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SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1850.
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THE RUINS OF NINEVEH.
A correspondent of a London paper furnish
es the subjoined extracts fromtlie letter of Mr.
Stewart Erskine Rolland, who is now at Nim.
roud with Captain Layard, assisting him iri his
arid given me the direction of the workmerl, as
hd is obliged to go to Mossul to make prepara:
lions for the removal of ihptwn finiBl nl4ant
liins that have yet been discovered, which Ivill
I trust, be on their way to England in a mrjnih
Of two. Alter that we shall cross the -h
Liprii'4 in jCol. Stevenson's regiment. Af- ri
itoiri were over, be remained in Cal.for. rndeavors to bring to light the bidden anUqua. w th our tents, encamn there, and oass lour
rM employed by Gen. Vallejo nan treasures of Nineveh : time alternatelv in huntinff and diin inlthe
e nrst two or three davs at Mnnl I
yCtrpc$ei' it the time the" gold mines were
r ifF r I - ... w., M.w . x w M
P
itinxn& Dul BOOn aoanaonea tne business.
pean .rum, previous to me recep. and wo collo99a, fi were discovered LbiIe
8jpreent letter,) he was one of the I was there, at the entrance of the city E&tes :
Th
spent in examining the excavations at Koynni.
jik, where Iresh slabs are being every day
brought to light. Two new collossat bulb and
$heU the Californian. tie
1 i l I J.L? . j 1 .i
rfaa sbanuoneu mis speculation, tie con-
jtfihit ajdreiitures for the present by being
cked one day' on HonMulu, and marrying
daug iter of the chief of the village, on the
Wunay ul el him Pak for him-
th A i ! :
Tbe papers were slow pay in those times.
gfiqldQi njiyj interest and gained one or two
iujuid dUafs, which I spent. Speculated a
fa however, j and did well failed in some
lj, b,ot made up on others.
0 the 9ib of October last, in company
rieren I left San Francisco on a visit to
jf'B&ftultful Island j,';intending afterwards to
;io Cpiha, make our way overland to Rus
j, wbefejjl have an uncle, and thence to Eng.
tl whre L,cbuld take passage for homer On
1 23th.) 84 noon, when we were within two
uesuf Uhej Harbor of Honolulu, it came on
iMow a-gale, j We stood off, and succeeded
jtorryirig the?" gale, but just as we were en.
fng th4 jtnoulh of the harbor it came on:to
s veryj hard from the north west, and in five
jutes $e wee hard and fast on tie shore. I
-thed id ny cfyest for my dimes, anid had bare
KIohs to.jsecure them when the hull parted,
itled over and filled. I secured a spar, and
Ang lo it and the dust, like ' grinj death to a
cfaied,Alrican." Alter being in the water
iLout three quairters of an hour, lashed by the
iiti ina oruisea oy tne spar, l gatned the shore.
Used the earth where I first stepped and de-
w:inJ..fjever.lo leave it, llavmfar od pounds
fold du;tl about my person, beside three or
jut nunureu uuiiars in gum coin, l was com
:ely exhausted, and turned in tdr the night
if night. it began to be) under a cojeoanut tree.
nere I'llept soundly until 12 or 1 o'clock.
' 1 t -. L It.
nQ l awoKe so suii wim coia
ybrulies that I culd scarcely
jnH or A discovered a fire a
ri. It, proved to he a village of: the natives
Jinakss) who, on learning (Jy signs) my mis.
odane, stirred, up the fire, gave me some boij
4 pork, bread-fruit, yarns and a vairiety of eat
sf matlsr. f After I had disposed of this I
uroed in Ion some mats, where 1 slept soundly
aril iunjrise, vhen I arose, y
."A fieri hati made my toilet I was introduc
-1 la the -chef of the village. Hp is of high
v.k and jmu'ch respected. His name is Kanni,
lad.Ke l related to the Kins of the Islands.
