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