North Carolina Newspapers

1 a - s . " " . r " ------- - - VOLUME -a. OHARLiOTTB, IT- C, -OEtlLa l1, 1SSS. THOMAS J. HOLTQN, KDlTOlt & l'llOI'lUISTOK. TERMf-: Tiie Vor lh. Carolina Whig will be afforded , ! .uii.cril.-r. at TWO DOU.AKS in n.lvanw, or 1U,,hciivii for tLe LmU, 1 TUlTl.- ImATTXJ" b. ",!...-..i.iiiiued ui.uUH a.re..r,Ke are ..., .1. ; ec,.l at thu0.lioii of the Eu,t.ir. ; . 1.. ..... i.,.,,..l 1V.11 ! 1ti1,-,..rle..thni.iZc.ltyH.)ir,rthelM.i111r. i:.i uml renU fur pncli cmilinii inre. ( V.nrl n.l. T.-rtiwiiicnU anu Mierin c in riiiirirni (kt ..... I....l,.r .m,l ,., l,,.,i ..I' .'CU r...r u.ll .-- - - b, ,,!. lr..m the r-,rU..r I.rir, , for ..Iverl.ier. by Iw venr. AdviTlnriiirnK uii rti .! leonllily nr ij.jnrt. rlv, nt f I per xpiorc lur i jeh tini. helm. I Millily J ci' tfrr qusre for pncli time, JT." All lettera 011 liusinenn niiisl be ilirecleJ to the I'.'i.t'.i". l.tllti luuat be '1miJ "t Uir; vl!i nnl be bttciiutd tu. S I'ayiucuU e-ni be niadc toeilli.'r. I f i'otinatr ur autliurited lo net :n -ii;nitv. florin). I Think c( .1!) (liihl. v . m. . sm nuv. ! t.i..k f my tbiM wlmi the kuii ai, ii. r- biibt, h.-ri e.iriii t tin to r.'v, I in be .uly and hi;M, When tl.e siugiiij f b.f, ui.a ll.u nu.:.ii;iii ..I' b'F, M tk.j t uiutn-iil wi-rM uf the ii. w .!...' n trr . I wcrp IVir my one tle-ll. I 1 tii'.um l)i4t the ! in Ibr di.rk com) j;M.iii ' .1' ll If. -in It.r b.-.i lily I ' iIiii! i.rtnii'il, 'I.ijI w.lij jlvrrri biiu, ami U.v Jony w.i...s - wave, In tJill.c, an4 llilln D t r liming, lit .i gr ir. I Hi-.-plir ii. iol .'i, li.. I th. nk tf my t.lul I w I it ti l.ttiptUiry lii...iii , i t ..lit I Ull. 1, fHtti 1, lli.lt I '(.:, And I t.nnk ..f't.. r 1..0 in in.' fti!:, i.iM, T.ie t.r-iluJiitd ni.y niy not j-Ut-.-t u I" tijiit, 1 ti.joi in) ; '. !... i .1 ,1. J tnuih oiy lovi'il b .r(., but it kiriii r-. nifir.' Are III .t:U tu lb jl..t:,t tb. y I,-, ti.. .! nr" j ..ft. ; b hilr.t.'tcd tfiir t at t in liti t . 11' nt tr Tj pi'if..n t!.e no!e, nd 1 hr irt.tt f.in. t Ik !.(..! S'jr my 1. st tn.t; t'.it'n. I -h of my cbiltl vtheit ImtiIi vt i'!J' bl.in.o W fjtjld att It y the w 'ill.' nt tt tif vt anu n' n . n.t , bt-11 f!.ind-r bli'liliiitf .tlt 1111. ,u br.th, I tnuiliph t.j tliii.U 111. I ,:.r -. jt l.i tit. lb, Nt.r net i ti r my I t i.e thi n. it-n a piltj wi:u ahrmks finn a wiui- fl;i?l. f ic. , I a cyraitl reiEiot In hunt inn pj, r " t! win D rruc! iiiiii.tire w:lb iron i.ead 1 Irani ;.lt tl a ,ti rtl, ui.d w lnlele d I le id. t in I wt'ep li r 111 er( ' i.e thru I r ,k uf rnr t In id li.-n tb mini I,.. Ine !i, A.e! IH.t l fc'iiliiiiiet riiklt Itttin mi nii"ty ly, W'i. n lir w tva til tri.tihle rnrnr ln uiiiiiii;r nn, I tr.mnpli to It. ink Ihat my rliwlme'a ..!, Ns.r wet 11 1 r my l.ist em. llirn. (i'i, I .Ir.a.tl tint ahe'i cine of an nnr.-l bind, V ii I 1 luff I t.t r fi jr , in in Hip kjiiril Irtntl T ut abr n not lu.l, nn I t f inr Ik'I r , Afet '.rv 'it b'hto,f Ibtl I grn te 1111 iitiirc. Il.il I .t l.r tny '.;t eii. Ile-n. I'iiuiiiu, April I, 'Uliscclliincous. Till- JLlK.i: S 1)1(1 .slilKT. The story coes that on a 11 i t ai ii ore '1 -1 Jadc-A , then -..u a vi-'.t to llaliigh, N , was uotoiious for leaving h-une wi:!-. "it lim necessary reeaution of carrying aljn a seeolnl ahirt. While here ho v, a in.ited to K. nd a guy and fashionable par tt . ti be given the following evening, at ti e rrselt'l.ce of J u'ljo 1. I hi; i-ilio j i lg' ii terribly perplexed about a clean -bit t fir t'ne ncca-ion, and while revn'ning in hn n.ii.il ho at be should possess himsi ll of the Jc-ired article, (in those days ti a -ly-iiiadc iliirts wcrb not, as at re-t nt, ariiiles uf Hicrt haudize,) t. hi ll he wai eailed . n ut his Tjoib by Mr. (J , another limb of the law, hut not a Judge. After pa-mg the U'aal cotupliineuls, Judg.' A reinat kt I : " fit here, C . I bao iu-t been invited 0 a party t i-monrrow ni-.-ht, nnd 1 haven't ' eh mi rhirt f.r the occasion " h..pin.', no d.'u'wl, that his frieiitl would profb-r the1 1 in of one of bis. Hot b-iiig .1 l it of a I Jg ami ri-li-hing a good ioke ai.i:i..i'.i.'ly, 1 1 be concluded to hate a little fun, and at the 1 same time teach hi" itit'icinl friend a less.. - ' c jnc-niiuif his m-r"n r-r-1 custom. " t Hi ! ' till h.. "there's no difficult v about that. I can have you one made." "Hut do you think it c.m le fiiiisht'd iu time?'' said Judge A . "No doubt about it. I have a shirt-ma- kr-r who is tierfietlv r romi.t and reliable. nd I can vouch for its being ready." I " All i-whi thru irvnn'll I, n kiir.i a. i,l at-i J t-r. to it." ou may depi al on it . "It shall he her said tin' .1 ud -e's fiieinl re at half pa-t six hj niorrow evening. C- , in going home that night, called Et the Lilly's and ordered her to go to s store, ami get nine yards of bleached domestic inuilin and three yards of linen, nl make a shirt of it for Judge V , nd deliver it nt his room, on the following f 1' iiin g nt half past six precisely, and ( barg ing hi r particularly there was to be no de livery sooner or later than half past six. " Ii.it, Mr. C ," expostnlited the wo- Tan, "yon iiieati three shirts, don't you, out f nine a:da .'" IV, I,. T t..ll ,. ,,1, !),,( v.iii tuppn.,! I know what hizo shirt is required vf iny friend ?" Early next morning the cloth was pro furud and tha making of the shirt eutei i d ul )u. About six o'clock in the evening, . all attired nnd read v for the i. art v , an auu nana n.nuy I r tiie p.irtv Callr.,1 ll. . !..!. ... 