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r i I I' I'.p'ir bodies jn the grca'.asl . profusion, so thitl du rin'tlis a t or seven Ji vw uf feeding, the , wonns discharge more limn llifiif own Wf jybt, miJ this chiefly in i!ic form i( an invisible vapour. ' Now, if tha air be moist, this exhalation is preven ted from escaping, for the same reason that a piece of wet cloth is prevented from drying and the induce of the moisture obstructs the brthing pore, situated, like the exhalaiil4, over tho ilUrYace of their bodies. , Whatever; tend to obstruct the perspiring nod breathing function, must subject the animals to disease, and hence the well( known fatal tu'x.i jilting from stagnant air. in France and Italy, the occurrence r.f a very Calm and sol try spell during the latter laW of feding, fre- ' fluently cause the destruction 'in a few hour, of whole apartments of worms. Nearly all the late '" European improvements in the art-tf mansjjing ilk worm, are miinly directed to increasing the supply pf fresh and dry air, and thus obvinJiug de- fects of climate. Now the climate of these United States ia naturally far more dry than that of the western portion of Europe, and the reasons are ' these j It ia well known, that, within the tropical ' region, where there isno interference of land, the wind blowa invariably from the eastward towards tha weatwaniy hMi wit north and south, the predominant wind blow from tha westward towarda 'the eaatward. In tim Uni ted Btalea. tha weaterlv wimla iiredominatimr.tend of Courv to aweep the moisture from tha land, amt I foniHfd that land and negroea are elling under ex tbu render the climate drier than that of wcatern ecution for a fif'h of tlwirreal value. Negroes, Europe, which receive the prevailing westerly wind, fraught with moisture from fh ocean. Thi concluaion i not to be regarded as founded entirely on theoretical deduction, tinre it lim been atabliihed- by accurate jneteorolfigical obaerva-I .... . ' lion, made on twin auioa of me Atlantic. Any jBua.ho axaauue a nukn xif lUouir4inaf ',u- rope; which have hcretof re enjoyed a monopoly of thritlrTultuin, will fiml wm-ti ilittrici aituated at eonaiderable distance from the tea board, and generally to the eastward of inountaici ri,il a. Thus in France, the principal ailk department h9 to (he eastward of the peveiine mountain, wliich ftiofrom tha Pyroiinc toward tho uiiiier Aliw; whilst in Italy, under tlx lea of the lower Atjw, he only winds from which they apprehend danir At Xt&&ujViw,t jtre ,tife .whiiclt..ccatiiMui)r blow from the south or Mediterranean tease natural advaiiLaaea for tho ailk. culture, aupa. nnr to thoe of any other country where tin cul ture ha yet been extensively pursued, and it i in the northern or tenijierata portions of China where the boat ailk district are found. A very warm climate nraluce an infer kir .atialit y ot ailk. Hon- jfal, for ; eiainpje, where, owing pertwp to thr (ooMture associated with the heat, the cocoons are to weak and poor as to require thirty-five or thtr-tv-sii Dound to vielo' one douik! of silk, of a nuai- . , ... itj infcfiuf ta fhai nrodiieea by anyr other ailk - rrowinff xtHimry. ' otm ikmjiHi win., wonw- cga haying, been lately JHjhtJuiM,to France by the fngatt Uonite, Mr. lioucbrr, who hfi long been ', devoted to the silk TfJdr, olrtsd at meetmif of 'tha Paris silk anciety, that if a very superior breed of worms waa requirenS tin must tint bo sought in IWngal, but in countries endowed with a drier and more temperate climate, such for exawplo as that of China, and eiecially the more nortftern proViTi. ca of that empire, the silk of which are of a su perior quality to those of the ouihern province. . Dr Koierrr Tatc(J,' In cimctBmrrttont he f . thought lh natural faets referred 1o, upiMrted by j V Hie etlSlenca furniahed by tho ettremely tine ijual- tyoTthasilkmadein fanousparfaof otircouiitVy, . , y,JlALUJ m.l. '1 '. in I'liw,' r iiut the clirmtn of the I'.niienatea, a supfjiority , - ver that of wes'ern Europe, for the silk culture, . jmI rnt our sountry with China, which imicu- ..,, pie t geoprapliical xjaituiu. ou. ihe jiaaiora porJuui