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Volume s. Lincoi.nton, JVortij Carolina, Wedday, August 11. 1847. . .Number 42.
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Lincoln Business IVireclovy.
Court OJicers Superior Court F. A.
Hoke, cerk. Equity Ym. Williamson,
, 'clerk. County court Robert William-
sen, clerk. Each of these offices in the
. . Couit House. W. Lander. Solicitor, law
office on the main street, east of the public
vtequare. B S Johnson, Sheriff, LP
AOjuomrocK, nwn constable.
Aj -Register, J. T. Alexander; County Sur
j veyor, John Z. Fails; County Proeessioner
- Ambrose Cosmer. Trustee, J Rirnsour.
; '"Treasurer of Public Buildings D. W.
Sciienck. v
Committee of FinanceJ, T. Alexan
der, Benj. Sumner. John F. Phifer.
Building Committee J. Ramsour.Peter
Suttuncy, John F. Pbifer, and II Cansler.
'Fmcyers Haywood W. Giuou, main st.
one door est. L. E. Thomson, mam st.
oast, 3d square IV. Lander,ma;n st. east,
2d q j:ire. V. . McBee, and W . Wjj.
hcrmon,ofTk;:s at McBee's building, main
st. 2d square, east.
PhyHcians Simpson d: Bobo, main St.,
. west. D. VV. Schenck, (and Apothecary,
ro"i st. avo doors east. Elim Caldwell)
".inain-sireet, 6 doors east. Z Butt, offi
.; Jiac opposite McLean's hotel. A. Ramsour,
rai'.i vvesr.
Merckants-Y S Johnson, north on sqnnre
-west corner. J. A Rimsour. on sauare.
north west corner. C. C. Henderson, on
square, (post othce south. J. Kamsour c$
Son, main st. 5 doors west. R E Johnson,
on square.south west corner main st. R.
Reid,'on square, south east corner.
Academic! Male, B. Sumner; Female,
under the charge of Mr. Sumner also; rest
dence main sr. 5th coi ner south east of the
court house. ' i
IIoiels-ttt$u'lolz, s. w. corner of main
. strand square Wm. Stade, main st. 2d
orner east of square. A. A. McLane, 2d
corner, west, on main st. B. S. Johnston,
north, west, on square.
. Grocers G. Presnell, main st. 4 doors
cast of 3quare. H'm. R. Edwards, south
.west of square. James Cobb, south east
' -corner of Main and Academy street.
Tai7ors Dailey & Seagle, main st. one
door west of square. Allen Alexander,
on square, s. fay w. side.
Watch Maker and Jeweller Charles
x ' Schmidt, main st. 4 doors east.
Saddle and Harness Makers J. T. Al
exander, main st. 2d corner east of square.
B. M. & F. J. Jetton, on square, north b3'
tJ-" vfs.i. J. A. Jetton, south vvest on square.
Printers V. J. Erxles, Courier office
5 doors north of court house, Island Ford
road.
Boole Binder F. A. Hoke, main st. on
2d square west of court house.
Coach FactoriesSamuel Lander.main
st. east, on 2d square from Court House.
Abuer McKoy, miin st. east; on 3d square.
S. P. Simpson, street north of main, and n.
w. of court house. Isaac Eruin, mv.ti st.,
-7es, on 2d square. A. & R. Garner, on
main st. east end, north side.
Blacksmiths Jacob Rush, main st. 5th
; corner east of court house. M. Jaecbs,
mam sr., east end. A. Detain, main st. near
east end. J. Bysanger, hack st. north west
of" public square. J, W-. Pay sour, west
end.
, Cabinet Makers ThotnasDews fc Son,
main s;. east, on 4th square.
. V Carpenters , c. Dmiel Shuford, mam
sf.eist, Gth corner from square. James
Triplett, mam st. M'Bee's building. Isaac
Ilouser.main st. west end. Wells, Curry
6 Co. main st. east end.
Brick Masons Willis Peck, (and plas-
- tercr) main St., east,4th corner from square.
Peter Houser, on east side of street north
of square.
