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" GIVE ME THE LIBERTY TO KNOW, TO UTTER, AND TO ARGUE FREELY, ACCORDING TO CONSCIENCE, ABOVE ALL OTHER LIBERTIES. "-Milton. NEW SERIES. ;'; R. I. WYNNE, Publisher. C. C. RABOTEAU, Editor. VOL. V. NO- 16, I K il I ,H IItH M ri I I f f- 1 - -A r 111 la sir. 1 1 J V j - - f - I - I JLlXJLJLJJLia.- jlxj j. -m- -"- J " ' .' v., t I ' : : ' ammmmm . TEEMS. The Time is issued every Thursday, and maile to subscribers at Two Dollars per annum, in advance; Two Dollars and Fifty Cents if not paid iu six months; ' anT Three Dollars if payment be delayed to the end ; of the subscTiptioa year. O" To Clubs, we will send Six Copies for Ten Dollars, and Twelve copies for Eighteen Dollars, when the ittonev accompauies the order. " ' ADVERTISEMENTS, ' Not exceeding sixteen' Hues, "will be published one - time for One Dollar, and Twenty-five Cents for each subsequent insertion. : Court orders and Judicial Ad , vertisemeuts will be charged 25 per cent higher. A reasonable deduction will be made to those who ad vertise by the year. : Letters to the Editor must be post paid. Money f. for the Office may be sent by mail at our risk, in pay , roent for subscriptions, advertisements, jobs, &-c. UjT Office on fatettkviixk sr., one door below "IrOST OFFICE. , t "From Frank Fairleigh. HELPING A LAME DOG OVER A STILE. - It was usually my custom of an after noon to tead law for a couple of hours, a ! coarse of training preparatory to commit ting "myself to the tender mercies of aspe- ' cial pleader ; and as Sir John's well stored libtary afforded me every facility for so do in, that was the venue I generally select ed for my interviews with Messrs. Black stone, Coke upon Lyltleton, and other le gal luminaries. Accordingly, on the day in question, after having" nearly quarrelled with my mother for congratulating me warmly on the attainment of "my wishes, when I mentioned to her Lawless's propo sal, found fault with Fanny's Italian pro nunciation so harshly as to bring tears info her eyes, and grievously offended our old female domestic by disdainfully rejecting some pet abomination upon which she had decreed that I should lunch, 1 sallied forth and not wishing to encounter any of the family, entered the hall by a side door,and 'reached the library unobserved. To my surprise I discovered Lawless (whom I did pot recollect ever to have seen there before, he being not much given to literary pur suits) seated, pen in hand, at the table,ap parently absorbed in the mysteries of com position. "I shall not disturb you, Lawless, "said I, taking down a book. "I am only go ing to read law for an hour or two." "Eh ? disturb me ?" was the reply ; "I am uncommon glad to be disturbed, I can tell you, for hang me if I can make head or tail of it ! Here have I been for the last three hours trying to write an offer to your sister, and actually have not contriv ed to make a fair start of it yet. I wish you would lend me a hand, there's a good fellow I know you are up to nil the dodg esjust give one a sort of notion, en r don't you see ?" "What! write an offer to my own sis ter? Well, of all the quaint ideas I ever heard, that's the oddest really, you must excuse me." "Very odd, is it?" inquired Coleman, opening the door in time to overhear the last sentence. "Pray let me hear about it then, for I like to know of odd things par ticularly ; but, perhaps, I'm intruding ?" "Eh ? no ; come along here, Coleman," cried Lawless; "you are just the very boy I want I am going to be married that is I want to be, don't you see, if she'll have me, but there's the rub; Frank Fairleigh is all right, and the old lady says she's agree able, so everything depends on the young woman herself if she will but say Yes', we shall go ahead in style ; but, unfortu nately, before she is likely to say anything 4ne war or the other, you understand I've got to pop the question, as they call it. -Now; I've about as much notion of mak ing an offer, as a cow has of dancing a hornpike so I want you to help us a bit eh?" : "Certainly," replied Freddy, courteous ly ; "1 shall be only too happy, and as de lays are dangerous, 1 had perhaps better be off at once where is the young lady?' r "Eh! hold hard there! don't go quite so fast, young man," exclaimed Lawless aghast ; "if you bolt away at that pace you'll never see the end of the run ; why you don't suppose I want you to go and talk to her pop the question viva voce, do you i loa n os aavising me to ue nmr Tied