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Au.-i- 1:1 e aro t - s ;i -cril.er 1 i. . t; -i i :;1 the r- suit Jiia Win,; " will be far - until the re-e.'.t "f t he kii.-wn at l';:ty I'ent-, f tl,.- l'r. -i-.b-i.ti.il ekc- wii 1 r lii" l , a r . ihaTa rr. 1 1 -at !. .1 li-t w.-cj: e few r- lHiiiocratic f'a:iJiJjU' for l!ie I.c-i islHtiire. 1 o. :.!,. ui.t-c lie eh as eaieii ir.liies It. of ii- ;..n"W!l:' ir!.!.' ). 11. "-ri'li. Party t of M-. : .;,' -1: . a; i-iut . X rib U. 'i. 'al ii.- .! i:-.-,. - m 1; :,'.. I. . i 1 r- j ro-ci t the Coiiii i I'lIo:. in the next irolii.a, t.. wit : 'T the S-l.ate ; Wm. ir e' ui.tv. John la M .1..:., I '.Kill. ' I' , lo- r -.- li Ty, w ),'. ! l st iri-i.-d en '.I e J ' I mccrntic Fa per in harlot!?. I" 1 I 1 '-.- to - ,: t;..,; a pub!iii a Tlj'-L.L.s era-,- I r ' ("' ). -en ill .'J r ::i 1 1 to P. w. ( !. J!..;. n.:. IJ Ur ! tle-v ;"' r - f Mr an- a r- o.,r p ' ! ' 1'; - " 1 ' Dl Cm a?' i- Lee I l.T' : !v I',- l!i- It 1 ' v a- ' r- le i I'!. a 'I t Jl. .lilid CHARLOTTE: i W. ; r. lit , T 7- J to HUMPH'!' (' N Vl.tAANL'l.!:. (.-.. :-s a l'.n, I, t t r. -. -1- .;..u tin- ..Ti .:''. r.:T 01' M-. K!. ..Mirg H ! V. I - V, - ri .. iu'...r..--. I . a:ir.. n-r. I I-, PA. l I.KilS. Us,,., a, ill !;;,. It.:. I.! I.', i t..iich cm. (.! 1 1, t . f .r, s i.t M. . Wit ! ; 1 1 r -'"I tin- I aioii 1. , ! of M !. ai 'ire. 10 l !!!. ol'l oliilnons . I t . in 11 I.. X.-.r- jili'tionl'y the energy, leal and cnterprize j of the United States. No doubt we shall all cf the Company, the Charlotte and South soon learn, from the Democratic press pen Carolina road is no less rapidly promising crally, that they arc both very great men, a eonipletii.il. The grading from this plaee . or, to use a ; i'tase which we heard a good to the CatawLa river a distance of twenty I miles is nearly finished. The bridge a eross the river will be completed in less 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 a month, and wIkii this is done the finishing; of the road will advance at the rate of eight miles per month. Mr. . John ; ildwcll, an other ciiterpri.ing gcntleinan, s, at this cud of the load, at work with a arte force, and will have ready at an early day the ground for the lepot, the contrac tor tor the building of which is making all ic.e-arv preparations to commence his I work, and to finish it with magic speed ; when once commenced. Ca!iforni;i and the Chinese. y referring to the articles of our eou- tributor. W. S. T ," published in our last two issues, it will be seen he was of the i opinion that it would be ticeessarv, at souk; J future period, to turn back the copious tor- f Kiiropean emigrants, crowding upon ! rent o the South " with a strong hand." This ac tion ha? already becu brought about iu Cali fornia, as we observe by the last accounts, in consequence of the two sudden pressure upon, au.l intrusion into, the American labor market, by the cheap working Chinamen. , , , , r . 1 . ! , everal hundri us of Anieiicai.s turned out, j , 1 (armed and eiiu'.pped fr the purpoe, ami , - , . , 1 drove oil a great inuubcr of their danger ni ' . competitors. As 10.000,HiU of the ten's- , 1 . ,, , , ., , , 1 tials can well be dispensed with, by tlieir 1 , , . , . 1 i I densely populated country, it is to Pe pre- ; sinned th. y will take possesion of Calif. r- nia as s-.oii as the interested ship owners j can bi iiiL' them over. For our part, we j w-.uid rather sec California in the possession ; ...f our Christian ports than in the grap of; the l'ai'an swarm.- from China; but, as the composition of the latter has already de- privi J the Southern slave fomiail lab'T market w choice left in the mat! in n-ined in on all sides bv tl ociist ; -warm-" of pauper laborers from nearly everv ijuarter of the globe and it only re- . .1 .1 . v ... :. 1 . l'r-, mams lor the outli to be united, and pre- . sent a firm and bold front and barrier to those who are jcalou of, and envy her, the po-ssessivii of that sj.e. ies of labor which i allowed limits. 1 he remarks I intend ma- tney cannot be cillcd manners) which are ; ,j jjvr ,e.lt a(lj ..reuliar advanta-'e as - 'in'i "P011 tu important subject of Kduca- ! retained through life, rendering their unfor- " ' . e' , ' .. . , I tion will partake of the inelegance in com- ; timate possession! objects of pity or of ac- . an ?ricultural and i,....iutaetunng coutcd- ; ;,UM(iun , whi(.h r have ju; alluded, but ' tual aversion in the eyes of the refined and ' '.racy. ( rhould I be so fortunate as to advance one 1 polished of society. Mow often are young j j Mr two ideas which would be considered : ladies or young '-iitletii-n who are supposed P-i't'ii i.n Fl iiiAp-if ! "r minntinpa vflua!le bv the Charljtte community, I to be " finished," " coining out " and api ; bnilllllOIP ltlllOCrdUC .OlllindllUliS ,liaj. hc f,;rveu tl,e sin of a faiiure to'ring to mingle in the " best society," but : J5y the time that this number of our pa- j round my periods smoothly. ! whose ways are rather better calculated to I-. r will have reached our readers, thev will , The improvement of towns, in the way of sink them to the ".dace " of a first-rate 1 " I .:.- 1 .1. ..J1 , n. .1 ., . I, live tl eariieu in ra'ov that the late Na-i " roaus, pians roaas, ana : cooK, or un cxeeiiciii ostler, man to el-.au-'.'"'