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Cn JA J'oi f,rn JJHI U I'ruUct Land ' frvtn Jitocaaie I'uuatw'u. i TIi Committer otfOinstitutional lie form, to whom vu referred the bill to protect land from undue luxation, having July considered the samo, reported it "lack to the House with s recommeuda- sriion unfavorable t it t.assage. l'lienn.f dersigned itrspetfiycrjr ieitve todi teat from tta action ( the majority, for the following, among otlivf reasons: It . . -I...-.! ' I .1. . " .. ' .! ' cannot ue xieiiKrn hum me convention oi 1835 we called for tho purpose of to -mending the organic law of the State, a totecure to-the people more Just and equitable bati of representation than was tecured to them by the constitution, framed io Halifax on the 10tU day ut JJecetnixTi 1770. It will be remembered 4hut before te CMnetitotiuii was amended in-1885, it gave to each of the counties two Commoner and a Senator, .autl the towns of Halifax, Edenton, Newborn, Fuyettenlle,. Wilmington, lliilaboroiigli, and, buli.biiry, a Uouimoiter-eaclTlttii apportionment wa exceedingly unjust and illiberal to the wont, eeciul1y the extreme west, and great and grievf us -were the oppressions, they labored unler fur hwf century ou this account, so much io iudeed that the east when it could no longer frame or feign an excuse" lor resist ing the just demands of an oppressed and downtrodden people for that justice and equality in repreitatton to uear to eve ry freeman, were reluctantly.! forced in IsoStolho call oi limited convention Jur lhe piup oULamjW Iho basis wf represe .TMuon. , . X I tsut ueiore Mie east mxuhi consent t pi iniuera iltuitea eonveution "With ' ueirbretlireti of the west, they were carci U to jibe in the act by which it w... I.- ........ ...I.f. l. .1 ... I i chiivu, vov viiu ujhjii wiiil'ii iiieir slaves wi-re to be represented in both lranclu- of the Legislature WJu-n the ctiiiveiiiioti SMMiUlbU'ti " ! IIV. Lll vitiii loll 1 "t in (he city of lUleigl. and cu- ou the dischatge of ,ts duties, the I tnirunt matter of dl.cMi. w tered Uou luool iuiMruiui mailer ot tJ i.i-iisnioii was the adjustment of the basis of ri i.reeiita- In... ,.f J. : .. .. i . a ,. . :, " " " . lure uciiiM-imuoii, ma convtMiinni R'Tei-.l wnh gn-ut ....antmiiy that three fifth, "f the slaves should be represcnt.-d in the ! lilo of tlK-iU over twelve Vcartt ut' antl udder Hftv iu the tieniiJ. ....m.Hv. ! - ., l.o ..I.. ....... I l 1 ,, . , . .. . .. ' . I i i, wir, vs; vmi,m liiii, Mono ine eaai . .nanifested this landal.l iel.,o.. ... r. ' tect that si-eeies of , mf.;... ,V.r i i j . mere nioet vitally inlertBted.1 tlie dele gates from the west, with ennui umi'-tv and patriotiam insisted iion the proprie- -IV and necessity of having land, ti.e pro--jK-rtywf the trtate in which their eonslit- ; ntnts were most dimply intercrted'. Jii.o- j tect ed by ajle constitutional provi.ii.n. and guarantee, against nnjust and oppres-! aive laxulioti. 1 ti t a iirotucttou was L'lvVn 1 Itv tiiut clause of tlio coiiMiliitimi. u l.ii-li I re'i'iiiTed TTiu.t before any frennuii ehould hv entitled to Vote Kir any meinber of tlie en,ite, he should be pitMtiMiJl of a freu liold of at least til'ty turres of hind. It wokilil be assuming too much l"r us to npHae at the prosetituday, that the sol emu j compromises entered into by these wiavj patriotic and conservative, men who fraiuecl the prvaent coiiatitiitiou ot our Mate, were tiueijual or were not demand ed by a just rcoitrd for the rights oftlte different sections of the State, and if the trainers of the constitution deem them nocis-ary, then it is clear that their main-' leimneu "is equally iiiiMirtant at the pre - kaVIlt 1 1 ma I .Hn...l ii 1 1...... ...... .... .. ..I auy douU as to the' propriety of iiaving ; such gnaraJile. incorporated into o,,r .mi...,i.I U. il i , r , 1 i Uiioii ,. flu, "Slut'., f r rl... I r . ... : t . ,V?. , L I r0JLf,.-".'l a,7 ir:: " . " .. ." ..e... ... vi o... uoor...,!.,..... and the Wisdom of tl.efr Work, while the oio iu auicuj iueconTmtttotn.j utesute . i tu extend the HirUt of snftra.... hi. tui lKjrmit every freeman enttttod to vote for a L'ouanimtr.lo vntH al. f..r - S..n,..r i hiv v w 1111, weitriuiiB I'ljoni wtfre iuui6 hj -aitferent nieiulorH fr..m ilic w.wl a.,. t.a .....awi .l 1 . l.ill ... si... samo protection to the landed interest oi 4ii Slate aa ia now iiven to il l.v tl... ox ine iate as t. now gjvn toil l.y the ex- tstinir constitution, but every effort oti the I .... r.i t.. . I tt . i j-M. v. ...s. . iv.is v. ,'illiari nil., were anxious jo preserve the compro uiisea of the constitution in their integri ty, while evtendin-' the rij;lit of siilfiage to the freemeu of the State was disre girded and promptly otci clown by those who were Pa. true tirnle niteret w-hich they represented. , to permit any chariira in the im.viriiottH i.f" tin; cuiititti- turn protecting slaveo from undue lata-! lion, these amuudments were successfully j o t resisteu under the pretence that they Wuul'l clog and impede the passage of the bill, but now that the free suffrage bill as originally proposed has passed its third nud last- reading in"bo"tli ..branches d' the Jx'gislature, we find the. majority of the committeo on consittmiotta! Tcfrryti naiiW ; eaar.. cltle . Hill . of .Soke, ami Mason, prominent members of jt he T, JTPTl?K RWT , 1 i ..!