I-
in
r
, wo Do
via
. 1..1 2S ncrcrnt
a r annum in advance.
IIa ....L.L,pnt insertion. Court ur
higher.
3
S ivillgo. Ai a case in point, we
tjg -''ElMBALMED HUSBAND, v
pcrU is there aTewcflbrts more fu
'.f ;th6 attem it to nourish anil cher-
k't grjr. I Sorrow not to be governed
TV;! ltlcoin'es; a id,- in the generality of
rict the iollovvid
f,fncb,fonTthc BUonBec; j
U-oubg'and baautiful woman, after
years 4f imaritfAge, lost her husband
aFary 1M. By means of a
uf the tody pfhimpihe wept with bitter
Vand ihaulU nrevcr uepiorc. ine
Srse'took 'flW.V t !iJ empty bier and the
jss for the de-ad was said over four
Jijnjij!of dead woot .1 The husbandijdtily
falnicd, rt'posed a parade bedj like
fflic'or the altar , I The chamber j was
Vjiirhfack i a larnp was kept burning
LrVtri oishtS and diiyi The widow alone
Hjjtielwy 9" th's i'nctuary, and repair-
liiUfltonoMriMi ner griei. i
.jwentjon well Tor a year, when qne
. ',8 young. and charming widow be
to Jo&k through toe clouds of sorrow
foftJ: jSoon her isifs to the sanctuary
iiraJ shorter and less frequent ; and
leiunci nutuanu uecarna io e
tTTtTTT tl mrnn I . I . 1 I t , i. : ' T" : I r
PkJ. A L -r ! r Ke HECK rrox ALL YOUR ! 1 RcLEHS. Do'tmS. 1XB LlBERTT ) !' i
T S . 1 ') I 1 - : is 3AFE. . . , t - CenU. Harrison. . )
RrLEtS." Do THIS, AJfB LlBERTT
: "CtrCl. Harrison.
. NEW SERIES,
; NUMBER 8, OF' VOLUME IV.
.Salisbury; m. o.,;Mmm ; ijeJ25,:i847.
HUMANITV OP AMERICAN SOLDIERSi
t rather ah
i niun .-". r i
i'-fl j l ii. i !
-.JiAM in renewiriir .inu iiiriiiiurc oi
r .... . , r
MtttunU ne wiaoiv was
'WnCthe chamber, which she had
Urrtririnro u cnai i. omi. iuii oii rc-
ajxtlcrence
t.llt like a 8tra(
.aw" " i . :
t 5 I -
inconvenient com
ber
led to change
Lttirt bpx lined wijh
M'&sm. suspenilecj
rsc
to go anq
daily; Fof
kr Tiromisie lai
friaf box,1 and knee I ill
fmiinffnanco hxe
1(
ctfd. line extract
i t a-
or the ueiunct, stie
iyarius or Amati, in
velvet, the keV, of
to her waist, promis-
converse with the
Isorne mouths she
lj fully, opening the
; and praying wilh
on the dead pne.
got to pray. I he
atitageous olTer pre
jf of the suitor, I bis.
.Ttuneaod family, promised a suitable
,ilcb,--4nd then, js w- known,! "a
.irjdo is better tlian a dead lion.' But
bt wii to be done with the precious
abwfe'wcd with iot many tears, and
iich bkfj listened to so many prayers.
oafrjagei haying! been agreed upon.
Litre to hide it that It might not : wound
.fiiirU Of the new bridegroom ? Alter
jettral days of cons'uleration,4 the widow
l-solved on stowing it Away in the garret.
Tictieiv honey' mot)h had hardly pass-
vheaibc husband visbed to take his
life to Ittly. i The time of departure an-
aicacJ an taking away the trunks and
agfjUie valet Im mistake took the
deposited it at his
in vain seeking tor
called his wife
i
anu laces were so
at box. JShe became
aharr'assi'd arid , renidined speechless
iied ith a sentiment of iealousv and
lubtitiginot that thiJ mysterious box cOn-
md sornp accusing! correspondence, be
wd it lock nd li ijnd himself face to
kh( his predecessor, who had been
bt friend. ; His astonishment may be
MgineiJ!' and the confusion of the wid-
The following extract from a letter written
by Capt. Looser; and published 'ia a late- num-'
ber of the Kieadins Journal, is an mttresilnff
evidence of ihe ibuinanijiy of our voluofeers to'
a conquered ;neiny : j j , .-.Xj
."One pooi fellow, when the line halted, (he
was tarrvinf ajJarge bundle,) seated; himself
upon the grornd'and actually ate the grass with':
seeming plea: ure. ; one of the soldiers then gave
him some wa er he dralnk largely, and by mo.i
lions thanked hip, and returned again to the
grajs. Gen. Wprth.just then passingi stopped
and ordered t. neof I he men, who happened to
have some crickers wit i him,1 to give the poor
fellow some. This was done.; the man ate
more like a rAanfac thanj a Christian ; when he
had finished I e fell upoii his knee and lhanked
him. Some no who spoke Spanish asked him;
when he had last eaten) he said that for five!
