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1 . TK C4af)LI iXCPCSUCAX. A OCTHUUt WXZKIT tOILLAR XrwjrpATER, XJI .-VJUX. CfMCCi-JTlm.Y' IW Oa cpT. Mil ia Jtx i m F ojm,. wpti a JJr . 5.50 I Tt Uf nf c.'uU at u m-m rate. All kmn. Vgtfif OwLLt.tmirtbrir , CAROLINA REPUBLICAN- Hfiuoluton. 11. C FRIDAY, JL'LV 0, 154? roa coscar-s, CAIT. GREEN r. CALDWELL. ELtt'ja flnt Tiandaj la JcrtiL Major General or -2th Division. Afteradelxy cf mow thin six months. .f. v l . . - . . wt art g-U to know xUi ti cScer is ccm- ci:5CO-1 W ics frca tit lut Rg-str that Gov. Utzlj hu ccr.nuisicnJ Samutl Gilthcr Fi r.:.. W tcr siicr this act au cutnzt to the r - ---- grz; j r.scjpe ci Crt t!cti?ef aai crj-ii. aid partial ia the CoTcrarr. fV-i n-- rj, .r..: .- i . . . . . V . w cxjcr?3 ta iaj lAriia. laj 7:h Kr. riit Tctt'J rst aa J gVv Yet Oii'.hir, " Wkc:rt Tit lCca Drigti-' (L-jj',) TVLct?r, " Gaidier, Tl Ihh Bridle (N; ,) giTt WheIcrf Gaiitr, S3 Gl 8S 47 4 Tkia ekod Col Wht-Ivf Lr a I :r zna- Gcfij. Lcgna as ! cal rtrrtttJ their Br: CtJu, prcsp'Jy, ac-;riicg fo law, Lut Leich wiUihtkJ Lit wrort, Uli-gally and unjuazly, fcr which ht och: ta hare len Ctit . SiaxtLklctl a&J aJt.ittx4. Th Adjutant General wrore as early ai 1st January (hat all the rtpcrt lui tcea rxoeiitJ excpl Lcadx't, aai t'..a: wL-m i: was caJv, the ejamiaiiaa would hi isjul to Cel. Wheeler. But Leach declared that h wxilj n: report, as an Ilegincats ia aa:iher Brigvlc hvi cot tctcd, anJ no tiaie -ni UUl when hij report should be cide. JLtiet the elcc?i:o i over, crJersare Uccd by tit Adjatiat G:ccral cncr tie eye cf th Govtra:rf with hita!isc:aadcc:ii3, to cr3ragvati Hg.ants cf S:-zJr (.. azi M-srgary. By whit law cr military Uij this is d;w, th-'T cua: frove. The fair p!a w-3o!i hate b.-n to crd:r the wh:!a IXvisi-a ti vctt CTtr if any :ujutice cr c n plai&t wu cj!. E-t tLi! rculd cotdv Siaaly and M;B:gntatrj cc!y were crdrrrd cad the rtiuh , thit Gii'.hcr is clccud. Tkuj is th Ufal Toicw cf the majority to lr3rceeJ by Ccesne aal tiick. Our ectrs hers have exprcstwd theirdeep isJjjmtioa a! such cco luct, aa i declare that iLey will obry n crdfr fra so illegal a aocreo. The election h:rt was c3aiuc'.ed wriewt pony cr partiality. Xot n at Raieigh, aai "the r-iwcrs that be," will bear cf this giia. Rail Hond! TIkw cf cur re!n who tavt nst Lai aa cppcrtc?ity cf witocas- tag a HaO TLom car io pre grcas, will begratiS- d Ij a visit to the Iincvlo Factcry. To con- j Ttj CoUoO, Col. Chikls has constructed a : EiaixTort Rail RoaJ, from the upper itry cf j lha factcry to aa other building standing too xisaac . An icjptetion of it, will rnva tht bah elder a correct idea cf this great modern improvement. There are the strong wirta rrrrcseetieff the rails, and the little wheals rapidly rtvolviog thereon, with the tU ceal LtUe ear attached. Call and it. - ; Ed M Cation. The evident improve xaeat of our schools aa l the interest awa kes ed oa tht subject of mental culture, are wry eacocraging to tht friends of education. Our moat efficicat teachers have done much to foster this all iaportaat interest, and they oa do much more ; and to strengthen their hxads aod lii mi laic their e forts, every thing that Las a tendency to attract public atlcn tics, should bo t egarded with favor. We ; art indebted to tht Rer. J. M. Waota, i IViacpal ef the Dallas Academy, for tht fcUowiag javcnil prod actions; aai, be lie v bg that their publication will txdu a com susdablt spirit cf essalatioa, we give thtra a plaot la our paper. Thtj are not offered aa specixaecs of alahed ccmposiuous, but as tht first efcrta cf school cxercat by tha youth e&!rurttd t Lis taitica. Fcx th Caraliaa Rahlkaa. IDUSTRT. TT should always b ttaploytd ia daiag xaethh that wSX bcatit ocrsetre with ct lajanag othen Ia order to da this, let every taaa hare hLi calling aai atteii rtrirtly therrio- As costtatceat is great faia, every ca f huli fc talalei with Lis CAROLE VOLUME I. f-Ttun, whttcTtr it mx be. Nevertheless, he should cot ocly end ?aver to render him- ayix ccaforUbV, but be should study to prouiofe ! cr that Le aj risUrc of others, llciucm- the present moment is all that I w lv I iwrf t vilw4 in t!if K.