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NUM VOLUMES. GREENSBOROTJGH, NORTH-CAROLINA; MAY 20, 1848. BER 6 brsyaiiM .y sherwood. 13.59,1 earn wirata ev t xoxxa AVTsa t i at :-;-"" ' orurirTioit. . Mara on the prt of any customer to order a discon i.aa rithia.the .bwriptionrye.r will b consider nlicadvaofhis wuh to continuothejpaper, THE PATRIO T. J- ARRIVAL OP TltB at EAMKttBglf ANNU. BETcy biyg LmnrnoM Ecnopc 1MPORTAXT FROM rRANCB. "Attempt "of Ledr u Roflin to destroy the provision al government. Great excitement tn France. ireana on tlut verge of war. -England qui .1 tt.Jidvanct tn bread-stuffs. Co(ton Jirm, ' ' Vc' ' Nkw Yobk,. May 8. The steamer Britannia reached Boston at 12 o'clock. m., yesterday.; but the telegraph being . out of order between this city and Boston, no newt was received by her until the arrird of the mail this morning. ;s ; y-;... -,. ; ' She brings the important intelligence that M. ' iLedni Kollm had at length made the formal at tempt to destroy the provisional government in France, and hat lirops were arrivmg every mo Went in Paris from all pint of the country. 4 ' Tho greatest excitement, and alarm had been treated in Paris and throughout the country by - these astounding events, and scenes of the most thomentnus'eharacler Were daily expected. V The financial crisis in Paris was apparently subsiding, though business and trade were still 'much dtpnssed. . V ' - Nothing has been heard by the Britannia from . the steamer Hermann ; and she has not yet been telegraphed at this port, as was rumored y ester- dy " . - . .There was no change in cotton at Liverpool on the though the market wis fiftn. .LlTbe market for breadstuff's was firm, at an ad vance since the sailing of ihe America. .' Indian corn, 24s. a 27s. per quarter. ' , Flour, American, 20. a 27s. per barrel. The Rothschilds have refused to loan Russia money at a discount on best bills of 3 pr . The Crotz have set fire .- 'Hge of Ca aelle Nueva.. Urmtng a cordon around the. village, - snd 2.CKK) of the inhabitants were burnt to death, ..'v. Wru the most, tplallrjig shrufcs, 7." AM trpoRSre invii(jf)j(rxepmatt, aio "J!he DancrwtYe'defrtfteS in ti stormiVhv'J ' i V A Chartist ergmiwttoa bos-taken place in Scot. "JanuVand is .spread fog throughout the country with great energy and vigor. The Prussian Diet has been dissolved in a most undignified manner. "Tjjg rneWs frbhi fAstria'lt'h'd'TtflyslndtlirT'jlioT' lant. The Sardinians have gained some slight advan ape over the Autrinn3. The Pachii of Egypt has hung t deputation from a large metting, who had been appointed to Jay before him the complaints of the people. The Duke and Duchess of Montpensier have been banished frmu-the-capHsJ-of-Spam, The Austrian government has expelled the Jesuits of Limz. which gives great satisfaction to even the Catholics. La ma nine has prepared an offensive and de fensive alliance between the French and" the An incendiary insurrection has taken piece in the'kingdom of Saxony, which has not yet "been put down. - "1 : . , ENGLAND. , A freih agitation has been got up in London for the extension of suffrage, equitable taxation, ,te,duciion of government expenditures, and the -advMceniept of reform principles throughout the ikingdoo). Forty members of Parliament assisted at formation. " The run on the ravings banks of England is still on the increase. Prince Metternich. his Princess," Prince. Rich rd, Daron Charles Hazel, and suites, have am- iSjti bert Iouis Clancr FJocoin, Arago, Respaiel,abd Pierre Lerour. . . . j: ' . - meeting was accordingly got up for the Champs d Mars on Sunday night,, with this uf- terwrobjecu However Messrs. Xotmartiae and Marrast having got previous intelligence of the, plot, circumvented their designs, lhe nationa guard as well as the mobiles." were Called out: and the critical state of things which threatened a vwuiMcia reign 01 iciror lurnisoeu toe provisioai government with the pretence to miliiarr display, - All classes" now deeming the lately procribed troops oi toe tine as defenders , of order, irfe. and property, a couple o( reeiments were brouehtio to Paris. ' Cannon, for the first time since toe re' volution, were placed before '.he Hotel de Ville of the national guard oi I'aris. . 