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1 From the New York Daily Times. WORDS IN SEASON. BY DR. BETTNEtt. U Fat ends top aw) EsMrrr.rnqAvlo is a fncnd toVimself has seldom unblock tfn he who b his owaenenybf$g a clever fallow, and has a plenty of friends and well wisliers. . . . . 5,1 iii.-tr AntU nv( nn fortune lend, a tvho not needs, shall never lack a fncnd. But who in want, a hollow friend doth try, Directly seasons him his enemy." , . : Pkaise and Blame. The more experienced wa become the more scrupulous and skeptical are in Imstowinff nraisc: but vc never lose faith CnossES Necessahy. When fortune humors, she corrupts us. Uur own W "J" "'f ivrnnff WJVfc Ku2!ea roaas maKC niaijr the ers. n..k r; o 1 irn alnmncr 1IITIHB ; uiiu , 7, Sl,r w covet and more wo ttromvenea iroui r -"rrr love tl?e better are we aptcttw inw wnu w i Ctt-to mr life which most people arc compeiioa nhj arc coniiwuti w t nnd-denounce, but Willi II it"'',, "r J - - tr which is the daily'scliool of wisdom and self u irrb n'hooo distioline is sharp and severe, but appropriate to a warring and fluctuating world, whose calms arc as stagnating and bano ful as its storms aro purifying and healthiul; and where tranquillity is not a fixed and perma nent condition, but the casu. l quiescence and unstable harmony of opposing and conflicting lorces. KEEBKG THE PEACE. . A surly way to keep the peace, f Lock'd up like gold by misers won ; Iraprkon'd f:ust without release, And soAvilhheld that 1 have none. ' You like to ride always, but I Prefer tho rule of " ride and tie." ,. FpiRNnsnir. As a demonstration of hospi tality and reciprocal sentiment, the Indian custom is to circulate the Culumet of Peace on entering into covenants with strangers. They take a . frlnrllv jind sociable pufDoirelhcr. An nvfATlnnt idea oi tho wild men of the toma. hawk and plumes, showing that all friendship WiVnftnTv enu3 in smoke. - i Peace iNcoNSTAiuf. Tho 'world is so full of provocations, and life 60 incomplete and unsatis factory, that peace is a rare possession with most liprams! an accidental comforter to some: but nn flbidinf? .bVssfnsr to very few. '-: Sn.EKCE. There are three kinds of fcilcnce. Tim silenco of peace and ioy; tho pilence of . submission and resignation; and the silence of desolation and despair. Lively, are iney wticso ! delight is in tho first ; miserable are those who trrA rfnvrn to tho second : and most wretched w- ... . 1 1 , .1 nnd'miserablo all tliose wno arc aoomiu 10 me nAt,TTAj mi( a ft eo itudoand called it pMiTiAS m,idc a sontudo and called it 1 - - ... -a 1 1 . j pence. . , . I tp Rrr iThprn iro men.tormcnt nnr wo- wn vvnmo.n.tormcntin'r men in the world, b'sth of them experVa the armature ot men cralt , r . ... w . . 'and women-craft. And there are times.whcn it is the easiest thing imaginable for the sexes to be enamored of one another : and other times when it is the hardest of all tasks to tolerate their ca nriansi. infirmities, and contradictions, f . Thought ax d Memory.- Odin was said to liavo been always attended by two ravens, which . Bate on his shoulders: whence he was called the . God of Ravens. Ono was styled Hugin, or Thought; the ether Mugin, or Memory. They wlvsDcrjdin hiseara.t that they s avjor hoard. - At the earliest dawn, be sent them to fly around , tho world , ana at evo they returned fraught with inte,llirence andtruth. , -Blessisgs of Peace. We may be shorn of ' every possession that the world holds dear and 1.1. t J t valuable, gold, health, friends, home, and every- thing- Ave strive to obtain and retain; and yet, under these losses and privations, it is toossible ' to experience that internal satisfaction which is inseparable from a resigned and subdued, if not a nappy mina. xui.wneu huh ineuuii quieiuue . Is waritingvorte stem blow of destiny annihilates 'every thing without and within us, and no mat -. ter how the world niay be to oth. rs, to us it is a cheerless solitude, a desolate wilderness, an excrutiatingjand torturing Gehenna. v Compkciises. The error that most j peoplo commit is, that they allovv themselves gradually to fall into a set way of thinking and acting, and require everybody to conform to it. Living in - the world is like elbowing and jostling in a crowded thorouglif ire, We must yield and give , Way, and look to others as well as to ourselves, to get