-tfli " '""V"1 u" , " I'oiiMHirutio party-reporting against a bill 'atta .. i : l. r. .. i.. i " : . i i i. . .1 1 1 z .1 t r art'lHfti'tl BIIlAt.il lllitlltal tt MlA f slltlr;li'l Illt'U HB BI1IIIJ1 V UUBILTIIUU IIKV LI1U 7tX . , . ? - ..... I . , ; ine im tas, or Hit Mill mort uiirrh iUinL' ik ivcu- C'U.sti ntioD which will be destroyed,. f ,n,rtv. ei.Uoo will cease to la- ii.ti.... stioul.t the free snffrage bill be ratified at j . p ;n 'tM! wwe'by ax 1.I.T1I, and hiul l.ysvs the ballot box in August next. tl-m." II not that day now arrivi-d I ho llThis matter assumes a more alarming I Mr- "'W and Mr. hVid' rnatseas b. ti. r talents aspect to those whose procrty consists ! ""'1 's'icr irtuisi tl.su Ucorge R IU.p-rt chiefly ia land, when we remember that j 1'0,H' Mr- Jenkina bett-r tal.nts and Ut the taxes have been largely increased by each successive Legislature for the lust eiht or ten year, und that there ia uu additional increase of at least jilW.OOO demanded, at the present session, and nioie esH!ciully when we cotmider that tlie Fiiianciul Committee of the last Le gislature, composed chiefly ,.f injtatntial '"! jrrymiHenl menUrt of ti Jjetuocrat 'c wt'J,i-wtthout precodent, and cotitra !X !i the usage of .erery iriiyious Ixgis jature, submitted a report accompanied 7 a bill ,iii which they; proposed and re commended i-o" the Legialature to doublei j:'e tax on land and not en tho' jkiII, and1 which rueominondation they assigned 'lie following strange aud illogical rea sons: "Land is the fixed capital of-the blate, tli great, imperishable, permanent property of our cilixetia, tho stipport and. ilie basis of every other interest That i, land cannot runaway, it hat to be worked by the owner to make a liying lor tlieuiselve and families, and if they eao ut till it well, " all otbur iuterctU I - I - PfMtrt jta pclittw, VOL. XIII. mnatiuffer and people itnree." Tlicre-UlKw , v. ,vLvllllcnu i,lul ,115 imiii uuuuieu ana not that on the polk". 'noieal and tfatfmanJ.;iAivmt . -ITiia dnctrin ta as iiniirtmit as jUs siartlLngjtid oppressive in its char acter, far it is clear that it is persisted in ami carried vmt, the burdens of the gov eriiment must fall with crushing weight upon that portion of the State which has been thamefulfy tivgleeted. And that the farmer of the west and especially of ' tlie "'"wiuuimi regions lit mo Dtate, lius "P" uw Innyitiriui ts-tiatorml elcp- the right to insist Upon the atiicudinents i t., thu RnMh Standard ay that the K. X. ropoed to' the (Julistitatjon, by the bill jj'Mpr of Hit Houtb dUlike Col. Foriff'nd re reported against by the majority, cannot il" ur ' d-ft-at becauw of Iria taVr linj; de lie called iu tjuestmu by tmy candid and "'"cy" d his devotion to the rijti of the fair-minded inaii; wlrcw.we see a Senator i S"ul,, Tl"' tiu",,l,J' ''' "V"rlinS '- " i a w Ilemocratia n-;ll,itv .... ,?i " j VWPIItVllHtlOII ItlBUI IIIH 1'H.MI I I Mr ii It II if t I I kU'TI : , " , ... " j --v -j -- tmg. prx,p.,t.on;., exempt all white " . . . V ? o. . " ,.n"". ,,B ,ur r". ! I 7 " X UilroJuv"' 1" tu tllitt t.-UV0t. Arid is this alternation will more thnn ikclv be '-carried out ut no ill. hint 'dm- ' : , . .. "" 1""'r ,L ' 't .t be,-,.,, Lr ",,Mo, "'e l.1 the MateLatnl pnrllcuUlly to the Western , l-ortion ..I it, that the t'onstitutiori be so amended, if the Free Suffrage- bill ! rl .; I , ,i i ii . , " , 'Tr t ,UIU,b "" A'"'1 , M l' report to be the - ! I"'" tt,"'J ''"I' l"vt'0' other niUTet,'v.Utf,wl , ,,,.1 frU-ndtWuuilard 1 fr 1... tt I ... i i ;..."o oa! ...ijuMfanu i.ojirc-B.ive iaaiion U"!1 H.a.f .m,J ur4llU -li'v tavai.o,, u Kli wlileli it Is li.. ir e. -iImh, lv Tl,...t..i. . .. i -r, i , .. , . . T ' 1 eundcrigi,t.d. t.l.ng the force "f ""' d represent.., a cotialitueiicy aliuoat every one of whoiu are free holders feels it his imnerative ;iny io rejM.ri ine nut park to the 1.iiim, and most earnestly recommends its J'a.-s u-'C .-ltospectfullv nl.miftr.! . ny.o. n. FfU.K. -January lth, ISj". A .'rir ,. We 'Irarn' from tin- U-HtT. ''': Marra of llrun iek j(ai e noiiee in the Ooiniiiun a li w da ai; of an anu-ujoii iit lii. h he int'sua to off r to the in- Tax I'.ill, "to tm lloool. jiaiwinji-ni nud thn.in'b fi.iijht uooii tin- Kailioa.li. runuini; tliroufli Aur State. In the iiiir of Inn rriuaiks he Mid that hv llMHiht the Kiinanoe t'oiionitu hal not fultilfc-d tlu ir duty in Uyiug no heavy a Ui on thu poll and laud, and in uot at all laiing tin aoiirce of rtneDuu, aha li had proved so protiubhi in oth er Klalra. lie iIi.hijjIiI it nothing but jtiatii that It.. ml. which had received ao murh money fioin ih.. S'hUi should assist in 'ayiii; lh Ut winch thry had cauned." W e are not aware of more than one 8tate, (though '-re may be others.) in wtii.