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! i ",r Willi Pi;Oi.S.-Tv "". ' ,f ' :: 'i ' - ' ..'"- . ! -; - i i .-. 'i--- t ' m scellBneous. - t ; i- ;J4-.S - SHFFTES IN CAi MlUKfliA. f 1 We pr&eiit on the page herewith a series of Cali fornia scenes of much interest First, a very fine ' Lead of the native male Indiaiftand opposite to it V that of a female bead of the e tribe. They- roust tell their own story to the reader. In the man's eye there is all the fire and vigr of his race expressed, .virile the head of the worWs as equal ly expressive of the inilder charJrjstiS of the other sex. Tor the Indian woHIi are theyatient, laboring and. willing slaves" of th lor;Js f&unore so than can be found in any Iort(m cf the white : race on the face of the globe, f Jbey do 'all: the do me tic' drudgery, cook, cultiva tje vegetables that are used by the people, dr . aj ty i10Ugeh0l labor, aud indeed carry all tl burthens ; in short, they are the u hewers of and drawers of wa ter."' Thd male, on.. the c, ? larVt js; ,onart.h of all he surveys ;1 and he t. Bcais aught else but - smoke, drink (when he caii.-let spirit.) hunt and murder the whites, forthei. property, and lead an ; abandonee! and reckless j lijeY Such seems to be their nature. A3 totiiggigoja, u is difficult to j induce them to do itevenby: liberal offers'of coin l and- rum, but some feM are thus engaged by : miners. JTbey look uporOie whites, as a poor delu: i ilningv htWGstng, toifcA U graded race of i creatures, and .never fail to stab them when they x can do so in the dark' and from behind. They do not; possess one chivahic principle that has e been "discovered;; and are treacherous and deceitful to the j utmost degree. .iBelow will also' be fomid an admi rable andT characteristic picture of an Indian Rari jjeheria, a place primitive enough for even the. most ' fastidious but true to the' lite, and sketched by a : strojling artist gold-digger-on the spot. .There is probably;-jrio Indian settlement of any considerable size in California so well known as the Ranehena on Feather River, opposite the mouth of Yuba. It contained a year ago, a population numbering over two' hundred, which has. continued, gradually to grow less, and very soy n the whole tribe arc likely to seek a more remote location. The, digger race is variously discHbedibylhosei who have written on the suoject in this, count ry. Iii seasons of War, they liave been set. down as brave land formidable ene , raies" and by their stratagems and success in escap ing the hostile, demonstrations disected against them have giveii some corurng of truth to this view of their character ; indeed, it might, reflect up on the military achievements, of the pat yean to draw, a different conclusion. By those who judgsi' of the native Indians from observations of their ap pearance, manners and custom when living in their j ranchcrias, at peace with the jwhites, they are sol-- ly. -dom esteemed ether, than, meek, spiritless, ujidefen--sive, and altogether . the mst utterly worthless of '. the :' savages' of -AmeVica. The '.number of Indians j. In California is reckoned, froini twenty thousand up wards. , In the northern part of the State, toward the Oregon border, they exhibit evidences of ciyili- . zation Tn their way of living; land a knowledge and practice of some, 6f the useftijl arts, besides being more brave and warlike than elsewhere. Their foou' is confined to acorns, game and fish; ; In the valley of the Sacramento they live in holes kbout five feet deep, roofed over in a;onical ishape, with a network . oi-wood, ana bark, eoveied with earth. Ihett is the chief natural vice of the'jdiggers, besides their' filthy and slothful" habits. Iri ihe proximity of the whites they are perfectly docile,sluggish and indif- ferent, caring lor naught but food and water, which i -Tliey beg or barter for some servile labor. : Had the lndians' of the country beeii treated according to !' the Spanish policy, the discord and animosity now : generated between the raceSs,. would have been ! avoided. As it is however, the disposal of the na tive tribes of the country ha be.cbme one of the most etiib.tri-vssing and vexatious questions ofthe : day the settleaieut of which threatens no ordinary, , political and social calamity. !' But it is of little. im portance in the discussion of the subject", since it seeiis to bevthe design of Providence that they shall gradually dfe out and vanishj trom the face of the glebe. VVry thet. should we hasten their demise ? They have -generally gone from State to State in the Union, gradually growing less and less in num ber, until' Indians are becoming', as it were, curiosi ties and relics of the past, and riCrely to be met with except m distant Vvilds and without the bor-. ders" of civilization. ' Tliey have- gradually been ' pressed westward, ' where', the Pacific must at length - stay,-their 'eoiirse, and the waves of" its bosom flow over the last of tlie persecuted and furlorn race. Like prairie dogs and wolves they seem almost to burrow in the ground; and ilie low, gipsyrlike tents 'covered with undressed bufialo hides, as seen in the pTcture .elow, are the veryj best habitations that the California Indian etijoys. And yet some of them Lave a pride, ori we;ikiiess," if you please toxall it so, for some: one thing that partially eiir nobles. tl eir general character.. Some of them will possess t liemsevep of a colt and rear it to a hoi-sc that would astound an eastern horse jockey, for its llcetness. docility and training. Another has a passion fpr a ritlt; and he so perfects himself in the use of the;iustrmnent