RANDOLPH JAIL DURST.
IJetween one and twoo'clocl ic tbe-jmoming
of Saturday last, Rer. Mr. Laurence wa sur
prised in bis dormitory by the glare of a light.
Rushrn to the door, he. beheld! tbe roof of the
brick irf recently built.ln flimes. I Having
run his tavern bell for a few mqments, he made
haste to the courthouse, and rang the court bell
to ive all our citizens alarm. In a few mm
utes many were at the scene of conflagration,
and. amotjgihe first, Col. Drake, jailor. With
nothing to protect his person but bislsleeping
vestments, he, nofwithout great risk, jrnade his
way up to the cell of James, a run-ayay slave
advertised in last week's paper.) When he bad
opened one door, the smoke and falling flumes
beings beyond endurance, he Was compelled to
retreat, and was not even able so to do without
slight injury. ;A ladder was procured; and Mr.
Cooper, chief engineer ol the Plank Road, who
had come to our village on th preceding ere.
ning, ascended it with a sledge, and made a
strnnif but unsuccessful effort to break in the
window grates of the prisoner'
A TAILOR Will PPliB BY TVVO
1 YOUNGLADlKS.
MlssesJane Mesinues aftd Harriet Bea-
rnen, have both conceived an attachment
for a Mr. .James Bradle) a - merchant
tilbr" who repairs satltjrs jacket and
woodsawyer's pantaloons jat his establish
ment iri (Water Street. Misses Jane and
Harriet, being tailoresses by trade, worked
for Mr. Bradjey-rnnd each young lady, in
he expectations becoming Mrs. Bjradley
consent! to have her Wriges discounted
tome 20 per cent every week to meet the
yiews ol Mr. Bradley, wiho by this econ
omical contrivance proposes to save e
fiough to begin bousekei ping. Bradley
j)lays a delicate game with the two dam
sels, making each believ; that she is the
object of bis choice, am giving each in
turn to understand that he is only hum
rhirig.xhe other with lib: attentions and
civilities. It so happened that Miss Har
'riet came to Bradley's slopon Saturday,
to deliver several vests she had made for
bim V and unluckily, at the same time,
Miss Jane brought in twb or three pair of i ja;j wh a camje and ignited the building.
pants, on which she bad been employed j When Mr. Cooper informed Him that he must
through the week. j
The position of Bradley in the presence
of both rival ladies was embarrassing; he
ray of hope for the rescue qf James depart
ed with this effort. - During iHo continuance of
efforts for his release, his acccjunt of the origin
of the fire was, that some ax& came into the
perish in the flames, being then asked, bow the
fire originated, he was distinctly understood by
several to acknowledge himself the incendiary.
From the Greensboro'i Patriot. f
t For tbe encouragement of those who
have taljen stock in the Railroad, with
the view of working out their subscrip
tions, I beg leave to submit a few calcula
tions, which you can publish, if you tbink
proper, that those who have energy and
reason may see what their chances are to
make, by embarking in such a glorious
enterprise as building this great highway
through the centre of the bid North State.
The ordinary task for a hand a'day is
12 cubic yards. Stout and able-bodied
men can, and do often grade as much as
THE RAILROAD. !
Inquiries are frequently made as to
what they'redolng about the Railroad,"
and many persons have desired informa
tion through the Patriot. We can only
say, generally they're doing " about the
best they can do. We have but little in
formation to impart, and no means of ob
taining an)' more than other citizens. All
know that the various corps of Engineers
have been employed and we doubt hot
have been industrious on the surveys of
the route. It is also known as the Board
of Directors, at their meeting in Decern-
Let the open enemy to it be regarded as a j We were highly pleaded with a visit- to
Pandora with her box opened X and Hit dis- i week ; and the only draw backs on oureniovm,M
truiscd one, as the Serpent Creeping Willi his ring oar short absence, was the wretched cdivio,,
"deadly idles into Paradise:' ih roada the IPrent-1erhap. only .pp
J ncss of nme of the tip-country folk on th Pianu n
THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN.
J. J. BRIXEE, Editor ft. Proprietor.
15 and 1G yards per day; But this may j ber, fixed the precise locality of the Road
be thought by some to be extravagant. i preparatory to letting out contracts, from
Voivn. Salisbury, X. C. No 41
THrESDAY EYEM3C, FESfAIlY 20, t85I.
