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f
- Editor -and f ropnetor.
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1.25 tor
ifiserted at the rate pi , vu
S'Bre or lessor the-flrsfcl
nor o;-"-y
K Should be mar ted witK the nuw-
4 vtif5irtnt8 "tvill be-
urt Orders an- foreaoirig rates.-H
charged 3 1-5 per
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Onr rPrinHn'PS.
. cMli maintain the doctrine that rid for-
fir
the elective
ti.e utcd
nf nur country.
We shall
ocate a passaged, a Stringum
ffiAX whichcy. Cornwall
? &ners of thesd classes as may; in violatidh pf
5 vSr rib our ports"; and. to require
Such law . tereaUer rea t demand from
lae .President of tt ' d wttor sack eli
WlKi? ample satisfadUm for
aSa proper indemnity agaihst the rep
etitiou thereof - v- XMW;nr Anoint
TAird. wesnau oppose - ..
nt of any ftrefc citizen to any office ..pttrtst
honor or cmommem, uuuer. Wv -f r.o ,
eicnts,or. the employment, of
rwnoas in the army or navy in Unit , of war , mam
tS -S we doiffiS opinion that the .nafiwfn at;
S of tteUuited States have : the rightjo govern
"he land of their birth and thatall immigrants from
ibrdad shouId.be content with the. enjoyment of hie,
nbeSandproperty.der.o
Sng to participate n the enaction, admmistrahon
or execution of our lavs, ' , ,rtv,f;nn
Fourth. We shall advocate and urge the P1
f such an 'amended fom f support, tht
VnTmln ofthe tinted States, and to ba adm
tercd to all persons elected or appointed to any office
of trust, honor or emolument, under the Federal or
State governments, as will effectually exc ude -from
KiiirofSnna nf adhesion or allegiance to any lor-
cirnprinTO, power, potataiithprity;-yhateT,J
Fifth We shall oppose, now , and hereafterf any
"'union of Church and State,", no matter what class of
religionists shall seek ta bring about, such union....-
Sixth. We shall vigorously mamtam fixe. vested
tMits of all persons, ofhative or foreign birthj aiid
shall at all times opposd the slightest interference with
such vestedrights. J , ' .
Seventh. We shall oppose and protest against alt
abridgment of ' religious liberty, holding it as a caldi
uil mxxim, that religious faith is a question twtweeri
each individual and ,hi3 ipd, and over which no polit
ical government, or other human power, can rightfully
cxorcis3 any sup3rvisionj or control, ' at any' time, in
anv place, or in any forjri. r " ''
'Eighth. We shall oppose all "higher law" doctrines,
by which the Constitution is to be set at nought, vio
lated, or disregarded, whether by politicians, by relig-.
ionht&,jx by the adherehtsf or followers of . either, or
fey any oth class of persons. ,
Ninth. We shall maintain and defend the Constitu
tion as it stands, the Union as it exists, and the rights
' of the Stcttes, without diminution as guaranteed there
by : opposing aj aU tiiftds, and to the extent of our
ability and influence, all who may -assail them, or ei
'ther of them. . ' . V
Tenth. : And lastly; we shall use pur utmost exer
is)ns to bd!d us an " Aikerican party" whose maxim
!)..!! : ' . j .
American's SHALiJiuiLfi TttlElR OousTRT I f
.PLVFF0R3I MD PRINCIPLES. L r
platform: ind pntxciPLSs of
THE ORGANIZATION. .
f. The aekhowledgeiient 'of that Almighty Be
in.x, wnV raies over the IJiiiverse, who- presides over
: - 'J.uncils of nations--who conducts the affairs o;'
ri ;n, and : who, in every step by which we have ad
v.'iced to the character of an independentttiat5on has
tiktingaished us by -some! token of Providential
ty.
II. The cultivation and developmentjbf-.a'senti-'
;H ot . nroi Jaadlv nisei3 American fJiivr-f
... . . . . .. .. i
sions.
m. iiie maiutamanfce of the union of these
t iiti l States a? the paramount political good ; or.
. .-5'se i asuiagion, " tne primary
objoct of patriotic desIrjJ And hence :
1st, Opposition to aU ittempls to weaken or sub
vort it. j
' 2d. Uncorapromising antagonism m every princi
ple of policy that endanger it. " .
3d. The advocacy of an equitable adjustment of
- ail political difference which threatened its inteeritv
4th. The suppression ojf
all tendencies to political
uivuioii, loundoa oa " gd
or on the bdief that there
graphical discriminations,
is a real difference of inter-
ests and views " between
, Union. .
the various sections of the
5th. The full recognition of the rights of the set
era States, as expressed and worvvi in v,a nor,ati.
tuition ; and a careful avoadance, by the General Gov
ernment, of all interfencejwith their rights by legis
lative or executive action! I . !
fY'Ooedience to thej Constitution of these Uni
ted otates. as the snnremp In w nf nnA ji
obligatory upon its parts; and members; and stead
last resistance to the spirit of innovation upon its
principles, however specious the pretexts. Avowinjr
that iu all doubt or dispuk-d points it may only be h
galy ascertained and exp-ounded by the Judicial now.
erot the United States?. - ' ' r
And, as a corollary to thp. rWo . . ' -v ,
teii,A f'evercaiial obedience to the laws'
whether National, State, W Municipal, until they are
Soaut the
te6r Da sfd regard for those acti of
fDshiP' Thlch. A contraistinSS
oZXf k Ration, by the fact of their
e natur? of jcompacts and . agreemer,
polity. .r- p.irapiattcfeal !
