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198 ORIGINAL POETRY. . fWKITTEN FOR THE SOUTHEKH WEEKLY POST., TO L IN HEAVEN. I little thought to pea a dirge, When asked by thee to write; I never dreamed that death's cold surge Would sweep thee from my sight. Though death was hovering o'er thee, Arid earth was sinking fast, I was as few can hope to be Remembered to the last. " Tell him, I thought of him 1" What more Could parting spirit say ! The world of language has no pbw'r More feeling to portray. These words, though few, can never fade From mem'ry's boundless sea, Until, in heav'n, it too be said, , 7 Un earth I thought of thee, Eron. Chapel Hill, November, 1853. CONTRIBUTIONS. 7 For the Southern Weekly Post." THE EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR, BY C. H. BRACKETTE. I love the man who well can bear Misfortune's angry frown ; . T 1nua tfia hmfirt t Via t cnnma acnaii - Though all its friends have flown. " I love that fortitude refined, . - : Which sorrow cannot shake ; I love that noble strength of mind, No earthly power can break. In a spacious and magnificent parlor, where the light falls in softened rays through red and gold colored curtains, this production is written. Pic- . tures of the lovely and gifted of the past and present generation adorn the walls of the room, which has in its filches, many statues, indicating rare taste in the owner. ' Gems and flowers fill the mantel-piece, while two large, round tables show gilt-bound books in abun dance, notwithstanding a library room, such as taste would have, is filled with volumes sufficient to delight the scholar's eye for many a long month and year. It is a place to carry the mind away to oriental scenes, in far off lands. The owner of the house is a man of opulence but the time, reader. ' was not long since, when he was a poor man, and in pursuit of gain left his old home in the West, and repaired to this great city of the continent. New York, to gain that-which so many here lose wealth. He has by much industry and singular good for- f.lina RI(VPPlpil - 1illt Mhil.J ln ll-JC mo.l..' tVrr, nr.tti- - , - 1 1 v, 1 1 un- umuc II Will 11 ' ' L 1 1 ing, an estate-, now many have gone down to indi gence and want' iu this same city? . Many,, very many. , The large cities of the land are infested with sharpers of every kind, and it requires all the ef fort of honest industry and common thrift to make th year end ve w well'ns it coniinctices. - ' Let young men think of this, and remember to stay away from large, towns. A voar cuwi fi ni i n rr man fini tnlianf-a o rt I fair fortune, left his home in Kentucky, and sought this great commercial mart for a fortune. lie was, as thousands of others are, sanguine, indeed, of success, and without caution. lnsin ess requires capital, ana ne uaci it to a suf ficient extent to open a dry goods jobbing house. Purchases and sales were made, time passed on, and while payments had to be made hit or miss, ' receipts were not sufficient, and at the end, of nine months a smash took placo, full and entire. Thou sands were lost, and now the young man finds him self poor, indeed, to be" in life in some remote cor ner of the world. The world will still go on, and ethers will ro and do as this young man has. i But it may be that in the course of years it will be as well, if not better, for him than if he had succeeded fully. Trials and misfortune frequently give caste t man. A firm and reliable trust in the Almighty, as the truest friend, is often induced, when the waves of sorrow roll heaviest. The experience of each year puofht to be treas ured, andjfully, by all. If it has shadows as well as lights, still we should give heed. Disappoint ment and sorrow has been with many this year. Disease and death has in many sections done its work fully. . A friend, whom to know was to love, residing in Louisiana i the telegraph wires this evening an dead. A few days, and the people of nounce as an entire t?wn in that State have died. It is in other places estimated that two out of three had died. Well, does not the experience of the past ,year induce us to turn from earth and seek to pur sue the way that leads to heaven. Reader, death will come sooner or later, still wp nearly all choose to bass gently into the night to " which we are going with rapid movements. Do we not? Still, while we are here, let us at all times " Be strong to bear life's many ills, ' ) ' To toil, to struggle, to endure . Within the past season the writer's feet has pressed the soil of some nine or ten different States xxc t isitcu Liiv uuilc vi un .iraiucua, j-vcu men V, as well as his natal State, and passed through Vir ginia as well as over the prairies of Illinois and In diana. The great lakes, Erie