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.. ...ju ' ' ' j l. .if: - .. . . - 1 1 The Broken-Hearted. ; Harlow Case, the defaulting Collcc Apr of Sandusky, Ohio, not content with rwindling' the coffers of his office, rob-? bed a friend of an accomplished wfe; and little daughter, and fled to foreign lands. 1 her unhappy fugitives saw. no peace, ' and remorse finally consigned j. the partner of hia flight o an early4 grave, o which the daughter shortly after followed.- A missionary corre spondenlt of the Boston Walchman and iteflcctar describes - an interview with the guilty pair, which took place short ly beforle the death of the jm other and of the child whomjshe had made the companion of her wanderings. Tiit though the sptcy breezes ' Blow eoft o'er Ceylon's Ul, 1 Tlwugh srer prospect please ; : And only man k Tils." I Curiously enough, I was juat repeat ing this btanz a, when my n0w acquain tance called for me. I had met him while onj a business visit tcj Ceylon, as a countryman of mine, andlwras pleased with thel opportunity that afforded mo moro intimate personal knowledge. . I felt my3elf fortunate iin falling in with . so agreeable a gentleman, and ' considered his face and manners pe culiarly xefined. On our socond meet ing I noticed a singular restlessness of the handsome dark eyes, and an irritablejbitterness of the lips, and a disposition to be' constantly "on the move, shown in the tapping of a light bamboo cane or the motion of foot or - hand. These thing3, however, did not strike me as singular at the time, but, ' coupled with what I afterwards learned, were, evidences that the man felt al ready' the gnawing of the worm that never dies. J One forenoon we left the little eca " port town where I was sojourning, and rode a short distance into the interior cS ia arTrrerua Tclnnr? ATnRt. rrlnrl- aus were the surrounding? on every :' hand. - . ' ; . "That is my house," said my new ,y friend,, pointing to a low-roofed cot- in rre niirirrmnrlorJ Kr ' fi iriflp vprnnrla o . r j - f l . - 1 i i 1 Trnm wnnsn i" n(7 n(T v nes kwpt nnnrs ' 4 were fUmo- nnon the soft nimnsnriero ' , ----.jj -i- - X I but, from the moment the words were uuia uie coiiae enclosure were. walks, bowers and fountains. Chaste statuary lias dispersed over the ground . - .with mosjt charming effect. The house seemed almost a, fairy structure, rising in the midst of flowers and foliage. And the iman who sat besid me, whose smile mounted no higher tan his lips the dreamy far-discontent in his eye growing jevery moment mare percep tible was the owner of the Eden-like borne. ''-'' y "We were met pn the' threshold by a lovely child of some eleven summers. Her hair hung in curls. Her eyes' pafticujany lustrous, yet rjiournful in beauty! and. on the young Lrow I seemed to see a something- a shadow of . sadness, and unchildlik quiet as she greeted my new friend , Dressed in pure white she glided ic before us, and to her was left the duty of enter taining me; whfle Mr- C.,, excusing himself in theVcmark thjit sickness necessarily called him away for a half 'hour or so, left the room. 4 "Is ycur -mother very unwell ?" I .asked of thelittlo girl whov with those shallow filled eyes of hers was regard ing me gently but attentively. "'Yes, sir, mamma has een sick a long time' , she replied, dropping her yes while her lip trembled. ''Did you come from America ?" ehe asked, timidly, after la long sil ence. v ' ' 1 "Yes, iny dear. Do youj know any thing of that country!" ,t returned, , growing inore and more pleased with her expressive face. i 4Onlytjhat mammacame pom there, and I 'think," she added, hesitatingly, "that I did. But. Mr. C.' will never let me talk about it:" k. "Are youthen not the littje daughter of Mr. C.T' I-asked somewhat aston ished. ; I ' "I am myvmother's daughter," a'rr Bwercd tha child with a grave dignity in one bo young and in a minute after " she arose and quietly left the room. I sat watching her white robes flitting through the long, shady walk opposite ray window, -and - knew thai the child brooded- fiver some dark sprvow, for ter eyes were filled with tears. Why was 'it ? I questioned myself; " tha't painful thpught, took possession of me as I sat there. It seemed as if I were sojourning in an enchanted spot, and that som horror was suddenly to break upon me. At my side, nearly covering la beautiful table of letter , troodr wer)c several Costly iifift-books. I took theim up carefully, fori have aVeverencie for books and turning to the fly-leaf of a splendidly bound copy q( Shakspeare, read . - ."To MarV Francis F 4, from her devoted hitalband, Henry E. F ." A thrill of surprise and anguish ran from vein to vein. My thougits seemed , paralyzed.; The truth had'turst upon me with a shock to my heart. I knewljenry E. F- ; "liad known him intimately for yeafp. He was a friend towards whom all mj sympathies had been dVawn ; for he hacf seen such sorrcvsr as makes the heart grow old before its time. His wife,! whom he loved, had deserted him. 1 She had taken with her his only child. She had desolated a household 'i and'for -getting honor, shame, everything that pertains tq Virtue and to Gof , had fled from li.cr country with the naan whose arts had won her wanton lore. How could I remain under this roof, that now seemed accursed? How meet thej destroyer of virtue the fieml who had reveled in such conquest? I could only think of the evil they had done -not whatthey might suffer through the torture of remorse. It was some time before the seducer came into the room w,here! I still sat with the child, determined t to meet, him once more before I left the house. 