1N fewer than one hundred and twenty thousand men assembled at me quays anu oouievaras, joined , by. lorty thous and of me Beaulieu, or suburbs. , , I o these were added twenty thousacd of the guara moniie and this body, betweer. which and the national guards some jealousy bad previously existed, fraternised as they passed each other and lueir common dimcuwies were bdried in obliv- . The cause-of quarrel between Ledru Rollin and bi colleagues is said to have been as follows: X deputation came to Paris from Amiens, for the purpose of presenting a petition for the removal of one of Ledru- Uoilin's commissaries, on account of some violent proceedings be had indulged to the exercise of the unlimited 'powers with which be and bis fellow-commissaries bad been invested by Al. Rollin-. A! de Lamartibe and several other members of the provisional government are said to have admitted the misconduct of the commis sary, and stated that' be ought to have been re- moved.- ... . V 1 .N Al. Uollin refused to sacrifice functionary who, if to blame al all, was only guilty of over real in the cnuse of the republic. Upon this, a violent sceue ensued, ana woras passed Between toe di nation ' AUSTRIA. . The basis of the new Austrian cpnstituiiori was just published. . It ia as follows : All the provin ces are constituted into one body, with tne ex ception of tlungarjsSclavonia.Sieverbehger.'snd, for the present, the Italian provinces. The divis ion of tbe Empire shall remain as it su 61 this lime. The '"P"-r neeleMd person .invidUWe 'Vm Emperor is to neve full power over the land and sea forces, and the right of making yat or peace. Treaties of every description wild foreign powers can only be made with tbe sanction tif the two J louse- Parhe menu The- attribute. ,pf uiercv ana trie ngbt oi bestovvlog rewards belong Abe ministers, without the. sanction of, the i'arlia- mtnt;'4i'The1aws are to be' admin isle retf publicly in open courts, by oral proceedings, and trials 19 be by jury ; the judges are lo be appointed for life. . --' "A II the projects of loans are to be proposedr as well ns sanctioned, by the Emperor. The Em peror will assemble the. Parliament annually, and be must call them together at stated intervals. tie has the right lo prorogue and dissolve them. The freeoom of religion.ol speech and of the press secured and the right of petition and of holding public meetings is granted to every citizen, sub ject to future laws. I he Austrian Government has ordered '.he Jes uits to quit Lintz. This step has given consider able satisfaction even to the Roman Catholic pop ulation. ' - .....-;. v; (FrnLBickacUV Reporter. .OlTIl REFaTBLlC. ' - f ; The Bdauty of the System. :'7' T1E LONDON PRESS.; v ;-r -It is curious to read the speculation of some of the leading London jonrnals, in re latiop to Republicanism, its merits and de lects. It is only vithiti a few years, that lhe fact of, success, so -far as this country was concerned, has been conceded. For a' long time after the Declaration of.our Independ ence, the Monarchists of, the Qld World looked on with incredulity, and galreexpresi- sion to their feelings, in sneers of ridicule and contempt. They believed that the experi ment would prove an titter abortion, that the system would explode, and that anarchy and misery would be the . consequence?. , And this.ihey also hoped, for with such results, republicanism would becomeodious throtigh btu the civilized world, while monarchy and despotism would become, the ruling princi- f!es in forms of government. .Hence they ooked on with atixjety, watched our pro gress step by step, predicted coming calami- lies, fancied with every slight diflicnlJy, that the Union would he dissolved. Nay, seve ral of them labored Under; such apprehen sions, that American journals were studious Jy excluded from their dominions, and the discussion of 'republicanism by their own- presses, was eemcd a serious offence. Nevertheless the young giant of the West ern World, progressed rapidly, and the story of her re8ourcesrherhapptRcsr,ahdw1ier might, which was at first regarded as little bettor than a romance; became accredited by the masses, and thousands and tens of thou- lerent members of the provisional government, jsands of then! directed their footsteps to the which caused a wide breach In the couocils of the new land of promise. . Still there were ma ny who disbelieved. The new Republic was derided and laughed at, and its down fall was speedily predicted. Even now, a few noliticaThTcots mav be TQtmcl,wUo sheer at rtteideajhhQiiati is eapable ,of self-gov; people -sho'ild hold in their own bands, the def. initio of the. word u people," the modes in which k . I. 1 ? I . I tuvj cn nesi exercisa mat power, ana me mutu al relations pf different communities, and states Au agatn,.to limes sua turtner enaor ses our system: " There is stlthis moment. a vert . eHderft Uo ' all over Europe, in two directions, appar- edin London. , The House of Commons tf England having passed the crown and government security bill by an overwhelming majority, virtually