. ... " turnpikes, iu the construction of housesj them in the social scale to "a place at c 'iivention, vvliii U a-au- ; ,i T.,,l.i; .;i.i; 1 : ,1... ' .... :.: f ir 1. II rat: city oi Laitiui' re on the 1st iu-t., 1. ieJ ill ti. ul'i.r a t..-. L-L.'.-r cf ballotin.'s, and no'c'i -t iri-'v deb it.- succeeded eveiitua'iv . . " ', ' ' . , , ", iu uoii.:iiat.ii' for tin' 1 residency tjeneral b K.v.NKLlN J. I'lf.ln l., ot New Hampshire, ani ttie ll-.ii. wil.I.IAM li. IMN'i. oi ,la : a;.. f r tie- 'ice Pre-idei.. y. I if the life ali i charact. r of the f rtin r t"'l.tleinan but i- known to tile couiiii .ii reader. He :i! -. urs t j i e a man f luoJc-t pretentions. au 1 ra! " -"o'-' 1 -' pr. -fern,.-i.t. ir li i'.r-y t i- !-.-: t.-.es ill t!e- -ir rat in r -hunii; than r in tl.e way unJer-tood of j-..itieal that he is f.rty-fne y-.a J l tl..- li 1-ti.-r. s- of tl, of a.-, elita-'tate- t.'ii- iitinui d in this . when he was iti .11 till the year 1 .--n l'i.:i..'i .s-'i;it- s Sena! ire ( !.l- i;:t- In 1--alio::. f ti.. 1 r.-- .:i.. 1 L practice . !. 1,-. i- J. Oioll.g'ii-Lc r bv the I.egi-- ! -So1 he r --igne.l le I'nited Stat.-. at tl.e l!ar. of : d and -m-ees-f,,! ; was eh cted 1're- he off-red Mr. 1 y 1 ii-neral in hi- t 1 accept, lie a j ri . ate in the . Mr. 1' .ik pr ino- ! r I ic'icral in the ad : -.Mini., d in 1 Mei.lco a- ta- : bet ne.-n the two in1 - r. WL-n Mr. Polk ei.; of tl... ! ..: -d tat I'i.r 1 ' ; -.- j. ,-t of Attorn . . vvl.i h he ! :'.i- .aro - -. 1 t:,'.e r--d as - 's:i l- ir a I.-1 v. -L- 1 !' li; . I f tl.e il.-n. hi-... i:i i el.' has L laurel- which he- won in ry appear- to have been h'-Iii t 1 tl.e I: -..king nvtorii ty. !..- 11. a;i. but if li, .-!'.: 'Illied. thi- tinic cf hi- non.i- lie si-1 V.e i. 1'. b. .-: at tl.i .-'".all l:.i lu t that J.re-uinp-ie a- the w li ne J-art v I ail, ceil' had all bee M: ,,! j;,, !,,,,,el, iii r in w- tt til-- (' , 11, j, roll i -, '. . c .-; a-.e I -i.i, aiii their ad before the t - . ,1 ;. rlil 'ii P.. r-.; along ; h; ; ..i ir .:;i tl,. ti.- ' ,t.:- i.tioii Mi tt La i w lit- 1 h the re-t, vet it i 1. ;.. ..' croi . ed- ll. at hi- an.-wer to Ir. .- ..tt had ,, vu prc-'ime --'-ii. r.- would r brai.i !.c- of .11. ate i.llll ing w hardly a.io-.t the la- r; ,, .r.c ; .- i ;. li : Lad I . - A:. ....j 1, ,-t- H'.-l I r it:.!' 1 v.: 11 tie- oti, tv -o i L. 1 Toil! v t i.o .- I.- in..'oul. .ii o) Mr. 1 lial t -a V . I.l.i. -- W 1 I ' 1 ill ot loill Lie t.M- li. t In 1 i.ai 1. ton M-rciirv l- .:.', l.all.'iv, "til 11 1!:. I .t Hot go el for line b !..' Li- coin upon pibi; . I,. ii 1 ,1,0 n a:i ' 1 I III' j re-tlge of goo 1 ,1 I,- 1. ' We and long 111 public life. i.i.a, and, be. . j r. - i.t- d 'i honest countryman use a few days since, who had never, since the day of his birth, heard of either Mr. King or Gen. Pierce, but who, after being told by a leader of the party who the nominees were, iu answer to the question what he thought of the nomi nation, replied at once, and without hesita tion, by giugo, its the very thing! .That fellow Tierce is a plaguy smart mau." This anecdote, at the same time that it expresses; ' 1 t what the leaders of the party would gladly have the people to believe, illustrates the very high state of party drill under which the rank and file of the democracy arc placed. Upon the whole, we look upon the nomination of the Baltimore Convention as being made to heal party wounds, and with out due reference to merit. That the coun try, being enlightened by the blunders of Ir- -'u-k's administration, will not suffer it- self to be caught and deceived a second time by a stratagem of party leaders. Hut more anon. I ROWAN ITS TONIC MIXTURK, ke. I The l'uldUher of this paper has been ap- pointed Agent for L'r. ltowand's valuable Medicines. lie has now on hand his Tonic 1 Ml... . ..i....i.i.. 1.. f . .'llliLUll. a aiu.iL.lt: iritii;u I'.'i iiiiu ' Airue, his compound vrup of Llackberry - ' - ' , lloot, for Cramp, t. olic, (. liolcra .lorbus, " ' . IMarrhoea and liysentery, anil his Purgative ,.,V , lelejiraph rills, w Inch he now oners to the f r pubb.c for sale. ' (Lonmumicatioii5. fl(R THE NKT CA!U,LIXA wmo. FDUC VTION THKSl lUrUT AHfl.IKU TO CII.VRI.n rrK.) When the writer of a newspaper article w ner of the Cali- ' aims to condense his contribution to a suita have but little am' convenient lenirth for the Printer's ... ! and his paper s reiiiiirements and the neces- e are now ; ,,.'! 1 , . 1 , , saruy nxeu nounus 10 verbosity prescrilieu 1. ,ie KJitor such article must of neccssi- ty seem diseoimected in its several parts ; j and more especially is it the case when the i subject, of which the writer treats, affords J. '. . . ,. . ', . to the imagination a multiplicity of views, w hich would, if even touched upon but . briefly, extend the article far beyond the . . .ii... j-,...-!.,. ouiioiii-, iii 111 me a , of orii'imentiiiL' them bv settiriL' out shade 1 trees and laying off public squares, e. c, ' shoul-1 be the study an l practice of our en- terjirizing connnunitvi; but there should 1 1 . ... ... i without intelligence we canr:ot hope to have cnur-lfs erected; how then can we expect to have our s'uf s conducted in a proper iiiaiin.-r. Charlotte has lo.-t sight of this primary consideration in her spirited efforts to secure the business custom of the sur- r-.uieiii!.' (oun'ry; but while she is to be applauded for le-r cntry and liberality in a strictly pecuniary sen-..