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v ' - - ' ''' ""P i :' ' - 5 '- -lif- L la to 'M'M & -MM. 6i li Mr -mi- -st.-- ... V t. J - . :';.l.-'-J tow- . . ti; v.Ui ' f s : mm: ORIGINAL POETRY. For the Weekly Post. TRUTH. f Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again; i Th' eternal years of God are her'a ; But Error, wounded, writhes ju pain, U Andjhes among his worshippers." Brtakt. A noble thought, in noble lines, Chaste, beautiful, sublimes Whilst hopes decay, and patience pines, t A.nevir-setting tar it shines . ; Upon the niyht of time. Truth cannot die, though doomed to feel I Def thVpangf from age to age ; To bleed beneath the iron heel," 1 And tremble at the ruthless steel Of persecuting rage. r Prophetic faith has marked the day . , ; : t )rVhen she shall rise again ; ; When elie shall all her "powers display, ; t . .'. And o'er a world that owns her sway '. Wilhout a rival reiirn. 1 ' Then let no champion of the right : -iDt; jsponding, fuint or fly. . : The sar of promise cheers the fight, And lope, aa beautifully bright SaVs " Truth shall never die!" Shadwell. MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE. An Occurrence of a somewhat mysterious and ' rnelancholy vh micter recently took placq at a ho , telliu iNeW-iork city, the particulars of which have come to the writer's knowledge, and are - as follows : Some'jsixkvct'ks since, a lady took rooms at the ho- . . tVl; betbre alluded to; she was young iand. beautiful, and 'from her manner and genteel, appearance had : evidently been lisvd to relined soeiety. Siie was without companions or attendtints of any kind, and fiiimtuTe H')inent she entered (the hotel, "seemel to prefer the retirement of her wn room seeking " the acpi:iintance of no one, and taking her mealp in her private apartment. , i . " j D tiring-the first few days, of Iher residence there,' a gentiemai), apparently a stranger, and of 1 prepos sessing appearance, called to see her upon two se parate occasions and was admitted to her room since which time nothing has been seen or heard " from him- Matters went oh thi . way for several days, when the lady complained to the Vaiter who attended her of being very ill, and requested r : liirn'to procure her'ta physiciait, who, when lie cuim, pronounced the disease to bej fever and ;ague,and prescribed accordingly. Site,; liowever, refused to take any jmedicine whatever and continued to grow V Trorse clailvt. r Suffering as she informed the waiter from a burning fever, she ordered a basin of ice- . 4 water, "with which, it appears, he bathed herself; This'treiitinent, as might be expected, brought on iiiflamm. ition of the lungs, from which she never "recovered, but ssnk gradually into that "sleep that knows io waking." i ! jFor'seHral days previous to her death, she was - attended by & lady, a resKh,'iit- of the Siiine hotel, : wlioj; learnuig tle pecnhjfr icircumstances of the : case, volunteered er sewiees, and continued al mo.st day and-night to w;tch by the pillow of the ; dying strangei-, until she timdly closed her eyes in death., J . - - , y . To this lady the unhappy j woman revealed the storv of her life, under a il sacred promise ' never to divulge' 't beyond that she was the daughter of a iiidire, a I resident of Long Island, New-Vork, and th'at herhuipand was weajthiy and held a high offi rfal statkon .uKler the'Goverlhneiit at Washington. V MISCELLANEOUS. '. She alsp stated that she had ino wish to live longer ; ! i-n this 'World, hut preferred death, and continued to 1 refuse any medicine ottered her to the last, bhe had ample 'means, in her possession, and made all the necessary appropriations for her funeral expenses j --requested tha.t she might be laid out in a rich f cashmere dress, which she .ordered to be purchased (ar uifii purpose, anil inai ner pouy migui mjue posited jn (ireonwood Cemetery. v- A fe hours before her death, sh took from her " fingers-several valuable ringsj wept over them for a i momen, and then handed them to the lady who liad eviiiced so much kindness towards hei remark- ' " ihg thai they were inexpressibly dear to lier, but : . : that sh( had jio further use for them now, and beg ged thejr acceptaucejis a token of remenkbranee. After! her death, an 'advertisement was; inserted in several of the city papers stating the facts, jn or der thtj her triends migfit have an opportunity tOi ciaini -her remains. , OnVl'e day appointed for her funeral, quested ed with, two gentleman called at the hotel and r( tp see the body t their request Was compli and upon viewing the features of .the de they, burst into tears, and acknowledged ceased, .themselves ne to be an uncle, and, the other an on ly brother, who-v feelings oh the occasion can he better ijnagined than described. Her death has pro bably drawn a wil overa scene of" seduction and desertion, the particulars of j which m4y never be made public. ISrookiyii xl tvi rttser. A SHE CAPTAIN. ? AS: otch paper which has fallen into our hands. makes 1 LUC 4Lt ill" icmaiu j 1 " Amonsrst the fleet wind-bodnd in Lamlash,not the least, bat perhaps the greatest wonder .was, the good old brig Chetus, of Saltco ist, which, for more j than 20 years, has belin commanded by an heroic and exceedingly, clever young lady. Miss Betsey Miller, daughter of -the late William Miller, Esq.. shif) owner and1 wood merchant of that town, lie was; concerned with several vessels both in the A raeric ifl audi coasting trade. Miss Betsey, before she went fckea, acted as "ship's husband" to her father: and, seeing how the captains, in mat y cases behaved, her, roniantic and lad venturous spirit Impelled her to go to sea herself. ,j ; ..; lief fattier gratified her caprice, jand give her the .commind of the Claefeus, which she holds to the ' presen : dav,and she has weathered the storms of the.dep wheri many comirianders of the otlier sex have tiert driven to pieces bn the rocks. Her po sition and attitudes on the quarter-deck in a gale of wh d are often spoken jof, and woul 4o credit to an admiral. e must not omit to state tliat du : 'ring tjhe long period of this singular young lady's ; (diversified - voy agings no seaman of Irer crew, or of- ficer under her command, could speak otherwise of her than with thejreatest respect.