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Y POST : -' 102 he -i :s m is :t- Hjj - , ' : H not required by commercial regulations, either to enter or i-.r .t h Custom House, nd are, therefore unnoticed in toe Secretary's report In 1354, the whole number of vessels from this port ot Doth classes, was according annual return of the Harbor Master, eight hundred aad fourtf-en,(814,) whose aggregate tonnage at 200 tons each, i 162,800 tons, which .is certoily not an exagerated esti mate. - - Jt is well know that North Caralina is advancing very rapidly in prosperity and productiveness... Her people are aroused to her agricultural interests, and an era of pror grew has begun hi that branch of industry, which w 11 cause the land to teem with rich fruit?, unnecessary for the support ol her own people, and kinB t,lher mar keia through her sea-ports. -She produces wheat, rye, oats, corn, cotton, tobacco, rice, and peanuts, and the product of her noble lorests-tar, pitch, turpentine, timber and lumber, (indispensable to the Naval and Mercantile .Ma rine) are inexhaustible. Within her bosom a?e fcund Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead. Iron, Marble and Coal, and indeed almost every substance that is faiuab'c in the Min eral Kingdom. These are truly minds of wealth, if they can find a market. but without one,:thfcy must continue to lie in the earth as they have done, uselet and unproductive. Ol thee great interests the Statefhas Jot been unmindful. She ha devised and is now carrying on, a. system ot Inter nal Improvements by Railroads and Plankroads, and by the improvement of her Rivers ; intended to bring all of her parts into close awl intimate connexion, and to give all ol her people markets ol easy! access, ind the means of transporting articles and products which would other wise be of IftMe or no value, but which, 'with the facilities : thus to be afforded, will become great sources ol wealth when carried by our vessels to the markets of other States and countries. Among these undeveloped resources, copper, iron and coal are the most important and !pro nise the largest ac cessions to our wealth and commerce ; and the geograph ical position of the mines is such, in relation to many of the improvements just mentioned, as to make it certain that Wilmington must export their products as she is the terminus of some of these improvements, and connected' with almost "all of them, either by railroad or navigable waters. The coal fields of Moore and Chatham counties,, on both sides of Deep river, are of great extent and excel lent quality, and very near them are found iroi ores of J much promise, and m great abundance. Companies arc already working the coal mines, and getting the coal rea dv for market; and others are preparing to begin opera tions in the iron mjnes., The improvement of Cape Fear and Deep rivers by slack wUcr navigation, above Fay ette ville and beyond the coal fields, is soon to be comple ted, and Will afford means of transportation, not only fu'r the coal and iron, but also for the products of a large ag ricultural and timber district, all of which must seek an outlet to the ocean through this port. Its commerce may be increased to an indefinite extent, if properly eared lbr. But then the advantages to result from all these things, not only to us, but to the country generally, will be greatly diminished and crippled without the aid of Government, to improve our bar, and thus admit a class of vessels of sufficient tonage for our commercial wants. This enterprise- addresses itself to Government, not onlvas the means of facilitating commerce between this and other States and with foreign countries ; but also a one highly necessary and important for the protection and safety of all vessels passing our coast; for she will thus provide a convenient harbor of refuge for those in distress, where there is no such ihing at present, and where, from the very dangerous character of our coast, one is so much needed.. And she may also, at all times, avail herself of it in supplying her mail and war steamers with coal. There is another view, aside from its commercial as pect, which alone makes it boih -the interest and duty of Government to do this work. We can justly claim to be furnished by Government with the necessary means of de fence against hostile invasion, of which we are now des titute, and which can be supplied in this way with greater certainty and economy than in any other. It will be remembered that the depth of water upon New Inlet Bar," is very 'nearly, equal to that ol either tho Main or WwieJn Bar. The entrance by both of the lat ter is guarded by, Fort Caswell; but New Inlet, nine miles nearer the town of Wilmington, is without a battery or a gun, to protect this port againet an enemy's shipping. The present condilion and relations of the diilerent pow ers of the enrth invest this view ol the question with very great importance, and make a strong appeal to Govern ment to provide tor fur ''common di fence." The plan for the protection of this portion of the Union, of which Fort Caswell Was but a part, has never bo n completed. The Records of OongrcM) will show that the buildings of works of defence at New Inlet, was a necessary part of that plan, and not only so, but an adopted part of it, which remains yet to be executed in some way, either strictly, or by making such provision as shall supercede the neces sity of its literal execution. To put the proper means of defence there, the Inlet remaining, wouid cost near a mil-: lii n of dollars ; but to close up that Inlet, by carrying out the plan of the late commission, would not only pro vide for our complete detencr, but would also give to North Carolina commercial facilities in iome degree com mensurate with her abundant sources of wealth and grow ing prosperity and importance, and wcirea refuge for the imperiled mariner. And when all this can be accom plished for 5o0,000, the Government, between these two modes of defence, surely cannot hesitate to adopt the latter. There is st.II another just and obvious ground of relief in this matter, and that is, a rightful claim upon the Govern ment, for the restoration of those advantages of which