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UNION. THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LA WS-TIIE GUARDIANS OFQUR LIBERTY. "IVol. XXXVII, HILLSBOROUGH, N, C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1857, No. 1013. I NEW FALL GOODS, A VARIETY or Cheap Fall Good, now coming In. v JAMES WEBB. . September 16. , 0g Clover and Lucerne. THRESH 6EBD, just received, tio it the lime to James webb. 06-1 September 16. ; JUST AT HAND. CWRTINGS,-.7.g.and4-4. 3 Cotton Oznaburga and Jeans. Kerseys, Uonnet Cord. Draw Springs fr Kkirte, Ac., dee. " ALSO An'assortmcnt of GROCERIES. JAMES WEBB. September's. 03 WRAPPING PAPER, ITvHOM lb Raleigh paper milt, on hand, and for sale Hy JAME8 WEBB, Agent. Fehmaiy M. 77 , ; CASH FOR WHEAT. I WISH to bur all the Wheal for sale. I will fur. nisli bags and pay cash or trade. I must bate pay ftt all accounts now Jul, out of the pre sunt wheat crop. Mend in jrs-u Wheat and pay off. I cannot credit any .a. loo, than on. year, j AMfJS WE15B. July Si. . , 99 Guano ! Guano ! j 1 811 AM, hav a w.pply of pure Peruvian Guano in time for Turnip, and will also bav a supply for YV beat, at lowest cash prices. JAMES WEBB. July I. - . Change in Business. f V terms hfreafler will ho caeb, barter, and credit ' to thoe who will pay once year. The timet ileaaod shorter credit thau heretofore. . , JAMES February 16. WEBB. 76- IRON IRON! I AM now receiving all w of King's Mountain Iron, which I will aell at low price by lb ton to Mer chants and others, er y retail. JUMES WEBB, A-ent for J. W. UAKKARD. October 14. 60 Bible Depository, !IR. JAMEU WEBB has been appointed agent of 1" the Aroericasj Bible Hnriety, and will keep on band t tod Mmlment of Biblesaad Testaments, to bo disposed of 10 thorn who want at tha Society's uual low price, fur cash. Aagestft. Chinese Sugar Cane Seed. AM aso ready to eoeeiv orders f.w the genuine ar ticle, which I ehaU bare in a day. JAMES WEBB. February IS. ' - " New Spring Gooes. . THE largest and bosi Mock I eer had, which were bought upon llie beat terns, early in the season, hefor tbe rue. cni.iing in pirt of 300 j ards sup'r Hemp, I'elt and Ingrain Carpeting, oO 'rials. Bonnets, Fists. Gipsies. Ae. S.M0 yard L'nbleached Cotton Cloib. Jeans. 4c 1,500 yard. Bleached Cottons, Hhreiint. Ae. . 1,106 Checked and Wtriped Cottno Cloth. Ac, t.0i0 yard. Colored Jesos. Cottonadee, Cherts, Ital ian elotS, Drsp d'Ei Ribbed Mohair, and other gnodo for nsa and eaa wear. VA rani Lino. Dill. 4c, bit and colored. .IO0 yards C.lico. M00 yards Motored a ad B lack G in gha ma, 1.000 yard. Lawn, Umghara Lawns, OrgwJics, Ja conet, Brilliant, Ac. SilO pair tilorss. t70d-B Kpool Thread, too grow Bulimia, )0 pa l.vli'. Mise' and ChitJren'a Bhoe. beaotiful ehap and Sniah, including Currk-d Goat. M mrr and Hfcl Boins " HI.ot.wei Flsin. Fored and Congre Oaoer t Velvet Hlip'$ Children' C olore) and Plain. Rachel foied and Button Btot. A I Brained and Kid SU j Mantles j Lac and Wrougtil usn.i.t r inunngwi 1 r...... and Insertinea: Printed and Pierced CoJIsrs and Band; Hilk and Leather Belts; Hummer Corsets; IWg. Cerlue and Empresa Hkiite; Grae Cloth; Corded Cambric; Btillisiiia, and other goode for mak ing fkirte. I ,.100 yards RiMwn of all kinds. 000 It Rio, Lsgaira and Jar Coffee; Eitract of CO00 Iba. ColTee Sugars, end Cro-bedenJ Powder ed Sog.; Sugar Mo- -yup; lid Green and Black Tea; Fine Madeira Win and French Brandy, for medicinal perpoae. ; aho Cooking Win. Hole and Upper Leather. 