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LEGISLATIVE FUN.
r H i? ;3PR0M jrH BOtTOR , COUUSfU . , ,
Th last day of the session (of the Massa
chusetts Legislature) is usually t laj day."
.The Speaker relinquishes the chair to some
"lay member,' and ill "standing rules and
orders' ire at once suspended, or flung under
the table. We give below a specimen, of the
pastime of the House the regular Saturna-'
lis with which we take our leave of the
great and glorious General Court," for the
.present season at least '
. ,. MosesTambaU, of Boston, actinias Speak--er.
the first paper announced by bim was the
following:
f' .: The Joint standing Committees upon the peti
tioo of Jmephoa Napoleon George Washington
-Vaa Bom Nettlefoss and 7599 other men and
TtMNie of the county of Worcester and adjoining
. Stain, paring that they may peacrabrr secede
from the Union, submit the accompanying re
. port, rit:
That the petitioners hare Ware to "start."
The question is on accepting the report.
Mr. Lawrence, of Betetbertowa, moves to a
mend by providing that tbe Commonwealth shall
famish a balloon of about the size of Noah's Ark.
, la famish the seeeders with an easv and free se
cession ; and further, that tbe gallant chairman of
or Committee on Military Affairs be directed to
. furnish a suitable escort. '
The question is on the amendment.
Mr. Thomas Nye. jr. moves farther to amend,
by providing that there shall be no fifes or drams
or swords, guns or cockades in said escort. '
' Mr. Munroe, of Boston, mores farther to s
rnend, so as to provide that there shall be in said
escort no epaulets, phrnes,bow-arrows, pop-guns,
- or any horrific. Wood-thirsty implements, or equip
ments of shining brass, tinkling cymbal, orgaady
show.
. Hesolre reported by Mr. Psyson, of Rowley, from
the Select Committee on Agriculture, in rela
tion to furnishing the members of the Legisla
tore with pea-nuts. " J
Rooked, That the Sergeant-at-Anns shall furn
' ish each member of tbe Legislature with a half
. pint of good merchantable bona fide pa -nuts each
day during the session thereof ; and that they b?
famished either roasted or raw, as tbe members
may choose, provided that each must be sound
ad in good condition; and tbe Governor shall
draw his warrant for the payment thereof.
Mr. Barry, of Hanover, moved to amend by
adding, that said pea-nuts shall he raised north of
of Mason and Dixon's line, and be the product of
free tabor.
Mr. Stone, of Charfestown, moved further to
amend, by adding that said nuts shall be tbe pro
duction of labor of not more than ten hours each
day.
Mr. Griswold, of Greenfield, moved s ill furth
er to amend, by adding that each laborer shall
hare a lien upon the pay of each member for ser
vices rendered his employer in raising said pea
nuts. ' A special resolve in relation to instructing Mem
" ' bers of Congress. r
Rooked, That Major General Earle, of Wor
cester, be a Standing Committee of as many as he
' amounts to in bodily capacity, to prepare rules
nd orders for the government of the next Con
mas of the United States; and also to instruct the
Jtepresentatives in Congress from A district, that
ia the opinion of Gen. Wilson, of Netick, the
-aasjohrsmgs of tbe Rocky Mowntasns should at once
be levelled with the sea.
This resolve has been sent to the Senate, and
comes back with tbe following amendment pro
, posed by Mr. Walker, of North Brookfield. to
, add at the end or the resolves the following,
.via:
Provided that said levelling can be accom
plished by free labor alone, and without the use
of firunrjowder or sboe-biackinv "
lie following come in the order in vehxeh
the are printed :
Reached, That a committee of seventy mem
bers of the House, and half a dozen .or so of the
Senate, be appointed to ascertain daring the re
cess, and report to the next Legislature, whet her the
tea serpent is an actual or a fabulous animal ; and
if actual, whether he is tbe leviathan, and wheth
er a hook can be put in his nose, with snuff on
' it, and what he would on the whole be likely to
"' do about H. Also, to inquire whether that cock
roach at the battle of the Nile did actually die with
his bee to the foe.
Ordered, That Mr. Williams, of Taunton, be
reqoesied to call the roll of bachelors ro this House,
and that they range themselves in front of the
Speaker's chair, to be presented with extra copies
of tbe new law relating publishments, passed at
the present session of the Legislature.
Order!, That Mr. Branm? . of the battalion
of bachelors, be taken up for consideration at this
time, and amended by an annexation.
. " Report from the committee on tbe previous
qorwnou.
Mr. Lc-vett. of Beverly, chairman of the com
mittee, submits the following report :
W hen any member of Ihis House wishes to
bore h to death by making a long, dull, dozing,
. prosy speech, upon any subject already worn
threadbare, and out at the elbows, and upon which
the House has a dear and definite opinion, the
P. CL shall be applied, and the aforesaid offending
. .member shall be cautioned how he cuts hisP's
aadQs.
W- II .
ft anau not oe in order lor any gentleman to
nan, growL. or complain of tbe unfairness of
snoring tbe P. (i-, and then on the first " hurra
for emr aide," move yeas and nays, P. Q,'s, ad
journments, and the like, to - stave off." carrv
points," &c. for your committee are of opinion
tnat sucn tnings detract lrom'the dignity that
should attach itself to the sometimes very neces
sary application of the P. Q.
.Ood save the Commotiweallk" from "long
speeches," "dry speeches," "dull speeches,"
cow speecnes," and speeches Ibr Buncombe.
. Referred to the next Legislature bv consent.
- JVbf ieo, AH communications for the Secretary
of the Hen Society must be hereafter addressed to
him at Eggville, N. H, as be intends to lay there
daring the recess.
Aa order offered by Mr. Baldwin, of Plymouth,
rtthat the Secretary of the Hen Society lav on the
7lk following:
' The Secretarvof the Hen Soeietv miU K
; Willing to by 'one of tbe best specimens of eggs
. r o torn tMutc, uui or a posiavery onwiuing to ow
emekie tbe member from Plymouth, which would
, Beeeasarilv be tbe conseanence of the
. j1 Ordered, That tbe l oramittee on Accounts as
certain ana report me ex peases - incurred for a
night-cap fix the senior member from Worces
- Ordered, That the "best dressed man of the
Sostoa delegation'' rise in his place and grre the
'name of bis taUor.
