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COMMUNICATIONS. , "... ,'v. :" " !" vrott THK register. Mr. Editor: The suggestion of " Crittenden," that a public meeting should be held at the Court House in this place on tie 4th of July next, without 'j. li vLnnls fjm TiYI.OH. for rtheext Presidency, shokld meet the approbation of all whd feel that the country needs the services of such avian, andparticularly of all Jhose ho, scorning to make politics tradere convinced that if is time the spirit of party should yield to th spirit of patriotism. Of; tffis class, it is hoped, for the good of the country, there are many, It will cer tainly admit of question,strhether the impression or opinion which has so long prevailed in our country, that none but processed politicians are qualified for the Presidency, has not tended in a great degree to cripple the energies and disturb the repose of tne 'people. There are too many instances of men or this description, after obtaining: the reins of power. directing the affairs of State in such way as would most eratny tne premuices m fx , -of party, than the great interests ot tke nation not to impress irresistibly upon the minds of all, the conviction that much could be gained by selecting for the highest office of power and patronage in our 'Government, a man who will elevate himself above ' mere party, and looking around from the station he occupies upon the interest of the whole people, strike for the honor and ! good of the nation. The entire career of Zachaky. Taylor proves that he would be such a man. He would be the President of the Union, not of a party. In administering the Government, he would look to the land-marks which - have been established by the fathers of the Repub- , Constitution were not made subservieut to the un- .l,a j; ..linin Kulioatj iF a. motion. KTUpUlUUQ auu uawiQ.Uii"(j v.-.. He would go into the Executive chair with no pre judices to gratify. He would rely upon his past services services which have added to the glory of " his race as a passport to success, and not upon mere political organization, undwr which so. many, of the virtuous and good have fallen victims. Do not the times demand such a President ? Do not the whole people wish such a Chief Magistrate to superintend the affnirs of this great nation? Would he not more effectually secure us peace and happiness at home, and respect abroad, than a mere partizun, the horizon of whose mind is too apt to expand and con tract with the wishes of the hungry satellites who dance around him? We profess to live under a Republican form of Government, founded upon the principle that all power is derived from the people. How often is this principle rendered, entirely nuga toryinoperative in every respect by the system of party organization which has prevailed, solong in our elections! A-caucus is often seen to usurp the right and wield the power, as if it spoke the voice of the people. ProfessiDg to be the represent atives of the primary meetings of the people, they issue their'mandates with all the pompous dignity and consequential authority, as though they had from the whole people a carte blanche to say and do 'as appeared best iu thtir sight, without accountabil ity "to any. The political monster of their abortion when placed in power,: (the means to attain which are not apt to be of the most honest kind.) never deigfis to inquire what may be the wants or wishes -of the great body of the people, but what are the mandates of the party which elevated him 'to the station which he ia destined to fill so ingloriously, and so much to the detriment of the Republic. But it is unnecessary to dwell on this subject. Most heartily dr I sanction the proposition of Crittenden." The occasion is suited to such an object Let all who? admire" the honesty, bravery, generosity and patriotism of Gen. Taylor, come out to this meeting. Every American heart has leaped with joy at the relation of his glorious ex ploits in the field. His name has been spread throughout the Eastern Hemisphere crowned heads -and nobles have been struck with astonishment at Lis character ; the veteran commanders of Napoleon have uttered their praises of his skill eai bravery : and shall Republicans be ungrateful? Shall ne be silent? ' Will not gratitude force us to speak, if we have ven a spark of it left! I appeal not to the "TA T . T 1 a. iL. . T"l . i .' JJiLT I I , uuij L. i " 11 amo..- BRAdhS. P. S4 As the 4th of July comes on Sunday, I &m the SOPHOMORE. ; 1. Charles R. Thomas.' (Beavfort), Bates, on 'the rJUdian Bill. . . ' ' . ' 2. William II. Jones, i wares county dwuw propose 3 ?clock, P. M. on Saturday the 5dj aour 01 Electing. i.