- . "A. IIVE SVAKE EECTiD 'FROM THE STOMACH -. Remarkable Case The Charlestown (Mass) Aurora states that Wm. W. Sandford, of that city, who has been sick- for two years, and was supposed to be in ii decline, took some, Indian medicine which causec him to cough and stretch violently, when he tkrew from his stomach a Qvi'ng toidktf about eight inejies in lepgth, alpiost perfectly white, with sharp black eyes. Mr. Sandford j drank; water from a brook, in Maine some two years since. ' That fcas a pleasant story, told of an English wit, of ve y pleasant memory, who was no mean profi cient tin "turning the tables" upon an opponent, when he found himself. losinrr. On one occasion j he was rapidly losing ground in a literary discus sion, jwnen ine. opposite party exclaimed : ' "My.g60! friend, you are hot such a rare scholar ' as yqu imagine ; you are only an every day man." " Well, and you are awl one, replied the oth er: who instantly jumped upon the back of a horse ' laugh, and rode -victoriously over his prostrate con queror. . ' - - . . v Interestiag Medical Experiment. Our readers have, doubtless, heard of the fond ness of the people of the East for opium, betal nut ; and other narcotics, which are used in various forms, by chewing, smoking, fec. One of these substances is the Indian, hemp, or canabris indica of which the inhabitants of India stnd Upper Egypt ' are extravagantly fond. The preparation made from it is that the' effects !of which Alex. Dumas describes in his novel of 'jMonte Christo," under the name of ''Hatchish." It develops nervous se isi biliiy in an extraordinary degree and manner, creat ing sensations altogether novel, exciting the mental faculties to the most vivid : and singular action. Very little' of the effects of this strange substance are known otherwise than "from the tales of travel ers in the East. An experiment was made, with it a few days since, by Mr. 13 Laplace druggist, In New 0rLean3, the result of which he has communi-' cated to the Picayune. Physicians, and scientific men general ly, will read of this experiment with pleasure. The following is Mr. Laplace's account of it, written by hiinself: Petersburg IatelUgertcer. - I long had the design to seriously occupy myself with researches into the qualities of a substance, which is as strange in its effects as it is little known' to men of science I speak of the ""Indian hemp," or fanabris indica,, which is of general use in Upper Egypt. Tiie. . better to judge of the possibility of its application to medicinal purposes, 1 relvod. to make an essay '-with it on my own system and per son. On Saturdav, the 12th ihst, Mr. C- and mv- ! self determined to make a scientific experiment with this halchisfi, as the Arabs term it, with a view to ascertain how much of it could be taken with im pUnity, andwhat were its immediate results. . We each took six grains of the preparation, though, we thought that-mtisf: be rather too large a dose but wc were resolved to dray from the experiment everything that might benefit science, since scientific men have given so little attention to the subject. Being of a sanguinary temperament, ! was the first to feel the eliVcts of the hatchish! There was great weight about the head ; then followed irresi stible bjrsts of laughter, during which, however, I was perfectly conscious of all that 1 was doing, or felt ancf jthought. I was astonished bv the crowd of brilliant and novel ideas and fancies that rushed through my brain, returning over and over again. Imag. nation and perception were d-veloped to their greatest extent. AH the prinicpal incidents of my lite passed before me like a Hash. I his: condition of mind lasted two hours. Dreams and reveries of the most! pleasing -nature followed this extraordinary tension of Uie intellectual facul .ties.: Then came a deep, calm sle.ep,' which terinin ated this singular fit or mental hallucination. In' truth, it is -impossible , for. me to describe alt the sensations which I experienced during the experi ment. Ihey were, however, of the most delicious nature. My campanioa, Mr. C- , wasjiot affected by the dose he took until three hours afterwards. He first felt the mast extreme terror, undefiiiable, and without an object, which was followed by immedi ate laughter; - ' : ' . '.; Since the first experiment we have' made others with the same results. I am inclined to think that the hitch'sh, with , its extraordinary effect on the human system, wiil, when itsiieculiar qu.ilities liave been more carefully ascertained, become a noted re medial agent in the practice: of medicine 'arid, surgerv. . . From the Boston Commonwealth. THE TUNNELING MACHINE. ! A IiE?oiiT.in a Pi its tie, d paper, that the tunnel ing machkui was in Berkshire county, on its 'way to its job in the II jsac mountain, mad'.