North Carolina Newspapers

. t 1 - mt I i - x l A r. :- ..ft f I ANOTHEU SQULft SPEECH FUOM MR. WEBSTER. " f Mr. Webster has earned renewed ad v rhlration from th South from the whole Union. He has once more expounded und enforced tconliluiional obligations and patriotic duties. Being on a visit to Boston where he airived on ihe,29th ult., . he wai met on landing by a vast assem blage, and greeted in an enthusiastic man ner. He was -welcomed' home byMr. B. TL Curtis, on behalf of the catheredtnul- titude, in an approprialw. address, in re to which he spake as follows : - After the noise ad in some measure subsided, he proceeded to say that it was with grieat pleasure that he met so large an assemblage i of his friends at a time when liis private' affairs had called him frorruthe seat of government to his own borne. As you Imve said, sir, the duties of the winter in the public councils of the country hfive been arduous. I jam sorry to say tnat those arduous duties are not done Wfith. I am sorry to say that the public affairs of the country have not yet made so much progress towards satisfac tory adjustment as to remove all" the anx iety. which bas been felt about the adjust-, merit of the subjecti,unde r discussion. But I feel authorized to say that there is iiow reason to hope, reasonto tjxpect J that further, reflection, jthat a genorous comparison of Various Vishes whexe we ulsagrce, will orin nuuui iiini iiuprucu state of public feeling; in the reproduc tion of which all our expectations of use ful discharge of public duty, all our ex pectations of useful legislation must de pend, j r s I cannot but feel sir, that I stand in the presence ol my friends. I must regard this gathering-a the personal tribute of your welcome to me. You do not wel come tho politician, and this is not an op portunity for discussing those questions which now agitate the community and the government: questions which can leave little repose in the mind of any intelligent man till he can sec some probability that from their discussion an adjustment may come, in favor of the prosperity, peace, happiness. -and continued union .of the country .1 Cheers. . Gentlemen, I have felt it mv dutv.on a f W0rld,t-a leading State In this country; ever since it was aj country a leading State in the Union; thequestionp wheth er Massachusetts will shrink from, or come up to a fair reasonable and mod erate performance, (ind np more than a fair and reasonable and moderate perfor mance) of her sworn obligations. I ihihk she will. Cheers.J Sir, the question isC whether Massachu setts will stand to th ; truth, against temp tation I Whether sh ? will be just against temptation ! Whether she i will defend herself against her own prejudices 1 She has conquered everything else in her time; e has conquered this ocean which wash- esvner snore ; sne nas conquereu ner own sterile soil ; she has conquered herTstern and inflexible climate ; she has fought her way to the universal respect of the world; she has conquered everybody s prejudices buther own. The question now is, THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN. 4- whether she'will conquer her own prejuf dices. I shall return to the Senate, to put that question to IrerJ in the presence of that common mother! who shall deal it to her heart. Chqeis J In the meantime, let me repeat that I tread no step backward s. (C h e e rs. ) I am devoted to the restoration of peace. harmony, and concord out of Congress ; and SAich a degree ot mutual co-operation in Congress as may enable it to carry on he t ! ! -T- ; - xj., y Salisbury. N. C. v--. TOntSPiY EYEXlxi MAY 16, 18S0. bg meeting. ; The Whigs of Row&n are requested to attend a publie meeting at the Court House in this place, ot Monday next, it being Monday of Court. It is necessary that ! we should, send delegates ttfthe State Convention j to 'nominate a candidate for Governor. iTh&t Convention is to meet ; ! next monthi U is alsoipecessary that the Whigs from; evtfry different section of the County should attend for the purpose of consulting on the subject of candidates for the Legislature. It is of the highest impor tance that whatever tHe party proposes to do on these subjects 'should be attend ed to withodt delay ; arid it is hoped that every Whig; will consider himself partic ularly called upon to attend. mighty incentive to the Mexicans to war against our forces. It is thooght that CorwinV speech was ai much against our arms as if he had furnihed the Mexicans with a regiment of 5000 men to fight against us. It is just so with the subrrjissionist 'papers in the South op. posed to taking any