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1 .;rii.;,i .i' .-'.'f feat- J.ia4 'i!.'i-,.s,' ..i-!iJ KOSTI ClBOLIHWNwcrfal U iitrlleetnt, Hon! Hi fbjiinl moiirtei, tl land if tar itm isi bat if w ifftttioflv" ; 77 ' TERIJTw Bgllirt li idriBct, VOL. XLIIL RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY MOItNING, JULY 21 1852. NO. 30. tttMH. If ssl strlstly savsses, 1 sr n .I If if est vrtlbm si swaafcs; US' 3l lb taasf UMytar. ADVJRTISrsa. I Iqun (II Uki IrstinMitlas tl, tm4 ti nU fsr te rttKii.t 1st rtlos. , , itittcinm. Vrsst las kiiuW Lstlior. TRUNK, OR BLIND DITCHING. Wa ere rorpriaed to ww iuch quantities of ewasap mm bottom land ly tag ilufiher aw Its Mi lb owner, whan, by proper immi, these land might b brought to lh higheal KM ofcullivauon. ' Our experience in tann ing is very limited ; yet we hire good author ity far . proposing a trtiero of truing land which eontame aa abundance of waier. The in experiment of lliia kind that came within our knowledge, waa made a few year men, by Tt. $. J. Trautham, in Kershaw JJlatrieU Thia hmd He on I branch which ran. into Fist Rock Crock, and ia eonipoeed (gravel nod clay yet was generally wet or swampy after ram. Being of good soil, and Vying in n good position tor tillage, the Doctor supposed he could redeem it to a stats of oul titaliua. lis Utersfore andertook, (at some expense, as his force was small, to run ditch es through in parallel lines to intersect the arain stream, and by tltia mean carry off all tha water. And In order to make no obtlroc Ma, he dug these ditches in anch a form aa aught he filled with pine poles, or other tim ber, and then he covered aver, eu aa to p re lent the Iresuenl Homing and turning which the) ditches would have caused, and also to dispense with lh labor of continually clear ing not. We have aeenrery pretty eorn grow ou this land which, before, si intervals, waa a snitv swsmn. It atltlis time a niTlanoF expended in reducing it to lie present freedom from water. More -recently, we had occasion tr visit the kaase of M. M. Chancy, Esq., of this Dis ciet, on Twelve Mile Creek j and. while aksfev we were requested to walk over the brat, and how he managed to make grain an band that had been coudemned by all his predecessors a useles swain pa, fit only to cti aauee fever and chil.s. and to serve as a nur sery fofmusqtiitoea and anakes. . This land iir m either side ol Hi Charlotte mail, la miles north of Lancaster, and is known as the Churchville Anderson place ; and has been proverbial aa a "sickly place" mil lately. 4me reeat Cause of this was because a large swamp of 40 acres Kcs between the house snd creek. TbssoHis of exeellenl quality, s His color and the fine growth of timber in dieato. Tha other land oa the plantation being wel want out, Mr, Chaney, although he had late ly purchased it, saw at once he must tiring this swamp into service, otherwise he had sites' a bad bargain, . He is -a grntlcmsnwho pads great deal, and in order to avail him self or any and all improvement in larming. look an Agricultural' paper which, perhaps, (are Itim lifrtfi i riosr 10 proceed iMiCmTiKT biaawsi language, ha got ahead of hia pa- -pee Tbe-ptsn-he-adiipisd ss Ulmrious one, sad wtrshis force, very lew men would bare undorukea it. lie liegan by digging large opra dilchesor canals to convey the wa ter into the creek, anil on each side of these canals he forms hi trunks, which is dons by digging parallel ditches, 15 or 20 feet apart, mriWhoit the whole of the swamp, running st as to intersect Th ",esmrlsi"-w Irich1 ratty of aU tha water. After digging these ditches, he place pole of the size ot s ground pole for s lence, si each aide in the bottom of the perfieial the soil is light, and they sway with the swaying ol the plant. Besides the (fleet of the dirt is to blsnch and tinder brittle the portion of the stalk amend which ft rs placed. and consequently liable to snap ell before even a moderate wind. If uodiri was to- be brought up, the original lateral or roots, would ex tend tlietWIves, acquire size and energy, and be. capable, by.lheir magnitude and strong hold upon a firm soil, of supporting the plant in any wind. My plan is to plant so as to havs ihe row ran both wave of In piece, i. e. cross each other at right angles, which admit of working the crop with the harrow or culti vator, and to the surface entirely free. I nert is no philosophy whatever, in elevation above the routs, so far a the support of the plant is concerned, sad it must be obvious, I think, to every reflecting person, that the exposure of an extra extent ol aurlaee, in a dry time, as in the cave of lnllinif, must increase the effect of drought. Cor. Herahi and free Prett. To Pkivknt Cows milinu in thfis Mn.K. Wash Uis cow's udder and teats wiih pure cold water befois milking, sod then milk her morning and evening as dry as possible; negligence in this latter precaution is one of the cause of rows failing in their milk.