days nothing, nojt even Jwater, bad passed his
Another an J more angeling case occurred a I
lew jnoments after, as I vas walking down to.;
wards the city. A jqnitej well dressed Spaniard !
came up to one of our soldiers who was stand,
ing guard ovei the arms lhat the Mexicans had
slacked, ealin ; a small piece of cracker, and
offered him fifty spent 3 fbj- it.;: fhe soldier re. f
Meu ins mon y, ,but gave him a whole cracker
(you most understand that a soldier's cracker is
about I five inc ies square!) : The man thanked
him and turm d jgain toward the, citywhen
there came running to hji three little boys and
a girl clapping their hans in joy. The, father
divided the crijeker with his little ones into four
e'ghty;". atjjhe receiving otUhis answer niy
rd Mxl" jstormed; and sent his servant back
tHth seventy f pieces, Sir Henry said, "that
since my low .would not take him at eighty pie.
ces, he woid not;sell'him un;der a hundred pie.
ces, and. if be? returned with Jess bej would not
sell him atll pori Which my Lord -Exeter
snt onehuAdred pieces and 2iad thei horse. i
(iariottel& South Mrolina Rail Radi
the Rail
Of. fie Committee, appointed v by
i 1 - i .- ! . . . - . - 14 ' . . .-
Jipaa ksonvenuon uuciy, neia t.n Unar
UtteYori iJte. general subject of II the con
template Hail Road from Churlotie to
Soutfr.Cm'6lirinZ'Y-.r ;Q . H-U W
iff -"z: H;--'-n:r4' YY'::s' l::'r : :"; -i
jGovernrpent has few trusts, arid indus
trial art, no interest more Important than
internal transport. fThe natural endow
ments of .oqr country in this particular d if:
1 er , vyidely jin difrerent port ions. The nu-.
merous, long and deep ri vers of the west
furnish facilities of intercourse to many
arid large centres of commer.ee a id pppu
lationV andjhence although they are irl ma
ny instances; ver' remote from mat ket.'and
produce articles pf great bulk and weighty
they have eyelopedl with; matchless ra
pidity. But there are other portions of
country, collectively not of less ei'xtent or
mierior tnioiner. natural endowments to
which these; advantages have been denied
and jhey AreJfbrCed tp rely altogether on
tciou. casket, and
Xttt feet': After
.i i... i ... .
iue mi usual
vi aked what Jurs
ireftll J)acJcjd in tji
pieces, (this occurred not pore than 30 feet from
the soldiers,) i ndi turned again to get another.;
The guard w is lopkiiigroni. and sticking his
musket intot h( ground leit his post to meet him,'
(ihis act undei ordinary eircumstance is piin.
, . - v . ii -. . .. . i r- ..I
isiianic wun dpatti,; and gave Imn another. M
r" r f U ,n, 'S ,ckel d qate to the' wants of the country
ottered him lour or five do ars in silver ; this t L-b - i
he r.ini ,Liwk;iU .k U.L Butjinthage,wheniccumulal
gaged the little ones again came upj and the
: O r. i .i .
' iiiiiusuinu meir wnvlt :
1 lail Uoad, I mui'nga'in rr
5"r't prejend Ut mnke
: j:; it obviously the frei-'r
t cf articles arestanlir
Jon, wool, corn, flouri rye oat. t
butter, bacon, whiskey, brandy, lr .
hides, iron and a great variety t f :.
The immense bulk of these rha'tcri.il ;
can and w l,e transported (r5m V(
orth Carolina stuns, the irriaginath
The imports of a county bears a cr
relation to its exports, and in this ir
me same channel which carries t!.r
oITfor the consumption of strangers
"ring oack the other, to reward the: !
bandman,' mechanic and capital:, :
diiruse comfort and enjoyment thrc
the land. A new spirit ami hop- -spring
up among the peope. iEmigrr : !
that canker whjcb baseateasodeer'v i
to the vitals of their prosperity, will c ..
and that annual tribute in capital, r .:
prize, population ahd intelligence, t:
duly paid to the north than the Turks v,
be no longer extorted.! The(hurnul" i;
feeling that you live j a country. v.! ;
it becomes the duty of every pruden; r;
to desert, will be succeeded by the pre-. -conviction
that your lot has been c:.
