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. " " 1 ' , - . 1 " t j ';'vfi''v'V:'; i, !!!- - . .-i-riiiMa ' I 3 .Si" U t or ue new goillotined in crime. ;n w f1"'"" ,r , :n: ; ffie irst FCe??", .,5--. ); - ,1.. such a nee of VA i:r SnnrfiCarolina;: the c.ntSigbtdgerofth.tb called LiaVingt io South ;,paroW KdaUrdi. well as inhuman to bring ant of her cUiteM to the axe iupoii v fart that the influe W1ileard;eTen mihfe itrongh)1d f Cathounitm. if one of the racist imbng. evj dencetwe haveieek of lU inemguisbaWe Titalityi aay himself! may the pohheahy dead; the sorf that once wed urthe nt of every (ray ntuM pj where jht fight ragd'most fiercely, may Jepe W charging squadron , old SSnor may begalhered uJiu fthfr,W.enonthe bordeof the tomb there it terror in hit WT " f3 w . . . .ndentified. instead eaote wun wm u : - li growing old with bit ' ag. scoping lJ?i Z hi. arh' descends to the horizon. The latL WilliawlHailitt, !mt. H&a' mimwhi nf nlMcrmtioK ind 'expression, 1 of oDinion that actors and authors were not fitted nnliv cnaltinr in shine in conversation. Authors ought to'jy. read and not heard aftd ff",'l.Q to adors. they cohIJ not s.ak trasredies fir hi iM!M drawing room, and their wit was imeiy io ne.me mmpdf and farce at a seconu nanu. iue raphy or men of letters in a great measure con firms this opinion ; some of the greatest names in English and French literature, men who hare filledlheir books with an eloquence and truth that rtofV rthlirinn' vurf mere mutes betore their feIlow: men. TheV had eolden inffots. which m iheir priTacr of borne they could cpwev Into coin. tearing ma imnress that wtfuld jfensore r it into com. saiVersaj "HISTORY W.TTr We .hall take caorl ttae lo aeeepb cluafenge eon meet it in argnnienton those pon.u, - k. fK . tV-if irratulation, made m rela- from the rear 1836 OP . w . shall do ourselvea the honor xo ioo the claims which the leaders of Locofocoism have upon the People tot anpport and connaenee. There are lome cunons pasigcs, ; - ... ! . . n.. nrKinK 'ura urn TinC &t in the hiatoWoflMS rwjt all surprise?; thi Stadd shonll,be anxious io suppress, since toe Editor is but conp -1V ;l.Aetn that faith 1 It will be Ouni are tne piana 01 ia,B . " i" ; 'TTTr. '. . . nddcn nr?K " "t4 X7r; an tP me Unvraxp-d by party fagettf live uae orowa found that not tW leaa --- moment, produce the farthing curent in the.mar- ket ptneef PeScartes. ibe laraous maiaeman;'- and philosopher, La-Fontaine, ce'ebraled ior his witty fnbles, and Buflfcrii. the great naturalist, v rttne.iint ill he cowers of con versarioa4 $ Marmouiel, jUe note8st was sp 4.u 1 to society; that his friend said of him after aa n? terview, j I must go and read his tales, to recom pense myself for ihe weariness of hearing tuoi. j As to) Corneille, the greatest dramatist cf Fiance, he was completely lost in society so ab sent .and embarrassed, that. he wrote of irmeeliVi witty coup et, importing that he wa neer intel ligible but through the mouth of another.; Wit on paper seems to be somethiug widelf ; different frnm i hat nlav of words in conversation Which RALEIGH. NC. Wednesday, April 1851. t35- Mr. C. W. JAMES, No. 1, Harrison Street Cine nnati. Ohio, is our General Travelling Atreut for the festera States, assisted by J. R. SVIITIL J. T. DE5T, JASON TAYLOR, I J. W. ARMSTRONG, PEBRIN LOCKE, W. RAMSAY, Do. JOSHUA WA DS WORTH,' ALEX"!. R. LAWS, and A. J. SMILEY. transition of theJJditor himself from - hard cider ism and coonskihim" to - Folkstamsm aiu v, ken sWisTB." It fa indeed cruel and ungenerous in Rim tit nttiiTODt now. to skin the poor coons after havinir shouted so loud iu 1840 at the triumphs they achieved; and as to hard-ciaer, we havo understood that in that " grand campaign, (to use his own lansrunce,) he swigged lfwrtb as much eiisto as the stoutest of the log cabin boys. What has become of that coat of his, which was ao besmeared with the turpenune irum the pine logs with which the Log Cabin in this fciiiltf Wm that the same identical ras nr. ji it t iu. jjjlvvio.oi ivioariromcrT. i . t -.. i while it sparkles, dies 5 for Chares II., the wittiest Ala our General Travelling Agent for the States of Leoat which he turhed so shortly anervyaras . 0 is becoming mod will tonr continue iq nucV the departed luminary. . -For we are ready to admit ih at there is pch a thing MCibat that word clwlTdetigrfatet what may be considered in Sooth Caidina.not a new.lmt an old crime ; that it u brief but cornprehrnsive desenp 4rfot a creed pregnant with weal or woe to the future destinies of this country. As toerord hat been coined for our use by a Wme3 Carolina schoiar, we may be permit ted Jo apeak of it at a good, woroV and we will add that we know of no word in ihe language which rooses at once such gran recoilections, such patriotic impulses, , and tuch inspimg hopet. .Coytmitto us imt aiynooyin for mericantm. It was acen like a pillar of fire in that dreary night when the coioital power of England.more terrible than that of Egypt, thundered upon the rear of our fe. bto tribetV and struck ihsmay to eTe ry heari." K at heard during the war of 1812 in the balls of councg. ringing like a clarion call, and rousing pride, patriotism and Tfjigeance the mohrinking agul. It was felt upon tneafcics 01 iub u.8tm. 1 chaptmetu u the. tailor, lotn brutally from hit abip by the British press-gang, turned hit' last look upon the start' and stripes, ad - exalted w lbe thought that,-under the slir riag eloquence W Henry s Clay, that flag raU?et redress hit wronga;,, Irst bouBd lettloTef of freedom culd not be confined eTen within thelimitt-of our own broad coun try,' but, tuahing forth in a perennial stream, watered far-off, a-ds,; and made the sterile . joil of Greece and South Arrierica smile once jnore wrtfi Aoweri of hope and liberty. Its 'iwwftr was! exnerienct-3 at three memora ! s ble periodi, when this country was on the j - eVe of tiVitwar, a'd,Henry Clay saved the Vaireit land upon which thsun ever shone, .from the rtoit. dismal tcenes wjiich ever , euneA knit thme.' On one of these' occa- ! atons, the influence