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V " CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS; AND THE GLORTT OF THE STATE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF ITS CITIZENS. j hUITOR ASD PROPRIETOR terms or THE NORTH CAROLINIAN. P annum, if paid in advance, $2 00 Do. if paid at the end of 3 months 2 50 Da. if paid at the end of G months 3 00 Du. if paid at the end of the year, 3 50 N- subscription received for less than twelve months, unless paid for in advance. 03- -V paper discontinued until all arrears are paid. Letters on business connected with this estab lishment, must be addressed R. K. BRYAN, Editor of the North Carolftjian -Vid in all cases RATES. OF ADVERTISINGS Sixty cents 'per square for the first, and thirty "I cents, i'yr sub.steq'jent insertions, unless tb.ejk " vrtfseiifet-iiuhlihed more titan two month, then it w.Il be'charged For "three months, - - - $4 00 For six months, - 0 00 For 12 months, - - - - 10 00 CCf- All advertisement must be handed in by 10 ocl'ic'. Friday morning, and should have the uuinber of in-iertioiis intended marked upon them, otherwise tliey will be inserted till forbid ami charged accordingly. Lm ., .... L'S. FOIl SALE AT THE C A ROLIN I A N OFFIC E, at 7 5 cents per quire. For any quantity over 3 quires, GO cts per quire. JOHN D. WILLIAMS, Commission and Forwarding M EUC II ANT Favetteville, IV. C. Oct 1, 1S51. TOBACCO. The subscriber h is a ood stock of Tobacco on hand, and will receive regularly, from Messrs J. Jones St, Cu's f.ictory, qualities assorted, from common to verv fine, winch will be fold at the' lowest manufacturing prices. J. UTLEY. Fayetteville, Oct 1, 1S51. tf MARBLE FACTORY. Nearly Store" Oct. onnositc to E. W. Willkinrs' Auction FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. 1, 1S5I v TEA ! TEA ! TEA !! Hyson Ti, Imperial Te, Young Hyson Te3, Onln'ne Tel. tiu.jlitv aood. better, and choice, a I ir.re fetimtl v and good assortment all selected! bv a iuJe. and recommended as fresh and tine fl ivored. Oct 11 For sale by S. J. HINSDALE. 1 1 I'KRIAL TEA. Just received to-d.iy a chest of Imperial Tea, that is asood, if nut a little better than was ver onereu at mis ujikci Oct II. S. J. HINSDALE. WATCHES AND JEWELRY, AT WIIOLRSALB & UETA1U j, mTbeaslet Would respectfully in form the public ;enerally that he has recently re turned from New York with decidedly a very larjre j lot of WATCHES AND JEWELRY. Many of the Watches were bought by the pack age for Cash, and can therefore be sold very low. "lie has watches of all kinds ; chains, keys and euls of all the Litest stvles; finger rings, ear rin: madali.nis of all sizes, hot h English and American 111 jkei l.idies chatcl.iins: collar and pleeve buttons; shirt studs; gold spectacles, light and heavy; any quantity of gold pens and pencils; gold and silver thimbles; bracelets; silver fruit and butter knives ; silver spoons of all the vari ous kinds and sizes ; large lot of pocket cutlery ; scissors of all si.es; button-hole scissors; survey or,' romnasses and chains; mathematical instru ment; any kind and quality of pistols that may be wanting; large lot of fine and common single ,i,Mihle-barrel Guns ; game bags, shot belts Otl v and powder flasks; MILITARY GOODS, including all between the small button and bass drum ; violins and extra bows; flutes; clarionets; i.,l.'t accordeons of all kinds, music boxes, nrfumerv soap, tooth and hair brushes, dressing and pocket combs, plated and Britannia ware, and various other things too tedious to enume rate. Call and give me a trial. f- Watches and Jewelry neatly repaired. rlsh raid for old gold and silver. Cash paia & J. M. REASLEY, North-east corner Market Square. Fayetteville, Oct. 1, 1S51 ly Entire new Stock of GOODS. 1H stock out, we now offer tUVHlb sviu ----- . to our customers and friends an entire nexv stock f DRY GOODS, Hardware and Cutlery, Hats, SHOES & GROCERIES, A LARGE ASSORTMENT, All of which we will Tcli3n?e for any kind of country produce, or sell customers. on time to punctual COOK & TAYLOR. ravettcvillc,Scpt27, 1S31 y THAT POLISH, HOW IT SHINES! 