a land favored by nature's best an! :
blest gifts.. That worst symptom t i
cay, the practise cf doing every thit:': .
of its prospects: V pi t. was to last ana serve but a day ; v,
' . . - a. m - r I . I v. - - ; 1 I 1 I W 1 Mm 1 I W wt rw r1 l - f
Ki ;more important, interest at 1 ne nusiness ot Ka Hnnd U it vtdpil : "u Im " uu uunu
She; will not oniv receive the in- ! into two descrintions. th rarrvinnrh. i PIant as if they had found a home for t:., ;
.A,i.. .1. ' i- l; f ,i ! i . P . ' . i-selves anil thpir norpJii 11, .inc.,-,.
ring ot ireights. 1 ' , ". i : J'
iirtuiniiou?i, ruintu ncusrs, gailetl an:
yvorn anji" weakened by the winter's work
overi thfej bad roads1, that it requires a great
dealjmore brn to 'sustaia them, and then
they.cannoildb near as much work as they
otherwise ccjuld. he entire crop is there
fore shortened from a want of due prepa
ration of th lands, and a most deleterious
influence exerted upon the agriculture of
the: country. A large portion of this coun
try is riot on y suitable to cotton, but emi
nently fitted for the cultivation of grain ;
and hadjit tne facility of cheap transport
I an immense jamountf would be raised for
ji tne supply o the lower countryand for
. ioreign export, i ne truth is? in its present
conditicui theihaltof ihetalgrit of the couri
try is unpromablyLburied. AVe therefore
(t?ri,: SH, un5f " 1 irfCIS lo stretch out a
nhd.ih-tti if
;teresU iBdt the;city bf;Chaileston if pos-
stake.
small compass, its bearing, range of ac
tion arid prospects are embraced in a; sin
gle view and comprehended by the rnost
moderate understanding. In this. difTering
from those delirious projects such as the
Charleston and Cincinnati Rail Load, the
bubbles of a' distempered season, whose
magnitude and magnificence overpowered
and intoxicated the ; public mind.VThe
time in which this project has been' con
ceived is peculiarly favorable to right con
clusions, there is no excitement, no wild
spiritof speculation abroad. Perhaps with
proprlety'.the subject might' be permitted
to rest; here,, believing enough t has, been
said to satisfy the country, k l3ut aslthe
friends of the Itoad might be grateful and
the public-in general require. something
more in detail of the likelihoods oPbusU
ness, I will proceed to make an exposition
iCreasea j nrQUuetS'Ot the districts :nf I hiss i senders and tbp rn inrr r r..;i,t
ibtaie.thrpugUwhich theroad'Imay pass, i will first consider the prospect, for. carry
ii fl'counties of the j ing passengers, that being regarded as the
ivc :vir;xnorin yaroiina. Uharleston is greatest source of prolit. Charlotte- is Io-
r marKeioi western iorin Ua- caieu near the line south of which grew
r8 "JWHile t would ensure three of the most important staples of our
Mf,n-iii, nuviiisi, :uuum ejert an lnllU
ence upon the productiveness of that re
gion, which it is difficult to appreciate
foreign and northern exchanges, namelv.
j Cotton, Rice and Sugar. What an im-
1 mpnSft millf if lli!( rf niTPnts anrl am .-U,,..
Charleston must not, and cannot, hug her- , of this vast business lmm thP 01 ,
- . m m m B UMV4
jSelf in the belief, that her natural position : nortt.m States must make their way
puts competition out of the question. Vir- ry fall to t South and southwest
ginia has her eye upon Western North passing by western New York sn'm
1 if' 11 1 , , 1 . 1. . r 1 . . ...
varoiina, una nas already granted a char- me uammore and Ohio Rail Road
States, the natural navigation, with large
contributions from art,, is entirely inade-
eve-
some
T
some l)V
some
not
la.nl 1 1 .. Ill
iticii iicms, inc. very Kinuow anu v.
of death which how chills the heart cf t
patriot, will be converted into seen
active, bustling hopeful life in North C
ofina, my beloved and native ttatc
attain a prosperity which s!ia!l real! .: !
most cherished aspirations.
F. W. DAVIi:. Clmn
JOSEPH BLACK.
j. m. DESAUssci:::.
