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TV tif Committee apyomir.u, iv c.... ,
TV. fiction, of those uihivs to become teacher of Com-
-.. -l.--.i-J j . .. - nflXf on
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f the Act
(;e,ten: 1 n'-.X2teDt of Com-
ividiilg lor me appointment -- 7
r ..h.mis- is in ihece wonw: .... -. .
m2 The Sujierin.endent of Common School, for the Diaie
h" i,n,,u. :'.,i, uM.rni in-irueiioii and suggestions as to
. .o U H'.x.-imir.int' uciBiraiuee
'WSilSuheewSmIrt edition of the School Laws
HoDll'K l"al O"3 , ,,1i1.l..1-in; ,.f,l,. I V.n,rr.,.n Stfhrt.d
v this time reacnea an me uuhthui
h,S. iu ihe State, 1 now proceed to issue thu i my first letter
according to the provisions of the above recit
4 e and to enable myseli to cunsel wuh prudence, I
ed cia , ...,:,, ,,, lw.i,meiifai-tiea!lv acouainted wilh
lioi-e been eiiu,,,e.v ft, , ' 1 u
niVe D .," ..-up Common School sxstern in dincrent
' . " i ,h., Staie -
V,r-1 . 1.., h.-en considerable complaint of the want of
" ., od diligence in teachess : and theie'arc a nutn-
5""', lK;Wns interested in the; cause .ot. education, who have
oee 1 .. rirwtiiiiis on the crraiitinfF of licenses to
Je ich'aud the establishment ot a high standard of q ja!iric-
tlOHS- , ' t J a,ma 'flro r.f rinininn ttint thdk .pii..A ril
(ill the OHIO Mill", o"iiiv ....,......... ...... ...vvu-.ivv
-.-.. ohontd be left to the ueonle of each neiahb. rhond.
""d n test required except that of local popularity. The
" . a..li iiart v run into an erroneous exirem nd
tipllli' :J ,,, matter are the urimnal ohw-t ol thm
w eiahlisliiiig a system of Common bchois,and the aetual
conrfiiio" of popular intelligence in the State.
,- . . I: .... .... ...I ....... ,.. l..n.n I 11 UA r.U.lilp.,n
- rJ fg tlfSt gell KIIUI ll K'y -tvi, iki tcraiii til ui- Llliiuicu
' t, r aii nhd WtitAtn ninmifTA their own
v., ' :em affairs, to read the history and constitution ot the
,u,try and the word of God, and to keep themselves aiH?
I- . . 1 . 1 . . . .. ...... ..... i I. Vurv
Quai'tte'l who lie progrma ui cn.1113 aci;"iipso"r "ls ".-'
LrtiiJil in all the free citizens of a tree country. This object
e- i.i .i r .i . -. c . n.n M
waa predicatea 'li me iuc. ii;ai vciy m.uiy ui pc"iv
n(, read, and on thJ -strppositi n that such a condition of
iliines retarded the progress ot the State in judicious improve-
U'MC' i i . . : 1 1 :. ... : n I ;,iu..,to I i t ia anil
nienis, teuaca to prouuee mjuuicious mmim iiifii.
Wll-me loiiuui im " ati t f ' - .-v.., - ....
The object lias nat yet Deea accompiiMieu ; u"1" ''
thereby eleveted, ft
would beunwise, andin fact impossible, to .establish a very
h .'h standard ..fo ental acquirements' in teachers m Comm.-n
,iioo's Std I' there should be some standard, renulated with
Merenee to the actual wants of the country.ind.it should be
. Iva.iced with the increasing intelligence oi uie eominuiny.
ami be kept only so lar anove h .is i"
.vninathize with it and be useful in promoting it.'
It we always keep tnese eon&iurinww.. ... ......
. . J .. 1 tli..d. i-:&u.u i .nr
ItiiStaiie or uuiica in .li". i''"-'"" " ' 7 r
it . ... ,v-.i,iie - huh nnoii iiieie vicwtuui
Dreseill laws ill rejiaiu i. --; . ,
r '. .. c ... ir. .u... .. .i :ir u-i is renresented in the
District' Comm.tteee!ect. d by the people : these. Committees
choose the teaehVrs, while" at the same time, they are limited
in the objects ol their choice. .. .
County t(illlllllttee Ol L'.Xailllll.lllon 13 appiincu y ya a
. . i- II . ...U...-A. rtr,l ..,iltr lliitoa lio i7.,i ir th o eirl i -
oil uv merits oijiii leucu'.ia , j "-- '
ti,-u-s of this committee are allowed to driw jiublic monies.
TlUt this .committee might act with a practical reference to.
the wants ot the country, i nave prep rcu ior n a mini oi cci-
i;fi,.!iie w ne i tins d .en 'ip jiovu uv mc i uwuem nu
icnte wli
. ,1'lh.i
i u .1 i .. ,u.. o i... ! .
-tors' "f the Luerary runa.'UHU which is io we exclusively ueu. .
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It -illi.ws a tol.:rablv wide margin to the 'committee to dis- i
t;riiiiuiiite aS to me inenis oi icaciicis bo us lu uii . 11 ciut-c? , ,
.i i- . - L. . . :. I . . .
and irmii 'his uictni.a o nuii-nit: licenses ri.u uoti icsuiis
UU Ill VA WWVW" - - .
are conh lently anticipated in tne nrst place it i-natn.es tne j .-s b-st suiicd to the purpo.-es ot our primary- schools, j re-ciitntiiiitee-,
w ithout d.-ing apparent injustice to superior merit, , coinineiiJ, without hesitation, Worcester's Comprehensive
t., .grant certilicates'to ttiose quarineii oniy 10 teacri new oe- , dictionary AuU 1 sarnertly hope tn it all teaeiieis, ai least,
ginlicr.-and Ismail child; eif: n c'.ass of teacher.-- needed in every j will supply themselves with copies. :
C unity at K a there are neighborhoods in every county In conclusion, gentlemen, 1 need hardly suggest to you the
wii-re no Ivgher qualifications are required. propriety of a kind patient demeanor towards applicants for
Stcnwlly These certificates will not deceive the cornmii- ! "certificates nor the imporiance of ?o -ncting as to show ih it
nit v as the rank of ihe teacher isdesi nnted, and tne certificate j your only object is to prevent unworthy peisons from propaga
ti'.w'u it? face wh ther the holder takes the lowest, the j ting errors nnd lioinurality in our public schools.
Biiihe-i, or-an if.termcdiat- pitioti. j Acting w:th;ut rewaid,'you are all, I doubt notgoverned
'Hard-v Merit is thus rewarded and stimulated-to greater j by the best motives: you will encourage timid mer.t, ex;ofe
exertions lv havirg'Drouer diK'tiininations in its favor ; and i to "the public only such errors ami blundeis as the general in-
h"ideri'f No. 1. certificates will be sought alter where such ;
ti:a. l)crs "re nec.uea. ;-
Fiiiirthhi A healthful emulation will be created anions
te-.ich.-rs ; and as the certificates have to be annually renewi-d,
iue whole community will see who is progressing, who is sta
tiniiarv, and who is going back ward.
Fil'ltiy ' Thrie;hav"inu the lowe t rank, nnd 'neVer improv
ing with the uieieaMiig intelligence, will, alter a tair trial, be
c-il (itf " - , .
Sucli is the exislinii state of things and the views on winch
it is lounded ; and i- regard to it. 1 wish to submit to the
Examiiunt; Coiiimittees a, few plain and practical conside: a-
ti"s ,
J: The law, while it ia-as strict, perhaps, as it is judicious
tQ make 'it,. is not too hir.-h. and ai.iiiot possibly do injustice
t. those wishing to teach, it it i- lairiy admihlstered. Oil tins
tec tin', aiid-iiecauie this part ol vur C. riiinon School Laws
is i f v ml inip-.rtnnee, iiit.st insist that it be aiwny en forced
lii-obed.ei.ce, allowed with impunity, creates a contempt
f.r tin- law contempt fot tbe law is lollowed by contempt for
thi-wio i-.system' ot Common Sc'tioo.s.
