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THOMAS L9RING, Editor and Proprietor: BENJAMIN I. IIOWZE, Corresponding Editor ONE DOLLAR Per Annum, invariably in Adrance. iVOL. 3. WILMINGTON, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1850. NO. 41 ADVERTISEMENTS, Oa Urtnted extent, will be inserted in the Weeky I square, 2 months, $2,00 I do. 3 do. 2,50 do 2 do. 0.7 o do. 3 do. , l.OJ 1 do. 6 do. 4.00 An 1 monin. i,o I do. 1 year, 6,00 rr linoa nr leas, make a square. i Cil ' - If an advertisement exceed ten lines.the price vrillbein proportion. . Ill aivertisQTisats are payable at the time of thei nseruuu. All adrertissments inserted in the JFeeAry Weekly free of charge. ' . j-FOR THE COMMERCIAL"! OBSERVATIONS AND ODDITIES. NO. 2. i" principle of life Incidents of travel Bal timore The man who knew how to sup port life. Mr- Editor : When I was a boy, I one day got hold of a copy of Chesterfield's letters to his son, in one of which he says, a young man just grow- 4tiT uo into the world, is like a traveller en tering the confines of a strange foi est; many paths present themselves, of which he knows nothing and unless he keeps his eyes open as he goes, so as to see where others have trolden, he'll find himself, the first thing he knows, up to his arms in the mire, and no chance of getting out. This is not the exact language which is used, but it's the meaning of it, and I must say there's more truth than poetry in the comparison. It is not simply an idea, but a permanent and very melan choly fact. Whoever engages in business which brings him in contact with his fellows, must needs keep his eyes skinned, or he'll get stuck all around. And even if a man trades with one whom he knows to be honest, unless he keeps his eye skinned, he'll find at last that lie's "come out at the little end of the horn. If a girl is about making choice of a husband, and does'nt inlorm herself of his merits or demerits, she'll find, when she mar- J ries. that her husband is'nt the man she thought he wttspand her chief regret will be, that she had'nt kept her eyes open. If a vounir ieitow is n want oi a wne, ana is smitten with the showy charms of some bloom ing. cherry-lipped damsel, he's very apt to pop the question on the spur of the moment, and is equally likely, if he's a good looking fellow, to receive an afhrmalive repiv : and then, when the knot is tied, and there's no back out, he's very apt to find that' his dar linjX wants to wear the unmentionables; and ihen, I know he wishes that he'd kept his eye skinned. And all this is very natural, for no man would befool enough to make a business of trading, and no one would be fool enough to marry unless they expected to better them selves, it is the way tradesmen live ; and you show nie a person of this description, a man who buys and sells tor profit, yet don't keep his eye skinned, and I'll point him out to you as a man who can hardly keep his chin above water- during Jite, and leaves hi lamily penniless at his death. I think the most amusing, and at the'same time one of the most revolting pictures in life, is that of some grey headed old sinner, who, with one foot already in the grave, is endeavoring, with lying words, mumbled forth from tooth less jaws, to run his hand into the pocket of some unfledged chicken, and add to his own useless piles the little which he may realize from the transaction. My opinion of life is. that we re all like a parcel ol boys around an apple tree, where the richest fruit is at the top ; the longest pole secures the prize ; ana tne only dimculty is, to distinguish amid the leaves the fairest and most coveted, so that we may know where and how to strike successfully. So great was the impression made upon my mind by this suggestion of Chesterfield's, that I have ever since put it strictly in prac tice for my own benefit. For instance, I am never five minutes in a crowded room, with out finding out what persons are present, and how they are occupied, as well as the extent of their emovment. or th rnnfmrv. Nor do I travel far in a public conveyance of iw.j nuiu, wiiuuui learning something of the persons with whom I am travelling. I make sure at least of their names, homes, and des tination, as also, to a certain extent, of their business. Now I have no doubt that some persons will be found so uncharitable, as to style me inquisitive, but I think that when they come to reflect upoa the importance of principle as a guide, they will more readily admit, that, personal feeling should, in all cases be sacrificed to it. Besides, in travell- , log if you do'nt constitute yourself chief in quisitor, you'll find plenty who will perform the official duties most faithfully, as well to wards yourself as others. This being pre mised, and your information as regards my ' I m xv v aCl;U being ful1 and complete, I think LvmUnn r6 - entrustyu with mydoings, cZi C"eumber.s Beets, and a host of Mir exl'et?ble?' fu",ishes our physicians a of calami 'a tbe. bteous administration ?ord iS? f nd quinine and the year of our. WnJ V asl past 1 ieft'the good people of Teat in thL heePas Pnce, and taking a after nini It for le north shortly zZZXV0 of "hat proved an S W ln raPid,y ver the iron ha first nprann i . rested m l,tiricuiariy ar- iea ray attention on enter no- th M ton .. ' uu"lu ic iowoi aoont two and O yui, VTUQ ennnS. 