:
as Li:ir
!ne2t f .lgTlca!'nrr.l raL'5
No-fact, is morn nmwrrnt. to t.hn vpfWHno-
mind, than the immense benefits Aoricultu -
ral fairs have contributed to our ma
terial prosperity. They have contributed
more to our vigorous growth as a nation,
than all the gold California can pour into
our country for ages. They have awakened
a spirit of inquiry in the breasts of thousands,
who have elaborated and made known their
experience to the world through the Ag
ricultural Tress contributing their experi
ments to tue general stock ot information
(which at best is made up of at.mis oarnered
together,- rica legacy of tacts, from wluch Thc. complicltT vvitll w!licJl j am licre charged,
the principles of Prut a shall be deduced ,byeail r(,;l,lilv 'be e" r,;,,,. alld the condign puu-
tne aamlot tne lutnre historian. All this has
been done iruiefely. This silent step of agii
cultural progress has not been noted bv the
world as it should have boen for the sim
ple reason that it took time to nurture in man
teVlle lllo-h oWio:?r.n V.f Owed in his "Maker.
and himself,' t rise and
tn.it wtticn was lutrustea to jus nana, mat it
imoc it be improve;!, and the true design ol
our Creator carried out.
And what is an Agricultural Fair"? Is it
ii vl-iff whnrn the mrisf nni ili;ii- ciMirimiMis of
. ..v ....... ,..t . .,r. .
agricultural products are exhibited to t ie
view tf ii"..". ncif.rjV A i.c W .!1T tlii'i.V
ti...t ii ii,., i ii.,. . , i 4.
IU.1L UU UiC ULNVCL, Ulf iUIIl, II.C f .ill IU 1 "
hedY If so let them ro bv
tin-
board. But a higher object is to be avcout-
plished lias been and will continue to be I
the interchange of thought s-mortg those who
have produced the articles on exhibition, j
It is in this light that Agricultural Fairs are
accomplishing the grand results v. Inch will
continue to rank us a practical, farming and
progressive people. It is not enough that
we should see the superior crop of grain, &c,
bnf wo should have the man with us, that'
we may know by what process he produced
it, so that his co-laborers it;:iv know and
realise the facts which are brought before;
tiiem in its most practical torm.
enough that we see fat cattle, bat
Ii
is not
se the
husbandman who produce,! theni, that our
less fortunate husbandman may, by iuquirv
and observation, be arvoused to tne necessi-
ty of doing likewise- so that the
if
accompli
the lair may be the means of Wtte, - hm 20 ,eavc3 ,3 it took me 5 davs to get
the progressive spirit ot political Trndural i hi.Vit with the ssme good fortune it will take 5
economy. " to return: 5 from 13 leaves 8; it will require 5
Fairs, rightly conducted, are great stimu-jor more days, in my opinion, to proceed from
hints to good and thorough cuhlvaclcn of the j 1'ayettevilhi to the Saluda Urp: 5 from 8 leaves
soil. Nothing is so .well calculated, to create ' 3. Therefore, after my return, I will have only
w lipflhliv -i foidi-Tr fir ilnvfLm tbnro'.o-'r--
Jy the true dignity of Nature's nobleniei', as
this theatre, where -all mav meet in t!e o.-
iiioinon v
f tl
le arts vt peace
id
U.St
faiiuss:
;e their
of their
wliere those wlio iave f;iiled to. reali
fond anticipations from the oxhibitio:
r-roduc, rejii' in the success jf their i-eih-bors.
fct is this foaturo which ei-I::p-iii
"to ail good Jiie:i wiio know the wants ot our
f'-irniers, and wh; liave, from tin? earliest
sage ot tacir existence, .stooa bv
ile
us neviag th
iniivh goo
" were
1
cthie.1 t;
- 1 . ....
..mei e e
acc :ui
in iiieir f-jtiicre ci u.ciuiiiess.
lv.lucation has in hers,
Txio bero tits acruing from Agrictdlursil
Fairs are of a two fold nature, and apparent
t 1 all. Where the 1 airfare made an ob
ject oi
aTnv.n
' attraction, you v,-"iil rind the greatest
it of ihriftiness and prosperity prevail-
nig 1:1 the sections v. .ueh contribut
take ail interest in, their prosperi
to,
and
The
bene'its ilowmg from them arc not to be es
timated iu a pecunh'i-v sene- There are
nefits coiuerred on the agricultural
nter- j a
through the influence of
:u:-n conimniid our most hearty admiration
a command our most heartv
ana respect for these public benefactors of
.-.ur race who have nurtured and expanded
this germ, so that a;
o-ice moie her rank a
iif.iiture should take
; one of the most hon-
orable pursuits of man.
T. G. W., Genessee Farmer.
Sossr
Rn!t3 to be OhserTrd sn iGaLing Fsjiter.