by deputy, I suppose, next. No, no .I'm o-ninor tn tin I hp. trir.k hv letter SOIlie- b""e - j thing like a Valentine, only rather more so, eh ? but I can't exactly manage it, write it properly. If it was but a warran ty for a horse, now, I'd knock it off in no time, but this is a sort of a thing, you see, I'm not used to : one doesn't get married ;as easily'as one sells a horse, nor as often eh ? and it's rather a nervous piece of bus inessa good deal depends upon the let tier." Ynn'vebeen trvinffvour hand at ital- ' -j C J ready, I see," observeti Coleman, seating fiimsplf ai th tnble : "iirettv consumption T- J I J & of paper J I wonder what my governor would say to me it 1 were to set atxui drawing a deed in this style ; why, the stationer's bill would run away with all Ahe profits. "Never mind the profits, you avaricious . r .,-ir- I . 1 Jew, epuea Lawless. x es, i ve utou Irvinir ffiWf. as tli nainters call it DUt- tino rintvn two nr tfirpft hep-inning to find o - r o o out which looked the most like the time of vdav vou understand ? - "'Two or three?" repeated Coleman ; "my or sci'pn rather, vovotis. 'Mr. Law less presents his affections la Miss Fairleigh and requests the hon i . Not a bad idea, an offer ir? the third person the only case in which a third person would . not be de troo in such an affair." , .- - ' "Eh ! ves, I did the respectful when I . , . J. ' , J I fsibx start ea , you Know, out uouu uiupcu that sort of thing when I got warm; you'll gee, I stepped out no end afterwards," "Honored Miss,' continued Coleman, leading, -'My sentiments, that is, your per fections, your splendid action, your high breeding, and the many slap-up points that muy be discerned in you by any man that has an eye for ahorse . . ." Aii ! that was where I spoiled it, sighed Lawless. Here's a very pretty one, resumed Freddy- ' Adorable and adored Miss Fanny Fair leigh, seeing you as I do, with the eyes (Why, she would not think you saw her with your nose, would she ? of fond affec tion, probably would induce me to over look any unsoundness or disposition to vice That one did not turn out civilly, you see, said Lawless, or else it wasn't such a bad beginning. Here is a better, rejoined Coleman. Exquisitely beautiful Fanny, fairest of that lovely sex, which to distinguish it from us rough and ready fox-hunters, who, when once we get our heads at any of the fences of life, go at it, never mind how stiff it may be (matrimony has always ap peared to me one of the stiffest,) and gen erally contrive to find ourselves on the oth er side, with our hind legs well under us ; a sex, I say, which to distinguish it from our own, is called the fair sex, a stock of which I never used to think any great things; reckoning them only fit to cauter tound the parks with, until I saw you brought out, when I at once perceived that your condition that is, my feelings were so inexpressible that . . .! Ah ! interposed Lawless, that's where I got bogged, sank in over the fetlocks, and had to give it up as a bad job. In-fact, 3'our feelings became too many for you , returned Coleman ; but what have we hear ? verses, by all that's glorious ! No no ! I'm not going to let you read them, exclaimed Lawless, attempting to wrest the paper out of his hand. Be quiet, Lawless, rejoined Coleman, holding him off; sit down directly, sir, or I won't write a word for you : I must see what all your ideas are inorderto getsome notion of what you want to say ; beside. I've no doubt they'll be very original. Sweet Fanny, there are moments When the heart is not one's own, When we fain would clip it's wild wings' tip, But wo find the bird has flow 11. II. ' - " - Dear Fanny, there are moments When a loss may be a gnin. And sorrow, joy ; fur the heart's a toy, And loving's such sweet pain. nr.. ; Yes, Fanny, there are moments When a smile is worth a throne, When a frown can prove the flower of love. Must fade and die alone. Why you never wrote those, Lawless ? Didn't I ? returned Lawless ; but I know I did, though copied them out of an old book I found up there, and wrote some more to 'em, because I thought there was not enough for the mouey, besides putting in Fanny's name instead of what, do you . . . . . . A ihmk ! fhillis : there's a name lor you; the fellow must have been a fool. Why, 1 would not give a dog such an ill name, for fear somebody would hang him ; but go on. Ah ! now we come to the original-matter, ret urned Coleman, and very original it seems. IV. Dear Fanny, there are