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T P O S T . .174 i ORIGINAL POETRY. For the Southern Weekly Post ONCE MOBE! ACTON THOBKtY BY 0ce more, once nior I take my lyre, Which Wly long hR bung, muses sweet my bosom fire, My instrument I strung. Fuin wouldUlQf land3' All clad in smiling .green, Anion who countless happy band, No c ireworn f.tce is seen. . 1 wouid not think of sorrow now, I'm with mv f' iend a'nin ; Diverse, ye caremarks, from my brow . And from my breast all pain ! Once more my lips A wear a smile, And even though it be, Perchnnce, but for a little while, I'm happy, Hgbt and Ire. . Back from my sky now let me cast, ' The gloomy shades of night, pb'livion's cloak fling o'er the past, And think the future bright - I'll think no more of what I've seen, Of what I've deeply felt, Of bitter woes through which I've been Nor gloom in which I've dwelt. No, no, companion of my joys : My lyre ! I welcome the , Thy" presence make my heart rejoice, 1 And bids me happy be. ' Once more I touch thy tuneful strings, " Thought wanders fancy free," The,mii-e again her off 'ring brings, To make me blest with thee. And I am blest, for thou art here, - I've mourned thy absence long, And often wished that thou werfr near, To fill my soul with song. ' For When my breast has heaved a nigh, ' Or bounded full of glee, Alike, I've ever wished that I; Could breathe alone through thee. Through thee, my own, my soft, sweet lyre, " Could breathe, alone through thee, Ah, then what else could I desire ? What else so dear to me ? : Oh, this were joy, iay more, true bliss, My spirits to restore, And oh, I'd ask, if blest with this, On earth for nothing more. COMMUNICATIONS. METROPOLITAN CORRESPONDENCE LETTER I.XV. New York, September 30, 1854. " Brawn Odolr" -Gala-day of the CityIke Seasonor the country The European. ;. The Iw pedi tion-ia the Crimea. Runmrs Our State lair Te Vhim xc iOr'Cui- if or hi a Death vf the Bee. Bishop fla;nuri;ht Elec tion of anew Jimhop Ike O'u'.r ,uMwsot cue, Poem by PursonM moraine M'umenA gnat uvrkon the' Middle Aijes 'Ihe SeptenJ.er ixxtie of Mr. BiJiiCa ' PrfiM-Jri Vataagve-llarfer' Magazine. My Dear-Post: This letter will reach your hands early "in the brown October the month eloquent with lessons of life's decay, as the mor alists tell us. The season of the falling leaf has been called "a melancholy season," and in some aspects it may be so. But in these latitudes it comes with such genial and delicious weather; -such, clear and bracing atmosphere ; such health ful 'pulsing of the blood in the veins, too long fevered by the heats of the summer, that it enn- - not be other, in spite of its moral, than a season of delight. Our city has shaken many a wrinkle out of its summer-parched brow within the past fortnight, and is looking now perfectly radiant with youth and freshness. The streets are tliTonged with busy promenaders ; the shops' are gay with all the colors of the rainbow, and bright with all the tinsel and glitter which can possibly .be crowded into their windows. New York is enjoying her gala-day. and there is no lack of visiteis from abroad to help keep the festival). The country, just deserted, by those who hav!e been jible to escape, from the city, is just putting on her r. gal beauties, in the autumnal foliage of her Woods." Already the maples are flushed with the crimson dves and the golden tints of. the Fall, and in a few days the forests will be as inufri-roimed as if Iris had bathed them in her - sev n!' ld tints.- This is to me the most desira ble 'of all seasons to spend in the country. Thp heats of summer I can endure better in the city,; amid the comforts and luxuries of a city home, sueh as abundant ice, plenteous baths, fcc,than in rim country, where, when it is hot, everything burns!. Winter - downright winter is scarce ly tolerable out of the city, but this delicious in 'serit,ir?!nif season should be spent, if it were pos sible, only in the country. 1 trust you will ex- i'iis" this rhap-ody fYoni one who, since ho can ' not irt 'Wav from the city at this time, compen sates himself by indulging bright imaginings of the forbidden joy. :,Ve have a little news .from abroad. The w ar is not over yet, evidently, for the allied forces,, 74,000 strong, have actually sailed for the Cri-r mca. . A larger expedition than this has proba bly never been gathered under one command in. the history of nations. It embraces teven hun dred ships, freighted with seventy-five thousand men, besides horses, pontoons, tents, provisions, and all munitions of war. We may now look for some interesting and important news from the seat of the War. The fate of Seb&stopol is scarcely doubtful, though it is to be vigorously defended under the suoerintendanee of Prince Mensehikoff himself. With this hews come ru mors of countermanded sailing orders, so that there is still great uncertainty in the whole mat ter. Verily this European War is a tedious and perplexing affair, to others besides the actual combatants. Great preparations are now being made for the New York State Fair, which is to be opened, in this city, on Thursday the 5th of October. The site selected is 4 Hamilton Square ' a point easily accessible by two or three of our city rail roads. Eighteen acres of ground have been en closed