North Carolina Newspapers

' ' ! Elfealeth-City, Oct. 13, '49 Mr. V. 13. PALMER, is onr authorised Agent -fcx I'hjjatiel pluaand New Yi rk. . 1 Office in Philadelphia, N V corner 3d and C'hcsnut m's. New York, Tribune building. 'jThcre will !be iirwnd in another column a rbrrumiukatum Itmfa'iee Schools.' We hope rommntiKtton. t ice nocu. n e nope tle . TOtcf.-Ayid- thoroughly investigate the, pfpsont system of Free Schools, showins tlie defect and pointing out the'remeJy .We would call the attention of our readers. aiul. C5pefia!ly the musical portion - of' the i . . . t r 11 cOmmiujitv, to a noUc- tbtlTOy be found in ' T i J - -i- i aivother column in our paper.; jpeafcmg viry , .V.. . r 1 t T L lh ' rr-, r- - lpsvvG ot na timore. , J riese rwnos naru i 'L.. , I.-,;; ,1,- M.rvlnnd In- ' ..rujnuu t x ....... Aii i tiirt for insnertioii aiul CA3niiiiaUon. and r . - , are epoken of a instruments pupenor work- inanslw'ji anl beauty, possessing that sweet ness 3nd fulness of tone which cannot fail to please the most fastidious ear.' . There are doubtless many instrument tlipre of the fame kind made by different in diyiduahv and all possessing their own pecu- jauoii qualities, inn we nave seen none rpoken of in higher .; terms . 01 praise than thb.e made by Mr lioswell. , . ;i , fea2 : The, New York Mertvntile Gazette is a neSy paper published by McDouald &f Co., ' ll John Street. . jjThis paper is got up in a neat style, and is : deigned as aii advertising medium 'for the whole country.' From the prospectus of ttie publisher we judge that their plan of opera tion is designed to be extensive, . We wish them success in their undertaking. The Jl rt 11 11 fa c t ur i n g 1 n t cr c t s of the oulBi. Tliis branch of business which produces so great a revenue to the country, nd affords employments to" so matiy thoands of the laboring class, has been most sadly negleel eA thiouyhout all the Southern States. Many 1iRve'been opposed to a high Protective Ta ' iffj-wipposiii that it gave sflrrie ' peculiar ' ji(jrantageK to the North, which it did not flord to the SouthV There is no reanon why n Innff should not onerate as farorably on one po'rtion of tlio Union as anotner. : ?ut while there has been a want of energy and, enterprise at fhe South, Northern eapa- tftlists have 'devoted all their enorjv ami enterprise to the Mauufacturihg interests, and Jeft the south to mourn over , its folly "and i j sluggishness. i -i : ' Tho south hs a favorable climate, a rich ana. productive sVil, producing annually ru ''.nbjmdant crop ofcotton sutBcieut to supply r tire? whole country, beside exporting a large ..quantity to foreign markets. She has too ,hin, pursued tliu pjolicy of exchangfng the 'jrar material for the manufactured-article, j .; lut we believe that the manufacturing in " teifeft is la.t taking hold upon the south, and , in a few year? we shall hear the play of the lopVn and tSfc hum of the spindle on all lier ATater-cour.-es. I tleorgia in partieulaems to realize the I importance ol tlepending on something more than tho cotton interest to support the wealth uiiijl prospetity of the State. She has gone practirally- to work to show her sifter states t the! importance of developing their manutac -tuVing resources. There 5eerns to be more .enteipr:Mi..u,i.c5le oy ner cu zens man py thelcitieiis of any other southern state. And . are developed, will there be a corresponding incrca?e of population, weahh, intellect and ijitcUigencc, the. influence of which will be J jftltjnot only in her own bcrnta but through- . out !the whnld uninn. Should 4h SntifVim ,. . - . capatahsts engage extensively m the Manu- factjiring interest, those sectional feelings wlnch have so long existed between the - - - - - .. ....v v inv it. . North and fouth. will nffs:irilv hp irnL- ued aud gradually subside tilj the people 7 ; ..j teresl of our eonntiy is the design and the prr of oiw Iustitutious. And: the . South Inu, ' uflr o long as fhe