he lias stolen or purchased. from the: - white,- that he would put a Kentucky ishf ; Another throws the lasso with such precision; as scarcely ever to miss done from horseback, this exercise thev- are- saia to iar burpass'.iue .wnu iciine caieuers oi iie plains ofj South. Americ:i, who make it their entire occupation thus to obtain hides, horns, etc., for ex portation1 We have often, thought how novel in ust all jthese peculiarities appear to the .Yankees-. towu'brdd, for instance- who leave a comfortable , home, ta clig gold in El Uorado. Once here, com forts, even necessities, spin become scarce and dif-" ficult to ftttain, and life and health are risked every hour. 0ut of this fiery ordeaPot chances some come forth iri safety, but the larger portion are generally lost to themselves and their friends for ever, i .tear upon year mustftrauspire before Cali fornia presents any real attractions for the refined iand intellectual. It is a child yet ; a w hining, capri cious infaut--one of Uncle iSam's youngett but experience will teach it to become a man ; and that it may grow o the lull and goodly stature oi one is our most earnest a ud reiterated wisjh. The eyes of tlie world generally have (been turned to this iieV aequwtion to our regularly represented territory and directed with so much' of earnest curiosity, to the presen.t important position which it fills, as it regards' the Unicii, tliat it has been difficult to keep pace in the imagination with its strides of improvement, and people abroad,Jiave even looked upon the represent ations made public, as. it regards the growth and increase jgenerally of California as somewhat fabu!-. ous. and questionable; but the heavy ' receipt of the pure metal by every steamer, from thence, gotten, no matter at what cost, displays at ail events the . richness pf its mines and placers, and gives the ftamp of.authenticity and truth to its story. S'an Francisco; is destined to 'exert an influence beyond ; the mere-value of the gold that her soil yields. In Psessink her harbor' we arc, made strong on the Pacific ocean, that great field of commerce, , where the battles of trade and industry, must in future be fought I Bloodless battles, but important ones, nevertheless, and the results will be far ; more in teresting in history than those of the battles fought with destructive weapons. It will be curious, fifty years hence, to record the , story of California's rise and progress in the history pf states and colonies. Jt will lok no less fabulous to.our descendants than' it does how to ourselves'; for it is, indeed, little short of jan -absolute miracle,; although tlie evidence of ts wealth and; internal Resources is brought so listinctlv before our eves. Gleasorta PirtnrTl Xox-IN'terve ktiok. A principle that cannot be ecomme nded too strongly m all matrimonial warsl LAZY HONEY-BEES . " The late news from Honolulu notes the failure of an attempt to take a swarm of bees from Boston . around the Cape to the Sandwich Islandsl On en tering the tropics, the, wax melted and the bees perished. The. introduction ofthe honey-bee into the Islands has long been deemed a matter of great importance. ? i i , In Sydney Smith's sketches of Moral Philosophy, we remember he mentions, on the authority of Dr. Darwin, a curijous . instance of a change of instinct of this little insect, from which it would seem, that the Islanders had small -cause to regret the failure pf their attempt at its naturalization. lie says : The bees caVried over to Barbadoes and the- Western Isles, ceased to lay up any honey' after ; the first year, as thdy found it not useful to them. They perceived tljjjat the weather was so fine," and mate--rials for making honey so plentiful, that they quit ed their grve, prudent and mercantile- character, became exceedingly rolhgate and debauched, eat up their capital, resolved Jo work no more, and amused themselves, by flying about the sugar housr es, and stinging the blacks. . . t Notwithstanding the above, we must! say 'that bees are the same industrious little creatures in warm countries, as in cold ; and bottle: up their honey wax too. So does the humble bee, who vet never thinks, as we suppose, of keeping it for Ids winter food in our "northern meadows. ? Wax and honey havefbeen articles of export from Egypt and the Barbary States hi Africa from time immemorial. Dees mke wax and honey " in "the West Indw IsIancK and swarm in the clefts of trees in Madag ascar within the tropics. Hundreds of thousand of pounds of wax have been annually exported from it ; -arid the inhabitants have even been said to use it as an article of food. On the line ofthe Tehuan tepec Rail Road, these! insects are extremely numer ous, and manufacture wax and honey .in abundance ; but these wild creatures "are repoited to be different from the domestic bee. N. Y-. Sentimli n" . : ' eharp shooter to the b!u.