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- YL f J 1: I " i j i 1- I 3 1 1- ... i 1 1 THJS ELL EXPRESS, EUGENE B. DRAKE & SOX, v ; IDITOJtS AND PH0PRIXT03., tatetvill, Friday, February 18, 1859 Tmoin wsawtt to nra ri moot, Cert do to at oti rtjfc. try talrioz the Pott Master'e . dpt, to xbtwt, tocwe money got lo GoW doiian, mt of a doubt a bribe, it i9 to maintain pow . benteot,honiatitBcktd thein.ldeof tbeihert with , , , , xaUnj-wwt or iwafer. Portagntjurip taken u money. er, by whomsoever although, we do not as-yxj-wy-Y-y wwv. j 6ert tnat every supporter, of any adminietra f OOTCrnment Patronage." ' j t;on has or will receive a bribe. Then, it 'The Winston Sentinel, true td low, and vul- amounts to corruption in the government, as gaf instincts ind a love of spoilt, devotes a, tit much so as if, the President Avere to propose .rade of slang and clap-trap in rteply ( !) to art to buy support in another way. He says in article which appeared in the Express weel so many words, "Those jwho will support my before last, jn " Mail Contracts," &c, ancj administration, them will I pay." 'ilenceit feebly enough, endeavors to justify the usj- ', follows that such aso not support him, get . ,age which, was inaugurated bjr Democratic ( nothing. 'Nor does it alter the case, whether . Presidents and their Sub9, we relieve, of re- the Banner and other kindred prints, Are to 'warding a partizan press, for services render- ' receive $450 or '$200 for publishing the mail ,ed in upholding aud advocatihg;locofocoprin ; contracts ; it is' a consideration which is ai- iples. , i lowed to them for advocating Democracy The hnavety and disgusting humbuggery ; from snout to tip of tail carcass, hide, and ? which ia attempted to be palmed offupon the ' hazzlets ! For such service, we are ready to i public in defending this position, would be "'. admit, the pay Lxnld be am pie. for it is a 1 much, less apparent, were it not for an ad- nauseous job but we object to Whigs being mission, unwittingly made, ni doubt, that the "spoils'-'jare a legitimate puunder for the Party in power,' and that they have a. right, -a jrithout objection being inade ip any quarter, $ to use the public funds ad libitum! it i$ ' I not only the right, but the dutjy cf the govi jj ernment," says the 'Sentinel, ""jto encourage; so far, as it may by the dispensation of its paj rr 'tronage, that portion of the press which repp p 4 resente and sustains the principles ujxn which' 1 it is carried c n," &c. This declaration made by the Sentinel, is not for the first time an nounced to the public, and the principle is no new thing 'for the practiceiof the govcrn'- ment for yers has been, to squander the . public mcwie' upon, a' subsidiicd press, and trading, vagabond politicians,, until the treas ury is becomie bankrupt! This must be as ywell-knowrf to the Sentinel, as it is patent to the country j and it is for thai the " Iredell Express grumbles," more than forgiving the advertising the " Mail Contracts" to Denio- . cratic newspapers exclusively, please the Sen tenel. "It is pimply absurd, in; the Sentinel tto insinuate that we would change our flag, for a share'qf government patrqnage, if it were bestowed upon i. Nothing, would be more i easy for us to secure than the smiles and fa- ' yors if the' White- II Juse, especially at the. present juncture, provided we M ould turn trai tor to our principles', and share the reward of ..corruption, as the Sentinel maybe now doing. , Whep Democracy shall put o the substance as.well as the semblanee of honesty, then it may stand a chance. to get our support, and. - not earlier4 It is a fact well known to us, hnt rewjards are at all times, open freely to all who iwill embrace them, aiid turn Demo- j era.,- and we would simply s sk, Was the Sentinel not bought after this manner? At thfi risk of making this article longer ; than at first ' .wit contemplated, we will annex the 'following statements whicl ( says an exj .hange) arc evidently but a sample of what might be said . of any and every branch of the public ser ic ; : V Mr. Sherman's committee of investigati- ticcs in jNavy laras. ySnt he will prove to have been going on at Brooklyn for years past has been performed! in like'man- - ner at Philadelphia, Pensacolal and Norfolk. The most gross corruption yet detected is in the employment, or rather in the payment of mechanics nid laborers whose services are not needed, and indeed are not) rendered. It - will be proved that at and immediately ber fore the lasi election 2,300 persons were in ,.' public pay the Brooklyn lavy Yard. hey turned the election in faTOr of Maclay, and against ol. Hamilton, an;d had it been possible to unite on.Taylor or Ljitchford, these independent citizens would hajve secured the . return of the regular candidate in that dis trict. Master workmen have pocketed pa v returned on the rolls as paid to persons whp ,re shown'ncjtto have been erh ployed at all. Others who were employed hive been com? pelled to give the officials one-alf their wag . es . Contracts have been awatded to bidders at double the rates offered by individuals and firms' of greater responsibility. Materials! have been paid for which wefle never deliv ered. In short, the Navy Yarjds are shown ' x be sinks ot profligacy. Jt i hardly denU id that the Philadelphia navy yard is the. centre of disbkirscments