5
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f eiilOIIiTlLIJIl3 ti 8X AHGUSXf ;
I -s-ukvtj. t SickaTx, Mar $th,1890. J
i The queetp(W ihe 8mt being the tnc
I lion to print tbf .report wth, . the . acwm"iivm2
BilU tmbmitHd; .by;, j he Ovpmirt! ;f .TmVreew;
7Mr. Phelpjl and. IVT'c'Clay od otheyjSenator
hiring made- mw errdswtlorv remark.
Mr. MannfXriMe-Pr-W.'t if with great
d-! of relncta. that I ri to WW an example
that has beeft.mef and which t would haw
been vrv lowitoet myself; bnt f feel in son
gurt palled ttpJrkirenwrkortwrt. 'lori
gwtwlly; as Ton know, sir. Went for the raWng of
trns fcWi eommine. I did ir with nviesr that
thew TOtghr haiinWliifP. h possible, the d istractinn
and the bad frefing of the country. I knew. r,
thM urmn many Tf the present nnestion or diffi-.
etirtt be weerf'tM' Northland ' Sonth, they were
nt widely aparnhTPU-abetract view a the pole,
and 1 CTYprecTupon the Very humble part which
t htrv per(ormdnlhii emmitiee. with' a wirit
of tnstice to both sections of the' Union. I ni ti
er dwred to3- talre the weight" of a hair from the
Nrth:ir which ihey were TititM. nor to roneri
to the North anr onreasonablc requirements which
ther meh make. y ;r V - " '
Bot, irT from the Very natnre of ihincs. all
question or confroersiei of thw character, that
have perratW th connfrr and deeply aiptated
it. and siirrei-ap the passion of 'men from one
cxHme id tfe ortier. eyery man of romrrvm ex
perience, and. indeed, bT common aense. as I ap
prehend. mut know that any acheme which m
to command- the approbation of a Jane nwioritT
of ihe people, will be open to a diversity of criti
cisms. v J-- r - ...... . ;
Sir. if we act upon the principle of hvpercriti
cism, V we act upon the principle ofsta nd insr'doz -maiically
upon position which we mar have as
sumed at a farmer time. I Ten to re to say that this
qnestion rterer wjUbe adjtsted and what will
ultimately become ofit Ihe wisest man in mr hear
ins mar not b able to aay. Sir. for this reaon I
entered into this committee, that, .so far as in my
" powr I mignt assist in cntlcaToring to bring ahont
aa adjustment upon practical rmund. 4 hat of, do
ing equal justice to eYeiy portion of the Con fed
eraey.'
If the North rhou Id set up pretensions which,
in hiy oniniotj, nad no warrant in thecontitution.
or, if thy had warrant in the constitution, were
vet wholly' joadmi-wil!e. because they were dis
paxazioz and disrespectful. I would repel I hem ;
tad, while I would dp that. would set tip no
claims on ile"rmrt of the South which were not
stritlx.wjthin-ibe limits of the eonstirutioQ.
Sir, 1 shall iieTer fed any gratification in bay
id ooe portion of the conn try pain a triumph oyer
another portion, or in' promoting the welfare, of i
fne seciion ai int exjrnsf" oi aroinr rctton. i
desire to see . the country again restored to that
position hen erery man, be he Whig or be be
Democrat, niay hold out to itis leilow man the
- sht hang "r.Hlow6hip.Lpt os differ if we
I please on this or that question of policy but upon
tboe question wbkh lonch the integrity of the
I Union anJ'perpetaitT of the Government, and
: shake the solid continent to its centre. I can have
but one heart, one will, one raind : and that
X KOSSUTH'S WIFE. r
1 rrom a mr Intereitinr letter from lady
in ConstanUnopU to Iter niec lit Washing
Ion, w take liie following, extract touching
the. heroic .and dcroied conaua ot a nooie
womari.lhe wife of-Konath tlr "
"At tbe "time ' whea all was lost . to the
Hungarians, and ' each had - to aeek hit own
safety by Eight, Gov. Kossuth and bis lady
who had accompanied her husband through
out the war, thought: it best to separate, in
order that one of them, if possible, might save
their lives, for the sake of their children,
who had been left under the protection of
their grandmother. . The - Governor deter
mined to remain with his brave officers, stUl
with him, and to share their fate Madam
K. informed her husband and a female friend,
the wife of anofficer, where the would en
deavor to seek: safety, -and as every moment
was precious, this delicate lady clothed her
self as a beggar;, her, husband gave.. her his
signet ring. andTthe seal of the government
of Hungary, that these might be a passport
for her in the events of her meeting with
those who were, iriendly to their cause.
Without any 'clotnes, except' those on her
back, she commenced her sad and fatiguing
journey on loot, sue traveuea long, ex
periencing all kinds ol . hardships, pnvaiions
and dangers. When stopped by the Ads
t ian or Russian guards, she feigned extreme
old'ao. and said she was in search of a little
grand-son who had got lost in the war, so
they let her pass, little knowing the value of
the prize they nad in their bloody nandsl
"Thus she continued on, until she reach
ed aa extensive pasture country, uninhabit
ed, except by herdsmen, almost as void of
intellect as the herds they guarded; here
she sought and found a resting place. These
poor serfs made her a fresh bed of straw,
covered her with their cleanest sheep-skins,
and fed her with their brown bread, and here
she remained three months, during which
time the winter cold came on, and having
but little covering, you may easily conceive
how intensely she must have suffered Gov.