for the accommodation of exhibitors and the public, and a very efficient corps of superin tendents is engaged. This grand festival of Art ,and Industry, will be held under the united au spices of the. New York Agricultural and Horti cultural Societies, and of the American Institute. , It is said that there are nearly ten thousand dol- lars to be offered as prizes, and there is no man ner of doubt that it will be a show worth visiting. I have been interested with recent accounts of the influx of 'celestials' into California. It is probable that there are to-day' 80,000 Chinese in the American Chersonesus. They gather largely at San Francisco, but still are scattered afl.asnong the mines, -where they are employed in domestic operations, and are said to be une qualled as cooks and fasHer-uomen ! It is a curious fact that they are as clannish as the Jews themselves, and form indeed a distinct people to themselves. There is no wonder that the Chinese flock to California, when it is considered that they cannot get average day wages at home of morethan a few cents, while in this new terri tory tiiey can get ten times the amount, unless they are of the unfortunate host who are hired at home by speculators, and of course do not much improve then-condition. This emigration of the Chinese to our western soil, and the pro gress of the rebellion in the ' flowery land ' itselfr seem to declare a speedy and extraordinary rev olution in the character of China. The 'Rev. Dr. Wainwright, Provisional Bishop of thl? Episcopal Church for the Diociss of New York, d;ed a few days ago, and his death is sin cerely lamented, for he was a most pious, exem plary and indefatigable diocesan. The Annual Diocesan Convention has just held its session in this city, and its most important act was the election of the Rev. Dr. Potter, of Albany, to fill ! the vacant Bishopric. Something has been said in various quarters of late, of the restoration of the suspended Diocesan Bishop Onderdonk, but the subject was not brought up at the Con vention. A very valuable and acceptable contribution to our domestic biographical literature has been recently published by Mr. Charles Scribner, in the Lives of the Chief Justices of the United States, by George Van Santvoord, Esq. The volume is a handsome octavo, of over 500 pages, and contains sketches of the lives of John Jay, John Rutledge, Oliver Ellsworth, John Marshall and Roger B. Taney. These memoirs are pro fessional, and will of course have a special in terest and value for legal readers: but they are by no means devoid of attraction to the unpro fessional and general reader.. It is a history &f the Supreme Court as well as of its five great Judges. The author's style is unaffectedly gooJ, and he seems to have performed his task with great candor. Messrs. Ticknor & Fields, of Boston, have re cently issued two books of more than ordinary interest. One of these is a collection of Poems, by Thomas William Parsons, and I will barely say of it just now, that I have read several of hem with great interest and pleasure. Rarely indeed has a volume of new poetry won so much of my favor as this. It is modelled upon no " school," but is pervaded "by a most charming and piquant humor, with occasional brilliant Hashes of wit. The versification is full of melody. The other book from the Ticknor press, is en titled "Memorable Women,'" and is from the graceful and popalar pen of Mrs. Newtown Cros- laud foimerly known to many admiring Ame rican readers as Camilla Toulmin. She is an English lady but among her seven examples, there are found two American names, that of Mar garet Fuller D'Ossob and that of Mrs. Mary L. Ware. These biographies are not remarkable for novelty, but they have the charm of being set in a new and advantageous light. Mrs. Crosland's pen has adorned the familiar sketch, and made it scarcely less attractive than if it were entirely, new. The book is full of incident most graphf icaily' interlined with the memoirs, and it will find a host of delighted readers. Prof. Koeppen, of Franklin and Marshall Col lege. I'enu., has prepared a Historical Geogra phy of the piriod of Ike Middle Ayes, which the Messrs. Applcton havfc just brought out in two forms. One is, a handsome folio, embracing the copious text, accompanied by complete indexes and six highly finished coloured Maps from , Spruner's noted Historical Atlas. The other form is for the Library in two twelve mo. vol umesthe Maps not included. Of this work it may justly bo said that a more comprehensive and reliable view of the world in the Middle Ages has never been given to the public. It .displays ripe scholarship, indefatigable industry, deep research, and careful arrangement, and must be hailed by scholars as a great acquisi tion to the stock of Mediaeval Literature. The work is especially suited to our colleges and high schools. I do not overlook myself, and I will not wil lingly let your intelligent readers overlook, the current issues of Mr. Henry G. Bohn, of Lopdon. The additions to his Libraries average at least one volume a week and I rarely find among them one that is not of noticeable interest. The volumes for September embrace an additional one ofSouthey's Life and Works of Cowper,bemg the . huh ot eight which will comprehend the origi 