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. 1 like to think your heurtiI flower v .". And that my love U iew fvi j Descending softly throtti ech hour ' j Tthat )ovi home in jftf t ' ' . A1 Jfetiw!'' ' God grant the Sower Pwy grbwVv : . Eih 4ayJhVou2b life, more sweet and fair, -'Till here il cease to slow1 - Alone; I .then should wish to fall, . .: - - And sluoiber by thy ide : uir.ouguu.eatb ;;COId and silent hall - ; 'T is choed. utime hath died !" , ' . - And then. it triumph both arise, ! ; . When e'er onr tomhsart! riven, And join the saints, as through the skies : ; : " . They speed ihejc flight to heaven'V, And olf! should both be Welcomed there. , - What joy will it afford, To find in realms bright and f;.ir " " - - , . .Our frie uls to life retortd ;--,, ,J .. ', . .AU bWuiipg in immortal youth, ' ' j : ' No more aiiu 1o M'ver, VV ,,; . -.(, there exulting In the truth, Rejoice with them forever. '" " " - ; ; ZEEZEE. '. j Greensboro1; -X. C7 Jan, .7, 1852, . r ' - '",' For the-Weekly Ptet. MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. .1 ajn composed of -19 letters'.' Iy 4 7 8 1U 4 2 12, was notorious British officer. . My 5, 7 8 10 2 4, air imen viable character. My 5 15 7 17, n p.irt bf tbe buniun systern. My 10 11 12 17,-a distinguished Swede. ' ' My 13 10 11 7 12, rfurniier, 4 .y My -17 15 13 4 5y is wiiat eVery ope fears. My 5 11 12 19, is n (ju.-idrnjiAil. My 5- 7 8 15, is, an oiuincut !)roffsor. . My 6 16.12 13 10, a.tlioroujhfare of coininerQO. -My.l 7( fl' 11 9-12, tlistii)!uVlHs oite poople from - anotlierV- V ! , ,My .4 2 6 4 5, 'is'a natural oniaincnt. . ! ,' My 14 18 17. i-i ono'of the primitive colours. My 5 2' 12' ID, is sofiietliinjaj to Ik prou I of. My 11 1,2 .17 11 13 2, a native American. ? My 6 16 19 1 16-2, is a product 'of the lootri. My whole i wbat evety North aro!h.ian "sjiould ,-, . possess. - -.. "' y -; 'COMMUNICATIONS. " f f 1 " V " V ' For the Weekly Post. UTHE EVILS OF EXCESSIVE READING. . We, "iiit-ii pt t6iik's,'ari. frequently complain-. Ung that the spirit of ediiiifi too low an; on ; our -Uieighbofv and trying t.o pre vail with, them to improve thuir n.iiul- and hearts by the ue of good lxvks. AVe eN'pot'ate upon the '-evils of ig norance, the basviios of ,rieg b eting attainable and imjiprtatit infuttnatipri, and the exquisite pleasure, as well as high b.Miefit"s, which v-ll chosen literature - affords to its votaries. -' All this is very "proper. -We sometimes . gaiti ;u proselyte, who. nt ver fails to thank ns for his conversion from mental torper, " to enquiries and pursuits worthy of 'rational lx-ing. -3 hope -we shall go oti I repeat in r our remonstniincers' and persuasions .this subje ct, as long as we can .see that they arewaited-. a'iid a)ftll as we have, atiy even the lea?t prositxf success;' for we feel that it is Isotnething delicious soirfethihg fjloriotis- to all tiese thipgVilie TOind'of the reader, is Extremely , passive ; Jiich; giore ;sc"ihan any reader !:wiU be apt to' jmagiiie,',who ha not made, careful observa tion upon hlmelf. 'We read on with. ease, and! ... are pleaed with the succession of facts and images presented to our vier..'AWe go on devouring vol ume after ' volume, tbe-'jrnain powers of the soul lyingiall the while dormant: until aflerigth any such exertion as deserves . the name of -thinking becomes strange and verr irksome eraploYrnent; Jf it comes in our way, such "a habit of indolence;" uas seized upon us that we. fly ',with alarrp from the face of I labor, and return to the downy couch. of slotb and inactivity. Probatujn est. . Agam : excessive reading diminishes the quan tity which might be acquired of genuine and useful iknowle'de. ' Suppose l a man shourld'teep himself, continually stuffed to the brim with food, what, must be the. consequence ? .The food may be-good ia iLsejJf f but what mortal stomach can dispose of sucdi a load ? . Iti will bring on- disease for over balancing the l.w gratifications of gluttony. Very), similar is . the. case of the gormandizer of books. lie may lay in good materials; but he, carries on no )rocess of intellectual digestion. The furniture of his mind, therenire, remains a 1 in a chaotic state of confusion, "rudiginiijc8ta qhe moles" and turn to nOj.vahifible account. It is a sort of vexatiousi amusMrieAtfo. converse w ith a scholar of this class.' He gives you half-ideas and (quarter-reasonings; alKut a great many things ; but useful; and accurate) information about nothing. Besides, Jmuchjof that kind of knowledge which .is of prime interest to the conduct and comfort of lifej is such as cannot be learned to any tolerable perfection from books; alone. For instance, studj Butler, or Edwards, or; McCosh, upon human nature. Study them atten tively, study them diligently. But then go andj -mingle wi,th iuanlcind ; observe with youi own eyes; the -varieties of character, and the ways in which; the passions operate,: you wiU discover ,a thousand important things w;hich these mighty philosophers never told you. The truth is, one may be an adept in the best metaphysical speculations, and at the same timer'little better than . a simpleton in the) practical science of man. I j Further : I am constrained to. denounce this, excessive spirit of reading as a very seltih propen-l sity.;.and if this bv col rtct, it merits no flight; degree of censure. What do w niean by a selfish man ? Is it not one w ho devotes himself to his! -own personal gratification, of whatever kind it may' be ? 