MffiBIGn REGISTER. -Frora the Farmer's Journal. AGRICULTURAL SURVEY; )i rtatler Is doubtless already informed that llie last LesUUnir! of North Carolina pasttfd an act making it (he iiuly of the Gov ernor to selects competent person to con jd&fetadqgieat,jrainera!ogical, and agricul ; turaj lurrey of the State. The appointment I ha!fra Uj&ft Professor E Emmons, a tlis tiapHsbed i&cntific gentleman of the State j fNswYork, who has already commenced operations, and made a preliminary surrey of4eVeral poitions of the State From this aurev" we afc'rc'rpate large benefits to the citizens of North Carolina, particularly to ; im agricultural community. As it proges i im; and reports are given to the public, we j shall take the liberty of transferring wha'ev ! er relates particularly to the interests of ag f riculture, to our pages. We present beiow ! a letter from the Staie Geologist to Govern ; ox Reid, giving some account of the marl for mation on the Cape Fear. It will be per ' sued with interest by the farmers in the East DanicularlT. as the general formation of nearly all the counties towards the seaboard ' is the same as that of rhe counties oi Cape Fear. VVibeut farther remark at the pre sent time, we subjoin the letter alluded to : Gcldsborough, March 6, 1852. T Hit Exfllencv, David S Ried, Si: In view of the improvements which are in progieit on Cape Fear river, also in expectation of finding deposits important 10 the agriculturists upon sits banks, and in me upper country on Deep River, I deemed it proper and best to make explorations on its coarse and banks while its waters were low. ITiave, accordingly, made numerous exam inations on; this river, and am able to state facta of considerable importance as to its ge ology, but more particularly of the deposits of marl which abound upon its banks, aud at a distance from its course. ' Probably no substance has been discover ed which is so important to the interest of agriculture of the lower counties of North Carolina, as marl. The lands, especially those in which sand predominates, have been worn out I might, perhaps, say more than once. Now it is by means of marl em ployed as the basis of a fertilizer,. that these lands may be cheaply renovated. On the poorest, however, of these lands, it is not to be expected that this substance can sup ly ttl that is wanting to impart to them their origin at fertility ; inasmuch, as in the pro gress of long cultivation and the production of a variety of crops, the soil is exhausted of those elements which marl by itself does not contain. ' ? There are two kinds of marl upon Cape Fear river. One is known as shell marl, and belongs rather to the upper parts of the river; or I may rather sav it is in thicker bed- at distant points from the ocean. The other marl is known as the blue marl, and is found at points nearer the ocean than the former. The shell marl reaches to a point at leas' 1 2 miles above Elizabethtown, and is usually well exposed at different points on the banks of the river. So, also, it is often met with in ravines at points distant from the river. Hence it becomes more accessible to plan ters, and require less expense in hauling it. These beds vary considerably in extent. Some are visible one fourth of a mile on the banks ; others appear to have been deposited ia insulated par icles. Their thickness va ries from a foot to seven 'eet. They are not continuous dt posits. The composition of the shell marl is to the eye calcareous, va rying, however, from a vgry sandy rr.arl to a perfect lime deposit consisting of carbonate of lime. Many analyses should be made of the marl, as it is only in this way that its real value can be determined. The blue mail is a different substance from the shell marl. It is, by the way, the substance known as the green sand, in New Jersey, and has long been in use there, and to the very great advantage of farmers. It belongs to the cretaceous formation of geolo gists. The upper bed of this marl I now be Here extends above Elizabethtown. It is, nowever, qui e sandy, and I was unab'e to find at this point its characteristic fossil Farther down the river, however, at Brown's bluff and Robinson's bluff, I found, in what I now regard as the uppe gieen marl, the charac eristic fossils- liu jExogyne costata ; and at Ske't landing, tfie Beiemnite. At Block Rock, however, the lower green marl is in great force, aud I believe at many oth er points it would be easy to expose it, go that an inexhaustible supply of this substance might be oMaiiied for the use of planters on Cape Ft ar and Deep Rivers. From the foregoing it will probably be per- ceived thai the banks of the Cape Fear, and vtbe numerous runs which enter it from the South, are rich in thebe fettilizers; and it only requires an additional spirit of improve ment on the part of the -planters, to double the products of their plantations. It is pro sper to observe here that the marl depoites :are found mainly on the left or south bank of the river. I tin well satisfied that the time is not distant when ihese rich d fg ts will be fully employed, and that their value will be well understood. It is true that ex perience will be necessary to determine some points in its use. For instance, the most economical mode of preparing it in order to adopt it 5.0 the varieties of soil on which it ' is proposed to employ it. The blue marl, especially, requires an analysis in order to k determine its composition. The Jersey marl contains potash, and this substance is regard ed as 'he principal fertilizer in it ; and I hope it will be found that potash and also phos pbate of lime are elements of this State These two are the expensive fert lizers, and aref above all others, to be sought for, for without them the cereals would cease to produce perfect seed. I have uot attempted to give a detailed .account of our examination upon the Cape 'Fear, but simply a statement of a few facts which I supposed might be Interesting to your Excellency, or so far as to satisfy you that the work is in progiess.v I am pleased with the attentions and intelligence of the gentlemen whom I have met, and the facili ' ties which all wish to render, and. especially the anxiety which