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tit
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BOTTOM : Pbedebick Kidder, Esq.
JOHN WALKfcR, JR.
AUCTIONEER COMMISSIOX
MERCHANT -WILMINQTONi
N. C
March 17, 1949. . My.
F. J. LORD & CO.
Rice Factors Sl loaimlssioo Agents.
Nor. 25, 1848.
108-l-pi
. SI'KELLCR & M RAE,
LUBBER AJD UMU iuE.US, UiNBKIL
CiDiHlSSlON IliKliHNTis tud LRUCEES,
Start J'ormtrly occvpitd by IIall A AatisTaoNO,
NOilTH WATRR STilKET,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
hectob ai'Kct.La.
Nov. 11. 1848.
ALEX- U 'llAE.
m
L. MALLETT,
incuf Ci-I m T IIP Oil D nv
r"( , . - "
Timber. Lumber. Naral Stores, &c,
, , ,
flulCt Building, North Water Street
101
BATIIIV, BRYANT k CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
WILMINGTON, N. O.
Marrh 17, 1849. 1 tf.
" WILLIAM NEFF.
(Late of the firm of N.f- &, Wahnuh,)
aJI.B.iAI.K AN U EETAIL tiEAI.EIl IN
ship cm ixi)i.ERt suii sroitus
AND UitOCaitl,
O l.tSK.t OK DOCK 4 WAl'EK STHKKTS,
wiLaiNaroN. n. c.
Uc . 7tlt. IB 13. 1 1 J-it-
JOHN D.LOVE,
CABINET F U it N i'f U R E i
UliJilbliJS, Uillllii, aiiiit-s. ic,
WILMINGTON. N. C.
Dec II, 1848.
SUi'l', AMi a CO.
.dEitCdlNr TAILORS,
A.XO DKALKrt IN
U P It I O H
.vlAUiEr STREET,
iViL vII.S J TON, N. C .
Oct. 21, 1818. 9j-y.
C0RNEUUS M VEILS,
MA N UFA C TU It E li ,
AND DEALER IN
HATd, CAPS, UMBRELLAS AND
VVALiilNu CANS, Ac.
WIL4I.VOTON, N. C, Market-st.
,Oot. i;i343. -yr.
ArB.,sririi i cjm
ICCTIJ1EKRS ill C01aUStj.Y KRCillXTi
Fayetterllle Strfet,
RALEIGH .N . fJ .
Will lino I la ill urJjrs and com Missions In their
la J ).'o,tlwja, jvith punctuality an J dispatch.
Riria TO
His tixoullency Cmas. Maklt,
J. O Witn) Kq ,
Matnsw Usaw, Ksq.,
Hon. i. ft. J. Dajmil,
Oto. W. .V1oscai, Kiq.,
Mai C. L. tliirrjH.
WaieiifV V. C, V. It, 184 J. M-12in-.
S. M. WEST,
AUCTIONEER
COMMISSION MERCHANT
WILMINGTON, N. C.
ulbersl Cud advanees mvl on all oaigBfn. n
rom lh North, or oa f roducs from the .uptrj
Offlra 2 doors os toe W hi if. Souk aids of
Market Stmt.
April S, 1849. .
iiiiii ininiiiiniBiiin mim mbiimiii
1 1 " " 'D" 1 . -r r-:
VOL. 4 NO. 24.
J. 11 illll VAV Sl SON.
COM tfWlOX MERCHANTS.
J. Hathaway.
March 3, lb49.
f'J. L. Uatuawat.
H'J.
W. L. SMITH,
(Late op the firm or Sandfohb St, Smith.)
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
WILMINGTON, N. C
Store on North Walir Street, ParsltyV block
Oct. 14 1845. 90-yc
J. S. WILLIAMS,
Fancy & Staple Dry liood Store
MARKET STllEET,
WltMINO T fl-N INT . 6v
Oct. 14,1848. 90
IV. BRANSON,
AGENT FOR l'HE SALE OF
1IMBKR, L U B ti R, NlVH STORES, &e
Nutt'f Building, North Water Street.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
N. B. I h ive a I irge and. Secure Timber Pen
where I will put all Timber hit with my for bole at
as Small ch arge as is made by any other Agent in
this place, W. B.
