COMMUNICATIONS.
THE RALEIGH AND GA3T0M KAIL
' ROAD.
rj(,vMffrunCi: With the pen of a bra
ther allow we earnestly to admonish you to slum
ber no looser, through hours of empty dreara'mj.
Time is flying; w,nS cu,$ an
atom from yoer future and closes ir eternally m
an inexorable past ; a few more bents and the
tablet of destiny will contain the fate of the Ra
leigh and Gaston Road. Shall that fate be the
reconstruction oC the road tallowed by a retinue
of wealth and prosperry ! With the oice of pe
cuniary widom uj, ye ! . Shall that fate be the
entire destruction of tbe road its hoe of cuts and
embankment left s the. expunging line of ear
state pride and progress? Forbid it, common
tense I When such a c ramity befalls acomruu.
nit which ha saved bvihe mad, hundreds of
thousand of dollars, well may citizens bang their
heads with humiliation nntil they have secured
themseUet beyond the confines of the State. I,
for one hope to be away when tbe wayfarer shall
cheek bis horse, pause aod say,' ."Here was once
the Ri?h and Gaston Koad : poor thing, its
nuke-like skeleton ia brief commentary on
things rentable I wotrld linger long to gaze,
with eves dimmed br the dew of memory, pon a
monument pointing to hearen as the abode of those
for whose honor it was erected : but. from the
sight of a cruinoling warehouse, as the monument
of a defunct rail-road, save me! Such barbarian
relics might oe delicious to the taste o' an antique
rlan.'wbo. perchance, eoold write a bookr entitled
"the Foot Prims of FoIIr, in North Carolina." the
sam to be iil nitrated with "splendid engrav
ings, the one shadowing forth liie characteristics
of your wen sparse population, qmo aanaey on
the road side, wlih poor boy cutting loose the
mail bag, which he delivers at the office some
weeks after. Such may answer the purposes ot
the antiquarian epicure, but wi 1 never do foe citi
zens' of North Carolina, whose prosperity is the
prosperity of the State.
In a former article, I called your attention to a
few of the many benefits arising from the road
I hare not yet gpna through the catalogue of bene
fitsby your permission I will extend the list of
sating, and point cut plan for an increase of
agricaltaral products. But just here, I am met
by visiters, of whom you are not the companion.
Excuse me. I bid you prosper, and promise to
meet you few paragraphs ahead. My present
object is to receive and entertain tbe Topdoodle
Family. 'Venerable Sages, hare you any mental
pabulum to tender to your reason loving host f"
To this interrogatory Air. Spokesman Fopdoodle,
with much pomp and flourish, emphatically res.
ponds. "Sir, we are deeply penetrated by the
complimentaiy nature of your enquiry, and see
ot how you cou'd have more delicately expressed
a higher regard for the luminous properties of our
comprehensive and world-enlightening minds.
We see that considerable efforts are making to
resusciute the Raleigh and Gaston Road, and we
are inclined to believe that you and others, who
evince so much e&raestness in tbe cause, are old
Stockholders endeavoring to snap the fetters of
' State obligations. As for Railroads we are irre
concilably and unc mpromisingly opposed to
them, especially because we are; because Bill
Snooxle can't get $1 and $1,50, for hauling as he
could before Railroads were fashionable , and, be
cause the train ran over and killed Jack FJubby's
favorite black pig. We see no use or yoej Mim
Drovements," n use to attempt to do mete than
our fathers did ; they were good and wise."
Here, Mr. Fop doodle is overwhelmed with re
collections of his kind "dad;" he draws his favor
ite btndannato his eyes and siis down to sob
over i he reminiscences of his worthy progenitor
whogloned'in the science of discovering a stone
of proper dimensions to balance a bushel of corn,
which was carefully placed in tne opposite end
of the bag to be taken to mill. Let me say to him
words of kindness.
It is evident, Mr. Fopdoodle, that you represent
persons who "honor tbe laurels that overshadow
the craves of ttnrfaihera.' Commendable senti
ment ! But be careful, lest the npas be substitu
ted for the laurel and rain -fol ow ia the wake of
folly. If you consider it a profanation in the sight
of heaven, to advance farther in human attain
ments than your fathers did, you should under
stand well those human modeU whom you dVsign
to take as paragons. If you would imitate them,
improvement is your inevitab'e course. Glance
down through the world's history, and you will
tee that one generation is the stepping stone to
another's improvement. VV hen you have deter
mined to discard all approvements, give to the
consuming element your shingle-roof houses,
burn your waggons, doff your cloths, and walk
abroad in primitive nudity beneath the burning
Bun and broad blue t-ky. Take fer your randies
the stars to light you to slumber and you will wake
up one of these mornings to gaze on your frozen
children about you, when you may exclaim
What an Eden is this! Now what are you to
draw from this ? I will tell you. You should
eschew, to your greatest ability, all tbe paltry,
deleterious frivolities of your fathers, and emulate
and improve on their every characteristic thai
was noble and'wise.
You can weep, that your neighbor has lost his
favorite spoUed pig. but y u should rejoice that
in consideration of such casualties, his la nil is
increased in value $3 per acre. You are oposed
to tbe road beevuse you are ; yon are looking at
the subject through the green spectacles of preju
dice and a mist of mental obiuscatioo. Because
yoar fathers were necessitated to do certain things,
yoo conclude that you and your children should
imitate them now and forever. Will yon then
because they did, coulter your ground with dog
wood forks and nt wolf traps in different parts of
your plantation win you pick-your cotton
with your Bogeis, like they did, and roll your to
bacco through the mod ? You belch out your
invectives against rai roads because they work for
the farmer at half price and leave Sooczle's wag
gon to do something else. Where have you a
principle of justice to sustain yoo in this 1 For
everyone man ou 6nd making his living by a
regular read waggon, you find over three hun
dred engaged in making marketable produce.
That tbe three hundred men should pay an extra
half dollar to Suooz e for hauling each hundred
pounds of their produce, u an intolerable abeur
dny.
