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f MR. EVERETT'S, SPEECIL ' S Tbe following is the concluding portion 01 . Mr. Everett's late Speech in the innate, on tne Central American treaty:;. ' T vf The Senate will infer, from what I havenow said, that I dc-not PP "n anj j of the peaceful relations between tins country , and Great Britain m consequence of Jht state . ""o- -- ------ - v . . .i - i ipewu nn,u uow . i L k;nk I hail tha- Knifnp ti mre ID IUO , Ifouse of Representatives, now ghtcn years wasts be filled u with 8warming mil aso, I eipwwed the opwion thaUhJ M " iion, let the tide of immigration continue to dangerof a war between LJfwe-e i from Europe; let the steamer. le the France with whom our fnendljr relaf ' canal, let the railway, especially the great Paci seriously menaced in consequence xr fic 1,., 8UDdue these mighty distances, and of the French Chambers to make an appiopna- j fe this vast extension into a span; lot us pay tion to carry mro cu. ".1 " I indemnity. I am not sorry, in raising mv voice for the nrst time as a memuer m uc """v, that it is for the- purpose of expressing similar sentiments in reference to ureat J5ruan. It ia not because cither in tms case or in u.. T am indifferent to the interests or the honor of my country;; Far otherwise, sir ; it is because - I do not think they are in danger. I agree with the distinguished Senator from Illinois Mr. Douglas that England does not love us. In the relations of countries which are governed by Constitutions, byYariiamcnts, and By Congres ses, there is no room for love or for hate, or for any sentimental influence; enlightened regard to the public interest is the only rule of action. It iaonly under absolute government, under a monarch who, like Louis XIV., can say " I am the State," that there is room for love and for hate. Between us and England, and the rest of the' constitutional Powers of Europe, there is room onlv for the influence of the dic tates of an enlightened regard to the public weal. But this I will say. I am persuaded at this time that with all parties in England a mu tually beneficial, peaceful intercourse with the United States is considered acardinal princi ple of the policy of the Government ; and I think that on our side toward England, and to - ward Europe, we ought to consider a mutually beneficial, peaceful intercourse as a cardinal principle of our policy. I cordially sympathize with the distinguished Senator from Illinois, in the glowing views that he entertains of the future growth and glory of our country. I wish I could persuade him that this 'glorious future of America is not inconsis tent with an equally auspicious future for the friendly Powers of Europe. I wish I could persuade him that that part of the world is not exclusively the region oi tombs and monuments that he so graphically described, but that in every country in Europe, more in some than in others, but visibly in all, there is progress ; that liberal ideas are at work ; thU popular institu tiens and influences are steadily forming them selves ; that the melioration of the laboring clas ses is going on; that education and social com forts are making their way there. It is true : I beg the gentleman to believe me, it is true ; and nothing will promote this favorable state of things more than the kindly -sympathy and a salutarv example on the part of this countrv. And I will also say that there is jio country in Europe that I have ever visited, "whatever tem porary causes of irritation may have existed with this government or that government, there is not a country of Europe where the name and character of an American citiien is not a dir ect passporf to every good office that a stranger can desire, and nowhere more than in England. Sir, in our views of the glorious future that awaits the Union, we are apt to regard geo graphical extension as the measure and the in dex of our country's progress. I do not deny the general correctness of that impression. It is necessary for the formation, of the highest type of national character that it should be formed and exhibited upon a grand and ex ten- j sive scale. It cannot be developed within the . bounds of a petty State. Nor do I admit that the idea of geographical extension necessarily carries with it though it does perhaps by na-1 tural association that of collision with other Powers. But, sir, I think there is no fea so far as geographical extension is necessary, that we shall in the natural progress of things, have a3 much of it, and as rapidly as the best inter ests of the country admit or require. In the meantime, if we wish a real, solid, substantial growth a growth which will not bring us in collision with foreign Powers wehall have it ' in twenty-five years to, our heart's content ; not by the geoprapbical accession of dead acres ; not by the purchase of Cuba, or by the parti tion of Mexico; but by the simple, peaceful in crease of our population. Sir, have you well considered that that mys terious law which was promulgated on the sixth day of the Creation "Be fruitful and multi ply and replenish the earth" will, in twenty five years of peace and union for it is all wrap ped up in that aided by the foreign immigra tion, give us another America of living men as large as that which we now possess ? Yes, sir, ( as far as living men axe concerned, besides re placing the millions which will have passed on the stage, it will give' us all that the arm of Omnipotence could give us, if it should call up from the depths of -the Pacific, and join to the Un ion another-4 America as populous as ours. If by any stroke-of power or policy you could to-morrow extend your jurisdiction from II ud son's Bay to Cape Horn, and take in every State and every Government, and all their population. it would 'not give to you a greater amount of population, including your own, than you will have at the end of twenty-five years by the sim ple law of increase, aided by immigration from abroad. J I shall not live to see it. Mv children bably will. The Senator from Illinois, in all human probability, will live to see it, and tLere is, perhaps, no one more likely than be to im press his views of public policy upon the mind of those growing millions, and to receive from them in return all the honors and trusts which a grateful people can bestow upon those they respect and love. Let me adjure him, then, to follow the generous impulses of his nature, and after giving, like a true patriot, hi first affec tions to his own