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office up stairs opposite scarr'S drug store A Family Paper, devoted to State Intelligence, the News of the World, Political Information, Southern Rights, Agriculture, Literature, and Miscellany. By WILLIAM J. YATES, ? KDITOK AND PROPRIETOR. ) CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. $2 PER ANNUM In Advance. fliffE. A. YATESB ASSOCIATE EDITOR. ' VC I Ni VOLUME 6. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1858. MBER 296. the mi Western moctat 1 1 i y Published every Tuesday Containing the latest News, a full and accu rate Report of the Markets, &c. Yt the vear. if paid in advance,. . . .$2 00 f paid within six months, 2 50 It" pud after the expiration of the year, 3 00 iVAuy person sending us five new sub m rih.-rs, accompanied bj the advance sub criptiou ($10) will receive sixth copygra t; fr one year. . CiT Subscribers and others who may wish to send mosey to us, can do so by mail, at ur risk. ADVERTISING. O a-i-iare of l'" lines or less, for 3 months, $1 00 VMM i 6 " 6 0 1 " 10 00 O.ic spare. If. line, or Its?, first insertion, ?1 00 Each - ibaeviucnt insertion, "25 fj Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. ff For announcing Candidates for office, . in advance. lr Advertisement not marked on the Manuscript for a specific time, will be in M rted until forbid, and charged accordingly WILLIAM J. YATES. LAW OF NEWSPAPERS. Many persons arc under wrong impres tioas in regard to the law concerning aewspapcts. Fw their special benefit we publfeJi Uie following : 1. Sabscriben who do not give exprem notice to the contrary, are considered as wishing to continue tin ir subscriptions. 2. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their newspapers from the post office to which they are directed, they are held responsible until they have settled the bills and ordered them discontinued. :. LT subscribers remove to other places without informing the publishers, and the newniapers are sent to the former direction, thej arc kekl responsible. 4. The Courts have decided that refusing 11 take newspapers 60m the office, or removing and leaving them aneaHed for, j.ruiiti facie evidence of intentional fraud. 7. The United States Courts have also repeatedly decided that a Postmaster who neglect to perform his duty of giving reasonable notice, as required by the Tost lTi . -.- 1 epartment of the neglect of a person to lake from the office, ne saers addressed tn 1 im, venders the Postmaster liable t the publisher for the subscription price. . A. () FA'S. Attorney zxt, Law Charlotte, N. C. Will practice in the Courts of this and the adjoining ewnntiea. Omen m arly opposite the Post Office. January lib 1898. WILIJAM J. KERR, Attorney ctt Law Ad Solicitor in Equity, ( liai'lottc, JW. C, Will practice in the Courts of M ekkburg and UV adjoining C.uiiti. s. Special attention paid to the fcwmcwm m caamm. office in lac building hrawriy ccewnied by the Stat-- Rink. Jan. I "J. IKW. 3m SAM: P. SMITH, Attorney aaul t'otmwellor At Law, May always be found at the Office of AN m: Ji husioii, Ksii. ... . 1. .9 r? Prompt attention given 10 i oin cnous, writing of Deeds, Conveyance, Ac. Jan. -V). 1 -."-. ly 1)11. L L POLLOCK OffWs his PROFESSIONAL SERVICES tu tin- citizens of dial rlette anl vicinity. Office on Trade street, two doors South of lac Cetnrt Hease. Itrcflnr -".. H.". ly II. B. WILLIAMS & CO., Dealers in GROCERIES, WHOLESALE A RETAIL, Are now receiving a large Stock, and will kaV weekly additions as their sales may reipiire. TWy will Bil to the Wholesale Trade at a small rtwisiiiwn Terms: CASH or Country Produce. We oceupv the well known stand recently I oeeaaied by 1. M. r arrow, j uuors from ia w. stern corner. Trade stn . t. f y Ail orders will have prompt attention, and roods put as low as if the purchase! were H. a WILLIAMS & CO. Charlotte, Jan. 96, lr.rS 'XUi BL&HKS At the Mestf-rn Democriit Office Warrants. Marriage Licenses, Tax Receipts, Sabpoenas, Jury Tickets, Adaunistratora1 Bonds and Letters, (Juardiau Boads, Indentures, Deeds for conveying Lands or houses Prosecution Honds, Ca Sa Bonds, Attachments, Delivery Honds. R Fas, co tnty and superior court. Constables1 Hail lb .nils, county and supe rior court Writs, Coui missions to take Depositions. Witness Tickets. Ejectments, Capias Bonds. Scire Facias. Sheriffs Deeds. Jury Tickets, fcc. drc. Elf Blanks of all kinds printed to order at short notice. 