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. rjlSCELLANEOU
- . PROGRESS OF THKPRESID
f Hi BdUisnori American.'
O Lasts Ejue; Pa., Aug. 28, 1849.
Prom KewcasUe to Erie tJeo. Taylor's recep
tions hare been attended with a succession of Ae
same spontaneous outpourings pf feeling and the
same universal desire on thd part of all to see the
Hero of Buena Vista and the President of the
'United States. Many; Locofocos ?haf e declared
hat it was sirtfply the office which they respect
ed, ac4Jame to see, but almost invariably have
they - gone away right heartily ashamed of the
slanders which they had beheved and sometimes
It is not a little amusing to witness the discuss
ions betweealhe hard-fisled Democracy who have
seen th6 President and those Who may have. been
deprived of that prifilege : it would- be nuts"
for Father Ritchie to crack. At Newcastle, an m-
dividoal of the Democrauc party came ; runnmg I
out of the room, clapping his
nwny of joy, saying Tvej
. himl Joe'lf testify to that!" I
seen him : he aint nobody,
individual behind him.
hands, almost in an 1
seen him! I've seen
S'pose'B'ydu In
said a gruff looking
This tunning after
Presidents ainra doin us any good. We'll loose
half ouBfrotes U Old ZeJce Taylor goes tnrougn
here again4-fiha king every body by the hand and.
erabbin' hold of the children and kissin' the ba-
bies and old women. v Half thecrirlsin Newcastle
;ar crazy afjter nim now; and I jistieardour gal
say, the teller mat sne tafcesjmust vote lor uw
Zach l?' And the speaker pulled his hat dbwn
over his head, with a petulent jerk, andwalked
off. ' i ' , 1 '
JThe Presidntyill be at Erie to-night, where
every preparation has been made to receive him
in style.' He is determined to be in Boston by the
fiftK of September. At Pittsburgh, a number of
little boys, 8 or 9 years of age (who had no doubt
been instructed by ambitious ; parents) asked the
President to give them commissions in the Naval
service. The ' old man" told thercufo go to school
and learn their lessons well obey their parents
and be good boys, and perhaps a few yfars hence,
when ther woulds be old enough, the secretary oi
the xa7y. mignt ao someining oi ine Kinu iur
, them : thst a great many Doys were raraea roriue
' Djroinj in o me ixavy lopsoon, etc., cue. j ut
ile girl, who had probably been instructed for the
occasion, went up to Old Zach to be kissed but
drew oacK just as ne took ner nana anu saiu,
"Mr. Taylor, f am a Locofoco!" "Are you
soT" said the President, " then I must have two
kisses, for it is very seldom that I come'across any
Locofoco' lathes."
any such way are simply green. The anecdotes
related jby Opposition presses, which are intended
to convey the idea that Gen. Taylor is an ignorant
man, are simple falsehoods, and those who be
lieve them .are the silly dupes of still more silly
scribblers. Gen. Taylor is not an eloquent man
nor a fluent speaker, but his ideas are as strong;
as clear, and as large, and far ijaore concise than
those of almost any other public! man in the coun
try. He has, it is true, neither the eloquence of
Clay, nor the profundity of Webster, but he has
all the honesty, the patriotism and purity of a
Washington. His modesty is the great block over
which the Democracy has ever jstumbled. Until
they beghf to'appreciate this they cannot make
fnuch progress. It is a: fact that wherever Gen.
Taylor has been, Democrats have admired him as
warmly, and, in some cases, more warmly than
theWlugs. I speak from personal observation
entirely. ?
That Gen. Taylor's visit will result in great
srood to the countrv, no bodv can doubt. It will
enable him to form more enlarged and more cor-d
rect views oi all tne great interests of the country,
and to shape the policy pf his Administration with
a view to equality between the different sections
and permanency in regard to the measures which
Congress will adopt. That is hi great aim. He
Jooks at details, and endeavors to trace out the
causes and effects of the past policy of the gov
ernment. He is guided by nef partiza views or
TeelinjrS. ' TT rlnps nntJ!tnn tn refloat nrKnt nrill ktt
the effectgf this or that measurel upon the coun-
Those who have never seen or conversed with
Gen. Taylor may abuse him by saying that he is
ignorant of his duties, but jhosei who know him
well, however bitter they maSjr have been before
they knew him, are ashamed of uch slanders.
GEN. TAYLOR'S ADDRESS TO THE PEO
PLE&OF WESTMORELAND, PA.
My kind friends and' respected fellow-citizens, I
am unused to public speaking fhaj. traiaiifg has been
in a different department of life,' and" 1 am -sure
therefore the necessary indulgence will be made by
this great assemblage. Bat if I possessed the most
gifted powers of eloquence? I could not express in
ords the deep and abiding gratitude which I feel
to the American, people. They have crowned me
srith praise beyond soy deserting, nd unworthy as
ram, they hate elected me, to the rst office in the
world in point of moral and political dignity. In
the battles where I bore command 18S sustained
by the American soldiers and. volunteer admirable
in all the qualities which ensure success. Where
r they have confidence ia thef eotnmander, they lia-ve
but two thonghtsOor country, and victory in
her cause." With such soldiers I jfought, and with
each soldiers what could I do but conquer let them
have the'meed of praise. . j;. . .
