
duction form the basis of civilization. I
heao that some patriotic Kepresentiativo
from the South, will introduce into Con
gress, resolutions defining tho true issue
before the country tho equal right of
Southern expansion, fori ussu, with that
of tho North this would tost tho patriot
ism of all men of all parties, whether they
may live north er south of Mason and
Dixon's line ; for no trim putriot, living
North, can deuy to his southern brother
the exercise of that right which he claims
for himself. Southerners, therefore, should
unite in a common brotherhood on this
vital question. Tho adage: Delys are
dangerous," is emphatically true with ro
gard to it. If we fail te improvo tho pres
ent favorable opportunity, then, at some
period in tho gloomy future, the ghost of
our beloved country, shaking her gory
loo 'is at us, may exclaim : '-Ye know your
duty, but yo did it not." Let all true
Southerners, and all true friouds of tho
Constitution, unite for the rights of the
Seuth, and thoso beautiful lines by Bishop
Berkley will be true of the South also, and
we may exultingly exclaim:
" Southward the star of empire holds its way.
The tirst lour acts already past ;
The tifih shall close ihe diama with ihc day.
Time's noblest ofispring is the last."
--e
For the Western Democrat.
EXTRACTS FROM THE RECORDS
eeivod a blow from which it nover after
ward recovered. At the Oct. Term, about
two weeks after this battle, the following
record appears:
Ordered by the Court that Thos. VI htte,
Sheriff of Lincoln county, take into his
possession imme diately all Tory property
1.1 the hands of different individuals, and
hold the same under his jurisdiction ac
cording to law."
During the year 1781, numerous orders
were pas.-rd for the roue! of widows, ana
tbo wounded. To this effect are tho fol
lowing:
"Ordered that John Cbittim be allowod
w,,m nf fl'MMHl in consequence ot a
HON. DAVID S. RE ID.
We copy the following article from the
Goldsboro Tribune. It is a just tribute to
a good man :
Messrs Eihtors : Few public men in
North Carolina, have arisen so rapidly to
honor and distinction, as the gentleman
whose name heads this article. Honest and
sterling merit, both personal and political,
could only have won for him such unboun
ded confidence :n the hearts of the people,
and have secured for him their highest mark
of approbation and favor. Those who know
Gov. Reid intimately, will certainly evince
... i -i.i-
no surprise at nis success, ier ne o uouij
wound ne receiven wnux. w . . batifojiy embodies in his cnaracter
this State; and Capt. Sain'l Epsey audi tammmMlUmm ., ,r f ,
TL. I L i'lll (Mill M I I' avoai. t r
i -;Aa 0ffft,M Hen- Democrat, that to reward him was a "labor
UlUflKU HJtkL luv wrmmmm - 1 , , . .
i,.kn il.vM. .ml Jslin UattMki. be al- of love." Favors and honors come uctt
1 W , V MVW V, w
. r f I It i MMI -.U ft I , .
States Senator for four years. This was
an honor well merited, and justly due to
him from the Democratic party. Since his
appearance in the Senate he has attentively
watched the interests of bis State and so
modestly won his honors, as to command
the respect of and acquire a political in-
1 fluenoe in that august assembly. Unac
customed to the practice of indulging in tho
idle and unprofitable discussion of every
minor subject that comes before tho Senate;
yet, whenever the rights of his section or
interests of his constituents are at stake, he
never fails to raise bis voice in their defenco,
His clear understanding and practical
manner of speaking, make him a public
agent of admitted usefulness. Truthfully
can be said, that he possesses tho substan
tial elements of enlightened statesmanship
lowed tho sum of 10,000 each.
These large allowances were made on
aceount of the great depreciation of conti
nental money.
" Ordered that Arthur Patterson have an
abatement of 70, 10s. in his Tax for the
year 1780, 4n account of damage he re
ceived from the British."
"Ordered that Jacob Forney and his
two sons, pay no Tax for the year 17t;0.M
During this year, Cornwallis, in pursuit of
Morgan, encamped on Forney's plantation
and committed serious depredations.
L.S w1 nurclin.ied bv CUnniUC III
II1B11 DVU ..ww Y -
trigues or annoying importunities, but b:
the free action and uwiutluonced will of his
party. If that party has ueen proiuse u .i
rewards, the merits of the recipient lave
been groat and deserving.
I purpose to trace as concisely as the sub
ject will admit, the events that havo so tar,
marked the political life of Gov. Keid.
Every North Carolinian should feel interes
ted in the career of her public men, for their
acts constitute tho chapters in our national
history, by which we are to be judged by
LATER FROM KANSAS.
