, ,. Vr" y T ! , j
V
f HICkET HE1T CHEAPER TH.H PORR.
Everybody loves chicken, roasted", boiled
tfricased, or broiled. By itself, or in pie, it
"is pronounced first rate by all who ever sat
dow n to a Thanksgiving dinner of the olden
time. But chickens always taste of the sil
ver if you buy them, and if you raise them,
they are thought to cost more than they
come to.' "Very nice is chicken, but the
dearest food upon farm! Poultry is more
plague than profit, and the less care bes-
towed upon tnem the better. ms nas not
been my experience. I intercede for the
"biddies," and beg for them a little of the
attention that is bestowed upon their more
gross and less attractive neighbors, the pigs
give them a fair trial, and they will pay any
farmer for his care much better than pigs
and will supply his table with greater lux
uries, and at a cheaper Bate. .ndto estatv
lish this position I will tell you a tale, quite
as literal as some others, tounueu on iact
In the ear IS 30, my poultry yard cost me
111 SIOCK , ?J''i". All 7
Q Sit ' '
34,92
5,00 v .
50,00 $89,02
47,7
GOV. DENVER'S MESSAGE
The following message was addressed to the
territorial legislature of Kansas hy Acting
Governor Denver upon the meeting of that
iody at Lecompton on the 4th hist.
To the Conned and House of
Representatives of the Territory of Kansas:
The time having arrived when, under the law,
you are directed to convene for the transaction
of legislative business, custom requires that I
should communicate to you my views on the
condition and wants of the Territory.
Having hut recently arrived among you, it
exists in this Territory similar to what is said
to be the Dunite organization among the Mor
mons. It is asserted that the members are
bound by the most solemn oaths and obliga
tions to resist the laws, take the lives of their
fellow-citizens, or commit any other act of vio
lence they may be directed by their leaders.
I am unwilling to believe that such an organi
sation could ever find an existence in n. civilized
Senators Hoajlas and Davis.
A chatty female correspondent of the Lon
don Post has the following lively description
of Messrs Donglas and Davis, of the Senate:
"Jud-e Douglas is a man one cannot avoid
noticing on snch occasions. When not in de
bate he looks as it seems tome fairer and
plumper than before his marriage. Perhaps
he lives more uiei""i"-'"j
I did not recog-
eommmiitv; but the bare possibility of its exis-t'n;ze him without my lognette. Hut in the ex-
tence. and the lact mat, assassinations iiavetitomont. of controversy, snaking nis neavy oeara
recently been perpetrated giving a color of trutk-1 V- emnhasis, with a large plume of pushy hair
to the statement, should induce you to give it
your most serious attention. By allowing it to
can hardly be expected that I should have the j rr0 without notice, there is great danger that
exact information in relation to the internal I counter organizations may be started, and thus?
affairs of the Territory that a longer residence the whole country be placed at the mercy of
In food for fowls
It produced in eggs
in manure
" in stock at close
Pelpct axper.se
Profit
$15,15
It produced in this time 01 fowls, weigh
inr about i00 pounds, paying ten dollars
ali.ivK what thev cost, in other words, the
lawless and irresponsible men
.The -"act for the prevention and punishment
of election frauds," passed at your late session,
would have afforded, but I have seen enough to
satisfy me that much of the animosity and bit
ter feeling now existing proceds more lrom
personal hostility than trom political eonsidera- on-ht to be so amended as to npply to 'those
tions. These had their origin-in the troubles vvno nl0y attempt to deter men iroui voting -y
"rowing out of the first settlement of the coun- ' threats of personal violence or other means of
try, and the vindictive feelings then engender- j intimidation. It ought, also to provide a piiH
cd among tuc prominent actors have in many j ishinent for officers of the election who shall
instances sunk into personal hatred. Thus you If.,; neglect, or refuse to send up the returns
find the most bitter feuds existing all over the witliin a specified time.