500 Gallons Pure Linseed Oil, Just to hand at PRITCHARD'S Feh. 9. Irwin's Coraar. Lumber ! We will deliver Lumber of all descriptions in Charlotte at . 1 2.r per hundred, board mea sure, or $1 delivered on the cars at Fort Mills. W. L & C L. CLAWSON. February 2, 1858 3m-pd CONFECTIONERY AND VARIETY STORE. J. D. PALMER, One door above the Bank of Charlotte, Respectfully informs the public that he has on hand a splendid assortment of Confectioneries, West India Fruits, Havana Cigars, Fine Chewing and smoking Tohacco, Snutf. Also, a variety of Musical Instruments. Yankee Notions, Toys, Willow-ware, irc. He is constantly receiving the above goods aud many other articles too tedious to enumerate. I rf Having secured the services of a first rate Baker, the subscriber will be prepared, at short notice, to furnish Wedding, Pie-Xic and private Parties with Superior Cake. Persons wishing anything in my line would do well to give me a call, as I am determined to keep a good Stock and sell cheap for CASH. J. D. PALMER. Dec. 22, 187T. 68-tf NEW FIRM. The undersigned having entered into Copart nership for the purpose of carrying on the Confectionery, BAKERY, FRUIT and Retail Reg leave to call tin attention of the citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country to their New Stand on Trade Street, between Ureas' and Fraukeiithairs, at Spratt A Daniel's old Stand, where they would be pleased to see all their friends and acquaintances. MOODY & NI8BET. Jan. 25, 1638. iKi-tf. PIANOS. Your Pianos in Tune. Keq The citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country are again' reminded that the subscriber is at all times prepared to repair and tune Pianos and Meloaeons in the best possible man ner, lb-w ould not say that an old instrument can be made to sound as well M a new one with ail the modern improvement attached, but he pr. pan d to say that an old instrument which will justify repairs at all, can be made to emit as good and as sweet a tone as the same inatrnn nt did when new. lie also iutemls keeping constantly on hand, T&ow Pianos, From the moi.1 celebrated Manufacturers in the United Stales, which will be sold at inanufactun is' prices, with freight added. OLD PIANOS received in part pav for new ones, according to their value. lie also intends keeping constantly on hand, srci'iul-haiid instruments, to sell or to rent. Any person having old instruments, and are desiroos of selling ihem. may do well to have tin in repaired and kept exposed to sale in this market. Repair Shop and Wan-room at the Musical Hall, up .Stairs o 1 China Hall. ASA GEORGE. Charlotte, N. C, Jan. 29, 1858. ly Tanners, Oli TRAIN OIL- For Tanners and Planters use in dressing and preserving Leather and Harness. For sale by H. M. PR1TCHARD, Nov. 24. Irwin's Corner. 30,000 SEGAR8 Just received and for sale at $1.25 per hundred, by H. M. PRITCHARD, Xov. 17. Irwin's Coiner. Pure Frencli Brandy, Holland Gin, Whiskey. Sherry and Port Wines. London Ale and Porter, for medi cal use. Sold by Nov. 17. IL M. PRITCHARD. Starch, Black Pepper, Ginger, Baking and Washing Soda, Cream Tartar. Nutmegs, Mace. Cinnamon, Cloves and Flavouring Extracts of every kind. F'or sale at whole sale and retail, by H. M. PRITCHARD, Nov. 17. Irwin's Corner. Sanoiiitier, OR CONCENTRATED LEY. War ranted to make soap without lime, and with little trouble. The best and cheapest ar ticle in use. Price 25 and 50 cents a cau. S.dd by PRITCHARD, Nov". 