"'OrafcrBa'.ThaisuDdrv cenUemen be a committee
to mqptrevf the codfish how the wh of this House
wnh that of our ancestors.
The above were selected with strict impar
tiality, and " without distinction of cartv."
itSrora a bushel and a half of similar documents j
Ixirj before the Speaker during the Saturnian
, dninistration of Moses Kimball, Esq. .They
. jtLay serve to show with what grace and dex-
tenty the great men of the earth can unbend, i
Tb potent, grave, and reverend signors of
the General Court harinar thus deacantlv
" taken off" their own proceedings, finished
dj taxing laemseives on and going home.
- Although it is but a few days ago that we con-
HcadKted the iabe reports men aorcad or dissen
iiona or misuDderstandiiHrs between tbe President
. i-od the Members of his Cabinet, tbe industry with
-'.wrricii similar reports are again propagated, and
d jseJ over the country through every channel
cf e mulation, seems so require a repetition of tbe
Action,: ; ;V v.
. - .' therefore now state, on the authority of tbe
;Tii'Ient, that he lends bo countenance many at
pt, from whatever quarter st.eoacsw to disturb
9vzeule- his Admbistraiioa. as fcitvJUl. the
-cseots or inferences to the contrary are otter -
1y witoot fbundatiM'afiwal hleOgtncer,
5 We were much gratified by a visit of a few
days, from this gentleman and his excellent
and intelligent lady, after an absence of 15
yearsvThey go on a visit to their sons in
Alabama and may, probably, return to their
native State no more. We are warranted in
stating that they are very sensibly and deep
ly affected by the kindness and courtesy they
have so generally received, during their short
stay, from this hospitable and generous com
munity, with whom their sympathies axe
identified by the recollection of the most
pleasurable and endearing associations, in
times gone by.
Mr. Hoopesi is at bresent appropriately the
subject of public notice, on account of an in
teresting work, which he has just completed,
fir much labor and diligent research.
He has prepared for the press 'Memoirt of
the Ufe of Major General JoHif Ashe,' a na
tive of this State, and a statesman, orator and
soldier of the Revolution. The paucity of
facts, which have been transmitted to us, re
lative to the bnlliant career of this patriot, at
the colts, in both branches of the legislature,
in the provincial congress and conventions of
in otto Carolina, renders mis poruun ui
liferas well as that of his youth and early
manhood, less interesting than could be de
sired. The work is, of course, principally
occupied by the military career of the sub
ject of the Memoirs. Out of about 400 pages,
there are probably more than 350 devoted to
the vindication of the conduct of Gen. Ashe,
aa a soldier, durin? his expedition to Brier
Creek, his brief occupation of that post, and
his defeat there. The people of North Caro
lina will have no cause to blush for any part
of service which was committed to this her
native son, in his transition from civil to mil
itary life. Mr. H. does not comment on any
of the literary bandits of Europe and Amer
ica, which he remembers to have attacked
a reputation dear to this State, but has judi
ciously confined himself to high and respon
sible names. He has analyzed, with a bold
hand, the official dispatch of the British com
mander, Prevost, to Lord George Germajne,
and has exposed its glaring errors, gross mis
representations, and monstrous falsehoods, by
a comparison wiin me piain ana iorcioie
statement of the American General. He
has exhibited the relative strength of the res
pective armies engaged, which has never
been stated accurately by the historians of
either hemisphere. He shows that , the A
merican forces, a mere handful of North Car
olina militia, assisted by a few brave Geor
gians, in the mosi wretched condition in eve
ry respect, and ateverv disadvantage, made,
under tbe circumstances of the case, ti heroic
stand against an overwhelming and well ap-
pointed armv of regulars. But Mr. H. does
not confine investigation or his argument to
the British official dispatch to the Secretary
of State. He takes up tbe Annual Register
of 1779, and joins issue with the eloquent
Journalist of the British empire, and convicts
bim of error on the four positions he has as
sumed, in his account of the affair at Brier
Creek.
As a part of his plan, it was incumbent on
Mr. H to scrutinize into tbe proceedings of
the Court Martial which passed sentence on
Gen. Ashe. In this wide field he exerts
his utmost ability, and lays bare the conduct
of this tribunal, and animadverts upon it with
condign severity. He traces the defeat to its
real causes ; transfers the opprobrium so long
t . a . . a
fastened on uen. ashe, to toe personages
who really deserve to be stigmatized. The
reader then will not require to be told that
Gen. Ashe ought not to have been censured,
but will decide without hesitation, that he
ought to have been acquitted with the highest
no nor.
We hope that many will be induced to
peruse carefully the work, by seeing in the
signature of its author, the names of two dis-
tinguished leaders of the revolution of North
Carolina. He
claims no merit but for his
perseverance in doing: what
Aitrtnr and
others of great abilities ought and could have
achieved at an early petiod and with great
facility. He entered on his undertaking with
no aspirations after fame, or with any view
to profit His aim will be to effect his pur-
Case without pecuniary loss, and to publish
is work in Georgia or Alabama, where he
may correct the proof sheets, &c. If he suc
ceeds, be will exult in having done some
thing for his native State, in the two last
years of a tranquil repose. Commercial.
PROSPERITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
The London Examiner, discoursing upon this
subject, has the following:
"The prosperity is attractive, and it is the boast
of some of the journals, that while the members
of Congress are daily threatening a dissolution of
tne union, neignoonng oiaies ana countries are
anxious to be admit. eel members of it. Canada
talks of annexation ; California is pressing fur
admission ; Cuba is ready to join it. and is only
withheld by the power of Spain, and the modesty
and integrity of the United States in refusing to
accede to its wishes, and to grant some assistance
to accomplish this. Mexico has laid a ide, it is
said, its hostile feelings, and its people are looking
forward earnestly and anxiously to lucorporaUon.
Central America, too. is soliciting a closer connex
ion, and hoping tor tne time to come when a
shall form a part of the great republic that is to
stretch over the whole continent. Events are
advancing rapidly, though the Congress may
stand still. Society will not wait for its leave to
live, and thrive, and grow, and will, in some wsy
or other, settle the slavery question ; perhaps be-
urc i.wiigic3a uu uuuc tatting auuni u. in A
merica it is seen more clearly than in Europe that
society moves faster tbaa legislation, and does not
depend on that to regulate its future existence!
