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WORTH BOE1NA TH011S J. LEIA., Editor NOETII ClEOLISl'Tawtrfnl li iBtfllrtlaal, moral tad pbjilrul rrMarrc, the land cf oar iirr and Lome tf tm afferlbni." VOL. XLII. RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY MjQRNIXG, JVQVEMBKR 5, 1851 NO. 45 ffljffff -I JLiLJLJ STAR i TIEMS. If pai4 ricJy ia advance, ti par n fcaail I it if " wilhin ill months; an4 t3 t the ADVBRTISISO. 1 Siiure (It lines) Brit insertion, a4 1$ cnU for Men subsequent insertion. ICIICCITTBU. ENORMOUS CHINQUAPINS. A geudenwa from ihe rnuiuy of Franklin, "yesterday, presented us with a handlul.ol "chinquapins, the product of a tree in iti.a 'county, which considerably exceeded filberts Ha eiie. There wis great uniformity among them, no one being perceptibly larger than 'toother. They averaged three quarters oi an inch in diameter, and about an inch in length. Two of tliemere left at the desk for inspec tion. Itkh. J)ii. lkfr. Ewing. of Bodorgan, in North Wales, H eonteinplating the adoption of guss u-n'l - to preserve crops of wall fruit from untimely blighu "THE BLACKM-HutY; Very few regard this shnrb of the slightest value it does, however, possess some qiiali Hiea which entitle litem to thealteiiiion ol utli re than tlie mere passer-by; for instance: "The hlackherries have a desiccative and stringent virtue, and are a most appropriate remedy for the gums and inflammation of the tonsil. "Boerhave affirms that the roots taken nut of the earth iu February nrAMarclu awl Uoilcd . . . .. .... I.. ..I in honey, are an eeeiieiH remr dropsy. ... "SSynip "I Olio nut; in-', 4M1 biu oru only fed. is cooling anil astringent, in common pur - gingsor fluxes. I he oruise.i leavts, sialks ,r j.s ,,xi.(,sslvt. ,.,,,(.,9 ami the extreme dif aud unripe fruit, applied outwardly, are said j m.j,v . i,;,.), j, ;., fiI,it. , ffmWj, Units-Wrt-WMIi's Tie:T;iTv';!IlPn'ni: Am. Fanner t n.nryilopinjvt. j ( m die sea shore it ri-es u iih the live oak in A C I1 UF FOR W A RTS . , et . i.,, .. ,ii, i.t i ' , , Take a leaf of a plain eahed llie house-leek, ... L:. : t ..I I 1 . I I . peel it and bind it upon a wart when y on go 'to bed. In tlie morning, the wart will Im koI 'tened to such an extent lb .I inu iimv pull 'half of it off. Repeat the application lor two 'or three nights, and the, excrescence will dis appear, leaving no mark behind. W e n:e tried this frequently since we were a inf, a'nJ 'know it lo he a,n unfailing remedy .,.,,. A correspondent of the llaltimorr American, writing from Russell eouuly, Y'iigiuia, cites iwo eases, one ol a negro man and the ..dii r of a bovv in - wbich-eewse- liite of nililesiiiikeg have oeen cured hy llie lice aoininisiralioii ol 'brandvi half a tumbler full M a time every few mi nutes unlil a qunrl had been taken, ji is said that the liquor iu such rm'jajduiuMtui- -tnxic&te7 AURiCL'LTLKK IN OS:GON. A letler from I'mpqua Valley, Oregon, pub lished in New Yoik Courier, s -js the climate is so mild in that qiiarier. . of . tlitt ....gluJHir-uW 'leeping out doors is no hardship. Kieii in win ter ihe'groui.d i thfr vaHry never treeres.so -that oalk, potatoes and barley are sown in llie fall. The wheat has the largest grain ever seen. . Oats of a corresponding qn lily arc raised fil'r .years in uiciraiioii Jrotn ie t"U'it!i yiiililing at tlie rate ol liliv bushels lo lite acre ol each crop ! I.idian corn does not do s,. XIL v' ,rt- .,.-'-"-- -A-.-M-'- KAflJr account ol ibe droughts in August and Sep tember; hut potatoes, turnips and other roots, iii the moisler locations grow lo a great size. No inseels or weeds trouble the crops of any "killJ. Apples produce abundantly, and plums. jerab !ppIe1s,pisbKr,csa4'' Urg ydlw..tsaci. ty,) whortleberries (a red species,) strawberries, and several o;hcr berries -f line flavor, not 'known at home, are very abundant. Govern ment giort to every actual settler on public land iu Oregon, six hundred and forty acres in fee simple. THE OLIVE TKEE IN THE SOUTH. We see. that a Mr. R. Chisholwv of Beau fort S. C is successfully enliivaiinii tlie olive In, from planis procured in the neighborhood 'of Florence, Italy. Mr. C.hisholm has also made arrangements to obtain trees from Spain. Those he has bear abundantly every year, lie has not commenced the manufacture ol olive nil, except to the amount of a few bottles merely as an experiment. We are glad that this experiment to cul'i vate so valuable a tree of which out species is indigenous to llie South, has succeeded so Veil. We are glad, too, lo see thai Sotiih Carolina, whilst preparing for independent sovereignty without, and tor war with her brethren, is not forgetful that peace is some what necessary to a nation 'a existence; and, accordingly, that she is preparing iis emblem, the olive branch, to be magnanimously offered, no doubt, to the rest of ir e Union when South 'Carolina a chivalry shall have conquered it. In order (hat we may be ready to exchange such amicable insignia with her, when the time arrives for so doing, some information on the olive tree, and on ihe chances of success for iu eultivation in this country, may nqt b deemed out of place. From various good au thorities we have collected what follows: A temperate, equable climate, wi'.h neither two much heat nor cold, and without sudden changes, Is required for the olive tree. It will bear a steady, severe cold, but not a quick nd violent change from mild to eold weather. It is otherwise an extremely tough and hardy 4lant, cry long-lived, and requiting some 'rear.' ro,'l', before producing fruit. In Eu 0e it is not successfully cultivated north of ihe forty-fifth degree of latitude. It grows in every kind of soil except that which is marshy; "and is planted at intervals of tenty or thirty eet, as it requires plenty of air and light, ll is-mnhiptieil by iSuHihgi aniT by pieces of ilie tfoot, which are raised from die- seed, or from vj'Udplaixli takes from the woods, which arc stterward graded with tlie desired yariety. , There are In aUscvenleen varieties of the tree. The fruit ri duos, about 4hi enrr '(if -sffWFeififjE:: snif li most abundant every second year. , The ood is yellowish, fine grained, hard, and susceptible of a high polish) but the tre is tort valuable in Europe to be made great use of in ornamental earving or cabinet work. The earliest accounts we have of the intro duction of the European tree into this country state lhat a colony, of Greeks brought it witii them fMtiitmflMtf.i -Jf W Smv ra'inEwit Florida, and. Lherc..a.t a. !