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': '- . '-' roa thk jleciste; . pomology: : This Word with its derivatives one of which, -VmxlogicalJ occurs in some of the late numbers of the Register, is so new to the English language, that a brief notice of the matters to which it relates, may be acceptable to some persons. It is not in J ohnson, nor in WebsterVlarge Dictionary, published twenty years ago. In Worcester's new work, just through the Press, it is found. It is the name of a new srt that of producing, snd propagating. - bew, and especially fl varieties of fruit of -what everkit! " .. ' ." " Some people are aware, and some are not, of the fact, that from an apple or a pear seed, a peach or cherry stone, taken from a fruit of great excellence, t there will commonly proceed a tree producing' fruit 4 of a tery differenkind-rthat if after eating a very good peach, we put the stone into th earth, there is a chance only, of our getting a similar, or even a good fruit. From the seed of a Tery early peach, there may come a tree that does not even ripen its fruit at all, before it is killed by the frost. ' Our best apples and pears, if we could trace thein back, to a very early period, would be found to be 'sprung from the wild crab apple, and the wild or iron pr, of Eu ropeof which the first; is tery little better than our own wild crab and the other is not eatable.-1-Bufby long continued culture, by growing them in favorable situations, observing the ' various , kinds produced, and selecting the best breed from, the apple, pea?, peach, cherry, ctc-J . hare come to .great perfection." ; Untft within a few years, the art of obtaining new and jrffp'i varieties, except by a kind of venture in a lotterywhere the chances werVa "thousand to one against n& was unknown.' A man would rear a thou sand apple trees from seed; try the,fraitatrd out of I he whole number, a single one, perhaps, would be found better than middlingor tolerable, for cider or the table. Now and then, a good variety would be obtained by accident, and afterwards propagated by budding or 'grafting. " Such is the history of our common good kinds, such as the Horse Apple, Hall Seedling, Haghes's Crab, and others. - Bat within a few 'years the art of obtaining new aixi good varieties, has been devised and practised. It requires time,' patience, and skill, but with these, is as certain, in its final results as a variety of other things ia which it is considered wise and prudent to engjge in this world. Mr. Knight, President of the London Horticultural Society, and Van Mons, f Belgium, 'have, particularly distinguished them selves in this new line of enterprise ; the latter hav ing turned his attention especially to the improve ment of the pear. : They have both, manufactured, if the expression may be allowed, some excellentfruits, Mr. Hovey, of Boston, has obtained a new straw berry, on which he hopes to ride to the temple of Immortal fame as large some times as our wild crab apple, and of a good flavour. it has been fully ascertained by experiments made in all parts of the United States, that the grape of Europe, will not answer with, us for culture in the open field. We must cither obtain hybrid?, or mules, by a cross between the European grape and some American species, or we must ameliorate, and civilize, the native kinds. The Isabella, Catawba, Alexander etc, arehought by some to be a result of the former Process, as the Scnppernong certainly is of the latter, 'he Scuppernongjs merely a good variety of Ihe common coarse Muscadine, The late Rev. Lewis de Schweiniti, formerly of Salem, North Carolina, expressed to me the hope, perhaps the belief, that the time would come, when the Persimmon would be so, improved, as to take a place amongst the best of our cultivated fruits . This may happen, but thelitis room for doubt. The same difference appears to obtain in the vegetable, as in the animal world. Some races are susceptible of improvement, and others not. A "horse, or dog, by being long associated with man, comes at length to know as much about some things, as his master sometimes perhaps a little more An opossum, do What you will with him, talk to him, and endeavor to teach him, is after, all, no better than a wild opos sum. : The Persimmon may turn out to be an opos sum amongst the fruits. There has been therefore within the List fifty years, a prodigious movement in the-pomological world, Ureal advances have been made, and fruits improved. It may be doubted, whether Adam and Eve had In the garden of Eden, any thing better, if it were as good, as what is produced in the pomolo gical gardens of the' present age, and the cry is still, onward, onward! The new impulse has been most, strongly felt at the North and West, where the en terprize is still prosecuted with unflagging zeal. Withwhst earnestness, rising sometimes'almost to fury, has the "strawberry" question" been debated there! -What keen encounter of wijs,what cutting .sarcasm; has the discussion elicited I Even Andrew Jackson Downing himself, may hate been suspected by certain persons, of a disposition to waver, if not to show the white feather, sometimes, in this conflict Except-by here and there a solitary amateur, but little has hitherto been done at the South ; but the South is at length in motion, and will doubtless ad vance rapidly. In the October number of the Hor ticulturist is a letter from George W. Fish, of Ma con. Georgia, wherein the writer expresses a great desire for the establishment of a commercial garden and nursery, in the neighborhood of that town. What Mr. Fish wishes to have done in that part of Georgia, has been silently accomplished, at two