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From the Raleigh Standard. BANKS AND BANKING IN NORTH CAROLINA. c In a suit lately brought by tb Elisabeth City Brooch of the Bank of the State on a note where the loau bd beeo made in Vir ginia Bank notes to a needy debtor, when they were at a discount of from five to seven per cent, CID"f 9 'nev We,e worth-from 93 to 95 cent instead of 100 rents to the dollar) and uote takeu for the loan in the usual form, the plea of usury has been sustained by our Supreme Court, and the Bank has lost a -dobt of several thousand dollars, and is liable, we apprehend, to lose many others, where th same nefarious practice has been adopted Mhat of palmiug off their depreciated assetls, as if An full value, ou needy men. And it seems fairly deducible from the opinion deliv ered in this case, that the loaning of Bank notes payable at distant offices from the place where the loau is made aud the money paid out so as to subject the holder to consider able expense and trouble to make a demand for their payment and get them paid is liable to the same objection ; for the notes paid out bv the Batiks ate not in fact worth 100 rents to the dollar, unless payable aud paid when demanded, at the place where they are paid out, because (bey are nut made payable, and will uot be paid there. We rejoice t see that our Supierne Court is composed of learned and independeut Judges, who do not hesitate to declare prac tices that would be deemed by every one in iquitous aud oppressive iu an individual, t be equally so i i , a Banking corporation. Akin to this abominable practice of loaning out uncurrent and depreciated notes to needy borrowers, is one which most of the southern and many of the North Carolina Banks have, we understand, adopted of late that ofdaw ing their checks on each other, aud giving Certificates of deposite payable in current notes, and requiting depositors to check ou them in the same way. By this term current notes we suppose they mean something of Jess value than the constitutional curreucy ; nod they generally take pains, we are inform ed, to pay these current note checks nnd cer tificates of deposite in notes payable any where else but at the place whore they are paid out. All this is certainly wrong in morals, and, we think, in good policy for we are very certain that such practices would not be tolerated a single day in a strictly Commercial community, but the Banks that resorted to such petty subterfuges would be scouted aud discountenanced by every respectable Mer chant. And it is right that they should be, for they have privileges enough in all con science to induce and require them to meet in good faith their obligations to the com munity. They have special partnership p- ivi leges, in being liable, should the Bank fail, (by fraud or otherwise) to pay only so far as they have subscribed to the Stock, though they may be worth thousands and millions besides, while the note holder or depositor must lose the uutes he has on hand and the money he may have deposited with them. Again : They aie authorized to issue their notes, which bear no interest, as money, for the notes of indivi 32 duals bearing interest, aud to take this inter est by way ol discount in advance; and yet not satisfied with all this, they must resort to pitiful efforts and practices to avoid an hon est payment of their debts. We wish to see this shameful practice abolished at least in North Carolina ; and if the business of Bank ing is uot sufficiently profitable to induce capitalists to invest their mouey in fair Bank ing, let it be abandoned. If the Banks can not pay, and do nut intend to pay, let them say so) and cease to issue their notes as mo ney ; for no man, not in the most necessitous circumstances, would be willing to pay inter est on $S l,000j when the paper he has re ceived for it as money is worth only $950 or $990, or any other sum less than he purports to borrow and binds himself to pay, with in tcrest. If the rate of mtetest is not high enough, let application be made to the Legis lature to increase it : but in the name of all that is fair and honest, let the Banks abandon aud abolish all these pitiful evasions of the law and of honorable dealing, aud act iu good faith to the community among whom they are located, and from whom their great nnd special privileges are derived. Self Marriage. A couple had been living together, as man and wife iu Philadel phia, for some time. The gentleman per haps becoming tired ol the incumbrance re uiseu io support nis repuiea wne. cme in stituted a suit to