alohgsmoothly and comfortably Con- cession is con'ci!i:tting,exacf ion is repulsive. And the good understanding we maintain with our best friends is generally nothing more than a tompromise of differences, or a temporary cessa tion of hostilities. The sword is first drawn,and ihe treaty arid amnesty conic- afterwards. A light and volati'e heart is wrongly preferred to nstaid and ober mind. The ice-house has its ws 5' and luxuries ; tho conservatory its graces and adornments, and both aro comramenduble on proper occasions. j nrpccRisY. . i You have the rind, but not the core ; ! . . Have. siczel religion by the cue; ; But ages will elapso before . j. u Religion shall siezo hold of you. . "' t The sweet and lpyoly powers of grace, v From profanation keep aloof ; 1 r Tliey strip tho mask from of! the face, ; And lift the robe that hides the hoof. ' - j CoxEIiED Hope; The mystery of most per sons lives consists in the concenled hope which ia the' main spring and impelling principle of incir inougias iiuu ucuoi.b, ana wnicn is cure fully suppressed fromAiew, and which the pos sessor himself would be afraid to acknowledge to any one -else. 4iIIope tells a flntteririf? tale.' but whispers it in no "other ears but our own This is nothing more than the beau ideal of our tastcandlaney. to mo accomplishment of which , wo devote alt our powers of activivityj and in yurauing wnuru- wc are ica into many apparent " a,t "j.jmul-u uj iciivu wuu:u uuiura seo. una .I ii. Hot bv motives which thevcunnnt k-nnw w J " Rich and Poor. Poverty is recommended by the address jwiih which wo overcome it, pr by the complacency with which we submit to- it. The greatest achievement which man can per form is the mastery jot poverty ; to exchange her gloom i for glory ; her rags and wretchedness for wreaths aod rose3 ; her penury and perturbations for placennd power. - " j ' The:-B:-foux purposes or Life. The I'ao Eans have a proverb, Hc that does not amus, hunsalf will; soon die.".; Liberally interpreted contrast ana change of thought and scene are Mecesary. . 10 extract rat on-i! oninvmont . and novelty from life, is the hannioat nfnti ta. to impart them to others, the best of all endow- jooj appreciates and adores ; and continually there are two lessons, tho immt mot. C4'. and their oniescent renoso. the dinmni nocturnal stars, that oar days; may be illumined w ciiecriutnesa, ana our ovening UajlpAvedi with iiriii oi icuce. i r seeing asd Hearing. We read of tlm -lin tjavo eyes and. sob not and cars hut hr t 'l;hn;t nM,ii ni0.Lr7 7 ;r V -T1 T by the Sanmlcdosr If th"; formation on ans subject, they shut their eyes, tatyslo2 their, ears. WLlCjASD IUIVATE TEA.CEi V VVerp men to men true, kind and just,' Ail pover would be asacrcd trust, pure fQr outrage and ab9c- j " nd unst unsullied in its use. i ' r The la.v.io ifarcly madc tc reach, , X. W..iuS-ST . 5 " 10 nana' Ue:,n ' store' M.wiU stolon goods he paid far a JJ? PIpU;Bible, pWer-book,hy4 book aSda hrgo m n r at 'i hft f nnmhiA TAnMA. c ... t . . I u ,u vv " aits anci oeiioias, tnc arm chair, lie hung some splendid French cu Tlio ears that it should crop of teach; Misdeeds in public are suppressed, But private wrongs go unredressed. Tho harshest despots not alone, Usurp tho sceptre and tho throne ; SeCufe within tho home-domain, The most despotic despots reign, Who lord it, where there's ho rctroat, And crush their victims under feet . Haw many hearts,with griefs weighed down Mipst shudder when tliese sovereigns frown And from a prving world conceal ; . The pangs which they ir; secret Tpel ! . What homes they make who boast of nerve Drear as the dungeons tliey deserve, j From which they might not hope release, If thus they broke the public peace. I Ablioring this Neroic throng, , i ' I shield the weak, and lash, the strong; , A happier lot be mine to know. To stav a tear, not Lid it flow I. Biblical Oedee or Life. The Biblo'con tains not only the rule, but the typical order of th life. First is the Genesis, or the beginning the History, Prophecies, Songs, Proverbs the the History, Prophecies, Songs, Proverbs! La- mentations, EvancelsJSpiphanies, Epistles, Acts, aca. n.na 7 l"e , iveiauo us, u C1 i i ? ii .u t if r ii! ui.i. individua Iv written out would unfo d mvster es d 3,0 M those ol Pat. raos. - - jtir.it 11 ill IViipptiig. SPIRITS SPEAKING TO THE CHURCHES. -! Qn Saturday evening last, Rev. Dr. Tyng, of tins cuy, ueiiveruu n uiscoursu iu iiia congrega tion, on the modern Spiritual phenomena. Tho loarned divme treated the subject with great seriousness, and in a manner which merits our careful consideration, though we cannot syjmpa thize with his icars. Ho irarikly admitted the facts and repudiated the idea of their being merely some new aevelopement 01 electric or magnetic forces. He contended for the Spiri tual origin of the manifestations, but insisted that the "Adversary of souls" was-' employed inltheir production. 