adjourn ed on . Wednesday evening,.19ih .April,..tor the Easter recess. Meetings in favor of the charter have been held during the week in almost every town in Err fond and Scotend. TbeChartint coovention, before adjourning, ap pointed deputations, to visit the provinces, adopt, mg a petition to the Queen praying the dismissal f for iinitry. " " I" - .. IRELAND. v ; ' Iwland continues in a very critical state, and 'lhe excitement among the people continued to 'increase rather than diminish. . j . Arms are in brisk demand, and the people are being openly : drilled with pikes and rifles, des 'pile the threatened interference1 of the goverii .'ment. Indeed, there seems to be no longer any "doubt ol the fact that Ireland is on the eve of a 'civil war. ; ; r -: 7 - Host alarming demonstrations of public opinion Continued to be made; and it was the general "opinion that bloodshed was not far off. '' True bill' hivi bee a ibund.' agilBsTtiieliillr "trfjrlen, and Meaghers, the three most energetic 'of the Irish leaders. '. " ' - ( , " FRANCE. Paris has been lira scene of one of those extra ordinary demonstrations which can only occur in that capital. ' Fortunately it has passed off with out bloodshed. -. . ' . ' . . . ' '-: - Al. Blanc having been stung lo madness by the publication of certain paptrs alleged tobe found at A. Guizot's hotel, which impeached his polit ical character; fulminated a most bitter phillipic agains: the provisional gove,-ament -declared the oocuraenu pub'ished to be forgeriesand in veighed most bitterly against ijoiw. Alarrut ,AI. Lamartihe, In terms not easily to be forgiven. Tie swore to ovenhroW the government. ( It seems Ibat a plot was actually lormed to av ANNTE'S LECACt TO THE CONSUMPTIVE. You are; or you believe yourself to be, con sumptive. You wjshi above all things, for health and strength. You are poor, and wish that you were able to bay some of ibe patent, all-curing, all-promising specifics advertised in the newspa pers. Thank God, rather, for the poverty that prevents your purchasing. Taking patent medi cines is like drinking in the dark, where some cf the vessels are filled with, wholesome drink, and some with deadly poisons. You may chance up on the right draught, or you may Hot. It is a great ri.'ic. uut tne medicines tor your aeouuy are, rAraj cheap as sunshine ; and safe -safe s na ture. They are nir, water, exercise," ditt. There is nothing original in the rules I am about to transcribe. They are as old as common sense. You may rea& them in many books and newspa pers, and hear them at lectures ; but yet you may not heed ihem more than 1 did, before ii was too late. Perhaps, though, when '.hey come as a leg acy -from your sister, who has lost health and life tj tlie neglect of them, why, then they may ex ercis! all the moral influence of u the last dying speech and-coufession" of a man about to be banged. . I. Bathe in tepid wate'r every day." The" ben efit of bathing can only be justly estimated by those that practice it." Wear flannel winter (and summer, too, if you can bear it) next your skin. It will keep the skin in a healthful condition. ". g. Take walk every fine day. But that will not be exercise enough, or of the kind, for a con sumptive. Make bed, rub tobies, sweep, or do something else that will exercise the arms and chest. Sing or read aloud, ; 3. Ventilate jour-rooms, air yrurv bedding, clothing," &c.r every day."- The lungs require pure air, as well as the palate requires. pure wat er." Mem. Do not keep a stove in your common, sitting room ; what IV saves in fuelUeosts ia '"hVatinrTt ha vtffouhd "from that trie burnt air from hot stoves, and the thick vspor front anything that may be cooking upon , is very unpleasant, and very-injurious lo weak lungs. , Use a fireplace or a Franklin store in preference; for then eveything injurious js carried up tho 'chimney.:, -.'.!.,' -vi ,: 4. Ifjou can, leave eflr.graduallf,.. ase of llrorig iea and coffee.' Tbey keep up a flow, con suming fever in your 'system ; (it was been so with me ;) drink milk instead. When you are feverish, do not use" pepper, mustard, spice, &c, in your food. Try thi way of living for a month; abd if you are not stronger, Ulfe the advice of i regular practitioner. ; JVerer (ake Neighbor J'retcriptiona. '. '. - ; erunient, and who denoiinco republi'cantsin with no little bitterness. ' The following, for example, which wecny from a late num ber of the Liverpool MaiT. niay be quoted in illustration: ' ; ' v "If these were notsid truths we should be dis posed to laugh at them. But it is no laughing rnauer. . Bedlam ha hprst its chains th insane are emanciDaieur-rauu- ".We cannot