J. W. OSBORNE.
D. M. BAUKIXGER.
soldiers were ihakiiig hands with them, when
into the parly tame their mother, wilh a little
infant in her irms. The little ones actually
commenced ditiding their small portion! of pro.
wauijr iwo ug njoa wniji meir momer,. me
scene was too romantic ind affecting or many
a stout Yankee- heart standing by, particularly
pur hero, with pis (ace iWisted in every! possible
shape except that for laughing; the soldier em.
lied the contents ot his haversack ypon the
ground in 'thei midst, anl broke awayj (spite of
tne mans endeavors to retain him while he
thanked him.) winini? Ins eves with, his coat!
'.1. i . . i . y : ' . -
sleeve, more like a schiol bov whmned than
hen accumulated can-
ital is seeking other investments than go
vernment shocks, w'hen.: thp labors of art
are guidedj rjy? "the Jlights ol science, and
the security of 'property sustains And invi
gorates the spirit oi enterprise, the capa-
ouiues 01 aicountry are not permitted to
GEN. TAYLOR THE ADM IN I..
Tiojf. 1
The Y ashington' Correspond r.t,
ai-," of the Baltimore Pa!riot, h a rc
ter to that paper says : I , X
1 he fact ht the Administration U :
one who had manful ly stood a three days can- with .the aid of moder
onading from nearly twojhudred guns.! The P?sheM hef Conquest OV
shout that was sent up frm that crowd jivas al. across desprtseveryW
most as loud afe the One that proclaimed the un.
furling for the first time of the stars and strines
..I - . j . ... i 1 . . , 1 ....
upon the walls ot ban Juan de Llloa.
the contrivances of human labor!
In ..the entire range of the Atlantic ter for a Rail Road from Richmond toDan- ; through Virginia by Guyandotte Jnd
vine, liut are Uharleston and the districts , a tew by the defiles of the mountains of!
already mentioned only concerned in this , Buncombe and others round by water, not- j
Road ? We answer no. The whole State withstanding its uncertainties and delays
is directly and deeply concerned. The ac- ! and the danger of Cape Hatteras, yet with
quisition of so large, a business must add these numerous detachments astronand
immensely to the wealth of Charleston. It steady current iinds its way by the Wil
is obvious that this must give the State the ! mington Road. There is still another
Ir- r ' : 1 r , . ' . , ..
miuaiiu ui .greater uieaus lor any emer- . -i, mc mnuciisu numuers irom ine oouth : snameiully neglfctin" to reinforce lie
prize which may involve her prosperity, I and southwestern States, who every year ' ,or whoso volunteers arc nearly a!! r
imnrnvprripnf inr At font tint tbi ic not ' visit the nnrth fnr lh mirnntnc nC intoli; ; home their lima !;., L. i.. . '-.
, .... . , j 1 1 . uvi vwvv m9 v 1 j .fcj 11 t'k , . . . Bw. . v j' m 1 vy.jvj I U I V. i I I f m w I II J T ) UW I i 3 f
ne waste, uecause naiure nas not opened ail. The accumulation of wealth in the gence, health and recreation. The large
aiway,in'?ne;miast 01 them, orDecause city of Charleston must diffuse greater number ot merchants who periodically vi
the mountain ridge; the broad valley and Wealth all over th Statu f!.-inil 1iL-i I sit the Northern Cities in nnrMitA rni,u
the unnavigable river intercept the dis- water, will seek its level, and when com- ; all these are dispersed and scattered thro'
tant '.market! i i betition has diminished th nrnfits of husi. i many different wavs for want of hnr simp.
I Civilization dwellsirio longer, ;only on ; ness in the city, the excess of canital will rior and direct route. Where can that su
the shores! of the :dcean or (the banks of! flow into those nortions. whnrp mmnpti. ' nerior and direct route bp bad ? i I nnwir
rivers. Cbriimerce hi'e!r.faitHful handmaid, iion is less and nroflts hicrher. Rv t.h on-'1 utihesitatinglv Richmond. Danville. Char-
eration of this principle, whatever enrich
es Charleston,: must enrich the State, and
it is not less true that what enriches the
State enriches Charleston, showing the
humanity. ' fin this march of improvement identity of our interest. We therefore re-
.the aid of modern discoveries has
oyer mountains and
'.where: amelioratint?
, . . . ; t n
the condition arid elevating the hopes of
perhaps more is due to the agency l)f steam i peat that every man in the State is con-
4
who' i
vas 6 remaiii forever inconsola-
ily the ndi' husband was bf a
er, and took every thing com-
'Mjiltar.' Said lieJ turning to his votins?