Thus, while members of Congress are threaten
ing dismemberment, there is gathering round the
States as a nucleus other States ready to adhere
to n ana increase it on every side. It is swelling,
too, by immigration from every quarter, and ex-
nioiunrtbe extraordinary spectacle of men of near
ly everv tineaire of the earth beinir harmontntial
absorbed by the great Anglo-Saxon family, and
I r . " i nrti
Becoming one wiia it. i te reverse oi tne phe
nomenon that occurred on the plains of Babel
seems there in progress, and many, if not bran
ches of aM the various nations of the earth, are
uniting to use one tongue and live under one law.' '
MR. CALHOUN IN ENGLAND.
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Tbe London Morning Post speaks in the foi-
Wm
lowing terms of the great South Carolina States
man :
The lour most noted persons of whose depar
ture from this busy scene we hare received intel
ligence during the week, have been Mr. Calhoun,
the American Statesman; Bowks, the poet;
Madame Dulcken, the celebrated pianist ; and
Madame Tnssaud, the far-famed modeller in wax.
It is not to be expected that we would express
what we do not feel, namely, one particle of ad
miration for the politics of the late Mr. Calhoun,
but we may be permitted to throw a flower oa
his grave when we speak of bim as a man of tal
ent. As such we deeply deplore his loss. Hjs
natural endowments were of a very high order,
and bis acquirements were magnificent He was
an Irishman by descent, and. had tbe Use inspira
tion of Irish genius. Has conversation, ia which
the pathetic and the. mournful continually alter
nated with the witty and the grotesque, reminded
oo of those regions of central Italy where the ivy
ad the lichen are entwined with tbe rose and the
1 eglantine, and vinevasda and corn fields are over-
' shaded by the cypress and tbe vine.'
Jt A-BEAOTOTJL STORT. r'' r
. A few weeks since in" coming down the
River, 1 was seated in the cabin of the mag
nificent steamer Isaac Newton, in conver
sation with some, friends. It was becoming
late in ' the evening, and one , aftet another
seeking repose from the cares and toils of the
d.y, made preparation to retire to their
berths. Some pulling off their boots and
coats to lay themselves down to rest; others
in the attempt to make it seem as much as
possible like home, threw off more of their
clothing each as his own comfort or appre
hensions of danger indicated.
I had noticed on the deck a fine looking
little boy of about six year old, following a
round a man evidently his father, whose ap
pearance indicated him to be a foreigner, pro
bably a German a man of medium height
and respectable dress. The child was unu
sually fair and fine looking, handsome featur
ed, with an intelligent and affectionate ex
pression of countenance; and from his little
German cap fell his chesnut hair, in thick
clustering, beautiful curls.
After wait in? about the cabin for a time.
w mm
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the father and son stopped within a few feet
of where we were seated, and began prepar
ations for soinsr to bed. I watched them.
The father adjusted and arranged the bed
the child was to occudv. which was an up
per berth, while the Iittie fellow was undres
sing himself. Having finished this, his fath-
f t.A a hanrtlrArrhief around his head to
protect his curls, which looked as if the sun
lisht from his young happy heart always res-
tA there. This done. I looked for him to
seek his restinz place : but instead of this,
he quietly kneeled down on the floor, put
his little hands together so beautifully child
like and simple, and resting his arms on the
lower berth against which he knelt, he began
his vesper prayers.
The father sat down by his side, and wai
ted the conclusion. It was, for a child a
long prayer, but well understood. I could
hear the murmuring of his sweet voice, but
could not distinguish the words he spoke.
But what a scene ! There were men around
him Christian men retiring to rest without
praver. or if pravins at all a kind of mental
desire for protection, without sufficient cour-
ae ornietv to kneel down in a steamboat's
cabin, and before strangers, acknowledge
. .
the goodness of God, or ask his protecting
love.
This was the training of some pious mother.
Where was she now ? How many times
had her kind hand been laid on those sun
ny locks, as she had taught him to lisp his
prayers.
A beautiful sizht was
this, that child at
prayer, in the midst of the busy, thoughtless
throng. He alone, of the reclining multi
tude, draws nigh to Heaven. I thank the
paternal love that taught him to lisp his eve
ning prayer, whether Catholic or Protestant,
whether dead or living, whether far or nigh.
It did me good ; it made me better. I could
scarce refrain from weeping then, nor can I
now, as I see again that sweet child, in the
crowded tumult of a steamboat cabin, bend
ing in devotion to his Maker.
But a little while before, I saw a crowd of
Italian singers, in the upper saloon a moth
er and two sons with voice, and harp, and
violin; 'but no one heeded, no one cared for
the child at prayer.
When the little boy had finished his eve
ning devotions he arose, and kissed his fath
er, most affectionately, who put him into his
berth to rest for the night I felt a strong
desire .to speak to them, but deferred it till
morning. When morning came, the confu
sion of landing prevented me from seeing
them again. But if ever I meet that boy in
his happy youth, in his anxious manhood, in
his declining Years, I'll thank him for the in
fluence and example of that night's devotion
and bless the name of the mother that taught
him to pray
Scarcely any passing incident of my life
ever made a deeper impression on mv mind.
I went to my room and thanked God" that I
had witnessed it, and for its influence on my
heart Who prays on a steamboat ? Who
train their children to pray at home ?
Exchange Paper.
THE "OMNIBUS" BILL.
The "Washington Republic" concludes
a long article on the ' Beginning of the
End," in the following just and appropriate
remarks :
" It would be a source of gratification if
the temper of Congress was propitious to the
passage of the committee bills as separate
measures. Those respecting New Mexico
and the Texas boundaries are connected
from necessity. ' But we apprehend that tbe
condition of the representation is not con
ducive to tnat kind ot legislation wnicn re
quires the most amicable understanding to
complete. If it were so, however, we would
yet modify our opinions in deference to coun
sels of a committee composed of gentlemen
who command the respect and admiration of
all parties, all sections, and all ages. 'We
are for peace for what will produce peace
And we conscientiously believe that, if the
people of the country could be brought to a
vote upon the propositions of the committee
as a settlement of all their troubles, distrusts,
and heart-burnings, they wonld be found,
North and South. East and W est, the Far
West and the Southwest, rolling up majori
ties for them of four, nay, of ten to one. It
would be a struggle between them as to
which section is sickest of the dangerous en
mities which faction and fanaticism have
sowed between them ; and an emulation of
expressing their love of the Union and des
ire for fraternity, concord, and mutual good
win.
