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"Tht ttndtnejof Ueiuocraey it toward tht titration of tht iudattriout clatit,th tcrttt of thtir comfort, tht atrtl4 of thtir nlfnity, tht tttmllUhmmt cf (.WrjwiMf." BY ilOBEilT WILLIAMSON, Jr. IilXOGIiXTOX, X. C, APRIL 21, 1841. VOLUME IV. NO. 47. N E V T E It M S OF THE LINCOLN REPUBLICAN TERMS OF PUBLICATION. The Lixcoln Uk public. is is published every Wednesday at $3 50, W" paid in advan e, or $3 if payment be delayed three months. So subscription received for a less Urm than twelve months. No paper will he discontinued but at the option of the Editor, until all arrearages are paid. A future to order a discontinuance, will be con sidered a new engagement. TERMS OF AnvF.nrisiNo. Anvr.RTisr.M t rs will be inserted conspicuous ly for $1 00 per square for the first inseition, and 25 cents for each continuance. Court and Judicial -advertisements will be charged 25 per cent, more than the above prices. 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As the pricu is low, the terms must be complied with no paper will be scut to any one without the amount of oe dollar in advance, and all papeis will le discontinued at the end of the year, unless the advance for the second year is sent by the time the first expires. Twelve copies will be stmt to one address, for one year, or to dillc-rent individuals, on the payment of ten dullars in advance. A specimen number will be issued in a few davR. Should the subscription justify the undertaking, j the first number will be issued about the 1st of I May next. j IiiuVih. Maich 3, 111. KAT11IN A SCHlYLEl'. "Katrina, my dear, come ami sit on this stool, by my side, I have something to say to thee." 'Wait a moment, father, till I have tuned my guitar, arid then I can practice this s1 eet air while you are talking-' The ok! merchant, though nn austere n.an in his warehouse, was, like many of hi class, indulgent to a fiult to the mem bers of his family, so he sat quietly in his arm chair, with an open letter in his hand, while his daughter, Kate, the spoiled dar ling of his widowed heart, went on tcrew ing up the keys .f Lcr guitar, trying ile strings with her slander while fingers, and humming snatches of a Neapolitan boat song, as if utterly forgetful that her father had spoken to her. '.Make has-ie, child, I am wailing,' said the old merchant. 'One moment, father, while I shorten this hand; there, no, it just fits;' 3nd Hing ing the hi ick ribbon over the whitest and most beautiful neck in all Amsterdam, she scared herself at her lather's feet, and rais ng her smiling fac to his, said, 'Well, now, what do you want to say? Be quick, for I have not half got my lesson. The old man had scarcely commenced the subject, which, from the gravity of his face seemed to be somewhat important, when Kate struck op a lively air, and com pletely overwhelmed his voice. Even his habits of indulgence could not withstand this. lie impatiently grasped the little hand which wandered like a restless bird over the strings, exclaiming: 'Listen to me, Kate, this subject is of importance. 'I beg ten thousand pardons, mv dear father! Pray, what were you .-talking about?' 'This letter has just arrived from Paris' said the old man, raising the open sheet in his hand. Kate caught a glance at the seal. She knew the crest; that careless, half provo king smile instantly vanished from her face, and her voice faltered as she said : 'Well, father, where is he now?' 'In Paris, dear, on his way to claim his betrothed.' For a moment Katrina's face wore a thoughtful expression. -She turned away her eyes, and after a little hesitation, said: '1 have made up my mind that is, 1 had rather not marry Lord Gilbert. 'Nonsense! not marry Lord Gilbert ? Pray, what has given rise to this new ca price? Oh ! I've a thousand reasons. I dare say he is abominably uglv, and as proud as Lucifer.- On the contrary, child, lie is deemed ins of the handsomest men in all England; and as to pride, methiuks his willingness to ake to wife the daughter of a humble Dutch merchant is stiflieieut proof, against that. Nay, start not up and look so proudly, child; l tell thee this same English Lord might have his choice among the faired &, highest of his own pnud land; and a hum ble maiden like ihee, Kate, should deem it high honor w hen he casts his thoughts so much beneath his own level. 