North Carolina Newspapers

" i communication; von n. knmfej 5 AfA Csfc. Allow rnethrough the medium of I your valuable paper, to give you aayonr racers a desnltory sketch of the Aniiiialominencemeot of Wake-Fsrest College, which came off on the 10th last. It was any lot to be among the many who were lresent on the occasion j and it has rarefy been my privilege to spend a .day more pleasantly, or an evo mn wore agreeably, than that spent at Wake Fjorest, -TWSaJ wis one of JunVa Enest' productions, the Vly was clear, and the balmy hreexes blowing gently from he Sonth5tmeto add their mite to the fes tivities of the occasion. The crowd was unusually Jar$e.v" Ainongthe distinguish! visiters, went vernor utiuM inu uie non. ivsnnetr katsek. The xerei?cs, 1y rthe gtudejrts, were, interesting .and 'Mghlj jentertoiniBgit'SeVeraStelecte pieces were, delivered, by. members of the Freshman and. Sophomore Classes, who made no common. display of Academic declamationT "but "exhibited promising Graduates, were creditable both to the authors and the Institution: The Class bdng small, and the members being so nearly on an equality with respect Speech of the, Valedictorian, Mr. McDowell, of SoalX Cariawageiiefalfy ndnured, being well written, but not so well delivered, owing to the .feebleness ef his ioklet -His parting remarks to the Faculty, and adieu to his class-mates, were very pa tbetic, bringing forth tears from many an eye '"'and not a few were seen stealing down the rosy checks f the fair ones; which, we imagine, delighted the Orator more than the plaudit his Speech received. After the conferring of Degrees, with his Fare well Address to the Graduates, Dr. Hoope deliver ed, hi Inaugural, it being the irst. Commencement at which he has presided since he has had charge of the College.- was not ,vtxy lengtny, yet it con tain ea many thuiga worthy to be remembered by all who hate an interest in education. , . . , . Ad interval of thirty minutes being; given, the LAdies and Gentlemen had an opportunity of visit ing the two Society Halls, which were found to be neatly furnished and well supplied with books, con sidering their infancy and the infancy of the Insti tution to which they belong. " , . . , r The Annual Address heore the" two Literary So cieties was next delivered; by Ihe tlev, W. H. Job has, which will when publbhedJ speak 'loudly for itself. At night, a party was given, by the Students, to the Graduatine class, which was numerously at tended. The most perfect order was observed, and every one seemed to forget the past, "regardless of 1 he future, remembering only the present Pi o dan. cing was allowed, yet a graceful toss of the head, to the sweet notes of Fsakk JonxsoVs violin,xwas frequently observed. With but few : anticipations, previous to our visiting the "classic bowenr of the u Forest," the pleasure we realised was indeed an agreeable disappointment. The Commencement pass- ea on. giving more general satisiacuon tnan me most sanguine of its patrons and friends could reasonably , have expected. , , PEMBROKE. - SOB. TUB REGISTER. cv- t J l aI. .4 vr I the Freemeirof the "Eighth Congressinnai District, j as a Candidate to represent them in the 50th Con is grefs of the United States.' J Whether, in the strenuous exertions which yon so prominently displayed in getting ug a meeting at 1 Waynesborough Wthe'lth of May last, you were jnctuated by s nah, to bhtff off others, whom you ihad'aj' right "to' "erpect would stand a far better ":chahee of obtaining the nomination of s regularly 'cnnstiu'Coijventioni t shall not. undertake to de- !term!ne ,,.,'v.l -' ' , 1 shall leave suennuaor points to thoso who may 1!ci)osiderJ.theU9elves lihted; while.I proceed di irectly,toth "weightier matters of the law.n and rtsectfuHy demand your opinion upon some few toublic questions, which the people hare the right to JOiow, and some of whichperhap9, in the event of your election, may be presented for your dehbera tioti and action; Totl will perceive, Sir, that I use the Vord itmani. ' i f presume it "would be, (with a jeeiBan f ywir intelligence.) both a waste of jtimeand a work of supererogation, to enter into the theory of Governments, and particularly those of a ItepuUkaQ kind ia order to give a 'modification of lay meaning, aadol the restricted sense in which l tmploy it Neither would It be less outre in time, and extravagant in degree, and equally reflecting lipoma the saine intelljence, for me to establish the propoahion that a candidate, when respectfully in tcrfogatecL -.ppon, Jthose , points of national policy irhieh fairly appertain to the ofSce he seeks, u bound $o give publicity to his opinions. This is a political xiom with both Whigs .and Democrats whose trath is so. evident, at first sight, that no process of reasoning br of demonstration' can make it plainer. i I'suppose, Sir, that you denominate yourself a Democrat and, therefore, a warm supporter of the measure and policy of the present Administration of the General Government It is for the sole pur pose of Obtaining information, that I DOW put tWO or three plain questions to you. ' And if you are a good Democrat, as you profess to be, you are bound to answer them promptly and plainly. Your attention is, then, called to the following lhteTTOgaior!ea:rV?i :i ;' . Interrogatory L What is that measure denomi nated the Sab-Treasury ? Interrogatory What is the Tariff system ? . ! hatrrogmlorj X s Has Congress the power to im pose lay restrictions and conditions upon States applying, for admission into this Union ? - IaterrogatOTy 4. Does the Constitution confer ay power or authority on the people of the United States, to petition Congress to abolish slavery in any manner whatever! '" , 1 Interrogatory 5.