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' -r : .- . ' .. . - - LU-. - t. : F rom-ttie No r tbcrii CulUrator. tiniii fAf Riirrinir Manure. Men are divided as to the proper depth Some hold that it J I tW v.. w. sinks in the soil, is washed downward by the leaching rains, and should therefore ho ap iliPfl nnar 'Or at the ' su rfac'e. Others assert 1 tlmtits volatile and most valuable parts rise ' by fermentation," and that consequently it should be hurried deep. Now it usually " haDoens when doctors dtsagree that both are rartl v : rhrht- and -nartlv : wrong V but in tiro present instance, they are both a little in the , right,' and a great deal in the "wrong. .; i , Manure usually stays very -nearly where it is put. It bunecrnear tne surtacc it remains near theWface : buiied deep, there , it re mains:-, if plowed'nndcr in large lumps, it ha3 ' VmUJtt1 Tnwpr to rise, sink or in anv other xe-Av tr intermiiviLseIf. and hence the reason that thorough pulverization' or harrowing be fore manure is turned under gives a result in ! larare crops. - ' ' " - The power which clyj has to absorb the i fprtiHz inoc nortrons of manure, is very creat. Soils which p'ossess a medium 'amount of i clay, or loam, with a medium degree of tena- City,, will ausoro au uuu is vaiuuie ju orum ary yard manure, equal to nearly their own ' bulk. Forty loads ol manure to the acre, form a heavy coating ; yet this is only one load to foilr sqrfare rods,-constituting a depth, when spread; of only one third tt an inch. Couse quenllyp whenm coating of forty loads to the acre is plowed under, the Volatile parts have only to pass one third of an inch or so, before they are all absorbed by the soil. Hence the error of supposing that Jtbe can possibly, in ordinary soils, rise or sink to any practicable depth. And hence also,the great importance of mixingtnanures very intimably through all i parts '.of' the soil, if plants, are to-get their full benefit, -'and. not bo over-fed at one part of their roots and starved at : another. There are many proofs of the correctness ol the position here taken, j We have made largo piles of compost, consisting of one third rich stable manure, and' two thirds a loam ; and tint, yet all the oder was completely 1-retainecl, and not 'the j slightest portion passing off could be perceived by the smell. . - AVe have hurried large dead anjmals with ' a coating of only sjx inches of loam ; not the - faintest indication -of the decomposition below ever replied the urface. On the other hand the soil which forms ' the . bottom of manure yards, p not 'found even withirta few inches f of t he surface to be at all enriched by the piles of fertijlity which rest upon it, The true rule for hurrying manure, ! is to place Jt just such depth in ,tlie soil as the roots'of the crop usually extend, which will vary with different plants. j Some of the gras ses , !bi instance, a turf very near the surface, ihiuI hence; an autumn top-dressing will soak in e:ioii'rhltp benefit them i essentially. Clover roots afp deeper, and this crop is consequerf tly,but little benefited by top-dressing when of m licit size, except so far as they opperate in keeping the surface moist, j The roots of truit trees are still deeper, and they derive but little jidvant.'ige, except from manures well oadecj jor worked -in. They however possess - an iijipotant'' advantage over annuals and ( perennial, rooted plants ; by continuing in gi iiv, th for successive years,: those roots which nappenj to JlJn Into'-the reglon -6'f fertility; soon . thro .v outriumeroiis fibres!, and secure an a lnoiint of nourish ment,of which annual plants, iu consequence of thtdr limited powers ofexten Mon, are not able to avail themselves.