17. Irwin's Corner. Aver Cherry Pectoral, Wistnr's Balsam and Lozenges, Royer's Syrup Tar, Hive Syrup, Syrup Squills, Syrup Ipecac and all kinds of Pectoral :uid Cough medicines. For sale by H. M. PRITCHARD, Nov. 24. Irwin's Corner. SUTUFF. Scotch. Mackaboy and English, Gentle men's SNI FFS, just received. CM lbs. in bladders aud jars. Sold low for cash by H. M. PRITCHARD Nor. 24, 1?57 Irwin's corner. $140 REWARD. I will give the above reward for the appre hension of mv Negro Man MILTON and the thief who decoyed him away, with proof suffi cient for the conviction of the latter; or I will pay $20 for the Boy alone, if lodged in Jail so that I can get him. Said boy left me the 20th of September last. He is rather black, about J5 or 90 years of age, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, and weighs about one hundred and htty pminds ; lm hair grows low on his forehead, sharp chin, a tolerable tiddler, and pretty smart. He was once owned by Mrs Hampton, near the town of Charlotte, N- C. Said boy was purchased by me from Dr. Joseph A. Weatherly of Greensboro', N. C, in January last. He may probably be lurking about Atlanta, Georgia, as 1 am informed he has a wife at that place. W. R. EDDING, Pineapple, Wilcox co., Jan. 5, 1S5S. Alabama. HR. AI yiHH. POTTS, TEACHERS IN THE BEAUTIFUL ART OF ORNAMENTAL AND CRYSTAL ON GLASS, Would respectfully call the attention of the Ladies and Gentlemen of Charlotte, to their selection of Pictures, at Kerr's Hotel, Room No. 16. iy Ladies and gentlemen can be taught this beautiful Art at a VERY LOW PRICE. This Business is. one by which any person can make a very respectable livelihood with very little labor ; and b iug very light and clean, can be done in any parlor. It will also enable per sons to decorate their own parlors at a very small expense. For further particulars please call and examine specimens at their rooms. All orders for Plain and Fancy Lettering, and Signs, will be executed with neatness and dis patch. January 2fi, 1858 tf Notice- By virtue of a Deed ofTrust executed by Wm. Cooper to me, I will, on the 20th of February, 1S58, expose to public sale at his residence, A Valuable Tract of Land, Household and Kitchen Furniture, and all his Cattle, IIoj, Horses, eke. L. S. WILLIAMS. Feb. 2, 1858. 3t for 50 cents 2 PRINTED DcLANES, (all wool,) worth One Dollar per yard, will be sold for Fifty Cents. T. H. BRCM &- CO. Jan. 2H, 1858. 93lt Iron! Iron!! Iron!!! 30,000 fXA- J. Sc. E. B- STOWE, Jan. 20,1858. 5w Charlotte, N.C NOTICE. As Administrator of Jonathan Lewis, dee'd, I will sell at his late residence 12 miles south east of Charlotte, on Wednesday the 17th Feb ruary next, a likely NEGRO WOMAN aged about$5 years, ami her two children aged 5 and 3 yearn the woman is what may be called No 1. Terms, credit of Six Months, with interest from date. WM. MAXWELL, Admr. Jan. -20, 1858 i):5-4t. VALUABLE Town Property For Sale. The subscriber offers for sale the Lots, front and back, now occupied by the old Episcopal Church, opposite tin- Mint, with the building. The I. -its lie well, and i n beautiful uUution t'..r a family MSfcleBee? and the Church building, with a little additional expense, might be con verted into a neat aud comfortable Dwelling. The terms will be moderate, and mnde to suit the purchaser For particulars inquire of M. F. W1NDELL. Feb. 2. 185. tf !7 lfla All persons indebted to me for two and three rears past, are respectfully requested to call on Joseph H. Wilson, Esq, of Charlotte, or on the undersigned, aud make payment, as money is neatly needed. S. C. rilARR. February 2, 1858 -It HENDERSON & AHKENS Are daily receiving, and have now on hand, an excellent assortment of Fancy and Staple DRY tOODS. The cheapest stock of BOOTS, SHOES and CLOTHINC in this section of country. HARDWARE, GROCERIES, HATS, CAI'S, AND Doamels. A large and very cheap stock of LADIES' CLOAKS, &c. We offer the following goods at the annexed low prices : Men's stout Shoes, whole leather, $1 37 " Hoots, Kip and Heavy, $2 75 to $3 Ladies' calfskin Hoots, fl 00 Morocco and goatskin Hoots, $1 to $1 25 Men's Coats from $3 to $15. Raglans and Overcoats at all prices. A large lot of Pants, Vests, Shirts, Ties. Cravats, Drawers, Undershirts, Hats and Caps ; a large variety of Blankets, Linseys, Brogans, pant Stuffs Ac, a large assortment. Families and others in need of any Goods this fall w.mld do well to give us a call before mak ing their purchases, as we are offering unusual inducements. -particularly to Cash buyers. t3 Sifnre nt Snrinars' Corner. HENDERSON fe AIHiENS. Oct. 12, 1857. tf. r-jp We have also a goid assortment of Goods at our Store at MoRHOH S TfRNOCT, where we