- Has Coagrav the constitutional EPwer to abolish slavery id the District of Columbia and jn the Territories ? ffj"-in, v ; , CJ, Interrogatory (L Are yon in favor of the Proviso introduced by; the Hon. Jacolx Thompson, in the last Congress, and proposed to be attached to the Resolution, of. Thanka to- Gen. Taylor, forhb bril liant operations at Monterevl ; s .-i fi Th above six interrogator ies, J put io yoa in a spirit of frankness, and, if I am not deceived, in a spiri( of friendship and! respectfully demand your answer, ai. your earliest convenience in the same public manner I now address yqu . I have pot each question to yon plainly, so that you cannot possibly mistake m J meaning, and shall therefore expect of joul- that you, meet them fairly, weigh thenl Impartially, and respond as your riper judgment may suggest 1 want no Gristing, no sub CeTfuge, no evasion J but I repeat that I demand an often and candid resnonse to eacn oi me anove eueriek'r l- ,; ' is'-' . . t A voter: f- C '. :'? vV', yoU TBS BEG 1ST Ea. ? 1 " jUNE ' V - i I r f m mrtt i $hp" undersigned, Directors of j Caldwelland Ashq Turnpike Company,' ''rouM'be pleased io communicate, through'your columns, some interesting f m ts in resrard io Koa I co inundations let ween out: State, on one skie rVAToUnUin and Western ?TirgfnU"ir the other skloi . .- Mnce Vbepub1!icaltn. last ,nlloj our Petition ! 0he.Kor)t,QiifiaJ tbi sub- HJlBv:prepjoai.pa'oJUl4terit tq all liberal ,inindedbersona in this section of our Stated . - 'A contmuajcjitiftn witbJon:eabricoVTeBnesee l, Awn8"Jn,, Virginia,- is also becoming a. desi-tTanle-.iect: with tlw RiiP(i tRr.M.i. ;n , Kortlt aa4 Smth Carolina, as will be seen by re ;fereneetofWirProeeediniraoftKii i.--naii UnU Conten6oiii Cliarlotie. N. O, cmposel of Dei: 1 17 : w"oe ana uuUlCts IS the 5 1-iwo oisies 1 ? eamul of Ten Thousand Dollarsthe St. ...w KArkhInT ktir.I.. . . I r..n . 7 . tv tunj were nor CHirena imDreaae with th immrtiw. nr .w-. work, that when the. hooka of anhacri lit inn wsnn openedLin our little" tillage of lnoir, she amount I w suoscrited m les than half an hour. 1 wft P n ocsiratiic object, a Char- M5L?!? .0",f,fdTTUl,, TUrike "tending I -from the Yadkin Valley Io the Slate line, with a . ammmmKmm--mm.mmmBmmmmmimmiii L BBBaaaasaBianajBMBSSuat , - - " " I , r. .... .... . -X - - .. !-,.j5.:-r". : Having jtai retaroed from carefnl exaroina I'tqn.ofoDQ thb r6o(a coDtempla!eda(Watajo,) wt can7 conSdentlji'tnaHb wfeovo platt w tye' ajrtractfcabiytyt ai4jw01 far ticeedfthw tnoat sanguine expeeutionsof its rriendt.:";...' . XVe designjBoon to mike s more minote . and ecieutific survey, anj to execute this work in.s manner creditable to the State, and hope the tut i zens of Jonesboro and Abingdon, will immedi ately adopt suclr inawresarinT".l,T'ere88rT to procure aid frbni their Sute Legislatures, and, in such manoetaa I shall: secure the certain and faithful construction orimDroTemcntofroads con nertrng with ours and-afeo-with - Cumberland Our Company are acting much from patriotic motives, and we doubt not that sentiments quite as liberal will be entertained on ihe other side of the Mountains ; supported by a much stronger pe cuniary Interest and affecting a much wider extent of country, as will be perceived by an estimate of the amount of live stock, agricultural produc tions. Manufactures and Mercantile interests which will be affected by iu . Every branch f industry beyond the Moun tains, will be greatly promoted by a connexion with Charlotte, which will not exceed 155 miles front? Abingdon' tt- Jonesboro, and should the Rail Road be extended to Danville, Virginia. 24 miles of this distance will be overcome afford ing a choice between Northern and Southern markets. 'And if it become necessary to secure or accommodate the trade beyond the Mountains, this object can be effected by a branch of J he Rail Road to.Taylnrsville, N. C. (23 miles below Lenoir and about 100 miles from Jonesboro' and Abingdwn) by a natural grade almost perfect. The who!e lute from Charlotte to Tennessee will not cross a stream larger than a good mill-creek, and only some three or four small bridges will be necessary. The Mountainous part of the Road, extending from the rich valley of the Yadkin, to Duggers Forge, in Tennessee, will not exceed 35 miles, with a grade greatly superior to any Road. in the State crossing the same Mountaiu ranges; for we believe. we can safely say, that wagoners, with ordinary freight, will scarcely find it necessary to lock, .pawing either way. The pass through the Stone Mountain, hereto fere most dreaded, will be .located above the cliff on the Wataga River, almost on a level, by following a mountainside quite favorable for that purpose ; and the Road from Abingdon, intersec ting the Road (above the Stone Mountain.) in the beautiful Valley of Wataga, can also be located on one of the fiuest natural grades in the Moun tain country.' The whole passage through the Mountains is exceedingly interesting, picturesque and beauti ful, surrounded by a country of valuable lands, destined soon to form a new County superior to any West of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina: As we design making a special visit to Jones boro and Abingdon, if other engagements will permit, we cn only say for the present, lhat we hare new views and new hopes for Western North Carolina. We have slept, or meditated, long enough. Some may think our good old State is much seared and wrinkled by time. 