Further Hostilities.
St. Locis, Jan. 4. The St. Louis Dem
ocrat says that passengers report that on
Friday night, the 25th of December, news
reached Loavenworth of an engagement
between the troops of Lane at Sugar Mount,
nnd the U. S. Dragoons. The officer or
dered Lano to surrender, but he refused.
The dragoons charged, but were repulsed
with a loss of three men. The dragoons re
tired and sent to Denver for reinforcemonts.
Denver ordered three more companies to
the seat of war.
Bloody work is expected. As soon as
pncnirement was received
in Leavenworth the people commenced or
ganizing and hurrying to assist Lane.
It was expeeted that Lane would receive
Mv humble sketch of Gov. Ried is now twenty-five hundred men additional, before
1 1 'P,.m I7i it was "ordered
J l 1111 1 J 1 AC ' , 1 , " I C -
W . . . . I- 1 i T , . .. .i . i . r 11 CI full 1 1 n r
I tl.. c.,,rt t hut tho Commissioners oi coming ireucruuons. x . b
confiscated property take into their custody Qf State-pride aiune, not to name other con
all the confiscated estates they know ot, I -,. ,vin v,o sufficient to claim for
OP TRYON COUNTY.
At tho Oct. Term, I7?rf, of tho Court of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Tryon
county, tho following appears of record:
M Spruce McCo, Esq., produced in open
Court, a licenso, undor tho hands and seals
of thai Honorable. Sain'l Ashe and Sam'l
Sencer, to practice as an attorney at law in
the several county Courts of this State,
and was admitted accordingly.
Tho Hon. Sprucu Mclvoy was educated
by that distinguished instructor of youth
in revolutionary times, and eminent divine,
the Her. David Caldwoll, of Guilford coun
ty. After filling several places of public
trust, he was appointed, in 1700, a Judge
of the Superior Cwurt.
During the year 1779, Tryon couuty was
divided into Lincoln and Rutherford coun
ties. John Wilson was elected Register
in place of Jonathan Hampton, Esq., who,
by the division, foil into Rutherford county.
Thus, the unpopular name of Tryon eeasod
to exist as a Couuty appellation ; and,
strangely as it may appear, is now only
found in designating the main street of the
town of Charlotte, and one of our western
mountains, on whose acclivities, it is said,
peaches never fail ! Trivial circumstances
sometimes transmit tho names of unworthy
heroes to posterity.
At the October Term, 1770, " William
Richardson Davie, Esq., produced in open
Court a license, under the hands and seals
of the Honorable, the Justices of the State,
to plead and practice as an attorney at law
in the several county Courts of this State,
and waa admitted to the bar accordingly."
The distinguished services of Gen. Davie,
both civil and military, will make an in
teresting chapter in the history of our State.
It may, however, be remarked, in passing,
that he was a pupil for a time at Liberty
Hall Academy in Charlotte, graduated at
Princeton in 1776, returned to North Caro
lina, and commenced the study of law in
Salisbury; but tho struggle for liberty then
whose owners are with tho enemy.'
At the Jan'y Term, 17t?3 it was further
"ordered that the negroes supposed to be
confiscated, now in the hands of the Com
missioners of confiscated property, be hired
out for one vear, with this condition that
they shall be delivered up to said Commis
siouers when demanded, and the hirers to
pay for the time they bad them in use."
At the Jan'y Term, 17S5, "Win. Sharpe,
Esq., produced, in open Court, his license
to practice as an attorney ut law, and was
admitted to tbo bar accordingly." At the
same time Jacob Brown, Exj.. produced
his license, .Vc. At the April Term, 1785,
"Wm. Johnston, Esq., produced his license
as an attorney at law, and a certificate of
his being admitted to tbo bar in Rutherford
county." At the same time, Reuben Wood,
Esq., produced bis license. Arc, and a cer
tificate of bis being admitted to the bar in
Greene county
t the April Term, 17SG, " Spruce Mc
Coy, Esq., resigned his appointment as
Solicitor for this county, and Reuben
Wood, Esq., was appointed in his place."
At the October Term, 17S7, "Alexander
McGinty, Esq., produced, in open Court,
his license, OCA., and was admitted to tho
bar accordingly."
These names are hero given, with the
hopo that their descendants may be able to
recognize among them a worthy ancestor,
aud the historian find data upon which he
can elaborate and set forth his faithful
narrative.
