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JBEDELL EXPRESS.
. EUGENE B7fDRAKE & SON,
' EDITOR8 A-NID PR0PRIETOB8.v .
Statesville, FjtiDAY, December 24.
Persons desirous to Remit ns Money,
'Can do so at pur fisk, by taking the Post
blaster's receipt to exhibit invcafle the money
, get lost. Gold dollars, when sent, should be
ptuck to the inside f the sheet with scaling
..' wax' or a, wafers Pjcwt stamps iwill be taken.
Printers' Holiday.
Next week, beingj Christmas Holiday, in
accordance with a (pustom as old as the art
' of printing, no paper will be issued from this
office, that the toil ng printer rflay enjoy a
i thort respite from j(ns labors, and spend a
few- days with fricnls w in any other man-
nerj This privilege veb'elicve, our Tatrona
will cheerfully accoid. -
To th Patrons of the Ej-pnsrtfc would
tender pur thanks, tor such favors na they
. have bestowed uponj us, during the past year.
And we .hope by continued offorts in well-do
ings to merit a long and unqualified appro-
, bation of the publWat large, and have a e-
.. ry great increase inj the number, of subscrib
ers the ensuing Calendar.. .i
To all of. our friends, we wish a rnerrv
Chrietrhas and.a haippy New Yar; n
Good Degds. .
: There is a desire jin the
bosom of almost
every person, to perform good Deeds, about
Christmas, - and we i will now tell our . friends
how they can perform an excellen t act, which
will cost theni not much trouble, and: bene-
. fit us and the, principles we advocate materi
ally." As many of jyoa will ' be circulating
around enjoying yourselves among acquaint
ances and. friends (iuring te holidays, -will
you be so kind. as toajust scurelus a few
,f eubscribersi each. . jWill youtlo it?
We have gone to ;a large expene to pub
lish a good and respectable paper in your
eection -a paper which we are deterniiiied',
with 'your aid, shalfbe the equal of the best
journals issued in the land, and we want your
support iri; time now. Ho, good friends, let
' ua hear frm you wijth long lists or ehort. It
will strengthen ouif hantS, ' and encourage
our hearts in, the performance of responsible
duties which, we have undertaken . to dis-
: Change, y "
Statesville Male Academy
Under the management of Pra.- J. B. An
drews, Principal, will commence the second
session, January j5t.See advertisement.
Drug Store, in Charlotte.
Attention is directed to the advertisement
of Mess'rs. E.- Nrei Hutchinson & Co.. of
,-Charlottc,' wlio havJ a very extensive estab
lishment for the saletof Drugs, Chemicals,etc.
Seetpeir advertisement. - - -
Our Advertising Columns
Should be carefully read every week for
theinformation thej afford, by those, who
desire to make purchases or hare prop
erty for sale. In either case, the newspaper,
is the rropei;anibeeit medium through which
. to mak it known, jThose who omit adver
tising; when, they- would desire to sell or
make a purchase, nipe cases in ten are losers,
1 ' . '
Christmas Preseatl?,
All those desiring io tickle the appetites of
. the ' Young ii'ns"; jjiould give friends S.-J.
Rickert, and H. W. fAyer.a call, where they
can. be accomniodajted in handsome' style,
with pretties and goodies for Holiday gifts.
Doctors Carter and Deems.
We learn from the Raleigh .Standard, that
the charges preferred: by Rev. William Carter
. against Rev. C. F. Deenis, were not sustain-
ed ; whereupon tr. Deems preferred charges
' against Mr. Carter, land the latter not being
' prepared to go irtjto ttial, the trial was post
poned, to take place before the Presiding El
der of the Raleigh District. t
' The conference then refused to pass the
character of Mr.. Carjter, and he consequent
ly was suspended as a Minister of the Gospel.
.' ..TKe Rev. Dr. Deems is the Presiding El
dr of the Wilmington District.
A Magnificent Christmas Present. '
On' last Friday, in'j our absence to dinner,
1 ior XAiiiors uo naveuooa sometimes. 1 a oox
of considerable size Was left in charge of a
. neighbor to be presented on our return. Said
box, was carefully aid cautiously tied with
atrpng twine, and directed to the " Editors
of the Iredell Express," and altogether, ap
peared of mysterious, if not of mischlvious,
import. . At first we tjook it carefully iu hand,
and scrutinised its; 6ize,: weight, appeara-nce
and superscription. 1 We thought, the box
might. containwell,) we didnot know what.
Vas it filled with goddies of some sort to en
rapture the feelings ojT. the Typos .for a Christ;
man present, a little hi advance of the jday ?
And then the thought flashed to mind, altho'
we are not Louis'Napoleon, and never expect
to be King or Emperor, that,' perliaps the
" . package contained sme Infernal machine,
ana was designed to abridge our mortal exist-
- ence, lor navrng enliargpd the Express an
are now publisliing l one good paper 5n -tlie
bouth, Ipr we could ciall to mind no other of-
r -n,,, 1 j 1, . , J
Jense. Jlut who, would be so cruel, as to at-
.t C Ufn i r. t- :
, tempt the fe of a country editor, for confer-
'K ?3,b3
The thought of fear
' 71 w
was preposterous, and
we began to unbmd the
; ; summoning courage,'
mvsterious) visitor to investiirate' its rriitfnt
Ti The twinend label heihg carefully removed,
and cover raised, tha " hidden treasure" ap-
C: pcared to view; and so enchanting! Oh ! we
wert made so hapm-: But who to thaink for
this Bijou of good-things, we knew notj as no
. nam accompaynledlj the rich treat, j Some
happy! couple had united iheir hearts and
i t destinies in wedlock, Sand desired to remeni
.. her us most graciously, was certain!, but
who could they be ? We endeWored to think
. bvr all of our youn friends, male and fe
' ' 'V5 male, who were suspected of being smitten
iwith Cupid's dart, but none of them could be.
v, , owr immediate henefactiors, - we thought.
