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Tim TUBUS X. IE1AT, Liitor. HfllTI C1I0LIJI1 "Nwfrful ii iaklltttMl, nal ni pkjiinl ttumn, the In. at w Am ui kemt if ur ifrrrtkm." : ' imiM B. LIilT, Juorlatt Uiltf. , inn VOL. XLI. RALEIGH, "WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1850. 3 no. a THB FORTH CAROLINA STAK ' rrnHra wiixlt, IT TH0I1J J. LEI IT fc SOI. (O3oe Marly oppoeats tfa Foot Offloe.) Trrnu if Ibt Pipf r. 12 (4 pr Mfraa, .'lmi puH i ahvajicb $3 00 it sraat la eelavH th-rca sjontke. Ttmii f ldtrrlWoi?. Dm Kun, (1A tines.) tnl Inarrtiun, $1 00 " each eaheequent insertion, 2" Crt r4rs ml jadieial adTertlseBHnie, 11 per eawt. higher. . A tetetiHi of 33) per sent, for advertltewriitt by tt tw, ' " Mr All tetter Mid emnmanleetlons aaast as foil fiud. Hemlttaneea aajr He nuile t m ruk. THE LAW or SF.WSPAPKR8. 1. All euhecrihera, whe. do not give sxrarsa wo Ttri ts the contrary, r considered aa wubing tn -eontluae Ibcir auharriptlon. 1 If annscritiers order the ttlscemtinaance of their papers, the publishers may continue to send them jntH arrearairea ere paid. r. it antse-riber neglect or refuse taking their - iprte frn lb oSees to whtcti theya srtrtj-fliey r held responsible til" their bills ara Mttlrd and tbeif paper ordered to he liiscontimicd. 4. The Cfmrta hare ilechled that rcfusine; to take SMwapaper or periodical from the office, or rewov Ukg and leaving it uncalled for, la " prima facie" videac of istsktioxal raven. MISCELLttEOlS. ROMANCE AND REALITY - The Mltmiii(t lhpiiyfate'Sr toify of the Arabian N ights by the invcnliona of the present day u from a lecture by Dr. Holmes, of Boston; Open that volume of enchantment, the A rahian Nights, to the atnry of Prince Ahmed and the fairy Pari Baneu. The Sultan hai . promised the delicious I'riiiceM Nouronnihar tha 'Light of tlte Day' in marriaye to the one imnhi1hree Vina wha ehotild bring him tho most extra inHnary rarity. lloussain find a piece of carpet upon which one 'may be transported in an instant wherever he de sires to be without being stopp d by any ob stacle.' Alj purchases a tub", which render visible lit moat distant nbjecta or persons by looking ill at on end of it. Ahmed obtains an ortifi etal apple, which 'curca all aick pento:ia' after the eaaieat manner in the world, merely by the ratient'a nticlliii it.' They meet to eoiupare Uieir treaaurea. Houaian Uket Ali'a tube, (l-irirg tn ace the lovely princeaa. - 8hr appenra, int anrroand ed by her weepini n mnen, and almnat ready to breathe her laat. Th three brother get ina a tdy iion ilouminn'a earpet, and are tran?pirted to her elmniber. l'rinc- Ahmed, aya Uii-ury, ne fhim the tajM-itrv, went to the ld-idc ami put the apple benia'h her IWMtrt'a. '" tn a few mum -nt llf princess rose and axled to be dn sil with the snmc freo d 'in mid r-ci HiH iion aa if she had awaked fmt !'Xa.nl ilifp - This ia the jlream of i rien'id fancy. As ! are Stirling over itsi'liildifi eMmvarnnee, a mrsiiger smldenly appears nndpiiua slip of p-iper in j our hand. Alas! your ow u Nour, im'.liHr 'lie l L'ht of vour dav far a- way beyond the fair Hudson, or the TkmuI - BnaqtrTiarmati, I eenow in the extremity ofeunVrmg an.l danger. A magic, at sronder fill aa that if Ali'a tube, bringa her iimge be Iforg. $ WW audbpfuea Wairfartgtttahopcm your ear almost a it iseue from her pale and tremWiug lips,. MJh foe the earpet of 11mi ian! It ia before; you, a roof over it. W alls round it, windows in them, through which you see the panorama-like landscape as you fly alonx! rocks and hills, fields and Uvea flow ing tn broad torrents on each tide of vou, as if the great wave which they say passed over the eontimnVwew sweepmg- rfrymi withltTWhbTe freight of drift and boulders. You are there! O, for the apple of Ahmed to too ho tliepunjvihatareconvulsingtlie deli, rat frame tw tort you. A little flaak mplared it) your band; from iu momh exlialea a tweet olor, aa if the ric hest fruiu of the orchard had yi. lJd it all ditir, perfume. Go to her bedside like Ahmed, and let her inhale its vir tue for afuw -momenta. The deep furrow t pain grow ainoothe upon her forehead. The knotted limb relax and fall passive aa in lumber. ( Her lip are moving; they acem to lay 'What 1 Jhlt dluolraa m quit, . , - fttmla my ssnsn, shnts m; sight, Drowns mv spirit, draws mv breath: ' - Tail aa tmj a. ml, IhU badrntk?' It miy he that in fJii ahadowy eclipse of thought and tensation the exhausted lamp of nature shall be replenished, and that when the tool returns to th temple it teems to have quitted, it aliall find all its rharabera irradiated with the rekindling irlow of life. How (trange Uiat civilization thould call out as palpable realiue of our own every day existence;, ihe creation which were tho telle dream f atory teller on th bank of tlie Dotphorus and die Euphrates !" A FEARFUL DREAM THE LAST SATURNALIA. Some ninety year ago there flouriahed in Glasgow a ehib of young men, which from the extreme profl g iey of ii member, and the li rentiounuM of llieir orgiea, was commonly tilled die Hell Club. Ueside their nirrhilv or weekly meotings, they beld one grand an- -win hw, m wmrn raen trieu to excel the O'hcr in dninkennesa and hlaanheniv on llw e occasion there wa no Mar amongst w,n ranu ugnt wa more eonspicuoue than that of young Mr. Archibald B., who, endowed widi brilliant talent and a handsome