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Erery thinking man will agree with at in the asser tion that the trade of tbti place tnutt be eonsiderabl y chaiged tad modified, and that toon, if we "would rise to that importance to which we are justly enti tled, or eren retain oar present prosperity. From the very nature of things oar present traJe in tim ber, lumber and natal stores, cannot be very raach in- creased, and must ercntaallj fall off large!, if it does not cease altogether. We know that the country in the neighborhood of available water-courses is rapid ly becoming cleared of timber, and that in fact ere- ryrafk which is brought down diminishes to some -extent the stock of the article upon which the trade is based. The process of diminution is slower in the ease of natal stores, but it is equally sure ; nay, the tery prosperity of the country, by increasing the pop ulation, and consequently the amount of cleared land most gradually eat into any business founded main ly upon the prodacta of trie Forest. ThUrcjult is as certain as the operation of natural la The questions then ame, how this prospective tacaam is to be supplied, and what M to be its effect. Fortunately for Wilmiflgtori7these questions are easily answered. The coal from the Deep Riter, the cotton and other commodities which the Manchester Road will eertainly bring from South Carolina, and the increased amount of agricultural produce from the regions with which we already trnde, afford an easy and pleasant solution of both. The effect will be good. L?t us take the county of Edge combe for an illustration. Some years since land in A l. - 4 i . J . . . 1 rrl i tuM cuuuij iih uriu vtinmiE iu TBiuc. j no naval store business was going down so was that in tim ber and lumber. Now, these branches of business art comparatively unimportant, yet the county is rich and growing richer, by the introduction of an improved lystem of farming. It sells largely of cot ton, pork, etc and requires very little which it does miuIiimb!)).!. it. V 1 C. -1. L 1 juvuuvv nmuu urn una uurucra. oui.il must CTl'ni- ually be the course of most of the counties in the Cape Fear region, which will thus support a denser population, and be less dependent upon the north and west for a portion, at least, of its food. But no sudden transition need be feared or expect ed. The Manchester Road will bring within reach of market a large amount of Virgin Turpentine land in Columbus and Bladen counties, and perhaps some little in Robeson, which have heretofore had no outlet, to say nothing of the bordering Districts of Marion ami Horry ; and as this land becomes cleared of its trees it will be cultivated in cotton, as we learn that many of the South Carolina planters pronounce much of the land excellent for that purpose, and indicate a disposition to go into the culture upon it. The Deep River Improvement will also bring a Irtrgo tract of timber land into market, some of it excellent for ma king turpentine, and some for getting staves. It is therefore plain that although no very great increase can take place in our present business founded upon the products of the forest, no sudden diminution or stoppage need be expected, but rather the reverso for a considerable length of time. Still the fact is un deniable that it must eventually fall off heavily, and that we must be prepared f,r the change. That our aaili must be trimmed to meet the coming trade wind which Is destined to blow ncrmanentlv from the re gions of cotton and coal. A million tons of coal, and sixty to seventy thousand bales of cotton per annum would supply reasonably well the Iohs of some Naval Stores and Lumber. . Yh New Orleans Oper Tronpe. ' This talented company whose performances have been 'announced for sometime past, will open at the Masonic Ilall, for three nights only, commencing to night, when we hope they will have a good house. The company is large, and their reputation very con siderable. The admirers of music may expect a rich treat, nd should avail themselves of the opportuni ty of enjoying it. The Theatre. , , It will be seen by their announcement in another column, that the old favorites, Jefferson & Ellalcr, have taken the theatre for a short season. They have with them a full stock of actors for a travelling company, and will no doubt be able to do up every thing they may attempt, in a creditable manner. Wa need not say go, for every body will do so at any Tiere will be a tneeunj to-cigbt, cn Fcrtizn Jj- siont, at which the Mlsiatries tf the Fcreiza KkM will aiirtM the cot grfgttion. We learn that there is a probability that the Con vention will a ijourn th TueJay n;ght. Arrival f Illl ol. The sieanubip Illinois, from Chagres, arrived at New York on the llth inst., with two miHIynTcf gvld dut, 374 pargrrs, and San Francisco dates to the 15th Stptetuber. The fanama Railroad was progressing favorably. Among the