- 1-Tiiere are, however, not many crops which do n jt need the -full depth afforded by ordin ary plowing ; and hence tlie best practice for nearly all kinds of culture is to spread the ma-, nure well, harrow it as finbly.as possible at v the same time to, mix it intimately with the surface then turn it under bv ordinarv plowir nir. iiiid the lower half of the inver ted earth, will furnish a thpromdy enriched ed for the roots to penetrate.' If a orreater depth of, .fertility is needed than ordinary plow ing affords, the coat of , harrowed manure may bo thrown under ten or twelve inches by means.'' of a double mouli board or Michi gan plow ; .and theif auother coat manure spread,'-harrowed '.and plowed under by a light, .or gang plow. The yoiung. plants of t!ie crop are thrown rapidly forward Jby the upper straum of manure, 'and later stage of growLh'are -equaly stimulated by the lower stratum. . -. . ' f.v j ' .' Tlie Eclipse. ';f ; j An annular eclipse of thej : sim, as we have before observed, will occur on the 2Gth of the present month, The Boston Journal thus speaks "of the matter. . j ' -r' ) ' ..' " i uIt will commence at thirty-tbreo minutes past 4 o'clock in the moruingaiKf continue two hours and four minutes!, or until about , twenty-three minutes before 7 o'clock. So our rcndei s will have to rise betirnes to see it. In , this ec lipse the apparent diariieter of the moon compared with that ofthe sun will be about as 18 to 16, and consequently koine nine tenths ofthe sun will be covered, j Tho path of 'the ' eclipse will cross the western part of the , Atlantic ocean, Massachusetts, Maine, "New Hampshire,' Verraout, New York, Upper- Canada! Lake Superior, Northwest and V;ish- ' inffton Territories,fc thence through theVouth ern edge of B.' American to the Pacifiobce:in. The central line of the e,clipse will enter New England near Portsmouth, and its path,-wiU , extend sixtytwolniles on either side. " Bos. ton WH fall within its path. ' To those on th central line the sun will appear; duriug th pinij.llo.of. tiiar eclipse, like a h uge circle light, the-moon coveinig every part except a very narrow rim on xMs out-side. In Boston i the appearance wilt be" much the same, only i the ring of light will be wider on one sidt 'than on the 'other. The central path of tin eclipse will Jrfrom Kftteryj opposite Ports mouth, in a north-westerly direction, through the towns of Dover, Barringtdn, Pittsfield. Canterbury, Franklin, Hill, Grafton and. Leb auon.- jThe eclipse will, howevtr, be visible. . to a greateijlor less extent, in all parts of North Amem ji excepting poatemala and the south west part of Mexico. It will also be vlssible iu IreIandGreenland, Northern Russia, piirts o Sweden! and Norway, "the " eastern ' part! ol Asia, the West Indies, and in the . northen. countries of South America- Cjembkt to Resist Fire and Water. Half a pint xt new milk, ad half a pini o of good vinegar. . Stir them together, unti the milk coagulates ; remove the curd, an mix with tli e whey the white of five eggt -well .beaten up ;.:when those are .well mixe! ald sifted quick-lime, until the whole is abdu as thick as pu tty. If this mixture - be care fully applied and properly dried, it will firm-' Iy I join what' is broken, or fill up cracks i o any fciudj and will rc.ist-fir9 and watr. THE ATLANTIC t r NEWBERN, NORTH CAllOLIXA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1854. Republican Wing Ticket FOB COVEEKGB ALFRED DOCKERY RICHMOND COUNTY OF Elett on first Thursday ia August, Sheriffalty. We are requested to give notice that Mr. W. II. MARSHALL, is a I Candidate for the SherifTulfy in Craven County, at the ensuing election in August next. ! JONlii?, Jb-sq to.give notice tirat, he is a can didate for the Sheriffalty in Craven County, at the-ensuing election in August next. 1 -. 1 1 L ' i - - I v ' We are authorized to announce ro the vo ters of Craven County that DANIEL W. HURTT is la candidate for the Sheriffalty of said Countvi at the ensuing August election 1 OExT. DOCKERY'S APPOINT- , ,1 . Troy, I ontgomeryr Mon day, May 22. Ashboro' Mills, Randolph, Wednesday May 24, - 1 ii Pttisbofo, Chatham, Thursday, Jfay 25. Graham, Alamance, Saturday, May 27. Hillsboro, Monday, May 29. RaleigK J Wednesday, May 31. Brassfie Oxford, d Is, Granville, Friday, June 2 Granville,! Saturday June 3. We understan 1 that 84G0,000 of the Capital Stock ofthe Atlantic and North Caro- in'a Railroad have been subscribed at Raleigh, ill- i - i ii . ' by a compi San Vi from the -North. Gentlemen, be on the (alert, anci discharge your i . i . . - i i . duty in to your- this matteit. Ygu have obligation selves and to your children, which should i - i - - - i -A word to the wise is suf- not be disregarded. Jicient; We agree with our Correspondent C. B. D., if our nails are detained one tlavby the i . - - -ii sleepy-heat n ss of tire Postmaster ats Golds- boro, that kvip should increase his salarj" to C. B. D with his keep his eyes open, a little more, starts can put us own, when 1 he