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CC WniLEOIlKl I . ' ' , ...... - e if n O-o . P. C, Hill-iEditor and Proprietor, " BE JUST Wilmington, North Car'olIn"b. WHOLE NO- 7& VOL. II. NO. 22. FRIDAY, 9th; 1837- t , (R TP (IDE! Lit fc. JLDdd- '." ! " ?..- " lt Ct -. -J JUjtfE I! PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDA Y MORNING. Tasks Dollars pb ' a sum, in advancb. ADVBaTI9B EJITS Nat exeeadio a rtnuare inserted t ONE DO"-1 .IhTlriTrnd J .VErV FlVK CCSX3 to'each subae ant insertion. .1 ..., ' N Subscribers taken for less than one year, and all who permit thir subscription to run over a year, without; giving notice, ons!f";d bound for the second year, and so on for all suc ceeding years. I . No papir discontinued until all arrearages are paid, unless at the option of the Editor. . tZy, OFFICE an tt.e outh a We of Market Street. lie HwOrf-OnUlloos. : " - i . , v Rail-Road Officb. Wilmington, July 1st, 1836. J A T a meetin of th. Bo ird of directors of th Wilmington a-i I .'lit-isi Biil-Koad Coin pny ihn dy, the folbwtn R 'solution was pas ..I anil tril.-rl in b. noMished. viz: RunlneA. Tint liil-rHt b- exi-ted from sueh St jcuholders, as shall f ol to pay th-ir iintalinenls wit ;n the time ppvvirib.'dby pu one notice. True copy fro!i ihe in.inutes. J W1ES S. GIlflEN, Sccrrliry. ! JuW 1 ixv, . -V-if ' Uai.. ilot i ij-viok. J ' WilininsUm, Dec 17'h, 1S3G AT alate Mectini of lb- B .r I of iiirt'Ctor. of the Wit niag-on .in 1 ltd dgh It il U-ad Co n,miy, th" oil .vri R solutions wore passed ; .and or l -'rl to bi p'i')'n!i mL ; I . jUsolved -. rnt a m il bi all.owd, t lh; rule ot six p T c utl p r rtiiuum, i r nu mni- '.cip itl p y.n its of 8u''M.iriplions to ihe . to.'k of thiH;on,Mny ; tobi (.sfinuurd aft.'i all tbe p.iynenii f oth t subs-ribr-, sliall 'hive bfiMi in i I :.'-aul ih .unou.it thJii re- fu id-i M!?nV-ably i ill-sriin-i Hesolvtd- rh4l lut-r st b: u.lowe l on all In sulm ?nt nai l nal less lliaii ihiny days belbrt they i r due. True 'Ojv from the fiIlUtes. December 2'Jih, iH-JtS f J MESS. GREEN, Ser. Notice 1 9 Timber Getters. ffl" I IE Company is now prepared lonc-ivr nr I U posaU for the supply of Rails, Sills, ad i Bn le-limber, to b d ilivered alo'ig the liifc of thi i Road", frmn this place to lCen-usvilIc Afply to 3.n A. .vlc.Un, anl Mr 1 T, Gollsborough, ! A..;.init Kn-rinuf r or lo th' Subscriber. until r-nuofl Eazmeer to the Company. 33-tf Aug 18, 1836. N O TIC E. AS Aent of thi Raii Road 1 find it absolutely necessary to enfoice the law againSt persons ..i. n.r uf 'uh tirrc.. This is therefore to warn all persons a.inst trading with any of the han ls n thn Road, without an eivecxal pass trom my : iclf or sonieoneof lh.; Exinecr:. . - A 1-RAE, SnerintditnL . Wilmington, V ;r. 3d, 137. 4 t f It A 1 1. lloAD !! H I". Wlminpion, Moy 1GA, 1837. $ "irnURSU ANT t an or.r ot the Board ts lH. nirectnra. the Stiwl hold. rs of he Wjlmiii- uii and' Raleiyh Rail Road Cohipai will be J& S Dr. share lo be paid on or before 1st J uiy n-x ' 1st Oct. " '010 " " i 13 h Uec. JAMES OWEN, lM-sid-nt May IDih, 1837. 10 t f. Wood Wanted. jC rvY CORDS of Pitch Pine or Light bLyijV W(mI. at Siniihvi.le.andwHXl Cords. at the. Rati Road Depot in Wilmington, are -wanted immediately. tlMM Cords to be delivered alonsthe Ijneof the . Wilmington and Raleigh R.iil Road, within 15 .i miles or this place, prior ionic isioi August next. Protmsals will bj received for furnishing ihe aDOve, at me omco oiiue uniuigiuu uuu w Iciihilail Road Company, bv ; . , JAS. OWEN, President, , " or ALEX. AlcRAE, Superindt. April 31st, mi. 1 ,15,t-f.' Fayettcville and Western .' SSfe iQ) - 'T-TICE is given that the Books of Subscrip- T1CE is given that the Books of Subscrip- AM tion to the Stock of this Company are opened t the Bank of the State. n msulmentof Two Dohars on each share will.be required at the time of subscribing. By the Commissioners JAMES OWEN. AARON LAZARUS. ALEXR. ANDERSON. . Wilmin?ton. Feb. 2lih. 1A37. 