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, Tr resets Mgt. AV w on ihe ere of decennial census. Twenty yew. .go the populate London mi aroated t a million and a half. Tak ir the average rate of increase upon a period fsixty Tears, we may assume, with a tol erablacertaintj of being close upon ihe mark, thf&tsTnext census will exhibit a popula tioonot materially under two millions and a half of human beings, men, women, and chil dren, living for pleasure or pain, pursuing their toil or culfivating their enjoyments, -wiihin this over-grown and ever-growing hire the metropolis of the world in other and greater aspecU of power than that of mere vital statistics. The juperficiei covered by the close net work pf houses in which this vast multitude are pett op expends, in a straggling and ir regularforra, over eighteen or twenty square mil?ffnHn twelve or thirteen thousand acre. jHToa may travel east and west in nriV trirht line, ihroush an unbroken continuity of houses, to a distance of between nine and ten miles, and north and south be tweWfive and six miles. New streets, squares, crescents.tenaces, and suburban vil las, hardlv to be distinguished, except by a f trees and flowers here and there, from-the more compact and populous streets ufromwbose extremities they are grafted, -grow up ii thick clusters upon the frontiers -mtih a rapidity so astounding that it is im psible at any particular moment of time to fix the acmal limits of that brick ai.d-mortar chaos which comes under the general desig nation of London. Even while we are mak ing the calculation, fields, gardens, and ifeefy hamlets, are in process of obliteration by masonry and scaffolding on all sides. No man can define where the town ends and the ceuntry begins. There is no country, in the trae" .pastoral sense, within many miles of London. From whatever point ol the com- Cyou approach the great metropolis yoH badowi of its giant limbs, in the man ufaclotiet and residences that dot the surface 18rr before you come within the breath of in (ffcded atmosphere. The foreigner who osiers at the mouth of the river feels the in fluence of London nearly a hundred miles off. He tail up to London Bridge through a panorama of towns seated on cliffs, or dip ping their verandahs into the stream ; man ion's, warehouses, docks, and wharfs ; a forest of masts. Dresentin? a congress of the mer chant flags of the whole civilized world; and ar crush and din of industry by land an c' water, sfecb as no exaggeration of the imagination could have prefigured. If be will only lake the trouble to educate his wo der by dipping into a few of the marvellous facts that are eQr'accomplished on this miscalled Silent Highway tne trade it carries up and down, the myriads of men employed in it, the quantity of money paid and spent in labor HoV revelry o i the river and its banks be tween sunrise and sunset, and the floating population eternally navigating its animated sarface he will discover ample reasons lor cleaning with the Frenchman who de clared that London was not a city, bui a province. JJn populousness it exceeds some of the moat respectable provinces of Europ-, and leaves the capitals of the world at an immeas urable distance behind. You might pick out of our dense thoroughfares, without missing them, streets, lanes, and alleys, equal in ex tent to th Broadway ot New lorlc, tn etratquav of St. Petersburgh, ihe Palais Koyal.Jhe Louvre, and the Tuilenes. The population of Paris range? not very considera bly above halt the population of London ; St. Petersburgh is less than a third; and, in gross numbers, the population of London will probably, under the next census, be fonnd to be equal to that of Paris, Vienna, Madrid, atid Brussels, added together. These dry details suggest a lively idea of the perfection to which we have brought the1 art of packing, illustrating to the last ex tremity the economical problem of the grea test possible number in the smallest possible space. Assuming the area of London to be nineteen square mile, it yields us a popula tion on each mile of 130.000 human crea tures, performing within that stinted compass all the operations of life and death, mixed up in a fearful melee of passions and i nterests. lnxurv and starvation, debauchery and Cominalty, hard work and idleness; besides aa lnnnity oioccupanons usenn, urnamen- fttlv and mischievous, making love, begging alms, picking: pockets, juggling, grinding orpJit, rolling in carrag-s, exhibiting "happy families" in the streets, and returning at night if unspeakable misery at home. This popula tion ii taken on an average of the whole sur face. If we descend into the more densely inhabited quarters of the iown we may fairly double it; from which estimate the r ader is requested to draw a faint picture in his thoughts of ihe condition of existence, res jective of air, cleanliness, food, and space, in which some hundreds of thousands of peo ple eat, drink, and die, in London, from one Tear's end to another. A quarter of a mil itoa of souls subsisting within the limits of a square mile is a spectacle of a stand-up fight against nature such as cannot be rendered very iutelligiUle by di scrip tion. The mag HHde of the wretchedness baffles us. In dividual suffering-makes a direct appeal to oor sympathies, while the sufferings of lirge mattes, are somewhat vague. The mind can readily admit a family group stricken on their straw pallets by famine and disease, but it cannot all at once take in a whole dis trict undergoing Ihe slow agonies of deficient food and a fceud atmosphere. As the num ber! crowd upon a?, the dis inctness of the misery diminishes. Such, then, is London at the opening of the year of grace one thousand eight hun dred and fifty -one. What will it be in the approaching month of May? This ques tion, notwithstanding the discussions it has occasioned for months past in i.ewspapers, rawing-rooms, and workshops, has been by no' means satisfactorily answered. In strik ing an average of the number of strangers likely to visit us during the time of the Ex hibition, people are generally governed by their own faith in its attractiveness, instead f looking abroad to ascertain the state of opin ion around them ! At first, the unbelievers preponderated