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3BTV & acHi rat m rsai . ifskv ffa n nsi m as? lit oi iseflEa rsa&v .- sn im ra gev . n fin a& rv hi nr m m rs 4b m nn r m rm - ra tt-j fsfi tt-yi Em TITOS. J, LEMAY, Ear s PaoraitTOB. " soars cibliij rowiarui. jb hobai. iBTgiLacTCAi raisicai atsocae tb ttvb or ova atatt aw tbb ton iron avracTioar' (THREE DOLLAftS A YEAR is ivct. IRALEIGn, If. C, WEDNESDAY, AtO. 0 1143, ' .. No 4 4 TOL S6. '9 uW iflREENIIOfTS OREGOIf VriHE History of Oregon end CaUlornia. and II the other Terrrtoriee oa the North- we Coeat t North America: Aoeompaiiieu 07 uwpi(w L Vw anii Map of Ihoaeoounlrie. And a num-k-r of document aa proofs and Illustration of the iatory. By Robert Greenhow, Tranalator and ibrarian to the Department of Mate of the United bate, aYc Ac I l'heaboe aplendia work on Ore ion, &c. naa Aea RHxired. and at for m! at the North Carolina Mookatore, Raleigh N. L. Jane SO. 88 XE1V GOODS! NEW GOODS!! fe yvt i n g -a u d ft i m to e t 1845. RUSSELL & ESKRIDGE, lf T ten of Haleigb anil the public nerall t. that tber bae received tbeu eUaaat fad dell aetaeted aapflj of - . ., , relfnTaadt Amrleaq Dcy' GeIv 1 which they inite the. atteotioa of heada a) imiliaa and all olbert, beinf well aaaured hat iati atoek cannot be aurpataed In thie aeetion of le State, either for 'variety or eheepneaa. We iemerateiwpart j1r) aafcHowa - -Jlothi,CaMiaMrea, Merino Jeene, Fancy Twoada rawn and Oraaa Lincoa, Indiga and Uoen wtia, Amai iean Ninkcany lAiaaClatLa,. Gam- I room, he. t fileaekedottd brown CoWona, ttclwof 4 Apron fiaeka, Jturlaa, Vrrginra Oanaonrga, Northern iiaije and Stripaa, black end colored Cambric, TJaeonett Cambriea, Cambric Mutlin, Checked, ok,8ia. Medium and Lace Mnalina, Biabop ed Lenf Lawna, Bobbmett, Hwia and rjambnc t rimminir and Inaertione, (xin INau, Thread f nbnca, Jacnaett and Furnitwe Uirruty, Corded, raaa and Mt-ghania Skiria, greet Baragea, Mack iiulemootning Veila, kc, . Ladles' Dress Good. Rich and magnificent Silka, elegant BaUorie ind avtgm, pew atyle Uliarloteena, Trench lawni.Tarlatun Mwlina, Alpacca Lnatrea, Organ- liaand Ginnem Lawna, Earltton and Mancl eater inchamt, keu witk aa excellent aaaortmentor liaurning end Half Mourning good, eomprieing viry.iyle fud. jjkbrio,. ..t;S. ;.. Jlhawlav Scarfa. llwfrfenr. dkti. e. 1 Hnlendid 8ilk. Herat:. CbalJj and Hooalin.de laineShawla, Uernani and Baraga ScarU, Hoai- k of almoot cr kind. In great variety. - A large mt afGanaanl and Fumitura Calicoea. very cheap, id, ailk, thread and cotton Uhnee, Pic-nie. Lute, ugleand Bit Mitu, Linen Cambric Handler- eb, Bonnet, Mack and Cap Ribbona, Toilet tovera, Bird-Eye, Rum' and Huckaback Diap r. Brown and Damaak Table Cloth. Muaquite yNetta, Hair Brnahea, Toilet Combe, and indeed Mevery arucr wuaiij in hwiw vu,ir maant -'r- TT Furenaaera will pleaae examine oar Gooda, prior (applying (nemaelrea eiaewuere. May Mtb, 145. H Xl-tr. 3,000 WORTH OF D BY GOODS AND AT COST for C A 8 HI Conscquenilj , lowei thn toy other in this Place ! I .Store 200 pifce bleached and unbleached Domca- nic, Uxsnburf a, ke. - lfi0piees UalllRoetfaaorled. 6 dozen muakratand other Capa. 10 piece white, tad aad yellow Flannel. 10 piece Lineer aaaorted. Heavy Pilot and Bearer Cloth. Satlinett, Broadcloth, Keraey, Jean. Merino, Mouaeline eiatne, Bodtlcklng, Bobblnet, Edging, J aeon t, Check, Drilling, Ctmbrie, Irieh Linen Diap r, worated Shawla, V eating, black Velveteen ready made Clothing, Bonnett. Artificial Brown Holland, die. ' I Plate and Diaho. Cup and Saucer, o win We have observed that there ate now too ma ny Dry Good store (and (till increasing) hare, all of ihem eeeming determined to overflow lit- ie Wake county with an immense qaantlty or he very CHBAPKST BARGAIN ES ever had, accord inj to their dvM-timeni,)ehaing lane ttoihef with lhoe hrgai It eontninatl j. i We. not wlahine longer to imia ueh a hanl. ahall diapoae of all the above, en hand, .17 COST, for cash, and leave the field ol Drv Coeab-takinz thedefemiveagainat the moth ! rd H Our a leation in future will be devoted ezela I aively to the following', vix: ' ' ' I - UontectltmatT, H Greeri, Fancy Goods, Jewellerf, IQasljcal iMStrnmenls anal Twys, n the uaualieim. Alaay on band a greater variety than in any other store in thie place. See peejfied advertisement in the "Raleigh Ketwter." - t t. W. & U UKlMMK Kaleigh, N. O. Nov: 36, 1844. 