-, .-he has l!.o,wn l . r-elf . p.-!i to the ci n-ur'- of all iltU-lli- gent and intelligence-loving men by her .-ingular neglect of the firs', great cau-; of all her pro-p. rity, present and prospective : because without her intelligence and bud- liesS ar-tiriien. s'lirieriiulllei-ll bv r-d ne.-it ir.n 1 j,.jW (.(ll,l .,c i,uv(. attained to her present proud position, or have laid out her exteu- sive piatis tor tut 11 re excellence ? It 1 a que-tiun in the minds ,,f many as to whieb- it it is, or is not. more valuable to a town, pecuniarily, to have it made the terminus . t a rauroad or to have within its beiders an exten-ive and flourishing Semiuury or Academy. Taking a financial view, alone, of the question, the preference might, in many cas' -, be given to the railroad; but, w hen a loftier and nobler view is taken, an intelK-i tual survey of the fields of learning, as iu the opposite picture, a see he of corn fields and I road acre- of wheat is content- lan d, then tin- in-titiition- of It-arning mu-t invariably bear away tin- palm. '1 he i-erfiiiiti. s in favor of the latter and the chances against the former, should also be borne in mind. Railroads and plank roads may or may not be roads to wealth. j according ai things " turn out." There are I chances attending all such enterprises which 1,1;.. 1 11 is wen ior a nusines ana alc commuru- 1 ueavonn' to deprive -tuch a man 01 that 111 1 ty to i i-k. but there is a certain road to In rent pride which s hi- right, arid that wea.lh. and bappini-ss, and cunneiice, w hich lofty indi pendeitec w lich is one of his .re should in -, 1 r be lo t sight of by an intelli- j rojfatives. it should bethe aim of a coniinit oent chri -tian and thoughtful pcple, and ' nity of school patrons to place such a man, that road to wealth and all that is de.-ira- when they find hi 111 ptrsuiiig the honorable bb; in life, and the one more likely to lead j profession of teaching iu a position synoiii us to a bright and happier sphere than this, j mous with excellence as " a gentleman and is ylm at I'm . '1 he paths of learning and : a scholar." Sudi a man, or a woman of of science are the best and safest paths we corresponding qualities, is " cheap " to any can travel. j community "at hny price." In the words It i-true, Charlotte has her little schools i of the Hon. J !- John 1'iobiuson, when -e.-lTter.-il iihont In re lin.l there t lit , n. lots ' not that bb- iii-tit'ilion to whi' l. she might 1 point with pride and sati-fa' tioii, mid which ' '" prop.-r bands would bec-oine celebrated abroad and be re-pected and beloved at inc. ,-ne iia- not tti at extensive reiuale ciiiinarv or Male Academy, or both, which ' would b - a source of income to her, but is J your children prosper in their pursuits ' , ( oii.pel ed lo look abroad for a well eonduc- 1 placed in a condition not merely to serve I ted "fn-t c'a-- school " wherein to deposit themselves, but their fellow men? 'slui.tile no inoon-id. ruble portion of her loose capi- tin m. Would you give them a la-ting re taj, in the form of pay for the education and ' source and consolitioii in health or sickness, board of the vouth of both i-excs. There is in prosperity or adversity, in society or in no lack of meant in Charlotte ; that is not ' solitude T 'shun!,- the, 11. Would you fit the difficult v. When J remember, iu this j th'-lu to compete with the high intellect h of connection, the -t'i-ridous public schools ; their age and country to associate here- re'-ti-d in tl.i- city of N. Vork and con- j after, with tin- mighty dead to stand forc-dijct.-d by the b. -t of principal and a-i-t- j 1110-t with those mo-t worthy to be admitted ant-, Laving high salaries paid the in villi to the preseine of the Most High? the be-t " ail the appliance and means to boot,'' on , gift you can give them i not land and the mo-t liberal and cit'-ii-ive scale, and 1 houses, nor ril ver i.nd gold but mental and 1 hi -c si Lo .Ii built, too, alino-t entirelv bv I moral culture him ,110,1 I'yli,,,,!,,,,," voluntary contributions, I cannot but 11 peri. nee a feeling; of mortification (being neaily half a Southerner by family cotinec ti 'ii, Ac.,) on finding a hand.souie, flourish- 1 nig and growing town like t'liarlotte, her. in the South, p. i te. t!y de.-tiliile of an edit- j rational e-tabli-Lineiit which would reflect a degree of honor upon its founder and j 1. poii the tow n. coin iiicnsij r ate w ith its noble o! jeet-, its fmr proportions and its vll-ap- p .mt- d mar.'o'cuiciit 1 Sectarianism, I find, is one of the many I draw-backs which have had the effect to throw the South far iu the rear of the North in point of educational intelligence. It is greatly overstrained, and is mill stone about "the neck of the church. Ignorance retards the inarch of religion while educa tion is its pioneer, inarching before the church and cfearing away the obstructions in iu path with an all-powerful arm. Could there be a more suicidal policy pursued than that of having no school, because a Metho dist, a Presbyterian or an Kpiscopal school cannot be built T " A house divided against itself cannot stand," is a scriptural axiom which applies with equal force to a town where unanimity