1 Jus conclusion he rested, not on tho intrinsic nature of the facts, but on tho al le"red disagreement of -the manifestations' with several verses which he cited from different por tions of the Old Testament It was maintained that these brief quotations, from the ancient He brew Scriptures, contained God 8 law. and that since the mysterious phenomena did not comport with the strictjeuer or us teachings, they must depend on Satanic agency. Others may be- in clined td think-that God's law is written as dis tinctly in the bodies and sou's of living men, as in -tho Pentateuch, and that the Divino word is still eloquently spoken in the Providence; that still governs tho world, asm the recorded cxpe nence ot tho Past. Dr. Tvng spoko with great apparent concern, ana warneu uia peopiu agiuiisi puauiug u o m 1 1 t 7 fc t il. . - vestigation for 'scientific purposes, or under the . . . A - i delusive idea mat tne mysterious power is narm less. Ho announced the fact that there 'were mediums among tho communicants in his clrurch, and that for three weeks past Ac had personally 1' wrestled with his adversary almost incessantly. It had disturbed his meditations by day arid his sleep by night, arid the speaker was understood tD remark that is the annoyance continued to increase, ho should be obh'ged to relinquish, his ministry. Ho desired the. earnest prayers of his people and begged their forberance for speaking I so plainly. - t ..- v Thero yus no denunciation of mediums or others, but tho whole discourso evinced a candid and loving spiNt, a profound solemnity of, feel ing, and the most painlul apprehensions, j Our respect for Dr. Tyng s sincerity is not diminished by our, widely different estimate of the new de velopments. Wc trust that the Doctor s appre .hension arose from a misapprehension of the whole subject. : Weat least, have no suspicion that our Heavenly Father has resigned the world and the. church into the hands of the Adversary, or that lie will ever withdraw his Divine guar- dianship. Spiritual Telegraph. ) I lhotxpres3 quotes a partoftho Spintuiil Tc- J legraph's paragraph about Dr. Tyng's lectare on nits -iVJiuiunji, iiuu uivwiy iiuus; j "Of course we have no moans of knowing whether all this is true or not nobody believing what a newspaper sayp, that professes to be edU ted by Spirits:' i Now, the Telegraph " professes to bo edited - by no other "Spirits" than such as edit tho Ex press, saving only, that, those who edit tlie Te icgraph appear fo have some brains !The:r may oe very sauiy in error, but tneir vcraci will suffer nothing in comparison with that of the impress.; Af.- y. 1 ribunc. 3Hisnllntuiitts 51 r till is. Dreadful Fatality. On Sunday fortriierht I , . . lt T ' It 1 ' t ' " last, Mrs. Acquilla Powell, an aged and respec- Uible lady-of this --county, living on the toad a little more than half way between this and Gas- ton, was taken sick and died on the following !iE.T er, was tnken sick and died the next day, (Tues IUI O A J V V MWtl) a V m MWiriU"lH I j f f Ul la" day.) A gentleman who boarded with Mr. Walker, by tho name of Adams, was taken sick about the same time, and died on tho Thursday after Mr. Walker's deceasemaking j three deaths in the same house in four days, out of a family consisting of five adults-arid one jinfanr. Tho disease of which they died we understand was x ncU. xuu uuum wmcn tn y 1 vcq r t- . rru 1 : ...t.:i .1 -. i i- r - 1 Weldon (N. C.) Patriot. Samuel R. Potter, Esq., of this p!aco has lost in tho Course of a few weeks ten valuable: young negro fellows at Point Peter, by a disease resem bling tho above. They were taken sick in suc cession, and died alter a brief illness. The nc f groes were hearty and healthy up to the con. tracting of tho disease which hurried them off. - r - WUminkonlleUd. A Considerable Rascal. -The liartford Times gives a long account of a pious rascal nam od Charles Jones, formerly of Montpelior, Vermont, who has, beeni playing some. fantastic tricks-in that vicinity.'