4e. e. ki: tuv-vMii: ci.oTiinu. Having mad Ihi one branch af my bosines. I am now receiving a good eaenrtmenl of Hpring and Sum nior Clothing, which I srill aril ae lo a any other hoae in the place, eoMiallng ia part of Ibe following Usnt'a Casxmrie Coals, Marseille Pent., Biovrn l.rnra Cta.. Linen Vets, Wait Linen Costs, Mori Antique Vert, Check. Linen Costs. White Marseilles Ve.te, - UrsM Linen Cl. Col d Marseille Vest, a. l iv.L.J Mailt.a illsrk Ficored Veals, Camtn.- ' ! doWed and W hit Shirts, J .. jwk anJ CoTJ Al- Shirt Bosom and Collar, nacc.Co.!.. Cravat. Stock and Tie. Drapd'EieCoal. Whilo and Colon J Linen Fancy Cs.irnere Psnta.. and Silk Porkfl Hand H!ck Csimer Pantcj kerchief. e.. 4e. Perwne in want of Clothing. t any other kind of sttond. would do well lo call and look al my slock be- making iheir purchases. , t-rjr Turnip Seeds AqUAXTTY.c,b.b. Juty 1. ,7T Venali Garden ' Seed. T IMP RP.t:F.IVED. t freah M of uar.ieej two; ,Ua .inina Chinese Uujar t an n ...0 Meed. fr eel ehp by JAMES WF.Bfl. March II. ' 79 fP- tX'RB A GOOD CROP OF VEGF.TA-1- Bf.Rii-L'st Mspee Improved PhiMphsteof Lime, A lot In received. I am now ready to ecee ol" lot ini reeeiveii. 1 ."- - - r the. Phn.ph.ta of Lime. from lhne who wish to on coin in lb epring. Asia Ha taloe. I tefef lo all ha my lasl year' corn crop, and lo my coin tut for It on h . Term, rash only. JAMES WEBB f DRUGS, MEDICINES, &c. J ryiSTAU'8 BAI.8AM OF WILD CHERRY, " i Wood's Hair Kesloralive, 1. , , Hoofland's German Bilters, . , I.yon's Kathaiorn, ' , Davi.'a Pain Kfller. ' '' ' - " ' McMum's Eliir Opium, ' ' "'" ' ' Brown Windsor 8oan, Eitract Vanilla, , , ) Two Gallons Bell Cologne, ; 'r Blue Ink. in stands, Letter Paper and Evclopes, " ', ' Viaillng Cards, , Lily White, extra fine, : 1 Emery, .No. 1,3 and 4, : , . Fly Stone, and many other ailicle in the Drug line, just received and tor aale by , JAMES F. CAIN. August 26. 03 PAINTS! PAINTS!! PAINTS!!! 1 flOrt IB8. WHITE ZINC, in oil. w v 500 iba. Pure White Lead, in oil, just received at the DRUG STORE. August SB. 03 GRASS SEEDS. ORCHARD GIIAsS, ,.i HerdsGraas, Lucerne, . . . Clover, Timothy, ' Ke'nturkr Blue Grass, Jest received and for le at th. ST)RE ' August 36. 03 Turnip Seed. EARLY FLAT DUTCH, Red Topped, Large Nortilk, Dale'e Hybrid, Rula Bags, jut received at tha DKUO STORK. August 19. U2- Artliur'B Celebrated Patent Air-Tight, Self-Sealing Cans and Jars, . FOR PRESERVING FRESH FRUIT!, TOMA TOES die. For sal at the DRUG STOKE. June 3. 91 Just Received at the Drug Store, 1 IS HI.. Bi;HMU ThVlU, u. V A RMMH E- White, Coach, J jp,n, Copal, Ae, brl-KM Oil.. I cask best UIN March 18. 80 Just Received at the Drug Store, q ei. Quinine, wJ i ox. Chino'idine. 01. Quinine, 6 ox. Cliinoidine. 4 dot. Rushtnn's Cod Lirer Oil, dot. rVhienelin,lIaina eV Co.'aC. Liver Oil 6 dot. Kol. C'it. Magnesia, t dot. Balrnof a Thousand Ftowers,(genuioe,) I gross Aycra Pills, 1 grooa Bardotle's ConJy Vermifuge. Also, a freh supply of Mace, Black Pepper, Race Ginger, Allspice,.utmega, Red Pepper, Muaiarrf rod, c,4e. JAS. F. CAIN. December 10. 8 JUST RECEIVED 4 r.ns Pma.h, for snap. AT THE DRUO STORE. December 10. FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Orange, Lemon. Vcnilla, Peach, Celery Paisley, 4c. Foraaleetlha JjRl'G STOKE. Noeember 13. M FOR COL'tiHS. COLDS. &c. HASTE I:e4and Moe. Jogoh Pssi. Ginger Drops, l.ntengr. Xime sCough Drops, Guia Drops, lavor - IrfvengrsuHime'sCough Drops.Guia Drou ed with Xugir, Strawberry, Pine Apple, 4c. For aale at the DRUG STORE. DRUG STORK.' it rttv ;ti .ncnn.!.niia0h.nda(omnlte " amrtmcatef Drugs, Medicines, Oils, Painln, Varnishes, Dye Stuff. Perlumery, Stationery, Gran and Garden 8-ed, Aromatics, Vinesar. Pure l.inuor. &c. eVe .