offer Goods at Charlotte Prices. HENDERSON & AHKENS. DISSOLUTION. THE copartnership heretofore existing un der the firm of DRLXKER & SoSMEKS, is dissolved by mutual consent. All parties hay ing claims against the firm will present them for settlement; and those indebted, either by note or book account, are requested to make payment immediately. Either of the parties are author ized to use the name of the firm in liquidation. L. DRUCKER, E. SUMMERS. January 9, 1S5S. IjT In withdrawing from the firm, the under signed begs leave to lender his grateful acknow ledgments to his friends and the public for the patronage he has enjoyed, and respectfully so licits a continuance of the same to his successors. E. SUMMERS. CO-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. The undersigned having this day entered into copartnership, will cany onttie AT THE OLD STAND near Kerr's Hotel, under the name and style of DKI CKER & UEIXBRXA, And respectfully solicit a continuance of the liberal patronage bestowed on the late firm. L. DRUCKER. J. HEILBRUN. January 12, 1858 5t. WESTERN DEMOCRAT. Charlotte, N C. THE FIGHT IN CONGRESS. The Washington States of the 6th inst., contains an account of the fight that oc curred in Congress during the debate upon Mr Hughes' resolution to refer the Presi dent's message, relating to the udmissinn of Kansas, to a select committee. Mr Harris, of Illinois, offered au amendment to the resolution, that the committee con sist of fifteen members with power to send for persons and papers, and thereupon moved the previous question. Mr Stephens, of Ga., protested against this course, and thought if a majority were determined to force it, the minority at least aught to have a hearing. Then com menced a series of dodges to prevent a vote on Mr Hariis amendment. Motions innumerable were made on every possible pretext ; calls of the House followed at reg ular intervals, aud the members were be ginning to get hoarse from answering 'yea' or "nay" to their names. Motions for ad journment were squashed; motions for a recess were laughed at; motions to go into Committee of the Whole met entire con tempt; motions to be excused from voting were numerous; questions of privilege had no chance; propositions for a compromise moved the House to exceeding mirth and laughter. The opposition of both pat ties was kept up with good humor. At one period, Mr Jones, of Tenn., moved, " in good faith, that wben the House adjourn, it be to meet in the old Hall." We didn't knew what for, as the motion was nt en tertained. An honorable member asked how long it would take to " call the yeas and nays al ready ordered." Mr Speaker. " About four hours." It will be seen that the opposition to the Lecompton measure must have been strong, as every motion to adjourn made by its ad vocates was overruled by a majority. Thus there was no end to the moving of mem bers in the House, although they dil not move out of it. Matters went on in this way, and gener ally in a good-natured and goo 1-humored wilfulness, until about twenty minutes to two o'cluck in the maiming, when Flodden showed another sight." All sorts of motions were being made, and Mr Grow was moving towards the Speaker's chair, down the avenue, centigu ous to which was the seat of Mr Keitt. Some honorable made a motion. Mr Grow objected. Mr Keitt said: " Go to your own side of the House sir, aud make your objections there." Mr Grow replied that "ho would make his objections where he pleased ;" and in discreetly followed up this remark by say ing "he wouldn't be governed by a slave driver." This was the tocsin for war. Mr Keitt struck Mr Grow, who returned the blow, and the parties clenched. The members rushed in from all sides, hoping to end the little row, but unconsciously contributing to commence a big one. Mr Barksdale, of Miss., interfered as peacemaker, and suc ceeded in parting them. He was holding Mr Grow, when a crowd rushed up, and he was struck, as he supposed, by Mr Wash burne, of Illinois. Mr Barksdale turned and gave Mr Washburne several severe blows, when they were parted. The row went fast and furious right un der the Speaker's chair, and in thorough disregard of the presence