I ' i 1: 3 J O
Allow trie to address Vou one nraverJ
i8ie ociorf you, do not with me as you
t"uuuc wun my reuecessor. 1 he on
J? Uy ta prolong ti e life of those we
gloved, is to preserve some faithful
Hatnicnce of thenij It belongs.to me-
w7ione to embal n the dead. :
A correspondent of thib 44 Boston Post," whoi
writes from F4yett0ville,N. C, and signs hini
self " CommuiipaV," tells the following good
...... I .1 - - i and to miasmatic regions drive o
"While! was sjopp.ijg ,n Georgia, Dr. Ei gentsof'commerce. .In the N
ma an anecdole of Judgp Battle, of tiis State!
which shows Uie humor fhat grave judges yrit
sometimes indulge in. At a small county town
where the cotirt wis in session, Judges Battle
pic-Muni, a i-btcus was auverusea 10 peiiurm j
than any other single power, and applied
to the. propelling ot cars on Rail Roads it
iSjimpossiblq to conceive the mighty chang
es it is destined to work on the face of the
globe the diseases1 proper to thait season
off the a-
Nrirth, the
canals arid, fivers are often! rendered un-
navigable!; by" the ice of winter. But a
Rail Roa4 is independent of the seasons.
and by the aid of modern engineering, al-
icerned ini the success of this Road, and
should the success of the Road require it,
we would call upon the State for aid, con
fident in her enlightened views of her own
interest.
lotte and iouth Carolina Rail Road. Al
ready every facility necessary is afforded
to Richmond, from thence to Danville the
Road is already under contract, one hun
dred and thirty miles more will bring it to
Charlotte. Build a Road that will secure
comfort, safety and speed to travellers and
you may defy competition. With return
ing Spring the Northern merchants, agents
and .adventurers of every description, the
men bf leisure, fortune and the victims of
We will next consider what interest dSf asc take up their line of march for the
most of all other difficulties.
iL
i North Carolina has in this enterprize. Can
it be expedient in her lo promote a scheme
which will carry beyond ber frontier so
large ah amount of produce to swell the.
exchanges df a sister State ? If within her
1 ! ' !
from the Albtlntj Cullhatcr. j!
ftfWUGllINGTOU WHEAT. !
Bit few farmers nUv wSllin" tn tinder!
jweip'urchasa at d dse of the subsoil
i". put nu may auopt tlie practice of
"trwxntng by the ordinary; method
r Wparls of the country, the soil may
i J. "t ,,,ProYtu m ,ls wneai-fraising
l?,ltH by throwin ; up and mixing jwith
urf4ce, ai small portion of the KubsoiK
l ,e,instances th is has been attendee!
ngly succk'ssful effects.
4 II U
jWff the sub ;pil;has been fhrqwn
surface, the increase in the growtlj.
as been almost incredible; A
l".-ur.unas' been
uSt scattered
Cjcyr the! surfabef manyy feet
hfc 1 Afterwards .wheni thri'crop
l ltr.on khe rest of 1 heflii
I''f five-busheU'ner acre, tbi : nrirti
.J-f
t
1
itv-;
tie earth taken from a
I . 1 ; 1 .1,1
crop of
he field
w.-K'.wlw.ljrL 1 .I'. . i
I. - fr been thudcovercd with snhsoili
1, - Koni iwemy to twenty-five bush
. :,r' jin ini; case, the soil Was
i I the slMir8ombvhat clayey
retained a imill portion of 'carbon
,,r,tartfsiing slightly in the a-
ft operation rendered, the soil strori
yrHtHier; adapted j to the
rw. 5 wneat. Doubtle.ss large nor-
r" -.x miv uiutuvibvp j "o"T j i v' ill HUUIU xic , uctiri iui iici uu una uuuo
was so great serious y to disturb the -courU vvhere the regular rate exceeds 0 miles :tion must bedecided by reference to the
1 ne juage sioopea proceedings, and saysMrjl an hour. As tor salety, there is much less ;ipreSent, and What seems likely to be a per-
""-"I v i'u ii4uw me camititi oi iuat aanger man
in travelling
company 10 comp inio inexouriiiouse .tor a tew . stage coach. But its
m.uuies. iimsnermweni ouv and; in arievy sts in lhe Capability
mmuxe. remrneq n m? v gue nof 1 lhe
iiirimii wtm in T- k rii T .inin
north, and the tide of travel again liows
through the gates of Charlotte. It is im
possible to conceive a situation more for
tunate. A failure to secure this impor
tant business' can only result from gross
mismanagement. This flowing and re
flowing stream ef travel, is founded upon
influences that are permanent in their na
ture and increasing in their strength.
