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1 Editor : WJ y - ,nena. nomas
jl :t. hrniio-ht me the) frtilivurinrr
tnR SIH" ' o -"- o
(Jtrr ..:n to ask me to fold and direct
' .,mr:mi -
tsppo seem to be some objection-
l"in'..- -.nl lanruaffe in iL hut althnuvh
11 .nelliiio o o e--.rr
j pe to overlook, and correct it, I
: . -,,11 nlease your readers more as dres
P ...vinal copperas, with the knees
Very truly,
j
! was a bad boy named Dick,? -'""f
Leisotu id vorda of one syllable,
j VoL 1, page 1
tRiI,nlren, you should never let
W- r Divine songs.
. : 1 n.. .liiMlc.
tte fiddle.
aU Mother Goose,
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iCT School of North Calhount,
iT i January ihe' forty second, 1851,
J r inrlpnendence seventy five.
. ; seaton Gales, Editor : I take my
v . . l. y,
L hi flaiiu j .
1.1 m pr vou Know now we ar aim
KJ .1 a.ma 111 a 1 1
are ine
!r 1 iUf lav Vinw thai if urn cait mi
Ins well we m'gnl nave a Southern
' 11. Matins when School was out. I
iS VOU UCVCl gvtv us
, i .'. Kprause we wanted to save North
jaia;t" -
J I. . iJwiii nnn ... h k I 1
St upon her, though; they did'nt km
s looking at them, but we was. Wh
" t i.i n.,t Utile Bill Jinkins said he wi
ow
t 1 4 iViam Kilt WCk waa Vl7kv
uJ et out, lime uiii JiuKuiB sum tie wan
S5" . r t,:. ..u u:
i'W
jBro home, for his daddy had told him
J home and feed the pigs before sun.
u and then Ave talked a long time about
S him go, a"1 John Thompson said
. i. -f tl.a rnlinf ri' vrut nnl .lUm
the siaie oi - ui ai uw
m manquuung " su we wouia nt
hnn go, though ne said ne only wan
j secede ; but while we was talking
at it, (he cowardly little sneak slipped
1 - 1 .. 1 I,.... kn ... I ,
l, ana so vc ici mm gu, uui g icsuivea
rv' . i . i. .i ...
it ever we goi ins kiiulus aain we ww
, krool-lh-m. Then Dick Simmons h
IJH III " "
Wt up a motion that nobody should be-
could'nt spell his own name, and say
letters backwaras ; dui reie rtoskms
he thought every man ought to vote, and
he had a little brother at home who
at bi;r enough to come to school yet,
was the strongest Southern Rights man:
nil ever seen, and said he would let any
,'ition starve before they should have any
isbiush and molasses so we all hurraed
title Bob HoskiDS and Pete said he
nttliink it was necessary for a man to
jrinaclik before he could tell what was
because that was born with us, and the
kr e was be in 2; born, the more we
;wed. and what difference did it make if
bin could'nt read, a man ought not to read
laws as Congress had passed ; he had'nt
item and hoped he never should, r He
ai tare what the laws were, he wanted
South to go against them, antVjf they
kiit sant to be made b'ack niggers, thev
Id; and if they did, he went for the South
wav, risht or wrong, because he " was
;ivor of Southern Rights, and who ever
ajainst them, was rebels and traitors be-
a they Was opposed to Southern Rights
i! you he made the little fellows fairly
rsdi, and as they were most in the School,
fjpit down Dick feimmons motion, and
2d thev had a right to vote, and we all
pjfo call Dick Persimmons for his smart-
for he is always a putting on the little
he in, and he is'nt such a mighty bio
aeither, for little Jim Atkins told mt.
te and Jack Scroggins scared Dick bad.
evening at the graveyard, bv poino- like
iand first Dick tried 10 calf thm
Pussy, Poor Puss !" but then they
wnced vowling. and Dick set off fmm
Mown the road in a hurrv Jim told
not to tell it and so I wont" but I believe
pause he had no business wantin? to
bus out of the meeting and make us go
pesbv ourselves
Urn-Pete Hoskins said that he and Rill
pnpon and Sandy Jones had been a com-
oi inree all day drawing up twenty
resolutions, which he wanted the meet-
t til oas. W'p
, ....JU8UluslU)U,ceil
oimmons said he wantprl to Koai- thom
.
Fwore he madft hi vnfp hut Ttm Ai.
- w.w v v v ra.4 4 a. l
fPke un and said he honed thpv
Nat waste time because it wn
kind every boy in school knew that th
a uccausc ireie ana
te the best scrihes in crlinn) snH Sanitv
hid been head more than a week in
? ut, some of the boys who lived
ihoncrVit there ira t'.m l w J l.-li
:,t o " " nine u icitu Udll
Jtresnl
'fccondand read evprv rU&r -
, j uii as uiai
. not be quite half. So, although some
"voted aninst nh! P-M-mmr,.
"'M them agreed lnr half .. r-
m1?hty Southern Rights man, read
;nd skipped all the hard words, which
" easier for the little fdlows in word
B and two syllables. When thev were
fM, bandy Jones said he had made a
:" about disunion.
Mo we all called for Sand t
ind spoke axi,o,r uf. l ? .
N. ugumj ; now ne was ni
..una i,u vltcril, BUI inai
Uked to hi.
e,ensa?onH nA u-j .
u j ? " iu wuu iiau a appie
fcireeif vret an.d Sot UP
I - acL inpri Qtl.r.n I, . 1 1
....... , immg i,JC auuics, aiiu
man (nM h.m 3 . P 1 .. ,
h ,r l" tuie uown, dui ne
4t din u- 1... . ... .