'Tis all a mistake! She is only, a little sunburn ed by imprudent exposure, and will soon clothe herself iu robes of richest green, figured with the golden tinge of harvest. The old Dominion" is courting us on the North, while our chivalrous twin sister is thun dering for admission on the South; and. surely, we may be allowed to indulge the fancy that, somewhere or other, we shall soon have a grand celebration of nuptials, first kindling up a warm and genial flamo within our own borders, for the entertainment of thoae noble guests in a manner suited to their stations ; snd having established an entrance at the West, all hearts will sympa thise wkb ours in the pleasing fancy lhat we shall on that occasion, f introduce the youthful and blooming daughter, Tennessee, who, true to kin dred ties, will cherish the reciprocal benefits of a closer family alliance. WM A. LENOIR, NOAH MAST. JAS. C HARPER. Lexoie, Caldicell County N. C. ) June 5. 1347. S THE MARCH OF MIND. The following, from a Female Writer, wc re ceived ou Friday last, with a command to u print it io the next paper." Of course we lose no time in laying it before our readers. Franklin County is coming out strong. This effort of notice talent is about the best thing we have seen lately. "The School-master is abroad f1 and, in his absence, this surely takes the nig 9ff the bush t Louisburg Union. we will shoulder our arroes and to the wars we will go to take A few of the ritch gold tains away from uiexico , then farwcll then farwell " farwell poor mary Blane take" ceer of you r scl f my deer 1 aiu Coming back Again ' we do not tight for monney but for liberty most deer we will both engliah and brytton if other do inter fear then farwell 1 then farwell we are marching A way to mexicon where the fifes and drums are A beat in the auiearicaus then arc A gaining of the day and the mexicans retrcatiu .'...then farwell A long the dark and dismal road that leads to mexico and thare in gage in tbe battle field and Conker santeanna then farwell at the batle of brayivist there never has been a generl like thisgenerl tavlor is tbe best gcncrl that ever has been for he has beet all that yet has been then far well and when the wars is overhe mexicans ill say tba had reather fight the deval then the boys of A mearica then far well 1 do not like A man that is fair A man that is black I Caa not bear I do not like A num. that is tall A man that is little is wors than all - 1 mutch abhour A man that is fat A man that is lean is wors than that A young man is A Constant pes A old one would my room in fest A man of Cenc I Can not rule and from my hart I hate A fool A sober man I will not take A drunken one my hart would break all these I do Cincerely hate and never shall ia dure the married state KancyWD At the very time, says the Alabama Journal fW Gen. Taylor was1 spending weary days and sleepless nights ia preparation for the great battle of Buena Itfff' a Democratic Congress, to carry out the opinions of Mr.t Polk, was employed in ensuring the bid Hero for his doings at Monterey. Will tucy attempt to jusury ii oerore the people? Or do they all place it on tbe same ground that Senator Tl J.J at.- V m- . ,. oacDj uia. tii. mai ne um uv iuc to a isretmrtl -v . ' ii. r : 4 .:j i .v to-" ui opuuwa vi uv .TTCsmcuii mi nun matter 7 & ' wevg. Post ot,the Vab j India- A Bfjmbay cor respondent of the London Morning Herald esti mates the gross charges of the three great Indi an ware, between 1327 and 1517, at thirty-nine millions pound sterling, or nearly one hundred and ninety fcre million ry' dollars I To these enop uioum expend-tures are to be added the China war, Coorg. (jwalor, and Punjaub, for the ex. j penses of which the English Government receiv- cvure cuuipensaiiou. ' j ELOUUEXCE . AND VALOR. - & MVe lay before our .readers, from that, thost; In- tereslhig iir theKew,, Orleans Picayune a report (revl by himself,) of Mr. Psbwti Speech jpt that 0ity, on the occasion of the reception of the returned Volunteers from the seat of Wax.; It is a just and proper tribute to the valor, services and sacrifices of all the Volunteers, abounding in superb illtrations and enriched Thy, Dalits of traeMcfo; quenc&.It will be read and recognised as the oyer flowing of a mind full of noble t Noughts! and a heart exalted by pure and generous sympathies: Brave Volunteers: The people of, New Orleans, filled with admiration for the' patriotic 'and heroic achievements of our citizen soldiersj are desirous of expressing the sentiments of joy, pride and affection, with which they hail their return to the arms of a grateful country. 1 1 am their hsaored organ on the occasion,, snd most warmly do I sympathise with their feelings, and participate in their wishes. Welcome, then, gallant volunteers ! ye war-worn soldiers, welcome home! The heart of Louisiana warm toward vou. Welcome, thrice welcome, from your glorious battle-fields! In the name of the citizens of New Orleans, 1 greet and embrace you all. ' .... No longer do you tread upon a hostile shore, nor gaie upon foreign skies. Useless now are your sharp swords and unerring rifles No lurking foe waylays yoa In the impenetrable chapparaL or among the gloomy gorges of the mountain. Henceforth your path will be ambushed only by friends. You will find them more difficult than the enemy to quell. They will pour npon you volleys of grape as you pass not the grape whose iron clusters grew so luxuri antly on the hill-sides of Monterey, and along the ravines of Buena Vista, whose juice was the red blood but the grape which comes from the battery of the banquet ! A year has not elapsed since I saw most of you bivouacked on the old battle-field below the city, drawing inspiration from its mighty memories, and