country, which, when traced back, are found to 1 The election law ought also to be amended
have originated in some personal quarrel. The . so as to require every person to vote at the
southern part of the Territory was lately con-, prccinet near which he resales, ana m no case
vulsed about a claim to a quarter-section oi t0 ue ap0wcd to vote out oi nis own mnuicipai
land. One man with his friends forcibly re- j township. The number of election precincts
moved another from a claim, and for doing so 0Ujrht to be increased so as to have them con
they were arrested under a writ issued by the ! veuient for the people to attend the polls. At
United States judges, and held to bail for their ! present thereis only ou prccinet byline oe
appearance at the next term of tin court to ! counties, ond the people of the whole comity
answer the charges made against them. A cry are thus compelled to go to that place to vote
of persecution was immediately raised, ana tins
petty difficulty wassoon elevated to the dignity
of a "war between tne iree-Biaie aiu
parties," and at one time threatened
whole Territory into the quarrel,
This should be corrected. the county com-
. 1 l -1 1 - ...1. 1 nptnklicK lie
missioncrs snouiu ue aiuuuu iu tamunou
of a "war between the free-State and pro-slavery . raany voting places as they may cieem necebsai y;
parties," and at one time threatened io nraw uie anci ap county and townsinp omoers uuuc iu uu
The dim
culty was not at first a political oue, but it Was
seized uporr, as a pretext for their acts, by those
lawless and restless men who are never satisfied
except when engaged in some broil or exciting
trouble. The peace of the country is the last
thing such peopie desire, and they eagerly seize
on every
acts are
elected bv the neanle.
A time should be fixed within which election
returns should be made. The judges of election
ou"-ht to make their returns to the county
clerks, and certified abstracts of the same
should be by them sent to the secretary of the
Territorv. Penalties should be imposed for the
petty Quarrel to disturb it. bucn noimeiformance of these duties, t?s also tor ng
demoralizing in their .effects on the lectins or refusing to srve as judges of elec-
J An Im& tArphpftri ramrllv
..... i ii rr onu nuuuiiiK - -i j
;.,?, nnd twistii'K with his hand, working
fn. ..n.snirntinn and his eves flashinir.
himseii LU " i j
the old Douglas of the Nebraska bill reappears.
He is a very restless man. He comes in drops
i.u t nulls a paper out of his pocket
three lines, forces his last .-igar on Gwm,
who is going out to smoke, crosses over to Bm
;m;o..n n-pts another from him which he
' . . - l. r.nA nlion-o nffYrc his riirht
tWIStS 111 IMS mmiiii u..... ...v,...-,
nind to Hale and his lelt to l'ugu, leans lam-
liarly on Jones' shoulder and, stroKes mai
sexagenerian oenaior s ueuru, vnu fecuiii-
witticism, drops into tne loooy a moiueni, aim
then into his seat, to read three more lines of
another newspaper.
"Jefferson Davis has a strange tascinaiion
n his tone. He is a slender man, somewhat
ilooninsr. and not personally prepossessing.
Yet everybody listens to him. If a sweet voice
is a beautiful thing in a woman, I know that
to ns there are few charmes like a mud, nrm,
ireatlv modulated voice in man. Such . is ,Mr.
Davis's. He speaus reaany, poinieuiy, ami
with that precision of enunciation which marks
a scholar. With nothing in his mien of namby
pamby or affected, you see that he is a refined
gentleman. They say he is a fire-eater. If so
I know he eats it a la, mode, with a fork and
napkin."
i i. . if i ii . . j ruoiic mum. anu i ucnuuves eici ?;uwu Lint.. .. tion w uen annoinieu.
yard paid lor nseii anu u.ree corns a Fuuu discoulltenance them, and assist in bringing provWlon cf law authorizi.
When did a porker ever pay you for the
privilege of eating him! Even Charles
Lamb's roast pig will have to knock under
to the biddies.
In lf!51, the yurd cost In stock $."4,50
" In food t.,5G
Total
It produced 3 dozen eggs, worth
m " 5 loads of manure
' Stock on hand at the close
Total
Deduct
$l-20.Ki
48,7
5,00
113.00
120,00
Profit . $40.7!)
It produced 61 fowls, weighing about "200
poind. In other words, the poultry paid 23
tents a pound for the privilege of being
eaten. Was roast pig ever so gracious as
this? I have tried pork growing repeatedly
and have never been able to reduce the
cost of production below five cent
I shall eat poultry henceforth.
Ci at.t.s ox Houses. Ax ounce of pre
vention is worth a pound of care. It is had
economy to use poor harness. The collar,
especially, should always be in good condi
tion. It should be frequently washed and
oiled; and occasionally pounding will keep
it soft and in good shape. "Whenever it be
comes thin or broken, pads should be worn
underneath it.
Galls are occasioned often, by putting
horses to hard woik all at once, after a pe
riod of rest, as in the rest spring, so after the
rest of winter. As a means of preparing the
horse for such work, it is well to bathe his
breast and back with a solution of alum and
whiskey for several days before the labor
begins. It is well to use this preparation
also at any other time when the skin seems
tender. We have known small sores to heal
up entirely under the use of this remedy,
e . en though the horse was kept at work. .