dissemble uur, thoughts. hare, anjoipe'risbsbl hatred or all republics, sim ply because we prefer intelligence to ignorance, love. of freedom in its antagonism to anarchy, and execrate the tyranny of the multitude ten thous and tidies more thdnthe despotism of the. individ ual. In such times as' these, when the lava of insurrection is rolling over the greater portion of Europe when the feet are dictating to the head when plunder and injustice are being perpetra ted in the name of liberty the post of honor is a private station ;' and therefore, for the Sake of peace and security, we should greatly prefer liv ing in St. Petersburg to living in Paris." " The Republic of Franc'eJrTsTnTefe3 upon its third moon, and the beginning of its first diffi culties. - The giant Poverty, nnd its schoolmaster a uency an over Europe, iq two directions, appar ently opposite, to local self-government and to national unity. In I8!5certaui lines were drawn Upon, a map,. according to which .states were car ved, as it were; out of the CootinenUwithout re ference to language, habits, race, feelings, aniipa thies, or any of those influences which constitute real nationality, v The consequence was thit the desire for national independence, in (he provinces tous suojecieu to toreign - uorainion, went nana in hand with the wish for. popular -institutions ; they become convinced that tbey could dot have tne one witnout tneotner, tney nave long strug gled for both, and at length tbey appear on the eve of winning them. - But these provinces have in almost every case, national unities of their own to which, when rid of the crude and Piocrostean arrangement of 1815, tbey are beginning natural ly to look, as supports to tneir new born indepen dence, and rallying points for their awakened pa triotism. Thus Italy is gathering under one name and banner her estranged and provincialized chil dren r the scattered and disunited slates of Ger many are craving earnestly for union; Poland is -uniting j Switzerland is uniting ; it wul not, per hapSfcie Jong before-we see J Pansclavomc na tion comtiiution in the east of Europe. . Yet none of the provinces would like the idea of ceasing to manage locally iheirown anairs, in order lo secure the safety of a greater father land. The qiestion then, lor them to consider, is, wbelbcr, by an a doption of the principle of federalism, their wanta may not be supplied and their tendencies satisfi ed. " " " : " Let them observe the workings of Federal ism in America. The most complete national u nity U4here preserved as regards foreign nations; complete freedom of trsde, complete uniformity of action in all respects essential to national life i while, at the ssme time, tht inestimable habit of selfgov eminent is crealedandretained,andthepow er oi aaapting iocai institutions local wants xrrcised so fully, that no American citizen has tocomphin that the interests of his locality su3er by the dis tance or neglect of the ' legislative centre. The German in Pennsylvania, the Frenchman in Loui siana, tho Spaniard in Florida,- bad no need, when they come to participate in the advantages belong ing to the great American Union, of sacrificing one iota of the local institutions to which they were attached.' So wonderfully elastic, and ex- 1 -pans ire is this- principle ,of - Gov erjmvntt that tlte irt$. It (ibibrbetfin ont iatt jmfdnon,wiiA j oft UUle mtmvemene or-daftgerretulimgfwm ift extent .and diversity of characteristics'. If a similar system of permiting local self-govern-menVsin subordination to supreme legislative head, had been pursued in Lombardy and Po- ' landrwe doliot belie' vi'l;K"a"iaclrTlhecenXraT head being an arbitrary monarch would have in duced in either cose, the declaration of indepen dence which has now ensued. The Spanish mo narchs had no subjects so ' loyal as the fnha'bf tanta of the Basque provinces ; the fidelity "bf the Tyrolese to Austria, is proverbial; because the former lived praci'callly under the shadow of their wn aerpSTand lhe 1aUer wereNiiot deprived of their ancient grtmd gtitlx. TheRomans un derstood this principle and left to the niuniapm Revolution, are stalking over that fair land, with " . "ul" jymeni I Ik;- r U!.roL . U,llmr aevthr-.nd - ofiheir institutions, and management of theXaf- " deaih's bead and cross bones a French hyperbole, is lu inning it cestiny. i ne common soldier, whose duty it is to obey, is elec r.:.. I'l.:. ik. ...... -f .1... ... v.. 'I'k- .. ' mo h w muss ui.iug uiuuiauill? UU- liie stmy. to use t . . , ... . o . - . - i rniinn m npir imp nil . 11 inn n.n.ra .nni.mi.i.i - I muwii ... .w.