dreaming, perchance, of those great achievements which you were no soon to accomplish. Since then, vou have passed through all the vicissitudes of a sol dier's life the camp, the march, the battle and the victory. Yoa have played your parts nobly. You have gone far beyond your own promises or the coun try's expectAtiou.. You have borne, without a mur mur, theordinary hardships of military life hunger, fatigue and exposure. You blenched not when death came in the sad shape of discasei, and struck down your comrades around you; you submitted cheerfully to discipline, and converted tbe raw material of indi vidual bravery into the terrible, irresistible power of combined courage. Uut it was upon legitimate battle-fields you gathered those unfading laurels upon which your countrymen will ever gaze, as they do now, with grateful pride. , Our little army of regular, as they well deserved to do. had already pluckftd the first fruits of the war. On the victorious fields of Palo Alto and Kernca de la Palma they sustained their own high character, and nobly illustrated Amcricau skill and valor. They scourged the enemy from the Hio Grande; and then, reinforced by the volunteer?, who flocked t their country's staudard, their great captain medi tated the conquest of the stronghold of Monterey. There, like an eagle on his eyrie stood the moun tain king. - Thither the eyes of the nation turned iu caper expectation. All hearts palpitated for the result. Now was our national prowess to be tested now we were to ascertain whether we could cast back into tho teeth of European generals and Eu ropean diplomatists, the tauuts which they had heap ed upon our citizen soldiers. They had told us that our Republic was weak, notwithstanding its great population and unbounded resources. They said we had no military strength; that our army and navy, though skilful and brave, were but a cypher compared with tho mighty armaments of. the Old World; and that our uupracticed citizens could never make efficient soldiers. Soon came the ever glorious storming of the mountain fastness, and the problem was solved. The nations heart beat free ; and joy for the present, confidence in the future, pervaded the lano. Indeed, . it was a great and glo rious achievement, and in its moral effect, both at home and abroad, perhaps the most important of the war. It gave the country complete confidence in the volunteers the voluutoers full reliance upon them selves. From that day forth, they became veterans. Time will not permit me to recite tbe vivid and heart-stirring incidents of that memorable and won derful conflict. On one side of the city the regulars fought, as they always do, with skill, with bravery and success : they did all that was expected of them their previous reputation rendered it impossible to do more. On the other side the volunteers drew their maiden swords. Never before had they ex perienced a grasp stronger than that of friendship ; now they stretched forth their hands and grappled with death. On, on pressed these unfledged war riors these men of civil life, these citizen soldiers : their bright blades flashed before them like tongues of flame. Up the hill side, through the streets swept by the raking cannon, over barricade and bat tery, theiradvancing banners, streaming like thunder-clouds agaiBSt the wind,, rustled iu the battle breeze like the pinions of an eagle pouncing on his quarry, ah kuow tne glorious result, x ueeuemy though be fought bravely for bis nre-siues and bts altars, and in the midst of his supposed impregnable defences, shrunk from such fiery valor. The day was ours, and tbe Republic acknowledges its debt of gratitude to the gallant volunteers. Welcome, then, thrice welcome, victors of Mon terey 1 but the fortune of the war determined that your conduct and valor should be tested upon a vet bloodier field. At Buena Vista you met, face to face, the genius of the battle, even as he appeared to the Warrior Bard Lo! where the giauton the mountain stands, His blood-red tresses deep'ning in the sun, With death-shot glowing in his fiery hands, And eye that scorch eth all it glares upon Restless it rolls now fixed and now anon Flashing afar ; and at his iron feet Destruction cowers, to mark what deeds arc done. Under that hot iraze. in the fierce conflict where desperate courage was put to its utmost proof, all iame unites in saying mat yon covered yourselves with immortal honor, in a pitched battle against brave and veteran troops, outnumbering you four to one, during two days you made successful contest you stood a living dyke, and again and again poured upon you in vain the fiery torrent. "'Twere worth ten years, of peaceful life57 to have witnessed you repulsing the audacious squadrons of the enemy, as, with peuuons flying snd serried lances, they came thundering upon your unflinching ranks. Often in the changing currents of the moody fight, when the i onune oi ioe aay, rent irom our standard, fluttered like torn canvass in the gale, you seized and fastened it back in its proper place. But we should do injus tice did we uot remember on this occasion those glorious comrades without whose co-operation your valor would have proved in vain I mean the artil lery, those true sons of thunder, who on that day seemed to scorn to use Jove's counterfeits, and hurl ed his genuine bolts! Never were cannon served with greater coolness or more fatal precision. At each discharge, whole columns were eutdowu u Even as they fell, in files they lay, Like the mower's grass at the close of day, When hb work is done on the level plain." Honor, then, to your brave comrades ! Wo wish they were here to share your