North Carolina Newspapers

" THE PUBLIC GOOD SHOULD EVER BE PfiEFERBED TO PRIVATE ADVANTAGE." 'Volume. 5. Lincolnton, North Carolina, Saturday Morning, September 22,1849. IS UMBLR 27. PRINTED AND. PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY ; TIIGMAS J. ECCLES. . Tiaks.Two dollars pel annum, payable in advance ; $2 50 if pavn.ent he tleiayed 3 months. A discount to clubs of 3 or more. Advertisement will be conspicuously insert ed, at $ 1 pel square (14 lines) tor the first, and 'so cents lor each subsequent insertion. . V. ' - ' The Wine Clip. I will quaff ihe sparkling wineaid Health, It gives pew life to the soul, And Wit will flash like the gems of Wealth, As it yields to its high control. H drank; but. disease bad touched the cup, And fever burned in each vein, VVjit in she poison we swallowed up, . And madness consuaied the brain. ". ; -. . ' ' Beauty came next with her rose hued lip, I And the love sight in her eye. nd she ber.t o'er the tempting fount to sip; And gather new brilliancy ; , ' " . u poison was mingled witbl its waves. A poison that rannot fail, And her eye dropped like the eye of slaves, And her lip grew thin and pale. And youth in its untaught gladness, sprang 1 Like ao eagle in its flight, And his laugh like misic breathings rang, As he qaffedhe nectar bright ; VeJMwtfThe poison reached his heart, ; And he bowed his feeble head, nd turned in shame from the world apart. The life of his soul hau flod ! And Love, with his soft, caressing tone, And his warm, persuasive lip, i And a glance that none but love hath known, O'er the chalice bent to sip ; V His tone was vile as he turned away, '' " And his lips with passion burned, And his glance ft II 'neatl. the glancp of day, And Virtue his presence spurned ? With lofty brow; and an eye of flame, Jlnd an ar!e hart wur.in, - - Genus strode forth in his garb of fame, Where the tempter sought to win He (frank, and the mighty soul bowed down ' Like a tiee beneath the blest. And the lofty name, and the laurel crown, In the syren cup were cast ! O Uoii ! how long shal' this lava flood O trwhelm our " Oii-us land ? Up, up- 6:uggard, up, !es a brother's blood Be demanded at thy hand. Up. j, thou of the sleeping heart, V Arise, with new life warmed Thy God is Love, go forth thou art In Goo's own image formed. The Fat Girl's Jump. A CUKE FOR J.OMJNAMBTJLISM. 1 was just twelve years of age, and e most unequalled rt gue lor mischief that "old Kentucky" couid produce. It was at this time that 1 was sent to a untry boarding school, some thirty miles Iron my birth-place, Louisville and an agreeable school it was, for it had but two departments, and they sim pty consisted of male and female. Our tutor and tutoiess were the kindest souis , in Ct ristendom, and never indicated a heavier punishment than that of bending the guilty one to bed supperless, or de priving htm or her the privilege of re cess. Then there could be no woi der in our imposing upon such good nature bu' for my adventure: V There was ouly a door (that.ol course, locked) that separated the dormitory of the bojs and girls; but the kind build- ' er had not omitted to place a ventilator over the door, and, as luck would have it, the g-od mistress had covered it with l n small green baize curtain upon our side. Alter eitjoj ing a fine dance upon the green, and that, loo, undet the pret tiest moonlight that ever shone, e were assembled in the chapel to prayer, and ' then sent to our separite dormitories the girls, some fiiteen in number, taking one flight of stairs, while we, eighteen or twenty of ih greatest scamps alive , took t he opposite flght our master and I mistress returmng to their own room. A few momenta found all in bed. and strange tosav. nerlectlv quiet. He had lain so but a short time, when we beard a sudden creak, like a bedstead put in violent agitation, and this was followed by a suppressed, but genetal titter. v "By golly, boys, there's fun among ! the eais," .1 exclaimed. and here's . what's going io have a peep at 'em. i 1m a moment every bed showed a sit r: ting figui e. , 1 bounded out,and running soltjy to the keyhole but the falieu angels had stuffcd it With a rag, and that "Never mind, boys easy now, and Il give you all a fight," " rfv I suftiv drew a table and placed it against the door, and with the gieate?t difficulty