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BT til CHAR1LOTTE, lT. O., JTG0'eI7, f31, 18SS. THOMAS J. HOLTON, .Editor & Pkopuietob. TERMS: The North-Carolinti Whijr will be ufTirded 1" oh. ..I TWO DOl.I.AliS in adi-mee: TWO WLI.ARS AND Flt'l'V CENTS if u..yuier.t Iw I dJ.ieil fur three months; unu 'I'll I! EE DuU , tu end f the year. No paper will b d t-i.uuiA.AKn i:A I until ail .irreuriiircs am imid. exccul at the will iro uiiiiiiii. . opium ol Ilia fconur. Almtieeuienla itieertcd l On Dillnr per iqu.irc (16 It i L-a r less, this ailed lyy i ) fur lite Ural line t on, and 2j ceiile fur cicli coutiuuuiice. Court ad. tcriiai'ineajia oncrui o.uix nuiiru si i ....... .1 1 ITI. I I . .L . Ill eeiil.h.gl.e.fi Hd a deduction of 33J u reel, will J Ije niane iriint u'v ri g uitti 1'iii.i'B, i hi miicniwn i,j tl,a yeiir. Auv;rtiiwuiLiiU tnaertetf uiniilitiy or qu-Mi-riy, at $1 per aquaria fur each time, beiui uionthlr $ cent per Kuure for each tuuo. . JJ'PcitiiiaU.re are authorized tu act a agcnti. rv The Sdlilarj' M'orsliipprr. A single mBiiibfr of lliu S-icicty of Frirmia in Bit"n i auid to hs gmr tu their yUct of wur aliij for some years after Ilia fulluw.wutaiiippcra wire all le id A)"!!" "'' 'ilent liu rf he aat, Witinn the hoortt of prnyer, Wlivre ones with linn lua brethren mt, In ailvtit ttofattip tluTtt. Tl J '"d all gum the young and old, Usre gitiu-ru't In tlir dcud ; Itt at no mere their Irirmtly luoka. He beard no nmrc tlnir trtud. Yet be lorrd. ae rame the day When 'iy -ii "til tu tnrtt, T" l'ru the oio I, in. tu. r wny. And t i lua 'cupIi.ii rd ai-ut. Pl.itn mi the pUt, in huuible bait In whicii he t.it ..li.nr j The ahuw uf firm, tl c pride f art, To bun were all unknown. nrsn peatt'd ita r!f inn notta. No cho r the alii lioa broke, Ko p ccitct read the a-icred psge. Or to his hrarvra sp ike. Uj iiee.teit at tbnae outwird llnnga. To vkc the reverend niind, F"r other mi Dun audi aa this. They lecm d to hun dcaifiicd. In ail nc, thtred to btinaelf. I lit a r t he huilireil. Ami without i rii or outward aign. The L.ti lie adored. A'hI If liia ihliid em opened tbell The uie.mni; of t e ord. " Ak and fecei!-." "aB y ad find," Hie fji.r-il of the Lord. Ti'e aiirl atri nftheued and ensealed. And jaic him inw ird eight ; And on hie linn ly u'arkeiKtl pta II tnrue ne .v. nly light. i.i ni .n- alune ! fi r he bd cume, Tu Ziu'a holy lull. The city nt in lining (iuA, 'I h.l aamta aud aneia tilt. Tr eidrra there with ailver locks, T' e aiatcra' mWtit grace, Thr voiiff if ll thi ir innocence, Witn glory tilled the place ; No ciouii of 'ii row or ol care, A soul hi never known, T'i-l in thnt happy b.utd he aaw. Nor ftll it t'ti alone. T"rre lookt of peace and lo nnclianged Aanreii hia tteinhling oul; Ana hide hun b.tnih erry Icar, Aim every uotibt conliul. With them again aa h, n m earth lie In lil comniuoi"n ierl i And by their ayd.palby, made Fur Uenvtu'a own worship nict. Tisccllancons. From th .4mriran C'liien. I1AKDSUME FRED; OH TIIR MISI'0R.TI;NKS OF .BEING A UKAUTY. BY MARY tlKAC THIRY. Frederick Adol,dt 1:1 Gustavu Fill Nod- die had tho misfortune of being a beauty, I wish you could have seeu him, r-ader. Such soil, delicate bauds, such splendid eves, and abovn all such maL'tiificeiil mo.is- tai-hnt II ws iii slmrt. what the la lies, ,i .nit i.. f . ,,,"; Fveu when a child they would take him in their Ian- and braise his bri-bt eyes and curly h-'ir uutil his little head was quite turned by flattery. His fjiid mother was desirous that noth - in should impair the beauty of her dar- liu" o he was not allowed to study lor fear he might apoil his bright eyes, or to work, lest he should soil Ins soil, bands. Frederick Ado'uhus Gustavus Fitz die arrived at thu nirs of nninhood idea that there was ua necessity tor nn to xert himself for a living. Of course, poo- pie would be only too h.ipy to minister to tlie wants of one possessing such a fusciiia- ting exterior. So be took no paius to ren- der himself agreeable or Useful. ... .... i llw rmrmiu fond v mianine'l that a rich and childless him his heir. secure in his unci to please liiul wau, UiUhii wiiu nu vaunv, enneii nmi f . 1 . -.i i- n.. . 1 1.:... a vain conceited young coxcomb, and, to tne infinite nurprise of his handsome nephew, Iflt the whole of his properly to his cousin William, who was as plaiu in his personal up- pearanee as our younjf hero was the re verse; giving iu his will the very consoling I'caaon, "that money would be entirely thrown away upou Frederick, he was so liiina'somr, that he could make his way in the world without it." Fred s father was by no means rich, and ciideavored to impress upon the mind of his 'ou tho necessity of beginning to cam his ow n livelihood. I f ronrse, Frederick Adol Jihiia Gustnvus Fit, Noddle could not think of soiling his delicate hands by cu;;oging in any manual occupation ; but he was quite willing to becoino a minister, physician, lawyer or merchant. He was rather stir- lOCIt'l) uue.e wou u ' - y'P'" ""':', ;: .::::' Pat declared he had no money. The con- misM,a hi... from his liut" Itati'isome ire.., .eeti.ig , cot.versai.ou ..s 0 t.o e-,u..,...j, -o - , , ui't.