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W e heat much of Demoernc j, and thousands shout its praises, bat few there r .who ever cop to inquire whether, in thie countrj, it has not become mere name with the party claim ing to be Democratic, without an f longer hat ing anj tubBtance to justify them even to a claim of the name. According' to Webster, Democracy is Ma form of Government, in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the people collectively, or in which the people exercise the powers of legislation" in a word, such a Government as that of Athens ; and a Democrat is one who " favors the extension of ihe igh$ of. suffrage to all classes of men.' Applying snch a teat to the so called Democra cy of this country, we are, of coarse, left in the dark as to its claims to. the name ; for in its character, organization, discipline, principles and measures, it bears no more resemblance to the Democracy of Athens than does a Hotten tot to a Frenchman Well aware of this, its votaries have given many definitions ot us real character, purposes and objects ; .among whom is the author of the Republic of the Uni ted States of America, who describes it as fol- VTbe Democratic Party represents the great principles of progress. It is onward and out ward in its. movements. It has a heart lor action, and motives for a world. It constitutes the principle of diffusion, and is to humanity what the centrifugal force is to the revolving v- - ;r. What motion is to them, nmora, is to Drinciple. It is the soul ot action. It conforms to the providence of God i Km Annfidfttuse in man. and an abiding reli unr In Jiis hith destiny. It seeks the largest Hh.rtT. the greatest eood, and the surest hup pineas. It aims to build up the great interests of the msny, to the least detriment of the few. it remsmberMhe Pst, without neglecting the nreseawlt establishes the present, without iVarins: to orevidfi K -". ftw the weal, whiW, it pennitt no injustice to the strong. It conquers the oppressor, and pre pares the subjects of tyranny for freedom. It melts the bigot's heart to meekness, and re conciles hi mind to knowledge. It dispels the clouds of ignorance and superstition, and pre pares the people for instruction and self-respect. It adds wisdom to legislation, and improved judgment to government. It favors enterprise that yields a reward to many, and an industry that is permanent. It is the pioneer of human ity the conservator of nations. It fails only when it ceases io be true to itself. Vox Populi Vox Del has 'proved to be a proverb and pre diction. r t. Accepting this as a oorrect definition of the so-called Democracy cf the United Statep, let us see how far i carries out ita professed ob jects, and what claim its acts give it to the name it bears. ''It conforms to the provident of God." If this be the mission of true De siocracj, in what respect does the so-called Democratic Party thus conform J It cannot be by such procedures as the violation of treaties with nations with which we are at peace, nor by encouraging Fillibuster expeditions to rob and plunder neighboring Governments ; and Set these are characteristics of the so-called lemocracy we now have in this oountry. ' "It has confidence in man," and how does it show its confidence where it is in power?. Look at Virginia, in which it has had the reins of Government for half a century. It has divided the State into Congressional Districts, consist ing of strips of all imaginable shapes, so that in every one it may override its opponents. At the late election, about 170,000 votes were poll ed in the State, of which Wise hud about 90, 000, find Flournoy about 80.000, and yer.nwiiif?; to the unjust apportionment of the Congrens ional Districts, the 90,000 so called Democrat io voters have elected tbe whole Congressional delegation, with possibly one exception, leaving 80,000 native born Americans unrepresented. This is the kind of "confidence" the miscalled Virginia Democracy has "in man," and the man ner "it cares for the weak while it permits no injustice to the strong." "It aims to boild up the great interests of the many, to the least detriment of the few," and ' favors the enterprise that yields a reward to many, and an industry that is permanent ; and how f By making war upon the industrial interest of the country, and adopting a reve nue system which discriminates in favor of the workshops in Europe, and against those of our ..wn country. Instead of "building up" Amer ican interests, it opprebses them ; instead of fa coring the enterprifeof our own people, it does all it can to discourage and paralyse it; instead of making ' industry permanent," it closes our manufactori and deprives American laborers of the opportunity to thrive and be comfortable. "It dispels ti e clouds of ignorance and super stition, and prepares the people for instruction and self respect" ; nnd itB way of doing it is to refuse the establishment of a common school evtem, as tho Democracy of Virginia has, and to thank God frr having no newspapers, as 'Henry A. Wise, 6he of its leaders, once did. Thus we might go on, but there is no use. The so-called Demacracy has not a single prin ciple now, and does not advf.eate a single prin cipal measure, which is aecdi dance with its pro fessions, or give i-tha pretence of a claim to the nam it has appropriated to i'self. It pre sents in its own character a fraud upon the De mocracy of its founders. False to all its pro fessions, it relies upon its nam? for success, and has nothing but the name to commend it to the American people. ' Tocchiko "Vkrt 1 The Wilminpim Jour nal of yesterday furnishes, for general circula tion, the following sublime and " touching" information : "At one part of Mr. Winslow's address, when he stated that the report of his having been a Whig in 1840 was erroneous that he had not voted for General Harrison, but for Mr. Van Buren, the applause and EXCITEMENT was immense. The old Democratic spirit was alive." . Truly, this u glorious and refreshing intelli gence 1 Mr. Winslow is forced, by the outside pressure, to reluctantly admit that he did vote for Martin Van Buren, (although he would have nothing to do with him, fear years be fore,) and " the applause and excitement" is ' IMMENSE !" We had thought that South ern men Democrats had long ago become BShaunrd vf their jolly apputing tKia nntA. rioua individual for the Presidency. We had thought that the Democracy had years since been surfeited with this wily demagogue this false friend who caused the defeat, in a great measure, of their party in 1848 this leader of the Free-soil party whom they had learned to curse up in heaps, something after the fashion of excommunication in the Roman church, wherein a roan is damned from! the crown of his head to the sole of his foot, in all his joints, members and faculties. Yet, here, within a day or two, the mere announcement of a can didate for office, that he voted for this man, is received by the Democracy with " immense ap plause and excitement 1" " Oh ! trumpery ! thl Most s!" as Mrs. Partington would say. Wil. Herald. Mr. Soule. Mr Soule was in this city yes teiday, on his way to Washington, and, it is said, in no very meek or benevolent state of mind, and determined to bring some of the par ties in this involved diplomatic intrigue to ac count. Whethsr it i Perry or Marcy he's af ter, is not stated. Perhaps he will give the wily Secretary the occasion for another "patch" in a peculiar locality of bis costume or person. In this case, we can say with lago, " Whether he kill Cassio, or Cassio him, Or each do kill the other, we do not care a conti nental n." Mont. Ala.) Journal of Zth. Waxtkd to Know. The addresa of the fire when it goes out ? Whether the edge of a sharp wind is keener than a cutting satire ?