and Ontario, too, i were gazed at while the sun was rising and setting. Nature presents no night, exhibiting more sublime orrandenr ' t - He looked at the glowing orchards and sweejt clover fields, and beautiful; lakes which lie like gems or flowers on the cultured bosom of western New loric; viewed tne nooie Hudson, ana neara tne roar of the great Niagara ; but when was his heart most thrilled, softened, and saddened ? It was as he' walked through tne iirave x ard ot b , and ' looked, perhaps for the last time, at the graves o: his parents and kindred, and especially at that o 'his mother... No language can do ! justice to the icings and sentiments ot a person ot qmcK and geuerous sensibility at such a time. But here let this. imperfect slight discussion o: Uv .uvmcuui 01 me year--De Drougnt to i a close. Would that genius and langauge was i , ppssessea to ao justice to the theme. (October 1, 1853. For the Southern Weekly Post. THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. BY C. II. BRACKETTE. RepectfuUy dedicated to Mrs. IT. T. Marshall of Edinburg, Ya., " We speak with the lip, and we dream in the soul Of some better and fairer day ; And our days, meaawhile, to that golden goal Are gliding and sliding away. Now the world becomes old, now again it i young, But " the better" is ever the word on the tongue. A. M. R. From the almost oblivion past, the real present and the misty future, to what can we, to what shall we turn for trust and hope 1 7 It is most beautiful to awaken memory and re call the loved of the years which have gone by, e'er the " some have done wrong as some have done light," while it is at some times not unpleas ant to think of the real stubborn present with all its hard features, and still more so to dream of the future, which wears so many bright spells to charm and fully captivate. . A few brief years, since and the writer passed a summer in the northern section of Pennsylvania in the mountain section of the State. A denizen of a city previously, at first the wild wood, the mountains, the still air and silence of nature seem ed strange indeed. As time wore on, and the journals of the county were read and re-read, a desire to remain alone increased. . At that time the poetry of a young and gifted lady (Mary Emily Jackson,) was every where much admired.. Since 1840, it has not greeted the eyes of the one for whom she wrote the piece, entitled " The Student," and indeed who can" say where her smile may linger now? The past would furnish many a volume for each of us if we would bring its incidents forth, but as it would not interest all, let us pass it, and slip by the present to glide into the future. Let us seek most cheerfully all the future may bring, more especially rely on God, and all will be well: - " And it is not a dream of a fancy pfoud, ' With a fool for its dull begetter; There's a voice at the heart that proclaims aloud--.-Ye were born to possess the better .'" Evergreen Cottage, Va., Oct.-14, 1 853. A CARD. To the Editors of the Warrenton News, Standard, ' Register, Star, and Weekly l ost. Gentlemen : Mistakes should always be correct ed. In looking over your newspapers, to which I have the honor of being a subscriber, I find that each of you in publishing a list of Premiums awarded at the first Annual Fair of the North Car olina State Agricultural Society, Oct. 21st, 1853, have reported me as having been awarded a Di ploma for a year old filly, which is certainly a mis take, as I did not exhibit a year old filly, but a year old colt; which the Catalogue of horses will show, and which did without any doubt, receive the first Premium over all those exhibited. Such judges as Gov. Manly, Maj. David McDaniel and William "Tr.:Srrrttft, lj( OunVrrlTl, ,wlU net, .l i JL -T to' my knowledge mistake the colt for a flfly ; also, there is an omission in the list of Premiums award ed of the best thorough bred mare, six years old, which 1 certaiuly did get the first premium on, as Gov. Manly requested me, after she was exhibited, to write out her pedigree, which I did, and left with the judges. I have no doubt -that it was an unintentional oversight, therefore do not attach blame to any person. It is but a small matter any way, but I am disposed th;J.t things shall be handed down to posterity correctly ; therefore, I hope the proper correction will be made by the proper authority. Very respectfully, Your obed't serv't, M. T. HAWKINS. Warren Co., November 3d, 1853. BACHELORS. What a 'pitiful thing an old bachelor is, with his cheerless house and his rueful phiz, on a bitter cold night when the fierce winds blow, when the earth is covered with snow. When his fire is out, and in shivering dread, he slips 'neath the sheets of his lonely