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i. . - . ..." . 'Zr f ' - - ' -ry- yA 11 , - n. .r. 1 1 K : . improrn4 aml.trvib of Flat, held in fiiiU C'l lollop ing extract roiitniu th I :; . i ROAD TO THE PACIFIC. ; Tlio bMntroeWd into ih' Senate liy'.Mr. Benton, to provide faf the construction of a rail road from the . Mtoifsipfii to he Pacifp con. ItemnUte aleiagnificent enterprise. Icisnro- Psed to commence at tbeBaJ of San tsrancis. co and to terminate at ot. L.otiis,. ; 1 A breadth of one mite Trim the frontier of ifkiisourt to the Pacific Ut. hi reserved br the purjwsc of iaying-xlown at once, one track of railroad room being lft forflhc other. 'tracks ybereafier, and foriher sorts qf roads. A per il ! -t t I ! i:"t 1 centum ol ine proceed ol mefpuiiic mm saies is lo l4 applied loathe construction of thl work. It it to be an undertaking by Jhe Government, without therco.operaiipn of individual stokhold ers. The Government and tn own it when built. run to Oregon and to connect Iwith the polum- bia river. .. 1 ft : ; Mr. Benton, in submitting his bill, Accom panied it by a characteristic speech, abe elo quent and earnest. He will doubtless contin ue to press it on every suitable occasion ; for 1 isimsm i:mpVi rj-jflift Londonrry; Jourual-of the 27ifcll. las ii.stieinenfof an astonishing discovery rtiich wn communicated to I he society tor the Bel- truth J.. I' ' . . . ' t ol too matter . -. In- u IuT ! W f n rrirrrru in n uiscuycnj - :bisriei.d r. tbds; would y was worthy t)f the u'e'icftic'V,,',rii,J,I vf ve,T one Pf Ant, :(H'viiig henkl .im; time ince thatfrom Veat there .ouldb pn'hicel ammonia, naptha, oda-a$h, oil, pfMinJicrii. and iome.olher sub tahc'cr, ha led London fr Pari, and called on tart eminent cheuikt thee'. He. had previously beertpcaking oniliefuJ'jct with a Mr. Reece, ; also nil eminent clu'inUt, who-told him that for Ihe exrensrii ,of XH3 h could produce from 100 lbs. of p'at chemii-nl ri'sults to tho value of 143; 'It: was Mr. Kcc e vho lefeircd.him 't the Paris chMh1-t, utjd he (Mr. Owen) pro- f'jluced it thinvrajid rrpi-atinl lh statemi-nt of Mr. Ueece, as to what he muld do wiih th 'beat, the firrrwr RurVtl him (Mr. Ovven) that ifhe really couUI 0 all tnut he nau siaieu in ine I iibove 'docurneiit. II then ran a bell, and ordered the refill of his rxperiments to Le it is evidently a favorite project wiih hiih ; his Wrought, up from his-own laboratory, and heart isin it. We subjoin the i coricludjijg poi- i t build the road, f - A branch roild id to : r lit tMr. Owen) saw vviih hjs own eyes the sprm -candles maie, the nmnmiitu, me on, aim iue Voda-ash produced from peat ; and that chemist thought hi was the greatest discovery of the Inge, find one whrtli i would eventually convert iVi nrktil rnr.i of fri'lmd the boL'5. here- b i I lofere unprofitalle,iand t ho greatest obstacle of itpprorcmejrt into the greatest blessing, and double too fertility of the soil, to an extent that nbno could estimate. Y11 he (Mr. Owen) being a man of business, declined to take any or all these'staternVnts for granted, and, conse quently he got aliumber of experiments made by;Dr. Hodges and his friend MrrUeece, which were entirely confirmatory, of all the statements ... i t ! ti if !.. :ii nni now. tion of bis speech which was? deliverem the Senate on Wednesday : Bali, America. The road propose is necejsary to ds, and w. We want it noiv. Th; state of oiir pos- !session3 on the Pacific demands. it. The lime to beginjias arrived. All tbeSnecessary: infbr-v, malion is on hand. The means are ready. The title to Oregon is settled, and 4 government es tablished there, and population is growi'ng up. jCaliforniais, acquired, people :iire there,; and a government must follow. We have a fleet on that coast troops there, and going. Streams of population are concentrating there. iSince the discovery ef the New World by Columbus made by his friend Mr. Reece. But still, not there has norbeen such an unsettling of the to deceire himselfor otheis, he was determined to'have an experiment mads on a large scale, anil had employed the largest apparatus in use for that; purpose ; and he rejoiced to tell this ; rrieetjng, that, on Tuesday last, bis experiments Jvad fceen commenced, and the results were be : yobd nil expectation, for every .thing-had sue 'TceVded to his uunost wishes. Mr. Owen here j v'vSJ i handed to the Cuiifitnii a sample ot the sper iT l ij raiccti so prepared by him, which was minute ; M j.-iljjexamined by his lordship, and a great num- ' ) tbejr of other tientlemon in the room. He came fheire also as a friend of Ireland, &c.' 