obtain her hare of his world ly substance. I he defence was, that they were not legally married. It appeared that no clergyman, or minister of the law, officiat ed at the marriage ceremony ; but that the parties acknowledged themselves man and wife in the presence of witnesses. This Judge Sargent decided to be a legal marriage, and ordered the husband to give security fur the payment of $10 per week for the support of his wife. With this decision the husband refused to comply, and was imprisoned for contempt of the court. He was subsequently brought before the court, backed by nu extra ordinary combination of the legal talent, on nu application tor discharge, out all to no purpose; the Judge was inexorable. i ho decisiou is not new. The interpreta tion of the law was established in Eustaud many years ago, and a law providing for mar riage iu this form was adopted iu South Caro lina in 1709, "in order that none mieht be hindered in so necessary a woik," from there being no ministers. Texas Letters. Persons in the United States writing to their friends in Texas should remember that it is necessary to pay the post age of fheir letters to New Orleans. Unless this be done, the letters are uot forwarded. Drafts on the Militia. We under stand, says the Georgetown Advocate, that the government intends occupying our foitifi- catious along the seaboard, in the absence of the regulars, by drafts from our uniform mili tia. This will form a fine school for our am bitious and patriotic companies. We have no doubt such will be the case, should there be actual war. But not in the present state of affairs, as there is no use for protecting the fort when there is no enemy. From the Charleston Courier. REMARKABLE FACT IN NATURAL HISTORY. Major Jno. Pillers, a farmer of great e tpectability in this country, informed me tnat while he li .ed at his f atber's in Missouri, some twenty years ago, a buzzard, w not this bud the real vulture?) was taken alive, having gor ged itself over a carcase to such a degree as T p.eveut its flying iH weight belug too heavy for it- wings; when he, together with his fither, brother, and a neighbor, with a small shoemaker s awl, ripped open tte eyes, so that no part of the ball of either remained. The head of the bird was then , put under one of its wings, in which posttijti it remained a few minutes, when, to the surprise of all, it gradually relieved its head from it wing, shook itself as if to arrange its disordered feathers and reappeared with two good sound ee, free from blemish, and, possessing in every degree the pow er of vision. This seem ingly ciuel experiment was repeated with the same bird on different occasions, in the pre sence of different persons, fifty times, and al ways with the same result aud not the least injury appeared to have been occasioned by it. After the lapse of a few months this bird flew away to its accus'nmed haunts. I have mentioned this fact to several persous, who, though they had "never seen the like," ex pressed uo surprise or doubt of its truth, but replied that they had always heard that the down from the iuside of a buzzard's whig was a ctire for blindness iu horses, and one man remarked that he cured a most inveterate rase of approaching blindness to himself by it. He procured the down, spread it on a bandage applied it to bis eyes, and recovered. In corrobation of Major Pillers' statement, whose deposition is hereto subjoined, I can state my own experience on the subject. Travelling4 some three years siuce, on the American bottom I staid part of a day with a friend of mine, whose step-son had the day before taken a half grown buzzard so soon as I saw the bird, the statement of Major Pil lers came fresh upon my recollection, and as I had always been incredulous, I was deter mined to put it to the lest of experiment, and accordingly mentioned the fact to the young gentleman who bad the biid, and desired him to operate upon it. Having no sharp pointed instrument at hand, other than a Common pin, with that he punctured one of the eyes, and all its lustre iustantly disappr a ed. The head was then placed uuder the wing of the biid, where it remained a few minutes only, and when taken out, the eye had resumed its usual brilliancy, appeal iii2 as sound as (he other. with not a speck upon it. Iu this experiment, it is true, the eye ball was not ripped opeu that operation seeming too cruel lo have my participation, out, as lar as it goes, It serves to inspire belief in the statement of Major Pillers. And why should there not be a heal- injl virtue iu the down of a buzzird s wing