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From t'i M'ontgiflM-ry' Mail. ' "
Ph ! Give Me Back the Halcyon Days,
The Chinese.
XztracU fcooi Iju-1 Elgin't Expedition in 1857, '68, W.
? ' . " A CHLKESK BUSINESS STREET.
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Oli ! give me bftck tlie halcyon days,
. AVhen life.wfta in the May,
When birds were trillinp; joyous lays,
-v-iAnd flowers looked bo gay ;
When all the world, was Eden-like -
When every pulne throbbed wild ; '
1 1 eive me back tlie brilliant light;
That Mpo'd me when a child !
Oh ! give me back the hotirs of youth,
When i iny fionl first 'wjjke in bliss,
When air seem'd rmritv, nd truth,
' ''Encircled with happWss-,
When every beaming fmile I mot,
1' Whone with a radiant power:
When Hope, in glowing iL-olors wt-'-llov
for mv voung heart's dower !
The "Avenue of Benevolence and
Love" was tnore frequented, and the
already narrow streets were still fux-
ed with the most extraordinary earn
estness At probably the first barbari
ans' they had ever seen in their lves.
So rapt in contemplation of these un
known specimens of humanity were
they, that I did not even see them crit-
cisinff us to one another, much less
her dimmishedin bread h by large jdid m-anifest gi of tostil.
tubs full of live fish, baskets of greens, h or ,JC0Ilteinpt Awards us. With
mouths and eyes at utmost stretch they
. Oh ! cive me, give me back, I pray !
1 hose tailed iays oi cimiuKKKi,
When in wild, ecftacy T'1 play .
'Neath the ehudowu ot'the wild wood ;.
When every zephyr lightly preted.
" And "softly w hispered music's tone
Seemed to tell of joy bJest ' . . ,
In my childhooil'a Jiap.jy home I ,
Then give me back. the days of vore,
When trembling transjort-filrJ my .brain;
Spring flowery, spring Hopes my soul then
I - wore,
INo t-iglls. nor tears", left sorrow's stain ;
With trusting nature, fond and free,
, 1 lived in a world of beauty ;
Mv ds sped like wild melody,
jWith up harsh cbordcf duty.
i! vou mav jrive'me nu the ore
TliatCm'sns e'er ilKl claim :
Miav give mc fame of learning's lore .1
With Laurel crown my name; .. 1
Iut not for all those things of art,'
K'en Ambition's dream so wild,
Would I exchange my youthful heart
. Were I once again a c laild !
No
sea cKesnuts, yams, and bamboo root
Cooking stoves were erected, and elab
orately cooked viands hissed and sput
tered on the heated iron, titillating
with their savory odor the nostrils of
thej hungry passenger; Open coppers
steamed and bubbled," and1 delicate
morseli danced " on the surface ;
round tables'were daintily set out with
i pastry of divers patterns and presided
over by tcroupiers, who jerked reeds
( in a box, or spun a ball, something uf
jter the fashion of roulette, thus ena
' ' bling the dipner seeker to-eombine the
( exhilarating excitement of the gambler
with the epicurean enjoyment of jthe
1 gourmand, the consideration that tiey
i had cost liifxi nothing, adding addition
, jal zest to his gastronomic pleasures.
It might so happen, on the other hand,
' that one unkind turn at the wheel of
! fortune sent him supperless to bed. i
. Notwithstanding the apparent grad
j ual restoration of confidence, people
for some time continued to pour out
iof the West gate, without however,'
making any perceptible diminution in
the amount of the population. It was
singular to stand here and watch this
w
istclrancous
Our Country's Progress.
exodus, to observe the miscellaneous
property which was being conveyed
by patient coolies, followed by anxious
owners. .Now a man passed with ta
bles and chairs at one end of his stick,
and two babies at the other ; cofiins
balanced pots of manure; and men
transported articles which we should
consider worthless, as carefully as their
wives ; nor, considering the " general
aspect of the female part of the pop-
when the pilgrim father? landed on the eter
nal rock of Plymouth,. tlc seeds of liberty
: The pro-ress of the United States, fur the j Nation, was this wonderful, when to
last century, in the advat.ceu.ent of its rts their natural ugliness is added the de
nnd sciences and the foundation of civil liber-' formity of feet and apparent absence
ie, uF,n a permanent bis, l.as rivaled the:i of arms for a Chinese woman seldom
M World. 'IJuta few centuries ago this jjnakes use ot the sleeves of her jacket;
vast domain of country was a mere wilder-1 anything more nnprepossessing;than
hess the habitat..... of wild and ferocious ' the lady part of the community could
beasts and the residence ,f the Indiair. And j not De wen conceiveu. in iact, aicer
tne nrst novelty nas Avorn on, inere is
nothing to make a promenade in the
streets of a Chinese town" attractive.