- , - ...w .mi vv.atvilltj- ness of their subjects. In France on the Contra- i .l- ... . .r ... tW hi. ir.r.r xvha i. to- eammsoiU l-iiualii is LrIT "c P?"! ?l -uministraiive cen- i ,. !f , r. . ' , tra ization has been obtained, the "people" are consequently making nself a. ridiculous as possi-, Bnd incapatiuu.d for ,Zn J br bie. k.i;,.fi..:.. ..k: J r .1 .. , imuu ui u imiig uune lor inrm, tne change, however, has come over theco?5sequcnce now i8 ,ha, ,he roob of p.,;, now rules trance; the .Jo.tXXJ.OOO individuals who ToLKaATiOM. I would never separate myself Vmldaie tbe ptovisiohal government, and eject front tt(f tttnA tpoa lhe tJifference of an opinion uamartlne, Marrast, andothetmoderaieVmero- i or be angr"y with his , judgment for not agreeing bers thereform. and -form a nevv 'goverunieutwKt Te in that, from . which perhaps, within a ts toting of .ldr'u RoUitn CabuiTBlang lihould ditsjeut rtyself - ' more enlightened spirits of the 'European press. Many who were formerly our revi lers, arc now among our eulogists. Even the London, Times, a print that has reviled and assailed' us with more bitterness1 than any other leading journal of Great Britain, has seen; and to smc extent, admits tho er ror of its courser In a late number of thai paper, we find this language : " Nor can it be denied that things look as tho' the philosophic vaticinations of M. Da Tocqpb villr were about to be realized, and the old world were going to learn a new poltticol alphabet at ihe feet of her Tronsatlanlic offsprings The ex iles whom Europe of the 10th and 17th centu ries, 'disinherited at prodigal children, planted their ideas in a congenial soil, and the luxuriance of their growth is overshadowing and blighting the parent tree. It would be considered irrele avant at this juncture, to inquire accurately into the respective men ol the two systems ot gov. ernment which are at issue ; as to which produ ces lhe creotest, amount of individual happiness'. of. nuliona! greatness, of moral and intellectual fruit. There is no question ut ami rate as to which is the most powerful and prosperous and America may be allowed to take full advantage of the popular tendency to cry v'a victis, and f bout with lhe winning side." . 1 ' . Again, the Times says s " Strength and stability nre essential points to be considered in deciding the respective merits oLdiffeienLjQrmoLJ3overoment.8n4it less to prove, on paper, that a certain constitution is the best, if, as a matter of fact', we find that it cannot stand alone, when w attempt to realize it. , Just now, ibe fact that if be American peo ple were polled to-morrow, from the Rio Grande to the Si Lawrence, every single individual would vote for precisely the form of government which he now posseses.j undoubtedly a ronfifrtf- mcnt in javor of that government Of course, we do not say that it ;s a. conclusive onet we ourselves happen to like something diffl-rent only we imagine that, as between a stable, i bat isjnConservative"Jlemocrocy, land a decadent, that is revolutionary" . despotiscr there can be little bot doubt which (o prefer. Ard so we may assume that for the present ol least, and till we. see wbsi the upshot of the new" state of things may be, the advocates; of arbitrary power wiU be silent, if not convineed ;Jan4 rhe constitutional questions which will be" henceforth warmly ar rr,A. with a view to nractical ' results, are - those wh.ichifiocern the degree of jpowef whjclr lhe j K inhabit tbe provinces Follow like sheep after a leader, even though it be down a pretipice. "If there be any truth in these speculation?, the object of which we have rather indicated than explained, the good or bad success of the un pecedented movement now going on in Europe will depend, in a great measure, upon the extent to which lhe diflerent notions engaged in it may succeed in reconciling and turning to account the principles which we have been describing that of local self-government, the true nurse of free dom, and thai national unity, the best safeguard for peace, civilization,' and social progress. It is impossible to lay down, beforehand, bow far sr.d in what manner it may be possible, in each par ticular case, to do this ; but the tendency of the attempt, however imperfectly developed, is in the right direction ; the ideal perlection ol it would b a Utopia, . '. ' Where the drum thoitd throb no longer, an J lbs bat . tie flag be furl'd, In the Parliament of man, the fuJetalinn of the wrrld' This is certainly strong language, and from a stranee quarter. 1 he fuct too, men tioned by the Tune.