-h FOR THE REGISTER COMMENCEMENT, OF 1947.1 ? The customary festival at Chapel Hill was unu sually brilliant thisyear. The visiters were greater in number, and higher in rank, while the Exercises as well on the part of the distinguished Orators, as 1 on that of the young gentlemen, will favorably com pare with those on-auy occasion preceding. The President of the United States and his suite 'arrived at Chapel Hill late in the afternoon ofMon- . day, and were welcomed at the Hotel by a long dou ble line of the citizens of the County and the young gentlemen of the University, who uncovered their head3 and silently greeted their illustrious visiters as they drove through. The line was then broken up and formed on each side of the gravel walk which leads through the grove to the front of thenewPhi- : lanthropic Hall. After an interval of a few mo ments, the President passed up the walk, attended by several strangers of distinction, and proceeded, amidst every demonstration of personal respect on - the part of the assemblage, to Gerard Hall,' where , he was to be received in form by Gov. Swain. On his way he was observed to point eagerly towards the building familiarly-known as the Old Chapel. The evening was .pleasant and the Hall crowded by , a large, very respectable and attentive audience. The President "having been conducted to the ros- rumby Professor Green, was introduced to Gov. '.Swain and led to a seat among the Trustees of the University and other straugers of distinction ; J udge Mason occupied a place at his side. The address in welcome of his arrival was elegant and appropriate, while his reply was conceived in such terms of cour tesy and kindness, as were most suitable to the posi- . . J . s-.i- itir . . . - lion ne occupieu, as a -mei iviagistrate returning to t-iio nu-cuicuiucu w-cuca vu 1113 earnest unci per haps nrst gratefal triumphs. Gov. Swain then, in " behalf of the Alumni Association, welcomed the Se- cretary of the Navy, and the graces of that gentle ., man's acknowledgement of the compliment were , .xnuch heightened by Jhe charms of his well-modula-lated, silvery voice. After this the company dis persed with pleasant anticipations of a Commence ment of which they had so agreeable a foretaste : On Monday Evening, Bishop Ives delivered an impressi vediscourse before the Senior Class, as a valedictory exhortation to discinli'no tVn.ii- - and bear through life a proper impression that those elements of man's inner life have fully as much as the intellect, to do with a determination of the be lief, and consequently, his temporal and eternal des i$ln' A ver7 general sympathy was ejicited among T ihfi audience on their learning that the Bishop had risen from a sick bed to perform this interestiog and important duty. On Tuesday foienoon, the Senior Class was ex amined on National and Constitutional Law, in the Gov. Gra- ?Morehead, rta .1. D HnnrVinc ideate, and N. L.. Williams. Lieut. Maury, U. S. A. attended the examination of the -Junior Class, on Astronomy. In the evenins the dfi.YtoimpraKAWn,! from the Freshman and Sophomore Classes- gwe cry general pleasure by the taste which thev dis- FRESHMAN. o 1- y0111 H- Jhnston, (Tarborough) Emmet's sspeech, when asked whv not be pronounced upon him. i2,,,eL C' Blake (Florida.) Sheridan, on the Tri al of Warren Hastings. ' 3. Richard Hines, Jr. Raleigh) "The In'dian as he was and is," by Sprague. 4. Samuel E. Whitfield, Mississippi,) Chatham, oa the subjugation f the American Colonics. . ' lreBence ortne fresident, Judge Mason, nam, J udge Battle, Gov. Branch, Gov xxuu. j. tx. urvan. lMcMrst-nmii Wolfe. 3. Thomas J. Robinson. (FayetUxiile) Webster, on the Trial of Knapp.- . : - Augustus S. Graves, (U&orgiay Aauress v citizens of New Orleans, ion the sufferings of the Irish, by Prentiss. On Wednesdrfy Morning, -Mr. Osborne, of Char lotte, delivered the Annual Addreiss beftre the two Literawf Societies. , The,udience was crowded one, anflf deep attention Was commanded by the! hand some dissertation made by the distinguished gentle man on the causes tending to retard literary taste jd excellence, in the United States. It is regret ted that the Speaker has declined affording a copy for publication. Immediately after the delivery of this Address, the Association of the Alumni held its usual meetiug In the College Library. The atten dance of members was well calculated to excite a just pride in the character and usefulness of our U niversity. There were assembled as sons of this In stitution, the President of the United btates, tne Secretary of the Navy, Gov. Graham, Ex-Governors Branch and Morehead, Judge Battle, Treasurer Hinton. Hon. J. H. Bryan, Mr. Thomas J. Green, of Va., Professors Green and Hooper, Messrs. Bing ham, Craige, Courts, Calvin Graves, Osborne, Jef freys, and many others, most worthy of the connec tion. Gov. Morehead took the Chair, as President of the Association. Many new members were ad mitted. Among other business, Judge Mason arose and having made a handsome allusion to the lebt he, as well as the other members of this Association, owed to the labors of the late President Caldwell, moved that a subscription be set on foot for the pur pose of erecting such a monument to his memory, as might testify the sense which, all have of their obli gation to hi3 unwearied exertions and eminent a-r bility. The motion passed unanimously, and it ha ving been subsequently determined to limit thesub scription to three dollars, as the largest amount any subscriber should be allowed to pay, the sum of two hundred and ten dollars was collected during the day of Commencement, the name of President Polk heading the list. It was also resolved, that every member present should place his signature en the Secretary's book. Messrs. J, rl. liryan and l.J. Green having been selected to accompany the ura tor on the rostrum, the Association adjourned in high spirits at the $ucccs3 and prospects of the infant institution. The afternoon ot Wednesday was set apart for reroa Iu the evening, Gov. Morehead having called the Association to order before a crowd of fashion, beau ty, wit and wisdom, Judge Mason took his proper position, supported on the right by Mr. Bryan, and cn the left by Mr. Green. The Oration which he delivered, was universally remarked as the finished production of high powers and fine taste, and during its delivery commanded frequent bursts of applause from the gratified auditory. Otherwise, the deep silence which pervaded the Hall, was broken bat by the pleasing tones of the speaker's voice, as ho enu merated the substantial advances and glories of his country the mysterious links by which a genera education, an omnipotent free Pros?, a common ob- 1 1 1 IV A ?