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rrxKRAL or t he hon jas. c. dobbin. When the Procession Bad been seated in the Presb> teiiau GLun b, ou Thur^Jay morniug lust, the Pastor, the Rev A Gilchrist rose and I'ar*- out the following Hymn- FUNERAL DIROt; Hark to the solemn bell. Mournfully pealing’ What do its mailings tell. On the ear stealing' >eem they not thus to say, LoTed onea have passed awai ♦shen vrith ashes lay. List tc its pealiuc Wnen in their lonely l od. Lovei ones are 'ying; Whi u ; ?yful w’.ngs are 'prea-l To ho.ivfn tiying; Would ne t" sin and }>ain. ("iill l)!i. k tlu‘ir soviis again. Wptivo i\>an I tht*ir heuvts tiiO I'luiiii, .''e \Vrol in J;, 1;.^' Nil. dearest .iosu . n>'.. I'd tluT ihc:r ! ; t ihoir lr?M‘ in Ran«:on-'d f >■ eve Heirs ot' uii-'iidin” rhoirs is the victo- Thine lot the i;’ -r Now and i"i I- • The Iv'v. James Mcl>anio^ ■'( ih.^ (’hurch, tlu n n'lori'd tlio t llowib^' 1'raver t.> tlu- Throne ot Iraci-; Al'MUUITV Thou art cur ^lakt'r aiiil rightful Sovereign. All our springs are in thee. Thou sittest on the Throne, judgiuir rightly, and ordering all things aftt'r the counsel ot thint’ own will. Thou npenest, and Uu man can shut; thnn shuttest and lio man i :in open. Thnn ohatigcst thi‘ .’ountcnaiiii' "t man, and s“niosl him away It heoomes us to re‘.>gni/e and adore tliet^, undf’r all the tli.-pen.^ations of thy I’rnvidenee, whether they be joyous or atllictive In thy intlnito wisdom, thou hast fallt'il a.vay from us, one of our most distinguished and loved citizens We are assembled before thei\ to per form toward." him, tlie last kind offices of alb'v'tion and friondshi]'. .Vnd wiiilo we >urronud his re mains, wi' would lift up our hearts to tlu'o, in humblt* luioration and submission. We adore thee that ho was such an one as he wa>—fo'- tho talents and qualities lio possessod, ami tor tlio vi-ry excellent atul useful life that iu' lived. Hut, above all, we adore thee that he was. a.-> wo be lieve, a Christian—and for tlie Christian virtues and example he exhibited—that when surrounded by the claims of the government, of whieli he wa." a distinguished officer, he reineml>ered and recog nized the still higher and more important claims of his tiod, and thus presented an example ."o worthy of admiration and imitation, to all his ttdlow men. We thank thee, that having lini'hed his (“our.'se, and gone down to death, he has !efi a glorv '.'ti his life, po that while his kindred and ■friends orrow, it i-- not as tho^p who liavi- n- hope. We beseech thee to graciously ■u.4ain and .'omfort the bereaved and loved ones May I hey oopy the example si f before them, anil walk in his steps, that they may all meet in hoavi-n at la -i San. tify to all who are present, fhi: di-pen nation of thy providence. Help us to remember, rhaf whereever we go—whatever we do--we iiiii-i at last lie down and die. Teach u.-' - • live, ibat when that hour arrive , we may hive norhiuj to do but to die, and then enter into that rest which remainetb f>r all those who love and -;> rve tbce on earth. We ak all in the name of our Lord and S.iviour Jesu- Christ. And unto (Jod, the Father, the S,,n. and th-' Holy Spirit, be everlasting prai-^es. Am. n The Rev. Mr. Bobbitt, of the M. K (’Lurch, then read the I 'nh chapter of 1st ('orinthians. • The Rev Mr. Gilchrist preached the S^'rtnou, as follows: r‘‘.^L.M XXX II. o7 —Mark the f.erfect luuii, ?iu l Li-- hoid the upright; for the end of that la.in is pc.'tce. Human nature is fallen from the estate in whi.-h it was created. Conceive yours.elvo' as -tandiii" in the front of a vast ruin; here and there a pillar stands tn refre>h the sight. The neatly ehisded capit.l. tie* beautiful shaft, and the solid ba>o, are spi'cinieii.- of what the structure would iiuve been hud ii>'" Time and violence desfroved its integnry. i h.-y r.ot only show the e ihtr..>r be- twetrj tii)i>(i :i'.d •hi; rudenes-> of surrounding-, but they "irt 10 l e regarded as furnishing a model for future r.'-coustruction. Such a p\'ure :ippe:.rs, amid the tad havoc create', ie, >.ti. v. . n .-u.-h of !.he hamaii race rise before u- :i.' c -.uhiue in their per .ons rare gifts, consis’ent virtuf -. aji conspicuous po>ition. Sick en though wt m y : the experience of human selfishnes- and eriii'e in individual.-^—mourn as wi may at toe ciistir ier yiid depravity whitdi Spreads over the ^u^i'a.■.• society—and long though we should for tii.r :■ -ter land where man can bring no more bl;. t • ;,on his Kden, we can not but regard it a.- i oh- eripfr remnant of f t- feited blessing, who.. .Loy :.re permitted to live who can ? dity the v.’uild by t r xuniple, and in their d- ; :h -peak for the in-tv ion -urvivor-. ■Ve at', not, how'.ver, l.. rr^- . w-h .j.a y. cepti.jn.-. t.. the .'-perution oi i -n-ver-tl i.-iw. that requires u.-; to cease “from mvn breath is in hi- n-stri'.s, for wherein ' 1..; to be iceourite.; of ^ ’ Such men, we -hould recolhct, were .f like p;i-- -ion- with othci '; le.r shouM we attri! ate to them, .n the -ight r-f the grav**, the pro»>crtie of air'e! :ind of io.|‘. ' The monster heath stand-in our path, dis j.luY'. the corpse a his tiophy, and seem te, say, man, at hi bc-t estate, jx altogether vanity”’ //'/'I, whde atteciii.14 pay tie- tribute of its tear^. •ii tlie .o!-.' bei'Pavemeiit Ilf ;i ble'isirig that can never ii. r.- toi. I /A/., v.liile tie. (’liureh ex- pres^e' it .ji ititiid*. for the living example and the d\iii^ te'iiiii,,i,y coii-istent piety, and orrow- tiiat it liali n.; more liehold lb'* loved lorin wliieli .,ii, Ijeiit m public worship; // /■., tliougli ;iw:u'- tliat the .Nation, when informed ol' tlie ijeatli .if a valued public servant, shall haste to do linn Ijoiioi; //.re, a'i.-eiiibled in the .-ari'-- Hiary, we are reminded, that all that could die of :i W'.rtljy man is now before the living iod: — e the I ij.