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VOLUME LV1
CITY OF RALEIGH, JTPKESDAY MOROTK SEPTEMBER 19, 1855.
THE RALEIGH REGISTER.
PUBLISHED BY
SEAT ON GALES,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR,
AT $2 50 IN ADVANCE; OR, $3 00, AT
THE END OF THE YEAR.
"Our' are the plana of air, delightful peace,
rnwarped by party rage, to live like brothers."
Ta l e i gX7 c. '""
SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. 15, 1855.
"A man, when be has travelled, has seen tome'
thing, which, when he come home, be can re
late. Good Heavens, Mrs. OrunJyl how our Joe
1ms improved by his travels t lie has seen a
Whale, and an Elephant, and a. Snake I : What
will our neighbor say about Joe 7 Sheridan.
We hare already intimated that we see no
reason why, in imitation of others of the craft,
who seem to consider their "goings out and
comings in" of immense importance to the pub
lic, we should notset forth in print, and send out
to our readers for their particular edification,
the incidents of a journey we bare recently
made to portions of Western North-Carolina.
In a late letter to the "Register," we parted
company with our readers at the flourishing
town of Salisbury, from which point we j ourney
M to the ancient and interesting Moravian vil
lage of Salem, in the county of Foray the. The
original signification of the word "Salem" was
Pace, and it oertainly conveys an apt portrai
ture of the calm, and content, and social good
feeling, that pervade and distinguish the com
munity. It is one emphatically devoted to peace
and the peaceful arts. Long the seat of learn
ing, it enjoys the advantages of afemale school
known throughout the country and patronized
by families in at least half the States of the U
i) ion.
In many respects, the Moravian mode of wor
ship conforms to that of the Protestant Episco
pal church, and the Litanies used by either are,
in phraseology, in all respects similar, and in
many identical. We were much impressed with
the solemnity of its burial-service, which we
had (he opportunity of appreciating on the occa
sion of the funeral of a venerable mother of the
Church, who died dering our brief sojourn. All
were sorrowers around her gTave ; and as the
rich volumes of saored music, from a band of
instrumental performers, stole upon the senses,
the effect, though mournful, was most sooth
ing. And it was Sunday afternoon, a glorious
Sunday afternoon ; and one could almost real
ize, amid the placid influences of the scene, the
feelings that animated the German poet, when
he exclaimed, that
"Indeed, it were no pain to die,
On such an eve, when such a sky
O'er-canopies the West."
The old grave yard of Salem, so well shaded
by large and venerable trees, so neatly kept, so
regularly laid off, and bearing such evident
marks of the most pious care, is coupled with
none of those dismal and dreary feelings that
are generally associated with the resting-places
of the dead. With one thing, in this connex
ion, were we particularly struck, the simplicity
of the epitaphs. The simplest inscriptions are
always the most affecting. Is-thk the result of
that chastening influence which attends the 'home
of the departed? or is it due to the effect of
that conviction which assures that Hattery cannot
soothe the dull, cold ear of death? or, rather,
does it proceed from a consciousness within us,
that no tpords, however beautiful, no phrase,
however polished, ean pourtray the sacredness of
private grief or fathom the depths of family af-1
fliction f
Leaving Salem, we proceed (a half-day's
journey,) on a visit to that mighty work of Na
ture, The Pilot Mountain. It looms up, from
the centre of a level plain, to a height of some
fifteen hundred feet, and then there rises from
Us summit a castellated pinnacle nearly three
hundred feet high. Thus standing out, silent,
dark, frowning and terrible, like one of the my
thic Titans of old, attempting to scale the very
heavens, it strikes the eye of the beholder at
a distance of forty or fifty miles. From the peak
of the pinnacle, (to which we ascended,) the
view is awfully grand; worda cannot describe it.
Far away in the West and North West stretch
the Alleghanies and the Blue Ridge, imme
diate under you, as it were, lie the Sauratown
group, like great monsters crouching at your
feet, to the South flows the glorious Yadkin,
winding its way through a section of country
teeming with abundance and smiling with plen
ty, around you the rolling clouds are spread,
and in every direction in the distance are
"Majestic woods, of every vigorous green,
Stage above stage, high waving o'er the hill ;
Or to the far horizon wide diffus'd
A boundless, deep immensity of shade 1"
The man who can gaze unmoved on such a
prospect, without feeling his own littleness and
in6iguificance, and without realiziag that here
is the work of an Almighty Power, and that, in
contrast with it, man's creations are weak and
contemptible, must be a bad man. "The emo
tions of his soul are dark as Erebus."
After a few day's sojourn in the section
of country of which we have been speakinp,
(and we must not overlook a pleasant visit to
the plantation of that intelligent farmer and
estimable gentleman, Tyre Glenn, Esq., of Surry,
nor a short stay in the interesting village of Betha
nia, in Forsythe, (of all which, and otter men
tions, more anon.) we find ourselves once more
in the beautiful town of Greensboro'. Beautiful,
did we call it? yes, we might say, with the
proper change, "Sweet Auburn ! loveliest vil
lage," &c. every body knows the quotation.
Charming were the hours we passed there with
attached friends. We feel our heart filled with
teeuiinf recollections of them. .
