Newspapers / American Advocate (Kinston, N.C.) / Sept. 28, 1855, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of American Advocate (Kinston, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
" For (lu American Advocate. Fourth and Last Reply to Mr. Robinson. Mr. Editor : I did think, sir, when Iwrote my late response to Mr. Robinson, "it would be my last ; Taut after sleeping and dreaming over the subject a week or two, that gentleman has seen fit to make a large number of, "false'issues which demand a few parting remarks at my hands. 1. Mr. Robinson charged me with being "in the political field," because I discussed Romanism. To this I replied in .substance that if the discussion of Romanism placed me in "the political field," then R Tnamsm is political ; which was the very thing Mr. Robinson had denied ! ' 2. Mr. Robinson says of my first letter to him, 'it is beyond the scope of a political journalist," and, consequently, doubted the propriety of noticing it ! I showed that my public addresses were of the same in.. ox ,aofrmy Vio htt eone out of his wav to notice them 1 3. I modestly challenged him to discuss Romanism but he declined ttJH the ground that fie naa uowuig to do with religious discussions ! ' 4. And after he had forced me, in self defence, to say more about political matters than l ever intended, Le conies out with a "great flourish of trumpets" and .says,we have proved by Mr- Walsh's own language that he was in the political field !" . Very well, sir, if t did get there it was through your agency, and in self defence; whereas, if you had not made an attack upon me, what I have written upon that subject would never have been written. So you see, Mr. Robinson, if there be any thing wrong in this matter, you are the serpent that beguiled me! Here then is another sin to be laid to your charge. I hope you may speedily repent of it I Now, I desire the reader to remember that, while Mr. R. has positively refused to discuss the Papacy upon the plea of its relie'wus character, he has in his paper before us, given his readers an article purely religious ! A religious spasm seems to seize Mm oc casionally, and he becomes "hot-headed and impulsi ve" in defense of Romanism and Protestantism by turns I now understand Mr. R's. policy. He will discuss religious tovics when he thinks it will subServe his o - party ; but otherwise he will not! . But Mr. R. speaks of my letter which appeared on the evening before the election, and calls it an "elec tioneering letter." Now, why did that letter appear atoll? Was it not called forth by remarks make by the gentleman himself -on the eve of the election, when he thought I could not by any possibility reply before the election would come on f Was it wrong lor me to reply at that time ? If so, here is another sin rest in? on Mr. R's shoulders f Had he been silent, that letter would never have seen the light. My position in that letter is fully stated in the ex tract made by' Mr. Robinson, and I still maintain its consistency, jcjpiscopanans, jr resoyxeriaus, jmlbuiuuisib, . -IT. " ! : T- 1 i. ? . ".-il- - J A and .Baptists can ail consistently unite in opposing Romanism, although they are not agreed among themselves.' I do not ask them to unite with me, Mr. R. as you represent in the article before me. If Whigs and Democrats, Abolitionists and Secessionists coald unite in opposing or repelling an invading foe, -is it not equally consistent for the various religiou3 denom inations tor unite in opposing the high claims of the Papacy ? , There are at this moment, in the American Bible Union, Life Members from the Episcopalians, Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Baptists and Disciples, who, while they differ among themselves, are agreed in giving the Word of God, pure and un- adulterated, to all the nations of the earth. Is . there anything inconsistent in this? They by no means endorse each others errors by this union and co-operation ; but they agree in the one grand object before them. And if they can agree in this measure, why not in reference to Romanism? .. But then "Pope John, Jr.,'' as Mr. R. very courte ously calls me, has denounced all these sects as legiti mate ."daughters of the Mother of Harlots," and of course he is inconsistent in seeking their co-operation. . Well, Mr. Robinson, I ask you who is represented by the "Mother of harlots ?" . And who are thedaughtersT Do tell me, if you know. Take notice, I quoted the . language of inspiration, and the mother and her daughter must be somewhere. Where and wlvo are they, Mr. Robinson ? I will venture to predict, sir, that you never answer these questions 1 No, they are too religious! "They are beyond the scope of a po litical journalist 1" Well, sir, all the sects I have mentioned agree that Papal Rome is the ''Mother of harlots." They all agree in this.. Now, where are the "daughters?" Will you tell me, ? Will you tell your readers? Never! ' Well, sir, I am candidenough to say that, the parties specified by me in that discourse, appear to me to be those "daughters." And I ask you, as a historian, is not the Lutheran Church an oflshootfrom the Catholic? Is not this true, also, of the Church of England? Of the Episcopal Church? Of the Presbyterian ? Is not the Methodist Church the off- " say, all the33 are Protestant sects, and therefore can not be the "daughters" of