5'nal sixteen. This will be before all others the choice Library edition. Another is the first of . two volumes to" embrace the rare and yet highly valued works of I 'kilo J udecus, the contemporary ot Josephus. This work will attract the attention of all antiquarians aud especially of ecolesiasti- cal readers. In the series of British Classics a beautiful edition of Burke's Works is commenc ed with a volume containing the Life of Burke, by Matthew Prior itself a classic of the English Language. Lamb's Specimens of the English Dramatic Toets constitute a volume of the Standard Library, of the merits of which it is quite needless to speak at this' day. Iudeed, the majority of Mr. Bohn s issues are so well es tablished in the popular admiration that to chronicle their appearance is all that the review er has to do. The various Series now embrace about three hundred volumes, of uniform size the handsomest W,U for th dif .nr.i,. J v" ! be tound and the cheapest beyond all question, Messrs. Bangs, Brother fc Co. have just publish ed a complete catalogue of them which they will supply to any one upon application to them, by mail or otherwise. I notice that Harper's Magazine (for October) is selling at several points for Jiftcen cmls. At some stores it is given away to the purchasers of a dollars worth of other books, or stationery. It is thus e'mployed as a bait by shrewd shop men. Of course every body buys it. It is one of our peculiar " institutions," and could not possibly be dispensed with here, whatever you think of it South of Mason & Dixon's line. I think, however, that it has rarely contained a line to offend the South which is a great deal to say of any general miscellany in this age. At all events Harper's Magazine is one. "reading for the million " and that almost literally ! ' Excuse me there's the dinner bell ! Your's with an appetite COSMOS. MISCELLANEOUS. i Taking a Prisoner, An amusing incident occurred during a visit paid by an English ofti" cer, Capi Sullivan, of the Lightning, to one of the cottages, for the purpose of obtaining some necessaries. Introducing himself with much suaviter in modo to the female portion of the family, he expressed a desire to purchase some of their farm produce. They told him the Czar had forbidden them to take English money, and that they were so surrounded by spies that de tection would be inevitable. While the conver sation was proceeding, an individual entered who seemed to strike awe into every counte nance. Lookino- round with the supercilious air of a man clad in a little brief authority, he exclaimed, " How now ? WThat do I see ? I observed you receiving English money. I will send you to the interior." The poor women were terribly frightened, but Captain Sullivan, taking the blame on his own shoulders, said : " On the contrary, these people have refused to take the money I oft'ered, but as I absolutely require certain necessaries, I shall have to take them." " I won't allow you," quoth the ubiquitous spy : " I have a duty to perform, and " " So have I," returned the Captain, instantly assuming the fortiler in re. " You are a Rus sian, my enemy, and therefore my prisoner." At thesame moment the unfortunate " Roo shian " found himself taken in the rear by two powerful British tars, who, bringing his elbows j into rather closer proximity than is exactly com fortable to the chest or shoulder joints, ran him dowri neck and crop into the boat. The women could not suppress their laughter on witnessing this ignominious treatment of the imperial func tionary. He is now a prisoner on board the Duke of Wellington. A Touching Custom. A common practice in Paris, which impresses a stranger favorably, is that of liftiug or taking oft' the hat when a funeral passes. This is observable by all classes. Ex. Papa: Some years since we were one of that rushing crowd ever pouring up and down Broadway. When in frout of old St. Paul's all eyes were attracted by the appearance of the crew of the French war vessel, La Belle Poule, which then visited the Uniied Spates, under command of Prince De Joinville. The cew were in their naval dress uniform, bright aud beautiful, and were carelessly sauuteving along seeing the sights. All at once they stopped, formed a line faced inward and uncovered. How exqui sitely touching was the scene when we discover ed in that thoughtless, busy hurrying crowd a man of foreign birth, evidently poor and friend less, under whose arm was tenderly carried a tiny coffin, and by his side the stricken mother. They were in search of burial for their babe, and were jostled, and unheeded in that gay tor rent of humanity, until they met these hardy tempest-tossed mariners, who on the instant with hardheads, stood in silent respect, while the sacred ashes of the unknown infant were pass ing. Such are French manners. New System of Punctuation. At a din ner table, a short time ago, one of those nonde scripts called a dandy w as sealed at the top, and an honest plain-dealing farmer at the bottom. During the dinner time a great many affectedly polite speeches were made by the beau, and a great many coarse oues by the farmer. When the cheese was introduced, the fop, in an affect ed mincing tone, asked the company whether they would take the cheese, and whether they preferred