It is another excellent preventive of galls
to bathe the shoulders and breast of a work
ing horse once or twice a week, at night,
with salt and w ater, washing off the same
with pure water in the morning.
When the skin becomes badly broken, a
horse should be allowed a few days rest, or
if work is very pressing, the harness should
be so padded as not to irritate the sore;
otherwise, it will be vain to expect a cure.
Some of our neighbors use white lead, mixed
with linseed oil, (common paint,) to cure
k-:i.1U. And thev often succeed with it: at
r- j . ,
least they get a hard incrustation over the
broken skin. But we hardly fancy this tan
ning a horse's hide while he is yet wearing
it. lmcrican Agriculturalist.
At present there is no
lg an election to ull
the actors to punishment, lo quell these dis-ja
vacancy in auv ofiioe, except where in conse-
turbanccs I have deemed it necessary ;o send a j qence Gf a tie vote the people may have failed
detachment of United States troops into the ; to ccct. This is a very serious ommission,
neighborhood, which has had the effect to re- aluj ought to be remedied.
store peace to the community. The rumors of; rpjie provisions of "An act to provide for the
battles and the killing of various persons, with : location of territorial roads in the Territory of
which the country was rife at the time, have ! Kansas" have not been complied with. They
proved to be untrue; the marauders having! onht to be onforccd by affixing a penalty lor
confined their operations to the indiscriminate j official neglect in such cases,
plunder of friends and foes. j At present the law provides for four justices
The affairs of Kansas have' for a" long time : Gf ti,c peace, and but one constable for each
attracted much of the attention of all portions rannicipal township in which there is an incor
nf thi A morionii Union ; and it is sincerely to : n;t This should be chanced so that
be hoped that the troubles which' have hereto-1 tiere should be two justices and two constables
fore existed among the people of this Territory i cacn township, and special provision should
are about to be peaceably adjusted. After the j e mntle for incorporated cities and towns, ac-
loi g-continued distuibances tins will be a most, . cor,j;ng to their population,
gratifying result, and will give a new impetus! The"organization and establ shmcnt of coin
to the prosperity and settlement of the country, j nl0n schools throughout the Territory ought to
Settled, as this Territory has been, by people j receiVe every encouragement, and the lands
from every portion of the older States, many j applicable to school purposes ought to be pro
of whom entertaiued-extreme views on the :,, erl. The dntv of watching over and su
mo- these lauds should lie imposeu on
csT of the peace and constables, and
FORTENTOUS EXTRAVAGANCE OF WOMEN.
Such is the rage for red flannel petticoats
abroad, that Dr Charles Mackey has fel
called upon to rebuke it in a little song,
entitled the "Red petticoat and the White."
It is needless to say that the poetical Doctor
expresses a deeidedpreference for the white.
The handkerchief mania is also prevailing
- -I . 1 e 1- . 1. . LirliT
violently, inconsequence oi which e ei.y wuj
is forced to carry two one for use in the
pocket and the other for display in the hand.
Price 500 francs or $1200 a dozen, To
carry the more expensive articles, boxes of
pearl have been expressly invented. These
are worth from $50 to $75. From these
fio-nvos it will M seen that it will cost as
nuich to keep a woman in handkerchiefs,
as- it does to keep the rest of the family in
boots, buttons and house rent.
MranER and Robbeet. A man ef the name
of Michal Mickey was murdered near Macon,
Georgia, on Christmas eve, for the pitiable
sum cf thirty-two dollars. He was found on
the rooming after his murder, in a sitting posture-,
on the bank of the Jlfacon and Western
Kail road.
Ancient Money.
Before the invasion of Julius Caesar, the na
tives of England had tin plates, iron plates,
and rings, which were money. On the authority
of Seneca, a curious account is given when
leather, appropriately stamped, to give it a cer
tain learal character, was the only current
money At a comparatively recent date in the
annals of Europe, Fredrich the Second, who
died in 1350, at the siege of Milan, actually
paid his troops with leather money. Nearly the
same circumstances occurred in England du
rincr t.li m-pat wars of the barons. In the
course of 1250, King John, for ibe ransom of
his royal person, promised to pay ldwara me
Third of Encrland. three millions of gold
crowns: in order to fulfil the obligation, he was
redneed to the mortifying necessity of paying
the expenses of the palace in leather money,
in the centre of each piece there being a little
Ki-Tn-lit nrvint. nf silver. In that reign is found
theorigin of the travestied honor of boyhood,
called,"conferring the leather medal. The im
posing' ceremonies accompanying a presentation
give full force, dignity and value to a leather
jewel, which noblemen were probably proud
and "-ratified to receive at the hand of majesty.