-! us regret that we had been too la.tfe to see the wonder before it left our ciiy, but on particular inquiry we found that We had plenty of tirtle. The machine has not left the city, but is at MiSouthei's. works in. South Boston, not' yet finished. We h;id the pleasure esterday of looking at its gigantic castings, and of inspecting a model, by wh.ca its mode operation can be readily undeistool. It is the application to the task of boring a 24 foot-hole through a mountain by a plan of stone cut ting by machinery, which is now in use at the Qnincy granite quarries. The application is very ingenious, but how well it will work, rem tins to be seen. Perhaps by a brief description we can en able our readers, themselves to guess at the proba bility. " ' ,. The cutting tool to be employed iit riot a chisel, but" a small wheel, the periphery of which is brought to an edge. A series of these wheels being carried tack and forth over the face of a block of granite, .tre found to work it down rapidly .Now - suppose a hoop j84 feet in diameter to-be anvd oil one edge wjth these cutting wheels or rollers and to be flurned on its axis wstti the armed id-e pressed against't.he face of the rock, and we shad see that it will cut a throve or channel of. its own dimension. Sucli a channel or heading the machine is to carry in three' feet; and also frill a hole in the centre. 1 1 .will, then, being mounted on trams, be moved back, and a charge of povider or gun cotton will be ex ploded in the central hle which will tear out th rock. . jM " : The lhechanism. by which the cutting of the channel and the drilling of the central hole are to be effected, at the same time, seems well adapted to the purpose. The inisnense hoop is mounted on a strong wheel, like a tire projecting forward in front three feet beyond, the felloes. There are on. its periphery ten of the small cutting wheels, placed J at dihvrent angles, so as to cut the groove larger than tae hoop itself, and let it work freely. These cutters We disposed in four groups of two or three ;each, btXiind eachgroup is a scraper which collects the chip! and carrying them off on an inclined plane, loads thercCat intervals into a cart whicfi stands indernfeath on one side.. Til great wheel or auger bit is mounted on a -large holIow, shaft or arbor, from rthe centre of whiehXa drill works to make the Central ho!e. Motionis given to the great wheel not through its ailnjr, bat by a 1 shaft parallel with that arbor and above it, bearing a pinion which tooths into the inside of the great hoop. i t And a fixed ring toothed on its inside, gives mo tion to the drairin the centre of the main shaft.-r-The same shaft which drives the great wheel also drives a feeding screw, 'which carries, the main shaft and wheel forward 011 wavs, one eiirhth-of an inch for each revolution of the cutting hoop. The whole of this' gigantic machinery is borne upon a mammoth railway carriage of four wheels, which, when the machine is boring, is to be braced firmly against the walls of the tunnel. The driving- power may be e'ther a stationary stejurilengine at, the mouth of the tunnel connected byTjands, or at may' be ai locomotive mounted on the rams.' - The Washington National Monument Society want more money for that work. - Each coUtsp; two feet in hight, costs $2,000 two courses can he laid per month but the contributions are only $2,00.0 monthly.- The Society 1 which makes the appeal, saysihat three cents from each white inhabitant jtvf the United States would be sufficient to complete the-monument in a few years, . ' : A Mr. Carman, of-Bordentown, NewJersey, is said to be engaged in hatching eggs by steam. The machine is placed on a table about 2 1-2 feet long by 16 inches broad, aud the water is heated by an oil lamp. The nr:hine contains about 100 eggs, and the chickens thus produced, nppear tb.be :as lively and healthy as those produced by natural means. -. ' FATALITY IN BLADEN. A few days ago the body of a white man was seen in the river at the Big Sugar Loaf; a jury was Mimrnoned by John G. Sutton, who was appointed to act as ;Coroner. The body, was taken out and carefully examined ; there was no mark of wounds, except that it was disfigured from the prey of birds and fishes. The jury returned a verdict of drown ing. The deceased has sincefrom id ntity of clothes, said to be Mr. James Gardner of, Harrison Creek. The last the family knew of him was, that he left home on Christnnis to go to Lyons Landing. (Da vid Lewis, Esqr's. store,) for ammunition, and was seen by some peron, leaving the store and going up the river bank in search of a boat to cross the river ; powder was found in his pocket. How great must have been, and still is, the distress of his family. A Mr. Dougherty left home, Cedar Creek, on board the Cha bara to go to Wilmington, last week. A body has been discovered at Walker's I Muff in the rier, with its rijrht arm locked around a willow tree. He is missing, and it is believed he stepped off the boat, and that it is the body of Mr. Dougherty. A few nights ago, a woman by the name of , came to the house of John Lewis, and went to sleep complaining of a pain in the side. Next morning she was seen lying in the field a short way from the house; upon examination it was readily discovered she was dead. About ten yards from her, concealed in a hole under some rails, ap parently arranged, was found an infant dead, with the marks of the fingers and thumb of one hand upon its throat. Mr. James Holton . having been appointed to act as Coroner, summoned a jury, who by the aid of the test mony of an e-xpeit, were enabled toj satisfy ..themselves as to the cause of death,' and render, d a verdict of " Infanticide" in the. rone case, and of " Death- from Labor1" in in the other.