country, to be willing to com prehend all the other friendly countries of the earth within the scope of a liberal considera tion, and above all to cultivate the spirit and arts ii peace of peace. Sir, it is the opposite spirit of military ag grandizement, the spirit" of conquest, that has forged these chains in Europe which the Sena tor so eloquently deplores. It was this that brought down Asia to the dust in the morning of the world, and has kept her seated in sack- clothand ashes ever since. Thisblasted,Greece; mis uMuujcu iwuie. ii was not a loreign ene my that laid the axe to the root of Rome's free dom; it was her own proconsuls coming home from the successful wars of Asia, gorged with the gold of conquered provinces. The spirit of military aggrandizement and conquest have done the same for Europe. Will they not do it , here if we indulge them T Do not let the Sen- ' ator think that I suspect he wishes to indulge i them but will they do it f Will thy not give us vast standing armies, overshadowing navies, ! colossal military establishments, frightful ex-: penditures, contracts, jobs, corruption which it sickens the heart to contemplate ? And how ' can our simple republican institutions, oortl biennial um magistracies, -our annual or Do not mistake me, however, sir. I counsel no pusillanimous doctrine of non-resistance always be a maritime Power of the first order. uu e nuaii Our commerce already visits every sea, and wherever it floats it must be protected. Our immense island frontier will always require a considerable army; and it should be kept in the highest state of discipline. The echoo, at An napolis and West Point ought to be foster chil dren of our Republic. Our arsenals and our armories ought to be kept filled with ecrv k ywmi mT.W;nn r,t j i . . coast ought to be YoVtffieT But while we act on the maxim 2 pWwSe for war," let us also remember SE?OSS preparation for war is peace. This swells your" numbsrs; augm.nlfyou, mean enoice ot those who are to rule over us unsun- i r-nF,neere uis"ng"'"euj wen Dorted bv hereditartclaima or nrt,.,.,it: . in Mexico, he has discharged the be carried on undpr uh ;nfl,,n-.D 6 ' i difficult administrative duties of sinews of -your- ttrengtb; this' cover Jou1 ll am with a. n&nonlv of mirht : And tnen. li f w mw come, in a just cause, na Power on earth no, sir. not all combined can send forth an adversary from whose encounter yon need Bhrink. . , , . n-v.'v-W '" But gi re ns these twenty years of peace, j do coming quarter of acen- tuy is tQ u th6 most iinpont in OUr rhole 1 . 1 T 3 i l l.t uisLorT. ana i ao oeseocn tou ici ' ' the twAntv - ni . - - lac the in-ots of Calif nrnin rnhl with bars of Atlantic iron ; let agriculture clothe our vast wastes with waiving plenty; let the industrial and mechanic arts erect their peaceful fortres u r ses at the waterfalls of our rivers; ana men in this growing population, let the in? l"J V "K.u.0i ' i.Mnm printing office, the lecture-room, the school -room, ana me vuiage cnurco, oo Bjuit.M cva uc confntry; and, sir, in these twenty-five years, we shall exhibit a spectacle of national prosperity, suvh as the world has never seen on so large a scate; ewrljet within the reach of a sober, prac tical contemplation. WASHINGTON TERRITORY. Among the few tfcts of positive legislation consummated at the Session of Congress just concluded, that organizing the new Territory of Washington is one of the most important and interesting. It adds another step to that ladder of empire on which this growing nation is mounting to the loftiest heights of political greatnct.8. This uliima thule of our domain forms the northwestern block in the huge mo saic wheren our national energies are to ex pend themselves. We need not to look for ward to a longer territorial probation than be tween five and ten years ere this far-off land shall seek an honorable entry into our great family of States. "Washington Territory" (so named with singular inappropriateness, and, as contribu ting fresh confusion to our already confused nomenclature, will have to be changed) com prises the northern portion of- the recent Ore gon Territory, and is bounded on the south by tbe Columbia river, up to near Fort Walla Walla, (some two hundred and ninety miles,) where the parallel of 40 of latitude intersects it ; thence by this parallel to the crest of the Rocky Mountains ; thence the boundary fol lows this mountain crest to .latitude 49 , and thence runs west on this parallel to the Gulf of Georgia and the Straits of Fuca to the Pacific, by which it is limited on the west. Wc derive from a scientific and well-informed source some farucuiars respecting tnis .territory, not reaui y accessible to the public, which we present to our readers. "Washington Territory" lies chiefly between latitudes 4(5 and 49 and between longitudes 110 and 125 west of Greenwich. The bound ary initial points and. parallels must soon be accurately determined, and it must be decided where the crest of the Rocky Mountains really is. This latter problem may not be easy of so lution, for Lewis & Clark, Father de Smet, the Irving Astoria Map, and the Indian Bureau and Topographical Bureau maps all represent these mountains differently. Lewis & Clark exhibit four distinct ranges, with which the best recent explorations essentially agree ; in dicating at least three parallel ranges running nearly northwest, instead of the more prevalent indication of a single north and south range. Exploration may show the necessity of a more definite eastern boundarv. On the north the mouth of Fiazer's river is so near to latitude 49 that a portion of it may be fodni to fall in tbe United States, though this is improbable. There are thus several important geographical questions connected with the boundary of this neophyte State. "Washington Territory" has within its lim its portions as well explored and others as near ly unknown as can bo found west of the Missis sippi. The Columbia river was thoroughly surveyed by Capt. Wilkes, two sheets out of six being now published. It was surveyed by Bel cher, in 1839, and two sheets are published among the Admiralty charts. The Coast Sur vey has twice surveyed its mouth, and publish ed one sheet. A comparison of these several surveys with Vancouver's indicates a remarka ble degree of shifting in the sand-banks at its mouth. Shoal water Bay has been surveyed by the Coast Survey, but the survey is not publish ed. Grey's Harbor has also been just survey ed, and this, with Chickalees river, has