is manifested in regard io the work. , Moat respectfully, your ob't serv't, ' ! . E. EMMOXS. Suffering in London. It is stated in the London Times, that upon an average 6ne person out of twenty pf the inhabitants of this luxurious metropolis is every dav des titute of food and employment, and every night without place for she ter or repose It is a lamentable fact that in this very town of London alone, the centre and core of British civilization, one hundred thousand persona are very dav destitute of food, sav t be, the precarious produce of a pawing J VI V.IIUK. A Tale of Extraordinary Buffering, VVanY and Death The Fredericksburg, (Va ,) News narrates the following extraor dinary incidents in the life of a man named Watson, who, some fifteen years ago, left Alexandria, settled in King George county as a merchant, married a highly respectable young lady, by whom he had four children, and subsequently became a widower and a bankrupt: "With his little children, two of whom were daughters, he lived on a small farm which he rented, three miles below the line separating Stafford and King George. Dur ing the co'dest of ihe weather in ihe later part of December last, his children were seized wi'h whooping cough, and every one of them prostrated. tWhilt thus confined. their father was taken with erysipelas, ana in the same room lay th father and chHdren, perfecly helpless. Whilst thus confined, some fiends broke in his meat and fowl houses and surfe every fowl and piece of meat on the farm. In doing so they passed through the garden! levelling the fence and thereby permitting the cattle and hogs to destroy all the vegetables intended for wintt r use Th only thing left for the support of that family was a small quantity of corn rneal and some unroasted coffee. In that condition thy lay a large portion of the time without water, without fire and without food. "A poor widow in the neighborhood sent them a small piece of meat, and the oldest boy, not quite so ill as the rest did, as long as his strength wou'd enable him, crawl to ihe fire-place, stir up the dyinsj embers, half cook some bread, fry a piece of meat, and with coffee without milk or sugar, attempt to relieve.the hunger of his dying falher and sitters. On one occasion, weak and feeble as he was, he "staggered" through the snow to a neighbor's house to procure fire. At one time the falher and chMdren would be crying for waer, and not a drop in the house and no one to bring it. Thus they lay tor several days, until God, in his mercy, took two of the children. Two days did they lay corpses by the side of their sick parent, and no one to prepare them for sepulture and convej them to the tomb. A man acciden tally passing by called in, found the family as we have described them, the father blind and insensible, with his two dead children one frozen to death lying by his side, and left them in that conditiori. Two days after this the father died. The night preceding his death be had hemonhage and b'ed mot profusely. By his side were his son and his daughter barely able to raise their heads, but nerved to ihe occasion they sat by him the whole night alone, using every mems their infant minds could suggest in staunch ing the blood. A poor widow, the day of Watson's death, heard of it, came to his house, had him and his two dead children buried, took the sick ones home with her, nursed them, and has since restored them to health. " Tasso's 'Jerusalem Literated.' The Rev Milman in -his life of the celebra ed Italian Poet, Tasso 'hus beautifully describes the enthusiasm with which his great work. "The Jeiu-alem Literated," was received by his countrymen : " Evry where all over the country, noth ing was to be heard but 'Tasso's Echoes.' The sheph' rd read it as he wa ched by his flocks on the ridgy Appenine. The boat man, rocking in the Campanian Gulf, hung over the verse of his exile compatriot. The gondolier, waiting at the Venetian bridges, whiled away his time with learning the stately and liquid stanzas. The brig and, lurking beviml She rock, in the wi d passes of the Abinzzi, laid by his matchlock for the strains of love and valor. The mer chant, in the inn, cased thinking over his ships, and the shopke per forgot his business m the gar 'ens ol Armida or the enchanted forest. The prelate and the monk hurried with the book into their cells, to visit in i s pages the sacred walls and holy buildings of Jerusalem. The brave cavalier and ihe fair maiden admired the knighMy f ats or wept over the tender soirows of the champions and their ladies, in hall or shady bower. The scholar, to whom the work had been in part submitted, rushed eager y to see how his criticisms had told. Nobles and princes and their sta ely dames, in addition to their interest of the poem, desired to see 'he verse of 'he famous object of prince y love and princely hate The Fench knights panted to see their progenitors' deeds of pious val or blazoned anew to the world in the burn ing words of song, " City, country, valley, mountain, shop hall, tiowes, palace, convent, rang and re sounded with the strains of the 'Jerusalem.' FortU'.es were made by its sale. Men could not praise it enough. Meanwhile its author hi true If was languishing in a dim uncomfort able prison, the fit companion, a was said, of luna ics, weak in body, sick in heart, a sport of servants, a show to travellers, de prived of every convenience of life, ha rassed wi h the wild sounds of a madhouse, enough to make the sane most mad, with the fear of life-long imprisonment beore him, with scanty supplies of food and raiment ; receiving now aud then a few crowns in chanty, or a change or two of linnen from some timid friend ; the rumors of his fame inth world without to lanalize him, and the hope of ea-e and competence melting fast before the injustice and avarice of men reduced to petition with the humblest sup plications for the intercession of the Duke's steward, or favorite mistress, or oi Lucrezi a s dwarf." ' A Princely Consul It was stated in the foreign news the other day that Prince Pierre Bonaparte was to be sent to the Uni States as a consul, with a salary of 15,0( 0 francs, or about $6,000. It appears that n is the port