s ood a cbair upon it for the table being small, the chair wisde almost loo great a stride for it. However, I mounted, and raising cne corner of the curtain the whole scene was visible to me. The girls bid placed two beds some six or eight feet apart, and laid a feather bed on the floor between them, and they were then exercising themselves by jumping from one bed to the other. There was one fat girl, about as broad rs she w.i 8 long, and in no way chIcu lated tor physical exr rtion : but she had got upon the bed, and stood swing mg ner arms to arid tro, making every indention lor a oesperate jump.., liy in is time i was out cm iru iiuor, arq my place at the curtain supplied by another sprig of mischief, lie leaned down and leli me in the care of the tutorf who al whispered the fat girl was going ti lorded me every facility for drying my jump. "kju, gouy! sam ne, "ii ran oniy falls, won't shn rol! over nice ?" I I wa de frri u.t-d !n see this ; and elm bine up traii-, te both occupied the "tottering pile." W iih ne hajid over our mouth. nd pinching ur hoes, to prevent a burst of langi ter w stood breathless; awaiting the awlul c&lamitv. 'There she g'8, by juio I" I ex.- claimed bheriidn t do it, though lor her feet just restng on the round of the bed, she balanced but tor a moment, and ell bickwaid-s head down and teet in the air, rolling -nd puffing like a por poise, bm d splayiig no mean agility tor so embara using a MtuntH n. W e could hold in no longer, but shook wih lausbter. The chair tilted, and down all cirne together, with a crash like a young peal ol thunder. "To bed'o ted, boys," saio I,'and leave the resi to me. In an insist all was quiet ; every body in bed and sound asleep, with the exception of myself Oh ! uch at tempts to snore as might have been then heard but we were all used to phying the 'possum, and I now conclu ded to give the approaching tutor and wtfe h somnambulism. 4Nw don't laugh for the world boys, and ee me do the thing." I raised the tabic on its legs, and get- ting on it, was concluding ty speech that 1 had written and -committed to memory for the day a d here the train- era ol young ideas entered, but aim l continued "Friends and fellow studen's : Over- whelmed, as I am, with gratitude loi vour kind aitention, I cannot refrain from expressing thanks, yes, warm and heartfelt thanks ; and to vou, dear sir, f this of course meant the tutor, and at this point mv vacant staring eyes were ubon him. will mv beart evtr yearn, 1 look upon this moment of n y life wiih nridft that swells mv vouns bosom almost to bursting ; and when manhno.1 umes the sweat and blood ot nations? shall close my youthful career, and my ioes it neca arguing to ausvtei ao aim country shall call me to her halls of pie a question I fcurely. not. We can leo,slation, there will I exercise evei y see at once that. he is most noble in Ins truth and vifiue instiled into my heait pursuit, who most relitvea the neceasi by your kind and fatheitv tutoring. lies arid advances the cotuh ri ol roan These boyish tears of joy'will yet swell kind. What man on ihe broad earth to a gushing stream t ambitious glorv so imperial as the possessor ot ac;ts and then wil 1 look back io these from which his own toil can draw a sup. days, and with you uppermost in my ply for every need. He is not loiced thrmohts. exclaim. sTwas vou.ves, you. lo do homage to any being less than sir that made me what I an.." "Bravo bravo ! my box ," tbey both exclaimed. I 4.ot ffthe n.ble now. seeing I had the game in y own hands.and walking slowly up to the window, febve myself up to deep sobbings,and realty appeared much aflected. Phe tutor approached me and called me softly by name, but 1 answered him not ; and turning slowly lrom h im, 1 walked to the o.her tide of the room, avoiding the rays ot the lamp which the nnsires was directing upon me. H is aleei. n,v dear." exclaimed the tutor, "and ii must have been the drairoina of the table over the floor that mtide such a rumuhug noise. Give me the ianio. and tro bring me a basin of water I will tflecta lasting cure upon our young somnambulist." I hor,t m ,.r..A f.tipra anH could see sundry comers ot sheets going ...... -....j-. u n'k;c IlikU OUliUI) IHUUII19. ilia muni -v. - stfoyed my equilibrium : but I mastered my &eit, and aga ell.and again went io the