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V WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET
IN ADVANCE..
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1860.
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ElJlTORS AND PROPRIETORS.
EIGHTH VOLUME NCJIDER 422.
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(Published every TucNdajVo)
BY
WILLIAM J. &
ED WIN
A. YATES,
EIMTOR9 AND PROPHIETOI:.S.
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If paid within 3 months, :'
If paid after the expiration of the yfiir, 00
t-ij-Any person sending live new .subscribers,
nrcoiiipaiiied by the advance .sub.-cripl ion ($U) will
receive a sixth copy gratis for one year.
tfiT Snb-serihers and others who may wi.-h to seud
money to us, can do so by mail, at our riik.
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firaJT Transient advertisements must be jiuid for in !
inlvatne. !
gtjy Advertisement not marked on the manuscript J
or a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and I
Iiartrcd nccordiiijrlv. I
SAMUKL P. SMITH,
A lloriH'J" and CiniM'Ir at laxv,
CHARLOTTE, N C,
Will attend promptly and dilijmthj to collecting and
remitting all claim intrusted to hi? care.
Special attention given to the writing of Deeds, Cou-
i a ners, tc.
V,f During hours of bu-ines.5. may be found in the
t'.nirt Hons-, Office No. 1, adjoining theclerk" oflice.
January 10. ls;o
J. A. FOX,
Attorney zxt Law,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
anxKHAL coi.i.ectim: aci:xt.
O.Tu e at thet'ourt House. 1 door to the left, down stair-.
Wm. J. Kcirr,
A T T O 11 X i: V A T I. A V,
CIIAULOTTE, . C,
Will jiractice m the County mid Superior Courts of
Mecklenburg. I'liion and Cabarrus counties.
Ohick iu the Itrnwley building opposite Kerr's Hotel.
January J4, IStit) y
J. M. MILLER, M. I).,
Practitioner of Mrdicine and Surgery,
May 10th.
Oflice opposite Ken's Hotel.
ROBKliT GIBBON', M. D
irt actitio.i;k or ncmei.E
AS If
I ;li f A'. 1 Irwin's cortn-r, CuAItl.UTTK, X. C.
I. . Mii.-r 11, 1S5H.
J AS T. DAVIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CIIAUI.OTTK, N. ('.,
W:!I practice in the Courts of Mecklenburg and the
adjoining counties.
frtf The collection of claims promptly attended to.
March 1 4, lx;,! y
I'OLLOK II. LEE.
WM. II. KKKlt.
LEE & KERR.
TTOP.NEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
AND SOLICITOUS IN CHANCERY,
Memphis, Tennessee.
-f" Office over the Gayoso Hank, on the Corner of
Main and Madison Streets. -qj
Tint nf llnldimj Cmirt :
CiiANCKitY 1th Monday in May and Nov.
Ciitm iT .'id Monday in Jan.. May and September.
Common Law 1st Monday in March. July and Nov'r.
Chimijjal id Monday iu February. June ami October.
CiiiTTENKEN CiKct iT Coi kt, Auk. L'd Monday in May
and November.
Jan. 3d, l.vtio. y
li. W. BECK WIT II
Has constantly on hand
WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C,
Of the best English and American manufacturers.
Call and examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Watch crystals put in for Ha cents each.
November 8, 1859 y
RAN Iyl N &T M ART I N
(Commission Ultrtbants,
Wilmington, :. c.
HURT. C. RANKIN.
Aug. 30, 1S59. lv-pd
Al.FMKH MARTIN.
PEA MEAL
We keep at our Steam Flouring Mill in this place
Tea Meal for feeding cows and stovk. Also, we have
on hand at all time?, Family. Extra. ?upetfuie and
coarse Flour. We warrant our family Hour.
Com Meal and Grits can always be had at the r.iill.
"J. WILKES CO.
April 10, 18.19
COTTO.A SAW GIXS,
Of the best quality, with 10 inch saws, moveable
chilled ribs and fumed brush, and all other necessary
improvements delivered at any Railroad station in the
State at $2 per saw. These Gins took the premium at
the S. C. State Fair in 185$ and I8.rt.
Planters wishing to purchase C.iu? of the subscirber,
will do well to send their orders early, as there is Gen
erally a crowd of work late in the season. "
w . J- M. ELLIOTT,
March 20, 18G0. Cm Wiunshoro. S. C.