38-tf TVTEllIOUk NDA ' of a neaidence ItX at tne Ceart ol Xoadom, eens- prising incidents, effieUI and personal, rroa 1119 tn t4i,' Inclwding acgotlttioiil ea the OttEQUN QUP.t TION, mmI other enaeuled qoeatioas belwera ike United iMa and Great Britain, by Kiabard Kuan, Envoy EilraorJinary and Miniater Pleoinav. t lllntwrtcal Bfernolra ef Mr Own Tliac, by air N. W. Wraxalt. Bart, author of rM aewe Memoir. , . , T h 5 1 .-The Peete und poetry of Enreae. with intrwdiMNMt and biogr.pbie.1 notieea, by H. W UncCallew, .?, !, .,,," i The Doar aad the Sportemaa em- braaing the aaes. Iraming,. diavaMS, ka of Dogs, and bauial of the diRLrcnl kinds cf Game, wuh ikvwnnlMia.. Altaa.bi.MsM Sbeeier. wab varioaa reaeipta k , by kkinaer,. loraacr- Kddorof aw i art Hrgl-ler, SU. ' . , . ,-s : . JElt,l,h "'r WltUe tlose, aa laataao I atv. be IV . Fee sale as rite JlorU Car alma Bookatare, eoraar i "J""le and Hargeit treei. . ' TCUNEtt St HTJCHFJ. aVUly Til.a e Kdl-'a tt a fj. i IiiPoaTABT. A Jadge in - Boston has de ctuea uiqib tailor is oooarj to make your clothes' a proper fit, and failiog to do an yon uaj rekiitt.tiiea wilhta a reasonable time. 1 IN PRESS SCIENCE AND ART; OEUVEKED H THE Chief Citiet aud Town in the Uaited Statai, BY DIONYSIUS L4RDNER, IlMlor dICivil Lav, Fellow of iba Rol Soietiea 01 Condon and Kdinburgi, Member ol in. vui. vertitiea of Cambridge and Dublin, and for- aaerly Frofeaanr ot Nararat Httlooof Ay -and Attraaomy in ike Uoivertity of London, & Ice. ka. The pablittier announce tint Dr. Lardner hav ag bronght to a aloae bia pablie Leatnrea in thit country, tbey awe arailcd ihemteUet of the 0)or lunlly ibo presented to induce bira 10 prrpaie lor publienrioo a aomp'ete and authentic entiion of ibeaa DueJraa.-,Th. general latere which (or the laat tow ara tley ban naked ia every part ot Ihia ceontry it nnivrrtally tell and acknowledged. Probably no public lecturer ever continued ror Ibe aaraw lengh el lint' la eollcel aroitud bini aan meroaa audieaee. Nov bee there bevaaayeaeep lion 10 tbh) favenrable imnreuion. Vuit after ruii he been made to all the chief eitlea,' and on every to ceeding oecatioa audieaaci amonnting 10 trxHiamid nave ateniMt!4rarnear . agaHi ana apiayit; rea on of hnful kaowterlg. Tbf rac ainHrlwit ! larnacr. rMTrna-atty bl VrnorrJi.e d (elr'ny W HuMrMioB, wbieh rendered the Oral -diaeaaree e umvertalir aaceplable, will be nreaerved in tk pubtitlied raport whicn win nuieeu oe, aa neaiiy at povaible, tdeatical with the Lectures aa they were delivered. - v- - The nubliiher feel that in the volume new pro- poed they will nrcaent to the American public a mot agreeable clfWing, and an inleretting and ut fut m1taKreT"ner1nl"rM alto afford that large cUtt of pernne who bar mended" the I eeturet, an Vgrreablt meant of re ' viviag the rropretiiont trom aliicb they have already derived eo mvjch profit and pleasure The aubjesta which will he included will embraet a varirtv ol tonics in the Astroonniktl and rhytl- cl Serenees. and in their application to the arts nf lile. Among (bet the following tony be mentioned 1 be Plurality of Worda, Klee k Mag. Telrgraphi The Sun. Th Tel. k Microseone. I he Moon, Galileo, Copernicns, Latoltler, Newton, The Stellar Uuivene. The Power nf Steam. Steam Navigation. . Aurora Borealia W atcr Spouta. Thunder h Lightning. The Planets, The Comets, 1 ne Solar syitem. l'he Atmniuhere, Hoiular Fallacies, Ariifieial llluaiaation, a :.l.. Sound, Electricity, Ualvaaitm. i neory Of uc. The bridge water lectare Htai. Ina, Inpueaces. .- .Iha Barometer V eetner Alaaanace. 1 ne Thennoroet Babbage CaUcuUting Mnahinery. He. at. aca. 