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V .-(, I . - -I, -.. . t . . fmrm wwiww MIWWMMWMMMBgjjMMg!i ---nTJPlEmM MMMWUMMBM n I ' ' ii LA- - A. C. WIlUAMSGH, Editor. T.HI0LT0hT,ir,Bu8n. I VOLUME I. , a., -a.nsrxjLK.- s, loss. IIOLTON & WILLIAMSON, PROPRIETORS. TKRMS: The North-Cirolina Whig w ill be afforded to uSvriiirrs at i'WO DOLLARS in advance, or TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS if pay n tit be delayed lor three months, and THREE DOLLARS at the end of the year. Advertisements inaertcd at One Dollar perjsqnare lii linen or less, this sized type) fur the first inner iiii. and 25 eeiiU for caoh roiitinuance. Court ad- mil fclier.lt a Sale enargee, per , cent, liiirhcr; and a deduction of per cenvwill , be mute from the repnhr prices, IT advcMiwm njr . l ie ve.ir. .VIverliHeiiiciiis inner teu iiiuii.ii.y i.r ijiurterly, at II per aquare fur each time. Seuii. monthly 75 centa per square for ench time. I ! Alt fcmT retain to m rational urpartw nient must be directed to tin- Editor. And all let ters on bcisincM for Job Work, & r., must bo direc u. 1 to the Publisher. All letters must be pont-puid ut thev will not be attended to. IT' Payments can be made to either. Jj" Postmasters are authorized to act as ajrenta. FOR TtlE NOUTII CAROLINA WIIIO. TO MARY , OF IREDELL, X. C. JT " VE." When twilisrhf early shades appeir, .Mingled with music's swe teft lay 1'iie dyiii? niclit-brcvieo'cr t!ie hills Il rpin" then sad iiitlancholy s,. zcs my soul. Hirst memory, RiTiil'st the scenes rf other days Nut in themselves melancholy, Tt.it in themselves there are iovs. .v , t -t hiftt, which, o er my soul a sooining r.l D.lii'i-l to hold. But now melancholy With cruel, relentless sway mounts her throne. M. thinks 1 hear that gentle voire, T i.t mil u entranced my soul far within 'I 1 .11. J of soni's nnd sweetest sounds. K T.. i M i; . ri I'd i "ii the sighing breeze, all, charming, a eid L -si unto her. ' tit v .ice was music's self. ,as I sec that forehead fair and high if I. I by tresses of auburn hue; 'twrc v'csti rdny, I see them noir, cnrclesa V!n,' 'round a " nec of purest alabaster." I, rr it'i ih 'twis there the fire, did glow. (h !ierrv the h azel of the fn lie. T-nr wild d izlii'ir beauty cn hizh, S .-mM einjl t. Twas not mort .1 sure ! Si- t. ruby lips nr.th these r pprar, Ri. h i,ie with the dew of bliss. A-..: ii : ti.t firm w . s cr ce itself, A i, s she s'-lpp"d alonir the lerdmt bmVs (i! in. s'kiw's br inch, or f.iry.likc trod the " car p. t' I'nwrn " d:' ,'ir " Old II ill " and made with joyous laugh. ir'i.'. T '" '.! I w ills rin tVrn, nb 'twss thtn, M th-iiiL'bt she had an Angels form A i tnrls roi'-e was ber's. A1' ! thru she was hesutiful ! ( -b..rrus, is. IVlisccKancDtis. What is the Most Beautiful! A TALE AFTER THE MANNER OF BOCCACCIO. BT BE. CASs'EDY. N'o there lived ."n the country called Spin, in tin c : hmg gone by, a set of young e-.htieuian, who styled themselves Pnihjxo ; . - and who met once in every week to lii-nj., such fjucstioiis as might be brought U-forc them. It so fell out that they were otiee called upon to decide what was ino-it I' autiful ; and many and various were the ar;."ii!ii hts brought forward by each of them. Now, it hchoveth us as ready chroniclers, to i-furui those of the present day what was tie; di ci-ion of that learned assembly, to the -:A that our young readers may see w hat tL'i-e; of former days deemed mo-t beautiful. Vi'lir.n the assembly were all convened, ati-1 the proposition was laid before them, tv re were some who said the question could l e decided, for beauty was but a mere i..i;t'-r of opinion, and consequently none v ild be willing to give up his tastes to the ar.'iments of any other; but there were Hicr, and these by far the greater part, vio deemed it meet to li.-ten to the argu-i.i-nts of that body, and so the question was iii 1 before them. i irt there rose a young gentleman, pale :. complexion, slight in figure, graceful in 'y 'jaranee, and subdued in nanutr, and be :.js addressed the assembly: "Mo-t excellent signorc, it eccmcth to the mo.-t unworthy member of this wise iy, that the question which your excel " -i'-s have propscd is one that admittcth ' 1' ut little argument, for it must be appar ''' to every one of you that this world doth ' t .)!, tain any one thing more beautiful ;-all others', but and only except the W vuturr,. What is there possessed ';'"''; beauty than the mighty ocean, with '- li'r.-li crested waves, its expanded blue "uec, dott;d here and there with the ?'';'-ii i-les of the sea ; its coral-bottomed ' ''' it s beautiful array of animated be fr jin the big vastucss of the great w hale ' a t j the tiny beauty of the little island ; "ii.iig iii-erts; from the rainbow-colored 1 1 't the U-autiful dolphin to tbo roseate "f the shore-loving tetracbon! Or, if lf i ' not mo-t beautiful, what think you '' ' sublimity of the craggy cliff that o ' t iia loKs the deep aea, and proudly rears tiii-bty bead, but to mock the minor -s of all around it! Or, if your mind f l'lveth a calmer beauty, what think ''I tiV; sii,renie loveliness of the dark V lfilicn Linil snrin'S irf inwt setirlin'S ftn I. f r ;-iitii: iphyrs to kiss into bloom the luxuriance of the youthful tree, : iwer after flower under tho shade, ; 'i hoi by the care of the old parent ;-.l t: : . " a. i ti,u grove around, blooms into fx ' V ; uiion tlm kl.r.n.a i t t.m .,,i,l,f,. 