Sept. 28 1818. 83-c.
B. I. II0WZE,
A TTORN E Y A T LA W.
WILMINGTON, No. Cit.
Will practice in all the Courts of Wayne, Duplin
and New Hanover Counties.
JEFFREYS & LEIGHTON.
General C6mailsion Merchants,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
February 13, 1913. 141.
WILLIAM J. CLARK,
ATTOUMEY AT LAW,
RALEIGH, N. C.
Sept. 12th. 1848. 76-w.tri.e.
CARROLL & FENN ELL.
Grttcurs X Co n aissioii Merchants,
WlLMIVGro.N, N. c.
NAV AlH'A O.V II NO A OKNRRAL ASHORTUENT OF
AND WILL PAT PABTICULAB
Attention to the salt; of all kinds of Produce
. J. CARS ILL. b. N. rENNKLL.
v I'J, I'D
DEROSSET & BROWN.
W ll.M ISO 1'ON, N. C.
BROWN & DEROSSEf.
NKW VOIIK.
.. Kll L C-r.l UJS-ilO.S MkliiXUASTS
War,-:. 17. Is4it. l-y.
k W. L. McUARY.
p u ii -i .1 :i j i a u i y c ii a .1 1 s s I o
UUltCHANTS,
V. I. i
v t;.
.1 ircli 17. H,9.
l-y.
-.v. r K Jti r.n-: sali; or
HMI1 EH .lfUKl, V.4IM. STOKES f-c
wl 1 a ,ktu luraiiush tUvuneei- on iilloousiniuuniH
i ,)rod uce
laii.li i;. 181:1 I
GEOitliE W. DAVIS.
COMMISSION MtiiiCitAiNT,
VlL.iilNOrON, N. c.
Jarchl7 1313. 1
J. C. LIHA.
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
ANU OclNclitAL AOliNr,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Oct. 10, 1848. b7
LIFE IINSUJtANCE
IN THE NATIONAL LOAN FUND SO
ClfifV, OF LONDON,
AMD
FIRE INSURANCE
IN TUj: .ETNA HdJ.CAJrf COM
PAN'V, OF HARTFORD, Conn.,
OB, t!t THE
HOWARD INSURANCE COMl'ANY,
OF NEW YORK,
May be elloclei by spplicatlon to
OaitOSSET dt BROWN.
March 17, 1843. 108
BENJAMIN BLOSSOM,
COMMISSION MERCHANT
NEW YORK.
Liberal advances made upon Ci.naignmentsof all
kinda at produce.
Refit rencrs.
Messrs. J. A D. McRab,
U. W. Uavii Km
Ilmington.
J. R Ulosioh q
Oee. I9,lt)4
lib
HENRY P. RUSSELL,
AGENT FO'l THE CAPE FEAR
STEAM SAW MILL,
WILMINOTON, N. C.
lulet attention given to the fskliful exrtutlonof all
order for Lumber,
a. I 184f. 124-lyc
Hi
PUBLISHER
I.TIUWEEKL
WILMINGTON HURSD&&
CASUWELL k BLOSSOM,
GENERAL CpM MISS ION
1 !
s
AW.vi . ;,v,
PORWAUDINO HERCIIABiTS,
Ko l it, DifklBMi ricit f
North Water L WHmfMliMi, C
Llbenl Cmh tdnc ipiU or ensljnmen of
t miner, uti-nser, and ivai aiaraa.
Ap.iU, 1849. ,(: .... 8-l2m).t
t-r-
LIFE INSURANCE, -
m il b am r un usuii.es ruirm.
HUBPLU3 OVER $1 pO,O60. '
a 1 - k. J
J. tL, Hl.OS3yi.rnf.
April 3; 1449.
i i i inT. n..