neglects 'to make . eWtlio?e means which are within--her reiich. S)ut.hcrn canital will enik-h tli 'r. thern merchant, nranu!actnrer and importer or long as the south neglects to invest her -- - capital at notne. cue. it is true i uonicr ;h .trpdejnto o.n"r .Northern cities. ? ' . ' .:" r I'.. .. i.om, nu 4,,u u, uiu wuuuiry win unite F rance look to it, and let .England hold ,,ur"e ot mm tfie continuance of his in one-real brotherhood, , verifring;that in- : her way steadily, foe such deeds as these -l,,e,'l.V gdness and Almio-hty prolcc. controvertible . principle, that, -Union is ; done often, will brand a stamp of deeper J?n. fr n d the whole people of the :rergth.- An equal distnrMMion of the Com- j ,hame on our age than year of expiation rnJ.tpd St;ilPs; that we mav beva people :merial, IMauufacturmg and Agricultural in- efface, and will retard the worhl'', t. .O'anng the Lord and walking in Kiv b ,lv uem the way of internal improvements, Secretary of the Navy, i will leave WaX "o 3 ' CHARLES MANLY. j by )nstret,iig rail rftad. ad lejidenng her gto Baltimore ,L Thursday ,W A Tth,e -Govern or, j -river navigable, but as yet stie hs r.cxclud-nmst He w II remiinintVI LANGDON MANLY Tr Sec ed af;mct entirely irom her .ea ports iorekkA Raleigh, Oct., 1849. ' an. ie.?avy.,auu prpntabllli- fci pu,i.,.h.U tvu,-,. m,..r: ' '"n U r!1-- Yo kdr-atoreaeh..that -llVVn"l0n 0f:B.aUlTB' i6' '",0r n otidat afterfioon h, aai extra" could be supplied with merchandize, ana at train at T"-,r--rr-l- . . !4B,ii.t:iL.ff...i. ' .ai- ;raau3odrn .eMrposeJSj-eininins inflpHHD Liirv .nnvjiir .l iii.iik.i i iii imp inann. I 'T'' r "'At,,nHbew.ill return, probly by tiut aj new asoect on all her intereefcchw n. 1 IA r1. m - . . . - -., . x J. J . r. , . - . . - ,. - i4njfin4 luvuinucie wiia ner more nonn- ! n i til HUE ltJO.1 IV tllii C- j; 5jirepiTie to jidcQrnpJish this, and unless the 1-fiQUth: is awake to her best . interest ancl en i . gage in the work with the deiermtnation to accoirplish it, 6he will reiiiaiu as" she now j is, destitute to a great extent, of the means of lncieavng new weauu, anu nnancing ner j)io-pjnty. . " Let thv f-outhern pres: present the co-nraer- cial and manufacturing interests to Uie people in theirJrue bight, and vre corjfUlentlvbelieycl that the south W4ii yejjnainiam a redraw bio staging JamoiigiWmanuferanhg por tions of our country. ; f; , t? It will' bo ;en reference to nnotlicrj column that His Excellency the Governor, has, in accord ancoi with a Resolution passed at the la6t session of our Legislature; appoin ted dajtoT Thmikfsgiving to be observed llnroughdut the State. We axe clad to see hh - old - time honored rcostom 4Yew :kng- land recommended to the notice of the peo ple of the Old North State. g p f - j Nothing is morefbmlbg any people than to acknowledge their gratitude to mm who lias bestowed ,tiporr: them an abundant harvcM,-attunuawal degree of health, and the blessings of Peace. f We have no doubt but tire people of the , Old North State will observe h Day in an manired--Aik4 we hope to fee j Churches m ISizabeih Cilv filled aU the Churches ISizabeih Cijy filled j onhat clay with dvout worhipper, ac- ( jcnowieugig u gwuuoe xor unmenicu favors. There has been !a tremendous riot in cic iiaa j intuit . . , Philadelphia between tfatf AVI, , , . . .... ,ite and Black Ulnl pIV'J llIC VIIV. IllUnll of that part of the City known as Southwatk. Several houses were burned to the ground . . a,ul erea, Ier"ns dreadfully injured. Fire . f . , ... . The Baltimore .Clipper in euumerating ; the different articles deposited at the fair of the Maryland Institute puts down the, following a lot No 126. , ; "126 Two Seveii Octavo Pianos, made " i and denosited hv J. K. Roswell. of tliK Those. Piano are both in ele-ant rose-wood cases one with a verpentine front; and we have scarcely listened-tc-inFtruments possessing no much sweetness and fulness of tone. This is o win 2 we are informed, to the musical