11 :"itle litfl,; rivulet? And then, too, i ' ' wi.s-Joms will remember that all this is ": 'irk of a (jy, w,i ku te prr.Ceed:tb inan'i Laud. It doth not. however. become so unworthy a member of thin wise body to weary you longer ; but I will sit down veil satisfied that all others can but accede to my ideas of" V hat is moat Boau tiful." Immediately as soon as be bad taken his scat, there ran a murmur of applau.se I applause , I . , .i ii r I I throughout tho assembly j for bo bad ex- pressed the opiuion of numbers of its niein bcrs. Hut then there rose an individual of much distinction among them, and said, " It seeiucth to me that the person who , . . , ... .r . ... . J" ..Kna... .uu g,re- d" nrgeiuieiii, uoeu i-jieaie wen ami auiu- cdly, and, in the main, 1 entertain like views with him: tint ftill I would wUli t.t infliuln ' i htr. hjli'lint .e .., 3-iuu uw uiau audiwoi'lt. J bus do 1 ueeui that nothing is more lovely than the prospect affoided to all tlut eartli afl'orded of loveliness or huh tho vision of that individual, who, having liniity and yet it was not in this protracted climbed to the top of a grassy eminence, search that I di-eovcred what I now do discerneth, scattered far away beneath him, the forest, the meadow, the purling brook ; and. besides these, the creen tops of the villa- I gers cots, the tall steeple of the holy church, ' the mossy wans 01 tno tiooie caitie ; ana !bearcth as it is borne to him from afar, the ... j: ..... l. .!.' - 1 UUIU Ol voices, vile uiMiim eounua oi inu ur Itificer's hawmcr, and the merry lau-h of :the playful boy. I would also wi.-h to in-' j elude, amid the works of uaturc, such thinus 1 as are cultivated by mans Land. A lovely 1 ' - . , . .- . . ...... flower-garden uotu contain much that ls beautiful, With its ever varying assortment ' of form and sie and color; with its beauti-; jful walks, bordered by little flowers, that scatter the delicacy of their perfumes, ami ! j compel the very gay breexes to bear their ' I delicious burdens. But it will not be meet that I sho Id goon to speak of all that is beau-1 tiful in this soit, nor do I deem it prohtablc ; ' 'for. now that to what has already been de- ; scribed by a poet of nature, I have added all that man has produced naught eUe re- maineth to be said." ' As this speaker took bis scat, met of the persons in tne room were oi opinion mat tne matter was already settled, and needed no further discussion ; but a young gentleman .1 ... i i i .!... i.- .. : i . i ... iiuiu ru.-c, umj ui'cueu iiiav uc iiuni ue heard, inasmuch as Ins views were ditl. rctit form any that had yet been expressed. They Dignified their ready willingness to listen, and be begati : " My brethren of this body well kno.v that I have travelled much, and vi-ited ma ny different lands, and I select what I am now about to relate, as the most beautiful of all the things I have ever seen, and, more over, I am well convinced that all others will soon fall into my way of thinking when they have heard my story. Iu a far-distant i island there Jived two men who were both j lovers of tho sauio fair damsel. One of 'them was a nobleman in the land, and equal jiu rank to the lady. He was powessed of many attractions, both of body and mind, l.n.1 :-t.i .a . i.,....- niiU fiituui wii'i iiuv Bii'i ai'ii u a r; i as ever lived; while the other had no at- traclion beyond his power of mind, and was far inferior in station to the ludy of his love. Xow the laws of the island so ordained it that no maiden mi -.hi marry with any one who was beneath her in gentle blood, and yet tae maiden's preferences were all in fa- vor of the peasant, which, as soon as the nobleman had di.-covered, although be could t . .i ii i i i i . i nave naa tne lany s nana i.y rij.ni, lor ner parents were in his favor, yet he visited the obscure peasant, aud, finding that he was a man of genius aud worth, he soon, by the tions by theriA who were true to Kosutii power of his station, elevated him to the i-.ni, was mainly that they are of no practical rank of a gentleman, and placed iu his reach the means of procuring interviews with the lady, whom be soon afterwards married, And after this generous deed, the no' le man's love was still so strong towards the lady, thaf, being unable to conquer it he made a will leavini; to her all of his immense e.-tates, and perished by his own hand. Xow this, do I deem most beautiful." It was evident after this speaker bad fin ished, that the assembly was beginning to be divided some taking the part of the la.-t speaker, and others persisting that they were in the right. Alter him, there arose one and another, some contending for one thing, aud some for another. ( tne said there was nothing more beautiful than a maiden weeping over the couch of a deceased lover; ! another that an act of charity bestowed tip- j on an enemy was loveliest, ftomc ail that :.