1 wn notdeserringof thegreatflffice which I now
fill. I was not voluntary candidate, but forced
and constrained by impulses which I could not re
sist But since the desire of the feople has placed
me there, my anxious thought, my untiring exer
tions will be to promote the peacejliberty, prosper
ity, and happiness of the nation. You all know that
I was not disciplined to politics. Forty years of my
life were spent in the service of mf country. Toil,
privations, anxiety and care were! the elements of
my education. During that time, J serred my be
loved country with all my energies in obedience to
her laws. That part of my life io which I look
back with the greatest pleasuro is when I was pro
tecting the innocent inhabitants of the frontier, the
women and children, from the tomahawk and scalp-ing-kmfe
of the savage.
I hope my motiTes will not be misunderstood for
making this journey. 1 wished to see the great
manufacturing establishments of the middle and
northern States; to witness their flourishing and
prosperous husbandry; to tacertsin their wants and
Wishes; and to see my kind friends and their beauti
ful country. .,. .
I will gite all ray sympathy to the friends of lib
erty ejery where, now struggling jfor liberty; but
my great care wilt be to presort! Ue peace of the
country, and to atoid entangling alliances with any
pursuing the example of Washington. And now
my friends, I again return you my Igrateful thanks
for the enthusiastic reception 1 have receited 1
lore to nieet ray fellow citttens face to face, and to
shake their. handsespecially the grey-headed patri-
arehs, who were the patriots of other days and the
, ladies, God bless them,, they have every where
5 cheered my way with their smiles. God bless you
Sim Suck'i lasTJndge HallibirtOD, th.
f a"u " me commencement of the
proceedings, it became necessarv tn Omni nnA1 -
-juryOne orthy burgher upoi beingl
uoun io excuse.mm. onfthe ground
that was aiajct with the itch, it the lzml
;K,h .ut hnandtothejudge-and disX!
t fag the visible evidence of his cutaneous affliction.
hat the jurorfs excuse w a
t--r-a-t-he-d off. v
A tremendous roar offonn.iaw ;L.:c.
iuea xneun-
CrsxnCM
ri i i i r tsniTOR DINING ' OUT,
''rsiu'm - iitinoTiished eitifisehXof oar City, and
one of the members of th corps, editorial, made a
.hnrt excursionlnto the countryfwhere they, rev
elled somo hoars among the breeies and treexes, and
finally returned, at 4 o'clock, with appetites, it may
...a. i,t iminrf. nicelv sharpened for the enjoy-
f ffnftd dinner. ' After imbiMnir a glass; of
wine bitters at the St. Charles, our fjieuoVofthe
scissors and quill was invited by hU companidn to
join him ift a quiet dinner, at his reicil;
I'have nothing nice, aaid he, tot 1 did'nt think
we should reach home in time to dine, but I reckon
I can make up something that will answe tae ae
wnanH nf tinncer for the nonce. "
Oh, I'm not particular,' replied the editor, any
thine will answer my; purposPm one ipf those,
you know, whose wants ere Terr easily snpp"M.' t
Shortening the way, by easy and familiar chat,
they at last reached , the gentleman's dwelling, ind
at the summons of abell, a favoritefemale servanl
rnme to the doorffwith, her shining ebony face
wreathed l&ily in smiles. Whispering a few words
in her master's ear, almost as soon as he had crossed
the threshold he exclaimed-
You don't say bo! What are they?'
Now, , the editor, though by no means hard of
hearing, did not quite distinctly understand the re
nt v. for the reason that he did not wish .to listen to
what appeared to be a private colloquy. He thought,
however, that the remainder of te conversation
was about as follows :
A flte pair of ducks,' said the Servant. v
You don't say so,' said his host. Well, now, I
am satisfied. Who would haye thought that,' -Go
into the parlor,' said4ie to his guest, 'I'll join you
therein about five minutes."
The editorial gentleme quietly wended his way
alone to the parlor, wondering in hi3 own mind why
such unusual disturb tuce about the dinner should
be made, in a house where everythingfwas general
ly conducted in the most simple aucUinostentatious
-manner possible; but neverthelesi, ecretly felicita
ting himself upon the fact that the dinner he was
to enjoy was far more inviting thin it had been rep
resented Five, ten, fifteen? miniates Jbai elapseo
and his host did not present hiAselfj, 1.3 fumbled
over the pictures and books on thrtable, f 'aying a
while with the poodle dog, which wastaking a nap
on the sofa, half whistled a'tuneor two, hummed the
fraction of a nsalm, and was finallt found on a paint
ing of Mary Magdalene, to discover new beauties,
when his entertainer made his appearance, just ex
actly the happiest looking man the editor had ev
er stumbled upon.
Excuse ray detaining you," said he, but you heard
what Betty said in the door V
Oh yjs,? replied the editor.
'A pair of 'em, by Jove !'