the pure or impure. On asking the farmer, the old man replied " Hang your pure or impure, give ine the musty." " Sir," said the dandy, " I must beg leave to tell you that you have made many insolent speeches during dinner; and, sir, if I have any repetition of your insolence, I shall place my thumb and finger on each side of your nose and make a paren diesis of it." " A parenthesis ! shall you," says the old man ; " then I shall put my fist on your face and make a full stop !" An Intellectual Slave. Orestes A. Brown son, ti democrat and an American, makes the following base admission, in "a letter to the Pittsburg. "Catholic:" I1 have worked hard, I have studied diligent ly, Jand I have always acted under advice, and never published an article written by mvself, ! without first submitting it to my Bishop or to a thiojogian appointed by him to' examine ray art icles, except now and then a literary article, or my literary notices. In almost all cases I have cousulted him, or, in his absence, the theologian appointed, as to the propriety of discussing the topic before proceeding to write. This was espe cially the case with regard to the topics of ex culsive salvation, religious liberty, development ism, and the power ot the Popes in regard to the temporals. The article on the temporal power of the Popes, in my April Review, and those on Native Americanism and education, in the July number, were submitted for revision to the theologian appointed by the Bishop of Boston as my censor, during his absence. I have "reIUsea t0 11KllCe a"' altoratlon required, r suPPress any artides which authority I ! consulted suggested it would be better not to be published." " They Say." Whenever anybody comes to you with a story concerning somebody or any thing, prefacing it with a stereotype phrase, " they say," yo:i may rest assured that nine times out of ten that report, remark or story, is a lie. When the author of a report must be suppress ed, there is somethirg wrong! in " Denmark." No story, true in all its parts, need to be prefac ed with "they say." "Let those who know it report boldly, or entirely secret. Dancing. Daniel Webster being present at a ball in Washington, during his incumbency as Secretary of State, was asked by an effemin ate, foppish sort of a chap, who thought a good deal of his own dancing : " Don't you dance, Mr. Webster i I never see you dancing." " No," said Mr. Webster, as only he could say and look such things," " I never had the capacity to learn how, sir." YOUTH'S THE PERFECT PATTERN. There is one pattern that all children should try to copy at all times, and only one. The best bovs sometimes do wrong. Children who are generally kind, are now and then cross and sel fish. Those who often obey their parents do not always do just as they are bidden. Even those who think most about God, sometimes forget and trifle. But Jesus, the son of God, became a little child aud lived on earrfi as we do. He felt the same as we feel. Sometimes he was hungry and thirsty, and tired. Sometimes he was sor ry, and sometimes he was glad. Satan tried to tempt him to do things that were not proper. But he never once acted or felt amiss. He was always good. He always chose to do right, though it cost hun great pain and sorrow. He would not do wrong to gain a very great plea sure. s Dear reader, if you wish to be really good, think how Jesus acted when he was a child. Ask your mother or your teacher to read toyou" what the Bible tells us about it, and try to copy him in all things that you should think about every day, and try to do the same. Jesus obey ed his parents. lie did as they desired him to do. He was content with what they gave him, and he loved to help them. In this he has set you an example that you should follow in his steps., Jesus grew in wisdom. The child who does not like to learn, and will do nothing but trifle ami" play, is not like the child Jesus. Try, dear child, to larn what is good and true. Thank your kind friends who are willing to teach you, and grow in wisdom as you grow in age and size. Jesus gave you an example of early pi ety. He loved prayer. He loved the Sabbath. His soul was set on doing the will of God, his father, Children, the example of Jesus should teach you to mind religion while you are young. Jesus was always doing good to men. He went about doing good. He pitied those who were in want, and he fed them. He pitied those who were in pain, and he cured them. He pitied the blind, and he gave them sight. He pitied sinful men, nnd died to save them. You cannot do these things, but if you try you may do some good. You can be kind to your brothers "and sisters, and take care of them. The little girl who can sew may help to work for some poor child. The child who can read best may read the Bible to one who only begins to learn, or who cannot read at all. Those who have money need not spend it all for themsel ves. They may give part to help the poor, or to send Bibles to the poor heathen, or to the poor and needy at home. The child who only picks up what a feeble person has let fall, does some good, and tries, perhaps, to do as Jesus did. Jesus was always kind and meek. He was never proud, never cross, never in a passion. He spoke so mildly and kindly that little child ren were not afraid to