1 will by no means place the book-worm ; unless-tlui very matter of his reading wicked' and- abominable upon the same level of degrada- tion w ith the. sluggard the sensualist, the gambler, or the miser ; but as to the hateful 'characteristic; of absorpt ion in self, his principle pertainly t'.e; same with theirs. He is mdulirlng anU'Xtravafrant luxury of lii own. lie pursues; with an enormous; and c- ntantly growing p.-ission a pleasure of the ino4r-unsucial kind imaginable. It ought to be; marked loo, tiiat the very suritude of this s-ovtof t Voluptuary,- hisv abstraction frotn society, tends p-ffvyerfully to freeze the springs of benevolence in; the heart. If we would preserve and invigorate! the social principles of our nature, we must mingle with ?ur fellow; men ; we must witness their cir- -cumstances, hold,rau intercoUrscf of tbouglit with fh. in, and enter into a sy mpathizing participation j j of their joys aud i heir distresses. " , . At d. this leads me to tlie last and greatest evil! of excessive reading : it interferes dreadfully with, the. discharge of our duties. Ii lav it down as as maxim which I think no sound moralist, will dispute, that as man is evidently. constructed for action, so he is bound to act lor the bei'efit of his; i-llow men. No mortal is permitted to "live'to himself ;" to THE WEEKLY POST; " EDITED ByI C. H. WILEY & W. D. COOKE. ; RALEIGH, JMUAKY 24, 1852. Temp-TW0 DOLLASS PEE AJnrUH, in Advance. . CLUB PRICES: ..' A . f5- full price, . . . . ; Three Copies, . Eight Copies, . Ten Conies. . . . Twenty Copies, 12- 15 ...$6, . . . 16, ... 20, ... 40. (Payment in all cases in advance.) Where a cliib of eight, tn or twenty copies is tent, the person making up Ithe elub will be entitled to a codv ptr. AH articles of a Literary character may be addressed to C. H. Wiley, Greensboro', or to tbi Subscriber, Raleigh. Busi ness letters, notices, advertisements, remittances, &c, &c., should be addressed to W. D. Cooke. Advertisements af a proper character will be inserted at the usual rates. ; ; ; ; - J : WILLIAM D. COOKE, Peotiuetos, Postmasters are authorized to act as Agents for the Weekly Post. . - T North-Carolina Authors, "Fitz Van Winkle" and that, in that article, was a quotation from a w res pectable New--York paper," beginning with " Little Jack Horner, ' Sitting in a corner, &c.,&c." This ridicule, says "Fitz," of North-Carolina, is brought on us by such books as the North-Caroli- EXOTICS FOE HOME CULTUEE. his life in the Tartar country, endeavonng to master u. "r! rVul,.g the nrocess of tea culture. He has had the aid ot English capital in making his experiments, and by dint of hard blows and perseverance, h has received a thorough intimacy with the cultivation of several leading Asiatic staples. ! The climate f the Souths STILL BACKING. I f . The Exterminator, of North-(arolina Authors he of the house of Vv'inkle on the side of Fits--is still on the retreat, tbouorb be dlscharo-es backwari an occasional arrow as ne goes. -w neu last dmm from, he was calling lustily oh Tthe, University for aiddoubtless supposing, though most erroneously, that in this country as it is in his favorite England, the Universities are the strong holds of Fogy-ism.- Strange, how his mind will dwell on Eng land! Why we are - in North-Carolina, and the University of North-Carolina, our own' dear old Alma Mater, is wedded, to the car of judicious progress, an J devoted to the interests of the peo ple of North Carolina. After his lustv call on the Universitv. the Exter minator vanished ; but it is suj come to his own relief, in a new name calculated to terrify those stand the dead lanjniaixes. l)o our readers wish us to drop the chase ? Are they tired of the controversy; ? Their will shall be our law ; but wo beg them to remember that we have been discussing public' questions, of general interest. We wish them also to bear in mind the fact that we were the party attacked ; that we were sailing quietly on the high seas of Literature, with regular and legal papers, and under the flag of the State, when fiercely assailed by a non-descript craft which flew at its mast's head colours with the mot to " death to. North-Carolina Authors." r.T . . i. -i . 111 t . l.!nita na Reader, Ae, Ac. A friend-a gentleman. alike em jtates especially on inefXJn 3m v. -.- t! 'jT; v. , . , s ; T which crosses the Carolmas and. the Northern coun- disUnguished ; for his high literary attainments, and of Goo -a and Alabama, Mr. Bonynge thinks peculiarly adapted to the growth of the tea plant, mango, coffee, indigo, d ites, leechee, 'melons. To secure the introduction of these exotics, Mr. Bonynge is laboring with much assiduity. One method he has pitched, upon is a subscription among the plant ers to buy the necessary seeds and seedlings, and we are gratified to perceive that the list has already the liberal contributions of many leading Southern cgentlemen. His other plan is the publication of a Volume, entitled "The Future Wealth of America ;" being a glance at the resources of the United States, and the Commercial and Agricultural advantage of cultivating tea, coffee, Src. Such articles as the above, which we clip from a 'posed that he has mask, and under a who do not under- for his devotion to North-Carolina has kindly sent to us the balance of the critique so oddly mustered into his service by our ingenious Extinguisher. ; . We call the attention of the readers of the Reg ister to the following extract from the letter of our friend, who, after