-;-BT'ii7'o? Jmhuth THE LIFE OF A. PRINTER. The following strange, eve'ntfu! record of a jour neyman printers life is taken from one of our ex changes, which paper asserts it correct to the letter. It develops what a man can do if lie likes, and what queer and enterprising, unselfish fellows, the ma jority of printers are: South Carolinian. " The life of a printer is, to s' the least, one of variety. I left home at the age of nine, and was apprenticed to the printing bu-iness at thirteen, since then I have visited, Europe, been in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and France, in Canada, Nova Scotia, Labrador,. South America, We In dies, and all the Atlantic States of the Union, from Maine, to Louisiana have lived in twenty-seven cities and towus of th? United States. I have been a sailor in the merchant service, and have sailed in all manner of craft hip, barque,, brig, schooner, shop, and steamer in the regular army, as a privatf soldier, deserted and got shot in the leg. I havestudied two years for the ministry, one year for an MD., traveled through all the New England States, New York, New Jeise'y, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, as a journeyman printer, generally with little else than a brass rule in my pocket. 1 have been the publisher or two papers in , one in Boston, one in Roxbury, Mass., one in New Hampshire, and one in Maine. At one time I had $7,3oO in my pocket of my own.' I have been married twice,- ami am now nearly 26 years old,!1- I have been a temperance lecturer, and proprietor of a temperance theatre." IMPROVED PRINTING PRESS. ' Mr. Henry Underwood,, of Canandaigaa, N. V., has taken-measures .to secure a patent for a useful improvement, in the hand printing' press. The object of it is to afford a most exc-lleiit press to many printing establishments in the country, where there is noteuoiigh of work to employ a large power press j-ts price of construct mil beiujjj very little more iban that of a common hand pre-s, while the work which it performs is much greater and equal ly igood. It performs nearly double the work of tile ..present hand press, for its operation is not sus pended while the sheets are being put in and taken out. The type bed is stationary ; a reciprocating carriage is furnished with friskets at both ends for holding the sheets consequently, when one sheet is receiving the impression, another sheet is being put on; so from .side to side the sheets are fed, priuted, and delivered. . A Wonderful Preservation. The following very interesting story is taken from a -Devonshire (England) paper: Deud-.eigii. Salterton has been the scene of a most thrilling 'incident. 'Six, little children, on Wed nesday morning, got into, a boat on the beach, .'and a mischievous boy shovel it off. Tiie boat' "drifted away to sea before 'the children were missed. Ter rible was the agony of the mothers when they knew it. A number of men went off' in all directions; every boat was on the lookout until far into the 'night. Lay-iight returned and Hill nothing was "heard about them ; they were lost either in the ex panse of the wide ocean, or buried within its insati able depths. A : Plymouth fisherman 'fishing early in the morning, saw" 'something floating in the dis tance ; he bore down to it, and discovered it to be a boat, and in the botom the six children, huddled n in 'like a nest of birds, fast asleep, (rod having mercifully granted them that so!a.-e s:fter a day of terror and despair. He took them aboard, feasted them' with bread and cheese, and gladdened their despairing hearts with a. promise to take them home. Between three and four m the afternoon the fisherman was seen in the offing with-the boat astern. All eves were turned towards him; the best spy glass in the town was rubbed-again, and again, and at last they fairly made out that it was the identical boat. The news Hew through the town, the mothers came frantic to the' beach, for there were no children discovered in the boat ; none to be seen in the sloop. - Intense, vvas the agony of suspense, and all alike share it with the parents. At last the boat came in, ami the word-went round ' they are safe,' and maay stout hearted men burst into tears, women shriefked with joy. and became almost frantic with their insupportable- happiness. It was indeed a memorable day, and a prayer, eloquent fo.r its rough sincerity, was offered up to Almighty Go I, who in his infinite mercy, had spared these innocent cnildren from the perils and terrors . . 1 ' 1 : .,.. i." i'j 1.' . 