0 ! biwguilty ! now heart-stricken his appea-rance Rcmor5e sa "orahis forehead lookd out from Iiia eye silent. epoke when hewas "Will asked. yon come to dinner " he I hesitated. Should I partake of liis hospitality the hospitality of one of those fiends ha human shape,: whose steps take hold on '.to hell ? I jknew hia guilt ; why delay to declare it ? Why not at once, in burning wprds, upbraid him for his villany, and flee, as from ajestilence, his sin-cursed house ? The man noticed my hesita tion. He could, not, of course, inters pret its cause.' Aa he repeated his request, the look of distress upon his face excited a feeling of pity which, for the moment slightly disarmed;my resentment, and, tinder the influence of this feeling, almost unconsciously I passed into the dining-room. "I am sorry little Kelly's mamma" (I was glad he did not dare to use the sacred tame of wife,) "is not ablejto sit with us," said he. "It is many months since we faave had her pres ence at our meals. She is suffering frQm the"effects of slow fever induced by the climate," he added gravely, as he motioned me to a seat before him. The table glittered with silver plate Obedient servants brought, on the most costly servers, delicacies such cs I had never seen before. But, the skeleton sat, at the feast! I could not talk', save in monosyllables. My host eat hastily almost carelessly waiting upon me with many abrupt starts and apologies. Wine came. He drank freely. Soon he sent the little girl and servants from the room, and seemed striving to nerve himself to conversation,, "You are- from city, I believe,' he said, nervously. . I answered ah affirmative 'f " Did you ever know a gentleman there by the name of H. E.F- "I knew him, sir," I said sternly, looking the man steadily in the face, "and I - know him ialso as a ruined 1 il ' 1 t TtT . 1 - Kearpbroken man. With an ejacu lation of anguish he put his handker chief to his eyes. ? It would have seemed hypocritical, .but the suffering "Perhaps you have suspected then," he began m a quivering voice. Not calmly, but with the word jof an accuser, I told him what I had been, and thought, and felt. J "Sir," said he, in toneswhich Ilshal never forget,- "If I have sinned, God in Heaven knows I have suffered; and if in F.'s bereavpment he has cursed me, that curse is fearfully fulfilled : Poor Mary is dying -has been dying for months, and -I have known it. It has been for me to see the failing step the dimming eye ; it is for me now to see the terrible "struggles of her nearly worn-out frame ; it is for'me to listen to her language of remorse that sometimes almost drives me mad -Ycsr mad mad mad," he said,' in frenzy, ! rising and crossing the floor with long, hasty strides. Then bury ing his: face in his hands, he exclaimed "Too late too late I have renented.' There Avas a long pause, and he con tinued more calmly, "No human means can now restore my poor companion; ner moral sensiDHities oecome more and more acute as she fails in strength, so that she reproaches herself ,con stantly."' A weary, mournful sigh broke from his li pp, aR if his heart would break. "Oh !r if he knew," he exclaimed again, "if he knew how bitter a pen alty she is paying for the outrage she has committed iUpon him he would pity her and if it could be, forgive.' "Will you see her, sir : I shrank from the very thought. "She has asked for you, sir ; do no deny her request. Hearing that you came from America, she entreated me to bring you to her. I promised that I wouTdh" "I wiill go then!" Up the cool, vine-matted stairs', he led me, into a chamber oriental in its beautiful furnishing, its chaste mag nificence. There, half-reclining in a wide, easy chair a costly shawUof lace thrown overherattenuated shoulders; the rich dressing-gown," clinging and hollowed to the ravages sickness had made -sati one whose great Deauty, and once gentle gifts had made the loveliness of a sacred home. ! ' But now ! 0 ! ' pity ! pity ! The eye3 only retained their lustre; they were wofully sunken. The blaz ing fire,: kindled at the vitals, burned u3on her sharponcd cheeks, burned more fiercly, more hotly, as she look ed upon my face.'., I could think no more of anger I could only say to myself "Oh, how sorry I am for yon ft' . She knew, probably, by her hus band s manner, that I was aware of their circumstances. Her first quostion was, Arc yon going back to America, sir The hollow voice startled me. - I seemed to see an open sepulchre. I told her that it was not my inten tion to return at present. "Oh, then, who will take my little child back to her father ?" she cried, the tears failing. "I am dying, and she must go back' to him ! It. is the only reparation I can make and little enough,, oh, little enough for the bitter wrong I have don e'him." "I hoped, sir, you might see him, she added a moment after, checking her sobs' j "I hoped you might tell him that his image is before me from morning till night, as I knew he must have looked when the first shock came. Oh, sir, ! tell him my story, warn, oh, warn everybody. Tell him I have suffered through the long, long hours, these many weary years. Ah ! God only knows how deeply." "Mart, you must control your feel ings," said my host, gently. "Let me talk while I may," was the answer;! "Let me say that since the day I left my home I have not seen a single hour of happiness It Tras al ways to comealways just aheacW- and here is what has come the grave is opening, And I must go to judg ment. Oh, how bitterly nave 1 paid or my sin.