of the occupants of the reporter's gallery. Some thirty or forty members got so en tangled and jammed up that it was difficult to see which was which, or which got the worst or the best of the fight. Blows j were given and taken indiscriminately. The affair was timed by a sporting character present, who says it occupied one minute aud a half. Speaker Orr and the Sergeant-at-Arms, Mr Glosbrenner, deserve credit and com mendation for the prompt energy with which they succeeded in calmiug the tumult. When all was calm again, the House fell back into its good-humored ways, the "lit tle brush" having waked up some of the most unpatriotic, who dozed, unconscious : of the momentousness of the occa.-ion. The membtrs went on resolving, and moving, and taking the "yeas" and "nays," until after 6 o'clock in the morning, when Gen. Quitman introduced a resolution, suspend ing action on all other mtions, except the previous question, (Harris1 motion to refer the whole subject to the select committee,) which was made, by reclamation, the special order for Monday at 1 o'clock ; and the House adjourned, as Burns says, "up in the morniu' earlie." A RECIPE FOR A WIFE. As much of beauty as preserves affection. As much of cheerfulness as spurns dejee tian, Of modest deference as claims protection, Yet stored with sense, with reaon and re flection. And every passion held in due subjection. Just faults enough to keep her from perfec tion ; Find this, my friend, and thea make your selection. i ANECDOTE OF WM. C. PRESTON. Savannah is the southern city from which ; the same correspondent who sends the fol lowing sketch has often dated, but he has never furnished anything more graphic than this capital incident in the experience of the accomplished Preston. Those who knew that splendid orator and gentleman can appreciate the scene. Our correspon dent says : "Many of your readers remember the stately presence, the dignified bearing and imposing manner of Colonel William C Preston, of South Carolina. It was when all these qualities were in their prime, and Prestou represented his State in the Senate of the United States, that business or pleasure called him to the West, and to take passage down the Mississippi river. In those 'flush times' the steamers swarmed with hoosiers, green-horns and gamblers, the latter politely designated 'sporting gen tlemen,' the term 'gambler' or 'blackleg' entailing on the speaker a pistol shot or a wipe from a bowie-knife. The boat was ou the eve of departure, and our Senator, standing on deck and holding a small mahogany box, was ob serving with great interest and pleasure, the busy scene on the wharf, when an in dividual, luxuriating in a rather ornate style of dress, approached him, and in sub dued tones demanded : "I say -jld feller, when are you going to commence ?" "Commence what, sir ?" asked the as tonished Senator. "Pshaw, none of that gammon with mo. The fact is. a few of us boys on board want a little fun, and we won't pile it on too strong for you, so come and open at once." "Really, Sir," replied Preston, "I am totalh' at a loss to guess your meaning. Open What?" "Open what? Why, the bank of course ! Maybe you think our pile isn't large enough to make it an object. But we're not so poor as all that, anyhow !' The Senator meditated gloomily, but all was dark to him ; he was plunged in a saa of doubt, and he had never met any prob lem, not even a political one, so hard to j solve. "Perhaps,"' broke in his pertinacious 1 friend again, after a considerable pause, 'perhaps you will say directly that you're not a sporting man." I I certainly am nothing of the kind, Sir," j rejoined Preston, rather angrily ; "and I can't imagine what put such an idea into yur head." "Not a sporting man ? Whew-w ! I I never beard of such a piece of impudence I Well, if you're not a sporting man, will j you please tell me why you carry the tools j about with you ?" and he pointed to the mahogany box which the Colonel still car ried. Alight broko on Preston's mind. "The mahogany box !" he cried. "Ah, yes! ha, ha ! Very natural mistake, indeed, my good Sir ; very natural indeed ! Well, I will show you tho contents of the box." And, laughing