I come to your objection relative to the old stock
holder. I will endeavor to explain briefly how
tbe old stockholders became obligor to the State,
These men were pioneers of internal impr -vetoent
til North Caroline. ,Uk mast experimental en
terprises, the work was attended with more cost
than profit, tbe road costing nearly double the one
now contemplated. They borrowed of tbe State
and gave their bonds. In a word, they soon found
that their nuances bad dwindled u -a Stale of im
pecuniosity, when the Stale advertised, sold and
purchased the roadrfo meet the payments of the
bonds. ineMate contends that the sale of the
road did not discharge the payors Of the bonds
from all obligations. Here then rises a poiai be
tweet the biate and stockholders as to whether
the Stale can force tbe collection of these bonds.
- Bnt, how doe the State offer to compromise and
puce this point of contention ever, at rest. ' She
says to the ockhotdera, open' books, make up
lour hundred thousand dollars, rebuild the road and
become equi-partners with- the Sia'.e, and you
shall be discharged from all obiigatious on these
bonds.
low took at this proposition with tbe eye of
impartiality. As the road now is, it is worthless
in a pecuniary point of view to tbe State; this
state of affair is reversed if she gets her prop
orsition acceded to. ' Baild the road and you snap
one of the '-grew essential strings otthe demagoi
gue'i fiddle. ..Build it and yoo plant tbe tree that
a to bear the fruits of mutual benefiu,' by making
it a source of revenue to the State; 'by setiKng
aecootMtioo between tbe fciata mtxA RihXM
ers ;by mlusinr vitality into an agricultural com-
uy i of laniHaung me mercantile nd travel
ling interest by making an iron hook in the cilia
u io connect tne ooutnern with the Worth era
iu'' W rlMM wttn B0" Thy aldiog tQ
PewrVrt cto1'b in that advanced peeitioB
wbwh her people, her climate and soil qualify bef
to sustain when- taken rani typttvMf fo khsne
Stockholders in th HaleigK and Gaston RoaLa
prr c their inawdsxcldJi will nek bstwr
pasted by any stedb, in the StaU. Mark that, 5de
your time and, ee the truthfulness of the predic
tion. The raid when completed according to the
proposeot, )laa,Vll be one ol the cheapest in the
Uuion. How silly i' is then to accuse the friends
of the work of laboring, not for the road, hut to
rih oW BwclcKWefS. The ntociaryf
subscription will procure their release, for such is
a seconder coisidtratloft of Ihe Legislative en
actmen', and thef ought to; subscribe to secure
this incidental relief. Botliow can this arcom-
rtMMlaiioo affect the utility of tbe woxkl - Will the
exoneration of the stockholders cause less cotton,
tobacco and wheat to crow, turn freight from the
road, stop the travel f Wi'l it caue your families
to consume less sugar, coffee and salt, and enable
your children to do with fewer clothes ana less
education f Will it alter the wants and neces
sities of life? When I bear you urge this ale
ohiprtinn. I tVt that von Won id. in R drT STJell.
srm your family with" broom-straw to .fight 'ff
the approaching clouds, lest yoar neignoors- will
receive the benefits of the same water thai w to
give life to your growing crop. You oppose the
reeeDtion ot a benefit, because' another n to be
benefitted from the saiae source. Miserable, eel
fish, suicidal policy!
If any persona are entitled to the liberal sympa
thy of the community these are the old Stockhold
ers. They have been instrumental in saving, to
the rommunity hundreds of thus,nds of dd'ars
while they have lost as much themselves. J When
1 tell you this you will say, old stockholders
beatinsr ud recruits." Let me assure you to .the
contrary. 1 have never owned stock in any road,
but hope to own some in this. It will pay, me
welL Besides. I am prompted bylheiionest enn
vict ion that the annihilation ol 4be road would be
calamitous and. sha meful, while its reconstruction
would do more to rive impetus to tne prosper
ky of tbe section of country through which it runs,
than, all tbe political speeches and xjinners mat
have ever regaled the. meutal and physical appe
tites of tha citizens convenient to tie toad, ft re
quired only a glance at this subject to see that this
cry of "old S ockholder was nothing more nor
less than a consummate larago ol nonsensical Qd-dle-faddle.
Our interest demands the roed, we
should therefore build it, thongh it were to enable
England to pay her national debt, or turn Africa
into a paradise.
Citizens of Granville, I return to vou. Rather
than extend my trip through these pages of fools
cap to an unpleasant length, I will consent to
forbear enumerating the multiplicity of articles on
which yoo save and devote a niiouie to an item
of no inconsiderable importance. This item is
Wheat. Tobacco land is peculiarly adapted to its
culture. It is tbe very thing for what you term
or shift. With the road, you find it a profitable
product ; without it, vou pay oae bushel lo get
another to market; Thus you toil beneath the
scorching rays of a summer's sun, and give one
half of your labor to lbs waggoner who injudici
ously converts it into horse-food and finds himself
in a few years, minus mouey, minus horses, minus
wheels. A widow lady whose family are favor
ably and extensively known in the county, made
last year 700 bushels of wheat, which she sent off
on the road. 1 he convenience uf transportation
induced ber to grow it. The old waggon price from
her plantation, was 45 cents. The railroad price
from Henderson it 15 cents. The difference be
ing 30 cents in the bushel, gives her a gain of
$210 on the 70j bushels. She is situated at
distance of 20 mi'eskorn the depot. It takes her
waggoo two dsys to make the trip with 50 bush
els to the road . This is 14 days to the crop say
43 per day, making $42, which will leave her a
net saving of $158 a sum worth saving. Would
she have produced it if the old price had been re
garded ? Never ! This is tbe way tbe country
is to be eminently and inca culab y benefitted by
the road. You will not on'y save on what you
produce, but will be able to increase yonr pro
ducts. Instead of attempting, with childlike whim-
weal rues and idiotic absurdity, to compete with
freight prices, you should make your business an
exclusively agricultural one. You should have
your whole force concentrated on your farms.
Your forests have been swept away ; your hills
are going to ruin. At the pact wood destroying
rate, you will have but littte limner for your chil
dren The remedy is manure. By it you can
have a restoration of productiveness: your barren
bills absorbing the fertilizing properties will yield
in return ample, rich luxuriant crop. How are
you to get ti is manure? by keepingy our horses at
home and hauling leaves to your farm yard.,when
there is not other indispensable plantation work
to do. Build the road, and pursue this plan, and
the increased products of the county will be more
annually than the subscription now required of
you.