No other guaranteers arc necessary but
cheapness, speed, comfort and safety. Per-
an Ordinary imanont pnnilitinn nftbinorc She literal v haDS it is we 11 to give some instances 01
Inthequal- bonj
ers there was a market to which this
i
tin .hut i
nefMeclinfT i rpt.lv ir I.; A .it
leaving him in (he dark Us to Uswisl.o- ;
tensions wilh regard td Aiturt t.ptrat:. : c
becoming the constant Ibrine creamed C.
sion in all circles herel What'caa ;t t
It is currently stated that the Secretary c
and the President caused tie private h it" r
ten by Gen. Taylor to tfen. Gaines, an i v
the latter allowed to be published, in j j
its author, to be enclosed to Geo. Tavl r
an insulting demand to know xrbetber !
it; and that old Rough and Ready pron ,
4rankly replied that he did write it, not' i '
ing it fur lhe public eye ; but inasmuch
had been published, andwa all true, he i
nothing in its statements; to strike out or a
Those who were not pleased with its Cuu.;
might make the most of (he matter! ' '
The Idler from Gen. Tajlor to lhe War V
partmcnt, whichtbe Adtniniftretion has not a r
fit to publh, will yet be apt .tocee fhe !-!.,
well as the one he wrolc to Genj "Scottjn
ply tojhe one inf.rmin bim thatthe bst !
of his command was to be taken jfrorn hltu !
not produced beLre, Congress wUl t-ift the r
ter thoroughly and bring kith that which ! '
Polk aims to conceal. ! '
! 'J'lie mystery respecting the free pats to
ta Anna and his suile of Meiican.CieneiaN. v
also be ferreted out, so that the people, wb! .
i to pay, shall know what their lighet j .1
servant has really been doing in'that duk ;
disgraceful matter ! Light must come. 'i
skies are bright and brightening." j
great superio; nty con- ; has no market. Western North Carolina,
of laying the rail in i;,v;th a territbrv of 10.000 snuare miles.
there is the greatest de- aiving in lhe lianniest latitude, possessing
mand foriits service and fixing the termi-ifevery element, moral and material, of
nus at the point which may be the centre wealth and prosperity is so locked up, cut
dent of the 44 bround and lofi v tumbling " did 01 uie 'argesi commerce anu population. otl and shut out from the world trom the
not choose to nut himself tn the trniiiile tn nn.
1 13ut in the mosthopetul Kail ltoad project, ;mere want of internal transport, that
anu says, r can voa
tell me the mfcaningjol all Ihe ootn that w
near around tins nouse7 . liut the sunennten
Judie's questions Very saiact6rily, I ,here 1S one important question first to be
Hir hla "conienhnt" ordered llfltn " d.i. i decided, the cost. The friends bnd pro-
4, Mr.l Sheriff.4 inst conoNict this tnoters of a road trom Charlotte,! JN. C.,to
some point on tne ooutti taroiinauait
Road, in their zeal and ardor have not
overlooked this important matter. They
it
swer tne
and was
ranee vile.
man to the jail, give (huh comfortably quarters
and good farel tilt hji . has grown coqL" The
command was obeyed and the captain was
Wept for .t wen y-four pours, and the next morri-
ingwasordep d berore the judge again; 4' Well,
sir," says' his horior,f 44 ire you cool ? ' Yei,
w . z m
sir, 1 , trnnit . i
perfectly 1"
Do
I heljevie I
am.
you think you
be." 44 SVell,
are
seems almost impossible to account for
what becomes of her produce. It disap
pears like some large rivers which lose
themselves in deserts and marshes and
never firid their way to the ocean. It is
most obvious, that if vou introduce into
have risen from every investigation of this h:s COuntrv a Rail Road, which in reality
subject with their conviction strengthened will.be but the commencement of a new
that a iust exposition of its merits cannot nr,nr nf things, wbieh must soon lead to
fail to secure the confidence of an enlight-; other Roads you will have introduced a ate the prospects ot patronage in this par
the influence of these causes, showing how
far the practical results exceeded previous
calculations. In the Liverpool and Man
chester Rail Road, it was estimated that ;
the number of passengers daily would be
five hundred. The first year it exceeded .
sixteen hundred a day. The number of
passengers between Brussels and Antwerp
per annum, before the establishment, of
Itail Road communication was seventy
five thousand. In eight months after the
opening of the Rail-way the number was
! 511,129, and afterwards the annual inter
course beiween the cities amounted to a
million. The other branch of the business
relates to the freights. Fully to appreci-
"I.. .1 .1. 1 I . P : r-
men niease notice tnai line tuuge 01 ,me um.
berlind Superior court desires no more tooling
, f i ened public. Desiring and expecting the; new creative power which will recast its
.,11111- ! . 1 .
whole destinies. That commerce now lost
on
sir
J7
, . j r w . . . 1
. M ur country mwrht h ihim
l4JlI . r . ""o'1 t' mua
, v w w uuu inanurc
vantnjesH
there mf
greatr
pe.rmaneritl y i t ri proved,
1 mimiifn' tl.iit, I.,:
enftnt'rttno ;.t k-; .-,u .l
ijuov ur.in.aui ine stir
fv Kin ntliAP ciNti .
