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REDELi EXPRESS.
PCTGEE Hi DRAKE A SOS,
Editors akd proprieto
J - Stit03villc, Friday, Tebruary 11, 1859.
H Can 3o to at our rislt, by taking tha Poet Majter K
t, hiUit,,'iox the mourv get lost. old dollars,
) M tl tit alirtl.Lrit.rn ft.w. I. ' n k . . I . . ! 1.. . f . I. ..I. ... ! I -
.fcrnJing-Trax or a wafer.
" T. " -. -u u w . w Ul r UiQ lUBIUl WW UtTfc 1 I III
I'OitajkUnipfl takt n m money.
JnxfiitBi;e, line and Plain.
.Attention is
directed to tlik adver
jtisement of j.
M. Sanders & Uo. M
,Uharlotte, in this issue, who ojffcrs fcjr
sale -the largest ' best, nnd cheapest
Itock of Furniture to be found in the
v-AYest. i ' Wqt-httve hVen throhch the
iVare-rooms oft this firm and ka6w
wnat we write.
K .. Organizq.
i ; e notice thtat our Dennscratic co-
h ". tGmporanes ar agitating the Question,
r,anu making preparation lor organizing
-r for 'tlie next Cugnional election', in
J "'this State. Thjr'jhwt Winston Sentinel
i nas a coiumu or o devoted to that
uject, anl suggests that thd Demo
crats bold : meetings during the terms
ojf the .Sjiring Courts, now soon to com-
meneo, for th purpose of Effecting
tetter organization, ami to (appoint
.Relegates to nominate a candilate for
his district, at the same time express
ing a decided preference for Mr. Scales,
.-the present member. As v.. !wp imv
1 - iieard.no suggestions, ad een no
j v ;raoye - made bth. Vjugs to Organize
' their, forces, bujt syppose that they will
jlikewise be in j the field. withJa candi-
" ;, U sucfl is thfiix intention, it is
f be
beginning to 4e high time that they
..'. . ,ir.V.M-Y.. "1 .
at i an eariv dav rhakfi nrrjinWmno
ijfor selecting their etandard-bfarer
i':nri. A ! i , I
nougii acquiaintet m the district to
1 1 f . 1 . , . .
: llO thatpei-SOn shall be. we. Iiave not ! tors of the Western Jt;wlroad Company,
;ithc; least idet now, and, therefore, can lu times ?,nd?h f?tiS Snh
J. l I v ' i i ' herein nrovided: Provided, said -bonds sn
'L -Wf no pirpieren.ee, tor we are not not be 8'oW bv lhe Public Treasurer for a
T . ;Sclcctrany particular individaal,. sup
'I PIng '.t),at Wte were the least inclined
l'i ;'-;t3j..Corestall pjublic opinion, w liich we
' iFf P:? r Ipubtless there are in the
v)K .district, many gentlemen, who would
- -? s': r; ii' - .T i . . .
:in callant stvle eontfst. Hip fiUbl with
Scales, ijf he -should be tie nomi
' nee of the iJjemocrnts ( and ie have
. little doubt : : le will be,) or aiy 'other
member of Uiq party.' It remains, then
for the big 5 to follow the example
Af their .opponents, and in due time
begin 4to ora.nizQ tliejr forces and not
- allotlie contest to go byjdefault,
; which wc do lot believe is their inten
tion, Irj furt lerance )i this object the
proper way to proceed, we thnk is, to
;:hold a convention, sand let att the conn.
Itjjps in the district send- delcgatos,
:wl?ose chaty v ill Xq to select a eandi-
" 'te..upon whom tm Whigi will unito.
tAn(J we would surest, that srileh meet-
v ing be held f)r Iredeli countvJon some
e - ;uay aurmg February (Jourt,
:j''i;Personai, : '
r : -'.; v37e were pleased to see our friend
;;A.;. K. 1 yMtoTox, member of the
!: Itousc, at holme last' week. His visit
.? home was. on account of sicknfss in his
family. Mr Simonton seems to have
! proved greatly during ln s,ay in
'aialeigh, and from all accounts has bo.
Come quitepopular amonir his fellow-
iv.l t J i-v. . .xfy .
members.
6ng life to the Capt.
OS Duty.
- .' lhe enio- having supplied himself
wun everyininff necessary to ins com
fort took his departure on Monday
morning for 'Charlotte, leaving the
. Editorial Chiir deserted, and the subs
in work up U their elbows therefore,
.he .effusions j of his quill is scjirce this
ssue, for which we beg the kind iridul
gence oi our readers.
V c return our thanlds to A.
--I B. F Gaith3Es.,for a copy of the
peecn delivered py lid. graham liay
nvood, Esq., on his eligibility to a seat
jn tue House oi Commons.
5 . v . ,rj A, . .