1 ' of the sea during tnat teartai nmiit. Five of these children were under five ye irs of age ; the sixth is but nine rears old.', .Singular Affair.t In Milwaukee, on the 16th inst.,,the case of W. 13 Ratcliffe, whd has been on trial for some time for the murder of David R..ss, was brought to a cKse by a verdict of not guilty. "The verdict excited universal surprise and indignation, and groans were given for the jury. Order having been restored in the Court, Judge IlublSell looked at the paper for some ivy minutes; he then eyed the jury sternly and said : " Gentlemen of the jury, is this your verdict ?" Foreman. u Yes, your Honor." Judge Hubbell " AIM have to say,' if it bo so, is may God have mercy on your consciences " Great excitement prevailed the" foil wing day. Indignation meetings were held, and condemnatory resclutions passed. - Armadillo. A rcent arrival at Baltimore, from South America, brought as a passenger an arma dillo in animal rarely seen in our country. The animal is protected by a crust resembliag lone, cov ering the head, neck, b ick, flauks and tail the throat, breast aud belly are not so covered. The shell is composed of several pieces, joined together with a skin, which allows it to act freely. Thev are described by naturalists as innocent, harmless animals, eating melons, potatoes, roots &c They walk briskly, but do not run or climb. The arma dillo is a native of South -Americiv never having been discovered, we believe, in any other country. LADIES', DEPARTMENT. PATTERN IX HANDSOME CARRIAGE BAG. It will require two and a half ounces of shaded double Berlin: green, scarlet, purple, blue, and amber, half an ounce of each. Commence with green. , Make a chain of ninety-six loops, j " ' First Bow. Three' long stitches, three chainj repeat, missing three chains." Afterwards work round each sidd with scarlet, putting the three long stitches into the openings between the three green long stitches. . "Every round the same, changing the color at the commencement of each, and use them in the order named. When you have repeated the colors four or five times, it will be large enough. Line it with black "! silk. Either add a clasp or draw in a narrow piece of whalebone at the top ; let it be about a third shorter than the, bag, so sa it may hang a little full ; add cord for strings. THE WEEKLY POST. EDITED BY C. H. WILEY & W. D. COOKE. RALEIGH, APRIL 10, 1852. Terms TWO DOLLARS PES ANNUM, in Advance. CLUB PRICES: Three Comes.' 65 full price, Eight Copies, 12- Ten Copies, 15 " 16, 20, 40. Twentv Comes. 20 " (Payihent n all cases in advance ) JfcS" Where a club of eight, ten or twenty copies is sent, the person making up the club wiil be entitled to a copy etra- All articles of a Literary character may be addressed to O. H.Wiley, Greensboro', or to the Subscriber, Raleigh.', Busi ness letters, notices, advertisements, remittances, &c., &c, should be addressed to W. D. Cooke. Advertisements' of a proper character will be inserted attno usual rates. ' ' WILLIAM D. COOKE, Pxojkjetok. 53" Postmasters are authorized to act as Agents fotlhe Weekly Post. - THE GREAT CONCERN OF N. CAROLINA. We intimated in our !a-t number that the re sources of our State were placed under natural im pediments : the fact, instead of discouraging, should stimulate us to exertion. v Exertion badly directed, however, is Worse than useless ; and hence universal education becomes here a matter of primary importance, of absolute necessity. Mental culture will pay any where ; the stability of free institutions, the purity of religion, and the happiness of the community, in-all places, depend 611 the education of the people. And then it adds to the sources of individual pleasure, multi plies the means of enjoyment, and confers peculiar advantages' in the strules of life ; and when we add to these . reasons tor popular education the fact that it is essential to the development of the irreat natural resources of the State, Ave are fully justified in terming it the leading interest of North Carolina. : ; ' By running away we may ' find high-wars-of commerce, 'made to hand, by Nature exuberant soils, needing at first little atteutiou, and conven ient markets. But in moving we sever the strongest ties of Nature, lose all attachment for places, and encount er many hardships not dreamed of before we start ; while at the same time we act the coward's part, and place our children in positions where they are' not called on for active intellectual exertion, degen erate, and by the third generation are far worse oft than the children of those left' behind. Nature tells us here, " I have in store for you the richest treasures ; prepare 3"ourselves to enjoy thein wisely, and I wiil lavish them on you. Tney are not for the ignorant and slothful I intend them only for tiie diligent and persevering." Shall we not heed her voice ? Will it not, be cowardly to shrink from the little effort required of us As conducive to the .progress 1 of general educa tion we are in favor of a sioueral convention of the friends of the cause; rau h can be done by united efforts, by agitation, and by discussion. A spirit of enquiry will be stimulated, much information elicited, and a general awakening gradually caused ; and we hope therefore, that our esteemed corres pondent on the Cape Fear will continue his exer tions, and that others will join .their etiorts to his. We suggest Greensboro' or Ji ilcigh as a proper, place to hold the 'Convention, and' the month of May as a proper -.time ; and we earnestly invoke the friends of this great cause to see that it can call together as many intelligent and patriotic men as the political, and often useless hobbies of the times. What have all the Whig and Democratic-Conventions that ever were held done tthe industrial or commercialprosperity of North Carolina ? How many are benefited by the universal excitements and turmoil that biennially visit our people X Roll on the ball, friend of North Carolina: let us have a great educational Convention in May. It will begin a new kind of excitement : an excite ment whose progress will be marked by increasing intelligence and prosperity. Brethren of the press push on the cause, . NOTES 03? PREPARATION. We will soon h ive exciting times. - Two politi cal