One of the " fixed facts" of the day is, that the
Central Road will be built. When that aod our
road are built, I would n-'t give an insurance office
2 per cent to insure me 10 on Stock in the Raleigh
r 1 I T I i . a
ana uasum itoau. i leei c- nuueni mat to per
cent will come nearer the dividend than wfll 8.
This is no Utopian conclusion, but one that is
based on a knowledge of tie geographical posi
tion of the roads aod their connections Ni rilrand
South all of which I could and would explain.
but tor spinning mis article out io an anpietsant
length. Here then, a pan from all tbe local con
siderations around you, you have an inducement
to invest your money, such as is rarely offered to
capitalists in any country. Even if you lived oe
the Blue Ridge or the Sea Shore, and had money
lo inves , you would do well to put it here. If
there were ever inducements offered to a people to
engage in an enterprise, you now have them
m the saving oi ireigni, oy wnicn you will
receive ample remuneration for your investments;
io sustaining the prices of lands, a difference sur
passing great y the amount of subscription requir
ed of the country ; in tbe dividend arising tror
the Slock, surpassing the per cent oa private
loans; and in the prosperity of the Slate, which
is only a rynonyme for. the prosperity of the
people.
Farmers of Gradville, break from your slumber
and gaze upon the realities by which yon are
surrounded. Action is the word 1 Act before the
arrival of the time when all action is futile. . But
a little while and the denouement of the play, ia
reached! The dreadful, retrogressive reality, will
burst upon your minds, or golden prospects spread
along your perspective. Which will you have?
Say before the opportunity is immediately gone
Fifty thousand dollars must be raised by the coun
ty and that in a very short time, or the enterprise
-is abortive. With the road you save tbe amount
in less than two years. lam proud to know that
tbe number of enemies to tbe road are M growing
small by degrees and beautifully less." I m
happy to know that the rest of ytnt te Mead to
the road. But let me tell you a stern fact. Thit
work can- Merer adtdnc by the mere aid rf Iht
simple with that it may. It requires something
more tangible than your invisible wish lo support
the weight of a ten ton engine. If each man re
lies on othew, depend upon it, yon had as well
cast the last spade of dirt "upon tie grave of hope.
How will you show your strength ? There Is but
one way, ku every man come to the lever. Some
of you,' awake to the importance of action, bare
come forward -with manly promptitude to the call
of gpiriUprompiing good sense. Others of you
are ready to join those who are on the list. Some
or you. regardless of time, are imbedded in poppy
land. buildiagaanny palace ia the far off clouds,
with the expectation that that sublime rascal, that
time stealing, invisible, ualocateable; They, will
give one majestic flourish of bis piagic wand and
turn yonr dresm -created fancies info solid, golden
subitaj)qalities. Away with that dream Yon
might as hopefully expect k hear donkey suc
cessfully imitate the dulcet grandeur of tbe-organ.
. : f t . -
tne
signing weniuurce oi ine COlian. or IOC
smpotn plaint of the barmonica. as la ezneet a
realization of these fantastic dreams. Vkbyour
subacriptioBhis road possibly may be buili; with
out ir, the enierpare may siuk too deep foe m re.
surrecnoa. Hunk of that aad count the conse
quences, ;
'IV . ' GRANVILLE.
r i l I. il i - i i . ,
Semp;jigaiief a . the,' trihman ex
claimed when siMngfJown to dinner. ;- He
bad not coficluded iii repast, however, when
he took occasion t6 observe: "f f tbey were
wetor. they would be better." ; ' 1
r--i . -jro TH-eTia
JtiTv.J.lmUt th eiiixaui-Df Caldwell O
TCranty, rtr a nwi oouce, met in in v . '
Lenolyal tne January -a orm ot ineisounty vum,
in eonsultatlon for thej publio !good ; yhioh meet
ing adopted, in the mrnn tne tteeoiuuona o;
Georgia Sum Loaveouon, ana 4rue-iju' iw
ceedings to be pablished.
As those proceedipns Jiayeb2en losor hiism ni,
and beTtering that in tn ww portentous wiDcs, Tn
senument of the people oi mis goou oiu
should be quietly but firmly expressed in
County, I have thought proper to make the abfeye
statement. ....
, .Aelebxatioo.oX the, Jitof July l844.Whe
Court House, brought together one of the largest
assemblages that lever met in that Coenty ; and
never did a nlove nnlted,'hearty and warm response
ascend from the heart of a happy people, thah
wa manlfstert that day on the reading of the IS
regular sentiments which were prepared for the
occasion by a Committee, and were honored by a
Band with an air suited to each. As one of the
best exponents ot the patriotism of the people of
that section, then and now, I give you the whole
13, as follows:
J. Geohok Washw'gtos To his ever bleat
memory we drink, in the ailent homage of hearts
overflowing with srrati ude.
2. Ths dat we cklxbratk May each return
ing anniversary through all time smile upon a
nuitedf grateful and nappy people.
3. Ode NatiohaL faith aso ct edit Dear to
us. as personal honor and integrity.
4. FAircirx. Hall ahd old Mecklesbtog
The Cradles of American Independence.
5. The Sta Spangled ' Bakkek -Oh, long
may it wave, o'er the land of the lrce and the
home of the eritve. :-'
6. The Press We rejoice that it free; we
sorrow that it (a sometimes licentious. May n
virtuous community, by a, proper discrimination of
patronage, soon correct mo evu
1. Th PaxsiDESTiAL. Chair i-May it ever be
filled by a President of the nation;' and not of a
secuon er party.
8. Th Suavtvuwj Soldiexs or the Rcvoltj
now r May the evening of their live be tranquil
and hannv. as the morn was perilous and glorious.
9. The memory or Dr. Joseph Caldwpll ato
Gek. William Lssota Our County will hold in
grateful remembrance, their long tried and faith
ful public services.
10. Our Navt May she ever display our Na
tional flag in proud aeenrity before all nations.