1 'l . . . 1 ... .. I ., vu mu Ull'lge, Wlieil uu was juiuiLii on his entrance with "ee here, that shirt has not been sent ytPsniJ (J , pulling out bis watch, "if ' Rot time yet, it lacks a quarter to the : 'N'c.for I tJld her to havo it here bv hall. I past six." Tho couple chatted away awhile, mben W.H ! heard. Judi Ufir'o A unmcd un to f.r,.:n, : it, presently a timid knock nt tlio door , i- , 1 i , ., ,. . . wi duiiucu uiui-niti-.: v m -vtimiy, nnu Duuai iviiuwietigu ui many years oil uic lou whcii a little iritl asked it that was' i he following- letter oil kuow-Not liin.ru. ' ,. , ...i.i,.,;.. ' . ..r i.v... lit.. JU1I3C A - room? J" answered iu 1 inativo, she continued, " Here a a M f; told my mother to make u'.",' , ' t '' i'"' "'"0.1'tt!o 31r. fcail1 ,,U '! "d M.raifc.ht way began to prepare for onuiug tlio much eoveted gar - lilulit. rtmarkili?. "It is cll mnJn Ktul handsomely done up, too. Kmart woman ; ll.nl Mr f' " - .... - ,.. . "(Jh' ves . ' ' I knew tho would not disap. l""'1 J'.u "'. ""y pe-' "j ""J mm: me uuugu u toiuiiu iiceu pulling It over L 1 1 11 . lie pulled, and pulled. us aru uiier yaru pasred, and etiil Ins neau was enveloped in the Klnrt. J Iu com plained of its sue, but ids' friend toi-l Lim that he had ot it twisted, but to hurry on, as 'twas time they were at the party A"in be o t himself to the ta--k, ahd. bv i bard htruggling got through, finding him i el f enrhrouiled ill a t-hirt live yards long land four yards broad, covering over the j floor with hi ample drapery, j In (iod'n name,'' said the Judge, in us- tonisbuii i.t, "uLat is this the woman has nt me? ' J iokniL' with consternation at the t .monstrous hhirt arouud aud Lciieath him. ' What is it, 1 sav!" It was mill niui h difficulty that C 1 could restrain bis laughter, but upproach-1 nig ills ensiurt -a Iiitiid, ami pulling the j huge collar down so that he could see bis i face, ho gazed with uppareut wonder, and 1 ob-erved: j "What a hilly stupid woman! I tjld her t 1 gut enough to make thrie .shirts ; iu- ; stead of linking thr'c she has put the whole nine yuiis ii.to one M.utl li.il we mist' huiry ep and make the be.-t of a bad bar gain, I ,r it is high time wn were at tlei par ly tl.is mitiule. ou e.111 j it, dijwu into y ...ur ti o w r s an I 11 ohou .1 he t '. w iser." S yard after yard was li. i away in hii Uhll.t hi ! in .1 bit r, llhiV d. 'in l We..r li.!.!-' ill II. .-e d.iv-,1 nn. I ll.'is wn.t to .In'. I! 's pally, il not tii liiK -t tire ed,M hast I...' larje.-t sL.tjd L'c l-tli. .liftl in tho crowd. ' j rou.i-ed i...t t . " blow " nn his ju- di ia'i Irieii'l, and li pi his M jrd, until he learned that the Judge was compelled to tell it 011 hiinsi lf, f T unfortunately he car ried tho big rlnit home, and Mrs. Judge A. wanted lo know what tremondous b shut that was in l:U trunk? Me had out with it; mid it bctvs told bv the Jut I0 him-elf, Mr. C. felt at liberty lo'iell it ulso; which he doe sometimes to the ii. finite liar- riiuent of all who hear him. '.tid III cat J : r rv r T a .cj' r- . iet tl" 1 III: Ivl'iiKTAM EOF WlUllKN MkI'P AL I'III.t ;:'.P1 1. ins. Some few Jears l;n, a will known boluiiical iloetor was called iii to prc-eiibe. for a man who kept for sal all kiud of do. 1 he patient as a great be liever in Ueii s and hi t ime il pi oil ji l.ous, and w.tsiudted ver) id. The Uoclor fela his j.iil-t -, mid as 1 e vt as -ai l, ' t i'i, e' . . . up 1 M Oii s.iiito In rb no ;;rii," thai vwil put you sil ri'ht aiiu. I want li find yo-ir wile.' To the filler, who he tu I on the it.iils, he said, ' Mr'. Jones, I 11 he ba.'k here inraiu vtrv sb'rtly, and me:uinhi.e iiiaue j,ur husiiniiri a iaree bow! of p .py head tea. 1 he wife ft tin' si''k iii'.iu was a 'uriuan cm .in, ari'l ml n'. i x.i. I j u.elt island what was n; -tieied. !;j the 11.111.', when the 1..-I t t 1. ' :. l.ei : I ' '. ti', .''ii .1 tins, hate wu d jl.e .Is I orb-red v ou to ii o !' ' i o be Eur.', 1 liiive doetor.' ' i Ui ll, and how does it operate !' ' tip. late, sir ? 1 can't tell, but I'm rure .Sam will Kill Inn when l.e fets well.' ' 11 w, hovi kill ; jii .' What hhould he kill v.i;i lor. good woman ." ' i':e..ii-o, l'telir, bo's beeu otreit' l two eiiii,. as a e ee lor them nnj'jui s and 1 know lie wants the nionev. ' I'uppies, woman,' r. i.li. d the a-oinshed doete.r; ' w hat have vou b'.eu giinyuur hll.