Person, held out great oramis in h;.lu.,.,wi ij I i. t , . - ' n"j.w. w iih ii ii uu Deen com mpletely i disaipa- irustrated by but tubsequem reckles tiooa.' . (- - On morning, after returrffng frorl thi an nual featiral Mr Archibald B. having retired to bed, dreamed the following dreanu tie nnried mat be hnnaelf wa mounted on larorite black honnihai K. i i .... Mw..niuc, ana 1 fc wa proceeding toward hi own hows I , untry aeat embowered by 1 "1 upon a UU1, now entirely built C OTM. akat .a . t J- me nr of me night pre ld hi t" d,Ju,,r.,1y dieming. tuddenly Mix- me! ig' 1oud1u'JO with I iu hi. i ' """.plunguighuspurs hor- vain, H-r.to oll'orf, to e, ,hc riuWK but, inatcad of beinr daahed to the earth at he I expected, he found himaelf falling! Cdling! railing anil; aa if sinking mlo the bowels ol the earth. At length i period b-uia mi! to this mrte r!oua ilnri'o1, be found breath tn inquire of Ilia ronipninn, who was atill Ix aiile him, whilher they weregoini;. 'Where nm !! Where are yon takinff me! he i idnimcd. 'To hell! replied the utrangcr, anil immrdi ately intermireible erhoe reeted the tearful sound, 'T hell! to hell! to hell!' Jit h rgth a light appeared, w hieh sooii in rreaaed to a blaze; but inatend of the cries, and groans, and laineiitint's, the terrified traveller expected, nothing met his ear but snnmla of music, minn anil jollity ; ami lie unmet inm self at ihe entrance of a superb building far ex ceeding any he had seen constructed by hu man hands. Within, too, w hat a scene! No amusement, employment, or pursuit of man on earth, but was there being carried on with a vehemence that excited his unutterable a mazemcltt. ' There the panting steed still bore his bnitsl rider through the excitement of the goaded race! There over the midnight bowl, the intemperate still drawled out the wanton song or maudlin blasphemy! The gambler plied fur ever his endless game, and the slaves of Mammon tnil d through eternity tlu irbilter task; whilst all the magnificence of earth paled before that which' now met his view. . .. lie. stKia r4vd llnt he was among old ! acquaintances whom he knew to he dead, and each, he obserVed,was pursuing the object, whatever it was, that hat! RvrAierly engrossed him; when, finding himself relieved of the presence of hia-tinwelconie conductor, he ven tured tp address his former friend, Mrs. D' whom he saw shtingJis had been her wonTt, DHe 'tf,nc & i-ed y ihr flfttinlf of a on eartli, absorbed at loo, requesting her to rest from the game, and introduce him to tlie pleasures of the place, which appeared to him to be very unlil.e what he had r.vpect d, and inde"2 an extremely agreebl one. Hut w ith what a cry of agony, she answered that ihere was no rest in hell; that they must eer toil on nl lliofe very pleai.res, and ihnumrrable voices echoed through tlie interininal'le isulls, 'There is no rest in hell!' whilst throwing open their vests, each disclrssed in his hosom. an ever burning flame! These they said, w ere llie pleasures of hell; the choice on earth was dieir inevitable doom! In the midst of tlie horror this scene inspired, his conductor relumed, and, at his earnest entreaty, resteired biiu- again to earth; but, as he quitted him, he saidKemem- ber! in a year and a day w e meet again!' At thiscrissis of his dream the sleeper a woke, rcverhh and UI; and, w hether from the effect of ihe dream or of his preceding orgies, lie was so unwell a to he obliged to keep his bed for several d ays; during w hich period he had lime for many serioin reflections, which terminated in a resolution to abandon the club and It's licintimis companions altozelher. He was no sooner well, how ever, than ihev floeki d around him, bent on recovering so val tial le a nu iiilier of their society; and, havinir wiung from him a confession of (lie cause of In defi-ciirn, w hieh, as niav lie supposed, ap peared to thtm i mini ntlviidicti!mis,tlieyoon itoittiYf djjojnake : hiin jshjinied of hi rrsnlu- tons, lie joined them 1 ajjain resunii d hit former course of life, and when the annual sa turnalia ranie round, he Jomid. Iiimsclf . with. hut plan in m hand at the? tattle; when tlie president, rising to make hi accustomed speech, began Wiih sayTnf, '(Jcrrtli'ihcn, Uiis being leap-year, it is a year and a day since our last anniversary,' Ac. Ac. The words struck upon the young man' ear like a knell; but, ashamed to expose his weakness to the jeers of his companions, he more liberally than usual, in order to drown hit intrusive' though: till, in the gloom of a winter's morning, he mounted his horse to ride home. rSome hours afterwards tlie horse was found, w ith his saddle and bridle on, quiedy grazing by the roadside, alioul halfway between the city and Mr. B't home, while a few yards oli'lay the corpse ofhi master. Now, as I have said introducing thi story, it is no fiction. The circumstance happened as here related. An account of it was publish ed at the time, but the copies were bought up by die family. Two or tlirce, however, were preserved, and the narrative ha been reprint ed. Mr. Ifeif'l Mlgttt Side of Safari, ,""'' Gkstiehen. The enclosed sermon, trans lated from tlie Arabic, ' and delivered, I suppose, by one of tlie Mufti, I tend you for, publication, under the impression it will a (ford to many of the reader of vour valuable paper om'e amuse ment, ts well on account of hi singularity