11. The Amxricaw Uiuos :rh sun; ike
Americas States Tne Stars May not a Star
be dimmed, until the Sun shall set In the ocean of
eternity.
12. Thx Old North State She has not been
sleeping, but meditating, and we now enjoy the
fruits of her sound discretion.
1 3. The Faie The light and joy of our heart,
with our whole soul we will love. them, with- our
i 1 .I aI
arms we wut cnensn ana aeiena uiem.
The foregoing are just such noble sentiments
as are would naturally expect to find in the de
lightful mountain regions of North Carolina and
Tennessee the homo of Cleveland, Campbell,
Sevier, Shelby, and other patriots of the Revolu
tion, in whose great sonls, Slate bound patriotism
had no place I Whose flag, wa the "Star Spangl
ed Banner" their Motto, u Our Country ; our
whole Country !B Who were ready in a moment
to march at a BroOur't call, whether North or
South, to Bunker HT1I, Yorktown, or King's
Mountain ! Iam confident that the same noble
sentiments will be found in the bosoms of 99, at
least, in every 100, of the present population of
that extensive region.
The moat we apprehend is, that soma of our
voung men of impulsive temperaments may be
dazzled and deceived by the new lights that are
scattered of late over our happy land resembling
closely the Ughi of genius in some instances, with
a fascinating influence.'but in fact nothing but
comets, emitting light all on one side, having no light
ahead, and not caring much to see the breakers.
It is not probable, however, that many in this
region wtll be struck with the cold Kght of these
comets. These 51 on n tain boys have a warm, pa
triotic light within them, which is quick of dis
crimination; an innate love of Country, that will
cling to this glorious Union through many trou
ble (it they must come; ana, in tne language oi
the great rathe of our Uoantry, will rrowit down
as far a they can, every attempt to alienate one
section of our happy land from another. With
his Farewell address imprinted deeply in their
hearts and having before their eyes the destrnc-J
tion of the great Republican b rapt res of ureece
and Rome the one by inordinate ambition ; the
other by jealousies and civil broils among con
federate State like ours they will stand by the
last pillar that supports the great Temple of our
freedom ! The only feeling that these new lights
can inspire is tne Tear that they may in some way
mar the tteantv and harmonv of our svstem.
Indeed their flights are wonderfully eccentric
At one moment they would grasp the whole con
tinent South to the Isthmus; at the next, their
effulgence is all centered-oa our sister South
Carolina, who, "par excellince, contcins all the
Chivalry, and all the necessary elements of great
ness and power1 greater in extent and resources
than some of those powerful and indomitable
Grecian Slates, but never a word about the bro
ken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious
Union," the centuries of subsequent imbecility
and oppression, the legitimate fruits of jealousy
and civil discord. No! This would look too
much like the work that is now about to be drihe
in South Carolina, the horrors of which I will not
now contemplate, only it) the hope that they may
be averted.
Among onr unduly excited fellow citizens ot
that btate, these new lights unblnshingly refer to
the oppressions of England and our glorious Ke
volution, as aruWous te the present condition
and designs of that State ; bnt we do not yet see
3000 miles of cold saltwater between that State
and any of her Sisters. We do not see the Re
lieious intolerance of that' day, or the tithes and
other taxes collected, to be expended 3000 miles
from home ; nor have we ruler and governors
whom we did not elect, a our Fathers had. No,
No! All this u on the dark aide of the eomet.
and must not be seen or read in that State.
Neither must the voice of Hamilton and other
Statesmen, patriot and divines, be beard In that
land. No ! with a sipgl brush of the comet's
train, they are thrown into the shade; and tbe
spacious doctrine, of Peaceable Secession 4he
rightful remedy 4 heralded forth as the cure for
the ill they bare, without a y liable of the untold
miseries which they yetVnow not of. Peaceable
Secession t Pandora's Box would net hold itl
- The most aubtie ray of these new luminaries
are displayed in tbe attempt to get th unwary
commuted thU new doctrine of the right . to
sectds; sod with amooth a tongue as the ser
pent had in Paradise, tbey wHl tell you that tbey
do not say that the time haVcome yet when we
ought to accede ; that they, only contend for the
rigid of a sovereign State to secede ; that's all I
Surely, say they, you will admit nWt ; for that
you know is oae of the reserved rightsjdte. How
smooth-and oily 1 Of course, onr Fathers would
pledge their lives, their fortune and their aacred
honor, and freely pour oat their blood to estab
lish a government, to be broken up at will by a
single State ; although' every officer, Fedetafand
State, are sworn to support it ! Thank Heaven
the trap is too flimsy for thia region. I fee
sure, too, that the people of our State are un
wavering in their devotion to the Union ! Tbey
believe that a happv change in Northern senti
ment in regard to Sont&ern Rights and Institu
tions will soon be effected and are hopeful as to
the future.
If ever the unhappy time does come, which im
pel them to a teparotjon, they will call it Revo
lution, as their Father did knowing no other
Right by which to break op a well established
government!
- Enough for the present. By-tbe-by I that sen
timent in regard to the Pre reminds me that I
ought to subscribe for yoar paper. What we
need is able' and vigilant Sentinel 'upon the
Watch tower. "'
. AN OLD SCHOOf REPUBLICAN.
4Since then, bow prostrated, however. . , ,
r afhe itfi$oj (bat wu .killed': by.tfae el.
pbant in Derby, Conn, il-neariy well." The
sagacious Ssbinlal brrfy, Weighed hit trunk on
the mischievour'Iad. JScwon Post.
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395,70a
592.176
317.354
3,042,574
59484S
317,831
47.448
3,090.022
466 283
22269
488.552
652.477
27,271
580,458
. 71
1.952,101
25.9301
1.977,031
. 2.311 .681
- .63501
144.0121
3.54$
L 147.553
274.7751
767,319
133.131
23,5441
6J280I
773.6991
926
134.057
31275fl
710
313.48
948,055
894.149
53,909
303,600
B26
30452Q
19,51783
409200
19.927.05
District of Colbiil
TcaaiToatES.
Minnesota,
New Mexico,
Oregon .