The foulest odors assail the olfactories.
The most disgusting sights meet the
eye objects of disease, more; loath
some than anything to be seen in any
other part of the world, jostle. against
you. Coolies staggering under coffins,
11 "til
further to- or something worse, recklessly aasn
their loads against your stuns ; you
suspect every mian ' that touches you
of a contagious disease ; and the streets
themselves are wet, slippery, narrow,
tortuous, and crowded.
CHINESE AGRICULTURE. .
The Population here is not so much
collected into large villages as-in the
w ere sown, and though t
a state of jeopardy ; terr
ivi d beasts and the war-
i hoy continued to tell tha
fynd, until colonies were
; the At antic coast. I licv
ey were piacea in
filled bv the roar of
Whoop ot savages;
forest and till the
planted all along
augmented in pow-
r from time to time : cities and townssprang
no, and the Indian was j driven
Maid the setting sun..; 'They appreciated the
value of liberty more and more, until' they
i'U-termined to submit', uo longer to "the des
potic sway of England. 1 Then - the "r gloomy
cloud of war began to hover over and the sun
in the -.firmament to grow; dun, and ere long
the din of arms and clarion of war was heard.
So formidable was the adversary ; so well e-
stared in perfect silence. I observed
many, women among the crowni
Soo-chow is celebrated throughout
China for the beauty of its women,
and certainly those I saw did not be
lie its reputation. In no other part
of the-empire have I- seen such fair
complexions ojr regular features.. In
Canton the womeu are absolutely hid
eous; in the N:or$hc they may be good
looking, but it is vciy difficult tol catch
a passing glimpse of them, so shy are
they of barbarians: but in Soochow
they love both to see and to be seen,
and with good reason. The Chinese
proverb surely 'lacks wisdom which
says, "To be happy on earth one must
be" born in Soochow, live in Canton
and die in Liach'au ;"- which they ex
plain by saying that those . born in
Soo.chow are remarkable for their per
sonal beauty, those who live in Can
ton enjoy the richest luxuries of life,
and those who die in Liachau easily
obtain superior coffins from the excel
lent forest-trees which are abundant
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OBSTACLES TO MISSIONARY EFFORTS.
There is probably no country in
which missionary enterprise is conduct
ed under greater difficulties than in
China, our isolated position, on the
rim, as it were, of the empire, render
ing it difficult for the missionaries to
come into, such contact with the peo
ple as will enable them to acquire any
lasting influence. - A period of from
two to three years after his arrival in
the country is employed by the mis
sionary in learning the language,
which confines him to the particular
districts in which the dialect is spoken,
and which is not understood elsewhere.
He is even then not able to settle a
way from those ports where the vices
of the European population go far to
ward neutralizing his efforts. The
Roman Catholic, on the other hand,
does not remain above four or five
months at a station before he is turned
out upon the field , of his labors, and
left to pick up the language as best
he may, living with the Chinese, dress
ing as they do, and altogether identi
fying himselFwith those whom he seeks
to influence. With the exception of
fMr. Burn, comparatively few of our
missionaries have followed this exam
ple. The opening of the country,
however, by the new treaty, and the
protection which it guarantees to mis
sionaries, will inaugurate anew era in
evangelical enterprise.
tipped were the shining battallions of Eng- j
land, and so well provided for were they a
gainst a foe in deplorableVircumstances, that
to Americans they seemed almost irresistible.
But, inspired with that spirit which should
4-yer characterize ft reofile, the Americans
resolved" to go '"oh from struggle to struggle,
until a brighter day should dawn upon them.
Victory was won. The proud Lion of
Britiaii crouched at the feet of the American
Eagle. The nialaria ot var was swept from
he land, artd the, majestic Tree of Liberty
took deeper root: and now its undulating
tranches extend from thk rolling billows of
the seas to the lakes hn he north, and far
Levond the Mississippi. La'avette.
South, but is scattered over the coun
try in farms and hamlets, imparting
to the otherwise uninteresting scene
ry that airof domestic comfort and
civilization which is more particular
ly the characteristic of Belgium and
the Low Countries. Everywhere the
population were industriously engaged
in agricultural pursuits : not an inch
of ground seemed uncultivated riot a
resource neglected for increasing the
fertility of the soil. Men in ; boats
were scooping the rich mud from the
bottom of .the canals with primitive
dredges made of basket-work, which
opened and shut on the principle of
snuffers ; and a3 they vomited their
contents into the bottom of the
boat, they opened their, wide jaws
lik some ' river monster disgorg
ing itself. This mud was discharged
into a receptacle for it on a level with
the water, where the bank had been
excavated for the purpose.