'i3iit Katrina Schuyler, merchant's daughter though she be, deems it no honor to be bartered oil unseen, and certainly un loved, like an article of merchandize! I say again, I will not marry this L rd, who thinks to drag me from my own dear home at a moment's warning, and to instill me into his proud dwelling, like a Dutch toy, only to be endured for iis gilding for con ceal it as you will, father. I know that this coronet is to be purchased with a dowry, such as no English noble can count down to liis titled dauuhters.' 'Tnou hast nothing to do with that, child,' said the old man with some tlegree of confusion, 'and if thou hast no better reason to give 'Hut l have a better reason I will not wed Lord Gilbert because because I intend to marry somebody else.' 'Marry somebody else!' said the aston ished merchant starting up, as if a bullet had passed through his heart. 'May I be permitted to ask what high personage lias been selected for my son-in-law ?' Certainly, father it is the music master you have been so good as to allow me. 'A music master! .My daughter marry a poor, beggarly, trampling fuller! a ' 'Don't get in a passion don't father, l e:. treat you' exclaimed the malicious girl, trembling all over, and yet half laughing at the storm she had raised. 'A passion! a passion ! By my father's soul, if I thought, child, that this were not bandiage mere idle, sport, I would turn thee into the street this instant ! Now Katrina Schuyler was a much bet ter general than Napoleon Bonaparte, for she knew just how lar to extend her power; so, instead of braving her father's anger, as the hauglry imperialist did the Russian winter, she threw h-r arm over the guitar, and retreated into the garden. Tnough Mynheer Schuyler was, as I have said, by no means remarkable for mildness of temper, he never indulged in the luxury of anger beyond the precincts of his counting room, and always reserved the highest ebullitions of his wrath for the spe cial cdincauon of his ckrka and retainer?. It was therefore with no little astonishment, that the passers by saw him issue from his house with a fjee as red as a penny, ami nourishing an open letter in his hand with the most startling ferocity of manner: Had it been a drawn sword they would have run for their lives; but being only a piece of harmless paper, they stood still, opened their mouths, and wondered what on earth could have come over Mynheer. Some very wise man has said that habit is second nature. If this be true, it had been the merchant's naturt, for twenty years, to descend the steps of his duelling about ten o'clock each morning, with in dress arranged in the cxtremi y of nearness. Afier gazing for a moment up and down the street, he would fold Ins hands under his coat behind, and thus w ilk leisurely to his warehouse, bowing graciously to the acquaintances whom lie passed on his way. and in every manner deporting hims If with j the staid dignity helming a man of trust & substance. But this morning tne merchant outraged his habits terribly. His wig was awry, his coat unbrushed, and his shoes with their broad silver buckles, lacked their usual exquisite polish. Without stopping for a moment on the steps, lie clapped his hands under his coat, for it is to be doubted if he could walk with them in any other position, and hurried along the pavement as if propelled by a double power locomo tive. Mynheer Schuyler's warehouse stood on one of the numerous canals, which carry the commerce of nations into tli3 heart of Amserdam. lie was hurrying along the brink of this canal, in the situation we have described, when he came in contact with a porter who was running at the top of his speed to overtake a boat which lay a l.tde ahead. The concussion was fatal to the angry merchant. He lost his equilibrium, and the next moment, found his polished shoe, with their silver buckles planted three inches deep in the mud at the bottom of the canal. Here was a predicament for the richest merchant in Amsterdam to find him self in. Up to his chin in water, his feet sticking in the bottom of a canal, his bald head just rising above the surf-ice for his wig and the letter which had given rise to all this mischief, were very tranquilly floating down the stream together his arms extended as it in an effort to swim, and altogether bearing no inapt semblance to one of those apocryphal heads which one sometimes