THE MOlfM CAJROILIJJIAN
Coinmunications.
For the Carolinian,
lu a ccmiiiuuicatwa made to the Caroli
nian lat week, a Turnpike Road, as con
nected with a survey contemplated by an act
of the Legislature, was the subject nf consid
eration. We endeavored tu shew that the
object contemplated is one worthy of the at
tention of the people, and that it ought even
this time to be biought under conaideiation.
11 u "the present cotntnunicntion, we propose
to consider the subject of a Koad, not so muth
iu leftreuce to this contemplated object, as iu
reference to the subject at large iu connection
with the future welfare of the town. The fact
it not to be concealed that while the roads
fiow the ititetiur of the Stte to towns out of
the State have betn improved, the roads from
lbi place to tho iutetiur have degenerated
rather than bean impioved. Our position,
in relation to other towns as places uf trade,
is 8nih that unless u vigorous exertion is put
forth, and increased facililies of communica
tion mo provided, we shall be compelled to
lament the diminution of business among our
selves, and thy increase io other places at our
expense. On tho south i3 Cheiaw, whose
business i grud'inlly incicasiug, and will in
crease as the navigation of her rivers is im
proved. OntheoiiQ sidy of us h Wibning-
lou, ou the other Raleigh, both of which are
lival places, and each of which is striving to
hoc ore all it can to itself; and ibough perhaps
neither would wih to ruiu U3, yt-t if to bene
fit theiris I vps, it became convenient to curtail
t)o busiucsp,. both would probably seek their
own interest and nut ours. Wilmington
wishes to fi herself iu the gre.it lino of com
munication from the North to the Sooth. Rj
leigh in a competitor for the same privilege,
and hope ono dry t. gain her object by a
continuation of her Railroad till it shall meet
lh.it of our sinter State. The routi; through
Wilmington is already made continuous by a
line if boats passing from that place to Char
leston" This lino of communication is of
uncertain duration. The expense of the
Boats may be fotind loo great to bo eedured;
or in the event of a foreign war, this route will
be sale neither for .passengers or the mail,
lint what then ? Will the people of Wilm
ington permit a sacrifice ol a million of dol
lar when h comparatively small investment
will secure c safo and continuous route through
tho interior? Having already learned that
great thing can be accomplished when un
dertaken with resolution, they will make past
experience too inciter of future cnterpiiac.
Wo aro a ware that there aro those who predict
the failure of the whole scheme, even of the
present Road, by tho withdrawal of the State
loan. Suppose the State determine to fore
close tho mortgage upon the road, what will
be the result ? Just what the peoplu would
be glad may happen. The Road must be
sold, in which case the State puts at hazard
her own stock ; or he must take the Road
into her own hand, and manage it herself.
In either ense, Wilmington gains her great
object and is satisfied. Tho loss of that por
tion of dock owned by her citizens is noth
ing. Individuals may feel the loss for a time,
but tho public is n gainer b a greater extent.
Resides, having never secured any income
from their stock, the owuers are prepared to
lose the whole without feeling that they have
made a sacrifice. Admit that iu undertaking
to construct this road almost single-handed,
Wilmington took a rash step, but having had
ihe address to draw in the State, thus making
their purpose secure, she has shown that what
was deemed rashness, bears more the mailt.
of wisdom than lollv. 1 he Koad is secure
unless tho State consents lo sacrifice what he
has invested
Some, perhaps, may argue that the loss sus
tained in the first enterprise, will prevent any
future endeavor for the extension ol the lload
Our conclusion is the reverse of this. In
the chances of inhabitants, and of busiues?
individual losses are already nearly forgotten,
while the Road is every day contributing to
the wealth of the place.. With these ad van
lages before them, and with the certainty that
without an extension ot the Road tho part now
in existence must be a failure, the peoplu will
. t;ird themselves to a new undeitaking- Re
sides, the State having already embarked in
the enterprise has even a greater interest than
iudividuaU to proceed still further. They on
ly lose what in time may be repaired. She
loses without the hope of a remedy. The
people ot Wilmington having learned by ex
' peiiuuce what a little resolution can do, will
not suffer a failure ol present advantages for
want of a littlo fuither exeition.
We do not, therefore, by auy means regard
the continuation of the Wilmington Railroad
through tho interior as an event impossible,
or so improbable as some seem to suppose.