Jivas very piolite, spoke Engliih fluently, of-
j for m a' house and someJand, and his daugh
f if to marriage, if I would live with his tribe
iniiniiructjthem, as far as I was able, in the
wtol civilization. I thanked him for his of
t tod told him that I would think over the
rotter. :
ling
mound. a
44 YOU Ct hilVA nn xAot nf tWa A'.&nAl'.aa
Layard has to contend with, or the energyJtaU
ent, perseverance, and shrewdness with which
surmounts ihem. or the exouisite tact and
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good humor with which he manages the differ
writes that and the pavement at the gateway, marked with elfl people be has to deal with. In the Irst
ruts by chariot wheels, was also uncovered. I
left my wife under Mrs. RassanVs care, and ac
companied Layard a day's journey to the vil.
lages of Baarshekah and Bamyaneh, and to the
kiimiiiu ui xvuurbiiuiiu. we looK greynounas
with u?, and had a day's hunting, catching se
place he has nothing but conjecture to guide
nm in his; researches ; it is literally groping
in the dark, and all sorts of buried treasures
may lie within his reach, while, from the Very
small amount ot funds placed at his disposal,; he
is unable to make auv minor like a nroner
ven antelopes. After our return, Mr. Layard .arch,and contents himself with sinking trench
Charlotte, and I, and our servants embarked on
a raft, and floated down the Tigris in fceven
hours to this little village of Nimroud. close to
the large mound, whictiwas the first excavated.
sending ourbaggage and horse by land. VV
have since been residing in bis house he-re ; it
is, in fact, little more than a mud hut ; but he
has put in glass windows, a table, and jsome
sofas, and made it comfortable as circumstan
ces will admit.
u Layard placed a party of workmen Unde
my control, and allowed me to dig where
piease. i am sinking wens in all directions,
and am not without hopes of discovering sub
terranean chambers, which I am convinced must
exist. In one place, considerably below the
level of any of the hitherto discovered monu
ments, a brick arch between two walls of brick
has been dicovered; it is a puzzle to us jail
Another great discovery is an immense stone
wall of most solid masonry inside the brick py
ramid. The workmen are laboiing to force an
entrance into, it; but their progress is necessa-
rily very slow, not exceeding a foot or two in
a day. But the greatest discovery yet imade
6ince the earth was first turned remains
to be told. I will give it you in due order.
You must recollect that I commenced my let
ter on Christmas day, and am continuing it at
intervals.
"January 3, 1850 On the 28th of Decern-
ber Layard and I, with our attendants arjd two
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
To show how scientific persons may err
in judging of matters pertaining to their
own profession, we rejeur to a case on the
criminal records of Ireland. In the year
1800. an eminent physician of Dublin, who
had bis residence in tie country, but ren
ted rooms in the city, to which he came
daily at ten o'clock, came one morning at
the usual hour and Was obliged to rap
a aa .
UAZtTi rEER OF NORTH CAROLINA.
We most cheerfully give place to the follow,
ing circular to the public of North Carolina,
by C. H. Wiley, Esq., ask ing assistance in
collecting materials for a Gazetteer of the State.
In our judgment, just such a work as he propo
ses would be of great value in explaining and
developing the condition and resources of our
State matters towards which popular inquiry
A I . t 1 i ' 1 .
mree umes, me last lipe very loud, before is beginning to be earnestly and seriously di
the door was opened, j It was at length o- rected from all Quarters. Mr. Wilev ha, let
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pened, by a young man, but not before the
physician had attracted by his knocking
the attention of a lady living on the oppo
site side of the street.!
The young man woo opened the door,
passed out suddenly which caused the
ters from gentlemen occupying the highest po
litical, literary and social positions in the State,
expressing their sense of the importance of the
proposed work, and entire confidence in his
ability to accomplish it in a manner creditable
al-
es almost at hst7.it rH as it wr
"Jan. 6. Yesterdav we rerdoved more than iheiugular vein of her neck was pierced
thirty metal vases, bowls, and saucers, rribst w'th a Uniting needlei with which she had
beautifully embosed and engraved, some shiejds been at work. The jPhysician took her
and swords, of which the handles remain alone in Dis arms and carried ber to bis room.
thle iron blades being decomposed, and a small in order to restore her, if possible. In
aroie vase, l be cups and bowls and other carrying her. his clothes became sDotted
ornaments are of some unknown alloy of rriet- with blood. Finding he could do nothing
afs, but they are all so encrusted with decom- for her. he changed his clothes, and went
posed and crystallized copper, and so fragle, out to attend an urgent patient. The lady
physician to step into! the kitchen to see if to himself and to the State. Mr. W. has
anything was the matter, when he found ready achieved a literary character, which we
the servant girl in the agonies of death.
r YY
I g?r
they cannot be handled without great dan
and Mr. Layard is sending them home in
the state in which he found them, without at
tempting to remove the rust.
