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f r FVBJLISMEEMJ . B Veil's" SATURDAY 3 , ID 15 2 J ," laaavaiicc, pti year.jgo, n.0 ' i .1 1 I an 1 i-l , . ! j;0t paiu until six months have expir. ed . . 300 jjot paid till the year has expired, . 3r,n No subscription received' for a less time than a yearj unless me price oe paid in' advance. (jt- Persons who advertise houM alwavs m.irk th-i- ...i ""'I'-pera the number insertions ; otherwise they often forget and let. the advertisement run lonr th'n necessary, and when the bill comes to bese, led there is something said about the I i when an article is advertised for sale ? ... advertiser should attenauTini " out of the paper, because lt misleads the readers of the paper, besides running him to mo- m a. . U3 , Al V s rtlVU U I IN l A N OFFICI from and alter the 1st of Sent. I 830. "" as we keep for sale, GO r all cent.' per such Blanks quire. Where K Links are printed to order, thp wilt r.tne from 33 cts. to i r,o per quire, thus: 1 ipiire CJP JUQk! l 30 per quire. " 1 00 ,s. 75 GO 50 ." 10 3 " " 4, or 6 ID " " I', 2D " " 1 ipiire letfer-sheet blanks c c c Jo b" 75 05 55 45 35 or o . Any bl ink printed to order which has more mitter in it than is usual in blanks printed for tlie above prices, will be charged extra accord ing to the amount of m itter, or the fancy-work directed to be done. In like manner, a blank containing but a few lines of m.itter to the sheet will be charged a less price. JOHN D. .WILLIAMS, Commission and Forwardin M BUG II ANT Fayetteville, N. C. Feb, 2-1, 1S50. Benj- Blossom 8c Son, COMMISSIOiV MKR CHANTS, No. 145, Front Street, NKW YORK. Liberal advances made upon consignments of Naval Stores, Cotton, Grain, and other produce. Jan'v 18, 1S51 ly JOSK1M1 GENERAL It. JUI.OSSOM, COMMISSION AND Forwarding Merchant, AVILMINGTOJT, X. C Tronipt personal attention s;iven to cinHign ments, and cash advances maile on shipments to me or my friends in New York. Keb'y 21, 151 ly jus v It vckiVjcd, 17 3D Panama, Jegliorii, and Palm-leaf '9 Atiil this springs Paris and New York style of mole-skin, silk and ti'-Le. Also, men's, silk, and fur do., of angola Hats, a beautiful ar boys' and childreirs beaver, every desciiption, from sev- r d of the best manut.ictories in ine.u. oiaies, tDether with a go(d assortment of my own m.Tnufjcture, which makes my stock the most complete ever offered in this m irket. A few beautiful misses' Gypsies and oil silk. I have made arrangements that will enable me t sell to country merchants and dealers, at wholesale, at a very small advance, and respect fall v invite them and all others in want l Hats ami Caps, toKive me a call, believin- that it will be to their advantage to do so, us 1 have deter mined to sell cheap. . , Highest prices paid for fur skins and lamb s W0l DAVID GEE, North-east corner Market Square, Green st. March 15, IS51. . . ...i .;i... I. .- :. crood stock of Tobacco on hand, and will receive regularly, from Messrs J . Jones & Go's factory, qualities assorted, from common to very tine, which wi lowest manufacturing prices. II be sold at the J. UTLl tf :y. Fayetteville, April 5, 151. CARTHAGE HOTEL. I n suuscrioer ii.t.in i 1- I .r:...r fiftfll 11 o and enlars- i i , .....ii i-i. .,. Iniiise. is now - - te entertain travellers with i'' fed,cJ V,V ROB 1 McNAbb. ROB' Carthage, Moore Co,, N. May 10, 1S51. (.37 -y E D W ARD C' AN T W E L L, Attorney at Law, ' ,-.... c.. (:...rda. IMorida, feou th Commissioner for Oeorgia, Carolina, c WILMINGTON, N. C. ...... -r. r.llpf tions and an it rrompt attention given . ,. other Prfessional business entrusted to.cai e. Anril 19. 