we have been deprived to some extent at least, by her own action No one who considers the fact, can at a!l doubt that the building of Jetties at Oak Island has been instrumental in injuring our bar. Such is the t pinion of scientific men, and in the proceeding statement of facts we think it is shown to-be v reasonable opinion. Here then ia an appeal directly to the Government's sense of justice and such .an one, if well founded as cannot pass unheed ed, unless the principles of her institution and ar!y gui dance have in our d.iy lost their spirit, retaining only the empty name. p , With the preceedirg statements and views the duties Or your Committee cease. Their aim has been to jresent the si bject in a clear and accurate manner, in ordet (hat it may be rightly understood, and so understood, it isibe lieved that Congress will not only admit the force and jus tice of the claim, but will also be most ready tWdo what ever shall be necessary for our relief. And when this shall be done, our much loved State will have entered up on a career of prosperity which will conduct her among States, to that proud eminence she now holds in the af- ection of her people. .- - j All of which is respectfully submitted. I H. L. HOLMES, P. K. DICKINSON, JNO. McRAE, ' " GEO. DAVIS, Wilmington N. C, May 25th, 1851. i On motion of Dr. C. J. Fox, the report of said committee was reterrcd to a committee of one from each county, appointed by the President. , During the absence of the committee, communi cations were presented by Col. J.imes T. Miller from Hon. George E. Badger, William S. Ashe, T. L. Clingmiirij Thomas Ruffiit, H. M. Shaw, and Capt D. P. Woodbury, and by order of the chair man, read by the Secretary to the convention. Mr. Banks, of Cumberland, stilted that the ac cident which had occurred to the Steamer Fanny Lutterlon, had prevented the arrival of a large .' number of Delegates from Cumberland and other western counties. On motion, the convention adjourned till to mor row morning at 10 o'clock. ij - - Friday Moriusg, 10 o'clock,) May 20th, 1854. ( - Convention re-assembled pursuant to adjourn ment -. A communication m received from. Frof. A. D. Baehe, Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Sur vey, presenting for the use of the Convention, sundry Charts and bketcb.es of the recent Surveys at the entrance of the Cape Fear, and the Shoals in the neighborhood. Onjmotion of veorge Davis, Esq., it was. ReMred, That the Charts and Sketches be accepted and the thanks of the Convention tendered to Prof. Bache for his valuable courtesy. On motion 0f James Banks, Esq., of Cumberland Gen. W. W. Harllee, President of the Wilmington &, Manchester Rait Road, was invited to take est in this Convention. Mr. Banks, of Cumberland, submitted the All owing report : The Committee to whom Was referred the Re port of the Committee of the Citizens of New Hanover, beg leave to rturn it, for the action ot thus Convention, and recommend its adoption with til following Besutiocs ; Besotted, That the General Government, bytheerec tion of Jetties on Oak Island for the protection of the fortifications there, and the consequent washing away of the sands upon the opposite point of Bald Head, and their deposit npon the Main Bar of Cape Fear, has been the cause of great and lasting injury to the Commerce of North Carolina. Retoked, Therefore, that we may rightly appeal to the Govtrnmeni, and we do appeal to it by all the claims of magnanimity and justice, to undo what it has done to our injury, and to restore what it has taken from us. " ,'exlrttl. That in the judgment of this Convention, the improvement of the Cape Fear by closing of the New In let is a work national in its diameter, constitutionally unobjectionable, feasible at a cost far below comparison with the benefit of its results, of equal iiujortance to the ship owner and underwriter of the North, and the Mer chant and Farmer of the South, and of vital necessity to the Commercial interest of this State: and moreover, that it would obviate, at a great saving of expense to the Government, all necessity for completing the plan alrea dy adopted, and as yet but partially .executed, for the for tification and defence of Cape Fear Harbor. AV-Wm, That North Carolina, who has always been loyal and true to the Constitution and the Union, who began her national history by a magnanimous sacrifice of her individual interest to the general '-welfare, who has given munificently and received most scantily, who has cheerfully borne her share of the common burdens, with out any just and equal participation in the common bene fits, has a right to expect of the Government, in the pros ecution of this Work, an aid proportionate to its import ance, and to her need- Ji-wlre't, That the President of this Convention be requested to forward copies of the Report and Resolu tions to our Senator and Representatives 'in Congress, and that they be requeued to lay them before their res pective houses, and to exert themselves in carrying but the object of this Convention. The Resolutions were then taken up for coiisi deration; when, add resses'"were made by Gen. Alex. MacRac, of New Hanover; Prof. Phillips, of Orange; Ins. BanksEsq., of Cumberland '; Dr. C J. Fox, of Mecklenburg; George Davis, Esq., of J New Hanover; James H Ileaden, Esq., of Chat ham. ; On motion, the Convention iidjourned to meet at 31-3 o'clock this afternoon. Afternoon Session. The Convention met according to adjournment, when the discussion on the resolutions was resum ed, and addresses were made by Gon,W. W; iftrl lee,. President of the Vilniington & Manchester Rail Road;-W. J: Houston, Esq., of Duplin ;'Dr. Sam'l A. Williams, Jr., of Warren ; Maj. John A: Richardson, of Bladen ; and W. C;. I)oub, Esq., of Wake; after which, they were unanimously adopt ed. On motion of Capt- S. L. Fremont, of Brunswick, JtetolceJ, That when this Convention adjourn, that it apjourn to meet at Fayetteville on the' fourth Monday i May, 1854. 