as its novelty. Its elegance of style and lofty expressions surpass any composition on so small a scale I have ever aeen. Most respectfully. your ob't erv't Q. A MAHOMET SERMON Dtliverrd at Mgitri The attribute of the Deity were the sub ject of the Print discourse, and, after tome exordium, he elevated hi voice, and ex claimed: God alom it Immortal! Abraham and Solomon have alept with their lather: Cadiiah. th first bora "f faith: Ayesm, the beloved; Omar, hWmeekt Omri, the benevolent, the companions of the Apoa- ue ana me ent or Uou himsrlliall died but God,Mosl High. Most Holy lireth forever! Inn niletare to Iliiu a the numeral of arithmetic to the ion of Adam! Th earth ahall vanish before th debtee of II eternal decinit oui iie uvem ana reignetn for evert . trOrt mlont i omnitritnl! ; Michael, whose wing art full of eve.' is Wind lfore Html- The dark nigtit unto Him i a Ihe rays of moruing: for h noticed the creeping of til nau and in the dark night upon the black stnnej and appreliendeth Ilia motion of in atom in th open air. Croat mlone u omniprtttent! . II imcheth the immensity of apace at a point; He moveth tlie depth of the Ocean, and mount Ada ia hidden by the sole of hi tool! Ha brwalruitlt fragrant odour to' cheer di bleasaed in Paradise, and enliveneth th palid frame in the profmindeat hell! : God mlont it omnipotent! ' He thought, and world were created; He frowned!, and they dissolve into smoke: 11 miletlt and th torments of the damned are suspended. , Th thundaring of Harma are tha whispering of Hut voice! Tha rusdinrt of hit stlir rauaeth lightning and aa earth- aoakei and wiih tha shadow of Hi garment 1 I LI. t .1 .. lie oiunein mil ine sun: ' v God alone it mtrtiful. ,'.' . " When n forged Hit immutahle decree on the auvil of eternal wisdom, He temper ed the miaeriea of the human race in the foun tain of pitv. " When He laid the foundation of tho world. He Idropped a tear upon the embryo roieeries of unborn men; and that tear fttifiita -tliroinh the immeasurable lapse f time, shall quinrh the glowing flames of the riottomles pit. He sent his Prophet Itfln'me world to enl ghten 'he tlark nes of the tribes and hath prepared the pat il lions o( the llouri frr the repose of llie true believers. Goiltilanr is Ju,' He chains the latent cause to the., ilislanl event, and binds them both immutably I'.iM to the fiihess of things, lie dicrcrd the unle iiever to w ander amid ihe whirlwind of error, and suited his soul to future toiment. He promulgated the ineffable creed, snd ihe germ of countless souls of helieveis which ex isted in die contemplation of ihe Deity expan ded at the sound.' Ilia justice relieshid tlie faithful while the damned spirits i rnfrsrd i; I in despair, 6'orf nlnnr f t our.' r - Abraham, thrt faiihful, knew it; Moses 'de clared it amidst llietlmmlerings of Sinai; Jesus pronounced it; and the Messerger ol Cod, the wonl of his veiipeanee, filled llie world w ith that immutable truth. Surely ihere is one (OP, IMMORTAL, OMMM 1KAT, OMMFRKTXT, most mmriFt'L and, jift anil Mahomet ia Ins Apostle! SADNESS. There it a mysterious feel ing that frequently parses, like a cloud, over the spirit. It comet upon the soul in the hus sy bustle of life in llie social circle, in llie calm and silent retreat of solitude. Ijs power is alike supreme over the w eak mill Iwft-hrartra. single thnuebt acrtiss the tn mil. Ai'ain sound will come booming ncrosiv the oeefln , ....... J ,i, ni,- knell, overshadowing-all the brie lit hopes and tunny feelings of the heart. Who can des cribe it, and yet who has not felt its bew ilder ing influence? Slill it is a de licious sort of sorrow, and like s cloud dimming the sunshine of the riier, nliliough casting a momentary shade of uloom, it enhances the beauty of re turning brightness! CANCER. Tlie -Tuscaloosa Observer states, that a Mr. Hell, w ho suliered for eicht i year with a cancer in the n.re, wa entire ly cured by using a poul ice of the com mon cranberry. It ia to tiniple and innocent that every one-afflicted wiih the disease should try it. DUEL BETWEEN O'CONNEL AND DES1ERE1U The following account of this affair is from "Sketches of Reforms and Reformers," by H. II. Stanton. During the Catholic controversey of the. bitterness of winch Americans can scarcely conceive, Mr. O'Connell for once departed from the pacific policy w hich was iTic guiding principle of his excited life. Dublin was the central heart whence he sent out agitating pul sations through every artery of the Irish laidy. Tlie corporation of that city was a high Torv luuilh!llaJl!y,'iirlhemm9 uve ciaas. j lie leader ol thebinancipaUoiusts w.na ojflen in cojlisioti yitb, it niombora, many ofwIiiMn encoiintereil his srverear attacks. In 181S, Sir. D'Eatercr, a memlier of the corpo ration, at die tiH-binlioH ol ita leading omeers, challenged Air. O'Connell to porson:,l combat; the parlies met and the first tire D'Eatercr fell, mortally wounded. The sneressful duelist saw his antagonist stretched on the grass at his feet, gasping in death. The awful spectacle left an.idudiug, . abhorrence mA. - blond - tn - the sensitive mind of O Council. Twtnty live year later he inscribed on the Repeal banner his memorable saying, "No political change ia worth ihe shet'diug of one drop of human blood." His remorse for the D'Esfc rere tragedy brought forth fruila meet for rcpenU'nce. Du ring