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Jhc Nameless Prophet.
nud groves f Palestine, ever so
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w-imiii) fa ,!,e Wlro?er its burning plains,
ifl2 'P4'
t for altars and lemples. The shad
mill,if 4 oi ino ri-8i, Aviinr in cium itrrtri.
rttba' aw!i'rod through them, b:ithed in rev
fatKin'A ailent worshipers tjat
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nUifcni aiiHr, arouita wincn kiooii irnas
t(ji"H "'(' Co1')r prufiifion. Clad
j nleiriJl SiKarel, he feinained a moment
id
Un (IhIh joiis groves, on a heai-
roi.'il form was neeu tandiTi; before
SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1850.
midst ot pleasant cheer, and still pleasanter
conversation, the hotus wore rapFdly on.f : The
old prifphet exerted! all his powers to give zest
tothe entertainment, and for oncedisobedience
seemed about to b crowned with ble.sigs.
But suddenly at the very mmentwhen
they felt mt secure a slranjje Ughl illumin
ed the old prophet' fare, and flashed in fearful
splendor from his fye. The Spirit of the Al
wjiffpltiiin '!" ""IP f the iucene, as it jnightyy the true iiUpiration had entered him,
Tiiron r fu, riMiijj up iieiore uis asioiiiuetj guei, wno
.1,1 ilotvlvniDward, while the dete
' arotind daf kmietl every avenue that led away in '
j)f ,Ji,f;ite. 'I'hat royal personage jva the !:
itt'l of f.fbel hoij( lU.il hadr usurped lb '
ibftnt' of Uiviil. and drawn every trihe hut '
JudaH ' a'Vr banner. To. (complete hi j
fjemtf (.f wjckelnes!, h hfid rijiad gods, off
'.hl mill Vhiiied the people into the vices of
f .. i- t r i.
i.U. .itrv. i M
knew
pIM
that
if they reverenced
Ootl
f, tiiMiUtl Israel, ineir ih-hms wouu
earn Mn towards the houe ol David.
' With hi honors Ireh ipon hien. and leelings
'of pride and triumph swelling his heart, he
jazt'd l"ii and earuenily at the smoking alfar,
"ttbn Middenly a shadow darkened the ground
before libit. : f Willi a quick and angry glarx-c
be looked 'lip to see who had dared thus pre
surntutfi)f lo inirude on his devotions. A
grave, xterit man, wrajped in a mantle, sto.id
beside hiiii;Wiih hi eye fijed efadfasJly opoii
lbs altar, paying no heed to the hitoghly moii
srth bv ail idt not even deigning him a
-gUnee ing no reverance ti ihe gods be.
lere him, he calmly, sternly surveyed the goi
' gttou fabric Willi its unholy sacrifice. 'Before
the king e recover from his astonishment
t"ihi's tfa)ige and sudden appaiiiion, a voice
trtke the lilnce, Apparently unconscious ol
the preseiice of the king and kin menials,
uiolly absorbed with ihn altar lieforf him, he
iddresstd It as if it were a living thing, O
alur, altur,! thus saith the Lord, u child from
the bouse of David, Josiah by name, shall yet
tacritice ujion thee, and his olFerings shall be
tLese high priest9 that now burn incense, and
mra's bonm hhall be burnt upon thee. 'The
LKd hath said it, thou shall b rent, and the
SLsl.es poured, out." , Th altar alone received
bii uialediciion, but the denouncing curse was
rofanl for -two king who worshipped there. It
wis a' buld and fearful act, lor he stood alone
amid a thrpng of menials, who needed but the
slightest feiiriia) to hew hiai in nieces. The,
muuarcliY asloHishnient gave way to uncon
trollable rage at being thus defied and cursed
bj the unkbown und powerless man ; and he
sprang forMa'd lo seize him. In an instant
. tbo ouiitretcbed hand fell withered by his side,
aiid ihe aha parted in the middle, and the ash
ti wertf ponied upon the ground. As suddenly
atuaihtueut had given way to rage, did fear
lijurp the place of both ; and the king, who a
mbmerit before was bent on taking his enemy's
liltf, now" trj'inulouslv berried for merrv. lie
besought hlth to restore the withered arm that
4ng -hfelesis by his side Irayers and tears1
ellccted whilst ihieats could never have done ;
" arid ibo heirt that seemed made of iron so
cold, and ler.iless, and fearless did it beat
amid his fs-wai instantly filled jwith the
tejiderest sympathy, and he restored to the
htimbled tnpiar h his arm. In the fullness of
ment3 of sbceess, as the thirteen original States
ol this confederacy, prior to the adoption of I be
present constitution.