'i Destructive confagratibn Burning of SR. JIoeA' Co.'t Manufactory. A little befbr$ 11 oclock last night, a. fire broke out in the third i Story of II. Iloe & Co.'s Manufactory and De. ' pot of Presses and Printing Material, 29 Gotd street, between John and 'Fulton streets. The flames spread very rapidly, and from the nar " rawness of lha street, and ijjo difficulty of bring- line a stream of water to bear on tho scene of , coiiflairation, the ensines coulri at first accom J 'pllsh little. Hose Cos. No. 15 and 38Twere promptly on the ground, and succeeded by their exertions in saving the buildings on the oppo site idtf of Gold-6t., which wereseveral times On the point of taking fire. 1 - I fhe flames rose up in broad red sheets from jtwi roof, tinging tho clear white lustre of the irWnlifiht for some distance around. The ftcjntr of tho houses in the neighboring streets -4 he massive spire of an Old Dutch Church, ; juhJ all objects in the iiclnity,. were flooded with a brilliant glow. As the floors and walls r fell crashing inward, clouds of burning spkrks shot up1 into the air. The sound of the falling edifice, as its foundations were mined " kay by tho fierce flames, was most startling, and the crowd of spectators collected in fulton ' ii hd John streets several times rushed back in grfeat .coufusion from the scene of danger. The - position of the firemen, wedged in the narrow Istreets, was very imminent. I The buildings adjoining, on the side toward John-street were considerably damaged. The violence of the conflagration was not checked until 11$, and the ruins continued to burn untif lo clock. 1 he amount of bss to Messrs. Iloe cannut bo accurately ascertained at present, ! ; yei; it will scarcely fall below 20,000. The lAiilding was principally used as a warehouse ! ifcr 'their stock of printing matcTials, all of which I ha,s been destroyed. This is the third or fourth Jrmo I hey have met with a? similar loss. A large number of workmen will be thrown out !.i of Employment by this disaster, but we presume I 'the; business of Messrs. Iloe will suffer but a i Urbpprary check, as they have other establish. . mentt in operajion in other 'parts of the City. ' " I f ; ;! , N. Y. Tribune, llh inst. I, ' LOCK M AKI NGIN' It ALEIp II. .... '.:" Mr. Joseph Wolterins, an enterDrisini? me chanic of this city, has established here tha Black Lock and Gun-Smith business on a large scale. We had occasion to visit his shon M. dy lr. two ago, when we were shown a large Loe k for'th Franklin county jail, just maJo by himself, out and out; and we do not lie'ieye a better one could be made any wbere. 'It' Is so constructed as to bid defianee to all 'falie keys ttaid picking instruments; and when , h4 key ri timed, its tremendous spring, which , ii.iiirwit?o't:3 iiu iiiiwer mil iriai. Rnpsiifa a ni j . - j J prisoners within, in a language not to be mis UrvA r stood, and says to them, " you are thare 1' V plrv WV.niake lycks of alt sizes and qualities n der, on as ood terms its they can.be ob j b'd frounce North, and we have no doubt f faithrully executes his work."-We make this iatemem to call public attenfion to his estab-' ' Junmeril, becausowe think home industry ; fhould be encouraged Hal. Register, ' Death of Col, IV. 7J. Johnson A telegraph patch r trom Mubile, duted TOih . inst.rah- j niounceine melancholy ntelli.rnr ftfihArtAth X.rirMi v:w n fit - iVi Ti Jonnson, in that place on Wedriesday lasU .It is slated that CW. T. w. , ' IwalWing about on the day of his death, suffering' ! froni inaueuza, but not considered by any means ; dangerou, .. ' . -( Cul. f .hnsion has, for many Vearsi bore tie litme of the N-ijMJleon of the Turf," a cono. ineii applied not so much for tnei-eason thai he pMesd great knowledge of blooded "horses, nd wag eminently successful in his contests for ;tbe n,inoUs purses offered in various parts it;in; Union. Imt for hi nmmM B":.;rj readyai,,! decime r.haracterju general mat. i :i' t,.C ?5'r,uUa d "Assuming in man. ffi ?a,lhe .9urteou genilemn. His loss w,uiu ; severely felu . citrgoof Rail UomLiron arrived at NorfolUbc 3d inst.,intcnded for the Forts. ,moutb;a:id Uoapok rpad, which is to be foundations of society, ft Not merely inqividu als and companies, but communities aiid na- lions are in commotion, aw uounu 10 ine seiuug sun to the gilded horizon of Western Ameri ca. For want of an Americari road, they seek foreign routes, far round, by sea and land, to reach by an immense circuit,, what is a part of their own land. Until we can get a road of our own we must use and support a "foreign route j but that is a temporaly resource, de. manded by the exigency of thaj times, and until we can get our own ready. Njpver did sd great an object present itself to the acceptance of a nation. We own the country, from sea to sea from the Atlantic to the Pacific and; upon a breadth equal to the length of Mississippi and embracing the whole temperate Izone. Three thousand miles across, and half that breadth is the magnificent parallelogram'of our domain. We can run a national central- road, through and through, the whole distance,!uoder our flag and under our laws. jjMilitary rdasons require us to make it : for troqps'and munitions must go there. Political reasons require us to make it : it will be a chain of union belwcen the Atlantic and Mississippi States.! Commer cial reasons demand it from ps : and here I touch a boundless field, dazzling and bewilder ing the imagination from its yastness arid im portance. The trade of the Pacific Ocejan, of tho western coarst of North America, and of eastern Asia, will all take itsj track : and not only for ourselves, but for prosperity. IThat trade of India which has been-shifiins: Its chan nels from the time of the Phoenicians o the j present, is destined to shift once more, and to realize the grand idea of Columbus. The A. merican road to India will alsq become the Eu ropean track to that region. 