of the Auatio CNilinent, miliar to thm of the Uni ted State in reference to tho North American con tinent. . . f GcnraV lnVtWVcnco. Wa- p a enntpiroinw place to tha ftlinwing .. - L.. I" aiilrtca1amarieirHurB;uir from it but HecW we do rejoice al the eiemi , lion sliicb our good old North tjlata enjoy from . such evils. , U have aaid il again and again, and experience daily confirms lb truth of the decla- TatinrWr.Uke. W.jlLJ.Ll.l;5'.o', 8'' in the Union so desirable at a residence To? a liwoV . . and especially for a ronwa, a North Carolina. -.We have peace and plenty ; t toil and a climate, capable of producing every coilorl aod blessing - of life ; a people a virtuous as arty bind can bMt ; ' an exemption from enilMirrassmeiit t home, and a credit unimpaired abroad. . What we want, are a ' higher apreojation of our advantages) and a liitl I more enterpfize, to avail ourselves fully of them. ' Those we ahall soon have. These we have al- ready to a much greater degree than five yiare ago, and the proper spirit is rising. W hat, we have not, aod do not want, are the riots, tho' Jit. . fkkility, the corruption, political and moral, of the Nortrtt and thr dcbtrttie bad rredrtrthtritnen law, the irreligion, of the South. , Many of the emigrants te the South fmm thi State, howad- . mit that they have not bettered tbeir condition, in any retpeot and those who remain, are begin. ing to feel .that they miaul u so further and tare . ZiworseJt- Our motto it tu'l-.'f the oldiWtb Btare yet.Fayettevilte Observer. , - Vest A Columbia (Miuj Argnt. . . M M MM s I" i ne iimcf. ine loilowin which, we pnflff not an overdrawn picture. Tb experience of ev I T day in Lownilcs countv teache us. sadlv. in deed, that the citizen of thi section of the Klate rt but little better off than their neighbors in the west. W'bicuevsf .wif ws turn our ivnfwy. . Jiet, notlniig bul dark and murkv Mdaids nrewrtl Ihomselves. We feel the pressure in this quarter severely now, but the worst is to rome, for the Hanks, whose notes are now ruHMHwIv under par are drawing in their circulation as rapidly as poaNi btefand c-'ased kmg tjeo from -diso-wiling W king issues, and toon we shall, be without even a bad currency, wales imlividuals find it to their in terest again to curse the land with their irredeem able and worthless shin plasters. Our only hofe - of Belief is in the Union Bauk, which, if it is-oes post notes liberally and discounts impartially, will save many an enterpnimg citizen from ruin. : DISTRESS! XO TIMES I MlSSISSlVri. Never in the hutory of Mississippi has there lieeo such a pressure in monetary allure as at the prreot moment sn4 never, we imagine, has the Juturt been shrouded in a deejier and more pirton ii.Hi il... a. .1... :.... ir ..!. ...... R, ,uu ,,. ,,,r. ,,.re n i tie civ oi Vickaburg, and the coiimy of Wurren, the dark.'Nt isj t oi i mi-, pnsusM pm a taint picture nf w hat I Ihst came to Brorkville in the niCht, waa fired oo i now eihib U'd. and from essrv t..h .iwi u...ih.r. ik .i.tv.ri iW Ti.- zz i..;r.j in (be State we have the same melancholy (.n - pecti'v Tlie whole coinuiunity is literally on tlie fcJr, and the best nien in the country find it im - p-zMible to raiie any amount of money, except at the inoat ruinous sacrifice. We are entirety des HtU'6 of a circulating medium, while lji.Mjaui up. on thousand are preing fir the'collccUonof thfir claiiiuH-otiit after mill it instituted, until the dock et ia becoming swelled beyond any former prcce- -diMit. Property ia sold daily in our street for one fourth its value. Men give up all they possess to nttixfy their creditor!, tee their prooerty knocked down under the hammer of the sheriff or the mar,, shall at one-fourth or leaa of its" value, and find themselves beggars, so far aa' present want of nMan can make them so, and atill hopelessly in volved. We can mention a cane that haa come to our knowledge, which will illustrate the truth of what we have said more forcibly- than language can. A portion ofasto-.k of gnuda waa sold last werk to sot.siy am execution fr h Fwh-raU Court the goods ct inNcw York 83,000, nde pendent of freight, charge, insuraikn'Acevr'tW