jawengera cn board the Illinois are seven persons who have made each one hundred thousand dollars at the mines. The election was not yet definitely settled, but the chances were? in favor of the democrats. IrMr. Clay has written a letter to a gentleman in New York. We will either publish it or a synopsi to-morrow. Bi'tisr.M roa Tiie Sam. Last wefk, Meri llarlap & llolling worth bipped two steam engin' from Wilmington. Ikl., for Savannah, (Ja. The cit izens of Georgia are erecting a large number of fac tories and machine shops, and appear determined to become a manufacturing State. Several citizens of that State have sent their sons on to Wilmington, says the Blue lien's Chicken, to learn the trades in machine thops. Golo at the Mi.nt. We learn that the amount of gold received fur coinage at the rnitd States Mint from the 1st to the 15th int , was $J.510.KM) At the same ratio the receipts for the month will eiceed five millions. At the naino time, very littlo pecie is going out of the country - Phil. Hulultn. Tut Crops. The Mindcn (La.) Herald of the 25th ult., says : Some com plantations in this Parish have not the present seamm turned off an average of one bushel of corn to the acre good land at that, and well cul tivatedwhilst here and there is a full with a very good crop. The cotton crop, too, w ith the most fa vorable circumstances yet to come, will be very scant. We will state, for the mortification of the farmers in this region, that we heard (Jen. l)owes say, the other day, that 1000 pounds of seed cotton to acre had already been picked from a portion of his plantation near Monroe, and that liisoverseer thought there would bo 1,000 pounds to the acre more pick ed. This in some bettor than 200 pounds to the acre -the quantity that some of the planters in this section will grit her Cotton Tk kino. We notice in the Tarhoto' Pres. of the llth inst., some statistics in relation to cotton icking in Edgecombe county. On the farm of Mr. J. Horn one hand picked in a day 543 Ins , and an other 528 lbs. On the farm of Richard limes, Esq , one hand picked out 598 lbs., and another C27 lbs. We are not familiar with the business of cotton grow ing, but we are informed by one who is, that this ran- not be beaten even in Alabama. Gentlemen of the Pee Dee can you tonrh this ? The Kossuth Fi Nn The Mayor of New York ie ceived on Tuesday a telegraphic dispatch from Cincin nati, informing him that J. Srnead, esq., of that city had contributed $1,000 to the Kossuth Fund. Profes sor Anderson was to have given a performance last night, at Trmler's Hall, the entire proceeds of which are to be devoted to the same purpose. From Turk's Island. We have received a file of the Rounl Gazette to the 24th September. The islands were visited by a very severe storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning. One house at Salt Bay was struck by the lightning. An arrival from Inagua re pons that there was a large quantity of salt at that lace avvaitine shipment. Charleston Courier. An Interesting Case. A case is on trial in New York, in which Rodman M. Price sues Mr. Hawes, cashier of the Greenwich Bank for $100; ho having given him but S'JOO in chancing a S1,000 bill, ft mis take that Mr. Price did not discover until he had eft the oank. On his return the Bank refused to correct tho mistake. The case has not been decided but tho court has expressed the following opinion : lho court is in doubt if tho custom ot the banks not to correct a mistake, unless discovered before the party leaves the bank, can be sustained they would Jxpect their dealers to pay them back any over pay ment, but tins suit is not against the bank, hut against tho enshier, who acted also as paying teller, and tho question is, if he had appropriated plaintiffs money to his own use, or in receiving the $1,000 he conducted so negligently that the plaintiff sustained damage. ' " 7 Trouble at Smlthrlllc We learn that on Saturday a street fight took place between two pilots and a soldier bayonet ver sut .brick-bats. The soldiergot on,e or two bats, the pilots no bayonet? This affair was settled peaceably on Saturday night. Yesterday evening, a difficulty occurred between James Mathis, of this place and a ioldier, in which the soldier got severely stabbed. IliS life is considered in danger, are getting 'merely' handled. I Uncle Sam's folks A proposition is on foot at New Orleans, to raiso a fund to purchase suitable presents to present to the LMiwnii vmuui nil miviuiit, jwejju i . vriiHUMu, tuiu W. Sidney Smith, his secretary, as mementoes of their noble and praiseworthy conduct towards the American prisoners. We have been laughed at, says the N. Y. Sun, for our repeated assertions that England might, at no very distant day, be obliged to pface herself under tho protection of the United States, to save herself from her continental enemies. Now, however, wo find our idea plainly expressed