Fie '1,1 uui sun ne wouid'nt
- .en ne knocked him out with a
""id that fho Ti. ,-i .1 .1
i,ujui was iiKe me oaa
'-jflV," 'ne 010 man, and it they
.1 " -"J1 Fi'ic lice WC
3iem .j "" "c uupcu 11 we oiu ni
Jacl V, ,api,le8 would Sive - be
lii ml 16 nad tlle be"y ache 0I-ce
:ujoo f 1. v """ic mm laice a piling ta
!ievP,l L0 spinls of Turpentine, and
- . Was Worse th t. . ,.
butVhat st?ry inthe
and So, ,K I "!Ver knew
and J re ll0r smce, till Sandy
! anH m,Snty god scribe with
5?hrtlcu,ar-y strong for the South
ch tn Tom Simson said he knew
f milked ce there was a milkmaid
h ,sh. ik . ow and when she went
lOUarhf i 1
"Hlk. ann . , inucnfne woo d get
nr somp fi . wuu,u gei rica ana
.1W cka w.. 1 . i ' I
.. -, ouc O IU III p. KX
L 1 T "l"11 an her mi t nA thot th.
Nod or l,m' k,nS the South. but they
K. .. u or thpu ,1,1 .. . '
t pv f J "UUIU mmp meir ioes
SLn I1?"011 further, and if one
?t0 nSE rol,tiot-i8ts come about him
Sw4!m,lie gassed he would
f. than his mammv's crumr.lv
.;,dautJudy. He said Ve
ft C5u!ced? WV wanted
"5ni 1.. Kaia so and inA him -,f
Hti'VuetC?stit,tional nghl we had
al ri2htand. fOF one He
AN
VolimiLII
wanted to secede mighty bad, because, if we
au a ngni 10 secede, we woufd be free and
could do what we pleased, and then h
runaway from school every day, and go a
rabbit hunting, and that every body who was
for Southern Rights, was for
every body who was against secession was an
abolitionist, because he was against Southern
Rights, and that he knew where an old min
cotton tail used, but he wouid'nt tell, but he
would take Ring down there next Sunday
morning when his daddv Was tmnp in man
ing, and he'd make her see sights. Some
thing mighty tunny happened when he quit
speaking, because old Persimmons aoL-.d
pretty loud what was Secession ; and Jack
acroggins who had fallen into a Hop
up, looking very wild, and spelt it out just
as if he was in school, and said it was a sub
stantive, -gender, singular
nominative case and means to secede. We
ail broke out into a lau?h. and Tart
first &t)d bcdn to cry and say he
wanted to go home to his Moth tT Kit! ura
comforted him up and got him to stay till the
voting was over. In fact. I was Had thot ha
announced it. because I had rather fnr
what it did mean, but when he told it win
come back to me like nothing! All th;
time some of the little boys had been whis
pering together in a corner, and at lat nna,
of them come ud and said he thnnaht th..
resolutions was not quite strong enough, that
we was mignty willing to what they said
about Giddings and Hale, but he did t
know so much about them, though he wn
certain they was both great rascals, but there
was some woss dog-on-it rascals than them
in our very midst, and he wanted to rpcnl do
against them, nd so he would like 10 mend
up the resolutions so as to read, "Resolved
ihat we view as rascals of great iniquity
Joshua Giddings of Ohio. John P. Hal of
New Hampshire, William H. Seward of
New York, David Wilmot of Pennsylvania,
Pike's Arithmetic and Webster's Spelling
Book, and that the numbers of this Associa
tion, so far as thev can. will not hav anv
tbingtodowith them.as they are Abolitionists
and opposed to Southern Rights." Pete
Hoskins. said he had no objection, but he
thought itouyht to be brought up as a recon
sideration, because that wa& the way they
did in the Legislature; so it was, and Jun
Atkins said if it was in order, he would re
consider by mending up with "crucifix,''
long division and hickories, which were as
bad as any. To this, we all agreed. Bill
Thompson said there was a migrhtv had W
on the road to his house, thai come aj near
as anythig biting him once, his name was
Rouser, he wanted him reconsidered. But
none of the boys went that way, so we let
him alone. Before we broke, eld' Persimmons
like to have got whipped, for he moved a
motion going on about, whereas, none of us
had ever read the Constitution, orTfie Fugi
tive Slave Bill, or any Territory Bill, there
fore we did'nt know enough about Southern
R ghts to say anything about t. I did'nt see
any harm in the motion, but I wag'nt going
to vote for it no how, because it was him.
But Pete told us not to vote for it, because it
was abolition, and that as none of us knew
what Constitution or Fugitive meant, there
fore ne could'nt say we never had read
them, because how could we tell ; we might
and again we might' nt. That was true, Pete
is a mighty clever fellow, and confound that
nasty picter of that Dick Simmons, he might
have made rae go and vote something, and
afterwards I might ha ve found it was a lie,
like I did when Jack told us what secession
meant, and Sandy Jones mentioned about
the old man and the bad boy. I may have
read them some time or o'her. how Ho T
know ; I've been going to school three win
ters. Well, we passed all the resolutions, and
approved of what they did over in Virgini .
by getting their names printed in the South.