points, in North Carolina one in Chatham, by the Messrs. Lindley whose advertisement is in the Reg ister,; and the other by Charles Mock, in Davidson, and one principal object of this c6mmuni cation is, to bring into more general knowledge and notice, if I can, two establishments, in which I have no other interest, than what one may be expected to feci in the success of enterprising and deserving men, and in the general enjoyment of good fruit by the people .of the country. Dr. Weller, of Halifax, is not par- - ticularly mentioned, because ho is supposed to have confined his attention very much to the culture of , me grape. y. . , My acquaintance has "been chiefly with the elder, or J. LTndley, in whom I have full confidence, as a man of integrity, as well as knowledge and skill, in his business, lie will state truly what, in hrs opin ion, is, or should be, the name of the article he furnishes; and he is so well informed upon the whole subject, that he is not likely to be deceived. From the terms, of high respect in, which he speaks of uharles Mock, 1 have no doubt tnat he is a man or h te character... Their method is to increase their stock continual ly by importations of the best kinds from the North; to prove these,, so ns to be sure they have true, and not spurious, . varieties, and then propagate . from them. Thev 'are the less likely to be deceived, be cause they have been led by taste and inclination to engage in this employment, and the whole work is a labour of lovewTkey are able to state clearly the reasons wby they conclude that the -Pomologists at the North with whom they correspond, have been mistaken, as sometimes happens, about a given tree because, in me case or a peach free, for example,' lt.nas large, milium, or smau, cowers leaves ser rated, or; wjth -globose, or uniform glands when it ffmld have something else. . ; . "rhe owners of both establishments are, I believe, na tive North Carolinians. ; A confidence can be placed in the correctness of the statements they make res pecting the arliclesthy sell, which is not always safe when we are trading'away yonder, and what is sent - us, is going hundreds of miles, when it will probably nevet be heard from again. There is a great temp tation offered to the nursery .man - under such cir cumstances, to consult his own convenience, rather than the interest of the purchaser.- Their assort ments are good, including the best kinds their price only about half what is asked fCr.the same kind of article in the neighborhood of New York or Phila delphia; the expense of transportation is much less, the danger of injury to the trees from their being kept lng oat of the . ground, is, also less. Do not such establishments merit , to be patronized J It is supposed, that several gentlemen In Raleigh Dr. Haywood, Rev. Dr. Mason, James F.Taylor, Esq. will bear a testimony as full and explicit as my own, to the lnlegrity,lntelligence, and Hull, of the Messrs. Llndley. , ? There tsa further advantage to the country in the existence of such establishments in good hands. It has been already said, that excellent varieties of fruit ' are sometimes the sports of nature, and come as it were by accident. Such was theorigin of the Seclel, , bj common consent, the best of all Pears. Many of these good kinds are never Known Deyona uw .v.m fc.wam into beinir. and perish with the tree thatproddced thenvt But the- ;Lindleys, and the Mocks, and the men, whoever they may be; who shall establish first rate nurseries farther West, In Burke, CI- McDowell, and beyond the Ridge, are just the people to hunt out and preserve all these ;' and such, if really good, intheir own native climate and soil, are superior to every other. In particular isHhis important in regard to the. Peach. , It is a perishable fruit. We cannot Jay it up and preserve it as we do the Apple. Itlasts somewaatmore man amontn, and altboush we eet pretty well cloyed with it In that time, yet when late in the season, after the main 1 -v . . crop has been for a good wnue gone, we come across a tree that ripens its fruit very late : though the fla vor mav not be the best, it is 'most welcome. Ifd there were a fewroen scattered through the country, who.had particular interest in-searching out and preserving such, we might enjoy this delicious fruit for three months the whole'of August and Septem der, and a considerable part of July and October. The Apple, Pear, Cherry and the rest, are long in coming to any very effective bearing; the Peach and Grape are valuable much sooner, and the Raspberry and Strawberry 'earliest of all I have wondered that the fairer, gentler part of human kind, did not more frequently take them under their care, and at tend to their cultivation. Since the introduction of machinery t6 do the work of spinning and weaving, they have very little . business ou hand, other than to look pretty, which from its uniformity must some times become tiresome. . They are driven almost of necessity to out of doof work. Let them take to the gardens and rear these fruits. They will obtain the good kinds at the nursery gardens ' Mrs. Loudon has written a book entitled "Gar dening for Ladles." My own copy is loaned to a friend, but I know that it is illustrated with figures of all sorts of tools for their use: spades, hoes, rakes, ven a wheelbarrow. The word u lady,'" with us, is as Lyell says in his travelijbut another name for a K white woman." In England it usually means some thing more a female of cultivated mind and polish ed manners. Now if such of these can handle "the hoe and spade without being degraded by it, across the ocean why should the comelymaidens whom we so often meet with in plain country