their lives he contributed liberally to the support of the widow and children of the man whom he had thin, - UNPUBLISHED LETTER OF GENE RAL WASHINGTON. The New York Journal of Coinmerae isfa vored by Silas E. Burrows, Esq., wiih the following letter from General Washington to Sammucl Posell, now first .published. The original ia in possession of Mr. Shwartz, V. S. Consul at Vienna, from w hom Mr. Burrow obtained the copy now before ue: Moi st Vkiimos, Eeb'y 5th, 1,789. Dear Sir The letters which you did me the honor of w riting to mc on the 6lh and 20ih last month, come duly at hand; and their cn Motire were safely delivered lo my nephew, Bushrod Washington, who ha lately become a reaident of Alexandria, where and at the court in it vicinity he mean to establish himself in the practice of the law. No apology, my dear sir, on this oj arJNHher occation, w as or will be necessary for pulling any letter yon may wish to have safely cWseyed" lo a friend in these part, under cover to me. All the political manoeuvre which were cal culated to impede, if no to prevent the opera tion of the Government, are now brought to a clone until the meeting of the new Congress; and although the issue of all the elections is not yet known, they are sufficiently displayed to authorize a belief that the onposrra at the Government have been defeated in almost eve- J ry instance. Although the elections m this State are over, il will be tame time from th extent of it before the Representative to Con gress can be finally announced, r rom conjec ture, however, it is supposed the majority will be fedorali .. Some are so sanguine as to believe that ceven out of the ten will be to: but thi. aa I have already said, i altogether conjecture and vagvi eonjocturet for much pain ha been taken, and no art left unassayed, to poison the mind and alarm the fear of the people into op- oosition. On tlie list of the Elector which lias been published by die Executive authority of theatete, there appear (as tar aa t am acquainted with tha character of the gentlemen.) eightde- cided friend to the constitution. Be tlieeauseof the British King' insanity whatmav, hissitua tioa (if alive) merit commiseration. Better per haps would it have been for At nation, - though not for eurt, (under present proapect.) if thi event had happened at the time. Dr. Franklin, yoaaay, auppose hi Majesty' constitution was tinged with the malady under which he ia now isioonng: . Mr Waaliineton, the Major and Fannrjmd other under tlua roof, unite in heat wiahea and aflectionate regard for Mr. PowD and your elf ana, i am. Dear Sir, your most oh't, . " " "and very humble crvan& faigned,) - ' G. WASHINGTON. ir; the Caucasian race. " The following extract is taken from the life of Alfred the ( real. It allows in a striking light the immense energy of II, Cauratian race and their commanding! Influence upon the destiny of 'he human family' For three thousand years the Caucasian race continued under all circumstances, and in every variety oOiiuainn to exhibit ihe same irana snu ine san e indomitable prowess. io caiamitns, nowrvi r great no ttcehlanng wars, no destiuclive peiience, no aVasting famine, nn trglil ol dark'ness, however mii' ers sal mill glooiny has ever been able lo keep them long in li rrsilntion or barbarism. There is not in w a liartianms people to be fonm! n the whole race, and ihere lias tint been one lor a ihoiisaml years Neatly all i lie treat exploits anil achieve ments too. which have signalized llie history of ihe world, have been performed by llii branch of t lie human family. 1 hev have civeti ri-M riiy to ry r).ge III which ihey have lived, and In every rounirv thai they Imv'e ever posscised, liy some great died, or dis covery, in achievement, which their iiilellec luil energies have accomplished. As Egyp tians, they built llie Pyramids, and reared cn ormous monoliihs, which remain as perfect no w as they were when first completed, thirty centuries ago. As Plitrnicians, they con- -.1 .-I.:.. f . i ... ... . , ' - plurcd without rompa?s or chart, every known sea. At Creeks, thry modeled architectural enibellicliment. rut seiilphirrs in matbk, a wrote poems and history which have been ever since llie r.ilmiraiion of the world. As ftouums, iltey carrieit 3 i'coniliri tea'iiT''neyiVct' I nijliiary orRaiviUm - over fifty nations hhI I and a hundred millions of people, wiih one ori"anendiii tial-ir siiprf ine m-sire over all. Hie mins-of whose os ami monuments have not vet . passeu away . i imih has tins race gone on, always. diMinsnii-biug itself, by energy, ec I tivily and intclleelual power,, w liererer' it lias .dwelt, whatrvei largimge il has spoken, and I in whatev.r period of li e world it has lived. 11 lias invented printm?, and filled everv coun try mat it occupies lib pcrmnjv-nt recocils imu I'uni, ucccssiiiie 10 an. it luis exptoreil Hie heavens, piul reduced l precise and exact calc-ilatiuiis thccninplictiird motion there, I; has ransacked ihe earth, systematized, nr - rangeil, ami classilii-il ihe vast mi-laiign or P,.J!,.,?'.'