While in Greensboro', we ava'led ourselves of
an opportunity of visiting the North Carolina
Copper Mine, 10 miles South of Greensboro',
and found it in excellent and most promising
oondition, ander the so per vision of Mr. Wilder,
a polite and obliging gentleman, admirably
qualified for the management of such a valua
ble mineral estate. He has evidently full confi
dence in the great value and permanence of the
mine, and takes pains to show and explain all
things connected with it to visitors. He has cut
several shafts from . the surface down to the
copper vein, and from each of these be has exten
ded levels, thereby creatinfprtoping grounds
for the employment of many miners on the rich
vein. The main shaft, from which the water
is drawn, is now about 200 feet deep. At the
bottom of the shaft, Mr. Wilder is extending
his levels on the vein South West and North
East. The large quantities of rich and beautiful
copper ore which are constantly being brought
ro the surface from the very lowest, as well as by
the other levels and stopea in this mine, are
giving most satisfactory proof that it is per
manent and inexhaustible. All the more im
portant operations are effected by machinery of
the most beautiful and improved character,
driven by steam, draining the mine of water and
keeping it dry, bringing the ore to the surface,
crushing it, and, (what would seem incredible)
washing it and separating it from all other sub
stances. The whole modus is simple, but most
interesting. Heretofore, the accounts from this
mine had left it doubtful in our minds as to
the true value and character of the property,
but, on seeing it, we came at once to the conclu
sion, that if any Copper mine is of value and can
be worked with profit, the N. C. Copper mine
is that one. We would advise all our friends,
who have never seen any of these mining ope
rations, not to pass through Guilford without
visiting the estate. We guarantee two things ;
first, that they will be satisfied that it is one
of the most valuable mines in the country, and,
secondly, that it is under the care of an effi
cient and accomplished gentleman.
We regret that it was out of our power t?
visit the MoCulloch Copper and Gold mine.
From what we had heard of this property, we
had desired much to visit the estate. We were
glad to be assured that it is now under the
charge of a very efficient and scientific gen
tleman, Win. W. Palmer, Esq. Whilst it was
in the charge of persons, whose object was spec
ulation, its eyes, we learn, were well nigh pick-
ed out of it. Happily for the raining interest of
the country, it has gone into the hands of those,
who, we learn, are willing to own and work it
for its probable yield. Since Mr. Palmer has
had the management, his efforts have been di
rected to the opening of the mine, and we were
told by a friend, familiar with the property,
that this mine now in its openings was giving
the most satisfactory assurances of its great
value.
So far as we could see and learn, we became
satisfied that the N. C. R. Road from Ral
eigh to Charlotte, besides passing through the
most beautiful and productive agricultural re
gion in the Southern country, will also soon '
be laden with rich mineral productions, to an ex
tent witnessed by no other people, and experien
ced by no other improvement in this country.
We moet not omit to mention a visit to the
Guilford C. U. battle-ground, now a desolate
waste, though an accurate, knowledge of the J
more important localities, connected with the
sanguinary engagement is' still preserved. It
would seem that Nature has cursed those spots '
which have been the scenes of blood and carnage."
Such, we believe, is the case the world over.
Nor must we forget, in these hasty notes, to
pay a passing tribute to "mine hosts" of the
"Rowan House," Salisbury, and "Burner's ITo-
tel." Salem, ' If you like a nice cup of coffee,
viands cooked' exactly right, all the luxuries of
each season in its turn,' and moderate charges,
call on Col, Robards and Mr." Botner whose
personal courtesies will make you feel quite at
home.
One of the most agreeable incidents' of our!
trip was the forming a personal acquaintace
with several of our brethren of the quill, from
whose sensible and judicious lucubrations we
have, lor a long time, derived so much informa
tion. PUBLIC ADDRESS.
We learn that an Address will be delivered by
Chas. C. Rabotkau, Esq., at the Temperance
Hall, on Market Square, before the Raleigh
Typographical Society, at its first anniversary,
on Saturday evening next, the 15th inet., com
mencing at 7 o'clock. Ladies and gentlemen
are respectfully invited to attend.
Tbe Kansas Txkritobial RioisTia" is
the title of anew paper, published at Leav -
enworth, that has reached us. It is looofoco in
politics, and bitterly opposes the American
party, upon the ground that it is in league with
what it terms the "Pro-Slavery Party 1" Among
other items in the issue before us, we notioe an
indignant allusion to the fact that a "Mr. Da-
vis, one of the editors of the St. Alban's Mess-
enger, has been expelled from a Know-Nothing
Lodge, for expressing the opinion in his pa-
per that the party would never succeed in the
free States, unless U took strong anti slavery
ground 1"
We commend the "Raleigh Standard" to the
"Kansas Register" as a suitable exchange.
They are working in tbe same harness and match
well.
MAGISTRATE'S COMPLETE GUIDE.
Mr. Turner, of this City, has in press, and
will publish soon, a work under tbe title of
"The Magistrate's Complete Guide, a practi
cal summary of tbe laws of the State of North
Carolina, and the decisions of the Supreme
Court, defining the duties and jurisdiction of
Justices of the Peace, out of Court, under the
newly Revised Code of 1854-'55, together with
all necessary forms and preoedents" by Edw'd
1 Cantwell, Esq., LL. B. Such a work is much
needed, aBd will greatly assist Magistrates o
the execution of their various duties,
tbe Publisher.