" I spent eight hours yesterday scratching
ttiem out of the clay with my hands, as the
operation was too delicate to allow even a knife
id be used. My wife was emolaved the whole
it.. . ' ... '
nigm in pacKing them, we may. now con
who had observed him knocking at the
door, noticed his hasty departure from the
house, and having both curiosity and sus
picion aroused, caused the house to be
entered, and the physician's room opened,
when the dead body Was discovered. The
physician was arrested, tried, condemned
know he is desirous of employing to the advan-
tage of his native State; and encouragement
of the kind he asks at this juncture would be
most grateful and cheering to him, besides be
ing a contribution pro bono publico. Greens
boro1 Patriot.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The undersigned is endeavoring to collect
materials for Gazetteer cf North Caro
lina ; a work whose object will be to present
to the public an accurate historical, geographi
cal and statiscal account of the State. He is
impressed with the belief that such a work, if
properly executed, will serve a useful purpose ;
that it will furnish the best relutation of the ca
lumnies heaped on the Commonwealth will
have some effect in correcting those sectional
and executed. The! strongest evidence
gfatulate the British nation is beiiig possessed against him, was that of a surgeon of em- prejudices which, from the beginning, have ex
P l II . r .1 1 fl lnAno --.U ...:;... . l 1.... I i I t i-t'A . . . .
vi an eiiiiTeiy unique collection, me vuiue;oi ihchw, wuu icsuiieu luai uu uuc uui a ercisea a oaneiui innuence in the councils of
which is inestimable. The ornaments and
culptures on the vases denote a very advanced
stage of civilization. - Not the least curious of
the discoveries are several hundred molher-o'-
parl studs, in form exactly resembling our shirt
buttons." " ' r
The. London Times, of a later date than the
number which contained the above letter, says :
44 Very Ia(e and highly satisfactory accounts
have within these few days been received from
Mr. Layard, in Assyria, giving intelligencelof
no one nut a
surgeon could have inflicted the wound in the State that while it strengthens the attach.
ld 'ani sore from or lhree Arab Sheikhs, started to pay a visit to new and important discoveries in the Nimroud
ly move. To my ,he a,' on ,h8 other side of the 4 Zan We niound. He has made fresh and-exten-ive ejx-
iLt.t I m;!iiu were the first Europeans who had ever visited ckvations in parts of the eminence not yet ex
bout a mile to the .. . ,L - .!.,,.. j j .u t. u
so precise and scientific a manner.
When called for his defence, the physi
cian said, were he on the Jury, he should
decide such a case as his guilty, but de
clared before God and the world, that he
was innocent of the crime imputed to him.
Twenty years after his execution, a man
on his death-bed confessed that the phys
ician was innocent, j He said that he was
a lover of the girl, and was in the habit
of visiting her mornings ; that on the mor
ning of her death, she bade him go away
meni 01 tne patriotic to their home, it may
help to stay that tide of emigration on account
of which North Carolina has been heretofore
but a nursery for other States.
Nature has denied to this region those navi
gable waters which bind together the extremes
of other. State and tempt the inhabitants to
great enterprises ; but as if to make up for this
neglect, she has bountifully supplied it with ev.
ery kind of agricultural and mineral produc
tion, and all varieties of pleasant and beautiful
climate and of grand and beautiful scenery.