4)n mo ion of F. W. Bird, Esq., of Brunswick. Jlftultfd, That the thanks of this Convention are emi nently due to the Press of Wihniugtqn for their efficient Services in first setting this ball iu motion, and their aid in behalf of this great work. Aud also, to the different Steam Boat and Kail Road Companies, fiir their courtesy and liberality, in furnishing transportation for -this --larg Convention of the citfzens of North Carolina. . ''. On motion of Gen. James Owen, of New Hano ver. " 'liexolwil. That to Duplin County, the first to apKiint. Delegates to this Convention, by which so many of our fellow citizens have been so happily brought together, w-v .tender our sincere congratulations and thanks, anil primarily, the merit of any benefit which may result to the Counties from its deliberations Oil motion of R. II. Cowan, Esq., of New Hano ver, whii-h he prefaced with suitable ren.arks, Jifolc d. That a Convention assembled in North Ca rolina, for the promotion of Internal Improvements, can not adjourn wilhout offering the proper tribute of respect and gratitude to the Hon. Edward B. Dudley, to whose energy, industry aiwl liberality, the present works of In ternal Improvement are so largely indebted for their completion and success. JUsulr,.!, That we deeply sympathise with him in his present attlictin. and sincerely regret that his ill health would not permit him to be present to assist in our de liberations. ' On motion, the President appointed P. K. Dickin son, Wm. A. Wright, ,md R. H. Cowan, a commit tee to wait on Gov. Dudley, snd furnish him with a copy of the above resolutions. On motion of George Davis, Esq., of New Hano ver. J.'fM.'.h f.I, That the thanks of this Convention be ten dered to His Excellency, (Jov. Reid, for the true North Carolina spirit which has induced him to consent to be: present, and preside ovor its deliberations. On motion of F. W. Bird, Esq., of Brunswick, .-., That the thanks of this Convention be most cordially tendered the Vice Presidents and Secretaries for the attentive manner iu which they hae discharged their respective duties. On motion of Eli W. Hall, Esq., of New Hano ver. :!, That the thanks of this Convention are due, and hereby tendered to the Han. George E. Badger, for his patriotic and successful efforts in securing the passage through the Senate of a bill making an appropriation for this object. On motion of George Davis, Esq., of New Hano. ver, AVo'i, That the thanks of this Convention are due, and are hereby tendered to Hon- Wm. S, Ashe, for his untiring zeal in behalf of the interests of his constitu ents, and especially in behalf of the great work which it is the object of this Convention, to promote. On motion, the Convention adjourned, sifter lis tening to a few remarks from the President, Gov. Reid, in which he aliuded to the unanimity which had prevailed in this, the largest Convention which had ever assembled in this State, to his knowledge. How to make Strawberries. Tlie follow ing instructions for increasing the productiveness of strawberry beds, was handed us by Mr. l)an forth for publication. It was sent by a lady of Savannah to Mrs. Shivers of Wynnoton, who . handed it over to Mr. Danforth. It was Obtained . from a gentleman of Savannah who has Wen eminently succesful in cultivation of the fruit and from the phraseology of the directions, we suppose it was originally published by some . man in Charleston. ' Mr. Shivers informs us that Mrs. Shivers tried it host year, and that a small bed which had beenbefore almost entirely unproductive yielded in great abundance. Georgia Watchman. Those who know any thing about the mag-! njficent strawberries, and immense quantity of them raised in a bed thirty feet by forty, for several years past, in the garden formerly own ed by me in King street', may like to know the process by which I cultivated them. I applied about once 'a week f.r three times, commend nj wlu-n the green leaves first began to start, and making the last application just before the . plants were in full bloom, the following prepara : tion : Of nitrate of potash, of glauber salts, aud sa! soda each one pound, of muriate of am monia one quarter of a pound, dissolved in 30 gallons of rain or river water; one third was applied at a 'time, and wlu-n the weather was dry, applied clear soft water between the times of using the preparations as the growth of the young leaves is so rapid unless well supplied with water the fcun will scorch them. I used a com mon watering pot, and made the application towards evening. Managed in this way, there is never any necessity for digging over the bed or setting it out anew. .Beds of ten years old are not; only as. good, but better than those of two or three years old. But you must be sure to keep the weda out. COMMUNICATIONS. ; METROPOLITAN CORRESPONDENCE. K " : 1K1TEK XI.VU. New York, May 27, 1854. Th6 Eclipse of the Sun Its Effects Reflections JulienA new Quadrille J 'he Harmonium Piano Forte The laleM news from Europe liis appointment Motto for the Flag-Ship A New Publisher in the field Mkning Stars of the New Worti Lyric by, the letter II. Anna Mary How itfs Life in MurtichBrealfait. My Dear Post : The entire population of our city turned out yesterday to pee the great eclipse of the sun, wbdeh cameoffaaf all such magnifi cent perfonnances are sure to do, without the slightest delay. True to the minute announced in the programmes, the black disc of the moon began to steal over the face-of the great King of day, at a quarter past four, some twenty minutes later, I take it for granted, than it did with you. For alittle more than two hours the par tial obscuration continued, and at half-past fire the sun, as seen through well smoked or stained glass, presented the appearance of a fiery crescent with remarkaably blunt tips to its horns ! It was'amusing to stand upon a house-top and see the neighboring house-tops half-covered with eager spectators. Each one with a bit of smo ked glass at his eye. The only effect of the eclipse upon tire day-light was to subdue it and give it a hazy tone. There was no sensible obscura tion of ir Fortunately the, skv was cleiir and tlie opportunity lor witnessing this. soiWvliat rare phenomenon was without a draw bac. It is a proud reflection, quite incident .to the event itself, that the genius of man should have devised a method of determining the ' number and nature, and precise periods of an eclipse hundreds of