enormously. Prince Albert's programme was coldly received. Foreigners thought it was an ingenious device for the , glorification of English industry, and Eng luh indsutry thought it was a stratagem for introducing a ruinous competition into thfe home market Subscriptions dopped in slowly: local committees were formed mote by tke farce of fashion and example than from a real confidence in the result ; and the bulk of tha peop! held aloof, without caring to dhgaiee the diatrustwith which thev regard ed the whole peoceeding. Even the personal appeal f ibe jirince could not tempt them out of their crdutry co-me, and it was only - within the last few weeks that icy wry general manifestation of interest in ihe affair could be said to have been exhibited by the bulk of the middle and .working classes The same interest is growing up from tne same causes in o'her countries; and the nearer we approach the day when the specu lations of ihe past shall become fait accom pli, the data upon which we may raise our calculations accumulate wun increasing cer tainty, and at an accelerated ratio. We not Only "see more clearly that the Exhibition will amply fulfil the expectations of its supporters in the way of attendance, but that the at-endance is likely to be much more multitudinous than the most sanguine a mongst them ventured to prognosticate. The estimate, which might have appeared pre posterous a month ago, can now no longer be regarded with incredulity. What is to be done with these people when thev arrive here ? Where are they to be lodged"? Think ol the stratagems and devices that. will be resorted to in the des perate effort to supp'y their wants ! Think of the Quantities of chalk-water that will be sold for milk, the wondertui manuiaciure 01 ... . . - r r lard into butter, and the skill that wil! be ex hausted upon gooseberry-champagne and English cognac. We dare not speculate upon cooks'-shops and eating-houses. In those hospitable retreats for famishing stran gers the' delicacies of the season will, doubt less, receive accessions likely to pi ice the ingenuity of our purveyors in as favorable a contrast with their foreign rivals as their contemporary manufacturers hope to achieve in the Exhibition. But the street the streets of London under the sursins tramp and uproar of three millions and a half of people! Bv what means are we to preserve English decorum in the stnets? Foreigners don't understand he system which necessity has rendered imperative like upon pedes'rians and vehi cles in our crowded avenues. They will never be able to adjust themselves to the "rules of the road. The streams ot loot passengers will get into inextricable knots like bundles of serpents twisted together, and horses and carriages will be perpetually h nthir at ahrunt ancles and sudden crossings. It will be nt xt to impos o - -.r- o ... , . ....1..J sible to turn a carriage with nafotj' ; and, be tween crowding and commo ion, the utmost speed i hat can be calculated upon will scar cely be more lively than a snail's pace. These foreigners have no notion of being restrained wiihin ihe boundary of the kerb stones. At home they straggle out all over the open streets ol their uncomfortable, stony, picturesque, old, towns : here they will try to do the same thing. Let them try, and see what will come of it. Fancy some wander ing groups of innocent strangers meandering in this way about Holborn and the Strand the outcry, the recoil, the lashing of horses, the Babel of tongues, the savage gesticula tions from multitudes of Orson heads, the , i- irl swavms bacicwaras ana iorwarus oi cense masses pressed up against the shop-windows? Where are the funds to come from that will be required to defray the increased expenses of the hospitals ? How are deodands to be levied for the mortal accidents that will scar the records of this annus mirabihs. No doubt thev wi 1 tumble out, con'in- ental fashion, into the nvddle of the stree s, in spi'e of all warnings to the contrary. In- j deed, we are at a loss to s e how they can j help it The foot-pavement won't hold them. Even in ordinary times, when Lon- don is what is called "full,'' the foot-pave- j ment wnu'd be impassable if it were not for ; the order which is observed by a common j assent, and common necessity. Put who j shall preserve order amongst a heterogeneous mob gaihered indiscriminately from all parts of the world, and bringing into the multi tudinous collision an infinite medley of cus toms, costumes, and conflicting tempera ments ? The ro!ice ? You might as well ! set up a wicker fence to keep out the sea And by what dexterous organization of existing resources are the various warns and requirement of these masses of pedestrians to be provided for ? the demands of thirst, heat, fatigue ? The shops can'l supply them. Buns, ices, and ginger-beer, can never keep pace with ihe demand, even if the counters were capacious enough to receive such floods of customers. Will ihe poor apple-women struggle at their stal's, and itinerant coffee shops and travelling ovens still endeavor to Leep their standing in the streets? It is I more Drobable that thev will be sweDt awav , bv the fury of the tide, and the whole of the locomotive traffic of the metropolis obhtera- ted for the time being. Where wi 1 the millions r treat to in mo ments of emergency when there happens to be a broi'ing sun, tor instance ? Where are the porches and awnings to shelter them? Th"7 wi l rush, perhaps, en masse, to the shady side of the street ; in which case, the wise man will fly to the opposite side, know ing well that the burning sun itself must be more cool and airy than the neighborhood of that jammed and panting multitude. The estimate we have stated of the total number may possibly be excessive ; but un der any circumstances, taking into account the crowds that will visit London merely for the day, to return again in the evening, the average we have struck, which gives us a floating addition of one million in the streets durinz the run of the Exhibition, cannot be regarded-as an exaggeration. The palace of Glass as we have observed, is said to be ca pacious enough to accommodate 50,000 per sons. This Wtill of course, depend upon ihe same space occupied by the productions to be