1 , The European merchant, a's well as tne A- Lmerican, will fly across our continent on a straight line to China. I he rich commerce of Asia will flow through our centre. And where has that commerce ever flowed without carry ing wealth and dominion with it? Look at itsancient channels, and the cities which it raised into kingdoms, and the populations which upon its treasures became resplendent in sci ence, learning, and the arts. 'I yre, Sidort, Pal bee, Palmyra. Alexandria, among its ancient emporiums, attest the power jof commerce to 'enlighten nations. Constantinople, in thel mid dle ages, and in time of the crusades, was the wonder of Western Europe ; land all because she was then a thoroughfare tof Asiatic jcom ;merce. Genoa and Venice, tnere'eities, In la ter time, became the match of kingdom!, and the envy of the kings, from the mere divided Streams of this trade of which they became the thoroughfare. Lisbon had her great day, and Portugal her pre-eminence during theUittle while that discovery of the Cape of Good Hope put her in communication with the East. I Am sterdam, the city of a little territory, rescued from the sea, and the Seven United Provinces, ;not equal in extent to one of pur lesser States, became great in arms, letters, in wealth, and in power; and all upbn the East India trade. und London, what makes her the commercial mistress of the world what makes an island 'no larger than one of our first1 class States the mistress of possessions in the four quarters of the globe a match for half of Europe-t-and dominant in Asia? What makes all this, or I contributes most to make it, but the same Asi- latic trade ? In ne instance has it failed to car- ry the nation or the people possessed it, jo the highest pinnacle of wealth and power, and with it the highest attainments of I letters, art!, and sciences. And so will it continue to bei An fT ; our colonial histouy: -Whatever", air of mystery may have hitherto surrounded the histoty ! of North Carolina, during its colonial existerrce, is dissipated by the discovery ot the btate and other papers of that periqd, the pub lication of jVvHicli we commence to-day. Whatever as skepticism too as io the im portant and prominent part our tate bore in the transactions of that eventful era, imperfectly communicated to ps; it is true, by the oral traditfStvsof our Riders, must now be banished before the light of truth. And yet Ave cannot wonder much at the incredulity of those, who have) been slow in acknowledging our prior claims to this intrepid and patriotic movement. That an isolated and limited body of men, vkh no other reliance than upon the rec titude of their cause, should have abjured all, allegiance to a great and powerful Kingdom, in whose hands wele the thun derbolts of war and at whos feet was the crushed power of 'an hundred provin ces, is indeed almost incredible. The ex traordinary declaration oroneof the lie- solves, that 44 they be i full force and vir tue, until the legislative body of Great Britain resign its unjust land arbitrary pretensions with respect to Afnerica" is full of that patriotic determination which animated the Spartan band of three hun dred to contend against the Persian host of old. The North Carolina reader, then superadded, to the emotions ith which he ordinarily peruses. the jhistory of the Revolutionary times, will feeB his State pride glow more brightly within him at this authentic narrative of the valor, the moral firmness, the unconquerable will of those patriots, I 7 j " Who, firmly good in a corrupted state Against the rage of tyrants singhj stood Invincible." ' 1 As to the matters in dispute relative to the two Declarations: the Mecklenburg Declaration as distinguished from the Re solves &c, we are at present endeavoring torgather from different sources sbme opin ion on the premises. i History is philosophy teachihg by ex-ample."