- ery effrfymod Nlive. The settlement was afterwards aban doned; bnt in the year 1783 there remained O the spot several large olive trees irt vigorous eltb and growth. , tJ . ; . : probably few persons are acquainted with. It has a singular interest attached to it. It would be a subject for a poem such as Long fellow wrote when he received an hour-glass filled with Bam! from the great Desert of Saha ra ; this picture of ibe sons of ancient Greece the classic clime of liberty,- imagination and art, selling forth on anther Argouauiic ex pedition, another search for the "golden ileece' bearing with them the goddess-chosen emblem of ilieir country, ibe olive tree, die inignia of peace as well as of glory, th Wee that hore the leafy honors with which Ibe old poets, patriots and heroes were crown ed. Then lo see our Greeks finally cI.ikt. ing around their uiive tree's hardy roots in a ncw roumrie," a new land of liberty look ing out from hcurnth its fruit-covered branches on the luxurtaii! evergreens and fragrant or ange groves of the virgin soil of Florida, (he sunny land round whose forets and .fountains the gallant Ponce de Leon has thrown a glow ing veil of romance and cl.ihdryl Besides the instance we have cited of suc cessful cultivation of the European olive ill the Southern States, we have i:hers of more re cent dale which prove that it is well adapted to, and will succeed on the sea-coast of South Carol'na and Georgia. All the wrilersou the subject ii ppear to lie of llie opinion lhal the Kuiopean tree will also grow well in Lower Louisiana. We do not know tliatany attempts al cultivating it have etcr boeti made hi litis Slale. The American nine, indigenous to this country, is loiind seattofed n4t-iiraTmirrrTnW'fir sonie.,i.tn,.iji..Uie..EdU.t'jft.'tiifn-- . ! da, and along the shores of the Gull of Mcxi , ro ( poiSlalia. It is uol very plentiful, and ! js s,,meiiiucs calli d -ih-v d w. on account im' i:ar;cn anu moiry spocs in oioer ! cool, fei tile noil sliao'i d situations it is seen with ! . ... , . , . . ,, " lr- I- I'll IUM.-I.4..1 1M K, iu i oi- tree.'or shnih rather, is cominonlv from eighi lo twelve feel llicjii llie bark suiouth.aud gray ifh; the leaies four or lie inches long, oiiuo- ; iie antl lancco! iti d. enure al tlie edge, smooth J and briflianl on the upper surface ; and of an i agreeable light'-i:rTii color, ll is an evergreen, I br J&Jcast pani.dlv renews iis leav es onlv tni'-e in pnir or'iive ;low r. aec-'i'i Irees; ibe ait ve.irs, ,1 lie IciUle. aii-l liarren line to Mich.. u, are on separate j verv sin ill, strrni.lv scented, of a pale yellow, and betHi 4. ibe pelio axillary that is. situated ! v of the leaves and the i I bruicbcs Th:. fruiL. iuiuisiuig. of a hard Ibiiilv coated n idi po!p, is round; about 4 twice fit.- size ol a common pea, auU. wlien ripe, ,.f a purple ei.l-r. -lpproacbing in blue. ! .'i lie Lri-e i capahhAf-rwiniiig greatm dcgieeyeiiutnded his label, and caused it to include of cold llian llie coininon olive. We have been thus tninuie iu the descrip tions because we think that ti hijldj interesting experiment inialit be mad" by grafling llie cultivated European on the wild American uluevW- -llw-Mwpo- f 4rtfriTtinrrrg-,1tcther " a tree would 1101 lie produced exactly suited lo our 4-limal ai.d s,nlr and t ilt saiiu. time bearing n Iruit .thai could be uiadu use. i4'-in-e.unmerce. We need not to I our readers the immense value of die (dive to France, Spain, Italy, Gtoece and the islands in the Mediler- ranetn sea. i'ii so many UrtlNllly atispiii'i 1 lo leait her on, we no not see whv la)iiiian i JPJUaa.SfWa VAuL.lui.W.iiert-'rm-1iWifT-1 Tr ,t ,,T,;. ,,; ..f i, ..li.,.. ,,.,w r,.,. . i.... i 111 liie culm attoil ot the olive, a new source of wealth and commerce. The "experiment of planting or grafung slips is an easy one, and we trust 1 le long to hear that it has been made. 'TlTTS'fof A'MlEltS boys!" There is one thing that I would like lo im press upon Ihe minds of ihe farmers ol the country. To all of you w ho have boys that can write, gel each one a memorandum book, a few sheets of paper will do. if nothing belter can be had, and in that let each one keep an account of every day's work done in the. year: lh ki'id of work employed in: and day of lhc monUt and dale of Ibo year. - ! If in sowing, mention Ihe kind of grain and amount of seed to the acre the time of plant ing and of reaping. In fact, I should have them note all the passing events of the farm; and as they grow old ihey will find more of importance lo note. Five cents will buy a book that will last one year lo commence with. My word for it, if the farmers ill but adopt, this course, their sons will be much better farmers than their faihrrs. It may seem like a dry busi ness to commence ibe first of January, bin as the spring opens the green grass spears, and the bright prospec's are in our paths, the laik will be more pleasing cn-ry day