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WHIG MEETING.
According to previous appointment there
SSlertnefctino; df the Whigs of Granville
In the Court House, at Oxford, on Satur
day, the 15lh of May, for the purpose of
nominating candidal es to represent the
county in the Senate, and House of Com
mons of the next General Assembly. The
Convention being called to order by Jas.
T. Litdejohn, Esq., was organized by the
appointment of Col Richard P. Taylor,
Chairman, and Eugene Grissom, Secre
tary. ' On motion, it was Resolved that a com
mittee of two from each Captain's District
. in the county, be selected to recommend
suitable candidates for the consideration of
the meeting.
On motion of J. H.Robards, the chair
man was requested to appoint delegates to
represent the vacant districts.
The meeting then took a recess to ena
ble the Whigs of the respective districts to
confei together and to appoint their repre
sentatives on the committee in accordance
.with the above resolution.
The committee after retiring a short time,
.returned and through their chairman, L
A. Paschall, Esq., made the following re
port and recommendation.
For the Senate Richard V. Daniel.
: , ' . For the Commons James S . Amis,
Wm. R. Wiggins, Willie Perry.
The nomination was unanimously con
firmed, and a committee was appointed to
inform them of their nomination, and re
quest their acceptance. Mr. Perry being
present, came forward and accepted the
nomination. Mr. Wiggins who was pres
ent, after a short but eloquent address, in
which he declared his entire confidence in
the success of Whig principles, and hi3
deep devotion to the interests: of the party,
begged to decline die honor conferred in
consequence of other and prior engage
ments. He was an ardent Whig, and un
less he could give his whole time and at
tention to the interest of the party which
he could not do during the approaching
campaign, on account of other imperative
engagements he would not accept the nom
ination so flatteringly tendered. He thank
ed them for the nomination, as a manifes
tation of their regard and confidence.
Dr. B. L. Cole was unanimously selec
ted to" fill the vacancy, and he came for-
- ward, and accepted the nomination.
, On motion, it was Resolved that an Ex
ecutive Committee of seven be appointed
by the Chairman, to act for the Whig
party during.lhe approaching campaign.
On motion, it was ordered that the pro-
ceedinga of the meeting be forwarded to
the Raleigh Whig papers for publication.
The meeting then adjourned.
R. P. TAYLOR, Ch'm'n.
Eugene Ghissom, Sec'y .
HON. KENNETH RAYNER.
We copy from the Register the follow
ing vindication of this gentleman from ma
licious misrepresentations of a writer in the
"Wilmington Journal. Our readers can
, see the manner in which our Whig states
men sue to be attacked by unscrupulous
and bitter partizans in this State : and it
becomes the Whig press to defend each
and all of them against perversion and un
truth :
Mr. Editor: I notice in the "Wilming
ton Daily Journal of the 17th inst., acom
.municadon, in which some anonymous
"scribbler has managed to make the Journal
the channel of the most unblushing mis
representation in regard to what he calls
small scrap of history." On first cast
ads mv eve ovet the article, 1 thought I
luul never seen a more shameless and self
complacent misstatement of facts but on
reading it more carefully, and noting the
bloated conceit and sophomoiic pomposity
of style pervading it, I came to the con
clusion that the aforesaid anonymous scrib
bler had been misled by his ignorance on
a subiect about which he had the presump
tion to affect the teacher, instigated by
"what seems to be a feeling of personal ma
lignity towards Mr. Ray ner.
So far as regards the personal hostility
f the writer to Mr. Rayner. that is no at-
.fair of mine. It is a private matter with
.which the public has no concern. Mr.
Ravner is competent to take care of him-
" -eelf, as I presume this, scribbler will find,
whenever he chooses to give a practical de
mooaf ration of hi3 malevolence to Mr. R.
tersonaIIy. ;
But with the attempt to falsify history in
regard 10 this question of free suhrage, and
to shift the responsibility from the should
ers of Daw Reid, of having commenced
an agitation at which the people of the
East are becoming alarmed, lest a change
In the basis of representation should fol
lowthis Is an affair jn whch the public
have an interest. But to the misrepresen
tations of this stilted scribbler :
Speaking of the election of Reid, "with
a majority of his party in both branches of
the Legislature, to receive his nrsi maugu-
al," meaning of course the last session of
he General Assembly, in 1850-'51 this
writer goes on to say, speaking ot Jiir. iv.
