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Watchman.
.?. i2ntio.il. pef year, TVo Dollars payable in
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- tjiiminsrrted at $1 for the first, and 25 eta.
JUb ,ubmrf oent insertion. Court orders charged
w Vet. higiter man inra ratea. a. liberal leunc-
?JIflthho Jf"'w by h .
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LP'TT
OF ROBERT G. SCOTT,
,,0 CBNI MAStEB OF MASONS OF VIRGINIA,
Me request of James J'oints,
A Mdscrof Virginia, on the 22d day of
i .ran
ternary. o-)Ot on fliej laying of the corner
f of thd Monument proposed to be erected
'amZt(yn on the Capitol Square, in the
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Editor a tSf Proprietors,
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IV.UL.EKS.
Do this, and Liberty is safe.
Gen'l Harrison.
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SALISBURY, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIlJ
$ of Richmond.
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The
laving the r first
" .. . i l l.. t:a i i . i .
tn loe i'lMMO tuiuco jiiere in i erecieo la
Ljeied. Pjf ,De invitation of Ibe Chief Ma
4tteo( ihwSiate, which to us of the mystic
i unJ ,wxJ lo be a command, iho Ma
JJoieVy h;ve come hijber fo act, their, the
Ljnjjejt parr, in the ceremonies of (his dav.
t-jfour qircciion, sir, ana in consistency
;ilhehigbduty imposed on the craft, to he
j,-l.i)al and obedient citizen of the Slate,
"TkaVej assembled lo render our profound horn
gftalbe shAiIn virlues of the great dead.
Jimy bre hren,' friends and fellow citizens,
njme what wrings here this vast assemblage 7
lUiydjo we e se gathered together the men of
mountain and ot ttje seaboard, or the North
ibe Sot4, from the Potomac to the Roan
e ; ihe wbtte locks ol age mingling with the
tftyl faces jof youth 7 Why come here all
trtiv.condn,ions, orders and secta 7 The
fllibnps tand still, the daily pursuits of life
jjt iaJendedf ihe Courts ol Juaiice are closed
jjtbe,Mrili:ol legislative debate silent. In
!il array with streaming bannert, stand
cr long line of citizen soldiers of the
SiniL 'and I hi deep-mouthed cannon is readvtn
ipeik to eve-y bill and valley. But, above all.
urmgso inese ornamented grounds that
juis an,d lovely aaenildage of the hesi
ydiurest of our God's work f This ran be
it eorninon (occasion, eltie we ahould not be
(itered by : jhe approving smiles of woman,
rfly yomaii she who bleaset us in prosperi
tj,ndjs devotedly faithful in the darkest hours
rfldrersity. The day, tho birth day ol our great
ftiefj long remembered l and never, with us.
puiei uncelebrated and unhonored : it is not
iUi,o, no, jit j s nol that Svhich prompts to this
iojMling ceremony. Virginia speaks another
kngosg ihe decrees a monument to be erec.
toi 10-day commences ihe wprk. lhat work
sich it i nol to commemorate, the birth dav of
I mm, but Is to stand now and forever, as a
iiing and ipeaking evidence ol ihe afTeciion
iad gratitude ol an enlightened, virtuous and
ft;)eople to their first, their greatest bene-
iorr II Is the remembrance of illustrinHs
tenices and unbounded devotion to the good of
ictnkind. by one must pre-eminent and virtuous.
t4 magic nower and augut influent e of whoe
umetrall(a knowledge, gathers us here. It ia
iioame ol' Waahirigtoni Half a century has
p fey, si ice, ju GtxJ's providence, our roun
rjf Ipst hlrri and yet, oh, how deep and thrill,
autre our feelings, when his venerated name
4tered. Ihe young and the old know his
Wry am talk of him as the best and great.
Mf mort il men, that have ever lived. (li
unli lis ed by the infant, under the leach',
injjpf "ih Tiotherj,' to admire his virtues and
Ulijw his ! right example. Il is the common
W univen al sentiment of all our people, to
Iflolt oo' bin i as one of surpassing greatness and
purity nf.'pi rpose. It is nl, however, with the
pogle of Virginia or the United States alone,
ibafstbo' vas I proportions 6f his gigantic jrhar
m It and above all others. In every civil
iwicountry his name is never! mentioned but
il affection and admiration. , Go ioEurope.