action against the Northern majority, opposed lojhe Nashville convention, and preaching the doctrine of a lame and de. grading submission. They say it will never do In separate the Slates; that a war will follow. This proves at once their cowardice. Greece was not afraid of Persia, and the consequence vas, urppce haa a Marathon. ine suoinis tionists will aso cry out 44 union forever the glorious Union." With as good a grace may the), as Ireland may laud a Union which de : IT Tha following falter, received by one of tha edi tors of this paper will be recognised by many as coming from a gentleman well known here, bat who hat re cently set sail for California. By those who are ac quainted with the author, it will be read with interest ; and herein is our only apology for publishing it there being no good reason why they should not enjoy the pleasure of its perusal in due time, " come back Stephen," with a pocket full of the " dust, fitc therefore, to discover that fact W r , I veloped which prove' the correctnei, pressipns, that the Mississippi Conii the work of politicians a movement origin, of which the people of MttJ lt ? nothing to do. Indeed, it will be PerI the above extract that the Vt.i v extract that the fll ascer idea was first suggested by Mr. Calb Tb' Wa tiriftt that our friend mav. snftk tf it a a tv11 fttnort!n.j t ;.3 m; nuestii BOSTON, MAY 2, 1850. Dear Sir: I am as you see, not quite off yet, al though it will be eight weeks, to-morrow, since I left the good old town of Salisbury. I have not, however, been idle. Having secured a ticket fot the 13th May, I have been making the most of the remaining time the last probably, I shall ever spend in New England. T I I 1 . .Amr aoUl nn.l nullv ATlancitl. Unr fit 1 -1 I .1 L . ,-B. ' I uiauai-u, inrougo iwo omen, to gel on 1 mann pany meeting of a (ew politicians! jl! 1 : vvi the capital of the Slate, by whom iBeW Comn tant sul.ject was first broached to tie DfZla ven Subsequently the same class of men . 'nared oei i.. J .. ' rniv i. Conveniint, JT f Mississippi. Subsenue corporal's guard assemUed in seven! bef counties of the Slate and appointed d-'. nlv ....- I n:. rij. i - I.-. last proDaDIV, l snau ever epena in iuw xniana. i iQ the lamous aslo nrincinleiand fo.nl. and turns tho Emerald 1 have purchased a very se.ect ana preuy extensive , w , suggesied the iashv,iie Uonrention P nr.rl Isle into a territory of sutTerinir. How did the i library of near two hundred volumes, which I have ship- ; than half nf the counlies were repnTJ pali lots ot 76 treat the tones ot tbat day 7 il issisinm Nashville Conrpmi-,- u. once more the Icgitirriate business of government. The Union for the preservation of which I strive; the Union of States Tor which I strive : is not merely a union of Uv of constitution, of compact but while it is that it is a union of brotherly regard. of fraternal feeling throughout the whole country. I do not wish that any portion of the peopled this country shall leel held together only bythe bonds of a legal cor poration, bonds which some of them may think restrain their IjimbSf cramp their aflections, gall and voundlhem. I wish on the contrary, that they shall be bound together by those unseen, softeasy sitting chains that result from generous affec tions, and from a sense ot common inter. est and common pride. In short fellow- citizens, my desire is, and my labor is to see that state of things produced, rn w hich filling all bossoms with gratitude, all hearts with iov. illuminating all faces. late occasion, to muke an ellort to bring spreading through all ranks of people about some amelioration 01 mat exciiea whetner INorth, South, Jiast, or West; feeling on this Subject which pervades the there shali exist the balm of all our suffer people of the country everywhere north ing ; the great solace of all our political and south to make an eilort also to re-1 calamities : the cret security of every Etorp the government to its proper capac-J thing prosperous, andj great, and glorious ity for discharging the proper business ot m the future ; and in'this the united love the country. ILhcers.J tor now, let me of a united government. Bay, it 18 uiiauie 10 uiscunrge iimi uuniess (the 185 SHARES YET LACKING.. It will be seen by the jfollowing adver tisement, that there arje yet lackihgito complete the subscription to the North Carblina Rail Road, thelsum of $18,500.' We are mortified to fitjd this business progressing so slowly ; arid we think those u na nave laKeri siock are sianuiog in their awn light by permitting it. The in terest ori the money already paid in is amounting to some where