displayed. Of that we have no present means of judging. Whatever us capacity- may be, however, there is no doubt that af ter the first few weeks of exclusive prices of admission it wul be rilled every day, as long as its attraction continues. This anticipa tion may be confidently assumed, indejen- dentiy oi me inmosic interest oi tne jxui bition itself, from ihe fact that the mere tour of the tables or counters covers no less than twenty miles, so that it will requite three or four or more visits to see and inspect the whole. The effect will probably be found to be very different from the anticipations hitherto formed of it. We are now not speaking of picturesque combinations, long avenues of colored pillars, arcades and galle ries, the noble tranceujyvitu forest trees growing under its transparent roof, and a coup d aeil which, for magnificence and va riety of detail, must be admitted to transcend the most gorgeous conceptions of the eas tern fabulists. We are speaking now limply of the heat. Glass has a wonderful light and cool appearance. Spreading above and around you on all sides in a net of the slen derest filagree-work, whose intersecting lines fade into thread in the distance, it impres ses you at the first glance wth much the same feeling as if you were in the open air. Presently (hat agreeable delusion vanishes. The consciousness of the nature of the lus trous walla and canopy within which yon are enclosed comes rapidly pon you ; aiid be- fore you are a quarter of an to?'" action of its influence rou hive .annus' aka ble evidence of the feet, that if glass posses ses the desirable quality ; of admitting light it alsoexcludes air. The most ingenious con trivances for establishing complete ventila tion throughout this immen-e pile can effect at the test, but an imperfect remedy tor tnis inconvenience. Even before the works were finished, and while large gaps in the roots and sides were yet open to wind and." tain; and only a handful of visitors were collected below, the h- at in different parts of the buil ding was equal in mid-winter to that of an ordinary summer's day. We confess we look forward with some apprehension to what it will be in June next, when 50,000 people will be gathered into its aisles. Ihe place will be a gigantic conservatory, and no sug gestion has hitherto been made which har monizes so happily with its available capabil ities as the proposal to convert it hereafter in to ayanmf hiver. Here, in thn depth of storms and frost, you may realize the luxuri ous atmosphere of the South, and see the ro ses blowing under your eyes while the tem pest is howling outside, and shaking in their sockets the impervioys panes to which you are indebted for the sweet warm air you are breathing. . It is whispered about that the Socialists and Republicans of France and other places, where periodical eruptions appear to be indis pensable for clearing off the vicious humors of the body politicintend to avail themselves of the confusion bv setting: up an organized mnnomani in tho emectai ion of bein? aided f" in their deLrn bv the Ensrlish Chartists: and fc - - j - . .i .- a"-. : 11 u certain mysterious commuuiv.auuu ii have recently taken place in tne aav rtising columns of The Times newspaper between sundry unknown parties have any relation to the plot, there may be a foundation for the report. But surely'the visionary patriots who have entered into this combination if any such there bt must be grievously ignorant of the state of society and opinion in this country, or they would hardly risk their lives "usel-ss as they are to themselves and to everybody else in so hopeless a project A foreign entente in the streets of London would be a novelty of as grotesque a kind as one of those rebellion we wit. .ess in a stage burlesque, wnerein great pasieuoam ugics ami wickerwork cavalry strut and tumble about in imbecile fury, to lh- roars of ihe gallery and the infinite delight of littl- children, who know well enough what will come bye and bve of their grisly h ad? and goggle eyes. As for looking for sympathy from ihe Chartists, that is the most forlorn ofallfor'orn hopes. In the fiist place, the Chartists are Eng'ishmrn", . and have a national distal tor loreijn aia; and, in the next place, as a party, th-y are extinct. There is n itli- r organization, credit, nor confidence amongst ttiem. They have fa'l-n out wi h each other, detected the dishonesty of their leaders, become split into factions amongst themselves, and, drifting about without rudder or compass, are, for the most part, either scattered over the surface ai the mercy of the winds and waves, or sunk to the bottom. To get up a revolution with such exhausted elements as these, destitute of a definite purpose, and lacking the mea-is to sustain it for half-an-hour after ihe first shock, would be much the same thing as if its apos tles were to run tlwir wise heads against a stone wall, even supposing that they took us by surprise; but to attempt such an aaventure now that we are warned of their intention, would be to carry the absurdity to the further extent described by Mr. Canning, of fir-t build ng the stone wall, and then knocking out their brains against it. We can hardly trust ourselves to believe that anv such conspiracy is in contemplation, although we are well aware that no folly of that kind is too ex ravagant tor trie lively chivalry of th barricades; but it is just as well t know that, if it be, the au horities are prepared to crush it. The pol ce force of the metropolis is to be consid rablv augmented, and eff c ive srrisons, hovering about the suburbs, in addition to the regular troops in barracks, will be ready to act upon any point where th- ir services may be required, at ten minutes' notice. Mr. Philips' fire-annihilating gas is not a more decisive extinguisher than ihe sudden concentration of these d sciplined masses will prove should these wandering anarchists make any aUempt to disturb the peace of London. And so let everybody take notice that Britannia, seated by her shield, with her trident m her hand, and her calm, imper turbable lion crouched at her feet, as you see her looking out over the tributary ocean in sundry littl" ajjiches that have made ihe world fami'iar with her