of Charleston,' S C, to which he is to be sent. He is a cousin of the Prince Presid ntof France, is an ex Representative, ex Mon'agandist, &.C., and succeeds Count Choiseul in the consulate. ' TWELFTH OF APRIL. We remarked last year ihat the 1 2th of April was celebrated as the day on which Napoleon rined his first great victory, that of Montenotte. was also famous as the day on which the last act of our own revolution was performed. Ofc that day it was thai the great sea fight t. ok place in ihe West Indies between Admiral Rodney and the Count De Grasse. Rodney utterly destroyed the French fleet He took the Count De Grasse tlie same who had assisted us in taking Cronwxl Iw. prisoner. He was the first naval officer who ever carried into effect the scheme of J hn Clerk, of Eldon that of cutting the enemy's line. A prosecution had been commenced against Rodney io the Parliament of Great Britain. He had been ordered home to attend it. The charge was. his having plundered the Dutch inland of St Euatatia. He did not receive the summons until after the battle of the 12th. He immediately obeyed it; and carried with him the French Ad miral, in the splendid ship which he had comman ded. He brought himself the first news of the mighty victory be had obtained. Of course, all idea of a prosecution was at once abandoned. - Dispatch. PRESIDENTIAL PLEDGES &c. While Mr. Polk of Tennessee, was ma king his speech in the House of Represents lives, on Thursday last, the following con versation took place, in relation to pledges expected from Presilpntia candidates con cerning the Compromise measures: Mr. Pa kTefeiTed to Geo. Sco t.and wish ed to know, if be should be elected Presi dent wou'd he veto any measure having for its onject the repeal or modification of the fugitive slave law? Mr. White, of Kentucky, said that he could not listen to such an interrogatory without giving an answer. He believed he was authorized to say by Gen- Scott him sell, that he was opposed to any alteration of any ofaihe measures contained in the Compromise. Mr Polk. Well, let him put it in writing. Would the gentleman tell him that he was authorized by Gen Scott to say that as P;es ident (if such an affliction should be brought upon the country) he would veto any mea sure altering, amending, or modifying the compromise acts of the last Congre.-s? Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, said thai he did not spt-ak for any candidate for the Presi dency, but he would undertake to say 'hat Gen. Scott was a Whig, and that it was against the long-establiihed doctrine of the Whig party that any President of the United States should veto any law of Congress up on the score bf expediency alone. He would like to know of the gentleman from Tennessee what Democratic candidate, if any, had pledged himself, in advance, to ve to a law that he did not, regard in violation of the Consiitution? In other words, what Democra ic candidate was there who would pledge himself to veto a law upon the score of expediency alone? Mr. Polk. All. all. Hs then said, that, although he was for young America, he re pudiated all i hose papers wnich denounced Gen. Cass, Mr. Buchanan, Gen. Buter, and others. Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, understood the gentleman to ass rt that all the Democratic candidates for the Presidency were pledged to veto any law which Congress might make modifying in any way the fugitive slave la. He. (Mr. C.) understood him to state this distinctly. Now, jhe desired io say to the gentleman from Tennessee that ii would be a matter of very great interest and satisfac tion no doubt to the people of the country to have such a pledge reduced to writing; and if money woirld be any inducement, he would undertake to pay to that gentleman or any other srentlemaiv one thousand dollars if they would produce any such pledge from these candidates. WHIG REVIEW. X We have received the April number of the American Whig Review, published by Champion Bissel, 125. Nassau Street, New York, at $5 a year. Among other interest ing articles in this number, is one entitled "The Administration; the Parly," from which we make the lollowing extract rela tive to the Administration of Mr. Etllmore, which which is both just and true: "Inwoid and in attitude, in spirit and in principle, in act add in abstinence, it has been an example which every lover of his country may contemplate with complacen cy Its cabinet councils have never taken the shape of cabal intrigues, but have ever been inspired and guided by high and sol emn convictions of public duty Its public messages, unlike many others hat could ea sily be specified, have been free from every, sentiment which ihe future historian wil wish to blot, it has never done anything to kindle passion, to favor discoid, to stir up taction to excite class against class, interest against itreres1, or sec ion against section li has never sought to discredit or -o injure he capital or the industry of the country ; has never cast reproach upon any of its in herited systems or institutions ; has done no violence to any of its cherished senti.ne-nts, nor trifled with any of its inborn instincts. It has not sought to gain popularity by sofi blandishments or magnificent promises, ft has not given up to party what was meant for the country : but in seasons of public danger, knowing no sinister or narrow feel ing, i gave its confidence to and gladly co operated wi'h all men who were earnest in stwv'iiio for th' Constitution and Ihe Union. It has limited its ambition to its simple, du ty. and has pra' ti-ed no assumptions, tried no experiments, issued no fiats, put forth no preten-ions. I? has inculcated respect for the laws by steadily respecting the laws it self, and has inspi.ed nationality of feeling by itself making the whole "country the object of its supreme regird. It has re animated Mie belief in public virtue, bv rising above all personal considerations, and risk ing self sacrifice for Ihe public good. Its ' whole influence has been harmonizing, e!e- vating, and redeeming; just such an influ ence as good Whigs have a ways expected fidm a good Whig administration." THE FARMER IS NOT PROPERLY ES TIMATED. ; It is a