"and then he astonished the House, save
and except delegates from the Raleigh
clique, with his radical substitute for the
free suffrage bill. It was no other than to
drop the one idea movement and by the
action of the Legislature call an unrestric
ted, open, many idea convention." Now
this statement- conveys a reckless and pal
pable disregard for "truth. Mr. Rayner
never introduced any such bill through
out the session he resisted all attempts at
an unrestricted, open convention ; and in
his speech on the subject spoke decidedly
against it. The bill he introduced as a
substitute for the free suffrage bill, was to
take the sense of the people upon a re
stricted convention, limited to the one sub
ject of free suffrage, and that alone. A
reference to the Journals win prove mis,
and convict the writer in the Journal of
stupid ignorance, or wilful perversion of
truth.
To show that this writer did not make
an accidental mistake, I quote further from
him. He says, 'Mr. Rayner was twitted a
gain and again upon his candor in bring
ing forward the bill for an open conven
tion ; but he preserved a dogged and dig
nified silence upon all questions put to him
by Democrats on the subject.' Here the
misrepresentation is reiterated and repeated
and a false picture is presented, in order
to gloss over the deception. This state
ment carries absurdity and misrepresenta
tion on its very face. For after having
given Mr. Rayner credit for "artifice and
cunning," this writer would make out Mr.
R. to be as great a fool, a3 he (the said
writer) has proven himself to be. He
goes on to say of Mr. Rayner "he never
voted for an open Conventien, nor for any
convention of the people." Here is an
other shameless perversion of the truth.
Mr. Rayner's bill proposed to submit to the
people of the State the question of a lim
ited convention, restricted to free suffrage
alone, and provided for the election and
assemblage of such convention, in case a
majority voted for it. For this bill Mr. R.
spoke and voted too, as will be proven by
reference to the Journals.
But the writer's misrepresentations do
not stop here. In presuming on the stu
pidity of his readers, he exposes his own
ignorance, and his reckless disregard for
truth. Speaking of the introduction of
the said bill by Mr. Rayner, at the session
of 1850--'ol, he says, "Seeing thatfiee
suffrage would be triumphant fcc. &c, at
some caucus, cabal, or midnight gathering
of the Raleisrh clique, it was decreed that
Kenneth Rayner, the keenest tactician of
them all, should upon tne earnest oppor
tunity, surprise Democracy, revive Whig
dom. &c. fcc. "and then," as before
quoted, ''he astounded the House with his
radical substitute for the free suffrage bill."
And again, sajrs the writer, "then and
there, Messrs. Editors, was hatched the
egnf incubated by the Raleigh clique the
niaht previous. Then and there Mr. R
commenced to roll a ball which has be-
.1 c: I 1 . I '
come a more man oisypnus piayuuug iu
the Whiffs," xc. Now all this is slated
not by way of inference, but with all the
positiveness and minuteness or one wno
may be supposed either to have been per
sonally acquainted with the facts, or who
had taken the pains to inform himself cor-
recdv. Such cool impudence, such shame
less nerversion of truth and distortion of
facts, is calculated to deceive those who
may never see this statement. Now what
are really and truly the facts? So far
fiom this bemer the first intimation ever
given of Mr. Rayner's purpose to introduce
such a bill so far from its astounding the
Legislature, or taking any one by suprise,
the bill introduced by Mr. Rayner at the
session of 1850-'51, was an exact copy
(except in some slight particulars as to
dates, &C.,) of a similar bill introduced
by Mi. R. two years before at the session
of 1848-'49, as a substitute for the same
free suffrage bill. This can be shown by
reference to the Journals also. And yet
this Solomon who has aindert iken to en
lighten the public on the subject of free
suffrage, through the columns of the Jour
nal, was either ignorant of all this, or
knowing both, has attempted a wilful de
ception. Let me advise this anonymous
scribbler to stop writing history, and buy a
spelling book. And if the celebrated re
mark of a certain Spartan King be true,
that the first thing a child should be taught,
is to speak the truth, then this huckster in
"scraps of history" will have his education
to commence from the be sinning'. As to
"history," the study of the history of Jack
the Giant-killer, or the Death of Cock
Robin, is much better suited to his capac
ity, than inditing chronicles of the limes.