I,AI FOR SALE.
The subscriber beinjr de.irious of removing West
offers for sale his PLANTATION, situated ten miles'
west of Charlotte, on the waters of !nv creek and Ca
tawaba River. The tract comprises 330 Acres, mof t of
it superior land, lhcre is a good Dwelling and all
necessary out-houses on the premises. Terms liberal i
Also, will be sold a half interest iu a Grist and Savv j
Mill adjoining the above tract.
Apl 3, I860. tf WM. M. PORTEli.
Jletliodist Protectant
Female ScHooI,
Jiimestoicn, Guilford Co., X. C
The Third Session of this College will commence
I I in, JIU,
For Catalogues or Circulars
Address J. S,. KY, Secy.
June , 1800.
Immense Attraction!
AT THE
Great Clothing Emporium
OK
FLXLIXCS, SPRINGS & CO.
They are now opening at their large and capacious
Store Room, the HANDSOMEST and CHEAPEST
Stock of Ready-made Clothing
ever offered in the State.
Their fto k comprises all the different kinds of Fancy
Cut Linen and Marseilles Business Suits, English and
French Drap d'Ete aud Alpacca Frocks and Sacks: a
large variety of Caisimere Punts Fuucy and Black;
also, Fancy and Black Silk, Cassiiuere and Marseilles
Vests in endless variety.
Gents' Furnishing Goods,
Trunks, Valises, Hats and Caps. &c, &c. All of the
above goods are of the latest styles aud patterns.
MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT.
FELLINGS, SPRINGS & CO. have also added to their
Ready-made Clothing Stock, a Merchant Tailoring De
partment, to which they call the especial attention of
their many friends aud customers.
They intend making this department second to none
in the State, eitlu-r in style and quality of Goods, or in
the manufacture of Garments. I
At all times will be found a good stock of Black and
colored Cloths. English, French and American Cassi
mercs, and a variety of Vesting?. Also, an assortment
of Rock I.-laud Cassimeres.
They feel confident of their ability to undersell any :
other house in the State, from the advantages they ;
have in getting their goods. j
Their goods are bought by the quantity, by one of j
the h inn who resides in the Northern markets, winch
gives him the opportunity of taking advantage of the
prices of goods, thereby saving at least Twenty-five
per cent to the consumer.
giSjr Dimes saved are Dollars nU(le!"ga So try us.
E. FELLINGS.
JNO. M. SPRINGS,
JNO. P. HEATH.
April 10, 1S00. tf
DISSOLUTION.
The firm of I' EASTER & McLEOD was dissolved, by
mutual consent, on the 21st inst. The Notes and Ac
counts due the firm will be found in the hands of L.
Feaster or E. A. McLeod for immediate settlement.
Claims due by the firm must be presented to E. A. Mc
Leod for payment. E. FEASTER
E. A. McLEOD.
The undersigned will continue the GROCERY AND
PRODUCE BUSINESS at the old stand. A share of
patronage is respectfully solicited.
A good stock of Family Groceries always on hand.
E. A". McLEOD.
May 20, lS;u. Vni
Large Arrivals
OF
SPI!LG iv SUMMER GOODS,
KOOPXAIfX & PHELPS'
They have received and are receiving a large stock of
Dry
Millinery and
Ladies' Dress Goods
in endless variety, suitable for the Spring and Summer
trade.
Particular attention is called to their assortment of
Lace Shawls, Points and Mantillas.
They have a LARGER STOCK of FINE GOODS than
they have ever kept before.
They asiure those who may deal with them that they
will endeavor to give satisfaction both in price and
the quality of the Goods, as they are determined to sell
at such low rates as will tend to the great advantage
of purchasers. They have in store
A large lot of Ready-made Clothing
of various styles and qualities at reduced prices.
X: T) (C H 71 J
HARDWARE, &c.
Of all kinds, kept constantly on hand and for sale on
the most reasonable terms.
They invite purchasers to give their extensive stock
an examination before huviuir elsewhere.
' KOOPM ANN k PHELPS.
April 10, Dt;0.