largeness of the sound-board. Both instruments have a harpgiedal, which produces! the exact sound of that delightful instrument. Al together, we think those Pianos of Mr..Il.4 fully equal to any Instruments of the de scription made in this country." President Taylor and his cabinet d ) not entertain the ulightest Apprehension that our friendly' relations with France will be interrupted as a consequence of the diffi culty with citizen Poussin. -t 1 hey think iiunv.11, nut till: l li.lll.il Kllllicu 11 v . I - . t c U i " , upon the rejection of Mr. Rives, by way oi reianation. i ne; news oi m. rous- sin's dismissal will reach Pari a few weeks! before the arrival jof Mr. Rives, a he will spend nvetri!x? week in England before proceeding to Paris. . THE ROiVlA-N INQUISITION AT work Wain, - Say the London Morning Chrenic!e : " "Lately has lived in Rome a learned man, a Dr. Arhilh, a Protestant and a pro nely tiscr. Tn all thejlate dmturbance Ke took no political part, and he even refuR ed office under the Directory. He was simply a Protestant, pccupvmg himitclf in ctuiriuuung uioies ana , discoursing, on! theology. But thinS'was an offence un pardonable in the eyes of a free nation and a christian fither. Dr. A chilli,., wait throw n into the dungeons of the inqum-, tion once before hit abode and there he is to the-present da'.- untried and un heard. The old days of the Romm em pire have well been re-enacted in, the Roman church. The. Cxsars persecuted j the christians en mawrthe cardinals nm. secute the Protpstnntic indJv.dMnlKr s I And this foulest of A ftp 14 fn-lw tin Art iIaha in the Eternal City, under French sane - tion! What a solemn farce it is that the Frenchman hlavji tndav r; - - - - - - m v . . v . 1 1 f I V.I I II ill l.li: i the present can well define; but f.r his ; most bitter mockerv of lihrtv tl, U oftrue. freedom wiil ; consign 'him with-; oftrue freedom ; will consign him, with-: out redeption, to the lisof quacks and humbugs whose busy babbling has drown- ed the steady voice' of libertv, and lias ma'de ' the world shrink hr-k (r,n tha form wliich had so vile a shadow. When Ll. i ' rr . r . . ... .. t ip Kiiirn nt i f.ni aiti r i t . . I - .. i j . ti'v 'nii ui IH.IIIUIH UK WUl, till; UlC' ,i.ic bjhii ui iiceuuni uie? out, sue will die poisoned by her own children and her ' obsequies will be performed by thoe who . pl ,t poplar treeii ar.d jian crowns of im- t -' i1 . . .. .ntuiiciici over tier srave. oenevin-' in the symbol and indifferent to the thin. Lct vance more ' than a Manna'. nr'wsys- and that peace and hannJiWr.ifn could countervail." ' - ' m . j Correspondence of the BjlllmorcPotrUt.Bv T.lrrr ,r,N ' i " . -i..-lia'l. ; Another Visit by the President, i , i WASHINGTON! Oet 10. P. M. j Presidcntraylor, accompanied by the JD Vur VJL ..'.'.in' a . -ilV i ?-?",uie, ior tne icaniai- : h t.. " .i.. t'l'- . infe' from his i ecentLrdiispoaitroii. ; No appointments Vpday."' v- T' Mr. Clayton,- the Secretary cVs fate, passed through this cityyesterda; otv'tii- way to hi farm in Delaware, where he will remain for some days. Thi i his first abaence from the State department aince be entered upon its dutitsia March Ut. tint'., tarn. r. . . m i iniaiviiiii uu i iiuiv iriiMiii iv - r . r - . ere e will tarry sotne time--and nro- Tlinnkspving: Day The recejitoclamatiorrof povernefr Manly, in pursuance of n ftcrof thejast Legislature, designating aay jfor general Tliank!jivin2 and JPraie toalmighly Godi wilV accord well with the. tnordUsense of J of our people, ; The good citizens of our State are earrieslly "t vited -id make the occasion adt .merely one of formal obserr vace, buVof'Kincere feel in g-Hi season for kind, social sentlmeni; for the forgive- -new'of injuries for f acts of good lrtigh- borhood and especially lor tne charita ble 'rcuiemberance of the . poor; td M'Trom every narvesl is caniy anu every jeai wnrose roiis, and wnose wants are (ic- tues of ihrir more favored fe? low