- . l . l . . . I two armies waning .or mo won, ,o enarge, was most sublime, others again said that a man, nobly bustaiuing the reverses of for- tune was mod beautilul; others, that the natural love of two young people was most enchanting; and others, that there was thing perfectly beautiful beneath the skies; ttllU BO 1111 J nCllb VII, UI1L1. til':... 1.U..1.. ,. .....1 ...... nr. ....I.I . I. I... great confusion in the asaembly, when, pre-1 ne .eij, au o. " " 7 ' " ' -' " , scv apart, ana careiuiiy uusruci eueir ms- i cussion rose, and remarked that, if it was ' agreeable to iue young gentlemen present, , - ., OM .1 , bo would address them. J hey all express- .... . i- . - i I eu liieir anxieiy vo iisieu, auu ine uiu man proceeded : " My young friends, itseemcth hardly fair that au old man, worn down with years, should take any part in the discussion of tl.ia I'niitlifiil b.iile' find vet when t tell von ' ' ...... jv... j , j , ....... - - - - - j lint tl.ii rmestioii is one that hath been to',,ev- lreaker, me a subiect of much inouirv and diligent J . . r7 search, and that many of my numerous years have been spent in seeking to answer it aright, I do know that your goodness will pardon me for addressing you. From my earlest infancy I have been a worshipper of the beautiful, and often in my boy hood have I spent whole days in quest of something lovely, and if I bavc found it, I have sat for hours and dreamed over it, or, if it was away, I would call it up, and dwell on it with delight. As I grew older my passion for the beautiful grew more intense, nor did it leave me when I reached my man's estate, for I bad scarcely completed my twentieth year, when I started to roam the world all over to gratify this passion. I travelled to sun-shiny Italy, and gazed on her verdant plains and sunny fields, looked upon her pure skies and marked the gorge ous changes of ber glittering heavens; view ed the pencilling of her Haphael, ber Titian, her Guido, and her Angelo, and DoteJ the architectural beauty of ber Saint I'cter t and her Vatican ; conversed with her noble lords and fair ladies, (and, io sooth, they arc fair,) and roamed with ber peas an to and gondoliers, then I voyaged on to gay Franco, , ... lliruSn garucus, and paraded ii i .1 lii -. ..... juM.cn--, er puiaccs aim ner cottages; ..ported with the dashing gentle- iiicii,oiid LisMid the cheek of the ruddy maid, j urn i pusscu on io merry inland, ami t-uoitccl round her . aiuu ami danreil . upon her greens; conversed with her poets and her htatesmen, and saw her beauties ... .ji.u c..,, x ui-i we on, ami vimicii mo iius an.i ine nuranes oi icameu t.eruiany, n..u g.mou over mo giasy crjstai oi hoi- iana s wave, ana vie wo a all the iual'Iii i- cence of oriental greatness. I 'sublimity of tho volcano in full c uaur aII.I.'aI n nn nit cruntvui- tl.n ni..i.t v of thn loftV mv'UUUIll, .all the va.iu ucnuit 01 citims uin:-i, lun.iseapes, an tue uread inaguiucetiee 01 tne Vceuii-kin ' deem the inot beautiful of all earth s love- ly things, in every country, and in every i tiime, I saw much that was beautiful much that w as lovely and yet my heart j ioiu nie mere yet remained i-oiuemiug to o'ertop them nil that the eye alone could I . I .:-. i 'ii. .. .. i : ... uoi ii'.i-iu- .lie iuu-i ueiiuiuui. . uui uu u to me now appeareth mo t beautiful is some- thing tln.t, did we not see it every dav, we should not ne.-d to dicu-s tl.ii, our theme. It is a fair youn maid young, tender, lov- ing at tiic altar, ju.t giving up herseii, soul . . i . . ... and bo ly, mind, heart, feelings senie, and evcrvthin'', to the obii-ct of lu r beai t s voun; love. Oh it i-i a delicious si-ht to see & young girl, reared in tenderness, nur.-ed in luxury, supported and guided by all the dear ties of home aud friends, ami everything that hud been near and dear all lit onre sacrificing everything, nobly giving up all, , strainin-' all the ties that before had bonn 1 , her, and giving up ln-r sweet Self, with all she had possessed, to him she loves. L, it is 4 mo-t beautiful,' to see the maiden biu-h- ing at the altar of her own dear sacraii ueu an act oi sen uevotion. in siicli a i. ing is an aiiirelic si lit. Ami how doth it I e- hoove him to whom this sacrifice is made to .i. i t i ... .i.. i ... ...... iie.-iu inr uoiih . .u.-in lie noi io ireas. ure it as he doth his very lite to delend, and shelter and protect it with bis hearts blood? And what doth not he deserve who would trample on such a gilt" Is there unv iriuia, t ipial to Jo per cent, ot Ihc whole torment earth can prepare for such a wretch? have louinl homes ont.ide of her own Lor Heavcn'n dei nest Veil icai.ei! i iiiovineiit ders. S. Carolina has sent forth I Ii :t.