7 t-f. 11. W. BKO iVN & SON TKFFER for Sale the Cufgo of Sehr. Guidt. M-r from Ed.f Uom.bt county, via Washington, IS C.f trit: 61,000 fbi. Choice B ACON, comprising 1217 H ims, 126M Sh ml lers, . 1333 Middling. : being handsomely cut and we 1 smoked. K.ya n...u.l. Will VV. t"A iR : i 2t Bb's. CUT' 11ERR1N(, a gxl at'icl. All the bori are row reudy fir .telivei y, and will be disposed of in U la .! mi'u purchasers .Persons laying in asupj ty f Bactu; fr family use, would certainly b pleps d with this lot , Wilmington. May 2U h, mi 20 t. KANKl.X BAKERY. 11 N Future no BRED will b delivered at U. this B ikery, without a TICKET oi the MONEY. Wilmington. May 2T h. 1R37. , 20i-f. U anted Uy tJif.'SUaisUlier. K nl Buy Bark, for which the f.dlowmg pric. in cash, will be panl on delivery, 5 6 00 pr bord -or Oak, and Tit 9 3 do tor ray, sTclifertd ta gooJ order. ! , JOHN J. HE WETT. April 7th, 1837. 13Vfv TIMBER LAND. IWISH to sell at a fair price, 4 Tracts, of 610 Acres each, of well timbered Land, situated oa boih Hides of Little Oohira, on South River, and Black Mingo run- in Sampson county, and on Black Minzo and Black River 'Run in Cum berland County. Persons wishing to purchase, can apply for particulars to me in-Fayettville, or to VV. L. Liord. in Wilmington. . 0. P. MALLETT. March 17th, 1837. I 10 t-f. WEST & MARBLE, Dealers in STAPLE and FANCY EDIKEf SQ)(G33)S, Hoady mado Clothing, Hats, Shoes, &c. J'o. 19, JTIarkct Slrect, April 21st, 1837. 1 t-f. A LL persons having! borrowed Books from li. the Sttbscribcr, are hertby requested to re turn the same, pr pay for them. Also those who are iml.-btnl tonie either , by IMote or Accunl or oih'rwise, will coi fr a favour by calling and settling. And I also warn the public from trust ins oriradinir with any person whatever tn my .tccotwit, as I will not bo responsiblt , wilh'.ut my written order.: 11. R FOY 13 13 t Apr'l 7 h, 1837. 03d FaaiiIy:Siij)pliti3. SfOO clHice BACu-Ni for family 1 J B'lls. firnt.qutli-v LARD, 100 Drums fresh FIGS. Also on hand : A goml assortment of Family Croccrir' of the best quality, which are o1f ted on rfaor all,e terms. Customers are ii.it-ci to call and examine. PEDEN & RUSPF.LL. April 21 sf. 1R37. ! I5.t f THOMSON IAN BOT1JYMC JTJJEniCIJl'JE ITTIHE Subscriber haying lat ly received a UL valuable Collection of the aliove medicines, warranted genuine and pure, and having ma le arrangements for regular supplies, will continue to keep cm hand a large assortniejit of all kinds f Botanic Medicines, rccommejdcd by Dr Sa mue.l Ttio'iivon. ' All orders add. essed to tle sulisfiifei'f, inclosing the bUMiey or, goo! note, will b- promptly a-ten led to. 1 ajso keep on hand, Dr Siimul Thomsons Fawify Rights & Guide to Health, and Dr Sunuel Robinson'' L'ctur s on i he rhomsnnian System, for Sale. Of iY-' Medicines on h ind.part is as follows: African Cayenne, Bavberryi Ba'sam Fir, Barb riy, Balnionry, Nerve Ointment, Hu. 5, No 6 ITnieoi n Root, 'oud'Liily, VVhit'i- Ginger, lipp' ry E'.ni, Kilt -.r histle, B it ler Root, B unlock, 5pn-e. HiMcrs, ItoMi 'Turn u Seal. Rutier Ntt, . s ' Camomile Myrrh, opWr .Bark, Prickpy Ashj 'ips'jM way, nnycoyal, Rasbcrry Lnves, kunk Cabbage, Wake Robin, Snake Root, &C &C. ('anc.i r Plaster, CompositvMi, Conserve, of Hollyhock fi' pw,Jf ,s, L.u. l'a oeed, zimi an 3d Preparations, Ladies Friend, Nerves Powders, i . II. R FOY. NVilmington, June 2nd, 1R37 21 4 t. SPRIJYG irU.VTED in Chatham county, 18 miles south-west of Pittsborough, so Well known for its Medicinal virtues", is now in complete re pair, and th subscriber is ready for the reception of visiters; his houses are; con vmient and roomy; and fdiinlfs can be accommodated With separae roras. . The Spring, is situated in an eh-vatcd , and healthy sectionof the country.which aljounds with a variety of; fruits. 