the "Mother of harlots." True, sir, they are Protestant Churches ; but, I am sorry to say it, they have retained a few Papal de ments in their creeds and organizations. These Pa pal elements I distinctly specified in my discourse, wnicn you nave so miserably garbed. Now, Mr. R. what is Protestantism? Let the great Chillingworth answer : "The Bible, the Bible, alone, 1 say, is the religion of Protestants." JN ow, with this definition before you, let me ask, Is consvbstantwlion any part of Protestantism? Is infant sprinkling? These are parts of Lutheranism. ,u" " "e umereuwj ueiween iran-suDsian- tiation and con-substantiation? The one is Catholic and theother Lutheran; and the difference between .them is like that between tweedledum and tweedledee In the church of England, we have a modified form of the Catholio ritual, infant baptism, prelatical ! bishops, &c Are these elemects of Protestantism or Catholicism ? And we have the same in the Protestant Episeopal Church of the United States, oi which we shall presently speak again. The Methodist church, of this (WtmtrvJias adfroted the Catholic ritual, second hanpkd, her infant bap- ttsac and her prelatical tiahops. Are these elements ii Well, then,.you win ask me, how I. can seek the iuu.ui . uiese sects in otrohsino- 1.. ISM? I answer, because they profess the great Prot- estant orincmle tVint "tot T? .1 1- nnuis, the .bible aeone is the religion of Protestants." Piease read ar tide 6 of the Protestant Episcopal Creed of the U S., and also the 5th article of the Methodist Creed in the Book of Discipline. ln But, sir, you do me great injustice, when you rep resent me as sayiug that, the Baptists belong to this "family Sir, I did not in the discourse to which , you refer, or ever make them the offspring of Rome Mr. R. laVinra - n mi . "represent me in mv tZ titWle td the and d0Qbties thini WifMr.Rfeabetter House in Kinston, at any time upon which we may agree, and give him an opportunity of defending those elements in these Protestant sects, whiclf I have specified as elements of the Papacy. As he refuses to discuss Romanism, perhaps he will consent to de fend those things, which I, in the face of the world, pronounce to be elements of the Papacy. And I as sure Mr. R. that if these Sects had no traits more re deeming than those specified, I should not be disposed to defend them at alL i , Mr. R. says he "never read a Catholic book in his life," and therefore, as a matter of course, he knows nothing' about them ; and has heretofore been defend in principles of which he was utterly ignorant! Reader, do you wonder ho was ' unwilling to discuss Romanism ? And yet, strange to tell, fie does not deny being a Catholic himself 1 ' I never denounced "every member" of the churches to which reference has been made. My remarks had reference to them as organized BODiE3and not as individuals. I believe there are christians among the Sects, and hence the appropriateness of the language quoted in my discourse '-Come oct of her my peo ple." : Mr. R. has lost sight of all the original issues. The claims of the Papacy , was the first issue. This he has yielded up without a single struggle ! Wheth er or not I was, in my public addresses, in the po litical field was the second issrie. I have proved that if I was in the, political field, in my pu'blic speeches, then it followed as a consequence that, Romanism is political. To this Mr. R.' makes no reply, be cause he knew it to be true. And, now mark what I say, Mr. U. relies upon letters written after he made the charge, to prove that$aa in the political field when he made it ! ! This caps the climax of logical absurdity, and is worthy of the dark ages ! So far as the original issues are concerned, Mr. R. has proved nothing. And so far as his new re ligious issues are concerned, he has proved that I am opposed to Catholicism, whether its principles are developed within that church, or within some Protes tant organization! This he has clearly proved by discourse, not one word of .which do I retract. And now let me say toMr. R. as he confesses his ignorance of Romanism, and may perhaps, be igno rant of Protestantism, that, when any so called Pro testant churches aspire to, or seeks to propagate dog mas looking to political supremacy, as the Catholic does, I shall be in favor of excluding them from of fice ; but, as yet, they have not done so, and I trust never will. But, sir you speak of " defending yourself." This is rich! Defending yourself against what? Why, sir, I have been the respondent in this little contro versy, and iny object in writing at all was to defend myself from your groundless attacks! " Defend your self !" Truly this is farcical ! But you speak of .de fending the " administration !" Well, sir, it is sadly in want of defenders ! I I retract nothing I have said against it. And although you laud it to the skies, you have not offered one sound argument in its favor! No. sir" it is weighed in the balances and found wanting." ' And, now, sir, let me say, in conclusion, that, you have, by making new and "false issues," most in gloriously retreated from the field ! And here I bid you farewell. I shall notice nothing more that you may say, unless you will confine yourself to the ori ginal issues ; or, unlessyou, endorsed by those you profess to defendr will meeifme and discuss the prin ciples I have