moments When UiVc gels yon in a fix, Takes the bit in his jnws, ard without any pause Boils away with you like bricks. v-' V Ye, Fanny, there are moments "W hen affection knows no bounds, When I'd r.itlier be talking with you-out walking Tiian rattling alter the hounds: VI. ' Dear Fanny, there are moments When one feel that cne' inspired, And and 1 It does not seem to have been one of those momenta with you just then," con tinued t reaay, "ior tne poem cornea 10 an abrubt and untimely conclusion; unless three, blots, and something that looks like a horse's head, may be a hieroglyphic mode of recording your inspirations, which I'm not learned enough to decipher." "Eh! no; I broke down there," leplied Lawless; "the muse deserted me, and went off in a canter for where was it those young women use to hang out? the ' Gra dusad' place, you know?" "The tuneful Nine, whom you barbar ously designate young women," returned Coleman, "are popularly supposed to have resided on Mount Parnassas, which accliv ity I have always imagined of a triangular or sugar-loaf form, with Apollo seated on the apex or extreme point, his attention di vided between preserving his 'equilibrium and keeping up his playing, which latter necessity he provided for by executing dif ficult passages on a golden (or, more prob ably, silver-gilt) lyre." "Eh! nonsense," rejoined Lawless; "now, do be serious for five minutes, and go ahead with this letter, there's a good fellow, for, 'pon my word, I'm in a wret ched state of mind, I am, indeed. It's a fact, I'm nearly half a stone lighter than I was when I came here; 1 know I am, for t there was an old fellow weighinga defunct pig down at the farm yesterday, and I 1 jade him let me get into the scales when he took piggy out. I tell you what, if I'm not married soon I shall make' a job for the sexton; such incessant wear and tear of the sensibilities is enough to kill a prize fighter in full tiaining, let alone a man that has been leading such a molly coddle life as 1 have of late, lounging about drawing-rooms like alapdog." "Well, then, let us begin at once," said Freddy, seizing a pen; "now, what am I to say?". - "Eh! why, 5rou don't expect me to know do you?" exclaimed Lawless aghast, "I might just as well write it myself as have to tell you ; no, no, 'ou must help me, or else I'd better give the whole thing up at once." "I'll help you, man, never fear," re joined Freddy, "but you must give me something to work upon ; why, it's all plain sailing enough; begin by describing your feelings." "Feelings, eh?" said Lawless, rubbing his ear violently, so as to arouse his dor mant faculties, "that's easier said than done. Well, here goes for a start: 'My. dear Miss Fairlegh." " 'My dear Miss Fairlegh," repeated Coleman, writing rapidly, "yes. " "Have you written that?" continued Lawless; "ar let me think 'I have felt for sometime past very peculiar sensations, and have become, in many respects, quite an altered man." ' " 'Aber-ed man," murmured Freddy, still writing. " I have given up hunting;" resumed Lawless, " 'which no longer possesses an interest in my ejes, though. I think you'd have said, if you had been with us the last time we were" out, that you never saw a prettier run in your life; the meet was at Chorley Bottom, and we got away in less than ten minutes after the hounds had been in cover, with as plucky a fox as ever puzzled a pack " "Hold hard there!" interrupted Cole man, I can't put all that in; nobody ever wrote an account of a fox-hunt in a love letter, no, Youv'e given up hunting, which no longer possesses any interest m your eyes; now go on. My eyes, repeated Lawless, reflectively: yes; I am become indifferent to everything; I take no pleasure in the new dog-cart, King in Long Acre is building for me, with cane sides, the wheels larger, aud the seat, if possible, still higher than the the last, and which, if I am not very much out in my reconing, will follow so light I can't write all . that trash about a dog cart, interrupted Freddy, crossly; that's worse than the fox-hunt; stick to yemr, fee lings, man, can't you? Ah, you little know the effect such feel ings produce; now, goon. At night my slumbers are rendered dis tracting, by visions of you as as The bride of another; suggested Coleman.