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rtiiia. U'our! -r.ft-rc cltf r2d
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vorlHf v llif year.
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.jJhnJit lp depjityjjsupeiintendent of
i'tteilnlUali the VVashington city pa- j ev
BRUNER & JAMES,
Editor! Proprietors.
i' Keep a check vtotk iu. roc 4'WC&JArJf Tie
llCLERS. &U1&Z2r
Tins, A!co Liberty is safe."
Gtu'l. Ilarrifon.
NEW SERIES,;
XCMBEK 23, OF VOLUME IV.
SALISBURY, NIC, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1847.
evolutions of the political and social circle in '
i a . .1. . . I ...I. : .. i. r . .l . : t l i 1
r..HMiti". sensible remains 10 wie wnicu, ior ine time nemg, ma ut&uuj m;iy ue
f iM.UaiU itthc Southern States. i cast ; and if his jtiilfe to companionship and to
ri
sensible
4 C) lfi
i ' . i...
r
- r i... :
pr a .prrics 01 ktiuips
"the full aJ winter, ut
(Tcsiitid.
From the Richmond Southerner. ;!
Newspaper Press in all Countries.
We have gathered some statistics of the
iiization brings iii it train, is no otherwise re- ! newspaper press, in all countries, of h ve-
,11
TlU; iU::)S OF EDUCATION IN
TMK OlilTIlKUX jSTATHS.
v A'irt!iiirmnl mnvptncnl. having fir
:rfy j!",rouSa elementary
i "ivc ;lo pilaci iral lililyj iindTyflividual and
"P;j hetn, iV tiow Ui p at tlio
a Ae fvtst, and ihc Wws.t, under auspices
coyni?ed, it will j assert' itself ultimately, and
with a fearlful pofwei, in some oi the violent
outbreaks whic h frni time to time electrify the
public mind, and jarry desolatibn to the hearths
of some innocent or hapless victim.
The State i$ no on(y called upon to provide a
specitic and ample; fuijd from its resources, to be j - tjie
-5 M . . i A- . r Dress in the American union
ion, in cin-uuiiiuiij uie wen-airecieu eiions oi . , , ,
ry interesting and instructive character.
These statistics arje in a high degree bdm
plimentary to the inquiring spirit and in
telligence of the people of the Uhited
States. The freedom of thousht and the
i VIII UUUWM' HiliVIU AlClO Ub lIUtlM M. M'
liberty ot speech Constitute the basis of! domestic difficulties now afflicting that ; This will give us four millions sheets cir-
paper ; country will no doubt result in giving use- culated by these ore cities, 'Allow that
hould ; fi instruction to the neonle. ltussia and each State, without these cities, will av-
I p ! .1 l . . ; i ' . . .-. . . . ....
individuals in thi department of the social fab. u,e rt source 01 l)r,ue 1U exuuanon o us, ; prUssia will one day do better than they : erage litteen hundred per weelc, which is
ric. but in order lo render its aid effective, it ! lhat our counry on,y of recent date, novv do, especially the latter, since the very moderate, it will be, in round num-
ihould create such ari organization- may an. I should be so tar in advance of all the S establishment of a Legislative Council. bers, five thousand two hundred millions
exoended, under proper restraints andsupervis. ! W.HUC Vr V : country will no doubt result ill giving use
1 1 1 - viVk in rip r m pripan iininn r vnnn ri
,'n,A fi"ne.icht)o
y uvoi ce,murn!
r, l(lrings .l
5ietfin '?f tihat ancierit
sysjem of Massachu
haslheen in "(peraiion
! pear best adapted to secure the object in view. 1-Otalcs and Kingdoms ot me world ill this
This organization1 should lie uniform, simple, j particular. We do not profess tobe entirely
i and efficient so consiitued as to enlist the ac- ! accurate as to the precise number of pa-
s, h.-s dispensed the in. j tjve agency ofthefinhaMant:i of the seyearaldis. pers. in every country ; but we give the
a go5odr education over tricts, their ofilcejs ami teachers, while, at the : returns as we have procured them dn the
K-ierlt Commenwealth ; limn, it shohlrl fiilfill. with regard to oth. hpt data. It mav nnt nnrns h rJnt rP
.CtVi amp, $ funds 4ct arfart lor that purpose , er portions of the State, and to the authorities
4rc!cM apd exflufHely appropriated to ; charged with its; general s upervision, all the
1 t-MVr.tKitiic inMracjion, effected a sim- , 0,jccts and purposes fof itSj creation. In the
atjsence ot sucn an organization, a very slight
interest will be fait im the Scattered and isola-
kC;of thirt2vi,nf' holder?.. Rhode
,fjj(Aiiie,'Vftmon, and Jlampshire have
ofaikiy.ril'- pystea; common school ted' institutions for
fji ahuii(l..i!ly adequate to the wants of w;i JCCome nel
puuic in
truction
teachers
lntly adeqaale to the wants ot wjj JCcome neligeiil and remiss ; and pub-
iMi)ulalioii I aii'-1 Nw Jcrsry -lie and piivate 'fijtids will lie virtually wasted;
i. . ; -.1 .j . . 1 1 ! 1 .. -ii 1:1..
