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Ttrnt cIrouxi watciimax. Two Doii.A8s payable in WfllUK'"' ' 1 s T.A rV.!lra i'tit1- '.-'-rill be charged. ! I iihI 6Af l0-.rtf a t 8 1 for t$e first, sod 25 ctn. ?tit'sI , rachsub.vqiienl insertion. Courtordera, ("Lrcfnt. higher than these rates. r Vditioo to ihose-who adve rtjse by the J a iib- year. From the Ppritsn Recorder. ! mttlB. SERMON- ON A GREAT , SUBJECT. 1 ' - i BV GAD THE SEER. -Voir Kowh, Daihain Abiram and T' A lw0 hunJred and fifty princes of ihe; ' !tHr.mftii4 in the conjugation, men of renown. .ma'j. . j ,h'em!ele together agninu Moses U M f "-AVm&rrs. 16 : 1-3. '.li;iin 1 " . ThcJfl AVOrU proem, iui vjui tuiniuria' th subject of Turbulent Minorities "Jut Chlrcii: and I propose to consider .f ..fliirv. or tn l.t rnnnprtmn J J 1 l.aTU i- tk the text ' - ' It scfms from the text and context that hers of this ancient church ffr'a' ..t'Tr.,?.tiVb.,l k j. "u . j ...UU nalof m rwt .r t k .,.1 i dismiss him. What their rank or real rtb was in the church the words leave t in doubt. They arc called 'princes,' r .L:. because they were wealth v. op C . .u f nnrient And Inrrllv fnmilioa hf Beau? L"r : . ! ,k.CAUse iney wouiu b icauers ami Wad men in the congregation. And why at. is. probable, considering their (v0"an(! spirit in this instance, that they Wrcc 'fafTious' by murmuring against fJ nnd Marah. and by wishing to Lnfhimftt Kephidim. Very like they fiougbt all along from Ramases to Ka irjhjhat they coiild be better generals inJ Commissaries than Moses and Aaron, W o became famous by their volunteer JiJvicf. loud -harangues, mutinous con Vlnvr and oountf r projects for a better jb! in the dsrt and a shorter cut to Xanaan. And we may suppose that they VrfClM,,rnenof renown" for their med Vlfwme industry, in trying to show that kin;i went wrong just in proport ion as twere not consulted and heeded. nd it supposed, further, that they Wre "mrn of renown," for having unusu ally render and correct consciences, and Jir bein? of very comprehensive views W$reat farsightedness above Moses and llaron and their brethren. It would not fe strange if then as now, some became Woriousfor complaining tif their minister n being 44 slow of speech," not oratorical, 'or learned, or argumentative, and so not 'able to build up the society by converting jail ihe Amalekiirs under on sermon. This befdy of famous men was a very mll minority in the whole congregation, jfi'ing in the ratio of one rp twenty five Awirrd, if we reckon only th'e voters, or cnein ten thousand, if we include all the jnjrn. women and children, j. .s'urcly this small handful among the jihoimnds of Israel, ought not to have dis turhfd the happy and prosperous pastoral rrhlions-hrtween Moses and his flock. Hid they been mrdest they would have distrusted their judgment against so ma nj.that Moses ought to bo dismissed. Or had they been willing to deny themselves for Ihe sake of an overwhelming majority)- would ha.ve kept quiet. But it .'rrms that turbulent minorities in the ichorch settled the principle earlv in the ikistorr of Zion, that one sluohorn will ought to overrule twenty five hundred ac commodating ones, if it can; and that one conscience Aery enlightetied, and correct and boastful of its tenderness, ought to a vail more in regulating public affairs than "frtl thousand unpretending, quiet, work 'Christians, what ha ve no niptvtnsnpnL- of. and no consciences to be peculiarly Meron. points of self-interest and self till. And what surprises us very much, is itauhese men were so slow to learn, that 'fTfpre Ul,h a ministf,r'a settlement lije he is evidently doing much good pleasing his people, is not what will P'wseGod.pr promote the cause of reli- port. For only a short time before, Miri jabad interested herself a little more ban J;J required, though no-doubt concien- "ooily, m the courtship and marriage of wtpwior.; and leprosy was her reward, flasef ue fear, that would ,iow turn "jny a white face, if it should invariably such ungracious interference. ' Jo settle the difficulties that Korah and i eAtl. . crenieo.H Council was i - ' r'11 ne wbole afTair was invpsti. the nar i Ua,nl madfc'fo-nppear that h!!!!! Council- showeel m the ch rr::r,u'u. De s.red church belter than the pastor were accordingly set olV by them-' '? a rul1 of nbomination to fnceU 0' , ? r now. would trouble the f Pol and thriving churchfn order to 'Iheir own way. TeJm.e y, Punishment may seem , ;rf.rt doubtless it was merited, and MyhL i .'n. CounciI W0,,I(I Proba; Jk c ndv.sed Moses to leave for the the disff :MTA'r U vvouldhve organized Wlhlm , .l?l0.a new urch, or ad- lt uhv. I ? ,0i wcrc not so mildly desh. ecclesiastical Council at Ka- orLiK. W t haVC consiJe-ed our text IL V. Let us riow consider ;t, . 