been surveyed, and the survey published by Captain Wilkes. The Admiralty charts cover the Straits of Fuca and many harbors on the main land and on Vancouver's Island. A Coast Sur vey reconnoissance has now extended up the entire Pacific coast and along the south coast of the Straits of Fuca, and will soon be publish ed. The surveys under Capt. Wilkes and his narrative give full information of all the group of islands in the Gulf of Georgia, and the chan nels leading to and making up Puget's Sound, with much detail. The shores of this wonder ful network of channels are so favored in soil and location that they must soon r-ossess grat i value, through a surprising extent of line I they are directly accessible for ocean vessels, j and form, as it were, an immense network of j harbor. They present the foundation for a kind of agricultural enice, far into the heart of the west half of Washington, the resources of which they will greatly aid in developing. Fort Nisqually and Olympia, at the southern extremity of Puget's Sound, must rapidly ad vance with the growth of the Territory. The interior portion of this section is but inv perfectlv known. The land office surveys north of the Columbia have as yet made but little progress ; but the sketches prepared in that of fice give more recent and correct inormation , than is elsewhere to be found on the section be tween that river and Pugets's Sound. On pen etrating further towards the Rocky Mountains the country is essentially unknown. The nar rative of Lewis and Clark, the book on Oregon Missions, by Father de Smet, published in New Y'ork in 1847, and Irving's Astoria (the last edition) are the chief publications of value on this ground. These serve merely to show that the country bordering the Kocky Mountains between 40 and 49, on both sides, is still a j tej from Dr fine field for exploration. Much may be ex Dec i i t r i "1 . r wu irom nr. r,an, wno is engageu in a geo logical reconnoissance of the old Oregon Terri tory, whiih has taken him much among the Rocky Mountains and over their basal plains. With a field every way so requiring exami nation, it is fortunate that the newly appointed Governor of Washington possesses so many pe culiar qualifications for his station, and especi ally a thorough training in geographical sci ence. Gov. Stevens, late a Lieutenant and Brevet Major of the -Corps of Engineers, and now just entering on his duties as Governor of "Washington Territory" has been the Assis tant in charge of the -Coast Survey Office for over three vcars. A head graduate at Wof Poin.t' a higMj efficient constructing officer of i. iscott s stall laborious and his recent m- sition in so excellent a manner as to elicit fre quent encomiums from Professor 'Bache,- the ; mnat nsftlulIV telt in thA anhoM .:.L u. j- - - via nuicu U8 is entering. We expect, from bis energy, from his liberality of views and attainments, that he will nqt permit hi&jiresent term to expire with out presenting to the public a tolerably com plete map of the Territory, and such reports as will give a clear, conception of the surface, soil, resources, products, and peculiarities of a regi on bo soon to become a State, with a voice in 7 : our our National Councils. Those who best know IT b U "P Z Tfw" A" m' P00.11 dufae. which will devolve - D m an,nf5 Md Potun mto thorough COMMON SCHOOLS. - v In TT Wurr Rbo':. Gen'L Surarintendant'of Common Schools, addressed the people oi iia fax County, at this place,' on Wednesday last. He spoke for about an boor and a half, in an eloquent, feeling and forcible manner, urging nnnnnnr citizens the importance and actual . - r . t; necessity of a well regulated system of Common ; schools, portraying its uwuue uu b" advantages to be derived therefrom, as being essential to ordr and good government The system so far, he said, had been pronounced by some, an utter failure, which he himself de nied ; and it was said that this failure was ow ing to an insufficiency of funds. This he also denied. The Common School system, he con tended, had already done a vast amount of good; ml ttlll 1oinrr o-immI: that it had been in operation but a few years and only needed time for its beneficial effects to be seen and felt upon society ; that these effects would be more fully developed upon the rising and succeeding gen erations. As yet, the reason tne system uau uov been more successful, was that the people had not become sufficiently interested in the matter; and that it was not so much the want of money to carry on these Schools successfully, as the lack of interest and effort on the part of the people in behalf of the institution. He argued that it was the duty of both the rich and the poor to.- give these Schools their countenance and support. The Legislature, he said, had wisely given the Counties the privilege of taxing the people to keep up these Schools, and that so soon as the people should become sufficiently aroused upon the subject, the necessary amount would always be raised. He spoke of the suc cess of the Common School system in other States and in Foreign Countries. But we will not attempt a synopsis of the Speech. It would be but doing the author in justice. It was a good argument in a good cause ; and we unhesitatingly declare that no man is better qualified to do the cause justice, nor more willing to do his duty, than Col. Wiley. He feels what he says and says what he feels. In his hands the Common School syste.i in North Carolina must flourish. Roan, llepub. RAILROADS IN VIRGINIA. The following statement, which we have pre pared with much care, shows the number of miles of rail-way now completed, or authorized by law to be built, in this state : jengtn- Completed. 251 70 32 39 Balt and Ohio road, 251 Parkersburg braneh Winchester and Potomac Manassa's Gap Loudoun and Hampshire Fred'g and Gordonsville Orange and Alexandria Richmond and Fred'g Richmond and Petersburg Petersburg and Roanoke Clover Hill Appomattox Greensville and Roanoke Rich, and York River Central Covington and Ohio Norfolk and Petersburg Southside Virginia and Tennessee Cumberland Gap New River. Richmond and Danville Seaboard and Roanoke 100 32 130 180 38 175 76 22 60 15 9 21 42 200 228 80 120 208 115 77 147 77 1403 CO 76 22 GO 15 9 21 100 65 60 73 930 The Commonwealth is deeply intereted in nearly all of these works and has dealt out pe cuniary aid to them with a liberal hand. There cannot be a rational doubt that every mile of railroad now authorized to be constructed will be completed within the next five or six years. Wc shall then have a system of internal im provement of which any State in the Un-0n might be proud. We may then boast, ai a New York Senator lately boasted on the. door of Con gress, that our roads if drawn out in a straight line, would reach from the Atlantic to the Pa cific. To enable the reader to see the extent of our rialway system as compared with those of other States, we subjoin the following statement which shows tho facts as they existed about one year ago, and is therefore sufficiently accurate for our purpose : Miles in In Progress. 