-r leeti.rin- him. told bin. to leave' b ..1.1 C..IU... e's good graces.tookuo pains 81Id if lt had not b.en for tle "'traders, ' .,f .. ;; ;i - ' ami at la-t the old gentle- ..ver-beamicr vanity, he would have Per-. . ,. ,.,,''.5' , .1.. ... .....I'""'" "V"V'- prised to letim that cither of the threo for- suade Miss Julia Duttou to relinquish her mer required a grout deal of hard study, so uiiinu for the euphonious title of Mm. Frede hu determined to le a merchant. . rick Adolpbus Gustavus l'itz Noddle. Hnj father obtained Imu a clerkship at He ceased with the expectation thnt Julia Mr. Thread needle's establishment, and Le would either faint away, after the roost ap. went with the expectation of becoming, at proved manner of modern bcrcines, or else uo very distant day, one of our merchant princes. Handsome Ired considered lain-1 .ii fi ii ltt on Ollil It. In I il iln , i-I,n,...,l and conceiving t!ie atlruction of hi a person . i . . ' . . . ' 'l al appearance a sufficient equivalent for his salary, did little or nothing but lounge a- liout., curl liu Lair and moustache, uud st-ure . , a at lite tirettv L'ltls Who nassed in an out. Afler t ,ljn, jr Tbrcnd II 1 I 11' in...!; uisiiiiuiLii mm, i I ni Bj, a ici.nuu, that " ho was much too luifjlxpne for a clerk!" " " Hang uic!" exclaimed Frederick Adol phus Gustavus l'itz Noddle, the morning alter reflecting rulher dubiously uj'ou his situation, " but 1 11 try matrimony. I urn a confoundedly handsome fellow," ho solilo quized, sauntering up to the mirror, and surveying hi,- line figure with an air of com pluceney ; " half of the girls of uiy acquain tance are dead in love u it L me. l'oor crea tures ! I pity them, but one can't be expect ed to many everybody. I must have a i icU ite, that's, teil.iiu. Let mc tec," anil haudneme Fred stroked his moustache thoughtfully. " There is Ellen Rogers, her father is rich as a JeW ; but thou she bus red hair, and I never could abide red hair in a Human ; there is Matilda liukcr, she is Hurth a rleau hundred thousand ; but theu she is nearly twice my age, which wouldn't be at ail agreeable j there is pretty Julia l)ut ton, her father is a millionaire, and she is an only child. I nil! cuu.liiinee paying r,t tentiiius to her directly." Fiedetick Adulphus Uustnvm l'itz Nod dle eniei tallied no doubt but that his at tentions would be favorably received. Of rouitc, either of the uboe mentioned ladies oulJ Le perluetly delighted at the pros pect of obtaining i.eh a h'i"dsoine husband. So he determined to commence the beige at ,ie as seen, soon alter, streaking it up , wJ,y does it not read like the seventl, which once. I Washington street, with his elegant cloak limits the man to the particular county in .lulU Dutton, though a belle and heircs-, ' Bi'f ''''y awry, and his hat nrtuulh wrong w ,jch he has lived during twelve uiouths. possessed a heart unspoiled by flattery ,tie 'C'"'", circumstance liich aftrrwnrj j Secondly, tell me if you can tell, liy what and though ralhei high-spirited, was, never- caused him cou-iderable mortification, but authority our ex-member of the State l.eg thelesa, a very atbetionate, warm-hearted hieu will be readily excused, when we re- j,ature of North Carolina (Mr. Johi Kit k) girl. Now it mu-t be confessed, that Fred "crt urou '" unusual excitement under could refuse and drive owny from t'j bal (though a consummate coxcomb, and pos-' which he was laboring. I 0t box fonie half-a-dozen f'reemeu-i-meu se-sing, like the majoiity of his class, cou-j t,n' morning, a few weeks after, as Fred born, raised and nurtured under the piater siderably more liuir than Lams) icos uu- to0't UP morning paper, his eye fell up- tia roof of 1'rotcstatit parents wilhid the coinu.oulV eiiin d kicking, and few could be ewbi u he tried to please ; Jgh a cry sensible gill, was j more agrteal ! and Julia, thou j very mueli pleased with the appeatur.ee of j her haiidsouie l iver. , Fred noticed w iih eoiifiilerab'e eompla-' cency the derided impicssiou he had made, j and cou .on-ideiMig tiiepiiii: as bi, whenever , , ,, ... lie CKose to eiaim ii, grauuaiiy leiaxeu ins .....I ...... 1 ..; . .... ...T.... i.. 1 deaou Iter. Unaccustomed 'o such conduct, Julia was perplexed a t l ;i motives, and , begau to doubt wh 'her b'j was serious iu hia attentions. j ! Just at this juncture, a new thai stepped into the field, it u a youu lawyer by the name ot tviward Alien, lie was qniie plain iu his personal nppiaraie e, and cou- aeious that uatur - bad denied lnu tne gift ! ol beautj.be bad neieavorea to eouipeti-1 ate tor this defect by cultivating the rare1 '.mental gifts, with which she had so liberal- Ay endowed him. Uiihariiiot.ious a fu. ores ar pe-.it I iu repwc, one h id but tJ observe I; i in when con versing upou some Ciaitfil theme, to not tin- lolly expression within the kindling eye aud toe. broad ex pansive Lruw, to be convinced that there was a beauty, brighter and more enduring than that ot mere outward form. ' j Julia, though ii"t at all prepossessed iu favor of her new suitor, commenced a des per;ite flirtation with him, in the hope, of exciting jealousy iu the heart of Fred, aril bringing about some explanation. Put she might as well have tried to animate an icc : berg. With ail the serene complacency of 'con-cious power, he viewed the endeavor of one, whom he hardly comlcsc-mlcd to call a rival, feeling rather grateful than otherwise for thus relievini; him from tlie trouble of playing the agreeable. AiU-n perceived his advantage, and did I lt.sit;1,4. , j,rit by it Often, w bell Fred w as lolling upon the sofa, relying for success upon the