portrait, h ready to give. a gracious and hospitable reception to all com ers, to provide royal y for their comfort and security, and to repress with a vigorous hand every symptom of disorder and distur bance that may happen to spring up either by accident or design. That quiet lion, that looks so slumberous in the sun, opening and shutting his placid eyes so lazily, and sprawl ing out his great p i ws m a sort ot dream, is bv no means so sleepy as he looks. He is the most generous and liberal oflions ; but it isn't safe to play tricks with him Let all fomen ters of discontent and setters up of street dynasties bo careful, therefore, how they provoke him, and, for the rest, this Festival of Art and Indusry will preent- a scene of peaceful emulation alike profitable and honor able to all who assist in carrying out its le gitimate objects. DISTRICT CONVENTION. We publish to-day the proceedings of the meeting in Tyrrel in relation to a conven tion to nominate a candidate for Coagress, The meeting, it will be seen, recommended Joseph Halsey, Esq., as their first choice, whilst they promised their undivided sup port to whomsoever should be nominated Mr. Halsey has been for many yean, up to the last election when he declined beinv again a candid?te, a member of the State Legislature, either as the Representative of Tyrrel in the Commons, or of Washington and Tyrrel in the Senate. He enjoyi great popularity at home, is one of the best and most successful farmers in the State, and is a true Whig, one whose fidelity to the Union has never Seen questioned. North State Whig. Tom Thumb and Jenny hind. Gen. Tom Thumb is following in the wake of Jenny Lind everywhere. He reached New Orleans just in time for an interview, which the Delta describes as (ollows: The General knelt at the feet of the night ingale and kissed her hand very devoutly, He bad also many little, appropnate,off-hand compHments, which he showered upon the fair Swede with great gallantry, concluding by taking out his. beautiful little Jeweled watch, which he offered to MUs Lind as a keepnaVe. She respectfully declined the off-r, remarking that U was too small for her After the interchange of mutual good wishes, the f2Vt Oft I AnrtA wlthr manr twifniimfkAiii, and kissei of hit very small finders. RADISH itBeroR. RALEIGH. N. C. Wednesday,- Marcfi 26th, 1851. i. .. rSS" Mr. C. W. JAMES. No. 1, Harrison Street Cincmnati.'Obio. is our General' Travelling Agent for. the Western States, agisted bv J. Jv S M 1 1 H, J. 1. DENT. JASON TAYLOR, J: W. ARMSTRONG. PERRIN LOCKE, W. RAMSAY, Dr. JOSHUA WADS WORTH, ALEX'R. R. LAWS, ami A. J. SMILEY. fg-Mr. HENRY M. LEWIS, of Montgomerr, Ala, is our Generalravelling Ageut For the States of Alabama and Tennessee. Mr. ISRAEL E. JAMES, No. 182, South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, is our Gineral Travelling ielpli WW Aeent. assisted bv WM. H.WELD, JOHN COLr LINS. JAMES DEERINO. A. KIRK WELLING TON. E. A. EVANS, JOHN T. JUDKINS, P. LOCKE, JOS. BUTTON, GEO. P. BUTTON, and THOS. D.NICK M ADAME BISHOP'S CONCERT. uwinto a aeieniwia uie urnvai ul menr- this dUtingnrshed'erfntatrice was unable 10 give her Concert on Saturday evening, as announced, Vowerc onef the very large and delighted audience which assembled at Yarbrough's fine Saloon on Monday "evening, to hear the accorri- plished and beautiful lady sing, ar,d can truly say , , . s j .i t- i i. that she far surp.tssed, even, the expectations which . , , ... .. her hih reputation had excited in our community. ' , In her delineations of character, she proved herself to be an inimitable actress; and the enthusiastic j demonstrations with which she vas received at , her successive appearances on the Stage fully tes-! tified to the effeet which her splenaid vocalization ! nroduced upon the audience. The sonrs of "Sweet Home," apd "John Andrson, my Jo," were sung with 'much true pathos, and as Linda .ind Own Elizabeth she elicited 'he most rapta- 1 1 rous anti judicious applause. Rarely, before, have ! our Citizens been so favored andjg delighted, e' STg. Novelli also contributed greatlyn the en joyment M'tno eveningTvitn ms exceedingly nch and melodious bass voice. The Concert, with a change of programme, will be repeated, tliis (Tuesday), evening, for tlk last t ime. Those who fail to attend will miss a treat, which it may be long before they will have an op portunity of enjoying again. NEW YORK SENATOR. The Washington Republic" expresses its gratifi cation at the election of Hamilton Fish. We cannot sympathise in that feeling, we must confess, but ire give the " Republic" the benefit ot its own reasous therefor. It iwys : While Lieutenant -Governor he was associated in the administration wifh our present Cliief Magistrate, who was then Comptroller of the State, and their views at that time harmonized on all public questions. He was an early, efficient, and active friend of Gen. Tavlor. He 'will render a cordial support to tle Ad".iii:)i.tration, to which we havj reason to know his oleotimi jfiijti. sincere aatisfiictiou. IS one who are acquainted with his general prudeuce, moderatiou, and giHd sense, can doubt tlit Mr. Fish will pursue a con servative and patriotic Course in. the discharge of his Senatorial duties." The " "few York Express," which has taken a bold stand ftgiinst the election of Mr. Fish, and which de precates frith much commendable warmth the appli ances which were brought to bear upon his election, thus eoaiOTcfrts upon the result: "So thai -t Tie "Peace measurer of the last Congress are sustained, w'e 'are content. Thexe, to hs, are Whig, and 'ventinort ta Whig vieaxurtx, usta,ning a th'y Ho,priu(ii4iJiof vital iTitportaiiet to the peace of ''. J ' . ., I,, , the country, tliejierpctuify of the Government, and in their tuirit. faithful!! to be adhered to, as above and ! beyond all oilier qvrttionx. We now understand that Gov. Fish voluntarily committed himself to the sup port of the measures long before his election, that the Admii list ration look ujxm him no a fast friend of these as well as all other Administrative measures. That it mayjjro ; so, we devoutly trust and. hope. that it will tie so, it Mr. t isii is left to act untrammel led by the "iiiujbmed sympathies in and out of the Legislature