For these reasons, we shall support the
policy of uniting all the measure s relating to
the territory acquired bytthe treaty of Gau
dalupe Hidalgo in one billthe ''Omnibus"
bill, as the witlings of the day will have it
We are for the "Omnibus" bill. The "Om
nibus" is the great convenience of the day.
It is the people's conveyance. It is that
wmcu taxes tnem nome saieiy ana cneapiy
It ; the chariru nf th. MLn th. Ll
I V z A.l a
ingman, the bone and sinew ; the men whose
t A B 1 m
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nearu are oiistered and wnose peace is sac-
nnceo . oy political isceudianes. We are
not ashamed to take our seat in the "Omni
bus" with the illustrious statesmen of the age;
with patriots peacemakers ; with the men
of the Union who are for the Union. Nor
shall we, as we rumble along over rough
pavements and broken cross-ways in such
company, envy those outsiders who whip
their jaded steeds amain to keep pace with
the "coupee," th "buggy," or tbe "sulky"
in which some one f tfclitary and alone" is
wheeled alongtbe golden sands of California.
A Farcvo w NsxnMr. Boutwell the
name of the officer who arrested Mr. Bulloch; the
absconding cashier ;of the Railroad Bank of Sa
vannah, la the list ofpassengers by the Cam
bna we observe "Mr. Boutwell and Friend.
Venly there is a friend that stkketh closer than a
brother. - . - r . ,
MEETING IN WASHINGTON
ON THE SUBJECT OF A PLANK ROAD
... t,r TO RALEIGH. A'.
' A spirited meeting of the citizens of Wash
ington was held in the Court House, on Sat
urday night, May 4th, to take into con sidera
tion the subject of a Plank Road to Raleigh.
On motion of W. B. Rodman, Jdhn Myers
was appointed Chairman, and Henry Dimock
Secretary. ' . v L. 5;
, Thtf Chairman briefly stated the object of
the meeting, and on motion of E.'J. Warren
x committee of three was; appointed to pre
pare resolutions for the action of the meeting.
The Chair appointed E. J. Warren, W. B.
Rodman, and James Ellison, Sen., said com
mittee.' " .
During the absence of the committee the
meeting was addressed by S. T. Brown in
favor of the propdeed Plank Road.
The committee reporteJ the following pre
amble and resolutions :
Whereat, the subject of a Plank Road to be
built from some point on Tar River to Raleigh
has been brought before us in such a manner
as to claim our earnest attention, therefore,
Rttohed, That we look upon the establishment
of such of a line of communication, creating, as it
must do. business relations between this place and
the interior and western parts of the State, as a
matter which vitally concerns our own particular
interests, and the interests of all this section of the
country and of the State at large.
Retolecd, That we reganUhe proposed work as
eminently practicable, and that we will permit
ourselves to entertain no doubt of its ultimate suc
cess. Resolved, That we do not intend to be behind
any of our sister counties, either in the advocacy
of this enterprize, or in contributing, in effort and
in means, to its promotion.
Reaohed, That a committee of five be appointed
to correspond wi h such coram lei u shall be
a anointed in other counties, and to obtain informa
tion oa the subject of Plank Roads ; and that the
Commitee report at some luture time to oe adver
tised by them.
Mr. Rodman addressed the meeting in ear
nest advocacy of the proposed improvement
and spoke at length of the great benefits that
would sDrin? ud from it. not only to Wash
ington, but to the communities through
which the road will pass. He was followed
by Mr. Warren who went fully into details
to show that the work could be done, that it
would oe a proniaoieone to uie siocMiuiuer
and would be attended with vast benefits.
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Mr. Warren was followed by Thomas Spar
row in a short but earnest speech, in favor
not only of the proposed road, but also of all
such internal improvements as win teno to
free North Carolina from her present vassal
age, and Dlace her where her resources, if
developed, will place bar firt among the
States of the Union. Mr Sparrow s remarks
elicited a round of hearty applause.
The resold ions were then unanimously
ly adopted and the Chair appointed the lol
lowinz eentlemen to compose the committee
of five, to correspond with committees in oth
er counties, etc : Gen. Houston, B. r . Ha
vens, James E. Hoy t. Joseph Potts, R. L.
Myers. And on motion of Mr. Rodman,
W. H. Willard was added to tne committee.
On motion of Mr. Sparrow the North State
Whisr, Tarboro' Press and the Raleigh papers
were requested to publish tbe proceedings
of this meeting.
On motion the thanks of the meeting were
voted to the Chairman and Secretary, and
then the meeting adjourned.
JOHN MilUS, Chairman.
Hekrt Dimock, Secretary.
From the IVineltester Republican.
SUPPORT OF GEN. TAYLOR.
The Democratic presses are indulging iu some
thing like excessive joy at the present success of
their party. That it attests the vigor of their as
saults, must be admitted, but it proves also a tem
porary apathy on the part or the Whigs. We
agree with the Boston Journal, that, notwithstan
ding the discouraging tokens, the pure minded
and incorruptible fatnot wnom the w higs have
placed at tbe bead ot the government, is, at the
present time, as strong in the affections of the peo
ple as on tbe uay ot nis election, lie nas uau dui
little time to develope his policy, but he has shown
that the integrity and glory of tbe Union are the
objects dearest to his heart. He has perilled his
lite for the country in the darkest hours of her his
tory, and be has never tailed to impress all around
hun with a sense ol saieiy and security. Men ol
strong hearts and ardent tempers have sometimes
almost despaired of the Republic. Gen. Taylor
has never doubted for a moment. In the council
chamber, as in the field, he never faints nor fal
ters. He never admits danger, even when the
alajrn sounds loudest and bis motto seems to be,
in public as in private affairs, " all will work well
to the stout-hearted." IMo man ever knew bim
to lose confidence under the most appalling cir
cumstances and this spirit U always infused into
tbe busoms ot those around mm.