we're all new, seasonable and well selected, and when aold brought only S'J.'KM), Or much lean than half of the original cost; -.fjcciie such aa this are daily exhibited. A gentleman informs usjhal a lot of criMiiid in thm city, which one year ago ibroujhl W.M)l, wa aold last week fir less than And vet horrible affair are becoming here, they are comparatively trifling to what we hear from Ydzoo. Holme. IIiimI. A.c. .We are in- fimt-rate hand that will gneratly eommaud 1,000 dollars, have old for lew than two hundred while some of the boat plantatiwia in the State ate boin sacrificed for oiie-Iciith of their value. Where or when thia ia to atop 0'd mly know. "7 : r- -.- - L. When, or FrornwheTTce rief Is to C4tno we" know not, but Miiloss relief does coine and come s-edily, this eouiitr will present a scene of wide spread ruin Of HfKff before. Tlx; prosjiect in alisolutely frightful lo cmituuiplate we are told that there are some plantation in Yazoo, lhe owners of w hich have made every arrangement for planting, who within a few day paat have had thejr slavey driven off by tho nhctill, Mid sold at eoormou sacriltcet, ami who in coiiit'q'iiicw will not be able to rai-se a m- gle bale. of cotton lhi year. Already. w hear of rcKHtance to the axecutioo of the law spoken ot -Cuumvaad-Ahiajld iiilgrnetahofenjHLred juViheJIay liiuftupoohalf ol the auiu brought, there n no telling what a people, with ruin and oeggary storing them in the fuce, may not be driven to. v AFFAIRS OF TKXASL " '" Th" CornmiSMtoiH'rs appointed to locate the new aeqt of Government, had riot at that lime made their rep(rt,vlut were then out viewing tho prop location would-be on the Colorado River, either"' fat or near Baat ropr most- fertl, -beaotifiil, -and- healihy ert of the country.1 - If located mi the ItraifsiM river, it would be in Robertson's Colony,' either at the town of Nashville or Viesra. By an act of Congress, named Tut Citt Of csti5, in C"inliineiii to Stephen F. Austin, tint first ortb American Coloniser of Texas. The Cily f. Houston continue to improve rapidly, notwithMandini; tlte jatpending removal from it of the seal of (fovernmenti Though but two vears,bave elaised since it waa laid ofl, it haa alrejily a pJulatioo of fair thooiund. A great many new house are now bmldint;, and a daily in cr?2i nf tha number of inhabitauia. There are iwo itnni: v4i. - . ... .. .1, .. .j aiia'siimiriej willrTlwatricar Mil WoTneWt;ftt- leaiw. W hvit out informant Inn Mr., Mrs ," and M4ss Charlottn H ins s. Mr. J. R. Scott, Mr. j. II. EiibHi, Sir. ' sbMr.umnie1rt"'lhc) vl!iatis)"" Viciilist, and the celebrated Coiuediau, Mr, Finn, were performing at Houston. v ,MagtiiGcient Freshyterian and 'Episcopal Church-1 e are now building. Tho celebrated Mr. Reck- enriilge," of lialnnmre, was preaching there, and made grraVTirnOTorrr is iuiurotuiir a a still more rapij tmce ; dor ia4cndd.iJu;ani - shuj now juu rfifuJarlw J hence lo in atsiut forty-eii'ht hours. Galveston is the best harbor on the (iulf. There are usually from twenty lo thirty vessels in port; and the trade is fast 'increasing. A direr f -trad is opening with Europe, and a English Ship ldd with merchan- -diw.-Awct fun l4erpuulJijd Arxiredlb.e.ri(l. wa taking in return a cargo of Co:tui. The Imlian troolnet have been much exaggera ted. They are confined I remote frontier, whilst - the settled parts nf the country ar entirely ex empt from thm. V There is no prospert ol further war with Mex ico, which ia at this tune ,Aaming with civil war bctworothe Csntratisl, led by Santa Anna and Hustamenta, end the Feilcraliit. headed by Pe draw and t'rrea. ' Ehnuld.the latter party prevail, one of the last named persons will come in power, "M. Uc SALtoxf, Secretary of the t rench Le. eathm at Washington Citr, is now in Texas by ttrdor of the. Fwuch Guveruuuiut, oa a tour of ob servation, with instruction to make a report on the resources and prospects of the country, and its ability to manlain ill imlependcoce. He wa much pleased with the country, and it wa believed that hi report to the French Government would be ve ry, favorable Mal would-lead to a recognition of tl