bed, how he draws up his toes all encased iu yarn hose, and he buries his nose rneath the chilly bed clothes, that his nose and his toes still encased in yarn htlse, may not chance to get froze; There he puffs and he blows,, and says that he knows no mortal on earth ever suffered such woes ; and. with ahsand with ohs, with his limbs fio dis pose, so that' neither his toes nor his nose niav be froze, to his slumber in silence the bachelor1 goes. In the morn w hen the cock crows, and the sun has just rose, from beneath "the bed-clothes pops the bachelor's nose ; and as you may suppose, when he hears how the wind blows,, sees the windows all froze, why back 'rieatb the clothes, pops the poor fellow's nose ; for full well he knows, if from that bed he rose to put on his clothes, that he'd surely be froze. Columbus and Luther. Twenty years only intervened between the discovery of America and the preaching of Luther. The Christian scholar may be parxloned, if he lingers for a moment upon the analogy which subsists between these remarka ble events. Columbus, pursuing his perilous course across the Atlantic, and led forward by the single 'star of lofty and inspirihg hope, may be regarded as no inapt emblem.,of that adventurous reformer, ' who embarked oh a stormier sea than ever rocked the .pillow of the intrepid sailor, Hov mighty the en terprise of both ! How magnificent the result ! A land of beauty opened its flowery valleys to the navigator ; but a richer land of promise; blossomed before the eyes of the reformer. i Cards. " I think it wonderful," says Addison, " to see persons of the best sense pass away a dozen hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards, with no other conversation than what is made up of a few game phrasesand no other ideas than , those of black and red spots, ranged together in different figures. Would not a man laugh to hear any one of this species complaining that life is short?" The amiable is a duty most certainly, but must not be exercised at the expense of any of the virtues. .He whoeeks to do the amiable always, can only be tuccessful at the frequent expense of his manhood. : miscellaneous: """ W&WT-WXiF&t WEEKLY " ' ' 1 1 1 " 7' , t 0. W. HOLMES OH THE MOIGIOUS WL EY OF THE 19TH CENTUBY. Thp. BAnni f o Aniirsp. of lectures on "The English Poets of 'the Nineteenth Century,w was de livered last Friday evening, by Dr.O. W. llolrnes, in Hope Chapel before the Mercantile Librarj As sociation. The subject was " Religious Poetry, The lecturer opened his subject with an eulogium on that branch of the art on which he was about to speak. He sard that first class religious poetry came home to every human heart, in every civiliz ed and Christian land. The chants of the old li turgies and hymns were poems for every ear, and every age to the young and to the old 1 U classes, states and conditions of society. He con sidered Watts the first, as he was the most volu minous, of all religious poets. He looked upon him as the great centre of devotional poets. j Ee lig:on was apparent in all he wrote poetrj but the handmaid. The holy songs of Wattsfave sunk deeper into the hearts of men than perhaps, any that were ever written. He could not jlace Doddridge on the same level. The latter had .pore sentiment, but less sincere religion. 777 After casually alluding to Cowper and Ibbn Newton, he proceeded to say that Mgritgory was a sweet poet, and had written a great number of hymns. His success was chiefly owing to, that absence of display which was the distinguishing characteristic of his verses. It was one of the hardest tests for a hymn to be sung over and over again before a congregation. ' The fault in the ge nerality of hymns is that they are overburdened with ornament. Montgomery's hymns bear con stant repetition. Bowering hid too much flowery imagery in his verse. Henry Kirke White wrote, little; his finest piece is the "Star of Bethlehem." Heber occupied a prominent pace among religious poets all others except him lok pale by the side of Byron or Scott. Ilis missionary hymn is one of the finest pieces of religious poetry that has ever been written : From Greenland's icy mmritains, From India's coral stand, Where Afric's sunny fotntairis .Koll down their golden sand ; From many an.ancient rver, i From many a distant plain, They call us to deliver, Their land from error's chain. Heber shows himself to be deeply in earnest. We admire in him the imagery which he -paints in the most beautiful language. No one but He ber could talk of Afric's 1 sunny fountains without it appearing overdressed. His prize poem of" Pa lestine," is equally, remarkable for the stately flow of verse. There is only one hymn which rivals the productions of Heber. It s by an