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COMMUNICATIONS. FOR THE BldlSTER. j TOP KNOW NOTHINGS. It has been charred bv many persons, espe- dally Democrats, that the new political organ ization is "regeneration of dying Whiggery. Taking this literally, we say the charge is false ; but as the Whig party are conservative, and the Know Nothings have ehown themselves in fgnae measure to be conservatists, therefore, they do, to some extent affiliate. This, howev er, oes not make the new organization of ne cessitT to be a collection of the " dissevered Whig party. The eharge.we have no doubt, b:been made for political effect : bat we have chosen to answer, and in doing so, here at the ver$ commencement of our argument, we will quote from one of the most able and strict Dem ocratic papers in the South, the Richmond Ex ampier: j It says : , '4 Understanding that it harbors no hostility to the Democratic party, nor to the South or her- institutions ;r and believing that, if mon stes at all,4t is too ugly a customer to be tri fled with, we have no disposition to run a muck with it as yet i or to waste onr powder and shot by blaring away at it in the dark. Judging by its fates polled elsewhere, it numbers as many Democrats as Whigs ; and judging by its libe ral bestowal of office on Democrats, it has not dona the party much Injury as yet. We shall, t least for the present, save our ammunition and surplus1 rhetoric,, trust to Providence and keep our powder dry, remembering that discre tion is often the better part of valor, and that kind words tend to turn away wrath." We oommend the above extract to all Demo cratic Editors who have opposed this organiza tion, and most especially to the Editor of the Standard. To the latter gentleman, we would hers say, that, if the above is not sufficient con tradiction of his charge, that it is a Whig scheme," we have the authority of a Southern Democrat for saying that it is Democratic as well Whig, and that he 'is decidedly in favor of pum. Id the North Carolina Standard of the 19th of August, we notice two articles relating to th Know Nothmzs. We will review tor a while those articles. The first is from the Rich mond Examiner, and purports to be an expose of the path and initiation of the order ; and which exposition has since been, pronounced false bv that paper, and several other reliable soqrceii. The second is from the Pennsylva- nian. and pretends to give the grip, signs and passwords and also an insight into the manner of working the political business of the Society These-article are accompanied by remarks from the Editor, who, With mors than his us naf liberality, promises "to publish such i statement of facts as may be furnished " him W4 art informed that certain articles have been Vf&rnished" him, and he hat not published them. Is this fair dealing; we appeal to the members of his own party, many of whom sus tain him in Vvery act, whether acting thus and . nnlmi.tn ottiarwiaft is iuat! is it hunest ? The Standard skys : "this order was just beard of logons off the abolition towns oi aiassacnu etl.M Not two months ago, the Standard made its first attack upon this order, and, in that at tack, said it was started in Neva York by an in dividual, whose character was by no means food. It served his purpose then to call it a blaekzuard concern : now, to call it an aboli tioii scheme, in the face of the fact that its prin ciples and its acts oppose all abolitionism and seoessionism, and any agitation of any subject whohcan cause a dissolution of the union, it al to speaks of Judge Pollock, the Whig candidate for Governor in Pennsylvania, as a Know Noth ing, and suggests that he also stands " on the platform of uncompromising opposition to the rights of the slaveholding States,'' but omits to . . n i i t . mention; mat vtov. jigier, we xemocrauo can didate, stands upon the same piattorm, ana is oui and out opposed to the Nebraska bill. Ano ther singular feature in the Standard is, it de nounces the Know Nothings as abolitionists, while the Tribune speaks as follows : "The main object for which Know Nothingism was gotten up, and is now wielded in our State, is here plainly avowed. It is to defeat Gov. Seward's reflection to the Senate, and deprive his friends of Consideration or influence in the Whig par ty. Now, both these sheets (iribune and i Standard) oppose the order with much bitter nets, and we can only account for it in the old proverb, "birds of a feather flock together." We now. take up the articles from the Exam iner and Fennsylvanian. lhey y are uuuouui mnnrivo hpnin edfy the offspring of some ima, they show that such is their origin, without o " " i one's being a member of the order to know thetr falsity. " Who is there of a fertile fancy, thai could not, from what of the order has leak ed lout, conjure up a set of oaths, passwords, signs, &c." The oaths are well drawn up and hew considerable skill. The first premise up on; which we found our argument i, that :t is hafdly td be supposed that any one. however ranch of a rascal there might be about him, would divulge to the Editor of a widely circula ted newspaper a secret which a " soft" friend bad told him ; for, if the order bo such an "inqui sition," as he represents it, into what else but th most dreadful torments could he expect that bofh himself and his friend would be pitched. Tb$s correspondent says: "Know Nothingism is epposed to the sentiments, which, by the aid of your.. Jefferson and all your revolutionary men, brought the States out of servitude to inde pendence.'7 . Now, in answer to the above, we will just quote from Jefferson, Madison, and others, who may, perhaps, be called revolution ary men." : l I hope we may find some means in future of shielding ourselves from foreign influence do litieal, commercial, or in whatever form it may be 'attempted I wish there were an ocean of firs) betwixt this and the Old World. Jefferson. Foreign influence is a Grecian horse to the Republic we cannot be too careful to exclude ! its entrance. Madison. '. 'If ever the Liberty of the United States is destroyed, it will be by Romish Priests. i ; ! Lafayette. I fit is time we should become a little more Americanised : instead of feeding the paupers and laborers of England, fted our own. or else, in a short time, by our present policy, we shall be paupers ourselves. Jackson. Ws have added for the especial benefit of W. WJUolden, Esq., an extract from his political ancestor. General Jackson. "The sentiments which, by the aid of Jefferson" and others, brought these States out of servitude to inde- giidence, were love of liberty, freedom from reign influence, and religious freedom. To noW of the, "sentiments' are the Know Nothings opposed; what they desire, is freedom, particularly from foreign influence, and thev favor religious freedom, but wish to check the growing Jesuitical power of the Roman Church, because, that Church once in the ascendency, no person would be allowed to think and act ebe pleased on religion or any other subject. ai pruoi is wanting, it can do iouna in any , Catholio papejr, from one of which is the fol lowing extract: . The Churoh is of necessity intolerant. Heresy she endures when and where the must ; buj she hates it, and directs all her energies to its destruction. If Catholics ever gain an im mense numerical majority, religious freedom in whim muimmi M.S v WHwy U U7f MSiV, paragraph of the a - m V. b1 a.1 as ipjy wuu rata ; .