One teacher in a county having no certificate discourages
all ih-oi her teachers, puts nu rid to honorable emulation,
-and is a prolific source of complaints, eliminations, and con-lu-ion
Merit is generally .modest and diffident : but st.ll
there are tew teachers worthy of encouragement who will not
be always ready to be fairly tried by an holiest and enlightened-tribunal
' . v '
'"-3. Your own good sense and practical acquaintance with
the wants of the . ommuuity must be your-guide in making
-fcxainu:ti()jisT. if you are -thus influenced, you will not t
.Course g.x? vow luuny mti&uAmtu those of, ihe lowest grade.
nor grant -licences .to any one whoca.uiot read and write and
teach the'elemeiitary branches of Arithmetic. ' 'hese branch.
'es slx.u'd be able to te.ch ; but nil are riot required to teach
. (eog:ap!iv and Giamiii.'ir, and ihose standing noexamination
on these studies, receive iio numhers upon them. But'wfi le
piopr iillowatices are to b made tor wairtol lne-itai culture,
aiifi t..r Hie p,:iere lit which it is to operate, n a iowanee can
' be inade l.r want ot moral character.' The-oili'ce of. School
Teacher, h.wevcr.coiisidrriiJ by Si.me-, is the next in h'tn-r
a ij iihp. 'itancii to that ot Fas or ; and an immoral, pnfl gale ;
or .-tiiHial inan, in such a position, is a wuLf a i ong lambs,;
'idsure to do mischief however watched. It is: r solemn
: duly to gin4 the innocence yl the Slate against such cor- j
. nii tiiig ndliiehces ; but while so acting weshould ls..be care-
tul not to ifive coiintenance to sectarian prejudices in opp..si- j
tionti) utiier religious' denornitiatio'is, but to tolerate alike all 1
who acknowledge " the bemq; of a God, the truth n't the j
(-hrisiiun rt !!i;iL)i), or the divine authority of the Old and New
1 eslaiiieot ," and do not h dd " pdigious principles incompati- ;
b e w tli the In-cdoni or salety d' ihe State." 1 j
3. I would stio- 'et to von to eneonmin. rrood teachers to i
. Incate permaiieiitly in -neighborhoods, as they .can be more
useliif ill crciitiii.iT a'nd fosferimr a snirit of educatio-i. can have
tiieir salaries, in time, increased ty private subscriptions, and
cn ajse, ia.tlii-r respects, iH.'.ke their vocation more protita- '
bic by cultivating farms or carrying on. or'haVtng carried on", j
ciher Hidusin.-iror commercial occupations. . I
1 hope yu v-i!i always recommend to teachers to hold
pillule examinations, which, well conducted, have a powcitul
fiicct io cu.-;itiiitr atii'uig children a desire to attend school,
wiiile iht-v'alsolgive importance to the school, and to some
extent, t..st the capacity of the teacher.
A public examination, wi-.-h speeches, dialogues, badges,
proeosiuus, &.ci, &c , will oper to favorably for education
when pi-rsiiasioti wili hi. t they enliM the hearts of thech:l-drt-u
Wiin will aitld.tiicir i'liporti'init.es to the advice of teachers
toeiifiiit-e parei-jts to send to school.
4. fc.nyour:ig4 as much as pos ible the very poor, and es-.
pecialiy jnior Icinales. to become teacher?".
N ecaiinot expect men to teach Common Schools for ?15
Pr hiouth, it, by an expensive cducaiion, family influence,
&c, they are in a situation to apply themselves more piotita
oly to. other callings.
There is, however, a class, n numerous clas-s, who are hired
outto field labor, and mtny ot these, if propeily awakened,
Ci uld h come excellent teachers, nnd make-more than twice'
as much as by thtiir piesent ec pations If induced to go to
school to aitend the free schools till they are' able to teach
new beginners, they Could get a certificate-: witn the pr- cecds
ot a few schools th -y ciila go to higher .f-choills, &c , &c ,
and soon -become ihriviirlr men. makinir the best teachers. th
best citizens, nnd the most enlerprising niembers of Sockty,
w iin.ttieir eyes always steadily upwards J housands ot such
teicheii could be made by a iittie friendly advice and care 'on
lie part oftlieir more fortunate neighbors; and one young'
man thus re-tued from an unhappy lot and started on an up-w-:dourggj
honoiable and prohluble to himself, and useful
to tlieiu5liof,, will create a spirTof educafon in the right
piiicc, will open the eyes of the blitid, show ignorant people
Khar can lie made by education, thus making a circle in the
waters which will continue ro widen to an indefinite extent.
' But a helpless female, vs ho ennnot push her fortune in tiie
wrld, and yet is born dependent on the labor ol her own
jnn is, wli'-h started on such caceer, fairly electr ties surround
ing ignorance and prejudice, and is a staiidinc miracle vcr-
loinieilbv rneai.s ol our Common Schxds. ''Imagine a girl I
ou cm e(- them in your own, neighborhood a girl with na
tural sensibilities and capabilities for heart and mind ate in
nented by all ranks and classes but from her very infancy
pu.-bed into rude contact with the world, it heme necessary
lu.r-her own existunce or that of her parents, that she be hired
cm tor wages. What is the hope -before her ? In the factories
r character, though inhaling a noisome atmosphere in the
--.-ius sne may earn th.ee doll
i 1 1 iooio.iig a le naoiiio
ars ner mnnlh and live on to old
Re. with a temper sou ed by unnatural employment?, with a
n:fpositi,,n uiimtci ,or ihe important duties of house-keeper,
uii wuh chronic diseases to enib.tter her existence. Or such
one m.iy, tor board and coarse clothes, go into domestic
Kfr ,oll"W thosei labors becoming the modesty and deli
cacy ot. her nature, but in a state of hopeless dependence, and
eunipci to the whims and caprices of a mistress.
u-' .. rei" a.nl,ter toad open to such-a one, leading from
.itand socia JnfArii-.ri. i. ;..j....j- . '
Ul'llln J L "'J' lv' "."'pi'uriOT, ill icrll ill Ml U
':s7h,.clsMa l1'nptS and 'ies mrouKn our Common
t uSn examP,e ln ne neighborhood the example of
fr.,,, , any helP ,,rom othe's except good kdvice. rising
miu the lowest social depths, becoming an ornament of soci
'Jeci inmanding comparatively high wages for lady-like em
Poyment. lrv.ng independently, or forming high matrimonial
'.anct'? Bnd nere is accomt ushed a great revolution in that
rest. in i.i country. '
. " How many destitute .girls have wo in North Carolin that
eould thus be honorably eiuployed. v.arolinn that
And females.' for certain classes, make the best teachers
'hey are more patient, more easily win the affeet-ons of the
youi g. and ate mor likely to mould to virtuous and refined
f.nt mWnts, the plastic nature of childhord.
5 No school can be well taught where the pupils are not
c3ib d more cmpl iints than perhaps any other. I have been
often - appealed to jn this matter, but 1 can only recommend,
na have hesitated to do that, fearing that the interests of
nk-makers andh book-sellers, the preferences of Uachers
'"d.iinrents, and the fault-jinding tendencies of captious minds
""ght render nw ndvii-e u; nvntlinrr. I have no authority tn
reriAebut as the Official Head of the system of Common
uools, anxious to promote its success,. I feel called onto
th ' nd ' do this, not because my judgment is b;tter than
r ol others, but because I hope in this way trj .do good. and
cause my opinion has been repeatedly called tor. The cn
taiat t 8e of book is ctfpene to parents, and injurious
iok i lars ' and the great. rfeery of books in 'a large
a001, .'endera it impossible for th teacher to do justice t
"Poprii. By being arranged io classes, each one is called
vuoiar to recuaUon, einuiauou i$ excited, and tlw teoiutioa of
each member of the class is an exercise for all the class. I
recommend, therefore, that such ends may be attaint d, and
ihe expense of purchasing books be curtailed ; and while
these are the great ndsrL desire al,q to recommend books
worthy in themselves ; and under all the circumstances, the
best, in my judgment, though each one ni y not come up to
all the requirements of the most a -lute critics.