Kossuth bad sent for his thi dren, that he
might take leave of tbem, and give them his
last blessing ; they were brought to him by
his mother, and again ' taken to their home
The Austrian executioner (Hay nau) had lonj
since commenced, his bloody ' work. Kos
suth, and those with him. fled towards the
Turkish frontier to the fortress of Widdin
cannot enumerate all the sufferings, losses,
and anguish experienced by these unfortun
ate men during their night ; most of them,
however, reached Widdin. They were no
I . m. m a
I sooner there, than their first thoughts were
it of Madam Kossuth ; and her friend, the wife
of the officer to whom she had communica
ted the place of her intended concealment.
determined to seek and find her, if she was
still alive. She rat out on her weary journ
ey, habited in a similar guise as that of Ma
dam Kossuth as rbeggarand thus she
passed the soldiers and guards of the enemy,
until she reached the hidingplaceof herfriend.
who had been the companion of her youth
ana nappier days ; and now they were to en
counter new dangers. The herdsmen built
them a little cart, and gave them a horse, as
Madam Kossuth, worn out bv anxiety, pri
vat ions, and sufferings, was no longer able to
walk. The roads had now become almost
impassable, narrow and slippery on the sides
ol tbe mountains ; one false step would have
plunged them down into an utmost bottom-
lessabyss; but with the gallows in their rear,
and their husbands before them, hope gave
them courage, and onward they went. I
know not what length of time they occupied
in their journey, but as it was in winter, and
they had often to conceal themselves in clefts
of rocks and overhanging mountains, from
the scouts of the enemy, it must have been
along and weary one; and when discovered,
they passed for beggars, and asked for bread
from their blood thirsty foes. They ultima
tely reached the town of Belgrade, where
Al A . A . f it 1 1 1 V
uiev expeciea 10 nna meir nusoanas, and a
termination of their sufferings. Imagine,
then, their feelings of disappointment, when
they learned that not a Hungarian was there
all had been removed to Shumla. W hat
was now to be done ? They were worn out,
and could proceed no further. Hone had
even forsaken them. No hu-bands to em
brace, no friends to welcome them. Thev
i to
do juatioejpalh to ask for bo coaeessioos to which
. .::! I . I I t
we are not rauitru, anu not io maite any Kurn
I cannot property and constitutionally make. So
faras liberality goes wi bin the scope of my eon
Sfitotional obligations. I hope I will not fall short
of ao,y pther man, bo -matter from what , section
of ibi -Union he may come." New, in reference
to this report and the bills which accompany it, T,
la common with eyery other member of the com
lnrttee.' found some things of more or less magni
tude which' diJ not perhaps suit my feelings or
accord with my opinions. - But, sir. why did we
raise such a committee, if every man who might
be selected as one of its members should expect
that h (3 positions wonld be agreed to? Sir, such
a tchenvrwiih such expectations would be utterly
trseless, I might say, absurd. Never, sir, should
-we have had the constitution framed under which
venow live and prosper, and of which we are
0 proud, and to which we are all devoted, if eve
ry member of the Convention which Tramed that
constitution had acted upon ihis principle. There
were tntleed a few things that I could have wish
ed to fee otherwise in tbe bills reported ; but I take
great pleasure, sir, in' saying that I take it as i
whole withcon!iality yes, with pleasure ; believ
ing as I. do that the agitators, wherever they may
live in whatever portion of the Union if we
should be so fortunate as to carry this measure,
will! e unhorse J. defeated and fall into disrepute;
Othello's occupation will be gone. " The coun
try, sir, has been deeply agitated ana disturbed ;
grcat'fears have been entertained by the best and
wisest men as to the possibility of preserving
theiotegrity and perpetuity of the Union, and
many of them have passed sleepless nights (1 have
passed mine) in -anxiety for their country's good.
Sir, ir we should pass any adjustment upon the
, principle of equiiy and justice as I am inclined
to beueve, Jo firmly believe the proposition now
presented contains this principle. 1 think the re
tPort wul be cordially and favorably received by a
- vast and verwhehning majority of ihe country ;
aud. those who gainsay it those who criticise it
those Who oppose it; will in many quarters find
themselves marked men; and some will have ap-
ttfird to them the burning brand of public indigna-
; iiw,,wT!!chirit do not burn KitoiLebone, will leave I the President or Hungary. He could not
. , mark that thev will carry with them to their po-1 believe it until she took from her bosom
I lmeaT graves Sir. I hope to seethe restoration the signet ring and seal of the government
of that concord and harmony and good feeling Gf Hungary. What followed you can easily
J whwh ha Inrmprlv iutymImI verv sprtmn of this F J - J - J
LW I trust we shall see it : and I trust that J- i vedt "
ih tsritic nartr. a I nvard themthe men according to their rank by the kind-hearted
who stand ud here without anv otht-r power to consul, and after they were sufficiently rest
.impel ihera to action except their belief that it is ed, he made known their case to the Prince
the will of much the greatest portion of the good of Servia, who sent them his carriage and
men ot the country, and for their enduring happi- fOUIt witn egcort to them tQ snumia
net s and. glory u, unoer me -avor i neaven,
that party should succeed in bringing this matter
to a consummation, they will be regarded bv an
orerw helming portion of ike country as the great
patriotic party of the land, standing upon the
rsmpans oi like constitution and recognising ana
sustaining all its principles and guaranties. And I
'think, sir. that those three or more 'classes- with
wliom this party may have to contend abolition-
istiree-souerr, renegaooes, otc ww, aej
.continue to agitate, fall into contempt t for I trust
'hev-wiU-noi be strong enough to excite a strong' r
fee i'ir.and be overwhelmed by ihe severe anc ulti-
mate judgment of the country Sir, with all this
FLOODS IN THE SOUTHWEST.
J;Tb9 Mississippi river and Us ilributanea,
are, in many places banc tun. .., i ivw
Orieana Bulletin of the 5th instant ay '
.-'A gentleman who arrived yttterday rrom
tbove, has given ns Tind deicrtpUoa of the
appearance presented on the river, which is
entirely over its banks, tor nnnareos oi mues
below the Ohio, and the levees have broken
in various places between this and Vicksburg.
A very large crevasse has taken place on the
. . f i .k:.w. u.
jyuisiana siae, opposite ituuuej, wmvu u
flooded that entire section of country, and
our informant stated that he counted eleven
sugar houses consecutively, which, with their
entire plantations, dwellings and negro quar
ters, were completely flooded to a great depth,
and presented nothing but one wild waste of
water. The town oi Koaney, on we juissis
. i . i i . i i i
gippt giae, tnrougn tu wnote cxicm, wu
flooded nearly up to the second floor of the
stores and dwellings.