bestowing high compliments on the classical attainments of Fitz," and regretting that such a one should 'waste his strength in an endeav or to disparage and depress the efforts of younger men, engaged in laudable efforts to induce our "pep-, pie to overcome their natural disadvantages," says " At all events, such a writer ought to have quoted Norton's Literary Advertiser, in such a manner as tahave created the. impression, that there, was a co incidence of opinion between the two critics. The frjends of the Header need not dsito higher or heartier commendation than that really bestowed by the Advertiser, if Fitz Van Winkle, disdaining the use of poisoned weapons, had given the con clusion of the' article from which he quotes." And then our friend furnishes said conclusion, which is as follows : ' . "To speak seriously, Jiowever, the work is on a unique plan, well carried'out, for informing boys and girls of North-Carolina, in the ordinary course of their reading lessons, how niue-h they have to love and'ad mire, even in jheir owi. State. Almost-all the arti cles in poetry,? as well as prose, either relate to that portion of the; confederacy or were written by some of its ciiizensl We luive accordingly, not only a reading book, designed for higher classes in schools, bat a nianu -1 containing much valuable information concerning the geography, history, manuficiures, &L -. of North-Carolina, and thereby to awaken, in all who read it, more j ride in the advantages of "the State, and mote ambbion for"its advancement. Norton's Literary Advertiser, Dec. 15, 1851." By all of wlhich it appears that " the respectable New York paper," quoted by Fitz, intended to sneer at North-Carolina, for her backwardness in improvements; and to commend the North-Carolina Reader as; calculated to remedy this state of things. This is the article quoted to prove the po sition of a critic who objects to a book because it is calculated to excite the censure of foreign critics. Why did not this sensitive gentleman, in farther Northern paper, are texts from which sermons might ej the subject of too much mijxirtance to lr be preached, and books be. written Every day we live we find new reasons for. .believ ing that' North Carolina possesses unusual and very important advantages : new reasons jfnr calling on our fellow citizens to wake up to new life and energy, to hope for a brighter' era in our history, and to cleave to the State where nature offers to enterprise so many sources of independence and; wealth. Notice to Correspndknts. The Communi cation, of "A" came to hand too late for this issue it will be attended to next week. j " . . , Other contributions which we have! received will be looked to as speedily as possible. and by the same formality ai-where claims for are valid in the State wuere sucn iranslersare ous repoi w oi ucji wu.u" uitii uoniitti Among others was one from the Secretary 0f T Interior which.it appears should Lave been uf' to the Committeei on Way3 and Means, and Mr. Jones, of Terin., moved should not be recti," Mr. Hocstok, of Ala., thought the notice tli;it been- taken of the irregularity would prevent i, petition ; and Mr. Jones modified his .motion j, it Was laid on the table. He j subsequently tiL . . ... ,i . ..lit -r 1 J ".'li-. to lay the motion on tne tauie. mt. Uay -v4iM lvnulfl tint. nrpvnJI. tl TT-.it.. i -! acted under a mistake.. A motion wasjl,e,ecl; ried to adjourn; and at tlfe usual hour the:llJ ! adjourned over till to-morroat 12 o'chx-ki . ' On Tuesday th e 1 3th the report of the select rfr ! mittee on'the Bounty Land Law came up. anj- ; Bibs ell, of 111-, nnide a long speech in opp0jt-, to the bilf, which had been rjepWted, partic-uu!-that portion of it which made warrants assign ,1 in' the same manner- as prevails w ith "refereuo-, " the transfer of lands to the different States. "Jj'-t hoped the motion made on a previous dav for t- J previous question :w ouiu. noi .prevail., as lie consi.jf.' LITERARY NOTICES. We fifd a broadside for the honor of our flag ; j proof of his positions, quote also Arthur's Hcrme and if- any one should be disposed to construe our after silence into a surrender, be will be very much 'mistaken. We will never give up the ship or strike pur colors ; and if we should unhappily be sunk by " Fitz " we will go down with our flag flying, and still cheering for the cause. But it turns out that the Exterminator is chiefly intent on making a noise, and shoots only waddingv; : Gazette, the Drawing Room Journal, and the aSW- urday Evening Post, of Philadelphia the Rich mond Enquirer, of Richmond Va., and the South ern Literary Gazette, of Charleston, S. C. ? OrjESELVES. Occasions of trial often cause persons to be surprised at the number of their friends some that I tl.in tin. ruiiVc if Jiitf-lb.ft ii5il rl irt-iinc-i unA ill iu?ilitt I .1 ' . i-i it -'A t . T- l- .1 .id t - -A i - ti.-l.Tir l.nt .it--ontiirrr at l..ur to hf v A. 1 l.: . .,J CL- i tne mina can naraiy realize sucn- wicKea ioonsnness, y r "-.."- " " -"-"i !...". u uaiy, uuu . auu we KKr- jtK-J iitte in veil any w',"u; iuv posshski'-- i, av'wwwu" uv.