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. Vt i l:i lngtc :; ciiuon icle . WCDXCSLIY, I CI ST Ttb, ISJO. NORTH "CAROLINA ELECTION. ' New lUsovEt Cocxty. FOR GOVERNOR. - i" " , 184S. 1850. '; rwincts.. Manly. Keid. Manly. ReiJ. neturrn rTthe Tote for dorerijor . In the following table appear all the reliable re- ! (urn r( lha mia f.. flnvomnr w hich WO have rc- ceiv.d. It will be seen that ReiJ has gained agjTe gately from 1818 in the couiuies heard from. V 1848. 1850. Colhties. Maslt. Rbid. Maklt. Kr.in 1013 .602 4 Wilmington, Mrboro' Sound, Vti" sal Point,' Sandy Rnn, Holly Shelter, tUcky fowl, -Lous Creek, , South Washington, Moore's Crek, , Pincy Wood, ' Caintttrk, - Upper Imu-A I aer, 5331 319 18 22 . 1 65 0 61 5 49 3j 157 "7 119 2 ei 11 ! (9 - a 43 3 86 275 1021 230. 1 3' o 21 6: " 8 1 ' 4 3 364 48 14 69 63 83 144 110 f2 ' 64 60 91 278 1187 . h. LEGISLATURE. tHnr Hiiwrta Couirrr. Senate, N. N. Nixon. Coaonona, J. D. Powers, Win. Hill. All d em. No opposition. Wa. S. Laikina, dem., not a candidate, had 101 votes for the Senate. Fot Satairr. Fennell, COD, re-elected; Wil liam 313; Aldermaa 271; Armstrong 133; Jones r.. 11 t &A. If M ' BaomwicK. Senate, Cromartie, Weoten.dem., 141; Commons, Dr 175; Whig, 210; J. H. Hill, Col, Wm. R Whig, 105 Rutland, dem., HaH. "independent," 83. V Skr. Allen 35C; Evans 206. For removal of Court HoiHe, SI0; against removal 333.. ' ' Blabik. Senete, Cromartie, Whig, 180, Wool an, dm., 131. Commons, McDougald, Whig, 333. McDowell, dam., 487. No change. J as. Meltin, Whig, elected Sheriff. . CoLomra. We hate a report that John Manlts by, Whig, la elected to the Commons.1 If so, it is a Whig gain. la the Senatorial district composed of Brunswick, Bladen, and Columbus, Woolen, dem., is doubtless re-elected., -1thrui.--Seite, Herring; Commons, Kelly and Mathis.' All dem.", no change. Sampsoh. Senate, Dr. Bunting; Commons, Coy kin and Herring. All Idem., no change. Cunbcrlakd. Senate, Dr. T. N. CamerGn; Oom mons, Dobbin and Pegrarn. . All dem., no change. , Roetse. Commons, Wm. McNeill, and Ncill McNeill. Both den., no change. , yiMLt.- Senate, Wesley Jones; Commons, Tc. M. Saunders, Newsom, and Rollins. All dem., no change. - Johksok. Senate, Watson; Commons, Tomlinson and Sanders. AH dem., no change. 4t Watni. Senaie, John Exum; Commons, Brog den and Sherard. All dem., no change. Halifax. Senate, Col. Joyner, Whig; Commons, Clanton and Pope, dem. Whig loss of two Com mooers. Nostbamfton. Senate, Rogers, dem.; Commons, . Barnes, Whig, and Person, dem. No change Grks.ns. Commons, Dr B. F. Williams, Whig, by 3 maj. over Reaves, dem. A Whig gain. LcMoia. Commons, Sutton, dem. N o change. In Senatorial district of Greene and Lenoir, Edwin Speight, dem., re-elected. - 4 PmvSenate, Eborn, Whig; Commons, Dr. Blow, Whig, and Dickinson, dem. Wiiig loss ol one. " . Catw. Senate, W. H. Washington; Commons, Jerkins, Whig, Stevenson, dem. No change. Anson. Senate, Major Purdie Richardson; Com mons, Danlap and Dargan. AH Whigs, no change. Richmond. W. L. Steele, Whig. No change. Guilford. Senate, Gilmer ; Commons, Card well, Wiley, and Adams. All Whigs, no change. Row ak. Commons, Foard and Caldwell, Whigs. A Whig gain ot one. Senatorial district of Rowan and Davie, Lilllng ton, Whig, re-elected. Pasquotank. Commons, Pool, Whig. No change. . Fmqcixons. Commons, Wilson, doin. A Whig losa. , Senatorial district of Pasquotank and Perquimons, W. B. Shepaid, Whig, re-elected. Chowan. Commons, Bond, dem. A Whig loss. Camds. Commons, Dailey, Whig. No change. , Gatbs. Commons, Eure, Whig. A W hig gain. "f.'-e , " Dipt at or thi Compromise- bill. In the Seriate of the United States on Wednesday list, the Com promise bill, on which so much labor has been ex pended by wise and patriotic men, in the hope of giving qoiet to a distracted country, was torn limb from limb, and scattered to the winds, with the ex ception of (ha small fragment of U tab. An account of the process of destruction may be seen in another column. ! Moat sincerely do we regret the result. We be lieve nine-tenths of the people of the United States will regret it, for we doubt not that at least that pro portion of them were well enough pleased with the scheme of Compromise to see it adopted. What is now to bo done, is a question which it is hard to answer in any satisfactory manner. Mr. Clay, i the Senate on1 Thursday, "attributed the defeat of the bill to the notion of Mr. Pearce, of Md.,(see the proceedings,) deeming it a most inju dicious one. He is also censured in other quarters. Anmn Ahe Alexin Jcr ' BurU Bertie Bladen Ttraufort e Buneombe Bruruwk-k ComlwiLmd Cshrr) L'ltawba Cherokee Chow an Craven Currituck CsswrU Cimdrn Ctrten-t Chatham Cteaveland Colambns Caldwell Duplin Uavulaon Davie Edgeeomlie Franklin Gates Greene- Guilford Gaston Granville Hertford Halifax Hyde Hnywaou Henderson Iredell lohnston Jones Lincoln I.riioir Mecklenburg Macon Martin Montgomery Moore McDowell New Hanover Nash Northampton Orange Onlow Polk Pasquotank Pitt Peroon Perquimona Kutherlord liolieson Richmond Randolph Rockingham Rowan Surry Siokes Sampson Stanly 1 Tyro'il Uniont Wilkes Washington Wake Warren Wayne Yancy 1049 651 334 6.6 644 . Srtl B5T S28 301 678 743 000 682 593 74 177 S63 490 407 935 421 174 689 S?6 1096 542 104 319 371 907 1567 000 1016 330 601 4R9 412 656 1042 720 215 832 000 6G8 m9!) 