Utah,
38,027
9,9731
43,00
6.192
6,199
fil.632
6L632
20.001'
20,000
2-j.OOO
25.0001
19,638 7361
419.1731
The fractions marked with an asterisk entitle
an additional representation.
RECAPITULATION.
To'al Iree Slaves. Representative
population population.
Free States, 13.533,3281 1 19 13.533.399
Slave States. G.393.75,-' 3,175,783 8,299,226
District snd Territories, 160 824 3,687
30,087,9091 3,17989 21,832,625
Total free popu!ation, 'iJ0,(i87.909
Slaves, 3,179,689
23,207,498
Ratio of representation, I 93,702
LITIGATION.
As a happy illustration of the Certainty,
cheapness, and expedition ofthe English law,
in upholding those who are in the right, I&r-
pert New Monthly naa received tne lollow
ing strange narrative from an esteemed cor
respondent, who is himself a lawyer:
"Tbe most litigious fellow I ever knew
was a weunman namea oones. ne naa got
possets'ion, by some means, of a bit of waste
ground behind a public bouse in Hoswash
treet Adjoining this land was a yard,
belonging to the ParUh of St. Jeremiah, which
the Parish Trustees were fencing in with a
wall. Bones alleged that one corner of their,
wall waa advanced about ten inches on his
eround, and, at they declined to remove it
back, he kicked down the brick work before
the morter wat dry. The Trustees having
tatis&ed.themielvet that they were not only
wiihin their own boundary, but that they
had left Bone t tome feet of the Parish land
to boot, built up the wall again. Bones kick
ed it down again.
"Tbe Trusteea put it up a third time, un
der tbe protection of a policeman. The in
exorable Bonet, in tpite of the awful pret
ence of this functionary, not only kicked
down the wall again, but kicked the brick
layers into the bargain. This was too much,
and Bones was marched off to Guildhall for
assaulting the bricklayers. The magistrates
rather poohpoohed tbe complaint, but bound
over Bones lo Keep ihe peace. The causa
belli, the wall, was re-edified a fourth time;
but when the Trustees revisited the place
hxt morning it was again ia ruin. While
they were in consultation upon this last intuit,
i hey were politely waited on by an attorney's
clerk, who nerved them all with 'writs' in an
action of trespass, at the suit of Bones, for
encroaching on hia laud.
"Thus war was declared about a piece of
dirty land, literally not so big as a door step,
and the whole fee-simple of which would
not sell for a shilling. The Trustees, how
ever, thought tbey ought not to give up the
rights of ttTe Parish to ihe obstinacy of a per
verse fellow like Bones, and resolved to in
dite Bonet for assaulting; the "workmen.-. Ac
cordingly, the action and tlreradictment.went
together. '
"The action was tried first, and, as the
evidence clearly showed the Trustees, had
kept within their own boundary, they got the
verdict. Bonet moved' for. new trial ; that
failed The Trustees now thought they would
let the matter rest, as it baa cost
tUl
mc 1 at I U
about one hundred and fifty pounds, and
tbey supposed Bones had. enough of it. But
they had mistaken i heir" man. He brought
a writ of errr' in the action, which carried
thg cause into the Exchequer Court, and tied
it up nearly two years, and in the mean time
I Jf ford MtlfiU tutlfus, to try the m-
dictment. When the trial came on, tbe
Jpdge said that, at the whole question had
been decided in lbe action, there-was no oc
casion for any further proceedings, and there-,
fbre the defendant had better be acquitted,
and to make an en,dT of it.
"AceordinglyJBonet wu acquitted. and tbe
very next thing Bonet. die1 wat. to sue ihe
Trutteet in a new action far" maliciously in
stituting the indictment agtinit him without
reasonable cause! .The new action went on
fto trial; and it fceing proved ibaj.pne of the
Trustees had been overheard to tay that trey
would punish him, this wat taken as evi
dence of malice, and Bones got a verdict for
forty shillings damages, besides allibe costs.
Elated with this victory, Bones pushed on
hit old action in the Exchequer Chamber to
a hearing, but the court affirmed the judgment
'against him, without hearing the Trustee's
counseL
"The Trustees were now sick of the very
name of Bones, which had become a sort of
bugbear, to that, if a Trustee met a friend in
the street, he would be greeted with an in
quiry after the health of hit friend Mr. Bones.
They i would have gladly let the whole nat
ter drop into oblivion, bat Jupiter and Bonet
had determined otherwise; for the indomita
ble Briton brought a writ of error In the Hojue
of Lords, on &e judgment of the Exche
quer Chamber, ...The unhappy Trustee! had
caught si Tartar, -and follow him into the
Lords hey must." Accordingly, after anojb-
i: ' .
XATE5 HcTlietl
aad Corrected.
. i
TetolfreipBlaye?TFedV.aep.Wo. ofl
rFaeupn8.
f t i
population.
Rep'a
342.-94
, 63401
72589
46!ri
190,4S
200 000
370.604
3 444
12,593
89,498
90,612
71,650
77.534
51J14
20.980
4,718
75,470
33,632
11.020
'5751
7S,1i76
4,175
20.895
86.Q04
36.725
91.558
20.113
3,889
9589
6-2.833
53,853
2 2Sa
90.612
39.341
7i
362,669!
73344S)
,9.734
-87859'
7
10
9
2
192.1
221 .763
912,7o!
230,807,
.,,40
- 583,!
6!
10
; 99471
545,
-.5
300,419
f 472.615
392,703
648.416
5
4
6
317331
3
3,090,022
,1
" 488J623
. 75305
288,412
- 8f
1 .977.031
2,341,681
21
24
147,555
1
3S4.925i
314.499,
9233H
a
'"45.989
249.619
89,992
72,362
53,34
166,064
i
313.463
1.231,870
3
32.360
473,025
13
3
13,744
304229
23,120
3,175.902
3 9671
20,OS7509i 3,179.5691 2132.621
tire States to which they belong respectively to
eryear or two's delay, the case came on in
the Lords. Their Lordnhips pronounced it
the most trumpery writ of error they bad
ever seen, and again affirmed the ju dgment,
with costs, against Bones. The Trustees now
taxed their corns, and found that tbey had
spent not less than five hundred pounds in
defending their claim to a bit of ground that
wat not of the value of an old shoe. But
then Bones was condemned to pay the costs.