window, though the mention of the basin of a ter caused a momentary shudder to shoot through my whole frame. The good dame returned with what I magnified into an uncommonly large vessel of water ; but it was no delusion for in her haste she brought the "fiU terer,"and knew certainty it was a cold ducking 1 was to have. Could I escape it ? I would trv. 1 walked first to ted,ihen to another the tutor following with the hlterer.his wip lUv tog "torch. bearer,' w hiie iho heavy breathing the possum ng sletners ad to the aoitinuiiy ot the aceue. - 1 stij walked on, turning awav everv rime ;he- pr- pout a to aoute tne. j ncy naa poni pletely cut off the retreat to my own bed. and I saw at once I houd have to take it. 1 walked boldly . oot, and placing myself before hiro, be upset the content of the jug upon me. . ' I gasped, caught my bratb,tottered, and placed tbe frightened boy so welt, the deception was complete. I heard a merry laugh in the girl's room my school-mates on their ted rubbed tht ir eyes and enquired ihe raaiter. Where sm t ?" J aked: "what aw. ful thing has happened? Did 1 comb near diownmg 1" Then lot king up, my eyes encnan tered those ot the mistress. " I huna down my head.cr urhing my tittle form, lor 1 was minus inv must tms. She sympathized wiihjme, and drenched skin and changing tit robe at nun. j neicoK me once agatnto stet p. V'e were alone atam ; hut never- did 1 pass such a merry ingiit aid Inoi till longaiter the. upright clock. Iiae tutted the midnight hour,did wectoseour eyes. Dpon awaking next morning. tho't for the fi si time ol ihe laugh 1 netrd in the girl's room ; and on going to the door il.iough curiosity, found the rug was gone jrvm the keyhole. The ' Liurhed Professions" A Lesson for vvng Jltn. ' he New lork Sim contains the following excel lent article,which we transfer with much pleasure to oui columns : ' , What a mistaken estimate of the Lobiiiiy ol prolesiMun that n an makes, who abandons the culture ot the ooil lor the pursuit ot trade, or lor any ot the "teamed prolessioii6." All honest toil is honorable, and dignified, just in pro portion as it answers the titcessiues and adds to human comiort and independ ence. 'J he tiller ol the soil, thereloie, tanks firat he is tbe king ot laboreis for the aoil provides tor the-first ant1 greatest ol necessities, !uod and raiment. j iie farmer is more subbtantiall) a king than he who sits on ibe legal Utrone, and depends for his livelihood tpbn the tiller of the soil. The fiist is indtptn cent, he creates for himself ; the latter S (j, peniltiit tor all he'eate, drinks, or wcais. Mexl to the culture of the soil in es- sen ial nobslny, ate the mechanic, and aruzii the u.tn whose brawny hano build houses and ships, and turntsh the endless applmncta ofevety day life. u 'ho dots most to bless reaukiud, the shoemaker who Keeps our leet irom the uump m.u co.o , me n.aii v. no covers t ur head, or fashions our garments, or he who, without creating loi us a single comiort. calls hlnell a king and con- o, nor depend upon any chances lor his livelihood. I Tt,u man u hn lpnvf the farm. j""-b - . ------ field lor the meichaut a otsK.ortne law- ycr's or doctor's oftice, thinking to dig- inly or ennoble bis toil, makes a saa mis ake. He passes by that step trom independence to vassalage. - He barters a natural for an artificial proiession, ano ne musi De me siave oi uc ioj-i tits customer!, ana i&e cntcaue oi uauc, either to support nunse.i or io av4uiic fortune. Ihe more artificial a mans pursuit, the mote oeba.it g isit morally and physically. To test it, contrast the meichant s clerk with tne piougn ooy. I he former may have the most external polish, bui the latter, under his rtugh outside, possesses the truer stamina. He is the freer, franker, happier, and nobler man. Would that- young meu might judge of the dignity of labor more by usefulness and manliness, than i by the superhcial closes it weais. Iheie- I . w f; 6ee a " Db,Ut? ,n gioves nor in u ts iu.auu.u- rnenis, but rather in that smewy aim whose outlines browned by the sun, be- tokeu a hardy and honest toiler, under whose farmei's or mechanic's vest, a kmgliest heart may beat It is estimated that at leat ten thoos l and slaves have died in tbe Slates soul I ot the Carolina bv cholera, i bss.with one the rise m the price of cotton, will cause I an ncreasedde"nuud lor negiues for tl Jiia.keiJr.uth. N.orS. no dcubt cfj advance in price. The Hvngartun Har The latest intelrgence Irom Hungary is embraced in advices from Vienna to the 26ih ult.. and is unsatisfactory and fui ot contra. dictions. Ti-e Weimer Zeitung ot the 24'h ult. publishes what it calls an ex- planaiion oi Gorgey's surrender, which amounts to nothing. 