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Til S OUT M W E ilLt POST . V If Mi of more than friendship, fearing tliat $um- mersoii would not make so gentle a soul as Jesse s as 'happy as & mor6 set-led mate m'ght; and so, although SummersonV mind was fu ly made up that Jessie Grey was to be his wife, in time, and although Jessie wore a little ring that had been given as a Christmas present, but by a few.lvhispered words half-laughing, ' half serious, had been endowed with a deeper mean ing, there was no definite aud settled under standing; . Jessie, was a great favorite with the Summer sons, who saw that she had more iiiflibnce with Alfred than any one else, and who hop d she might bring him round right in the end. By them the match was eartiesily desired as Boon as both paries should be-of suitable age, and on hearing of Alfre ds new resolution, resolv ed t make a tour to Europe in tlie year, as it . would Us a good ..j'pottuuiiy to fultil the oft repeated premise, made by Summerson senior to the Sadies of hi family, and Jessie and her mother were to accompany them. ', -. , A though Aired was not to see Jesrie, he was not debarred i he priv.lege of writh g to her, and her let: eis were always so full of encour agement that it gave the young student fiesh emr-v and Teievercticreverv time he received' d ous. It vhs very hard tef refuse his old CLra- radeiVinviiations, warmly urged (for FredSum . merson was the life! of a prty,) to join this and that scheme of law less fun, nd pet haps he would not have withstood all these manifo'd ""'temptationsif it had not been for an older col " logian who took a g eit interest in Alfr.d's en- deavors for atnendimntu. Philip Walton was nearly twenty-two years of age, and this was his l .st term at co'l.ge. lie was without relations,-wealth or position, yt he command' d the , repct uftjvery one he came in contact w ith, by his di-nity and g.-nerosity. II was consid ered ad stiuction; and that he should shuw such a trotheily interest in " w.ld Fred Sttui ineion" was a subject of amazement to Alfred's former companions. But uigiug was not all Sutnmerson bail to 'Contend with; for finding that mode ineftectua; to iDove him, his young chssmaUs liied taunts, and Al fren's hot, proud nature was. sorely tiied but even these faileJ, and in time his torments gave rover, deel.u ing " Suiiimeion had lo-t ail his spir.t and grown shjekiugly tame, mean- s'pirited an 1 cowardly, aud not worth spending their time on."' t 13ut tit commencement they sang another tune when Alfred Summerson received ' the highest prize, and ihe waim praise of his friend-1, while to him the happy faces of his family, and ' the tear in JissieV eye, were more than payment f.r lnv s PKletiia!. He mtiortucd lis triena Walton to them, and Mr. Summer-on discover- ing the s ate of Ins c.rcumstancis insis ed on m- accepting he loan of a sum sufficient to begin fis career as a lawyer," At a' jarty g veu by the Summersons, Va.ton I met Mrs. Gray, for the firt lime, Jind during the course of the evening that lady inquired with some he i(at;on: ' Paidun me sir. but have von no relations I by ihe name of Grey ? Your res. mhla ice is s strikiiur t mv laV husband that 1 cannot forbear to a.-k ih q ietion." - ' : Imbed, mid on, I t?dnk it extremely pio- lialile. a- mv nanu w a Urv once, an J was changed o t my being a h pted by a gentleman of the n..m:ol'Valt n. Mrs Grey in an agitated voice exclaim' d : ' Do not think me curious but at w-l.at age , did he d pt you and do you know anything Of your fathei's fami y ?'' I was about six y- ar of age at the time,, and of my father I kno nothing, except that he wa a sea captain, and hy name Philip Grey." j He wa interrupted iiy his companion's feeble exclamation aud deathly pallor, as she leaned , for -support on the arui of the sofa. " What, is the matter, mad im what- "I am belter, now ; if you will have ihe kind ness to bring me a g as of water." Walton flew to fetch it, and on his return Mrs. Grey had nearly recovered herself. In a few m nutes she said : ; Is there auv m nk on your right arm of an : anchor ?" Wa'toh started to his feet, a sudden light bur-ling upon his mind, and eagerly replied : Yes yes, it was marked when I was a child by a friend f my father. Who are you. riiad am, that you know so much of me ?" : f "lam yo ir mother, l'hi.ip I" The scene thai followed we will not attempt i to desiriUe. An explanation was made, which we give in b ief Cap ain Grey on his hvt voy age, which was mado six ye irs previous to,' the time our story open, l-ff his wife w.ith an in fant, now the lovely Je-sie, but took his sn, a b y of five years, with him. Oo the p.w- age out, h s ship was wrecked on the coast of France and alt n board except tittle Philip perished A vessel bound for Iffevr Orleans picked, hiili up, I ut he was unable to , give any account of himself, exs-t-pt his name aud age. One of the pa-sengcra offered to take charge of the Utile fellow, and t though hardly able, had Idopteu him oil aiming at his home. When Philip was.sixteen his kind protector died, nd left him barely enough to carry him through college, with strict economy. Being so b ng accustomed to the name of Walton, Grey, as we must not call him, d d not think ef finding rlat:ons in the, New England S ates, and almost forgot th.it his name had been other than the one hu had taken. Great were the rejoicings in both families, and Summeison felt how deeplv he was iudebi ed for all this happiness to his endeavor to con quer himself. If he had not shown by his al tered conduct his good resolution, Grey would never have notictd him, and departed for the South lo pursue hia profesion, losing his chance of regaining a mother, and sister, In a lew fleeting years there wa a double maniage at tne spienuio mansion f jau' merson, wh'ch gave another son to M'. Grey and another daughter to himsil '; and Alfred Summerson never regrette I that speech to Jessie, or the year of trial, and the noble self-conquest that fol owed it. New Tohk, Ja-. 