lodewtidnji,of.JTexas on tlte part of.l'rance. Large crops of Cotton will he cultivated the en. suing season-1. It U the opinion of good judges, that it is over-rated a a Sug.r country, but that" beyond jtL .qucstisitj it it the., beat. Cot to..cou4Jtrjr in the world.. . " Many rich mines of ydd and silver have lately been discovered is the mountainous or northwest. em part of tlie country. - . . -biWceal,nd iron ore abound tn. almost every . wctinn. Tlie ..Anniversarytif the. Declaration of Inde pendence, (the second of M J(vh.)W crlebrtted with great ecuJ in every rt of the new Rcpub. He;"- V -, - V - Uppe AiWa. The Kingston Herald states that 4,000 barrels of fl sjr, two or threr cargoes of wheal and aome hundred barrels of pork, had ar rived there, destined for Montreal, tbenc to be hipped to England. j - T'he llrtrild says, oon intercourse is the order of the day between Canada awl the United Stale. The stesmbnats of both countries run only to their own port. Indeed, so far is this carried, thaTV hnvs been iutorined the sentries at Brorkville and I'reacoll fire on the Amencao boats even in the (la time. Tbe United Slatos almmr waa lirmt im "...i i . i . l wsi ween, ana an Amenc in schooner received eve- j ral balls. Anil even one of our own schooners! 1 from the shore, bul could not hear from the nmsw, laud five or ail shot were fired on them. One of ' the 11 It passed ch-se between two of the men This practice ahHild be instantly sloppod, a it not only nirursthe danger, ol kHimg ime- ' oi ,.... but alWi mu!t provoke retaliation, and an active border war. W e truMtilte I.ieuteimnt (iovernor will immediately sopir.-s this eomhut. On the other side, a quantity of oak plank, Ate, wa lung at 0rienburgh for the Hon. John 'Hamilton steamboat at Pruscotl, wUlen Jt was known where th plank wa goinjf, aome "nympathixers set fjrti to it and burnt op the whole, " CorraponJenci of the Albany Etning Journal Maxakati.ig. Sullivan Co., April 22. ' On Sunday morninz. a half past 8 o'clock, Mr. Roht. M. Smilev. beme iiawne, made an aKempt to murder hi wife and child, with a bush hook. jUe waa prevented frotnjnjur.r.g them by his young eat sister, being present, and hohlitig him back by hi coat until his wile mode her escape with the babe, alwurft week old, He then turned upon tiis sister, and cul off one of her arms," and inflic ted several wounds on her head, which caused her death in less than 24 hour after they were inflic ed. Thi affair i the more to be "regretted be cause of the former good reputation; of Mri Smiley ami those with whom he stands connected. Seat of Gorernmtnt for Tezai.The steam' Uai f:uUi arrived here vesterdav fnjm Galveston, The oaper brought by tier were ol a date not . ' . ' - . more lecent than those received by the Columbia. A nrivale letter, however, has been received from Iioumon, luier limn uitnuur mini., "" 6""" :i :..c. tl.o bw.ai :X tU seat ol boveminent. 'The commissioners, it seems, have located the Metropolis on the Colorado ! rivei, at a point called Waterloo, 4hirty milca . above Bastron. and ten miles below the mountains, The situation is very fine, and in a healthy, fertile larije grant mado by the Mexican Government to Steuben t Austin. TL"re will be a ereat run of speculatiV and emigrant to tho spot. The name of thepluce is lo be ehanged lo 1 Austin, which the capital ol lexas will hereafter near in honor of its illustrious founder. iVcm Orleans Commercial Bulletin of April 13. - -V Tea in Ruina. .The Russians are the mosl in. . ileal hit v.. in,., ui .... .i . - .1.- , - . : veteratoieairAerivOuL excellent tea as they have, the pasninn is quite exa remarkable contrast with the dockets of Missis cosHblo. Tea iti Russia and tea in England are aa : .:: . There, it would seem, at this time, that different a peppermint Water and senna. With us it is a dull, flavorless doseV-in Ruttia it is a fresh, invigorating draught. They account for the dif ference by stattngj that a tho soa air injures tea, "-."-rr."- 'l 1 '..I . r I ,-rr- .'.4J.