About tho period of the Revolution,
L'lrick Crowder resided near the foot of
tho highest mountain in Gaston county,
and from him CrouJer's Mountain derives
its name. At a little later period Zacha-
riab Spencer resided nt the foot of another
mountain on tho South Fork in the same
county, and from him is derived Spencer
Mountain.
Fortunate individuals, Crowder and Spen
cer, thus to have your names emblazoned
high on monuments reared by the hand of
Nature, surpassing all human structures,
and bidding defiance to the ravages of
time ! C. L. H
this article, tho attention of your numerous
readers.
Gov. Reid first appeared in public life in
1835. under the old constitution, as a State
Senator from his native county of Rocking
ham. After tho adoption of tho new con
stitution, ho was re-elected tho succeeding
year, to the samo position. In 1833 and
1840, be was returned to the same body.
The continued support of his constituents.
conclusively attested the confidence they re
posed in him. His services in the senatorial
branch of the Legislature, were important
to those whom he represented, and of such
a liberal and just character, as to embrace a
cautious watchfulness over the interest of
the whole State. As a devoted son of tho
Old North State, ho knew that she had
claims upon him as one of her legislators,
which no narrow geographical lines ought to
circumscribe, and hence he labored dilli
gently for her good, her honor, and her
prosperity.
In 1 S 13, Gov. Reid was elected to the
House of Representatives of the United
States. Tbo next Congressional campaign
opened in 1854, and Gov. Reid triumphed
again. Then be was surrounded by Messrs
Biggs and Dobbin, as his prominent col
leagues iu maintaining tho wisdom and
sound policy of Mr. Polk's administration.
The period w..s one of unusual excitement
and exasperated party-feeling. The ad
ministration had open nnd avowed enemies,
who were ever ready to throw obstacles
and difficulties in tbo way of a speedy and
satisfactory settloment of all great ques
tions. Gov. Reid was equal to his duty,
and was found laboring assidiously in be
half of Mr. Polk, and the conservative par
ty of which be as President, was a recog
nised head and representative. Tho coun
try was imperilled by dangers that re
quired able counsels to point out the way
by which iboy might bo escaped, without
impairing or compromising our national
honor. Gov. Reid manfully sustained the
Administration throughout bis second term;
guarded the rights of the District with in
flexible fidelity, and i wisely shaped his
conduct, as to acquire a large degree of in
fluence iu tho House. His record affords
tbo surest index of bis devotion to those
rthodox principles which have so signally
ivanced the material greatness of tho Ro-
ESCAPE OF MR. HUNT.
Mr. Garland Hunt, tho U. S. Indian
A rront fur ITfah Tcrritorv. bavin:' been
"o o i or
threatened with death by lngliam and Ins acj
followers, i:mde bis escapo in September public
last. Having entrusted his lifo to the care Tho Gubernatorial Convention of the
rw1 nrtri;mi f tho nMnM. he reached Democratic and whiir parties met in 1848,
Col. Johnston's command on the 23rd of to select their respective standard-bearers
October, after wandering 27 days through Tho Whigs bad for many years defied the
mountains and deserts in company with most determined efforts of their opponents.
finished. Te every North Carolinian, rrom
the mountains of Cherokee to the sea-board
of Currituck, his services and his name are
favorably known. Roth too will ever be
appreciated. When the starless night of
disaster hung so ominously around our little
band, he came to the rescue, and with a
valor and indomitable determination, like
that which armed the iron arm of Cceur de
Lion to conquer his enemies, Gov. Reid
succeeded in snatching victory from tho jaws
of defeat. Gratitude is a commendable
trait in the human character, and parties
also should acknowledge its influences.
Truo to his friends graceful and prepes
sesing in his manners steadfast in his at
tachment to his principles, and eminently
influential as a Senator, he deserves a long
continuance hi the position he now holds,
with such distinguished credit to himself and
to our State. CARTERET.
January 1st, 1858.
-rt B' O
SPICY CORRESPONDENCE A TRUE
WIFE.
From the Boston Post.