list, for a proportionate share. We reckon, that Postm' aster at Goldsboro, coul account, if die had a mind t j, for the; detention of our papers for Onslow, via Wilmington. Is he asleep, also when our papers-get ihre on I their way ter, open y o Jacksonville s Come Postmas- our eyes Geu. Dockery at FayefCeville. The Obi - i efver contains an interesting ac count of the discussion between Gen. Docke- ry and Mr. nesday the Lteville, on v ea- TTf 1 Oth inst. We should of the like very Observer, much to publish the article but its length forbids. Mr. Bragg, it appears, is very anxious to take back what he said at Edenton, be tore his nomination, in relation I8 the to the extenslon!of Roai eas Central ast and west. He quibbles about it ata great -rate, as the following ext act has power to piove: . Gen. Doddery aslied,Did I not ask yoit at Edcn- ton, ii you were in iavor ot borrowing build roads? I money to Mr. Brasrgi I think I do not recollect that question. j . j Gen Dockery. ; I say that I do recoHect having put that question to my opponent. You may be lieve him or tme. I received answer that he would not. ; I was fliaestioned at Edenton . because my o'ponentkn5f . that in,ternal improvements is not a popular dofctrine in that quarter. jKo doubt .Messrs. UiCHson and limes dissented lrora my views. It waa for that purpose that the question was asked ;anti I may lose votes there, for advoca- ung iranKiy a poctrine unpopiilar there, however popular here Now, we say thai this little attempt of Mr." Bragg to deceive th e people of North Caro 4ina iutp false impressions of his j; pgition on the importanit subject bf improvement, is be neath the dignitv of the sCationJie at pre- sent occupies. Living in a portion of the 1 j - ,1 I . " State, where l.he extension-to Beaufort is per- haps, an unpopular measure, he mistook the opinions of his immediate neighbors to be a relic ction ol the sentiment of the whole-State : -.- , ! . j. I . . ' j ' hence, his opposition at Etlenton, to the StateV borrowing money to carry! out 'the scheme,whe!n there ii do other way to carry it out,except liy Distribution of the Public Lands. But how does Mr. priigg attempt tjlo get out of this ? Let us refer to the above extract, which infbrns us, that GenerarDokeiy put the question, directly to Mr. Bragg : 4l)id I not ask you, at Edenton, if you were in fa vor of borrov ing money to build roads ?Mpr 'I think not, I doi not recollect that ques tion " he replies. &ind you, he. does not de- ny that he did say so, but ho thinks loos not recollect ; we all ! know not, -lie that the inemoi nemo ies of some politicians are veipr treacbV :rous, inclijding not . incidents occurring in some secticfris, which are well calculated to make them juppopular in others. We do not say tfcat thib is the caie with Mr. Bragj, but leave the reader to infer, as he pleases, a.fter jioting the reply of the 6traightforwxrd,hone3t, )Id Pee De Farmer, General Alfred Docke- y. ; ., What Hd Genera1 does he say" ? I say, (saj's the ,): that I rfo'teeollect haying put hat questipnj to my opponent. Question! to my opponent. Yiu miy HilieVe him or me. I received answer that --;- I . .-- . - l e wmild notl" Tliore you" have " itfiri black - j : . , j . .. md white. "You may -t believe him or mei' ays General Dockery. -Well, whom .shall vn believe Shall WB- believo . that! Gliomas Bragg, Esol, I Counsellor and Atfornev at A5 Law, ;did not express pppoition, at Edenton, to borrowing money to btmd road, when he simply says, I AtKfiiot, T do not recollect fM. or shall ve believe Alfred Do'ckery, who knows nothing of Lawyer's quibbles, and who has always sustained tbe reputation of a gen tleman of veracity, and a christian, when bq. positively and unequivocally asserts, that he did put the question and that MriiBragg re plied he" was opposed to borrowing the mo ney ! Which of the two is to be believed f Mr. Bragg when he does not recollect, or Gen eral Dockery when he positively asserts Gen. Dockery, by all means. . Now, we ask our readers again, to bear in mind that Thomas Bragg, the Democratic Nominee for Governor, expressed opposition, at Edenton!, to borrowing money to extend the road, and also to! Distribution! tho only methods by which the extension can be effec-ted-; and that hence. Thomas Bragg, the Democratic Nominee! for Governor, must be opposed to extending the road to Beaufort i - w Harbor. Remember according! 