0se Pecuar" physiognomy was Wgh Sih LI JZnie- f JHewas about siVept 8 wh broad shoulders, orer which hung a huge mass of tangled, red hair, which was so dry that I fancied it almost rattled as he shook his head and such a head ! no com mon hat would ever have come near fitting it ; his eyes were a kind of rcixed glassy grey, with an intense gaze upon the tip of an c.iormous nose,, which was elevated at an angle of about forty-five degrees ; his moujh was very large and continually open, display ing a lot of irregular ebon teeth, dotted here and there with ivory; and to crown the whole, as if nature had concentrated her store of ugl iness, in his - ind i vid ualf pTerBOh, his face, which was remarkably red, was absolutely covered with small pox. On entering into conversation with him I found that he wasa Mississippian, and his name Wethers, but all mv art failed to extract any h'nt of his des tination or business, though I discovered from his frequent anxious glances towards a quar ter of the crfr in which sat a female figure closely veiled, that she was in some way con nected with his journey. Acting upon this idea I questioned him concerning her, and his evasive replies, while they confirmed my suspicions, only excnea my curiosity. 1 was stumped by his manner, and it was some time before 1 could hx upon a plan tor acquiring the desired information. The lady sat like marble, during the whole morning, not once was her veil raised, and I really began to think that the breeze couldn't 6tir it, at length we arrived at Cioldsboro , and the lady was escorted by my raw-boned friend to the Ho tel, and her dinner was carried to a private room. Now was my time, I gently led this modern Hercules aside, and in the most quiet tone imaginable, asked him it he expected to make a clean run of it. Why? what dye mean sir. he inquired. Simply, I replied, that people say you are an abolition emisba- ry, and that this person whom you have with you is a runaway slave wnom you are assist ing to, escape from hcrowners. You know Tar 13 plenty along this road, and wnen we can't get feathers we use sand, which is a fine substitute. Why what in thunder shall I do. he gasped, while every vestige of blood left his features, I can't show her to all of them. Well, said I, I act for the party. He jumped at the offer, and in another moment I was standing at the door of the room which con tained the mystery. I confi ss, that at this moment I felt some compunctious visitings. but it was too late ro recede; the door was opened and closed behind me. and there upon a sofa, apparently unconscious of our en trance, sat, the most perfectly beautiful fe male that I have ever seen ; form, features, all were cast in the same mould of surpassing loveliness: her skin was likealabaster, which the rich tint upon her cheek and lip but made appear more beautiful ; and her long raven tresses, now loosed from their confinement, hung down lightly upon a neck of transpa rent whiteness, but there was a startled look I about the eye, a kind of wild, unsettled, wan dering gaze, which spoke her misfortune. She was a maniac. Never in my whole life have I felt tor the distresses of others, so keenly as I did for hers. I asked no expla nations, for none were needed, although my raw-boned friend, after our return to the cars, related to me her history ; which vas briefly this : Her parents, residing in the city of C , in Mississippi, had been for years among the wealthiest and most respected inhabitants ; and she, combining all the advantages which wealth, beauty, education, and intellect bes tow, moved the brightest star in a bright fir mament of fashion. Her affections were at length given to a young man,of poor extrac tion, but apparent merit, and the consent of all parties had been given to their union. At this juncture, ner lover, wno had specula ted largely, failed for an immense amount sweeping at one blow the fortune of his in tended wilVs father, who was his endorser Suspicions were entertained as to his hones ty in the