7:. Half way up "the, bank,' one on each
side of this hole, stood two persons,
each holding the fend of a rope.' to the
middle of which was attached a bucket,
which they ducked, into the mud Jbe-
low, and then jerked to the top ot tbe
bank, where it was received in troughs
and carried away t0 manure the fields.
Such and many other novel and inge
nious contrivances wc observe employ
ed by the laborers, with whom the
fields teemed and who were so absorb
(BtTbv the occupation that nothing less
exciting than the appearance, of a pos
Se of barbarians would have interrupt
ed their labors. One could not help
making the unenlightened " and . anti
quated political "economical -reflection
that the introduction among them of
European enterprise and discoveries
would be a doubttul boon to persons :
who seemed to possess all the elements
of material prosperity, and who so
richly deserved whatever comforts they
bad obtained by s their .mdustry and
ingenuity. rj0f.QOurse.it was impossK
ble for the mere passer-by to do more'
than guess ho far they enjoyed sub
stantial bappmessTand haw the. sys
tem of government under: which they
lived might affect theirdomestic com-
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ARRIVAL AT SOOHOW-Tn? WOMEN. . .
We were received at the ' wharf by
la guard of soldiers, and were accompa
nied by. them during our" progress in
chairs through the 'cityyvWe " thus
From Carye (Cin.) Crosailer.
Who . Slew All These 1
record
death,
' .? ; iRodman's Monster Canhou. j t
-' .The monster cannon designed! by
Major ll6dman,:llnited States Army,
'and-recently -cast at the Fort Pitt
, "Works,, rittsburg, is now being bored.
The gun -weighs s6me forty eight thou
sand pounds., - It has a hove of fifteen
inches diameter and thirteen feet nine
inches. in lengths : It has twenty-five
inches of solid metal ,at the breech,
liiaking its bxtreme? length fourteen
ahd a half feet. At the breech, the
outside diameter is fpur feet jat ,. the
rnuzzle,' 'twenty-eight and mnetenth
inchesr.It will project a ball of four
hundred and twenty-one pounds a dis
v'tnce. of five or" sixifaU'eswitH a tol
erably accurate range of four miles.
ito gun approaching it m size or weight
nas ever Deiore ueen cast.
gest English guns are made of iron
staves banded-together Some brass
-pieces of greater length have beep oast,
but no gun of "more f than twelve-inch
bore.-'' - ' :- - - i ' J
;;' Testimony of Physicians.
"A1 desire is excited," says'Dr'Allusli,
"-if by. toba-cco," for strong drinks, and
ihese lead to intcniperattce nd drunk
onn'eBS." tt "Chewing land sniokinV to-b-ecp,"
says Dr. Stephenson, "'exhaast
the salivary glands of, their socreti6n,
- thus producing drynless and thirst. :
lenc0 it'islhat; afterLhe nsaof a ci
gar and 'tlief quiil, "briuidy'f 'whisky, or,
1 Nome bther BpiHt, is j called 5; Dr.
Woodward says, "I have1 supposed that
tobacco ay as the lupsi .ready and com
mon stepping-stone' to that nse of spir-
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liuuus liquors vvnicn leaqs lOjinitmpe-Taivce-V
"In the 'liajbifc bf smoking,''
says Dr. luzzcy, "tliier. is no small
,; danger. It produces "a huskiness ,of
mouth; which calls ifei-. some v liouid ;
hence the kindred habits ! of : smoking
The fact stares us in'the face, that re
spectable, fashionable, moderate drink
ing is the cause of drunkenness. " This
is the cause which produces the bad
effects over which an angel might weep.
Who, we ask, are responsible for these
drinking usages ? Who is the fiend
which thus allures to ruin so many of
the gifted and noble, of our country ?
Seek him not in the low grog-shops ;
seek him not 'mid scenes of coarse and
vulgar revelry. When you visit that
desolate home, where hearts are crush
ed and hearths are cold, where want
is breaking in as "an armed' man,"
where the wife is heart-broken, and
the children demoralized, seek him
not there; in such places he is not to
be found. Let your search be in some
abode of health and refinement, where
conviviality reigns here 'midst joy
ous greetings and merry shouts the
flowing bowl goes round, and you will
there behold the fiend who .lares the
young man to ruin. 'Tis scenes like
these that make attractive, and while
drinking continues, we must make up
our minds to bear the damning effects
of intemperance. It has- been estab
lished beyond all possibility of contra
diction that drunkenness is caused by
drinking, and while the cause is "per
mitted to exist, vain, forever vain, and
impotent will be the attempt to get
rid of the effect.