339 609 644 683 275 106 612 1714 176 228 471 589 3G0 366 1037 681 645 1199 340 827 1090 1003 530 746 336 000 1299 358 991 172 264 357 400 782 301 244 370 616 612 644 194 1023 377 000 2t7 228 730 683 1081 83 365 781 72X ,440 138 921 669 .L 391 1406 673 390 315 442 000 , 946 173 507 26 430 S27 257 814 181 1877 m259 1068 000 557 86 656 152 1015 887 600 1726 663 128 176 671 578 265 311 623 68 313 968 696 1226 1223 692 26 IOC 000 309 182 1293 630 1097 664 526 311 306 602 431 661 260 1310 m38 363 1144 1149 896 165 454 226 1035 1159. ..... 699 677 443 s88 1481 311 n 694 m38 317 342 1772 526 984 975 485 536 638 849 in1262 257 477 n,300 6T0 679 278 1187 m26 186 in 179 591 715 583 342 291 662 673 337 m240 1066 607 979 183 221 626 135 1107 1452 8.53 1450 689 1091 42.3C0 41,486 Manly's majority 874. Vote counted with Lincoln. tVoto counted with Anson. Tar. Compromise Bill. Our readers will per ceive, by the proceedings in the preceding columns of our paper, (says the National Intelligencer of tho 9d inst.,) that the Compromise Bill (instead of pas sing, as we certainly expected it would) has taken a very sudden and unexpected turn. This was no less than dropping all the great features of the bill excepting that one which provided a Territorial Gov ernment for Utah, which has passed the Senate in a separate form, to constitute an act by itself. After having thus disposed of the bill reported by the Committee of Thirteen, the debate was resumed on Thursday, and continued during yesterday, upon the already thoroughly sifted question of the admis sion of California. This debate occurred on a sepa rate bill, reported some time ago from the Commit tee on Territories; and the debate having continued till last evening, without taking a vote upon any ma terial question, the Senate, worn out with long sit tings and fruitless debates, adjourned till Monday. We can readily conceive the necessity for some respite from a labor so wearing-down as the long and continuous sittings of the Senate. We trust moreover, that a recess of two days will on Monday bring the members of that body to the Senate with a determination to sacrifice enough of undue zeal for particular interests, or of unreasonable pride of opin ion, to enable them to bring their labors to some use ful and practical conclusion. We cannot yield the hope that, however difficult and thorny the path of progress, the Senate will yet ultimately mature the measures necessary tj establish order in our newly acquired possesions, and to restore political quiet to those parts of the United States which or rather, whose Representatives in both Houses of Congress have been excited, divided, and distracted on this subject. ITnal proceeding In (lie Senate on tbc Compromise lUll. Oo Wednesday, the 31st alt., the Compromise bill was taken up, the motion of Mr. Norrie, of New Hampshire, to strike out the provision which re stricts the territorial governments from passing any law piohibiting or establishing slavery, being pena- ng. The motion was opposed by Mr. Davis, of Mi;. The amendment was agreed to, yeas 32. nays 21, as follovi- Yeas Messrs. Badger. Baldwin, Bell, Bradbury. Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Cooper; Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglass, Felch, Greene, Hamlin, Jones. Mangum, Miller, Norris, Phelps, I'ratt, beward, bhiehls. Smith, J-pruance, Murgeon, Underwood, Unham, Wales, Winthrop 32. ISays Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell, Demon, Ber rien, Butler, Clemens, Davis, ol Olisa., uawson. Downs. Ewinz. Hunter. Kinc, Mason, Morton. Pearce, Rusk, Soule, Tumey, Walker, Whitcomb, lulee 21. Mr. Walker brought forward an amendinont strik ing out except what relates to California. But Mr. Pearce offered an amendment, which took prece dence, to wit: to reinstate what had been stricken out relative to New Mexico, and the amendment of Mr. Downs adopted yesterday, and provides that the territorial government of New Mexico shall go into operation on the 4th ol March, 1851. Mr. Pearce spoke in support of the motion. Mr. Foote resisted it, and declared that it would defeat the bill. Mr. Rusk opposed the amendment. He had ho ped that Texas would be at rest for one day. He would stand t$ be nhot. but not every day to be snapped at. He complained of the want of sympa thy and regard for the rights and feelings of Texas. He wa3 afraid that some were ready to test the power of this government in a conflict with astate. It would be lounu a hazardous experiment. Mr. Dawson opposed the amendment. Mr. Shields had, with reluctance, voted for the amendment of the Senator from Georgia. Upon re flection, he would not defend that provision; and he would support the amendment of tho Senator from Maryland, (Mr. Pearce.) Mr. Bontnn snokn at mnsrlh in sunnort of the a- mendment, and in opposition to the surrender of lv m a, l it. f c. r l mt-.uciMO lexas. ne was in luvur in kccii ing possession of New Mexico until the title was de cided by competent authority. -Mr. Houston and Mr. Dawson replied. " Mr. Pearce's amendment was finally agreed to striking out certain sections relative to New Mexico. Mr. Dawson's amendment was