ERir Press which is a mighty good paper to
print what the boys want it to print; and we
are going to send our proceedings on there
too, and have them inserted three weeks, for
Pete says that if we do, it will get to be
known all over the wo ld, and clean in Cali
fornia, that there is such boys in North Cal
honny as Jeff. Smith and Jack Scroggins
Hurra for, us and ihd rest of our dogsf Wont
the people wonder who I am. Look out,
Mr. Editor, and see if my name aint in print
pretty soon. After we voted our resolutions,
we ageed to meet again and form a Society
to be called "the Benevolent Society for the
voluntary promotion of the dissolution of the
United States of North America." Tom
Jones said he was so much opposed to Union,
that he objected to our calling ourselves a
Society, and he thought we ought to be
named a Division; "and he proposed that we
call ourselves the Universal Division of the
Sons of Quattlebum." Some of the boys wan
ted to know who that was; they had read the
lives of Washington and Marion and had n't
seen that name anywhere ; and Tom Baid no,
they wouid'nt, if they looked all day, because
they was Revolutionary Generals and he was
a Secessionary General. And we all thought
that was a mighty good reason ; but we liked
the other name better because it was the h'u-
rgesl, and has five words in four syllables in
11. men we are ait going to meet again
next Saturday, and when we have dissolved
the Unin I will write and let you know, so
you can put it in your paper, but it will come
out too in the Southern Press, because that
paper is so strong lor the Southern Rights,
and is mighty good to little boys.
Post Script. I did'nt get home till af
ter dark, and when we was coming by the
graveyard, I tell you, we saw a ghost. It got
up all of a sudden, and come running towards
us, and went just like a sheet only a good
deal woss, and Jim Atkins said he saw its
tail, and it was like the devil's. As soon as
I laid eyes upon it I most knowed it was' a
ghost, for I was looking out for one, so Igot a
head of the other fellows, and when it give
one holler, I thought I saw twenty more just
like it, and they hollered too ; so I darted,
and jumped the creek, and run clean home
without stopping. After I jumped ihe creek
I never knowed nothing tell 1 got home,
but every now and then I could see ihe
ghosts and hear them call us and the boys
behind me was blowing like blacksmith bel
lowses. The old people looked pretty savage
at rae aod wantea to know whav I meant
D NORTH eCAiKOLINA GAZETTE.
by coming home so late, but after theyscold
ed me some they did'ni say any more and
I thought I come off pretty well. But I
diant let on where I had been, or I know
the old man would have given me goss, for
he is a mighty man after Henry Clay, and
says he'll vote for Cass rather than for any
doubtful Whig. But after I had gone to bed,
he old lady cme up with a light in one
hand, and a hickory in the other. I knowed
what was coming then, and gived right up.
She put the light down, and said she'd give
me staying out after dark, and if ever she
caught me out again wi h them suckeg
young hounds, she'd wear out a tree upon
me. I'm be blamed if I think she can ever
uo me worse than she did then, for I cant
begin to set easy yet, and I fee as if I .was
stuck full of eplhiters all over. I showed my
sore places to Pete, and he counted twenty
three, but he says that if we all secede away,
and form a Southern Confederation, I will
get a pension for my suffering. I know that
I ought to, and I wish Southern Rio-h
come along, for if I get paid according to my
feelings, I will get a big pension.
Your cousin,
JEFFERSON SMITH.
KAWSian RBM8TBR.
PUBLISHED BY
SEATON GALES,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR,
AT THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
Ours are the plans of fair delightful peace,
Unwarp d by party rage to live like brothers
Saturday, FebJL5 1851,
THE " STANDARD" IN A SNARL,
Last Saturday's number of this paper proves the
Editor to be under the influence of a species of spas
modic monomania on the subject of Constitutional
Reform. He speaks of Whiff schemed "of affitation
' tevtional inxius" " local tfrifs" with a degree
01 flippancy, and affected pathos, which bews that they
are vocations to which he is not a stranger. That he
should be hostile to the principle of leaying it to the
People to say whether they wish a Convention, to a
mend tbeir Constitution, is not strange, for he lias been
long since committed to the " schemes" of Gov. Hkio
and the other leaders of the Tarty, who are resolved
to keep that Constitution as a hobby to ride, at each
consecutive election, for years to come, for their own
special benefit ! Does the Editor of the " Standard
conclude, the people are such fools, tbey cannot see
tlirough this hypocritical device Who began this
war upon the Constitution I Who blew the first blast
of this storm ! 'Who raised the first shout for this ag
itation ? "Who, but tliis rame Editor and his Candi
date, who. in his Inaugural, declared, in substance,
even before he had crammed ' Free Suffrage down the
throats of the People, that this i but the beginning,
but die dim twilight of what is to succeed t The
People were satisfied with the Constitution. The
Whig party went into the Campaign of 1818, on the
old issues which had distinguished them from their
opponents. Tbey were content with these issues.
But what followed ? The Constitution was dragged
into the discussion by the Democratic Candidate. It
was not perfect caotigh for him and his party ! He
endeavored to convince the People that it was not
good enough for them. He and his party leaders be
gan the agitation. Tltey sowed the wind which lias
produced tkis storm, and because, forsooth, the People
are unwilling to trust them to direct it as they please,
for their own special benefit and advancement, they
have begun to fret and fume, and scold, like a set of
petty tyrants, purled up and maddened by the u little
brief authority" with which they have been clothed !
And if any man, or set of men, da- whisper a doubt,
as to the policy and wisdom of amending the Consti
tution the fundamental law of the State by Legis
lative enactment, the whole pack, "Tray, Blanche and
Sweetheart," at once raise the cry" you want to ag
itate .r ,; you are making xectioual suex f " you
leant to break doicn tie Compromise of the Constitu
tion F Heaven save us from uch conservatives !
The " Standard" again asserts that the Whig party
are desirous of submitting the question of Convention
or no Convention to the people, under the avowed ob
ject of breaking down the basis of Representation.
Has he forgotten so soon that a Bill submitting this
question of Convention to the people, passed the House
of Commons by a large majority at the recent session ?