,radical rev&ipn and modification of the
1. Ill f Onno(anvl U 3 1. . I
from lnvAf ,VuuermS w tne Honest immigrant who,
iSX-i ;nlllrfr.ty or ted of oppressiol, seeks an
St c ion thSmted Sfe3' a friendly reception and
Tr uTrm of Wtoba' and paupTrs.
, - UJtl UZMIIK-.ra.
Lawa
; .. aai moflincation the Naturalization
Th-
nralizid to vote.
t"
'""s signers not nat
of Co'S1 acts
forriJjL j i?g Pa118 .of" land to unnaturalizpd
foresaw, and allowing them to rote b the
Territo-
"r-10! tothi corru
the leaders oi party Jav iS2Sf ich
L..-. "THu"'"crxo lorced unon wa nnr
urers and our political cr. TOOur.
Im-:!icab!c enmU.v - . T
ing system of reward TP.oraliz
of punishments for XK)htffiL!UDServieDC7
Disgust for the iM ZZ: 'nce- . . . ' -.:
acter::jes the a?e. T w .om&i which char.
These on the one han4 On thV Atw'
Im'tati m of the r,rX;:nJh!.Ather-
offi ie should ;k tin I Z i IJr 6 m'xim thatJ
anl of the ru'- that th? Vtman the office;"-:-
fitness for ojSoe is thV-elo-ibit? hf -?rt'lini '
the honesty of the iufinn, E'lt.m and :
til J. . one ; ana a1nl-v!5A --i. 1
.-..uir.. , r--r5 Ul ine . TOW
r Alverum- . otherwifi be epn,
bar of inaeHio desirt?, c Accordingly.
such offices all persons, iwlio snau nuj uu; " . -
picWv recognise the obligations and binding force of
nrthf. ; united cjiaies, as uuiumuuiib
v-.ht ,0u,,i tr .--f. -r--nneipjp?-s:.urcicr-naiL nsL-iiencaoTwara every?
7nt? TKl h5St0ani bTUd thatJfeekbali
t r i mtattrf - V - T Order and the .4fiatim f and
'tnfvXS o at,Vn; and loi . cinula- it recommends, that fliere. ccealment lof
Cn tae places of meeting of subordinate councile. -f
"ir o i bt.tution and Hi's suceesniby applied its pro- : . . - . i. v n n a B1.r VTV.-AtvTi
.1.
TDK i;
5 "!f -JC
yil. BeSttance o-tliT aggressive policy'; and
rnpt lendericitSji oi the Koman Uatholic (Jhurch m
dar countryby the- ndvUncement t6 all political sta-,
tlons-cxecpti ve,--.legiBlative.judicial or diplomatics
bf .tliose ,oi)lt'v'Uo.inOt hold "civil alleerfance, . directly
or indirepUVf ib.atjy fofeigtt-j-power whether civil of J
TOuiraiaaucai uucuuo-s are;2.merK;nn5 uy uivuJj-'wu
cation it arid i training i-thusfullQUihg. the maxim,
, Americans -tushxe sr!Ai4i govern America'? :
" The protection bf lift citfeena in the legal and pro
proper exercise of -i their rcivil and rtligiju8 Tights' dh8 :
privileges ; the? Onaintenance of thd tig-ht of every
man- to . the fulluanrestrained. : and - peaceful en-
ioymebt of .his own . religious .opinions and worship,
and a - jealous; ..resistaii(& bf all ; attempts by any Sect,
denomination or church to obbtiti ,dh .iiS&naefafcy over
any othcp. in the State, by means of any special com
bination of its members, or ' by-a division of their'
tjivil allegiance with any foreiu powei potenfetCr'-ot.
ecclesiastic , : :: ,2e- - -5' Qz u.
lX.-The r.efottiiation. ' of the : charter qf our. Na
tional Legiskture," iiy elevating to.the igined-Jand
responsible position, men-of higher, aspiration, purer:
morals, and more imselfi:patriotisn
, X.-The U rtriction bfoiJxecutive patrpnage,Tes
pecialiy Jn ithe matter jof . appointinentsitaoffice-rso
far , as itt may ba permitted "i by the Consjitipn, jand
consistent with the public goodt r ifeva fe-f ? -Xl.rThe
edpetion of th.c ypdth of f our eountry
in schools provided lay the, Stsite ;.. which schools shall
be common toall, without distinction of cteed or party,
and free froni any influence pf a denominational ; or
partizan character. r '; -: v;--'-ii-'- j-t :!