. :. ' l - . -F-. ; The fellow appears to havo robbed every fa mily lalo which ho was admitted, and almost every person with whom ho came in contact. At ono time he set up as an Episcopalian preachert .thus:; i t Ho trimmed his pulpit with Oostlr broads cloths and silk Iringea, which he had stolen at tains in one corner of the room, as a screen, be I , j . i. u.u jl..j ... ' . 11 An) t4 hmd which he dressed in a silk robe. Ho stole these curtains from Air. Dean, and also tho silk or his robe; and ho, broke into St j Peter's church, in Dublin, and stole Father Brady's robe. using it as a pattern from which the stolen silk 5 was made up. He also stole the silver chalice an- w.er wucics irom uiocuurcn. A crtt 4k Hil!T.. . Al - I 1 - f iSSmli WWon his s! guncry, put on ins sioien rone, pia nronort v. nnnn tho table, rested one hand unon thormlv honk. and rolling his round dull eyes languidly lupward, and pointing the finger of his upraised rfWhthand hcavenwardV ho stood for his likeness-." In iUU way u was uiKcn, ana snown around ainontr itu friends as a fine thing. IIc paid for the likeness from money stolen from Mr.. Dean, and'hestole I tnc outside Case from another gullery. . . i . MARCH 19th, 1853. TO CORRESPONDENTS. An interesting letter from "Acton" is at hand, but it was received too late for insertion this wech The interest of the topics touched -upon will not be diminished by a week's delay. It shall nppcar in our nest. ' CONCERT. Another Concert of Vocal and Instrumental music, was given at tho Theatre, by several of young gentlemen of New-Berne on Tuesday a night last, and also still another by the same band I of amateurs on Wednesday night. The Con j certs we learn were very well attended, the ma- sic excellent, and the entertainment well received by those present. . '; ...... DR. TOM PKIN'S ADDRESS. AGRICUL- ; TURAL SOCIETY &c. The citizens of our County had the pleasure of Ibt'-ning to a very spiritexl and appropriate address at tho Court House on Tuesday evtning last, on the subject of Agriculture, from Dr. Tompkins, tho Editor of the Farmers Journal. His remarks were attentively listened to by quite a number of our farmers and other gen tlemcn. And what is evidence in point, that they were appreciated, an Agriculti ral Society for the County of Craven.was formed at the close of tho address. The proceedings of tho meeting may be seen in another column. We learn also that quite a number ot names were added during tho wecu, (it Demg tourt week) to tho subseription list of the Journal. Succesrs to tlio maeiaugamo cnons 01 uie gentleman to promote the great cause of Ag" nculture in our btatc. We aro the advocates 01 an efficient Agricultural Society, and will say more on this point, hereafter. THE RAIL ROAD AND NEW-BERNE. Notwithstanding tho space occupied in our columns to-day, in another shape, upon tho Railroad, the subject so much engrosses public attention at present, that we apprehend a few Editorial remarks will be .acceptable to our read ers. The demonstration on Saturday last in fa vour of doing something to revive business in our old Town, was gratifying to all those who have been labouring for years to rouso ouf-citizens to the necessity of action upon this matter. Truo -we have not yet the satisfaction of announ cing that any thing has occn done or initiated. Still the circumstances attendant upon tho meet inf arc calculated' to". cheer the advocates tor do ing something. Wc might, after tho manner of some of our co-trmporariep, we suppose, herald the notice of the mooting, by a flourish "of trumpets, as for instance we might display in flaming capitals at the head of. this article, Great Demonstra tion inNew-Berne! Intense Excitemewt! The Old Fogies fraternising with Young Aher- ica I But we forbear. The facts in 4he -case would hardly bear us out In such a display, and on this point we only remark that our -citizens generally were highly gratihed to see gentlemon T present in the meeting on Saturday, who have 8ecn best hCretoiore, to the regret or many, and we are certain to tho detriment of the cause, to keep themselves aloof from the movements ot our citizens to