| of human jierfeetion coiitra>ted with Infinity, and are led to say, even in calling to miiiil virtue'- whiidi wen- valued ami ( herirtheil, ' .N..i)i. i.v jr.Hid xave Hue. that is tii.tl;” and even III the memory of eartlily boimr- and distinctions, Wt. are impre^.'-ed with the fact, that “(Jod alone i /reat.” Vou may view a pillar, standing in the inid>f ot some 'I’admor of tiie desert, with admira tion; but refb ct again, that pillar owes much for which you admire if to its surroundings. It is c'linplete in the pre.'^ervation of it- parts; if i.-, ymmetrieal in its proportions; contrast |4rangely and pleasantly with what is mutilatedland con fused around; but examine it by itscll| and vou witn-s; he same material with the other i>arts of ttie fall'-ii I difice. \ on tfc 1 lie scars of injury; y‘'U know that the elements of decay are there and will (b) with it a lias iieen done with all be side. Nay more: would you raise 'I’admor to its [iristiiii. glory, that very pillar must be be repair ed and poli-hed. So it i-- with those vvhom men aei.ount, pillars in the social edifice; and we may well ask, whence the propriety of regarding any -ueh as being perfV.-, tor upright/ I reply, ab.so- lute perfection can belong only to God* And what the Scripture means by the term perfection as applied to man, can only be relative to the pursuits and habits of mankind as exhibited in their onlinary walk and eonversation, and to par ticular men as bein^'di.stinguished front their fel low- in certain respects Perfection and upright- j nens are both of them terms which imply accord , unee witli siuuf rule or .'-tuniiard. Perfection, rhercfore, in the P.ible seniie, implies the eiiltiva tion of thoiie habits of mind, and the display of , that conduct, which onr great f/iw-glver will aji ; prove' When the term is \ised in Scripture, its ' adjunct; serve to explain it 'I'hus, “Noah was a )U^t man, and perfect in his generati m; and Noah walked with God." And of .lob if is said, that “he w.i perfect an»l upright, and he feared (od ' and eschewed evil.” Thus the Almighty says to Abrah:im, “walk bt'f av me. and be thou perfect.” Hence we see. that as the elements of that per fection spoki'ii of’, jnsticc in our dealings with man, and dost' intercourse with (Jod, are required It is not my otVice to enlargi' upon the meaning •U the i( xt. because, limited as to time, and the . exigencies ot tlu' occasion, I am m>t allowed the or.iin:iry latitude of a sermon. Suffice it to .say, that the term- will apply to ail whose Christian character is so mark.'d and defiiu'd, that the con- t'lnt iii.pre-sioM made by what is seen in th..-m is, that til. V :irc govcrnctl by a fixed princijile of libcdieiioe to the i'ivine will. Hence we will see that it is not a partial fondness,—investing char- * :icter with s[ ecion-i virtues, or magnifying real virtue- ' . :;n undue extent. iM' garnishing defects : with fi'.-e ascriptions of merit,—that comes tip to , tlu- character given in the text. Nor is it the ' purpo.-e of the exhortation to “'mark and to be- • hold the jierfoet «nd the ujiright,” that we sliould cojiy after the m«'re idol of the hour, liowever de corated for the juirpose of attracting our worshi]*, or con-e rated by f ulsome praises f\>r selfish ends, ' W> may be deceiveit in indiviiluals, but there is j no mistaking the difb'rence between wh:it is call- I ed man-wor-hip and that reven-ntial :.we with I which we -hould ever regard the iharaider of an upright man. We are to mark such a.- embody ing the excellencies wtiich we ought to prize. ; More abstract ju:ilities may excite our imagina- : tion, and wc m;iy people the regions of fincy with beings >U(di as never existed; and when wo come t.i mix with the realities of earth, the etl'ect will be disapp()intment, as we come to look around for the hero of our own fiction. I>ut when \ irtue walks abroad in human shape, is heard to give its utterance as echoes of a divine oracle, or mutely, and a- it were without design to preach, preach ing b(ddly by actio'.i—when we see j>roportionate harmony between the sentiments expressed and the practice pursued—when wc liehold a man’.- conduct not merely coniing up to a certain point of responsibility, and when that i.- reached falling flat as though the strength was able for so mmdi and no more—when men are not seen resi-ting cvii with ati onset that promises certain victory, but soon spending their strength with the strug- gb—when --elf ignvirance is not heard prodaimiiiir that if cannot be bought, and ,^een actually rc- fu'iug f .r a time the j.rice offered, but no proof against a bribe when it is large enough; I'.ut whi-n we see I'ritii ipie lisiii” with the claim if ri-sfion- sibility--gathering .-trength fr.>m th.- light with opposition. :md trur- .ilwav to it^ purpo-e un.ler the tronL'e.t t.-rnptation t.. change -we :iy. thi i the , mduct that we are to behold and to mark .Vnd with all that claim to its posses sion made by :i loud vaporing of what can and diouhl be done, :iiid ;i re;idiness to- make jierson- al promises ..f what will be d.itie, the foundation of fhat uprighfiiess which is her.’ comniendeil is f 'un'l to lie in the fear -of Cod. H. nce it is, that while we are willing to admit that some men iiof profe>-ing His f.>ar have not swerv'^d from the path of i-xternal rectitude, and have fulfilled what the World required ot them, such men have nrver been 'ccure fr.'m the danger of falling, even while they have stood! ()n the other hand, security in the pop.session of those virtues which are the world’s admiration, ha- been entirely owing to personal religion. And the reason is plain; I'or to rhc strengtli of those considerations which in sure, to a certain extent, uprightness in other men, there is ad'ied. m the c:is.> ..f the trul}' reli:rioUs man, the con.