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In advance, peryear,$2 00 Not paid in advance, a 50 ol pam uuiu six month have expir ed, 300 fiot paid till the year has expired, 350 No subscription received ur a less time than a year, nless the price be paid in d ranee. n IK Iff f i 'Mftflt bit vnvx. sc. bans. ,3 V 'CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS J AND THE GLORY OF THE STATE IS THE COMMON TROPERTV OF ITS CITIZENS, FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, DECEMBER 1, 1849. ADTBitTX8ma:i j lines or less, for one inser tion, GO cents ; every sob sequent insertion, 30 cent ! 'except it remain in for se v. eral months, when it will : lie C harged $3 for two .months, M for three, &.c, twin V tl v A mt.a incite utvililio. HOTCHIUSS' Vertical Water Wheel. There are several hundred of these wheels in in operation in different counties in North Ca rolina. For proof of their great advantage over the common flutter wheel, or any other wheels iiow in use for saw mills, we confidently refer to those who have applied them ta their mills. We can recommend them particularly for their su periority in cases of a low head of water, or back water. We still keep a supply of Wheels, suitable for different heads of water, at Wilmington, New bern," Washington, Edeuton, and Fayetteyille. The wheels may also be had of E. A. Brevard, Lincolnton, and Uriah Wells, Fetersbnrg, V. Persons wishing to obtain the right to use the wheels, will be served on application to D. Mc Neill . Co., Fajetteville.N. C. d. McNeill, A. A. McKETHAN. D. J. McALISTEK. KeVy 3, y A. M. CAMPBELL, AUCTIONEER, JI.XD Commission Merchant, COSTUME HALL. Spring & Summer WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. ON hand and for s.ile, the largest assort ment of SPRING and SUMMER CLOTHING, at prices very much reduced. COATS. Coat of every yarietj', embracing all the litest styles, and of an improved cut and make, from 73 cts. te 1, 2, 'J, 4, 0, t, and upwards. PANTALOONS. Pantaloons of all kinds, from 75 cts. to 1, 1,50, 1,73, 2, 2,50, and also a very fashionable style, the Lamartine stripe, us low as 3, 3,50, $-1, and upward. VESTS. Vests of every variety, comprising Silk. Satin, Cashmere, Marseilles, Valencia, from 50 cte., 75 cts., $1, $2, $2,50, 3, and upwards. BOY'S CLOTHING. Always on hand the largest and best assortment f Boy's Clothing ever ottered in this city. A splendid assortment of CLOTHS and CAS SIMEKES of the best make, together with a large and handsome variety of SILK and MARSEIL LES VESTlNGS, which will bp made up to order in the best manner, 20 per cent less than the ac customed prices, and in all cases a neat and beautiful lit guaranteed. AT COSTUME -HALL. Comer of I'ratt street and Ventre Market Space BALTIMORE. H. II. COLE. ft- Attached to the above, is onr of the lar Ct and moit extensive SHIRTS FACTORIES in the country, embracing every variety and mtlte, at prices which cannot fail to please any ne wiahins to purchase, t . " - cj- ONE PRICE ONLY! -0 April 23, 1810. 531-1 y mm W 1 lia resumed thp JBLm Af m XX 3,17 1X1.15 hooktmiuingbusi meanst the new (tore next door to AT r Bcasltry. Jeweler. hre he will recei and execute binding in any style dc- ird- ffiStt Me ward. By His Gxcellcucy, CHARLES MANLY, Coventor of the State of North Carolina. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, it haa bee a made appear to me. that ANN K. SIMPSON stands charged by th finding of the Grand Jury for the County of Cumberland, with the inurderof Alexander C Simpson, and that the aaid Ann K. Simpson ha made her escape : Now:totheend that the said Ann K. Simpson may be brought to trial for said offence. I do hereby issue this, my Proclamation, offering a reward of $200 for the apprehen sion and delivery of the said Ann K. Simpson, to the Sheriff of the said County of Cumberland, or for her ar rest and confinement in any Jail within this State. Ohren under mflwad. and the Oaeat Seal of the State of .North Carolina, at the Kxpfcatire Department, in the City f Raleigh, this 21st day of November, A. D. 1849. CHARLES MANLY. By the Governor, La.ngo! C. Maxit. prirate Secretary. DESCRIPTION. ; Ann K. Simpson is a woman of small stature, has very "black hair, dark complexion, large black eyes, small 'nose nd large mouth, with her upper lip Ptraightly pro "jecting. When last seen, was dressed in deep mourning. " She is about 19 years of age." Nov. 21, 1S4. 