Address
THE PESTILENCE ON THE SEABOARD.
There is but little or no abatement in the aw
ful scourge that is sweeping over our afflicted
sister-towns on the Seaboard. ,
Sunday, Sept 9th. The number of deaths was
about 35 in Norfolk and 15 in Portsmouth.
Among the n amber were suoL men as Drs. Pike
and Gooch, of Richmond, W. B Sorey; Deputy
U. S. Marshal, Dr. Sylvester, jr., (his brother
died a few days before,) and Richard Gatewood,
jr., surviving Editor of the Norfolk "Beacon."
We knew Mr Gatewood well, and no nobler
spirit ever, breathed. He was a gentleman of
sterling character And fine abilities. With that
goodness of heart which dittinguished him, his
attention had been for weeks given to the sick
and distressed. The shaft of the insatiate archer
could not pass by so shining a mark, and he, too,
has fallen 1 Peace to his ashes and rest to his
soul 1- . , .
. The, train of the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail;
road was appropriately draped in mourning;
tc-day, as a token of respect to the memory of
their recently departed President, Wra. Col
lins, Esq.
Monday, Sept 10. There were 37 deaths in
Norfolk and 17 in Portsmouth. Robert Scott,
a member of the Council, was among the num
ber. The Rev. Vernon Eskridge, pf the M. E.
Church, was dangerously ill.
One death from the fever had occurred in
Suffolk, and the citizens were flying in all di
rections. .
A correspondent of the "Petersburg Express"
writes:
" I saw at the Potter's. Fields, (so great is
the difficulty in obtaining grave diggers,) a pit
about 16 to 20 feet square, in which were buried
the bodies of 34 victims, piled one upon another,
and covered over with dirt aud lime, forming one
huge and monstrous mound.
Many have been interred witfiout boxes Or "cof
fins, or any thing else, save the blanket upon
which they died. Several ofour wealthiest citizens
have been buried in rough square boxes, and the
leaves dug by their friends.
in one instance, 1 Heard ot a tatber digging the
graves of his twoon!y daughters; and as many a.
19 to 20 bodies have been lying on the ground at
the Cemetery waiting their turn for interment, as
soon as the holes were dug ; for in many instances
they were not more than 2 feet deep.
Business is entirely suspended, and stores all
closed. You cannot obtain a pound of sugar or a
piece of soap. The rich as well as the poor are
dependent upon the Howard Association, who
have established a Provision Store, and who dis-
Y)enae food nnii nmvicinnt tr T 1 1 n nptulv wiih 'i
bountiful hand."
Tuesday, Sept. 11. Forty deaths in Norfolk
and twenty-seven in Portsmouth I Among the
number the Rev. Vernon Eekridge, before al
luded to, and the Rev. James Chisholm of the
Episcopal Church.
Out of a population of nearly 2,000, there are
said to be not more than 50 persons remaining
in Suffolk. The remainder have fled. There
is no new case, however.
A private letter from Norfolk says : "Disease,
misery and death have desolated our fair town,
and if the fever much longer holds its trium
phant sway, and we are not removed from this
infected region, we must all die. Our friends
of to day are in their graves tomorrow."
Still more heart-rending, it will be seen, are
the awful ravages of the Pestilence. We trust
that the efforts that have been made in our
midst to contribute to the wants of the distresed
will not be abated.
Would it not be well, in these solemn times.
when thousands of hearts are bleeding over the
graves of their dearest earthly treasures, and
wben'is met at every turn "that sable omnibus
which brings no passenger back,"thatour Mayor
should appoint a day of Thanksgiving for the
preservation of our citisens from the soourge.
and of Prayer for those who are afflicted and
I bereaved? We throw out the suggestion.
- THE TEXAS' ELECTIONS.
The last election returns are unexpectedly
favorable to tha American party. Although the
Democrats have re elected Governor Pease, his
majority is reduced in hitherto impregnable
Texas to probably less than 3,000. In seven ty
onecounties heleads Dickson 3,423, with twenty
nine strong American counties to hear from.
In the same counties, Dr. Jowera, the American
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, has 251 ma
jority, and his election is regarded as a fixed
fact.
The eastern district has elected Evans, Ameri
can, to Congress, by a round majority. The re
turns sum up as follows:
Evans 7,278
Ward 6,361
917
With seven counties to hear from, which will
J increase 13 vans' majority. It is conceded, we
1 believe, that Crosby, (A.,) beats Fields, (D.,)
for Commissioner of the Land Office. Thus, it
J appears, that the Americans have carried tbe
J Lieut. Governor, Commissioner of the Land
Office, and one member of Congress. The
Legislature is yet in doubt. The Senate is pro
bably Democratic, from the large number of
Senators who hold over. The House may or
may not counterbalance the Senate. . On the
whole, Texas has done nobly, especially as the
American Order in that State is hardly twelve
months old !
Fkok Europe. The Steamer Africa arrived
at Halifax on the 11th. Nothing important
from the seat of war. Cotton fair and bread
stuffs dull.