until the close of the year. Who would not give twice what llie paper tind ink cost, could he bitl obtain a memorandum book written by his grandlather a hundred years ago. George Washington, one of the best farm ers in America, kept a journal of his farm. Try it farmers, young and old; keep a journal of every day, and you will become a race of scientific book farmers, not lo be im posed upon. THE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION. The week now about ts close has heer, one of extraordinary animation in our ciiy, which has been thronged with crowds of visitors gathered here on the occasion of the annual Agricultural Exhibition and the opi ning of the Grand Hall of the Mechanics' Institute for iis an nu id Fair. The Opera has h id its attrac tions, too as also the nightly presence of ihe great actress. Mrs Mowau, at the HolliJ.iy Slreet Theatre. Seldom; if ever, on any previous occasion, haMljejjs Jitejl A.lnl aasg inld -Mfa w tlia -rtyr of ine fanners and planlet of .Maryland and the adjacent Stales. The Agricultural Socie ty may find abundant eause of eimgratululimi in the success of their exhibttioo, along with hncreas Wf HfeiSTBtinr mnr -WTTffr -H n. I prr-r: iui ilia encmirajement or Agriculture in Ihe Stale. The exhibition was far superior to sny ever vm h! ! In M-tfyhind. " The noble specimens of animals, and of sgrieuliural prodnrte there collected, together with tire array of ingenious inventions and implements, evincing mechan ic: skill in itappy adaptation to ' industrial nnmoses. .rave auspicious tokens of the rtcaJ. WTritSfwSioXy our agriculturists, Above all, the lively and deep interest .which was fellia this display, aotoonling also to en thusiasm, among many, afforded a cheering evidence lhat the cause itself has taken firm hold of our agricultural classes, and that (he, Sfi lem bf ahiVuai ex'hibitloris, tt rith jlte accomV panying enhancements ol systematic improve- mcnts of lands, stock and implements, is now fixed and established withoft danger oT retro gression. isull. .'Int. (M 23. bt rkuvkst of several rmzr.B.J Mr. F.uitok: In the good old limes, whi:h are long gone by, there, lived' a certain Dutch Artist, of great name and wide extended fame, who was remarkable- rwft only for the great success which rewarded his lal ors, but also for ibe means bv which that success was at tained. You, doubtless, remember the story, for every child has heard it. The Dutchman had a great penchant for drawing, and paint ing animals ; and though his pencil could boast but little skill, the power of his pen was marvellous. On all public occasions his pnimings were sure to find a place for exhi bition. A large label over the head of each picture relieved the dull discernment of the spectators. " This is a horse !" appeared, In conspicuous characters, between the cars of an animal many degrees removed in pedt ve ; and die spectators (good souls) roundly swore that the animal, designated by the la bel, was most truly and faithfully represented bv the painting. ' We 1iave been most forcibly reminded of this story by the perusal of an article which appeared in llie last " ll.ilctgli Register" an article, hv (lie wav, which was considered j entirely too good la bo hist, (or ft has beeti itnpa'ieralv waiting an opporl'itiiiy for publi cilon. llie American imitates the Dutch man at a respectful distance. This is ' Com mon Skmh;1" says the lale l allixed lo tills ariiele; and die public, like the. Dutchman' ."i'.'?.!Sto.f SSTTidilwUgll. . iaiMwsil44MlHK cover llie sliliiesl semblanee of the origi nal arc bound to presume tint it in common sense. W e have no desire to disparage llie Artists, but, as faithful chroniclers, we feel bound lo state, ibal, iu both of these cases, llie public were marvellously indebted lo the labels. W iihoul them, lliere could nol have been de tected l iiher in the painting or the writing ti e shghlcst resemblance lo ihat which Ihcv crc intended lo represent. Neither do we wish lo reflect upon an American in eouipari- son with a Dutchman ; hut we feel Wiuud hi slate fiiriher, thai die laltcr has decidedly llie advantage of die two. For the Dutchman's label expressed all that his picture aspired lo. li was meant for a horse, and, though it re- 1 senibe4 mi ass, it wa acknowledgrtl lo he a j horse : whereas, if. ihc aspiration of his A- inerican imitator reached to the dicintv of a resprclahle newsnaper article, he should have .oilier indisoetfsable rpnnisites which the nob. lie are at a loss lo discowr. It should read thus, ' Common Sense, Common Justice, Common Honesty, Common Veracity." But, Mr. ijilitor, let us proceed to examine ftits article.- Tl seems tliat the atlenlion of ihe writer was aroused by an article, copied in ih- etdsfd- from om- wper nlong the line of tho Wilmington Railroad some poor 1I1 petulant" ( the Wilmintrton people; (' ill fiemnnl" is very severe ! ia'nt il ?) and, forthwith, in a very few words, he demol- ithca taut press. W e hsve no time to aym- pathise with the Lditor upon Ihe total demo- rcirret. uii?n our own account, thai " Common Sense" did not deign to inform us who this unfortunate Editor might be ; and where his Press (before il was destroyed) teat located. The people of Wilmington have a right to k mt w-hrr rt rr'lbr awakes the sleeping lion in their midst (ii must have been a lioness) and thrusts them into her jaws. His doleful lamentations over the " hitler and unfounded prejudices created and encour aged against llie cily of Raleigh" his resig nation to her linpeless, helpless condition, his contenmeiil with " the simple right 01 voting and his willingness to "leave the part of polfh(! w,.,u!e fva,r.!r."ljj. imparliajjy,, hoa ties in the hands of those