-h i"; " 1 lasso with such picision, a : ' '.' his aim, hough it is always t v;- 'r . and when at full speed.. In . , - The Flora of Galiforxia. The Flora of Cali fornia; i." is well known, is on a stupendous scale. The S,a n Francisco Herald thus describes ofthe wonders of its forests : Of all the wonders I have ever seen in the vegetable kingdom, remarks an observant traveller, nothing will bear' comparison with the magnificent and - lofty growth of Cedars and pines, which embellish tlie hills and I mountains, that lead, and make up, Sierra Nevada range. The magnificence, and grandeur ofscenes, in which these trees abound, cannot be imagined by any: man who has not seen them, and feit the awe and sublimity to which they give rise I have counted-! in a .circe of fifty feet, thirteen pine trees, not one of which' was" less than 250 feet in height, nor were a;ny of them marked by the slightest curve or inclination. TLev are the inimitable and lofty m Miument of nature, uninfluenced by ' sweeping storms audi winds, un bent and undecayed by a centurian age. Xot a imb or a knot. can be found upon theiri bodies, un til you reach the altitude of from one! hundred to two hundred feet, beyond which" height they con tinue to grow until their tow;ering majesty overaw es all surrounding objects, ahd affords a ; fit refuge for the noble bird which adorns the banner of our country. Xo man can travel through jthese scenes without feeling that the grandeur of Omnipotence" itself is. teaching him infinite and magnificent pow-ei?!.- Such was the moral influence os tho-ie ! leviathan gro w ths, of cedars and pines, upon my mind, I would not have dared to have given entertainment to a fugitive thtyight against the supremacy,; wisdom and power jit Jehovah. Such hre the; pine and cedar forests of California, w hich' cover an area of hundreds, if not thousands of .square miles." 1VHAT IS 11ELIGI0IT. : . It has oeen urged .'is "a grave objection to. the teachings of Jesus Christ, that he has given no def inition of k religion. Some German philosophers, and their imitators in England and America, have endeavored to supply tlie deficiency, and according ly we have the following as their definitions : The tendency of the human mind to the infinite. ' A feeling of the" infinite. . ! Absorption, in the divine. The innermost poiiit of human consciousness. ; The development of the divine in man. The fluiditv ofthe soul, tending'towards the in finite. " - - t : I The recognition of 'a sulvjective divinity. Tlie.harmony of the' suBjoctive with the objec tive. 1 ' . ':' . ; . i; j The correspondence of the finite concrete to the infinite abstract. ' i The adjustment of the contingent to the abso-. lute. : -. s ; Had the Saviour accustomed himself t the state ment and the discussion of such projositions would the" common people have he.ird hinj 'gladly V If he did not define, he certainly' described it so as to make it intelligible. He was understood. . To Make tub. Best Biscuit. The; following directions for biscuit were sent me not long since : Take 2 quarts of flour, 2 teas poo nfufs of soda. Mix well and sift. Then 2 tablespoo:ifu!s of lard or butter. Make up with clabber or buttermilk, not too sour. Ilavt the dough very soft, and han dle as little as possible. Bake in a iquick-oven. Salaratus wildo in the place of soda, but it does not take as much. . 1 L have had the above tried repeatedly, and can safely say that it makes the best biscuits I have ever seen or eaten. ' ! J. R. II. ladies; department. PATTERN VIII--COVER FOR A ROUND PINCUSHION. : Boar's Head Cotton, A'o 3G. ! Make three loops, join them, anil work round in double stitch, increasing every two stitches the first two rounds, then increase every thrpej and then "every' four, until you have a round an; inch across. You then work an open round, 'taking' up only every other stitch, and make three chain stitches-' betwixt each open one, then work one round of the double stitch. . ! Then a round of open, same as the I first open round. Another! open round, putting the needle ii? the large hole, and making four chain stitches betwixt each long stitch. , i, " . Then work two rounds igain p! the double stitch. Next round make two long tetitches close together ; then make ; three chain stitches then your two long stitches again, missing a stitch be-' twixt every two. When you -have) joined vour' round, make a chain of seven loops, and begin the next round, which is the samp as the last, my put-l ing your two stitches into thfe large hole, then make your three loops Another ,iound the same. Now work three rounds of the double stitch. It. will now be large. enough.'. You! nojsv work a border for the side of the cushion. Work it of jthe open stitch, but make two chahi stitches betwixt each open stitch, and leave two stinches betwixt each on the work.. You work three rounds the same." In working the last round, you only make one chain stitch -betwixt each. ' r ; 7 You now work a border to hang over the sides. You work it to .the plain part above! the sides. rMake a chain of seven loops, and catch it in te4he ,w,ork, betwixt each opeu stitch- Workj three rounds the same, but join the chain to the centre of hist chain. .'.'', K ! Make your cushion of coloured silk, ! and your cover slips over it. It will reqliire no ftisteping, but drawing iq with a ribbon at the bottom, . COMMUNICATIONS, For the Weekly Post. i SCHOOL C0NVEKTI0N.-N0. 3. In my last I showed that we had no system of common schools and also what was n.cessarv to make that, khat is so styled, efficient I now proceed to show that we never can have a system, till the teachers take the matter' under, organized consider ationl The people cannot form a plan to remedy the presehtj defects and render it of uniform utility to every class of society, and then find an approval in the judgment ; a lodgment in the heart and sup port in the (pockets of the mass. They cannot, be cause, 1st, the disposition is wanting to influence; and, 2d, the knowledge to direct their efforts. The large number of parents in the State unable to read and write, and therefore incapable of appreciating e:ther the importance or advantages of an education ; the largfe number of those who can read and write only, ' who are unwilling tor their children to know more than themselves. The large majoiity of the wealthy, who