- A- ject anu a ueiigion unaer uinereni manuesiunous, one snd the same, bound together the destinies of a mighty people, the benefactors ot their generation and last hope of the world. At the close of the Or ation, the applause havinz somewhat subsided, Gov Swain rose and moved a return of the thanks of the Association to the Orator, and also a request of a copy of the Oration for publication. These motions j were carried' with enthusiastic unanimity., Obitua- i ry notices of the late Dr. John Hill, of Winning- j ton; William A. Bell, of Eutaw, Ala.; and Wil-j liam F. BroWn, of Missouri, were handed in and placed ijn the archives of the Association. The As sociation then adjourned over to the W ednesday preceding the next Commencement. . Thursday is. par excellence, Commencesient Day, being that on which the Representatives of the Graduating Class make their appearJhce in public. The speaking was decided by. good judges among the visiters, to be of a hih character, as regarded both composition and delivery. This was the first occasion on which an English Salutatory had been delivered at this Institution. Tlii mnnnpi" In wliiVi th fintv trna Tfrfnrmfil hT I Mr. Ransom, rendered the Speech a great addition la tha xerciKu a uj7r-"Trie'VMef ictory. from the mouth of a young man facile princeps in every branch of science to which his attention had been directed, excited much feeling and admiration in an audience whose literary pretensions and -cultivated taste are the best endorsers of their judgment. ' Mr. Manly being absent, much to the regret of all who have been so long accustomed to the sound of his voice on Commencement day a regret in creased by the knowledge that he was absent from indisposition G.ov. Swain read a Report of the Scholarship and deportment of the several Classes, from which the following is an extract : The First Distinction iu the Senior Class was assigned to Messrs. Pettigrew and Ransom, in the order of their names. The Second to Messrs. Als ton, Coleman, Erwin, Howerton, Pool and Win borne. The Third to Messrs. Battle, Guion,' E. Hall, Kindred, Levy, Lucas, Manly, Norcom and Shober: "The, average number of attendances re quired of each Student upon the scholastic and religious exercises, is about 1400 a year, or 5(500 during the complete Collegiate course of four years. Mr. Ransora is the only member of the Graduating Class who has never been absent during that period! Mr. Cansler has bce absent once from Prayers and once from Recitation. Mr. Alston never failed 'in the performance of any duty durius: the first three years and a half of his Collegiate course, but was aDseni nine times irom rrayers during the last term of the Senior year. Mr. Levy has been absent fourteen times from Prayers, six times from Recita tion, and once from Divine Worship, in four years and all of these, except three absences from Morn ing Frayers, were occasioned by sickness. Mr. Winborne has been twice absent from Prayers ; and Mr. Coleman seven times from Prayers, and four times from Recitation, during the three years that they have been members xi this Institution. The next most punctual were Messrs. Berry, Pettigrew, Pool, Guion, Norcom, Hines; Battle, Erwin, Tate, E. Hall and Howerton, in the order of their names. Messrs. Alston, Battle, Berry, Erwin, Guion, Lank-' ford, Norcom, Pettigrew, Pool, Shober and Win borne, have not been recorded on the Conduct Roll for any act of indecorum at any of the stated exer cises of the Institution, and their entire course with scarcely an exception, in the case of any one, is be lieved to have been characterized by marked and exemplary propriety." In the Junior Class, the First Distinction was assigned to Messrs. Gales and J. Wilson ; the Sec ond to Messrs. Baskerville and Mangum. In the Sophomore Class, the First Distinction Was assigned to Messrs. Battle, Hale and Robinson; the Second to Messrs. Haigh, James M. Johnson Lucas, and B. Whitfield. ' In the Freshman Class, the First Distinction was assigned to Messrs. Johnston and S. Whitfield in the order of their names ; the Second .6 Messrs. Chalmers and Smith. 