Does he not know that the Bill was introduced by a
Democrat and that nearly his entire, party from the
West voted for it J Has hit memory become so very
oblivious in a few weeks that he has forgotten tint
achievement of his party friends ! And pray, what
was their object in voting for such a BiU ? Did this
act prove, according to the specious reasoning of the
Editor, that his party is " the Party of the State P
Whilst endeavoring to frighten the East, with his aw
ful prophecies of what is to come, has he stated the
.particulars of this vote of his own friends ! Has he
condescended to call those friends to the 6tool of re
pentence and lecture them! Has he had any of
them iu the confessional These are questions which,
perhaps, it would puzzle the Editor to answer.
It is well known that many wise and good men of
the State, East and West, who are satisfied with the
Constitution as it is, and resisted the attacks of David
S. Keid upon it in 1848, have become convinced that
tle only way to quiet this agitation, preserve the
Compromises of the Constitution, and restore peace
and quiet to the State, is to submit the question to
the People. Unless this is done, Bill after Bill will
be thrown into the Legislature for the amendment of I
the Constitution until there will be nothing like sta
bility in our Organic law, and it will have become
the prey of every Demagogue who wishes to play a '
game of politics for ofiice ! From such a condition of
things, may Heaven deliver our good old State !
Eir VVe give, to day, the Speech of Mr.ILvuGH
ton, in reply to that of the Hon. W. B. Shepard,
published in our last, and the Speech of the Hon.
Kesketh Raynee, on the Finances of the State.
We shall publish, in our next, the Speech of Mr.
Gilmer, also in reply to Mr. Shepard ; after which,
having but one or two short Speeches on hand .
we shall be enabled to give an uninterrupted va
rifety in our columns.
RALEIGH, -N.-Ci
19,
THE RALEIGH &. GASTON ROAD.
Gen. M. Saunders, in a communication to the
" Standard," gives notice that in enrolling tha bill
passed at the last session, the Clerk omitted sees.
4, 5, 6 and 7, and thus the bill was signed by the
Speakers, the omission not having been detected
by the Committee on Enrolled Bills. Gen. S.
says :
u The question thus arises, whether the encross
ed bill as it passed both Houses, is the law, or the
erroneous one as enrolled and signed by the Speak
ers i ine constitution provides u sec. II, that
all bills shall be read three times in each Hoasc
before they pass into laws, and be signed by the
speakers of both Houses." The requirements of
engrossment and subsequent enrollment are made
under the rules of the two Houses, and though
froper in themselves, can a bill duly passed to the
etter of the Constitution, be thus rendered invalid
; from a mere clerical omission ? The members of
the last session of the Legislature iare still mem
bers, and will continue so to be until superseded
by an election in 1852. So the Speakers continue
as presiding officers of the two Houses, until re
moved or superseded by a new election. Why,
then, cannot ihey sign the bill as passed, on their
being clearly satisfied of the error ! The question
may admit of doubt, but certainly is far from be
ing clear against their right and "duty."
Gen. Saunders does not consider the omission
of sufficient importance, however, to render the
act invalid and incapable of execution, inasmuch
as their provisions can be readily supplied by the
iSy-Lawa the Stockholders may adopt
We entertain not the shadow of a doubt, that
the Raleigh and Guston Road, put into thorough
repair, will prove excellent stock. The calculation
of ihe Standard" is a very correct one. The in
come of the Road, in its present dilapidated state,
is some $70,000 per annum ; and it is agreed, on
all hands, that with good T iron, and under pru
dent and energetic management, it will bring in
100,000 per annum. , Fifty thousand dollars
would cover all expenses, leaving at least six per
centum to be divided on the $800,000 between
the State and the Stockholders.
We hope that the meeting advertised for the
25th inst, will be fully attended by all those in
terested. THE ADMINISTRATION.
The following esiract from a late letter of the
Washington Correspondent of the "Albany State
Register" embraces additional testimony, to that
which is daily multiplying around us, of the
highly patriotic, conservative and national charac
ter of the Administration, while it affords gratify
ing evidence of the moderation of that portion of
the Whig party of the Empire Stale, not under
Ihe " malign influence" of ihe miscreant, Seward.
We commend it to the perusal of our readers. For
ourself, we acquiesce heartily in the opinion, that
we want no better Union party than that of which
Millard Fillmore is the head. Let the South
but prove themselves as true lo him as he has
proven himself faithful to jheir rights and to the
Union.
Washington, Jan 28, 1850.
Appearances seem to indicate (I trust they are
fallacious) that the frieiids cf the National Ad
ministration are in a minority in the New .York
Legislature, ll seems strange when the press of
the whole country has re echoed ihe patriotic
sentiments of the President's Message thai ihere
should be any hesitation upon the part of mem
bers elected as Whigs, in supporting the truly
National poticy developed therein. Whatobjec
lion can there possibly be to the resolutions of Mr.
Varnum'? Without endorsing the Compromise
measures, they simply lake lie ground of acquies
cence; the ground upon which Gov. Hunt was
elected to the office which he now hold, and which
rry i I il .1 ...
even inunow vv eeu nas recently proiessed him
sell ready to maintain. Thus supported by public
opinion, the Whigs ot'the New York Legislature
tould nut hesitate to rally to the support of the
President, if there were not a malign influence
which is constantly at work to distract and divide
the party.
What is the object of these mischief makers?
Is il supposed there can be a Whig party outside
of Mr. Fillmore and the National Administration?
Is it supposed there can bea Whig pajty in which
the President and his Cabinet are tol rated, and
Seward and Giddings rule? Is it not yet known
that there can be no harmony, no union except
upen the basis of acquiescence in the settlement?
Upon this point it is essential thai we understand
each other distinctly. It is an error to suppose
that we who are the friends ot'the settlement re
gard it as a boon, as a thing deserving of gratitude,
to consent to suspend agitation in order lo renew
it under more favorable auspices hereafter. We
are ready to make peace; but we want no hollow
trail to enable the enemy to recruit his forces. The
President has deliberately assumed his position;
he can not be moved from it. He is supported
by the unanimous voice of his Cabinet. The
maintenance of the Union and the Constitution
and the abstinence lrom sectional controversy
which would make both worthless, are of more
importance than any and all 01 her questions.