The resources of our State to the great detriment of our
people, having hcreiofore been overlooked by ourselves and
by the World abroad. I hav deemed it mv'dutv lo trv tone-
justice dyne to North Carolina, in her schools, supported by
her means; and the brief allusions to our 5tate, m the Geo
graphies, and the remarkable errors in some t these allusions,
nave given me &a opportunity of carrying out in pari, my de
sires. 1 have been permitted several Publishers, and in fact all
being vry willing to such an arrangement to have an Ap
pend x inserted in a sp-ctal edition of some Geography m-t.-nded
for this State The cost is to be the same, and I am
in no way interested in the sale, and receive uo condensation
for the labor.
This appendix will be b.-ief, but I desire it to be accurate ;
and being much of niv time on the load and exact informa
tion in regard t our Suite being hard to procure, the Appen
d.x has not yet gone on to the Publisher. As soon as it can
be exhibited to the Hon. 1). L Swain, the distinguished Pre
sident of the University, I will send it on, and the. Publishers
inform me that it will be in print in a very short time i-tter its
reception by them , .
The Ge graphy I have selected is Mitchell's Intermediate,
generally the most reliable work of this kind ; and the edi
tion lor North Carolina will, no doubt, be ready by the 1st of
October next.. An eminent and competent Literary gentle
man of this State, has been seriously entertaining the idea of
making a series of .North-Carolina Readers ; .and as 1 am an
xioxis. lr many reasons, to encourage such an enterprise, and
am in no wny interested pecuniary in it, 1 have been awhitir.g
events, and am not, therefore,' prepnied to recommend Read
ers. I require.the new series to be as cheap as any ithers I
iim su e they will be as good; and if they can be fhade, hav
ing to some extent a locaiinteiest, they wilk be read with more
zeal, nnd if recommended, be more uniformly usid. indeed
such is the great variety of Readers, that no series, not of home
manufacture, isl.kely to be generally used ; and I may add ,
that in this matter 1 have consulted only the interest ol the
Slate, and bacrinced, to some extent, my own.
1 hope to know', in a short tme, whether we are to have a
Series of North-Carol n i Readers ; and in the meantime 1 re
c mmend for Text Book?, in the several branches to which
they relate, the following works, viz : Websur's Spelling
Book, improved edition : Emnrersoirs Arithmetic, three parts ;
Bullion's English Grammar; Mitchell's Intermediate Geog
raohy. special edition lor North Carolina. 1 would a!so re
commend, when such works are used. Rand's System, of Pen
manship. It i.-, to bo regretted tint Music is not generally included
among the stu.Jies at -our primary schools; and it Common
Schooi teachers -could be induced to devote some attention to
this subject,. and to give occ isional lessons in singing", they
would enhance the value of their services, and make their
schools rnoie popular
j 1 hpe aNo to see the day when the m re useful branches
of Natural Philosophy wili be taught m ourCumraon Schools ;
and indeed, in this practical as?.-", 'all studies tending to- pro;
I nut- the industrial arts are becttmin" intercfctiite and inipor-
id iii 10 every ciass oi Deouie.
. .i -i- i
n . . . " r 1 . -
rjeery sciioiar s-nouiu Oe in possession oi a i 'lci-onary as
soon as he learns to read ; and when teachers exercise their
pupils in speilllig. irom meliiory, mey snouiu jjive ui uie
: t . . i . -1 .1. . ..1 J . U .
woros irom a wuik ot tins sort, ana give aiso uie u.-iiuiiion.
terest demands that they should know, speak a good word 10
those desiring to excel, stimulate all to greater, excellence, and
present an inexorable front to impudent stupidity anil vice.
F-ea'e have this l'-fter read by all candidates lor certificates;
and if it seems to you to be oj tedious length Miitpiaih in
style, remember that it is essential' kr all the fiends and agents
ot our system to understand each other, and to woik With
united 'efforts..
,1 sympathise with you in your labors, and can only remind
y'oii mat all good men have a common interest in the suc
cess of our Common Schools, and in the progress of the peo
ple in general inteliigt-nce.and mora! it v.
. " C. 11. WILEY,
Superintendent of Common Schools.
P. S. It is possible that there will be published soo i' a
Sitia.ll practical woik on the Minerals and Soils of North
Carolina : if so, and it is approved by the Staie deologist, 1
hope it will be universally introduced into our schools. 1
would aiso recommend to o.ir teacheis to study Tracy's Com
mercial and Mechanical Arithmetic, and to teach classes in
it. 1 earnestly recommend .also that all Mathematical icci--lations
be made on the Black Board, and not on the Slate
1 leel also bound to enjoin strict attention to the physical, .as
well as the? mental and moral growth audueveio) mert i f ihe
pupils. Cleanliness exercise in the open air good w t'er
and cheerful habits, are all important ; nnd. a teacher, wilh a
proper knowledge of human ' nature, and a disp. .tion to br
faiilitul in the discharge of all duties, can make the School
House, as it ought to be, a plea-ant resort instead of a prison
or a penitentiary, as if too often seems to be. ' Hut teachr&
are not always to tdame for this : injudicious neiulibomood
interference not uu frequently; make- the M aster ' situation
distattetui to himself and tdmus lo his pupils. . '
; LAKE SUPERIOR FINING-
.Organization of tih Mines. Tiie mil injr en'er-l-rj-es'of'L-
ke Superior,-employing a large number of
n:e!i. are in o( ncr.,1 a coiinnioti o g i;iza ion. The meii
ate divided into ' surf;. ce tin n " and ' niincr-." Ti;e
st "f ee men aie emp'oie l by 'he nion h. at wages
aci ragi g ..bout one do iar per d..y,'and do the work
a o-e .roi:n', such as getting' out timber. erectinr
uliiins and other machinery, b'yiner railroad trrack,
moving waste iock, ;.nd in doji g the v.itious kinds of
iieces ary heavy tv rk, inciden. io t:iinin.r. The operation-
of farming, w hich at e largely cairied on by
all the principal mines, are dis iuct from "the mi cs,
and arc und-.-r the si p.'i iiitcn iencc of :i head fanner,
who receives ,-ifou! f..r:y-!ive dollars pennon h, a: .'id
is rcsp. nsiblc for :.his branch if the woik.
I Tl... r, liners ' i-O i-inii'i-i. firl i n:ni qIK' liv (ftnlrof I
The-miners .-.ic cmplo;. ed ' i.omii all y
and are sealed wuti, like lie Mtrtace na d-, -nce a i
month. I vay ! hey are emp'oyed noinin; l!y by con- ;
tract, for the reason that these cootr -ci -are so air. nir- :.
ed by the nia'-ageinm'. of ti e eon panies tli.it tic men !
shall receive about $35 er iiionth, find arc of hort !
duration, so :ha in case it turns oit they are f r a j
short time making more, the dilliculty may be reme-
died speedily. Eery ixty under-erotind n an is a I
contractor, who at the expiration of his job, w.ai s upon j
ihe mil in j c ptain, s nd makes a baroai i to e.vcavafe
so'nia.ny feet of shaftinL', diifiirg. cross cuiiin"-f adit
work or s:opinr, at a given jn ice per. foot 'or fathom.