T. J. COKPlSIVlIVtt.
Surgeon Ientist,
(Graduate of the Jlultimore Dental CollcjeS)
Can be found at his Office on Tryou street, opposite
China Hall, where he will be pleased to receive the
calls of those who may require his professional services.
February 21, 1800. (jm
LfOTIIER SOUTIIEICX MOVEMENT
CUBAN SEGA It MANUFACTORY.
iS'iftrs and Tobacco Leaf direct from Cuba.
JOHN S WILEY has returned to Charlo'tte from
Cuba, where he bought a large and varied assortment
of SUGARS, SNUFF, TOBACCO, &c, for this market,
ami is now opening some celebrated brands of Segars,
among which may be found the following :
El Rico Hab.ma, MuchaEl Littleto,
Concha's Malos, Rio Hor.dro,
Flor del Tumas, Lasbelas Gustou.
He manufactures Segars from the best Havana To
bacco; and keeps the best Smoking and chewing Tobac
co, Lynchburg and Turkish Brands ; Maccaban, Rap
pee and pure Scotch Snuffs; Powhatan Pipes, snnff
Boxes, Matches. Blacking, Ac; Meershaun Segar Hold
ers and Pipes.
He respectfully invites the public to ealfat the Cu
ban Segar Factory nearly opposite the Mansion House.
January ?, 18H0.
J. S. PHILLIPS,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
HAVING located in Charlotte, respect
fully solicits a share of public patronage.
A complete assortment of Cloths. Cas
simeres and Vestings always on hand,
which will be made to order at the
shortest notice.
Shop three doors south of the
Mansion House.
Sept. 27, IbolK y
I
$100 REWARD !
R ANA WAY from the subscriber on the 1st October,
a mulatto boy named SOLOMON. He is near six
feet high, about thirty years old, tolerably bright, rather
slim, and weighs about 175 pounds. He has a down
look when spoken to. The end of the forefinger of his
left hand has been cut off. and a sharp hard knot has
grown on the end of it- I think he is lurking about
Rocky River, in the lower end of Cabarrus county,
here he was raised. fiSP All persons are forewarned
not to harbor or assist him, under the penalty of the
law. I will pay the above reward for his delivery to,
me, or his apprehension and confinement in any jail so
I can get him. WILLIAM HAMILTON.
Negro Head Depot. Union Co., N. C. ;
April 0, 1 tf i
THE FARMER.
In a sweet healthy air with a farm of his own,
Secluded from tumult and strife,
The farmer, more blessed than a King on his
throne,
Enjoys all the comforts of life,
When the sweet smiling Spring sheds her per
fumes around,
And music enchants every tree,
With his glittering plough-share he furrows his
ground,
With a mind independent and free,
When Whiter howls dismay o'er the earth,
And want ;ells her tale at his door.
Serenely he sits at his clean blazing hearth,
And dispenses relief to the poor.
Then let idle ambition her baubles pursue,
While wisdom looks down with disdain,
The home of the farmer hath charms ever new,
Where health, peace, and competence reign.
DISSOLUTION.
The firm of MOODY & NISBET was dissolved by
mutual consent on the 25th of June, 1800. Those hav
ing claims against the firm will present them to M. D.
L. Moody at Charlotte, or to A. li. Nisbet at Lincoln
ton, and those indebted to the firm must come forward
and settle immediately. M. D. L. MOODY,
July 10, 1800. 3t A. It. NISBET
PROPERTY FOIt SALE I IV
Lenoir, IV. C
The undersigned wishing to move West, offers for
sale his Town Property, consisting of Three Lots, on
one of which is a large and commodious building and
all necessary out-houses. The others are well im
proved, on one an orchard of choice fruit, on the other
a good Spring. Also, 8 acres of land near the village,
(part in cultivation). He offers also 350 acres of land
in Watauga county, near a good turnpike, beiug one of
the best stock farms in the county.
Lenoir is a beautiful Mountain Village, 18 miles from
the W. X. C. Railroad. A tri-weekly stage line passes
from Liucoluton, N. C, via. Hickory Slation and Le
noir to Abington, Va. Davenport Female College and
Finley High School, both well conducted and successful
institutions, are situated in the place. Any one wish
ing to buy will get a bargain by applying early to the
subscriber at Lenoir, Caldwell co., N. C.
June 10th, 1800. 3m W. GAITHER.