conventions are shortly to be held in Raleigh two in Baltimore; or Philadelphia. In this State the parties are organizing for the Legisla.ive, Gu bernatorial, and Presidential elections ; and we may consequently expect an unusual troubling of the waters in our quet State. ; There will be a great din and dust scuffle; and when it all subsides things wiil be pretty much' as they were. Such campaign are chkfly useful as sources of amusement, as stimulants to the body politic ; and we sincerely hope that it may be ma ny long years, and even centuries before tlje tri umph of. any set of politicians will hi the triumph of anti-republican tendencies or principles. ' In the mean time our friends will permit us to interpose a word of friendly advice: take things as coolly -as-circumstances' will admit, abstain from personalities, do not permit social and friend y re lations to be disturbed or broken np, and in all things keep an eye to the welfare of our good old North Carolina. J We are glad to see that local questions are be ginning to al)Rorb much of the attention of candid ates for the Legislature ; and we call on the peo ple to hold their representatives to a strict account ability on such questions and not permitthem to dodge them by seizing hold of ghosts of defunct federal banks, or of now harmless Wizzards of Kin-, derhook. ' ! We have heard of a local demagogue who had a very intelligent opponent who, in bis opening address, bore hard on his ignorant adversary, mak ing a most excellent speech,. presenting many hard local issues, and conjuring tip an ugly cloud of facts and votes, well calculated to overwhelm a modest man. The crowd were curioust to see how their, former oracle would acquit himself ; and ma ny, even began to doubt hia wisdom and patriotism. Nothing. abashed, however, the old stager arose, with a look which only the practised demagogue can wear ; and waiving his hand in a most porten tious manner Friends and fellow-citizens," said he, " I am in favor of the largest liberty." He took his seat amid thunders of applause, and " om rie tulit punctata parried every vote. We trust the day of such men has passed in North Carolina ; and we ardently hope that the people will strictly, catechise those who aspire to be their representatives, and make them give straight answers on all those local motions in which the ' .A . v . a . . 1 1 LITERARY JOTICES. Graham's Magazine for April has been some days on our table. In literary merit it r.ppears to be an excellent Number. . We have received a copy of the eighth annual Re port of the Trustees and Superintendent of the Indi ana Asylum for educating the Deaf and 'Dumb. ' The number of pupils in attendance in November hist was 113. ! We have just this moment received the April No. of Harpers sterling Magnzine, and have only time to welcome it in noticing the reception of it. We have received the March 3o. of Blackwood. It contains several interesting articles of such a char-? acter as to please the American reader. The fjrst is a review of Miss Mitford's " Recollections," recently published, .and makes us wish for a peep at the book itself. 41 Sketches from the Cape," "Tibet and the Lamas," r.n.d " Forest Life in Canada West," are pleas ant hashes from new books of travel, which will prove agreeable to many tastes, a id perhaps there are some who will read with avidity the poli.ical contri butions, which breathe as Usual the spiritef toryism. The Southern Methodist Pulpit for March is also on our table. The contents are more than usu ally varied. The Rev. and accomplished editor de serve not only the thanks of his ow n denomination, but the esteem of the christian communitv generally, forthe manner in which his valuable Periodical is con ducted. ' We have received a copy of the American Messen ger for April '52, and are pleased to welcome it among the rnrvst valuable publications with which it is onr privilege to exchange. The Messenger is a monthly sheet, of respectable size, benuliful typography, and excellent religious reading, issued by the American Tract Society, in New-York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati and New Orleans, ai'd devoted to the promotion of the objects contemplated by that estimable and useful Society. The price is only 25 cents for single subscription. We have also received with mneh pleasure a very neat pamphlet bearing the tide of the "Private Lite of John C. Calhoun," 6y Miss Mary Bates, and publish ed by Walker, Richards and Co., Charleston S. C -Il is a very well written and most felicitous tribute to the virtues and great qualities of a Statesman whose private character and brilliant genius are universally tctw POLITICAL. CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY SENATE Our last report brought up the Congressional news- to Monday, the 29th uit." , On Tuesday the 30th ult., Mr. Sumner present ed petitions .in favor of cheap ocean postage. Mr. Chase submitted a resolution directing an inquiry' into the expediency of making the salary of eacia District Judge of the United States equal to ftat of any Associate J ustice of the Supreme Court of that State in which such District Judge njay be. Mr. Botland oli'tred a resolution, which wasagreed to, ordering an inquiry as to the private property neeessary to be bought if the Capitol ho'extended on its present plan. The bill amendatory of the laws relative to the silver coinage of'' the United States, was passed. The bill to increase the salary of the United States Judge, of New Hampshire, was taken