lamentable fact, that the farmer does not occupy that elevated position in society that his occupation justly entitles htm to. He is looked upon as a being. quite below the lawyer, physician, divine, artitd, merchant, or merchant 8 clerk To be a. far mer, is to be. nobody, a mere clodhopper, a digger of bogs aud ditches. nd lre$ to wal low in the free soil he cultivates, provided he never seeks to eleva'e himself above that posilion, to what the world calls "good so ciety." Hence comes the desire of boys to escape, not so much the drudgery of their employment, as from the id a that thev are looked upon and estimated as mere drudges. What blii.dneis, folly, and false philoso phy is this i The result of these false prem ises is that the professions are crowded to the starvation point ; clerks-not only go bag ging, but become begars, or worse ; mer chants are multiplied, and good, old-fash-iot ed labor is get.ing out of fashion. While we would aive all due honor to the profession the farmer, who is the produ cer of all. both in food and raiment, that adds to the comfort and sustenance of tlie human family, need not feel that he is below occupations that gain their support om the folly, pride, misery or wickedness ot tneir fellow creatures. If the aspirations of farmers were half so strong to elevate their sous as farmers, as it is to make them merchants or professional men, and perchnnce loafers we shou'd soon be taught to look to the Agricultural class for the best bred as well as the best fed men in America. Ind. Herald. The Virqihia State Treasury Emtt. Mr. Goods announced io ihe Virginia House of Dele gates, lately, jhai the Stale Treasury was empty, and offered a bill, which was engrossed, author! Xiog the Board of Public Works to lend to the Common-wealth for a limited time, any money now in their possession to be returned from the income of the State in Julv or December. IR. FILLMORE. "Observer," the Democratic Washington cor respondent of the Philadelphia Ledger, says ol the President 'Mr. Fillmore's term of office has been marked by singular success; and it may be said of liira. what perhaps caanol be said of any other Presi dent, ihU h- has not an enemy, and scuceiy an j opponent, in either party. Millard F.llmore is an honest man; and that reputation, which is placed above all comin;en'-i"8, is the richest legacy he can leave to his children. This tribute, from a political opponent, is eini nently true. The honest and sincere pa! rot ism of his character shed a lustre upon his name b'tght r thin anv vvhu:h his h:gh office can confer. He exemplifies that spo less, unsefish integrity, so seldom found among public men. that it is scarce ly looked for, and j-eiierally dobted when dis covered. Of how few, comparatively, in hi?Ii station, can it be said as of Vlill.trd FtHm ire "He is tut honest m tn. ' Jl!b my (V. Y) Regitler. THE EAST AND THE WEST. The Greensborou-ih Patriot has compiled a ta ble from authentic sources, "shojving me number of White iohabi ants, the Federal numbers, the number of Votes, and the amount of Taxes paid, in he several counties of tlie Eastern and VV'es em tteetions of North Carolina." From the re capitulation, it appears that tne Western excess of Whi e inhabitants over the Eastern section is 120,923; Western excess of Federal numbers 67, 484; vVestern excess of number of Votes 14 281; Eistern excess of amount of Tares 27,376 2. The Western excess of Farms is li 033. Under ihe last arransjem -nt, the Eist had a majoriiy of six Senatorial Districts; and the West had the majority of four Oomsnoni rs, under the same arrangement. Tlie leading facts which strike the observer, says the Putri it, on l( kin.r over .his table, is, that "Ihs East hat Ihe money -the fFesi luts lh menl" Salem Press. A RARESPEECH. A letter from Washington in the Southern St ndard, noticing .he debate in the House on mileage, gives the following description of a speech by one of the members from California; Mr. Marshall, ol California, made a rare speech. He said from ihe time Cahlbruia applied to this government for admission into the Union, down to he present period, she had been neglected and stinted by it. He said tiieir feelings of reseutinent wcte already aroused, and they Would give vent to them in no mild t-rtns. VViieh three ounces of jold were foui.d in Georgia and North Carolina, mints were at once built; but Gahfonia, producing one hundred millions of gold annually, could not even get a blacksmnh shop they did not want anything better. Tney would take a cabin or shanty, and coin their gold, if Congress would give 'them authority tie said his mileage, although it mounted o $12.U09, was not too niuci) ihat i would not reimburse'him for his expense in "win ning his seat." He had 10 ride a inula over moun tains and through valleys; that he feeding cost fif ty ceois a pounl;and that the expense of tkie mule w is, therefore, not less than $5 per day, and said he, "Mr Speaker besides that, let me tell y.iu that we have to pay .vvnty five cents a drink for our liquor, and the hoys use.it, in our pans, very freely during election tiiUr-!" It w is a rare speech. He is i brother of the Hon.T. P. Marshall, of Kentucky, who figured here some years ago. Ten-wessfe Whigs and the Compromise. The Yoeman pulilisues a preamble and -eries of resolutions in favor of the Compromise, which it says were '-introduced in o the senate of the len-nt-sse Legislature a shori time previous to its ad journ ieit, nd every Whig m mb r cast hit note against thein!" Now,cjins declaration is one of tiial class of perfo; ounces which is said to espo ctallv del'ght.-ome to satin the telling of literal truth iu su h a way as to convey a subtantiak falsehood ; since the ureal fattier ol lies naturally feel a alow ol triumph, as well as gratification, when h-' S'icceeJs, even for a moment, in pressing tiu'h into his service. Th tacisuro. as we understand them, that he Wings of the Tennessee Legislature, early in toe !