heartily, he opened the box in question, which was in fact his dressing case, and displayed the usual parade of brushes, combs, razors, soap, ect,, which usually fill that article of traveling com fort. "Our friend looked at the case ; then at Preston ; then at the case, and then at Preston again. Then he heaved a long sigh, and then he pondered. "Well," he broke out at length, "I did take you for a sporting gentleman I did ; but now I see you are nothing but a barber, and if I'd known it, hang me, if I'd spoke to you !" and so saying, he 'vamosed.' Fancy the feelings of aur honorable Senator as he assumed these various char ters in the eyes of an anxious stranger." They tell a very good story of Judge Henderson, of Texas. He was a candidate for office and visited a frontier county, in which he was a stranger. Hearing that a trial for felony would take place in a few days, he determined to volunteer for the defence. The prisoner was charged with having stolen a pistol. The vol uriteer coun sel conducted the case with great ability. He confused the witness, palavered the court, and made an able, eloquent aud successful argument. The prisoner was acquitted. The counsel received the enthu s;astic applause of the audience. His innocent client availed himself of the earliest interval of the hurricane of congratulations to take his counsel aside. "My dear sir,'' said he, 4 you have saved me, aud I am very orateful; I have no money; do not expect to have any, and do not expect ever to see you again; but, to show that I appreciate your services, you shall have the pistol!" So saying, he drew from his pocket ard presented to the astonished attorney the verv pistol w hich he had just shown he had never stolen or had in his possession. Model Captain. Toledo paper reports a speech made by a gentleman of that city who had just leen elected to an important office in a military company. The recipient of honors, being called on for a speech, said : "Mv brave men, them who voted for me I rrpfct them who didn't I dixgust. THE AMERICAN GENTLEMAN. We have no conventional aristocracy iu this country. Indeed, by the very condi tion of our Constitution, such an order of men is impossible. Supreme selfisbnesa is not here allowed the privilege of "getting the higher seats in the siuagogue" to the exclusion of the less fortunate, utid this "devil take tho hiadermost" principle is, at any rate, not sanctioned by the Govern ment. But were it not so, and on the sup position that we had a legitimate aristocracy, whence could its members derive their ori gin ? Our nation is but a little over a hun dred years old. and that is hardly a suffi cient antiquity on which to found a re spectable reputation for ancestry. Why, the descendant in some cases would have the privilege of conversing with the origin al ancestor in the body. But that would ' never do, and we would be obliged to hunt j up an Indian pedigree if we wanted au in- , digenous aristocracy. Yet what man ; could be rationally proud of a descent from j a tattooed savage a naked, painted demon I with a hatchet in his hand aud a turf of feathers in his head ? A wretched savage j who rushed howling through the wilderness j like a lion, would make a pretty ancestor for some illustrious line of militia colonels and bogus State Govoruors. That geutry would fairly shudder and shake in its shoes at thj very idea of snch a ferocious pro. genitor. No, we fear we would be obliged to renounce the indigenous aristocracy and begin a new one of our own. Our true ar istocracy would consist of the descendant of our Revolutionary heroes. To thoso heroes do we owe our national exifteuce, and of soch an ancestry no one could feel ashamed. Poor and humble though they may have been, still they were men : earn est, resolute meu, aud if their di scenduuta ueccessurily iuherit their virtues, we might well be proud of them as au aristocracy. But the Declaration did away with such distinctions, and the theory is that we have no aristocracy in this country. Yet what is the fact ? A very lamentable one, that though we have no legitimate aristocracy, we most decidedly have a pseudo one. Ridiculous, too as it may appear, there