towli:ch the Albany Journal referred to on Wednesday, we are ready to believe. In tliose sympathies we liave, no faith nor relationship, and those whuXuUow then direction, will -sink. so low in the estimation or the" naYton that the' hand of no political resurrection can reach tlicm. MURDER OF HUNT. We copied, in our last, an article from the Golds- boro' Papers, communicating the intelligence of a" most diabolical murder committed upon the person of Mr. Tilghman Hurit, near Fayettevilleome days sine, by .a man named Thomas Pitt We learn f rota the " Fayttteville Carolinian," that the mgro, who com mitted the deed, has been lodged in Cumberland jaiL He confesses killing his master with an axe, by chop pinghim oa the typ-of tbe head and once across the face with the edgf ef the axe. This he did under the seduce ment and at" the instigation of Pitt, and with the promise that he would divide the money with him and take him to a free State, After tho murder,' according to the negro's state, ment, they sewed the body in a tant cloth, adding some large stones to make it sink, and all hands pro ceeded towards SUsabethtown. Oa coming to Rock fish CKek; hW4$d jbdy was thrown into a deep placa where bv tpjk,:, They then proceeded to Eliza betb,wbf PUMwjfcht two horses, for $500, and bought a Mgto, and tnated the negroes to whatever theyWantei.'" ' After that, they, went to Rocky Mount, Edgecombe county, at which place Pitt was well acquainted, and made a great splurge with his money ; but on being questioned, did not appear to give plausible 'accounts of the circumstances of his sudden transition from pov erty to wealth. . Finding the place getting too hot for him, he left the negroes and talcing the .assumed name of Garret, (another negro trader,) he took the cars northward, and was heard of last at Peters burg. The " Carolinian" kays : " On Wednesday last, after the news reached -here in an authentic shape, a Coro ner's Jury was empannelled by John J. llulips, and proceeded to the plajce on Rockfish creek described by the negro, and after dragging with hooks, found the body a short distance below McNeill's bridge. It was brought to FayettevfOe, and identified' by Rev. C. F. Bams, John. M, Rose and J. W. Reid, as the : body of TilghmHimt, which being satisfactory to the Jury", a vecdicV Vi rende red -that tke aeceawd feame to his deatk bjf.mtn inflicted bjomo.pertoo or parwnaiitdnwwn tftOML s r - ; P J3. We leant that aeirraDhic despatch has been received in this Cityj commumUngiitjrution, of the arrest of the villain, PrtvNew York, by tha PoiieaandoritfeaKttqtj, - - V'i QTMfc pecb, CoL Stkelk, of Richmond, 'on tba 8brvary:qneMhKi, shall appear ia our next The hour at which it has been received precludes the pos sibility of its publication to day.' RESPONSE JTO. 1. In condudiiig.a recent article relative to the dispo aitioo manifested by the chif organ of the Loco Foco party in thw State, to throw cold water upon the ef forts tht haVe "been and are being' made to effect f. closer orgaoization among the 'friends of the tJnion throughout the Country, -we Tentured to request ex plicit answers to a few interrogatories which we pro pounded to certain of the lesser lights." Our object was to ascertain, whether 4he Democratic priiss, gen erally, of the State, were to be understood as sanc- f tfooing thecpurse of the "Raleigh Standard" in its mad assaults upon UieUnion its recommendations to its friends to stand aloof from all associations" de signed to protect anddefeod the Union and its evi dent unwilliDgness to accord the meed of justice to the President, for the prompt and faithful execution of his duty. We wish to know these things, that we may have no dodging or shuffling in the ensuing Congres- J sional campaign that we may go into that contest . understandingly that we may known a word, whom to strike. and. where to strike. The "Wilmington Journal" gives the following response to our inquiries; ' " The Raleigh Register, of the 15th inst, asks our views, in common, with those of the other Democratic presses of the State, upon the subject of Union par 'ties and Won. We reply explicitly, that we regard the attempt made to get up a Union party pnr excel lence as a defunct 'humbug,' and the cant made over it remains as pretty much of the same character. We regard the principles of the Democratic prty as right and proper, and grounded upon tho. constitution, and we regard any party which requires an abnega tion of principles, or an abandonment of the organi zation nceessnry to carry those principles into effect as a humbug a humbug devoid of principle in fact, an unprincipled humbug. An object which cannot be offetiriAsf Vtir TVipanrnM na in m sirvlif SS11 innnt Vw worth '.attaining t all ..'.It has. only been by a diver gence from tne fundamental principles ot tne jjemo erotic creed, that the Union of the States has been iphtced in jeopardy ; it is only by a return to those principles that its future permanence can be secured." -Cunningly and cautiously phrased as all this is: there can be ho room for doubt that the "Journal,'' too, lends v.e'ht of its influence against any and all efforts n wsMWt of the Union, which threaten to interfere, m the slightest, with part u intciests, or to weaken the : .'i. , : ties of parti organization. Professions of devotion to the UBionTrom such a source are a worthless mockerv. man wb waM notammt to abandonme;t of party oition" to save the Country from peril wJlJ in other worcjs pulce8 generally unmean- telicts ofa political creed above the high and ennobling considerations of patriotism, may be a save parti man, from whom demagogues may take a cub and under whom the rabble may be marshalled to the polls ; but save the Country, we say, from all such friends, all such defenders. We are obliged for the admission that the Union of the States lias beeu put in peril under Democratic misdirection. Without stppping to argue the point whether wars 'of coBqucst and rapacious longing for other.people's lands constitute a " divergence from the fundamental principles of the Democratic creed" (we think they chime together wondrously) no can did man will question the fact that the Mexican War, and the consequent acquisition of foreign territory) has