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.1 hny
: . Jin.DPT year. Two Dota psyibleHo
?J0 I d;.. . nrtf n.ii.l in ndunnri Two dollfers
ikji ii r - - . - - -
"'.. 1... twill lie charted
JL "? " - -
'I .': .-.I . I IU. ik. firaf ltn)2? dts.
AP'TL LihWirnt insertion.' Court ord-r cbnrfled
..I racii - ! i j it.
i"''. U:i'.. ii, ih. ruin. uoerai ucuiic-
ln Li.Jl' lltnri miit he nost Dflid.
For the Watcliman
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lne from e tale Work oj Ur.
on the unity of the llumqn
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Race
: One h W
ouui at
anie fh
, i ?. y.r-. ...i . a
fU ano si vnniir i; wocai were
Ivpd Store in Edinburgh. In the
c'ilO varieties of the Irish potatioe
skfe. 't
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I: J. BRUNER,
Editor, Proprietor.
. Jtm the jChatleitton Courier.
T the Editor of the Qhrittian Enquirer t N. York.
bone in his hand. IlecoulcUmrdlj anonl
time to.eat. '
I have many. little sketches to give of
the old century house, but mtxsl leave
them for f u t u re' n u mbe rsl
!'.
' RCLEES.
:-J3
SALISBURY, iN. C.ITHUBSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1850.
i i " ' ; 8 ;j - ' .
Do Tims, ikSD Ltbektt is sate
Gen't Harrison.
NEW SERIES. ,
VOLUME VII NUM BER 13.
ill liiill v( hn are sererallji resorh-dlio j Kev- -itt- Shakspeare asked, Wha,l in
. I.. I : t:n-..- lU. nc i MA. t name a rose
nili are annoyed by different insecp,
ro?! them. 'I'wenty-one ppecies of
relfuunJ in different part of man's
l worins
I Tbc 0Vr'na' f i'um!n race, waa inter
l- ienvcen tho extreme white, and the
I ritrfrne tlk race of the present day. J
I Aricaj ha -270 languages ; Asia and Eii
? pe .ilA hog with a solid hool has ri
' pin-ted )n fur separated localitjies, Greejce,
Ij.iflgarn Ilivaria and Missouri. Hybrid pin
:.nau 6ow projiagate at all, or Shey produce
a (legeheVat race' that soon berumesextifict.
aiure
w'uh her
proclaims her deiertninkikm to pre-
i races in spite of atl ijnteimeddfmg
operations." " No race f anintals
inrun worn a t;oiiiiiiii)iiiiu ui wo
i.r mure fPCCirs.
Kt frriitt1 iillerenco is Tound. between ihdi
tidusls i at Ire acknowledged to belong tolthe
ume -race, sts between those thnj are asserted
to bloiil: Ui difff rent races. There ares 42
jpfcTes ol"" ik Kat ol ' thr Uoiky Mouniainx.
15 in .tiwsicti ; 3 in i-urupe imii ni one is
Itoio .continents. 134 fiijeriea of pines
... ... ..not I...
found .(
il V J .il.m i I I tt it I t klk am r t Itlll! tfit j t i t I
iL'totl catteirullar comes from East
anil eitends over Florida, lieor?iia.
nliiia, Mi-swtiri, and Alaliama, but
. -TfTe
Floi ila
South I
fxunii at
anil, br
cui'WrW
lv(!.4 ivr winter, and tin
: bf re
rum
s iu
ey cine
pliic' ev-ry year. Tfieiinolh fli
lfi' J'i.iri'itiue ground n Slateni 11-
,ilj-fit .tin-re in (.liiix liutii-ooilth AilptTI'
Miisiana. En
en arontid a
hulrhed ilit of
c import iuiii-
Ip'Io,
bdtlf lllf h
C iroliiia and I,
. have Im'ph 8'
tbipin lrt inldct o the AUaitiir,
Incited in tin
riuus iiHtctn in this
Itol OUUU Ol l
c irgo.
way.
V!
lloiisiin Itlver, e'very
uih
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I'mIiikI oii I la (leni
a.iniiiili Klvrr, lut mil mi ilic
uiill I X ot Anh'i li a
l IHiiM.
The. de
to lit
Il is' suppled 'Oi' Hutuni
(lifcil Cor
disioeri of
ndiivf o
CollVe tr
came i
plain
Linrif u
a rrit'il
central
certain
t.incrf ihI
Uia idt j ilit-
jU'i I'-'iiiia hufi-.
tit noi i lu.r
i that our In
l hi'
Is liHoii
v'hl In h
if ii ii ri i
i Ev
ri.it l it liolti oiiHniil
& i . . i '
uifi i-a. ii ! tiioiiiii io jiit a
H " waniifi pail of A1.i. Al th
eri bi Amii iM and ill Wri lrldi-n.