Rut this is not all. It is well known that
for n long time, it has been a favorite object
with Wilmington people to open a direct
communication from their town to the south
ern counties of '.he State. The splendid
scheme proposed by Gov. Dudley io his tnes-
! much, but the town will be gainer, and fu
ture generations will reap the benefit ot the
enterprise. The time will come when The
waters of Cape Fear and Lumber Rivera will
be united, and the practical results once i real
ized, other modes of communication !! be
provided as necessity may require.
On that side, therefore, unless Fayetteville
provide countervailing operation, abe must
expect a large curtailment of resources and of
business. . -
On the other side is Raleigh, stretching her
eye lo the south, and hoping ere long to shake
bands with South Carolina- at Charlotte or
Cheraw. Her Railroad has never been con
sidered as completed. It was intended as a
pait of a continuous interior route from the
uonheru to the southern extiernity of ihe Uui
cu. Iu the event of a foreign war, this route
would become important as the only safe route
for tiavel, conveyance of the mail, and the
speeuy removal ol troops Horn one puce- iu
another. To complete this route, there re
mains to be filled up a gap between Raleigh
aud Columbia in South Carolina. A charter
has already been granted for the continuation
of the road from Columbia to Camden, and
it is in contemplation, we understand, lo peti
tion the next Legislature to continue the mute
to the tjte iiue, in the direction of Charlotte.
I A connecting road from Raleigh to such a
poiut as will meet the South Carolina con
templated road, is already spoken of by some
of those concerned in the Raleigh road. And
it is not unlikely that a petition may be pre
sented to our Legi-1 t'ire to giant a charter
for that pit'pose. Rut whether such a project
can be carried into effect or not, the road al
ready decided upon between Columbia and
Camden will, without a doubt, bo contiuued
soon to some point on tho State line. It will
then be to be dt tei mined wh.it course it shall
take through this Slate. If the object be to
form a junction with the Raleigh Road in
such a manner as to secure the shortest and
most secure route between the North and
Souih, it vill then be a question whether it
-hall pass through this place or in a Hue at
some distance to the west. A sort of recon
noisance was made by the Raleigh Company
a few vcaia iuce of tho intermediate route.
It was thou proposed io reach Cheraw, but to
pass several miles to the west of this place,
crossing the Cape Fear below Haywood, aud
thence around tho waters of Crane's Creek.
The leading ineu concerned iu the Raleigh
road were decidedly of opinion that that would
be the best route. Whether, in the ultimate
eveut of continuing the Road, the route then,
selected would be adopted, would be deter
mined by circumstauces that might exit at
the time of deciding. Certain it i-, however,
that from the disposition manifested by those
interested iu the Raleigh Road, wo have noth
ing to expect from ihem in our favor. Their
language ovideutlv is : ' We will take care of
ourselves, and wo sh ill not be scrupulous
about leaving you out of the Iiue, unless you
will make it clearly for our interest to meet
you.' The present embarrassed state of the
Raleigh Road. may, perhaps, be urged as a bar
to Its continuation. IS ol so. it win jro-
note it. That the Road is embarrassed is
tiue, but this will turn in its favor. An order
was passed, we believe, iu the Legislature to
foreclose the mortiiaire and sell the Koad
This is just the thing that, will keep it nlive.
Were the company uot in deb, and did the
Road produce enough to pay all expenses
without a dividend, the stock-holders would
neither sell, abandon, or extend the Road.
Rut their condition having become desperate,
and the State having no good resource on
which to rely for security but the Road, it
must be sold, and any cotnpauy that should
purchase would do so with nil e)e to the ex
tension of the road in order to make tho pur
chased part good. Carried through to South
Carolina, this Road will become the gieat
thorough-fare from the North to the South.
The travel will pass this way rather than by
the broken route by the sea coast, partly by
land and partly by water.
We regard the continuation of the Raleigh
route then as by no menus an improbable
eveut. Nay, we believe it is certain. The
only question as regards us, is, whether it shall
oass through this place or not. For our-
selves, we have strong doubts whether it will.
Iha belter route that maybe found fuither
west, the shortenimr of the distance, and the
advantage that Raleigh will hope to gain by
leaving us out of the line, are arguments that
will weigh much in fixing the location.
Thus we have endeavored to shew that the
two sister towns on lho right and left have
their peculiar interests, and that these arc ad
ior of vital importauce to future success. If
we can secure one good road at this time,
when the benefit of that shall liave been realized
attention may then be properly directed to
other points. 81 VIS.