-balld T ' I''' J-' '"' '"' "t" n-plied the woiiihi. . ' I ' " 'I'1 t'l ' I told 0U ''" It'iul Un,' and the i! . c t"i rushed ti.ni) his p.i tiei i, who I y the w iv got wi ll, and after a while b r 'ave his wite hut never the doctor. An ft iu i i,t : Ic.i-ii char,. I hole, S ii i nt -- of a si an 1 si ; i Two lri-hiiicn were T while lis ollu'ers en; lined not lo make or permit any li ,, of ' mild Iri-h on lisi.' on board ; but a of them had, and tin; opportunity fir bit of a spree '' were lo cleat a temptation for tlniii tj re-! ! sist. They in lulged freely, and a- many uf our public, men have been know u to do, isooii drank themselves into a patriotic spir- it. W bell one nays to the other. I " He i ibels. aud let's fire a salute." "Agreed," savs t'other," but that VI iiiahi. thu devil's owr. noise." Tut. man. reiiiied the Crst. we ll stop that." ' : Jest iou In 1 d a bag ovjr the mouth ot !tl.e gun, m darling, and we 11 have a roar ing salute without any iioi-e at all." " Pal ac piiy-ccd ill the aiT.iii o incut and held the bag ns directed, wl.i!" tl el her tinii In d oil the ing the report I ."union lastciied Th thcei's. car tl.ey II heard vv hen tumid only oiu thing iu a si il 1 a -bed what, b i. I'I ho 1'. of hcwil ol bceain ho, on, an I every t rule lit. He was of his comrade. j" Sm. ,'' said he, Pali ick was holding a big 'over the month of the cannon to stop the ' noise, while 1 touched it oil aud the last I seed .if I, nu or the bag tin y were goiu iu a great hurry towurds the shore and that', tho last .account 1 can e.' Vs liii.Ml liu i A jud 'c was about to I '.' ' t'....h-l i .... ,. ' pronounce Maia im: ol nun.- i I ......... .I hinaii f. r t he t " And is it iilinu me i oat. is of thini two witnesses )er honor s go-, am i ii.uum, .mo . . ,. ,. .. i ....:,,..,,....,., hi t .e.-n,M J.-ws. Red emi -1 : ill r to Clillllclllll I11U '" llski.nl' 1 at i - - - - . ' i tainly," said the Judgo ; " their testimoiii-: c s' ""iplu to convince the jury of your g'""'"- " ( )h. inurther 1" exel.a.ned Pat, " to coiidiuin ou tho oaths of two spalpeens, who '' "7 aw l:,Ku 11,6 K'H,Js- ' I can bring forth a hundred tl"1)' didu't see me do it." who win swear I V H IV. V (ITII I M(!IU " ' C 1 oii-in, rue and progress, which wo pub - iU as u part ot the eventful history of the 1"'.ch, appeared originally IU the New York 1 ' '' mjuircr, and i.s aid, by that J3"a1' tJ,1,3V1U Uwn wri" " L auth0li- lor a Luudou new.spaper : : ' It n not htrauc Unit Europeans should be PerDIexed bv tho sudden uiniearaiien nf! "w and overwhelming party iu the United : Stales. ulji.'K iir.m.i.i.a 1,1 r. ... .l,,.;. 1 ....-j w uu. vi.imu u u t UOUICsllO anU lorelfn pOilCV lor It IS llioro thau many Amorienns can lo, to t-xplam the curious phenomenon themselves, 1 have seen, in hnglish journals, many partial and unsatisfactory accounts of the origin, pro - grcss, principles, and prospects t.t the Ku - .w - .otlilii''s ; nnd as their do hcv and inea- jurcs will be likely to affect Jiuropcao na - lious fiuue as beriousiyasourowu.lt Uiav b well for your statesmen to understand j taut faith, and men who stood pledged to ! whic h happen, of the causes of events this matter before they go any further. least aside all former political ties, anil give j which may be early discerned, aud such The Kuow-Notbiug party came up in iti j their support ouly to uch American men, expositions of them as will convey to Ku present form only about two years ago it ! nnd such measures as were calculated tu ' ropcans, as nenrly n lam able to, those uiig-nated in causes which, although often ', develop the aspiring spirit of nationality, I impressions they would receive if they were mistaken, lie upon the surfatv of foeiety. i and annihilate the political and religious iii- ! themselves upon the snot. The moral of it l ust. ihe increasing immigration from ''al0l"'i principally of the lower cla-st-o, : bad throw u upou our shores within a period iot twenty years, over two millions of for- eigners. l ew of them brought the means ; 0' subsistence fewer otui had tier teen ijuanueu io ai ucipaie 111 me administration of civil government, and not "o iu a hundred had any adequate com- prchciisiou of our social, religious, or po- 1 litieal life. Ihe evils which jrow out of their pi. ser.ee increased lrnm )ear to yar, uiil at List t!ii y 1 ec.inie intuleralle. '1 ho-; new ciiiers who went straight throu';h cir seaporfsti the broad and lei tile lands of tje West, became agriculturists, and ut onei; tioau to contniiute to the grow th and pr.t-pi'i ity of the communities where they si-uied. A i.iinst ti i- ei iss, eiujtraciuj: near. I v, ami pel naps quite one-hail of the entire iiuiiiher ut iiniiii .'i auts, uo objection was, or could bo raised. They ,ve ; jm aceable citi- 'ens; and although European peasant can eoiitiibute littlt; to the embellishment of so cial life in America, yet they can, and do. contribute ti the development of the mate-; ... . 1 .... iiiti lesouiees ui a new eetuuii , uim llieir children grow up under higher influences and aspire to a h'gher life than their r. . 1 . - . v:.l. .1 ' 1 - ..: . c unlets. 111111 me seeotiu enei ai ion ui European peasantry in me. i inieu states we have no trouble. l!ut the hundred of thousands, chiefly of Irish and Djte'h, who l',-"'r around our seaports and ereat inland .. uo ...M.e uoo, . nae norues o, , liinslcs. Ironi ertnnl to canal, an. I rroni rail .. .. i .. t i . i : i. i t . . . c ' . ,' ., , . t'.'e e .iisiiiuien a. uoai- wm n t vt lir, ' ,, . . voi rt p.1,,1 anJ r-""" " """j ful source of disturbance an I trouble, They have been tiie Helots of the North, as the Africans have bun of the South. I!y a close esriiiatc, it has bet n discovered '.hat where the almshouses and charitable foun dations of American cities have expended one dollar upon native Americans, they have exi ..T.ded one hundred dollars upon .caving tne room, European pau.