i nese mings, oowever, cannot oe here known
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that country. Three hours galloping from Nim- plored, and the result has been the findinglof &s " uociors nour was near, ana neioia oy the intermingling of the population on the
roud brought us to the banks of the stream, nbthing less than the throne upon which the ner ne wouiu go auer sue gave mm a kiss, cneap nigo-ways ot commerce; brooks must,
which is as rapid and broad as the Tigris, and monarch, reigning about three thousand years In attempting to ki?s her, she playfully therefore, supply the place of rivers, and schol
nearly as deep, but here. bein divided into ago, sat in his splendid palace. It is composed raised her hand to ! push him, when the ars, authors and school masters act as explor-
four branches, is fordable. With somei dim- of metal and ivory, the metal being nctUy needle which she hefd perforated the vein cr8 ,,e unuersigneu oeneves mat omers win
culiyi we swam our horses across it, getting of Wrought, and the ivory beautifully carved, lit I of her neck. Hearing the physician's concur. ,n lbe8 T,ewa an1 is permitted to
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course very wet in the operation. Ouf visit apes not appear in what part oi tne edifice mis
here has a threefold object first, to explore d scovery has been made, but it seems that the
the mound of Abou Sheeta, which appears to throne was separated from the state apartments
contain a built city : secondly, to make friends by means of a large curtain, the rings by whih
between two rival chiefs of the Tai ; and third- i was drawn and undrawn having been prfe-
ly, to promote a reconciliation between them served. At the date of these advices (the bl
and their implacable enemies the Jibours, which ginning of last month) Mr. Layard was pdir-
will much facilitate Layard's future operations, suing bis researches with renewed ardor n
knock at the door, be hastened to let him
in and escaped himself, and hearing of
the physician's arrest, feared to come for
ward and explain least he should be tried.
Thus, a judicial murder was done, upon
the evidence of a professional man, who
was altogether mistaken. N. Y. Globe.
After this interview I went down to the
Wilh; accompanied by a party of the natives, to
dt aftec the wreck, but 'nothing could be seen
aie tbafspar on which 1 came ashore. When
loiicoverea tne sao result ot the storm l sat
town oft the beach and wept like a child. I
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w losi-me oniy irienus mai i nave naa since
Kit mj Dome, uui tears are oi. no avail, so
-made tip my mind to bear it, and to accept
ofleii'of the chief and become! his son. I
Wordinclyi on my return to the village, in
nnneg the Chiei mat l would accept nis oner.
HMmntfdiktely introduced mea the fair one.
Dernarpe js IS mar a Mary.) ohe is ol a light
tfofoir, fourtdenyears old, 5 feet 4 inches
i ji.imall: band and toot, black hair airfeyes,
d tdxtye all very affectionate. Her dress
teQitaejd of a faded blue satin i kirt, coming
W lower than the knee, mocasins and leggings.
-adi curious wrought bead head dress. She
U ly-no means bashful, and none too modest.
&e ut'on my knee and kissed me, and when
itiked'her if she would marry; me she said
YK wiih'outMhe slightest hesitation, and ex
htiedja wish the ceremony should take place
lbe fullow.ing. Sunday, saying that a mission
7w6uld be there on that day. This I agreed
Kshen she rewarded me with a kiss, and ran
her father.
Th following day I visited the capital and
haied tie wedding dresses for my lady and
feJ)elf,'ogetJttr with some presents for the tribe
H' on Sunday we twain were made one
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lit; iet
" Our first visit was tothe camp of the-Haw-
ar, who is considered by all the Arabs, even
by those of the great African desert; to be the
highest born and noblest among themf He
is probably the man of most ancient descent in
the world, reckoning his genealogy far above
the time of Abraham. . He is supported in his
pretensions to the chieftainship by the noblest
of the tribe, while his rival, Feras, is support-
ed by the Turks and the greater number; of the
Tai. His brother, the handsomest man I have
ever seen, came out to meet us with one hun
dred horsemen, most of whom had come to our
village to plunder the oter day. They gallgp,
ed madly about the plain, brandishing their
long spears, shouting their war-cry, and escort
ed us in great state, to the camp of the Sheikh,
where he stood to receive' us. I never $aw so
noble or dignified a figure ; he is eminently
handsome, though advanced in years apd suf
fering from ill health. In stature he is gigan
tic, six feet four or five at least, and erett as a
pine tree. tis tent was a spacious one a load
for three camels, with the women's tents on
one side, and that of the horses on the! other.
all under the same covering. Mats and cush
ions were spread on the floor of the tent, on
which the Hawar, Layard, and I sat, as did hjs
brother, his uncje, and others of the magnates
of the tribe, while the rest stood in a semicir
cle at the door. A! noble bunting hawk stood
on his perch in the centre. We partook of
spicech coffee, discussed the business on which
we came, and dined in the tent on a capital
stew of mutton, pumpkins, rice, and sour milk.