-h thn.utfli ' p""i?' " " rH -euU-W-staced, ix: Xew iJr.T. Aild lliouirli it ia undoubtedly a larire :h"1 at. it U universally ,. , ""l , S to !loo discrimination. We iiev. r liMd of a, u" on ,l,,0"tf" fn-'ul't- 11 "J J however. ., lay h !? u ,,tf.. ..otii,,, Nl,i.fiK.toriiv d,,wt uiucli ot the trar.'l tt.,in our Stale roaj. ; I wi,.lt tfce' tai on freight would !, a t. ...hncy f to toiKeiitrate trade in our bono- mark-Is. ' A'.... j. ....... . . ii.j.u... ..t i : i.. .i. c i- i. j j f r p j1M UI, r uf N,ir,luou liqu.fis --.k in fa- Situniav l'VXKj baler, tuo mark SOT of lL M ilitl - 1 haif nrl. l rTll" firill. l1 " Mr. A. J;Joua o,.WwJ it..... I ... ; ' )"'4 3 to H. - . .. - '- , " - - r- "r-"" p'oiwaition, it we bal not h.rw.if.s-.. no-1 liccd the uiHu' iics-it. our l-;t.Uiuni of 1iom two (vw-rrful nit. r.t.ls, the X. V. railrwad and the whiskey disliiJi ru. In all this s.vtiou uf the -State we inul say that the j-d'll.'r of li.pioh. :iri r. nrdisl as am. .hi; tb. gr.at. -t uf m .is. 'I m r.- ate doubt-1 itrl Imt t!ir. art ullitT. u tut tJ .rru-t tin- ii.' iu. I in lu.'-j.j- " kv tniJimp fi.iuur i ill. mi, ..... lu .-al. ft) Ob. Fion ih FtyttUritU IHttrrvrr. A l'Aiiru lift-. The folio in lines are from the sn of a distant eorti-spondtnt, (him whom wu lime once or twice Ufom heard, but ' who does not write for the presa as often as he tiiouM't A "LLTTEK TO THE EDITORS. ,! ' ten by ,L , JZ I slorV : - If ever the day alull arm.., iu which the" Uwt ui-1 t in of the w ismt and brat things ever w rit ever iu uuy tiimi mrtnv, iu wiitrri in cki ui tffiU wwlMMt irirtum m te driven from uftior .. '.. I . -. u. . tiv ininuu or corruitium, hv th uhtrncmii of! ter virtues than II. K. Mia.re f If the d.tv. A come, and il ia ia fuel here, we ought all to know it, to a to be able to make the txwt t.f a bad matter. If party ia to coutrul every lliinj, Iron. Si'i.atora, Altorni'y (ienerals, and Vriiateca 0 the L'uiversitr, down, ot.-ht nut we who are iu lba h.liMtrity to know the fact at onoe, so as lo secure a small portion of our rights, before every chance ia gone forever ! Xuw, I am a member of that' party which is the object of thie unrelenting pt-nuvulion of the parl? m power, but I bold aa office by which I also am enabled to exercise oppression, ii.juslie, and tyranny, towards worthy locofuco, if I feel disputed to do so. It ia, however, an office of : aa-piom ior 1 live in a uemocriu.c councy, anu it it only lba" disagreeabl. offices which' am con- j ferreU oo me. t am off U.e coinmittew to ei.ni- Atu-r severa. enona, nowever tney louna ntoiu . examiue it nofUmappllaDCea necessa ,t,A t.t.tu.ants tn um.h Puninuhi Sih...ls 1 woini.n at hnnif. tnsteaif . of nnr rat: anil the waa . . lou auow me viainnan oi me noaru ot .-super inU udeuU caiinot pay tlia public nioney to any person unless he hat a oerulieate from this oom uiittec. So yon se wa have - aoms offitti with in our (jitt. Ought ws to look at the qualificav tioua of the applicant, or ought w Ux bestow thoM apyKiiutnieull on our political friends alooet I m Dot much of a politician, sod merely ask llr ssrlfiltttrf, ntfriiril nutih iu onl.i tliuW mm io mrUhai h Umg a wilch could' take' tW form of; lne iHVor 01 innninnff of Mine one ylion It-uru-1 Vd in politirat J ih. kuow at your ietirl)'l-t-nnvnMn. fW n polftHsil eiimVuid kt ih. koow at your ' Atoi I would .Mt?ml th a It mm woulil whaltur tlis CtiMiral Awiemlily have t attr taw anfeKulnif tlie 0I1I jmivrb that - h.wt' is the beat fxily," so that wealWr it shall rwd. iwlit-y is the Lest hotijeaty.'' - 'y o doing you will Krratly oUtga, Vours, dec. V. " Sterlinn Dtmoerarg." Io its comment - - - ' PP- r.f.md o . that h. 'inx llim to mitke , ..k,,, !K - nns reiiuestini; turn maj, dr,,L and the then induce him to drfanie the tliSraetr of a defiucrlesi' oiuaii (ir a "con sideration.'' This may be " fcU-rlinj; deiiiocTacy in the Standard's Mtiination. It i u-iinllv vju- J'-ri'd by un-n of any party an act of itifiunv. i i, , ,, ,"rt.."" u -I l' '-' ir Slandard -m to tllllik It liiiich. uk,i. thine "K..i.i-r.,of the SiMith, tiiumohantly ak, if " their ei-ct to "". I"!" '"' "'" l'U.:Lanan. wi.o , . P'"1'" r,,,nT-"''"'tor-K Jind no ilH-r r l,L,t,. viv. t A. liut iA.rQ: aiK-ady Con- ii... .J l.i. i,.t,...,r -t. I.;. t.,ir . .ii i . it si. ,,t .t,.,, not prom rorntv any U-tir than Ur i,.nM Ur. liut Mr. UuvluiMaii ko'iielmt rv, " A uiMn-. inay ik; kaowu by the coiiiaiiy ht kyj." 5Ji.. OtMrrcr. TrlrfraptiJ fiie.he 9ai(h Carolitiian. LATEU FIMX;ElT.OI'E. Arrival of tbe Nltamfr .Imrrira. Aroi sTA, o'au. 22. The Nashville mpers of Tuesday pub lish the following: . IIai.m iXj Jan. 10. The steamer America has arrived at this port, with later advices from Kiirope. Cotton had advanced i during the week, with sales for the two days of Si.r, (Xti) bales. Fair Orleans 7; lair Mobile 7; middling 7Jd. The stock of Ameri can cotton at Liverpool amounted to 173, UttO bales. The market closed firmer. Manchester advices were favorable. ltreadotull'j steady. Wheat advaa-cd Id. Money active and nuchnnged. The bullion in the liank of Kuglaud hud de creased JX'imi.IMHI. Tlie news from China is confirmed. The American ship lVrintuoutli had de , insult received. lorts ou uccoum cil un Swiss affairs are more favorable, The l'aris I We Congres. wa. was ro- ' Tl,,. r,,l,,,..; MUM . i . e : IS me correct torelgU 1 'IM .i ... .1 -.. I. ... I . tr t ' i ne si. noisoip .vinerica arrived ai 1 1HI-. ifax on the llHl. i ne saies oi couoii Mr .the four days amounted to 5.in balea !b.. f.,..r ,Uv, mnoiii.t.,,! r.. Sr. I,l..i ' - - .... " ' ' S ih's nn ! I't ! - .. ... .... .. ... r ,. On JI ulin.i II .. Professor ,, ., .... ..... . . ..... .. , ",unl,i " 11 """"miiereu a expelled from the I'niversity of North Carolina, for openly avowing his treach erous opinions to the South, is making n tour of the abolition States. The Chicago Pre, oV a" recent date has tlio follow-1 ing: - - "Professor Iledrick a gentlemen now well known to the North for his manly avowal ol Ivepuhlicau principles in the j wonders- ol .Mueveh, set on with Ins ae late Presidential canvass, and his subse- j customed eiithusiusjn in search of new iptent expulsion from his position in the .discoveries, iu a region celebrated in clas-; I'niversity of North Carolina and from i 'cal history. On his way nn incident his home in consequence tavored ns with a cull on Sutunlay, looking as well pre i ni a nius t tan l ii I ii rt 1 1 1 ii it unto-1 uual hud hauuuiiiid Thi I'mfnunr li-i I becii every wdiero warmly received at.tUet North, and previous to coming West hud j enjoyed the hospitalities ot the Professors yUl luy. W. bespeak U him the cordial welcome here which such ' " "viuimh: ncu- wiiicumicu a .11 t . luiuvo irom Il.o liiinibtiltui ol Vavery . . . . . ' J Irrts :i ritfiit t' export in tlie free uuu ceil erous est. t he Professor is stopping at the Trciuotit House."' ... ' j lowed on -foot, puffing and bathed iu sweat.. Mr. Place, pityiuir him for his IIOKKIItLE SrPKUSTITIOX. piilN kej hiu it- j, did tbi be. The lirow nsville (T'sa) Flag notipiM. a case t cause he preferred wulking to riding. , .HfaupeistiUtais barbaiiatu which almost surpass-! "'!' 1)0 meant," replied the Turk; "but es belief. Il is said Ui have occurred in Mala- ' unablo to remount my horse, be uioras, Mexico, about a month ago : i cause 1 need the help of a stone in order It seems that a young la.lv of Matamcraa was ! l Win "' 8tirr,,,",'1 who ca" Ukef, ck. and an old lady ol the neiKhborhtsel. j a "'l0 8tolJ0 "' u11 tho l,!ilu, ol "gar- rciH.iUsi to have aome skili in tlh' virtue of hrb", UL'.a . . - '," was piloted to visit and administer to tW pa-1 NoW' 18 wel1 known that Darius cm- . . . . i . .1. 1 i 1 1- . 1 .1 . t tieiil. hn.iii some cause -or other fftasidd ladv , . . . tail.-.l t.t alien. I, aud suspicious reports were c.r- culated that the youni; one. The coinjn;l lli Jtteu dauce j were sent to Uke her I1 (and thwwi miserably it that they, on several oecious, repaired to her ! oou.h h wihi muiu w nuu tier ai nonie, om found instead a aopickiK hokinZ black cat-- j Uken to the presence of thi invalid. nui ner netos lamng io restore ine aica 1"!, health, and the meddlesome black cat ,ersiting , . i .... r le ..... . . . . .L . l in following its owner, and being by tin ncih bora found in the room of the Invalid instead of her mistress, fixed the opinion fast in the uiindt of these jgnoraut people, tbaf the old woman and black cat were out and the samo person auihotit. were petitioned to! obstacle . to his cavalry and chariots ofi erected on the plain at its base. (spiration. One night particularly, when , i,V. ;,"' u , u. v i.l . twii.1,.. iI.b lireaKin.' whatever uoiihl intirt.st an eu, uuu ino lower uiscovereu xx incu was . -" " ..... ... ...v..-......;; , jiLiue un sHMb xiuiixraiwar. in ui cuiure ui ine oru uaitie uetiif .. .. - - i .. s-'T. r : , - 7 , 7 " --, --.--- That klsvar h. H.a I' .f .i. ..i . , ,.i-. i.. .1.. ...I.. .... ...t ii 1 1 an xvais nnsne.i in deaf o.iiL.-. fiiiT.i. umi : v . ,nv ,..,1 a.uciaoK,. un ui tuiiissai uiuioii- -v-..w. -- ., -, , , a very tl tferent iiwt Imti,,,, ....... ..i. -...i 1 i. . -i ... .. r.rtli i thro'. ,.t ..Tiii.m.v. I....1 o...l . a er u. uLrtin Illsllinilon r.... .......... v.wA. i ....o... i e. .x .1...!.. i.:n ..t i j: i i.- i: irrrxn cc. . tuai iiiieies nil m oi one wnu-ii a.i.nw . i . u i . . t ... . .. i ... ui,, ii. wii.MH 1 1 1 1 1 .... , in.) i.npFv 'vain v . . Nnin.nAir MA.MMnn.....Hi . .. . i. . - - - . . wutn.... n . L p ': J . ' nrpwiicnifots, CEcamt rcr, tjf SALISBURY, N. C, FEBRUARY 2, 18,17. ci ou mm uer oa snniw m win mm j th. iuvidij wm a victim io her ilmlxjltcil rL. ' With ibeM coBvictUHM.it is MtitL Uie tuuirlit j the iuvli4 wm a itiro io tier UimuuIhiI a out uiifortuoHUi old ercatura. and actually ; tied hr tip, and with thoftgs cruelly Hugged lr , to avata a witt-n. . I in iulre to the eivil authorities of Matamo- i 'avw? ar happy to tste tht th-y wfe mil a party to the traKte part of this singular traiwki - iMta, and that the were momut m arrestins the tion, aud that they were prompt in arrtin the avtors. liut what a mournful picture dues It preaetit iu this t-uliliteued age ! The Tower of Babel. , iiKiurr, Dec. s, ma. -It Is nearly two years since that I in formed your readers of the grand and in structive discovemi 11 ancient Nineveh, made by MrVPTace the French Consul it! Mosul. Following up the researchesTfetfc" the straight strokes were adorned of JJr. liottaand Mr. Ijjvard. he hroiiirht witl flourishes resembling the heads of to liiflit uionumeuts of tliat loiii; entomb .. . J - r ed city, which equally amazed end de lighted the world. A man of genius and enthusiasm, he was encouraged by his filiw Mit!a to itttotlil liiii l-ffiiiat-i.lioc he how closes with an achievment which. if his opinions shall be vei ilied, will add Hiniicribhable lustre to .his name,. .The TllU-,.r ,,f Itat,,. sii'inaual ti. Ailv . nji.iii Houveiiira thil of inin not of substance. And, indeed, many who contemplated it only 111 its a,,'U".v a"d f''"y,,iteemed f myth or 'a fancy only ol Oriental iinauinativeness ! or superstition. lSusides. no locality was a.gned to the structure except the great I I -M 1 J --t it pniiu 01 ninnur, ana no' ihorm or rums remained as the proof of its veritable re- qnai.t.ty must have been demanded to 'e power o. .caeus . e uiere av ineet the wants of so many trowels. It is're givv it tt our honjely way,and leave l'low nrprising, then, its discoverv, if singular coincidence that Mr. l'lace to circumstance the charm to etfect the discovery it shall urove that Titanic structure, whose base was laid in the earth, yet soaked With the wafers of the H.jod, aud whose summit was designated to pierce the very heavens ! And why not discovered I Nineveh has yielded up its secrets after a burial of long centu ries. Babylon, once tlie glory of the Chaldean's - excellency, has opened her gates again if not to her Persian hesieg ersylttj eastf,u Uw living generation of all racesC-and in her cylinder books idlers her history to the world's inspection. What remained for discovery in tlie w reck and j in... of the Old Vi'orld but llubcl, that mighty tower, w hich was de signed to pierce the skies, aud defy .a second deluge. If it seems too much for belief, what should lie thought incredible wlien Nineveh and DabyJoti ere brought back to the laud of tlie living by a sort of resurrection, aud their monuments of art are travelling through tlie natious to aunlze and delight mankind I Besides, there is a proyidenc8"'to be traced iu these discoveries. They serve not only to arouse, but to instrnct; they not only gratify the curiosity, but estab lish bevoud all doubt and controversy the veracity and inspiration of the Sacred Kccoro. xne light ot pure viinstntuitv i. i fi f i . s.. - - . begins to beam upon the early a,.UTs- of '.I... I - :. :. ..I...... i . t i umimu nn, a raun uun il hwum joemei oy tne ligui oi me reimrtest an - j lV HIV kJJ i... f li-iii i r i ' I'-' . ; . v.,,. ii. ,.-r . r.i r i - , has lust Iktvii circulated relating to the i: .. .4- .1... v.... . . t ..i give in a few wrdV, expecting s.K.n h,j receive fuller details, at the same time I I remai king that the Frencli Consul Geii- eral or Beirut, Mr. I-sscps has received various common, articles which were r.ln,i ;n ti. .u:..i, i ...a. - " "v .. ' ' ana (lescnho. 1 think my i.aniK if not my heart, will fairly tremble if once it takes hold of the shovels, the trowels, and .the hods used by those old masons and .builders. Tlie villago of-Arbela, so famous in history for tiie decisive battle fought near it by Darius and Alexander, is only a few days' iotirnev from Mosul, to which Mr. Place, we..ri..,l with tl,.. .,,.., occurred, which proves to what a degree mo siutemenis oi history respecting the locality are me simiiie truin. the escort of Mr. Place dismounted u hen tlio'v TcfclietTTfie "ticM of Ajrbela,.folk)w-irtgthe e.Miuijde of the Consul, who wished to study the buttie-neld; and tins ho was oh Hged to do standing, 'as Turkish etiqiietteWs, and Lake Van, south-east . of periiiils no one to remain seated ih his j M'Hmt Ararat. It was very natural that saddle, isoon, however, Iie -mounted again, in order to scour the plain, and the escort did the same, excetit a sinole ,11 i s . Turk of enormous proportions, who fol- i"cu unco ...nnireu j.iiousami mwi ior :.. 1 11: .1.:. I . maiy days in levelling "thialiUilU ami ill 1 i . J . 1 . . . X "iuj uj-m icieijiii lectured, thinking it tniifht be a hmib or H triumphal monument or more likely bot, rjf0rtunately they had uot time j ry for exploring iL . t j 1'ussing on, Air. Place and his party at ., ' , , ., , ,.' - discovered, what Vhey believed- to be nothing ' less than the veritable re mains of the Tower of llabel the won der f wonders, and ttie grandest specta cle, which the eye of aiun .can contem plate iu thi age of the woruL The proud ...t Jlrts irnD firnffscrfllit!,, tower, which waa built Ittefiance ofi i iienren hiio aimeu io. incrco uiu .tj kie, has lt, in the Course of axes, its clnnil n-npliilli'flnvtttlon Ktx of its eit'ht ! .wirti li.m .iIIaii ami rrnmli1iH into , 4,wr. ,nt t,e two whioli remain are so! ( hieh tliHt they may be seen for fifty or ,irj liriiml TIib lmn of' tlio ,., :. nna;i.x ,J,i .-i. !,! 1 , , v, Jltll,(r;(i ft jon Tlie tower , . , r , ... i , . .-, i ia made of lirii ka of ihe nurest clatr and of a white color, which is a little shadedjted to enthrall us to this life, bitter and with a yellow tint. Under a clear snn, and as a whole, this ancient monument of human skill and dating presents a fine blending ofeolors which sets the painter's pullet at defiance. Before being baked, the brick had been covered with charaer ters traced with the Bccuracy of the ham! of a writing master. Near the top of the nails. Alt was neat, regular and severe; and indeed those who saw those tpeel mens of ancient caligrapliy affirm that the lathers of the human race wrote a better hand than their children. Atiothpr piiriomt fact arrestpd the at- tention of thn exnlnrin.i- tiartv. Tiie sa- cred record run thus.; "And "it came to jhridit summer's evening, at tlie village j pass us