1 The Degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferfed on the thirty-seven regular members of the Senior Class, and on Mr. KB. McMillan, an irregular member of the same, ex speciali gratia. The Degree of Master of Arts was conferred on -viessrs. John fieritafre Rrvnn J-. nf n.hntt Burton Craige, of Catawba; Chailes F. Dewey, M. v., yi iaieign; uooert Jfaine JJick, of Rockingham: uenms JDozier Ferebee, of Pasquotank: William VV Lute Jiamss, M. D., of Wilmington ; James H. Headen, Esq., of Chatham ; Angus R. Kelly, ef Moore : James S. J ohnston, of Warrenton : John Wesley Long, M. D., of Randolph ; Peter King Rounsaville, of Lexington ; Walter Leak Steele, of Richmond; John Lee Williamson, M. D., of Cas well calculated ' to set off to the height hli ibest traits. -The torn aDsence or au parade, tne inr v and unassuming courtesy with which he reciprocated every attention wnicn ne receiveu, nave ie pleasant impressions of his character aVprivJ gentleman. It was a subject of general cdacern, that hid' .itrered hair and care-worn features 'seeniod to denote a life of incessant toil and perhaps sufferings tits appearance is tuuo oiyj j of age. The manners of the Presidents Lady ycrQ remarked as peculiarly fascinating, by all wfcp aP" PBoacheid her: and if the pleasure she received;rom her visit do in any proporuuu u mum cave, she cannotf easily forget Chapel Kill and the ?T . ' tvt .1. r jfefc S " t university or ortuuiotjua. ut Judge Mason also carries away mat jfi heart from Chapel Hill. His appearance is mat oi a v irgiainu of the best days of the Old Dominion. His frank, generous temper, the interest he displayed in all the premises, ana nis eviueut wiiiiujtuvss w w y'w. jvith the efforts of the younger sons of his Alma Mater, elicited many expressions of esteem among those who attended the jommencemem oi ioi i. Lieut. Maury, so favorably knowias the Super intendant of the National Observatory at Wash ington City, was also the object of much attention. The high position to which he is every day advancing in the world of science ; the renown which his stu diousness and ability are shedding on his place and profession; and the tact, so apparent, tnai in ine seclusion of the closet he has not lost the interesting characteristics of the sailor and soldier, gained him all the deference and regard so due to a man of let ters, and an Officer in the American Navy. With that of other distinguished strangers, the presence of Mr. Thomas J. Green, of Halifax, Va., was greeted with great pleasure. At College, he was reputed the genius of the Class in which the President graduated. Since he left College, he has preferred the quiet life of a private citizen to the conflicts, poignant pleasures and bitter disappoint ments atteuding the career of a politician; and the argument in favor ofkhis choice, galuedrfrtjja a com parison of his thoughtful, tranquil expression, with the anxious countenance of the President of the United States, perhaps the most successful politician of his day, is decided, if not altogether decisive. As the two gentlemen sat on the rostrum together, a stranger might have thought their ages separated by au interval of more than twenty years. lt would be improper to conclude this sketch, without noticing the great efficiency of the Marshal for Commencement, Mr. Thomas J. Person, of Northampton, and bis Assistants, Messrs. Bynum, Cameron, Peuder and Strauge. Their contribution to the arrangements, which gave such universal sat isfaction, was generally recognized and estimated as it deserved. The music, from the Brass Band of Scnor George, of Richmond. Va. was very tine,, ami, although some dancers objected to the abseuce of Violins, all agreed that its performances iu Gerard Hall were far su perior to any that have heretofore enlivened Com-meuconienL O The orders of General Sctt, issued the evening prior to the battle, are much admired and commented upon by the Preas. The New Orleans Delta says : "The spirit of Lundy's Lane, at Bridgewater, and of Queenstnwn, pervade the general orders of the gallant Scott, issued the day before the battle of ' Cerro Gordo.' The calm determina lion, heroic resolve, firm purpose, and judicious foresight, displayed in this document, must excite li'e warmest applause and hijjhesf admiration of every American. In Scott's vocabulary there is no such word as 4 fail. He never permits a doubt to cross the hirh purpose which he has in view. There is no such thinjras looking back. no return. Tho enemy's whole line of entrench ments and batteries will be attacked in front, and at the same time turned.' And then he is not satisfied With a bare victory! He will not stop his onward course and quietly, repose on his lau rels until he U reinforced. But he pushes on, not even resting from the fatigues and wounds of battle, nor awaiting the slow approach of baggage wagons, but with the determination to reap the benefit as well as the honors of a victory, he ftushes forward his columns upon the heel of the ugitivc enemies, and stays not the pUrsuit until there is not one to follow. "Glory, then, to VVin rleld Scott ! and forever silent be the ribald tongue or pen that would link his name with aught that is not glorious in action, invincible in courage, and unfailing in resources and wisdom." "MODESTY ASSAULTS UPON GEN. :;. TAYLOR. - The Union copies Gen.. Taylor's late letter in re gard to the Presidency, and says: "The following letter u&u a mmikovm - j - - Orleans Bulletin attributes to Gen. Taylor. But we hazard the remark, that it might have been equal! jyif not more modest, if, 'casting away all. ambition,' be had stood aside for the present, and firmly passed over the honors of an election to one of tho 'eminent and"" deserving' citizens whom he considers better ' qualified for so high and responsi ble station.' " . This is the first palpable exhibition of the lll-dis-guised dislike and dread of General Taylor; the.first plain protrusion