W seek I J, know ; in England, Germany, Ita-
'j, France, and even among the Russians of
lis North, sjnd we learn his character is known,
iDif.Ui emtJient virtues and signal services for
iiijiourttry unboundedly admired. The sculp.
tor. the hairiter, the orator, the poet and histo-
. rt! - ? 1 . .
power and lue temptalious lo render a servila
obedience to the most powerful monarchs o
the earlh. In our own loved land, it has prov
ed itself pure and devoted to ihe principles of
morality and stable tree government. ! I
A .A ... U.. . V. ...I l i l . .t -
rnM wiij ii wiiy biiouio not me name oi
Washington be most intimately associated with
suen an institution He thoroughly Istudied
ami knew all that concerned lU In thelcloset
he pondered over its designs ; in the camp he
minniercd at its altar. And when warl with
all trials, sufferings and carnage, had ceased to
desolate his native country : when Deacl bro.i
happiness and liberty to every fire side, ! still he
S . 1. . . 1 1 . I ! .
a uir same sieaoiasi masonic teacher and its
a . - - s. . s4
unchanged Irieiid. ; ISeHher the patropage of
power nor the anrance of age eYer chilted his
ardent attachment to our ancient order, hi made
t.'l. I, -r. .. .: ! II fl
mill ins mi ttuivemiu a, woraing oiason ac
tive in all its charities and working to give it
anyeternal endurance. In his youth jtfeorge
Washington became a JVIason. Herd jis the
record of his initiation; and here loo it exhibit
iL. n;i i. .i - i. .i .il...
Ill 1W24. moistened With the tears ot the rrallant
Frenchman who toiled and shed' his blood for
uj I hey are ret the nronerlv of AleimMiria
- j i j -
Lbdge, and the liberal gilts of Lafayette to his
blother Washington. Inestimably valuable as
t hiiis connection renders them. oh. how nrecious
add above all Drice do thev beeohie. esheeiallv
, , j , j
With VOU. mv rotintrv. women whpn we know
" j i
;y wereprepared at La Grange and arc the
orKot.the lair hands ot Madame lie I.alav.
le Keen and meserve themi mv kind bro-
j
rs of Lodge No. 22, unused and unworn by
iy, the most elevated and distinguished. They
SB a .
fe sacred legacies to vou. aiicf never' ran he
iked on, that the mighty name and virtues of
ashington do not freshly spring up before us.
le master s chair, too, was given by Wash
ington to the same Lodse. He often occuoied
it! and may it continue to be adorned by suc
cessors who may imitate, but can never equal
the donor, in wisdom, strength and beautv.
Such is an imnerfect and half-finished out. line
his Masonic character and services. He
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NEW SERIES.
VOLUME VI NUMBER 49.
18, 1850.
the Bible, then used in the Lodge, andjwhicb, I dipd as be had lived, devotedly one of us, and
as we ail know, is the first and rreatpst; liirht nf
R- U"'
masonry. In infaney he had been baplfsed in
the Church of Christ, of which he re mil) n ed to
pis deathman humble and pious member Here
I exhinit to you the cloak that covered the in
fant Washington in the arms of that admirable
mother at the moment of the ceremony, and
who taiighi him the ways of virtue and religion.
(Here the Speaker hejd up the cloak! which
the immense audience hailed with ehee-rs.)
On the 4lh of November, 1752, ir Lodge
No. 4, in the town of Fredericksburg,: he be
came one of us, my Masonic brethren and
you ol lhat Lodge who stand here to day thej
representatives of your illustrious, ancestors,
who were the compatriots of VVashingin and
of Mercer, should ever hold these reliisof by
gone days in the deepest reverence, tfa hesi
tated not, and on the 3d of March, 17$JJ, was
passed a Fallow Craft, and on the 4ihf flay of
wks buried, as he desired, with Masonic hon-
8.
If we look fbr a bright and spotless example
:r I. c i. . i . .1. - .
ii we seen lor iisni and iruiu it we desire
.
follow the blazing pathway of a noble spirit,
en Washington should be our beacon lioht.
him we may be guided as by " a cloud by
y and a pillar of tire by night." As the great
empiar oi our order, he never tailed to incul-
le " peace on earth and ffdod will lo all men."
Around him shone lesser lights. Many of
them, had thev lived in other periods, would
n
Lve given lustre to their tiroes.
alone
flay
Auguft, 1753, was raised to the subline de.
gree of a Master Mason- and a master, in
deed, did, he thenceforth prove himself fu be.