We will therefore first see what 7 cubic
yards a day will give, at the moderate
price of 8 cents per yard. 7 yards at 8
cents will give 5G cents per day. There
are 330 working days in a year. The
hand would therefore earn81G8 peryear.
Charlotte to Lexington, and from Golds-
boro' to Raleigh.
A week or so ago the corps of Engin
eers on the section through this country,
under Principal Assistant Gregff, passed
this place on their last survey fixing the-
fccell. The last Suppose then that he receives only one precise location of the Road. It passes
lounn ot uns irom me company in casn, ; through the southern part ot the town, a
a l
Was not eaual to the emereencv : the He then most fervently implored mercy, wrap
harn ftiohtrd mrls be?an to susnect bis ' ped his blanket closely around hia body, and
double dealing, and belli opened on him 1 15 himself down, after which no more was
P olice with adeafenirjg and stupifying ! frd save the piercing shrieks at the falling
clamor. The astonished Bradley, lor
some time, had nothing to say for himself
but sat on his shop boartl, a cross legged
picture of guilty perplexM3 staring first at
one of hts enraged accusers and then at
tbe other. At last he iscrewed his cour
age to the sticking point, and came out
with the following declaration and propo
sition : "Gals, don't bej fractious ; 1 love
you both, that is a fact; and I'll marry
you both, if you say so--lel me be hanged
for it'lbalf an hour afterwards. If you
dont like that notion yoU must figbt it out
between you ; and wbidhever whips, wins
mo. , I shant budge froppthis board while
you are settling it and I shant hurrah for
one more than t'otherj Thats as fair a
thing as I can do; so just roll up your
sleeves and go at it as fast as you like."
A better idea occurred to the young la
dies. Jnstead offightitig with each other
for suph a prize as Brddley they quickly
agreed to unite their fcjrces and give the
i double-dealer what he richly deserved a
complete currying. They dragged him
His body was
of course entire-
iin of the roof.
ly consumed.
All the doors were safely locked by the jail
er. That the negro was the I uilder of his own
pyre there is not a doubt, and it is little less cer
tain how he procured the means. On Thursday
)ast William Mataw, a free rr ulatto, was com
mitted to jail for the cost of some misdemeanor,
arid confined in the cell with James for one
night. Mataw had matches in his pocket, and
informed the jailer next day, nfter he had been
set at liberty, that his pockets had been search
ed; but the latter, conside ing him drunk,
thought the disclosure unworthy of attention.
-The fire appeared to have been started in the
partition pe;wcen tn prisoner ana ne entry,
and it was perfectly clear to fvery one present
that it was kindled in the cell.
Notwithstanding the jail iwas immediately
surrounded by a high plank paling, Mrs. Hoov.
fir's stables standing a few paces north and Mr.
Worth's store but little farther south, the fire
was communicated o nothing beyond its walls,
the wind blowing from the west and carrying
the flames in a direction where no buildings
were. It is singular that the negro was
not heard to make the slightest noise till the
and that to take the balance in stock
how will the matter then stand ? . He
will get 642 in cash enough to pay all
expenses and have S12G in stock in the
Road, which will no doubt declare a good
dividend so soon as the Road is completed.
Now this calculation is based upon es
timates which npne can doubt or question
for a moment. But suppose he should
grade 12 yards per day, instead of 7
how will the matter then stand ? That
would give him 96 cents per day, and for
a year's labor the handsome little sum of
$288. One fourth of this strm in cash
(and hands may get double this amount,
or aught I know) will give him 42 cents
per day, or $126 per year. But, instead
of getting 8 cents per cubic yard, suppose
the Directors agree to give 10 cents per
yard, as they should do how will indus
trious men then be rewarded for their
PLANK ROAD MEETING AT
STATESVILLE.
This being Court week in Iredell, a large
number of the citizens of the county were
in attendance on the Plank Road Meet
ing appointed to be held in Statesville on
the 18th. Several delegates from Alexan
der and Rowan county were also in at-
subject, and the long wade oar hone had to tn
cruesing third creek. The roads are almost bottoml,'
in some places, and if we thought the overw,. ,
-is f l
" way" could hejp things much, we r..u!d abuse th
Boundly for neglect of duty. But the fact is it
take mouths of lahor to keep the roads in uh
try as that between Statesville and Salhnn
thing like good order. Our own opinion is Utt nKu
less than a good plank road is ever goinjj to do
good, and we hope the time has now arrived whea
people will arouse themselves to the prosecution of tt
Taylorsville and Salisbury work of improvement
Surely it is needed, and those who live on that ro4
need it most.
