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THE PUBLIC GOOD SHOULD EVER BE PREFERRED TO PRIVATE ADVANTAGE."
Volume 5.
Lincolnton, North Carolina, Saturday Morning, December 22, 1849.
Number 39.
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FOR THE LINCOLN COURIER.
, Christmas, IS 19.
j Welcome, dear Christmas, welcome back
' to earth,
Thy beard is hoary, but thine is bright;
i Oh 'twas a blessed hour that gave thee birth
And those that 6a t in darkness saw the light.
; When Judah's plains were oreal vx the night
With joyful tidings sent by heavenly grace,
yi'hat death and sorrow both had taken flight
'.And to immortal life had given place,
1 And God was reconciled to Adam's fallen
race.
O'er all creation, since that glorious morn,
Two thousand years have shed the mists of
time
WThen harps loud hymning of a Saviour
born
Judea's shepherds caught the joyful chime.
And joined their voices with the notes sub
lime ,
But stiJJ as fresh thy coming fills the 6eul
With joy, O Christmas, in earth s erring
- clime,
j As on tl.at morn and si ill from po'.e to pole
Mankind will greet thee 'till time cease to
roll.
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Thy coming wakes joy in every heart,
.j None are too dull to feel tbe magic hour,
f Thy honest roughness bids ail gu'le depart,
Souls press to souls submissive to thy power,
: Winds howl without, 'mid snow or sleety
'.: ehower;
Closer we press around the hearth so bright,
W here crackling flames huge piles of wood
devour.
While every soul is filled w iih wild delight
Joy uses up the day, and half consumes the
night.
The prattling infant clasps its tiny hands.
Half wond'ring why its little hean is glad,
Save that full well it sees and understands
That those are merry now who oft are sad ;
And elder childten with delight are mad
And middle life and tge partake the mirth
That men and angels first at Bethlehem had
Wien woman's seed came forth with mystic
birth,
And the primeval curse had passed away
trom Earth.
Oh Woman, thu last,fairest gift of heaven,
Gather'd by man in Eden's blooming bower,
Whether in mercy or in anger g'Ven,
Thou rulest our destiny with wond'rous
power;
The proudest hearts at thy displeasure cower
Or meekly yield them to love's roseate
wreath:
Lulled by thee in wild passion's sternest
hour,
Joy on trie saddest soul thy voice can breath,
Thou only constant friend in life, yet author
of our death.
Yes dating mischief thy mild honied
breath
Lured the first man in folly's pnth to stray,
And brought into the world ruin and death.
And fenced from his approach the once.
broad way
That to the tree of life immortal lay ;
The fruit of knowledge, pleasant to the eye,
Seduced hy the first fiend thou didst betray
The first of men, although forbade to try,
lie gardles3 of true life, to pluek it3 eat and
die.
Still thou last subject of creative miIit,
If ruin, yet deliv'rance, came by thee;
Thy seed redeemed for man his forfeit right
And from the curse of heaven has set him
free.
. Nor is this all how deep in misery
Would man still pluige did not thy voice
restrain !
Thou first to taste, yet first from sin to flee.
While man would lost and wandering yet
remain,
'Tjs thine for him and thee lost Paradise to j
gain.
Instruction Irotn thy lips like manna falls
On the young heart, in lessona kind So true,
To dnty's path maternal fondness calls,
And.Chxppy thought) it calls in vain tn few:
jj'o'r though unheard ihzi voice while yot 'lis
new,
Its echoes wake the heart in after years,
Like those of pleasant sounds that past it
flew
And as the echoes of that voice it hears,
Neglect remembered brings the penitential
lean.
Then welcome, Christmas, with thy hoary
brow,
Good.will to roan still sparkling in thine eye
What holy mem'ries gather round thee now.
And thro' Time's centuries mcy swiftly fly:
Past, present, future, all before us lie
lo one expanse thy presen e fills the whole,
Uniting atoms that can never die
Mingling together every human soul
In one vast stream of Love, that evermore
shall roll.
The Cae of Professor Webster.
