- THOMAS J. LUMAY,
EDITOR AND PROFalETOR.
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FrwasesJdine; witkosltae State wlllbora
oiead m riK waotsewoeat el We yaar'a aak.
eeriptta fn adeaaee '
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A. J. BATTLE,
CoaniMisslosa Merchant and Gewcr
al Agent,
FOR ALU KINDS OF BUSINESS,
(eteot dejilirinanireBonafiquora,) '
, hitmingltn, X. C.
" REFERENCES;
Got. E. B. Dvdlct, W4kA. Pttth,
A. Bosom, Re- D. TjmtMox,
WsSTO & HARM30X, R. I- McDiSlrL.
8 tMl
MarTland Stetse Earthen M are
Poiteriea,
' BALTIMORE. -Tha
mbaerikcr rpeiljr Inlnrme her friends
aadib butil. thai ah Mill anntiaws (lie manulaa
ofSlOXB AND KAttTHK" W,KB. and
ha oaluait a Urge and 0BiiM aasortesent an
artiela that unaot ka exetlled m qu.litv in lha enan
ir. and whisk drateea would da well o aall and as-
amine before purakaainc., a, prlca, will ha at low a,
Ike tame arlielea aao-b bought elaewnere All nr
dera ilrlwrrrd to any part of tha city frca of eipeate
or a-rakae
Pill'TKMES, !..!cn near taw Italtimsra street,
WAKE KOOMS. 45. S 'k Mren.
MAHO RET PAKR,
Widow ol tha lata Da, id Parr.
10 4w
The Tfirotib Brert Horse "
SIR WALT-PR RAL EIGHT,
Tha iuhcr,lrr take leaa ibua earl to inform
hit fnanda and tba public generally, that thi noble
stallion nil be under taiav superintendence during
lha an,ung acaaon, and that hia eervicea. may be
commanded at a price In autt the bardnes of the
lima and the fconditionilf Jr'Str mf. Those who
any deatra to iopre their aloek.bj h eiiina from
the beat blood and 6 neat bona now in Ibia eeciion
of the S(. would, do wH te avail tfe-mselvr of
Jbia opportunity, Mitmar be the laattlievjwijjv;
or hte;Tteing probabf, The horeo wi.l be re
moved fn t.i Orange at lha aspiration of the aeaaon.
la regard to bit pedigree, it la only nocaaaary hare
In elate, that be ia of the puree! and beat blood in
thi, country, having deed nded, In a clear and un
polluted stream, on the part of bia aire, from Sir
ChnHeti end on the part of bia dam, from Monaieur
Tooaon two of the moat celebrated and popular
horaea that ever trod the American turt H ill
beautiful bat, with black mana and tail; and aa to
form and aixa, ia anaorpaawd. All who are, ad
mire him. For further particular, are handbi.l.
AttCHtUALD W. PARKER.
I.itlile River, Orange County,
Jan'y 34, 1842.
Ilillaborough Jtecordrr will plra
timea,e,e y other week.
f
inaert three
. - A VERY FAIR OFFER.
IjF.HSllXS wut.ing to purenaae f IANO FORTES
H o the aabaarikwi', M Have tke priilrg of
trj ing ihi m belnre pa) ing tor ttiem, and by ibia ar
rngnirnl, as mailer how many frara iht-y may have,
thry ran ao rlik of frlting an indiflrieni in all u meal,
aa all the ritk of their bring bad rein annn my own
ehouUlera rricea V7i 3011, 3'25, 350, 3 5. 400, and
t on to fitiO dollara. I am ptriaaily willing to take
the riik ol Mrleaiina fnr porchaaert myaelf
K. P. NASH.
Peteraborg, Va.
1 hare aold about 300 Piano Kwtea without ever
arlting a bad one. K. P. N.
Feb S 6 if.
for sale,
Atthe North Cwfllina, Jook StQW. UadlocVf .
Ventabln Powder & iSyrup, for Coujha, Colda,
Croup, tie. . . II
Krven more PinnoFene)
JUST ItZCElVED Br X. . AVfS
U lha actinoner Juliet, 1 Hate rcaenred aerea
m ire Piann Kortea, which, added to the I wrlve hue.