The great question now agitating
the philanthropic minds of our own
and every other civilized land shall
intemperance, with all its heart-rending
consequences, be perpetuated to
the end c f time, or shall it have an
end ? -must resolve itself into the
question, Will the educated, wealthy,
respectable, and professedly Christian
portion of community, persist in per
petuating those usages which produce
it? Would to God we could- bring
those who are the leaders influence
and fashion to see their true;pjpsition,
and realize their responsibility for
we must hold them responsible for the
crime and misery that stalk in poverty
and rags through the land ; tor, were
they, to resolve that social drinking
shall be discontinued in every circle
over which they have control, that
wherever, thev erotheemntv wine glass
shall proclaim their silent protest, the
potential voice of fashion which now
urges us to drink, would then com
mand us to abstain.
Will not all those who nrofess to
i
name the name of Jesus, and to walk
in the "stens oft the lowly One who
went about doing good, take this sub
iect to heart, and ask their conscience,
when they put the wine, glass to their
lips, if they are not putting a stum
bung-biock or an occasion to tall in
their brother's way? O! that they
would resolve, seeing that wine is a;
cause of offense, "to drink no more
wine while the world standeth."
Sheep the Culture of Wool.
We have been surprised in late
years to see so little attention paid in
this State to the culture ot wool and
the increase of flocks. There are mil
lions of acres of lands upcultivated,
and not likely to be, which might at
a trifling expense be appropriated to
the pasturage of sheep. Our hilly
country affords the most abundant pas
turage for flocks, and much of the pi
nev lands and savannahs of. the East
could be made profitable in this regard.
We have heard experienced farmers
say in this State, that no stock was as
easily reared and none so profitable as
sh'eep.. .At this time wool is a scarce
article and in demand. It always com
mands a market. Lamb and mutton
have been found to be cheap and the
most wholesome food, and yet good
lamb and mutton are always scarce in
most of our towns. The idea prevails
among strangers, who visit the. State,
that we can hardly produce good mut
ton ; but a little observation will con
vince one of the error. But it is for
the production of wool that the rear
ing of sheep should be eneouraged.
Scarce any pursuit in North-, Caro
lina would be. more profitable, . The
clnet dilhculty that we have Jaeard
urged, is the destruction to the flock
by the dogs. Unfortunately, there is
some truth , in that. Were we, to judge
from what we have seen in our pere
grinations there are about as. many
dog3 in North Carolina as there are
sheep. We speak of four-legged dogs.
Arid more than all; It costs abouV as
much to keep the ogs "m'goodburkmg
order, as it does the sheep. The most
The Issue-iletthe People Decide?
On the 22d: ofFebrriaTy;Jast, the
Whigs of NorthCarol
in Convention,afraigned the democra-;
cy for their extravagance, corruptions,
and maladministration of the Govern
ment ; apd in order;tocorrectjthe pre
sent ruinous state of affairs, erected a
platform of conservative-principles,
and nominated JOHN tPOOL, Esq.,
as their standard-bearer in the coming
f - ASairs:atl VerCrrar:
? .Mexican news'-
past' has been a
Spurgejon aiui1 Cumminj
- , M- !i:si?.l,,M'uc wswuu "nv-
3UT bes the followrn items :
sort" of 'Bhuttle-kvv o vf4i
backward and forward, 4 o-day ' gv g "a"ar t "lZLVA
T , , r. vr rsAvprp on hiswnsions to Austnafeand
porting the cdmpl
the glorious triumwh of ' either - paSiy
r has atJast assuofed hn importartce
campaign-.-. On the 8th inst.- the Bern-1 that'will compel attention -and J ft?-
ocracy aisoiasseniDiea in convention,
entered the plea "of ' not guilty, , and
have retained JOHN W. ELLIS, Esq!,
to plead their cause, proming him a
fee of S6000, and a house andilot .in
Raleigh, rent free for two years, pro
vided he can humbug the jury.
Each party has laid down a plat
form in regard to National affairs,'but
the grand issue to be ecidtSl in the
August election, is tne altering oi tne
Constitution so that negroes, instead
of being taxed4 as persons, shall be
made subject to an ad valorem tax
r m other words, that the owners, of
slaves, shall pay tax for such proper
ty according to its real value, just as
the owners of real estate, or other pro
perty ; that taxation shall be equal
ized, so that every man shall pay for
the support of the Government, in
proportion to the amount of benefit
and protection he derives from - the
laws and institutions under which Jie
lives. ' -
According to our Constitutiqn, slaves
can only be taxed as persons and not
as property that is, every slave over
twelve years old, and not over fifty,
whether male Or female, is subjeet to
a poll tax, regulated by the amount
of the poll tax on white males, between
the ages of twenty-one and forty-five.