- - Exactly, resumed Lawless; or, sleep re fusing to visit mv Achincr eve-balls, nut in Freddy. I lie tossing restlessly from side to side, as bitten by- The gnawing tooth of remorse; that will do famously, added his scribe; now tell her that she is the cause of it. All these unpleasantnesses are owing to ycu, began Lawless. Oh! that won't do, said Coleman; no, These tender criefs (that's the term, I think) are some of the effects, goods, and chattels, psha! 1 was thinking of draw ing a will- the effects produced upon me by .; The wonderful wav in which vou stuck to your saddle when the mare bolted with you, rejoined Lawless, enthusiastically; what, won't that do, either? No, be quiet, I've got it all beautifully now. if you don't interrupt me : Your many nerfer.tions of mind and person, perfec tions which have led me to centre'my ide- as of happiness solely in tne ionct nope 01 one day calling you my own. That's very pretty indeed, said Lawless , go on. Should I be fortunate enough, continu ed Coleman, to succeed in whining your affection, it will be the study of my future life to prevent your every wish Eh! what do you mean not let her have her own way? Oh! that will never pay; why, the little I know of women, I'm sure. that, if vou want to come over them, you must flatter 'em up with the idea that you mean to give 'em their heads on all occasions let 'em do just what they like. Tell a woman she should not go up a chimney, it's my belief you'd see her nose peep out of the. top befcre ten minutes were over. Oh! tl at '11 never do! Nonsense, interrupted Freddy; prevent means to forestall in that sense; however, I'll put it forestall if you like it better. I think it will be safest, replied Lawless, shaking his head solemnly. In everything your will shall be law, continued'Coleman, writing. Oh! I say, that's coming it rather strong, though, inteiposed Lawless, query about that? . - AM risrht. reioined Coleman, it's always mstnmarv to sav so in these cases, but it means nothing; as to the real question of mastery, that is a matter to oe aeciueu posi n;mtiallv: vou'll be enlishtened on the subject before long in a series of midnight discourses, commonly known under the title of curtain lectures. Pleasant, eh? returned Lawless; well, 1 bet two to one on the grey mare, for I nev er could stand being preached to, and shall consent to anything for the sake of a quiet life so move on. If this offer of my heart and hand should be favorably received by the loveliest of her sex, continued Colemaa, a line, a word, a smile Wink, suggested Lawless, Will he sufficient to acquaint me w ith my happiness. Tell her to look sharp about sending an answer, exclaimed Lawless; if she keeps me waiu'ng long after that letter's sent, I shall go off pop, like a bottle of ginger beer; I know I shall, string won't hold me, or wire either. When once this letter is dispatched, I shall enjoy no respite from the torture of suspense till the answer arrives, which shall exalt to the highest pinnacle of happi ness, or-ptunge into the lowest abysses of despair, one who lives but in the sunshine of your smile, and who now, with the live-, liest affection, tempered by the most pro found respect ventures to sign himself, Your devotedly attached And love-lorn, interrupted Lawless, in a sharp, quick tone. Love-lorn! repeated Coleman, looking up with an air of surprise; sentimental and ridiculous iu the extreme! I shall not write any such thing. I believe, Mr. Coleman, that letter is intended to express my fellings, and, not yours? questioned Lawless in a tone of stem investigation. Yes, of course it is, began Coleman. Then write as 1 desire, sir, continued Lawless, authoritatively ; I ought to know my own feelings best, I imagine; 1 feel love-lorn, and love-lorn it shall be. Oh, certainly, replied Coleman, slight ly offended; anything you please. Your "devotedly attached and love-lorn admirer here, sign it yourself, George Lawless. Bravo! satd Lawless, relapsing into his accustomed good humor the moment the knotty point of the insertion of - iove-lorn had been carried; if that isn't first-rate, I'm a Dutchman; why, Freddy, boy, where did you learn it? how does it come into your head? Native talent, replied Coleman, com bined with a strong and lively appreciation of the sublime and beautiful, chiefly de rived from my maternal grandmother, whose name was Burke. That wasn't the Burke who wrote a book about ft, was it? asked Lawless. Ah ! no, not exactly, replied Coleman, she would have been, I believe, had she been a man. Very likely, returned Lawress, whose attention was absorbed in folding; sealing, and directing the important letter, Miss Fairleigh. Now, if she does but regard my suit