'Ihe London News, in apecuiaiing on the causes and result of. ihe downfall of Hungary, says thai ihe belief is gen eral throughout the continent, that Gor gy sunendered to Paskiewuz on a pledge from Russian commander, that the Tzar would recognize the indepen dence o.' Hungary. f he latest intelligence encourages the belief that Kiapka still held possession ol Comoro. One hcrouni tfiirms thai on the I8ili uli., an -action was totight but w ten K'ab Comoro, in which the Magyars obtan ed some advantages. Jeiiactuch, arrived at 1 tnevar.oti the loth ult., he is said io have met with no oppoMtton, and tout.d the road over which he travelled coveted with arms ano warlike stores, which had been a- bandoned by ihe defeated Magyars. Ueneral tluynau m his last bulletin, reports that at the piesent moment all Basnai and 1 ransy lvunia was clear ol ihe Hungarians. On the 19th, Barcari r corps of 7,000 foot and 1,000 horse, with 4.000 mus ket and two cannon, surrendered to the Russians, laying down their arms, at Borojeie. Rem and Greyou being surrounded by General Luaer's armv, left their troops and made their escape. '1 he Hungarians, numbering 8,000 men, with 50 cannon, being left without lea ders, laid down their arms. Since the capitulation of Arad, 25,- 000 men had been taken prisoners, and 179 cannon captured. - Prince Paskit wuz has delivered Gor gey, the chief oi the rebellion, the for mer deputies of the diet, and all the pri goners and materials ot war, to the Austrian commander. A dispatch Irom Gen W allmade, re ceived at lemesvar on the 19 ti ult., announces that the Hungarian leader ot the nimh corps had made proposals oi Ciip.tulatioti to Gen Romascheu, who pursuing them, stipulating the freedom ol the otneers upon parole, they g.Vitig oath to pieaent th' ueives when sum moned. Gtn. Hay man, however, re jecit d the&e conations, and summoned them to surrender at discretion. In the meanwhile tbe pursuit continued with out relaxation. It is said that the Emperor's decision concerning Gorgey's surrender, i that a poitioii oi tns army be enusu-d in the imperial ranks, and u portion dismissed to i heir homes, and that the ofheers be put upon trial. Gorgey is not to be brought to Vienna but carried to Olrnuoz, or some liohe mtan loriress. Accounts from Pesth to the 21st ult. state that it was rumored thai kusaum had been captured on the hornier oi VV anachia. Other accounts afhrm that he had been seen passing through Las Sci, whilst accounts from iuikey assure us that Bern and Kossuth tiad arrived at Aorianopte, wheie they embarked in an bhglish ship. A letter trom Gorgey to Klapka di rected ihesurrenttr ol Cotnoin, assign ing no reason but the hopeleesness ot success, and wiahtogive peace to his country. A letter from Kossuth, written before he was tutormed ol Gorgey's surrender, containing a irank admission ot tne opelessness ot the cause ol Magyars, is said to have been found by the Aus trian. France. During the recess of the Ficnch Assembly, a cessation ot poll tical sinle has taken place, ihe spec ulations upon the tuiure prospect ol France arc confined to the run. or ol a cnaugeiu the Ministry, which it is as serted is without louhdaton, except id the wishes of those aiming hi a abso lution ot the prestnt administration. i he Russian Aliuister, at 1 aris, has officially as-ured the French Govern ment that the bmperor utter thought ol Territorial aggrandizement, and that tie will recall his troops as soon as the Hungarians have laid down their arms it is stated lulheraris Ivational, that the report of the intended mairsagw of the President oi the Kepublic, and the daughter of the jvmk ol Sweden is wen founded. M de rerngay, a persona IrienU of Louis, is about tu repair t Stockholm to feeitfe ihe necessary pre liminaries. There is no doubt that a hostile feel inii exists between the French oiphuj& tistsand tbe P pe. Tope Pius positively refuses to recog nize as his soldiers any who have