welcome, heroes of Buena Vista. Bat you have still another claim upon our regard the love and confidence "of your General To have your names associated with his is itself renown. He haa achieved a world-wide fame k The whole nation looks upon him with admiraiion rul .flro;n a twenty millions of people love and confide in him; and right well does the brave old man deserve these great honors. ( A true patriot he has never obtruded himself upon the country: when his services were neeled, then he rendered them. . The .nation knew not the treasure it possessed until the emergencies of the last year developed k Now we know we have that gift of a century a ' General cool, saga cious, prudent, brava and humane; capacious in re sources, simple ia habits, modest in manners, and, above all, possessed of the rare capacity of infusing into thoe around him his own indomitable courage and determination. These are th qualities which have rendered Gen. Taylor and X armies invinci ble!. They are-of the true old Roman sort-such as might have belonged id a consul ia the best ,daya of the Ancient Republic. v It is no small honor to have fought under the eye and received the commendation of such a soldier. Welcome, then, thrice welcome! companions of the great captain in those Wonderful engagements whose rapidity and brilliancy have as tonished the world. " Gentlemen, you have before you a proud and hap py destiny. YpurSvhave been aomercenary. ser vices. Prompted by patriotism: alone, youwent forth 4o fight the battles of your ceaatryy -Yoa now voluntarily return to the pursuits eCeiyil Jife, Presently you will be engaged in your ancient oc cupations. But yoa will not be without the meet reward of patriotic service. Your neighbors will regard yon with respect and atfection. Your chil dren will feel proud - whenever they hear mention made of Monterey and Buena Vista, and a grateful nation has already inscribed yonr names upon its annals. Indeed, it is a noble sight, worthy ef the genius of this great Republic, to behold at the call of the count ry, whole armies leap' forth in battle ar ray J and then,- when' their services are too longer needed, fall qnietly back oud commingle again with the communities from whence they came. ' Thus the dark thunder-cloud, atfature's summons, marshals its black battalions and lowers in the horizon ; but at length, its lightnings spent, its dread artillery silenced, its mission finished,7 disbanding its frown ing ranks, it melts away into the blue ether, and the next morning yoa will find it glittering in the dew drops among the flowers, or assisting with its kindly moisture the growth of the young and tender plants. Great and happy country, where every citizen can be at once turned into an effective soldier; every soldier converted, forthwith, into a peaceful citizen. Our regular troops 'are unsurpassed for skill &ud courage. Led by their gallant and accomplished officers, they are invincible All that science and valor can do. they are achieved. At Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo they have plucked new laurels worthy to be entwined among those gathered on the fields of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. But it is their business to be brave; it is their profession to fight. We honor the army ; but we look upon our citisen soldiers with a different and peculiar pride They are part and parcel of our selves. They have taught us the secret of our vast s'rengtb. We now know the mighty nerve and mus cle of the Republic. We evoke armies as if by mag ic, rapidly as they came forth from the sowing of the dragon's teeth ; at a nod ' they disappear as though the earth had swallowed them up. But they are not gone You will find them in the forest, in the field, in the work-shop, in the chambers of the sick, at the bar, in the councils of the country. They have returned to their old professions and pursuits. Let but the trumpet sound, again they spring up, a crop of armed mea. Proudly do we tell the world that we have, whenever occasion calls, two millions of warriors like those who stormed at Monterey and conquered at Buena Vista. Welcome then citizen soldiers! Welcome soldier citizens ! But alas ! the joy of our greeting is mingled with sorrow. We gaze upon your thinned ranks and seek in vain for many beloved and familiar faoes. Why come they not from the battle-field? Why meet they not the embraces of their loving friends ? A year ago I saw them march forth beneath their country's banner, full of lusty life, of buoyant hearts and noble emxilation. "Where arc they now? Where is brave McKee impetuous Yell, intrepid Hardin, chivalrous Clay, and gallant Watson, with hundreds of their noble comrades, whom we meet not here? Ah! I see it all your laurel wreaths are thickly entwined with cypress 'the dead cannot come to the banquet ! Alas ! alas, for the noble dead. If we cannot welcome; we will weep for them. Our tears full fast and free'; but they flow rather for the living than the dead ; for the nation that has lost such noble sons; for the desolate firestdes,bereaved of their cherished and loved ones ; for the bowed father, the heart-broken mother, the sobbing sister, the frantic wife and the wondering children. For them we weep, but not for the noble dead. We envy their fate Gloriously did they die, those who rendered up their souls in battle. They fulfilled the highest duty mankind owes to this world : they died for their country. They fell upon stricken fields which their own valor had already half won. The earthquake voice of victory was in their ears, and their dying gaze was turned proudly npon the triumphant stars and stripes. Honor