10,000 boxes sold within tlie last 9 months. A. J. WOODWARD returns his thanks to the public for the unprecedented encouragement he has met with in the manufacture and sale of his celebrated Polish, and at the same time wishes it understood that he. always keeps l supply on hand for wholesale or retail. Experience has proved that this Polish is un surpassed for quickness in putting a gloss no boots and shoes, , and also in preserving the leather. Persons wishing to oil their boots can use this Polish with equal success immediately after wards; the leather should be rubbed as soon as tbe-Piish1 applied, better it dries. .. . w 'v The Polish can be found at the, store under the Carolinian Printing Office. Fayetteville, Feb'y 21, 1352. 673-ly SALE OF LAND FOR TAXES. Ajrreeable to an order by the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Robeson County, Feb'y Term, 1552, I will expose to public sale, for c;sh, at the Court House in Lmnberton on the 4th Monday in May next, the following tracts of Land, or such part thereof as will pay the taxes due thereon for the year A. D. 1S50, aud all ac cruing expenses, viz: ."u. acres. 140, 100, 175. 140, 2354, 137J, By whom listed. Owen Carter, Tax due. $2 73 Archibald McMillan, 2 .Too Campbell forDTorrei.ee, 49 31 fe6 42 16 4Gi Malcom CCauley, John C. Davis, Hectr McNeill, Dugald McDufiee, Mary Nelson, 11 00, 12.')0, 200, 95, 3S4, 1045, 200, 110, 134, 75, 15 S3, 150, 150, 100, 100, 50, 220, 20s, 200, 360, si;, no, 100, 50, 9 2G John Priest, 1 Dueald MeDuald, 2 3i 29 Dugald McPugald forCatha- rine McDugald, 3 70 John Gilchrist, 29 85 Daniel Campbell, 5 57 Neill Campbell, 3 91 Lauchlan McKay, 3 53 Duncan Deal, 2 Si Jesse Brooks, 42 James Bryant, 2 33 John Laws, 92 Clinton Oxendine, 2 SO Sampson Runts, 23 Mary McLean, 49j Gibson Bass, 2 18 Levi C. Hayes, 3 45 Joshua Inman, G )0 Jesse Spiney, 3 26 John B. Conner, 3 70 Harman Cocks, 2 12 Daniel Ivey, 2 49 Cader Ivey, 2 49 Hardy Wslcocks, 2 17 REUBEN KING, Sheriff. Robeson Count v. March IS, 18 52. S GS2- IQt. pr adv $6 60 $10 JiEWAliB. Runaway from the subscriber about the 1st of Januarv Inst, a negro man named MIKE, who is supposed to be lurking in the neighborhood of r aetteville, where lie hs a wife. Mike is bl;ick fellow, about 5 feet 10 inches high, stoops a little when walking, and moves slow I v. He was hired by me for this vear from the estate nf Josiah Evans, dee'd. The above reward will be paid for his apprehension and delivery to me or confinement in jail so that 1 get him. Mike is 25 years old. NATHAN KING. April 10, 1S52 635-tf Win. Rowland's Mill Saws 1 dozen very heavy, for sale by April 17. H. BRANSON & SON. SPRING GOODS. We are now receiving our usual stock of STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS, Boofs, Shoes, Bonnets, &c, Which be; ng bought late in the season, (most of them at a considerable now prepared to sell decline in price,) we are them very low. Please Very call and examine. D. & W. McLAURIN. April 10, 1S52. II Y SON TEA. A chest of very superior quality, fresh and Gne flavor, just received and for ale by Oct 11. S. J. HINSDALE. LAW NOTICE. AltCIIlnAI.O A.T. SMITH Has taken an Office on Anderson street, nearly opposite the Fayetteville Hotel. He will attend to the collection of churns and law business gen erally, and especially to the taking of accounts of executors, administrators, guardians and part ners, either in suit or otherwise. October 1 , 1S51. II. L.. HOLM ES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WILMINGTON, N. C. Office on corner of Front and Princess streets. under the Journal Office. Nov If), 1S51 tf 1 8 5 2. New Spring Goods. I am now receiving a verv larse and well selected stock of Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS, Ready-made Clothins. Groceries. Hardware and Cutlery, Hats, Bonnets, Shoei, Umbrellas, rarasolg, &.c. &c. ALSO 75 Barrels .Mackerel. These Goods have been selected with the greatest care, and will be sold as cheap as 'any goods in the market. Those wishing to pur chase, will find it to their interest to examine these Goods before purchasing elsewhere. W. F. MOORE. April 3, 1S52 634-tf Second Spring and Summer Stock. STAR R& WILLI