1 K A(!Tlr. ..... . . . '1 . rfV. on, we churches i " ii .... i . in our fircihrenahe" Winces of .T ,UPn 01 renown" and r..,,; . ,e ,A.ssemb,y. tamous in the iri ' ;Vlwn. Aid not All ..U.I dav r l y Rre SliM foun ?"ven W2,i0 ,n nd rounHund n'n7' WhiM weigh of, a Such m thousnd. canseef" C?1,ed fargbted; that ' 7 Canscc ihcr on their acres than pP " " ' lBr ' " s ' ' rj-, V ti ( '-"Kscrx cases uro's iLLTor. , ( other And poorer men can on theirs. Their opinion is of greai weight, being accom- pameu wun a ponilerous ancestral pock- et. Others of these famous men are not en dowed .with trashy world's gear, but have what is infinitely superior, rtn imm , itellect. No one can h lnn umiI. tu "-"'ft "u tiirin, and not feel the power.of it. They have full understanding of all religious, social, civil, national and international questions though they be questions profound and complex as to trouble ordinary minds ex ceedingly. ' On all occasions and in any place they do drop theirvords of wisdom with un stinted prodigality, as if their knowledge were inexhaustible, just as to-day, my hearers, you see the autumn leaves fall mg thick and fast an rock, or marsh, or running book indiscriminately. It is true that to common observers they do not appear to have any fixed princi pies, for they have become within a few years all things to all men. in politics and on social questions. This however, ts all .owing to the fact that the are progress men. And if we do not now fully under stand them and their grounds, it is doubt less because they are so far ahead of us, as to appear-to bo in a fog or mist. 1 By and by they will be understood perfectly some see through the haze now. Some of them do not seem to be able to abide long in one place, but this is owing tp the apostolic element irvtheir character.! Yet a few like Paul, stay two years in their hired houseIf they do not thrive in their pnvale business and provide well for their families, this must not be a reproach to .them, as if they had not good practical business talents. For the peculiar gift of such men is to look after public affairs, and to superintend matters of vast mo ment to the community at large. j There is yet a third division of these " men of renown." sons of iCorah, Dathan and Company. They are merof deep re Itgwus feeling and tremendous conscience. They feel intensely the interests !of Is rael. They mourn like Korah antl his host this sojourn in the desert, and this temporizing and compromising with Edom and Amalek. They would go direct from Kadesh to Canaan; the sons of Esau and the Amalekites to the contrary notwith standing. ! And so their successors how, thes men of so much zeal and conscience. iThev lire the pillar of cloud and of fire for the iiuiuucs. anu as iney move or encamp, so must the host. And that they are such a pillar is true in a metaphor, for if you approach them on the one side yop will be in the fog;Jf on the other, ywill be scorched. And if they cannot persuade the host to go up en masse, and at once, and possess the whole land, they are dis posed in their strong zeal for the cause, to start a pioneer band under a-separate leader, or run an express direct fo)- Jeru salem. This latter arrangement is a Je hu Gig, so called, a slight, frail carriage, only large enough to carry one man and one hundle. In this deep religiousanxiety for the wel fare of a church, these men are confident that their plan is the onlyr good one, and that every other will prove ruinous, if a dopted. 1 Hence their tremendous con science leads them, as in duly bound, stre nuously to oppose all plans but theirs. This kind of conscience has two peculiar ities by which it differs from the common old fashioned conscience. First, its elas ticity and strength. For it is able to stretch itself over a multitude, however! great, and to hold them, if they will con sent, to a course of conduct perfect yight. Secondly, it is peculiar in its composition; for, analpzed transcendentally, it s found to consist of intolerance, two parjs ; self confidence, three parts ; and self will, five parts; with just enough of cornrr on con-S science to blend and tinge the wl ole. These three classes, my brethren, the men of huge pocket, immense intellect, or wonderful conscience, are the men of ' re nown, famous in the congregation" of the saints of this day and generation, jwho, to gether or separately, do Tise up, against Mosesand constitute turbulent minorities in the churches. Because of them sever al scores of churches are now destitute of pastors. Many of them have