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Lady Byron's Answer to Lord By
" In the whole range of Englixh Litara-,
ture there is not, iu our opinion, a produc
tion, either in iirnse or verse, that combines
within iWelf more real, outspoken, earnest
seotiment, than Lady Byron's reply to her
faithkas husband. I
Byron's "Farewell" was an ironical bid
ding adieu to a heart that he had wanton
ly crashed. But Lady Byron haa, in de
fending herself rroiu bis irony, "turned the
tables on hwn' most completely. Her re-
Hdy is tcijhtttg and most taiye ewt Myw
"to the uaick.
W call special attention to the proud
and uoble defiance expressed in the last
i "j i .i.i.
verse. I ne ptx in uas uuuuiiesa ircou
by all our readers, but it will repay aooth-
erpenisal" .
Yes farewell farewell forever !
Thou thyself hast fixed our dsiru, '
Bade bopVs fairest blosaoms wither.
Ne'er again for me to bloom.
Uufoigiving thou hast called me
IHdst thou ever say forgive ?
For the wretch whose wiles beguiled thee,
Thou alone didst seem to live.
Short the space which time has given
To complete thy lore1 decay ;
By unhallowed passion driven.
Soon thy heart was taught to stray.
Lived for me that feeling teuder
Which thy verse so well can show,
From my arms why didst thou wander,
My endearments why forego T
Oh, toi late thy breast was bared,
Oh. too aoon to me 'twas Shown,
That thy lore I one but shared,
And already it ia flown.
Wrant in dreams of joy abiding,
On thy breast my head hath lain.
In thy lose and truth confiding, .
Bliss I ne'er can know again.
That dark hour did first discover.
In thy son! taw hiAsoaa stain
Would these eyes had closed forever.
Ne'er to weep thy crimes again.
But the impious wish, O Heaven 1
From thy record blotted be,
Yea, I would live, 0, Byron, Byron.
For the babe rve borne for thee !
In whose lovely features (let me
All my weakness here confess.
W bi l.-t the straggling tears permit inc. )
All the father's I can trace
- -Bo whnas image asvss leavsl mo,
He whose image still 1 pnse,
Who thk bitterest feeling gives me,
Ft i 11 to love where I despise.
WHa mtret and sartw rather '
WheiTpur etStrs'trat'stl how.
1 will teach her to say Father
But his guilt she ne'er shall know,
Whilst to-morrow and to-morrow,
Wakes me from a widowed bed:
Oa another's arm no sorrow
Wilt thou feel, no fear wilt shed.
I. the worlds approval Bought not.
When I (tire myself frosn thee ;
Of to praise or blame I thought not
What 'sits praise or blame to me ?
He so prized so loved adored.
From my heart his image drove.
On my bead contempt has poured
Aosfyreferred a wanton's love,
Tbou art proud ; but mark me, Byron,
I've a heart proud as thine own,
fd to lore, but hard as iron
When contempt is o'er -it- thrown
But farewell ! I'll not upbraid thee.
Never. Bex ST wish ibee ill I
Wretched though thy crimes haye i
If thee ean st be nappy sun.
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Male Forever." Qa$to.
A field of
The soil of BUdensbarg, Maryland, has
a bloody record. It has been the scene
of many refined murders In days passed.
Chpe who visits the place now will find the
field green with verdure, and here and
there, flowers spring from the sod which
a tow years since was trampled by the feet
of men arrayed itfdeadly hostility. Here,
on a beautiful grass plat, surrounded by
trees, forms made after the image of ( tod
came to insult nature And defy heaven.
Here are recitals of some of the duels that
have taken place at Bladensburg :
In 1814, Edward Hopkins was killed
here iu a duel. Chis seems to have been
the first of these fashionable murders on
this duelling ground.
In 1819, A. T. Mason, a United States
Senator, from Virginia, fought with his
sister's husband, Johu McCarty, here.
MeCarty was averse .to faghnng, and
thought there was no necessity for it ; but
Mason would fight. McCarty named mus
eta loaded with buck shot, aud so near
together that they would hit heads if they
fell on their facet. This was changed by
tbc seconds to loading with bullets, and
inking twelve feet as the distance. Mason
was killed insUutlv. and McCaty who
had hit collar bone broken, still lives with
his sister in Georgetown. His hair turned
white se soon after the fight as to cause
much comment. He has since been solici
ted to act as second in a duel, but refused
in accordance with a pledge made to his
wife soon after killing her brother.