favorably! "You'll be suited with a wife, punned Coleman. But suppose she should say NO, con tinued Lawless; musing. Why, then, you'll be non-suited, that's all, returned the incorrigible Freddy ; and making a face at me, which (as I was to all appearance immersed fathoms deep in Blackstone) lie thought I should not ob serve, he sauntered out of the room, hum ming the following scrap of some eloganl ditty, with which he had become acquain ted : " If ever I marry a wife, I'll marry a publican's daughter, ' I'll sit a'i d.iy Ion in the bar, And drink nothing but brandy and water. Lawless having completed his arrange ments to his satisfaction, hastened to fol low Coleman's example, nodding to me as he left the room, and adding, Good-bye Fairleigh ; read away, old boy, and when I see you again, I hope 1 shall have some good news for you. IC LEE ANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES . It is to be presumed that not one in a hundred understands the simple process of cultivating either currants or gooseberries, although it has been detailed in all the horticultural books with which the world a- bounds. Thousands of persons, with eve ry appliance for success, are still content to live without a plentiful supply ot tnese de licious, healthy, and cheap luxuries, mere ly because they have not. thought of the matter, l ne Have a lew stmtea ousnes set in the grass, w ith three fourths of the stocks dead, and then wonder why they do not bear in abundance. There is not a more beautiful shrub growing than the currant, properly propa gated and the same may be said of the gooseberry. Cultivators who pay any at tention to the subject, never allow the root to make but one stock, or as the English say, "make them stand on one leg" thus forming a beautiful miniature tree. To do this, you must take sprouts of last yeai 's growth, and cut out all the eyes, or buds in the wood, leaving only two or three at the top; then push them about the length of the cutting, into mellow ground, where they will root, and run up a 6inele stock, forming: a beautiful sym metrical head. If you wish it higher, cut the eves out again the second year. 1 have one six feet high. This places 'our fruit out of the way of hens, and prevents the gooseberry frm middle-wing, which often happens when the fruit lies on or near the erround, and is shaded by a super abundance of leaves and sprouts. It changes an unsightly bush, which cumbers and disfigures your garden., into au orna mental dwarf tree. The fruit is largei, and ripens better, and will last on the bushes, by a growing in perfection, until late in the fall. The mass of people suppose that the roots make out from the lower buds. It is not so; they start from between the bark and wood at the place where it is eut from the parent root. Vermont Chronicle. New York, March 16th, 1852. 1 To the Editor of the Times: Sir ,-A very large number of the Whigs of the City of New York have nominated Daniel Webster to the office of President of the United States, subject to the decision of a National Convention. Our object in now addressing you is respectfully but earnestly to solicit you co-operation with us, to se curefirst, the nominatin of Mr. Webster by the Whig Convention, and secondly, his election. We are relieved from the necessity of in forming you who Mr. Webster is, and what he hasdone for the Whig party and his country. For the last thirty years he has been almost constantly before the public eye vhat he has done is well known; he has given immortality to Whig principles, and contributed largely to the renown of his country. We regard it especially important at this time, that Mr, Webster should fill the Ex ecutive chair, because of the peculiar and very critical state of the World. In the countries of Continental Europe, with few exceptions, every attempt to establish pop ular institutions has failed, and liberty has been crushed by military power. Recent intelligence assures us that France and Aus tria are combined to destroy the independ ence of Switzerland, under the pretence that she harbors political refugees. The ray of civil and religious freedom which shoots from the small and simple communities composing this interesting country was in significant when Europe was possessed of equal freedom, but it is a beacon, in these times, to the nations that sit in darkness. How then must the tyrants who govern those dark regions regard the light which beams from the Great Republic of the world, ap proximating