For the Carolinian.
Carthage, July 15, 1845.
TO ELLEN.
"Twere all one,
That I should kve, a bright particular star,
- And wish to wed it. Shakespeart. :
Oh, return me the rose that I gathered for yon,
When our heart like the rose wag in bloom."
I a?e upon the evening star
That sfifily shines at ciosft of day.
Whose mellow light comes from afar.
And brightly brains with constant ray.
Aod while I thus enraptured gaze,
Mv thoughts to thee will ofl times turn,
Wsikin" fond hope of by-gone days,
Which in this heart have found an urn.
And when tire moon at silent tve
Casts her soft light o'er hill and tree,
Flowers and plants in zephyrs breathe
Of love, of beauty, and of tine.
..When music's strain recalls t're past,
And o'er the soul a languor flings,
It tells of Iov that aye must last,
And to this heart thine imae brings.
Oh"! that in such an hour as this,
In Lethe's wave I could forget
The past, its dream ot love and bliss
Or think of them without regret.
For why should memory fondly cling
To oue who never can be mine ?
Be still rny thoughts Suib'ar to bring
Love's early dream aain to mind.
AMATOR.
verse in some degree to ours; also, that in
securing their own prospei ity, they will avail
themselves of every circumstance cotiuccted
with these Koads to bund up themselves even
at our expense.
lheQuly remedy that rayetteville can np-
I. i . i - i
ply is to put in tier claim to no neara on mis
subject, and to make provision that her inter
ests rnny be secured. We do uot blame the
people of Wilmington and Raleigh-for seek-
snge to the Legislature duriug the session of j,, to promote their own iuterests by th
was but au ecno ol tno leettngs ana
views of (he peop'o of hid town. The splen
did timber aud turpentine forests of the south
part of Colombo, Robeson, Cumberland,
aud Richmond ; the fertile soil of other parts
of Richmond and Anson hold ont too lich n
prospect to be long neglected by a people who
have learned to count ou these productions as
medium of roads, and thus to divert the trade
to tnemsalve?. But frayetteviilo ought not to
be behind in providing for herself. Railroads
into ihe interior aro out of the question.
Turnpike Roads cost comparatively but little.
1 wo such Roads diverging bom this place,
one to accommodate the northern, the other
tho southern counties that usually have doue
certain weulth. By uuitiu'r the waters of the , friav UG induced to do their busiuess here.
Uape Fear with thoe of Lumber River, iage Would be of great value to the place. If we
resources are opened to Wilmington. And r.llinnt have both, let us have one. and that
wnen we taue into consideration the com- one possibly we may have should the toute to
be surveyed oe auopteo.
parative ease with which such a communica
lion can be made, who can doubt that it will
be opened ? Whether by laud or Railroad,
toe consequences win oe equally tstal to us.
Depots aud Agencies will bo established at
various points hat will divert the trade direct
to Wilmington. Dior w tht a mere vision
ary conclusion. The manner in which busi
ness has changed nlaces by the introduction
of Railroads and Canal, tests Ihe practicabil
ity of the scheme. We know that with a half.
sneer, soma have aaid Wjlmiogtou cannot do
. a .t
every tning. Agreea, out sne can no some
things, and she will do them when Ihe exigen
cy requires. The spirit of her people has
been aroused ; they are awake to their in
terests. They may meet with difficulty ;
r'rT-- tttm i i ii hf niltiril hv WATHIirinnr Inn
For the Carolinian.
A SCENE OF REAL LIFE.
TO MT FRlENtJ L I "
'Tia Christmas morn: though bualit the day
The air is piercing cold,
And Boreas senn.s to find bis way
Beneath the thickest fold
He breathes his icy breath upon
The purest, fairest flower,
And feebleness wi 1 notatone:
Nor strength resist his j ower ;
But yet there's one he can't unarm
Blow ftrce!y as he will
Tlie Sun with "genial hat doth warm,
While he doth madly chill.
An 1 Poverty is like that wind
That blows ?o icy coid ;
It chills the genius of lh moid
And keopa the thoughts conlrol'd
Did not Contentment have its sway
The mini would languid grow,
The weight ol Poverty each day
tVould" keep the spirit low.
Contentment rs a ulin that loves
To keep all faces bright.
And Poverty a cripple roves,
When e'er hi eheds h s light.