mens with upon an old fashion ed tomb stone, with flat noses, big mouths and wings growing where their ears should be. But Mynheer was no tomb stone or nament; nor had he the slightest inclination to become the subject of one. So, as soon as he had a little recovered from the sur prise of his immersion, he essayed to call for assistance. But as he opened his mouth to let Ins voice out, a quantity of! muddy water took the linerty t let itself in. Here he began to make wrv faces, shake his head, anil to beat the water witu his arms, in a manner which added very much to the delight of some half dozen raggd boys and lazy potters, who stood grinning and clapping their hands at his struggles on the opposite side of the canal. The unlucky merchant had nearly ex hausted himself in vain struggles, and was sinking deeper in the mud every instant, when a youth, apparently a foreigner, with eagle eyes and hair like the wing of a ra ven, happened to pass, and saw his situa tion. 'Can I do any thing for your assistance, friend?' he inquired kindly. The luckless merchant made one more desperate eif irt to speak; but lost his foot ing, and his head suddenly disappeared be neath the turbid water. Tne youth flung his velvet cap upon the pavement, stripped off his coat, and plunged into the canal. He soon succeeded in fishing up the unfor tunate merchantf and supporting his head above the water, called out lustily for assis tance. This was soon rendered, and lyn hecr Schuyler was safely conveyed to his warehouse. A servant was despatched for dry clothes and a new wig. and Mynheer Schuyler lay upon the sofa in Ins counting room in, Ins dripping garments, completely exhausted by his cold bath, when the foreign youth who saw that he could bo of no farther ser vice, was about to retire. The merchant ob served the movement, looked up & recogni zed his daughter's music master; the very man whom half an hour before he had re solved to kick from Sis door steps, did he ever presume to ascend them again. The youth stood very quietly with his cap in his hand, while the old man's face changed from a look of astonishment to a haughty frown, which, after a moment, gave place to an expression of warm-hearted gratitude, such as a kind man would fetl toward one who had saved his life. 'Young man, he said, grasping the hand of tne youth, 'this day shall be a fortunate one for you, as well as for me; I pledge you the word of a grateful and an honest man.' The youth bowed, anj muttering some thing about an engagement, hurried from the warehouse. Meantime, Katrina had proceeded to a fountain in the garden, where, as the season was summer, and the weather pleasant, slit hid been in the habit of receiving her music lessons. A ru-iic seat stood at the fool of a droop ng elm which shadowed Ihe green sward a ound the fountain, and a thicket of roses render ed the retreat fragrant and seclude.!. Kte looked upon ihe vac-nit bench and then up on the sun It was full time, yet no master had arr ved. She busied herself in gather ing the roses and scattering their leave-., & half open buds, upon the water n the foun tain; then, tiring of this, she sealed herself on the brink of ihe marble basin and began to dip up (he water in her hide pa in, and to shower it on he fl wf-r blushing about her. At length, iieainiy impm-m aol half po .ting, she flii"g her gnnar on toe grass and sauntered an ay into a more seclu ded part of the garden, where, lor the firsi tunc in her life, she began to reflect, sen otisly, about the future. She was s anding with her hands clasped under her apron of wrought muslin, and her sweet oval face turned away wth an expression of more seiious thought than usually visited her beautiful features, when the mnsic of a guit ar came tinkling with a sweet merry sound, through ihe rose bushes which surrounded her. A smile broke over her face, like the flash of warm sunshine; her hands unclasp ed and she darted forward with the grace ful eagerness of an uncaged bird. The youth whom we have already introduced to the reader, was silting beneath the elm with the guitar in his hands. 'And so my lady bird Ins learned to come of her master's ra I ? he said with a quiet smile, as the panting girl placed her self on the bench beside him. 