. . V : I
General Commission tlerchanb,
' 37 1-2 North nTjarres,
P II I L I D E liT II I A
Rrrsa to'
Messrs. Thos
Watsok eV Sins, )
Jn. C
Daoosta, Esq- phii..
Wm. b. Neilsom Esq., i
Robibt Neilsor. Km , )
Messrs. Mokes, Tavlob 4 Co., ' v
i. H. Baowaa. A Co.. J
York.
" J. A, a McRae,
Qbo. IlAaarss, Esq,
April 5, 1949,
W Iniingin.
9-tf.
DOT AND COLD BAT1I.
AT TlfE
VERANDAH BOWLING SALOON
by J
MORRIS,
7-tf.
March 31, 1849.
GEO. II1RRISS,
General Com mission Merchant,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
QI'RKJT iitieniiiin givn to ptocuring Freights
O and purctiusing Curgowur vesael.
Kefer to
F. I'. Hall, Esq., 1
O. O Parsley, Ksq.,
J. A. Tavlor, Ks, Wiliningten.
J. L. UuiLmiy, Esq.,
Mi'mrc. Hnll,ii(l,t Huntington, J
Messrs. Tookur, Smyth A Co., N v .
' Thompson A HuDter, jnew'w'
Alex'r. Herron, Jr , I'hila lekphia
Msis. Williams fc Butlor, Q
H. K. Haker, Esq , Ch. oc.too, 8. C.
Jan. 2, 1S41
123-lf.
SPIRIT BARRELS.
A Qood supplv oi empty B irrnls.
For stlu low
xlLial its to salt purctiBseni.by
DeROSSKT A BROWN.
March I.
100,
Dr. B. MUNSEY,
1I0M(E0FA THIC PH YSICIAN,
, AND
- DENTIST,
MARKET St , C Doors above Front St,
Dee. 22, 1848. 120-6mo.
JOHN T. RUSS,
LNSPF.CTOlt OF
TIM B E Ii AND LUMBER.
WILMINGTON, N. (J.
Oct. 14 ISlrf. 90-
F. J. LORD k CO.,
Agents for tho
n v uni.;;3 nu tqal life insurance Co
Accumulated Capital, 0130,0110.
ALSO FORIHE
EA(!LE LIFE k HEALTH INSURANCE CO.
Capital, 8100,000.
Will lakr risks on lives of Slaves.
Office 2 3 North Water 8tfeet.
Oct. ii, 1813.
J00N HALL,
Commbsioa Merchant,
vVILMINCTON.
April li.
12
WM. M. HARRIS.
auoans s. osaaa
UARRISS & DRAKE.
General Co nnhslJa Merchants,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
RcraaBNcaa:
O. O. 1'arsley, Esq,
Col. John McRae.
Messrs. Ballard Huntington
ilmington, N. C.
Will Pec. Esq . Kaleich, N. C
liall, 8ack.lt 4 Co., pellwU N.
LUey, Esq., )
Meaars.
Joeeoh Ul
flesara. James Comer 4 sons. Baltimore.
- R. A. Souder 4 Co , Philadelphia.
' Thompson A Hunter, , v .
" Plllabury 4 Sandford. Nw Ymk
" Hunting Tulta Boston.
" J.aO. P. Titeoinb, Kennebunk, Me.
September Uih. 1846. 77 tf.
MARTLN & CRONLY.
AUCTIONEERS,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
OENER AI r A n E NTS
Wilmington. N. C.: Oct. 3 1848. bit
MOUSSES.
1 foCi H'1' Prime new Crop Cuba Molsssrs. jusi
1 OU arrived per Brig Annawao. and for salr by
J. HATHAWAY A SON.
Fab. 22. . 145.
SPERM, Adamantine and Tallow Candlra. For
ale by GEO. MYERS.