To tax slaves then as property, it is
necessary to alter the Constitution,
and for this purpose, the Whigs at
their late Convention, passed tire .fol
lowing resolution as a part of their
platform :
WnEREAs, Great inequality exists in the
present mode of taxation, and it; is just and
right that all property should contribute-its
proportion towards the burdens of State
; Resolved, That we recommend a Conven
tion of the people of the State be called 'On
the federal basis as early as practicable for
the purpose of so modifying the Constitution
that every species of property may be taxed
according to its value, with power to discrim
inate only in favor of the native products of
our State and the industrial pursuits of her
citizens. ,
: On the other hand the Democracy,
at their late Convention; and as a part
of their platform, adopted the follow-
a juioerai cast ana to-nroriowy n t- vi i i -l:ir
stHutional throw thus alterhatclve- tHcr-vf fPiMK
mplete Whilationim i"Qrufl,V mins ?lZL
uownian oi tne .iaiter. Xixcvvtv
have-been made. for the foumlatinvof
his -new chapeVand ,1 was told thatlh
corner-stone was. to be laid thrs'lngnth.
In requesting the prayers of tlie cburct
that his ministry might be profitibid,
he mentioned; that Iho had thelpSt
week addressed tkiyrty thousand-.MOf
ple ; on one occasion he preaclUiP
four thousands Jivtman, being J&Jh -
tlve,evening I hard Pr. J: vummings
of the National'; Scotch Ch(ifrpK, Jap
ajBummary of. the exposition of Pjjurel ,
by the most eminentwriters for ome
generations pat, ;He showed cOnclu;
sively, by his own'mind, tliatheTnil
lenum was to begin ret the ttutnn.al
Equinox, of 180T-. .- 'lie ohutjchwaS
crowded; as usual, but I. was willing
to stand to hearvsucli preachTng.'
Cure for Bone Felon. VZ
Take a piece'of rock salt abottTthe
size of a butternut rap it in.ajcab
bageleaf, if .td'behad ; if nbti irr'a
piece of wet brbvpaper, and coferu
jlia coats, as jjou would ; 10 roassn
nnion. Afterltias. been JOastmff
about 'twenty mi nutesitake i from the
nre ana pow.aerap veryinne.. .mx u
with as vnmcli)mmon soap- as will
mtike a salve, 'fctheiffoap be nofjret-
tylstrong ot turpentine wnicn. jmay
be known by thesmell thenaaI
little turpentirtd V'-Apply the salroto
the part affected. " In the courtcjof a
fe.T hours sometlnies in a ew3nin-.
tites the pain will be relieved Af
ter'this, if suppuration take ,place-4t
must be treated like a common sore
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baps bring out a rtjliable statement Jbf
the true condition iof affairs in ijh)vt
distracted country - Witli the1 pxft-
tiori of the , conterwiirig factions rtjie
public 'are already familiar.- Mjya
mon,v the head off the Church or'
stitutional party,; has held possession'
of the City .Of Mxioo and the mtfilor
of the country, whilst ''the, adheis
of Juarez, thiiilbi al IVesidetttT'vo
maintained themselves' in ull J the Sa
ports, both on the Gulf and the Vitn :fic
coast, thus keeping their opporiiifts
secluded and themselves drawing tjij?ir
supplies ftom the custom revenuifsiof
the country. Last - year MiraEa"i0n
made an attempt to capture Vera 0j,
which proved unsmjcessful, and the. ef
fort has just been repeated with xiytc
formidable preparations, but prab$ lyj
with the same result. ' ms" torces; iid
to amount to five tlionsand inen,ietl
supplied with clotmjng, and liavmg t j'at
still more effectiy mfearts victory in
Mexico,- a well filled money chestitVp-
proachihg' Vera Cruz on the 29th ;lt.'
The expedition wa? to bO directed 4 rst
against AlvaradOj aismall seapOrt th,
forty miles southeast of Vera QthZ,
the possession of which would gh-e ljirn
communication witli, the sea. -; A9"'fx-
mg
Twitcheir, pjr Wareii; land f
ptbers; wyse tpril shpald bej
-iaiiu xne Mme aocirine4
fw, pro-
anfbridge were ;ttrori6?tdto
eagerVnd excited populace, who gaz-
Every month brings to us a
of misery, wretchedness and
consequent upon drinking usages -of
society, sufficient to appeal the stout
est heart, and mov.e to sympathy the
coldest charity.