HaT" We hav had the pleasure of seeing in
this City, within the past few days, the Hon, J
M. Morehrad, late President of the N. C. Rail
road, and Jno. D. Whitford, Esq., President of
the Atlantic and North Carolina Road
The corporate authorities of Wilming
ton have appropriated the sum of one thousand
dollars, from the town Treasury, for the relief of
the afflicted sufferers in Norfolk and Portsmouth.
We have received a commnoication fr m
I Asdrxw J-Smdman, Esq., of Chatham county,
which shall appear in oar next. :
THE " SALEM MOB."
The " Standard " has recently teemed with
communications, purporting to give the history
of a recent " mob" in the town of Salem, and
has succeeded in letting off aay quantity of
factitious indignation thereat. Now, wo have
had an. opportunity of acquainting ourselves,"
personally, with the ridiculous affair alluded
to, andrefer thereaderforwhatisreallyafaithftA
account of it to the article in another column from
the " Lexington Flag." Among the people of Sa
lem, this trumped up " tempest in a tea-pot"
affords general amusement.
That the public may know, however, who is
the. poor, persecuted wretch, that has been made
a "martyr to principle," &c, Ac , we subjoin the
following biographical sketch from the graphic
pen ofour friend of the " Flag." The locofoco,
anti-Ainerican press must be hard run for ma
terial,: out of which to manufacture capital,
when they select such-garbage 1
" "TOE TOOTH CARPENTER.
Dr. J. F. Riddick, of Stokes county, if not
famou.3, has certainly succeeded in becoming
sufficiently notorious to gratify any man of rea
sonable and ordinary ambition. The last "Pa
riot" devotes a few columns to his'glorification,
the editor having dropped a few remarks for his
especial benefit, while restiag from more im
portant labors, and we must confess, that from
the way he has pitched into the tooth carpenter,
he must have found it a very refreshing busi
ness, or else be had just had a tooth extracted.
by some dentist, and desired to show his errati-
vtude to the profession by eulogising one of its
greatest ornaments ; tor surely he, who could
become skilled in this very difficult and impor
tant art, by simply sweeping out a dirty room
for three weeks, exhibits a mind of great reten
tive powers, and one which rapidly seizes upon
the diagnosis of diseased grinders.
Now when a man becomes famous, and he is
making his mark, so that his biography will
necessarily become a very important part of the
history of his country, we find little men, pos
sessed, however, of a great desire for immortali
tyvery desirous to bring themselves into
notice by having .'heir names associated with
him. So we find Maj. Joseph Mastin, and Col.
A. J. Stafford, not willing that Dr. J. F. Rid
dick should swim alone in the great sea of pop
ular fame and notoriety, determined to call a
great indignation meeting in Winston, in honor
of the immortal tooth carpenter, so that their
names might in connection with his be hand
ed down to posterity. But if Major Masten
and Col. A. J. Stafford imagine that they will
be permitted to appropriate the Doctor to them
selves entirely, they will find that they are very
much mistaken, for the Lexington and Yadkin
Flag cannot afford to let this chance for immor
tality slip, and as Masten and Stafford have now
become equally notorious with the tooth car
penter, the "Flag" is determined to be spoken
of in connection with them all. So, then, whois
J. F. Riddick ? The Patriot says be swept and
cleared up a Dentist's room for three weeks;
wiasten Bays ne aesertea the Uemocratio
party, joined the Know Nothings, blowed on
them, told all their secrets, and manfully came
back to the fold of Democracy. Here ends his
history, and, after the most diligent enquiry, we
can find no other important event, by which his
famous career has been marked, except the
grand honors which were paid him by the Salem
boys, on hi departure from that ancient burgh
on a recent occasion ; wnen the loctor bad a
fine opportunity of displaying that courage.
dignity and firmness, for which he is remarka
ble, for, although the boys made a considerable
noise by ringing bells, and beating on tin nans.
the doctor, says Mr. Masten, "passed quietly
in his carriage on the highway," exhibiting a
degree of firmness and courage which has never
been equaled since the memorable passage at
the bridge-of Lodi. and compared with which
the crossing of the Alps, or the storming of Se-
bastopol, are mere matters of moonshine. What
a grand moral spectacle was then and there ex
bibited I what firmness I what courage I On
7tb of August, A. D. 1855, Dr. J. F. Riddick,
amid the beating of tin pans and ringing of
bells, marched from the foot of the hill through
the town of Salem ; he turned not bis head, not
a muscle was seen to move, but with great dig
nity ana presence ot mind be "passed in bis
carriage quietly on the highway" while his
horse, doubtless deriving courage from the noble
bearing of bis master, kept bis eye firmly fixed
upon the far distant hills, and quietly trotted
on with his precious burden 1 Such is the man
to honor whom Masten and Stafford called to
gether tbe citisens of Winston, seizing upon this
as a last chance to immortalize themselves, by
associating their names with the great and no-
torious nr. J. t. ittddickl '
HOW CONSISTENT 1
The last "Standard" publishes (with great
exultation, no doubt.) an account of a speech
made by the Hon. John Kerb, at Oxford, last
week, in opposition to the American party
Mr. K. is justly spoken of as "an orator by na
ture, among the noblest and most powerful,"
and is commended in tbe most extravagant and
high flown terms for his devotion to Southern
rights, &c. Says the "Standard's" correspon
dent, among other things :
"His very expression, and powerful, yet graceful,
action, speak in a manner that none but nature's
noblest sons can equal, and no one with a soul ean
fau to admire htm."