C s' but Actually detrimental i
i'-77rce.ssity of discriminating and
those brass horns m vours. "iXes
44 And bear i i mind that this is Jutfge Battle
that tells you this. If you should ever come
near his residence, jlZwer William lL Battle
would be glac to seejyoii and hear sore of )our
music; but ihe "Judge" does not llike to be
interrupted w Ale in thje discharge of his duty.
Sir, I wish y u good! morning." The captain
of tlie 4 bras; ihings " 'bid his honor a "very
gotnl morning," and he was careful,; after he
mounted his lorse, to suppress all loafing till he
got outside of! Curnbeiland county.
road to be made of the best materials and
executed in the best manner, they are pre
pared for liberal estimates.
ticular, it will be necessary to refer lo the
position, extent and fertility of the country
and fritted away in a
and hidden tracks, then collected into one
thousand ob'scure ; Its position is adjoining a portion of South
material, 'would roll impetuously to the
ocean. The returning tide will bring in
exchange those values that stimulate in
Anecdote p Sirllfynry FaasAa tee. -Lady
Fanshawe relates to her son the following an-
They believe that if it should cost 810,-;; bold stream of great volume and varied
000 or $12,000 a mile, a fair exposition of .
its importance and value to the States of
North and South Carolina cannot fail to;
inspire the conviction that it wi 1 be one:
of the greatest blessings that Deity could
confer upon them. What are the inter-;
ests at stake and who are concerned ?
First, as for South Carolina. If the Road
Carolina occupied in the cultivation of
Cotton and through which the road will
pass. Here then is a demand and mar
ket in the very region of the Road, and
should those causes which have latterly
GEN. TAYLOR AND THE BATTLB
BUENA VISTA?
We are authorized to say that Gen. T
never used the exprcssioe whicSi hes c1
such general currency through tie puh'l ;
that 44 if there bad been only regular i
battle of Buena Vista, he would probaV
lost the day, as the XIiftis:;ppi vplunt. ; :
whipped ihree limes, vrit&out know i -This,
he considers, U doing injustice tj ;
ular aim. J
The letter, under watch re ir.h? i'.r
statement, continue, and say"'ro lit f.
tertaining such a rentiment, tl.-' (it : :
mented nothing mora ttro.ng't ti.in I...-
want of regular infantry, as a Lsir !,
, a strong battalion would bare rr.ib'.eJ !.
carry the enemy artillery, tr.. to Lave
ly destroyed bis army.
, We are farther authorized to ih-ny l!v? r
that lhe officers neit in rank were rp;
giving battle, which is entirely untr::?,
1 calculated lo ioiure these cl7.crrs 11 zV.
. . . . .
r i
l. AVIIUIIgO . .4 4.V"- - - - . I ..r
dustry, reward labor, excite hope, enrich ; shortened the cotton crop of the Western
a people-! 1 be impulse given, wnai pow
iu-'
K:
1
ecdote of his grandfather, Sir Henry Fanshawe, East, a part of York and Chester and the
er can arrest the march of improvement
and say thus far shall it go and no farther. ,
But bv the known laws of political econ-
should pass on the western side bf the Ca-; omy it must .spread sensibly and rapidly
tawba.lhe districts of 1 ork, Chester, r air- ! over the whole State, this is no section
al affair, but emphatically, a State enter
prize, arid itjbehoves the commonwealth
rVntK frnl'ma to regard it of nara-
KJ 4 4M O - 1
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field, and the town of Columbia are di
rectly concerned. If it should go to the;
Ht- TrTUe whitrr-Dperativesi in a
4unnu?!l(:iory!n Richmond, Va.,
HI: . ,f-,ct together and resolved to
r,!?n css negroes
' Hi iaKen away,
ciurne(i to them
n the
The
to ;
.V
1 , :iurne(i to; ihm .r:iLT
2Wf M 0 reason of these ones
'At
Leo
J
4 r wa m.k .ij
in . - 1
who lived in Queen Elizabeth's reign :
He had grsat honor and generosity in his na-
ture, toshow you a little part of which, I will j
tell you this f him. j He had a horse that the
then Earl ofpxeter?was much pleased with, and
Sir Henry esteemed, because he deserved it.