which" often control i he politics of the whole State j The cost of . ill the workjdone at Norfolk ind TensaCola - is greater tha at o.ther yard?, showing that . corruption prtviiih' there as elsryihere. It is no crude, estimate that of the fourteen milli ons annually appropriated to the navv, three millions are plundered by the profligacy j heedlessness, and ( corruption of tho.e who V disburse the fundfo" ; . . Astounding as all this is, and even shock ng to the nerves land arousing the fears of . many professbd Democrats, wh-o are them-' Selves engaged in exposing to public, condem nation the prjjiligacy and corruption which .is: an everyday custom with a Majority of the members in tieirparty.and especially with the portion of it occupying place and power; yet, ac cording to thje declaration of the Winston . Sentinel," It is not only the rioht, but the du ty of the government, to encourage, so far as jt' mayby thidispensation of its patronage, thatpojtion of" the press ( and of course every body else) which represents and sustains "the principles upoii which it is carried on." . The . government might be never so corrupt piay ?r:KF,lcea " ptiwpijswim taxes ana gnnaihem Cl. i'J into tne pochfeta of Office ho ders and for . Moo l3 . but mM beUon,, ,o I'm" J ...'... . . . ; . Jain the prjn iples Upon which the govern ment ia carried on." ,ays the frntinct. And thn',pre,33'' the Sentinel tells us ," in thU country, 3 trie great levW of political ppinion." Wtlj such a partvin power and a corrupi press to do the iddinVof the Ir. . T o . covernment aad its demorn 7 nnta 4,a' ' f rt -I . heCndearednameofoura the people to Jope for ! :j ' The Sentinel clones its article with peons up- pi. me ecuuumj 01 iur. uucnanan's admini- tration. as coninared with tho irr; of Mr: Adarna! An idiot miiht h. .aJ ' j ----- -ujiuicli iALitiii ed to possess more cense than thai I rt Whf : . ' 4 i - .TUSaUsbury Banner ' . lnilmsnatthesumalh,wed by gov- mmtr&L , . , ., r 1 i ,",v"' f j i8 mnch than p50 to each paper, pur information was derived from what we ; conceived goo authority, and J we gave iMw ?twaa told to us. Be that as it mav. anf if the sBanner works" for governtoetit cheaper I . ihan other8hts?weno nonow ; but we opposed the principle of exclueivenessas al- so the unnecessary extravagance, 50 common now-d-dsys, in farming out government con tracts. v7e suggested that the advertising, like any other matter, might be let to the lowest and Last bidders, and not be used at it now is for special rewards to favorites. That the object of this exclusivene63 is to benefit a partizan press, is too apparent to ad- .; competed to pay any part, of it to those who j dppoe.c the ir principles. If Demoeracv are disposed to retrench, let Ahem begin with small matters and large ; but we opine they will be no less extravagant hereafter than in days of yore. The only way to tench a spendthrift economy is to place j day. The particulars as we were informed money beyond his reach, and rogues from i are as follows : As Thornburg and Rhein stealing use strong locks, nor entrust them hardt were leaving a grogshop where they with the keys. We do not ei;vy our neigh- partook of liquor, a fight was going on out bor his share of the spoil no, no. But let ; side between two other parties, when Thorn hiai and others be satisfied out of the right burg interfered in behalf of one of them, and pockets. ; Rheinhardt stepped in and with a knife cut . . , . , , . - . ! tjie deceased across the stomach to the liver Look Out for a Crash. in a gash of five inches. They were on gorxl There can be no doubt that the time is terms previously. Thornburg was a shoe near at hand, in several of the Southern maker, and leaves a wife and, three or four States.at least; when a crash is to tumble ma-' children., Rheinhardt is a young'man and nv into ruin and entail the scenes of 1837 8. has fled. . The hili prices for which negroes and lands - are celling at the South, on credithus no par allel in this country, and other extravagance is more rampant than before was ever known. Supposing the price 'of cotton should keep up' to present figures, then the evil day must ar rive, for it will be quite impossible for rav- ments to be promptly met when prices go on enlarging so rapidly. But cotton will not Cutlery, and almost every other article, in long sell as it is now selling, in all probabil- the house-keeping line, is equal to the best ity, ihcc what ? In 1824-5 cotlon was sold stocks offering in the large cities, and are sold as high as 28 and 30 cents a pound, and in a at prices as low. It is a splendid estalxlish month afterward fell to 12 and 13 cents, and ment, and merits a vipit from all newly mar then down to G and 7 cents a pound. The ried eouples and others wanting to refit a consequence was the bankruptcy of thous- household. Some of the? China-service are ands, and general prostration of the financial equal in splendor to anything we ever saw. a flairs of the country. From S 1000 negroes This House imports much of their w-ares went down to 500 and $400. Inl837-8, cot- from Europe. For our visit we received a ton sold at 16 and IS cents in the markets of handsome Present, and were made a gainer Mobile and New Orleans, andt200 to $15- forcalling. If others might not be so lucky, 00 was considered a large price for No. 1 neg- they can at least obtain good bargains by roe men in Mississippi, where we were then re- calling at China Hall. siding. Cotton went down to G and 7 cents: negroe men fell to $'600 and $00, and the world rs familiar with the pecuniary, desola tion that followed. Now cotton is selling for about 12 cents, at the South, and negroe el- i.w e.i-oa iii uoa. : ..i-!