III) OIK' If" III 1 I IO. 1 tlr o
.art' aiU liiii'i rc(J Itv ulm ami witter ;
jiroed that tonne sfjeds liiiyjlt bi
H,lh' rlttiiil nciuss rtieA'lanlic. j
wnei-ies ol animal, or pluni h.i it
illll pluce lioiu wliu i it pealps to
nii'itR and llieie riie-i, unle-ts carried
hy sriitu iitl-ini'iins. Col. FiciHout lound I iut-
oiW, and wljile clover, natives ol Europe, in
the Kuctky Mouniaiiif. Our common weeds
hae found t'bi'ir way to: Oiegon. j
(Noti: -And here while speaking U' the
pead i4 hokious plant?, we will mention It fact.
Il may I e kdown to some that on the boideis
of CanaJa the fields and pastures are invested
ith a iimJ; of thistle known ) ihe Ctnada
"thistle. rbots very deep : grows very tall
rjdfclosp together so that that il will prevent
the gro vth id' plants among il. Tbe leaves
are nanower and more wrinkled than th com
mon pla it, so that the tpifes which arei very
sharp, s iff, and lon.g, stand in all directions.
It is a very troublesome and noxious plant, as
U you majf judge from the fact that the Lgisla-
i luira ui buiiir oi uie. iurmern oiaies inio wnicn
( it wa lieginhing 4o spread about 20 yeaijs ago,
made Ulan indictable offeiice, for a man tb Jet
any of it go to seed on his farm : and ve all
know thlii the down of the thistle, to which the
seed i attached, is carried great distance by
toe wind. Unless much mistaken the
of this Vaw a natch of this kind of th
horj tjthf ago in the lower end of Irediel
y, Ihouiti he Idid not stop to examine it closely
iwnter
site a
coun.
! For the Watchman. -
"Learning is'goodn its own place : but it
should jiot lJ forgoWen that it is simply ja col
lection if iheeicellenci-s of others lai up in
iiriuorjr ; oiiauow uraugms, ine ioo com
non result of such a race after accomplish
rnenti, only intoxicate ; and even when ! learn-
w? -i pursued to a height, it is boi a por ac-
luiremekit cvnpared with wisdom. This is
toe ca th and riiul:ir i'iivp riime nt o f ihU 1 t est order id' tho tt f ri rii tin i Lu
- r- ' C i T :
eading Itn possessor lo observe the measures.
and suitlble (f'corum in words, in thought, and
"nactint . I'arnin will civilize, and
. - J A .. ....
renne, uut ol itsell rarvrtoi mora
veeteisthe temper, or abate resenlmen
by any other name kyould
siiell as sweet I" but a wiser iharTSbakseare
hjis fold us that a 1' good name is betterj.than
precious ointment," and experience confirms
the ytsdom.of the Hebrew monarch, Nor a
name has consigned to -execration an iestitu
tion that rather deserves the eratkude ol the
world. Allow us to re. baptize slave ryj and.
call it apprentice system, factory system, or,
indeed, by any other name, and the world ivould
quietly acquiesce in the thing, and subsit i into
quiet. -
v iBut with the name, men have associated
some hydra of their own creation. I V iih
no personal acquaintance wilh it, they isit in
their closets, and, yielding theorems to imagin
ation, conjure up visions of chains? and'sccjurges
and other instrunjients of horrid torture and
connect them with; an institution which jis un
doubtedly the least exacting system of labor the
world know. ji
The degree of ignorance, vhich prevails
with regard to African slavery, "exceed the
uouna-j oi creutbiijty. - As lor inance, we are
assured that many are impressed With the be.
lief that our slaves are-kepi in prisons. from
which they are daily marched under wa rhfnl-
guard to iheir labors, which being eitorfecT
Irom them under th lash, ihey are retnrlied to
their dreary cells, and almost wholly deprived
of social intercourse. - - - is
I his stupid ignorance would deserve ridicule,
if it had not so excited the public mind im the
subject, a to josttly the apprehension niw ev.
ery where fell for the integrity f the Union.
The truth i- that, excepl whJi actuajiy en
gaged in lalior. (and lhat in agrirulturti' pur
suits rarely exceeds eight hours per day) they
are as free from restraint as any peoplejunder
the sun, and, at all limes, whether laboring or
idling, are free from ihe cares and anxieties
which harrass and perplex the poor of1 other
countries, who have to supply ihe physical
wants of themselves and families, (and often
scantily too) by -the most laborious and inces
sanl toil. A mosi unfounded opinion abo pre
v.iils of ihe abji'cti and degrading seriitude in
which ihej are Ied ; they pei tin in just Servi
ces for their owners, as the poor of every coun
try do lor the aimre wealthy, and the inieijcoui se
he-t ween master and slave is as friendly, and
tar more laminar and confidential than that ol
the uiiinofai lurer and his labtrers.