ibetween 60 and 870 per dayand this is all lost. The residue shoulde speedily raised, and then the work cartbc commenced and no time or money lost. We shall rejoice if towan will come up io the rescue next week. What says Cabarrus and David- sort to joining Rowan and jtaking the resi due. Suppose they send overhere nejt ' f week some of their able folk toconsult. on the subject, and if possible to raise the amount. All these counties have done much, we know, yet it is jbelieved they are still able and -willing to do more if it is required of .them. . We of course speati now without ,the book, or without any as surances as to either county, yet judging them as they deserve, we be!liev they can and will do more if other 4 will not do what they ought. j Why the men of '50, and editors especially, who are opposed to the Southern Convention, are worse lories, far worse, and should be treated worse. The tories of '7G had nev. er tasted freedom: they knew nothing of its sweets. A simple tax Was all they were to suffer; hut nqw, men who were born beneath the shade of;? the "stars'and stripes," who were in earliest childhood taught to lip the names of Washington and liberty, when not only a principle is infringed, hut a sweeping storm of oppression would deprive them of eve ry shade of equality, cry out " it looks revolu tionary to hold a convention!" Such men should all he buried in one grave, with tbe epi .laph : They sleep where their souls have al ways been under foot." ped by way of the Horn, with the exception of a resident delegates, and they were anno' t r ' trunk full of books which I shall take with me over the : meetings varying in numher from thin ' V Isthmus. Most of my time, since I arrived in M&ssa- the city of Natches, to probably on k V P chuselts, I have spent in Boston, familiarizing myself '. in some Other COUTlly. Augusta Sentind Fr j with the Admiraltv Practice forminjbusineMConnec-, . I tions, &.c, and now and then dropping into the Howard j Theresull of the Georgia Elections lik.nnm rf an ovpnilMT. ill hear Truffi. Bertucca. Ben- means nrovp lhat ihn nprm! nra . eventurro, Forbi, and otheri, of the Italian gentry of Nashville Convention. . ... . n t, j .: r ' 1 1 : C....,l C . - ' "' singers. Une of the lines ot nail iioau rauiaung irum iurm, m ccij uuiuciu oiuie, are imJ ff ' facltd . t ro.e, ,na, ,ne peop are oppostdt;,r llle Convention. llnflnnl.t.ii.. ' te. a,;; 'destr Boston, passes within founmiles of my old home, and to its assembling ; and there is Quit a. i- 3TC H performs some half a dozen trips a day, each way. j doubt that many of them are not vet infortr C00!0! The distance is 32 miles for eighty cents. I travelled j that such a Convention is even in comemi!. VOliu 26 miles the other day over this road in 42 minutes, and lion. The term people' is not a little ITCut' it did'nt seem to be kicking up half so much of a fuss as ! in its meaning. There are difcrent clasi cf Cc the Raleigh and Gaston Road does. 1 the people the opinions of a half do& ever I have been invited to meet my friends in Groveland : one class areWorlh thousands of tkoe oraui tbo' aj pobliclv. and to eive them a partinjr speech. It will ther. Many of them are ambitious mfr 1 eani probably come off next Wednesday nighU Tliursday ' ed and unscrupulous in all their ol(tical acttn ceuldi morning I shall start. I shall ,or the following evening, when start for New York. The India rubber things, the Colt's revolver, the tickler, &c., are all ready, and on Monday, at four o'clock, good-bye to the old thir teen ! ! Yet shall I not be entirely severed from this favored land. There are hearts here here in Massa chusetts, and there in North Carolina which will beat warmly and kindly at the mention of my name. And I, when I 6hall have placed thousands of miles between me and all that I have hitherto held dear, I shal! con tinue long to think of and to love the " friends I left be hind me." I love New England, wher my boyhood visions were formed, and I love Carolina where they first began to be reaiized. The former is a sentiment which I ehalt never fall to cherish, but the latter is a feeling which I cannot shake off. Of my divided alle giance. I have sometimes been at a loss to know which got tbe greater share. I shall soon test the question, but I think I begin to see how it will be. I could make the better aigumcnt for Massachusetts, but I shall think the most and dream the most about North Carolina. And when my pile of dust i large enough, and I shall be able to " come back Stephen," " a little farm to keep, and have little girls and boys," I shall place Massachu