create facilities for reaching our market. These are the men of influence men wholiave the, sinews of war -men in whoso hands is the capital. We rejoice then in so fa- voraldc an omen for the future prospects of Ncwbern, and trust a better day is at hand. Whilst we were pleased in the main with the remarks made by bur respected Fellow Ci tizen Judge Donnel, a brief notice of which will be found in the proceedings of the Railroad meeting hold on Saturday, and were clad fo see ut ..tr.n r.n a " IlfiU 111 Hill UI3 VUUUktUUlHU, W UiUVUUt' UU" . , A ... T . , T . t slSned to promote the Internal Improvement of the State and to benefit this region, of co untry, we must vet dissent from the estimate in which North CarotaaRrilroad and its extension to Beaufort by way of New Ikrne. , Statesman of ability arid experience, of good sense and undouDted patriotism, projected that enterprise. It has been sustained by the efforts of many of our ablest . men by their advocacy and indomitablo energy it has been carried for- ward in ite of a formidable opposition, and ot almost unparallellcd obstacles, and its com pletion, and we believe its ultimate extension cast and west is now placed slmost beyond a con tingency. Wo have, no doubt that thej Judge's views are hnoestly entertained, and wc only regret that a gentleman in so favorable a posi tion to exercise a great influence upon public opinion, should have arrived at a conclusion so directly in opposition to the, cherished opinions of so large a portion Of our ablest men, and to tho favorably increasing sentiment of the public at large . " . All our citizens have hoAvevcr the undoubted right to express their views upon all subjects oi the kind. Discussion will elicit fcrulhV and we take this opportunity to invite an expression of the views of any of our citizens- through our columns, as to the best and most advisable course to pursue, in view of all tho circumstances, in regard to a connexion of the central portions of tho State with Beaufort liarbour to. what point ought our attention, and all our energies in view cf our position, now to be directed, in order to best promote the building up of a great r j commercial emporium on J Beaufort harbo ur To promote the best interests of the State at large and to secure to New-Berne as largo a share of trade and commerce as sho cari be made'to command ? These are questions in which our whole community and tlie whole State are interested and their , free discussion, may well - 1 pen3. Feee Negroes" at the Nokth. A. bill has passed tlie Illinois Legislature, prohibiting the .entrance of free negroes into that State under penalty of being sold into slavery ! The bill an . thorizc8 tho admission of slaves if brought in or scnVin by tiictr master?.' ' RAILROAD MEETING-. : Atn rnnnfj f tw;t! nf Newborn, as- sembledponashortnoUce at the Courthouse Sfifiirrl.iv flirt 10th incf fnr IhO DUTDOSe 01 . - . . L t I appo mting Delegates to ; attend a nauroaa meeting to be held in Fayettevillo on Monday ho 1 lih int . - r.n m Atinn nnorrrft S. SteVCn- I TW Jhn n. Whitford. Esa.. Intendant, n tK hn,v mr Wm R Mav- as The object of tho mceUng was briefly stated by tlie Chairman. The Hon. W.II. Washington then rose and said Owing to his absence from town during the greater part of the week and his pressing en" gagements since his return from Onslow, he was not awiiro that the meeting- had been called until few minutes boforc it assembled j and he was not therefore fully apprized of its object. He had gathered however from the , remarks of the Chairman and from conversation with different members of the meeting that the object and in- tentionwastd consult upon. the propriety of sending delegates to a Rail Roajd Meeting, to be held ia the town of Fayetteville on Monday and Tuesday of tho next week. ATow, he Mr. W.,- had not sufficiently considered tho proposition to build a Rail Road from the Coal Fields via Faycttcvi le, directly to Beaufort, to say whether. he should favour the project or not. He had not been ablo to make up his mind fully as to the effect of such a Road upon the Newborn Inter est nor its operation 'and ultimate effect upon his favorite notion of 'uniting the "blue moun tains of the West with the blub Ocean of the East." Ho is inclined to think the two road couj be auxilary to each other, but without com nating