? vAlso, to .-JUessrs. bimonton ana Earn-
fey for copies of the Revenue jBill and
vapi, i iiivep jvepurc upon me i-'eep
Biver oQuntry, and to the Hon. L,
rci.-"-Ttr:ii.a. ri.: i. A tv
.0 B. Branch for his Rci
Lennrt.
rom ihe
Ppmmittec oil Cuban affairs, kc
:.U
J3ii5i3-Thd Legislature it is
thought
' twjll arjjottrii about1 the 29th irlstaut
.lVP Extension, Which Was
rejecieu on iip,secona reaumg in the
H mien iria TtiAnoiiiniA nnf l??)nn
. last and was et for special order on
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1 KWo refer bur readers1 to the
pale of the estate of Placebo Houston
' See advertisement.
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The Homestead Law. .1
gueaiisoi ry v atenman ah&$ m 4id Company to the amonntpf four hundred beauties ot clagip jore, and convers
' C"OWing just remarks upon the b,il thousand dollars, in sharjis of one hundred ant with all that is great in the doings
. nQw before the Lgislature.for Home , dollars each; and upon certificates of stock : 0f maQ There is ft magnetism in
'mm aresurprisod Jhat anv htlt1!15,Sa Pek soul !-J felt
; Jnember, shquhi oppose the passage of, cmpary which had previously been deliver-; the influence of your, mental power
v ar: act so ;well calculated to prevent . ed to the State under ha provisions of thiaj when I .first saw yon, anrj, as some of
' emigration from. the State, and tose- acf. n mi , , . ,T ! your earthly knights would remark,
f cur.the rt Sof familiej as such m 'X t' " heSt-bup ever since.
. law .would sejeure, without doing vio-, nd ar agent pfthe Sthte annually to exam-: ou 4eserye a higher destiny than is
; IjCnqo p,r injury to any. . ; j iue into; the condition of said Railroad Com- meted put to. you on earth, and I ro
'VfjjAs to the pppriety of passing some ! anyad to .Wr,i 9ame .e ffovetn- to make you queen of my hart,
sricblaw, we Mavo na doubt. We, be- fkrhli in anv Railroad Comoa- and qun reafpnt of , my donjinions-
1 mi J ei l-!i J i,v . .,
llve that if our Legislators had, fbrtv
; year ajo turned their. attntioh to
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' this subject; North Carolina wouLtt to
aay oe peiicnon in weaitn anapprm7
lation by inaijy: thousand. 0 man,
can doubt butrthat'tho- actioin of .the
niat iStatet, ; on this very question, has
drained NorthfCar&lina of thousands
pi her pitiiensf an4 that theylare'now
, making up that poiocr which is wrcst
. ing from n3 strength and influence in
the councils 'dti the Nation, 1
j A' homestead law looks directly to
the comfort and happiness pf the moth-"
ers and dependent children! of thei
j3tafc. Link these to the soil by se-
mrh-'-l I'M". -V;. ', I '..
curing to them a'permanent home, be;
yond the contingencies, of misfortune
and affliction, and yoa haye accom
plished mHch towards ensuring a pop
ulation equal . to the capacity ana de
velopment of tbeesourcesof the State.
And by the operation of the same
law we may confidently expect a cur-
tnilmpnt nf rrpdits and conseduentlV
a diminution of the incident vexations.
troupics anu losetrss. j.iiut, inuucj' Buu
the people as it would as surely stim
ulate business..
It will be seen our representatives, '
Ja.0 -Pl. nnd Hall, voted a-
gainst this bill. The poor men of the
country will never forget how they (
clor fied free suffrage as the right ot
f, . ' v n Ji vnte I
ine poor mun. rieeoum.gi .wv-
to the democracy, Dut tnese aemocrats
would not give poor men the assur
ance of a homeby supporting this bill."
The Coalfields ilroad Bill
As a matter of public interest we
lay before our readers, thsweek, the
bill which was passed to afford Stae
aid to the Coalfields Rail Road,
AN1 ACTtoaidin the Construction and Equip
ment ofthe Western Bailrvl frOB? .Fayvett'
ville to the Coal Field.
s;Pjt X P., iienazced. &c. That the Public
Treasurer hereby authorized and directed :
to sell the Coupon Jionds ot the. State, to an
amount not exceeding-four hundred thousand
dollars, signed bv the Governor,' countersign
ed by the Public' Treasurer, and sealed with
the great seal ofthe State, bearing six per
cent, interest; the principal payable at the
fn.l of thirty vears from the date thereof, and
! the couiions of -interest payable semi-annually
direct; to be made payable at such time, and
in such lorin as me ruunc ireaema
. Jreasurer; an
d that the Public Treasurer
nav over the said sum of four hundred
thousand dollars to the president ana uirec-
aj
are
all
less
sum than their par value
,Sc. 2. That before the Public Treasurer
'shall sell for said Company any ofthe bonds
lu-rebv authorized to' be sold, the said West
ern Kail road Company shall deliver to the
Public Treasurer the coupon bonds of said
Company lor the same amount, and beariD"
theVamc interest and date; the principal and
coupons pavable at the same time and place
aB those oVthe State herein before directed to
be issued and paid over to the Western Kail
pa(i Company; arid to secure the principal
and interest of said bonds issued by the West-'
ern Railroad Company, the State of North
Carolina shall by this act Lave a lien'upoa
all the estate of said Company, both real and
personal, which they may now have, or may
hereafter acquire, between the Cape Fear riv
er at Favettcville and tlie terminus of said.