setts in the respectful distance, a green spot about which my poetic fancies may cluster, a place, too, which I may talk about and praise, and visit for a brief time in summer. But, Nonh Carolina, with its warm hearted, generous, giod natured, laay people, is the place for me to smoke the pipes of my declining days. You see I am becoming sentimental, and I must, quit. You will get this in the course of Court week, and you must speak of me to all my friends. I will particular ize none but for you know th e order of my regards. I 6hall be aLall times happy to hear from you either by letter, or by receiving a copy of your pajer ; and would'nt I like to visit you ? Just as sure as I live, be fore many years roll round, some fine day when you least expect it, I shall drop down among you, and then won't we have some sinirinjr and things. ITHE GREAT CONVENTION OF WO- " MEN IN OHIO. 1 Alter a considerable tossing ; of bonnets, smoothing down of dresses and mutual criti. cisms on each others toacrerv. the ladies con- li 1 n 4 m air VAnrchin trial nanartltu Set A ftllfc lb I J ickniu I unv uniitv,n v, iticju is a necessity for eilort both in Congress and out of Congress upon the subject to w hich j ou have alluded, shnll be in some way suppressed. Take that truth with you : nnd take it as truth I Until somethin?can be done to allay feeling now seperatinc Len.,!on were .Ctt"ed lo rder 'hJ Mrs- fcm,,y men tiiwl diflVrrnt KPpiinn. thre rnn hn Kobinson. Marlboro hd the honor of produc- ...... " I . , . W 1 iKpfnl nml,-itticiWtn'rv lcrlvUt; mS ,,er' ' mr3' MarX Anno JODHSOII (Salem '.Utvn Hn,w. nrrnnc. produced her,) was appointed Presidents, V P tern, and Sarah Coatfs (she haikd form- The Commonwealth of Massachusetts erly from Chester CounHv. Pa.. became Sec would support her representatives in that reUry.'Ess, pro tern. After some tall loff.rollin. course. 1 nave uelicveu tnat a general Miss lietsy M. (Jowles was installed with eclat sentiment of the whole country would fa- ps permanent President. fiss, with a large num. V0r arid encourage their efforts in it ; and her of ladies (we believe they prefer the being I have the satisfaction now to believe, called women, which shovs good laste and-in that in that belief I shall not be disan- dependence as " Secretaries," Vice Presi nmntPit. rf!hpr 1 HnwAVPr that mnv h dent die. kc. Discourses and letters from thftl .iTnrt I Khll ,-nat. A RnneweH wtrnen who chose to wear the breeches athomc. cheerlng.J In the course or pacitication mm. W Mil MMHW MM 9 l Will itlin I n 1 I A M A I i rrp, i - i - i ii utnuuiui iu uuuiu .ilicr IIII9, IX suing III re oiiac4ui;iiv.cB. y i 11 ro ;'T 1 solutions passed to the following effect : "That minister to no local nreiudices. I shall nli men arrt ronlo,i rroa .,i . u. Support no agitations having their founda- ,rary lo ,nis 8Ublime doc rine are of no bind- i'L rr i . . J . .. . . . i ... lions in unreal ansiracuons. i uaugnier nff ob sat on : that the brohih ton nf womn IinU Ctieers. I 1 snail say nothing Which from particinatinz in the enactment of laws is may foster tho unkind passions,; sepera- directly against nature ; that all rights, arc hu- ting the North from the South. May my man rights, without disiinjtion Of sex ; that wo. tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, men, under the present regulations; are no bet before it mav utter anv sentiment which r than southern slaves : ithat all things work .! . I . 1. x. inn irr!'. that tx'a tha kunmnn f r.; .,.11 shall increase the agitation in the public mind on such a subject. Cheers. Sir, I Jiave said that this is not an oc casioti for political discussion. I confess, that if the time and circumstances gave an opportunity, I should not be indisposed hereafter meet annually id convention, to con sider and adopt measures for the removarof the various disahiliiies,, political, social, religious legal and pecuniary, to jwhich women as a class are subjected, and from which result so much misery, degradation and crane ; and fi- North Carolina Rk.il Road. TO TOE GENERAL AND LOCAL C0M3IISSI0XEES OF THE NORTH CAllOLIXA BAIL ROAD I THERE remain ;to be subscribed to ihe Slock 'of the Nonh Carolina Rdil Road 185 shares. The Lo cal Commissioners heretofore appointed for that purpose, will again open Books of Subscription for stock to said Company; and keep them open until the 1st of June next, and make return of the Books of subscription and five percent, paid in thereon to the General Commis sioners at their next meeting to be hed in Chapel Will, on Wednesday, the 5th hf June next,S(the day preced ing Commencement, to receive the Books of subscrip tion and to take tbe hecessar steps preparatory to the meeting of the Stockholder! in Salisbury, J. M. MURElIEAD, Chm'n ofBoard of Gei. Commissioners. Greensboro', May 1 1 1 1850. 