No man cau say why not. Do we know whence those animal, mineral nnd vegetable substances, resorted to for itia cure of all ma ladies, deiive their healing powers? The fact that cert.nu sob-dances possess such qualities has been ascertained by experiment, and un til th it infallible test has disproved the efficacy of the down, no one cau say it w ill not cure blindness. Aud why should not the Buz zard have the power to reproduce eyes : There aie many mysteries iu nature that we hall never be able to fathom. It is a mys tery that an acorn cau develope itself and be- . " f come an oak ; mat an unsiniiy worm cau, in a short time, become a most beautiful fly , iu short, the whole world is but an open vol ume of mysteries, which all can wonder at, but few cau unravel. It is true loo;that i "There are more things in Heaven and eaith Than are dreampt of in our philosophy." We know that many insects aud reptiles have the power of casting their old skins every year, and appearing in an entirely uew one; that the common house spider gets a new skin and a set of legs every year ; and that, if you pluck ofToue of its legs, it will, in two or three days, have a new one in its place. The shedding the teeth aud reproduction of the nails iu the human species are certainly remai kab'le, aud would be' so considered, were they not of daily occurrence. Upon sober consideration, it cannot be regarded more wonderful that a buzzard should have the pow er to reproduce its eyes, than a spider its skin and legs, a horse his teeth and hoofs our species their teeth and nails, or a deer antlers. They are all remarkable phenome na of animal philosophy; and cannot be ac counted for ou any known principles. The fact stated iu the conclusion of the deposition, relative to the bald eagle, has not I venture to say, arretted the attention of any one. Who would believe that the feathers of that bird cannot be. plucked out ' The idea of feat hers and plucking are ever associated, yet you cannot get those of the bald eagle vi hout taking the skiu with them unless per haps, through the agency of some chemical application, of which we "far west iu the back woods," know nothing. SIGMA. DEPOSITION. "I, John Pillers, a citizen of Randolph county, Illinois, do depose and say, that I am the individual alluded to in the above commu nication, that the fact stated therein; so far as 1 am concerned, are trtte iu every particu lar. The experiment of ripping open the buzzird'.s eyes, during ibe time we kept it. from February until May, was tepeated, I dare say, fifty limes; and ouce,- at a log rol ling, ten times iu one day. An old Afiican negro, belonging to Mr F. Valli, Sr., of St Genevieve, named Joseph, (though supposed to be upwards of one hundred yeais old,) 6rnt told me of if, and I have tried it frequently siuce, on different buzzards, with the same result. This fame negro told me that the feathers could not be plucked out of a bald eagle. This is true. You may try it iu any wav, and scald it, aud you cannot pit out a ftalher. Signed, JOHN PILLERS. Deposition taken before Signed, JAMES HUGHES, J. P." The United States Journal announces the death of the Hon. Buckner Thruston, au As sociate Judge of the Circuit Court of the U. States for the District of Columbia, MEXICAN & TEXAN NEWS. Th Galveston Newa of stales that the Mexican army at Matamoroa is said to be 8,000 strong, and are engaged in fortifying that city. Per contra the Civilian declarw that from the best information, the number of troops at Matamorns does not exceed 1,500 that they are badly supported, and not nvire efficient than Mexican soldiers usually are. -The accounts from Convention are meagre and unsatisfactory. Nothing further had been done relative to the project of attemptiug to establish a Provisional Government and annulling the present Constitution, pior to the completion of the State. The plan had been strongly opposed by Messrs Henderson, Vau Zand', and other leading members, and discountenanced by Major Donelson. The Housfou Telegraph of the 21st ult., savs that a party of about 70 Mexican soldiers approached within 16 miles of Castroville, about a fortnight ago. Capt. Hays received information of their movements,"' and went out to attack them ; but they were apprised of his approach by ono of their spies, aud has tily decamped. It is supposed that they in. tended to attack Castroville for the purpose of captuiing a quantity of goods that had been deposited there by some Mexican traders. The traders reported that they were Under the command of a man by the uarrie of Plalioe; that they