23. T!ie steam ensine on the ieik of tlte ship Great Republic, for hoisiii g - ncr cui gn on to id, exploded this sfienmO", wn ously iejurinir fotr men two, it is feared tilidly. Tb ship satslnd no damage. 1. : . X i if.', r le ail. With iVf!nU rirnnninm k ' -Vt 'wild. thnuchUes voulh to become s 114 . 1 1 . ;C ORIGINAL POETRY. F r the Southern Weekly Post. SHE WAS ALL THE WORLD TO ME. BY" A. W BO.STWICK. - In the sid rnd mournful Autumn ; With ihe falling of the leaf, Death ihe reaper-claimed our maiden, As the liusb mdinan, the sheaf. Cold and dark the d.y they laid her Neath the sighing cypress tree ; For, though, nothing In another, She was all the world to me. In the month of song and blossom ' In the month when tender flower Spring f om earth's internal bosom, W;.ketl t life ly geni .1 showers ; As" I wandi-red lo-e be.-ide in r 'Neatli the spreading greenwood trees, Fair, I said, mid radiant "maiden You are all the world lo me. Then the rare and bright-eyed maiden ; In the mi'nth of songs and flowers, ' Rosy-lipp d and beauty laden Curtained by the twilight hours; , Cave her hand into mv kecninsr eath the spreading greenwood tree ; Bright the visions' round us floated, Tlir' the quiet evening air ; For,, to ouls whose life is loving, Come bright visions everywhere. Long we strayed that holy even, '.Neaih ihe spreading greenwood tree, Each t other sometimes hinting, You are all the world to me. Cut there hovered 'round a spirit, Darker than the bird of night; And it folded up her eyelids- Folded up her eyes of liht. Then, with trembling hands, they laid her 'Nea.h the sighing cypress tree; And my he.-rt with Iter is buried, She was all the world to me. COMMUNICATIONS, METROPOLITAN. CORRESPONDENCE. LETTER LXXIX. t New York, Jan. 20. 1S55. European neir$ eypler A hew beatitude lltu-inu for. charity The calico party Hayor Woud'iicruadea gainit the Ham-holes A popular anthem Ah cl-up in Cungre! Affairs of the Uniithnoiiian, Institution A fflelifi hope The Lecture M i ilia Its May Operan- . di JTtno it pays Afore of the British poets -Campheli-ism examined Pioneer books The pnems1f Ifood-f- American Almanac f h-1355 A new Elementary Ge- . graphy 'Ihe World a Woiixfop The (Jliristian Re view The Crayon The ScliooXfellow faring' Vaca tion. Jv Dear Post: The Europpan nejvs of tl.is week (by the Cuua'd sUa ner, Cnra la ) s s insiniricr.nt that I am HlVaid I shou d not make a respectable naraorr ip'i out f it. s I had bet ter not try. This is the'1 more unfortunate f.. r me, inaMiiuch as the home news is nt either abundant or imtrtant ; Y- u have before y. it. therefore, the jirospect Jf a in-ag -r 1. -tier. So let your readers remember the " b atitu'e" .of the rvous urct'O, who sdd, ' Ihe-sed are dev wlmt rli.nt 'vio.-L- ii-ii,i .1. v -.ii.'t to be disapp'inted." Among the queer meth d adop'ed to rai-a-money i'or the relief of the M tropolitan xot that of a graiid fanejr Ball was certainly ihe most extraordinary. ' It is said that the sum o! eight thousand d lia s was realized at such a ball which came off on Ti.urs.!av t.iuht. Icer tainly cannot think "of t.ny be ter object to hv accomplished with t'.i m -ney, than the one to which it is appropriated, but, erdy, the idea of charity. dancing is a nov.-l o ie ! ' 4 T.ds is an ex- traordinary age, certainly. We shall pro! ably have the proceeds of some t f our great gambling saloons "lor one night" devo:eJ to the same worthy purpose. ' A stiil more novel, and let me add, a far more sensible plan f hen fit ng the poor was put in to execution, by a.Mrs Coman of ih's city. She invited a huge number of guests to a party at her hou-e in Fourth Street, requesting them to appear in calico dresses, suitable for gifts to the poor and to send the.-e dresses to her the next day that she might deliver theni to Rv. Mr. Pase of the Five Points Mission. The vaiucof the-e dresses Mr. Pease estimates at &1500, and says they wili he very sen.toable to the Mission for the use of those females w ho are sent into the country. I do not know why the genth inen of the p irty should not have gone ft homi-tpun, (cpper is co'ored jeans forinsiance!) and sent in their togging the next day to swell the contribution' for Ml P ae's wt.nhy charity! I think I have commended Mr. Mayor Wood's earnest endeavors to ab ite the munic pal eviis under which wj have labored u;. to this time, lie has now the(god opinion ofot.r good men. by his invincible crusad. s against several griev ous ills and especially against the Sunday traf- fie in in.oxioHiii'jjr drinks. " II is estimated that there have l een habitually six thousand turn antl-beier bole opert in our midst on the, 8. b batli day, around many of which, pestilent f. I lows did congregate to the annoyanc of all peaceable and 'worshipful citzeus, and fiom which the fumes of foul liquors came fnh with ricken'ng stench. Last Sun lay these we en al ly ali cloSid. A few were ac e-sible by some secret entrancey-but the aspect of things wa greatly alt rid for the better. Yeterd iy the Mavor issued a proclamation; to such a hav.' detian lv co!i:innel tosed liquor on the Sabbath, in which he warns them that if tiny off.