In making good butter there are several
nice operations to be gone through with,
which require an eye to cleanliness, fore-
tnought, and experience
1. Onmilkimr clean, fast vet o-entlv. recr-
, , . - f it".,0 o
ularly twice a day, uej)euds the success of
the dairyman. Bad milkers should not be
tolerated m a herd; better pay double the
price for good ones.
2. Straining is quite simple, but it should
be borne in mind that two pans about haif
full each will produce a cxeater amount of
the cream rises much quicker, milk keeps
sweet longer, the butter 13 ot better color,
and churns in one-half the time.
4. Skimming always should be done le
fore the milk become loppered; otherwise
much of the cream turns into wliey and is
lost. '
o. Churning, whether by hand- or other
wise, should occupy fifteen minutes.
(!. W ashing in cold soft water is one of its
preserving qualities, and should be continu
ed until it shows no color of the milk by the
use of the ladle; very hard water is highly
charged with lime, and must in a measure
impart to it alkaline properties.
7. Salting is necessarily done with the
1 j. 1 1 c i it .1, ... -
best kind ot grounu salt; the quantity vanes
. ' ' -
ncL'oruint to. tne state it is ta&en irom the
churn; if soft, more if hard, less; always
taking taste for the surest guide.
8. First working, after about 21 hours, is
for the purpose of giving it greater compact
ness. it. Second working takes place at the time
of packing, and when the butter has dissol
ved the salt, that the brine may be work
ed out.
Packing is done with the hands or with
a butter-mall; and when butter is put into
wooden vessels, they should be soaked two
or three days in strong brine before using.
iJimriSimek-- if but one pan; j bun ie,i transaction, that I was imprudent in
T r iv -t.-. e ' nii' communications. But while I say this. I
the reason of th's is the greater surface. 1 , t , .
..it -i x e x mus. say it was to gentlemen opposite to me 111
2. Scalding is quite an important feature tk,s men wjlh wbtja j wasl lat.qnahltedi
the way of making butkr 111 cool weather; i ;vi10m I had eonfidenee and. who were much
For the Carolinian
Mr. Editor:
While in attendance upon my regnla'r court
duties in Robeson County,. a copy of the Aslie
ville Spectrtor, was placed in my hands, iu
Men l Una quite a lengthy article, containing
e strictures upon you and myself in relation
) affair of honor w hich recently uei:deduV
tween Henry E Colton and yourself, '
I did hope, Mr Editor, that after this matter
had been settled, if not to the entire satisfaction
o! lle parties, at least in accordance with the
! est judgment of an inexperienced participator,
it would be allowed ouictfy to repose iu the
oblivion of the past
Believe me. Sir, it is with great reluctance
that I, in vindication of myself, am compelled
to cjome before the public iu this extremely
delicate affair, and nothing would induce me so
to do, but a sense of duty both to the public
and myself, and to correct a few mistakes -into
which Mr Colton has inadvertently fallen.
The charges for which I am arraigned, as I
construe it, are falsehood, - wilful misrepresen-
I a,;onV ahd, a inordinate desire togive pubhci
l ;u,m..,,t 1... i, mUtiike I hone.
ishinent which he. through mistake
seeks to visit u on me. easily averted, if
Mr
Co'. inn will disabuse his mind but for a moment,
and listen to a statement which I honestly and
liiNv !..);.. ,- i,r correct:
I In Fayetteville. oi the 2il duvVof August,
T -i . ii .11 ji ii i rinrt'ii m i iv iiuiimr il
com mum
. f':iiif)ii r ir t i i mii.i
' i , r i r ji .1
cquested mc to
i fo ARherill.- with nil due disnatch. and
,1..;,.,.,. .!. ..,, Mv deoartnre wafon Moa
! day the" 3d, my arriva'l at Abbeville on Friday
; the 7th, about 4 o'clock, p. m., after a journey
' of about f (b:Vs and niirhts inclusive. 1 Called
on .Mr V. OIIOU tue same anerr.ooii, aim nuiiui-u
I him the note from Mr Wightmau, to which he
very pronintlv reolied duiinir the evening,
. I . 1 T II 1 (V.,,.,.1 t P..1
t I lil U UL II V - V-J I . . 1 j. iinu V. A iuu" ww-.
: to be' a man of airreeable manners and pleasant
address, with whom, after the ordinary saluta
tions incident to such occasions had passed, I
entered into stipulations concerning the cade.
Weapons, time and distance were agreed
upon, if I mistukc not; but when the Col. named
the place 1 objected, staling as a reason among
other t;:ings, that it would be impossible for
us to get there in time, and that he should
meet us on some half way ground, naming
Charlotte. The Col. stated that these were
h.s instructions, but be would have n interview
with Mr Colton and return iu twenty minutes.
He returned in about that time and said that
the meeting must be either at the Saluda Gap
or at some point on the Tennessee line at
greater distance.. My reply 'as that I was
instructed to meet him nt any point desigua.eu-;.
that my idea of the place and distance to it
were very indefinite, and requested him to ap
point the time on the 27th, instead of the 20th
T tnl...,, nTtn. l.;.. m-r-rt. it t C 11 . tl.O 7f)l
' 5 davsto get the pistois and make other
iii-
rangeiiiciiis; and t lie pistols must be obtained
either iu lYteraburg, llichrnoud or Wilmington.