proven, in a very great meaure,the fruitful source of all our dissensions tliat it is that war which, in the prophetic language of Mr. Clay, in his celebrated Raleigh letter, Jias endangered " the integrity of the Union itself 'that it is by that " divergence from the fundamental principles of the Democratic party," ii the Journal will liare it so, that " the Union of the States has been put in jeopardy"! And now, when good men ind patriots, forgetting party distinctions, would unite together to take that Union out of its " jeopardy." it is a matter of regret, so far, as North Carolina is concerned, to see the Democratic portion of her Press counselling and op erating against the movement If it is " by a return'' to the fundamental principles, that the 14 fature permanence of the Union can be secured," why is it that tlie " Wilmington Journal," and tho Loco Foco Press of the State, withhold their countenance from a movement that is designed to place it upon a firm and secure basis ! Let the people of North Carolina take the subject into consideration. Let them re concile, if they can, and brand with their indignatioo if they cannnot, the inconsistency which prompts un meaning professions of love for the Union with such opposition to the means of its defence. Tlicij, we are confident, still value, despite the denuncia'ions of demagogues, the teachings of Washington, and they ... ,., ., a . . . wul rcadilv see in these efforts to depreciate an at- - r tachment to the Union, one step towards anarchy and dissolution ! ! It is quite amusing to watch the twistinga and contortions of the u Standard." Some time since, it g;ive out, with most admirable liberality, that it would condescend to submit to the " so called" Compromise, but it seemed very desirous to let the pmblic know, that it was a great f.iv- r to the Government, for the leading organ of the Democracy in the State thus to act 1 There was occasionally an inkling that if the friends of the Compromise did not u look sharp" and M sing low," it would open abroad-sido upon that ' submission' measure and blow it sky high! WTell, these lo quacious M submissionists" would keep up a talk ing about the merits of the Compromise, when, all of a sudden, no one expecting it, the whole earth rocked under a most terrific broadside from the artillery of the Standard upon that measure ! Its friends for awhile stood aghast were near being panic stricken but tho echo ot the big guns soon passed away the smoke was soon dissipa ied, and the Compromise was still left, with full life, and without broken limbs ! How beautiful,' too, doea the consistency of the Standard appear ! It denounces the Compromise would not touch it with ten foot poles regards it as " an accursed thing" but vet it lauds Cass to the skies would support him cordially for the Presidetvcy thinks him the " very man for the times, and would throw up its cap as high as the tep of tiro tallest tree in the forest, upon his elec tion ! So also, it thinks in reference to Mr Bu chanan, who has endorsed the Compromise out and out : and so it would think of any other real "simon pure" Democrat who might be selected for the Presidency 1 Truly, this Democracy cov ereth a multitude of sinsf That "abominable" Compromise is enough to damn any Wng", but it is a small speck on the escutcheon ofa whole souled Democrat, who has served the Party well, and will carry out the principles of the faithful A Compromise Whig is a tubmissioniit and ene my to the South ; but a Compromise Democrat is a M real chivalry," and will go his death for South ern rights ! Do, Mr. Standard, cease mortifying your friends with such consistency ! PARTY INGRATITUDE. The " Fayetteville Carolinian thus summarily' disposes' of the announcement of Mr. Ritchie's retirement from the lm'on u It is well that Mr. Ritchie retires. It happens none too soon." And this after 4? years unceasing and effective party, labor. Parties, as well aa Republics, are, indeed, ungrateful. Mr. Ritchie's only offence, we presume, in the eyes of the "Carolinian," is, that he has devoted his whole heart and talents for the past year, to the. patriotic work of maintaining the Usiox against the assaults of the fanatics who would sever it! HON. EDWARD EVERETT AND HON. T. L CUNGMAN OR, WISDOM AND POLLY CONTRASTED. Mr. EvESett, orr the late anniversary festival in honor of the memory of Washikgtos, in a speech ef glowing eloquence, remarked : f I presume not to look into that dark abyss (of a shattered Republic.) I turn from it with the same horror, a thousand fold increased, that J felt, when in my youth I was surprised on the black and calcined edge of the crater of Vesuvius, when the sides of the mountain were already quivering with the eonvulsive throes of an approaching erup tion. -To attempt to give form and outline to to measure the force to calculate the "direction of the molten elements, boiling and bellowing in the faery gulph below, and just ready to be let loose by the hand of God on their pathway of destruc- tion, would be as unavailing and presumptuous in the political as it is in the natural world." On the contrary, Mr. Clcigmar, usincthe same figure of an earthquake, is filled with emotions of joy. Here is an extract from bis hist speech on the future policy of the Government : u One great benefit, Mr. Charman. has resulted from the late slavery agitation. Heretofore, onr people had been accustomed to think of the Union with a sortof snperstitious reverence. They were disposed to idolize the work of their own hands. but all superstitions are degrading and debasing in their effects. I rejoice that our people have been liberated from its influences. Our population had been aecustomed to rest in thought on the idea of the Union as the ark of safety, but'they have a roused from the delusion. One of out citizens "Mr. Stevens, ''while travelling in central America, experienced (here the shock of an earthquake. He declared that it had produced a great perma nent revolution in his feelirgs in one respcet Till 'then, he said, he had been accustomed when upon the surface of the earth to feel secure and that he rested on a foundation firm and stable. ButejCT afterwards he could only think of the solid globe itself as a frail tremulous