So late as 1574, there was an immense issue
of money in Holland, stamped on small shoe's
1 l?nt further back in the vista
nT rpnrs Xuma Pompilius, the second king of
Rome, who reiirned six hundred and twenty
two years before the Christian era, made mo
ney out of wood as well as leather; a knowledge-of
which might have influenced King
John in the bold project or suosuiuimg n.c .
tanned hide of animals for gold and silver, well
known to his subjects to be exceedingly pre
cious. , i
Tf-.th o-rM nr.a silver appeared to have been
in extensive circulation in Egypt, soon after
their potency was understood in Asia From
thence they were introduced into Carthage and
Greece; and finally, traveling further and fur-
ther in a westerly direction, me i-nj i
discovered the importance of legalizing her cir
culation. .
Weight having always been of the tirst im
portance in early times, the shape of money ap
pears to have been regarded with perfect in
difference for a series of years.
TSORTII CAROLINIAN.
rAYETTEVILLE, N C
SATURDAY, January 23, 1858.
C. C. McCituMMKV is our duly authorized
agent for the collection of all claims due this office.
TO ADVERTISERS.
Persons desirous of the immediate insertion of their
advertising favors merit hand them in by WEDNES
DAY MO UNIXG, otherwise they will not appear until
the succeeding week. Our friends will please tiear
this in mind as we intend to make it a rule without
exception.
CPThis Paper will continue to bo published as
usual. The Editorial department is at present in
charge of the subscriber, who, will attend to its
duties, until other Arrangements aTe made, when
the public will be apprised.
WM. BOW.
The Aeea of Utah. It may be a matter
of some interest to our readers to know smne-thino-
of the comparative extent of that Tern-
toryof the United States, whose chief officer is
bidding dehance to our goveruieoi. .i""s
to Colton, the area of Utah is 269,170 square
miles. To engineers, and a few others, this will
co a inst. idea of its vast extent, but the ma-
" - j - . ....
Democrats of Cumberland Attention T
You are hereby notified that a meeting
will bo held at the Court House in Fayettc
ville, on the 4th of March next (it being
Thursday of the week of our County Court)
at 3 o'clk P. M. The object of this meet
ing is to appoint delegates to the Chorlotto'
Convention which is to assemble on the 14th
of April for the purpose of nominating a
suitable democratic Candidate for Governor.
Our County meeting may perhaps take no
tice of other matters respecting the welfare
of the party, &c. &c. A full attendance of
democrats is earnestly requested.
This call for a County meeting is made
at tlie request.of the party generally..
Democratic Organization and the Op
position Fre-s.
jority of people will form a better estimate by j As the Democratic party in this State are wax
being told that it is as large as the whole of; ; warmer and warmer in its zeal for the cause
, " -i ! question of domestic slavery, it could hardly be porintendim
u a P0UllU- expected that collisions would not occur, and tie jstices
yet. a spirit of tolerance, such as has character-i t1Cy tjS held responsible fo.i them until the
ized the people of our sister Territory, Nebraska, 1 school trustees shall be elected and take charge
which was organized under the same law, and '; Gf tic same. Every precaution, ought to be
where slavery exists to almost, if not quite, as 1 take,, ' to preserve thenc lands from deprocia-:
great an extent as it docs here, migl.t. have J t;OIlj nn(j apply them to the very laudable pn -nrevented
it. There all Questions of public ' 0.s ur which they were intended.
policy have been determined by a resort to the j t WOufd call your attention to the necessity
ballot box, aud all parties have yielded a ready ; Gf devising means to build up a tentorial lihra
acquicscence to such decisions. Coercive mea- rv at the seat of Government, which should be
i i..,cni-t..,! tn tlu'i-p ! and ! .."i. tr iIip rnntrol of the secretary, w.:o
MUGO UUVG lUtgi UUll ivciiuvi." 7 'UH-tU unuvi i... - ..