- The cow should, if possible, be always milk ed by the tamo person and while the pro cess is going on a small quantity of hsy should be placed before in animal. This furnishes employment for the jaw, draws her attention from what ia going, on, and the milk is in consequence yielded free! v. Aint ri- cait Veterinary Journal. BEET UOO T A SUBSTITUTE FOR PO TATOES. Beet-root cannot be mo much recommended to the entice of mankind, as a cheao and tnlu- 1!' JKlCilJSg !!y.qH31BfImi hsiilule for df now failing and di j : eased potato. Hitherto 'he red kind ha. been only used in England as a pickle, or as a garnish for salad ; even the lew who dress it, generally-boii rt, bywhich prneehetieh saccharine juice is in a great measure lost, anil the root, consequently, rendered less nutriti ous hy the quantity of wafer which it imbibes as well ns by parting with the native syrup.nl which it is thus forcibly deprived ; itia there fore, etrotigly recommended to hake instead of boiling thuin, wheniltfy will be round toaffbru a tietiuious and whnlesome food. This is not an untried novelty', for both red and while be t roo.a arc extensively used on the Conti nent i in Italy part cularlr, they are carried abajuT hSfTrom the oven twice a day, and sold publicly iu the street ; thus they sre purchas ed by all clauses of people, and give to thn-js-amis, with bread, salt pepper, and butler, a satisfactory meal. There are few purposes for which baked, or even roasted, or fried beet root, would nut be found preferable to boiled. If these root were so -universally cultivated in England for hum.in bmd as they are on the ConJihtnT "ofKurnpe, and sold aa cheap as Ihty nilahl easily be, many a poor person would pave a hearty and goml meal, who is now oleu uliliued to go without one ; and now iTial the poSfMTcro pTsTgTi!n la iTruj",''Tn'e abbva inforniatinn cannot but be of infinite servicer! generally- know n fur lliere 11 1 good deal ol beet in Ihe couniry, a'tnougn planted or sown for the use ofcrtlle. ditch, and on these poles is placed a very large JlLImil "Bn1'uFsWrlrbtmna eniud not otherwise be of servtr. lie men throwa sirth over this ditch, generally deep enough to product a good stalk of com. Undcr aeath thi log is a trunk which never fills with dirt, ami the water ha a free paaaage into the canals. above stated. These trunk are dug t fee deep hy ti feet wide I hul mny bs less if timber is not convenient to fill tits Irnnk sufficiently, as in the present case. Mr. Chansey was laughed at hy his neighbors when he undertook the herculean task of reducing thoss swamp to cultivation ; but we challenge the District to produce a finer crop of wheat than his. standing on the land that was a few year ago. in wet weather, a regular pond, and whew all ather land was dry, wa a mire af r S inches deep. . The cost wa heavy on him in consequence of a want of sufficient fore. It averaged 938 per acre t but Ihe first rear paid for his trouble, a well as the price of iha land. Th wheat emp this year will ha from 15 lo 40 bushel io the acre. It is undoubtedly the richest wa ever sswbresst high to any man, well headed, snd free from rust or smut. lis has promised to square ana acre, and m estate ana send the result to th writer of thi article, which shall appear as eon vea tent. We eeliev k la he our duly ta km part any information that may b of ser vtee to attf formers ; and if , any good can b affected for Mr. C'haonsy or th reader, w will be fully paid for our trouble. ' Enwatr. ' Iataesstervills, iuna, 1 811. AN EPICURE'S METHOD OF MAKING COFFEE. I have tried nearly every meihad of pre paring this Arabfstu Ueventgo and 6 ud, after attVi that there is ho surer way ol having coltee clear and strong, than fin i suing Ihe plan here given : Ileal up an egg two lor a large pot ltd mix It Well wltn tne conee tut you tcr, allowing room enough to put in the ingre dients I let it simmer very gently lor an hour, but do not Ihink of stirring it on any account, just belore it is required, put the pot on the fire and warm it well; out as you value me true aroma, take care that it dote not butt. Pour ii off gently, and you will have as pure and strong an extract of the Indian berry at you can desire. Use white sugar-candy in powder in preference to sugar; cream if at tainable ; if not, boiled milk. Brnfon Ufa Epicure' I Jllmanac. Fuss asp FsTHKa. The epithet, "Fus and Feathers," was first applied lo Scott al Lnndv't Lane, hy the British. The tall hero wrnt into the fight with a very large plume, and waa so active aud earnest iu hurrying on and encouraging his men first al one point then away al another that the enemy thotighr he waa a little fuety. Scott, with hi tall form, large plume, and dashing gal lantry, waa a conspicuous mark lor Ihe bullets of the British. Hs had two horses killed un der him, wss shot in the side, afterwards m ihe shoulder, and finally had his favorite feath ers shot off. After that the British called him "Fuss and Feathers." MR. WEBSTER IN BOSTON. There were upwards of 80,000 person nascent at Ihe great Webster reception al Bos ton on Friday last, and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. The following is Mr. Webster's peet-h onthe occasion t Mr. oteveason and leilow-ciiisens of Mas sachusetts: Thi honor, which you confer on ma'ttpdavvgrmuclrw lions as I feel that it exceeds mv merits. I owe it all to your kindness, friendship and conatanl regard. I rejoice in it ; I am proud of it. Nothing ou earth can be more gratifying tome than to come into the bosom of s com munity I hare endeavored to serve fur so many yeara, and find that lam not disowned. Great applause. Gentlemen, this advauced period ol Hit altemoon will allow me lo ad dress to you buua few remarks, butout of the abuiulauce of my heart tny mouth will speak to you. I am known to you for half ot my life, and you have given me a high political position. J he legislature of Massachusetts have1 sent me to Congress, snd with all humility I aru ready to give an account ol my steward-1 ship. It is now thirty years since I came to Boston in my early manhood. I bad some. but not much, ex peril nee in political affaire. 