The Presideht makes it no seciet that on these
principles be desires to stand 01 fall. Whether
they De few or whether ihey be many, let ua see
who the Whigs are in the New York Legislature
who are ready to stand or fall with him. Lei
them have no fears of the result. This is not the
day of tricksters and caucus managers. Such
men are destined to be baffled in all iheir calcula
tions. When public opinion shall be stirred to its
depths the love of the Union will be found to rise
above every thing else.
i refer you lo a well written article published
in to-day's Republic, which is the more impor
tant, as it is understood to express the views ot'the
Administration.
From the present seeming chaos, order will at
length be developed, We require no new organ
ization , we want no other Union party than lhal
of which Millard Fillmore is the head. The Whig
parly, put to its mettle, will prove itself true to
the Union and the Constitution: True men every
where will rally to its standard. One great issue
absorbs all others ; and the opposition will degen
erate at last into a mere taction, odious from its
principles, and insignificant in its members.
a.
The Christian Suit. -Since the death of the
former Editor, this paper has been transferred to
this City, and makes its regular appearance here,
very much improved in typography. We wish its
conductors abundant suceess.
t
DEATH OF A DISTINGUISHED LAW
YER. Baltimore, Feb. 10 1 P. M.
George R. Richardson, Esq., Attorney
General for the State of Maryland, died at
his residence this morning from an attack of
the gout. He was a tenor to all evil-doers
in Baltimore, and was one of the most elo-
OUent and Rlir'.r.eRisftll criminal ninMmifAM i
I . ....... wi v.vVUIWIj iu
I the United States.-
1851.
tc we see, lrom the proceedings in the U.S.
Senate, that Senator Winthrop has presented the cre
dentials of his successor, Mr. RantouL and has vacated
his seat The subject of the expiration of Senatorial
terms was discussed at length in the Senate. Mr. But
ler, of the Judiciary Committee, presented a report
on the cases of Messrs. Winthrop, of Mass, and
Cbase, of Ohio, in which report the Committee state
that the question mainly turns on the construction of
the clause of Art 1st, Sec. 2d of the Constitution of
the United States, which provides that if vacancies
happen, by resignation or otherwise, during the recess
of the Legislature of any State, the executive thereof
may make temporary appointments until the next
meeting of the Legislature, which shall fill such va
cancies. This being the case, the Committee are of
the opinion that the members so appointed have a
right to hold their seats until the vacancies are filled
by the next Legislature; and that to fill such vacan
cies it is not only necessary to make an election, but
that the persons elected should accept the appoint
ment When the members elect are present in the
Senate Chamber, and ready to qualify, their express
acceptance is made known; and when their credentials
are presented during absence, acceptance may be fairly
implied. This being the case with Mr. Rantoul, whose
credentials were presented by Mr. Winthrop, the lat
ter gentleman thought it his duty to retire, and leave
the subject in the hands of the Senate. The whole
of Friday's session was given to the subject.
LITERARY NOTICES.
Amy Herbert; a Tale by the Author of Gertrude
Lantton Parsonage, ., Edited bu the Jicv. W. Se-
wll, B. 2), Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. Fourth
Ameri an edition. A ew York. D. Appleton d- Co.
For sale by H. D. Turner, Kaleiqh.Tm book has
been most favorably received by the readins public
and numerous editions have been called for. both in
this country and England. It is so gracefully written
and conveys so many admirable lessons for the prop
er formation of character, that we are truly sorry we
cannot recommend it While our country is flooded
with semi-Papist books, and one of the highest dig.
nitaries of the Romish Church oponly declares Pro
testantism to be on the decline, it becomes us, as Pro
testants, to adhere to the faith once delivered to the
Saints, and to see that our children are not led bv
ou" ."Kiuiuus veacnings as these, to embrace one of
the fundamental errors of the Romish Church Evan
gelical Episcopalians, from the days of Cranmer, La
timer and Ridley, to the present time, have univer
sally condemned the doctrine of baptismal rtgentra
(ion, as here taught. The most attractive and inter
esting characters in the book are made the vehicles for
conveying these instructions. We will give a few
specimens of what we mean ; many passages of the
same kind might be cited.
u tlo tk. .;.,: .i i , . ... . . ,.
v... luiUBra; men uxjk mm in Lis arms,
sprinkled him with water, and marked on his fore-
bead the sign of the cross, and giving him back to his
! , , . . . . .
uurws, ne ueciarea nun to be one of that tociety or set
oi persons who form what is called the church, and
A 1 V . .
10 wnom uou nas promised hit kingdom. From that
moment continued Miss Harwood, your brother was
made a christian, and an heir of glory, such as we
cannot imagine ; the sins of his original evil nature
were forgiven him, and a new spirit was implanted
in him, and when I looked at him as he lay in his
nurse s arms, I could not help tliinking that it would
be happier for him, if it were to please God, to take
him at once to himself, before he could, by any sins
oi ma own, lorfuit 1ns innocence and risk the loss of
his eternal inlieritance." Another :
Xf.m. E.v. in... wt-.-.... 4 ii it i ,
""- v". aiBnu.uu iiiiv, kku wnen we are
born, we all hare very wicked natures, but that when
we are baptized, God gives us a new nature, which is
good, and tliat when we grow up we can do right, if
we really wish to do it, because we have the Holy
Spirit always to help us ; and once when I made an
excuse for something I had done wrcug, by savin"
that it was natural and. I could not hclD it sht,.l,l
me that it might have ;been an excuse, if I had not
been baptized, but now it was no excuse at all"
We see by the title page, that the Rev. Editor is
a fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, and we are re
minded of a paragraph from the London Punch :
..pverjf nwu, says me ancient proverb, " leads to
Rome ;" but of all the roads, none will take you thdre
1.1 .1. 11 rw- . i -
f d f small jracts tliat run through Ox-
Correspondence of the Register.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 9.