But what said tbe "Standard" of Mr. Kerr
in former days, in 1850, for example? We
quote from that paper of June 19, 1850 :
"Mr. Kerr, who spoke first on Tuesday, (in the
Whig Convention,) outdid himself even in the way
of gesticulation, denunciation, abuse, and trans
cendental eloquence. He had pillars, stars and
suns rainbows, cataracts, And whirlwinds alii
gators, volcanoes and water-spouts so mixed up
and so dashed together, that we scarcely knew
whether to laugu or to cry, to be amazed or to ad
mire. Sneering at. the mention of Southern rights
as proposed to be asserted and vindicated by Sou
them union, he went off and came back, time and
again, in rhapsodies on the Union; and from first
to last, as he touched upon Slavery and dwelt up
on it, ne deltverea sucu a speech as would Jmv
boen greeted with shouts of applause, as an ap
proved Union effort, by the masses of Vermont and
Massachusetts. If Mr. Kerr be the representative
of North Carolina Whigism on the Slavery ques
tion, then indeed may we despair of uniting toge
ther as one people to demand our rights at th
hands of our Northern assailants,"
8A.Mr. Buchanan will retain his office of
Minister to the English Court for a longer time
than was anticipated by the hungry expectants.
It is presumed his detention has reference to the
Central American question.
Tiie communication of a "Friend or the
Roap," in another column, was received before
our last issue, but was necessarily deferred until
to-day. .
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT BOARD.
The Board of Internal Improvement met in
this City on the 12th., all the members in at
tendance. We learn that the State's subscription, $1.
066,600, to the Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad, was duly made.
Owing to some inadvertence, upon the part
of the Commissioners' of the Western, and
North Carolina Railroad, in affixing their" seals
to the instrument informing the Governor of the
organization of the company, fec., the State's
subscription was not made nor the State's Di
rectors appointed.. All this will be done, how
ever, on the 20th, to which time the matter has
been deferred.
The State's subscription of $20,000 towards
the improvement of the Yadkin was made in
proper form, as required by the charter.
Messrs. H. C.Jones, Peter Hairston and James
E, Kerr were appointed Directors.
The State is now fully embarked in the good
work Heaven speed it I
From the Lexington Flag.
THE SALEM MOB.
An editorial of the North Carolina Standard
of 29th ult., under the above head, aroused the
citizens of the quite old town of Salem to quite
a buzz of enquiry as to what the editor meant.
They were surprised to find an indictment for
riots and mobs against the peaceable old town
that bad for ninety years maintained an exem
plary character for peace and order.- They sup
posed some wag bad been quizzing tha editor.
lbey had heard ot certain othcial dignitaries.
relatives of one self styled Doctor Riddick, be
coming much alarmed at the reduced majority
of their party to twenty-one, and growing beau
tifully less by tbe inroadsof tbe American party,
and trying to make some capital for their decajr
ing cause, by getting up what they were pleas
ed to style an indignation meeting, which was
composed of between some 25 and 50 bitter par-
tizans.wbom tbey succeeded in getting together,
after drumming and drafting their ranks through
out the county. lhe meeting was presided
over by Allen Flynt. who appeared exceedingly
anxious to get up a sympathy to relieve his
cousin Reddick of tbe infamy he brought on
himself by violating his must sacred pledges
and the faith and honor of a gentleman.
The citizens of balem had also heard of one
Major Joseph Masten, who assumes for himself
the leadership of his party, and who, if purchas
ed at his real value, and sold again, at his own
estimation, would be a great speculation to the
seller. s
Tbe calumnies and slanders of these malig
nant pariizans were considered harmless and
unworthy of notice, where their true characters
are unknown, but at a distance from home their
recklessness of truth is calculated to deceive,
and has actually misled the editor of the Stan
dard. Hence we deem it our duty to give a simple
statement of the occurrences characterized by
the various correspondents of the Standard as
"riots," "mobs," &c.
Mr. Riddick, (for we protest against styling
him doctor, and classing him with a worthy pro
fession,) came to Winston', as we learn, to pro
cure oertificat to bolster up bis blasted char
acter, and took dinner there, but being noticed
by no one, he soon felt disagreeably lonesome,
and concluded be would move bis quarters, and
accordingly in the evening came down to Zeve
lys hotel, in Salem.
The people in Waughtown being anxious to
make some demonstration in behalf of Col. Pur
year's re election, procured the Salem cannon,
which was carried to Waughtown by a compa
ny of boys, (there being but four voters in the
crowd.) When they were done firing, they re
turned with tbe cannon, and stooped in the
middle of the .street,, in front of 2evefy's and
Butners hotels, andgave three cheers for Fur-
year, discovering Aiddica sitting in the porch,
and not in his room, as is falsely charged, tbey
manifested their indignation, not on account of
his withdrawal from tbe K. JN s, as is falsely
charged, but for his treachery, and violation of
faith and confidence, by groans for Kiddisk, tbe
traitor," the "Bendict Arnold," c. They
then proceeded on with tbe cannon, making no
attempt (as is falsely charged) to assault, or
use violence or threats on Kiddick, nor to assail
Zevely's hotel any more than Butner's on the
opposite side nor did Dr. Zevely, or any other
man in his senses, so consider it. And the
charge of sending a spy or any one going to
his room on such purpose, is a corrupt and wil
ful falsehood.