transaction, and he fled. His dis honor coupled with the misfortunes of her father, drove the poor girl to madness. Think of. that, ye speculating asses, who risk your own fortunes and the credit of your confiding friends, upon one turn of the mar ket, and henceforth, when you would try a hazardous experiment do it upon your own resources. If you must make a noise, why do it with your own breath. . ' I parted from my interesting companions at Petersburg they going ny wasnmgton, and I, for variety, taking the Bay route. At Petersburg, we to took a car for City Point ; two men were sent ahead on Joot to spike down the snake heads, and in a little less than three hours, we performed the . al- ... ; most incredible leat ot ruunmg sixteen miles. At city point we took Steam Boat for Norfolk, off, which place we arrived about five P. M. Here we exchanged in to a larger boat and headed up the Bay. Norfolk, from the point at which we lay, re minded me foi cibly ol the cities on a certain painting of the Alediterranean which was shown here last spring, all the Houses being of the same size, color and material, with the necessary number of steeples, and all fronting the bay in a semicircle. This point being the nearest we were to the city, 1 can come no nearer to an accurate description. At sunset we passed old Point Comfort, and the triple rows of guns half bared, remin ded me of some huge yard dog guarding hi3 , masters premises by showing his teeth to in-! traders. I was told that this is the strongest fortress in possession of our government; and upon my word I believe it is; for, in addi tion to the fortifications on Land, there is a ! huge stone castle immediately opposite, ri sing out of the water, and having six tiers of ugly black guns on a side, showing their muzzles. They call this place the rip raps." for the. reason, I fancy, that avessel attempting to ran through, would be in the condition of the boy whose Daddy used to box his ears v ith both hands, first ripping away on one ear, then giving him a rap on the other, and so on rip? rap, rip rap, until he had punished him enough.!. There had been a storm on the bay a day or two before, and the waves were rolling quite high, and as the moon arose, their snowy crests gleamed and sparkled in its soft and silvery ray, until we . seemed mo ving in a vast sea of silver! studded - with countless diamonds, while far to the left, he wood, crowned hills rose up towardsrthe skjj in all the mellow beauty of a rare and mag nificent painting. Indeed, so, enchanting was the scene that until farin the night, the gay crowds were promenading the decks, in full enjoy ment of the most grateful pleasure afforded to our organs of sight. I awi ke next morning to find myself in Bal'imore : What a change from the placid beauty which reigned upon the preceding evening. Now all was bustle, hurry and confusion ; Drays, Waggons, Carts, and ev ery kind of vehicle, driving at speed in all directions ; men hurrying to and fro, and the Cabmen and Hack drivers, each bawling at the top of his lungs, the name of his Hotel. Baltimore is styled the tk City of monu ments." because, I presume, so many shot ! Towers and foundry Chimneys are visible from the water. These are, it i3 true, las ting monuments of the enterprise and ener gy of her citizens, but, solar as concerns monumental slab3, erected in honor of per sons and events long gone, the good cities of Boston and Philadelphia are equally well supplied. From her location, as the great market to which are sent the Corn, Tobac co, Flour, and other products of the great western valleys ; connecting by Rail Road. Sea, or Canal with almost the entire union, she must of necessity become one of the most affluent, as she is already one of the most important cities of the Union. From this place I found myself travelling by rail road toward3 the Alleghanies, and at one P. M. they dined us at Harper's Fer ry. This is a small place, containing but few houses beside those used in the manufac ture and storing of some national arms. But the scenery upon the river above and below is grand beyond description. It was of this, that Jefferson, once remarked, a trip across the ailantic would be amply ''repaid by one view ol such erandeur' trom tne river the bank rises abruptly to a heighth of many hundred feet, covered with a dense growth of Laurel, through which, at intervals, peep forth grey points of mossy rock, which serve to impress the beholder with a feeling, that what he is looking upon will not shortly pass away. Centuries after centuries may roll on, and still this evergreen will be found clinging to the immoveable ' rock, unmindful of the changes of time, and those