-.1 .11 ..lu la t Iim of buaines. and with h special design of keeping only gtnuiitt mrliele: jj .y rloM attention ami moderate price, to mtfjl tnJ wrj fa pslronigs f tUs public November 1 1. For Sale. PINE Chewing Tobacco, Smoking Tobacco, Snuff, and a large lot l Segara, at the I'Hl'G STORE. November II. 6 a Soaps. V H'TE ,ni Bro"" ,;"l,,t 8,MB c""n WinJenr Soap. Tutiienliiia Soap. Fancy Snap, a large ,.,iey, at the DKL'G STtRB. Novemlier 1 1. BRUSHES. Hair Brosbee, Tooth Bruahe, Nail Brushes, Fb-h Biushe. Finl Brtishe. tho Blushes, Long Bruahe. for washing trindon. rorssiesiine DRUG STUKr. 64 November 1 1 j TO PURCHASERS OF Cabinet Furniture. I.r rem 90 la 30 per rent. Saved Sc the advertisement nf rOSTER St LEE, 33 Bowcrr. New i ork. In all the principal nriper.nf WILMINGTON ItAI.KIUH, rAVCrTCVII.I.C,C t JT Catalogue containing List nf Price, will rut free of prxtsgri, on applicali.w.j. aF if n ft 1 JElx w - If m tt sar ""I otp-eomly '! M May your rich soil, 1 ' Exuberant, natures' belter blessings pour 1 O'er every land." ' ' v . ' ' From the An tor. ASHES AND LIME. -Mr. Editor: Our lands way be greatly improved by lime and ashes, or by either of these articles. The lime is necessary, not itself to feed the growing plants, but, by its chemical action, to prepare the vegetable and mineral substance in the soil for this office, and it should therefore be applied broad-cast, to the surface, after ploughing, in the fall or spriug. It may be harrowed in, as the object is to mix it as thoroughly and intimately as possible with the top soil. It should never be purposely turned under deep, as its nature is to retire from the top, and it will soon sink lour enough. As to quantity to be used, that must be regulated by circumstances. Twenty-five to fifty bushels per acre, at a dose, would probably suffice in most cases. Good farmers in Mary land regard it as indispensable, and they ap ply it liberally with remunerative results. Ashes, to some extent, produce the same chemical effect, and, at the same time, are rich in inherent fertilizing properties, which they impart directly to the growing plants. For this reason, I consider ashes preferable, as a general thing, to lime, where only one of these substances is to be used, lgive ashes the preference, too, because we can all procure them without cost, except of labor. If any one doubt their virtue, let him give them a trial. Lay off an acre of your poorest land, spread on it broadcast fifteen or twenty two-horse loads of stable manure, turn it under; then put on, in the same way, a hundred bushels of unleached ashes, and harrow them in with wheat. Or at soon as your crop is laid by, cover an acre thickly w ith brush, and let it lie twelve months;. then burn it all oil' as it lies, and, after suitable preparation, sow it in wheat. I pledge myself the crop in either case, will pay all labor .ami expense; and the land will be pcrmau-ntly brought to life again. . Jint lima and aaliea may b both used profitably in other modes. They are good mixed with heaps of litter and decaying matter ; and greatly enrich al! compost heaps, if judiciously managed. A composition of one part salt, two ol shell lime, and four of well saved cow dung handfull to the hill, so as to come as near as possible without coming in direct contact w ith the grain is a most excellent manure for corn and all itrc 1111ts.1v wiin oruwi.aiiu iei 11 tie iweive months ;. then burn it all oil' as it lies, other grain or plants. wamp muck, a bushel of the former to every four of the latter, well mixed and left in I bulk a week or ten days, lorm a capital jof dollars in gold per annum is serious Vrompost for fruit trees, and indeed for all; matter to anrrountrv; we can stand mott ; cultivated crooi cultivated crops. They these fertilisers, I They are not new and untested theories,; ! .1 t .1 . . . . r ' lliousn tney mar oe so tu main 01 iouranair, ami una or any