There is a lie in the former relation
no merely pecuniary connection can ever
I... . : . . i ii ! -
r-uwoi , int- nrasier aim slave rown up irorn
..i .:. i :.. -'S i . . . i'
uiinuieii in ur.itnaie association, and ini: many-
cases have been nourished by the same bosom,
i.i - - .
huo mere is a sympathy lel ween ihejnauae
slave owner and hid dependent, lhat rarely ex
ists with any other. The social position of-the
slave is detined positively, and from lhat posi-
iion.he cauuoi advance. Does lhat moke your
iiiiiignuiion j iooijii homo Have you not
ttiere conventional rules more arbitrary than
our laws, which fix :t barrier between rertain
1 "r oi iniii'iis. now rnucn greater are
ihe sympathy and intercourse between the rich
and ihe poor, the refined and the rude, it he ed
ucaied and ihe ignorant, in your section, thaii
i i i . .f; .
ofiwerii masier ana slave in ours. 18 it, tlr.
-r-an it be as great. The slave appeajs wifh
conndence to his master for aid and attention
in his sickness, -poverty he does not knhtc ; jie
approaches at all limes his white friends wjth
respect and deference, but none of thai cring
ing servility, which ihe abject poor are ap.lt to
exhibit to their superiors in wealth, and with
out dreading the repulse so often encountered
by modest poverty ; he worships in the slime
temple with his master, and together thy neet
at the table of their common Lord and plaster.
What more than all this do they can they en
joy among you?, Do they enjoy as mijch ? I
do not ask how the blacks are treated by Phi
lanthropists and unscrupulous Demagogues;
but how are they treated by the master ! Do
the merchants employ them as clerks, ar'e they
found as students in the offices of the! lawyer
and physician ? Does the mechanii. admit
them to bed and board in bis family as appren
tices 1 Truth compels you to answer No ! and
truth must compel you to acknowledge that they
never can aspire to those social privileges.
Ages will not overcome the prejudices and dis
gust wiih which they are regarded bj your
free soilers, they perform for you now and will
ever continue to do so, ihoser menial joffices,
which every where are performed by the low.
and so tar as so.
" PRACTICAL HEM AUKS.
j As predicted by A Retired Mercbant,J
Who appears to understand thoroughly the Tar
ifli in your columns, our precious metals havj
been exported in no small qnantHtesjjand, f
foreign exchanges continue above par, and may
advance, it is quite clear to the mind of lh
Writer lhat, before Congress "shall have lime tf
mature any measures to check inports, we
must loose a large amount of coin, wfiich every
practical merchant knows is so well . calculated
t cause financial difficulties and pccasiona-1
revulsions. It is true, the country loots pros
I tier nil a nnrt a nartSnn nT It ia roiiHv so. but wi
know that commercial storpis have come upon
05 suuueniy anu ragea wiin areaajHi,!oesoraiinj
violence : vide 1837. By the; late arrivals
from England we have seen it 'stated in prirtt
that some of our merchants (and they are nov
there from all the large towns of the Union,
and in no small numbers) have expressed thje
dpi n ion that we must, ere long, have an-trrf
Healt.y and unprofitable state of business, tn
this we fully concur and, without knowiitg
the reasons given
fTHE MYSTERIOUS KNOCKINGS
j Letter from the Rev. Mr. Phelps.
I The Rev. Mr. PhelpL in whose house nt
jStraflord, Conn., various strange devel
pernehts lately took place, addresses a
petter to the New York Observer, a re
spectable religions paper, from which we
give the following passages :
The phenomenon consisted in khe mo-
jving of articles of furniture in a manner
that could not be accounted for. Knives,
iorkjr spoons, nails, blocks of wood, &c.,
were thrown in different directions about
Jthe house. They werie seen to move from
Iplaces andrdirections Which made it cer
Itain that no' visible power existed bv
Iwhich the motion coujd be produced.
For days and weeks together, I watched
these ! strange moverrjents, with all the
1 ! T
Scare and caution, and close attention
Iwhich I could bestow I witnessed them
The largest Grape Tine in the United States.-
Under this heading ihe Natchez FretfTra.
der of the 10th instant has the 'following para.