I, nnpaaked, make my ai oak nary wrrjw and cam
pl'tc. I bare a beaulilHl aarieiy of paticrna, ary
ni in Drwe Irnm two handred and eeen,y-ne le
a nawvlred dil lara, all .si 4iieli w iU wanM-aub-ject
to be reinnied if not rrallv'good, and with aa
anonmmnnly large a atnek (npwrda "I thirty (a
a'ntmeata) I cannot fail In pleaaa tkoaa whn may be
in want of the article. No one airpa in the daik.
nr niai any riak in prchaiig a Piano Porte from
Hie aubacribrr, aa he ia willing that purchaaer,
h i ild withhold payment antil ibe, jr lullr tried.
E.. P. NASH, Pcteraonrg.
13, mi. 4i
Jniian .ntctlotc.-on Sequeanequash,
nn I ulian of the remains of a tribe in Contiec
- ti nrr; waTrs-omeyear oittertii'6lttirWor
nijevhih':n
,pened.pbedrnnfc
answering micnuy. ui uir qimuuua put oy uic
justice, merely uitrttered'Vour honoris
very wise; very wise; very wise; y-y your
honoris very wisp, I say' . ,
Being unable to get any other answer
from him, the justice ordered him to be lock
ed up till the next day; when John was
troiTghTteforer himTperfecxIy mbt:rr'''
"Why John, said the justice, you were
drunk as a beast last ntghut - "...
Drunkr' ejaculated the Indian.
"Yes, drunk as a beasu When I asked
yon any question, tne oniy answer you miue
as-Yonr Honor's very wise crv wise!
"Did I eall you honor truer said the In
dian, with a look of incredulity.
Yes,H answered the magistrate.,
Then,'! replied John, "I mutt hatt
been drunk, $urt enowjf A! ,
-.I ..a ' ' " i ...
Exlremt fazineit.-rOne fiery day, a
fanner arent forth Into his mowing lot where
' he had hired halCa.4ozea. inen to cut down
tlirfahs. . H arnjp upon them .suddenly.
and found them lying down, under an apple
tree. , 'Wtll, said the indignant farmer. -I II
give an extra half dollar to the laxinest fellow
among you! ; All jumped upon their feet to
claim the reward, but one man who lay still.
Ah!' said the farmer, 'that fellow has won
the money. To which indolence replied
rif jyJtt please t jut it in my poekett
- A JjtiFycr Amteerfd.tM Kingsbury,
, ofN. II. was remarkable Ak dry humor.
Aaknaased i m field, one morning in
; Angus, hitaw the lawyer of the village sur-
eytug hut pos.ejtior s. Says the lawyer, 1 a good atory tliat we once heard read. Here
What makt you carry vour head stooping ' it is. ' Travelling into town one night, a
vpon y our breast; friend' Kf Yon see m x ! bout dusk, Parson had occasion t call
1 carry mine erect and upright. Squire, at the mansion of an esteemed parishorv-r,
Mfere4 Kingsbury, Looi'. at that field of who ha4, among
V North Carolina
Vol. XXXIII ,
trrain! The full ears hang 'down like mine.
Utit lite empty heads stand up like your own!'
- "Go It, Boott." A cobbler in one of the
Eaatern ciiiei tliu jnnouncea his callinc:
"Surgery performed here upon old boots and
shoes, by adiline to the fact making pood the
legs, binding the broken, healing the woun
ded, mending the constitution, and support
ing the body with soles.
Cureor IVartt. These troublesome and
often painful . excrescences, covering the
hands sometimes to the number of a hundred
or two, may be destroyed by a simple, safe
and certain application. The writer discov
ered it accidentally, while performing some
chemical experiments with soda. The mat
ter is merely l) dissolve as mtich common
washing soda as the water will take up.
then wash the hands or warts with this for
a minute or two, and allow them to dry with
out being wiped. 1 his repeated two or
three days, wilt gradually destroy the most
irritable wart. Its theory appears to be that
of warts having a lower powei ol vitality nan
the skin, so that the alkali insufficient to pro
duce the disorganization of the former with
out aliccling the latter. 1 he warts never
return. Philadelphia Chronicle.
We learn from the Wilmington Journal
that the State of Delaware is. not only with
out debt, but has an actual surplus of half a
milliou in the treasury.
BE HAPPY.