All this was changed thp instant the federal
compact .went into operation. Commerce re
vived at tnce. Money flowed out from its se.
crei hoards and sought investments fin active
business. Con fide ice every , where rpvived.
The flagyof the Republic penetrated to distant
oceans, and ultimately saw itself regarded with
increased respect. More than sixty years have
elapsed since that event sixty years iuii ot
improvement for mankind yet, in that period, j
no ther nation has made hall the progress of I
this. Even the Roman Republic, in theTull
plenitude of its power, never beheld a period
of prosperity such as that which has just elaps
ed. The conflicts between the central and lo-
; cal jurisdictions, which have been the ruin of
! all similar confederations, have been compara-
leli at the feet id the projdiet, he could not have i lively unknown to our history. In a word, the
S . .. ' ... j ' .1 i ' - : r.. .1 .i ' i t .: c
sal watching wilh the mtensest anxiety this
sodden change, he) cried aloud :" Thtis saith
the Lrd, torafinuch thoti has disobeyed the.
inuih of the Lord, and hat not kppl th 'com
mandment he tjave ihee; but earnest back and
bast eaten tiread and drunk water in thej place
where he did say to thee, eat no bread add
diink no-water, thy carcass shall ro confe'unto
thy faihers." ' Hd a thunderbolt middentv fal
been more astounded. On his own conlession,
his host had lied to him. and now, at his own
'able, pronounced ihe curse upon that disobe.
dience of which hie himself had been the au
ihor." ! ;
With a fallen countenance and a heavy-heart,
ihe domed man saddled his ass and rode away.
With his head bowed on his bosom, and his
long beard sweepiiug jtis garments, he passed
federal system, as perfect by the Convention of
1787, appears to be the most pliant ol all
known human governments ; to combine the
greatest amount of private freedom with public
security, and securing the largest extent of lo
cat independence consistent with the general
good of the whole. Nor is its capacity con
fined to a limited space or a single race of peo
ple. Already the oiotectius arms of the Re-;
slowly alonjj, heedless ol all the objects around i public have embraced vast territories not ore,
Iuiik Weay and! heavy wag ihe way ; for he j ginally belonging to it, and adopted into its bo
knew the light il his dwelling would 1 never L siim races not ' lo the man unborn;" yet pros-
more cheer Ids eye, nor the voices of those he j perity has attended to such a degree that states
loved nil his heart, with delight; By the! road-
1 i .li t a ii ::-
siue nis, rejected jbody snouid behrownj to Jie
devoured, perchance, by the dogs ; and, worse
than all, the stigrtaa of a wicked prophetjwould
be fixed on his name for ever. Oh ! who can
(ell ihe flood of anguish that then swept through
his bosom, or the broken prayer to the od of
his lathers which! then arose from his crushed
and broken spiritj
While he was! thus passing sadly along, a
lion sprang upon him, and slew him. But, held
by an invisible hand from touching his prey, he,
together with hi$ ass, stood and watched over J piness ; for such is ihe dinerence ot mental
a
men have regarded it as the system that will
ultimately be that ol all mankind, embracing
the entire world at that day of exalted moral
and intellectual developement, which revela
tion and reason; alike foretell.
Who can hesitate as to whether such a Un.
ion is worth preserving? And, if worth pre.
serving, how is it lo be effected ? Evidently
by the observance of the same spirit in which
it had its origin. When two persons unite
themselves for life, they do it fully aware that
mutual concessions will be necessary to hap-
hit dt'light'ind gratitude, the king invited him phet."
to.bispaUcii? and to his table, offering to load
ihe corpse. Travelers "turned in wonder from
the strange spectacle, and brought the news to
tbe ciiy. The old prophet knew at once that
it was the victim he had seduced to -his ruin ;
and, with remorse and pity, he hastened to him,
and taking up the corpse, brought ft to his own
house. Mourning over it. wilh tears, thaj came
too late, he cried;, ' Alas, my brother !"' And
well he might, to? -that pale face in its death
stillness, uttered a reproach more touching than
language, and all the ffhastly wounds, I" with
theirdumb mouths," pleaded like angels against
the murderer. " Take him," said the stricken
prophet, " and lay him in my grave, and when
I am dead, then bury me in the same sepul
chre ; lay my bones beside his bones. Let
the same sepulchre inclose us, and letthemon
ument that tells of the disgrace of the one per
petuate the falsehood and crime of the pther."