not only are indifferent to the educa tion of the mas, but are indeed gratified at the self contrasting superiority of their oilege-bred off spring; tl.es i w ith the. r almost on thousand every day occurrences, convince us that the disposition is wanting. Again, the ftct that there is not a sin gle school iu the State, in which there is a system atic provision for the instruction of the poor. There is not a denomination of christians or a body of associated men, in the wide extended range of all their philanthropy in erecting colleges and build ing academies, !w ho have provided for the intellectual cutture of the poor. It is true, iu all these seats of learning, aj tew; of those' of unquenchable thirst for the waters; of knowledge, by much untiring effort and submission of feeling, have dared to take their seats by tlie side of . the more worldly gifted, and contend for the wealth and honor, the cultivation of mind so freely promises. How many poor cous ins and unfortunate dependents are kept in menial service anc. iguorant subjugation, when, tlie money spent by those whom they srve, for trashy, litera ry and gewgaw dressing to fatten their folly and enlarge their vanity, would iaake them intelligent, .happy andj useful -What political party has em bodied in its creed, as an amcie of faith, the educa tion of thej mass of the people? We have free suffrage arid restricted 'stufrago, eastern and wes tern interest, convention and mm-convention par ties, and internal improvement interests ; but where is the common school interest ? The answer comes from east, jwest, north, souih, centre and circum ference, njot here. I speak of North Carolina as a State. Sle has not the'disposition, as a people, to educate the mass of the people by t'uei-mass of means supporting a system of common equality. As long as this indisposition remains we have no thing to hope. But I conceive this is not irrem ediable, "j My people perish tor lack of knowledge," is particularly applicable to us. Give the people proper undertuiuiug and they will have proper disposition on the subject.,. But how can this proper judgment ,be given, but by proper instruction, and how can his 'instruction be imparted but by those whose duty- it is to teach, and tney cannot properly succeed except by proper organization, producing uniformity of action But n they had the dispo sition, they have not, and cannot have, the intor mation necessary to devise a judicious system of comaion school education ; this must come from the teachers themselves. Teaching is a science profound j i:i tie depths of its investigation, practical and deiii ontrativemi its rules and of infinite variety in it ajp!:catioH, controlling mind and body, and grasp ing time dnd eternity in the inevitable results of its operations. Teacning, the art of writing upon, spirit, is s comprehensive in its range, diversified in its minutiae, important in its conduct, and inti mately interwoven with, and fundamentally sup porting, every department of political properity, civil and religious liberty, and domestic happiness, that it is superlatively absurd to suppose that the mass (andj by this term I mean all, sostyled, learned and 'unlearned) can possibly have any just views of it as a tjcience, either in the abstract or practical-: ly ; and for this I do not know that they are to be censured, for they have not tlie means of knowing. It is no derogation to a physician not to know law, or to the farmer mt to understand physic, nor to any -andlali of ievery class not to know the most diffi cult! of alj sciences teaching. The lawyer "has precedence and statue as the touchstone of ids legal opinion -the doctor his classification of diseases and inedicine to direct him, and so with every oth er occupation ; but the teacher is to penetrate through matter, be un ieceived by externalities, de termine the strength of calibre, grasp of intellect, d -fects of mind, proclivity of constitution, detects of home education, make allowance for association of iiiv ti mill ... i rutin-- t It.if iiff.in.l 1.! . ... i . mi iiuniu .i vi iuiju.-i iirtiti jiiiiv ill.;uu ins lUMI UC- I tioii, and is expected to suit' his government and instructions to the peculiar characters of this mass of strange compound, composed of the odds and ends of the whole community.. Who but that class of beings, whose hearts are heavily laden with a conscious sense of the responsibilities their station involves, whose perception of hidden character is .rendered acute by anxious and caitinued observa tion, whose best energies arc dj voted to the suc cessful imparting of knowledge, can detect and remedy the. defects td' any system of education? S , 1 conclude this article by saving, the cause of education has nothing to hope, either from the dis position or know ledge , if hie people- apart from the teachers. 