men. .sTJnVfeiliviJ.j in New Eulandisfctte: of these occasion of stated ret and en- iovment observed iji every civilvsed coun- ad ambles moreWly wirhrjt- U,.. ik an v other inaion of ma Holy-dav lHan any other season of feiivity .in the South. , Some; ViYM be- foie itoccurs, wmcn is always waiter ine cm,is are. fathered into the. g&nef, the Gowrnor of each of the States, wJ)crelc ctislom is ohserved, issues his Pfdama liort appointing the period when- i sha.U take place. -What is common Iv, called "Thaidagivitig Day'Vis devoted in part to Rdigioim service, hut then follows a wi ofe week of gaiety anijov. the inci dents of which severe to fill up the next twelve months with delightful reminis cences. . Then members of families, who have been sepcrated for a whole year, srather around the table, under the pater nal roof, to the third and fourth genera tion. Then puddings are smoking .upon the table, and huge cakes, - gemmed with ranins. are liilnr up meir nroaa laces from the corners of every cupboard.. The pride of the barn-yard -Hens, Ducks and Turkeys which have been watched over with tender, solicitude for the six months previous, pass away from the, earth to be seen no more The well known ilGMUr," with whom every child in the village is acquainted "the cock of the walk" he who, whilom, bid defiance to every red ill of the neighborhood even his proud crest is laid low. Many a puissant Chan ticleer, who had hearlded in the morn for ears, now floats like "Death in the pot." The Fox ranges the formerly 'well-stored barn-yards, and returns to his home and hungry cubs, disconsolate and supperless. T-l 1 1 i it I 1 i' The well fatted Hog meets Ins doom irom the remorseless hand of man, who thrusts the cold steel into his throat, and, without --o r"- : - - ruu away, i umpinnt, inai . nave s;epi cheek-bv'jowl In the barn, undisturbing and undistnbed, ; are now brought forth from their lurking pUcei to be ser.ved up fo a host of greedy ceildren, ' in the shape of &c. - Tk is is,New-Englarid Thanksgiving, -a season of -general thakfulness to God, and of social indulgence amongst men. - Jfc t gh. R'.g ster. - , m um 1 " A Proclamation. WHEREAS the General Assembly did, at their last Session, adopt a Resolution in these wold: -'Resolved, by the General Assembly of "the State of North .Carolina, that the "Governor of the State for the time being "be directed to set apart a "day in every -".Vcar, and to give notice thereof, bv Pro .clamation, as a day of solemn and public "thanksgiving to Almighty Qod. for past ''Nhig and of supplicatioirfor his con- V "uucli '""uess anu care over us as a , btate and as a Nation." w, in compliance with the direction pTo1"' 1 do ' eriy set aPrl 'H V 5DA' E FIFTEENTH DAY of NOVEMBER NEXT to be oh server! roughoHt this State as a day of General 1 nanxsgivjng and Pra se to Almirhtv 7.' and 1 do reccommend and earnestly e,i,re lhat H ocular employments may sl,sPc"ded during the dav, and thatVll AI,n,ste,!? f l!)e Gospel, with their coiigre- Go; and 1 do reccommend and earnestly gations, may assemble in their resnpr t ; Church,'!. and unite in rendering Wati- tnrlp anrl mi1.aA iL. n i S c - ' "tivt I . I hi.. in iih . i w ninp Qnn -,m'ai. r or of iM'a f',r t! , ..uu vibinui anu MUVCIII or oi me eaith. tor the blesns of Peace- xemption from the ravages of Pestilenc he abundant fruits of earth and frr ill t-hp ofhnr min'if.,14 1 i i t- . uuuwiu umuiuKS oi ins 1 rovi dcc, that have crowned the year and ad justice, religion and piety' may be ! established among us for all o-enerations. CL' S-I- Given under my' hand and the irreat seal ofihp.Qo 4u vi nn , i i lip fV - I 1 1 T I " TV . . . ' v. v. . - . Tytment in the City of Raleio-h this lst da October. 