-j fw r-. . iicAtur tA i.t-fP in w uaiever suiiioii oi k,w lot: fFrtP i-Pirifem tiered. Mrt the mean time J Ll V IV- v w vw-. - ' - , that-there is an oppo-ite extreme; into which we . . - . . . t . r - 1 " . A 1 ' are liable to fall, namely, tlmt oi reaamg too mucn. Now, this is a great.fulK.and a great folly, tlxnigh takinV our people at large, tuH very cofnmon. T?r... ,.f TkK-&uiiktiMi nii tnTTi!T it. nine iiinn ' rr . xz a Ks i'u ' 1 . - o - ' may be placed, and more especially if talents and leisure are given to us, providence opens before n ; .some j ath 'of active service ini which we are re-j quired, inav 1 not rather say prijib-ged, to advance .1 .. .,... Mviiin, 'ilinm-m volf:trt. Manv there raries that would: furm.U separat. l; , a monU.s . . ' , . t . .in;iniction, Hd forego But wmist- . : -...... tA - A.i.s,AUt ti.art tbW tlie priviii-ge aim ie mijic i-imui;. --j--slave of reading. Ther are' wants; around him which he ought torelieve;Hiffl:ctiuns which be is loudly called "to remove' or console ; noble schemes; of utilitv in hand which be is bound to aid with bisi most zealous co-operation. But he Vares tor'nonej of tjiese tilings. And what is he doing all litis while? , lVrhaps study ing the fsucieilt revolutions! of Chiiia ; or eagerly retracing all the, bloody bat 'ties: which hae been fought, friii those of " Mace-; donia's Mwdnian," down to fl)p terrible bVld of Bueua Vista - or devouring all 'the bdoks on ho ogy that he can lay his hands on ; or pursuing the endl.-ss mazes of the wilderness of oinanti poe try: : And supposing bis studies to t$j of a better) order than these, what advantage do they produce, to the -world, while be is not v ready-to distriV.me; willing to communicate r llisj'.crpui-iiions. wmeti niiohtvirtl ought to shed light and warmth around 1. ... i.uiviuri inv a trim less ireasuie. in nces oi ' resirlinVr to a true uhellus -libroruni this iis triie.it) is well known that wi -some localities there areffo'rded ample facilities of, reading, and ' that there !,is "such a thing amotig. someras reading 'too 'much.. This -.take, jib'tce.- when we" lose sight of tlie main hhW pf reading ; such as refi eIiing the ,.;A,r..iw ieveitioti ftirnihinr it- with IUL1IU IVl ! " ------------ r materials for 'lit flection, or) enlarging its stockof ' knowledge with a view to beneficial practice ; and sit gaping over our books, day after day, and week after week, .wiihoiiv any" other -aim; than jthat o pr'Ht gratiflcatiou.i To one who- loves rj-admg, ;ai4 whd has a large tlibraiy at. hat'd, and the free Uve !vf twb hook storestbei tvmptation to sink 'gradually Into this state iy fioVmeans n trifle. --Whether the itiveterate bo&jjwpjTO, or whethet the voluntarv clod pole be the mo"e pitiable character, or in a moral iew,.lbe more cu!nble shall not ' undertake ' to determine. My purpose is, to poim. oim fty wav of .wannngj the principle ev.ls which w,,lf Vrmn the baUt of residing to exe. ss.- I Wt.-h raid and as our neighwr of the Register, on whose J . ' premises he displays Jus nre-works, maT be annoy- 1 " " , , ,i " , . , i ! We are in the latter predicament ; and we mean ed by them, w e ought, perhaps, to . let ritz have a ' 1 , lL D . ; precisely what we say when we assert that we did chance to retire gracetully. v e suppose the Regis- J . J - . . ' . , , ' , t , . " . ; not expect, when we began the VV eekly Post, that ter will feel bound to give hi in space-to operate his ,' 1 .' . 0 ,v , , i i i i A i our subscription list would swell so fast. e mid machinery, and explode his detonating sentences, as ... i i i too; r: - ' . - - t ' -jWihhF bevonct expression, at m c that our patrons may think the game not worthy j us I)ersonaily with which we daUy the candle. j meet ye ftre also adighted to find that we had What shall we, do? - Gent e readers-you who q the North have no fondness for the cruel sport of wai-if we j The le display unmistakable hare to continue the fray, turn to other columns of : .. a for a a Literature ,- and our'paper, and you '11 find pleasant and entertaining conse C(? our er is acting, with a fiivor matter. We '11 try to furnish you with a full and j which wg make -t more choice variety, for your amusement and recreation, I of the ipartiality of our fellow citizens, while we are grappled in -mortal strife with our fe- i our sineere a?knowl rocious enemy. ' oddments for their kindness ; and though we cannot And to you who look on, we say, do not fear . Jansidering our terms-the- terms of those hard words which he rolls out so pompously ; j wcekW circulate all over the Union-we ! they are no mbshelts, ana tnougn expose n.e , ,K,mu,.mtm itl the reflection j liannless as the fancy .fireworks displayed on festi-, our euterrise mark, a new era in the periodi- valjoccasions, We say this, because a plain friend j - , f N , C;irolinais bringing the ! lw.m He i. vimes Inmselt in tlie elegance. mv ownexferjence were less than it is1 regard : ... . , f.w-ied bat mh ssness of' his favorite I to the truth ofwhatI bn Veto sy. on. tlus. habit. - j , ., ' tru,h, henia'vbe'n'6 Wtterthan j tomafy among very young sch In tbe first jdaee, it iwtpairs Uie li.-Jlth of the ! ,;.oUW in 8ocif.tv; ynur on the labors of otbe-s,., victory as declaring for him who body by exchanving that exercise men oognt ....vt-iling to satiety in the luxuries tints pref avrav 0f rn rn:n tin wiiAvi . - - , .