561-4t fij- Wade8boro Argus and Fayctteville North Careli niau four insertions. Fifty Dollars Reward. RXNAVVAY from the subscribers, near Washington. Georgia, their boy. REUBEN, a dark mulatto, about 5 feet 8 inches high, well built, rather slim, about 3d years old and generally wearing large whiskers. Said boy was purchased from J. A. Ramsour. Esq , of Lincolnton. a month or two since, after having ranaway from him, and being captured near Barboursville. Kentucky. Ho is well calculated to deceive, as he can read and write, and is quito intelligent. He was seen about Lincolnton last week, and is proba bly now in the neighborhood, or moving eastward ; his object hejetotore has been to get to a free State. 1 he anove Howard will be paid on his being lodged in the Jail of Lincolnton county, North Carolina, by E. S. BARRETT. Agent for R. YV. I'ate 8c C. Lincolnton, N. C. Nov. 16.1849 561-3t VALUABLE LAND FOB SALE. The Subscriber offers for sale ;1!H) acres of Land in Cum berland county, lying on both sides of Puppy Creek, near nig HocKnsn. 1 miles west or hayelteville. (known as the CoUiuehoun land.) There are about 150 acres of cleared land, well adapted to the cultivation of Corn. Rye, Sic. For turpentiae or tar. ILero is no superior land in the county. Also, about 50 acres as good upland as can be found, and is deadened ready for clearing. This land will lie solo on accommodating terms. It will be fliown. anl any further information given on application to the subscriber. malcom McGregor. November 17, 1849 560-tf jTirrwATTs, Dealer in f fi Liberal deduction jvox. lono. aaa.pti:itZu. FAYETTEVILLE A Mi FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. This bwildinir. the largest and handsomest Hotel in North Carolina, has been leased by the subscriber for a term of years, and is now open fr the reception of travellers, visiters, and boirdera. All the furniture and fixtures about the build ing are entirely new, having been purchased wi t li i 11 the Inst month. The accommodations in all respects will be as good as can be found in the St.te. The single rooms are provided with ev- erv necessary convenience ; and the double rooms . . -i- .. . 1 1 -.i .... ler Indies and Iimines, are urc jiki unci u with r.ire All the substantial and delicacies afforded bv the market and the seasons, will be supplied a tlie tdble. The servants have been selected from among the best to be obtained ; and experienced host lers have charsie of the stables. The b,r is kept by a gentleman of experience and courtesv, who will furnish all refreshments of the best quality required by travellers or others. The lessee, with some years experience in this vm-ation, will make every exertion to give satis fiction to the p.itrons of the House. ANN BllOWN. May n, IS id. 532-ly FAMILY GROCERIES, Provisions 1 Grain, Market oitarf. Would call tlie stltcntioii of th purehasine public tobis assortment of fresh Family Groeci ies. Provisions. Liquors. Gram. Hardware andCutlerv. t rockerv. I lass and hollow Ware ; Hats, Shoes, wood Ware. Staple DRY GOODS. te. fce. November S. 1849. aJsssal "ssaW NORTH CAROLINIAN Win H. Uavjrnci Kilitor and Proprietor. FAYETTEVILLE, X. C Cc;-- Those who read of murders will recollect that one 'Valorous P. Coolidge, a physician of Waterville, Maine, some two years ago, murder ed a young man for his money. Coolidge was tried and convicted, but while in prison was said to have committed suicide. Immediately a ques tion arose as to whether the body was that of Coolidge or of some one else He was wealthy, and from the great number of persons who ex amined the body (it having been disinterred after burijl) having declared it was not his body, sus picion arose that he had bribed the keeper of the prison; but nothing of the kind could be proved. Thus the matter stands yet, but a new light has appeared; for a letter written from Califor nia by a man formerly of Waterville, Maine, de clares that he saw Coolidge, or at least some body exactly like him, in California about the 3d of September last. The person in California thought he had been hanged. This shows the impossibility of any one hiding very long even in this widely extended country. The facilities for travel, and the roaming dis position of mankind, have put an end to the times of hermits and recluses, and make every spot of earth accessible and frequented. fjcj-The "Horticulturist" says that green inuskmelons cut into thin slices and fried are much better to eat than the egg plant. Washington Nation al Monument Office, ) November 19, 1849. $ As a circular lias been prepared, in com pliance with a resolution of ihe Board of Managers, to be sent to the principals and teachers of all the colleges, academies, and public and private schools of the U. S , requesting a periodical contribution from the students and pupils attached to the same, in aid of the great National Monu ment now in the course of erection in this city, it w ill greatly a?sist in carrying the plan into operation if th teachers and others will oblige the Board by furnishing a list of the institutions of learning, and the names of those having chargw of them, in their respective towns, counties, &c, and address the same to th Hon Elisha Whittlesey, general agent. Papers throughout. the Union wil! please cony this notice. GEO. YV ATTERSTON, Sec'y V. N. M. Society. THE MOST EXTENSIVE SHIRT ESTABLISHMENT IN THE UNITED STATES IS AT No. 179 Baltimore st., near Light, . 