by leading English journals. The London Daily News, on the 25th ult., com mences a leader, anticipating the arrival of Kossuth, in the following languaco : "One of the most pleasing coincidences of modern times is the complete identity of feeling in tho Uni ted States of America and in Great Britain on the subject of the Hungarian struggle. The same hom age is paid, tho same enthusiasm kindled, in those two great divisions of the Anglo-Saxon race to the noblest stand made for liberty in modern times acainst tyrannic powers and overwhelming force. That identity of feeling is a hopeful promise that, if tne events ot Europe should ever take such a course as to present a formidable absolutist league, threat ening the freedom of England of the west, this coun try may find in the generous breasts and strong arms oitf American brethren that disinterested and efficient alliance and support whicti for centuries we have vain I ij sought in Europe. y Ninety-five thousand dollars have been subscribed, in umo, ior a iarraers college. Kossutb's-wife-ftnd threesona- are with him on board the U. . S. frigate Mississippi, now daily ex pected in this country. - e r,ti terr.l e in -4:-cer. Sincla ir e to'.'o'xi? z article. ui"- x'.ti for tLe ew Urk Sun, we give as a sj.ci n ei cf its tlfi'er,'r-$; an J were it not hr its jr.a teJ far.cso ptyle, we m'gbt lave cortervt tCLt.itrz. I'r agitated, aid peitaps coacia.'e that we were "gone lucler. fJVoM U MJri4 CbMirer, Sj UaUt 19, 11 We cannot for one moment withdraw oar thoeghrs frrm Cuba. Spaniards a we are, lovers of the pro, pent j of our country, enthusiasts for ibe honor of our fh. eltrah Wpfded, end for a long time feared by fjritfn ftanoMhethteght f -what is capjnTngln one cf our richest colonies, the remembrance of the de predation and piracy attempted jjaini.t her by a neisrh. borii.g and allied nation, fires our blood, inflames our heart, excites again that people all the generous sen timents of our 10 u I No longer is there doubt. The North American Confederation, which for a long time has coveted the powsMon of Cuba ; which, within a year has sent ber hordes of 61libuters,anJ recently has just sent aome of her mal tdlainovs thildrta to sack her. not yet satis fied with all these acts 01 vandalism and rapacity, in tends now to consummate their rising en masse acainst our precious Antilla, tramplin on our arms, and at tempting ayainst the inviolability of one of our diplo matic azent, under retell of avnging the fate of some of their countrymen, who have just expiated in Havana, their crimes, with their blood. No longer is there doubt. The Republic of Wah njrton, breaking the law of nations, breaking the faith of tieaties, breaking all the rights of humanity and ci vilization, of which she brags so much, aims, brazen- facedly, to the possession of the island of Cuba. The Republic of Washington does not spare sny means, however barbarous, to attam her object. The Repub lic of Washington declares herself openly, our enemy, after she has become such in a cowardly and rapacious manner. W c, therefore, are obliged to declare our- selvei her irreconcilable enemy ! No more delays no more terms no more tolerance Rnd prudence. The whole of Europe will applaud our conduct and sympathize with our cause : 1 ranee and England offer xn their aid, and the support of thetr vmrtrful navies ; justice and reason stand on our side faith encourages us; the proverbial valor of Spaniards, help us; and, even were we alone in the struggle, without reinfercements, without aid aban doned by all the world, still we have courage enough to struggle again and again until we conquer or open for ourselves an honorable grave. No more delays. We have nothing to expect from the ambitious children of Washington. No satisfac tion is sufficient to waih out the insult that has been lone to our nationality by the aggremonn tn twa and the outrage committed on our flag in the person of our Conulat New Orkaus, We cannot be contented with notes anil explanations which would not restore the blood of our brethren shed in Baya Honda. The offence has been blwxly, and bloody must be the repara twn and vengeance. A general cry lias been raised to Spain against the savage sympathisers of Lopez and his banditti. 