--Let us learn a lessohfrom the heroic devotion of our fathers.! Let us prove as sedulous in preserving! and de fending the bonds of our happy pnion, as they were self-sacrificing. in ther efforts to cultivate and strengthen thm. Let not North Carolina shame her reputation of having been thejirs to invite fa Union of these States, by lending her, counte nance to its dissolution. Such a' reputa tion is a heritage which her sons should INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT MEET-" . , ' i!lTjlrlGS ''"'k Ve learn from a gentleman just from Pittsboror that n large and -enthusiastic meeting of the friends of Internal Improve ment; of all parties, was held there on Ttiesday last, at which Dr. McClanahan presided, to take action upon the improve ment of Cape Fear and Deep Rivers as aolthorized by the Act of last Session. The object of the meeting was explained by the thairman, in an auie anu sausiac tory manner ; after which, the concourse was addressed by Messrs. Giles Mebane and Hugh Vyaddell, of Orange, of whose speeches our informant speaks in the high est terms.? At the conclusion of Mr. Wad dejl's speecbj on motion of Mr. Haughton, Subscription jBooks were opened, and up wards of 850,000 subscribed immediately. The best spirit pervaded, and an interest was manifested, which, we can venture to say, renders the completion of this work cocksure. Indeed, our friend learned, (and which we have also heard before,) that Mr. Thompson, the Engineer, has of fered to take the entire work, in conjunc tion with Major Gwynn. and finish it for SI 85,000 ; giving bonds for the faithful execution of the contract. The Proceedings of this Meeting will no doubt be published at the proper time but we seize the occasion to hold up the example of the people of Chatham to the imitation of all, in other sections, interes ted, as they are, in the great works for the improvement of our condition. Put yourown shoulders to the wheel that's the way ! shove with all your might, and main ! and then call upon Hercules as lustily as you please and he will be sure to come ! Our readers will also find some account of the Meeting in Salisbury on our first page. Some of the worthiest and ablest men were there among them several members of our late legislature, who as sisted in adopting our new system of State policy. We hope their constituents may support and defend them, for they richly deserve it. We shall gladly publish these Proceedings in full, when we receive them. Ral. Times. COMMUNICATION. ' 1 LL i CAROLINA WATCHMa Salisbury, If. c. TIIURS DA Y -EVENING, FEBRUARY "o it -plank: ROADS. We call attention to the C3tteIIeTit ' -1 port of Col. PhiloIWhite, (the ub&H of which we commence in thisipape the subject of Plank Roads. Many sons araeiuiy uesirous oi promoticg prosperity of North Carolina, and bearV a proposition to construct such aV6 would at once pronounce againstU ing impracticable and wasteful. Bctfc, opinion, though it is the one express v, a very large number, is formed vc very superficial viev,df the subject . u the objections urged by such persons m all yield the moment that facts and so: arguments are brought against theojj portion of the people of North CaroVI ! tL and to this circumstance is to be irLi i all the adverse opinions ameng us. T present the subject, therefore, fairly befon the public, to give them all the necess&n information relative to the plan of oi never suffer to be dimmed.--7a4 Reg it deserves to be more prominently brought to the attention of ourf readers than by the mere notice of the occurrence in the daily report of Proceedings in the House of Representatives, that on Thurs day (the day before yesterday) a hill pass ed that body for. the establishment of a new Department in our Government, to be entitled "The Home Department." The passage of this bill may be fairly as cribed to the weight ot characterand just nnuence ot tbe Chairman of the Commit tee of i Ways and Means, (Mr. fyintom) 41 IF IT-CAN BE BUILT." If the saying of the poet be true, that " our doubt are traitors," then does the above expression embody treason to the Railroad, we had almost said to the State. " If it can be built " That's not the sort talk to effect any purpose, except the de feat of the most practicable scheme ever set on foot to redeem the fortunes of our good old State. Suppose every man of us fold our arms, look knowing, shake our heads, and say, " It is a great work if it can only be built !" Is the " great work" likely to be accomplished under such en couragement? No. And the man who achieves a reputation for sagacity by such remarks, only deserves from his county such reward as is due to those who defeat great and patriotic projects for the good of mankind. But let every man say, " It can be built it must be built," and what is the con sequence ? v The early construction of the Let every citizen be fully persuaded in his own mind no matter whether he has money, labor, or only the influence of thought and talk' to invest in the work ; and let him speak of it with a view to the benefit which he may honestly believe it will confer, and of the undoubted practi cability of the work and it will soon be done. Greens. Pat. whojias succeeded in carrying Hhrough ! Road. That's the way to talk for effect. one Drancn oi congress a