744 745 67 224 1892 905 Operation. 1826 1146 1U89 754 828 600 New Y'ork Pennsylvania Massachusetts Georgia Ohio Indiana These are the foremost States in the Union in the march of railroad improvement. Richmond Timet. 8It is expected, says the New Y'ork Journ al ot Commerce, tnat r ranconi s great hippo drome will go into operation on the first of May nex't being the first of the kind that has been introduced into the United States. To hun dred and fifty horses will be daily employed, and thero will be about an equal number of ar tists and employees. The steamship Washing ton, to leave Southampton the 30ih inst., will bring seventy-persons connected with the hip podrome, among whom are Franconi, and Mons. and Mad. Cherenie, who are distinguished in their line of business, at London and Paris. The celebrated "Car of Roses," or "Bacchus," will also soon arrive by the ship Sea Duck, from Havre. Thirteentrtists are on board the packet ship Northumberland, -with ostriches and ele phants, and are daily expected to arrive at this port. The hippodrome is located on the 5th Aven ue, New York, at its junction with Broadway, on tl& west side of Madison Square, and be tween 23d and 24th streets. The ground has for many years been occupied by the American In stitute, at the time of the annual Fair, for the cattle show ; and the Madison Cottage, (one of the old land marks) is being demolished, to clear the ground. The Hippodrome is in the form of a large amphitheatre, 350 by 200 feet, and will seat from 12,000 to 15,000 persons. The surrounding wall and the seats are nearlv I completed. The interior will be laid out, in the centre as a garden, in four sections, with foun- ' . a j i ti i . . tains, uowers aim snruuuery, ana De COverea by a decorated tent. The buildings are said to be more complete, capacious, and better arrang ed, than any of the kind yet constructed. The style of entertainment will be entirely new in this country quite a different thing from tbe circus. The Roman car will figure conspicuously with races by female charioteers, steeple chases, -flat races," by female jockeys, ostriches rode at the rate of twenty miles an hour ; Arabs in the desert, chased by Gonaves ; ostriches hunted by Bedouins, stag hunts, &c, KC. The Hippodrome and Crystal Palace will be rival attractions. Sketch or a Gkntleman. Moderation, de corum, and neatness distinguish the gentleman ; he is at all times affable, diffident, and studious to please. Intelligent and polite, his behavior is pleasant and graceful. When he enters the dwelling of an inferior, he endeavors to hide, if possible, the difference between their1 rank in' life ; ever willing to assist those around him, he is neither unkind, haughty, nor overbearing. In the mansions of the great, the correctness of his mind induces him to bend to etiquette, but not to stoop to adulation ; correct princi- Ele cautions him to avoid tbe gaming table, ine riety, or any other foible that could occasion' self reproach. Pleased with the pleasures of reflection he rejoices to see the gaities of society, and is fastidious upon no point of little impor tance. . Appear only to be a gentleman, ana its shadow j will bring upon you contempt ; fce a gentleman; and its honors will remain even af ter you are dead. A bitter sectarian war is just now going on in Ohio, between Catholic and Protestant, grow ing out of the alleged opposition of the former to the Public School System, there. id :WVb" find the folio win it intriatinir commnni- eation in the Louisville Courier of the loth of February: 1- H " I- ' o o - I- have in my possession a book entitled " The 1 Discovery ,Settlement and 1 Present State of . THE FIRST STEAMBOAT. K-entucky. 15y John llson. New lor: xyJ." passed, and bis keen scent for whatever. wur On page 43, the author, in alluding to the navi- thy of note, afford him unusual facilities;, for. a guiiuu ui uie .Mississippi, says: xui tuci 10 i rapid in those parts which have clusters of is lands, shoals and sand banks, but the rapidity of these places will he no inconvenience to the newly invented mechanical boats, it being their peculiar property to sail best in smart currents." At the bottom of the page is the following note : " This plan is now in agitation in Virginia, and recommended to Government by two gen tlemen of first rate abilities, Mr. Charles Ram sey and Dr. James McMacken. Their propo sals are to construct a species of boat of the burthen of ten tons, that shall sail or be pro pelled by tho force of a mechanical power there to applied up the stream of a fresh water ri ver the distance of between twenty-five and forty miles a day, notwithstanding the velocity of the water should move at the rate often miles an hour, to be wrought at no greater expense than that of three hands." In the index of this book is the following : " Washington, General, signs a certificate in favor of Mr. Ramsey's invention for carrying a boat against the stream by the influence of steam." Vol. 2, page 106. Not having the second volume, I cannot- tell what was tho certificate, but by referring to "His torical ColleclSoiM of Virginia," by Henry Howe, pago J39, the following in regard to Mr, nam- ; scy will be seen: "In Septemlwr, 1771, it ap- j pears from a letter of his now before us, that he 1 was employed by the Potomac Navigation, of which Washington was a niemhSr, to improve the navigation of the Potomac rivr. In the Summer of the year 17f3 he directed his attention to the subjuct of steamboats, and in the Autumn of 1784 succeeded in a private, but very imperfect experiment, in ordertn tst some of the principles in his invention. In the October session of that year he obtained the passage of an act from the Virginia Assembly, given at the old palace of the Luxembourg, guaranteeing to him the exclusive use of his I and was by far the most brilliant of the season, invention in navigating the waters of that State j No person