--. ., ni-i-ntiAAti,: ris ; ;il iiji in iiut. n- and son .thU i.tM-iiiHtttie students and phiioso- phcrs in the days of vore,bo pursue d their mevli tatilini walking about a grove a garden, or some such place; -But we manage the mar-ier noioMou ly btherwise here, M" Nortli). Carolina. Having seized the volume, we do no merely Ix-come sed ndr While we-readVt;.tvfeet are imm,Klmtely elevated and laid out on 'tlfie.table? or planted firm-; lr against Ui4iani or archl of the fire-place, so- that our Slower extremities make hardly so much as a rbrilt angle with the chest! In this ensnaring and mTsehievous position we remain, while hour after hour passes unheeded. av ay. This.prmluces, after a while, diminution of appetite, debilitation of the digestive organs, growing ,1-ingour .of the whole mucbmore easily contracted tfn -MV described J "or removed. I am mo physician u trace iue -All ."nrnARM accuraU-lv i- but I know that while o fliv in these animal bodies, we must' take some- caA of their welfare, or they will sink into a swamp j of disease, and drag us along with them- And what is 3 man good for, w what can he enjoy whehis health-is gone ? Friends have kindly admonished me-to read standing up at rm high desk ; bin 1 ' shall not do it, if I-eau fin. any toler-able thmg on which toeitd-wti- No : the propi-r course is to flmg e volume asidt alter. a motkraw Bewo.., . tthe -house, and walk,. run, ride, or work awuue, ter the open, wide, blue canopy ot iieav en. ffext; I say tlijjt excessive reading weahnjy. jnind- or at least, prevents the aavaneeuieii o. . .t ' ti, tnii W of this observation might be I WIlLTbU. 1UO " it. -,r!,orv of oei-Detual reading seduces one another, and another, among these literary idlers, whovought to be- furnishing coinu.unk-ations for your piJ'Crte to enlighten tlie;ignorant, to .stimulate the'slothful, and to-reclaim, the vicious and .bring them back to the paths of virtue. And if they would be induced to do so, bow Avilbngly would lice this foor pen of mine superseded and t-rest-. bv the contributions of others' whom I know- to -be far better .qualified - tlin its master, to raitiliud reward the pobhc attention. . Y. . . . . luusthe Weekly PoBt. Editors of the Weekly Post': t Hope yon will not '.ake it amis, if I presume to ask a little frjicrt in the most, obscure corner of your- valuable paper, if there be such a earner, for a very few words, whicif l trust will not be altogether void of rint. rest either to you or your patrons. 1 hough quite ordinary and obscure myself botn m point, of knowledge and intellect, I am, nevertheless, an u ncom promising eufmy . to ignorancl' and folly. I thercforefeel it to be my iiidipoiisibjlt duty to use all my abilities in diffusing abroad among the common people of our country,, know ledge and information, which are necessary "prerequisites to freedom and good government. And I am well convinced, that, to this end, much, very much in deed, may be. accomplished by the , circulation, I ..n.,-;.'M-flr ',iir land and cOiintrv. amonT the Oioauewit win v- . , . . ' .... V -1 T"1 . 15 A ot ours told us that lie tiad read ri z aucuive- other? ; ly-and that he f. ,und him absurd harmless, and r t of emulatioD5 atld stimU: : consistent, " though' be concluded, I fear there j a(le,ire; fi,r ditinctiou in tlie race of improve tfiay .be something. terrtbkir them latin words. j a b"rinnino- has been made, and who knows When w e were a school-boy, we, too, dreaded such ! nuini, may terminate in the words and it was our dengnt, wnen m a comro- , .,on i , infimmlt, WPf.klies. and popular maga- vei-sy, to be able to let fly a rumbling sentence from , . . XnVth Csirol;ua. and circulating some ancient author.' Our companions were like j T .. i 1 . .! I all over the L nionr - - i l l- -x - i: i us, jn this resjc ct ; and we oeneve it is sun cus- olars, to consider charges down with tatterdemalion- Greek and ery young Fresh man, no amount of common sense, or rational phi losophy, can withstand a charge, flanked with quo tations from the dead languages ; and ten names from the Classical Dictionary are rated as equal to The Dollar Magazine has been united to the N'orth Amf.rica-n Miscellast, the fifth Number of the wedded pair, for the month of January, has arrived, and receives a hearty greeting. The publishers prom ise that it shall "contain 56 large, octavo pages, splen didly illustrated." If so, it must be remarkably cheap at one. dollar per annum. Thanksgiving Discourse of the Rev. Druhv Lacy, delivered in the Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, . C. on Thursday the 27-th of November, 1851." We purchased at Mr. Pomeroy's Book Store a copy of this admirable Sermon, and take the earliest oppor tunity to add our testimony in its favor to the general suffrages of the Press. As one of the most seasona- ble, faithful and eloquent of tlie pulpit efforts called forth bv the occasion, we commend it to the perusal of itio lvitrtot jiiwl th. Christian. ' ' The Dew Drop is the tide- of a very pretty booi just published for 1852, by Lipnincott, Grambo &. Co., Phiiadelphia, containing 39 articles in prose and verse from s'orne of the most popular pens in the country interspersed with a number of illustrative engravings. It is a book of 36 neat pjges in an elegant external dress, and just the thing tor a lady's eye.. The iRisHtfr an Illuminated Souvenir for 1852, is another beautiful work from the same press with the above. , It is a large octavo volume of. 298 page, in elegant iand "durable binding, and contaius-a fine cob lection of original tales and sketches relating to Inr orl life bv Mrs. Motm'n' besides olher cont- h itions in Drose aud verseiQrTeoTOaTl did colored engravings, w hich add greatly to the at tractions and value of the book. The publishers de serve much praise for the faste displayed in its general execution. This and the Dew Drop may be had at die North Carolina Book Store. Harper's New Monthly Magazine for January, is an exceeding ly rich and valuable