agreed to, yeas 33, nays 22, as follows: Yeas Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton, Berri en, Butler, Chase, Clarke, Davis, of Mass., Davis, of Miss., Dayton, Dodge, of Wis., Douglass. Evving, urecne, Hale, Hamlin, Hunter, Mason, Miller, Mor ton, Pearce, Phelps, Seward, Shields, Smith, Soule, Tumey, Underwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, Win throp, Yulee 33. ' Nays Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bright, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Dawson. Dickinson, Dodge, ot Iowa, Downs, . Foote, Houston, Jones, King, Mangum, Norris, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Spruance, Sturgeon, Whitcomb 22. The question was then on Mr. Pearce's amend ment, providing that the territorial government of New Mexico shall not go into effect till the 5th of March, 1851. v Mr. Douglass moved a substitute for it. Mr. Hale moved indefinitely tn postpone the Mil. This wan rejected yeas 27, nays 32. Yeas Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Benton, Butler, Chase, t'larke, Glemens, Davis, of Mass., Davis of Miss., Dayton, Dodge, of Wis., Ewing, Greene-, Hale; HarBlin, Hunter, Mason, Miller, Phelps; Seward, Smith, Soule, Tumey, Upham, Walker, Winthrap, Yulee 27. Nays Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Berrien, Brad bury, Bright, Cass, Cloy, Cooper, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglass, Downs, Fclih, roote, Hous ton, Jones, King, Mangum, Morton, NorrU, I'earcc, Pratt, Busk, Sebastian, Shields, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, Wliitcomb 32. Mr. Underwood said the bill could be passed, but it was necessary to give New Mexico a government. Do it our aelves or let Texas do it, or liavc a territorial government. It was our duty to give New Mexico n government, and he was willing to put in any clause s.ivinp; the rights of Texas. The question wns taken on Mr. Douglas's amendment providing that the Commissioners shall report by ihf 15tli December, and that untd Congress adjusts the boundary dispute, the rights uf both parties shall remain as tljey are. This was rejected 24 to 33. Mr. Tumey moved to postpone the bill indefinitely. This was lost yeas 29, nays 30. T Yeas Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell,. Berrien. Brail- bury, Bright, Uass, Clay, Cooper, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge, of Iowa, Douglass, Downs, Felch, Foote, .lories, King, Mangum, Morton, Norris, Pratt, Pearce, Sebastian, Shields, Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, Whit comb 30. Mr. Atchuou gave notice of an amendment to strike out all excepting what related to Utah. Mr. Underwood's amendment to the amendment stri king out the limitation in Mr. Pearce's motion was losi 25 to 32. Mr. Yulee moved in strike out the board of Commis sioners and all that remained in the bill on tlint Sulj ct. This was agreed to yeas 29, neap 28. Mr. Chai?e moved an indefinite- postponement of the bill lost, 25 to 29. Closing part of Tlr. Clay's last great Speech on the Comproiiii.c Ulll. 1 believe, from the bottom of my soul, that the measure is the reunion of this Union. I believe it is the dove of peace, which, taking its ferial flight from the dome of ths Capitol, carries the glad tidings of assured peace and restored harmo ny to all the remotest extremities of this distracted land. 1 believe that it will be attended with all those beneficial effects. And now let us discard all resentments, all passions, all petty jealousies, all personal desires, all love of place, all honing after the gilded crumbs which fall from the table of power. Let us forget popular, fears from what, ever quarter they may spring. 1 Let us go to the limpid fountain of flnadulterated patriotism, and performing a solemn lustration, return divested of all selfish, sinister, and sordid impurities, and think alone of our God, our country, our con sciences, and our glorious Union (hat Union without which we snail be torn into nostite irag- meiits, and sooner or later become the victims of mmtary despotism or foreign domination. Mr. President, what is an individual man? An atom, almost invisible without a magnifying glass a merespeckipon the surface of the im mense universe not a second in time compared to immeasurable, never-failing, never-beginning, and never-ending eternity; a drop of water in the great deep, which evaporates and is borne on by the winds; a grain of sand which is soon gather ed to tho dust from which it sprung. Shall a be ing so small, so fleeting, so evanescent, oppose it self to the onward march of a great nation, to sub sist for ages and ages to eome oppose itself to that long life of posterity, which, issuing from our loins, will endure during the existence of the world! Forbid it, God! Let us look at our country and our cause; elevate ourselves to the dignity of pure and disinterested patriots, wise and enlightened statesmen, and save our country from all impending dangers. What if, in the inarch of this nation to greatness and "power, we should be buried beneath the wheels that propel it onward. What are we, what is any man worth who is not ready and willing to sacrifice himself for the benefit .of his country when it is necessary Now, Mr. President, allow