.,J "iliinals- aiui ..uuneral e-rotltrrts tn be liittnd upon Its surface. Il makes steam and tailing watt r to do more than l:a'f the work necessary for feeding and rloiliii.g the human race; and the howling winds of the ocean, the very emblems of resistless destruc tion and terror it steadily employ in . Initr. clanging the products of the world and bear ing the means of comfort and plenty to every clime. The Caucasian race has thus, in all ages, and in alt ihe Varieties of condition in which the different branches of it have been placed, evinced the same gi cat charseterislies, marking ihe existence of some innate and constitution al superiority, and yet in the different branch es, subordinate differences rppear, which are to be accounted for, perhaps, partly by dil- irmrror i in innsiani re, afio parnv. j roMiinr,rousiiiiri.jnai uiversiiies itivcrsi- 1L'' ,0V.wl,'t'h tttie.bxarie.-li iadliHilieet frr)m oilier brstti'hes, as the whole ruce f from the oiher racet wiih which we have compared them, ...... Pav Yorn Dt.iiTs. I. If you wish tn se cure the reputation of being an honest man, pay your debts. 8. If jou would avoid bringing: disgrace upon the f4jig;oti? i;arly yu.. MiinywrpymtfaelilaT' " 3. If you are anxious to get n good article, and be charged the lowest price for your good never uVUtv to my your debts. 4. If you w ish io obtain uch credit as vour business may require; be sure to pay your debts. 6. If you would remain on term of friend ship -with those you trade wiu pay your debaa, 0. If you would avoid embarrassing other who are depending upon the settlement of your account, pay your aeDl. 7. Ifyou wish to prevent mistake and liuuation, keep your account well adjusted, and pay your debt. 8. It you wish to aid in the circulation of money, never 1st cash remain hy you, but pay your debts- 6. Ifyou would do to other as vou w ish them to do to you, "you'otight to pay j our ueois. 1 0. If vou wish to stand clear of ihe chnro-p of lying and making false excuset, pay your UCD18. II. Ifyou desire to pursue vour business with peace of mind, pay your debts. i . ii in ine expectation ot death, you would like to have your affair in a satisfac tory condiuon, pay your del. 13. If you wish-to do what is right in tlie sight of God and man, you must pay your debt. 14. S hould your debj be ver so old, or snouidyou have "taken tlie benefit of the Act" if you have the mean, you are nolajust man unless you pay your debts. To enable you to pay, adopt the " following aavice: i,ei your looei, living, and equipage be plain and not cosdy I avoid expensive clothing; abstain from wine and all intoxicating liquor, and never keep it in your house; do not ink your capital by purchasing plate or spieniuu iiimuiiure; nave a lew parties a possible b careful as -to- speculators, and never extend your trade beyond your means; never aspire to be shareholders in banks, iic; nave as lew men about you, at convenient. and none of a upiciou -character) be- de termincd to refuse all offer of partnership; be careful aa to lending money or being bound with other: avoid all law-suita; keep your book posted, and look well to tlie account of your customers; bring up your family to econ omy and industry, if you observe the things, you w (11 alwayi be able, with good for tune, to pay your debt. 11 you read.theaboveT Don't fii3. The min-fulfilmcnt ejf eontracta i th eu'rae of lite land the curse of tlie Church.- COUNTERFITERS ARRESTED. W learn from tha Rutherford (N. C) Banner of the 6th Inst, that two individual by name Oliver Revel and Allen Revels were a few day previously committed to die Coun ty jail on- the charge of paaxiug Couuterfc.il Bills. Tboae found in their possession, war i eouuterfc.ilArecs on dm Bank of Cap Fear t i fivet on tha Planter' & Mechanics' Bank of Charleston and iitmtyt -On-ith Bank of Georgetown. No other description of the Bills given, Wit and Humor. INTO HIM. A conc-ited colonel , in, the. cavalry lately co'inplained I bat from She ignorance of hi offi cers, he wa obliged to do the whole duty of die reg'men. -I m" laid he, "my own captain, my own cornet." "Aul own your trumpeter!" (aid a witty la- d' CONtWRl'MS. At a recent fair of the Universal rWiety at Lynn, a reward of a set of silver spoons wa olfereil for the best conundrum, and adjudg ed Ui the following; VA by is a prolix clergy mn like an aged per M.H.' ItecauM' Ihey ImiiIi tltltttc "die late This i s-.ircely Ix-tier than the olliera i ffer ed, -ft hieh were then': . hy is a niinistcr ,ke a Inromotivrf We hate lo look out for fiTni;! Iiilr tlit bell rings. Why is a lady's hair l.ke a bee hiie! It holds the comb. Why ii hii intoxicated young man, who is to bfeeitie tho inheritor ot his farthcr's estate, like a certain kind of slove! He isan hrirfirht air tij-bt.' U In m a falsehood often repeated like a w ell substantiated truth? It it rt-lied uytoa. HAD HIM THERE! One of our North ern content poraric recently., tried to measure hw-WTt'with 'lhat'inf IkiVIWiyllld'WerwIIrr the following disastrous defeat. We publish it for the benefit of tome of our youthful friend' unacquainted wiih the pungent properties Of the lemaic tongue: " jy.hUw vou intiiur to give mc for a Chris nins present," remarkeel a gay damsel toils the oilier day.. We. meekly replied that we had nothing lo oirer bur our humble self. tThe smallest favors gratefiilly received," was the merry response. LONG PRAYERS. Coiililn'i help laughing the other dav at an aii'.cdute of a mull aecusionied lo make long prayers, who had over persuaded agwest.great- Ivngamsi Ins itielina:ion, to breaklast. Jle f rra'.cil ami prayed, lilLhis ininatteiit cues! be- gan,aennniy lo Willi; eil egmg a way quieilv 