ttfCtayism wai fell even . in that South Carolina which abominate the H man and hit princifdf t.. I rnadeitsernan j ' ifesf? when he' interpos d beiwetn South Carolina and the tremendous power of ihe : Federal Gov rament, wielded by a warrior ! whose troa arm,' backed by millions eager for the fray, was upraised Tot her destruc- Aon j it wat teen wfeen ihe last of Scott's lert1 left the port of Charleston; when the fields t of South Carolina once more waited ib peace, and her dwellings resound ed with unchecked hilarity. Clay ism then was the bow of promise upon the retiring - thunder cloud. " 'But there is no part of the cpuntry where its influence has not been felt alike in wr and paCe, to animate, to strengthen and pre serve. - It has cheered the humblest Amer ican vessel ipon the most remote teas, with , the rewards of commerce, and made its deck sacred from'the most powerful foe. The steamer upon our majestic lakes and mighty rivers is vocal viih the praise of C!ay, and even' the tired mariner, looking in vain for a safe harbor from the storm, thjuks with grat itude of one whose policy would have secu red him a friendly haven, and saved many a 'gallant vessel from midnight wreck. In ev ery department of American Industry the powerful influence of Clayism it fell. At the wheels of very factory from Maine to Georgia this potent agent toils as effectually at the rushing waters and the giant steam. In. every section of the common country it recognizes and it hat's a portion of the great Reoublican brotherhood exUndine alike to North and South.to East and West .the glow jng hand of genial fellowship. For Clay ton as we have said is nothing but American trt ihe support of American Arms ; Ame rican Aria ; American Industry ; American .Commerce, Manufactures and Agriculture : American Patriotism ; American Prosperity ; American Union. Such is Clayism, and if it does not take root in South Carolina, it is shnply because Americanism cannot flourish in a Commonwealth whose State Government 11 an oligarchy and whose politicians are anxious to find' shelter and repose under the guarciansnip 01 ifte British Crown. -Tt-very whete.e)te, Clayism will find a friendly toil because it commends itself to tne patriotism, the cotumon sense and the moat important interest of the country. Al Vlyrgre.tpolicy of Henry Clay, in its : most essential features, commands the appro bation of a largi portion of the democracy at well as the Wines', and must soon become the established policy of the government. Already the bitter personal hate which dog id tjit footstepi for, to many Vears, has perjrtwed by the glorious attitude in which I fciuvt been presented to the country by r rt cent troubles, and crouches submis cively Yt bfs feet. True, this glorious ehief tainlnay die, but he falls where a gallant oldier wotld best like to fall in the lap of yfctOTy Around hit cofd brow she will bifid1 Wr ifr? thett garlands, and in his dying s earajike tbe . noise of many waters, will poor the applauding songs of a nation of free ' jnanrfle rflay diefcand the turf grow green V and the Sfloweri bloom over all that is mor fal.ofatiei) a rnan; Sut the system to whose eitstlishmeilt hit life his be. n devoted will mvurehilt ai turely at Americans prefer llttdwllwlar,v honor and renown, to ti 'i)(m and strangers f ndr will it " prttKilUiijyerj Ibid has been torn from the ' fa-$tth Eepli3c,i and everyH feeing of AmWcjJkUra, and f every hope of liberty lott forerer in tot foiling whirlpool of dU- monarch that ever sal on the Enelish throne, was so charmed with the humor of Hudibrasj that he caused himself to be introduced in the character of a private gentleman , to Butler its author. The witty King found the author a very dull compan ion to stunid clever a book. Addison, whose classic ' elegance of style has long been considered the best model for young writers, was shy and absent in society preserving, even before a single stranger, stiff, and dignified silence. He wasjaccusiomed to say that there could be no real o-oversatioa butbe tweon two nersons. friends, and that it was then Alalama and Tennessee. 1 t3rMr. TSRAEL E. JAMES, No. 182, South I Tenth Street, Philadelphia, la our General 1 ravelling Age it, assi-ted by WM. H. WELD, JOHN COL.- 1 r nw nthprs that iilvi 5, J AJll!iS JJCKKlJIljr, A. JR.1KR. W KiJUljin l- laiWf P TrSrn e t TOSi R A. EVANS. JOHN T. JUDKINS. P. stupid a fellow could never havevtntten so T ( ' lr. uTTT-mxr nvn pmrrmv nH THOS. D. NICE. WAKE SUPERIOR COURT. This Tribunal is in session this week, his Hon- i ti i o 1 i 1 a i.'wl R,r. Pr,, and Con?reve or, (Udge r,LLis, presjaing. oeverai imporunu men possessing literary and conversational pow- auite , we understand," are pending among the ers of the highest order, a lowed him o have been narnber, the celebrated. Ouixaw case, which was a delightful companion among intimates, and TOnt nued fo nearing to this Term, and which has lOUPZ w rues 01 u:m uiai ' i? wm iaiuri ujwv , . . . . - . m society on some occasions but when he began excited much interest in the public mmd. to be company he was full of vivacity, and weni j0H5 WiuIuisoh was put on trial, on Mon- on in a noble strain ol thought ana language ; so No wonder the Editor hates the very sight of a lo" cabin, is nauseated a the taste Of hard cider and is thrown into spasms at the shaking of a coon skin or the rattling of a gourd. These things do not bring to mind very pleasant reminis cences connected with, his political career ! He had better talk as little about " spoil" too, as Dossible ! Has the Editor lost all his taste for music! Docs he not occasionally find himself involfrnUrilv humming" the tamous airs, uiai he once delighted to chaunt so exquisittvely ot 4 r i. .Jr, min." and u Huzza tor (Jul " " "t ' - Tippecanoe," to the tune of u Rosin de How 1 We would not presume to ask if he ever sings them aloud, for this might create a little suspi cion amongst his " new allies" and induce them to think that the " turpentine side" of that same w 1 4it f. 4ha MAnnf aoon nit titti AffTDis air A11F ! 1 . 1 . 