Lo 'v through I hit rent that Time hath made
Within jbn ancient dmne--Tliere
plenty once did all pervade,
Now Poverty has come :
S too, that -roy assemhPd there
Around the blazing hearth,
And say can auht with it compare,
And what that scene is worth !
Tin nr.. titer with her seven sons..
And father daughters two;
Th: voices of the little ones
Bespeak a joy quite new.
'Tis Christmas mom ! a gift to all
tins some kind friend bestow'd,
And though the pittance is but email,
Much iov it do:h afford :
The mother looks with honest pride
Upon each happy one,
And in her heart fecb satisfied,
Though present she has none:
But like a mother who doth loVo
Kin ! feelings to impart,
She ti i'S what touch will soonest move
Th passions of the heart.
She. heaves a sgh, more lull of joy
Than pain or aught beside,
And turns her to hei youngest boy,
Now nestling by her side :
Alas ! alas ! she's heard to say,
"There's none wdio cares for me ;
I have received no gift to-da?,
What can the reason be ?"
There is no heart that docs not feel
No face that does not shew
The power of this sad appeal
Breathing a mother's woe:
Too much tor one- this tender stroke
Hath reach'd a tender heart,
And in that heart a feeling woke
That never can depart
" Oh, mother, hero's a gift for thee,"
Responds her spcond son ;
" 'Tis, mother, all that's left to mc
Of money hardly won ;
It is a paltry sum 'us true,
I would 'twere ten times more ;
The little good that it will do
You're welcome to, I'm sure."
And saying this he placed the gold,
Concealed within a band,
Full five and twenty dollars told,
Within his mother's hand.
The mother gazes on her boy,
Her eyes suffusrd with tear?,
While in hor heart there burns a joy
She has not felt tor years ;
She clasps him to her throbhing heart,
And on his blushing cheek
Imprints a kiss that leaves no smart,
Though volumes it doth speak :
" Nay, fyidie, boy," the mother says,
1 cannot take thine all ;
Thy generous heart too well repays
A mother's jesting call:
Take back thy gift, my darling boy,
I know thy means arc scant
'Twill lessen much a mother's joy
To see her ton in want."
" Nay, mother dear,'' the youth replies,
'Suppress that anx ous care ;
My earnings now each want supplies,
Th s gift I well can spare.
From out my past yar's little store
Tiiis muah I did retain ;
But ere I'll need, that much or mors
Will be on hand again."
Oh, if there is one joy on earth
More Ias'ing than another,
'Tis when a son of noble worth
Supports a feeble mother ;
It is a lesson fraught wiih love,
On which the world's cold eye
Can never look without a move
Of heartfelt sympathy.
GEN. McKAY.
The Wilmington Chronicle publishes a
Circular of f r Meares in which he bring
forward two certificates, one from M Jere.
Pearsall," of Duplin, and the other from Mr
Oliver, both designed to shew that Genl. Mc
Kay has often openly expressed himself to
the effect that poor men ought not to have ihe
privilege of voting, and that he really entertains
that opinion.
The whigs are eternally haranguing the
democrats about being demagogues, and pre
tending to have great love for the poor people;
but they are playing the veiy game iu the
W ilmington District winch they accused the
democrats of. If Mr Pearsall and Mr Oliver
are fint ashamed of their certificates they ough
ro be.
Since writing the above, a friend from Du
plin has sent us the following, by which it is
seen that theGeneral is trimnhantlv vindicated.
To the Editor of the Carolinian :
The two candidates for Congress in this Dis
trict met to-day in Kenans vi lie, before a large as
semblage of people. Mr Meares h ad oiT in the
discussion, and, instead of debating the political
qaestions wlirch divide the two great patties ot the
present "day, contented himself with bringing for
ward a series of charges against Gen. McKay.
shall oaty allude hereto the one in which tie
charged Gen. AlcKay of having said iu substance)
dial poor people had no uuerest in the govern
ment , and ought not o be entitled to the nhl of
buflrae." To substantiate ibis charge he read
certificates Iron) a Mr Oliver and Jere. Pearsall.
The latter is ihs material witness, who certifies
subs-tan ft ally tu the charge. Mr Peuri-all is a re
spectable cititen, but he is a viol cat pol ticul parti
san, and is the fame gentleman who figured s
oonspicuously in the public press in 1810, in the
way ol ceitifuutcs against Genl. Sauruh rs. He
seeing lo have a peculiar fondness f r this sort of
business. Gen. AlcKay in reply, denied positive
ly ever having uttered such un opinion thai he
never for one moment harboured such a thought,
which was inconsistent with his voU as the re
presentative of the people, and against ihe doc
trine he had ever advocated of supporting the rights
of the mass of the peopte against monopolies.