Ana, luasmucit aa viirisLiamiy, utue wluliuus
of nearly all the States' t by the decisions-of, .the most !
eminent judicial authorities J and t.by Jthe : .consent f
the people of : Americanos consiuercaan element of
pur political system ;""and- as the Holy Bible i3 at
once the source of Christianity, . and the depository
and fountain of all civil and relirkus freedom, we ori
pose every attempt to esciuge-it irom the Bchools' thus
established in the States f:c
XII. The American partyhavinff arisen upon the
mlns and in suite i of fhe ormosition o the Whu? and
Democratic parties, cannot be held in any nlanner rev
sponsible for the obnoxiottB acts or viohvtod pledges of
eitner.j. Ana xne sysxemaijc agnation putetsiareiy
quesUon by those parties fhavingreleva ted sectional
hostifity into apdsitiyeclemeotofpractical powerrand
brought our institutions into peril, it has therefore be
come the imperitive duty of -the Almeritfjtf party -ton
j. t'X- e ik i :..-. a e-
iry anu-periMJiuiiy unue uuion. aiiu asjexperience
i V A "A A ' A"! TT. ' . A . -1 . . - -"I
has shown it impossible toV reconcile" opinions so-ex
treme "as those which separate the disputants, and ' as
tare can be"no : dishonor in lsubpittiagt6 thelaws1T
the National' Cpnucil has deemed it the best guar an-;
tee of eonimott iu3tice and of future Tieawi. to abide bv
and maintain the existing laws i upon- the -subject i-of!
Slavery, as arhnui and conclusive- settrcment of -that
subject in; spiritand, in substance. :iis-:f '-T s
And regarding it tne ; Inghest duty txt- avow theip
opinions upon a' subject so important, in distinct : and
unequivqcal terms it 13 hereby declared J as the sens?
of this NatipnaJ Council, that Congress possesses : a6
powerv under the-Cdnstitution'ta legislati ve Upon, the
subject of Slavery iu the States where itdoes or maV
exist, or to exclude any State from admission into the
Union, because its constitution docs or does not recog
nize the institution T of ; 'Silvery a part tf its social
system ; and exprelypfeteMittinj anyj;; expression
of opinion upon the power of Congress to establish or
prohibit Slavery in -any Territory, it is the sense of
the National, Coancii that " Oon;7re93. "ought ,not to
legislate upon the sabiect of Slavery within theTerri
tories of "the United States, arid tiat any'interferehce!
by Opngress with jayyisi -ittista ln the District
of Colttjnbiawtnild he a viplatioit of. Ihc spirit and
intention" of theeewpaetrby-whieh "the State of Mary4
land '.'ceded7 VfleJJistrit to a
brearli of the"Ndtional i'aith. j
v o-XIltt-Th? -pM f gsjei-nrnQrif of the United
Statssy.iiv its rc!atioii,wita loreign governments, 4 is" "to
ment, all its citizcas from interference with the -infer
nal concerns of natiOnswith whoni we' Sr peace.. I
v V. 5 r-i usb iiowuiw tuuuuil UcUlurvS tUjll LHU
President of National Convention
C D. Desiiler, of New Jersey, '
. Corresponding Secretary.
Jas. M: Stepitexs, of Maryland,
- " i -. Recording Secretary,
To Nervous Sufferers. '
ABETlR2ti'0LERJ VMAN", restored to health in a
few days after many years of great nervous suf
fering, is anxious to make known the means of cure
Will send (free) the pre jcription used. Direct the
Rev. JOHN M. DAGNALL, Ho. 6'J Fulton street,
Brooklyn, N. Y. '
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How to Conduct yourself in an Editor'
Sanctum. :-': f '. : j.
Tnwniueh as we are .t very day mere and mere con
vinced that there is a clas3 of persons who are totally
ignora'ht of the proprieties which should be enacted in
a 'sanctum," and the valire1 of &tt editor's" time, we
propose to submit the following brief remarks for the in
struction of those who are not fully posted up in these
matters. '. - --: - ; ' w
. , In the' first place, always make your visits daring the
busiest part of the day ; and never upon any account
whatever, come in leisure moments. , It would be iff?
proper for any person to go" into a cottnting-r bom and
bore a merchantan hotir or two, but such liberties
are allowed itf an' editor's room.
After you have entered, . tumble theexchanges all
over; they have all been arrariged in regular order for
reference, and hence of course, if iff of no particular
importance' Whether they are disturbed or not. Again,
always be sure to take up ther scissors ?and lay them
where they cannot be found. If you see a kfrife laying
rouna anywnere, ciean your nans witn il, uu vu.uy u
on m your pocket it is ot no particular use. xsut a
bove all things be careM tenrpsit the ink directly up
on careflly prepared' copy, so as to entirely deface it,
It is not much trouble to write it over agrfn ; you
may wind up with breaking pencil points disarranging
files, occupying three chairs, talking at the tonpf your
voice, and finally spitting in1 theedrtofs hat. Yotf cun
then leave with the impression that you havepaidhim
a distingnished honor for which he will ' be eternally
indebted. Native Citizen . ' ' V V " r
&rers6F Fear. The extraordinary flower exer
ted by fear over the human mind '.was ;e$hib!Jed 5n
Vienna in a remarkable manner, a few aas agoDr.