After some l.e.-itat ion, 1 think Col. Henry
was convince
d of the shortness of the time iu
comparison with the length of the journey, and
appointed the time on the 21 at my suggestiou.
.'!to:i r-honM not ot.jiel to, Lccanse
ton, it becomes as much his act
us rnair; out. it is wfcut lie cliooses 10 uenoiiii-
nate fa
ut
iehoods
aii
1 wilful
iiiisreprcs-entatioiiS.
here is a 1
ucaleut
connected w;t!i my
return we.
, 1.
ciliated to liece.ve .ur ,.o.lon,
ami induce the conclusions arrived at. Uu mv
, 1
11 turn I very inexpectedly met with Mr Wight
! man in llaieigh, whither he had fled for refuge
, i 1 consequence of a letter received by a gentle
' man in Fa yetteville. from tlie llev. biuieon
i Colton, 1). 1)., to arrest Mr Wightinan as was
5 supposed. It turned out that that letter did
' no! contain words to that effect, but another
! received sliort.y afterwards did. However, the
' mistake to which I allude is the statement in
: t!ie Standard announcing the departure from
j Raleigh of Mr Wightmau and myself in compa
i ny, iu the direction of S. Carolina, which is not
so. Mr Wightmau went iu the direction of
! si f i.nt it ; ..-..ii 1-..,.-,. ,i.f 1 ....i.if. t..
' , .111. I. .-! IVII I.IIUII .1 .ITIC 111.. 1 A I. II lllO fcV
a vetteville and remained for two days after
j that announcement. I grant Mr Colton that
ii J liad known that 1 would meet .Mr iglit
man in Raleigh, I could have arrived on the
ground at an earlier date But not knowing
1 t bat fict when I -was stipulating with Col.
Henry, and having no reason to believe that
j 1 would see him short of Fayetteville, I acted
j in conformity with my best understanding as to
1 place, at that time. On my arrival at Fayette
! viile, which took G instead of o days, I did not
' obt ii:i the. pistols until 5 instead of 3 days. So
I if Mr Wightman had remained where I left
; him, and wiere I expected to find him. Mr
! l llu U,1,1.K- co" u reasonamy
1
T .1 .... .t i .1 . 1- 1 . ii
; accuse me ot talselioods and widul inisrepresen-
i tatioU!ril8 to tin.e aut, .)lacc.
j Jjnt to the next inquiry, viz: the inordinate
j desire to give publicity to the whole affair. It
j may be, from the very little experience I have
j in the supervisi n of matters of this kind, and
ve,T great desire of acquiring what little
1 "ecessary information 1 could in this novel and
be'ter versed-in mutters of this kind than either
Mr Colton or myself. If Mr Colton nieaus to
say that I told it to some gentlemen for the
purpose of obtaining this necessary information,
I plead guilty: but if he means to say that I
spread it broad cast or designed to give it that
notoriety which might cause either his or my
apprehension, I say he is mistaken. J had u
conversation with but one gentleman in Bun
combe, and not one in Cumberland.
Rut the report reached Fayetterille before
my return, and I must confess, gained such no
toriety that it compelled Mr Colton, Mr Wight
man and myself to leave the State and remain
out for some time before the appointed day.
Mr Colton, according to his statement, was
on the ground at the time specified and was
- C.l. II. - 1 .1 r
iraui .u iiink. ne leiuaii eu mere lor some
I 1 R v - . , ,
tone and IiihIIIIt nothmn. tn clirvnl. omn Or. ii-11
some half mile'or so further. Mr Wightman
and his party must have been on the ground
also, otherwise their seconds could not have
met and settled the difficulty. Well then, as
fur as we can see from his premises, both parties
were on the ground, unmolested, and both
ready to fight. Now, for the sake of argument,
admit that I am guilty of falsehoods, or wilful
misrepresentations, and of giving notoriety to
the affair, and that Messrs Colton and Wight
man were both on the ground, and both ready
to fight; then does the abuse which he has
heaped upon me or my misgivings in duty, jus
fify Mr Colton in making a proposition to with
draw what he had said to Mr Wightman, vicn
(key icere both on tht ground ready . to JigAf-ib
sav to him that he was wronar in saxiwr what
he did, (this must be so, otherwise
be wrong in withdrawing it.) The
conclusion which must then follow;
conscious was Mr Colton of his hat
Wightm8n a wrong, and so anxiousf wg
get to the ground to apologise or to
what he hud said, that he faults
that, publicity to it which
rest while endeavoring
spot, and forsooth brands tne with
unenvia-
ble appellations of falsehood, vilf
sentations, fyc.