thing ready J 1 . .a . mi to give way unaer mm ai any moineni. - me shock of an earthquake has passed under the minds of our people and they no longer rest on the Uni on as the solid rock of safety. I rejoice thai it is SJ.n DINDER TO DANIEL WEBSTER. The members of ihe Maryland State Conven tion, wi hout regard to party, have tendered a complimentary dinner to the Hon. Daniel Web ster, which he has necep'ed. It takes place at Annapolis to day. T is intended as a tnbu'e of respect, on the part of Maryland, to this profound statesman and sincere pa riot, for the noble part he has taken in defence of the Union, as well as a rebuke to those whose malignant envy induced them to make a ridiculous attempt to impich the sincerity of his motives and the purity of his character. CONVENTION. A suggestion is published in the Jishtvxlle JVevBS, that a mass meeting or district convention to be held some time during the approaching summer, in the mountain district, where as many leading men of the western part of the State as possible can come together lor the purpose of en lightening the people and of consulting together on the question of Constitutional Reform. The second week in August is suggested as the tirne and Morganton the place, for such meeting. THE AUSTRIAN CONTROVERSY. The letter of Mr. Webster to Mr. Hulseman, Ihe Austrian Charge d'A (fairs in Washington, re lative to the mission of Air. Mann to Hungary, was duly communicated by the Charge to the Austrian Government. In a letter ol the 11th instant, Mr. H. advises Mr. Webster that (he Aus" trian Government is not convinced by the argu ments of Mr. W.'s lelier. but that it waives all further discussion of ihe subject, as they are un willing to expose the friendly relations between the two Government to the danger of interrup tion by it. Mr. Webster makes a brief and fitting reply, and thus the matter ends. g3gr We would suggest to the Editor of the u Wilmington Coronicle," that he does Col. Lit tle, our efficient Marshall, much injustice in his issue of the 12t h insL The Marsluill has publish ed all. the statistical information that it is yet in his power to present, without a serious interfer ence with his laborious duties to the Government. Under the head of " establishments of indus try," which the " Chronicle" expresses its inabili ty to comprehend, are included all those mechani it-al and manufacturing estab'.ishlents, whose pro ceeds amount to r hundred dollars, and upwards. We doff our old beaver to Messrs. R. Tuck er &. Sos lr the very acceptable present of a new summer hat on indispensable commodity for keep ing an Editor's head ccol; as it always should be. Taking that hat as a specimen, independently ol the conclusive evidence the public will find in our advertising columns, we have no hesitation in pro nouncing a most favorable opinion of the variety and beauty of the Messrs. T.'s large stock of Spring and Summer Goods. LATER FROM CALIFORNIA, New Yoaa, March 21st lOo'c ock, P. M. The Steamer Crescent City arrived here to-night from Chagres. She brings dates from San Fran 8isco to ihe 15th of March. The Crescent City left Chagres on the llth inst., and Rmgsion on the 14th. Her advices are i wo weeks later from ail parts of California. She brings $517,275 worth of go'd dust. The news from the mining regions is favorable. There is a lull supply of breadstuff's and a mode rate business doing at previous quotations. The demand is better for Haxall and Gal ego brands. Since ihe departure pf the ast steamer lor Pa nama, Indian diflicu ties have been on the increase and murders and robberies have been mure fre quent. Efforts have been made in the Legisla ture to raise funds and troops for carrying on a war. One oflhe Governor's aids, Mr. J. N. John son, has been despatched to the scene of distur bance to act on the part of the State authorities. He is authorized to raie a force of volunteers. The comm ssioners have left Stockton with an es cort of several huadred Uni ed Stales troops, and it is confident believed they wil. be able lot .rm treaties with the Mountain tribes, thus giving qui et to the country. The Legislature has been battling for sometime and at last fixed upon next Monday to go into an election of United States Senator. Some believe Mr. King will be elected ; others that Mr. Hayden feldt may stand a good chance. Col. Fremont is alto gaining s rength. There has been quite a turn in his favor. Good health prevails generally throughout the cdnn ry. We surrender a large part of our. space this week to the speech of Gen. J. M: Leach on the subject of Negro Slavery and the Union. We pronounce it a good speech, presenting good ar gument and sound views. The subject is one K'hkh every1 good citizen ought to view in all its phases, inasmuch as it embraces the vital interests of the SQtlh.Ashboro' Herald. LITERARY J NOTICES. Lavengro ; the SchoUtt--(h$ Qipsy(he Priest by George Borrmc avthor of "the Bible in Spain" and u the Gipsies of Spain.'" Jlarpet $ Broi.- Paper, 25 cpntx. This is a strange and mysterious book, and we have rarely met with one so entirely original or so deeply interesting. When following this Ay. thor in his wanderings in Spain, through formtn and mountains from the Gipsy camp to the M. drilenian prison, we were struck with his fearlesj and adventurous spirit, and we considered him veritable a knight errant, as the far famed knight of La Mancha. This autobiography confirms 0Qr previous opinion ; having been a traveller in manr lands and scquainted with numerous langungeS) he deserts the beaten path of life and wander into the wildest part of the country seems fa. miliar with all sorts of people and all kinds of knowledge. One source of interest is the un. pected scones into which we are introduced; ot. day he is feasting in the halls of the rich , and th next, a travelling tinker, encamped on the ede of the wood mending tin pans and kettles. 