mighty hills with their never fading covering will ever, as now. look down upon the nyer which winds lazily beneath them. I People used to tell me, mat small men were apt to be small eaters ; hut we had a little fellow aboard, who could just out-eat creation. We dined at the opposition house, and everything in the way of eatables, fish.! fowl and tiesn, dressed up in every way; cakes, custards, puddings, and pies, liquors, icecreams, &c: were on !the table. This little fellow sat opposite to me,' and as he proceeded in his performance, I iust laid down knite and loric ana stared at mm open mouthed. He ale a large slice ot each kind ol meat ; helped himself plentifully to every dish of vegetables ; had a piece of each kind of pie and cake ; ' ate custards and jellies, eight glasses of ice cream, j besides drinking four half pint tumblers ol brandy and watep: aud then grumbled because the conductor would'nt ffive him time to eat. Gracious powers ! whayi stomach he must have. He ate two hats full at the least, and then went oti hunarv. That evening: at six o'clock we arrived at Cumberland, where coaches wefe in waiting to carry us over the mountains. PETER SNAPPS. Wilmington, May 8th 1850. Abolition Row in New York. The Empire Club as Umpires. The Abolition Anniversary meeting, at the Broadwaj' Tabernacle, where much vituper ation had been indulged in,; to the dispara gement of leading men of the Union, was the scene of much excitement on Tuesday. W. Lloyd Garrison was abusing every thing and every body, when Capt. Rynders and his friends, who had taken "position near the speaker, rushed pell mell upon the stage, telling him he must cease his abuse, else the proceedings should not goon. They could not, they would not, it still and hear the nation abused in that style. The scene which here ensued defies de scription. The Empire Club people made the immense hall ring with their shouts of execration. Garrison and Rynders, on the platform, were each struggling to obtain a hearing. Fists were clenched and thrust" into the face. In rushed the police, and out went many of the more nervous portion of the audience. Rynders addressed the meet ing in opposition to the sentiments of Gar rison, and then said he would sit down quiet ly if they would permit Professor Grant to address the meeting. Cries of "no !" was the universal response from the Abolition side of the house ; but a compromise was finally agreed upon, to the effect that Mr, Furness, of Philade'phia, should have a hearing first, and then Professor Grant would be heard. Mr. Furness came forward and made a telling, ''sharp-pointed" speech. Professor Grant took the stand. He pro ceeded to show, from certain well-ascertained facts in natural history, that the negro was anvthinsr else but a human being, and that therefore the attempt made by the Abo litionists to amalgamate black and white, men and brute, was monstrous in the ex treme. . " ;'-, The abolition party, getting angry at this, attempted to put down the Professor, when anothor storm arose, to increse which, the Hutchinsen Family, stationed in the gallery, awayout of harm's way, commenced singing the celebrated emancipation song, "Ye Sons of Equality." - After a.quarter of an hour's further skir mishing, much menacing, but no actual fight ing, pa rtial ord er was restored." an d " " ; ' Frederick Douglass, (black) came forward to address the meeting. ; He had just opened his lips to say, Fellow citizens,?' when Rynders went up, and tapping him on the shoulder, said : uMr. Douglass, you can pro ceed, eir ; but if you blackguard the country I shall knock you down.'f Mr. Matsell, the Chief of Police, interposed, and Douglass, proceeded to address the meeting. He was listened to in tolerable quiet, and after he had finished, the Rev. Mr. May. (black,) of Cortland Co. had a few words to say; but he was not perrnitted to say them without a great deal of opposition. So things went on till half past ;one o'clock, when amidst much confusion, an adjournment was moved and carried. 