.'" '' . t ' I. . i .1 . .U .nM 1 .1 . f 1 l' 1:1..
'Jitrr briUtoti aido jy wuu :: ; anq tnc great woik ok eaueauon win speeunj
(v.jl ni uiofnl culiure within the reah and
-jidwfmMo piUaqizatioiiJamr complete efT,- j ly, wilh the beneftcialjoperations of the system i ern paper appeared in England in period
rfvof the Nei? Voik system has already 1 a( nuhWe instruction now in progress in New 1 ical sheets in the year lo. It was call-
IIH'F - .vi.v.. . " 1.HI, ilUVJ ilUl lliu uuillip il'ui I'vuvu i ."O
iX sc v 11: "hund od-aiffl lilt y lhou.and,of naiticiimted in the various movements which i doubt, suggested the idea ot the lUercury
ltri-Ariunnu ilic number is annually jn- u,;,Jer the immediate auspices of a succession of j Francais, (Frenclt Mercury,) which began
iiin jthe iaverape ratio of' more tliun j a,je
jliiiiutiticl J11 each yejir of its stately atul 1 i,llc,
yiVot progies. Her system, .combining, I otl a
tho iyurlous i'.xcellcncies, and av
jivi very i;.raMat,nt, jhc defects of tl
jci. ill point jof time, preceded it, , has
Urtho iyurious t'.xcellcncies, and avoid.
those
point lot tune, preceded it. nas at-
Jilia ultentian anil excited the active em
,;om4 oiilv bf a largo proportion of the
iMi States, alio! Territories, including Ohio
;L';W In')ia'liif lltinoil, Wisconsin, &icM
J?ra!i ;atitto.8oiith,!jiud ('auada at the
hr, itt Utl'ii'ojf which iCiias been success-
ucei jvyiltiii tho( compass ol a few
Krift the tlit vcarTan Kssociation of influ-
Ut cflkMent pesoni has been formed
,ie;'illil;eaVl aiiH Wert, for .the purpose
jij(lc(j4ititiejeinMtlry 'ejhjcat'ujn throughout
Vmir valley of thjo .Mi4siiippi ; and ex
icniur LJei, f VemonV,aided by an efl'e--
. rf. : 1 j i 1 ... ..1 1
i ru-tMMraineq intiiuciois, uas jimi
viiti of lib is lireat and most ben
r pyt.
and cnlighted statesmen, have! placed the
interests of popular equcatibn in that State up
im elevated and commanding basis, the un
dersigncd feels great confidence in commend
mi the earnest attention of his fellow-citizens
in the South the! prominent principles and effi
cient oruanizatioh of that system. Many of its
details may, perhaps be found impracticable
in communities ho sparsely settled as in por
tions of these States ;! but the practical recog
nition of the rixht of every child destined here
after to assume the relpons bilities and perform
may not perhaps
place to present a short sketch of the ori
gin and progress of the newspaper press,
before we proceed to give these statistics.
The origin of gazettes or newspapers
extends back as far as the commencement
of the sixteenth centurj'. The first, of
which we know any thing, was the Ga
zette of Venice, which began about 1502.
It received its name from a small Vene
tian n .pound, truck tb rLthe ( I.
White, Avho was at LiiVioV. ThVC-.!. r 1
oul;prroni to discover the rxTjH'Uat. r f
outragr and aftrr.a time wrut i'hUMi.!.i
front of hii encampment. : Oa lif r t: i '
ditirrfnt route, be Hopped at the fit iff
hi Ofiicer, and jwike to Lien cf ul-l
ing on, .but received no reply. Vl'nt -
few Mfps further, he wag met4y )i
Stubbs, who in much excitement tn?nt , !
that a large crowd if wldier frm l!.
Regiment of the Brigade bad asifjul! ! i
the teni of Lieut. Col. Fagg,'(whfi Jay
ously ill in bed); that they were rn;:;"
earnest conversation, and Lo feared ii:'c:
t , .; . . . harm to him, (Col. P.), The Co!&r.( i:.'
merce, learning and manufactures; the yet it was not known or discovered until 0alU-J a Lieutenant who was near, an UV.i:
asylum for the oppressed of every clime. 1492, and has had. a separate existanccas etj ,;m lo brin 20 men of bis Oanp u.v 1 .
a nation only seventy years. T his com- Colonel's lent immediately, telling him ( 1
parison is prodigiously in our favor, and assemblage just referred to; and bis ap;r.
reads almost like romance. j; , sion of their evil intentions he hinii 'If
There are issued in the cities of New walking on towards the tent ofA?ol. Fur :
York and Philadelphia, at a low calcula- !efore arriving there, he aw"a body f ;
more men asemtled in the Ulhcer .rci .
the quarters of Company D. Re tumc !