F , an eminenf physiciatr of TViehha obtained
leave from the local aufhoritei to try ; his:expermeht
npon the person of apriscnor who. hail beencpndemned
to death. Accordingly an offer was made' td the individ
ual in question, holding out the promise pf thercBiion
of his punishment, if be w uld coiiseut topas3the night
in the bed of a patient who fotrr hourStprevipIyJhid
been cut off by chblef&v . The prisonCT eosksnted and
was" put to bed and after the X exparatTon" Of ss.pme
thr3e lionrs, or less, he w.us seized wfth violent vonifidnff
and all the attend rit'svmjitom ofcbolerat J-He'- was,
tatlon' was comP'vy retabipiedvHisrao
m:va;wasreat, when DnF-ruformedhunthat th
f1 P rrc "k1 pjire, .and: that np chblertf.
aad ever 5ain Xheve.yienw CorrespoiideAt of i
exact justice iram tee strongest, and o, justice to 'the
weakest ; estraining, by al td& fkpet o$ thekpvern-
- . -'.'i attended Jmmediatly .bT sveraT physical," aodi iPV .on-.SO WTelye,.. ri
j , 7 r"6 lllLUl "uc'r: Kra IT 0,01(1. 11
An Amfirican;PoJicfQr
J
t' ...: J . Jrom the Arator.
GUAggEg4 a!4 ti GRAZING, V ! '
Mr. Editor : 7 I hare read witb much
intcresUha following articleXrom.the.South
era Planterand as the climate and soil of
Iriitaiaji
pllcKof pteu Jrmer
saraeasf.the raising;pl grass and . grazing
t)eeii mucn neglected in NorthGaroli
naTai3ti.uasthe season for immediate prepa
ration&nMyoft our p6(3pleare desi
ring to aclopfe: the s jstern of raisirig" grass arf
itlfidaliy,) is: at iiand, it-w-ill e read rvvitli
much: interest and
:byj;ypur reajd-
iriijrginia marfj years haVe;niade
a Support by grazing cattle and sheep.
Ever' grader. js tound to hard gragi-V
the-sfarmer and. planter ought to have: it:--Thc,
qaiGkest way. to' . impcorylanxi "'is) by'
flowing 4ott,MccesiiV
- lu.ri -uuifjjiiv; vcajiGv ,-n-aji io piuw , J
uuwu.uio perennial grasses, aiier. tney nave
stood three or four years untouched by the
'r Ther fcittd -of grasSj to be sown should be
adapted
ture may
orlhe locality jlfbif MthoaiglCn
becoaxeda jlitile, yet she cannd t
tie whipped or spurred oat of theHrck the
vi eutor cuaiKcu out. xt is true- tnat Jinaian
orn-mayr
s gr6wii either In thHorrid or
in "the
i.erate zones ; but let ,it -bx) re:..
memocrecbtnati although a northern corn
can be gfowjf in a southernlim
rrC corncannot grow itxn nortliqrn climate.
K aiiorthern corii be, transplanted in the
soutn, it win in a , lew years Jjecome a sputhr
take the "saiho "corR directly back
to its original place, and thefrojtakes, vtj
but move the annual produce only aCfew
miles towards its original home, and when
there all
ally was
grasses ;
is right again it is what it origin?
The same
cannot be said of the
for so far as my experience and.
information go, they are all now What they
.everwece.
-""Some of our grasses are annuals;.s6me
are" perennial?, some are natural, 6th er for
eigner, artihcialr v-vfi
T vi- i,':; ' .;,J-'-t
. ir i i nn k; i-cr
causethearp cor
atjnateral3 grasses, fare have ih
tVi?ginia, :thgreerisard the white cjo ver
and h fVir grass-fall "of : which
nTmsim burDbses i. 'esbe-
are5upei$3 purposes cspe-
ciallyi for vslreep. Thet green ; sward and
whitelpylwili.gene found grow
ing togethei"and onfieh land may be cut
foHiar twice in me year : but because of
their difiqultysoif curing, better for this pur
pose havsom either. The natural place
ior green sward and White clover is oh CPCfl,
moist land containing potash in abundance,
as well as a due pprtion of lirne and gyp
sum. If the potash, is- wanting .it mast be
supplied Teithef in the manufactured article
ot in the; ashes. : Only StfW the ashes and
the green sward willjsoon show itself with
out sowing ; without
have no green sward.
the ash or ashes you
lay niOuiitain home
contains, perhaps, a superabundance of pot
ash, produced by thej decomposition of the
felspar and green stcrae rocks, and1 ashes
from the burnings of woods and weeds ; and
I here I have thse grasses in perfection;
.... " About thirty years past,- the blue grass
was growing all oirer AfEfhers, and had ex
clusive possession of the lorger mountains ;
but now the green sward has taken its place;
naffff'O has o'tdcfdd a change, and I am glad
of it, for "the green is now far preferable to
the blueJ But I havejno doubt that in time
to' come, perhaps hundreds or thousands of
years, this same blue grass seed, will be
called .forth by nature -f arid then it will
not be the dwarf seeH here in my day, but a
superior plant. Although aware of the
difficulty of performing the task, I will at
tempt to speak of the -adaptation of the
different grasses to the different soils and
kfca'tions." ' , ' . "-' '
On poor land, Jry,- sow herds grass Jflid
ribbed -plantain. i ... ... .. f
? C' l)n pioor land, mpist, herds grass.
feOn poor land, wet stagnant, frerds
grass. - .