4. j that , will you, and vote OVi Grand Lodge of Odd JFcIIows The at the wing officers for the ensuing year, meeting of this Lodge in Wilmington Imingt last week, stalled : were regularly elected and in- W. S. G. Andrews, Goldsjboro, Wm. J. lloke Lincolnton, T. M. Gardner," , . Wilmington, A. P. Repitonl " --L;.-M J . Grand Master- Dep. " " Secy Treas'r "Warden. ' " Chapl'n. J. E. .Iorris, . Kewbern, Al.lt. Douglass, Rockingham, iWalter tele, G. Rep. to G. L. U. S- The Grand Master made the following appointments : W. H. Clark. Elizabeth City, Grand Conductor " ' Guardian. E. A ,Vogler, Salem, Grand Encampmeiit. Tho officers installed for the ensuing year are as follows : i - i T. ill: Gardner,' Wilmington, Grand Patriarch. " High Priest. ! " Sen. Warden. H. L. Ward, j Bertie county, Andrew Maclean, Wilmington, W. B. Myers,' Wilson, j U. B. Newby, , ' . Fayettevjllei C. Lutterloh, . "' -H j " Jun. " " iScribe. i Trcoanrpr J. N. Washington, Kewbern, I G. rJ io G. l. u. a: STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.1 This socUty, we learn from the Register, held its fifth annual meeting, in the city of Raleigh , last week. Thirty Counties were rep sen ted, anci the society had an acquisition jot ten new members. The whole number of members is now about one hundred. The Annual Address was delivered by Dr. J. B.Jones of Chapel Hill, on "the manner of man's relation to some of the many agents bv whieli his existence is terminated. Several essays were also reaa; one by JJr. Johnson, ot RaleighT in jreply to one jead by- Dr. Satch well of New Hanover, two years agol V Dr. J. G.iTull, of Kewbern, was elected one of the Vice Presidents of the Society, and one of the Delegates to the American JLfedi cal Association. We give the officers f.tjtlie present year, in full : President, Dr. James II. Dickson, of IPllmington, FVice Presidents, Dr. J G. Tull, Kewbern; Dr. A. D, iMeLean,' Robson J Dr. II. ivelly. Rowan; Dr. O; Hadlv, Richmond ; Corresesponding and Recording Secretary, Dr.S. c. batchweil, ISew Hanover; lrjeas suere Ir. James B Dunn, Wake ; Orator Dr. New: com J. Pittman, Tarboro . ! f Delegates to the. American Medical Association ; Drs. S. . Satch well J. H.DicksonJ Ed. IPianenj C. K. WUliamson, AV; G. Hill,1 (). F. Mansion, J. G TuP, J. B- Jozies, N. J. Pittman, IF. G. Thomas, E. ttruckwick, W.: II. Mckee. The Society meets in Salisbury, on jtbe third Tuesday in May 1855. &sT Wej publish to day, a - Communica tion from the .Sheriff of Lenoir, defending mraseii against cnarges wnicn nave oeen ai leged against him for his conduct in the case of Waters. In order to be more accurate! in any commenton his communication, we shall reserve our remarks for some future time; premising, however, that, if Wei have idone -Mr, Fields injustice, we will cheerfully e,t him right before the community. Pee Iee Star We have received the first number of the Pee Dee Star, published in Wadesboro, by JFrancis M. Paul Esq. -, The Star that we got had evidently been swimming in some cr:ek or river on tiie way, and was so wet that we could not handle it at all. We are. only en abled to say', therefore, that it is Whig in politics, and appears to be tastefully prin ed Success to the Star in every way, but ; more especially in reaching us 6afe and dry, the next time. - ; i TIjc Sclir. ILaura. E .Joliiisoii. We, togeiher with: many other invited guests had the pleasure of visiting this fine vessel on Wednesday afternoon last. She was built but a short time since for Mr. ,TFm. P. Moore and Capt. Jacob Johnson, her com mander, by those enterprising ship builder5, the Messrs. Howards. I Being the largest ves sel belonging to our port, she is fitted up in fine style, and designed to run ' as, a regular packet between thris place and New York. Her large cabin and comfortable staterooms together with the gentlemanly kindness of her Captain, will tend to make a trip in her, one of pleasure. Weekly News. Whig ITiec tin s in Jones. t Agreeable to previous notice a meeting of the Whigs of Jones i Connty Meld in Trenton, on. Wednesday the 3d pflMVy; 1854; for the purpose of l nominating candidates to repreeent said County in the next General Assembly. Dr. Joha Shackle ford was called to the Chair, and Joseph Whitty'appointed Secretary ' "" " - " : f i . -The" Gtwinnan explained the' object ofthe