charged with being anti-protestant I am willing, in a kind and friendly manner, to - dis cuss Romanism, or those elements of Romanism, al ready specified, as existing in some Protestant Sects. But so far as politics are concerned, I shall turn Mlvf1 R. over to a gentleman who is, by profession, a poli tician. ' - The American party is, in no way responsible for the sentiments advanced in this letter. Yours respectfully, ' JNO. T.WALSH. Sept. 20th, 1855. . - P. S. As this letter is designed mainly to correct Mr.' Robinson's religious" misrepresentations, I re spectfully ask him to republish it, and oblige his per sonal friend, who, as ever, remains, Respectfully, JNO. T.WALSH. . lor the American Advocate. Mr. Editor :-I have read with considerable in terest the little controversy that has been going on between youself and the Journals of, our Town, with regard to the nature and name of an eruptive disease that is; and hai been prevailing for several months in our Town. Without wishing to become a party to this controversy, I have thought that I might make a few suggestions as to the history and character of this disease, and might thereby reconcile the different opinions that have been elicited firom some of our Medical men, and others. If, with some of the Eng lish Physicians, we regard Chicken Pox as an uni formly mild disease and almost peculiar to infants and children of tender jears, no one will: contend that the disease which we have among us is "Varicella, or Chicken Pox. But if, on the other hand, with some of the Irish and French Physicians, we re-ard Varicella as a variety of Variolla or Small Pox, and can easily be distinguished from Varioloid or modified Small Pox, or is, as by some considered ide.n. tical with ; and that all the varieties may and do mutually produce each other, then we shall have no- difficulty in declaring the origin of this disease Chick en Pox, but that it has actually engendered some few cases of Small Pox; or at least Varioloid as attest- ea Dy the certificate of three nf Anr PWiiana The character of an epidemic should not be iud-ed W ! A by one or two case they may be exceptional ones as we should not call all bilious fevers of one season Typhoid or Nervous, simply because we had one case assuming that type but the type of the whole epi- aemic snouia aecide the character of it That the; generality of of the cases has been Varicella, will be denied by none who has seen them, and as we think ine motaary. mas proved.; Small Pox ordinarially L011113 twenty-five per cent of fatal cases. whereM we tave tad out three deaths out of the entire num- per say thirty, forty or even fifty cases. This diseasehad been prevailing among us for months without attracting the attention of the.town author ities or of any one else ; and it was not until the first deatl1 ccurreJ at & waa known that we had Small jrox raging to a tnghtlul extent an our midst No precautions by any one no standing regulations by the town authorities had been put in force, and yet during some months Small Pox had been raging and only about a dozen cases could be found after diligent seach. We certainly had a.veryeontagious form o: Chicken Pox among us, and it ha3 in a very few in stances produced Small Pox, or at least Varioloid but has not been. a-a ot, communicated by a third,, person but re-! quires aetual contact We would say to our country! friends that there is not the slightest risk in vlsWn-r our Town, to transact any business that ought to be irausaciea by hosest men. FIAT JUSTITIA. Falsehood ;rru,' ufcu u- it did not o wi num.. ! - I THE ME "Put none but Americans on Guard!": IIS: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1855. JOHN COLLINS, Warrenton, N. C, is our author- zed Agent for the American Advocate. . A. G. EUBANK, Enq., Pollocksville, is our agent who will collect and receipt for us. S. M. PETTENGILL, & Co., 119 Nassau St., In ew York, are our authorized agents to' receive sub scription and advertising. Telegraphed Expressly for the Raleigh Register. Sevastopol Taken! Sfpt. 28.1855. We have another arrival from Europe, Rebasto- pol was taken, on the 8th., after desperate fighting. The Alies were repulsed six times, with terrible oss, some fifteen or twenty thousand men ! Malakofl was finally captured,' whereupon, the' Rus sians advanced to the North side of the harbor, after blowing up their magazines, works, &c. The Rus sians still hold alLfche forts on the North side. When pie Allies took. posseseion of the South side, they found nothing out ruins ! The Russians burnt the town. A Protracted Meeting. Is now being held at Wheat Swamp Meeting house, conducted bv Rev's. J. T. Walsh and Josephus Latham, of the Disciple's Church. Twenty-two persons came forward as candidates for admission into the church of S Christ, up to yesterday (Friday) much interest seems to be felt in the neighborhood on the AUVVVWT - U subject, and we suppose many others will "go and do likewise." "Ministers In Politics." We have heard, recently, much of this sort of cant croaking from certain knoicn sanctified (?)and peculiarly religious persons. Much bitter and indignant invec- th-p lmth osraned the 1ms of these "religious" gentlemen, about ''preachers in politics," because-Min- isters of the Gospel have deemed it their daty to take a stand against the dangerousdogmas of Romanism, Ye3, this, in