-r. The proportion is near . Jones; I 11 scud y as great between native and foreioucrs who are arraigned for crime; drunkenness. oiitlir -aks, und disturbances, and ail sorts ot mil actions ot statute and municipal law. 11 it the evil tli 1 pot stop with the trouble which tin su pauper classes brought direct- ly upon tin; country. Two other clenit nts of d tnL'er must be taken into the IllOsi rilMS ll' ,ll' calculation. Such is the N alralizat:&n Laws, that for, i. I. v the bun. ire ! thou-ainl, of the low. t e uiiitioii, are e.ahlcd to vote in our elections, almost as soon us thev land upon o.ir shores. 1 wo in.i'i-piei ius agencies here come into y cal dein i; I iiip-iueipl.'d politi- 'i.il: s. win want njlhinjr but votes, t i t'lire pi r : nnd -eeond, intrigu iiiid .Ii siiits, who stand ill '.il ho'le readv l oil -ts v t i "tier tiei-e votes, which tliev con- ti el tt lhi-e tieinaoogiies, w ho, on being Hid to power by such mlluetices, are reaily, in return, to enact such laws, aud suit hi- pus li tl.r ni.h such measures, as best too inirpj-es cf the horn u Catholii erarehv. Thro i.'li these aoeucics, several w Presidential elections have been decided ; while local ehelioiis have thus been swayed iu every State in the Union. Things had gone so far, two or three years ao, that lato'e portions uf our very best citizen ab stained from voting at ail. They allowed every election to go by default; tiny were brow-beaten and struck down by the shiil i lali, when they appeared at the ballot-bof.. The di-tricf, the village, the country, the State C.iueusses, were .scenes of debauch .ml riot of intimidation aid bloodshed: an 1 on election days the whole country was rcckinj in the fumes of rum. The fruits of this iilarniiiig state of things be came apparent to the whole country, and when these evil causes hat! rca-hed the height of their influence, and hrtm.ht the present Administration ii. to power, :h whole I. Nation hc.nii to nitiiin.) liovv this -t.it.; things bad been brought about, ni.d what should be tho remedy. In addition to all th cvi.s which this sj.-tem ut political cor rup'ion had finn-i'ly entailed upon the country, we found that under (leu. Fierce it bad I'.'ivaded every department of the national administration ; and with but few exceptions, we learned villi amazement, that foreigners and demagogues of the' lowest character, were filling posts of honor and influence abroad to the exclusion of nil those great men whose education, social stalling, and great public services had specially fitted them to represent the? Re- niiblii: at the Courts of civilized Nations. 1 I ledges the most sacred because they ivero voiiinttiriiy given, were iironeii ; aim jeci, mm mums, .. .. .su.s. ..v nen of the very highest reputation, who universally take sides with the Know-Noth-iiad been rco'iested to po abroad, in the ' ing. They give pood reasons for what ... . . .. It O'l 1 r.. vii nnl'iri tf invcn. wci'it broken; aml'ieet: and that is. inai intelligent lorcigneis me public service men who had consented to do so at crcat nersonal sacrifices, were left , , . , , , : I. .- ......1. ....I ....,ni. iu sii-iieiise, m en niu i ieei, nnu nu I i . j - - j i Scotch Intidels. aud French Fou- rie rites. On close scrutiny, it turned out that the entire policy of the Admini-tra-j timi, at home ainl ahronu, had Pceu mailt to bend to the views, tho feelings, and tin I,-, i i, ,.ri r. ...;. l ...... ( senisn in-. ..e-u. ....... .s-........ . v. I Here vou have a aolutiou of wh it woulJ I othorwls,. ...i.i ..: .:... ,i. i n.W.HS C1J-111 i; lib U M 14 v'j nuviilllU U-if. U U 1 1.1 'that have been everywhere made upon the National Administration. When th arm wa, liftod to smite it.it was not to fall until it iaJ 8,lliUen iti agents and accomplices, Tbco for the fir., time, the nation bJ to look around to see whyie it stood what it 1,.,,) i,ctn doin? who vere its friends, and f... A If ... . ! br;cf invalidation, that the caues of do- v.- t 1 .1 1 11 ir pnrr n.r nnn iij".h in nnr.r.;nn cnmirrh fl llirnutan K prosperity of a great and vigorous lie- pMio. . ' - Such was the irigiuf the Know - Noth - ; i,,g party. Tho first i violation that met , upon tha. new -fUJl . V-wablod -in .r,.r ,..) .1; I M t,r ,rh , They admitted none within their enclosures ezeent nnt i-k born eiUzens of th Prntp. fluem-e of foreigners in the United States. j These associations spread from district to t district, nnd State to State, and before the 'society had been two years in existence, its organizations had been formed in every I State and Territory of the Union, until now mcy DiiiiiDer, witiiout a uouiji, upj rus ot j '" 01 neosier, reiang p.aies iur j two millions of able-bodied men. 1 marking clothing, stopped in Greensboro for Will you now ask if tbes men have the ' a few days, w.. to he deemed it his p;ii-j clement of cohesion: if they are likely io.'Aa ' advance his views upon any and all i remain a compact aud irresistible body ?! subjects, and consequently gave his abolition Wliy should tin-v not, at leirst, until they eiitiiiieut public ami opm expression. have common principles, and they are all" J bey didn't go down' so v.eli with the' inspired, more or less, by a common feel- I citizen- of the dace, and we are told ho' intf. The enthu-i:. -...i which (rings them j informed privately to have the iilage' together, and now keeps o vast an army in i immediately, but he set himself back upon discipline, cannot la-t forever : hut it will : last until they l.a.e achieved their purpo-j st-s ; and that is n lining lesS than stripping 1 fori:i;.'hers, Catholics, Jesuits anil dema- : 11 jy f.: t . gogues 01 an fiarues 01 poiincai power, 1 ui'V will eiiuei euueb a uanouai Simula, -, , ., e -i . "rent! v pro bn-iii-' the time of residence to K . J . . ..... I I 01 . - I ntitle tlio foreigner to full citizenship, or they will abolish the Naturalization Laws altot'ethcr. They will not be satisfied while .. : any mall UUt a uail0 L'Ol n Cllizeu, VI I TO- festant faith who is friendly to this object, ' holds an oftice in the country. This revo- j 1 .. .. 