inner cuuinrv can readers, who will probably past them over as idle chimeras, and continue to make a nubbin where they might produce a grown ear. r.ven those wno are convinced 01 tueir great value and importance, are far too laity, negligent and sparing in collecting and - . w - . r .1 applying them This ought to be embracing all kinds of; manure a re pillar and svsteinatic business on every farm. ' And let it here be impressed upon the reader, that the small inefficient' I nrnfitxhlv ho lent atrnmk in tikis ilpnart- pun oi mniorcc in oinrr mamrr, "k ""j ment the whole year. Since 1 have had a few veart experience in manuring, and have tern'and felt its benefit! in my land at well at my crops, yon need not be surprised that aiiiiTKu ;"" " - tubject. Hut to carry out the system successfully, much good judgment, personal attention .,L ...... 1... 1... B...ir an ntinii..t nn me ami patient perseverance must be exerciseu. Whoever will doit, will have the satisfac- tion, though the process be alow, of ulti- tnately teeing hit .abort well rewarded. .My' motto Ti EXCELMUI IOR. FATTENING SWINE. The businet of fattening twine it often : rendered far more eipenaive than it need be. Many larmert feed only their let and 11101 valuable graint and vegetables, and feed litem raw. In ilus way a much larger quantity of food it required than would be necessary were the food prepared by boiling or steaming. Indian corn, led whole, it aiwayt an espen tive article in fattening any animal, and thixe rely upon it exclusively, for nuking pork, who ...... t .. tua aurnriaail if ihoir meat en. la litem - .... ..,-.1 .K.n it.. ..m. i. isnrth in the market. Many fannert are aware lhat thej corn consumed b an animal will, if I..I.I in Hit market at the common market price, purchase more pork than it will inke Mat by selecting- poor corn, grinding it into meat, perhapt with the cobt, and cooking it either be bo liits or ttesminr.and when convenient - ' . mixi . w w- ng it with boiled notatoet, turnips, beets, irtt or pumpktnt, all of which are highly carrot nutritious and salutary in their effeett upon Ihe general health, a tery eonsmeraoie aou important saving may be made, and the pork, instead of being an expensive article of rood, wilt be rendered an economical one. In cnnneclion with every piggery, there should bran apparatus for steaming or boil- ine, where the teveral article of food canbeilirle, aasneitsbli-hed product of our latitntle, prepared and tempered wmi economy anu ease. Annlet are excellent for feeding twine, W" a a . a . t ...I and if boiled or steamed and mixed with com and cob intal will be found to contribute essentially to the economy of fattening not only of twine, but of other animals. A person who was some year engaged rather largely in fattening pork tor the Northern market, assured ut that he preferred applet and meal to any other diet. He expressed his belief that pork could be fattened on this food lor four cents per pound less even, we thought, than upon any kind of grain. In this economiral manner the farmer may eery year fatten poik imt only sufficient for hit own use, but frequently a surplus for the market, and it will be of the best quality. -.. y, E. Farmer. ' A FEW THINGS WHICH EVERYBODY OUGHT TO KNOW. - A quart of peas, sown in a shallow box, fifteen inches wide by eighteen long, at any time of the year, and cut when about four or five inches high, and boiled like spinach, with a little suit, makes a most delicious dish. The tops of Jerusalem artichokes, cut off about six inches long, and boiled like other greens, make a capital dish, which partakes, in some degree, of the flavor of the root. Boiled water cress also makes a wholesome dish, it