-, that in this country, the people are universally, and, without a disson ting voice, in iuvor v ino repuoucan, or tne form of Government under whjch wo now- live, is conclusive as to the practical advan tages of the system, we have in this coun try no monarchists. An- individual who, under existing circumstahccsshould advo cate a change to monarchy,' would be deem ed little less than mad a fit subject for . a a I . t . . , L,unaiic Ayium. l Qt tins is a sysicrn uiiuct which we. haveltvcd,since the establishment of tho Government by our fathers. Can this he said of any other existing system ? And if not, can we be surprised that as light, in- teiligerfcevnd education iiiefease7tTie niass a a fl es in ttie old worm as wen. as in tne new, should bo disposed to imitate our example. Take Ihe case of the Chartists of Great Brif aih. The six points for which they contend, we already enjoy. ' Th?y-"form features f our system, ana worn aainiraoiy. uut witiiv these, conceded,' xrier -changes woutU De urg(i-inGreat Britain. The .disunion, of Church and State, the abolition of' the law of primogeniture, and the anwhilation ofall privripged orders would speedily follow. f ANCIENT ANTIQUITIES. , Nineveh was 15 jniles by 0, and 40 round, with walls 100 feet high, and thick enough for three ;cbnrjot9. ' t . i , ', . - v r - tiabylon was CO miles within the walla, '.which Were 76 feet thick, and 300 high, with 100 braz en gates. vj...f; ..:. , .a Tha.teti.pfe.of Diana at Epheu. was 493 feet longhand 200 brood witb 127 columns, 00 feet high, to support the roof. It was 200. years jn ouuaing. M, ;lf ., ;, v , Tbularget fcr,he pyitupids ia 431 feet, high, and G93 feet on the sides; its base covered 11 acres." The stones are about 80 feet, in length, and the layer are 80S j 300,000 (hen were em ployed in its erection. , , f- , . The labyrinth of Egypt contained 3,000 cham ber, and 12 halUj.:- :V;. - -(, ijt- - Thebes, in Egypt, presents ruins 37 miles round. It has 100 gates. t Carthage was 25 miles rounds -: -- ------- .Athens was. 23 miles round, and contained 25.- 000 citizens.-arid 40O.O0Q.i!4vsk . , . r The temple of Delphos, .was so rich in dona tions, tbt it was once plundered ol iu,uuu ster. ling ; and Nero carried from, it 000 autues. he wll ot Rome were 13 miles. i -, . . ..;.;.,. TIIB;CUP OF COLD. WATEtt. A young Englishwoman was sent to France lobe educated in a Huguenot school in Paris. A few evenmcs before the fatal massacre of- Si. Bartholomew', Dsy she aad some of her young .Coinpaoions were taking a walk in some part of the town where there Were sentinels plac ed, per'bawi kori .t,he4 walls i and you fcnow that when si soldier is cn guard he must nt leave bis post until he u relieved, that is, till another soldier comes to take hi place. One of the soldiers, as tbeyounj ladJje,s,passe4 bwv Jbesoughl thern to nave tne enemy to ormg mm a jitue water, add ing thit be Was very ill, and that it would be as much as his life, was worth to go and fetch it him. self. , ,Th;et ladies walked on, much r funded at die nan forpresuming to speak to them, all but the young Englishwopanrwhos compassion was ffloted,'nf -woe; Jesting her party, procured some wster. and brought it to the soldier. lie bezeed her to tell hint her.name and place of abode ; and this' LsnOidlTVhen she rejoined -tier-compan ions, some bldmed and others ridiculed her atten tion to a common soldier ; but they soon had rea son to lament that they had not been equally com pa'ssionafe, ff the grtfteful ioldelf toottivefl. on the night of the massacre, lo save tbi youftg En glishwoman, while all the other inhabitant of the house She dwelt in were killed ! INVENTION. Ftmtaiwsystwetsits,jnfaTch1f 'food fofind" Wtt Hh - While preparing to enjojr the luxury, they aescneu a tox at no great distance-, approaching the spoti now to carry on their prize thev were puzzled to decide, and the fox continued to approach. Out necessity is the mother of inven tion f and tbey soon struck upon - a plan- w h ich I proved completely successful in the execution. One rat laid upon his back and held the egg in j bis tore paws, jtoe other dragged him by the i tail unseating a scratched back, they reached their hole in safety, and deposited their egg where tbe lox could not get it. . . Here we are taught that some persons never find outwboMhey-ca-n do- until--they, are driven to it t and these rats would probably have did dled away some hours in contriving how lo carry off the egg, bad .not their wits been sharpened by the iminent danger ot losing it. 1 bey found there was Jat one aliernaiive, emfee.Mft Jose he , j egg or secure u in tneir note. . men tney bestir red themselves in earnest, and proved the old provero true, inai - nere mere is a win tncro a way." T ' - - ' ' , i.! yTHEpWIT QJF SARCASU; i,v To be