Road in'the Coal Fields, including that at
both points, together with all the rights,
franchises and powers thereunto belonging,
or in any wise appertaining, or that may here-nfti.-r
belong or appertain" to said Company,
which lien shall be more efl'ectually secured
bv a mortgage duly executed by said Compa
ny! to tha Stat?, anil registered in the Regis
ter's ofiico ofthe Counties of Cumberland,
ilarnett, Moore and Chatham ; and for the
better security ofthe payment of the interest
upon said bonds until the completion of said
road, the Company deposjt with the Public
Treasurer good and sufficient bonds made by
individual Stockholders or persons interested
in said road, amounting to fifty thousand
' dollars, to secure the payment of the interest
as aforesaid, which said bonds shall be paya
ble to the Public Treasurer, and shall be
deemed due and payable at any time prior to
the completion of 6aid road, if the said Com-
ptvnv shall fail to pay the interest on the
lmnda'civpft in exehanre for the bonds ofthe
State;-which bonds shall upon the payment
r.C thp mtprpst. to the com Pit
cf the interest, to thecompletion of said road,
be'stlrrendered by the PublicTreasurer to the
said C,'mpanr.
Se'c. X That the bonds of the State hereby
authorized to be sold for the Western Rail
road Company 'shall be sold as follows: when
it shall be'cbrt'fied'bv the President of said
Western J'ailrbadGompany that twelve miles
'of said road have been completed, and put in
Operation, said Gjma'n'y hall be entitled to
receive one hundred thousand dollars ; when
it shall be likewise- certified that the iron for
the whole road has been delivered at the port
of Wilmington, said Company shall be enti
tled to receive an additional one hundred
thousand dollars; whenever the President
shall eerjtify that twenty-four miles of said
road have leen completed, said Company
6hall be entitled to receive an additional one
huadfed. thousand dollars, and whenever the
President shall certify' that the whole road to
the Coal Fields has been completed and
put in otieration, ana tnat an aaumonai sum
. K,r o!,i rmnr miix.
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the amountf four hundred thousand dollars
(exclusive cf Htate bonds) have been expend-
el upon said roa.4, then an additional and fi
nal s.uin of one hundred thousand dollars
ghajl bp delyered tft sajd Company..
Sec, 4. That the Jn.coUfe of said Company
after paying the current and r.ecseary expen
ses eh ajil first be applied to ih payment of
the interest on the bonds hereby directed tci
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the fcIn;.linder, twenty-fiveHT cent, shall be
set aside and permanently invested tor trie
purpose of creating a sinking fnnd for the fir
nal extinguishment ol
-i t j.u. !, KiAnAA
UiM CAIIIIHUIDIIIUCUV Ul Lil utui, luc uuauiv
among the Stockholders, . as
y uucvi, icing uKimtiiT
mreci, Ming me inten
hr tlaMa, ,'n, firBt inetflnr to th
A..l. fl
ueuiewiioieiit-uuicouie
r.nnMT Ko ca'wl in this ffi-V. '
antlon bc protloctive of good resWHs fff W,'0 " V"10
liquidation ofthe interest on the bonds, and ; presepp.e, and observed the develop
then to provide for their final extinguishment. ! ment pf. np ordinary powers. I. have,
Y. Sec. 5. That the State shall have the pri -
4 -e&e at an tLm.e.w,thin eWl Xe& VP
the paseaire ot tins act to suoscnoe stocK in
nv shall be incorporated hereafter, runnine
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eastwaruiv iroaiiue lown oi f ajeuevme, vr
If the Wilmington and Weldpn , gafilroaJ
Company, or the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford Railroad Company, bdrII erer
biuid a branch under their charter, then the
said Western Raihoad Company shall join
in' the ection of any warehouses and pasc
singer 'Shejds that may be necessary to render
such connection as perfect as possihle, and
regularly use th aame for the reception and
IfdeliverV of all nasaeneers. eoods and' other'
jartielehate
against the comrmnypr companies so connect-
m2 witli its railway.
tJ. . -w- a '
Sec-c. That in cac 01 a itaiiroaa Deing
built sof as to connect any point or points to
the eastward of Favetteville with the Coal
Fields, by means of the Western Railroad,
then and in that case, the depots, jarda, 4c.
nfthn WMtcrn . Railroad Shall D WHO
eomnjtoa with each connecting jpafk. onlhx
paying'fi due proportion ofthe post of eaiJ
a proportion to the repairs and improve
. ' . . . t J : ..
rants tnereon. - .. i
ii accrued 7 bonds' of the
RjwbS X. Spletkm of the roud the
rresiaeni 01 Baia juau buju uc ,
West has been derived from the sale of the :
bonds of the State. .
Stp. 10. Tlii:4.h 22i section of the char-
to connect with any other rauroaa mai ma; i
be constructed: Provided, that no such branch i
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enaii cross any Kaiiroac now in existent, ur
!" . Pr59 of P.811,"!.
trct tfaat may be entered into with any other
Railroad Company, by the President and Di-
rectors oi me 8aiacowpaay aIie tI1
of a majority of the stockholders, first obtain-
6hall be bindi
ng on said company ; ana
a J
this act shall be in force from an after its
ratification. '
0U HOME COESspppECE.