-.. ii -jet- oolf 'Hhe- leat 'biit iiioti oTltaft-ftrimu the plant which left Canton? while ihey, on th other hand, receiving all their tea overland, have it7usr as good as wnen it lett tne ce estiat eippire. , lY eksw nuiau wUl at maar Milts' nan nA rtiUllkt nl . . . . . m .r i . i : any ever found in other parts of EuropeX English ! rbh"are" taken bf'wronse-rm tngting-itr- r.Ten those who never cared lof tea De.roi, dnnlnrr dtrofi the Canada frontterer -Burning, .robling,.and ring their whole tay in Ruasia.-Zrcwifr Cx- firi inU sb,,,, lre tha wder lhe ...' v Several American Doats in passing the Canada ( I lvi- rAmm n ar A Ksan aA inf a lint tm irat nA Isuna The moral effect, of Rait Riu.-A writer M?"? v "T " " . " ! Blackwood's Magazine, in taking a view of thelort ,he Pn' crisis of ailmrs that anticipated effeets-of Rail Roads upon national f'" f h ''y P'y J from,, their charactermakes the following observations: N respective ports and harbors. Commercial mat- " The steam engine, in its effective state, is not tera are nearly at a aland. The assemblage of a . half a century oll. The railway, in its present Bri,ish fotM m trolier ha excited consid. j power. ,sX.tpn-yer ohi, yet U ,. .preadmg, not y hefuion -m tb min of ,n8 0ffic)r,r ! merely over Europe, but over tho vsst sevannahs ' "v . . . of the' new world. Wharwilt all lhicome to in j commanding in that quarter. . , ol . i -airy ,7r7;ir3ybt Mt UitrKaJWrCTtTact from a letturot Maji Warth, Col. thrk gigantic stride over the way ol this worldT omfflivnTOrrror ttw new I ut a-siationrmaareaaedT What the mighty iufluenqp of that mutual commu-' mention which even teestate, 4ws 4raM in every age, the grand instrument of civilization! , -ri j ..' I. . . . Throw down the sina lest bcarjer betwetm two civ-; ilized nations, and from that hour both become! " Major Gen. bcott, commanding the Eastern more civilized.- Open the closer shut coast of ChW Division, made it my duty to report to your Excel ua or J ipfti to "mankind, and from that hour t .ie lency on all matter of interest lo the State. The condition -of thg-pmplg will by Trrprogres til -irrp-ircei"su jeet t my orders,-eonatat, on the Cham Drovemcnt. The barbarian and despot bate the I plain frontier, of seven companies of the first rejri- Urrmmpr. Vw fiwrtm-ftttw-nf eititiwitiwi (nm. ' I dtMi ami enjoyment of which tho world is caaiUe7tWatts1ifirlf T" w 'lone ofVhicF't"Tn'oarteyif oejnmgvneediui nation with rwtion, of liian with maa.: Tlie Euro; j Chnmplain; ftuftnilerrlistanVatid' rover the fourv pean passion for the Rail Road is certainly one of : roads leading from these two places and intermedi thfl most Singular as it ia one of the most cheering j ale point to the line ; on the Ontario and St. Law. characteristics of the age. Like all instruments' of national power, it may be made an instrument of national evil ; it may give additional strength to the; TV ramncat,wnd ccurmilmo- fwre agamst -thw weak, poor resistless invsiai againtt tho unnre iparel, ami smite the helpless. with unexampled ra pidity of ruin. But ita faculties are mado for peace t its tendency is to make rial ions feel the val ue of peace ; and unless some other magnificent in vention shall come In iiMrxelo its use, and oblit erate the memory of il services, we cannot suffer oursrlves to doubt that the whole system, which is now in course of adoption with such ardor through out Europe, will yet bo acknowledged at having given the mightiest propulsion to Ibe general im provement oi mankind. " , 1 A True Gentleman. Written by a Lady.) A true gentleman and a fine geutleman are not, as ia too universally supposed, synonymous charae. ten. A true gentleman misses no opportunity of obliging his Iriend, yet does it in so delicate a man ner that he seems rathejr to have received, than conferred a favor. Ho is hunorable in himself and in the jiidgeineiit of others, his word is sufficient lor the fulfilment or an engagement. lo his de nies nor is combined mildness with firmness, digni ty with condescension, affibilitj .with discretion sincerity, simplicity, and ease, are proiiiiiient char scteristic. lie is neither slave nor an enemy to pleasure, but approves or rejects, or refuses, as bit reason dictates; he stoops not to flatter a knave, but reapects