Quite unexpectedly we dropped down, on our
among a large collection of young people, in TV
Oeek mnTrfrntinn. cnnstinr of Initio
-, ""J nier
who had assembled for the purpose of spendir
evening in singing. It was late before w?
L' from hia shop board, scratched, pinched, citizens had assembled., H
kicked and bit bim till! they were tired ;
ipen eacn seizeu a teg anu nauieu utm
out of. doors and through tbe gutter, head
downwards, as far as Walnutj Street,
where a policeman stayed the proceeding
and took the rival lassies in charge.
ij. They were bound ovef to answer for the
. breacp of the peace jbut both expressed
1 a determination to bring suits against
Here
tailor to
BradleV for breach of promise.
is a Dice pair of breeches for this
mend. Phil, Messenger and Gleaner.
Can't he exclaim " Oh lis a used up
man." I
il.
A SAD CASE.
A correspondent of f the Boston Travel
er, writing from Fall Uiver, undejr date of
the 27th says : '
' 44 The mysterious Mappings' and ,tM
? pings for the last two or threjs weeks
' nave produced so much excitement here,
' ; that almost every street has its house
i where the 'spirits' do most congregate.
3 Last evening (Sabbaith) several persons
j were assembled at jt he house of a Mr.
j Gardner, on Anawart Street, to witness
' . the tippings.' and movements of a table ;
among whom was a young mati by the
name of Roylias Staples. When he en-
tered the room where the cd-mpany was
assembled in a somewhat excited manner
be said (using some awful oathp) to Mr.
Gardner, ! have broke two tabljes today,
, and now I have come to break Vours.
"f He soon after commenced operating upctf
I the table, and being a powerful 'medium,'
s object doubtless
was. to escape. In consequence ol tears en
tertained hy the Sheriff thai he might break
out, as did two prisoners some weeks ago, he
had been chained, but had picked or broken
the lock when burnt. Such are the facts, so
far as we have been ableto collect them, con
nected with this sad loss of life and destruc
tion of public property. We are now without
a jail, the old one having been torn down and
the new one being in ashes.; The hnck wal
is still standing,' but entirely, ruined, having
cracKS irom top toiouuaation in various piaces
i
Akhboro' Herald.
From the Lincoln tipurier.
' I would have oldlMoith C arolina cold alid
sullen as the night that precedes nature's con
vulsion. With this assurance that a new morn
ing will arrive when her notice spirit will stalk
forth, nor FEAR the future, nor lament the
past.
-It has bepn a matter of surprise to me, that
a State so wealthy in its resources, bo proudly
productive of every article piecessiry for the
wants of mankind, should suffer herself to dwin-
I die to a mere skeleton amidst the fatness of her
sister Slates for want of an eherjjetic action on
the part of her 4ruly worthy citizens Look at
her mines of gold. Cast your eye on her hHls
of Ikon and view her stupendous mountain,
whose cloud capped summit i rear themselves
in native majesty inviting tlie enterprising to
make them available for home supplies.
Look at her agricultural resources, which
far exceed any of the adjacent States ; and yet
with all she will not make hem available for
her interest and prosperity. Extencryour view
for a moment on her water power, and the ea-
sy means-of obtaining it, where manufactories
r
few rods north of the old institute build
ing. We understand that the general
route through this county is a very eligi
ble one.
' The world was not made in a day."
All the preliminary operations on the
road, we believe are in fine progress, and
all the engineers and officers of the com
pany doing their duty. The whole line
will probably be ready by summer, if not
earlier, for the letting out of contracts.
Greens. Pat.
n? th.