1 and walking oil; but in all'-kipiing it waked up j the old man's aoiSj, y ly'- as aslif-p in hi ' iliair. "How soon will yoi'.r father bo throuili!" w hrspFTcd Thf gmut, ''- "I I as he got lo the Ji tvsyet?" askcil llie boy, in reply. "N o," Si.id llie oilier. "Wal, ihen he aim hulf through!" answered llie boy, and composed himsilf again to his nap. V hereupon Ihn guest l "lied at ulicfi,.,... THE SAPIENT DUTCHMEN. A few year ago, a couple of Duu-hmen, Von Vauipl and Van Bouct, lived upon frie nd ly lennson the high hills of V ermont. At last they fell nut over a dop. Von Van! killed Van Bone's canine companion. Hones, dimming lo ajuMime ihe killing to have been intentional, sued Vampt for damages. They were in due time called into court, when the defendant in ihe c:sc wat asked by the Judge whether he Uuif, -ttj-Vfuwe- -l--ktk- nunc "- amd Vauiut, "but let Bone prove it." Thi being ,qrf tOMiiMirv warcatrecl em to answer a few qnesttnrm, and among others lie w as asked by the Judge at what amount he estimated the damage. ' HE did uoi wi II understand llie question, and so, to oe a little plainer, Ihe Judge inquired w hat he thought tlie dtig to be worth. "Pesure," replied Bones, "the dog wat worth nothing, hut since he was to mean ns lo UU jiimjlieahallpay the f. ir Valiie bTliiin. l low many suits have occu pied the aliention of courts, how many con- lesui have engaged tbe tune of the public, and have licen waged w ilh virulence and Invective. having no more worthy difference Uian that of v on t ampt and V an Bone. ANOTHER QUESTION. Which can ntell the tat" die quickest the man who know the most, or the man who hat the most note PREDESTINATION. "Do you belieie in predestination I" said the captain of a Mississippi ateniner to clergyman who happened to be travelling with nun. 'Of course I .do." "And you also believe that what is to be will be!" "Certainly." "Well, Pin glad of it." ' "Win" "Hi cute I intend to pats that boat ahead in liliecn consecutive minutes, if there be any virtue in pine knots and loaded safety valve. So don't be alarmed, for if tlie bilert ain't to buist, they wo'nt." Here the Divine began putting on .his hat, and looking very much like backing out. wnicn the captain seeing, he observed s-l thought you said you believed in predestina tion, that what i to be will be!" "So I do, but I prefer being a little nearer the item when it take place I A PRECISE WITN A witness in court who had been cautioned to give a precise anawer to every ajueation, and not to talk about what he might think the question meant, was interrogated a fol low ; , t - . "You drive the Rockingham coach!' "No, ir, I do not," Why, man did you not tell mv learned c , - ... - menu so mis moment 1 "No, wr, 1 did not. NW,-BTr, I put h TOTtm--! purilTo ton on your oath, do you not driva th Kocking- nara eoacnr "No, sir I drive the horse." THESUN STANDING STILT. Soon tflcr th Copernican system of astron omy began to be generally, uneh-ratood, an old Connecticut farmer went to bi Parnon wnn me mnowiug inquiry -ur. I ., do you bcliev in tha new story they tell about tha earth moving round th unt" " 1 ea, certainly." . "Do you Uiink it is acewding to the Serin. hires ( If it's true, how could Joshua com mand the sun to stand Hill!" . "Umnh!" ouoth the Doctor, scratchtrur hi head, "Joshua commanded th sua to stand still, did hel" " "Yes." . "Very well. Did you ever hear thai he set it going again!" ' -i REMOVING THE CAUPE. An mvidid teut for a physician, tie lata Dr. 'Wheelman; and tflcr detaining biro tomei- tune with a dcacrption of pains, che. c ne tuna nimmed up i nyj loctor, you have numongged me long enough .with ycur good-for-uothiiig pill and worthies lyrnp ; they don't touch tlie real difficulty. I wish Ton would atrike the cause of my ailment, if it it tn your power to reach it. "It thall be done," (aid Ihe Doctor, at th some time lifting hi cane, and demolish ing a decanter of gin that stood upon th sidc- ooaru. At the recent grand concert in New Or leans, while Ntruknech wat performing a very difficult piece, w i:h variation, on die piano. a roiion planter, who wa mlmirtng the OCX' terity with w hieh the musician made use of his fingers, more than llie music, exclaimed lo a friend "W hat a magsiificentcotion-pirk er that fellow would make!" What do you ask a a aiaryT' "aid a ho- lemeeper to a youirg nian w linmrlrB proposed to engajre lo aliend Ilia bar. "Five dollars per week, wiih the run of the drawer !" he replied, "or fiftet u dollars wiUi out." ONE OF HOOKS'S. Theodore Hook once dined with Mr. Haleh- "Ah, my dear fellow," said hi host, de precatingly, "I am sorry to say, you w ill not get to day such dinner as our friend Tom Moore gave us." "Certainly not," replied Hook, "from a Hatchet me m wpm rifllMng Ml a chop."" WESTERN ELOQUENCE. -"What, sir, have my client did! Nothing, ir-iiiorhrng. Hut that is the man whathave did the mischief. Him it were, sir, what sir, what with Ihe the ferocity of a blood-bound, seized a shingle and pursued the victim for for near three-quarter of a mile f" POLITICAL, HON. MR. HANNEGANvi A PktKTVl Pin-cat. The Baltmtore pa pers publish from the Boston Daily Advertiser llie following extract of a letter from a rospect-abl-f American at Berlin: "Hu t all thing are lame beaideaour minister Hanm-giiii. II? i th most mannerli-ss and utterly vulgar man I over met. Though