conie to him. When people were rude and unkind to him, he did not hurt them again, or say an angry word : he was sorry for them afid said : " Father, for give them, for they know not what they do." -Will you, dear child, try to be as Jesus was always gentle and mild never spiteful, never seliish always ready to forgive others ? If so, you will be a happy child, and a joy to those who love YOU. Are you not sorry that you have so often been unlike Jesus po you not reel tnat you are a sinful child ? Then beg the kind Saviour to pi ty you and forgive your sins, because his blood was shed on the cross for sinners such as you. If you pray with all your heart, he will hear you and pardon your sins. He will help you by his Holy Spirit, and make you, day by day, more holy, more like himself. The Tkvk way to rise in the world. It is only by plodding, active habits of industry that we can hope to win our way through this world. The race may be arduous, but it is one which will repay the competitor. Borrow, just ly says "A noble heart will distain to subsist, like a drone, upon others' labors; like a vermin, to filch its food out of the public granary ;' or, like a shark, to prey upon the lesser fry; but it will rather outdo private obligations to other men's care and toil, by considerable service and beneficence to the public, for there is no calling of 'any sort, from the sceptre to the spade, the management whereof, with any good success, any credit, any satisfaction, doth not demand much work of the head, or of the hands, or of both." Chiton, during an active life in the most trou blesome times, was unceasing in the cultivation of his understanding, thus describes his own ha bits " These morning haunts are where they should be, at home, not sleeping or concocting the sur feits of an irregular feast, but up and stirring ; in winter, often ere the sound of any bell awoke men to labor, or devotion ; in summer, as oft with the bird that first rouses, or not much trdicr, to read good authors, or cause them to be read till the attention be ready, or memory have its full fraught; then, with useful and ge nerous labor, preserving the body's health and hardiness, to render lightsome, clear, and not lumish obedience to the cause of religion, and our country's liberty." Any man who does nor profit by such noble examples is an enemy to the public weal. Children sorry for their sins. It is a hopeful sign when children have a tender con science, and feel sorry for what they have done wrong. I know-of one little girl who was very un happy about her sins. It often made her cry to think how often she had grieved her Saviour. Her mother bade her go and pray. She went to the side of her little bed, and knelt down to ask God to help her to pray." She began with the verse of a little hymn she had learned, and which, I dare say, you know " Lord teach a little child to pray." But she put in a word and said " Lord, teach a wicked little child to pray." We have no doubt that God heard her prayer, and answered it by putting thoughts of his love into her heart. RALEIGH, OCT. 7, 1854. WILLIAM D. COOKE, EDITOR AND PROPBIETOK. Terms TWO DOLLARS FEB AOTSTTTM, in Advance. CLUB PRICES: Three Copies $5 full price, $6, Eight Copies, 12 " 16, Ten Copies, 15 f..20, Twenty Copies, 20 " 40. (Payment in all cases in advance.) JCT Where a club of eight, ten or twenty subscribers is sent, the person making up the club will be entitled to a copy extra. JKT Postmasters are authorized to act as Agents for the Southern Weekly Post. Mr. H. P. Docthit is our authorized agent for the States of Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. WHAT WE KNuW. The country is alive with reports of the do ings of that very mysterious society called the " Know-Nothings," and many of our simon-pure politicians profess to be horror-stricken and ter rified at the rapid multiplication of its numbers. We shall have nothing to say of its merits or demerits' as a distinct party organization, except that we believe it is pretty strong, and that it is bad policy in any other party, not naturally its rival, to seek to overwhelm it by violent denun ciation. Our business to-day is with a vefy dif ferent association, which we hope is on the in crease in the United States, and of which we profess to be an humble member; we allude to the ancient and venerable order of " Kuow Somethings" founded by our forefathers, and composed at present of the elite of the country. As indicated by our title, we pretend to a little knowledge of men and things, and regard it as a cardinal duty to propagate this knowledge as far as we can among our fellow-citizens, that we may entice them into our ranks. Instead of a declaration of principles, we will content our selves at present with a brief statement of some few well ascertained truths, in' the knowledge of which our power consists. In the first place we knoie that in every coun try on the globe, there is a difference between the natives of the soil and persons of foreign birth, in respect to the degree of attachment which they feel for the land in which they re side. We appeal to every human heart, whether the poet has not touched a chord attuned to nature when he says, " Breathes there the m:in with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land ! Whose heart hath ne'er within hini burned. As home his footsteps he hath turned, From wandering on a foreign strand?" We know that a certain degree of nativism is natural and right, and that it is further warrant ed by the Constitution of the United States, which requires a representative in the lower house of Congress to have been a citizen of the country seven years, a senator nine years, and the President to have been absolutely born on the soil. We also know that a large majority of the foreigners who emigrate to this country, are disqualified by ignorance, superstition, and a slavish subjection to the control of a designing foreign priesthood, for the proper discharge of the duties of citizens, and that this part of our population requires to be watched, in all their political movements, with a jealous and sleepless vigilance. Every intelligent American must be aware of the truth of this proposition, and is bound by the sacred obligations of patriotism, to counteract, as far as he may be able, the dan gerous tendency of foreign combinations. We know that history, and every day's obser vation, prove that there is an intimate relation between a man's religion and his politics ; not necessarily or uniformly, but generally found to subsist by the great law of association". Few of those wholiave bowed in abject abasement at the foot of the papal throne have been distin guished among the chamjious of human rights. Some brilliant exceptions that might be named seem only to prove the rule. We know, there fore, that it is impolitic and unwise in the people -of this country to entrust too much power to the hands of men, whose supreme allegiance is due to an Italian conclave, presiding in gloomy des potism over the impoverished descendants of the ancient Romans. Joseph K. Chandler, of Philadelphia, is a case in point. Mr. Chandler went to Europe a Protestant. He found a su perannuated priest reigning at Pome, over a population of ignorant and degraded paupers, who are kept in that condition by long centuries of ijuisrule, and by the hired bayonets of Austrian audi French soldiery. Mr. Chandler became a convert to the faith which has consecrated these oppressions and riveted these chains upon the wrejjehed people of Italy, and has now returned to ask of the citizens of Philadelphia, whom he forrjjierly represented in Congress, a renewal of then- confidence. Failing to receive the regular nomination of the Whigs, he is now an inde- ji pendent candidate, and no doubt expects to be supported by his Catholic brethren. We agree with the regular Whigs of Philadelphia, that the circumstances of Mr. Chandler's chancre of religion are such as to diminish their confidence in Ijjis devotion to the principles of free govern ment and religious liberty. We know that the American people have a perfect right to judge for themselves of the qual ifications of their representatives, and that the exejjusion of those who openly sympathize with hoafy systems of oppression in Europe, is a ne- cessiary measure of self-preservation, fully war ranted by the spirit of our institutions. There is an ecclesiastico-political party in this couutry, whose chiefs are, to all intents and purposes, a " secret society," and the masses of which are moie inclined to resort to such arguments as bricjk-bats and bludgeons, than to the resources of sibber reason, in their conflicts of opinion. We knolsv that those politicians who smoothe over andj agologize for the enormities of this party, while they denounce in unmeasured terms the transactions of native citizens who have combin ed pr self-defence against them, are unworthy of the confidence of the American people, and should not be entrusted with the smallest office in their gift. These are some things which, we kr.ow, and we believe that, in this respect, our knowledge doe$ not exceed that of our fellow citizens gen erally. We have uttered self-evident truths, whiibh do not require proof at our hands. TJtfPBIJICIPLEDr PUFFING. W.e frequently receive books from Northern publishers requesting a notice in our paper, and containing an extra slip between the leaves, with ' printed ."or;; s of notice already prepared, which t are intended to tempt country editors to adopt them as their own. These notices are compos ed in the usual stereotyped st .le which , long habit has rendered permanent with thv paid puffers of the press in great cities, only differing from one another in slight points of the phrase ology, and agreeing in fulsome eulogy of the book in question. Sometimes they candidly purport to be intended to save the editors of the papers to which they are sent, the trouble of writing a notice for themselves, although they do not reveal the' important consideration that the trouble of reading the book may also be saved by the same means. We have however received some circulars containing a number of complimentrary criticjsms upon a new work, apparently selected from the columns of various journals, and in fact professing to be such, when in reality they have no credits attached to them to show where thev came from, and bear the strongest internal evidence of being the work of a single hand. We most heartily despise this whole system which Northern publishers have adopted in their dealings with the Southern press, and wonder that our contemporaries have borne witli it so long. It is from beginning to end a syteni, of hood-winking, w hich is disgraceful to tho-e who originated it, and requires a sacrifice of selfre spect on the part of those who connive at it.