1 : 1 .1 ... . 1. union, wuicu inev propose io uecouipnsn, will not le achieved until moro than rial: a million of men now administering offices of trust and power, are driven into private life, to give place to the Know-Nothings. luc i;l,t 1Ilteilects ot l.ie country, in eve- - ::.. ..ll , miuiiiuiiiii, ic SiiuS an men iui.it. nn,i uower to the accouiu Ishmeiit ot this i'"s. vw Mvwu.f.. ........ v.. . -.. ...... ut'Jfi't. run ieiif..n,n u,., .j-.ii tiomitiatiotis arc wit.i the iiioveuieiit because it has pointed its laiieo against: the i ope of home. J he uprigut, ine nouest, the unso- phisticatcd and above all the intelligent m.i.s of the people, join in the cru-ade, be- cause it has been proclaimed again-t dema- go.-ues. The virtuous, the temperate, nnd the sober, applaud the movement, oecause. most of the evils ot intemperance, which d. -"lade and disgust us, have crown up und iT til' " Caucus System," where, in a thousand di dure nt places i, every Territory and State, de-iirnii.g detirajocui s have ral- lied around them iu every ruin-hold nnd gin-shop, the unprincipled po;tion of the community, and in their uight revels of drunkenness, organized their political nia- f ir the accomplishment of their "b- jects. National men all of former parties men who have lamented over the fie- tiotis that have torn the country the inns which have disturbed the National Couti- ci's, and scattered the virus et j.-niciisy, aiiimo-i:y, and hatred through nil ihe veins of society such men bid the Know-Noth- !.. ...'.I i u .1.... i ... I "Islll iiO'i s iitii, mi me, iicitj see ' .. , ' . . , rem.'.' v for those ill omened agitations al- tl'.oueh. they have promised vast impossible reforms. And those hundreds of thousands of men who sympathise with Henry Clay in bis American policy, with Ucueral Jack son in the siihit of patriotism which always inspired him. an .1 with l'aniel Webster ... . , - was the best exponent of the spirit of 10 the l'ederal Union all combine together, . , . . i -l either to "ivc countenance or personal aid nul l c . . 1 to this vast organization. j A greater mistake could pot be made,. thsu to suppose that the Kn-v,v-Nothiiis are waving war against foreigners, as such. Their cliiefe.-t hostility is, in fact levelled .T'linst American native born ilenmirogues, who are known to nave intrigues wnn je- suit lenders and Catholic liishops, to buy in foreign votes, and sell American institutions in payment therefor. At the present mo- incnt, when the Legislature of the State of New York is in .ses-ion, and must within a few davs elect a Senator of the United St -itc . tic whole country is agitated by the question. Mr. Seward, whose term expires on the 4:h of next M'lich, is a man of great political sagacity and large public expe- e ; but the conviction is ua put um- versal, th.;t he is .1 demagogue, rather than : sky, and from every chimney pi'lars of a statesman ; while he is knowu to have lsni'd;e towered and tottered loftily iu the built up the repu' it.on he has achieved, heavy air. C'e:'e!ond Jj.a,!e., 'A:ii in chiefly bv agitating '.nose questions that t!iiht. threaten the permanent union of these States; nnd his chicfest coadjutors nre known to be found within the palo of the Company of Jesuits. In confirmation of all this, I may state, with entire safety, that I have not yet seen an intelligent European who was travelling in this country or living in the I'nited States, who did not five ins sy inpaiuies, auu open ly express them, u Nothinz movement. favor ot the Know- In nil tho various Mates, we havo hut one report ou this sub- they say ami no. i m y m umut even I pro l,aps. than we do ourselves, that tin , , , I v.- i ..'li..l, I..S.1,- tt., till of A i has u i. u-... . , - , : . . ., i . that the Old World bad festering in its.sip bosom. They know Well, what we know .... . j but imperfectly that there is not a Slate : y in Europ", nor a Principality, with the j d siicle exccPtiou uf Rus.-ia, that ha not, du- ling the last few years, sent to our shores .... is a high accusatiou to bnnj a3aiost. Euro- iii paupers and convicw. i Know iu.it in ' ...i i i'i .e .... - . Villi: tit, J1 J 'J U 1 U j )t-. iiJUt It IM UUU. ; A strange and vwv impolitic article has recently appeared iu the Edinburgh Re- view lor October, which adds an Umieces- sarily strong confirmation of this fact ,0 far as Great" Uritaiu concerned. The ar- tielo ii entitled " tho iuai.i;, muut and dU- posal of our ciiminal potiuiati -jti." r. .1... 1 1 .1 r ... dear indices of the caus which .r vo . . .1 1- - . " snilif rl.i.