Believing that the Journal has undesign
edly allowed itself to become the medium
of falsifying history, and of doing great in
justice to Mr. Rayner, I think the public
may rely on its sense -of justice to correct
the misrepresentation, or to publish this
statement. The same courtesy and sense
of justice from the other presses that may
have published the communication in the
Journal. I am sure, will be shown. In
this wav will be vindicated the cause of
TRUTH.
An Army of Lawyers. - According to
Livingston's Law Ledger for 1852, our
country has 25,000 lawyers, whose annual
income "is not far from f 36,000,000."
The Whig Convention. -The Wash
ington Correspondent of the N. Y. Com
mercial writes to that paper as follows:
"Efforts were made as 1 learn, to, cen
sure Mr. Mangum in the North Carolina
Whig Convention, but entirely without effect."-
This statement has not the; 6lighest
foundation. No direct censure of Mr.
Mangum 's course was thought of or at
tempted by the Convention, because such
a course of action would have been im
proper. But disapprobation of Mr. Man
gum's course was very strongly and gene
rally expressed in private conversation, as
well a3, indirectly, by the unanimous a
doption of the resolutions nominating Mr.
Fillmore and insisting upon an unequivo
cal acknowledgement of the finality of the
Compromise. . '
We do not think there was one member
of the Convention who approved of Mr.
Mangum's course. -Observer.
Eloquence at a Premium. "May
it please the court," said a Yankee law
yer before a Dutcti J ustice the other day,
"this is a case of the greatest importance.
While the American Eagle, whose sleep
less eyes watches over the welfare of this
mighty Republic, and, whose wings ex
tends from the Alleghanies to the rocky
chains of the west, was rejoicing in his
pride and place -"
'Sthopdat! sthop 1 sav, vat has uis suit
to do mit eagles. Dish has nothing to do
mit de wild birds. It is von sheep," ex
claimed the Justice.
"True, your honor, but my client has
rights here."
""Vat cares I for de law ob language. I
understand de law ob de State and dat is
enough for me. Confine your talk to the
case."
"Well, then my client, the defendant
in this case, is charged with stealing sheep,
and
"Dat will do! -dat will do! your client
is charged mil stealing a sheep, just nine
shillings. De gourt will adjourn to Bill
Verguson's to drink."
Letter from the Hon. Daniel Webster.
Mr. Webster has written a letter to the
City Councils of Boston, acceding to their
unanimous' request to address the citizens
in Faneuil Hall. . He regards the invita
tion coming from old and familiar friends
as a high compliment, and adds:
"Perhaps it is unnecessary for me to
say, gentlemen, but it is a point upon
which 1 deem that no misapprehension
should exist, that neither the source of the
kind invitation thus presented to me, nor
the state of things now existing in the
country, will allow me to enter upon the
discussion of any political question or sub
ject whatever. The pleasure afforded to
ine by the occasion will be that of being
once more in the universally acknowledg
ed "Cradle of American Liberty j" to be
hold again those images of immortal revo
lutionary patriots which adorn the walls of
Faneuil Hall, and to see the faces of pros
perous, happy and patriotic fellow-citizens;
and their gratification if they shall expen
ence any will be to know that 1 am among
them with unabated friendship and at
tachment ; that I regard the place of their
birth and residence with as warm a heart
as beats in any of their own bosoms, and
that I regard myself as numbered among
them for good or for evil, so long as any
thing good or evil may happen to me from
human associations.
A CAUSTIC CHARGE.
The Lincoln Republican springs an
other severe charge, in addition to those so
gravel v urged bv the Standard, against
Jno. Kerr. It is that he is a 'ubiquitous
dandy' by which epilhet the editor, we
suppose, means that, besides having an in
clination to dress decently as a gentleman
should, he has the power of being every
where at the same time. 1 his is an ac
complishment we were not aware our can
didate possessed. If it is true, what a vast
difference there will be, alter the election,
between him and David S. Reid he will
be a Governor every where and Reid
Governor no where.