families, dis dain altogether such employment? If a young wo man has no patrimony coming to her, let her at least have abed of Strawberry jDlants, and Raspberry bri ars, ready to be transferred to the place of her hus band's domicil,-when he shall take her home; and let her have skill to nurse and rear them. Then will she of a summer evening, when he returns fa tigued withthe labors of the day, bring him one bowl filled withqnilk, and another with these fruits almost as sweet and luscious as her own delightful self. What an Arcadian scene wereiherel The happy man, if he have any feeling, will in the ex citement of the moment and the fullness of his heart, thank heaven for having blessed him with such a treasure of a wife That such pictures of rural felicity may be great ly multiplied, and often witnessed in happy North Carolina, the Trustees of the University have de termined to lend their aid, and add the useful to the learned and scientific in that Institution. By way of entering wedge to" some future Professorship of Agriculture and the useful Arts, we are to beautify the precincts of the College, and the approaches to it, with arboretums. plots of roasting ears, shrubbe ries, mustard patches and lawns so that the Hill shall, in the' course of a few years, presenjt to the company attending our Annual Commencement, the appearance of a great gorgeous nosegay. The op probrium which Cobbett fixes upon College learned men as a body, of being unable to distinguish Oats from Wheat, before the stalk has begun to shoot shall in the mean time be wiped away. In executing this good work, we intend to levy contributions and make collections 'with a strong hand, in all quarters. It were prudent, and perhaps no more than just, in his Excellency, the Governor, to issue a cautionary Proclamation, to the effect that we are not to be rashly and inconsiderately shotten, whilst thus engaged in the public service, and labor ing to advance the general welfare. We have our eye particularly upon Raleigh, but give no intima tions at thistime, of the quarter from which our de scent upon the City will be made, lest the Raleigh Volunteers should be called out, to re-enact under the direction of Licutent Bryan, the scenes of Bue- na Vista, and drive us back, if they can. And that my excellent? friend, Mr. Taylor, may not, in appre hension of such event, and of a surprise, mount guard, and watch the long night through over his Fastolff ilaspberry and other treasures he is hereby assur ed that whenever the inroad is made, it shall be made openly, and by day. Another article is to be written it should be done by a gentleman in Cumberland, but he declines it altogether on the Mulberry not the Multicaulis. .That may, however, go to the North Carolina Far mer. M. FOE TDK REGISTER. WHIG MEETING IN BURKE. At a meeting of the citizens of the County of Burke, at the Court House in Mprganton, on the 1st January, IS4 3, on motion of Major Jmes C. Smythe, James Avery, Esq., was appointed Chair- mau; and William Walton, requested to net as Secretary. , ; .i At thetequest of the Chairman, L. S. Oaither, tsq-, explainer ine oojecis i tne meeting, ana in conclusion offered for consideration, the following resolutions : - Resolved, That the Chairman appoint ten dele gates, to represent this County in the proposed Con vention at Raleigh, to nominate a Whig candidate for Governor. Resolved, That we folly concur in the suggestion. that has been made, that the nomination should be made from the Eastern section of the State, and feel assured that the Convention will have no difficulty in selecting a suitable individual from such material as Messrs. Shepard, Joyner, Collins, Hill, Kerr. .Stanly, Bryan, Hines, and other distinguished gen tlemen ef the Jbast. Resolved, That we tender our thanks to his Ex cellency, Governor Graham, for the marked ability, and integrity, with which he has administered the affairs of the State. Resolved, That whereas many of the States are appointing Delegates to a National Convention to nominate Whig Candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency, that we suggest to the Convention the State at large, in the National Convention, andx to tZie several Congressional Districts of the State, (o take the necessary measures to be represented in the same. s- Resolved, That in selecting from among the sever al distinguished individuals whose names, in all pro bability, will be before the National Convention, we decidedly prefer. General Taylor for the Presiden cy, and our own talented Senafor, Hon. Willie P. maugvm, ror vice President, but we will sustain the nominees of the Convention, provided always, that they are hot in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, and are sound upon the question of slaverj. Resolved, That we propose lo the Whigs of the several Counties, comnosinz this Congressional Di. trict, to meet us,in Convention & Asheville, . on the Thursday of the next Term of Buncombe Superior Court, to select a Delegate to represent this District in the National C6nvention, and that the Chairman appoint five gentlemen to represent this County in the Convention at Asheville. All of which Resolutions were adopted, and the unairman appointed Messrs. James U. Smythe, E. sr. j ones, a nomas c vvaiton, John O. Roberts, A. Hamilton Erwin,' David" Corpehing, Wm. C. Erwin. John Hf Pearson. John Collet and Lafayette. Col lins, Delegates to' the Convention at Raleiirh. , Whereupon. CU Charles McDowell offered ihe following Resolution, which nassed bv acclamation Resolved, .That we ; adhere - to all of our former partialities for . the Honorable Hert Clat, of .sm,ucK.T, ana m case he will permit,nd