The river in some places has risen eigh
teen feet in a few days, and as much as three
feet in 24 hours. For a long distance above
and below Memphis, the water extended on
both sides, as far as the eye could reach from
the hurricane deck of a steamboat, and Ihis
was pretty much the case for the whole dis
tance between the Ohio and Vicksburg, ex
cept where there were bluffs or highlands
It was also the same below Vicksburg where
the levees had given way. The planters
were at work strengthening the levees, and
in some instances endeavoring, to close 'the
breaches tbe water had made, but some of
the crevasses, particularly the one opposite
Rodney, was completely beyond all control
The whole valley of the' Yazoo, we learn,
is in the same situation as the banks of the
Mississippi, being, completely under water,
with a corresponding extent of destruction
Though, of couse, no correct estimate can be
made of the extent of injury which such an
extensive flood will occasion to the growing
crops, we will state that our informant says
he should think, from what he saw and beard
on the subject, that the produce of the cotton
districts covered by the flood, would be equal
to 2011,000 bales.
Not only are the Cumberland, Tennessee
and. Ohio, with some of the smaller upper
tributaries, in a very high state of water, but
the Missouri is unfortunately prematurely
pouring out her mighty flood at the same
time. This has been caused by the warm
weather in March and April, which has mel
ted the snows on the upper Missouri much
earlier and more rapidly than usual, and the
spring flood of this river, which usually does
not reach New Orleans until late in May and
in June, is now comingdown in great strength,
at the same time with that from the streams
situated in a milder district of country, whose
floods generally are exhausted before that of
the Missouri commences the worst of the
tale, therefore, cannot probably, yet be told,
as the greatest volume of the Missouri's flood
is still to come.
The Mississippi continues to rush through
the old Crevasse at Bonnet Carre, in a stream
wider than the river itself, and some steam
boats that have accidentally got into it, have
with difficulty regained the regular channel
of the river. It is this immense Crevasse
which renders the effects of the flood from
being less apparent in our vicinity, and has
probably been the cause of preventing much
injury.
The Bulletin of the 7th instant has the fol
lowing additional particulars :
Red River is rising fast, and it has already
submerged many of the plantations near the
month. At Lake Providence, the river was
one inch higher than ever known. At Mem
phis, the water was even with the highest
flood mark. From Natchez to Milliken's
Bend, it is estimated that at least 150,00a
acres of land, which has been planted in cot
ton, are now under water, and hundreds of
the finest plantations entirely ruined. The
river now extends from Natchez to the Hills
of Ouachita, a distance of over 40 miles, and
we learn from an eye witness, that every
thing has been swept away. Every knoll
and hill top is filled with cattle, horses, and
domestic animals, and even bears, panthers
and deers are herding with them, forgetting
in the presence of a common danger, their
natural ferocity or timidity. At Vicksburg
the nver is ou miles broad.
JVs tAs PLZt. JV'ord Jmericsn.
THINGS LOOKED WORSE AT ARCOLA.
It bas been remarkable peculiarity m
reer of General Ta j kr andsokiieri i and civilians
k hnth imihI h ih.t ib :ev of all his great
act ions has been a period of seeming ru in j and at
tneexaet moment wueu a. giorioua j
about to be won, his chances, to common eyes.
have seeme the most desperate, w nen p
Icon was expel led from the Council Chamber of
tbe Five Hundred, in the effort that made the
crisis of nis fate, Augereau, (n despair, reproached
him" Utterly Tor his failure. Things were worse
at Areola," cried the stern Man of Destiny p and
in two hours the Five Hundred .were fugitives,
and Napoleon was the leader sod master spirit,
with all France at his side and the world at his
feet. The life of Tavlor-htt'been a perpetual
Areola ; and the present bui a" neP chapter of
the history. Things 1ookedw&rae at Palo Alio !
When he moved with his little army from Point
Isabel to the relief of Fort Brown, enemies and
friends alike predicted bis certain defeat. Arista
was before him with well appointed forces thrice
outnumbering bis own : and the chapparal of an
enemy's country, and bayonets and lancers, and
the smoke of two days' battle, hid him from fight.
He emerged from this cloud, suddenly and glori
ously, covered with laurels ; and the roaring ac
claim of the Republic followed him to his head
quarters on the west bank of the Rio Grande, at
Matamoras. Things looked worse at Monterey !
where, amidst showers of grape and canister,
against immense odds and the stone walls efforts
and citadels, with every house a garrisoned ram
part, he overcame all resistance, and made his
camp in the grand plaza of the' capital of a Mex
ican Slate. Things looked worse a thousand
limes worse at Buena Vista! where, in the
heart ol the enemy's country, afar from succor,
OPINION, AT THE NORTH.
1-. - . o TTir iTTTt rn TIT7SINESS.
HAIUI naiiuiuti' -i i x ,iti?-i -iV--
. .jThe power ol na"H is yery wm a gcuuemau . w wy --f
br the saying. "Habit is second nature."- for publication, the following, extract of
There is no exaggeration in the adage, as letter written by friend in the StateofNew
we shall U forcedlotdmit if we consider all york: , 'f'
Ihe- facts. " Take J the frequently occurring ,f jt .$ grfyjng fa know that our Southern
... r InAlviAn horn : blind. OT early de- , ii "j- . Mn a mM
pnved of sight, and observe how, the habit oi ,ure Df Compromise which ought to be ac
nkunratinn thron?n tne sense oi c- i i r i v. t m
oi we v uion. x our aoticui uuuc
herself much credit, and is entitled to tbe ad
miration of the whole country by refusing to
sustain the Nashville Convention. - I see no
mir-m nhervatton thtougn tne sense
ing will often astonish yon by his accurate
descriptions of things which he has examin
ed by means of his exquisitely practiced
touch.
LS VSS -
. a 1 f a LUJ
The wonderful accuracy oi ine lores onu ;We which can nmH from mee
Indian in detecung ana aescnoing u.c uu..,- . but see much reason
ber and character ef a party who have pre- . h d evi; esneciallw if tbe South
ceded him thro' tbe woods, ana uie cenainty . Nnm, .