True; to they issued execution against Bones,
caught him, after tome trouble, and locked
him up in jail. The next week Bones peti
tioned the Insolvent Court, got out of prison,
and, vn examintion of schedule, his effects
appeared to be 0 Os. 0IJ; Bones had, in
fact, been fighting the Trustees on credit
fox the last three years; for his own attorney
was put down as a creditor to a laige amount,
which was the only satisfaction the Trustees
obtained from perusing his schedule.
'They were now obliged to have recourse
to the Parish funds to pay their own law ex
penses, and were consoling themselves with
the reflection that these did not come out of
tiev ovm pockets, when they received the
usual notification that a bill in chancery bad
been filed against them, at Mr Bones's suit,
to overhaul their accounts with the parish,
and prevent the misapplication of the parish
money to the payment of their law cosis!
This was the climax. And being myself a
disciple ot Coke, I have heard noihing furth
er of it; being unwilling, as well perhaps as
unqualified, to lollow ihe case into tbe laby
rinthic vaults of the Court, of Chancery.
The catastrophe, if i his were a tale, could
haidlv be mended; so the true story may end
here."
The Rotation ofthe Earth The ap
paratus at the monument at Charlestown, to
show M. Foucaolt's experiment, is now com
pleted and will be exhibited to the public on
and after Monday for a small fee. The trials
yesterday, in the' morning and afternoon, in
presence of icentific gentlemen, were entire
ly successful, and eminently interesting.
The apparatus is perfect, and the "pi ace one
of the best in the country for a true test.
The well room of tbe monument is used.
All the openings are closed, and tbe door is
of plate glass, to prevent the ope ration of any
current of air on the pendulum.
A movable sight is arranged, which being
set in tne patn ot tne pendulum, the change
in position can be noted with great nicety
at e vp rv narillatinn F.vArv viKratirvn
. -- .'J ; J
' lhi n Una nAoim anon ooonn. T,
sor Horsforn has prepared a elobe. which is
kept at the monument, on which are placed
small disks, showing the path of the pendu
lum, at given points, at the elobe it rotated.
Thit it well worthy of notice. The pendti-
l : - i t j ' , ., .
turn is sci ia mnuwi oy -onwing lue Dan to
one side or tbe table, against a rest, by a
string, and When the ball is entirely still the
thread it burnt off, and the pendulum raoyet
on by its own gravitation. It it a beautiful
and interesting experiment, and we advise
all to go and witness it.
We saw the experiment eery successfully
tried at the Revere House to-day, by means
of a well-adjusted pendulum, the wrre of
which wat attached to the skylight, while
tne ball swung lengthwise on the marble
pavement ofthe basement between the stair
case and the wall. The variation was at the
rate of about ten and a half degrees an hour,
and was quite perceptible to the eye every
half minute. The experiment may be easily
testea in private nouses, as it is very simple
Boston Transcript of Saturday.
TARBORO MALE ACADEMY.
The serai-annual Examination of the students
in this institution took place on Thursday last.
It was well attended, as usual, and tUe stndenta
acquitted themselves creditably.. Perhaps no io-
Isti.tutioq of a simrar character in the State, af
l'rn-4 ki,n. r . . . : .
iwivw uciici labilities iur acquiring a classical eu
ncation than tnts, under (he superintendence of
It. a. Winborne.'K. M. We learn that six of
tbe students are prepared for the Universiiy and
will enter it the next session, viz : Joseph H. Hy
man, son of Mr. Henry Hymsn; Mark Bennett,
ton of Rev. Mark Bennett : Yfm. H. KbizhLsbn
of Jesse Q. Knight, Esq ; Henry L Battle.aonof
josos. ra-iie,oera ; w. Ji. iJuan, son or Mr.
Redmond Bunn, ofash j and Sam! Thos Clo
man, sob of John Clemen dee d of Martin.
Turbaro1 Press.
FEMALE, ACADEMY,
tj7ARRHNT0IT, N. C.
THE summer session of tots institution win
commence on THonosy the '9 lb jf June, ensu
io. Exiessive buildings are beiue erected, for the
accommodatiosv of additional pupilswbo will be
received, snd chaired only for the lime they may
continue members of ihe Heminsry. Tbe healthiul-
ness and beauty of situation, cembtned witn tne
advantages of the School, commend it to the pub
lic H i 'nf"f u !
Terms per session of Jive months "
Board, -..
English Tuition, ' 12.50
French, T 1.0
Muic on Harp and as of instrument, 35,00
Marie on Piano Mid use or instrument, 3,uu
Masic on Guitar snd oe of instrument, 20,00
Drawing and Painting,
Painting in oil colors, 15.00
Washing and -Fuel, B,0
No extra char ire, whaiever.will be made. Books
Station ery , Ac, famished si the lowest retail price,.
Circular will be addressed to thore who may ucue
a - . Vw.. ensrr as atiVt is
It. UAWIBLi lUSi'6".
Warrenton, May 8, 1851. 38 f20J
A New Law Dictionary
AND Glosstary, containing Definitions of the
principal term of the Common a Civil Law;
together with tfan!aiinns and explanations of the
various technical poraaes : embracing alto all the
principal Common and Civil Law, maxims adspied
to the junprodence ofthe Ui.iled btate ; ty Alex
ander Burnll. Counsellor at-l.aw. 2 vols 6vo. 8.
Also, Adam' Equity, $2 50 ; Story's works on
Law ; Uhitty's work on Law. For sale at the
lowest prices, by W L POMEROY,
(I. ate foMKRox If U IMkal.)
W. L. P. will receive subscriptions for ibenews
rienof English Reports in Law and Equity, now
publishing in parts by Mewri. Little A Brown.
Price $1 per. No ; $10 per year : 12 Noa. bound iu
six, $2 pervoU '
Ralettffa, M7 9. 44
SEASONABLE GOODS.
NOW receiving, by .every train, a very lare
supply of Goods tor Spring and Summer Tiade.
embracing a grrat variety of
FJNCY jHVD STAPLE DRY GOODS.