meetDg. ; Aj motion was made Wnd carried that'a committee of, five be appointed jb' the Chairman to draft and imtrbDco ResoIations ( - mittee, viz : Jl. Barms, John S. Kodnce John Gillet, Cot. Chas. HJ Foy, and F. Ham raond, who, retired a short time and returned and reported the following Preamble and Resolutions : . ' ' -. ' . i " - ; . . ' Whekeas, the time "bas arrived for nomi patipg candidate? to: represent Jones County in the next Legislature, therefore 5 , . - Resolved, That we have full confidence in the Whig principles of. Chas. A. Parks, Esqn and do cheerfully recommend " him to the Whigs of Carteret and Jones as a suitable candidate for a seat in the Senate ofthe next Legislature of North Carolina. i f . J&solved, That we cheerfully, . present the name of Farnifold d Simmons, Esq., and re commend him to the Whigs of Jones County as a candidate for. a seat ' in the Commons of; the next Legislature of the State. ..: - . 'f F-vRj ; ' Resolved, That we approve of the proceed ings ofthe Whig Convention which met in Raleigh 'on the 21st of March last. ! Hesolved, That we bail the nomination of Don Alfred Dockery as tne IFhig Candidate for Governor with pleasure and shall delight in casting I our ! votes ,for one whom the Whig party have! often hono-ed with its con fidence and ; applauded with its- approbation. Resolved, That we adhere to and will sus tain the great principles laid down": by that con ventionand especially do we approve of the method advised by' that body, irk recom mending to the next Legislature the calling of a Convention of the people npon i 1 lie fede ral basis, for the purpose of amending the or ganic law of the State, so as to give to every free white man in North Carolina the prive- . - .1 A f ' ' 1 fit 1 41 . jeuge oi voting ior memDers or xue senate. . Which said resolutions n were on motion adopted b' the meeting. . t i On motion Dr !J. D. Hines, William Mc'- Dahiel, Calvin Koonce,wJere appointed a Com mi ttee to call on the nominees and inform them of the action of the meeting whereup on the I said nomine es . appeared before the meeting and accepted the same with avfew appropriate remarks, the acceptance ofyC. A, Parks, Esq i the candidate for the Senate be - i -. i - mg based on the condition that the "Whigs of Carteret confirm his nomination. ! A motion was jmade and carried; that the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the Chairman and Sjecretary and published in the Atlantic. i ! j I ! On being called on by the meeting the Chairman made a few appropriate I and well timed remarks embracing the subjects of free sufrage, distribution ! of tho public lands pr the proceeds thereof, calling a con vention &cL, which were well received by the meeting, j ! . - On motion a vote, of thanks was tendered to the Chairman and Secretary for the im partial and satisfactory manner they dischar ged their respective offices.! j On motion the meeting then aiourned. JOHN SHACKELFORD Chair'n. JOS. WHITTY Sec'y. f Pitt County. The v lugs of itt held j a j convention on Tuesday of county court week (May 2d) to nominate candidates for the Legislature. F. B. Satterthwaite, Esqr presided. L 1 i . - - Gen B. G.Albritton was nominated for the Senate, but declined the nomination; where upon B. F. Eborn Esqr., was accepted. j ? nominated and E. C: Yellowly, Esqr. and Dr Elias J. Blount were nominated for the Commons. Mr. Yellowley declined Dr. Blount accept ed, j Gen. Albritton was then nominated for the Commons, and accepted. The ticket therefore stands; p B. F. Eborn for the Senate. i i i H. - . ;'- . Dr. E. J. Blount, and B. G. Albritton for the Commons. This is a very strong ticket, three times been. Selected to Mr. Eborn has represent the county in the Senatenamely; in 1846, 48 and '50 always, Sve believei without opposi- tiou, no JJemocrat being willing him. '1 j o oppose Dr. Blount was elected in 1 846, one of the members of the Commons from Pitt, and de servedly enjoys as large ashare'of the confi dence, of the people, of the county as any rnri in it' : : f ' " j: GenAlbritton was for several years the pop ular Sheriff" of the county. In .1852 pe declin ed being a candidate again j tor : Sheriff, and was that year elected to the Senate without opposition. '.:- ' -;X '.''