Hardware!! Hardware!!
A, A. i. M. TAYLOR
ESPECTFULLY iuforms his friends and the pub
lic generally, that he has added to his extensive
stock of Stoves and Tin Ware, a large and complete
stock of Ha: Jware, consisting in part as follows:
Carpenters' Tools.
Circular, mill, crosscut, hand, ripper, paunel, prun
ing, grafting, tennon,back. compass, webb, and butch
er SAWS; Braces and bits, Draw Knives, Chissels,
Augers, Gimlets. Hammers, Hatchets, and Axes; Brick,
plastering, and pointing Trowels: Saw-setters, Screw
plates, Stocks and dies, Planes of all kinds, Spoke
shaves, Steel-blade bevel and try Squares; Spirit Levels,
Pocket Levels, Spirit level Vials, Boring machines,
Gougers, and in fact everthing a mechanic wants, in
great variety and at very low prices, at TAYLOR'S
Hardware Store and Tin-ware Depot, opposite the Man
sion House. Charlotte, N. C.
May 2ft, ISfJO. tf
Blacksmith's Tools.
Such as Bellows, Anvils, Vices, hand and slide Ham
mers. Buttresses, Farriers' Knives. Screw-plates, Stocks
and dies, Blacksmith's Pincers and Tongs, Raspers and
Files of every kind. Cut horseshoe and clinch Nails,
Borax: Iron of all sizes, both of northern and country
manufacture: cast, plow, blisterand spring Steel; &c.
for sale very cheap at
TAYLOR'S, opposite the Mansion nouse:
AT TAYLOR S you can find the largest assortment
of Cutlery. Guns and Pistols, of all the celebrated
makes.
GLASS, of all sizes and qualities both French and
American. Also, Putty by the keg or pound.
WOODEN WARE," Brooms, &c, of all kinds.
Rope ! Rope ! !
5,000 pounds of Manilla. Juto and Cotton Rope, from
inch to 3 inches, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Store,
Opposite the Mansion House.
Carriage Materials.
He would call special attention to his stock of the
above goods, consisting of Springs, Axles, Hubs, Bows,
Spohes, Shafts. Curtain frames, Knobs, Bands, Lining
Nails, Damask, Satinet, Cloths, Laces, Fringes, Enamel
ed and Patent Leather, Enamelled Cloth, Oil Carpet,
Paints of all kinds, dry and in oil; Varnish, Turpentine,
Linseed Oil. Tyre and oval Iron, Bolts, and everything
in the way of Carriage Trimmings, at prices that can
not fail to please, at the Hardware Depot of
A. A. X. M. TAYLOR,
Opposite the Mansiou House.
Tin and Japanned Ware,
A large assortment; Block Tin, Block Zinc, Tin Plate,
Babbit metal, &c.
Stoves, the" largest Stock, of all sizes, at
TAYLOR'S Hardware, Stove and
Tin ware Depot, opposite Mansion House
Agricultural Implements of all kinds.
Straw Cutters, Corn Shellers. Flows, Hoes, Shovels,
Spades, Folks, Axes, Picks. Mattock. Grubbing Hoes,
Trace Chains, Wagon Chains, Log Chains, Pruning
and Hedge Shears, Pruning and budding Knives, gar
den Hoes and Rakes, with handles; Grain Cradles; grain,
grass and brier Scythes, Bush Hooks, Wagon boxes;
Hollow ware, such as pots, ovens and lids, skillits, spi-
U.,c ctpw.nfins nnil kfttlps. Cauldrons from 20 to 120
gallon. each: Iron and brass Preserving Kettles, Sheep
Shears, &c, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Depot, opposite
the Mansion House.
Ludlow's Celebrated Self-Sealing
Cans, of all the different sizes, at TAYLOR'S
Hardware Store, opposite Mansion House.
Roofing, Guttering and Job Work,
Of all kinds, promptly attended to at
TAYLOR'S Hardware Store,
Opposite the Mansion House.
NKG110KS WANTED.
I want to buy Negro Boys and Girls from 12 to 18
years old, for which the highest prices in cash will be
paid.
May IT, 1859 SAML. A. HARRIS.