- i r-.'uu ye., u. is ail on credit, and upon cred- it nearly all the sales are eftected of lands and negroes. Even the traders that go from the middle States with their droves, to the South are forced to sell chiefly upon credit, or do so for the sake f the long prices. The immense droves of horses and mules which are annually taken to the South from Ken tucky, Tennessee, &c, are likewise sold upon creait, cnieuy. A tew weeks ago a negroe Western Extension, has just met with a Wa trader from North Carolina was robbed in the terloo defeat,' veas 31, noes 74. Air hope of city of Montgomery 'of $10,000, but only getting assistance from this Legislature is $2500 of the sum was in cash, the balance gone. We will.he compelled to go upon the was in obligations. With such datum, it re- old stage-line principle. The Governor',! quires rjo prophet to foretell what the result fair promises, made last summer, have been will be, and it is, only a point of time when disregarded by this Domocratic House, and the, denouement will take place. Two or I believe, the people, particularly in the three years, in all probability, will witness" West, will place no confidence in the pledges the explosion of this reckless infatuation of that will be made iu I860. And whv should dealing too largely in credit, and depending they ? llnon the treacherous marlfcts rf the ioa-11 -c -l 3 mv r . i , , . , , - - ..vinj lor success. ; -n ' - m i , , U .' - xx.uwCiCu aHu ijduiivouueu tin m . i , . i t . v nue at vnariotte,Jast Week we met with "t1""11"1" ,i01cl A-ennesBec, wno detailed to u.. inc particulars 01 a most inhuman murder and bol l and daring robbery af a Bank at1 vuvnovuMiu, xii iJtitit luaic. JtL w; m su nun?, -1 n.'L" i- IT X 1 II - in bn( -. -. T X ed the Clerk of? the Bank was called up at nigni, ny tne assassin and robber td pay or receive some money, and when the vault U.J U . Ji' ii, oierk was. lound cold and stitt near the vault, which was opeui and the sum of $30,000 missing. When our informant left, no clue had been discovered as to the perpetrator of the horrid deed. R. M. Oates & Co., Grocers, Charlotte. This is a large Grocery and Commission House, dealing extensively in' Country Pro- ducQ, Guano, and other merchandize. See their advertisements in the Express. , . wV.t.- "hcrf 'UI H kept'e.. etant.lv. Si riilttert.iaAmnnt . . jaioraie ai une stoi-c oi . J. Kickert etantly. See advertisement. OoldWatchos & Jewels, at Chariot I i ',, - . v . " . I VTr mvu' . I !X. , .r..-..u v.., 01 , I Charl0tte t0 , be, Seea ,thl3 issue' They are extensive dealers in CinlA and SNvm Ur.t. ' . . .. ... " . cues, iiocKs, Silver and ail iinds of Plated ; ' .. . Charlotte. - Last week we made a fl vmrr vici( 4a ho nonr onimr TAitrn r.T i iiflfirtt a -..n . i r.V. T , " , -y "i ! II iuiw uuu u ny . urriru mere aucr dark bv the cars pf the Central Road and en- a 1 i i t. ' I W 7n- f vJvZZ ' 1 :A tB v.viv. uuc cucct ui me gas-ugnis in dwellings and stores was very nne.and it eeem- ed that we were dashing through Chesnut Street and not a town ip NorthCarolina. 1 Mnkinc thP hi kf " . a - . v' ..--j-; uu a uav no inclement as was Tuesdkv. ,ifwi. several old acquaintances and formed a few J n ucunpenci. ne was tieait a mortal .blow taken. , ;' fondness, yet feared to read? Who knows upon the buck of the : head with a heavy"; Just as we expected ! When Judge ( now . but that calamities and sorrows have been Clndgeon. wliich produced instant death. Governor) Ellis was canvasingthe State last ! brooding over, or the Angel of Death alight On the following, morning rthe body of the summer, and making speeches favorable to ed within, the circle where his heart loved to Messrs Yates and Hoi ton of the democrat aatf ISVh.g, 'and Mr. Strange of the Mint, were known to us ofyore, whose friend ship we renewed, and met accidentally: ith Others whom we were pleased to see. :J . Peifc&payw town an the South, certainly in North Carolina, has made euchj rap new ones. id progress'wiUiin a'few years, as Charlotte ; demand that I ehould respond to your epis has done.1 From an inconsiderable visage j tie, if there were no other inducemefti.-- -I Charlotte ia enlarged into we bad life to eel considerably flattered by the notice your have said City and would not be far wrong1 moonship has been pleased to , bestow upon if we did. The business houses and stores me fron Jur exalted Throne; and I will add, already are many, and eihK.it very large as-1 that h awakened thoughts that never be- snrtmonts of merchandize, that would do ' credit to the larger houses in Northern cities. Besides four or five churches, several hotels, Mint, and other public buildings, there is a flourishing female Seminary, Military Acad emy, several extensive manufactories, and enterprize enough." among the citizens to put into execution whatever may be considered proper to advance the interest of the place. A most worthy example for others to follow. The chief attraction of all towns the ladies we did not have the pleasure of admiring, for the weather