'.4Qn poor land, wet. slope; Iieds, grass.
4 On rich land drywe have none. -
TtQn eh" Jand, moistif. warm location.
SwmeadcKltolian ray aid Kentucky
blue. lijtoji0'"; or'
rich 4and;-wet slope;- if warm'krca-
in-, J0ceniuuii.y T oiue,
mothy?
;
-1 itt14fvi?mant herds
" Onrjeh lalpretStagnant, neras,
On sand, -cold location," something
i . , J , . - -
may
& Afaiferita'i ' Veople
" On sand, warm idcaiion, nothing unless
"irrigated. ' ' , j. x- . ' . .
" Bv mid l
northern slopes including ' the valleys be-
j wiuc iiviuge. - joy- warHVianar i
mean, all other locations in, our State. Jn
Virginia, thousands of cattle die annually
through winter- foWant of food j par ticu-lai-ly.
eafitvard fronk-the,Blue1Riclgei"'v, J5et
ter kill one half fonthe dogs , and buzzards,
to ensure the life of tlioser remaining,, and
have thern in good conditiorT in the spring;
ofbettexstill, rive tie surplyilrdss the
Blue Ridge and ell themV. . Better loe with-
b,uf ca ttle than Sustain suchrioas y'thieiri
ueutpiis jlsuiu po ertyi., aye, anaiaEeiflto
the - account, toocthe: death of the 4and,
cuuseu oy me eternal ireaoing ana gnawing
of the fc'dttld id ' gef ie remains of a weed.
If 1 Were the owner , of poor; land I - would
certainly not l6t ;a hoof go on. it.. A cow
oroyano hdl'Se's, !iciuld. be-fe epi Inja
lio'uM Qf poundand fed on corn, millet, clo
Yei7&c,'dim not sell my surplus winterS cow food, -but
pi'gad it neatly pvef rfiy pddrcst lands, after
which- I Would call that sprit! Ifdjtlngif. by
ally, ugly JianiC, such as poorjbpnyj sterile,
miserabler barren: alleclary- worthless
sickly dead tseernsttt bBro
opinion tliat the ffalJof thefarm shouldjje
trodden down by cattle into a muck, before
it,is a proper manure ;'but my experience,
and .indeepn'teaches me thaVthis is a
great jnistake.J . Tis Jtfue that the cows feet
do not destroy or, injure the salts or oils in
the vegetable matter, but the rains and eva
porations dp. . : And not only this, but ano
ther heavier loss is sustained by-the prac
tice above-alluded to,-? that isr the-lifting,
carting, afid spreading three Itimes as much
.water as manure. :i( I have Teen an experi
mental farmer, and now savi the owner of
lanqparticularly -that which is poor, had
better have no cattle than be compelled to
feedjto them his corn stalks, and
Therenter is a privileged character; he
can do as he pleases ; he spreads nomanure
of courser Put yourcorrrstalks on the
most con venient galls and gullies ; and'your
straw in springneat und clean, on wheat,
rye, or oatfields ; ' only remember liot to
put oatsfraw on wheat or syjj. Or if from
sickness or other cause, you cannot com-
pletjS this joa in due time, then scatter your
remaining straw amongst T your growing
Jwfi? im'mediatelv followinff ttfee last plow
.--j j
mg.- This manner of manuring will lorce
a good ear on a small stalk in part, attrib
utable to the retention of moisture. . S'raw
used" in this way will- produce more profit
than double its original yaljie ; then why
not clear out the cattle, for one year at least,
and that you have annually the overplus
grains, shueks and corn blades as their bet
ter food Much better live icfor and go
ragged a few years, until your lands are im
proved, than go starving all your life.
.. "Let not the roan who has numbers of
poor acres and poor slaves,-tjiink that he is
exelud'ed in the above remarks; Who are
the rich ? he who has the bbne and sinew
and mind, ready all to go right ahead with
his business. Who are the poor ? he who
Will Wnt njlnnt his mind to his occupation :
and the consequenccs-ah ! oh !
" The velvet grass is of pale green color,
two to three feet hiarh, long
boot and short blade, both velvet like j seed
much like the ribbon grass only more chaffy
nnrl lio-ht. It crows more luxuriant in soft
Q , . O -, .. .:,
running water, therefore I would recom
mend tt for all slopes whicli Can bC Irriga-
ted at pleasure by st or warm water.
This and, the ribbon grass are the only
Trasses which will bear warm watery in my
knowledge, and it is Only necessary to' take
the water from these just for the time . for
cutting and curing the hay.