1 hat cry is war and extermination.' The supremp government, let the dispositions which it may have adopted be what they may, must hearken to that cry ; the dovernment cannot stop its ears to the popular voice, which, by the press, roars 111 thunder throughout the land against the infamous rabble of the United States. War, then, against that race of pirates, who aim at the dominion of the whole territory of the New W orl War against these avaricious traders, who aim to snatch Cuba from us. War, Extermination, and Butchery! against those ungrateful cowards, who have traitorously endeavored to wound the generous heart ot Spain. No more tolerance; no more doubt; no useless vas dilations. We present to the consideration of our government the following propositions : That war be officially declared against the Repub lic of W ashington. That our diplomatic agents be recalled from the Uni ted States. That passports be given to the American Ambassa dors. That all Spanish vessels be armed, as privateers, and that letters of marque be granted to those of other na tions who desire them. That the people will rise as one man and offer to the Government the support of their resources and arms. That subscriptions be opened in our Provinces, in viting all good patriots to contribute to the augmenta tion ol an armv or navy. There will not be a single Spaniard who will not brine his mite to the national treasury. There will noTWa'youth who" wilfiiot rush to seize the sword in defence of the flag of Castile. There will not be a father but will be dipposed to of fer his son as a sacrifice upon the altar of his outraged country ! War, then, WARflgcun.sf the Ftratcs of North Ame rica.' Let that degraded and spurious race soon feel the effects of our vengeance? Phew ! tome on Macdutt ! Plank Roads. Some one writes from Montgome- ry, Alabama, as toiiows. we quote tromtne;viobue Tribune : " Tho plank roads building from thoeity, and the manufacturing spirit evinced in Borne quarters, are admirable ingredients in her progressive spirit. Tho effect of these plank roads in conducting trade to a place like thisis inconceivable. Four small mules drew easily in the other day sixteen bales of cotton, and the planter said he intended in his next load to haul in twenty 8 to 10,000 pounds. These roads will be found to be really less costly I believe to the people, than their execrable county roads, for the time they are required to work on them laid out ju diciously would build the road in the first place, and the travel over them by persons of other states or counties, would more than keep them up. This econ omy is well understood in Kentucky and Tennessee. They build fine turnbikes. and strangers (who can- not be called on to keep them in order) pay for them and their repairs." Frc-i tit LaeLb7::h. Abbott I w rtice Fl! primage la Ireland. A certain little r a r!itis how a certain rr fcr.s;e cce Cay tx t a waax 10 e tow r.i snug Lt tle firn, tfce earth, went cn. Though it is nnneees- to travel f ir f i r a precedent cr a iutitcatir j? a tccr which the American minister is making in Ireland, there i one point in common between the two points viz : that Ireland to all practical purpo ses belongs to that power whose minister it is now. entertaining. Mr. Abbott Lawrence gives way to s very catural intinct when he makes a pilgrimage to the hearths and the altars that feed the United States. The American who stands on the quays at Xe-Yrk x vailbumaiLtile pouring ia at the- rate of a thout-an l a day to swell tne numbers, the wealth, and the power of his country. He sees that it was the direst necessity which drove them from the land of their fathers, and he recognises in that " nf-cesMty the providential means by which the tast continent of North America should be added to th dominion of man. He hears the sad tale of immi grants, and sees it too generally confirmed by their miseraoie aspecs. ms own pomicai jMera wui na turally be with the supposed victims of tyrannical laws and aristocratic extortion. On further ac quaintance with these hapless refugees his interest cannot but increase, for ne finds them affectionate and hopeful, genial and witty, industrious and inde- pendent in fact, the element ot which great nations are made. Hence the desire to see that strange re gion of the earth where such a people was produced and coujd not stay an island the misfortunes of which are destined to form so conspicuous a feature in American story. The terrible incidents of the last six years not to go further back will be the domestic traditions of half the American people, and me ureauiui scenes 01 lever anu limine, wuicn nave so often shocked our readers, will pass from father to son for many generations on the banks of the Mis sissippi, or the chores of the Pacific. It is this nurse ry of citizens, this seed plot of transatlantic States, tni great human preserve that Mr. Lawrence ia now exploring, as we think with as natural a curios ity as if he had sought, with the crowd, the ancient seats of science and art, and were measuring the Acropolis of Athens, or the rorum of Rome. His excellency has too much respect for this coun try, and too just a sense of his position, to let the Irish see how an American cannot but regard them. He knows very well that they are all his own fellow citizens in ernbryo, and that every Celt will one day renounce the sceptres and coronets of the older world. It is better for all parties, perhaps, that it should be so, little as we may like to ace' our society, our laws, and our sovereigns