- work, or m paid three times as much as anoth er ? And whether a lawyer ever fainted under the burthen of conveying a hoose ? THE AMERICAN COUNCIL SECESSION l OF, FtFTY-TiTKEE NORTHERN MEMBERS. :PernDEf.PHtA, Juns'14. ? After the adoption ottM Ajoritykreportof the platform commit; tec yesterday by the National Council of the A merican party, the resolutions rofuping to re cognize tho restoration of the Missouri Compro mise as the platform of the party oa the slavery JueBtion, the Council adjourned amid much in ignation and, confusion. This morning 53 members from twelve free States seceded eight from Ohio, six from Indiana, two from Michi gan, four from Illinois, seven from Massachu setts, three from New Hampshire, five from Vermont, seen from Maine, two from Iowa, three from Rhode Island, three from Connecti cut and three from Wisconsin. Those met at the Girard House, when J. W. Foster, of Massachusetts, presented an address to the neonle. which was adopted and signed by nil the necederfl. after which a committee of correspondence, consisting of one delegate from each State named above, was appointed. The address says the seceders feel constrain ed, in the existing state of affairs, to affirm the following principles : First. The unconditional restoration of the time honored compromise, known as the Mis souri prohibition, which was repealed in nttar disregard of the popular will. And we will use all constitutional means to maintain the positive guarantee of this compact. Second. The rights of settlers in the Terri tories to the free undisturbed exercise of t he e lective franchise. And we cannot act with those who will not aid us in the correction of these national wounds. Third. -We declare our continued and unal terable determination to use all honorable efforts to secure a modification of the law, aided by such , an elevation of public sentiment as shali preserve the interests of the nation, and guar antee spiritual freedom, a free Bible and Free Schools. Fourth That we invoke any legislation tr arrest the growing evil of the exportation, by foreign authorities, of paupers and convicts to onr shores : and that as the National Consti- f tution require the Chief Executive of the coun try to be of native birth, we deem it equally necessary and important that our representa tives abroad should also possess no foreign prejudices to bias their judgement or influence their official action. TURKISH FESTIVAL, We make the following extract from a recent letter in the Baltimore Sun, dated Constantinople, April 9, 185I. To the believers in lslamism Friday last was a memorable day, as jt was then that tho Sureh Eniynyand bis band started upon their pilgrim age to Mecca and Medina. Perhaps there is no tenot more strictly enjoined upon his disci plep by the Prophet than the necessity of visiting at one period during their liyes the holy Keabeh of Mecca. The Koran expressly declares that "he who fails to perform the pilgrimage may die a Jew or a Christian, or whateverhe pleases," The day of departure is the twelfth of the moon Redjeb, five months preceding the festival of the Courban Beyram. The present one was all the most fastidious could have desired. The soft showers of the previous night had cooled the atmosphere and laid the dust, whilst a deli cious breee stole gently down the Boaphorns. Taking a caique at flalata, I crossed over to the Top Kaposi, :md entered with the vast thronr that was pouring into the green and shaded gar dens of the Seraglio to witness the ceremony. Arriving si ine time before the Sultan, who in iilways present on surh occasions, I leisurely strolled about nuti examined tho singular pre parations that hii't i.een made, and the queer looking people thar hud been cnllected- Within a vs'i!el enclosure, an imperial tent had been erected for the accommodation of the Sultan. Tiie avenues through which the pro cession was to pass were crowded with a mot ley a group as could elsewhere be found. F.ve ry hue and nation, from the fair f!irca.ssian of the Caucasus to the jet black Nubian, were to bp seen, as well as evpry description of coRtump, from the bright an.i flowingrobes .if the Persian, to the sombre and ciof-ly fitting dress of rh-"1 Frank. The imilen and horses fptioed to hear away the piesents, with their gaudy trapping"', were stationed sliing the road, in the earn of their Arabian seijie.s. About twelv? the guns upon tho bastion uf the seraglio pealed forth their hoarse Announcement of tha .Sniuin's a;v proach, to which the. vessels cf war, gaily decked with Aug, immediately replied. All that wpti able flocked down to sfe him land from his large gilded caiqip of State. After receiving the bom age of his s-tbjects, he slowly proceeded to one of the Impprml Kiosks, which overlook the hnr b t, to reet himself after this unwonted exertion. As he took his station in the Imperial tent J could not but be struck with his pallid ard care worn look. War, wine and womn are sadly telling upon his emaciated frame ; nor do I think it long, judging from appearances, before he will be gathered with his fathers. Seating himself upon a richly embroidered divan, the Sheiks Dle rnas and Imamns slowly marched in procession around the tent, chanting in a most doleful and melancholy strain the praises of the Prophet and Padt&ha. Most of them were certainly venera ble looking men, and since my stay here I have never seen so many collected together at one time. They wore a long and flowing cloak of dark. cloth, with richly embroidered cuffs and collar, the full Turkish trowsers and red slippers. Upon the head was a spots turban, encircled with a broad band of gold lace, the fringed ends hanging dewn the back. The Emirs hd green instead of white, the distinguishing color of the descendants of Mahomet. At the termination of this ceremony, that most important personage of the Ottoman empire, and whose