Next morning, the second diabolical mob oc
curred at a tailor's shop as Riddick was leav
ing in his buggy. It was composed ot only
three persons, a young South Carolinian, and
two ot Mr. Hughes' workmen, who stood in the
door and rang a tin bucket and a cow bell, to
let him know they classed such a dishonest man
with cows and dogs, which not unfrequently
(particularly when bad) are belled. They used
no abusive or threatening language, as is falsely
charged, nor said a word ; neither did they fol
low him, as is falsely charged.
The people of Salem knew nothing ef these
Sroceedings, as is charged by the valiant Major
lasten, A. J. Stafford & Co. ; ncr did any of
them know anything of the affair except those
who were accidentally passing on the streets.
It was only an unpremeditated, spontaneous out
burst of indignation on tbe part of a few boys
towards a man, whose baseness and treachery
had sunk him so low, according to the statement
of his particular friend Masten, as to excite the
contempt of the colored crowd.
This is tbe tempest in a tea-pot of this law
and order man, Major Masten, who some two
years since justified tbe disturbance of a whig
mass meeting, while II. W. Miller, Esq., was
speaking, and who proseouted and attempted to
convict a worthy citizen for knocking over a dis
orderly felio. and who was much chagrined be
cause a jury of the county bad the honesty and
good sense to acquit tbe accused, despite the
efforts of the valiant Major.
Who is this mighty Major Masten ? It is true
he went to Mexico, and it may be that the weight
of his ponderous intellect, aided by the Pope,
oan i n'l down kingdoms, and rule the public sen
timent of a country, whose existence in his own
estimation depends on his fiat.
Yet, Mr. Major olasten, with all your self
importance and omnipotence of power, the town
of Salem is still in existence pursuing the quiet
even tenor ot her way. lhe same number ol
persons visit her, the same trade and business
is transacted with the surrounding country, and
the school still continues to flourish, notwith
standing the solemn warningof the redoubtable
Major and his corporals "To the public in
general to parents, guardians and traders in
particular, to beware of her."
Who has the audacity to say, that the vali
ant Major has not immortalised himself in ma
king the discovery, that the safety and morals
of tbe people are endangered by intercourse
with Salem,
" An ass in Balaam's sad disaster
" Turned orator and saved his master.
" A goose placed sen try on her static n,
i " Sayed old Rome from desolation."
. Who shall not say that the valiant Major
JOSEPH MASTEN hall not go 'down to pos
terity, on record with the Romaxi goose n4
Balaam's ass.. .. ' ' V ,..;,. J42r .
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: TOR THR REOI8TKR. .
LITERARY NOTICE. .V
,".Th Hiddm LPaWI iMjMl. bf a
work by the author of Alone:" "Rarely biv . we
read two books which 'confeiir&d fflucTr of the
"romance of real life" as these. The authoress
has shown her good taste if Dot pointing" out too
soon "The -Hidden Path" after her first ef
fort. ' More than a year has elapsed since she
launched "Alone," an unknown onej on the
"waves of public opinion," to that.1 "The Hidden
Path" sannot be, what is styled, among Publish
ers, "u rider" a book written solely upon the ref
putation of a former production and only mads
to sell. If -The Hidden Path" sells, (and we are
confident it wilT) it will sell entirely on its own
intrinsic merits. It shows a thorough knowledge
of human nature. The characters, though nura
erous, have the' rare charm of individuality ;
you never confound "Bella" with ."Isabel,"
"Frank" With -Maurice," tjt "Kate" with
"Alone." You never for ret for one moment
that the strong mind that bands only to "77
ataaen Path" of duly u Helta's. In deep stores
of knowledge you recognise "Isaber"and hasten
to acknowledge her tbe "Authoress of the Day."
Maurice stands oat boldly as the tras Minister
of the Gospel ; his sermon, ottered as it is by the
death bed of his hride's mother, speaks volumes
to an ; how striking must it have been, to one
who was about to lose her Mother, even though
that Mother had, by a weak and yielding-disposition,
allowed a second marriage to turn her
from thft path of duty towards her children,
alienating them from her side and o losing ber
daughter to seperate herself from the lame
brother she so loved, and tarn to tbe thank
less office of teaching other people's children ?
Snowden's character is strongly delineated.
The Pious Hyproorite stands out at every word
and we cannot but rejoice that Edgar goes bo
soon to join bis mother and is not left to the
guidance of such a father.
One sentence more about Pet, "Birdie,"
"Fairy," as she is called by ail "ad libitum,"
we mean tbe lovely Alma, who, with her dreamy
hearty and childlike confidence, wins the love
of the strong minded editor and binds him to
her side, weak though she be. iter letter to
Frank after his recovery from a serious accident
is too true to nature to be an imaze of the brain.
We are convinced that some store of long-forgotten
"love letters" must be answerable for
that production.
Let us now conclude our review by ad vis
mg an to read the book, it is not a work to
sleep over or pick; up when one "has nothing else
to do." There are truths contained in that little
volume which the wisest may ponder on.
For sale by W. L. Pomeroy, No. 16, Fayette-
vine at.
ONE FALSE MOVE, CERTAIN.