who consider them selves better entitled to the possession" is all extremely affecting. Some ill-natured people niittlit say that Raleigh could, noli', very Well afford to do all ibis, but we weie too sensibly touched to feel ill-natured. Indeed, we rather felt thrill of admiration when he turned to those ' rights which belong to them as indi viduals, as a-community, as s constituent por tion of the State" threw himself so valiant ly into the breach and determined to do bat tle to the last against all prejudices, and every section of ibe,. State. It was not our fault lhat the thotfght lf( "great Uombastes" forced itself upon our nSind, for we certainly felt ev ery desire to cheer so noble a son of our sis ter City. But. when be beg of his wounded honor to add disci elion to his valor, and to deal his mighty blows against those only who have a desire lo roh him of At rights, we think we have no further business to interfere in private matters. But, our object was to call your attention, particularly, to the following extract. With out any cause for his malice, or any show of reason for his unjust, and ungenerous suspi cions, tho writer thus discourses of Wilming ton, and W'ihuingtonians: t " On the subject of the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, our Wilmington friends, or their de. pendants, are the lust who should volunteer their advice unasked. The eititens f Kaleiirh ' have never felt any disposition to throw any ' obttaclo in the way uf their success in their 'schemes of Internal Improvements, althnuzh . . 1 . 1 1 1 - l . 1 1 . .1 e , : ' l.ii'.r pet .vout. tv uu. a ...f;..wHj .ruin virK'nin to South Carolina. On the contrary we have ' been proud of the spirit of enterprise and par. ' scter.tnco they have manifested, and rejoice at ' the prospect uf success in the completion and " permanent ewli!u.umeflt M.iaeiJs.suad- a I "Imps the day is nut far distant when-the com ' pletipn of the Central road will open to her 'competition the tiade and produce of the en. ' lire Ktftto, or at least s very large portion of ' it nnd as-an earnest of car siucerity we have ' the couslrucliuu of this ro4i lileu;h tlie "C'htef Kngineer, in bi0!Beiaj Report, recom. mei.ds too J'ptien of a route whicfl he sava will pass Raloish at sueb rm4e as will novae it very diHicult to etblib Depot there. What influence this difficulty may nave had in reeomntending tks route, our Wilmington " friends may know better than w Ooe lliiug. however, eerliun. our w lniington friends have not hesitated "Knlyto avow (h'lir atjirh nMetiWtt H ca,ustriii.'tion of tiiVTlaleigh and Uastosi Uftitrrmd. In (iriraU Conversation, by Leifisliiluro. thv spared no ell'orta to prevunt "it and the sudden seal mssrtfmted by their "Depot Juiitor for tlie character el'the road, lbs "interest of-tlis stoekluiMsrs, sod the State, , to say the least of it, pregnant teith tatptcmn. .As to the emnlovumit uf Twnnowrestdinr eot "tha Btate, to superinUmt the rs-bnilding the road, we prestuas Ui Uoveraor 01 taw btste. or ths Pi rectors of the road tnvul.lej tbeni.! 'selves not much upon this point inlbe r.ou strufitiotl i.t tbe V.'ilminrtnn. r,v,i ,t,.l ' Wilmington friends certainly did not make it "suit quit nn in the appointments of a Chief " Kngiuesr for the Central iioad." Now, Mr. Editor, I think we may safe!v challenge the ingenuity of man lo produce, within the same short spaoc, a greater number of unjust aspersions, unfounded eser'.ions, and injurious, though, wo would fain hope, pot wilful anil rmilirioui falsehoods. We assert most positively that it is a total misrep resentation of the feelings and sentiments ul,.,, jr j,J ine citizens oi ti inningtoii. tv n it Icelinjs may be indulged by private indu idnals, or what opinions may have been expressed, iu private conversation, we, of course, arc una ble to say. Nor do we think it is important to know. We speak of the people of Wil mington as a body ; and we presume ihtttJ mey . mu oge ,e, pnvaic op.nu.ns W.l , mii08 pUve ( ftwifclion, ,ni! ie regard either f the Ualeqih and Gaston H'.ad.ot!l ihe f(jJa( tom,umplioll, V M . ., . ... . . " , ' ,u ..... .o.:.r .c u. . express inose opm j r(,.ul t(. ..,,,;,. ,., rna(I in conjuncuon wilh ions .wrfM rtW'WiM. !'"";,"''!. the Atlantic Ocean, is but a higl.w.y Trom would of a Road Iron, New Y oi k , J'll.hde - .Jlir,r(n )llultl, of pr(Jucuon in N. Carolina, ph., or of lU eiitienso New ork or I'lnl- L j,, V, i,,:,gt0, a!1(J sometime. New York, adelplna. We Hunk that we have such a . w)me pimt of Pon,mp.iH j,, Euro,." right ; and, as we are no. qm.e so submissive , Wi ,R. :imtm'lmfir if,u W(J , ""'i 7 .r""? ' "w "!" - C!is ... ivaieieil bib, Wrt lllieiui lo CSriTCIe that right, without bidding ourselvei 1 1 , - , ,, able to every one, who chooses to call 1111 an uSvWtuugB-ine.. niemaH- .we- rwaj. nut - - w uan ., is saiu ,, , ,e peoptc o, tv nininon t have lolanteered thcr advice unasked . nr ihat theyhtve tnUrfere-1 m anyway, either, , nf,l, .,!,.il, V:1I,.' w.' i ,, ,. . I . : oirrsi-lves unjible.ttt JwoVstaMiIWafii- pr..u.nm11;C.llM.as..(u...,te... nvHnW,; i,1,.ir,,s!(ioi lhal j,., reon8trilcliou possible language) ...terly ni.founde.1 in fact j W;, tnpPnillrIlll,j hy prr.Uient of the V c word. 0 court?. oinoeiI t4 it j t (uiul- . - i t n i . . ing of that road, in the first iiHlaiiee ; and I Ihat opposition, no one can hold us culpable who will recall the circumstances under vhi:-4i it win built. Upon such a trial f !i,iniiinn Sense" himself, iu llie exercise of a modicum of that article displayed in his . signaluie, would be compelled lo acquit us. But aficr it was built, we used no oilier dlorl against it, llian those of a .fair, ami. open, and honora ble ciHiipi.'tilion for business. W'u were not envious of the little life it' had, hbr Wfc "we unwilling 10 wilucss ii's resuscitation. Nei ther the ciliztns of Wilmington, nor Ihe Press of Wilmington, have said one word to pre vent the necessary subscription for its re-c.uii.