After we bad partaken, the rest of the tribe
made their repast, a certain number sitting
down together, eachman rising when pe was
satisfied, and a sort of master of the cjeremo
monies calling out the namej)f the min who
was to succeed him. There was no biislle or
indecorum. After dinner they all said their
consequence of the astonishing success that has
hitherto attended his exertions. No human re
mains have come to light, and every thing in
dicates the destruction of the palace, by fire.-f-Ii
is said that the throne has been partially
fused by the heat."
MANUFACTURE OF BROGANS.
We were surprised! to observe a statement
in the N. York Courier that even in that city,
where manufactures of all sorts are so exten
sively carried on, they have been dependent for
their supplies of coarse brogans, upon the same
Union Meeting in !Staunton. the citizens of sources as ourselves.! Massachusetts has de.
Augusta count v assembled in Staunton on the luffed the South with this article, in fact enjoy-
5th of March last, to consider the subject f ing the entire monopoly of the trade. In the
sending delegates to the Nashville Convention, city of New York tod, she has been, till now,
A series of resolutions were adopted, positive- without competition, j No wonder they are able
ly declining to be represented in that conven to give employment to sixty thousand people,
tion, and disapproving the action of the Virgin
hia Legislature upon the same, as not com iri
property within me limns oi us junsaicnon.
The minority report, which was in favor of a
representation in the convention, was lost by a
vote of more than ten to one. I
IViMcrteser (Fin.) Republican
The Medical College. Such is the anxiety
bf the public to see the spot where the late
awful tragedy was enacted, that free access to
he Medical College, in North Grove street,
has been granted to multitudes by the proper
authorities. About one thousand persons Ksi-
id the institution yesterday, and before nigt-
11 probably more than that number will have
sited it to. da v. for the special nuroose of In-
fenpnincr the anariments formerly occuDied Sbv shoemakers for our supplies of brogans.
me onfortunete Professor Webster. Offiler It appears from investigations instituted into
O. H. Spurr is in attendance to preserve pp. the Massachusetts manufactories ot shoes that
per decorum, and to make any explanations boys ten years old and under, earn from 31 to
which may be required. Boston Journal, 1 w cents a uay, uoys trum iu io x, m uu
- i
and receive for the products of their labor the
round sum of twenty millions of dollars per an
num! We perceive from the Courier that N. York
has resolved to strike! for independence of this
branch of Ne w Englapd manufactures. A joint
stock company has been formed in that city to
introduce the manufacture of brogans and sim
ilar articles, and the hope is expressed that it
may be the means oft employment to youths of
both sexes who are now leading a life but little
removed from vagrancy in that city. It is al
so to be hoped the effort will succeed. Indeed
it can hardly be doubted that it will. It is
succeeding in the South. But it will necessa
rily be a long time before we shall be entirely e-
maticipated from our dependence upon the Lynn
Monday rny father-in-law, at my re
I several men at work at getting out
panut logs to build my house, and in the
tll.m tF 1 - J.u. A r A m l aiiti.l.il!.l t.i.All!..
-no u ic unii a ci i suioifimiai uwcutlij!, . . " . it. t L.
WTeef lront,35 feet deep, and 25 feet high was l'""' "c Mau OCMl"" V ; .jl "."i
foipleied.. This is the only building of the he wavJ "V " "T.r
H village, all the others beinfbui,t of 1?? 5 Vtl fif Z
lief is very much pleated 1 "c "V ,MC f'r" "
, : . u : -.ui ...JLi quarters. I have seldom seen a more jpictur-
N and mud. Thech
itj aid I hope that within a year the whole qua
!2'ill be of log houses. I have offered to
"h 'axes and other tools, and I think the na-
1 xilW build themselves better hmup, '
I am herfecllv contented with mv liiniiiAn
tbltiU iha mine is a peculiar happy lotaf.
Struggle wim me worm poor as
ng type for a living to be cast
pocket full of rocks among friend,
this lovely climate,
a good Whig, and if my second
a l fi lr V Vl M k n 11 U - 1 1 J
ay.J By the way, I think of agitating
l ot the an
o onar a
ntUWck
joore; wiih s
V Kntits, r
,tli,sril
t'Urni out
nexation of his llawaain
VdprKinions to the United States."