Now, Mr Colton knew of these
intsrepre-
hoods,"
wilful misrepresentations, and the
ublicity
whichh ail been given to it, before he if'thdrew
his articles, or proposed to withdraw tfi'em. If
I told falsehoods he knew.it nt the time; if I
made wilful misrepresentations he kuew. it at
the time, and if I gave it notoriety he' knew it
at the time, because he was forced to leave the
State in consequence of it, and return on the
evening previous to the appointed . day. In
short, I did nothing, neither did I savnything
or act in any way w hich could possibly affect
him on the ground or on his way thitber, that
he did not know at the time he made his with
drawal. In fact, I have Ifad no opportunity of
saying, doing or aetingfcince The conclusion
then is, with all these facts in view that Mr
Colton apolojised to or withdrew articles of
fensive to.wilful misrepresentators, liirs, and
"denizens of.the five points," wno haJ made it
notorious that he wns on the eve jWi"' Mr
WiKhtmnpar(Toti. Noww&tlS jSflr
IsOiMMi n filing tn mj aueins """v A(fi ef
forts to prevent Ins getting to tne gnv to do
what he did, or to have him or ourseni
ed, so that both parties ccnld notev
witness the withdrawal, and thereby perverted
the ends of outraged justice, I humbly beg his
pardon. -
Rut Mr Colton was on the gronnd ready to
fight, and asks where was Mr Wightinan's sec
ond that he was not on the ground vith his
principal? " This he must know is, at teast, very
unchnritable to me. when I was under the same
roof with Col. Henry, his second,
Tins: to
settle the difficulty nt the time of.
liich he
complains. Mr Colton seems to be
te lgnor-
ant concerning the actiugs and doin
011 the
fatal 27, and probably it may be an
erestuifr
niece of information to him, as well ai
neces
sary exculpation of mvsclf, to recite i few of
the most important. 1
On the 20-4, met Mr Colton at Cieenville,
S. C. I
nir
ty wejer with
him, he r - 1 -"yrp "Ot, tlujt lie sup
posed that llTey we rent Pa vis', 111 flrU., where
he cxtiected to meet them that nhrht, rid where
he had no doubt he would be arrest
I tid-
vised him noto into X. C
e would
certainly be nrTPwfed: and furl
ated inv
rpHsr.n for nsfcinu- him if his party
ere,
whs that we might go
out of Greenville some
mile or two and settle the matter at wiee. On
the same day, nliout sundown, I met AY in. K.
Blake, Esq., recently of Fayetteville, about 2
miles froiifc Posey's, the nearest house to the
line 011 the S. C. side, who presented to me a
proposition concocted hi JJ"d signed
ly N. W. Woodfin, Z 1). A amT yTTC:
lilakc, for the settlement of the d'fflwlty. y
reply .to Mr IJIake was that it was too late to
consider the proposition that evening, but iuy
impression was that I would reject iti We ar
rived at Mr l'osey's, where we were pomforta
bly provided for. The next morning I was
nronsid from ui' bed by the arrival f Messrs
Dlake and Vance, who stayed the fght pre
vious with Mr Colton and" a larffe-partT of
at the house of Mr- Davis, in N. C.
,seJ.tlic name U-ns Of udJEK?t
wrncii .Mr liia.Ke stiomittcu me eTeiunir beiore.
which, among other reasons, were rejected 011
two grounds: first, because the tterms were
signed by none but old-line-w hig-Knoir-notli-ings;
second, because they did not , come di
rectly as a proposition from the otl.er party.
They insisted that the' were mutual friends,
which we did not recognise. I was then asked
what would suit me: I told them what would
satisfy us, provided it came as a nroposition
from the other side, and not from therVwyaei
friends. Mr Wake retnmpd tgrrrKn !
his party, and in a short time came back and
.submitted to nie in substance, what I told him,
subscribed by Col J L Henry. Which propo
sition I rejected, as it did not show on its' face
that it came from the other side. I was again
asked w hat would suit me: I told them to bring
Col. Henry down to me or let me go to bini, or
communicate with him, and we could settle the
matter in fifteen n.uutes. Col, Henry, accor
dingly came down and we settled the matter
iu a vefy short time, w ithout one word having
been said as to what should be published or
what witheld from publication, or whether a
word should be said in public or not.
Afterwards, I met with Col. Heury, shook
him by the hand, and found him to be the same
courteous and gentlemanly man that I lound
him on a previous occasion.
And in addition to all this, I do r.ot think
that Mr Colton should complain of me person
ally, aud more especially, of my impertect idea
of time and distance, when he caused us to
travel 17,00 miles necessarily; while Lis owu
journey was between 50 and 60 miles, only.
in tnis matter l nave studiously avoided all
manner of personal abuse or vitnperaticii, and
have endeavored to be actuated by a higher
and nobler feeling. If I have erred in the de
tails it is not with the view to misrepresent;
and I shall therefore court correction liom any
gentleman who understood i differentlf.