The Whig party may suffer a temporary re
pulse to-day, and to morrow, and a year hence
but there is within it a recuperauve energy which
will bring all things right in good time. Whilst
contemplating some ot our temporary defeats in
V irgioia, it may not be amiss to look to another
quarter of the Union. Tbe letter of a friend, now
before us, gives some udings that may interest our
readers as well as ourselves. Writing from Mis
souri, be says :
" There is a most glorious division among the
Locos in Missouri now. Almost every thins vo-
lilieal i ahonrhrvt in ' Rnirn anH niLtaiini
and the conviction is gaining ground that this will
give the Whigs the control ot ihe State, and that
such a thorough an sterling Whig as Edmund
Dates will be the successor to Uol. Beuton. t
" By the way, our patriotic old President is ri
sing higher and still more high in the estimation
of the mass of the people. His firm and dignified
Conservative r.nurtf Hnrinr th veilin mnA ln
gerous crisis at Washington the noble stand he
has taken for the Constitution and the Union
bare commanded as they deserve, the admiration
oi uie renecung men of all parties."
THX CoirSTKLUTKIlt OFTHX SoCTUEXK CaOSS.
The lower regions ol the air were loaded with
vapor for some days. We saw distinctly, for the
first time, the Cross of the South, only in the nurht
of the 4th and 5th of July, in the 16th degree of
latitude, it was strongly inclined, and appeared
from time to time between tbe clouds, the centre
of which, furrowed bv nnintnaort Iia4tninr.
reflected a silver light The pleasure felt in dV
covering the boutbein Cross was warmly shared
by such of the crew as had lived in the colonies.
In the solitude of the seas we hail a star a
friend from whom we have been long separated.
Aiuuug uie runugucse uiu uie opaniaros pecu
nar motives seem to increase this feeling : a reli
gious sentiment attaches them to a constellation
the form of which recalls the sura of the faith
planted by their ancestors in the deserts of tbe
ew world, "lne two great stars which mark
the summit and the foot of the cross having near
ly the same right ascension, h follows that the
coDsieiuauoa n aimost vertical at toe moment
when it passes the meridian.
TTL .
a nu circumstance is Known to every nation
that lires beyond the tropics, or in the southern
hemisphere. . It is known at what hour of the
night in different season the southern cross is e
rect or inclined. It is a timepiece that advan
very regular!) nearly four minutes a-day, and no
"u grwup vi aiars exnions to tne naked eye aa
observation of time so easily made. Ho nfen
have we beard our guides exclaim, in the savan
nahs of Venezuela, or in the desert extending
from Lima to Troxillo, " Midnight is past, the
crose begins to bend I" How often' these words
Jenrnded us of that mBeaiav scene whm tv.il
a4 Virginia, seated pear the sources of the river
W Lataniers, conversed together for the last time;
and when tbe eld man, at the sight of the aouth-
wvm, wwjm loem iqa,i rf p urns to separate
Jhanboldt,
powers' Statue of calhoun.
The Charleston Mercury publishes an in
teresting letter from Powers, the Sculptor,
dated Florence, April 7tn, ana aaorrsscu
H. Gourdin, Esq., concerning" h rttuc of
"Calhoun," for which there had been some
anxiety, lest it had shared the fate of h
"Eye'Mn the ship-wreck of the Sweeduh
ship Westmoreland, near Carthagena. It
appears that Powers did not ship his "Cal
houn" on that Ill-fated vessel, and scarcely
expected to ship it for America before the
middle of the present month. , He expressed,
in the letter.' an earnest desire that Mr. Cal
houn should himself see the statue; which, of
rnurae he did not. though he may have seen
a daguerreotype of it, in the possession of
Mr. Asptnwall. i ne amcie gives ine k-
lowing pleasing description of some points ot
the statue, and of tne conception oi ivir. ai-
houn's character, upon which he has produ
ced his work :
The words "Truth, Justice and the Consti-
" . a si
tution, have been engraved upon tne scroti
in gilt letters, and, as nearly as possible, in
the hand of Mr. Calhoun. I have given the
form of bis writing, but corrrectcd the trem
bling hand a little. The effect is fine.
It may be satislactory to you to Know, uiai
as far as I have been informed, or have means
of knowing, this statue has given entire sat
isfaction to all who have seen it here. Some
say that it has a more vigorous expression
than Mr. Calhoun now has, but this is owing
to the time at which I took bis likeness, about
fifteen years ago, when he was really in his
prime. He bad, to be sure, tbe looks of age,
but none of its infirmities the very time of
life at which a great man like bim should be
represented by the brush or the chisel, for
posterity.
You will find that I have represented his
hair shorter than he now wears it. Mr. Kel
logg sent me a drawing of his head with long
hair, but I did not like it so well. It was
shorter when I made his bust, but even then
I thought it too long for the best effect. Mr
Calhoun's head is beautifully formed : noth
ing could be finer than the outline of it. The
concentrated energies of his powerful mind
appear to glow, and sometimes to flash, from
his face. Where all is singular and mascu
line, long hair is effeminate and soft; it does
not accord with the "cast-iron man."
I may add, that long hair disturbs the clean
and fine outline of his head. It is true, that
at his fire-side, and among his friends, Mr.
Calhoun's manner is soft and gentle as a
child's his smile is sunshine, and like the
sunshine it warms while it enlightens all
around him ; but it ts sunshine. It is no or
dinary light and heat that is perceived and
felt in Mr. Calhoun's relaxed presence. It
is the light and heat of melted "cast-iron." It
may be enjoyed, but it cannot be played with.
I have preferred to represent Mr. Calhoun
as he is known and understood by the mass
of our people the disinterested and stern
statesman of the South. I say nothing of his
political views, more than that I believe them
to be sincere and honest.
I pray you to pardon me for venturing to
give the above views of Mr. Calhoun's per
son and character. An artist ought always
to act upon fixed ideas of the subject he is
treating in other words, he should have a
proper conception of it, or his labors will be
abortive. The above has been mv concep
tion, it is for you, and all those who have so
kindly and generously united with you in
this project, to judge how far I have been
successful in forming and executing the de
sign for Mr. Calhoun's statue. I hare been
long while about it, but the subject has
never been absent from my mind. Upon no
other work have I ever spent so much time
and labor, nor is it likely that I ever shall a
gain for it is the first full length draped
statue that I have ever made.
Yours, most sincerely,
HIRAM POWERS.
H. Gourdin, Esq.
THE POPE'S ENTRY IN ROME.