Yet not in studies above their years, or in
irksome tasks, shekj hildrebewmtloyed
The joyous frebness of their young natures
should bo ptescrvea, white mey learn we un
ties that fit them for this -life and the next,
Wine away tlieir tears,
TCemember now
hurtful are heavy rains to the tender blossom
mat oneninir on the OaV. UDerisn uieir
smiles, lest them learn to uraw napptness
from all surroiindinir oliiect?: since there
'f------0 . - . ' t 1 '
may be some mixture of happiness, in every
thine- but sin. It was once said of a beauti
ful woman, that from her childhood, she. had
ever spoke smiling, as u the heart poured
iov unon the liD.s. and they turtied tl into
beauty. i
May I be forgiven, for so repeatedly pres
sing on mothers, to wear the lineaments of
rheerfulnessl I o be gominnd disagrefia-
ble, is high treason against the royalty of vir
tue,' said a correct moralist How much is
it to be deprecated, when piety, the only
fountain of true joy, fads of ntking that joy
visible to eery eye! If happiness is melo
dy of sou'., the concord of oui reeling, with
the circumstances ol our lot, tne narmonyni
our'whole heme with the will of the Crea
tor, how desirable that this melody should
produce the response of sweet tones, and i
smiling countenance, th:it even slight ol)
servers may be won by tiie charm of its ex
ternal symbols! ' Mas. Sioourney.
THE CONTRAST.
Io too see that proud, overheating man
riding in his guilded carriage? Look! he
stops be fore a magnificent mansion, and liver-
cd lacqueys, obedient to his nod, assist him
to descend
Do vou see that poor, ' miserable boy,'
whose tattered clothes scaicely -shield him
from the inclemency of the weather? M ark !
witli a.beseeqhiug jookbe, solicits the. rich.
man to purchase a pencil or cord ol pinsj and
behold, how contemptuously he is spurned!
Twenty-five years age that pompous man
was as poor, as friendless, and as wretched
as the urchin he despises.
Twenty -five years have passed since that
day. The same patties meet: lo! the contrast
The once poor boy stands in the pride of
manhood; active, intelligent, rich. A lovely
woman, his wife, leans upon his arm, and
three WKwggWs,aro by -hi sitref- 5raea
in every expressionf ana aniirou.ee nawt-w
,lvis .iwoarftBiaUQ,
An old man approaches. 1 he tottering
step; mewreadsre
ful expression that fret in every feature,
denote a man of want and wo. Better to be
dead! than thus to drag a miserable existence.
. This may at the first blush appear to some
an improbable romance. It is truth.
In a country like ourM, there is no man,
however poor, if aided by inlutrys5ononty-.
and tirtner but-may-mn from thr lowest
rank of society to the highest, -The kno wl
edge of this fact is a blessed incitement to the
young, and cheers them to struggle nobly in
the paths which lead to honor and indepen
dence, despite the tnousana oosutcies mat
oppose their course ; " .7 r
There is no man however affluent, but by
extravagance, and lax morals, may fall from
his hich estate, and close his days in wo. v
Let no one despise,, tha poor been use of
their poverty; let no one flatter the rich be
cause of their wealUw We may ronqner
poverty; wtahh may subdue us. All men
of equal virtue, are ajqnal. If one man po
sjjsies mora, intelligence, than bis"- fellow
though that ofilself roay.'notelevaus Ifinj in
the tanks of th good, yet it brings him ad
ded respect, and wins a willing admiration
from a'l men; . , , - " .1
"The good alone are great,' ' , :
The Miners' Journal relates the following.
Although it savors somewhat of the 'sneieni
Joe, yet it ia worth preserving. It has ne
ver tetter been lold: -
IIow Par ton - got marriti to Mitt
Our readers shall have the benefit of
Powerful in. moral,' W inlellctnal, and ia phyiical resource the land of oir sirea, and the
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RALEIGH N. C.
two or three very fine daughter. He had
wubu "
nanny openea oy one ol tnese niooming
maidens, who as quick as thought threw her
. ..
arms around his neck, and before he had
time to say, Oh, don't!' presse 1 her warm,
delicate lips to his, and gave him as sweet a
kiss as ever heart of swain desired. In ut
ttr astonishment, the worthy divine was en
deavoring to slammer out something, when
the (Umsel exclaimed 'Oh, mtrcy, mercy!
Mr. , is this you! I thought as much
as could be it was my brother Henry!'