Now this indenture further wituessetli that
I hereby give Mr Colton fall powuuA au
thority to qnarrel and fight' with Mr iVight-
nian or any other good citizen of thl' State
provided he lets me alone, who never ifd a
hair on his head nor desireU so to ao, vuo nev
er injured him personally, privately or public
ly, nor desired 60 to do.
M. J. McDUFFlE.
The communication published above was
handed us last week but too late for
tiou iu our last issue (Ed.)
wiser-
It seems that Mrs Birch wife of Mr James
Birch, of Fall River Massachusetts, president
of the California Stage Company, w10 was a.
mong the lost passengers of the Central Amer
ica was not left destitute by the death of her
husband. Mr Birch had sent on, in the Illi
nois, the steamer which preceded the Central
America, $00,000 in gold bars, for which he
also remitted a draft pay ible to the order of
his wife- On Wednesday last Mrs Birch sent
the bars to the assay oSce in this city to be
refined and stamped.
Lately a large package of money (i,800)
was stolen from Mr Libby, of the Bates Mill,
in' Lewiston, Maine, by an old Irish woman
who worked in the factory,
the old woman paid a man, whoa a TrowrT.shecT
to be married to a young woman, five hundred
dollars to break the match and marry her.
Being unable to find a minister who would
marry them, either in Portland or Lowell, they
were last heard from on their way to Phila
delphia. Measures have been taken to arrest
them.
PUtlMraw
me ri saying
ninin"tiyeain;uiiii,f1
thf
1 nisi
1 k .
f- . - 1 I-
Correspondence of the "Charleston Standard.
Washington, Oct, 3, 1857.
Everything no connected with the sub
treasury is of peculiar interest for this new
system of financial policy has worked like a
charm during the present money crisis over
the country. . In 1837. when a ai7arn a?Vf
banks was general over the whole country,
- ir -it.""
;re was n arm j a sound spot upon' which to
,nd, while trying to rebuild their shattered
institutions. How different is the case now!
As the reservoir furnishes a constant supply
01 pure ana neaitny water, so doeiheJfeubs
treasury of the country, by poflrTaSu
supply of specie m its legitimate operations,
nourish and support all the great mtefists of
the country, while the banks and banking
institutions are undergoing a system'bfpuri
fication, as necessary for their own health as
for the good of the community.
But with whom did the idea of a sub
treasury, now so popular, originate? Some
say it was the natural offspring of the finan
cial crisis of 1837 others, that it snrnn tr
from Col. Benton's hard money doctrine
during tne time "Uenton mint drops ' were
more talked of than handled. T If
have been of still earlier origin, and think I
can give you the true source whence emanated
1 1 it
tne grand scneme,
In the vears 1833.-'34. thn Hon. W. "P.
Jordan, then a member of Congrea - from
rirgima, ud while the favorite "Jret vianK
Bill" of the Jack son Adminiufrnli'.n wna
under consideration in the House of Eepre
aentatives, moved to strike out all of the bill
after the enacting clause and insert:
"That from and after the - - day of
in the year , the Collectors of public
revenue at places where the sum collected,
shall not exceed the sum of dollars per
annum, shall be the agents of the Treasurer
to keep and disburse the sunn, nnrl bo nK
ject to such rules and regulations and give
sucn oonu ana security as he shall prescribe
for the faithful execution of his office, and
shall recover, in addition to this compensa
tion now allowed by per centum on the
sums disbursed, so that it does not exceed
the sum of dollars per annum.
Section 2. And be it further enacted,
That at places where the amount of public,
revenue collected shall exceed the sum of
dollars per annum, there shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of ihe Senate, Receivers
of thc public revenue, to be Agents of the
Treasurer, who shall give such bond and
security to keep aud disburse the public rev
enue, aud be subject to such rules aad regu
lations, as the Treasurer may prescribe, aud
shall receive lor their services per cent. !
on tne sums disbursed, provided it does not
exceed the sum of dollars per annum.
Section 3. And be it further enacted,
lhat irom and after the day of
the whole revenue of the United States, de
rived from customs, lands; or otherwise shall
be paid in the current coins of the U. States.
On the question, "shall the bill be so
amended," it was decided in the negative.
Ayes thirty-three, nays one hundred and
sixty one.
Those who voted in the affirmative,, and
who stand recorded on the pages of our na
tional history as the thiTty three original sub
treasury men in favor of divorcing bank and
State, were:
John Quincy Adams, Mas?.; Herman Allen,
Vt.; John J. Allen, Va. ; Chilton Allen, Ky.;
Wm. S. Archer, Va.; Noyes Baib.-r, Conn.; J. i
M. II. Beale, Va.; Martin Beaty, Ky.; Robert!
B. Campbell, S. C. ; N. II. Claiborne, Va.; W.
Clarke, Pa.; Aug. II. Clayton, Ga.; Amos
Davis, Ky.; Thomas Deavenpoit, Va.; Edmund
Deberry, N. C; Thos F.Foster, Ga.; Roger
L. Gamble, Vo.; Jas. II. Gholson, Va.; Wm.
. Gordon, Va.; John K Griffin, N. C; Jas.