been so for a year, some of them for two and tbreei years or eyvn more. Poor Moses did not receive meekly and obediently the blunt hi nt of the " prince of the assembly." and so supplies were cut off. His vote did not please those who were famous in the congregation for rabid political feel! ing, and; so he was expelled from fhe camp like a leper. Or unfortunately his family had notf sickness enough to employ two physicians, and so he was unsettled. Some Maiden Miriam is sore displeased that her brother Moses has married an Ethiopian woman. And'now no offering will suffice for the sin of ignorance, in not knowing that he should consult certain of his congregation on so vital a Iquestion. And then Mrs! Moses committed the un pardonable sins of getting a prettier tho' cheaper bonnet than Mrs. Korah, and of once inviting some ladies to a social chat in her tent, without including iMrs. Da than. Jin ;pne jiase; Moses received his 8ix. month's notice" for rro otbpr reason than because bis twojboys, Gorshom arid Ellezei1", could not get along with the On children, and so would not associate with them 1 t ';'-';'. . . 'h Salisbury; n. c, Thursday, December Th eSft VP email . . . . tK umuers, ana no wor- fen?K-at a 1 fordismiing a minister, et did this paltry minority of disaflWrt fu?gI!h.,e an gnify and fabri- p., Mmt nt least the overwhelming ma jonty gave up to the fault-finding few. Since that time,.alas for the church ! Her enemies laugh among themselves." The hedges of the vineyard of the Lord are broken down. "The boar out of the tr9fl Tf U' and the wild east of the held doth devour it." ' But, my brethren, hot to be tedious, let me conclude. How long shall turbulent domineering minorities rob their brethren ot their peace and spiritual privileges ! Hovv long ere republicanism and the rights of majorities shall be restored to the churches that Korah and his follow ers have subjected to an oligarchy ! How many more Councils shall sav of a perse cuted pastor.- I find no faultln him,"and yet give him over to he scourged ! How long shall men make themselves "famous" by lifting up axes on the noble cedars of Lebanon, and by breaking down the carv ed work of the sanctuary ! From the Fayettezille Observer of the 9th inst. THE M ORG ANTON TRAGEDY. The following postscript to a business letter to the Editors, is from one of the first legal minds of the State, though in private life : - " I feel very much mortified, as a citizen of N. Carolina, that any one should have attempt ed a defence of the Jury which acquitted Mr. Avery, or ot the doctrines ofjhe Counsel who defendjd him. as they are stated in the " Moun lain Banner," and republished in the "Stand ard." These doctrines are at variance uiih every admitted principle of the law, as it has at all limes been administered in this State. The very first sentence of the defence is an ad mission lhat the law of the land was against Ihe prisoner; and was a hold and unpardonable attempt to withdraw the law from the sphere assigned for fts administration, in all times past: an attempt which will never be made where juries are expected to do their duty ; and is employed only where there is a hope lhat they may he found weak enough to helray the law, when the Judge is too intelligent, firm, and honest, to do so. The law-abiding character of the people of the Slate never had been acquired under such administration of its rules ; and a few flagrant .cases, like the homicide of Flemming, would utterly destroy what it has taken half a century to build up. The whole argument of the ctftfrse might he considered an apology for dueling; if duel there had been. But, as duel therlivas none, the argument is an apology, for assassinating one who has inflicted on us,a grievous injury, at any length of time thereafter. The appeal to the jury, lhat 44 in criminal cases they were tho judge of both the jaw and facts," has a recent parallel in a case of great interest to the Union, and especially to tho Southern portion of it the trial of the violators of the fugitive slave law where the counsel for the defence boldly assumed lhat doctrine, with a view that they might appeal from constitutional law to the known and unenlightened and inveterate preju dices 4ff ihe people. The public have seen how patriotically and nobly this attempt was met and repelled, and how this artifice of great violators of the law was disposed of, and they have thanked the eminent Judge for his fearless discharge of his public duty. It is worthy of imitation everywhere, and by every conserva tive man, whether judge or juror. Such doc trine is an appeal to a higher law than the law of the land ; and