1 he subscriber will use every exertion in his pnwer make the si tuation of those who raav V'sit hinv, couifinable. ferms fo board 18 dollars per month, 80 cents prl ty ; children and servants half price. The sttDRcnoer ueems it unnecessary 10 say more, oui will annex the following Certihcate. rrotessor rj,. ..,: i. ..n r I T 0 . i.,iK-.rr m .ini,0AfM.. ' rr,; i AnL nn, nnt?n .it. i-.-i,- bonates. The Spring when concentrated by dry weather may possibly exhibit appearances of sulphurate hydrogen, but does not when flush. . Many certificates might be inserted shewing the. efficacy of the water, but as it is so well known by the experience of many, the subscriber deems it unnecessary to publish them. . WM. BOWEN. June 2nd, 1837. 21 3 t. P. S. Persons visiting the Spring from the direction of Fayelteville, will do well to come by way of Robert's Bridge, Deep River, as it is much t he nest road. 1 h! r ayetteville Observer, and Newbem b.-ectator will ins rt the above 3 times, and for ward lh ir accounts with a pap-r coutn'min; the a lvrtMem n'. to the Pit Master at. Emerson's Tan Yard, where lliey will be puiw tuallv att.-ud-H to W B. roit sjiLii Just received, and for Sale by the Subscriber: . .5U Balfs Hay, ' 50 riegs of first quality Lard. J. "11. BREWSTER. FMntarv , Qt7 j 4 t f 'iHE Subscriber having qualified as Executor - to the Last Will and Tesuimei t of Ann Qarran deceased, at Ffbruary Terni,lh37. ofihe Court of Pleas and Quarter. Sessions of Bladeo County, hereby gives notice to all persm having claims or demands against the Estate of said de ceased, to present them duly authenticated' within the limo prescribed by law, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. JOHN LLOYD McKA-Y, Exectr. March 3d, 1837. ! t-f. T1LFORITS JOHN LEMON having purchased from the Patentee the exlu-ive rieht of selliner aiUl using Tilford'a Patent Straw Cutter in the Coun ties of rwe.w Hanaover and Brunswick, the Citi zens ot these two CouAtics can be supplied by upon nim. Wthmneton, Jonpfhh. lSTj. 22 3-U p. PHOCLA3IATION i By the Governor of North Carolina. 200 Dollars Reward. TTTErrHEREAS it has been made known to me YY by the erdict of an Inqnst held by the yoroner, mat a. u. IVeys, oi th rr.uiity if Mar tin, was recently murdtrd in said rnmuv. aijid that George W.:Cobu-n, (nf ih romity and Sti jif; aforesaid,) stands charged with the commission of the said felany ;- and whereas it is represennj-d that the said George W. Coburn is a fugtrire from justice: Now, therefore, to the end ihnt ike said George W. Coburn niay be appn hended ail brought to trial. I have thought prnpi r -tV issue this my Proclamation, off r-njr a r. ward of in hundred dollars, to any person or p rsons who will apprehend and coi fin- him in the jail, r deliver him to the SheiiJT of Martin conntv; and I do morpov.r hereby requirM ll officers, whether nvil or military, within this Statf, to use their h-st exertions to npt rrhend, or cause to be apprehended, the said IVigitive. j. Given nn ler mV Jiivl?s Goyernqn an l the Great Seal of .North Carp- Dj in, in i iiv oi ivairigu. ui;is i Lh May, A. U. 1HI17 EDWARD R. nUDLEY rmMfsTOPHKlt.r. KaTTI.K. P. Sect'? I G. W. Pohiirn is about HO ve:n s of arje: al oiiu 5 f f t 9 inches hi;h, thick set, of an athletic and muscular constitution, complexion rather florid, fitit t.ice, speaks short and quick when spoken to, with eyes somcwhnt downcast, .it is-b?lieved h wore on leaving u blue cloth coat with velvet collar. i Jun-9th, 137. 