1 ! . n a Anto m AK I t, rham ih aitention ofeTerr one to him." - -try- " - om co.u uiigu. iuc --. MR.' VEBSTER AT; ANNAPOLIS. . , m ill t . I . . 1 V a 3 Goldsmith, on the conirarv. as described bv his worwiy aowii ouisuioie, aim,i:riiCaiiuSe.i when one Usia - pus 011 uie iuruu.1 u..u un,cu c temporary writers, appeared in company to have tencfd by his Honor to six months imprisonment, Turk," how he can sneer at and abuse his old no Fpamie 01 mai geuius wuicu snuue iuhu c 1 ana, ai, xne expiration 01 wai nine, io enienuiurc-1 COnpjinionsI Oh: for the glorious limes oi iou brightly in ms woras. is aoaress was aw- coffnizance in a heavy penai sum, for his sood that we mirht once more hear the welkin ring ished : he hesitated in speaking, and was a ways Denanor a juagmeni laai cannoi oe omerwise with tne unhappy 11 tne conversation 01a noi lum upon regarded, unaer me circumstances, man exceea- singing some himseil. Dr. Johnson spoke of him as an inspir- jngy ienient andmereifuL performances, Jenny Lind or Madame Bislurp, CU lUtUI I LI IVHI uvai PO, t,iiwwu vis w v. a Mr. Webster, aa'our readeta Already know, par took of a complimentary dinner on Tnesday last, tendered him by the Members of the Maryland State Convention. He was accompanied by Mrs. VVabster. f We learn from the correspondence of the Bal timore papers that he was rpet ot the Railroad Junction by a Committee of the Convention, with whom he proceeded t Annapojis, where a large concourse-of persons; inelu(ing the Members of the Convention and citizens! greeted ms arrival ndT escorted him to the1 apartments' prepared for his reception. During the evening, he and his ady were waited upon by aiiontinued throng of ladies anil gentlemen, who vere cordially receiv ed and pleasantly entertained- The Dinner took place onTuesday evening at the City Hotel, and was a ripble tribute by the generous sorts of Maryland 0 a Statesman who, on all occasions, has stood u manfully in defence of the Constitution of the United States- and the Union of the States. . Ex-Gov. Sprigg presided, assisted oy Ex Gov. Grasen and Gen. B.C. Howard, as Vice Presidents. Mr. Webster was seated to the right of the Presi dent, with Chancellor Johnson and other guests. On the left were Gov. Lowe- and Ex. Gov. Pratt, U. S. Senator from Maryland. We learn from the report prepared for the Bal timore Patrint, that, after the? removal of the cloth, the first toast was, " The President of the United States," which was received with much cheering. Gov. Sprigg then rose to propose the name of their honored guest, taking occasion to remark upon the important service Mr. Webster had rendered the country in the different stations he had been called upon to fill,; and saying that he was eminently entitled to all the honors in the power of the country to confer. He concluded by proposing: " DAXtEL Webstek : Maryland shows her at tachment to the Union by honoring its ablest de fender." f This toast was received wth loud and prolong ed applause. Afrer the cheering had subsided Mr. Webster rose and said, that he appreciated from his heart the honor which had been confer red upon him by the representatives of ihe people of Maryland one of thatglprious constel ationof States which had stood up together in the times " 1 hat tried men's souls" to achieve the indepen dence of which we are now rpcipients,and which, -and gratification, was in the following words : The United Sia esmay their confederacy en dure forever.' He would,in cone usion, give the same oeniiment, though wiih some slight differ ence in language : " The Constitution or the Ukited States : 1 Mr, W. took his seat amid immense cheer ing ' fThe above is a mere -abstract of the speech of Mr. Webster. He' occupied about thirty five minutes in its delivery, and was frequently inter rupted by the applause of the company, who ap peared to have caught the same spirit and love of Union which animated the distinguished states- man.J , I ITrn . T&e History of Pen, N0TICES , . 1.. Tr ' rtend' and r. r uras. tboraay. in lh4,wJ: W,.. ' t0 kllTv- Tvl,n ISbt t,. 1 us for clubs, colic fj Mr. Ritchie declined the complimentary din ner tendered him at Richmond, Va. In the correspon dence, the committee express their sympathy in the circumstances wliicU compelled Mr. Ritchie to relin quish his position "so long and so honorably occupied as the leader 0 the Democratic press in the United States," anti they have an abiding confidence, that Congress, reflecting the wUhes and feeli:igs of the people, will yet do lum justice. enchanting tones of the Editor's voice, he trusted, we should long continue to enjoy. o.m kiA nnm,i In ..k Mr. W. referred to the earjy history of the cfun. nme of those same old sonirs: in sucn , , . . 11.. i- , nuiB 01 uiuv b try, and said that we could not too iuily appreci orac es to those around him in pompous phrases which have been happily described as spoken in the Johnsonese tongue, was not emit eto be cal led a good converser. - Nearer to our own time, we have had many authors whose faculty told twice. Sheridan and Theodore Hook were fellows of infinite jest; 'hey could "set a table in a roar," and fill pages with pathos and wit of such a quality, thac it makes MANTEO PAPER MILLS BURNT ! It is our painful duty to record the entire de struction by Fire, of the above named extensive Establishment, on Saturday night last. The Fire either, would indeed be " a mere song to lum 5 It would be like a farihing candle to the sun ! I There was onV.'aong to the tune of w Old Dan Tucker," which the Editor could defy all the u nightingales that sing in the forests" on ! As the musical taste of our people has been of late was trie result! accident- originating in tne rag- rtmwut ;,nnrnved. a concert from a choir of loft, we understand, from the friction of some por- a . , r Ws in -mM-branee of the " creat their survivors t hink,"We coo d have spared belter tion of the machinery employed in that depart. . hcadod bv the Editor wou)d hij,ly is) . r r t i : i t 1 1 a -i t to appreciated 1 The bills would speak falsely if men Burns was famous for his colloquial pow- ment. Gall n reported to have been as skiltul as 3 the story tellers ot the East in fixing the Ittention K era, and Gall n reported to have bten as sfciltul as jhese Mills hae been in thorodffh operation r . , c . u p. tv. f . " '- 1 ineV BillU. lur U.x. 4Ui:iib winy. a tic yi rvo a a- - MnJ ..v. : I of his auditors on his nroloned narrations, (ole-l UUfc a T." ""'" 4U,,"" ""' w tickets to the concerts of the Sweedish nightin- - - - r - . 