honesty iho' he may find it in a cot- tnger He tlefean the "malice of an gticmv witli foihcarance, his understanding, is never supplanted by vanity ! He does not love where he disss not esteem; in his friendship he is steady and sincere and if he oniierstands the-true ehArartor of an in lejligenxladf he. pcyersalutef .her wji h. aproTu inn of what a fine gentleman would call, ehqtient flattery, (but eveetes in the mind of an intelligent female, disgust, disapprobation, and dislike,) but adJressea her with proper degree of respect, and converses for the purpose of mutual Instruction." yMe Art. On Sunday afternoon about 5 o'clock, as the Peck Slip and WilUrnsburgh Ferry boat wa netring the dock on the cily aide, one of the 4tanrfv a bov about nine vearaof ase.fpll nwr. board and Dot br ihe daring eflort of a gentleman on board Mr,- William Reed, of the Franklin Theatre orchestra he must inevitably have been . . . . r ' drowned. Mr. (I, on seeing the accident, without one moments hesitation, and to the manifest risk I of hi life, a the eurrenl U runniti swiftly at - tr. - .t .-' V.r .i-r'.'' .'" s'uiiy a the time, threw off hia hat, and plunged in to the rvscue of the little sufferer. After desperate struggle,. Mr, ,R. aticreeded in bringing the lad safely to the shore, and restoring him to hit agoni- zed father" who wa one of the numerous specta tors who witnessed the heart thrilling scene. THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN FainAV MoaxtNO, Mat 10, lS3d. 03" We are authorized to announce Charles t'lstita, Esq., a a Candidate , to represent the. 10th CongressiMial District in the next Congress of the Uuited States. , - M Old Rowan " has been received, but we defer the publication for the present. n . .i r - iht Urovt rrom every section oi ine country frUm which we have had any information, the crops present a promising appearance. Wheat looks tin .,., Uliy la Davidson, and the lower part of 0WBn "' lhe' tnKr complain, ing of the approach of the bug ; but notwithatand- ing, the general appearance gives great hope for is scarce and dunt plenty and urgent, we take great pleasure in congratulating our friends, the hardy tout of the ot,"Dn the cheerful prospect before tpem may thoir buoyant hope be more than realized County Court. This is the week of Rowan County Court, but. (t Alljappy tp sayihat ther our civil or criminal ducket) are much crowd. law suits are far more abundant than Bank bills, that is,' good Bank bills, or even cotton : Here, law suits, Bank bills, and cotton, .awjajikeiscarce. w -if .lUtwsj imicA.UstraiBn ua.:-Tiuire if great scarcity of money it is true, but not .much actual distress should Providence bless our part rf he wi,h ,gooJ crop M FaIl,thiscom J . .. D " prevail " t0 His Excollencythe Governor of New York," the tftg sfa-remeht ttie Xfhe .. , , . servi6e, and ready to march at a i ' . ' X hie ncarf force oowTn' moment's warning i . ntf'nt xf .arliUcrv. five with the head nunrtera at rence frontier, the 8:h regiment Inked Statea in. lantry, 61MJ strong, the whole being concentrated at sackett Harbor, the line to be guarded by, . arinedttfaujera... I have the honor tq be, very respectfully . lour obedient servant, ' W. J. WORTH, Col. Commanding." - ' oa THK WSSTM!, CAROLINIAN. - MAY DAY. ',,.,..t The ancient pastime of crowning "The, Queen of hay" waa celebrated, on Wednesday evening, in the "shady grove," by the Young Ladiesof the Salisbury Fe male Academy, with preat glee, and in a style of beau tiful simplicity, worthy of the Month of flowers. They commenced their sportive ewenranies at the Acs- -demyrwhcreT procession- was formed, and theo, piece- ded by music, inarched to the grove, where previously the throne had been constructed under Ibeoveral beau tiful Elm. . . . . , ,i --,., -, . The Queen elect. Miss Mary Fither, under jwreaths of flowers, upheld by her fair maid of honor, was con ducted to the throne, which did not sparkle with " dia-'-monds rare," or? North Carolina gold," but which wssl ornamented, with what wa yet more beautiful, with clustersof rose, " enriched from various gardens, culled With CATS." -, . - ' The Crown of fWera