Tnt . 1
. i v. . .: i . . . . . " " uui
lenuance. r OT a more wi iiuumi attuuin- not too late to receive a large share of U U ofiu
of the meeting see the official proceedings the meeting. The young people were happy
in another column. There were several w r. T . . s wer,0BBl
able speeches delivered, and some of the
people manifested a most commendable
zeal in behalf of the enterprize. At the.
conclusion of the meeting a book for sub
scription of stock was opened, and sever-
evidences of blissful light heartednes. Ti
talked together alternately ; and the evenin
K7 oneWk(i
Z passed
swiftly away. At IT) o'clock the company parted aaj
in less than ten minutes the solemn inline. which
reigns around the last school house occuji-d by the In
" Marshal" Ney, was again restored. Like hi un,
silence pervaaea u ; ana iiKe tne virtues of his l '
al gentlemen went forward and put down the incidents of the eveuiug were remembered
their names. The Chairman of the meet
ing was the first to subscribe ; and we re
TRADE OF BALTIMORE WITH THE
SOUTH.
We adverted a few days ago to the in
creased trade of Baltimore with the South,
as proved by the number of clearances
from that city for Southern ports. For
this increased trade, the good people of the
Monumental City are in a great degree
t ai I I Xfc . . (hAK l s f T T a a I inn hnArl tn rl :
.,-,', , , ., i i tndebtetl to the Abolitionists and agitators
more man i yarusperuay inai win give . T , T r. ..
,u f X it, oom in te iortn. In connection with this
them 70 cents, or for a years labor $210. i ,. . , . t?
Of .i c . i i i i i sun cut, vc nuu in luc iasi i' nycucv c
nu.trttipth rtt thic cum in r 5 c r i crwmlrl J J
they get no more, will; give them some
thing like $52 per year cash, and in
stock of the Road 8158 making in all,
cash and stock, 8210,
Observer the following paragraphs :
Petersburg Intelligencer.
"Trade between Baltimore and the
South. The vastly increased importance
pleasure.
We are indebted to the kind hospitality of one of tt
rnrB4n(ntivffi in the last Trfcris!Htiir Ci r v
member the name of And. Allison, Esq., Ewi for our enjovraent of Uie above cn
who took forty shares. fn all, at the time as it is quite impossible for such a large nuiiVr
of OUT leave, there Were G9 Shares taken blooming girls and gallant boys to hold such amh!,
25 dollars a share and the work was ! wilhout ?Pid tlin2 amon them with hi V
j and arrows, we hope that whenever he has wounded
going on. We hope to hear, in a few days . of hearli lhat E ire Foanl m . u 1
that Iredell lias none nersell great creau in
this matter.
But instead of grading 7 yards, as we ! of Baltimore is beginning to arrest the at
have supposed, let us imagine that he ! tention of Southern merchants, who feel
will grade 12 yards, if not 15 or 16, and j that there is no danger of their fostering
' We were informed by a gentleman from
Taylorsville lhat there would be a Plank
Road meeting held al the Court-house in
that place, at their next Court, a week or
two hence and the friends of the scheme,
we were requested to say, are invited to
attend and participate in the same.
bind up," and otherwise to prescribe.
see how he will stand with the world af
ter a year's labor. He would receive
each day that he performed this task 120
cents, or in a year 8360. One fourth of
this sum in cash would give bim 890, and
in stock of the Road 8270.
Now here are some calculations made
for the benefit of those who may feel in
terested in this matter enough to investi
gate it more thoroughly.
The idea that contractors on this Road
are going to be swallowed up, heads and
heels, by the cupidity of the Directors, is
an enemy to their rights and interests, by
dealing with a BaltimorerTnerchant.
" As an evidence of the growth of this
feeling, we refer to the advertisement in
another column of a line of six schooners
just established between Wilmington and
Baltimore. We hope it will meet "with
such encouragement as to put theenter
prize upon a permanent and prosperous
footing.
A line of steam propellers is about to
be established between Charleston and
Baltimore. The funds have been raised
Sheridan.
as absurd as it is ridiculous. Those who j for building two steam ships of 700 tons
have such brotherly affection and tender
feeling for the interest of others as to
deem it to be their duty at this time to
make such statements; cannot have figur
ed much on this subject ; or if they have,
cannot be very ardent friends of tbe Road
at heart. It may be, however, that they
are right, and that I am mistaken. For
o.se, however, I think I can not only see
my way clear, but feel perfectly satisfied
with the President and Directors of the
each.
The reader has doubtless noticed nu
merous advertisements ofBaltimore mer
chants in this and other Southern papers
during the last year or two: These, too,
are evidences of the tendency of trade."
FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE.