of the cloven foot so long carefully hidden under the folds of the official robe. From this moment, we anticipate an open war of the Gov ernment against Taylor ; and we shall prefer it as far more desirable than tne guerniu uwue vi te9tthe ambush and the lasso of an enemy in the We have no fears for Gen. Taylor. Whether as sailed by the Generals whom the Administration passes to his front in Mexico, or the journals with which it beleaguers him behind, his name is linked with victory, and no power in Mexico or Washing ton can dissolve the banns. We think that he can sustain even the assaults of the Washington Union with composure. , The hero whose Dr east nas oeeii the target for torms of cannon ball! at Palo Alto, Ilesaca, Monterey and Buena Vista, will be only diverted when he learns that the organ of thetJov- erument is firing pop-guns at his coat tail. f No one who has read Gen. Taylor's letter, or stu died his character, but must be struck with the evi dent honestv of his declaration, that he has no as- j rMnn fnr tha Presidency. Uut sucu a suue iu mind, ifris iuiDossible for the satellites of power to .' . . . .. i ... 1 4,. nn imagine, W uh them, orace anu us emoiumeuio w the one thing needful the only thing in the world worthv the thouehts of man. Such a phenomenon As a climtercBtcu patriot, acnug h-wh o... duty, and looking not for his reward in tue spous, arrears little less than miraculous in their eyes, and they hesitate to creViit the evidence of their own jfn sen when it occurs. The idea of the Union's telling Gen. Taylor what is "modest," and what is "more modest," is rich in the extreme. The Union ousht to know by this time, from the manner in which Old Zach treats the dicta tion of the Government, that he is not likely to be much annoyed by the hostility of. its newspapers. Evon if he had any aspirations for the Presidency, we should say it was not the summit of impudence for the immortal hero of the Rio Grande to think himself capable of filline an office occupied by Mr, Polk. Still, it would be " more modest," no doubt, in a little man like him, to " stand aside," and : firm ly pass over the honors of an election" to such giants as Polk, Marcy &. Co. And tho old soldier would stand aside if he could, but the people, there's the rub. won't listen to such a thins. He would not "stand aide." when the Government and Santa An na wanted him to, near Saltillo and the people will not let him stand aside now, when the same uovern mcnt is 60 auxious to consign him again to exile. Richmond Times. NEW USE OF ETHER. A friend at Concord sends us the following ac count of anew and- successful experiment with "Erhcr." I administered the " Ether" to a very vicious, ugly horso today, and she was made eo impress ible by it. that any operation might have been performed upon her without any apparent sensi bility. Mr. Bigelow, our blacksmith, told me some. Vime ago, that one of the stage horses, which he I was obliged to shoe, from some cause, would keep up such an incessant violent kicking, biting and squealing, that it was not only troublesome but dangerous to shoe her. I told him to let me know when he shod her again, and I would give the ether to her. I did so to-day, and two min utes after I applied the ether to her nostrils, she. was as quiet and harmless as a sheep, and was shod with perfect ease and safety. The horse was as bright as ever afterwards.- Lowell Cuur. , THE WAR. The following striking aud melancholy Jcoi tr'ast between the Tjeginnin and the- end of a twelve months campaign is presented in ihe O. Delta . - The Heroes of Montebet. Just one year ago there inarched through oar streets as now and splendid a body of. men,, as ever went forth to battle. They were about nine hundred strong The men were in the vigor'! youthful maoho and as, in perfect order andtiuhtary preci' they paraded through our city, the -sftdmiratv our oeoble broke forth in loudj&pomisl TU: ....... ,UA fivot Tunnaaaek irai taiii array. 1 Ilia na iik mo w - . r . f i ttt piment. under tne neroic oionei oampoeu Thev left our City, fresh from their own happ homes, in the mountains and by the river siae in healthful Tennessee, full of hope, ambitio and patriotism ; the j departed io cheerful spirits,. and with impatient ardor for the scene of war. Arrived in the hostile country, they were soon involved in all the sufferings, deprivations, ennui and sickness incident to camp life. Disease made fearful havoc in their ranks. Scores re turned to their homes, broken down in health and spirits, ere they hath seen a hostile face. When the dullness and misery of camp life were chang ed into the stir and excitement of the march and the haitle field, this reLnment was the foremost in the storm, and the first in the havoc and ue. struction which the enemy poured into our ranks in the bloody charge at Monterey. One third of them lay gasping in death or under severe wound, on the plains. But those Jen,- were undismayed, and nobly sustained their ground a. raid the iron tempest hurled upon ihem from the enemy's covered works.' Monterey yielded to the irresistible valor of such men. 1 Theraennued a long camp life.nrore dreadful to the soldier than the bloodiest battles. Then came long toil marches, terminating in no glorious or animating results. Then' they em barked in Scott's proud army for the grand affair at Vera