Master of all our mysteries ; but more than all
lhat. a master deeply imbued with, apd ever
practising those charming virtues I bat adorn
our association. When the mighty struggle
came with our Fatherland, and he was palled
by the united voice of his country to lead her
armies and guide her destiny ; when ! Heavily
taxed by the cares of office and command, and
his herculean frame was almost bornej o the
earth with the gravend innumerable demands
on his time and intellectual powers, he often
J J l . . . .56... ""I"
urvoieu nours to me son ana cnasteningOuties 0q a lrai,or. Turning to our time, the
nonry. rrequemiy wnen surrounoea oy 0T masonry burn yet brilliantly. How
I ... nl n n L. ... 1.1 . L . : ; I A w
a oiimani mciij, ur woum pun irom ine guy as
semblage and seek the instruction of the Lodge.
There lived, in 1842, in . our sister Sate Ohio,
Captain Hugh Maloy, then ninetylhre years
old, who was initiated a mason in the Marquee
of Washington, he officiating and presiding al
the ceremony. Would that that venerable man
was among us this day, to bear his testimony
to this matked incident in the life xi h$ great
captain that captain whir could cheerfully turn
But he stands
not alone in the temple. As the chief key and
cap stone ot that lemme. he is sustained and
supported by other tried and trusty workmen.
Franklin, the scholar and the patriot Warren,
thft first Grand Master of Masons in America,
and who died loved jilnd admired, gallantly bat
iling for his country-i-Lafayette,:Greene, Mar
shkll. Mercer and Randolph, were his Masonic
associates. It is of such as these that our tem
ple has been erected,. They are the example?
of our own count ry4 the bright and shining
lights of our order, adding power and beauty
tonall its parts. I he historian informs us, that
ail the Maior Generals of the Revolutionary
arjny, except one, were Master Masons. Each
oft them had beheld j -
I. i
That hieroglyphic bright
Which none btt craftsmen ever sawr.
And all save that benighted one died respec-
tej and beloved. He alone proved a traitor
arid went to his grave stamped with the infamy
lights
many
off our best and purest do we find united with
its hopes, its prospects and its fortunes.
I Look 'around us now and behold the men
wpo blush not at being hailed as sincere and
honest Masons, and esteem themselves honor
eq with being this day with us end dressed with
the simple badge of a while apron. Yes, in
tls stand is the Governor of our! State, the re.
sdjected first officer of ihe Commonwealth. He
isbne of us. Shall I tell vou who sits beside
- JTrom the Charlotte Journal.
MR. STABLY.
The enemies of this gentleman are so
intent on injuring him if possible, that an
attempt has been made to excite the
Methodists against himjby stating lhat he?
had referred to the Ministry of that body
as the "hundred dollar fellows by way of
derision. As we had riot seen the renort
in. full f that part of his speech, we could
not tell whether the charge wasjust or not;
but we now give the extract in full, as re
ported in the Globe, anjd we are certain
that not a Methodist of the strictest sect
can take exceptions to jhis remarks. He
does refer to the Ministry as thehundred
dollar men, but not in ja spirit of derision
but a spirit of approbation. How could
he be otherwise, when we learn that he
has a brother in the Ministry. But here
is the extract, let every person read it for
himself.
- The Honorable gentleman from Alaba
ma commenced this niorning, by saying
that he was a member! of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Ys, and I referred to
the fact yesterday, in Courtesy. He pro
mulgates it this morning. I know it and
the country knows M, from extracts
which have been published from his ser-
mons. lie is one of those gentlemen, 1
doubt not, who desire t;o procure the eclat
of the galleries, and the compliments of the
ladies, for his sermons; and he comes here
this morning to pour out his malice upon
me. l cannot but have respect for its
clergy, in spite of the. exhibition we have
I 11 . t I mi a
nau nere mis mornings iney are the pi
oneers of religion in our country. They
are not like the gentleman from Alabama
who knows a great deal more about Vat
tel, Bynkershoek, and Grotius de Jure
Belli, than of the Episjlesof St. Peter, St.
Paul, or St. lames. But they are these
hundred dollar men. Who take their saddle-bags,
and ride through our American
forrests, sending forth glad tidings of great
joy to the black and tr the white. They
are to religion, what our Yankees are to
Commerce, they go were nobody else go,
and do not preach for glory, or for pay, or
any thing of that sort. ; They do not dance
attendance on the great- are not
"Frequent in park with lady at his side.
We must confess that we are not deep
ly mortified to see the "dijoramzin Con
vention" at Nashville so universally con
demned by all the prints professing Amer
icanism and patrotism. The Hartford
Convention, during the last war with Eng
land, should warn the advoca'es of the
anticipated one at Nashville of their doom.