' Then, vhot i' ' 1
f A,iMg pxiia uceiivr) iu uv Bciueu among
V the furious and investigating, hereafter, we
'. V'r j began to make inventory of tne casket and,
such a profusion of '1 nice things" we venture
to say, never before delighted the inmates of
anrpnntmg oflTce intheJld North State,
x Perhaps it may bei.ascertained to" 'whom.
' ' , w r indebted for Wcood luck, oni ifer-'
; '. enqo to the hymeneal head of the Express.'
V; ohbery the Thief Caught J 1 .f.
' On lat 'Friday night. whiTc Mr.R tJ
m ; Rickert wag gone to funper, a frce-nogro hoy
, nameu Jra wnu in pouqa to Mr-S Jtenne
.;;. dy until he attainsth age twenty-ore (being
1 " makine preparationsjiri ndvaruie. foeeTBhr:
: line a merrr Chrietnuas with his' frknAn a
njjrand scale. Mr. Itlckert deklaMn a irreati',A,iA.,,ff
, lnaDy mw aiCk-nacks ; besiacvalways
considerable cash-jn-this drawer.' Of a
..V f ; tion of mrjfct Of thest Grant, determmed-oal
; v getng poesestjj ad watched for faror-
- j V)le oPPOrt.W Without putting Mr. fBC to
the trouM&of waiting upon him as li in
the habit oTwaiting lupon other custoijaera ;
. hoping, no doubt, thereby to.ment the thank?
of the! gentlemanly proprietor, w hora he felt
disinclined to disturb as a customer. This,
Grant) felt more inclined to, inasmuch, as he
upon jexamination, ascertained a front wind
ow was not secured ; which circumstance, no
doubtl he concluded in his own mind, was
desigrjed for his special accommodation or
now would it be 60 7 llie pnncipe oi rauo-
cinaton. being settled to the eatisfactioh of
lira mind Grant proceeded to enter by the
" narrow way" and, examined the cash till,
as is supposed, first, helping himself to about
nine dollars, but took not all the money, and
thereupon, no doubt, felt as elated as a Cali
fornian, when he finds a nugget. Having
obtained enon of money, to eati?fy his av
arice, lor the nonce, and make hirn a trifle
wealthier than, any of his darkey friends, the
sable rogue next proceeded to fill his old coat
,and breeches pocket with cigars, raisins, nuts
and other articles of vertu, including a few
plugs of good old Virginia tobacco. Taking
m cargo to his satisfaction,, by the light of a
candle burning upon the counter, Grant now
begap to consider the better method of effec
ting escape from his perilous situation. To
egress the way he entered would, perhaps,
exjxjse hiijJfo detection by some outside pe
destrian, if not contact with Mr. Rickert.
So he ascemfcd the stairs to the upper room,
passed out of a window that opened upon a
rear shed, and thence leaped to the ground,
with his spoils; much elated, no doubt at his
great success, and the prospect of spending
a-merry Christmas with his sable friends.
Unfortunatelyor Grant, and fortunately
for Mr. Rickert, the thief was observed in
the act of vaulting from the roof of the shed
by a passing negro who reported what he
saw to the proprietor. In a ehortwhile the
burglar was in the hands ol his captors, and
upon being brought before Justice V alker
wad committed to jail. ) A portion of the
stolen cash and merchandise "was recovered.
On searching a trunk belonging to the tlack
rogue a number of articles werefound, having
been ptvrloined from several citizens. Cir-
vu-mstaitces would 20 to prove mat. ine cm-
ru ,inrr.a r harnXr to "a .it We in
ould go to prove mat tne em-
a community,. and we hope, when the lawUjiobling, and one is strengthened . and
shall have deak with him tor ins late onen-
ses tnat ne win ne trausponeu 10 some jjumi,
wljere he will have smaller opportunity to
commit evil.
Oh Hhe Life of a Soldier !
" A mischieveoTis and fun-loving subscriber,
sends ns the following and requests its publi
cation. Hoping that the phelincks of no
military commander will be agrieved,
we
comply with the request :
NOTICE !
all pureons Belonging to the- Com
pany you are here By Notfiied to appear at
Williams Burg miss Jones on the 23 (third
of this month armed aoording-to Law for
Gineral Review ar Rigmentsrl Tnuster By ar.
der of Colonel j5n 22th ia Drill muster I want
allimr offecers to Come out on that D.ay and
muswr all those that fails to attend mav ex-
spect to pay thar fiines Came Out jentlemen
and munter Like men and Be like solgers
October 2th 1858
Capfc
t&& From Mr.J. R. Adams of this coun
ty we have received a present of the largest
and best Turnips we ever have seervor tasted.
One of the monsters weighed 11 pounds.
A Memplr of ev. Elisha Mitchell, D.D.
This is the title of a pamphlet of 88 pages
.which has recently been issued from the press
of J. M. Henderson, Chapel Hill, publisher
to the State University, a copy of which has
politely been sent ue.