MANSI0NH0USE
The undersigned having taken the above well-known
and favorite Hotel, begs leave to inform the patrons of
thehonse and the traveling public that he is repairing
and refurnishing it and has made several changes which
will add to comfort as a home and public resort. No
effort shall be spared on the part of himself or assis
tants to render sojourners pleasant and comfortable.
II. B. WILLIAMS.
Charlotte. January 10, ll?G0. tf
POLITICS AND RELIGION.
A correspondent of the Hartford Times says,
in Central Village, Conn., th-ere is a neat and pretty
edifice in which the Congressional Church and
j Society worship, over which the Rev Geo. Hall,
! was installed as pastor about six months since. Mr
: Hall is a good preacher, and, according to the
standards of New England theology, sufficiently
orthodox. Having performed his duties among
his people for several weeks after his settlement,
, to the apparent satisfaction of all, it was discovered
that Mrs Hall, who is a lady of piety, refinement
and education, and who is calculated to gain the
affections of all who can appreciate real worth, is a
native of a 8outhern State The cry was soon
heard, "Our minister is pro-slavery his wife is
from the outh." Suddenly it was remembered
that he had not preached upon the subject of
abolition he had not even prayed for the slaves'
emancipation since he had been their pastor. Mr
and Mrs Hall at once became objects of suspicion
A committee waited on the pastor and asked
him to resign his charge This he refused to do
at the bidding ofthreeor four men, being conscious
of having done nothing worth' of such treatment.
Though he had lost the love of the people, he had
not lost his own self-respect, and he was unwilling
to be turned out upon the world as if he had
committed some crime.
Being thus situated, the church called a council
to decide the question for them. On assembling,
the council saw at once that Mr Hall must be
dismissed, whether in the right or in the wrong.
He could not live as he was then situated. His
wife was confined to her bed by sickness occasioned
by the state of things in the church. Her husband
could no longer be of any benefit to the people as
a minister of the Truth, for they had decided that
he was pro-slavery. One of the council asked the
committee of the church, "If the question of
slavery were wholly set aside, if Mr Hall had not
been a good preacher, a good pastor, and if his
sermons were not Evangelical!" The answer was,
"We are an anti-slavery church and people. 'r
Mr Hall was dismissed, and by the unanimous
vote of the Council, though in relation to the
manner and reasons, a bare majority only ruled
this bod'. There were some who, though known
to be anti-slavery in their principles, were not willing
to send a brother beloved out into the world in this
summary manner, without some remunerat ion
from the people. They had invited him to settle
among them, and, in accepting their invitation, he
had removed his family and household goods from
a distance, at a considerable expense, and with the
belief that his situation would be permanent. It
was proposed and urged that he should at least
receive the balance of his salary for the current year
some three hundred dollars. But the voice of the
majority prevailed, and with the paltry sum of
S100, which the Council voted him, a devoted
Christian minister is dismissed from a church over
which he was settled in good faith in less than one
year previously. For no crime, for no blot upon
his moral or religious character, he is turned into
the world to seek a position where his labors and
character can be appreciated.
THEORY OP EARTHQUAKES.
Professor I'ogers of the Glasgow University in
the course of a lecture delivered recently in the
Merchants' Hall, on "Volcanic Actions, with spe
cial reference to the theory of earthquakes," treat
ed of the different species of volcanic eruptions,
such as hot steam, lava, stones, earth, and then
proceeded" to the special subject of earthquakes.
These, he said, were composed of a pulsating mo
tion, of colossal magnitude, and connected with
which was a tremendous jarrinr a shudder of
the earth accompanied by a crackling of the
rock matter. An earthquake took its time to a
minute, and observers could consequently calculate
its velocity. It was composed of a group of ad
vancing waves, and its average period of oscilla
tion was two or three minutes.
In the year 1812, the town ofCaraceasin Amer
ica was destroyed; the valley of the Mississippi
was also affected. The backwoodsmen in the
Western States, at that period, who had their sen
ses all awake, discovered that this earthquake
came from the direction of the Mississippi, and
that when the earth yawned, the fissures ran north
and south. To save themselves being engulfed,
they cut down trees, which they caused to fall east
and west, and so soon as they felt the tremulous
movement they left their cabins and bestrode the
trees. The result of the investigations which he
had made into several earthquakes that had occur
red in the West Indies and in Ameriea, was that
the undulating wave in the interior of the earth
moved forward at a speed of from 27 to 31 miles
per minute, leaving a crust upon the rocks with
which they come in contact. In some parts of
the world the earthquakes bad completely changed
the surface of the earth; the swamps of the Mis
souri, for instance, having been transformed into a
rich soil, dotted with shallow lakes. A port at
the mouth of the Indus had been sunk beneath
the surface of the water; and the strata of the Al
leghany Mountains bore marks of the influence of
these underground currents.