The Inquest having in charge the ex
amination ot tho circumstances w Inert
implicate Protestor Webster in themur
der of Dr. Parkman, at Boston, have
yet made no report of 'he result of their
investigation. 'I he Boston Trauscnpt
of last Saturday evening, in speaking of
the stale of the case at that Hue, bus
the following remarks :
"It is just a week to-day since the
terrible developments, which still agitate
the public mmc", were made known to
this community. To how many has
this little week seemed more an ordina
ry month in length, in the emotions and
thoughts witn which it has been crowd
ed. " The fallacy o( first strong impres
sions has been signally shown in this
case. It cannot be denied that a reac
tion in public sentiment ha? already
cum tut-need, and that many circumstan
ces, w hich at first seemed full of 'con fir
m;iiion direagrtinst Profesor Webster,
have, wrien tairly proved, been shown
tocatry a very different meaning from
that winch u firs: superficial view sug
gested. "So many facts that seemed to tell
against the accused have, on mves'iga
tion, turned out to be so erroneous! or
imperfectly ataled that evry man ol re
flertiou will see the propriety ot the ut
most cauliou in lormtug his opinions ot
this extraordinary case In a few da m,
whatever can be discovered, wiil be
known ; ai.d, before the community pro
U' uncts juilgu ent on what 1ms taken
place, it becomes it to wait for those
disclo-ures winch are sustained by legal
evidence."
The Hore known by hisEars. The
sizf, position, and motion of the ears of
n horse are important ponts. Thoie
rather small than large, ptaced not too
far apart, erect and quick in motion,
indicate both breeding and spirit ; and
if a horse is in the frequent hab.t of
carrving one ear forward, and the other
backward, and especially if he does so
on a journey, he will generally possess I
both spirit and continuance. The
stretching of the ears in a contrary di
rection shows that he is attentive to
everything that is passing around him,
-and while t.e is doing this he cannot be
much fatigued, nor likely soon to become
has been remarked thnt ftnv horses
deep without pointing one ear forward
und the other backward, in order that
they may receive no'tce of the approach
of obj'i:is in any direction. When h r
scs or mules inarch to company at night,
those in (root direct vheir ears forward ;
ihostt in the rear direct them backward;
and those in the middle of the train turn
ihem laterally or crosswise the whole
seeming ihu to be actuated by one feel
ing, which watches their general safely.
The ear of the horse is one of the
most beau'iiul parts about him ; and by
jew things '6 the temper more surely
indicated than by its motion. The car
is more intelligible even than the eye,
and a person accustomed to the horse,
can tell, by the expressive motion of
that organ, almost all that he thinks or
means. Wnen a horse lavs his ears
flat back on his neck, he most assuredly
is meditating mischief, and the bystan
der should buwarc of his heels or his
teeth. In play, the tv.ri will be laid
back, but not so decidedly nor so long.
A quick change in their position, and
more particularly the expression ot tne
eye at the iime,wt!l distinguish between
playfulness and vice
The hearing of the horse is temarka-
b!y acute. A thousand vibiattons
of the air, too slight to make any
impress ion on the human c;ir, are teadil)
perceived by htm. It ss well known
to every hunting man, that the cry ol
hounds wi!lbe recognized bv the hotse,
and hts ears, will be erect, and he will
be all t'ptrit and impatience a conside
rable tune before the ruler is conscious
of the least sound. The Horse and his j
llidrr. : !
CCrWe would call public attention to
the following circular, received by our
postmaster, C. C. Henderson, Esq. in
reply to information called for, as to his
duty, and what constitutes a memoran
dum sufficient to render newspapers,
pamphlets, dec. passing through the
mail, subject to letter postage. Persons
sendirg papers to their friends, with the
short endorsement " from so 'and so,'
unless it escapes the observation of those
whose duty it is to examine, often an
wittingly tax them severely in the way
of postage. We, the other day', took
out a package, "with a mem. and paid
twenty cents which turned out to be a
temperance address from Marietta, Ga.
directed to the Sons of Temperance,
with "$9 per 100 written on the cover
in pencil mark ; this was written, we
suppose, in ignorance of the law, as the
information could have been given for 5
cents. We feel it our duty to lay the
circular before the public, as well to
save the pockets of their friends, c the
ill feeling sometimes exhibited towards
pnsU'iiasters in the conscientious dis
charge of their duty to the government.