and liberality should pre- ... -i . r -. i . .... . . . vail iu matters of vital interest to al! par ties and sects. I find many men of sound judgments opposed to the sectarian system of education. They contend that the church and home are all sufficient for the instilment of a religious education into the youthful 1 mind, and that the peculiar doctrines and tenets of any one denomination should never , be a study iu the school room. Parents re- I siding at a distance might request the l'rin- I cipa.'s of a Seminary to see that their ehil- J ilren attended any particular cliurcli regu larly, and the teachers could classify their pupils on the Sabbath appointing a guide from among their number whose duty it would be to attend the young embryo mem bers of each church to and from the favor ite place of worship. There are Protestants who do not hesVtttJ, -to send their children to Cotlntlic "schools, and fhe "culpable, ex treme they go to is only equalled iu an in verse ratio by the over-nicity of those who protest against the non-sectarian schools, because they do not teach some prrutmr doctrine. While people are strainiiii at these few glints, tbey are swallowing whole caravans of camels by overlooking the main thing after all, aid very many important considerations in the legitimate live nj eiln entiuH. We must learn to read before we can know anything about the bible, and our reasoning faculties and judgments must be developed and strengthened by education, before we can claim to understand its sub lime depths. There is one essential point in the selec tion of teachers, which appears to be, in the opinion of many parents, of no moment whatever, but, in my humble opinion, it should be oue of tie very first things con sidered. I allude ti the indifference shown by many parents as to whether their chil dren are placed un;ler the charge of well bred ladies and geilh-nien or are left in the " care " of those pefons who never practice the common civilities, and often, not even the decencies of poite society, for the very good reason that ttiey know nothing about them. Thu aro acquired in early youth those outre or perlups " boorish trays (for cooil, or ci u iii-'st- eui'j jio-iiious, . " the belle of a ball room." or " the brinht particular star of an " evening party." 1 J do not know if a School of Manners would be appreciated and "patronized" as it i n 4.... inK. !.., r ii. ,.u;..n ' were well underifood, and the number of its patrons were 11? consonance with its actual necessity, and tic advantages it would af- ford its pupils li rough life, there could be no better investment found for a moiety of the loose capita' of speeulators. A few remark on salaries and I will rr. hue the reader) of this esay ou a subject disagreeable to handle, in coii.-e.in nee- of the '' di-areeaUe truths " neees.-ary to be advanced. Th-re cannot be a more t-rro- nious, policy pursued tlian that of fixing the salary of a good teacher at the very lowest . mark bearable. A carpenter will do his ; irr.rif ni-i-rtnl i n ft in tin. 10, v- bi i.-fs fl lid b,. mu-t be more tbar Ii ;inan if he puts fifty dollars worth of wo-k on a five dollar "job," and his 'issfifisuninii will make the work ; of a cheajier kind still. The cheap Work will be known, the nark is upon it; and the marks cf a clu-ap edieati ui arc borne to the ' grave by many a n and daughter whose wealthy parents lavished those means upon ; the backs of their off-pring- which should have been applied to thei. brains. A low, j dissatisfactory saliry oppresses and cramps ! the energies of a ttacher and In: preforms j the task devolving upon him accordingly, I Kr-kine l.arnes has sail that " learning is ' limp r tiny irtrr,' and as" knowledge is power," why shoulc parents pay out with a grudging hand a remunerating .rice for min r f lini- talelts must have fine pay, j or it wiil carry its tine wares to a better I mark.-t. There is no more independent ' man in the world 1 1:111 be who iiosse-cs n 1 fine education and i-graced with "poli-hed 1 manners and fine seme," and instead of en- clo-nig his ebejiiciit adores on the recent oeea-ioii of the op.tiing of the " Kichuioud Atheiiii'iim," I would exort you to remem ber that " know l.iJo(. is power:'' "'hi better than strength ' ' it in more precious than rubies ' for it is the safe-t guard, and the couiniiiiioii of virtue. Would you have W. T. Kill! TIIK Mil III CAROLINA VMIKi. IIAVIItSON ( ( il.I.M; K, -ITS I'll' e-l'Kl 'TS, M NT(.jv, IlKlH'lS, A,. Mil. KniT'.K : It mu-t be eoiKi ded by all inhabitants of Western Carolina that the pro-perity of a literary institution, within their borders, i a subject of incalculable importance and a coiisiiiniiialiondevoiiily lo be wished. w bet !,-r Davidson -Jollege hs prospered more or less than other similar I institutions of its age, is a question which can be readily decided in its favor. Aniplo reasons exist, however, for entertaining a fear that, with all tho advantages it posses ses, it has declined in public estimation. Since when certain palpable effects are pro duced it is natural to seek a proportional and an adequate cause, we have been favor ed with a variety of interesting speculations and opinions on the subject. A lauieutable absence of unanimity both in feeling and action has manifested itself to