20 t-f. j aluablc lroperty JFor Sale. rilflAT valuable Plantation in th' County f' nrui swick, Known uy ine iiani-ot n att.cu. situated luarthes. u shore, about forty miles trom vVilniingtou, n the Georgetown i r. C ) ma road; and seven miles fr im th Stale line, coil taiiiiug 1500 acres or more, 3 to 4K) aCres l which is in high swamp, ai d well adapted to the culture of Cotton, Corn, Oats, Peas,' or any ihin else. This land is so .situated, that the; w ater which falls upon it, runs loft' in oppositeduvctioiJ eiuptv ins its If into Liule River on tiie VVet and Shal otte River on the East, which prevuiis its ev'er beinginumlated by freshets. About 25 or .u acres is now unaer cultivation, and will produce as much, for what 1 know, as ai:y land in the State, i he b illance is well covered With White and othr Oaks. Black ard Sweet Gum. Ash. Poplars, Swmp Palmetto, &c. &c. '1 lie tesiducot theiract is of I Jammock and Pine land, calculated for Timber, Turpentine. Tar. &: The rane for Cattle is excellent . having the le m titof a large, salt marsh , and the Hi'j mi.. not to be beaten. Fish and t Jysiers of the best kind, are to b. obtaineJ u itUin one and a liajf miles ot" the SJttlement, in T;at ataifi'lauce. 'the advatanesofShaIlotte aod Liule Riv rs are very grea. vi Ik u ves- -la ot' considerible size cab al proach w'rhiii five to scv- n miles of-ihe !se' i le nient, anil carry product" Vy any markel.j Th settlements are new, and in . pi tiy ood jmleij ; the. water is exce.h hi, : nd the si ua ion not uvy pleasant, bu v.-ry ha'.h. I well sell the place s it now stands, a pan of the crop planted, and the baUaiice under way, with-a good stock of CattU and Hogs. Oxen, Carts, plantation Tools, and about 200 Bushels of Corn, ! odder. Peas( &c, and hire the Negroes for the ballance of ilit year. ' Alsv : 1000 to 15H0 acres ot. Turpentine land with four! tasks of nw Ivixes cut, work shops, &c. at tached, situated on Smith's Creek, about five or -six miles from Town, and about two fioin thje Creek; where flatts can receive Turpentine or Tar at any season, and in one tide bring it to Town. . . j My Terms shfcll b made ncwrr-iriodtirtff. HE.NUY NU I T. Wilmington, March 24ih. 18 u. 1 1 t-f. tV Persons ind btcd to me are respectfully in- vited to call and settle, as lur her indulgence can not be granted. II. N. PROPK1F.TOR Or" The JEazle Bitlillcrif, and Dealer in Naval Slores, TTSprcpared to supply orders tor spirits oi . UL Turpenjhne, Bright anu oiacx Rosin, Pitch, &c. Vuinis Wilmington, March 2ith, 11 t f. PLANING MILL. THE Wilmington Planing Mill has iven rebuilt, and is now in oieration. A Slock of well seasoned flooring boards is on hand, and orders will be punctually attended to. Apply to A. LAZARUS. February 10th, 1837. 6l f- Caution to the Public. Ihr'hv request the Cit zrn of th s Town not lo stiff- r my slaves, Lircy and Sarah, lo go xtpon their Lo's. All pers.ms detected in har- borine said slaves, shall it escafte po.. . Wilmington. Mnv 25'h, lT,. - 21 6-t. t$5 Jieward. TOLEN from th-Sj'M -riber sometime in A,.r.l List, an eie'ant U fl wnicn ne set down near the gue on the Lfcul side, near the mills of W'm. M tC.iy, Esq. This pile ha been in use some tim-, is longer than common, caines .. ,i - . .. i .i.ikiitwiri buck srwtt? a vi ry small oa", ine - r " t ' Hiock of curl maple, bras m-Hinlini:, tipped iff with stiver; double triggers-., iih a flint 1h-k, the steel of which has been faced On the square jnf ihe barr. I, ve th - lock, is let in n small si.v.er tdate on which is engraved Ed. tlaq 1 he lock iS bekl On OV Olie V'Uim .m. a wen ! . i..t ;..m th aiocJt w iere me otner annum The shutter lo the patch bx is ctacki d aooiu the a i . I. . l . . ft I niitklle and ajeara wean, un ine rioc ai ine brereh is etisd-rah4e curved woik. ai-d tn the run ran be counted sixty-eight piecrs of silver. 