The Pope's entry into Rome has been described
as a triumph, the people prostrating themselves
on the earth, and begging him to pass over their
bodies, l his leeling was far from bemz univer
sal, if we may judge from the tone and temper of
a piacara wnijcja-waa aismouieu in tne streets by
tnousanas, as tne f nitadeiphia Ledger Pans cor
respondent in (onus them. The following is an
extract from it :
Rejoice, O Pope ! Thou art at Rome, thou
art on the throne, thou art King! Thou hast
poured out blood, thou hast caused to be noured
out the blooJ of rr.en whom thou hast called, whom
tnou still callest thy sons ! But rejoice, thou art
King! Tbou Pope, like other Pones, hast deliv
ered the fatherland to enemies, to foreigners. But
rejoice, tnou an rvmgi mou hast called forth
war and extermination in order to render the Peo
ple of Liberty enemies to each other: thou hast
given the name of champions and loaded with sil
ver and gold the cowardly deserters, the irallev
slaves who fled to Gaels : thou hast riven thv
blessing to massacre : and then by an infamous
itoei tnou nasi insulted tne women who piously
surrounded the bed of the dying.
- out rejoice, u t'opei tbou art King!"
M Pius IX., dost thou remember the crowd pal-
piiaiing wun love ior tne iatnenand. which watch
ed all night, the future saviour of Italy ' The
.11 l ' S a
pour man soia nis last garments to buy torches to
make thee a perpetual ovation. Where now is
that crowd 7 Where? In prison, exile, or dead
upon the Janiculuin! The remainder terrified,
iremoiing wun patriotism, nee thee, detest thee,
It is no longer the multitude of patriots too cred-
uioui iuu too geueruus, wnu surround and ap
plaud thee, but a horde of malefactors and aniec.
chosen by the clerical eye, skilful in choosing the
wicked, the most perfidious. Rejoice. Pope !
thou art King. But thou t rem blest at the Vati
can : thou durst not go forth and visit the miser
able Rome, which weeps and curses thee. The
Cardinals tremble with thee, and repeat that Rome
is a nest of assassins: tremble not for that, O
Pope! A king is well upon his throne, and is
worth more than another who may succeed him.
a ny presence augments the contusion, tbe uncer
tainty, the fear. O behold and rejoice ! For thy
urn wcre ow i inpatient, xuou run nest thy
successors, and we rejoice at it. We mock at
thee. Pope at thee, a new Pharaoh, who to des
stroy thy people, escaping from oppression, hast
piungeu tnyseii, blind and furious into a sea of
oiooo. a ne sacred tJoIIege, inundated with blood.
wiu remain Darren j it wui never bring forth an
otner rope, ttejoice, Y ope, thou art King ! But
thou wilt be the last. The tempest is at hand.
The people hate the priests; hate them so much
as to hare a horror of touching them, of slaying
them ! The people mock at them and thee, and
vou all. who wnillil toll no ParatU. V C I
eep for yourselves the lelicities of this earth.
ijet us cnauge our parts it is time ! To you
i arauise, as much as you desire; to us a little
hberty and a little happiness oa this earth ! Your
end, O Priests! will be that of parricides the
w-'SlrwiUcrc0iae.!o bear 7u- Like Nero, you
will then find neither friend nor enemy to put an
and KEntf i " "
Precautions are taken'to secure the iifeot his
Holm ess against poison, a new ra.k h,.hn
promoted from the eonrent of St. Calixius, and
aU viands are introduced by such a turning cylin
der ia mnn.Ml. ... I . I. . , . '
mhuuivuii 1.9CU IB C
traduction of tood Ledger.
used in convents lor ihe in
TP?pU world" aaid a philosophical
Irish .JfVfara rary much Like a beg af Bails, Some
are straight some crooked, some brighV aa4 otM
rnVKdrict kt h,T
THE RE-ACTION IN CALIFORNIA
An Intelligent aid practical man, now res
ident inv California, gives the following prog
nostication for the benefit of bis correspondent
in the city of New York: r
' Zr -"SAN.Jf RANCisco, raarcn di.
"Within a'period of sixty days, as near as
I can calculate there will be the deuce to
pay, ior were is no reat ousiness uoing acre
worth speakmsr ot ; indeed tne town is aooui
as noisy, and about as busy, as a New Eng
land village would k be on a hot afternoon in
August The result of this calm will soon
be felt Men and business, nay, the very
atmosphere, with every, animate . and inani-
mate tning, seem at a stana snu waiting ior
some grand event, like the calm in summer
before tne tnunder storm I Hut it is ap
proaching, and will soon be upon us, and a
thundering storm it will be. But it will
quickly pass away, purifying the business,
then will start afresh, and go on with some
regularity, and with some approach to sys
tem. The truth is the hurry is over.. The
town is built there are houses enough
stores enough merchandise, machinery, and
mechanics enough, indeed plenty of every
thing. Tbe great drawback now is, the e
normous price at which real estate is held.
Prudent people will not pay $2 ) or $30 per
foot for land, to live or build on for two years,
and I have not seen the first person who talks
of a longer period than this as his time for re
maining here ; the consequence is, that house
frames can be bought for what they cost with
you. The town is filled with all sorts of
shops, gambling houses, &c.: and those will
be closed that is, three quarters of the own
ers will fail within sixty days, and must retire
to tbe mines. Then down will go the rents,
and down the price of real estate, and, fol
lowing these, many of the merchants will
become bankrupts, and finally men and things
will find their own level, and a healthy bu
siness will spring up from the ruins. Voila !
my latest"
A SENSIBLE FATHER
The Norwalk Gazette of Tuesday last con
tains a Ions: account of a romantic affair
which recently occurred partly in that neigh
borhood and partly in this city. A young
Booklyn lady, about fifteen years of age, and
an ardent Norwalk youth, it seems, became
desperately attached, and as no other way of
terminating their suspense appeared, planned
an elopement. The young lady stole away
at early dawn, crossed the East river, found
her lover in waiting, and took the first train
to Norwalk. The father missed his daughter
at breakfast, suspected the cause, and follow
ed in the second train. On reaching Nor
walk he found the fugitives had left for Wil
ton and thence for Poundridge, the Gretna
Green of Fairfield county, in company with
their groomsmen and birdesmaids. Just as
he came in sight of them, his carriage broke
down. But, as it happened, they had all ta
ken the wrong road, and the wedding party
was obliged to turn back. The rest of the
story we give in the Gazette's words :
"I be old man concealed bis face to pre
vent too hasty recognition, and with his dn
ver, set a' out repairing the broken wheel.