now recovering, he ha during a eonsidemMe time been almost dying of delirium tremens. His presence here is the greatest possible disgrace to our country. I canno .toll yoa about hiim rijuyh-,aa .aurwnt, audwnhapplly,- authenlicaleii, surpasg all belief. tti manner and con venation are unendurable, his debauch ery with women so gross and continuous that the servants in lh hotel are scantrslizcd. - fn coming across the frontier he swore and quar relled with tho police who demanded his pass port, and attracted a great crowd, and, after long abuse, flung the pas at lad in llie officer' face He wa so insnnem hi hotel, with de lirium tremens, that he thought himself pursued by fiends from hell, and persecuted by women -whom -he eaw- in- the- tore-wnd- every w hew about the room. The figure in picture on the- waihv himtmihtfmi&Tmil mocked 'him. - lie opened hi windows and called in a crowd of persons to assiathiin in driving out imagininy women; and was one dart taken up for dead, so far had hia disease progressed. The New York 'Globe' has the follow ing: "We perceive that onr late Minister to Ber lhi; 11on.'Edward- A'. Hannegan, ha returned in the Europa, and a personal friend of ours, who knew liiinintimatelyabroad.anlhotixesu tossy that the huierelcfamatory of Mr. Hanne gan, published in the Whig papers of Boston, and copied elsewhere, make nothing but statements utterly without foumlation. Mr. Hannegan never tasted s drop of ardent spirits during his whole residence in Europe, and hi conduct was of tlie most amiable and exem plary character uflder aH circumstances. The stories, therefore of the letter writer in ques tion are moat cruel as well a unjr.s', tnl were no doubt the manufacture of some personal ill feeling and malignityj? ... . NON-INTERCOURSE. W received hy th last mail a letter from a subscriber in New York, who expresses himself to much pleased with our view on the subject of non-intcrcourae, that k if de termined to reduce litem to practice forth with. He therefore desire hi account to be forwarded and the paper, discontinued. The day on which hi "litter was dated, thirty thousand people assembled, in New York to see three great Ocean Steamers launched. Probably our subscriber was t mong die number. But whether he was or not, we dare say, it never occurcd to him or any of tha vast muliimde, thst nine-tenths of the mean employed in constructing these : leviathan of llie deep were derived from die I labor of the people south of tlie Potomac, in tne brat place, of the thirty million of sp propriations annually v.ada- .by Congro, iwemy nva minions, at the lowest figure, find their way into Northern pockets. Iu the at e. ond place, cotton, sugar, rice and tobacco are the main source of Northern wealth. Thev feed their mannfactnripa. thev nr h. freight hy which their vessels are maintained. ano tney pay tna enormou profit realized on their various commercial (Decuhttion. If they were kept and used at home, tha grand spectacle of tha launch of the Ocean steamer, on one day might occasionally be witnessed In tlie water of the t'he ipeake-r While we are die vassal of tha North such a tiling never has been and never will b teen, W do hope, that the pirit of aggreioa manifested by our nortliem - brethren may a waken such a spirit among our people as will induce them to profit by the redundant bles sings, with which nature ha endowed them. W have it in our .own power, by union and energy, to plsea welr beyond the reach of dtoe who would assail us. W have am ple means to efioet this, without disturbing tlie Union. , In fact, tlie remedies, under th Constitution, are th surest and moat effec tive. Lot tiie Union stand forever, and tl at Uke cre of ouraclrc. , jRUk. fihig. The Union publishes lite folio wins- a hcins- communicated (' ." . ' . " Encrvoc4i Our bid friend, Ex-Renator Westcott, oat leaming that Messrs. "Clay and Houston hid severally expressed Uieir frevenl desires to ba immured ia grave or tomb ere tlicy might witoea a thssolutioa of tha Union, exclaimed, with hi usual energy 'Mav God keep me ahvc antil I tee it" - K)ur old friend !" W hv, it ia no great while aiqee Ex -Senator Wett-eolt w at read ' out of Democratic party, by tlte Union, along Willi Messrs. t allioun, liuller, and luloe.&- v Their ouence was for excluding tha edi'or of hat paper from ihe floor of the rVnntei'haiiu. ber. . hi.. Timet'- CompUrt THE PRESS ON TIIE GUBERNATV RIAL ELECTION. Tha Milton Chronicle says: "We sre au thor led by Mr. Ken, toaiaie that so far as he ia eonerrned, he could not, under any eolwi- i tstion, however imporlunate, consent to be come a candidate for Governor, at this time, even iT the field w ere fairly open, but whi j" ever might be his annicly to fill llie Exeesii.e Chair of North Carolina; he could not b m duccd to suffer himself to be brmtght in enh- -fliVt for a nomination with the tlistingittshed (.f gentle man w hoaj-w so worthily tills the oflice. No mini, he thinks, has higher claims tiTnirr the-Whrgs of Norlh "epdip for lliat ollice limn the present innimbcriT nor would, any man the Whigs could select be more likely to bear onr banners in triumph through the next canvass." The Mountain Btinner, in a difTerent humor, say: "Weowed'ov. Maulv no rsonal iU will. We tnair from ptrtonal knowledge , that his friend here in the West, admit that lu!.cauulJie eliic-Ud, d.. wo ., -cat! -.upon -lis, - friend in Raleigh not to sacrifice the Whig , party, for fear of wounding the pride of one. ' " man. The Wilmington Commercial has tits fill lowing: "The idea ttiut it is ncecssarr, from Sfty yrrfWfiV -rrmtrrc; opprae-tho- rCHi'ee " tiiHi of Gov. Manlv, isloo-i-urill'orroinnient. The I'llitor .w hoJls.wir'JLJhiav. jlitiy , mljfirta himself to the ridituli-of ciery intcil gent man in the Snete,- - It will bcrwise, in-both parties to let ihe Coternnr' Election go to the people; without interference." ' The Rnsnokc Republican speaks llius:'1 ' It onr present excellent tSovernnr, walk, for once, over the turf, without oppnsitiun, and ws will give you a fair chance neM time, that is, if vou will run 1H, I,), in, or Saunders, Kilwants, oe Oraves." ItnUinh Remxbt. It i i well known, that two years ago, w preferred Col. Andrew Joyner, to any man ia the State for Governor and do at this time; and though we have not, and do not intend to p;-es his c'aiins. Such a course is jjot eon,; sistent with our notions of propriety. The nomination is eminently duo to Governor Manly, aa it is usual for the Executive of the S ate tn "re two terms, and it seem unkiul to adopt a different course in relation to him when no just complaint has been madesj-iinst hia. adminigtMUou -of -our fff."Vl wa ranuot itSscrr!i) to the propisition toiulenul die DciiiocfliliC -arty by -tlHJildilot of tha Uegister. W hat rigid has he to speak for tint . WJik body uf N-C, and eiwnuiit. tlitMl to- L"Dobhin, Saunders, Edwards, or Graves!" Are tho Whigs Automaton in the hands or the Register, to lie bound hand and frtot t M facte augircstion of its nifiimt Edilor! We throw on the shncklrs, and acknowledfl ni such fealty and although we think it right and just to run Gov. Manly, if there be ihs sliffhlesl ftrospcci -of - aucccss under his lcutr yet, we cannot agree to any such bargain ti sweww-his-HomHesltisit, r1rnvt e - anyerthrT- man tn the State. It the t.ilitnr of tho lUw-, tori willing to sell hi "birth right for a mesa l potagc," lethim do ita.- We Camiot nor will not imitate his example. Roanale. Republic. The R"giser replies to the Adrocate brief ly, as follows : sTlnEtHtftt-br -Ih'e-anGx"1lcuT.!S"' can" mnet be particul.irly stupid. If he can- not see through the drift of the late article lit'" the Register," for which he bikes ut to ffrik, w cannot bike the trouble to explain. The Edi tor doe gross injustice to our intention mo tives and feelings. The Milledgcville, Oa., Mahiifucliiring ,(!a., Mahufuctiiring . j I a dividend of 10 per for the' previous six W Istiast, ' " ' 4 Company ha declared cent, OH It! operation ft month, payable, on the 1 he abote-paragrngh should be deeply rtts ' graven on the mind of every Southern maac'' Ten per cent, for tlie previous 0 months! ne 20 jier cent per annum! I - Think of that, yaV who have capital invested Which doe not yield you one half the amount. It it necesa.1--ry that a larger proportion of our population engage in the varied manufacturing pursuits, then we should see a more flourishing state of things in the Southern States. Tho idea,6 once entertained, that manufactories coithl lioft be made as successful and profitable in tins) South as in the Nor'h, has now, by expert' enco, lieen ullerly exiilndcd. We liotie ttk f i the day when the South h.vll do her o Ut spinning aul weaving the dav when she, y shall Hot only furnish herself, W shall also) clothe olhers, and furnish ihem W illi a llioilsund articles of necessity and luxury. - We ahouKf ' be sn Independent people, as we profess to be. snd no longer pay trilmte to the North for"1 every coat, hat, shirt and risir of boots wd wear; and for every saddle and bridle tliat wo (. need. Our own State, for a few yearn past, it hiia been largely adeling to lies investment iw ' m inufarteirica of all kinds, ai d we have not t learned that any one has, failed to realize iir, P"5''-,,, , ; Jtthtvwttwt. nisB) nTMr,. Jsaac B. Dunn, a membdr oiiie?;;'' Virginia House of Deleg-ites, scut in hi4 ff-.f tignntion 'on tha 8:h ull--asigjiing ns fit '". re-tooa tha obliga-ion resting upon hint taen- i tor upon His performance of a more impermcir , rive du y, m that Df b ittoniiur to tha ri . t euaof a widowed aitr. Mrs, W hite, who. . baa icrendv . 1CB- maUi'i wkh 4m --- ehild, by a band of Apacas or other Indian In new Mexico, who also, killed her hnj-f ' P S Wa hare revived a hver amrnnt a of thi dUtreasing s flair. - A party of the ' dragoons went in pursuit of the fugitive law disns, and came upon them very suddenly, t when- the wrrtrbes dclibeiakilif :.ht M White anil then fled. Tlwy ought to lie severe'jr dea.lt with. Mrs. Vhito wa a na-"1 Bve or Abingdon. Aihtvillt A'ttrt. " ' BACK COUNTRY COMING DOWN ' . Wa have had the pleasure of the past few days, in addition to an unusual ., number of our Fayetteville friMiHa. evnl gntlemeii' from the mouniaimv UItmg Wd- r mington for the first time ou business. They expreiwed themselves (urprised with it heal- thr location and great business facilities. " Tbe Henrietta, took up a Urge number -rex "' turuing. - W hope -their stay wa oloasant and that they will return. W are glad to ee iheiB) all, .and will do all wa can to make them satisfied and pleased. . Wd. Aurora. " : .3-L.-riV-:-
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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