1849. and this 74th ' American dependence. AFFAIRS IN CANADA. The New York Courier says: e nace letters from. 0ur Canadian correspondent to the 3d inst. He write, on vvhat he deemreliable authority, lhtt the feehiigjrt tevor of au-nexation'to the United States'! becomincr nf.ral n.Up. per Canada among the mercantile classes, anathe question only needs to be fairly started, to become universally- papulaY. The Montreal Gazette, which once came out tor independence, now admits that annexations is the only. roorUand pre--euU a.icheme to divide Canada into three states and to procure their admission, a such, into our Ihuon. Our "correspon dent enters into the question' at' wrnc length, a-sd eUows tkat Or effect of such jighesf degree benetcjal4 He sas ihaj-port ay that Barron cclaimt'di'Wonld he believes, a very decided movement il? to;jGod you had saidthis much yestcrdavil' on the point of being -fttadejtn Montreal? ItjhV'certain thalhe' paey was a friendly bv leading persons there He fears strenu- orie. and that they parted in peace.- De oli opposition to the" movement frotn ljcatur knw lie was. to dieandhis only English Government but he sav noth- sorrow was that he hid not died in 4he ing but tbetpo4t-ion to the United States can .prevent annexation. - , . 5BBg-;.j;i .- I The energetic ahd "successful action of Lthejr,reideut ot the United States in vin-; dicating the law, hisrompttiess in sup- prejsng iegalmilitary expeditions against a'nelghboilnstate, ' bf.ffwii".and "set oil foot" iueliance of positive statue and .. F , , .. . , tieroi an imnvidual believed to have been ; kidnapped tVorh oufshore: an the readi. ness he has evinced iii renellin? insult as less he has evinced in renellmo- ;nnlt o. Wctryedressing"rong have impaired ' nitely relating to this subject, in connec thce!ficacy of the party jibes which were t'on w,tfl our 'own Free Schools, would lately rife in the co umns bf the Onnosi- ! - -.jj.-. . lion press. They do not now confine their attacks to denunciations of General Tay i.qti's inefficiency. He is no longer a ;,dolt " a "cypherVan "imbecile," : We find him now.-a-days occasionally figuring, in. the rhetoric of. the Locofocos, as a "us urper," as one who has seized upon the functions of the jodiciary, as grasping alt the powers ot ail the departments' ofj government. He i now thought to have j lpi to forget most of what ba been taught been a Utile too harsh in. Ms method ofin'T0 opened aguin for three or fotSr. months; bringing key back to the United States, safe ami -sound; and quite too efficient in breaking up expeditions got up in violation of law and the plighted faith of the na tion. The "sole, organ" pitches its objurga tions full two octaves higher than the ift. It had piped its bass notes hoarse, and now pierces the dull air AVtth its com- i plaining treble. According to the 'Union the President it derided a.i an imbecile is more energetic than the law allows. He executes the duties of his office, in a way to make fomenters of discord, the projec tors o( expeditions destructive to the peace and violative ot the faith. of tho nation, their aider, abettors, apologists, and sup porters, absolutely solicitous for the in tegrity of the Constitution and the per petuity of our liberties. What a pity it is he did not permit Rey toJ)C shot on the public square of Havana and the expedition against Cuba to rush into the jaws of destruction! - What a scheme of vengeance has been frustrated, what a fountain of agitation has been dried up! It is a hard case; and unless the sense of security which these proceedings have excited in the minds of those who live. by their labor and upon the fruits of horicit toil compensate for Ihe disappoint ment of professional agitation, the balance will be in favor of the grumblers. ' '- ' Republic. The Duel between Decatur . and Barron. Frorn.kenne.dy' Life. 