- in common with ourselves you "Knout Nothing,", wad let it be your stern resolve, - through life, to " Know Nothing" that will at all conflict with the high and exalted duties yon owe to your God, your country and your selves, so far as regards the preservation of American liberty, which can alone be secured to eurselvet and our children by the entire and absolute exclusion of all foreign influence, in 'Sent JoUc WrJu our go ite1 sny ne canfhida reasonable fault wiOi this or any other of the oaths given by the Examiner, (they are too numerous to give here,) he is certainly more conscientious than the Itis pa- greater part ot, cnufca wcBiucm . s r-y tntk Ait rhitnii:eafflM nearer to the real thing than any other oath on the list. If any one brings an objection to them they mail also object to the oaths taken in Court, and to one of the best institutions our land has ever; been blessed with the Masons We will pass over the oaths aud addresses, and come to the con clusion of the Examiner's article, wnere ne says : ... ;- " Such is Know Nothingism.. It out-Jesui Jesuitism. It makes its Council greater tnan the State. It makes of its President mors tnan Catholicism makes of its Pope. It enslaves the conscience, the heart, the mind, the tongue, the pen, the purse ot enslaves the soul.) xue freeman will not bow his neck to the yoke. Alas for him if he does." i This paragraph we pronounce a falsehood. M Know Nothingism " " enslaves " no one with out his own free will, he has a voice and a vote in everv action of the " Council." and be he Democrat, or be he Whig, if he is a true repub lican, he will submit to the will of the majority. As to enslaving " the purse, one oi the corres pondent's " exposed " oaths says : I also promise and swear that I will ever contribute my means in such sums as 1 can svare without personal inconvenience, to the ad- vancement ot our views and to the extension oi r . .... . American nrinuioles through the medium of the Grand Council of the State of ' They, the Democrats, condemn the Society, because it, as they say, " enslaves " the consci ence, the tongue, the purse ; yet, we ao not hear a word about the Tammany ooeiety, or tne .Miami Tribe," which last has but lately been exposed by one of their own party. If it pro scribes "the conscience, the tongue," sodoes the Democratic party, or rather its President and leaders, for they have turned out good and efficient officers, because they belonged to this association. We, in this article, and in our re lation to the American movement, do not wish to favor either of the present political parties, only so far as they concur with us in our views. A Whig paper in the West has assailed the movement. We may be blamed for not criticis ing its article also; but for our part, we see nothing in it to answer but what we have al ready gone over. It is well known that a contest for Governor is going on in Pennsylvania. In the result of that contest the Know Nothings must exercise a powerful influence, and therefore the more persons who could be alienated from this socie ty by prejudices, the better it would be for the candidate who opposed their views. The Dem ocratio candidate opposes them with much bit terness, and on the other hand, the Whig oandi date favors the movement, and is said to be a member of the order. With a view thus to prejudice the minds of those who had not join ed this American organisation, and were wa vering in their opinions, the Pennsylvanian (the paper of Forney, of the Forrest divorce case notoriety,) attempts an expose of the work ings of the order, calculated to create a bad im pression. It starts out with giving the j grip and password. Now, who is there that has not at some time or other1 persnaded himself, that he had found out the grip, &c., of the Masons, Odd Fellows, or Sons of Temperance ; aud how much more easy is it for one to fall into error or mislead others about a Society, whose mem bers are not known to outsiders, and who, as a consequence, would not be very apt to make themselves known to an enemy, for the purpose f correcting a mis-statement, which could do them little or no harm. And, furthermore, if allowed, perhaps we might tell from what soci ety the Pennsylvanian has borrowed its grip. The statement of that paper that " up to a cer tain point, an earnest effort is made to entice Democrats within its leprous embrace, but af ter that proportion has been secured, all men inclined to act with our party are rigidly Mack balled and excluded," we pronounce a falsehood. Every man, Whig or Democrat, who is willing to give his vote and influence for the conterao tion of foreign influence, is admitted into the order. We do not wonder at the Pennsylva nian. It is afraid that there are enough Demo crats who will act independently to counteract the foreign and Catholic vote which its party al ways gets, and we hope that his fears are but too true ; for if the South has anything to fear from the North, that fear must be in the for eign Infidels and Catholics. Landed on our shores, very often without a single dollar, they must have some means of obtaining a living the slave population of the South presents a t,arrje,. to their progress ; therefore, incited by . . ..P ....... . -1 I ainiour starvation in th almost starvation in their hell-holes of New York, when called on by aspiring politicians. j they invariably cast their votes for men who favor the abolition of this bar to their labor. It was by their votes that Seward, Greely and other oppose of our Southern institutions ob tained places in our National Congress. Where will you find a laboring Irishman who likes our slave population ? As a general thing they mutually hate each other ; and if foreigners are allowed to have the power, the contest most eventually end in the abolition of slavery or the dissolution of our glorious Union. Fana tics of the North may fume and rage ; but, un less they have the foreign vote to aid them, they are powerless to ao narm. Now, my countrymen ; let me appeal to you for a few moments: A horde of vagabonds are every day landing in this country they come