'So I nndtr-Jtood hor o say,'
And a finer pair I never saw, though I say who
t-hai-l 1 not ; ns plump, as fair and as bright, as any 1
ever laid n y ryes on ; come join me in a drink.'
Adjourning to the sideboard, they filled their glas
ses ; the edi: or gnve.
Here's to them.'
' Good !r said1 the host, here's to them !
The editor was slight lystonished, for his friend's
way of rejoicing over the ducks was quite singular
he tossed off KU wine and commenced promenading
the room, rubbing his hands, chuckling and occasion
ally giving vent to a guffaw.-
A pair who'd-hnve thought it, and all doing so
mcely too!' was his exclamation.
: How are you having them fixed?' inquired his
visitor. H m '
i Oh, 1 leave that to the women of course; I don't
meddle with that business1
' But its a pit, consideringthey are so very fine,
that you hav'ut another friend to dine with" you I'
' Pardon me, I forgot, 1 am compelled to ask yon
to go somewhere else for your dinner.'
To do what V
1 To dine somewhere else ! You see all is in con
fusion, the servants are all busy as bees ; it was so
unexpected in fact. I did nt think it would come off
for a week.'
' Come off, what do you mean ?'
' Why the affair up stairs.'
( A ed what the devil is the affair np stairs ?'
( Whf, I thought you heard what the girl said at
the door?' A - -. $
So I did she said yon had a fine pair of docks
for dinner.' '
1 Fine pair of what V
Of ducks!
' Fine devils ! She told, toe that while we had
been absent, my wife had presented me with a
fine pair of twins, both boys.'i;7
;'-'' m - -
The last we heard of the poor editor, he was par
taking of soup ' solitary and alone' at a restaur
ant in Chartres street. '
p Air. ROAD MEETING.-v
a rt'rt;w,M number of the citizeos 6TOr
auge assembled at the courthouse Teittrfay W- fiddly to General Taylovand those
Urnoon, for the purpose of hear pg the addressed wining; tb jode him impartially,' wi
of Governors Swain ana uriuui 9 jcvVw
the North Carolina Rail Xotd. 1 he assemblaze
Was brought order b. calljn? the Hon. J.VL.
uanev ia inecnair. : -""fe-. r , , T
f : O. , , .. ... . . ....
business of the meeiihg wttn.a tew nnetremaras,
inrhich1 he.texpressed ;hi approhajon of , the
contemplated iraprovenrenfth great : VepeGtf ot
which tothe State no one.coufd fftreteCk; V 1
vIGov. Graham then arose , and addressed the
meeting at considerable iengih, and wWed
by Got.- Swain. - Both nf the speechef abounded
in; interesting facts; and twere listened with
great attention. Few who heard them, we think,
could fail to be convinced both of the mdispenfa-.
ble Necessity of the road to enable us to cninpem.
with our neighbors, and of dur ability to compile
it. We were reminded of the circumstance, ihU
eighty years ago, when oirr ancestors were imnik
grating into this Stale from Pennsylf am , the
Hawftelds and all the region of tfoantry from
Granville to the Yadkin, as noted for a fettiwty
and luxuriousnees ofvegfUtion noTsurpassed by
the richest of the lands if the lar, wesw io wn.cn
, GEN.? TAYLORS VIEWS. ,
are sure that those-of ourreaders who are
General Taylor, and those too who are
inftr him imnaiiiallvwflt read with
much satisfaction the reports of remarks recently
raaue oy mm,i7iui cnaraciensuc U4i"ici,uuiuj5
his travel through the State of Pennsylvania, upon
some of the mest impprtant topics of. our public
policy; The moderation and practical sagacity of
his, views with regard to the vexed questions of the
Tariffand theBub,Treasrymus especially com
mand the approval at the country Srae to his
clierished sentiment of io administering the Gov
ernment as to benefit the whole people rather than
Wgrandiz a party, be declares stability in our
Tariff system tcf be the greatest requisite to ensure
Its beneficial operation. Whilst the present law
works unjustly, and is so obnoxious to a Iarge'por
tion of the people as to make its modification in
displnsable.he calls upon all parties to exhibiVa
spirit of compromise and corftession, so that a sys
tem may be establish whicEwilt be satisfactory
toall.V As regards the Sub-Treasury, there are
few who will not second Gen Taylor's proposi
tion to leit be judged by its operation. And, first
of all, we doubt not it will be easy to show that it
htfsmde,rgoneno expenmentum cruets at tne naaas
our citizens are now so brone ta emigrate. Bitt I 6,the Administration who first had it in charge,
Pennly?vania has always been famous ior ner m- , 4n comrayeuuou ui n Viaiuf "
ter'nal iinnrovements. which provided for her far j sweep of Convenient construction, considered map,
mera arwjasy access to Imarket, firfet by her turn-, plicable to all foreign transactions of the GovernJ
pikes, then by her canals, and now by bef rail j rnent; and theq, if the recaving and disbursing
.a. Lna,nontm nf the affe advanced : officers at home cbSose to use paper money m-
while we remain, as far es the facilities of trans- . stead of .specie, pr choose to make deposites in
portation are concerned, scarcely wv."