Concord Mercury.
EDITORIAL BEAUTIES.
The Editors of the Louisville Journal
and Democrat have been waging a good
natured controversy for the- last twenty
veais: the point m issue, which of the
j , r , .
two was the ugliest man.
We find the following paragraphs, bear
ing on the subjectj in a" late number of the
Journal:
See Prentice of December, '50, making
mouths at Prentice of April, ol. 1 he
reader will identify the two physiognomies
belonging to the same man, from his ugli
ness. Democrat.
We never like to charge the editor of the
Democrat with "making mouths," for the
truth is, that he is naturally so horribly ug
ly that it is difficult, if not impossible, to
tell when he is making moutli3 and when
he isn't. We have heard on good authon
ty, that while he was once walking along
the street, a countryman met him and un
ceremoniously knocked mm down, ex
claiming. "I'll teach vou to make faces
at me, you rascal!" A by-stander re
marked to the countryman, "why, my
dear fellow, he was'nt making faces at you
at all that was just his natural look, "'
"That his natural look?" exclaimed the
countryman in astonishment- "well, I'm
sorry I hit him, and I'm willing to stand
a treat, but then the mauling I've given
his face cannot possibly make it look worse
than it did before, "iren tee.
SQUANDER OF THE PUBLIC
LANDS. M
The House of Representatives last week,
passed', by a vote of 107 to 56, the iniqui
tous act, called the Homestead BUI, which
grants to "every man, who is the head of a
family and a citizen of the United estates
a homestead of one hundred and sixty a-
cres of land out of the public domain, up
on condition of occupancy and cultivation
of the same for five years ;V or, in other
words, makes in effect a donation of hun
dreds of millions of dollars from the Pub
ic Treasury, and this too without the sanc
tion of the Uonstitution. Where does
Congress derive the right to give away, in
this shameless wholesale manner, the pub
ic lands of the States ; and what becomes
of the National Debt if the very means by
which it is to be paid are given away to
every vagabond loafer .with a family who
chooses to go out West and squat upon
these lands ? What becomes of the public
debt, and of the land also, we repeat ; for
if the principle is established in the passage
of this bill, there will be no stopping place
in the distribution until by repeated grants
the whole domain is exhausted.
We look upon this measure as agrarian
and unlawful, and are surprised to see a
few Southern membera voting in the affir
mative. Of the North Carolina Delega
tion, Messrs. Clingm?n, Dockery, More-
lead, Outlaw, and Stanly opposed it ; the
remainder, Messrs. Ashe, Caldwell, Dan
iel and Venable, did not vote.
How is it, that all the Democratic mem
bers from this State refused to vote, or
dodged the question ? Wil. Herald.
Neuse River Navigat ion .A Cheer-
tug bacV. v e learn that at a caiieci
meeting of the Stockholders of the Neuse
River Navigation Company. held in : New--
bem on Friday last, the Directors were au
thorized, by a unanimous vote, to com
mence work on the River improvement
forthwith'."' -The President of the Compa
ny has now gone on to Baltimore to pro
cure Dredging Machinery, and make the
necessary arrangements to commence the
work. The available stock of the Com
pany now amounts to $59,000, which ac
cording to the estimates of the Engineer,
Col. Thompson, will cairy the work 12
miles above Kinston . There can be no
reasonable doubt but that the work will
now be commenced and progress, until it
is completed, as far at least as Waynesbo
ro. Some means must be devised to carry
the stock up to the requisite amount, for
that purpose. Hurra for old Kip, and tor
one of his sleepiest daughters Newborn!
Here is another indication that they ate
waking up! We shan't be surprised to see
them going ahead, with steam car rapidity
within two years from this time.
IS e truer man.
Land Warrants and -the Homestead
Bill.- Thompson's Bank Note Reporter
says: .
"The passage of the Homestead lnl
through the House of Representatives by a
large majority will probably precipitate on
the market an over stock of warrants, while
at the same time, the demand will proba
bly fall off hence all dealers will hold tip,
and prices may be affected. We do not
believe that the Senate will act upon the
House bill al this session, but Washington
legislation is very uncertain, and it may
be pushed through. We quote warrants
as being worth about as follows, not saying
whether we shall buy or sell at these fig
ures: 160 acre warrants, $125: 80 acre
warrants, 65; 40 acre warrants, &32i.