. ,;: We understand the Democrats of Pitt in tended to bring bi jt their candidates I also,- at the same time the IVhigs made their nomina tions; but th i act took them all afcack, and at" last they were unable to get any one to accounts take the field. N.S.Whiy. j Harvard Untverritt Exhibiti 05T. The pleasant festival of AlmA Mater was made doubly pleasant yesterday, by the most lovely weather of spring, most grateful to all, and especially, to those; who had looked forward witli pleasure and not ja little anxiety, to the day which annually assembles the friends of under-graduates at iCambiridge. IThe exhibition was highly creditable- tos all who j took-part in it, the parts beiug well written, and : the elocution generally good, and having no mark of being built upon one and the same model, but free, characteristic and natural, ?- (The parts with which we were most struck were the Eng lish oration Emanuel Swedenborg," bT-iior ace H. Furness, ,'of Philadelphia; it disserta- tion, "Polar Discovery," by George .Wales MSoren, of Roxbury ; another . dissertation, A- go' by iruraan Henry Safford, of Watertown (the famous .young mathematician, who seems to be fulfiling his. 'early promise! ;"and an English, UMelrical Version," from the Odyssey, by Benjamin F. Sanborn, of , Hampton V. II. The Latin and Jreek dfaloOTea falls Tere tor the action of : tho ? meetlhgrrniQ ' follow? ing named persons were appointed said Com gi nr withrgreat ptrituxd nirmitf concluding English oration (the first part in rank of the day,J ttThe memory of the Dead." by ;Edward. Graham1 Dave, of Newbern, N. Cv was ad beautifully written production, and finely delivered jWe haVt to notice 4 freqifen t failti re "of memory" otflb e part of many of the speakers, which has not hereto fore been common. The music was remarkably good; and performed by the germania Serana de Band . ...... m, "-he Governor of the Com m oh wealth, ex 6overn6r Bontwtrll, the Hon. Abbott Law rence, Hon. K. C Winthrop, and other dis tinguished gentlemen,1 members of the Cor poration and Board of Overseers, were pres ent; and the usual large attendance of ladies and friends of the students who took parts in the exhibition. Boston Paper. j For the Atlantic .. ; Mr. Editor i X ' ' ' ! I was very much pleased with your re marks on the result ofthe late trial in Court, for murder. You 'deserve the thanks ofthe cofunur-ity for your boldness St honest inde pendence in venting a righteous indignation at the inefficient administration of j ustice. The Press is our only resort in such case,and through it the public should fulminate its indignant rebukes. - Things have .come to' such a pass that there is hardly , any protec u m to human life. All sympathy is ooncentra ted upOn the criminal and none is resenTed for the dead or his weeping survivors. WThat with the abused right of challenge and the power ofenlisting the assistance of the ablest men of the Country, jwho are professionally bound and under the most - potent tempta tion of fame and wealth to leave no stbnb un turned for the escape of their client there is little chance of auy' man suffering death for homicide nay the more atrocious tbe jcase the more the glory of the victorious counsel just as the more desperate the patient the gVeater is the renown and the more certain the fortune vf the successful physican.f As ah inevitable consequence,the passions of men are released from the salutary teirors of capital punishment, in an age too, when these ter rors are more wauted when the; ready re" - j- . " ''""'i i .1 - -1 -' volver furnishes every desperado with the instantaneous means of six-foId murder; 1 such circumstances we may expect, of course, an increase of murdei-s, and "blood to touch blood." It is a matter j for serious reflection with all those who have a share in 'the ad ministration of the law, (whether governor, judge, jurr or bar,) how much of the blood which stains our land and threatens us with the vengeance of heaven, is due to itheir agency or conniyancei 1 he acquittal ot Ward, of Kentucky, the atrocious author of the cold-blooded slaughter of Professor j But ler, is an emphatic commentary on our pre ceding remarks. I The decision of that Jury ought to make humanity to mourn, and jus tice hang her head, as delivered up a prey to fier enemies. Oneof the ancients said: that laws were like cobwe bs ; they only caught the Jlies, while the wasps and hornets, broke through. Is not this a too true picture of our country, where the