- slruetion. Against the sweeping assertion of " Common Sriis." '..I uiiut jo several ur licles, both in llie " Herald," and the ' Coin-rneMi,"-aud I Judieve the same to Iw imr of the "Journal,") in which it was distinctly sinlcnpTnil Ihoarh we believed it to bo a-! I ?a""" the mierest of iho town of Wilming. u,n. yet for the credit of the Su.te. -for .he prosp,my of Raleigh, for .ho sake f ho I -r -v''" ., . , 1 ... . , ' , thai the suliscription mtghl be obtained, and j ihJloaAtsdwilw :d - . - vh4 (ears of Ibe city of Petersburg. We were . was me .my avenue . marei. we nope, , ty ot I'etcrsnurg. e were willing to enter, with her, injlo an honorable competition ; nnd we have the hesl reasons In believe thai such competition would result in our for. We brlirwi so ntiic f aijil lire perfectly cnnlcnl to bide llie issue of lime. reseiUalins of New Hanover in the I.-ms a resentatives of New Hanover in the L"gisbi lure. As a general rule, wo protest most solemnly ognnsl being held responsible for their acts, lor we have but 1 very small voics in their appointment. But if " Common 'm""niWnlW of '48 and '-19 the great .Railroad Legisla ture we are prepared to meet him, for we stand up, religiously, to the support of those men whom we regard as benefactors. Messrs. Ashe, and Nixon and Williams, in common with many others, assumed and maintained the high and independent stand of Statesmen. r ree Irom all peliy prejudice, they acted for orahly." While they protected the interests of their immediate constituents, they were il liberal lo none. Their arts are free from all charge of selfish interest, and ilieir position is high, high above the reach of envy, or hatred, or malice. Wilmington endorse (7iiic.our.R, and is prepared lo ilelcnd thcinj Surely, Ihe citizei.sof Raleigh owe lliem aift'eriial debt of gratitude: for it is a f..cl conceded by Some of the leading n.cn of that Legislature a fact which, if "Common Sense" he sincere in his assertions with regard to the influence of Ra leigh, he himself will nol deny lhat these geiillenien could have, fixed the terminus of the N. C. Rail Road at Warsaw, as easily as at (iuldsboro', and given lo Raieigh, the en tire go-by, at a distance of some SO or 40 miles from the city. But they desired for Wilming ton, no more than an opportunity to f,nmpete for trade. They had no thought fir Peters burg, it is true, for they are not Virginians, nor were they in a Virginia Legislature: but they were mindful of our sister town of New hero, and were unwilling to debar her the privi lege of a like competition. But the most unjust, ungenerous, shams less of all his assertions is contained in llie following, " "although the Chief Engineer in his official "report recommends tho adoption of a rout "which he says w ill pasa Raleigh at such g "grade as will make it very difficult to esi.'ib "lish a Depot here. H'lint influence. "difficulty miiy hnve And in Tecnrimemling "the route, our H'ifminton friemU mny "know better than me." Now this is an irl putlent insinuation. If we may judge from this article, "Cmninon Sense" seem to be a man of education and information.' H e must TiaVeTuo wp"nh termiped by the citizens of Raleigh them selves. They were divided among themselves. There were tha. .advocates of the norihrrn route, anil the advocates of tha southern nuie..'i'r respective -mril of the; rnuws were freely discussed, end fully, and lor a long time. ThC respective prtlerenees of the ehizan were urged with warmth and CVHi with bitterness; and, at last, the advocates of ihe southern route prevailed. "Crtiiiinon Sense" knows litis; how, then, could he in dulge such an insinuation! W iluiington, 11 11 forlunilelv. hud embarked in too manv enter- very heavily to ihe N. 1'. R iad. She has a less amount tor it the Board; how is it, then, dial she could exercise such an unbounded influence thai ahe could ao trample the interest of Raleigh under foet? This assertion is utterly si vart aaca with reasoa. u ttc r I y . unfounded ts laetr and we aincerely trust thai it was oiada only ia Ute beat ot tcuijiorary excitement. And lion- Mr. F.b'inr. v kiv,n, i tl. mi is.m .,-L t,u A,,.., ....... ..-.t.- ,: . ... ..." J . . ' Our "pel road is but a highway from Virginia ki Smith Carolina." In what sense, prny you, dues the writer now speukf Does he mean a ''highway" for travel? . If so, admit that '.he Ku id w as built as , It connecting link of the great hizhirtty from Miiuo to Louisiana. 'It may be ignorance, hut in this region, we are all impressed with tlie belief that the travelling public never slop short of ibe end of their joer ney. He cannot allude to freight! No freight go s through from Virginia to So. Carolina, a few boxes of tobacco for home consumption. No other freight comes from i-gina at all. All, which is transported over the Road, is of North Carolina production, and stops in W ilmingmii for North Carolina expor tation. This is nil that ean be expected all that ean be desired. What more would "Com moil Sense" havef ' Would he locate his ler- must amend his proposition, and cahse It lo on eut! lie an. foolish enough to ugh to think that : when our wants, at home, are supplied, the iat. iii, c ... ,i, ii,ii v7i ursiiiiui, mil, .or CAliur , .,: 11 .1 , ,1. , , ; , .A .1 ... rw ui.. Ill, . , 1 w m il ,....ii;9 .u i yy- r,,nfaiBed.in ,1C clo,e oflll(. ex. tnil.t ol lc eniploymeulof a p.E?3n roidingout f le 8tatB m;,,e, intend ihe ro construction ''''""'hiiiligionRoad.issomeihi.igwecoiifefs 0 1 ) i v : aim 11c is a ( 11-maup. niHnr-iTi'.tifi prieuc I uriii-i.nrouniftiia of whom Wil- intiijion is proud. 