Ours are the' plane of fair delfghtfal
l na. I A MMnAWttllw tvA MnMII. 4 Art ' 4t.AVAlf
with whicn ne writ aeiermine inc umc uvc i . . - i .v.. iu, ::,
. . gvc IUH UJIIIIIIbCU VlJilL UiC UUMUUU
iney ie any -i- - . - of Mr. Cass, that Congress has no constitu-
j Unwarp'd by party rage to live like brotSS.
hite. men. whoxoHld see no signs
" ' . r"
! It
The reason
. . . 1 -a. I V Al ha
uu WUH.U i p.tu.- ... I:r.. ...... -- - .h onlv safe ground upon wnicb we can
tional right to legislate for the Territories, - is
. a. s fa. M I
Indian is rareiy, ii ever, uwutt. . gtand and am rejoiced to see such men as
is, that he has schooled his senses into uner-I Webster and others, taking substantial- !
uu:. i .:...nH arwiirste nhAervation.'i . i . .
nu5 ... - - ly tne same position
His success in war and hunting, his and u f que8tion will now
the safety of his tnbe, depend upon his cor- u u wH1 Qever
rectness of observation of Jthose minute signs. hereafter dj8lurbed. The South are
Now can any one doubt that habits of pa- insistin u their con.titutional rights,
tientand accurate observation, such a, the , . to anv extremitv. anv
savage exhibits, would be or inc alcuiaoie va.- encroachment upon them but gize the North Carolina Rail Road Companv
no ifhrono-ht to bear urjon alt the minute de- .. . r ..r -n -r .u v '
O. . a 1
RALEIGH, N. C.
- .
Wednesday, May 22,1850,
OUR UNIVERSITY.
The approaching Anniversary Coramencemj
of this time-honored Institution promises to bt
one of unusual interest. Added to the usual it-
tractions of ihe occasion, the Commissioners to or-
bv the withdrawal bv Mr. Polk's administration
of nearly all tbe regulars, bis tried veterans
( The Regent did with Talbot break his word1)
he was lefl, with young and inexperienced volun
teers, to defend or lo lose the American eagles,
surrounded by twenty thousand Mexicans, led in
person by Santa Anna. Like wolves on the plain
like a storm cloud or an avalanche from the
mountains came that mighty host ; and for a
moment, the whole American people gasped for
breath. Who will ever forget the universal cry
of fear of anguish of despair that went over
the country, as all men, of all panics, expected
the late of ihe deserted soldier and his handful of
apparently doomed troops 7 And. in an instant,
what a change! The darkness that hid those far
and dreary mountains, again rolled away, and
there stood the old warrior again upon a field ot
hat lie and victory such a victory as had never
been heard of since the days of Agincourt, or of
Narva a held strewn with tbe Mexican dead,
( where were the living?) with Mexican cannon,
and horses, and banners; the American eagles
still flying, still guarded by the American volun
teers, sole tenants of the field, who
"Stood few and faint, jet fearless Still !"
fearless! ah, yes, victorious!
Whigs of the Union ! we say to. you. hold fast
your faith to the warrior of Buena Vista, the
Chief of your party and the President of your
country. Be not discouraged ai what, shadows
upon his fortunes another period of gloom in his
history. The brightness is behind the day spring
is coming. The malice of his enemies ha never
prevailed against him ; and no falsehood or dere
lict on of friends can stab through the mvulnera
b!e armor of his virtues or the adamantine shield
of his destiny. He bears a charmed fate. Itis
oue of assured success. Things liaye, many a
time, looked worse with him than ihey look now.
They looked worse in the early hour of Fort Har
rison, when more than a thousand fierce Sliaw
n ops and Wyandots, through a long and hopeless
night of blood and fire, fought him, a young lieu
tenant, commanding only sixteenable-bodied men,
and gave him his triumph and his brevet the
first that was won by any officer in that war.
He is the same man he was at Fort Harrison
the same he was at Palo Alto at Monterey at
Xiuena V ista : nrm of soul, iron of nerve, uncon
querable in spirit, supported by rectitude, armed
ny tate. It is but a Buena V ista that bas now
commenced around him ; the first skirmishes of
the grand political conflict which is to be fought
during the approaching summer and fall. There
will be no abatement m the savage' ferocity of his
assailants, nor in his own calm and resolute pur
pose, until ihe former fall before it, as they as
suredly will fall; and out of the smoke of ihis
contest he will come, as out of that of Buena Vis
ta, sea th less, with bis eagles untouched, his vol
unteers victorious. Let every Whig be a volun
teer of Buena Vista, or a soldier of Fort Harrison.
Despise croakers ; frown upon malcontents; and
let all who will desert at this crisis, go to
meet the infamy which covered the fugitives at
the Angostura, and the scalping knives that over
took those who leaped the pickets at Fort Harri
son. " Thiugs looked worse at Areola!"
tail of business life ? Or can it be doubted
that habits of negligence and inattention in
regard to the minutiae of business, will prove
detrimental, if not fatal.
There is this additional thought, which is
important and worthy to he considered, that
the habit of closely observing, once formed,
is seldom at fault, and performs its office
spontaneously. To recur again to the Indi
an habit of minutely marking all the indica
tions of a trail : he is not obliged to force his
mind; it is his pleasure, and it forms one of
the attractions of forest life, to watch every
indented leaf, every faint foot print, and eve
ry minute sign thatjsome one has passed be
fore him. So whee a man in any depart
ment of business has once made it the habit
of his life to watch closely and minutely all
thai bears upon and relates to his business
operations, it becomes a pleasurable excite
ment instead of alaboriotisefTort. We hardly
ever knew a man who had formed habits of
nice and detailed order, who did not make
them a hobby which he delighted to ride as
much as anv child his New Year's present.
The reason is, that when once habits of an)'
kind, and epecially those which we know
and feel are important and valuable, have
been formed, we take pleasure in acting con
formably thereto
they are, as I think, greatly mistaken as to in pursuance of the call of the Chairman, wilt
the views o' the people here at the North. convene at Chapel Hill, on Tuesday of ( ooj.
The political charlatans, who lead the Free
Soil party, make a great deal of noise ; but
really that party is as contemptible in point
of numbers, as its leaders are destitute of hon
esty. " The great difficulty has been, that the
true conservatives have not dared to avow
their sentiments through fear of being de
nounced as " dough
Alexander, William H. Battle, Archibald G.Cri
ter, Wm. H. Hardin, John S. Haywood, Jas.S.