-.id again he will not only close their shops on Sun dav hut dose them altogether. This is the right tone, and I thank the Mayor for his pla nnes ot pcech. ' Hut not on y muse "the rum-ho e of the lower order le clos d, the bnr -rooms of our lotels must also be subjected io the law, and the Mvor says -ai they tdtallbe! Honour to Mayor Woo I," i a p-pu ar anthem in our city iot vet written and printed it uny b ', but nev rthehs s xinding melodiously in thousands ot -lomst hearts, and destined six.n to burtleu ah ur atmosphere with its jubilant tones. A little bit of a bre-zi has been kicked tip in Jongress by the letter of the Hon. Rufus Choate, e-igning his office as one of the R-i'ents of the mithsonian Institute. It i8 something more ban a letter of resignation. So muoh more in 'eed that it has awakened the indignation of his illow rtgen'.s or the majority, an 1 is .character ized by theni as a chrre of mismanngement ftp .n the Board of the ofiiceis of the Smithsonian. Thi-it ce tahily is and it is one w h:ch is not to be met an I replied to by mere bursts of indi na iuu. Mr. Cho ite ha not explod d in a pas sion gone ft in a huff but he has de-iber.ue-ly thrown a hot sh t inti the ca up of the lie gents, which ha naturally caused a go d deal of t o: sternation among them. The quarrel be tween Profe-or llrniy, the distinguished Score tary, and Prof. Jewett, his ace imphshd as-i-tant, which re.-ulud in the dinais-at of the la -ter, is now r solved into an issue b tween the bo ltd of li 'gents and Longres. A commis-i n has be. n od red to canvass the whole subject of the liegency management atrd to report to Congress. It is to be ho ed that the couiinis s ou wi 1 be 1 1- rough and ut e ly imp utia'. The uh itt is deep'y intere t--d t know whether ihe Su i.bi-oniau Institute is to b - kept as aseleiitiric h-a re f r a few hobby riding phil t-oph rs, or lo he om , as its magu.licetit founder t'e-ued it .-iyuld le.,- m , a g eat national f un ain of valual kaowlei'ge. For iny pari, I had utter ly ht siglit of the I nlil lit on a a public lene fit though at i hi- moment mv lmpi s of it are revived thanks to the Uon. 11 gent Choate. You of lire South h ve no idea of the preva lence of the Lecture mania in these latitudes.; Ty -good sized town and overgrown yi lag ujprts e very ' wx n te r a course of Lct u r a. The grtueral number, I believe, is twelve, and they are delivered by as many different lecturers. There are a few nam' s found upon almost every programme, such a- R v. Mr. Cuapin, Wendell Phillips, George Curtis. J ht G. S ixe the poet, and one or two others. The rest are less noled individuals perhaps of local origin. I was at Hudson a f.-w days ao, and attended one of the Franklin Library'" lectures. It was that of Mr. Chapin the Univeisilist clergyman o' t!ii city and one of ihe most, famous -of our Metropoli an pulpit oiators. His theme was MoL-rn Chivalry, and he entertained an audi m -e of nearly or quite fifteen hundred persons for p rhaps an hoar. Tiiete whs no weariness, certainly, on the part of the andi o:s, and the speaker continued in ful! feather for th whole period of his Jectttre. This lecture he will prob ably dehv r twLe a week, on an average, du ling the winter months. The average c-ni-eu-atioii is perhaps twenty five dol'ars, clear ot expt nses so that a popular lecturer may real ize in a season something like eight hundret dollars n the slender 'inte lectual capital of a single speech ! To be sur it costs a man o! tah nt a life-time of reaiatiou to make u-h a -p -evil, hut :n lie sense this is an e; sy way' to vo n one's brains into dolla s and cents. T; e ju: lio ;s enti-r a n d rather than profiled b t ese po; u ai - le.me o the winter s ason. In th I t-rarv World ih.-te are signs of re tumi ig v.tality. Mes is. Li t -, lrown fc Co. o. Host, n, hive. begun the new year with tbe a iditioiial vo. nines ot th.-ir unequal ed edui n of the Biiiish po S. Of ih. s . three are th vote.! to Colendg.-, an 1 one i aeh to Keat- and ban Watts. Tin re is a car ous aimthesi suggete'S by tiles.- i wo U.tler liames the m e a i pe ! tie im-giiiative and siti-uous c O I of poetn and the other a type of th moral a ei r 1 gioii school. A collection of the jk' iii of the pions Dr. Watt-, by the way, h is 1 .ng lw n a desid eiatutn and "ill be heartily welcomed ly the christian wor d. I hav spoken mj frequeii of this Series of 'he Bn.ish po ts that 1 have nothing new lo sa . Filiy-rive vhim s haw appean d and the publ sheis are su-ivo yp ng several o In r vo'uiue for eaily pub i ati n. Toete i- i.ot the slightest faliing off is. ihe ex ten.sd b a i y of die sm cesive vo on- s which are t pographic d y faulting. Toe price is .ev- eiitv-tive cuts a vol. tin in fine cloth b'nding. M -s.-is. Sliehlon, Lampo t & C ., jubl:shed a f-w Weeks illl;e a v. lame entitled Caitqb;ll- ism Examined. y It is r.t-itce an . xpOsitioa and .... i- .i i i- a n.a-tery reiutat tin oi tne uociriues oi a sect of l'ajti ts toUnd ehietlv in ihe South and West 1 belie e leader a telebi ginia. 1 have I -which lakes it name hoin it feed dicbie of Bediany in Yir ejn struck with the vig r of the auiiioi's stvle and wiih tiie :ire tness and h-a'-ne.-s of the argument with which he assail-, the doctrines of the ' in idern reform-. r" tis 1 i-. Campbell .