the Whig pnrty shall determine, to present his name again in connection with the Presidency; we pledge ourselves w oiaer, ana to me Country, that the Western Reserve shall give him a larger majority than any ' "'6 oiw urrcnuure received. " On motion of Ed. Jones Erwin. i Ordered, That the Droceedinm nf ill in tntttin Via forwarded for publication to the Raleigh and Ashe- w JAMES AVERY, Chairman, Wm. Waltos, Secretary... i v , FOR THE REGISTER, VV Northampton CorNt'iV. C Drc 23, 1S47. ' Mr. Editor f Whilst ether portions of , the State are making known through the medium of the Press, their predilections as to who should be the next Ga- Jbernatorial Candidate of the- Whig parry? thia.Dis trict has as yet preserved a dignified silence. "Now sir, though it might be more decorous on our part to preserve this silence until the Hide of events" calls for aetion. vet as " exemplo pins quara ratione vivimus" we'respectfally ask In the name of a district. tnat nas repudiated uoco rocoism iu w pcrswu v us Area .Vaupcuior, ' am r in your columns; to present the claims of a citizen, who has jf'done the State some service.". It may be proper to premise that this glhtleman is utterly Ig norant of my preference, that we have not met for 18 months, are mere acquaintances.,and have; never, interchanged an opinion on the subject. . , ., I now beg leave to present the namo 6f the Hon. William B. Shepard. of Elizabeth City, to th Whig party of North Carolina as a suitable Cant didate for our next Goternor. . Of the many merits of this distinguished son of North, Carolina, I eed not here speak, but since it ia now-a-days the cus tom (perhaps "more honored in the ; breach. than the observance") to trumpet forth through the yress, the superior fitness of this or that Candidate for any office, I hazard naught in saying that Mr. Shepard is eminently qualiffed, not only for the high and important duties of Governor, but also for the ardu ous task of Gubernatorial Candidate of the Whtg Party. These essentials, Mr. bditor, an must ac knowledge, form two distinct orders of qualifications and the nominee of the Whig Convention should combine both. He sheold not only possess all the attributes requisite to constitute a good Governor, but also be able to canvass the State with energy and effect. (But here permit me to deplore mis la mentably undignified custom of Candidates for tlie Chief Magistracy of a sovereien State, running all over the State soliciting popular favor, and to call on the leading men of Jboth parties to aoanaon n forever.l He should possess both the physical and mental calibre requisite "to battle the inarch" man-. fully, heroically, and triumpftantly with the stoutest "follower in Agamemnon's camp, though uuge Ajax or the mighty Achilles be their champion." He should not only be perfectly conversant with State and National politics, but be qualified to debate all questions, which may likely be agitated in the cam paign, fluently, and effectively. He should be able not merely to sustain and advocate the measures and policy of his own party, but to expose and de nounce the heresies of our opponents ; not only to defend his own territories against invasion, but to 'carry the war info Africa" Such a man do I hold Wm. B. Shepard to be. A true and unflinchv ing Whig, without indulging in any of the rancour of a mere partisan, and not a mere politician fami liar only with the party slang of the day, but a Statesman of liberal and exalted views. One who, as a Representative of North Carolina, in the halls of Congress, reflected honor on himself and added lustre to the State. His name is not confined to his County, District, or even State, but ho has ac quired for it a national reputation. w A gentleman and a Scholar" alike distinguished for his urbanity and his varied literary acquirements. In conclusion, should the people of North Caroli na, elect William B. Shepard as their next Gover nor, they may confidently rest assured that the du ties of his office would be discharged with scrupu lous fidelity the Executive Mansion would be oc cupied by one whose affable deportment to all those who became its guests, could not fail to give univer sal pleasure, and whose intercourse with those from abroad and at home, would be such as became the Chief Magistrate of the good old North State. NORTHAMPTON. THE YOUNG MAN WHO FOUND HIS MOTHER. In the year 1825, an Irish family of the namf of Murphy, landed in New Orleans during the prevalence of the yellow fever, without any defi nite intentions as to their future location and bu siness. Finding 6onie difficulty in procuring conveyance farther into the country, Mr. Murphy seized himself and family in the Crescent City, and undertook the then profitable but dangerous business of nursing the sick. Mr. M. escaped the epidemic through its greatest violence, but, when his labors became le68, and his mind relaxed frum the excitement attending his duties, lie, fell him self a victim to the pestilential breath of the de stroyer, leaving bis family almost friendless in a strange city, Shortly after this event, the widow was attacked with the same disease and removed to the hospital, where, as was believed she died, her name being registered among the dead. A number of gentlemen, their countrymen, becom ing acquainted with the helpless condition of the children, made orphans by the above calamities, look charge of, and distributed them among the wealthy Irish families of the city. Arthur, the subject of this notice, m the yougest son, and was taken in the family of Robert McNeill, who sub sequently removed to St. Louis, and thence to Galena, in the lead regions' qf Wmois. Here young