-i nm of fatcrity, and no one knows wlwt it may Iricg forth. Therefore, let us be up anddo i in; let us do what we will do quickly. J Industry is the procuring cause of all our mrafi rts. A little labor performed, each ' djJJcrd h is actually ncccry inorder to our support, will in a few vcars amount ; t0 ,1, ,nd turned to our advance, j will, ultimately, U conducive to our happinesj and crafort. Let the slothful remember 'be larg? mountains, an J even the whole earn, are c?mrna oi lotnutc rracies ' anri ill rwn ef rlj-rva i.t nit. A ivinifnnl drip will wear iwjt stone?, and small drops , ci wa'cr c-minM win lorm rivers. 1 eace BRJ frit nit are found where industry cxijls. f take for example, the bee, there is nthinjr found in his habitation but iniuitry ar.J mtisnacv unied with aHection. bwu a. the luminary, that makci the day, bep'ns to dawn, h ryj fjrth from his peaceful htbitati -.n, io ?arch cf the dewy Cowers of the mcmin? Lverv thtnz presents an 1m- rvwjnz treat to t:ra. lie loads biniself with the delicious nectar, aod then fetorns to lay up his treasure in the cavities of his house in peacs Being an industri-ms abode, mthing dwells there to molest him. Were th:s the condition cf man, th?re wnnld be ri:thercoitention, enmity, or open hostilities, AH would be peace and tranquility. E. V. Alt . . m Dallas Accalemy, July 7, 1929. For the Carolina Republican. EDUCATION. 'Tis Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclin'd." Education is one of the most important things that a person can possess. It is far suptricr t-vall the fancies cf the world. It is much twtfer in several repects than wra:th, winch is so universally sonrht. t r'., it is prrfcrabio to wealth, because when aa ialividaal has onca acquired it, it is not so realily farted with as riches. Again, it d-s nt create those anxious emotions and troubles which wealth docs; but instead of this, it always rrovts a so!a and defence to niin in any condition whatever. But be side ail th!, let us consider the satisfaction which it brings. What is more desirable to ia than a c r. tented mind? Education is the cr? at suroc cf satisfaction. It is to , irc ma w xtrs rnijy-Tii wna. When tho earth, in it daily revolution, brines that portion of its surface, on which me live, townrls the great dispenser of lij;ht, we are enabled by his nvs to behold all thin;r that surround us, all become visible and distinct. Thus it is with the ed icV.ed, tbir ideas are enlarg:d, their understanding S it opened and thy arc qualified for any ' station in rcity. But on the contrary, the '; minis ef the illiirat are like marble in the quarry which shows nn of its inhcrant Wauties, until the ikill of the polisher brings it out. Man in this ituation how none of the rreal faculti of the ro;nd, with which : his Creater has bles?d him; nor is he an ; ornament to his generation, or a blessing to rxietv. Man ntcds science to ly on her rlisiir. hand to fit him fyr society, to make ' him useful i his fcllow-mn. and to fit him I for that hTgh station, among intellectual bo , ings for which he was designed by his Crea- tor. C II- W. Dallas Academy, July 7, 1949. For the Carolina Republican. ENGLISH GRAMMAR. English Grammar, though a difficult, yet, is one of the moat useful studies that wecan pirsue. Notwithstanding the difficulty of some of its parts, yet it is an ordinary study. It is of inccb uso to znxn in hi relations to society, because, by it, he is enabled to speak and write correctly. By a knowledge of tho rales of Grammer, maa is enabled to express bis ideaa io a proper way. and in a manner not to be misunderstood. But he who is unacquainted with its rules, is unable to communicate his ideas inaa intelligible man ner, as every day's experience teaches us. For an example of this truth, see the bad orthoffraphy.the ungrammatical rxpressioos, and tha incorrect punctuation which are ex hibited in the advertisements that axe posted on every store aaduhop door in our country. Eosrlish Grammar has been defined, "the ; art of speaking the English language cor- recti v." Hence, bv a knowledge of its rules we can analyse any composition, and arrange the gender, number, and person of the nouns; the mood, tease, number and poison of the verbs, the comparison of adjectives Ac We hope, that the time is not far distant, when every youth of this