impressed with the idea that here they can do as they please our country swarms with them, and wherever they go, the village brand, the murdered hog or sheep, and, far too often, the plundered store, tells the track of a lawless race. We of the South have been free from this curse, but now we begin to feel its blight offices are given to foreign applicants by the recommendation of our Governor's and others, while the claims of natives, are cast aside. An instance : It is said that Patrick McGow- an, an Irish Catholic, was appointed Mail Agent on the Raleigh and Gas on Rai r ai, by the recommendation of Gov. Reid, whlj the application of a native-born democrat was rejected, when, it anytnng, the latter was much the most competent. Can you, will you, allow this 7 ror the honor of our country men, we say not. vv in you despise the coun sels of Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Jackson? Will you, by giving your tacit con sent that foreigners may rule, destroy that pe culiar institution, in defence of which America's noblest men lived and died T Will vou stand with your bands folded and idle, while foreign' era force you to secede from your brethren of the Worth I Mow is the time: up and be doing. A way is opened unto you ; go therein ana secure eternal Diessings to your country. H. jn on. smce the above was written, and sent to the office for publication, we notice that the atandard has published the article spoxen ot in the tourth paragraph. In Jus- wvc mj uiiu, e ueem it our duty to make this note, though we are informed that sufficient miuc u cmpovu Biace me articles were sent. ivi uiiu mj uaio yuuuiueu mem several times II. ihs rowxR or Association. We all recol lect the anecdote of a proud boy, who boasted that his father had a horse, when his compan ion, of poorer parentage, replied, exultingly, " And my father has a horse and a saw too!" A short time ago, a handsome little fellow, between three and four years of aire, wan tW T, a L whether he did not go to church, lie Hair 'nn ' ffor he got bo tired of hearing " the man talk," meaning vue preacning ot the sermon. " But " continued his aunt, " they've got a pretty oraan ttiAT miulK " Tim ;,-,.; w - . . w j a cjcB ungnien ed at this intelligence, when he innocently ask ed, " is they got a monkey too ."' Such is the force of the association. Roger Barton, of Miss., has declined the ap pointment of Consul to Havana, made by the President just before the adjournment of Con gress. So efforts to get Roger out of Jeff Davis' way for a seat in the U. S. Senate don't take Roger Barton is too. smart for the administration. MARRIAGE OF THE' QUEEit OS SPAIN. A correspondent of the N. Y. fribune gives an interesting account of an event that has bad an important bearing npen the recent trouble in Spain: Ml'.., . - "M V W "I happened to be in Spain at Ihe epoch of the royal marriage,' and gathered some facts concerning them which will interest you. "You remember the famous conferences at "Eii,' between Great Britain's Queen and the King of the French. In those conferences the Spanish marriages were thoroughly discussed and the princesses disposed of according to po litical exigencies. It was agreed between the two sovereigns, as yog know, that the hand of the Spanish queen should not be given to a French prince nor to a prince allied to the roy al family of England ; and that the alliance of a French prince with the Infanta should take place in the event only of the queen having children. "You recollect also that three were the com petitors to the hand of Isabel I. ; Don Enrique, the younger son of Don Francisco de Paula, the Queen's uncle ; Don Francisco de Asia, (the present King, and eldest son the same Don Francisco de Paula,) and a Prince of the House of Coburg, for at that time Count Trapany's suit had been completely discarded, (much to the Queen's regret, for she had been Boinewhat smitten bv his Dortrait. secretly but iniudicious- ly Sent by the I4.mg ot napies, tnrougu ine Freuch Embassy,) by the hatred of the Spanish nation, arousea by French intrigues. The Queen mother. Dona Christina, preferred a Co burg, because she hated and feared Don En rique, for whom the young queen is said to have had a liking on account of his having un wittingly placed himself, by a manifesto, at the head of the Progesista party. "England countenanced the hopes of Don Enrique, for the same motive of his liberal ten dencies which rendered him so odious to the Queen Mother. And France furthered, by ev ery means in her power, the pretensions of Don Francisco de Asis, because she intended, as e venta have proved, to hurry on the marriage between the Infanta and a French Prince, who, by her calculations, would thus ultimately as cend the Spanish throne. She bad ascertained; that the young Queen could have no children; at least such was the repot t of an eminent phy sician who tsas sent U Spain by the French Court to investigate the probabilities of ihe Queen hav ing any issue and moreover, should Isabel be come the wife of Don Francisco de Asis, it would, thought she, be adding certainty to as surance, for great was the belief, not only in the public, but also in the Royal Family of Spain, concerning certain incapacities said to be the misfortune of the Prince proposed as the Queen's husba.id. "Meanwhile the Queen Mother addressed a demand to the head of the Coburg family for a Prince for the Queen. A whole month elapsed during which the Coburgs consulted the wishes of England, but England, faithful to the en gagements entered into at Eu, refused. There remained, therefore, no other alternative but for the Queen Mother to renounce her resent ment against Don Enrique whom she looked upon in the light of a personal enemy or for the Queen to forego her dislike, which amount ed to loathing, to Don Francisco de Asia. The Queen Mother, stern, vindictive, a tyrant at heart, informed the Queen, in conjunction with Narvaez, who was Prime Minister, that she would have to choose between no marriage and a marriage with her hated cousin. It was mid night when this was communicated to the Queen and only two hours were given her to make her choice. Those hours the poor young Queen passed in tears, and it was with a breaking heart that she made up her mind to accept Don Francisco, Immediately a messenger was de spatcbed to the French embassy, where Count Bresson, Louis Phillippe's Embassador, was waiting the result. He hastened to the palace and demanded unofficially (the official demand was made in state a few days later) the hand of the infanta for the Duke of Montpensier, and received the royal promise. "When the sun rose on the following morn ing, Madrid heard with surprise, and the British Legation with indignation, the evnts of the night. "The royal marriage rook