It was all that he could do by way of atone
ment, and one tomb held the victim and the
seducer. No name crowned the resting-place
of the strangerl; he was known only as the
" Man of God" aiid foe ages his sepulchre
was the sepulchre of " The Nameless Pro-
him with gilts. But the" nameless prophel re
fued, jayirig that he would not for hall his pal.
a5o ; for thp Lord had charged him saying,
")at no bri'ad, jor driukwater, nor turn again
(ho way'lhou earnest." So he departed.
The singular appearance of this unknown
man his folduess the fearful doom he had
pronounced, and ihe miracles he 4iad wrought,
tilled the beholders
with amazement,
every side.
prophet
e
and the
Amon" oth
of ihe Lord
their father's ears. In-
ass. he pursued after him
one who had
and shown
A fearful lesson this, to those who would for-
sake the command of God for the declarations
of man. 1
THE PRICE OF THE UNION.
Bw was Spread on
.!, the kois of an old
brought ihi tidings to
1 alantly saddling bis
-determined to know more of
tittered .sof fearful a rnaledi. tion,
such high'iuthority for-it. He found him sit I
ing by lUii way-side, under a spreading oak,
dcbtles iriusing on the mission he had just
fulfilled, and the Being whJ had made him the
Utessengerlj
't be .old prophet began imipediattly to urge
him to go'iback and eat with him. But the
nameless prophet replied, as he did to the king.
, 1 1 at it wasi the explicit direction of ihe Lord
ibat he should not eat bread nor drink water in
'Hal niace.t r indinn nil hid enirpuiiB ii nn
I - e -
against Ihe coinmatid ot the Almighty, he.
'd his plan, and told him that he too was
prophet 'oT the Lord, and added, "An angel
pake unto trie by ihe word of the Lord, saying,
Bring him back with thee into thine house, that
hejmay eal 1read and drink water." " But he
lied. unto hfm." This staggered the slranger;
aud ihoughihe thought it singular that the Lord
should, seui I wo such contradictory messages,
liill one oflhis prophets, a veuer-able and re
ered ruan would not state untruth. What
uestins e put, and what falsehoods the old
prophet utjfred to sustain the first, we are not
told.. Thff whole question hinged on the sin
gle fact, whether God had alttred his com.
triands Still it doubtless was with many mis
givings thai he at length admitted that it was
really so, and consented to return.
As he rejgned his unwilling beast back, me-
ooiihs nil -rieart te t a suuuen cnm. and a
- changed
I ' Proiihe
rr
gloomy foribiHling daikened his spirit.
haps it was false ; and he was provoking ihe
curse of thai God whota he would rather per
ish Vban dijobey.
1 he two prophets, however, were at lengthy
on their v4y back, and. a venerable pair they
were as lhy rode side! by side, and conversed
of those hiih themes which related to God and
the fate-of Israel. As the old prophet spoke of
the revelations that from time to time had been
niada to hibi of bis solemn interviews with
the Almighty, ihe heart of the stranger must
have felt relieved of its doubts ; and the fear.
ul misgivings, which would ever and anon
hake his soul, departed. This tea a man of
God, .and bid been seni to him lo hasten his
. return. ' f ' '
At , leng'ti they reached the old prophet's
home, and vn'ered his humble dwelling. Their
beasts: were unsaddled, and the anxious and
ollicious hoft, ordered dinner to bo spread, to
uica be Kit down with hi fuest. In the
The time has come when every citizen of
these Uiiited5 $tales should debate seriously
within himself the question. Is lhe Union
w. rth preserving ?" We do not mean jjthat he
should carelessly make the inquiry of himself.
and us carelessly answer il. but that he should
investigate the surject as thoroughly and earn
estly as if it was an affair of bis own personal
business. . . i .' - , . ..