We are assured by a friend who is per
sonally cognizant of what he states that
the following piquant correspondence is
genuine. A gentleman whose business
calls him a good deal from home, is accus
tomed to give the custody of his correspon
dence to his wife, an intelligent lady, who,
in obedience to instructions, opens all let
ters that como in her husband's absence,
answers such of them as she can, like a con
fideutial clerk, and forwards the rest to her
lie"-e lord as he may have designated at his
departure. During a recent absence of
i,ar hnaViniid. the ladv receired a letter, ot
which the following (omitting names, date
aud places,) is a truo copy
"My Dear Sir : I saw a fine picture of
you yoste.rday and fell in love with it, as I
did with tho original in W last winter,
when I saw you more than an hour, though
I suppose you did not see me among so
many. I fear you will think me forward in
thus addressing you; but I trust you are as
noble and unsuspecting as you are hand
some and brilliant. Perhaps you would
like to know something about me your
ardent admirer ! Woll, I am not very good
at description, but I will say I am not mar
ried (though joa are, I am told.) My
friends tell mo 1 have not a pretty face, but
only a good figure. I am rather petite,
have black eyes, black hair and a dark
complexion that is, I am what is called a
'brunette." I am stopping for a few weeks
with my brother-in-law and sister in this
town, and I dearly wish you would meet mc
there before I return to W " At any
rate do not fail to write me at least a few
words to tell mo whether I shall ever see
you again, and know you more intimately.
Forgive my boldness, and believe me,
"Your friend, "
the trooos would arrive. Intense excite
roent prevails throughout the Territory.
The people of Lawrence are preparing to
take the field.
Later news contradicts the above.
P. S.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
New York, Jan. C The steamship
Atlantic, with Liverpool dates to the 23d
Dec. arrived here to-day.
The political news is unimportant.
Mr. Buchanan's Message has been
favorably criticised.
Klingender & Brothers, of Liverpool,
have failed for half a million.
Great improvement in financial matters
has taken place at Hamburg.
There is nothing later from India. The
East India Company has been formally
notified of the English Ministers' intention
to terminate the double Government in
India.
An earthquake in the Kingdom of Naples
had been particular!' severe in the towns of
Palermo, Potensea, and Kola. Numerous
villages aro half destroyed. A despatch
says that thousands have been killed, but
it is supposed that the account is somewhat
exaggerated.
Liverpool, Dec. 23. Cotton has ad
vanced one-quarter to one-half pence
closing firm with a large speculative inquiry
SUGAR CANE.
New rian, of Extracting the Juice. H.
C. Bulkier, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, baa
mode a succossful experiment upon a new
plan of extracting Chinese cane juice, and
recommends it to others, as it saves the
cost of a chrushing mill, and enables par
provided with ordinary farm imple
ments to make a full supply of syrup for
family use, at a rery little expense
The plan is to cat the canes in a straw
cutting machine, and then steam them until
quito soft aud press out the juice in a eom-
n - n1 Vion nroe.ned with the
in on ciuer preas t"VJ" r
.ortion as with maple sap. Boiling
the cut canes will answer whore ne eonven
;pncM for steaming exist theugh steam is
e LI. .nil an tncrpnious USB Can make
preiorauic, um d
a steamer out of a cask, an old gum barrel
n common kettle with a wooden lid oemen
ted tiebt with clar and cow dung mixed into
a paste. But, after all, if the steamieg
process should prove more economical than
grinding the green stalks, it will be found
referable to erect works designsd for the
purpose especially. Mr Bulkley says that
he found the stalks dry cnougn to uum, .u
a small cider press, whUa they were hot
.nrl made twenty-five enllons of syrup, by
the work of two men and a bay, in two half
days.
BAD MISTAKE.
A man by the name of Benjamin Rollinm
was killed in Marion county, Alabama, on
the 8th of October last He was deaf and
dumb, and was on his way from North
Carolina to Bexar county Texas. He had
left the public road a short distance and
was discovered by a young man who was
hunting, and not being acquainted with a
mute's attempts to talk, the young man
says he shot him through fear, (and all
believe it)
The said Benjamin Kolhns was between
50 and 00 years of ago, and would weigh
about 150 pounds. He had a recommenda
tion certifying that he was worthy of charity,
supposed to have been written out at
Davidson College N. C. He had some
manuscript copy of a Dictionary, supposed
to h are been written oat by hi raseJf. There
was also found on his person $1,300 in gold
and silver, which, according to the laws of
Alabama, will remain in the hands of the
Coroner six years, subject to the demand
of his relatives. After that time it will go
to the county in which he was killed, to be
added to the school fund.
Should any of his relatives or friends wish
to learn more of the particulars, they can
address Wilson Maddox, Pikeville, Marion
county, Alabama. Asheville Newt.
An English virw of the Negro.
Tho Liverpool Post says : "There are
twenty times as many 'niggers' in Afrioa as
in all the West India Islands and on the
American continent, and five hundred fold
worse. They are tho most miserable of
human beings the most degraded of men.