The plain up ami down fact of the busi
ness is, our people enjoy too ninny liberties.
to hazard for a moment the stability of the
".- rrtt ii- . .
union, i ne wor ju is loo much interest
ed in our thus far hannv nroiect of self
a i
government. It would not be altogether
right, now, to "dissolve the firm and thus
crush forever its brightest hopes. It would
be worse than cruel fratricide to extin
guish forever the latent sparks of freedom
in every land, that are kept alive solely
by the wind from the wings of our noble
bird as be takes his course heavenward.
Freedom's cause knows no bound it is
not local, but encircles, with a sympathet
ic chord, the habitable globe. It has vo
taries in every clime, and all, animated by
the same glorious and liberalizing aspira
tions for Fraternity and Equality. Dis
solve the Union ? iYerer ! It is too pre
cious in all that lends heat to the political niarkably cbasie in her dreas. Lons may she
... i . . - . ' -
the brave man
honor her sire
-enTZTaytor CoJrDTUs -MrsZ Blissi e.
A Washington correapoudc At of the Boston
Journal writes as follows :
General Taylor I hare seen. He is "Rough
and Ready," plain and hearty in his address
and dou bile. most at home when most re
tired from the ceremonies of his office. He Is
in good health, which ia well preserved by bis
regular habits ; he is " early to bed and early
lo rie," as I am informed-by one who sleeps
under the same roof. He seldom rides in his
carriage; and when free from the dutiesjufhis
position, linds quiet and rpose ii-hia home cir
cle, which is made inviting and happy by his
good wife, who is seldom seen public. Gen.
eral Taylor and lady are regular attendants up
on the St. John's Episcopal Church service;
the former always prrseutin morning, the latter
both pails of (he day. I saw them but Sunday
at church, and on their way borne, walking
thereby giving rest to man servant and beafi-;
"wiihin tby gies." Mrs. Ttylor is an ac
complished lady, of high morals and religion
character, and avoids public life from ch ioe ;
choosing lo be the failhlul wife of Z. Taylor,"
rather lhan lo participate in the honors and
gaieiies of the White Houe.
Col. fli$s is worthy of the fame be enjoys.
He is a gentleman rather below the medium
height iout built of tine clear dark complex
ion, and quite bald. He is very quiet and un.
assuming in bis nanner, not laikatire, always
calm like Collector Greely. He is truly clever
both in the merican and English acceptation
of the term.
' Gentrel in fi jure, eav in dress.
Moves without nxw, attd rift a an rxpress;
Reports a message wiih a pleaaing grace,
Expert in all the daiir of hm place."
Mrs Bliss is worthy of more celebrity than
she enjoys. At ihe evening receptions she
does the honors ol ihe hour, and well she acts
her part. She has a kind word and a sweet
smile lor each of the hundreds lhat crowd ber
presence. She is of light complexion, rather
I under the medium size, of fine figure, and re.
pa-No
Constant at routs, familiar with a round
Of ladyships." ,
Through these men "the poor have the
Gospel preached unto them."
from the world, its pleasures, temptations and hi;m ? Does the hero of the Rio Grande, the
powers, and meet on the square, the plumb and
the level, one of the humblest in his camp
mn, Dave each striven by some ureal ettort to
be.cohnectfd.with the name of Washington.
From the por but faithful Mountain Republic
ifSn larjno, lo the rich and; powerful Gov
tehjoteilts of Western Europe all bow in rev.
tfjitce lb tlje great American Statesman and
Patriot, and each cherjshes among its richest
ttti tbe unadorned and simple portrait of
Wiihirigtor . . What a wonderful triumph is
ovelj the passions, prejudices and doctrines
of-bast-agei . .The plain, modest, unostatious
Mnter of tie Potomac in our Commonwealth,
i
in all.
of
ion
come!
,h.