1S51. tf Line of 4 horse Post Coaches from 1 ay- etteville to Warsaw aii .1 t li o rim I 1 con- The Subscribers hav tract on the above Line, will C'" ranning a Line of Four Horse Post Coaches, a ly. iiavin Fayetteville at 4 past I - - 5 ."i . Vi ; u 1 1 v . and arriving at Warsaw p-" tnrnimr. leave tor the Cars North anas u - -y - -Warsaw on the arrival of th -Can JJ or a P. M.. and arrive -(. ; n ,e . the hours. Every care win ue T line pleasant, convenient, and safe, tr . A U. St. will possible, by the 1'iann. iwa, - PX;ton, .... . J j a ..i,.iwr,iiiuli. to L.exinBl"" tannage ana Salem, and SuliSbury-KiNNON cNBIlL. Fayetteville!N::!BlJiI!i The subscriber wishes to purchase 300,000 lls- UAG' for which the highest cash prices will be pa on delivery in Fa-vetteVl1 ,3A V1D MURPHY. Rockfis.lt, Cumberland co., August 20, 1S51. J Cm. "1-"L I v.". "' (C . - - T" . . ' ' " ! ARACTEU IS AS IMPORTANT tm .t.o , . " - - : . - - I Wash i .y.P .TABLES. Are. prepared to furnish t!i t.i.l.i; MORSES, They are also prenare.i t , T"" ,v r.- . rlareu to Sena nassonoo-o any of terms bls opposite the M.h" i- ! und at ,,,eir Hay s'ti-eet Methodist Episcopal Church, nt reasonable terms k horse8 on ,iver- shrtrttrtn ",Hbe idine.'at ste.mboats y Pa8senge to or from the Fayetteville it i. , .J . r.' Jft-Jl. . Gm STATE S T OVE. of the latest and most COOKIN (x The Empire Stove is ri'"veu pattern. It is better and can be soll .ucper man any other kind of Cooking Stove. r or sale oy C V Fayetteville, April 20. ANDREWS. m-m. W. P. Mallclt & II. A. McSwain win;' associated themsHUp. i ti,Q : r Mftti,.in. c. '- ' V" l"e practice ot r.nt uonr'crv. oiler their n.-,.;; i services to th ' . ,i . -"buiiiiv. uue or me other rl them may be found at all times at th.;, . Zr"l wnen not nrofenfiu ..11,1 VV. P. MALLETT, M.D. A -, H- A- McSWAIN, M. D. April no, JS51. 63-tf I-AW NOTICE. ARCHIBALD A. T. SMITH Has taken an Office on Anderson at - nrlv opposite the P'avetteville Hott-I. Il utt,.A io the collection of claims and -...., dl.u especially to the taking of account. ...1 1.. i i . . . . . " ot executors, administrators, guardians and pari ciuicr in suii or oinerwise. Jan'y 11, 1S51 v Eaconva g-c The undersigned XortH Carolina. is manufacturing, in Fay- etteville, B oot & Shoe Pol.ish, far superior to the Blacking purchased in the Northern Cities. He intendsdevoting his whole time to manufacturing and veiidirnr this verv superior polish, and calls upon all who think it to the interest of the Southern people, to become independent of Northern manufactures, to give him their aid and patronage. He is prepared to show, by absolute trial, to any one who will call upon him. the vast super iority of his over all other joishf& or blacking now sold in North Carolina Call and have your boots and shoes once completely blacked and polished, ai.d be satisfied. I Ins article is offered ;it a price' not higher than is usually charged' lor of her and inferior qualities, and a trial is all that is asked to secure the patronage of the public generally. The undersigned expects to visit every por tion of the State to introduce his polish, and asks now in advance that. Merchants and others visit ing Fayetteville will give him a call. Tins rolUh can le u.ed by ladies without soiling the drcs A. J . YY UUmV AKI.'. June 21, 1851. 01,-0m 30;0:)0 lbs June 2. 1? AOS wanted by 11. BliANSON & SON. rr 'zmt :miSz jsz The copartnership heretofore existing under the name of J A Rowland &Co., is this day dis i i i .. i . . soiveo uv muiuai iuiwni. JOHN A. KOWLAM). GILBERT YV. McKAY, JOHN C. MOORE. The undersigned will continue ' t the business of the late firm, at ineir lormer Stand in Lumberton, under the style ot rumianu & McKav, where goodi of every description can be bought on the most reasonable terms JUHiM f. IUJVVIj.11 o. GILBERT VV. McKAY. Lumberton, July 1, 1-S51. G15-tf jLaborers Wanted. 25 or 30 WOOD ,AHOKl3K are im mediately wanted on the r ayettevnie ana rvoi in- ern Plank Road. Th Sliest wages win oe paid, and payments made to sun me convening of those employed. APllication to be made imipeuiait-i .u 1 1 JOEL WILLIAMS, JOHN VVADDILL, T1IOS. R UNDER WOOD, DAVID McNElLL. Aug 23. fl-V2-3t Plnnk Koad Lumber Wanted! The Subscribers are authorised to contract . .i, rioniinj :it. G-.imnbellton, for the neinerj at --- ------r .1.. i;-,.fii, f.'vof t pville and Nortliern or on me i.... Plank Road, on the fc.ast sioe oi in x ver of FIVE HUNDKEI) THOUSAND MKET of Plank Koad Lumber. They will also contract lor ine3ini.u.aw .... ""j . Road, to be delivered along ine iiufu'" b Lord's Old Store, thence