approached them. They were rng3c i.; (
vertation in a low, earnest tone. He ci
ed that they were soldieis of other Ile'i
belore being observed by ihem ; cha'.!--aud
ordered them to itand. 'ITiey hc
move, and he npproached nearef, ull tt
ing them to halt, or he would f.ie. 1
crowd broke as he cama nearer, a. 1 1 1
Italy is improving, but Austria and Spain 1 per annum. 1 his will be five papers per diflVrent directions. Before and af:er i
will haive to give up much ihnocent and 1 week to each man, woman and child and he repeatedly colled out, Halt, or I wi'.l ;
guilty blood, before any hope can be en- 2G0 per yar. There is one"' newspaper They, continued 10 run at the sai ; t
tertamed lor their regeneration
Now, its despotic laws forbid free enquiry
and discussion both in religion and poli
tics. The people of Switzerland love
their native hills more than they do liber
ty and knowledge. They can see oppres
sion in other countries, and will raise ar
mies to fight against it; but can hardly
liort, two millions of sheets per week for
each citr. Sav that Boston." Baltimore
and New Orleans issue two millions more.
In En?- ! for everv 5.780 inhabitants. Is ittrangc threatening him, .and he fired Lis 1
land, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, proba- i that knowledge should run to and fro and diat part of the -crowd which 5 ran t
bly the most free of European Govern-! increase, and that our country should be lhe front, aud immediately ca!!don t;
. .... .1 1 i ' ki .,,1 u J cers to luru ouflheir Cotnnane un ! r
inent, ine uress. inouirn suiieruii; uuuer uirascu uuuer suuu giivuui3ianv,c3 i
heavy taxation, is the largest, they pub
press and its influence lor good or evil, ; , fi f
Li. r li u first wa Private Bradley, of 1
County, mustered into service w it I
lishing in round numbers 1350.
India has 32,Oceanica 17, Turkey since ! after this enumeration of its jtrength and
1832 has 4, Greece 1, and the Candia Isles j its growth in the jUnitedj States. Surely
has issued its paper. Sable and degraded though, while these figures aire gratifying
Africa has 3, and they have ; been estab- j to us as Americatisfcand shovyfresults that
lished by emigrants from the U. States. I ought to inspire gratitude to jdod for such
iTotie;e iiuti.f place the means of in-j fjl h.to incompetent and worthless hands.i " '':cu"a ? T V , ve now ue up North: and South ! ancestors.who; tnrongq; prifaupn ,anq
Iioinl clime within the reah and avln f;r sJverat! yeaL been practically jan .com, (Gazetta.) the price charged for ; America. In the British Possessions in blood worked out, such a poitica! salya-
IvmnviUC- every child of the State. ! and in,i,nately conversant, i , an official capaci- cau-...umuc. u ; xNonti .America iujred.1. newspapers lion tor our .country, we. may yet leei num
- ' i r n: . . . 1 1 ... urn ninap lfiirii i il' n 111 111 ici 1 iiu - t nn nor rt v 1 11 iriM 1 nv it rs. iirr ixti tin v w n ntyc?T 11 urn inn rio w 1
including territory conquered from Mexi- "1onv ambition and the pride of place."
co. there are 3,3(0. In Mexico and Gua
in 1G05. In 1G05, sixty years aiterwards,
appeared the Journal des Savans, and
which existed until 1792, when it ceased
to be. It was, however, re-animated for
for
teraala, including ten established by citi
zens pf the United States in territories
conquered from the former, there are 34.
In South America, including the Spanish
and French West Indies, there are only
35. Blost ol the South American uov-
a short time in 1797, and second time fell j ernments .profess to be modelled after our
through, but was again commenced,, and ! 0wn, but in almost eiery pArticiilar they
from 181G has been continued with sue- bear to us no resemblance; They made
cess. a brave resistance to their mother country
.From tk JtuUixh Keziirter.
DISTURB A X C K IX Tin: Ni c. ukci.
"MliNT OF VOLI XTEFRS AT Bl'KNA
VISTA. '
We bad not intended to make any commen-
!
ment of f upernumeraries under Lt. Ci
ana1; attached lo Company A. cu reac!
army the other was a Private .f tl.c Vir
Regiment, This occurred about La'.!";
o'clock, P. M. when, !y the regulation-,
soldier is required o bo in bis tent. Xi.i r
Virginia soldiers Had lecn , notified tK 1; 1
must not enter the encampment If our v.
above stated, and after frequent and rep
warning from the. Colonel to the nun c 1
right wing of the camp, in which Corn; a
; was stationed, not to.he out of their tci t-
: night telling them of the precautions I
taken fogaurd against violence, and cf lU
r gef that would be incurred in being c;;t I
; P. immediately sent to the Virginia Ilev
for a Surireon to assist in examioing the t, .
tary on the unfortunate occurrences in the j of Private Bradley, who died of the lami, :
Camp of our Regiment at. Buena Vista, until the morning. I I
fucts should be ascertained by the; proper mili- , Immediately on the report of.the pi?', j',
tary tribunal, which we had supposed would be Sergeant attempted to bring the Guard lu ;
constituted for that purpose. But the subject , Colonel, hut two o! them deserted. 1
having become a theme of general discussion, along the line towards the extreme 112b'.1 '
and a port ion oT the pres having indicated a that the Companies turned out, the Col:pl'
disjU)sition to censure in advance the course covered lhat, notwithstanding his rejw'at !