must not, however, be over boiled." In April and May late potatoes should always be peeled some ten or twelve hours, and steeped in cold spring water be fore they are cooked. This is a great im provement; it makes the potato nearly as good as those dug in October. The proper way to make a cup of good tea is a matter of ouiiie uiijiui lance, ine xca poi is at once filled up with boiling water; then the tea is put into the pot, and is allowed to stand five minutes before it is used. The leaves gradu ally absorb the water, and as gradually sink to the bottom. . The result is, that the tea leaves t.e not scalded, as they are when boiling water is poured over them ; and you get all the true flavor of the tea. In truth, much less is required in this way than under the old and common practice. JOHN CTTH1LL, London. WORTHY OP CONSIDERATION. The average annual imports of cotton and woollen manufactures are about fifty millions of dollars; the average annual imports of iron, manufactures of iron, and steel, are aDoui tweniy-nve minions oi dollars; tlie Uveraee annual imports of manufactures of silk are about twenty-five millions of dol lars: total one hundred million... There is no actual necessity for importing a dollar's worth of cotton and woollen' goods! because we manufacture them ourselves; anri there it no actual necessity tor import ing dollar's worth of iron, because we have enough of that in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to supply not only ourselves, but the residue of the w 01 Id ; and there is no very pressing necessity to import so largely of manufactures of silk. Without cnterins into arguments, it is ! merely suggested that if the import, of the i articles under these three heads were re- Ashet and neat orjdured one-half say fiftr millions of dollars (there would be no orcasion for panics and 'financial revulsions. ErnortinfiUy millions ithinzs. but not that, Ions. Importing fifty millions of gold annuallrit quite another .1 .i . stand that to tbe end of time, at under it there would be no panics and revulsions. Xalivnul lnltlligtHur. The Horsk's Saoacitv A geutleman in Tennessee lately purchased a horse in a por tion of the Mate separated from his own re- g'mn bv mountains and rivers, and took him i home bv a mute extending nearly a hundred and fifty miles. He placed him in a pasture lot for the night, but in the morning he was ( -: in uau n wan he had rrtumed that verv Ililht to hit old j home, reaching there by daylight. He had 1 taken a straight course acrose the country, j sw imming rivers and crossing the mountain, j On hit arrival he thowed aignt of fatigue, ii.vmie iriveiioii a (!:ranre 01 aixir or ... .......... . r 11 1 seventy miles during the night, following ! I unerringly the point of the compass to which 1 , j he desired to go. His memory would, of, course, have serveii nim in retracing uie route ny wnicn ne nan come , um 6u n u j the mor, weif,re 0r the pmir and neglected the same instinct which conducts ' fr!imonf. our citizens. And now, tlnnkt to after mg wandering and laden with his ,. iJi.in,, n atieet kiinlncr. and tweet burden, in a line mathematically straigniimm tne wMuourr e is.iw." hit cell, this horse, in the darkness of thej night, over unknown path,, returned by the shortest course to hit home. 1 Il(e r t,;, a, i,e at Maloney. j vr pJc , m it is to do anything in fur TnaSrota Cahk w Tex. George W, j tt,rance of that gloriout result ul Clui.tt Kendall, who owns a ranch in Texan, and hat: jomii-g. '.'lul tit poor hart the '' Votprl been very successful in raising the Chine preached unto thtmC cnrtzailmaVu. sofar cane, writes t the New Orleans Pica 1 . yune a followt t "Many of my friends in thit tection are '.1... :i ..i.. :tt drive all ethers out f the ground, or that it sanguine tnai una nrw grain r piaiit 1. ! will at least effect perfect revolution in the of farming in We.tern Texas. They "'r5 ,tt P'."1 ,,,r r?"'