Price, in Paper, 30 cents ; in cloth, 50 c'ts
per copy. Copies ( in paper covers,) sent by
mail to any part of the country, free of post
age, upon theYeceipt of 35 cents in coin or
post stamps ; in cloth ( library style,) for 55
cents'. Address, 'J. M. HENDERSON.
io --t;
Enpk . , , ; r!
just been established in Iredell county, be
tween Salisbury and Statesville, five' miles
east of t lie latter place, on the Railroad, R.
W. Leslie Po?t Master
'. o
For the Iredell-
c press.
Holly Springs, Miss
"Messrs. Editors : '
s'r 10.
While the body is w
in sleep, the mind is often awake to the
truding cares of the world. We are no met
aphysician, or we would here 'attempt. an es
say on this deep subject. 'Tis true, we re
member something which our books told us
while at college, but it has become obscured
by more recent cares, Nearly all of us are
aware, that when we retire to rest at night,
having nothing of much 'importance on our
minds, we sleep till our accu6tomnd hour io
awake; but should Vre retire, with a full con
viction, that it . were necessary to rise at a
particular hour,' in the majority of cases We
will awake. Thus it was on the morning of
the 18th ultimo : Ere the eastern horizon
was seen to blush a golden ray, or the hoot
ing owl"had bid his prowling. tribe goodnight,
my mind, that "tMnk" of mine, bid me a
rise, and prepare for my journey. But our
anxiety was quite unnecessary, as we did not
leave Memphis until about 8 o'clock. We
had another beautiful frost '.this ntoi
oninr, to
cheer.the southern traveler, and
,banishinr
fell disease from our southern cities. ' ,1 here
again took the Memphis-and Chaxleston train
and retraced my steps nitv two mi?s to tne
n 1 i J 1 4i a
Grand Junction, where the Mississippi Cen-
t, oaM tl-'a VnttA Tt , n :Mnm
little-illage, and will soon rival LaGrange
t distant. A few" of the
se erS took dinner her6i and if the fare
a -,h nr Jn mmmr;9ftn thi
J-. . , , .-w
the managers made over it, the fortunate few
certainly enjoyed a delicious repast. I have
some degree of consolation about mv eonsci
enc, when I go into an eating-house and
get swindled out of fifty cents, but when I am
blowed in with the puff ing gas of hired Irish
men, aad get cold colfee, tough beef, and sad
biscuit then it ' hurts." 1 would much
rather cheat myself, than, that others should
do so. I now took the cars of the Mississip
pi Central Rail Road, and was off for this
city, at a fasterspeed, than, I have been trav
eling since I left your village. This is a No.
1 Road, and when completed, will take a ve
ry large portion of travel from the river. 'It
wants OiUy sixty miles to be finished, when
we can go to New Orleans by railroad i and
it is thought the road will be finished by the
Spring. It is twenty-five miles rom Grand
Junction o Holly Springs. ' The former is.in
Tennessee. This country is slightly rolling,
aed from our observation we would say, pro
duces well, but not up to our expectation.
There was not a fair example of the fertility
of the lands this season, the crops being not
oyer two-thirds. There is a great quantity
of cotton still in the fields, in this part of the
State, and I have no doubt but that the crop
will be much larger than it has been estim
ated. I was much amused at the- curiosity
of some Northerner9rwho had never before
ieetfcoUon growing. The idea of thrashing
out the CeTton, las rather novel. Ihey
think that WeTnave a great , propensity for
.brashing in the South, as we thrash all our
We wouldlike to
has f tlT pur hand upon soma of them, commenc
pqrt ihV with Horace Greelv. i
Toot toot" TTtlv Rnr5nrw-ttnd t
y6ur baggage check,130." W e answered,
"here land away we went rolling into the
city a little like Statesvillehalf a mile
from the depot, and drove up to the National
I notel. My( first impression when I looked
ra
on the public square was that was on a
wharf, for the place was blocked with carts,
wagon, and cotton bales, I had ialways hn
deretood that Holly Springs, was, an exceed
ingly tasty place, but this appeired rather
Outre. Mule drivers and horse traders have
no busineoa in this .country- oxn are the
wheel-power in this portion oi me oune.
Z a day lor common Doaru, uau fwiuu, u
worse beds, without fire, and raining, l nave
made the acquaintance of Mr. i Hampton,
from Iredell, and a number of others from to eect a Sheriff Wssed 2d And 3d
.iVii-TSrtSiJ readings. No other interest to yor
are Carolinians. I learn there is, a portion fe X J ;
of Mississippi which is styled Ndrth Caroli- readers was acted on. v -
na. Holly Springs has two flourishing fe- . In theHouse, Mr McKay lntroduo
male colleges, one male institution, five or a till to amend the Revised Cod4
six churches, one hotel, and ancrth er magnfi- j hapte 3g t allow banks chaif-
cent hotel going up, many fine residences, , r .. ... .
4'nd a good old court house, where justice , tered at this session to issue notes ttf
perhaps does not always receive proper at- ; a. less denomination than 3.
tendon, as the godees deserves. Within the j Speer "a bill to incorporate
last six weeks three men have been killed i JonesviUe Male and Female Academy,
here, one case I saw this morning. Iheas- .
sassins are sufifered to roam -at large with im- Mr. Speer also- introduced a-resolutiop
punity. " ! i authorizing the Committee to send for
I leave this city to-morrow for a rhore sunny testimon v concerning the Yadkin Ri-
clime, where the weather I hopei is milder i
and more pleasant.- ; VAlUv.