For the Exprew.
Woman's Mission.
What is it? ?o jdresa, flirt, talk
nonsense, court the admiration of gen
tlemen, wring hearts an4 break them,
merely to gratify a groveling passion ?
No ! I answer no ! with all the en
thusiasm of woman's nature, (No
flattery to my sex.)
God has endowed her with peculiar
ities -the noblest, the holiest, the most
exalted of the whole human race ; and
it remains for heh to decide whether
or not, she will turn them aside trom
their proper channel.
Her noble and responsible mission,
is, to fill the young, ingenuous heart
with pure .and holy thoughts ; to point
the .ambitious but youthful aspirant to
the .'' Lamb of God," that he may, at
the foot of " Calvary's Cross," win
for himself that fame which is not
of earth, lasting and imperishable as
the love of the Eternal Father ; to
diffuse light, joy, and gladness about
the hallowed social circle, to glide with
noiseless steps to the couch of the suf
fering poor, and with woman's inher
ent gentleness, perform all those
nameless kindnesses which come with
the sphere of her mission. Glorious,
nofyle, ; god-like mission J But alas !
Jiow few, how very few, among the
countless millions that people this vast
globe, who are fully alive to the reali
ty of their responsible duties.
Paughters of America, the land
of the free, and the home of the
brave," arouse yourself to a sense of
duty. Where is all your boqst ed pride ?
Where arc the results of your noble
mission ? They are not to be found ;
and why ? Because you are engaged
In the more ennobling work of earning
for yourselves 'the detestable epithet of
fast young lady." .
For tha Express.
Letter from the Han in the Moon, to
IONE, loveliest of Earth's Daughters.
Fair Lady :
You will probably think me very
presuming, still, I shall commit my
self, and hope for a degree of clemen
cy, which I think your high-souled na
ture will kindly award. A Herculean
tas.k is before me; yet I am animated
to perform it. The subject I approach
is one of delicacy and daring, and has
caused many a face to pale, and moved
the nerves of many a brave heart. I
looked on your fair face from my cloud
capped throne, and my soul met its du
plicate. A propitious glance from
you, an approving smile, or one hope
inspiring whisper from your voice oi
melody, would metamorphose my whole
injaer life. And may 1 not hope that
the soft radiant light from my king
4$m, which so enhances the beauty of
the earth, in the still grandeur of
night, elicits a thought of regard from
you ? 4t)i0 hushed breath and wealth
of hallowed light that floats so dream
ily, whispers fp, the listening heart of
a brighter sphfir When the bloom
ing fields are bathe4 in this gorgeous
light, does not your soul unfold its
spirit-wings, and leave all earth's
brightness td linger amid $0 far off
loveliness of a fairy land, speculating
on whatj kind of beings might 4weU
there 2 j I have often , seen your up
ward glance ai my face, and flatter
I myself it is so. 1 have watched y6ij
until infant infaraat tnv lrn rv a Vioirn
with intent interest: mv henma havn
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penetrated your window-curtains when
vniir niino t&s Rf ansornArt in vnnr
j yowr mmd was gQ absorbed
. i i . - - - : ntT
i -VWM.jtmu UUM1USWUUS Ui U1V
gggn w: tn wuat ;ease vou Tw,netrate the
' mvaterica of scimice HAliUt; in tb
, . t -s-y . J o . e
and tou can eyer dwell in thejqfty
? 1 1
jenai regions wnicn. your exquisite
taste has bo often beautifullyipour-
- A nA wk "w i ;ji
trayed, and where the glowing ideal
crpawona oi your minp wm necome a
a glorious actually, l Fair one! suffer
nqi : yqarself jQ he influenced by
ttV-r- a ; - i ;4. r
" T0UPg America, : just out of the
rnffcQOX, Starcneq IQ ine last end Ot
the chaDter : With , curled whiskers.
prim roacW and deyotional looks, they
won t do "to te to always.; They
doubtless will exert themselves to pre-
vent your heeding my proposition, by
giving me ridiculous appellationsf such
as " Fair round cheese of loveliest
mould." But be asensible lady; and
regard them with due contempt: nd
if I deserve the name, you'll l?&i
InnvA ma " on Anl anil Toll IN
pare me to an owl, ana tell yoir a u
oniy ee w iusaiw iu.ua
e " P- c;
probably aware whn their spasmsrf
' "
t. "hif?hfalntm." and be very seri-
i . . . ' . r.i . .
a ,i.n withnut
cu lymAiiuv, ;
, , " "F mjprri
tbe botlfia of more than one modern
LJ&WVWAAAVT ! UUl
u,aFiu3 Ab iw Viuie, uu
must gkt in-too in their rhym-
ing effusions as
" The Mooa'a Uit bwun, the cbarms of niht
Not half so laif aa jnjr lor'd wight."
But they are decidedly verdant;
such language is the excess of folly.