was too inclement for them to adorn the side walks with their charming presence. Man killed in Newton Escape. We learn that on Saturday afternoon last, in Newton, N. C, Frederic Thornburg was fatally stabbed in the stomach by Ilobert Rheinhardt and died of the wound on Sun- James Harty & Co. China Hall. While- in -Charlotte we made a visit to " CHINA HALL" for the purpose of view ieg its splendid Wares and elegant arrange ment, and to form the acquaintance of the gentlemanly proprietors, Messrs. Ja's Hartv & Co. The' China, Porcelain, Quecnsware, The Revenue Bill Having passed the Senate apd received a finish, will be published in the Express so soon as we receive a copy. The people in all J0.r,v,nt,;i;.. m; a --- aaMajjateiL-isilh its provisions 'early enough for their com tort. But . taxes' arc indigpensible fQr the support of government, a ni to be appreciated must be felt. Fate of the Western Extension. A correspondent writing to us from lialetjrh. savs " The bill taking off the restriction on the . Jjiicioseil VOU Will Ullfl n firillhr w im ' CQf t.-, wrv, i..: i . u " " ci-.y tu m jvriiuci ulic uieuioers of the House, but unlucky enough for them lt m mt0 tJie riaMt.s of tha Whins. I hope I ........ you Will publish' it. The bill taking ofi'some I ot the restrictions on the Greenville and ', i rench Broad Kail Road is now under con federation. The Salisbury Bank bill ha; , 1.1 ii t -r . iner r.nfta3ri tho .vmata :ith a . Statesville. The bill is well restricted, and ! many persons think the restrictions are too unreasonable, but I think, the stock will be '., .. ' I the Western Intension, we believed that his blarney was all cant, and nothing but cant. There is now nb other prospect but for the Road to stop at Morganton for years if in deed it ever reach beyond that point. Our , - ' J 11-ieiias ucvona iue oiue xtiae. mav mnko up their minds to dwell long in their moun- tain homes, without the. pleasui-e of eeein or hearing a locomotive coursing through , their hills and valleys. i Eut Great is Democracy ! and Gov. Elli is . W la Freqnent O.ompl MnHp hv nnhopriViaw Tof t aint HfnV?P hv BiiVoriViaw tfiof tVo 7T",... ,) I ; --"v.; ..cv jji c-i j uuKu Z 1 ti, J u,ArJ,g..0 8, as it is atioua to tnem ; and can be accounted for .jf u tuw ay some jros. master tails to discharge his duty and forward the packages, nr t.lfi tlia mn-n a 4 i. .., -"" -u u iat.en ; from his office by persons having no right to them, and too mean to subscribe and pay 1.1c uua. .11 u paper jor inemseives. We are inrormed it is a common practice with some "r, . r .... . . , r , j .. viuuco ate I.Aw.. .' . 1, r. . , l? bt0re3' to of the mail-matter being scattered around nnA at ih. r T-r- . . , . . 1U.1C1 V. Ill K I f I rf ..IT n .,. . v.. .. . . ownere,uP Taw 6hould not be allowed in ! Tbe Express ,s regularly and carefully packed and mailed and forwarded from the Office in this place each week any delay that may happen afterward, we cannot avoid, Poet Masters have a responsible duty to perform to the public, and be the reward inuch or little, the' trust should h fnltTifin and energeticaliy exited I --.utu.ll Correspondence. OVZ H0MBJC0EESP01rt)EHCE. "1 -o- Far the Eepna- To the 3fan in the Moon : , (ty-i. . .i ,;,-;Politeaesa foFe, entered into, the dreams of a visajonary school-girl. T : Some consideration is due you,' for so ben ignantly regarding our planet. How oftfen your silver beamp illuminate our World, ren dering ever? 'scene so romantic and almost j spirit-like in their soft loveliness : glancing j "im r uuxyui ting a halo of beauty,-or trembling upon ; the delicate flower revealing its soft blushing '; hues.-or eearchingoatthe pearly dew-drops, ; halfhiddenby dark-gteen foliage. Or now ; witn a gionous flood ot light enveloping the silent city, keeping vigils over its profound slumbers; and recompensed only by the far- off worship of few, whose refined feelings en able them to appreciate the pure and beauti ful, the poetry of life. There is a marvellous facination in these moon-lit nights ; it is so like an inspiration to me. " I imagine from the brilliant display of light radiated from your Kingdom, that in magnificence it is ' pre-eminently superior to, our earth. ' But still, I must say with the Poet, "My owni green land foreAer." And. " Young America" too, is without a parallel, if he Joes go into delectable spasms sonic- times, patting on his " Sunday-face," and as sume a nondescript-gait. .1 always shall ad mire his moustache and insinuating address, ( I beg pardon for dissenting from your moon ship's opinions. We believe in these "go ahead" boys, who dare to be original,' and select their own way. " Fast young men" is an cnviable.sight these days, they arc fifty years in advance of the present age; who now lon t aaore them .' 