country, malt and female will not only have a desire, but will become acquainted with this useful branch of science. W. II. II. Dallaa Academy, July 9, 1819. For tht Carolina Republican. INTEMPERANCF. I&tamperafica isaa evil, with which very rainy persons art aSecttd. It is almost uoiveraally tht fouadatioa of every misfor tont and ruin which beixlls maa. It u inti mately connected with tht misery aai dis honor cf all that who become its victims. Evtrr peraoo who desiras a comfortable aad laa lift, wha dssiro tht eatetm of his fcl- ASK KOTRXNO TnAT 13 NOT RIOfirrUBalt 0 3?QTniXO THAT 13 WaONC Jackxm. - Y - LINCOLNTON, N. I low man. who expects a comfortable rxr- tioo of this world's good, should be temperate in all things. There are various species of intemperance, to which, man is addicted, and which tends to distroy his peace and happi ness. Sleeping too much is one species of intemperance, to which almost every person Is given. When man sleeps more than is necessary to satisfy the demands of nature, he is engaging in an excess, which tends to enervate the body and weaken the mind. The examples of ancient and modern times sufficiently testify to us that an excess in this Li both dangerous to health and renown. Those men, who are famous for their erudi tion, wealth or renown, are those who have followed this plan " sleep no more than nature reauires." Another Rnoeiaa of irw fjni nr-in, m tk.i I. L T I. i has a tendency to enervate the mind and body. But the most glaring and worst spe cies of intemperance, is that of excess in alcaho'.ic liquors. Men, who onca bid fair to fill important stations of trust, have through the uss of these become wretches, squandered fortunes, suffered legal punish ment, an J died a disrrace to their families - If there is any lower station in whichaman can place himself, we know it not. Alco hol, to say nothing of the poison which it contains should ba avoided. It not only destrovg life speedily, .but it causes men to commit deeds the most atrocious, and speak words the most obscene. It makes man do that for which he is ashamed when he i3not i under the iufluence of the intoxicating bowl. ... - Ihis species of intemperance is contracted by moderate dram drinking. Then should not intemperance in every ph.ipe and form be avoided? Should not a man live temperate ly ia order that ha may prove a blessing to the world and aa ornament to society ? E 1 C Dallas Academy, July 9, 1849. For the Carolina Republican INDUSTRY. Industry is one of tho moat important characteristics of man. .More is accomplish ed by industry than any other thing. It is very certain, that ho who wishes to pass up on the stage cf action with comfort and case, must be ludustnous, for it is this that over comes every obstacle. Industry connected with good natural abilities, is the sure means of becoming cmiuent in any of the learned professions. The indolent and slothful are pointed at with ecorn and con rising generation, as pattern for their imita tion. The man of industry is generally, t man of peaoo and contentment; and he exerts aa inn isnce upon society which is felt ana acknowledged bv all. Bat on the other hani, lha s'.uggard will not sow, and whaa harvest co.asa, he will bo tounl bagzing bread. Dallas Asaiesaj, July 6, 1819. R. II. TUC IOISO.ED VIAE. It was a winter's night of piercing coldness in AmsU;rJam. J he rich banker, iJrouak er sat near his stove smoking a long pipe; onrvosito him was h:s tnend Urotc, who on hu hidd sent out enormous volumes of smoke. Madamo Brouakcr aad her children were gono to a masked boll ; so the two frieadi, suro cf not tcing interrupica, conversea con fidantiaily. " What can be the reason," said Groto to Brouuker. " that you will not consent to tho marriarc of vour daurhtrr with the Bon of o - B:rkearode ? f My dear follow, I do not oppose the match, it is my wife who will not hear of it.' But what reason can she havo to refuse Lo: consent ? I cannot tell you answered Brouakcr, lowering his voic. A mystery !' exclaimed Grote. ' Come you know how discreet I am ; let mo know all about it.' But will you promise to be secret V ' Do you wish mo to swear it V Well ! It is now siavaad-tweniy years since I was married, and I frankly confess to you that I was excessively