-ty les him-elf. From the same ublisi.ers who are rapid-v making their mark upon the religious public comes a very enteitainii g and instructive liook called "Father Clark or the' Pioneer Preach er."' The au hor is a well known at.d v. n ra ted Bap ist ile-gyn.au the R-v. John MP. ck, who prop s s a stries of Pion- er Hooks the object of wii.h is to illustrate the incidents, manners and cu-t m f life iu the country once called ' the f.r West"' and now the val-ev of tiie MUsi ippi. The author contemplates these characteri.slic from a religious stai d poi.it whieh wili give at once individuality and intet est to his ketches. ''Father Clark'''' was cei tainly "quite 'o character? and his biography is fu 1 o iiisiiuctu n an I novelty. A b -aut fiil volume, containing the po-'tical works of Thomas Hood, edited by Ep-s Sargent, Appeared e. cmly from" the jrolitic pret-s of 1'hil.ips, Samjison & Co. of Bottom There is no sirjuile volume of verse in the whole woild which contains more genuine w it combined with uutU jand t-ndeines than tliis. It is t-mhel lishd w ith an xce.h-nt j ortrait of ihe author. TiR- same pub is!iers have issue d their annual vo ume ( o 1855) of the American Almanac a work ind spe.-s -ble to verv dbrary and to every p:ofis i -nal man in the land. It contains bes de ad its us. ful, tables, an admit able paper upon Atmospheric El--t tricity. M-ssrs. Appleion & Co., have publi-hed a- inonc other school books s.nce the first ol Jan o uarv, a new Elementary Geography by M.ss Cornell, a teacher of long ixpeiienee au i hih repu ation in this c- y. It is not on y tiie mu-l beautiful primary G. ography I have ever seen, but I am wed persu ded that the author Ims made the mot sample and the very lest book of its kind tow extant in this or any land.' Anoih.-r bo k from their pres deseive ar oest commendation. It is called u The Wor'd a Work hop? and is foin the jen of Ihi-mas Ewbank. It is inscribed lo working men and illustrates mot clearly? the physical relationship of man to the eanh. It develops the processes of the great Creator in the c nstruction and progression of the wot Id m w hi h we live, and there is warely a page of the b ok upon which i not f rtiinl som -thing to inf.im and- expand tlie mi n,d of the readers I have been re. ding wiJU much interest the January number of that able and cath.l'c-pir-ited quarterly, the Chr stiun Review, p'ib ished by J. J. Woolsey of this eiiv. It th s h gliest critical organ of th - Baptist deiioihinat oti in this coun ry, and I ara-fne to ay, from a 1 -ng acquaintance with it, that it is sc ireely second to any religious review in the schola'svp. tas e and liberality of its general time. Ti e present numlHT, begins a new , volume and the sub scri pti n price is Th ea Dol lars a y- ar. I m ust not omit to mention the apearance of a new and beautiful quarto paper oil ed The Crayon and devoted to the interests of Art in this coun try. It is published weekly at $3 a year, and commands itself to the loer .f Art everywhere. That favorite little magazine, the Schbutfi tlow. l as entered with the Januarv numlier, iijMin it sventh annual volume. It bids fair to get out of i;ej-it'eni!e ranks in the c ur-e of a few m re year. Mr. J. S. Dickerson, 697 Bo id w ay, is the publisher and the terms are One Dollar year payable inladvance. Mr. Di kerson i- ju-i about to put to press a third eliiion of " If ar my's Vacation?, a fact particnhuly pleasing to your correspondent, COSMOS. FARMEB'S -DEPARTMENT. N A A liitrt tna m &Z ' : SOCIETY , A called meting of the North Car. lina State Agricultural Society, held in the Commons Hd. in the city of Raleigh, on the 20th day ol'Janu ary, 1855. Meeting called to order by the President, alio. James F. Taylor, of Wake, appointed Secietan . pro ttm. A Quorum of members of the Society, not be ing present, the following gent h men came foi waul !ind became members of the S ciety, viz : Walter L. Steele, of Rockingham, Ki.-hmoi.d County; Jos. B. Cherry, Bert;e co.; Dr. Miltijn Selbv, Uvcle co.; Hon D. M. Barring.-r, Ca'-ar-rus co.; William H. Lyon, Granville cog B II Tomlinson, Johnston co.; C. II. Words, davi n co.; E. J. Shaw, Sampson co ; lloiu W. A. Gra ham, Orange co. A quorum being present on vote of the S:ei..- ty, the office of Refolding Secretary was decl n ed vacant. On motion of Mr. K. Rayner, the S niety pro ceed e to vlect a Secretary ; ai d J- hn C. Pai tii ige was declared duly elected, having red iv e l a nifij rity of the votes cast. On nio;ion of Col. Humphrey, the fjilowii g resolution was adopted : It soltrd. That th.e Ex.Committce bo atitho--ize 1 to adopt, as tie organ of th s s ciety any agricultural periodical published in thi Sta e which they may think proper, and tha? t!o-y be requ'ti'l t-i take such s ep toward- se. ur nj subset i!ers a- in their judgm ft: thev see pr per. On moti n of Dr. E. A. Ciudup, the foil w ing re-olut on was adopt d: lit sofv d, Ttiat a c mmittc of t' r e pers-.i s le app limed bv ti e Pr stdent to levise and su-p.-i;ntei d the j ubl can n f the pr.ae ings of th-- s- c ety. fiom i s on: m zation. Tne Cha r ap;ititited lie f I. owing g nt'enn n to ru:npo- th-- commi't.') r;iid und r the fore go ng r.so uti-m, viz: Dr. Edw. rd A Cr uiup. and M -sr. W. D. Cooke ami Thos. J. L-m.-iy. Th-- f iiowi:iff r- soluti- n was introduced I v II n. K n:ie:h R yner, of It rtfoid, ai d tin n in. -llsl , adopted : H. solved, That a c mm ittee of five including the president, lie npp-iittd by theChi r, to baw up a in- morial to be piesented to die ( n er..i Ass-mbly, row -n s-s ion, asking a cont i lanioii tr m th- Tiea-miy i f the Sta e, towards the p i ment of p emiunis and oth-r exjiei.s s in cident to the management of the aftns of ihe X- rih Carolina State Agricuhu a! S. ci ty. The ct mmiltee a pointed un 'er the r-s lii::on ate Dr. Edward A. C.