nearer to them every day by the power of steam and improvement iu the art of civilization ? r V In the events that may be anticipated, it is of the last importance that the Executive head of the United States should thorough ly understand the rights of the Republic as one of the family of nations, and upholds them its c'uties and perform them. Such a man is Daniel Webster, and such the go vernment of every civilized nation ; of the worln knows him to be. The principles of the statesman who made the speech on the Great Revolution thirty years ago, and wrote the letter to Chevalier Hulseman, are well known far beyond the limits of his own country. Mr. Webster is the oldest and most dis tinguished member of the Whig party now 011 the theatre of action ; he has always not only upheld its principles, but has advocated before the people with untiring zeal, and unsurpasseAability, every nominee of. that party for the Presidency. His popular ad dresses in 1840, 1844, and 1848 in support of General Harrison, Mr. Clay and General Taylor will last as long as the English lan guage shall be spoken or read, and eloquence shall have admirers. It is now his turn to he supported for the same office: the claims presented by his long faithful and distinguished services, cannot, we respectfully suggest, be overlooked with out impairing the strength and tarnishing the honor of the Whig party. Common fi delity demands of every Whigthat he should uphold the man who has for so long a time made him proud of .his' party, and that he should exert himself to place in the highest political position one who has elevated him self by his talents nd industry to the high est pinnacle ot lame. What the country wants of its Chief Mag istrate is, patriotism, talents, and experience in public affairs a man, who will employ all his personal and official influence to ce ment and perpetuate the Union to pro mote peace and prosperity at home and secure for our count-y respect and honour abroad! Such a man is Daniel Webster. We respectfully recommend that meetings of the friends of Mr. Webster in your vicin ity, be held. We shall be happy to hear from you please address A. C. Kingsland, the chair man of the Committee. We are very respectfully, Your fellow citizens, and ob't servants, A. C. Kingsland, -; Geo. Griswold, L. Broaduss, Robt. B. Ml.VTURN, Jno. C. Green, W. H. Grinnell, James Harper, Morgan Morgans, Jonathan Sturges, '. W. W. Webb, Fred. A. Tallmadge. Note the difference. The Democrat ic State Convention, of Virginia; adjourned without alluding t ) the subject of the Com promise in any shape. The Whig Conven tion on the contrary passed a resolution de claring the Compromise a final settlement and adjustment of the questions involved in it, and declared that any attempt to disturb it wmild be a blow aimed at the peace of the country and the integrity of the Union. The people will see from this significant fact, which party is for quiet, and which for agitation. While the Whigs are desirous that all discussion of the exciting subject of slavery shall come to a final end, the Dem ocrats, who falsely pretend to be the true friends of the South, are willing that the agitation ori this delicate matter should re commence, although fraught with danger to Southern interests and Southern honor. Let the people note the difference, Wilmington Herald. Poetry. It is the gift of Poetry, to halo every place in which it moves, to breath round nature an odor more exquisite than the perfume of the rose, and to shed over jt a tint more riagical than the blush of morn. THE LATEST DODGE. The passage of the Maine Liquor Law, has afforded excellent food for the wits to sharpen their masticators on. The follow ing from the True Flag, is about as good a joke as we have yet read. No doubt, however, but that we shall have occasion to laugh over many similar "rum" inci dents before we are many weeks oldei. About a fortnight since, a tall specimen of "Yankee manufacture" arrived in the good city of Potland, in the State of Maine, and established himself and lug gage at the Elm Hotel. His luggage con sisted of a small valise and a large obHrig box, containing (for the inspectors had ti amined its contents) a quantity of books, richly bound, which the proprietor had brought for the purpose of retailing about the city. After seeing his property placed in the room allotted to him, the pedler made his appearance in the office with a small vol ume in his hand. He glanced his keen, shrewd eye