1 left the world ol politics, aa I thought, for ever, to lake up the honorable profession of Ihe law, and lo earn a livelihood for myaell and family. From my brethren, of the bar, and from my fellow-cilixms st large, I re seivrd evsry kindiies,atrdilweeimugh forme: that I could earn my bread and enjoy Ihe in- trl!ec.iual.uci I remained Tor some yeara here following this private course, hut no man knows his own destination ; at least I do not know mine. Laughter. as poring orMajnlBSTm- BUcksloue in October, 1923, some gentlemen railed upun me who did not look like clients. These strangers were a committee, snd among them wasTh.oniai.H, Perlum. They . id: '-nehave come to tell your destiny. Lav aside your books ; you must represent the city of Uoslou. We will nol tnke No ! lor an answer." And (Jul. Perkins made a graceful bow and went off. Laughter. I submitted to what appeared lobe the will of the people of Boston. 1 do not regret it ; and if tny conduct in' public life has been sat isfactory to you, whether it ha been attend ed with poverty or wealth, with aickness or health, 1 leei that I am kiilAly rewarded. Applause. jt JNow, I must say to you that fiom tny ear liest days the Political history of Massachu setts hat been my buau ideal. I have alwara pursued and studied it. I wish to ask yon what Boston was when I became a member of Congress 1 The history of Massachusetts begins with ho Revolution itself. For what did old Ma KYchnsfjitt -comeiidT for what did her on pour out their blood like water, and run the risk of being doomed to Ihe gnllows as trai tors? It was for no. local or sectional object. b-4iTtHvt-brave the power nf fiiryhrttl-foT-i the little si rip ol land between New liamp- lt. O I. m.,1 fr glorious nalretnrer.- Io 1 nol no M chusette struck fur the liberty of thii Conti nenl. Great chocring. Her everlasting glory everlasting, nil less she terminates it herself her everlasting glory is, that she made the first effort made hy man to separate America from European rule- Applaui ' - 'Jenttemertrfriehlsi and feIldw-cit1znV let m tell you that Massachusetts had all nieri r in her heart a'hen she struck Ihe blow for Freedom. It was nothing let that Warren died for. Theso'lof Massachusetts received WTTitffBiirSni' an me" world is filled wTlliliu fame, llut the admiration of all generation is nut sufficient to recompense In in for his devotion to his country. Now, that ta the renown of Massachusetts. Her devotion for the universal cause, llrr renown is p'.a-eJ sometime another, till 18-23, wllea it wa my good or my evil fortune to h elected a mem ber of t ongrcss for your city. But allow me to say, thai there was not s man from Berk shire lo Ctie Cod who had tha slightest tinc ture of disunion sentiments applause ami when I w! imo Congress from Boston there was nol a man who entertained any disunion semimeHU, I hsca mere, then ao "rfs ---and: "huts" and "snd" laughter and if there were any such men he eouM not have held his position for one hour. That wat Massa chosetts whteh I embraced and honored. The character of a nation is made out of facti. Il i not so much the portraiture of the pen cil a die narrative of Ihe pen. History tells us what she wa when I honored her as among th first, if not the first of all the pa Iriotic Union Stale. TArplause. I 1 will not say she was prima inter parr hut rhe wa teewttia inter pare. If she did notgu before others, she waa not behind in any attachment to that treat principle hich made America wh:il she i. 1 accor dingly entered into her lurries nasi, gave her what I could. From that lime my manner of political life is known lo ynu all. I am nol hers to apolo gize for it. Mo; nor, on in otbsr hand, do I demand approbation. 1 leave it lo posterity and ihecouutrv, and the world to a y whether it will stand the test of time and truth. Great applause, waving of hats and hand kerchiefs, and tremendous excitement. Ami now, gentlemen, I have only to sav lo you, thai al my lime nf life, I am not likely to adopt any tuddt-n change, Renewed ap plause. " Yo man can foresee life future. I prefer Iu foresee nothing. The future, ts nnt ours ; the present i all we can claim. I now thank ton for the grea kindness snd regard nJjMiL.Jtl:aJga--me Ihs tn'c ilurmg-triTO-pTTtuu' thank you more especially lor Ihe civic pro cession of diit day. Many nf you are known to me and some of Ihe young are unknown. I ought, perhaps, lo express my particular fhanks to the military','' who" hrada so line a display. You all know, gentlemen, thai it is not my fortune lobe a succcssltil military man. Ureal laughter.") I am nothing renewed laughter. nothing but a hsrd working, paius-ukiiur, drudging ciillian, giv ing my life, ai.d health and atreugth to the m.iititenanre of the Constitution and th up holding lo the best of my ability, under the providence of uod, the liberties of uty coun- l.y. Al the close of the proceedings one hun dred guns were fired as a national salute in his honor, and firework were exploded in vari ous part of the cuy-y . T1I3 CANDIDATE FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY. The fullowing we take from Ihe Philadel phia North American, ri written bya tfcnr Ucmantiow in Al9. H.V!!OfiU?