A 31 S Would announce to their cuNtotnern and the public gen erally, that they are now recemog Urge additions of STAPLE DRY GOODS, Shoes, Boots, &c., to their early Spring purcbaee, to which they especially invite i no attention or country merchants. (pj- Orders solicited, and ercry exertion made to (tire satisfaction. S. & W Fayetteville, April CS. FAYKTTKYII.T.B. If. C, Steamship Line Between New York. Norfolk, Petersburg and Richmond. Two splendid new steamships, built expressly for this route, are now running Steamship City of Eichmond, Z. Mitchell, Commander, and Steamship City of Norfolk, Jas Post, Command er .one of which leaves New York every Thurs day from Pier 8, East River, at 4 p. m. return ing, leaves Richmond and City Point ou Friday and Norfolk on Saturday of every week. These vessels are thorough ?ea steamers, very fast, and have splendid accommodations for passengers. Cabin passage & found between N. York and Norfolk.9 S7 Do. do. Co. City Point sr Richmond - - - - - - $8 .Steerage do. Do. Do. " $6 Do. do. . - Do.. v and Norfolk .$5 Freight from Kew York Richmond etr. per foot. " D. - Do. to Petersburg &. Norfolk 7 cts foot. This is as expeditious, the cheapest, and most pleasant route passengers ctn take going to New York. Insurance by these vessels is much lower than by sailing vessels. JUSIAH WILLS. Agent, Norfolk. THOS. BRANCH, do. Petersburg. A S. LEE, do. Richmond. MAILLER &. LORD, 10S Wall st., New York. March 30, 1S52 6m Spring Goods 1852. JAMES KYLE IS NOW RECEIVING ABOUT 250 Packages of DRY GOODS, All of which being purchased for CASH, will be offered at very reduced prices for cash, or on time to punctual customers, either by whole sale or retail. 3- Bolting Cloths from No. 1 to 10, of the best that is manufactured March 27, 1S52. 6S3-tf THE subscribers have on hand and are daily receiving the following GOODS: Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware and Cutler, Oils & NVhite Lead, a large assortment of Fish, With many other articles not enumerated, em bracing a Urge and well selected Stock, which they are disposed to sell LOW, either at whole sale or retail- LEETE &. JOHNSON. 2 doors West of CaDe Fear Bank. April 10, 1S52. CS3-tf One of our firm having received the appoint ment of AUCTIONEER, we solicit consign ments at home and from abroad. LEETE & JOHNSON. $50 REWARD. Ranaway from the subsciber, on the 20th Feb ruary last, some ten or twelve miles below Col umbia. S. C, a likely mulatto boy named JOHN, about tw'enty years old, slim, triinmade , vrrths about 140 pounds, he is about 5 feet S or 9 inches high, has no scar recollected; one of his thumbs is stiff at the first joint and bends in ; think his right, butam not positive which; hair straight and rather dark. S;iid negro was purchased in Richmond, Va . of George Aler, and was raised in the neighborhood of Fredericksburg, Va., and will likelv try to get back. The above re ward of fifty dollars will be paid for him if lodg ed in any jail so that I get him. D. T. CURETON. Greenville, S. C, April 20, 1S52. ,G3S-6t NOTICE. I forewarn all and every person from fishing or hunting on my lands in the counties of Cum berland, Bladen and Sampson, as I will enforce the law against all such trespassers G. T. CARKSDALE. April 22, 1S52. CS7-tf Bank of Fayetteville, 14th April. 1852. ) Th Annual Meeting of the Stockholders e-f this Bank will take place in the Fayetteville Hall, on the 17th of May next, at 12 o'clock, M. A general attendance is requested. W. G. BROADFOOT, 6S-5-5t Cashier. WANT OF MONEY! I will sell my SUMMER RESIDENCE, two miles from the Market, on the Fayetteville and Western Plank Road one of the most desirable and healthy places in the county A Iso, 40 Shares of Fayetteville and Western Plank Road Stock, and 30 ohares of Fayette ville Motel StocK. With the largest stock of Ready made CAR Kl ALrfc.S and HUlililES ever offered in this plnce over -f500 worth completely finished All of which I will sell at very reduced prices lorcasn or negotiable notes. So little attention has been paid to the call i - i . i i - . i maue oy me aiier ine nre oi me MJan v.on those indebted to me to call and settle, that I am induced to offer the above property at reduced prices to enable me to rebuild my Carriage Es tablishment and continue my business with coo venience. I shall place notes in proper hands for collec tion.it not p:ud soon. I have all my accounts made out to the 1st Jan'y 1S52. A. A. McKETIIAN. April 10, 1S52. 