Stage Accident at lurtoma River, near
Montgomery, Alabama.
One of the biages belonging to the firm of J. R.
Powell &. Co. (elf through the bridge over Curtoma
river on Thursday evening, 2dth of April, ultimo.
There were eleven passengers on the stage at the
timeof the accident, and although the distance of
the fill was about tweniy-five feet, we are happy
to say that none of the passengers were killed.
JAxl of Passengers cvp-ed from the Way Bill
Dr. Thoniason and senanl, of Summerfield, Mis
sissippi; Dr. Wheeler, of Murfri-esboro, N. C:
Samuel A. Brewer, of Flat Kock, S. C; Thomas
C.Evans, of Prairie Point, Miss. ; J. J. Harriss
of Choctaw agency, Miss , and late of Halifax, N.
C.; Miss., S. J. Wilson, of Starkevile, Miss., Miss
A, R. Howard, of Augusta, Ga.; William Ashly
and Mr. Nicholaon, of Autauga County, Ala.; Mr.
Munn, late stage agent.
In its descent the stage was turned completely
over. Mr. Brewer was more severely injured then
any other passenger, having had the right leg badly
broken a little below the knee, and otherwise se
verely bruised. He waaxarefully conveyed on a
litterto the nearest house.wherea Mr. Ashly lived,
and received the medical attention of a gentleman
on the spot. The proper authorities, whose duty it
is to attend to the condition of bridges p.nd other
public improvements, have been shamefully negli
gent, and should the sufferers by the catastrophe
nn thpnnrinma think proper to institute suit for
damages, it is hoped that an enlightened court and
jury will give such judgment as may prove a
warning to all interested with like responsibilities.
Cor. of Southern Standard.
Democratic Convention of Arkansas.
The "Dfimocratic State Convention of
Arkansas was held at Little Rock on the
3rd inst. Gen. Conway was nominated
for Governor, and delegates appointed to
the National Convention, with instructions
to support either Douglas or Buchanan for
President and Gen. Piflow for Vice Fresi
ident. The Convention reaffirmed the
Virginia resolutions of 1799, and the Balti
more platform or I o4v.
A LOST BALL.
The desertion of Mr. Buchanan by the re
cent State Democratic Convention at Ra
leigh, is the knocking out, m our opinion,
of a very material plank in that omnibus of
public opinion, in which that forsaken bach
elor fondly hoped to roll up in magnificent
style to the White House. The cold shoul
der he received in hat Convention from his
quondam friends, just at the time when a
decided manifestation in his favor was most
needed, and that too in North Carolina, of
all the States deemed most certain foi him,
is significant of the feebleness of political
friendship, and typical of a like course of
treatment at the hands of his .Democratic
brethren elsewhere. He is a lost ball to all
intents and purposes. The failure to nom
inate him for the Presidency, was, in this
instance, an open disregard and contempt
for the wishes of the Democratic people of
this State. " The Democracy from the
mountains to the seaboard, with almost un
paralleled unanimity had willed it," yet the
Convention pocketed their instructions.and
in effect shelved the object of all this man
ifestation. This open desertion will aston
ish nobody however. Party friendships are
mere ropes of sand; and merit and services
are ruled out for availability. Mr. Buchan
an could. not reach the standard of excel
lence, and he was therefore laid quietly a
side in the tombs of the Capulets.
"Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone,
And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him,
Bui liti te he'll reck, if they let him sleep on
In the grave where the Loco's have laid htm."
Requiescat in pace! Wil. Herald.
J Th e Republican and Patriot seems
to think that the "people of North Caro
lina have always known without specia
instruction on the point, that the Governor
of the State can do nothing directly to
wards amending the Constitution." Now
if the people have -'always known this,
why during the last canvasa did Democrat
ic papers and stump orators, and Locofo
co clamorers everywhere, continually cry
m their ear3 " What are you going to
vote for Manly, and he opposed to free
suffrage." "Come, you must vote for
Reid, he's for free suffrage," "You are
a poor man, do you want to have the same
right to vote for Senator that the rich have;
then put in a ticket for Reid, he's for free
suffrage." Manly 's agin Free Suffrage,
Reid's for it, vote for Reid." If the peo
ple have always known what the Editor
declares they "have, why was such lan
guage addressed to them ! Was it for the
purpose of cheating them out of the be
lief, and leading them to think that Reid
could do more to give them Free Suffrage
than Manly ? But, if the people were not
well instructed on this point, and believed
that Reid could do something toward giv
ing them free suffrage, were not these
words addressed to them for the purpose
of confirming them in their error ?