They have always been so ; the sun for six
thousand years at least has looked down
upon and found them not only 'black and
curly,' but the most debased of slaves. It
was not the white man who did this the
black was the tyrant. A transfer to the
white man was bliss ; bondage remainod
but how different from chains imposed on
them on their native soil and their original
dwelling place." The Post again asks :
Is there any hope for the future ?" which
it answers, "not if things are allowed to re
main as thoy are. The aptitude of the ne
gro for civilzation presents only individual
examples; the mass have been savage
They are now savages in Africa. There is
no use questioning tho fact it is true.
Brought within the control and influence of
the white man, it might be different would
be d;ftorent; but ordinary means will never
overcome obstacles to the exerciso of that
influence. Keleased from the prosenco of
civilization, the negro will rolapso into the
barbarism of bis race."
Utah Indians. Mr. Hunt left the Indian
settlement on Spanish Pork, in the Terri
tory of Utah, quite precipitately, as there
were from 70 to 100 armed drugoons about
one mile from his house, at the time ho
fled. Though hotly pursued, tho Mormons
being atone time within threo or four hun
dred yards of Mr. Hunt and his comrades,
thoirherses proved too fleet of foot for tho
slow paced animals of Brighum. Mr. Hunt
was accompanied by throo InJian youths,
whose amines are Pate, Sam and Sbower
Shockets. Mr. Jos. P. Waters, of Salt
Lake City, also accompanied Mr. H. Ho
states that his efforts to escapo were warm
ly seconded by tho Indians. In his travels
ho encountered many of them, and was en
tirely dependent upon these poor untutored
children of nature for life and sustenance.
He says : "1 havo shared a liberal portion
of their meagre hospitalities and crude
sympathies ; and though they were evident
ly conscious that they were unable to bo
stow on me the treatment to which I had
been accustomed, they have manifested a
devotion to my person and a regard for my
safety, in advance of their present knowl
edge of christian civilization."
To this letter tbo wife, who by tho by,
has net the least knowledge of tho person to
whom she was writing, made tho followiug
answer :
"Mademoisolle : Your letter of the
inst., addressed to Mr , was duly re
ceived. Mr , who is my husband, di-
Sinqular Death from the Bite of a
Cat. Mr John Abel, at Jancsville, Pa-
died on the morning of the 27th from the
bite of a cat. The circumstances are very
singular. About ten weeks since, he was
going on. caused him to forsake his legal j waiking from the dwelling house to th once proud place in empyrean
Pumuiw u join me army oi nis country, ; to when he met the cat in the path. He
in which he performed a meritorious part.
After the close of the war, he engaged ac
tively in his professional duties, and soon
acquired a wide-spread fame. In 1788, he
was elected a member of tho State Conven
tion which assembled at Halifax to consider
the national Constitution. In 1791, he
was nppoited one of the Commissioners to
determine the boundary line between North
and South Carolina. In 1798, he was
elected Governor of the State ; and, after
filling several other places of publio trust
removed in 1805, to his private residence
near Landsford, S. C, where h died in
1820.
Oa the 7th of October, 1780, the brilliant
victory at King's Mountain was achieved.
The Whig spirit everywhere onco more
assumed the ascendant, aud Toryism re-
put his hand out to play with her, when she
instantly flew at him and bit him. He com
plained a little at the time, but it passed
away and no more was said or thought of it.
He had at times however, a great repug
nance to water, and the mere sight of it
caused a shuddering sensation. On Christ
mas day he dined at the hotel ef Mr. David
Martz. at Janesville, and appeared in usual
health. On the morning of the 26th he
complained of being sick, and at last took
to his bed.
He suffered intense agony, trying to bite
the hand which the cat had bitten ten weeks
previous, and exclaiming that the sight of
water made him mad a raving maniac.
His friends had to hold him to prevent his
tearing his breast. Medical skill proved of
no avail, and at 8 o'clock oa the 27th, Sun
day morning, ho breathed his last.
for the redemption of the State. Uninter
rupted successes had followed tho struggles
of such leaders as Badger and Mangum-
Graham and Morebead, Shepard and Miller,
Kayner and Stanly, so long, that hope seem
ed to hold out no promise of Democratic as
cendency. With an unbroken chain of
victories oxtending many years back in
favor of whig men and measures, Gov. Iieid
commenced tbo unequal contest, with a
hearty purpose of conquering heretofore in
vincible legions. Gov. Manly instead of
sustaining the prestige of his predecessors,
by claiming a majority of thousands, only
obtained bis election by the paltry majori
ty of a fow hundred. To pardon a slight
digression, the fact has been incontestably
demonstrated, that Gov. Keid is stronger
than his party ; for immediately after his de
feat in 1846 by seven hundred votes, Gen.