presence on every state and religious occasion is as indispensable as trie Sultan him self, the Guyzlar Aza, or chief of the black eun uchs, made his appearance, surrounded by his numerous attendants, similarly conditioned as himself, leading in the mahmel or sacred carripli This was the chief object of attraction, and was a large dun colored one, selected for its size and beauty. Uponitsback wasacuriously builttower covered with stuff of the richest description, and containing the sacred cloth sent by the Sul tan to cover the tomb of the Prophet at Medina, the return of which I gave your readers a des oription of in one of my previous letters. The amelwaslftd hy oneof the neutralized gentlemen of color l.y a silver chain. The Gujzle.r A7a, af ter reverentially kissing the chain, took i' and led the camel to the Sultan, and in his presence delivered it to the Sureh Emyny, who is then invested a uh the caftan of honor. I never looked upon a more veor.rable person age. His white and flowing bread added such a dignity ai d such a look of wisdom to his grave and solemn face, that as I silently gazed upon him I could not bat ask myself the question, was it possible far any human beiug to be as wise as the Sureh Emyny looked? After this investitnrehp receives tha letter from the Rulran to the Chery of ,J -c-a. a statement of the pres ents, and has the .-..dp charge of the Jladjy. The procession then s: trtt d upon tho pilgrirjie.go. In order to let the 'tmel pass thp Arched gate way with his towe; a deep ditch had been pre viously dug benpth it. Firpt, came a mounted officer holding a green scroll containing t! - Sultan's letter, tallowed ny another bearing i;, r, sumil.ir scroll a list and destination oi thr j.i v, nts. Next came the Ule mas, the RheVE s ai,j ihe Imamns, each mount ed and followed l.y their attendants, j ha ,u reh Emjny, upon a &operb Arsb, rode in front of the Mahmel, led by a eunuch ; this was lowed by a sme.ller camel covered with green velvet, bearing the Sultan's presents : then came a long line of mules and horses, each bearing pack saddles containing the offerings of the de vout: whilst some were decorated with gay fldgs, high pyramids of mai.y colored feathers, con stantly twirling for the amusement of the crowd. The prnccsoion closed with along lineof Turkish rabble, who are to n.ake the pilgrimage, beat ing upon small kettle drums and cutting the wildest antics. The shaded avenues through which the pro cession passed were lined with imperial troops, whilst military hands were stationed at intervals discoursing sweet music. It proceeded through, he gardens and left by the Sublime Forte, slow ly wending its way- through the streets of the harbor. The pilgrims and presents. were car ried over the Asiatic shore, and encamped un der, the charge of the Sirreh Arayny. upon the plain of Hyder Pasha, there to await for several days the collecting of other pilgrims from the adjoining country. They then start upon their holy mission, consuming some several months before reaching the sacred spot nf Mecsa, where many curioue ceremonies are said to be per formed. Ever after these pilgrims are called Hadjy, and are regarded wi$h veneration by their co religionists, and are promised by their Prophet a future blissful state in his paradise ; ever en joying themselves amid its beautiful gardens, in the charming society of lovely houris. MODERN PROGRESS IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. The public have latterly had presented to thsra rath'-r a novel feature in tha journalism of the day, in ihe shape of elaborate scientific treatises on medical subjects appearing in con secutive chapters in the advertising and news columns of the daily and weekly newspapers of this city. These articles are from the pen of Dr. Hunter, No. 828Broadwav, the. well known practitioner in pulmonary tnd bronchial dis eases, and are distinguished f rom the empyrical programmes usually put form through the same medium, by their thorougu acquaintance with the subjects treated of, tho simplicity and clear ness of their language, and tne demonstrative foroe of the arguments employed. With these qualities to recommend them to our attention, we cannot but welcome the ap pearance of these articles aa heralding an im portant and beneficial revolution in the tradi tions and practice of the medical profession. There is no Dursuit in which the spirit of old fogyism has, iu spite of the enlightenment of the age, managed more completely to trammel and subdue the human intellect. With a view to unity, like the Roman Catholic Church, it maintains its hold upon the almost eupersti tious awe and reverence of ignorant and unrea soning minds, by involving the little of truth that it possesses in technical phraseology, de rived from classical sources, and consequently ; incomprehensible to the multitude. But a few men belonging to the sraft tor such more correctly may be designated the medi cal profession have had the courage to eman cipate themselves from the code of conventional as well as collegiate regulations which has been built up for its protection. Like the no vitiate of the Egyptian priesthood, itsmyterie i and its privileges could only become accessible j j by a prescribed track, and atter a long ana j often painful probation. There has been hith j erto no short cut to professional succoess and I fame recognized within its canons. Any man departing from the beaten road laid down for his guidance has been invariably treated as an i outcast, nnd stigmatised as a quack. The re ! ! suit has been, that whilst the medical profes- j j sion has been reduced to a close monopoly, ii 1 has extended but little its sphere of knowledge, j and has consequently conferred less benefits I upon the human race than it might otherwise i have done. j One of the barriers by which the profession i has endeavored to fence itself around, has been ! the prohibition or discouragement held out to j all attempts on the part of its members to enter ; into direct communication with ttie public. A , medical uian may address himself through the , medium of a book, and under the cover of tech I mcaluies. io his own profession, but he must not appeal to the common f-eiiMe and nn l tura! inielligpnce of the uninitiated members ' ..f the community, lest the arcana of the healing ! art should cea?e to be, like the Eleusyniari j ni vsteries.anesclnsiveand profitable possession. The effect of thin jealous and narrow-minded : :ysteLj on philanthropic and high spirited men mf.v readily be conoei-ed. Thev have had to , rhrife in silent indignation under restraints, the ! lir-pt Viesring of which-has her-n to protect the ' privileges of the senior members of the profes ' siti, and keep down find discourage, ai niurh ' ss ; 'jMijle, all evidences of rising talent-. ! We ara rejoiced ro hnd that