He pjeks his jnen and they go to work upon the job
in cofiuno , "the contractor iliatii g no advantage what-c-vcr
ovir he .et: they are charged upon the liooks
of the company' with ti e necessary minin g supplies,
viz: so tiitich powder, at 14 cents per pound; ro much
safety fuse, at $2 50 per coil of 500 feet: so many t.-d-lou
candles .it fifteen cenis per pound. The steci drills
with which tiie ioek is blasted, are weighed out to
them at .-o much er pound, and when. returned they
are ner; in v ig n d. ai;d ihe miner is credited wi;h them,
but the sharpening of the dri Is, Which is' a con
stant and cm si-let able expense, is done by the t-om-pai
y. Ti e con n.ct beb g fii ished, ihe contractor re
( or;s l,ini-t lf to the mining cap'ain, who measures the
vviok. ; cci pis the job, and reports it to the clerk of
the mines, who enters upon :he hooks of the company",
credit- to ench )t the tm-n employed upon it propor
tionately, for which at the end of the month they are
p;id;
The working hours o"f the mim differ, a day's work
at IMnt Keweetui mines beiny 8 hours, wliile in the
t tntonacron" a day's woik is 10 l ours. sought for
some re,:so:i for thin difference, but found none except
I hat the difference his existed font j he first organiza
tion of the mines, snd had jirowii out of the fact that
the Point Kewrena mines beiny in yeneial deeper than
those of the Ontonngon, the neces.-ary nsceut and de
scent occupies more time. The masses of copper which
are t o ponderous to be removed, tire cut, as fhe other
work of ihe mine is done, by contract. In cutt'u g up
the tn.isst's, a chisel about three quarters of tin -inch
in width is used, which is held by one man, while two
others strike upon it altertia ely wiih heavy sledge
hammers. The chip or c:tl taken out is about one
fourth of an inch thick, but in the operation of cu' ting,
sweriges up to the thickness of a third or even half an'
inch, lunii'rig. sometimes io the lei gth of three feet,
according, of course,, to the thickness of the mass.
The wAik is heivy, tedious and expensive, costing;
ubout $3 each surface foot, and many expedient- fave
been devised to faciiita.e and expedi e the operation,
but without success.-
The underground operations of the mines are mder
the implicit control of a mini, g Captain, who is re
sponsible to no one except the direction of tire cotnp i
ny. The e mining Capii ins are oenerally MJorni h
miners, and those upon Lake Superior, s faraV I have
become acquainted with them, are men of sound intel
ligence, of good character and habits, .md of jreat in
ergy and force of mind. The success of the mine de
in an imnortant derrree and almost solely -upn
t'.e judgment, skill and efficiency of the officer, $nd
Ida own reputation, of which a skillful captain is ery
proud, depends upon the discipline and control which
lie exercises over the men. and the consequent respect
in which he is'held by iheml The chief officer above
trround is the a'ent and superintendent, who makes
contracts and purchases, and ..conducts the genet al
above ground operations .f the enterprise. A master
mechanic and machinist-is1 also employed, who super
intends the erection of building- and nvichin-rv and
keps the working machinery in order. The e'erk of
ihe mine his ch-rge ot Hie books, account" and mon
eys, settles with the me i, wiih each of whom 'he keep"
a separate account, and furnishes Oatedly a financial
account of the condition of the mine to the stockhold
ers. Very little money U kept at the mines, as there
is no security for it incaseof outbreak of violence, but
the men when settled with re paid by 'drifts at sight
upon the company at Pittsburgh, Bos'on or New
York as the case may be. The large mines such as
the Cliff. Minnesota. &c. have places of public wor
hip, erected by the companies, and maintain preach
ing, mostly of either the Methodist or the Citho'ic
persuasion, ti e Ornish nien beintr mostly Methodists,
aird thevGerman miners mostly Catholics.
A physician i-i supported by every two or three
mines, w ithin a convenien ride, by ihe levy of a mouth-,
ly 'ax f h. If a dollar upon every si ile man employ
ed in i he mines, and one do'lar upon every man of
family, which is retained from their p iy, and paid to
their pNysii iiin.
.The f-ever. l compares enforce such rules as they
deem neces-ary for he pu i-diment of disorder, drunk
enness, violence, &c by deduc inix from the pay roll
or di -charging 't lie offender, at their own i-p ion. No
.irdent sp rits or other intoxica ing liqu.rs are sold to
the miners nor allowed to be sold upon the premises
of the Comp nies. and all use of them is forbidden, a
state of ihings which ha been brought abuu: by sheer
necessity as iheir u-e among large- ho lies of ignorant
men, Wiis found to lead 1o cons ant rio's, reuderino;
the condition of the officer', and their f unilies disagree
able, and at times precarious. The miners who have
f.milies are furnished with cheap and comfortable
hotise, at low rent, by the Companies, together wi;h
ground for gardens, but the great majority of them live
in board liir-housi p, kept by :ig nis of tlie Companies,
at the rate of $9 per month. Each working mine has
a siore, ait which the men ate supplied at reasonable,
p ices by the Companies, with Mich articles as they
need. Detroit Advertiser.
STATE 'AGRICULTURAL FAIR
rARMEKS,-WtCIIANICS AND MAM'FACTUREKS ATTEND !
1 The first Sla'e Agricultural Fair, under the direct
ion of the S ate Agiicul-nr.il Society of North Caro
lii:a, will be held m-ar ihe city nt'R leigh, beginni g
o-i ti e 18 h of October next, and con inuing until ihe
2i'nd.
'Ihe farmer--, mechanic ai d manuf ututers f the
St ite, are e n nestl v requested .o present, at that Ex
hibi ton, every tiling . in their va ions biar.clies of
bnsinos, that will, in their judgment, excite interest
and afford instruction.
'Ihe St te Agiicnltur il Society appeals o the
pcop'e of ihe S ate, to use evci y exertion to make
ti.e first Fair such an o n: as wiil reflect credit upon
them.
We have the m-iterial amine us for
get'in? P
such an Exhibition, and if .here si ould be a tailing
short of wh.it we have a r g-it to exp ct. the bl me
may be justly attached to a want of neigy on ll'e
p ut of oyr citizens. The ncce-s;.ry prep.ir.itioti is
being made for a l.irge Exhibition ; ample means wi:l
be provided for the lakin care i f a lare number d
vaiious k nds of sock. .Those persons who design to
pr sen; specimens ol any kind ;.t the Fair wi 1 confer
a favor upon the Cotiimitu e of Arrangements, by ad-drcs-ing
a leiier to Jere. Nixon, Esq , the L'h iunan
of s id Committee, at Raleigh, and appiising him of
tin. if intt-n io.i.
The hidi. s of the State are particularly requested
to give u- their presence on that occasion, and al-o
ate i-oiicited to bi mg specimeus of their Excellence in
the household arts.
. Come one, come ail, to ihe State Agricultural F: ir,
and you will not fail to go home highly delighted
with our isit.
W a d esbo n oug n, N. C, July 8, 1853.
Gen. Alex. Ale Rue: 1). ar Hr At a c.lled meeting
of tl.e State- .Agricultural Socboy of Nor. h Carolina,
held in Jt.lcigli on he '28th of M y, the duiy'was as
signed me, a t oi responding Score. ary of the Society,
ol addiessing die Presidents ot ihe It .ilroads, Pl.n.k-
roads, &c, in t . e State, asking them to allow .-ill stool-s,
crops an t specimens in ti e hiech.o ie ar s, to pass to
t a d from the Slate Fair fki: e of charge. As th.'
.Presid.-n- of ihe Ka eigh and Wiluiingto i liailro; d, 1
ni.kethis nqik'Si of son in behalf of the State Ari
cul ural Society-, h pb'g that those whose interest you
represent wiil be benefited rather than injured by it.
Very respec fully. )r"ur-:,
; J. F. TOMPKINS.