'Pshaw!' thought the Parson to himself
'you didn't fiiiuk any auch a tiling.' But,
taking her hand, he said in a forgiving tone,
'There is no harm done. Don't give your
self nv uneasinessthough yoa ought to
be a little more careful.' .
After this gentle reproof he was ushered
into the parlor by the maiden, who, as she
came to tho light, could not conceal the deep
blush that glowed upon her cheek, while the
bouquet that was pinned upon her bosom
shook like a flower garden in an earthquake;
and when he rose to depart, it somehow
fell to her lot to wail upon him to the door;
aid it may be added, that in the entry they
h'ld discourse together for some minutes
on what subject it Is not for us to say.
As the warm-hearted pastor plodded home
wards he argued with himself in this wise:
'Miss knew it was I who knocked at
the door, or how did she recognize me be
fore I spoke? and is it probable that her
brother would knock before entering? She
must be desperately in Pshaw! Why,
if she love a brntfiGif at that" rate, how "must
she 'lovc lier' liusbaiiil; for, by the great
squash!- i never telt such a ktss in mytifcr"
JThre t ..weeks, after the above incident Par-
son was married to Miss J
1 choleIrOubject.
Here is a good piece of fun, from the Cin
cinnati Message. There is a humorest at
work on that journal:
There is an individual living not a thou
jaad miles from the 'City of Lakes,' wlio is
familiarly known in the regions round about
by the familiar cognomen of 'Old Cuff,' s
man of great singularity of character, and
who sometimes, when hard puslied, makes
a 'ten strike' at saying a good thing. Dur
ing the prevalence of the cholera in the year
1833, there appeared at the 'Eagle Tavern'
(a hotel of which the persohagej afore-mentioned
was then the proprietor) one of those
highly concentrated extracts of pomatum,'
hair and musk tliingt a burlesque on the
human form divine- a dandy, in all the
moods and tenses of such a creature. After
depositing his baggage consisting of a
pointer dog, a bundle of sticks cut at Niaga
ra falls, and a small hair trunk in the hall
of the hotel, he approached the bar and ad
dressed the landlord, who happened to be
behind the counter, as follows:
'Landlord, pwepawe me a glass of bwan
dy and wataw, with diminuytive mixtwa of
the South won weed.
Understanding his man, Old CufF had the
article instantly prepared and p'a ed before
him. .The mixture soon disppesred; and
so soon as the ceremony of arranging hi
cravat, moustaches, and a slight flourish of a '
highly-flavored pocket-tiankerchief w.aa gone
through with, he asrain addressed himself. to
the landlord in the following language ver
batim, 'poz.
'I say, landluwd does the cholowa ap
proach the highaw owdaw or socielaw in
youwa citwa?' v
What did you observer insinuatingly
asked Old Cuff.
'I say, maw deaw fcllaw, does that most
howwible pestilence, the cholowa, attack
the fashionables that is, does it weach the
raoweefiicil.andiittellisnlpowtfonof thefprovinion wa ifltendel tntecul iVielC'
.exciusmavofc'.yottW:crt
lord, 'it does not; bul l would advise you .
ifiyou-awr
immediately, and obtain her consent to quit
the nlace, for fear it may attack yott?
'Why a, maw deaw tellaw, why a do yon
speak thus?'
Because the disease rages to a fearful ex
tent among a certain tuut . of individuals.
It is deatk on wi'raao, scarcely one es-
capes its areaiHfll ravages. ;
The 'creatvra soon .disappearaiL-jimidst
shouu of laughter from the bysundera, and
at the latest dates had not been heard of in
those parts.
A DEAR KISS.
A curious trial was recendy held at Mid
dlesex Sessions, in England. Thomas Sa-
verland, the prossecutor. stated, that on the
day after Christmas, he was in the tip room
where tho dnfendant, Caroline Newton, and
n,hA h..l nrn. frnm n: : 1.
orhA h,A nrn. n:-: 1
Iowa, - v-'iuv aiviu IIIIUV IIUII1,
n. rh iatteiui-iiJ
were
that she had promised her sweetheart that no
... v-aa-w a.w aw. ivimiv MWCI1C
man should kiss her whfle absenL Tt W,
holiday J.ime, "Saverland ,n8i Jered mis-1
challenge, and eaught hold of her and kiss-'
1 koe Tti Mnmr wAmm .b ...
joke, and ber sister, the defendant, said she
would like as lilUe or that kind of fun as he
pleased. Saverland told her if she was an-
gry, he wonut kiss tier also; he then tried
a do it, and they both fell to the ground.