American clergyman, and will be remembered by the first words f Calm on the list'ning ear of niglit. The poetry of fehiale authqis is always truthful and tender. They take up flowers and birds where man would have recourse to the great elements of nature. Mrs. Hemans' "Pilgrim's Song" many rttave"been calTedlTTiymh TAikrwhiat man has written such a hymn for us? A truly beautiful hymn, devotional enough for the ardent Christian, and poetical enough for the casual reader, is very rare. The "Christian Year," by the Rev. John Keble is not much read out of the English Church. It is peculiar to that church, and contains expnssions which might be considered as eniug and tending to Uomanism. It must be regretted that his hymns, like Milton's, are not acceptable everywhere. Hymns for a camp meeting are not like those at Notre Dame or Westminster Abbev. These would not fciiit the cottager, but the countess if she wishes may take and read them in her boudoir. They possess, however, an extreme tenderness, and come from a kind and gentle heart. It must be said, though, that Keble has been carrying away tro phies from other sources, to the church of which he is a member, and has 1 on owed from Milton and George Herbert. This was not said to detract from the merit due to him J but the world had some interest in knowing from whom he modelled his verse. The "Course of Time,'' by Pollock, is a poem which cannot positively be thrown overboard as mere trumpery, but deserves some examination. It was introduced with great eulogiesyand. was ex pected to be the first poem of the century. When il came out it was widely circulated and greatly admired. Pollock may be considered as the Scotch "Dante," and his "Course of Time" the Scotch " Inferno." The lecturer here quoted several pas sages, and thought that the author seemed to gloat over unending torture. Such a production was enough to fill macUhouses to overflowing The auto de fe of his fellow-creatures is made the sub ject of pleasing verse. Much allowance can b,e made for the author of the "Inferno," in thel4th century", but none for the sickly Scotchman of the 19th. He shows death and hell by daylight He is too much like the keeper of a caravan poking his hands in the lion's mouth. He seems to think with Rouchefaucald, that there is pleasure in the misfortunes of his friends. It is an instance of the gross selfishness of human nature. Still, Pol lock thought he was doing good when he let loose his imagination upon such awful scenes. But this was not true poetry. Poetry should make men happier and better not more wretched and mise rable. Genius seemed to forsake Pollock when he attempted to describe happiness. There are few passages in the poem worth quotingv-some are studied pictures of suffering, but not one of o-enu- ine feeling. Throughout the whole poem there is a seriousness which makes the reader believe that the author was in earnest, and this gives it some claim to attention. . The lecturer here diverged into a scientific dis course upon asphyxia, ibe disease with which Pol lock was afflicted during the last years of his life. He attributed to this the morbid pictures portrayed m " The Course of Time." " On the whole, he thought Pollock a man of considerable powers of conception, but he had rushed in boldly, where an angei would tear to tread. Drt Holmes concluded his discourse with a poem he had written for the evening, on the chapter of the creation. JVew Yorh Herald. He who labors for mankind, without a care for 1 himself, has already begun his immortality. ; 'Td t xi. x mat a iew iiiuma '"v"i - rum UDon a wao-Pr at. a mm hole in vxjugi in that city. ' One of them cheated by throwing the liquor under the table or over his shoulder, tu other drank 37 classes, and died in consequence. The landlord furnished a carriage for the mother and friends of the deceased, and gave $325 toward the funeral expenses. He seems to have exhibit ed some little conscience after it was too late. Juries of Women. The great number of ag gravated assults committed by men on their wives, in England, has led one of the London journals to recommend a new punishment for such ofleuces, as well as a novel method of awarding it. The proposition is to try all such assaults, by a jury of women, partly to obtain a fairer verdict, partly to cover the criminal with ridicule. A Bear Fight in St. Lawrence County. Two men while huntino- for deer in St. Lawrence county last week, met with a monster bear. One of tbe men, named Chapman Olmstead, leveled his double barrel gun at him and fired. The charge took ef fect m one of the fore paws, which so enraged the powerful animal that he sprang upon Olmstead and completely stripped him ofthe greater part of his coat. Olmstead's