of the commanding Oliier, we have deemed ders, no obstacle had been opposed to tie
it oup duty to inquire into the circumstances, trance of men from other Regiments it j
o far as known here from any authentic source, camp, although Officers of that win;-; c
,and to lay the. result before our readers. j mand ol their Companies. ; Son after,; in
'tciiftr
Wlf in the
Saus it wi
rt- it. 1 i
r
1.
ije. seen! that in every other por-
jnid. irni.in . Ironi .Mhine on the north to
4 lliji.jiith, fi iltn the Atlantic -coast on
v'HHt iotrj'. Verge tit the lteky Mirtmlains
(at iftUithe respective Slate and iru
cUlfliiif. thejfitettds of education and
ji.'pqe' griiiall)V lvcf united., n the most
n ni 111 I' 1 II "wi 1 un ex
w ; - -ww j v on iv-(,u Illy il.Ul .) J , T
wn and djlfti.-don ot knowledge ihiou
mis ot, those who aro to succeed them
tWnnliK' iiiheritnnce of?our fren 'iiwiimi;,.,.,.
:.j..i.. .i- . :. .1 1. .-. . ' . . '
.r;r,jj it nun; me f signs ot the times"
existmg hahits ana insiiiqiions oi uiuercm iv
calities. i
Davioso CoLEtsri, Aug. 11, 1847.
The Alumni of faav'lson College hav-
fit lc ! A,-. ,1 wn wti nr r fr f"
ing assemtiieui accoruum nujuuMimu..
On motion of Si C. iPharr, lt. L. feher-
rill was choseh toctai secretary pro tern.
The chairman of thtjj committee previ-
ointed to draft a constitution,
of three be ap
his bo-
tliut the Xoilh Carolina Begi- main street of tbo camp, he met Gen. (4 1-
the United States, there are only 1.02 . , S , n.e t;!nR j ca,j)p with those and .his Staff, and an odicerfof the ir-'
ish.jjjxcluding the-UttVtud-Mates, ,-ratn r ,U-A an.? Misis?ippi. iThe soldiers Upginient, the latter of whom insisted tfeut (
dish 2."0 more papers (1f the t u litter had' taken ui an aversion to P. should go into. bis tent, lor lie bad t -,
r!j itu'crpijiMing tho je lemons of sound poli- on 1
ioftrneM( 0,ud imresively inculcated by , n r
iiiilJ ,yrtihingtoii land -conscious t hat " bc
) . rcrfaimiuoi imisiii 1 iA ih. Vim,..;,.,., i? LHstnn
: Tie tm iiili-
- r. Wf ' ' . I ,
The oldest political journal, properly ! for what they regarded their liberties and
periodical, is the ! Gazette de France, in- independenee ; but thus far they have
stituted as far back as 1G31. In 1753, reaned but little from their change of co-
the duties of a citizenofa free repu!Iiq, to such j there were puDiisneu in jngianu vari) loniai uepenuence 10 inuepcnucm jiowt-is.
1in education as wilHenable him intelligently but 7,411,757 papers, or, to be more clear- Ji will be seen by this statement, that
to acquit himself of those hfigh functions, and ot , k understood, there were only that many , there are published throughout the world
the corresponding dufu on the part 01 tne state 1 sheets circulated ilrom all tne puptications ; 5,84t2 papers and periodicals, ipsw ing
to nrovide the reouisile facilities for the full eh- 1 inthe kingdom, tin 17G0 this number was ! out England. Ireland. Scotland and Wales,
1 ----a 1 cu ,
joyment of this r)ght,jwill ikot fail to lead to the increased to 9,000,000; in 1837 to more and
adoption ol suchjineasuresj and to secure sucn i than 48,000,000, and in 1847 to 65.000,000. ' publ
an organizauonas M ai. o luu. .. ucn ..This increase s extraordinarvftWtTTmvs v,o-Britib K!p mil
to the wants and; modi in accordance y.ioiue , rf noweP Qf tic nress. ItsMnflnnee (ev. thn ll ib Wnrbl .besides, while the L'ni- rJ P.,,,,,. :,u,l. as he was infonned. hud fre-
ery where great) on the pcMular mind of ted States ppblish 1079 more than every .piently threatend his life, and advised his own
England is tremendous. ajM must, at no muntrv 011 the clohe. Could any thing men to take it. Their hostile feeling w-.is fur-
very remote period, ole4-throw the "cus- be more complitnentary to the people ot
tpins, usages and lavvs"-et remaining ot the United States? Could there be ex
the feudal age, and give Cj tjhat country ; hihited any greater evidence of the fitness
those civil and religious rights which free of our institutions for the diffusion of know
institutions alone can confer. The press U dge and the development of the higher
is able, and though it scattells evil as we I nontiments of man and the " divinity which
, , w m - - - '
as good, it invites inquiry arm discussion.