ssressue ts thought by soma people & proof of ability. Such individuals are like a pack; of Cbiaese crackers thrown into a crowd, continu ally vxpJodih ia every direction, btrt with, great ; er na.se than injury. . There is more ill breedmir than wuMn a sarcasm ; and more ill-nature than " erf' iTs'1 doM not conl n e W profound Wisdom tersely expressed, Nothing, thirrefore, Can b further from wit than loTcoeoV and where they to together. One ia nrt into the service, and b not a legitimate allv-u , Nevertheless; we .know many, mostly voanir persons, who set up for wit on the core of sar- casm. ' 1 hey are usuallv verr eonr.ir.H r...V fodiish, or very unamiable individual.! mil h taeans t,he terror to other tbey. itnagme. persons of sentt are no more affected by their iarcasrns man mason are by.41. yelp of a lap-dog. A real wit never condeeends to reply to ibem. Wa b ive ki o yn many of sooh Sarcastio twrMma in b&'r fiprnri-t. vd always found they cured them selves oRhis childish habit a soon as they grew up. or if they did not, that they remained oh ildrea in thoir tempers lo the 'end of ihek career, i ltfa a mean sou of revenge ihtt roeka t gall andiberV feelings by sarcssm.- For where it chaecea to bo -qccef ul, it is like the conoei shot of ih. M;' Cns, which gangrenes lhe wou nd. . . j . ; f ,. We frequently bear vounir cersona t make sarcaitic remarks on those who y hter.4 hc f btfre' P?rn,,P, n so much, ill will.'k. iii-ureruing, om s j much spleen at others as a de-f. srhrto display ourselvt0. , l, J, . Mll e( ,erbaf harleqe-Msm cot unto tali Nnnk Tk- 1.1 be wu In ibis cose are like tha mookiir in . coat at-the. mensfferie. who rirle. ih .n. .J plays hi antics 10 amuse tbe hidren rsltber htii people of sec se. Whea vounir emUtn.n . the actors, they are generally forward and eon ceiled slips of boys cultivating irtoustaches,and tretchingtbemelves op in compacyto sppeai mru. uui wnen young ladies are tbe often der. they will frequently be found not very pret ly, or not very amiable looking ; and though thev usually attract hearers, thev for every one is fearful lesl they should turn out shre ws. W e may be amused at seeing a crowd run from chaseri but-we have no fancy lo ha chased ourselves. One enjoys the fun of behold. Ing others tske up nettles, but is very careful not to touch the sting. Hence the wisdom of the cammcn saying thai sarcastic women are rarely murried. Though willing enough to laugh at oth ers, men do not care to be made butts themselves. Moreover, a long practice in this habit, gives a person insensibly s splenetic mind, so that wail was taken up logive zest to conversation, is too apt to end in spoiling th temper. Tartness uuifl jevn, ut on miecioui, ' 4'ropfe trow sour and i0tit?grMt At the flour mills of Tubberakeena. neur fiin. meK while in the possession of ihe late Jos. New doiu. mere was a goose which by some accident was lefi "oltiafrrwtthoat mate or ffiBi&5iiir- der or gosling. Now, it happened, as is com- mnn ik.l lk ..T. L.J . . . ., Mi. iiiiuri wile iihii Kfi niimt. a. IS r- RIGI1T IS WIGHT. Though theVrong wind rent the mountains. and borke in piecesihe rocks, yet the Lord wan not in the sir on 2 wind. Nor was be in the earth quake; nor was he in the fire. In what then was he! In the still small voice; and this is ore of its holy utterances Right it Might. As sure as God liveih as sure us the boly one of srael is the Lord of Hosts, the Almighty right is might. Meekness i might. Patience is michl.rlomiiny is mignt. Deti-aentat and sell- sacrifice is roiebt. Faith is miehl. Love is might. Every gift of the Spirit is might. The! cross was two pieces ot wood ; and a helpless Man was nailed toil; yet it was mightier than thrworld, and triumphed, and will ever triumph over it. .. Heaven and earth shall pass away,' but no pure, holy deed, or word or thought. On the other hondi might that which the children of earth call 10, the strong wind, the earthquake, the the fire perishes through its own violence, self exhausted and- self-consusied ; as our nge ofthe world has been allowed , to witness in the most signal example.