the land of Protestantism, is the sin for ; whiY.li nnsnairinff denunciation bv low, foul-mouthed jj a : - demagogues is poured upon Ministers, because forsooth such sermons or discourses may tend to strengthen the j American party! Is not that, alone a commentory on the position of our opponents. A Minister of the Gospel rises and addresses his audience against Roman Catholicism, whereupon he is denounced as anti-Dem ocratic 1 And has it come to this ? Are Protestants to cease to preach the word ot uod point out the errors and dangers of Romanism, or else be subjected to the charges of persecution and 'proscription' by these very "tolerant " objectors? But while this is going on these "religious " consistent gentlemen recommend and pub lish letters from Ministers on their own side wholy devoted to politics and nothing else ! This is all right! 3, yes! " Your bull has gored m y ox." See the letters of Reverend Mr. Longstreet of the tfethodist Episcopal Church. Shade of John Wes ley defend U3, whose letter, we publish to-day embod ied in Berriens, on the corrupt and anti-sepublican tendencies of Romanism. 0, that he could rise up in full view before this professed disciple of his just a bout the time he was penning these letters. W. did NOT-deem opposition to Catholicism impolitic and unchristian, "1 These epistles of Longstreet, are in full bias a- ainst the American ,par ty . They dive deep into gen eral politics of the 'country, and as full of bitter in fectives, denunciations and arrant and wilful misrep resentation, as the declaration of any anti-American, cross-road, fence-corner politician in the country. This Reverend gentleman, is fa? - more familiar with Georgia Scenes," than those' which should engage his attention as president of a college in Alabama; to say nothing of his duties as a Minister, Jupon which, we being no Minister, do not presume to lecture him, even in refusing to point his students to the dangersJ of Romanism. Ki This man indulges in low common-place denuncia ion and the most palpable misrepresentations on party questions aside from the apology for Catholicism ; and for this he, instead of being censured for " inter- ering in politics," is lionized for his productions as from a Minister! O, consistency 1 Outrageous to de- iver an address against the evil tendencies of Roman Catholicism, but the tallest sort of patriotism (!) for a Sag Nicht Minister to take general politics under charge! j ., ' - " Will some people never see ? , . ;' But thank heaven this Longstreet is, we benve, the only Minister of that denomination who has taken any such stand and we most sincerely hope that he m rt4-C A- X J JI7 -1 ' 1 " . I . tyuimutt iu Buju ior jau) aione in nia giory. But again. There is in Alabama, that excellent paper the Herald & religious paper,, edited t by the Reverend John C. Burrus of the Universalist Church, now .actively engaged in the politics of Georgia (not his own State even) so far as the publishing of many illiberal articles against the American cause in that State. We have now before us a number of the' Herald in which we have counted sixteen articles, mostly editorials, besides a communication occupying nearly the entire space of the first page all devoted to the Governor's election in Georgia, set ting forth various reasons and considerations (and very flimsy ones, in our view, for we have examined them) designed to effect injuriously the Governor's election, by far the most important in some .respects. Yet all this is right! This ''interference" is marvelously proper 1 This affords no ground of complaint No, not one word from these Piu gentlemen about "Min isters in politics." But just let a Minister et np and say aught i against Romanism, and they are down on him with a vegeance. - "Oh he is interfering in poli tics." Our object in stating these facts above, has not been to censure those Reverend ( gentlemen, but to show the downright hypocricy of those who are prat ing about political Ministers" and to show whose "politics" some of them promote when Roman Ca tholicism is attacked, yet when Sag Nicht is "preach ed" it is ail right I - Take the case gentlemen. Onr Table. v iu.jsjjj.uAJu or jiuiAJuiHT, auu o ouruaL 01 diseases o vr . . ci . . j t 1 the chest The first number of this monthly is on our our t&ble. i The table of contents indicate a valuable work. It I contains 16 pages in double columns, on neat plain type." new X ork Edited by Robert Hunter M. D. The Phtsic-Medical Recorder. This excellent montniy snouia oe in tne nands 01 every family. It is an advocate of the Botanic system of Medicine upon the system that "fever is a friend" and not dis ease. There is an interesting discussion now going on between the editor, A. Curtis M. D., and Dr. Trail, Hydropathist N. T., on the action of Medicines on the human system, the former afiBrming and the latter denying such action. The discussion is worth ten times the price, $1 single subscriber, $10 for 20 subscribejs. .