About 9 o'clock this morning the Presby
terian Church Was discovered to be on fire.
The alarm was rapidly spread and the fire
companies were promptly on the spot, but
the fire was extinguished before the Engines
could obtain water. Had the fire burnf five
minutes longer v ithont being discovered.this
beautiful Church would no doubt, have been
destroyed. The fire is supposed to have
originated from a furnace, though many sup
pose it was the work of an incendiary.
The Steamer Virginia, the first of the line
which is to run between Philadelphia, Nor
folk and Richmond, arrived here last Wed
nesday, and discharged her freight that night,
and left Thursday morning for Richmond,
and returned here last night and will leave
to-morrow evening for Philadelphia. She
is a beautiful Steamer, of excellent model,
and carries a large amount of freight. She
runs very well and will make the round trip
in eight days.
The Court martial which has been in ses
sion on board the Pennsylvania, has disposed
of the case of Commander Marsten, but their
decision is not yet known ; Josiah Randall,
Esq., of Philadelphia was counsel for Com
mander Marston. The Court Martial is now
engaged in trying one of the crew of the
Yorktown for mutinous conduct after the
Loss of that ship. It seems as if Court Mar
tials will never end since the abolition of
flogging in the Navy.
The people of this Congressional District
are true to the Union, and I think that if the
Hon. John S. Milson should run at the next
election, he will be succeeded by a Whig.
Several Whigs are talked of as candidates ;
among the most prominent are Sam'l Watts,
Esq , of Norfolk County, who ran Milson
so close at the last election, and. Simon S.
Stubbs, Esq., of Norfolk City, now our pop.
ular Delegates in the Legislature. Either
of these gentlemen will be elected if run,
without doubt, as Gen. Milson has displeas
ed many of the Democrats of this City, who
would prefer a Whig to him.
PACIFIC.
Donation of Jen.vt Lind. We learn from the
Havana papers that Jenny Lind. while there. rar
$7,000 to the Ursulrae Convent of Nuns, to an) in
building thefr churck-
AMI : - '
Ponn reaence of enry Beddingfield, in this
? the 1 1th inst, by Jos, F. Cooke, Esq.,
Ana Beddilgf,d!'f CDUB
In Wilmington, on the 29th ult, by the Rev.
Dr Drane, O P Meares, Esq, Attorney at Law,
to Miss Ann Rl .m j.. i.i . . '
H wv.T.V ,i Tr. ." u,ugo,-er oi ur. mas.
Wnght, all of Wilmington
SEALED PROPOSALS
W'T ,WV by tLe 8-c'iber. unii! the
r .14tltJ,T "(March, for the following work
Carpenter's Work.
f, .ng' 'ndiDg ,"Dk n'Undlayinthe
am .complete. The pric. per s,u.re. 7
materi.l. . i.. ' . . "-"8- nu an
muges anu lock
etch
The price for
ri"!:!' MC,U"'e f Cap. .nd titts.-
The price for each
sleepers and Joists.
The price per Square.
Roof including ,.,. .Z, 1: TO
The or.ee nr lum exceP
ie price per Square,
tin
stairs including material: price per square.
Mason's Work.
J?n.v . "nJ C'PS Pr PrfiCi foot of Rough
aps
TMB ine Pflc Per "aeal foot.
pians can be ftund
Stale.
at the Bank of the
By order of the Commissioners.
GEO. W. MORDECAI,
R.!eiBh. Feh 13,h. 1851. Vo,n
Ujf-Hiar, blsndsrd. Greensboro' Potri, si-i:.
bury
Watchman and Favetteill Cih I u
insert.
.VI LMCMC
Cotton Seed
A ' """ , mcie ror MiJch Cows will keen
il constant or. Iimi h i v Wl" kecP
S V..I..V1-. .
" IUI S.l 1 1
by
WxM. PECK f SON.
-Raleigh, Feb 14th, 1851
6w 14 1
V.i??.,SiUS' Cl,r. Pick-
ew York, which I will sell low.
l. &. Walker.
July 2nd, 1350.
53
1HL Subscriber has on hand.
M 9 I fl eevebil second -hi,dcd Pianos, which
he would sell low for cash, or reut by the month
I hey are i good repair, mostly modern style, with
six Ocuves w. WH1TAKF.R.
Raleigh, Dec. 21, 1S30. ' 03
F..M0RRIS & CO.,
ITIaii.iffcrs of Lotteries.
PUUCELL has the pleasure of presenting to his
correspondents the following brilliant schemes for
January, under the management of F. Morris1 fe Co.
sole contractors and managers.
All schemes of the Maryland Lotteries are xam
ineJ and approved by the State Commissioners, Mid
all drawing conducted under their personal super
inteudance. Bonds to a heavy amount are deposited with the
State Commissioners to secure the payment or all
prizes
The many splendid priies which have been sold
and paid at sight by PURCELL in the lust five
years, has given his tickets decided preference over
all others. There is no scarcity of large prizes at
bis omce, and to secure them it is only necessary to
address orders to F MORKlS & CO., Managers, or
10 C. W. PURCEI.I.
Richmond, Vs.
Splendid Lottery for Febrnarj 1851
35,000, 25,000, 15.000.
UranCouaolidated Class 6 to be drawn at Balti
more on Saturday, February 15th. 75 Numbers.
11 drawn.
CAPITALS.