years before jt.is to take place, aud that these calculations are so. proximately perfect that even seconds of time Lare- taken into the ac count. It is an equally incident reflection that the wisdom and power which ordain aud per petuate the beautiful, and precise laws that govern these phenomena, are and .must, of neces sity be i i vine ! ' ' ' ' . ' ' The Juliett Concerts at Castle Garden have been thronged "-every night, and the popular en thusiasm first kindled and long sustained by the American Quadrille, is how renewed by the nightly performance of the British Navy Quad rille; in which, besides the national airs ot Great Britain, the daring composer and leader intro duces a naval battle. Julien has had a brilliant career in tins country ; though it is confidently stated in the musical circles that he - has lost money instead of making it. I carieasily believe it. New York atone can afford him remunera tive audiences, and if he could contrive to make the people believe that his lout scries was really in progress, and' yet kepp them tip all the sum mer he would still re;ii a golden harvest. The multitude never "appreciates a great tiling until just as it threatens to elude their grasp. So it has been, and so it will be to the end of the chap ter.. Juliet) will not leave us yet, I feel assured. He ouffht to stnv in this citv through the month of June, and' either in Castle Garden, or better still, within the Crystal Palace, make '"music for t he million'' yet a while longer. We shall niiss him sadlv, when he is crone. lie has done half a eetury's work for us, in raising the standard of musical taste ami expression. I saw-the titter day. at the great musical es tablishment of "William Hall & Sou, on Broad way, a new musical instrument, called the ITar monium, a sort ot 'forty-horse power aecordeou. It is of French origin, and must become an exceed ingly popular instrument. Reseml ling in its ap pearance an upright piano forte of ord'mary par- ! lor size, cue of these instruments will fill with i delicious ' melody an ordinary sized church or i chapel ! It is supplied with from six to twelve i registers or stops, and some of them 'possess ex- ceediiig" -sweetness of tone. No congregation which 'cannot expend tuoY lion sand dollars upon an organ should spend anything ..less for one . w hen they can purchase one of these admirable I substitutes, for one-eighth part of the sum nam- j ed. I was astonished at the compass, sweetness ' and variety of tone in the one whicli I heard. j I may do sohwof your readers a good service, ! by informing them' where they can purchase bv ! order, with full confidence that thy will not be deceived, a piano forte of the best quality and at an exceedingly reasonable price." It gives me j pleasure to say that they can do this at Messrs- ; Grow cfe Christophers Manufactory, in this citv. T 1 .1 - 1 .- .1 i , ii 1 I know these makers and their instruments well, and I can testify cheerfully to their fidelity aud worth. They make beautiful and durable pia nos, -aud supply orders with promptness. The public has been greatly disappointed by the " latest news" from Europe; They expected. ! at IcastAo hear of the destruction of Sevastopol and the capture of the balance of the Muscovian j fleet, instead of which, the news takes a retro-! grade direction. Odessa wasn't done for, halfi the liussfan ships-of-war were hot sunk in the ! Black Sea, and the Czar wasn't so terrified that ! he was unable to eat his breakfast. What is Dundas about ? The allied armies are certainly acting up to the spirit of Mr. Cal-1 houns policy-T-a mas'erly inactivity and the I motto of the flag-ship ought to be Festina lenle." j I turn from the news table to that upon which j new books gather daily from the numerous ac- j tive presses of this great country, and eejeciallv of this great citv. New York is all absolvent. i Ueeently.Mr. J. C. Derby, an enterprising pub- lisher of Cincinnati, removed hither, and is now j running a race w ith our old houses iu the issue of j beautiful and opular books. He it is. who has I given us the genuine and unmistakeable utter- j ances of dear old Mrs. Partington, for which I book the lovers of the humorous should all ; thank him. I ''Morning Stars of the Xeic World" is the far- i ciful title of a handsome book just out of Derby's ; press. It is the production of a feminine mind, as its graceful manner gives evidence. Col umbus, Vespucius, De Soto, Raleigh, Hudson, Lady Arabella, Johnson, aud half a dozen other bright names of discoverers and pioneers consti tute the galaxy of " Morning Stars of the New World." The idea so happily conceived, is well carried out : the sketches axe marked by fidelity j and sprightliness. The past is reproduced with vivid colouriug, and yet with due regard to his torical truth. Miss Parker's book deserves a o-ood success. " Lyrics by the letter H." ; a collection of ver ses w hich have appeared at intervals in the jour nafe, wiUiitway be hitherto unpublished opea. vThey have a chime to them not altogether un pleasing to the ear, and jet that depends npon f the length of time one listens. They will do for a quarter of an hour,-not more, at once. They affect rather than achieve a tone of wit, though a certain smack of humor cannot reasonably be denied tothem. Here is a stanza which may serve as a specimen of the whole, like a brick ta ken from the wall of a house ! It is entitled : TRUTH IX PAREXTHISI3. ' t- I love O, more than words can tell, ( Yo'ur five-and-riiirty thousand shiners,) You draw me by a nameless spell, (As California draws the miners ;) . You are so rich in beauty's dower, (And rieh in several ways beside it,) Had I your hand within my power, (Across a banker's draft to guide it,) No care my future life could dim, . . (My tailor, too! what joy to himf') ..';;; Excuse me for the pun, but I must say that if any one of our acknowledged poets should be. asked : " Who is the letter II V he 'would im mediately answer "It isn't IT' The Art Student in Munich, from the press of Ticknor, Reed fc Fields, of Boston, is a book -to charm, by its grace and beauty, the tedium of tlie dullest hour. Written by Anna Mary How itt, (true daughter of her parents, William