was admitted except in full court for the space of ten years from date. In J:inu- i costume ; the different apartments had all been ary, 1785, he obtained a patent from the Gen- decorated especially for the occasion, and faif eral Assembly of Maryland for navigating the j ly dazzled the eye by their richness. No less waters of that State. Through the whole ofi than five thousand persons were present, and this year he was engaged in working at his the description of the ball occupies from two to boat, but was not ready for a public trial until four columns of the papers rather more than 1(86, the year following. In this experiment I he was eminently successful. He succeeded in ropel!ing his boat by steam alone, at Shep lerdstown, against the current of the Potomac at the rate of four or five miles an hour. There are several persons now living who were on board at this time ; among these is Mrs. Ann Baker, the mother-in-law of the late Gov. Gilmer. Washington, it is said, was also among the passengers. In his correspondence, com piled by Sparks, is a letter to Ramsey, dated anterior to the public experiment in 178C, ad vising him to hasten the construction of his boat so as to prevent being forestalled by ano ther individual, and to convince the public of its practicability. Also, in a letter to Hugh Williamson, M. C., dated Mount Vernon, March 15th, 1785", Washington says, in alluding to Ramsey's boat, "If a model of a thing in unn iature is a just representation of a greater ob ject in practice, there is no doubt of tho utility of the invention. A view of his mode'., w ith the explanation, remove the princi pal doubt I ever had of the practicability of propelling against a stream, by the f a mechanical power, but as he wanted to avail himself of my intrduction of it t'd the public attention. I chose previously to 'oee the actual performance of the model in ucscending a stream, before I passed my Certificate, and havingdone so. all my doubfs are satisfied." The grandson of Mrs. Ann Bakr is now re siding in the city, and he has mentioned to mo that he has frequently heard her speak of being on the boat, and of Gen. Washington being also present at the time of the trial. Fulton, Fitch and Ramsey each perhaps con ceived himself the inventor of the steamboat. And perhaps the result would ultimately have been the same, had only any one of them lived. If the invention of each was the offspring of his own genius, independent of the aid and knowl edge of the other, justice would award equal merit to each. " Small car have they of what thi-ir toml. ron.Ut, Naught If they uleep Dor mort if they rxit." James Ramsey was a native of Maryland, but moved early to Virginia. REFORM YOL'R DOCTOR'S BILIS. How to pay honestly and fairly for medical advice, may have been a problem to a few of our readers, most of whom, being entirely con stitutional, have had few dealings with tho doc tor. A help towards the solution thereof has leeii given in an extract from a leiter in tho Morning hronicle. the writer of waieh, speak ing of California practice, says that "for threo 'ahems 1' and a 'ha '.' he paul in August last twenty-seven dollars." Hence may bo derived a scheme for the reformation of doctor's bills. To charge a shilling or eighteen pence for a draught consisting of an infusion of rose hold ing a neutral salt in solution, value one penny, would be a montrosity did we not know that the practitioner's education, knowledge and a bilitiesare supposed to be dissolved along with tho Magness. Sulpfi. in the Infus. Rosa). But this is merely a supposition. You can't dis solve medical science and skill either infus. Ro sa?, or Mist. Campliora, or AquaPura, or Aqua Pump. Why, then, should not medical practi tioners follow out the California notion, and charge for their opinions, as expressed ia their interjections ? As, for instance b. d. Humph ! 2 6 Ha! 1 G Oho! 3 0 Indeed! 4 6 Well, indeed ! 5 0 The idea might be extended, so that the scale of fees should rise proportionally with the e longation of the professional utterances ; aa thus B. d. Put out your tongue. 0 8 Let me feel your pulse. 13 6 But here we forbear; considering that our recommendation to charge addressed to doc tors must appear to patients rather like the exhortation, "Up, guards, and at th'ein!" I'unch. AN ITALIAN UMBRELLA. A Roman torrent is a very different thing from an English shower. ou put up your umbrella ; it is laid flat upon your head in an instant. The flimsy Parisian article is viewed with contempt by the Italian people. The na tive carries (when apprehensive of rain, which may continue three days without cessation) a ponderous machine, which, when opened, re sembles a little tent suspended in the air, un der which he walks securely. The construc tion of the Italian umbrella is simple enough; a mass of oiled calico is attached to a stout pole ; and this, when spread, resists the tor rent wonderfully. In a short time the spouts begin to play, the jets d'eau of modern Rome. I think these spouts have been dexterously con trived to aid in washing the streets, a process the natives would perish rather than undertake. These ducts are about two feet long, and pro ject from the roofs of the houses; through such spouts the water is made to spin into tbe mid dle of the street with admirable effect, for no deposite can withstand its power. fVhitesidea Italy in the Nineteenth Century. A drunken fellow named Smith was treated to a ride upon a rail hut evening for bavin? sold his wife to a farmer a few miles out of town for the very trifling amount of $5. The wife who, it is said, is very fair looking, did not appear to object to the arrangement, having gone home with the farmer, and thus ratified the transac tion. Toledo, Ohio, Republican. PARISIAN GOSSIP, fr We find in the Pieayune, of - Tuesday, a long and very interesting Paris letter from one of its editors, the well -known GeoWilkins Ken dall. This genUeman's residence at the French 1 capital durine some of the most exciting scenes l through which -. that - excitable ; -peopleuave f correct juugemeui, uuu gio w uji . sual weight. In the dearth .of news to-day we cannot better servo our readers than by extrac ting such portions of the letter is we can con veniently make room for. Speaking of the re cent arrests in Paris, he says : Louis Napoleon is no sluggard he is an ear ly riser when he has work to do. The coup d'etat of the 2d December was struck long be fore daylight, and while it was yet dark on Sun day morning last, his emissaries pounced upon some forty suspected persons, seized or turned all their papers topsy-turvy, and walked the whole batch of supposed conspirators off to Erison. It is interesting to live under such a rovernment, where domiciliary visits are the order of the day, or rather night and exciting as well ; one must see bis private correspon dence overhauled and tumbled about with a good deal of equanimity of temper. I never censured Louis Napoleon so much for passing stringent laws against the press of France, for I have seen full liberty almost invariably run into unbridled licentiousness ; but this thing of prowling about one's premises of nights, and dropjiing in upon his privacy unawares, is drawing the reins of tyranny a little too tight. 