As we contemplate with sorrow the
dire effects of this curse, as we watch
its blightning influences, diseasing the
body, disturbing the equilibrium of the
intellect, poisoning the springs of gen
erous affection in the heart, and1 blast
ing the whole moral and spiritual na
ture of man ; the inquiry, "Who slew
all these ?" naturally suggests itself to
the mind. Snmmoned as we daily are
to take the dimensions , of this evil,
standing over the new-made graves of
those who are now cold in death, with
a drunkard's shame branded ? upon
their memory, can our hearts return
the verdict, "died by the visitation of
God:. io. God sends no such curse
upon our race. Society infliets this
wound upon itself. . A few have raised
the warning voice, but they are deem
ed fanatics; and masses still continue
with mad infatuation "to rush against
that spear 'on-whose sharp point peace
bleeds and hope expires.' " ' The next
inquiry is, what class of society'are
responsible for the perpetration of this
iniquitous system ? is it the drunkards?
No; reason, experience, common sense
answer no. Those poor, degraded,
bloated wretches who reel through our
streets,-wallow in -the gutters, and
whose ribald oaths break the jstiHriess
of the midnight hour, "are not spon
sible for the perpetuation, of the rum
curse. ' Nay, they had no intention of
being drunkards j . that , bloated de
mented creatdre.that you now pass in
disgust, a few years ago recoiled with
horror from the contemplation of such
a fatet .hVhrank from" it as he would
from" the foul embjraces,of a serpent,
and felt that he ;WOuld sooner sacri
fice1 everything than become the foul
thing that he now is. - How, then; did
he become iaT drunkard ? Friend,5 he
commenced to tread in that rdeceitful
path in which, perhaps, you tire-"now
walking. He went blindfold 'to' his
fate ; for ! gentle . is that -declivity,
smooth and. -noiseless that descent
which conducted him, step by step a
long that treacheroua way, until sud
denly he found himself plunging over
the awful precipice. - Men do not rush
deliberately and with full purpose of
heart into the dread abyss of drank-j resolutioa in the School Board of
lennesa f "there are none so lost to elf-Cleveland,t Ohio to separate white and
xeHpeui.Bu ucvyii oi cvcijr imw di
stinct and entimeni c& ourriat6re-r-
' Iiesolcctl, That we are opposed to disturb-
ing any of the sectional compromises of out
Constitution, State or National, and that we
especially deprecate the introduction at this
time by the Opposition party of North Caro
Una into our State politics of a question of
constitutional amendment affeciine the basis
upon which 'our revenue'is raised believing
it to be premature, impolitic, dangerous and
unjust ; at the same time we deem it the du
ty of the Legislature when passing acts for
the raising of revenue, so to adjust taxation
a-to bear as equally as practicable witUbi
the limits of the Constitution, upon the vari
ous interests and classes of property in all
sections of the State. , .-, .-V
Thus is the issue fairly and square
ly made. The issue is now submitted
to the people, and with them must Test
the consequences. If the people are
willing that some $300,000,000 of the
most valuable and productive proper
ty in the fotate, shall go untaxed,
while taxes the most oppressive- and
burdensome, are laid upon the indus
trial interests. of the country ; if they
are willing that the great-burdens of
the Government, shall, as heretofore,
be borne by the poor men of the coun
try, and the laboring - classes, to the
almost entire exemption -of the rich,
and those derive the greatest amount
of benefit and protection from the
Government If the people are wil
ling for thi3 state of things to contin
ue, why they will decide against an
alteration of the Constitution, and will
iliary to the land expedition, cx-C?im.
Marin had purchpiea two small fitefjm
ers and a brig at Havana, and..fiied
them out as vesselaof war, with stores,
ammunition &c., for the assistance-jof,
and designed to open a communiCaf Jon
with him at Alvarado. After leaving
Havana, these: vessels hoisted the J.f jex-
ican flag and assuraed the charactei of
a Mexican naval force. By the Ju
arez Government ihe expedition; as
declared piratical and against the Uws
of nations. The port of Alvarado ;j as
abandoned by the'! Juarez ..forces .'on
the approach of Miramon and. Vtith
the discovery and suppression of aU)h
spiracy;to deliver Vera Cruz tojhe
Constitutional Government, thee f i)re
the leading 'events! in' Mexicari afSiirs
up,tQ the period ib 'th'eJatOs'tadiip.:j
T tfese advices anniounce tne taiiur..T ot
the attack on Vera Cruz 'and the'laf-
tufe, by the tfnrtekf States", sloorj'bf
war Saratoga, of t ivo of the! yessil Of
the Marine expedition: 17 nde'r Hliat,
circumstances the 0nited States f?i6t
lated the neutrality that was observed
by British, French ahd Spanish nation
al vessels at. the Sekt'of iyat, we-ire
not now informed, and it' would be;re
mature -to' express taiv opinion as to the
justice of judiciousness' of that . irr'jer-
ference, but it is evident that .the-
event which made our GovernmdnvtKe
defender of the Juarez Govcrnifbrit
by an act of actuat'war,.is one of gjve
movement, and may be pro;ducec of
serious complicatidns. " ' ' '.