-Tin Plate Worker and Copper Smith
-. Thos. R. Shuford, main st. cast, on south
- aideot 2d square.
j . Shoe Makers John Huggins, on back
4 t. south west of square. Amzi Ford is
Co south west corner Charlotte road and
main st. cast end.
Tanners Paul Kistler, main-st., west
end J. Ramsour, back- st., north east cf
square. F k. A. L Hoke, 3-4 mile west of
tewn, main road
j xiai tanujaciortes jonn uime, north
from public square, 2 doors, west side of et.
John Butts & sc on squared south side.
Oil Mill Pi 3rand J E Hoke, 1 mile
south west of town, York road.
, Paper Factory G. & R. Mosteiler, 4
miles southeast of court house. -
Cotton Factory John Hoke dt L. D.
Childs, 2 miles south of court house.
- Vesuvius Furnace, Graham' Forge,
Brevard's, and Jobi.son's Iron works east
'Lime Kiln Daniel Shuford and others,
0 miles fouib. , . . .
CLEON AND I.
Cleon hf.ih a million acres
Ni'er a one have 1 ;
Clcon d.veUcth in a palace
In a cottage I ;
Clcon ha'h a dozen fortunes
Nt t a pennv I ;
But the poorer ot.the twa:n, is
Cleon, snd not I.
Cleon, true, posesseth acres,
But the landscape I ; .
Half the charms to me it yieldeth
Money cannot buy :
Cleon harbors sloth and dulness
Freshening vigor 1 ;
He in velvet, I in fustian,
Richer man am 1. - ,
Clcon is a slave to grandeur
Free as thought am 1 ;
Cloon fees a score of doctors
Need of none have I ;
Wealth-surrounded, care environ'd,
Cleon fears to die ;
Death may come, he'll find mc readv.
Happier man am I.
Cleon ?ees no charm in Nature
In a daisy I ;
Clcon hears no anthems ringing
- In the sea and sky.
Nature sings to me for ever
Earnest listener I :
State for slate, with all attendant?,
Who would change ? Not 1.
From the Petersburg (Va.) Republican.
General Taylor.
The eminent military services of this
distinguished man have enlistee! the admi
ration of tho country, and there are many
who would extend to him, most cheerfully,
the Presidency of the U. States. A few
months ago, the Whig party were almost
unanimous in this sentiment, believing him
tube orthodox in his politics of incorrup
tible integrity, ofundauutt-d personal cour
age, and great chivalry of character. His
'Signal" letter, in which he declares he
cannot consent to become the candidate of
anv vartu. has ih
msion, and more tha one have advanced
the treasonable opinion, that, unless he ful
ly coincides with' the Whigs onollthe
great questions of the day,they wiilnut com
mil themselves fully to his support.
The conduct of the Whigs in relation to
Gen. Taylor is very characteristic, and we
should not be surprised if in a few months
from this time they were to abandon him
aliogether, and return to Mr. Clay, their
most abloand favorite champion.
When Gen. Jackson was, a candidate for
the Presidency, the idea of elevating a mil
itary chieftain to that station was abhorrent
to their fastidious republicanism. They
opposed him bitterly and uncompromising
!y.
Now, in 18 17, they shout for Gen. Tay
lor because he is a military chieftain and
such men (say the) should not go unre
warded. We are ready to accord to the Hero of
Bueuu Vista, a full measure of thanks and
praise, we believe him honost, capable
and faithful to the Constitution-,1' but it is
demanding too much to require us to sup
port any man until we know his views of
the Consiitution, and what changes, (if any)
he would make in the present condition of
national affairs. Does it not appear s'range
that the Whigs are so forgetful of the past?
Have they recovered from the p i-notic de
votion of John Tyler ? Are they aam
ready to vote tor him who in all probability
agrees with Mr. Tyler on many questions
of expediency ? Wc should think it would
be tima enough after Gen. Ttylor had pub
licly, and unequivocally promulgated his
views, to determine whether he was worthy
thir confidence. No one can doubt bis
inttntion to do so, for It must bo apparent
that discngeniousness is not an element of
his nature, and necessity would force him
even if it were.