The wedding party came up, consisting, o
two strapping groomsmen and the same num
ber of birdesmaids. They stopped at the
broken wagon, and inquired if any assistance
was wanted, 'les, said the father. Out
jumped one of the groomsmen, and the next
instant in jumped the father into that grooms
man s empty seat, ihe consternation mav
be imagined. The lover swore, the grooms
men showed tight, and tne old man kept cool
as a cucumber. 'Going to get married, eh
said he. 'Well I'll go along;
a man certain-
ly has a right to attend his
f -i i a
daughter's wed
ding. so sending nis own conveyance
home, he kept his seat, while the discomfitted
groomsman got Hp with the driver.
"In process of time, they arrived at the
magistrate's. They alighted and went in.
'Sir,' said the father to the Squire, 'my little
girl here took a notion to get married, and,
while her mother was looking another way,
slipped out and came up here for that pur
pose. The last part of the way I have ac
companied her, and now, sir, I am going to
take her home.' 'Certainly, sir,' replied the
dignitary ; 'by the revised statutes, no minor
can marry without the parental license, and
it you reluse that my services cannot be ren.
dered.' Here followed another scene of cry
ing, swearing, and other usual accompani
ments of a true love crossed. At last the
father turned to the disappointed lover
ixwlc nere, young man,' said he, 'when I've
got a daughter old enough to be married, if
you will behave yourself and can get her
consent, why you shall have her; but don't
be guilty again of carrying off children who
don t really know their own wishes or their
own interests. You may come back to
Brooklyn with me, and may visit my house
when you please, but no more of this work.'
"The last we heard of the party, the fa
ther, the daughter, and the lover" were on
their way to New York together, in the af
ternoon train."
Jtate off North Carolina Coowtt
or
3 Ohsiaw, In Equity.
John A Averitt, Administrator, fee. eflsaaeLip
sey, deceased.
vs.
George J. Ward, Urina Thompson, Leonard Lip-
T I m e r,, , . v . n . ..
ej, liemasi uipsey, cusaoeiB iipsey, tteuatag
Liprey, Isaac Lipsey.
Bill to Foreclose a Mortgage.
It appearing satisfactorily and accordinc to the
Rules of the Court, that Leonard Lipsey. Lemuel
a . a"- . a a- . '
lipsey, ciisaoetn L.ipsey, Heading Lipsey sow tsaae
Lipsey, defendants in the above entitled cause, are
not residents of this State : It is ordered that adver
tisement be made ia the Raleigh Register far six
weeks, notifying and requiring aaid defendants aev
ertlly to appear at the next Court ef Equity, to be
held for Onslow County at the Court House of aaid
County, oa the sixth Monday after tbe fourth Mao
day or March, A- D. 1850, and tbea and there to
plead answer or demur to the plaintiff's Bill, er it
wilt be taken as confessed and heard ex parts aa te
them.
In testimony thereof, I, A. J. MurriL Clerk and
Master of said Court, have hereto set my name at
umce, tain, ov. loau. a. J. MURalL.
Pr adv. $5 62H t i
fejtate t North Carolina, 8a Suras
J Coubt, December Term, 1849.
T. W. .Nicholson and others against James B. Yel-
lowley.
Upon reading the affidavit of William J. Britten,
of Mississippi, it is ordered that the defendant, upon
notice of this rule, tea days before the next term
of the Court, shall within twenty days thereafter,
deliver to and peesess the plaintiff, Thomas W.
Nicholson, of slaves, Dick. Mote Emily and Dew'
ais, and their issue, if any have been bora of said
stares since the last term of this Court, or shew
cause atthe next term of the Court why aa attach
ment of oontempt should not be issued atrainat him
for net delivering the said slaves to the said Thomas
W. NiehoisoB, heretorora en deaaaad aaado of Jiim
tor meta- ;.. . . -'-v--" '" &; Wr.
aqi lyua me romjiog oi nc axaaavu of the plain
tiff, Thomas W . Nicholson, that the defendant is
bow aa inhabitant ef the State of Mississppl, it is
farther ordered 1 that fl stall be sufficieot to serve
the nasiee oa the defendaat'a Solicitor ia this Court
P.r?!Wd k0W,IeT' her BMice be given by pnb.
Itthug a eopjr of thU rale ta soBeNewspaper priaU
Aw A.'" SPZ-1 Test.
v-XV
a FREEMAN, Clerk.' y
CHata ( Tlwrth Carolina-B , . .
iJ Oaos-rr. Court pf Pleas and QUwta.
FTVa.rr Term tf.M. " v 8,W
Jeremiah Bunch,
at.
Levi M. Mulder.
Attachment.
On motion, if is ordered by the Court .-. .
tiaement be made far tbe apace trf x WM. .
Raleigh Register, for the said Lcri af u
appear af the Coort Ho in Windsor en ihTZ. to
fttonu w mj minion reftery id property
opon and plead to the, act ion of um Pi.Jr
Jadtraent 'final rjll'be rendered against him t
Plaintifisdebt and thelanJ.levied on and iauu k .
oi ins uroiuee oa cooueoiMa aanjret to iba
7 ' By order of tne fenrt.
JONATHAN M-TAYLOE.C M
March Mth. 1 850. , ( Pr. ad. $5.) 26 fi '
State off Ierth Carolina B,.
IJastTT. fAnrt of PUm rul r IIT!
. - wwaiicr
Ot
Callen Uaprhait adra'r. el Theodora 6
ti.
8eraphine Whiiehorn.
Petition for Sale of Land.
It appearing to ihe Court that the defend. i :
nn resident of this Mate: Ordered by th. p.
that publication, be made for viz weeks jD fa Rtu"?
Iteaiaier. for delendant to aptwar at the Cnn u. "
in Windsor on the second Monday of May nu
Judgment proeonfesso will be entered aram l'.V
By Order of Court
JONATHAN 8. TAYLOR. C. M r
March 28th. 1850. (Pr. ad. $5.) Jg'g
STATE OF NORTH CAROLI.1i"
Albxardes Codhty Superior Court n.
Fall Term, JB49. "
Mary J. Phelps,
vs.
Richaon Phelps.
Petition for Divorce.
It appearing lo the satisfaction of th Coart that
uv asai'asaw iivuuivh a as visjoj so uui a Qi
of this State: It is therefore ordered, that publica
tion be made iu the Raleigh Register for three
months, for the defendant to appear at tne next
term of this Coort to be held for the County of Al
exander, at tbe Court House in TajlorsTille, oa the
9th Monday sfter tbe 4th Monday in March next
then and there to plead, answer or demur to tail
petition, or the same will be taken ss confessed (&4
the cause set for hearing and determined ex pant.