-i.lcration of •iHegiance to a .'laster whose claim- are as just as they are unremiftini;. and W h-i. from tho-t- that love uprightness, ni'V; r withhidd.- the grace necessary to enable them t>^ stand erect. It we'e compiratively useless to contemplate any de.'cription of m.:>ral excellence' except f ir the purpo.se - f copying alter it What we greatly admire, we d.'sire to imit ite. 'I'hat which in- du.;e.s adn;;ration in those we arc called to con- -ider, is rh.- qmple fac-t d' their perfection and uprightness. S that, leaving entirely ou* of (consideration i-'>iSpicuou- station or the oppor tunity r-f , ininent service, tin' obscure and the inferior .-.houM cii'leavor to show the same sin cerity of intention to >erve God in their day and gL-nerati in, according to their own sphere, as the most exulted should do; both being assured that neither rd them will lose their reward,-—for “God will render according to what a man hath and not according t'j what he hath not.’’ The motive for behold.ng and marking tho.se who arc luodels of moral excellence, is, that the end of .such is peace. And s.. must be froni the nature of things. Tiiey cijjoy a calm within and a calm without. A charact. r nnrked by probity can leave no ene mies. ( lod sh.)ws Him.self to such to be a reeon- .•■iod i'.it'ii 1 in .Jesus Christ; while within the brca.'t there i:. a peaee whi(di the world knows not of—the fruit of pardon .and remission ot .sins obtained ir. the iiannc and for the sake of (lod s d'-ar Son. in eonsid. ring in vvhat w.ay, my beloved friends, 1 eonld nio-t snitalily imjirove the mournful occa sion fhat ha- called us together, 1 thought 1 could not do it better than by suggesting, if not of adequately portraying, the character of an upright man—for I believed that all who would hear me thi^ day would be disposed to find in such a charac ter a [larallel |.» him whose remains now lie bc;- fnre iis and whom we sincerely mourn. Vou knew him, f r he was burn and real ('d among you, —you valued him, for it was al the hands of hi.-' fi-liow cifizens that he received iiis earliest hon or... And I speak the sentiments of all when 1 say, that these were tairly won and nobly worn. And whet) he had served liis constituents to their satisf:ictio;i, both in (’ongress and in the State iiCgislature, you might have felt repeatedly an honest grafifit'ation tliat you had laid for him the fouiidafion of a pedestal from which he evoked th(! ropi.ct and applause of the whole Nation, for the manner in which he conducted a difTicult de partment of the public service. You thus became the {lartners of his reputation, and could and did greet him at his retirement from office with a prouil feeling that it was one of your.selves that had retiinied home after acquitting himself with honor. l>uf there was more than this in the re- c ‘[ifion which you gave him. He was a man to be loved as well as admired. In him the kind liest disposition blended in happy union • with manly strengtli and will. He knew how to be firm without giving oflenec; to do his duty at all ha/arils, with the good fortune of never losing a friend or making an enemy. Hence, your greet ing was marked by that sympathy it; his condi tion, which has made his health for months a sub ject of fond solicitude and anxious inquiry. From what I here witness, I believe fhat, under the -show and cireumstancft c,i i public funeral, there a deep underlying of regret and .sorrow, that you could not exhibit unless yon lial regarded hiin, while living, as the common friend His public station might have been fht* setting, but his pri vate virtues wete the gem that y(Ui prized And you weep beeausi- yon will no more ludiold their display upon the earth T leave tlie l:i k to otln-is belti-r Hide tliuii my self to recall to \uur memorie.s the feature.s ol his public career ()f tlo'se I will oiil\ use as iiiueh as may In* necessary *o ilbntrate his claim to be considere.l as :i perleci and npi ight man 1 seem to see hitr. i-tauding before me like a ; tatue, nd formed of rough granite or daiiding out in co^s.^a' piojiorfions, but made ot' the finest marble, aflr-bowing the most beautiful ►.ymmetry 1 in:iy not -ee swcdleri mu-eles in th:il arm, nor is it raised in a warlike attitude as though in some bold attack if would i-rush an enemy :it a blow; but 1 set* a lithe, sim'wy form, li*;playing the ac tivity and firmness whiidi the occasion may de mand i.et thost* who hav(‘ traced him from boyhood up speak; Says one, who was bis school fellow, “tlu boy was fitlier to the man.” .No tricks ot unsecmlv mischitd'. ns> dispiisiiion to be the tyrant I on the ]ilay-groutid, or to sliow himself tiie sheep- I isii. ».kulking coward who is apt to call I’.own in jury .'11 liini-elf by hi- own fears; but there he was, bofh unprovoking and fearless, the embryo man. Says (uio, who.se tostinnmy d.eservos to be taken, for it is testimony from home, I never knew him give me a petulant wud or wilfully disobey my command. Trace him next to (\)1- lege; there he is the studiiuts youth, attentive to rules, cherished by iiistructcrs. and beloved by associates: gathering golden opinions, and ob taining the reward of his diligemc by departing witli ('ollege honor.- There In- made a publii- profession of religion I learned the fact at his own lips. That after a season of religious excite ment had passed aw:!}’, and ni:iny had fallen back int> the world, wh‘U there were few or none f > t'ive him encouraiiement. save hi- vent-rated i’re- sident, l*r ('aldwell, he came out from the midst of at lea-t a hundred of his fellows, to avow him self thenceforth the servant of God To that act, s;iid he. I owe all inv :ifter -uec.