Cruz. Next we find Ihem in the charge on the formidable batteries of the enemy at Cer ro Gordo. Again they join their hurras with those of our whole army over the triumph of our arms. But their services approached a close. Having faithfully served their country, they de sire to give way toothers, and 'return to the bo soms of their families, where anxious hearts have so long pined their perilous absence. On Friday last, the whole of this gallant regi ment, whose history we have thus briefly sketch ed, arrived in our city. It numbers just three hundred and fifty ; about one-third the force with which it left. And this loss it has sustained in a twelve month's campaign. It has loss of 50 men a month. I Splendid Wardrobe If the papers continue to give such evidences of Gen. Taylor's plainness as the following, we shall soon expect to see 4he mushroom aristocrats, who sneered at Harri son's " Log Cabin and Hard Cider," venting their agonizing wit upon Old Zack's rough attire. "Old Rough and Ready," says a cotemporary, "is remarkable for the extreme plainness cf his attire. When leaving New Orleans for Corpus Christi, some of bis brother officers playfully in stituted an appraisement of the suit of clothes worn by him at that time. The result wis, that the whole suit, including round jacket, vest, trowsers, hat, and unmentionables, was worth about seven dollars and a half." Sttpking to the Pa.rtv brought themselves to believe that the party" proper will agree to take up Gen. Taylor, for the good of the country, will find themselves mista ken. The Pcnnsylvanian, (Loco,) for instance, eaya : " Even the name of General Taylor will not in duce us to forget our far greater principles. Wear for our party now, and tor our party always Yes We are afraid that the " party" now, and the " party" always, will be too strong a tie for the "party leaders" ever to break. With the people it is a different matter. They want the interests of the country now, and tho interests of the country always. Alex. Gazette. . The Milwaukie Gazette in noticing the attacks that have been made on General Taylor, says "As to Taylor's " Generalshin" wa tat it that the man who has won every battle he ever fought. tgaiiisi civuizea or savage foes, in the War of 1812, in the Florida Campaigns, and now in Mex ico, and who has crowned a long list. of triumphs by the hardest fight and most brilliant victory known in American history, has earnevha "cer tificate of character" which is proof against any and every atlemDt at criticism. r.pnsnr rr Ta rnation." "A young lady, whose name, we have not been able to ascertain, came into our dweJlin two days ago and has since remained with our family. She has not spoken a word 6ince her arrival, but Bhe weeps almost incessantly," Six weeks after publishing the abeve, our waggish brother relieves public anxiety by this admission : - The Promptings of Conscience The New Orleans Picayune gives the following extraordi nary case of the workings of conscience in a vo ter in that city, who had done more than his duty at the late municipal election : ' All along a'wanting to do what was right sir," whimpered the prisoner, awakening to a sense of his moral turpitude. " I'm a victim to conscience, sir. I went in the mornin and voted one ticket, cause I seed that it was reg'lar it must, be right. Pretty soon somebody asked me had I votedvand when I told him I had, he asked me how,-and when I told him the reg'lar ticket and what names was on it, he told me the country was ruined ; that, I'd put a rope rouod every poor man's neck and drawed the slippery noose tight ; that I'd twitched the last jmorael of food oat of the or phans and betrayed the unhappy widows ; check ed the current of the Mississippi ; abolished the inspection of steamboat boilers, and the gen'ral bursting up of all the steamboats, on the river, with an uuaccouiitkhle Inaa nf life, wnnlil ha an Thoschojiftye i-overture of a dissolution and iren'ra! burstin uo of the Union." H What a deplorable picture 1" said the Recor der. . - " Yes sir," said the prisoner sorrowfully, "and when I heerd that, I ivent right off and took to drinkin' and thinkin', and finally I came to the conclusion that if I'd voted wrong IJ balance the matter by heavin' in a ticket on the other side. The responsibility was too great. I could'nt stand up, and have every woman and child in the State pint their fingers at me and say, there goes the man that's destroyed the Union." The unhappy victim of conscience was too much overpowered to proceed further. The Re corder motioned to the officers, and he was Je movexl for further and future examination. " We have since found her name, and guess pretty well 4 where she came from. ,Misa Lucy Hannah is a bouncing girl, and when biiegeis a nine older will call uagAer." A Fight Extraordinary. At or near the gap of the Green Swamp, fn Brunswick county, a fight took place, about the first of last month, between a she-bear, with cube, and a four year old boar. The bear attacked the boar, with the design, probabfy, of obtafring fresh pork for her cuDsbut there was a "slip between the cup j w.w ,.v wa, Riiicu me Dear, and tuns was the ordinary rule "in such ca"se made aud provided, reversed in favor of the swine. 