Arthur became a clerk in the counting- room of his guardian, and, upon an extension of. business, was appointed an agent in purchasing ore- for a melting furnace carried on by his em ployer. By an honest and winning behavior, the young man gained the confidence and friendship of Mr. McNeill, who made him, in course of lime, a partner iu business, and at length upon retiring on a fortune, sold out to our hero his entire stock in trade. By prudence and economy, the young man soon became independent, and is nov known among the merchants and traders on the Upper M ssisippi, as a cautious and safe dealer, and a man of wealth. ' It happened during the past summer, that Mr. Murphy came to Cincinnati on a visit to a cousin, who is a clerk in one of the printing offices of ihe city. His name was registered on the. books of the Broadway Hotel, aim consequently found its way into the public prints. . His mother, whoT was an attentive and constant reader of the Times, in glancing over the list, was ptrur.k witti me laminar name oi Arthur Murphy, it being that of her youngest bo v, who had been separa. ted from her many years before. As she resolved the matter in her mind, the convtion arose that it iras her. son, and she prepared instantly to search for her long lost child. The recognition was mutual .she recognized him in a crowd of gentlemen although she had not seen his face for twenty two years, and then only as a helpless infant. Mr. M, was likewise imprend with the knowtedge of his parent, whom he febtrted to meet as soon as she entered ihe door of the ho tel. The explanation was easily made, and the mother and son rejoiced in a relationship,- the joys of which neither had experienced for many weary years! They started a few days after, to Ihe far west, where the late bereaved parent now. enjoys ine comforts of a borne and the kindness of her children, without a care. For. nnon findr Ling that his parent lived. Mr. M. visited New Or leans, and having collected together the other members of the family, who were willing to ac company him, returned to his home, where they now Ihre happily together. .One of his brothers was adopted by a merchant of New Orleans, vol uoteered in the Mexican war, was elected an oS cer in the Louisiana regiment, and distinguished himself atBuena Vista Another is now a heavy broker in Mobile, and another a commissioned merchant in-Havana. 'The sisters; with two or three nephews and nieces, are now members of Mr. Murphy's family in the neighborhood of Ga lena,' where he lives in a style becoming his wealth and business. The ways of Providence are inscrutable, surpassing the wisdom of man. The FLORIDA. Legislature hare adopted the proposed amendments to the State Constitution providing for biennial sessions of the General Assembly. and one year's residence as the suffrage qualification. They are now a part and parcel of the Constitution, THE STORY OF THE COTTAGE. rToe following beautiful story is from a letter, dated at Saratoga Sp'ringssigned -'Wfl J? In one of the 'picasantest ride we "have, bad, about .Suratogar, 111 oner; day a' cottage, whose appearanceVunder a noble clin, and by the side of a brook, whose prattling was forever mu siral, led me instantly to suppose -ft was worth risking ; - more especially a il was ;Te?y oldTaod ".honi it the look of the J8ih century, c J took. abaut a Couple of hours thfe oiherday to Visit U, and having made ip my mind that it had atory conneced with it. I questioned the old man'whoYn I found in it so closely, thaU at length gathered a tale of the life of a nian;tW I thought5 worth repeating to lheome aforesafd,,and which may be worth writing here. v! f The widow Johuson occupiedthat cottage six ty five years ago, and w'Hh-he lived a son; a no ble. boy of fifteen, who was the pride of the coun ts around. None .was so well beloved as he. ptrom hii arinnted 'sister.' Kate Harden.! SheJ warf indeed a fairy. Her golden hair seemed to be akin to the winds on which it floated so freely, and her eyes had won iheir. deep hue from the sky into which she was so often gatmg. Why gazed she thus ?" She had a mother beyond the blue over her. A mother;- who dying,' had left bsr to the care of Mrs. Johnson, and until her voice failed, charged her to meet her in" heaven. Nay, after she had ceased to speak, she held her daughter to her breast wkh her left arm, and pointing lip with hr thin white finger, 'smiled a holy smile and sought her home. 4 Mrs. Johnson was not rich in the world's goods. The few acres which she rented, affor ded a mere subsistence, and Kate and Edwin as sisted her in her labors It was not strange that those two children, when tlie one was sixteen and ihe other seventeen, should love one another. Kate was a strange child. They said she talked with those whom others could not see and I do not doubt it. I have no doubt she held high com munion with her sainted mother. At all events her voice fell on her car in dreams of day as well as of night, until she could uo longer resist its earnest call. She faded One by one, the bonds that held her to her cottage home were loosened ; one by one her gay girlish affections were mastered and suppressed, until only one remained, and then she was ready. That one love, was the might iest of all. She did not crunh that, for she was thoughtful enough-to know that that might live when death was passed : for the, re are affections strong enough to reach from earih to heaven. The morning of her departure came, its sweet spring flowers and atmosphere laden with the odor of the country. All things seemed to be strange ly solemn. The sun peered curiously in at ihe little lattice, and fell across the foot of theiad