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KIM V " THE PUBLIC GOOD SHOULD EVER BE PREFERRED TO PRIVATE ADVANTAGE." t Volume 5. Lincolnton, North Carolina, Saturday Mormkg, November 10, 1849. Number 33. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED WBBKLY, BY THOMAS J. ECCLES. TkhMs. Two dollars pel annum, payable inedvance; 2 50 if payment be delayed 3 months. A discount to clubs of 3 or more. Advertisements will be conspicuously insert ed, 6t $1 pel square (14 lines) for the first, and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion. The Golden Bowl i Broken. BY A B JIEiK. : The golden bowl is broken. That held love rosy wine; The last fond words are spoken. Thai hailed ihee once as mine: WeVe fated now to sever, ; Yet, on the land or sea, By day or night, forever, My heart will kneel to thee! Though the golden bowl be broken, My heart will kneel (o thee ! The eilver chord is silent, That thrilled beneath thy hand; As in eo.ne desert island, Amid my hopes I stand! But yet, where'er I winder, Toy bfauty I shall see. And a the past, I ponder, My heart will kneel to thee' Though the silver chord be silent, My heart will kneel to thee! Oh! each imperfect token Is vain my love to tell , Though the golden bowl be broken, And the stiver chord as well; ,Foi d mem'ry still will cherish, The dreams 6o dear to me, And, till each pulse shall per'fh, My bert will kneel to ihee! Though the golden bowl be broken, My heart will kneel to thee. Commerce of -the Western Rivers. A Louisiana paper, in urging the im provement of the Western rivers, says : It is time that appropriations should be made for the Ohm, Missouri, andMis sissippi. on a scale commensurate with their national importance. They wa ter thirteen slates and half as many em bryo te rtitor.es. ' Their commerce is equal to that which floats on the ocean in American bottoms btttveen our sea ports and foreign countries. It is made up of the prodiice,mariufactures,'and im ports of one hdlf of the States ol theUn ion. The greater number of theeSfa:es have a direct interest in the commercial faciiitn'9 offered by ihese rivers, while all the res' have a strong collateral interest in the same. Seven hundred steamer-, having an aggregate tonnage of 140.000 tons, navigated bv 25 DUO meu,pl upon them. Tbes siewmers are worth not lees than $12 000,000, and are naviga ted at an annual outlay nn short (if 10,000,080, while the value of the merchandise transported by them may be roundly estimated at $250,000,000 r.nnuallv." Nuts for the Abolitionists to Crack. -Col. Ducouret, a Scientific French traveller in Africa, in a l.ito communi cation lo his government in relation tn his discovery of one of iho sources of the river N"le, mentions his having a No discovered near them a tribe of Cannibal Negroes, called Gmlanes, who have a prolongation of the vertebral column, amounting to a tail from three to five inches long. The tribe numbers about 40,000, and numbers of it are slaves in thecuy of Mecca. Iheir height is from four to live !eet ; their bodies lean and weak ; their arms long nnd slim ; iheir cheeks pnjeciing ; their foreheads lo and receding ; itieir ears long and de formed; their eye small, black, and constantly twinkling ; their noses large and flat; their mouths wide, with shatp, strong and dazzling white teeth ; their lips full and thick, and ihctr hair curly and short. They afford a ricti theme for iho discussion of naturalists and Abolitionists, for in them ve hive the connecting link between the lUboon, Orangoutang and Monkey with the tie- ernes of Alrica. 1 he formation of their heads always assimilated, hand, nose, ears, etc. Also, but now wo have the last connecting link, the trril, which perhaps, has only been left off by some on account ot being out of fashion. Wonderful ate the discoveries of Sci ence, and the old heathen doctrine that Adam wa9 a monkey, may yet be eluci dated and established. " Who knows? Sumpter Banner, Overland Travel to California. A conespondem of the New YoikSun, writing from Calilomia, say s:. 'This gold excitement has caused an immense amount ol sutlenng. A gentleman who has recently arrived overland, tniorins me mat mere are at least eight thousand teams, with four persons, to each team, on the road 32,000 persons. His company started with eight wagons, only one of which was brought through. For a distance of one hundred miles they ued hams for fuel. They started with $20,000 vorih of propertv, but were obliged to throw away $15,000 worth of it in order to get along themselves and save their lives. They lost nearly all of their cat tle and mules for the want of grass. He thinks that $2,000,000 would be a low estimate for the loss in property, provis ions, and animals on the overland route alone. Gold shovld be abundant to defray such losses." From the Mouth Carni'nian. SOUTHERN CLOVER. It is somewhat astonishing that, a mong the various projects of improving our lands, it seems never to have attrac. ted genera! observation that we have in every garden a plant more adapted to the purpose, and more suited to our rlini'ite, than anv other. I speak of the 7oma;o, and I affirm, without hesitation, that, i employed as a fertilizer, it would do more for us than clover, or any oth er grten crop, has done, or can do, for the North. ll any one will go into his garden in the fall of the year, and observe the im mense quantity ol vegetable matter de ported by this