For our own part, we must content our
selves for the present wuh the existing
stato ol things, and not prematurely disturb
the,"nublic riace" with tho excitement of
a Presidential conteat. .Party maiignitv
is seven? enough at aii times, without '-x
asperating public feeling in advance, und
engendering strife and contention, wt.en
good tnste, good t-ense, and sound policy,
forbid it.
. George Hollow ay, df-Soutb Carolina,
haa lft $20.000 "to Cokeabery Seminary
of v,q Souili Carolina Conference, tor tae
education of me sons f deceased Matuodsai
preacher. "
Important from Tora.Crnz and
Tamplco.
The Steamship, New (Jrleans, Capt.
Auld, arrived at an early hour this morn
i"g from Vera Cruz via Tampico and. the
Brazos. Her. latest datts trom Vera Cruz
are to the 17ih mat. Her news is very
impottanf. First of all we qive Capt
Auld's report
On her departure from Vera Cruz on
the morning of the 4th inst., Gen Pierce
with his command of detachment? from the
third Dragoons., 4th Artillery; 3d infantry,
and the 7'h, 8ih 9;h and -ltH Infantry,
a dcTaclimeni-of voltiguer's aSl a large de
itachmentof marines, amounting to 2500
men and 150 wagons had taken up their
j line of march towards Pueb'ai
' We arrived in Tampico on the morning
ol the loth at 8 o'clock. Col Gitcs infor.
med us the two hundredAmerican prisoners
who had been released from the City of
Mexico, had been ordered down to Tampi
co and recaptured by Gon.Garay,at or near
Huejutla, about ninety or one hundred miles
up the river, and Col DeRussy.wiih detach
ments of Louisiana Volunteers parts of
Capt. Wyse's company of Artillery and
Capt Boyd'a (formerly of the Baltimore
btallioii)corr,pany of infantry .amounting to
115 or 120 men and officers, had left there
by the way of the river, o:i the Steamer
Undine and Mary Sumer3, on the morning
of the 8ih inst., for the purpose of releasing
theAmerican prisoners. They had landed
sixty miles above.unmolostcd, and the two
steamers had retnrr.rd to the City. At 2
o t loclt, P. M. an express arrived from Co!
De Russy, stating that! they had been
permitted to march up, unmolested until!
they got in a narrow pass, near liufjmia,
where they were surrounded by twelve or
fourteen hrndred .Mexicans, under Gen.
Garay. They had suffered considerable
ioss, but by the assislanco of Capt. WVse's
3, f-ttiKr-tfSftiiSf' wayouT a nd
returned towards the river and wanted as
sistance?. Co! Gaines despatched the New
Orleans back to Vera Cru2 with a requisf
tion on Col Wilson for four Companies of
Infar.try, and also the steamers Undine
and Mary Summers up the river with 150
men to the relief of Col DcRussy. The
New Orleans arrived at Vera Cruz cnthe
16th 2 o'clock, P M,.when wc found the
City in great excitement.
Gen. Pierce had marched out as above
stated, and encamped about fen miles fmm.
the city, whea the scouts oroutguards came
in, repot ted a large force of Mexicans at the
National Bridge and marching towards the
City. Every thing was got ready for an
attack. The shipping were removed from
between the City und Castle. Geo Pierce
came in and took a reinforcement of seven
hundred men,miking in all thirty-two hun
dred, In consequence of the late difficul
ty the requisition of Col. Gates on Gov
Wils m could not be complied. with. Wc
received on board ivveutv-five marines
from the U S. sloop Sart'ga. nnd on the
morning of the 17th at ? o'clock, sailed fir
Tumpico at which time General Pierce
had marched out to meet the enemy. At
7 o'clock on 18th inst, we arrived at Tam
pico, and heard that the two detachment
had returned, and the result, as near as
we could ascertain, was as follows:
The detachments had marched up to
wards their place of destination, unmoies4
tod, until they came in a narrow pas- 7
milea from Huejutla, when they were sur
rounded by 1200 or 1400 hundred Mexicans
who commenced a heavy fire on them from
all directions. Capt Wyse got his piece
of artillery to bear on them, alter giving
them six or eight rounds of grape, which
cut lanes through their lines', they gave
way and fled through the chapparal on
each side of road. This was on the raor'
ning of the 12h. . They continued fighting
their way back towards the river, at in
tervals until the morning of the 16th in
taut, when they were released by the rein
foCtainent oi 150 men bent by Col Gota
They returned to the City late on the -night
of the 16th ins'.-, with a loss of tweniy
killed, ten wounded and two missing, and
fifteen, or twenty horses and sixty" pack
mules. I regret to stale that Capt Boyd
vis the first. who fell, with three balls
hough his body. Also' his lsi Lieuten
ant fell mortally wounded, and was left dy'
in? on the field.' Col DeRussy had several ,
bills through his clothes. Capt Wyse had '
three horses shot from under him. The
Mexican loss, by report of a Mexican, was
150 killed and wounded. Their genera)
fled and left tho chargo to the second'in
command. The names of the officers who
accompanied Col.. DeRussy are not rrcol
iected. ' .