himselfforthe presentfor or against the proposed Rail Road from Fayetteville to Beau- fort ne waa decidodly in favour of sending dele gate3 t0 that meeting. ' In the first place it was not only proper but hijrhly becomins in he peoplo ofthi(S section oi the State the known n(1 sir(rnt frionaa nr intorrtil rm nrnvorapnt to give their countenance and attention to such movements on the subject as arc calculated to promote the interest of the Stato wheresoever or whatsoever they may be. And in the next place he considered it decidedly important to our interests that we should know the aim and ob jeet, plans and purposes of the movement now under consideration, which wc can best do by being represented in the proposed meeting a Fayetteville. lie, Mr. W., vvoud therefore sub mit the following resolutions; which were uuanl mously adopted. 1st. Resohed That ci:ht Delegates- be appoint ed by the Chair to represent the interest of New Berne in the meeting proposed to be held in the town of Fayetteville on Monday next. , 21 Resoiied, That the said delegates so ap pointed shall be constituted a committee of cor respondence and vigilance on behalf of tho Tpwn of Ncwbern and County of Craven. ; The following named gentlemen were subse quently appointed by tho Chairmanas said Com mittee; Hon. Wm. H. Washington, lion. John II. Donnell, George, S. Stevenson, John Bhick- well, Elijah Ells, J. C. Justice, John N. Wash ton, Esqrs., and Dr. John A. Guion. Tho Hon. J. R. Donnel being called upon by the meeting, arose and spoke upon tho subject at considerable length. He expressed himself decidedly in favour of the entcrprisel in agitation, designed to connect the voal mines in Chatham County; with Beaufort harbour by moans of a Railroad from Feyettville to tho latter point. but that should pass through Onslow and Jones Counties, passing through or near Trenton in the latter county, and running thence to Beau fort Harbour, so as to pass at a point within five to 6even miles of Newborn ; and in favour of connecting Ncwbern by means 'of an arm. with the Railroad at this point. Tho Judge advoca- ifu u;s viuwh wim mucn earnestness and en t.: -xt- i. . i forced thorn with ability. He remarked in sub stance that his views upon tho subject of Inter nal Improvements had probably heeh misappre hended by many of his Fellow Citizens that he had been represented as opposed to all enter prises, designed to benefit the town or the State. But .that this was a great mistake that on the other band, any enterprise of the kind that upon careful examination met the sanction of his judgment as judicious and really; calculated to effect the great end of such improvements would ever meet hia warm approbation, and find in him an earnest advocate. Altera mature and careful examination, ho had not been able to re gard the North Carolina Railroad and its exten sion from Goldaboro' to Beautort liarbour as an enterprise of this character. He gave his reasons at some length for this opinion. On tho other hand the enterprise of connecting the Coal mines of North Carolina by means of a Railroad via Fayetteville, by a company which proposed to build it with their own capital, was the first scheme of tho kind that had been agU tated in the State that he had been able to brio his mind to regard with favour as jnd:,cious or promising in its anticipated results. Boaufort Harbour, tlio Judgo thought, offered advantages for a depot for Coal and for drawing to itself tho means of an active and extensive commerce that far surpassed those of any other point in the State. He dwelt at length upon his reasons for pre fcrring the particular route for a road from Fay hetteville to Beaufort Harbour,which he advocated, instead of a road on an air line, and gave many reasons why he thought a company that contem plated, the construction of such a railroad would bo induced to give ihc preference, to. the former He appeared to be wqll informed as to the nature of the ground over which the respective routes would pass, and reasoned very plausibly in favour of his. own, particular vie wb. - At the close of Judge DonnelPa remarJcs, on motion, the names of the Chairman and Secre tary wero added to the list of Delegates, and the meeting adjourned. , - JOHN D. WHITFORD, Chairman. Wm.1I. Mayiiew, Secretary.. A CONTRAST. From what point in North Carolina shall her Coal be