number. Its com pact p:tges are full of choice reading on a great varied ty of topics, and from most promising sources. We have only had .ime to glance over them, but hope to examine them more fully hereafter.. Dickens' Household Words is rrprinted weekly in New York by-Angell, Engel and Hewitt. We have received the 11th No. of Vol. IV, of this very popular publication! A paper conducted and ' largely coiitrib-J uted to by Charles Dickens, needs, of course, no com mendation to increase the demand for it. The past success of that "ified wrher, is sufficient to secure for inn a host of renders. tlie examination of the bill, aijd coucluded U I pressing a hope" that it would In? referred to a c mittee of the whole lionet. MrIIoeflrov t man of the committee of way. -Axvd m..ai;s, anxious to have tlie subjecti of imblic. uinut- brotight up ; he considered thedebate on tW Ph1UI I tv Land. Bill as unnecessary ; it ieing proj osv,. refer the question, when the sam discusisioii woy, necesstfrily arise. The hour (ot routine Lum!i, having expired, the motion relative to the estjiwa, of the Secretary ot tne interior was again iqi. An extended , discussioi 'ensued, and - tliVnv- S tion to lay the report of the Secretary of the lBlt lior on the table was then negatived, the yeas ar nays beiiigj, taken by a vote of 5G to 111; ail -was referreil to the committee of ways and mu Mr. Houston then called the,: attention f,f House to the inability of the committee on wticl, L presides to make a report, owng to the ne;gle, the public printer to furnish the President's m. . sage and accompanying documeiits. As far i these had been obtained, he; said the paper 6 which they were -printed is of inferior quality, tt workmanship is not equal to what is required, ar with reference to time the House was a wart rtl the public printer bad not complied with the: , tract. He concluded by submitting a resohm. , "that .the committee on public j rinting be direct ' to inquire and report as to the above partieulars. The resolution was objected to by Mr. Sr. sly., North Carolina, arid a . motion being1 made, tt House adjourned.- ' On Wednesday the 14th, the Speaker, after i , reading of the journal, proceeded . to call in states for bills, several of which, of a local natur-. were received and disposed of. Mr. HovsToxljrt . endeavored to induce the House to proc;eedw!t. . the business on the Speaker's table, but tlie hill r- ported by the select committee, relative to the signment of bounty land warrants, being tlw fiy business in order: Mr. Tuck, of New Ilampsliir addressed the House at lengthin oppositon to tt ; bill. A bill to the same effect, he said, had alreai; been passed by the House, .land which he tinJ-r stood would be passed by the Sejiate. He saidlr did not dissent to the principle of the first sectio permitting an assignment of w arrants, but he m satisfied that the method which was proposed woul: never answer. The third and fourth sections nr. . braced the whole scheme of- the bill, tfie effort d which would be to squander away the apublic do-,, main, by means totally distinct fronl Je tenor of t'rrrjTbTiV A.v v-au. irjJu, n.'- classes of claims for bounty land, warrants, 'invoiv 1 wh t wit ir du -jTai pre list git ins der ; , eb - of Bel La -wl ir '. t- Tad -fWC .cai art i ... 1 , f,na ni th - se POLITICAL. Courage, friends ! 44 Large oaks from little acorns grow"; the plant has germinated, the soil is favor able, and patience and attention will dvelope a sturdy tree, beneath whose branches we or our children can sit in ease and honor. In the mean time, it may be well to' say, in this connection, that an unfounded rumor has got abroad in regard to the profits, if auy there be, of this un- i jArfni-iiw"": tlnfh Editors ore interested in the vro- the whol system of Baconian philosophy. Wei - , i , ta,rr me ho- uu , i t j . ceed of the paper ; and a rumor, to the contrary, changed our mind, however, years ago, m regard . has Wen circulated in. several places, is to these things: and, like one who has been an ! . . , fa ' ,. , . . A, , I without foundation. ; actor, no longer tremble at the mimic tjinnder and i . clap-trap of the stage. We know by what 'ma- j A GOOD SUGGESTION. chinery the thunder is made; and one good hit of j esteemed friend writing to us, suggests that common sense can knock it all into fits. We can,,, we cmM have in our paper a Students' Depart- therefore, stand undismayed, even though the whole j ment . ari(j recommends us to invite contributions; dictionary of quotations isj let loose upon usback- j from the colleges and schools. j ed by squadrons of Romaic, and all the pofiderous , We would; be very glad to have a well filled dog latin of the old Common Law. ! corner Gf the kind alluded to ; and we hope that; But if our antagonist, m his extremity, should i xeachers and Students will not hesitate to send oni CONGRESSIONAL SUMMAILY.-SENATE. On Monday tlie 12th instant, the Chair laid be- bre "the Semite certain reports.- trom the feecretary f the Senate, and the Secretary of War. Several senators offered or promised to offer bills for various ibjects, and then the subject, of census printing ame up tor discussion Mr. Bright addressed the iciiate. . e i .1 r:... 1 .1 1 - mg an expenditure oi wuicn iew cuum uic conception. ' Mr. Dunham,, of Indiana, ,ch:u)mai pf the select committee, moved as an ainendineiii that the assignment be made under such rulef anc regulations as shall lie prescribed by the Seefetan of the Interior. He attributed the opposition man: fested yesterday by Mr. Bissell, of Illinois, tjk desire on his part to pass "an order embracing i own particular views; and rather than the .