plant, and its effect upon the noil, he will be convinced of the truth of what 1 i-ay. The soil all a round and und r it is left rich and black and loose: and whatever vegetable plan Jed alter it, ihe succeeding yetr, grows off, with a vigor qna! to that imparled by any other vegetable macure. I know o gentleman of sme expe rience and considerable judgement, whose practice it is to have all the to mato balls that he can procure to be gathered every fall and thiowti into his hprse and cow lots, 'o be mixed with the dung, nnd carried out into his plan tation (he nexi spring. Care is taken, in (he cultivation oi his corn and cotton crops, not to cut this plant up. It does not, as well known, expand to any great'extent until late n the reason, and, therefore, interferes but very slightly, if at all, with the crop; and us beneficial effects upon his land are found to ex ceed those of the pea. A small lot might be selected to be planted with this vegetable exclusively for the. sake of the seed. These might bo scattered, far and wde, over the plan tation and, if (his ueie done, I will answer for it that he who makes the ex periment will, in the end, not be disap pointed. I do not see why the seed minht not be washed out, and mixed with small grain when that is sown, it it would not have grown up before the grain is cut, and then, I suppose, it would covor the ground more completely and more uniformly, than aay other weed. 1 hope it will be tried. Like every other method ol improvement of poor land, its effects must necessarily be slow. Such land, at first, will not pro duce plants of great size. Neither would this produce clover or any thing else vigorously. Those who are of a sanguine temperament, and expect won di-rs to be ffected outright, wou d be d sappoinvd. But those who are pa tient and diligent (and none eUe ever did, or ever will, succeed in anything) are earnestly invited to consider these suggestions and institute experiments, w.tn a full cnviriion that their pains and their labor w nl (to the end, 1 repeu) be well rewarded. This is a good sea son to gather the pods and seeds. A Bo. k Farmer. From the South Carolinian. STOPPING GULLIES. There is no rolling land worth much The that will not w bh into gullies. goodness of land depends upon us sub soil ; and the subsoil that is to hard and light to yield to the torrents of rain th it sometime tail, is two hard and tight to produce much of a crop, after the little vegetable mould that lies on the top is exhausted. Until very deep ploughing, therefore, becomes prevalent, we may expect our lands to wash, li they are of any account; and even then, perhaps, ror 1 think. with the open texture imparted by a warm cnmaie, ami tne Hoods ol rain prevailing in the lower lati'udes, it would requite deeper ploughing thao can be performed by hors3 power, to prevent washing in these Southern States. It becomes, therefore, a matter of no ordinary tmpoi lance to know how gul lies can be effectually stopped, ll i-sta d by those who have made the attempt by throwing in legs and brush, they can not be stopped. Their ii.etiectual efforts have filled their minds jnd their mouths uh the maxim that wattr will have its way; and, seeing n flow round the;r logs and rubbish, they have, many of them, betaken themselves to cutting ditches to give it a tlraigt send; lor getting, that flow as it will, it unimpe ded, it carries with it, in solution, the very finest mould on the plantation. I say gullies can be effectually stopt; and ( sav it, because 1 have tried it, and the method is easy. It doe8 let the water have its way, as it will have; but stops the sand, and that detains the niQU'd; and the labor is not half qual to that of cutting ditches The method is short. Begin at one side of the gully, at a distance totrhich the water cannot rise, and drive down a short stake. Carry a row of slakes, thus driven in, across the guliy to an equal distance on the other side. Let the stakes be near en ough to each other to admit of wattling. Then wattle them with brush. Pine brush is the best, because it more com p'etely intercept the sand. The water will piss through the brush, but the mould will be detained, your land saved, several ofthe.se rows should be run a cross the gullies, at proper distances, from top to bottom. This is a good season to begin. A Book Farmer. Ireland. The Nation, of Oct. 6, puts out the following feeler, with the view ot commencing another political agitation: Public opinion, from many quarters, seems gathering slowlv round one nro je!;ihat some conierenco or cotisulia Hon ol the national party should take place, to consider our present position, and calmly determine on the widest man nerol dealing with it This is a clear and urgent duty. The few faithful Irish members, the most trusted leaders of the national party, throughout the couuiry the more efficient of the popular corpo mors the provincial journalists who guarded the cause when all other voices were dumb, ought to come together, and come together speedily, to see what help lor our country still lies iu the hoiust labor of honest men. A iVoreZ Case. l. Fairfield district, (S. V.) recently, -a in an namd i id well, and an accomplice of the named Lawton were tried and convicted of abducting and marrying a young girl ol 13 years of age. The deiendeut (Tidweb) is a shoemaker, and had been employed as such in the family of the prosecutor, and V was supposed by some, who heard the evidence, that some provocation or offence given by Mr. Crankfield, the prosecutor and lather of the young girl, to one or both of the delendanis, was the motive of abduction. The married miss is to remain in charge of her father, until the age of lb, as it appears there is a statute of lorce in this State against young girls' taking upon themselves the duties atten dant on the marriage state, uiiul they ar rive at that age. The Humbling Noise.