>-s in lit’e. in tunes of temptation, if ha- been ii.y security; in times of difliculty, it h:is nerved ni': it h:is been my shield and support, for 1 have thrown mystdf on (jrod and been helped. Trace him nexf in the professi.in:il walk which he h id chosen I would not trench oi; the jiro- vinee id li;,- r>rethr''n at the Rar, but his urbanity was everywhere proverbial, and his synthetical mind, able to construct a fair showing out of the materials presented ti) his hand, did away with ' tlic nece.s.'ify ot hi- empbniu::, as hi- integrity would have led him to disdain, any improper artiti'-c. As a politici:in, he p.i.-sesscd the rare merit of never being oUen.sive to his ojip.ments: keeping his own temper, other- couM not be angry with him. Where too many have foun-l :i dirty pool, liis band- remained nn-fained. In Congress anil in the i.r-gi-lature, his course w:is -uch as to plea-e his eoiisfitu* nfam! to win the respect of hi- fellow-membi r- in b"th li-idies, ,\nd here, as rvi i' Di-e lit hi- public s..rvic.- t.i oni own .'^t-ate. 1 can b.it remiii'l vou h.ov much :in atHicfed class • d our f ll iw-b' ing- owi- to hi ; « xertions, nor i-an I 1 firb.-ar bringing to yur recollection the t >uch- l ing circum t:iiiee-. connected with the pa-sage of j the bill I- 'iibli hing a J.unafic A ylum in North I Carolin.i. ,\ n..ble woman, whose service-, iii tlii resp.-ct arc known thr-mghoiif the length and brc:idfh of the land, h:i'l jde:i.l privately but in vain with many of the nii'mb'ts of the Legis lature. .V bill was introdu'-ed atid i: was b>st; but the lady referred to had been cot,- ant in her attend:ince upon our friend’s wife, who at that time was laitl upon what proved to be her bed of death, and who.se dving re.|uesf was that he would exert hitnseif for fiie passage of the bill. Short ening that periol when he had retired with a strick en luart for the purpose of seeking consolation, he goes from his chamber *o flu* House of ('ommons; he m.jves a re-consideration, and as though he hears the voice of his lovely wife penetrating his ear, and as though the spectacle came before him of tlie numbers of those thmughiuit the .State who are deprived of God’s noblest uift, he pleads their cause from a gushing sensibility—losing sight of himself in his manly appeal for them, he knows not that he is effecting anythiug, until he be comes conscious of a death-like stillness in the r.ium, and wUnesses the tear falliu^; from the Speaker’s eye Ho wins a triumph; the bill is re-considered and pa.s.sed, and ample appropriations are made. That stately home of the afflicted should bear his name; for it is the raonument of his sympathizing manhood. Look to him next a. a luember of the Cabinet. I'seful reforms will testify to the correctne.ss of his judgment as well as the integrity of his prin ciples. How difficult is the work of reform, when evils to be remedied are both multiplied and inag- nilied. Ami yet he succeeds in establishing the principle, that promotion in the Navy shall go by- merit and not by time of service. Here, he sus- tainn the repution, previously acquired, ot being able to do his duty, while giving as little pain as possible to those whom it might afl'ect. Numbers, (vho might have conceived themselves injured by his course, found in him afterwards a sympathizer and an assisting friend. It is no common testi mony to hi.s worth, (cot;.sidering the source whence it comes,) given recently to yotir speaker by a distinguished gentleman in the service of the (Jovernment: “He is the most truthful public man I have ever known, and without pronouncing him the ablest, he was the most pojmlar mcmbi'r of thii recent Cabinet.” Lot us not forget, that while he labored so diligently and aeeomplished so much, he was for a great portion of the time a disea.sed man. Who but he could describe the p;iins which he took to conceal his infirmities; showing and receiving courtesies when he should have been in his bed; the whole time of his .sojourn in Washington wa a martyrdom; and when he came back among us, it was to thank (Jod that he had been permitted to return to die among his kindred. And here too, again, I assert the parallel to the text is eom- pleti'—his end irns jieaee! How little are reveal- eil to ns of the meditations of a man who.se ties are ilaily loosening to the w'orld, and who every day is counting his steps to the grave, and look- ing beyond with hope. Oni^ interview I had with iiim I can never forget; (Iratitude to God was his theme; and listening, as 1 did, to his rehearsal of the Hivine mercy towards him from his youth up, 1 cut short an interview which, though greatly to my benefit, I feared would be to his injury—so great ajipeared to Ix; the strength of his emotions, working upon a delicate frame. In the last inter view I had with him, which was but recently, he expressel the most entire resignation to the will of God, and a full assurance of happiness in the world to come. 1 am told by one who witnessed the dying .scene, that after addressing his fare well to his children, he composed him.self in silent prayer, and then looked up in (>cstacy and .said, “Praise the Lord, O my soull” To hi.s children, our friend has left the rich legacy of merited tame; to this commixnity, the precious memories of a bright Christian example; to his State and Country, the enduring efi'ect of wise counsels and a benevolent heart. And now, in conclusion, permit me to say, that the sense of our loss should lead us to gratitude to CJod for granting us the enjoyment of witness ing so rare a specimen of natural gifts and ehris- fian graces. We mourn that lie was continued no longer, but let us thank OoJ that he lived long enough to effect so much, .