jealous of my wife. My position obliged me to see a great deal of company at home, and I feared tha some of ray numerous visitors would rob mj3 of Clotilda's affections ; one of these partio ularly, the gallant Colonel Birkenrode, caus ed me the greatest fear, inasmuch 33 ho passed in general, for a most accomplished lady-killer. I couldn't deny him access to my house as he belonged to a very powerful family, neither had anything ia his conduct given me reason to do so. At the time I speak of, I bought this house where I previously had constructed in socret, behind this stove, a narrow closet, , from which I could hear all that passed ia this room, where my wife received her visi tors. For a long time Birkenrcde contented himself with depicting in the most vivid col ors tho passion which consumed him ; my wife listened without making any answer. At last, one day hs became more impatient than before, and threatened to blow his brains out before her eyes, if ahe would not show a little more pity. Greatly distressed at this proof of love, Clotilda borjt into tears. ' But I am not at liberty,' exclaiaitd she, ia a voice interrupted by eobi 1 And if your liberty were restored to ycu r urged the Lothario, O. 'POT, U 7 !' H .11- UiLJiL 4 C, JCLy.ao, 1849. ' Sir 1 said, my wife, 'If jou becomo a widow,' msisted he, ' swear to give me vour hand.. To this proposition my wife answered on ly with her tears, and Lo left her much dis tressed. . e both passed the night a prey to the most violent agitation, preserving, however, a prudent silence on the events of the day. The next morning an extraordinary oc currence greatly increased the agitation of Clotilda. During breakfast, a servant came and whijpercd in my ear, that the cook wish ed to speA to me privately. ' Let htm come in said I, ' I have no se crets froni rov wife.' ' The c with a Mi face, he told me that he had that metering received a packot containing three hundred florins, a small phial, and a note, telling him to put the contents of the phial into the first eel pastry he made. (You well know my extreme fondness for eels, while my wife cannot even bear the smell of them.) lie was promised even a greater recompense if hi faithfully executed the commission. Fearing some treachery, he had hastened to give me the phial and the three hundred florins. I immediately put a few drops of the liquid contained in the phial, on a lump of sugar, and gave it to my wife's little dog. Tho poor little animal was in an instant taken with violent convulsions, and expired in a few moments, in the most cruel tortures. There was now no doubt that the intention was to destroy me. At the sight of the dying animal Clotilda bad thrown herself into my arms, shedding a torrent of tears. ' Pbiton ! an assasin V exclaimed she, clasping me tightly, as if to protect me from some peril which menaced me ; ' merciful Heaven have pity on us !' I consoled her by saying that on the. contrary, I ought to be very thankful to tho unknown enemy, who had proved to mo the great affection which my wife possessed for me. The same day Birkenrode came us usual, but Clotilda refused to see him, and wrote to him to say that she would confess all to her husband if ever he dared to show himself again. Hav ing uselessly tried to calm her anger, he re solved at last to marry ; and since that our families have had no communication, except that my son has fallen in love with his daugh ter ; and although I have given my consent, my wife opposes it. ' She is right !' indignantly exclaimed Van 1 Ha, ha, ha 1' said Brounker, bursting with laughter. ' Do you then, too, accuse him?' ' Who, then, could it be, if he was not the culprit ? ' It was myself, my dear fellow; the ad venture cost me three hundred florins, which I gave to my cook. It wa i rather dear, but at the soma time I got rid of a dangerous rival, and a lap-dog which I equally detes ted ha. ha, ha V In your casa I should confess all to my wife, said Van Grote. Ihe action was cruel one ; it is very wrong to allow any one to re3t under the imputation of being capa ble of poisoning a fellow-creature ; besides, are yoa not bartering the happiness of your son ? ' Well, "perhaps I am ; but how shall I un deceive my wife 1' At this moment the