belonged lo a detachmeut of Cartra dores, that has recently been stationed at the Presideo. Bee. Correspondence of the N. O. Picayune. On Board the Steamer Undine, ) Asceuding the Miss. River, Aug. 26. f We left Corpus Christi on the 18th inst. All is quiet at the United States Encamp meut. Gen. Taylor had succeeded in re moving all the troops of the 3d and 4th regi ments of Infantry and a large proportion of the public stores to Corpus Christi, where his head-quaiters are at peseut established. A breastwork of eaith had been thrown up and nearly completed; A few pieces of ordnance, procured in '.he town, were brought into re quisition. No certain information concern ing the advance of the Mexicans had been received ; but it was rumored that Arista was assembling a large fofce at Matamoros aud along the Rio Grande. The U. S. Dragoons, under the command of Col Twiggs, had cross ed the Colorado; and were on their way to Corpus Christi all Well. A company of Mexican traders were expected iu the next jday. The location of the encampment is sa- !u' nous and pleasant, being immediately up on the beach of the bay, and open to the sea breeze. The health of the camp was good. We left Aransas Bay at 6 o'clock on the evening fihe 21st; The schr Flor inda, with Coal, &c, from New Orleans, bad just arriv ed ; schooner Roseiin, Shipman, was prepar ing for sen, io leave iu a lew days ; steamer MonriiOiith, repairing at St. Joseph's 'Island. The wreck of the Schr Swallow, ou Aransas Bar, had been stripped of her masts, sails, rigging, &c, and some of her cargo saved. The latest news which we see fiom Austin is to the. l3ih August. The Convention was still in session, hut it was anticipated that their l.uors would close on the 23d. The Houston Telegraph of the 20th con tains the letter of E. Allen, nc'in Secretary of State, to the Hon. Ashbel Smith,- inform ing him of the rejection by the" Senate o'f ihe preliminary propositions to negotiate a treaty with Mexico ou the basis of the separate in dependence of the Republic, and, telling him that, under sUcli circumstaficesj it is unneces sary for him any longer to continue to dis charge the duties of Minister to the European Governments. CorrcrponJenee of the Charleston Courier. New York, Aug. 29, 1845. There is said,- on good authority, to be a letter iu the city, from Mexico wi itten by a mau who would be very likely lobe into sf.ite secrets there to ihe effect that war is lo be declared by Mexico in due form, and that thereupon the British aud French Ministers are to offer to - mediate," which will, of course suspend hostilities until its results are known, if it u accepted, as, it tst supposed by many,-it will be. This seems to be a very plausible story, rtnd, from the character of my information I am inclined to believe it. The Hon. Ashbel Smi:h, late Minister from Texas to England, has addressed a letter to the Galveston Civilian, explaining his conduct in regard to ihe question of annexation, and replying to many charges that have been made iu relation to that measure, iu which he avers that the insinuations that he opposed annota tion, or that he went to Europe to concert or to ct-operate iu any European Government to prevent the conS'imnration of that measure, are utterly false. To illustrate his views on the subject, he says : ' Iu June, last, a proposition was made to measTcxasMinister to France and Englaud, to pass a diplomatic act, whereby these powers would guarantee to Texas peace with Mexico and independence, conditioned that we should remaiu a separate government. I commuui cated the proposition to Ihe Department ' of Stale, accompanied wiih what I conceived a strong argument against its acceptance, based ou the grave objections to Eufopcau inter ference in American affairs, on any pretext whatever. This despatch of mine is in the archives ol 1 exas, 1 he proposition has never been renewed on either side. Presi dent Jones, then Secretary of State under txeneral Houston, entirely approved my con duct. my signing witn oeuor tsueva, arti cles preliminary to peace with Mexico, has been severely condemned. I received assu rances ou which I could rely, that the Mexi can liovernment would sigu these article provided the Texas Secretary of Stale would hrst affix his signature. It appeared proper io accrue io mis overture trom Mexico for t.v. ,'iiieiuciaiii;u, v iz. . j qq sign ing of the articles in question removed all pretext for the renewal of hostilities by Mexi co, and thus left Texas to pursue, without molestation, sucb policy as we might deem best. 2d in fact, it was a