-; "This Oath Bound Party." Embodied in the communication of ""Vindex" in the Raleigh Register of last week, theTollowing ex tract from the proceedings of the recent Democratic Convention, with an extract from the Washington Union. Yet these long faced hypocrites roll back their eyes in holy horror about "oath bound parties." If their hides are not thicker than "the' Elephant Romeo's" will they not blush when they mention it ? "And again : lid not the Washington Union, the organ of the present administration, declare the other day that there was something singularly manly and impressive in the following proceedings of the Demo- . ... r m -i -ii-i t "r i a craiic party, oi xrnnaaeipnia county,, jrennsyivama, i their'recent convention?! '-' ; "Mr. E. W. Power submitted a resolution that each member now makes oath or affirmation that he is not now, never has been,' and does not intend to be come,', a member of any secret or other political organs - :i i.- rn Vv IZauuu wuu;u yi usui iue; uia leuurv-uiwzicuo im iutu birth-place or religion ; which was adopted after some discussion. , "Aid. Palmer was soon after introduced, and ad ministered the following oat h : "We do hereby solemnly and sincerely swear, or affirm, without menial reservation, that we are not now, never have been, and do not intend to become, members of any secret or other political organization, which proscribes our fellow-citizens on account of their birth-place or religion." " One hundred and seventu-nine delegates took the oath and subscribed their names to it "Mr. W. y. McGrath said he understood there were some who desired to sign the oath with the words 'never have been' stricken out of it ; and as they bad unfortunately been erring brethren of the Democratic party, and desired to return to it again, he moved the words be stiicken out, which was unanimously agreed to. To this latter oath1- Jacob Peters, Jr., Roswell Parson, Albert Stewart, and C D. Cassady, sub- scribid. - - "The different candidates for sheriff appeared before the convention, took the oath required or the delegates, and subscribed to it. Jbaen or tne canamates was also sworn to support the nominee." The Press. The Raleigh Register has put on a new dress and is much improved in typographical appearance, The Spirit of the Age has also undergone consid erable improvement in appearance. - The Ocean Banner is the title of a paper at Beau fort N. C, edited by S,. D. Poole and John Camron. It succeed the Halcyon, and like that paper espouses warmly the American cause. Onr best wishes for its success, politically and pecu niarily, j The Linden Jeffersonian is the name of a Demo cratic paper published jrf Linden Alabama, which we place on ur exchange list with pleasure. The Editor, W. H. Grant (a native! of Onslow County, this state) paid a "flying visit" to tjhis section of our State a few weeks ago, where we had the pleasure of forming his acquaintance. We found him sociable, agreeable, communicative, intelligent and in a word a very clever fellow. His paper is in full communion and fellow ship with the Democratic party of Alabaraa, and is we regret opposed to the American party. But be ing convinced that he is not influenced by that utter and entire spirit of demagoguism which characterizes the opposition to the Ainefican cause in this state, we hope he will look a little farther in this new ques tion, where he may sea .abundant reason to espouse the American Cause. At any rate we commend the Jeffersonian to all who yish to subscrbe to a demo cratic paper in Alabama. .- The Star of Temperance is the title of a prospec tus for a new paper proposed to be published in No tasulga .Alabama, by J. T. Qsburn. It is to be a Temperance paper. There is not another Temper ance paper in Alabama Edited by E. W. B. Bay- zer. J6Our space is given up to Correspondents fhis week. Their communications are more interesting than any thing we could! hope to furnish, READ the letter of Hon. Solon Borland, late Democratic U. S. Senator. Gen. Pierces Minister to Central America. lie cannot be charged as a disappointed office seeker. He has had all he could desire. It is the conviction of his judgement, hon estly expressed, without the fear of demagogues be fore his eyes. Read also judge Berrien's (ot Georgia) patriotic letter, particularly that portion of each on the slavery view. Appointment. We ar6 requested to! announce that Rev. Hope Bain will preachhat the Court House in Kinston on the first Sabbath in October. jgg? The Yellow fever is reported to be materially abating in Norfolk and' Portsmouth. , , : " ' i6 We are please4jto learn that the Variola Va ried! ordes is fast disappearing in New Berne.' Only four or five new cases! having appeared ;n 8 or 10 days'. We believe, from what we . can learn, that there is very little danger in visiting New Berne now. Democrats cannot fv Henderson Ky.) Reporter. But they can confuse,' They can play a double game, and be abolitionists in the North and ffre-eaters in the South. "The Union says that the report that the President has purchased a farm in Maryland is an unmitigated falsehood." f - & t w TWas there anv thinsr wronsr. in buying a 'farm in Maryland, asks the New York Express, that 'the official should deny it with so much animosity.' Amalgamation avowed! A correspondent from Wooster. Ohio, says that R. R. Gaily, the Locofoco nominee for Treasurer, bf Wayne county, in a speech a few days ago, made the assertion that he was in fa vor pt amalgamation with negroes, because mat mix ing the blood produced better stock than the pure wniteracel Row in the Cabinet Washington letterwriters intimate that a serious difficulty has occured ih the Cabinet touching Kan sas affairs Marcv and! Cushinsr occuDVine a position of