1 may be awakened from a sound sleep some morning for thus speaking my mind, but I can not help it. The Empress, according to Kendall, is a splen did horsewoman, and delights in showing her skill by galloping along tho lines of troops at review. The following description of a grand ball will interest our lady readers : On Monday night the grand ball, offered by the Senate to the Emperor and Empress, was vou could afford to give up to such a subject. You may however find room for a short extract, giving an account of the dress and appearance of the Kmpress : "She was dressed in white satin, trimmed with fringed ribbons and violets, and wore a rich pearl necklace. Her hair was ornamented only with violets. The eagerness of the ladies to behold her was extraordinary, and amidst so many women remarkable for beauty, she Un doubtedly shone forth pre-eniinentlv. Sue seemed in excellent spirits, and her cheek, in place of being pale, as was aboerved at the ce remony of her marriage at Notre Dame, bad the clear bright col jr of perfect health." Such is a description of the Empress Eugenie, as she apn-ared at the grand ball on Monday night. i'he fact that the rooms were un'comfor- I t.'oly crowded and excessively hot, may have had a tendency to heighten the color of her j cheek a warm and close room is apt to have , that effect. The ball was opened by the impe i rial couple, the Emperor dancing w;th Mine. ; Tropling and the Empress with Count Regnaud d St. Jean d'Angerly. and it was with the greatest difficulty that space sufficient for the quadrille could be cleared, so dense and eager was tho crowd. On the same night thousands of poor wretches were shivering, supperless, over a few coals of fire, for the weather was bitter cold, and On Tuesday morning two su icides from want were announced in the papers. "Liberie ! Egalito ! ! Fraternite ! ! !" The Coat Curious Instance of Caution a.no Evasiveness. The following examination took place in a question tried in the Jury Court between the trustees on the Queensferry passage and the town of Kirkcaldy. The witness was called on the part of the trustees, and apparent ly full of their interest. The counsel having lieard that tho man got a present of a coat from tho. clerk to the trustees before coming to at tend the trial, thought propor to interrogate him on that point; as by proving this, it would have the effect of completely setting aside his testimony : (J. Pray, where did you eet that coat? The witness (looking obliquely down to the sleeve of his coat, and from thence to the counsel) with a mixture of etfroute'ry and confusion, ex claimed A. Coat, coat, sir ! Where gat I that coat? Q. I wish to know where you got that coat. A. Miybe ye ken gues wiiare I got it? (J. No, but we wish t know from whom you got it. A. Did ye gun me that coat? Q. Tell the jury where you got that coat. A. What's your business wi' that? Q. It is material that you tell the Court where you got that coat. A. 'Am no oblig-vi to tell about ma coat. Q. D you n t r "collect whether you bought that coat," or whether it was given to you. A. I eanna recollect everything about ma coats, when I get them ; or where 1 gee them. Q. You said you remembered perfectly well about the boats forty-two years ago ; and the P?' people who lived at Kirkcaldy then ; and John oore s boat ; and can yon not recollect wnere vou got the coat vou have on at present? A. 'Am no guan to say anything about coats. Q. Did Mr. Douglas, clerk to the trustees, give you that coat ? A. How do you ken onything about that ? Q. I ask you did Mr. Douglas, clerk to the trustees, give you that coat ? A. 'Am no bound to answer that question, but merely to tell the truth. Q. So you wont tell where you got that coat? A. I dinna get the coat to do onything wrong for't ; I dinna engage to say onything that was na true. The Lord Chief Commissioner, when the wit ness was going out of the box, called him back and observed : "The Court wish to know something further about this coat. It is not believed or suspected that you got it improperly or dishonestly, or that there is any re.vson for your concealing it. You have been disinclined to speak about it, thinking that there was something of insult or reproach in the questions put from the Bar. You must be sensible that the Bench can have no such intention, and it is for your credit, and for the sake of your testimony, to disclose fair ly where you got it. There may be discredit in concealing, but none in telling where you got it." Q. Where did you get the coat? A. 'Am no obliged to tell about ma coat. Q. True, you are not obliged to tell where you got it; but it is for your.own credit to tell. A. I dinna come here to tell about coats, but to tell about boats and pinnaces. Q. If you do not tell,-1 must throw aside your evidence altogether. A. 'Am no guan to say onything about ma coat; am no obliged to say onything about it. Witness went away, and Vas called back by Lord Gillies. Q. How long have you had that coat f :' '? A. I dinna ken how lang I hae had my coat. I hae plenty o' coats. I dinna mind about this coat or that coat. - . . -. -. Q.Do you remember anything near the time; have you had it a year, a month, or a week ? Have you. bad it a week ? . . A. Hoot ay, I dare say I may. . . Q. Have you had it a month ? .. A. I dinna ken ; I cam here to speak about boats, and no about coats. " Q. Did you buy the coat. ' A. 1 dinna mind what coat I bought, or what I got. " .-V-' ' The consequence was, that their lordships were forced to reject the evidence of this wiW ness. Admburgh Annual Register, 1817. 7 DESPERATE . The Arkansas Shield contains an account of A desperate fight between a man, and two women on the one side, r and a panther on the other. The fight took place on Beaver Bayou, Phillips county, Arkansas, on the 10th ult The Shield eays : -. ;i-5$ f';;':. 