-udup, of F.ank'in ; M . l A. Hamilton, of Granv ille; Mr. J. W. X..rwoi-d, of Orange; Dr. Frederick llih, o X.-w Ilai over; and (by order of the Society) the Pie sidenr. Vacancies hav;ng occurred in the Ex.C onmit tee, by the death of S. W. Whi. big a-i.l Jere. Nixon, it was suggested that the vacancies be filled by the President. The meeting adjourned till Friday evening at 7 o'clock. Raleigh, January 12, 1855 The North Carolina State Agricultural .Socie ty met in the Commons Hall, at 1 o'. lock, P M., pursuant to adjournment Hon. Thomas Rnffig. the President, in the Chair. G.les Me bane, of Alamance, and Samuel T. Hill, Esq., of Caswell, became members of the Society. Mr. Crudup reported that Mr. Partridge, who had been elected Recording Secntarv of this Society, found it necessaiy, in consequence of other duties, to decline the appointment, upon which Mr. Rayner moved that Thus. J. Lemav be appointed Recording Secretary, w hen the So ciety proceeded to the election by ballot. Mr. Taylor, who was appointed to receive the votes, reported that 32 votes weie given, and Mr. Lemay having received the whole number, was duly elected. Dr. Crudup, from the committee to prepare a memorial to the Legislalute, asking an appropri ation tio.rt the Public lieasury in aid of th. iuu is of the institution, submitted the following memorial, which was read and adopted : The memorial of the State Agricultural S c'e iy ( i onu Carolina to tne tjreneral A-Sem dy iesp. c lii.ly re resent-: That iu the year 1852, a Socie y was foiine.il oy a tew- ctt.zens, who felt an interest iu die A0" riculture of North Carolina and a dee desiie f i its prosjriiy. It Was formed in the ho;e and be ief, that such a Society, if projieriy con im-ted, mgiit greatly promote the impr- v, m-nt and proa s of our husbandry and oilier pursuit c.-n necL.d with it; aid thereby add to the wealth and welfare of the S ate. In the beginning, the Ass. c ation was altogether voluntary. B. t the Li gt-Iaiure t,f 1852, believing s ell a S. ch-tv an us. ful iu-tiument foreffting ih.- end j np se gave it a legal and immanent txstenco bv mi: act of incorporation, under tiie name of the Su te Agricultural Society of North Carolina Many peisoiis have, since, united Jd era-.elve- to the S ciety, and h has increased c ndderably num. Derii g nearly one thousand memU rs. It .as ptoceedel to fu fil its purjiose, as far as it c nld obtain pecuniary means, by procuring and im proving convenient grounds for holding a Fir in the vicinity of Raleigh, and hold.ng a Fa.i ia the month of October in the years 1853 and 1854. Such Associations have been eminently useful m other places, and, par.icidarly. in some of -ur ser Slates of the South. Tiiey ate bemti -iai by periodically bringing together them-'St in.tel ligent and enterpri-ing agriculturists, and thers engjiged in voca ions auxiliary t agricuhure, for mutual in-truction, emulation, and M-cuniay and hono-Aiv lewards. Hence the liris atuie.s n several of the S ates have deemed it jui and wi e tocoun:eiiance and sustain S.K-ieti'-s oft a character, not only by granting chaiters ot ni c i oration, but further moie, by end wm nts to e able them in part to defray the exp-nses in c trred in procuring Fair gro.inds and keeping th--in i . or ier, paying p e n um to successful coin pet tors, aud o herv.iso in condiiciig th op rations of th Soc ety. Y ur inemori ilUiS show, that hitheito the in come of this Soc:e:y (w th th-! exception of a ew don itions) hdth been der.ved entire y fr- m an initiaii n fee, an annual voluntirv coiitril.u ta,n f each member, and a to 1 f -r adni ss'on to t Fair grounds daring the annu il exhjjj -',s Thes. fees atid tolls ate, ( f coutv i jn or der to invite aecesojis.-j" t,)e Society.' ai.-l m la-ger atterdjmcr k.jait0 ther,., ,imi jsrSrvely the interest taken iu the pro c edings: of the Society alitl tn-J winuu- .lt-r.ve.1 from tln-m. Within the two years o the Society's existence, an ig;rega' sum ot 1 ven thousand fiv hundred tlo lars have been thus laised ; which' iiis not dotib ed, your hoi or abl - body will deem not incon-id- rab'e, but cred table to the pnl 1 c sp rit of our c'tuens, in vie.v that it was nieed by the s If taxation f indiv id.ials for public u-es. But even that tim ha- proved inad .juate. For the whole ef it has teen disl-utscd on the Fait grounds, in pr- m urn-, unavoidable and incidemial charges; and there i-, at this time, a defi.it in the f-.nd of tin- Soci -ty, needed to meet itsOrgtgeihe.it , of ah ut twelve bun-Ire t dollar. It must b- obviou , that the exi tence of the Society i v. ry precarious and it it efuln ss much circumscribed, w hile it is thus de; e -d nt. for ind spensablc fund, on such uncertain sonrees. A peison cea-es tob--a member by witiidraw ng when he please; and no fuit'i.r c 'titiibution is to be expected from him. So, a week of b tl we it her du ing the period selected for tin- Fair. prevents the att-ntlauce I visit, rs, mm re e.utse fr in that source are cat ff. Th se causes may t'-ier. for -, greatiy etirtai- the income of tin- So c e y, and deprive it of the ability to meet its en gag tu'eiit, on which is capa.-iiy to do go d depends. In order that it may l e the 1 ct u i deist, od, ii i to ! b rue in mind, to brit g a hout ical competition the iifo f imp'ov. mea ibera: preuii-iiiis must be offered ;o those wh exc I : and that the li-t of premiums must, nice sarily, l-e adopted and j nil d shed sev ra mo i h- befon the hoUling f the Fair, that ex i i it rs may be attracted to it. It is then ap pa vent, to your Hon-nai-le ! dy. that il e n eatis ol' the Society f r offering and paying the pr -m inn, are always pi o-jmjc-i e mi n ly that they are, in trttt'i, to be made of the sums cx p -eii d to b - received at the r-pproach i g Fa i f -r the !ees for m mbeiship and ll e V II- fr m visit.