antagonism to Davis and Dobbin and McClelland and Campbell nreserVinsr a strict neutrality. A dreadful state of affairs!, but accidents will happen. Commercial. New Yoek Know-Nothing Convention - Aubtjkn, Set. 25. The American State Nominating Convention assembled here this morning: at Stanford Hall. J. W Barker called the convention to order, and the credentials of some five hundred dele gates were received. At the opening: o the atternoon session Eratus Brooks was elected President by acclamation and amids tumultuous applause. The greatest enthu siasm prevailed, j Mr. Brooks took the chair and made an elegant address, and men me conventiop. went to work. The diamond worn by Rachel, when she personates the character of Adrienue, has been valued, according to the N. Y. Tribune, by the bestlapidistsof Europe, i f ner nve aresses worn in the cheracter cost $1,000 each. -. same When Secrates was asked why he had built for him self so small a house f Small as it is,', he replied, I wish I could fill it with friends." " Internal ImproTements. ' " Spring Hill, N. C Sep. 17,1855 Mr. Editor : The reader will see from what has been said, that we are apprehensive, lest, there are es pecial pains taken to prevent it .North Carolina is destined in the, course of a few years to be log-rolled tnto a public debt, that will cause every yfeoman, who has to labor for his bread iu her borders, to reel and 1 stagger under its oppressive weight, as doth ,a drunken t man. , And happy indeed will it be for us, if a majority of our people do not cry out for repudi ation, to find relief. In promulgating these opinions we well aware, that we shall inherit the sneers and contempt of many of North Carolinas noblest sons. Nevertheless we venture to repeat, that the signs of the times plainly indicate to our mind that we will soon have an enormous foreign State debt fastened up on us. A debt heavier than that of any other State tn the confedercy, in proportion to our wealth and popu lation. We shall dwell upon this important point hie-' cause we know that there, are many of the original and true mends ot Internal Improvements who do not believe there is any danger of these things hap pening. We shall never forget how, on the 28th of November 1854 some of these gentlemen mortified our feelings by openly ridiculing us for entertaining the opinions here expressed. They then, as many do now, contend that our people were two cautious, and Our legislature two timed for the results; we anticipa ted ever to happen. The future, they prophecied would prove that both the people and our legislatures would need the spur more than the check-rein. They declared "the premises you have assumed are wronot your theory is unsound ; nothing more, sir, than air conjectures, a wild Utopian vision calculated alarm more than instruct." We' were also "rav p in- advised "to close' our mouth and . say nothing more about an unwieldly State debt and repudiation. We could do no good by publishing our sentiments, but much harm among weak-headed faint-hearted and timid men." And yet strange to say, before the legislature adjourned we had the mortification of seeing some of these same gigantic intellects, men who, even yet, pride themselves on their great genius and far reach ing reputation, thrown into proxysmsof different im port by the Senate, last winter, suddenly chartering Rail Boads enough, counting them at twenty thous and dollars per mile, the cost of the North Carolina Rail Road, to run up our present State debt to some twenty millions and more. Tips rashness on the palbf the most conservative branch of the Legisla ture dumfounded them with astonishment, the solors who had grown strong enough in their own conceit to prophecy on the assumed strength of their prospec tive powers of mind. And' some of these knowing ones, who had-but a few weeks previous been so ready to ridicule others, and advise them to close their mouths, when they read the extraordinary report made to the Senate by its committee on Internal Improver ments actually, themselves, become " weak-headed faint-hearted and timid, as to become alarmed, and took their advise closed their mouths and remained as dum as so many oysters for the remainder of the. session, on this subject at least We regret exceedr ingly that we only have room for a short extract fronj the report of the committee referred t It is a- pow erful document, and should be read by every citizen of the State -especially those,, who still remain firm in the opinion, that the prudence of our people and the timidity of our Legislatures, will prevent us from us from being plunged over head and ears, as it were in debt, to raise money, to construct an indeffinet num ber of conflicting schemes of Internal Improvement "W e confess, that we the more willingly to proceed ti make the quotations from this wonderful report thai will soon appear, for the additional purposes of show ing the public, that we have done the Senate no in justice by the remarks we have heretofore made ; andj that there is danger just ahead of us ; and that it bej comes the original and true friends of internal Im-j provement, everywhere m- North Carolina to be on the qui vive, and see that those who have steped in as laborers in this great and good cause at the eleventh hour does not carry us headlong to destruction. But ... . Xl- ' 1 here is tne