Lieut. Whipple, acting aojutant uf "the
9ih infantry, was lassoed by a small party
of guerillas on the 10th in5t., when retir
ing from the cemetery.within four hundred
yards of the walls of the City of Vera Cruz
They were pursued by tho Americans who
could not overtake them. The chapparal
ha3 been searched for miles around but his
body could not bo found.
From Vera Cruz our news s lest satis
factory, than we could wish. On the 13th
our correspondent writes that two expres
ses had arrived from Puebla. The news
had not fully transpired, but tho report
had got into circulation that the Mexican
Government had sent three commissioaers
to San Martin Tesmelucan, about nine lea
gues from Puebla, to meet Mr Trist and
hear through him tho ter.-ns offered by the
President. This was but a rumor, in
which we place little confidence.
Our correspondent writes on the 16ili
from Vera Cruz that an express from Gen
Scott (a Mexican) while on hi way from
Puebla to Vera Cruz was murdered near
J iiapa. The guerrillas report that ho fought
dsperatly, and betore be fell killed two
of their number. Oar own express rider
arrived in Vera Cruz n the ir.orning'of
the ldh inst. without his letters, severely
wounded. He came by tho route of Oriz
aba, and six leagues from that plare he was
attacked by five guerrilleros and captured
They took from him his letters and infla
ted seven severo wounds upon htm wuh
a pomard and left him for. dead. JIacL
he noi played possuhr a little'he thinks"
they would certainly h ve finished him
Alter., they had left him he found a busi
nss letter to our agents in Vera Cruz, torn
into fragments, near him. He gathered
up most of the pieces and took them safe
to Vera Cruz. Our correspondent writes
that after putting the pieces together as
well as he could he could only mike out the
following itea t,:
Gen Pillow's division arrived at Puebs.
cnthe8;h all well. Tho American arniv.
would march on to he cify of Mexico to a
certainty if peace were not soon made.
We never yet supposed there was ws
doubt about this. The postscript dated
.'he 11th inst, sis that place was the ord-r
of the dy. The writer placed no faiih m
the' pros-peel; he considered that Santa An
na's iole object was to gain nine, a princi
ple of general policy with the Mexicans, es
pecially with the" great man.
Hard Fate.
The "annuls of .he poor" -afTord manv
plam and salutary lessons to pernios of a
high degree,, in life. We frequently
read of acts performed by toe poor and un
educated, which would refit ci proudly and
gracefully upon ihe wealthy and highborn.
How often has- the hand of the poor
smoothed the pillow cf the sick; and ad
minstered to the wants of the abject, and
how often have hearts touched with grief,
and. bowed down wuh affliction, struggled
to impart thai hope and consolation to oih
-
era which were scarce kn-wn to the syra
patotzers themselves Indeed it is a coin toon
thing fur the poor to assist' the poor , and
often times the last doilar of hard-earned
saving haw been given to charity, when the
besiower should have beer, the recipient.
These thoughts have been suggested by
the story which is told in the Albany
Statesman of recent date, of an industrious
Irish servant girl, who, hav ng accumula
ted $100, sent the whole of it t her father,
mother, and sister, in Inland, with a roes
sage desiring them to leave for Alhany, N.