Office W. & li. It. R. Company, )
Wilm ngtox, July 15-, 1S53, )
Dear Sir Your letter of the 8th h st.. asking our
Company, to a'.hw all "sock, crop and specimens
i:i t ie niccii:itiic a tj," to pa's free to tind Irom the
S ate f air, l a- 1 een'reci ive nd h s d y laid before
our i o id of Directors. 1 ..in i s r .c ed by ihe Bo id
to say to you, th a your ieques eui yr.u.lcd. i
Kcspcc.f.iHv, .
ALEX. McllAE, Pres't.
Dr. Jons F. Tompkins, Curie.-ponding Secretury of
the bt .te Agncu.tur..l Society.
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 22d, 1853.
j L. ff R Branch, Esq: D. ai- sir -At a called
I ltnctiig of ihe Sta e Agricullur 1 Society of North
j Can. i n, held in Hab ih on the 2otli of .May l ist, the
j duty was : s.-igned me as Corresponding Stcn taiy of
I the S ociety, of addie .sii g the Presidents of the v.ni-
ous rat. roads, plai.kroatts, &c., in ihe State, asking
! them to abow ail stocks, crops : nd siecimens in the
i mechanic aits to p Ss ,o and fioin the S a'e Fair free
; of charge. As Hie Pre-idt-nt of the l'a'eiu'h and G.is
i ton K iilf ad, I make thi- r quest of you, hoping that
tbo-'e whose interest you leprescnt will be benefited
; rather than injured hy it.
i Very lespt'ciftill v. voms,
J. F. lOMPKlNS.
Offic R. & G. R. R. Company, )
Raleigh, Aug 25, 1853. )
Dr J. F. Ti.mpkins : Dear Sir Your of 22i inst., -iv.
s placed on my table during my ab.-ence, nnd ha-i
just neeii r. ceived.
The Directors of this Company feel a deep interest
in ihe success of the Arietihuial F..ir, ai d it will af
f. rd us gienl ple.-sure to nlhiw ; 11 stocks, crops ai d
(peciineiis i i .he inec! anic i.rts. to p i to nnd from
ll e iS.aiC, Fair fne of charge " on this ro; d.
1 am, vojts, vcty respec. fully.
- - L O i!. liKANCrl.
Raleigh, N. C , Aug. 25, 1853.
Mr. Editor.: I have enc o.-ed to you a copy of a
correspondence between tmsdf as Coi icsOiiding
Secretary of the S-.te Agricultural, .'oci. ty and Gen.
Alex. McRae and L. 0'li branch, Eq. i.s the Presi
dents of ihe two Ri.ilroad- in our rvate. I need
scarcely add that it is with pride and . asuie th- t I
vvi:nes this libeialiiy on ti e part i f t-i ose who h .ve
the control of these improvement?, and aUo the
protnptnes-s with which tiiey have responded to the
request made by ihe Suite Agricul.urai Sotiieiy. The
farmers, iiieclian'c i.nd manufcicsurers oT".the State,
who live con Luou to these i ailroad-, can now have
no t-ar.hly excuse foraot preseniing specimens at the
Fair on tlie lath of October next.'
'Ihe paper throughout ihe State will confer a
favor on the Slate Society by publishing this corres
pondence as early as possible.
J. F. TOMPKINS, Cor. Secy.
THE COMET.
From the Wahiurton ntelligencer, Aug. 25
The comet now vi-ible was discovered June 10, at
(jOUmgen, by Mr. Klinkertues, It was first seen at
IOC 11UHU..4I WUECHUIUI V HI IHIS CUV, UU IOC Olll
July, and a notice was published in t-.e National
Intelligencer of its ob-erved place on the 28th, :.nd
that it was then probably visible to the naked eye.
It has been observed on every f ivor fble niht since,
and ha constantly increased in brightness. By the
lasto'osenatio is iis phice it as follnv:
M. T. Washington. Right Ascension. Dec. North.
Auir.23,at 7h. 2 1, .lis. 1 Hi. 33m. 6s. 25l'o'
The diameter of the nucleus, when last measured,
was eleven seconds of arc, nnd'the length of the coma
fitly two minutes. It was vi-jble in ihe great refr-e-tor
of the Observatory at fifty five minutes past six
o'clock.
It is not at present identified with any previous
comet. Its approximate elements, by Mr. Bruhn, of
Berlin, yf ill be found in the first communication from
tiie Observatory, published in this paper. The p 'S
sage of ihe perihelion will be about the 27th Aug.,
is there given. It is now probably near its maximum
biiijhli.ess.
ELEMENTS of the orbit, by c. brufin.
Passage of the perihelion Au. 27, 213, mean time j
Berlin. - ;
. Loniritude of the perihelion, 310 31' 12".
Longitude of the acendinr node, 14u 50' 27.6".
Inclination, 59 54' 23.1",
Logarithm of perihelion distance, 9.461256.
Bayabd Taylor has joined the Jap m Expedition,
and received the appointment of Master's mate aboard
the SusyueJutnna.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
YELLOW FEVEK IN NEW ORLEANS-
NEW Obleass, Autr. 23. The fever does not abate.
The total number r interments for the 2-t hours end
i. g at 6 o'clock this morning, was 258, of which 205
were of fever, and 14 unknown.
ISeW Orlf.an-. Aug 25 The fever sterns now to
be i!r.;dtially deceasing, though the mor ality contin
ues large. The deaths to-day were 219, including iOO
f.om the yellow fever,
New Okl ass, Aug- 26;h.The dea'hs to-day
have been 183, including 154 from the fever.
NEw Orleahp, Aug. 27. The official report of the
Poard of Health, ending this morning at. 6 o'clock,
exhibits the total number of deaths to be 1 fi28 for
the week, includijg 1,364 from fever-and 96 unknown.
This, compared with the rejiort of ihe previous week,
shows an .increase of 94 on the total number, and 62.
by the fever. The increase was mainly in the early
part of the week, until Thursday, when the deaths
commenced faPing off, whjch lias continued so until
the present time.
There is a large number of visitors now enjoying
our pre mountain air and sparkling water. We learn
that there is. a perfect jam" at the Sulphur Springs
a great number at the; Warm Springs', and we know '
the Hotels in this place are full to-overflowing. We
h ard a uentleman from Memphis remark" a few days
ince, thit if th' re were rail road fai rites for reaching
this section. West Tennes-ee, Alabama and Missis
sippi would send their thousands to the mountains of
Western North Carolina, to enjoy our unrivalled clim
ate. The citizens of; those State have heretofore 4
generally xpent their summers at the fashion-itde wat
ering places North; but,th illiberal and unjust course
of m;-ny of.the Northern people towards the South,
has determined many Southerners never asrain t lav
ish their money upon their worst enemies. Hence
iheir eves are turned to VVestern Carolina, where .dl
the advantages of a Northern tour m.-ry be enjoved,
without incurring any of its risks. Ash. Aetrs.
Mkitish Espcrts and Im orts The British board
of trade retwrns for the six tuonihs of the present
year, show the exports to have, been tl .8f)'b',557.
aT; int 33,549,392 for'thi same period Inst year,
which o'ves an im-re se of 25 per cent The imports
also show a great increase, espvei 1 II v in articles of
food taken : into-'consumption.'- .Proviso "is of evt-rv
kind have all been used in unusual quantities. F r
she six months the increase in "tratlick, including both
entries afrd clearances, h s been iibont eleven per cen
over the corresponding period in 1852. There is .-tlso
n incrense in the coasting tonnage. The customs
revenue of -Englnnd in 1852 was 22,512,513. :md
:he total cost of collection jEl.2fil.421 . Tiie number
of cu-tom house officers was II 691. giving an average
of 1 08-or about $522 to ench person. .
Ptblic Meetings ILeld Through the Tfi.egraph.