extract. " x our committee are iue opin ion, as before said, that the passage of the. North Carolina Rail Road was the first step in a great sys; teni, since approved by the peoplej of a genabal sysv tem, to benefit every quarter of the State, in the manner most condusive and effectual for its develop ment, and whether this be completed now or-at a ater day, it must surely follow because justice demands that all sections should be treated alike, far as possible: your Committee have not been able to see either the wisdom or justice of that policy sometimes advocated, q constructing one single main trunk line through the State, and of giving only to this one the aid of the State. It is well known that our population is not dense enough, nor is capital sufficiently diffused, ti make the construction of these expensive works posj sible by individual investments alone. And it is equalj- ly understood, that in the Southern States especially, wealth, when it exists, is not in a form capable or bet ing used conveniently for such investments; is not esily " convertible." -as expressed in the commercial world. Many of our .people being rich in land and slaves!, not money ; and another fact has been well ascertain ed by all those who have endeavored to get subscripi tions for stock to any scheme proposed, a fact morti fying and deplorable, but undeniable, that those who have capital, and those who are to be beneutted by tho wnrts. are the most relucant and the most back- VUV w uwy , j ward contributors of aid. The man of moderate means, the enterprising men, of our country being the con struction every useful work. There is then but one way in which capital can be found to the just contribution due from it in the infancy of public works, and fib long only do those works need aid, that is by taxation for revenue This is the pro tection of the "poor, the salutary and just enforcement of the illiberal capitalists! It is equitable, because it requires to pay according to their means and bene fit, who are profited by improvements, and those to pay most largely, where the improvements, are made; thereby working a general good to the people and the State. In order then to do justice and right to all sec tions, so far as possible, your committee believed, and have so recommended, that public Improvements should be constructed wherever, in the different sec tions of the State, the wants of the commnuities and the peculiar localities indicate their expediency whether by considerable or moderate expenditures, for railwavn nlank roads, or navigation. And this must j - c - . . and will so down at an early day. Those sections fail- in to be provided for at this session of the Assembly, must have their just claims recognised at another ; since tliA nhMtnna made to some local schemes, are based not upon any opposition to them, but upon a doubt as to the propriety of undertaking too much at once. It should be well remembered by these sections, how ever, the day has now passed by, when any anti-jni-provement people can receive the same consideration at the hands of legislators, as those who are favora ble to the policy adopted by the will of the people jof the State ; and when any section may desire just aid, it can always be best attained by representatives left free to act in a spirit of general liberality, or better still, by such as are specially instructed to act in this spuit, according to the will of their constituents. . x our committee, therefore, talrn 41 mpartial justice absolutely -require IheStau , ht 'aster and protect all sections alike, so far as t 0'd' 1 lone by any kind of improvement-in other' 1 ;0 CARRY ON SYSTEM UNTIL ITS BENE?T3 ARE eo' 3FFUSOD. Now we apprehend that there are U iv iiensiblemen who will read these extracts andlpt ninds run back to 1848, and notice the worZv phange that has taken place since then in the ' i)f the property representing branch of the Wy? ' iind throughout the country, but will admit Cj'! news embodied in the report of the committee h ted from are more than likely to be, if they aret' already, generally adopted throughout the State T S M parties, It there be atiy who doubt ttto J? our next number endeavor wurin fact appear still more plain, wane mis important' INVESTIGATOR ! LADIES' DEPARTMENT ; : . i , ' " M : . -For the Adiocale j i Dependence and Independence of Woiarv j It is: quite difficult, in these days of "Woman Rights" and man's consequent jealousies, to find a work 1 on"Female Education," without encountering a fri-ht. : ful list ofj responsibilities peculiar to woman, arid a code by;which sheniay secure the approbation of the 'llords of creation' . From; the lofty heights to which favorable influen-1 cps and superior privileges have raised them, some of ttiese "lords" look down upon us ptzmies with com.: mendable condescension, and hold their sceptre of ur-i pamty, that we may touch and thenceforth enjoy the unspeakable privilege of being classed among, theiri 0 Jedient subjects. j; It is jnot uncommon to hear such complaining of; tlie physical weakness, of what they are phased to term the: "softer sex." They blame the care by whlchl that delicate air is attaiued by some young ladies.' which disqualifies them for the active duties and en-' jymenta of life ; and who would not blame it? liuti ' &, the same time let us inquire, who is really to blame?; They tell us "it is the highest, ambition of woman to' call one manly heart her own." We blush to own I that, too frequently, woman's aspirations rise no hili ex. What then is the result? What if yrm have; Hade gold your hope? is. any snffiering or self-denial i t(jo greati to obtain it ? Will even the fear of future ! suffiering deter you from the gratification of your long ' cherished desire? Will not ambition for conquest,; 'power, fame or honor, lead a man to sacrifice all ease; i i - i aid comfort, and if one is more successful than anoth-! er,he will make the successful one his model and form his plans j by that.'