beaut) of his fine person, ho was seated by her side, anticipating h-r every wish, and pa iug her tho-e delicate and unobir.isiv e attentions, which are so her tho-e delicate 1 icri'- to a woman's heart. lint t red s umls were ''cuius rattier low. and as his bard-woi king father began to grumble at hi-, indolent and expensive huh- its, be concluded that it w-.. about time for to bring his courtship to a close. So ' one pleasant afternoon, after a long and elaborate toilet, he (.allied out to propose in due form, lor tue Ita ml ol luo lair Julia. s he eeuded th- steps and gazed m,.!er bon l",c,',i" n,u fce, took to I i fc i , 1.....U mill iwtftr winl till ht nrrir.'il in , white on the stately inamiou, will, its benut.lul ht7uLut'l!i' "!'J 1m;Vt'r ."'"P " he "''d i tiu,e iu the winding of a horn ; but knowing u.ands that the admission to citizenship .-hall grounds his 'heart swelled With pride as Albany which be chanced to enter during vhat would be the consequence if he did, be rendered as ea.-y as possible to emi z Nod- h thought that one day he should be' ils Ftl coiiflagratton. liearii the Dutch, he always remained silent, contenting him- grant.; assi-tance, under certain circum till, the m.s.or Tor to whom should its present ""!" or ' braunt Iraunt (hrc, ure.) be bcif with merely flopping his wings; while stances, to association, of working men by , .1 hnrrlpr. ruelAiiiiin,'. ' 1 here. .1... .,1,1... I- ...... ,1.. i,i -,... 1 1 .i.e.... .:it. .... r..., 1. . proprietor leave it but bis only child r -Ann was he not her destined husband ? He rang tl,e bell, and was shown by the servant who cpened thc door, into the parlor, where Julia sat, earnestly conversing with J'.d ward Allen. 1 ... i- 1 1 1 1 .1 i uu clow upon .tunas ciicck, nmi ice .1 .1.... 1.: . .. 1. .i.-il.lii t.nt 1 ceiveu inm ui iicsv j'i"''6 desirable, Jiut Fred, though rather surprised, never entertained the idea that bis society could be otherwise than agreeable, and theretore bowing, with graeelul ease, took a seat without any ceremony. Allen, perceiving that Fled was tlelerinincd to remain rose to leave. As soon ns the door had closed after him, uud they were left alone, Fred arose, and running his white fingers with careless grace through the dark curls which clustered iirouud his head, he seated himself by the side of Julia, aud commenced a long Mid glowing rhapsody, which he had evideutl borrowed from the "hist new novel;" but which, iu plain pro-e, amounted to the sim ple statement, that he should esteem him self tho happiest of men, if he could per- sink in a transport of joy and gratitude up on bin bosom. But to his surprise sho di. ill.. . " I do not at all comprehend vou. air." sho replied very coolly, withdrawing the hand lie had takeu. Mr. Fitz Noddle was taken "hll aback," but repented his preposition in rather mote itilclligiblu langungo. A roguish amile sparkled iu Julia's black eyes, as she observed the evidcut cmbaj; rassntetit of her suitor. " I shall be obliged to decline your very flattering offer," she re turned, bow ing her head gratefully ; "not being at liberty to entertain auy propo rtion of the kind." If a bucket of colJ water Lad suddenly descended upou him, Fitz Noddle could not have been more astounded. What cuiihl the - ill bo thinking of? Could it be jiossi lilc that he had some more favored rival t " The fervor with which you received my attentions led me to anticipato quite a dif ferent result,'' he ventured to observe, af ter a short pauc. "To what attentions do you refer?'' en quired Julia haughtily, her beautiful lips culling with ill-concealed tcorn. 1 can re collect none but tho- which any gentleman would bestow upou the most common lady acquaintance, when in her society. Mr. Fitz Noddle is mistaken, if he thiuks uiy heart can be won so lightly."' Alas for poor I red! Jhepolden castle which he Lad been rearing so lou ' had dis-1 appeared, ' Ai.d liKe llie b.iM lr fibric of a drciiu, Leil not a wreck b -li i riii.' Our hero had no recollection of leaving the presence ol his cruel mistress; but that '1C ""'i N'3)' be surmised from the fact that n the following, under the list of marriages : " On the fifteenth in.-t., by Rev. Charles Streeter, Edward Allen of New York, to J"'' M., daughter of lieorge E. Dutton of this city." We have seen " handsome Fred " several ' since. 1 he last time he was in the company ot a number ot di-soiule looking IT J J l Ll- '' ne was uies-p,. qu,. snao.n- Iv ! bl linf BUI .nti.-id.-rnVti. tlir. unrrii, file wear, and his coat very seedy. Poor fel- 'w! be was not bad-hearted, and if his u,in,J received the right direction when )'ol:ji-'i he might have been now an intelli- gent and useful member of society; but ns it is, he is going rapidly to destruction, and I never see him without thiukin what a ta' ' tu'it he was so handsome. The Yankee and the Danky. Some months since, on board of one of tho West ern steamers, a live yankee and a dandy sitt direct'y opposite each other at the table. After the Captain had said grace, the dan dy threw himself back on his dignity, aud called out iu a pompous tone to the waiter : " You waiter, bwiug me the suppoitah ofayoun" female hen, a fwesh hegir, and rub the bottom of me plate with a specimen of a fruit rulgarly called a,, onion, -vhich will give to me diunah a delicious flavor V The Yankee quietly threw himself back iu imitation of Ins opposite neighbor, and iu a nasal tone called out " imself back "hbor and c ' iIa.I.i -iI,; "Yeou all-fired, dod-blasted, dod-rabi- i ted pesky-looking'' little trained black nig- ,l,at longs to your literary department. ; Except ou the point of MaimS-lawism, the word, and could not to-day obtain admis- ti,.. ill0t ,ve for foreigners? if the de ccr! fetch me a peck of corn, a bundle of AuJ 1'' -'"'er fails to take an active part German n.udel taction will, in fact eventual- j sion to any Council in the State, unless it cHriUi(ni of 8ucll a purpo,e by those who' f . . 