1 hree dollars will be given for said uii or for its beins placed win re 1 can get it, or five dollars for any Information which will lead to a convic tion of the thief. DANIEL M. SHAWI West Brook, Bladen County, May v3d, 1837 IWE310UY. BY L. E. L. I do not say, Bequeath unto my soul Thy m !iuory I rather ask forgetting; Withdraw, 1 pray, from me thy strong control, Leave s.:m.-lling in the wide world worth re gretting. 1 need my thoughts for other things than thea, 1 dure not .let thine image fill them Mil' The hurri- d happiness it wakes in me Will leave the huurs that arc to come more lonely. I live not like the many of my kind, Mine is u world of feelings and of fancies Fancies whose rainbow empire is the mind, Feelings tlmt rea!iz.e their own romances. To dream and to create has been my fate, Atone, apart from life's more busy scheming; I fear to think that I may find too late Vain was the toil and idle was the dreaming. Have I uprcar'd my glorious pyre of thought Up to the heavens but for my own entombing? The fair and! fragrant things that years have brought. j Musi ihey be gathered for my crwn v-onsumingl Oh. give me bViclt th? Past that took no part In the existence it was but surveying; That knew n.i ih n of the awakened heart Amid th. I.fcof i-lher lives d.lyii. Why sliou'd -stiwh b. mine own 1 I sought it not- ! Moie iliun cr n'ent to live njart and lonely; The fi veris'n tutnuit cf a luring lot Is what 1 w.slu-d and thought to picture only. Surely the s, h it is its own free w'.ll; What should uVruniaier mine to vain com plying - . ; With hopi s that call down what they bring fill, ... With fears to their own question. ng replying! In vain in vain ! Fate is above us all We struggle, but wh.it matters our .ndenvor 1 Our doom is gone beyond our ov n recall, May we deny or mitigate il never I Ami what ait tlmu to me t hoi. who dost wake The mind's still depths with trouble and repining 1 Nothing il,o. all things nowi-hy I'keness take: IM uihni and life has nothing wuitU resigning. Ah f e !-ini thing thy m -mi or y ihro' grief Waiclini thVXj.inng beam of Hope's last ember; Life had one hour, bright, beautiful and brief, And now its only task, is to remember. From a lute English Poem. A Domestic 1'icUirc. Fondly familiar is the look she gives As h.: returns who forth su lately went. For ihey together pass their happy lives ; And many a tranquil evening have they spent Since, biuslting ignorantly innocent, She vowed wun downcast eyes and changeful hue, ! - To love him only. Love fulfilled, hath lent its icep rtpos ; 'and when he meets her view' licr bolt look viiiy jays, 'I trust and 1 am rue." Scai'.ertd 1 ke fl weis..the rosy children play; Or iound her chair a busy ciowd ihey press; Bui. ut the Father's coming, slurt avay, Wiiii pla) fl snuggle for ii.s loved caress, d . Ai.d jcaious of i he one h-j first may blets. To tuiha welcoming word is fondly said; He b.uus and kisSvs auiue; lifts up the Icssj Admires the little cheek o round and red ; Or smoothes with tender hand the curled and fining head. Oh ! let us pause, and gstj upon them now. 1 uu-re n ji one oelovcd and l.vely boy 1 W iih Mu tli's b.i(,ht seal upon his ca.n brow, And sweet fond eyes, brimful of kve and joy 1 lie, bout no measure of delight can cloy, 1 lie duiu-g' and the darling of the set; Lie, woo, iiiouii pleased with every passing toy, i Thou3tUes and buoyant lo excess, could yet Ncer a gci lie word or kindly deed forget 1 And one, more fragile than the rest, for whom. As for the weak bird in a crowded nest, Are needed all the fostering care of home And the soft comfort of the brooding breast ; One, who hath oft the' couch of comlort ptest ! On whom the Mother looks, as il goes by, With tenderness