leisurely around the room, which contained at that moment no one but the clerk and myself. "Fond of reading" inquired the peddler of the clerk, when he had finished his observation. "Don't get any time to read," replied the clerk. " "I rather guess I've got a book here you would like to read," continued the peddler perseveringly. "What is it?" "Well, it's a real good book ; and just right for the times, too, 'cause it 'II give a man spiritual consolation ; and they do say that's what a man can't get very case in Maine just about now." "That's very true ; but your 'consola tion,' unfortunately, my friend, does not happen to be of the right sort." There was a cunning leer in the ped dler's eye as he inquired "Fond of the right sort, hey?" "When I can get it," said the clerk, be coming interested. "Guess I shall sell you this book, then' said the peddler decidedly. "What is it you haven't told me the name of it yet ?" "It's 'Pilgrim's Progress."' 'Oil ; bother ! I've" read it at least a dozen times." "But this is an entiiely new edition." "Oh ! it's all the same." "Beautifully engraved." "Oh ! nonsense I don't want it." And so saying, he commenced writing again, visibly annoyed. "Say, you better look at the pictures,' continued the peddler, thrusting the book under his nose. This movement had an astonishing ef fect upon the clerk. He jumpsd off his chair and began to examine the volume eagerly; but much to my surprise without opening it. Then seemingly satisfied with the scrutiny he asked the price and pur chased it. "Say, you" said the peddler, after the bargain was concluded moving towards the door "Say' you, if any body else should see that" book and want to get an-othe- just like it, send "em up to No. 73, and I'll accommodate 'em just about as quick as they please." And exchanging a very queer and mys :erious look with the clerk, the peddler vanished. "What on earth made you buy that book ?" asked 1 of the clerk, as soon as he had gone. "See here a moment. " 1 advanced and looked over his shoul der. Turning up one end of the book, he removed a small slide, and discovered a small stoppel, which he unscrewed ; which applied mechanically to my mouth. "What is it?" asked he laughing. Braxdy b' jingo !" exclaimed I, pau sing to'take breath, and then makingtracks for the door. "Hallow ! where are you going? ". Up stairs ; it has iust struck me that the Pilgrim's Progress will be an excellent addition to mv librarv." The next day the peddler's stock wtis exhausted. MR. FILLMORE. From a letter of the Hon. E. C. Ca bell, Member of the House of Represen tatives, to the Editor of the Albany State Register, we present the following extract; which accords with our opinions as to the views and wishes of the Southern Whigs : "Never was there so general a sentiment in favor of the election of any man to a political office, as that of the Southern Whigs for Mr. Fillmore. With one ac cord they desire to cast their votes for him; and there are thousands of Southern Union Democrats who will cheerfully vote for him, because he has been tried, ard in the fearful crisis through which we have pass ed he has proved himself equal to any e- mergency, a patriot wholly uninfluenced bv sectional considerations, aud a Presi dent detei mined to do justice to all parts of the country, and fearlessly to execute the law. We make no sectional issues, we do not even wish to vote for a man from ; our section of the Union ; but witn one voice we ask Northern men to unite with us in the election of a northern man, not because he has shown any special partiali ty to the South, but simply because he has proved himself a national man, and . 1 j n nas uone nis amy uoiumg inoic u au. In conclusion I will call your attention to a fact whtch should have effect on those who desire the adoption of political meas ures more than the election of a particular individual. The Senate of the United States consists of sixty two members, of whom twenty four are Whigs, fourteen from the Southern States, and but ten, in cluding Mr. Seward, from the North and Northwest. Should the Whig Conven tion succeed in sectionalizing the parly, by attempting to curry favor with fieeaoil ers and refuse to nominate Mr. Fillmore, or some one else known by his acts to oc cupy the same national and constitutional position, the Whig party, as a party, thua perverted, would and should cease to exist in the Southern States. Southern Whigs would not abandon the principles for which they have heretofore