-b t il.n nl.l.,i4 It t.. accomplish, and the reasons for believing : that it has cohesive power enough to hold ; together incompact strcugth, uutil it has achieved its purposes. ! Uf coarse in tUs Cfrrospondcnce. inv ,.. r..i:. ..u.. . .1 . j business is'limited f giving your readers a 1 tr.in.i-;.,l l.v r.v..rc ,.f .1 , ,l all, lor hurope, an. I its not indicate. irovcriiiiients, I need . learn li.Af kino an Aboi.itioMst. W that on last week en itinerant pediar, 1 ,. ls courage, and relusexi to do it uuul he aw Gt ; whereupon tho young ineu uf the place formed a eluii to mob him j be then took to his " driving wheels," they pursued tl.. 1 I- 1 -1. .1.1 IV unfuu n-iai .-ihtis, nnu oifriiiiuieu nun ir,.s I P .. I..sl. .;..!... .1 11:.. . "i'-j.. tvu ui n iiaiinunc in tu.; uneiiiu:' o' e ( 1, ,1 . 1 . r . , , tr . ' Colt, (he having ljreed uimsclf into , . . .. . 0 . . the house.) lie was brought back into tho town upon a fence rail, and after undergo-' 'ng a " boot blacking " was placed upon the . .r ..s aui sout, ein, .s '.t.t( is i'ttit-oy ttoy Much. Lc field hannir. 1 . k in novEN urns a YHMSKKY Tt- A Wimskkv M'OitE. i he women of Howell, m Michigan, crcated great excitement ou Saturday by a " morning call," n it is termed, ni a spirit- . T. t.t t i lore, h seeiiu nun tuo uusuanu o oim c ,10 ladies, who was formerly a very hard ... . . J. ... aruilicr at times a continned sot, abusive I.:. r.....;i r ... it ' lo lanniy, nnu nu of'ieet ot rcret ti nn nl3 irienus and acquaintances, but ti ho, when sober, is a man of talents and respec- tability has been trying for a few months past to reform. He was induced, however l0 drink at the store in question, nnd this aroused a feeling of indignation iu the vil- Tho women of the place, who appear to" have had no duties to detain them at home, called a meeting, when it was re- solved to proceed at once to the grocery and execute summary vengeance, by pourinj the liquor iu the street, w hich they did with hammer aud hatchet. 'Ihe owner whose ttock wns destroyed intends to take legal proceed m?s. There is a g:j'- story going tiie roui.d of the papers iu relation to a recent inter view between the present head of the Trench Einpirj and J-Jx-l'i'tsideiit Van liu len, which, if true, is cieditable to the former pti-unage. It ruus thus : Mr. X . 1. visits Paris to unite in the celebration of Washincton's birthday. Napoleon hears of his arrival, desires uu iutfi-vivw, but is told bv the llx-Presideiit that, iu as much as . .1 he has no com t irr.ss , be cannot present 1, ... ... ,.. .' i in- self before the Emperor; whereiipoti the latter rebukes bis truckling to the monarch ical custom, by remarking, " I do not wish to see your rlulv'S, but t;ti,t .'" The account goes on to sny that Matty mid Hoiiaparto were closeted tegethcr fur hours, t, hero me sioi runs, t..nt t. it.- in i iu.i t i . . .11 - a:e, ..... J. ;.,.,;,.. ,,,v ... l... . .1 .i..s . l .1 J . , .,, - , ,, '. . 'orld will not know the result ot it, unless . , . . , , the I renchman hinuelf proves leak v. 1 A Pahk Day at Ci.k i ki. ami Tut Gas Liiiiirtl) At Nuos. Last Sunday was the darkest day that we have seen since the eclipse of the Sun. Lights were nc- cessnry af mul-ilay to tee t ) real correctly, The darkness appear, to have been prcva- 1 lent over a wide space. ' nc ot our I mem- ; nati exchanges sav s that lights were neccs- sary iu that city at the breakfa-t and din- ner tables, and until aftt r three o'el ick in the afternoon, it was difficult to i -cad with- ' out the aid of illumination. At high i.or dny, the glitter cf g is light, l.-ni p light or candlelight, could be. seen in many win dows, and a queer spectacle, it was. A strange, ghastly liht shone taiiit'lv over tiie TliK.isi tin Tin iv e. A e.ir respondent the New i ol k Journal ot (. euiiiicrce, at- ing at Heyrout, Syria. February 11,1 "..", i states that at Shion, thirty iuii.- .niih of: l'levrout, while digging for buried tiiiisuris iu an old grave yard, three c.q :-r pot-,' each containing eight hundred pieces of gold, met the delighted eyes of the adven turous diggers. Each pi-ace was of the value of live dollars, ami ail bore the li.Mne ; 0f iq,ilj,, or Alexander, ( tth) to a.V.l !!. C SUI.W'IE IvE' i'V KilV Ol' Ptl' 'I'l l; rv. The Natchez Courier uf the '.'tth i. It. re lates a singular story of the recovery of stolen money. Nearly two years ago. Rev. William Hood, ot Monroe county, .M;.--is- ippi, was robbed on board a steamer ol nearly SmHI ill bills. I he Unci stole tin; ;iwl from the boat, nnd must have been row ncd I :is ou the 17th ult. bis bod v was toumi io a negro among some drift wood, and in his vest ; of Mr. Hood's bank bill til-covered e,ou which have been I . ,!,;, restored to huu KAIL HOAD MEHTINU IN NKWTu.V. Pursuant to a previous notice, a conven tion of delegates from tho counties of li n k..', Caldwell, Catawba, Alexander, livdeil, ami llowan, r.iet in the town of Newton, for the purpose of devising ways nnd means to he cure the chartT of tho Western extension of tho North Carolina Kail lload. T. G. Walton, of Uuriie, was called to the Chair; who rose and addressed thu Con- ' eMx?" . "' a b'liU,!ful aJ eloquent manner 1 lor the honor conferred, and upon tlio treat nnl important object for which they' had assembled. It was moved and seconded, that M. L. i McCorcle, nnd J. C. Cannon, bo tho .Secre taries of the Convention. Carried. Moved and seconded and carried, th.it lnrh of tho countici represented in the !r" ; y"JeuUon "' c",,'lp;,f trt.,',.n1 , 'Vcsi- . '.1 -M''"""-" ..' au. u 1.0 wan , A. M. I'owell, Catawba, William (irant, Ire dt ll; Il.walt Little, Alexander ; M. W' Jones, Caldwell; and Joseph Krwia of Ijurke. 