Ludly Haley, a cit izen of Georgia, went
to shawnee town, Illinois, last Spring,
where he had two sons residing. He took
Road, and am sure that in all things they with him a female slave, who left him
will do what is right and commendable ; i arid was concealed by the Abolitionists.
A: country fa'end being solicited to subscribe
to the Taylorsville Plank Road, said oh ! it
wont do me any good, hut it will benefit the
town immensely, and the town folk ought to go
il strong." And yet that farmer is entirely de
pendent on the Salishury Market for tbe sale of
all his surplus products. Does he not see lhat
every thing calculated to huild up Salisbury is
creating a better market for his products, and
that too, right at his door? Suppose the Rail
Road and Piank Road to double the amount of
trade here, (and it will more than do that ) will
il not benefit the countryman who sells his
products here ? Suppose, the present system
of merchandizing selling for cash is chang
ed to a barter business. Will that benefit the
country producer? These improvements can't
benefit one class to the exclusion of another.
All will feel their good effects ; and therefore
all should participate in their construction.
and that no man who will take a contract
on the Road, and will work, will lose by
the operation though they may not (and
ought not to) make a great speculation
out of the State by so doing. Candor.
:i" ll I J . i . i . u
. ,.j . , i , i i , ,., j oi au anu every aescripuon i mirii oe ereciea,
HO prouueeu an uuusuni euect, anu wnue . and 8a?e ,he importalion 0 foreign material,
olii iuc nci ui jiiuuutiuj uic umicsi jiiiuvc-
ments in the table, he suddenly felf upon
; tbe floor and Instantly expired, Jtmid the
greatest consternation of those present.
Dr. Hooper was immediately called in
and pronounced him dead. Mr. Staples
'was a healthy robusiman about 25 years
1 f of age, and his death can be attributed to
: ; rio other cause but extreme excitement.
returning by the operation within herself the
general trade of the country.
To what shall we attribute it ? li it the fault
of bad legislation ? or. an indomitable disposi
tion of ignorance as regards the duty they owe
their common country, and I he generation that
will succeed us. 1 pause and reflect a moment
lest I should " shoot the arrow o'er the house
and hurt my brother," which is not the inten
few a . i I linn m a rif Vtit t lltisi 4-kiktaw I!
file, had been practising most ol the day, i - "J uul " ,uu" j
aru iiiriu 10 a new sense) ui nouier ieeiinr,
nnrl in th veninrr he was nhserveri In
V lbo more than usually excited. A post
. ! mortem examination was to have taken
place, this afternoonj but is postponed un
j !, til tomorrow, as some of his friends sup
! ; pose he is in a trance 1 The previous ex
i ncitement respecting i the 'knockings' and
bis dying under these circumstances, has
i Encouragement of Home Industry, says
tan exchange, is the pillar of cloud by
(day, and pillar of fire by night," that must
(guide the Southern States of the Union
safely through the bewildering and haz-
On the 3rd of January, Ha'ey applied to
two justices of the peace for a warrant
under the act 1793, which was granted.
The warrant was served and the slave,
brought into court. Defendant's counsel
moved a postponement of the case to pro
cure evidence, which was also granted.
On the day appointed the trial came
off. A motion by the defendant to dismiss'
tbVcase for want of jurisdiction, as the
law of the last Congress required com-
i . r " s
ardous striie tor sectional supremacy ! miinnprS nrlthptvnf 'oq ,i.c mnaai
which ever and anon convulses and agi- j ed by the new act, was overruled.
tates the country. The time has come j Plaintiff proved that the defendant was
when the Southern people must act for ! his slave.
the development of their boundless in- j The defendant proved that her master
dustnal resources, or pay the hated pen- came to Illinois in the Sprins of 1850.
alty of conscious inferiority and degrada
tion in the scale of empire. The danger
may be remote it is at the worst only
contingent by this means only can it be
certainly averted. All history proves that
and brought her with him ; she showed
lhat he had permitted her to work for two
or three men living in the settlement.
On cross examination, it was shown that
the plaintiff never received or charged
re-enkindle the almost dormant fire of enter
prise and once again behold our young sister
of thirteen appear in her original beauty.
I contend that the farmer will not raise more
than a sufficiency for himself and family of any
quality of grain, because he! has no available
market for his surplus.