and Mary, in an intellectual aswell as anatural sense,) it is a picture gallery hung"with delicious sketch es, in every style and of every-school. To drop this figurative speech, the book "narrates Miss Ilowitt's own experience in the "art city" of Eu rope, boasted' and beautiful Munich. There she was for years an " art student," and what she saw, and heard, and did, the reader may leam by the perusal of this book. Nothing altogether; more graceful and pleasing has been published? in tin? ia-t Ki-muii. I hae laid out enough books to satisfy your most insatiate readers for a week, at least. And now excuse nie, while I get my breakfast. COSMOS. For the Southern Weekly Post. ; Nothing can be more delightful to the true Southern patriot, than to behold the daily in creasing evidences of our untrammeled advance towards independence, prosperity, wealth and happiness. The time has been when the South v was regarded, in some respects, as the handmai den of the North; when we were not only the refuge of all their unfortunate j adventurers, 'but like the ancient city of Romulus, knowing: the k ,i. T reproach to be true we cared not to relieve our selves of the charge, but gloried in our shame. Like Israel of old, too, our political priests, pro phets and teachers, prophesied unto us smooth tilings and deceits, and they bore rule by these means, while we loved to have it so." Now, like Rome's.infant empire, we begin to feel that we have a name and character to sustain, that though once small and feeble, nourished at the breast of the tierce she-wolf, we need not conceal our origin, but can hold up our heads and strike such blows as men strike who would be free. We have felt the chain which galls us; now southern men and southern women, too, join the bands gathering from the 1'otomac to the : Sabine, and shout together : " We are coming, we are coming, the fearless and free, Like the winds i f the desert, the waves of the sea. Tl ie sons of those who fought and bled " when. England's red Lion ran wild on our shore," still possess the weapons their father's wore ; they are not deaf to the eloquent words of mothers who baffled Tarlton in his rage, and shrank not from the carnage when the stars of our country's Hag shone dimly through the smoke and dust of the tented field. In this connection, however, we would turn from the gratifying evidences of progress our own State everywhere exhibits, to consider the condition and pjospects of our vounger sister, Agriculture mu-t always I e the mainspring of our energy, the keystone of our greatness, and our neighbors, w hile making railroads, bridging rivers, digging canals and building school-houses, have not forgotten this important truth. Laying the cornerstone sure and strong, they are detetmined that the superstructure shall not fall by its own weight, and leave their children to wander. forlorn and comfortless around the monuments of their, intended greatness. The melancholy Egyptian scarcely raises his un weaning glance to the summit of the pyramid, in whose shade he reposes, and n-aver reflect that thoe mighty builders were his' ancestors, and haughtily thought that their works would tell him of their matchless deeds; to him, now mec nioiiuiucm nu Mill out Silent SlOneS TtlOV . ulL) l .... .. n ,im...a:i i.i r tell linn no more tiian tliev would have done had they never been raised from their parent bed. S must it ever be with those who in marking out their grandest conceptions in the present, neglect to provide for their preservation by also laying more enduring foundations in the minus of their successors for the future, they will pass away, and the patient enquirer into the dust of past ages can only exclaim, " Statnom inis umbra." But to our subject : through the kindness of a friend, we have received the proceedings of the Executive Committee of the Southern Cen tral Agricultural Society of the State of Geor gia, and the anniversary address of the Rev. Dr. Pierce. In as few words as possible, we wish to call the attention of our Society to these pamphlets, and most respectfully to suggest that there are many ideas therein contained, whose germs we would do well to transplant and de termine' whether on our genial soil thev would not flourish and bring forth fruit? to perfection. We bep' ak particular attention to their ar rangements with the house keepers of Augusta for the accommodation of guests; those with the City Council to secure an appropriation of 3,000 Cash, and the iv pairs of the Fair Grounds ; to the resolution offering to each delegation of ten, from a County Society, coming with cre dentials and encamping on the Fair Grounds, a silver cup as a prize at their county meetings, to another remitting the exhibition fee to ladv competitors, to another, making arrangements for raising a permanent fund by life memberships, for the tree passage over railroads of the Execu tive Committee on society business, fo. the free admission of charity scholars of southern editors, and we would add, of the regular clergy, and of delegates from State Societies,) the complete ness of their requirements in regard to the en try of articles. A review of the premium list, amounting to 5.000, is entirely too long for the columns of the Post, suffice it to say that it embraces almost every article Southern men can produce or which they can wish to use. The attention of old bachelors and young la dies is especially requested to the Home De partment ; where a premium of $50 is offered to the handsomest and finest baby over two and under three years old, dressed in domestic fa brics. It is a great pity that we, in North Car olina have not time this year, even under the most favorable circumstances, to get up a com plete specimen in this line ; but as our last wish we would beg that some of the candidates ex pectant of matrimonial honors should take 6teps to have the prize-baby of Georgia "passed along this way, and give us an open field and a fair fight for - glory and for fame." Only " let us spread ourselves to win the prize, or add a more brilliant one to the honors of the successful wearer.'? P. S. S. ttb mt RALEIGH, JUNE 3, 1854. WILLIAM D COOKE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. iTennsTWO DOLLARS PEE ANNUM, in Advance , Three Copies, S full price,. ; . . . . . . $6r Eight Copies,. 