\gain, let us all imitate his example We may not be naturally endowed as he was, nor may it be the design ol Providence to jdace us in similar offiees of honor or of trust, but il his eftbrts at self discipline made him much of what he was, and the grace of (jod did for him still more, let us exerci.se the same watehfiilness, jet ii- jiray for the same bless- iiU's and ihen may we ho[>e tu earn a similar ' * L l_ character b>r iipriglitness, and to meet with trie same ciul .My praye r for all is, tliht when their end shall come, like the departed, we tnay find it to be peaee, and that all may join at last in the eonqueri)r’s siwig of grac'i', “Nf>t iintu us, not unto us, but unto Thy nanir-, (> Lori, *jive all the glory."’ .\t the close, the choir sang the following Hymn; l-r\i;K.-\I. HYMN'. Thdii art none to tlie ^rave, tmt we will not deplore thee: Tlioiigh siiii-im'. and ilurkiie.s.s eucoiniiass the tomli. TlieSavi. iir ins passe.1 throi;j;h its portals tiefbi e thee, ,\iid the l.-iiiii' (Il liis li.ve i- thy guide through the gloom. ThiiU art gmie t.i the j;i a\e. we no longer hehohl thee, N..r t!-.-!!.! the roiit;h path of the world hy tliy side; liiit the wi.le arms of ni rcy are .spread to enfold thee, ■Vii.l sinners may hope since tiie sinless has died. Tiion art gone to the grave, nn l its mansions forsaking, I’frhans thy tried sjiirit in d.>nt>t lingered long; But tiie sunshine ot heaven lieamed bright on tiiy wHking. ,\n.| tiie song that then heardst was the seniphim’s song rhnu'i t gone to I lie gr:ive, liiit 'twere wrong to deplore tli.’e, \Siiea »i()d WHS thy ran..jiim, tliy gii.ardian and guide; Me ga\e thee and took thec', and soon will restore thee, Vi liere death has nf> sting, -itice the Saviour has died. 'Phe Rev Jos. (’ Hu.ske, of the Kpi.scopal Chur di. closed the services in the Church with the .\po.-tolic R.*ueilicfion. .\nd thi' body w;i- borne to the Cemetery for interment. /I'dt/i of' Mr. Uohhiii.—We have .seldom, if ever, been called upon to notice an event that has caused us more sincere regret—a regret occa.sion- ed not simply by our deep sense of the loss which the public has sustained, but in a still greater degree by our feelings of personal respect and friendship for the distinguished dead. Few men, indeed, have ever pos.sessed the power of attract ing others to themselves in a higlier degree than Mr. hobbin, and the real secret of his popularity was to be found in his amiablene.ss of character. Mid the unaft'ected kindness of his heart. He was truly a ijchxI yiian. This was the foundation of his success in life—the motive powers of all his actiiins. What in others might have been mere fact—the careful avoidance of making ene mies, was with him the rcisult of a thorough re gard fu‘ the feelings of others. We .naw him on the eve of his retirement from office, wTien the ravages of the fatal and insidious disease that terminated his existence were but tixi apparent to the eye .if friendship Theti, as ever, ife was cheerful, kin-1, eon iderate -thinking more of other- than >f liiin-elf', thoughtful in his inquiries after the men and things of his own home, in which he included every foot nf hi« native .*^tate, speaking of what .lught to be done for her .ad vancement, and which he hoped to ^ee done, and perhaps assist in doing if (Jod hould spare his life. The same cheerfulness that marked him then, stayed with him to the close. The cheerfulness of a quiet conscience—the {>eace of a Christian spirit, trusting in its Redeemer, and prepared to live or die as hr might order—ready to meet the summons whenever it might come—equally ready to do its whole duty upon earth as long as it might be tho will of God to continue it here. The history of .Mr. Dobbin is familiar to nearly every citizen of the .‘^tate. As an advocate at the bar, the representative of his native county of (’’umberland in our State Legislature, the member of Congress from his native district, or the in fluential member of President I’icrce’s Cabinet, he was always “the right man in the right place,” tilling every position with honor to himself and advantage to the public. Many a bright luminary has passed from our national sky within a few brief years—some brighter, perhaps, than that which has just set, but none with purer ray or with fewer spots,— ./otirfui/. In noticing the demise of Ex-Seeretary Dobbin, the Raleigh Standard says: “We had the honor of his personal acquain tance for a period of twelve years, and we know something of his attainments as a statesman, and of his excellent ((ualities as a man. We have observed him, and been with him in many a scene, calculated to test his disinterestedness, his patri otism, his patience, his sagacity, his fidelity to his friends, and his high moral qualities; and we can truly say, as a matter of strict justice to his memory, that we have never known any man«who passed all these tests with more credit or with more honor to himself than he did. He was a party man in the true sense of the term—devoted to his principles, and honestly of the opinion that they were the best for the country,—and he maintained them on all proper occasions with firmness, fearlessness, and force; yet his bearing and manner were such, and he was so exempt Irom all human bitterness, that liis political op ponents never thought unkindly of him, but seemed to differ with him with respect and regret. “.lames C. Dobbin loved his native State with all the ardor and devotion of a son. He was the constant and active friend of every measure which was calculated to develope her reseources and im prove her condition. And while in Washington City, engaged in the discharge of his official du ties, surrounded by the circumstances of high po sition, and wielding a power which pervaded all the States and was felt in every portion of the earth, his native State, his home and friends were still first in his affections. North-Carolina mourns the departure of one of her best and most gifted sons. Rut he leaves to her a character for states manship, for integrity and patriotism, which will long grace her annals; and to his children the legacy of an honorable and spotless name." .1 TaJentfd (^oiKjrcss.