North. , Farly application is invited, as it is the tnten ' ..i- tho L'oard of Directors to commence the construction of said Road '""''iVirn ap J, J.J. A. A. McKETHAN. JOHN D. WILLIAMS. August 23, 1551 PETER P tT-,B ;nst received, and JOHNSON oilers for sale, CHEAP, 75 bags superior Rio Coffee, o barrels coffee Sugar, 50 " Mackerel, No,, 1, 2 and 3, T ,.if and granulated Sugar. ai L l?r4 assortment of Iron and Nails, Also, a V Shovels & Tongs, Shovels, Spades, ir .Vices, Hammers, Blacksmiths' Bellows, Anvil , Collins' Planes, Augers and Chisels, rue , Axes, &.c. August 16, 1S)1 WANTED, i ra i7.ed aooa .ii m.. , a ood M U j bus , well ruutt '"o" ,, 0t exceeding seven broke to the was-., & McLaurin. Fay- years old. API i B,lbscriber at Slicksville, 13 Fear River. N K McDUFFIE. July 26, 1S51 tf I " jxo x io xij oui V1UUA1.S . AJMJ THE GLORY OP Til V STATU i tuc FAYETTEVILLE, S. G.s Spring Goods, 1851. JAMES KYLE Has just received a large and general assort ment of Dry Goods, among which are 1200 pieces new style Calicoes, 250 Ginghams, 310 " printed -and embroidered Lawns, Urocade and other Silks, Swiss and other Muslins Irish Linens, Lawns and Diapers, Bobinet Lace and Edgings Silk, .Linen and Cotton Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas and Parasols, Superfine Cloths and Cassimeres, Tweeeds and Mareno Cassimere, Bonnets, uncommonly cheap, Bolting Cloths, Anker brand, with many other goods, all of which were pur chased by the package for cash. Those wishing to purchase by wholesale or retail, will please call before purchasing elsewhere, as good bar gains may be expected this season. March 15, 1S51. WATCHES AND JEWELRY, AT WIIOLKSAL.K & . RETAIL. J. M7 BEASLEY T I.I ..I-..1I-. - "j- "Ji" i L'sjiecuun y in- ? form the Dlllilic sreni-rilK' that he has recently re turned from New York with decidedly a very large Jot of WATCHES AND JEWELRY. Many of the Watches were bought by the pack age for Cash, and can therefore be sold very low. He has watches of all kinds ; chains, keys and seals of all the latest styles; finger rings, ear rings; madalians of all sizes, both English and American make; ladies chalelains; collar and sleeve buttons; shirt studs; gold spectacles, light and heavy; any quantity of gold pens and pencils; old and silver thimbles: bracelets: silver fruit d butter knives ; silver spoons of all the vari- us kinds and sizes ; large lot of pocket cutlery ; scissors of all sizes; button-bole scissors; survey ors' compasses and chains; mathematical instru ment; any kind and quality of pistols that may be wanting; lare lot of fine and common single and double-barrel Guns ; game bags, shot belts and powder flasks; MILITARY GOODS, including all between the small button and bass drum ; violins and extra bows; flutes; clarionets; flagelets, accordeons of all kinds, music boxes, perfumery soap, tooth and hairbrushes, dressing and pocket combs, plated and Britannia ware, and various other things too tedious to enume rate. CM and give rne a trial. QCJ- Watches and Jewelry neatly repaired. Cash paid for old gold and silver. ' J. M. BEASLEY, North-east corner Market Square. Fayetteville, Aug. y, 1S51 ly 30 hhds. new erop MOLASSES For sale bv - . June 'IS. PETER P. JOHNSON. A 31 ERICA iV HAlt DWA RE. BLIVKN &i)0UGLASS, MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS, lo. 5 Piatt street, Three doors from Pearl st , NEW YORK. Would respectfully invite the attention of the Hardware Trade to their Stock of Goods, receiv ed direct from the Manufacturers, and for sale on favorable ternis. New York, July 10. 151 3m EDWIN GLOVER, (SIGN OF THE LARGE WATCH,) Has returned from N.York with a large stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS, Jewelry, Platcil Wan e, a ml Military Goods, which he will sell at a small advance on cost. He solicits a call from all wanting to purchase any ariicle in his line, for he is confident he can suit them both in price and quality. Hay street, fayetteville, V C. July 19, 1 5 1 , 3m MANUFACTORY: AT WHOLESALE & RETAIL. T. WARD'S Old established Tin & Sheet Iron Ware Manufactory Is Removed To the south-cast corner of Market Square j :-zr ready with the necessary machinery and materials for making Factory Drums ami Can?, and to do all kind of work for Factories; also Roofine:, guttering:, and all kinds of " JOBBING done onshort notice,&. by experienced workmen. A constant supply of Tin kept en hand, at wholesale and jetau. Country merchants and pedlarscan be supplied at the verv lowest prices. 