place on the 10th of October, 1846. The first time the Queen ap peared in public with her royal husband every eye scrutinized her features ; she smiled and bowed, and a hope entered the hearts of her royal subjects that still the union might prove a happy one, for the Prince never appeared, either before or after, to such advantage, as he bent low on his charger's neok, wilh hat in hand, to the enthusiastic crowd. But it soon became apparent that the flush of the moment had deceived every one. Dissatisfaction and hatred sat already at the royal board. Daily the Queen's heart grew more rebellious, until soon she threw off all restraint, willing even to abdicate her crown sooner than abdicate her happiness. But she was not allowed to abdi cate. The Queen Mother, the Ministers, the Foreign Embassadors, interfered, remonstrated, and Isabel I., remained a Queen, but a woman in open rebellion against her unnatural marri age. ' "Years have passed and the. statesman who ruled the monarchy of Spain, in conjunction with the able and unprincipled Christina, has fallen. Smaller men, and later wicked and cor rupt men, took his plaee and crowded round the Ijoeen, until the hurricane of popular wrath has swept them from the scene ; and the whole nation has been thrown into oonvclsiona by mis government engendered by misconduct. "Had the desires and happiness of the young Isabel a warm hearted, generous, thoughtless, uneducated girl been consulted, who can say that the events we have witnessed would never theless be those recorded in Spain's history for the last few years? The Constitution of Florida provides that the seat of Government shall be removed from its present position at the end of five years from the first session of the Legislature to be held under it. That time is now at hand, and the people of the State are agitating the subject in public meeting. Tallahasse, the present loca tion of the capito, is two hundred miles from the geographical centre of the State, and at least one hundred and fifty miles from the cen tre of actual population. The State House is stated to be in a dilapidated condition and this is urged as an additional reason. The voters are to vote upon the question of "removal or "no removal'' at the) general election in October next. One of the public meetings in Marion county looks forward with interest to the time as " fast approaching when 'Bowlegs' and his tribe will seek for a home in the West, which will add some 200 miles to the present settlement." And it is further anticipated that "the Indians once gone, their place will be fill ed by an almost numberless rush of inhabi tants, and instead of the crack of the Indian ri fle will be the busy pum of the industrious hus bandman." These are cheering anticipations. The white population of the State in 1850 was 41,049. Imtercrangx or Compliments. " What a lovely woman I" was the exclamation of Lord Chancellor Eldon, upon passing a first-class beauty, when pacing up and down Westminis ter Hall with his friend, the master of the rolls, previous to the opening cf their respective Courts." " What an excellent Judge ?" said the lady, when her sensitive ear caught the flattering decrees of the Lord High Chancellor of England. Labor is California. The rates of wages in California are high, but the prices of living are also exorbitant It is stated that a black smith gets $6 per day ; turners from $3 to $5 ; lock makers $5 ; gas fitters $7 ; boiler makers from $5 to $6 ; plumbers from $6 to $8 ; watch makers from $G to $10 ; boose carpenters from $5 to $9 ; bricklayers $8 ; hodmen $7 ; plaster ers $10 ; toilers $75 a month and found ; hat ters $ ; painters ?&; sailmakers $6; brass renuqers $o j ana so in proportion, From the University Magazine, i U "UNCLE MWUSAU. ! .The town of Wilmington, though of much commercial importance to the-good State.of North Carolina, cannot boast of many notable personages, amd , is wofnlly destitute of "lions. Perhaps It may strike some stangely, and others ludicrously, that many persons inquire with most apparent interest, or at least curiosity; af ter the venerable coloured man whose name stands at the bead of this article. The reason of this .we will attempt to disclose by a short sketch of his life. 1 "Uncle Moreau" is now well stricken in years, being, according to his own account, eighty four years of "age. He was born in eastern Africa, upon the banks of the Senegal Riyer. -His name, originally, was Umerob. His fami ly belonged to the tribe of Foutahs, whose chief city was JToutah- Ihe story mat ne was ujr birth a prince if his tribe is unfbundedJ His father seems toi have been a man of considerable wealth, owning" as many as seventy slaves, and living upon the proceeds of their labour.; The tribes living in eastern Africa are engaged al most incessantly in predatory warfare, and jn one of these wars the father of Moreau was kil lid. This (occurred when he was about five years old, and the whole family were immedi ately taken by "an uncle to the town of Foutah. This uncle appears to have been the chief min ister of the King or Ruler of Foirtab. ' Here Moreau was educated, that is, he was taught id read the Korau (his tribe being Mobaineaaosj to recite certain form3 of prayer, and the knowl edge of the simpler forms of Arithmetic. So apt was he to learn, that he was soon promoted to a mastership, and for ten years taught the youth of bis tribe all that they were wont to be taught, which was for the most part les sons from the Koran. Those barbarians did not think, like the more enlightened States, of excluding their sacred books from their schools. After teaching for many years, Moreau resol ved to abandon1 this pursuit and become a tra der, the chief articles of trade being salt, cotton cloths, &o. While engaged in trade, some event ocourred, which he is very reluctant to refer to, but which resulted in hiB being sold into slave ry. He was brought down the coast, shipped for America, in company with only two who could speak the same language, and was landed at Charleston in 1807, just a year previous to the final abolition of the slave trade, ne was soon sold to a' citizen of Charleston, who treated him with great "kindness, but who, unfortunate ly for Moreau, died in a short time. He was then sold to one who proved to be a harsh cruel master, exacting from him labour which he had 'not the strength to perform. From h:m Mo reau found means to escape, and alter wanaer ing nearly over the State of South Carolina, was found near to Fayetteville in this State. Here he was taken up as a runaway, and placed in the jail. Knowing nothing of the language as yet, he could not tell who he was, or where be was from, but finding some coals in the ashes, he filled the- walls of his room with pitedus petitions