thevWrnev from the East that! of Derby, iu Omnecticnt, we listened to they foftnd a plain in thevalley ofShinar, I relation ot an occurrence at that and they dwelt there: And they said'P1 hreathed with an inspiration of one to ani.tlu r tio to. let lis make ririi-k.' Conik.h3tico and warmth of feeling to and burn them thorouilvtlicy had i whichgnileJess inneace and Woman's , Arctlc ' pensioner in Ureen l,ri,.U,rk!,.lr !naip.',l of Kto., n,,d 1 sympathy can only Kive utterance. To I . "oapIuL, whose intelligence nd L . i e. . . . . . . discovereU a loiintam at a small distance .! fr,,n tower, whose waters flow in such abundance as almost to f inn a l iver. Tlie stream would force its wav into a riverin' the vicinity, did not the people hasten to stop it ty setting the tiilimrmous nU on tire, when they tranquilly wait till the lire is extinguished for the want of ali- meiit. Thus the old fountain still pours out inexhaustible quantities of bitumen, ... .. or slime, w inch supplied these old build ers in their vat enterprise, llittltneu al so adds to the durability of bricks, as well as ritnuly consolidates them in mason ry. Con Iti any thing be added to the mar vel of the' coincidence!' Thus travels and expeditions in Assyria become Biblical corrottaries, and new proofs are never wanting of old truths. Among the interesting discoveries of Mr. 1'lnce were-certain juscriptions on1 til lets of gold, silver and copper, and also itpon a metai now unknown, and which lias somewhat of the appearance of ivor v. It lias been submitted to the experiments of an intelligentmetallurgist, and its qualities will soon be ascertained. Some verj; Mtrious photographs, taken by the ctdiStm, comple'ted their la - bors. one of whicliSra of the ruinsof the ....i...... ..r t i. r... ....... ...... c : " ,,aa;.,2W,.,-! f".18 : n'.;,lt monument, situated on the i ,. .r ,t ot a ow.ii.rfni., r. j... t.t- tl.o 1... ---p - 1 . ,,.ie ..ic.. surround Lake Van a b.nlv of water six1 . , , .- , - .tr fi.s'..,i rtiiinj an.u. !., I i-......... ., A' . " '"" s'raiige mat a geiiuemsw wto, bad wi.ii o.l ll.l ........ ,.r i.. shine had they for mortar." Modern ; atiempi me paiims in language or me ar seeplics may ak. where could these buij- j dor of exiiresaioii with whicli our relator ders obtain all this bitumen "l tor a vast ! embodied the narrative, would be to em- ll hrought from the Tower of Babel by il'"1 will, disastcpus effect, npon the I'lace should be excited as he savs:'""'J; and with that unsolicited natural he was: "in relation to arcli!Polo.'icjiI'fecling ol cttmi.assioti whieh we cxperi news I take the liberty to inform you ! cnce w''el1 we view the decay of human ' that 1 have just seen the oldest things of' powers, each and every of the villagers I the Old World. Indeed, I do not knowj''T'y Mt '" U oehaUL ! that 1 should be more surprised hv soin would sally out of a morning and , tl,u fragments of the ark itself." Fancy to yourself that I have just touched anip surrounding mountains which encircle held in my hand, and turned and turned Derby, and appear wrapt in contempla again in every way, a little lnorceau of l'on of the beauties with which nature the Tower of Babel! This trinket of adorned that portion of her creation, .moulded clay, illustrated and baked by would gaze .upon the deep, richly the sons of "Noah, had nassed I'roni the embedded valley through which the plain of Shinur to the chapel of St. Mes-1 ' min. . and is the fruit of the strokes of thei""rk tll hipping mountains, whicli hammer in the hand of Mr. P ace, our learned and entcrprisino Consul, to whom 1 am indebted for a sight at this precious jutting high up to the clouds, to roll dowu little relic, about which cluster so many the tuatiy rivulets to nourish their exis grand souvenirs." " tence ; or watch the receding traveler as 1 will only add, thaHfyonr readers! lle wound up the toilsome moutitaiu-road, wish to obtain a distinct amtScctirate idea i no behind the intervening foliage, of the region referred to, if battle field , of. Arltela, ant jli lies the 1 trhun-o( 1 Shinar, they should o))en their atlas and survey the country between Mosul ort the ' .1... e J i- , 4on, uescetuimg irom .vra-; rat, should commence their agricultural flaWt in the fertile and well-watered I''1'" ' S f Shinar, Iving to the cast, where in terrible remembrance of the flood, they vainly ami impiously attempted a work which should protect them from tlio re currence of the disaster. Recently. I met an English gentleman. MaiorFrazer. who1 belonged to the staff of 'roiiera! William.' ""'we- w"'"d lie exclude h.ur- the hero of Kara, who, with three or our'If-froi association, and-when even-,;, ottrer Englishmen, had gained the summit ! of Mount Ararat-the first feat of the kind since tho children of Noah descend- ed from' it. Thus,' by a singular ClIci.! deuce, about the same tune, the sacred summit was reached where the ark rest ... i . i . . ... delnhia Ledger thus mentions our fellow-citizen 'I. . ...f-.. . . II.. i. ;.. v..l.;.......