1 shall La-ton through my next view of the sjnbject, to note more in extenso. the Convention, its composition, cvftv- X. tnense amount of good in waking up a spirit of in quiry, and a correct literary taste in the country. Procure, Messrs. Editors, the pens of such native writers as Professor D. S. Richardson, of Nash co., Jf. C, Mrs. Marshall, of Shenandoah co., Va., and many, others who might be named; to furnish arti- lvn ' 1-0I11O 4M llAI 1 1 I 7 lliAn . ."I 1 '! T d 11 " j ' ' For the Weekly Post. Cedar Grove, Orange Co., March 18th 1852. Editors of Post. Having seen a communication in your very -valuable paper asking vou to publish a list of the vari ous Schools in 44 the Old North State" N. C. This statatement is sent to you for publication. There is a fine Academy here of which Mr. S. Wr Hughes is the principal and the Rev. Mr. A. Curry is assistant. . It has nearly fifty scholars and is flourishing. - i At South Lowell there is an Academy, near the ris'dence of Rev. J. Al McMatmin, and twelve miles distant rfrom this, which has somewlii're be tween fifty and sixty students. And as it has a high reputation abroad it is much praised, up doubt deservedly, but the people in this section think that " Hughes SchooP as ours is termed, will do. However all literary institutions should advertise to be known.; -.. ; At the ne.t commencement you will hear again, and in the right way from C. II. B. THE WEEKLY POST. EDITED BY C. H. WILEY &W.D. COOKR UAhKKill, Al'RIh 3, 1852. Terms TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM, in Advance, CLUB PRICES: . . $5 full price, Three Gopie?, Eight Copies, Ten Copies, . . Twenty Copies, '. . ; 20- ..$6, .. 16, . . "20, .. 40. (.Payment iu all cases in advance.) 8CT Where a' club of eight, ten or twenty copies is sent, the person making up the, club will be entitled to a copy extra.' All articles of a Literary character may be addressed to C. II. Wiley, Greensboro', or to the Subscriber, Raicigh. Busi ness letters, notices,, advertisements, remittances,-&c., &e., should be addressed to W. L. Cooke. Advertisements of a proper character will be inserted at the usual rates. ' . . ' . W1LLTAM D. COOKE, Proprietor. 5" Postmasters are authorized to act a Agents for tha Weekly Post. ; Smithvilie, March i 20,tlS52. : To Cc&e Deafsess, Tell a man youve come to pay him-money. j J ... ' For the Weekly Post. ' ; Graham, X. C, March 2oiU, 1852. Messrs. EiJiroRs:Tnere are m:;v towns of .iue dium.size in this State, which are interesting h cv- S ery respect, but tlie writer is not ac--iu.aiated with ! any which presents more attractions ir its -age and j size than this does. ' There is a fine academy for j'oung gentlemen I here," under charge of Kev. J li. Holt, "aisled, i.y ; Mr.,W. II. E!ey, a young gentleman from "old Vir- j ginia,'" who is eviieiuly a man of genius and a ' line scholar. ' Of the liev. Mr. Ho't it is u:mecesary to even j write in terms of pr.ase, because he is well known i and fully appreciated a? an excellent -christian. gen-; iiciii.iu m mis jtaiLui xioiui wiruunx Mr. E. N. lioot, professor of music, is at this time teaching here at the flourishing female academy, which is under charge, of Mr. Viu. A. Nelson and lady, who, with an accomplished young lady as as sistant, form a very-superior Faculty. Mr, Root is a superior teacher, and really imparts much musi cal knowledge in a brief period.- He seems a fa I vorite here with all, but likely will only remain a brief period, when he will visit South Lowell in Orange county. Of the kinJness of the people here to a stranger it is only necessary -to quote the language of Pro fessor C. II. lirackette, afgentlemau from the west who says that ''it is a kind of a Kentucky of a place." By the way, the Professor lias lectured here and gone 'on to GreeiLsbor6 Lectures upon mind, morals, and tendencies, such as Professor Brackette gives, are calculated to do a great amount pf good and the writer hopes they will be delivered in all the schools of "the old North State," and really thinks they will be well re seived too. At South Lowell and the Franklin In titute Professor B. wa voteI thanks, fec This place is regularly laid off, has a fine Court Ilouse, six or seven stores,, two excellent hotels, churches, fcc, fcc. with about three hundred people. N. B. TheIPiy Post is beginning io circu late generally : it is hoped that it will do au im- REP0RT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CENSUS: RESOURCES OF NpilTH CAROLINA. There appears, under the official sanction of the Census Board, a fact which ought to be known bv all North Carolinhuis, and of which they have good reason to be proud. The returns of the census embrace miinute. statistics of one of the longest Countries on- the face of the globe of a country containing thirty-one sovereign States, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, and embra cing every variety of climate and soil. Of this vast Republic of these thirty -one States, the State of North Carolina is. considered the least adventur ous, and the most backward in improvement-. in it novelty. has. its least attraction, and here while old habits hist longer than they do elsewhere, there is the least disposition to make experiments, in sci ence, or in fanning. ; And yet it would be danger mis to assert it, if tlie fact did not -appear in such ft work as the report; of the Superintendent of the Census here in this laud of old habits, and anti quated notions, and here alone, of all the States in our magnificent country, there were grown all the agricultural ; productions embraced in the extensive catalogue of enquiries issued from Washington City, by thej Census Board. From North Carolina every, blank is retuinid tided with figures the fact appears officially, while there is a gap in the returns from every other State.: What a volume is con tained in this simple fact ! ! How ought it to abash the Fitzes, and the Croakers ! and what an honorable j. ride and commendable zeal for the ad vancement of his State, should fill the breast of ev ery North Carolinian ! ; Here is our vindication from the aspersions f foreign witlings and domes tic enemies here is a living, lasting monument of our natural greatness, reared in tl le eves of all the world, and sanctioned by the Federal Government, to confound our detainers abroad, and cover with shame the cowards at home. On the other hand, it