'of Wilt,, we take the following letter to Judc Carr upon the ill -omened duel between Decatur and Barron, in which a gallant patriot threw away his life: Washington, Aprtl 2, 1820. I thank you, my dear friend, for your short letter, which I would have sooner atmvered. but for causes bevond inv con - trol. Instead of attempting to sive vou I c? o - an account of the quarrel between our la mented Decatur and Barron, I propose to j send you in this a copy of their corres pondence, which we are promised from the Intelligencer press to-morrow." Deca tur showed me this correspondence, in confidence, late last fall, no tar as it had then gone; and I used every effort to pre vent the fight, which he was very far from wishing to bring on, but which he couriered as forced upon him in such a way that there was no avoiding it but by disavowing what he had really said and thought of Barron; and of this I need not sav he wa incapable. He did not ap prove of dueling. - He then passed to his own case. Figh ting,; he said, was his profession, and it would be impossible for him to keep his station and preserve his respectability without showing himself ready, at , all times, to answer the call of any one who bore the name of a gentleman. After my return from Baltimore, I heard nothing more of it till he was brought home mortally wounded, and then I saw him no more till he was a corpse. As I stood near him, nlone, and looked at his dear face, marked, as it still was, with the last traces of his departed .spirit, I could not help saying: "What is life, and what all the glory that this world can give: l tie soliloquy is not avery novel one", inded. I have marj-eit, in common with othors, a thousand tirries before, but I never felt its force till then;'. for never, till thennad I seen the corpse of such a majirThey both fell at the shot, which was so simultaneous that the report of two pistols could not be Jenrd by those who stood out' of sight, though close within car-'Jiot This I heard from Commodore Porter, who was standing thus with Rogers. He exclaim- ed immediately '0ne of them is killed. lor th re is only one sh n.J , Very dilferent was the cene when he got to the ground. Decatur was appar ently shot dead; he revived after a while and he and Barron, held a parley as they lay on the ground, doctor Washington who gut up just then, says that it reminded hiifrofthc closing scene of a lragedy Hamlet and Laeters. Com. Barron pro posed that they should jnake friends be fore they met in .heaven, (for he supposed they would both die immediately.) Deca tur said he .had never been his enemy, that -heffecly lorgavc him his death though he could not forgive those who had service of his country. It is believed that Barron will recover -though this is' far om certain. The papers will tell you every thin? as to Decatur's funeral, pro- cession, Stc. Your friend, WiM. WIRT. 1 FJt lihe.Old" North State. Our Free Schools. My attention h a v i h g rb"eeri d 1 reeled fey a communtcauon in a late numoer or your paper to the subject of Education; it bc- curred to me that something more dvrj- e more iiKeiy 10 eiiect some goon. My intention is therefore to compare what our Free Schools are with what thev ought to t re;'to enquire into the causes of their ineffi - Iciencyvand to sugges, if pmclicable, s-oine remedy for that inefficiency. First of all then let usct; what they fire, They -are school f usually tirven'ed for three months at a time, and then after intervals nf various "lengths (suffieientgneTaHy for the the school terms And vacations thtis sueeeed - ing' each other from year to year. The teach- ers very many of them are themselves deTi- cient in the very studies Svhich they profes? to teach, And afe constantly bein changed : the' same teachers being hardly ever employ ed over thrco or four month at a time. And ihe text books are changed with the teachers to the manifest disadvantage of the scholar. Next let us see what they ought to be? They ought to bo .schools continued W seasioiis of five months each throughout eaich year Xtbud allowing two months for vaca tions) "and thus. from year to year under the suppression of teachers whose competeney;to4 teach is placed beyond doubt by stiict e.vam ination: the text books being selected, not at the option of each leacher, but by the