1 our lordship will not think this extravagant, I hope! If t i . ' 1 .1 n - -r lit i wish to retaini tins idea, 1 must lorbear to dance at vour urijiht lace, lor 1 have nar- rowly escaped a fairy javelin of Cupid, and there is a bewitching lustre in your appear- auee, a mysterious power I'm unable to solve, I have not come to a decision on your pro- posal yet ; it alll seems so like a hallowed dream or Klysiain revery. You'll pardon my ' want of decission, remembering, I'm a mere school-girl. Yours with profound regard, Ioxe. P. S. Perhaps I should be candid w ith you and tell you in the strictest confidence, that' there is one among the lords of earth, in whom I realize my views ofa gentleman; in him I perceive beautifully combined, all that can adorn, or elevate human nature: a noble f- am nfiinfliiA n rfniA adj orm m if w ". -rVi-i-i J . elegant ana uigniried manners, a voice whose deep tomes are all melody,- the soul lit eye ofa. poet, and magnanimity arid lofti ness of soul ; affluent in intellectual treasure?, and a heart that is ever olin ii.oflirrj. orothers. He lives, not for himself, but to benefit his race ; and oh ! he loves me, and with him I would become tcise and better, though notso exalted in station as if I shared your Throne. Ione. S. F. College. FROM OUE FLORIDA CORRESPON DENCE. No. 3. For tho Express. Messrs. Editors : Here let me acknowledge the receiitinn of the ''E.vmW' iin its enlnr. and l.ntJfnl j C -.vj vvituiii ui C lli'.i 1 i.. . , form. V ith an anlargement of interest with- in its provinces,-; its capabilities are thus keep- ing pace, so let me wish that 'its shadow may never grow less, and the pockets of its propri- , ,. - . - 1 v etors never become light. . luune cc)j;nin;a iru.il ilia IK hnnira onrnr bri iiuuie uapei all v, thus friends who other respects, too, there is a marked differ ence in the effects produced bv thos" mis- ---- - u.e wrapper ot tne . , - j...,..,, ...mjmuuuo, uwiiiciu?) ,.-i.K-..,. i -- f . -- . u t , wanderer has not felt an undefinable dread of the very letter he had looked so anvinndv for, and held it to his bosom with a Rtrnno-P ' o dwell, and that that letter bears the sad mes sage! So the reading of the one is a Ivxv.ry, while that of the other, a rapbirc (in a literal sense.) They stand to each other as thoiu to feeling, as business to attachment. The I .IIV 1 rawr p a nf h tmm the -.f 1 : J v--..., vv-i Wl lilt HAJ lit C0 ' of the town Thelio-ht fossin which 5q cn dear to one Gir awav. the iov n,l fl,. ' of our friends, the prosperitv of this one thp success of that one, even the gleeful meetings of the young and the "slight flirtations bv ! -. 1 the light of a chandelier ;" or, on the other 1 hand, the sorrow that oppresses some one's f heart, or the shadow that clouds another's future.all these are too personal for the .. ' j . v ji a paper, out are conveyed oy ttie J?P. "-eful and practica , however, tne paper is essential, and now indispensable! In. the paper, too, we have the smiling face, and polite bow fr the many, in the letter.the hand-grasp that thrills vour individual heart. -m. i. . .1 .1 ne one ine oxaer me, uie otner, tne tnner. and like Longfellow's bow without the cord and . Hiawatha without Minnehaha, -"Use- less each without the other." But I must return to my journey. From ' x..uipu x ncui in to ueurgia, luere uiaainf . .. . . farewell to the old State Of my toiling and hArtlnir lVwnMU 111., l.-.l- T . . . T . . . .. ' J . . Irt 1 . r . .H I 1 u. , . 1 80 I will not "bore" vou reader, with IL BufFon ere dennOenius ,o be "a superior aptitude to patience," and I must be candid and confess that, often during the tedious and toilsome Way, I had serious apprehensions of being gifted in that peculiar manner. Several times in ray early life had I pined eagerly for the consciousness of being a Genius, but al- wavs.' like the vultnrp Trii.h ' - - - -. - - m, 1J. I eagle, I had to face the fact of bfing other- comlort than the arrival of the ana ia.vs noiuor me wheel with a grasp which ',. n i ' ;r r" "'fo'1 '. H brings its messages punctu- n5H of the vessel can unloose: 1 Jlls measure, and - said jie would being better than the letters of one's the , Z TJ: ! 3 1 H " ;n,i;ot;nn T j ... i i- ! iuiuuituu niirppnajHW Dill- ........ ....muiun wins. A uoun anu uie, wnen in imagination he hear wise. Bi;t at some period of one's life, will J the latent power withirt -them appear, and their right to certain claiittl be undeniable: .And now if any of my scuoci jdov readers of other than school boy) pine fcr the "gift," I bay furnish a satisfactory prescription for I j themjand for 'which X cannot find it in my heart to cnarge more than "three postage stamps." Here it is. Get, sick, very sick if possible, .indeed have a dozen hemorrhages in a week or less, eo tmat yota will be so feeble you can't hold your eyes open without an ef- fort, bid your friends a "willing farewell,' however much they may be inclined to evoke a tear, get on' a horse and ride no one tnAwo tt-hitiifj,. Kut !.-rtfin rw if it rmna lf It. rain, don't m in the Wden cbaflgei f fte 4 .rf:6w "r ww overtakes you and speaks td you can't hear your reply, then you may. make .signs: at , ."" . " s- -.-.-o . about your being "some fooler otter' which j yon must, believe, meet every one wUh a j smde, even that savage-looking "hero of a i hundred free fights" who scans your well- . ui u.a.