Martin, B. F. Moore, Rev. Jas. H. Otey, D. D
M. B. D. Palmer, Malcolm G. Purcell, Wiling
Royall, Rev. Thos. B. Slade, Richard J. Smith
someti
tag
ny says he worked his way to eminence,
worked it through failure, through ridicule.
His facility is wonderful, but it is only the
result of practice, study, habit. He wrote at
first slowly and with great difficulty, but he
resolved to master the stubborn instrument
of thought, and he did master it. He has
practiced writing as an art, and has re-writ
mencement week, and will doubtless carry thiuVr
a jarge number of distinguished gentlemen.
It" bas already been stated that the Address be
fore tbe two Literary Societies is to be delivered
by the Hon. James C. Dobbin, ol Fayetterille
No notice, however, bas yet been given, we be
liere,'that the Annual Oration before the Aum.
faces." apologists of n Association win oe delivered, on the afternoon
slavery," &c But a better time is coming ol the day preceding ixHnmeoceraent day, by D,
Men are beginning to speak out, and it will Thomas. H. Wright, of Wilmington, President of
soon be found that a vast majority at the the Bank of Cape Fear. Dr. Wright graduated in
jxortn, as well as at tne outn, preier 10 mane ieal with the following Class, viz : Cvrm a
any thing tending lo endanger our glorious
Union.
" Very sincerely, yours, &c."
If the opinions of this writer are correct,
and we see no reason to believe that thev
are not, one half the difficulty in the way of Jonn c- Taylor, Richard Allison. Charles D.
a Compromise will have been aire ad f re- " onouo. w imam a. L,ea, inos. Hi. Kead.Uia.
moved. We are very well aware that there G. Rose, Chas. G. Speight, Jno. M. Starke, D
is scarcely any person, North of the line be- vid W. Stone, Philip H. Thomas and HenryC
tween Maryland and Pennsylvania, who is Williams. The ten lastt mentioned of this class of
not in his hea t seriously opposed to slavery. 1820 have since paid the great debt of Nature.-
Yet we do not. at the same time, believe that vVe are requested earnestly to invite the presence
u.ic iciiui oi me puiuiuuu n u.c s" l" of the survi vors at tbe approach ng Annivp,
mm o j ,
Ihe valedictory bermon to the Graduation
the Rev. Dr. Hooper.
Forest College.
ces would be a dissolution of the Union coining so mucn aoas to tne incitements to la
The reception which Garrison and his beast- hor on tbe part of the Student as the presence of
ly and blasphemous crew met in the City of an enlightened public, to applaud the efforts of the
New York, a few days since, sufficiently meritorious, and to frown upon the derelictions
proves tbe attachment of the people to the
Union, and the utter scorn in which they
hold the anti-slavery agitators.
That the North should have been so deep-
the slight
est disposition to interfere with Southern in-
The case of Bulwer, the great novelist, is 'tttufions under any circumstances or that w
metimes quoted as illustrative of the advan- the half of that number could be induced to py.tf Wake Po
?eofhab?t,oforder. Bentley's Miscella- do ,1 L provided Uhey felt. that he consensu- 'SttlYbV,
ten some of his essays unpublished, nine or infected with abolitionism as it has been,
" . ..a
ten times over. He only works about tnree
hours a day, from ten in the morning till one
seldom later. The evenings, when alone,
are devoted to reading, scarcely ever to writ
ing Yet what an amount of gdbd hard la
bor has resulted from these hours ?
These are thoughts worthy of the consid
eration of all men, but especially of young
men in business, who have the most of life
before them. It may be considered as an
indubitable principle that he who succeeds
in early life in establishing good business and
moral habits, disposes thereby of the heavy
end of the load of life ; all that remains he
can carry easily and pleasantly. On the
other hand, bad habits, once formed, will
hang forever on the wheels of enterprise, and
in the end will assert their supremacy, to the
ruin and shame ol their victim.
Hunts Merchant' Magazine.
is deeply to be deplored. The Demagogue
has been abroad there, as he has been abroad
everywhere else, and his breath is more fatal
to peace and harmony , than the sirocco to
human life. Our countrymen should never
forget the words of their brightest and great
est fellow-citizen : " Beware of Demago
gues." Richmond Whig.
CUBA AND ITS THREATENED INVASION.
The weather was terribly cold, and the roads
astiad as tney could be, but they ultimately
arnvea in saiety.
CO At a meeting of the Whigs of Chowan
.'CcPJUQty on the 7th inst. Thomas H. Leary,
Jr, was' called to the Chair and J. ABen
"3fpQtn!ed Secretary. '., ,: ,
v WThel Meeting was addressed by the. Hon.
jAngostof Moore' ' ' v ';.
-Vs A" motion was made that a Committee of
irve f'appcinted to recommend some suitable
"re;oa"to represent the County in the House
l( Commons of the next General Assembly.
Vrfrreofxjrr-" JaaV ; 'NotcumJb, BecjaTnin
'if XT, .ThratcV Robt' fL FeltcvThosaUer
CJl and W. A. Littiejoha,t were appointed
ti Committee After mature deliberation
rad do consideration tbry returned the
Txm cf EDMUND flORCUM: which xe
"mtmm&Mati accepted by the Conven
' " tei: Hr.J(okdm accejptsdthecicauoa.
decided to throw themselves upon the hii- "
inanity ot the banunian Consul. They knock- Dkath or a Poetess. The New York naoers
ed at his door, tvhich was opened lv the n of Monday record the death of Mrs. Frances Sar-
consul himself. Two beggar women stood een' Osgood, which occurred at her residence in
before him Ih nirtnr. f tnlr that city on Sunday afternoon. We are indebted
... . I th JT'iot- fftr llio fXltrtnrinfw KriT c-lrf .k -f
Ha aslAii fhm nKal vhoo TKa ,v -' " w. Ct.u v iici
answered " food and shelter." He request- .. m pn,.-. s n, . r.k
ed tnem to come in. Then the officer s ladv nrn.i nnp..fihlrt.1.r'rtm- r..,i
introduced him to Madam Kossuth, wife of hrr country as well as a wide circle ornnmiaiinr
friends, have long been justly proud, is dead.