this appeal was made in words by theounsel of Avery, "when God pardons, man dare not punish." I ran and do most sincerely sympathise with Mr. Avery, and can imagine the intensity of his lacerated leelings ; but every man feels, that, in his case, the law has been grossly violated ; and that the example of his'impunity, through a jury and under the favor of such doctrines as were advanced for his defence, is a terrible blow on our institutions, which will stimulate the fierce passion of revenge to glut its appetite whenever and wherever without regard to time or place the jirst opportunity may occur. If such examples should be followed on great constitutional questions elsewhere, we have our mouths shut. The fact is, this Government cannot exist, if juries are taught that it is right to repl against the law as expounded by the judges, and set up any rule for themselves, whether of reason, caprice or feeling. Safety of life, of property, and of honor, must and will have nothing but a name. No one. who is out of the atmosphere of the jury and counsel, and within the atmosphere of the law, can read ihe account in the Banner" without feeling that henceforth North Carolina stands a step lower as a law abiding State lhan she did on the morning of the 15th of Novem ber last. Asa portion of the press have volunteered, in very bad taste, to corrupt our law and its ad ministration, I think 4t time the residue of it should be roused to give the pnblic morals a proper tone, and yours, allow me io say, will not be pardoned for being a laggard. The publication in the Banner and Standard leaves you no option. The esteemed writer evidently had not seen the Observer ot the 27th ult. in which we pro tested against tho course which things had ta ken on the trial. Observer, The young men of New Orleans are having manufactured a silver pitcher, fine silver goblets and a salver, to be presented lo Sidby Smith:, ihe Secretary of the British Consul at Havana, as a, return for the services rendered by him lo the Lopez prisoners. Mr. OssiAif E. Dodge offers a prize of $300 for the best- numerous song covering about eight pages of 1 manuscript introducing from four to eight personages. 18, 1851. The Second week of the Session of Congress-opens under circumstances, one of which, we believe, has never be fore occurred in the history of Congress ; that is to say, that in one branch of Con gress (the House of Representatives) this day, the first of the week, is. in parlia mentary phrase, a dies non, the House having adjourned over from Saturday to Tuesday to give the Speaker an opportu nity to makea deliberate selection ofstand ing committees from among the members of that body a task made the monrdiffi cult for him by the unusually large num ber of new members in the present House. Ihe benate sits to day, as usual. If the proceedings ol the week that has passed have afforded no other indication of importance, it seems to havesettled the question as we think it should have been settled in regard to the distinguished Hungarian chieftain who has just reach ed our shores, that, whatever welcome may and will be extended o him by those who greet him on his landing, and by in dividuals here or elsewhere, there will be no formal reception of himas a political personage by the Government. A different court of the Government, cr even of Congress, would; have been an anomaly in legislation and without pre cedent in this Government. The caseof the reception of General j Lafayette, the adopted Son of America, (was no excep tion. He was invited by! each House to a seat within its chamber ; the committee appointed on the subject having publicly announced that, " entertaining every wish to make the reception of Gen. Lafayette as complimentary as possible," they yet found difficulties in the way of a joint reception,-and considered it better that each House should adopt its own arrangement and its own form in the reception of that distinguished individual." The General was accordingly presented to the Senate by its committee, with this ample intro duction : - We introduce Gen. Lafayette to the Senate of the United States ;" and the General, advancing the chair, was in vited by the President of the Senate to take a seat prepared for him on his right. No address to him was made, The Sen ate adjourned soon after his being seated and then the President and Members of that body paid their individ ual respects to him. On the day follow ing, the General was introduced to the House With similar ceremonies. On that occasion Mr. Speaker Clay, rising from the chair, made to him that beautiful and eloquent but brief Address which is to be found on