cannot be denied that the resources of our State, great and varied as they are, were placed by nature under impediments which the liand of diligence, and science and perse vereuce alone can! overcome ; but this, instead of being -an .objection,' enhances the desirableness of our State as a place of residence for the highest or der of human intelligence. ; A modern philosopher, a Monsieur Guyofc, has published a very interesting and able work ou Human Geography ; and in this it is very clearly shewn that ail th geographical features, of the world were create..!: with a viev to the development of the moral and. intellectual powers of man. ; And he contends (with much show of reason) that where nature has placed her treasures under the least obstructions, man is in, the lowest moral and intellectual condition," while mere animal life, the brute world, displays its richest and greatest variety, an i its mightiest powers. Sach places are intended as tile nurseries of ths animal here na ture produces her living offspring, and here man is fed an i clothed W her maternal hand.' Upon the same principle it is" contended that rivers are in tended to lie suggekive : they are highways formed by nature, designed not merely for the permanent convenience of man. but to tempt him to enterprise, and to teach; him to invent -t'icr highwavs for com merce ahd travel. If this were not so, then jhe unequal distribution of -rivers; would be an unac countable partiality. But as the intellectual and moral man becomes developed,' under the prompt ings of nature, andt by the brutes oj inspired wis dom, the apparently less favored portions of the world become peopled ; ahd here, the barriers to be overcome still stimulate and invigorate the moral man, while his persevering diligence, virtuous hab its, and mental training lead to improvements and discoveries which make the originally hard-featured places of the earth,, infinitely more pleasant and ' desirable than thos gorgeous climes " Where all save the spirit of man seems divine." We have inconesiible evidence that nature has placed here all her best resources ; but by the bar riers with which they are enclosed, the intricate locks to be opened, it is obvious that she intended those resources for Jthe enjoyment of a highly cul tivated and energetic people. Such a reflection en hances our love aud pride of State ; but .it also ad monishes us that tdie sluggard and tue ignorant cannot look for prosperity here. t THE MEETING OF THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF WAKE. f According to previous notice this very respecta ble body of farmers met on Monday, the 29th inst. to hear the speech of Alpheus Jones, Esq.,' who had been appointed to address the society. The meeting was held in the Hall of the House of Rep resentatives, and as it was Monday of Superior Court, a large audience were in attendance, while a considerable number, of ladies graced the occasion with their presence. , . i . . The address of Mr. Jones was listened to with marked attention, and several times applauded, while its merits were admitted, on "all sides, to be equal to the most sanguine expectations entertained by the friends of the orator. As a literary effort it was very creditable, being chaste in style, com pact, and' often eloquent j while at the same time it abounded in manifestations of a sound, practical sense, and breathed a pure, republican and patriot ic spirit After some appropriate remarks as to the imnortance of the agricultural calling, the ora tor proceeded to the principal topics of his address, to wit, the causes which have retarded the devel opement of this interest, the importance to this de velopment of agricultural associations, and of ag ricultural education, or a scientific acquaintance with the principles and workings of Nature, and the dignity, pleasure, and virtue inspiring tenden cies of agricultural pursuits, properly followed. We were much interested in this part of his remarks; and we feel sure that the whole attentive audience were benefited by what seemed to make a decided impression on it. The Rev. Dr. Mason, after the conclusion of the speech of Mr. Jones, entertained the meeting with a very sensible extempore address, sparkling with occasional witticisms that came with an excellent grace from the Reverend orator, and displaying not only zeal in the cause of agriculture, but con siderable practical acquaintance with the subject As a striking coincidence we noticed recently, at an agricultural meeting in another countv, that a reverend divine was a prominent actor; and these indications and the zeal displayed by these gentle men are additional evidences, if we needed them, of the intimate connection between agriculture and pure religion. It is' indeed the parent of Natural Theology, the conservator of virtue, and the foun dation of all permanent national prosperity and happiness ; and we trust from the movements around us, that this, the great interest of North Carolina, so long neglected, is having breathed into it tlie Promethian spark of science, and will, 'ere long, clothe the State with verdure, and fill it with abundance and virtuous contentment. We have received from Warrenton a notice of a marriage which we must decline to insert, as it was not accompanied by the name of the person send ing it. Thinking we recognized the hand-writing of a friend we wrote to enquire whether he had sent it. Having received no reply we must-abide by our rule. LITERARY NOTICES. i We have received a pamphlet- containing the proceedings of "Hie American Association for tlie advancement of Education," held in Cleveland Ohio on the 19th, 20th, .21st, and 22nd days of August 1851'.. 