1? - e iL r j . a. it . e ridge was in thehabtof pouring "forth brilliant e ume 01 meir aesirucuon, as nne an anicie 01 m be a mere circumstance" to what unbroken monologues of tworT three fioura 1 dura- Paper, of every variety, as any manufactured in wouM b civen to hear Editor . knock off tion, to listeners so eachanted that, like Adam, he country. The enterprhdng proprietors had fit- M .r m- ariA n,ullr. 1nn v whose ears were filed with the elooueace of au ... .L ,Z-ijL once more " Tippecanoe end Tyler looF Van . 1 r . 11 1 1 lca up uie enuie iuaiiuiuciorY wuu me most moa- ,r , , n . n' rrhano thpv fnrwnt " all nlaro all u:i. n ami r Vans a used Ut) man. OT UOIll VOU tieOT UlOl their change;'' but this was not conversation, and e and improved machinery, at a heavy-outlay of kmckin & Husband your voice, iew mignt venture io emulate that "Old man elo- money, ana xne loss 10 uiem, 01 course, inaepen f . d IIolde a chaneo in l852 ; n ii.nl' urflh kniuit Al onn.l ..Mf, 1 J A C . 1 1 i" : ff .ZM V. .. 1 J J Washragton Irving, m the accouut he has given There had been Insurance, effecd to the amount of his visit io Abbo sford, says of bir Walter bcolt, of $5,000 only that his conversation was Irank, heariy, pctu- Wre regard the destruction of this establish- orisplay, but frora'the flow pf his pr, the ment as not only an indmdual, but a public loss, tores of nis memwy, and the vigour of his ijna- It waa"one of thosa enterpiitea which are so well calculated ta foster' in our midst the spirit of ac tivity, of trade, of independence. The efficiency and promptness with which it was conducted, the business-reputation of ita managers, and the supe riority of its manufacture, bid fair to secure for it an extended reputation, and to- make it a good investment gioation. xle was as gouu a listener as a 1 tauter: ppfeittted ery thins bt others said, however humble might be their rank and pretension, and I was quick to testify his perception of any point in their discourse, no one's concerns, no ones thoughts and opinions, no one's tastes apd plea sures, seemed beneath, him. He made himself sp thorughly the companion of ibose with whom he happened to be that they forgot for a time, bis vast superiority, and only reco lected and wonder, ed, when all was over, ihat it was Scmt vi h whom they bad been on such familiar terms, in whose society they had fell so perfectly at ease. Chambers Journal. We have not yet despaired of your " going back to your first love." They say when the Swiss soldiers are fighting in foreign ranks against their country, all you have to do to make then desert. is to sing one of their mountain songs ! The De mocracy had better take care how they suffer to be sung in yon hearing any of the " duetts" of 1840, or allow yon the sight of a coon-skin. or suffer you to taste " hard cider P They might find you' " homeward bound " talk of our sons." W- k , 1 ' ttefe youth, who, if . IAw! disciplined. mioR x.... , '.v hil T, " C,UtTS lnt0 a ofreeju .... u;SSIp,(tlon J ,H we oniy son ol a wido. , f him with the "mturlfi specimen ol the heartless tfiJ. ' such devotion U often mvartw 7 ' v" justice, lev- some faint efforts to TtD. .1 uiii na -ct "'twsrtBysj NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BOOK. In conversation with C. H. Wiley, Esq., of this county, some days ago, we learned that he nad nearly completed tne preparation ot a Reading Book particularly adapted and inten-; ded for the Common Schools of North Car olina. A considerable portion of the book is devoted to the history of North Carolina, written in a style which it is hopd will en gage 1 the attention of 'our youth, fix ihe great events of our annals upon their memory and cau-e a pride in their native State, (which their fathers have not cherished as they ought) to grow with their growth and strengthen with their strength. This is anew, and certainly a commendab'e feature in a school book for this country, and will render the work peculiarly proper to be placed in the bands of pupils at a certain stage of advancement. We have been under the necessity of sending to the North for school books, as well as every thing else, long enough, land therefore trust that Mr. Wiley's arrangenents for publica tion ; may partially relieve us from such necessity. There are many considerations why a school boy prepared in the South will suit us better. Greensboro' Pat. We have no doubt that the proprietors, unap plied by their severe and sudden loss, will ini mediately set to work to rebuild the Mills. We Hope that thev may ; and that the Press in North Carolina, and States to the South of u, will show, by their patronage, that they deplore the loss which has occurred and appreciate the determined spirit of enterprize and go-ahead-iticenets which it will require to scl the work again in operation. Paragraph for a Ladies' Page) The Sense of Befng Married Our old friend, Lord Campbell, says that, in Scot land;, a man can scarcely tell whether he is married or not. How different is the casft in this happier part of the kingdom ! Here, eve ry moment of a husband's domestic life is ra sensible assurance of the fact, that he is blest with a wife. When he comes down in the morning if he can possibly have forgotten that fact he finds his newspaper aired for him, his egg and toast ready, his tea made, ana nis kettle simmering on the fire. AU these preparations for his comfort have been made by her. And there she sits, ready either to divert him with pleasant observa tions, or, it he is inclined to read, to busy herself with the arrangements of the table, and not only to remain silent