nie to make a short appeal to some senators to the whole of the Senate. Here is my friend from Virginia, (Mr. Mason,) of.whom 1 have never been without hone. I have thought of the revolutionary blood of Gcorsre Mason which flows in his veins of the blood ol his own father ol Ins own accom niished lather my friend my cherished friend for many year?. Can he, knowing, as I think he must know, the wishes of the people of his own State can he, with the knowledge he possesses of the public sentiment there, and of the high ob ligation cast njion him by his noble ancestry cau he hazard Virginia's greatest and most glo rious work at last which she, perhaps more than any other State, contributed her moral and polit Put, if defeated, it will be a tixmph of u!:r... i and impracticability a triumph of a most extra ordinary conjunction ofextremcs a victory won by abolitionism a victory achieved by free soilism the victory of discord and agitation over peace and tranquility; anu" I pray to Almighty God that it may not, in consequence of the in auspicious result, lrad to the most unhappy and disastrous consequences to our beloved country. ical powcr,lj) erect? Can he put at hazard this glorious Union, with all its beneficent effects and consequeneesriirjtiC-liursmt of abstractions and metaphysical theories objects unattaiirtble or impossible in their nature while that honor of our own common native Stale, which I rever- Meetlng of the Cape Fear and Deep Illver Xavlgatlon Company. Pursuant to previous notice, the Stockholders of the Cape Fear .md Deep' River Navigation Company, held their Annual Meeting mPittsbo ro',on Thursday, the 18th of July. Un motion, Isaac Clew, 1'sq., was callea tome LChair, and J. J. Jackson appointed Secretary. Messrs. F. J. II ill, N. A. siedman and l)e Rosset we reappointed a Committee to ascertain whether or not there was a sufficiency of stock represented legally toonstitute a meeting; who reported that to constitute a quorum forthe trans action of business, there was required to be pre sent a representation of stock to the amount, of 322 votes, and that there was represented m the mcetinr to the amount of 401 votes. hicli re port was concurred in. 1 On motion of John II. Haughton, itwasresol ved, that the State be allowed a representation in this meeting. On motion it was further resolved, that every Stockholder present, having one share of Stock, should be allowed one vote in this meeting Dr. S. McClannahan. President of the Compa ny, Cot. Wm. 11. Thompson, Engineer, and IL J. Howze, Esq., Treasurer, submitted reports setting forth the progress of the work, and comb tion ol the finances of the company, &c, which were received. M. (i. Waihlell, Esq., submitted a report behalf of the Committee appointed to audit the accounts cf the Treasurer forthe pastyear, which was received. On motion of Dr. F. J. Hill, il was resolved that the several reports submitted to this meeting by the President, Engineer, and I rcasurer of the Company, be referred to a Committee, to consist of J. II. Uaughton, Isaac Hall and J. J. Jackson, with instructions to have such reports or such parts of the same as thjjy may deem expedient, published at the expense of the Company. On motion of J. II. Ilaughton, it was resolved, that a Committee of three be appointed by the Chair, whose duty it shall be to examine the work and accounts of the Treasurer, quarterly, and report to the Directors at their next meeting thereafter and also to report to the Stockholders at their ntxt annual meeting. Messrs. N. A. Stcdman, Win. T. Home, and N. Clcgg were ap pointed said Committee. Dr. F. J. Hill, the Representative of the State, appointed Col. A. McNeil and Isaac Clegg, Esq , Directors for the State; whereupon, it was unan imously resolved, that the individual Stockholders in the meeting entirely concur in said appoint ment, and that they do hereby ratify and adopt tho appointment of Isaac Cleggand A. McNeill, as directors of this Company. John II. Ilaugh ton, L. J. Ilaughton, andTliomas Hill, wureclee- From the Georgetown (.V. C.) Republican. The vegetable phenomenon "spoken of in the following article, as having occurred last year in : portions of Tennessee, and again this year in the same State, is now to be seen in some locations on the Pee Dee iu this State particularly on the lover or eastern end of Snow's Island; On this Island die "cane brakes" are 'extensive, furnish ing abundant winter pastnrage for rattle. The cane this season, we understand, 'has run to seed, as the expression is, and is bearing large quanti ties of grain resembling oats. The Logs devour this fruit very greedily aud fatten iponit. What will be me luture cileet of tins seeding upon these same brakes for the purpose of pasturage, we are not prepared to determine. Nothin.r 0f the kind has ever before come under our observation. fegduble Phenomenon. huut this time ast year the cane upon several Islands in the rivers of East Tennessee was discovered lobe pro , . ii i "i . . uucmg smau grains wnicn very much resembled rye, both as to size and shape. It grew in Ueads and was covered with chaff like that of wheat.i n ,i ,t :.i i l no jHutnum, wiuii uuumuuruu rcinarKaolO and so unusual that not even "the oldest inhabk 1 . I