-eiion, introduced resolution!, endorsing toe Compromise, ami altera b ird fight with Ihe Dmii ocrais, who opposed them, secured tneir adoption Just at the close ot ihe session, some ot the Deru ocra's, in i rder to get llieir party out of the un popular po-i ion oi opposing tne t. omproime, n rodnced another sei of resolut ons. Doth Hou ses w. re very busy passing important bills One set i resolutions or. the subjec had already been ad pvd. The moveuvnt was recognized as a mere party iri. k. And for thes icisons the Whiys very properly voted 10 l,y the resolutions on ihe. able. And this is the staie of fact upon wti:cii the Yeoman tind'riak"s to say to iu rea ders ina ''in Tennessee Ihe Wilms reject the Compromise." Frankf rl Commonwealth. M. KOSSU TH A V THE SOUTH. The following brief paragraph, and especially the closiiuj sentence, in reference ! the ability of SI. Ko-suUi as a public speaker, conveys he mosi ac -urate desccription ihat havesen of ihe im pression he has jenerally made upon intelligent audiences, ?uice the huzz is in the Northern ci ties have" subsided sufficiently to let him be he.ird and judg'-d by the merits of h'n eloquence, and not bv ihe rampant enthusiasm oi an excited crwd : "As a public epeaker, Knssu'h greatly disap pointed us H" WAS " yood special pleader; that was af . A popular stump orator, all oilier things being equal and prestige of fame waived, would have towered over Mm iu reply. His proposi ioi.s were talking fallacies; his sentences unlolded dis torted lruisms. Of ih earnestness of the ma i, of his singleness of purpose, of his enthusiasm of sentiment, there can be no doubt. But tfj'ort at effect was evident ; it was the artificial fountain playing, not 'he mountain sprint; pouritifoul its full clear volume." A". O. Crescent. 05- The Mount Holly N J ) Mirror thus no lices the change in the good fortune of Prince . urat: "There are very many in our country who re membered Prince Lucien Murat, the sportintr good-na:ured soul who lormerly dwelt ai one cor ner of the late Joseph Bouapar e's estate, t Bor deniown; living no one knew hardly how; wild and reckle8s;to day, flushed with money, to mor row, not a shot in tlie locker. "Well this same jovial Prince has given a prac tical illustration of the truthfulness of Shakspeare's saying, that -there's a tide in the affairs of man which, if taken ai the flood, leads-on to fortune.' The election of Louis Napoleon was the flood tiJe with Jiiinj for he and his family are now at the head of the heap in France, rich, courted, living in grand, royal, superb style. He has risen from his obscurity at Borden town where he so often enjoyed his punch and wine with boon companions, or startled the wood cock along the banks of ihe Deleware and been snmtnoued to the height of whatever fame the French President has 10 lend him. He wears ihe velvet uniform of a Senator; his finances are said to flourish, and his off .pring are greeted with ev ery promise of having a position aud making a. noise iu the world, as the following notice taken from h Par sian papt r, will shew: 'The baptism of the infant of Prince and Prin cess Murat tok piaceat the Eiysee. The infant was held at the baptismal font by the Prince Pres idem and the Piincess MaUilde." "Success to. our friend, the Prince! May he live long to enjoy his new-b rn weahh and hon ors!" Mr. Chandler, of Pennsylvania, in the course of his reply to Mr. Po.'k hi ihe House of Represen tatives a few days ago said, he had no doubt tht the gentleman was more learned in sacred than in profane history, and therefore he would recall to his mind two prominent events. If he was wrong his revertmd friend from Massachusetts (Mr. Fowler) would correct him. Laughter Kehoboam, the successor of Solomon, had a rouse with some of the young Israels, which proved disastrous with the nation, and Absalom set .up Young Israel against the old fogy David, his fa ther, f Laughter. J If Absalom's head had been bald, like that of his friend from Vermont, (Mr. Menchan,) or had his head been covered like that of the Sena or from Michigan. (Mr. Cass,) he never would have hunr otrarirA nf hi (Vhv forest. " COMMOyiCATIfW. FOR THE REGISTER. GREAT NATURAL CURIOSITY. Mr. EpiT'ir: In a reent tour throiigh a por tion of the Western por'.ion of this State. I was invited to examine a natural curiosity in the coun ty of Union, which I regard a' head and shoulders taller than anything in the shape of a human being that I have ever seen. I have frequently seen Gen. Thom Thnmb, "what went to England in two Steamships," the Mexican Dwarf, the Irish Giant, the Scotch Gi ant and Giantess, and Jenny Lind "'that used to was "arid a host of other specimens of human na ter curious enough; and I hve also seen several babbootw, monkeys, nurnng outangs, and a ho-t of other curiuus "fixitis'' but this 'critter" "knocks the hlack out of all on 'em." ' , The curiosity above alluded to. is a negro hoy named ' Squire," (on account of tits mighty range of intellect,) who is 14 years old, 38 inches high, and weighs just 27 pounds . His fa-e and "head are ab-Mit the size of an ordinary child on month old, and his head is shaped like the head of a sheep. His eyes appear quick and restless, somewhat like those of a monkey. His feet are 6 inches long, and only 2 inches wide, and quite thin. He has not grown .any for two years, and canno stauJ ereel with-mt assistance. He appears to hear di-tinctly, but cannot alk or mike anv in telltgible sign whatever. When others eat he manifests a sirong desire to get the food from them; and will of'pn takp food away from chil dren, just as a dog or cat would take it. He man ifests no disposition for dress, but seems exceed ingly fond of gay or briglv colors, su -h as red callico, ribbons; &,c. These he uses a a child would its favorite toy. He will take a knife, or hammer, a ball, or top and play with them for his own amiJsemont. He seems to have no ides ol work of any kind. If you hold up a stick or knife he will jump as high as he can. in his endeavor to reach them. w His manner of walking is peculiar errengh. His feet and hands are placed flat on theground ; at.d he trots ofjfvery much like a dog in an ordi nary gait. His hands are shaped like the hands ofamoukey. His teeth are quiie natural and beautifully white. His manner of sleeping is to put his hands and foet under his body, and project his )ead forward; with his fingers in