1 NASHVILLE CONVENTION. This measure from all indications, is doomed to a, most complete failure so far as its ability to do any harm is concerned. North Carolina will not be represented, and we believe that South Carolina alone will have a full delegation there. Some of the Democratic papers are very dolor ous on the subject, and charge the entire failure to the course of opposition pursued by Whigs and Whig papers. In this view of the case the Wilmington Journal breaks out iu the following language : Hereaf ter, we musitake the only practical course to set North Carolina right upon this question : Make her democratic make her democratic!? AyeJ there lies the rub. Make her de mocratic." ' We think it will prove an up hill business. The democratic party glo ries in its identification with this South ern Convention scheme, and we are glad of it. - Thev will find it quite as difficult to " make the State " democratic" as Jhey found it to frighten Whigs from proprie ty by all their senseless rantings about tbe necessity of a Southern Convention. ; Make her democratic H How is it to be done ? Surely not by calling her peace loving citizens Submissionists" and "to nes," and by threatening to hang them with "grape vines."" If this is the way to "make her democratic P1 wc shall seeshow it will operate. Thenly way in which North Carolina can be made democratic is by that party showing by their acts not by professions that they are more patriot, just and proper in all their poli cy and aims than are the Whigs. And this involves a change on their part which no existing circumstance gives reason to hope for or expect. remain in Boston till that many others again are so grossly ignorant thj ; that " a, at five o'clock, I shall! their opinions are utterly worthless, on anj mixtion 1 State the e to address the, people of Massachusetts nally, that women have as much rlht to nlav uirecuy upon me uuiy wmcn ine present the tl 1 generally as men." After passing exigency of afTnirs has devolved upon her , this great an( glorious commonwealth! Upon tha duty, at laest which it .devolves - upon us, who represent her in the JNation " al. Legislature. This will not be such an opportunity. I shall have an occasion, in my sent in the Senate, to which l shall immcdiae)yLreturn, to givo ty opinions, upon some topics of an interesting char acter topics in1 regard to songe oJ' which, there exists b6:h mis statement and mis apprehension ; the greatest mis statement, thesjmagnanimous resolutions, the ladies took a pinch of sr.ulF, smoothed their cutis, and then proceeded to other matters, all of which can Iu- found at rreat lenwlh in ihe T AT. T'riAin a n. . ...... . Ve have no oh'tections tokhat fair Convention. es we could not help be potatoes at home? hut while reading its minu thinking who was boiling t who was getting the dinner? who was rockjn iho cradle ? who kept Magie from poking her finger in GeoTgiannas' eyM ? who wiped Web. bs nose ? for if the potatoes ain't boiled, and lh dinner ain't got ready, jind the baby squeals ner eyes into an inflammatory lver. and tMaji- service. Yitn there exists tbfi I' V I i' iil; the greatest misapprehension, especially, I ie iohs Georeianna's ontii. .J vuh-: I ' ' t . . r . - - . . " . . - r -T' v - ns i;ir as i am concerneu. i may simpiy mention oneofthesr. It is tbe question respecting the delivery of fugalives from regard to that question, greatest prejudices; the greatest misapprehension. 1 do not won der at these misapprehensions. k am well aware that this is a topic which must excito prejudices. I can very well feel what those prejudices are, which Jt must .very naturally bring up in the minds of " the good people of this commonwealth But, gentlemen, there are in regard to this tonic, duties absolutely incumbent n the commonwealth: duties imposed by tho Constitution ; absolutely incumbent on ev. ery person who holds office in Massachu setts under her own Constjiutioti and laws or. under those of the nation. She is bound, and those persons are bound lo the . discharge of aduty; of a disagreeable duty, v We call upon her to discharge that duty as, . nU affair of high morals and high princi ple; We show to her and wo mean her and ask her to resolve upon the perform ance of duly, though it be a disagreeable duty.uAny man can perform what is al together pleasant, "The question now is .'wbether iijassachufttH, improved by two centuries of civiliztiiot), renowned fo.r her intellect lial character, mishry in her mural power, conspicuous before the; member of the family. 