6S5-tf 350,000 lbs. Rags. Old Rope, Bagging. &c, wanted at three and 4 half cents per lb. cash, delivered to us. II. BRANSON & SON. March 11, 1832 Lumber ! Lumber ! ! Oak, Hickory, Ash, Poplar, Sweet Gum, Birch, and Cypress Lumber sawed to order by the subscriber, 4 milse north of Fayetteville. On hand, oak for Felloes and Axletrees. M. V. JONES. April 17, 1S52 tf 152 Tons of Ice. Having filled the Ice House at Catnpbellton with Boston Pond ICE, families and others can be supplied during the season with Ice attbe following rates: For quantities of 5 lbs. and upwards, 2 cts. per lb ; less than 5 lbs. 3 cts., at the Market House before 9 o'clock every room ing: after that time, 3 cts. per lb. will be charg ed for all quantities. The Ice will be delivered at 5 o'clock P. M. on Saturdays, instead of Sun day mornings. Cash having been paid for the Ice, all accounts arising therefrom most be settled weekly. The Ice House will be opened on'the 12th inst. CHARLES GODDARD. April 10, 1S52. GS3-U HAY 15; 1852. THE NORTH CAROLINIAN. BayettevUle, K. C. V. B. PALMER, tfa Antriu. . . the only ttthorised Acent tor thin du in the of BcstonvWwotkB4, lladelphla. and i duly rnpow. ere to take dvertteeiiMU k snbseTiption.t the rstes as required by n His receipts will be regarded pay 5?n.t e-BOSTON. Scollay's Bonding; NEW YQHK. Tribune BuUdings; PHILADELPHIA, S. W.ecner Third and Cbeannt t. - - i ir m . " - - . breign News: The steaiBeKarnps,wfh Liverpool dates to the 24tb ult.,ferfred it New York on the 6th. 'J1!?5 wVfirm ''JW"'gJli of cne-'elgntfrvrt airpen oy.' The political intelligence' by this arrival is unimportant. It is said that Austria, Prussia and Russia will not oppose Louis Napoleon in as suming the title of Emperor, if he chooses so to do. Austria has consented to"allow Kossuth's mother and sisters to come to America. The French Government organ has announced that Napoleon does not intend to establish the Empire. A bill has been introduced into the English House of Commons to abolish the stamp on news papers and the duty on advertisements. The cholera has again broken out in different parts of Persia, and is committing frightful rav ages. A British sloop-of-war captured a Spanish slaver in the Mozambique channel, after a des perate resistance. THE DEMOCRACY SOUND. " While we say this, toe are witling to admit that the Democracy in the general are sound on the subject of the Cont2romise,' and we trust will continue so." Tliis is the admission of the Petersburg Intelligencer. The Democracy in the general are sound on the subject of the Compromise." A tanfy justice is better than no justice at all. The columns of the Intelligencer for several months past, have been devoted to the attempt to demonstrate that the Democratic party is divided into the two factions of the secessionists and abolitionists both being opposed to the finality of the Compromise. The Inle.'li' gencer at last confesses its error, and very candidly makes reparation for its previous injustice, by recording the admission that the Democracy in general are sound on the-subject of the Compromise." Of course, the Intelligencer will not again claim that the V"hi party is the Union party, or stig-inatize-the Democracy as secessionists. We shall see. Petersburg Democrat. THE PRESIDENCY ELECTORAL VOTE It has been virtually settled in Congress that both South Carolina and California shall have a member f Congress on their several fractions the letter of the law giving it to South Carolina and the spirit to California. This increases the whole number of Members to 254, and nf Presi dential Electors to 296, making 149 ne cessary to a choice 148 being a tie. The Electoral Vote of each State, under the New Apportionment, as compared with that ol 1848, will be as follows : States '52. '48 Maine 8 8 N. Hampshire 5 C Vermont 5 6 Massachusetts 13 12 Rhode Island 4 4 Connecticut G 6 New York 35 3'5 New Jersey 7 7 Pennsylvania 27 2G Delaware 3 3 Maryland S 8 Virginia 15 17 North Carolina 10 11 South Carolina S 9 Georgia 10 10 Florida 3 3 States. Ohio I ndinna Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Michigan Kentucky Missouri Alabama Louisiana Tennessee M ississi ppi A i kansus Texas California '52. 