his" mouth. He manifests strong passions when crossed in any of his move ments ; and is highly pleased on receiving tos or other presents, and lie often makes a laughing noise. . When eating, he chews like a monkey and hoi ls his food like a squirrel would a nut. Heevidently possesses no mind above the brute creation, but seems lo be a susceptible of teach ing, as a dog or a horse. II you throw away a ball or stick, and call his ai ten lion lo it, he will bring it back to you just as would a well-trained dog. He is much afraid of a whip when held over him iu a thre atning attitude, and will run lor the nearest place of retreat. If a bed room is open hf will run un ler the bed and hide. His color is perfectly black, and negro like; but yet thedar ki 's will not acknowle ige him as ' one on em."' although his fa her and mother were both regular " nigsjers." You will excuse, 31 r. Editor, this minute de enption of the -'haiiimal,' but as neither Wilev in his North Carolina Reader,"' or Wheeler in his State history has taken any notice of this na tire North Carolinian, I r -girded it to be my duty to give your readers the fact of tne case; and my own impression is, that if Btrnum had ihe '-critter, ' that he could raise an excitement in Yanfceedom, that would Urow the "Woolly horse," the Fish mid Jilvtiknj mermaids, Kossuth and all other humbugs in the s-hade ; bv the iv, I could no find out whether I lie -iiigger' was for intervention or non-inttrctnlion. Mr. Hampton Huntley, of Union County, who is his nia'er. thinks tha he is a " ntgger" as wn 'nigger,''' and he proposes shortly to ukeaiour through the principal Cities of the Union, in order lo show him to the whole world, "and the rest of mankind" at a quarter a peep. I advise Mr. 11. to k"ep a shap- lookout when ho gels ' down east,'' lor fear the Abolitionists ouId steal him ii way, and send him on a pil grimage with Fred Douglass, to enlighten the people on the ' hisher law" doctrine. As I am perhaps, beer knovva 1 1 the public, over a fictitious, ttian a real name, you will excHse ! mo for remaining tn cog. BEAUMONT. Death of Bishop meddng. -At half past 12 o'clock, on Friday last, the venerable Bishop ol toe Meth'Hlist Epi-eoal church, the R.-v. Dr. Hed ding.died ol drop-y. at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., after a long and paiulul llines.s vj re than a year go he became aware that he was a victim ol the dis. eae under which he has finally lallen. and, du ring the past uionin or two, Ins end was cot)lant ly felt to be rapidly approaching. His lun ral will be solemnized to clay, at Pougitkeepsie. The New York Evening Post say.-: ; "Bishop Hedging was the oldest of the five bishous ol ihe Methodist Church, and was revered in propor ion lo l. is years. He nas been distin guished over halt a century for his puriiy and sim.. plicity of character, his extensive learning, aud the lervent admiration which he inspired"! tn all those who came within the sphere of hi personal or pastoral inrlueuce. His los-. will not be mourn ed alone by those who belonged to the religious denomination of.ivhiciVhe was, at once, a piliar and an ornament." Bishop Hedding, we believe, was in the 72 I year of "is age, and was a native ot Vermont. It la at least known that at A very eaily period of his iifJhe resided at Shelbunie in thai Siate. At thai time ne lived iu the family of the Hon. Mr. Mea chatn, purj-uiog what may be termed an agricul tural educal on. !So strong, however, ii is sid, was tiien his thirst fi r knowledge, ihat whatever money he acquired was spent in ihe purchase of books. He eu.ered ihe iiitierant. ministry of the Methodist Church in lsUl, and was elected bishop in 1824. The Silver Currency. The U. S. Senate has passed to a third reading the bill reported by the Committee on Finance, in pursuance of are conxnendation ot the Secretary of the Treasury , providing for a new silver coinage, in pieces of the denomination nf half a dollar and less, to contain a greater portion of alloy than the silver coins now in use. The measure is viewed as one ol importance, in order to retain in the country a currency which is so essential in business trans anions. The bill, if it shall pas the House of Representatives, is to go into effeet on the firsi of May next . ' 0"The St. Louis Intelligencer says: "We are fully justified, we believe, in saying that Mr. Fiiltnore'a nomination is '.most ardently desired by the whole body of the V hig parly throughout the Souti and West. The sentiments of the Whigs of Missouri may be gu hered from the condensed proceedings of the various Whig county meet ings thus fr heh. in the Sate, which we gave a few dayssince; in which it will be found that nut of twenty-one meetings, sixteen have explicitly txprcseJ a wish for his numinatwn. A similar state of feeling exists elsewhere. fjrj- Thirty years ago a Mr. James Amory pur chased a tract of I tnd s-iiuated between the Sixty -third Streets, New York, containing about ixty three acres. For this tract he paid $4 40fJ'! Within ihe past month this property has been sold at auction, having been divided into nearly 1,000 lots, and the purchase money amounts to a trifle over $300,000. Thus the original invest ment has doubled every sixty days for the past thirty years Tax Fkehch Spoliation Bill. The Wash ington correspondent of ihe Baltimore Sun writes : The French S o iations seems to be in a bad fix in bo h Houses for the i wenty. sixth lime. There seems io be neither poetical nor historical justice iq either House; but after the nominatioi.s are made Congress may be found more tractable. It is hard to gel a five million a ppropiafion-though a House with upward of a hundred new Mem bers, who were born after the first bill on the sub ject was introduced into Cot gress. These new members are generally disposed to keep on tho economical side ol the House. A FOREVER THINE. In tho range of English fugitive poetry, few pieces are to be met with of deeper pathos or more tender fueling, than the following, by Alahio Watts. It breathes the very soul of devoted affection. Forever thine; whate'er this heart betide, Forever thine, where'er our lot be cast Fate, that may rob us of all wealth