eternal honor to the brave who baptised their patriotism in their blood. But there are others who equally claim a place in our sad remembrace. I mean those who died from disease ; whose fiery hearts were extinguished in the dull camp or on the gloomy march. It is easy to die in battle. The spirit is stirred to a courageous madness by the rushing squadrons, the roaring can nou and the clashing steel. All the fierce instincts of our nature are aroused, and the soldier seeks for death as the bridegroom seeks his bride u Fame is there to tell who bleeds. i And honor's eye on daring deeds." But to waste away with sickness; to be crushed by the blows of an unseen enemy, with whom you can not grapple; to know death is approaching slowly but surely ; to feel that your name will occupy no place on the bright scroll of fame; thus, without any of the pride and rapture of the strife, to meet brave ly the inevitable tyrant, is the highest test of the sol dier's courage, the noblest proof of patriotic devotion. Honor, then immortal honor, to the brave who fell, not on the battle-field, but before the shafts of disease. Gallant gentlemen, yoa will soon leave us for your respective homes. Everywhere fond and' grateful hearts await you. Yoa will have to run the gaunt let of friendship and affection. ' The bonfires are already kindling upon the hills. In every grove and pleasant arbor the feast is spread. Thousands of sparkling eyes are watching eagerly for your return. Tears will fill them when they seek in vain among your thinned ranks for many a loved and familiar face; but through those tears will shine - the smiles of joy and welcome, even as the rays of the morning sun glitter through the dew-drops which the sad night hath wept . Again, in the name of the citizens of New Or leans, I bid yoa welcome When you leave us you will carry with you our admiration, our gratitude and our affection. 1 GEN. TAYLOR IN EXILE. It seems evident, from the tardiness with which reinforcements are forwarded to Gen. Tay lor, and the diversion of the mass of new levies to Gen. Scott, that the Government does not desire old Rough and Rready to make any forward move ment, but intends to confine him to guard duty on the Rio Grande. The country, it would seem, is to be deprived of his services iu the field, lest more laurels should enure to the veteran chief. There is this satisfaction, however : the old he: ro needs no addition to his stock of renown ; his own life will be safe from the shock of war, and preserved for the campaign of '4i. His country will be the only sufferer, but what matters that to the men whose rule of action is party, not pa triotism 1 j The Government can do a great many things, but it cannot obliterate the past. It cannot wipe out Palo Alto, Resaca, Monterey, and Buena Vis ta, from the page of history and the minds of men. It cannot foot out the love of Taylor from the hearts of the American people. ' f 'Richmond Republican. A PRTNCELY DONATION.? The Chronotype and the papers generally, call the recent munificence of Abbott Lawrence a ' princely donation, but why they call such gen erous gifts by that name, we know not, for Prin ces are the last men in the world to bestow their wealth for the benefit of the -people' Prince ly, indeed I iTherelarai merchantsJnNew York and Boston who have given twice as much for the relief of Ireland ss. Prince Albert did, and Abbott Lawrence and his brother Amos have given more liberally for . educational . purposes during the past five, years than any Prince in Chriatendom. When a Prince makes a gift for the benefit of the people it would be a compli ment to call it a merchsnt-like donation ; but do not jet us be pailty of the snobism of character izing the munificence of our Lowells, Lawrences, and Perkinses, as princely. iV, Y. Mirror. i . -..,.. SPLENDID ASTRONOMICAL INSTRU., f'i no great tteiraciivn ircw, wucrra. ior; ww National Ohservalory orae two years ago frotn the : Messrs. Ertel, of Mttnich,c;aiTiv4v, it came in vight large boxes, and is one of the most splendid instruments not to be need as an equa torial in the world. - It 4 has an object-glass-nf seven inches, with a focal distance of one hun--dfed indieight. nae wCcirdea f (et each, with twelve, reading ncroscopes.. It is so constructed that it is its ow0colliiuator ; and its eye-pieces, of the highMt.power.jare collimating. eye pieces. It has a collimator, also, through the axis of rotation. It haa the advantage of re versing readily between two piers, instead of at the side of then--a moat important point. Yet so; perfect1W "roac Wnery TorYrevetting-the in strument that thefimrjiense weight more than two ihousaod'poumla -cabe rawed with the little finger; In all ita parts it bears the marks of the most exquisite workmanship. Ifwas made, to the minutest Darts,after tlansiind drawings furnished by Lieut.. AUcRV, Superintendent of tne National Ubservaiory, ana : is pronounceu oy the makers to be the best and most perfect instru ment that tins ever come from their twnds. It is for the purpose, among other things, of investigat ing some of the niq.t inreresting and delicate pro blems in practical astronomy, vjr. parallax of the fixed stars, atmospherical refraction, and the ef fect of the moon upon the plumb-line. We un derstand the duties upon it amounted to upwards of 82,500 Union.' There is hardly an intelligent citisen ' in the whole country, we presume who would not read the above paragraph with pleasure, end feel glad that his Government is paying tiut regard to the cultivation and advancement of science which is due to the character of a great and enlightened nation. But what will