Golds. Telegraph.
Interesting Artesian Well. There
is an Artesian Well at the Cotton Factory
of J. Matthews, in Dallas county, Ala.which
is 710 feet in depth, and which discharges
600 gallons of water per minute, or S64.000
gallons in twenty-four hours, exceeding any
well in America. The water flows out with
such a force that if pieces of stone as large
as an egg, or a half dollar, are thrown in,
they are immediately ejected. The sand,
gravel, &c made by the auger are also torc-
ed out by the water.which is perfectly clear,
limpid, and pleasant to the taste. The di
ameter of the well is a little over six inches,
and it is Mr. Matthev s' intention, as soon
as he has had it tubed the entire distance
now completed, to have the boring contin
ued to a greater depth. This will make it,
it is believed, the most wonderful Artesian
Well in America.
Scripture History. The Washing
ton Telegraph tells the following "good
un.
At the table of a clever family of relig,
iou3 people, the Other day, for the sake
of conversation some Bible questions were
proposed, and among others asked was one
calling for information as to the personage
by whom the Israelites were led tnrougn
the Red Sea, The little folks were puz
zled for a moment, until a gentleman,
just entering upon his fifth summer, spoke
up with an air of great importance and
confidence. "1 knovy, thir," sad he.
The envious gtoup gazed upon him, and
awaited the relation. "I know, thir, who
led the Ithraelithe tho' the yed thea."
"Well Charley," said the proud father,
in a tone of ' encouragement, "that's a
bright boy; tell us who it was." "Why,
said Charley, eyeing the company with a
benevolent, yet" triumphant look, "It wath
Tham Hamilton!" The question book
was instantly closed, and the class dismis
sed.. '- ; -' .' ' - :
Resignation of the Second Assis
tant Post-master Genera -We
leam from Washington that Col. jitzhen-
rv Warren. Second Assistant Post-master
General, and chief of the Contractfiice,
has resigned his post, to take effect oa the
25ih inst. Col. Warren has made a most
efficient officer; is universally respected by
all havin? business with the department,
and beloved by all employed therein.
He has ever cheerfully labored to facilitate
the important branch of the public service
to which lie was attached.
Perquimans County. -At a large
meeting of the Whigs of Perquimans, onnough Will Case Was brought to" a close
the lOth instant, Jonathan W. Albertson
was nominated for the Commons ; and
the following among other resolutions a
dopted :
Resolved, That we cherish an immova
ble attachment to the Constitution, and
Union of the States, and that we will re
sist every effort from whatever quarter to
alienate any position of the country from
the other, and loose the sacred ties by
which they arc bound togeuier.
Resolved, That we heartily concur in
the nomination of John Kerr for the of
fice of Governor of North Carolina, and
that we pledge him our willing and earnest
support, having unbounded conhaence in
his patriotism, ability and high lavoreo
character, both as a private and public
man, and in his strict unwavering attach
ment to the great principles of the Whig
party, and to the best interests of the coun
try ; and that we feel doubly assured of
success under the banner of so gallant
and worthy a leader.
Resolved, That we recommend to every
WThig in the county, prompt and steady
exertion to secure a large majority at the
approaching elections, that Prrquimans
may be redeemed from her seeming leth
argy in the cause of the party.
New Grenada and the Florcs Expe
dition. -The Government of New
Grenada has declared war against any and
all nations found assissling Gen. Flores in
his revolutionary movements. The Presi
dent has issued a message proposing to
raise, either by loan or force, sixteen mil
lions of reals, or two millions of dollars.
Also, to raise twenty thousand men to as
sist in quelling the rebellion. The Presi
dent accuses Peru of fitting out two vessels
and Valparaiso one to assist the expedition.