beside, Shall leave us love till life itself be past. The world may wrong ut we will br tve its hate; False friends may change and falser hopes decline; Though bowed by cnkrinr Cre; we'll smile at fate; Since thou art mine,, beloved, and I am'thinet Forever thine when citcling years have spread. Time's snowy blossoms o'er thy placid brow; When youth's rich glow its purple light is fled, And lilies bloom where roses flourish how . Say, nhall I love the faling benuty less, . Whose spring tide radiance has been wholly mine? No ! come what will, thy steadfast truth t'il bless, In youth, iu age, thiue own, forever thine! Forever thine, at evening's devy hour. When gentle hearts to tenderest thoughts incline, When bidmiest rxlors from each closii g flower Are breathing round me thiue . forever thine! Forever thine! amid, the boisterous crowd, When the jest sparkit-s with the sparkling. win I may not name thy gentle name aloud, But drink to thee in thought orever thine! I would not profane that sweet, that silvery sound; Tne depths of love could such hearts divine; Let the loud laught-T peal, ihe toast go ronnd, My thoughts,' my thoughts are thine, forever thine! CtLOslW'G SCENU! AMES, RICE & JAMES most respectfully in form their friends, customers and other, that ihey are now closing out their stocK of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Saddles, Bridles, &.C either on time or for cash, at astonishingly low (i-ices. and such as remains on hand by the 6th of April next will b closed out at public auction on Tuesday, that day, at 9 o'clock. Country mer chants will do well to attend the sale. Sale posi tive. Terms 4 months for all sums over $100, and 6 months for sums of2UO and over J AM ES.RICE & J AMES. Feb. 23d, 1851. w lA 1 6 Fifteen Dollars Reward. i U.N A W A V troin tue ijuDscrioei , a tout the 8t.h SsySp of February, my negro man. Washington, dark color, 27 years old, 6 feel 1 or 2 inches high, weight l7o or 80 pounds, long limbs, his right an kle bends outward causeo by a hurt, vhen very young, which makes hnn hop when walking; front teeth good; h.id on, when he left, a brown woolen oat. He may change his name and try to pass us a fee man. I wnl give the above reward lo any pecsoa who will deiiver him to ras in Granville Cuunty, four miles South of Wilton, or ten dol.ars, to confine him in Jail, so thai I can get him. Address -me ai New Light, P. O., Wake County. JOHN" TURNER. Granville, March 31si 1852. 27 tale of ftortli Carolina, N 3 tv Court of Pleas and Q.uarler Sessions, Feb ruary Sessions, 1852. Lewi lien Arlington, vs. Willi im H. Battle. Wil liams &, Arlington, vs same Willi ims 4- Ar rinton, vs. same. Thos. V. Wright, Adm'r Joel Roaser, vs. a line Thus. W. i Wright, vs. same. Iu these cases it appearing to the Court, that the d'fenddiit. William H. Battle, rtsides . bevon 1 the li.itits ot tt is State, -iud levies having been m.ide on ais lands lying i u N ish County, being his in ere.-t in tha lauds, inherited by him from hisfaiber Fred erick Battle: It is hereby ordered by the Court. Hint the defendant be no ifi-d of suid levi-s, by nd verlisemeHt ia the Raleigh Register for MX weeks; an.l that unless he :ippenr and shew cause to the conrary, Execution and stle.ou suid Lands to satis fy the Plaintiff's debts will issue Witness, Germ in W. Ward, Clerk of the Court of Plcis a. d Quarter Sessions nf the County of Nusii.at Office, "2ud Mondiiy' ot February. 1852. G. W. WARD, C. C C. March 23, 18 2. Pr. A v. $5 621 236w itsilc of .rj Cit'Oiiua, Johnson 3'ocxty i lourt of Plea-s and duarier Sessious, February 1 erm, lo5. Wiiiium li. Wall iuiduihersj t5. Greeu Whitley and o ber, heirs of fOiiuch Wliitlcy. Peiiuon for a "ale of land. Ii acpeiriug lo the saiif iction of the Court that Green V hitley, one ot the co-tennuts, is a non res ideut of this Stite, it is oidered Ihat publication be in.de in irre Knleti Reisier, for ix successive weeKs, notifying siid Green Whitley to nppe.ir a' our ni'xi Comloi P-ieas unu Q,aarier Kes.io us to Df helJ lor the Gouuty of Johnston, at the Court tlou-e iu Snii'lifil'l ou the 4th Monday in M av urxt. to deid, answer or dr-mur to rfaid peiiiiuu, or J udg m r:it will ba taken p. o coufess us In bun Witness John II Kurda, Cierk of said Court ai Office, the loui in Moud.iv ofFehru.trx A. D. IB2. JO.uN H. KK.EUAY. C. O. C. April 7, 1852. 28 w,6w Porter. Casks Porter, Qs aud Pints, of the best llr.ind in fine -order for sale bj, PEEBLES, V HI I E, DA VJS, CD. Petersburg, March 16, 152, Ij tf $500 Heward. rpAKEN fro ni my r- sidence, in Oglethorpe coun. X. 'y , G i., on the night of ihe 6h of February I .si, Ity John A. Woods, my Horse and .Neifro Gi'l, Li.cey Ann. VVo .ds is about 25 years old 6 feet high, weighs about 135 or HU pounds, fair skin, yeilow.-grty eyes, liht hair, n.aily white eyebrows, and red-di-h beard. W hen he left, he had a goalee, wore a black truck coat, b ac k pants and vest, cotton velvet cap, neariy black, and tti ots. The iNegl-o Girl is black, about 22 years old, 0 feet 3f) inches high, s-hnrt hair, eyes t.omewhat red thick litis, delicately formed, of good Cuuutenance good seufe, speaks cirar, leetu while, and has a scar on one breast, caused by a bum . The girl Carried off one cuecked s-itk, one red flowered biu. rege, and several gingham, calico, and blue striped .Northern homesuuu trocks It is probable she may pass as a boy The Horse is a bay, TO years old, well giited S feet 3 inches I ish, black slim tail, heavy n,aue! both of bis hind feet while, and one of hnj lore leei WUite. edged The above reward will be given fer the delivery of Wood and Hie Aegro Girl io the Jai or or Sher iff ot Oglethorpe county, Ga. Any information that will enable the subscriber) apprehend Woods or to recover the Negro aud Horse, or either, will be liberallv rewarded JOHN THORNTON. Lexington, Ga., March 25, le52 25 W2w Smith, Watson & Co. s IJIPOKTfeKS OF II A UD IVARE NO. 7, NORTH THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Chas. n. Smith. Jno. T. Walson. Jos.Dnnsaa. rvR:j.T. WATSON, late of Warrenton. N. Sl9 c- having removed to Pniladelphia and en gaged in the .RDWaRE business, in the above Firm, would respectfully invite the Merihantg of North Carolina, and other Southern Suites, to call and examine their Stock, which is entirely new and will be sold on a favorable terms as ia any other market io this country. Philadelphia. Feb., 19, 1852. wlm 5 "WHERE. AT f- EVANS St. COOKE'S. NO. 29, FATETTEYILLE STBEET, RALUIUU X. C. - p.O .. YOU will find beautifurt assortment of Staple and fancy Dry Goods, embracing every arti cle usual in Dry Goods Stores. Alo, Hardware, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Groceries, dec., dee. la addition lo the above, tjie Subscribers are dair ly receiving theirspring purchase, which is extensive and ia poinl of cheapness cannot be surpassed by auy ia their line. They are ever grateful for past favours aud beg a continuance of the same. H. L. EVANS, GEO. T. COOKE. Raleigh, March 15th, 1852. 