1 Wilmington Commercial, . A volunteer who has jeturntd frcm MexU co, says: I have seen the elephant, trunk, tusks, and all, and I am more than satisfied. I went out a 1 oik soldier and return a Taylor Whig." : i Baltimore Patriot. well. . The honorary Degree of Master of Arts was conferredNm Lieut. Maury ; that of Doctor of Laws on rrof. Peirce, of Cambridge University. rr On the afternoon of Thursday, the Commence ment exercises having closed, President Polk and H3 Suite set off for Moring's, onUheir way to Ra leigh, the- President designing an early start in the Cars of the next day. The visiters at Chapel Hill can scarcely fail, to have a pleasant recollection of President Polk. The character which-he chose to support that of an unpretending citizen of a mighty Republic-was DEPEND ON YOURSELF. The Editor of the "Albany Knickerbocker," is a sensible man. There is more truth than po etry in the following, which we copy from his spicy paper : JBad luck as well as mischance and misfortune, aire all the daughters of misconduct, and some times mother of success, prosperity and advance ment. To be thrown on one's resources, is to be cast into the very lap of fortune. Had Franklin entered iPhiladelphia, with a thousand dollars in his pocket, instead of one shilling and ninepence, as he did, in all probability he would have:gone on a " spree," instead of hunting up employment, and died at thirty-five from driving tandem teams and drinking brandy-smashers, instead of livinw to the green old age of eighty, and dying a phihZ eopher, whose amusement was the taming of the thunderbolts and bottling up lightning. Had Na poleon's father been the owner of a princely es tate, his son would never have got to be empe ror. A good kick put of doora is better for a boy than all the rich uncles io the world. One never tries to swim so hard as when he has to do it or drown. To be a rich man's 6on, is the greatest misfortune that can befal a young man, mentally Gleaning, wno nn our ornces not the chil '. Rico 8np ized Loafs! I Coffee do. x do. v ' :,ind BllT MBmodaiin,!- &JHAU.T ht St. ti- tfaltinJ 3?4 i - 34 friends, Jf H lhe aboCl or the i,,, I FiA the '?F-: y lain;; . - & so'iies;Iai - 5 H. .Vfi 'I 4b The" Unite North Carolina; and adjourned 01 alone in attendance, reached here. But lit man, by the name of Da was convicted or passing count sentenced to a fine of one dollar, anjw imprisonment From the facts Je,t ( trial, it would seem that there is aJ ization in some of the Mouitain C uttering and circulation of baao il they have regular Officers for man.i-- k rations. The conviction of Rcgtrs i as a warning in time,' vortii the Sfahir.gt,)atadajBeM NA-jopfljlQve.fpifei r. a nd i line ! c i biticn-mlh averaged a MARRIED IN PRISON. A man nmed John A; Randall was yesterday arrested, on a comphint lodged against him by a young woman named Catharine Sbultz, and was confined in prison to answer. About 1 o'clock, only a few hours after the imprisonment of Ran dall, the complainant proceeded to his residence, and burglariously entered and stole a quantity of bed clothes. She was arrested immediately, and taken to the same prison into which her false one had so lately been incarcerated. Being placed in cells adjacent toeach other, they made arrange ments whereby each might relieve the other, by a conjugal tie. The preliminaries being settled, Justice Ketchum, the committing magistrate, was called in, who performed the marriage rite thus making all the complaints illegal and restoring the happy pair to liberty. N. Y. Evening Post. Camdes, June 2. Lamentable 'Accident. John Barclay, Esq., of Rocky Mount, wa9 found dead on the road IS miles from Camden, on Friday last, having had his neck broken by a fall from his sulkey, his horse having ran away with him. We learn that from the ap pearance of the ruts made by the sulkey, and pieces of harness being found scattered along the road, thai the horse must have run some miles before the acci dent occurred Journal. A SIXPENCE WELL INVESTED. The other day we saw a bright-eyed little girl, tripping along the street with a basket on her arm, apparently sent on some errand. All at once she stopped and commenced searching for something among the snow and ice. 'Twas evident it was something of value, and that she was in trouble. Her search was eager and nervoU8-ihe bright smile had vanished from her face, and tears were rolling down her cheeks. A gentleman parsing at the moment, noticed the tribulation of the little creature, and asked her what was the matter. ' Oh ! sir," said she, her little bosom swelling and tears chokinjr her voice, " Oh ! sir, I've lost my sixpence !" The gentle man took a peice of money from his pocket, and i degree; sni Bull an Irbm jnost "bit 1 t- diatesvfj tjie ropr ehorljit -if bys f torys "Ai- yeri he, -Jeitoflg overtaA , r iL out oi one oi tnese aniinaLs so au at i hoplW EXEUU Tlvij AFlOiJslvL gieiji Williaji R. Wai-ker, Esq.. 0' F " has been appointed Aid-de-Carr.p to h ' i"Pcrtni5l Gov. Graham, with the rank of CriC sf1 3 LOOK OUT FOR MAD I A Dog, said to be laboring ,ucd?- j was killed in one of the Streets u Wednesday morning last.' This is i the year when this malady generally j. the canine species, and all due cau: place ef Col. R. T. Paixe, appoints 'jHe mand of the North Carolina R(v'iih.VcM' teors, in the service of the Unite I bi 'llecJ - -r - w m -rs .- touchlril Li jus. iV. duulc, oetujri-- v Mr. Boyden. Mr. Bogle is a i. i 'fihtaJW -4.