'I l4 Miilil.-cl i inev limla'ililio but fiova . , . r. . iii,., .,,,i-iiii 111,11b ni,iv ,11,11, . : wished or intended. A few lines of rash and i reckless assertions have required pages to an swer them. A word now, lo tho eilixens of j Raleigh, and wo havedone, Time was, y h ii I their beautiful ( ity of oaks was spread ouf; as j a map, UjKu youthhil -brain. - Evrf y fre1 I quenicd play ground, every place of buy isb amusement, every nook and corner where childish sport and pleasurejiiight be found, was as familiar to our acquatya niirown home. We rrgarJed the city as a part and parcel of our -home. We knew the cuizuiis will. We know them now ; aai,lje caniiiH believe that they -mrJirtge" such leelings as are shadowed forth by this article, Wilmington has given no cause to excite such feelings. If they exist, they spring from Ihe u .... ., u .,,1 i,.,.iA.,- rv,u., . bn, i( u J ,)f ; fcw r.,,,1 Ois.u.i.t.'t.u d epirrta. Ttlo eiuz.y, Uok IfiJjr. are incapable of them , verv , e(Iur. uf our cilil0)u, 10 "l very iirsi viiurv Ul our ciua f , fa ijuornal -imnrnTf mciii - si - mn;a;;;1 Sleigh 73 in - Wit- Ill their minds. The fust charier Obtained. Was for a road to run from Wilmington to Raleigh Her citizens wero earnestly invited to join us in tha eniorpriao. Honk's f -subscription were opened 111 the city : but nnl 11 tingle dot' Jot of ,WW--iv.-ei -tul4eibiU Ous charter was then amended the road Waa lo cated to Wcldon, the work was commenced and was in full course of construction, when the subscription of Petersburg, induced the citizens of Raleigh to construct a rival road. Hadahgiwtotrr' deuce of her dispo.-ilicjn tojoin us, there would have been no such standing proof of her folly as is now presented by two rival roads, run ning almost parallel with each other over a country not vet sufficient to sustain n'rio. . That we are rivals, then, is the fault of Ral eigh, nol of Wilmington. But since wa are, let it he an honorable rivalry ; since we can not undo the past, let us look to ttie future ret us destroy till petty prejudices, let us work" together as North Carolinians, and the rival interest of the two cities may, yet, be blend ed iulo one great North Carolina interest. Th'i continued cry of "wolf" is unworthy 1 the citizens ot Raleigh. This desire to facile sympathy by the constant cry of persecution, where perset-ulioA does not exist, will be in diguandy rejected and scorned by the great! majority of ihein. I know them, and respect ihcm sufficiently to make thai guarantee for lliem. But ihey have been neglectful, and I must tell them oT it. They have grievously erred in this. While they have been content quietly lo work, and wiit the issuit of events tlie iirespniiiihle essiyisl has been creating and diffusion a false public opinion whrch does them no honor. Let lliem repair this neglect by quieting such discontent for the fu ture, li the trade of North Carolina will go to Virginia, let it go. If we cannot make it the interest of the producer lo come here, he will not come, til such sn event, we do not expect him but wa shell continue to bend our exertions tn that end, and we pro test against the unmanly abuse which ia heap, rd upon lis for so doing. ' It is the highest wish of our heart tn cause llie produce of our Mala to (low to market through her own chan nels. We would make North Carolina pro ductions swell the list of North Carolina ex ports. WILMINOTON. .. Cluui as Mi:d. How children ever learn auvti.ing at "our higher schools." is one of the puzzles that we can't fathom. That mo mtul a insa guts to be a "Professor," his lan guage becomes so high souodiug lhat nobody but Wcbstei's Dictionary can keep up with mal School, thus speaks of "the Reduction of Stars on the Hypothetical representation, at applied lo infinitesimal results," "lt was well known, that il a Series of or- ,il,af l .lai.tt t 4ol ihsr pprxiin4 foruitilie of diverging axes, the Corresponding abscissts will denote the respective values ol the vnria'dc'iptin which the iiepalion depends; hut if under these circumstances, infinitesimal medea be substituted for llie polarization of reflected vibrations, llie physical hypothesis merges the elasticity of the oscillating medium in ine siyis 01 in.-iucnce, anu ion miiijiiiin re- a iii'ilrcuUr equiilant, whose arithmetieaM Ihe rectilinear inlersncuoo of winch must he equal to the arc of dynamic fluctuation, will be the calculus of Ine atomic difference requi red."'.,, -. ; f.. - if Tlrrt'rsn't'''8' like to know what is. . . Albany Dutchman, SUPERIOR COURT. Superior Court for Guilford county has been in session thi week. Judge Ell.s on the Bench. TI10' no great nunilver of causes have been tried, the term has bceh a very laimrinus one. On the civil docket, a suit for srdiietton attracted most attention aud occupied much time in the trial. On Thursday Ilia criminal docket was taken up and the htfe dHy was occupied by ibe trial of . Moser Ieen, on s charge of negro stealing the Solnmrfr with Messrs Gilmer aud McLean prosecnung, and Messrs. (i. C. Mendenhall. J. T. More- head and Htarbuck defending. The ease was put to -the jury about 10 u clock at nizht, and a verdict of "guilty" was returned next day about 11 o'clock. The trial of Weaver impli cated in ihe same transaction. Was removed In Rockingham. John N. Long was yester day tried and convinced for passing counter feit money. . .., tve deem tins occasion a proper one ta ex press the high estimate which wa think our community it disposefl io pikes upon Mr. Ellis as a Judge. (Its devotion to his duties. his promptness, and urbanity of demeanor, as well as his learning and ability,- in the dis charge of bis high office, command the popu lar .respect. His appointment lurnishrs an other, among ihe many eminent instances, iii our country, where more political and nartv .Uredikel (lit mirft lYittfa nl fritiiii nu ant hor tinm, ly in bail taste ; hut in this instanre our hum ble tribute to a cninparalivclv young eitikens, who makes it Ihe study of his life to adorn a great and pure office, and lo tlcvaie the charne ler and improve the cnn,jjliori,.juf.liui.iil, canhoibe 'eonsiierc3 Out of place. Ufttn. Ml. Riot in Smith Copntv, fume Wiref Men Killed and Fivi H'oitnileil. -We eopy the following from the Tyler (Smith County 'rexasJTelegriip!!.or the htll-of Sp .