7tao Worlds, nose am t wiped, we have a wtjll. founded fear that the world would soon present the appearanc9 of a cocked hat in distress. It will lie seen that the ladies do no stop at voting rt hey give a strong-and awtul squint owards the capitoI. Imagine the Honorable. e is Mrs. Screamajig 0)m Massachusetts, an 1 jie--4Ioii6raWe Mr. Ilelahuloo from Arkansas, at a regular contest for the floor! What would be the end-of it? It is plain : if she could not out-halloa him, she would broomstick him, and 44 where's i he man with soul-so dead" who would not run from a broomstick! So, the ladies would on- ly have to patronise the broom-maker and get ihe floor al! to themselves, and to Sweep it in the bargain. But suppose in amicable adjust, went take Concordia instead of Bellona and what then? Might we noi look at the end of every legislative session for the 4cominge. vents that cast their shadows before I" Might we not responsibly expect the appearance of a race of legislators such as the world never saw before ? They could be produced on, sys tem. Then, ladies, 44 go Ahead !" and bles our eyes with an announcement something like this ; JiOTICE. Mrs. Screamajig having been elected to Congress, her other half uill attend to all do. me stic mailers in' her absence. ' He is, how. ever, forbid whippings Webby, snubbing 5lag- tiiie. or beinir out alter ten! o clock al nisht. Iunless under the eye of sorna elder and sedate I r.L ,1.. ' nm I m ' . it We copy the following article from the Camden (S. C.) Journal, to Which we in vite the attention bf all those unfriendly to the proposed Nashville Convention. This article is not selected Because it is particularly severe against tb real friends of Constitutional liberty, butias being on ly a specimen of what is said by those who have been foiled in their disunion; scheme. The sober, reflecting people of the country will profit by reading these things, in so much as they must tend to in cite them to greater diligence in watch ing the progress and designs of evil and discontented spirit in our midst ; and in leading them to fortifying thejirown posi tions by properly arranging all the facts going to sustain them. We therefore re commend to the people to m$rk the dis- unionist wnerever ne is iouna make a memorandum of him mark; his words and keep them ; and collect at the same time, abundant argument against this Nashville Convention project.; When this little democratic squall subsides, all who were concerned in ir will want to relieve themselves of whatever odiumfmay attach to them by tbepart which they may have taken in it ; and it were well khey should find it sufficiently difficult, to Warn them for the future, against such hdt haste and ultraism. 4 I l ject. lake the mass ot ihe people toeih in this Stale, and it will be found that Hot in tire ever reads a newspaper; upwards i cf tod twenty thousand of them cannot read al U-. ? uJ liecause such classes are mdifTerent (o ifc Nashville Convention, doe it prove that thei is no necessity for it ? They are indiffeiet also to the cause of education, to the increai of schools and the spread of intelligence at these objects, therefore, of no moment ?'' The above paragraph is from ihe Monigon ery Atlas, a democratic, Nashville CnnTeatio organ of Alabama, and we commend it lo th careful perusal of the reader. The Adas doubt less belongs to the progressive Democracy, ari StitUt has perchance discovered, since ihe people wii , State1 nol sustain the Convention, some new princj cPPr.f, pie in the creed, justifying the conclusion ihi Vl "the people," are . altogether loo ignorant t am govern themselves, or direct ihe policy cf tWfn5-S State in grave questions. This is quite a ne e',Kj phase in Democracy, and does not sepmtocdi I respond very well with that wHl eslablishet-5'cn Democratic principle, heretofore so zealouslj this J maintained, of instruction. Not wii hsUnduv State ihe exlent of ignorance claimed (or the peopU in th of Alabama, we doubt not, if they had express :bigh! ed opinions consonant to the Atlas, thai jour piUL nal would hay claimed for ihem ihe right U ' i' . j instruct their Senators attd Representatives otf t" of the Legislature or Congress, and ured p" thitl on the latter the imperaiive duty of obedience set The paragraph is a precious confession, ir wn a AY, Youri truly. THE RAPPING. The Rochester American warns all per sons engaged in getting up mysterious rappings in other pi aces, that it is an in fringement pf the patent which