The 4St;ite of Miine" says that only om meetin.r of
the executive committee of tlie Enropenn and North
lAnieiiejin Railway Company was held during tiie I 1st
three yenrs. They have transacted the whole of their
buiness by telegraphic meetings. A meeting lu ing
called for a certain day, the niembers, in place of trav
eling over perhaps two or three hundred miles of
country to assemble, merely had to go to the telegraph
office, and, when a quorum vas heard from propositions
were offered, amendment made, votes, taken, and
plans andarrangements made just as though they were
nil assembled in one room.
The Treasonable Correspondence found concealed
in Major. Andre's boots, when he, was searched by
Paulding, Willi ims and Van Wert, has recent ly bM-n
discovered at Albanj. The papers consist of an enu
meration of the number and dispobion of ihe American
forces at West Point, nnd a descripiion of the fortific
ations, with suggestions in regard to weak and exposed
points. There is also a pass from Arnold, under
which Atidre? as "Mr. John Smith," was returning to
the British camp. ' (
j Another Slave Case at Cincinnati. Cincinnati,
August 27 Three slaves from Virginia, on their way
South wish their owners, having been landed at the
vvharf yesterday, were brought before Judge Finn, on
!a writ of finhens corpus, and their liberation demand
ed, under a statute if Ohio, which provides th it all
slaves brought into the State by their owners shall ,
be free. - After an exciting trial, which lasted till near
initmig'it. the slaves were remanded to the custody of
their owners. ,
Thf: Gavazzi Riots. Montreal, Aug. 29. The
Vigilance Committee on Suturdty arrested the Mayor,
Hon. Chas. Wilson, for murder on the ?Hli of June,
at the Gav..zzi riot. He was held to hail in $8,000, to
appe.ir on the 14 h of October. Three rioters of the
.9th?' of June have a'so been arretted, n itned iarrctt
Barry, P. C. BrotiiHett and M. Mozes. The latter is
1 assistant engineer of fhe Fire Department.
,
M. Aassizr the eminent Professor of Zoolory in
Cambridge Univer-ity. is now cng -ged in wriiing "the
Natural History of the Fihch of the United States "
He is very desirous to procure specimens of all the
fi-hes in every portion of the Union, nnd particularly
of the fresh water streams in Maryland. Virgii ia and
North Carolina. He wishes al-o, the names which
they bear in their various localities.
A New Invention A IJostoni n has invented a
chronoinetrical lo(;k," wiiii-ii, fixed to a door, cannot
be opi ned before tlie time determined on hef rehan 1.
It operates hy clockwork, and the ab-e .ce of a kc .hoie
precludes all attempts to pick it.
The amount of money in active "circulation in the
Uni'ed S aes, is estimated in the Merchant's Mag
azine at $2!M,17fi,257. which recknin.; fhe .popu
lation ai 25,000 fx 0, would make $12 per head. It
was but $5,50 in iy30.
Burning of thk Chhrokf.f.. Xew York Aug. 2fi.
Thc steamer Cherokee took fire at her wharf this
evening ;ind was to,tallv consumed. She was to have
sailed for Havana and New Orleans to morrow.
Never suffer long from a cough. At this nge of the
world, when yon C; n trrt.AvEK's Ch-f.rkv Psctokal,
it is a criminal neglect, if you do not cure it.
Enterprise. Perhans no stronger evidence can be
: adduced of the intrinsic value and unrivalled useful-
nes- of Ayf.r's ChekrV Pf.ctral, than the fact, that
in order to-supply the demand the Proprietor has been
compelled to build-in immense block, ocenpyinj; a
large part of a square on one of our principal thorough-
fares, five stories of which is to lie. occupied by his
Laboratory for the preparation of the Cherry Pectoral
alone. As this article has now won itsway to the
puhiic favor solely by its success in curing disease,
this fa-t is some comment on its virtue Lowell Adv
ertiser. It would hardly do for any one to have the teme
rity nowadays to question the exellence of Dr. Hoo
fland's German Bitters, which are prepared by Dr. C.
M.Jackson. Incases of dvsnensia. liver complaint
and derangement of this digestive org ms. their many
... U . 1 , , , , .
iVf:. ,ong.fince bee". ,made J'' app:,,e"
They purge from the system the morbid humors which
retard the 'natural functions, and bring paleness to the
check, and suffering to the brow. They banish those
clo?s upon happiness, and restore the system to hih
health.
There are few things which afford us greater plea
sure than sitting down to write a notice of the cele
brated Hoofland German Bitters, because wc are fully
conscious M e are conferrinar a public benefit, at,d our
I l.aarl folic , 1 . ! I 1.,1
nic.v .x..., Liiai uv uiir nonces llianv nave utoi
uced to take thc-e Bitter., and been rescued from death
by Dyspepsia, Liver complaint, cj-c, for the cure of
which it is certain. It is prepared and sold only by
Dr. ( '. M. Jackson, at the German Medicine Store, No.
120 Arch street. Philadelphia.
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MAllEIED,
On Monday the '22d ult., by Prof. V. T. Brooks, Dr.
Roscoe Hooper.to Miss'Sally Alston, daughter of Dr. Henrjr
Montague, ail ot Wake.
DIED.
At the Female Seminary, in Louisburg, on Wednesday
morning, 17th ult.. Miss Elizabeth Koundtree, of Edgecombe
county-7-a lovely and interesting young lady, aged about 16
years.
At the Institute, near Staunton, Va.,'oa Monday week Mra.
JUST PUBLISHED.
REVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
IT
THREE LECTURES,
BY
REV. F. L. HAWKS, D. LL. D.,
I HON. D. L. SWAIN, LL. D.,
and HON. W. A. GRAHAM, LL. Dn
TO
WHICH li PREFIXED A TR ISA MI. A KIT SKETCH OF
BATTLE OF THE ALAMANCE
end
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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
FROM THE " NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH HERALD."
The compiler and publish-r, to whom we are indebted for
a copy of this truly, interesting volume, is a resident of the
city of Raleigh, and a member of the talented corps of the
newspaper press of that city He merits the public thanks
tor its publication, and for the handsome style in whteh it
has beenj produced, being alike worthy of the interesting
ehanoter'ot iis coi t nts, nnd complimentary to the distin
guished sons ( North Carolinn, whose Lectures on the Rev
olutionary Hi-tory of their noble State it is intended to pre
Crve' lle r'r " thf'se lectures give? a full history ot the
Mecklenburs Declaration of Independence, which' should
have n place in every library : the second narrate- the inva
sion of N.rth Carolina by the Briiish in 177G, and the third
that of 1781. Abounding as this volume does, with relations
of personal anecdotes, thrill ing revolutionary incidents and
reminiscenc'fes of old times, it wih be read with l.vely interest
everywhere. But especially in those localities in North Caroli
na to whieh the occurrences narrated were incidental. VVe
heartily commend the woik to the patronage of the public.
FROM THE (PORTS.MOLTH) " TRI WEEKLY GLOBE."
The best criticism of the country has already pronounced
the Lectures as excelline, in their kind, mm previous efii rts
upon similar subjects ; and t e publishers have shown their
title to good judgment and the lhanks of readers i'n giving
such a handsome, durable form to these historical episodes
episodes however, which taken together, make an excellent
c .mpiete history of the exciting and 'interesting times to
which they relate.
FROM THE NORFOLK COURIER.
In point of typography, it will compare favorably with anv
work clone at the North ; in fact, the execution is beautiful
as an addition 10 the History of the State T:ie work is pret
ty illustrated with Engravings, and should command an ex
tensive sale.
FROM THE " UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE."
Revolutionary .Hi!torv of North Carolina. A copy
of this w.-rk; reeenrly compiled and issue 1 by W. D. Cooke,
Ksq , is nfw upon our table. It is handsomely bound, print
ed in beautiful tvpe, and with appropriate illustrations. The
work consists ot three consecutive lectures on the history of
the State at different periods, by Hawks, Swain and Graham.