og which the slender form of the Jying girl lay. Her bird sang doubtfully in its cage, and the very cat by the hearth looted up and seemed to feel that there was something sad going on. The moment of agony at length came. She had parted 'with all but him and now she held his hand between her two, and smiled on his pale face, (as pale as hers) and spoke in a low sweet tone of all Ihe past and future "You will miss me when you go after the cow in Ihe evening, Ned, and the lane will be lonely, will it not? And when you sit down here by the hearth with mother, and my chair is empty you'll mies me then loo, brother. You'll sit at the table with her, and have no one at the side of it;" and her voicp broken and faint as it was, fell to a lower lone, as she continued: "Go out in the twilight sometimes, Ned, and sit down under the tree by the spring on the red seat. I'll come there if lean." A moment pssscd in silence as he leaned over towards her; then suddenly throwing her arms a round his neck she said, "I love you, love you, love you, brother Ned, and drawing his head down, pressed her lips to his, in the last long kiss of life, and laying his cheek close against hers, smiled a smile of serene aud joyful hope, and Kate was n angel! Is thai all your story?' Not by considerable, my dear friend, there's more love to come yet. 4 What ! another love after his promised tryst with Kate on the green banks yonder by ihe spring ?' Yes another, but not such a one as you imagine. Don't you soppose that a man can love any thing else but a womau a year or two his junior? Remember that Edwin has a mother, and now to be patient, and 11 tell what become of her. Mrs Joltnson and Ned had a lonely lifa after they had laid their darling Kate in the grave.yard over by the churches at Milton; and as misfor tunes are said to come in crowds, so in theircas. That very year the crops failed, the cow died, and a dozen other troubles folbwed ; and the' re sult was that Mrs. -J- gave up the cottage and ac cepted t-he offer of a home with a kind neighbor, while Edwin was to "go and seek his fortune." He went to New York to a brother of his father, who was a sea captain,' and .who took him across the Atlantic. After his first voyage, and two years absence from home, he returned .to his mo ther's fide, "and." said ihe old man, my .informant, "I saw him the first night he was at home, sitting under the elm tree, out ihere where you see that green bank, and I heard that before dark, that af ternoon, he had been over to the churches and the graveyard. A few daysdlily, and he' left his home again. His mother, gladdened by His ceturn, was never- thelees, much inore'reluctant "o have him to go than when he first 'went. v This reluctance in creased as the day approached. Then she beg ged him, if it were" possible, to stay withi he.r ? but he bad promised his uncle, and would not forfeit his wordt, nor would she ; have him. "1 shall see you sgain. soonyery soon mother. Why do you feel so badly . This voyage js not to be a long one, and ;U iny unde tloes all he- promises, I will buy you the' cottage, wheo1 come bark." We shall meetVery" soon mot tier." "We shall meet again, when your father, and, you, and Kale, and I meet yonder my son," said the mother. "Why mother! What makes you speak so? It will not be a yejr before I j shall kiss you standing just here." . u Never, again, my son. I know that this Will be the last kiss' your lips will press on mine un til the Resurrection. , ' And so that mother and son parted. They met again five years ago in heaven ; not till then, He was older than she as W9 count years here on earth, and his hair silvered and thin, when be lay down to die afcohg the sounds of the. mighty metropolis. Every ygar a pilgrim earn- in the early spring, when the first flowers bloomed, and stayed for a few days in the cottage here.! The afternoons Jie used lo pass in the grave yard, but the twilight always found him sealed on the bank by the spring. He grew rich until his. coffers overflowed. He bought the cottage, but did not come to live in.i: ; he seemed to have conceived an attachment for business and the city. His an. nual pilgrimage was the holy relief he had from his counting room. He grew old, older until he carried the weight of three score and ten to keep the solemn tryst of bis boyhood. .One winter day he bad been too unwell to' go from his. lordly mansion; and as evening came on, be lay on his bed and looked into the gate, listening to the roar of carriages in the street without. A young man from his office entered and conversed with him in regard to the day's business, and left him lv- iog thus alone. He had 'sent his housekeeper and servant put himself. '- ' Who shall say what were the thoughts that fill. ed the mind of the weary old man, that hiht, or what communidn he bad with the past-the far but unforgotten past? ; Did be hear the wind rustlioff wis wavei w ine oki eim tree 1 Via the euro e i of the spring the faU of the' brook, the song of tbe:birqsjlUlh ears vith their old music ? Did his moiher'e ; hand press coollypd hia forehead and fter.foice:wcbiiiMo s eep,ithone,of Her4 hd mountain sorura t What fair fom ws thati Did biff a.ngel Kate hover around his bed, and. did her lips press his, and was: her kiss now' on nis orow i- - vv ere iurae ner arms arouna bis ubck once trior in the; embrace of girlhood,5 and was that .melodious voice he Ps again murmuring in Ji eari I teTe jwi; loveyou, brother; Ned ? Ahd did her cheek, her velvet cheek;1ie warmly close' to hlsvdand "did she 'draw: him closer, and lose r tri her in'the holy clasp; and was'' all this a dream of earthbr was it Heaven ?'''J-f.iyiK ,v ' jt was Heaven, tor ne was mere. Our' are tlii flan of fair delightful peace t " Unusarp'd by party irage to live like hrotfiert- RALEIGH, NTcT Wednesday 3 January 12, 1848. GOVERNOR'S LEVEE. On Friday evening laet, the hospitable doors of the Executive Mansion were thrown open to the Ci tizens of Raleigh and Strangers, and a. very large number availed themselves of the opportunity to pay, their respects te the Chief Magistrate of the State, and partake of the refreshments which had been pre pared for them, with equal taste and profusion. ' EIGHTH OF JANUARY. V This day was observed in our City, by a Military parade. . . 