Ho als produced a certificate from James V- t
sall, which he had obtained alter much solicitation,
who stated that he was pre sent at the conversation
alluded to by his brother Jere-, at his house in
1833, the evening before an elect o i. In speaking
of electioneering, Jere. remarked that there were
many drinking persons, who could not ie nlierl
upon, that they would sell their vo'i s for a drink
of grog. Of suv h Gunl. McKay said, they ought
not to be allowed to vote; (this is the substance)
Than James Prarsall no man in this county .-lands
fairer, or whose word is entitled to more credit.
These are the difT rent accounts given by these two
gentlemen, ol a private conversation maue years
aKO, which is proclaimed lo the public 1y Mr
Meares in his speeche?, and heralded forth in the
shape of extras f:om the w hi a press, by which he
xpcct3 lo put down a loiig-:ried and faithful pub
lic servant one who ha? served the people f his
native county fillet h years in ihtS'ate Legislature,
and who lor tourtecn year has represented his dis
trict in Congress with credit to himself and honor
to constituents. Maik ! such means of d;r
lioneerins will recoil upon ihofe who use them
Genl. McKay ill recurve an increased vote in this
county, iotclhe prophecy. DUPJ-IN
July 22. 1845.
GENERAL JACKSON'S LAST WILL
AND TESTAMENT.
Extract of a letter from Nashville, dated June
7, to a gentleman in Washington.
'The last will and testament of the old hero
was this day approved in our county court,
and is of public record. He commences by
giving his body to the dust, whence it came,
his soul to God rhat gave it, &c, deoting
bis estate, first to the payment of two debt?,
viz: one of $6,000, with interest, borrowed
of Geneml Plaucho, of New Orleans; another
of $10,000, with interest, borrowed of Blair
& Rives; and the balance to bis son, Andrew
Jac-kson. jr., with the exception of a few ser
vants to his grand-children.
'The sword presented him by the State of
Tennessee, be gives to A. J. Donelson, (his
nephew,) iiov charge d'affaires at Texas.
The sword presented him at 'ew Oilcans; he
leaves to Andrew Jackson Coffee, ihe sou of
his old friend Geuer&l CdTee. The swotd
presented him at Philadelphia, he leaves to
his grandson and namesake. The sword aud
pistols Which he carried through the British
and Indian wars, he leaves to General R.
Armstrong. The pistols of Washington, by
him given to Iafayette, and by Lafayette
given to Jackson, be leaves to George Wash
ington Lafayette, the son of General L.afay
elte. Sundry other presents made him during
his long and eventful career, are left with his
ridopted son, with instructions to him-, til at, in
the event of War, they shall, opon the testora
lion of peare be distributed amoflt those
who ati.dl have conducted themselves most
woithy ol their country in the conflict, iu the
opinion of their cnuntrinen aud the ladies.
"It is dated, I think, in September, 1844,
and tevokes a will made by him several yeais
lefore. It is in his own steady and firm hand-
wiiting, and, like all things thai ever fell from
his pen, breath'.. Uie purest patriot ism throughout."
MR IJAtGilTON IN RALEIGH.
Mr Haughtoarwss in Raleigfc on Saturday
last, and addressed a respectable audience at
the Court Ho6e. We understand that ho
avowed himself in favor of the Federal mea
sures. He aaid ho was as much opposed as
any man could be to the annexatiuti ol Texas,
but now that it had become a law of the land
he was willing to yield to the majoiity but
he did not say that, if elected, he would vote
to admit Texas as a State. He was opposed
t giving Great Britaiu the twelve months' no
tice in regard to the joint occupancy of Ore"
goa; aud he was iu favor of Distribution and
of ihe present Tai iff. He found fault with
the democrats for not avowing their choice of
some financial scheme, when the truth in no
torious that they are in favor of ihe Indepen
dent Treasury $ but he failed, we understand,
lo sy whether he went for ihal system, for thu
Pet Bunks, or for a National Bank. : We
think we can safely say, and with due respect
for the geutleman too, that Mr Haughtoir
made tio favorable impieanion in Wako coun-.
ty. Certainly no demoerat has been swerved
from the Iiue of his principles, aud wo have
beard no whig speak even iu warm terms of
ihe gentleman's remaiks.