12 - " 16, Tea Copies........... 15 " .....20, Twenty Copies, 20 - . ............ 40. (.Payment in feW cases in advance.) .' 5W Where a club of eight, ten or twenty subscribers is sent, the person making up the club will be entitled to copy extra. " ' . $Cr Postmasters are authorized to act as Agents tor tho Southern Weekly Post. '. ", Mr. H. P. Doutbit is our authorized agent for the States ot Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. NORTH AND S0TJTH- ,The Nebraska bill, good or bad, right or wrpng, is now a law. We are not politicians; and have no opinion to advance as to the mo tives which prompted its inception, or the ne cessity or expediency of its adoption. These are matters for others to determine. We arey however, free to say that, in our candid opinion, it rsstores the federal legislation of this country to its proper constitutional and popular basis, recognizes- once more those eqal rights of the people ' of the South which the measure of 1820 had circumscribed, and establishes a principle in regard to the territories of the Uni tecLStates, which, if adhered to, will secure for us a degree of national repose which we have never before enjoyed. We are well aware that the final passage of this bill will be the signal for a political agitation in the northern states, never, perhaps, equalled in intensity and bitter ness. The muttering thunder of popular pas sion has already begun to roll, and re long it will break. in startling peals of indignant rebuke upon the heads of some of those northern patri ots who have .been active in its support. But we contemplate the explosion with unusual calmness, and confidently expect to see the pledge of future peace rearing its beautiful arch, above the retreating fragments of the storm.- The whole South is, or soon will be united, and there is-a remnant of prudence and patriotism j at ;th:North sufficient to prevent the dissolu- j tioti of its agitated elements. We have a word j to say to our uortnern mends, betore tne threatened tempest surrounds and overwhelms them. The opposition to the Nebraska bill in the j Northern States, is founded upon two distinct objections. It is there assumed that tho repeal of the so-called Missouri Compromise is an act of bad faith, a deliberate violation, by the South, of her own solemn engagements. It is also as sumed that, inasmuch as slavery may, under the new condition of things, be established in the territories organized bv the bill, an undue ad-. vantage has ben thereby acquired by the South- j Both of these propositions the South, with one I voice, denies. We regard them as pure as- ! sumptions, unsupported by a particle of decent ; reasoning. Let it be remembered that the Con- , stitutiau of the United States i6 tlie only great and solemn bond bv which the Union is main- i tained, and that this Constitution clearly recog- ! nizes property in slaves in every .State where j the people choose to hav e them. The people of j New York, as well as those of North Carolina, j might have had this institution established j among them to this day, so far as the Constitu tion of the United States is concerned, and if it j is "peculiar" to us, it is so by the peculiar choice of the people of the northern States voluntarily i rejecting it. If slavery now existed in all the States where it was originally recognized, as it might constitutionally have continued to do, where would be now its "peculiarity" as a south ern system, and where w ould the most astute free-soil politician be able to find a warrant in the constitution for its exclusion from the com mon territories ? It is the action of the several States at the North that has made it a southern matter, and has originated this new pretence, ! that the Constitution recognizes slavery no where i but in the southern slave states. And what, wa soberly ak, have the southern people to do with the peculiar legislation of particular states at the North I What has their unsolicited abolU Uion of slavery to do with its exclusion from territories belonging in common to the whole Union I The very fact that the north insisted in 1820 upon the passage of a special act pro hibiting slavery in territory north of a certain line, proves, beyond a question, that the consti tution of the ITnited States, did not suffice for that purpose, and when northern editors and or ators denominate that act "a solemn compact engrafted on the Constitution," they admit that before this engrafting the constitution itself did not secure the same object. And if this be true, it follows by a necessary consequence that all constitutional legislation must have either allow ed slavery in the territories, or have left it to be determined by the choice of the inhabitants themselves ; the very principle now adopted as the basis of future legislation. But we feel confident that there are few sen sible men anywhere who believe that this act will, in the smallest degree, enlarge the area of slavery. The opposition of northern men can not be due to any such foolish apprehension. It is nothing but chagrin, that has created such a tempest of excitement. In 1820 the Nqrth secured an advantage over the South which thev themselves aclnowledge the Constitution would never have given them, and now that this advantage has been removed, and the original constitutional equality of the southern people again solemnly restored, they complain in the bitterness of their souls that they hare been cheated out of their rights. What rights? In 0ii(krn Ml the name of rwmr' what rights have .been torn from them by thisor anyotherconstitutionalact? Have they lost the . right toeniigrate to Nebraska or Kansas, without slaves CThisntpation-U their "peculiarity," and has it been in the slightest de gree restricted or curtailed ? May they not now, as well as ever, carry with them to these regions all the moveable. property recognized by the. State Jaws under which they live? Where, then, is tlie loss the have suffered, or the advantage they have sur rendered, except the privilege of keeping south ern men out? We ask our northern friends these questions with a calm and confident belief that they can never furnish a; reply. J.