Mi-
admired of millions of the old
of toe prince and potentate ; of the
iWgt 'be (vise and the good ; of the peasant
Wjhe lord; of the people of Ihe Seme, the
Rhine' the Danube, and the Tliames. The
'niuncrd ifaitor of 177? stands! now the be-
oflhisjcountryntej) and. the admiration of
Such is,;aud may such ever be, the
m ol such services and sucm iranscenueni
ut I feeK I invade the duties
her vasflv better oOalihed
wbiniMonJ of his virtues, his
f .world.
tin1
mi
vm'rpnito all that has made him the first a
0!? tPPfPr
Mit)fithe
assigned
lo speak
services
to
of
and
however, be-
here present,
Song the good a.nd great. I can.
rivou.rnv Masonic brethren. all
ately allude tn oneMhe best and
associations of Geoge Washing
'. In hothhip was he a common man. All
Mi ndertakii gs were well considered and mre 4
Ut'well exi cuted. In none, in; his long life, 1
M i(:diiplaj ' this striking quality of his head
M hearj mo estrongly han by pis early con
tjido with i nd. unwavering adhejrence and de 1
Miorfto l.lheii ancient order of Flree Masonry.
llitl liperai and philanthropic principles and
'rets., 1 Leirmng. Irom ot!!erviion and re
ion, Jhe jbenevolenr ends otir association
gned to ajccoinpljsh, he at art jearly agede-
!Tt)ined -to become one of us. An honest ad
.cate i of; thej equal and inalienable rights of
4, be became nat is fied that Masonry had at
hnetjiind under the, harshes trials, been
ubfalieiriilg supporter of just and free prin-H'-
tn Oreece and in Venice in the dark
'-i-jih1 ancient and modern limes nay in all
tr our Wishincton fund Masonry true and
dvancinn the intellecttual and mor-
the eleva.
equality and
than twenty
Yes, on Ibis
owed annl. hallowed henceforth and forever
rra'me if WatbinQton. mav I well sav.
l'n ill irulh declare, that masonry has done
' M.'nuchJha nopaiblv more, lhari all other as-
Jitioii forjihe establishment of ihe just rights
i'nin. i Hi m ft enmnriliiniiivei and never-
J'ild'nr ! in ii. -r.,1. :t v ha sipndilv resisted
kj r - '."'-t - r j -
ron kl.t A ...'. .1 n r.'.. t. v- A
.ft iTiiression in an iornit. o
How lovely, how surpassingly beautifu
that commands the respect and admira
the good are such practices. Maloy was known
lo Washington to be a good man and true, and
in the-sincere and bright spirit of masonry he
hailed him as a brother. Faithlul to our prin
ciples and never halting in his duty, aft inci
dent occurred during; our Revolutionary war
which afforded him an -opportunity to display
them practically to the enemy A detachment
of ihe American army bad met and gallantly
overcome a British force and captured from
them the working tools, jewels and clothing of
a military Jtravelling Lodge. WashinglonIearn
ed this, find would as soon hate sanctioned the
plundering of a church, as to have approved
the retention of the booty. He ordered and
made its restoration under a strong military es
cort, accompanied by the declaration, that his
countrymen waged no war against philaiuhro
phy and benevolence. -
The hour of peace arrived. Our beloved
great man had passed, untouched and unharm
ed, through many a hard fought baitle.fand a
kind and watchful Providence had guarded and
saved him, for a long life of after usefulness.
His military labors terminated on ihe heights
of Yorktown. - In that village, was Lodge No.
9, where, after the siege had ended, VVashihg.
ton and Lafayette, Marshall and Nelson came
together, and by their union, bore abiding tes
timony to the beautiful tenets of mafonry.
The simple white apron ; the unsoiled and un-
otted lamb skin I wear, were the property of
victor of Buena Vista, the elected President of
the nation, who has long served his country
with devotion and fidelity, (and although not
one of us,) require a higher compliment than
to say that he too, will meet us as a brother?
But among us we have some young members,
aid devoted associates ; our old friend and
amiable, brave and true Seldep, the hero of
Ghapultepcc ; and the sterling soldier too of
the ancient county of Amelia, he who glorious
ly!! won his brevet at Resaca de Ja Palma the
gallant Graham they are others of the craft.
Well may this, the greatest assemblage of
asons ever collected in this commonwealth,
claim, " how lovely and how; beautiful it is
I- brethren to dwell together-ill harmony and
peace.
The power and the influences of our order
are most happily exemplified. So great indeed
hive these been known to be, that in the heat
arid Jury ol the battle strife, when men, even
the red and wild Indians of the forest were
it a a . a 1 i 1
maddened by rage, and the scalping unite ana
heart, and in all that is nourishing to
triotism, to be thus idly swept away.
we will maintain it ; and t0do so we are
prepared to "stand the hazard of the die."
Let disunionists and foreign emissaries
croak bark and plot; yet they will be sad
ly mistaken in believing that Americans,
do not know their rights and liberties, and
knowing them will not maintain them at
every hazard. ' One and inseperable," we
cannot, we will not be dissevered.