vance of the position in which nature placed us-
The consequence has been, that while they have
been growingrich, we have been growing poor
while their farms hae 1een increasing In fertil
ity, ours, many pf.tbem, hate been putg on
ih asru.ftt of .d fields: while that State has
continued to increase in numbers, until ijf has be
come almost an empire n itself, our aliens are
emigrating to ffll up new Stales, where nature
or industry has opened channels for comnerce,
through which they can receive a more sdequate
compensation for their labor. It has been stated
that. steam power and the iron horse that neter
.. . . i t t : '
tires, are perlornun in mese uimeu
daily, labofequalling that of three hundred and
fifty millions of able bodied men ! In such an
age how cSn we expect, to prosper, if we continue
to pursue our most lahorious occupation, tba,t of
carrying our f roduce o market, with the assis
tance only ofthe omparativeiy feeble but far
mire expensive powerof animal muscle? ;
A striking lilustratFan of the advantages result
ing ram the use of steam, and the stimulating ef
fects of competition, wis referred to by Govemof
Sva n i i his discourseye8jpiday. He rd fr;m
a newspaper an account of the trip of the first
steamhpat which ascended the Ohio river in the
year 1815. It was a small vessel, carrying only
35 tons of cargo, exclusive of her machinery
She made the passage from New Orleang lo?ifV I
cmnati, a niatance of I8UU miles, in i wenyf-eigni
running days. She accommodated thirtyOr for
ty passengers.! The or ice of a passage front New
Orleans to Cincinnati was 8130, and thence to
Pittsburg 30 ; making fur? the whole) distance
from NewOrleans to Pittsburg $160. Ttftswas
then considered a great achievement, but now, in
cqnsequence of improvements in machinery and
the effect of " competitions a passage is made in
large boats Muted up like floating palace, in eight
or ten days, at the rate of only one penl dhmilet
and the board, equal tetany obtained at the most
fashionable hotels, thrown in i !
buch is the triurwph of steam : and shall we not
avail ourselves of 11 its advantages 1
liuisborough Recorder,
Banks, it was their affair and not the Govern
ment's ; and so the thing appears ta work tolera
bly well, although it really is. not working, at alh
Richmond Times.
A Georgia Wedding. The preacher was
pre vented rum taking his paff in the ceremony,
and a newly created Justice of th peace, who
cbanced to Je present, was called upon to officiate
in his place. The good man's kheei began to
tremble for he had never tied the kndtf and did
not know where to begin. He had no 'Georgia
Justice,' or any other book from which tg read
the marriage service. The company was arrang
ed in a seir.i-circle.i.each one bearing a tallow
candle. He thought over everyihingbe had ev
er learnetCeerr to -
'Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November 1
but all iu vain ; he could recollect nothing that
suited the occasion. A suppressed titter all over
the rooDradmonished" bin that he Imust proceed
with something, and in ther agony ol desperation
he began , ; :
Know all men by these presents, that P here
he paused and looked up tothe ceiling, wile an
audible voice in a corner ot the room was heard
to say: ,v '
He is drawing a deed to a tract of land,' and
tney an laughed.
in me unueui kxoq, amen r ne began again,
oniy 10 near anomer voice in a loud whisper,
say :
lie s making his will ; I thought ' he couldn't
live long, he looks so powerful bad
Now I layme down to, sleep, I pray,' was
me nexi essay, wnen some erudite gentleman re-
marked .
He is not dead but sleepeth.'
Oh yes! Oh yes! continued the Squire.
A voice replied, Oh no ! Oh no dor.'t" let's.'
Some person out doors sung out,5 Comfc into
court!' and the laughter was general.
The bride was near fainting, and the Squire
was not far from it ; beingjan indefatigable man,
uowi-ver, ne oegan again.
To all and singular, the sher-'
L,et a run; he's going to level onl us,' said
two or three, at once.
Here a gleam of light flashed across the face
. oi i ne esquire, tie ordered the bride and groom
to noiu up their hands, and in a solemn voice said.
You, and each of you, do solemnly swear, in
the'presence of the present company, that you
luwiirui eaco omer an ana eingu-
.r, me i u nt uons oi nusoana and wife as the case
may be, to the best of your knowledge and abi
lity, so help you God 1' .
Good as wheat !' exclaimed the father of the
bride. Stamford Adv.
The Schooi .mistrxss at Romb. "Hy dear
boy," said a kind hearted country schoolmistress
to an unusually promising scholar, whose quarter
was up, imy dear boy, does your father wish you
should thread the intricate and thorny path of the
profession, the .straight and narrow way of the
rmnistry, or revel amid thie flowenr fiM nf li torn.
.ture?" : cNo marm.,,feDlied the iuvenfle nrodii
gy, '? dad says hes going to set me to work ia the
Mr. Wise, a Virglnk farmer has recently suc
ceeded m covering: with a fine growth of natural
hauvthe heads of several gentlemen of Richmond
awtnoua verdict of ; the audleneella h?, h ' om -had beea bald for rnyyears-
ws guilty of a pun. ,at h nonor i He"causes the new hair to appear in from four to
. 1 , '.nmedays.