Oil rising, thd woman Hrnck him; he again niianc orihe most delicious trait our
treltokissher.andln lheseiinle shebitoir "try prod eeeg. .
his nose, which shrj spit out of her mouth, t " '"pa, logs, brush Le. m?ght be kept
The action was brought to recover damage ""'"? reuno' the orchard, at such dis
for the loss of the uose. - The defendant wnc iM Prt ch heat to the
lid to had no business to kiss her, if she ' " u - f ' :i M a wet.
wanted kissing she had t busbsnd to kisa Cincinnati March 1842 ? i "
her, a better looking man than ever the pros-1 The preceding cornea from a eorreanon-
ecntor vraslThe jury without hestSitin ac
nu!!icd,herrand Uie chairman said that if a-
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1842.
ny man attempted to kissTwoman against
ma, one iiau a ngnt to one on nis nose, -
u sue bad a Taney for so doing
. ... : .
TUP f a Tap ,iTrii, itLinremv
uu u.Airi uillblAU tlCtlU.t.
A e hav been fivon-d with an absrract
... ..
01 ine poMiis decided ft the Supreme
court in me rue ol Edward I'rioo v.
the Slate of Pennsylvania. It will be
seen that the decision of tne Court is con
clusive, and that it rnvrri the wlndr
ground of the controversy. The several
opinions of the non.cncurniig judgs, as
indicated in the abstract are different
Irnm those of the majority only in minor
points. On the reel issue the decision
was unanimous.
The case was argued, for the S'ate of
Maryland by Jonathan Meredith and
Joh Nklsox, Eqr. Mr. M. wsigapp'iin
letl at the beginning of the controversy."
CunWissinner nn the part of this State, to
manage the esse in its various-atagt-s in
Pennsylvania, and to arrange with the
authorities Of that State for its being
br mghtbef'ire the Supreme Cimrt. Thoae
gentlemen have acquitted themaelves well.
To their industry anil ability much isdar;
anu in recotirrting this iriumphant vintli
cation of their rights the people of Mary-
tann win not lorget tne important part
wnicn iney nave Dome in achieving it.
Hall. Am.
The abstract is to th following: 'Bert:
1st. The constitutional ptovision executes
itself, so far as to authorize the master, nr
b.'Mgr.O'. .!.?!.: a fugUiye alve in say
tate in the ..Union property; and that
no g'a'e law is cnnstitutional which inter
feres wilh the nehf. '
2d:" Barthe ' provision 'laTso'lVinlemTalei'
legislation by C ngres. to make the de.
livery jf a fugitive slave more elFe-tual,
aes'nst al state or other interference.
3d. Congress has legislated, and such
legislation is the supreme law of the land.
exriuui'ig an s'ftie legislation upon tne
sime subject. No State therefore can
na sny law to qualify, impede, pr con
trol, the remedy given by the act of Con-
grea
4th The power of legislation by Con
gress is exclusive, and no stare hrerre
-an piss any law, to carry into efT-ct the
nrnvision In the Constitution in repect to
fugitive slaves, whether Congress has or
h not legislated.
5th. The points decided are in no way
tntenderi to interlere with the pniict pow
er in the States to take up runaway slavec,
and 4 guard themselves from their
redttiona.,
The Chief Juhticf. and Mr. Justice
Daviv.l concurred with the Court, in n
pinion that the Pennsylvania law was
unconstitutional ind void, but differed as
o the excloaive nature of the legislative
power, holding that though one Slate could
pi no law to impair or impede the act of
t-o 'grcaa, they might slill legislate in har
mo-iy wi'h i'-
Mr Justice MrLeAr also concurred in
he n sult to which the Court hsdeeome,
hut was of opinion that Hate officers and
magistrates were bound tinder the Const i-
'n'inrr ro act in onenienre to ine provis
ions f the act n( Congress nn the subject
H,f wss furiher of opinion. Jthsl the owners
of fugitive a'aves were bound tu pursu-
rictly the remedy precribcd by the act ol
1793. and have no right to seit' and carry
the fugitive away without a certifii ar:
and that a State wss competent to punish
such sn act, as a violation of Lis peace and
dignity.