'The walk will annenr m numbers, ar part, will be well prtaicde gooo type, aad enpioutiy uiua troied with antmvmea on woedt - t will beeowr pleted in ten or tcle atuubcrt. and lb ntir volume will ne nutnianefl witnin six mon'at. The. nriee -mill br 2ft eentt for each numbert Tilt frit number toill U publuhed en thcfrU dag of Mag. . ZEIBER & CO. Philadelphia, REDDING k CO. BotUn, SI1URTZ dc TAYLOR, Uallimortt ROBIN80N ft JON E8, Cincinnati sad Book seller end Country Merchant geneially through out the United titntee will act aa Agents and Ornish the above work a the nurobeia are pub- Kehed, ta all who may apply to them. Foatmi tare remitting One Dollar will be entitled to five numbers. Qui Agents wba engage 1n Ibe ele of thie work are requeated to eerul in tbeit orders at aa early a day as poeeible. Older era rcaptctful- ly eolicitcd by GREELEY k MeELKATH Tribune Bolldiog, New-York. Ths theapttt paper ever pukiithed in mSmencu DEMOCRATIC EXPOSITOR AND , unite j aiATit JOvattAL oa thk codktby. We issue to-day the first number ot the cj se ries of the IlKMOtJUATIC EXPOSIIOR AND U. S. JHUHNAL Ott T1IK COUNTUY, which eoaaidcr ibe cpeM pubrtaaiio encTd-o the patronage of the A aa erica public It ailtb published weekly, inaload of semi-monthly as bt re tot er wbd eanW lb charge ot Mr Kendall, and although it will eootaia mere than doable (he amount of matter, I here will, be no increase ol the aubaariptioa price. ' The aew publiahers prupotc to iuraiah their aabaariber w itb volama of , 8 1 PAGES, at the an precede cd low price at ONE DOLLAR ONLY! Being the ehepcst perioilisal aver bailor leaned in Ihit country. I The KXPeslTOH will continue ta be a faithful ad tearless esptMiuder ol the true priaaiplc of JeflVrsonian Dcmoeraey, as a bat been under ill late highly gitted editor, who w aie encouraged te hope, will materniliy aid us with article trom hit eloquent penVjtepagc will be adorned by enntri- autunt from tne isoai uititnauiancu uvtitasna -nwi in the Varied States "Neither paint nor Mpente will be spared, to make it worthy ot being conqu ered a teat-book (or ike Dwaocreey, in luiwe gca oral ion's. The publialwra iuleod it shall occuiy HSo bich tround auataiocd b Nilcs'U eeklv Keais- ler. ta the wthttv ekrrs of that'' aseratr'ntiblicatlon , It Shall be record at .ampwrtsnt political tacts, for future a tad retcrcnee, at well at aa able expoun der of Mill more Important political truths, which will live tnraura all time, and eventual It. revola- tioaise the world. ' i', : --y We shall aareruittirr.lv and with th whole tool. devote emaelves ta the cause ol universal UEPUB- LIC AN edocatiow totbia end e shall aeatousry endeavor te relOrm eaery college in Ametica, and eaublish a sytiem to educate aU die children in the land m the saving principles f AMERICAN Lib ity, tasteed ot, as present, growing op in thought less, aaproviaeai iguorauce, or wnm t even wnrw, if possible, beecmiog indociriostt d with the baleful principles ot ENGLISH moaaichy and ariatoeraet, the only system ot enaealtea ' purtuco at our lasa -ionabla acmiaarie al leataiag. W ahall eppoat alt moaopoli piga rrotee- tive Tariff partial legitlatioa any National Bank, Diatrlbatioa Atsumpiioa efthe rttnteVrbts with tv.flaggirg, aaremilling seal. Alt these, aa well a other rrrterat aerrstct. IIX or, nnitr.v WITHOUT GLOVKS. la short it sbill be a vol ume wonliv ef being mesemd by every rover ot oar rarmblM tact nut km. -j ''' we snsH pay tne auielcat atuntian to at aauaett drpaftmenl.a well aa to it editorial. Those wba wash tasabsarlb may plaae the too at Implicit liaaae nana ear ptaMg tnat k shall be pablnwivd and auiled eaeh week, with unfailing prueapiilad and regulriiy, ao naw shall evea have the slajbtetC oecatioa te Cod laulf fat thit retpecU Care will at- so be taken ta Pave ana- package ottmngty ana se cant, enveloped. . that Owy ebalL reach their destHMiiea in good order. With Ihia brad and hw pornet atitliae of dor pica, w tab rait ear claims te the patrooage the DetaoMayi with onabakea aad aadoabtmg eecfioea that we ehall be gcaar- aasly eupporteC ( T R R M , vd W ; ,o.-.. f Tk. rtKwOCtiaTtu ekposiTOE ANDO.B. JOUUNAUFOK THE COUNTRY, will bepab lisbcd weekly t each number will eontam aisleea .lowly printed page, making EIGHT HUM DKKU AND Tllllt I'Y-I t O to the volame, tor-bo eutl low price of ONX DOLLAti per atmam, te -ia-La auliteriha-r I CHEAT IMDOCEMENT8 TO CLTJBS AND f:ualPANIElt. la Or Ire to esttmd the airtaUilo nt the EXralTllR intt Kert Bat at or tlerietw Unioa, we matte tne tollowsag profaaaaiej tooaa no forward ten dollara ahall receive eleven) copies for aa7mr, iboM vb iorwr i wy notiara, ituti r aaive twenry-tbree eepies tor twelve mcethe- re ducing the price to r.HiHTY CENTS, for a vol ume of RIGHT HUNDKED ASD THIRTY TWO PACKS! Our Democrat ie triendt are rt -peallully requeaied te caert themselves ta obtain ing as subscribers. iKSSR E. DOW. J U'esbingkm, D. C . July 1, l4J ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA. Extraordinary pti$agc acro$ the Atlantic. The steamer Cambria, Capt, Jutlkins, arrived at Boston on Wednesday afternoon from Liverpool, which port she left on the mh of July- thu makinirthe pussage in eleven days and nine hours, the shortest passage on record. I he intelligence is important in a com mercial point of view. t here lias been a derided improvement in Cotton. 