Feb 10. 0
Ill
, i
!M$ING;; MAY 1 QCI W
FCU CALIFORNU mflEJU)
'! a hwt OwmrMnviaMh inilUi(i i
4 vffttqga4 Jiaylng flettain aWminiof
cu, iiieauin w i in arouort on w us nuinoeroi
paf !". of aavmturera oflrina, DoMtian ooa
and t autttlal Vrsscl, ih cargo antf ess4 to b
ownvd f thaComp.ny, and sh rsdlWial to be
jovt" lb swchlsws an reulail4 as in said
Com fiiav slake after brlnsr fhjaied. Plftttin
Hut
LOothn, has already Wen rbcTHe
L irbM kt aa wttKYkAced ftaviEslnr havlne
sal 1 n-nad the Hum. aeven rfMlerenl times
and
ri, u iittlnte with the coast, and will furnish 1700
wot 1 1-. instruments lortnsoiintin oi ine vesaui,
(off. ..Uor'iiibrnuiUiiiiapply
UAKCM93 m, PMlb.
1.
i ".npivf fa " s
. . Sunt edition of Siuuuing Article
the Taws ml Cognm relative to
a, t'lHlUUlliu
the Metcbsnrs
RYE!
Vor sals by
1 (X) B"Bbers
Jan. iSl
i. c
LATTA.
m.
SALT.
&ff BUSHKLS lurks Island, jus4r-
rived pur BrLv Avj, lor sale by .
H.UtttY OKI A.iT 4 CO.
m.
Maieh 10
FOR SALE.
Turpentine Land and Distillery.
CjKVERAL Tracts, containing about 19C0 a efts of
Kl Turpentine Lund, ip one body and free from Bngi
fituaterf near L.rk wood's Folly Riv-r, and In "ton
ngs
venient distance from Elizabeth River.
ALSO,
A 20 barrel Distillery, in good order, with every wor
klruiTool, situ i ted on I.uckwood's Folly &1TUX and
abuut 'i miles from abov' land. Ajipl to
ROBT. O.lUVKl V, Wilmington, N. C.
Ntttbernian copy 61 and send bill o ill Is UiRce.
Fab. 1. . Ii6-tl
NOTICE.
17 ROM and after the first January, 1849, mi Freight
will be transported or delivered without the
freight being paid.
ROBT. KENNKR,
- " Transportation Agtnt, W.lK.iL K. Co.
Dec. 30. 1848. -tf.
NORTH CAROLINA BACON.
1 rrf Lbs. New Wsrne Co. Hams. Sides
I jyjJ and Should s. Just reeelved per J
Rail Road and for sale ty
HARRI3S 4 DRAKE.
March 10.
151.
PORK! PORK!!
Q C BARRELS Bice Mesa New York city inspec
n) tion and relnspocud ii Wrliujngiun for ul
6y
OEO HARRISS.
Murphy's Building.
March 31. 1819.
AGENCY OF
Navtilvt (Mutual Life) Insvranee Company.
IIER'O.NS holding Policies la this office arenoil-
L fied that Saip Cerlificales for their Sluiretof
proj
oliU in tht
livery ut
in the butinatef the Cvmparty' are ready for
del
the Ageoty otoce. 2s, North wa'er-at.
P. J. LORD 4 Co. Aarnls.
Oct. 24. 94-tf.
GRIST MILL.
THE mbacriber have stsiH-fr s 7rt MUl.n con
nexion with their Sew Mill, and can fuml. h
Meal and Hominy ot primeaualily and a4 very short
notice. JOHN McRAE A Co.
Fib. 8.1849. 139-tf.
TURPENTINE STILL FOR SALE.
A TV RPBNTIN K STrLL with Cap. Arm, Worm
Doors, Tub, and all other necessary fixtures, in
prime order, of either of the following stars vii: 12,
18, 20. 2, or 30 B irrsis yellow Dippings Turpentine.
Eoquiro.of, or address by lener to
A. H.-VANBOKKELEN.
WHtoiogton March 20. 1849. 2.
DISSOLUTION.
T'HE Copariaership henriufora existing under the
4rm of PETERSON. CASH WELL Co., is
this day dissolved by mutual consent. U.Caahwell,
at the old stand, w.ll settle the busiias of the con
Oarn.
E. PET Kit SON.
D. CA8HWKLL,
J. rti fcRSUN.
Feb.S.