- ' Forgive me O, my God -rr-forgive." ' ; it was a solemn hour, that which spent beside the dying penitent. Prayer she listened to she 4id not seem to join ; pi", if she did, she gave no outward sign. Remorse had worn away all her beauty, even more than illness. She looked to the future with k despairing kind of hope, and but eeble faith. . ' ' . Reader, the misguided woman of Ceylon lies beneath the stately branch.- es of the palm tree. JHer sweet child never, met her. father in her native and. She sleeps under the troubled waters of the great wide sea, Where the betrayer wanders I cannot tell ; but, wherever it is. there is no peace for him; , How often1 rings that hol low voice in my earr" Tell .him my story ! Wara4 oh, waraueverybody !" EUBESrc B. DRAKE & SON, EDITORS A2TO PROPRIETORS. STATESVILLE, Friday, April 15, 1859. PzUOaS S1HB0UI TO UKIt 01 MOSZT, Can do i At our rlak, by tjddng th Port Katter & astpc, to aznimt. in mm um mooey get ion. uoio aoumra, when tent, sbosld bo ctack to tiM tasldo oTtfco ahaot with oaUof-irtz or a nw. PottJunp takaa at monoy. W. A. Jurney, Esq., Is our duly author ised aeent for Iredell county, to receive sub scriptions for the Express and sign receipt .1 f . 1 TT. ?11 in tne names 01 me puoiianerH. xxe wuj wr bo attend to making collections for our office t1 : . 4 generally. Court-House BelL TVe Congratulate the citizens of the Ckunty br having, throagh.their energetic CSiairman of the Uounty Uonrt, Jlquire JlcJuaughlin, procured a fine large Bell forthe.Court-Housfc i this place. It arrived by the train last Saturday, and has been placed in a tempora ry position for use. until a belfry can be erec ted ; it came to band just in time for the Cjourt this week, and SheriffWasson has been using it, at the proper hours for the benefit of those interested in waiting upon the Court. A carpet of excellent material has also been bought, North, which will be made up and spread over the Court-House floor at an early day. These are things proper and right to have in and about the halls of Justice, and will be appreciated by the public. One. other article ia wanting for the public convenience ajClock to regulate the. hours of the bus iness community and keep matters and things in 'good order generally.; This-should be bought, perhaps, by the Town, whenever the sum for an outlay of the kind can be spared from the funds of the Treasury. Threshing Machines. The wheat crop is unusually promising in this region; therefore, let each of our farmers in time supply himself with' one of L. DIX 0N DAVIDSON & C0' superior Threshing Machines, acknowledge to be the very best manufactured out of Iredell county no bet ter are made in the Union. See their adver tisement published in the Express, headed "Snow Camp Machine Shop and Foundry, Alaiinance County, N. C" j ; Prices and other information may be obtained, on application to the Agents in, Statesville. Tennessee Moving. j' The Tennessee .Opposition State Conventi on met at N'ashville, Ten. on the 29th ult., and nominated Col. John Netherland as their candidate for Governor. 'Speeches were made by Hon. Henry S. Fopte, of Mississippi, T. J. Campbell, Gen. James F. Quarles, and John F. House, Esq. Resolutions were al so adopted in favor of a Constitution Union ; in favor of constitutional rights in regard to slavery ; opposition to? direct trade, and in favor of a tariff, adequate for an economical administration of the government with spe cific duties where applicable in favor of A merican industry ; in favor of Tennessee's right to her proportion of the public lands, if they are divided ; in favor of a reasonable ex tension of naturalization term for foreigners ; in condemnation of thenational Administra tion in favor of a sound "banking system, and a prompt payment of the public debt ; and pledging the Opposition to use,their ut most: exertions and united efforts for the ov. erthrow of the Democratic party. Not so much of an Outrage. lneiase ana nver noats whose seizure by the Nicaraguan government was reported the other day, says the Raleigh Register, were not the old boats of the Transit Com pa. ny, but new ones sent out a few months since by the newYelvertoh-White Company. They were seized on toe supposition that the U. S, Sloopof-War Decatur, which had come in sight, was a vessel loaded with filibusters. Under that impression, the Nicaraguan au thorities placed the boats under the guns of Fort San Carlos, in orde to keep them safe from supposed filibusters. ' The . real charac ter of the Decatur becoming known, the ves sels iff ere next day restored to the agents of the Company. Dlstresiing Accident We regret to learn that Mr. A. A. Haxl, of Wilkesboro', one day