door opened, and Madam B rounder entered the room. ' I thought you we at the ball, Clotilda said her husband. ' No ; I do not feel very well, and am go ing to bed. Maurice has accompanied his sisters. I have brought you a key, which I found on your desk j and as it does not seem to belong to any of the -locks in the house, seme friend of yours must have left it be hind him. Brounker deeply blushed, took the key. He bad recognized it. ' My dear, said Clotilda, ' I have given Maurice my consent to his marriage with the daughter of Mr. Birkenrode.' ' Thanks, dear wife,' said Brounker ; 'that is good news.' ' Mr. Grote said she ' pray remain, and sup with my husband to-night ; we have an exce'lent eel pastry in the larder, which, I assure you, does not contain the slightest poison ! At these words she retired. Hardly was the door closed, when Van Grote said to Brounker : 1 Yoa are properly caught in your own net. He that diggeth a pit for his enemy, often falls into it himself.' 1 That may be said Brounker, ' but I as sure you, my dear fellow, I do not in the least regret the los3 of my wife's lap-dog.' It is a fact that has no doubt occurred to every intelligent observer, that sweeping as is the proscription under Gen. Taylorwith out a paraUell under any former administra tion neither the indiscriminate removals nor the new fppointmenta, have satisfied the. active Whip. They do not hesitate, in many places publicly to denounce the selections of the new dynasty. Thus," then, the ad mmistralion is false to its pledges on the one hand, and to the most active friends of its chief, on the other. Ptxnsylvaniax. . To believe in another roan's goodness is no slight evidence of your own. Montaigne. MI(PA11 1 v'O NUMBER 32. HOW THE RAIL ROAD IS TO BE BUILT. This question, which was so repeatedly asked, aijd the answer that seemed to bd attended with so many difficulties previous ly to the late Convention, is now easily solved. It is to be built by the labor of country, negro labor and white labor. It is to be built and the cars running in three years from this time: and it is to-be owned, that is, to the amount of the million of dol lars, which individuals are permitted to subscribe, by persons living along the route, and they are not out of pocket a single dol lar! The Convention upon two points expres ed an entirely unanimous opinion: 1st, that subscriptions could be paid in work as well as in money, 2nd, that in letting out contracts,- subscribers should have the prefer ence. The distinguished reputation of several of the more promirient members of the Con vention gives great weight to the results of their deliberations. When it is considered too, that the indi vidual subseribers or stockholders will, for a time at least, have the entire control ot the operations of the road, there can be no doubt the plan of the Convention will be adopted. This fact then being known throughout the State, subscriptions must go on freely, liberally. There is a vast amount of labor m the country, seeking investment, labor, at present poorly employed, poorly paid. Any kind of employment to which it might be adapted, and which it would pay well, would be gladly sought by it. Now the work upon the Rail Road isexactly the employment in question. There will be expended - in the State upon a line of road a little more than two hundred miles in length, about two millions of dollars We allow one million for purchases, which will have to be made out of the State, the iron, the locomotives, &c. Nine or ten thousand dollars a mile then will be paid out along the road. Some six thousand of this will be paid for digging dirt-digging down hills and filling up hollows the balance for timber, for rock, for brick, for building bridges, depots, water stations,&e. Now, all this is just the sort of work that the people of the country want to get hold of. Digging earth, cutting down trees, saw ing timber, blasting rock, making brick; why it is just to our hand; the" material is .ndjacosts nothing J)njy cfl: ance is clear profit. Now, who does not know that if an agent were to pass through this country, with the cash in his pocket offering to make cash contracts of this sort, that he would get any amount taken that he might wish? Half the