'BALTIMORE, MJ. f There 5)0 persons are employed, and a slock of 10G0 dozen shirts tdtvays on hand. Merchants and others visiting Baltimore are invited to call aud examine the largest and best stock of SHIRTS that has ever been offered, con sistin of all sizes and qualities, for mn and boys,which for stvle and workmanship cannot be surpassed. More than usual efforts have been made to render the assortment complete and desirable in every respect. 3 T. W BETTON. March 10, 1949. ly $25 REWARD. A man by name Alexander Johnson broke and absconded from the Jail of Moore county on the 10th inst. The subscriber will give a reward of twenty-five dollars for the apprehension and de livery of said Johnson to him at Carthage, Moore county, or fifteen dollars tor his arrest and con finement in any jail in North Carolina where I can obtain possession of him again. Said John son is about 45 years of age, 6 feet high, round shoulders, light hair, and intemperate. He is well known in Moore and a portion of the upper part of Cumberland county by the name of liig Fighting Alexander Johnson, and no doubt wfll range considerable in Cumberland, where game is plenty, as he is a great hunter. A. C. CURRY, Jailor. Sept. 29, 1849. 553-tf Has just received by the late arrivals from the North, a large and well assorted stock of Among which are Superfine Cloths and Cassimeres, Sattinets and Vestings, well assorted. Superfine G-4 Merinos?, Ditto 6-1 Cashmeres, Ditto Muslin-de-Laines, Tarlton Plaid, Silk and Wool, Camelion Silk, Turk Satin, Brocade Silk, some splendid, G-4 black and blue-black Bombazines, Alpaccas, black and colored, Paris square and long Shawls, Tartan and other Shawls, very cheap, L idies' Kobinet Capes, some splendid, Ditto Muslin, French, and others, 2000 pieces Calico, French, English, and Do mestic. 200 pieces -1-4 Gingham. Best Anker and E:igle Bolting Cloths, from No. 1 to 10, cheap. packages Shoes. With many other goods, all of which were p irchased by the park;ige for cash, and will be offered at the lowest market price, by wholesale or retail. November 17. 1S49 NEW Flfil AND NEW (GJOOJDS. Arey fic Shemwell Having associated themselves together in the ir.ercantile business, take this method of inform ing their friends and the public, that they have taken the stand formerly occupied by Mr H. Leete, north-west corner Market Square, Green street, and have received and opened their stock of winter goods, embracing almost every article usually kept in the DRY GOODS' line, including Sugar and Coft'ee, Indigo and Madder, Pepper, Spice, Spanish Brown, Starch, Saleratus, Cinnamon, Mace and Nutmegs, Saltpetre, Copperas, Alum, Bellows, Anvils, Vices, &c ; Shoes, Hats, Caps and Bonnets. They respectfully solicit their friends and the public to call and examine their poods, as they are determined to SELL LOW FOR CASH. Nov. 17, IS 19. y , TWO FARMS FOR SJ1LE. And horses, wagons, cariole, plows, dry cattle, milch cows, and hogs. Mrs Perrv's two Farms r offered for sU; one. situat ed a mile nd a bait down the Cape Fear, contains 70 acres The buildings are pood and nomerous There are fruit trees, two grp rbo and large quantities of .twrnWrrios The health of the place is unquestionable. The otler "farm is up th river. 3 mHes from the bridge, be gTven f If not soW by the 1st of January next, they will be rented for the y;ar. , - , t - Also tor sale. 3 horses, 2 Iwigong, ln- aboTe. A credit of 6 months will be given for these. Apply to MRS PERRY on the premises. FayetteTiUe, Nov- 3, 1849. 