the records of Congress ; to which Lafayette made a reply that will ever be remembered by all who heard it, consisting of acknowledgments of the con tinued good-will of the American People, of his delight in their progress, and his undiminished attachment to the institu tions of the country, for whose freedom and independence he had fought nearly fifty yeairs before. The House then ad journed, and the members, led by the Speaker, paid their personal respects to him; Nat. Intelligencer. THE DAY OF THANKSGIVING. What friend of his country but feels his bosom glow with unwonted pride on read ing the following spirit-stirring paragraph on the moral of the generality of the ob servance of the late Thanksgiving ? FROM THE NEW YORK MIRROR OF FRIDAY LAST. This Thanksgiving has suggested one reflection worthy of more than a passing consideration, to wit, that there are other than political bonds holding our great na- tion together. Yesierdav twent v-eiht nf the thirty-one States of the Union joined j in thanks to God; among other things, for j the growth, prosperity, and unity ol this i Kenuh c. Ave. we can even now hpar i the echo of fervent thanks for the preser vation of our glorious Union, ringing over j the pulpits and hearths of tho North, the j South, the East, and the West. Twenty- I eight States have bent the kee and bowed the head on the same day, and perhaps at ' the same hour, and thanked God and he- sought him for the same blessings r ! VyttU . rones of frrac m1 hamfe ,f iron hmrl nation together like such a spirit as this 1 Can the multitude who pray and worship ,i .i.... j l! ' 1 so devoutly to day at the same altar, for a common good, arise to-morrow and smite one another and be divided? No! By this sublime scene just past, we may be lieve that patriotism and religion are uni ted at the altars of Liberty, and will de fend their temple, the Union, forever. THE PROPOSED EXHIBITION AT NEW YORK. The proposal for holding an Industrial and Fine Arts Exhibition at New York, in the spring of next year, to which we have previously referred, appears to real- ize the best expectations of the protectors, Although no steps have yet been taken for ascertaining the number of persons in the United States who may wish to avail themselves of the opportunity of display ing the v-aried products of their industry, upward of one thousand applicants for space have already been received by the agents in this country, mainly from Brit ish and foriegn exhibitors in the late Great Exhibition. We are informed that among the intending exhibitors are His Royal Highness Prince Albert, who has signified NEW SERIES. VOLUME VIH-NUMBER 33. - his intention of forwarding some of his larm produce, and the Duke of Devon- shire who contemplates sending variobs I nrucies irom his extensive collection of works of art. Baron Marochetti has en gaged to execute an equestrian statue of General Washington ; Mr. Carew a co lossal statue of Daniel Webster, M. Mon ti is engaged in the production of one of his veiled figures, and Mr. Manning has consented to send his Prometheus.1 a sta tue of Her Majesty and Prince Albert, and several other articles of sculpture The building in which the exhibition is to K U I J "II ... . on ueiu win, u is stated, cover an area oft seven acres, and Sir Joseph Paxton is at present engaged in the preparation of a design which he intends to submit to the promoters of the undertaking. The 1st of February is the last day for receiving ap plications for space, and the Exhibition is expected to open on the 15th of April. Mr.Jliddle.the American Commissioner, has returned to New York, where the ex perience which he has obtained in the management of affairs connected with the Great Exhibition will, no doubt, be brought to bear in making the necessary arrangements for the proposed ' transat lantic Exhibition. European Times. The above is something in which the European Times is far ahead of the American Times. The good people of New York arc entirely in the dark about this new Crystal Palace. Some of our folk have been pulling the wool over the eyes of the people on the other side of the water. Nevertheless we would like to see such an exhibition, but we don't want one unless it is capable of cutting a fig ure. Scientific American. t GUTTA PERCH A PENS. Among the most recent inventions, says an English paper, are gutta percha pens, which are stated to be far more durable than goose quills, and more available than the metallic materials. This appears to us to be a rational improvement. No pen can equal the goose quill except in retain ing the writing point longer. Gutta per cha pens will no doubt have the soft