our- man, s.io tliai. praemioner whose professional merit? ; an 1 skill ennnot for a moment bo questioned, hap had the mnnl courage to break thr.nth the ; Urimrneli-: imposed upon Li.n V.y ihe old r.tiiiiiie i f hh ait, Dr. Hunter widely, and iu time, ar ' rived at the conclusion that if such acquirements I se lie poseesed were worth anything, the more ; enteral ve circulation he gave to tho results of j hid researches and experience, Uie greater tho benefits he would not only confer upon himself ; bur upon the community. Between the limited j publicity afforded him by the usual professinn j al resource of book publication and that affor- Ho.t y.Tr tha noKrflrt' nnrq it ia nnt durnMuinrr tl.ct ; he chuse the latter. It presented the advanta i ges of rapidity, comprehensiveness and populari i ty, objects which, to a man ambitious of fame in ' his profession, were the readiest and surest ele- merits of success. We have had personal experience of the hap I y results of the Doctor's mode of treatment, I and can vouch for its success. Owing to the se vere drudgery incident to our pursuits, and that I tendency to bronchial diseases with which the peculiarity el our cumate afflicts such a large proportion of our population, we have been suf feringfor several years past from a throat affec tion, which all the medical remedies that we had formerly applied failed to cure. We can truly say that we have found more relief and grester hope of ultimately getting rid of the malady from Dr. Hunter's mode of treatment than from that of any other medical man to whom we had previously submitted our case. The lesson afforded by this brief sketch of Dr. Hunter's career is calculated to be useful to the i medical profession. Here is i man who, chain j ed down by the conventional prejudices and usa- ges of his medical brethren, might have toiled on for half his life without arriving at the results to which his acquirements entitled him to aspire, i It cost him an effort of moral couian-e. and no ,jj i doubt a sacrifice of some professional pride, to emancipate himself from the thraldom of asso ciations in which they bound him. Bv havinc sufficient independence of character to shake ! loose these ties, and devote his talents to the general good of the community, he has, within an iinprecedentedly short space of time, won the highest prize within the reach of a medical praetitior.pr. .V. I" Times. Painful Affaie. An affair of an unusual character occurred at one of our wharves yes terday afternoon. It seems that an old grudge which had existed between Capt. Marshall of the schr. Araminta, and Capt. Grey of the schr. Exchange, was renewed in tho forenoon, and angry words passed between the parties. The lives of each were mut ually threatened, we un derstand. In the afternoon tho quarrel was renewed, until flnfllly, Marshall, being on board of his vessei, and apprehending that Grey would attack him there, declared that he would shoot the latter if he attempted it. By this time a number of persons collected on the wharf with a view to putting an end to the quarrel. Grey jumped on board Marshall's vessel, and the lat ter presented his gun. Mr. W. L. Beerv. (one of the tpwrs Commissionc-r,) at this crisis reached the deck, and in endeavoring to prevent Mar shall from firing the discharge took place, and it contents, (small shot) were scattered among the crowd on the wharf. The right thumb of Mr. B ery, alve the first joint, was blown entir ly off ; Mr. F.O. Sine-el-tary received a Mitnber i.fshot in thp thigh and hand ; Mr. J-cob Weasel was wounded in the leg's; Mr. J. B. Kusell wsa shot in the knee; Mr. Alex. Mathews in the thigh ; and a couple of negrcee were peppered more or less. Glan cing shot struck two other persons, without damage. The injuries, vre are glad to hear, arc not considered serious. The Captains, Marshall and Grey, were at once arreted, carried before a Justice, and committed to jail. Aa investi gation into the matter will take piece to-day. Thero are various accounts of the difficulty, and the above, in some unimportant particulars may be incorr&ct IFi7 Herald 4 v. TRAGEDY. IN ADABAA. xWe have already published an. account of the terrible .iragody inf Alabama; commencing with the murder of a young girl fey a negro, and ter minating witfi the fearful retribution of the en raged inhabitants 'i. in burning the murderer at the stake. This is one of the most shocking i!vaa that, it hS puar Kaon nur hit ta record, and we must sav that if anything can justify the ex-i trerae measures which .were taken by the nat- urally 'infuriated citizens of Alabama, the fiend ish conduct of rhe negro in question wad a suffi- cient provocation. i The following embraces Ihis confession and the modo in which -he effected his davilish pur pose. Dave (the murderer) on! being questioned again, acknowledged that h-had d ine the deed, but Hardy hired him to do it, telling him ho would give him five doilare, if he (Dave) would kill h6r. He th n went wiih some gen tleman and showed thcui where he took her from said she was sitting downplaying in the water. He then showed them w here, in taking her off, he had thrown her oa the ground, evidently very hard. A little further on he had thrown her on the ground again, and then again. It is supposed that when he did this, she was trying to escape. He said she waerying all the time, and pleading wih him not to kill her. The tourtii time he threw her down he beat her with an old pieceof stump. Shedid not speak again after that, but cried vary much. When he got to the place where he buried her, she was nor quite dead, so ho.. cut a club and struck her on the forehead. He then got a large stick and put it across her throat, and put his knees on each end, and bore down upon it until she was entirely dead. He then took a hoe and covered her entirely up, throwing some leaves and brush on her. He acknowledged,1 finally, that he did it of his own accord that no one else knew any thing of it, that he never thought of doing it until he saw .her walk down to the branch. He had not the slighest shadow of reason for doing it, said her was not even mad with her that she had not provoked him in the least. He had be longed to her father ever since she was a small child, and had always seemed to think a great deal of her ever ready to accomodate her in any way. I NINETY YEARS AGO. A friend has furnished us with the following interesting an suggestive reminiscence, in the shape of an xtract from ; the South Carolina Gazette (TiMofHT's) of September 28th, 1765. Thp italics -and capitals are according to the original : " It is said that at tho approaching election for REPRESENTATIVES of this Province, the choice of mativks will be one principal ob ject of the electors." That election, was indeed a crisis in the affairs of the Province, as upon it hinged