1 he sales have been very urge, and the prices are one-eighth of a pen ny higher, I ! eorwlraOeeihibtte aa tttintttemnt ih prices Mi cohsequence of the variable stite' of the weathef. American stocks are improving. Monet- in London was plentiful, and the market in a healthy state. 1 here has been another decline in iron and the tendency wai downward,. I he intelligence from Algiers gives an account of the tnaswcie of a thooaand Arab by the French. The cavern of the Dahro, where the Arabs hud taken refuge, was the scece of this horrid sitiir. Here they were hemmed in; faggots were lighted, and the unfortunate wreichea were buint'and suffo cated in their place of rtluee. 'PU. c i. . .i j no r reiicn papers cortain we par.icu rs of an outbreak in Catalonia. Some of the smalt towns roand Barcelona had been call- il upon to contribute to the armr. Suain is iu a dreadful condition. - " : : The two Queens of Spain were at Bai celona. The Paris dates are to the 16th of July the great topic of interest having beer) the Jesuit qaeiofl.-?A fter ,M Thiers' , famous, appeal to the Government to put. the laws 1 ' r -a. '!" -.-- V li in lorcaj ncnmsi mc uurciuic 01 ijuyoia. M . Rosa, was Serrt t Uome to persaade the Pope to recall the Jesuits from France and ihus save the Government" the scandal of thus save the Government the n beingobligedtoexpeltliem.InthisM.Uossi succeeueu, emu ant mcir coiumuinucs to be broken up, the greater portion are of them ordered to leave the Kindom, and their houses and nronertv dtsonsed of. The ShaWspeare, Captain Cornell, arrive ed al Liverpool 8th July, with the intelu gence of General Jackson's death. Death or Gr.t, Jackson. The fol lowing notice was published in London on the 15th by Mr Everett: Legation of the United States Informs tion has been received at this office of the decease of Gen. Andrew Jackson, on the 8ih ultimo, at his residence in the State of Tennessee. The undersitrned is persuaded that bis countrymen abroad will fully share the aorrow occasioned in the United States by the loss of a citlien who having filled the highest offices In the civil and military service, and twice. been called to the Chief M agistracr of the country, has at- length closed his illustrious career, lull ol day and of honors. ' The undersiirned resryeclfullr invites his countrymen throughout Great Britain to join in the marks of respect universally pud to the memory of the deceased in the United States. He requests that the commander of all American vessels in the ports of the United Kingdom Would hoist their nags at hall mast to morrow, the lUth instant, or on the day after the reception of this notice snd thai the usual badge of mourning he worn by the e. nsuls. vice consuls, and a' I other cilizena of the United States for the same length of ttme as at home.- - - - - -- - EDWARD EVERETT. Txdojj, July 15th, 1815, ' Tne Philadelphia Correspondent of the New Yoik Tfibone aay : 4 have heea hown a pri vate letter from Waahingtoa which any that a man named Reall or Rlel from New-York, ie in that eity making arrsogemf nur for lb Ublitbment pf new paper io sopport lbs' ad ministration It alto state that lb Globe will probably b revived, Ritchie being In very bed odor. THE HORRORS OF OPIUM EATING. A writer in India, who was a constant witness oi us terrioie enects, uraws a startling picture of the horrible sensations to which the opium eater subjects himself. n two yart from toe time he commences its use he mast expect to die, and a death most trtrible and which makes one shad der to think of. After the habit becomes confirmed the coantenance pretests an ashy paleness, the 'eyes sstnme a wild brightness 'he memory laiis, the csit tot ten, tneatat and moral courage sinks, snd rnghtlul marasmus ol atrophy,' reduces the victim loa ghattly sprctre, a living skeleton. - There ho slavery of body and mind eqosl to that of thenDinm taker. Dnrat hatiitnated IA it dnaea aa a Ui,iin v w ..