The American papers in Tennesse ours a-
mong tbe rest; made one false issue, at least, in
tbe late contest for governor. Rather, we should
say, we made one impolitic issue, by which we
lost votes. We are now satisfied of the fact, and
suspected it at the time. We published to the
world a list of forty-six criminals, from the re
cord, who had been pardoned out of the Peni
tentiary by Gov. Johnson, for stealing, counter
feiting, house breaking, and selling H-jour to
slaves for stolen property. That there werj
thousands of intelligent, honest, and high minded
men who voted for Johnson, no 6ane man will
deny ; but when the American party assailed
him for his partialities for thieves, it at onoe
drove into his support all that class of voters, !
who had been, as a matter of course, divided
in their preferences. There are, we doubt not,
ten thousand voters in Tennessee, who either
have been stealing, at different times, or who are
intending to steal, and to deal with negroes, in
violation of law. These at least speculate upon
the chances of breaking into the Penitentiary,
and hence tbey look to the source whence 'aid
and comfort" must come, and vote accordingly,
ft is fair to presume that two thousand of these
would have voted with the American party,, had
they not been driven out of our ranks. A very
large majority of them, by birth, education,
instinct, and association, would naturally enough
act with this Foreign Johnsonian party, and in
opposition to Gentry, a man whose .very hois,
to say nothing of his principles and Associations,
would lead him to show no quarters to this class
of men. Knoxvile Whig.
The Spartanburg Mietino. The Greenville
Enterprise of the 31st ultimo, referring to the
roceedings of the meeting held at Spartanburg
dst week, remarks :
"The crowning feature of this' Democratic
meeting was the introduction of Gen. B. M.
Edney, of North Carolina, as one of their com
plimentary orators. Shades of Jefferson and
Madison ! what is to become of modern Demo
cracy, it such a man is to be its defender 7 ' Can
such things be, and overcome us like a summer
cloud, without our special wonder ?' American
ism will suffer no harm from such assaults;
her success is inevitable, if men like him are
imported to fight the battles of Democracy.
Americanism, like the boy when kicked by an
ass, merely considers the source from whence
it came, and profits by the consolation. It is
an honor to any party in South Carolina which
boasts tbe opposition of Haas M. Edney. He
is a man who has always been a whig of the
deepest dye voted against Mr. Pierce and is
now lecturing the Democratic people of tbe
South denouncing in the vilest terms a por
tion of the people of this State infinitely supe
rior to himself In consistency, devotion to the
South, aud the interests of the country.
The American party may take fresh courage
from the proceedings of this meeting such in
congruous assaults will fall harmless at its feet,
and whilst some of these will be looking for the
source of Salt river in the fall of 1856, the other
may be hunting for the locality of Pernambuco
without a special permit. Coming events east
their shadows before.
NEW BOOK.
LIGHT and DARKNESS; or, the Shadow of
Fate ; a Story of Fashionable Life, Maud
aud other persons by Alfred Tinney. Just re
ceived by W. L. POMEROY.
Raleigh, September 14. 74
Andrew J. Stedman.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Having removed to Pittsborough, N. C, will at
tend regularly the Courts of Chatham, Moore and
Harnett Counties.
Pittsboro', July 13, 1855. 56 tf.
NO. 1 CUT HERRINGS. SO barrels of No 1
North Carolina Cat Herrings.
J ust received -from the Fisheries for sale by
NIEMEYER & WHITE."
CLAUDIUS B. SANDERS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, .
SMITHT1SLD, SOKTH CAKOUXA,
XXTILL attend the Courts of Johnston, Wayne
VW and Nash. i
Jan. 14; 1859. ft
E have , just, Reived, and i r . nowr open
ins, aa assortment of Goods lor'Tall and
intttJlHde,-Misletraai of"1 ' !"4
ings" ; Caticoes ; Fur dot FlaarieU CotiA Carabrlcffj
Jaconet do ; Swiss Muslins ; Col'd do - Black aad
PUirdhiwlsXtJpmestic gingham i Cot.' tfclkft t
Lac andTrinieer Silkndolyf'Trimmtngs.
A, BcrtrBbcW!Hat,-.Ca Ra
&T :mkdehnhingi and msv4tae irtfctsffti te
dious BifentkHt.L-iTX5 r,rs.vi j.i; ii wosio
As these Ooods were consigned ni rbjrUl
be oldTJSheap;fbrcnh-nly .t.;iWv
-,: ,:.;j.,Coriilop;erfhsit.-
; Raleigh, Sepu,l3. J835.Sili - UJ
S Rt,ENplD STOaiCoP GOODS,
Wft are now ; receiving ths largest, stoojrof Sta-
wi ahi Psct. Dar Goons. Hats.. Gx.
Shoes, Crockery and Groceries, that haierer'been
printed in Raleigh ; ' and as they haV'toeft
boueht carefully, they will be dSspOsii.'c&t the
tobst moderate terms; 1 ;'. , W -
We shall be pleased to show themoioiisvs
towers; (Heads, at the puWfc 'geueratir 59
-wsx. s : : wn, - O CXJS&V
Ladies' Dxegfl iOooda, . .