Hats. Shoea, Bonnet. Hardware, Crockery, Car
riaee Triniminzs and Grcrie.wbich arc t fieied on
the most liberal tems.for Cash, or lo puuetua' Deal
ers, on reaonab!e terms.
Pleare call at the old Stand, 3 doors above the
market, snd see for yourselves.
JAMES M. TOWLES
Mv 1st. lA-51. 36
Notice.
l LL persons indebted to A. B. Srith or A. B
ttSiith Si, Co., are requested tn rail and settle
with ft. L. Snth, who alone is authorized to re
ceiv and receipt for the same.
A. B. STITH.
Slay 8th, 1851. 38
It Aims !
rlHh Subscriber would respectfully inform yon.
J. one and all, that, bavmg lately returned from
the North, and having procured, at heavy expen
ses, the services of superior Workman, wKo has
boon brought op at the trade, snd who is confidently
reoommeoded, ha can supply you with any thing
you want in the
Fancy Cake er Ice Cream
line Just be kind enough to give me a trial, and.
if every thing is not done up brown, there will be
no charge.
I inteud to have none but ths beat of materials i
and the cititens of Raleigh may rest assured that
the business shall be attended to, and that by the
best Workmen. Charges moderate.
L. B. WALKER.
April 18. 1851. 32
I'CTa BarPr's'Dg beauty and accuracy can be ob
yff Uined at
WEEKS A. GRIFFIN'S
L,ocuiotlve Oaguerreau Gallery
IN THE COURT HOUSE
SQUJlRJS.
Citixens and Strangers are invited to call aod
examine some choice specimens of this most beau
tiful and wonderful art. An opportunity is now of
fered of obtaining portraits in a style and finish un
attainable at any other establishment ia the Suite.
" The pictures we have seen are of a superior
finish, with a remarkable softBers of tone, and life
like expression of the eye." Deaf Mmte.'
" We advise all who wish to secure a (rood like
nesses to give them a call, as they have been enga
ged in the study and practice of tbe Photographic
Art from iu earliest commencement, and possess ad
vantage rarely lo be met with -FarmvilleVa.)Rep.
January ISth 1851.
SPUaVVG TRADE, 1851.
J. N. DICKSON k GO.
152 Market St, and S3 Merchant St.
AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
STAPLE DRY GOODS!
rpHE andersicaed otfer to Southern, Western aod
South-western Merchants, for ths coming season
a very desirable assortment of
FOREIGN DRY GOODS,
many of which are of their own importation.
Irish Linen, manofactared to order; Jaceueia.
Cambrics, Victoria Lawas, Swiss Mulls, Corded
Mslins; a variety of fancy Muslims, Ginghams,
Ac, manufactured lo order.
French, English and American Cloths, Cassimeres
and Vesting, Summer Coalings and Dress Goodn,
embracing Lawns, Mousselines da Laine, Figured
Muslins, Alpeccas, da Spool cotton ana Satin Freed
Patent Thread.
Manufactured to order, Hosiery, Gloves, dtc. ia
great variety. '
We also offers complete list of
AJTIEIIMCAJ DRY GOODS
Brown snd Bleached Cottons, ?f egro Goods, Ser
vants Stripes and Plaid,
An extensive variety of Tweeds, Jeans, Coatings,
Pantaloonery, Ticking, Hickory Stripes, &e. o
Philadelphia Manufacture.
Main, Colored and Striped Osuabnrgs. A general
Assortment if Notions.
Our Stock wilt be general, and will present io
daCMMs to good aha prompt Men. :
J. V. DICKSON t CO.
January 8lt, 1851. . s-. t
I Oe 0. Fe k
MASOmC AttRlsONS, oV, TEMPE
ranee Regalias:' and Banners.
ZTIHE attention uf ths above "Aaaociatioo is res
smU peetiveiy called toioor htrfe and extensive ss
aortmBtof WORKING AND PARADE REGA
LIA, suitable for Lodges, Encampments, aod Di
visions, consisting in part el Collars A preoa, Sash
es, Kobes, Costumes, Jewels, c of every deserip.
tion, and composing one of the largest assor-meot
to be found in the United Stales,
Lodges, EncampindnU end Divisions wishing to
fix up their Halls or be supplied Ub Working er
Parade Regalia can depend opuB having their or
ders satisfactorily filled by addressing
GIBBS Ml SMITH
Regalia and Banner Manufacturers, No. 7? Bal
timore 8t Baltimore Md. .
Feb. 14th. 1M1. 6m
BY REV- GIAC1NT0 ACHILU, IV 0-
DEALINGS with the Inquisition; er Papal
Rome, her Priests, and her Jesuits, with im
portant Disclosures,
HENRY D. TURNER,
N. C BooktStore.
Raleigh, May 28th. 1851. 4 ?
HOTXCI.
THE 3nd Auuual Uleetiufi of tbe
Memberrsof tbe N. C. Mutual Lift? Insurance
Company, will beheld, at the office ofthe Compani
on the first Monday in July ensuing, for the vimrasa
Of electing a bears; of Directory (ot the year endina
July,l52. .. . - ,
JAMES T. JORDAN.
Secrelarv.
Msv lib, l51.
''! SPUD!D;SGHEM$
$55,000! $35,000!
$20,000! gl'l.OfJO !
soopRizes OF 5oir
VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY,
For ihe.Bevefii of Monongalia Academy
; Claw No. 68,-for lfc5l '
To b drawm. atr Alexandria, Va., oa Satard..
. ...June 14th. 1851.
O;
75 Fumbe? Lottery-r-12 drawn Ballots !
Rich and Splendid Scheme!
I Priieof 55.000, 1 of 35.000, I of 20.000. 1 of 11
JOU,o rni of f,uuu. or OIUU, 4 of i .
000, 5 of 2,000, 2tl0 of (lowest 3 '
No.) 500.