But I don't apprehend that it will in
fluence one who is in every respect
the incarnation of sweetness and ro
mance the embodiment of all that is
beautiful and; lovable in existence.
But all ladies love poetry and flowers;
so, perhaps it would be . justifiable in
me to rhyme a little now, and relieve
this monotony.
Whene'er I gaaa on that fair brow,
I at Leve's altar madlj bow,
I ask of heaven no brighter boon
' Than thee to make Bride of the Moon.
Thy nymph-lika form ani queenly , step :
llve stirred my heart to lt very depth.
The roee-tint on thy lovely cheek, , ?
And eudletu charms that tonUJ can't speak. .
Tlie lustre of thy soni-lit eye
Might rival e'en the mooubcama high ; I
Thy rare, rich voice of music tone
Can cheer this heart that beats so lone ; ;
And when thy mind its stores reveals
Love's magnet o'er us gently steals.
Would I could touch an angels lyre, - , -And
in your heart deep love inspire.
I'm not a demonstrative chajrater,
(you know moonbeams are proverbial
ly cold,) and never fully express the
wild deep emotions that overwhelm
my soul; and yet that I'm susceptible J
of feeling is eminently true. I hope j
that you 11 decide on my
soon, and favorably. I
proposition
have made
you no ordinary offer, as you are
aware. Transfer your reply to Luna j
Castle, by the Western Moonbeam
Mail.
Yours, with the deepest devotion,
The Man in the Moon.
To lose, t
Statesville female College
OUR S. 0. CORRESPONDENCE.
- For the Express.
Dancing.
Messrs. Editors : We notice in
your number before the last, a quota
tion from one of your North Carolina
exchanges, in regard to dancing, in
which, we think, the author manifests
an igrioranee of the nature of the Jew
ish dances.
If he will but take the trouble to
contrast the character of this species
of amusement with ; its character as
conducted by the Jews and their co
temporaries, he will not think it
strange that some of our ministers
look upon dancing as sinful." When
we appeal to the Bible as endorsing
our views, we should be certain that
it refers in the passage quoted to the
vfry thing which we are attempting
to establish by its authority. We
! should ask ourselves, in regard to the
subject now before us, are the modern
dances the same as those recognized
by the Bible?
But before noticing this question,
let us enquire, what was the opinion
of the ancient pagan nations in regard
to dancing. We are told that' it -was
at a very early age incorporated into
their religious service.; The dance
enlivened all their processions and fes
tivals in honor of their gods. " No
triumphswas rightly celebrated with
out the aid of the dance." It was re
garded as an act of religious homage.
But from being regarded as a demon
stration of religious feelings, it came
gradually to be resorted to as appro
priate for all remarkable and joyous
occasions. This perversion, from a
strictly religious, use, was not effected
without a struggle, and those pervert
ing it, were, at first, regarded as "pro
fane and infamous." Hence the Pa
triarch Job spoke of this species of
dancing as characteristic of the weal
thy ungodly families. For, says' he,
They send forth their little ones like
flock, and their children dance.
'(JpbSl: 11.)
Tfe inspiriting amusement, though
exceedingly popular in the classic ages
of Greece and Rome, yet fell into
great disrepute, It was considered
beneath the 4'gnjtv'of rank and char
acter to engage in dancing. Cicero
says, ho one danpps unless he is ei
ther drunk or mad," But let us turn
to the question, Does the Bible encou
rage and legalize dancing asjiow prac
tised? We do not deny that it recog
nizes dancing ; but was if tjie dance
of modern character? The jews had
dances, but they were of a sacred
character, and were so regarded and
indulged in by thejn. They opmnjem
morated their anniversaries, and occa
sions upon which the Divine favor and
goodness were manifested to them,
with dances, as a means of drawing
forth and giving expression to their
religious feelings. .
We do not believe that a single ins
stance can be referred to in the Sacre4
Yolume which speaks favorably qf
4ncing, except it fee of a devotional
character.
; We are not to suppose, that becausq
p,nr Savionr and the inspired writers,
ajjufje to the manners and customs of
their age, to illustrate some religious
principle or doctrine, they thereby ap-
j prove of these customs. The case of
j the prodigal son cannot be looked up-'
n as giving license for modern danc-
i nruuauiiiiy your name is laucireu u
ing. It is a parable, and dancing is J cold water to a fainting traveler, an
bur a part of the draperyjin which a j 0, hovr inspiriting the fraught !
frrpat truth is clothed and was sentT On-the nextMay the'inaiestic M
home to the minds of the Jews. It is j
briris 1 up the case of Herodias, as an I
littl n strange tnat anv one wouiatthA tAn behind me. was cnscern,wc
bring up the case of Herodias, as an I
lnsiance lrwracu tno xwi.c icgaiit
dancing. Because she who could plea-
surably demand the head ot one oi
God's mioistrs, danced in the court
of a wicked and God-defying monarchy
therefore she is an example for Chris-
tian conduct. If the other passages
quoted are closely examined, it will be
seen that they refer to a religious ex-
ercise -not profane amusement-7-an
exercise to which piety and gratitude
prompted.