'And for a very good reason, because she never expects to obey it again, replied Kate, striving n look sullen, and obeying a sudden impulse to make her lover miser able for having kept her waiting. The youth looked in her face, where a smile was struggling with affected gravity, and said, with undisturbed tranquility. Well, my pretty termigant, what new quarrel have you with me now; was my last visit too short, or my lesson too long ?' Kate shook her head very demurely, and tried her best to look solemn and impor tant. 'You will not speak so lightly when I tell you my father has received a letier from the English lord, whom I have told you of, and that he is on his wsiy to carry me to England.' While she was convey ing this startling intelligence, the mischie vous girl stole a glance, from under her long lashes, to mark its effect upon her lo ver. A slight color spread up to his high, white forehead, and a very peculiar smile disturbed the repose of his expressive lips ; otherwise his composure reaiaining undi sturbed. 'K.arina was pushed and more than half angry. 'I ivill make you feel,' she said in tht- bottom of her rogipsh little heart ; so siie looked as resoktie as possible and went on 'Yes, my father is determined ihai I shall f -ilfiil the engagement which he has made for me, and l think that l shall obey Win 'That is right, my sweet Kate ! It is a laughter's firl duty to make her parents happy ; and after all, what is there so very terrible in being married to a rich, well principled man, whom your father has cho sen with a lefeience to your o vii exalta tion and happiness ? At the lover's interruption, Katrina star tied raised her eye to his wit an expression if astonishment, which deepened as he s;oke into absolute di-uiay. 'Are you serious?' she inquired, in a tremulous voice. 'Perfectly mi! for n withstanding all the pleasant non-ense which we have t.dk e I together, vou cannot suppose that I, a wanderer, wit ioUi eo nnry or name, would drag you fro 'ii an onulint home cause yon to break the heatt of a good lather, an l-expose, you to all tin ills of poverty and repen:atice. for repe-uanee would f low ! Or, to reverse the picture, that I sltoul I ontend : -yself a I tie ban rr-on of your father's bounty, and become a p -u sioner oi my wife's f triune. In neither case could we be happy ; nor cmld ( be just in uniting your late with mine.' Katrina turned her head away, and an guish was, for the first lime, busy with her heart. It was more than a minute before she spoke; then her voice was cold and constrained, and the smile which she strove to force died away in a tremulonr motion of the lips. 'We have forgotten our les son hoi J the music for nie if yoj please.' And taking the guitar she went over the lesson with a calmness that surprised her self. But she tlid not sing ; that had been beyond her power. When she had finish ed, she arose, and said, 'I think you pro nounce me a tolerable proficient on this in strument ; call at my father;' counting room and he will reward your services ; I shall not require them in future.' And witli a slight inclination of the head she turned to leave the fountain. The youth followed and laid his hand on Iter's. 'Katrina, he said, 'forgive me if I appear unfeehng, if' but she 6hook his hand off, and, with a haughtiness of spirit, for the first time called into action, swept by him and entered the house. Katrina found her father in the ititn room ; his heart was overflowing with kindness uaJ graiiiaJe. 'Conic hither child, ami kiss m for I havs determined to make thee hippy: happy in thy own j wav,' he cried, opening his arms to em-j braee his daughter. Kate threw herself on his botom and burst into a passion of! lears ; and when the old ip:icliant went on to tell her of the peril he had been in, and of the generous conduct of ihe foreign yon h. the poor girl only wept Uore buter- lv than before. Don't weep, Kate.' said th old man kindly, 1 will have no more i do with tins foieign marriage; thou !isl wed the youth to morrow, ,f thou wilt No.no lather, 1 vfV"u.i ! I wish to . , .. .. .,1 i , marry Lord Gilbert and make you happv. Then, alter all, trimi wert only jesting this morning, and I, like an old fool, got angrv about a shadow ! 'Yes, father, it was all a jest a verj, very unfeeling one ; yet still but a jest J and Kate's tears redoubled as she spoke. 'Well, thrn, 1 will send off my answer to Lord Cilhert. and a thousand guilders to the good youth." 