5 From the Aurora. Joint Letters of Messrs. strange and McRee. We publish below, a joint letter from these gentlemen recently appointed on the part of tne wnigs ai.a uemocratsoi tnis utsinct,ot lepresent them in the Njashville Convention It will be seen that both regard it as inexpe dient under present circumstances to take their seats in that body fand recommend that should it meet in June; next, as originally proposed, the members present adjourn over. We commend the careful perusal of the let ter to all our readers, and request that it may have a general circulation. j FayetteviLle, May 11, 1850. Henry I. Toole, Esq: i Dear Sir: The time for the Nashville Convention is at hand. 1 A meeting pregnant with the most important results to the whole family of man. When chosen by the Con vention of this Congressional District, in March last, as its representatives at Nash ville, while justly proud of the honor, we felt most painfully the dread responsibility thus cust upon us. isuUwe have no wish to Dro- pose to shrink from it. ; We felt assured that the same God who had led our Fathers thro1 the scenes of the Revolution, would lead us also in the right way, either by the pillar of cloud or the pillar of fire. We (believe we are all instruments in his hands to accomplish his purposes ; and we knew by the past that those purposes for the future will be just and merciful. Yet we are at this time greatly perplexed, and must confess that we see not those plain indications of what providence de signs for us, to enable us to decide with con fidence whether or not it is our duty to go to Nashville at the time proposed. sAt the New Ha over meetings held I in January, one of us felt no hesitation in saying that by the first Monday in June, it would be plainly seen that Southern Rights would, meet with rea sonable consideration from our Northern brethren : or that we must prepare to main tain them by dissolution and war. He was mistaken. The mysterious veil of the future still hangs over those events which must de cide this question, and no one can safely con jecture in what form they will be revealed. Under those circumstances what can a Con vention do ? Nothing; nothing at least but mischief. Even resolutions adopted by it canno possibly be of service, and would probably do harm, j Should those resolutions be expressive of a united purpose at the South, to stand by their rights at every haz ard, will they not justly be considered thus uttered pending a j negotiation, hs indecent threatening or idle blustei ing. And if con ciliatory and mild, may they not beget doubts in many minds at least whether the hearts of Southern heroes are not laiungtnem. asyiey contemplate in fancy, the great Potomac sen ding her waves to the ocean, .swollen and red with the blood of men poured out from kin dled bosoms. Besides tl?i3, a Nashville Convention is a strong measure, full of consequences ; when over, it will be like an exploded bomb, no longer feared, not- even respected ; or will have left behind it sad and abiding evidences oftUs tremendous power. We should reserve it for a time ot need, when like Sampson, wronged by hi3 enemies past all j endurance. he might wisely seek their destruction, even though it cost him his life. Sir, we are pur- suaded that these are the feelings of a large proportion of the people of our Suite, nay, even ot our own district, wnicnt nas nee more forward than any other part of the State in this matter. We should now mis represent them by participating in any ac tion of a Nashville Convention at this time. It is the duty of evjery representative to re flect, as far as possible, the will bf his con stituents. II we believed that ours desired our attendance, we would go regardless of our opinions, or our personal convenience. But, if the vote of the District could now be taken upon the question, a very large majori ty we think would even forbid us to go. .We shall therefore not take our seats in the Con- vention at Nashville, Unles3 some change takes place in the aspect of public affairs between now and the first Monday in June. We are much obliged to you for an article in the Aurora of Wednesday last, headed. 44 77k; Nashville Convention again.' Other rea sons are suggested therein why the Conven tion should not meet at this time,! which you have thereby saved us the necessity of offer- W k .1' t J . A A. ing nere. we nope mose wno qo meet ai Nashville at the jtime appointed, wU I ad- lourn without any otner action, io a more - .. . . suitable tune at tne same or sume ouicr place, when and where the whole South, with undivided heart may lilt up a shout of joy for our glorious Union preserved, or ral ly with sad bat determined purpose around the no less glorious standard of ' Liberty and the Rights of the South" We are, with great respect, your friends and fellow citizens, ROBERT STRANGE, G. J. McREE. .3 Papers of the State are requested to publish the above. Fromtht Daily Alia California, March 20. THE WASHERWOMEN'S MEETING. Agreeable to a notice verbally circulated among all the gossips of the tub, a very num erous and highly respectable meeting of the laundresses and washerwomen of San Fran cisco, assembled at Washerwomen's Bay on Saturday afternoon; A great ruhiber of Browns, Whites Greens, Smiths and Jen kin's were present and discussing with great feeling the project