labor of the county within ten miles of the road would get employed upon the work. Half the horses would be taken from the plough and put to the dirt cart and scraper. People would quit raising grain to sell at any rate till it got scarce enough to carry prices up to what they ought to be and every one would be sending off all the force he would possibly spared to the " Hail Road:' Now this wont be exactly the state of things upon our Rail Road. It wont be all cash. To entitle a persons to get a contract he will have to subscribe to the road, and subscribe beforehand too; for the subscription has to be all made up before the' work is let out but then in addition to the subscrip tions, there will be of money paid out, a million at any rate from the State, and as much beside say half a million as may be subscribed by persons who don't wish to take contracts, and he is wise, in our opin ion, who places himself in a condition to g?t a sharo. This then will be the operation of the thing. A man subscribes for ten shares, at a hundred dollars each, and pays 5 per cent., that is fifty dollars at the time of subscri bing. When the subscriptions are all made up, and the contracts come to De let out, ne takes one for, say half a mile of grading, at twenty-four hundred dollars. He is to have two years to do the work in, and is to he paid every two months tor what he has done. Every two months an installment ot the subscriptions, say five per cent., is called for. He would have two hundred coming ior nis work, and would get $150 in cash, and a re ceipt for fifty, the amount of his installment. At the end ot two years, when he naa com pleted his work, ho would have received 81800 in cash and would have paid off 650 of his 81000 subscription, leaving 350 to be paid in the seven installments running through the following year. He would then get $1400 in cash and ten shares of stock, nom inally worth 8100 per share. Now, wheth er these shares of stock would sell in market for 8100 o 890 or for 8110, or for only fifty, no one can at present tell. Many per sons are of opinion that after the road gets well into operation, the stock will pay good dividends, and perhaps be above pair, as is the case with a large proportion of the Rail Roads in the United State. But, however this may be although a person may sacri fice one, two, or three, or even five hiindred dollars on his stock, still he willbe a gain er, and :verv largely upon the whole. The I leaned, force left upon his farJn may have made a smaller crop than before, rot tnen it will have been better taken care of and more sparingly and carefully used. His negroes OFFICE NEAR ; pNIE METHODIsJ EPISCOPAI. CHtTRCH, LINCOLNTON. - ! ADVERTISING. Advertisements wifr.be inserted in the Carolina Republican, at the usual rates that I a square far the first three insertion, aad twenty -five wiits for each eontinsnt. i Post masters and other responsible persons are authorized to act as ou-jagent, and may retain 10 per cent of all money received and transmitted to us for papersand advertisements- THE CAROLINA REPUBLICAN IS PTJBLIMiFD .-fxtikY FRIDAY MORNING will have been kept more closely at work, and will have had less time to run about, but they will hardly have lost any thing either of health or discipline. Himself and sons may have undergone more labor, more fa tigue. In substituting the active pursuits of this new employment to the accustomed and somewhat sluggish routine of former life they have risen earlier and retired later, but their toil will have been cheered by the oertainty of i ts rennmferation and by the fresh er hopes and livlier expectations which the progress of the work could not fail to inspire. These are the plain views of many of our people, adopted after the maturest reflection. They are of opinion that the million of dol lars which will be distributed along the road will be pretty nearly a clear gain to those who receive it, that it will be paid for labor whieh would otherwise be in grent part either unemployed or misdireoted. Wishing to participate in this benefit, they will therefore subscribe to the road, and to an extent greatly beyond any means of cash payment which they may at present have at com mand. - In conclusion, we 'have every confidence