-K should not pass, would oe wining uiai.n. snomu entirely. The amendment, he. said, embodied M own views, and lott it to the Secretary Ot the lnteno; in cases of fraud being practised, to change the nut so as to prevent its repetition: Mr. Bissell w about to reply to a query propounded by Nr. Ik ham, as to how much it would cost to register-tht warrants, and how much had been paid for services performed, when Mr. Houston moved to takruf the business on the Speaker's table tire iwrrine hour having expired. ThebiirappropriatingJUOO to fit - up a room for the Congressional Libnut, which had been sent down from the Senate, was' then taken up and passed. 4 TheHouse liaving dis posed of all the business on the Speaker's table and 3 o'clock having arrived, adjourned to me to-morrow. . ; he ai ell -.is hi "80 -- ; '!: CO " kt 11 U . th w: ,fii th ai ta -in w ta - H' la If P1 w vi -..V j . n -m'- Fi ta U! '"-'..js n ltl ni - r tf tl n f -4 "':r "-;. "ifl I' 1 1 :' :'1 DEAF & DUMB & THE BLlf any matter connected with education in North Car-; olina, or general literature, which they may think of interest to the public generally, or to those of their class. ' i i 1 inferred from the last; for such are, the connexions ' .and dependencies things iri thejiuman system, a... Tt-afn'kT- nart is.not likely- to )l discourse .. 1 - l'..: . t r...A .mA ..i.lneted mass ot our popumuou, oi uu o w-- newspapers.-. Acting upon these sentiments, I have i qiaper nart -sweet music' while the material s mucn out o. lune. But I intend to support the - assertion on -additional aod stitl iore decisive gronnd.j It the book-worm spends too feiiich pf lits time in profou1 .nd difficult studies, such ns. Edwards or. the V ill, Butlers'-Analogy, or McCuch on the Divine Gov ernment; such "intense labor combined witlr the , want of corporeal motion, roust rapidly injure both f hc hody and the ttiind. Or if, which oftener hap peni, he limit himself to easier .reading, the mind .will languish for lack of exercise. If fo would improve, of even preserve. the vigor either of feody or mind,' it mut- be done bf appropriate action. L am?not alluding ihere to the tbmwandsof dall, shallow books which .have more of the soporifie oualitv than of ans' other ; I speak of history, trav'7 els. poetry, in their Idgher form; and indeed the is spent a few days and, made some exertions to piQ- .cure subscribers tb several of the public journals oi the day, and the result has exceeded my most san v,et!itirns. I am convinced, from this little eftort, sirs, that the people of the 0!1 North; c.."',-;n" rozA nnd sustain her valuable periodicals, OlKtVVi lit .-v -! . s . ft if the matter is presented K-fore them in the right wav. I say this; despite the taunts and jeers of Fitz Van YVinkle. Since roy first connection with this office, four months1 ago, I have obtained titty five new subscribers to newspapers, pamphlets and periodicals,1 altogether ; and the whole number of subscribers now at this office is seventy., I do not say this boastingly, but just to show what a little effort, on the part of Post Masters, may do both for the press and the people of our beloved country. Below you -will find the names of twenty more , ... f it . rrrr.r.i.. tat whieh added subscriDers ior ie. r tety. fallback on the' Coptic or Hebrewthen, we give him notice, we will have to call upon our Indian allies, and may come down upon him with one of those Cherokee orations with which a friend of ours has overwhelmed his enemies in the Legislative -Halls of North Carolina. Nay, . should he keep pushing at us with the-palsied tongues of antiquity, j Carolina, and; in regard to their history; and statis-l we shall take the field not only with Choc taws and , tics connected with education, school discipline, fcc.,j Cherokees we will march out with recruits from j c? wuq be gladly received. ' ' j Otaheite, for we have a newspaper printed at Hono- l we are ready to 0111 the " Teachers' and Stu-j Inln. 'in the native language, and have already I Cents' Deuartinent" : will our friends see thait isj On-Tuesday the 13th, the Chair laid before the senate a communication from the beretary ot the interior enclosinr estimates of deficiencies in the appropriations for that department for the current fiscal year. A resolution onered oy xw. okwakd callino- upon the Secretary of the treasury to lay before the Senate any information he. may possess relating to the expediency of repealing or modify ing the act of June,1834, concerning tonnage duty on Spanish vessels,- which was adopted. After the transaction of minor matters, the .Senate took up the petition for the restoration of flogging 111 the Navy. Mr. Jd a llouY addressed the Senate in its favor, and in reply to tUe, speech of Mr. Stockton. On Wednesday the 14th, Mr. Clemens present etl tbe joint reolutions qf the Genwal Assembly of the .State of Alabama, expressive of the sense of that Assembly on the ,irue policy of the United States with regard to foreign nations. They re comrtiend that'relatiohs of amity be sustained with all tlie nations of the world, and that the policy of non-intervention in affairs of European matters be adhered to. The subject, ot flogging in the Mavy was 4m taken up, and Mr, Mallory concluded his remarks in restoration of flogging. - Mr. Hale new to t So much for that