P. Heath, Md.; Robert P. Litcher, Va.; Dixon!
H- Lewis, Ala.; II. C Marindale, N. Y.; M J
McComas, Va.; Francis VV. Pickens, S C; J.
Robertson, Va.; David Spangler, Ohio; John
X. Steele, Md ; Wm. P. Taylor, Va.; Richard
II. Wilde, Ga.; Lewis Williams, X C; Henry
A. Wise, Va.
There was another great falling off in the
receipts of the Treasury during the past week, j
The Treasurer reported yesterday the re
ceipts at $660,257 14. agaiust $918,629 10
for the week previous. There is now on depos
its in the government vaults the sum of $18,
895,79 25 and $16,012,035 33 subject to draft.
Drafts to the amounts of $1,666,513 08 were
paid during the past week, and others issued to
the ainojut of $1,829,686 65, thus reducing
the amount on hand aud putting into fresh cir
culation $1. 169 428 51 This hirr :i in mint of
specie poured out from the vaults of the sab-
. ...... : ii, 1 . , .1 .1 1 .
ticuaury, wui iciiu 10 reuuce greaiiy tue iig ill
ness iu the money market. Hurrah for the
sub-treasury.
Ivaxhoe.
..a
has favoretl us with a copy of a letter ad-
aressea to mm Dy V m. Rogers Hopkins, Esq.,
of Annapolis, Md., on the subject of laying a
telegraph cable at sea. The sus-o-estion
strikes us as quite valuable. Mr Hopkins
says:
I would employ two vessels one astern
of the large skip holding the cable, say a half
mile. Thi9 vessel to be a small steamer, and
to keep way with the larger one.
Alongside the smaller vessel, I would tow
a sheave, through which the cable should
run. This sheave to be so fixed in a block
that it could clutch (niji) the cable whenever
necessary.
As the cable would naturallv break near
the larger vessel, the smaller could secure it.
Of course this would be done without shock,
by paying out the line attached to the sheave
and stopping the vessel. The cable could
then be spliced, and all would be right
again.
The cable appears to me to be too weak.
Experiments with the dynamometer show
that in a vessel of about nine hundred tons,
the screw thrust, with the force of 1.86 tons,
when going at 6.70 knots. The Niagara's
tonnage must be near three thousand; and
when there is a swell, four knots must give
nearly the strain that six would in still wa
ter.' ' Un ion.
Xot so Bad. The Georgia papers tell the
following with characteristic unction: A lady
formerly resident iu Georgia, very much dis
contented with Missis.-ippi life, and longing to
return to her native land, was shouting at
camp-meeting last year, and became so exceed
ingly happy that she exclaimed, "Glory to
God! 7 feel like I teas in Georgia.
WORTH CAROLINIAN.
'FAYU'I"rjJ VILiTjE, n c
Saturday, October. fl 1857.
wai. p. wiuinaiN, editor.
C- C. McCrckmrn- is our duly authorized
agent for the collection of all claims due- litis oflice.
TO ABTERT1SERS.
Persons denirouo of the immediate insertion of their
advertising favors must hand them iu by THURSDAY
At iftilAOO., otherwise they will not- appear uutil
the succeeding week. Our frieuduwilt . please hear
this in mind as we intend to make it a rule wit!iviit
exctption .
Ottt. HEW DRESS. We present ourself to our rea
ders this week in a new outfit; aud we are sure they
will like the change, for we had become ashamed of
our former tattered skirts, and never went into
the presence of our patrons without a blush, which
frequently obscured our typography. Circumstan
ces of a character we need not mention .have
heretofore prevented our making any very decided
improvement in the appearance of thc paper but
we have strained a point in spite of tho "punnLs,"
aud expect to "keep up appearaneejs" hereafter,
Our new and beautiful fonts of type were obtain
ed from Geo. Bruce, Xcw 'York, for many years
known as one of the best type founders in the U. '
S. He has introduced-a great ihaiiy valuable im
proveineuts, and some of Jisj6band fancy tj-pe are ;
the most beautiful we haVcjrvcjffseen. In conucc- j
rion we will state that JtStffliow prepared to do
any description ofjm5ffllgjfcJs pamphlets, i
in the neatesancbrtost eXMdMjTinaiiier. Law j
blanks, bank'Jchecks -dec- 'icrHicpt constantly on
THE MONEY CRISIS.
It is needless to speculate upon' probabilities and
theorize upon possibilities in referencrFto the pro- j
sent disordered state of the financial world. Thc i
gloomy prophecies of that much abused lass the
"croakers," who wero snubbed and laughed at ;
when some months ago they predicted a crash, j
have been fulfilled, and we can but await the end. j
That end in our opinion is not jefat hand. Iu i
fact, to speak plainly and unequivocally, wo do not j
see what is to prevent a general crash throughout j
t?ie whole count That our banks, all of them,
at the South have exchange dealings wwifh the
Northern banks to an extent which must comprom
it their interesfsmore or less no one will deny.