't " - -" j-.On this 'lOthJ Mr." Grimesthad left his house during the deep eribw. that then lay on the ground, to procure some firewood in the adjoin ing forest leaving in the house a sick .child his wife, and her mother. 'Attracted by, the crying of, the child it issupposed, a large and fierce panther approached the door of the house. The imitative note of a child crying drew to the door Mrs. Grimes, most fortunately, for already was the nose of the fierce intruder thrust with in the door. By an effort she succeeded in clos ing the door and shutting out the panther. An alarm was then given by the ladies, which drew to the house Mr. Grimes, supposing his child to be ill, and little dreaming by how fierce an enemy his cabin was besieged. Judge of his surprise upon seeing coolly sea ted upon the step of his door a huge panther. Mr. G. advanced and attempted to get posses sion of his gun, which Mrs. Grimes had, open ing the back dior, brought to him ; crouching, with tail switching, and eyes fiercely glaring, the panther watched every movement of Mr. Grimes. At the very moment that Mr. G. gra-jped Jiis gun, anlbef-r he could use it, the panther made a spring at his throat. With great presence of mind, Mr. Grimes grasped the monster by the throat. The panther got the left arm of Mr. G. in his mouth, and victory seemed to be with him. Every muscle of Mr. U. was now strained to the utmost, and a long struggle ensued ; the panther was thrown, and by placing his knee on its neck and still re taining the grasp be had on its throat, Mr. G. succeeded in releasing from the jaws of the pan ther his left arm. They again rose froTh the ground : Mr. G., never abandoning his vice-like hold of his throat, had now both of its forelegs grasped in his left hand ; he thus kept it at arm's length and prevented it from tearing him with its claws. Victory was not yet with Mr. G., and he might have still met with a Water loo defeat,, had not the ladies, Blucher like, come up with reinforcements. A pair of tongs and a " batting stick" were brought to bear upon the panther. One blow from the tongs sent down his throat several teeth ; for so tight was the grasp of Mr. G. that the animal's jaws were wide open. The heroines in this fight (Mrs. G. and her mother) continued belaboring the panthef until a blow broke its loins. Mr. G. kept his hold until the panther breathed his last and firmly believes that he choked the panther to death notwithstanding the aid given him by the ladies. When captured, it measur ei 8i feet from the tip of the nose to the end of its tail. Its skin now hangs on the outer side of his cabin, a trophy of a hard and bloody fight. CONSUMPTION CURABLE. A book entitled "Information respecting the Practice of F. H. Ramadge, M. D., by J. M. Howe, M. D"., has just been published in New York. In reviewing it, tne Evening Post says: " Dr. Howe has himself een a sufferer from this relentless disease. On his way to the south ofEurope in search of relief, he became so ill in Paris.that he determined to return home while he had the strength to do so. In London he was induced to consult Dr. Ramadge, senior phvsician to the infirmary for asthma, consump tion, fcc, who effected his core in the course of two or three months. The principal remedy was the use of a tube, through which the patient breathed for the pur pose of expanding, airing, and exercising the lungs. The construction of the tub is adapted to this purpose. Tbe air is drawn in gradually through a large aperture, and then, when in the lungs, a small valve closes, and leaves a smaller opening, through which the air passes out ; thus leavi.ig the air iu the lungs for a lon ger period of time than it would remain with out the tube, causing ultimately a permanent enlargement of the lungs and chest, and a great invigoration of the system. AJfhenever a person is tending to consump- i tion, there is a growing contraction or the chest, j and the lungs bring only partially inflated, the blood loses a great portion ot the benefit which nature intended should lie derived from full and pefect inspiration. Now, whether the tube be the best means of counteracting this contrac tion, we do not pretend to say, never having seen one but tbe principle on which it is based is entirely correct. I Large-chested men seldom die of consumption, I and the size of this cavity can be increased by I use like any other part of the body. The con sulting phvsieians of life-insurance companies, who, in the examination of applicants for poli cies, are obliged to inflate their lungs to their utmost tension, twenty times a day, in order to show the person under examination how the thing is to be done, have noticed a remarkable increase in the size of their own chests, and a corresponding improvement in general health. The same expansion results from violent exer cise -hence its advantage. But as violent ex ercise is impossible to the consumptive patient, the tube is offered as producing much the same effect. Medicines are now only used in this di sease to soothe the sufferer; a journey to warm climates is-considered, by the best medical men, as a torlorn none, r resti nope, rresn air, generous aiet, gentle exercise; are the only remedios. We can see no possible harm in using the tube, and many reasons why it should prove advantage ous. . . The Stages L1 EAYE Raleigh and Salisbury, every Sunday and Wednesday, at 7 A. M., after the arrival of the Cars from the North, (at the former place) and arrive at each . end at 7 P. M., next day, via Ashboro', Pittsboro', Haywood. &c. The Road is stocked with good Three Horse Teams, and Troy built Coaches. Fare through $8 only. trp JAS. M. WADDILL, Contractor. Dec. IV '52. . , wly 103 GUN, LOCK SMITH, AND BELL HANGER. Charles Kuester, WOULD respectfully inform the Citizens of Raleigh and surrounding country, that he has located permanently in Raleigh, and has opened a Shop on Wilmington Street, (in Dr. Cooke's brick building,) where he will be found at all times, ready to execute any "JQQ" in his line, in a style that shall not be surpassed by any other person, am the charges shall always be moderate. CALL ANL SEE. Raleigh, March 2, 1853. ly,19 ' Notice- THAT on tho second Monday in Jklay nex'C at the Court Biouse door in the Town of Rockford, in th County of Surry, I shall sell the following tracts of land, or so much thereof, as wu satisfy the Taxes due for the year, A. l. 1850," ; ;. . "i? - ';. No. or acres. By whom mstbo t l-;- Joisaff Ykab. Amt. uub. 150 225' 100 200 -100 881 87 31 116.; j 100 t .' 