( Want of snace compels us to abbreviate
our correspondent's communication.)
Tor the Express.
Messrs. Editors : i
We left your village on the 2d Dec,
in a heavy shower of rain, but who re
gards bleak winds and rainjs, when
"going : home" after an absence of
months from that worshipped place.
We however did not proceed Ifar that
evening, hu-t lodged with valued friends,
fn the vicinity of Concord Church, It
is, indeed, a pleasure to meetj with a
true and cultivated tnend, tbe inter
; . fJ A an
change of thought ra elevating and en-
hfeter fitted to pertorm tneiripart in
Life'sJrama. Friendship as! a luxu
ry, which monarch and mental may
share; it i like a sunbeam glancing
through a dark cloud removing a sha
dow from our pathway a f-ainbow
circling around the soul, reminding us
that life is not all 6orrow, but the dark
est hour, is ' gilded .with poetry and
sunshine always: ,rfhe following day
was more propitious, the clouds dis
persed and it was quite mild add pleas
ant. Passing over seventy miles, and
we are among the grand old mountains,
and our wonder and admiratiob is eli
cited at every advance. No Utopia 01
speculation could present even a con
sistent ideal of the mountain pcenery
of Western Carolina. It was evening
when we crossed the Blue Ridlge ; the
winds sighed mournfully aniid the
trembling pine boughs, its low moan
was like the ripple of waters wien wild
music floats over its waves while the
Catawba ever rolled on its , restless
course at the"liase of these ieternal
heights, with banks sometimes preci-
pilous, ijuniMjjj clear uowii
water ; sometimes sloping genily, and
green with velvet'verdure ; sometimes
dressed in shrubbery a few feet high;
anon, covered with glittering pebbles,
now overhung by laurel whose fadeless
foliage" floated, on the passing wave,
and now rendered majestic by giarit
pines, which stand proudly lik veter
an warriors and shake their green
banners inthe sky. Oh ! how inspir
ing these mountain molodies the wild
deen toned minstrelsv of nature! All
the rare fabrications of art dwindle
into insignificance, when cotnpared
with, nature even in her rudest! state.
Who does not admire the mountains
of almost interminable extent and
height, where nature decks herself,
whose garments are the clouds of rainbow-delicacy,,
whose ceiling heaven's
blue dome, whose banquet dews and
peerless snows, whose music the wild
est wjnds, whose heroes storms,) whose
lamns the forked liffhtninir erlaire, and
1" 0 o CJ j
whose orators the deep toned thunder
And rocks of immense magnitude in
the far off distance look like grind old
castles that still stand amid thie lapse
Qf ages, while empires fall and nations
Dass awav. And the wild birds like
"winged spirits" fly over these! ether
eal hi edits, without molestation.! How
like an atom in infinity "we feel when
we survey this stupendous display of a
Supreme-.Foweri We reluctantly leave
the mountains, and pass into the beau
tiful vallev of the Swannanoa, the
"Happy Valley." We are thinking
of Rasselas . and the occupants of the
fabled "Happy Valby in themoun-
tains of Abysinnia, when our reverie
was interrupted, and our attention
directed to Mount Mitch ell. A heavy
cloud rested upon its brow, we could
only see its dark outline. We consoled
ourselves for the disappointment, by
resolving to visit it soon. jWe proceed
on rapidly over miles ; and milejs, and
are soon sately with our t fiends, at
home. We hope all our College class
mates and mends arrived homeisately,
and will enjoy vacation and ag happy
New Year. Linnette.
Asheville, Dec. 10, '58.
iLcgislattbe.
The. following summary of tfie pro
ceedings in the Legislature, we find in
a communication to the Fayetteville
Observer
Raleigii, Saturday, Dec. 18.
In the Senate, to-day, the Fayette
ville and Coal Fields Road was Report
ed upon favorably. This is the im end
ed bill, reducing thq amount of j bonds
to be exchanged to S400,000J The
i f
substance of this bill, I learn, was sug
gested by Mr. V orth, who, as j ou are
aware, is one of the best friends the
road has. I think there ia but little
uncertainty as to its passage now. I
saw a letter this evening from Wash-
ington which says that the report of
the Naval Commission is as fatorable
as any could desire, and, that there is
no doubt that the i Work Shos and
Fouhdry would be located if any means
ofaccess were provided, lhesubstance
says, is that the iron of Deepj
River
has no equal in this country. The
House bill is now ihe seme as the Sea
ate bill just mentioned, ft may come
up Monday. I f . ' ' -
No bill of any very general interest
was introduced in the Senate: It being
:vtA vrn
kinds were
V tn i v A
f-- . A I"
jonty of the magistrates of Labarrus
. fh .
A bill ,tp authorize the registration
of receipts from Legatees to adminis
trators or executors was introduce fl
by Mr. Simonton. . j
Aj large number of bills passed theijr
3d reading, though but very few of in
terest to the State at large. Among
them a bill to fix permanently tlie
county seat, of Harnett. Also, a bill tp
prevent iiorse-stealing, which was 4
troduced by Mr. Shaw, passed its
reading. This bill makes the first of
fence whipping; the 2d branding on the
forehead with the shape of a hqrsei-
shoe; the 3d death. . A bill to eleclt
Clerks and Masters in Equity by the
people passed its third reading, but
the vote on it was reconsidered and
the bill referred to the judiciary com
mittee for amendment.