Y-. where she would provide for them a
co ifortabie home. The parents arrived
in due time, and in the language of the
S atesman," the most sanguine hopes and
the brightest wishes of the affectionate, self
sacrificing daughter and sister were fully
accomplished. Those she loved were,
through her single effertf. rescued from
the combined miseries of pinching poverty
and gaum faminp, and were all gathered
about her at last, in a land of peace and
plenty. But the happiness of this grateful
household was sadly sinrt-iived. The fe
ver which has snept so many, in Ireland
to tte grave, wa in the vetnsof toe new
comers, and in the course of a few weeks
this devoted girl lias h?d to follow on by
one, father, rr other, and ister, to their last
resting place.
This 4iiay appear to many a simple tale,
and may fail to aws ken in the heatt of ihe
general reader.ny emotion of piiy. But
we confess to feelings of commiseration
whenever a story of this kind i brought
to public nonce. In this giddy, noiiy,
bustling world of ours, where men are m
the daily pursuit of wor dly advancement,
an admonition of this sort may tend toex
cite a sober thought, or stir witoin ihe pro
per sensibilities of human nature Tho
lesson of everyday iife contain wholesome
morals, and no man should deem himself
above or beyond their influence.
Real Estate owned by the Go
vcrntiieut.
We undersianJ.-ays the Boston Posi.that
the Solictor of the United Slate 'Treas
ury Mr Gillet is making vrangeoienis
for the sale of the reaT estate wh-ch has
fallen into the hands of ihe government
from its debtors, in different sections of no
country, and thai h s plan for its d sposal
will soon he . pubi s if d.
- The Washington Union thus explains
the subject of "his saleih s mede.ail.
"On nqiry,we Jearn that the pioposd
sale w;li embrace laud u nearly every S ato
in ihe Union, including laige traet in IVj
as. Most of these lands are wild. Still
there will be valuable larms .mj cuv lot,
some with and others without buildings ui
cluJe.i in tne sale. Some of the southern
and western land are said lo be of the ve
ry;o8rqtalny-F - acneuuies oMTiese l..nd
are expected to be completed in abui iwo
weeks and will appear in the papers of iius
city. The lands m each State will be ad
vertised in one or more local papers, so as
to allow ihe greatest possib e opportunities
for bids. The biddings wtll probablv close
by the middle of September or first ol Oc
tober. When accepted, and tne money
raid, deeds conveying the interest of w,e
United States will be prepared, execated,
and acknowledged by th Sol citor, and tor
warded to the purchaser free of expense.
Paper m the vicinity of lands ohtamed oy
the government in the collection of its debu,
will confer a favor an those wishing to be
come purcua:ers by giving publicity, to
these facts The advantage to the govern
ment, in conveiting these lands into money,
nd the country in thsir passing into the
hands of actual owners and occupant,
seems ioo clear to need elucidation
This movement of the Solictor canuoi tail
of receiving the conm9ndalion or all."
Newspaper Borrowing The Borrow
ing of N?.v.ot eis i vr unftur,t d nard
ly an hot.iti&hie practice. bup,;''Se ihe
principle should bo extended nod "tint
p. ople should take it in to their hids to
borrow thi wares of tradesmen, aia ,r
purchasing hem, what a pietty pass w-.n.;d
things come to? How would a bho: m-ker
stare, if one should ask him for the loan of
a pair of shoes, saying that he only watnd
lo wear them! Yet p?of!e iorrov a news
paper they only want to read llaL
Register. f . J"
" Put down dat brark baby, Jimr snd
cum nht here."
"Well, here 1 is now what you want?"
Why, sah, dat chile's fader has bee a
linking.
Why am de sweet eyes ob dat brack ba
by like de rory boryalis?
Gosh ! de old man' crazy must ba
cause dey berry bnoliful." ...
"JJars good Jim, but taint de -ting
Cause dey burst forth troiu de darki e ob
night and "iuruiuates de honzuii ob die
niggar's factions.11 - .
Did yoo eber !' .
Jno, go right strait and spank de young
boryalis see if he don'i."
"Annexation and war,' that's true every
word of it," aid a pn o d ma;u: no
sooner do you get married than you oe&ia
to fight. - -
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