Some of our banking institutions whose affairs
have been conducted by experienced men, wary,
watchful, cautious and prudent men of foresight
and forethought, who have ever kept upon the safe
side of whatever contingences might come about
will ride out the storm, safely anchored in the ha
ven of their own prudence and the public confi
dence. Still we do not believe that the prostration
on the part of those banks which have not been so
conducted will be final and ruinous. Not at all.
The suspensions which must -inevitably take place
will be but temporary in the great majority of in
stances; and vrhen the .niiick-ojiuiioctial gale
halTolown?vefricir resumprfflf will -follow as a
matter of course- The ultimate security of their
notes is so pledged as that a total suspension, ex
cept in a very few isolated cases, is next to impos
sible. The holders of North Carolina bank paper
we do not believe will sutler more than a tempora
ry inconvenience, and in many instances not even
that, unless the suspension becomes universal.
Tho causes which led to tho present crisis are
patent to all reflecting business men. The unwise
expansion and sudden contraction of thc New York
banks began it and events are but taking their
natural course. Tho unsound principle of long
credits on the part of the merchanta had, in our
opinion, more to do with it than most people might
suppose and the sooner a safer and better system
of credit is adopted the better for all parties, whole
sale and retail sellers and purchasers. The heav
iest losses at present will acrue to the shippers of
produce to the Northern markets. The goods
shipped by them will be seized and sold as the pro
perty of the consignees, while the paper of the
latter, taken as payment by the shipper who has
paid cash for the produce, turns out worthless by
reason of the insolvency of the makers. The dab
blers in stocks will suffer to, in many instances, a
ruinous extent; and many an unwary jobber who
now felicitates himself upon having "turned an
honest penny" will find his penny bogus coin. It
is sometimes unwise to hasten a misfortune: but it
is always injudicious not to prepare for a calami t
toua emergency. We opine that thc worst of this
bad business is yet to come. . But panics will do
no good, runs on the banks will but precipitate the
misfortune, and in fact we know of no safer, no
more reasonable and judicious course to be pursued,
than the one we recommend to all to wit, sit down
and wait. AVe have no "wild cat" concerns in this
state. Our buuks are all solvent, based firmly
upon legitimate capital and secured against failure
by all thc safeguards with which the rights and in
terests of the people can invest such institutions.
Xliereforw wo miy let the worst coiiio- It cannot
be avoided, but the evil may be lessened, and in
fact converted into a benefit, paradoxical as it may
appear, by on effort on the part of the people to
assist the banks rather than injure themselves by
forcing those institutions to extremities for which
there is not thc slightest necessity and to which
they need not and will not resort unless as a last
resource of safety.
BASKS. Looking the other day ovtr a list of all
the banks in the U. 8., we took it into our head to
compile a few statistics for the purpose of compar
ison. They will be found particularly interesting
just at this juncture: North Carolina has" 11 banks;
Rhode Island 110; New York State 323; New
York city G7; Massachusetts 174; Boston 38;
Pennsylvania 57; Philadelphia 17; Alaliauta 6;
Connecticut 76; Virginia 2d; Maine 77; L.ouisinn
na 8; New Orleans t; Georgia 23; New Hamp
shire 53; South Carolina 19; Vermont 44.
AfnTTEB. Calvin Terry, who was tried last
week at Bladen court for the murder of Capt. Wil
kinson on the Cape Fear River some years ago, by
knocking him over-board, has been acquitted. For
the defendant Messrs. Empie, Miller and Baker.
At the game court Peter Skipper was convicted
of manslaughter, branded and sent to prison for six
months. Also, for the murder of a slave, Daniel
Evans and W. W. Smith convicted: sentence the
son e.
; TO OUR PATRONS.
With tne great majority of our subscribers the
first of this month closed the period of their sub
scriptions, and, while a goodly niunber have paid
for another year in advance, there atet stHl many
names, upon our books with twelve months arrear
ges annexed. Wo do not wish to find fault with
our friends, still less to "poke a dun" at them thes
hard times: but our good friends should remember
that they have been enjoying the fruits of our un
remuncrated labor for more than a year; and they
might also take into consideration the fact that tho
exceeding tightness of the times affects our in
terests as much as it does their own. We hope
our remiss subscribers will reflect a little upon the
subject and, as an evidence of our forbearing
good will, we give them "grace" until the first of
January, trusting and feeling assured that they
will not abuse our good nature further.
Hereafter we slndl adhere, without exception, to
our advance rates. AVc have been at considerable;
expense of late refitting our office with new mate
rials tec, and would suggest to our friends whose
terms of subscription have ju.-t expired the propriety,
as well as the expediency of renewing their mb
scriptions without delay. Bills on any of thc
North Carolina bunks tuken at par.