139
HYSON AND YOUNG HYSON,
X Catty Boxes V. H. Tea 12 lbs. each,
J a ' - Hyaoo " 12 Iba each,
f superior quality and for sale by
HARR18S & DRAKE.
March 8. 151.
SPIRIT BARRELS !
Empty Suirii bbls. Urg sixe and in prima
jrder. Fur sale low bv
BArtRV, BRYANT A CO.
Jin 16. 129.
COMMERdU BANK STOCK.
1 A SHARES Commercial Hank .Stock, for sals
!V7by J. rlATHAVTAY d SON.
Feb. 24,
145
FOR SANFRANCISC0 CALIFORNU
DIRECT!
THE new A. I. Copper fMieaedand copper
rttf ad, Live oak and red Ceader built Barque
JrAJOHN A. TAVLOR, Martin master, ,111
aollasaso,erry in April. 8Iv aa uke the balk
'1200 lMtraightand 100 passengers. For particu
lars, apply to Ofe.0. W. OA VIS.
Feb. It. 142.
FLOUR.
OH Barrels Extra Canal Flour
J 20 half
For sale by
Fell. 3,
do
do bo
HOWARD f PEDEN.
I"- 1
r :
-STi
' r'fHV a. ttOSmASBII, .iiJ?.I4
Msjodlow bird arajrelevmlng tt Wnal 4r
Pourth their souls of tors In onJ irom wr qtdf
' eringsprsyi : ''' , 'i'''
Or, high In sir, with (laocing wiiagtv, and' lofceftl
. ibroatfthr, -l . X'r' ,'
And, like a rain, send down ttnap their mtnt fib
fji wu
me SEies.
1
Sweet thonghu ara flntttlU mj Vnb,' Ml VU
anaalsj sing ) i
A random Uy w marry MayynM 4mukmtht
. 1 ' Spring- ''- ' 7 '
itriM approaok th aktM H ittm
o riiiUB run . i : tt-
" Hllllll.
See where she cornea, eoclreled kf tb roy-(logr'rl
hoars, ;
Tirtpplng ilnng with danof and tone and fariasded
with flowers: .
Her breath U Ilk tha ro
s. s ffWh and aeents the i , wTCJ VV T' ivr
el and heathenish thho vahfula, Nero, or
rJaowahuherfragran, P) who led hredy IUdmn
tete," hia disciplined legtis, againet thai
ambiest air i
Her ays are blue isbeaTsn1
bosom bare.
The grass grows greener where she treads i In wold
and shadowy vale
WHo-flower spring ap the buttsreop, ths anemone
pure and pals,
Tha trnwfoot, and the cowslip, and tho modest violet
Whose darksome eyea of aiars dyea, with dewey
tears are wet.
O, 'tia a pleasant sight to we tha brave old brest
trees
Glow In Ibe sun, and abate each on, hia tresses to
i the breezai
Where here and thine tha dings-tree,' and the dog
wood's blossoms white
Shine, 'raid the green, with silvery sheen, as shines
ths moon at night.
And O, 'lis sweet to lie beneath the overshadowing
leaves,
And hear the wind that now laugha oat, and now
complains and grieves
As some sweet poet's fitful song, It changefulty
sweeps by,
And now la glad, and now la aad, by turns, It knows
not why.
The dusky swallow darts along yon ajjeamltt, twit
tering ;
Oh, suddenly, down dippeih he, and watshla alander
wing ;
Amid voluptuous foliage, of love tho blue-birds prate.
And overhead, with bosom red, tha robin calls his
mate.
And yonder see, like living gam, In golden plumage
dight,
A liny bird whose heart seems stirred with exquisite
delight)
And hark. In neighboring fields aro some all clad In
sablo coats,
That tell their joys with echoing- noise, and train
their feathery throata.
The bees are murmuring In lbs graso, and the wild
flowers' swinging bells
With a huekws prixe they load their thighs, and
beat It to their pells :
The only workers bora they bo no holiday they
keep.