to be released, all written in the Arabic language. The strange characters, so elegantly and Correctly written by a runaway slave, soon attracted attention, and many of the citizens of town visited the isil to see him. Through the agency of Mr. Momford, then Sheriff of Cumberland county, the oase of Mo reau was brought to the notice of Gen. Jas. Ow en, of Bladen county, a gentleman well known throughout this commonwealth for his public services, and always known as a man of gene rous and humane impulses. He took Moreau out of iail, becoming security for his forthcom ing, if called for, and carried him with him to his plantation in Bladen county. For a long time his wishes were baffled by the meanness and the cupidity of a man who had bought the runaway at a small price from his former mas ter, until at last he was able to obtain legal pos session of him, greatly to the joy of Moreau. Since then, for more than forty years, he has been a trusted and indulged servant. At the time of bis purchase by Gen. Owen, Moreau was a staunch Mohamedan, and the first year at least kept the fast of Rhamadan, with great strictness. Through. the kindness of some friends, an English translation of the Koran was procured for him, and read to him, often with portions of the Bible. Gradually he seemed to lose his interest in the Koran, and to show more interest in the sacred Scriptures, until finally he gave up his faith in Mohammed, aud became a believer in the Jesus Christ. , He was baptized by Rev. Dr. Snodgrass, of the Pres byterian Church in r ayettevilte, and received into the church.. Since that time he has been transferred to the Presbyterian Church in Wil mington, of which he has long' been a consist ent and worthy member, lhere are few sab baths in the year in which he is absent from the house of God. Uncle Moreau is an Arabic scholar, reading the language with great facility, and tranela ting it with ease. His pronunciation of the Arabic is remarkably fine. An eminent Vir ginia Boholarsaid, not long since, that he read it more beautifully than any one he ever heard, save a distinguished savant of the University of Halle. Ills translations are somewhat lm- )erfect, as he never mastered the English lan guage, but they are often very striking. We remember once hearing him read and translate the twenty-third psalm, and shall never forget the earnestness and fervour which shone in the old man's countenance, as he read of the going down into the dark, valley, and, using his own broken English said. Me, no fear, master s with me there." There were signs in his coun- tenance ana m nis voice, mat ne Knew not only the words, but felt the blessed power of the troth they contained. Moreau has never expressed any wish to re turn to Africa. 'Indeed he has always manifes ted a great aversion to it when proposed, chang ing the subject as soon as possibie. When Dr. Jonas King, now of Greece, returned to this country from the; East, he was introduced in Fayetteville to Moreau. Gen. Owen observed an evident reluctance on the part of the old man to converse with Vr. King. After some time be ascertained that the only reason of his reluctance was his fear that one who talked so well in Arabic might have been sent by his own countrymen to reclaim him, and carry him a gain over the sea. After his fears were remov eid he eon versed With Dr. King with great readi ness and deligbtv He now regards bis expatriation as a great rrovidential tavoor. "His coming to this coun try," as he remarked to the writer, "was all for good." Mohammedanism has been supplanted in his heart by the better faith in Christ Jesus, and in the midst of a christian family, where he is kindly watched over and in the midst of a church which honors him for bis consistent piety, he is gradually going down to that dark valley, in which, pis own firm hope is. that he will be supported and led by the hand of the Great Master and from which he will emerge ...... ... into the brightness ot tne pertect day. F.MifiBiTiow Effects of the Was ih V.n rope. The effects of the hostilities now waging on the Southern trontiers ot Kussia, and which promise before long to extend themselves into the heart of Germany, are beginning to make themselves apparent in the statistics of emi gration to this country. It will be seen from the following table of the arrivals of foreigners during the past month, that there is amongst them an unusually large proportion of Ger mans, who, as they are the most likely to be immediately affected by the present unfortunate state of things on ; the European continent, are naturally more readily induced to transport themselves to a land where they can find pro tection for their families and exemption from the hardships of military service. The immi gration for August, classified according to na tionalities, was as follows : Irish, 8.898 Spanish, 86 Swiss, 451 Dutch, 233 Norwegians, 482 Italians, 143 Germans, English, Scotch, Welsh, French, 23,672 3,658 7 115 649 For the eight months commencing with January, and ending with August, the returns ouun a tuuii u arrivals ui Xiiou ot,nto, urer- mane 116,400, making with -natives of other Countries, a grand total of 209,414. A YANKEE IN1 THE WRONG BOX. : A; recent session, while the judgeaad jury ; were eating their dinners, a young ; man v ironx the kedentrjr being somewhat anxious ;to see the manner in which justice ws', meted out, walked into the court-room, end, as be af terwards expressed himself, M took a squint at all the seats, and seein' there Wasn't nobody in the nicest one, with a ratlin all around it, j thought he'd make sure on it 'fore the fellers : got back from dinner." , In five minutes after the crowd entered the j room, the Judge rapped the desk with the butt end of his jack-knife, and with dignified frown, j cried " Silence'n the Court !" i " Silence 'n the Court " repeated the broads shouldered constable, leaning on the railing in j front of His Honor, who immediately resumed the occupation of picking his teeth with a pin. I " Silence 'n the Court !" echoed '.the squeak- j ing tones of a small, red-headed constable near the door ; and the latter speaker Immediately j commenced eioowing the crowa, rignt anu ieti, to let them know that he was around. sn" All ready ?" says the Judge. " All ready !" replied the attorney. " Command the prisoner to stand up !" says the Judge, " while the indictment is being read !" The broad-shouldered constable now walked up to the prisoner's box, during the apparent momentary absence Of the sheriff, placed his hands on the shoulder of the young man, and exclaimed " Stand up 1" "What fur?" said the astonished young farmer. "To hear the charge read !" exclaimed the constable. " Wall, I guess I kin hear what's goin' on, without standin', as well as the rest