A bill to encourage the planting ocf
oysters and clams, passed both Houses.
This, though seemingly of little conse
quence, is an important bill, and prom
ises to furnish ua with a product, I
may say, which has been worth nianjr
millions to Virginia. '
v A bill to authorize the building of a
toll bridge at Jonesville, in Yadkih
county, passed its third reading.
A bill to authorize magistrates of
Duplin to sell town commons of Sereq-
ta was discussed bv Mr. fetantora &-
gainst and Mr. Ward for the bill. It
was reiected.
A DilPto prohibit the circulation 01
notes less than d was discmsseta
engthily upon a motion to reconsider
the vote by which it was reiected.r--
Messrs. Hill,- oi Halifax, and Iindger$
spoke in its favor; Messrs. Fagg, Mo-
Kay, Caldwell, of (jr., and Walser a
gainst it. Mr. McKay's spoohi wai
good one. He argued that reference
to Virginia Was not a good argument
or she had not only her own resourf
ces, out much 01 ours to iurmsn ner
1 , . .. "IT
with exehanere and specie. The motion
to reconsider was rejected by yeas 41,
nays 65. The electionto fall Mr. liayt
wood's vacant seat is appointed for th
30th inst. None but private bills are
to be taken up after Thursday next ti
Jan'y .Fay. Observer.
: O
N. C. Annual Methodist Conference.
This body convened in Newbern 04
Wednesday the 8th instant. , Taike it
all in all, it was, probably, the largest
gathering of the kind that has evef
assembled m JNorth Carolina, livery
dav during its session, up to the pre
sent writing, (Tuesday morning,) ou
streets have been thronged with visit
ors from different sections of thisState
and some, even, from our neighboring
State of Virginia. The railroads have
evidently done a good business during
the past and present week, lor the
trains have daily come in packed with
human freight; and though many
would leave for their homes after onq
or two days' attendance, yet as many
or more, by every successive train
arrived to take their places. . The)
crowd, however, has not been too large
to be accommodated. The members;
of the M. E. Church here, and our
citizens generally, without distinetiori
of sect, extended them a hearty wel4
cprne to their "homes and hearts,'
and would have taken, probably, " as;
many more, if necessity had required)
such liberality. j
The following is a list of the mem-
bers present at the opening of thej
Conference: ,
Ira T. Wyche,,A. Weaver- W. Mf
Walsh, W. E. Pell, J. B. Babbitt, TJ
P. Ricaud, C. F. Deems, W. S. Chafi
fin, N. H. D. Wilson, J. W. Tucker,!
W. H. Bobbitt,: J. Wheeler, J. w
Wheeler, L. L. Hendren, R. T. Heft
lin, Peter Doub, Oscar J. Brent, Wmi
ClosSj James Reid, Paul J. Carrawayj
N. F. Reid, B, T. Blake, Wm. Bar-j
ringer, R. J. Carson, J. W. Lewis, Dij
Culbreth, R. P. Bibb, S. D. Adam3j
Zebedee Rush, Henry Gray, N. AJ
Hooker, John Tillett, D. W. Doub, T
C. Moses, J. W. Floyd, J. N. Ahdrewsi
J. B. Martin, J, M. Gunn, T. WJ
Moore, P. H. Joyner, J. J. Hines, H-
H. Gibbons, M. N. Taylor, Ti W
Guthrie, J. P. Moore, J. E. Mannj
W. D. Meacham, Isham H. Hill, WJ
Harris, S. B. Dozier, J. C. Thomasj
; S. D. Peeler, J. A, Cunninggim, I. Fj
Keerans, B. Fi Long, N. A. H. Gocl4
rim .1 K IlTria I h( A fn-H U U
Moran. M. L. Wood. T. C. Trinlett
- M. E. Thomas, John Jones, William5
Carter. ' j
j Bishop Kavanaugh presided, W. Ej
Pell was elected Secretary, and John;
W. Lewis and T. P. Ricaud were elect-l
ed Assistant Secretaries. !
On Saturday the Anniversary Cel-j
ebration of the N. C. Conference Misi
sionary Society came off, which wa4
addressed by Rev. E. W. Sehon, D. D.j
followed by Rev. C. F. Deems, D. Di
A collection was taken up, and ?74Cf
On Sunday last, in the forenoon j
afternoon, and evening, the pulpite o1
thr two Metlrodist white and color
ed, Presbyteriam Baptist 'Christian,
and : Freewill Baptist houses of wor-
ship were occupied by members of the
Conference.
On SaVinth pvpnincr at. thp M. E.
Church. Dr. Deems delivered one ot i
the most powerful and eloquent ser
mons it has ever been our fortune to
hear. The large building pews, gal
lery, and aisles, in fact every availa
ble spotwas crowded to its utmost
capacity, and hundreds, unable to get
within hearing distanee, were compell
ed to go away disappointed.
The Conference will hold its next
session in the town of Beaufort.
f , Newbern Era.
The Conference adjourned jon Sat
urday morning at 9 o'clock. . The
Newbern Progress Brings the proceed
ings pf the last day, and the list of
appointments published below, lhe
only other items of interest are the
appointment of Rev. C. P. Jones as
Book Agent, and the refusal to pass
the character of Dr. Carter, who was
tne character oi uv. yurvrr, wuu n ,
not ready to meet charges preferred j
by Dr. Deems
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS
the North Carolina Conference for the en
suing yeax.