intense, and fear sapprest, Wnile the soft patience of her anxious eye Blends with " Goi's will be done God grant thou may 'at uot die !" . And is there not the elder of the band 1 Sue wiih the guUj suiib and snKiutn bright hair, . Waiting aome paces back content to stand 1 ih these of Lovc:a cureaes hate thtir ahare; Khowim-ho ix'ii im toud internal care b.iuii aetk'iits violet in her naly n.n.k I'fctieiti shr s.aai demure, aud orighUy fair, Co, ying the iiiceaness of her Mother s look, Aral c;aop hi in her band tiielavorite siory-book. " I s ivy; P.it, what are vou writing there, in such a large hand?1 Arrah. honey, an' is'nt it to my poor mother who is very deaf, that I'm writing -a loud let ter.' 1 From BlackvvocT t Mtgaixnt. Paganini and Olc Bull. In our remarks on thr musical gr-ni'is of Italy, we had said, that south of the Alps lay the fount from which flowed periodical I v the whole refreshment of the musical mind oi Europe. One of these periodic gushes has burst out in our own day, and with a power which has never been rivalled by Italy herself. Paganini has commenced a new era of the kmc of all instruments, uniting the most bound less mastery of the violin viih the most vigorous conception. Audacious in his fiperimt-nts on the rapacity of Ii.s instru ment, yet refined lo the extreme of subtle ty J scientific, yet wild to the vergtr ot ex travagance, he brines to music the en thusiasm of heart nod habit, whirl) wouttf have made him eminent in perhaps any oiher pursuit of the human (acuities. 01 a performer who has been so lately before the public, and whose merits have lvn so amply discussed, il would be super fluous to speak in detail. But, by uni versal consent, Paganini has exhibited in his performance all the qualities combin ed, which separately once gave 'ame. By a singular adaption, his exterior perfectly coincidt-8 with his performance; his tail gaunt figure, his long fieahless fingers, his wild, eager, and wan visage, his thin grev locks falling over his shoulders, and his singnlar smile, sometimes bitter and convulsive, always strange, make up an aspect whu-h approaches nearly U the spectral. When he comes on the stage. half crouching, slowly creeping onward as if lie found his wit In red limbs too weak to biar him, and with his wild eye jrlancing by i.t round ihr Louse, i e looks not unlike 8 me criminal escaped Iroin the dungeon where he tad bt en worn down by long ennfiut meiit, or a lunatic who htd just been tvleas d from hi chain. Ot all earthly firms his is the lea$t earthly. But it is when the first uproar ol teception'is stilled, when the orchestra has pluyed its part, and the sold is to -bein, that Pagnuini exhibits his singularity and his iKiwer in full view fie. has.hHiieito held the violin hanging by his side; he nmv raises it up slowly. fixes his eve upon it as a parent mi'hl look upon a favorite child ; giv-s one ol his ghastly smiles; lets it down again, and glatic round the audience, who sit in the profuundest silence looking at this niVitic pantomine, as it it wete au essen tial part of the nerfotmance. He then 3eiz s it firmly, thtiuts it close lo his neck, gives a glance of triumph' on all sides, waves his bow high above the strings. dashes it on tlu-m with u wild crash, and with that f ingle impulse lets out the whole torrent ol harmony. Peculiar as .this picture may srem, it is only to ihose who have not heard the great iiiaster. lo those who have it will nppear lame. He is extravagant beyond nli bound; yet his extiavagance is not atfectatiou, ii- isscarrtly more than the untu:al result of a powerful passion act ing on a nervous temperament, and na turalized by habits ol lonely labor, by an all-engrossing imagination, and by a mu sical sensibility which teems to vibrate