relinnnii.oi sitb moda, by Meitco, of all claim of sover eignty over the territory of Texas, thereby fa cilitating rather then impeding annexation 3d It was the only way by which the over ture from Mexico could be presented to the repTesemaUve of the peopfe c4 Texas, to whom alone belonged the decision of so grave a matter as thi, of peaco or the renewal of hostilities ; and finally, it was of great im portance in theeveot of any untoward circbtn stance preventing the accomplishment of an nexation. - Was the administration of Texas author ized, of itself, to reject, ul'imately, ibis friend ly overture ? Was it not bound to submit this matter to the people 1 There are facts in my possession which I shall at a proper time make known to the people of Texas, to convince ihem of the extreme importance of our coming to a pacific arrangement with Mexico at the period of signing the. articles with Senor Cuevas, though that arrangement was tempo rary. The individuals who, in 1842, supplied Mexico with facilities for procuring vessels of war to attack Texas, and whose machina tions were 'hen baffled by my activity, were ready in 1845 to advance means to equip the Mexican Navy for the purpose of waging ac tive war against Texas, with the same ulti mate design as formerly upou one of our in stitutions. Are we sure, I would ask, that some Norther n or Western Senators might have been found in the American Congress friendly to peaceful annexation, but opposed to receiving Texas with a war on its bands? Were we not sufficiently told, too, that what a resolution of Congress had done, a resolu tion might undo? And is the importance of a single vole Senator Bagby's for example forgotten?' In reference to his opinions on annexation he refers to extensive correspondence in April last, with prominent citizens of Texas aud the United Stales, in which his views of the measure were freely expressed, aud he now authorises the publication of these letters, no matter how confidential. His silence on the question previous to his departure for Europe, he believes was dictated by Ihe soundest poli cy, as well as required by the position he oc cupied. In reg ird to the objects of his mis siod he states what they wee not lather than what they were. Pennsyleanian. Peace OR W'ak. The Courier des Etats Unis, of New Yoik, which has always ex pressed lHe belief that a war betweeu Mexico aud the United States would ensue, says, it has now the sathe au'hot ity for asserting that such will not be the case the proper lime for such a step having loitg since passed. The opinion if the politicians at Washington, ihf Union says, is that the war will end in stiiuke. Letters of MakoJue and Reprisal. We heard it stated on Saturday last, says the Philadelphia Ledger, by an intelligent officer of the United Stales Government, that Mr P.dk was determined, iu case of a war with Mexico, to make a terrible example of any foreigners not I clouding to Mexico, or par ties to the war, who may attempt aggiessioiis uoon American commerce under color of letters f marque from the Mexican Govern ment. He will give orders to the Naval commanders to treat all such adventurer as liu ihev will be. It will be easy to disiiiiui.-h thern by language, nnd a few examples it is thought will be sufficient to put a stop to their cowardly, dishonest, and murderous operations. The Mexicans h;ve but a very limited marine, aud have scarcely energy or enterprise sunlcient to pu: leu pri valuers afloat ; bii! rf War will affoid a petext to adventurers of other nations to corhmence syslen. of robbery uuder letter.-? of marque, .III 1... 1 A t anu me cet means we can adopt n aeteno ourselves against ihem, will be to pursue the course which it is said the President has Hi- ready marked out, and punish them as pirates. Loss of the Schooner Swat. low. Letters were received in town yesterday by the U. S. Quartermaster. C(d. Hunt, from Aransas, via Peusacola, announcing the loss of ihe schofonef Swalhrw. Capt. Mine, on ihe l2th int. As she wa".