Ed. Lincoln Courier.
TO POSTMASTERS.
I am directed by the Postmaster Gen
eral to call your special attention to the
multiplied and increasing attempts to
violate, the law, and defraud the revenue,
by writing on the wrapper, margin, or
bther portions o newspapers, pamphlets,
and mag. .zincs sent by mail. The
cheap postage system has removed eve
ry reasonable exeuse for viulating or
evading the law, and too much vigi
lance cannot be exercised by Postmas
ters to detect and punish the i.ffenders ;
and puilic sentiment, when well in
formed, will not fail to sustain you tu
the faithful discharge of this duty, which
is as imperative upon you as. any Cher.
That frauds of this kind may be detec
ted and traced to their origin, you are
particularly instructed to stamp, or
matk in writing, every transient (by
which is meant al: not regularly sent to
subscriber.-) newspaper, pamphlet, or
magazine, with the name of tne office,
and the amount of postage. The wrap
pers of all such newspapers, pamphlets,
or magazin-s, when ihey have reached
their destination, should be carefully re
moved; and if, upon inspection ; lound
to contain any manuscript or memoran
dum of Any kind, either written or
stamped, or by marks and signs made
tu anv way, either upon any newspaper,
printed circular, price current, pamph
let, or rrug iZine, or the wrapper in
which it is enclosed, by which informa
tion shall be asked for or communicated,
expept tne name and address ot tne
person to whom it is direcied,such news
paper, primed circular, price current,
pamphlet, or magaz ne, with the wrap
per in which it is enclosed, snail oe
charged with letter posi ige by weight.
If the person to.who.n ihe newspaper,
printed circular, price current, pamph
tot or magftz fie is directed, reluses to
Dav such letter Dostae thereon, the
Postmaster wdl immediately transmit
the same to the Dili "e from whence it
was forwarded, and r qu st the Post'
m ister thereof to prosecute the sender
for the penalty ol five dollar, as pre.
frcnhed by the 30th -ec:iOii ol the act ot
185. Suits may be brought either in
district courts or belore .Slate magis
trates .having civil jurisdiction in actions
of d bt tor this amount, under the res
pective Sate laws. UO The name of
the sender written or stamped either
upon the new spa per. printed circular,
price current, pamphlet, or magazine,
or' the wrapper in which it is enclosed,
communicates such information as sub
jects it to letter postage, und tne conse
quent penalties, il such postage is uot
paid at the place of ita destination.
The diminution of the reveuue of the
Department undt-r tire cneap postage
system, and the great and increasing de
maud fr additional iikiI facilities
throughout our country, wnose territory
now extends to tbe Pacific, render it ab
solutely necesdiry i.ot only mat ever
cent td the lawful ieveiue be cuiieui-ed
anu accuuntta ior, but that tbe utmost
vi"iiiiice stiould bo exerciseu fur the
preveuiiun ol fraud, und the sure and
speedy infliction of tt. proper penalty
upon tho offender. This can only be
accomplished by the strictest attention
of Postmasteis, who are the sworn agents
of the Department, und are bouud to set
ihe laws faiihlutly adminialeied.
W. J. BROWN,
2d Assit tant Postmaster General.
PosiOtlice Department, Dec. 4, 1840.
Horrid 5ictfe. -"On the night of
the 11th instant, between b" and 9 o'
clock, there came a certain man w ho
called himself William Harrison, to the
house of John i. Miller, in Rowan
cuiuty about four miles West cf Gold
Hill, and insisted on staying all night.
The writer of this article being there
at the time, interrogated htm,- (though
much under the influence of spirituous
liquors; and learned that he was from
Raleigh, and had a family living there:
that he came to Gold Hill about three
weeks since. He was asked why he
left Gold Hill, but could give no sc'.is
factorv reply. He was evidently labor
ing under affection of delirium tremens.