I l atching Wild Pigeons. The York
TLetlf)' Hebublicari '-stales that. Mr. Her-
; w.Fftlvn Township, was in York on
i S? fln wa8on oftded with about
. " mi' r-im. vw . mi & a. m.MW m mm m. mm.
? ! net. Ohe person in Lancaster capght
'O fbousafidof them ina net ft few-days
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sque sight. 1 ne oneiKn s teni was; sirucn
first, and the procession of laden camelsJ horse.
men, donkeys, and cattle stretched as far as the
eye could reach; I calculated that there were
about, two thousand persons, with their camels,
horses and cattle. We paid our visit to- reras;
the rival Sheikh, taking with us the brother ot
the Hawar. We were well received, though
not with the same dignified courtesy, j
' While we were away the workmen bad
opened a trench, by Layard's direction, to show
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my wife a certain slab which he had. punea ;
in doing so they uncovered three copper cal
drons of immense size, and some huge dishes
of metal. Layard carefully removed the earth
from one caldron, which was partially filled
with it, and discovered an immense variety of
ivory oraments. an iron exe-head. and innumer
f y - - i i
able diher articles, which for the present I
must forbear to mention, havjng promised se
crecy. L.ayard removed as many as ne couio
and covered the rest with earth. It isj by far
the most important discovery that has yet been
made. He has placed them under my charge,
The Weevine Cwress. This splendid trie
has been introduced into England from te
east. Imagine an evergreen weepipg-wuiow.
with compact habit and feathering foliage, like
the little cypress vinei, and you will have sonae
conception of this tree as we have seen it die.
scribed. It our little plant ot lour incnef,
which has just reached us, at a cost of sotne
fen dollars, ever makes itself into a tree, Ate
can perhaps describe it better from personal
knowledge. There can be littje doubt howev
er, that it will prove one of thej greatest acqui
sitions to otir list of hardy evergreens.
American Agriculturist.
EXTREME OF DEM AGOGUISM.
At a meeting held in the city of Charleston,
to give expression the public feeling on tHe
death of Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Memminger seized
the occasion to inflame the passions of those
n..ni nn thn cpciinnal Question with which
Mr. Calhoun was connected up to the time f
his death; And, as was to have been expecj.
ed, he succeeded but too well. He introduced
resolutions, which were adopted, to assemble
in mass meeting the next day to take measures
for sending delegates to me iasuvuio uu'tr
tion. : - - ft
This is the most exquisite specimen of dertf.
aantrerv we recorlect to have1 noticed. Thle
famous oration of thepairtoi Antony over the
body of Caesar was poor, compared with h
brilliant conception of Col. Memminger! i!
Greensboro' Patriot.
tiatory stages, earn from 50 to 75 cents, and af
ter two month s training, one dollar to two and
a half per ?day, according to their expertness;
girls, from 10 to 16, earn 31 to 50 cents per
day, and women 75 cents, and frequently more.
mooue jxegiuer.
Interesting from Liberia. Letters received
from Monrovia, by the Colonization Society of
New York, represent th$ Republic in a flour.
ishing condition. The Legislature adjourned
on the 5th of January. President Roberts, hav.
ing been re-elected, has appointed the Hon. S.
A. Benron Secretary of State, and the Hon.
Teague Attorney General. Two German
mercantile houses are about to be opened, and
one English one ; but th? Liberians express
their preference for the Americans, as, through
their efforts, they founded ihe Republic.
Texas The Texas papers represent the
crop as coming up finely--corn from eight to
ten inches high near San Antonio. This is
increasing rapidly in population and comercial
importance ; its inhabitants are estimated, in
cluding the ranches around it, at from five to
six thousand. The sugar crop for this year is
estimated at 10,000 hhdsi, and in five years
from this time at 825,000,and in ten years the
Texas sugar crop nvill exceed that of Louisi
ana. An effort is being made to have the Gener
al Conference ofMhe Methodist Church South,
meet at Nashville instead of St. Loois in May
next, as it is feared the cholera may be prevail
iog at the latter place at that time.
hope that the public will contribute its part to
wards the success of tho enterprise in which
he is engaged.