SrIh '
' Mr. William Caaey coraer of jheUaion
and State streets in tha city of Natchez, can
boast of a grape vine'which is, undoubtedly,
the monarch vine of 4he United-Stales. Jt
rises Irom the ground ia a single trunk -fsoxoe
tbieemches in diameter, nearly straighl d?
well proportioned, to the height of about nine,
feet, when it ppreads into branches, and rovers
and eintowers the trellis work of quite a larg
garden, teide climbing a tall tree. The weight
of the immense cluster of grapej hanging upon
it, now about half grown, i; estimated at
renders the whole, with its scenerv, quite a ,0n J 51 , T ,,n n.e. ,C l,ra?ch-
pleasant and attractive. Thotnas F. I ,a df,IPCIk ''"T "' T"u.r-'. f,ornr
1? u .u r three to lour hundred leH. the desejiiptii of
Hampton, Esq. has the management of j lh - no( ..atoral ,o ,he co,,n,rv. but was
tne place, than whom none can mppt : i l. v . u . o. . .
.friiiii'ni in !atrn7 i ii iris gti .finy 1 1 1
It is called the "Jack ttiMp." from Spuish
but 14 miles of Lincolnton, on the stage
road to Beatie's Ford, 25 milrs from Char
lotle and Concord, 18 from Newton and
about the same distance from Dallas.
The water is highly recommended by
pnysicians, and its commanding situation
i hundred and hundreds of times, and I
"V ft. 1 J - - .1
by our merchants whilst !Knovv limt in nunureqs oi instances tney
,.-k - IT . 1 ! 1 I i I
with ToreitmeM. we wrlli loOK Pace wnen mere; was no visinie
4f comparing notes"
give ours in a few words. Conditioned as we
are, with no National Bank to inflate or coi.
tract at its pleasure the circulation of bank pji
per, but ihe currency being now left to regulaje
itself the best regulated after all we see jio
thing whatever to prevent this country from be.
fuming permanently prosperous out excessife
iniports. From the fact that foreign exchanges
lire above; par value,' and coin -leavinglthe couh- !
try, there can lie no question but that our irfr.
jiorts exceed our exports ; and if they do fat
the rate of thirty or forty millions 'per annum.
as some say they are not doing, the lime is not
(or distant: when the muttering of another stom
fvill be heard, unless we be compelled to efftfet
Another loan from foreigners. But as this mat
ter of the balance' of trade, and its effects, are
Ai f" I o In ak llr not lolru nn ra ii In. rtiniiaohl
i Cft-lll Vf7 UIU 1IWI laiVV' " I fV u Bl'US S g 1 1 f
nil simply to make a request of the new Sec
retary ol the treasury. It is, that he wjill
nonihly (if possible,) certainly quarterly, cause
o be published a statement of the respective
amounts of imports and exports. Heretofore
puch a statement has appeared biit once a year,
fin ihe regular reprt of the Treasury Depart-
tnent.) We think quarterly returns irom J he I
htdlectors imosi important, that ail should knibwj
Vheiher we are lo expect sunshine or' storm'
Wnen the exports exceed the imports "all's!
well."
with a more kind, accommodating gentle
man. It iMime, we think, that the peo
ple of the South should encourage at home
the Enterprize which assists nature in af
fording to the invalid all tho uJi'antagsc
to regain health ; and we hope lhat the
springs in our midst will not be neglected
this summer, for those of the North, most
of which have been built up and rendered
fashionable by Southern patronage. Lin
coln Courier.
Jack, Ihe nickname of the Spniird who pUi(.
ied it. Some yar ago, Mdini- Hingsman,
now dead, off-red Mr. Casey -live numbed doUf
, lars if he would renior the vine sifely lo her
j garden, in the environs of thc-itT ( '
of money whatever yvoiId induce ihe imncr lit
part wiih it. Ii produces a wine which has the
taste of Hock."
which
en-
July 22. 1850.
COMMERCE!.
Note by the Editor. Our correspond
jent, in making his call on the Secretary othe(
il reasuty lor motihly publications of comtrer-l
cial s1 at ics, seems to suppose that the annuali
statementf prepared at the Treasury are so pub-J1
lished at the discretion of the Secretary ofth
Treasury They are made according to ' thd
direction of an act of Cougress ; and we pre;
some that no less authority would authojrizlj
;their monthly publication, if such publication;'
would lie practicable for any beneficial efrec
which is doubtful, since no such publication
could well be made within a shorter time jhan
three months after theexpirationof each month.
power by which the I motion could have
been produced.
Scores of persons of the first standing
in the communitywhose education, gen
era! intelligence, candor, veracitv and
sound judgment, none will question, were
requested to witness the phenomena, and
if possible, help us tci a solution of the
mystery. But as yet jno such solution has
been obtained. The idea that the whole
was a trick of the children " an idea
which some of the papers have endeavor
ed with great zeal to promulgate, is to
every one who is acquainted with the facts
as stupid as it is false and injurious.