-The only answer we can obtain is in the language of the Newark Senluiel, that "the South has forfeited its good name, and its title to our respect, by an infamous violation of its engage'mer.ts. Its char acter has fallen before irresistible and unscrupu lous ambition ; it cannot be trusted." Now", we beg' leave again to assure our north ern friends, that assumption is not proof. Has it ever ytt been shown that the Missouri Com promise was a compact, any further than it set- tted the sectional dispute in which it originated ? And did it settle that dispute '? Let the candor of the northern people, if thy have any of that virtue left, after due reflection, reply. That com - promise, if intended for atiy good purpose, must have been designed to restore an amicable feel- ing between the people or the two great sec tions of the Union. The subsequent history of the country declares it to have been an utter failure. It was to be a compact iu S2jirit, and not in the letter. The spirit of the agreemnt has long since been expelled by northern incan tation.1 "" How then' can our northern friends complain; if the mere terms of a friendly un derstanding long since violated, have been re pealed, and another attempted on more equal and more permanent principles? But they should be very careful, before they bring such ratling accusations against us, to- be sure that ; ioi lowers, being surrounded by the Turks in oi,e they themselves are not Reposed to a similar re- i of the natural fortresses in which the inountain buke. Let them retrace the history of the Mis- ous parts of the country abound, eiicuml..-iv, jouri controversy, and ascertain whether a ma- ' with many wounded men, and threatened with jority of the northern delegation in Congress ', starvation, took the desperate resolve for wlii, , voted for the said act of 1820. We believe th'ey 1 he had so many examples in tlie history of liU will find a ; northern minority not much larger trace, of cutting his way through the enemy" than that which has been recorded in favor of '"mies-" J'nt niia't to do w ith his wounded, was the Nebraska.bill, voting there for the admission- the question. To leave them to the tender mor of Missouri into the Union. If, therMpre, a - cies of the infidels, was more than he could bear southern majority and a northern minority, uni-; and he determined to solve the difficulty h n ting upon that act,.gave to it the character of a measure illustrating at once the ferocity and tii "solemn compact" between the people of the-f 8ujerstitioii of the national character. " A priest twtv section's of the Union, why may we not was employed to administer the sacrament n, consider the Nebraska bill, which has been those who were unable to follow- him, and tl , adopted iu the same way, as a new compact be- ; I'V a summary act of atrocious cnieity thev j.,.r tween the same high contracting parties ? livlpless wretches were despatched, and bmi.d The North and the .South are now held toge- according to the rites of the Orthodox ( 'Innvj. ther by the constitution alone, without any un- This done, the satisfied chief proceeded to i , warranted and questionable expedients. 'e: '.his way successfully through 'tlie Moslem i;.nk, are willing to stand or fall by this issue. - If the ' Such is the kind of piety, to protect w!h-!i fni.i northern people think that any unconstitutional '. Turkish intolerance is tin- pretended ini-i, ,.f advantages have been secured by .the South, let j the great apostle of the North. them but point them out, and we w ill .promptly j - surrender them. Such, at' least,, is '.what we be-I Coxscikxc,k.; A new proposition is now ,..:.. lieve to be the desire of every .patriotic citizen i lv l'llt f"tth by high authority," that tl;er.- ,.;m ' of the South. A recognition of nual rights, as j tw-"ch thing as a violation of tbe rights of e. , secured by the terms of the written compact, js science, because human p,,w.'-r cniio! ,.;,. ,;. all that we demand, and henceforward the North -conscience. No body, it is tni-, has , -,(;r may be assured that no other terms' wii I ever be ! ne'l that tiie mI"J the affections ran Ik- eon imposed upon lis without a conflict as disastrous ! trolM h' tho utmost exertion of despotic power, to themselves as it can possibly die. to us. i but mankind have generally agreed, that t pie- WiLMtKOxfev i largest! V-Ut J""1, fr;m. ''"7 iitlt meeting of the kind ever held in the State, n- ff Tr 1 t l 7 " Ml,U'ifl11 1'" vened in Wilmington on the 25th t.' and after j ? V Uj ou do , , . ' hurt a man's conscience when you bun, ),;-, , organizing, by the appointment of Gov." Reid a ! ti et,i. t- ,. t m,! -n -i j i ? ' tlie stake tor imputed heresy, but A"ou render I.U President, and a number of icMVM,-nt and i i- , - Hnuet his c ii " i "'x-'hence to its dictates a rather m;,, fi ,,,. .,i Secretaries , preceded .to a most mvivv-un- v- ! , , I-imu oi,..a. . , aud common sense and common I, m, .,,.",,- -u r;es.ot transactions m relation t, the object for ,.v,.r ' which it was called. Thelinal resuh-w i! befbund Cape Fear river has K-en gradually relueed f: out 21 ieet, its original depth, to 0 its present depth ; first by tho opening of New Inlet, nine -miles jii-ii.., me .-ui-riiii, .tun iim ants, w iien tins , , , ", ' ''lu' cause had ceased to ol .crate, -bv t ... ittiVe , , . channel in front of Fort Caswell, by which the """"" " i'e vo nei.o- vroeiiiiiieiir into the et! rrent is so influenced as to wash the sands trom fcimth s Island, and deposit them upon the bar. It -will thus be seen that the General Gov ernment is bound in all fairness to restore .the channel to its former depth, and the claim ujk.ii Congress for a large aj,j,ibpriati.on is in the high est degree equitable, and we should think irre sistible. The plan Troiose11 is to fill m. tl,.. V,..r 1 i Inlet,, by which Fort (.'aswell is now rendered useless for defence, and thus throw the whole volume of waf-j- into the old channel. . The Convention was addressed bv a numb.,- .",-- . ot gentlemen m a most interesting manner, and the delegates were further gratified by a pleasant excursion on Saturday to the mouth of the river, where they had an opj.oitunity of making a per- sonal inspection of the condition of tlie. chan- nel Kri i I, , , . t ongress shall resj.ond to the joweiful aj.