&.C Ac. c
Tickets only 15 Halves 7,50 Quarters 3 75
Eieh thai 171 1 '
Certificatesof pscksgesof 25 Whole tickets 200 09
JJo. do. or 2a Half do 160 09
Do. do. of 25 Gluarter do 50 09
Do. do. of 25 Eighth do 25 00
Orders for Ticket and Shares aad Certificate, 0f
Packares in the above Splendid Lotterie will ,
ceive tbe most prompt attention, and an offieinl lc.
count of each drawiug. sent immediately after
over to all who order frem na.
NEW DIGESTED MANUAL
IT PRESENT IN PRESS, in the RegBter
A Otfice, and will be issued in tbe course of th
Summer,
A NE r DIGESTED MENTAL
6f the ett -f- the General Assembly of Nonl,
Carolina, irom the year 1 Boo to the year lRyi
!..:.. K.. II. v I,u;.I..n, "LV 1
i 1 iv: 1 uoi , l. jj vfj. .asu uruicr no
tice will be given of the progress of tbe work
May 31 t, .1851. 44 tf
. TALBOTT & BROTHER.
SUGGBSSOES TO TBI
SUOCKOE JlAlfUFACTUIiinGco.,
CART STREET, RICHMOND, VIBUIIfli,
MANUFACTURERS OP
L0C0M0TIYE ENBINEB AND TENDERS-
ipiHlLLKD Wheela for Raflroada, Axleg
Kairraaa rvors or every aescription.
Portable Steam Eugiues, from 4 to 30 Horse
Power.
Stationary Steam Esfioea, from 4 to 100 Hon
Power, adapted to every description of Machinery.
Circular Saw Mills, complete.
Wrought nnd Cast Iron Work for Vertical Saw
and Grist Mills.
Tobacco Presses and Screws
Flattening Mills, Flattening Frames, Leren,
oiuaera, etc., fc.
Brass aud Irou Csastiugs aud
V rou glit lrou work of every 4e
ftcriptiou, tuade to order with
despatch, aud on reason
able terms.
We beg leave to call the attention of tbe Citiieu
of JNorth Carolina to the above advertisement, and
to state that whereas nu attempt has been mde bj
a party who claims a patent right of some kind on
a Circular Saw Mill, of the merits of which ve
know nothing, to prejudice the public agaiust tlx
Circular Saw Mills made by oa, we hereby solicit
orders (or the same, and guarantee them against
the claims of all persons whomsoever. We ban
been manufacturine then for the past welvevetn.
and have sold them in the States of Virriuia, 5.
Carolina, Sooth Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, md
Lonifiana, and from Ihe general satisfaction which
they have given we believe them noperior to any
other Circular Mills manufactured bere or elte
where. TALBOTT BROTHER.
Richmond Va.
May4, 1851. . 378w
North Carolina Rail Road.
223 MILES LONG-
TO CONTRACTORS
Orncs or tms N. C. Rail Roao Compait, )
Gbekssobo', May 19, 1851- (
PROPOSALS will be received nt the follwiof
timee and places tor the Gradoatiou, Maaearj,
CHilsand Bridging required for. the iV C Rail Rom
vix :
At GOLDSBORO' on the 20th of June, for that
part of said Road, between the Wilmington and
Kaleieh Railroad and the Wavne and Johattus
line.
At riNEVILLE. in Johnston or. tbe Slat of
June, for that part of said Koad between the Vjm
line and where said Road crosaea Neuae, altout fuur
miles above Smithfield.
At RALEIGH on the 23d of June, for that part
ot said rod betweeu ISeuveand Pratt Store, is
Orange.
At HILLSBORO on the SSth of June, Air that
part of said road between r rail a Stos awl toe
Alamance line.
At GltAHAM ob.ibe27ikof June, for all that
part ot said road in Alamance,
At GREENSBORO' on Ihe 8th of July, for d
that part of said road between ihe A U ma nee line
aud Pro peel meeUnK-houae,
At LEXINGTON on the 30th of June, for U
that part of aatdroad between i'rovvccl md A:
Yadkin river
At SALISBURY on the Sd of July, for the saw
between the Yadkin river and Cabarrus line.
At CONCORD on the 4th of July, for tbe
from the Rowan line to Charlotte.
SPECIFICATIONS. MAPS, ESTI
MATES, &c.
nfanm Rr.tlnn f anul Road will he readv lord'
hihiiinn hv th P.noinu nn ami after the M
R I.- M PBEVnsT r,i Ik Wilminroil
Raieia-h Kail Road to Mrs. Betta. fia milea Wt
Raleigh :
By JOHNC. McRAE. from Mrs. Betu, to
Alamaueo and Gwilford - line .-
. vi- r 1 conui tu. it.ni.nni line 1
Leiinston:
Bv JOHN McRAE. from Leiinston to L'hirioti
Tbe Engineers wilt make appointments aod l1".
doe notice 00 a to afford every facility lo perw
who may wish to take co-tracts. ,
The Surveys, Maps. Profile, qoantity nd
of work to be don, and the' estimated valu "
kind of, work, have all been prepared with soma
care and accuracy, that it i believed coot
may be safely uken on any Section of ihe Rom
IJnntraetarM mi ill Ka avnMHed to commence
al' the-eailieat convenient day, and in no ca
delay the commencement of their contract beyond"
first of January, 1852 and the completion Uie'""
their contracts one half in slock of the Kowl'10
olhar balf in caah, .
By order ofthe Board, J.M. MOREHEAD.
Pres'tN C.KailBJ
May the 25th, 1861. L
STATE OF NORTH CAKOLlJJ'
Waae Cod-tt, Superior Court of Law,
actiHA. MJ. loot. ,
It la ordered by the Court, ithsi a Special Trj'
ha SaperiosCoortofLawfertke County " '"T
aforesaid, te held at the Court House, in Bswg
on the third Mendat er June, 1851. Osps"
the foregoing order be published in tbe
Una Standard aad Raleigh Register, for fon'V
w , : . 6 R.p. FINCH, it
April 8th. 1851. 2J5
500 Tons Rags Wanted.
IN hrrgs er small quaqtjties, for which tle
VitB price will be paid at all f80"' "Lj.
year- Yearly contracts ( a stipnU'.ed pries ,w
with theoa who desire jiermahent -"rJ
disposing of their rags. Wriaug. n"Z
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