In conduct ing ibis inquiry, e mutt ask him
self in what ibis Union surpasses other con-
federation that hUlory sneaks of, and to what
these advantages are owing. Similar eagues
of republic-iu institutions have existed 1 before.
as in ihe Swiss confederation and States of
Holland. Bull none ever throve like this great
.American repoiiiic, in the passage m wise
laws, and in their impartial administration, this
nation, though I r from having at lained perfec
tion, surpasses any that ever flourished. In
material prosperity the United States outstrips,
perhaps, any! empire that now exists! on the
globe, or lhal ever existed. Nor are these ad
vantages lo be attributed, as many persons sup
pose, to ihe race which has settled these climes,
or to the greati fertility of the soil. These may
have assisted to produce the grand result, but
they are not the prime sources of either our
liberty or prosperity. We owe our Federal
Union, which seems as if it had beei Provi
deutially suggested to our forefathers, so well
does, U reconcile the hitherto discordant ele
ments of local and central authority; and so
jxiwerful has it contributed lo the vitaliy of ihe
people. ;
For what was the fact before the present
constitution was adopted? Some of tie same
States were in existence, the same race of peo
ple inhabited them, and" ihe love of liberty beat
as high as now in the great hearts of the com
munity ; yel from 1783, when the federal com
pad was entered into, the whole country was
in a confosioi bordering on anarchy,! so that
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even Washington almost despaired ofjthe per
habits : bv education, and constitution, that
V
perfect unanimity, even with the best, is im
possible. So long as the spirit of love and
conciliation, in which the married state is be
gun, is followed out, so long harmony contin
ues: but if one seeks to violate this rule and
tyrannize over the other,dissensions immediately
sprung up, and felicity and peace depart. The
Union of these Slates is a marriage between
North and South. The South engaged, before
she wouldconsent to the alliance, that her pecu
liar institution should not be interfered with. It
was a separate estate of hers which was to be
righteously respected, npt only in fact, but in spi
r it ; and, it the North would have continued
harmony, if it would preserve its. honor even,
it should observe this solemn compact. Ihe
Union is only to be preserved by justice, and
that justice should be rendered. In a word,
the equitable claims of the Sou'h should be
conceded, and a return made to the original
stipulations of the Constitution.
The subject has extended itself in our hands,
further than we had intended, and we have not
time, therefore, to enlarge on what those ori
girtal stipulations are. Foremost among them,
however, is the condition that fugitive slaves
should be surrendered. This stipulation espe
cially should be regarded. Others, loo, should
be carried, out. We would allow no encroach
ments. to be made by the South but neither
would we encroach upon them. In a word
Juetice is the price of the Union. Phi lade I
phia Bulletin.
neighbors, it should rather be styled the " Free
booter." That jnnrnal appears afflicted wilh
an incurable propensity to rejvile New Orleans.
Is is absolutely rabid at thej idea that we will
not threaten disunion, hector the General Go
vernment, and talk about raising an army to
march lo Washington and storm the capitol.
Its course reminds us of the madman who ima
gined that ffio-whole world iwas crazy, and he
alone in his perfect senses. ! It utters all sorts
of balderdash about Northern influence, and the
prevalence of Free Soil doctrines at New Or
leans, and intimates very cjearly lhat we are
all in this quarter little better than a pestilent
knot of Abolitionists. The Free Trader should
not pause, while proceeding; in so delectable a
strain. It should try upon us the effect of a few
salutary threats. Perhaps if we were warned
in season thai in the progress of that puissant
army which - Mississippi intends sending to
Washington, Louisiana will be traversed and
signally chastised for daringi to love the Union
and to prefer remaining in it rather than join a
Southern Confederacy thei admonition might
assist in turning us from thejerrqr of our ways.
Naughty school boys must! be taught to fear
the rod.
To- speak seriously, however, we would, in
all kindness, advise the Free Trader to flash its
brains with something more flexible than Louisi
ana. : It is but a mere wasting of breath to
preac.b treason to our gallant State. She has
an instinctive abhorrence of, all such doctrines,
and will not listen to them. Let the Free Tra
der spare its wind to cool its porridge, or, if it
musl speak, let it read homilies to Mississippi
on the sublimity of lhat system of ethics which
teaches that the honestesl way to pay a debt, is
to repudiate it. We can't afford to take lessons
in morality and duty from Mississippi, we lack
confidence in this self-consfituted tutor. Her
principles smack too much of the transcenden
talism of South Carolina to puit plain folks, and
her conduct does not indicate that exquisite
sense of political honor which can alone qualify
her to act a9 guardian and; instructor to the
South. She hd better obey the eleventh com-
mandment. Its violation generally entails hard
knocks on the transgrcssor.-WVeu? Orleans Bee.
tory or defeat. The inspiration of song has
kindled hih hopes and noble aspirations in the
bosoms of brave knights and gentle dames, but
the inspiration of the hammer has strewn the
field with tattered helm and shield, decided not
only the faAe of chavalric combat, but the fate
of thrones, crowns'and kingdoms. The forg.