i-.. - ;l . i. . . i . .... . tani nau ever seen any tiling of, tne kind, j be' conjectures respecting the cause of the appearance of this unusdafgrain were very numerous many persons (and some or them skilled in botanic learn ing) supposed that the cane had,rby some means, been inoculated with wheat. This year we are told t'jat the cane throughout East Tennessee is bearing in almost incredible quantities the same grain. At some places it would not be ('ifTic'ilt to collect as much as twenty-five or thirty bushels per aero Some persons owing cane lands have already gathered large quantities of the grain, which they find makes a flour equal in appearance to that of wheat, and equal as palatable when cooked in the form of cakes, &c. Hogs and fowls,eat the grain as it falls from the cane with the same greediness that they devour any other smalf grain. Another re markable feature about the matter is,thatso soon as the grain begins to mature the cane begins to die, and the indications now arc that all tho fcane in Fast Tennessee will die out this season. It lias been suggested to us that the planners, by collecting this -seed, might sow it Uj)on their woodlands, and thus have excellent cane pastures for their stock, as there can be little doubt but that the grain will germinate, especially in moist lands. h'noxville (Tenn.) Jtrgisler. ...WU na .-.-iiif-li flpvnttnn MR lm CHIC WIU ICi51,Cl.fc 1 111 IO lll. ..w.w... - , ... I .1 U. II i, r .1 docs, while the honor of that State, and the honor ! ""ors by .lie Stockholders for the ens,.- of the South, are preserved uniuijiatrcd by this The Crops. The effect of the destruction of the wheat crop in North Carolina by the Kust, is already visible in the high price of Flour in this market, $7 per bbl. having been freely paid for superfine. An order was received here a few days ago for several bbls. of Flour to be sent to Salisbury, and another for a supply for Raleigh. This is reversing the order of business. We fear, Svr.a.oaCoe.r.-Ar'rWnrenU of the Judges j , r Illy Ul X 1UU1 WIU UG UlUUjJIIlHVii. iiuiu ,uw nut.ii, The crop in the Northern and Western States is said to be very large. The prospects of the corn and cotton crops are not good in this State. Drought and storm have greatly injured both. In the North Eastern coun ties, we learn from the Norfolk Beacon, "it is thought that at least half a crop will be raised if the weather continues favorable." Fayelteville Observer. not for the Fall terms (1850) of the Superior Court. 1 Edenton, Judge Caldwell. 5 Newborn, " Ellis. 3 Raleigh, " Bailev. 4 Hillsborough, " Manly. ft Wilmington, " Battle. 6 Salisbury, " Settle. ,,7 Morjanton, " Dick. Tut Caiiket. MrTliatea, of Missouri, will aeeept the Secretaryship of War tendered him by President Fillmore. That post, and the Secretary ship of the Interior, refused by Mr. Pearce, remain vacant. Gen. Scott if acting temporarily as Secre tory of War. Massachusetts Senator. Robert C. Winthrop baa been appointed to the U. S. Senate by the Gov ernor of Maaaacbuietts, in the place of Mr. Webster, Secretary of State. Deal, iaa Army Offiurr-ilen. R. B. Mason, of die Army, died of Cholera al St. Louis, on the 25th f Jolt. " Coom'iIlQCESTS. On Tkiursdav last. Cor oner J. C. Wood held an inquest over thebody of reproach.' ' B VI DFg 111 nil, iiaiub uMftuuwu, V eiUlCt Ol Hie iury; "The deceased came to hie death by drown rtfA, ."- ' - . f. On the iame day, Coroner Wood held another inquest over the body of M r. W illjam Warry, of .' m, m - J .J MA "Rkst of Maxkind." Some of the papers in Washington published the following . in General Taylor's Message: "We are at peace with nil the world, and we seek to maintain our cherished relations of amity with the rest of mankind." "In a paper, "On the proper method of repell ing Calumny," written in the 390 number of the Spectator, by Steele, the following passage oc curs: "When people go upon any other foundation than the truth of their own hearts, for the conduct of their actions, it lies in the power of scandalous tongues to earry the world before them, and make the rest of mankind tall in with the ul lor lear Railroad Travel. Some idea may be form ed of the extent of the travel on Railroads at the North by the following notice of the daily ave rage of passengers on the Hudson river Railroad. Just think of the travel averaging for seventeen days 3,460 persons daily, all of whom are provi ded with comfortable cars and seats: "We made a rough estimate yesterday of the number of passengers passing over the Hudson River Railroad daily fixing it at about 2800. We have since received the following statement of the actual average, daily, during each month since the road was opened: January, N93 February, lJ71 March, 1,410 April, 1,875 May, 2,074 . June, 2,552 July, to 17th inst., 3,-166 Total 305,3b2. In this statement, 'working days only are inclu ded, no trains being run on Sunday. Commu tation passengeis are not included. Not the least striking feature of the statement is the refu tation it gives to the opinion which has been ve ry freely expressed, that few would travel on the road except in winter when the river wasicloscd. Ifete number has steadily increased as the season of navigation has advanced. The average for July