'Send him two thousand half your for tune ! lie is poor and proud and .'Here Kate began to cry again, and sobbing out something about a head ache, she left the room. Early the next morning. Mynheer Schuy ler sent a purse of gold, with a leiler of thanks, to the music master ; but the ser vant returned '.villi word that the youth had discharged his lodgings and had left .Am sterdam, The preparations for Katrim's bridal were commenced on a magnificent scale. She was to be married in the English fash ion ; brides maids were chosen and the tos seau was ordered from Paris. At length Lord Gilbert arrived. Katrina declined seeing him nil they should meet at the al tar ; but the merchant visited him a; his h tel and relumed home absolutely beside himself with delight. The wedding morning brought a pretty, three cornered note from tne bride-groom, with a case of diamonds, such as had seldom blazed on the brow of a Dutchess. The brides-maids were in extacies, and even Kanina's pale face brightened a little when sue saw them sparkling among the sof:, bright tresses and felt them upon her white arms and neck. She was sumig in her dress of whiie sai iii and uechliu lace, with the jewels twink ling like starlight through the delicate folds of her bridal veil, when a carriage and four swept up to the house. The brides maids rusnei1, in a body, to the little mirrors in the windows. 'There lie is! that is Lord Gilbert the tall slender one with bLrk hair 1 ex claimed the foremost. 'Kate, do come here one moment. Why ! where tias the ilo vti to !' Poor Kate she had taken advantage of ihe contusion and had stolen into the gar den, that she might have one moment of s-olitude before her destiny was sealed for ever. She hurried forward to tne fountain ami threw herself on the bench where those dear, dear, music lessons tiad been given. The place had been neglected of iate ; ihe fountain was half choked up with leaves, and the rose-bushes were dro ipmg and ojt of blossom. Every thing looked desolate of all. She leaned her cheek against the rough trunk of the elm and, bu rying h-r face m her hands, abandoned hei seif to sorrow. She was sitting thus with l-ars trickling through her slender fingers, and falling, unnoticed, on her bridal drees, hen a hand was laid softly on her arm, and a familiar voice pronounced her name. The voice '. it weni to hei heart like a ' gush of miiMf. Siie looked up, an 1 he vV'ioih sue bad driven from her presence, villi sc rn and anger, was standing bv L r side. She forgot tier engagement tier pride, every thing in the dear conscious- ness of Ins presence, and sprang to his bo- som a joyfully as a frightened' bird flics o ins u.-si home in the green h aves. My own sweet Kate!' whispered the v inh laving his palm, caressingly, on the MU-m cheek, whose fellow was nestliii" m ti.s ixisttni. L'nk up, love, and say that you forgive all the sorrow have occasioned vou.' uiiMi ty 1 Kate's arms lightened about his neek. and she murmured in a soli, happy voice, 1 forgive all, every thing, only say that you will save u.e from this mariiage.' 'And has it never occurred to vou that you may have been deceived ? that your affianced husband, may have sought to win the heart before he demanded the hand of his fair mis tress ; in short that the humble music master and Gilbert Foster may be the same person! Nay, struggle not to free your self from my amis, sweet bride, Is not your hver the same in all things, as w hen he was used to set your luckless gui tar w ith his skillful hands V 'Can this be sober truth!' murmured the young girl, doubttngly. 'hat, you so kind, so gentle and good can you be the proud, fas'idious Lord Gilbert whom I so feared? Indeed, I cannot understand it ' Do not try, love. Remember we have a whole life time to explain it. Let us go to the house now, the bishop is waiting. Do not trefble there is nothing so very terrible in j ceremony.' No, there i nothing; terrible in it now whNpered thft happy Kate, ns L rd Gilbert Foster drew the bridal veil over her fare, and raising Uer hand to his arm, led her from the fountain which had witnessed jheir first 3nd last quarrel, THE CONTEST. The following appeal to the Republican of Virginia, by the Editor of the Richmond 1 'ay ne as appropriately aUdrMM ed to the citizens of North Carolina, to urge them to energetic action in this im J)0rlaiU e01- js obv((,U9 l ere j i . . ... ... yet a chance to save the House of Hii- 1 j se,lt3Uve8 from t,,c tehe of Federalism; if we can do tins; if we can elect !.