-ui g-uu n- j muri and you will be entitled to the epithet of , n (Zrniii.? nppATvhrirr io Mnfliin VV h-it. 1.1 the I world will not acknowledge vour right to it : ; who cares? You will have the happy con ciousness within of being such,, and that is sufHcient, for Alexander Smith, whom the world calls a genius, sn)-s A m;n cruj bear A world's contempt wlien Ue has that 'vrtthin, Which savs he's w.irthv." And then, deal' patient. beinr accordin-' to Chapman "up to the 'hin in the Pierian flood:" that is, a full grown genius, you may have the evening of your journey brighter tian itP morning, for the wild North-easter Dt. changed to a luscious South-wind, ; when friends-will soon greet you, and, sick though you be, it will be something ofa lux- ury, while they watch yoiir pale face, and with tender hands smooth your pillow, and with gentle voices cheer you. Then after your frame has grown stronger and your drooping spirits become brighter, do as that Doctor-cousin of yours bid you, take the oth er gun, and follow him over the hills, let the birds sing as merrily as they wish, and the brooklets murmur at voiir feet, be honoful. catch ife from the breezes, and vigor from ri. the pure air, keep on, and when vou tro to town ,omc daygo to the store, and bv reason of 'legal weights" find yourself heavier by eighteen pounds than when you started. I think at in the exuberance of vour iov. vou will exclaim with Ben Johnson's satisfied man : v 'I do not wish myself a bit taller, a bit shorter, A bit stouter, a bit thin nor than I am At this very muiiiiMit." But enough of hadinage. I will, therefore, . therefore, While I e acquain - close this letter with an incident was in ortn Georgia l made the acquain- tance ot, and listened to, that accomplished scholar, and brilliant orator, Mr. Charles Wallace Howard, who wn fririncrlxr .-.octAi. , ...v j .... .. of the Huguenot Cuurch, of Charleston. The beautiful anecdote which niv readers muv have seen going -the round of the papers du ring the last six months wath regard to the author of " Home, -Sweet Home," is an ex tract from Mr. H.'s address which lie deKv erea in-oaTOVinc iHt summer. He was a friend -of Payne's, and thus From the man that had seen him, and perhaps near, the spot where the scene occurred, it possessed a pow er and adaptation superior to anything I have recently heard. I will give the extract in full.. "Home, the dearest, sweetest word in our language to anxious, care-worn, or even hard, stern man, above all things carthlv, most dear. "The laborer, when sinking uikIci- the sum mer s sun, thinks ot. evcnUie and bis unmv home, and bends himself refreshed to histoi j "The Sailor tern pest-tossed as the mud wa ters?;re dashing by and the frantic -winds are VV Ml T (f 111.1 OCCO Cia IT O t.iot .... r x. i. : . 1 - ................. . . no ho , JUKI COW- ering before the storm, is almost readv'tojrive up the ship, when thoughts - of. his far-olf borne come to his mind, and he is a man a- gain" U iPinS away with his hrd hand the unaccustomed tear, he loots down into the binnacl with an iuidimrned eve am the sweet voices at home and the son- thev i sing, is soldier rest, thy toils are over, and it ; is as an oil'in his wounds and strength to his I weakne. and his front is again erect, and his nauu is a:rain unon jus sword nri i ia . - ; ' .-. 4.. r i t . "A taking illustration of the depth and umCiejm ?l 11118 .ve OI. llome- was given some vears since to hi years since to him who now addresses jv John Howard Pavne, the author of a'vorite Wllad, "Home, Sweet Home? you, b that fa jj I'ccn jrniiicu ;-: ;i nati vui SllJIgulor fact,, that he who sang so sweetlv of home, never had a home and died homeless, solita ry and a stranger in the distant East. "Fayne, when on a visit to Middle Georgia, was very desirous of witnessing the -games of If- hna ..An -.n.v.OH , J L . 1 ' 1 tne Lherokees beiore they were removed to . the U'est. It was at a time when affairs in. 1.11 I "H KHI'I IIIT1 1. lUil Ifl 1 1 r 1 Iffl I .-.,v.'t.N-. L came necessarv to establish a force, then call- ed tne tTeorci;. ( fnnrri iwifh trt .rfr.,.t ,i . "7 w A.V,k I II V 1 inuians ana overawe designing white men, : ri- . . . " c"CiC, "ueMC U,H WJ " u,e operation ot nth the operation of the case always in ne of the Guard were such rude men, enforcing their authoritv with vie- lence. ".Mr. Tayne was warned that' his. would be attended with danger to hii tat his visit tSK )iue, notnin'? jiis loot unon the deck with n firmer tm.i i in ia.i nini.rii. i" mu in nnrr.i.-n. -- r during the cold weather of these winter " months. d. C. R. Mananna, Florida, HJf --f 1 jg"K is stated that Gov. Stuart, of ' Missouri, can drink more poor corn ' --.-J--. nu.i7ix.vy luau any otner man m tnat State, was seen by the Guard and taken prisoner. 'Opposed to a tariff for prot'eclfon sihl On the night of his arrest, as the Guard and ply; but as the Government now himself were lying around the camp-fire, per- spending more money than if j income haps not far from the spot where we are ira,w ' i 3 -.i . J. r , r" ' a-embled, one of the men fSJn to sh,g 'thf 4 either -to raise, the tariff to "Home, Sweet Ilome." When he had fin- a level with the expendifiiresor lower ished, Payne told him that he was the author the expenditures to thei preset tariff, Sff Tf y.he.'e!Tcct electric The or walk into an insolvent cou and file men started to their feet, unloosed his bonds u i i tt i. i- ' j ii it " and grasped his hands, declaring that the a 8hedule- believed jh j 'Specific man who wrote Sweet Home-couKl not be a .tttiSwere' the .atre8t,f:MinJeiBt,' and traitor aa3 ehould notlbe a prisoner,; and the best for the merchant, I the consumer, SrST-ndi6mifhi withid!.9 a"d ariJ the Government: iin ration to words of kindness. The act was -creditable -v, iir i j u ! j .m.i -to the men, and the highest comphment in .the public lands, he agreed .th Gen. the estimation of the author