If he takes or sends il to the most conveni
produced a complete furor of excitement, ! enl market, say Columbia. Llf it he flour, and
. here. Mr. Staples leaves a wife to mourn
bis, mysterious death. - '
A WORD TO BOYS.
The learned blacksmith says. Boys,
that should Command $5 per harrei, the trans
portation alone, without wear or tear of the
wagon, horses, &c., will cqst at least Si per
cwt. Then deduct 82 froijn 5, and the re.
mainder is scarcely one cent and a half per lb.
the best security for vested rights, social, any thing for her services to the two men
political or pecuniary, is me power, as ; with whom she worked, and that they
well as the will and determination to pro- j were his sons-in-law ; that he had left in
tect them. How is this to be best done ? j their care Without any arrangement :
Gasconading resolutions and frothy decla-I that he had come on a visit to see his
mation are as powerless to repel the ; children ; and that he had been detained
THE RALEIGH AND GASTON ROAD.
Gen. R. M. Saunders, in a com mutiietiion
to the ' Standard," gives notice that in enroll,
ing the bill passed at the last session, the Cleric
omitted sees. 4, 5, 6 and 7, and thus the bill
wzt sighed by the Speakers, the omission m
having! been detected by the Committee oa Eo
rolled BVHs. Gen. S. says :
" The question thus arises, wheiherjhe en.
grossed bill as it passed both Houses, i ,t
law, or the erroneous one as enrolled ind
signed by the Speakers.? rThe Coniiiuiioo
provides ' sec. 1 1, thai all bills shall be rnd
three times in each House lefore ihev paiiio.
to laws, and be signed by the Speakers of boh
Houses." The requirements of engrossment
and subsequent enrollment are made under iue
rules ol the two Houses, aud though projr io
themselves, can a bill duly passed to the letter
of the Constitution, be thus rendered innltd
from a mere clerical omission ? The members
of the last session of the Legis-la'ure are still
members, and will continue so lobe until su..
perseded by an elector in 152. So.ihe Speak.
ers continue as presiaing ouirprs oi ine two
Houses until removed or superseded by a new
election. Why, then, cannot ihey igu th- l.'l
as passed, on their being clearly satisfied of
the error ? The question may admU of duub:
but certainly is far from being clear against
their right and dufv."
Gen. Saunders does not consider the emis
sion ofsufficient importance, however, to render
the act invalid and incapable of execution, in
asmuch as their provisions can be readily sup
plied by the By-Laws the Stockholders mar
adopt.
We entertain not the shidow of a -doubt. tUt
the Raleigh and Galon Itoad, put into thorough
repair, will prove excellent slock. The calcu
lation of the ''Standard" is a very correct r-ne.
The income of the Itoad, in its present di!a:
dated state, in some 870.(100 per annum ; an
jit is agreed, on all hands, that with g"i T
! iron, and under prudent and energetic marsje-
ment, it will bring in 8100.000 per annum.
! Fifty thouand dollars would cover all eipen-e.
'. leavirifr al least sit nr runt urn to be rlivded (fl
stead of going about making a poor mouth of lrje 8800,000 between the State and the na
na ving nine children to support, he is standing j holders.
up to the task with a hearty cheerfulness that ' We bope that the meeting advertised lor tie
completely knocks the horns off of all the blue Zotl ,ns:, wlU be '""J a0cdeB by a.l lLose in-
devils that haunt the despairing. Yes, a poor
man with nine children, as happy as a lord,
taking the Watchman and paying for it as re.
ular as the richest childless bachelor on the
lit! Honor him, brethren of the press.
Calico, $c. A subscriber dropped in on
Friday last to get his paper. He saw us cast a
glance at five or six large rolls of merchandize
under his arm, and instantly said, " oh you
needn't look at them, this aint half enough
yet." What is it we enquired, dresses-for the
children? Yes, exactly, and here is not
enough for nine." And whh a look of pride and
triumph, as he left the door, gave us to under
stand that he had a good start, and certain per
sons need not expect to catch up with him.