ing of a thunderbolt was ascribed by the Greeks
as the highest act of Joves omnipotence, and
their mythology beautifully ascribes to one
of their'gods Ihe task of presiding at the la
bors of tlje forge. In ancient warfare the
hammer was a powerful weapon, independent
of ihe blade which it firmed. Many a stout
skull was broken through the cap and bemlet
by a blow of Vulcan's weapon. The armies
of the Crescent would have subdued Europe to
the sway of Mahomet, but on the plains of
France their progress was arrested, and the
brave and simple warrior who saved Christen
dom from the $way of the Musselman, was
Marte! "the hammer." The hammer, the
savior and bulwark of Christendom. The ham
mer is the wealth of nations. By it are forged
the ponderous engine and the tiny needle. It
is an instrument of the savage and the civiliz
ed. Its merry clincks point out the abode of
industry. It is a domestic diety, presiding over
the grandieur of the most wealthy and ambi
tious, as well as the most humble and impov
erish. Not a stick is shaped, not a house is
raised, and a ship floats, a carriage rolls, wheel
spins, an engine moves, press sqnaks, a viol
sings, a spade delves, or a flag waves without
the hammer. Without the hammer civiliza
tion would be unknown, and the human spe
cies only as defenceless brutes but in skillful
hands, directedby wisdom, il is n instrument
of power, of greatness, and true glory.
bis "High Priest, who dwelletb in the city,
called Ralrigh. "even the man 'Temple,
whq yritelh hitler things in a scroll
against the Sons of Temperance. ' I
5 And his horn was exalted, for he saifl
within himself, .the dwellers on Brown
Creek, evert down to the Creek called Lick
shall come up once no re la the Tnherna
cle I have builder! and bow themselves
down to my idols of Hum. and I. even f
shalt wax great in the hind and my name
shall be feared in the congregation of the
Righteous. ' , : j
6. And he called unto him his disci pi eij
and spake unto him in this wise ! Go ye
into all the land, inthe region lying abot t
the stream which men cll PinchguCjBve i
to the borders of Grassy Creek, and speak
to the people thereof, and say previous
things of the Sons of Temperance, perad
venture they will believe your lying word$,
and these my enemies shall be cove reel
with shame, and "my tabernacle shall le
enlarged, and ye shall sit under the drop
pings of my doggery.
7. And they did as they commanded.
and many believed their report ; and they
tarried not, but returned to the porch of
the tabernacle of unclean spirits, and tofd
the keeper thereof, how ihey had Stir rcU-i
up the people and that a Prophet had
j arisen among the people, even the PropH
;et II osea who had spoken bitter things of
the Sons, even in the Sanctuary of the
llighteous. And Isaac shouted with all
his might and they all got drunk togetheK'
8. And Isaac said in his heart the timeC
for pressing the apple is came aiid the
Sons shall be led away by cider, and turn
again to strong drink. But the Sons
grew and were multiplied, and the bless
ings of those that were ready to perish
fell like the dew upon their tents, and
Isaac marveled greatly thereat. J.
9. And the rest of the acts of Isaac, are
they not written in a roll published m
the City of Oaks by the hands of a scribed
P. H. D. No. G5.
A LUMP OF GOLD.
A wife of Mr. Solomon Greer, residing
a few miles from this place, found a lump
of gold on the day of the big rain, or tho -day
after, which vvefghed sixty penny-"
weights 1 It was lying in the edge of the :
id's from the j spring branch which when-she discover
June 1, 1850: ! e,d "'i!6 n ,havin? n F
I beg to call your attention to a regula j This Iump said t0 be lhc ' est evcf
tion lately passed here, prohibiting the ; found in lhis county, was picUcd up jn
importation of convicts into this State un- lhc ,and of Mr Samuel Hnmpton. We
der very heavy penalties. As this law is earn lnat seVeral large lumps, weighing,
principally aimed against vessels bringing from 8 to 1G pennyweights, have beretb.
paciif;t:a uum ine peimi seiuemenis oi fore been round near fne same naci,
From the London Times of Aug. 3.