In 1820, Commodore Decatur was killed
in a duel I bv Commodore Barron. At the
first fire both, fell forward and lay within
seven feet of each other, and each supposed
himself mortally wounded each fully aud
net h forgave the other, still lying on the
ground. Decatur expired in a few days,
hut Barron eventually recovered. Y
In 1821, two strangers named Lcgaund
Sega appeared here, fought, and Sega was
instantly killed. The neighbors only
learned this much of their names from the
marks oil flicif "groves len ou ibc wi0una
Leg a wat not hurL '
In 1822, Midshipman Locke was killed
here in a duel with a clerk of the Treasu
ry Department, named uibeou. Ihe lat
ter was not hurt.
In 1826, Henry Clav fought his sec
ond cruel with John Randolph preferred
to die, If at all, on Virginia soil j llie latter
received Clay's hot and then fired his
pistol iu the air. This was in accordance
with a declaration made to Mr. Benton,
who spoke to Randolph of a call the cven
iiirr hefore on Mrs. Clav? Afid alluded to
the quiet sleep of her child and repose of
.1 1 1 wna Pliiv'il
me inoiuer. ut-uuiu j , -
second. When Randolph fired, he re
marked : "I do not shoot at you, Mr.
Cla.v" and cxtcndiiie his hand, advanced
towards day; wfco rushed to meet him.
Randolph showed Cray where his ball
struck Ids coat, and sald facetiottely Mr
Clay, you owe me a coat." Clay replied":
"Thank God, the debt is no greater."
They were Mends ever after.
In 1832, Martin was killed here by Carr.
Their first names are not remembered.
They were from the South.
In 1833, Mr. Key (son of Frank Key
and brother of Barton Key, of STcklea no
toriety) met Mr. Sherborn, and Sherborn
said : "Mr. Key, I hava no desire to kill
. vntt "No matter." Kev said. "I came
v j c r w i
V kill you.'
Sherborn "I
Vrtr well. then.", said
will kill you;" and he
In 18o, Wm. J. Graves of Kentucky,
resuming the quarrel of James Wat sou
Webb and Jonathan Cillcy, of Maine, se
lected this place for CiJIey's murder, but
the parties learned that Webb, with" two
friends, Jackson and MorrelL were armed
and In pursuit, and for the purpose of as
sassinating Cilley, moved towards the rlr
er, and nearer the City. Their pursuers
also moved towards the river, but-missed
the parties and then returned to the city,
t , which they were soon followed by
Graves and the corpse of Cilley.
In 1845 a lawyer named Jones, fought
with and killed Dr. Johnson. In 1851,
R. A. House and A. J. Dallis had a hos
tile meetihg and Dattis was shoT In the
sh inlder, but recovered.
In 186 Daniel and Johnson, two Rich
mond editors; herd a harmless set to here,
which laminated id coffee.
In 1853, Davie and Ridgcway fought
here ; Bidgeway allowed his antagonist to
fire without returning the shot.
Since the publtcaUmftf tJbft;a3osar
licle, which appeared originally in Harp
ers Magazine, several other duels have
been fought on the same ground. ,
What the South s ho uld Do.
There is a prevalent idea that the p res
sent prostration of business throughout the
country, and particularly in the South, is.
a consequence of the uuse tiled ?tUe of our
political affairs. The reconstruction trou
ble undoubtedly exerts a badinfluence up
on the industry of the nation, but the im
portanee of that influence, so tar as it re
lates merely to business, is greatly over
rated. Southern merchants, for example,
who come hither to buy goods, almost in
28. 1867.
variably account for the dullness of thrlr
trade on political grounds. They honestly
believe Ms the correctness of this idea, too,
for they express a willingness to accept
almost any terms for the sake of getting
back to their former condition of prosperi
ty, It is natural, that they should take
this view. People always find something
upon w Inch- to fasten the responsibility of
their trouble. The dominant party of the
North are impressed with the idea that
negro suffrage is the sovereign elixir for
all our national ills, and to that idea they
tenaciously cling. As A aaatter ot fact,
however, the material interests of the
South' have not been greatly injured by
the delay in respect to reconstruction.