5o8-tf THE FIRST POLITICAL LIBEL SUIT. We learn from the Pittsburg Morning Post that I-ecky Harper, esq., its able ami fearless editor, has been indicted for a libel by the grand jury of Alleghany coun ty, on the charge of pronouncing there port of Gep. Taylor's speech delivered in that city last summer a caricature. We know of nothing more reprehensible than the institution of this suit against the editor of the Post. It betrays the bitter and vindictive hostility of the adherents of Tayloi ism to the organs ol the democracy, and their disposition to revive the scenes and practices of the old sedition law. Let them pursue this course if they prefer; thev will only plunge an administration already condemned by the people into an abyss of popular dislike still more profound. But we anticipate much amusement out of this prosecution. Mr Harper will, of course, produce the best evidence which the nature of the case affords, and that will be the testimony of General Taylor, J. H. Clav Mudd, and such -other dignitaries of the w hig party as were present on the occasion. It being a crimminal oft'ence, Mr Harper should have the power to com pel the General to attend the trial in per son. If not he will recruire him to give his deposition. It is true, the proceeding will present the Chief Magistrate of the republic in a ridiculous and discreditable attitude before the couutry ; but General Taylor's friends have chosen this method of vindicating his fame as an orator, and Mr Harper, of course, will be justified in taking all legal steps necessary to defend himself against the charge on w hich he has been indicted. The democracy will statu! by him, and, we hope, supply him with ample means to make a vigorous and effec tive defence. It is important to the pub lic to have the question settled, whether or not those speeches published in the whig papers as General Taylor's were genuiue or mere forgeries. It is an interesting issue, and we hope it will be fairly tnet'. JVathinston Union. M. de Liamartine is said to be about to retire to the East, a larce tract tf fertile lnil nrar Smvrna. hnvinr lu'pn assigned ' o a him by the Sultan. Qiery. Is he going to turn Turk, like some of the Hungarians? It looks like it. The prac tice may become fashionable. "Prentice.'' The N. York correspon dent of the Washinirton Union states, that "there is a proposition in circulation to sub scribe a joint stock capital of six or seven thousand dollars, to purchase negroes in Maryland, give them their freedom, and take hve years indentures to worK hi I ifornia for gold. SINGULAR COWHID1NG CASE Baltimore, Nov. 21. A singular dial is progressing before the county court, being that of Mrs Julia Levin, wife of the Hon. Lewis Levin, member of Congress from the second con gressional district of Pennsylvania, charg ed with a violent assault upon a young man named Kite, the son of one of our most wealthy merchants. The assault was committed on a public road leading from the city. Young Fite, riding in a bSS.y passed the carriage of Mrs Levin and looked in expecting, as he says, to sec one of the family with whom he was acquainted; but tailing to recognise who was within, he drew up aud allowed the carriage to pass again. Mrs Levin, imme diately taking his conduct as an insult, ordered her footman to seize the young man, which he did, and held him whilst she cow hided him. The lacts of the case, according to the testimony, are briefly as follows : Mr and Mrs Levin have been residing for a year p.ist at their country seat, a few miles from the city, having their children instructed by private tutors. The uncle t Mr Henry Pite resiueu in me neignuor- lood, and in the course of the last summer le became acquainted with Miss Tomisau Gist, the daughter of Mrs Levin by her first marriage a ladv who is said to have a fortune ol $1-50,000 her own right. A few weeks before the assault, Miss ijist stopped at the residence of Mr Fite whilst iding to the city, and asked the servant to hand her a bunch tf flowers. She also obtained a copy of Flora's Dictionary, and after she reached home found between the pages a number of love sonnets and lack adaisical sentences, written on a piece of paper, signed "1 our lover, Henry, 'which were proved on the trial to have been writ ten by a mischievous boy, and put in the book, unknown to Mr Fite. The discov ery of this paper, with certain rumors that were afloat of Mr rite having declared that he intended to marry Miss Gist, and take her money to pay his debts, &c, which he denies, save great onencc to Mr evin's family. It was about this time that Mr Fite passed the carriage of Mrs Levin onthe road, in Ins buggy; and hav- 112 looked into her carriage, as she con sidered, in an impertinent manner, she or- lered her footman to seize him and whip iim. I he servant going rather slow about t, she jumped out, seized the whip, and atmrk him three blows, at the same time ordering her servant to chastise him, when le put whip to his horse and escaped from them. The Court imposed a fine of $30 upon Mrs Levin, and 10 upon McMakiu, her serving man. Thk Palmyra Tragedy. 