- For many of us remember, and they who do not. have heard from their fathers, how the mightiest man on earth, he who had girt himself with all might, except that of right, burst like a ternpest cloud, burnt himself out like a con flagrstion. and only left the scan of bis ravages to mark where! he had been. Who among you can look imp an infant' foce, and not see a power in it mightier than all ihn.s)rmjes of ttila or Napo Jeon ? Jlrchdeacon Hare's Mission of (he Com- oriety duck eggs under a hen, which in due course were incubated i and of course the ducklings at Soon as they came forth ran with natural instinct to the water, and the hen wos in a sad nucker her maternity ureine her to follow the brvl. .nrl her selfishness disposmg her to keep on dry land. In the meanwhile, up sailed tho goose, and witb a notsy gabble, which certainly (being - interpre ted) meant, leave them to my care, she swam utr I J. !.t. .L -'. . . anu uown wiin me aucKiings ; and when ihey ??ere J!fv4 HjO1 Ltheir acquatic excursion, she con. signeu mem 10 tne care oithe hen. 1 behest mor ning, down came again tbe ducklings o be pond, and there was the goose waiting for tbenw and there atood the hen in her great flnstration. On this occasion, we are not at all-sure that the goose invited the hen, observing her trouble, but it is a fact, that she being riear the shore, the hen jump ed on her back, andthere sat,theducklings swimi ming. and the goose and hen after them, op and down the pond. And (this was not a solitary ev ent. Day after day. the hen was seen on board the goose, attending the ducklines up and down, in perfect contentednesssnd good humor, numbers of people coming to witness the circumstance, which continued until this ducklings, coming to days, of discret;rtn, required the joint gaurdianship of the eoose and hen. Jev. C. Oil way's Intel lectuality of Dumb Animals, ' 1 VOLTAIRE'S CHARACTER OF CROMWELL -Cromwell is described-as naan -Who was an imposter oil his life. ,1 con scarcely believe it.jrr I conceive that he was at first an enthusiast, and thai he. afterwarda made his fanaticjsm instrumen tal to his greatness. An ardent novice al twenty often becomes an accomplished rogue at forty. In the great game ol human lite, men beg;n with beinjr dupes, and; end in becoming knaves. A statesman engages a his almoner a monk entire- i 0 v lo d gc js po-.vef, , lloney, d itto," lv made up of the detail of his convent devout credulous, awkward perfectly new 16 the world ; he acquires information, polish, finesse, and sup pliant; bis master. 'AtosoAc Dictionary. , t Dismmulatw. Dissimulation in youth is the forerunner of perfidy in old age its first appear ance is. the fatal omen of growing depravity, and future 'Shame. 4t obscures the lustre of every ac complwhmenl, and sink us into contempt. After the firsT departure from sincerity, it is hard to ton t orus artifice lead on to. another; till as the mtrieaeV of thelabyrilh increases, Ye left in j - 1 ar - - -- I ot't snare. Mrti'.- .. . .:' ... CHINESE AGRICULTURE. If.there be one thine thsbihe. treniu S thn extraordinary people has brmight nearer to per fection thin another, it is the" cultivation of the" soil. The ecor.omy of their sericulture is beauti, fnl, the whole country present the appearance of one continued gardeiliio large Common start1 ing a few miserable horses, nor Porks and chases laid waste for ' the special purpose' nf breeding rabbits, are to be met with; the land is mesrtfto feed and clothe tho people, and lo that use ita power are directed. Not on inch of soil is-lost that can be made useful by the most lehorioua and upparently nnpromising industrv.save only, such parts a. are set aside for burial-ground. Swamp are drained by canals, which carrv the superfluous waters where they are turned to pro fitable account in enriching lhd that otherwise would not bo productive. Hills are terrared ia lhe summits, and the banks of rivers and shores of the sea recede and lave flourishing farms to reward the enterprise of man. 1 know nothinr --T ... - 1 ; i . . ' that would ba likely to be more valuable' iprm this country than the report of an experienced and scientific farmer, could such be induced to bestow a short ime in traveling to China and making its agriculture is fin'dr. Forbes1 Chindi Th Sword or Nev. On the morning of Thursdajyihe S'iVh ofFebruaryvaJbandof Jnpurs cents, in search of arms, visited. die. residence: of the Duke d'lchingen Tbe duke was absent and hi duchess was alone. We come fov arms," cried the gipup. t' Tke tjiem," aaiher prace. pointing to iome swords ' and fire-arms. .nd that one?" ajd 'a Cjtizen pointings to a: sword left suspended on the wall. That sword" one replied,- belonged to my father in-law. Tis lhe sword of Marshal Ney. Do not I pray, deprive me of that. The people always respect- .. - J.',"'. . ed it. .inr men vrre moveu. ana liKing aowif the weapon, they all kuised it with emoireh; and placing it in the hsnds of Msdsmedlihins ar j they bowed rwA iri$iiiit;:r : ; " -V- , .: r
The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, N.C.)
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May 20, 1848, edition 1
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