an extent be yond what is universally expected of Chris tian laymen and ministers, consulting for the general welfare of families and commu nities. Unhappy excitements and divisions have already commence', to dcvelope their evil results. There is an evident want of moral intrepidity to advance like men to the important work as well as to prescribe judi cious ami cncctive remcuies. a neutral in. . f . .Ill position and cold indinereiice are tmre 11 jurious, in the present ease, than decided antagonism and an active resistance. If the great crisis of the institution has indeed ar rived, let each one be permitted freely to express his sentiments in a mild and cour teous manner. There is no imperious ne cessity for disputes and quarrels. There should be none among Christians in refer ence to this subject. Since the writer ex-1 peets no favors and seeks no office from the Hoard or Presbyteries, he begs leave to sub mit a few remarks which he hopes will be received as they arc certainly presented, in the most kind, fraternal, and conciliatory spirit. It is admitted that the manner of conduc ting the government of the College is ueith er convenient nor wise. Experience, the bet. teacher, has proved that the Trustees ought to possess the entire control of its af fairs excepting that part of them which is involved iu the duties of the Faculty. They should be invested bv the dialer with the power of electing and displacing not only the steward but all the other officers also. They should not be responsible to the Fac ulty but the F'aeulty responsible to theim Mad this been the state of case from the foundation of the institution, there would have been a desirable economy of labor and time and infinitely less danger of being com pelled to retain incumbents after they have become unacceptable. This ponderous and complicated machinery of government ought to be ppeedily simplified. If such a change be made in the provisions of the charter, a due regard should be paid to the character and quality of men elected as Trustees. The fewer ministers, the better. Tliey should be diligently engaged iu building up churches, instructing the young and thus adding to the number of pious students. It is enough for them to preach the gospel well. It is quite problematical whether they are fulfilling their solemn ordination vows by imparting purely literary knowl edge in Colleges. Tin-impression is general that the diseip. line of Davidson College is rather mild and . : A . ..; .r. 1 -. .1 xerciscd with a view to extend its reputa- ; tion and to court the favor of wealthy and ; otherwise distinguished individuals. Such I a method of procedure may procure for it ' an ephcmer.ll popularity but, in piroccss of ' time, must destroy public confidence in its pretensions and merit. A greater degree i of watchfulr.c -s and more rigid discipline are imperatively demanded. It has been repeatedly a-sertod that impartiality is a rare virtue in that institution, if not whollv unknown, iu the regard paid to stu lent ion of honor. kV.,y ,, i ami lllstriholton nf honors. It very knows that college honors should be regu lated by merit alone. When this rule is disregarded the result exert the who).' a mount of influence of which it is capable, against the reputation and standing of col t leges. Many a-e aware that, in the face of remon-traii'-c ,f the examining committee, young men have been permitted to graduate there aIio-c character for order and morali ty and whose standing a scholars were, to sav tl ast, greatly inferior to what they shouM be. 1 lie (piaiincations or the pro fesj,. rs have been called in question by some who an- as accurate and thorough scholars as they are them-elves. The system of , morals there taught is thought by compe tent judges to be defective and unsound. Whether al! these statements are true iu every particular we neither !Sn nor di nv; i but, certaii; it is, t'i-v nre extensively be ; lieved and have in .tcr.ai'y injured the col j b ge in the estimation of ierson at a dis- tanee. They have alienated its former 1 friends. They have cooled the enthusiasm I and ardor of its alumni. They have pre ! vented many from contributing to it sup j port. They have crippled the efforts of j agents. 1 hey have filled many heart with . despair. They have rendered the profes j sor ipiite unpopular. The dissatisfaction I is not limited to a particular locality. It is j general tin- longer, the worse. The que, j tion arises, What is to be done ? The toun j dations of (his college were laid in faithful prayer, cemented with t'-ar of gratitude and consecrated to the cause of piety and science bv an eloouent address from it first ,, , ' .. 1 1 , , 1 I resident. apital ha been invested in its bilildilig. It hold more than thirty thou- j sand dollars besjde. Having taken so many stet.s forward we IllUst not recede. The -e it., .... 