--On Wednes day afternoon, omeiune between the. hours of three and lour o clock, a rum bling sound was heaid out Southeast iroin this place resembling, but which ws more monotonous lhao, thunder. It was heard (or about the space of two minutes distinctly, and jarred the glas ses in some houses. 11 was heard hi- teen or twetny miles east of this, and still appeared South east ol'lhat. It is supposed to have been the result of a meteor oi uncommon size, which vas travelling from no one knows where, to no one knows whither. Charlotte IIor nets1 jest. We heard a report here, similar to the above, but not the noise. Ed. Cou rier. Whig Testimony. James Watson Webb, of the New York Courier and Enquirer, the organ of northern Whig gery speaking of the present adminis tration, says : "We hazard nothing in saying that, in the whotn hisiorv ot parties in the Unueu States, never has theie been such total squandering of patronage with out the sligntesl prospect ol reaping liuit from it, as by the party now in power. From Maine to Louisiana, we hear one universal complaint, that the recipients of office have filled ; up the subordinate places in their gift with their suns, nephews, brothers, and family con nexions u'. every conceivable degree of consangumary." lennessee. The vote for Governor at the August election, as othciaiiy de clared in convention ot the two Houses, is as loliows: Trousdale, (dem.,) 61,740 Brown, (whig,) 6o,350 Hem. majority, li360 c MMUNICATED. Constitution and By-Laws Of Lincolnton Division, No, 55, Sons of Temperance, W'e, whose names aie annexed, dp sirous of forming a society to shield us from the evils of Intemperance, afford mutual assistance in case of sickness, and elevate our characters as men do pledge ourselves to be governed by the following Constitution and By Laws. CONSTITUTION. Article 1. This Association shall he known as the Lincolnton Division, 2Vo. 55, of the Sons of Temperance, ol the counfy of Lincoln; and Slate of North Carolina. Art, II, No brother shall make, buy, sell or use, as a beverage, any Spirituous or Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider. Art. 111. The Officers shall consist of a W. P., W. A., H. S., A. R. S., F. S., T., C, A. C, I. S and O. S. all of whom shall be elected by ballot every three months, viz. : las' regular meetings in September, December, March and June; and installed the first regular meetings in Octuber, Jauuaiy, April and July. Art. IV. Sec. 1. It shall be the duty of the W. P. to preside in the Division, enforce a due observance of the Consti tution and By-Laws, and exact a com pliance to the Rules and Usages pf the Order; to see that all officers perform their respective dutives; appoint all committees and officers not otherwise provided lor ; give tue casting vote on all matters before the Division when a tie may occurr ; inspect and announce the result of all balloting or other votes ; direct the R. S. lo call special meetings when application shall be made in wri ting, by five members of 'the Division ; draw upon the T. for all sums necessary to pay the benefits provided lor by the Couslitu'ion and By-Laws, and other appropriations made by ihe Division. He shall, on the night he vacates the chair, see that the Quarterly Returns are prepared for the Grand Division, and the per centage appropriated, and forward the same in lime for the Quar terly Session, certified by htm with the seal ol the Division. He shall perform such other duties as the Division or his charge shall require of him. 2d. It shall be the duty of the W, A. to tender the W. p. such assistance as he may require of him, and 111 ihe ab sence Of the W. P., the W. A. shall perlorm his duties. 3d. The R. S. shall !;eep a fair and impartial record of the proceedings ol the Division ; write communications; notify ail subordinate Divisions not more than ten miles of its place of meeting, within one week af er, of the name, oc cupation and residence of every person suspended, rejected or expelled Irom this Division. He shall fill up certificates ; notify meetings when ordered by the W. P. ; attet to all moneys ordered to be paid at a regular meeting, and none other. He thill make out at the end oi his term, lor the Division, u lull report of the proceedings during ins term ; and also the quarterly reiurns to the Grand Division, which shall embrace the num ber of membeis initialed, admitted by card, initiated by dispensation, suspend ed, re-in "tated, and who have withdiawn during his term together wuh the names and occupations of those suspend ed, expelled and rejected, with the dates and causes of expulsion, the number who violate the Pledge," how many sign over, and how many violate it tue second tune, the number of deaths, and the whole number ol actual contributing members, the amount of receipts for ini tiating fees and dues, with the per cent age due the Grand Divison, the amount expended tor benefits, with the amount 011 hand, and, with the . P. certify to the same. He shall perform such other dutiesas maj be requited ot him by the Division or his charge ; and deliver up to his successor, with. 11 one wet k Irom the expiration ol his teim, ail books, pa pers, or other properly in his possession belonging to his othce. 