jneasufe here- ofore frequently presented in vain to the consideration of both Houses by borne of the wisest and most experienced of -our statesmen, and, among them, mote than thirty years ago, by President Madison. The bill of course has to undergo Che con sideration and approbation of the JSenate, before it cart become a law. In the same body, and on the same day, a bill of almost equal consequenqes was rejected by a majority of fourteen vottes. We refer to" the bill for the erectipn of a Board of Commissioners-, to adjudicate ciaims oi inaiviuuais against trie United tates, such as are now passed upon di rectly by Congress, whose two blanches are entirely too numerously composed for the proper discharge of judicial functions, such as are exercised in the case f near ly every claim that comes before them. It is not stating the matter too bjroadly, we think, to say, that the passage f some bill which should take these claims out of A telegraphicdispatch roceivpd at Baltimore, dated N ev. Orleans afternoon of 7th inst., states that there has been a great rise in the waters of the Mississipp'rwithin a few days. It was at that time' nearly level with the banks in some places, and in others Jbverflowmg them. The rise is stated to be greater than ever before known. Measures are being taken to prevent the injury that may result from the overflow. Business was active and prosperous, only re tarded by the apprehensions of a freshet and overflowing of tho wharves and lower parts of the city. The views of the steamer Canada had -been yrpm our Lexington Correspondent; THE RECENT LEGISLATURE. - 1 The author of" Protest" is unwilling to believe tbe "Watchman" io its comments upon bia communication, intended to do him the injustice of impugning the hon esty of his motives when questioning the wisdonr and justice of the acts of th; recent Legislature. Yet, it is apparent from the construction put upon them, that his position is not understood, and therefore requiring aomc explanation. In the first place, he thinks there is a marked difference between a protest against the public acts of the Legislature, and a nullification of them. The first is Intended as an expos of tbe reasons which govern the minority in not assenting to the acts of the majority, and that the responsibility of them may rest in future in the proper place. .And also, that it may. not be inferred that there was a tacit acquiescence in them when quoted, as precedents. It is a constitutional right, and is often exercised in the State and National Legis latures; and has never been productive of mischief, but often of good. But the same cannot be said of the dan gerous 'spirit of (nullihcation, which abides no decision, and sooner than peaceably acquiesce in the will of the majority, would resolve society again, into its original elements. How then, can the " Watchman," bearing in mind this distinction, properly censure the honest dif ference of opinion which "Protest" has eipressed in his columns.; In what other way can the chief end of the public Press be accomplished, but by an exchange of sentiments, and a full investigation of the merits of all measures affecting the rights and interests of society ; for ifwiseandexpedient.it will participate in the honor and share in the benefits, and if not, it is equally right that it should by the admission of free and courteous dis- subject IS a new one to the cussion, ascertain the evils and be prepared to apply the ; r . stt remedy. With this understanding, "Protest," thought the " Watchman" would extend to him the use of his co lumns with pride and pleasure, and not as a privilege par excellence, as the right of free discussion is all that he claims. .And he certainly would never have submit ted to the Press his cursory review of several measures of the late Legislature, if he had not believed he reflec ted the private feelings of the large majority of the peo ple of Western Carolina, and their rightful expectations , StTUCtion COSt duration and advaH , . I u I 1 i . anu true interests, auu more etprciauy wuuiu ne iiave j . , , , observed silence if he had believed his communi- ges as COmjmred With Other V0rksi$c:. catiin would have been construed as intending to un- object in publishing this report. It Is es utriiuir liic value, vi kiuiu nit ouvttaa ui EXiituita ow . "11 f a ' noble and so vitally important to the State, as the j pecially Ol interest to US M. this region " Watchman" forcibly represents them. He, therefore, this time. The proposed Plank Road U in short, to say that having entered his protest with ihe i tween Fayetteville and Salisbury reodea spirit and independence of a freeman, when experiencing jt SQ Jt js most aJe an( comprefce. uioappui iiiiiicriii in u iu? unit tiAcasuic, lit: cuun in iuiuk lend his feeble influence in advancing the claims and se curing the great benefits which may arise to Western and the whole of North Carolina, by the