comrade at this juncture, in fright, ran away. Olmstead sprang behind a large tree, the bear following closely, and it was only by the application of several revere blows, dealt by Olmstead upon bruin's head, that he was made to turn from him, and go in pursuit of Olmstead's companion. The latter hearing the bear coming, ascended a tree, where the bear was unable to fol low, owinsr to his wounded paw. Olmstead then came up and again discharged his gun full in the carcass of the enemy. This caused the bear to stagger 'and roar in pain, when he soon after gave up the ghost. Flight of a Nun. Great sensation has been caused in Galicia in Spain, by the flight of a nun from a convent at Compostella. A nun in the Car melite convent at that place, let herself down,t re cently, from her cell, by means of towels and nap kins sewed together, and formed into a cord. The moment the escape was known, a search was made after her, both by the police and the gendarmerie, but, no trace of her could be discover- d. It is supposed that she succeeded in reaching Coru na, and in embarking on board a foreign ressel. She is only twenty-two years of age, be longs to one of the most distinguished families of Galicia, and is remarkable for beauty and talents. The Poor Customer. "How much butter?" 'K)ne half a pound, if you please." " And sugar ?" "Haifa pound." " And these oranges V " Half a dozen, sir." " You go by the halves to-day well, what else ? Be speedy, ma'am, you're keeping better custom ers waiting. f Half a peck of Indian meal, and one fine 11 y? aid the woman, but h?r lip quivered and she turned to wipe away a trickling tear. I looked at her straw bonnet, all broken, at her faded shawl, her thin stooping form, her coarse garments and I read poverty on all extreme poverty. And the pallid, pinched features the mournful but once beautiful face, told me that the luxu'ies were not'for her. An invalid looked from his na1 row window, whose pale lips longed for tha cool, fresh orange, for whose comfort: the tea, and the butter, and the fine French roll were bouuh with much sacrifice. And I saw him sip the tea, and taste the dainty bread, and praise the flavor of the sweet butter, and turn with brightening eye to the golden fruit. And I heard him ask her, kneel ing by thesmoky hearth, to taste them with him. And as she sat the broken pan on edge, to bake her coarse loaf, I heard her say "By the by, when I'm hungrv." And, "by the bv," when the white lids of the sufferer were closed in sleep, I saw her bend over him with a blessing in her heart. And she laid the remnants, of the feast carefully by, and eat her bread unmoistened. I strayed from my reverie the grocer's hard eye was upon me. You are keeping better customers waiting." Oh ! I wanted to tell him how, poverty and per secution contempt and scorn, could not dim the heart's fine gold, purified by many a trial; that, that woman with her i little wants and holy sacri fices, was better in the sight of God, than many a trumpet'tongued Dives, who gave that he might be known of men. Olive Branch. At one of our principal hotels a few days since, a young and fully mustached dandy from Phiia delphia, was seated at the table, at rather a. late hour, when the . bar keeper came iii and took a seat opposite. The dandy dropped his knife and fork, tipped back in his chair, gazed at the bar keeper and exclaimed "Feller! does the' help sup with gentlemen in this house ?"- " No, sir," was the reply. " Well, a bar keeper is ' help' as much so as the scrub gi-l 1" " True !" replied he of the toddy-stick ; " bui-I did not enter the hall until I had looked in and saw there was not a gentleman at the table." Here the conversation ended. Mustache was " fixed." ' Recipe for Sore Eyes. A loving husband once waited on a physician to request him to pre scribe for his wife's eyes, which were very sore. " Let her wash them," said the doctor, every morn ing with a small glass of brandy. A few weeks after, the doctor chanced to meet the husband Well, my friend, has your wife followed mv advice ? She has done everything in her power to do it, doctor, said the spouse, " but she never could get the glass higher than her mouth." Witches. An English poet has taught us how to know one of this formidable class, when, 'in the course of human events,' we come within their range: "When well-formed features beauty's offspring speak. And health's sweet roses tinge the youthful cheek When tbe bright eye its dangerous power displays, Though modesty restrains its softest rays - When words polite and sentiments refined, Are vouchers for the beauty of the mind Or maid, or widow, be she poor or rich, My heart in terror whispers, There's a Witch !" THE EDITED BY CALVIN H. WILEY, WILLIAM D. COOKE, LYTTELTON WADDELL, Jr. RALEIGH, NOV. 12, 1853. Terms TWO DOLLARS FEB ANNUM, in Advance. V CLUB PRICES: Three Copies, 5 full price, EightCopies, .12 , I"" Tea Copies, '. K .J..... , Twenty Copies, 20 - . " . 