1 . . . . ... : .. ., II I l,.,w. -.. no.. n I,.,l,.,ln. t n n..l.,wn.i no ninll... .if Art.ivj.. ..'111. ! . t 1. .1. - .:..- .(. I..l . . .. .1 . ... . . '. . S . . . lodder, and rub me down with a bnck-bat, while 1 feed" Men ceased to think of ma-tiealiiig, while au i.t.roarious yell arose which fairly shook 1 . . . V the cabin, during which the daD ly was seen streakiug out of the door with a finger iu each car. Ane: Iii E Of Hit ant. l'rant,the Titnous Indian chief was as uotable for his wit as " '. i " " " v t- rt as any attributed to the keet est ot bis juite brethren. On one occasion a braggart captain was boasting what he would have 'oie3 iHie had met the warrio in a certain emergency. "Ill tell you," said Rrant, " what you would have done you would i e"""" " '""'t" .u.m . u..as- only rau the harder, exclaiming. 'There, that cussed old Iudian has got here before lo !'" I'RKTTV (.cod for PAT. lhe other day the conductor of a train on our railroad tin - ; covered au Irishman iu a car soon after iiii. i nff -it the next st itiotl hut judge ot the conduetor's surprise aud wrath to find hint nboaru w lien lairiy ou me way. "I'm i not tell you to get off?" " Aud sure I did. ' Why, (hen, ate you here again?" "And sure did you uot say all. aboard '' This w as too much for the worthy conductor, and notwithstanding the decree against " dead heads," he was allowed to pass. Water toteii feutimt. " Well, Jane, this is a queer world '." said a men sjiosh to his wife, at breakfast, the other morning. " A sect of women philos ophers have just sprung up 1" " Indeed," said Jaue, " aud what do they hold ?" ' The strangest thing iu nature," said he, ,l their tongues !"' , , ,. ,1 . .1 tMllliiliiJ 411.MIJ IkO'lIt 1 UllU UvUIitlitlU'l 1 .1 1 u. np i'itllli lltl 111 HI . 1 1 I 1 -eeu Jil 1 .m nn-i uiiu w tn--n ivs'ij luetl OI WtlOIll 1 I ODmiiuinitatioiL FOR THE N. C. VII 10. , 'SQUIRE KNOW NOTHING'S LKTTEK TO HIS MUCH 1JEL0VED UN; CLE SAM. Dear Uncle: I know yja are a man much older than I, and of far greater ex perience, always able and willing to give me instruction upon any diflicuit subject that I do not fairly uuderstaud. Therefore, I come to you now to get you to ai!ve a few intricate problems, and to cluci'!a"f a few hiddeu mysteries, wLich . have; p a few days past, puzzled the scattered braiu of your inquiring nephew. The first which I wish you t explain to me is, the eighth section of the Coti-lituliou of North Carolina, which reaiU as follows: " That all freemen of the age of tweuty one years, who have been inhabitants ol any county within this ltato twelve months immediately preceding the day of any elec tion, and ahall havo paid public taxes, shall be entitled to vote for member? of tin House of Couimous for the county iu which he resides." Now, is there anything in that which will prohibit a natural born citizen of North Caro lina from voting for whom be pieares, pro vided he has been a resident in any one county within this .State for aud du'iug the term of twelve months? Doe 3 it nut mean that he has a rijjlit to vote in any county in which he may be living at the time of the election, or does it meat, that he mint reside in each ana every county in wnieii ne nisv be culled to live, twelve months before be can vote iu that county? Now, if this is the deliuitiou of it, mechanics and peda gogues, aud all other men whose avjeatious require them to be iu various parts of the tate. would never get leave to vote; and if this is the true meaning of this section, confines of old North Carolina, aiidjwhojthe revolutionary movements of 1S-13, a have ripen.'d iuto manhood under the eni-1 deluge of fanatical, socialist Painites has al rays of her golden sun paid publicitax-j been poured into the United States, who eJ mustered iu her regiment worked on roads, and performed every other public Jutv which her laws require, and were nev- cr br yond her boundaries. Yet be tcorn-; fully denied them the rigbts ot American 1 .. ..i j- i I citizchs the privilege to vore iorwnom .1 ..I 1 V f nHV lw. ll tV... ie ' COu"d prohibit such men as these from v itinc ns they cho-e. Was it because they differed froln ,iiu in politics, or was it to make an ostentatious display of his assumed power. AUJ final) v. I would like to know how he managed to change the meaning of the word iuttior. ieto the meaning of the word senior. I always thought that, according to Webster's definition of the two terms, junior meant the younger, aud that senior ueant ti1L. oldor " I5ut it seems as though he has given a differeut lueauiug, or else he considers hiinst If younger than his son. His -on, John Kirk, Jr., was legally ap pointed by the proper authority to act as Judge, and to superintend the receiving in of votes; but when the election nine on ! John Kirk, Sr., performed the duties of j that office; thus conferring a considerable j coiiipniuriti upon ins so.. masing nun ouv cltl"'r l'",')' ' or otherwise defi- Cent and altogether inadequate to attend . to-b bu.