board of examiner?, or Examining Committee of each County, to avoid the too frequent and injurious plan of their being changed by each new teacher; the same teacher being kept as long as practicable in the same school. Mark the contrast. Let us enquire why our school are in their present condition. The first diffi culty is the want of funds. It can be siiown that this difficulty may be remedied, if We can remove those arising from the manage ment of the Free School system (in itself not very objectionable) ' which have caused our schools lb be in their present inefficient con dition, as dticribed abve. This lead to the question, tn" what does this mismanagement consist? Let us see. It- has 'always been the practice of die Committees of Districts (some honorable iex ceptions there are) instead of leiting merit and well established capability be the grand desideratum in a teacher, to let the test ques tion to tedehers seeking employment be. How long can we employ you; seeming to think that the value of the schools to the community is to be estimated, not by the capability and acquirements of the teachers, but solely by the length of time for which- a 1 S,ven um could be made to keep them in ! operation. Of coursi persons well qualified were constantly undeibid and kept out of employment to the utter detriment of the in ter.est.of the. community under such mismau age i net. The evils arising thus, were so obyiousT that Kxarnining Committees were appointed to prevent the employment of persons, a teachers, not educationally qualified: and it will, at puce be conceded that this Examin iug.Boanl were invested with the power to arrest. this evil. What have they done Has the "object for which they were appointed, the raising of the standard of onalification in teachers, been accorfip i-.het 1 Have th schor. been bene fited or injured? " The examining committees, simple a was their duty ; plain and easily discernible asi was the object for which they were appoint ed; have lost sight of that object, and failed to perform that dnty. j Those interested in the sehoob? have lo?t rather than gained by their being appointed; for the. standard of prices given to teachers?, has risen more than commensurately with the standard of qualification; fromthefact that ome who had been itr-tfie habit of teaching, fearing (needlessly perhaps:) to. pass tne ordeal ofexamtnatioh, have sought other employments: while other, leys timid;' l though not beuer qualified have eceived f ipeftiticates of qualification from the 'culpably lenient bsamiuers; MAGlSTEfl. to be coxtiNuCn ' ' ine vanmg!on Union and Kichmond Ln- Fearing. T. W. Knight. C. Nkes, & other. qajrer recently sneered at two of the mem- j Schr Margaret "Ann, Burgess, from New bers of General Taylor's Cabinet, on ac- York in ballast. v; count of their humble origin. 4Ewingl ?dir Benj. Whitdey. , from Baltimore" was once an ostler in Cincinnati, and l!n-;th MHivhandize fo s. William- . L,ik-m Meredith was raised in his father's tan yard," quoth thee paragons of Democia- cy, ana tricreiore uiey au nui wnni a-i in Lccofoco nostiils. But they have risen ! sunerior to the misfortunes of birthT and I earned for then earned for themselves honor and distinc tion; whereas if theseeditor who now re vile them have ever been ostlers and tan ners, thechances are that they had always remaificd so. He of the Union was form erly a village pedagogue, he is now only a political demagouge- having employed tome foily years or more in progressing from one charatter to tbe other! The truly great wbo hew their way throno-h the rocks and mountains of adver- J ' . a .1 u .'