herself, but also to keep the children, if theie are any, from ispruing mm too. Should he have committed a slight impru dence overnight, and havte a headache in consequence, she condoles with Jiim, and administers his soda-water. When he rises to go out, his boot-hooks are at hand, so are his boots, probably warmed when he return sK the best dinner the house' can afford awaits him. If he expresses a wish, he finds that it has been anticipated; if he makes a remark, it is assented to. The stockings he puts on have been darned or marked by her; every Change of linen remind! him that she sewed oa the b'uttons. Yes; well does the English man know that he is married, by fee ling, at every turn the sweet pleasure of the conju gal tie. "In 1840, Mr. Van Buren was acain the can didate of the Republican Party. Ho had admin istered the affairs of the country with marked simplicity and economy, but, . he had committed some slight blunders and mhlakes." Standard of the 29 A lift. Really, this is going bow shot" beyondwhat many of the original panel of Democracy be lieve! In 1836 and l840,the Editor was a Whig, and thoughtVan Buren very objectionable joined in 'with the "coons" of 1840 (as he now ve ry politely terms all Whigs, who have not de serted their principles and their standard) in de nouncing his administration as extravagant and corrupt but nmc it was the very beau-ideal of simplicity and economy !" And no doubt, if pushed up a little, by those who still iave a hank ering after Van, and his Sub-treasury times, he could be persuaded that there were'mo "defaul ter" in those days that the Government did not lose a cent by Harris Swartout Prfice " et id omns genus .'" And as to his opinions on Slave, ry, we take it for granted, the Editor will insist that he was thew at least, "a Northern man with Southern principles;" although he voted against the admission of Florida as a Territory without Slavery restrictions, and was in favor of the Mis souri restrictions, and supported Rufus King for the United States Senate! "A fellow feelinjr makes us wondrous kind." We suppose the Ed itor has begun of late to have a strong liking for Mr. Van Buren tf- Co. They are both aiming at the same end the dissolution or the Union ! John "Kehb, Esq. "We regret to state that Caswell County is destined to lose the citizenship oi this esti mable gentleman, whose splendid talents gave her fame and high respect abroad talents, however, we regret to say, that an insane spirit of party, the off spring of ignorance, never permitted the County to appreciate and honor. She has ever shown herself unworthy of his citizenship her party spitlicks res ted not until, they brought to bear against him the party malignity of many "little minds,' because they "hated the excellence they could not reach" they hated him for his talents, he was too strong in de bate for the ablest men they could find to array a gainst him, and many "little minds" in the County dislike him for it to this day. We understand that this gentleman has bought a residence near Wake Forest College, and design opening a Law School. While we reget bis Wing this County we wish him the greatest happiness and prosperity, go where he may. Milton Chronicle. folly appreciating the feeling of regret when the Chronicle indulges above, we hail the ac cession of Mr. Kkba to the citizenship of our County with no ordinary feeling of pleasure. Independently of hif fine abilities, bis genial traits of character ren der him welcome wherever he goes. We wish him much prosperity and usefulness in his new abode and .undertaking. Sewakd, of New York, lias, lately made a speech at a dinner given to tho members of the New York Legislature in the city of New York. He de clares himself to be m avor of the Union, and says that all apprehensions of a dissolution are thin aud unsubstantial as moonshine; that there is nothing in them; and that they who entertain such fears are fit only for the lunatic asylum. He takes a very curious method of showing his own attachment to the Union : and, if he and other traitors like him pel sist in the course of hostility to one portion of the country, which they hare exhibited, he will find that he will have something more substantial than niooubine, to rise np before him. fc Senator Phelps, of Vermont, in reply to a letter from Mr. Segar, of Virginia,! in relation to the reeent action of the Legislature of Vermont concerning the Fugitive Slave Law, uses the fol lowing language: hesitate not to say, in the most unequivocal manner, (and in this 1 have the concurrence of my colleague in ihe Senate, and I believe that of the entire delegation f Vermont,) that the act re ferred to, does not "embody the'de i be rate sense ol'the peop e of Vermont." I may add with trulh, that it does not, in my opinion, embody the de liberate sentiment of the legislate body of the State. The act was hurried through the legisla ture at the close of the session, in the absence of many of the members, without discussion or ex planation of its character and effect, and, I have reason to believe, in utter ignorance on the part of many members who were present of its objection able features. Such was ihe haste a: tending the passage of the act, ihat the first intimation to the public that such a measure was in contemplatio n, was through the pub ication of the law itself. That publication Jproduced general surprise, and among men of reflection, almost universal and very deep regret. The act is disapproved by the ! a most entire press, and, I doubt not, by a vast majority of the people of the State." Senator Phelps adds farther : ' It is my deliberate opinion that this law will share the fate0foiher acts of hasty and improvi dent legislation, of which the history of State legislation is full. A few years since, asimi ar law was enacted by the Legislature of Vermont, but in ci nformity with the decision of the Su preme Court, in the case of Prigg vs. Pennsyl vania, was very readily repealed. Such, 1 am confident, will be ihe fate of this law when an other Legislature shall meet." The whole