-"-V!!!!!lb'b. who wat Mr. Lira ha in classmatu in college, and formerly sei veil with him in the State Legislature. It may be relied upon as pcr feMly authentic, and hnth lit style and tcilti merlt, ir'a"tvort1iy "tribute to one of the worthiest Whigs iu the, Union. AT. V. Couriir. H" - ... i.,. ,,r .1.. . stasau. ant .h-. nee of the Whig party for the Vie Prrsi- The oppressor and wrong doer found no advocate in him ; but he waa always readv to give his aid to the widow and orphan, with out ice or reward, and his happiest effort in his profession was made in their cause. In him are happily blended tha graces nf the Christian gentleman snd tha virtues nf the pure aud upright man. ll who know him iv him, -tor- these qailities of the hsirt'whlclt eminently distinguish him, and which obvi ously manifest themselves, even upou a slight acquaintance. Accustomed from earliest re eollreiion to took u.a the wounds of his father's faos, received In Iha (mules of inde pendence, and to listen al she fireside lo the legends of the hVveluiioii. he bad more thaw ordinary incentives hi lake part in public af fairs. He was elected a member of iha low er branch of the Legislature of the Stale of North Carolina in 1833, and was continued, by successive elections, down tin 1910, At the session ul I HIS he, Was chosen the Speaker of the lower House, tha dutie ot which office he discharged with great ability and impartiality, in which station ha remain ed unlit 1910, when he was promoted to th Senate of the United State. During ihe seven- yewr he wa a member of the Legisla ture of North Ctfolint he acted a conspicu ous part The consideration ol question of cur rency and finance arising out of Ihe expiration of the charters of ihe first bank of th Stale I the adoption of a tytlein of internal improve ment adequate lo its want ami exigencies J the calling of a convention io revise th Con. stitutio:i, with a view, principally. In equalize lapresentation : a revision of the whole hndv of the ttiettf statute h a f the -Mrablishmr'rir ol a aysiein ol common schols, with 'many miier si-ojects oi greai importance, earn an. iler the consederaiiun of lliu General Assam- s.e.1 IfcKUr- SEN A TO K PEARCE. ( jtamlion at all. -H.lhea stooped down, lined in ins publication of the speeches and. Iee F "J ariu, teit my pulse, exmituit U1LLING INDIAN CORN, i U ia a asoated qnestiou ia lite agricultural world and will probably long remain aa un decided ana. whether Indian corn shsuld be 'HilxaB. For my owa parti I eon less that both observation tad experience hart convin ced: wa that it should lot. I do not intend to discuss tha subject philosophically in thia paper. Hut merely ataia the result of expert ' meat. In th summer of 1850 I had a piece ;'f erro comprising about ana sere half of which I hilled ap with a broad, conical hill aba hat hosing, the. oher being left flat. Both had received Iha aaaa qoautiiy of man sra. and precisely tha asms cultivation, with lbs rxncpiioli sbovs aaaved. In July there Santa a heavy tornado, and (ha corn ia both piecsa waa avueh prostrated, but oa exsmina- - iwf I Ansa tha th hilled -pirca was broken' - off io tnaay eases, indeed il alntost avery - hill, whrls the anhillcd or level part hsdes , eaped. Taeeuaarquence wa that tha plants oh tha latter rots w title those oa tha formei did aot, hot reiairied lo a great extent, tha re- aatgbcnl position uiey had been compelled lo ' taaa hy Iha wind; Then was also a aery ' psrceptible differsnea in iha aaantity of iha r. Nta let us esamise tha reason of Ibis. Whoa (resit soil U broaghl aa around ' Uia eora sulk, it injures s fresh avulutioa of .brace oris IMraJ roots, and that avery lime fresh accession af dirt ara Made. But the brace res la do aot bt-nd in ooaerfiil degree lhe atiHirt of the plant j .ifeey are- tea ta- diminished head. Wa most respectfully ask t careful and im partial perusal of die article in proceeding eoluma, beaded "Legitliiiv action an the Convention Quesiioa." It presents a clear, concise, snd correct view of the action of the last legislature npon the subject. It will be seen with difficulties amendment lo the Constitution by Leglslativs enactment ra aurroundrd I and that even the popular measure, tree avffrage, waa killed in Ihs Senate and in the House but again revived, and finally passed. Truly a hair-breadth sesp I '" ' ' " "' It i contended by th dvocataa of amend- menls lo ihs Constitution by tha legislature dial il ia iha most expeditious and economical modi! Let ut see s By reference lo the se xton of the legislature on the Convention question above alluded to, it appear thai th Free Suffrage Bill wa introduced into thi Legislature on tha Stb or December, 1850, and finally passed tha 8enau oa the 23d of January, malt It ts now lonr years lines Go. Reid introduced this measure to Iheron- idersTroit of (rie'pii'Slie, ahrl "U'"l not yet lawl W believe there sre at least fits mom amendments hi contemplation by politician, fotr future use i sad iudginf th future by the past, it will soma twenty years to dispose of diem, by piecemeals a la case of free tuf- itaga, 1 hi certainly t anything but expe dition I As regard eronom v, tha alow and tediou process is nothing in favor s snd it ha been calculated that Free Suffrage alone- wtll end th Htat aa much, if ant aiore, man the Convention of 1831. Multiply the cost of this on ancasura by piseerm-st legfslativ enaetmeni, by tha number of ataeadnteat ia contemplation, and economy swaet "hid " ia) oof era Crete. on a broad and eternal basis, unless the sub verts Iha bro-id foundation herself. That day, I hope, will never happen. Shout of "Never." If il should happen, the judgment of that day will be postponed till my head is covered with the sod of the valley. Mr. Webster here became very much af fected, and wiped away the tailing teara with his handkerchief. Much applausa.J It wis no narrow or selfish policy that in fluenced Massachusetts in the day in which th (truggled. Her mil