-r We of the South are continually played upon in this manner by the unscrupulous sharper of the North, and still we continue to be used and abused without an effort to disengage ourselves from the debasing vassalage. The next time we receive a book for exami nation and notice, accompanied wiih series of printed notices from the press, without the proper credits, we intend to publish ami de nounce the unprincipled firm that insults us with an attempt at deception. It is a species of trickery and meanness for which we have no mercy in reserve. The publication of books ought to be in the hands of 'gentlemen ..ho hold themselves above the. petty acts cinploved in the lowest branches of trade. These low tricks are degrading and disgraceful to our country's literature. Politics in New Yoi:k. It will not aston ish any careful observer of the times, to learn that since the Whig State Convention of New York nominated a decided anti-shivery ticket, and adopted an anti-slavery platform, four oth er Conventions, representing as many fanatical parties, have adopted the same ticker, and rang ed themselves under the same banner. The Temperance Convention exhibited ihe same ma lignity with others, and, as we long ago antici pated, has, for the sake oi poa-cr, coalesced with the most rampant abolitionism. Never before at any period of history, or in any civilized State, was bare-faced coriuption more grossly triumphant. Moke Annexation. A party in Mexico are said to be 'in favor of annexation to the United .Tuues. mo i 'oiiiiiiicans are anxious to come in, and we will pro' ably soon receive a petition form Central America. The Canadas and the Esquimaux are equally ripe jfbr the change, and we may of course expect some agitation of the subject in the neighboring country of Greenland. We think when all these ghy ious acquisitions aie accomplished, the name of the last mention ed region might be properly, extended to the magnificent whole. Piblk lk'KNKKs. '1 his sect-of pious chris tians continues to repeat its awful , rites in vari ous parts of our country. The Journal of Coiu merce reports a recent case in the State of New York. According to that paper, a number of Protestant Bibles were sent to Cumminsville, to be distributed among those families1 who are not able to pay for them. The Bibles were gather ed together and piled up in the road, and de stroyed by fire, by a parcel of Irishin'en. The remains of some of the Bibles can be seen at the Bible Society rooms in New York." Well may the Journal add the exclamation, " Is it possi ble such an outrage has been committed in this age of civilization ! " The Baltimore Sun. in ite ciiiogium upon uie ousutuiiou ot the L m'.ed Slates, -.ays, "This instrument, though patent to us territori ally, is the heritage of mankind. It springs from the Bible." This is a true sentiment but ,? comes very awkwardly from, the San, which, every body knows, leans as steadily as the tow- er of Pisa' towards Rum-. The San here con - fesscs most distinctly perhaps unguardedly that the Constitution springs from the Proles- taut Bible, for no other had so powerful an in fluence upon the groat body of our revolution ary fathers. Southern Ultkaism. Those political papers which have been abusing General Cass for pre- ferring a free to a stare State are, in our opin- ion, guilty of unjustifiable pn-judice, and gross injustice. Such violence does not suit this lati tude. We arc indebted to the Milton Chronicle tne information that Milton is the Metropolis of iN orth Carolina. Future writers of m-nm-nnhxT should bear this fact in mind. We had thought that honor belonged properly to Wilmington" New Style. A shopkeeper advertises in the New York Herald, the . now style of Grisi Skirts. This species of apparel is intended of course for the-grcat unwashed. The Metropoli tan belles would not be caught in such a ques-. tionable dress ! The School Question. The municipal elec tion in Baltimore ou Wednesday, was expect ed to turn very much on the school question. The American candidate for Mayor, a democrat, is of course in favor of sustaining the American system of public schools. Bkigham Yocng petitioned the American Bi ble Society some time ago for Bibles and Testa ments to be distributed in Utah. Whether this was done for edification, or merely out of hy pocrisy, the public must determine from the morals of the petitioner. THE FAIR AT HENDEES0N. We had the pleasure of attending the ing scenes of the Agricult ural Fair of ira 'iile Mid he ;c,;i County, at Henderson, ou Wednesday ast leei connuent that we will be sustained l,f general voice in the opinion that the oe was highly creditable to the people of t !ie: ( ..,,.1 .c-.,. .v i.x --.ax . i IV, i i-jn v.iniii i niu OlllCt'l S aiKl CO! 1 i H of the County Agricultural Society, , tnnil irw uvi.riiiti 4 1 1 .