t whenever frauds have been attempted at me is tle proper f ustodian oi tne books a.iuaie.-
elcctioin, application has been made to the vcs r,v rcqui. ng every person to w nom a
proper tribunals for correction, and in no in-; commission may be issued to pay a small lee to
stance, as far as my information extends, with-;tie library fund, may be realized every year,
out finding redress. On these subjects the aut jt would not be long until you would have
conduct of the people of Nebraska Territory is a ni,rarv 0f great value. These are some of
worthy of all commendation, and I sincerely ' ti,e chief objects to which I desire to call your
hope that the great mass of the people of this ! attention at this time, and it will afford nie
Territory will follow their example. ' pleasure at all times to co operate with you in
It is much to be regretted that the federal j tie enactment of all just and proper laws wun
roveniuieit has been compelled to interfere in ; ollJ sphere oi the powers conferred by the or
four territorial affairs, and I trust that such ; jra-lc act. That act is to the Territory what a
interference will not be required in the future, constitution is to an organised Staue. Its au
A full and fair expression of the wishes of the thority is paramount, and cannot be tianscen
peoplc, by means of the ballot-box, will settle jc,i v,y us. The powers it confers are specific
all these political differences, and during the aru must not be disregarded. It is, in fact,
time that 1 may have control of the executive the chart by which we must shape our course,
authority here nothing shall be left undone to j g0 ow, therefore, as we shall limit our official
afford them an opportunity to give such ex- action to its provisions, listen to wise counsels,
pression. - 1 avoid hasty legislation, pursue such a course as
Much of the future peace and prosperity oi
this Territory depends on your legislative ac
tion; and 1 hope that you will be governed by
calm judgment and wise counsels. Hasty or
partisan legislation should be by all means
avoided; the patriotic statesmen w ill always be
governed by considerations of public policy,
keeninr in view the necessities of the whole
Suspicions Character Arrested.
A mon nnllinrc his name A. Ferrv or A
Perry Furgnson, hailing from North Carolina,
and having in his possession two negroes alle
ced to be stolen, was. on yesterday, arrested by
he chief of police, John Bardell, and assistant
policeman, Ttolt. ' DeuUus. Fargnson under
took to escape, leaving the negroes (a mart
and woman) behind, who were secured. The
officers then pursued Hergusou, ana alter con
siderable exertion overtook and arrested him
about 8 miles above Columbia. Columbia
Times.
the Xew Ensland States, New lork,ew Jer
sey Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Ken
tucky and Tennessee. Or to compare it with
European countries, it is equal in extent to
Great Britain and Ireland, Switzerland, Prus
sia and Denmark, with the Islands of Guernsey
Jersey and the Ionian island added.
A "First-Rate Notice" of a Bride
groom A Western exchange paper pub
lishes the following marriage notice r
Married, in Seymour, on Sunday, the 4th
instaut, by Esquire Carter, Mr. George YY el
froin (better known as old Welfroni the tan
ner,) to Mrs. Frederick Miller, a charming
widow of twenty-two Old Welfrom is the
ugliest and filthiest mnnjn the United States,
without any exception, and how, with all his
ugliness, he got the widow's consent to have
him.
bride that she need not be afraid of any
man running away with Welfrom, for she is the
only woman that has been within ten teet oi
him for twenty years.
and the signs of a complete organization begin to
appear, the opposition Press ha.ve set to work with
a corresponding zeal to plotting schemes whereby
they may if possible, distract our ranks and eauso
a division, in order to defeat our nomination for
Governor whenever it is made Some of them
make out that there exists great trouble among the
democracy about making a popular selection.
They pretend to think .that wo are very much
alarmed about a baud full of men calling themselves
distribution democrats, that these so-called demo
crats will carry thousands of the party with them,
and one will be elected Governor. Arc &c. Well,
all this flourish, no doubt, looks very pretty on
paper, to distribution whigs, distribution know
nothings, so-called .distribution democrats, and dis
tribution fence men; but gentlemen you cannot
-A shanghai cock, belonging
is a mystery w us. e u,u.c , , , f , fWir.rnr.v 1lV tllU ,.:.m,ri.,
wo- - . . . .
Ve are not to be irighteueU out ot our wits Uy your
attempts to sow discord among us. You are too
well understood for your flatteries which, you so
plentifully shower on distribution democrats, to
avail vou aught in the coming contest. It is reallv
The Grave of Patrick Henrt. The
cs Kendall, Esq.. of Fredericksburg, j pfc;clmon(j Enquirer says that Patrick lien-; amusing to witness the amount of praise which tho
?identially hurried in straw on the 19th , o-rave. in Charlotte countv, Ya., has j know nothing and whig sheets lavish on certain
Remarkable.
to James
of December. 1 he straw was removed i"es-., , or-l V,v a stone 'democrats, who as thev arc pleased to term in-
T J V LL Ull VAX 1VV.V1IV1T v -' i -
' i It is now marked by a solid wall of fine sand
stone quarried on the place nine feet ten
inches square, and two teet nis-n,
day 12th instant, and the fowl was li
is now apparently in gooa condition.