The work of a man's own hands is dearer
to him than a gift which is the handiwork of
another ; and those who help to make a great
State experience a satisfaction to which emi
grants are ever strangers. Besides, the ex
penses and the sacrifices caused by the emi
gration from North Carolina for the last twenty
years, would, if judiciously invested in public
works, have made the State a garden and have
brought a market to every county ; thus, these
self exiled children of our Commonwealth would
have made a better State than those to which
they have gone, would have been enabled to
live in ease among the scenes of their child
hood, to have encountered the infirmities of
age among their own people, and mingled their
dust with that of their kindred in their Father
land. Such are some of the considerations which
have prevented the undersigned from seeking
his fortune in other States ; and such consid
erations, he hopes, are beginning to weigh on
the public mind.
He, therefore, respectfully invites special at
tention to the notice of the work on which he
is engaged ; and requests that those who can
will communicate'such information as may as
sist him in his undertaking. Historical noti
ces of counties and towns accounts of pecu
liarities of climate and soil, of water-powers,
mining operations, and remarkable yields in
farming and statistics of the wealth, produc
tions, and exports of different places will be
gratefully received. - He would also be glad to
get descriptions of the harbours, sand-bars and
inlets along the coast and would be much
gratified with views and sketches of scenery in
this region, in the mountains, or in any other
interesting localities. He desires that all com
munications be signed with a real name ; and,
as his correspondence is very extensive and
onerous, that his friends will be considerate in
regard to postage.
He would earnestly remind those to whom
he has sent circular letters of the importance
of letting him hear from them in some way,
so that he may not be deceived : and finally,
asks of that most obliging and public-spirited
of all classes, the Editors in North Carolina, to
give this notice an insertion in their paper.
lie hopes that every Editor in the State trill be
kind enough to comply with this request ; lor
every paper has readers who do not4ake any
other paper uho are able to furnish some ot the
information desired. The writer's address is
Greensboro', N. C.
April, 1850. C. H. WILEY.
NASHVILLE CONVENTION.
In despite of the efforts to prevent the dis
covery of motives, it needs no long search to
discover a disposition, upon the part of soma
portions of the; Southern people, to keep alive,
the prevalent excitement upon the slavery ques- '
tion. And it is equally evident, that this ex
citement is fed by this class of agitators that
may ultimately effect a dissolution of the Union.
We have not, therefore, been astonished at the
call of a Convention, the direct effect of which
intelligent men cannot fail to diicover, will be
to hasten the di isolation of the Union. But
we do confess, that we have watchei, with
fear and anxiety, the people of the States, as
they have taken action upon this momentous
question. But now our fears have evaporated
and our anxieties cease to exist. This call for
a Convention, so unholy in its purposes and so
untimely in its period of assembling, has serv
ed but to exhibit the lofty patriotism of the peo
pie and the utter folly of the attempt of ultraists
to dissever this Republic, consolidated by the
efforts of that immortal band, who struggled
with the mightiness of the British nation, and
bore from the contest the waving banners of
triumph. Disunion will never lose its harsh
sound patriotism shudders as it falls upon its
ear and the descendants of a band of illustri
ous men, whose names are conspicuously en
graven upon the records of history, as a band
of unterrified and devoted patriots, will never,
can never, cease to venerate their memories
and to make unremitting efforts to hand
down their achievements to the roost remote
generation. J be people of this confederacy
will preserve 44lhe union of the Slates," as the
highest protection to " the Rights of the States.
They do not desire disunion they ask not for
a change of Constitution. This they evince
by their repudiation of that Convenion, favored
by ultra Southerners and imprudent slavehold
ers. The people, a great majority of the peo
ple, have repudiated the Nashville Convention.
They have frowned upon the effort, and have
refused to countenance the assembling of such
a body, by withholding from it the members
which they have been asked to furnish. Does
Southern demagogues want a higher rebuke?
Does Southern fanaticism need more to cool its
ardor and restore its reason ?