. a.n" thev are inakini svrnn and tuztrof the juice of the ttalk I they are feeding it out at green fodder, and savins it for dry. No part of it i . . . . V . - , . - - . wasted 1 cattle, horses si.eepsmi nng rat it clesn, from the ground upwtrdt. when Ihe stalk it ripe, and gam ttrength and gro Tat j pon it. An ihTene quantity of it will be I'isuicia urat jc.i. Several lot of sirun from the Chinese tu gar-cane have been offered in Ihe market of St. I,oui, tome ir which were or er top erior quality, and brought from forty-live to fifr cents iter asllon. Confidence in the tr - I fl A ..r as aawl.aa.Vt Kslal ttiMsVn It increaslPJ. ffl'l Ol Ulti wnicn 11a went . . .a . .1 L " L rut wat h.irsted t o early to make find ti;ir .. I.1U a'ptWir. STREET THOUGHTS. A volley of awful profaiieness in the tones of a child's mice, arrested our attention, ami chilled our blood, as we were passing down a tide ttreet at the South End a few weeks ago; and on turning toward the sound we discovered a little Irish hoy, 'smeared with ttreet filth, and looking like a locomotive bundle of rags who was pouring out his wrath sgainst another boy who Imil.displeas cd hurt in tome way that did not make it self immediately obvious. Despite hi dirty and neglected condition, there was something about his eye that revealed the presence of an unusual intellect, and there wus a kind of grotesquenest and originality even in his fearful cursing, which confirmed the promise of his eye, and declared him capable of a nobler life. Dubious of any success in our attempt, and yet feeling strongly desirous, if possible, of doing something to call forth his confidence and put him in a way to better tilings, we approached him for a parley. As toon at he saw our intention, he seemed to anticipate reproof, and looked as if he were summoning all hit stock of natural and ac quired saucinest to his help, for resistance; ao we changed our method of attack, in hope to put him tiffhis guard. Do you know if a gentleman by the name ofO'Doherty lives in this neighborhood, my lad f Never heard of no such man.' He is a fine, large man, and usually tmokes a pipe, and, 1 think, hat a little boy named Pat. ; ; Heaps on 'emherehas that name. That's my name.' Your name isn't Saint Patrick, is it ?' ' Never a bit of saint I am, sure.' ' And what if a saint, do you think ?' 'And ture, and a saint is a mighty fine kind of a jintleman, and, may be, bette'rthan a praste.' You mean he don't twear, I suppose.' Well, you see, Juhnny stole my kite, and he mailt me twear, but 1 don't dj it no ways common.' ' What did you say your n.ime was, besides Patf I didn't tay but its M.iloney.' Your father is dead, isn't lie ?' Yes, I tpert to.' And where't your mother?' ' She't to South Uinton.' (Meaning in the House of Correction.) For how long ?' For tix moothi.' And who taket care of vou V I takes care of myself.1 Z How old are vou ?' I ti don't Know what business 11 it 01 yours? ' I want to give you a new j.irket. should like one, first rate, but you don't mean that, old fellow.' Yet, I do, and I think you'd look better with 4 pair of new pants.' Are you a Police?' Why, yes. Pin a sort of moral P.dice man 5 but I never carrry boys to the lockup.' Where do you carry 'em ?' I go home w ith them.' You won't go home with me, mister.' Why P Cause I hain't got no home. Where do you sleep?' All about.' Where do you eat r Same place.' My little rriend, tell me now, honestly, are you all alone in the world, and have you no home, no food, no clothe, but these ragsr' His lip trembled for a moment, and his eyet filled when he bowed hit brad upon his ' 1' . an(i .f pt. We led nun to the l ity wmionary nav cnirse i,u district, and rntruMed to tian(U f ,jut decreet and bvnevolcnt ; r,incti'narT. the tmaii um sumcieiu i pr.