-rs. Consequently, a deficiency of th c t- ll, from any of the causes befove abided o , 1- av.s the Society destitute of a fund to comply wi h its e-igagemenU, and disappoints con pe.i tors. Iu such an event, furth r attendance o the p;d lie, i itln r as rxhibi ors or i i or , c lt d n-1 r a-"i ably 1 e ep ctc-l ; and the dis-i.l nion of the S cty, or, at .-.11 v- nts, the lo . of all it attend Hit hem fits, wi-u d abi'ost cetta ti'y f low a result, in the opinio of your m moriali- s, so iou-iy to be deplo ed. The Kaiis held d ni- g tl.e la-t two years, h .ve given niu.-ii sail taeiion to the pi.bhe, and been productive, as it is tho giit, of m ich g ol t Agrctt lure ai d i:s kiti I red vocat on. I-deid, y u ' memorialist- fully b lieve. that the So.-iety , if it can be kept on o , willi future years, be more xtetisiv. iy us ful by ciicouiagiug and in piov ng the Agri- .ultuie of Nor, h Carolina; i ,ttoduo ;ig aid ex- i nding'. the cultivation . f choice vaii ies of fi u is to which o-ir iivcrsii'ed.-oil a .1 cliniat are so congen'al ; causing h - iutr due mti and rem ing of impro.'-d breeds of. horses, cattle, si.cep and swine, and the r ariug of domest c fowls; the manua ture at home o' t' e be t kinds of agricultnra imph men s, so nece-siiiy lo the coiiv- nii-nt and profitable pursii t of fanning, ai d so very impor a ,t to the a'ti.-ans wtio mak such nnpl nients ; the encoaiag.-inent of n anii- fa.iit'e- g-ntrally within our boider., and es pecially of household manufac me-. ' Your Honorable 15ody, c-unpt- d ci.i fly of peisons eng :ged more or less diieet'y in agiicnl tare, ai-d, at all even:s, repiesenting con-titneu-cies composed f large majorities ofpractic l pluiteis aud farmers and m chanhs, whose la bors are siilservi nt to the profit of ; gr;c.u'ti:re, will, as your memorialist! suppose, s i'upa hise with those inter s sand pursuit-, and tiiink thein worthy of "your consideration, irotectioii and patronage, and be ready to bestow sueh '.bounty on j mem as may ne adequate lor ttieir eneoui acmcnt. If your Honorable Body should thus t 1 . ..... iegard those gieat interes s of y.-ur con-tituei.ts, our memorialU's prt-s nne to express, as they en orta n, the beli- f, that a- a radical iu-tui-mcnt, thiough which ihe legis'a ivc patronieo and bounty may be dispe sed t- the agri ulture of the Stnte a'nl its kin I red art-, none 1 et er ex ists than the State Agricultural So. iciy, if it shoul I please the Legi.-lature to insure its exist ence ft d ojierations by such a permanent or an nu, 1 endo-vment, '"or a reason .ble p.-riod. as m iy seem 10 y ur Honorable Body r.-quis te for thos. purpos s. It is I eyotid controversy, that some rert ein fund, for use fr.nn year to vear. ab olu oly n -ces-ary io pre erve ti e exi-tence of t ie So iety and nahh- it to discharge its func tions uefu'Iy to ti e public. To some extent such a fund may be counted on from indiv dual contributions. But it cannot I e xpect d tl a. even the rao-t public' spirited private ci ize can Ih- induced every year thiough a lung sores of v ars t contribute a fund to meet the pioper xpend tmes of a Society embracing the whole State. II nee, your mcmori-d s's feel a sur 1 dial a p'ovision from the Public Trea-nrv i- in dis; ens d-le to the certain continuance of t' e S ioe y; and they ehteitaiu a confi eut hope, that it will plt.ase yur H -norale liody t- make -uch apjiiopriations as may wm meet and ade q'ate m the p-emises. And your memorial! -t8 w.b ever pray, feo. THOMAS RUFFIN. EDWARD A. CRUDUP, I ROBERT A. IIAvilLTON, j FREDERICK II LL, I J. W. NORWOOD. M Wilson W. Wliitaker mover! that a t lau e be added to the mem r at specifying the sum ask.d to b appropriated by the Li gslature, to be two thousar d dolbrs. ? H n. D. M. Barrii g r was in favor of the ap' pi cation, and hoped help would be g wn; b it he was opposed to the motion of lits niend (Mr. Wi i aker.) He thought it best to have it j it as it had U en presented by the Commi.tce. The im.ti.r would be it-f ried to the Committee on Agricu ture, ami amount of a d proper to be given, would be more propetly a sabj ct f r thctr cons delation ; and a request for a particular amount, by this b dy, might tend to embarrass their action. The Pies dent thnnght it wcu'd be best to leave it :s -he Committee had .resented it. It would be more r spettful, and s ating a definite su n would be too much like sturdy bagging. Mr. Whi ak r o .ly desired to asjerUiiu the s.nse of the society, as to what thoy deemed The quesiion-fcJ . Wf.'uiotion, and decided in the negative. Mr. Clarke, f Edge -ombe, and Mr. Smith, of Halifax, were appointed a committee to present the memorial to the Legislature. Dr. Crudup ted that no premium list had yet been pr pueeL It had leen d- layed already - - - f.mt bfacesome I : V nT...',....lln.A imp ruoifc urmiviiiru ui iijj-n.miuio. - Trmrrprr pai tietilarly to the best met hod of raising wbca, ti e e sou fo' piepirtngg. und atid s -wing hav ing air- ady assed And a U ad:i g object of thi meeting w as to .h-v'se so no plan f raising a pre mium fund. Virgin a offered a premium Ii t in e coti aement of ln-r industrial mtere-ts of $8, 000; New-Yoik an I oth-r State- had shown a simi'ar l.ibetali y ; whil-t ours had not been neater ihan 500. Unless we could have a