" A printer, meddling with the verdict of a coroner's
jury, struck out a comma after the word ''apoplexy,"
making it read thus: "Deceased came to his death
by excessive drinking, producing apoplexy in the
minds of the jury."
IVOTICE.
On the 20th of August, (week of Gaston county
Court,) I will sell in the town of Dallas, a tract of land
of 70 A res, all under a pretty good fence, with one
partition fence, and a portion of the land is under culti
vation. In the centre of the tract, on a high level, can
be found one of the most regular veins of Gold in this
portion of the country, never failing when worked to
yield from $2 50 to 3 to the bushel. 10 to the
bushel has been made out of the ore after having been
washed by a sweep-pounder. The vein has been left
at about 70 feet deep, lined with quartz.
Th T.nl i;a in one mile of Stowcsville. in Gaston
county. Terms will be made easy, and a small portion j
oi USB reauirea ai ine iiiue oi sa.je. lucsme win oe
positive.
July 3, 1860. I9-7t LEROY STOWE.
TAXES.
The TAX LISTS for the year 1859 are now in my
hands for inspection. Those liable to pay Taxes will
please come foward and settle.
E. C. GRIER, Sheriff.
April ?., 18C0.
From the Franklin Observer.
JAPAN.
Why the Japanese totally Exterpated Christianity
and Prohibited all Commerce with Christians.
Messrs Editors: The Portuguese, about 1459,
settled a factory and mission of Jesuits in Japan,
with great success. Trade increased, and con
verts were numerous, amonerst whom were the
Princes of Eungo, Arima and Ornusa; and in
1582, they tendered their homage to Pope Gregory
XIII. But when it was thought that the whole
nation of Japan were resolved to possess Christ,
the heathan priests prevailed so effectually with
the:r Emperor, that by Proclamation iu 1585, he
forbid all his subjects, under pain of death, to em
brace the Christian faith; which was followed im
mediately by a most severe persecution, in w;hch
20,570 people suffered death in the year 1590,
and 12,000 in 1591-92. ' And it was thought
that the new converts had not at last been disgust
ed at the pride and covetousness of the Portuguese
clergy as well as of the laity, it had not been in
the power of tortures to exterpate Christianity.
The Dutch, in imitation of the Portuguese, resolv
ed some time befere the year 1G00 to extend also
their navigation into the East Indies. Their first
factory in Japan was at Firando, and they had a
free commerce granted them. Being at war with
vSpain, which was then possessed of all the Portu
guese dominions, they undertook to supplant the
Portuguese and ruin their trade. Besides, they
had great reason to complain of the Portuguese,
who represented them as the worst and most un
just people in the world. Therefore they took
hold of an opportunity which offered itself soon
after. Having captured an homeward bound Por
tuguese ship, near the Cape of Good Hope, in
which they found a traitorous letter to the King
of Portugal, written by one Captain Moro, a Jap
anese, and a great zealot for the Christian religion,
they delivered the letter to their protector, the
Prince of Firando, who communicated it to the
Governor of Nagasaki. Captain Moro being taken
up, boldly denied the fact, and so did all the Por
tuguese at Nagasaki, but they were convicted.