The statement, too, which some of the
papt have reiterated so often that "the
mystery was found out," is, I regret to
say, untrue. With the most thorough in
vestigation which I have been able to be
stow upon it, aided by gentlemen of the
I bpst talents, intelligence and sound judg
ment, in this and in; manyneighboring
towns, the cause of I these strange phe
nomena remains yet undiscovered.
I have watched the progress of this
matter with great care, and have done
the best in my power to learn what these
strange things mean ; although I have not
yet been able to ascertain the cause, I am
satisfied that their communications are
wholly worthless. They are often contra
dictory often prove false frequently
trifling and nonsensical, and more in char
acter with what might be expected of a
company of loafers on a spree, than with
what might be expected from spirits re
turued from the world of retribution, to
tell the scerets of their prison house."
Such manifestatibns are now being
made in many other
HOW HE ROSE.!; I M
f t! . ' '
About flirty years ago, some where in, the;
woods near the line bet ween Tennessee! and'
Kentucky; in a log cabin, sixteen feet by eigh
teen, which was already occupied by a brodd.
of ten oi twelve children, was born a youngsl(jr
the hero of our sketch. In his infancy he!
was Ted on hog and hominy, bear meat, and tKef
flesh of" such varmints" as were caught ip tljq
woods. At twelve years of age, he was pju
out to' work wiih a neighbor as a farm boy-, ant
drove oxen, hoed corn, raised tobacco in i sum
mer, cured it and prized il in winter, till he wai
parts-of the country.
According to the information which I sup
pose to be authentic,' they are witnessed,
in from 150 to 200 different places at the
present time. In mkny of those places,
they are said to advance ideas on the
doctrines of religionj wholly at variance
with the teachings of the Bible, and sub
versive of many essential truths which
the Bible reveals. IJnder an impression
that whatever is communicated by a spirit
must of course be true, many persons are
receiving these communications as the
truth of God as a new revelation from
spirits, is the work oif spirits at all. The
From the Olive Branch.
THE OLD CENTURY HOUSE.
Thefe is an old house in Chelsea, own
ed by Mr. Robert Pratt, that has stood
nearly two centuries. It was the first
house built after the red faces emigrated
from that part of Massachusetts, and is
fashioned with a low, rambling roof, slo
ping in the rear almost to the ground.
It was until recently a venerable look
ing building, black with age, and patched
with white, yellow and grey moss ; but
the " fast hand of improvement
modernized it a little, and it can
boast one coat the first it ever owned
of white paint. In the days of the Revo
lution, many a wounded patriot sought
and obtained shelter beneath the ancient
roof.a'nd though the old folks were staunch
republicans, they cared for foes as well as I
friends, and their doors were open for the
wounded tory, no matter what nation, and I
he was treated with kindness. Of all the !
reminiscences with which the history of
that old house abounds, I love best to call
before my mind the few connected with
the great father of his country, Washing
ton. It is enough of glory that it has
sheltered his head in the stormy times,
and that his feet have trodden on the
white oak floors, and his voice resounded
within its walls.
Once upon a time, no story of olden
times is perfect without such a preface
the American forces scant and few, were
engaged in building a fortification upon
Dorchester. It is well known that this fa
mous redoubt was composed mainly of
straw collected from the farmers for miles
around, and covered lightly with'earth.
On that day, Washington dined at the old
house, then standing alone in its glory.
While dinner was preparing, and he was
conversing with his hoar, a distant reja-
From the Co!uftibu Enquirer.
FALL GARDENING.
The time approaches for ' Fall planting.
There are many garden vegetable that do as
well or better, in this climate, by fall planting.
After the first of August ihe o.;his are cuol, and
vegetation starts finely. Irish Potatoes may
be re planted, and they will m ilure before frost.
English Peas will do better in the Fall than ia
(he Spring, as our Fall is much like an English
summer. Plant Ruta Baga Turnips as soon
as possible, and let all other varieties follow ia
quick succession. S vr the early varieties of
Cabbage for next Spring's use, and the late
kinds to eat this coming winter. Beets Salsi
fy, Onion, Carrol, and Parsnip may be put in
has : the ground in October fur Spring use, and should
now we have a moderate winter, they will be Gl for
the table quite early in the Spring. Early va
rielies of Corn may now be planted for Fall
use. Cucumbers and Squashes are apt io be
come wormy, and wc would not recommend
Fall planting for them. Okra and Snap Beans
may be planted sn as to keep a constant sue
cession until a heavy frost : in short, we look
upon a well -directed Fall Garden as quite equal
to the Spring garden. There is no dread of
late Spring frosts, and from the late backward
Spring the prospect is good for a long and grow,
ing Fall. Lima Beans may yet be planted, to
come in with early corn. Just think of it,
yankees, succotash in October and November,
and sometimes until Christmas ! Truly, we
have an Eden of a climate There are many
varieties of the Cabbage tribe which aro not in
general cultivation here, but which do finely
planted as late as the first ol September,
including the Brocoli, the Cauliflower, and
Kales; they are planted and cultivated in all
respects like the Cabbage. Siberian and Sea
Kale are perrennial, and may be cut far sever
al seasons from the same root. .Mellon may
be grown in the Fall, but we believe that one
melon in June and July would be worth a carl
load of Fall ones. ' "
most that can be said
yet know how or by
nications are made.