—A correspondent of the Lowell Journal say.», in looking over a list of the members of the Twenty third Congress, which commenced December 2,1838, and closed March 2, 18or>, I was somewhat surpri.sed at the'number of members who have filled high positions under our Government. Six members of that Congress, J. Q. Adams, (previous) Tyler, Polk, Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan, have occupied the Presi dential chair. Five members, Messrs. Calhoun, Johnson, Tyler, Fillmore, and King, have been ^ ice Pre.sidents; and no less than eight mem bers, Messrs. John 1,^. Adams, Henry Clay, John Forsyth, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, James Buchanan, John M. Clayton, and Kdward Kverett have filled the office of Secretary of State. Thirty-two members have been governors of States, and twenty-three members of the House have since served in the Senate. (Jov. (Jraham, of N. C., Secretary of the Navy under Mr. Fillmore, and the last Whig candidate for Vice-President, ia in town, en rnvtf for .Sara toga and Newport. From the Cheraw Herald. CHERAVV AND C0.4LFIELDS RAILROAD. To the Oommtxaioufrs n/ the Chetnii' ainl foaJ~ firft/n Railroad: Genti.emf.S: Having been recently employed by you to make a preliminary survey of a Rail road Route from the (^oalfields on Deep River to ('heraw, in Soutfi f’arolina, via Carthage; atid, in an;wer to your letter, re.juesting meal my earlie.Mt convenience, to furnish yon with as much infor mation as possible, for the purpose id’ aiding you in sfcleeting stock— 1 beg leave fn remark, that neither (lie time nor the means ba\e been sufficient to »*nal»le me to make a thorough >nrvev i»f the country; and, tor want of further survey, i am in doubt as to which of several routes (Ui difl’erent parts of the line would be preferable; in con.seijuence of which, I will not be able, at this time, to enter into details. The survey was commenced about the 1st of May last, by running u line from (’arthage to (Chal mers’ Landing, on Deep River, wiiich is about 5 of a mile below the month of McLennon’s (^reek. This point was selected on account of its lieing a very favorable place for bridging, as well as that a good line for a railroad can be obtained by crit.ssing the river at this place, anl then following down on the north bank of the river, thus passing centrally through the Coal Rasin. ()n the return survey from Deep River to Car thage, a lit;e was traced by means of cross sec tions, which route is represented on the map ac- compan}Mng this report by a red line. This red line, as representing the preferred route, follows up the dividing ridge between McLennon’.s (^reek and Crawley’s Creek, upon which a road can be built, with a maximum grade of o2 feet to the mile, by making a few curves with a radius of not less than 5,7-JO feet, without heavy earthwork. This iH the longest and heaviest ascending grade against the coal, on the whole line. The soil on this part of the line, which is SJ miles in length, is a mixture of clay and sand, with slight indications of rock in several places, where excavations may be neces.sary. 'I'he exca vation will cost at least2.') percent, more upon this part of the line, than upon any other part, on account of greater hardne.ss of earth; yet the ma terial is of a character to make a very durable road bed. Large masses of gravel can be pro cured in the vicinity of the line; and post oak, suitable for cross-ties, is abundant, while every branch and hill side abounds with sand stone ol superior (luality. Carthage being a very high point, it will be necessary to pa.ss about half a mile east of the Court House, unless a better line can be had by following up the valley of McLennon’s ('reek, upon which route it would be well to have an in strumental survey, before final location; fur if Chalmers’ Landing be determined upon, then the air line to Cheraw would pass considerably to the west of Carthage, and would follow up the valley of the Creek for several miles. From a point about half a mile east of Carthage, I undertook to run an air line to Cheraw, but ow ing to imperfect data, the line fell about a mile to the east of Cheraw The true bearing we finil to the south, 20 deg. and 17 min. west—distance miles, making the whole distance from Chalmers’ Landing to Cheraw G0.7li mile?;. The Profile accompanying this report, which is drawn on a horizontal .scale of two inches to the mile, and ^0 feet to the inch vertical scale, gives to the face of the country, in several places, a very rough and mountainous appearance, while a good line is often within a few hundred feet of the straight line. On the return survey, the country in the vi cinity of the .".ir line between Carthage and Che raw was thoroughly explored, and cro.ss .sections taken where difficulties presented themselves. From these examinations, the lands show that the grading of the .sand hills south of Carthage, will be but light work, and that the maximum grade need not exceed 30 feet to the mile, going north or south, provided a few light curves be made. While I would gladly avoid both curves and grades, and adhere to the air line, yet in se lecting a Railroad route over a country so varied in its features, sometimes we are running with ridges aud vallies, and often crossing them at right angles, or nearly so. A vast amount of time and money may be saved by making digres sions, so slight as to be alike free from the dan ger incident to sharp curves and heavy grades, and that, too, without materially lengthening the Road. The line which was run from Carthage to Che raw, crosses the dividing ridge between W'ads- worth Creek and Little River, at one of the high est points, as is also the case at the summit of the ridge dividing the watert of Deep River and the Pee Dee. 1 find that by changing the line either to the east or