She was born in Boston, where she resided up lo
the time or her marriage with the accomplished
painter, whose works are so well known by all the
lovers of art, in this city. She began quite early
in life (when Miss Locke) to contribute lo the pe
riodicals, and from a child gave tokens oftheabil-
ties which hi her maturity she so brilliantly dis
played. She accomplished a great deal, in the
course of her literary career, as the examination of
the very handsome volume of her works recently
brought out will abundantly prove. That book,
we may remark, has now a double value, in affor
ding to the admirer of her works and her worth a
speaking likeness of that intellectual and charming
tace wnica iney can never ook upon again.
Mrs. Osgood died of Consumption. Though al
ways delicate in health, the cheerfulness of her
manners, the playfulness of her fancy, the fascina
tion of her conversation, which, glowing with wit,
was yet ever tempered by quietness rendered her
as aeiignuul a companion as was her muse to
those who did not personally know her. Herhus
band, who a short time before her decease had re
turned from California, where with some pri ra
tions ne bad acquired a handsome recompense.
is left with two daughters to lament a loss which
to all of them will be found irreparable. We have
not words at command now, while the intelligence
is new to us, to do justice to a character thai, lo
be fully appreciated, must have been familiarly
known. We copy a touching, truthful paragraph
from the TVtotme :
" In the prime of life, the light and joy of a lov
ing household, with a literary position, not lofty,
but creditable, and fairly and faithfully won, the
ckmms ol mislortune and worldly care just break
ing away irom ner onwara path, we know no one
to whom continued life might seem more desirable
than to her. But though life opened brightly be
fore her, the grave was not dark nor desolate, for
it was ngnied oy the sun of a blissful lmmortal-
ity."
Akecdote or Daniel Webster We believe
the South Boston Gazette first published the fol
lowing :
A . ... T 1 www a ' m
n.i one nine jan let weoster had a ditncnlt ease
to plead, and a verdict was rendered against his
client. One of the witnesses came in him mnA
said, Mr. Webster, if I baa thought we shnnM
have lost the case, I might have testified a trreat
: difference of opiniop, it is matter of surprise tome deal more than I did." "It is of noconseouence."
. that we hare agreed so well; for when did you replied the lawyer, 'the jury did not believe a
' ever see two men Whose- opinions were exactly 1 worn you saw.
alike upon soch subjects as those which have
.trea lewvsed to ihis committee, various, difficult, OLD STYLE HYMNS.
-"2r4 Mln.lml m ikw atwAWA Kit af va aim I ... -
attbfl uvea those little diversities ot. opinion, the . V UB -"'''rt0Krv'ul'ru
ftuestktt never will be settled.,! believe that these lne "I30" sung m congregational churches be
. j . aj -i . . . .: r n . l
tMus comam eu mat U requisiie to sainuy an ine
different sections of the country, and I cherish a
strong hope they wul become taws, and - meet the
approbation ot tbe good, enlignieaed. ana patriot
sc. At all events. I am ready to rive whatever
I of will, heart, and might I posse, to the CODSura-
;tDTK)n of thu, as lYegard it, glorious and patriotic
fore the dsys of Dr. Watts, and which were grad
uaJIv made to give place to tbe hymns now in use,
as the taste for harmony and beauty increased in
, our churches. .The following verse should be
aeacooea on ana sung one hoc at a tune :
"Tli like th predoa intrnevt
Down AarWs heard did go :
1 Dw Aaraa's beard it downward went.
ni earneBt skirts aato :
. Another a sort of address to whales and other
big fish, as well as torn cods, flounders, sculphins,
eeis ami outer smau try :
fc-Ys raoMtera of tbe babbliag doep.
Yoar Maker's praises spout ;
Up from the sands ye eodliegs peep
Ami wag yoar Uila abpuu"
.There U much truth if not-poetry in toe fol
lowing : -. - - .
The race is st forever got
. Byklawbs bstastraos.
Norths batlU by those people,,
.v WaA.shoot UtciooreBt gnas. . r
The following address to tbe Sun chimes' very
w w.u. mm preeeumg. aunougn w more faouern ere prooooaewd by iome of the papers i
orms . . leessfuL Tbe'New Vofk Rna aavaTi. .
, Art ,ri rhtm rlarlsas 8sa 1 ' e The model aerial steamer was exhibited again
Bright as a bow tin paa t he Merchant! Exchange yesterday, and satis
Thoa roaadeat. lalroat, paroot aomrce fied some of its greatest opponents that it could
SuMitxa Fashions. The Mrs. Partington, of
the Boston Post, on hearing that there was to be
a lonvention ol Doctors at Cincinnati next
month, from all parts of the country, booed that
they would get up some milder disease than the
cholera, for the present season. We hop so too.
Firae Sair-Mr. Rufus Porter, of N.York.
who claims to be the original inventor, of tbe
Aerial Steamer, or Flying Ship," is now sohci
ting subsenpuocs to stock to aid him in starting
on tbe first voyage. ' He. has made tome expetv
metu in new x orkwuoamouel machine, which
sue-
The papers in this part of the country have,
for several days past, abounded in paragraphs
of the most extravagant nature res ecting the
gathering and transportation of illegally or
ganized bands, from ports of the United States,
destined to attempt the. subjugation of the
Island of Cuba, lor tne purpose :of aggran
dizement by that exploit of those who are
engaged in it. In some of the papers the
number of persons engaged in this enterprise
is said to amount to twelve or thirteen thou
sand men ; another account represents Gen.
Quitman, of Mississippi, to be the Comman
der of the forces, Gen. Lopez being second
in command ; and these stories are equally
to be relied upon, neither of them having
much foundation.