We take the above from that spirited,
and fearless paper,. the "Brandon (Miss.)
Republican;" The republican is publish
ed some dozen miles, from Jackson and
speaks right out in meeting, in condemna
lion of the Nashville Convention. Mobile
Advertiser.
oi oer join
who has so
live to make haonv
er s choice, and to
much honored ber.
Old Yhitcti alias Billy, is now eighteen
years old, and occupies the stable east of the
White II use. He has served in Florida and
in Mexico, has borne the old General over ma
ny a battle field, and now, khoeless, is reaping
the rewards be so richly deserves. He bears
two ball wounds, one upon ihe neck, the other
upon (he right hip. Hundreds weekly visit the
old war horse, and feel the prints of the balls.
sp
that Lodge. Keiirement lo the quiet shades of
Mount Vernon did not remove Washington from
his Masonic labors and usefulness, jj Qn the
2Sih day of April, 1788, Edmund Randolph,
Ihe then Grand Master and Governor Ol Vir
ginia, issued a charier lo Alexandria plge,
No. 22 Of this Lodge, Washingiot fwas a
member, and was constant and punctual, and
ever ready to communicate light and ihstruc-
iZihat liiht which time hasnever deemed.
The Nashville Convention. From all
we can learn from our exchanges, there is
a great deal more opposition to the pro
posed Nashville Convention than we had
any thought there would have been. Pa
pers from all parts of the South have
come to band, containing resolutions op
posed to it. They give as a reason, that
the proposed convention, thev fear, will
have a tendency to weaken the bonds
that hold the States together. We remark
however, a universal spirit of opposition
to anything calculated to compromise the
honor of the South. Those who are in
favor of the Nashville Convention, are
sincere in the belief of its efficacy, if not
to adjust the present difficulty, at least to
strengthen the hands of Southern Congress
men ; whilst the opposers of the Conven
tion take the ground that it will tend to
wards disunion, trammel our representa
tives in Congress, or at least do no good.
To a fair difference of opinion, fairly ex
pressed no thinking man ought to object ;
nor do we. But we do object to the spir
it in which both these Southern parties
oppose each other. What good can it do
the South fo hear one party call the other
toftiahawk were reeking with the blood of their .disunionists and demagogues, and to hear
Such
victims, a single word has stricken down and
naralized the uplifted arm of the warrior and
saved bis prostrate and helpless foe.
was the case at the river Raisin.
I But I forbear I have passed the limits im
posed on myself. There is but one sentiment
winch pervades the hearts of this vast multir
a . ft a
tuue. but one desire that animates us all : it is
that this monument, with which the honor and
gratitude of the State are now indissolubly as.
sripiaied, may be speedily and successfully com
pleted. And, spirits of our ; departed Fathers,
we ask vou to look down on us-and encourage
u with your smiles and your blessings, in this
our great and laudable undertaking.
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rated shortly atr this I W was ,scov
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the Masonic body. His letters wrii- till you pass the tropics ot House Keeping
13, 1784. 1790, 1791, 1792, arirj 1797.1 vvlhen squally weather commonly sets in
; Improvement of the masses, and
hiati lo lhat condition of
Pplneaa that now blesses more
.Jioru'fjf American freemen.
a
J? fnrercume alike. ihe comnands of the
if pot arid tjL tortures of the fnfluisiiion. It
'.'.nil rr ri ri 1 t. i iv mi-. iiir nr.jut mill
lion- that l
and that instruclin,ihe-bountiful fruits of vhich,
are manifested in the uniform prosperi!
Lodge, and its now numerous
attendance here. Elevate
to the firt office in the Republic, he is iei found
in constant correspondence and active cpnnec
lion with
ten in 1783
speak the language of a true, faithfuls and ar
dent follower of Masonary. At all times, whe
ther in ihe working of Judges, or in the open
ceremonies f public occasions, he was! ready
to perform his part. When the Capiiolof the
nation was commenced, he was presefit and
ihe leading actor on that occasion. I Bui he
was there as a Mason. This marble mallet, or
maslerV gavel, was then used by himi nd s j
ihe propertyf Georgetown Lodge, inline Dis
trict of Columbia. ,1 his apron and safsfif ( here
Ihe .speaker held up these ancient relics)idorn
ed his noble form. He understood thplise of
ibe one and the high moral rnstniction derived
rom .the other. - Wilh these simple relics of
olden limes, how many and interesting;aisocijt-
lions spring up. that apron ana sasofwerc,
Love Geography. "Bob, where is the
ate of Matrimony T"
It is one of the United states. It is
m a
nded hy bugging
and
kissing
on the
one side, and cradles and babies on the
i other. Its chief products are' population.
and slaying out or nignis.
ered by Adam and Eve,
while trying to find a north west passage
oit of Paradise. The climate is sultry
the other nartv retaliate bv calling: out
traitor, abolitionist, ally of the northern
fanatics, &c. 1 No ; let every man, and
every paper, express an opinion in a
manly and fearless manner; but at the
same time treat their opponents with gen
erosity. . Give tbem credit for sincerity.