last week, happened to a serious accident, in the following man ner:, .Mr, Hall was mounted on a young horse which had not been fully Bubdued to the (saddle, and, by some means fell off, his foot getting entangled in the stirrup the horse ran1 dragging Mr. H. some distancg upon the ground, inflicting serious, if pal fatal, injur ies, upon the head and chest : At the last account Mr. Hall was speechless and not ex pected to live. I Piecolomini Harness. Messrs. WEAVER BROTHERS, of Olin, ha je on sale with Mr. Woodward, Statesville, a large assortment of Harness fine, superfine to dain, which Mr. Woodward is selling at very moderate prices. .We took a look thro-' the stock on exhibition one jday this week, and being something of a judge can say bet ter work is not to be found, While there, the Messrs. Weaver, presented us with a handsome bridle, which, as we seldom have time to ride, other people's horses (we have none,) this bridle we will keep to curb the unruly passions which occasionally will rise up in the bosom of an editor ?n 'spite of hinj selfl j Thank you, geatlemeai Cane Crushers Sugar HiDLs. Jiow is the time to order one of o. Ijixon,. Davidson & Co'. Cane fCrushers, manufac" tured-at Snow Camp, Alamance county, N. C, where orders may be sent, or left with the AgentainStatesville. See advertisement The xTational American. This sterling Whig and Literary Journal, published at. Atlanta, Ga., thrice a week. never fails is making Its regular visits to our table. It is, without Any exception, one of the most able and to us interesting sheets issued in-tbe tJnion we will not aay South Besides, the American is so : neatly printed, that each number appears like a "proof en- - I are Lol. t,. K. Hanleiter, proprietor, and J . . Peterson and J. 8. SlAaghler, Associate Ed- kors. Tri-Weekly, per annum $4, Weekly, - per annum $2, in advance. Ths Olin Snicide. Some of our Raleigh co-temporaries were hoaxed considerahly, about the first of April, in regard to a-euicide said to have been -per petrated at Olin whicb, we learn, was all a hoax. The good folk about Olin are not less unwilling than others to depart, this life, twhen their time comes3, much less would they oat- shortrsteriety swallowing strychnin. Bnkide. . : ' - A young lady, .nanied Miss Hutchms, ) years of age, comraitted suicide in Atlanta, Ga, on Satardayjat, by shooting herself open an(J relieved 0f that burning su& with a pistol, caulagf almost instant death, stance, which can only be effectually removed The only reason .assigned for the act, was disappointed love.. : The young lady was en gaged to be married, when she learned that the object of her ' attachment had proved faithless, and married another, JB'A young Wy died in Troyj N. York, last week, from the effects, of having her ears pierced. She put colored, worsted in the woundpnstead-of silk, which is said to be the orthodox article. Hew Paper. We; have received the first number of the "Daily ,DeltT," a democratic paper published in Newbern by J. H. Muse, Proprietor, and Wm, B. Smith, Editor, at5 per annum. ?. Iredell Superior Court The; Superior Court for the county of Ire dell, Judge Bailey, presiding, is in session in Statesville this week. We did not hear his Honor charge the Grand Jury but learn, that if was able, lucid and voluminous, leaving no point for the escape of evil-doers, where AmrlAntA nro A f t Q 1 Tl o V1 a Tn o tv T a trae. , . , , , J thcr being pleaeant..a very large number of people were in attendance ; some as suitors, but the greater number probably upon other business. Several cases have been disposed offbr assault andjjatery, . selling liquor to slavM, fcc. On Wednesday Grandison, a free boy of color, was put upon trial Charged with larceny for. entering in the night-time and: robbing the store of Mr. S.J. Eickert, of this place, of mbney and merchandise a few months ago. Tne proof was point-blank, and Grandison was sentenced to receive thir ty-nine lashes on his bare-back at this time, be imprisoned 'till Ltay term, and then re ceive thirty-pine lashes and be discharged Martin Gunn, who was convicted for pas sing counterfeit ngoney at th e,f all Term, and took an appeal to a higher Court, was, on a petition numerously signed by citizens of the County, in consideration of, his long impris onment and sympathy for his family, ordered to be set at liberty by giving bail in the sum of $500 for good' behavior for twelve months. This is dealing; very leniently with Mr. Gunn, and should . admonish him, and all others, that honest industry is the best meth od farrobtamingVR,jt?ywrho6d. ' - jfgr Several New .Advertisements of valu able Real Estate, Negroes, &c. to be sold ; also of Goods,. Wares, and general merchan dize,, maybeeen in. th issue. The BrokerXatsV- " - The late Legislature pRssen fcn act, which is as unconstitutional, as it would be unwise if it were not, imposing a tax of one-fourth of one per cent, on all sums demanded m specie for bills upon any of the Banks in this State, by foreign brpkers, and making it the duty of the cashiers; to collect it at the time of li quidating their issues.; The Directory of the State Bank at Raleigh, has taken a very sen sible yi.efhjajBrjtncjbsnaical law,, as. will be seen -by the following action of the Board.which appears