o-id b isis on wh'ch t found a premium list, we should hn cripp'ed-and defo iti 1 in our objects. Mr. Sm th. of Halifax, thought, the soeiety should indicate to the Legi Mature what amount it th' ught necessary; aud moved that the com mid e be in truoted to ask for $2,000. The President stated that 'he commttee thonirht that sum :ndispoiisab'y n-"oessnry. Mr Bridgers, of Edg--ombc, moved to am"nd 'the motion by siib-t'tut'ng $;5,000, in the pIa--o of 2,000. He thought that .was not too much ; but if the Legislature regarded the sum foo hug--, ih-r c u'd then grant such sum, as, in their wis don, thev mitrht th-nk p'-oper. T'-e motion of Mr. Bri 'gers was negifivd. Mr SmHh th-n modifi"d his roso'ution " ;s to ask be L ir's'ature for $-2,f00 a year, prov d cd 'he Society raise a like amount. Mr. Xorwi-od mov-d fo a-viend the res 1 at ion bv fix rig the sum !t 2,500. j Mr. C!aik' of Ed2e00n.be, tl ought it be-t to j have Jhe sti'ii bank as su get"d by 1 i ft'i n 1 ! from Cab in us (Mr Barr'ngev.) By specifying a d'-fi :te sum, w mi ht s' for 1 -ss than we ran g t. and might ombtirra s t' e frien s of ur can e ;n t' I.-gis"atiire. Mr. M-b-ii", of Al iman-e, thought if b s- to be ve the m-ifter to this committee, without .my pos:tive ii'stiiipt'ons. Mr. Wh-tflker thought,- from what l ad occur re t' at it n- tight to otne to s-mn1 conolu sio'i a- to t'ie amotint. There appe ired to be n eonsi-'erah-e diff-'en e dinonrr themselves ; and hence it npjieared proper jthat the vote should be t ike -. Mr. BaniairT again .nddrespe-l the Society. If we asked for too much ($5,000) he was very sure e shouM get noth pg; but 1 y asking for a modotate sum. or leaving tl e amount, to the disci etion aid I bo'a'ity of tie Legislature, he wa confident we should get something.. Mr. Rayn-r made some remarks touching the t rni of the appropriation, sought from the Log is'atme, and express, d the opinion that that body would 1 e 11 ore I kcly to mnke it for two years, than for a longer time - renew idg it from time to time as might le deemed requisite and expedient. Mr. Norwood's amendment was adopted. 1 he qin-stton then recurring on th ? original ! motion o!' Mr. Smith, was decided in the affima- ttve. Mr. Ra.vn r expressed the opiivon, that if we could L'ot the members of the Legislattne to at tend our M eetings, ai diet them understand the objects we are at, ti ey would be induced to t nite ihems. Ives to our association, and th.- very object we have been labo ii g at for ihe last i o ir wi 1 l-e secured. Many f them think this is a Wal.e coun-y concern. "When they see and learn that it is a great and important Slate .iffair wh-n tin y see and know the wideseoj e of our bje t-, embracing the Agricuituial, Mechanical. Manu facturing and Mining interests ol the whole State, lin y will come forwaid an I give us their aid. Mr. Riyner cone' tided his remarks, by offer ing the fo lowing resolu.ion. viz : Resolved, That Mr. Wilson W. Whitaker be requested 10 ask of the H -use of Commons the use of the Commons Hall on to-morrow after noon, for the meeting of the State Agricultural Soeiety, at 4 o'clock, with' a request that hc members of the General Assemb'y will attend and give us their assistance in promoting the tause of Agriculture. Rcsot'td That the President a point tw o mem b rs of the Senate, and three inemb is in the House if C nimons, to reju stsuch meinlieiso the: two Ilou es, or ny then g n l man m the City, as tliey inay think proper. ,t attend an '. d- liver addie-se- before" ihe Society to-morrow aftermtn. Mr. Barringer was a'Wd the mcmlcrs would not be induved to attend, an I psil y mighi not grant the us of the r II ih. as they Were now so d.- p y engaged in the business of the Ses-ion. lie w-i sorry say tlfcit it was aft.r several off nts that they coiil-I g t llio Hou-e to a Ijourn in time for this meeting, and he thoug'it it might be lietter for his, friend to iequet the u-epf the Sena'e Chamber. Mr. CI like sai l, if r e House would not grrnt the 11-e of their Hall, he would pr.-nvsa the S- n at-- Chamber o the Society at any hoar they 11 ight cho e to occupy it. Aft r some further conversation, the question wa taken on Mr. RaynerV resolutions, and de ci led in the affirmative, and the following gen tlein. n were appo'nted the cnmitee under the same, to w,t : Messrs. Ravner and Cunningham, . of ihe Senate ; and Mesr. Hill and. Long; of Cia vell. -n j S ni h, of Halifax, of the Commons. Dr. Crudup t-alled the attention of the Society to the condition of the Fair Grounds. The land was donate 1 to the Tnstit uti-n by the C tv jf Rahigh, and he undeistoo 1 the Coinu i.-j n were r a ly to make the d ed at am time. t '' previou tin eiing a eoiniihttee weie a; (J iiie 0 attend to the nutter ; but it Was i.t,t k,0w th y ha I mad-, no rej oit, whe her thev l a id s-or not. lie thete'bie moved that a c iim.n.j. ..f l..... . i ,. . ...,..i 1... i't,..:.. -I iiuce, i c . -jfj- u in,.-o vwv iinn, lo j. ., the t ile ol the Fair Giound, and if tl,t de.d i j not already been given, to st-cutv it. C .vs Manly. Dr. Ciinb p au i 15. F. M , ,.j Esc., v re appointed mi d o emit,, e. ju ino'ioi nt. Mr, t-;itiiiiniiain, th-- S adjourned u;;til tn-moirow 4-oelo-k, P. M T be continued.) '0iivu (Blechli) )oSf. WILLIAM DI COOIvr-J, JAMES A. VVADDELI m. d. j EDITORS. . -JiA iiWljIi, J AJN . A i, 1855. Terms TWO DOLLASS PEE AITiruTI, in Advance I CLUB PRICES: 85 full price,. . 12 " . Three Copies,. Eiilht Copies,. Ten Copies Twenty Copies, 20 ' (Payment in all cases in advance.) fcfr Vherea club of eight, ten or twenty suhscrib. . coj,y extra. 