flexi bility of the goose quill. We would call attention again to the desirable invention of a pencil that would altogether answer the purpose of pen and ink ; this would be one ot the grandest discoveries of the age because one of the most useful, and it would no doubt make the fortune of the inventor. We know a gentleman who pursued this subject for a long time, and on one occasion hit the mark, but he never was able to do so a second time. That it was done once is an evidence that it can be done again. Inventors, here is a subject for you. Scientific American. GREAT RAT TRAP. Mr. J. H. Chester, of the city of Cincin nati, has taken measures to secure a pa tent fora very ingenious 44 rat trap." It is so constructed'lhat when Mr. Rat en ters and reaches forth to snatch the bait, his weight acts upon a spring trap door, which suddenly opens and precipitates him into a dark chamber, in which he can see only one speck of light, for that he rushes into another chamber, and by doing so sets the spring of the trap door by touching a lever, and in this manner the trap is re set and kept scl for any length of time by the animals themselves, so that without any trouble but to the rats, a whole box full may be caught. Scicntijic American. ARROWROOT IN FLORIDA. A correspondent of the Florida Senti- nei wrmrig irom Uale County, in that . ate' SV5S some interesting information ,n regard to the manufacture of arrow, root lhere a business in which he is en- sru Paiu irom wmcn the article is made is known by the Indi- j an name of 44 Comta." It is indigenous I to ttie State, and grows throughout the ' pine-wood. Wherever dug, another and I more valuble crop soon and spontaneous- j ly grows up. Its manufacture has been i going on for several years in the Stale ; j but although there are now several mills ; II 1 U.. . .1 . I p "pci.ru sieam anu water, me writer "'."J" 'he busi""sf is onlin its infancy. : , th the ? stbbshr"cnts in operation a 1 larffe number of neon e obtain emnlov. 1 j I J y ment in digging up the root, which is a ' business distinct from the grinding and ' 1 manufacturing. WHAT MAY BE DONE WITH OLD RAGS. There is a church actually existing, near Bergen, Germany, which can con tain nearly one thousand persons. It i circular within, octagonal without. The ! relievos outside, and the statues within. j the roof, the ceiling, the Corinthian capi- I tals, are all of papier-mache, rendered water-proof by saturation in vitriol, lime- water, whey, or the white of eggs. We! have not yet reached that pitch of auda city, in our use of paper, but it should bar dly surprise us. inasmuch as we employ t the same material in private bouses, in steamboats, and in some public buildings, instead of carved decorations and planter cornices. When Frederick II., of Prus sia set up a limited papier-mache manu factory at Berlin, in 1703. he little thought that paper cathedrals might, within a cen tury, spring out of his snuff-boxes, by ihei sleigbt-ol-banu of advancing art. WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONU MENT. The work on the Monument has been suspended for the season. It has now at tained to the height of one hundred and four feet from the surface ot tho ground, and. if it advances with-the same rapidity as it has so fardone,it will in a fewyears" reach its apx at an elevation of five ban dred and seventeen feel; forming the lof. tiest structure in the world; one that will do great honor to the American People, by whose voluntary contributions it has been thus far constructed ; and these con tributions, I trust, will not cease to be maae wun the same spirit which has been shown from the commencement, till this magnificent and noble testimonial of their gratitudeandvenerationshallreach hides lined height. The Odd Fellows, Temper ance, and Masonic associations.as well as the people, have done, and cootinue to do, their duty in this respect; but, I regret to say, the banking and moneyed institutions, (uriA but three or four exceptions) and the numerous town and city corporations of the United State, have done comparative ly nothing to aid ibis patriotic underta king. From them, as wI as from the different States of'the Uujin. sums of suf ficient magnitude to corrfplete the work ought to be expected, and it is hoped this expectation will yet be realized. To the two latter no application has yet been made; but to the former circulars have been sent, calling upon them for that aid which the other associations referred to, with a spirit and patriotism which do them infinite honor, have rendered ; bat to these call. I regret to say, no response, with the few honorable exceptions men tioned, has