-. ... were-so successiuiiy pianneu and execu'ed the courtesy of the President of the liaVi.,-' 11 - 1 . Gaston "Hail Koad Company,-persons ., the Fair were conveyed on the same terms oft'ered for the approaching State I this city. We had the pleasure of M., r ,.c ,i. . i nuiuoei oi inn citizens on uie grour.u, ainj was a pleasant intercourse which we !i;, be duly reciprocated on. the 1 7th. A large lot was provided, substar,;ia:iv , ed, partly surrounded with convenient 's;a cattle, and with a hall for the ladies' e.i.: in the centre, a speaker's stand dose , seats for an audience. We passed nroiu stalls at an early hour. Even then ve quite' an, interesting display of Stock I'vlv of horses, which by common consent far t ed the public expectations, and did great to the section of the State which was typi 1 ... .1 . .- T' .1. . 4V eu ou i lie occasion, in uie aiieruooii se(j i -t - ':-t uie noises were irotrcu rotitiM uio arer.:i : hibit their speed and training. The two trotters weie a neat blood bay belong Mr. Earford, and a very fine sorrel, the ty of Mr. Hughes. In the Fowl department were notice,! ; ber of very promising Shanghae and ( China chickens, the fines' of which wete ifed by Mr.'S. S. Povster of (Jranviile. S beautiful Poland Geese belonging to Mr. Ihtllock attracted much attention. In the vegetable department the (.1,'; was scanty, but some of the articles we oh 111' .1 ri-1 .li i.i I . A. were remarKaoie ior ineir size, i Here was ble watermelon exhibited by Mr. 11. 1 " weighing 5o 1-2 lbs. Also some very fin oi corn. ir. v. v . narns turnisneu an imtiiei squash and mammoth pumpkin, the ei; which we could not learn. In Flo is a l Hall. The display was -! principally the handiwork of the fair he Granville. We took a list of most ,,f the articles department. Many have, no doubt, brought in since' we were theie. Miss V C. l.audis. of Oxford, and M ss Martha A nam, of Henderson, each exhibited a be embroidered Piano Cover. Mi l.li'.li V." lianis, of xford, an embroidered Ta very pretty." Mrs. A. K. M ehy exhii Divan Covers, .raised work on hair-e! worsted niaue, spun and uvea uv ise: Miss M. E. Koys'.el', 10 y. :us old, ch;!-ite very pretty Lamp Mats. Three vetv fine Hearth Rugs. were e.L by Mis. Win. ( . G"reg..ry, Mrs. Martha and Mrs. Susan McClenuahon, also ee specimens of Carpeting, by Mrs. Han Cooper and Mrs. A. E. Moselev. Mrs. Ann Baniel, Mrs. 1). Y. I tebuani A. K. M.,selev ami Mrs. 11. ,f. Coep, , , xl. woolen Blankets of m rv g od oualiiv. Mr,. I:.;.-' ot patten ;- '.v ,n:s Mis. Miss Il-becca Wood, Miss Meli.sa ('. Mrs. Win. Crews, Mrs. L. J. lilacbrd!. Martha W. Powland, Miss Sally KeavisainI Emily P. Hester. Counterpanes, all very pretty were ex hip 1 "If ! 1 T I. !! I Dv Airs, .v.ii.e la .1. i.ianiel, .Mrs. eaver, I Mi-. Rebecca Cox, Miss Ltuinda II .m, and Mrs. cy Turner, of Oakland Some b.-auiifi.l worked handkerchiefs we hibited by Miss ,1. B. Yenable of Br. w nvi!!c Jno. 1). Fair, Mis. S.tdie T. Eaton and Mi-s Walton. In the Crochet department we ob-ei beautiful set of mats for a tea-table hv Mi-j lie A. I timer a l i ly bv Mis-Sarah E. U iin and a lilv t.y a lath ., e .v .it u .. .. 1 o , rirl tears u name we failed to get. Specimens of Home-made Jean-- ai d L were exhihiied by Mr-. S. S. Buyster, Mrs.. aid Evan-, Mrs. lb-hecca Cox. and Mrs. ' M'ller. Mrs. Ptebecea Cox exhibited two white ' clothes. Misses Virginia P., iiebeeca and sa C. lh vaut exhibited a Basket and two made of pine burs. Mks M. E. Yennbii Miss. A. II, Walton exhibited W. !k. dC . ..'-I .1. !... . . . , . i.iMi 4iie ,;u;ei a pair oi Ulivli-l -. . , . li" T. Ka'oii n Worked Cape. Mrs. B. A ilton an Infant's (Aoak, 1 u'aii! wot Chi :,'s Sac'. embidi. cred an a ii k and , j j ' j i Mantelh-t b.-auiil'ullv embioid -ie .Mi II. Cheek also exhibited an cmhioMen d Ci Sack. Mrs. A. M. Lewis exhibited two good specimens of Straw Hals. Mi. u Evans exhibited specine-n- Spoiled I (i.iii, and Mrs. P. N. P-ne!i Plaid do.. Ve-iii:;. very pretty silk patchwork Chair Cover v.; inbifed by Miss Virginia -S. (iriflin. M s II IT I. 11 I. li. aiton, exi.imteu two vcr Kelly un:n f',vt 1I'inl'-' dresses. Mis W. H. Ihinier hibited a Toilet Cushion in imitation o! a (u '; Fady. Miss India F. Turm-r, a. very pretty Bon ac ker - j -rs- JI. Kobnrds some Lady's Caps; Mi j Bettie lurner some Needle Books, and MiA T ! B. Yenable a Rice Card Basket. for j A very fine specimen of Calf Skins was ex I . i ; - ited bv Mr. J. W. Brown : abo Oarrhi.r,. II Saddles and Bridles, by Mr. J. W. Brow n Mr. Hardy Harris. - find Beautiful specimens of Stanch were exhibited by Mrs. J. V. Hayes and Mrs. Rebecca (J :..x th also, dried Figs, Pickles, Preserves, fec, by same, and by Miss Bettie P.. White and Mrs. Sarah A. Reid. - Mrs. S. S. K oyster exhibited .specimens, of Scuppernong Wine and Grapes.- We observed some very creditable produc tions of the pencil. A Fruit ljicce, with I.e; tli er Frame, by Miss. M. E. Griffin. Grecian Paintings from Oxford Female College. Pake! painting, by Miss India E. Royster ; Flower piece, by Miss Sophia Blacknall, and Oil Paint ings by the Misses Jones, all very pretty. We cannot, however, particularize. The artists them selves were probably there, and a considerable share of the beauty of the county attracted to themselves some of that, attention which due to their works. Second Dat. Wre did not enjoy the phjn ure of attending the Fair on the secoud day; but d
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