- , -a avium! stimatant, everything 'will be endured raittrr tuia auw y "auuii Vi ir, ana tne -.1. .... ii... ik H.aBt..m ..r i, a ' . unhappy viettm eodnrra all the conscious - best of his ewn degraded state, while he is ready to tell all he haa in the world to eaii with familr and Irienda. rather than surrender the ase of thit fatal ' drer. 'thit traoaieht delight, Tht pleasurable aehr tationsana itnaginattvf , ideas arising all ' . e a first, toon pass awsft the become fainter ana fainter, ann as iai give place to aor . j . - l rid dreams: appalling picleret ef death, spectres of fearful visage, haunt the miodj the light iifheaven is converted into the gloom of hell : sleep, balmy sleep," flies torever: night succeeds day, to be clothed in never-ending horrois, iucessant sick, nets vomiting aud total derangement ol the digestive organs ensue, at.d death at last relieves the victim of this sensual en joyment. RATHER MARVELOUS. THE WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY. The Hartford Cnurant says, that on the 26th ultimo, Mr. Fowler, of Mansfield, took a bed at Nottingham, and in the morning as found apparently dead from poison. The usual rem. diea were applied without effect, when electricity was resor ted to. At the first .application of the conducting wire to the chest of the patient, he ro.e Up, but gradually fell back again At the second shock he rose, up, crying. a Mhe third shot k he. at rted u pry mg on t "O i God!" arid sat upright with ease. In , a short time afterwards, lie aked lor some thinjr to drink, and tea and cofTea were administered to him, in three quarters of an hour he dressed himself and appeared at most entirely recovered, lie hail pur chased two ounces of Uudanurr, and had take Th wtale of it 4n two (Iosm. Son liagreement with his wife is said te have been the inciting cause. From the Clarke villa (Tenn.1 Chronicle Jane 110. A STRANGE ADVENTURE. On Thursday, 29th ult a mild and inter esting; personage, in the garb of a man, alighted from the stage in this place, and in ten minu eg was seeking employment among the tailors. The feminine appear ance, soft sweet voice, and extremely delicate, leatuw of this individual led every one to suppose that it was a female. A tidy frock coat, always butt med, a ehapesu, gracefully worn, and tidy boots no. trowsera ouomea w," ..person, w , tnis mysterious visiter- Darkly flowing locks, lustrous and languid black eyes, and sua- ny smties uimpung upon me cnerit, mar Red this personage as a very - bsndsome and interesting young gtntltman, aniU4be knowing on"s said u was a girl (aa in fact she was. ) She reported herself as hav inp come from Norfolk Virginia. When conversed with by those . familiar with Virginia, she evinced a perfect lamtlarily with the geography and ""Mooes of- that state every hamlet everything remark able in Uie different' roads from Norfolk she remembered and detailed. Her name was Aaron mown. 'I hat, aaid her land lord to her, 'is the name of oar, candidate for Governor. WeH,' she replied I, don t know but I may be a candidate too some day. She claimed, to be a tailor and on Saturday Mr. L, gave her employ ment in his shop. She would not pull otf her coal, aa she was subject to rheum tistn he would not sit npon the tailor's bench, it was so uncomfortable; she could not sew on tailor's work at all, well, .but when something thin and light was given tier, she-proved 'herself at home, She could make shirts very well, and made the one she wore; her mother had taught it to him. She was discovered to blush at each uncouth expression uttered in her presence, and shrank from each familiar approach. uurtosity was on tip-toe. troasio wss on the alert, and he or the, at this interesting visiter was promiscuously styled, became quite a hero or heroine Un Saturday morning an old gentle . - . ... ., man, with sad anil careworn leaturts, alighted at the Native American Hotel. lie was her 'lather, and happened, as guided by some invisible friend, to put Up where bts daughter was staying. -I hey met, but be did not recognize bis daughter. She paused at a gemleinao's gate, step- fied lrvsndjraUteJytt avor of a pen and ink to write a note. In a few momenta ber distressed old father received the following: v V ' I am in ibis place. 