proposed ex tensive'-scheme of Internal Improvements. It may'be consistent, but is never wise, when a favorite measure is no more in existence, to underrate the valne of the sub stitute and retard its success when it may secure great er benefits. He hopes he has too much State pride and patriotism, to oppose any improvements in the State pol icy, which are called for by the circumstances of the times, and which will develope any great interests cal culated to add wealth, prosperity and happiness to large classes of his fellow-citizens of the fctate. A crisis in the Internal Improvement policy of the State has arrived, and it becomes tbe intelligent, enter prising and patriotic citizens of the whole State to con tribute whatever of influence, talents and knowledge they may possess to effectuate the noble purposes and ends to be accomplished. The time for action upon the several schemes of improvement, has now arrived. They have the saqction of the Legislature of the State, and if practicable, must and will have of the pepple al so. Free and full discussion then of the merits, should be sought and encouraged, 'and the people informed and enlightened upon all the statistical facts pertaining to the mineral, agricultural and manufacturing resources of the State ; and the important bearings and influences which the Rail, Plank and Turnpike Roads will have upon;them. In fine, meetings of our citizens should he immedi ately called and held in the several Counties most inter ested in these projects, and let them ascertain what can and will be done to secure the benefits of these chartered privileges. There is no virtue in delay. Action cannot defeat, but must advance the success of these enterprizes. They can as well !be accomplished in two or three years, as five or six ; anel instant action in all practical schemes the sooner it is made, the more likely will success attend the effort. And in so doing, we will give profitable em ployment to the large and idle surplus population of the State engaged in the agricultural pursuits which will leave fewer producers in them, and the necessary conse quence of which will be, better prices for all kinds of produce and labor. It will also induce the people to im prove their lands, and make them more productive when some stimulus and inducement is extended, instead of immigrating to new lands in the far West. But I do not intend to go into the merits of these Improvements in this communication, and will, therefore, return to the proposed plan of holding County meetings immediately, that we may ascertain whether associations of individu als will not take one-third of the stock in the labor of grading the Central Rail Road through their respective Counties, the State paying the other two-thirds in mo ney, in this way, u is believed, the individual stock can be secured, and the Road built without scarcely the rAriii'H ami nmllv wll rl the jurisdiction of Congress Would jihorten ,here have been sales of 5.000 hales of Cotton the average. length of the Sessions bf Con gress by nearly one-half. Nat. Intlligcn cer. I THAT AXE. j The other day 1 was holding a man by a hand as firm in its outer texture jas lea ther, and his sunburnt face was asiinflex ible as parchment ; he was pouring forth a tirade of contempt on those whb com plain that they can find nothing to, do as an excuse for becoming idle loafer. Said I : " JefT, what do you work! at ? You look at one quarter of a cent per Ib.'decline, and the market closing heavy. Char. Mercury. Wash Houses. -An application is about to be made to the Legislature of New. York for an act of incorporation with a view to the establishment of a public wash house in the city of New. York. The cost, including land, build, ings, &c, is estimated at $50,000. An insti. tution of this kind, so important to the' health and comfort of the poor, who cannot afford toj pay the price demanded at present at private bathing establishments, is much wanted. In London, similar establishments, where the AWFUL EVENT. TL. t ri i T-l . r grog, paid no doctor, and have bought a v .u .u . . x i J " ' Virginia wern nn thf 7lh instant nvpnv ho mH little farm in the Hoosier State, and shall ; with grief, b the sudden death of one of their it . i r 1 v ok nearly ana nappy ; what are clothes as well as the versons of the noor mavi American road to India, through the heart of , Jol ai NV "" sam ne bought mo be washed, have been found very useful and our country, will revive upon Its line ajU'the an axe three years ago, that cost rhe two ' New-York, with its plentiful supply of Croton wonders of which we have read and ellipse uoiiars ; that was all the money 1 had. 1 water, is admirably adapted for the purpose. wiem. ine western wnaerness, trom trie ra. cul cuuppnig wuou uy ine cqra : I cific to the Mississippi, will start intq life, un- have done nothing else, and have gained der its touch. A4ong line of cities will grow j