-t.". . compared to his deserts. God in Heaven grant, my young friends, that all of you may know how- to appreciate such a boon, should it ever he given to jou. Hardly had th old man taken hi seat, when some art'nr.g the number roje and ex tended hint their h'.nd, and all professed thcrnwclve' fully satisfied that he had foun I the greatest ol Kaitl.'a lieauty. XOX-IXTKUVKNTIDX HKSOIA'TK INS. - - - -- - - It will be seen that these Resolution in- troduecd by Gn. Leach, have p-i-ed the House of I 'ominous, only nwht bwofopos being found bold i-nou.li to vote aaiu-t them! This is another principle of the Whig l'latfonu which our opponents lime inarched up to the approval of, at this sion of the Legislature. Let the good work go on. The " uiiterrifi.'d " are kickin. off . . , . . . . . . .. - the planks lrom the t'einocr j-'n 1 lat.'orin with a vengeance ! The objection urged rtrnin-t the Hesolu- importance. What! Such au exprcs-ion of opinion, by our Legislature, of no nnpor- laueo in the face nf the recent career ot the Hungarian incendiary thron Ji our country ! Such an expression of opinion of no praeti- tal Use, when it is well known that many uf the locofoco leaders. loii'dass and t!a-s. amount them, have publicly declared their i adhesion to the doctrines of Imtervention Of no importance, when Fillihustci i iu is rife around us aud already in defiance of treaty stipulations, to invade the provinces of Spain? Are we blind? lias devotion to Par ty and the behests of Tarty deprived us of our reason so that we heed not the danger h-nn Intervention? It cannot be. lliriU I''o'4'"'. . 1 MASONIC. The Grand LoU of North Carolina, , - ., C(J,v.,.(.,i ;.. t,j, 0I. ,,(. , ,, j,,. a,j(,r,., 0I1 ,,e ,:,,. Th.-re was B, uuu,uMy Ur,c aue-idauce, and the pro c,.eii w,.rc intereslin ; and harmoniou.. .... fri,. -, .., . ... in ,..rv rn. o-',.. 4.nl,,li,: Ten new n.aiter's were ,urin, u,e ;l, t year ; Lodges are ' ... M hc , al,uil cemmunieatiou the foU ir.iiil.i. I'ni.r .in. tlii. mi. ii i l.i.r . I. . ri I lie r. ii. I ii t lowing officers were elected for tb.) ensuing ..Rar ()tlzo j iK.tV t ,.,, r.1.,1, Grand Master. JJilf..: .mi.iviiiei , .j' lie i ..aiu.il, " iiinim i . i siyior, .j j - - Jreasurer, William l.IJain, " Secretary, The following oppointmcntr were made by the (irand Master : (!. IV Mendcnhall. Dep. Grand Ma ter. Chaplain, '. J'wr' (:reeu, Sr. Lvacon, Kd. H. Stanly, Jr. .las. T. Marriott, M. O. Outtoti, W. F. S. Alston, I'. II. Winston, James S. Terrell, Steward, Marshal'. SUirril lt''.rV Pursuivant, Tyler, Htur. LUCKY WIND FALL. Our young friend, (says tho Greenville Mtiunfuiiirrr,) the Itev. L. M. CotlEV, of the Uaptist Church, who the reader will recollect, was graduated at tho Furniau Utii- .t.:. .1 l... - 1... j I...1 . ... . ., f the pood fortune to receive the legacy of S .0,i)0() from a remote female relative in Kngland. It is known, by tho friends of Mr?ConKM that he is by birth a jrw, and v.'rMii v BL .111. iiiifT lorn, nuiiiiiiei. I nn uau that for reasons satisfactory to himwlf, he bas seen fit to embrace the christian faith, and becomo a preacher of the gospel, after the persuasion of the Baptists. We learn that tho jrraiid maiden aunt, from whom Mr. Coitts receives his legacy, a few days previom to her death embraced tho cbris - tea a religion. Vt'j'we licgutcr. CENSUS REPORT. - Some very interest ? tables are contained in tne report ol the Superintendent of the Ccusus. One of them i classification of inhabitants accord;, to the countries of their biith, which shots that of the free in- l,.i.;. ....... .i... it,.;.,, i a....... ,,-.,-,.., vi v.."- CWH'S. 1 1 ,1 oil ( ,J are natives of in hoifand t!,.V 'i m.iiU were born in forcigniountriea j while thel natiuty ot W),T.i, con not be dctermined.J it U how n that I ,tK'-i..lJ of the wbol.'iV-f number ol fori,! inhabitant... were r..si.l..n. f tf... it , ...i .nnnii r . v.'! f... . fV? . . ... 1 Uie i-piv ; - i 1 jrv .jee i t Ii al b" per- , ons 01 ioiei. u.y v-v . .... r - - the V h'lleree ! V Kuumi'iim i VUUri.llbn. from which have been derived the largest portions of these additions to our population appear in the following statement. Nut,v, of Ireland in the V. S. in ISJI) :i,i iv do. do. do. do. (In. do. tieruiaiiy ilu. L'ltl.ilni du. Hritihli America do. tli,. do. do. do. do. .'-' liiSiSI 1 17,71111 I Srntl .nil Fr-.neo W..ks uu. d.i. 7'l ilj' I.i il l an.stiis i j All i.ther rnimlru s -.ii.i.s io 1 he proportion in w hich the several coun-, ,r,,", al,0VV "R!," d h:,vo contributed U the ,-?re?111; immi ;r.n.t p .palatini it shown in ,lu! "ubjoiued statement : .Til .... irciaii'i, -i.j.i per cent. ; , lieriiiaiiy, 'J.'i.O do. lOiihmd, lJ.ii do. l!iitih America, (i.(H do. .Scotland, ;i. 17 do. France, -.11 do. Wales, do. Miscellaneous, 4.47 do. -0.0.) This view of the living immigrant popula tion is important as senium to torrii t many i Uravaiiaiit notions cuiiciming it which have attained extensive iiirreiiev. Attii r intcrestiiia, branch o! this nubiert is t'uat which concerns the inter-migrations of our native citizens among the Mates. It U fou:id that out of 1 .', :Xt.. 0- Iree inhabi- tants i u,. nave tuwruuu ami si ttieii beyond the Stales of tin ir liith. Three hundred and thirty-five thousand natives of which is :.ti per cent, of all ciluciih ofjhat State living iu the United States ut the date ot the cciimis, and lorins the astonishing Proportion of tier lent, ol tho-.e remain ing in the Statu ot t tie i r Carolina .'