'As its name imports, this Association -L. designed to promote the interests of education, in all its departments, from the Comrfion School to the University, in fact to bear the same relation to education, that the " American Association for the aivaneement of Science" does to 'science. The President of the Association, is the Rt. Rev. Bishop Potter of Pennsylvania, whos name alone, is a sufficient guaranty of .the dignity of its objects, and the Imaniu-r in which they will li carried out. Al though by the list of members appended tot the pamphlet, it appears that 18 or 20 dilFerent States of this Union were represented, we regret to perceive that North Carolina was not among that number. We cannot afford to deprive ourselves of the aid which our educational interests may receive from the discussions and counsels of such men as a'fev enrolled in the association, and we therefore hope that at the next annual "meeting, which occurs in the city of Newark, N. J., on the 10th day of August, the Old- North State will be there, "and show. that she is not one w hit behind the most fa vored of her sister States, in zeal for the advance ment of education. No. 4, of vol. 3, of the American Flora, has been received. It is a valuable serial publication, issued monthly by A. B. Strong, M. D. New York, and designed to illustrate American Botany. Each o. contains several brilliantly colored plates. The April 'No. of the N. C. U.vivei;s:ty Mag azine, is on" our table. The table of contents pre sents an attractive .variety of topics. Some of tlie articles are highly creditable in tone and style, aud -we think the spirit manifested in its pages-gives cheering promise of success to the enterprise. The present number is flavored with a good' deal of spice,' which along with "Attic Salt," is essential to a Periodical issuing from so respectable a source 1 A copy of the sixteenth Annual IIepout of the Xevy'York Institution f..r the Blind, has been re ceived at the N. C. Institution for tlie Deaf aud Dumb and the Blind.. We lem from it that the whole number of inm ites at present, is one hutu,. dred and thirty-eight, of whom one .hundred'". am! one are pupds. The Report is an interesting and .variable document. POLITICAL. -- ,. . - - . .-V. , - - . -.-;---' -v. . .,- : . - - - . ; : . . . ; . K ji .; ' i-. v: - j. . ": -..',.:'''. " ; . J I , . ' . 'jSsT:-- ' j - '"'"' J " ' ' iii r-i 'in .iiiii -- -i ii i I, n jit iriiiiiin i -: ii in iii - iriK-j - r .. ' .m f r; ... M r .,...... mmimrr i m u mm ,,m, CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY SENATE. On Friday, March VJtk. Mr. C.-. rnA . s sonal explanation U consequence of some erroneous whmi-ucuom i.y Mr. jenerson lavis, of Mississipi.i m a letter lately published in the Union, of the true intent and .meaning of the Nicholson letter. He defined at length the meaning of that Nicholson letter, and his views upon the power of Congress, fcc, over the subject of slavery in the 'territories. On Monday, the 22d, the resolutions of Mr. Clarke on the subject of non-intervention were taken up. Mr. Soule addressed the Senate, deny ing that the policy of non-intervention was the potUy of Washington, and 'read him numerous and vaiLms documents to sustain the position. He maintained that the resolution of Mr. Cass contain ed the true exposition of the policy of Washing Lut even ,f mistaken in the poiiey Washington taught, he s urged the Umted State were not now to stand still and folUw it. Her present and future 1 req"-eu her to protect, aud hold mviolable, the law of nations. - 1 J On Tuesday, the 23d, Mr. Hunter presented tlie memorial of James Keillyiof Cincinnati, tlaun ing to be the author of the suS-treasury schen and suggesting severatanieiidments to the present j On Wednesday, 24th, Mr. Clarke presented the ; petition of the grandson of Gen. Nathaniel Green, who is about to publish the writings and papers of ' his illustrious ancestor, ''asking Congress to subscribe for a sufficient number of the work as will justify its" publication. Referred to the Committee on the Library: QriThursday, the 25th, the California; Navy Yard and Jry Dock Bill was then taken up. The question pending was an amendment, providing fur a railway, basin, and floating dock. Mr. Brodhead concluded his remarks in opposition to the flcatitur dry dock: basin and railway. Mr.. Badger repiifd, ( and defended those works as eminently proper. The amendment was then agreed to. On Friday, the 2Gth, the Clmir, laid before the ' Senate a communication from the President, Mat ing that certain papers had been abstracted, from the files of the Sit .te Department, and that ho l .w exi-ted for the punishment of the offender, and ask ing that Congress would make such an offence a" penal one. : Referred to the judiciary committee. On Monday, the 29th, Mr. Seward presented five petitions from citizens of the State of New York, praving the repeal of the fugitive slave law, wLirh he moved be referred to the committee on the judi ciary. I : , . ; . f Mr. Norris moved thatthe memorials be laid -on the tible, and the vote being, taken, the motion was agreed to yeas 33, nays 11, as follows : Yeas Messrs. Adam jAtchison, Badger, Bayard, Borland, Bradbury, lhohead Brooke, Cass, Clkc, Clemens, Cooper, Dawson, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Downs, FePch, (Teyer, j win. Hunter, Jones of Iowa, Jones'of Tenn., King, Mai lory, Mangum, Mason, Miller, Norris,; Rusk, Sebastaiu, Spruance, Uuder wool, Weller 33. - Nays Messrs. Chase, Davis, Dodge of Wis., Fish, " Hale, Hamlin, Seward