FOREST IN A-NEVV SCENE
A verv disgraceful ecene occurred a few days
since at 'Porest'dCastle, on the Hudson, if we ars
U) believe the current report!. It appears that
two 'gentlemen who had been out gunning, in
duced by curiosity, entered Mr. F.'s grounds on
their way hme, an encountered that gentleman
at a well, fhere he was engaged, with a tin dip
per, slaking his thirst. He roughly ordered the
gentlemen to leave the grounds, it is said, and if
they'were not quick about it, to whipthem off"
One of them, however, not fancying the tone and
manner of bis address, banded his gun to the oth
er, when F. struck him 6n the side of the neck1
with, the dipper, and received in exchange a tre
mendous blow between the eyes; when both fell
and a scrambling fight took place on the ground.
On rising, Mr. F. backed out, and summoned his
retainers to carry out his threat and eject the party
from the grounds, but a warlike demonstration
on their part kept them at bay, and Forebt con
sidering tht
m " He that fights and runs awny,
May live to fight another dayj"
incontinently fld to his castle, followed by bis re
tainer, and shut himself up w ithin its al a. The.
gentlemen then gratified iheir curiosjty by view
ing the grounds and the exterior of the edifice, and
proceeded on their way homeward.
N. Y. Mirror
A ROD FOR GOSSIPS.
The following paragraph, which we find float
ing in the newspapers, lays it on tne gossips with
an unsparing Kand :
"The slanderous woman poisons the atmosphere
of her entire neighborhood, and blasts the sanc
tities of a thousand homes with a single breath.
From a woman of this class nothing i3 sacred ;
she fattens on calumny, and upon slaughtered re
putations. She is the Goul of Eastern story,
transferred from the Arabian Nights to the circle
fireside. She never asserts anthmg-she merely
ly hints, and supposes, and whispers what
" they say." Every neighborhood in the city is
infested with some creature of this sort, and in
country towns they Uften are afflicted with two
or three of the Ghoul W omen. One is enough
to set a hundred families by the ears, two can
break up a church, three are sufficient to any
kind of mischief, from the separating of the hut
band frpm,his wife, to blasting the fame of a stain
less gi, A pure woman is simply an angei em
bodied in human shape; a slanderous woman is
something worse than tne Cholera certainly as
rmiectious as me leuow revw. -
A Woman Reasoxs. A woman's reasons
are said to be three: they are; past, present, ind
to come, and are as follows Because I did"
" Because I JfvHl'. and Because 1 should
like." The first it is impossible to 'get over ; the
second is almost a hopeless case ; a man must
be abrute indeed if he can for a moment object
to the third; Then the way in which they bring
these reasons to bear in every thing. A -man
would knit his brows surlily to say, in a deep re
pulsive voice, if be liked not the first interroga
tion, because I did !" Not so with a woinan :
she would put on one of her sweetest look, and,
half smiling, say, Why? my dear,3ecause I did;
and you know, my love, that's a woman's reason
for everything." To-the second a man would
i Z u I . "oon i? fPass it round. Preserve it, and whenever youi
and hp xrnrill ha within a ahaila aF wa4 n O.i !. M. ' . .. I
a woman would shake her pretty little head, and
say, ' Because I will; and you know, nay dar
ling, when I say a thing I always do it ; and I
never do otherwise, than please you, jdo I. mv
Jove ?' As to the third, it does every thing ; for
who qan refuse theutjf -what they would like."
True enough, it has brought many aan to the
galloway yet who ever could grumble at solrif
fling a trial ; a thing that can but 41 happen once
ina man's life," when it shows his attachment
to the sex!
"feXCERPTfFROM DICKENS Bo
m ANGER.--The.un wonted lines which5 moment
tary passion had ruled in Mr. PicKwicfeVelear
and open brow gradually melted away as his
young friend spoke, like the mark of a black lead
pencil beneath the softening influence of India
rubber. - , "
Domestic AfrucTioNs They little know,
who talk of a man's bereavements cotdty.whai the
agony of those bereavements is. A silent look of
affecuon and regard, when all other; eyes are
turned coldly away the conciousness that we
possess the sympathy and iffeciiou of one being,
when all others have deserted us, is a hold, a
stay, a comfort in thetleepest affliction, which ho
wealth could purchase, no honor bestow. t
Povebty vs. OyTERS h' verv remarks.
ble circumstance, sir," said Sam, "that poverty
rand oysters always seem to go together."
don't; Understand yof, Sam," said Pickwick.
What I mean, sir, Is, that the poorer the place
is, the greater call there seems to be for oysters.
Looki sir, here's a oyster stall to every half d'nl
zen houses; the street's lined with 'em. Blessed
if 4 don't think that when a man's very poor fie
rushes out of his lodgings and eats oysters In reg
ular desperation." v
Turnpikes 'Werry queer life is a pike
keeper's, air. A what !' said Pickwick. A pike
keeper. 'What do you mean by a pike-keeper
!' inquired Mr. Peter Magnus. The old on
means a turnpike keeper, .gem'len.f observed
Mr. Weller, in explanation K)h, said Mr Pick
wick. I see. Yes, very curious life, very un
comfortable.' They are all on em en as ha.
met with some disappointment in. life, aaid Mr.