P. S. We learn that two gentlemen one
a democrat and the other a whig xrent fait
asleep under the influence f the speech ; aud
it may be interesting to tho whigs of ihe State
to know, that tie editor of ihe Register Was
resent, attd made mastcMy effoits to tescussi
rate nhiggery by applauding with his cane
but niosl signally failed. Raleigh Srwn'dard.
Texas. The tJalveston News of ihe 5th
inal., -omaia the proceedings of Congress
on lho last day of the Session. We (iud that
Mr McLeod proposed iu the Iloti-e f Re
presentntives the following resolution, censur
ing President Jones, fur his conduct dining
the pendency of tho negotintiona relative lo
annexation, and recommending the Conven
tion "to establish a government ad interim
until the Constitution should go into effect " :
Resolved by the House of Representa
tives, 1 hat me course ot the Executive in
rctiitiou to the question of Annexation bus
been unpatriotic and unwise attempting to
thwait ihe people to their well-know u wish, lo
re-unite themselves to the g'eat political fami
ly of the United States, aud throw them afloat
again upon the tioubled sea of a separate exis
tence, to bo the sporl of a policy hostile to
Libeily in both hemispheres, and that ho may
not be enabled to throw fuither obstacles in
the way of this great measure, and ultimately
effect its defeat, we lecommend to the Con
vention of tile people of Texas to establish a
Government ad interim, until the Constitu
tion of the State of Texas shall go into effect,
as being the most certain, effectual, and eco
nomical mode ol seurintf our unnt-xutiou to
Ihe United Stales."
After the reading of the resolution a mo
lion was made to adjourn sine die. The
Speaker decided that the House could not ad
journ until the resolution was disposed of.
The decision of the Chair was appealed from.
aud the appeal was sustained by a vote of 23
to 14.
An act was passed, to continue the old law
iu relation to foreign judgments under the
State Government. Another making it im
perattve upon all foieigu banks lo produce
regular exemplifications of their charters, and
to show also that they have d-me no act incur
ring a foifeituie of the same, before they can
sustain a suit against a citizen oftbeRepub
lie or Stute.
The funeral solemnities in honor of the
memory of Genera Jackson, were celebrated
at Uulveslon, on tne 4in, ana were sucn as
showed a high degree of respect for his char
acter and services. Jv. O. Bulletin.
DISTRESSING.
Extract of n letter, reeeived in this city, from
a highly respet taWe gwitreman of Ander
son District, (S. C.) dated July 10, 1S45:
'I fear, ftom appearances, that we will
hoitly be in a distressed condition in this
neighboihood. The fast season - was passed
almost without rain from the middle of June
until the first of Oc router hot the countrv vvns
well supplied with grain, as the crops of ihe
two previous years had been very abundant.
We were not in danger of actual want. Now,
unfortunately, the case is vastly different.
The wheat crops were ripiile short, not more
than n half m' two-thirds of a Crop; and the old
corn would barely enable Its to mttenhe com
ing crop, provided there was one to meet;
but, from present appearances, I cannot as
sure you that there -will he oiie bushel of corn
made to the acre, within the bounds tof my
acquaintance. I cannot loresee the result.
God, in his providence, I hope will sustain
us but from whence relief is to come I can
uot see. The tassrl is out of our corn from
one to three feet hiyh, and the top dead. La
ter plmted corn never gol op. Cotton, provid
ed we could live on if. is nothiog. Our
potatoe crop, iu most instances, never cami
mm S-m '
nil. Isharrston Courier.
OFFICIAL.
Department ok State July 14, 1845.
JVbi'ce to exporters nf Jhncrican HiFgar.
By an act of the British Parliament, passed
on the 24th rf April last, fixing the duties on
the importation of the sugars id variotH cuti.
tries into the British inlands, it was enacted,
that IierMtijesty may from time lo lime declare,
by oider in council, that the sugars of certain
countries, not named iu the act, should be nd-
mitted for consumption in the British Maud,
on payment of duties to tho amount of ore
pound thtec shillings and four pence on the
hundredweight of brown sug ir, and one pom tl
eight shtHtugs on the hnndiedWeighl of white
clayed (not refiuvtl) stigur; provided, Ihnt
such sugars should bte nvcompiiuied, iu every
caee, by a ceMificaVe from ihe Biiti-h consul,
or nu'horized otiicer of the I5i iti-h govern
ment at the place of thipmcnt, that they were
the growth ot the country in which suc h place
is situated. .