the whole question of resistance to Parliamentary assump tions and usurpations. The Stamp Act was about going into operation, and the issue was to be met or evaded. It was met, and met, too, in a manly spirit ; it was met in a spirit that placed the Province of South Carolina in the lead of the South, and resulted ten years after in the inauguration of actual hostilities in the glorious action at Fort Moultrie, which was un dertaken by the orders of a native Governor against the authority of the foreign General who had been assigned to the Southern depart ment, in reliance merely on: his military accom plishments, without regard to his interest and affections. The estract we have given explains the mode by which the State was righted for action, and by which she was enabled to-maintain a glorious and successful resistance, even against a large proportion if not a majority of residents of for eign attachments and inclinations. It was the union of the natives for the. rescue of the State. The plan worked well then; nnd it will be found sufficient now on trial. It resulted then in the overthrow of foreign domination and misruH ; it will, if adopted dow, result in throwing off the incubus of foreign pauperism and foreign vice and licerltiousnos8s . Columbia Timfs. IsgJames Montgomery's habits of, writing "Ii tt..W r ua ,:oncom,t?DtH- x ni,VSaid as a ' small back room of a large building in j me, centre oi tne town, an4 looting lmmediate- ly upon one :of the meatiest masacs of dead brick walls ins Sheffield ; from its windows ho could see noni of tho fine scenery in the neigh- nornooa, tnat mignt serve even. to rtmind him in summer of pastoral Alpine landscapes, or in winter of falling avalanches of the cottages, i the lakes, or the water-falls of Switzerland at ; any seasou." Though given to solitary walks, i he was not always sad. He never smoked more than one pipe at night, and sometimes omitted ! that. One of Montgomery's first reviews was of that volume of Moore's which Uad just occa sioned the notorious duel with Jeffrey. "Thorn i as Moore, ci-devant Thomas Litttle, and soi-dis-' tunt Anacreon, holds the strange opinion that j reviewers are "accountable beings,' though he writes as if hd were neither accountable to God i nor man. f Our readers know what a tremendous risk ' one of the most formidable of ourbrethren has in- ourred by presuming to reprobate the publication ; of these poems less indeed as a personal crime j than as a public inuisance. Unawed, however, i by so awful a warning, and neither daring nor deprecating Mr. Moore's displeasure, we shall ; sneak as freely of this gay volume aa if the au- thor were neither a man of hnor nor a gentle l man, but as sincere a coward as the writer sf j this article haa the courage to avow himself." Jeffrey missed bis mark, as usual, in the notice I in the "Edinburg," of "The Wanderer in Swit j serland," in I$0?. We give a sample : "We I took compassion. upon Mr. Montgomery on his , first appearance, conceiving hira to be some ' slender youth, of seventeen, intoxicated with j weak tea and the praises of sentimental ensigns i and other provincial literati, and tempted, in j that situation, foooromita feeble outrage on the j public, of which the recollection would beasuf j ficient punishment. A third edition, however, is too alarming to be passed over in silence' and though we are perfectly persuaded that in bss than three yeras nobody will know the name of The Wanderer of Switzerland, or any of the other poems in this collection, still we think ourselves called on to interfere, to prevent, as far as in us lies, the mischief that may arise from the intermediate prevalence of so distres sing an epidemic." A "Miraculous Escape." Mr. Weld, an Englishman, who travelled in America and of course wrote a book about bis travels and trou bles in these wilds when he got home safe thus discourses of a miraculous escape from being run over, which be "experienced" in Ohio, when riding a light carriage driven by a boy : " But when, ori turning a corner, we came suddenly in sight of a board with the well known notice, Look oU for the Locomotive when the bell rings,' which was made more im pressive by betring the signal, and seeing the line of steam announcing the proximity of a train, I was Bomewhat anxious, aa ray driver did not manifest the slightest disposition to stop. As usual, the road and railway crossed on the esme level, which did not lessen the anxiety ' Hold hard I stop, stop!' I cried ; and as these words received no attention, I rose from my seat and grasped tho driver's arm, for the pur pose of arresting our proe-ress. but in cin j Lashing the horse with redoubled energy, he iri.mt.-u u wy entreaties to stop, by the assu man- ranee that be would go ahead of the en aw. I and to my horror, on we went, buggy and train ! j apprusimaunp rapidiy at right angles ; the lo-1 eomotive a bejl meanwhile ringing furiously i what seemed to be my death knell. Finding all my efLm 6 avert an anticipated collision I were f.mla, ruraed mv; seat, and remold ! 'i Seat, and ropmr-orl mvbelf to my fan n. K.-r a.a ;;J 5 v . . .... lu Bttm uuring u. ue4V r.mco s i now not; but I re- member tseWof sicknesscame rr mo ! dashed across the lino on.t Kohoi k. bl ashing owards. and almost felt th i .aZ. lT "'""i ,n aat of steam Seta. 'Thero I tnM T va 1 "TV -l" l'"?' "rT it o'clock, c:ear tne aarn a UnnR, said mv driver fhn . ; ' , v '-' ny COMMUNICATION. FOR THE REOlfTPR. OXFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. It is a grateful tak we have to pprform. We have been 'privileged ngnin to attend one of those admirable examinations, which, semi-an- n'v. the excellent gentleman who overdue nbove nam-d school holds foi presides r the edi fication and delight of its intelligent and nu- tivrons parvon's. O.ice more the new and com modious Musical Hall, fit td up with taste and comfort, has reverberated with the sweetest notes of song, and bepn enlivened by the pres sence of a gay throng ot performers, with their admiring auditory, ii has been our province, on for:uer occasions, to notice the peculiar and striking excellencies of thi institution, and to express in judicious phrase our admiration of them. Wf have been forced, sometimes, to al most wining fulsome panegyric in correctly reporting the superiority of the exercises. But what shall we do, now, Mr. Gales, when we are to speak of the examination and musical concerts which have just come off with so much eclat especially what are we do, if we approached hyperbole in our previous nofieps, when we are now to celebrate the success of these last bril liant exercises, that have so far transcended all former ones? Whilst in North Carolina, we believe, there is no village half so beautiful as Oxford, we believe also there is no village that can boast of an institution