Wel senior. .Ay, ay.';said Mr Pickwick:
Yes'j consequence of which they retire from
u W,utad- hut! ra-elves up in pikTs par
ly with the view of being .ojftary, and partly to
revenge themselves on mankind by taking till..
If they was gem men, you'd call them missis
throp-., but, as it w.they ony takes to pike-keep-,ng.
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We understand that the lam n- w- e?
dres, of Bladen County, provided by his liWm
and testament for the liberation: i il
of all his slavey thirty or forty in number, we-hel
J?e condition' that they coneent toxoid
L eLv l be eP"tjon of the .year, du'rihe
which time they are to be hired out to ri-,i,!t
means of their trrfnsportaiion and to furnistfthintf
with an outfit Wilmimion Chronic Mi
COKUCHICATION.
CENTRAt. RAIL ROAD.
Who knows, but that in grading the Road io the
deep cuts through the hills of th Westerft counti.
Gold, Silver aud Copper mine, may not b ftfuod in
each lich abondanceas to pay for the construction
of a dozen Rati Roads. If so, this mouey ean.be paid
into the Sute Treasury, and thus at once relieve the
pt-ople from any farther taxation on account of the
.Road.--:C. W'-.mU ,: . .'- -,
The real estate In every town and county thfoush
which the Road passes, srill be vaslly improved and
increased in" value, bui it-is eooeeded On all hands,
that it will dfr more,jrea, infinitely more, for .the im
provement and permanent prospcrity.of Raleigh and
the County of Wakey jthan any other section. The
eyes of the world are upon us, to see whether we
will accept the glorious boon offered to us by the La
gislature, or by our supineness and indifference ia
gloriously reject it. . The crisis is big with our fate
for weal or wo ! "
The responsibility of making or defeating this
Ro id defends almost exclusively vpon us ; Since if
we doour duty, it has been already ascertained, that
other deeply interested sections will not fait to per
form theirs ; but if we fail here, at the starting point
they will fail also. The question, then, is, will we
or will we not take upon ourselves the awful and
ruinous responsibility of defeating this Road ? Will
we rashly dash this cup rich jrith blessing and last
ing prosperity from pur lips, and consent forever to
become 44 hewers of wood and drawers of water' for
Va and S. Carolina? If so, we may as well at once
hang our harps upon the willows and feed upon the
wind, or take up our departure for California.
Then as all are interested, deeply interested, let all
with one accord, and especially the wealthy, the pro
perty holders, the business men, the farmers, mer
chants and mechanics, all take hold with an inflexi
ble determination never to yield the point, and give
the cause at this critical crisis the undying support,
to the utmost of his ability, of his hand and heart and
purse
Action! action) gentlemen, should be the order
of the day. Nothing save action of the right kind
which is seen and felt in every department of soci
ety in this community, will save this glorious scheme.
Other counties and towns, nddoubt; may and will
do a great deal, but without our aid and coopera
tion to a very considerable extent, the scheme must
and will fail, and upon Raleigh and the County 6j
Wake, must forever rest the indelible stigma.
Some have questioned whether stock in this Road
will ever pay a dividend. Let any one look into the
statistics furnished by Governor Graham on this
subject to the State Legislature, and te the calcula
tions furnished in the published speech of Major
Hinton in April last, and doubt any longer if
jie can. Why should stock in this Road not
pay from 8 to 10 per cent, dividends? Can any good
reason be given ? The stock in the Georgia Central
Road pays a handsome dividend, and that country
furnishes n6t half the produce for transportation,
that will be supplied on our Road. The stock in
all the main lines in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsyl
vania, New York, Massachusetts, Tennessee and
Ohio, pay handsome dividends; and I verily believe,
as our Central Road will be the main metropolitan
route, and which, will fill up thefeonuecting link,
between the North and South, it must be more
travelled than any other route. In a few years, if
There is more truth than poetry in the above
r J TTEE I r:
An Editor of a Western fiewsmruj
that he has a fine bov. and exm-esses hnnA
1 1 J T tt"r- v"uuc m lamer expects
hear one of thesev veteran gossips with a furtive
smile beginning their they say," read the above
aloud. Unhappily, there are male aswell as fe-
male gossips, dui, wun a iitue auerauon, tne above
blessing" will apply to both. &
r Richmond Republican.