Immediately after the passage of this ac t,
au order in council wis issued, declaring lho
sugars ol Ihe United States admissible, under
the i educed duties above specified ; ami
several cargoes id' American sugar according-
1 ly arrived in the RiilUh ports, some of which,
not being accompanied by the required ceitifi
cutcs of origin) were ut ttist icfused admis
sion. Oil representation by our miuistei'to
the government at London, special orders
were, obtained for the admission of these
cargoes.
New History of Europe. We hve
been lavo.cd with a sight of the pmuliou
manuscript of a work, in twelve large octavo
volumes, entitled a History of Europe from
the Fall ofthe Western Roman Empire down
to the present time ' 1 he author is Dr Gim-
tavns C. tlebbe, the eminent Swedish politi
cian, Well know n on this side of the Atlantic
as an adini able translator of works iu the
German, Russia) and Swedish language. He
has spent nine years in travelling over Eu
rope- t collect materials for this valuable
History, and we speak advisedly when we
say, that it will be a worthy sequel lo Gibbon's
"Fall and Decline of the Roman Empire'
It must be peculiarly calculated to excite a
deep aud permanent interest in ihe heait of
American readers, as the author is a stern
republican, for whose head a reward has been
offered by the Emperor . ioholas, on account
of the Dot tor's tearless advocacy of liberal
principles. The publication of the Work will
commence in January next
The Enulisu in, South. America Pat
agonia seized. John . Hull has taken pos
session of I'utagonia, as appears by the fol
lowing :
Capt. Doming, of the ship Mexico, arrived
yesteiday in 20 days from Valparaiso, rcpoits
that Capt. London, arrived ibeie l.-t Aptil,
and informed him thiit he had landed Cpt.
Gaidoer, of II. B-. M. navy, and Mr Hun
in LajiC Uregmy Hay, Straits of . Magellan,
on Ihe 30th February-. The'v have irone lo
that desolate region for the purpose of civiliz
ing the rotagonian Indians. Capt. Rogers
ilso stated that he remained in Cape Greory
Bay five days, and buill ihem u comfortable
noine tor me winter. rataouia is a hue
country, though occupied by (ietceaud savage
liibes of Indians. It is twice as larue
Canada. The climate is somewhat similar
to thai of England. It fronts on lho Atlan
tic and Pacific oceans, and commands lh
entrance to both at Ihe Strait? of Magellan.
It is supposed that Great Britain has thus put
her foot down upon au Americau territory us
a conqueror t and how far she intends to go,
it is impossible lo say. .V. Y. Sun.
The Dumb Taught to Steak. The
Lexington Observer states that Jacob F. Tod-
hunter, born deaf iind dumb aged twenty-five
years, has been taught to atticulate by his in
structor, Robert T. Anderson. The editor
was incredulous, when he heard this state
ment, but Jacob called on him,-bade him
"good morning," made himself distinctly un
derstood In conversation and read a chapter
in the Bible with ease and clearness. .
Storm in Tennessee. W"e learn from
the Shelbyville Enquirer, of the 9lh Inst, thai
a storm of wind and rain arose in that viciui
ty, on the 28th of last month, which did im
me use damage to ihe ciops. The fences on
various farms were blown down, and timber
up-rooted to so great a degree, and the corn
and oats, hemp and other products of the far
mer, that it is thought there will not be more
than half crops realised. The Mage which left
onetoyvuie ior rayetteville, on the 20th, had
The Treasury. The New York Express yeturn on account of the road being obstruct-
IV' 1 .1 . . L C? . a' . L I ww. ...... uv.
says "e learn mat me oecreiary oi iue
Treasury has completed, or nearly so. his ar-
For these reasons, we think the people of
this place ought to take an interest in survey-
in the branch that is to be connected with
the main Road from Raleigh. If we let slip
the nresent opportunity, the probability of an
other equally good will not soon occur. The
comnar:ttive influence ot otner towns iu our
public councils is increasing, and while they
are gaining one favor after another, we shall
be torgotteu.
e have ihus entered somewhat largely in
to this subject of a Road in the hope that tho
people of the place may take the matter into
iheir consideration. Believing as we do that
to secure its prosperity there must be an entire
change of business in this place, we regard'
tbo construction oi goou roads into the inter-
There was a rumor from Washington that
Mr Buchanan had resigned, and Mr Steven
son been appointed Secretary of Stale. The
" Union " says that there is not the shade of
a shadow of truth in it ; but that it was proba
bly invented by some reckless person through
envy or malice.