contended, but would form national association , in place of those which such sectional party action necessarily dissolves; and 1 venture my life there will not be one man acting with this northern sectional party, calling itielf, Whig, whose term expires within four years, returned to the Senate fromja South em State. You cannot hope to secure the Senate without the aid of Southern votes, for all experience has shown that Norihorn Democratstare specially skilful in playing for the votes of Frcesoilets and Abolition ists. This is a consideration deserving the attention of party men, and may influ ence their action, if they disregard higher and nobler feelings of j patriotism and na tionality ( Yei v respectfully, vour obedient servant, E. C. CABELL. 0" That free spoken paper the, ''Sou thern Press," now and then deals some heavy blows at its Democratic allies. Vie have rarely seen a series of happier hits, than is contained in the following, which we extract from that paper of the 6th: The following is from a stray piece of paper that evidently dropped srom the poc ket of some delegate to one or the other of the approaching National Convention, wo don't know which: j Resolved. That we are opposed to the election of military chieftains to the Presi dency, except when they are of our own partv, and are the most available men. Kesolved mat we nave auiuiu- uua dence in the intelligence and integrity of the people, except when the opposite par ty run a military candidate, and then the people are invariably humbugged, and go rs ray. ! Kesolved, In at we are in ia-vor 01 au o conomical administration of the federal government, except when our party is in power either in Congress or the Execu tive, j Resolved, That we are opposed to a general system of internal improvements by the federal government, but go for large appropriations of land nnd money, for rivers, harbors, and railroads, in partic ular Su.tes where the population is large and the vote close. j Resolved, That our party is the true U nion and national party, except when sec tional robbery is to be perpetrated and tb.9 Union endangered, and then we are for a coalition with the other party in our sec tion, i Resolved, That we are opposed to th protection of any branch of industry to the injury of another, but think it woulJ be beneficial to all to be taxed for the protec tion of the iron, coal, cotton, and wool manufacturing interests as they belong chiefly to larger States of uncertain po-i- tics. J Resolved, That we are opposed to the distribution of the public land3 to their owners, the States, but are in fnvor of giv ing them to railroad companies and to peo pie of all nations who will come and take them. i Resolved, That this i3 a great country, but we don't think it affords enough busi ness for Congress to attend to, so are are in fnnr nf their suneivisinff the ailrtirs or other people, and enforcing the faithful execution of the laws of other nations. Why is a woman's tongue like a planet ? Because nothing short of the power that created it is able to stop it in its course. The man who perpetrated the above con iniHriim has left for California. He was pursued by forty women; ! and forty broom sticks were picked up in the harbor after the vessel left having been tnrown ai iibu and fallen short of the mark. Lovely. An interrogatory of silver ewtiipss nnrl an answer of diamond beat-. 4y-, are contained in the following method of getting to go home witn ner. The moon sshines bright; Can I go home with you tn night ! Answer : i ' The stars do too; I I don't care if you do t An editor out west says that ladies wear; corsets from a feeling of instinct, having a natural Jove of being squeezed. Wa won't give the fellow's name, for jf the ladies knew who he was he would never talk any more about corsets or squeezing either fot they would destroy all the broom sticks in., town but what they would hurl kiau Maxims. 'Keep your temper .v If you have & bad one, yv$ thould jtdvisa yu t get rid of it ; the sooner the better. ' Be punctual in business, api Yiever procrsft. nate." i If you make it a business, to medita v'fj t j brines of others, a, ijitl yrocrasiination will j0 I vou no harm. you no harm. Preserve eelf-poseessiop, and do not be-Utl&ed out of conviction.' i If we were tried for a crime afcd convicteJ, we. would thank somebody to talk u out t-f tfia convic tion ae eoou as possible,
Raleigh Times [1847-1852] (Raleigh, N.C.)
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