We doubt if the business of that section
would have been apparently better to-day
under any other circumstances. The In
dustry of the South was prostrated
wrecked in fact by the war, and it will
take time and labor lo restore it. Leris
la t inn may lend some assistance, but mo
ney and muscle must do the work. The
war threw the industry of the South back
at least twenty-five years, and this back
set cvnnot he appreciated by figuring up
the actual loss of property by the war.
War not only kills and destroys, but in its
wake it leaves desolation, ruin ; and these
cannot be removed in a day, nor in a year.
The South will be fortunate if it fully re
covers from the shock of war in the next
twenty years. Energy, perseverance aud
iudu try can make the desert bloom, but
only with the aid of time. All the help
that is within the power ot Congress to
give, could not restore the South its pros
perity, aud this is the point which we de
sire to impress upon the minds of the Sou
thern people. They must depend upou
themselves for the res'oratlon of their coun
try. Immigration mid foreign capital may
aid them to some extent, but they must
consider that their only reliance their
only substantia' dependence lies iu their
own industry. It is worse than folly to
either beseech or berate Congress because
uf tttbtf jut-won iiuSirtnugi w,U;l tj.
d;i ion. Congress could help them but lit
tle if it had the power nor the will, why
waste time in appeals, complaints, or grum
blings t The Southern people D V-t re
build their prosperity in the same way and
by the same means that they originally
built it. They must go to work. They
must throw off the habits of indolence
which a large class of them acquired un
der the slave systi-m, and bring out the la
tent energy and ambition which have so
long lain dormant. The Southern people
ought now to develop their industry and
show to the world that all the enterprise of
the United States is not confined to the
Northern side of Mason and DixOn's line.
They have the ability to build up their
prosperity, and they should now show that
they have tKc will and the ambition to do
it. Let them turn away from Congress,
adopt the policy that we have suggested
place their reliance upon their own efforts,
and within a reasonable time the South
will stand side by side with the North in
wealth, influence and power.
N. r. Sun.
A Prince Watched.
The Courier des Etats-Unis gires, from
a French" paper, the following particulars,
which evidently refer to the Emperor Na
poleon :
" In one of the handsomest quarters in
London, not far from Hyde Park, in 1847,
lived in luxury a man, known to all Eng
land, and though little known personally
in France, had there many eympathizers
This man was a Prince. His home was
genteel, combining English comfort with
French elegance. There the Prince pass
ed the long hours of exile, always suround
ed by a small number of faithful and de
voted friends,
"Not far from the Prince's residence
was the dwelling of a htdv of great spright
liness, who wee in the habit of entertaining
good French society. The Prince became
a very frequent visitor, and spent many
delightful hours there. In the meantime
he was recalled home, and soon after salu
ted with mere smgast title. In arittUkg
England the Prince carried with him the
recolliction of the amiable lady at whose
bouse-hehad HiBl t tjjmmMm
i;, TIm. masfoifieence of bis court aud
the briniaut assemblies la his palaces did
not make him forgettho little saloon of her
with whom be delighted to taix, ano wire,
in quitting his exile, he took last
respast. Already be was thinking of call
ing her near him, when chance brought to
his knowledge facts which proved that this
woman this friend for whom he had no
secret, was a miserable wrett h.
" Every month she had received from
the police of the former ajavernment a cer
tain sum for communicating all he did and
..id at her bouse. At the moment
therinee was shocked by this cruel reve-;
lation a Bfeeived a letter from the huly, I
asking that he would invite her to his
Coast. l'ardoi'Uiug, uui nor lorgcsung, oc
renlicd
ithout bittcmeir?,"aod Bearly in
the following terms, to her
hamcfully betrayed him y
who had ao
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NUMBER 175
" That he should remember forever the
happy hours passed at her house, hot that
for reasons which she ought to know bet
ter than any one else, he could not consent
ever to see her again ; that nevertheless
he cntreatsd her to accept from his treasu
ry an annuity equal to that which she re
ceived from the former government, - hat '
with the distinct UAaerttanding that she
wi s not required to give such information
of others as she had been in the habit of
giving of him.' "
This noble vengeance requires no com-
ntenL , .' i
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A called meeting of the Stockholders of
the Western N. C. Railroad Company was .
held in this town on the 21st hist. Dr.