rich and influential escape, and the halter is reserved for the ob scure land penniless ? Let the parties - con cerned look to it, how they repeat these 'out rages on the common sense and the natural resentment bf wrong, planted in the breasts of, the people. If the i law will not protect our families, our families will protect them selvesX The man-slayer of- primitive times will return. Men will take vengeance into their own hands, seeing that the law is worth less. Sons will avenge the blood of jtheir fathers, and. brothers the blood of., their bro thers, when the officials of the law, entrusted with the lives of the citizens, betray their sa cred trust. Who can tell how much of the bipod that shall hereafter be shed in our: land may be traced backtolate decisions of jurors arid Courts ? Who knows but' in a few weeks, some fresh widows and orphans; shall -:; ..... i ! .i S - pour out their piteous wailing against-the authors cf these legal indulyencies for crime, and shall cry in the ears of the men of the; law : " You f are the encou racers to the ruffian hands that laid my husband and my father low 1 : Nav, as cases are man aged, the mourning relations of the slaught ered one, are not only unavenged, but ;cruel insult is added to injury, by transferring the charge of murder from the guilty V4 living . to the defenseless dead himself. ! How: could fcuch a vedict in favor of .Ward, have been ob; tained,but by ruthless exertions to prove; But- tler himself the provoker to his own blood- shed ? Ill-fated widow and thy fatherless babe ! Wfiat must thou think of the tribttf nals of thy Co untry, which with a .five, j min utes consultation, decided, that thy husband (shot down with as little scruple s an L ox,) deserved his fate I Was it not sufficient to shed his blood 1 Must' his reputation? be blackened to screen his murderer from justice ! There was a time when juries were a shield for the life of the citizen against the tyranny of King and J udge. Now,the adroit management of Counsel as effectually defeat justice as in former times' did the overawing power of the Bench and the Crown. V ' "CIVIS. -i - For. the, Atlantic : " r . Dear sir : A statement in your last paper of the 3d ins; refering to the I trial of Mr. Ji. B. Waters, in the last term of the Supej ior -Court for the Connty of Craven; has met my erroneous and unjust impression upon "the pub lic mind, tonvy serious -injury and. prejudice, I'beg leave to give you an opportunity of cor resting the same, and of retractibg and" recall ing the comments 'which Cyou so freely and j unjustly iaacly upon the raisreprcwnUtjoa by some maliciousjand iU? whom you .were deceived into thjf their correctness. I trust you will publi.h this letter with the accompanying certificate, and 1 am ure,j thatyour senso of"jus will prompt you, after Rowing the truth of the matter recall tho illiheral strictures ; J am charged in the rst place: that 1. theSriffotX.noir,"Imtert fiU u p subpoena, for witnesses, to go LfaU the Grand Jury to prevent a true! bill from bcT mgfbund against Oi prisoner. U p,onounce thisuharge,uuqualifiedly fdse,lel itonie froS whom it may it uirue I did fill up a subprS for a witness for . the State, who saw th transaction, and who had not been already of the hcitorj whenon his waf toNS pandas directed tolo by - the' foreman of the Gand Jury, Mr. Wm. a Loftia l whom fks well as Mr. Edwin Taylor (th at tending oflicer of the Grand Jury,) I A leave to reter you. I U fS 4- .i'ti i turujer to fiia.tt tliMt T lio wA .l . ii; . m circulatioa to soma .i ? t T -r. : cnarge being circulation tn ftrtma . , 9 i p in u cuu.iig me trial, and had the ' matter invest.gate.d before Mr. I George .VV Venteri afadrwi A. I Thompson ifqr., fa pracutioneroflaw, who examined thesubpee- ' nas an4 iound the; charge to be untruej- as the subpoenas will themselves " showi and turtner upon learuing Ihe source frorH which the report originated, I called on the gentle man before wituess-aud "he acknowledged' that h3 wa, in error, and was then satisfied" but said "he had been told soM all' t ,e witnesses that I sent to the Grand Juiv;and as requested to do, were to pass the bill,1 an wit prevent it from being passedj ! 