-? going in, over the hdr of Aransas, she strm-k; and ou ihe follow ing day was last going to pieces. Captain Miner, with his crew, reached the land in safety, saving his papers, a part of the cloth ing of the crew, aiid sorrie of the iggiug. The Swallow cleared from this port for the Bay of Aransas on the 7th inst;. having been chaited by the U. S. Government. Her cargo consisted of 600 barels of coals, some stores, and clothing belonging to" the 3d rei ment of Infantry, of which lalief only a por tion wa saved. I He vessel herself H n tolal loss. JV. O. Picayune. OVERLAND MAIL t roji tme P A C I FIC. Correspondence of the N. Y. Sun. Revolution in Eqdadbr. Peru and Great Britain. United Stales Squadron in the Pacific British fleet for Oregon Af fairs at Tahitii Callao,- July 4, 1845. You will see that we have in port a formi dable naval force of alt nafions. Our squad ron will be iucreased in a short time, prepara tory to a blockade of the Mexican ports on this side, should war be declared by Mexir O, and our boys are in fine spirits. Our glori ous little navy pants fur an opportunity to show its power in defending the national honor. tienernl Flore, late President of the re public of Equador, retires to Europe, having given way to a revolutionary movement, but retaining all his military honors and emolu rfrents. Gen. Castilla, President of Peru, has Con vened the general Congress, which is now in session ; and it is understood that full satis faction has been made to Admiral Seymour for outrages committed upon British properly by the revolutionary Peruvians lately in arms agaiut Geu. Castilla. A British fleet is said io be on its way to Oregon, to protect British property and sett lers at Astoria ; and, from the language used by tho officers of the British squadron here, we are led' to believe that the report ?s correct. Indeed, a forcible seizure of the whore of Oregon uoith of ibe Columbia seems to be the object of this movement ; and instucrions to that effect are said to be in possession of the admiral. I have letters from Oregon to the 1st of May, which report considerable political excitement among the settlers, and manifestations of hostilities from the Hudson Bay Company's people. Every obstacle is thrown in the way of America settlements north of the Columbia. GEN. GAINES REQUISITION FOR TROOPS. We observe, in a number of our exchange papers, comments and strictures on the bourse of Gen Gaines iu making a requisition for troops on Gov. Mouton, of Louisiana j mostly condemnatory, as having been doue without authority, and in many cases mixed tip with political matter, and reflections on the Ad minist ation. We regret to see the press thua stoop to pander to the appetites of disap pointed politicians, or, iudeed, allude in any way to internal politics, in a matter where our own and a foreign nation are at issue. " Our country our whole country our own coun try " should be the motto of every patriot, aud we have little more confidence in the man who would wield a pen io draw down obloquy on his government, through the public press, when we are at issite with a foreigu foe, than we would have in him who would draw, the sword and do battle in the ranks of the enemy. But to the act of General Gaines. We do not profess to know what are the strict eti quette ical regulation-con the subject, and that ibey may have been violated by Geu. Gaines Ave do not pretend to contradict but we do say whenever any portion of our codntry is iu danger of being assailed or necessity re quires action on the part of the United States for any purpose, the law should, if it does uot. fequire the officer highest iu command, near the point of danger, at ouce to collect a suffi cient force lo prevent or defeat the anticipated attack. He shoul J have the power, in a case of necessity, to act promptly, and uot be com pelled to remain an inactive spectator, until information could be sent hundreds, if not thousands of miles, and orders from head quarters returned, allowing the permission to move. " An odnce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," is au old saying but not the less true and it will redound much rriore to the credit of Gen. Gaities to know that he took instantaneous measdrds io organise a sufficient force which, iu case of need, will rriarch p'omptly to the support of Gen. Taylor, in Texas, than if he tidd listlessly awaited au assault, which oiight eventually hive proved disastrous to ihe gallant little baud under Geu. T.'s command. In :he latter alterna tive, Gen. Gaines would have received, as he would richly hrtve des?rVedi the . curses, loud and deep df the whole country. Chart eilon Courier. ' The Washiugton Union" says that General Gaines ought not to have meddled with Geu. Taylor 's command, by a requisition for Volunteer. The " liieH.riond Fayette Artillery," ftich mond, Viioia, commanded by Capi Thdmas H. Ellis, have offered their, services to" ihe Secretary of War. The Secretary replies, commending their patriotic spirit arid Inform ing them that they will be placed on the roll of candl lates lor service. More Volunteers. We understand that Capt. 