Taylor carried the State by over eight
thousand majority, and in 1852, Gov. Iieid
was elected by five thousand majority, while
Gen. Pioree fell short of a thousand.
But to return to tho point. Seeing that
Gov. Reid was an available man, and one
eminently fitted for tho office of Governor,
the Democratic party agaiu in 1850, placed
him before tbo people for their suffrages.
He vanquished tho adversary. The victory
was brilliant and complete, and the star of
whiggery went down below the political
horizon, leaving no solitary ray to mark its
In 1652 he
was re-elected Governor, by a largely in
creased majority. It was during these
arduous campaigns, that Gov. Iieid so
earnestly espoused the great doctrine of
equal suffrage a doctrine of which ho was
the author. Since 1635, that monstrous
feature of political inequality remained in
our constitution, which excluded those not
owning a free hold of fifty acres of land
from votin? for Seuator. His efforts in
having this wrong expunged from the org in
ic law, have eadeared him to those whose
rights have now been so fully obtained
Gov. Raid's administration of the State
government for two terms, gave the utmost
satifaction to his party, and te the unprc
judiced peoplo of our beloved old common
wealth.
During tho session of the Legislature in
1854, Gov. Iieid was elected a Uaitec
rected me when he left home some days
ago, to open all his lettors, and to answer
nnv of them that I conveniently could. As
you seem to be rather impatient, I will an
swer vour letter myself. I do not think
your description of yourself will please Mr
I happen to know that he dislikes
Mrs Senator Douglas. It is stated
on that which soems to us reliable autnon-
ty, that this ltdy takes a most lively inter
est in her husband's political tortunes anu
that in addition to influencing him to cut
down his drinking and tobacoo using to
short allowance, and to dress in good taste,
she has rendeted him important service in
augmenting his pluck, and strengthening
his back for the attitude of hostility to
wards the Administration, iu whioh he is
now placed. She is said to be exceedingly
ambitious, aivl to bo a thorough social di
plomatist, exrcising a considerable degree
of talent and force in furthering her hus
band's schemes, in the parlor of the splen
did now house over which she presides.
The Washington letter writers tolls us that
when Douglas was making his great speech
in the &euaie, iasi ween., sue w""" "
the gallery.
A Sad Affray at Camdem, S. C
A correspondent of the Columbia, (S. C)
Times, writing from Camden, S. C, under
date of Tuesday, December 29, says :
I write to inform you of a sad affray that
occurred here between two gentlemen high
ly esteemed. It appears that on Monday
last a few words arose between Dr. E. A.
Salmond and W. Clyburn, Esq., growing
out of a caning a chastisement given the
servant of the former by the latter gentle
Tr. S. intimated, as I learn, that ho
would inflict the same punishment upon Mr
C. which ho (Mr. C.) had inflicted n his
(Dr. S.'sJ servant. Mr. C being opposed
to any such treatment, refused to stand and
be caned, whereupon, it is said, Dr, S. fired
upon him with a revolver three times,
wounding him, not very severely, however.
Mr. C at this stage returned tho fire and
Ikf n.- R' in tho reerion of the abdomen
aovmlv. and it is believed fatally wound
ing him. Thoy are both confined to their
beds, and all the surgical aid lias neon una-
the ball from its
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lodgment in the body of Dr. Salmond.
the
Important Invention. J. A. Cooper,
of Nashville, has invented a candle mould,
with which, it is said, one person can
manufacture as many candles in one day as
forty hands can by the old mode of
manufacture. The candles light by friction,
similar to wax matches, and can be packed
without danger of ignition. The new
mould will not cost more than one-tenth as
much as the old kind now in common use.
Tallow, stearine, and all kinds of candles
can be made without steaming. One hand
can wick a box of candles per minute,
Mr C. has taken the necessary steps to
obtain a patent for his invention.
A Western editor expressed his delight
at having nearly been called "honey" by
.i ill i ii.ii
tlie gal lie loves, tiocause snesaiutca nun
as "Old Bees Wax" at their last meeting.
In ancient days the celebrated precept
was "Know Thyself." In modern times it
has been supplanted by tho far more fash
ionable maxim, "Krow thy neighbor and
everything about him."
Sally Jones says that when she was in
love she felt as if she wa in a tunnel with
a train of cars coming in both ways.
Why is a restless sleeper like a lawyer ?
Because he lie on one side, then turns and
lies on the other side.
S.M.