through every fibre of his frame, The whole man t3 an instrument. It must however, be acknowledged lhat his eccentricity in his latter perloim auces, fOiuetiuies injured his excelh uce. ki s mastery of the violin was so ram plete, that he often dared too much; and by attempting in his noli? moods, a i.d his frolics are frenzies, to imitnte things alto gether below the dignity ot music, he of fended his audience. One ot his favorite freaks was the imitation of old women' voices 1 He imitated birds, cts, and wolves. We have heard him give varia tion to the pretty air of the Carnival de Venise," the variations consisting of imitations ot all the cracked trumpets, the drums, the fifes, the squeaking ot the old v --men, the screaming of the children. and the squabbles f Punch. These were follies But when his better genius re sumed in influence be was unequalled, and probably will remain unequalled lor another generation. He enjoyed one vv suit which genius has too seldom enjoy d," extraordinary emolument, lie is sold to have made, during the single year of his residence in England, upwaid of 20.000. His half share of the receipts of a single concert at the King's Theatre was said to amount to seven hundred guineas. Thus, in his hands, he established the sanerioritv ot the violin as a means ot production over all others, and even over the human voice. Calalani, in her days of reoowfn. never made so much by single performances, Paganini has now gone to Italy, where he has purchased estates, and where, if . ' . he is wise, he will continue and live on neb cords, in which be contrive! to en his fame. If he is weak or avaricious, be ploy the whole four strings st once, and will return to England; when bis powers in a singularly delicate, rapid, and spark will have decaved, he a ill meet ihe re- ling arpeggio.. Altogether, he treads ception of o Oiany gret per onners. who have forgotten lhat time makes inroad on erery ihing ; he will receive pity where he once conquered applause; and like Mara. Uiardim. Kode. and a holt of others, he will fly from the country, dis; heartened and disappointed, to hide his head in romeoosrure corner of the Con- tinent, where he will leave hu money to his housekeeper, bis body to the mocks, and die. f - Tho novelties which Pagsniai has in- trodecrxa into his performance have brff highly panegyrized. Those are his play ing occasionally on a violin with but the fourth string his p'zzicato with the fin cers of the left hand, giving the instru ment something ef thr effect of the guitar his use of the harmonic tones, and his staccato. That these are all .novelties lhat ihey act to the general corap-'ss of ihe violin, and thnt ihry exhibit surprising skill, in the performer, we entirely allow. But excepting1 the staccato, which is fi nished and flegant, we have no: been, able to feel fheir peculiar value. That they may be the opening of future and wide triumphs to this beautiful and myste rious instrument, we believe perfectly pos sible. But in their present Jlate ibry ap pear rather tricks than triumph?, .lather specimens of individual dexferiiy than of , instrumental excellence. Thear'tiM's true fame must depend on his appeal to the foul. Pasranini vvas born in Scura, about 1784. He looks a hundred. A new candidate for praise has lately " appeared among us in ibe person cf Ole (Olous) Bull. Half his name would en title him to our hospitality. He is a Nor wegian, and unpropitious as the remote north may be conceived to the softer arts, Ole Bull is the only artist of Europe who can remind the world of Paganiui. But unlike the great maestro, he is nearly self-taught. His musical-impulse came on him when he was about eight years old. His familv successively Dronosed the Church and the law ; he espoused the