the object of indifference. Mr. Abbot Lawrence says nothing of all this. Tho Irish flock to an American minister as to an angel from heaven, for if he is curious to see the place the Irish come from, they are equally curious to seo "arnran fromrnrtcitThe goal of alttheir hopes and expectations. They have set their face towards America, and as men on a march see chiefly those who arc before them, on the spot which they will the next moment tread themselves, so the new world is every year tho more vivid, and the old world more faint in the Irish imagination. Hence it is that Mr. Lawrence finds himself received with almost the ho nors of royalty. Railway directors and corporations give him special trains, banquets, and addresses, and every city prepares an ovation. What can Lord Clarendon, with the very best intentions, offer to compare with the sympathies of a man whose coun try has welcomed a million of Irishmen in the last four years The railway companies have a special interest in theso civilities. They have just been completed in time to convey the aboriginees of Ire land to the ports where they take leave of their country. Strange to say, they derive a fleeting pros perity from depopulation and despair. So, at Gal way, Mr. Abbott Lawrence is eagerly laid hold of a a patron of the plan for making that city a transat lantic packet station and an emigrant depot. At Cork it may bo supposed that similar expectations have helped the enthusiasm evoked by an arrival of an American minister. Mr. Lawrence, however, to his credit, speaks only of such a communication as might be supposed to exist between two equally spreading and equally increasing nations. He deli cately nvoids any allusion to that uniform onward movement vestigia nxdla-r dorsum from Ireland to the opposite shore. In tho face of facts, it certainly required all the force of politeness in an American Minister, stand ing at Galway or at Cork, to wish happiness for the insti in tneir own country, ana to poini oui me na tural resources by which six million, eight million, ten million, or even fifteen million people could bo sustained in Ireland. The prosperity and happiness he speaks of may some day reign over that beautiful- - land. Its lertile soil, its rivers and lakes, its water power, its minerals, and other materials for tho wants and luxuries ot man, may ono day beaeveiop ed ; but all appearances arc against the belief that this will ever happen in the days of the Celt. That tribe will soon fulfil the ercat law of Providence which seems to enjoin and reward the union of races . It will mix with the Anglo American, and be known no more as a jealous and separate people. Its pres ent place will be occupied by the more mixed, more docile, and more serviceable race, which has long borne the yoke of sturdy industry in this island, which can Submit to master and obey the law. mis is no longer, a dream, for it is a fact now in progress, and every day more apparent. No kind wishes, no legislative measures can stay the exodus of a people who have once found the path from intolerable degra dation to comfortable and dignified independence. . Even if the rulers of this country should change their mind, and resolve not to let the people go, that resistance would only add another impetus to the movement. As the Irish have clung together at home, so will they cling together in their wander ings. That at least is what they do now. It is scarcely possible to suppose Mr. Abbot Lawrence blind to what passes before his eyes, and we can on ly admire the dexterous politeness with which be expresses his sympathy and his hope for the Irish, with scarcely a hint at their flight from the land of their fathers to the country of which he is the representative. Highest Point in Iowa. The Dubuque Herald says that the most elevated point m Iowa is the Co teau dos Prairies, ar the north-west corner of the State. It is only 1414 feet above the tide water. From this point the country declines to the south-west to the Missouri, and to the south-east to tne Missis sippi. The Missouri river ,on an average has a wa ter level, at corresponding parallel of latitude ot al most double that of the Mississippi. This is favora blefor rail road purposes, asastly the largest bur--dfens of freight will be eastward, which will be in the direction 01 tne aecunaiion 01 me country. Nice Distinction. " I sells peppermints on Sun days," remarked a good old lady who kept a candy shop, " because they carries' 'em to churcn and eats 'em, and keeps awake to hear the sermon ; but if you want pickled limes you must come week days. They're secular commodities." MARRIED, JaAYayne CQunty5LC.on.lhe crening of .the 19h June . last, by the Rey. James M. Sprunt, Col. John J. Whitk kead, of Kenansville, N. C, to Miss Makt A.Loftis, daughter of late MJ. C, R. Loftin, of Wayne county.

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