4th. The A. R. S. shall be an aid to the H. 6., ut.der w hose direction heahail act. He hali render sucn assistance to the R. JS., in the performance of his duties, as he or the li vision may require ot him. 5th. It shall be the duty of the F. S. to keep just and true accounts between the Division and its members ; credit the amounts paid, and pay the same over to the T. immediately, taking his receipt. He shall, just previous to the close ot his term, liutily every member who is two mouths or moVe 111 arrears, ot the amount due by him to the Division, ad ding 12$ cents lo-ach nonce. At the end ot Ins term, he shall make out fur the Division a lull report ; and furnish the R. S. with the amount ol receipts tor initiation lees and dues during bis term, with any other information con nected with his office necessary to ena ble the R. S. to prepare correct returns for the Grand Division. He shall per form such other duties as the Division or his charge may require of him. Ho shall deliver up to his successor all mat ters appertaining to his office in his pos session. 6th. It shall be the duty of the T. to pay all orders drawn on him by the W. P., attested by the R. S., and none oth ers ; he shall receive all moneys ci the Division; and hold the same until iha expiration of hi term, unless otherwise ordered by the Division. He shall keep a full and correct account of ail moneys received Bnd expended. He shall give ihe Division a monthly statement ol the funds ; and deliver up, when legally called upon, all moneys, books, papers, and other property ol the Divis on, to Iris successor in office, or to whom the Division may specially appoint. He shall pen'oim such other duties as may be required of him by Ihe Division or his charge. 7th. It shall be the duty of the C. to introduce for initiation persons who have been previously elected. He shall also introduce visttors,and furnih them wi'li suitable regalie. He shall, wiih the aid of the A. C., examine those present al the opening of the Division. He shall see thai ihe officers' regaiia are in their proper places at the opening of ihe Di vision, and fake charge ot the same at tec close. He shall have charge ol such property of the div ision as may not. bo otherwise provided for, and render a full report to ihedivision at the end of Ins term. 8ih. It shall be the duty of the A. C. to render such sei vices as the C. or Di vision may require of him. 9lh. It shall be the duty of the I. S. 10 attend the door to admit none but members of the Order, and candidates fur initiation. 10:h. The O. S. shall guard the door outside, and keep off intruders. Art. V. Sec. 1. No person shall be initiated into the Division uncer eighteen years of age, nor for a less sum than iwo.dollars. 2d. No person shall be ad;r.it:ed into this Division who does not possess a good moral character, or who is in any way incapacitated from earning a liveli hood, or who has no visible means of ' support. Sec. 3. The name of a person offeied for membership must be proposed by a member 111 writing, staling age, resi dence, and business, which must be en tered on the recotd, and ihe t-ubjeel rc lerred to three brothers for investigation, who shall report in writing at a succeed ing meeting, when the candidate shall be balloiied tor with ball biilms, and it not more than Jour black balls appear against him, he shall be dechrtd elect- ; out 11 jive or more black balls ap pear, he snail be rejected, una so de clared. No oerson so rejected shad bo again proposed in anv Division of the Order under six months. 4th. A proposition for membership shall not be withdrawn al'.er it has beea referred to a committee for investigation, without the consent of a majority of the members present. 5ih. A vote of tejection may bo re considered within three meetings, ex clusive of the meeting ut which the vote was taken. But a vote that has result ed in an election, shail not be re-con- sidered. 6 th. The name of a candidate or bio- ther, constitutionally suspended, reject ed, or expelled, shall not be published in any other manner than tne usual no tice lo the Division. 7ih. Any brother applying for mem bership by deposit ot card, shail be sub ject lo the sau.e ballot as a new appl.cam Art. VI, Sec. 1. The regular dues to this D.vision shall not be less than Ci cents per week. 2d. Every bona fide member, who shall be qualified as required by the Constitution and By-lays of this Divis ion, shall, in case ol sickness or disabil ity, be entitled 10, and receive weekly, not less than thiee dollars ; except it be shown that such sickness or disability be brought on by his own improper con duct. Sd. No brother residing within five' miles of the d.vision of w hich he is a member, shall be entitled to benefits for more titan one week previous to h.s case being reported to such division- No benehts shall be granted lor a less time than one week. Alt arrears, e 1 tit er tor dues or fines, shall in every caso be deducted irom the first payment. Sec. 4. In case of the death of a bro ther enntied to benefi s, the sum of thir ty dollars shall be appropriated as. a i
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