1 ru-tees ari'i 1 rcstiyn-rie are pleogea, hy every obligation or philanthropy and moral science, to renovate and improve the insti tution so that it may, in some degree, an swer the end of its erection and satisfy the demands and wishes of the public ; even al though such a process should require a se vere and desperate remedy. Rather than abandon the entcrtirie at thi period of its advancement, let a hange be effected in the administration. We candidly believe that al the nrofessors 011 'lit to rci--n. If they are unpopular or have received inti mations that their service are not accepta ble they should not be constrained by other motives to remain. If they are not un popular, they will certainly be re-elected. In either case, the excitement will be allay ed. Let them take which horn of the di- lemma they prefer, the expectations of the public will be satisfied We desire that it should be remembered by all who read this paragraph that the writer has no private motive to gratify nor j interest to promote, lie cherishes the most I "Ind and fraternal spirit toward the pro ! fi ssors with whom he is acquainted. He j does not know either of them, personally, except one or two. lie is, therefore, influ enced by a regard to the institution and a profound love for the came of sound and j thorough education to offer these remarks and suggestions. Consequently, he hopes i that what has been said will be received I with kindness and a spirit of conciliation , and forbearance. It is sotiielime, the duty ' of person to suggest to their friends a j vcre and painful remedy. ! A DISTANT FItlKND. Kos.sitth sayH that he is very sorry that Mr. I 'as has not received th nomination f'jf tho Preeidcwy. MR. KERR'S APPOINTMENTS. The Whig Candidate for Governor will address his fellow-citizen at the following times and places, namely : Wednesday, 16th, at Wadcsborough. Friday, ISth, at Albemarle. Saturday, ltlth, at Troy. Tuesday, 2'Jd, at Ashborough. Thursday, 24th, at Pittsborough. Saturday, 20th, at Graham. Tuesday, alHh, at Greensborough. Thursday. July 1st. at Salem. Saturday, July 3d, lluntsville, (Yadkin.) 1 Tuesday, 6th, Wilkcsborough. Appointment have been published for Gov. Reid at the same times and places. HEALTH OF MR. CLAY. A Washington letter nays that Mr. Clay is daily sinking. He has during the past week been threatened with an attack of 1 we aysentcry TIIK CONDITION OK Kl'ROPE. Accordiu-; to tho lat accounts from Kurtipe, tlie " Holy Allien," Ilia Kiupcriiri of Kuan! mill AuNtria And tlta king of Truniua, wilt not council! to loum Niimluii awKuntutiuii ot the r.iiipire, nr the ('Ublit.liiiii'iit til' new dynaaty. Their nlijcet ia the restoration of the Itj-ititnata Itourbon dynasty in the person of Henry V, so soon at the time arrives for that extinction of Louia Napoleon and (he Krenrh Ki public upon which they have resolved. What will he do in auch predicament ? He cannot stand still. To maintain the present military despotism during bis life, with 110 pros, pert beyond it but the restoration of the legiti. mute Jlourbon branch, is entirety out of the qucs. tion with hiin, with his army, and with the Krenrh people, even if the Holly Allies were willtnj- to wait so long. He Iff is not done so much wttliout intenihns; to do more; and if thus checked in the nudat of his career, he will attempt forcibly what he may have expected, under the pretence of inaiiit.iiniiiT "order, property, religion and fami ly, " to accomplish peacefully. He may have sup. poard that these " Holy Allies, " despairing of re. Ilourbohizing Kranre, would consent to his rr.es tablishmeiit of the Bonaparte dynasty, in consid eration of his signal services 111 crushing the re. public, and thus aiding to maintain their dynas ties. Hut ttw y have no intention of thus requiting his services. He is, in their ryes, an upstart, and must be dealt with arrordingly al the proper time. Hence unable to conciliate them to his great pro. jeet, the restoration of the Kmpire, and unable to reiiMin long aa he is, hia only resource must be the destruction of their dynasties. He must re solve that aince they will not allow hun to become an Kmperor, he will not allow thrtu to remain Kmperora or Kings ; that, if France cannot be im perial, she shall not U-coine royal, but shall rt-main democratic ; and that, aa Kreneh democrary is not s.ife in the midst of KurnH-an royalty, the rrst of Kuropr must be dt-morratic also, and Kranre must be agramiixcd in the procers. This tlien is the ratremity to which the ' Holy Allies " will drive htm; for he will not remain quiet with no other proH-ct than tlie Presidency for the present, and the Itourbon restoration whenever the "Holy Al lies " insist on it Nor will his army permit hi 111 to remain quiet. They are tlioroughly imbued with the spirit of NaiMileonism, of connurit, and are eager to rsmss the It ii 1 ne and the Alps, wipe oft" the stain of Waterloo, and renew the triumphs of .Marengo, Jena, and Austerlitx. Kor tins tlu y have sliouted for !.oma Napoleon, and aided him 111 crushing the conntitution and liberties cf thrir country. The name of NAroi.eo inspired thrm to this Hut why? Hrrause they assoriatrd that name with war, conquest, glory ; because they believed that, ill elevating the nephew to the position onee held -V -h" uncle, thry should renew the triumphs of ,m. r-rench ,',, If find . caiinnt be r Iiztd onuV r Iuii N'apolron, Uwy will either a. I up and follow some near chief to conquest, or they will turn patriotic for a season, ss under Ixims I'tuliippr, and again set up tlie National Assembly. Thry want work and will have it. I.uis Napol-on knows this, and is eagrr to h-ad them ai rnsa the Rhine and the Alps. Nor will tle Krenrh people long remain quiet umt-r