23 13 11 4 5 G 12 9 9 6 12 7 1 1 4 '48 23 12 9 4 4 5 12 7 9 G 12 5 3 4 0 Total 295 290 Illinois and Missouri each gain two ; Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. Michigan, Mississippi ami Arkansas gain one each; New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina each lose one, and Virginia loses two. The other States have the same number of Members and Klectors as be fore, and California is added to the number. Uow in a Chumch. Quite a row oc curred in the Gruan Lutheran Church at Baltimore on Sunday. It seems that some portion of the congregation had taken uobra$e at the conduct of Mr W ise, the pastor of the church, and have been en deavoring for some time past to effect his removal. Sunday morning matters ap proached a crisis. On the pastor taking hi seat in the pulpit, he was received with loud demonstrations of dislike from that portion of the congregation who were ill deposed towards him. and with equally loud tokens of approval from those amun the congregation who were friendly to him. who by the way, seemed to be a majority among those present. On Mr Wise rising in the pulpit and making an attempt to deliver a sermon, he was lirst hissed and hallooed at, and this not accom plishing the object of making him leave the pulpit, a rush was made for the pur pose of dragging him down. This gave rise to a display of fisticuffs, in the midst of which the police, (who had been pre viously sent for) made their appearance, and soon succeeded in restoring quiet in what should have? been the house of G"d. The minister then proceeded with his ser mon, which he finished without any fur ther disturbance. A difficulty being in anticipation in the evening, the police were on the spot but no disturbance oc curred Bait. Clipper. ; - ' r- SINGULAR COINCIDENCE. A correspondent! Vienna - notices a fact which is activeljngaginge atten tion of the learned physiologists of Ger tnatiy. The Countess of.P- , long since a widow, was the mother of two twin daughters, who resembled each other in so striking.a manner that the members of their own families were obliged to mark them by particular signs in order to dis tinguish them. In disposition, height, tone of , voice,:' and in fact.every thing, there was a wonderful resemblance . between them. As these young daughters were of SUJamilj a.ml had moreover the project in 3 large loriune, a crown 01 suitors thronged around them. But all retired disappointed by the profound indifference with which their claims were met. One day however, two Frenchmen, lately arrived at Vienna, were presented at the house of the Countess D They were twin brothers, always together, evincing the same taste, and resembling each other so strongly that it was almost impossible to distinguish the one trom the other. The two daughters of the Countess, whose 'ight heartedness and joyousness of manner up to that time had been remarked, now became suddenly melancholy. On their part the young men were not slow to avow a passion which-the other two had inspired. They wrote to their father, M. X , a rich manufacturer of one of the industrial dis tricts, who immediately set out tor Vienna. Arrived, and assured of the sentiments of his children, and the worthiness of their objects, he demanded of the Countess D the hands ot her daughters in mar- riajre for his sons. The proposition was favorably received. and a few months afterwards said two arriages were celebrated the sime day. at the same hour, in the name church. rhe two newly formed families lived together in the same house happily and peaceably. On the same day, at the same hour, the two young sisters gave birth each to a son. This event seemed the summit point to the happiness of the two families. A year passed by. The two