.its lo-t -01,. "..') natiwtv. South free inhabitants cfiual t .11 t r eei.t. I v emigration. A niong the Northern Slates, filio: t nnd Celiliee- t if ut hue contributed no-t largely to the sitt.eineiit of other p ut- ol the country 1 heir ijrotioi tioii. about J.'i per cent, of tin ir i. iilee eiil. us u.n.'ul iH i h.it.s . xee.-d l hat of . either of the Southern St ite already u.eii tioiie d.w.-re the iiumU r of slave, inthe latter . adniilted ai an ee no i.t of the eakulutiuu. KLI'lHiT i)K Till: rosT.I.VTr.u t.KNLRAI.. According to the r' pott of Hon. S. 1 Hubbard, ro tma-t r (ieii! ral, the number . "f postoflici- in the I. u;icd Slates, at the clo-i' of the fiscal year endina' June , 'III, I '.' iii .iiii . . . : ......I .1 ., i was t),iti linasters appointed during' ... ' i - in . , . 1 here were l,r.) post tli it year, (--"-offices established, during the y ar. 1 roni the end o taC lis a 1 yi ar to Xovrin- bi r I, I -!, o'.'ti po-to)j es have been es tablislit'd, nnd 'foli ili-coiiMiucd, so that the wlmlei number in r.pi ration at the latter date was. '1, 1(11. At its eb'.e there w s in op. er.ition iu the I'nited S'tates t',7 1 1 po.il rout .. their aggregate length being 'Jl " miles, and emploving o "itifi cotit raet irs. Annual tran-poi tation o! the mails on these routes ". '-. 1 "J" mi Us. at an annual eo-t of g;l,!:i:',')7l, being about t 7-10 cent- per mile ; 1 I .''-.'."(is miles were performed on rail-roads, ut a post of $ I. ,-"-', bein. about Hi rents per mile; (i, :!':', Kd miles in steamboats, at a eo.-t of s-iU.t-1 ", being about cents per mile ; J0,'.l"V:lll miles in roaches, nt a co t of Si ,r.',',k0, being about .')J rents per mile; and :., -.")(,'-1 miles iu modes not specified, at a cost of 5 1 ,0v.!),0.jU, being about I U-llt cent- per mile. The inland service shows an inereaso of -tn) mjos mail routes ; of 1 :l, 1 " i miles of annual transportation, and of CVI si 1 7 in tin; annual co-t, the rail road service alone being increased 'J,'il 1,' HI miles at an increased ro-t of S .'!) .'"" I - There were six lorei.Mi mail routes in op. erati on on the :. tb of June, of the aggregate leti-th of s :!l miles annual tran.-poita- . ..- .... -i 'un steamer service for ,10 VMr i was C ,-Uii ,'JoO ; for the year I -oJ was 81 ,!tfi,'Jo0 ; for l-ol. .5 1, ii. ':,:.) i, I Th ero-s receipts of the I. partment for Senior Warden, tno Vl.nr ,.,;;, jlim. jiiiiI, were ?.i,''J.i, Junior " mi.os.. Ji,,t of thn only C-l,'.".C,7 D-'.b'O ,0 v..nr 1,1 l"r W(.re f,.()I11 ,,I(.r po-tages and stamps, and Ci -i1.'.' Hi.oO from new -papers and periodi- --" "rom liew-...eis hum pe, .',...- cms i tie receipts iron, po-tages were ess by ol,-l-,:idl Io than those of the preceding year, n.-.n: a decrease ot per .'. ,. since the new Imv took ellecl. ."till the I'o .isti'r General does not desire a return to higher rates I he expenditures ol the l 'eparltiieiiL mr tho last fiscal year Were Si ,1 0", .i).t) I ( those for the present year are estimated nt -,.4.,...-JW. J lie cstiniateu receipts,,,,- Ull hc L1,Wll Jia,.11(ia.moll eluding 6l,'J(MI,'Mi0 appropriations!, are W, WM nvor ,,Huted-it continued pure and 417,7!)().s:i; leaving a delict of "f-''.- s.t;i-i,r,i.e. till it-s latter days; w bile the live ; !Hi.:i-, to be provided fr by direct appro. ,.. j,,;, , H1.iriu ,,f .y pnat.on. A still larger appropriation will ,Hji(, mi1L,leil ,, ,., jlu.,i to form the be required for the next year. wo,lr,mi 10L. 0f Athens. ihe increased speed aitaii.ei.i on great mail routes is noticed by tbo 1 . M. General. 'Ihu lollovvii.g is given as the re - ceipts lor tun pot i age uu several lines eu .. .... mail steamers during the last year : , Hy Collins' line, New York aud Liverpool, G.".,,,-C7.C1 By New York and ISremen lin?, touching ut Southampton, 1 Kngland, 77,21D.S7 Vork and Havre line, touching at Cowes, eO.SfU.O Charleston aud Havana line, 1 1, !)..!)() Several topics of no general interest are ' touched upon, and the report then speaks 'of the application of the Havre and llretnen I lines of steamers for inerensed pay, on the 1 ground that- while the Collins' line receives 830,(100 a trip, they get but 812,00(1 a trit for tho Havre line and $1 6,01)0 for the lire men lino. They consider that the iu orcuscd commerce aud immigration from Germany since the Hue was established, en- llllu tli .... ... n.l.lil.n..! .;,i - tjVA postal convention with foreign X.. re noticed, and the report then rJer the necessity for 111- ciL ,...i.,v Wt.ii-.nri tn rm.t m nvti.rrf mi fit. eased labor ui:di r the tie tr ; . ... . . f . . ; . . u. - . . .rr,,.,, conccviiis vw,"ila " luu c ILllV e .J:m . " 'i Allow on 100, Al) per rent, commission, $11 00 " ami, 411 " l-Jil III) " 2,00(1, S.'IJ " " :d(i (Hi tidU. I-'i " " 13 00 !H1 CO TliA tilmln number nf nriiil nml inmiil .:... 1 , 1. .1. ........ ieiie.9 nmui. Ii... i; i...-.;u iiiiuuu but: jfj-i, otliccs of the United States during the last li-cal year, was 'J, i)i),5'.' 1. ( If this nuni- ber, itefi'i'JJM were unpuM ; i,"10 ,.. - i i . ;ti m.17 -r.ii ,,n;,i I,.. vininiK I J "'V i - -j i- , and a, I ;,'!