- .....i..:. Conirxesamen: - ..i..r..i... .......... . I'r.J. F.ti. Mittag, of South Carolina, is here collecting materialt aud making observutious for , his great work on the Languai of Forms." : This new science haa been the stu.lv of the doc- tor ftr yea-and first originated with him from the study of tlie influence of the mind upon the physical wanifirstauons of lifet Mir ihcorv ia. that (he, pswer of, the thind may" wtmBrtelH geomeucaiiy by the contour and I met or the taoa. ii ii-t'--' i. I !, as fjf mail? (Ordf. NUMBER XXXVI Lortr's Leap at Dftbyf Conn. AVe know of nothing wTiieh rmu-e cite tlio sympathy of the sensitive. Jhi lanthropist, or the youngand susceptible. -titan to viewt--piH-iOTrattno;tcrusuing lellects of rejected love, more (fieuecjally - when 'the unloved one is lx assessed efl ! those complaisant, amiable tfartfreblUL-iad .1,;,J. l n. If . ucter, which to us appear as if even crea- heartless as "We often, too often, are doom ed to feel it by experience. , Who among us but has ut some tune coupled every dearest, most cherished wish, with the happiness of one for whom we felt that our very nature appeared to have formed and dispensated our lives! and ii that being should have been rudely torn from ns, would have left a Ufu ones pictured with all youth s most dreamy forms and groups of bliss and happiness, the most desolate waste that mental misery could bej;ot. Tlie universality of this experi ence engenders that sympathy which we extend to those whom we feel have "lov- ed not wisely, but too well.' Sueh were our rellections when one . . -i . -i . i . -i . i ..I rf. .1 . . e T,:.l . .i . , '.""f-s. It was one day in the summer of IS , that a passenger alighted from the stage which plied between New Haven and Derby, ordered apartments for himself at tne inn, notifying Ins intention to spend some weeks in the vicinity, and desiring the landlord that he might be as ! private as circumstances would admit. iirr .1.. . II is appearance was such that country iuijuisitivencss, ut all times on the alert, was in this instance more than usually excited, Thu suavity 'of his manner, coupled with a complaisancy of demea nor aud an unaffected regard for the feel- ittgs of others, made him no less a favo rite with all the villagers, than his perso nal attributes gamed him an elevated and enviable place in the hearts of the reign ing beauties of the village.- Though not possessed ot a degree ot personal beauty or commanding stature, which would have individualized him in a crowded as- ecmbly, yet had he features handsomely 'masculine, and k medium height, with 1 carriage unqualifiedly graceful, dignified, land condescending. But what perhaps ' "'ore recoiiimetidud him to the atteutiou, ! ",aJ say'ccmyilisseration, of his female 1 admirers, was a thoiightfulness and mel- lancnoiv eviii-re on u-inen iraie iwnvnti. , , r v XT' , r...... en-1 UI mental ailment acting I IIDOtl a Strom.'. POWerllll lllllKt, WtlOSe - tH -. -- :. ., " r'l8t swaying to the uncontrollable, irre- i.. ..r .i. . i:.. . .' n.s.iiric ifi't;i ill 111 iiimiiii- M imli,ii('y. i lt:a .i. :V r s...,. ...m ui v. ... aotiie irreconcilable event winch w 1 olimb toisome high eminence upon the Housatonic winds its devious course, and ich ai ers, di- pear io give uounuanes to us waters. ! vlding it into picturesque lakes, and then tlien issuing forth, giving animation to tlie sleeping landseape; then comtemnla- uug me wiiu rusiiiug 01 me loaming wa ter over an intercepting rapid, w-hich, gaining some deep passage, flowed pla- icidly on, emblematic of fierce, untutored ..... o, .u 3 .2oi 3i-udd to Uiia the fi l,llrs 7 'e of woman s nature Thus, J, t,'" looked he upon nature s smilmg lice, and ;' 0,r' c S. ; human passions soothed by the deep de- f.,lt liL-., I...e tl... l.n. .....M. burning, corrodiing. in- ..... .nw - V . - . vul L. WIIVUIUL) til" t..ri,ul fir.. .flu,.), :!..... ....... ' though slowlv, vet deadly sure. I After returning fri.tu these excursions, dejection appeared to clins with faster "ohl.aml melancholy wrap him in a closer 'a'4" ''d gathered over the scene, roll to a romantic, picturesque projec- '"ountai,,, about a tuile below i the village, and while away the timei 4''P " the hours , f night, witj, no f'mpamon out a guitar, to whose sweet I ...... ..... ...i......:.. . :.. . n"cu 80 W niusicat that it teemed l . . i i .i i ...cjfcsri oaiuini. wtiibcii ov a l'lm.lio oreeze. . was heard bv many au entranced listen- er to chant forth to a touching tuetan-1 choly air the following '. ' ' .. x . . -.L.'l'lrS!!tS-r,..f'-7. Yes erry eh.rish d ihourht btu. pwat. And left ll.ee aurruw ia lit etead I The dreams of k bright heaaen'a raya,... Which charm ihe tout than envy ;a Katfua And paiata eaeh hoHt. ihat rounii u )taya, W tlh aufteal tlt-Hy.frNta tang ' 1 9 iJ- v- i i, , ' , . .,. i V.' u.. m..r Bui yet, trin k-arl, I.1 nn ! tyt un ! Atluue tiiy nienailre tu bur yy ; And if (wet h.avan, avrrt I) abe rnonriL, Coo4"!irt "Ii her yricf alkiy.. Rejt-et eaeh alia lhB(ht Srhich ipring , Kroni eavy ef ifcy rival ! fui ; And Cheriah onlj that wbieh bring. . r Kcfieotea' ft, a re trua the beart. - i - y i . . - . . .. r . L.L. - So may'at tba tBea aawet pleaeiire tt,4 In eommMt yet with thai dear oojUJ' rrrr ibiuo win aw rereai4 1 ... Tb.1 both bnt atiil io aniaua. . ,The day sftertfift occurence, jnst eremiig had closed, two carriages deposi- , oi oiiu wna imiiuou vi m irvnueiiiau, Wliu . , I.J , ... - a countenance radiant -with joy, Lean- ' ' ed and loving bride of her joyous gallant ; ." ' and, -triituiuir bastilT no tlia aterat to T .. " K vviuvi,r vua laicij uia wtlV- . ni.t oultnnlla l.nt !U lk. t..1 '. . avoid the ardent gaze of a eollectton of 7 idlers eBthfefed to inspect the new corner. ' ex-tifieTiad bnt jnst entered the portal of the , inn, wiien she was met oy we stranger to whom we have had reference. t Pencil nor' ! " lipn tAn liai'nt thai wildlv.doiti,at AmL of all tliat eoitstittites Jearthly happioess, ' l.:..ir:ii T....J r,. . 