The only statement on the subject that we
have seen, to which full credit can safely
be given, is the following from New Orleans,
furnished by Telegraph, and of the latest
date :
" It is now currently reported here. and.
from the numerous indications, believed bv
many, that an expedition is about forming to
invade the Island of Cuba. It is well known
that secret preparations are making daily to
that effect, and that the matter is fast ripen
ing into maturity r For several weeks past
tne signs nave oeen so ominous that no one
can mistake tbem. Arms, ammunition, and
men have already been shipped to Chagres
lor ine purpose ot etuaing su-ptcion, but their
ulterior purpose and destination is to aid in
effecting an invasion of uba. Tbe Spanish
Consul, seeing these tbings, or rather being
informed of them, has dispatched a fast sail
ing schooner, the swiftest he could obtain, to
Havana, with a bearer of despatches in refer
ence to the matter. There seems to be no
doubt that an expedition for the purpose is
rrtlr nnnn!inir in this o!t "
From Havana, advices have been receiv
ed of as late date as theSlh instant : at which
time great excitement existed there, caused
by reports (such probably as those transmit
ted by the Spanish Consul at .New Orleans)
of expeditions about lo sail for the Islands ;
the amount of their numbers, and the places
of their sailing and destination, being various
ly stated. Already, under the influence of
alarm thus created; together with, that produ
1 1 . .i .
ecu oj wr uiatencw. ot ,yuow lever, and
thai terrible scourge the cholera 4he deaths
from the latter numbering from 96 "to 106
per day, eiclutlve of the death t in the Snan.
uh aim j and Nayy---all strangers had left the
city, and many also of the respectable Creo-
- - Of these latter classes. a.considerable nm
br arrived in the steamer Itabtt, Charles
ton, a day tr two ago : some of whom am al.'
ready in this city, and were yesterday among
the spectators of proceedings in both Houses
oi vongrets. JTattoat Intelligencer.
ZACHARY TAYLOR.
We were an earlv and zealous advocate of
he election of Zachary Taylor to the Presi
dency, lor we nad conndence in nis acuity,
his patriotism, and in his integrity, and
predicted that his Administration would be
distinguished by the wisdom of his measures,
and a regard to tbe true interests of tbe whole
country. And thus far we have not erred
n our prediction. 1 be Whig party bas eve
ry reason to rejoice in the election of their
Candida e. The course of the Administra
tion, hitherto, has been dignified, high-minded,
able, and signally successful. One can
not read (he following extract from tbe late
speech in the House by Mr. Van Dyke nf
New Jersey, without at once subscribing to
its truth :
"With regard to old Rough and Ready,
he has often before been placed in circum
stances of more appalling difficulties than
those which now beset him, and he has not
only always extricated himself, but those al
so who were intrusted to his charge ; and he
will do it again. He who has never yet sub
mitted to defeat, in whose vocabulary tbe
word surrender is not to be found- he whose
very presence could make the thin but dar
ing ranks of raw recruits a perfect wall of
fire, over, or around, or through which the
dark and
could not
WHAT IS DIRT ?
Old Dr. Cooper, of South Carolina, used
to say to his students :
Don't be afraid of a little dirt, young gen
tlemen. What is dirt ? Why nothing at all
offensive, when chemically viewed. Rub a
little alkali upon that dirty grease spot " on
your coat, and it undergoes a chemical change
and becomes soap. Now rub it with a little
water, and it disappears ; itis neither grease,
soap, water nor dirt. " That is not a very
odorous pile of dirt," you observe there.
Well, scatter a little gypsum over it and itis
no longer dirty. Every thing you call dirt
is worthy your notice as students of chemis
try. Analyze it! Analyze it! It will sep
arate into very clean elements.
Dirt make 8 corn, corn makes bread and
meat, and that makes a very sweet young
lady that I saw one of you kissing last night.
So, after all, you were kissing dirt particu
larly if she whitened her skin with chalk or
of the laggard. We hope, therefore, to see a large
number of guests at the coming Literary carniraL
A temporary retreat to . this fountain of learning
will be well for all for Students and Preceptor,
for the character of tbe State and tbe Institution,
and especially for those, who may forget Tor a time
the cares of business, and renew the old associa
tions that cluster aronad the spot
HON. WILLIE P. MANGILM.
We publish in another column the remarks of
Mr. Mangum, delivered in the Senate, on the
presentation of the Report of the Compromist
Committee. It is not often that Mr. Mangum
addresses the Senate, but whenever he does so,
he is listened to with the greatest pleasure. There
is no Senator in that body of able and distinguish
ed men, whose opinions are more respected, and
whose speeches command greater attention, than
those of Mr. Mangum. : Having been in tbe Sen
ate for a great number of years, an j ever remark
able for bis courtesy and urbanity, he bas won tbe
hearts of all who have, come near him, and now,.
both at the North and the South, is one of the
most popular men in the country. We commend
the Speech" to the special notice of our readen,
not doubting that they will be well pleased with
it, on account of the sound practical sense it da
plays, and the high and elevated patriousa i
breathes; ' ,
THE COMPROMISE REPORT.
The bills reported to the Senate by the Chair
man of the Committee of Thirteen appear to ban
Luu. I r.L r . .. . i n ..J
Fuller's earth. There is no telling, young Z rCT a T ra,.,aTOT y T T
gentlemen, what is dirt Though I may saj ?d WJ .-W"
that rubbing such stufF upon the beautiful T1' The quesuone.mvolved. in the report hate
skin of a young lady, is a dirty practice. been beforetbe Senate suiee tbe commenceroeU
" Pearl powder, I think, is made of bismuth r,he P"6111 session of Congress, and it is hop
nothing but dirt."
From the Portsmouth (JYcw JlamptJtirt) Journal
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET.
One of our old citizens, with whose sentiments
we fully accord, writes as follows :
I hav been constantly to the polls for fort
years aad given a vote according to ny best judg
ment and conscience, though an humble individu
al 1 mm willing to sty tht I did all I could to oro-
Bjote the election of General Tavlor, and to bring
did power men oi sounq principles ; ana allow me
to any, after reading all the spaeches that have been
that tbe general question of slavery, which feu
already been sufficiently discussed, wRl not be re
argued. Every member cannot expect to bare
his own opinions adopted There must be i
yielding on all sides for 'tbe sake of harmony; tx
if a compromising spirit be not indulged, so at
have a settlement of the vexed questions wnici
have produced so much excitement, this hapPT
Union may yet be more endangered.