infants fell sick at the same time, and in spite of the care of the most distinguished pysicians, died the tiext day in the arms of their mothers. This sudden blow broke the hearts of the two 3'our.g wives. In order to divert their minds, traveljing was resorted tor and after some time pt, in tlttp way. the two households became installed at Paris.' But all efforts were unavailing ; they both died at the same tune Irom the e fleets ol grief. The same fate is now feared for the two brothers, who seem unable to bear the two-fold calamity which has tried their deadliest auect ions. These wonderful coincidences have been made the subject of a report with which the academies of G jrmany and France are now occupied. From the Salem '-People's Press." NAVIGATING THE YADKIN. A correspondent from Huntsville writes, under date of April 28th, as follows : " A boat loaded with 150 bushels corn passed down the Yadkin River to-d.iy. It was loaded at Wilkesboro and bound for Salisbury. The boat is some 40 or 50 feet long, and 10 or 12 feet wide. Thus far they have proceeded without much difficulty; the only place where they were troubled was at the Be.in Shoal, some 15 miles north of Huntsville. The Boat was the property of Alexander and James Hackett, and they say they are going to make another boat and come down again." A Yadkin Navigation Company was in existence many years ago, ami expended all the funds, we believe, at Bean's Shoals, to very little purpose. which, how'ever, does not prove conclusively that the river cannot be made navigable at that point. An act to improve the Yadkin River was passed by the Legislature of 184647, and the spirit of improvement seemed to be up, alas ! but for a season only, when this important enterprise was again apparently abandoned. And now we are glad to see the citizens of Yadkin county moving in this matter. having appointed the second day of June next. (Wednesday of Sup?riir Court,) to meet in Convention with citizens ol adjoining counties, to take this subject into serious consideration. There is no doubt that the Yadkin river can be made navigable, and we hope to see it accomplished at an early day, at least, from a point as far west as possi ble, to the intersection of the Railroad. Escaped- Elijah Arnold, a young man under sentence of death for murder, in Columbus county, broke jail, we are in formed, on Friday night last, and has made his escape. By means of an auger and other instruments h was enabled to force the doors, and thus effect a release. The high prices ol Provisions are a topic of remark in the papers from Maine to Georgia The cause of the exorbitant prices is thought to be the scarcity of food fur cattle, horses, and other domestic animals, arising from the drought of the last summer, the severity of the winter, and the continued duration of the cold weather in spring. As soon as the gras shall have attained a luxuriant growth, say in a month hence, it is thought that prices will materially fall. ICT-Riverside Post Office, Cumberland county, has been discontinued. Also, Williamsburg, Iredell county. jvOX. 13-2MO. COO. From tb Greensboro Patriot. PLANK ROAD BRANCH. Havin? taken out a shi! line's worth of kriding upon the Plank Road, the forepart of this week, we are uispoveil again to bring the subject of a Branch to Greens boro' before our readers. We frequently hear it said, by those-who are in favor of the project, (and nobody opposes it, that we know of) our people are so deeply absorb ed in the Railroad that it were unnecessary at present to a'ttempt to arouse them to this plarjJNatl project, with any hope of success. This view has its weight ; but i is not insurmountable. There Tare eroogh farmers of Guilford. who have Tiot a cent in the Railroad, to take hold of this project and carry it through at once. Why is it not done ? The Plank Road i paying stock. Its profits are constantly increasing. There is no risk about it. ft makes a direct appeal to the purse, as a safe investment, in addition to the con sideration of general convenience as a thoroughfare for wagoners and travelers Thousands and tens of thousands have beeu subscribed by our