'I he names of thu del.'g'ites were then called, v.l.o au-wered t their names as fol lows : A lar.-e number of dele "rites attended. j which we think unnecessary ! p'lbliIi. j Moved by W. W. Avery" of Ihnke, that !n coniuiittee e.u-istili of two ilele'iites . ""i t-.ten t'juiiij 1 t-ti ese in eo, nit a '.": nie'l .'lovi iarm see ninci ; thai we aojotirn until on.- o'clock, I, I.-1 ; W. Mi Kessou r 1 1 , t ... . . li was . n calle.l lor, who ro-e an ed tho Contention with a happy l lltt. i t'UM- and forei- 1 le speech upon the uceessiiy a rut va.t im portance of a Hail Road thiOiih the Wes tern portion of North Carolina. Moved and seconded, that we adj-iu.ru until I o'clock, i . M. Carried. Wednesday, 1 o'clock, Convent! in wa called to order. The Committee consisting of Messrs. Avery nnd others, reported the following KesolutioLs, which Were received and read. 'r 1 .1 - . j it. .... . t . -" - ""' t-"j:t's vvmiiiiurti " 110 nnti . - . 1 . 1 1 appointed to prepare business lor the action !.'., ' 1 , , , . ot the ( .nlivetit 1011 be.r leiien t.i rertnrf f ,. following Ke-olutions, and vecomnieiid their ..I....:.... . : ,,' ;' , r,., ' , , , , . 'I.t s'il ri'd . I h a t I r.t nrt inn r.l 11. no ,nn. i ral Assembly of this State, on the subject ot Internal Improvements, meets with our heirty concurrence. liiiuvrt!, I hat the liberal chart, r uhuvi;i. i pat the libera chart, r L'ratit id by that body lor the A estem North Ca- roliua ltail Company, and the munificent subscription thereby authorized ou behalf .i-.i..-.. ... 01 1110 state, civc Promise that a new era is soon to dawn upon the hi.storv of Wes .... tern vJiiroiina, i rsui ir.rt i bit n-. la.( . cred, without delay, io subscribe ti hit-' dela reiiuirod on tho tart of iudividuuls upon the organization of the Compauy, press forwa: d the trr. atworkto its tina com k tioii, w ith all despatch. And to that ,cud. ViCsum,', That the General Comniis.ion- ers appointed bv the chart, r, nro requested to meet in the town of Newton, on the Huh of April next, and after their organization, that they give the notice, by advertise- incnt, as directed iu the charter, l hat tho books be opened, by the several county commissioner'', to receive subscriptions for Fto.k in said Company, as such time as said tieneral Commi-siotiers may designate. llc.vo.Vr., That for the purpose of aiding the C'Vitity ( 'oiniiiis.si.iners in procuring sub scriptions of stock, we recommend the hold ing of Couiuy Conventions on the Tu. s days of the .vpriii2 Terms of the Superior and County Courts respectively, of the sev eral Counties interested in the f n'erpiizc l;."o. !', That a General Convent! m of all tho friends of the Western North Caro lina Kail Koad shall be holdenat the Town of Statesvii'e, ill the county of Iredell, on the 4th day of July next, and the said Gen eral Commissioners are requested to report at that Convention touching their progress in getting subsci iptioiis, and the preei.-e amount of stock that may be then sub scribed iu each county r "-peetivcly. Ue.-poctfuH V submitted, W. W. AY Ell Y. Tho foregoing Resolutions were advocat ed by W. W. Avery with much zeal and ability: and also follow-. 1 by Hon. J.W. Ellis, iu one of bis hnpl.ie.t efforts ; also S. K. Caldw-ll.of Ihrk.E. W. Join s of (.';.! ! w. 11, M. L. McCorelc, of Catawba, A. C. Mclnto-h of Alexander, nnd Jones Erwin of B'.'.rke, 1 th C iiwmi ll.-o-, mid luuons were then put t. the h unanimously adopted M ved i.nd sc on. le i, Western N rth Carolina ings of this meeting. l'ani '1. that the pipers iu copy tiie proceed- Moved and sci d. t! tha of tins ( onvcntioti are due deled to the Chairnian of the imp u tial Manner iu w sided over this inei tin ' n ci in i e i , . . .i i. .. 1 t. : this meeting, for hi. ll he has pre The ('hairuiail rose before leaving ihe Clri'r, ami :dd:'esS. ed the Convention, ik! as those who have li.l hope, tolt Willi It Clings uuot.uii. nun ill oro pcet ot sii fore t'ucni. T ,( in the great won; lie-thank- were tendered also ic to the officer-. Moved an J sceoi.de , t h t vi adjourn. T. I.. WALTON, Ch'u. M. L. MeC.nklc. ) S. C. Cannon. S . e 1 ICS. What is a l'.v mi iii.i. r '.' I he Po-t 'il.ei 1 1,'ii.u i me nt. Iu tie lei -mil. ing the i ates ol post age legally chaigeablc "ii tii i-s .l.-iliie- what is eha rg phict post:'.- : " A p in.pl.lt t i- a print ptl'dieaiio:!. I. lating s 'lciy 'i- things, w ith pain- 1 I ut unbound t solely to some subjei t . ...r tt in p jl'ai v inte rc.-t llci ec. wiih the e. t containing more than s each, f or vv hich, under the act of August "ll, ci nl prov i.