letter of Senator Phelps is in the most patriotic spirit. When such men, at 'the North, take the wise and conservative course that be does, we feel great confidence that the people there will follow their example. tt-Gov. Reid has made the following appoint ments, to wit : Nimrbd S. Jarrott, of Macon County, Commission er to contract for and superintend the making of the Salisbury and Western Turnpike Road. Henry Cansler. of Lincoln, Charles McDowell, of Rutherford, and Mark Coleman, of Macon, Commis sioners to value Cherokee lands. ET"" The admirable speech of Mr, Webster at Annapolis, wj&ii . jubhsb in the next.eohimn, wilL we are sure, be read with universal delight It is one of the best efforts of the patriot statesman, ! aud splendid orator. The sentiments are noble, the politi cal principles excellent, and theJangnage and style worthy of the subject and the occasion. Mr. Webster really seems to write and speak better, the older he grows. ale ihe blessings handed dowjn to us by our lore- lathers. Washing on, with! a I his sagacity and all his wisdom, did nut conceive that ihe destiny of the United States had been, reached; nor did he, when he retired from the rresiden lal chair, cease to fix his eye upon ihe interests ol his country. Washington, in his Farewell Address, said he retired from ibe Presidential chair, having per formed the "work which he had been railed upon to fulfil. Bui, said Mr. W..empha'ically, he has never yet performed the wrk assigned t him, nor will he until 'be end of lime. He will wa k ever in that sacred work, unless his name is ob literated from the records of time. I think (said Mr. W ) I hear him say, in the words of his Farewell address, "Be happy resist wi h care the spirit of innova ion upon the prin. ciples ol government, however specious the pre text; attend to every admonition which wou d enjoin a strict adherence to? the principles upon which that government is founded." We should hear him say now, if it were permitted him to appear before this people asj he appeared to the country in its most trying iijnie as he appeared at the head of his army when leading them to battle against the enemies of freedom, he would sav to all Americans and lovers of i heir country and its institutions, "Ho d oh by every means, io that country which cost me yind my compatriots seven years of toil and struggle." Great cheer- ing-1 i After dwelling at some length upon the charac ter and services of Washington, Mr. Webster said he hoped he would be pardoned for interrupting ihe thread of his discourse al this moment, by pro posing, from the fullness of bis heart, the follow ing toast: ! I "The GLomors and Immortal Memort of George Washington." This was drunk stand ing and in silence. Mr. Webstkr resumed : n the iapse of years, said he, it may very possibly happen that the great principles of Union may nol lie always un derstood alike ; and it would not, therefore, he amiss to reler to the objects, for which the Co o nies were united, the limitations assigned ihem, and the principles which should govern lor their perpetuation. Mr. VV. then entered at considerable leng h in to a review of the general princip es which had brought the Colonies to throw fl the y. ke of al legiance to Great Br tain, anil dwell up n the va rious causes which led them to confederate togeth er. Hesaidlhey were governed by a spirit of liberality and justice, which actuated both North and South, and the good laigh with which both parlies entered into ihe compact ol confederation was the great cause which Jed to the securing of that independence which we now enjoy. Al that ptri.d, he said, the North and South were as now, governed by different systems ; but each section was wi ling that the other should not have their pecu lar rights and privileges interfered j with, but that they should be governed in such manner as would best enhance and protect - ihe in'erests of all. The North, at that time, was per- i fectly aware of the exisiencfe of slavery in the South, and although there might be some who 1 deprecated that state of things, yet they were per fectly willing to accept the South as a sister, and to take her to their embrace. The ob igauon to keep that compac isasgreauow as then, and itsh' uld,and he had no dout would, be strict ly adhered to. I Mr. W. then.spoke of the adoption of the com promise measures, and said he l. oked upon them as the great savins' point, as the great check up on the agi ators who would ibe glad to dissever the Union. Any State, (said he, emphatically,) North or South, which departs in the least iota from the spirit of these measures, is (lis oyal. Great cheering.J We have, seen at the North (said Mr. W.) some excitement on the great and agitating questions of the day ; we have seen al so at the South something oi the same excitement and secession from ihe Union was threatened by some as a remedy f r their imaginary evi s. What (said he) will ihey secede from 1 Where wil. ihey secede to? He lhrught that ihey who talked o I secession had great fatality of mind; that their minds were entirely diseased , and, in the language of Holy Writ, "ihey know nol what they do." Much applause.j While (said Mr. W.) we maintain inviolate the adjustment mea&ures of Ihe lasi Congress; while we hold no parley, with those who seek to break down the bulwarks with which they are surrounded ; and while we laiiblully carry out the principles uf those measures, there is no tear of the Union. Great cheering." He held ihe strict carrying out of those measures to be of the highest imp' rtance, and that every energy of eve ry true citizen should be bent in order m secure their full accomplishment. Applause.j Mr. Webster said : Mr. Pre-idem, I may not have been born to fulfil any particular destiny ; I may not have any particular mission to fill on earth ; but this much 1 will say, I am bound to uphold, with every energy of mind and body ibe Constitution of this country. (Immense cheering.J , i Mr. VV. referred in eloquenf terms to the cele. oration which was held in ibe city of Annapolis on the occasion