He also demands the authority to confis
cate the property of all nations, and for
eigners residing in New Grenada who have
been found aiding Flores in any way.
He further states that he believes Flores
I ilv ftiii-laot'An'nrr ir tnvrv mit fl"i l"PV
lutionary movements of 1846, in which lie J
was defeated by the lintish Government.
He, however, thiuks that if Flores is suc
cessful, Ecuador will make her way into
New Grenada.
Hon. C. Cushing, the American Charge
at Guayaquil, says that he believes himself
sufficiently authorized to state mat the otn
er States will not look with indifference on
any warlike movements against Ecuador
likely to affect the independence of the pre
sent Government.
Ladies Waistcoats. The fashion
of waistcoats for ladies has been establish
ed in Paris, and seems to have been quiet
ly adopted without any of the opposition
that was excited with the Bloomer trow
sers. A Paris letter, to the Journal of
Commerce, says:
"The waistcoat for women becomes dai
ly more and more the fashion, White
quilted waistcoats are worn for morning
dress, which are made with tight fitting
sleeves fastened at the waist by gold but
tons, and three rows of narrow Valencien
nes lace to match the collar and jabot.
The Moilere waistcoat is buttoned to the
throat without a collar; small pockets, ve
ry long, and square iri front, descending
below the band. The buttons are corne
lian, agate, turquoise, or simple grelots.
The waistcoat is accompanied by a collar
rettee gordons, formed of several rows of
lace, jabot to match, and deep ruffles rea
ching the knuckles.
With plain silk dresses the vest is indis
pensable; the trimmings match those on
the skirt butitis lined with a different col
or. The waistcoats are made with pock
ets, from which the gold enamel chain
passes to the lowest button at the waist,
where it is attached j and descends with a
multitude of trinkets suspended on a ring
The California Fugitive Slave Bill.
The bill which has passed the California
Legislature, in relation to fugitive slaves,
provides for the surrender to their original
mnsfers. of all colored heople in California,
who were slaves before they were brought
into California, thus virtually repudiating
the doctrine that California was a tree ter
ritory by virtue of its old Mexican law, and
that kIjivps rni lid not be held there to ser-
vicp. afterthe conauest? Mr. Van Buren
a membe. of the Legislature, who figured
in New York at the last Presidential elec
tinn no a frpft.soiler. voted for it: while
Mr. Broderick, formerly a New Yorkhun
ker, bitterly opposod its passage. It is
i ihciv are nr kIavps in California to
which the bill will be applicable. ,
Discovery of yet Another Planet. It
was recently announced that M. Gasparis,
at Naples, had discovered a new Asteroid,
the fifth 'first seen by him. By the last
steamer information was received that Mr.
Luther, at the observatory of Bilk, near
Dusseldorf, had recently found yet another
with a Right Ascension of about 12 hours,
and a north declination of about 8 degrees,
which is the seventeenth planet now known
to exist between Mars and Jupiter all of
which were unknown fifty years ago.
The Weldon Bridge. This bridge j
having been completed, the President and
directors of the railroad, with a large com
pany of gentlemen, left Norfolk on Satur
day! in an excursion train, add passed safe
ly over the handsome structure. . The pas
senger and freight trains are now running
over it daily.
New Orleans May 18. The McDo-
tn-Anv in the. Simreme (jourt.- SO tar as
whether the cities of Baltimore and New.
Orleans', or the States of Maryland and
Louisiana shall be the legatees. The'
court has decided to render judgment iir
favor of the two cities. The contest be
tween the heirs at law and the two cities
will now commence.
Hon. Thos. It. Bentort.'Thvs gen
tleman has published a letter, slating tha
his nomination by the democratic conven
tion at Cape Gcrardcau, Mo., was unau
thorised by him, and that he is not a can
didate for Congress yet; that he will not
submit to a nomination by any caucU3 or
coiivenu'on; but he will personullyaadi to
the people at Jackson on the 15th inst.,
and is determined to run as a candidate on
his own responsibility.