in a late issue of the Register. , WHEREAS. It was enacted athe session of the late Legislature .that "Everv broker. hot a resident of the State, shall pay to the Cashiar of the Bank from which he draws any exchange or -specie, one-quarter of one per cent, on all suah sums drawn, to be ac counted for to the State Treasurer by the said Cashier on oath," andacopy of the same has Jbeen'transmitted to this ' Bank by the Secre tary of State, to the intent, that such tax may becollected, whereby it .becomes necessary or-theDirectors to take bro per action on the euDjsct; ana auer aue-oonsiaerauon 01 tne y&aTne, this Board is of opinion .that said law is in violation of tne Federal Constitution, because its effect jjs to protect debtors in a re fusal to redeem heir contracts ia specie. thereby impairing tie obligations of contracts, Kflwa wcomi eyioenvuj consmeriug . iu iae pi-incipie ravoivjjq in w mw maintains thenghtm thelgjslature to exercise any or all of the following powers, viz: 1st.' To raise thStax to ten per cent or any otner sum. ;v - znd. lo impose the tax on any non-resi dent merchant or' travrtler who may' chance to get s bank note'and want the specie.' Sn. To impose the tax on all the citizens of this State who may hold bank notes and avn 10 convert vnem ww guiu oa suver. 4th. To impose the "same tax on all eredi tors by Bond note or account, as well citizens as others who may demand specie of their debtors. 5th. To impose the tax on all persons who. under a judgment obtained in any of our ouns, may aemana specie. Ota. In a word, to forbid tne demand Of specie on any contract whatever. r rom inese eonsweraHons, u oemg odvjous that the principle asserted in this law assumes ths power virtually to impair the objurations of all contracts by fordidding their fulfillment except under heavy burthens, Resolved. That this Bank declines to ask, demand, or receive said tax, but will, without denial to any one, redeem i's obligations with out charge to the holder, btifcte.the end that it may be accountable for its neglect in case the law should be found to be constitutional, it is Resolved, That a memorandum be kept of all such demands by ron-readent brokers as mar come to the knowledge ol tne (Jaabiex, andtnat the President cause them to be transmitted to the Treasurer, to the end that he may institute such proceedin against the isaas or its-omcers as ce may ble. . ; : - m ad visa - Resolved further, ' That the President cause these resolutions to be carried into effect as well at the branches as at the principal Bank. Resekeijvriher, That in order that persons mar not be deterred from asking " their joet rights of thb Bank, the President cause these j resolutions to be published. A copy from the Journal. s . n r TTT T.TT S 1 i U. lyJCi n aI, vjnemer.. ; , , for th Kxprw, MissKs. Editoes : Eain, Bain, Bain has been the order of the day for sometime past, and of late we have had such heavy showers, that our Cape Fear seems to be striving hard to leap over its ban as ana "spread itself." To-day. however, is a day which reminds gb that the Bpnng time is come; ana wnue AWAAtlv nArfnmA tha eif mA vhA an(i tymn their notea-of praise to the God qf nature, the husbandman is seen strewing the seed in preparation for a harvest, the froitcf C nXm Mllwin MfttAHll Will UIUII Vl1T fWim which, when Gathered, will screen him from want and distress when another cold; dreary winter shall approach. - Fayetteville, indeed, is reaping tut rewaru of her, industry and perseverance this Spring, by receiving a liberal patronage from abroad. Her trade, doubtless, will for exceed that which she-has received for a long time, ana truly it ought, for her merchants are endeav- orine'to to make it the interest or aU wno lavor her with a call, to come again. Our stocks, at the commencement of the season, were heavy, but they have grown re markably less, and, . in many instances, a double quantity required. Our railroad is being pushed ahead, under the management or our very emcient rresiaeni, ana in? ume is not far distant, when the .bowels of the Yearth" in and about Old Chatham will be bv a steam-eneine. , The contracts are nearly all let out, and the work is being pushed to the utmost extent. .... The comine Summer will be one of consid erable political excitement in one or two Dis tricts of this State, buttnere is no danger;, when our party is led by such men as Gunner and Vance. " The Democracy would c3adlv make the impression upon the piblic mind, that the Hon. Jno. A. Gilmer 19 tainted With Repub licanism. Alas, their folly 1 He is too well known in his own District. He is too noble a specimen of a true, devoted Southerner, to' allow the Democratic blarney to affect hie political character. He has always been a favorite in their midst, and now, by his course for the past two years in Congress, he has shown himself a statesman, a nobie, unt- swervinsr conservative, unflinchinelv declare ien hia views upon all subjects of vital in ponance to inis union ana tne peopie uc represents. His victory 13 certain. ; Hon. W. Winslow will be returned probablyi, and no democrat could . be selected from this District who could- btter'irenresent its coo stituencv. If we must have' Democrat, le! us have the Governor; (and Iftn sorry to say; a democrat we must hare. iououosa, your jaouniam eecuon wii pna ww n vr by Hon. Z. B. Vance, and again place him in nM 1, hoi Congress. From the high position he has taken m Washington, it cannot be dpubted that he will have a largely increased vote over his late election. I notice that you have again increased the size of your paper. This is, indeed, encour aging, and my wishes are, that it may so spread itself so to be spread in every family in your district." P. M. W. Fayetteville, April 4, 1S59. o . . : Whig Meeting in Yadkin. Un tneotix m&tant, it bemg luesaav o; Yadkin county court, a lartce number of the Whips of said countv assembled in -the Court House in xadkmnile, for tne "purpose oif c . ... 