the present svstrm. With no liberty at home, and no weight ahrad, and in continual un. rertiinty about tin future, and apprelien.!.,.l( the control of this future by tin " Holy Allies," tin ' w,'l """ heroine ungovernable, and will rise up revolution. To prevent line, l-ouie -s4oruii inuai give iik-fo some aosoroiiig occupa tion ; and nothing will afford it so amply, and so much to 'heir taste, aa a foreign war. No Kuro peans are so inorot.ghly national aa tlie Krenrh. A forngn blow agamet Krinre, will at onre aiute all pirtirs in defr,.ee of their common country. Tiir. Ka a (a - word of terrible turaaing. I.iiis aiohs-.n knows this trait of their ch-rar. tcr, and will use it to punish the Holy Allies " for refusing their assent to the establishment of his dynast y. If then liuis Napoleon cross s the Kbinc with his armv against the Ktmirro-s snd kiiicm. lie must not only do it under the present rrtsiui nag, out ne must appeal In the dmiocrary of all Kun.pr, to aid hun in demolishing all thrones, and rstnblishuig a fratrrnity of dcmoeraeirs. If he ramiot reach a hereditary throne, he will try the m il brat step for himself, the demolition of sll the thrones that stand in Ina war. The demo. erats of (rrmanv, of Poland, of Hungary, of ii.ny, wouni gianly hail In 111 aa U tter than no dehwrrr, and as ottering the opportunity to de. !-ve- tttri. -selves. I'.s game is not yi-t pl-yrd out, and be may vet be the instrument of Koropcan emancipation ! I'luladrlphia Ix-dger. LAI'DATION. A Paris paper, the Publiqur , a lac;uey of the usurper, writes a " highfalutin " ar ticle on the influence which the proclama tion of the Umpire, in the event of iu oc curring, would have on Kurope. The style of the article may be judged from the fol lowing extract : " What ! Ku-ope will -no if '.i p.. I. or. 1 1 1 should I"- proel limed K.niH ror 1 What sn absurdity ! W hv. it IS to be more certain of it : it fl.uf ih. fict lliav 1m1 iM'tt'ratltlleutieated. tlmt r-trrv immrr on the other side of the Khmr is seudieg u the ! r, vl' w uf he lllthnf May her generals, her dele. i f".' "' ''" H' "- --H. '"" '- not , t.i know our ! ranee In-tier ! ungrateful that we ,,, u, vc h , . ,,,, w ,,. IKI ,, I hold that Kranre is the mtelle. t, the heart, the ' "'" Kurope f However nni nous msy he the 1 . -', m.wever enrasagani tier wt IM S Ot I -rtllf how. vrr vast her arts ; what she desires Kuroor ak; what she wills, KlirofK rieeulea ; win, t lie accomplishes, Kuropr accepts upon her kners. ";odonly knows what may become of the rm. pirr ; hut at the rry of Vivit i.'Karlitrt, uttered by l'4ris, do you know what will tie the respond ing rry from the Ibisphorous to the Tsgua ; from the Vistula to the Khro ; from Ihe Thames to thr Tiber 7 The cry of a hundred million of men, of one I'ope, of two hmpe-ors, of a KnlUn, of twenty Kings, of a hundred I'riucea ; (iisiatr to him who IMS svrn i s I And this will lie but mere justice : for the heads of etnpirea and of kingiloms who, j alter the dcspirable revolution of Kebruary, had sutii. ient respect tor t-r.inre not even to rsiae ug iiust the disgrnrelul government which she had adopted ; these nutionn, whose eyes are upon us, and who love ua Is-ca: ,. they know that it is we who give to them all that elevates them, that in. s trui ts them, thatenhghtena them, and that makea them better; this Kurope, regenerated by the re. awakening of order, and saved by the M of IV. ceinbrr, exprcte from od this suprrme crowning act of tlie only efficient, the only legitimate, thr j ""'f h"'y. the last of revolutions the Kmpire ! ANOTHKR PTUIJCSTKKINO KXPKDI DITION PKOHADI-Y. The Prig Vancouver, at New York from Cuba, reports as follows : " No date ; in the Itahama Channel, saw a steamer (painted similar to the Long Is lank Sound boats,) round to under one of the keys near (iuajaba Island, anchor and land two boat loads of men, who immediate ly built a fire ; but we were obliged to tack off shore, as the wind was dying away, and we were in shoal water and night coming on j we saw the light of their fire all night. They did not appear like a pleasure party, the promenade deck was deserted the whole time, while the main deck was crowded with men," There is certainly something suipicious in this, taken in connection with the recent rumors with regard to a new expedition for tho iuvtaio-n ,f Cuba. THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES. It will be Been by our telegraphic news that the Democratic Convention, after an intestine struggle of long and painful dura tion, have at length succeeded in reconciling conflicting claims, by pitching all the estab lished candidates out of the window, and adopting a man whose name had been bare ly whispered beforehand. Gen. Pierce, of New Hampshire, will bo recalled by those who have good memories, as formerly rep resenting his IState, with much credit, in the U. !S. Senate, where ho was very popular and considered ft man of promise. He left the position, we believe, voluntarily. Sub sequently be was one of Mr. Polk's Geue rals in the Mexican war, where he did good service; though his exploits were never considered seriously to endanger the repu tation of Julius Ciesar and the Duke of Wellngton. In polities ho belongs to that respectable portion of the Democracy of New Hampshire which has never