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D"It is proposed in the Raleigh papers that
another Rat) Road Convention should he f he Id at
Greensborough, io take measures for forwarding
the subscriptions. We like ihe idea, and as one
of two dajs.are designated, we take the liberty
Of niming the I2ih of October. A call of our
cizen. will be made for the purpose mf appoint
ing delegates, aid we hope that Rowan will be
well represented. In. the meantime, we hone
that every man who intends subscribing wjll do
odoeiore our oeiegaie. go on. Ave snould bate,
for our county's sake, tohearour representatives
twitted on account of a pobr subscription from
Rowan. We are well ass if red that therf i. a
favorable disposition towards the work among our
people, anu wun me proper explanations they
would go in liberally. Where are out leadinff
T .2 m. I . 1 ! a. . "
men mat tney are oeninu, wnne such men as
Morehead, Graham, Swain. Gilmer, and Cald-
well, are gaming themselves laurels by their
eloquent appeals to the counties cf Guilford and
Orange ! Will they not also give a portion their
time and brine their influence to bear on the nn..
cess of this work 1 --Carolina Watchman.
Anecdote or "Old P-ttjcan." On one occasion
when he had command in the Highlands, there
"was a drummer to a British regiment who used to
come at an angle, or tne fort where Putnam was
blockaded and beat "the rogofs march." Putnam
stood it as long as possible, rhen he got a "king's
arm" piece with a six-foot barrel, and deliberately
shot the drummer over, exclaiming at the same time
"Go to h--H, with your sheepskin fiddle."
A Long Like. This descriptive stanza is in
hexameter style, and was written by the celebra
ted Physician of Tigicum. It is in reply to a ques
tion, Where did you get that shad, ah?"
I caught this shad with a silver hook
With a silver hook I caught it
Or. in other words, I had the stuff,
- And wentsever to the market, and after try
ing in several places to find a good one, at last suc
ceeded. I put my hand into my pocket and took Out
a quarter, (how it got there is another question,) and
boughfit . v $
That it equal to the 1ld couplet ;
: Maid of the Mountain green,
:v And my dear Miss Eliza,
I do most candidly assure yon such a beauti
ful prospect has neter before very generally been seen.
Wbat is happiness? A uttrfly that roves from'
flower to flower Itt the garden ofexistence, and which
I? eagerly pursued by the muptadeioT the vain
hope of obtaining the prize; yet U continually eludes
tasir grasp. .
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4Yeiilook;like death on a pale horst said Jem te
a toper, who Kvi growing pale and emaciated.
"1 don't know any thing about that, said the to
per. 44 but I'm death on pale brandy, Mr. Horn.' 1
: . Inveterate.
the Road should be built, I have no doubt that from
2 to 300 passengers, going each way North and
South, will daily pass through this City ; and heavy
laden trains, with freight of produce and merchan
dise, will also traverse to almost an indefinite extent
the Central Rail Road. What then, is to prevent
this stock from yielding profitable dividends And
besides the dividends, which 1 think may be safely
reckoned at from 8 to 10 per cent, there will be the
permanent increase of real estate U through the
middle section of the State, together with the great
increase of population and the rise of property in the
towns, which, has already been shown, will more
than pay for the cost of the road, to say nothing of
the vast amount saved to the farmer iu the aggre
gate, in the transportation of his surplus produce
to market, and receiving his family supplies in ex
change, rates so much less than formerly. Why,
under this view of the matterren if a capitalist,
who should take stock in this-Aoad, .should have
much produce to sell, and supplies to any consider
able extent to furnish for his family, would save so
much tn the transportation of hs articles both ways,
as to remunerate him fully, even if he drew no divi
dend. Why, the building of the Road itself will be
equal to a dividend of 25 per cent per annum, to
every business man in the country, who makes any
thing to sell or has any thing to buy, whether far
mer, merchant or mechanic. But independently of
all these consideralions, if any man ho may take
stock in this Road should take ne higher or more
patriotic considerations, than the mere profit he may
derive from, his investment why, even then, in my
humble opinion, it will be equal to any Rail Road
stock in the country for all time to come.
Then, if capitalists can. make" a fair dividend up
on their money, and at the same time, so vastly in
crease the value or real estate, and the general pros
perity of theeountry, from one end of the 'Road to
the other? surely they ought not to pause and hes
itate, when they have it in theif, power to shed up
on their native or adopted State such lasting honor
and glory, Could any one be esteemed a wise man.
who would refuse to take one dollar out of his pock
et teinveLtn an honorable enterprise, which would.
in a short time, yield him fen ? " Would any man of
saije mind,Tefuse to spend ten-dollars, in a fair and
hQnest undertaking, which wasto benefit every body
else as well as himself, and "which would nett him
one hundred, perhaps thousand in return? Sure-
iy not. a nen lei no man wno nas any regard ior
his own or the public interest at this eventful crisis,
refuse his aid in the construction of the Central Rai:
Road
What will posterity think of us, if we fail now to
imfrove the high privilege we enjoy : if we fail to
improve our lovely heritage in this beautiful land of
liberty which our forefathers bequeathed ta us, un
der the blessing of Heaven, after the expenditure of
oceans of blood, and millions of money in a seven
years war 7 t
Shall we be content forever to let every thing stand.