was then very - gracefully placed" by the lair hand of MiasElosbeth r'snp, on ihe'Tilusbing leinpte cfTie rural II ajesly, "and 'SI'is" &lartha Mr Jones then delivered the Queea a lecture with such a modest air snd earnest pa tho, as almost to ' make ua lurgct that the affair was aportive and not se-" rious. Th ruunir Lailie then, with united nicm. ssn several preUy o4m that had been eomfwrd fir the occasion. AlterTIie crownniir ceremonios were over, all fhe visitor, younr and old, tar aod serious. t were bountifully treated with a grott variety pf cakes, ; candies, and vtther dainties; nothing; however, in tho wsvoi pouiions, except rrom me glass " of erster, clear and pure," from the Well hard by. On the wtatds, this, innocent holiday pastime passed off ia the most pleasant manner. It drew the greater partol our (own tolks together mi social intercourse K a few hours. ' Even the elder part of the specU tors appeared to fbriret, for a moment, that thev wera not children, and caught the H light spirit of other days." nn is mors aennirui man lor age occasionally lo drop the cares of lifts, and return to the gay scenes and innocent smusementa of youth I It bring back the " light ot other daya" and revives many s green spot en memory's waste. Life, like the seasons, bat tl May, whee all is sunshine snd flower; and lift ton, has iu December, when the flowers a re all dead, sod the Spring bird of song are beard oo morn. v A SPECTATOR. M AY-DA V ODE, 1330. ; To thi Young Ladies vf the Salisbury Acedemf f J Hail lovely month of genial thow'r! .Of frs grant breexe and op'oing flower ! Hail beauteous, way-footed May! : an abundant crop. ' i in these hard times, wnen money flail dear and lovely holy Jay ! Our bolyduy, from care how f, gj .. How full of mirth and fn.l,c j,;uj .We love thy bright, blue, ouriny sky, - When soars thy woodland choirs oil h -We love thy dew-drop, bright and sl,en,' Which gems tiie crown of our young q14', , Our holyday, from care bow tit; '' . How full of no rlli and frolic We love thy flower embroider'd Held, Whose mingled sweets thy zephyr yy . Thy green sward smooth, thy iettly (rrun' Thy pebbled crysul brook we ldv. ' Our bolyday, fioiu care how fret! How full ol 4iirlb and frolic glee! But there are joys thai constant spring B'iieath the School-room's sbelt'ring wi? Where mind, and heart, and soul improve' ' . An image fair, of tlKwe above. We'll ne'er forgfet the tScbool-room dor, In weal or woe, or far or near," For friendship pure, if found on earth, v " Within the Scliool-room has its birth j And friendship pure, on earth is giv'a To belp uk ht, tor yoo bright beav'o. We'll ne'er forget th I3cbootrooa dear ' In weal or woe, or far pr a car. ' rot tub west ins casousias. . - .: :-: Written on tlie occasion ot the Festival, which tool place on May-Day, in the yard of John L. lleudenu, Esq., under those beautiful Kim shades Mia jUtn FisHta being crowned the Queen of May. - Come, lovely day of all the year, ' To infant minds and heart most dear We bail ibee on thy glsdaome way, -r- With j-jy to crowa our Quev-n of JUy. . Our joyous hearts, link'd lytha cords oflbyeT" Join in the happy scene a those above, Who, when tbey fee such happiuea oo aarta, Know that in heaven il has it birthN i Dear M ut, chosen of our throng, A We gladly place thee on our Rural Thr Us glories were not bought by bloody war, : Or scenes of desolation wide and tar : Bui were1 gained by friendship kind and free, .And heart ot joy. tnd love to thee; We ll with one united voice ; ' Did bid thee, lovely Queen, rqoke.