icy was large anil comprehensive. She never drew a breath that waa not national ; none that did not em bra -e all the Colonic. If the British Sov ereign had offered her, in that day, a National I.egivlatBi t had offered her 20 setts In Hie House of Commons, and tOO noblemen for the House of Commons, and 200 noblemen for tha House of Lords, sh would hits re jected tl all. If America became free, she wished to be free with America; tnd if A meriea did not heeofhe- free, she wished lo submit to the will of God, and luffer with America, fMuch applause. If any man would have a believe that Massachusetts aver had or now has di Her ein interest from the republican cause of the country, he it an enemy to you and In ene- mv to the United State. I never saw Sam el Adam and John Hancock, out I saw John Adam, Elbridg Gerry and Robert Treat Pain. After the Revolution, Iha ne- cessity of a federal Government become evi dent. It appeared 19 aome of the wisest men of that day to John Adams among the rest- that liter was a danger or a central government ling npon tue pe ipio oi uiq several otaie and controlling their art on, but there wa a necessity for it, and they responded to that necessity. I think I see old Jottn Aosm, m m nan Quaker drea, and standing with hi gnhlhead- i ed eane, fire feet long, and when he ahooted ye' to tit question whether ihey would a- dopt the constitution of the United States, Aya was re-echoed from avery pari of ihs asscsnblv.1 Massachusetts thus pissed uadet rharrrmvtitrrtirra, -and aubjstted all her com merce to il protection, which wa then three time greater than all Iha commerce of th couniry, and she has ever ainea received a rich reward by tha central government notu- ing op as tier flI H -Tr wur,u stupe and stars, instead of holding up Ihe bow and arrow of tha Indian. ; AppNua. In those day liter war Cabot, and Sedg wick, and Goodhue. 0d Eustace, and Geo I Varnum. of Middlesex, and Samuel Dexter, all eminent and distinguished men ia their d-y and generation. ' Al that tune there wa olten adifTersa or opllUoir rteiweea 'tnese ronn rmi certaia ausatioo. . Thtre ware rival candidate ... Sometime fro succeeded cr brought out by th recent Whig Ratifica tion Meeting in thia city, iha teller of M r. Sew stor Pearee, of Maryland. Wat iiiadi ertentlv oiiiittad. Now that wa have an opportunity of supplying Ihe o nission. lh delay ia it nub- - : -.. .. . . i V.n.re..4iyu.,e Bas lion tol iciirr, wnicn in a mast ol matter might have been overlooked. , Il i a Iribute of which' even Ueneral Scot! might we!l be proud: H'tit, Hep. , N - --' Hkunohat ArTsa.Noos, JuuS?.. Sta: I regret that I esinaut attend iha W hig Ratification Meeting this evening. ' ' Instead of tny presence, pleas to accept th assurance of in determination to give a cor dial and earnest tuppqrt to the tickrl nomina- oy the wntg Convention, , I have enure confidence in both tha nom inees t and having hint; known Gen. Scott' intelligence, honor, patriotism, tnd vtira Amer ican spirit, I fel assured that lo the unsurpas- gainntrv anu mill, which Dave given him renown M the But soldier of lit Union, ha would, a Chief Magistrate, add tht orowoins glory of the ajarctl fidelity lo th Ccintiiution snd th couitlrv."''. , Very resperlfully, . air. your obedient ear- ant, - - ..,...,....... .wij v " J A.PEARCE t . J. M. CarluLK, esq.. , . , i ;,:: .; Chairman Coromiltee, Ac. t - THE VENERABLE BISHOP SOUtB;; Thi aged Servant of God, and venerable Uislipp of has, we perceive, notwitlistanJing his silvan- ccd age, and iht ticknessol hit ettimable lady. dency, is a native of Lincoln county, in North Carolina, and wa born in the year 1804. His fadier, the laic General Joseph Graham, was born iu the county of ('better, in the State of Pennsylvania, in the year, 1 759, of parents who had emigratcJ Tnim il. Norlh bf Ireland, lliougn ol Scottish origin ; thence, by the removal of a widowed mother, he was transferred in early childnood lo the vicinity North Carolina. Here he grew lo man ra ta le, and received such education as th coun try could then afford, at an ua tdrmy in Char lottr, called Queen' College. He was there the associate of Jackson, Adair, and many othert, whottibieqnently became distinguish ed in Ihe history of Ihe cjuntrv. Whea a y.iuth about filteefi yen rt of are. he wat present at the famous "Declaration of ndenendence. on the ill ay, 1773, by Ihe peoplo of Mecklenburg; anJ late in life furnished hit testimony lit relation lo that event, when it authenticity wa called in qtiettion ; tnd this certificate will he fount! npcnneil to Ihe ptihlisnetl accounts ol that re markable occurrence, to honorable to the pa-" triotitm and valor of the people of thai coun ty. With two. elder brothers lie entered the revolutionary artnay al an early age, add serv ed several campaigns in the Carulitiaa and Georgia, in which he rase to the rank nf a Maior of Calvary, in a sharp action on the occasion of Ihe entrance of the Priiish army under Lord Cornwallas into Charlotte, in September, 1780, Major Graham, command ing a corps of eavaliy under Col. Davis, wat cul down, wounded aud Inft for dead, a short distance from that village. Recovering from his wounds, lis parlicipated actively in I lie cam paign of 171, and continued iu the service until the end nf the war. Aficr it c!oe he filled many important pub lic trusts, and wat for many years a meinlwr of the Slate Ijcgialuiure, and of both of the Contentions which deliherafliilin lite adoption of the Federal Constitution by JNortli Unroll na. In the war of 1812, holding the appoint ment