4U- Payment in all cases m advance.. Where a club of eight, ten or twentv copies 1S sent, the person making up the club will be entitled to a copy extra Alt articles of a Literary character may be addressed " Editors ofthe Southern Weekly PostjRaleigh, NX. busi ness letters, notices, advertisements, remittances, &c, kc should be addressed to W. D. Cooke. ! , 5 Postmasters are authorized to act as Agents lor me Southern Weekly Post. 'rr t WILLIAM D. COOKE. Proprietor. Mr, H. P. Douthit is our authorized agent for the State of Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. THE OLD AND THE NEW, This country is the great battle field of conflicting ideas! There never was a tnor favorable theatre for the development of independent Taught" Opinion here revels in unfettered freedom, and every imagina ble variety of human hopes, desires, prejudices and fearsj fostered by the indulgent spirit of our institu tionsj find occasion, opportunity, and sustenance among the numerous elements of American society. It will be obvious, however, to a reflecting observer, that the prominent ideas; that guide and govem the popular mind, and are daily influencing and shaping the national character, arrange themselves into two grand divisions, the one tending to arrest the progress of social transformation, and turn back the human mind into old and abandoned channels; the other urg ing the world onward to increased velocity, and stimu lating to greater actiyity the capricious appetite of the age for novelty and change. 1 The spirit of progress, plunging into the chaos of tbe future, erects new systems out of its shadowy materials, and entertains the world with visions of fe licity and glory. The spirit of the past, turns to the chaotic wreck of systems that have long decayed, and endeavors to reconstruct them for the habitation and the happiness of man. They are two' powerful and pervasive principles, the unparalleled energy and free dom of which, in this western world, are" the source of that wonderful activity which so stronyly marks us as a people, and attracts to our shores the earnest observation of other nations. The scene thus pre sented is full of interest to the patriot and the Chris tian. Upon the issue of the conflict now progressing, depend some of the dearest hopes in which humanity is permitted to indulge, and no wonder that intelli gent thousands continue to watch ns fluctuating for tunes with mingled feelings of apprehension and joy. . The two master spirits to which we reft-r, are not, it is true, supreme in their influence over the great body of the people. A large majority of our population are only spectators, interested, but not directly parti cipating in the great currents of thought and activity which set so strongly in opposite directions. But the influence of thc-e currents is widely felt, and is con tantly drawing within them the weak, the unwary, and the unprincipled, who yirH too easily to its pow er. Like the voracious sea that encroaches upon the shore, they are constantly making inroads upon socie ty, and appropriating to themselves a part of its ele ments. To understand this we have only to look around us at the intense activity of the Jesuits in tliis country, endeavoring by every politic means to fascin ate and detach from the cause of freedom and truth, the unsuspecting youth of the land. All the captivat ing artifices ever invented by that subtle fraternity, are now employed in the more exposed parts ofthe Un ion to prejudice the rising generation against the reli gious faith and the political principlesof their fathers. Hundreds and thousands have already j ielded to ihe fatal influence, and thousands more are now undergo ing1 the preparatory process at the hands of this insid ous enemy of our country, through the courtesy of American parents who have made, them the moral guardians of their children. On the other hand we see a number of far less ef ficient, hut more noisy and boastful parties, pursuing iheir various schemes for the regeneration of society with a zeal which is seldom associated with virtue. Whatever is fixed and venerable, is the object of their dislike and opposition ; their first step is disorganiza tion, upon the ruins of which they purpose to build the airy castles of their own designing. In spite of all the agitation produced by these con flicts of opposing principles, we have our abiding con fidence that all will yet be well. As in physics a com position of forces results in motion, so we hope that this alarming