1 . - whicli was immediately displaced by . J i.. J . .1 if wiiil-ii iiiiiiiiiiieu ior an insiani nis lace, . a shadow of the deepest, startling dejec tion. A sight of the lady's companion had wrought the change and, brushing . past him, he sped along ttie rottoVWward , his favorite evening retreat, andVassoon lost iu the distance. Evidence of hie having fled to the promontory before mentioned waa adduced, and all trace being then lost, it is too Conclusive that there he met his untimely end. The lv dfit is easily dinite&V was, the--causeiif his mysterious, inexplicable visit, and the ; cause of-this dmouement. " ; 1 No monumental marble or epitaph , marks the spot jJ-here 'this victim of pav. sion immolated himself to the object of -bis . idolatry ; but the Tillage maiden drops a tear of , Remembrance whenever she hears the name pi that spur in the mountain, since known as the " Lover's, Leap." ' ; . Sik Jotp Fkaxxlim a.vd Csew. An irooil character good character are endorsed by the Gov ernor of that institution, h8 add ressed a letter to Sir liodertck Murchison, in which he holds out the idea that some of Sir John Franklin's crew may have rob untarily joined themselves to the Esqui maux, and might yet be discovered- The old tar say : . L ' 11 I well recollect tlie. Esqniinanx from time to time when they obseryed me at work on the ice of Winter Island, repair ing a boat, and their notice of the tools. They were repeatedly motioning by gee 4 1 11 res, aud they mude me understand they ' wished me to remain with -tlietn, and aa it was my heart' desire, I took more no- ' tice of the occurrence. And often did I wish 1 could muster courage to ask the captain, or mention my desire to onr first lieutenant (Nias) to intercede for me to ' be allowed to remain behiud. I studied their mode of living, being daily with them for many months. -1-considered their resources in clothing and food, and the effect it would have upon me, and came to the conclusion that, ' from the experiments of eating aeal, tea horse, birds, deer, tish, etc., I should soon become inured to them, particularly as it would be by my own choice. As to clothing, the deer and seal skint would be more suitable for that climate than our own and we could con vert" the birds' skins 'also. The snow huts for winter and skint for summer would do very well and no rent to pay. The dis position aud friendly manner of the, na tives was satisfactory. it. . . . . . . . - . "o1 n.,wu..r ij 0i chiuinntea about hara. auid thev r .,fth ..... r.inio . they are of the same opinion at myself, that some could hold otu till this time, and if the ships were -drove on shore (.same as the Fury) they would fare the better. - t FACTS FOKCONSIDERATIOS. Iu 1789, "prior to the rerolutton,' St. Domingo exported 76,835,219 lba. of cof fee, and 140,000,000 lbs. of sugar; In 1818 the export of coffee bad fallen to 3,000,- out), the export of sugar had ceased en 1 1 rely, and sugar it now imported into the itland. , - ... ' In 1S34, the year of the emancipation of the slaves, Jamaica exported to Eng land 18,26S,83 lba. coffee and 125,825, "0D lbs. SHgar; in 1839, five years after, uiose exKtrts had decreased to 9,423,197 lbs. coffee and 70,507,800 lbs. sugar.; The whole number of slave imported into the English West Indiea was 1.700.- 000; in 1834 only 660,000 remained to be emancipated, being 1,040,000 lest than the number imported, or a decrease of over, threo-aiiiiev - The whole number of slaves imrxnrted into the United State prior to the pro hibition of the slave trade, 1808. waa 3j.,000. By the centuef 1850, the slaves iu the Ignited States amounted, to. or UJ 'ne tor everyone im Hrtod. Tl?e Wack rwP"'ato n the New f-"rla"J 6tat w 1M79. Io 1 ' yare " uaa - i io . ,o-i, or eigtueen per cent. s. ' ' '- ln'i'u'a; ' ' ,,n"tu"" 'l ? ' .'.sw1'11'ff il.1850 ' ' " " w i,aa,or 2.0 per noar.! e0 the ratio of tlie . ,uaee tl,e,frw Wack population. Iym the-bo facts tlie following co usl:ms !. JnJ . " ' 5 1 . ' I ilium in ot. Uomtniro, and theemancinav. i j amaica, tuoae lalanut nto desert. nited State i from what Ia- VV" T i 111 ttiel t tied Jstates. inrinn t.i tl.o.p ,poat. ' - --fo m, f?' tlle ls 1,:,,J '.ncreased nine-fold, I?"e .on..tlMJ r,nU"r.v. n the tnjjlisli West Indies they had decreased three- fifths. , 3d,fTliat thp negro race increases near ly tifteeu times aa fast in their state of slavery in the Southerti States, under the care of their rtiastersvas.ui tUe'tr state of freedom, in Nbw E"i'la"'l, u I.f... depend- lent.on their owu rvtouirciand tho chari rty 'of tho wUtto race. A 1". ZhutMouk. ip" trw i wihwvMK a 'r J - a. 4iV j'taa -fStaiAa- T
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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