Raleigh Dist D B Nicholson, P E.
do City L L Hehdren. .
do City Mission-JasReid.
do Ciiiuit T S Camtibell.
Taw River VVm M Jordan, R C Maynafd.
Henderson Benj F Long
Person Theo W Moore.
Granville Junius P Moore.
Hillsborough Cir Jon B Alford.
Hillsl Station DC Johnston,.
Chap Hill A W Mangum.
Lo'uisburs: I P Kicaud.
Nashville Caswell W
kin.
King, Jbo W Jen-
Enoe Colored Mission To be sepplied.
N C Advocate R T Heflin.
Ral Fein Seminary Dav R Bruton.
Greensb Dist N H D-Wilsop, P E.
' , do Station L S Burkhead.
GuilfCirc Moses J Hunt.
Davidson Circ Thos B Reeks.
Forsyth Circ Z Rush.
Winston Circ Jas F Smoot. ,
Stokes Circ Clarendon M. Pepper.
Wehtworth Alfred Norman.
Alamance C H Phillips.
Yancey ville J no W Lewis. ,
Franklinsville Jos C Thomas.
Normal Col and High Point Jas B Bob
bit. Asheboro' B F Gthrie. '
Leasburg Jas P Simpson.
Agent of Greensboro' Female jCollege Wm
Barringer.
Agent of Norm Col Jos B Martin.
Pres of Norm Col B Craven. J
Salieb.Dist N F Reid, P E.
do Station II T Hudson.
Rowan Jos Wheeler.
East Rowan Skn D Peeler.
Mocksv M C Thomas.
Iredell Wm C Gannon, W W Albea, Sup.
South Iredell Enoch Moore. ,
Alexander Mission? Isaac W Avent.
Lit River Mis- To be supplied.
Jonesville Chas M Anderson.
Wilkes Rob A Willis.
Surry Marquis L Wood.
Blue Ridge Mis To be supplied.
Somertown Mis To be supplied.
Agt Of Ohn High Schoel S H ilelsebeck.
Washington Dist Ira T Wvche,
P fi.
do Station W E Pell.
Roanoke W .W Floyd. I
Warrens R G Barret. I
Plymouth Jas E Mann. I
Williamston Isaac F Kerana. j
Greenville W A. Hester.
Columbia W F Clcgg.
Matamurikiet II H Gibbons.
Bath W D Meacham.
Neuse W M D Moore.
Tawboro' Itcb S Moran.
Neuse Mis- N A Hooker.
Portsmouth and Okracoke Mission W II
Wheeler.
Cape Hat eras W L Newbv.
Roanoke -Col'd Mis P W Yarrell.
Tar Riv Col'd Mis W H Barnes.
Newbern Dist W Closs, P E.
do Centenary Jas II Brerat.
do Andrew Chapel Mission .Wm M
. Walsh.
do Circuit Jno H Long.
Snow Hill -Jas B Bailey.
Wilson Joel W Tucker. -oritentnea
Mis Jere Johnson.
Smithfield-'rrLemon Shell.
Goldsboro' Jas L Fisher.
Everettev N A II Goddin.
Kinston Jno S Davis.
Jones Jno M Gunn.
Trent Sohn Jone3.
Beaufort Aun St J H Wheeler.
do Punis Chapel J H Hill.
Straits Jno R Brooks.
President of Wayne Female College S M
Frost.
Agent of Wayne Female College J J
Hines.
Agent of Normal Colfege Jno N Andrews.
Agent of Book Depository C P Jones.
Wilmingt Dist C F Deems, P K
do Front St Jno S Long,
do . 5th St T W Guthrie.
Topsail rWillia8on Harris.
Onslow Jno. C Brent.
Duplin Jesse A Cunniggim.
Sampson Paul J Carroway.
Bladen-Wrash B Richardson.
South Riv Mis Danl Culbreth.
ElizabethRob P Bibb.
Whiteville G W HeptenstaH.
Smithville Alex D Betta. -Gape
Fear Mis M N Taylor.
North East T L Triplett.' ...
Agent of American Bible Society W H
Bobbitt. ;
Secretary for the Benefit of Seamen W I
Langdon:
Fayettev Dist Pet Doub, P E. f
d5 ' Station Abram Weaver.
Evans's Chapel O J Brent. A
do Circuit G- E Wyche.
Cape Fear Circ 3 W Tinnin.
Haw Riv Jno Tillett, A Gattis, Sup.
do Mis To be supplied.
Pitfcsboro' Jas W Wheeler.
Deep Riy W S Chaffin.
Montgomery T. C Moses.
Trion DHScovill.
Rockingham S D Adams.
Moharric Henry Gray.
Robeson D W Doub.
R O Burton, R J Carson, P H Joyner, Ja
H Jefferson, and Sam'l Robertson, were trans
ferred .to the Virginia Conference.
O
The next Presidency Hon.7oihiiJ.Crit-
tenaen.
- The members of the N. York Whig
General Committee, and of the Ash-
landers' Association waited upon Sen
ator Crittenden, of Kentucky, at the
St. Nicholas Hotel, on Wednesday of
last week, to tender him their respects.
Addresses were made on behalf of the
Whigs by Mr. Jennings, and by Dr,
Dodge, on the part of the Ashlanders.