1 have seen you, but despair of rinding me. I will elude yv farewell torever.- YOUR DAUGHTER. Her father wss recognized to be a highly respectable - old gentleman, resi ding . pear, Naahville. Every one was touched with evmpatby at his apparent suffering and all were anxious to assist bira 10 .reclaiming hut way ward daugh- After an arduous and unsuccessful search oa .Sunday evening, it was at length ascertained where she. was con cealed and a few . gentlemen -repaired to the bouse, but the person who 'Vat eon cealiag the object of their aearch resisted their entrance and retuscd to give, fter up. They returned, and having obtained a pro cess of law, repaired again to the house. It teems that hit. wife bad heard her story and became interested in bebaif of the poor unfortunate wanderer thus pursued. A slight scuffle ensued, which fortunately. re suited in injury to no .one, and the I ffj IUIICU "t UIJWII W UV . t UUO ullla .BUf t WM taken captive, but not until aha had I i i a i , r i attempieti ui i oraw a otiwie none wiin 1 which she had ,tm provided, for her 1 defence. In a . moment she was in her 1 father's arms and tell upon hia neck weeoinaT bitterlv but declared, that aha I would not fro . home. He then promised i her that he would not take her home, hat .1 a' " . 'a a s a would carrrfler.toa puce wtiico ne naa selected, (we suppose it to be, the Unstio - 1 gtyium, j ana tntr censenvea to go w, wiui It' t . - -1 ; j . rj. . I hu. It only remained to provide a too re. suitable dress, snd these unhappy visitors who had exeited so intense an interest. departed upon their journey at the dead hour of the uight. The father of this unfortunate female evinced for her the deepest and moat tender feeling. Why should be noiT &fe was and had ever been, a darling child. He could not he, said, believe her conduct criminal, nor did any one else.. She. had been fromchildhood affectionate and dutiful, aad exemplary in conduct. He bad dis covered for many days , before he left home, a csriain degree of melancholy upon her, he bad long been passion ately fond of reading novels, and the passion had grown upon her until she deeerted every other employment. 8ome vision of romance had flittered befote the eyas of this unhappy girl, and alas! she fursued it until the had neatly ruined erself and broken the hearts of a doating The Richmond Whig and the New York Mirror sre discussing the question, wheth er ihe proper.plaee for a gentleman, jn ri ding on horseback in company with a lady, ia on the right ot leu aide of her palfrey . The eight stdean aew hehewovif aidet weady te ll gentlemen - to -ejideaeotto keep on the right side of the ladies. V. S. Jourml . C7"The reader will find below a contin uation of the same interesting subjeet, which hss been taken up by the Lsdiet of old Hanover. JHchi Whig- Messrs Editors---Although we sre but simple Country girls, who have nover been - . . . t- a a a far trom our natal "Slashes i Hanover, . we bnve not been Inattentive observers of the discussion which has been recently go ing on in regard to the side on which a lady- rider s cavalier should station himtell, snd we think that the subject belongs aa pecu- larlv to us Virginia girls, as tbaioi the fashmnadoea to theNew York belles. ? V therefore; tivt tt nnheittingly a our rfica, that the lady's ten siue m tne one on wotcn Aha gentleman should ride, because as. has .. a a a a". i . a. a. been by others stated, it is toe most con venieht foe conversation, which . we girl think decidedly deslrme. unless It be such an exception to the general rule of our sett, as the girl st a ball at Caen, who "came to dance nut to talk;" and then he is ,ot in the way ol her whip hand and consequent ly hia horsjB Ji i not conaiandy ahying off irora tne tear ot a oiow iroio iter wuip, aa ia ten to one the ease, if ha rides ou . the other side; he hss then too. hit hand next the lady dt-engaged, so that be rosy