been received by the Board of Managers. Why this apathy should exist in institutions which derive their very be ing and support from the condition which the patriotic services of the man whose memory they are called upon to honor have produced, I am at a loss to under stand. Among the exceptions to which I have refered are the Bank of the Metro polis, the Bank of Washington, and the Banking House of Corcoran Rig of this city, and one or two others in Penn sylvania. The banking house of Corcor an fc Riggs has contributed two hundred dollars, the banks one hundred dollars each, and the philanthropic and public spirited elder partner of the former has subscribed annually 50 dolls, till the Mon ument be completed. Would that others were influenced by the same feeling and high sense of patriotic duty, and thus, while they honor themselves, do honor to the memory of the illustrious Father of hit Country. The town and city corporations throughout the United States should feel a pride in uniting as corporate bodies wiih their fellow-citizenslo rear this great Mon ument of the Peepls gratitude and in demonstrating that, in this country at least, the doctrine is not true that corporations have no souls. The blocks of marble, granite, and other stone which they and ihe several States have sent to be depos ited in the Monument, though very accep table to the Hoard and honorable to the donors, go but little way in elevating the obelisk, and even a small contribution by each corporation in the United Stairs would, it is believed, be sufficient to com plete the work. Let it. then, not be with held from a great patriotic and national object like this, thai they with their fellow cilizens may participate in the gratifica tion of bnving contributed to honor the memory of Washington by the erection of a structure that is intended to carry down his great name to the most distant ages. W. CORRESPONDENCE II ROWING OUT OP THE CUBAN EXPIDITION. Tfce National Intelligencer of Thurday t contains ibe whole of thia correp.mdtice, which is so deeply interesting, lhat we regret our inability to publish it. The M Richmond Despatch" furnishes the following abitract of il, however, which we copy. "The correspondence commences with tha imtructions givrn by Mr. Derrick, acting in the absence of Mr. Wehstrr. as Secretary of Stale, lo Commodore Foihall A. Parker vboe vefsel wa taken at lhat lime lying at Norfolk, to repair lo Havana, and inquire into the cir cumlance connected r if h the eterution of Crittenden'j patty, whether or ntf they had had a fair trial, to oMaio a liti of their names, and to come lo an undent and ing wiih regard lo ihe steamer Falcon, which had bee'n fired at by a Spanish ship of war. The reply of Com. modore Parker state lhat he had bd an ioier riew with Ibe Captain General, lhat thai func tionary regarded the invaders as pirates, that they had been tried in a : tinmary wav and condemned upon full proof of their guilt, that he did not feel himself authorized to furnib him wiih the proceeding in their own cae, but that they had been sent to his government. He steadily rejected every attempt of Ihe Com modore to ohiiin an interview with ihe prison- " ers, though he had readily granted permiin to Captain Piatt lo do the tarn thing. The correspondence between Commodore P., and Ihe Captain General upon ihit subject it pub lished, and confirms all thai is slated in hi let ter to ibe depatimeni. Id a second letter. Com modore Paiker says lhat Mr. Leicher hks ar rived, and had an interview with the Captain General, who appeared lo lm much excited by ibe intelligence thai the office of ihe -Spanish Consul at New Orleans had been attacked and rifled, but upon the remark that it was the act of a mob, such at might have occurred any.-' where in the world, and lhat ihe government of ihe United Stales deeply regretted it. he im mediately enquired whether he was authorized j to make that declaration officially. Com mo. dore Parker addressed another note to the Cep- I lain General, praying him, since al! was qoiet, t and lh danger entirely over, to release lh j prisoners, especially ibe sick and wounded, but he was met by the declaration that tha , Captain Geoeral had already anoounced lobit . Government his intention o send them to Spain. The next branch of ibe correspondence re- ( lates to the assault upon ibe Spanish Consul at , New Orleans. This is introduced by a letter! from the Spanih Minister to the Secretary of Slate. There is a very long correspondence1 on the subject between these two fuQciiooariet,
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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