1 ; .- 'f1- ' r .'f
The Whig Youne Men of Northls
- Carolina. s',;r
Now is the timlejfor the Whfgy?ing
men of thia State; to winlaurelfor
themselves, while they will b& dl ing
good 'service to their country.. NJver
was there a faire' 'field "than is; low
presented and neter'was there. aUme
when one could mount the rostrum
with more confidence than V0his! feres-
rent juncture
of Democra
uhj us t S t a t e pi a tfolTn
North Carolina, 'furnish in
tSierrre's foY glowrig fedigrrdtl
A Great Clock and Ingenious time-Pice.
" There is a clock in the show;n.
dow of a jewelry store on Main streh
in Cincinnati, whick js a curiosityjin
its way. On its-face-are a numberpT
dials, which give ihe. time co.rre1ctVjf,
;at the. same fmpnie4Vin the follojwing
cities : CincinnatiRome, Strasfturj,
Taris, Jerusalem,-"Berlinv WeirtijSan
Francisco, Washington, Calcutt$Bjt-Domingo,-
Pekin, Jifexico, '.Iej-Or-leans,
Melbourne, .New York', X)ujblin
London, Munster, Bremen ndJ.S.
Petersburg", making; tweh ty- one "in all .
lBy,a glance at-tlio. clock, one cajkieJl
in a moment tuo draerence in Uuao be
tween al 1 thes'e places. The , faoe ; is
transparent. 'In; addition to that,
there is a gl oho which moves precisely
as ithe earth moves; and two balls
which rcpresent the movements of the
sun . and moon'. . A, little figure points
fa the $ay of die "week, another, to. the
day 6f the- iiionttf, and sa ' utart'dixecta
dtteYiorl tojiho year W is.H'at4 'to
keen excellent time, and Ocpfestcniiy
about 'one-fourtb Of til oVdm'aroW
"window, In 1 all;' it j i'Jrrtgeriipfis
11 LUC uictc, uuu aiitaLo l i mvui
jJUL
... he Jeadingmanager andj oratO df
the shoemakers'-etrike at tynnij8:l)it
twenty-f our years .of age f.ljut heis
Well- educated harmgv takcrt very
prize in the public, and hrgli'schopls of
Bosioni During the finteivalr.ojf tins
labors 4ia a jourhcynian-shoemakere
reads law, and4 will soorfenteivthe pro
fessioh His.hame i AlorwoDj'ppei'.
p6si airUhanof a4girl' were Tffi get
'6f afmir.-;The mteds roaic
cy .every where, and ;thel old the' glrl nvffyetrtVthisriiiReiitho
of thepfrrtik iiifh!a'h & eft times -arokl !theirh
exhattspble j and thev live together until 'flic iift h
on in; j se- rteneafs Old, IhlsalffiliVnlan for-
vere reprooatiou. iiumaij oi oj;,iia- . tyyeaTS, oio, ;ana lour times as x.ia .as
Iry Inteinerrco'aM infqt5ftjati6ft1can KheVirlf a-4d ClfeStllivufttfc
fail,:'with Uiesetliibmbs; to trip ufthe T ifientlfernati wuj:f!e (ohf&c
heels v of Mlie strongest 'Demoera4 ho afiUHniFm alls' ti&'Mt!eiiti&,& 6fo ;
pronounce their judgment " by voting Jmy encouhter in I debate. funded oJpf tonAU thliv
for John W. Ellis.If however, the Thcre iLinXacirttf 'dS the Rrl aS'ild is
people desire equality, and seek to do j against the" DemojBratf4rtlia
expensive, destructive and worthless
property in the. State, is the dogs that
are in it They are profitlesi consum
ers, and 'neither wrk nor pay State
taxes. Above three-fourths of them
do nothing but eat and bark, and", are
about as worthless to the State a
great many two-legged animals we wot
ot, who eat ana sieep ana arinic liquor,
and gamble ancL spend their days in
idleness .and crime'. ', Both species are
a nuisance and a clog to the State." It
would be doing a, service to the State
to, kill te one and go to raising sheep,
and force the other to work or ab
squatulate. We have no idea that our
people should work to feed dogs to kiU
sheep, or to keep alive an idle, vicious
population. who do nothing under
Heaven to jnake a piece of bread hon-J
justice to all sections and all clashes :
if they believe that Aaxation shodW be
in proportion to the amount of benefitf
and protection received under the ij(sy-emment--If
they believe these (hings,
why then, the people by voting for
John Pool will 'prcmotCnce'ln; favor of
equal rights, justice atid equality J .