The Late Wm. II. Clowes. The Memphis
Bulletin, with which Wm. II. Clowes, who late
ly destroyed his life in Richmond, was once i
connected as assistant editor, payes the follow
ins tiibnte to his memory: "The unfortunate!
event, which severs us from a dear and valu
able friend, will cause other hearts than onr
own to sorrow of the untimely throe which stills
forever a brilliant taljant. lie was reared in
the reOnement and intelligence of the old school
with a mind and heart capable of discrimina
ting between the dross and pure gold which
ve security to the lives, liberty, and prop-, flittered around him but his ardent tempera
ment led him into excesses trom wincti lie
could not extricate himself. Let the sod rest
gently on him for it scarcely reposes on worthier
men than he.
with
dependent men, and as having minds of thoijj own.
&c &c. They would leadns ttv suppose from then
manner of eulogizing, that all. the strength and tul
will Tl
o biv aside nersonal animosi
ties for the public good,,and hold the territo
rial officers to a strict accountability for the
faithful execution of the laws, we have nothing
to fear. 1 1 may bo in your power to restore
tranquility and insure prosperity to the Terri
tory or vou mav establish a reign
of terror
people, so as to protect and benefit the merito- j which will be disastrous to all the best interests
rious, and at the same time check and punish ' Gf the people, who have intrusted you with
the vicious. I legislative authority. Such is the condition of
Pickled Fodder. Some time since, we
gave, from a foreign correspondent, a des
cription of the process used in some parts of
Germany for curing green forage in pits, i
The Homestead speaks of a similar process
as Having been noticed by the editor in his
travels in Europe, as follows:
"In the Bavarian and Tyrolean mountains
Before ensazing in the business of legislation,
however, 1 will direct your attention to the
constitution recently framed by a convention
sitting in this place. The second section of the
schedule reads ns follows:
Sec' 2. " All laws of force in the Territory
of Kansas, which are repugnant to this, cons
titution, shall continue and be ot torce until al
tered, amended, or repealed by a legislature
assembled under the provisions of this consti-
a flairs in the Terrstory at this time. Shall or
reason or passion prevail:
J. W. DENVER,
Secretary and acting Governor.
Executive Office,
Lvcompton, K. T., Jan. 4, 1858
which has some similarity to this process,
especially as it induces a thorough fermen
tation. The cured hay is known as 'brown
hay,' and is of a dark brown color, very
hard and caked, so as to make it necessary
to cut it with hav knives or hatchets. They
gather the hay, let it wilt, and then pack it
in their barns, which are built of logs, and
which have pretty free ventilation on all
sales. It is well salted, trampled down as
compactly as possible, and lett to itseii.
Shortly there comes on a fermentation, ac
companied by great heat. The building
steams and smokes at a great rate, and oc
casionally, if not guarded , from too great
draught", take fire; but this w very seldom
as the requisite eare is almost always taken.
After this steaming and heating begins to
subside, persons enter, and throwing fresh
o-r,s on, tread it down again. - It settles
ver much. becoming a very nutritious, good
fo dUr, preferred by cattle to hay cureu in
the o45ary way."
Wunibug is like guano, it makes the poor
est soil produce the greatest crops. Ma
nure a five dollar bill with humbug, and in
afvw w.ek tfes V spot changes to 100.
l.ut humbug, Uke guano has a decided ten
dency to exhaust the soil, ruin the land, and
make it altogether unproductive after the
llrst crop.
tution. . ,
This was signed on the itnctay of isevenuui,
557 and under its provisions, submitted to
the peasants have a way of curing hay, J the people on the 21st day of December last.
It was again sumn.iieu ion " r-"i"v
. 1 - 1 .. n...Acrrwl T)(Wltt1-
i... .... net nl t.iift en- s auire. a pliiucu a- ...
. n - i r rwi;tifiil iiiirt.ies !
ber 11, 15oi,iiivuiicv -
voting at the time on tuese propositus, ...u.
the others absenting themselves irom uie pons.
In this condition it will prooaoiy oe seui,
Con-ress, and it may oe as en im JUu i
lay any important legislation unui you uuu a
ecrtain what action Congress will take in the
premises; for should Kansas be admitted as one
of the States of the Union under this constitu
tion :t would have the effect to nullify all your
acts, and revive such as you may have repealed.