The sentiments advanced were devo
tion to the principles and the memory
of Henry Clay, regret that the Whig
party liad 5een disbanded, and hope
that Mr. Crittenden would come for
ward as the standard bearer of a na
tional linion party, upon the basis of
the principles represented by the old
j - "Wg Rany, as utustraieu uu
rDoundea bv Henry Clay. The Journal
of Commerce says:
Mr. Crittenden, who was much af-
fected by the kind, expressions tff lite
visitors. inanKeu lueiu musi wiuhum
for their continued esteem and confix!- I
- t 1 i, i - x k 1
w
ence.
ie said ne naa come a
city on private business; with no polit
ical intentions whatever, and had ex
pected no such greeting. He thor
oughly agreed hthe sentiments $f at-1"
tacnment to me oia vnigpany wmuu
had been enunciated, and spoke feel
ingly of his political connection with
Henry Clay, to whose lofty patriotism
and disinterestedness he bore an elo
quent testimony. He was no candi
date for the Presidency, and it was
with regret that he had seen his name
mentioned as such in several news7
papers. He should never seek the
position, for it was a laborious office
for t, desired tQ
minis4 ifc for the bt intercsts of
the whole country. He wished t,
therefore, to be distinctly understood,
that he was not a candidate, but he
would gladly co-operate with, all those
who .desired to restore the govern
ment to its former standard of purity
and patriotism, with the moderation
which became a man of his years.
lie thought it was time for agitation
to cease ; he was sick of it. It would
be' better for the country if the negro
j question, m all its lorms", was put back
j' to the days when our fathers lived tp-
gether m peace, and not one word was
j said on the subject, lhe result oi the"
; agitation was strong sectional feeling,
j which might lead to sectional division,
j He believed' in the coming resurrec-
tfon of the Whig party in body ad
j soul, if not in name. But he positively
I declined to accept the office of leader,
! so generously tendered to him. He
; preferred to act as an hhmble worker
! in the cause of reforming the govern
1 ment. He had rather be a President
maker than a President.
Alleged Understanding between Dong
lass and Breckenridge. -
The Cincinnati Guzette says that
i there is a prevailing' opinion of late,
! that the Charleston nomination lies
j between Vice-President Breckenridge I
1 ana senator eugiass. ine t;nicago
j Democrat has the following remarks
pertinent to this subject:
j Judge Dooglas is doing all ; in his
j powr to suppress any outbreak in his
favor as a candidate for the Presi
I dency, in this State; but he is evi-
dently pleased with such outbreaks in
I other States. He is bold in .saying
j that the South is entitled to the next
j Presidency, and that it will insist on
it. He is particularly severe on Cobb,
Slidell, and other Southern candi
dates, except Wise and Breckenridge;
but he thinks the divisions in Virginia,
between Wise and Hunter, and the
general unpopularity of Wise in the
i'ree States, owing- to his impulsive
ness, will prevent his nomination. He
argues all the time .in favor of Breck
enridge, to he uncommitted.
There was; no doubt, a perfect un-
derstanding between Douglas and
I Breckenridge, wlien .Breckenridge
j wrote his letter in favor of Douglas
i in this State, which letter disorganiz
I ed Buch anan's party in Illinois.
It the Charleston Convention, should
come off to-morrow, the .-vote of the
delegates from this State would be -fnds stretched out towardame. When
cast for John C. Breckenridge. This j?; Saw her I spranglike a mad boy in
is .the way Judge Douglas is playing ij0 the creek : but the waters were
ins game now: Dut, it may. De, in
hopes that by playing into the- hands
of the South at first, the South may
eventually return the compliment and
go for : him. At any rate it is safe
that Judge Douglas wishes to make
the South believe that he is in "favor
of a Southern candidate next time.
It is also safe to say that Mr. Breck
enridge could not have interfered wi th
Illinois politics, unless upon the as
surance that Illinois was to support
him for President.'
Eememher the Sabbath,
I shall never forget that bright
autumnal .Sabbath. By omwdock it
wanted but & few minutes -,f the
time for Sabbath School, ' and I
was waiting in tfte hall for my sister
Annie. " Do hurry, Annie," I caifl
qd. "Yes, Charlie," and the next
minute she came running down the
stairs, her sweet face rosy and smiling,
and her curls floating loosely from un
der the hat she wore. Annie was a.
dear little girl, my only sister, and I
loved ner very much. ;bhe was about
two years younger than myself, and I
was about twelve. Annie was a cren-
tle, thoughtful ehild, never so gay and
giddy as myself; but, indeed, in those
days I cared more for play than; al- j (ifhen at last, I could peak, I "moan
most anything else. Well, I took the 4 out her name, J Annie !" I could
bible and hymn books to', carry for
Annie, and we were just about start-
ing for Sabbath School, when mother,
opened the parlor door and called to
us, 1 can almost near ner sweet voice
yet, " Charlie, Annie, as you-go
along, have this in mind, f Remember
the Sabbath day to keep it holy.' "
" Yes, mother," we both answered ;
but as we were walking down the road,
(for our house was in the -country,) I
said to my sister, " Mother tells ns
that nearly everyJSabbath ; just those
very words ; I do wonder why ?'