on 'em," was the reply. " Stand up!" roared the Judge, in a burst of passion he had just bit his tongue, while picking his teeth ; "young man, stand up I or the consequences be upon your own head." The victim came up on his feet as if under the influence of a galvanic battery, and looking around the court-room, and noticing that all eyes were upon him, with an expression about as affectionate as that of a rabid man toward a bowl of water, he hung bis bead in confusion and mortification, and was nearly deaf to the words of the indictment; but he heard enough of the long, complicated, tangled sentences, to learn that be was charged with stealing, or em bezzling, or cheating, or pilfering some bouse or somebody, and he couldn't tell exactly which. "What does he say to the charge? Guilty or not guilty ?" inquired the Judge, peeping over his spectacles, with a look cold enough to freeze a man's blood. " Guilty or not guilty ?" The young man ventured to look up, in hopes to find a sympathizing eye, but all were cold and unfriendly, and he again gazed on the saw-dusted floor, and trembled with confusion. " Guilty or not guilty ?" again vociferated the Judge in a tone that plainly donoted impa tience to proceed with the case. - The broad shouldered constable, being rather a humane man, now stepped by to the prisoner and exclaimed " You had better say 'not guilty,' of course 2 If you say 'guilty,' you don't stand no chance this term, that's surel and if you say'nol guilty, and wish, at any future state of the case, to change your plea to 'guilty,' you can do it without any injury to yourself I Therefore, I advise you to say ' not guilty,' and stick to it, as long as there's any chance!" Jonathan's feelings had been simmering some time, but now they fairly boiled over; and with a look of innocent but determined resolu tion, he swung bis arms about his head, and exclaimed " What in all natur are yeou fellers a tryin' to dew? I haint been stealin' nothin' ! I haint, sure." Just at this moment the front door opened, and the sheriff, with the genuine prisoner, walk ed into the room, and proceeded at once to the box. The Court saw in a moment its mistake, and tried to choke down its effect with . a frown but 'twas no go I The crowd burst forth into a hoarse laugh that fairly made the windows rattle, and the young man left the room, ex claiming, as he passed out at the door " I knowed all the time I hadn't stole noth- in A MODERN DICTIONARY. Public Abuse The mud with which every traveller is spattered on his road to distinction. Distant Relations People who imagine they have a claim to rob you if you are rich, and to insult you if you are poor. Belle A beautiful but useless insect with out wings, whose colors fade on being removed from the sunshine. Heart A rare article, sometimes found in human beings. It is soon, however, destroyed by commerce with the world, or else becomes fatal to its possessor. Housewifery An ancient art, said to have been fashionable among young girls and wives ; now entirely out of use, or practised only by the lower orders. Wealth The most respectable quality of man. Virtue An awkward habit of acting differ ently from other people. A vulgar word. It oreates great mirth in fashionable circles. Honor Shooting a friend through the head whom you love, in order to gain the praise of a few others whom you despise. Laughter An agreeable and contagious con vulnion of the human countenance on receiving a tailor's bill, or being asked to return an um brella. Managers of Lotteries Men who: pay the legislature handsomely ' for the privilege of cheating the people. Law Proceedings Unbrushei cobwebs of the dark ages. , Cigar A slender, yellow speckled tube, formed of the dried and folded leaves of a won derful plant, . discovered by Raleigh.- When women turn false, aud men selfish when your creditors dun you like a fiend, and your debtor takes the act when the future looks dark, and the present dreary, by the fragance of this lit tie instrument, extracted by means of fire, you are for a brief period rendered insensible to every sorrow, and lulled into dreams inore en tertaining than those of sleep. Satirical Poems Harmless impertinence in verse. Marriage The gateway through which the lover leaves his enchanted regions and returns to earth. Death An ill-bred fellow, who visits people at all seasons, and insists' upon their immedi ately returning his call. Friend A person who will not assist you be cause he knows your love will excuse him. Wedded Bliss A term used by Milton. Bargain A ludicrous transaction, in which each party thinks he has cheated the other. Doctor A man who kills you to day to save you from dying to-morrow. Lunatic Asylum A kind of hospital, where detected lunatics are sent by those who have had the adroitness to conceal their own infirmi ty. Tragedian A fellow with a tin pot on his head, who stalks about the stage, and gets into a violent passion for so much a night. Critic A large dog that goes unchained, and barks at everything he does not compre hend. Impossibility Breakfast on a board a steam- j boat without sausages. inquire Everybody, yet nobody : equal to Colonel. Jury Twelve prisoners in a box to try one or more at the bar. Young Attorney A useless member of socie ty, who often goes where he has no business to be, because he has no business where he ought j to be. . j State's Evidence A wretch who is pardoned i for being baser than his comrades. Political Honesty Previous lexicographers have not noticed this word, treating it altoge ther 9 fabtiloas for definition, vide self inier&t. - nu.- ; njLJLL. k A,UlfitheCTottnd, whieb lovers and poets ;wb4hey were, in, but take nneommon pains to keep out pi. - .. Modesty A beaotifor flower that flourishes lonlyin secrettelacesff - t H; Sensibility-A, quality by "which its posses sor n attempting to promote the happiness of othw people loses his own. ' "A Man of Talents An impertinent scoun drel who thrusts himself forward ; a writer of execrable poetry ; a person without modesty ; a noisy fellow,; a speech-maker. Lawyer Alearnod gentl-nmn, wh rescues your estate from your enemy and keeps it him self. My D.iar An expression ued by man and wife at th commencement of quarrel. s An M. P. A man employed by the corpora tion to fleep in the open air. Office of Street Inspector A sinecure. Honesty An excellent joke. Dentist A person who tinds work for his own teeth by taking out those of other people. Fear The shadow of hope. Tongue A little horse which is continually running away. Life's Vicissitudes. In the year 1830, Col. Zachary Taylor wrote a letter to Gen. McNeill, who had then been appointed surveyor of the port of Boston, as follows : "I am fully aware that it is almost impossi ble fur us to pursue any profession particular