'The St. Louis Union has the following account of a tragedy near Palmyra, the same which came over the telegraph, as the work of a nejrro, who was to be burned to death lor the crime : The last Palmyra Whig publishes a stranire report in regard to the death of two children of Mr Michael Bright, resid ing about four miles from Philadelphia, in Marion county. One was a girl, about thirteen, the other a boy, about ten years of age. I hey left home in the afternoon, for the purpose 01 gathering nuts. Not returnins, the neighborhood was aroused, and search made, but in was not until next morning that their bodies were found, in the Fain us bottom, a mile from their fa ther's house, with their throats cut! A postcript states it as the general impres sion of those who had seen the bodies, that the children were killed by some wild animal. The throats, together with other parts of the bodies, were much mangled. Beaufort, S. C. Nov- 15. Melancholy Occurrence. Seldom has a mo-e melancholy occurrence come within .1 II l jl c our Knowledge, tnc suuuen ueam 01 Miss Marv W. Bold, which occurred here on Sunday evening. She had been in her usual health during Ihe day, but complain ed of severe headache towards evening; after tea time she was seized with a kind of nervous paroxysm, and although medi cal assistance was promptly at hand, she expired in a few minutes. P. Post. Cassius M. Clay has entirely recovered from the wounds he received in Ins late fight, and is ready for another round when an' opportunity offers. Case of Thos. J. Burrows. It will be remembered that a charge was preferred to the Philadelphia Annual Conference, at its last session, against Thorns. J. Bur rows tor killing James A. B. Bishop, by shooting him with a pistol; and that the conference suspended him from his minis terial functions until his case could be in vestigated by a committee. We learn from an authentic source, that he has formerly withdrawn from the Church, and deliver ed up his ministerial credentials to the committee which was appointed by the conference to investigate his case. We learn further, that he withdrew as early as July last, at which time the committee had notified him to appear for trial; but, owing to some informality in the notice of with drawal which he sent to the committee, and to the departure of one member ol the committee immediately after, the matter was not formally and perfectly; adjusted until within a few days Christian Jid- From the Scientific American. THK PROGRESS GF INVENTION. The arts were the oil spring of necessity. The tirt labor is enforced by natural want ; then to rudeness succeeds conven ience, ami afterwards elegance and nicety. As formed by Nature, man is helpless and unprotected , but spurred by the necessity of his situation he calls hfs intellect into exercise and invents ; and thus arise in succession the useful and ornamental arts. Surrounded by images of the beautiful, the proportionate, the gracclul and the subl iute by objects, every one of which appeals, suggests, and incites, he discovers lawsnnd bodies forth ideas. The substances ptaced at his disposal are of a nature to coirs pi re with the harmonies ami glories of creation, to invite him to an exercise of his skill. Hut comply wit h nature! he must, even while emulating her beauties. The character of genius is productive and inventive, but the power ot invention is the resulted' acquired habits ami not the original gilt of nature. To represent truth in a sensible form to bring to iht some new idea, is the object of invention; the contrivance for producing an effect, ihe invention itself. But theie must be An egg b.-fore an eagle, a thought before a thing, A spjik struck into tinder to light t ti? 1aui) o! knowledge All which truly exist is a series of an tecedents and consequents ; hence inven tion requires acuteuess to discover hidden aptitudes, and shrewdness to loliow on the trial by guessing on the hint. Suc cess in invention sits at the head of a long flight of stairs. Nature, in her productions slow, aspires By just degrees to reach perfections height; So mimic art works leisurely, till time Improve the price, or wise experience give The proper finishing. . , . Inve ntion, therefore, is progessive. The telegrapli is not the work of one man, but the "concrete wisdom of the wisest." All great works form a series. One soweth, and another reapeth." In the division of labor, it is found that, without any pre concerted scheme, the hewn and sculp tured stones, which the laborers have brought from their respective quarries, on ly need to be put together to form a mag nificent temple of the most harmonious proportions. .