07 We find in the last Louisburg "Times," a Communication from Mr. Bird; President of the Petersburg Rail Road Company, which we shall co py in our next, as requested. TRUTH VINDICATED. ' It will ie seen that the House of Representatives has, by a solemn vote, declared that the War with Mexico, nas unnecessarily and unconstitutionally be gun by the President of the United States. - TheTote stood 85 Yeas, to 8t Nays, and was strictly, we be lieve, a party vote. Of the Members from this State, Messrs. Barringer, Clihgman, Donnell and Shepperd voted in the affirmative; and Messrst Da niel and Venable in the negative! Messrs. Boyd en, McKay and Outlaw, were temporarily absent This action of the House is something more than a cutting rebuke of Mr. President Polk for his de clarations to Congress that Mexico commenced te War, by spilling American blood upon American soil ! It not only pointedly and flatly contradicts his official declarations, made under his oath as Pre sident, but it approaches an impeachment of that high functionary. - .. ' ri5T The Washington Correspondent of the New York "Journal of Commerce," (Loco Foce) says: " The Democrats here and elsewhere,' are really fearful that the Whigs may unite on Gen. Tavlok, and break up at once and forerer, the Democratic Spoils system." To which all friend of the coun try must heartily respond "50 mote jt be !" :THE HARMONIOUS DEMOCRACY." The numerous aspirants of the Loco Foco party for the Presidency gWe evidence of the great diffi culty they will hare in deciding not who mill run,. butho- run as their Candidate in ..the next Presidential race. Mr. Buchanan, was tlie first to make a bid for that distinguished honor, andfthje pro- I mniganon of his sentiments so tickled the fc-drtor or ine ptanuara," tnai ne new on as a Tagenrf anu proclaimed in favor of the ancient enemy of " Demo cratic blood," out and out which bas drawn down' upon him some pretty stringent remarks-from apo litical friend in the Western part of the, State; Mr. Vice President Dallas, however, -seeing the glory that was likely, to enure td the Secretary of State, thought " it would never do to give it upsso,ari4 he follows with an electioneeringflsflrrfliwie, which had the effect of arraying a party in Pennsylvania in his favor? And the war Between the two betlig erent parties there, has continued to wax warmer and warmer, until it seems from a-ecent demonstra tions, that the Dallas faction has gained the ascen dancy. But Gen. Cassr the old black7 cockade Fed eralist, was not a listless observer all this time. He only waited an occasion to show his spunk and . zeal, and now that it has aqrived, he has come but in along letter to Mr. A. 0. P. NicHOLsdst, oTennes see, and in a Speech in the Senate, in which, he at tempts to show that he is as good as either of 'tothers, and a leetl'e .better than bothJ We have likewise seen that not a few of the Loco Foco leaders are in favor of -Mr. McLawe,. of Delaware--another old Federalist; and last, though' perhaps not least a Mass meeting has been called 'in New York, to urge the claims of Gen. Wojith, fQr the privilege of being beaten. Truly, " Democracy" is liarmonievs . r. -. SANTA ANNA'S RETURN. - ' , The Resolution offered in the House of Repre sent4tivesby Mr. Gocow,' calling upon, thr Presi dent for mfprmatiori in, reference ta the return of Santa Ar na into M exico, baying passed the House, it is presumed that the public will be put in posses sion of all the factsfconiiected with the 'case. We expect to see a precious lot ot billet-doux. ' Only io think of tlie endearing appellations" My dear eon sin, James jL Polk," Ace, and-ru My .dear friend, Santa Anha P O, isn't it loving? 7 GREAT' MASS MEETING. SV'V It U stated thai .s Masseeng to&omioatc jGf en. TxTLoa for the Presidency, i5 to be held in New York on the 23d of Febrtiary-he anniversary of the birth of Washington, and also of tlie battle of Bnena Vista. ' : . r ; Cty Major Joan P.! Gaiwes, the member, from Kentucky, took bis seat in the House en the 5th Inst as a xnember from that State... r The exploits in which he participated in Mexico, and the hair-breadth es- I taarked degree of interest ' r-.v ti i .V .' t"! 1,'nlfil ''if ' CANDIElTES FORTFHEJPRESIDENCY. vl I , The JkIiw anxietr of theNbrthern Loco Poco leaders toonciliate the South; and assume the char - . . . . actef of the chosen champions of her character and institutions, ahould awaken a lively interest liere at home, and cause us to examine into the sincerity and honesty of these sealons and patriotic advocates. As has been remarked the defeat which certainly awaits the Loco Foco party in the approaching Pre- .v...,.., uuna, un iiurvuern wing can wheedle the South into the belief that they are her. Deculiar snnnbrtprn' t - them;aH:ihrowing d the game in ! BtJCHAHAM branches out in a long ;letter Mr. Dallas looms forth with a speech ; Resolutions in the Senate from Mr. DicxiNsow ; and now a letter too'from Geh; Cass, followed by a Speech in the tl Si Senate all going to say, that they are willing to