Now do the dances of our day par
take of a devotional natnre? Are
they jiot entirely devoid of every ele
ment of piety ? Have ihey not a
positive influence to impiety ?
There is another important distinc
tion between the modern dances and
those of the Jews, to which we would
particularly call the attention of the
advocates of this " leaping exercise,"
(as the original word means.) There
was in the Jewish dances no mingling
of the sexes ; ach sex performed
separately. "There is," says one
whose acquaintance with the Bible
and ancient customs entitles his opin
ion to much weight, " no evidence
from sacred history, that the diversion
iras promiscuously enjoyed, except it
might be at the erection of the deified
calf, when, in imitation of 'the Egypt
ian festival Apis, all classes of the
Hebrews- intermingled in the frantic
revelry. In the sacred dances, al-
though both sexes seem to have fre
quently borne a part in the procession
or chorus, they remained in distinct
and separate companies."
If we must have dances,, let them
be conducted after the manner of the
Jews, else we cannot appeal to their
examnle as authorizing them. Let
them be devotional exercises, and let
the sexes be kept separate. Let the
males meet aud dance by themselves,
and the females by themselves. We
presume, if this rule were enforced,
the exercise would be indulged in less
frequently, and to much less excess.
S. N. R.
Columbia, S. C, Jan. 29, 1859.
FROM OUR FLORIDA CORRESPON
DENCE. No. 2.
For the Express.
Messrs,. Editors:
I saw the "first frost of the season"
in Haywood County. The trees did
not sigh the evening before, nor hang j
their heads in the morning for nothing,
for their tendrils died when the sun
arose. "The melancholy days had
come the saddest, of the year."
The next object which attractedy
attention was the young town of:
Webster. Mow areat men arc ma
' .
ligned by bestowing their names on
insignificant objects ! Could Daniel,
the statesman, or Noah, the lexicog
rapher, have, with prophetic ken, be
held that mountain namesake of theirs
(or one of them) when" ambition was
urging them to win undying laurels
with which to grace their nation's
chaplet, and hand down to a grateful
posterity their own names, I imagine
the one would not have toiled over Eu-
clid before breakfast to invigorate his
mind for the labors of the day in the
National councils, nor the other have
traveled through so much literature,
good or bad, to compile an "Unabridg-
ed." But such is the. " fate of the
gifted;"" and for that reason, with
others, your correspondent does not
desire to be great. Curtis says, " Sad
is the heritage of a great name," and
truly; but does not the original pos-
session oi it, oftentimes put the own-
er to the blush at the freedom with
which it is used?. This, however, is
one of our " unalienable rights" which
Mr. Jefferson did not insert in the
"Declaration," but which, in spite of
the great wisdom of the " Sage of
Monticello," has since been incorpor
ated in our national usage; I mean,
the free and unrestrained ugeof our dis
tinguished personages. In this "Glo
rious Republic," we can write books,
and unhesitatingly dedicate them to
our orators, poets, historians, &c whh
the certainty that a sensation will be
created thereby, much, no doubt, to
the chagrin of the so-Jionored persons.
Even doggeral can b written to Pre
sident Buchataannd many a " son
net to his lady's eyebrow" if he had
one with penect security irom au-
thorized seizures" for disturbing the
peace of the 1 an d and contemning .
the "powers that be;" 7-whereas no-
thing goes dedicated toiler Majesty
of the English throne except by
it
"Gracious Permission, ; and no one
ventures to proclaim in verse the birth
or marriage of the members of her
household, except he be specially au
thorized as Poet-laureate. Evidently,
the free institutions of onr land are
favorable to the . production of the
" divine, afflatus."' . . " .
Thus-the digression pardoned 1
thought as Centered the above-mentioned
viUaee. I will not furnish. the
reader with an elaborate description ; companion by the fireside was a pafe
gf it, mentioning merely that I found '. stranger whose thoughts were running
it' destitute of chnrches and school- ' back to other days, and
bouses, and abounding in those houses j . 'fHwqrw-v.tl
of another kind which indicated that j Were with hisheart, and that wiferaa"
he " Spirit of the Age" was not lib- j Thick and fast, however, flew ?e
erally patronized there. But, dear questions to him about the eoun.y
reader, I must not be too explicit with I "ayant the Ilidge." And as the Vigbt
single objects, else the winter will have ; w?od burnt dimly, and the imagjmatin
passca Deiore you reau ,wuu mu iuis
landof sunshine or flowers. fc -
A "Sabbath in Franklin, with a
frien whose hospitality J can never !
forget, cheered me, and strengthened
me for my journey. It was a . cup of
tihala5 was reached and crossed; Frfm
the serpentine track which I had
tne erpentine track which l naa p--
tTer,anai uuuiu u rrvy.
at the industry and perseverfipe ,
which had accomplished it. inui .tu, .