1 ahj chargetl in tho second! placej that "while at Newbern 1 "had advised a vvitiicjss who hid been summoned by the State not1 to caU. olJ the Solicitor, wheu especially sent tor thai he might prepare the case tor trial !cc." I prououuee this elinrvA wr.iialiJ t . I nd unlounded, and refer you to!; the accom- yaujiug w-i Luiuatc oi iur. Jonn VV. Kouse fe Kobert Hill, State witnesses; and to that of Mr. Abner House brother to John l;ouse, U't liubtttiMu auu uupivoi oi iue same. I am very sorry Mr. Editor to have1 been thus unkiudly and unjustly klraggeU: into a newspaper discussion of any matter connected with the unfortunate attair, the begniiiih3 and end of which we all deploM bu 1 : . ' M 'I" n,n aim i am qu.te : sure the chargt?a against me, did not bnginHte 'with you rsltj -they Here coJn0cted from hearts more polluted! and hasp f Unn mm- nwn unA l.J.r.'.ii1 lI.J If I r ...... M , - u u men loyi lougut of slander gave them circulation1 deigntdlv as I ani full y convinced, for my injury am ucieatiu iue iuiure eiecuons ot our county. I cannot close this without a frank" a.l mission ofthe fact that. I am a friend (o th prisone Mr. K. B. Waters, and truly sympa w,own.bU xjiiu auu uis iamuy iny Hear heir! i ;"jl,,e" tJiiiiutionN, finu 1, deplore th e re4 suits ot bis unfortunate ao'g, as well on hi account, as that also, ot my lamented friend flnd nftJorliKnr fi. A II..., 1 J 'j ! i i pathise with his widow and j her nunierouJ mien, uu as aneniruat'm connections, in their distress and loss ; but a the sanie time, I am i a friend to justice 'and tiie law, scorn t and being an officer of the Court, I: idea with contemnLof i having nJ cu "f OGGU unjustly and falsely charged r ery respectfully, Your obedient servant, enolr Co,, May 6th, 1854. i ; This j is to certify that; my attention has leeh called to a statement contained in tiie Atlantio newspaper, dated Mav 3d. i ii .which it ischdrged against Mr. Wm. Fields, as Sher J u ui iuuir vouniy, mat ne bad advised a witness at Newbe. n, who had been 'summon ed by the State and sent for by the Sol. ci tor to appi ar before him, "not to go to' the SolV citor.fe," that having reason, to believe that I am the witness reerred to as above I state unequivocally mat Mr. fields gave me such adrice. That mVr brother it w;as w came to me, upon learning that the lawyers wanted to tamper with me and I take!! sortie advantage of my youth fulness, that I migliU commiL myseir ere i sboud appear before the X ur P.n tm, and told me to remainj with him until he was called io, to appear before the Court . , ' I i - Givehn(ler my hand rand dated a aborc. . ' JOHN W. iROUSE. Witne, A, C. Davis, UJ RouseJ , : Thisps to certify that I was present at tba time wlien Mr. Rouse took his brother off; and thatMr.VVm. Fields, dherift; gave Mr. John Rouse nor myself any such advice as is contained in the newspaper statements above referred to. ; . - ; : j - 'T- Given under my hand, this 6th May 1854. X I : r ROBERT HILL. Witness, Benj. Sutton. , 1 ', .T This jis to certify, that I ! am not aware that Mr. Fields- gave my brother or any other State's witness advice not to appear before the I Solicitor previous to the trial of Mr. Richard Waters and believe the charge false;. The act referred to was my own, in intercept ting and arresting my younger brother from being tampered with before he should appear before the Court to . testify, as he had beer summoned for the State. What respousibili' ty attaches itself to this act, it is mine,! aDC nbt Mr. Fields'. ' ; ''if Given under my hand, this Otb May 1854 X ABNER ROUbiS. ; Witnew, W. C. Loftin. KiK8Tpjrv May 10th, 1854. Editor or the Atlantic i - -1 - X' ?' Dear Sir wish through the medium oi your iournai,io call tne attention ot me v lie to toe fact.that the mails from ffew York for this part ofJllielState, are detainedj one day Ioner than is -at all necessary. Bv the breseht -ajranrement the mail that is made lup ih'NeT York at 4 oVlock, P 31 jwnicnAis me pjcjpai ooef anu Biiv' i rive at rGQldsboro Tat 3, oloclL A. land leave iniraediateiy for your Town, is he'd over at Petersburg until tfc.e7fcext day. - i flf tne Post Has ierf at, XJcldsbbro is iso sraallj be will rc$ et upat ' night ta cpen4 the mail, andcdnsequently vit lies overr at Petersburg, nn'wimn dnwn thA' nTrt hiv " J j i e If - no! betteir arrangement can te1 made,- iMnhtA wA toVfl wr n tnhbrintjon to naf the P. 'At, 4 at Goldsboro! and get our mails ona "f ' i , . ju,
The Daily Delta (New Bern, N.C.)
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