of learning fairly capable of competing with that of Mr. Venae, in all the essential excellencies of a good school. We know how every place loudly vaunts of its capital schools we know, too, that the lan gung of praise, ordinarily employed, is far too indiscriminate, but when we say that the above Seminary for young ladies yields to none in the State in point of position and genuine excellence, we know we utter language of sim ple truth, and, in corroboration, we appeal to a hundred fathersin North Carolina and Virginia, whose daughters have been educated at this school. The recent examination was, indeed, capital. The large number of young ladips to be examin ed did not prevent the teachers from giving the audience the most unmistakeablc proof of the superiority of their attainments, and of clearly exhibiting that the examination was conducted on the most rigid nnd candid principles. There were no set lessons to be said no stereotyped answers to be given, learnt for the occasion. To the contrary, the pupils were taken promis cuously over their whole course, and we Bpeak our honest convictions, when we declare we never before witnessed greater proficiency. Concerts of musio were given on two even ings. Would we were master of those nice critical terms which would fully reflect the skill of the performer, and the delight t)f the rapt listener! But we despair. If, however, the best musical critics of our State had listened to the execution of a most difficult song by the entire choir, they would have unhesitatingly ac knowledged the graceful, limpid, and deliciously sweet flow of their voices, as with the ease and freedom of a bird they poured out a stream of simple, clear melody, so natural, and so full of pathos and beauty. We heard one voice re markable for its simplicity and sweetness of manner and purity of tone. We mean Miss B , who sang so frequently during the eve ning, and invariably sang well. Most persons expected a respectable collection of soDgs to be sung in fair style, but no one hardly was pre pared for excellencies so varied and exeoution so exquisite. In the performance of many pieces, the acutest ear would have been at fault in de tecting t he slightest jar in the music or flaw in the voice for it was almost resistless, reaching the heart, and touching the deepest chord of human feeling. We were quite af much delighted at the in strumental part of the entertainment. The execution of the performers was perfect, and the harmony elisted was so exquisite as to be aptly described as a "concord of sweet sounds." Take It altogether, the playing was more artis tic and finished than any we remember to have heard. We ara not afraid of being considered extravagant by those who listened on the last evening tor the delieht of hearinc soivmth.m.r i0 nGW an(i 30 tural took even the most phleg motie hy surprise. P S , . . . " r, We trust we do not approach too closely or too rudely that line which tbe hand of propriety has traced, if we for a moment become a little more personal, and particularize those persons whose efforts struck with most force the critical approbation of the audience. We must espe cially mention the elegant bearing of the two accomplished young ladies, who so gracefully presided over the exercises of the two evenings. Nor must we fcrget to pay our meed of praise to their magnificent execution on the instru ments, and the glorious harmony and sweetness of their song. Their efforts always drew forth the whispered praise of a delighted company. We, too, would fain speak of those two sweet little girls, scarce seven years old, who sang so wondronsly well. We never heard any thing better from infantile lips. There were many young ladies whose performance impressed us as admirable ; but, we should run this article to an unusual length, if we were to praise all who merited it. The musical ceremonies were interspersed with Literary exercises in composition, which enhanced vastly the entertainment of the intel ligent auditory. We thought all good. The second one really was very good, and though the fair authoress made out rather a strong case for her side of the question, we must yield a hearty response of admiration to its general excellence. The valedictory was a graceful and flowing performance, full of beauty and pathos, which drew forth loud applause from the audience, and gained high praise for the fair authoress. We understand the Address by Rev. Mr. Bines, of the Presbyterian Church, which we were unable to hear, was replete with practical thoughts, and full of w't and elo quence. Ungraceful as it may seem, we must mingle with our applause an expression of regret. Whilst we admire the liberality of the TtnsteeB in erecting such a large and imposing building, we wish that a purer taste had been observed in its inner construction. The fine effect of a large and otherwise beautiful Hall has been greatly impaired by its unique arrangement, and, in common with every visitor, we must ex press our utter dielike of the absurd clan of en trance. STEEL PEN. A GATHERING OF THE CLANS. Among other queer things that have sprung out of the National I?aby Show is an "enter prise," tbe like of which, if successfully car ried out, the world will never have Been be fore. Several gentlemen, it seems, have asso ciated together and subscribed $100,000 to be expended in getting together a " Congress of JJationB," that is to say, living specimens, male and female, of every nation on the habitable globe, all in their native costume, except when they are nude. Grat care will be used in select ing the finest specimens, and when convenient, preferenpe will be given to sueh persons as play upon some instruments of music. Such a study was of course never before brought under the eyes of mortal men. The Con gress of Nations will neoessarily include all the various tribes of Indians in the world, Esqui maux, Japanese, Laplanders, Persians, Turks, Arabs, Hottentots, Bushmen, Caffira, all the' Asiatics, Ac, tc. Some 18 months or mo mav be rea aired tn make tha on; n.: but interesting portion nf it it t. .h,.vt' .' be obtained at a much earlier period X. V fimr-M ' Tk. . t-.u . Ppiritv BrerTinJ loo o b!1i7c.u ?i!ng 2 v.;i.. r -1 i . . r m;i f 1 ' r - :"j" v, wuju was attended by a larze crowd. The matin ... aa,a u 1 c ... . . r n .... cfrtjuicoomj uw David Reid, Esq., the candidate' for ConereJ 1 u n t1 ' " JUU , '"1. l0 Vonre8H .4j II llniMk fc1 WHO IS SAM? In his youth he was a shoelesss, bare headed bny dpsoended from the soldiers of the revo lu i o-. His father wa killed in battle, at d I is widowed mother had not the means to edti'-ate and prepare him fir that civil position in the goverr merit and society which his determined fore f itbers had won for him. The Tones who were suffered t remain in rhe country after the revolutionary war, and fresh accessions of them every y-a r from the old country, are about to displace him deprive him not only of his birth r iiht . the elective franchise, hut. of the very m- a.iB to et ait honest living. He is not thought fit to represent hi country at home or abroad, arid Itcr.Ci- the great rejoicing ovr thp N irginia election;, where this ame poor Sam in n it al lowed to vote- thn? Snitf r' quiring a propf rty qualification, about the value ot -v poor donkey. Pisp.vwoons. ' pit i II it. The' following capital jew d'es pi it .