is undoubtedly increased by the immense number who passed to and fro on the road on the 4th. Courier and Enquirer. ipoiLiNo a Good Workman.. A corrcapon- dent of the New York Star furnishes the follow ing interesting incident, which shows how liable people are to be mistaken in their prognostics- i) a Mr. Mynders.of friend who was re- ftifkl rurtfT man tuar We learn from Cant. Warry, son of the de- rvwaimr v. -.. it, .. ' i , eeuedt that bit father eojoyedrfectTy -good am sorry that he is now going to make afool 4 health np to the moment of hw . death, and was of luiuself, by leaving a good trade to study law." at the time he wbj truck down performing hie That young man, Millard Fillmore, is now Presi tegular duties on board the ehooer. Journal, dent of the United States, r tun " ""'" " , ;ctt "eauian uons. Some, thirty years ag M board the Schr. Diadem,fromthi above place. Seneca Falls, remarked to a Verdict: -ueatn irora vwimuvn oi uocv: .-wW with him . t t, . A Timely Hint. Many anecdotes have been told bearing pretty hard upon the late John Ran dolph, some wholly fictitious, others not. Among them is the following: On one occasion, when the subject of making appropriations for the public buildings was under consideration in Congress, Mr. Randolph rose, and as usual spoke in opposition to it appropri ations had been frequently asked and granted and still the buildings went up with a stealthy pace; he wanted to see the end of it, and for his purpose he moved to refer that subject to the committee on unfinished business. A workman in the gallery close by, irritated at the opposition Mr. It. haa shown to what was to constitute nis support, and unable to bear this taunt, cried out in a voice something like Kanuolpn s, "Anu i movejJlrpeakeuihMihegentleinan to the same committee." This severe retort up on the ill-formed arid badly made, orator from Virginia, set the whole House in a roar, and the Sergeant-at-Arms was immediately despatched to arrest the offender, but he disappeared and could not be found. measure: I appeal, sir, to the senators from Rhode Is land and from Delaware, in y little friends which have stood by me, aud by which I have itood in all the vicissitudes of my political life; two glo rious, patriotic little Suites which, if there is to be a breaking up of the waters of this Union, will he swallowed up in the common deluge, and left without support. Will they hazard that Union, which is their strength, their power, and their greatness? If such an event as I have alluded to occur, where will be the sovereign power of Delaware and Rhodelslaud? If this Union shall become separated, uew unions, new confederacies will arise. And with respect to this if there be any I hope there is no one in the Senate before whose imagination is flitting the idea of a great southern confederacy to take possession of the Balize and the mouth of the .Mississippi I say , . . -,, . . i. m my place never! never: kkvek win we who occupy the broad waters of the Mississippi con sent that any foreign flag shall float at the Balize, or upon the turrets of the Crescent City, never never I call upon all the South. Sir, we have had hard words bitter words, bitter tliouchts. tinnlcasant feclinir towards eaeh other in the progress of this great measure. Let us forget them. Let us sacrifice these feelings. Let us go to the altar of country and swear, as the oath was taken of old, that we will standby her; we will support her; that we will uphold her con stitution; that wc will preserve her Union, and .that we will pass this great comprehensive and hcalingsystein of measures whicli will'lnish all the jarring elements, and bring peace and tranquility to our homes. Let rue, Air. President, in conclu sion, say that the most disastrous consequences would occur, in my opinion, were we to go home, doing nothing to satisfy and tranquilize the country upon these great questions. What will be the judgment of mankind, what the judgment of that portion ol mankind who are looking upon the progress of this scheme of self-government, as be ing that which holds the highest hopes and ex pectations of ameliorating the condition of man kind what will be the judgment of our consti tuents when wc return to them and they ask us, How have you left your country? Is all quiet all happy? Are the seeds of distraction or divi sion crushed and dissipated f And sir, wlicn you come into the. bosom of your family when you come to converse with the partner of your fortunes, of your happiness, and ot your sorrows and when, in the midst of the common offspring of both of you, she ask you, "Is there any danger of civil war? Is there any danger of the torch being applied to any portion of the country? Have you settled the questions which you have been so long discussing and deliberating upon at Washington ? Is all peace and all quiet?" What response, Mr. President, can you make to that wife of your choice and those children with whom you have been blessed by Cod ? Will you go home and leave all disorder and confusion all unsettled all open ? The contentions and agitations resul ting from our neglect to decide them. Sir, wc shall stand condemned by all human judgmentbe low, andof those above it is not for me to speak. We shall stand