The letter was sent to Court, and Moro was burnt
alive. The letter laid open the plot which the
Japanese christians, in conjunction with the Por
tuguese, had made against the Emperor's life, the
want they stood in of ships and soldiers, which
were promised them in Portugal, and, the names
of the Japanese Princes concerned in the con
spiracy. This discovery, made by the Dutch, was
afterwards confirmed by another letter written by
the same Captain Moro, to the Portuguese govern
ment at Macao, which was intercepted and brought
into Japan by a Japanese ship. It was therefore
ordered in the year 1637, that no foreigners should
have leave to come into the country, and that none
of the Emperors should travel abroad. However,
the directors of the Portuguese trade staid in
Japan two years longer. But at last, upon assur
ances given to the Emperor by the Dutch East
India Company that they would supply the coun
try with such commodities as had been imported
by the Portuguese, he declared the latter to be
enemies to the empire. Thus the Portuguese lost
their trade with Japan, and were totally expelled
before the latter end of the year 1039. The next
year they resolved to try again to revive that pro
fitable branch of their trade. In order to do it,
the government of Macao sent two embassadors to
the Emperor of Japan, attended with a retinue of
seventy-three persons. As soon as these embassa
dors came into the horbor of Nagasaki, they were
put under arrest with their whole retinue, though
they had no goods on board to show that they did
not come with the intention to trade. The Empe
ror ordered them all to be beheaded, except twelve
of the lowest rank, who were sent to Macao to car
ry to their countrymen the news of this unhappy
success, with a proud and threatening message
from the Prince, importing that should the King
of I'ortugal himself, nay, the very God of the
Christians, presume to enter his dominions, he
would serve them in the very same manner. It is
highly probable that those twelve men, for want of
skill in the management of their ship, perished at
sea, as they were never heard of again. Each of
the other Portuguese had, according to the custom
of the country, his own executioner standing by
him; so that upon the signal given, all their heads
were struck of in an instant. We truly hope our
people in their commercial dealings, and our Am
bassador to the Court of Jeddo, will be more for
tunate than the Portuguese have been, and that
the treaty now about to be ratified between the
two countries will be the means of again bringing
the Japanese under the mild and saving influence
of the Gospel. J. J. F.
The Buffalo llepublican challenges Dr. Winship,
the strong man. to come to that city and try his
strength with a good deaL of the butter s ld in
that city.
SEA-SIDE MUSINGS.
I've walked by the sea, when the tide was receding.
And thought how bright hopes like its flood ebb'd
away;
How fond ones have perished, and left me here
needing
Their counsels, their sympathy, as onward I stray !
The calm blue of Heaven looked down on the flood,
And the waters, urged on by the gentle South wind,
Came up and knelt down on the beach where I stood,
Dispelling the sorrows entrancing the mind.
Then the bright starry host peeped out, one by one;
And threw their pure rays o'er the earth and the
sea,
While I mused o'er the scene, and enjoyed all alone
The song which the wind and the waves sung to me.
Oh, cold is the heart that can only find pleasure
'Midst revelry and mirth as they skimmer along;
They're good in their places yet, oh! beyond
measure,
I worship great Nature a trie ad, and a song.
How oft, when the full tide of fortune is flowing,
The full glow of friendship is sure to attend,
But when the rude blast of misfortune is blowing
Oh, where are the smiles of the cold-hearted then?
Oh, give me a friend who can joy for my pleasure,
Or weep for my sotow, or sigh for my woe;
Such a friend in my bosom I'd hide as a treasure,
A treasure this fond heart could never forego.
How a Man's Boots saved ms Lick. Now
that the name of Varnhaghcn von Ense is brought
so prominently forward, through the HumLolt cor
respondence, it may not be amiss to quole from
one of his works a story about a pair of old boots
which, by their opportune disappearance, did their
owner better service than did ever boots before by
the promptest attendence. It occurs in the author's
account of Crab Schlaerndorf, a writer of no little
power, who lived in a Paris garret, was miserly in
trifles, and lavishly generous in great things; who
was primarily a hearty friend of liberty, and se
condarily a persevering, disinterested patriot. A
friend of the Girondist, he speedily found his way
to prison under the sway of Bobeopiero.
One morning the death-cart came for its usual
number of daily victims, and Schlaberndorf 's name
was called out. He immidiately, with the greatest
coolness and good hu:ior, prepared for departure.
Presence of mind in some chape, a grand ftoic
sm or mere indifference, were common in those
terrible times. And Schlaberndorf was not the
man to make an ungraceful departure when the
unavoidable Must of fate stood sternly before him.