The issue is before tlie'1 cttntry.--We
have every confidence in the irrtelr
ligehce and integrity , of the people,
and we fear-not, "but that they will de
cide theissne right - That demagogues
and alarmists will start tip' t6Tdec?ive
them we know. That they will be told
that the country has again to be sav
ed, and' that only democracy can' do
it is very certain'" Bur,the"r people
have beeri too Often deceived Bysueh
humbuggery, to be mis-led' aVafnt
Democracy ha's been too1" thoroughly
stripped of its charms, arid V4toq 'suc
cessfully exposed fn alFlts natlre de
formity;" to deceive .the. people' any
longer . The haudrwriting is upon the
wall ; judgment is abreaidy pronounced
against John W.-ElUs the , jSiart Who
has proved recreant tOi the best-interests
of the West, and who, Jii all his
feelings, is identified with - the arjsto-i
era tic wing of 4he Eastern ijemocra-
rmjaffjf the rcxtn. at the g-imi te''hffc&&6n
plehat jHfetW l4
0'.O005SIagia.
;laJWord -Mwtr ii
rworil ia-Avldch ; every
slaaehtring tlimfare so ara
it istdifficult-to-Meiterme"Vhic se
lect..;; . ; t ' v., :
wfi.w ..nL.JkA ..d.li0ftdi 14it nnctit$triy
-:iM Quenchinsr Thirst'3 c 'Pil 4ATOlltokejln V 'IbrtinceeDtilriD-
" Nearly a hund rc'f ''piru ipk:4ttk exampfcfaotrtrctlidil
Xine.uggested to Captaint Keufdty cottriot!Underp.aD
that thirst raiglil.beMgiienchcd ' asea itwui I jHitiieus are su'oltgbodsoiasaie
bjrdipping the cl )1thing'in8artnrHK uoileP atk feoarc'ei-! ofrlovarfd
and putting itfo ifpiir iosobion& TUfl? word I thothl tsa
iSabequently, th Capfc oL'Jing soft, hitlroy ceCv coming inpiifrom
casfe away had an opportunitybf Dia- Uhe .valey-sweet,.Boothmg arid crate
1finr the exDenment. lth'crreaf dif-1 ful i coolmc thc fevered. brew. catming
a r j. o .; - '-j - . w . ; . ..i ,
faculty he succeeq in persuading '?art
of tie. men to follow his examf3nid
A witness in. a court of, justice, be
ing asked what kind of,..ear marlor
bla
IvOte
ck lupiUJias been; negatived hy"' a Uo particn
e of skioJq; CV-ul iort taU. . .-Mtta
tho-ruf&cepiritnditranquiiifflnj'the
agitated, hieart. sJiVhatjee Ttasievfer
Uke llvb tende
ri?:
It
softs Toico bfra'cmih.
ui'LrrjrqjTi?i
'Hi
Cottoaecliniii''
. PJdalrs." JPllkis was jeatlg Ju
for ei'rrewi"b"v;a laTe JcrxiynL ' i'Cot-
they all survived : while.'tho fouijfrho
refused and drank salt wdterbe-4niQ
delirious and die4.a"3dil!gjo ,
putting on the- clothes wlrejei,,j
night' and morning, they may.Jrei-i
ted while on, two or three trm'du-i
rihar the day. 'Captain K. goeCfii toi
say : jAftej these perajUon wifcwv-
formhr found that the violent rlght )
went-pn, ana inei parcn
cured in a few minutes'
audi washing ouxIcMm j
found ourselyes. as.ip3uchrefre8l)t As
ifwB had tecerTeotie'MN''jNw '
ishment,', , The Hte possibilityiff thieli Jiddn't .believe jit fislanti use -to
iml Af it. .1sw. V. 1 fnr ismtlhruiT natrf o. hrL-
Ion j4eclinina & iclaiiaedthe, ,ld'
HrUMhla
hs,t thread Xused was remarkahJj.tee-
! 1 "' :
r theiinaiiStyforitfyjper. to;giel)videiwoodSKeiMk for- had a child
ik jn imrrkn Ka nhlii.v KmA thpm,M nntntixn v I varoinated. an.dJie leli iOatfCliSifm-
I i . 1 LL J J I.- ;if J -.Vn I .1.n-a lrilloH .tn lACI than n rol-
gqgtoea and be shipwrclr'U t after,' t.
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