-iness. 'i he fact is, this old Mr. K,,k a ''tTu,af '"J J f',r. Iie I cautalkpr-IYic-,ple'r .,praeticcn.ed,e.ne, I Hi' oB ri"lroai,s. drw diagrams for build- i'' 's a singular genius, any way : for lie cantulkpel!ics,plel'!!.,,l,praeticcn,ellei!ll,, lay oil' railroads, draw diagrams for build-1 iug bridges, depots, ilc., or do anything else lug nriuges, aepo.s, ac., or ao anytuing else ot i5iavciy iu me siave-noiu.ng ctates. .i.. .i.t ,i ......ii.s ... il.. r i . .: t e. : .i. '" j u,.,,- ,., ,.. ,ll(;-v arc lo P'tormed. Rut how bo manages to do these thi.is is a mystery to nu" i U,1U " '' "c an" ",a so !,ol,'" ll... n....il.il Al ll,., ntc.lln, I., oil., ...I ,. the mauageuielit of the election is altogeth er beyond my comprehension. Hut the cir cumstance reminds me of two old cocks that used to frequent my father's burn-yard. Ouc of them was smaller than the other, but he could always whip the larger one iu a fair fight ; and of course ho was the chaiu- tuou oi me uunir-niii. i tie least coeK was the father of the largest, and La bail trained j,s sou np jst BS he wished him to be. I' don't think that the young cock was e vr tUMU to crow, for that was against his ; fathet's will. Rut he would often flop his wings, indicating as much as that he would ' give tue halt ol ins existence tor tlie prtvi- cga t0 try tbe power, o! Lis vocal shells one j .: ' . . i 4' I . i ... I. .....:..! the older cock would strut arouud, ami nev cr failed to ciow when the younger would j fl,5p. This seems to have been pretty much j the way iu which Mr. Kirk acted towards toa j tlu n.anagemeiit of our election . for jut about the time he went to take his ' chair to perforin his official duties, his fath- i - ... ...... with a single look, dis- seflt. This old cock is but he was beat otic heu he refused those lave already niokcu thc : privilege to vote, that thev ould not go to the . trouble" of going to another precinct merely to get to vote. Jiut be was mistaken there. Their spuuk was as easily ignited as his was; and being furnished with buggies, drawu by two hundred dollar horses, they were soon carried away to another precinct, where they voted for Col. S. N. Stowe ; and, alter having voted, drank his health with many a glowing bumper. 1 will tell you more about this old cock thc next time I write to you. When 1 commenced this letter, I did uot intend to wiite very much 1 only intended to ask a few questions. I know you will be surprised at those questions. Rut 1 hope you will excuse me, Vihcii you know that I am a Know Nothing, and of course these questions are beyond the limited sphere of my comprehension. l!ut when you write I there, in those States which (iermnns have pctent A mcrionn to fiU every office we lavo hopeyou will explain alt initio tul f.ntm ; thickly settled, aud iu Wisconsin, Missouri, to bestow. Hut it is urged that such a dis aud until theu I reinaiu ! Ohio, and some parts of Illinois, dciimgug.ius tiuction is odious and unjust to our Foreign Your affectionate nephew, ! have been already for wars in the habit population. How is it unjust'? He has beou i-'QUIKE KNOW NOTHING, 'of gaining the voles of" Free llennans" by deprived of nothing by wis emigration here ea . .an real or affected sympathy with their politi- I owu al ,g Jul not even kave tho From Olc y. Journal of CummcixcA cal 'il'L-rtini.-m. The riots in Cincinnati, right of suffrage. His property w as never J some uiouths a'O, were a consequence uf the for an hour secure. His personal liberty lilioii of "I'orHaii ,rniuil. war of anarchist savages, upon our insti- was constantly iu danger. He could 'not Sixty years ago, ou the 20th of Septem- tutions ; and good citizen iu many of tho w rite or speak his sentimeiils with impunity, bcr, on individual calling himself an Amc- Northwestern States, have been compelled He w as ground dowu with taxes A pies ricao citizen, dared to write to tho Father of to uuite iu expressing their indignation pang might at any moment te :r him from tho bis Country " And as to you, sir, treach- erous in private-friendship, and p. hypocrite in public life, the World will be troubled to decide whether you are an Apo.-tnto or an I-iipostor 'whether you 'have' abandoned' good principles or w hether you ever had any." Such was the language addressed from 1'aris, by Thomas J'aine, a foreigner by birth, to Ceorge Washington, because the latter refused to prostitute his power as President of the United States, iu tho sor i ice of Ked Jlepuhlicatt Jacobinism. The V'ational Convention had not been dissolv ed ; the 13th Vendeiniairc had not render ed impossible a return of the lteign of Ter ror ; the bloody carnival n hieh preceded t lie Directory, still continued ; 1'nino bad been a witness of the excesses w hich had resulted from a system of infidelity and false freedom similar to his own, but the horrors of the In volution had failed to cou vince him that a people sunk from religion into infidelity, becomes a natiou of demons. Hence the aiiitno-ily ho entertained ngaiust General Washington, and his sneers at the prudence which opposed a barrier to auy active demonstration of sympathy iu the Lnited States, for the anarchical period which succeeded the liouibou dy ua.