My Lord, afi fr som apology, desired Sir Hen.
ry to let him have his horse, and he would give
him what h s would ; he replied, 44 My lord, I
have no thou iht of skllintr him. but to serve vou :
I bought hint of such a person, and gave so much;
ior aim, anohat sa'all he the price lo you, as 1
1 of these one
felt the degradation
dewof negro slavesor
av6 labor had an cf.
own wages, wc arc
Pat.,
entire district of Lancaster andia part of! mourit importance. There is one feature
Kershaw and the town of Camden are di-; , jn this project, particularly to be remark
rectly concerned. ij ed. From its character and location, there
Cotton is cultivated in these districts ex-:; can.be no delusion, no humbug in the mat
tensivel'y and successfully. The crop of ! ter. , The Road itself is a small aimir.--
J . . .- A t. J. 1..M T,U innnocl rnntn fniltfmnlfttt'd WlllOare-
the couniry is iraus-jorieu aimost eniireiji -mc iuiij,wnuUiWv . ........
upon
wagons.
After the midd
ol De-l' ly exceed a hundred and the shortest may
circulate uncontradicted. A'. O. 't.' .'
1 ,nMirv iwrnmn iii a tzreriter or ess t e- i . 1 uc - -
gree, permanent and continue to shorten j under G' lylor: . 1 . .
it, the cultivation ot cotton will become, Caxt xeab ivio.vrritnr, Jiay o, 1
more extended, and the demand for grain j amglad to find thai the public journal
increasedf as unngs now are w noever to apDreciate the tieneral s recent c:
thought of taking a barrel of flour or a in(j ,ee in the conflict at Bueo Vista, i
bushel of corn to Charleston for export, j thing more than mere brute force. j
But with a Road that will open to Wes- You may depend on it, that 'enxy i r
tern North Carolina the markets of Eu- 'orc and during the btille, was": weJI cc
rope, one is bewildered in the attempt to ed, and that the high responsibly cf gni
make an estimate. In a report made on was assumed, not from the spirit cf re
this subject 50,000 bushels of corn are set daring, but because the good of the serv.
down as the amount likely to be taken on the country .olutelemded u. I he
.u R.;i Road. If the world wameu 11 erai s anxiety was -
v tui 1 . T
remunerating prices, 1
from each
bad, and
rem ber the roads are generally
as the winter advances the gr0w worsej
and by the first of Spring are almost im-
passable to heavy or full loaded; wagons
Its importance
of
and would give
i,i,.i.i 1 -rA fiOOOO bushels
auuuiu H i , ill
ry far short 01 wnai wuum .c
10 uie
pnnntv as Ve
actually exponeo. iy r,r""
lhe Price IO VOU, as lbnr, i-,..,rt4 U it J imnns hU tn PsJ
much, put I will give you Sir Hen.
which he made no answer. Next
1 hnt'a t,n
ry, fifiy ; to kvbicb he made no answer. Next
day, my lorq sent a'gentleniaa with sixty pieces
feirjtienry rfiaue answer; That was the price
he paid, and once bad offered him to my lord at
uui uyia ui;iag ttccpicu, His price
novr.
was
of labor consumed and the number
of, supernumerary horses supported for the
mere transport of .tnecrop, to market.-j
Butitbisls not al, when the labors for the
new rrnnt commences. Iho norses are;
1 ' -T- . . . s i - ii ' "
enntmet it th eicrhtV miles
: : iLA ..vlo if w rvF
ic rlnrii'ci enlirP V imm I UC 'ul " i UUluaiM - 1 ., . r , ,
s Urin i 111 extend a Rail Road census of 1840, it appears
alrLdin successful operation into the burg conjjy gofW
heart of a countrw the resDurcesof which corn, 73,315 oosbeia. oy .
are universally known. It does not re-; pounds of picked h
quire to e bolstered up with glowing spe- duction of one count yn
ca aUdnQon its ! own procreative influ- guid and paralyzed cond t ton of Us indus
culation Pn; ,,t.tn, frnm n-lpa nf ; . and agriculture When it is remem-
UC-
tn mpi th enemr. and trom IBM
was clear and cheerful.
so
SSontTary,ii
tbougHof great1 Utilify, comparatively of! ties equa ly highly .en.oued, the pr
I
Rose Bu,h.-An afnateut fl.rt
town.b- succeeded ia raising rose W.e j
aeeds planted during lhe ear.y part i,:
,prin-o of these pnKlacedliAidi. It .
down? -in the books," that rose seedi r
one year to germinate, and three years U
dace flowers; but here the- wholo 'r?tt
bis been neaHy completed witlbi a A-vr ir
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