Emanating as it does fro the pf-ns of three .-ucli highly dis
liiiiruishecj sons of North Carolina, it will certainly be wel
comed, not only in eveiy portion of this State, but tlin.ugh
out the. wihole country. Ample opportunities were afforded
eat h writer in thikjlectioti of his material, and consequent
ly the work cannot fail to command the attention of every
lover of hi-tnrical re-earch Further comment would l un
necessary ; since ihe names of the authors will suffice to re
commend the work.
; FROM THE " RALEIGH REGISTER "
We acknowledge the receipt from the publisher. Wm. P.
cooke, 01 a copy ot tne -revolutionary History ot North Caro
lina. In point of typography, it will compare favorably with
any work done at the North ; in fact, the execution is beauti
ful as an addition to the History of the Siatf. There com
pilations re invaluable. The researches of men so learned
as Hawksj Swain and Graham, could not fail to disentomb
from the records of the past, evidence enough to place North
Carolina first in the ranks of patriotism, and to bring to light
facts for the establishment of her claims which her supiheness
had permitted to be in darkness
The compilation contains the lecture of Rev. F. L. Hawks,
D. D , LL. I)., before the H storical Society of New York,'
having for its subject the Mecklenburg Deela-ation of lnde- -pendence
The lecture o Hon. D L. Swain. LL. D.', before
the H st'jrical Society of the University of North Carolina,
the subject the British Invasion of North Carolina, and the
lecture f Hon W. A. Graham. LL. D., before the Histori
cal Society of New York upon thfsame subject ; to which, is
prefixed an account of the battle of the Alamance. The work
is prettily-illustrated with engravings, and should command
L an extensive sale.
FROM THE HILLSBORO' RECORDER.
The above is the title ol a neat work inst printed at the
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, and-piiblish-ed
by William D. Cooke, Raleigh, and Geo. P. Putnam &
Co . New York : with a copy ot which we have been polite
ly furnished by the compiler It is hardly neceary'for u to
say anything in commendation of this work. There are but
few North Carolinians who will not desire to have a copy of
these lectures in a permanent shape f.r preservation; arid
they are here furnished in a neat volume for a library well
printed and handsomely bound. Price $1.
FROM THE NORFOLK ARSUS.
Thf cotnpiler hie politely laid a copy ot this exceedingly
attractive w..rk upon our table, and w feel both pride and
pleasure in calling the attention of the public thereto It is
gotten up in a style that does credit to the compiler, as well
:is to thi authors of- the able and deeply . infercsti g lectures
wh ch comprise the trreater part its content-" The illu--tra-tions
are 'legantlv executed, nnd the name of the celebrated
artist Loosing is a sufficient guarantee fr the correctness of
the buildings and scenes delineated. The book abounds in
personal anecdotes, thrilling revolutionary incidents and . Id
reminiscences, which will be found to be of the most enter
ta;ning and insttuct:ve chara ter. especially wi:h tegard io
mnnv localities in the Old North State We cheerfully com
mend the work to the patronage of the public.
; SALES OF LOTS OX
BEAUFORT HARBOR.
THE Carolina City'Land Company will sell to t' e highest
h d ler on their (itemise.-, at White Hall, on Monday the
Slt ilay ot ctoher next, a larsie number of valuable L"ts.
Thi lands of this Company from about two miles mi tho
most accessible and bet part of he Harhor, nntl are consid
ered thejnost valuable on it. Thvaie in .f II view of the
' cean. Sfid will be handsome'v and conveniently laid out for
husitie-s and pleasure. Ko improvement can be onade with
! Central or V estern Carolina, or ti.e waters connected with
' the Harhi.r, without benefitting; these lands. The Carolina
I City Company, avare f this fai-t, be 2 lenve toay that they
I haveviio '"' asien s or drummers in the Western part of the
j Stat'- ." or any where else, offering to sell Lots at low ra.te.to
j secure influence, but that all the sales of their land are renuir
! ed; by the articles of agreement-to- he to the highest i;idder.
j The entlemen who compose this Company have made ir
1 raxizemimts to imprfiv their lands to the amount of at.out
S.tO.000 , During the winter nd ensuing spring, a large Ho
tel will; he built. Wharves, Turjtentine Distilleries and a
Steam Saw Mil will he put in operation.
Thero,is excellent cl.iy on the premises for making brick
also on the adjaeent waters ; and as experience has proved
the importance of tire proof buildings in a commercial pla-.-e,
the board will not allow any but substantfial fire proof build
ings to be permanently erected on anv lands they may sell.
To perse us who may prefer, the board will lease lots for a
term of years. They "respectfully, invite all persons in any
way interested to be present at the sale and see for themselves.
Espeeial'y mechanics, ship carpenters, brick masons, &.C., as
for them no richer harvest can be promised than the future
prospects of Carolina City.
- TERMS OF SALE:
One-fourth ca.-h the balance in instalments at 12, 18 and
24 months interest from d ue.
All letucrs on business of the Company address to John M.
Rose, Secretary, Fnyetteville, N. C.
By order of he Boaid,
T. K. UNDERWOOD, President.
August I3: 1553. 39 td.
THE NORTH- CAROLINA EXECUTOR.
CONTAINING the Statutes and Common Law of this
State, together with the Decisions of the S'ipreme Court
and all the necessary forms and Precedents: Intended as a
?afe guide to Executors and Administrators m their Practical
Management of Estates, according to the Ihws now in force.
With which is necessarily connected the kindred subjects of
Wills, Leg.icies, Dower and other Provision for Widows
Distribution ol Estates, Descent of Land, Partition, Guardian-shii-.
&,c, &c. By
BENJAMIN SWAIM, ESQ.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
For sale by ; -HENRY D TURNER,
North Carolina Book Store.
Raleigh, August 27th 1853. 39-tf.
SWAUVPS JUSTICE.
THE NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE.
CONTAINING a summary Statement of the Statutes and
Common Law of this State, together with the Decisions
of the Supreme Court, and all the most approved forms and
precedents relating to the office and duty of a Justice of the
Peace, aDd otherpublic officers, accord ng to modem practice,
By BENJAMIN SWAIM.
SECOXD EDITIO.V REVISED AND CORRECTED. '
For sale by HENRY D. TURNER,
North Carolina Book Store.
Raleigh, August 27th 1353. 27-tf.
XORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTION
FOR THE
DEAF AND DUMB AND THE BLIND.
TH Sessions of this Institution commence on the Fir
da vof September of each year and continue et monthf .
Applications for admission eaosiki be made to th PriDC.'
pal of tho Imtituiion. J. w.
W. D. COOKE.
RaltiSgh, August; SaS,
1
I
BETWEEN
.JfRF0LK AND NEW YORK:
PASSAGE & FAKE ONLY $8, STATE ROOM INCLUDED
THE SWIFT AND ELE0AXT' STEAMSHIPS
ROANOKE AND JAMESTOWN,
TOEING FITTED IN EVERY RESPECT ACCORD
Yrk VZ ft? f L'1n!rs- 'U leave Norfolk for New
oVlo,'k w .l?K "Vnd Saturday mornings, at ten
Tr,nfv Kthey will leave New York everv
theS;T,iSDAY V Norfolk
For passaae apply on board, or to
Jane, 1853. J"
M. SMITH & BRO.
n29 tf-
l XT r tti rr a 1 m - . . . .
nirutiiAWt A ad UHEERINGN EWS!
P ARISEN & KING'S
1 ir
PER
ROANOKE AND J MESTOWV.
REDUCED RATES &. INCREASED EXPEDITION,
&lc, Scc . &.C. - r
rpHE PROPRIETt RS HAVING MADE NEW AR
X rangementa for the si ill better dispatch of their Express
bv the steaDships Roanoke" s nd "Jam stown,- fr..m ISew
York, thev wish to keep it before the public, that PAR ISEN
& KING'S POPULAR AND SOL'Ttll RN KXPKESS
is always on hand tor the accommodation of their friends, at
he lowest tales and unparalleled dispatch; their Exprr8
leaving New York, is generally delivered m almost every
point of Virg nia in 48 hours, and throughout North Carolina
in 5r hour, and at four Tf.r cent below Trin: oLt) HUM
BUG MONOPOLY.