render her any assistance she may require, such as eurbmg her horse if he becomes tod much excited for brto con'rot him, ad- luating her veil and paymir the thousand little attentions that may be called tor we uke too some pride in the appearance of our beautiful horses; what, shall we conceal their symetry of form and glossiness of coal, a .a a .t . ! I! oy me rapery o Jioing. SKiri on one side and the horses ol our beaus on tne ot n erf No! nol none of the initiated , place themselves oh the lady's right hand; if you ever -aee a man tiding thus, 'H It tome clownish bumpkin (in Virginia we mean) who in aU probability keeps the lady's horse kt least a neck in sdvance of his sn agree able position for carrying on conversation, and who pethapa (at once' occurred to t lady friend of oursj will after riding some miles without opening hit mouth, except to say he thinks it is time to turn back, ask her if she has nol hti a delightful ride.' In deed, civility itself requires thai they should ride lo ottr left,' for. otherwise, they must turn their backs upon ut when tbey mount and-dismount. In short, one may as welt contend that the lady should be seated on the richt foot side of her horse,' or thst t man should mount en8nip'f side, as thai he thonld rid on .tM wr ong light side pi tne lady ' ' " "Them's onr sentiments," Messrs. Edit ors, and ws know them to be right by ex perience, and we sre glad that you take the same view of the question, for father tells us we must alwsvs agree with the "Whig" snd to we do. except aboat tbst Conven tion, and - we do wish that we were near you, when yoa were writing one of 'those articles, if we would'nt but as you are to publish our, letter, we won't haul you over the coals about that now; , . TWO VIRGINIA GIRLS. , I Hanover County, Aug. bill, , : rt 1 1. . ... - REMOVALS ANP DEFALCATIONS. Thty-present admintatrktinn owes mors than any other to those reeklete . partizans who,makepohuct a trade tnd means of liv lnff.;;,(The nwvtlt which have-alrsvidy taken place., we are told, are only the begin ningof the Pretident'e work. -He. ia.or bout to take up the- aubjeet in earnest. This part of hit course, being in direct con travention of hit own explicit ; promises, al ter the election, we may, in charity, pre- auma arc the result of hia situation. W doubt noL he is a plaything, in the handa of the noliticiant tround him k He removes rood otbsers. not so muco to grauiy nie own ooliiietl viewt, bat because it it demanded of him by the crowd pf Democrstie office. seeken,! and., their ; influential Ttiendt at Waahiogton. wuh ,a Pretident of .this sort, wt have gloomy foreboding for. the future. u, We can but anucipate a repetitioi of those disgraceful defalcationt which tig nalized the .adminittration of Martin Van Buna. It the Sub-Treasory shall intro- dnem aaewhordeof oolitieal office-holders. we may expeet ththeaucetso lo Uc Nulty will surpssa the lolloweit of Swart wout. Ths spirit of the times teema to make the fulfilment of our prediction more certain. Swartwout waa compelled, ' by some regard for public sentiment, to fly to Europe; JHcNulty is now addtrssing- Uttn oeratie meetings apn the principles and Buffering of General Dorr. ?. TUnt$, TII.E POWER OF. KINDNESS. , 'In a town not thirty mites flrom Bos ton, a young lady, who aimed at the high standard of governing without force, and had determined lo live or die by her faith, went into a school which wasat below the 4 average ia poiul of good order. Such were the gentleness and sweetness or her msa, ners and intercourse with her pupils, that, for a few days, there wss nothing but bar mony. Soon, however, some of the elder pupils began to fall back into their former ', hab.ta of inatlention and misc'tief. Thtt ' relapse she met with tender and earnest - ' reitiiirrraiccv and, by.aa iBcreet msni." : testation of utterest ta: them..i But ' it wet1- soon whispered among the transgreaaora that the would not punish, and this added at once to their eontidence. and their nuiavi bt rs. The obeUieul were seduced into dtt t obedience, and the whole school teen,ed rapidJy.xeiuwmginloJanaxchy dose of one forenoon, whm thit ttateof s things was approachiai wUij, Uia -taacha er sutipeoded tit regular exercises ol the a school, and made, an appeal, individually, v lo her insubordinate pupils. But, finding , ' no hope-giving responae , from their looks . or words, shr returned ta. her teat, and bows , ed her head, and wept bilterly, When her ;: paroxjtm of grief had subsided, the die missed llie school for lbs morning, j After, intermission ah returned, retolviug on on more effort, but anticipating, , should that :...f...., fail, the alternative of .abandoning the ;. 