There is such a wide deference be
tween the journalism of ouf day and that
of former times, that we rnay consider
' 1. . 1 7 ,
spaners anogeiner Hmo'tern inven-
f
coming tiom crotyus ot men,
other way than in' com-
mo
pointed to report afconstituti
dy on to-morrdw rtiorni'ng.
motion of Li C. IPharr. iMessrs
stirs within him." Man, fo a groat de
gree, partakes of the Divine nature itself,
and forms the great link between the phy
sical and intellectual world. He is the
(her mani!e?ted by diluting him with insu'.tin;
noises as he passed their q uitters iu dischar-
giiiil of his duties as l ield Ollicer of the day.
'fhese ;.!iuhs
were noticed in no
plaint to their Officers. He had never spoken
to a soldier ot either of these llegiments, un
less brought into contact ' with; them in the
course ot duty, which had required him
to have some of them confined for breaches ot
di-cinline. This ?taie ot feeling having con-
tinned lor several weeks, 011 iiiu oim ui "i
Caston
iQ lulIiHed by the universal and mil tee
fugh Wudatioti of her sons aud daughters
ir l llftimtrij n:iti-iitte Inn. I ..1, . I .,i 1. -
itilifiJ lave" taken ib'eir stand up.n this
imjire;naoie principle ; and wo are
'WnpAii hyjifery consideration which can
vli; brethren of tie same common family
Aliens .-of jb satnc' nestimablo Union, anil
Nlywtereyf4:Hl th erpetuity and abiding
lbe.linr cherished institutions to
Tif tiuif y, heartily, and cllieicntfv iu
rrill, James Knox and W. Therl
, were clppointed as the above co
! "
On motion Of V. Therlow Caston, it
was, )
licsolccd, 1 hat a committee of three be
only being that can hold converse with
compared with tKfe erazettes of our the world and commune with his God, and i ith cf Augu-t a crowd of more than 100 men
R. f tT7v. Tke neVVSnarit.r nrf.: tnnk its tf o'nxipkM- iiiliunpt tn All these SUOe- fmm ttip Vii-'inia Uegiment entered the. en-
i ' i ' i x i
OW nnrPt M the risrht rii'iriiif over tlic aiiiinulMrt'cition, lie iKts camninoiu o inc
com- j life with the freedmolsoeecw rjother been endowed with the laculty ot speech.
nf rtiuiicc; ...u:u ...m i TS. slu- f:v ir nnt. wbi considering film, with
" "'-vuooiuii, which, wnn all ow -
liberties, we owe to the English
tionof 1G88. Before that epoch, news?
nal.le cnU.i-j. Khali we not cheerfully aPpomted this committee.
WtMlVidppeaH Shall we nk thus riv. ; On motion the meetijig the
VWivtf'uMir glorifius Union far more cf. to meet on to-rilprrbw mornina
V FV M-. m w .- - ' ,
annointrd to renmmpri,) .!,.. . !:K-were consecraied 10 the announce
to ill the vnrfoi. LmX 7r ' Z C " kme? ol e eiammation of
tion, and also ji suitably individual to de
liver the anniversary address at next com
mencement. Messrs. T. M. Kirkpatrick,
i. ij. uiivis ana l,. i. Hutchison were
?at dramatic noet, exclaim-
a
with 9uch larjre iliseourse,
mt od-lik.e trust
Ti4han fan ever he accomplished by po
'IcMiil'rdion, by
party watch-words, by
then adjourned
ig at 8 o'clock.
AugJ 12tH, 8 o'clock, p. m. -
iassnmbled iu the
ikfllf l; legllatiou. or tho most sue. ! The Alumni having
Uph'o 'kdiviiual. local, or sectional College Chapel according to adiournment.
i ue commiuee appointed on yesterday re
ported a constitution, wliich was read aud
received. : , '-f I
The constitution was then read acle
by article andj adopted. ., ' j
On motion of Sj L. Adams, theconti-
luiion was ine,n auopiea as a wrvoie.
.tciVwijsof iho-isau'heJ-n Slates, individu
imuh'rtii, nd especially I hose who pos-
tfie laean if bcst wjng'a suitable educa
Ktlielr, childre ofth? other poritions
y'Hon!, jii provicing those facilities for
Jry nutrqeti,,,, jvhich tho spirit of, the
vt!ie:ehviids oj an advanced civiliza-,
uire. ! Jllur, iu comparison with other
tawbitl fclie retire has been made, ibeir
wttelegi attires htivef failed to provide lhat
titi(i,wieh is rrjquisiic not onlytQ aid
VJVH-!5,"ra'4P !,,divua and sdcial
in tlus repectj bit to ensure the prop.
Nal aiid intiral jrulfivation of that large
i ,la ve-y domfnuntty which is destitute of
u . ' j vwajy oi mis inclination
an 'adeiato Jeddcation for their chil.