THE LABORING CL1SS JSOttTU. The destitution to
which the working men at the North have been re
duced in consequence of the money troubles is truly
deplorable. It is estimated thut within the past
two weeks three hundred thousand men have been
thrown out of employment by flic suspension of sir
manjotton machine and other factories. Most of
these men have families dependent upon their daih"
labor for food, lodging and clothing and the priva
tions which these unfortunates must undergo for we
know not how long a time, to come must bo trulv
distressing. The guard houses in New Yirk find
Philadelphia are nightly filled with these pfior fel
lows who have no other roofs to shelter theni- ami
they gladly go to jail, when fined and being nim
ble to pay, because of the certainty at least of food
and lodging. Thousands of little vnarrnnt children
are begging about the streets of New York for 1 ut
a mouthful of breud to keep starvation oil", and ns'
cold weather advances apace ire cannot see '.vhitt is
to become of the families of these luborifg u:on un
less a resumption of working operations takes phf-o
at au early date. StrjRj, that in the richest coun
try in the world, at a tTmn toJrw'hen the cereal crops
are more abundant than they were ever known be
fore, and provisions of all t!cscrTpti'ns cheap and
cheapening every .ny, there should be tens of
thousands of people lacking the bare necessities of
life and actually upon the verge of starvation. Tho
negroes of the South are a race of Crcesi compared '
with the poorer white classes at the Norlh.
IlsWe lunru from "giod authority" that lleurv
W. Miller, Esq., has declared himself a supporter
of the present administration, and that in the pre
sent atitude of parties his political partialities
arc most decidedly towards t'le d moc.atic, as tl o
only party which can successfully oppose black re
publicanism. If that is "turning democratic," the
Argus may be assured of Mr Miller's democracy
and the rottenness of the world generally. If not,
it is welcome to the distinction without a difference.
E5?In view of thc heavy pressure in tho money
market, as the mouse said when the kg of Specie
roljed over him, and considering it our boftnden
duty to do something for the rcfief of those whom
the banks are now rcrtucing to the last stage of
moral wretchedness, we make the folljwig: propo
sitions, to fhe'obscrvance of which we, in thc spirit
of the heroes of '(, pledge our life, our fortune and
our sacred honor: .
1st, All gold and silver coin will be taken by iw
at its par value in payment of any dues to this
office.
2d, No paper money of any description .iwill be
offered by us to any of our creditors, lest tho banks
might suspend afterwards and the money become
useless.
3d, If the banks will place in our hands all their
notes under the denomination of $10, wo will not
dispose of them to any broker at less than their
par value.
4th, We will not pay out any specie which may
fall into our hands, lest the Virginia brokers get
hold of it.
5th, If any man wants to sec stars and appreciate
one of tho uses to which brickbats may be pervert
ed, let ldui approach our vicinity with an account.
P. S. We keep a pile of bricks in our sanctirm
and carry one in our hat.
"Little boy, little boy, wdio made your breeches?
Mamma cut 'em out and daddy sow'd the stitches."
The above lyric we have transcribed from the
favorite poetic volume of the Argus junior, "Moth
er Goose's Melodies." At least we presume that
the above volume is his favorite: he has evidently
been studying its pages of late, as the hnt appear
ance of that hundred eyed sentinel on thc wntch
towcr of American liberty sufficiently attests. Set
ting out with the enquiry, "which is thc greatest
poem ever written?" he meanders through all the
flowery vale of poesy to find an answer. Homer
and all the lesser lights in the sky of genius are
discussed and set aside, and the hapless enquirer is
about sinking under the magnitude of the self-imposed
task, when suddenly he arrives at the en
chanted gnrJcn of Mother Goose, md his l.il o Bare
at an end. There- his warlilin spirit fimls eoii
gnial mates with tliofp of lV'fer I'iper, .Turk Ilrr-
ncr, little Johnny Green and the ho.-f.- u-ho.--c mem
ories are immortalized on the pages of the "Melo
dies." Again he sings the tnd story of Ju' k nd
Gill, and as its plaintive melody flout. 3 around him,
he whispers Eureka! the goal is won! And
straightway it is written thut the monody of Jack
and Gill is the piece of composition 'noble.-t on the
page of song. So elated is the Junior with the
success of his investigation that he prevails upon
the Senior to render the elegy into Eiitin, which
that classic worthy proceeds to do in thc most ap
proved Sophomoric style. A column or more of
that valuable family journal is consumed in a la
mentation over the Junior's lost breech pantaloons
we mean and an equal space is occupied iu the
particularly witty and exquisitely humorous essay
to prove that the best poem extant is
"Jack and Gill went up thc hill ccc."
Well, perhaps it is, according to the Junior's
taste and capacity.
K.IXSAS EI.ECT10S. From what wc glean from
our exchanges we incline to the opinion thut Pur
rott, the free state candidate for Congress, has been
elected by several thousand majority and accord
ing to some very plausible estimates we have seen,
the Legislature is Republican also. Should it ulti
mately turn out that the democrats have Wen suc
cessful we will have been agreeably mistaken. It
is scarcely probable, however.