-?n effect argues a cause ; a falling apple, gravitation. There is greatness in a trifle. Some natural object or incidental discovery is often found to be susceptible of extensive application to the affairs of life. Every department of mo dern science exhibits illustrations of the complicated and remote correspondences between the objective system and the preconceptions of the mind. A truth re quiring, in order to its discovery, a degree of elaboration and abstraction of which few are capable, is often found when elicited to admit of a number of useful applications, to which all are competent. We should contemplate, therefore, the experiments of scientific men, not as a waste of lime, or the mere gratification of an idle curiosity, but as embodying the germs of those im provements, by which civilization, domes tic comfort, knowledge, and moral princi ple may be diffused among the nations. Every machine is a combination of an tecedent inventions, and their progressive stages through which they have to pass ere they arrive at their final state of perfec tion, is truly astonishing. One illustration will suffice. Previous to the year 1767, every thread usetl in the manufacture of cotton, wool, and flax, throughout the world, was spun singly by the tedious process of the distaff and spindle. Now, from the genius of Hargraves sprung the eight-handed spinster ; to this succeeded the spinning-frame of Arkwright ; ami five years labor, the happy thought of com bining the principles td' the two inventions struck the fertile mind of Cromptou. Ily more finished mechanism, the machine was made to exercise a I5riarcan power Then Kelly yoked to it the strength of a rapid river ;"atid Watt, with the agency of steam, moved an iron arm, that whirls around 10,000 spindless. Finally, to consummate the wonder, Roberts dismisses the spinner, and leaves the machine to its own infallible guidance. I nese succes sive improvements were but the applica- r : r :. 1 lions Ol loiinci Hiveiiimus. iiiiici innv the numerous parts and subordinate con trivances in this series of machinery ; how many principles were discovered and coun tess inventions made, ere the mechanical fingers of this automation were formed unceasingly to move, and with unfailing precision, patience, and strength, convert into use this staple of our country. j. v. t. rrom we oaittaiore American. A TITLE FOR THE PRESIDENT. Fioin the recently published biography of Rev. Or. Ashbel Green, who died not long sii.ee at a very advanced age, we take the following extract, relating to an inter esting matter of our early history: At the period we contemplate, I made a part of a company in which a conversation took place, the report of which I think you will receive with some interest. Dr. Wm. Shippen, the first professor, and for a long time an eminent one, in the medical school of the University of Penn sylvania, had for his wife a Ijdy of Virginia. It was, I suppose, in consequence of thi, that vhetv the Virginia delegation to the first Congress ar rived in Philadelphia, on their way to New Vork, he invited some of the members of that delega tion, or perhaps the whole of them, to a dinner at his own house. I remember the names of Madison, Page, and Lee, and I think there were one or two more. Chief Justice Mckean, after ward s Governor of Pennsylvania, and Mr Wm. Bingham, subsequently a member of the U. S. Senate, were likewise invited guests, and as the doctor was a member of my congregation, heal so honoied me with an invitation. Soon after we h d taken our feats in the drawing-room, be- lie dinner, the Chief Justice s;id to Mr Aladi- 5011 : " Have you thought, sir, t a title lor our new President Madison's answer was in the negative; and he added, that in his judgment, no title except that uf Piesident, would he neces sary or proper. Ves, sir," replied McKean, ' he mist have a title; and I have hcen examin ing the title of certain princes in Europe to discover one that has not been appropriated. Most Serene Ilig.'inets I find is appropriated ; but Strtnc Highness, without the word most, is not appropriated; aud I think it will be proper that our President should be known by the style and title of His Serene Highness the President of the United Stairs." This elicited an amica Me controversy, which continued for soin. time, Madison and his collejgues opposing, and Mc Kean maintaining the propriety of conferring the title he had proposed on