west, the ground is much more favorable. The best point for crossing this ridge is near the head of Ive’s Fork, and thence a straight line to Drowning Creek, just above the mouth of Naked Creek, thence a line running south 29 deg. and 17 min. west, will be upon the most favorable ground, for a distance of 9* miles, to a point on the road leading from Fay etteville to Rockingham, at the head of Rooty Branch; thence south 28 deg. west crossing the north prong of Falling Creek, near the mouth of Moody’s Branch, and crossing Mark’s Creek 200 yards lower down than my line. Thence to Che raw, at least two routes are practicable. One is to cross White’s Creek at some point east of the road leading from Cheraw to Rockingham, thence crossing the Pee Dee at what is called the Shoals aud following up the valley of Whortleberry, and passing through the western edge of Cheraw and connecting with the Cheraw and Darlington Road about one mile below the Depot. The other route would be to cross White's Creek near Sweat’s Mills, thence passing near Oak Grove Church, and keeping to the ea.st of Husband’s Creek, and crossing the Pee Dee above the mouth of Thompson’s Creek, and connecting with the Cheraw and Darlington Road near Thompson’s Creek Bridge. I consider either of the above routes practicable, but am not now able to give either the preference. Considerable surveying will be necessary before the proper decision can be made. Also, on that part of the line from ('arthage to Deep River, I have good reason to believe from an eye survey, that a parallel line can be had from Carthage, striking Deep River lower down and which would be a continuation of the course from Cheraw to Carthage; at the same time run ning more in the direction of Raleigh, which I consider a very important matter, as a junction of Raleigh with the Coal Fields must soon be made by means of a railroad, and thus a through con nection is made, which will be the most direct Atlantic route from the Northern cities to the Gulf of Mexico. This consideration would justify the building of this link of but little over tiO miles, for there can be no doubt, but that the State of North Carolina, unaided, will build the road from the Coal Fields to Raleigh. A distance of 25 miles is all that is needed to make the con nection with the Central Railroad at or near Morrisville. The country was explored last winter by a very eminent Engineer, and reported favor ably upon. One other advantage that might be derived from striking Deep river lower down, is, that the distance to Carthage, would be increased and thus the grade dimininhed. Until the extreme point be determined upon, the exact location of the air line cannot be known, so that considerable surveying will be riep, along the line, after the terminus has been j upon. In .speaking of the.se several onrvp ■ « mill /k 1 II1) rk tlini • ilitpj) j , * ill tL' hope yoti will not conclude that ing your Road to doath, as has l>een thf some of’ your Roads. Rut I do insist th.it money is better spent by a Railroad than that applied to surveyM, judifi„usl\ - .skilfully made; for v»*ry slight changes in a for a few miles, will often admit of a better p ' at a le.sH cost, (expense of surveys inclndej o' a hasty locate, without a thorough kn..wu'j„ ^ the country. And to furnish you with the prof/ cost of construction, without having tnll^ upon the route, would be to furnish ynu amounts without proper data. Thus inueb I say, that from the examinations which I j,/. made, I am satisfied that a first class Kailrr. can be constructed from the Coal Fields to Chf'rr* at a co.st far less than the transportation of - alone would justify, to say nothing of the ot^^ resources of the Deep River Valley. No section of country in the State, j, po many advantages for the ‘oristrnction • Railroad. After passing ('arthage, goinf- ^ the soil is light and sandy, and of easy exoiuat On this part of the line, no stone for culvprt«ir abutments can be procured, without v.-ry T haulage; so that in the first construcrion, Hghtw will have to be used, which can be .so cnnstru.v. as to be replaced with stone, without inttrruj- the busine.ss of the road. The very be«t pi-’ pine is abundant, and being far from rnnrker as yet unlocked, and almost valuelof.,. jy Deep River and its tributaries, and e;pecia' upon .McLennon’s Creek, the finest buiij;,; stone abounds to an :ilmost exhaustle.ss extr- This stiuie is easily quarried and dres.sed, ati" not :-»urpassed for itrength or durabilit \ hy^rrjr. .. At the Southern terminus, sufficient |u:iiititif, granite can be easily procured for brid^a* pit'r>,i The cost of bridging will be very light uf this Road, the most expensive being th 'su a.r- Deep River and the Pee Dee. The othei -.rr. j being small, will re.juire, in mo.st case.s, noth:: more than trestle work, which, with the cj tion of that of Drowning (’reek, need n -t l.e ?. 1;>0 feet in length. At r)rowning (’re^k, swamp being low and wide, will require some fe»‘t of water way between abutments. In ;; vicinity of White’s (’reek, there are some indii, tions' ot quick sand, which may require pile- be driven; if s.i, there is no timber more .suitat than the cypre.s.s, which is abundant swamps of those (’reeks. Allow !ue to beg your clemency, in offering' th: brief aceoiinf of so hurried a -urvey, Respectufully submitted. D. G. MrDrFFIi: Vafuc of liiiilroaih to Furnu^rs.—We notion in some of the agricultural journals complaint- of the farmers against railway oorapanie.s; thai they take up the best lands of the farm, do no; protect the lands, and often kill the sheep and cattle, and are of doubtful utility. This is a veij short-sighted view of the inttuenco of railroad- upon the farming interests. By opening new markets for districts remote from the city tlip> often double the value of farms within a it* years. Instead of a dull market the farmer,, ^ along the line of road find it difficult to meet t;. pressing demands for milk, butter, cheese, cahv- larnb-s, pigs, and almost every thing that thefarn produces. Husbandry thrives under the stimulu- of a hungry market. Almost every thing briiii'- cash in hand, instead of the old store pay, wjr a settlement once a year. Farm lands are !