I of
1 of
1 of
35,000
25,00(1
1 of
I of
5,000
15,000
100 of
1,000
60 of 667 the Lowest 3 No. prhfe.
Tickets $10, Halves 5, Quarters 2 50.
. 35,000, 15,000, 7,500.
U8qiiehaiiim Class A to bp
obruary 19th. 78 Nos. '6 drawu.
CAPITiTLS.
1 or 35,000 I l of
1 f 15,000 I 20 of
1 of 7.500 20 of
Tickets 10: halve 5: nntin 4 an
3.CII8
1,00
50j
Certificate of a package of wholes $100, shares iu
proportion.
65,000, 25,000, 200 of 1,500
Grand Consolidated C lass F to bed rawn mt Rait!.
mors, oaturaay, reoruary 22. 78 Jios. 12 draft
CAPITALS.
1 of
1 of
1 of
1 of
65,000
25,000
15,0(10
1 of
15 of
200 f
66 of
7,805
3.500
IJiOO lo't 3 prize
10,000
2U0 1 and 2 d'n
I ICKetS r.i : halves 10 ounrtera 5
Certificate of a package of wholes 2sn
proportion.
cirifALi.
37,500, 20 of 4,500, 25 of 1500.
Susquehanna Class 1 1 to he. drawn .1 Ra,9n,..
Wednesday February 25. 75 Nos. 13 drawn.
CAPITALS.
1 of 37.500 I 25 of inn
30 4,510 I 25 of 305
29 of 1.500 I 124 of osn
Tickets 10, halves 5, quarter-1 50.
Order for Tickeis in r k. m
Lotteries wnl meet th nst prompt and confiden
tial attention, if addressed te F. MORRIS A CO.,
Managers, or to C. W. PU RCELL,
. Richmond, Va.
PRIME SMOIOG AO CHEWING TOBACCO.
Aud the best Imported Cigars,
Mat BB rOUKD AT
OBI'S
3
First Corner North of Yarbrough House,
And opposite Lawrence's Hotel.
Keeps on hsnd a good assortment af 1 Wi f.,.
and Ornamestal Articles, Coi.fectionsries, Groceries,
1 Dox. Guitars, on band, from 1 toS35.
4 uoz. Violins, frornSl to J25.
A Variety of Accordeons.
, ' HENRY KEIM.
Nov. 24th. 1850- 95
LUBIN'S & ROUSSEL'S EXTRACTS,
For tbe Handkerchief.
Heliotrope,;
Tiolet.
West End, ;
Jeasainiu,
Rose Citronella,
Rose Geranium,
Italian flowers,
Bouquet De Caroline,
Jockey Clobj
Yerveiae,
Lilly,
Patchouly,
Jenny Lind,
Joba Rose.
MUSK,
Honey Suckle,
Also genuine Ferina Cologne, fine Toilet and sha
ving Soaps, Toilet bottles of beautiful styles, and a
large stock of dressing Combs, Hair Teeth and Nsi
Brasher, whitb will be sold low at the Drag Store
WILLIAMS, HaYWOOrVcO.'
Dee. 20th 1850. : u3
Prbpogals forJOail Bags.
Post U Department
DrtSXBB tt, 1930.
SfcALEB PROPOSALS wiir be received at this
Deprtmai until 9 o'clock, m, of the Sftst d?
01 AptU nt, for furni-hirjjf fot four years from the'
first day of July next, in sdfcb quantities and at sactf
times' as may be required and ordered for to maif
service, Man Bags ef th- following descrrpfion,
to-wif ; j . -. .
CNYASS wail bags.
Hitm No 1 (43 inches in length and 6? Fnchea iwt
cirenmference) tobe made oT cot toe canvass, weigh
ing 16 ounces to' the yard of & inches' wilth f ifa'e'
vsrn of the fabrie te be doubled nd twisted and five
size No. 3 (41 inches tit length fnd 48 in. in: cir
cumference) to be made of cotton canvass, weljrbini'
15 ounce to- the yard of 27 inches in width, axflj tW
cloth to be' woven in evefy respect like that ef die
first size 61 bag.
Kite No. 3-t32 inches itf length and 88 inches'
circumference) to be made of cotton eantass, weigh
ing 10 ounces to the yafft, and the cKAh to be wotstf
as above described.
The canvass bags of sizes Nss. rand 2 are to Be'
made with a sufficient number of eyelet holes, and
provided with strong cord to secure tbeir mouths'.:
All are to be marked inside and outside thus: tr
S. MAIL."
LEATHER AND CANVASS POUCHsvS.
Or mail bags with circular bottoms, opened aml fcfsV
tened at one end :
3ixeNo. 1,48 iu's in length and 6rm.incint'fsrebcV
Size-No S, 41, do do g de' de
Size Ne 3, 38, do de- 43 de do
Six No. 4, 30, de de Mt de de
Site Ne. S, 86, de de 31 do de
The bsdy ef the leather poaches is to be ntsde
good and substsntial bar leather, wett tanned, weigh?
iog for Nos. 1 and 2, not teas than r ounces, and for
the smaller sizes net less than 7 ounces to ihesqssfe'
foot; the' bottom and tap to be of jood skirting
leather, well tanned, "and the seams 10 be well and
strongly seen red wiihthebest iron- rivets well tinned.
J he canvass pouches are to be mads of densely'
woven carivass, so as to resist wster. like tbe catf-
vsss pouches now in use for the mail seivioe.
HUKSE MAIL BAGS, (iw sadbXs-baos- Foaxr.y
Size No, I. Body 46 inches Ions and' 40 inches'
in circumference at widest parts.
eize no. z. Uddy 44 inches Ions and 30 inches
es in circumference at widest parts.
aize N: 9. Body 4 inches Ions and 32 inches
in circumference at widest parts.
tnus sr beit..mi of size No. 1, 13 by 24 inches.