thia Turnpikef; road, which jexUjos
froVn Asheville to the Tennessee' 1 'ie,
j3 almost a miracle of art, and tr
nishes as great ease in j travelinfs
any in the State, with; the aditiopof
as fine natural scenery as the zjtfe
.can look upon. The-valley of 4ty
River is a perfectly level plaint
tending from thevimouhtain., to Mr-
phy, the distance of eighteen ms, j
aiid with regard to - scenery is an ilfx
act representation of the dludlon,
witJiout the water. The town of r
phy, whieh is just above the junjtn
of, and lies . between, two beaupTul
mountain rivers, was my stoppMg
place for several days inforderto
rest. . .... V,;$t
It was? mv intention1 to review; Vhe
country whicV I have just travd !
nvpr. and notice Darticularlv the im- i
mense source.8 of wealth and cortjfort
which here lie m an unimpfoVed Ren
dition, but I defer the description- as
I lately noticed the prospectus f a
fuller report as given by Mr. Ctom
in a work on Western North Carofma,
to which I refer the reader, -beJfivT
ing it to be worthy of careful ptrus-
ai, as me auinor nas ne auiutj-. iu
do this part of the State iustice.tTp !
to this time, the wild region of tne
. - ;-.
West has been too little known,nd
it's vast resources undervalued. an
ites, Marbles, Gold, Silver, Copper,
Paints, Slates, rest there " aloflf in
their glory." Fruits that Westbrrjpks
that Prince of PomolOgists iMht
envy, abound, in quantity and jyiali
ty equal to any other i clime. . nd
fronii the wonderful revelations of dis
tinguished men who have of late yit-
ed the Alleghany regions, we njay j
expect it to be at some itime thejlst
vine-growing region of the w0d.
For a. Summer resort, too, it isie-
quallexl. Mineral springs of all knds
can be found ; and better than aTjjf h
views of mountains that are carded
with deep-green Balsams, and veiled
with light clouds, of fleecy whiteness,,
whilst their drapery, rich in colors
and variety of shades, reach from
those tops, and drag in the valley be
neath, which make the lobserver'.ljet
ter by the mere sight. There is mich
truth in that expressive triplet' of
iLandor: ir-
i
I We are what suns, and wind, and waters iuak;
The mountains are our sponsors, and the rill.V,
Fashion and win their nursling with their dainties.?
; But the " happy indifference of -the
State towards this portion has caused
its riches to be explored by others.
The mineral wealth which is nouj in
course of development by Nor'tK'rn
r - 1 n 1 '
companies, ana n.nensn mineral
IS
I passing from the hands of our lftW
zens into those ot men whose, evfjry
interest is foreign to those of he
i State, while the results of-.theirjla-!bors,
being transferred byj other irrtjre
suitable avenues, yre enriching- the
; Roads and people of our sister States,
i Cherokee copper and gold are carried
; to Ducktown, and Tennessee claims
j the treasure. Macon County fruits
j take the premiums at a Georgia Stte
Fair, and Georgia pockets the honors,
Native Sienna will yet j be barreFjed
: and boxed -for New York fft a.few
; cents per barrel, and sent back tqp.be
j sold for so many dollars; . ;. f".
The beautiful rose-colored rjtffcfple
will go elsewhere to adorn the Jills
land drawing-rooms of those wboill
depreciate a people that would pe&Sit
such a treasure to remain ' hiddetfso
long. i- '
Yet, Messrs. Editor,, there .lilape
indulged a nope lor an this sectioj,
And I would not say' so to you 4r1io
think for so many peopTe, as i Edijfjrs
necessarily do, I would not impfss
your mind with any probability Un
less I had strong evidence to corrobo
rate my assertion. Here, then, . I -cannot
refrain from introducing, one '0io
justly deserves notice '$ .1 mean,ihe
honorable Senator in the State Legis
lature from the extreme western coun
ties. I could not but admire the '. spel,
which he infused into the very souljof
his constituents, in favor of the West
ern Extension. So, Messrs. Editfs, J
cultivate that Senator: -He wyl yjet
have the iron-horse pawing tlrrd9jh
those western- wilds, and" as I befiete
j the success of the enterprise depefids,
m a great measure, on mm, 1 conjure
you to cultivate him. : Why, sirs in !
. those never-to-be-forgptten lodgrhs i
j by the way I found that subject tjue
j prevailing theme, of talk in maiy
homes. And now let your imagination
conceive tnis picture. 1 ine
. 1 mi
woman" of the double cabin sat ? py.
the fire during a cold September ev&a-.
ingt and busily occupied in the usi.ot
a domestic meerchaum with a f far
inch stem. That ' valuable article jr is
supported by her left hand whilei ?r
elbow on herknee supported her hai i.
Her right arm similarly! located, ap
ported her thin with forefinger rgli$i
ing upward by the nose.5 Her on'y
: wmuvu. 6iuvim yu-jr-
tures of the far-off region, the qnis-
Mr. C. can relieve himself Of any burtjen
of gratitude, which he may feel .for this-jv-tice
of his book; by sending me a -fe&py
gratis.
tioned traveler about the "people whar
lie cum from," their riches, their "fin
ery," their ftmartness and if the ."chil
der rould'ni ride a rale-road. s good
as bigger folks ?" I His affirmative re-
piy encourageu ner, wueniuymguown
- r-r- r---e - r
.getner ip lntensny: ner ieenngs, ana
e"g, ec xu -. .-
"O, ain't it going to be finest"
"What will be fineT" I
That ride, don't you know?"