A't half p-tsi 9 o'clock he was put to bed
but rather requesied that some one of
the familv should sleep with him
Seme time after midnight he was heard
walking about in the house, and talking
to himself all the time. After some
time he went to bed again, and was si
lent until about daylight, when he got
up, and talked a great deal about cutting
of the throat, but could not be understood,
his articulation being very indistinct.
He then wanted a razor for to shave,
but that being denied him, he went to
breakfast, and whilst seated at the table,
he asked Mr. John J. Miller whether he
he had a knife. Mr. Miller replied he
he had. He then requested to see the
knife, wh'ch Mr. Miller handed him;
and as soon as handed to him he put it
in his pocket, and handed Mr. Miller a
half dollar. Mr Miller refusing to take
it, he threw it on the tab e, got up,
walked into the pailoi, lighted his pipe,
and walked out about fifty yards from
the house, and behind a pig sty. The
air with which this was done, was not
calculated seriously to arouse Mr Mil
Ier's fears as to the object he had 'in
view ; and supposing that he haoT re
tired to the place to comply with a call
of nature.md that he would soon return,
Mr. .M. did "not follow him. Some
minutes alter, a struggling, groaning
noise was heard in that direction by
some children about the house. Mr.
Miller was told of it, and in company
with the children, went up to the place
where Harrison was last seen to go.
There tney found him, on his knees
and hands, with a moat frightful cut on
hts throat bleeding proluely the
knife still in his right hand. The alarm
was immediately given to the neighbor
hood, but before assistance arrived the
man had expired."
The Coroner of the County having
been notified of the above case, an In
quest was held on the body ot the de
ceased yesterday evening, wnicti result
ed in (he return of a veidict according
with the facts as stated in tne foregoing
article. The packets and clothing oi
this man being examined by the Jury,
two silver hall dollars, and a Email piece
ol tobacco, was all that could be found.
Salisbury Watchman.
Major S. M. Fox, the Engineer of the
Western TurnpiKo with the comrnis
sioners and corps of Surveyors, reached
this place on ihe evening f t!ie 11th in
stant, navuig survey td and located since
they commenced field operations on the
10 in of September last, upwards of two
hundred and lorty miles oi road. The
line ironi tne suurnit of Scot to creek, ten
miles west of Waynesville to Ahevilie,
has been ootaiued without materially in
creasing the distance, and without any
slope exceeding one foot in seventeen.
From Asnevilie to Buck Creek five miles
westol Marion, inciuoiug the passaged
the Blue Ridge the distance increased
but about or.e ui ie over the old route, and
tne alope nowhere exceeds one in twen
ty. From this point to Salisbury several
routes presented ttietiiselves,bu: Irom the
great inaccuracy ot ihe mips and local
information, it was deemed a-lyisaoie to
run an experimental line bt-lore locating.
As a suivey had already been made ot
tne route Irom Buck Creek bv island
Ford the new survey took an entirely
different direction passing down the
Udiuwba river to Alorguaion, and thence
by Moigantoii, the South fork ot the Ca
taubi and Newton to Snulord's ferry
thence by the dividing ridge between the
waters ol tne Catawba and the Yadkin
to this place. This route will give an
accurate bae upon which tu predicate
the location of the road. Salisbury
Watchman.
Gur University. The Trustees of
this institution met in this Lily, on
fnurdty. We learn that qu;e a res
pectable number ol t.IcutieK; u were m
attendance. Doctor White, of Nash
ville, Tennessee, was elected Professor
ol iiheiuric and Belles Retires, to sup-
piy the vacancy occasioned hy tne re-signaiion-ol
Bisaop Green. Anew Pro
fetisorsiup o! English Literature waa
crtateo, and the chair appointed to be
riiied by ihe Rev. Albert M. Siupp,
President of the Gieenboro Female
College. lialeigh llegister.