California. The following is a copy
of a letter received at Lloid
agent, dated San Francisco
Australia, and will be enforced within 30
days from the day of publication, I fear
that many of the vessels bound to this
port from our Australian colonies may be
come involved in difficulties in conse
quence, ras it is well known that many
convicts have been brought here by these
vessels. Some disturbances have taken
place in the southern mines, in conse
quence of a heavy tax on foreigners 20
dollars per month. By the last steamer,
a commission nas oeen received from the
Uuited States to investigate matters con
nectcd with thecusiom house department
here. Several seizures of British vessels
in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Com
pany arc reported to have been made in
Oregon. The charges to which vessels
are subject at this port are so heavy that
ship owners should in all cases
credit tor his etlorts to introduce improvement
provide j in our agriculture) has a small experiment vine
them with funds for the payment thereof, yard, in which are found several varieties ; he
it being extremely difficult to raise money I has lhe Isabella, the .Bland, the Madeira, the
Tol. They think, or seem to think, that no
man can oe true to me oouin unless ne is win
manence of republican institutions. The dif.
ferent States were jealous of each other, and
quarrelled ortjthe subject of their dutie ; while
private individuals, feeling that there' was no
stability in this condition of affairs, Hesitated
to embark their capital in industrial epterpris.
es. Trade languished, commerce did not thrive,
the public credit was low. Instead of that spi.
ril of traffic, which now cements one section
to another byj the interchange of commodiiies,
a mutual ignorance and distrust of each other
prevailed amngthe people of the different
States. Every thing portended decay 4nd ruin.
Money fled the country, or remained hoarded
up from use agriculture itself fell iijto neg.
lect, aud merchants were not infrequently re.
duced to beggary by the decay of the limes.
free States ever existed in such a! misera
ble condition, notwithstanding so iminy ele.
travagance of their self-delusion, they fancy that
they alone are worthy the appellation of "South
erners," and that every citizen of a slave,
holding State who advocates the settlement of
the Southern question by compromise, and the
maintenance of the Union, is necessarily and
unavoidably a Free Soiler.
We have on many occasions remarked the
flippant insolence with which the disunion press
of Carolina and Mississippi has attached the
epithet of Free Soilers" to the people of Lou
isiana, because they have steadfastly and un-
shrinkingly sustained the Compromise bill, and
have discountenanced and denounced all efforts
to impair the stability of the Union. We have
generally remarked these ebullitions of silliness
and passion as too contemptible for serious no
tice, since the bare fact that Louisiana is as
deeply interested in slavery as South Carolina,
is an all-sufficient, an overwhelming refutation
of the stupid slander that would impute, to her
the smallest sympathy with Free Soil princl.
pies. None but a moon-struck madman, who
is thoroughly infected with the insane notions
of South Carolina, could possibly harbor the
idea that Louisiana, is not as truly Southern in
her feeling as any of her sister States ; and we
would mo more dream of arguing to prove the
fact that we would set to work to convince a
a sugar planter that his interests would be sub.
served by setting free his slaves. If those who
charge Louisianna, wilh Free Soilism are n l
fanatical noodles, and therefore unworthy of
aught but derision, they are deliberate vili tiers
and libellers, and as such are entitled to the
corn and execration of the people. The par-
Mes in question may laKe whichever born ot
the dilema they prefer. Either will b& found
quite sharp enough to accomplish their impale
ment. Fool or knave will suit them equally
well.
Prominent among the traducers of our State,
is 'a paper published at Natches, calle-d' the
FreejTrader." In view of its propensity to
commit depredations on the characters of its
names;
The potent influence often exercised by mere
names is proverbial. To its name merely has
the Democratic party been indebted in a large
degree for the strength of numbers it possesses,
and the power it has thereby acquired. Of the
use of names, also, as applied to the acts and
measures of the Whig party and Whig admin
istrations, Democratic leaders and presses a-
droitly avail themselves, so ax oft en to produce
a very erroneous impression on the minds of
those who have not the time or capacity to read,
think, and investigate of themselves. Thus
the President is charged with having in his
latemessage to Congress, assumed a possition
of " menace" towards one ol lhe States of ibis
Union namely, Texas. Now, we all know
that Texas, in,the first place threatened to rest
by force of arm9 New Mexico out of the pos
session of the United State$, and that her Leg
islature is now in session-!-calIed together for
the purpose of providing the ways and means
lo effect that object. This proceeding is not
termed a "menace" on her part, by those who
accuse lhe President of having menaced her.
Not at all. They call il the proposed action
of Texas !" A dexterous Use of epithets, truly !