-fv. Hence, too, the slighting terms with which the first and best of our 1'rosidonts has beea ever spoken by those who consider ir religion to be an integral part of liberty. In the lives and writings of Thomas l'aiue, however, which were published up to a very recent period, his attneks upon Washington were suppressed, and it is only of very late vears uiui uie toi oweis oi me great uiuuei 1 f . , ,, e:"-"' ! . .1 l .. i . 1 1 -i . .. i i ua.e given t tie... no ..new to conue.nl as " nu,:iKF uttiiil hirl " rli r,A iili ni n vi.l ml i trr those passages which wound the feelings of r-..j . . . veneration entertained lor ashington by all true Americans. Particularly since the influx of Germans commenced, which was the consequence of the failure iu Europe of own no sympathy for the conservative cle ment in our institutions, aud whose natural affiliations, to ail the elements of radical ism in the land bodes evil to the future wtl tare ot our Keptiblic ni t -n t , - , ine i.ouisvine Journal ot duly lst,con- nl.,e nn n,l',ln i.-... V, u.iV.,.. l ll.,v...nn 1 Political Organizations in the United States, relating particularly to the "rrce Ger mans "aud tho "American Revolutionary League for Europe," in which the platforms of these various societies are exposed. It publi-hes the manifesto of tho Louisville branch of the "Free German" Union, which is perfectly m accordance with thatjflel t. If there is truth iu what I write let pre-coneeived opinions becomes greater issued I at Lichmoi.d a yearai-o to which I10 previous projudice dim its brightuesa if uic more careful the fraiuers of tho Con we called attention at the tunc. It consists I tuere i error jet 110 personal partiality pro-; Btitution were to securo the services of of a preamble and ten sections, lhe pre- j Vent its detection and exposure. ! mlive citizens, until at last iu the highest amble is a miserable 1 arody upon the He- claratiou of Independence of 171 6, in w hi h, under pretence ot setting forth, " a summa ry expression of the designs and efforts ; brought uilh than from the old country" by Free Germans, every thing that is, is re presented to be an abuse, and tLc vocation of averting the dreadful fate which the , eot.unuaoee o. u,e pieseui siaie ot uittigs involves, is made to belong especially to (..erman emigrants. I he first section is de- voted to the Slavery question : and as "'Sht hc. "p- cted demands " the repeal cf tue fugitive Slave Law as demoralizing and degrading, and a " gradual extermination mig!:t he expected demands " the repeal cf (the fugitive Slave Law as demoralizing and degrading," and a " gradual extermination ! of Slavery " iu the slave-holding States. V """'"' " " ..i.u. .-u,,,, n ; Aboiilionists, t.reelyites, Socialists, and all f other Come outer elements. Infidelity and , lHjfUer J.awistn involve ttic same pi ineiples ... I.I lU t'll,,., r.ieullj and lead to the same results. The second section relates to religion. It reads : " Religion is a private matter ; it has nothing to do with policy ; hence it is despotism to compel citizous by political : means to religious manifestations or ouiis- ions coutrary to their private persuasions. tt c, mcrc urc. noia inc miooaiH ours. hold thc Sabbath ThahUgiving Vuvs, prayers in Coitsres ami Legislature, the ouths vpoa thr Jiihle, the introda lion of thr JliUt into the Free Srhouh. thc exclusion of Atheists from le- gal Acts, as un open violation of hit. man rights as icilus the Constitution, and Ua-mand tluir removal.." fucli JangUago needs no comment. The third section . i .1 . 1 1 1 the Slate: justice without lees, lis stunt is in favor of direct legislation atjiinst the rich m favor of the poor. J he fourth and filth "eotioits go in for a revival of the Con stitution with regard to dictions, and for free trade. The seventh relates to foreign policy. It strenuously advocates the aban ilouuieiit of a system of neutrality, and thu adoption ot Led lu-publican prnpa gaudisin against monarchical and despotical governments. Women's rights are provided tor in section eight, ns follows : J he dec lar.itmu of ludi peiideuee says that ' -,7 men' arc bom equal, and arc endowed with inalienable rights, Ac. We are of thu opin ion that women, too, are among all ' men.' ' The ninth section demands equal rights for blacks and whites, in free Stales, and see tiou teu advocates the abolition of capital punishment. The Socialist, Red Republican hatred against religion which has taken such deep root, of lute years, in our largo cities, and especially among tlie German population is a greater evil than it otherwise would be from the fact that it is partially hidden frou the notice of Americans by the screen of a foreign language, behind w hich it Seeks con cealmcnt until it shall have gathered suili cient strength to make its iulluence domi 'nunt at the polls. Its pvwer is alieady felt against measures proposed, or ot electioneer- mg fcUibboletlis introduced by naturalized citizen?, which would have been deemed im- possible some years ago. . As enrly as Heine published in Switzerland, his famous Democratic pro- gram, in which it is declared that no true freedom can exist until Christianity has beeu transplanted litre; its expression is nccessarilv moililietl : but a lari;e number of vile German papers, mid the connivance of ut'piiiicipled clliee seekers, are rapidly increasing the evil. 1 he indignation of the couu'ry would be aroused, if the contents ol some of the papers that are published at Cincinnati, and Milwaukic. and other cities where the Ocimati populatiou is large, were translated into English. They agree to gether iu aiiti-ehri.