The tf fli i 1.1
bkj,A- r ". i J. . ' rM,."i";r.' rn"
Jqnirc lhat all classes and every
-NrcTti7lL l,lloo.t no f.- ... ;ki
i Ninjr.'if!cqualily (a this respect and
CUca piirpdiscsTno jess requisite, to the
elfir'aMth'Si'ifA?ih
1
u (riimoscsTno jess requisite, to the
hSf6l the State It ban tlmcA nf Ifa Pit.
varelAyor,cd heyflnd their fellows in
i 0rW!) lortuucL lhit each indhidual of
,8., 'tioii and:
bt coun
topej
entific subjects and to literature thus its
mnuenpe went no farther than letters.
l ohticswas an interdicted subject, and
could not4e published without the appro
bation oflhe Kingi t
In Piris there aremore than 300 pa
pers, and it will not be uninteresting, we
think, to classify them, for variety sake.
Tliey are as follows : 31 daily pofitical, 4
reviews, 5 small papers, 21 non dailies. 24
religious or moral, (of which 10 are Pro
testant.) 2G devoted to legislation and in-
riajjiuuence, d lo political economy and
" Mirly, Me tl
Looking before and after, gave
To rest in us unused."'
Knowledge is power and the support of
liberty, and no country can be free where
knowledge is interdicted cir confined to
narrow limits. .
But it may not be out of place to anal
yze this subject a little farther. Europe
has a territory of 3,300.000 square miles,
with a population of 235.000.000. and cir
culates only 2,1 10 papers and periodicals. .
Asia has an area of 10,72S.()00 square
miles, with a population of 450,000.000,
and circulates about 40 papers. Africa,
with an area (according fo IT
Ninth Carolina Uegimeut,
aud in the presence ol many ot. its men and
some of its Officers, committed a gross outrage
on military order and propriety,. in interfering
with the internal arrangements for enfoiceing
discipline therein. At the tiine.iof this occur
ence, which took place near the tent of the
'n i v... i .,.,r.MOil to be in another jJ-tt of
li I Ifc l V .
assurance that his life was in danger; ,'n.
lorm ed him that the OfTicercof the jirr-:
Regiment had taken ererj precaution jj
top to iheir men leaving their quarters,
this time, Gen. Wool and Staff, with p .
hal arrived, and thrown a lin tf sentries !
tween the North Carolina Ufgimmt to! t
others and the disturbances ceaseC. j M
Stokes, though very unwell, turned out h - t
dered every assistance to thevCoIonel i c
maud. Lieut. Cl. Fagwas extremelv i I
whole night, and could not get out. .'.
of the Virginia Regiment also made pj-ner
oilers to suppoit the Colonel, if r.eeu(:',
assured him thai that -was a(cotnnvn j !'
among the OtHcers of that Resimeni. Of
own Company Officers, then in cn.;,
tt.r.M made any tender of actual a-t
aul the Lieutenant who was .ordeieJ
lhe twenty men, failed to do fo.
n..;.t i".r..v:ii!ed the remainder cf tl
i" : . l
1 siiK-e. Un the next morning, a j v
ol; 11.
ie Cl
. I"
n nr
ed by mo.t of the Company Ofiicer
foment, then in camp, was sent to t.i
in", in substance, thai uie signer?
it To be necessary for the quiet and lar.r.
the camp, and the Lieut.
1 . t i .i
fc til I II it 1 L I I - 11. I . . . 1 a -
-..v. .w. .i.ou-u io toimrr went oni ana ol the Keciment, fetiT
attemnted to :rres.l emtio ,S ilir : - i.-.-.. ' tr ! . . .
i r , . v. .,.,a...ia, commissiou. i uq .djuiant,l Lieut, aiifleh, !,
but from thettardmess of the Sergeant in order- refused to receive ibis paper,)ind it wasUent t ,
U'J QUI Ills Mi:i n . t h v n onnri . lit tho rv.i I I . . I f ! 1 9 I
lollowing evening. th- loth. 1 Lo same crowd
enmeneed parading the streets of the North
Carolina cam;) in bands, passing several times
immeuiately betore the door and around the
tent of the Colonel, making insulting aud pro-
vok
mg rcmarU:
Col. Paine went out into the c'roMd of Virgin
ia Volunteers, and succeeded in arresting two
j it . -i i, -..,., - - f - .iiiiiii
i ne commiuee ot nominauoji. reported rine ar;s 'md agriculture and rural econ
nominees whifch Were takerr Up separate-! omv. 23 to commerce and industry t to
ly, and the follviHg personrwere elected Public instruction. 20 to the ladies voun'cr
oiucers oi. inis, Association viz : ; "ul,1Rn ana misses tae moiseiies) and chil
' V President,
.Rev. JAMESKNOX.
v :Fo Victf President,
Rec. Sec, ' T. Iyi rkfatr ic k , A. AI
Cor. Sec; WyTiiERLow Caston, A. M.