is secured to Rochester. Wil. Com. This is a mistake Rochester is not en titled to the patent. The rappings" had been invented in this county, near twelve months before tbe Rochester spirit com menced its mysterious knockings at that place. The Rowan 44 rappings" however, never got into the papers before, but when you come to talking of Rochester's claim ing the patent right, we feel ourselves, in justice, called upon to speak out. The rapping spirit here, created considerable excitement in its immediate neighborhood at the time,; and as it continued for some weeks, that excitement spread out until it reached town. Dr. A. M. Henderson, of this place, attracted by the noise, at last, went out and" laid1 the spirit some how or other, and so broke up the thing. We are opinion, too, judging of his success in the case alluded to, that he could 44 lay any, or all, these 44 rapping" spirits, whe ther at Rochester or elsewhere ; and if they should become really troublesome to any community this notice may some day entitle us to many thanks. Steam power of Wilmington. There are six hundred and fifty-three horse pow er of steam in operation at Wilmington. N. C, divided among twenty-five differ ent establishments. There are two found ries, four planing mills, one saw and grist mill, four saw mills, two stave dressing machines, one rice cleaning mill, two ma rine Railways,' three turpentine distille ries, and one weaving establishment, driv en by steam power. We should judge that when all these mills are at work, there is some racket in Wilmington. -! 1 I 1 l imsiaKeHuie evioence ot me opinion eoH-rlair ' ed of "the people" by the leaders of tha De 1 mocracy, whenever " the people' do ijot pt mit themselves to be whipt into the support a, their measures. And llis hapjen lo he oni of the enses. The people therefore arena ti. be irusteJ, while a few demagogues and politi cians are worthy of all confidence, and should , be allowed lo control the destinies of this Ite public. Augusta Chron. t-Sentinel. THE SUBMISSIONISTS. At one time, the Persian monarch, being de sirous of wresting fiom the Greeks their rights, senl heralds to Athens, commanding the Greeks to send him 44 dirt." which was arthat age, in the East, a token of submission. Greece was about as powerful anhal time as South Caro lina Persia the most powerful nation of ihe earth. But did! the Greeks send the token of submission ? No ; but the Persian heralds were caught and thrown into the; wells and ditches, and told to lake as much dirt from ihem as they pleased. Would that te South was now as Greece was then ; bit alas', a far mote degrading submission is demanded of her on the part of the North, and strange to say, she sub. mils; for we consider it nearly certain that she will yield, A large portion of the South would but tbe 44 rottenness iu Denmark will ruin all, On many of the bodies of dead Mexicans, dur ing the late war, were found Corwiflr's speech, and other u treason documents," that acted as SOUTHERN LITERARY GAZETTE. We have received the first and second numbers of this paper, and can say as to typographical appearance, it is as well printed as .any paper in the country ; and as to its management in all the other de partments,' editorial, original communica tions and selections, it is equally well con ducted. If persons desirous of taking a good Literary paper would take the Sou thern Literary Gazette, we are of the opinion they would never regret it. Its location, if nothing else, should command an ample patronage for the conductors of the Gazette. Another Plunk Road. We see by the Washington (X. C.) Whig, tbat the peo ple in that part of the State, are turning their attention to the project of building a plank road from Washington to Ral eigh. The Whig says, 44 the spirit is up a spirit tbat knows no such word as fail;" and that the work is bound to go ahead. Hurra for the East hurra for the West they will kiss each other by and-by. THE MISSISSIPPI CONVENTION. The Nashville True Whig charges specifi. cally that prior to Ihe meeting of the Mississip pi October Convention, John C. Calhoun ad. dressed a letter to Col. C. S. Tapley, a promi nent Democrat, and a member of the Central .. I I L I J T I mrtriuig, oeiu in jacKson, in May last. The Uhig says that Mr. Calhoun advised in thai letter : 1. That Mississippi, being deeply interested, should take the lead. 2. He suggests a convention of the Southern States. 3 Thai ik. n . f : C St.. " .., mi in me ucioner conven tion should be followed by action of the State Legislature. 