President Wash ington. Although Congress thought proper to give no title to the President other than that which designated his office, common usage since has familiarized the public ear to the appellation of ' His Excellency.'' If we cannot adhere to the original situ plicily of title which met with favor in the first Congress, there might be better taste shown perhaps in the selection of some other title, although there is u need of any. But ihe term His Excellency " tloes not distinguish the presidential office above that of a governor of a State. The term as applied to the latter is of colonial descent, and used to be the designation of the provincial governors under the Hritisli crown. In our State of Maryland the phrase is always used whenever the two houses, or either, communicate with the governor. Another objec tion to the use of this term is to be found in the circumstance that it denoted in Europe a grade of official rank far from the highest; so that when a for eign minister applies the designation to the President of the United Slates, it is a derogatory designation. Some of our Pre sidents were very particular upon this point, aud would receive no communica tions from foreign repvesentutives bearing that address. To the President of the United Slates " is the simple and appro priate style of official designation, most suitable to lit w dignity of the office ami to the republicanism of our people. The ap propriateness of this address would be im paired by the introduction of the personal name ot the President. Rkportkd New Stkamship- t is re ported that there is a young gentleman of great wealth, in this city, who has invent ed some imp.oven.ents on steam ship that will enable him to cros the Atlantic in less than four days. e doubt the suc cess of the scheme it is too goo 1 news to be true. About ten years ago, we re member, the celebrated steamboat called the Dove," which, on paper, was to go to Albany in four hours. We like to sec men of wealth, however, devoting their genius and money to scientific experiments a far more commendable coarse of oc- tion, than squandering it in luxurious liv ing or political chicanery for assuredly some good will be performed in the one ease, whereas nothing but evil will be com mitted in the ether. .Scientific American. lloHHinLK DkATH FllOSI 1 1 V D UOl'llOBl A. The lollowitig is from the Philadelphia Inquirer A man, named Henry llatchelor, aged about 24 years, died on Saturday evening at his residence in Frey tag's alley, running Iro n Shippen street, above Fifth, from the horrible effects of hydrophobia. He was bitten some three weeks since, in the arm and Ur bv his own dog, with which he was playing, ami was soon after received into the Pennsylvania Hospital for medi cal treatment. The animal was iurmei'i ately shot ; and it was only within a few days past, that the dreadful malady began to assume an alarming stage. vv e are told the sufferings of the unfortunate man, in the end, were distressing. On the eve ning of his death, at his most urgent desire, Dr. VV. J. Dullec was called in about nine o'clock. He was then spitting at every thing that approached him. Two men weri compelled to hold his arm3, his legs being secured with cords. . When the spasms commenced, he would beg to he held, uttering the most lamentable entreat ies lor Dr. Duff'ee to afford him relief. When told that it was impossibje for him to recover, he replied he knew it. Chloro form wa administered, but only partially allayed the spasms, which were very fre quent. On the Doctor taking his leave, the sufferer requested him to return, and in a clear and distinct tone begged one fa vor. Dr. I), asked him what he wished, when he said, extending his right haud as far as possible, aud spitting rapidly at the same time Vou are a surireon open a vain in my arm, for God's sake, and bleed ine to death, rather than see me die in this horrible way!" Of course, the request, which appears quite natural under the pain ful circumstances, was not complied with, when the wretched man made an attempt at prayer, aud in the brief period of half an hour expired in the presence of his friends. Wc are informed, that during the above painful period, in which the physician was present, the intellect f the poor fellow did not appear to be the least affected, which is a remarkable circumstance. The im mense quantity of saliva thrown out was also astonishing.
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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Dec. 1, 1849, edition 1
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