of Brigadier Ueneral or Militia, he vol unteered hit serrines, anJ com minded a brig ade called out from Mor'h and South Caro lina sgiintt the Creek Indian, and joined the army of Gen. Jackson, soon altar the battle of Ihe Horse Shoe, in lime to receive the tub us ittion of that powerful tribe. He died in 1838, t tha advanced age of eventy-even years, bvlnved, honored and respected hy the people of the good old Whig Stale of North Carotin. " v William Alexander Graham, hi youngest son, wa educated in hi native State. After the usual enures of preparatory instruction he entered the University of JVorth. Carolina, and wat graduated with lite highest distine tioa ia a class of unusual merit. Hi profe. ionil studies in pr paratioa for tha bar were pursued la Iha office of tha Hon, Thomas Ruffin, lh present Chief Justice of the Su preins Court of thai Stale, and one of th a blest lawyer of America. Ha commenced the practice of lh law thoroughly prepared, and fixing hi resilience a! Hillsborough, in Orange county, soon attained the highest dt (hi all these subjects ha wa retarded hv all panic as one ol the ablest and most influ ential members, and rendered essential ser vice, as is now being both aeeoMtl frluln the Improveinefiu ol the Stale, and ihe adop tion of the policy which ha enforced, and id vocated with to much ability aaid enlarired patriotism. A decided Whig'in oulilical noio- ion. he ilrprre ted the two frequent introduc tion, of Federal politic Into the legislature to the neglect of ita sppropriatn function. At ou souson oi ibj4, wlten rrsolutlon were mlroduced to instruct Mr. Ma turn m in vote for expunging the journal of the Senate, Mr. Graham greatly disiingtiished himself by a a speech in opposition i0 them, which wa mucli admired and commended for the emi nenl ability and snnndnra of it view, and the great coiitlibiuootl learning which il evin. ecu. I aking hi teal in Ihe Senate of ihs Uni ted Sute fn December, ,1840, the youngest mcnitierof ihatllio ly, in whtctwwere Csy, Wehsler, T'nltioiin, Wright, and others. Mr. O ra ha rn ijeferred lo tin superior- sgc of hia ' saolrsff.ntl parlieipaled but litilo in lis general diicussion W find, however, in live report of that day. t speech, by hitn on lit 4a4iciilf policy of ho- Arfmloittrifrirm of Mr. Van Bttren, and another in favor of a bill directing lite several Stales to be divided divi.M iMMMUjjt.alfat-fntm.', of which are highly crrulaJhlenTaini eVh'i bilious of Parliainentary reasoning, and re plete with eoundconserva.it IV tug sentiment. Having much experience a presiding offi cer, he filled iha tliair of the Senalu si lh itibsiiiulH of Mr. Southard, the President, (then In lit tt I UtiieM, du rtng a 'considerable part of lira session of 184 1, with great accep tability to that body. Occupying the laborious post of chairman ins til fcier ., nA mmnt l'p iI.a ... asked him why I wa thus negfected. Tha Surgeon (tut for hi Assistant, who, ia return asm for the Steward of lh Hospital. T?ia Ueneral chrged ihera to tak gopd care of m I Mil, on leaving, loltl m? If they t':d hot Wreporl kl onca wj him,; Sit, ' yoa ee,"ir, ha aavad my lifa by hia kindness, aa hs did hundreds of ether J and I thonld be a acona drel not to vote for him. They Bay ha M proail. : So ha ia oa ltorte-bckvi uStbst-ila-field he i Major General Scott, and a ha i a kind hearted, w hum too man Thi is a trvs story tnd a atory ia frif.s V. T. Atirrvn 4 ss-' ' - - ' - - i - i. GOOD BACKERS FOR CEN. PIERCE. ' In th following article (say tha Jf. 'T. Tribune) The London Time ha si good ' word for General Pierce. Iiderlsiea li pref erence fit him aver Mr. Cass, Mr. Dooglit, Mcn II urhauan, oirt General Piemt t ia luck. : IU ia not only prefareU ia laondoa but ha is fh f.-nd by Amt rioan mt gnttct ta wall. Ha It tha choice of- quondam whft is tha wealthy circles ot Wtll sl., Slats-st., tnd mong iha "Cotton Lords." Well, w a-' not help this, wa thsll nol wonder to find , ihe. EnglUhmea prefer almost anybody ..sav Gsu. Boat I, of whom they eanact- ba sop posed to hats tny very fragnaM recollection. ' And neither it it matter of tstonishment that - -both Gen.' Pierc atid Mr. King being gferi--tli-inen of the very first order, of highly roe- peclahle conservajisio indeed, ucuuf ajta,. , . vary pink, tlia Mia iNancy" of political f pm r.ely-hould ba favorite with aosnako' upper-lendon of tVhiren-. Butif Geit. Scott C'ioUt'Jjyay.jjD.vjruailU n mnsi try and Bad it Iu humhla quarters. e fn California. Tlia fuMnwing la tha 'clo ting acntence of th letter in which the Chris tian tetania informed the, board of tltia put- "Some of my friend htr nlted objec tions to my purposed viait, In consideration of my advanced age, iha f real distance bat wen .tha Atlantic and Pacific coast, tha casualties tnd dangers attending a long tea voyage, and Ilia liability U death and: burial at sea. fr frorri home" snd friends. I havs Weighed iliesa objection. They ara light In tha' bal ance. 1 hav been in peril both on lh and on the land, bnt yod ha been my hield, and effected delivarnnca under circumstance which seemed tu ba beyond iha eforts of human sgency. Thai great and good men nf God, Dr. Coke, ilcpp Ja afcly iin tlte ho aotn of lh deep, aa hia venerable coUsagua. Asbury, ina sepulchre of earth t and' both test in sure and certain hop "of an equally glorious resurrection whenoha 'earth snd the sea shsll givs ap tha dead thai are m them f Arid wheiher hall steejv (ri me . lerrlenra ry habiliment , of lite on or ihe other ia a circumslanea of ao importance. If I rauy butsl ep In Christ,' ho