strike some of our elder readers is the complacency with which the edit, or of the Union announces the importation of thi great Instrument for "a - National Obsertatirry" Where, O pink of consintency I slept the holy horror with which thou wert stricken by the re commendation of President Adams for the estab lishment of a National Observatory ! That was a monstrous proposition to subvert the Coristitu. tion, and was assailed with all the fierceness of outraged patriotism. Now the same. thing is by the same lips lauded to the echo. National Intelligencer SANTA ANNA. In extenuation of the unfortunate policy of the Executive of the United States by which Santa Anna was placed at the head of the Mexican army, the Nashville Union" of the 8lh instant says: "We are not aware that any mischief has been done by Santa Anna tq the advance of our arms. - On the contrary, we think that if we can keep such cowards at the head of the Mexican army, we shall have easy work of it, compared with what we should have if Paretics, or Arista, or Vega, were at the bead of tbe Mexican forces j and we nave also sup posed that he would make a peace as soon as he could, though he has now to appear to be warlike to do away the charge of cowardice." The above is refuted by all the accounts which, from time to time, we. have been Jn tbe habit of receiving' from Mexico.' " These, coming from the Correspondents of-the Press-and intelligent offi cers and;, others connected, with our arroy all coincide in representing Santa Anna as the most formidable foe we have to encounter in Mexico. The first paper' whichwe opened yes terday, after reading the above in the. Union," was tbe Springfield (Illinois) Journal of tbe 10th instant, containing a notice of the return, to that place of CoL Baker, recently from the teat of war. The Colonel says (according to the state ment of the Journal) "that Santa Anna is a great man, and that no other Mexican could control tho population of -that 'country raisear mies, and inspire them with courage to fight the North Americans equal to himself." Such, so far as it has been expressed, appears to be the opinion of all oar people who have been in Slex Ico -z-NashtiUe Journal, 4 : ? OLD ZACK AND MR POLK r 4 Whenever Gen. Taylor's victories are lauded, the locos claim the meed of great 'sagacity fur Mr. Polk, tor selecting Gen. 1 . to command pur forces. ' -f f Now, the fact is. that Mr. Polk is not even entitled to this compliment. If there be any credit in selecting a commander who had already proved his capacity, that credit is due to Mr. Tyler ; for General Taylor's appointment to the command of the army at Corpus Christ! was made by the War Department tinder his Admin istration; and Mr. Polk merely, confirmed him in the command, t In connection; with this sub ject, we may remark that, if there is any credit due to any body for the annexation of Texas, Mr. Tyler is entitled tri it. It Was his thunder, and Mr. Polk borrowed it Petersburg Int. A vekt much HATEDDoa The Editor of the Raleigh Register' expresses a very warm regard for dogs in general, inculding even the honest cur of low degree.' An old r hound, with long velvet ears and serious face, is his admiration; and a square nosed bull dog, with projecting teeth, he fancies through an iron fence a very judicious sort of affection, with which we entirely sympa thise. But there is a dog in Raleigh which forms an exception to this very comprehensive canine attachment of our esteemed coteniporary. That dog is in the habit during the wee hours ayont the t walr," of bewailingihe shortness of his tether and his limited apartments, in a strain entirely destructive of the repose of all who are 'within the sound of his voice. Within that range hap. pens to be the sleeping apartments of the Editor. Hence that dog incurs bis fery great' displea sure. We confess the graphic style in which he describes his grievance, has awakened a lively sympathy in odf breast, and we would make a trip to Raleigh to see that same dog run. down the Main street of the City with a tin kettle tied to his tail lltichmond Ttmes! Dbath of Samuel Weir, Esq. The Cohim. bia Spulh Carolinian of Tuesday says : " Mr. Weir, the Editor of the Chronicle, died on Wednesday! evening, the 0th inst after a most painful and protracted illness. . He had been for a long time associated with tbe Press, and in his death, the public has lost an able and sincere vin dicator of morals, and a journalist u ho honestly and fearlessly discharged hi duties to society. As a magistrate, he was firm and unwavering as a citizen, he was upright and honest and an a friend, be was devoted .and true. His remains were attended to their resting place by a numer ous ctmcouree of our citizens, where tbey receiv ed burial, according to the obsequies of the Ma. sonjc Fraternity, of which benevolent association he was a prominent member."? .''X,KP 0 ' m . . t . , , , - IT ' .1 ."- ". 1 'f jj-" A Paarecr 'MANmen the TEdltoWof, he Union removed to Washington, to5 take. -charge of the Government organ, be promised that,1 although he went for the purpose of sustaining the Adminis tration,' yet he would most certainly hive the inde pendence to condemn whatever he deemed !ta be wrong. He has now been in Washington' more than two years, and has appfauded very - thing the Administration has done f The world has therefore been enabled to witness, what it had not found oat for sit thousand years, that there u such a thing as human irfectability. Mr. Polk is d perfect man. and no mistake ! The impartial organ, haa proved it, and who can doubt ? Richmond Republican. RAPI&HIRB&IITBR, 1 I "'V ' - ' ' - wavwjHMm J jnrr delight fnl r, " Unwarfd by party rage to ljre like bluth RALIMVGII, N.c. Friday, June 25." 