1 C. W. ANDRES. Sept 2S, 1550 FOR RENT FAVORABLE TERMS. OS A comfortable Dwelling House on Mom ford street, under the oaks, with a good view of the public works on Havmount and of the extensive fields in front. Also, a good stand for a provision or grocery store, west of Wagon Yard nuuuings. A pleasant summer residence joining Dr B. W. Robinson's. APPLY AT THE POST OFFICE Aug. 16, ISol . G5l-0t SO lihcls. sweet Molasses, 1000 sacks Liverpool Salt, with our usual stock of Groceries. J & T. WAD DILL. Julv 00, isr,i flrt- A good supply of Williams' Rectified Rye Whiskey. J. W. F. SEPTEMBER 20, 1851. POSTAGE UNDER THE NEW LAW. RaU of letter postage in the United States. Single letters prepaid, J, oz. 3000 milc. 3 cU., unpaid 5c. 1 - - 10 "9 -" 2 - - 12 UTer three thousand uiilea double the above rates. 15 20 25 Newspaper Rates, per quarter, u-hen sent from the office of publication, to actual and bona fide subscribers. From and after the 20th June, 1S51, for each newspaper not exceeding three ounces in weight, the annexed rates per quarter are to be paid quarterly in advance. These rates only apply where the paper is sent from the otnee of publication to actual and bona fide subscribers. 72 a c 5 3 -i a a a CO Cts. Cts Cts.Cts.lCts.lCts. .ot ov?ry0 miles. 2. 15 Jij 5 10 15 20 25 30 'V-i 5 10 12,a 15 l1 a? 5 7i Over iti), uot over 300 miles. SO 30 20 Over :S00. uut over 11100 miles 75 45 30 Ov-r 100O - 2O00 100 60 40 Ovrr2000 4000 125 75 50 Ov r 4000 niilcK. 100 00 CO DIRECTIONS. 1 1st. Weekly papers only, when sent as above stated, are to be delivered free in the county where they are published; and thia although con veyed in the mail over fifty miles. ' 2d. Newspapers containing not over 3-0 square inches, are to be charged one quarter the above rates. 3d. Publishers of newspapers are allowed to exchange free of postage, one copy of each num ber only; and this privilege extends to newspa pers published in Canada. -Jth. The weight of newspapers must be taken or determined when they are in a dry state. 5-th. Postmasters are not entitled to receive newspapers free of postage upon their franking privilege. 0th. Payment in advance does not entitle the party paying to any deduction from the above rates. Rales of Postage to be charged upon all transient newspapers and every other description of Printed JVIatter, except JVtuvspapers and Pe riodicals, published at intervals and not ex ceeding three months and tent from the office of publication to actual and bona fide subscribers. o o J5 o Note. For each additional -" s E p 3 c B o ounce, or fraction of an ounce. -. ' o 0 i s o 0 j beyond the ten ounces, in this t g Sg table, additional rat ' will be S n " " tS charged. - Jj Jj Z O c O o 3 o Cts. ICts. ICts. ICtn.lCts. One ounce, or under 1 2 3 4 5 Over 1 ounce, not over 2 ounces 2 4 0 8 10 - 2 3 3 6 9 12 15 " 3 " 4 " 4 8 12 16 20 " 4 '; "5 6 IO 15 20 25 5 Si " 6 6 12 18 24 30 " ': " 7 " 7 14 21 28 35 " 7 i 8 '' 8 1C 24 32 40 8 " 9 9 IS 27 3 4i ; y " io lo . in jju . 40 so DIRECTIONS, transient newspaper. 1. On every transient newspaper, unsealed circular, handbill, engraving, pamphlet, period ical, magazine, book, and every other descrip tion of printed matter, the above rates must Jn all cases be prepaid, according to the weight. ! 2. Whenever any printed matter on which the postage is required to be prepaid, shall through the inattention of Postmasters, or otherwise, be sent without prepayment, the same shall be charged with double the above rates. 