There, thought we, is a man of good grit. In-
terested.
threatening tide of northern ' encroach
ment, as the idle command of tbe inflated
to the Kentucky side of the river. Lou
, did VOU ever think that this great world, ' is checked, and the honest farmer has either to
' with all its wealth and woe, with all its i haul his commodity back aain, (ivhich is an-
mines and mountains, oceans, seas, rivers, I other contn-gency) or take whatever price the
Iwithallita-shinnlniri steamboats, railroads i mosl convenient market mat offer.
nr1 m.n.tU torMi-.b with nil its mill. ! The mechanical branches of business are
1 lnn r.?rbltr irmin mn nnrl ll rho a,so ftiflerine much by behg too loosely con
iclence and progress of will soon be j ?uc,ed- J of Yulckj .ha can flrge a
! . V r .t ' . ; i horse shoe nail is a regular Cyclops. And tbe
given io uin ooys ui inn prcsr m age
monarch that the sea should " stay its ' plaintiff, when defendant moved an an
proud waver." The sword might destroy peai to the circuit court, which was re-
me norm it couiu not nunu up me south.
Let us appeal from its destructive agency
to the arts of peace and creative industry. isvUle Journal, Jan. 29
Liet us improve our navigable streams
build up our own railroads, schools and
academies fuse and work our own min
erals spin and weave, as well as grow,
our own wool and cotton in a word, ren
der the south independent of the north,
Richest Man in Virginia. It is said
that Samuel Hairston, of Pittsylvania, is the.
richest man In Virginia. He owns between
16 and 17 hundred slaves, and a prospective j
right to about one thousand more which are 1
now owned by his mother-in-law, whose only
daughter he married. He has the manage
ment of these also, which, wiih his own, num
ber near three thousand. They increase at the
rate of nearly a thousand a year, and he has
to purchase a large plantation every year to
settle them on. He has large real estates in
fused. The slave was immediately taken j North Carolina, and his landed property in
from returning home by sickness.
The justices decided in favor of the
Thus we naturally perceive h6me industry and the north dependent in turn upon the
From the National Intelligencer.
We conclude this brief notice of the at
tempt to make Mr. Madisox responsible
for doctrines which he wholly repudiated,
by introducing to our readers, and recom
mending to the very serious consideration
A Lesson for Abolitionists. The n!fwir
from tbe New York Day Book, is an excei.e
lesson for Abolitionists. It will show irjra
lhat while thev are doinz so much to di'ui!i
the peace of the country on account ol the con
dition of ihe African race at tbe South, the &i
negroes at ihe North deserve all iheir stnpa
thy and aid :
" Going home from the cars last ereninj.
overtook on the road a thinly clad negro rr.n.
apparently forty years of age, who stagg'r5
gait indicated extreme wretchedness. A
came up behind bim in the pathway, we hai ry
him with, " Hurry up, my old friend ! u
freeze to death if you dou't step along faster o-
get home soon.
" Ah master," said he, " I can't get a W
any faster. 1 is very poor I been sick and
Tery bad, master ; il master would please g:
me a little suthin just a little master !"'
I he manner of sajing 'master was so un
"o1 i .1. :ir..t .-k : , La i t... u . . l . ;
bovi uko you assembled in vour school ... L i i i.j i
, .' i uui ,uue who uiicmin tu a ruui re Hnuwieuga ui hj
roomsor pinjmg wmioui tuem, on um . , ? . . i,cei hia ba ob-
- ; - i ; J
,1 tude who attempt lo acquire it knowledge of any
sides of tbo Atlantic Believe it, and look
around on your inheritance, and get ready
toenter upon your possession. The kimgs,
presidents, zovcr nors, statesmen, philoso
phers, ministers, teachers, men bf the fu
ture, are boys wbo3e feet, like yours can
not reach the floorj when sent-d upon the
benches on which they are learning; to!
master the monosy tables of their respect
ire languages."
laioed Jnr $2 per month, and ability is made on
both sides a secondary consideration.
I should like a renovatior in all tbe branch
es of agricultural and mechanical labor, so lhat
North Carolina may stand firm on her original
industry and greatness. . S. P. J.