He was soon dressed, only his boots were miss
ing. He sought, and sought, and sought, and
the jailor sought with him, in this corner and in
that; but they were not to be found. 'Well," said
Schlaberndorf, sharply, "this is too bad; to be gul
lotincd without my boots will never do. Hark j'c,
my good friend," he continued, with simple good
humor, to the jailor, "take me to-morrow; one day
makes no difference; it is the man they want, not
Tuesday or Wednesday." The jailor agreed. The
wagon, full enough without that one head, went
off to its destination. Schlaberndorf remained in
the prison. Next morning at the usual hour, the
vehicle returned; and the victim who had so
strangely escaped on the previous day, was ready,
boots and all, waiting the word of command.
But, behold! his name was not heard that day;
nor the third day, nor the fourth, and not at all.
There was nu mystery in the matter. It was nat
urally supposed that he had fallen with the other
victims named for the original day. In the multi
tude of sufferers no one could curiously inquire for
an individual. For the days that followed there
were enough victims without him, and so he re
mained in prison till the fall of Itobespiere, when,
with so many others he recovered his liberty. IIo
owed this miraculous escape not the least strange
in the strange history of the Revolution partly
to the kindness of the jailor partly and mainly
to his good temper. He was a universal favorite
in the jail.
Gas Consumers in England. -A late En
glish journal states that the frauds which are prac
ticed upon gaa consumers have at leugth reached
such a height and excited such indignation as to
have lead to an application for Parlimentary relief.
Notice has been given that a bill will be asked for,
providing for the appointment of an Inspector of
Gas In England, as in this country, says the
Baltimore Exchange, the measurement of gas is
entirely in the hands of the companies that manu
facture and sell it. The consumer has no evidence
of the amount of gas consumed, except the word
of the company. There is no measure of gas ex
cept that which the company furnishes its own
meter, with the practical operations of which in
terests the great body of consumers are entirely
unacquainted. The result of the state of things
in England have led to the remedy which is about
to be adopted by Parliament, the establishment
by law of a standard meter of gas, and competent
and honest inspectors appointed to enforce the law.
It is also urged that there should be an inspection
of the gas also, as well as of the meter, for grant
ing the meter to be all right, it is well known that
an inferior and impure ga3 will regiter a greater
number of feet in the same time than a purer qual
ity. It is said that the evil which has reached
such a height in England as to demand the inter
position of Parliament, -has caused great complaint
against ga3 companies in this country, and that
here, as well as there, some efficient measures of
relief is demanded. Richmond Dispatch.
From Japan. Our correspondence from Ja
pan gives a definite idea of the condition of affairs
there, and will serve to allay somewhat the fears
which h'avc been excited by the reports which had
previously reached us. The difficulties have been
undoubtedly instigated by the Prince of Mito, who
aspires to the throne, and who about a year ago was
bani.-died from Jeddo to his own principality for
having been engaged in a similar attempt against
the reisrninjj Prince. The assassination of the two
Dutch sea-captains was shrouded in mystery until
the attack was made on the Prince Begent, when
the motive which prompted that deed was made
more apparent. The intention probably was to
involve the Government in a difficulty with the
foreigners, during which Milto could make an at
tempt to obtain possession of the throne. Circum
stances, however, seem .to indicate that the Ameri
can residents were to be exempt from massacre
by his emisaries. The Prince Regent, although
not killed immediately! is known to have died
from the effects of his wounds; and another person
has been enstalled, who was understood to be friend
ly to foreigners. No further apprehensions were
felt, as this last act of Prince Mito would undoubt
edly, it was thought, result in his death.
The Simple Secret. Twenty clerks in a store.
Twenty bands in a printing oflice. Twenty young
men in a village. All want to get along iu the
world, and all expect to do so. One of the clerks
will rise to be a partner and make a fortune. One
of the compositors will own a newspaper and be
come an influential and prosperous citizen. One
of the apprentices will come to be a master builder
One of the villagers will get a handsome farm and
live like a patriarch. But which is destined to bo
the lucky individual? Lucky? There is no luck
about it. The thing is almost as certain as the
Rule of Three. The young fellow who will dis
tance his competitors is he who masters his busi
ness, who preserves his integrity, who lives clearly
and purely, who never gets in debt, who g?ns
friends by deserving them, and puts his money in
a savings bank. There are some ways to "fortune
that look shorter than this old dusty highway.
But the staunch men of the community, the men
who achieve something really worth having, good
fortune, good name, and a serene old age, all go
this road.
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