(, 0 free The I. M. General recommends to Con gress to remedy the evil existing in Phila delphia on account of the want of a suitable 1 uituflicc building. FUKEH.N AND NATIVE PoPL I.ATION. Among the other interesting items of in formation communicated by the Census re turn, ii that relating to the number of peo ple in the United States of foreign birth If tin e returns be correct, the common computation is much too large. Many have supposed thrtt the Iii-h alone amounted to three millions and that the Germans did not fall much short of two millions. It ap pears, however, that there are very little over two millions in all. W'e believe this over two li-'ure to be less than the fact. The Mar "hals, no doubt, omitted many; but it is reus, niihle to supp le that they did not omit ver a million. The following article, from th New York Herald, will posses interest for all our rea ders. W'e are not jn danger, as many ap prehend, of bi ing swamped by the I orei.Mi population. Their inllueiiee is only felt in cities, and in certain parts of cities, and that only tor a brief period. The native element so creatly predominates, that all foreign a 1- u sr-c..iir igri.-.., aim i.moe to di-appear. 1 he croH of fresh breeds 11 very iiiueu to invigorate too original totk. The Celt, whether Welch or Irish, . . i ... i ... . .i . trreatly improve by a cross on the Anglo. S.ixon aud though streak of Irisls blar ney may bo detected by close observers for one or two gi iterations the original infir mities of Irish character it.ivr i ideiire and impulsi vc lies, w liol 1 y disiippei r The t;.r- mali- and tiin-u wlio come trr.lil stul nearer "ri.'inal Scandinavia, constitute invalu- able iicce-sions to the native brei ds. While the basis of the American popula tion must be admitted to be Anglo-Saxon an 1 Anglo-Norman, so great is the infusion of foreign elements, t hat it would be no small puzzle to a genealogist to determine all its ' ' ) " nreeus neiits. J!ut nation composed of mixed . i i : ..!. i i i .i . . . , longest nnd achieved the greatest figure m . , . . ,. , f . r wT 1 m. a .... i ; me iiisiory oi uian.imi. .vinens wasgicii I till discontinued , . ' , ly indebted for its pre-enuiieiiee in power and intellect amoi.g the tirccK cities, to its liberal policy in admitting and incorpora ting foreigners into the circle uf citizenship. Home, in its early days, pursued the same course and the bold adventurers of every neighboring Stale, when defeated at hon.e, lied to Home as to a safe refuge. Inlepen- dently of this source of foreign popu'ution, we have reason to believe, that Latin Koine wnsa.. thoroughly subdued by the Sabines as Ango-Saxon England was by the Nor mans ; and it was the glovy of Nunia's r ign t blend the two races. Again, if not eon qui red by Tarquiu, she received with him u large number of fresh population from h'tr.iu.i of mixed descent, Lvdiau and Greek. Tho effect of these accessions upon their physical development were patent, and are noted by mo-t ancient historians. What were the effects upon their moral and intel lectual organization, from these various combinations, can only be a matter of specu lation. It is probable they were beneficial, 'i here were other Greeks who were Ionic bet-idc the Athenians aud yet the Atheni ans surpassed tliein as far as they did ail other Greeks, whether lkiric or .liolie. They were the most lively, the most versa tile, the in ii -1 brilliant, the most intellectual and most enterprising people of whom we have any record. In all the departments ol letters and of arts in peotry, philosophy, oratory, history, sculpture and painting, they have not been surpassed by any who have succeeded them if they have ever been equalled. Lut for them, Wo should have no other knowledge of the existence of -, -., . ,1... S,.,.r..,w ll. .1 ,M! ,,, 1C Homeric I Vina-, om, couU conribu. ; t(i(, ,0 tl.ir lm.lltdI superiority as the hi mling of various races? They pos. sessed no material advantages over the rest ..!' I ! r. ' ki.ir.nn ...i...t I .-i . r 1 1 1 .1 II....1 of sparta their scenery was not coin, ' ,,, . ... .,.',,:, . i ,, .1... ui .1.. ..f ti... ri..!. ..i..;,, a r It .... i;omo nIso was an aggregation of clisror- I ,alit ..p,. of ,10 orjj.i ai Latins, we 1 kow ,jut iulu . tln-y were found upon the soil ut the first dawn of history, ami were probably in some way connected with those misty and mysterious rovrrs, the I'clasginns, who were equally a riddle to tho ancients and the moderns. Tho Sabines, who early became blended with the Latins, are shown by antiquarians to be Celts, and probably the progenitors of tho O liriens and McCon nels of Krin as well as of tho Catos and Cipssrs of Koine. This Ktruseans were pro bably Lydian with a large Hellenic or 1'e lasginn infusion. Tarquin's father was re ported to be a Greek from Corinth. If there be any truth la the notion that a coiuiuingleinent of many races, tends to in crease the physical and elevate the mental powers of linin, the United States Is in a fair way to present tho highest specimen of bu inanity the world has ever necn. Here all the distinctive attributes of every branch of the