ly that of arms for fifteen or twenty years without forming strong attachments to it in va rious ways, and of course, must abandon them with eonshferable reluctance, but there are cir cumstances which should reconcile us to doing so, and to justify us, not only in"our own eyes, but that of the community. Could I get a civ il appointment as respectable, with half the emolument attached to it as there is to the one you have received, and where 1 could be loca ted so as to superintend the education of my children, I wouid resign forthwith ; for after serving twenty-two years and upwards in the army, all of which time on duty, with the ex ception .of a few months, without being station ed two years together at any one post dnring that time. I bejrin to think that I need repose, but as I do not possess influence to procurt a civil appointment of any grade, I consider my doom fixed. Tue Czar turned Editor. An article has appeared in the St. PeteMburgb Journal, which is supposed to be the production of the Czar, and which, n fmeli, is having a wide circulation in the British and French journals. In this ar ticle, the Czar puts the best face on the alleged reverses of Russia on the Danube, and speaks with dignified contempt of the small results which have followed the operations of the allies. The London Times has a long and abusive re ply, imputing to. the Russian government its own characteristic vice oi falsehood. But the Emperor has written abetter article than, the Times. We suggest that the Thunderer em ploy Nicholasas a contributor. He wouid make that journal respectable and reliable. Acqcittal of Ciiristiam. -The trial of C. B. Christian, in the Circuit Court of Bedford, Va , indicted for the murder of Cadet Black burn, in Lexington, last February, was con cluded Monday evening by a verdict of Not Guilty. The jury was out only twenty one minutes. The verdict (says the Lynchburg Virginian,) was received by the audience with evidences of the warmest approbation. The unfortunate young man gave expression to the deep feeling on the occasion threw himself in tears on the neck of a juror, and on leaving the Court-House was escorted by a large number of sympathising friends to the rooms occupied by his anxious mother and sisters. "OT10E Appli vation will be made at the next Jj Session of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina for a renew.il of the Charter of the hank of the State of North Carolina, and an increase of its Ciipitnl. GEO. W. MORDECAI, President. . Raleigh, Sept. , 1854. wlia 72 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Bbu.nswick Counts', Superior Court of Law, Spring Term, 1S54. Wilmington and Manchester Rail lload Company vs Richard Bradley. Petition for Partition. It appearing that the said Richard Bradly is not a citizen of this State, it is ordered by the Court that advertisement be made for the said Richard Bradley to appear at the next Term of said Court, to be held at the ourt House in Smithville, on the third Monday after the fourth Monday in September next, and answer the said Petition, or it will be taken pro confksso and heard ex parte. Witness, Asa Ross, Clerkof said Court, at Office, the third Monday after the fourth Monday in March, A. D., 1854. Sept 6, 1854. Pr. Adv. $4. 72 KERR & MARBUHY! Foot of Sycamore Street, Petersburg, Va., Importers and Dealers in CHINA, Glass, Earthenware, and Stoneware, Britannia and Silver Plated Ware, Lamps, Looking Glasses, Shower Baths, Refrigerators, &c, &c, are nojr receiving their Fall supplies of all descriptions of goods in their line, which are large and of the latest styles, rendering their very extensive stock full and complete. Having as us ual Imported the Foreign goods, and purchased . V Tk A . 1. r . . it. . i . iao iuuiniuc hi mo c aciones, at me Tery lowest rates, we are enabled and will sell on as reason able terms as any other abuse in the trade North or South. To an examination of the same, we respectfully invite merchants and others who are in want of anything in our line. Petersburg, Va.,,Aug. 14, 1854 66 w4w VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE IN JOHNSTON COUNTY. THE undersigned offers for sale his valuable Tract of Land," on Neuse River, about three mnes below Smithfield. Said tract contains about 800 ACRES, and adjoins the lands of John Smith and H. B. Watson. A good part of the Land consists of valuable LOW LANDS. For terms, &c. apply to DANIEL A. POWELL, Smithfield, N. C Aug. 4, 1854. 63-w6w STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. Graviili County. Court of Please and Quarter Ses sions, August Term, 1854. Tobitha Kittrell vs Edwin W. Kittrell & others. Petition for Dower. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that John F. Bryant and Martha his wife, two of the defendants iu this cause, reside beyond the limits of this State ; it is therefore, on motion, ordered by the Court, that advertisement be made for six weeks, successivily, at the Court House in Oxford, and at three public places in Granville County, and also in the Raleigh Register, notifying the said defendants of the filing of this petition, and that unless they appear at the next Term of this Court and ansver the petition, the same will be taken pro confesso and head ex parte as to them. Witness, Augustine Landis, Clerk of our said Court, the first Monday in August, A. D. 1854; A. LANDIS C. C. C. August 22, 1854. w6w 68 Agricultural Fair ! THE Executive Committee of the Union Agri cultural Society of Virginia and North Caro lina have the pleasure of announcing to the pub lic that the first Fair of the Society will be held at the citv of Petersburg on the 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th of October next. The premiums amount, in the aggregate, to five thousand dollars. Ample accommodations will be prepared for stock and other articles for exhibition,; and exhibitors are respectfully solicited to attend. Nearly all the Railroad Companies will transport the various ar ticles, and the members of the Society, without Charge; and in those cases where any charge is made, it will only be upon members whose fare will be reduced to half price. September 8, 1854, 74 wtd GREAT ATTRACTION '. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. WILL be sold at public auction, at the Store lately .occupied by John Primrose, rf- ceased, a few doors above the Market House on Fayetteville Street, in the city of Raleigh on a credit of six mouths, the entire stock of DRY GOODS, SHOES, HARDWARE ANn CROCKERY, &a, &c. Also. HOUSEHOLD ANn KITCHEN FURNITURE. The stock of goods is very extensive ; embracing alarge and general assortment of goods of every description, and is well worthy of the attention of country merchants, as a rare opportunity will t, offered for replenishing their stores on the most favorable terms. Many oi tne gooas are inthe oritri nal piece or package, and are good styles, being late purchases. The sale will commence at eleven o'clock, a M., on Monday, the 2nd of October next being Superior Court week and will continue from d-,y to day. Bond, with approved securities, will ,e required of the purchasers. - C. DEWEY, Adm'r Raleigh, Sept. 5, 1854. ts 7 i EXCLUSIVE WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT Fall Supply for 1854. Of Boots, Shoes, Brogans and Trunks. OUR stock embraces upwards of two thoisaxd packages; all seasonable goods puicLahtM by one of the firm in person, who spent the lnr Test portion of the past three months amongst ti,(. manuiacturer?, which enables us to offer n stock to the Nokth Carolina and Vihoinia Trkuk, which we feel satisfied cannot be surpassed either in variety, quality, or price. Also, a large stock of Oak and Hemlock Sole Leather of all grades, American and French Calf Skins, Lining, Binding, Kid, Morocco and Goat Skins, Shoe Makers Material and Wrapping Taper. - . We return o.r sincere thanks for the liberal patronage heretofore extended to us, and pledge our most untiring assiduity to satisfy those w ho are disposed, to give us a trial. We solicit a call from the Merchants visiting our city. S. DRUMMON'D & CO.. Opposite the Court House Square, Petersburg, Vs. S. Dedmmosd, J. M. Wyche. j Aug. 28, 1854. w4w 70 FOR SALE! TITAT VALUABLE PROPERTY, .Inthe City of Raleigh, KNOWN AS GDION'S HOTEL. BY virtue of sundry Deeds of Trust made b E. P. Guion, we, the Trustees, will sell at PuMic Bale, on Wednesday the 20th of September next, on the premises, the above well known and T:ilua ble property, together with the furniture, consist ing of everything necessary to carry the busine? immediately on without trouble. This property is so well known, that a full de scription is not thought necessary. Any person desirous of purchasing will no doubt examine the property himself. The Hotel is most desirably and pleasantly sit uated on the north side of the Capitol Square, and near the Raleigh and Gaston Depot. The beautiful Capitol Square alone parts it from the business portion of the City, giving all the advantages of the City as well as .he quiet of a private residence. Besides, it is free from the dust and heat of the business street?. The Hotel contains forty-seven rooms, besides stables and out houses. The lot contains two acres in a square to itself, with a street all round. The Hotel is doing a successful business. A person having capital to enlarge, the front building, mny command nearly all the business of the City. The purchaser will have the advantage of a large business from the State Fair in October next ; also from the Legislature, which commences in No vember. At the same time, we will sell TWO SLAVES, and one TRACT OF LAND, lying on the north side of the Hillsboro' road, two miles from Raleigh, containingONE HUNDRED AND FIFTi' ACRES. This land has been considerably improved, and would make a pleasant place for a residence ; we will also sell one other tract of wood land, con taining about one hundred and fifty acres, lying on the south of the Hillsboro' road, three and a half miles from Raleigh Also, one Omnibus, and all things contained on said lands. Terms made known on the day of sale. The Hotel can be purchased at private sale, by applying to E. P. Guion, on the premises. S. W. WHITING, JULIUS GUION, T r VLS t- C8 Baleigh, July 25, 1854. td GO Land for Sale in Wake County. I will sell the folllowing Tracts to wit : One Tract containing near seven hundred acres, on the waters of big Lick Creek. The other Tract, con taining near seven hundred Acres, on the waters of Neuse River and Laurel Creek. Both of said Tracts are well adapted to the Culture of Tobacco and Cotton, and all kinds of grain. There in a sufficient amount of cleared land on each, and good improvements on both tracts. And if it be desired by the' purchasers of the above Tracts, I will sell my HOME TRACT, containing about Eight hcn dbed Acres, which lies between the two Tracts specified above. There is alarge two story house, with four good fire place's and seven rooms, a good kitchen and all necessary eut houses, situated on my home tract. Thess tracts will be disposed of at private sale. Entire possession given the 25th of Dec. next, and the privilege of sowing wheat in goed time. CALVIN J. ROGERS, Agent for BENJ. ROGERS. May 12th, 1854. 89 tf Land for Sale. ON the 5th day of October next, I shall sell at public auction, the tract of land on which I am now living. Said land is situated in Wake, on the waters of Neuse, twenty-four miles north-west from Raleigh, in a healthy, moral, and social neighborhood It is intersected by Eleby Creek, a constant stream. Said tract of land, contain" three hundred and seventy-seven acres, and is well adapted to the cultivation of Corn, Wheat, Oats and Tobacco. JAMES 'HOLLO AY. Aug. 28, 1854. 4w 70 Notice. THE Subscriber having, at August Sessions, 1854, of Wake County Court, been duly ap- Otxvt Hliucu no AuiuiuistrBwr UU I I1C ..1- tate of Job a Primrose, deisased, hereby give no tice to all persons having debts, claims or de mands against the (aid John Primrose, deceased, to present them to him for payment properly su thei ticated within the time prescribed by law ; otherwise this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. C. LEWEY, Administrator. Raleigh, Sept. 1, 1854. 4w 71 A Farm Wanted. A. GENTLEAIAN from the low country, in search of health, wishes to purchase a small tarm, containing four or five hundred acres of good land, with a good dwelling house and conve nient out-houses thereon. A location near one of the Railroads, suitable for a practising physician, is desired. M&" Apply at this office, or to H. W. Husted, Raleigh. July 28, 1854. ; w6w 61 Oxford Female College. THE next session will commence on the first Monday in July 1854. KATXsTcrriON (patablb ens nitr ih advance.) For Reading, Writing, with the first rudiments of English Grammar, and Geography, $10,00 English Grammar, Geography and Arithmetic,!?, 50 For any thing higher, 15,A For the College Classes, (without any extra charge for the Languages,) Extra Expenses. Music on Piano, Use of Instrument, The same on Guitar, Drawing and Painting, Oil Painting, Needle Work, Board per month, Washing per month, 20,00 20,00 3,00 12,00 15,0 5,00 8.00 1,00 Musical Soirees will be given during each term. T. T. GRAND!", Sec. of the Board of Trustee. Dec. 20, 1853. - 103-ly NDREWS & JESUP, No. 67 Pine st.7"New Terk, Commission Merchants for the sale of ail kinds Machinists' tools, and Cotton and Woolen Machinery from the best makers. Exclusive ageuta for Lowell Machine Shop,
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