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.xxoL Harness
black oyes, and hates brunettes most de
cidedly. It is quito truo (as you seem to
suppose) that he judges of women as he
does of horses ; but I do not think your in
ventory of your 'points' is complete enough
to be satisfactory to him. You omit to
mention your height, weight, wind, speed,
and here the word is illegible. Taking
your charm at your own estimate, I doubt
whether they will prove sufficiently attract
ive to draw him so far as B merely for
tho satisfaction of comparing them with the
schedule. You say you trust my husband
is 'unsuspecting.' I think that is his na
ture, but yet ho is used to drawing infer
ences, which are sometimes as unkind as
suspicious. You say you are unmarried.
My advico to you is that you marry some
body, as soon as possible. In most cases I
would not recommend haste; but in yours, I
am convinced there is truth in tho proverb
which speaks of the danger of delay.
Should you be so fortunate as to get a hus
band (which may God mercifully grant!)
my opinion is that you will consider any
woman, who would write him such a letter
as this of yours, impertinent, and, perhaps,
immodest.
I will deliver your note to Mr when
he returns, and also a copy of my reply,
which I am sure he will approve. I am,
with as much respect as you permit,
Mrs ."
This was the end of the correspondence.
The Area of Utah. It may be a mat
ter of some interest to our readers to know
something of the comparative extent of that
Territory of the United States, whose chief
officer is bidding defiance to our govern
ment. According to Colton, tho area of
Utah is 2G9.170 square miles. To engin
eers, and a few others, this will give a just
idea of its extent, but tho majority of peo
ple will form a better estimate by being told
tliat it is as large as the whole of tbe Now
England States, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Ken
tucky and Tennessee. Or to compare it
with European countries, it is equal in ex
tent to Great Britain and Ireland, Switzer
land, Prussia and Denmark, with the Is
lands of Guernsey, Jersey and Man, and
the Ionian islands added.
JrsT Saved Himself. A pious old
gentleman, one of the salt of the earth sort,
went out in the field to catch a mare that
was wont to bear him to town. He moved
on the most approved mode. He shook a
measure of corn at her to delude her to be
lieve that she was to get it; but she was not
to be deceived by any such specious act.
She would come nigh and then dash off'
agaiu until the good man was fretted very
badly. At last he got her in a corner,
among some briars, and made a dash at her
when she bounded over the wall and left
him sprawling among the bushes. His
christian fortitude gaye way at this, and
gathering himself up, he cried, "Oh bell."
The ejaculatiou had scarcely passed his
lips before he thought, but immediately
conscious of its wickedness, ho said "lolu-
jah ?" and translated the profane word into
a note of triumph.
Pir.F.nvs ! Pigeons ! ! We hear
most marvellous stories about the pigeons
pigeon shooting, &c, near Danbury, in
Stokes County, where it is said there is an
immense roost. Two gentlemen went out
and killed fifteen hundred in one night.
Mr William Flint, in the vioinity of the
roost, killed eloven hundred in one night.
A gentleman of our acquaintance regards
tbo location of this roost as a kind Provi
dence to the people of that part of the
country, other meats being very scarce
there . Salis 1 ury Watchman,
An Ex-Pkesident's Carriage. Tho
magnificent carriage presented to General
Pierce soon after his inaugation as President,
and used by him during his sojourn, at the
White House, was sold at auction in Boston
last week, "for the benefit of the poor of
Concord," to whom it had been donated.
It brought 410, and was purchased by
the owners of a Boston livery stable.
Victoria's Children. The Queen's
children are rapidly growing up. Ihe
Princess Royal, w ho is about to be married,
is now aged 17; the Prince of Wales is 16;
the Princess Alice, whose hand is to be
demanded in marriage by the Prince of
Orange, is 14; and the Prince Alfred, whose
"residence at Alverbank" his mamma
graciously visited, is 18. Besides these
four eldest the family includes Helena, 11;
Louisa, 9; Arthur 7, and Leopold 4.
MANUFACTURER
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
THREE DOORS SOUTH OF THE
MANSION HOUSE,
January 1, 1858 y
Agricultural Meeting-.
The Mecklenburg Agricultural Society is
requested to meet on the first Barurdsy in Feb
ruary, in accordance w ith a resolution ofthf last
meeting. Important business is to be trans
acted, and a full attendant1 is invited.
A. B. DAVIDSON. President.
Charlotte, Jan. 5. J8f)8.