is, that we do not
whom these commu-
If they are made by
live of mine, a bright beautiful boy.,
bounded in, and moving quickly up to the
distinguished guest, . said, are you the
great General Washington that everybody
loves so well "
Washington smiled pleasantly, and lift
ing the child upon his knee, threw the long
ringlets Irom his brow, and gazed into the
dark eyes, upturned to him, pleasantly.
"I DID NOT OBEY MY PARENTS."
The jail was a large, gloomy-looking stono
building. The windows were made strong by
great iron bars fastened across them. Bui the
inside was the mo?t gloomy- It was divided
intoery small rooms, only five feet wide, and
eight, long. Each room had a crosbarred iron
door, with strong bolts and lucks, and when the.
jailor opened or shut the door, the hinges gra
ted frightfully on the ear.
In one of the rooms of the j til was a young
man, about twenty-eight ye,irs old. He. had
been found guilty of making and passing bad
money, and the jude said he inn-i go to stale
. t
Say," importuned the boy ; " tell me 1 prison, and stay ther s long a
seventeen years old, when he took lo mkkihg
brick : to iwhich he added, the profession off a
carpenter,: and by these successive steps ift meM spirits, we have no proof they are good
chanical arts, he ibecame able, by his own tint spirits. 1 he presumption is they are bad
assisted skill, to rear a house from the clay-piH ! spirits. At my house they often accused
or from the stump, and complete it in all; parts j each other of lying-Ucontradicted at one
and to do it, too, in a manner that none ,of iiN time what they affirmed at another, In
competiiors could surpass. His panel fdotjirjs. j flicted injury on property in the most won
are to thisi day the wonder and admiratjoiifojf ton manner, and have given, throughout,
all the cpuntry, in which they continue to j conclusive evidence that the discipline of
swing on Iheir hinges. He never saw the in;- j hin wuru thev nrnfess tn Uvp Pvnpripr.r.
side of a school house or church, until after hie ,i c.-o-.oi o-4 Koo o ,-f
v i ui o - iii itciipi una cio trt ut en
crnl position is involved,, they are far below the
level of a respectable slave. I can tvoint out
was eighteen years old. , i
By the assistance of an old mail in the neigh
hftrhood, he learned, during the winterjeven
ings, to read and write, when a farm oy.--Having
achieved these valuable acquisitions
by the aid of another, all his other education
has been the fiuit of his own application; and
i. i .ii i i . ii.
minuter 01 wen uresea, intelligent, nno re
spectable slaves, than you can free blacks in
?.." . . ; 1 . ;' :. 'fid
ipolisli, I in any oi our large Southern cities a greater J perseverance. At the ,age ot Uventy-onej, be
lize. or
On
he contrary, bv itself it sets a keener eoVe tM- any city of ihe North.
n the f Humifies of life, aiid renders the man It is further charged- :iajint alavprri that it
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or ihe Woman impatient and peevish, f -their j induces a laxity of morals, fatal lo the growth ' great diligence, acquired the rudiments? ol
merits rure not appreciated, as their variety sug. I or existence jof piety and virtue, and jvitiates profession, he met with an old lawyer wjhoj had
Ksis ihcty should be. In the whole world there j the whole fraie work of society. Sin and
conceived the idea of fitting for the pracliqejof
law. He at first procured an oId,:Copy of Black
stone, and having studied in his researches! into
other elementary works. And having thuf, by
ar, whiU
traced, i
lect. of,
would j
Jearning!
and pahi
"fit reso
"a 2ood!
t-umps no, man. so much alive to misery.
nrd in ficl so miserable.
his profligacy may, in most cases, be
notjto the example, ,yet to th neg.
ms pirenis. I ney .observed not, or j
hot observe ihe difference between
i i
and jivisdoin : They gave him the one,'
for if loo.. frequently saying, that they
ved n sp ire no expense in giving him
education :" but lliev nei-l.-riixl in t. !
or in tnur ow
. j , 'pi" r"'"v av woimiiu 1
ni' ftM instill Ihe other. I
crime enough exist among us would to God it
j were less, but this charge we solemnly! and in
oignanuy aenywe fear no scrutiny, and chal
lenge our most bitter enemy lo probe society to
its deepest depths, and establish'the damning
if he can. We point to your " anti-
your "Astor place
your " turn
his
wholly ineffectual in jimprovingtheir char
acters, and qualifying them for the "higher
sphere" for which mjtny suppose that the
discipline after death; is a preparation.