-. '- wrort lessaaa LOCO FOCOISM AiD Il s ,vlniiJf It must be admitted by even the a 'and fii- called her to him, saying, here, Sis, don't cry 1 the purity, of the masses, and their for the lost sixpence, here is another," and plac ed it in her hand. "Oh dear sir !" said she, as she bounded forward, how I thank you." Her great grief was removed the bright smile was restored, the apprehension of a mother's frown for her carelessness was gone, and her little heart beat light again. Think you that man as he re members that pretty face, beaming with grati tude and joy, will ever regret that well invested sixpence? A whole world of happiness bought for a sixpence ! How easy a thing it is to shed sunshine on the hearts of those about us. Sympathy Russel was singing the dismal song entitled " The Gambler's Wife," aud hav ing uttered the words Hush ! he comes not yet ! The clock strikes one ! had struck the key to imitate the sullen knell, of the departed hour, when a respectably dressed lady ejaculated, to the amusement of every body, " would'nt I have fetched him home !" Ten vol umea of Mrs, Caudle's lectures were, concentra ted in that little sentence. dren of the rich or the sons of the opulent. A I3enion.' wn?, n.aa always contended that rnnnaAra. r( .i...k 1 J-l I . i, . T. I CA knowledge of starch and debauchery is all a rich sman s sons aspire to. The parlor is the scene of their oratory, and hair oil the care of their souls poor creatures ! ' - A servant girl received the following written character from a person who meant to compli ment her very highly : " This is to Certify that Isabel Wiererve with us During the last half year, and found her in every respect Creditable andree of Nothing that was" any way rong: A Hoosier was called upon the stand, out West, to testify, to the character of a brother Hoosier. The testimony elicited was the fol lowing : ? How long have you known this man, Bill Whack !" Ever since he was born " What's his general character V " Letter A. No. 1 'bove par a great ways.l judge." " Would you believe him on oath!" " Yes eir ree ! on or oflj or any other way I conclude." What, in your opinion, are his qualifications as to good character V - "He's the best shot on our praries or in the woods. He can shave the eye-winkers off a wolf as far as a shootin iron'il carry a ball He can drink a quart of grog any day, aud he chaws tobacco like a hoss." BEAUTIFUL FIGURE. as was originally bone of our hn r a i i . . wucen of our flesh, m his late speech at St. Louis, ac. ordmg to the New Era, spoke of her as beinr a rib taken out of our side ; which, if a right policy had been pursued, would have as gently and quT etly fallen into our bosom as Eve did into that of Adam Air. Benton n ------ -.v. -uiu, yjai iiKc f Adajn's rib, Texas has' tempted us to partake o the forbidden fruit of conquest which haaalr. brought sweat to the brow,' and bids fair to briu sadness lo the heart of the nation. Georgia Journal and confident of the Loco Foco par'; catUrJ of the times are most ominous for :1 p -i" 'Hot) that power in high places,' which th-y r, J,e est j long a time, so wretchedly abuse 1 tn. jjroljpjrj to mere party purposes and party cn Ji l-cry m. they say, as they witness the upns.rs youl&fl: W5,H orerthe land, irhx) declare to f;r-tcj-y from the shackles of party despot -s i s H 4 that " the Sceptre has deixtrted F 'sic of -I they turn, the same portentous acJ ? kep jg)! evidences meet their eyes, that the?" f hwt&Vd the next Presidential Election, t i. Ixxal secves, tne man wno snau conauci t& fnfro nf fiU flmrnrnmpnt. TKpt'' ' , . ,Tf is every where speaking in tones of Tpft disapprobation of the policy .pursuit Administration, and as a free and s ' -rtuj3 they have determined to exercise tLcp" eiviiH ed io their keeping, and rid tha cn- tuik$n whose chief business in power, bution of the "loaves and fiahes" aa parti zana. and for party services. In reviewing the overwhelming da: sentiment, within the last two or thrc: tie 11 VfideBrf' gailaai '4owl and courage to resist encroachments, s requited, confidence, most strikingly rlPOFM The almost unexampled Loco Fooj a- ;1Mclu?f nonular branch of the 'last CoDcr-'-s' T been neutralized, but the opposite pan,: approaching Session, told the bal" Changes, remarkable and nstounJi" displayed, not only in. one, but near v which has spoken out in the last twe-' effort of monied party organization. Office, has effected this mighty revwa voice of the People free, indepenlenri' before which, like Santa Annafroa tr the sycophants. of power must fly 1E 'if r ' by tm Irecc m it g? I fX "iter' It is to us- bave stood firm and invincible unst". and unbribed by gain it is to us, vi 4.if Jorj plation of peculiar pride, to sec 0-" i 1 4 rates taking sides by us in the true-; ,eusji ho phalanx.- Let us march on then, rt,. tfcC termincdly, until we see tho brovi. ti. count ry'scasejwaving, triumpha:'-" , and misroleTftfJTir HT"" The aspi tice,) are-fast getti and Ready, CoL Editor to haul dJ thorized his orgr idea of a secor' he would.n'p' dience r from f iu . j 9 m r 1. ' v Ue P or cf W onspi? can ; & " -JIB V the;? 4Hdid&& pre4 he Cc mm stall rethatr he late & i ,f 1 M ana fd tyojftq I. Foi f. Tn S housij Viseti" iVfl j 1 1 3 m MS H : :H 01 VERY TIGHTLY BOUND '4T M
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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