The Nashville Convention has been impru
dently called. The advocacy of such a meas
ure is tinctured with ultraism, and we fear that
the assembling of attody of this character will
be as far from promoting the interest of the
South, as, we know, it will be detrimental to
the prosperity of the Union. We conceive
that the friends of the measure have proceeded
upon conclusion which are incorrect and based
upon error. If we understand its object cor
rectly, they are to effect the equilibrium of
Southern power and to prevent Northern in
fringement upon Southern rights. How cana
Southern Convention effect this result? Will
it dare to usurp the power of the General Go
vernment and to act as the legislative body of
the South ? Reason has not been so complete
ly lost in ultraism as to recommend this step.
What, then, can it do? It surely will not re
sist the action of Congress, for this would be
rebellion. But it will remonstrate with the
North. And must the South remonstrate ? If
the rights of the South have been infringed, if
the privileges of the South, as guarantied by
the Constitution, have not been respected by
the North, should not remonetrate. She has
a legal and intelligent tribunal, to which she
can and should carry her appeal. The Con.
gress of the United States has not yet, by its
action, infringed upon the guarantied rights of
the South. And being permitted to judge her
future course by the present indication, the ef
forts of that body will be directed to ( the main
tenance of the Constitution. It being sustain
ed, the South is protected. But it is urged,
that the Convention should assemble to demon
strate to the North, that the South will respect
and maintain her rights, though at the sacri
fice of the Union. Now, with all respect to
those who urge this reason, we must be per
mitted to say that it is an imputation upon the
South we do not, indeed, say that it is intend
ed as such, but we do say that such is its ten
dency. Now suppose that it is necessary
for the South to demonstrate to the North thct
she will resist encroachments. This necessi
ty for the demonstration argues but little for her
past course. If, in her past course, she had
been firm and devoted to her rights, and had
clung to them with unflinching attachment.
then the North would need no demonstration.
But whether this reasoning be an imputation
upon the South or not, it is beyond doubt true,
that we need not a Nashville Convention to
demonstrate to the North- our deroiedness to
the rights of the South, as guarantied in the
Constitution. If there be a necessity for this
demonstration, it can be made and made
without the aid of a Convention. There is not
now. and never will be, an occasion upon
which the South will need a demonstration,
composed merely of words. -The coarse of the
South, the position of the South, upon the ques
tions now being agitated between her and her
siter States, is demonstration enough. The
North asks no greater demonstration she will
respect only such a demonstration. The South
has resolved until Northern members of Con
gress tell us with sneers, that they know (he
value of Southern resolutions. We have made
wordy demonstrations; now let the South de
monstrate with acts. And does the North
want more than this ? Surely when a vigorous
and manly opposition, made by a course of ac
tion, proves futile, words can add no weight.
Yet, after all, the Nashville Convention will
be held, but held with no benefit. The action
ot Congress will, in all probability, forestall all
necessity for action by that lxdy. And we will
be presented with the novel sight of men as
sembled to remonstrate against grievancies
which have been remedied. Lynch. Virginian
Appreciation of Honesty. The New
Orleans Picayune relates how a gentle
man of that city lost a pocket-book con
taining eleven thousand dollars ; how it
was found by a boy who at once deter
mined to restore it to its rightful owner?;
and having done so, and the owner, hav
ing satisfied himself that he had recovered
oil ha mnnpv. marnanimnusl v thurst bis
band into his pocket and drew forth a
whole dollar, which he generously bestow
ed on the astonished youth !
More Doctors. The University of Pennsyl
vania held its commencement in Philadelphia
on Saturday, when 178 students graduated.
Boldly avowed. Whatever may be said by
some of the advocates of the Nashville Conven
tion, as to its ulterior objects, (says the Mo
bile Idrertwer,) the desire and necessity of
holding it to save the Union, we have, in the
article taken from the Fairfield (3. C.) Herald
which we give below, the bold assertion of the
editor, that an overxchleming majority of the peo
ple of S. Corolina are in favor of disunion !
Disunion. We cannot Credit the rumor, ,
says a correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
tbat Mr. Calhoun, having recovered his
health in a measure, has eipressed himself de
cidedly and warmly in favor of a dissolution ot
the Union at every and all hazard. It is said
that he regards dissolution as inevitable, and
consequently expedient and desirable.'r
If Mr. Calhoun did express himself thus, ha
has said nothing less than what an overwhelm
ing majority of the people of his Stale anxiuua
ly desire.
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