-tian, coiiie-oiiterisin, blasphemous reviiings against revealed re ligion, and identification of roniitt un belief, with liberty. Their political tendency is communist, and radical infidel. Thomas Paine, a man whose name a quaittrof a: century ago was considered synonymous ' 1 with deadly sin against the bounteous Cre ator of the Universe is their Apostle, and his birth-day is celebrated with military dis plays, illuminations and festivities, which have been h M 'cloture considered, duo alone to Washington, whom he reviled. 'J'h Ger man Programs which appear from time to time iu different localities, show, by their "en i ... ., . c i( . ,t i similarity, the closeness of the I niou of u II t .. i , - . . e : till, t'.mt I mill r,l 1 1 :i 1 1 m in mil, tifirr lit nmi rmii. ! 1 , . . .i . .i i- mou cause, and we trust that their mantles- toes will be pondered over by thinking eoususi usi v .-vineiicaiis, uuu mat nuuiut-' , , ... , r i . .! ,. i ,-. . i : .... l : ...l . i. . : uou. - .,. oc ,. . i n, ulat irowitiir smo.iirst n' tietiifi' it tins lii'eotne ' e - - - -----B - - , au incurable evil. LETTER FROM HONORABLE JEHE. CLEIEEKS, l.? ALABAMA, In YindUution cj the J'rinciplts of the Americ a; J'arly. IIuntsvILLE, July 12, 155. Jjenr Sir : I have not before had time to answer your letter in relation to the new nrrler nf Know nt!itmra tinr lifiv-p 1 nnvv :it - - - - c hand all the statistics which tire lteeesary . e n i - i. . i . i , - to a full elucidation of the subject. cry possiuiy in me opiuious i am nuoui to au- L0ni citizens. vance, I shall find myself in antagonism to Thu third s.-.ction of the same article pre yourself aud some of those old frieiid-i to ' scribes that no person shall be a Senator whom you allude. At all events there is no ,as Uot " been nine years a citizen of impropriety in asking you to read carefully, ti,e United States." Here the distinction is not for the purpoe of contradicting or find- hroader. As the office rises in importance inn fault, but to reason, to consider, to re- m l lift A fi ii r n iita ii it f mm SiHinni net nr Theviolei.ee which bus heretofore cha-1 racterized the discussion on this subject is unbecoming at all times, and particularly so upon a question involving so much about . 1 ! I 1 I 1 A- II wnieii men may reasonably unu r. Know ; not why I should think less of an v one for differim? with me unon Know Nothineism. than uton Democracy. He has the ri-ht to , tl!(. maintenance ot bis opinions, aud it he is ' honest no ju.,t man will denounce him. principles of r.ul,i"M j "'"J "J VU'l, so, 1 tnluctnn, J'tjcrso.i and the Lu,stitt,o. It is proper for me to say tint I never was in a Kuow Nothing Lodge but once j J'.l It is p I was in a ! that I d that 1 do not know a single sign or pass- ..i i ii .. i i. i : ,s UiiSuuic "'11'""' ""'"" i , but I endorse their platform, and propose j to defend their principles. They arc the principles ot V. a.-bingtou and defterson, au.l - I. . I I' ... n . I ........ I A ii.i. I ui ruu iiiuiu impi.'.iain. , unj aiC the principles of the Constitutiou. Ihe Jounihition of the American Creed t.hatthc Jmw and the Constitution arc Supreme. Whcii one of the seven w ise men of Greece isitcd the Court of Periander of Corinth, be was a.-ked ''what is tho most perfect pop ular government? He answered " that in wliicU the law has no superior. 1 lie au- swer wlueli contains a whole volume ot truth and beauty in a single line, is the . v i i i foundation oi the Know Nothing creed. , They made it in the beginning the basis of j their platform not designedly, for very; -I...I.1.. .1 . ... V I.-.- ..... iccii remembered, but reason, reflection, aitti an earnest put. lousii. icu lueiu lo u.c same result. Accordingly, we find that every member is imperatively required to acknowledge the law as established by tho Constitution, to be supreme. Obedience to its mandates is inculcated as the btghe-t duty, and disubedience is certain to be fol- lowed by expulsion. Thus far I am sure; the most violent will agree with mc that there is nothing to coudciuu that there is ouicthiiig to applaud. Am, r leans shad rule Amecicalhreisn eis enjoi a sajKnieney of privileges irithont the right of Si'jfrae. The remaining portions of the platform maybe dipo-vd of satisfactorily, I think, if not as briefly as the first. Americans shall rule America. In other words fori mean to deal in no equivocation no eva sion to cover up nothing, dodge nothing,' deny nothing in other words then that native born Americans shall till all offices of political importance under the govern ment. 1 ih uot meau uure money offices -ueh as President of a Rank Railroad or other coi pel atiou, but every office which jives to its holder an influence ou the legis !at!oa of the country. These are the ofhees from which we arc pledged to exclude For eigners, and this the position I am prepar ed to maiutaiu. It is not deuied that we have enough, aud more than enough eoui- bosom ol his family, or an oppressive Laad. lord turn that family houseless upou the world. All this is changed. We have given bitu the right to ote. We have