.: -ii:- country, siami very iuw -in uie csumaiion ? of all slch aristocratic Democrat. Danville Rcgicr, For lUo Old North State. c:Oh! say not woman's love isbouijht v vvith vain and idle treasure," But rather, that, her love is caught -. .By cush. when 'tis good measure For -bless tho pretty little dears There is not one 1 think- t ' ; -AVho wouhl not put on wedlock cares If guilded whh the chiuk. - j I do not blame thembear in mind tBut only think it strange , I That when to marry they're inclined They're sure to 4hink of chnnge . And you may ever rst assured hen young lads are seen pining Away with love thattro.Ttf cwed They scant the l'pockct lining-! ? Correspondence vj the Baltimore Patriot. WASHINGTON, Ort. 5. : In the next L'. S. House of Reprenenta- ; tives the Maryland delejration will be tied ; and the two parties in the House (should Louisiana and Mississippi be, repiesented as in the l ist Congress, to wtt: by (J Loco- j focos and 2 Whigs.) will be' prttty .hearljf tied also., A very close, nice calculation ! will give the Whigs a majority of 6mt J believe. ; . j iJut the 1 ree boil Impractable, headed i by Mr. Joshua R. Giddings, of Ohio, will ) hold the balance of power, and will.be j very early at work to have things their - own way, in the matter. of organizing tho Mouse. - Who will be the officers, remains to" bfc een. If the-Free Soilers choose-they can elect Mr. Winthrop Speaker, .or th nominee of the Locofico memberi?. Per haps they will prefer to do neither, and tand out in favor'of one of their own number. We shall see. 1 Among the Locofocorwho are to be candidates for the Clerkship, I have heard named Jfieprixal Hjram Walhridge, of New -Ynk. and B. B. French and Jas. G. Ber lin, Esquires, of this city all smart, cap able men- , Jesse E. Dow, Eq. intends to run for Sergeant-at-Arms. He formerly made a popular doukeeper of the House. There will be strong opposition toltfr. Dickens and Mr. Deal, the Secretary, and Sereant-atArms to the Senate, and that too by. prominent rival Locofoco candi dates. ... i General Taylor Will renume his tottr.to the North, in the course of two Week, unless something" of importance, not now anticipated, turns ip to require- hirprei ence at the seat of government. ! This, I may Hay, is a "fixed, tact." J The venerable Peter Hagnrr, f I under-; stand, retires fronv the Third Auditorhip at tlie end of the f reient quarter; which will "terminate on the 15th int. .j Humor "ay ii "th at Joh ri S. Grail agile t, Eq?" of Tir ginia, a good man and a denerving one a npblc Taylot VVhig-is to be Mr. Ifa T T ner s successor. POTOMAC. NORFOLK MARKET. WEDNESDAY October 10, 1849. DAILV PRICE CCRRENT. ' CDRN White and Mixed. 55a Yellow, 58e. FLAXSEED Per bushel, $lal 05 ! f FLOUR bupcrtine $5 l-2a6 3-1. j - " Fine 5. - ; . K Family 0 b2a7. ' . . MEAL per bushtl 70a75 cts, NAVAL STORES TarrB lack 3l.75c rr Vbb Bright 3 "' -Pitch $1,18 a 1,58' - Turpentine 2,35 a 3,50 M Ktisin, $1. v OAT21 Pet bushel, 2 4 a 25c. i I TEAS " . Black Eve 50e. . ! STAVES W. 0. Pipe, .' J&6 ." Hhd, 1 I 3t Bbl. dressed and rotigh, 1 51 Hadin?; 5 ; '35. R. O. ilhd. : .- 23. . JSHINGLES Cypres 33 inch, $2 133.. . , Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot By -Telegraph. ' " ''l NEW YORK, Oct 9 2. P. M. The, New York irarket exhibit no change from yesterday :'pric'e of every commodity remain aboutihe samji stocks are firmer. , Flour $5Jj$3tf1 for Michigan, and Tenejeer - Grain unchanged. Corn 6 JaG6 cts. The Cotton m uket is firm. Marine News--Port of E. City. All RIVED- 1 Schr Stan:. Rodger, with -Morehandize; to J. M. Whedbee & Bro. - ' '- Schr 'Gen. Taylor Towler from Norfolk ?chr Caroline Hall. Rodger, from Ner Ynrk with Merehandie to I. Fearing. Schr H. M, -Wilson, Edmondson. from Baltimore with Merchandize to T. WL Kni-ht jjvk. LobL, V. 15. Jinrgevs, & other, I j SAILED. ! j Schr Belle, King, for W. I. with shingles & Staves by Samuel Wiliiamt. j i Schr J. C. Calhoun, Simmons for Baltimore with staves L tar. I Schr M. V. Ivey, Alexander, foif Norfolk with lumber. ' ;''' i SchrJauett, Toler, for Norfolk with staves. 1 Schr Anu Hunter, P.urdy, for Norfolk with staves &i tar. ' i ' Schr John, Ballance, for Norfoik-witii stave. Schr W. W. Hall, Poiner;for Norfolk, .-ith ? i BUTTER & HONEY, for ale by YVM. HALSEY.