Though, all tha time, their drowsy chime half lull
me Into sleep.
AUhail, thoa pisasure-beariDg osa I all hU, deli
cious May I
Tbeu type of youth, ana! tha eameat truth tUt fill
UJe's early day :
Not come with thee sweet flowers alone, aad birds,
and mourning bees,
But promises of happier days, and golden memories.
For thou remind'at me of ths maid that oaoe walked
by my aide,
As fair aa thoa ippeareat now any kmd osa and
mypildej ,
She eeem d a alatejr nto ikes, so glad a heart aha
bore i
But aha la gone, and I'm alone with hat I walk no
more.
O, well) love thee, incTfy May, mild daughter of tha
8prtng
Thy g raselness and fiowerlness fur poet's cherish
ing Thy moaic-gtldlng brooklets, tod iby calm, sunshiny
hours
Reviving laloa, and rapturoas atrslns, and rover
haunted bowers '.
Poll Many precloos gifts bast than brongh'. me, with
ktvlsn hands,
The thought av hereof my beirt with love and grati
tude expands,
For all of which I mar not hope thaw fatly to rep at
A song is all I have to givo: -accept this careless
lay.
Qtorgttoim, D. C.
' From tfu Ntw Vmrk Dty W.
CHAS. ALBERT OF SARDINIA
Charles Albert, Kmg of Sardinia, the
la e head of lha ancient aovareignt of the
Duchy of Savoy, enlarged to the courae of
cetrtunea, by tht accession of Piedinont,
Sardinia, (Jenoa, and other provmees, ta
the representative of the oldest reigning
houaa in Europe. Bj itnct hereditarjr
right, he wonIJ b the lawful King of
Great Britain But for lha "Act of 8qc
rMaion." rjasaed by the Bntiah Parliament
in the reig
) . r .
eicn of wii
rilliam III , by which all
bt the Protestant descendant j of Jaraea 1.
I
of laidihi wljo ire the lie
Of dauebur . Of UDMiCi
f
pcnest oi Or lea ni coui14 La, ) t n iu
inheritors of the Bntish ' Crown cn de ?x- -
iinuwaoi ine male i.ae.oi ino ciuans. i .
The 8ardiniaA.'Kif00V?ry,,t -
title 3eriTd from twit decc !. f. )'.
bouM of Ltuiffnan, KLrtg of Jerusilf .i," T
Iefitimatelj inLBriucff thn ihaowy toav
oti of their apceator, ih iart ycc.iof't .' .
thai brief Nori&n Hoi V'aritllifl Orfchfal. -.' -
moiutrchj.foandedVC.tMtiers.zTLey,
crtiBl thelrH jtf tha ' v
Miit jbuiperon oi vonsianunopia a&j to rr-
Eaal, vho bfU, tharan'rrtranrr-t
ahnrt nafrutei W Skt Jrf a.-.. -t V:
Tb biatory of the Etrrepean wars of fhe
firli fndf of trie ' eihi4ijim -otoiyr will
alww the towpicioyoiniottgstgyri
ihaaoTereigo then anomi&aud, "The Duke .
of Bevoy," ontmallj hoLdicg igmiti tf
prorioca of ih feidat jugrif yjof ' .
wholly independent of their lagejftifeJtad
acquired estates oa the Avars And f nh
am aidee of the AJpe, and had, beb;a Oa
yaf 1700, WcamaooMpfcuOtaT m thefolvt v
tics of Earopa aa Itauan prinxea. r8vey,,
toeiroTtfrnai rfwwn uocfty, waa trat aa
tha iffaificant portion of fheir ' domipiona, jf ;
when. thy took Well 1 atnort 'klnja', with-, ;.. ,
moat ubpditanl poegwiuand Turirl, thehr.