Mr. - Justicr Boldwin held that both
the Pennsylvania law, and the act of Con
gress were unconstitutional, because the
mwn'it!wiTMiirBiTiiig',wiiaT
rKunr 4lcileil . ae
atwtract, in order that there mtglil be jio
misunderstanding.
' Peaches Frost.
I am surprised tha , in the many essays
on the culture of the peach tree, nothing
na neen asm about protecting the germ
o the fruit from frost, . Sum yes r JigoJL
was engagetl " in an offiee.' the chimney ol
which was outside: a fine peach tree stood
about eight feet from that chimney: tho'
the tree belonged to an other person. I
took upon myself the care of it. I kept
ap t fire in the chimney, every evening,
an dkien t to keep it quite warm till morn
in; I ci ntinvel this until the frost sea
son had passed, whether frost , was ex pec
ted or nt knowing that severe frost often
-, 'TrJ' rrU,arm VS Wn'",n?
icu 11. in resuir was, mat
one. ami
. , llt . ..
,h ,ree W" "'l-a "h fine peachea
. a. a ti . - - .
" f," mmit-ii. .PP"
" " Pcnes, wr miiea roo,W Be, u
'
r"7' ,,B'nS tppeara more umpte, t
bn than to keep frost from an orchard.
If lhIe"e Mp tm the wwjtl -yard were
ru neaps, 1 wo w mrew unuera
V, kceP "P tTMS oke no Trost
" nwn-?- .muuir
wuW be-amply compensated for in an a-
tlent. Jhe plan of protecting freita which
heiugresU, it a toud ear, and has, to oar
home of our aflcetiona.
!
No! 2.
knowledge, been ad' pled renratedlr with
t ten . uectueil nurcea. l luee
Veara ac
mis inontti tne trusts in the central region
of the Miami Valley were very severe, ami
killed a great proportion of the fruit grrni
in nuiier touiity nearty. all. Une lar .
nier, wiiime orchard had a very cold ex
posure built fires for several nights en
tirely around it, and at considerable jlia
tances apart within it, even tearing down
and burning up portions of the fence that
surrounded it nd tUutpnttiVtclhit fruit,
while all his neighbours lost theirs! 7 Con
(if ratUn is rather a singular tngsns of
profit ;but in this instance it worked well
The destruction of the fence, and. labor ol
keeping up the fires three or four nights,
was richly compensated for by the yield
of good fruits and antes of them at high
prices Cmrinna i Met.
Outrageout villainy. Catch the rateal.
We li-arn from a psssenger by the south
ern train, that some infernal scoundrel is
busy at his hellish work, placing obstruc
tions upon the track of the Petersburg ami
Roanoke railroad, during the night, thus
endangering the lives of the travellers by
Hie mail tiain. On Tuesday evening, a-
bout 9 o'clock, as I lie southern train f om
Weldon hail rrached a point about a mile
this side of pleasant Hill depot, upon the
line that divides Virginia from North Car-,
olina, and seven miles north of Garysburg.
the engine was suddenly thrown tilt' the
tra k into n deep cut, by a wooden si, I,
trhice. had bi-en pUcifd cru, Ihe raiU, by
mf matous scntrnilrel. -Thr road wag j
descending, about that spot,. ad ron.se
'ic iraiu was prnreeuing quite siowiy
had it been otherwise, the loss of human
life would have been inevitable.
Immediate measures were taken by the
enterprising Captains of the train, Messrs.
Stiles and Boyken, to repair the injury,
meanwhile the mail and passeng?rt were
forced to await the arrival of the Nort tern
train, which tame up about one oct ck.
The engine of the train from the South w
thrown by the collision, completely ucrott
the track, thus obstructing all passage till
it should be raised. In this emergency
the train from Petersburg took the mail
and passengers from the South, and re
lumed with them forth. They arrriyed
in this city about ten o'clock on" Wednes
day. The passengers bound South were
not so fortunate, and were detained till S
o ciorK eiioescay evening-, when the en
dep-jgine was placed upon the track -and they
proceeded on their route. 'I hey arrived
about five o'clock, and were thus detained
twenty four hours by this merciless act of
a vile and heartless wretch.