4. Thai he saw no hope from the North thai the crisis would probably come in less than twelve months, 5. Upon certain events, secession was ihe only remedy. The Whig remarks as significant facts ihe presence of Hon. D. Wallace, a member of Congress from South Carolina, at Jackson, When the Convention was held, and his invita lion to a seat within the bar. "All these mailers, says the Vickshurg VAj, have been long well understood here. It is known tbat Mr. Calhoun did wrile as a- oresa.dto Mr. lapley, and it is generally he heved that he addressed a somewhat similar letter lo a gentleman in Jackson who claims to be, and has for some lime ben considered a 4 prominent Whig whether he ever really de served that distinction will be seen before a great while." Caught. Geo. Bulloch, the Cashier of the Savannah Central Railroad Bank, who absconded with a large amount of funds belonging to the institution, has been arrested iq England, and brcTught over to this country iu the steam Ship Cambria. The reader will recollect that in comment ing, some lime since, upon the declaration of Senator Foote, in the Senate, that 44 the Mis sissippi Convention was a movement of the people of that State, and not of the politicians," we expressed our dissent. We are pleaied, JOHN KEP.R, OF CASWELL. It is natural, we suppose, that ihose Editors who were the strongest advocates of ihe N;h. ville Convention in this Stale, should leel some. . what hurl and disappointed at its complete fail, ure. I: is not dignified in them, however, o ' manifest such bitter spite as they do again! its prominent opponents, who hardly deserve abuse ut their hands for thinking for themselres, upon. a suijci on winen a diUerence ol opinion was certainly allowable. In Mr. Kerr's communi. calion to the Editor of this paper, be made bo attack upon Mr. Toole, as we conceive, unless" -an allusion to his being in favor of ihe Nath Y ville Convention can be so construed 6f which our readers can judge when we quote tbe whole paragraph, and the only one which has any allusion lo the Aurora : ' If we have anything lo urge upon our north- . em brethren, lei us appeal lo their sense of justice and love of Country. For one, I be lieve our northern fellow. countrvmen are for ihe most part both patriotic and enlightened; . and if, upon the subject of slavery, ihey are ap pealed lo as brethren ralher than a aliens and foes they will do right, by co operaling with us m ine iuii extent ot their constitutional obli gaiions, in securing to the slaveholder the pos session and enjoyment of his property. They have heretofore some of them, done wrong aye, rery wrong in regard to our fug'uiv slaves. But those who have thus aded, art but a smallportioifof the North they are fran tic, fanatical disunionists and as much in fa-, vor of the Nashville Convention as Cleme. of Alabama, or Toole, of the Aurora." The dispassionate reader can judge whether the Aurora bad any very heavy ground of com plain! against Mr. Kerr" for this passage. Yet its Editor published an article in which he is spoken of in a most disreputable and slightin manner, if not in terms of reproach and corT. tempt an injustice too palpable to escape no tice ; but to call attention to which, wherever Mr. Kerr is known, is all-sufficient. It is not our wish or purpose, however, to enter into any controversy on ihis subject wiih the Aurora. Elsewhere in this No. we have spoken of Mr. Kerr as we thought he deserved, in connection with lbesulect of the Nashville Convention and are only sorry tbat the Aurora has found it necessary lo underrate and decry bim. We trusted it was not unpardonable in Mr. Toole's eyes for a man lo be a Whig and hardly ibo't it heresy or treason to doubi the expediency of the Nashville Convention, or to make a speech against it however damnningit may be lo men. tion the name of "Toole, of the Aurora" wkh out praising him. If this should happen to b Mr. Kerr's offence, for which he is denounced and nicknamed, we fear there is no redemption for bim. Raleigh Times. Connecticut. The Legislature of Con necticut has elected Col. Seymour (Dem ) Governor, in default of a choice by the people at the annual election. each alter. prei: ttce j prefcj Ibetx, : lanc cem( -divid pre .SK f thort bo ne ficei ' COCK :idle, -ialt i .. -S' . tentt and Mar' ati 1 "Willi ' whe iiis law whi end pre: rnoH bee this led L;d . -to d Virginia Legislature. The Loco Foco ma jority in the Leg about 40. Last year clear gain of 17 members. i.lature of Virginia will 1 I j ear it was but 23 being ! ( i JU44i lbol TO I, Co .rjuiJ tint! -one Tea Dv the MAX. tab ' vrb J ' tor ; fice ant add ttt cal roc Tt , of bo cSa . at ':" cr fr, . li' .; P1 tl 1 v