Parisen &. Kins's facilities tor the expe3iinjtransporta
lion of Freight and Packages., cannot be beat by or.y Erpre
CAnnpany in ei'senee.and they hefv any cOMTtTiTios, there
fore, in the shape of Hcmbus, Imposition, and Mo.so
poi.v ! .
Kr Be sure to order vour goods bv PARISEN & KING'S
EXPRESS, '2nd Barclay Street, New York:
8C? Re.-t i"s.-uied, that all they p'omise, they will
KAlTfiFL'LLY FfLFILl - , 1
PARISEN &, KING,
2nd Barclay street, N. Y.
' and Bollingbrook street, Petersburg, ra.
AG EN
V. D. Groner.
J. W? WoMACK
WlLL.M BaILLV. . . .
Wm. L Maule...
W. Bagby.
Mr. Minor
John Campbell
John Nutt.
H. D. Turner.. -
James L. Rf.id
TuRNBULL &. StaLLI.NGS.-. . .
S. H. Hamlet.
Stark &, Pierce
J. H: Whitfield. . .
James L. Dukf.
C. Allen.
r s,
. .Norfo'k, Virginia.
.. . .-.Farnivil c, 'a.
.F'redenckburg. Va;.
KicliMioiid, Vai..
Lynchburg, Va.
. .Charlottsvillc, Va.
Weldon.N C.
. . Wilni'ngton, N. C
Raleich, . C.
, . .Henderson, N. C.
. .Warrenton, N. C,
. .Goidsboro', N. C.
. .Fnyetteville, N. C.
Franklinton, N C.
. . .Ridgeway, N. C.
. . .LittletonyN. C:
NOTICE.
Express packages for N- lfolk, Petersburg. Rieh'pond and
the iiiterior, intended for hipment per steamers. Roanoke
and Jamestown, will hereafter be' received by Messrs. Pari
skn &. King. 2nd Barclay street, New York,, who are tho
only Authorized Agents to forward oifc Express packages
by those steamships.
VIRGINIA, N. CAROLINA t TF:NNESSEE.
June, 1853. n29-tf.
IMPORTANT 'EXPKKSS NOTICE.
; beware of -
IMPOSITION AND HUMBUG MONOPOLY!!
We feel called uponprompted by. a
sen-e of duty to the public and njirelvi-s, to caution the nu
merous Patrons and Friends 'of Parisen d Kino's Fx
prF.ss, throughout Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee,
against " Hand Bills" and Advertisemeifts, issued by a cer
t;i in Express Conipnnv. long known to the Merchants ot tho
South, especially of Virginia and North Carolina, as the
TARDY AND EXORBITANT MONOPOLY.
This fast ExpRtss wishes to impress upon the mind of the
. public, that thev,h;ivo effected ariaiigi-nierits for EXCLU
SIVE EXPRESS : PRIVILEGES on the steamships Roanoke
and Jamestown, and thus lead the public to suppose that no
I other Express can run .on the ships. To settle this matter
I 1 H I ' J . ' I . .-. .- . r. it I :..!. I. r .1 ,
aenuueiy, ana io piace u in ns true ugui ueiore inepuritc
at larg, we will only sav, that we have been running our Ex
press on the steamship Roanoke since she made her second
trip, and wili continne.to run unlil she makes her last trip ;
and, on the 16ih inst , will make our first rxprewehipmcnt on
h .ard the new and magnificent steamship Jamestown, and .
which expresses, w It be under the charge of OUR OWN
SPECIAL MESSENGERS. Freight and Packageswill be
taken and deliv.ed with our usual pronipfcnet-s, and at the
same low rates as heretofore-, which will be almost 40 per
cent, be'ow the charges of the Self-StVled Exclusive Ex
trkss Company, hs we are aware they must d. n large busi-
ness, and their patrons pay big prices, for ihe privilege of f av-
I incr a small rooni on board the ships, for which I A K IShN &.
I KfNG offered tlie sum ct 47,000 Forty Seven Thousand
Dollars for a five years contract,
j We will again and li.stly state to the public and our patrons,
' that as OUfi interests are largely identified with the iiie?eas-
i I ing enterprise of the South, and the general direction of .the
v ; , . ) .1. ... ,...! .,.,,., ..I . ..i- ,u
itusiiies- uouei uie priaunai si..cHiirnucnir m oii- i.i iitf;
firm, who nermanentlv resides in Petersburg. Va , we caii for
a continuation of that liberal patronage as hcretofine conferred
upon us and a general suppoit iff that principle and system
of ECONOMY, PUNCTUALITY and EXPEDITION,
as first introduced in the Express business bv us, and upon
which all may depend on its being "carried out to tlie let
ter. PARISEN & KING.
JAR. B KING, Second Barclay street. N. Y.
WM.R PARISEN.Boiliiigbrookand'ind-St.
June, 1953. n29-tf. Petersburg. Va.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
A rumor seems to be goinji the rounds thnughont our en
. tire Line of Express, that Pariskn &. Kt.vff have sold
out their l.usiness to Messrs Adams t Co., and asu h rumor
tends to the injury of our business, we hiel y notify the public
that all rumors they may hoar in that respect, sre ns false as
they are malicious ; and furtherm- re, that Mess-rs Adams, 6c
Co., nevrr had nor never wi I have sufficii-nt mean- to buy out
the enterprize of Parisen &. Kins But. -n the other hand,
Mess s. r. &. K intend to n eet and fighrrhe enemy n their
own ground, until they arc obliged to their busim ss on the
economical and expeditions principle ol which ihey have
been so deficient.
Parisen &, King having their arrangements throughout of
the mi st complete svstem, continue to receive and forward
every description of Merchandize, Freight and Vauables, to
and from New-York, Virginia, North Carol na and Teuties
see. with the utmost dispatch and at low rate.
PARISEN & KING,
Bollin -brook street, Petersburg, Va', and 2 Barclay s reet,
New York.
July, 1S53. ' 32 tf.
aTbook for the people.
JUST PUBLISHED
NEW & PRACTICAL FORM BOOK.
t1(.vTAlNIv'i Forms ot all those legal instruments ini
J to be linown
BY THE PEOPLE OF N0ETH CAROLINA,
and designed, also for the use of
j Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Clerks, Constables, Cot
ners. Ace, &c.
compiled and arranged irom the best authorities.
By CALVOT H., WILEY, Esq.
To which is added, The Constitution of the United State
and of North Carolina.
The number of Forms in this work is much larger than
can be found in anv Form Book heretofore published in
I Nofi -Carolina; and while it is hoped they will meet the warm
1 anifxegencies of the public, it is also believed that their ac
l curacy may be relied on, having been examined and approv-
ed by some of the most eminent lawyers of the State. From
j lite alphabetical order of the subjects, and the complete alpha
I oetical Index, it will be easy to find any desired matter con
I iMinmf iii the book.
I h- price of the book will be One dollar, for which ram it
will be sent to any paftof the S:ste by mail free of postage.
T l.e tr8de will fc supplied upon tlie, usual terms.
rpHE GREAT DEMAND FOR THIS VALUABLE
JL wofk, and the many enquiries we receive, induce us to
statp that this hook hi not tor saleat any place is Raleieh.
1 except at Mr. Pomeroy's Book Store, and at the office of the
Weekly Post. -
Any person enclosing one dollar.in a letter, or that amount
in postage stamps, will receive a copy oi the book by return
mail free of postage. Be very careful to send tor " Wiley's
New Form Book," and address,
f WM. D. COOKE, RaW-igh, N. C.
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