up, and after a long debate, was tixed at $1,400. and then ordered to be engrossed. On Wednesday the 31st, Mr. Morton presented the memorial of Ilenry Johnson, of Washington citv, setting forth tliat he has invented a. machine by which the nays and yeas can be taken in leg islative bodies without that delay of business that now ensues under the present system. Mr. Daw son presented the memorial of John James Flour nov, of Georgia, protesting against the admission of Utah as a State in the Union, in consequeuce of the Mormon religron being anti-republican m its features, particularly as regards polygamy. Mr. Seward presented the memorial of eitizens of New Jersey, urging Congress to protest against the in tervention bv Russia m the case of Hungary. Mr, Sumner presented several petitions in favor of cheap ocean postage. Mr. Borland presented a resolution calling upon the Secretary of the Navy to inform the feenate tor what object the naval expedition has recently leen ordered to the East Indies, and calf ing for copies of the; orders and instructions given to its commander. Mr. tiwin objected to the con sideration of the resolution, and it was laid over, On motion of Mr. Soule the Senate took up the biil tq provide, for a tri-monthly mail 1 from New Orleans to Vera Cruz, via Tampico and baclc, in steam vessels. The bill was amended so aa to au thorize the Postmaster General to enter into a con tract for the transportation of the mail tri-monthly, k,-T,. V... A.I 1 T it j- 1' Lfi-mtcu new vnertiE auu verairuz, ior nve years at a sum not exceeding! 00,000 a year, the steam ers to be of not less than 800 tons burthen. Thei bill was ordered to be engrossed, and tiie Senate adjournal. Ou Th urnlanj April 1st., Mr. Dawson presented the joint resolution of the Legislature of New Mex ico, ademg that two regiments smay be raised for the protection .of the territory from tlve Imliansv Mr. Fish presented petition in favor of reciprocal trade with Canada. Mr. Rush reported a bill grant ing land to Asa Whitney, to aid in the construc tion of his railroad to the Pacific Mr. ' Borland's resolution, calling for information as to-:the object of the naval expedition recently ordered to the Indiau Ocean and for copies of the instructions aud orders to the commander, was taken up. The re solution was opposed by Messrs Mangum, Gwini, Hale, Cass, Seward, Badger, Dawson, and Walker, and advocated by Messrs Borland and Shield. Mr; Mangum moved to lay the resolution on the table. Lot ayes 71, nays 24. And, after further debate, it was postponed yeas 23, nays 16. And!, after an executive session, the Senate adjourned, On Friday April 2d, Mr. Underwood reported a bill granting land to the States of Indiana and Illinois, to aid in the construction of a railroad from the Ohio river, opposite Louisville, (Ky)'to the Mississippi river, opposite St. Louis, (Missou ri.) Mr. Hunter, frdrn the committee on public buildings, to whom was referred the resolution directing an inquiry and examination as to the sufficiency of the foundations of the capitol ex tension &c, made a report providing for a continua- tion of the work on the Capitol, with a reconrinq, dation thattfce amendment made-by the IIou.. creasing the appropiation to $500,000, be con. red in. He urged the propriety of action on it u day. Mr. Dtfdge, of Iowa, objected. Mr. Bor!an4 1 1, a resolution otierpri bv Vi ,1,. moveu luai j "vlJ -HiiiDj.. t ; to communieatft tr tl, o 5 upuu luc j. r , ".c oenau the object of the naval expedition to the coast of Jj.. pan, be taken up. But, on motion of Mr, that and all other subjects were postponed, and a bill granting pre-emption rights to certain -settlers on the Menominie purchase, was taken un. afij was ordered to be engrossed for a thin 1 reading. The Senate was not in session on Saturday. On Monday April 5lh. Mr.' Davis presented memorial of merchants and ship-owners of Xe York and Boston, praying that Congress Wou establish no more lines of steamers, because su. policy was injurious' to the private commerciat marine. ' - The joint resolutions upon the subject of non. intervention were taken up, and on motion of Mr Mason were postponed till to-morrow, A bill to remedy the defects of tl e impede census returns for California, was taken up. According to the present returns California lose one member, and South ' Carolina gets one fori fraction. Mr. Oyer moved an amendment, allowing Souti Carolina a member for the fraction, and gives Cali fornia one. . -i Messrs Bradbury; .Badger, Geyer, Gwjnn and Seward advocated tW- anipwjrmmfc, Pratt, Downs," Hale and Davis opposed it, an without,taking the question, the Senate adjourned HOUSE. On Tuesday March 30th, the question recurrrf on reconsidering the vote by which the bill repott ed from th naval committee was rejected eri ve terdav. '"Bending which, the House resolved. itself . to committee of the whole and resumed the con sideratioiKof the homestead bill. Mr. Fuller ob jected to the principles of the bill. The lands wer " a fruitful source of revenue to tiie government and served, as a great balance wheel in trade. Tfo power to give .them away was not toumnn the con stitution, and such a scheme is chimerical and un just. ! Mr. Churchill was in favor of the bill, anj. he could notee how its opponents- could be con sistent while they admitted that the lands belon? to the people and were unwilling to let the people have them. The bill fund shes homes to the home, less, arrd through it benign provisions the privily of education would be extended to all, To grant the public lands to States., and companies for rail road purposes was unconstitutional, partial and un just. It favored the few, at the expense of the many, while the scheme under discussion extended to our countrymen alike its salutary privileges. f Grow spoke in favor of the bill, and contended that the Government had no more power to withhold the public domain from the people than "it had to withhold any natural gifts of providence.