The alleged "menace" by the President con
sists in his having, in view of this " proposed
action of Texas ;" promptly communicated to
Congress all the facts of the case, accompa
nied by a statement of what course he conceiv.
ed it would be his duty, under the laws
and the Constitution to pursue in case
Texas should proceed with her " proposed ac
tion expressing at the: same time a most
anxious desire that no occasion should arise
for the discharge of such a duty on his part,
and earnestly recommending to Congress to
tnltt nrnmnl arm ffirint slpm for ffTfclinfT nn
amicable adjustment of the matter with Texas. ! nfnv upwards of two millions per month.
Neither the Constitution nor the law, his duty This steamer has this quantity on board ;
anu the total export qui ing the year will
not fall far short of forty or fifiy millions
of dollars. A safe harbor has lately been
found to the southward of Trinity bay
called Humbolt Bay, and which will pro
bably soon become an important port on
this coast. A settlement is being formed
there, as well as at the mouth of Thast,
or Trinity river, as it is now called. One
of these harbors will probably be made a
Who knows how near California is to us?
Mountain Banner.
TJie Lincoln Grajte. Old Lincoln, already
pre eminent among her sister counties for her
manufacturers, her mines uud the rich and va
ried productions of her farms, has opening lo
her a new source of we'ahh in ihe cultivation
of the grape, aud destined at no distant day o
be equally celebrated for the joyful offerings of
her wine presses. Tli.it our goil and climate
are adapted lo the growing of the vine, is no
i longer doubtful. Numeronsexperiments wfth
foreign grapes attest that theyfcflouri?h as well
and are as fruitful here as in their native cli
mates ; besides, we have several varieties in
digenous lo our soil, which ure far superior 4o
the foreign for every puipose. DrjZ. Bull, of
Lincolnton, (who, by tlc way, deserves great
for bis
SLANDERS OF THE. DISUNIONISTS.
there is a blustering class ot politicians in
lhe South who seek to compensate by the full
ness of their lungs for the emptiness of their
brains; who brawl about disunion, mouth and
rant concerning chivalry, and modestly appro
priate to themselves the courage, the patriotism
and the Royalty of the entire slave-holding com
munity. These heroes of the pen and tongue
are ever ready in the Cambysses vein, brim-
full ol wrath and fury, as menacing in their ire, i or his oalh, left him, in his opinion, any alterna-
and as bombastic in their rage as Ancient Pis- i live or any choice in his mode, of act ion, should
Texas attempt to take forcible possession of
the Territory. If disturbances or collisions
ing to break up the Confederacy ; and in ihe ex- should aiise, or be threatened, he deemed it
absolutely incumbent on the Executive Go-
vernment, however painful the duty, to lake
care that the laws were faithfully maintained."
Having thus freely communicated to Congress
the line of duty which he should deem it incum
bent upon him lo pursue; in lhe event of an
armed invasion of New Mexico by Texas, and
pressed upon that body the importance of an
immediate settlement of the question by allow,
ing Texas a 4 fair and liberal" indemnity, he
declared his readiness to acquiesce in any other
mode of settlement which lhe wisdom of Con
gress might devise. j
Under these circumstances, it is manifestly
an abuse of terms, a miscalling of names, to say
lhat the President, in consequence of 44 the pro
posed action of Texas," assumed a position of
44 menace" towards her. It was she lhat as
sumed a position of 44 menace " towardj the
United States, and thereby rendered indis-
Burgundy, all celebrated foreign grapes ; Iwo
or three kinds of the Catawba grape, a native
of this county, pronounced by Longworth to be
the best wine grape ever discovered; lastly,
he has the grape of grapes, and kind, not known
beyond the limits of this county, and which Dr.
Butt has very appropriately named the Lin
coln grape." Alt other grapes must yield the
whether as a (able grape or a.
wine grape. Il excels all others in its pecu
liar deliciousness and aroma of its flavor, tin
size and color, it resembles lhe Burgundy, but
it surpasses that far-famed grape in the profilv
sion and fullness of its bunches as the grains!
on an ear of corn. It is recommended as a
wine grape, by its flavor, and because it has no
pulp. It is lo be preferred for cultivation from,
the fact that it is a very luxuriant and rapid
grower the principal vine in Dr Ikitl's gar.
den is but three years old, yel it has already
transcended the bounds allotted to it, and may
be seen creeping with its tendrils, and dsplay
ing its tempting clusters, among those of its
more modesl neighbors it is also to be pre
ferred, because il ripens early and uniformly,
and is not liable lo rot. 'it is more "prolific (ban
any other vine a single vine this seasion has
been estimated to have borne one -hundred
port of entry, and, being in lhe vicinity of bushels of grapes. From all these consider.
here on bottomry; or otherwise, owing: to
the high rate of interest. Many vessels
hot furnished with sufficient means to de
fray the heavy expenses incurred here
will either be sold or detained until funds
are remitted by the owners. There are
now about 500 vessels in port, and about
r r s fi &
i,uuu more are expecieu in me course oi i Dain i0 ihj9
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me year; prices ot snips, particularly
large ones, rule very low in consequence.