It is not'riirht to sunDose that one who
c c s
mav be onnosed to us in opinion, is cor
rupt. Our own sincere opinion is, that j
the Nashville Convention is not calcula-
ted to do good. Did we think otherwise j
we would undoubtedly advocate the hoi- j
ding of said Convention. For our opinion
sincerely held, and openly expressed, we
do not like to be classed amongst the op
ponents of the South.
Such conduct as we have attempted to
describe, places the South in a false posi
tion. It tends to send for an idea that
the South is not united lhat should an
emergency come her people would not
stick together for mutual protection and
assistance. Now we all know that such
is not the case ; for no matter how differ
ent may be ihe .means proposed by the
the end and aim ot all is
NAVIGATION OF NEW RIVER, &c.
In the Senate on Wednesday last, Mr.
Mangum presented a memorial signed by
three hundred citizens of Onslow County,
in this State, in favor of the improvement
of the navigation of New River, and the
establishment of a port of entry at Jack
sonville, Onslow.
Mr. M., in presenting the petition, said
it was signed by three hundred of the
most respectable citizens of the community
in which they reside, in the county of
Onslow, North Carolina. It represented
that the river, which passes through that
portion of theJState is obstructed by shoals
at the point at which it enters the coun
ty, and the petitioners pray that a small
appropriation be made for the purpose of
removing these obstructions. The peti
tion sets forth that, in that immediate vi
cinity, the waters are not navigable for
more than twenty miles, and that the pro
ductions of turpentine, corn, cotton, and
various other articles, cannot be easily
transported. He knew this to be so, and
that the land there was as fertile as that
of any region in the country. That part
of the country was most abundantly sup
plied also with naval stores of every de
scription the finest forrests, the largest
trees that he had ever seen, except upon
the banks of the Cumberland which
were useless on account of the difficulty
in getting them to the ocean. He thought
that, if appropriations were ever made,
no place could be found where the appro
priation, to the extent which was asked,
could be more usefully made. Very little
had been asked by this portion of the
country, and they had uniformly received
less than any others. He trusted that the
petition would meet with a due and favor
able consideration.
From the Richmond Whig of April 3, 1850.
SHOWER OF FLESH.
About 4 o'clock, P. M., yesterday, being
Giod Friday, a small cloud passed over Mr.
Chas. H. Clarke and several of my servants,
a few paces from the souib bank of Pamunkey
river, in ibe lower end of Hanover county, Va.,
on ihe estate called Farmington, and discharge
ed around the parties, over a surface of some
thing less than one rod of ground, various pie
cies of Flesh and Liver, loo well-defined in each
sort lo allow of any mistake in their character.
I gathered ibis morning from ibe spot, about 4
to 6 oz., distributed over the above mentioned
surface. The pieces picked up at the remotest
points, in a line from N. E. to S. W., were a
bout 25 paces from each other. One weighed
near an ounce. The direction of the cloud was
from N. E. to S. W., as described by Mr. C,
who is a gentleman of intelligence and estab
lished credibility. Mr. Brown, with myself
visited ibe spot this morning, and all aided in
picking 15 lo 20 pieces, which I have by me
at this moment, and from which I send you a
sample, and desire it may be passed over to
Dr. Gibson, that be may ascertain what of Flesh
il is. The Flesh and Liver are in perfect
slate at this moment, and ibe latter part i shall
put in alchobol for the future inspection of the
curious. Something of this sort was published
as occurring leceully in North Carolina (
think) and a year or two since also in Ken
tucky or Tennessee.
Those who are fond of portents are informed,
that this Flesh fell wiihin a hundred yards of
my Servants' Burying Ground and the cloud
must have passed directly over that as well as
the graves of my own immediate ancestors.