born arms gamt hmi. On th other haid ibe French Goveumient have recognized all who are willing to ccunnue in the army. Out of the tn DtlegMes from the provinces, there i oulv n"-. errlesiastic. Every Hung is ui an unseized stf.s, with but Jitile pros-ptct ot ao improve ment. A Convenient and C ommon Politicul ' Code. The annexed anecdote which we find narrated in the Cincinnati torn- merdal, as having aoualiy taken plac, gives in a compact form the political code of many not only of the lank at d file, but even ofihe "distmguthhed Ua ders of panies. To swear whatever your own party does is right, and what ever the opposition does is wrong, is he crucial test ol orthodoxy iuw a days with the wire puliersat W ashing'oti : 'During the session of our Legiaia- ure ui 61 o, James utven, ol this county, ana Mr. Gray bill, ol Fan field, a Pennsylvania Dutchman, occupied seats adjoining each other, and u so happemd ihai they were the omy 'G. in no house, andGiveu's name was also evil- d first. Mr. Given was a whig, and Mr. Graybiit a democrat. 1 he latter gen- temar. was aodcted to napping in lis teat, and (4 tec slept through tnttre de bates ; but he bappeiied aiways to an- swer to his name wheu ihe ayes and noes were called. Mr. Given one day addressed hun in he lobby. "Friend Gray bid tiow does it happen that you always voie asleep or awake, and invariably vote with your party. "On, says Mr. Graybill, "tey calls your rjime tursiit ; you speaks out lout and vakes me, den 1 shut sht wotes u- ver viy, and dat ih right. Vet. te Vio say ko, te Democrat ay axe !" What has he Btenl VV hat is that to you 1 it is no const qutnee n he has been one ui the most aoandoneo ol men. tie is not so now. We care not what evu a man tin uoi, prt-tiuta ic nas heartily repeined and uow sir.ves lulivo n upngtit, consistent lite. Instead of ookitig back a dozen or twenty years to know what a person is, y ou should in quire, "What is ne not V Vjiat is ms piescat character! iiyoufiuc that his relorinauu s sincere, auu loat ho la ments fiio past ettors, take him cordial ly by the hand and bid him God-speed in his v Ve pursuit. V c are no friends io those wno wouid rake up past sins and vices, tu condemn one who is re staved io. Oi- 'jpright, vutuous. Many a person driveti back to the pains ol vice, who migit. iiuve hecome au ornauietit of society, but lor the disposition, too common among men, to rike up and drag to the light, tong-lorgoiten iniqui ties. NVe a.wnys admired ile reply of a daughter to her lather, wbo was aked respecting a you;g man ot her at qua in tance, "Do you know where he cou.es from!" "No," replied ihe girl, 1 do not know wnere he comes trom, bu. I 1 know where ne is going, and I wish to go with him. This ia light. If we see a person on the right track extrung a good influence; ii tm sufficient, wan out inquiring what has been his charac ter utietuioie. 11 tin has reloimed, what more cati we desire? and what, benefit witi it be ti us to uncover md expose io the light, iicd oi which ne is heartily ashamed andoi whicn he has repented in dust and as.itsl right's Casket, Slaves Hiring their own lime This is a growing evil at the South, pat ticularly in Virginia, and more especial- in fvorlotk. Sensible persons begin o tmtiK mat tne petiou nas arrived when it should be arretted. Our laws in relation coin to irte negroes and slaves have remained lory eats a dead letter on the statute book, while that species of population have gone on ac quiring privileges and lniinuiiiiies rnul they nave amounted to a grievance loo intolerable to be endured, and which the public voice calls in imperious tones lor reform. 1 he supposed clemency ol the owner of 6lavcs in permitting them in open violation oi iaw, to hire their own time, so tar liom proving a kindness, oiteu becomes an ausotuto wrong productive ouly of a posi tive injury to turn who is the subject of it. It etlects too, upou those denied these privileges, it privileges they be deemed,) though the most servile and submissive, are often seen to be in-juriou---inviting, inducing and impel ling discontent and msubordiuation. Tne result in many cases is most disas trous and aw tul. There is much excitement in a por- tionofMssisMppi,wr.ii retard to the ev;ls growing out oi this wretched practice, - i and which has suggested this article. 4..