John F. Foard was called to the chair, and
R. F. Simonton requested to act as Secre
tary. The Stockholders were well repre- '
scnted from all the counties The Coa u
mittee to verify proxies, Dr. Powell and
Wm. Murdoch, reported a large majority
of the Stock represented.
Tho Chairman explained the object of
the meeting, which was to consider the,'
amendments to the charter passed by the
present Lesislature. , . ,At
The first act authorises the Treasurer of
the State to mortgage stock now owned
by the State in the N. C. B. R. as col-
latteral security for all bonds to be issued
by the State incompleting said Road to ,
the Western terminus. . T -
Thc second act authorizes the W. N. 0. .
R. R. Company to issue $60,000 of 8 per
cciiL Bonds, ruuuiue 20 yearn witti
Compons payabl scud-annually, to pay
the floating debt of -the Company. jj
Both the amendments were unanimous
ly accepted.
U. It. a oard, Lsn., represented the otate
Stock in the meeting. . i i t A pJj
a 1 . .. :rr.a . M TIT TlfJ
A delegation consisting oi w. u . ytuou- v.
fin. M L McCorkle, W. P. Bernhardt, 0.
G. Foard and 0. M. Clapp, were aprinted
to a meeting of the Stockholders in toe
w;
Railroad in the City of Wilmington on the-
Iinuurton Alhaal'' -mA Btii as
25th inst., at which time the said Road ,
will determine the point of connnectioh
th the Western N. C. R. B., with in
structions to urge upon them the Town of
Newton as the point most advantageoea to t
both Roads, and if said point be adopted
to transfer the same or make any arrange- ,
ments necessary.
O.O.Foard made it known that the-'
Charter for the Stateevitle, Salt-Work-'
and Plaster Banks Railroad had been a
tnended by the present Legislature, and
meeting of the Commissioners to open
books, a list of whom were published m;"
our last, would meet in this place on Tues
day of Iredell County Superior Court.
Mr. Foard made an appeal to the citizens
of Iredell and to the Stockholders in the
W. N. 0. and the A., T. & Ohio Roads to
aid in this great work, showing the advaa" '
tage to all concerned. toe ;-.'-
We hope the people will take up this
work at once and complete it.
StatesviUe American.
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Ancient aad Moderm aieTaBsttiB, '
The celebrated city was . founded Vyf u:H
Alcxandertbe Great after hit conquest of
Syria, 336 years before Christ. It attain.
ed great consequence and splendor under
the Ptolemies, aud as late as Ai B. H'
when captured by Amer, under the Caliph -X
Omar, was remarkable for, ita wealth and "
magnificence. In announcing hi conquest
by letter to the Caliph, Amer said : u I
have taken the great city of the West. It
is impossible for me to enumerate the vav ...
riety of its riches and beauty, and 1 shall
content myself with observing that it con
tains 4,000 palaces, 4,000 baths, 400 thea
tres of amusement, 12,000 shops for the
sale of vegetables, and 40,000 tributary
Jews." The great Alexandrian library
contained 700,000 volumes. In its palmy
days, the city embraced a circuit of fifteen
miles, with a population of six hundred
thousand. Modern Alexandria contains A
population of 130,000, made up of Turks,
Syrians, Greeks, Jews, Armenians, French,
Germans. Italians, English, ete. It ia
said to be- rapidly improving at present ha
wealth aim importance, inn xsuvjuaa
quarter has wide streets, and elegant pub
lic and private liwlhiingwii'.irf .ie
Returning home late one evening this
Week e overheard the following'conver-
Batiou between a colored lady and gentle
man
After the usual salutation, 4Sambo said
to Mis Dinah : " I say, Miss Dinah, ar you
fond of ehickeu f"
Miss Din ill " Wli-it you ax dat ones
tion for Sambo f I know acre hi something
in it "
Sambo u I only ax yea fond of-chicken
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Dinah "Whv, yes, I like 'em berry
much."
-amke-rW. lI, (extending his elbow,)
will you take dis wing V
Dinah "l ah, van. van. moo, tinov.
ad you had had eouietliuig m
when yen ax jlal .question.
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