I have neither lime, space or inclination for
comment, but am,
Respectfully, yours,
G. W. BESSETT.
Clover Lea, March 30th, 1850.
different parties,
ttio mo thf nrnrwritv nf their common
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with sufficient power to keep all hands as soutD. Then gentlemen editors and pol-
cdol as cucumbers, ror tne principal itjeians. ouit calling each other nara
rdads to this interesting state, consult ine
fifst pair of blue eyes you run against V
The Boston Transcript savs that Dr
Webster's family were wholly unprepared
for the terrible result of his trial. They
had secured their own passage and that 1
of Professor Webster, at his direction, for
. j Fayal, for the 20th of this month. They
have all along had the strongest persua
sion of his innocence ; and were complete
ly prostrated by the overwhelming intel
ligence of his conviction.
The Times says that a letter of condo
j lence to the unfortunate family is now in
I circulation in the city of Cambridge, and
i already contains a large number of names
!; among which are those of the Hon. Jared
Sparks, Hon Edward Everett, and Judge
S- P. P- Fay. The character of the paper
, is to assure the afflicted family that, not
j withstanding the sad fnte of the husband
and father, the wife and daughters will
i continue as ever to be respected, esteemed
; and beloved by their friends, and that all,
that can be done will fee done to comfort
and support them under this terrible bur
den of affliction.
COTTON FACTORIES IN THE WEST.
The New Orleans Bulletin mentions the ar
rival, at that place, of a large quantity of ma
chinery, destined for a large Cotton Factory lo
be established at CauneJion, Indiana, with a
capital of $250,000 .all of which i paid in. The
factory is situated on a beautiful site on the
Ohio river, in a village where, ten years ago,
was a complete wilderness, but which, now
contains a population of 3000 inhabitants.
The Bulletin asks, wiih a great deal of pro.
priety, a question which should address itself to
the entire South: "When will Louisiana a.
waken to the immense advantages of such es
tablishments here?"
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names, uiner as mucn as you piese m
your opinions; but express those opinions
like gentlemen. iV. C. Argus.
Tj..:ntr iht Aminhlf --Amorous vouner
j iumiiij w.f w.- - v w ; rw,'
ii 1 1 miu.i i' - --- .
ntlemen shouia De cauuoui urrW- , SuAY. aa well as for
in poetry. A lover was once whispering . Judg;3 hy lbe pe0pie." We are in favor of the
expressions of admiration in the ear of bis DeIf Legislature submitting the question to ihe
distress and borrowed a sentimental people whether they desire these thing. ; and
T . r m r Q..,l.v When he a!so ,he election of Justices of the peace by ihe
sfam from Philip Sydney. When he i nd rernarked, - ihe proper lime
used from failure of recollection, the la- 1 . j;-rijag ,ue vrincivlesinxared will be, when
said "Pray, sir, go
ige is much belter."
on. The next ! they come regularly before the people lor their
action." Raleigh Times.,
Prussic Acid in Cholera. In the Lon
don Medical Turts(Allopathic) of Nov. 12
1819. Dr. Downing mentions his having
used Prussic Acid "in extreme collapse,
with manifest advantage." Mr. Shea, at
Dr. D.'s suggestion, tried it in more than
one hundred cases of cholera, and stated
I his conviction that it was superior to any
; thing that he had ever before employed.
He had given it to children as young as
I nine months old with excellent effect, and
; be had, never in any case found prejudi
cial effects follow its use." Both ol those
' gentlemen are of the Allopathic or n gu
j lar practice.
Millions of Pigeons. Letters from In
diana complain lhat some of the pigeon
roosts cover the forests for miles, destroy
ing the timber. A letter from Laurel
says ; "I am completely worn down.
The pigeons are roosting all through the
woods, and the roost extends for miles.
Our neighbors and ourselves have for
several nights, had to build large fires and
keep up the report of fire-arms o scarer
them off. While I write.-Avithin a quar
ter of a mile, there are 30 guns firing.
The pigeons come in such large quantities
as to destroy a great deal of timber, break
limbs off large trees, and even tear op
some by the roots. The woods are cov
ered with dead pigeons."
How to be Happy. A little child seren
years old. one day said to her mother,
Mother, I have learned how to be happy
and shall always be happy." -My dear"
; said her mother, "how can that be done?"
She snid, It is by not caring anything a
: bout myself, hut trying to make everybody
else happy." O ! children, this is the way
Love God, and love to do good to all a
round you, and you will be happy.
DCT"The Legilature of the State of
Massachusetts decided, last week by a
vote of two hundred anl-.ixty to one. that
certain fanatics, who had petitioned for
the dissolution of thr Union, might have
leave to withdraw their petitions.
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