abandon the' Wilmot Proviso, but" yet Retain its principle! The Wilmington J ournal," and we presume the "Standard" too, com pliments highly the letter of Gen- Cass, which ia just now being published throughout the'Country, but with the " Charleston .Mercury" (Loco Foco) we must sayt that of aU the schemes which have been devised for the disfranchisement and degrada tion of the South, that submitted by Mr. 3ass, is the most adroit and effectual The proposition is, that to the inhabitants of the Territory, not when they shall constitute a State, but whilst in the coh diUon of a Territory shall be submitted the ques tion whether slavery shall exist within its limits. ia,crjr uu uuii .un cisi. iq any oepartment of Mexico, and has not existed for several years. The inhabitants of the portion which is likely to become the territory of the United States, are known to be averse to this ' institution. T Those inhabitants are " Indians, Negroes, and Spaniards of impure blood. To such a population, thus constituted and thus prejudiced, it is proposed shall be submitted a polity which they have discarded to them shall be sub mitted the safety of the Southern States. , It willbe seen that the resolutions of Mr.! DieKiwsoNand the letter of Gen. Cass, deny to Congress the power to prohibit slavery in such territory, "but" affirm that ine power exisis, as an incident to. sovereignty, in the Inhabitants of a Territory during its Territorial He has no just conception of Sovereignty, of Gov ernment, or of national law, (says the "Charleston Mercury,") who does not know that a Territory has not the right of self-government and s not a sove reignty. It has, only such rights as are confirmed by the Government to which it belongs. The in-" habitants of a Territory are in the condition of a AS.n.fk Mnn.l. A. -.1 . . . wuuuucu ucuuis are uul cmzens nr inn.nnirs.1 States, and can become 'such only by. the admission of a Territory into the Utuon as a State. Neither the Constitution nor laws of the Unite. States ap-' ply to ia Territory, nntil they are extended to It by act of Congress. The territories are the common property of the States of the Union in their charic ter of Confederate States the reward of their com mon 'valor, or the acquisition of their common trea sure. - upngi css, as the trnstee of an the States, has jurisdiction over it for the common benefit .of them all, and it is conceded cannot perpetrate the injusj tice and wrong of excluding from them the citizens or property of any one of the joint owners. Yet Gen. Cass asserts for the inhabitants of a Territory consisting of Indians, Jflegroes and Spaniards of, mixed blood, a cower which . lie di!n ' ta' nil thtk States, through their common trustee, Congress, to exclude. fourteen States of this C from participating in thedvantages amf such territory, even with its own motly and habitants. CAUGHT A TARTAR. When Mr. Cass bad closed his " Bunkum Speech7' in the U. S. Senate,"1on the 3d Inst, a motion was made io postpone the furtherj consideration of the new ten Regiment bill till the 5th, in order that Mr. Calhoitn might, be, heard;the-following day upon his Resolutions, it haying been set apart jfor their consideration. r The resistance of the motion was considered an act of discourtesy, altogether unusual in the Senate, and as such It was spoken of by Mr. CaLiioMiBipG-ndo Ad minist ration feSjt thejbrce? :en deavored to bie reiievecj ly; w'as'dlscomfitted by the position IvwMcbt'oWn acta - plac the time fie wasguil exhibitiofc ptthday wee .twothlre flight , speeches of the "stamp order,0- from Mr-FooTB, the MW:$ejator. trom:Mlfpp:Atade frbm pom posinwnjtterand novetrf o body Ukfc the Senat e, t here" was -much IfiaiiJarpMj: thVmattier of. the Senator 7beWhigminon aeteat the measures of the Administration: f ' , :Mr-BliGjEay jsitk; infinite seal and poinit, admin istefed arebuke'toherSe for sucli an- innoatiom Scheming .was not com mon to ine p we ne representee, and it ,Js: equally nnnsual for himself to suspect others, pf i fault he did not-possess: - , ' ' v '-" - I J?MrooT now sought'to shelter himself, by lag ging in Mississippi, as the presumed point of attack, Snd thui nresnmSnir wttli rr trmiiihd mlrBBf tn. base jrestnnption npon.) he spoke with Extended aasjandiyesin of Mississippi, and her honorable position before the country and the world . - : i . . . I fr'- .-"" t- . r- ::7 ' - '-. Mj. Bibo ca with promptneas, point and; humour, calmed, the rufBed-'spirit of the angry Senator and made, or seemed to make, him ashamed of the folly of which hewgniityUiMK Fc wjll probably be quiet for a time. " ; l'' ? - ,rv,Clajr has risen i . A..V-" " Buffalo Journal. IThen we advise him to lie down again, i C -i Troy Budget. , .-. . . If(-..v . . . .....r.. j -- .. . And if he will not "lie down" of his oifn accord, no doubt yod will try hard to lie him down, i , . i ,. Louisville Journal. t It would' be rather tlihicttlt, we should think, to deal.in the article any where in Prentice's regioa -it would be " talking tf war in the preseneeof Han nibal.,l ; Prentice has so monopolized T-aU the lies in the! countryt that a respectable one is not to b had, now-a-days, ir.lov or, money ; and so tha Troy XuUgCk -in u -uxi -tirci tov Miiu-r ui IK1TICB? Respectable fibs may have been monopolized by others, but disreputable amf scandalons ones are at the pen's endTof the '! StsmdanP man all the time ; and with thtdj sort 'jkas tried hard to " tie doxn the great Stai(tsnan of the West; C t "MR. c-AVS ARRIVAL. We learn thai Mr. Clat has reaehed Washing ton in fine health. ; . ' piwaeracy benenfsf mongrelxiu- - " i . x
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