22- SAVE YOUR MONEY. CHARLES P. FREEMAN & CO., (LATE FREEMAiC, HODGES & CO.) Importers and Jobbers 144 uroaqway,- 1 DOOR SOUTH OP LIBERTY ST New-York. El' AVE now un hand, and will K Oail through the veason. Nam r:..,. .I8J r . . vuus dlruM liuui the r.urnnin minnf.iiinnr. rci tions, richfashionable. fancy SMc Millinery nf' Our slock of Huh Ribbins comorises every va ' of the latest and most beautiful designs imported'1 Many of our goods are manufactured expre8llv't our order, from our own designs and patterns a btan i unrivalled We offer our goods for nett Gi!a at low r prices lhn any credit House in AuiT1 can afford lc All purchasers will find it greajly to their inters lo resrrve a potion of their money and make ections from our great variety olricA cheap goti, ' Ribbons rich for Bonnets Caps, hashes and 3elt ' BonuetSiks, Satins, Crapes, LiWes,and TJrt tons. Embroideries, Collar, Chemisetts, Capes. Berlin Habit, Sleeves, Cuff, E.igings, nd InstriinE,1, Embroidtred Reviere, Lace, and llemsiitchi' brie Hdhfs. Bl .nds Illusion?, and Embroidered L. t Caps. 61 ' Embroidered Laces tor Shawl. Mantilla. . 1 Veils ' Honiton, Mechlen, Valencienes, and Bruisel Laces . tt English an Wove Thread, Smyrna,Lisle TW) and Cotton Laces Kid, Lisle Thread, Silk, and Sewing Silk, Glo,M ' nd Mitts. 1 French and American Artificial Flowers French Lace, English, American, and Italian. Straw Honueta and Tummin-js Feb. 25, 1353 5i 1 7 ? R'.TJ FUS K. TURNAGE Attorney at Law TSHTT.LL auend promptly to a:l business to hn V1 care in West Teuneee,'Nonh Missiim and bastern Aikansas. pay Taxes, -c Refer lo. W At, KUFFIN Eq. ., D It. W M V. T A Y I.O R McmPh'. DAVID MELVILLE, New-York. Memphis, Feb 23, 1854. 17 iT Saddlery and Harness me ousscrioers nave entered into co. partnership iu the Saddlery aud Hames, ! O.l '. I L business, aud lire prepared to serve the public I promptly and in the best manner. They hmen' baud saddles, Bridles, Harness, together with everj f other unicle Usually ket in such establishment; I and all work left with them will be executed! wiih despatch and to ihe satisfaction of customer,,! One of ihe firm being ihe patentee of Fishu'iI CELEBRATED PATENT ADJl STABLE SpRING-SaUDLe, t this saddle will be mad 10 order, and warranted I tc be pleasant aud agreeable. George Fiiher returns bis sincere thanks fur ifce patr.m.ige heretofore to liberally extended to him f and G. 6i 1. Fisher hope, by strict attention t( buHiiesi, to merit til I lurtner orderrand patronagt. I O We expect to keep on hand a few rsi . rBtt S Buggies, and will give bargain's tosnch as may njf to purchase . Our establishment is on 'h6prner of I be lot -fronting Fayetteville Street fccupied by J. T. .M. ' riett, Esq , aud opposite WilH.tms Haywood kCt GEORGE FteHElL ' JEFFERSON FISHLK. - February 2nd, 1852. 10 , i As I am anxious tocl' Se my old business, all per- ' soils indebted are earnestly requested to ceme fit ' ward and settle up. GEORGE FISHER, , Feb uary 2nd, w2m 10 " N. C.State Medical Soclefi. rpHE annual meeting ol the North Carolina Suit 1 M'dical Society will be held on Tuesdr tiff 1 1th of Muy next, at Wilmington. ; 1 bi- Physicians throughout llw State are respect fully requested 10 atti-nd. E. BUKKE HAYWOOD, Cor. and Kec. Sc April 6, 1852. 29 tJ Toe Wilmington papers will please copy till dij , Spring Goods, 1852, Just ICeceived at any Old Maud. UllJ Silks, Lawns and Uhallej's, 4 French Worked Collars, very lew, Emb'J and Puin Linen Cambric Hd'kAi. Swiss and AIu un n Edgings and Instrtiugs, Lixle luice and Edgings. Bobbins I.dgings and Inserring, Ludicf Co.'u Kid and Si,k Gloves, Gents Kiu und Silk do,' Bik Fiench Bumb..zme and' Alpaca, v irw.tI'iT j . nKU"li. Ntj.9 Fayetteviile St. Raleigh March 16. 1852 22 if Candles & Lamp Wick. "LARGE supply in store vw'.LiAMa, Haywood 4- co. Cheap Cotton Cloths. A GOOD.sup.dy of heavy Cotton Cloths toh' iliJL and to sell cheap by f L. W. PECK &. CO, j Cotton Yarns. $ A FULL assortment, and for sale on rea"niW 'rim L. W. FECK &. CO. Ap'il 8. 1852. 2 3 ' NEW ARRANGEMENT. TO NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, BAlIi- MOUE AI NORFOLK, SEABOARD AND ROANOtf THE cFublic are informed that the can"' running regularly on the Seaboard a nd B noke Railroad, connecting with the Baltimore me' at Norfolk, aud with the Wilmingtoo mm Weldou The Cars leave Weldon dnily, at 3 o:do. P. M., and arrive at Portsmouth at 7 F. M , lime for the Steamer for Bultimora. , The accommodation and freight iraiu leavet" don ou Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday M' : ning, at 6 o'clock A. M., connecting with J" Steamer at Black Water fur Edeuton aud PlynK " The Dteaaners Stag and Schuhi are now rait" ? daily (Sundays excepted) betweeu Ciack W , Edemou and Plymouth OWEN D. BALL, Agent, S tf- It. R. K. Compnoy. Fortsmoutb. March 20 tb, 1852. ld- Formerly of Stoke County, 1. Caroli SCOTT, BAKER & CO, Importers and Wholesale Dealers i -FOEEIW AKP DOMESTIC STAPLE AND TAJ NO 150. MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA, January 39, lb52. t3S CasJiFor Old Copper. rpHE highest price trill be paid by th Rlc JL Gaston Rail Koad Company for old 'opPf Apply to ihe subscriber at the Work Shop Company. ALBERT JOHISSOj- MarcS 22nd, 185. . . A SMALL LOT in pint bottles in primed for eale by . ro ' WILLIAMS, HAYWOOP'.. March 29tb, 1852. i tun

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