4 school, She found the pupils all in Their , ; seals. Taking her own, she paused "for a moment, to gain strength for her" final tpa peal, c Al- this jtmcfore: of -iridescTibable frain;v several ol the ringleaders rove imm their seau and approached her. "They4sv to nertnat they appeared ea acoeuni. of tne-- school,' and patuculrlyon their oway Ie ak pardon for what they had dojie,to ex . press .heir sorrow for the paiit iher had -I caua-'d her, and to promise, ia rehalfof all, thai her' wishs should iheieafter be cor- dially obeyed, Her . genuine, sorrow had touched a spot in their hearts which ao '' blows could svsi reaeht tnd, from that hoar, thel jcopj seal on, w lectual ifuproventenl never, known beforei and, like the sweet accord of rautjc, whsn . every mairumeni hat beta luuned by . r matter's lispd, no jarring note, ever aftas ,a wardf arose to mar, iu perfect harmoDy." . . '.V,' l tAJfon, llorac Mann i ',1HE .TABLES TURNED. . Two men Btmed Johnston and Bennett, V went into t grocery store at the Five Points. ; on Sunday evening, . and thought to past ihemselrei off on a simple Osrman at two -i i of the new police. - They carried the club - -and had on the badge usually , woro by. the . , new police, They asked the German tet- 1 prl questipnp sboot thepersont. who trr quenled his house, and the hours at which he kept open, told Mm the superintendent " ' of police- had only that mornint? pot the entire District under their Control, and they ','' were determined lo root oat every thier and ' burglsr and pickpocket in the neighbor ' ' hood before that day week.' 'The German' - happened to be wide awakt st the lime, and' 1 quietly asked them ir they Wanted a1 Job.1" "That we do bsdly,M aaid Bennett. Oh; Uien," said Ibe Uerman, "wait a little, tnd I'll get you one.' ' Out he went, end brought CapUio MeGrnth back with tiim;' 'Your humble tervsnt gentlemen, aaid ' C the t'apiain, as he- entered. "Yooy most obedient." said the would b police. Are ; JOwv-t-gaoliee-erCJert aaeit,' w bo was 'tho spokesman t:Oh,'u then I wanted yen very much; I -have been looking Tor one the last boor, and csn find f none. Walk this way gentlemen." aaid ' the Captain, "I want you to arrest a man ' down here in White atrtst, t few-blocke from this,", . They foUowsd the Captain " tiiha door,' and' when he gdt them outside .v be laid a hand on kaeh and brought ' then over to the Tombs, , locked then in for the ' night and had them. tent np to the ,f aland next morning for three months. Aew. , From the Albanny Alice, (Democratic. j TIIE DEVOTION OF A YOUNO, .wVIRGINlAN. The affecting story of a young Virjri nitnr, ardent at a Southern tun eottld make him, '-i who cams on to- Vvashinitoerand without ' a murmur, but calmly and with dirnitr eotv---t - tented to receive an office much better tban J the one from which he htd been removed, " it ihtts feelingly teeorded by the editor of A the Washington Uatotu ' V!if v ' ' W o have teen a marv ana a young man, and a young Virginian,' ardent aa .k South ' em tun could make hioi removed from'" " ofllee In tht South, and tome tot Wathingt ton; nol to computus not to' murmur btf - grievances, not to persecott tne ao minis ' , tration, bul calmly to. fay the fact before them with which he supposed theot ante v. ' " Iuainlcd, tnd bearing; himself with eo much ignity aoa reapectfor the feliugof eth em that every on who saw him felt a die ' K sitioa to ksten to bia talsi every one -who ' toned felt, disposed to serve him, and finally hia merits, thus tat off with tht dig - nity wh)ch became hia, were rewarded . I with better 'office than the on - j which he had been deM.' - . W a V I . ... ' I . , ...... .. . . ... - , 2 . :j,
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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