T IH Bta1tf endWhrtei JvT adMSilks do
JLV K aaetsJPoati XbriSa Strips? liorie
Antique something new; Brocaded Silks. Also
"s" Kmm,mi juvc mug. - 44iti cyas - arm
Florence Silks...... w .r-. C.w.-oVii
i large Stock of1 Womet'SmiCoodi
NAMELY, yaleoeiad.ija$Bees,
Beal French, Me rinoa,.(all shades;) Lupin'.s
French Do Laines ; Low-priced D Ljiine. from
10c to 1,00 j Cold Chatlie; Black, froVo1 and
Grey De Baye ibr Travelling Dresses y Plaid uand
nun on us. Also; a large lot or Mourrtmg Goods.
Bombasines ; Mohair Lustre; ' Canton- "Cloths :
Alpacas and De La In est -i,i r.
W. H. fc R. S. TUCKER.
: i .. j ' i ....j... r-
Iadies i& Grants' Hosiery. ,
A GENERAL assortment f MenY Womra
and Boys' Cotton, 'Thread,. Wool and flUk
liose. Also Glove of every kind. - i. ,
W. 1L ft R. S. TUCKSK.
BATS AND, CAPS.
S nsual, we have a most heautaral assortment
of Boys, Youths arid Men'eCeps. tfeft Hats
and superior Mole-skins.". : r:.
W. H. 4 B. S. TUCIOEB.
Raleigh, Sept. 13, 1856. . ; , .0
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RECENT PUBUCATIOXJS;
THE, History of Napoleon Bonaparte.'by John
S. C. Abbott with tnaps and illustrations. '
Memoirs of Rev. Sydney Smith,. I by his
daughter, Lady Holland with a' selection from
his letters. Edited by Mr. Austin. t
Hudson's Edition of Shakpeare, VbL 8, now
ready. For sale by W. L. POMEROY.
Raleigh, 8ept. 13, 18-55. t ;
L.adles Dress Goods. - '
English & French Merinos, ' - - "
Figured & Plaid 'Jashmeres, -Do
& Do Mouselfnes.
" Alpacas. '
Bl'k. Do
LITCHFORD & COOKE.
.Com. Merchants.
One Door above H. Porter's Shoe Store.
&pt. Hth, 1855-
TO MERCHANTS ISO OTHEaS.
WRAPPING PAPER. .?
i
SUPPLY of various sites and qualities,
prices to correspond, just received from
Raleigh Paper -Mills and for sate by
th".
W. L. PO tEROT.
P. S. Orders will receive prompt attention.
Raleigh, September 14; - ' - -74
.-'-'.; .ii...
Dissolution-
TIHE copartnership heretofore existing between
'Jos Fowler, jK Son, is this daj dissolved
by mutual consent of 'both parties. -'
' JOSFOWtEB Jr.-
WM.B.FOVTLEBJ
Sept 14, 1855. ' v -, . -v ;?74 8t
. sAi.fi. .;,
A Valuable negro, woman, aged 44 year. She
is an excellent Cook, Washer an Ironer.
For further particulars apply at this of&oe,
i f Raleigh, Sept '.14,1855. . s.4l.2tpd.
FROM the Subscriber about the l&th of last
August, a bound girl, of yellow OOmplexion,
about 16 or 17 years of age. She .baa V scar, un
der her throat, a fine set of white teeth;, and is tall
and straight. ' 1 fore warn all persons from hir
ing or harboring said hegre girl, as she is lawful
ty Doundto me, .tier name Is Frances Hu-ris..
Any person apprehending the said negro girL and
delivering her to me, or securing her sothst lean
get her in any jail, or otherwise, will le suitably
rewarded. She is supposed to be wfmswhsre about
Kftieign or Uhapel Hill. " - ;.
HINTOK FRAKKLTN:
Raleigh N.C. 8ept. 18, I856. '74 St.
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New JLaw Books.
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Angell and Ames on Corporations k new Edi
tion. For sale by - W. L: POSTERiv
September 7. ' ' 72
SPLENDID LOTTERY SElfT., 1855.
. - ' 3 : -
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( uf.cetyr to V, W. Maury 4- Co.).
$67,500.'
Lottery for the benefit of th "
STATE OP DELAWARE
Class P rba 1855 4
Drawn at Wttmington, Del., Sat,, Sep.22d, 1855.
15 Drawn Numbers out of 784
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5)000
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400 Lowest 8-No. Prijes
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Tickets, $20,00H&Wes $10,00 Quart era $6,00
Eighths $2,50.
Certfs. of Pkg's of 26 whL tickets, $240 00
do do 26 half do 120 00
do do 26 quarter ; do 60 00
do do 26 eighth . do 80 00
Orders for Tickets and shares and Certificates of
Packages in the abeve splendid Lotteries will re
ceive the most prompt aitentien, and ap account of
each drawing will be sent uomediaUly after it is
over to au wno order from me. . 1 - -
Address P. J. BUCKET, Agent
Wilmington DeL
N TEN DOLlARS REWAJ&D.
STRAYED of stolen,: from my plantation -in
Franklin county, on Saturday night ft 4th
uist , a large Sorrel Horse.' The. above reward ol
ten dollars w-fll be paid for his recoVerjrand deliv
ery to me. ' Vff 9 I2 '' 1
'- ' A S. PERRY.
touisburg. August I3tl 1865- ' "jl tf,
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