At 9 o'clock of the sains evening, the
tr,iin left Weldon for the North, and pro
ceeded as usual till on arriving at the vrry
spot where the accident had occured the
previous night, a similar, obstruction was
blared there, but although it raised S of
truck wheels some ten inches front the trsrk,
toey Inriunafely came down O. K , and no
damage or delay was occasioned. This
however may be ascribed to the prudence
of the Engineer who had not forgotten the
danger of the previous night, anil accor
dingly had, brought. hi-engine -completely
under his power. Such highhanded out
rages, endangering the live; -of hundreds.
call lor an immediate action nn the part
of the railroad company and people o use
every, efluit to discover the guilty perpe
trator and bring them to the severe pun
iahment their crimes so richly merit. -
Hich &'lar.
PLANS OF FINANCE.
It would se that among the variet y of
tiiious minr unq sometning to nis tiRing.-
proposed to meet the actual exigencies nf
tne esse-nothing mil talis in with the
general ideas, vague and indis'ir ct't mugh
they be, of the public mind which is anx
iouily turning litis way and that in search
of something something that will fil np
the measure of the nation's wants.
We hv given to onr readeraV from time
to time, as each was submitted, thevariooa
plana of F.xrhequera Fiscal Agents. Banks,
&c, with which Cntgreis hss been furnish
ed. There ia one other, the outlines of
which have been indicated in some of the
newspapers, and which we may. briefly
refer to. The Washington correspondent
of the New . York American hints at.it
thus:
One great measure which must precede a Na
tional Bank, a National Currency, a National
Credit, and a National system of Protection, is
the ieaos of a National 3 per cent aior-k off 100.-
000.000, to be eeenred by a pledge of the wholeJ
Wailonal domain and its proceeds, and 10 Nt dis-
tribaied among nil the Sutos ia exact Federal
proportions. the Distribution Act being repeal
ed, af ronrae. With this atnek the indebted
Stales will immediately pay all claims now due
against them, Including both expired loans and
the interest on those not yet reimbnrsaMe,
This will InMnntly prince a rise of State
storks to nearly par vsluej and, the credit of the
States, in which we now find was pledged and
sacrificed the henet and ia fact tha eredil of ibe
A'ation, will be retrieved..
. Then, when the demand for a N'ationsl Bank
la met with tba deelaratioa that the capital slock
eon Id not daw Va subscribed, make a charter
with a provision that sobaeyiption may ha paid
tie fourth in apweia and the rest ia I'nited Slates
stock; sod if no moretnaa 110,000.000 eon Id be
raiaed at first, even in that way. why let it begin
operations on that, with permission to extend
tne subscription from time to time ae lusts
.1
A scheme of this sorl bas been prepared,
by P-ellnn. Jom'x Por-r, ul Krntk,t ihe
e.-ii''i e 1 .t u w "i iiic jiian wfi uwi Bet '
forth in the National Intelligencer. 1 he
irj-ci is f.ir the United S'ae to.ixsue
three per rent, stock tu tV amouat of one
hundred millions of dollars, redeemable in
.1 k :. r . r . 1 .1 - r . -
th-rty nr forty yeira, and. in-eiesd of ilia,
trihu'tii g the proceeda of llie public lai.ds
t plcdne them for the interest arid ulti
matredemption tf the stork. ,Thi1ittrk
to be divided amiir.g the several States,
arcot ding In thVir Federal repn senlatiun,
anil In be applied to internal iu piovemen".
and fn nav debts incurred lherf,.r. Ihri
Lim ed stairs toi-uesn additional awount
of river per, cent, stock sufficient m pur.
chase lnim.ibe several Mate the perma
nent use of all important tuut road , canals,
and railways - f. r the trmspcrtaiion of the
mai's and all, other public purposes of
transportation: and lo set anrt a nortinn .
ofjhe p oreeiU of the Post Office Depart.
mens for the payment of interest and re
d mtdinnof 'h- t-Jt. TogHend the Con
stitution of the United States. o as to pro
hibit any State from incurring a debt in
time of peace to exteed one hu drc thoa-
tid dollars- over and above us annual
rrvence. To create a Nalmnal Bank of
eventy.fire mill tons of dollars capital, one
foonh at least of which to br specie, and
the residue stock of the United States--.
fifteen millions thereof to be nwnetl by the
united States, hall of the balsnre to be
owned by the several States, and the other
half by the individual! ot the several
States. Branches to be located in the. se
veral States where Congress shall 30 de.
termine. The Mo'her Bunk to be loca
ted at Washington City. Each S a'e Ut
have the appointment of at least one dir
ector in the branch within if, exclusive of
its share in the general coftirol of the in
stitution; and the n tt dividends over tia
percent tube added to the fund for thr pay
ment n the interest and redemption of the
atnrk."&c. &c."