He assured her of his ignorance on
thebject.r ' . ! p :
"Well, bless-me!. I thought every-:
bocly. knawed it" put in the admiring
onstitBenwith the intent to inform
the strancerl 'Alllef 'em abmxt here
knojraf When Aha V'gine cdiaes and
mem carts, x. ten ymu we re aguiui-
Stranger, you saw ale Brindle outthar,
she's, iust the best it-trin the nabor
hood,; and; the ;way SaUj. is. fixin;;tip
butter foif .tho 'easiop, law lie I Old
man's going to takej the tatergand the.
aflplcfej'l'se goin to carry jhe jeans
whieh I'll swap for real norri home
spun; Sally, she'll take the butter and
f?t the calicer for Jber new frock, and
am, will go long jtst t e. And
there-a our son-in-law, Heeiah James
what married our -Pegjry, and their
childer (the childer wants to 40. and
Siu said they could ride,) d tbe
olts, and the Higginses and the
Browns andaft of us, and the bull peo-
pie, will get into ; them carts what
d'ye call m?--and we'll go j ranky-
tanky, ranky-tanky (here stranger
tried to 'puiT a la engine, bit broke
1 . . 1 . 1 r
aown. soon "ranKy-ianKV, away yon
der T Bless mo! Won't that bege-lor-mas?
,
'Very fine.' ' ; . 1
."And that ain't all neither;!"
' "Why, what more ?"
"i teli you, Mr, T. says we'll ride
for nothing the first time, 'c&use he's
Oh! me."' ''Hezekiah," -she cojntinued,
"who. is ''mighty smart, says he thinks
it will h&uohlimity on aoust I don't
know what that is, but 1 7c note h will
be powerful nice." ! '
. , lx& lightwood had burnt out, and
the old lady added -"Stranger, as ypu
are weakly, may be you'd like to go
to bed," when being supplied with a
candle, he said "Grood night,!' which
T' ' . . . ir nv,
I now repeat to y 0Uj
Messrs
Editors
and friends.
J).
C. R.
Ma
nanna.
Fla.
The Legislature. : '
The Senate was engaged yesterday
in considering the Revenue bill. No
important amendments were made.
In the 'House, the bill . modifying
the restrictions on the Western Exten
sion w-as postponed until thisevening.
Thebill providing' for the hiring out
0i.f4p.ee negroes for ihe payment oftheir
(Jcbts, passed its second, and third
readings. The list of Justices of the
Peace for NasTi county was taken up,
when Mr. Lewis addressed the House,
.very satisfactorily refuting the char
ges preferred j by . -the Senator from
Nasft against the character j of Mr.
Cooke. The House, by a large major
ity, refused Jo concur with the action
of the Senate striking out Mr j Cooke's
name from the list of Justices. Mr.
Li's remarks, as sketched by our Re-,
porter, will appear in our next. i
The House during the day passed a
number Of unimportant billsj through
their second and third readings.
Standard ofthe th.
- r
fiSa'The Demoo-atic party is destined to
shape' the course of Uie snip of State as long
as the Constitution exists, and until , the desti
ny Pf our great country is fulfilled.1!' Ex.
How. long-will that-be?' How long
will the Constitution exist, the Demo
cratic partycontinuing to shape the
course of the sliiplof State. !
The slup of State I where is she
now? Rudderless, : and chartless, and
compassless, she lies, a wreckl, in a sea
of trouble helpless and hopeless.
There is mutiny .on board. The crew
have no confidence in her commander.
Her papers are false. Her chart was
the Constitution, and Union ner port.
But she altered her course. Sfbe clear
ed for one port, and was shaping, her
course for another. Her commander
heeded not 'the signs of the coming
tempest but pursued his unconstitu
tional course regardless of th gather
ing storm. He sailed madly on, and
with every stitch of canvass set, the
storm struck the noble ship, and she
isow a wreck, rolling helplessly in
the trough of the seal
The Democratic party has 'shaped
the course of the ship of State too long
already. Under jits direction that
course has. been a selfish course, an
anti-national, sectional course, which,
if longer pursued,' will rend asunder
the bands which bind the TJiiin,' ahd
make shipwreck of the beau tifpl fabric
"The destiny of our great ciuntry ?"
What is that destiiiy'? . Un4er Demo
cratic , guidance a . Democracy the
fate . of Athens of all' Democjracies
but under the lead of a national party
national President,, and national
councils the noble destiny which our
father's God has marked on! for hen
""-"' v Wad'esboro Argn. -
An Item for rafuerreotypiiti.!
I A gay young, gentleman in St. Lou
is, entered a daguerrian .establishment
affew days ago and .proposed to be
done in, the highest style of the art;
Pending the preliminary arrangement,
he suggested that he would look bet
ter irhe had on a gold chainj,! where
upon the operator kindly took out his
watch and aceoinpayning 'pendant,1
which he handed over with a patron
ising air. The likeness was! taken
the plate removed from the instru-