-- - " We 'op tho press to announce one of ihe most painful tragedies that Ima ever fallen to our lot in record. . On this njorning, John N. MeKin ley, SherilT of ibis county, arrested at Canton Mr. Joseph Pierce, with a warant charged wilh the offence of assiilt with, (nlcnl ta rotn. mit n murderer. Afier Pierce was' arresied a uran by the name or Isaac Moore threatened to raise crowd of P'a friends and rescue him from the custody of lbs Sheriff; The Sheriff rescue ol tne prisoner. . About-teioo'clock l. M.t Moore anfl Robert Pierce, and a jnan.bs.tfie-ju-s4-tiTawrfnrir, made lliealiempt tn rescue ihe prisoner. The parties were all armed, and after about 20 slims and many thnisls with bowtc knives, hand axes Ac, ihe ttherilTs party were left victorious in possesion of the prisiuer, who Is now . lodged in jail. ReJveTfrVwifttrTP? fell and expired. Isaac Moore was also shot ilfxs-ijNwfuiii . MtapcuV Wfff&S"iiir severely woui detl. Of the Sheriff's party, David Neil waa kil led, James llnldcn mortally wounded, J, W. Patterson mortally, wounded, Thnm ss Brock, "lightly wounded., Khrififf Mn Kinly severely wounded, not considered mor lal. " -Thwrs torajvinated Ofv;rntheTivet-'fii inl and melancholy riols that has ever happened in our county. AniTiTtsin PfEsit m Cm kcii. Oureorres n,,n,1ni II....Mi..-..-W4i'inff,7.,rr lWmwiHl'WHlWH,ni 1,1 llf, ,llllil,.9 ...U. j last Sabbath. (Oct. 13th.) at the morning ser vice at Ihe college church at Dartmouth Col. lege, s ihe clergyman had proceeded a little way in his sermon, Ihe front door was sud denly opened, and a person in night clothes eH- lered and walked rapidly up the broad isle some di lance, when he was arrested and carried out. ' His ghastly countenance and delirious look at once revealed tha truih that Thomaa-. B- Maekol' the Senior i'lassrfrom Gtlinanlown, sick of typhoid fever, had es caped from his sick rhamlier, in the momenta ry absence or fits attendants, arid Was on bis way lo his accustomed seat In rtiurch." 'The agitation of the audience may he easily con-i celveJ. UrUer, however was restored: and the services were finished in the tHi aI couie. The young man died on Monday night, 'at ilo' clock, having been sick hut five days. os'cn Traveler. , ... - O - .,v:: . !' On Ihe 6th of last Aug , this paper hoisted the names of Millard Fillmore and Win. A. Graham, for the s-ffices President Slid Vice President of the United Suits. At lhat tinm, wa were solitary anil alone, being lbs only paper in Ihe United States wilh lhal ticket si the head of its Editorial eolumns, but now, mora than 300 papers have Fillmore's name hoisted for the Presidency, and over 61) have ihe name of Win, A. Graham, at tlieir mast heads for t,bs Vice Presidency. We venture to assert, lha such uiianimiiy seldom ever be fore prevailed, in regard tl the nomination for those offices, al so early a period preceding the Presidential 1 lecti-'ti. Wa have Iiimrsty snd candor rrtrnigh lo as sert our belief, lltal Millard 1'illmor.J is the only whig in llie United State who ean be elected lo the Presidency, at this time. Il p useless In deny lhat the whig parly is weaker, than in former year!, and 'lis mils by nomi nating the bett, most pslriolir, learned and conservative statesmen in its ranks, for the Presidency, that it can ever retrieve its former power nd glory. . Mr, Fillmore, though a Northern man, h is shown, beyond qucsli n, his determination, lo do all sections justice, and lo administer ihe Uw wwir.Uog W W iatuikm, xs -fiirmc'd by our fore-fathers. j - lie is a nobis patriot and a wise states man,. worthy to be honored by bis country men. , .,,'1'h.U be will be tlie Bominem.f lits'pilrtv''.' 11 a ru ittcr almost ucyonii a doutit. Jltatiama Argu, Sali or a Faxm. A pari ol the farm ol Dr.' Berrv, in Prince George's county, Md., aliout five miles from Washington, on the MaritHn-Ot' soad, adjoining Addison Chanel, eawiaining one hundred snd thirty seres, was ... .- 3 .. , ," m ... on. iin-rurv. of Joiiipkins feounsjr, Nevr Yort. is llie pur chaser. The price is considered low."1 DAaava ton Govcaxoit. 1'. T. Ilamum, lhe great 'showman, the Bridgeport Standard mys, will be-norninatrd for next Governor of Connocliout by tha 1 emperanee men and also by ine Ucmocralic paity of tliat Bute. BAD PRACTICE. With few exceptions, newspapers are iron i$h or tcuipitlt. Snap dragduuh or confound edly stupid. ( t Some of them try tn show tlieir tnanhool by hammering away at their best friends 'and benefactors, as among some savage nations, it ia customary for the young gents to give the first evidence of their manhood, h'y flog- '. ging their mothers, ' , .1' "' Nothing is more intolerable to a Well brh grntlemau, than to read the malicious tlirusut, and eronalities indulged in, by Editors tn wirds Editor of other papers. Notlrins; fends lo much lo retard the elevation of Jour nalUm, and for the sake of the better mem bers of the fraternity, and of the press through out the country, we do hope that, tlie disgust