more than 000 dollars; haye drahk no tip. tiXisting cities will take a new st4rt.: The state of the world calls for a neV r lad to India, and it is our destiny to give itthe last and greatest. Let us act uri to tbe greatness of tho occasion, and show ourselves worjhy of the extraordinary circumstances in wbiih we are placed, by securing whife wo can n A merican road to Indiacentral land natiohal for ourselves and our prosperiiyLCentrarhere after, for thousands of years to come. 1 j DGT we are pleased to learn thai the operations orilhe Raleigh and Gaston iRaiJrond are now carried on with great regularity anddespatch. The , mail ar rives in good time ; and the conveniences for the nromnt trnnsit nf friItrlif nr1 i seno-r nr,.UmJ .mnil rn. -.u 1 met Mr. Fillmore at the time of his lastSvisit to! are astonished to learn that such an inhuman of the public t The ftnnrnnrintlnn &Ao ! Albany, f - What re. you going to dofor s.P."e of barbarity is -to e rated in Maryland. I... .U - 1 - a T . . ' . . i . k., ; t. i .li i " ' "J " uc h to a gin mai nas body, Col. John W. Thompson, of Betetourt, earned 200 dollars since she was eighteen, j wbo sunk back in his seat while delivering a My old axe 1 shall -keep inj the drawer, speech, with his head on his desk, and called and buy me a new one to nut my; wood for water, which, when brought, be could not With. i i swallow, and in a few momenta ernired. After I left him, I thought to rjij-self, " that axe." and " no grog P They are the two things to rrjiake a man iji this world. How small a capita). Thajt axe. How sure of success with the motto " no grog I' best of all. PRIZE FIGHT. A prize fight took place iu Kent counly, Ma ryland a few days ago, between Yankee Sulli. ran and John Hyer. After the 16th round. And then a farm and a wife, the H)"er was pronounced tho victor, he bavin" i John Van Barents Last.' Sustained hilt liitln inuirv. vhil hi nntnrrjini-t -i , was beaten into a jlly. About a hundred -John Van iRnrPn ' thousand dollars were bet on the issue ! We sive document on this subject that it ever been presented to tbe public. shall therefore publish it entire. It xtn written, as will be seen, for the benefc of Wisconsin, but the good sense of our readers will enable them easily to see tcl what extent it is applicable to North Cai olina. All the facts are important, asj we are confident that no man who is ac quainted with the nature and extent tf the business carried on between these two places, but will rise from the perusal cf this paper well conviuced that of all the various schemes tof road making, thc Plank lload is the very one most needed between Salisbury and Fayetteville. ' Let us suppose that a farmer has one hundred barrels of flour for market, and that the highest price can be realized 'at Fayetteville.' A single team on'ourcoraJ mon roads will haul 10 barrels. It win, therefore, require tenwagons and teami to deliver his flour at Fayetfeville, andi( will require twelve days to make theirs Ten times 12 are 120-days ; which, at S dollars a day, a low estimate for a team, driver, wagon, fcc. we have the sumcf 8240 as the cost of transportation" of 100 barrels of flour., If the farmer now re ceives six dollars per barrel for his floor, he will have left only 83C0 having paid equal to forty barrels to get the other sixty to Market. Now how would it be- if we had a Plank Road on this line A team of four horses will easily .raw 33 barrels of flour on such a road, andjeaa make the trip in about eisht days: but possibility of a doubt. For the two-thirds money will j y Thrro teams. TOO pay them better than any ordinary labor, and at least.if Sa len 1 Hrcc teams,)0a no larger profit arises to an individual for instance in j will perceive, do the Work of ten, and in grading one mile of the Road, he has one-third of the . , r n , ' t cost of that mile as his stock in the Road, and when it steatl of COnsuming220 days, JO are affipJj is built, his land Will have increased more than 30 per sufficient. Here, then, is an outlay 0"f I cein. in vaiue ; uiiu ue iiusa ivuau io niiirKei cuicuiuieu i , . in distance by ours and not by days and miles. A i iui unuuiig, aim jjcruupa imrcn uw- meeting explanatory of this plan has already been held Jars for toJ making the SUm of 875 OQUal in this village, and it is contemplated that another shall i , be held in furtherance of it at April Court. at which time to twelve and a half baTrcls of flour, and something more definite and satisfactory will be done in showing a iliiTVrPnr,. In favnrnf the nlailk the premises. And I take this occasion to say in behalf of the citizens of Davidson, that they will do as much road of one hundred and sixty-five dollars tosecure the construcuon o tls Ka.I Koadin proper-1 saveJ b U farme , 1UQ barrels. Hon Ms any County in orth Carolina. Thev under- ' . v statid the interests at stake in thii enterprise, and are de- ! of flour, a SUOT of money which 