3. Bound books and parcels of printed matter, not weighing; over 32 ounces, shall be deemed mailable matter. Periodicals published at intervals, not exceed ing three months, and sent to actual and bona fide subscribers, are to be charged with one half the rates mentioned in the last above table, and prepayment of a quarter's postage thereof must in all cases be required. Periodicals pub lished at intervals of more than three months are charged with the full rate, which must be prepaid. Note. In case there is on or in any newspa per, periodical, pamphlet, or other printed mat ter or paper connected therewith, any manu script of any kind by which information shall be asked for, or communicated in writing, or by marks or signs, the said newspaper, periodical, pamphlet, or other printed matter becomes sub ject to letter postage; and it is the duty of the Postmaster to remove the wrappers and envel opes from all printed matter and pamphlets not charged with letter postage, for the purpose f ascertaining whether there is upon or connected with any such printed matter, or in such pack age any matter or thing which would author ize or require the charge of a higher rate of post age thereon. N. K. HALL, Postmaster General. Fall and Winter GOODS. The snbscibers have received in part, and ex pect to have in Store in a few days, their entire Stock of STAPLE AND FANCY Among this Stock will be found all the late varieties of Ladies' and Gentlemen's Dress Goods. Phe larger portion of their Stock has been laid in for the WHOLESALE TRADE, in which line the undersigned do not intend to be undersold. 0- Country Merchants will find it to their interest to examine this stock before making their purchases. August 23, 1 Sol DR. T. D. HAIGH Has taken an Office on Hay street, west of the Hotel Buildings. July 10, 1S51 tt LANDS FOR SALE. We wish to sell 2000 ACRES OF 1.ANI lying near Cameron's Hill, Round Top, on the line of the Plank Road. This land is well water ed, and for timber and turpentine is not surpas sed by any other in this section of country. There is a'steam saw mill and turpentine distil lery in the immediate vicinity. For information in regard to price and other particulars, call on th undersigned. 1 A J. CAMERON, J. W. CAMERON. July 10, 1S31 3m REMOVED. A. M. CAMPBELL has removed to the store recently occupied by Starr &. Williams, Hay street , one door west ot E. Qlover'a Jewelry store. May 31, 1S51. COMMON PROPERTY" OF ITS CITIZENS." VOL NORTH CAROLINIAN, - 1 m-J' " r.-rr. ; ; .-1 FAYETTEVILLE, X. C. SEPTEMBER 20, 185Z. LATER FROM EUROPE. Cotton again ad nanced. The steamship Niagara arrived at New York from Liverpool on the 11th. Cotton has advanced an eighth of a penny. Rumors were afloat of heavy failures both in Liverpool and London. The potato disease has again appeared in Ireland. . RELEASE OF FOUR OF THE INVADERS. By telegraph we have advices from N. Orleans to the 11th, giving news from Havana to the 5th inst., which states that the captain general had released four members or the late expedi tion. The passage of two was paid to N.Orleans. Concha told them that he had intended to liber ate all of them, but the New Orleans riot had changed his determination. Capt. Pl itt, of the U. h. sloop-ot-war Albany, pleaded in behalf of the remainder of the prisoners, but was told that his intercession was in vain; it was decided to transport them to Spain. GREAT OUTRAGE. .By the following dUpatch, it will be seen that three or four citizens of Baltimore county, Mil., have been murdered and some beat nearly to death, in attempting to regain their property. It appears that the fanatics at the north have determined to prevent the execution of the fugi tive slave law. What is to be done? It is folly for the President to issue proclamations, for they are not regarded. Some other course must be pursued. The south is getting justice now with a ven geance. Telegraphed for the Washington Union. FOUR CITIZENS SHOT IN ATTEMPTING to REGAIN their SLAVES The passengers in th cars from York, Pennsylvania, state that two estimable citizens were killed near lncaster. It appears that Edward Gorsuch axd h)S sor)t Dickenson Gorsuch, residents tf Balti more county, accompanied by Nicholas Hutchinson, Joshua Nelson, l)r Thoqas Pierce, Joshua Gorsuch, and others, wen to a place called Christiana, in Lancaster