mailer when, itoniai- tt-f .Ue.fa. W'a hate no idea that hi electici depend at all upon the preference .. o eilher London, 8late-t., or Wall U t Th people will seitlf that TtratW aithoui ttbppm4 to laka tlteir eat from audi locatiuc. ' , ' " : ''' id linction trt hit profeirn, nd wa eminently as tn advocate. Mr. Crabam al- uecessful wav had a right anniecialion of lh charac ter of hia tMofcssion and lis nohl aims. Pure ia heart himself, benevolent in ditpon tnw, sad street i-sli tis mf ly became th Iriend.of ma poot tmi uaio- taos'f srfli irsiinjiiuJl grest. he participated hut little in tha general debates; but he had lh emir confidence and respect of the Heinle iu die . business com mitted lo his charge anil Governor Wright, of New York, and Judge Woodbury, of New Hampshire, who served under hitn on that committee, look occasion, after Iti retirement from Ihe Menate, tn, refer to his decisions, and publicly lo attest their confidence ia his abili ty and iinpanmliiy, The Democratic party having elected a majority of members to the legislature of North Carolina in 1 84 J for Hit urn time in many years, Mr. Mraham was not re-ilceted, and retired from the Sen ate of tha United Suites on the ihof March, 84 ,,. Returning the prarliee of tha lw with hi usual energy and eminent success, h htd but renewed hit relations with his old friends tnd tenia, when lo redeem iha Bute from Democratic rule aud asceiidnncy, and lo aid in securing her vote fur Mr. ('lay, he wa pre vailed npon to accept ihe nomination lor Ihe office of Governor nf the State. In 1844 h waa elected lh Chief Magittrate -of North Carolina, hy t vary surge majority of Ilia vote oi me peopi,anu was rr -ieeieu to tu am office in 1840, from which he retired oa the. 1st of January, 1849, being nil longer constitutionally eligible. Returning again to l it p-aression, hs wa, in a lew month there after, offered by President Taylor the mission lo stain, which, fur reasons - of a domestic and personal nature, lis promptly declined. Alter tlio uoath ol Ueneral I ay lor ht wa p- pointed by President Fillmore, who waa a member of the House of Reprnsentstivst du ring Mr. Graham's service in the Senate, Ihs head of the Navy Department a nation which ha hie occupied for two years with great iisoftilneia and eminent ability snd ad vantage lo tha country, and much honor and ersdit lo hi nsslf. ... :,,.:..:.i-.,,i . At Ilia lata National Whig Convention, which assembled l Baltimore on th 16th instant, Mr. urahani waa nominated, wtih al most nnegampletl unanimity, the candidate of that great party forth Vice Presidency of th tinned Slate. A purer man, an abler tales man, more honest and devoted patriot, aoilld not hsv been selected" to fill iha second great olBca of our Goreromeni t and aueh th peu pie of tha United Motes will And hint to be. the more. they inquire snd heeom acquainted with -Uirsv At- Jh Uu th,-vhr-bs4s- ou known, bis nam is a tower of (trrngth to hts party, aad avery where throughout this broad Union, where virtus, integrity, honesty, sbili. ly, fidelity and dot4 pslriolttm sre appra elated snd esteemed, will ha- ha onired, ha- loved and respected, a hi pure snd tpotlest lifa'and eminenl worth arid abilit am made familitr to hul sdrniruig and discerning enuttr Iryrrlen. , j4jj j ':,.- .' s,.- 7," bm,',--:S 'vi the following i ' ' 14. That wa advocate- Ilia universal tolera tion of every religious faith sail trei, and tha total separation of all (ecurkuiism aud poli- KVi aUThalara recommend Utal no alien, ba. peirnitled lo land in thrte United Sutet with out a certificate of good moral character, and it able ta provide for his awn support, winch irwfostsr-srrsH-frs-srigiM r. Democratic piper glory in lh fact thai ill rabid Fre Suilert all refuse to go for Scott. , Admiutd and admitted firther, thai they ins land lo fuUow thtit utusl. Abolition inttini, by supporling the Deinoeralio nomiualonv There is Ranioul.thu'ouited from ki Convoa--lion, whip in ma.-kly for iha nominee. . 'Thara is Hal, ueclinad, W oppoa Mr. rierca, aa what he choose to call , person U grounds- , And so llirttugboul lite ten caict-orie of Abo-. liUon. Bui wha(els dan it signify, alter all, than that ihty rtcognixs ta Ui Whig th only tru National Union party, and prefer tu mm Uivir lactwu enlerpnac to Ueatu oralis autpiceat If th thing means otharwit pray. whaUA, J , itmea. - ; " . v .. . ' f- mil 1" . !: ''J .,!" AMWMAXILiJaSEiiT.XMi-z-i - ol Wutitm Duty, , froth Randolplt. Couiily, wa c iKiuiitted lo . .1.- !:l . r r ' s . a . ' i .. t ' 1 L.. the jail of f orsvlh, on Wttnilay last, rharvstl With Unrinrf hastetj sevefar toMiiterrett' bills' EXCELLENT ItESOLU flOXS, !tJl'IBnk of tha Stata of Nonh Carult. -Trehtnti;-NV offTha otlr hOTallir TSasscdi I billt iu this county - and botiiitit a h'mse for which they paid io mid tpuriou bill, -all on ihe Bank of the 8iate. They war recognised a lh offender on Saturday vn- ing last, while pasting tl Kernersvills, pursueil ind 'pverliken; Wf inat.agei Id' aseap and' " "T elnda th vigilanc of llie pursuers until fiun day inoiiiiitg, when on of ihem wss srrtsted i!t'Gu.ij.lortl toiinty-the whrlnnHM A fullow In Tes has Jut Invited a strength' thing plaster which will enable yoa tn nks an saythlnt;, from a fourmvBth'a'ndte To a Hogs" htsd f sugar. A few ia thi niHtkel wwild I meet with a renayal. . ' ,1- , a f. .-. - ! r- f. v consul of tha pvn froin whenca h . sailed j snd also, that a registry be mad of said alien, In conformity with the act of 1808, under Pre-: idettl Jefferson. . 