110 farmer' termineu to move in trie ieaa, ana evince to tne wnoie n nl u i State that thev are not inattentive to the Ut and dntv Ca" a"rd l IoSC 00 hlS "d CamingS-: assigned them. In the conclusion of this communication, the author of Protest desires "Observer" to understand he has too much respect for himself and his friends, to take offence at the scholastic and quibbling criticism in the last " Watchman " upon his " style " of composition, having addressed his remarks to the practical judgment of mat ter of fact men, and not to book nioths which not being better endowed with the intelligence of ideas than those insects, canker upon the words of Crabbe's synonymes to find congenial food. And if, perchance, he is one of those Western mem- ' at least one-third of every article heseods, bers who expressed himself "sick and tired of hearing i . t i the claims of miserable little Western villages," when l get !t l marke Let Qim not sayW liberal minded Eastern gentlemen were willing and dis- COUld not employ his horses. waOB, Ot post loeuifnaiH mem iavoraDiy in tne distribution ot L. ,i . p, ii rnt-, Legislative favors, it would be well for the many worthy hands PrOftahly in any Other way. The and respectable citizens living in these villages to ear ", may find abundant employment in facSP mark and put such other notable signs upon him, that he r,, i A may be known the next time he asks the confidence of I ,nS UP lller On the manure piles, W ihese "miserable little villages" to represent their j making his Soil produce two blades of claims at Raleigh. And let him then be told that they ! , . . , desire a Representative who has the independence, firm- Srass Where it produces but One, arid UiCJ nessand County pride to commend, and not defame ' increasinfr tbp nmminf e,,rnln? DrO- thirAol.r A n,t if PrA,.ol .Kl.l - 1 .U vy "'- f ' misfortune to be an inmate of the Lunatic Asylum which UuCllOnS filling his pockets enriCQI' Ubserver remarks made him anxious to have it loca- ; his farm a??randi7inrr iHa Jtt- nnd lea''' ted at Lexinmon. he hones when ''Oh-" mrrivmm ! uia ,arj" aLgranuizing me &tate, anu ic a i - v i Hkitvia. , ne wm nave a iucia interval to suggest to the superin iena fi few not a proper subject of mental disease CODICIL TO PROTEST. GEN. TAYLOR'S PROGRESS.' Planet Mercury. The planet Mercury At Memphis, Tenn.. the old Hero v5' will be visible for some evenings short- j received with every demonstration of re spect, and so on as far as we bave'&c counts of his progress towards the seat of Government, where be was to arrived08 tbe 22J. more than sufficient to pay his Doctor's j bills, and taxes, and the cost of his groce ries. - But this is not only true as to thetran portation of flour : It applies to evcrj thing that a farmer would send to Mar ket.. On our common rpads it costs bio) inir a heritage tn bi r.b;Mrn wnrthf of O O - V VMIIUI UHf se8.na ic - a IUV.IU niicrvai io Buggest io tne superin- "b " "unagc iu 1113 CQliuren, WUM", endent that " Observer " was always " incapax doli " himself, and an example of enterprise or want of ideas m ht3 brains, and came iu quest of a : ;nilnttrv u-nriKr ,U : ew particles of words to canker upon. and is.therefore, j in(lUStri worthy their imitation. by the last Legislature, with the earnings of the Road, it is believed, will be fcuffi cienti to continue its pperationsi in?! the same- satisfactory mannejr-thoughi we hopP ere long, to see Jt renovated,! and ,M,,I'S a pcrieci cnarm. Mr. Fillmore, nww that you are in office f""a-id AU .lh0 Parliei ougl be committed to the the hopeful heir of honor. ' Do for you " said penitentiary, and an end furevur put to such the Vice President elect, good humored!' " we sPort-' Maryland ought to be ashamed of her- shall do noihing -vc don't know you." f'Gen- sel' eral I avlur will pprlin r ririipm hi nUi ra ( The one he iravet Bnena Vista, not ihlezve ! "ave nlown about tbe 7lh instant, wnrn us. J'ftl tri Several Keach Blossom,, which mUS. Jlai Times. i his wounded behind him,' sent to our office last week. ly after sunset, in the W. S. W.f nearly midway between the planets Venus and Saturn. Mercury, on account of its proximity to the sun is seldom seen, and. many persons have never seen it at all. It appears as a reddish star of the first magnitude. The present opportunity will be the most fa vorable, for viewing this planet in the eve ning, in 1849. O We are authorized to announce OBADIAH WOOD.SON.ps a candidate for the Office of Superior Court Clerk for P.owtn County. Mr. Clay. The New Orleans Del9f ' the 8th instant states that Mr. Clay, do sojourning in that city, will nofattend e sitting of the Senate called on tbe 4tb ot 11 K at Kite nnst. It bll UUi ti III vyiy uv J ' health permits, at tbe commenccine the regular session in December next nt of i 1 -'4- mi : r 1
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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