If, however, yon snail conclude io aisregaiu
this possible state of affairs, it then becomes
my duty to direct your attention to souie mat
ters on which legislative action iuay be ne
cessary. The criminal laws of the Territory, owing to
the disturbed state of the country, are at pre
sent the most important. Every offence against
the laws should be followed by speedy punish
ment, and this should be commensurate with
the degree of crime committed. The philan
thropy which seeks to pardon criminals for the
purpose of reforming them will never reduce
their jiumber or protect speiety from their dep
rcdations;.but sure. and- adequate punishment
is well calculated ' to deter others from like
practices. It is impossible, however, to - en
force the criminal laws without prisons in which
to confine the criminals, j Your earliest efforts,
therefore, should be direcjted to the collection
of revenue and the erection of prisons.
I have been iiifoimed that an organization
of the
Men's Xa-
A. High. Compliment
n the opf-nsiou of the celebration
nf .Taiinarv bv the Young
tional Democratic Association of Cincinnati,
the following was the regular toast:
"The President of the United States: A
Washington in purity of purpose, a Jefferson iu
r , . .1 .
devotion to democracy, and a jactsoii in deter
mined execution."
When it was read, (says the Cincinnati En
quirer,) the three deafming and enthusiastic
shouts that followed gave an assurance that the
President still retained, unabated and undivi
ded, the confidence of the association, as well as
the other democrats who were present. And
the brotherly feeling that marked the inter
course of the hundreds in attendance demon
strated that the Kansas differences had not yet
bcnin even, to show the seeds of alienation.
Tlie celebration was, in every respect, a decided
success; in the material of the feast, in the sen
timents and speeches and unbounded good
feeling, nothing was wanting. Uniou.
We are in possession of an infallible receipt
for making a lady's cheek read without paint.
For their special benefit we publish it without
charge. Here it is: Place her at awash tub
with her sleeves rolled up, and an arm full of
dirty clothes. Then let her beau suddenly
nter, and her cheeks will be a glowing red in
n instant! Snooks says this receipt has never
been known to fail. Just try it, ladies, aud let
ns know, and if it fails let ns know, that we
may publish Snooks as unreliable auth- r ty.
Will you?
Grammar
"John, did you ever studv grammer?"
"I did!"
"What case is Squire X ?"
"Tie's an objective case."
"How so?"
"Because he objected to paying a subscrip-
the State of Virginia to add a single stone,
at least, to the modest monument that marks
the grave of Patrick Penry?
Pork. Pork is bringing here $8,50 to
il.r0 ver hundred, and scarce at that. The
supply is by no means equal to the demand
Some of our citizens have arrangements to
rmrchase in Baltimore, aud it is believed it
can be . delivered here at about $7,50 per
hundred. Raleigh Standard.
'ErThe Washington N. C. Dispatch of
the 14th inst states that White Shad have
already been caught in the Pamlico river
and sold in that market at $1 per pair '
half cash half credit.
ut)erstructure six feet square, twenty-two lents of the democracy are centered u these apos-
inches hio-h, with marble slabs projecting rates from the faith on. the land qm-stioa.. This
over the sides. On one of the slabs is iu- j however, will not aid these apostates ill. the road of
scribed: "Patrick Henry. Born May 29, 1 promotion, nor will it crown the cunniisg efforts ot"
173G. Died June 6th, 1799. His fame his ! the opposition with success. The true democracy
best epitaph." On the other: "Dorothea J of North Carolina are prepared for all the diflk-ul-Danridge,
wife of Patrick Henry. Born in ties which may be thrown in their puthwoy. The.
the year 1755. Died February 14th, 1831. j Convention which assembles at Charlotte next
It will thus be seen that his wife sleeps by April will no doubt, make a selection giving satis
llis side. In Charlotte county, in Red Hill ; faction to the party generally, and commanding its
the residence of John Henry, Esq., these j most cordial support. What though old line whigs
sacred relics lie. Would it not be well for j and new line, know-nothings join in the cry for .
Leak or some other stray sheep from the demo
cratic fold, are we to be at all intimidated-by this?
Is not this course to be expected from the opposi
tion? Will airy sound democrat be carried away
by the fawning of the enemy? Is it not a fact
that most if not all of those democrats who are
loudmouthed for distribution, once belonged to tho
opposition ranks, and were never mere than half
crrcumcised as it respects our faith? Is it not plain
to bo seen that tho old Jeven of whiggc-ry still
exists in their bosoms and controls their political
lives? Surely our opponents cannot suppose that
we are so blind as not to see these things. We feed
confident that our party will, be triumphant under
the lead of tho standard bearer which the Charlotte
Convention may appoint, no matter wh he may be,,
and tho more the opposition Press strive io throw
difficulties in our way the greater will bo our zeat
and ardor in the cause.
tion be has been owing for five years or more.