'H. H. IIarpe, of aiosvi!Ie, Miss., will arrive in this city by lha steamer J. Dt pre, ou - to-iflorrow, with a company of 156 volunteers, destined for the Mexican frontier. I'hey style themselves the Mississippi Rifle men. They are Well furni-hed with all the uecessary appointments for the campaign, and will hold themselves in readiness to be mus 'ered into the seiviee of the United States at a moment's warning. It is thi-ir intention, we understand, to join ihe Regiment of Louisiana volunteers uuder (He command of Col. Dakin. Bee. AVest Point, August 27, 1845. Thee is quite a movement heie to-day, owing to the leceipt of an order from Wash ington for tbb detail of fifty artillerists attar h- ed to this po-t. lo fill kip jJO'me companies of a'lillery frdered t'om New York to I eXas; The detachment went down this morning un der the" ofrders of Ltj Howe. The men weie not verv well satisfied with their new field of duty ou which they are sent, as they eidMed foi this po t, with conditions implitd if noi express, that they -honfd remain there,- rind inoreovef, w ith some of them, that cert tin privileges,- sttch as having a portion of the ca det's wdshing, should be enjoyed, as a mode of augmenting their pay. But military orders are inexorable, and as nothing in the record shown that the', service of these inert is restrict ed lo this frosf march they mustj and march, accordingly, they did this morning. Corres pondence JV. Y. Cour. 4 Enq. The Anti-Renters. Silas Wright, Esq, the Governor of Ne York, has issued a pro climatiou concerning the rioters in Delaware county. Ho specifies the objects aud charac ter of their association ; enumerates the viola lion of law and defiance of the constituted authority, of which they have been repeatedly guiltv ; states the number which is enrolled and bound by a prescribed oath, as Indians, withiu the single cOiDly of Delaware,- at 1,000 or ir.ore ; and, iu conformity with the act of of April last, proclaims and declares the con n ty of Delaware to be in a slate of inturrec lion. Union. The crops of Virginia have become ie'- slored, by recent damp weather, to their usual promise of fulness The tobacco crop be unusually heavy. will The Review The Review, by Mj. Gem Gaines, of the several Companies of volunteers for Texas, which took place yes terday morning on Lafayette square, was a soul-stirring affair. The General and his ttaffappeared upon the ground a little after 10 o'clock, and the whole thing was over by ihe time the church blls began lo ring. Tbe volunteer reviewed consisted of five compa nies under Col. Dakm, "the Ione Siar "Guard" of the 3d Mu-nrcipahty. and three companie of Irish volunteers. They are a hardy looking set of soldiefs, fnd will da good service if foe occasion calls, ra behalf of rheir country. Gen. Ga?tfes made a brief address to ihem. The veteran General, though ad vanced in years, is yet the soldier for a crisis. A. O. Tropic. A convention for reforming tbe State Con stitution of Maryland commenced' it session on Tuesday last. AN ANECDOTE." r Washington, Aug. 2, i$45. To the Editor of the . Union : Calling upon the President last eveniog with some friend's,; the following incident oc curred, which rft'ay not be unworthy of a noi tice in the "Union." We found Mr Polk immersed in the im portant business of his highly responsible si a lion ; and to our apology for iutruding up on him at that time, he responded with charac teristic frankness that it was true bis time was much occupied, but that he was glad to see us4 and pleaded that we had called. After a few minutes had trauspbed, oue of the gen tlemen, a dependent df" he celebrated Pat rick Henry, approached the President, and in the name and on behalf of a highly respected and accomplished democratic lady of the county of Gloucester, Virginia, prbsenteri him a beautiful quill from ilia wibg of our na tional bird, Ihe Amorican Eagle, accompanied4 with the expression of her best wishes for his individual health and prosperity, and the suc cess of his administration. The gift was ac cepted with a manifestation of feeling and a warmth of thanks to the fair donor, which' plainly showed that, small as it was in its in triusic value, the President nevertheless re garded it as a highly cherished compliment doubtless affoiding him far moe real pleasure !h.in the rich and cosily presents sometimes made to men in high places, with great pomp and ci'cumsfance ; and, at once catching the inspiration of our country' oloiiou emblem, avowed his determination lo preserve the sim ple gift, and sign with ii his first message to the