little . .i-;ii mal-A twpntv-tour. to the tour -airuziuy .w--uw. f . i TATTV HTNDS' P. M. Crujnmell'a, K. C, Jan. l$th, 1852. marked out large quotations. Ihe language is not so full of pungent, skirmishing particles as the Greek, nor so well arrayed in bristling consonants as the Latin ; but the words are several inches long, and detonate with a force truly terrific to all those i who confide in sound. . TEICKS OF THE TRADE. It is said that all trades have their tricks ; and we suppose that the ancient vocation of critic has its little pious frauds, justified by old usage, and by th oiio-oneies of the caseJ One of these little ar- . j tifices consists in a certain mode of making quota tions, by which an author is made 'to mean what he never intended, and to support positions which he is really attacking. The readers of the Raleigh Reg ister will remember that,1 in that paper of the 9th inst, was an article from the great Exterminator of tnf,.oiiot;An r.f tbf nrno-rpss of Common Schools :! of the condition of Colleges and Academies in North! replieVl brielby, and the subject was postponed for I t i.:- ..nnA 0;J Uwe4k. After a short executive session, Mr. Jones introduced a joint resolution authorizing an inves tigation into the causes-of explosions of stemers boil ers, and the best means to prevent tlie same ' And then. on motion, the Senate adjourned, to meet axain on Monday. , H0USR furnished? j n rnnTnu the 1 2th the Sneaker called for re- ll .'-m. . - I jwrts of committees, and a number of bills, most of them of a private nature, w ere reported, and either laid on the Speaker's table or referred to commit- tees of the House or on the tate oi tne union We have THE WEATHER. had ' another spell of intensely cob DEAF MUTE EDUCATION. BY THE LATE REV. JOSEPH CALDWELL, D. D. . (Continued Jrom our last.) This narrative is-remarkable, to us, chiefly (f the evidence it gives -of the state of popular -op ion, in regard, to the' cjisesof deaf mtites . have heard so much of their capaci ties-tor insu tion,;thatit may seem almost strange that evident -should have been so perse erihgly resisted Bjit until time and opportunity overpowered the pre judices which prevailed Jon this subject, men were apt The method which Braidwood practised was.H fix the attention of the deaf mute upon the lip5 and organs, and the whole position and action d the instructer, while he. uttered sduuds aud word? and thuH to induce imitation as "strictTy as ble. By even the application of the' finger to U interior parts of the pupils mouth, he aided bio in arriving at tlie desired position .c-f the tongw , and the other organs. To this was suieradd such compression upon the exterior part of t .. throat, as he found by trial, to pronio'e his wse, while the breath was extended. in a niaci U occasion sound. This, united with repeatedei emi.lirietion in himself, enabled him to succet-di bringiug the pupil .to produce the iarticukit which he wished. . ,l Such a process as this may well appeal very unpromising for the. accomplishment ot f object. . But that it proved successful bj wood's management, is attested by bis srbse. removal to London, when he taught with noton:J and reputation for many years. . The next thing that we hear of in the, prof art of instructing deaf mutes, is the dine . weather, such as is rarely experienced in this latitude The thermometer,!at the Institution for the Deaf and! Among these were bills regulating the carrying of Dumb and tlie Blind, stood on Tuesday morn- passengers bv veksels, and one extending the time i,. t .a decrees above zero. Oni tbr.lopating Virginia military land warrants, and for l- . 7 " the night preceding, a splendid display of the Au- rora Borealis was for some time visible. Polar cold and Polar light seem to be advancing southward pari passu. We: can admire the latter, but beg to be excused from too much familiarity with the for mer. The severity of the present Winter has al ready been such as to cause universal remark, an4 we very mueh fear there are a few more pinches in reserve, for which the poor are not altogether prepared. t-fti-iraintr the moneys thereon; and One deter raining the time of holding the United States Court in the western district of Virginia; and one "in amendment of the act, at present in force in the District of Columbia, for punishing ineendiaries, by extending the punishment to cases where the out houses which are attempted to be burnt are notoccu-: pied. At lengtli, the " previous question " put an end to the discussion, and the bill was read a third time. A bill was reported from the committee on pensions declaring that all certificates of hountv land warrants astignable by endorsement thereon eht method devised and practiced - by the a . j of Berlin,-the Capital of rru ' This method consisted' in adopting' a regular of signs, first for letters, secondly for words, twf ly for ideas, fourthly for numbers, and lastly, f,' matical signs. This, was a mode tof proceed1 full t)f advantages,, and so diverse ifom Braidwood, or any other predccfssor, that i been considered as the very commencement o i . art. By varying the positions, directions, and i . tudes of one hand only, signs may be macte , for all the letters of the alihabet. W hen t) ; ficient practice! these sign Hre 'associate in mind with the letters- which are exhibited eye while the signs are made, it -is phvious , -the spelling of words will be attended uu difliculty. '.'!; v 'i-r
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