is a silent strife going on between two con tending factions for tho superiority be tween what are called "the old Dutch fami lies" and a class f wealthy "parvenus," who, in some cases, cau trace back as far as their grandfathers. On anulysing the pretensious of these two parties, we find that the "old Dutch families" have an an tiquity of about two hundred 'ears ou which to found their claim, while the "par venus" depend ou their wealth, and on what they cull their "ntaor," the posses sion of a "manor" necessarily conveying with it the possession of a manner. The Dutch families being for the most part a quiet and unobtrusive class rather have the worst of it, and though wo by no means in tend to insinuate that all Dutchmen aro angels, still there is room for the line that "fools rush in where angels fear to tread" and so the "parvenus" have obtained the superiority of pre occupation. That nei ther however of these classes constitute the aristocracy iu reality, is proved by the Constitution, for, to speak iu plain terms, where there can be no aristocruc)-, there can be no aristocracy, an apophthegm which might satisfy even Bunsby. But in any country where aristocracy is allowed, they would both be iu a most deplorable plight. Two hundred years make but a small count in old countries, and ut the be ginning of that short period, "the old Dutch families" would only find some Dutch burgher a short fat man in small clothes, cultivating a cabbage garden and with very unrefined tastes for bad tobacco, and sour-krout. As for the "parvenus," a Methodist parson in the time of the Ameri can Revolution may have been a very worthy and estimable individual, but he could hardly nourish with any degree of magnficence on a genealogical tree ; not even though he may have acquired a small property by fortunate speculations, for though his little property may have increas ed with the progress of the country till bin descendants were at length enabled to par chase a tract of ground and call it a "man or" a singular "manor" that which had its origin in no feudal tenure. As well might you call a cabbage garden or a cow pasture a "manor." The fact is that we have no conventional aristocracy. The true nobility of the American is founded solely on his personal qualities, and there being no titles in this country be is in reality the peer of the proudest noble in Europe. Taking this stand we need not be ashamed to compare ourselves with other countries, but if we ac cept their standard we must of course full. At the most we are but two centuries old. and then spring from the humbler classes. But we acknowledge no such test of superi ority as antiquity. We confide only in personal qualities. We arc not to be con quoted by the mere chance of birth. The luborer should not hang his head merely because he is a laborer. Shame on the ve ry thought ! He is noble for his labor. Let him be frank, open and self-possessed let him be a gentleman. A gentleman is not neccessarily a man with white hands and dues not work in any way. Such a man is but an effeminate idler, if not worse. Idbns is not gentility. If it were, we would acknowledge it as a truth, but we would say also, it were then a shame to be a gen tleman. N: neither antiquity nor idleness constitute the nttrihntcs of the true gentle men, but rather courtesy and unselfishneia. Tho American gentleman should feel the truth that he is no mere dependant for gen tility on Hie will of a King. He shuld stand on his own foundation and provo bis gentility by his personal nubility and quiet self respect. Such should be the American gentleman no creation of a King, but what he bat made himself. Kto York Metr. AN AMERICAN BORSE BREAKER. Ou Wednesday morning, the 13th, at Winsor. Mr J. S. harey, from the United Stutes of America, had the honor of exhi biting before Hot majesty, the Prince Con sort, nnd the royal umily and suite, in the riding house, hie miracuUus pawer over the horse. Severul animals were selected s subjects of his experiments. He com menced with a wild colt, eighteen month old, belonging to the Prince Consort, which hud been brought from the Shaw farm, and which hud never becu handled except by