Lincoln Mills.
f Always be good naltired. A few drops of oil
Will do more lo utarl the roost stubborn ina
chinery than all the vinegar in the woild.
south ; and make ourselves numerically j Gf the Editors of the " Southern Press,"
Stokes county alone is assessed at six hundred
thousand dollars. His property is estimated
at from three to five millions. He has several ''e our ree negroes that we stopped in '
brothers who own, each from 600 to 1000 !ng h,m' and Pul,,ng a 8ma11 co,n 10 r,is V '
sjaveg ling hand, said, " I am sorry for you am' 'r.
that you have not what you oupht to hare
. , TT, , god master to take care of you." . Ilesff'
J aines Water Gas Danger ol Explosion, .v, ...a ii.: mh.i re-
-''. , iiiui i auu luuniuii Oil. lllJ "I cm
plied, it would be a blessed thing nias'ef l
It turns out that the greatest difficulty in con-
nection with Paine's Water Gas, is the danei
powerful in the halls of Congress, by giv- j the following Opinion of that illustrious ' of 1,3 explosion ! It has frequently exploded.
ing profitable employment to the largest ; Statesman, bein? nearlv the last sentences
population our proljfic soil 'and genial cli- ; which, towards the close of his life, he
mate can oe maue io support. committed to paper :
says his brother, and is very apt to do so al
certain changes in the atmosphere.
An Ingenious Jersyman. In a notice of a
recent fair held at Newark, N. J., the Daily
Advertiser-refers to a very ingenious clock
which was exhibited by Mr. A. D. Crane. It
requires winding but once in 365 days, and
hence ordinary chances of accident by remov.
ing the shade to wind il, dec, are very much
lessened as compared with an ordinary eight
day clock. By simple inspection, it gives. the
lime of day, the days ot tbe month during tbe
Davidson College. There are now about
nny students at Davidson College. The vaca-
" ADVICE TO MY COUNTRY.
" l this advice, if it ever see the light.
I will riot do so till I am no more, it may 6e lion will occur about two weeks hence.
considered as issuing Jrom the tomb, where
trutli alone can be respected, and the happi
ness of man alone consulted. It will be en
titled, therefore, to whatever weight can
blessed thins."
We asked him where be lived, and he'1--us
and said lhat he had been out to c'r .
and a little money which he very much r.eeo
u Why," we continued, " did jou not work I''
during tbe summer and lay up enough tor c
weather ?" ' , .
I did work all summer, master, but I i ''
get enough to last no time, and w inter cn
Oh, master I am very bad."
This now is not at all an uncommon c
A remarkable fine piece of glassware, ,nre are thousands about our city in the
b i has been manufactured at Paris, for the d,,r,e,suetJ 'ircum.unc. to whom a m,
, y . . . 1 - v wjvt u t UKB5CU IIJIIIII. 1
derived Jrom good intentions, and from the Gai exnitmion. It is a very large De- The Abolitionists could spend a ihouo
experience of one who has served his Coun- j canter, blown from very pure and clear dollars to help Henry Long and thirty thoD'
U.L.L ih riiiifT and RPitinir nf ihd win . .... .-0 . j . ,..,, ..uu auuiuniii en mcinus iu ith nme io aiu me iri-i napiam , '
unoie )ear, tne rising ana selling or me sun rnrt. t,prTrr tnlm vnnti,l in him muth r-j - -. . l .L A a ire'-
anH moon for nv lalitude. and nhaP of ihe i ' . . ' " u vu.ee Hriou9 ui moueraie size io SU P'"r amon? mem tne nsn.ng
-" -- - j - . i - i . j. . i 1. 1 i . i i
moon, and the time of the sun and moon enter,
ins the signs, high and low tide, &c. This
clock is also improved so as to compensate for
the differences of the motive power, and is cab
i culated lo he isoclironal, the absence ol which
A schoolmaster in ar cient iRome, de
clared that he'ruled the worlj. He was
asked to explain, which be ditj in the fol
lowing manner ;-Rome rule$the world;
the children control their mothers, and I property in time-keepers has formally been a
rule the children.1 i very serious affair, j
adhered through his life, to the cause of its inside, round a table three feet four inch- fre negro about their own doors, they r-af
liberty ; and who has borne a part in moat' es in diameter, the height of the Decanter ympaihy. Verily they shall have their r
o tne great transactions which will constw from the bottom to the level of the mouth
ward !'
tute epochs of its destiny.
" I he advice nearest mi; heart and deep
is ten feet, and ihe circumference at the
j widest part 30 feet. The stopper weighs
OCT We are indebted to Hon. J. P- Cl '
est tn my convictions is, that the Union of ; thirty-two pounds, and the whole Drcnn.
the States 6e cherished and perpetuated. ter 1388.
well and W. I. Mangum, for several
public documents.
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