as it originally came from the hand of nature ? As
well might we refuse tne improvement of our moral
and intellectual nature. We have been blessed with
the finest country in the world the garden spot of
America. Almost every blessing which Heaven
could bestow upon us, has been given in rich profu
sion. We have in many portions of the State, the
best and. richest lands in the JJnion ; the most heal
thy ansalubrious climate; me most abundant min
eral resources of every description ; the best water
power for manufacturing purposes: the most moral,
industrious and religious population : together! with
the highesttnountains, whose scenery, equals that of
the mountains of Switzerland. If we fail. then, un
der, all these multiplied blessings .Nrhich we enjoy
from a bountiful Providence, to complete the noble
enterprise entrusted to our caref we shall prove k'our-
selves io do uegeneraie sons oi nooie sires."
if Heaven's name, deliver us from so fool an im
putation; and let ns as men. who have a proper res
pect for ourselves, and a due regard for the interest
of our common country and the prosperity of our
children, now, as we have so glorious an opportunity
to distinguish ourselves, push forward the car of en
terprise, until dur whole State shall, smile wlth-fm-provements.
,
Let the rich men, especially, remember under
what high and ever during obligation, thev are to
God and their country, for the improvement of the
talents committed to their charge, and act according
as conscience shall dictate. Of the poor, but little
is expected, tho- they often give, in proportion to
their ability, morejthan any of thevtch.' We have
it from high authority that. where 'femueh is given,
muoh is required." r -
la making a liberal subscription br the Rail Road,
ho wever, it will not be giving, io t bo common accep
tation of that term H will only joe making an in
vestment in an, enterprise, which, besides doing so
oucp nonor to tne oiaie, win duikz up more ivo-r
roin the sea board to the mountains afid improva
a larger section of country thaU any other scheme
that eoold be devised, while, at the same thue, it
will asoru a aandsome divideaa to thestocknoiders.
"; - -r ' " - 'iJ;'T : star!
The most dangerous kind cf bat that sometimes
flies at night, is the brick-bat. t ,- -
"I'll take tne responsibility," bm Jenks said, when
he held out bis arms for the baby.
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larffement nf tKn
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with a shePt tw rnH
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Our flirmn:
.usiims incr
nave greater space to faj
w greater attentidnJ
that Department. TheiTA
nes3lntelligence,8cc.,shala
of our columns. AndjastS
Congress will doubtless ber5
nntous one, we shall
mtelljgent Correspondent, Jj
ers advism nf
wmmoseot our friJI
,wTlu Piea$e return
of them spnd lie 1 .
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DEATH'S DO
In looking over, recently,
cisTER, we were struck with
tinguished men in North C
stricken from the rolls of the
eight or ten years. Wedonotij
we subjoin, embraces all that )
included, but the catalogues ir
with bright names, when theh?
considered, to impress upon J
shadows we are, and what ihaj)
John Owen, William B. jD
liams, William Robards, R!m
Hon. William Gaston, Judge M
Cherry, Hon. Charles Shepard.U
Michael Hoke, Hon. Chaik-ft
mund Jones.
Internal Improvement Hk
RailRoai7
We wish that every friend of
in the State of North Carolina tf
present at the enthusiastic meetif
Improvement Association, on &
last. It was one of the largsstt
that we have ever attended ha;
one of the most intelligent and
have ever seen anywhere. Hie
Esq. addressed the meeting in iu
rous and eloquent style, and the
were increased upwards of two
The proposition for a ton-auk!
i at Greensboro', in October, forthix
viding the means, &c., to defraytht
Agent to canvass the State id
tions to the Road, meets with
The necessity of some such can
universally appreciated. The
4 a a
ly awakening, more and more, to
degradation of our State, and the
of the Central project. We must
mo linf an1 loo wo no StffllP HHtffll
11 KJli XAJ, IUJU W " "
i npcpssanr. ia that themasseSstaS
quainted with their true interests
certainly, can this object be beds
through the services ofaneffic)at
one in whom the people hare
who may be qualified, by
to give a strong moral weight
The Abduction case-arrfo
alias Rir has
Orleans, and is now lodged intk J
City, to secure his testimony ai I
norenn orrairKit tTPSBOSS. tie B
up by the Cuban authorities, in
ilpmknd of the PBESIDE5T, W
at Havana : the demand being
rsvivpmmentwai
tain the inviolability of the perh
AnritM to the DrotectioB of fn
tution and Laws. Garcia says
abducted.
The President has thus afffl
k;, lotprmination to 0
.SnntPd and to STiard well oor
u. -rtct at the lame W.
evinced his fondness for Peace, 1Q
TYio latter Tl
.u. Annmont of the Caba 0
his prompt and decisive course : j
ka , Ptpd an au"
iransacuuu iuu h' , uj
serious results. Suc& are -
Administration.
island S0-.
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ThedecuonlxddfOTaReprj
gress from the western a,-
f 1,-t week, result y
on ivirau., - Wn
of Nathai RDixox the J
decislveajority. Th,J
bly knows, a gam oi i
State. . . -orer,
This information a
ihe was reason to appr-
SoV' parrying forJ
candidate and thrown 1
Winst the Whigs, tnai-
been different. J
7. nfdCl
visit to ".V-J,AF
4 9iu.u - -fn i-
grand levee, in o
i honor.
ompany