! So, too often it is with woman.! plie sees the delicate and feeble, rejoicing in the hora- age of thousands.; Strong arms clasp in fondness,! the wasp-like waist of fashionable beauty; marbln lips receive the impress of tenderness; eyes languid!' with weakness and voluntary suffering meet, at eaili glance, a return of love ; fair, delicate, untoiling hands fefel the warmest pressure ; willing feet hasten to do thebidding of delicate nerves arid muscles. ' i Let but a young lady have independence enough to break away from this thraldom; let her venture ' to ' escape her -confined, chamber, and allow the fresh. -breeze and the soft sunshine to kiss her brow; let hoc take deep ; draughts of nature's tone, let her waist refuse to submit to Fashion's bonds, and who would think. herj interesting? , On the contrary how: many will pronounce her coarse and ugly! The,, -glowing cteek, the -ruby lips and sparkling eje are quite interesting in poetry, but when we find tlmi . with their; necessary accompaniments, rigorous health a stout frame and an independent mind, who finds poe try there? ' j I There are few, even of those who declaim most on this subjectj, who have sufficient courage to choose a companion from among those who comforra to their own theor,; then how can they expect their weaker, sister to do better?, JESSICA. f tAre we to presume that your reference hero is l any one answering to tne touowing aescription oi a "fashionable lady." Ed. Adv. fTHE NifcE Young) Woman. The nice young wr.; roan eroes to bed when other people are getting up,: , doats on Don Juan, and thinks he must have written Walker's Dictionary, espies all the faults and none1 of the virtues of the cultivated woman; wonders where Dork and beans rrow, and thinks it singular that eggs, don't brealt in falling from the trees, cbvera the legs of ber piano, and snuts tne moon out ot ner . bed-room, because there is a man in it ; prides herself upOn delicate health, and always gets up a nervous lit when there is a handsome fellow near who understands I her case ; adores Italian music, and never could live i through an! English opera, calls mamma " our cook," ) and wonders whom her dirty little brothers belong to, falls' desperately in love with a pair of incipient j moustaches, get up a flirtation by romanticly eloping j with the bosom friend of both parties, and comes to ! her senses some fine morning, by finding herself descr- I ted,, her pockets empty, and a lOng life ot wearisome j labor staring her in the face! Who shall say this is riot the fate of many a full-blooded, nice young wo- : man?" -:.'.!! - j I Not So Fast Pope Holdcn? ; The Fusion vote in Maine is 48,704. The Dem-; ocratic 45,229 the Whig 10,281. This shews where : the? Whig vote is gone, and is another proof that Krow Nothings is Whiggery in disguise." j ji Standard, 22nd inst, j Not go fast, Holiness ! The Democrats have icre ' tofore carried the State between themselves and the Wjhigs by four or five thousand majority. Now they art about 15,000 behind the joint vote against therm jWjhat has becorne of the 19,00 Democrats who were pefcessary in times past, to enable tbem to carry the tate by 4,000 majority? - - f This is backing their southern friends with a venv geance K Besides, it is well known to the Standard, that out of the 45,000 votes polled by the Democrats at! the late elections there is not one in a hundred who is Dot an abolitionist. Raleigh Star. I jA match game of billiards, for $3000, is to be played in New Orleans between two Creole ladies-of, respectability '. ' . ! Snow ih August. The St Johnsbury (Vt.) Cale- donian says that snow leu in tnat piace anu m jiui villeonthe 18th inst It was not a "great snow storm," but only a flurry, filling the air with' white flakes for a few minutes only. f j sauia Auua s juaiuuj Louisville, Ky., Sept 14. Santa Anna's sister arid brother-in-law, passed through here yesterday en rorite for New. York. Santa Anna himself i soon expected by the same route. p TVi-c- fJnv. Brairer has recommen- ded Thursday , the 25th bf October, as a day of sol emn and gubUc thanksgiving to Almighty God for past blessings, and of supplication for his continual kindness and care over us s a State and as a nation." . 11 AH IVmtl AXl VT MFA M. u V tZJCj " 1 I -rrr Ti:. r T j: U A VlUinti nan- e lieorge . tuiiau, w jluuiuuu., tuc auuuuuu v.u- didate for Vice President in '48, in a letter , to the National Era, says : "It (Know-Nothingism) must be watched, for it has murdered tht anti- slavery cause in Indiana, to an extent," &c. Capt S. W. Downing, or the U. b. JNayy is aeaa.
American Advocate (Kinston, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 28, 1855, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75