-ieiis, no pub- jt loe.ti, t phcinst or impel, nice ol..; ei plioii of those m . sixteen oet. iv .. pan ! ceitaiti eonililit.ii-, I 1 S.Y' has made sp lie.vtion, .'luhough toined and iilKiiiuic ic mail as a " bo ik," mile! can i be permitted to pas- m tl j phict, nist -ml ol a scope an I ,1'jt the t nre si. distinctive li a -, to' bring it deCu'ittoh above ; fairiy will i sivcu. ' ;u W ,1 faff :'i rOKI.KiS.NKH. I 'r'tizrajitird for the SoiUh-CttroUi.ian. I InLK DAYS I AT Lit KUOM Ill'horE. j AUIUVAL OF THE WASHINGTON. ' Nkw Ytir.K, April 12. The steamer ; Washington arrived, with Liverpool datra of tin a-th ult. I The intelligence from Vienna was unsa tisfactory. The allies had not iu.-i.-ted upon . tho demolition of Sebaslopil, but had pro posed terms disagrceabla to Kussia. J tin the 11 th of March the lluseiaus at ; tncl.ed the whole allied line before Ss I ba.-topol, but were compelled to retire with Ijss. . -Livkhpoi, Markkt. LlVElU'uul., March Cotton cloes linu at the last quotations. Sales of the three d ays 'U.m'd.hales, including 3,000 to .-peculators and 2,'iUH to exporters. Hread-stutl- were unchanged. Canal flour 41 a Us; S -iinhern 4."i a 4 Is ; Ohio 4 I n 4.r.i. Corn 1- a 1 -'s. Corn 1'-' a 4 Us. Consols U'.i. SKfii.vti IrspATi It. The news from Sehastopol was not im portant, 'fin Russians maintain their posi tion There had been considerable skir iiiishin', with no decisive result. Arraiejcineiits were making at Constan tinople fir the reception of Napoleon. 1 he icnua Conference would prjjiably be occupied several d h ; s with the third p lint. I runec agrees to send "jJ,iJO troops to the Crimea. Sardinia is in the English market for a. a loan of .niMIAKiU. Sir Charles Wood has stated that a strict li'oekade of the l'.iltic and White Sea ports will be made when navigation opens. TifitiiK hays i.ai'Ki; ii;o.m i;h:iipk. ARRIVAL OF STEAMER AMERICA. HaUI-ax, April i:l, 1-O.V The steamer America has ai rived with Liverpool dates of March HI. The Vienna Conference had met with serious difficulties upon the 3d point, although the allies had modified their original proposition. The Russian Euvoy had referred the matter to St. Petersburg, and the conference was postponed for the reply. In the meantime, however, it is pro bable the 4th will be discussed. There was nothing important from the Crimea. Liverpool Markets. March 13, lroo. Cotton of which spc eulators tooli .porters l"i,H(iO bales. The osed b'l .vant. Fair Orleans 5jd.t 3-lGd.; fair upland 5d., mid- dllllir f)i Rrcadstiiffs were generally dull, except com. Canal floe- Hbs. Obio l-'s. Corn 4-s. White wheat 12s. 3d. Consols closed at ityj. Much easier. Latest. Ltispov, Friday Night -M. Drouya LTluys, tin; French Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been here to day for a consul tation with the English Cabinet. Ho left to-night for Paris, where he will stay for two days, and will then go to A "icnua, bear ing the irrevocable determination of tke uliics upon the third point. Ho was closet ed with the leading; ministers for three hours to-day, and subsequently had a lengthened audience with the Queen. 1 here are no favorable indications from Si. Peuisl o.irg. A new Belgian ministry has bceu formed. E-paite'ro had resisted the demand for a democratic modification of the Spanish Cabinet. Madrid was tranquil. The insurgents at Cautou were gaiuinjj ground. New I t i-a in Am iin E' Tt be. The Homo Journal says they are building two houses on o;ie lot iu the upper part of New York. The object is, by alternating the rooms ta pet the full width for each house. Will tho Home Journal give a clearer idea of tLis novelty? The only citiecp'ion we have is lo ir rooms ou a floor, the central ones be ing lij.tcd by glass doors; but their use being chiefly for evening company, by gas lL'ht. Such central rooms are common, iu New York, where back buildings have not been introduced, and where kitchens aro always iu the basement. Accordiug to our idea of two houses on one lot, there is oue half lor both. A lot iii New York meao ". by lull feet, so that the width of rooms is much greater than ours, though ground is so much lower priced here, that one wo'dd thiiik that the rule ought ta be l. ie r .-e d . P.'i ,'. ' .'i )!i "t t-'gi r. Ni '.v RissIan Wau Mimstek. General llutlig. r, iij-poii.ted by the Emperor Alex ander II , Minister of War, was boru iu 17-0. He entered the Russian army at an carlv age, and rapidly advanced through the i vei grades to the rank of Colonel. In l-l'.'. ha commanded a regiment cf IIus sais. di-liiigui-hed hiiu-elf iu the battle of Pi.llel;, and subse.ueii!ly participated in vaii. .us bri'uiar.t 1 1.. agt uieiits in lierinaiiy aiel Frni. i e. In l-"'". he was iitiuiinated a mcinl er of the Council of the Empire. In the revij is year, however, he wns with thn army in Hungary, during the revolution, mis present iu the battles of Waizcn aud lb l.ieozin, pursued tho corps, iu lieorgey, .and cuiicludsd the famous capitulations of ile g..s. tl E' uii.tA tlt'I.P. A lump of gold, wt'i.h ingl.'T.J peliiiv weights, viiiued at C-l .77."), h is been uhtaincd in eight, day's work cf live bauds, fit. in refuse surface ore, irolu the Columl'i.i mine, in Columbia county, , I! corgi a. They u-e the " I'rek.i Crushing 1 Machine," ;ud " Amalgamators," one of I " Cochran's " patent. This juoductis tLe result of eight d iv- working of five hands from .-ueine r.i.f c.e. '1 lie vein on-, taken direct fioiu tin' vein, will produce ' t-ur tiai?.-1 the nuiount, with the same labor. I N,, i