1 cannot now say Ito what conclusions
future developments
my present impression is, that the whole
tning;
so far as the
may lead me ; but
transactions in this
place are concerned, is to be set down
among those devices; of Satan, by which
if you are the great general that every
body loves.
A tear stood in the eye of the noble
Washington as he replied : my dear lit
tle fellow, thuy call me general, but I am
not such a very great man; I am only try
ing to do my country some service."
" But you must be a great man. if you
are general," continued the boy. " and I
know you are a good man. because every
body says so. Uncle says goodness is
greatness, and I think epaulettes, make
greatness, so you must be a double great,
man."
All in the room laughed at-this little
sally, and Washington himself seemed
pleased.
" Do you love Children ? I mean very
little children ; asked the boy a few mo
ments afterwards.
"I love little children very much," an
swered the general.
44 Well, I'm glad of it ; because my lit
tle sister was afraid to come in and see
you ; but I will go tell her you would like
he
:ou
ild
he Ii ed.
u ol be re
But he was so sick that
moved lo the prison. f
Poor fellow ! once Jie could play in the greea i
fields, down ihe cool spring, or under the shady
trees around his fiihei's houe ; or when he. "(
was tired, he could go home ani JayT his head
upon his mother's knee, and reel Intnejl ;-or
; if he was sick, she would- sit by his bed and -'
kindly nurse him. (Iut dilf-n nt ! sin. I up in a i
( dark gloomy jail, with no one to care for him,
t and all around curbing and swearing, and inak- ,
j ing mirrid noises. O, he felt very wreicbei.
Said be, ' I shall never be able lj .go to the j
state prison, I am so sick. O ! if I was only J
. ready to die, it would noi matter fomiah!"
4 And are not you ready to die ?' I
! 14 O, no," said he, " I am afraid to ie 1" ;
j 44 But why are you afraid to die 7" ' ' j
I 44 Because I am such a sinner."
! 44 There is hope, and mercy, and salvation
j for sinners, for the greatest of sjnuere, through :
! Jesus Christ." v
j 44 I have no hope. You may talk to me about ;
'; Christ and salvation, but there is none for me.!
i and that make? me afraid to die." j
' 44 1 talked to hirn.somc time about his father;!
i
cnarge.
rent riots. ' your "fire riots,'
riots, your 4ttrike for
wage
quit practice, or whose practice naa qunt ptm,
with whom he made a bargain for hisjscjatity
library, tor which he was to pay $120 jin car
penter's work, and the chief part of ihe job to
be done in payment of these old musty; books,
was dressing and lay ing down an oak floor or
floors, for 83 per square often feet.
The library paid for,.oirr hero dropped, tlhe
heiis promoting his
souls ; and mv chief
10
work of destroying
onieci in mis com
municatton to the public at this time is,
to caution all those who would avoid er
ror, against trsuting to these pretended
revelations. 1 have bad a better opportu
nity than those men to witness them and
to judge of their claims, nnd I have full
confidence that the opinions I have ex
pressed will be found ito be correct. I will
merely add, that, for some weeks past.
i
and when I spoke of his mother, then his lip
to see her, and I guess she'll come." Off ; trembled, and a single tear stole down bis burn-:
bounded the boy, but he soon returned. ! ing cheek. I
leading by the hand a little flaxen-haired i Was not your mother a Christian ?"
fairy, whose blue eyes were slyly upturn- 1 44 O yes, sir ; and a good woman she was.
ed towards the great man, as she came ; Many and many a time he has warned ine of;
timidly in the rear of her brother, almost 1 this." ;
frightened at the silence around her. In 1 . "Then Jou.hr' had Sood religious mstrue-;
laiifhinrr and ",,u Kino nri;iian parents. wu, u uuuui,'
adze, plane and trowel, and we soon after bear
ings of convenis," your disgusting and rbscene ; f him as one of the most prominent members j these annoyances at my house have been
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i...,.. D. aiut-:., iimti our mosi negraaeo slave oi me Mississippi oar. ana an aine sia:esrrtan suusiuing. ana now. as l none nave ceas
C : t-iil y-
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ea auogetner. j
Yours, respectfully.
E HAKIM PHELPS.
Stratford June 20.