violin, and at twtnty resolved to trust to it and fortune. Some st ranee tales are told of his destitution. But all the histo ries of the great musicians have a tinge of romance. . Ole Bulils w as ultra-roman tic He reached Paris in the period cf the cholera. All vvas terror and silence. His purse was soon exhausted. One day, after a walk of misery, be foiind his trunk stolen (rem his miserable lodging. His violin was gone with ill In a t of despair he ran out into the streets, wan dered about tor three days, and finished his wanderings by throwing himself into the SeinA, Frenchmen always throw themselves into the Seine, aa we under stand, for one or all of the three reasons: that the Seine has seldom water enough ?n it to drown any body J.tb'st it is the most public, point ol the capital, and the suicide enjoys the greatest number cf spectators; and lhat, let the worst befall, there is a net stretched across the river, if river it must be called, which mtysare the suicide, if he can keep his head above water for a while, o at least secure his body for a spectacle in the Morgue next morning. But we. b here that thr poor Norwegian vvas not awake lo tbcsr ad vantage?, and that he took the Seine lor si bona fide, place where the wretched might get rid of iheir wretchedness. He plunged in. but. fortunately, he was seen and rtscued. "Few men in their senses ever attempt to Commit suicide ; not even madmen attempt il twice and Ole Bull, probably brought back to a wi-rr and more pious feeling of his duties by his preservation, bethouo hi him of trying his professional powers. He sold his last shirt to bear Paganini, a sale which probably affects foreigner but liule. He heurd, and lesolved to rival him. . 1 The concert season returned, lie gar a concert, trained 1200 francs, and Alt himself on the road to fortune. He now , made a tour to Italy, "wa heard with pleasure; and at the San Carlos al Naples with rapture; on one night he is said to hare been encored nine timet i From Italy, where performers learn their art, . he returned to Paris, like all his prede cessors, for renown, and, like them, at length brought his matured talent to Eng land for money. He is now twenty-five year old, if at that age his Ulent can ho pokrn of as matured. Determined in all things to riral theOran Maestro, he would condescend to nothing less lhau a series of concerts in the vast eveeinfe of the Italian Opern Houe. The audiences were numerous, but ihe crowd belonged to Paganini. He has since performed with great popularity al the mnsiesl festi vals; and if he half overcome the absurd and childish restlessness which has so often destroyed the hopes of ihe roost pc pular artists csn avoid hiring the Opera House and can bring himself to avoid ' alternate flights to Italy and the North Pole, he will make his fortune within the m m m a next ten years. If h- resolve otherwise. I t " m.- l 't t ! vrsnoer, or win maae coining, an(- will die a beggtr. His performance is of a very high or- drr, bis (oce good, and bis ci ecu lion re mark ably pure, powerful, and fintlhed. He delights in double ftopping.in plsyiog j more closely on Pa ganmPs heel thananr I violinist whom we have ever beard, etui he is not Paganini. The imitator roust always be content to walk in.the'STCond rank ; and his imitation, though the iron tation of a man of ulent, is so close, tHst if theses were ahut it would be sxarrtly possible to detect the diflerence. "P!- nrnr is tha parentage, and we ronst tun pay superior honor to the head of tt line, But Ole Ball will be no &;BAf- ritof cf the title and est tta "l
The People’s Press and Wilmington Advertiser
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June 9, 1837, edition 1
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