condemned by our own conscien ces, by our own constituents, by our own coun try. The measure may be defeated. I have been aware that its passage for many days was not absolutely certain. From the first to the last, 1 hoped and believed it would pass; because ing year. On motion, it wns resolved, that the salaries of the President ami Treasurer of this Company be reduced to sf 800 per anuuni. Dr. f. McClannahan was re-elcclcd President of the Company for the ensuing year. t)n motion, it was resolved, that the pmcediugs of this meeting be published in the Christian Sun, the Raleigh Register, and Standard, and in Wilmington papers, and that other papers' ill (In state, favorable to the cause of Internal linjiroto jnent, he requested to give them an insertion. Whereupon, on motion, the meeting adjourned. ISAAC CLEGtJ, Ch'in'n. J. J. Jackson. Scc'y. GiiNKiiAi. Taylor and Tnu Paintkji. The Washington correspondent of the PhiHiuVphia Bulletin, speaking of General Taylor in a recent letler, says: Many anecdotes arc told of him while he filled the While House; but all these, in due time, will find their way to print. They serve to illustrate his character the same unassuming, simple eii izeii in his high station, that he was while he was in the retirement of private life the same as President of the United Slates, and as the subor dinate serving undtr another. One anecdote, to .... a . , -,i , . . wliten 1 was eogiuzunt, l win uneuy repeal. . glazier and painter, well-known in the city to the resident population, was one morning passing through the Presidential grounds, and having A person was boasting that he sprung frofn ahigh family in England. Yes, said a bystander, j have teen some of the family so high that their feet could not touch the ground. never seen the General, was ol course ignorant of his person. However, whilein' the act of passing the portals of the eastern wicket gates, he encountered a plainly dressed gentleman, who, intently gazing upon the garden liclongmg to the Executive Mansion, did not observe the approach of the painter until he had come rudely in contact with him. "Where the are your eyes! exclaimed the latter in a passion, "can't you see where you're going?" "Pardon me, responded the unconscious intruder; "but the tact is, lie continued with a good-humored smile, "I was wondering whether the garden there was as for ward as other gardens in the city, and did not notice your proximity until I had encountered you." " "Umph!" observed the painter; "do you suppose the garden of a President would look as fine as our common gardens? 1 rather think not." "I do not see why," continued the stran ger, "for I iooi k it myself eini take the best care of it." "Oh, then you are the old fellow's gardener, are you! inquired me painter. "iov tell me, is lie as surly as people say ol hiin? 1 should like to see the old codger." "Well, my friend," remarked the interrogated, in. the same pleasant vein, "I do not know what people say of liis disposition, but if it will gratify you to bo made personally acquainted with him, permit me to introduce myself Gen. Taylor, at your ser vice!" "You you General Taylor?" ejacula ted the painter, with delighted eyes, and grasping his hands more tightly. "Oh L !" and with that he look to his heels, never stopping till he was far enough from the scene of introduction. The General enjoyed the joke hugely; but ever after contended, that the painter would make a bad soldier. -f Why Epidemics rae at ni$ht.-U was in one night ll.at 4000 perished in the Prague of London of 1003. It was at night lhat the army of Sen nacherib was destroyed; Both in England and on the continent a large proportion of caes in its several forms, hae been observed tohaveoccur ed between one andf two o'clock in the morning. "Danger of exposure to the night air" has brcn a theme of physicians from time immemorial ; but it is remnrkuble that they have never yet called in the aid of chemistry to account fur the fact. It is at night that the streams of air nearest the ground must alw ays be the most charged with the particles of annualized matter given out from the skin, and deleterious gases, such as carbonic arid gas, the product of respiration, and sulphret ted hydrogen, the product of the sewers. In the day, gases and vaporous substances of all kinds i i?e in the air by the in refaction of heat; at night when the rarefaction leaves them, they fall by an increase of gravity, if imperfectly mixed with the atmosphere, while the gases evolved during the night instead of ascending remain at nearly the . same level. It is known that carbonic acid gas at a low temperature partakes so nearly of the nature of a fluid, that it may be poured out of one vessel into another; it rises at the temperature at which it is exhaled from the lungs, but its ten dency is towards the floor, or the bed of the sleep er, in cold and unventilaied rooms. At Hamburg, the alarm of cholera at night, iit some parts of 4he city, was so great that on some occasions many refused to go to bed, lest thev should be attacked unawares in their sleep. Sit ting up, tlicy probably kept their stoves or, open lires Iniriiing for the sake of warmth, and that warmth giung the expansion to any deleterious X.M-Vi present, which