- A Convention of members of the Barasseuibied at Wil mington, X. C, on the 24th inst. The object of it 5s not stated. Xorfoll " Artju." in the Report and Resolutions pnMihe.1 in ano-: T1 7 V, ; , eommitfeu. ther column of our paper, :ai,l ie the " ' !' m,IVh h " '" peopleofthe whole State lltv.adwiilatislac-; f ' "'h"U ,mm V'Unu tion and approval, the lucid histoty and com-ln- 5 , h" S,,a'' iU Sah ;l sive arguments therein contained. Frwh ' y "n"X ly "v eitl, , i,;. T,'e,.o,t n nnMr. il,.,t ,l.rt : siomacn, out it is t.o,. , ,e - lilrtill nuiiiiuv lO 111! peal thus'made bv the convention, by a liberal ! '''7"Uc Hil1,, fi't'l and desiring him to hasten home, a11FPHiu, oufi,,e,y e5,.,-t" f,- Wil. mingron a prosperous future, w hich w ill contri- sur f visiting your City, which I sincerely regret, bute beyond calculation to the advancement of 1Iea1Se to make my grateful acknowledgment io , , e , . v"llr Corporate Authorities for this mark of their all the substantial interests of the State. respect, and accept for yourself n.y sincere thanks ror the information of our neighbor of the , . Argus, we will state that the object of the Con- i Railroad Melting. A meeting of the (-invention was to induce Congress to abolish the I zeu" of Wilmington was held on Monday eveii Bar in that jart of the State, the citizens of I in" last for tne l'",i,f- t'f resjondiiig to a meet Wilmington having for a long time considered j in5? of tlie citizens of Mecklenburg Co lat.-lv it a great nuistince. . held at Charlotte, to express their views in regard Ocr Correspondent, "1'. S. S' imikes very imftortaut suggestions for our next great Agri cultural Fair w hich we hope will be duly aj.pre- ,ofiir! 'I'll . 1 1 -, 1. ... . , T 1 i ' , 1 i 65 t 1 ... f fe . . "-" has attendel it a similar Kiiirit in ,.verv- nrimr. , .r .v State Adjockxment of Congress. A resolution was offered on Monday, in the House of Repre- sentatives, proposing an adjournment of the two Houses of Congress t-ine die, on tlie third of J uly next, but no vote was taken on tlie resolution. New Gold Coix. A bill is now before Con gress, authorizing the coinage of $100 and $50 gold pieces. The Pcwpse. As many persons had 1,,., aucetf tq . expect an annular eclipse on Frj, last, there, was a good deal of dUappoinn, felt -when it turned out to be a very p;u ti.tl .f fair. There should have been more allow iu, made in the published statements for iil1'ci,.11(.( of latitude. The course of the .moon, ;tll,j ,.( t gequently of tlie central part of its shadow H1. from the I acme coast towards Cajiaih. course a large portion of tlie Southern !h nh of the sun remained unobscured in this oft!,.. Uruted States. No eclipse however em, . failure, if it occurs at the time predict, ., j, . a sublime and glorious spectacle, tbat. reii(.Ws whenever it occurs, our impressions of t l . -harmony of nature, and of the wonil,.lUi sources of science which can thus iuimn, !V j, terniine the extraordinary events that aiv i t to its complex machinery. j Brade, in his Encyclopaedia makes a .-.ir,, explanation of the solar eclipse. II- .;n .i moon's shadow passes over the earthV m;,:',, from west to east, because although lit-, . ,!), r i e . . , i .i ' voives iroiu v-si toea-si, uie moonniove ;nMp, i I theearth in the same direction with inn, j velocity ! This is absurd, as tho earth p,'...j-,. j its revolution in 24 hours and the moon n 1 28 days. The. true, explanation we su.,,,,,,-. J ought to lie, that the sun "and moon boil, 7,. j renthj revolve, around the earth from , west; but the velocity of the sun's apj.ai-.-j,, motion is rather greater than that of tin- n h and. the former overtakes the latter in its m-h h The consequence is that the moon appears tff cross the disc of the sun from west to east. (jreek Barbarity. A most desperate act f savage audacity occurred during tlie lute 'iiilir. rectiou of the Greek population in Turkey, w LjVi, throws a flood of light upon the character that brave but superstitious people. A Gnvk ! chieftain, at the head of a considerable b,h ,f i, V , . 311,1 ,"V,!!"A' ' ; hateful aial intol.-i able' on that aoeolint. TJ, nran's right to. worship (.od in bis own wax. is j jwt as rational us his right to cook his ov. II i 1 1 : - iter in his own way. Human laws c.-innot im, c -.i -.i , . feie with either, witliout nfr n-in.- noon t! i ., . - "'oHJ- "J'011 I1" ges ot a freem, in. Let verbal di- :,,: , v, , . . iiuouoiis lj eerso mucli mil t,n , l ,-n j roniain, Jls , , "T ' 1 " " ,h ' tler -11 V CHI ! Hull ire are rights associated with the conscie.,,-,- -.x n.: cm V MM N II fit, I... vvhich none but tyrants and their minions U l;Uu -violate, and which every man of right views and sentiments will.be zealous to defend. EX-P RESIDENT FILLMORE. The follow ing letter is the answer of Mr. Fill ' .',. 1.;. , "'"' - "a iiiiiauou to visit tins City " ! W'nD' CKE' EsQ" BL f th( " 'S: 71 Pof" ! P.,, EAK?m : I herewith send you a copy of Mr. I ZJt "Tvo 'l i 1116 otti 11 J on think proper Yours Very Respectfully ! ' w.D. HAYWOOD i . j Buffalo, May 25, 1851. ' . ?IBi:J received your kind letter writing me to ' ylMl thu of Rt'eigh. It was my int.-nti,,,, to : visit vour town, hut Mr K'...,. ,l . ... - . i . , i ,-. , , "oiuruii received a leie- j gr;phic despatch nt Columbia informing him that and beiicve nie, Trulv Yours, MILLARD FILLMORE. Hon. Wm. Dallas Haywood, Mayor of lia.'ergh. to r.uiMiug the ''Atlantic, Teimes i-ssce and Ohio Railroad." A series of resolutions wore ado j.ted, strongly recommending the building of a Hailroa.I froiu i vMlmmgton, through the Pee 1 ee count es, to Charlotte, and thence wes k-est into Ea Tenntt- We are indebted to Dr. M. Jonxsox. of Alamance county, for a sketch of part of that county for our Map of Xoith Carolina, lie will please accept our thanks. Tjie Geuerai Conference of the Methodist Episcopal CLurch Saiuh, has expunged from its Book of Discipline the anti-blavery section. This is a dcided step in the right directiou.
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