of Washington delivering up his sword and commission to the American Con gress ; and said that that occasion was one which would -live long in the memories ot a 1 Ame u mi. v ainowc penments which it cal'ed iorth. The second toast dranV ti,. . . ...at Wliriuil- MR. RAYNER'S SPEECH CONSTITU TIONAL REFORM. In to day's paper will be found a portion of the very able-speech of the Hon. Kenneth Ray nef, delivered in the House of Commons, on the subject oatn ending the Constitution of this State. We tvfll cone ude it in our next num ber. The argument against amendments to that instrument by Legislative enactment, except in the eases specified by Mr. R., appears to us to be sound and conclusive. We agree in the main with the positions taken in this speech, and only regret that Mr. R. has not gone so far as to give tbe.aid of his powerful intellect to carry out a proposition for an unrestricted Convention, which would set tle permanently the agitation of these questions of Constitutional Reform, and break down the "hobby systpm," so popular with our Democratic friends. We make due allowance for the position that Mr. Rayner occupies as an Eastern man and the representative ef an Eastern constituency, ivho are inclined to believe thjit, by a Conven tion, the political power in the State would be transferred to the West; but, notwithstanding this, we could not help indulging a hope that he. and other leading mpn of the East, would see the necessity for going fully into this matter, and giv ing to the people themselves an opportunity of introducing into the Constitution such amend ments as they desire. The ball has been set in motion without the concurrence, and against the wishes, we believe, of a large portion of the peo pie of the State ; they were satisfied with the Constitution as it is. But one aspirant brought forward an amendment extending the right of suf frage, and a triumph was achieved for himselfand his party by it. With this encouragement, others with like aspirations, will, one after another, bring forward their propositions for amendment, and who can say when the ngitation ol these questions will cease i It is not to bo wondered at, then, that the people should be aroused to the impor tance of taking this matter into their own hands, and, through the medium of suitable agents, set tling it at once and permanently. The people have "taken the initiative" steps in this matter, and if Mr. Rayner, and oher able and patriotic men in the East, who have no fear of giving the political power into the hands of die majority of the people, because that majority is m the " Whig West," will co-operate in the movement, the con test will be speedily terminated, and that detesta ble species of demagogucism, which seeks eleva tion by dragging the Consntuiion into the political arena, will be forever crushed. Mr. Rayner's speech, will be read with interest. He is one of the ablest debaters in North Caroli na, and his speeches are always characterized by maturity of thought and strength of argument Hillsboro, Recorder. Some of us may see In m,-. ' SUci(h ., - events o own youth repeated, but ded " h P. """Ml with vi-WK -o . . u 01 latJ..J " v 1 ve io invest on, The main defect of the book is ,? M in the hero, which makes n. V,. WN success, and almost sorry that 1 better fate than we had ftru many well drawn scenes and ,;-., 01 H the wickedness and follio, r r , d Me life. The book is amusi Jfi the author. y "la"nWl Pendennis becomes in the tour,,. novemsL ana a newspaper critic, and Mr kcray tekes his revenge upon w '" class by whom 'I.e lus ml been tJI i " The conraoo nf , . ...... , y? Mm wtirf thus : digions, they clamber up to the and with scarce a hesitation, give tlcir unon works thp mnet int.:-.:. Had Macauley's History orllersche!' shT' been put before pen at this period, hesL? .vvwn ui.uuj-,1 me oiumes, meditate ii ion over a cijrar and dirnitipd l,;- val of either author, as if the critic hajiJ men uuin alienor ana indulgent matter patron. By the help of the Biographie Cat" selle or the British Museum, hewoudbdW,' take a rapid resume of a historical perioi, ai.uui; iu ikiuji-a, uutea, ana lacts in Wei, J leny, easy way, as to astonish his nam uuuic, nu nunutrcu tiere ner boy could U acquired such a prodigious store of rfo himself, ton, when he came to read articles two or three months after they hadJ composed, and when he had forgotten thee ject and the books whish he had consult tm,:, A J j.ma uuun may uuguim as giving parents aii oinrri inf A f li rk flinrrAio in. ..-1. ! L I o.g.. v..- gc iu n men ineir son exposed, but we are not sure that it out Mi hurtful to the young man, who may to pursue the course of Arthur Pendennis, bJ hoping like him, to escape the destruihon which so many fall. This book to be found at the X.C. BcJ or0 a Store. 03 " At a large and highly respectable meeting of the Democrats of Northampton County, at Jack son, on the 6th of March, 1851," the following resolu tion, among others, was, we are told, " unanimously adopted :" Resolved, That we tike this occasion to tender our thanks to our able and worthy Representatives in the last Legislature from this county, Capt. Jos. M. Rogers and Gen. Tbos. J. Person, fur the faithful discharge of their duties. Why the " occasion" existed for the adoption of the above resolution, we know not ? Why every one present at this "large and highly respectable meet ing of the Democrats of Northampton" should have forqotten that said county had in the " last Legisla ture" three representatives, is sometliing unaccountable to us. We really thought that David A. Barnes, Esq., lived in " Northampton." that ho. was one of the " re presentatives in the last Legislature from Northamp ton," that he was n6t only " able" and ' northy" but, as one of her representatives, was faithful in the fc dicharge of his duties." hat has David A. Barnes done ; or, rather, what duty did he fail as faithfully to discharge in the late Legislature, as Cupt. J. M. Rogers or Gen. Thos. J. Person, that the " large ami highly respectable meet ing of the Democrats of