strife between the Old and the New will ensure to our country some positive progress in real improvement. We can hardly imagine that she would ever retreat from her highly favored position into the arms of a decayed and contemptible despotism ; and we hope, with some trembling, that she will not be tempted to rush madly into the future, exchanging the solid advantages she now enjoys, for the empty promises of a visionary philosophy. SOUTHERN AID SOCIETY. An Association bearing- this iirte, hasl been recently organized in and about New York, and has already excited considerable attention at the South. The un fortunate name assumed by this society, produced, we confess, some prejudice at first in 0ur mind, and we observe that a number of denunciatory paragraphs from other papers are rapidly circulating, in which the movement is treated as an abolition one in disguise. We' are now satisfied that nothing could be further from the truth. The Constitution of the Society is before the public, in which its objects are clearly made known, and we findnssociated with it the names of a number of the very best friends the South can boast on the other side of the Potomac. The second article is as follows II. The object of this Society shall be the diffusion of Gos pel Truth in the Southern and South-Western States: and in all ordinary cases this shall be done under the direction of ec clesiastical bodies or missionary organizations, of an evangel ical character, within said States. I The General Agent ofthe Society, is the Rev .Joseph C. Stiles, D. D., a Southern man, whose character is above the breath of the most distant suspicion. We hope our brethren of the Southern press will cease from this unjust denunciation, which can haye- no other effect than to alienate from ua many of the bes4 and firmest friends we have in the Northern section of the Union. N. C. Conference. This large and intereslinc'bo- dy of ministers commenced its sessions at the Metho msi cnurcu in uus piace on W ednesday last. More than a hundred of the clergy are in attendance and me prwceeumgs nave excitea considerable attention Bishop Paine occupies the ehair. The Duloita of Rv eral of our churches will be occupied to-morrow, (Sun day,) by members of conference. We riiust postpone till next week any detailed notice of its transactions. NORMAL SCHOOLS. If it is essentia! to the future welfare of a that the children of the people shall be w, li e Sla!e it seems to ua an equally plain nronot,.- . l,CaH educated teachers are essential to any syste I that great object as its end. It is admitted 5 lieve, on all hands, that well qualified teach are willing to serve in the public schools scarce in North Carolina.; and this deficieh ing to two causes, the imperfect education of' pie heretofore, and the inadequacy of the tion which teachers generally receive. 01"" difficulty it is not our purpose to speak. Of tl' mer we have something to say, which Ve 1 fr" not be said in vain. The great question now pressin itself Attention of the friendsof th pnm, c . 1 ""e -""""on school is how to procure a well onaHfiori . can- -x -orps Ot tci t, era- Thpv Mnnnt. lift !frnt fmm l t wcn- .u. j lo1-" "uruau and if 1 the youth how acquiring an imperfect educ wait tji pthe public schools,' shall have completed t! "cation i, and entered upon the career of manhood - beca " the present system does not turn out plln; IWr no... ciently qualified for the arduous duties connected! v.i: o.i.i w r. , arVltli mou 01 pruYiuuig a cumpeieni Doav Of teaoli . 1 i : j r A i. 1 , 1 answer the wants of the State than the establish ersto tent 111 every uisuiiii wi mice w iuur counties a n School, to beicondncted. by jifi exrienccd paid from the literary fund, in which youngi- will pledge ; themselves to a certain length of in the; public schools, may be gratuitously'educatci This is the identical principle adopted in Virgin:, T' a different purpose, but with eminent success. ofthe pupils of the Military Institute, at LexiD;on are appointed from the various senatorial districts up0J' recommendation for merit, and are educated frw 0j. charge, with the understanding that they a certain term of years to ' teaching. The result has been that a large number of these cadets, admiraV trained for the purpose, are now scattered over tfo State in that?capacity, and are doing excellent service among the more independent classes ofthe people Unfortunately, the poorer part of the population de rive little benefit from the arrangement. '. ' We do not see why North Carolina might not eclipse the cridit whichVirginia has thus acquired providing for a Normal School in every district ia which teachers may be trained on similar conditions for the benefit of her less fortunate