Appearance and Reality. The editor
of the Louisville Journal pens the following
paragraph :
Except to a few practiced observers, the
personal aspects of men seldom announce
their real quality. The most daring and
unconquerable wills often lie concealed be
neath an almost girlish exterior ; while
many burly fellows, who look as if they
might be the dynamic centres of the uni
verse, can't draw a long breath without
leaniug against a post.
The Latest Fashion. The lady prem
enaders on the Avenue at Washington, on
Thursday morning, were somewhat horri
fied at the appearance of a distinguished
foreigner, who held up her dress So as to
display an undoubted scarlet flannel under
skirt. Whatanidea! Yet these same peasant-
petticoats are all the rage across the water.
Queen Victoria brought them to London
from her Balmoral palace in Highlands of
Scotland, about two years ago, and this
year they have been adopted by the Em
press Eugenie. Of course they are a la
mode, those of alternate narrow stripes of
red and black flannel being more distingue
than the plain scarlet. Silks and satin are
to be ne longer trailed in the mud, and the
ladies who wish to be a la mode, should not
only provide themselves at once, but prac
tice gathering up their dresses in graceful
folds, so as to display about a foot of the
bright-colored undor-skirt. All ef which
is respectfully submitted. Petersburg Express.
From the N. C. Presbyterian we learn
that a called meeting of the Orange Pres
bytery at Pittsboro,' on the 1 1th December,
ordained Iiev. Willis L. Miller as pastor of
the Presbyterian Church in that place;
licensed Prof. C. Phillips of the University
to preach the Gospel; and set apart Rev.
Daniel McGilvary as a missionary to Siam.
A bankrupt friend of ours was condoled
with the other day for his embarrassment.
"Oh, I am not embarrassed at all," said he
"it is my creditors that are embarrassed."
The Horse-Meat Sausaoe Makers
Convicted. In Philadelphia, Joseph Hoff
man and Wm. Bunn, were convicted of the
charge of selling unwholsome meat and
making horse sausages. The testimony
was strong against them.
The Judge in passing sentence, stated
they were engaged in a business most
dangerous to the health of the citizens.
He stated that the chopping up of horse
meat, which was diseased, and mixing it
with other meat, and making sausages out
of it, might have lesulted in severe con
sequences. The persons to whom this was
sold might have been taken sick, which
would probably have resulted in their death.
The Judge stated it was an unusual
occurrence to try such a case, and it would
require a heavy sentence. He sentenced
them to eighteen months imprisonment in
the Philadelphia county prison.
SCAJtR & CO.,
DRUGGISTS & CHEMISTS,
No. 4, Trade Street,
Charlotte, N. C,
Invite tho attention of Physi
cians, Planters, Merchants, &
to their new and complete st k
of DRUGS, CHEMICALS.
AV. Tho extensive uatroneg
they have received from tho Physicians of
Charlotte and its vicinity is the best guar
antee of the purity of tho Drugs sold by
them.
January 5, 1858.
TEA!' TEA! I
A large assortment of FINE TEAS,
selected for the especial use of Families
and invalids, consisting of the following
varieties :
Young Hyson, Silver-leaf Hyson,
Hyson, Ne plus ultra -
Imperial, Gunpowder,
Oolong, English Breukfart.
For sale at SCARK 6c CO'S
Jan. 5, 1858. Drug Stort
FOR SALE.
On Tuesday of January Court I will sell
at pnblic auction, if not sooner disposed of,
my property in the South-western portion
of the town of Charlotte, en Church street,
consisting of
three unimproved, and three improved;
the latter three having neat one story build
ings with all necessary out-buildings upoa
each of them. The buildings aro we
hnilt. nnA eon venientl v arranfred for 801"
' j o
families. ,
Persons desirous of purchasing will find
it to their advantage to call and examine
this property, as the terms of sale will ot
the most liberal character.
S. W. DAVIS.
Jan. 5, 1858. 90-4t
All persons indebted to the undersigned,
Trustee ol J. W. Ross, will please make hub;
diate payment to J. M. Springs, as it is impl
ant that said Trust should be closed.
W. R. MYERS,
Charlotte, Jan. 5, 1858. 9U-tf JTrostee
Fresh Fruits.
JUST RECEIVED from New York.
4 Bbls. Rhedeland green-skin Apple-"-35
Boxes fresh Mallaga bunch Raisins-
1 Cask and 4 boxes Currants.
10 Boxes choice imperial Prunes.
1 Frail fresh Dates.
3 Bbls. Havana Oranges.
2 Boxes messina Lemons.
Choice Pine Apples, , o
Coe-anuts. &c. &c. tor w
13" for Cash, opposite Boone -K
Jan. 5;
1858.
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