- vide fur the immediate watitt 01 our new friend. Suitable provision wat made for hit daily life, to that, from being a beggar and a thief lie wat toon transformed into a nseful mem. . 1 OCr 01 aocicir. inciici wc wasi',e,if r , pltMtt wej ,re.ed, an bchejine,ne of the cl The next Sabbath saw him combed, and well nd measurably well inn nf iitic of those mjjon.gcbools which are doing to much for tM(f n(j Mf.dcny',n!r effort, there it not bri-hter eye there that leml over, me tacred pane, nor a more reverent voice lhat , itr Hunired .,! tnatiirins lessmis, than A DANUEUOLS FOKM OF IXriUEIdTY. Error it hvdra-headed. When one head it destroved bv the " sword of the Hpirit, which it the word of Gnd, amtlier, in a lit tle .different form, spiinr up in Us place. o hat it ever been, so will it be, till Christ shall take to him hi great power and n ign. Hence one duty of the tliorch it to be on the alert, watching it development and shaping her warfare accordingly. l'erhap there it no more datigcront form of infidelity now threading the truth, than that which come to os chiefly through German critics in attarkt more or les to vert, upon the inspiration of the tnttne word. To weaken; if nt utterly uproot the confidence of men in the authority of the Bible, aeem to be the great aim tf the enemy. And this he attempt by suggesting new theories of inspiration theories flitter ing and contradictory even among them- m-nr., ... -f, r. - " . . .Ue. but all acreeiwr in the eiiori to re ' dtice to the lowest possioie pom. ww 'l.ieatll lllpiiaiin. Paul's word, " God inspired," 2 Tim. iii. 10, is made to mean a little more than the afllatus of the poet, or the dreum of the en thusiast. Against this deadly error we would utter a note of warning. The Bible, as a rule of faith nnd the guide of life, is valuable only at we place implicit confidence in it as the true word of the living God. Onco unsettle the trust of the mind in it as His utterance to us, though in human language, and you have destroyed the foundations of all fai th, anil thrown "the race out upon a storm-swept ocean, without chart, compass, or polestar. For if the foun dations be destroyed, what can even the righteous do ? Though the subject is a large one, and not without its difficulties, there are a few points which if unalterably established iu the mind, will free us from doubt and danger. The great question is this: Were the writers of the book we call the Uible divinely antl unerringly guided in what they wrote ; and is this book therefore an infallible guide to us? In answer, note tbe following points s 1. God promised this guidance to those horn lie called at prophets. Thus to Moset and Aaron he said, " I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and w ill teach you what ye shall do." Exod. iv. 15. See also Deut. xviii. 20. Such language it fre quent throughout the Old Testament. , 2. The prophets claimed that what they uttered were God's words. " Hear ye, and give ear ; be not proud ; for the Lord hulk ipokm." Jcr. xiii. 15. So in hundreds of instances. S. Christ and the New Testament writcrt appeal to the Old Testament at inspired of Gudi " Have you not read that which was spoken unto you by God ?" Matt. xxii. SI. ' It it written," was enough to carry un doubting conviction to their hearers. Of the more than tour hundred references in the New Testament to the authority of the Old, we refer to only two, and they "are conclusive, namely: 2 Tim. iii. 10, and 2 Peter i. 21. In regard to the inspiration of the New Testament, let it be noted : 1. Christ promutd the Holy Spirit to dwell in and guide his disciples, the writers, into all truth. See John xiv. 16, IT and 26 ; xv. 2G. 2r; xvi. 12, 13. 