given him se- curity. We have given him iu'lepeniletice, and now because we will not give him tho right to make the laws by which wo are tobo governed, ho forgets in his srroiraut ingrati- tude, tho hundred blessings we have shower- ed upon hi in, and repays the safety of the AW tar by malignant aspersions of the Ministers to whom he owes his protection. It is a delu sion to talk about the l ights of foreigners. Privileges is the proper word. We arc not bound to gno them protection, liberty, peace, independence. All these were vo luntary gills. It was philanthropy in its broadest sctiv; Nor is there one of tho millions who flood the country who would not have exchanged his own land for ours even if the Constitution had denied him the privilege of voting. The other advau. taoes he obtains would have been sufficient, ami more than sufficient to have made hint anxious lor a shelter lu neath the wings of. thu E:igl. Where then is the Injustice . lie has ail he nsked, more, much mare than ho would have been willing to take, lie simpli follow the spirit of the Consti tutioit. V.iit it is argued that exclusion from of. lice fixes au oilious brand upon him. With- ... . . i. ; .t i i;, UU1 MU i ill'' tu ieui.il i ueuii tun tiusui'mf . ' 1 " . . . . ,r . . -i of such a position, it is sufhen ut to say that . '. the brand is already fixed by the Coustitu I. , . , ' , .,, lion. It is upon him now, aud will remain ; upon biin until that instrument is torn out .- . ,. - ,, . 'rt trout the archives of thu tuition. J he sec riL .... ' . that uo one slrtll be a Representative in i Congress who has not been seven years a 'citizen of the United States." He may j have been twenty or more years a resident i of the country before his naturalization pa ! pers were takeu out, aud yet he utust re j main seven years longer before he cau oo icupythe post of Representative. Here U 1 a distinction, and a broad one. It is idle to - i talk about degrees of infamy. If exclusion for life lenders a man infamous, exclusion for a u.rm 0f years must have the same ef- ft,ct. Both alike presupposes a difference be- - ..:.-.. ....,1 .. l'... iiiLL-ii ii iittini: aim u wiciliiii. iium ip.q the same ot.erntion and both whether iu-t I' ' . y or unjustly, give a preference to native 0f all offices, foreigners are excluded nu- tirely. The first section of the second articlo f tiJC Constitution declares that ' no peron except a natural born citizen " shall be eli- ... ' . ... ..... . . . . ... i,, j .,,, office of ice rresidc!i. It thus ni.i.,..,r th-it tli.m il,.,!.ii.,lv nri-,l,ii,ii,.il I.., tl.,- t ,.n,lt; f,-.s, Hlli,T !, nnlv . tr.,. l,;,.lin..,a:.t., ,li rue-til finnt th ' whole pe -pk whose incumbents are elected U thc bole people, aud who are iu an cs- . 'p' manner the guardians of the lights If , .. -hu. to ,1Klke bctw;on the u.Mve " aj lhc foreign boru citizen ? lu eompari- fc0D willl ,iat bow poor and how weak is the .....pe resolution ot a political party that . . '..r are called Know .Notluugsis odious, unjust, jfanious, and tyrannical, what will you do lth ,iat Constitutiou we all profess to ro- . vero! Frolll tlat ,,rcuu auJ Uvin root they . . C . " extracted the csseuce ot tlicircreed. Hlia- ' ever of patriotism whatever of sincere de- votiou to liberty aud tho country may cu- ; circle them is drawn from the same health ful source. Strike them dowu and you aim a blow at the supreme law of the land. Strike them down, and you prepare the way for aineitd nieiits to the Constitution whie'u will soon have you vassals in fact, if uot vassals in uauif, to those who grow by your , i:l,t ,. ..i.-riiv. .... , - . a . , , , , ' . , ., - ""' "" A'"1" " li'fanti fief tree n Me Jr fIfI1 and Vlt ,lallcr t,e u, it eraily tupi-arJ. lain not aware that it is customary to 11... i.l..n ,...,,. I.-.-,.., F..i-i..ii tn Huenee. We are cxu.tingly pointed to the. laei, iu;u mere arij uui luiee ui.i.ioi.s ui iui , eigucrs, while there are twenty millions of Natives. These figures are uot accurate, but we will take tlietu as they are given to us. It must be remembered that of this three millions ot toreigiiers a very large proportion are voters, lt is the unvarying law of emigration that much the greater number ot every body ot emigrants are males. This w as the cine even iu Califor- j uia when the emigration was only from oue - W' ' " -....o,j iV,....e.. ,i 01 us can can to initio eases iu wti.eu me head of the family alone is a foreigner, while the wtte aud child reu are natives. These go to swell the number of Natives on , the census books while tho voter the effi eieiit and controlling power, is act down as one foreigner. Now let us look at the other side. Of tl.o twenty millious of Americans about one half arc females. This disposes of ten mil lions. Of the remainder at least two thirds are children, aud boys too young to vote. That disposes of uear seven millious more, and brings the tiumbcr ot voters down tnurb nearer to an equality than is at all agreeable ur thiiu our opponents me willing to admit. These facts have uot been ttnknowu t, or unmarked by politicians. There is net an aspiring Demagogue in all the laud who has not time and again made himself ou- opicuoas as thc advocate of foreigners. AYni.
North Carolina Whig (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Aug. 21, 1855, edition 1
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