-: To thee, Voung QueehvoTholyday, We give thi sportive crown of May. , -R is not deck'4 with diainond. light,.L -J ?But 'vernal rusi,.'fi:ciilj. ani.Bright;'.!:": " Now the last boon we wish our Queen, Willi a itarry crowa may she be seeu7r " Saining in spleodor in the courts above, Where J Iove is heaven, and heavea i kirt "' ' , ' ' ' ' FL0KA 0- We have, taken the liberty ofchangiog i jet word of our young songstress J We hope she till excuse us for the freedom and not let it deter her from pinging again. V ' TWENTIETH OF MAY. . ; At a meeting held in accordance to previoui ti journment, at the Court-House in Charlotte ot U Win ult., when the committee, appoiuted at I vert- inirof the citizens held at the above nsoWjiu on the Bth ulu, made the following Report, tiuca wa unanimously adopted by the meeting t - - Uesol sed, That the return! ng anniversary of th20tii : ot May, reminds us of the glorious period ottheaotkllij, 173dr4atbn attbis vor.jm, ilie oitnuns-at' Ut W ty nobly dissolved all dependence or connectioa suk tbe British Crown. Resolved, TOat this event, so important at that atrial, transaeted more than a year in advance of Uie IKtUa tun of Independence by the Congress ot tli ltui 8ta tea, shows the indomitable spirit ot liberty, tint tte animated our patriolic predecessors, and toe noble ow ner which they sustained that declaration with acr services and blood in a long and desperate strife, tsul tt& tmiUiiUMi'iaMt deepest grauwdtvaait out sumtnitwn, ftol,lM ; most incredulous doubt the actual occurreoc i ou J event ; for not only living witnesses among ut tt testified to tbe fact, but tha records ot th country, s i presented in the official proclamation of Guveraur I tin, the lajt of the royal Governor's, issued ritb Aa;& ' 177a, warns the good citizens against lira Kea:o4 the county of Macklenbun; aa aubversive ot Hi -jcay'ttiovenriiientr Resulted, That this event is aue of which eut every North Carolinian, but every A-nericaa slnw.il ic proud, ss tending to elevate the character ol a j which, although modest auj unassuming, bit ne j been backward, when liberty and free priatigUt v" j at stake. Resolved, That without distinction of party, we it celebrate the coming '&kh of May, in a uianiwr w ing its patriotic recolleciioaa. Resolved, '1'hat Dr. Charles J. Fox, be appoln'oi read the Declaration of Independence, prommi ftlecklenburg county oa the VOth ot May, 177o. Resolved, That James W. Ooborne, Esq., be i,r ' ed to deliver an Oratio ton the occasion. KetodVThatWiIliaih Alexander, 3oha B. Sj" Dr. Francis M. Ross, Dr. Thomas Harris, Willi" A Hams, Col, John IL Wheeler, Maj. John F. lrwio.i John IL Gibbon, Dr. P. C Caldwe.l, Jam us A. Jot'" Joseph IL Wilson, Dr, K. A. Wallace, Dr. Jl . Gilinore, John J. Blackwood, Col. Joha Sloaa,Cjl ' j I. Gner, Col. Z. Morria, Maj. Cbare M'Uisnal i ! James a Farter, John W I Iter, Bsq.i Andre Cflf Esq., Dr. W. A. Ardrey , Robert Wilson, UUnJ A-C well, Ksq., CoL iUinual Luwrie, Col. Hubert Coo R. R. Taylor, Dr. William P. Jenmngs, W. F. wV W. F. Davi Ison. Charles T. Alexanuer. Cukswl -l Alexander, John Mr MprriaouAfcxtnderJWs namuei A. Uitris,U. W.Caldwell, be appisauwa mute?, with posrer to add to tbeir number, te " , theordorof proceeding, and determine allotbertf i menu, wnicb may be deemed Dsoessary. tusaivtd, Toal alt Kevo(,ilKnary iSoiaiett sw -rsnf M,';hln'if,i j rabirnift tie tnvitol totci' . and partake in the celebration.' Kesolved, That Maj. Benjiunia Morrow, be IT"1 ( to act as Marshal of toe day. u , Resolved, Thai the Volunteer Companies at lenburg and Cabarrus, and tlie Rutfiioeul at -41' in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus aqd Montgomery, bt , to paade en the ocosmoo. . t . At a meetinv nl mainrii nl th above renrri' UK..-" 5 ppointed Secretarv- men wcre tppomied a Committee of arran""' William Alexander, chairman, John B. bmdn-r Morri, John F. Irwin, col. T. 1. Uner, Dr. J. ' v more, pol. Samuel towrie, Dr. John IL UiM1-p,, Cochran, l)r. K. M. Ross, John M. Morn. Gner, C-.. Charles T. Alexander. Alextn-h1' ' son, rnai Cbarles M"Ginnia, John Walker, M James G. Purter.'Br. William A. Ardrey, K--1 son, David A. Caldwell, Esq., Samuel A. It? John Sloan. , - On motion, the following gentlemen werep a Cominittee of Toaais ; Jsmes A. Jobiil-"i J"" Wilson, R. R. Tsylor. Dr. William 1. Je"n'" F, M. Bos William A. Harris. Dr. K- A. William F. Strange, G. W. Caldwell, Will""" Tulacm. t . - ...-...-.-.-. -.-'-r' - miiwv in Arrangeioenis sppotniea oy , on Saturday evening, tt the Court-Huuse, col. W Wheeler, wa called to the chair, aod Jain .V too apoointed SccreUrv When ihe folio"1? T;
Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
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