" boys, do you Hear that?" -
A friend writing us from Wake, says, You
must give Dobbin a thundering vote iu Cum
beilaud. Wake will do her t-uty."
Wake up you Cumberland democrats, and
. i . it wi 't u f
don't tet biw umi you ior your own
mau.
rangements with the Banks for ibe safe keep.
ing of the public funds. I he Deposite Banks
have giveu security by a pledge of U. S. or
State Stocks for the funds which they have on
haud belonging to the Government. The se
curities are, as far as may bo adapted to the
localities ot the places of deposite. Thus in
Ohio, the stock of that State will be accepted,
- .? ,- i .i - - .i .-...
ana in iew xorK, ine siocks oi mat state.
and so with regard to others, where these
government securities are not offered, and
where iho States are solvent and pay their
dividends."
We want Ei.bow-room. We fcelsctisi-
bly each week the waul of spare in our paper.
Urnmmed up a we are we have ;o condense,
cut ofl" and dovetail almost every thing, and i'
is impossioie ior us io uo justice to ourseti,
to our friends, or to the leading measures of
Ihe day. I he remedy is in ihe hands of the
Republicans of North Carolina. They cau
enable us to eulurge our paper or piint it twice
a week. Will ihey do one or the olher ? o
shall see." - - .
So talks the Raleigh Standard, certainly the
best democratic paper in the State of North
Carolina, whose editor is ever active and vigi
lant. It is a reflection upon the Democracy
of the Old Nor'h Slain that they have nothing
more than a weekly paper to promote and up
hold their principles. Give ihe Standard the
support required, gentlemen of the democrat ic
paiiy for the battle of Armageddon is yet to
be f; ught. Portsmouth JVw Era.
Privileges op Postmasters The fol
lowing extract trom a Utter from the office of
the Postmaster General, under date of July
12, is turnisned by the IN ew York Tribune:
When subscribers refuse to take Pam
phlets or Newspapers from the office, Post
masters are now, as heretofore, required to
notity editors, c, nd may frank letters con
taiuing such notice."
U. S. Troops. Yesterday the steamboats
De Soto and Cote Joveusa arrived with the
third regiment of infantry; uuder command of
bol. Hitchcock, en route for lexas.
General Taylor, who is to take tne com
mand of the army for that destination, is hour
1 looked for. ,
Tho second regiment oi oragoo.. w...
Fort Jessup for Texas, via the Sabiue, on the
15th inst., having been delayed by the receipt
of fresh horses, whicn requiren some test ue-
forc atartlng. , iU
The troops now nere aro an ni me uanaciva
below the city, and it is expected will move
as soou as Gen. Taylor arrives.--iiV. O. Jeff.
Rep.t July I".
The citizens of New Haven have subscrib
ed $500 for the purpose of having music on
their maauificent green two evenings in the
week -
Georgo Centre, collector of the customs at
St. Augustine, Florida, vice Augustus -W.
Walker, removed.
Mississtrri. The democrats of Mississp
pi met in Convention on the 8th inst., and
nominated candidates for various offices.
The present Governor, A. G. Brown, Esq.,
was nominated for re-election, and the follow
ing ticket for Congress : Jefferson Davis,
Stephen K. Adams, Robert W. Roberts, and
Jacob Thompson. The two latter are old
members. Dr Hammett, it will be seen, is
left off the ticket. For Attorney General,
tohn D. Freeman ; for Auditor, James E.
Matthews; for Treasurer, William Clark;
for Secretary of State, Wilson Hemiugway.
Hal. Standard.
Gov. Thoma, of Maryland has filed a bill
in Frederick County Cow f for a divorce from;
hi wife, Sarah C.. P. Thomas, and giving,
r it... ...U r.iK iha jnn! ira-
ui vuurct nits reasons uu vmv -rr
tiou is based.
The Press, generally, give Majer A. jJ
Donelson great credit for the ability with;
which he conducted the correspondence witll
the Texan authorities, while acting as char5
d'affaires fiom the United States to Texas. J