- , - majority of Republicans to the House of Representatives of Congress, the calamity of a National Bank, a Tariff, Assumption of the State Debts, and all extravagant ap propriations for Internal Improvements may be avoided. Arise, then. Republi cans ! ant! do your duty. 'right under the Democratic banner 'Stand by those who will stand by your rights ;" and all may yet be well. Mecklenburg Jejftrtonian From the Richmond Enquirer. TO THE POLLS! TO THE POLLS! Awake, Republicans of Virginia! Turn out, turn out ! O.gauize yourselves. Car ry a majority of the next Delegation in the House of Representatives. An Extra Session of Congress is at hand, which threatens mischief a national bank, a dis tribution, a protective tariff. Maintain every inch of ground Send every man you can into our public councils, who whatever be his previous party name, is devoted to the great Slate Rigr.ts principles of the Old Dominion. Never despair of the Republic Never be intimidated by the boasts or the menaces of the whigs. Do not believe them, when they tell you, that it is in vain for you to struggle, that your fate is already sealed ; that they hav the majority in the House of lirprescnta lives, w hatever be the vote of Virginia. One of their presses at least reads a very J i tit rent lesson And that press is the pet press of Darnel Webster we mean, the Boston Atlas. It priH-Uims n !. throughout the Union, that they are in dan ger ; that the following is the political character of the members already chosen : Whigs 81 Loco I'ocos 65. The Atlas says, that among them it "has included Butler of South Carolina, Alf -rd of Georgia, as well as the new col leagues of the lat:er, and the successor .f Mr. Dawson in the same State. They may all yet be found following the lead of Wise and Mallory, and opposing the lead ing measures of the new administration. Counting these chances against us, thu members chosen will be 77 who support the measures of the administraiion, and 7"i who will oppose them; and the following is the character of the members in the last house m tiie Stiles which have yet to choose : That supposing the next Congress to re main the same, the friends of the adminis tration would stand 123, to 1 1 11 who will oppose iis leading measures. The next loss of three members of those that re main to he chosen, wouid tlnow ti e ad ministration into a minority, or rather make it dependent upon a haudf .i of such men as Mallory and Wise, than wi.ic.i it would be far better to have a majotr.y of out and out Loco Focos." And in a soil of panic the Boston Atlas asks ''And is there no danger that we may lose even more than this three! Are we alarmists with no grounds for alarm ? Too I same apathy in Connecticut as we have j jut seen in New Hampshire, would" not j lil o carry with it a loss of four or five members of Congress The general ticket I law in Alabama renders almost certain the losa of the two in that State. In Kentucky ! the wings are madiy allowing themscivea to be divided in five districts, and as a J plurality chooses there, a continuance in such an insane course would bring with it the loss of no less than half the delegation j from that Stale. We cannot depend upon thu election of more than our present num ber of sound whigs from Virginia; and al though wo mav gain a member in Mary- ! ! i::d, and another in North Carolina, yet j d we encounter chese losnes elsewhere, w j shall be further in the minority than r j urn i' the last Congress. These are not ' idl fears. The danger is imminent- The ; (whig) ascendency in the next Congress is in i iturnr. and it behooves the ( whiirl Dress f . t .1 i llirougoui UIC riiTtjuim j i' Buiiiiti a.aiuj. Danger dans;tr to them and hope to us! Rouse up then, Republicans of Vir ginia, and do youi duty to Virginia. Stand by candidates who will stand by your prin oples Let us contribute to save the Union fro Ti a national bank and a tariff, which an Extra Session is convened to establish, be fore the multitudinous whig party breakup their discordant elements and before tho Legislature can meet to instruct dieir Senators. And to you. Republicans, who aro to vote for Delegates. Senators in the State Legislature, destined to be again, ai i wu
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