Mr. Clay; Gen. Cassand other distic
men of the Senate have taken their stand os the
tide of the Country nor will they abarjdon ik
dense array of Mexican cavalry luSi They bare
ride-be. fsay, will yet deliv7r Ktr P Union; and it
ly noped and expected, that a majority ot aeuw"
Uug tarn alaotioa ( owr Worthy President.
b 1 am well aware that charrea aminst tha Pre.
us, tf delivery we shall need. That brave
heart, and thai stronr arm. and that indnmi.
table will, if God shall spare his life, for years rldenl hi" cine n " only by the
tha Vwrallftlli tVtlh lt BinnAM lintttpnialiairl snJ ltTl!. t .-.. a V .
V a Viwiv wum Wfcaa aaajaaa.aa WUfcBM IHtURMj MU
its stars undimmed ; or, if fall it must, while
bis band grasps it, it will be but to make his
inding-sheet. And when the history of all
those who now attempt to traduce the char
acter of General Taylor shall be forgotten and
V I WUWVS BU. WUS1
swept away among tbe cobwebs of the past, I the Independent and only legitimate
nis name win ine in memory, in ni story,
and in song, a beacon-light to guide the ' A
merican youth up the steeps of fame, and
conduct him to the gates of glory."
JSoston Journal.
my Whig friends ir they have forgotten what tbe
Whigs hays said, with irstfa, for these mm twenty
years; In substance, that Eiecotivs inflaenoe. Exe
cutive patronage, Executive dictation, sad Execu
tive veto had almost saihilated the LegUlatare?
iODgrsMa tor inese last twenty years, Sm ceased to
and RepresentativeS ;WilI struggle for tbe s
cause. The various subjects reported upon If
the Committee are perfectly , understood in
Senate and by the country and hence iheis s
no necessity for protracted debate. Prompt ac
tion will be more serviceable to the country ik"
a0 the speeches Which can be made. Tb f0
are sick of agitation, and there is nothing dj"
DEATH OF THE POET WORDSWORTH.
The death of the great poet of England will
produce a deep sensation in every land in which
the English tongue is spoken. The New York
1 ribune justly observes, " Wordsworth was em
inentlv the poet of the moral nature. To him the
most beautiful object in tbe world was a beautiful
human souL His favorite belief was the divine
adaptation of the Universe to the growth and de
velopment of Humanity. Hence he watched the
changing phases of Nature, not only with the
passions ot a lover, out wim tbe enthusiasm of a
devotee. Everything to him was instinct with a
spuitum uic mature was gionnea oy its con-
U I . 1 . 1 1 J . .
uv w hi ww iwaraw io at aaaer me MMiiutBiiaa i -
he Independent and only legitimate for tke certain than that they desire to have tne q;
xpresvutn or t be will or the people. T check this now before Congress brought to a speeoy " r
C?f iSr U " GeveT nnt aettlement. They are fully aroused to
mentttusfermerptmtjf, was sne great object sought . , ..- . at ciake.
in tbe election of Ge.Tsjkr. That the Esecu- "nportao.ee of all the great interests at state,
tWe should keep wit bis its own orbit, confining it- are of the opinion that the hour has come
aelf to !inr t'onmtaa :-..t;n . . . I effort W
tt. rii. TZ...... i-""VM-" i agitation, snouiu cease, ana a geucia. .
- j, irwuiuicuuiBg iae prupcr mm-
that
agitation should cease, and a
surea, and exercising the veto power only to prs.ent roat,e bJ U, Weir sober and rignt-riimu r
encroachment oa the Esecatirs and check hasty and j senlatives,to give justice, peace and contwew
DvissiiiaiioiMi irgiituiioBvtre prtneipies waicbwera
felly presented by General Taylor and sustained by
his election. Since his elevation ihe President has
conformed his conduct to those principles. He has
not. by himself, ey by his ministers, attempted to
influence the action of tha individual members ef
Congress, by solicitation, promise of appointment
or menace
the land,
It is coofidendy supposed in Washington."
the Compromise wul receive the support
rit : c.n . -r. rm Tpxas: ooenw
Arkansas; two from Louisiana; one
from M-
, Florida;
I
siMinm uta imM a tahama r one lruiu
two from Georgia; two fmm North CaroT'
two from Maryland j-two from Delaware;
from New Jersey t one from Pennsylvania;
with strong Dsmoeratio majority ia ike 8enato from Wew, York one from massa.""--
Thi sorely shosld not be a matter of eomnlatat i
by the Whig party. If the btuineas X LegisUtion
WFcieeteo taa taoit. rests estirtly with
.They hays bsea in ssasioia gve -w
nf?on w."h Man j and Man was brought into a I d sofficien power in the Hoase te elect their front Maine: one from Vermont; two from
ture.' ' bw ask whose faah Is it that little or nothinVka. Kentucky , one
.fromTeoo'
An English Journal remarks,-that there must
uw vumiHw casrDiniHy HMgma ' in tho in
fro
sident's.
spiratioas of Wordsworth, for. while few noets fcU Jodfn,Bl ,B eooatiy Tequirea, ad Uft it
have surpassed his influence in his own country C,?"T"T Pora hir legitimata dwtiss. 1 a
his works are not known on the contine ' .'.obJBr ,nwrt fwT U look at the rt
Mr, Wotilsworth died on the 23d of Aoril at w . Tiw cT.e,n
the hour of noon, by th?Afi" UKi
fullakein WmiuvJ. L:.l-l: . i 1 1 . is snow, at tint CTUft
rnaimruii - .
. . . .. o i a:AM fmm inaianai
oeon uonoonnng tscinong seasioB t Jo the sTB- I vm uwaiwinMiui, "T K ir nfO
low i one Irom Wisconsin ; ana, po-'-j ,
from South CaioIina---mekuff "
dear and decided majority of the Sena&
K. '. .y:-fo.i3L &t&i i . . . " n of -'ill
Hotu Wm. a Preston,
Us hasreeommeBded saoai moasorco as la
to
ask
raal
facts ia the caso, to east eensare, to place the fault
matter of thankfulness
cruris, that we hav at the
health, has jelt himself jJB&Cor
.i,.n-iMMf-the Sooth vtw ,..
-X Pdtwhia ootons sstherler of this aaUon. passing away from me Southern aor.
mouth, in Cumberland.