Witness, Wm. G James. Clerk of said Cmh
at Office, tbe 9th Monday after the 4th Mouthy ti
o . 1 I O . n '
ocjncuiucr 1019.
WM.G JAMES, C.S fj.
Pr.Adr. $5 62 1-2. 14-3m
r
1tate of North Carolina Nash Com.
3 Supwior Court of Equity, March Tea
Sarah Shallington ts. Wm. E. J. Shallington vA
others.
Petition for Divorce and Alimony.
Iu this case, it appearing to the Court thai pr.
cess hath issued against the Defendant W. E. 1
Shallington in tbe manner prescribed by the Act of
Assembly, and that he is not to be found th
County proclamation is thereupon made at th
Court House door, for the aaid ShalliDjrton. to as
pear and answer aa eommauded by taid Subpoesa,
and thereupon the said defendant not nppearinr:
It is ordered by the Conrt that notice of this mil ba
given in the Tarborough Press and Raleigh Regis
ter. for the space of three months, requiring th a.
fendant, Shallington, to appear at the next termtf
our Superior Court of Equity, to be held in and fa
ihe County of Nash, at the Court House, in Nub.
ville, on tbe third Monday in September next, thei
and there to answer the charges and allegations ttt
rorta in tbe rtaintitr a petition.
Witness B. fl. Blount, Clerk and Master of en
said Court at OrBee ia Nashville, the 3d Monday is
marcn lsau.
B. H. BLOUNT, C.M.C.
March 26th, 1850. (Pr. ad. $9.) 25 m
Brown's Essence of Jamaica Ginger,
Prepared and sold by Frederick Brown, at hit Drug
and Chemical Store, northeast corner of tyikani
Vhesnut Streets, flula.
rniHIS Essence is a preparation of onuiusl exeal.
U lence and of varied properties, la all
where a powerful and safe stimulant is required, it
it unrivalled for efficacy as well as immediate actios.
T tbe traveler and to the family Circle it u ia
valuable, as a few drops diluted in sugar and water
t resents a aafa and aarreeabie remedy to the intlil
Who requires immediate relief, as well m to tin
convalescing patient who needs a gentle tonic, lo i
southern climate, where the relaxation of th its-
tern so generally induces thirst for stimulants, it will
always be found an. excellent substitute for thoM
tempting beverages which debilitate thestomaa
and cause a morbid condition of its powers, iu aj
pepsia, in relaxatioanof the bowels, ia nausea m
sea-siekBess. it is an active and safe as well as a plea
sant and refreshiua- remedy, and is prescribed W
the most eminent of the medical faculty.
A supply or the above just received and for sui
atthe Drug r tore or n c;-.'
Sold also by S. J. Hinsdale, FayetteviUe.
Raleigh, March 22d. 1850. 6a
For Sale !
LS Executors of Stephen Soeed, Dec'd I shall
offer for sale to the hiahest bidder, befon
the Court House Door, in Raleigh, on Mondir
the Stnb May next, the following Real Estate, Be
longing to the Emte of th said Stephen Sneedr
Oec'd. lying and being la Graaville County, w-v
and adioiaiutr the town of W illiamaboro'. viz:-
Z Ae House mn&LM m which the deceased lustam
death The howee is Urce and eommodious. with all
the accessary cut houses, gardes &e This ea
1 ish men t with a small sum emended ia Kpsin,
might be made one of the most desirable resVltsM
!n or about the town. Attached to the above, M
Tract of land containing 190 acres, near onthtlfH
which is good wood land. There is, also, aim
isnn, wen-eaciosea, oa iae premises. ; i ne ui-
Yanl ea this land is excepted in .the sale.
Also the Tavern Let end imrrroxxiHents which
stsis of a large House built for, and for many y
used as a Tavern and the necessary out-hotHO-
Also, the Store Lot, immediately opposite the Ti
era Lot, -in good repair, together with the Stan
House. Carriage House, and Stable thereon.
Also a small comer Lot, between the Store L
and Leather House on which is a Sadler's Sbop.-
One half only of the Sadler's Shop is sold.
Lastly, Six Town Lots Unimproved. Th ispr
ved lots are all situated ia the most business -carta
the Town. The townof Williamsboro is sttaaw
in as healthy a section of the conn try. end a
rounded by as respectable and intelligent a ooaat-
nity, as say town) er village ia this State.
The title to the above property is considered
conteatiDie. v , ,:
Ttut or Saua For one tftV'of th parehas
noun, eaah will be reonimt Vnr th hsllMi
credit of one or two years wiu be given, op
parchaaera executing their bonds, with inter! fraa
date, with such security as may be approved af
tne atMerstgaeo. - a ,
J ! R.SNEED.BxV.sI
" Stxtbui Snn'V-
March 13, 1850 Pr. adv. $1 1. U
- . - '- f x?-tf,v-"Stareopy
New Firm.
rtn HE Subscribers ha vinff connected thes''?
II : I ... mm: RnaiUt k
Cookc. takai omdnii i..rrm the Public la
they wid keep cooatanlly on hand all aiuclea
aary for the uses of the Family or Fsrm. Thar
consists tn part of the following articles :
U - Bacon and Lard, ' 4
. Flour, Meal and Corn,
, ? Iron and Naila, - J
"X Cast. German and Blister 8teel.
, Castings, Trace Chains and Weeding
Loaf, chrushed. cUrified and brown
Coffee, Molaaaes. and tJalt, .
Sole and upper Leather,
v,' gperm. Adamantine aaoVTaDow Candw,
. . " "" 1 ' - '
y Tobacco, Snoffs and 8pps, fe, ? j
dry beef.hides will be taken at a to"l,eM.
.mJ Lu..a.a s.k M a. akabar3arMirt
1 UV SriKKI WIIU i-uim&f
ed net to be undersold by any "i.
' GliOBOa? T. COOKj
;AriLthl85.'
IT ouih aide of Barrett Street, fg
fifth doors east of Williams, Haywood
Stow.";:
riandleaad Utmp W-Jagst
Q.rXid. of Nortb.ra8p.vaa. in stare
br; v " WILLIAMS, HAYWOOf
N WK1 WRal VHU. IH OwWmw-.- - -