Treasurer,7i'P?JtojAD. Joiixstox;
government, 12 to history, statistics and
trnvl il tn 1 ; t . . o .1 n. . Willi lll
pa i , in- and imus to 1 e,tricXn m U0 l miles.nd a popula ion ' -,.h his . ...;.,. rcporicd .hemti
iiT. .1 V-u&,--; o "K'atPlc.lls, 1j lo loo .Jig COO circulates hut .,,. I heir CI I. !... ordrr.-d ihem into coofine.
the mathematical and natural sciences, Z ' "it. n' 1 1 . " -.V' l.PTT! This ,,,..,, Hu, rW; for half an
to meuicme, iy tolhe m larvanrl mn. . " "-""J '.,ILu "J
8. 9K.niii.. ivj ui -1 , 1 1 tJL n; tin IUU IUU
which ar considered as forming th
grand division of the globe, has an area
(according to Graberg) of 15,301,73G
square miles, and a population, according
to Maltebrun, of 20,000,000, circulates 20
papers and periodicals. America, North
fjin.l .it. l...c- . . . . : T . I
"' '."11111, Htm .in .in.it acecnungio ia
entaP nress of v,.;cno ioomoao-t i ,
T,.. : V V.... . ' . . v"".w ,.o.uoi uuare nines, anu a
curcn, li to fashion, (Ie modes.) 4 to pic
torial collections, 7 to announces, and 12
I : i. . .. '
wuucuii to arrange nder any category.
As regards the
The Association
then went into an elec-
nppan!
frive aba
Stilt".
L-.fct cl
- 5
wliatever - may be his
Irospects whether Ube
lesl thousands, ,of the
es foverty and misnntune-
lully andi freely in the bless.
15 y nootlier means, and iii no
wcrnme'ntlsuccped in fufilling
c i I . i 1 . . . i ...... r.
icir creation, or individual and
uiiilofirtlr tesnectcd arid main--
Yin i " 3V,lor5rfl iiaruiy ana negiectea
Nile ii'p!maJ j,hrhigh some of t bo. in.
SCt. s.vhcea nd ichauges" of .capri-
NDrDl0'!1 !10 4ea5,l,y and induen
.'miiihiu . aou lie is u.k iiii
4it no
with
V1
"... . vt fv .L :
w Nil Ji VU1 !uu6f "ty, tenain,4ii
Ma- "' D0SSPM an mini-
Ly afT' j -ft,,t low ttumiHisira-
JVp, TJ r M.ihel republie.! He is cer.
e'WrW good or for evil,
;S'.orsn,a:cr
scale, in tho varied
of which lod are pohticV Miterarv,and
im ,l..-.i l . . l w. .
ur;wn:u iu lutai news, v iSHUm"
her is added those papers that
disappear monthly, the result
750 papers, published in the w hole king
jdom; which will be an average of 2j to
every 100,000 inhabitants. : ;!
p In Belgium they have 84 journals, which
is 27 newspapers for 100,000 inhabitants.
In proportion to the population, Belgium
and Brussels have a greater number of
population now perhaps of 45.000,000, cir
culates 3.50 4 papers and periodicals. The
area of square miles of Europe Asia, Af
rica and Oceanica together is 46 ,G00,4Glf
with a population of 807,412,600, only
circulates 248 papers and periodicals out
of the 5,842 published over the whole
globfe. l'he United States has an area of
A500,000 square miles. This, however,
. - hdtir, when the bands of the ohrr Regiments
'"ntyr,s ' again beg in to parade the North Carolina camp,
he fifth , ... ,, i , ..
to iiiio moih-s ai ine voionei unucr cover
of the daikness. He twice altem)ied lo arrest
some of them in person but tbey escaped Id"
their Quarters, cursin.' him as they fled. -The
design to do him personal injuryl being now ap.
parent, the Coionel oidered oul i guard, as Well
for his own safety, as to preseryer the quiet of
the camp. He therefore orderecjj a detail of
eight men for a guard of his own1 quarters. It
was now about 6 o'clock, P Mj Six of them
were brought and placed under the .command
of the Sergeant Major, with instructions to post
two sentries jn the rear of bis tent, to prevent
any otter than .'men of his own llgiment from
passing, and to lake up all : strangers attempt.
! ' ij.: . ..
ing to pass. TbeV irgiuia soldiers bad been pre
viously notified that they would hot 1)3 mflered
includes Texas and Missouri and Oregon seuiiuels with those instructions! (bo Ser"cant
.viiuunto Vwm vc uiigiu &ay uninnaoucu viator weni io me company frbm which the
territory.) lhe population may be set remaining two meri had been ordered, la learn
newspapers tnan r ranee and.T'ans. 13el- j down at 20.000.000. Thus! thre will be : wbv ther had hot been furnuW-i in
gium is below England, where, neverthe- ; gi vert to other states and territories in ; ry short time the 1st Sergeant of i bat Company j
less, the press is burthened with taxes ; i North and! South Amerim n area of came to inform the Colonel that! his men nosi- i
tioh for an Anniversary Oration.
On.motion7 itt wa$ . .