The limes certainly need decisive meas
ures of some kind and whatever else may
be said nf the one here proposed it must
be allowed to be decided enough.
-itwiltbemotTe
t'r.a in nis first Message made mejllrj-
sion in a general way to' the" Public Lands
cnuiu wmn that this i lea, as suggested by
him, had been more fully developed.
I 1 """' a " ." " '"a" a " ' a ' a .
There is a erett iliiTicoltr perhsps we
may say an insuperable difficulty in
devising an Exchequer or Fiscal Agency
on the revenues of the Government soak "
o avoid the danger of unsutiaiord' isoea
on the one hand, or the two contracted
operation of a Sub Treasury on the other.
A sperial fund, auch ai that founded on
the public land revenue, would furnish a
dffinilt basis and a ture one. Nor
would the rriociples erthe Pistribution
law be interfered with, rfr jriatf ad of the
direct proceeds of tales, a national stork
issued upon the security of the fund "were
to be distributed among the States. In
(he latter case it may be safely assumed
that the benefi a of the Distribution policy
must be greatly enhanced.
The States, many nt-them, have arrived
at a crisis in which if is necestiry toascer
tain the rightful powers and duties of the
National Government for the purpose nf
testing its efulness to the entire limits
of its capacity. Why should we deny
ourselves of any of the advantage! which
that Government is calculated to afford?
It is g government established by the peo
ple for the general "good-eatahiishd by"
the same power that constituted the State
Governments. While some profess to bo
calculating the value of the Union with a
view to its disparagement, let the rational
people of the country demonstrate it Val
ue by deriving fmm it the meata and ma
tcrials oft renewed national prosperity.
etf?.' Jtmerr'
RETRENCHMENT.
We invite attention to the letter of oar
Correspondent :
Cor.etpondenct 0 the ffltig. ..
Washihotoji, March 9ih. '?. -,
The House of Representatives has, Ihi.
day, completed the first of the great ae
ries nf reform which the Whigs promised
to carry out when they obtained. to .jowru
I hey told the . people -that there bad isreir""''
'wasfefui'Wd ex
1 uic puuuc iiioiiry, anu. niosi rorrapi aua-
t ii :.-it.r-i..t.i:. --IT"'-. ..! i-i .
I hey were, however, derided by the Lore r
Foo. They were challenged to bring
fwi a aril the e idences; and when the Extra
Session passed away without any ,investi-g-lions
into the alleged abu'es, the Whig -were
'taunted with having made charges
which they were afraid even lo attempt to
substantiate. The Whigs, however, bore
in pilie
wait the proper time for ac'inn. That
time has now come, and the Locos will
a-on have the evidencesto their heaitt
rio ' . . .
' A ting upon the' eld Scripture maxim,
the House of Representatives determined
to remove the beam from 'heir own eye,
that they might ee the more Hearty to
take the mote ot of their brother' eve: ,
They commenced ibe reform with them
tevex.hy cutting ofTuseless expenses,
and reducing the thousand liftl conin
gencies which so soon ran into enormous'
ae(rrB-afa.' v
: 1 witl now give you some of the results: -f
In the first place, at to printing. The
average amount of printing done for the
last three dngreae bas been at the prices,
formerly paid. RI45.410 per Coogre.
At the.Kitrg Session the Whigs determin j
ed to reduce the price of the printing 20 ?
pr cent, and this was accordingly done,
Now 20 per cent, on M3AtOf is equal
t 1529.08. which ia eaved in each r
tress, in the tingle item ofprinting. But
hit is not all The contingent eipentct
of tb HBe of Representatives were, -
V For Mth Congtes, t -J 43S.3M
' 25th ' 55.69y
-''(.'''MiliiVa .i U3.93T
Making an aggregai of . $137.939
w.nwi mm fMw e Q