of the meeting. A num ber of French clear-starchers were also pre sent, looking as elegant as ladies of ton. , The meeting was called to order by a lady in a very rich shawl and a shirred hat with a feather in it, who was chosen to preside. Other officers were also elected. This lady, whose name was said to be Spriggins, stated to her fellow-women that "this was Cali forny !" which announcement was received with a burst of enthusiasm. ,They had not come to Californy to make money, (cries of ''hear ! hear !") They were useful memSefs of society, and without their aid mankind would be as dirty as pigs, and the world one vast stye. That was a style which no lady present could tolerate. But while they wish ed to make money and at the same time to keep the public in clean clo's, they did not wish to place their necks upon them and wring out their last dollar as they would the last drop of water from a towel not a bit of it ! (cries of "no. no I") The object of the meeting was to take into consideration the expediency of reducing the price of washing from six dollars to four dollars per dozen I (cries of "No, no 1 Yes yes!") Who. she would ask, of all that well dressed assem blage which, she was bound to say, wpuld'nt disgrace the court of dueen Victory, least ways the Ievys of the President of the Unit ed States, had ever wore such fine clo's afore? Nary one on em ! Let us then," she continu ed with great warmth, "plunge all our hands into our tubs and not strip them as has put all these fine clo's upon our backs. She was ready for one to do her part, and she reckoned she got up about as many pieces as any on 'em. Fine feathers makes fine birds'" remarked the lady-like chair-woman, "and the same remark holds good as regards clo's and wimmen fine clo's makes fine ladies." This spirited address was greeted with tumultu ous applause. A very sloppy looking lady, with a red face and dishevelled hair, flimsy cap. and a slab-sided, soiled calico dress, with her arras bare and red, rose and ad dressed the meeting as follows : ' Och m'a'am, its mighty fine for the likes of ye's wid all your fine silks and yer satains to be talkin1 about the reduction ot prices; but its not for the likes of we to be consintin' to wash for divil a hap'porth less nor 6i"x dolr lars the dozen. What for 7ud we do it I Would we be takin' the bread out of the childers mouths, and the pipes and the little dhrops ov whisky out of our own? Sorra's the day I Sure if the gintleraen wants to have clane shirts let cm pay for 'em, and if not why divil the bit do we care ! Divil the hap'orth less nor six dollars will I take so yes can put that in your pipe and smoke it V1 This, unexpected speech created the most intense excitement and produced a split in the meeting. ' Mrs. Brown and Mrs Rogers were called for, when the latter a very stout woman bu rather short, mounted the tub amidst repea ted cheers and calmed the perturbed spirits of the multitude. "Ladies," said she, "this 'eres all in ray heye a,nd ray helbow ! Let every tub stand on its own bottom. Them's my sentiments. If we lis'ens to any stuff and nonsense sich as that trash has been a utterin, we shall be hall in the suds agin. I'm blessed if I ar'nt Trrt 1 1 f rt ' to work res'nable ; I'm a demycrat. 1 am. trA oi'a m v 'nahn nrt 1 pact art t?a Vo was ven I last seed 'im; but poly tics be bla med. I'm biled if I wants anything to do with 'em. Soap's fallen to a reasonable price and the Lud knows as water's fall in abun dantly. I goes in for hevery man's 'avin a clean shirt to his back. I'm biled if I don't I Hevery lady 'ere knows as 'ow a man makes a much more decent appearance in a clean shirt nor in a dirty one. A od I goes in for 'em, (cries of "go in lemons!" "That's the talk!" " Go it Rogers !") I go in for reductin' down the prices, and if any 'oornan stands agin it, I goes in for cutting 'er lines and dousm 'er in 'er hown suds." (Vocifer- ous cheers and confusion, created by a fig between Mrs. ueiany ana another lady, -As soon a.rdr was restored the char woman announced that reso!at-rliad bcn prepared for adoption by the accomplished Miss Bimpkins. The reading having been called for Misa B. proceed to-read ta follows : Resolved, That in the opinion oi the en lightened and unterrified washerwomen of San Francisco, In public meetm' assembled, -the great unwashed require! some considera tion at their hands and at their tubs. (Ap plause.) - ' j ' - Resolved, That we will, not! blind them any more with soft soap, or throw hot suds in their eyes. ' t j -' " Resolved, That we will 'from this time forth, for the amelioration of the sufferings of the public, reduce the prico of washing in exact ratio to the