ing practice may be abandoned, - Brertwa - - have the boasted "freedm ej 'Ae 'M," nl .'; there kny reason why that freedom slioulil Be ' sbusedl, ; . VVa never saw an instance where peftonaU ties, iudulgrxl in by ohe ncwsp.rpar Edilof while speaking of another. Was wir rained by ihe circumstances. t Such disputes, personal, allusion, and low bred inuenjoes, aa some papers of fiie pres ent day often employ, would have boon con sidered disgrace in times long since passed much less in this age of progress aodjrefine-.. . miiU - ----- 4 Wo scknonk'dire our uiliines in havinr. ,kiPSi'JU.lili4nalMerf coniiug words towards our brelhrelf of tha press ami although wo did it in all instanc es, under tho most aggravated, circumstances, yet we implore If.e forgiveness of our reader, and promise them ne t ,rr be gu ilty 6f llie lika ga'n, If a brother Editor accuses mof "sheep stealing" we will take ii in sullen silence," in the columns of our paper. u6ain Ar Rr.rcvcp Crriyjts. 'l bs V ashinglon Re public gives i.n interesting narrative of llie istaw. cue by Mr. Bsvlo't, the United States Boun dary Coihmissioiier, on the lata Rita de Co hre, of a young female, and a number of horses and mules, found in possession of a party of Now Mexican traders, who were on their return from a trading excursion, in tha . Indian lerriiory in Mexico, to Santa Fe. Tha Commissioner rui being informed of the fact that tha traders had this female prisoner in Ilieir possession, deemed il hi duly, Under J: rnnrtif ttiS Mf xicaa treaty, to causa sn siaftimstioh to be made into the eircum-' swrtee tf.,thft case. In aacrrlaiB wlM'ther thie pioporty Lad not been, purchased of tha In- diaiis, in vjolafinn of the treaty of Gaudaloupe Hidulgn, and being ra'tisfud lhat such wsa Ihe fiet, he caused the prisoner and the ani mals lo be detained, fiir the purpose of being restored. 'ITie prisoner was an artless female, of JT www... petar saing apiwar wrjrTaiiiT BlWeBta'air" age. She ilcclartil fliat her name was litei rrnTtirleajitntl ttWThTas the dihghW'flf 'b-" merchant af tSanta CiuWl the Sule of 8u nora, and lhat ir Heptemlter last she left home, wilh mcfnbers of ner ftimBy lo visit a fair at a distance of eight days journey, in ihecouise of whic'h ihe party wag ntlacked hy a band ut Pinol Indians, by whom they wereoverpow errd. Her uncle and ilieir guard nf 10 men the gill logetlter wilh a female companion and a boy, 'were carried into captivity. . From this Indian party the female, with the animals had been purchased by lha traders,, a waa uuood, Jttetme--nwr k. targe sum far tier rtitenmtioii. The commis sioner upon these facts determined on detain ing lhe prisoner. Havl.ig norilied tlie Mexi- lean Coinniissionerr (who being at a disumca ot xu miles Irom (lie camp, wsa sent for) of lhe facts of lha case, tTie latter informed him lhal fie waa acquainted wilh the father of tha released captive, who teas a highly respecta ble citizen of Santa Cruz. She will remain under Mx. Ilirde.u's nnttectiog) nntit such tin as she tan be returned with safely. The scene ou board the U. S. frigate Mis.' sissippi, tilicn tlie illualrrous Kossuth, with bis fellow exiles, came on board, ia rcprrsen 'el to hnve been in prcssive in the extreme. The officers of the ship, together with llie tender-hearted Jack tare, immediately formed circle around lhe dia inguiehed atiangera, not -ii gape and Mare at them, but to show by their looks and iheW presence, and emotion, how heartell and warm, waa their we', peine lo the protection of the American Republic, A letbr from Constantinople aaysi . - "Willi tear iireaming down his eyes, and Inloimlions nf voice expressing the deepest lerliny, he uttered a few sentiments, announ cing his joy at finding himself under ihe pro tection of llie glorious alriitea and slsrs of ihe freest nation iu the world. Captain Long, who had already addressed Gov. K. once on board Ihe Turkish frigate, began again to speak hi answer, but his bosom swelled too much with emotion, Tear a stood in his eyes and in lhe ees nl nil ihe officers and men, and hi a pen-h wa limited lo saying. "Sir, you sre welcome 1 fiir. you are three cheers for Gov. Kossuth." When this onlcf hud been heartily resiirtudcil lo, still Captain) Long, in his joy and sympathy, could add nothing better than "Troee cheers mora for Gov. Kosimih." I'hk Democracy and tiis Coarae-iisa. Eveiy Democrat in New York the Union vouches for as standing bolt upright on ihe Ciimprniiiise platform. a If lint is so, will the Union explain how it happens thai lhe Hyraetiae Demoe alic Con vtuliouUid wi -the tstrlir resolutions approving " Ilia Compromise ? If thai ia so, will It explain how ii happens thai tlia Democracy al Tammany Hall laid si , liar lesolutlons , oiil'iebbj.lCTaHiaY ,,.'. UmitWSittiB 't)nion explain bow it h ippem that lhe DemM-raiic Cunvrnlion 110m- Mnted for Judge of lhe Court of Appeals A'exahder 8. Johnson an active lupmirler of V an llurcn and Adams, in opposition to I wis Cass and Wm. O. Boiler, the regularly nom- insted Candidate of the Demochiey of 1818 f i For the office "f Treasurer, Bciij. Welch, jr. edilor of an Abolition paptfrf ; , tsr-ahrwirMnrriteh'iliFr. Horace Wheal on, who has always been idermtied - wiltt i'is slavery sgitatHMt 1I1I1I through wliow ineincirn ey as the Mvor nf Syracuse- the Marshal of llie United Suites has been msioed by a arm ed mob ia resisting the execution of the laws of the United Slates .. Fpr.Altomey General, Ivi 8. ChatHcIJ, ' who lit the last election ol Suite ollii-ers, wrote a letter endorsing llie doctrines of the slavery agilation. Il'athington L'rputilie.
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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