'e have always felt a deep interest in the Gipsjp, There is something so remarkable in their origin . their character their language, that we thA with great interest whatever relates to them. Here is a picture of Lavengro, (master of many words,) now turned tinker, and a gipsy girl : " I turned my head ; at the entrance of the foot path, which might be about thirty yards fm the place where I wis sitting, I perceived the fi. ure. of a young girl ; her face was turned towards me, and she appeared to be scantling me and mr encampment ; after a little time she looked in iH other direction, onl v for a moment however ; prob. ably ob serving nothing in that quarter, she again looked toward me, and almost immediately step ped forw ard ; and as she advanced, sang the song which I had heard in the wood, the first words of which were those which I have already alluded tv " The Rommany chi And the Rommany dial, bruin jaw tassaulor To drab the bawlor, And dock the gry Of the farmiifg rye." A very pretty song thought I, falling ajr.ini fenj to work upon my kettle ; a very pretty sog, w hich bodes the farmers much good. Liu then' look to their cattle. "All alone here, brother?" said a tsppc don by me, in sharp but not disagreeable- tones. I made no answer, but continued, mv work click, click, with the gravity whW-u. became one of my profession. I allowed at least half a minute to elapse before I even Kt'ted up lay eyes. A girl of about thirteen ms- standing before me; her features were pretty, but witha pwn. liar expression; her complexion was a clear olive and her jet black hair hnng twek upon her shoul ders ; she was rather scantily dressed, and her arms and teet were bare ; round her neck, how ever, was a handsome string of cora Is with orna ments of gold ; in her hand she held a bulrush. " All alone here, brother T said the girl ng I looked up, "all alone here, in tiie lane ; where are your wife and children V " Why do you call me brother 1" said I ; " I am no brother tt ytwrs. Do you take roe tor one" of your people I I am no Gipsy ; not I. indeed!" " Don't be titraid, brother, you are no Romsn Roman, indeed, yw are not handsome enough to be a Roman; nat bluck enough, tinker though, on be. If I called you brother, it was because did'nt know what eUe call you. Marry come up. brother, I should.be sorry to have rou for a brother." Then you don't like rae." "Neither like youv nt dislike yon, brother; what will you have for thai k;kanhi f ' " What's the use ' talking to me in that un christian way; what do you mean young gentle woman V We will not proceed with the conversation, which n doubt every one- will read for himself, that is every one who is so fortunate as to get the book. This ywung Gipscy girl, Leonora, at thdnstig:ition of her Grand. Mother, poisoned La vengrVbecause an- eld grudge which she had against him. The attempt failing, (though it was a narrow escape for biro) the old woman hung herself. The following scene is occasioned by the death of Mrs,Ile:iruoand i such. a burlesque upon the way in which some aot, are mote civilized than the Gipsies, and w ho claiia to be men of honor, tliat we must insert it : M But Mr. Petaiengro did not proceed with his narration, neither did he proceed on his way ; lie had stopped his horse, and his eyes were intently fixed on a broad strip of grass beneath some lofty trees on the left side of the road. It was a pleas ant enough spot, and seemed to invite wayfaring pet?ple, such as we were, to rest from the fatigue of the road, and tho heal and vehemence of the sun. After examining it for a considerable time, Mr. Petulengr said, I say brother, that would be a nice place for a tussle." " I dare say it wauld," said I, " if two people" were inclined to fight." -The ground is smooth," said Mr. Petulengro, without holes ot ruts, and the trees cast much shade. I don't think, brother, that we could find a better place said Mr. i'etulengro springing from his horse. But you and I don't want to fight !" Speak for yourself, brother," said Mr. Petu lengro. u How ever I will tell you how ihe matter stands. There is a point at present between .us. There be no doubt that you are the cause of Mrs. Hcarne's desth, innocently, you will say, but still the cause. Now I should'nt like it to be known that I went up and down the country with a pal who was the cause of mv mother in-law's death, that's to say, unless he gave me satisfaction ; and if he knocks my eyes out, which I know you can't do, it makes no difference at all, he gives me satis faction ; and he who says to the contrary, know nothing of Gipsy law, and is a dinclo into the bar-g-dn." " But we have no gloves." "Gloves!" aaid Mr. Petulengro, contemptnoas ly; w gloves! I tell you what, brother, 1 always thought you were a better hand at the glpvcsthaa. the naked fist; and to tell you the truth, besidt taking satisfaction for Mrs. Hearne's death, 1 wi to see what you can do with your mawleys; now is your time, brother, and this is your pl grass and shade, no rata or holes ; come on, bre er, or I shall think you what I should not lite t call you.' And when I heard Mr. Petulengro talk in th manner, which I had never heard him do heft"? and which I can only account for by his being fasting and ill-tempered, I had of eouiseno oth er alternative than to accept his challenge ; ' put myself into a posture which I deemed the l5 both for offence and defence, and the tussel cd mem! ; and when it had endured for about half an hour, Mr. Petulengro said, M Brother, there ' much blood on your face ; you had better wipe'1 off," and when 1 had wiped it off, and ajain re sumed my former attitude, Mr. Petulengro saw. UI think enough has been done, brother, in J affair of the old woman ; I have moreover, tr what you are able to do, and I find you, as 1 thought, less apt with the naked maw ley 1 the stuffed gloves; nay, brother, put your hao down, I'm satisfied ; blood has been shed, which is all that can he reasonably expected for an o! woman v ho carried ao much brimstone abut be' as Mrs. Ilearne." So the struggle ended, and we resumed route, Mr. Petulengro sittiog sideways upau J horse as before, and I driving my little pony car1 It would be impossible by any one extract or 1 dozen, to give an exact idea of the book, and ' must refer our readers to the " Scholar" himsrf Some will think that Borrow is a madman nl some a philosopher, (to the latter opinion we if cline.) but all will agree that this is a Strang' interesting book. (At Turners)
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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