county. Pa., to recover some runaway slaves belonging to Fid ward Gorsuch, who ran oft" a year ago. Upon attempting to enter the house, the negroes rushed upop inein, armeu Willi muskets, and prevented the party from entering. Soon a large crow d of whites and negroes surrounded the house. The marshal coin niamlcd the company to assist, but thev refused. Gorsuch ami friends retired, being over come, and when retiring were fired upon by the negroes 'from the w indows of the houses,, and were also attacked by the crowd froin the outside. Edward Gorsuch was shot in the arm and shoulder, and has since died. He w as beaten with club after he was shot. Another iMr Gorsuch was also mortally shot. l)r Thomas Pierce was shot and badly beaten, and it is feared will die. The Messrs llutchins escaped to Philadelphia. Two or three of the ne groes were also shot. Such was the vio lence of the attack that none of the sur vivors could remain with the wounded, but escaped as they best could. The crowd of blacks and whites number ed about two hundred. None interferred to save the lives of the citizens. Those gentlemen from Baltimore county are among the most respectable citizens. The excitement was most intense. MASSACHUSETTS WHIG STATE CONVEN TION. Spkixfikld, Sept 10. The Whig State Convention ntet to-day, and was organized by the selection of Judge B F Thomas, of Winchester, as president, with ten vice presidents and four secretaries. The following are the votes for candi dates for governor and lieutenant govern or: For Governor. Whole number, 1,033 necessarv to a choice, 5 IT- Robert C. Winthrop, 811; Samuel 11. Walley, 207; scattering. 10. It was then moved that the nomination be unanimous; which was carried with a shout of assent. Lieutenant governor. Whole number, 838; necessary to a choice, 420. George Gi innell. of Greenfield, 696; .Myron Law rence, of lielchertown. 129; scattering. 13. And .Mr J Gi innell was unanimously declared the nominee. For delegates at large to the national convention. Kdw'd Everett, id Cam bridge; George Ashinun, ol Springfield; Seth Sprague, of Duxbury. Seizure of an .Qmerican brig al Cuba for attempting to smuggle gunpowaer, &c, on shore. Portland. Sent 9. The barque Ran ger, arrived from Cuba, reports that the brig Potosi, Captain lawyer, ol this port, had been seized at Havana for an attempt made by her officers to smuggle a quantity ol gunpowder on shore, were examined ami imprisoned; and it is thought they " be sent to Spain to serve out a number ot years in the chain-gang- Thebrig. it was expected, would be oiven an un the navmeut of a fine. &ne,is J owned by John 1L Brown, of this plac. TEItJttS Of One so bare of twentv. oue lines or less, CO rents; every fuuseijufnt inser tion fm ffa pvrnt it mains in mr vrTerai mon th.a.w hen it will berharr. j(ed $:i for two months, $4 'ffw h m AJ f VIII 1 .1 w twelve months. Liberal deduction for Marge advertisements by 12 WTO, 656- the year or six months. RIDE ON A RAILROAD. From the Warrenton Reporter. "Oil! what a row, what a rumpus and a rioting All those endure, you may be sure" who ride on the Raleigh and Gaston Rail, road. We are always willing to say a good word for anybody and anything when we can conscientiously do so, and if we, at any time, speak disparagingly of this road, we wi&h it understood that we do not intend to include any one attached to it in any capacity, for webelieve that no set of men ever had a harder task to perfotm, who performed it so well, than he ' con tractors, engineers and others who manage its allairs. We, last week, enjoyed (?) a trip on the Gaston end of the road from Warrenton De- put, and as the incidents ot the run were a little out of the common, we give a short sketch of our ride. On leaving the Warrenton Depot a few hundred yards, a lady, who was seated not far oil', askrd us, with serious alarm de picted in Iter countenance, if there was not danger of turning over the cars, an anti cipation which the leaning of the cars to one side seemed to justify. To calm her apprehension, we replied that we thought that the extent of our daugei lay in the probability