1847. MAMMOTH STRAWBEPRis We saw a Strawberry,,, since pur last, gatl! from the garden of Chaej.es Dewey, Esq. 0f tfc City, which, with its .fellow, weighed one ouw Can this be beaten? i , OUR REGIMENT. We learn that the North Carolina Regiment fc at length, reached Monterey, ant enjoys the credit of being the best-looking, and most orderly roent, that has been seen in; Mexico! CoV.P.tE was winning Mgolden opinions" in all quartern FATAL AFFAIR. On the 7th Inst. Dr. Sidney S. Pebry. (formerly of this City, and a native of this County.) was' -not at Gainesville,! Alabama; by Col. J. A. Wmsto, snd died within an hour. As Perry fell, the Colo nel shouted - Thank God. I have killed the w. ducer of the wife of my bosom, and the destroyer of my own 00-'' . An ExaniiuingCourt was hel.l and such facts Were elicited, as induced the Magij. t rates to discharge CoL Wixstom. CoL WiJtsroji had been, for some years, Senator in tbe State Legislature of Alabama, from Sun ter County, ani President f of the body. Dr. Vow was also a Representative from the same County, at the last Session! 'DrtP.wa3 CoL Vh family phy sician. H'r ... " . . HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATION. .A Picture has been gotten up, representing Old Zac, with a huge wine glass iu his hand, with Cap. Braog pouring liberally Info it from a bottle fobeH. ed " Madeira. Out of Gen. Taylor's mouth pro. ceeds a . scroll, on which " is written .A' little mhre A. T 11 a K7- The "Milton Chronicle". thinks an averag crop of Wheat-will be toade in tnaVrrgion ; Corn is promising, .though it is yet too soon To form tni opinion as to the result;-. and the Irish Potato crop will be larger than for years past 'Tobacco, it , is not doing so wellj, the bug causing great destruc tion among the plants ft- v,.v 4. tCT RiortroJjn, FaDERiCKSBi-Rc and Porex AC Rai' RoAV.-The Stockholders'of this Company held their annual meeting on Monday week . last, and found their affairs In a most prosperous condi tionJ l In addition to the semi-annual dividend made in Mayf of three-and-a-half per eentmn, the Stock holders divided ten'per cent, of a surplus fund. GCPT'Mr. JohnHazen,of West Hartford, attempt ing a few weeks since to-slack some lime for writ, wash, witthot Jwalet fin atboilerjon a stove, thad Xncedthe wholf jhe supposed, to a liquW, but on adding another dipjwr fullf wrfteV, the whol exploded with a loud report, and scattered the whole mass about the coom, throwing some of it witi gret force against the ceiling, and into the face and eyes of Mf. Haien, destroying both, of his eyes, and oddly burning him that-kis life was despaired of at the last accounts. ' U U snpposed that' some of the lime must have remaineJ'dry the bottom of th boiler, thus causing an explosion, by adding tbe water when the lime had become heated. PROGRESS OF TRUTH. SaHvku SatAiAwwitJ, " Esj 6f Craven County, long known as member of the Democratic partr, has published a Communication Jn. the u North State Whig," in relation to a rumor in circulation, that he intended - to support Mr. Dokxell, tbe Whig Candidate in that District, for Congress. From that communication, we extract the following bold and independent language: .. u I did say that I should vote for Mr. Donnell. I say so now 1 and shall not fail my word. M y reason are briefly theses I know Mr. D. to be honest, or nable and faithfuFt and I believe that the Adraini?- tratlon of the country ia the bands of Mr. Polk, has become so corrupt, that unless men are electea w Congress, who, will endeavor to. bring .the govern ment back to its ancient purity, there will speedily be an end to our boasted liberty.. And i am pleased, that in this view f am sustained by such Democrat as Senators Calhoun, snd Butler, of South Carolina, Yulee and Westcott, ,of Florida and the Hon. W. H.Haywood, late Senator from. North Caroliaa and by a host of honest Democrats, throughout the country, as the late elections show most conclusively How happens it, that Virginia, which sent to tbs last Congress only one Whig, now sends six f Ho happens it that New York and Pennsylvania, which sent to the last Congress a Democratic majority of members, 'sends to the next a Wktg majority of?-' How happens it that in these two b'tates alone, taere is a Democratic ' "'loa'sof, 30 ; members? Aod koff happens it,4 tbat; ihe- Oisselrrj noriry of 70 the last Congress is to be succeeded by a HVi . ma jority in the next? But one answer can begi?" it is because of the high-handed and tmconstitntion al course of the Administration. This it is that has alarmld honest Democrats, and forced them to the support of Whig men; and what has, beep witnc-seJ in New York. Permst-lrani. aiul iViwrinia. wiQ w glory in and desire nothing to do with suck mocracy. I envy nothing, him who can urge it nme m me, tnat 1 am a follower or J onn v. -- . and at the same time professes himself to be a lower of JamesKPolfc Would to God there were more such Statesmen and Patriots in theyf. oeratiA narlv M n.lKvn nd a less number1 small men; like MrPolk; elevated to high statwj Then thewuntrrWould not be now aufferiagmw fhim ftmviKTA UMiMnf Wat. .Ail DAmOCraCV WOO disgraced with no snch motto on its nner? to the victors belong the spoila' I voted, it i n-11. v t j i i s solemn v iiir in r nil K. 1 m L m iiKriur rtnrKi. ii. . ... . . i 1 roiE. mi l i uHmir rec-rei. . ,. 1 seen mxsortn uarolina, when voting tune come Another ofFence against Democracy of which hive been guilty, is .that I am sv 'follower of r Calhoun hff thit ! .mA DemocracT; 1 r regret it too.'? I f;