" The ribbon grass grows
three feet high, and is easily
from two tp
distinguished
from any other ; by the blades having all
manner of white stripes. It blossoms pro
fusely, but I have never known it to pro
duce a seedV - It propagates rapidly from
the roots. . v
"The oat grass grows from three to five
feet high may be cttt for hat th' times a
year ; no stock is fond of it either green or
cured, yet as it puts up early ana continues
late, it is valuable. J V
M I send a head of Yrrgima lrfe grass.
irro i boWl of Tv p.nt.nfkv blue erass. shPrt:
ribbon grass, shorter ? velvet grass Siortest r three
blades of ribbon, one blade velvet,' and a leaf of the
wild pea an awans, ror convenreuuci - -
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Amherst, "July 15, '55. - V 7 . .- ;
Sotrra SEA.-1-The missionary
ship John Williams, named afterjthej heroie martyr of
Bromanga, has recently completed a , voyage': amog
fhe letr Hebrides af other wesferiy 'gron - W
iournal of the voyage says, on rescnin?- ineismnua n
Fatethe distressing nws was brought pa board . thaj
some of the teachers, w th their wives, left theireon
tht lstvova.crP. had been barbarously murdered. vOrii
ff nineteen days afterthfey Werelandender theiBosfi
cheering circumsuinutn. mc mu .wavaai xzvtroiB
and their wiveswere murdered to furnish materials for
i,nrt-id: cannibal banauet. The real reason of this
sudden actf cruelty could not be fearped. .i ' - f
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.Judge Manly's Recent Decision
"We cheerfully comply -with the request contained
in the subjoined note from Judge Madly: In pub
lishing recently, without cdmment, the resdlations of
the Sampson Convention of tliriycfsalusta, w did riot
mean to intimate, (as we were very far from believing)
than any decision ojf "Judge M.'s:. could, proceed from
any ,- motive but; airigh Sense of duty and an enlight?
ened feontiction that it was the lawvof the land.' The
statement of hisJHonor is calm and clearahd, as the
point involved is a new one; will be read with general
interest,; , . ,: :.. ." --'-:-. Vl , ."
-Jddge Manly; however has beenj misinfprmed as
regafd th& first publication of the iSampson resold-
tions.abpve alluded to. They were originally p
Jished in the Tarboro' Southerner,' from which paper
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:vvB.copieci vaesiVtlit JUetam. -, f- ?
f 'T.S'' ROTHfeFOBDrD8cHst:i855,
:Th( Resolut
yeutioniavmg .appear Jo? thOrst'tm in the
AYilmiugton ,J3edas Jnl'S"fQrjned,--i hope you will
do me the ,'favor tojiubliah alsoinfyDur papgr 'the
statement p the matter whteh' t here wijtfi sehdi '
Tnvrespectfuyp s:
JVLtyr Manly,
I deicisioa of mine is jd8kaE0bdn hai been
made the subject of dehunciationy a -S tate CpnVen-
tipn of the vniyersalist dehominatidh' of ChristiansThJ
Sampson county :uv?oW-nsor'-.ccm'g from so
fespectableja; soue,; requires of mefctd make a state
bublic to Judge tightly. - X
Mcept the -form of affirmation ;prpvidei fer: Qua
kers, sliehnPuists'a "PuiyJ two
forms ef oaths " by which' persons can "bVqualified to
giJioiino
.Holy Oospefe... and, (for th'peT: have scruples of
' rinenArra nlviti f nimuini Ahk'h "I .T- -' -.1.1-
uplilfed hand.,' These fpms piay.be seen by reference
to tlie Revised S tatutesV in. the beginning of the (chap
ter Off the subject ofpathsi:'- '
.'The, witness mqucstion, when orfered,: declined
taking an oath upon; the Hbly iGospelsi in the usual
form,' on the ground Pf cpnscfentiPul "craples ; and
l 1. r. . i "i . . . .- - .i ' ..
r.iuv WW-, was uuuut 10 swear mm in ine alternative
form prescribed by the-act'ok Assembly, when it was
objected that he did "not believe' in a future state 'of
rewards "and pitinishments. Upon examrnationhe
stated he believed ''allrjerxis-wpuld be saved, from
their shan.djexempt from paiasadpthalties for
thiJin altogether in the next werld that sin had its
punishment in this life, but none in the life to come."
By a reference to the terms of the oath which, it, was
proposed to administer to . him, it will at once be seen
that he could not take that form of oath. It is in the
following words : "I appeal to God as the. witness of
truth and tne avenger of falsehood, as I shall answer
the same at the great day of judgment, when ' the se
crets of all hearts shall be made known, that the evi
dence that I will give," &c. Here the sanction ap
pealed to is accountability at the great day of judg
ment. As he di3 not believe in this sanction,, and de
clined taking the oath on the Gospels ; and as these
are the only two forms in which persons (except Qua
kers, &c.) can be sworn in North Carolina, it iollows,
that "he could not be sworn at all, wiehout forcing his
conscience. In hig case, therefore, the court was re
lieved from the duty of deciding what are the sanc
tions appealed to in the common form of oath, and
whether, with his belief, he could have taken that oath,
if he had offered to dQ so. Upon this plain statement,
I think it might be safely submitted to the sober sec
ond thoughts of the Convention in Sampson itself,
whether their denunciations . against me, in " the par
ticular case stated, are not harsh and uncalled for.