made terms with the Freesoilers and Abolitionists, andhc is, we suppose, in all respects, as good a man for the South as any of those whom ho has superseded. Mr. King, the candidate for Vice Prcsi dent, needs no comment. In fact, he would not bear much, being formed of that flimsy, tinselly sort of stuff, that is intended rather to be admired than handled. Hc is a good man, but not good for much. For the rest, the Convention, it appears, has shouldered the Compromise bodily, a load w ith which we wish them joy. Charleston Mercury. I y , FROM MEXICO. Advices from the City of Mexico to the 13th, and Vera Crux to the ltlth, have been received. The news is interesting. The Tchuantcpee question was occupying a large share of public attention. The Sigfio says that all parties in Mexico desire to see the great work of inter-oceanic commuiiciatiin completed ; but all fear the nationality of Mexico would be jeopardized by tlie rccog. nition of the liaray grant. New proposi tions, however, have been made which ap pear to present a favorable solution of the difficulty. This allusion is made, no doubt, lo an application by Colonel A. (I. Sloo for a right of way across the Isthmus of Tchuantcpee, which it seems has been fa vorably entertained. A bill granting him the right of way, it is stated, has been passed by the Chamber of Deputies by a vote of .ri0 to ''. It thus appears that the Chamber regards the Caray grant aa an nulled. Col. Sloo's application, we learn, was for an exclusive right of way for forty years, and a grant of a league of land 011 either side of the road, he binding himself to build within a year a plank road across the Isthmus, aud, as soon ax the travel will justify it, a railroad. The road at the ex piration of forty years to revert to Mexico. y. U. liullrtm. FROM TEXAS. Date from Texas are as lata u the '."-th ult. The accounts from the interior are very favorable for the present state and fu ture prospects of th corn and cotton crop. Refreshing rains appear to hare been felt all over the country. A Mrs. Sloeum a trie-d at the late term of the district court, at Hastrop, for the murder of a man named Fortius, and found not guilty. She had shot Fortius ng account of the ruin of her daughter. Pate from Prow nsvine, to the -!lth rep resenV a horrible etuie of insecurity for lifo along the Rio lirandc. On the evening of the lM.h forty Indians and .Mexicans made an attack upon a c.mp of Americans, kill ing five men. It is, indeed, aliening to read of the murder perpetrated by n,i. rreant Mexicans and their dissolute Indian allies. )n the evening of the 1 Uh instant, Mj. Philip Rogers, a merchant of Rio lirandc City, while standing behind his counter, was stabbed to the heart and killed by a Mexican, who hid ostensibly, come in to purchase goods. COST OF NOMINATING PRESIDEN TIAL CANDIDATES. In reference to the IVmocratie fionvrn tion now in session iu this city, the New Vork Tribune, says : " One million dollar would be a very low estimate for the cost of journey to and from Haltiuiore, in view of this Convention, with necessary tapc-nsca while attending it. Then ariothv very large amount will have been expended in entertainments, festivities am creature comfort of ofie sor or another, with the yiew of influencing the nomination." We know not how correct thi estimate may be, but it is certain that these convention are very expensive but then the delcf-ate and outsiders voluntarily ajH iiil their money and of this no one should complain espe cially as they arc acting for the benefit of " unborn millions," and without the tdightcst expectation of being remunerated in the way of receiving appointment ! Who will not admit ihu disinterestedness which in duces gentlemen to travel thousands of miles, and expend hundreds of dollars from pure love of country? inttimnrr Clipper, A NEW IDEA IN AURICP LTPRE. The steward on board a C State steam er, iu the (iulf, has produced several crops of excellent potatoes by the following mode of cultivation : " Hc procured a common 4 crockery crate.' a bundle of straw, and a few eyes of the potatoe, and went to work farming it on board ship! The process for cultivating them is this: Fill your crate with alternate layers of straw and the eyes of the potato, commencing at the bottom with a layer of about six inches in dept of straw and then a layer of the eyes tin; eyes being placed about two inches apart over the surface of the straw then another layer of straw on the top. Keep the straw always moist, and in about two months yon will have about 814 worth of sound, good potatoes of the " first water." As strange as it may seem abroad, says the Rio liravo, this is the tenth murder which ha taken place within the last three weeks. For the two la.-l months the aver age has been three killed per week. No man's life ia safe from these Mexican assas sins for a single hour. It lias become a grave question, what is to be done iu thi state of things? If it should continue, there will not be an American on the river in six months IW The earthquake felt, so sensibly at W heeling, Pittsburg, and Washington city, was also felt at Gallipolis, Ohio, and there caused thirty feet of the river bank, ex tending near half a square, to lide off OiH'.iHaffi (Ju;e"r.
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