would best promote theic dilution in the atmosphere, the means- of safety were thus unconsciously assured. Al Sierra Leone, the natives have a practice, in the sickly season, of keeping li res constantly burning in their huts at night, assigning that the tires keep away the cwl spirits, to which iu their ignorance jhey attribute the fever and ague. Latterly, Europeans have begun to adopt the same practice, and those that have tried it assert that they have eiuirc im munity from the tropical fevers to which they were formerly subject. In the epidemics of the middle ages fires used to be ligliiudin tho Htrtscts for the purification of the air; ami in the plague of London, of 100,rs lires in the streets were atone time kept burning incessantly, till extinguished by a violent storm, of rain. Latterly trims of gunpowder have been fired, and cannon discharged for the same object;, but it is obvious lli.it thus'! mew, ires, although sound in principle, mustrneccssarily,o of doors be on too small a scale, as measured against an oee.an of atmospheric air, to produce any sensible effect. W ithin doors, however, the case is differ ent. It is quite possiMe to heat a room to produce a rarefaction and consequent dilution of any ma lignant gases it may conlain, and it is of course the air of the room, and that alone, at night, whicl comes into immediate contact with the hing.s of a person sleeping. If eilminister Review. . on the nrincioles of just and righteous conccason fttnd mutual conciliation. I believe that it deals unjustly to no part of the republic, that it saves their honor, and, a's far as it is dependent upon Congress, saves the interests of all quarters of threountrjrr"iiut sir, I nave known mat tne ae cision of iu fate depended upon four or five votes in the Senate of the United States, and upon whose ultimate judgment we could not count up on the one side or the other with -absolute Mer its fate is now committed to the hands laintv of the Senate, and to inose-nve or six votes, to , , h gnd oneight in height. whTcTrTliafe u" ',-' is possible tnat, lor the chastisement oi our, sins or transgressions, the rod of Providence .maybe still applied to us, may be still suspended over us, Professor Wedstkr and Suicide. The I)os" ton conespondent of the New Tribune says : -, "Professor Webster is in remarkable go0" health, is constant in his devotions, and appear8 like a man who realizes the awful and ignomin ious fate whicli awaits him. He is allowed the laiinl n rirnm !tt Ilia fnll that tinr) KftTiiFfi flia . a til . p I J 1 uouai OIVIVIUO l Ul VlH ear. ( l V iu wwviv fromthefirst tothelastlbeheveditwasfoundedjjj j montion - thig because some have thought it a matter of surprise that he should be allowed a knife and fork, glassware, &c.,' they being impressed with the idea that he would com mit suicide. He once said, when spoken to up on that subject: "lam too much of a Christian to commit suicide."" We shall oe.- Bets run high that he will never be hung that he will take his own life. Others are equally as fierce in betting that he will be hung. ... ) Professor Webster-is, according to the jail re cord, in the ?5th year of his age, and is five feet A slisht shook of an earthquake waafeltatDaUon, (Ga.,) on the night of the 20th ulh Its duration was about one minute. f fv t- - - A Ciiinksk Custom. The following Curious experiment is adopted by the Chinese physician in order to discover whether a person has been murdered or died through tho violence of others: "In ordcyfo make the discoveryrtrie body is first taken and washed in vinegar. After this, a large lire is kindled in a pit, dug on pnrposeeix, feel long, three wide, and the same in depth.-. This fire is continually augmented until the sur rounding earth becomes as hot as an oven; the re maining fire is then taken out, a targe quaptity of wine is poured into the pit, and it is covered with a hurdle made of osier twigs, upon which the body is stretched out at full length. A cloth is thrown over both, in the form of an arch, in order that the steam of the wine may act upon it in every direction. At the end of two hours thc cloth is taken off, and if any blows have been given they then apppear upon the body, in what ever state it may be." The Chinese likewise assert that if the blows given have been so severe as to occasion death, this trial makes the markeftippear upon tho bones, although none of then should be broken or apparently injured. The wine used in, theso trials, it is said is a kind of beer, mado from rico and honey. ' , , ! ' ' If such is found to be true, it may bo of emi nent service in cases of doubt when violence is thought to havo been committed, aud may form a new mode for the dcteotionof crime. , A teacher of one of the publio schools in New York invited one of .his pupils, a handsome young sirl, to elope with him, aid promised to provide Uverythius forthe journey. The yonng lady pro perly told her motner, ana me oiu iuy equaiiy,. s properly saluted his headSwith the tongs when ho called fof his'BJrpBcted brtda,.' . 1 1 . 1 " He that is eood may hope to become better ha; that is bad may fear that he will become worse. -
Wilmington Chronicle (Wilmington, N.C.)
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