From California A Million and a
Half of Gold. The steamship Cres
cent Cuy arrived at New York on ihe
7ih inst., with San Francisco dates lo
the 2d of November. She brings ono
million of dollars worth of gold dust
on freight, and lour hundred thousand
in the hands of the passengers, who
number one hundred and sixty, and a
mong them the Minister from the King
of the Sandwich Islands. The accounts
from California continue encouraging.
The health of the m'vnes is generally
good, with an immense emigraiion. . Tbe
State Constitution had been adopted by
the Convention, and was to have been
proposed to the people for adoption an
the 15th of November, and on the same
day a Governor and two members of
Congress were to have been elected.
Thomas Butler King, who is said to
have resigned his seat as a member of
Congress from Georgia, is a prominent
candidate for the U. S. Senate from the
new State of California.
The Boston Murder. As thus far
presented, and presuming tbe accounts
now given to be Hue, it resembles more
nearly Ihe murder of Adams by Colt, in
New York, than any other crime. The
circumstances in both cases were simi
lar. The victims went unsuspectingly
to the rooms of the murderers, to receive
money, which was their due. An aU
tercation may'reasouably be supposed
to have occurred in each case followed
hy a blow, it may be unexpectedly, fa
tal. Then came the tetnble dread of
exposure, the device to avoid it, and the
deliberate effort to destroy the body,
which alone could divulge the guilt.
Scott's Weekly Paper.
A Hog Case. Rather an arrusing
hog case was told to us by a legal gen
tleman recently, which for the benefit of
our readers we make public without
mentioning the names of the parties.
On the confines of the town lives tsvo
small farmers, each, among other things
engaged in the rearing of hogs. One
is an honest German, the other an Lng.
hman. Not leng ago the German
missed from his pen several "hogs, with
peculiar marks and spots, which he
thought he could recognize anywhere,
and after a diligent search, they, or
what was supposed to be them, were
discovered by the German's son (Hans)
in the pen ut hts neighbor, the English
man. Claim was immediately made
by the one for their restoration, but was
stoutly refused by the other, who main
tained that he had raised them from in
fain piggery to their then condition.
A suit for their recovery was the result;
lawyers were engaged, and tho case
came before a magisttate for his decit
ion.
Hosts of witnesses were examined on
each side. Un the part of the German.
it was proved that his hogs were of tho
same color and tpots ; that an old dog
with but one tooth, had bitttcn one oi
them in the ear, and the mark was
shown, &c. 1 he Englishman proved
by an equal array of testimony, the
littering ot the pigs, the careful bring
ing them up to hogdom, the cutting of
the dog bitten hog's ear with a knife
with a broken handle, &c. It was a
must doubtful case The two women
who claimed before Solomon the moth
er-ship of the child were not more pos
itive in their assertions than were the
iwo litigants as to the ownership ot ihe
hogs in question. Testimony wa so
nceiy balanced that the Justice was
bothered how lo decide.
The lawyers on each side made
most earnest declamation, a to ihe
rights of their clients. At last thcGer
mnn's lawyer (who was but a young'
disciple of Blacksfone, and Ibis waa his
first case) was seized with a lucky
thought, lie desired the son ot tho
German to be recalled. Hans siepjd
forth. He was asked if he was not in
the habit of calling the hogs, aiu did
they not answer tus call, lie answered
yes. "And now, Hans." said tne law
yer, did you call tbein in "German or
LtiiisU. "Me calls dein in Delicti,"
rephe.i Hans. Kesori was uiuiitdiaieiy
had lo tne Englishman's hog yard.
Hans called the bogs "in Deitcb," aud
lo! those which the Gentian Claimed
were the oniy ones out d the number
which came forth at H uts's German
call. The iflect wus irresieiiule.
Judgement was immediately rendered
for tne German, and ttie boa oideied
to be restored to him. U belher any
further legal siep are to be taken m
the mailer, we hit ve not learntc". lla
thing ton lie public.
A clergymen, when the contribution
box returned with little silver in it,
said he had never Lelore understood
the text, 'Alexander Iho copper smith
did me much evil.'
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