100 100 300 150 200 t"-; 76 r- 125 100 x Hugh Calahan, , Hill heirs, Wm. Hill," T.B.McKinny, McCraw, . . Isaac N.- Neil!, , ; ' Clancy Dudley, - Uernngs hirs, Henderson Holder, Do.V. Thus. H. Boyles, ;, James Belton, D. Love M. Sparger, jM. Forkner's heirs, -- J. Forkner.. a. E. McKinn, ; v Phebe Barker's heir . Herring Heirs, : Solomon Norman, -- Idza Norman, . Samul & Worth. 1 T. Maroh'" Davis Holder heirs, . Welcome Hodge rs, - M.' Payne, J- Thompson. Jsawara. Bull, " 1 T. Doniiand, J. W. Laffoon, JS H. T. Thos. Steele, BlevinsjSifi Lioo, r,. JJb Young, M. Payne t ' ' 200 - 42.,: m . - Feb.' 22, 1853. Seth Harris, Robt. Weir. 'J. LFoulke. Ft. Adv. NORTH CAROLINA -SIX PER CENT STATE BONDS. Treasury department, Raleigh, N. C. , -ifFrBE0AaT9th, 1853. f S1 EALED proposals will be received in the City otAiew YorkuntU IU o'clock A. M., of the 31 a of March next, Tor the purchase of 0 :vt$500,DdO;: of Bonds Isssued by the STATE OF NORTH CAR OLINa - - v ' v -These Bonds will bear date the FIRST OF JAN UARY, 1853, and swiU ;runJ THIRTY YEARS they will have Coupons attached, arid the Interest AT SIX PER CENT PER ANNUM, wUl be paya able on the i first days o July nd January of each year. " They win be issued in sums of $1,000 or $5,000 as purchasers may prefer. Both interest and principal will be payable ,at the BANK OF THE REPUBLIC, in the City of New York, unless the purchaser should prefer to hav them made payableat the Treasury of North Car olina. ' ' These Bonds are issued under the authority of the Legislature of North Carolina, for the construc tion of the NORTH CAROLINA RAIL ROAD, and in addition to the faith of the State, all the Stock held by the State, in the said Rail Road, and th Dividends from said Stock, are expressly pledged for their redemption. They aee, Br express enactment, exempted FROM TAXATION'. Parties bidding will please to address their let ters, endorsed "sealed Proposals for North Caroli na State bonds" to the undersigned in New York directed to the care of Messrs. BROWN & DB RO SSET, 180 Front street, N. Y THE BIDS WILL BE OPENED in the Bank of the Republic, at 3 o'clock P. M., ON THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH NEXT, in the presence ofG. B. Lamar, E3q., President of the said Bank, and J. P. Brown and David Freeman, Esq's. Bidders may also be present Successful bidders will be required, as soon as in formed of the acceptance of their Bids, to deposit in Bank, the amount of their Bids with the accrued interest from the first of January to the credit of the Treasurer of the State of North Carolina. This Deposit may be made, either in the BANK OF THE REPUBLIC, NEW YORK, or in the BANK OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, or in the BANK OF CAPE FEAR, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. Those who prefer it can address their bids to me at Raleigh, N. C, endorsed "Sealed proposals," as above, until the 25th of March, when I shall leave for New York. D. W. COURTS, P0BLIC TbEASUEEB 16 V Or the tatKop North Carolina. Marble Yard, Raleigh, N. C. TOMB STONES, MONUMENTS HEAD STONES &C. IHESubscriber having been North and purchased 1 a large assortment of Italian and American MARBLE for Monument, Tombs, and Headstonet, and Hearth, paint stone, slabs for Soda Founts, Baker's Slabs, and Nova Scotia grindstones, solicits the pa tronage of the citizens of Raleigh and the surround ing country. He invites the citizens to call and see his monuments, tomb and head stones and drafts, or send their orders, which will be punctually at tended to. vi The subscriber has been in business in this place sixteen years, and you oan refer to any of the citi zens of Raleigh. . . -: His Marble-Yard is ten minutes' walk from the ' State House, at the South-East Corner of the Grave yard. ,.- ' The. subscriber has examined t he Northern prices, and has no hesitation in saying he c&s do work on as reasonable terms as any. WILLIAM STRONACH. Raleigh, Sept. 13, 1852. ' 76 ly. "A Good Time Coming " YES, evan so ! when my friends and customers will have the pleasure of 'examining and pur chasing, if they cAooe, some of the prettiest styles of COATS, PANTS AND VESTS, and Gents Furnishing Goods, ever exhibited in this City. We have decidedly the' largest, and best se lected stock of Clothing in the State of North Car olina, aU of which was made up umder the super vision of the proprietor. It is unnecessary for us to say that our Goois are the best Cut, and best Made, for all of our customers acknowledge that fact, from purchasing and. wearing clothing bought of us for tu pait ;five ycar4 ihat we have been located in this City V? . . We have just receivea sixty dozen of Harding s Pfof Vi L-a KfMim kJiiW-Vltlift nn;v st.vlp nf shirt r l i , l . . 1 . . . 1 i. J that wui fit Weil 10 doz. boys shirtsand also, g0 doz. three ply standing Collars a splendid article. EL. HARDING, Importer of Gloves, Hosiery, &c, Fayetteville st. March 22, 1853j 25 Notice. AS committed to the Jail of Cumberland County, on Tuesday, the I5th instant, a negro man who says his name is Sam, and that he belongs to a man by the name of Conner, who lives in Charleston, South Carolina. Said negro is 4 bout fifty years old, five feet, seven iaches high, and weighs about one hundred and fifty pounds ; he has a scar on his right leg, and a scar on his left arm; he had on when committed, a black wool hat, a grey woollen pair of pantaloons, and a black satinette- coat. "' The owner of said negro is here by notified to - com forward," prove the property, pay the legal charges, and take him away, or h will be dealt with as the law directs. ; ALEXANDER JOHNSON, - Sheriff of Cumberland County, N. C. Feb. 22, 1853. ' - wtf 17 PETER W. HINT ON, COMMISSION;1 and Forwarding Merchant, No. 9 Roanoke Square, Norfolk, Va. Liberal advances on consignments of Produce. jlerchandise received and forwarded with despatch j Norfolk Va.,T)ec. 7, 1852. 1 100-ly Watek course "TfonVsCreek, ; 1850. i 68 M-L337 " ;14S i2oa..; . 1153 : T-jl35. 1 i 47 -' !22J - . 122' - 220 .'H177 ,!243 . 15Q . J163 ' - . -tt. '. ' .-'- u ' ."' j&tewarts Creek, -, - . Neil;- ViJones Creek, v Aararat, ' ' IStewart Creek, Dah River, Tom's Creek, IFishers River. ! - ' j . ' !. m " i jpiliat Creek, - Shepperd, tt-i ' - - 1 H. G. HAMPTON Jbrmer Sheriff, 26 w6w. $12. h 4,' ' -
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