Northampton" should pass an implied censure upon his conduct ? Was it necessary to do this in order to appoint delegates to the Gates Tille Convention? That Capt Rogers and Gen. Ferson were " able and worthy representatives" in the " last Legislature," aud that they faithfully " discharged their duties," we do not at all question. But, pray, was not N" r. Barnes as " able" f was he not as " irorthy" a representative i did he not as "faithfully discharge his duties" ? Then, why not have said so I Why single out tno of the delegation from Northampton, " Capt J. M. Rogers'" and " Gen. Thos. J. Person," as fit subjects of laudation, -when neither of them more " faithfully dis charged their duties than did David A. Barnes, Esq. ! fiat justilia rual Ccelum. Was it because Mr. Barnes is a Whig that he was silently reproached by this " large and highly respectable meeting of the Democrats of Northampton" with being wanting in ability and faithfulness to duty in the "last Legisla ture" 1 Is it a principle with the Democracy of North ampton, that no man who is a Whig, however faithful he may be in the 'discharge of his duties.' is deemed worthy of the ' thanks" of his constituents If so, we hope the people of Northampton will have an eye to that same Democracy, and ' put it down. . Ar. C. Patriot. and which was received with so much feel IDS " Hannibal," said n certain waggish gentle man, somewhat disguised in liquor, to the darky who lighted him to bed at Hewlett's Hotel last night "Hannibal, yuu are a great hie-hiccup!) a very great man. You are (hic-hicup !) a greater man than I am, Hannibal !" . " Why," said Hannibal, rolling his eyes around out of pride for the compliment paid him, "'mang darkies Ts some, massa, that am a fac, but I can't shine 'mong white folks no how." " I say you are a greater man than I am, Han nibal. You can hold a candle to me, and, situated as I am at present, I can't hold a candle to you ! not for want of fixity of purpose, mind you, Han nibal, but for want of fixity of footing '.'' Hannibal smiled, showing his ivories to a con siderable extent The above morceau is taken from the Picayune, and shows up a gentleman " only slightly inlerro gaei" as the tipsy Juror said to the Judge by way of excuse for his anti Washingtonion pre dicament The gentleman who attempted to light his pipe in the river, and also he who tried to un lock the door with his cigar, were decidedly drunk. The knight who held to the grass to preserve his perpendicular was not quite sober. We appre hend that a strict construction of the Resolutions of '98 would place them all on the left-hand side of the Temperance pledge. Com. Ap Catesbt Jojjes. The Wash ington Telegraph ol Wednesday, says: 'It has been stated, in conversations in public placesthis morning, thatthe President of the United States will not approve the finding and sentence of the lateNval Court Mai Ual in the case of this officer, and that in assigning his reasons for his dissent, he pronounces the conduct of Commodore J. discreet and honorable." The following good advice, to be appreciated, must be seen : When the grate is M T, Then put the : gd ft is our melancholy duty, to-day, announce ihe death of the Hon. Aoj.Mo late one of'the Judges of the SuperiarCoora of Law and fcquitv in this State. Them denness wiih which this calamity buntD us, the many noble virtues of the w the high position which he occupied io thi community, and the great and exalted spf-ct in which he was held bv hi citizens, all contribute to render more potj nant the affliction which we have tusfiiMf in this sudden and disastrous deprWatii On last Friday we left him in the enjoymea of perfect health, and ensued in the trial an intricate and nrenlexin? suit in the Si perior Court of Berti.; Couuty. Ontbefcl lowing evening he returned to hu how complaining of very slight uneasinfM,te choerful, and participating with gayM the joys and paslimes-of the domestic cm At 9 o'clock on Sundav morning a won apoplexy terminated his earthly nideiM Bowing with humble submission to i that is absolute, and a Knowledge tilt infinite, we would receive with contn'J heart the chastisement which our cos r.,:,r V.oo foil In this ra'amitv. and Wli in unit. j aia.T w w- j r.liPrishincr the memorv of the estimable M ities of the deceased, we would endewrj imitate his example in living a life of moras tv. and of blameless adherence to the tew. o"f the faith in which he lived ml did. EdentonSenhnu- EXTRACT FROM A LO.D0 LETTER "The public dinner to Mncwady, f?' came off at the Hall of Commerce on .H in- There xvas a vast number ot gem., and every cn.r -"rttpn fl ine cnainuKii w i M the cloth was removed, he gave e wl was a brilliant one. m. . , b,fy-nm i. ...a vrv wnsiblv affect"! o i i paid him on the farewell occasw a Ctorl iLn tested the chairman, and made a n .ttlirTfM iui then toasted the Alfred Tennvson following lines vf poetry which were read : - Farewell, Mackready : since to n&t itrs unn . Fn hftiu ted tnunctfis --- . i Tlry power to will AZfZ .r ' i. .i ..n voice, ana in"" w e mans in - . ht we pari. Farewell, Macready ! 5 Go, take thine nor. tl.e rest- r.,rr et nnd !ateiit:i , lL r Who made a nation purer t hrougn Thine is it thai our ui antomiDie. Nor nicker down to Dra.n - And those gilt gauds nien-chiWr ... u Mom-nnrlr : raorai. .6'" .... Dwells pleaseu luio-- trice. , .j,wrt 11 1 Charles KcmU .i i was greeted, x , anpech s . 0mm and brilliant wnter, aUtlior jTv other noted persons. ThacUra.V nis." nave "Mrs. Macreadj , theb dinner went on call tog occasions in England wlucu brilliant persons , t fe d" ' unpleasant than &diP I The month of March diiy. uj mc v vember are betu It is not com euuug - search tnronj; fortable fashion. . . i nnortauic . m0tv , j The Crystal i a.ac! 6-r fit is pwr Rnd already a ia-h; ,n J ' Ued Hvde Park a few T the cloua.ff dav. when sudden ? y SdS. J .PP0 to bebr- LUI . ,,nEHU ... the Palace of - f tbe a.r. " ous and brilliant. 0 lx. inalltheequ" ladyof AlrtKO - Slates. the war with the Liaua VERY TIGHTLY BOUtlD
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