uLitsu vni'iuii. was reiuuie ,uuu oavoy,
which gave them ibeir, 4itle. The abomi
nable and despicaUlfvrantYlbe worie than
pagan vagRnl of aopeef Home, inorecrit'
harmleta and unreaavtin WUen$ei a$d
while he massacred therrtJca akecpv "roll
ed toother with infant down tha rocki,"
waa a Duke of Savoy When there was,
in England, a John M dtp ft to ccjmanerno
rate these hideous outrages, 'uiftqualkd by
lh barbarities of Mala o India 'warfare,
and to call in hia ; ifiiirnttrit and immortal
verse, upon "the Lor4r 'ta Avenge his
slaughtered aainta wloae bonpg lay sQatter
ed on tha Alpine mourtliia'e vihera
waa also an Oliver Cromwell 40 interfere ,
with iron banoVand sUjjha.rwirk of des
truction. The li umao wolf, the loup-garou.
who bore the title of "DikeSoyV' jw
that day, waa compelled to caae hia alaugh
ter of peaceruV Apostolic Cbriauanayt wo
men and babes when- the stern Puritan
monarch said to hrm, and to all "Catholic"
monarchs "Have dona I" What -slay
was that for England when not at "King
or Kaisar " in all Europe, dared lay lha?
hand of peraWtiting violence upon bis poor
est heretic subject over whom "the Lord
Protector" had extended his guardian arm '
Great Britain,aince Oliver CromwelFs death,
baa never been strong enough, or brave, or
poneat. or f rolestani enough, to attempt
each a thing. That country baa not since
that date had consideration enough in the
politics of Europe even to attempt it
For a century past, the Dukes of Savoy
inonL In tha first torront of invading'
French Republicanism, which rushed over
the Alps at the close of the last century,
their dominions were swept from them,
and soon became mee "departments" of
the French Repablie and Empire. The
re-tettlement of the kingdoms of Europe,
in 18 15, by the "Allied1 Powers" of legiti
macy, gave to the reinstated Dnke and
King, not only ail the States he bad lost,
but added to them thrferritory of the ex
tinct Ligurian HepuU;t?ncruding "Gerto
the Superb. " Bince thaifa series of ray
nancmfndenv liifttedl half-imbecile, ill-
looiung monarchs have reigned at Turin,
' it 1 . . tr
over uus wuf coiiecnon 01 pnncipannes.
Tha first use made of this restored power
was to renew the cruel persecution of the
WaJdenses, which had of course been sus
pended during lha whole periooV the as
cendancy of Napoleon. This stupid ty
ranny and wanton cruelty continued to be
exercised over that little remnant of Chris
tianity, tha purest and moat inoffensive peo
ple on earth, until within four or five years
pmat ; and though now mitigated in many
particulars,' King Charles Albert's treat
gocnl of them waa at first char ac tensed by
tha eama spirit of intolerance aa waa that
of his bloody ancestor.
Yet from the time of his accession to
tha throne, a few years since, Charles Al
bert has been regarded by many as a
prince of considerable progressive and lib
eralising tendencies ; though he has been
strongly suspected from the beginning by
some of the moat iiuelligerfl and rational
aad moderate of llailiu;. Liberals. Before
the Revolution of 1848, ha had begun som jwj
reforms, and promised more. He counte-' j
nanced tha similar course of Pcpa Pius IX
1 - u.Ui,nat wtlh V,A I iru rA I 111 V
1 j 11 was iwauinu mui in
of Tuscany among ths "Ubarar Princes of
Italy.
When the example of tfce French, in
February, set the whole lthlasnT ptple in
motion for a like chahgs, Kmg- Charles
Albert put himself at- the biAsf of fhe
movement for the establishment of Hepre
seotative governments wffh wryten Consti
tutions, and bta Federal JJnjon 'fifth e Itali-
ironed by many o? ths Wenjstf liberty in
andoutof Italy f and pertdmrsVlfish am
bition was believed to be bis ruling: motive
in taking the field against A usiria in up
port of (he Ixmbard and Veniu'an Revolu
tiooiata. .
'Even now, he is loudly accused of bar
ing conspired with the Austrian for the
defeat of his own array ; and bis abdica
tion and self exile art) considered by soma
to bo a mars flight fr-im tha dangers to
which ha wa sxopeed frrfn his ewq sub
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