which his verses 'Jackson, that they should ndibe kept had ever received. It teaches that among as a source of revenue to theGrencral the rudest of men the sentiment of home is as Government, but should be distributed deeply implanted as among those of the lneh- u ' , . .2, r . est social distinction." . " ' g . among the several States oheLn- I now promise, dear reader, that the next 10IV c ' . - time I write, I'll say something of this Sunny i ln t!1 feenate On edrtday, a clime., which nowu-MM watwW,.! i,-'.. fresolutron.iras adopted iraqniHn's. into--. A Democratic "Confidential" Oscular. We have received from a friend ii7Eaieigh, one o tne.innaeniiai::-vircularsr wnign was istribated among the JJemocrs, mem- bers of the legislature, recently, ef. pressing fefe bg' mefflbertto act with uiore enrgr in the j discharge of flieir public duties to th jpeople. I It is a carious document and shyws the. "shaking of itry-bones" in! the i Df ocratre be-live. We give jt exactly as pouted. Here it is. ' " co!CfiDentiLl. ,jn anneal to the B&mratic i&rnbers of the Home of Corifaiohs MNorth j1 7.' aSournment of the filature is now near at nana, ana oar ssoimcar campaign - State and Jial---pf im with ajj th(, jmportanfIreslts j yyinc must acpompanv its yiecision, be conducted mainly in Ijyiew! of 0f the Democracin'rela- tioQ tQ fcgfe various plans Gf ..internal . yemerit thit havbeen rjesented dnrin(r t ' tf i ollostions bv! whiehrfnereons 1 ... . -l - . 1 . ? 1 -il1 r iinlncorl WitliiHnt tii"fi PY(on. . .1 . w .1 V i 1 nous, uicsu inuasuiuh 4i;ieu3u vuini down in the. House of Commqs; and, from that action, a faial ' lat rer is to be feared to the asccjndenet- of the Democratic !partv of Korth Carolina. The State -was Whigfor yea rj;. "and its tradtions and principles tabe ' Jieir coin plexion from the old Whig styitiment. It was onlv-through t'qc prostration -of the old Whig party, when betrayed by Know-Xothingism, that t)i State went over to the Democratic side. rri k.,,i -JSv '-Vi;ol I ,,nf ccntial change in the'VwV. of . fh. TlPnnlp linA ' 1 i&tmnc nf public policy.. These views a.je settled and permanent, and may success fully appealed to, for-tlic iiQerrover tlirou: f our party, when w(ffer any grounds for it to our ' enemies!-' ' Have not these grounds ben given to the foes of the Democrat!; organi zation in the opposition of niyny Dem ocratic members, to the variius -internal improvement measures itirodueeil at this session ? Have we, pt put a powerful weapon into the haf ps of our opponents, with which, if iless. we promptly wrest it frim thir grasp, j they will cut our throats anjlie next J btate elections: ' ,s . The ayes and NOES having been ta ken upon the several qtiestieffs all irded to, an authentic and indispuhble RE- ! CORD is thereby furnishedy which ; our opponents wrill not fail tfj profit in ; tie- important canvassof 1.0.' Shall' ; tie- important canvassiof Wf , tiey )c allowed to do, SO ; lind to go forward prosperously in the ncoction !'.! i u t I t -i '. . i , 0I lliat snrewtuy.-ueviscu pi; i ot tnen ; leaders for the ruin oftheImocratic party in North Carolinaj ";jh,ich was indicated, .only the other nj.y,' by no loss an authority than th$ Raleigh .Standard ? Shall, not Tiii record be changed before it ntool fef Will not every Domocratic Commoner put himself right, at once, befor the peo- i de? 3; : LET ITBE REMEMBEf fEDthat our overthrow in 1860 involves the loss of Korth Carolina to the : Demo cracy in the federal ebntefisr of that year, and perhaps the! election of a RLACK REPUBLICAN PRESI DENT ! Already arc ouis-enemies counting- wnn connuence UpU REVO- lutioxizing the State when that time comes. Will you lex tiik.m do SO Many eastern' pEfeATa ; CONGRESS ' ji . '; . . In the Senate, on Itonda j, the A gricultuyal College bill, from 'lie House after some amendments was" isssed bv I fV.. A i.: . ''it i , ' , , oS ?mC ',.. t0J h0re I,UiI(-,au to oenaie aojpurn-. in the House Mr. Stephens endeavored un- succssfuHy to br me iun JSirritorial bu.stness for Tuesday arid W$Jncsda v. Various matters were di?ciiss(?in Coin- " . , r . tin ,!T ' I mittee.ot the V hole, when f e House took a recess till evening .general' i i 1X " .4 e .-. ', v1 te dscusn of the i.iuii uuLiuii in ine evening se.-S!pn, Mr. Vance made a speech ouf'the pol itics of the country. We talflthe fol lowing brief report of Mrg V.'s re marks from the National In t(igencer! Mr. Vance, of North-fJArMinn dressed the committee 'uponMhe.'sub- !JCCtS. the taTlff' t"e "public ljids, and . . , a & me uiii miliums uensiuns rc itne so - t ... ; . r ' - J J. " " ' aiers ot the war ot 11'. lie hel'd himself ready, at. the risk if- beino- T.-rttJl,V:,,T,:-'. ' -ti .r ' n V protec tonit, to reyel the o- iiimselt ready, at. the risk if- be n? Piousness of the ' doctrine j'fi.at this ; country must keep on glorifying free trade and borrowing money tisfpay the. expenses of the Governrner,t;i He was a . P. abrogatirrthe Ca- nadian reciprocity treaty. Tihe reso- lutions reiauvc to toer revjene were tnen taKen up, wnen Mr. JLronabSx of Georgia, niade a lengthy sMeech in reply to Mr. Bigler of tjie daS before. ' iir, ouaeii s v;upan Diq wasyren tak en up, and after a long paiwnentary struggle, Mr. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, introduced a substitute, thej substance of which is to purchase Central Amer- icafor the residace of the free negroes i and that $50,000,000 be appropriated 7 The House struck from tie legisla- tive, executive, and judiciary bill, an tem of 200,000 mileage IOT memoers j0f Congress, also an item of 250,000 j for the purchase of a site for, and the erection of a building, for court pur poses in New York. It reduced the appropriation for the mints at New York and San -Francisco, and added $167,000 to the deficiencies in the public printing. The bill pissed in its amended form. Mr. Branch reported back from the committee 0n Foreign Affairs, a bill appropriating $30,000, 000 for negotiating the purchase of Cuba. The bill was referred to the Committee f thc Whole. Mr; Davis,! of Miss., gave notice thati he should move to substitute the word take fori the vrord purchase in the bill. Mr. ; Bocock introduced "a bill to increase the number of pursers and Burgeons in the Navy. . ... j O : ' From the Rnleigh ltoglster. ' FERUAiiY5thf 1850. , Mr. Editor : It is apparent from the Standard of to-day that the edit ors of that sheet are endeavoring to ho.l the Opposition, as they choose, to designate the Whigs and Amcri 'cans of the present Legislature, re sponsible for not doing something to promote the ; -progress of the Western North Carolina 6 ail Road;- It is not at all surprising, after the vote of the House of Commons on Thursday, that the Standard should take the alarm and seek tcj- throw the responsibility from the shoulders of its "own party, where it properly' belongs, and foist it upon the buck. of the op-v position. - ' " j 1 It will be well for thejunterrified Democracy if their Organ Can succeed ! tin thus shifting the accountability ; tor as sure as the sun rises in the hast and sets in the West, so sure will the people of North Carolina Have regard enough for their own interests. to in quire and sense enough toyuiderstand, what party has the power to grant them relief and what party the power to withhold it, and then toj hold those rcsp fail - I L csponsible, who, having this power, to exercise it in a proper way. et us now see how stanjds the case and where rests the responsibility. The Democratic party hjas Eighty members in the House of jCoramons ; the Opposition has only forty. In the Senate the Democracy has thirty-two members; the Opposition orjly eighteen - making on joint ballot aclear Demo cratic majority of Fifty -four ! Now, I most respectfully ask the Editors of the Standard ( and I insist upon an answer) by what rule of logic can they hold the Whigs' nd Ameri cans responsible for the short comings of a body in which they ate overpow ered by so large a majority ? Do yoi think that Western" North iCarolina is; peopled by a race of mortals destitute of common-sense? Do yoiu taj.c us for a set of block-heads, wli0 have eyes, yet will not see, and ears, ibut will not hear,, and understanding, jbut cannot perceive? Don't you think that our. people ivillsee, and know, land under stancTthat 'this Democratic Legisla. ture h&d the power, and wielded it too, to give relief to the Wilmington and: Manchester Railroad, to the tayctte ville and Coalfields Railroad, and that they might luavc eiercisctl thcsame, if they choose to shave done so, in granting some little assistance to the Western North Carolina Railroad ? Judging by your editorial. Mr. Stan dard, it seems to me that fou place a .'very low estimate upon the iutellig 'ence of the freemen of Western North Carolina ; but let me warn you, ane your Democratic party, jthat 'those people will awaken you frcftn the som nolesence into which you. have fallen, andwill astonish you by jthundering into your ears, in tones not to be mis understood, that they have at least sense enough to know, that the party having the power, is the pity to whom belongs the responsibility. LINVILLE. Uorth Carolina and Hew-York Flour. ' The "RoWan Mills Family fFlonr" -was comnarefl thi. wek with t.h. cpt-rntA ,lTT;. 1 - . - - - ram Smith's Double Extra" cpftine ?8 In New York, and the the Rowan Mills b chanti, wh tj iNewxorK, ana tne decision given in favor of by one of our oldest mer- ie importeriof the New York floiir. Our people would consult their interests (to sav nothing of State pride) by buying North Carolina instead f New York flour when they can get a bette article at$l to S2 per bbl. less. Newlern Prpgress. . '"Itowan Mills" are owned byjO.-G. Foanl, Esqr., and located on the Railroad between Statesville and Salisbury See Mr. Foard's "advertisement in thtt Erpress, wanting to pur chase wheat in any quantity, arid know that at the "Rowan Mills" you Willi always ob tain a good price for the article. I , t)tl . j . Destruction of William & Mary College. From Uie Petersburg ExprM. It is with unfeigned regret that wo annouce the total destruction of this jiistly celebrated seat of learning, one of those old land-marks whjch, dating from the earliest colonial times served to connect the past with the present in the history of our. beloved' Com monwealth. Of the origin of the fire, which cOm- menccd in one of the western wings, at half;past two o'clock ,in the morn- ing, but little is known with certainty. By day-break nothing buit the baro walls were standing. The Sold Libra ry, which contained thousands of vol umes of rare interest, the cointributi ons of potentates, and savans 'of all
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