Seamen's wages are now from 75 to 100
dollars per month ; and will remain high
until the approach of winter.- The ex
port of gold continues to increase, being
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rich gold mines will soon acquire impor
tance.
CHRONICLES.
1. And Isaac sat in the door of the tab
ernacle of unclean spirits, and his coun
tenance was fallen, his soul was sad, and
his heart was heavy within him, for the
Sons of Temperance had spread them
selves through the length ar.d breadth of
the land, and the lovers of strong drink,
came not up to his tent as aforetime.
2. And he communed within himself
pensably necessary the; communication to and said ,u:g tbinj, i wi,. j i win
i ti r .i n i - eu - - -
congress ot ine proposea acuon oi me i rre. i 8peakVlo lbe people in crooked and de
stdent, in case Congress and I exas should fail T -.r t . i 'i .u : i r
to adjust the dispute amicably, and the latter
should resort lo the arbitrament of arms, which
she bad threatened to do.
There can be no doubt, whatever, that the
course of the President, in ibis matter, has
been approved by an overwhelming majority of
the people of the United States. Washington
Republic. , j - if
The Hammer. 'the following appropriate
panegyric on this primitive instrument, which
was the first invention in mechanics, and per
haps also the first in war, is taken from the
Scientific American :
The hammer is the universal emblem of me
chanics, Wilh ilnre alike forged lhe sword of
contention and the ploughshare of peaceful ag
riculture the press of lhe free aud lbe shac
kles ot the brave. The eloquence of the forum
has moved the armies of Greece and Rome to
a thousand battle-field?, but the eloquence of
the hammer has covered those fields with vie-
ceitful words, and turn their hearts from
the Sons of Temperance, and straitway
they will come up to'my tabernacle and
solace1 their hearts with my good things;
and whiskey and rum shall cause their
faces to shine, yea, tbey shall flow down
their beards, even to the borders of their
garments.
And the thing pleased him greatly, and
his heart was made glad thereat, (for
Isaac was a cunning man, and learned in
ali the wisdom of the magicians, who
dealt with unclean spirits.) And he
thought thereby, to put away in his bag,
many pieces of gold and shekels of silver.
4. And he poured out an offering to the
god of strong drink, in a tin cup or cun
ning workmanship, and drank it up to the
last drops thereof and his soul was joy
ful within him, and he lilted up his voice
and saiO, great is the Gud Alcohol and
lions, (hi reader will agree that it is entitled to
be styled par-excellence, the grajte of grapes.
It being demonstrated by satisfactory exper
iment, lhal our soil and climate are we 11 adapt
ed to the growth of lhe grape, the next q ieslion
is, can we make lhe wine ? is there any thing
in lhe temperature of ihe air to forbid it ? (For
this could be the only rational hindrance.)
The writer of this, though professing very little
knowledge of lhis subject, sees no reason to
doubt our success in ibis matter; all lhat i
wanting is the ptoper knowledge and skil. -;
As to our climate, he believes it is as congen
ial for this purpose as lhat of any country in the
world, and that if there hould be any fault in
the atmosphere, it may be correctedby artifi
cial means.
t,
The grape should be more extensively ctihi-
vated in a country so well adapted to il as ibis 1
is. Whv should not every farmer have bis
vine? Let birn begin with Y single one, n ;
if he should noi desire to carry on lhe cultlva-'i
lion of it with a view vC making, wine, he tfflbjii
for very little care and attention, be amply, re- j:
paid by one of the choicest luxuries in lbe way
of fruit, thai the annual recurrence of ibis ea j
son brings.- Lincoln Courier. 1-1
Whilst Mr. Clay wan addresing the peop'e
of Philadelphia, an omnibus diirer Ucuipe lo
make his way, with IU vehicle, through Me j
crowd who were listening. He was repuljed, j
and Mr. Clay immediately remiked that hat j
omnibus was like the one he had left in Wash-
ington it did't gel ihrou-b !" 4
Do tell us why a lady it like a ttage driver? ;
Because she likes lo secure the male. 1 1
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