7. hoMmc a meetme and autiointinc deleEaxes to repreeeot -jtaaRin voTjntyTH a nvrnuoTL to be held in tne town ot Wrteton, oti -ltfli iust,. to nominate a candidate for Congress in' this the Gth Coneresaional District. - On motion of Joeiah Cowlcs, Esq.. W . Ai Robey, Esq., was called to the chair, and John A. Hampton. Esq.,. requested to act ai becretary. Ihe Chair then proceeded to ex plain the object of the meeting in a very &p nropriate and becomine manner. Whereupon, the followine: preamble and resolutions were reported to the meetme by Miles Cowles and R. F. AfmSeld, Esqrs., and unanjinonsly adopted : Whereas, the Whigs of the. 6th Congress ional XJiatnct, have resolved, to hold a con vention.- in the town of "Winston, Forevthe county, on the 12th inst., to iselect a "Whig candidate for the approaching Congressiona campaign. Jiesolvedt lhat we heartily approve of the object of said convention, and desire Yadkin connty to be fully representeor therein. Jiesolvea, That the . reckless extravagance; of the present pseudo national Administra tion in expending the public money, its wan ton disregard of the letter and spirit of the constitution and law, its shameless efforts to control the elective franchise' by the patron acre of government, and eeasless sectional gitation threatening the destruction of the Union earned on by the party that sustains the said Administration, for the sole purpose of diverting the public mind from their own misdefldfl and continuing their hold on power. and piaee--rcall loudly .for. ail conservative and patriotic men to strike one in ore blow; for the purity of our institutions, and the pre servation of our liberties. Resolved, In accordance with the fi ret reso lution, that sixty delegates foe appointed to j represent our county in the said general con- ; entioa. Whereupon the Chair appointed th e follow ing persons as delegates, viz : Josiah Cowles, A W Martin, Y N Jones, AC Cowles. James Green,; Jas. 8 Grant, Bennet Windsor, Jesse Couch. Wilie Madison, J as. Welle, Harrison Felts, Ben j. Sparks, John Madison. Col.'W. H Sneer, Dr EB Hampton, C C Benham, Sol DSwaim, R G Howell, Moses ChatTell A M Bryan, W .8 Nicholson, F D Hampton. 8 T Sneer, DrBW Woodruff, Lewis Gad bery, J( Williams, Jr. R S Phillips, R C Poin- dexter. Tyre Glenn, J Gray, Wra j CorneKon JnoK Kash, T S Martin, JJl Biitmz. Dr. T jng; Col. Caleb Bohatmon, N L WiUiams, Ij, Delley, John Williams, R F ArmSeld, Robt. WiUiams. Will. A Joyce, Dr C L Cook Joel Revis, William Stnhnan. Leroy Hol comb Thomas Brandon M M Cowles, Jos. R Dodge, E TBurgiss, R G Green, Col Jno B Martini. Braxton Ray, James X Johnson, W Lee Martin; Wm A "Dickson Larkin Lynch, Wm M Lindsay. ; On motion, the names of the Chairman and Secretary were appended. After . tne adoption of the resolutions ana appointing the delegates ; that stern old pat riot and statesman Tion. R. C. Puryear.be ing called upon;, delivered, iu the way of a political speech one of the finest and noblest efforts of his life, amid the hearty and pro longed cheers of his old mends and constitu nta.- In tha conrsaof his remarks, ha re- fesed peremtorially to allow h name to go before the convintion ; rjedged himself to its I TmrninM t nnvfild tha extr&vfiffanae and nor ruption of the Democratic party,-nd with- al portrayed fully the pure and generous sen timents, of his own noble heart. Upon motion, it was ordered, That copies of these proceedings be sent to the Iredell Exprese, Greensboro' Patriot and Yadkin Herald, for publication.. ,. Whereupoh, the meeting adjourned. W. A- ROBEY, Ch'tt. john a. Hampton, sb. Four Hen Hanged on One Scaffold. On Friday last four young men were hangedatBaUimore for murder. They I 11 fLir 'j- v. az. LA 1 r 1 uicseeu vu ua v c j-uwivic weir jjcauc 1 wiin me worm ana ineir juaicer, ana three of taem admitted their guilt. The fourthi'alYery young man, of re spectacle parentage and connectiona, admitted his having been one of die party .Of : drnnken rowjlies wi jora -the police were endeavoring .tcnrest when the officer was shot for ?f hom he was about to be hanged; but denied ' -i tha, he shot him, j 3... The citv was crowded wi n stran gers, and every train came 10en with passengers. The Philadelphiitrain of that morning consisted bf twjty cars filled to the utmost capacity.; Every nvpnTiA to the citv wai crowied with caiTiaees. horsemen, and V jihdreds upon foot at an early hour ; 1nd long before the hour of execution fery hill ton and house toD within siell of the gallows was filled and j crowed with tens ot thousands ot tne vainly cnrions spectators. - j . ; f . i Municipal Eleotions. ;?.t An election took place in SI. Louis on Monday last for muhicipa&officers, and resulted in the election of the Re publican candidate for jMayoi.j O. D. Fille'y, by 2500 majority a jer the Democratic candidate, and 4530 over the American candidate. g An election took place in icinr&ati on Monday for munici!arolS0rs and resulted in the success of th'eopposi tion ticket by from 1000 to 00 -ma jority. Distressing Occurrenoe. . . -r.r- it. We are informed of a melancholy accident which happened onff the 2d inst. at the Mill Pond of Col.Sfohn E. Austin on Rocky River, on tae road leading from this place to Stat Coun ty. A young man aged about O years; and his two sisters aged resK?ctively 12 and 14, children ot Jacqp Jjittle, deceased, of Stanly county, feid hcen to market at Charlotte and ere re turning home. Arriving a me above mentioneu Jtrona wnicn is crojtveu uy means of a ferry boat,) CohAustin and his negro man undertookpo con vey .the three persons. &nd thpr team across. The water, being higi at the time the boat became ! unmanageable and drifted over the tumbling pam'. Just before it went over MrHf Austin and the negro jumped out an. -I swam to 6hore; young Little and hi' sisters staid in the boat and wen tovev togeth er with tl3 wagon and 4 horsey . Alter it passed over tho persens weo till in the boat, but the horses were thrown out and three drowned immediately, .j Tho boat continued to noa down stream, but young Little find ; jiat he could not stop it, toldf his sirs to remain in the boat and ilre woswim to shore for help. After greatifficul ty he got to shore, but on look back could see nothing of the boair his sisters. . He then ran, cntireljiaked, a distance of two mile to thp house of Mr. L. Green for help. Onle'turn ing to the river, neither, the gtls nor the boat could he found ; but 'n the next. day the body of one of (3ie uhi fortunate young women wasjifound some distance, below where . th.- acci dent happened. The .other 1 iid not been discovered at our tatest amounts from the neighborhood. t,ChariyJ)em. Fetrified Fossils. j ' "Mr. Alexander Murdoch, -iK this place, having seeji a notice of t'e dis covery of strange fossilsvin Sijnpson county, among which, waS'the triothof some great sea fish ad a rufece of NoaKs arki invited u$ rbundjto his residence to, see some wonders ke' had dug out of the shell-rock quarries a lohc the banks Of streams neaNew- bern. He had some half dozepetri fied teeth of sea monsters, amtpetri "fied shells of great variety. Onof the teeth measures four inches acitfss at the base, and about five m Altogether, it is an interestingj'ollec tion. and cirries us back to in un known period in the pist hisl-y of the shores of the Neuse! and Trnt. It is supposed these teeth once long ed to a shark a notable adve-feWrous indian eater, perhaps. He xtim Jiav.e been large. His full set of ivry, in life, was undoubtedly formidable. "Commerce is King." $r This proverb, says piram f filler, the clever editor, of the NewJTork Mirror, is too widely accredit d as true. In this country,! whos'efjiCbm merce is, prospectively at leatreat est among the nations, I lNDUst:&Y is king. . Industry, indeed, is shaded .by Commerce, yet Commerce . is rt the basis of our wealth and power, lit on ly a collateral. Industry is kiig pn American soil, and over the seaj the industry. that digs from " the eaih the many ores, and fabricates then for Commerce;, whicfi plants our fielfs with grains and fruits, and reaps ri har vests for Commerce; which refs the humblest and the proud eit home ham lets, villages, and cities, as mkets, for Commerce ; and which, fthally, builds the careering ships aif the whirling cars by which CeVierce moves and thrives. ' ' The farmer, plodding ialong s fur- row, m some iar-away neid, lotcs to wards the sea in visionand behjlding the great ships, freighted witilks, and spices, and gold, and the sVport glittering with warehouses anojpala ces, indicative of every luxury feels that Commerce must be an enenter -must be king and he! treadio're heavily and sadly in his furrow But let the farmer consider before sur renders the throne and sceptfell Let him ask what would become of signing Commerce, if his plow, the nfer's pick, the reapers sickle, the aran's hammer, and the . weaver's spittle, were abandoned ? From r the fjse of these simple weapons j-the griOus armor of creative industry th gar nature of Commerce springs, s Com merce is only an agent!, over .f fhose shoulders the trophies Of jlndus. are laid, to be borne around the Jjorld for exchange. Strip her of thi I trib ute of Industry from a thousa kh rannting handicrafts, and what iske eton would remain! Commee is glorious as an agent, but its spludor is borrowed from the hands ' tljt di rect the plough, hold the1 sickle,V)rield the axe and spade, and strike home' the hammer, shuttle, and plane. Ay, let the farmer consider befpre he yields his throne and sceptre, and let men of all honorable-labor cohsicU er ; for to them belongs the sovereign ty of the earth. The sum .of the world's wealth,, and power is measur ed by their own brown hands and sin ewy arms. They are the creators of ' Commerce, and their industry is king. Let no man be faint or sad whose la-" bor is creative for good