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wouiu snriiiK nom. to Ihe records ot your en- j and orator, " 1 .heard him one day, says-ope,
earnil)f alone i C.ioliooa am nrrnrrnil in ! lhpi ore m.l nn.ninK A 1 U A: . U : I .U .... U
iscretft AnH t nt. v j.- .k- n a i -.:... ... r a rT . . , . . .... I t .
Ulo disnute. Vit
unpreierjding, gentle. and peaceable, full of r- j subject in ihe columns of the " H eratd" and delivery the assembly seemed swayed? by the
pect fori inferior as well snnerior. nnrlfo.ll . if' von can. nnwlurn rnnr m llela in th. mil rt y-k m t . m no roarl w I na am rt-rt
III - - j ? -,-..-.,., ( j --, ----iw, v.- V " i -s oi-- illy SOUl II , UIUH'I act I (. V. V ti ' 1 1 VJ
ire'JT!ri ,of Learning alone also, is not i No sir ! Slavery so far bom being destructive. That poor farm boy is
. iT i ' M 01 letence, uui u con- j is eminently; conservative of morals, the stan-
'ts in talk, rather limn in Arlion wbiU wi i Aar,
j , , i ' " f r wailiiu lliwic CinairU Ill-ill li l- III lllfT
vtWiri lit ftrlitfn niwl fliaoi.-. . mnA.Ai
r. r ' . , , 1 1 ti ii a: v- 9 n iiii
Iftl,,
orn, pat
bold fVe
Hrenis
is never troublesome
is hever out of .-Tune and place.
n, mere is such a superiority in wis.
ently acquired at the side of the house
over merely acquired knowledge,, let
peware of their child beinf brought un
l, he alihcre scholar.'
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v ANDERSON.
manages and ; South. We cherish with pride the dignity and
and when it integrity of our men, aird the modesty ind un
sullied purity ol our women, and for ljigh in
i telligence, elevated patriotism, fervent and
I humble piety, benevolence, and all ejse that
j characterizes the good, we fear a comparison
wiiu no peopie in tne world.
Your obi. servt., - 'J
'Charleston, May 21, 1850. 1
at the present t'nn! at
Washington, a member ofrCongress frfm Mis
sissippi. His name is PATRICK W. TQ.P
KINS. He is a self made mah, and his ijis
ry shows what an humble boy; can do, when
he determines to try. ; 4 ! 1 (
THE CATAWBA SPRINGS.
a few moments she was laughinjr and
chatting upon his knee, with all the aban
don of innocent childhood, telling him
nursery stories, and singing simple songs
to him.
An aid entered, and spoke to the gene
ral in a low tone. Almost instant 1 v.
John U, Kirklaud, Esq., of Hillsborough,
has declined ihe post of Treasurer of hei",fN. ;
C Railroad" lo which he had been elected by 1
the Directors; and Harper Lindsay ofjGreens.
boro substituted in his place. Fay. Ob. ;
ten prayed for you. and taught you to pray J
" O yes, sir."
44 Then why arc you here ?''
Said the dying man, 44 I can aniwrr you all
in one word I did not obey my parents : :
These were the lat words he spke'Io-me,;
After savin!? a few woids more to him I carnal
Washington lifted the child from his lap away, reflecting upon his awful condition, and;
to the, floor, and taking out his pocket : ihe reason which he gave me for being in that
glass, went to the door which commands : dark and gloomy jail, " I did not obey my pa
a fine view of the heights, and surveyed j rents." Sunday School Adcocufc.
them intently.
44 My officers are anxious for me to join Killed. On Fiidav. the 2Cth u!t.. a man '
As the season is approaching, when the j them " he said to my great uncle, as he was i;iijed iri ,ne road" leading fr0m Newton to
"watering places " afe the general source ; returned -but I beleive. asyour meal is ' Lincolnton, aboul lwo mi!c3from the former!
oi recreation oy tne invaiio, as well as ' now reatiy. i will taKe some relresnmenrs
fashionable public, We deem it proper to 1 before I go' So he sat down to dinner,
recommend the Catawda Sulphur Springs but so great was his anxiety, that every
to their attention. The Springs have few moments he would be at-the window
been well cleaned up,--new gums have gazing towards the heights
been placed in them, and the whole inte- j My Grandfather, who was the littfe boy
rior of the largo buildings comfortably j above mentioned, has often said he dis-
fitted up for the accommodation of the tinctly remembered Washington, moving
public-. The location of the Springs is ; to the window with a half-picked chicken
place. Having b?cn South wi:h a six
horse team, he and another mm were on iheir
return to iheir home in Virginia. At the placa
mentioned, the horses took flight ; and running i
down a steep hi!!, tl.e saddle horse fVl!, and the
wheel of the wngg"ii coming in contact with ;
the mau' bead, he was instantly killed. j
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