"What is a noun?"
"I don't know, but I know what a renonn
is."
"Well, what is it?"
"Riming off without pnying the printer and,
getting on the black list as a delinquent.
"Good! What is a conjunction s
" A method of collectinar outstanding sub-
..i i i .
scriDtions. in conjunction witn a consiaoie;
. . . . . i .i . i .
never employed oy a primer man tue mat ca
tremity."
Mcbile Cottox Trade. Mobile now ships
annualy 600,000 bales of cotton. The mer
chant who made the first shipment of co ton
from that port is now living and engaged in
business. The first vessel he loaded with cot
ton he had to send to New Orleans to get 400
bales to fill up.
UjpThe following officers were elected
by the Sampson co., Agricultural Society, on
tho 2d inst.-, to serve for one year: President
Dr. Thos. Bunting; Vice Presidents, J R
Beaman, W C Draughon, C H Stevens, F J
Faison, and H Boykin; Recording Secretary
E L Perkins; Corresponding Secretary, A
A McKoy; Treasurer, G W Draughon; Au
diting Committee, W Johnson, L C Hubard
G W Atkins.
Among the appointments confirmed by
the U S Senate, we notice that of Francis
W Pickens, of South Carolina, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United States to Russia.
"Do you like novels? asked Miss Fitzgerald
of her backwoods lover. "I can't say, he re
plied; ''I never ate any, but 1 tell you 1 am
death on Young Possum.
Ladies, prepare for an extreme change in
your habit, for a Paris correspondent of the
New York Courier says the ladies are coming
out without hoops, bustles, wadding or any
thin" else.
Operations in the Dead-Letter Office.
During the past year the number of letters
containing money, "which -were opened in the
dead letter branch of the Post Office Depart
ment, was as follows: Quarter ending 31st
March, 2059 letters, which contained $11,437
99; quarter ending 30th Jane, 2201 letters,
$11,812 45; quarter ending 30th September,
2245 letters, which enclosed $12,655 51, and
quarter ending 31st December, 2352 let
ters, containing $13,361 90. Total letters for
the year, 8848, and money $49, 267 91, nine-
. tenths of which has already been safely return
ed to the writers of said letters."
Death of the Sheriff of Duplin County.
The Wilmington Journal of the 20th inst.,.
announces tho death of John jD. Abcrnathy, Sheriff'
of Duplin County. That paper states that he died
on the 19th inst., "of typhoid fever in the 33d year
of his age. Mr Abenathy was a native of Nash,
county, but had been a citizen of Duplin for tho
last 16 years. Mr A. was highly and deservedly
respected by all who knew him. By his death the
country loses a valuable officer, and his family a
kind parent and indulgent master. May he rest in
peace."
Newspapers. $15,000,000 is supposed to
be spent for newspapers by the people of the
Union. Boston issues 113 papers, with an an
nual circulation of . 54.000,000; New York
104 papers circulation 78,000,000; Philadelphia
51 papers; circultion 40,000,000.
A court in Pennsylvania has given a verdict
to a wife for $-2,508 for money earned by her
after marrhge and loaned to her hnsband.
Shower of Lizzads. The Le Roy N.
Y. Gazette says that during the heavy rain
on Sunday night last, 8th inst., live lizzards
some of them four inches in length, came
from the clouds like manna, though neither
as plenty nor half as welcome. They were
found prawUng on the sidewalks and in the
street like fugitive infantile alligators; in
places far removed from localities where they
inhabit.
7he Raleigh Standard learns from Pu
laski Cowper, Esq., Agent for the sale of bonds
for the Atlantic and North Carolina lioau,
that bonds are selling iu that city at 98.
IBS?" Democratic meetings were recently held
in Lincoln and Anson Counties, at ..both of
which Judge Ellis is recommended for Governor.
BBAt the recent election in Raleigh fgr
Mayor and Commissioners the following gen
tlemen were elected: W. H H(.arrison, Esq.,
was elected Mayor, and Messrss. Edward Yar
borough Sr., J. K Marriott, C. B- Root, W.
H. H. Tucker, H. D- Turner, Alyis Sowrill,
Jno. Hutcbins, Ij. L. Clayton, and Smith,
Commissioners.
The New York Banks had last week,
f20.2 11,266 of specie in their vaults.