• brisk demand, and go up ia price forty, fifty, an, a hundred per cent. We believe that railroao- have added enough to the value of the farms this country to pay for one-half the original pi pense of building them, enormous as it is, ]\- were conversing with an intelligent farmer, a Ui days since, who lives upon the line of the Syru cuse and Binghamton railroad. The stock ifs- worthless, and he had lost the six hundred d'. lars which he had put into it. Bui he said h. considered it one of the best investments he eve made, for it had added ten thousand dollar^ i the value of his farm. Farmers, then, cauaff -r to put up with the trifling inconvenience of ra;, roads. It is safe for them to subscribe for i share of the stock, according to their means. they can thereby secure the building of a roa; and open a ready market for their pr(^uce. *v. y Ttvi'.' From the Pre^bi/terian. Iiitcrestini/ Incident.—Mexxrs. Kditors.—In la- week’s J^esbj/terian you gave .some facts in r- ference to the venerable Rev. Mr. Waldo, Chaplain to Congress. I wish to state an inc dent which occurred during his late visit to Pli;^ adelphia, which may interest your readers. Mr. Waldo was invited by the Chaplain of it I nited States Naval Asylum to preach there t the officers and sailors. He gave his hearers able and instructive discourse from Luke viii. -i “And they came to him and awoke him, sayiCj Master, Master, we perish. Then he arose ai.: rebukffd the wind and the raging of the water and they ceased, and there was a calm. ’ A the conclusiou he remarked, that he had preaL- ed that very sermon forty-jive years atjo board the United States snip (Constitution 1812, then under the command of Commodor- Hull; and that he had a curiosity toknowwhetb er amongst his present hearers there were at; who were then on that ship. If there were tiuo: he would be pleased if they would make then selves known to him. After the services, On. modore Stover, the Governor of the Asylum, can: forward and told Mr. Waldo that he himself wi a midshipman on the Constitution at that tim Three old tars then came forward and took tb venerable old man of Qod by the hand, and t. him they were then boys on that ship. The met*' ing seemed highly gratifying to both pariie.s, an wa.s witnessed with much interest by all pre-spc .May the old patriarch’s bow still abide in strengt' Tomjne.—A white fur ou the tonguo -» tends simple fever and inflammation. Vellownf’ ot the tongue attends a derangement of the liv'^' and is common to bilious and typhus fever? tongue vividly red ou the tip and edge, or Jp''- the centre, or over the whole surface, attends in flammation of the mucous membrane of the stoK ach or bowels. A white velvet tongue attend' mental diseases. A tongue red at the lips, coming brown, dry, and glazed, attends sypbii: state. The description of symptoms might I" extended, taking in all the propensities and '"•b. quities of mental and moral condition. Scieniijtc Amf'rl'iJ^> *4n Indian * Ckathfe.”—Yesterday thi'M‘‘ chants’ Exchange was visited by a member oft!' band of Indians now aojouraing in our city a visit to Washington. Of course his mission • ’Change was to beg for money. Among otbt*' whom he accosted was a gentleman who a very heavy black beard and whiskers. Tbi' gentleman .sought to amuse himself by tantali?'®; the Indian, but would give him no money Th indignant red .skin finding that he \^s only heiti.- made sport of, pointed to the heavy beard ot t** gentleman, and turning with an expression contempt, exclaimed: “Ugh! Buffalo! Buffalo!'^ Perhaps there wasn’t a laugh at tb- expense of our friend with the hirsute appendag St. Louis RepuUkany 1 OliS PAYE «ONUA\ K\ . fi^Both Kditc .sent from their po last,—the Senior North Carolina, a trip to the North; family in a dist latter hop‘s to be mettn time, their all its branches bj who are fully autl otherwise to carry The Obsf.quie —W^e had time o relative to the im ing, which were before the hour IV It is a sad pleasti experience of Fay a public demonsti much credit to t people, as this, of deep respect foi who had been ‘‘hi the Constitution,’ character of the affection for h tni Buch a character selves. And all such a cordial sy tration of all pai BUch a manifcsta spirit, as to mak and to feel that t to the commuuif The aBsemblag raent was markci Every thing spoi the Bar meeting, Hymns, the ferv studied Appeal t( noble Sermon—\ ing with the feeli spired by the o suspended—the c in the habilimeni another like oe( generation that i by all, so withoi passes away fro community. We were so si priateness of the the Prayer, and wo have applied them in this paj have reason to t In Washingtc cutive Departm closed, as a mar] Dobbin For Congress; and County (^oi Thursday last. In this (the 1 was no oppoftiti( the present me in several ccui Wilmington. The First an warmly contest copsidcrod doui returns from tl ported gains f( Northampton ( are informed b the W’inston Scales, Dem., member. “Sc over his vote i: CO> Cum’oerlanc Sampson, Robeson, ^"ew Hanon Brunswick, Wake, Randolpl Chatham Moort- Korsytb Stoke' Surry Rocking Davie Davidsoi .\lexan] Cuinherlai (’.; Jesse 'I', vote.) Forai/fh—-, Randoht}f C. C. C Chath tint- Cotten, C. Clerk—Thon Court Clerk- Rohe.iion— man, C. ( —McMillan Clerk—Har 211, McNa Johnson *4. Ilarnttt— Harnett cou Lean is elc B. F. Shaw Rn n.MOl vote of thi Hill and 1 gress—Wii Court Clerl Court Cler 78, Terry Not approv & R. Rail
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