I Resoluc(l Tit in abstract oifjhe'min
utes of this meeting: be published in the
Ca rol i n a 'Vath man, .Te m pe ran ce A d vof
cate, Charlottel Joqrnal anu r ayetteville
Observer.' ' f, ' j " . ;
. The Constittitiori was then signed, and
the meeting adjourned till. the, next com
mencement, jl ' ,v i ' ' ;
- R. E. SHERRILL, Sec. pro tem.
It is said that the Aummtsiration is-as viceS of the post In Holland. Swjtzer
much displeased wi n the armisiiceoi uen. , . Prussia, Riissiai Austria. Soain. Italy this innln t.n L,uf Lv norriti.nc,
Scott as it waH wih that of ben. Taylor an(J the other countries of Europe, there in territory conquered from Mexico ; while obliged to draw his sword and rae it over the
at Monterey;':, rrhisis characteristic. . are 76 papers and periodicals of every de- the. United States publishes 3.400. The ' hf?.1 of "eber,lr? he could H compelled to
-It SCems to settled lhathe story a. scription. X WhaU commentary is this on area of square miles for all countries ex- Zo ,h S
boui an innocbt tan' being,hang in: Ala- these government, ! Jn the loth and 16th cept the United States, is 50 02,498, and " lJ"5". .5 I
bama is incorrect. jLetters from the vicin. centuries, Holland was the seat otepm- 2 3 ?2 papers and periodicals, while the ; Company were added to the quarter guard as
ity snv-that nolsucn confessions have been ! - i . - , ted States has an area of only 2,500,- feq.,ired. The Cololnel. it being; now near U
made as is assorted, and that nothing has i' ol 20,000,- o'clock, returned towards his tent, and large
I more than ail other countries beside, and by the darkness ; one of these, weighi
but literary and scientific papers are ex- 9.902.037 square miles, wiili a nonulation tively refused to obey the order.
empt from the stamp and the onerous ser- j of 25,000,000, and amon which is circu- ! immediately repaired to their
rv.t i i ; . i ? j 1 I
iuu voiouci ii y a private soiuier. ue rfceivr ;
it with surprise, and immediately laid itibefor",
Gen. .Wool, without commetfL Upon which,
the General forthwith issued h)ofdcr, d smisj.
in from the service the two (facers ni' st pro
minent in signing ;; also, disnussiig! wi h c'is
honor, the Virginia private wlo was wtunded
in the hand, and one in Company A J wiio be
longed to the sameidetachmeii with the unfor
tunate Dradley, and who had gone from Us own
Company to that in which. h was loriiinalU-
t recruited, and dissuaded the nen then from
turning out as guards, swearing ibt tbeje was
not a man in his Company who voutl tu n out.
On the day following, the greater non ter of
tho Officers who had signed tte paper above
referred to, severally tendered their resign;, tion .
each' assigning as lhe reason, tat be w is t:.
willing to sanction by bis silence, lhe irs -.a
tion cast upon him, in common whh jothtfrs, I;
connexion with the uufortunatf occurrcrjcc of
the 15th of August." These fere hantd hy
the Colon rl to (icii. Cushing. jjThe resigning
Officers were sent for by Gen. Woorp an( after
a conference with him, are untlerstood to bate
withdrawn their resignations, ad consen ed to
strike their names from the other piper. Set',
eral of these Officers subsequently com muni,
cated with the Colonel in regard to lhe laper
in question, and explanations tolok place, i e-e.
tablishing their kin 1 relations. Vtrui tbat
long ere ihis, the same is the i lease with all:
and that our Regiment, heretofore distinguished
for order and discipline, will soin recorerjfroni
this temporary cloud, (.'apt. Hewt's Confpany
was not in ranm. .it the$e ocrurreiiccsj and
Capts. Price and Williamson uadi Lieut. Tat.
ham'wprp nl.iotit on recruiting serTiee. lien.
lated only 131 papers and periodicals, and found lhem in state of open mutiny ; and or. ! giments, and :
this irirlnrbc fo r.nW,c.,-,l bv on r n t Ione dering some of them to hearrested, he was advices, fne u
fThe Colonel Wool hns ordered a separatioa of the North
quarters, and Carolina from th- irgmiaand .JiMsippl
hey were encamped, at tbC;
J
i,
miles aiiari. f
Gen Wt ol approved entirely, of the riurs
.. i ..i i.:-... I n.L .i.l
h iho
of Co!. I'ain--, tlirr.oghout the mtmy.
Colonel requeued a Cotirt of Rtiquiry.
and ('ol. Hamtratn' k. But th4 litter C3
h iving been taken i!l, and li-forfe bis recovery.
trie torue'r oing orieicu hi ccoi
m ind, the ml did not m:. Te h'
r
ever iransnirca tofthrOW any doubt tipbn 1'' hTv-thrce departments, named after thlJrtat riv-1 000, and publishes 3,460 papers 1,070, stones were thrown at him by persons bidden ; ever that auu.her w ill be c..f itutrjl
the cuilt of thb man who was executed, 'ers. - s f "
the guilt of th0
nog more
earliest d ty practicable.
roth
iov.
tho
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