. Whether the belief of the witness offered and thus
eieluped is the belief of the Universalists, I have no
means of knowings t& t have never seen any catechism",
or either symbolical book, of the denomination, except
what has been promulgated by the Convention in
Sampson as the articles of their belief ; and that is
too amb iguous to aid me in a decision. 1 have known,
in the part of the State whef el reside, ; several estima
ble gentlemen, who were said to be Universalists ; and
I always understood that the characteristic feature of
their belief was the finite duration of punishment in
the next world, and that all would ultimately be
brought into a state of blessedness; " Under that impression,-no
objection was ever made by me or any
body else, under my observation, to their competency;
nor do I think that any jtfst objection could be made
It is due, however, to candor, to state, that if the
creed of the Universalist embraces a denial of all ac
cotmtability; sfnd punishment in the next wprld, for
sins committed iff the body, find tmrepented of and
unatoned for at death, he is hot a competent witness,
as the law now stands in North Carolina, according
to my opinion, Punishment as well as reward, in a
future state, is" a necessary belief; In conformity with
this opinion, a decision' was made by me at the4 last
Court for Cherokee County, and the point, with oth
ers, has been incorporated in a case; and sent to the
Supreme Court from that County,. 1 trust it will be
settled in some way ; no person in the land will more
cheerfully acquiesce in, and conform to,1 the decision;
if it be against my opinion5 j none, be'more willing, in
case the opinion"-is sustained, cc have the law, altered
so as to embrace the excluded class. My settled con
victions have ever been in favor of a non-intcrferenceV
on that part of the cirS authority, ttitket. directly or
indirectly, whethetf by legislation or otherwise, with
reiigiotk liberty. V .. ". '
It is not my intention at this time, to" discuss at
large the question of law involved in the opinion I
kaye here eipi? essedr 'JtSyii as I have been called be
fore the public, it may trot be amiss for me to assure
such as'take any. interest in the matter, that it has
never been made by me a questian of theology, of ex
pediency, or of credibuity, but simply of competency,
under the law.- And believing the weight of authori
ty and reasoning to be against the competency of the
witness tendered, it became my duty to say so. In
this, - the jadicial officer, has no discretion, but must
probottnee th larw as it is impressed upon his mind.
Ts lam aware there are conflicting decisions in other
SjtaW ,tand in pur own State, circuit decisions have
bnj ia bptn ways, recently, on this point But
the professional understanding has been generally in
onison wan my opinion, juh ine provisions maae
oifl.e2sIafaire' for' 'Qualifying witnesses to give
testimony, manifestly recognize punishment of the
sin of perjury in a future state as a necessary belief.
The lessons given by judges and others to uninstructed
and ignorant persons, m every case -which hat fallen
mem Of the dctsi Jfhiphr I ajn satisfied'rhave ' bee
misuhdtf stedd, atld ivhitiii' af-e iSecessarr'tc) enable th6
1. Sub8cribers".whQ. do not aflve exnivKR-notic tot th
contrary .are, consider wishing to continue thefr sub,
scrintiono - r i " "?:" v-'' '" 7"
-2. If the subscribers order the discontinuance of their
papers,-the publishers may,contintie to Bend 'them tll
aUh cbarkee: alepid: -'t f ?r te
- If subscribefs iiBglect or refuse to take' their- pa
per from the .offiee to w!lichv.hy are directet, .they ar ay
held responsible- until! they -have settled their. bill, and
ordered theifcpesoaacinuM;
" 4,ilf subscribers remove-toupthfer places withont
forniin5thepubiisher,''andi the paper? is nttothej
formcrrection, they are held respdiurfbl$ w
The courts havejdecided thatrefusmg.Mtotake a'
nrider rny Pbseraliori, havff hafor tHtar)ttfihTO.:J
dogma Pf punishment hereafter. And .the i elementary "
writers" makebellef la & t$t$m'tyM!,wtl
punisnmenw.necessaiywwiyje
been;"!.indeedjli?me recenV; expositionai.-ofr; the phrase,
"future state ifKjnvmdi'a wWi.c'reKJ
strict theitrtjs
in'tBis world." But they are not anthbritaUvi,.arid.dCL
not strike me" as consistent wjthny;oiua'dii exegesis
of the phrase, or of the priacipfea'inVolved? ru uirSl
Tn view of these thingsif rav ; fellew-citizcns pf tho
Sampson, Convention Will reject. upPa th'e, it seems
to.me theywill nd reasons ibr;.ray-; judgment, which, .1
if not convincing, '-will at, leasi satisfy thert that ii'
might have arisen frpni Jhe dojdbrulde'' of the ques- "
tioni and not from'arisuch'intole'rance and depravity H
of heart aswould lead me to cemmifc a "flagrant out
rag?" upon the tights of citizens,' and an act "uncon
stitutional arid inimical to republican government.";
itL have made "this communicatioti, not to deprccato "
oruuny into my conduct and motives, whether public -or
ptkate; official or unofficial!;1 but that the case may
,e uridei'stdod, before it is decided by the tribunal to
wjiipnxne appeal is taken. have said nothing; I
trust, which it is not proper and becoming in mc to
say under "the - circnmstanccsJ And I have said all
that k rigcessaryj as I conceive, to present myself
t1017 before my fellpw-citizensi, whose good Ppinion I
desire and would
not willingly forfeit, by acquiescing
in a -misconstruction of my motives, conduct or creed.