53r Postmasters arc authorized to act as ApentJ .1. . vo..i. I.. P.... I.v"'l -lie ouiiinciii ..ccmj i us,. Mr. H. P. Douihit i our nutlWized asent fo tstatPS -t ALABAMA. MISSISSIPPI and 1 VXE-SF.F EDUCATION BY THE STATE. We ma le some general riiiarks hist week ...,i t. . ti... ;.,i.t ..( . ..! . . t- 11 - leo .in 1 . 111.- ."''' nie 1 -,jjui- ( a lie Colli moiiwe.ilth to p- ov ih- l. law- for ih.. ednea i of their children. We had howev. r tn, itl, space nor lei-ire to do jnsii, e t that im;,, ri.-i .. c.tr..... ... . - . q.esi.ou. oi.iiiue il siy at pre-elit, that vie . h . 1 nnt- C . . ' . ..1 .1. il : i-i '.. "i mi. , i..ie i.nie, wil-liev. r II rig' it may be as-tiiiod, ' to defend our po i i with arguments which apix-ar to us alto -ed i r '.ragal le. Lot us now etiqu;tv '-h jjv into tin- expediency of common scho N. means if pr, moi'ng the best ol j o!s if .i i e ernin-nt.- It m.iV b; a-sume.l iha- whai.-v, r nr. irmtL ... ........ mo-ary. and tends i dimt, i-a the pr. al--i f v'c and c"ine; whatever fends to e, ; ., tin C'dirion of tin; people, and ti u- to . r. t c!;;s- fr .in being in p -,! u "ii .i m -i r t ie .if l ici s o atiotln-r; wha evi i (.ua! ti- - tir i ? $ es 'o-' a saf- and ju-lieiiiu- C"i.'bn t .r " t of thoir own tilFi'rs, nui-t tis a mat'cr hi h :ve a vxh. leSoiin- i fleet upon th i,. . r. , , - c ty, an! su!s-rve the pnrpo-e- t ., - u.! economy and salutary I -g:sl ; on. I is $ ,s . that tin-intellect iial inproi-. me it f tin-ji n' , d rived fr-.m s-ctilnr in-tuic ioa, una e.eiii ii , by ll c i-tlino litions ai d s; n t n- te ii u. u ii not. n-eossat lv p o n i c th.-se in s n.i--: i-nM, 1 in I ia a free Chris' ian onnt rv iike .-u: . wi. .-lithe hi t.-r c a of inflin n ' s oo!:-taiith . r it'i- i'oll the minds find colisfit lie. s of th ' m. an enl ght in d eouditiorr of lit - masses :- f.fr . . f more favora Ie to v irtue. lii -ra' t'. , l o- d or -j, and a wi e adni nitr iti-n of publ atl'.i r , ilup the opposit c i ditioii if ignorance ai d in debasement. Ciuiis i niiy, itself m .11 d-- ro greet d popu'ar inelhge:ie, as an c s.- it ai j if- requisite to to- successful inu'ciiion of tie do -tiinos an 1 moiali'v of ihe gospel. j But we go inn- h fin h-. r thtin this. We c-11- tend that as free ii sli ut'o:is ih p -1 ,! t r 1I1 ir preservation ihi-ii the -nt- bigei.t appre ia i--u '' i the pe -pie, a stern mce.-sity require that tie' ban !s. to', whi h they h tw betti ci-tiuiiitted -or safe keeping by our fa'.liers, should Ik: quii fi'd for the sacred trust,. Ann riean -i! e-'y ,'is- f t iblislied by a read-ng, an ! invet:i:aiii'gp;,',-4 ft was a tritimj.h which atiofU-r I s rp-"t- -lj population, wrapped lkc t10 mI rn itdi n-. SjianiarcJs, arfd Pv-riuytiese. in the dtnktKss . ign--rance an'd snpeisiit'en, among win in thoj blessings if a fr.e pulpit and a fn e press ar unknown, loul l n ver i;ave uie-'ertakeii l a hieve I. But the ta-k of p. rpetmriiig free ms i tif.i -us is yet m-re difficult tha-i timi oforgmf ating iliein, and f ir 111 r s rem i isly deina 1 ii th" getioral int'llec!u I improvement of tin st? millions' of th : peoji'e whose interest are invohr ed in thorn. Tiie pe. hV 11. ust fed ami kuw tha'. :h-ir own saf-ty depends upon the stab h'j ..f these institutions. They must l-e siiffici' tidf nligbtened to .ietect the ar ifices of h in igogtj f ho wi uld mislead them into ruin. Ihit li-- can they ihu- iute l'geaily judge, if the po r.t8 left to provide the me ms of odua i ai for the r children, and if many th-u and of voter ij) some of the Suites are to remain' unable to r : id and examine for themselves ? We a re for t'1 n;o4 t'ti'argi-d suffrage among the AmV;e l peo-le, but the right of suflVag- is a i'ang" o" weapon i't the hands of men who are urt-i jf igi oral. I-how' to wi, Id it. The 111010 oijr gni tr.iinetit is p prilariz d, 1 hen -fore, the gr- tj' must be the neceitv for a system of edutjiti f which shall r, ach an ' illumine every ne;guh hood in the Iamb' That the American p ople will evt r, inUll gei tly a:d knowingly, destrov the fr - o'iii raents uikI-t whiih they Ve, and Mibs i 11 otbers of a less 'popul. r charact. r, no sane ma c.n fein ve. l'hey must fir-t. b dehrded. thi lai c iepr-en a ions -of cutnm rr.au I an, bit U tral O S 2OW - bun the more ifr,,,,!-, nt. la- -o - the M.pul ti n ro il l Ik; thus sacc sfuh mi " rougn discontent, an re v a: d b co - I c'. m t that ruin w. ich Ins been the o m 'f t-thcr republic-. It were as na nril and ea f the sun to go 1 ackwa-ds in his course, a- for 1' Aim rican poop'.- to ictrogiad - diie-.-ty not aim of ar'i ittarv g(tvernment. Ifui Un 01 an I our libe ties ever neri h ih- v wi I I ri ll 1 ' j t'ir -iig 1 the mi 'taken anxietv of. the unenh-jht oned c ass of o ir pop.i ation t relax the si' tary le trainis of law, and ush into ractical x tremes ihe g n-ral priucipli s of free govt 11 mt t The ignorant, ami cons queiitlydang- nus 1 ar, of 1I13 popnlatio.i inhabiting th s conn ry, nay be divided into 10 d s ii ct. "lasses the nutivt a nl the foreign. The unfitness of the latt. r cl-s'i on the wh do t participate in tne admiiii-tra-ti n f a g.-vernnjent wliose -principles at-d ob jects thev i-annot understand, is now ackt:o'- ledfod, we Ieheve, by a bvge maj lifyofottr: e ighteiiedi and jiatriotic c'tizens. Coi.sistet cy will require us to confess the same thing in re-ga-d" to the uneducated, nat ve-boin c tiz; ns of t ie'coufltry. We would n-t d s rain hie this class, because thrir patriotism is unqucstioni.bh',i
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