" Because she is so afraid we wiH'i
forget . this is. the Lord's day. I'm'
sure it makes Jier sorry when we do,
for it is, wicked, and God. will' he an
gry with us." 1
" Well now, Annie, iust you see. I
will keep this day holy. When we get
t1j the school house I am going right
I won't stop a minute with the
I ys on the steps. Oh, I shall be so
pod.' So I spoke, and so I meant
t do ; but I had not then learned
(at resolutions made in our own
rirength are weak and fleeting. It
ys a beautiful day, and going through
fie woods in that, cheery, sunshine, I
yrgot to keep the Sabbath day 'holy,
iu, ueeuiees wi aumco uic
- j . -
oks,. I darted off on a chase after
: mi V 1 .
u squirrels. -Lwy mwu got, ucyonu
isy reach, and L came back to Annie s
de, but it was only to pick up the
f 'imson leaves that lay in our path,
t1 1 shower them over her. , .
! Nowr Charlie, you have forgotten :
at mother said to you." .
I interrupted her roughly : Do
lljt me alone ; I am older than you are,
d can get along without .your preach
so the gentle little girl walked
jjjong in silence by my side, aud-Lsaw
$p was troubled. Soon we came in '
sjht of the creek. It was, swollen
high, by reason of the many heavy
t ;ins the week before, and the water
fs but. a little below the great logs
wich served as a bridge for the coun
fy'j people. Now our way was not
at ross this creek ; the path which led
tththe school house only-lay by it, and
iMl had heeded my mother's counsels
-jGod's commands- I would have
ifU& right on with Annie, and not .
stopped by "the water. But I was a
1,1 tVi
obeyed the promptings of my own
picked heart. f
"Oh, the ofeek ! why, Annie, it is
jst like a river. I hav'nt been down -
re since the ram, and without
Reding my sister, who begged me to
op, 1 ran upon tne logs. vnew;
lit the water ,does sweep along ; J
ust send some boats down," and I
iftcjked up a couple of chips and threw
m in.
n You are. playing on God's day, '
nd He will fee angry with you for it,"
d mother "will be sorry. Please come .
f those logs, : and let us go to Sab
gith school."; ' '
f; "In a. minute, Annie; I will just
throw one more chip;" but I threw"
Another and another, and Annie 'stood
"in the bank, vainly pleading with me
f 0 leave my sport.
" Just eome on the logs, Annie, and
e the water."-
" Oh no, I am afraid ; and then- it
$ wrong.
"i ." You little coward, what are you
jtfraid of ? Just give me your hand,
ph come, Annie, please Tio, and then
jwill go right straight with yon to the
' iabbath school ; Indeed I wilt." "
Si Annie hesitated ; " come now, what
r.p.n be the harm in just throwing some
fhips in the water ? But I will stop if
Jipu come just for a little bit, and 1
j h-ill then go toNschool ;" and I urged
j innie until she . unwillingly yielded,
jid holdirig by my hand she slowly
I fame to the middle of the. rude log
I fidge; but-she seemed to take very
I title pleasure in looking at my boats.
l " llirow one yourselt, Annie.
..ml . . . .
It "I can't, indeed. jCharlierwe are
breaking the Sabbath. I am' so un-
i lippy. Let me go off the log ; my
j 'pad is getting giddy, too ; plpase take
YiC to the bank again."
J But I only. laughed at her; then,
yhile lI still Kngered at my foolish
yiort, Annie left me and walked along,
ie log. Then I heard a great splash
fcftd a scream " Oh Charlie, Char
ge !" I saw that I was alone on the
,)g, and I knew that Annie had iallea
e i bkto the water. Soon she rose, her little
jtrong, and they swept me away from
l isy sister. Annie's hat, with the bright
?,ink ribbon, 'floated away .from her 1
ffead, and when she rose again, I saw
: 1 1 . - MJ-1
sjer long yenpw cuns nangmg wiunj
i5bout her'i I knew a little aBout
Ciwiniming ; but what could bo young
boy as I do. in that terribly swollen
reelc ? I struck out towards Annie,
r,nd when shejeame up again, I caught
i$er and she clung to me tightly. But
lyith her weight I was not strong e
ough to sWim. I could not fight a-
Mrainst the waters, they were too migh-
f-tf ior me. incn 1, Knew we bw
foth die, and I gave one wild scream;
S)ut "as we sank, I faintly saw two fig
ures rushing down upon the lo'g,
yfter this I knew no more.
I seemed to awake as from an ugly k
gream ; and. there I was at home, in
gay mother's room a great many peo
ple were about me ; I saw my mother
f jale and frightened-appearing, sitting
1 reside me. Dr. May was talking to
I :y father and when! opened my eyes
i iey both spoke to me, but I could' nt
Rear their words distinctly, there seeui-
4 such a ringing in my ears. ; A little
file fignre lay quietly beside me : I
1 new it was mv sister.' but whether
1 ',! J A T 1,1 T1 and
it sav another word.
f-ft "'She. is safe, Charlie ! Yoo are
j pth spared to me' ; God in heaven,, I
j ank thee for this mercy ;" and my
s j por mother leaned her head dqwit np-
the pillow and cried heartily.
U " Annie was livine then, and with
ii.is knowledge, I fell into a deep
lleep ; and when an hour after,
fbth awoke, and- Annie saw me, sh
tat her dear arms around my '. neck,
.4 botn 01 us Durst out a crying ; c
yere too weak to say anything to on
omer xne nexiuay wiren mu
beside! nsjwith her work, I toldjitf
tl ; how wicked I had been breaking
od's'commahdments so foolishly.
"The' last thing you said to ns, b
tier: -was Remember the Sabb1"
t ay and keep it holy and I k6
1 ( the time that I was doir.: wronj
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