Do do do .No. 3, 11 by 22 de
Do do do' No. 3,1 0 by 30 de
The leather horse mail ban are to La mail at
good and substantial baa leather, well tanned, weish-
mg not less than seven ounces to the square foot
sud the seams te be well and strongly sewed, or if
riveted, te be so done as neiiher to chats hm .ar
rider
The' canvass hors mail lara , i h ! f
the sam Oualiiv of fabric aV th Mnohiu Su .Is.
cribed. i r
DROP LETTER POUCHES (with side rbeiKT.V
Size 6 ruche M ieneih and an inrliM 1.1 f 'irt-wt wmL .
ference.
Proposals for improvements in lbs construction of
any of the ;,bove described re ail bags, Or in the ma.
tertals thereof, will be received r and the relative-
value snd adaptation to the service ar weir as price
of such improvement, will be considered in Vtermin
ing ine lowest and best bidder.
Dp" All the articles contracted are to be delivered
at the corrtradtors expense, at Boston.Msssacbusettsr
IVew ork and BufTals. New York ; fTfilsdelpnia
L. ,U''argh Peajlnia ; Baltimore, Md ;
A ashington, D.C ; CbsrUston S. 'J ; Macon, 0. r
Hunuv.lle.Ala; New Orleans, La. ; Nashville, Ten
Louisville ,Ky ; Cincinnati, Ohio ; St. Louis, Mo.
fu such proportions snd at ach tines as the depart
ment may require ; where they are to be rigidly itf
pe ted ami son are to be received whiclr shall be'
intener in' any respect te the specimens or standard
bags.
Ne proposal will be considered if nst accompanied
with samples of eacU" article bid far, shewing the con
struetion, quality of materials,- aud workmanship
proposed, and also wilh evidence of tbe competeiier
andability of the bidder to executs the word accord
ing to contract.
The specimens most be delivered at the Depart
ment 011 or before tha 3lst day ef April next, sad!
will, in cmuexion with the proposals, farm tie basis ,
of the contracts.
The bidder or bidders ehosen will be required te'
giv bond, with sufficient sureties, fio be so certified
te by tha Postmaster of the place where be or thsy
may reside,) in a sura of money double the amount
of contract, far a faithful performance of thS ebliga
tioris entered into.
It having been suggested by Postmasters of eipfcr'tf.
enos and others that the common canvass bags, first
above described ,(of sizes Nos.1 and 9,)should ba made
so as to be locked.proposals and specimens are reviled
for can Tas bags contracted accordingly, with the
addition also ef a handle at the mouth and at the
bottom of eaoh bag.
For the information of bidders m reference te the
number of mail bags which will probably be re
quired, the number, kinds, and sizes of bags manu
factured for th use of the Department during the
year, from the 1st July, 1848, to the 30th June,
1850, are given as follows j 152 No. 1,838 No.
I6 No;i' If1 N- 4 nd 90 No- 6 Tchi 2
6,575rNe 1, L25 No. z, and 374 No. 3 eesMM
tantass bags. ,
The proposals should b eBdor.rl - p,..;
fsr Mail Bag, and be addressed to tke PestiMStet
icntTii.
N. EL HALL, Postmaster General
h wHw
New Books.
JAMUs' HEW NOTEt'
HENRY SMEATON, OR THE REIGN OF'
By u. 1. H.Jaxks, Eire
Receive I tfarnt day .y
HENKY D.TIIRWRR .
Rateigh. Feb1. 4th. 1851. H
J. IICiHttY If AKRISS,
UPHOLISTERER ANO MATTRESS MAKER
WOULD respectfully inform the Public, th
he constantly keeps on haud a supply ef the
best Bed Mattresses of all kinds including the;
much approved Shuck at Cotton Matt,
which will be feOnd a perfect luxury, either in3om
mer or Winter. Also, ' ,
gOliaSi LOUKGESi EAST CHAIR8t
manufactured h every style te order.
Repairing ol all kinds done at the shortest mttrc
and all work warranted te be dose in the best end
most wrakmanlike manner-
N. B. The public will please bear hi mltrd that
I sttend personally to the manufacture of my Mat
tresses. Sofas, Lounges eVc
His Wars Bosm may be the found in the Rtrii
ter buildings.
Raleigh. Nov. 5 1850. go f
(Notice. "
THE Subscriber has determined te toeate b this
City, and having procured a sufficient nainber ofeon-'
peteul assistants, is prepared to execute in the most
finished Style, all kinds ef
PAINTING, GLAZING, AND RE-GLAZING
Orders from the City er surrounding Country,
if left at the Drug Store of P. F. Pescud, witt be
prompiy executed and satisfaction guarantied.
Reference as to abiKty, character, $-e wfll 'h
gittnto a-B who may wish to patronise him.
D . . . WM. MOTERBY.
Rta'gh May 20, 185r 41
NOTHER Supply just received aud fors.
fcfla T R. TUCkEtt fc SON
Raleigh, Dec 3fst, 1850. i
By Express to-day, cue case super fash
ionable Moleskin Hats.
IL TUCKER et SON.
Feb. 4, 185i.
If
8
TTN 4uaruf snd Pints, just received sud lor sale
uZm
U me irug store of
WILLIAMS, HAYWOOD 4 CO
Pepsiu.'the true Digestive Fluid
OrUattric Juiee,
THIS is a truly wonderful remedy for Indiges
tisn, Dapepsra, Jaundice, Liver Complaint, Gene
ral Debility and NerVous Consumption,-curing after'
Nature's own method by Nature's own Agent, thtf
Gastric J uice. For sale ai tbe Drug Store of
WILLIAMS. HAYWOOD & CO.
Raleigh, December 27tfvta00, 104
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