representatives of the nation. It is a curious ciicumtauce, which, per haps, should not be omi'ted, that this quill was dropped from an eagle while passing over the fam of the donor's husbaud, ou the very d iy on which the Clay convention assembled in York, aud was desigued by the husbeud, a zealous and devoted whin, as a present' to Mr Clay at his inauguration ; but, as that" event never occurred, the wife has made it more appropriate and republican disposition1 of the featheted instrument. Aller a shod time most plentnutlv spent,' all retired with increased admiration aud re spect fur the people' President. M. "Washington loved his Mother. Im mediately nfler the organization of the pre sent government, General W a.-hington re paired lo Fredericksburg, o pay his humble duty to his mother, preparatory to his depar ture to New York. An affecting scene en sued. The son feelingly remarked tho rav ages a tottering disea-e had made upon the aged frame of his mother, and thus addressed1 her : 44 The people, madam, have been pleased, with the mosi flattering unanimity, io eler t me to ts.e chief magistracy of ihe United" States, toil before I can assume the functions of that olfice, I have come to bid yon an af fef timle arevell. So noon as the public busiii'-ss, which must necessarily be encoun tered iu arranging a nev government, can bu disposed of, I -hall hasten to Vir inia, and' Here ihe matron interrupted hioi. Yu will see me n more. My great Hge, and ihe' disease that is fast npprnehiii; my vital", waru me th:it I shnll not be long iu this worlC. I t'ust in God, I am somewhat prepared for a better. Bid go, George, fulfil the high des tinies which Heaven appears to asign you ; go my son, and may that Heaven's and your mother's blessing be with you always." The President was deeply affected. Hi head rested upon tho shoulder of his pnrent. whose aged arm feebly, yet fondly encircled bis neck. That brow on which fame harr wreathed the purest laurel virl.;e ever gave to created man, relaxed .from its beating. That lo'-k which could have awed a Roman Senate i i its Fabrician day, was bent iu filial tender ness upon the time-worn features of this ven erable matron. The great man wept. A thousand recol lections crowded upon hi 4 mind, as mernor,' retracing scenes long passed, carried him back lo his paternal mansion, and the days of his youth ; and there ihe centre of allractinii' was his mother, whose care, instruction and1 discipline, had prepared him to reach the lop nvrst height of laudable ambition ; yet how' were his glories forgotten while he gazed up on her from whom, wasted by time and mal ady, he must soon part to meet no more! The matron's predictions were tiue. The disease which had so long prayed upon her frame, completed its triumph, and she expired at the age of So, confiding in the promises of immortality to the humble believer. Remember this story, little children. Wash ington, you know was a great man. I shall never expect to see any little boy become ar great man who does not love his mother. Superior Court. The Fall Term of ouY Superior Court commenced on Monday last', Judge Pearson presiding. A yet, uo case of more than local importance has been frifed but to-day, a negro man is to be tried' fW rape. In consequence of the inability of Mr j'odesy ihe Solicitor of this Circuit, l discharge thV duties of his office, Judge Pearson appointed' Col. Daniel Coleman, of Cabarrus, the Solici tor of this Term of our Court, and he discharg ed his duties in a very able manner. At Cabarrus Court, last week, we under stand the Judge sentenced Dave, a slave here tofore convicted of Rape, to be hung on the' first Friday in October next; and Cratoo, convicted Iat week of the murder of Harrison, to be hung ol the same lime. But Cratoo appealed to ihe Supreme Court, and will not, therefore, be hung..tfedb. Jeffersonian: A negro man named Dorsey, who has fof several years been employed by Mr Grubb in a furnace at Lancaster, Pa., was a few days since arrested as a slave by his owner at the South,- amd the claimant having clearly made out his case, Mr Grubb, the employer, prompt ly pnrdf $600, the price demanded for the slave, and thereby legally secured his freedom. This r? what we call emancipation upon tbe true principle. This is acting as consistent peo ple should do, if they really have good feeling for lire slave, but which very few of tbe " phi lanthropists " hare done, so far ar we bar . ever noticed then proceedings.-
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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