And I shall now abide their judgment without appre
hension. !; . I
:".'' ' MATT.'B. MANLY. .
From the Petersburg Intelligencer:
Charming Pemocratic
Jubilee at (rtht
Town of Henfierson, f Directly on Hie
Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, GranV
; -s- ville ,County, N. C.
For some time past a very loud note of prcpara-
tions has been blown about a grand Democratic Ja
bilce to be held at the place j above mentioned; the
occasion being the narj-ow escape of the old North
State Democracy from an utter overthrow by those
Devils incarnate, velept the "dark lantern, midnight
assassins" "Seven counties," or at least the Dcmocra
"PTacy thereof, determined that it should be a grand
affair,-worthy in every way of the "Land of Macon."
Accordingly, Wrtfiriittees id each cotidty wefeappoint
ed id iHvite speakers from allquaPcefs and to get up
abundant supplies of the wherewithal to make every
thing id keeping with the ugiist occasion. T1,B
Warrenton News exhorted on live subject mast feel
ingly and eloquently,- and limned, ' with the aid of its
easel, in advance a picture of the uprising of "much
people" to surround the altar at Henderson, which it
is a thousand pities (in fact more pities than there
were people) should have been ruddy defected by the
uncompromising and rough brush of realized fact.
But, alas! go it was "Man prppose3-7God disposes,"
and in spite of the lurut offerings in the shape of
barbaciies, turkies, Sfc.iha few of the Priests were
there to minister, and but a few of the Laity wore
there to be ministered unto. f$ut it was not the fault
of the Warrenton News or of ithe 'committees." The
News remembered Jefferson's 'advice, "rouse the com
mittees," and the committees were roused, and roused
too to such an extent that it ought to have been a
very rousing affair. We shall'; not quote the parable
of the feast that was spread, the lack of guests at the
feast, the recruiting expedition that was sent out afters
them and the consequent filling up of the table. The!
illustration doesn't fit exactly , for, although it might
apply in one or two particulars, such as the killing of
the 'fatlings" and searching of the -'highways," yet it
is a mournful fact that the "cue" was neither ur
nished with guests," and thalt there was present a
guest with a garment" on sb awkwardly worn that
none could fail to sec that it was borrowed by the
way and yet he was' not turned out. No one can ob
ject to the ways of getting guests to Henderson. '
Extra trains were engaged and those, who took them
had a comfortable and uncrowded ride, and when the
"Grand Jubilee'' was at its acme, "seven counties'
exhausted; and "furrin parts" spent out one thousand
-persons at the outside, was at khy one time the excess
of the number at said "Jubileej" at "Henderson on the
Raleigh and Gaston Railroad," as aforesaid. And
the speakers-how many and who were they ? First
in place, for we hear he made the speech of the "Jubi
lee," the late Hon. John Kerrjin August tasty a whig
candidate for Congress, a scalt which he once filled,
exercised the audience with one of "the ablest, most
powerful, sarcastic and withering speeches" against:
the Know Nothings evef yet heard; Such was the
point of his wit, the delicate: jftblfeh Pf his sarcasm,
the kind remembrance of hef " friends he left behind"
in a district from which he did once go without oppo-sition--a
thing unknown before that he said, as we
nave heard, (he Know Nothing party was. composed
pf Borne me and more beastsv Next on the pepper
grdm'nte. iras bur ancient, trusty and well beloved
Cousin. JbraMp on whose "parts of speech" like' those
of Sffav.Mallaprpp, no "aspersion" shall or can, be
made. . Cousin Abe, in spite of being repudiated on
his public land, doctrines, ia yet jba a sort of quasi
communication with yhis-i Pemocratic.-. brethren, and
"percolated according" at the "Jubilee." w He- kne
Mr. Kerr, had ran' against' ;Mr Kerf; .ta'dno a6'usaa
thing, had beaten Mr. errtnbt; however, withbuf
some very rough hawffingby.-tiM'Iatter, for our lpvinj
cousin declared to the Jubilee that -Kerr' was the
hardest man to handle on the stump that he, out safd
cousin, had ever met with, at .the same Ume shaking
his' hand, giving him "the run of a party, of which -he
Cousin Abe, Had but a slight tenure, and congratula
ting the "Jubilee on their new champion." It takes
our Cousin to give a delicati compliment, and doubt-'
leas Mr. Kerr duly appreciated the position assigned
to him of changing his skin all at once, and front
being a hard to handle Whig, become yef more'
hard to handle Democrat. O ! Cousin Abe, we al
most fear you meant to be sarcastic and extract a
little vengeance for jour formerly Kerr-bruised bones.
But we won't press it. There were Pther speaker'
we hear at thej Jubilee, but as they wpre old and full
communion Democrats pf the' "laud of Macon," their
remarks may well be' taken- for granted, usually elo
quent as we are sure they were, and at least demon
strative of a never to be overcome consistency far
error. ".Thur began,-. Continued and ended the greai'
" Jubilee" at' rtHenderson on the Raleigh and Gastoo
Rail Road; Granville, N05i -
paper ot periodical from,, tneoffice,t or :iem6ymg,anoi
paving Ji uncalled fi?r, j'rinm ie
intentional frauds, i ..." "--I ' v.-
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