-.pp-ars in New York paper, if cuts keen 1 v ;n. 1 close : BUSINESS CaRD. JOHN pe i.k MITRE, LAND BROKER, Church Architect, and ('Ml Engineer. At the Sign of the Cross, near St. Patrick's Ontheiir&l, Mott street. Rfers to Pio Nono, Esq., Rimo. A'. ?. Purfitiiar attention jviii to Damming Brook:. Ex Gov. Tazewell appeared before the May or of N jrfoik, on Wednesday last, to defend himself from a charge made by the City inspec tor, for an alb-ged nuisance on his premises. The event drew a la-ge crowd to the court room. The Fix Gov is now 80 years of age. Trifling as the case was, involvingonly a fine nf .fa, fie gave it nn interest that men of ordinary minds could not attach t. cases of the highest moment. His speech to the Mayor is said to have abounded in facts and analogies thnt none but a man of his vast information and wonderful memory could adduce, and that but. few lawyers, how ever well read, would think of introducing in reference to a matter of so little consequence in itself. The case occupied five hours, and was finally dismissed. Our Principles are Onward ! I"UrKRT SEASON" VVK MAKE KKiNEWED jexertions to supply tlie wants of our nume rous customers. We have this season purchased A LARGE AND VARIED STOCK OF Glothing and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods, and, to come to the point, are prepared to sell as Low ir not Lower than any who sell OUR KIND OF GOODS. Our concern is connected with one of The Largest Importing Houses in the Union, with capital sufficient to make all purchases for the Cash ; consequently the Proprietor of this, The only Clothing House (Exclusively) in the City of Raleigh, cannot, and shall not be undersold ; and unlike the "Tnwu Clock (vide Standard 28th inst.) has not ceased to tick, but will continue to "tick" all those snd those only who m ike prompt payments. B.ffe are located on Fayetteville St., where we have been for the last seven years, opposite every body. E. L. H ARDING. ' Raleigh, April 3, 1855. ' 27. MONUMENTS, TOMBSAND HEAD STONES nnHE Subscriber would take this method of re J minding the public, that he is still engaged in the manufacture of Grave Ornaments, in ail varie ty and the be?!, style of finish and workmanship He keeps always on hand a large stock of Marble, both of American and Italian, suitable for Monu ments, Obelisks, Tombs, llad Atones, fce.; and having in his employ a first-rate Northern Carver ant Letterer, he is prepared to put all kinds of Designs and Inscriptions, to suit the tastes and wifh's of all. He would respectfully invite a visit to his Mar ble Yard, at the south-east corner of the Raleigh Grave Yard, where may always be seen specimens ef his workmanship and a variety of styles of Gra ve Ornameu ts. TLunklul for the liberal natroiiae-e heretofore j received, he respectfully solicits a eontinnation of i the same, pledging himself to use his best endeav j ors to please all. j (h-ders from n distance will he faithfully and ! promptly attended to. Address, : WI. STRONACH, Raleigh. ! October -'U, 18 )4. w 1 y 88 Tar River Male Academy. (R.N VILLE COUNT Y, N. O. (9 MILES WEST OF OXFORD.) TlHE exercises of this School Will be resumed on the 1st Monday in July nert, under the management of Mr. Campbell, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, who has had some experience in teaching. TUITION PER SESSION QF 5 MONTHS. Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, $60 English Grammar and Geography, io 00 Higher English, j 60 lassies, 15 00 Board 6 dollars per month Lights extra. - By order of the Trustees, - C. W. ALLEN, Secretary Tar River P.O., Franklin Co. MaySt, '65. wtjTl 44 Hillsborough Coal Mining & Transportation Company, THE annual election for directors of the Hills borough Coal Miniug & Transportation Com pany will be held in the City of New York, on Tuesday, July 3d, 1853, at 1 o'clock, P.M.; at the office of the Company. A full meeting of the Stockholders is desirable. m v u E-W- HICKS, Secretary. New York, May 28, 185$. 45 wtm. MQRNING SUN ACADEMY. T. J. HORNER Principal; A. J. JONES, Assistant The fall session of this school opena on the 1st Monday in July next. The Academy is located in a healthy and moral neighorhood in Wake, twenty miles north-west of Raleigh. A parental regard over the morals of the pupils will be exeroised. Terms as heretofore. For particulars, address the Principal or Assis tant at Fish Dam, N. C. , he Hon. sionH. Rogers will deliver an address at the close of the present session, on the 1st June next. May 28, 1855. td 43 A Valuable Mountain and Stock Farm. THE Subscriber offers for Bale a desirable and valuable Stock Farm, lying in the county of Watauga, near the Watauga River, known as tha MISSION OR VALLE CRUCIS PROPERTY containing about ' 130Q Acres, 900 acres of it lying in a body, 400 acres in as good Summer range for cattle aa the mountains can boast of, 200 acres of cleared land under good fence, a large portion of which is well set in Tim othy and Blue grass, mixed with clover, for mead ow and pasture. The balance produces corn and other products of a mountain climate abundant. There ia a good Grist and Saw Mill on it, with a custom to the grist mill that will supply a family of fifteen with grain throughout the year. Good roads for a mountain country can be Coasted of from the east side of the Blue Ridge, (passing with in 1 mile of the property) to East Tennessee. It is within 45 miles of the Railroad running through hast Tennessee to Virginia, and if the Western extension of the North Carolina Railroad be com pleted, will be within 45 miles of that. ,T n . H. C MILLER. alle Crueis, N. C, June 12, 1855. 47-wtAl. TH F, CREDITORS named in the Deed of Trust executed to me by A. B. & N. L. Stith, dated IGlh Febrnary, 1855, are hereby notified, that a part of the trust fund has been paid, and will be distributed pro rata, according ta the di rections of said Peed- H. W. MILLER, Trustee. June 14th, lS5.r), 3t 4g IAW SCHOOL AT HILLSBORO, Q PIP HE next Session of this School will begin y on Monday, the 18th of Jnse nejc t J. L. RAILET, F NASH. Vlih, 1335- 4gw Notice to Contractors ATLANTIC AND NORTH CAROLINA THE ! RAIL ROAD COMPANY. j T)ROpOSALS will be received by the undersigh- ed from Contractors of ability, at the office of j the Company in Newbern, North Carolina, until j the 28th of June, 1855, for Grading, Bridging, j Masonry and Superstructure including the iron -I (the plan of Rail to be furnished by the conipanj- of ! bO pounds to the lineal yard) of the Eastern Divi j sion of the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail Road, I extending from the Eastern bank of the Trnt j River, opposite Newbern, to Beaufort Harbor, the ! distance being about miles, i Proposils will be received for the workin sectioiiB of afwat one mile each, or for the entire distan.