of running of the track,' which prediction or suggestion was verified, sure enough, three miles below Macon Depot. There were only a few passengers on board, but' the amount of maledictiou in such cases is not proportioned to the num ber of passengers, but to the length of time they are detained. North Carolina, the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, and that portion of it particular ly, were separately discussed and consign ed to ''that bourne" whence no railroad ever returns. , With all the effort made by the hands gathered for the purpose of getting us again on the track, the work progressed so slowly as.to warrant the conclusion that the object would not be effected before midnight. We had long poles and short poles, blocks props and arrows; we primed and we propped; we got tired and stopped; we tat down to. rest and consult what was best to be done in the case and get out of the place. Night too, wh approaching, and hunger encroaching, on many a maw, and saMy they wanted something to chaw, but wlier was that something to .come from? That w the question. Finally it was proposed tVat-some four or five of us should go to a Farmhouse aDoiit a mile ahead and get suppei f.,r ourselves and have some sent to the ladies, wtu. W1(, one or two of the more aged passengers maiiied on the car. The proposal was lavoraiy received so olV we set, five of us on boar& a band car, to work our passage to where J A., vis ions were to be had. Among the numbr was a big fat Richmond cit., of whom more anon. We arrived at the Farm house where we were told by the gentlemanly proprietor that we could have supper, but must wait for it to be prepared. In the mean time the work of getting the "Iron Horse" on the track was going on, and, as it turned out more successfully than we had imagined possible; for, just as we had sat down, to the supper table we heard the keen whistle and presently the chug chug of the engine coming on at a snorting rate. About that time might have been seen some pretty tall eating. Chicken legs were stripped at a bite, while cups of col fee went down at a swig. Chug, chug, nearer and nearer; another warning whis tle. We could stop no longer, so up we jumped, and each man gathering a hand full, oft we put to gain the road ahead of the car. To do this we had to run and pretty fast at that. .We are tolerably fast on the heels, but this time we chanced to be in the rearot the race. While running through a skirt of woods we were sudden ly startled by the elevation of two black objects just ahead, which as suddenly de scended, and on nearing the spot, there lay our Richmond friend, prone upon his bread-basket, with a chunk of bread in one hand and the scrag of a chicken in the other, which he was endeavoring to keep oft the ground, and in his mouth he held a chicken leg, the bone of which was projecting and had stuck about an inch in the earth. The skirt of his coat turned over his shoulders and left exposed the seat of his pants, which were burst, we guess, about eigh teen inches crosswise- We surveyed the scene for a moment, and finding he was damaged corporeally, hurried on to the road which we reached just in time to gi'e information of the accident and inter1' with the humane conductor to wa until our unfortunate friend came up. -'fie pres ently made his appearance, ve jumped about and reached Gaston bv H o'clock, too late of course for th' northern train. Consequently we had," ,le "ver unlil Sundav evening. W went our trip and returned in safety out wl,el'' wc wet another matter. Aeuy JW Democratic State Convention. . a .a The te''gran,c '?$patcti which we publish in ither column brings us the welcome intelligence that this body has readoptet a - a a.- the sound national resolutions ol last yea 1 he democracy ol xsew York now stj in full harmouv with the democratic of the country. It is an omen t ri u in ph. Union. Gen. Saunders ar on the 9th, in b'
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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Sept. 20, 1851, edition 1
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