children. fte throw out the idea", not because we claim it as our own, but as one that ha3 never yet secured the tion it really deserves: It seems to its the only che:p and efficient plan that can he devised for the tiion resuscitation of our common school system. I; is worthy of a little consideration by our friends of tie press, and will give them something to enlarge upes, 1 very beneficial to the public. Squib?. Some of the corps editorial, unable to han dle more formidable weapons, are in the habit of em ploying against their . neighbors a flying battery of little squibs, charged, for want of wit and argumeut, with impudence and slang.. Well, every m:m to his taste, and every child to his capacity. --Wehaveseea the little urchin in the 'streets,., put his smu:ty fat to his nose, and give a significant vibratory motion 10 his fingers, expressing thereby a world of scorn ani contempt for the person who Had offended bin, id we have thought it was quite a becoming snd pictur esque display of vulgar emotions. These little squills papers are similarly interesting. We like to we thru ; doing their, best, and exulting with school-boy i;ks! I the explosion of their little tire-works. They isustl be cautious, ho weverj not to endanger themselTes with too heavy a load. EST" A cotton plow was exhibited at the Fair to fi Mr. Jnmes Simmons of Weldon, w'hk'h took the pre-1? mium, and is exciting inuch attention in the country. E Mr. Simmons owns the right for the eas-tem porw g of the State, ..for which he p:iid a heavy sum, audit I are informed that many of our best planters h:tt purchased from him, and have furnished him withfc terihg testimonials to the value of his plow. A Good Example. .Among other items of recta. intelligence from Constantinople, We observe a s'uU- ment, that, since the declaration of war by the Sultal he hns devojed much of his time, every day. to r-i gious services. This public and decided-'recognii of the dependence of nations upon the divine fa', does honor to the enlightened Turk, and ought -b shr.me many of the rulers of Christian mtioni j " ' - - ' j Mr. Post, Modern writers make a freejpf ring use of the phrase, u to the fullest extent-" V when a thing is full can it hold any more' See Fop ler's Grammar", page 214. Let a hint suffice. Most respectfully, P. Mae The above laconic note speaks for itself. The In ter is certainly correct, although a very genera: oi? seems to sanction the phrase to which he ap The expressions, u very full,'? " too full," and thelpe---are equally common, and incorrect. LITERARY NOTICES. " Genius and Faith, or Poetry and Religion, ' mutual relations, og Wm. C. Scott. 3w f ' Charles Scribner, 145 Nassau Street" We are indebted to the author, a clerjyn1 Virginia, for a copy ofthe foregoing, wohf, and d to thank him most heartily for the pleasure it 1' en us. This pleasure is due i& the first place, to evidence it affords of a reviving spirit of nterarye prise at the South, and of the ability of the SoutW mind to grapple effectually with the most impo themes ;it is equally due, on the other, to the ffltjv merits of the work itself, which had it emanated a more fashionable source, would beyond a do cure for its author the attention f all the criULs both hemispheres. , -n tM The great subject of which the author treats,1' eight chapters that compose the volume, is ccmn but very faithfully set forth in-the title 01 " It is the mutual influence and bearing of . poetry and the spirit of piety, ?rnd the hjjrD(ffeeJ affinity which, Divine wisdom has established, them. We venture to say that never before, language, has this interesting subject j0 rately, so elegantly, and so eloquently dlu hifJi deep reflection, sound judgment, and phi'" - ' accuracy, the author has added the charms 0 and brilliant diction.-a pure and elevated taste luxuriance of felicitous illustration nd onMU? captivate while they conyince, and engage t feelings ofthe heart while they enlighten tbe the intelligent and candid reader. dence with which he has met, sifted, ana rei ofthe errors of Johnson,' Macaulay and otrf' heBJt tenacious fidelitv with which he has pur tkfactorV , as fcis step Dy step to a conclusion aa "- . uS c? manner of reaching it is beautiful and inSej" & not fail to command the admiration of a appreciate the triumphs, of intellectual L.-w& One of f he chapters of the work is devo Bubject of Christian heroism, andcontamS vindication of its superior dignity. The tensions of the world to a pure and delicate. honor, are exposed with a raastedy 7?! .je(j inV crimes perpetrated in its name ar e eX ' is !? their naked and loathsome deformity. near the end of the book a well drawn and imp I Tl A' f
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