that the Books of Subscription will be closed, the Company organized, and the work com menced at an early day. The very process of its construction, we feel assured, will give a new spur to all the industrial pursuits of the country, through which it will pass, not more by withdrawing labor from other more crowded avocations, than by enlivening the prospects and cheering the hearts of our hith erto languishing and almost desponding peo ple. Salisbury Watchman. J. J. MCKAY, OF NORTH CAROLINA. We notice with sincere regret that' Mr. Mckay declines a re-election to Congress; nor do we speak inconsiderately in saying that we regard it as a national calamity. The sentiment is true to the letter; and a critical, review of the services he has rendered tho country during, his congressional career, would put it beyond the reach of cavil or doubt. We have. not been an inattentive ob server of the part he has acted in our nation al councils for the last few years. For the time of his appointment to the head of the committee of " ways and means," our atten tion has been called to his course, and . we have watched his various movements with the interest naturally excited by the charac ter of the important measures, which he has from time to time brought forward, and urged SBPAb&fffiifira alfteSQ'Ulto 111 ly formed from the opportunity thus offered of judging of his worth and merit. The or ganization of the " independent treasury sys tem," which has been so triumphantly sus tained, its successful operation for the last few years the equally successful tariff act of 1846 the warehousing systemand va rious other important measures, bear ample ex idence of the laborous service which Gen. McKay has rendered the country during the eventful session of the last three Congresses. Through the varied and complicated measures connected with the prosecution of the Mexi can war, we can trace the North . Carolina representative by the evidence which each affords, of his extensive information untir ing energy unassuming merit and laborious service.- When the public mind shall be familiarized with the part which Gen. M Kay has acted in all these matters, it w accord its full approval to the sentimenv' have expressed, of the deep loss the y has sustained "in his withdrawal jr'the halls of our national legislature. io form a correct judgment upon the character of Gen. McKay as a public man, we must' adopt rules somewhat different from those, by which we estimate the character of Clay, Webster, Benton, and Calhoun. He does not belong to that class of Statesman ; nor " will his countrymen do justice to his real worth s, and merit, by drawing from such a compari-: son, an -estimate of the true character to which he is entitled. He will not rival Clay in brilliancy of genius, nor Webster in pro fundity of thought : nor Benton in boldness of conception ;rnor Calhoun in terseness of reasoning; and yet he combines in his char acter,""powers and faculties of mind, which has enabled him within a much shorter peri od than that occupied by either of these dis; tinguished statesmen in the acquisition of their world wide reputation, to render to his country real service v.which will compare fa vorable with similar ones, which either of them may bring and lay by their side ; and at the same time to gain for himself a repu tation for useful and unpretending worth, which might well afijSract the notice and ex cite the envy of theTbrilliant statesmen of them all. You will look in vain' through the cumbrous folios of Cpngressional debates for the evidence of, his parliamentary efforts; and yet the country ha3 been informed dur ing the progress through Congress of his fa vorite measure, of the powerful effect produc ed upon his colleagues by his pointed, strik ing and forcible remarks. Content to have rendered the service to bis country, he seems rather to have avoided then sought the praiss which was so richly his due. His mind is represented as a very store house of useful information. By a cjose and assiduous, at tention to his public duties, he had familiar ized himself with not col j all the important measure of interest, but also with the varj- eus and multiplied, details ox the aiserent departments, enabling him" to bring to bear