descendant of Shcm, Ham aud Japhot meet, mingle and find a limitless field fo development. In a hundred years, no Ame rican "will be able to eay whctKuvbn has moro Celt or Saxon, Goth or T V."r' blood in his veins ; and as to Celt andj on and ! i would ho a vi-rv j.IV uh if tmpossiblo ijiallcr tor many to say wlucli predominates with them n. liut to the Census exhibit ; Troin the New York IIn.ilJ. It is certain that the Irili constitute lj'"'mwi"l.fto'" "'c K'"C ,""'r,, c,t-"",lUa far the largest element ill tho foreign popu- where Vindword. of pity could give no r.lief. lation, being forty-three per cent ot the Since the sun uf Niw.Vcar bas beamed on tho whole, while (Jcrmany sends twenty-three per cent, and England but twelve per cent ; aud estimating the children aud grandchil dren of Iri.-h parents iu the same proportion as the per ventage ot the immigrants, wc come to tho conclusion that the Celtic ele ment constitutes a very considerable ingre dient in the w hole of the American popula tion. There is another conclusion, too, at which wc arrive, and that is: that there need be no alarm about excessive emigra tion either of tho I ri-h or Germans or of any other nation. The population of foreign birth form l.uteleveu per cunt, or one-ninth of the whole inhabitants. 'J he one-ninth, therefore, is so absorbed by the other eight- ninths t hot it is rapidly assimilated and lo-t in the prevailing American element, so as ultimately to become as much American as ely the Americans themselves. I nstead of the loreign elemeiit moulding the native, it is moulded by the native, and soon becomes " racy of the soil." Thi.s is particularly the ea-e with regard to the Irish and Germans, who become good republican", and adapt themselves to the institutions of the country more rapidly than any other race. It is I only in the large cities, and in particular! localities, that the influence of a particular j foreign nationality, is felt ; but even iu these : it is eoiitiiiuall counteracted and neutral- j i.e l bv tb-' prevailing native population, I which increase.-' iu a more rapid ratio than ' tho foreign. The greatest proportion of foreign population is to be touud in the j Noitlnrn and Western States- tin: largest 1 amount of ail in the three Stales ol the L ntoii ' New York, lVini-y 1 vania, and Ohio. j Tim Irish population prevail iu the fol-1 lowing States New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, Uhude Island, Con necticut. .Maine, I'ciinsylvaiiia, Ohio, Illi nois, Luiiisiatia. Wisconsin, Kentucky, and Michigan. The Germans iu the follow ing New York, I'etinsylvania, .Maryland, New Jersey, Michigan, Louisiana, Texas, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Wi.scoh.-iu. U he liiiglish prevail in Ncwj ork, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New1 Jersey, ( Hiio, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michi gan. The other nationalities do not amount to much iu the: I'nited States. The follow ing are the chief : Scotland and Wales, Lritish America, - -France, - - ll rii iu other countries, -I'lacc of birth unknown, In addition, therefore, . - 100,I1S - n of) - - 01,00:) !)."),( l'J. ! - - :-t. j-J7 ; to the original ' flock, the Celt is the largest element, and ' the Genua u the text tin: one imparting! fire and energy, and the other ttcadincss ! and indu-try within the sphere of their ope-j r:itioti. The I'nited States need not be1 ashamed nf the largest item in the annual j accession to its population, though, from oppivs.-ion at lioine, it conies here tne poor est. 1 ILLir.rSTKHIS.M. The Washington Union, chiming in witli the New Yoi k l imes, nn advocate for the acquisition of Cuba, right or wrong, says : "The more President Fillmore's course respecting Cuba is dwelt upon, the graver will be the objections that will ari-o to it. In view of the past action of m-nrft every administration since Monroe's time, his con duct is exceet'ingly reprehensible;." We cannot for our lives see how the Union arrives at this conclusion. Certainly not by assuming that any administration heretofore i i i i . i . lias wiiikc'U ai a piratical proceeuings id gei i possession of neighboring territory in viola tion of the faith of treaties fur no instance of the kind, thank Heaven, can bo cited. And what has Mr. Fillmore done more than to guard thn fair fame and honorable name of our republic from this foul reproach? 1 Setter w ould it be if Cuba were' cmbow elled in the lowest depths of the ocean than that siu-h a reproach should rest on the untar nished reputation of our country. Mr. Fill more has done nothing more than adopt lneasures for preventing the connitnniatioii of a piratical scheme for getting possession of t luli.'i, the success ot ivhieli would justly have made our government a participant in the crime, in tin; ev-timntion of tho world and tho view of prosterify. If this be " reprc- heiisible," let the Union ''make the most of ' it.' A '''.' Jlrralil. This is very well put by our contemporary of Norfolk. Hut if Mr. Fillmore's conduct has tended to dishonor the country, w by do not the I )emoeraey of Congress take the matter in hand ? lf he has submitted to in sults from Spain, why do they imt resent them! All power is in their hands and tl.ey are heaping; dirt upon their owu beads, in abusing Mr. Fillmore and persisting iu the same course that he has pursued. 