Yellow Fever at Rio. Advices'
from Rio to the 12th ult. state that the
yellow fever was still very fatal among tlio
shipping. The American ships have suf
fered severely. The Swedish brig Dol
phin has lost three consecutive captains
within two months.' The ship Victor had
sailed for New Oilcans with only two
men able to do duty.
The Lynchburg Exprc ss is responsible
foriKe followincr.- It is certainly a very
dmkhi drawn picture, on a decidedly
dune
subject. We once heard a gentleman de
scribe a dark gathering, by saying the en
tre assembly was veiled in the most "ob
scure tenebrosity," which appeared to 133'
as being extremely black:
"There is an African church down east
where the congregation are so black that
they are obliged to light candles in order ty'
see each other." j
A Duel Anticipated. A letter from
Washington to the N Y. Express men
tions a rumor t hat a duel is on the tapis
between Le Comptede Sarliges;the French
Minister, and an Hon." ex-M. C, from
Baltimore. The cause of this expected
K'affair of honor," it is alleged, is that the
ex M. C. became offended at Monsieur
Le Compte for lighting a cigar in the pros
ence of ladies. As yet, only "paper bul
lets of the brain" have passed between
the two gentlemen, j
Land Warrants, in New York, are quo
ted at $125 for lf0 acres; at 65 for SO a
cres, and at $32,50 for 40 acres. Ths
market j however, is very unsettled, and
will remain so until the Senate disposes of
the homestead bill. 1
The Rumored Cuba Expedition.
The Wilmington (Del.) Republican, ill
noticing the rumor of another expedition
for Cubaj mentions the fact that Capt:inf
Lewis, who commanded the steamer Pam
peroi which carried General Lopez 6t.it ftf
Cuba sometime since; purchased tne Cor
nelia, a fast sailing schooner, belonging tC
Brandywine, for the purpose, as was then
alleged, of trading between NewOrleanc
and the Rio Grandei It wa3 said at the'
time that twelve more vessel of that class
were wanted and could be sold at New'
York. Perhaps this may throw some ligh!
on the expedition in prospect.
How is it with i vou? At a prayer
meeting in the church in the village of
Spunktohj in the State of Maine, a coun
try lad was noticed by one of the elder dea"
cons to hold down his head and wriggle iri
his seat, while the tears seemed to start a
every moment. ' ...
A clear case of repentance, thought th"
old deacon j as he quietly stepped to tiitf
side of the lad, and m a whisper afTecucfi
alely inquired: j
""How is it with you, my son?"
The boy looked up, and supposing
to be the sexton, answered:
"Oh! very bad, and I want to go Out
my innards is kickn' up a revolution and!
the fourth of July! and if 1 ever eat ft
green currant pie agin, my name aint
Jeems BillinsV j -
Standard and Mr. Stanly. The lettef
of Mr. Stanly, in the Republic, which tvrf
published last week, has had a shocking tt'
feet upon the nerves of the sensitive' editor
of the Raleigh Standard, from which effect
the said nervous editor will not, we fear.fc!
ly recover till after tne Presidential election
if then unless, fortunately, the speech
of Mr. Mangum in the Senate should give"
him relief ! It is"real!y painful to a humane"
individual, like ourself to sie Mr. Holdert
so bad off. "Impudence," " arrogance,- "
"impertinence," "King Stanly" and "his
edicts from Washington,' 'unblushing misf
representations," "unprincipled politician"
&c. &c. dance through the columns of thi
Standard, "in all the mazes of metaphorical
confusion," as Junius once said of Sir Wirij
Draper. Really the "Roily Click'.' must 6a
something : for their protege. We should
miss him "piightily" should he be snddenly
taken off. In case Mr. Mangum's speech
shotild not have the desired etfect, perhaps
the Standard of October, 1849, containing
tha editorials about the "noble hero" Scottj
Would, if administered in the shape of pil!s(
produce favorable symptoms of returning
sanity; We beseech the "click" ta atterid
to this case right speedily; for theWhig par
ty can't afford to have the Standard depri-
ved of its presentable head tillafter the No
vember election
. J N. S.Whig;
' Norfolk j May 8. A splendid ball was
given on board the U S. ship Pennsylva
nia last evening by the naval tSicers of
the station to the ofecers of the" Dutch frig
ate, Prince of Orange-. Over 500guest3
were present. l