2. The apostles claim obedience to their commands, and credence to their utterances because God inspired. " Ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, not at the word of men, but as it is in truth the word of God." 1 Thess. ii. 13. See also Pclci III. 2. This line of argument, if fully developed, will establish the inspiration of the Old and New Testament, in tlie minds of all who be lieve in the veracity of Christ and hit apos tles. I'pon the question, How far did this di vine guidance extend ? we know of no safe ground, but that which claims entire control of the writers by the Holy Spirit, even to the very words in which they wrote, and extending over the whole range of topics in the Hrripturcs, theology, ethics, history, bi ography, every thing. Clinging lo this as the truth, we meet fewer dilhculties than upon any theory ol partial inspiration, and have a stable founda tion upon which to stand, against me as saults of infidelity. The Scriptures, the scriptures as tnevery words of God to us this is the sheet-anchor of our faith. Let us clasp them to our hearts, take them as the man of our counsel. the light to our path, the unerring directory in duty, the support in trial, the solace in affliction, and the infallible guide to heaven. Am-ruan .Wraar nseca From tli American slenengrr. I.ittlk Ruse ti rmid Tkaciicr. One Sun day evening little Rose sat on a low bench by the tule ol her old granuiatner reatimg toe Bible to him, when the door opened and in came old Mr. Grey, who often happened in on Sunday evening, Mjiave a chat with hit neighbor. Roe wa sorry to tee old Mr. Grey ctmo in. Her grandfather wa a very uIJ man, and Rose knew that he could not live very long, and he at not a Christian. Now when old Mr. Grey came, he wat sure to talk about thing that Rose thought would do her grand father no g'liit. He wj always telling of hit doubt about the truth of the Bible, and bringing up objection to the thing preached by the minister of Ural. Tliis welling, iootra hecune in, he be gan ti'trflk about the morning' senium, lor he alwriy went It church hdf the day. Now," said I.e. if i am 10 be aed, I iM be a ivcd, siu'n't 1 ! and there is no use in my doing any thing. And if I am tu be lost, I thull be lust, and noil'ing t1 at I can U will save me. It i just a eil not try, then." After he had talked some lime in this way, and Rose taw lhat her old grandfather looked : troubled and h.ul n ihin( to sav, she left her 1 -at, ami went and tHl by old Mr. Grey 'a knee, and looked up in hi free. 1 llu w as a I no id child, and seldo n spoke when old people were present, but ie couul not bear to see thoe two old men c'le.it them 1 selves with a false belief. Stat IcntU the gained courage and said t Mr. lirey, di you rememaer wien you were o ier tick wit'i tiie nholera, lat sum titer r" Ye, c-'iiM. I livr f.irg-t that sickness ; if ever a nun came near dying, I did then." , 1 remember you tenl for my grand mini ma." taid R.e, and the tlaid all night and when the came home, the told ut how you begged tlie doctor to do tomcthing to tour life. And at last the came home one day and said, ' God lu blessed the meant ued foi Mr. Giev'trtvo! v.atid lie is ger.itijjbtl. Febraary II. to 1 Atigttt a.
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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Nov. 4, 1857, edition 1
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