15y the Constitution, he has no power to declare war that power is entrusted to Congress. If cause of war exists, as these people have again and again assorted, why don't they proclaim it and go to work at once! What prevents them ! They have sweeping ma jorities in both Houses of Congress. IK, this, or, in tho name of decency, bold your tongues. Wicli mnntl Whig. NOVEL CURE. Thn New Orleans papers announce the arrival in that city of nn English physician who profestpg to cure UiDduess, deafness aa'i dumb-fir, by means cf prim? aci 1. CARRIER'S ADDRESS. - llriyht and joyous, glad and gay, . Let us wclcouio Nkw Ycak's Cat. , Let us tunc o'ir voices sweet , While the opening year we gmt. Many a gleeful laugh has rung;, Many a gladsome song been sung I . Miny a blimli has lit tli face, ' . Muiy a sniik kas lent a grutu Many nn tagirr jrlanct has strayed. Many a loving vow been made, . Hince time has run bis latest round, ran JrMas" hTri3pj"brtlie" youug heart Ut n Is crushed, Aud olten the voice of affection been bushed, The w ill of tho In Iplcss, the poor srphan's err. The tig ten r of sorrow the heart-rending si(;li. I earth, had birth. Where M..fa; have been tramp e.l, ana L.npir.s A Tyrant's Dag, uulurltd, Drove forth ber hero brave To bavc bin Nation's grave An Kiilc. Iu.ru to roum Far from bis youthful home. While Freedom's gmii.l sb Went dow n upon the Hun. Agiiin the lA-spot's blood-stained linnd Jlalli bound in chains a beauteous laud ; The steeds of slaughter Hi;.!ly prance, A :ul crush to earth 'lu lellt 1 r. nee. Six ( uu(lrs vanish, statesmen wiucs II in ..Ih the huuliur of The I liucc. Aain the curtain shifts the scene, An I mini r win re a Slur lias been; Ami ' I Onti ' ' f.-alilt,' Are men ly phanti.ins of a day. I'roin tlie llc of the sen, the gem of the ccern, A voice as of waduess, of wildest eominitioii, oVr ' w-u"- ' I "' .j.j t'( yi.wu. Miclstroom of Ruin around them shi.ll Tin h.iiid of firm, relentless death, II is stilled the buoyant Mt. l Lreutll tlf Ashland's ini'bty sace ; Tbuse bps cn which u.ute Se nates bung, Th.t Miiee, in,t luetic tones buVe rui.j;, ..i in .re cur ears og A N 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 nn. urns her mighty son, V I uise glorious r.ce on eartli is run, And ti,.thcs Li rsi If in P . rs ; No iilher can supKirt bis shield, No ether c n his sahre w ii Id, .u irruutl yi t i ppc;. r. Se iree has the- In rn of the West, licjM.wd in his i tern. I rest llinei.tii the sih lit tnmb : Till Webster toe, the r-t-.tcMiian, Sage, Tiic I'utrii.t ure, li.. left the it..(;i, To lufi I bis fill' 1 iis in. The inipl.ty iMuef of .M .rsbf.eld sleeps, While over his grave a Xalii.ii weeps, lltiwripisd in raytess lot.m. The immmtal 'tltur nr- nuw no more, II.. ve passed the undiscovi rt d shore Win re- sorrow caniict come. While aft.r the ;re-l, the pood or the true, Tiiroiighuut the w ideraith in thi'iigbt yi u purruc. Korget not, I ek, in your ;riefi.r y ur jiy, Tf rem. hiIm r, iu Uineiuss, the Poos 1'aisTtH Per, Who his bru't you your pi: per in e-nld and in wet. In ll'Knl.siiiring ram, or fierce driving slu t, Kernel. its r, reini mher t th, do net fergi t ! ! V siiile ki:id aetitiii m iy a t!;oui;Liid bejjet J 0UITISG-H0USE 2..54 t w loll 1IIK YEAR 18;).); Crmi thrfirtt a fter binntxtilt or I rap Yeart ton tatnititr 'Mut day; and oftrr the Ath nf Juy, the 7 TA of Ameii'an Jndrpendrnrf v ! h rs H m r- c ' I- 5s " 5 - E c s 1 x P n e i- t : o s" i ': : j; ? I JAXUAHY 1 a 3 4 a (5 7 9 10 11 l' la 14 l.i io n is in ao ai a a a:i ai ao ao a7 a- an ao 3i FEBRUARY 1 2 3 4ft 0 7 H 'J 10 11 12 l:l 14 lo 10 17 19 IU ao a i aa a3 ai 23 ao a7 ay MARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 0 10 11 12 13 l; 15 10 17 19 19 ao 21 aa 23 a 4 25 20 a7 as ai 30 31 APRIL 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 10 11 la 13 14 15 10 17 l 19 20 21 22 23 ai a." ao 27 as) an 3d MAY 1 3 3 4 5 0 7 h 0 10 11 ia 13 it n 10 17 is in ao 21 aa 23 at 25 ao a? 23 au 30 31 JUNE 1 2 8-4 5 0 7 8 9 10 11 ia n 11 i" 10 17 is 19 ao 21 22 23 21 25 20 27 as ao 30 JULY 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 10 11 ia 13 It 15 10 17 18 19 a0 21 22 23 21 25 20 27 2H 29 30 31 AUGUST 1 2 3 4 5 C 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 I 1 15 10 17 19 19 20 21 22 23 21 23 20 27 2s 29 30 31 SFrTEMBER 12 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 17 is 9 'g0 21 22 23 24 25 20 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER.- 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 9 0 10 11 12 13 U 15 10 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 21 23 215 27 29 29 30 31 NOVEMBER 1 2 S 4 5 i 0 7 8 0 10 11 13 13 11 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 21 25 28 27 29 29 30 DECEMBER 1 2 S 4 5 0 7 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 18 17 18 19 SO 21 ?3 38 ?4 C5 20 T! 29 CD DO SI 4