lutlter, had been chosen by Colonel the Honorable A. N. Hood, for thi occasion. After being alone with the animal for about an hour aud a half, the royal party entered, and found Mr Rarey sitting on its back without holding the rein, the horse stand ing perfectly quiet. Mr Rarey then made a few remarks iu regard to the great experi ence iu tho tn atment of this animal; a drum was afterwards bunded to Mr Rarey. which he bent with fury whilst sitting ou the horse's back w:tlioul the clt exhibiting any signs of fear. The royal party afterwards withdrew for a few minutes, and on their return found the animal lying dwa and Mr Rarey knocking its hiud legs together, one of which he put against his face. Afterwards a restive horse, selected from Mr Anderson's stables iu London, which Mr Rarey said he hud before handled, was placed ut tne end of the riding house alene Mr Rarey went to the ether end. and at his command the horse walked quietly up to him. He then mnde the horse lie down in the presence of the Queen, when Mr Rarey crawled between his hind leg-1, and over him in various ways. Mr Rarey then roll ed the Imrse on his back. The horse wai ftyrwnrfa places in vurious positions, la which it stood without holding, and without a bridle. A third horse, selected by Mr Meyers, the riding master, as a very nerv nn - animal, was then brought in, and in a few minutes afterwards it was made by Mr Rarey to do all which had been done by the other horses. At the conclusion of this ex hibition of Mr Rurcy's wonderful power over the horses ; his Royal Highness th Prince Cwnsort expressed to Mr Rarey hit gratification and thanks. The Mast who Pullei Gem. Jack son's Nose. Robert B. Randolph, the naval officer who committed a personal assault upon President Jackson, and was dismissed from servioe, waa recently ap pointed by the Secretary of War, to a position in the arsenul at Washington. This appointment ooming to the knowledge of the Tennessee delegation to Congrats, they wailed upon President Buchanan, and represented that it was an outrage oa ti e memory of the hero eftho Hermitage, An drew Jnckson. uwd requested Rundolpb'a removal from any post under tho adminis tration. The President promptly informed Gov. Floyd, the Secretary of War. of the wishes of the Tennessee Democrats. Ran dolph was suffered to resign. G'v. Floyd conferred the appointment ou him purely from the sympathy for the family of Ran dolph, who are the most innocent sufferers for his fuults. a. Poisons and their Antidotes Ae eidentul poisoning, although not frequent, occurs sufficiently often to cause it to be a mutter of importance that each individual should know the antidote or counteracting influence to be applied when any case coiues under notice. There Is often no time to run fr a medical man, and many human lives have been lost while waiting for the doctor. Oxalic acid, or salt of lemons, u often mUtukeii for Epsom salts, and causes death in a short time; a safe antidote for this and all ether acids is magnesia made into a paste with water, or a solution of oommon soap. Iu the case of Pruttic acid, how ver, laurel water, ur chloride of lime, and hi-cbb.ride of iron, are effectual remedies. Tartar emetic is another poison often taken designedly aw in mistake, aad large quan tities of warm water and powdered Peru vian bark should be given to iuduce vomit ing. For arsenic, the hydrated oxide of iren is the only cure, in a dose thirty times greater than that of the p ison, while fr poisoning by lead in any form, sulphate of magnesia, potush and soda, are good, and phosphate of Mda is a safe antid-te. Mer cury or corrosive sublimate is counteract ed by the white of eggs or milk, and for sulphate ef ic or white vitriol, cream, butter and chalk, will act at prvetivet. For poisoning by copper, the white of egga. iron filing "d pr"siate of nntsnV will 8tay its actiou, and for sulphuretted by a 1 nnru..n; Meid. free exuo-ure te the air, oud a leech or two applied 0.1 the . , -..-.) -tr rCKvfljl tne air, uuu a -- - - - - head, have proved facceesful.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Feb. 16, 1858, edition 1
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