1 16. That an undyln?, anwavering atltcli- incut to the American Union, is the lira l duty ot art American, j and that the maintenance of all and each of the compromises of ilia Con ttituliott, logeller with til nati.mal lawt ne cestary to give lhm just and full stTact, is part snd parcel al mat duty, iind lh provi sion of the Cuustitution of uia United titataa which d'plare lhat "" , , ; "No person belt! to Icrviimle or labor in one State, untlef the Isws ihereof, eteaping to an other, shall. In conseqiiene of sny law or regulation therein, be dtsi-hsrgml from such turvice or labor, but shall ba delivered op pn claim of lit parly to which uch ervic or labor may ba due," ia a finality ar eonclutioa of eontiituiioittd compromitcft not to ba dis turber unlets hy Iha action, of the whole Union. " , The resolution contain doctrine which should be fhcorporated (n tha pisiform of eve ry party tn wis country, anu aa upneiu oy every (ilixea W has oliert and urersmly insisted, tliat consular certificate of character (hnuld be obtained by all persons emigrating to the United State, so at to prevent uia iitl' nioiit ID'.! degrading practice which now pre vails with torn or the European goi emmonta, of, sending their criminal and pa u perl Id this eounlry. """ " " m vmii vtip. A GOOD STORY FOR GEN. SCOTT, s fckims bur year ago, a young maa t ilh-d al our office to subscril for lh Vekly Mtr r ir. Iu lh course of conversation, ha staud 'hat he watt krctururd Voltinleer from tha Mexican war;" and instead of loafing about New lurk and begging aim uf the Corpora lion of the City and ' tha' legislature of iha Sun, h bad been off to . Wiseoosia, bought a farm, opened a storo Wat already postmas ter of the yillaga.. Hi bright ,gy. eoergotic maiiiHir. and manlv deteriiiiuatiuii to fiiiltt hts own way through 'he world Interested us at mice and on bidding hint good-bye ts lie left iheoffice, w remarked! shall next hear from ynu M i meinliar f lh LagisUiurs." . This morning wa had a visit from th young aswirwaii first words wi: ."V"iur nrsdirtjim has lisen fulfilled,, I hsv been a member of the U'lislattire ajiit a t.ioi a; in tiic House, :, , .slluw. are your, polniutlF asked. His reply wa i "I am a Democrat; bnl out nf gratiluda- for ana who raved my life, I shall rote for BeoH." ' -How Is that f - s-! .-"-sw. j "Why. sir. while Ijra lyjil; on iha Hon flfiof in lh Hospital at Jalspa,; parched with fuver, tnd covered with ore, with no one to wok alter me, Gen. Scoll earns in. and went around among all ihe sick wj wnundeJ. He came in me sn.l asked if I was wounded. 1 told him I was not ; hot I wa vert sick; arid could avot ha maayr. d ajrs, , Diui A 4) W tfi'l said ihtfirnerat. - lie then' askeaj trie if 1 wa well -tended. ' I tol I htm I had ao at. , limy nyi in pm . of , bit eomp- nion tl I'iiftel Cham's, and cam to Randolph from' Richmond county, a few weeks attu-e. when . . ' 1 :.L I. : - ' ' ' ' 11 a oecaut acquaiuicu wnn uiui, .. ... . , Titer were about iu tpur.out $ bill t abov found n Ilia potirgstoii of Duty. whuo arrettvd. ,Tb bills art qut new, pa per ani'ngravingcnars,iigoalura augravsd, and llut President's uutn badly uecuie4. I ha whols appcaranca of iha bill ssrry a riouj on llitir fare, tnd will ba ) ected al a, glance by tli priicticed aya altl.ouli th ua. war; he deceived. 1 By ara oateo W in, nay r May, and June, 180, B ana " payauie at Morgatitonh , !; ' r-o-w .": Mr. Rose, frum Randolph, oam her th other day and. claimed th bora foun1 in, . prisoner postesssinD, aa hi property, ' Mr. Irtiwe, of tliit county alsa appeared aud ; ra , Cogniaed Duly aa - Ilia matt ul whom h re-.j ccivsU oouawMMI mat otus ss picniiw sw , y fitr bars.. And, Mr- Gardener, of Guilforu, , also rUimtd a liti gotu -watcn , wnicn uia , Mienfl htd fuund tiou Duty, and taken pot essiotl of, Duty snd Chance look dinner , al Osrdener't on Thursday, what) ao doubt ' "Uia waaih wss stolea ' w; .. .i ) .''-! They r both reprewntwl baift; very yoang mx '' ' '- w ' , Aa ilia rotmiry ia becoming mora anu mora infested with tillians. wa would moomratnu' th "Hociety fiir lh prolecthat of property in this plan, to the favorahle eonsiUerr'ion ot ' those w ho ara. yet without tha pala." . a."i ' r - , Hot TaiT.r-n.a., U. P. Osiitiy dsalss tbs a- as la eircolatioa that tha rrvsldsat kuss afsrsd to appoint him to lbs eftts af ttoraUrj af tt JUvy, ui vacant by Mv. Orsbsw'a awstgaattsa ' twltluttH d'cUted U aesspt it, II mjt Hk Prssldsat kuaot sfftrsd 1 eeaftr apsa honor,, aor hsvs t ssplrtd toR." - ' ,(., ; .. : 1 -- t -1 1 . "' I Mr WsssTsa.-il la said tt ba lh dasiga at sums sf Mri WnbsUr's friol Is ft up a Bato Cdnvsstlttt I 'nsiaiaiii r.lm. tar tha Prsikac)t s thst tbstlectlsi Biay l throwa, lata tba Host V t ttpreittiv. ' W havs as Ids Witt Mr. WtbvUr will suotlia j saeli pree lisgs. Vs asnl ' islvctlos by UcHtiass tfUrprtssBtsUvs. TM randloavM f lb tw psrttts are bates tat a;), ssAlaMhsUlstkasiaVhsJ ; Th Prssidsalial slssUua is to ton! tbs sse- ; ob4 asy af Sswsaibtr Bts ; aad alsetioas ia a- vase ofta Fttsidsiitlal, will oeaar ia tbs folios. : Ing tntss,'l tbs flii atnlln4 betsw, " ef which tasnrntra f Ooorws art to b stsctv ' ! Akbtiasl Augatt JM5 Ksm'aely, Aagust id, la- disua. Ai"i,i,tt' .laois, Aagust, 24; Jo, A- gust Jl; Missouri, AMttsl 2. o.ihl.nlm, A- , Ml 6tht Tsiwsstt. '! Versaout, Ptp'l , 7tW) Mias, eptWr 13th; Gtorif,.0etobst tb; ArVanw, OsW 4tHt nruls. OeW 0,j .Msrylsoit, ; (K tb; tvxita Carolloa. Out. UU.: Ten "jlvsais, Oct. Ohio, Oct. l'-'lh.1' ' -- ' -
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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