people to the Railroad, with the certainty that years must elapse before profitable dividends are declared. The same spirit ought to make this "break fast spell" of a plank road without any special exertion. THE BATTLE FIELD OF NEW ORLEANS. The New Orleans Delta says:- The surface of the country in the vicinity of Jackson's lines, on the 8th of January, 1815, has undergone less change than the scene of any other battle-field in the Unit ed States. It is true, there i a great monotony in the features of the whole narrow strip of land on the left bank of the Mississippi, below the city. The fields are all laid off' in the same direction the ditches run the same way the lands are cultivated to the same distance toward the swamp the houses are built and the gardens ornamented in the same style. Btit little change lias passed oer this coun try since 1815. It produced as much then as it does now. The bulwark, thrown up br the British, on the 28th of January, 1814. was made chiefly with sugar barrels, full ! of sugar, which were taken from the sugar house of Mr Chalrnette and other planters. The place where the battle was fought can be easily designated. The old chateau in which Jackson had his quarters, still re mains. The ditch, a paltry affair, which -9y good jumper could leap in 1815, may be easily traced. The spot where Packen ham fell, can be pointed out. Near it is a peoan tree, under which, it is said, he breathed his last whose fruit, it is an old ' j9juce. itruic suueisuuun. nas ueen reii evr There, too, are the gnarled old live oaks in the centre of the field; still scarred and marked with the prints of cannon balls and shells. And there, too, in the neighborhood, you may find many an old negro, who can amuse you by thu hour, with his reminiscences of the battle, and at the close of his story drive a profita ble trade with you in sundry rusty musket balls peradventure. in some of LaClte's. alias Dominique You's chain-shot which rained such destruction into the BntisU ranks. THE EXPENDITURE OF MONEY. The highest value of affluence is the social influence which it confers, whereby the possessor may become useful to society by his example and precept. Many per sons keep themselves poor by lavish ex penditures, in the hope of be'ing deemed rich, and enjoying the superiority which riches confer. The deception is necessari ly of short duration ; but had the party carefully saved and accumlated. he might soon have become permanently rich. This mental anguish which a man feels when ha losses part of a large fortune, proceedi from an imagined .diminution of his in fluence and power, not from any physical privations that the lost wealth will create. Nor is such a notion fanciful j men who are esteemed wise counsellors while rich, lose commonly their reputed wisdom, if they lose their property. This pheno menon was observed by Shakspeare, who accounts for it by saying- " Met's judgments are A parcel of their fortune-; and thing! outvrard Do draw inward the quality alter them, To suffer all alike." That money is useless except for the physical erjoyincnts which its expenditure will produce, is the error of the poori while persons who have experienced the intellectual gratifications which result from the retention ol money, gain a better estimate of its value-. The respect that attends wealth is as old as the Bible, which says If a man come to your assembly with a gold ring and goodly apparel; and there come in also a poor man in vile ap parel, and yu have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him. Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor. Stand thou there, are ye not pariial r" If two men arrive at the Astor House, where the charge for board and lodging is the same for both, yet the man wh is known to possess the most property will be lodged in a better room than the other, and receive, in every way. a preference. If the two take passage hi a steamboat, the like preference will be accorded to the man of superior wealth; and these instances are but exemplifica tions of a general custom. Hunt's Mer chant' Magazine.
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