fall of soap and oi water. Resolved, That the idea that in California every man is his own washerwoman is chim erical and ainst no such a thing, and ought not to be tolerated. TChecrs.) Resolved, That all outsiders as doesn't come into this nrrangment isnt christians and ought to be deprived of the1 privilege of tea and toast and not allowed to mix in this res pectable society, j ("Bravo!") Re8olved That this meeting, or as many as are inclined shall form themselves into a society to be called the "Washerwomen's Benevolent Society for the dissemination of clean clothes." (Tremendous applause!) The resolutions were then adopted, and af ter a vote of thanks to the officers for the able manner in which they had presided, the mee ting adjourned. The society was then form ed and a number ol most enlivening speech es made. One of the French clear starchcrs made an address in French which was Greek to the majority ol those present, for which the applause was overwhelming and. when she vacated the tub she was kissed and cm braced by nearly all the iadies present. The meeting of the society vas adjourned to Jon Ling's Chinese Restaurat, where all par took of Bohea, Souchong. Gunpowder, Young and Old Hyson and other refreshing bevera ges and were enjoying themselves in the best possible manner when MrsJ Delaney broke in upon them and broke up the harmonious meeting, much to the nstpnishmcnt of tho China Boys. ., , L. . f aUICK ON THE TRIGGER. "You will please observe," said old Mr. Lambwell, as he led us through his school the other day, "that the boys are required to observe the utmost attention to quietness as well as to discipline." We had at this moment arrived in front of several boys standing around a water buck et, and one had just charged his mouth with the contents of the cup, while the old gentle man was stooping over to j recover his pen from the floor, when another passing along behind snapped his fingers quiek under tho drinker's ear, and caused him on a sudden to eject the contents of his mouth over the peda gogues bald pate. Standing upright, , with his face and hair dripping, the master shout ed "Who done that?" The party unanimously cried out, "Jini Gun, sir." "James Gun, what did you do that for?" Jim, appalled at the mischief he had done i muttered that it was not his fault that Torn Owen snapt him. j 1 This changed the direction of old Lamb well's wrath, and shaking his cane ; portcnti ouslv over Owen's head, he asked ; ")id you snap Gun?" f , The culprit, trembling with fear muttered : "Yes, sir, I snapt Gun but didn't know he was loaded " MIND YOUR DOTS. A Kentucky member of Congress wrote to his wife on his arrival at Washington City, that he had "formed a connection with a very agreeable Mess, and expected to' tpend fho winter very pleasantly." Unfortunately, to the surprise and mortification of the good lady to whom he was writing, he inadvertent ly dotted the e in the word mess. "So, here I am, between two tailors " cri ed a beau at a public table, where a couple of young tailors were seated, who hod just begun business for themselves. "True," was the reply, -'we are beginners. and can only afford to keep one goose be tween us." " This rebuttering testimony tht we read of In the courts,' said Mrs. Partington, " most bs to make it go down easier; the samojav that ther embezzle bibles with plctres, and make segar.pluros of rhu barb. How much better It would be if you could receive the truth without rebuttering; It Don't you think so sir?" continued she, accosting s cou&aeller present. , V Certainly, madam," replied he with dignity; " and consider the high price of butter, too." Uwio Mebtino ix Illinois. A public meeting at Evansville, 111. on the 20th ulLf adopted a series of resolutions, of which, among others, the follow ing are a part t Besotted, That we deem it absolutely necessarr. and consider it the duty of Congress to pass a law as soon as practicable . for the recovery of fWitira slaves in any and all parts of our land and we here by instruct our repreaepMtives, in both houses of our National Legislature, to use all reasonable exer tions to procure t passage of an effective and judi cious provision tor that object, that our slavebolding brethren mf no longer-have reaann nr nu complabf n opon that score. ffdved. That the sacred rrinin! nf rttrt.i tjI'Uhsation, the advanced state of enlightened . j l uo mierei, au require it ai . wui uuu, uiai we ooserve ana discnarge all the ob hgatioos and duties promptly and in good faith that exist between ourselves and other portions of our common country. Y
Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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