Sumner, Uphara, Wade 11. ' Mr. Reward also presented the petition of citizens of New York, praying that Congress wouhl aijbf.t such measures as would result m the extinction of slavery in the United States. Mr. Norris "moved that it be laid cn the table, and the motion was agreed to, yeas 36, nays C, as fobow : Yeas Messrs. Adams, Atchison, Badger, Bav-. ard, Bor and, Bradbury, Brodhead; Brooke, Ca-s, Clarke, Clemens, Dawson, Dodge of Iowa, 1 oi:glas, Downs, Felch, Fish, Gayer, Gwin, Hamlin, Hunter, Jones of Iowa, Jones -of Tenn., King, Mallory, Man . gum, Mason; Miller, Norris,Tihett, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields, Siruauce, Underwood, Walker 36. ' . Nays Messers Dolge of Wis., Foot, Hale, Sew ard, Sumner, Wade b HOUSE. On Friday the 1 9th, the first business was a bill for the reiief of the iepreentatives of General Jame C. Wratsoti,, authorizing the repayment of 3l4, 500, paid for negroes captured by the Cmk's during the Seminole war. The debate of a for mer day was continued. On- Saturday the 20th, Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, m ved for the unanimous consent of the Houe to extend the debate on the deficiency bill, one hour, iO enable him to enter into explanations relative to items, which the committee of way stand means had rej 'cted. It was agreed that the debate should be prolonged two horns; when Ahe House went into eommntje on tlie state ofthe Union, and took up t.e bill. ( i i i . On-Monday the 22nd, on motion of Mr. Stanton, chairman of the Committee of Ways aucb Means, the rules of tUi; Uousayerusjnded yul Jtjvie'lt , into committee on the state, of the Union, and up the Deficiency Bill. . ; On Tuesday the 23rd, the House again resolved itself into a wjmmittee ofthe whole ou the state of the Union, and again took up the Deficiency Bill, " when various amendments were submitted reduc ing the appropriation for the subsistence of the army, which were supported by different speakers, and opposed by Messrs. Veuable, Stanly, Evans and others. Tne discussion was a mere repetition of what was -advanced yesterday. .On WcdndJay the 24th, the House went into committee, ai;d again took up the deficiency bill. - On Thursday the 25th, after the jourmiils were .. read, Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, moved to take up the bills from the Senate that are -on the Speaker's . table such as would not call forth debate ; but the motion to suspend the rules for the purpose being . objected to, the House resolved ilelf into commit tee on the slate of the Union, and again took up the Defieiei.cy Bill. On Friday the 2Gth, the House again went into ' committee, and again took up the deficiency bill. Ou Saturday the 27th, the House proceed d to;' the consideration of the ( deficiency bill. Mr. Mar shall, of Ky;, move n lay the bill on; the table. Lost yeas 76, nays 97. Tlie House theji proceid ed to the consideration of the amendments report ed fr m the committee of the whole, which' were sevt rally agreed to, and the bill passed yeas 94, uavs 76. On Monday, the 29th, Mr. Stanton, of Tenn., ; obta.i e i U-ave to move a report from the naval committee on the discipline iti the Navy. Mr. , Stan tou informed the. House that the bill had pass ed the Senate, mid its provisions had met the ap-1 probation t f the' Secretary ofthe Navy and all'tlie officers of the ftation; it proi led a system of re wards and punkhnieuts urgently demanded at the present time, and., highly neceessary to the naval service. Mr. Orr moved to lay the bill -on the table r lost yeas 71, nays 94. The question then occurred on the passage ofthe bill, which was lost,, yeas76,.'navs 97. ' AGRICULTURAL. We coj.y from the Star, the following ii.t rest ing extract of -a letter from Jesss II. Powell. Esq. of E lgeconibe county, to Maj. Charles L. Uinto.v, . e wr i oi ah.e. county, (iated. Battle3oko' . Edgecombe co., March 12th 1852. "Hat-in a little leisure, at:d believing that you and others m the counties are Wj much disposal to attribute the improviment in taniiingin thi county, now m its infancy, to Marl, and in ordei-to show you that kind Nature has put in your reach the mater-" nil of improven eit in abundance, I am induced to make sme, remarks. A rtion of this coim y (Town Creek) which has, 1 bedeve,the lest practical farmers m the Suite, and who realize the lar-'cSt pro tits, is almost dest tute of Marl-but t ne fanner in that regiou having used it at all,and he only during the past year. A great deal of this L md, formerly qu.t j jxor, i3 now producing 1200 lbs. seed cotton' to the acre, and one tanner has averaged over a bale (400 lbs) to the aere-his crop seventy old bags. Swamp, mud, fence scrapings ditch ' laud,- asl.es, -btabie manure, and their surplus Cotton seed, are the material used. . "Having coinmitted some errors, and improved by experience, tho'.ighily a lm dium farmer, irtni me to submit my present plans of oration in iir.t proyement, not doubting that you will carry it much further. The land intended to be manureJ is first staked oil Seventy yards apart, which'puts it in acre jots. In the centre of this I begin my heap; if the land ,s Ver7 Pr, and the larger portion is of this kindr I first jut down 20 loads bf Muck in a circular foflu of 15 or 18 feet in diameter, which is mad( level with the hoe, on which is put (ineasuwfl) 8 or 10 buhels of cotton seed, and spread Wilarly over. I now put on 17 or 18 loads mouof- muck (di minishing the number of loads ayf raise the heap) which is followed by 12 or 1 5 bushels of stable man- i c ! 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