-.. Landed monopolies were a curse to any country. England and Ireland had been weighed down by this curse, and we should guard against a siniitiar catastrophe. To give the lands to the people would strengths every department of our government. It would render us irresistible in war and highly prosperous in peace. Mr. Shelton spoke at length in favor oY the bill. The revenues of the government would be in creased by the adoption of the bill in question, as th resources of the country would largely be develop ed. It would diminish crime in .our large cities; it would furnish employment to the tens of thousand now destitute and houseless,, who, left to thms lve. .will inevitably plunge into the lowest sinks of in-, iquity and misery. ' - On .Wednesday, March 31st, it was agreed to idefer action on the motion to reconsider the vote on the bill for the government of the Navv. Mr. Cobb, of Alabama, from the committee on. i'ublic Lands submitted a bill to dispose of 1,060 acres of land m Michigan and Ohio, formerly ceded by the Indians : which -was read a third time. " Ile.-jalso reported a bill granting the right of way for a rail road line from Charleston to Memphis. After some discussion the bilLwas referred to the committee on the state of tlve Union. On motion of Mr. Or, of S. C, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the State of the Union ; and again took up the homestead bill. ! After remarks by Mr. Williams of Tennessee, Mr. Ingersoll, of Conn, and Mr. Fowler, of Massachusetts, the .committee rose and the House adjourned. On Thursday, April 1st! the first business in order this morning was the lill, reported yesterday by Mr. Cobh, granting the right of way to tji State of Alabama, and a portion of the public lands, to aid in the construction of a "railroad fioa Memphis to Charleston, S. C, which was referred to the committee on the State of the Union. Th Speaker then proceeded to call for reports frea committees. Several bills were reported from tto committee on Public Lands, among which was STantirvg to the State of Iowa the fee simple of tht Salt Springs in that State. The House red ed itself into a committee on the state of th Union, and ajjain took up the Homestead bill J Mr. Porter of Missouri and Mr. Cleaveland of Co necticut addressed the H"us,e. , The committee tbffl rase, and, upon motion of Mr. Honston, the report of the Secretary of the Interior relative to the estab lishment of a Mint at San Francisco, accompanied with a plan and estimate of $S7 6,000 for its erectioa, was referred to the committee on! ways and iue and ordeye 1 to be printed. . I On Friday, April 2nd, Mr. Henn of Iowa, wh had the floor from yesterday, continued hisj-emark in favor of the .bill relating to a railroad throng the State. It was ultimately moved to refer the hi to tiie committee on the state of the Union, and die previous question having been carried, the yeas'ani. nays were ordered on the motion to commit, was carried ayes 115; nays 50. Oh motion Mr. DanieL of North Carolina, the House resoM itself into a committee of the whole on the privat calender, when such bills were taken up and bs? ably disposed of as were not objected to"; conse quently there was no discussiori. Whil the fl was in committee, the Spealcer temporarily too? the chair, to receive a message from the PresSleiit of the United States. The committee rose aft having got through with the private calendar. J The Home was not in session 00 Saturday. Monday April 5th, the first business before j House, this morning, Ava the resolution submit" by Mr. Jackson, of Georgia, on a former day, f cognising the binding'- efficacy of the coinproraj5 iiieasure, anl expressing the belief that it is uc'" tention of the people, and declaring it to be that the members, to abide by the compromise, and l sustain the laws earrying'it out, and deprecating1 further agitation conneeted with that meagre, of the institution of slavery, as unnecessary, and dangerous.- With the consent of Mr." Jac Mr. Hill ver. of da. nl anot ther was proposed by Mr. Stanly, of X. ther nvire eominittjl tlm fi, frlnnl resolat10! both of whieh were read for information. Wt confusion prevailed for a length of time, Mr. u ly contending that Mr. Southron had not reguf J obtained: the floor, when he moved the resolution but hw qbjection'was overruled by the chair, . Hmsiw upon ins motion 101 iu-r: 1. nnomn . . 1 .1 . . i- ftlllcw11 vciug reporieu. air. rowier uwnt-u w - original resolution on the table ; but suhseq withdrew his motion, ami tlrat of Mr. anlPJy vailed for the yeas and nays, upon a motion foj' call of the Houso. The yeas and nays having taken, Mr. Stanley's motion was negativcjLjetf 88, nays 89, The motion to lay the .rfutjofl1 the table, having been renewed, thej;Vi and '03 were ordered, anil the motion. -waneffatived j8' 79, nays 102. Mr. Jackson mox&i that the sens mar,- ..'1 11 -r, i ,1 n !t 1"" -v.vi, iivu prevemeu ine resolULl"",, K" the, House be taken oa hisXiotion '-the preolfl; y:Wdx. ' - - . - ' A !
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