purposes,, be it ever so humble in its outward show. The ocean were a parched and solita ry arid desert,but torthe streams pour ing ever in its bosommyriads of them, obscure and hidden; iand Com- "merce were but a sailless sea, but for the industry of the earth, which shapes its keels, and freights them with the wealth of nations. Industry is resale - 0 , and in the language of the poet Tha aobleat men I know onWth, An mnn wboc hands ar brown with tail, Wbo, touting no anceetral birth, j Hew down th wood and dig tha aon, And win thereby a prouder name Than follow king's or wurior'f ftume." A Visit to Athens. A fairer day I never saw, not even in America, while after hurried break fast and with excited imaginations we hastened to the ruins of Athens. On that bold rock before us wasi once seat ed the grandedr of the "City of Min erva' 'the Acropolis r-wilhin. jshose bounds stood the magnificent Parthe non and the Pandroseum, besides ma ny of thoso.buildings with which Peri- . cles so beautified his city. It was for this point we were hurrying; but stay, how can we pass these beautiful col umns? How grand! On inquiring of our guide, he informs us in ailongsing- song narrative, (which makes me so angry,) that they are supposed to be the remaining columns ot the temple of Jupiter Olympus fitemhlems of its fallen grandeur; and wa3 it here that thej gold and ivory" statue oa the god was, where these hovels, was once the temple of Jupiter. It is even so; for all along our route the huts of the squatters .are built of stone from the ruins, aud I am told that yh!en a far mer wants to wall hia land, he has but to go to the ruins, where he; finds the blocks already hewn. After aiittle scrambling over broken pedestals and scattered capitals, we found ourselves in the presence of tho Parthenon ; and it was not till now that its J grandeur and extent became visible. All around us lay its sculptured stones, while a bove towered its splendid columns. Tearing ourselves from this jabsorbing scene for a moment, we gazed around us we were in the cehtre'of a lovely, fertile plain, encircled by a range of blue mountains. On the onie side lay the straggling remains of anqient gran deur ; while on the other modern Ath ens. ' Sec the fate of cities ! jLike that of man, they are made of dust ;.they nourish; to dust they return. A few whitening lines alone now tnark the' site of the pride of Pericles, j 1 But to tho Parthenon a'aiii ; this temple: was dedicated to Minerva, but avas destroyed in tho ruins of the city by the Persians. Pericles;, io whom wo owe that encourafrement jof art be fore unknown;) in 444 B. CL, rebuilt it in a most noble manner, jis its re mains now declare. It was in! this 'tem ple that Phidias's renowned vory sta-e tue of the iroddess stood: it was forty- . six feet high, and cost about $576,000. This rock of the Acropolis is one per fect mass of ruins ruins, too, that' will cope with any in the world, Egypt not excepted. There are growing on this field of stone a few scattered olive trees, which were one of the s emblems ot Minerva. After spending many hours among these interesting remains, we descended-to the Capapolis, which is now occupied by the site qf modern Athens There were many wonderful buildings in this part of the ancient city, but they are now almost entirely obliterated. It was in this part of the city that the most magnificent edijice of the Grecians was situated, I reTer f f. 4- rYi- trvl r Tnrvif am rrri wMI O whose remains I have beforcj referred to. Here, too, were those sjchools in which the philosophers used ito -teach their scholars; not dismal prisons, but beautiful gardens, where werej expound ed the most magnificent theories of the world. Athens fulfils all my jexpeeta tions, with the exception that I did not findtis many sculptured stones and frescoes as I had before imagined ; th ese I suppose have been taken by greedy, collectors, and it would be hard to say if they are not now at better purposes than to.be defiled or made i stone walls of. The sun is already tint ing the Parthenon with rtsvarieah,ues, and I must close this very juniinterest- letter on a very interes ing sub- ject Two Deaths by Lightning and a Mystery. Wo tre informed that on iMonday night last,' a white man and! a negro woman, strangers in the neighborhood, were struck by lightning and killed, under a tree, on the Line Crcjek road, beyond Mount Meigs, in this; county, near Line Creek bridge. Their bodies were found next morning in siting posture under the tree, where they bad doubtless sought a parial protection from the rain. From some! papers found upon the body of the white man, it is supposed his name was Moses Sanders, and that he had been recently in 'this city. Beyond this, all is mys tery to us as to who he was, or where he w,as going with the :hegro woman. 2; yjfontgomery Mail. '' : : ii . L Old Eip Waking up. t j We learn from our North Carolina exchanges that the gallant Whigs of North Carolina are taking the field, and preparing for a vigorous contest in that State. The Old Whig fire is .spreading and sweeping in one grand conflagration over the whole land, con suming in its progress the foul and corrupt party in power. May success crown, the efforts of the 01d: North State ! National American. i ' : 4