-c ' of 36 J miles The proposals will state what amount of ttock, bonds of the eouuties of Craven atul : Carteret and Town of Beaufort, snd cash, will he I received iu payment for the same, i Proposals are also invited for the Masonry ainl ! Super.-UTtici ure of the Viaduct over Trent Khe j separate from the Grading. This Viaiiuet will i,e I about lijoOi'eet in length, including the draw ; the I spans will be 150 feet, resting upon 12 piers ana two abutments, requiring about 2390 perches of Masonry, and about 1?.00 perches of stone packing in foundation, cribs and rip-rapping. The grade line of Bridge will be about 12 feet above low water ; the depth of water will average triiQ G to 0 feet for 1500 feet and in the channi 1 way about 12 feet for 450 feet. This is an impor tant structure, worthy the attention of Stone and Brick Masons nad Bridge Builders. The plan of superstructure will be How's improved Ti-u-- with Arches. The Maps, Profiles, Plans and Speeifications will be ready for inspection at the office of the Com pany on and after tbe 18th of June, k55, where any further information can be obtained in regard to the work. The company reserve the right to re ject any or all of the proposals, should they te unsatisfactory. All other' things being equal, stockholders will be given the preference in the award of the contracts. JOHN D. WHITFORD, President. W. BEVERHOUT THOMPSON, Vldej Engineer. 49 td. Juc 185 White Duck Linen Frocks. E. L. Harding has ju.si opened a nrv lot of 100. Those whohavp been anxiously waiti ng can be supplied. E. L. HARDlNa. June 11th, 18'iu. 41. fi?Star copy. Virginia Springs. GUIDE to the Hot Springs, Bath Co., Va., by Thomas Goode, M. D. Price 12. Moorman's Va Springs Comprising an account of all the principal Mineral Springs of Virginia, with remarks on the nature and Medical capa bility of each, by J. J. Moorman M. D.. second ed ition, greatly enlarged, with maps and plates, and the routes and distances to the various springs ; also an appendix, containing an account of the na tural curiosities of Virginia, $1. Burks Mineral Springs With remarks on their use, the diseases to which they are applicable and in which they are contra indicated, with a map of routes and distances, $1.2f. The above with all new books for sale nt the. N. C. Book Store. Raleigh, June 12, 1855. 47 Harman's Hotel, (LATE WASHINGTON AND LAFAYETTE.) MWAS this day opened by the Subscriber, formerly proprietor of the Fayetteville Hotel,' and is now ready for the accirBmodation of travel lers JNO. II ARMAN. Wilmington, June 12th. lfrVi 47 4w EDWARD J . JL U T T E RLO H General Commission and Forwarding Merchant WILMINGTON, N. C. ' THE Subscriber keeps constantly on hand a supply of Fresh Lime ; Calcined Plaster ; Land Plaster; Hydraulic Cement A PlasteriugHair which he is prepared to sell as low as these ar ticles are to be had in any city South. Order- will receive prompt attention. EDWARD J. LUTTERLOH Wilmington, N.C., Jan. ;i0, '60. ly Intendant'a Office, Raxrigii, May 30th, 185i'. f pO HOLDERS OF CITY BONDS AND OTH X ER: Holders of City Bands and other Secu rities for the payment of money are invited and requested to appear at the City Treasury, on the first of July next, and every six months thereaf ter, and receive payment of all interest due by the City to that date, and also, in lieu of the pres ent Bonds, to receive Certifictes of Debt, register ed at the City Treasury, payable at three and six years, under the seal of the City, bearing intere-t from date, to be paid semi-annually, specifying the issue of tbe Bonds and the description of tha Bond cancelled. By order of the Board, WM. DALLAS HAYWOOD, Intendant. June 1, 18. tJyl 44 WATER POWER ON nIeUSE RIVER EIGHT MILES EAST OF RALEIGH. AND FOUR FROM THE CENTRAL RAILROAD. The subscriber is desirous to sell his water power across tbe Neuse River, known as the Stone and Cobb Mills, where there is an abundance of water at all seasons of the year, and a sufficient supply of rock at the old dam to build a new one. Ten feet of water can be obtained with a data eight feet high. Should it be preferred to form a Company for manufacturing purposes, I am willing to become a member with a good and substantial Company of gentlemen. If a Company is formed, it is desrrous that it should be done soon, as I have this day begun ta re-build the old dam across the river. WM. R. POOLE. January 22, 1855. 7 PISH ! PISH ! PISH ! WH. PUTNEY has just received, at . FISH AND PROVISION STORE, 60 Barrells No. 1 Salt Shad ; and 200 do No. 1 N. C. Cut .Herrings, which he will Bell cheap for castf or barter tha for Bacon, Lard or Flour. He also has for sale nice articles of Bacon Hams, Lard, Flour, indeed,' most all of the artieles usu ally kept in a Provision Store. Country Produce received for storage and sold on commission. W. II. PUTNEY. May 15, 1856. tf 39 Donnans & Johnston. Orocer8 & Commission Merchants, PETERSBURG VA. DON N A N & CO. Commission Merchants. RICHMOND VA. D. Donnan Jr., J. Donnan, J. A. Johnston, Res ident. Partners, Petersburg, Va. S. E. Donnan Resident Partner, Richmond, Va. ' Jan. 16 6m 5 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Nash County. Court of Pleas and Quarter Saesiona, May Term. 1855. Nicholas Arrington, Sr., Executor of Rachael At- ajutton. - vs. Wm. W. Pitta and wife Mary, Matthew Denson, Archibald J. Denson, Jacob Screws and wif Nancy, Willis N. Hackney, W T Talbort and wife Eliza Ann, John F. Talbort and wife Jose phineappeared and entered a cavent to said iu. It is further ordered by the Court that adfer tisement be made in the Register and Metropcdi tan for. six weeks fur Matthew Matthews, a resi dent of the State of Tennessee, and John J. Cr, well and wife Morning, and all others next of kin of the said- Rachael Atkinson, to appear and see proceedings in the matter of said issue and the said paper writing. Witness, Wra. T. Amnion. Clerk of said Court, at Office in Nashville, the 2d Monday ot May, A. D., 1855. WM. T. ARRTNUTON, .. C. C May 25th, 1855. 42 nf.w Masonic. THE menilea3 of the Grand Lodge will please convene at Oxtnrd, on Monday, the 2;th inst., to assist iu Itiywig the coruer stone of St John's Col lege. It i" nlo exper ted the Grand Chapter will aid in the wins woik. C. H JORDAN, G. M. June 15. 1650. 4B td
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