shipped: ? Distance from Wilmington to the Ocean 35 MILES. Depth of water on the shoal in the Cape Fear between Wilmington and the Ocean 9 feet- Distance from; Beaufort Harbour to the Ocean 0 Depth of water, on Bcaufjort Bar 25. feet. Agricultural Ueotint". At a meeting iiem a iuu . your xiouse ou Tuesday March 15 th, for the purpose of terming """o"'"""" - '; in msvtisvn f SI Introv Ktift - W!1R mllfid tft tflft r . . . , "Mr,uo"3"r tary. About thirty gentlemen enrolled their names memoers ox wepociety j I""4 mm "- By-Laws for the government of the St ci ty ; The Chair appointed Wm. B. Wadsworth. Sa muel TV. Chad wick. Frederick P. Latham, Council B Wood and J. H. Richardson. On motion, tho meeting was adjourned to meet asrain at tlio Court House in New-Berne on tho first Saturday of April, nt 12 o'clock.' - : O. S. DEWEY, Chairman. Samuel- Wihtehurst, Secretary. RAIIJIOAD MEETING IN WILMINGTON. To give the friend of a connexion by railroad, of Beaufort Harbor with the North Carolina Coal Mines, an idea of the estimate which the enterprising citizens of Wilmington place upon securing as . largo a share of the trade as possi ble that must result from the discovery of the extent and value of these mines, we copy tho following " proceedings of a recent meeting held in Wilmington, from the .Wilmington Herald of March 42th, inst. Wc commend the spirit with which tho Wilmington people take hoM of every enterprise calculated to advance the commercial interests of that flourishing place. Should wc not be benefitted by copying their example? With half the enterpnse in this portion of the State we could secure in spite of" every effort at WilmiDgton or dscwhere, not only tho benefits that must result from the Coal Trade, but the control of tho gi eat portion of the trade of Mid die and Western North Carolina, for a city that might suddenly.be made to rise on Beaufort Harbour, and that would soon eclipse Wilming ton and become tho Commercial Emporium of the State. Enterprise and energy mayeffec much in overcoming the obstacles that nature has placed in the way of -Wilmington's becoming the Commercial Emporium of the State,buf how much more would the same enterprise- and, ener gy effect if directed to build up that emporium, at the point where nature lias placed advantages so superior, in depth of -water," a splendid liar hour, and unequalled position, that he who runs may read, that the hand of God has intended this as the spot for the Emporium of the State's Commerce, and that if wc avail ourselves ot these advantages,! he puny cffoits of man to control the course of trade and divert it to any other point, will prove Vain and futile. Will our people, be wise in time and act? The following are the proceedings to which wc refer: RAIL ROAD TO THE MINES. At a meeting of tho citizens,' held tit the Court House, Wednesday nighf March 9ih, in pursu ance of a cull from tho Magistrate of Police, for the purpose of obtaining a lull expression of opi nion upon tho propriety ot building a Rail Road from Wilmington to FavcttevillCjConnecting with the Fuyetteville and VVcstern Rail Road. On motion of Wm. C. HowardEsu,., Dr. F. J. Hill was called to the Chair, and T. Burr, Jr., and Donald MeRae were appointed Secretaries. The Chairman explained the object of the meeting in a few 'brief remarks, after which. the subject was ably discussed by Messrs. R. Strange, R. H. Cowan, H. L.' Holmes, F. J. Hill and O. G. Parsley. . Upon motion of H. L. Holmes; Esq , It was Resohed, That the Chairman appoiut a com mittee of gentleman to attend the R; R. ince tingv at Fayettev.lie on the 14th inst, to act in concert with the committees appointed by the W. & R. and W, & M. R. R. Companies. Whereupon,R. H. Cowan and H. Nuttj .Esqf s., were appointed said committee, with the power of appointing substitutes. On motion, the Chair man, (Dr. F. J. Hill,) was added to the commit tee. On motion of Dr. F. J. Hill, it was' Resolved. 'That ia the duty of the General Government of the United States to improve the entrance into tho Capo I ear River, and while wo look with confidence to Congress for thoac- compishment of this important work, yet, if in this respect we should meet with disappointment, the citizens of the town oi Wilmington have the ability, and with it thz enterprise and liberality to put it iorth; and wc pledge ourselves to each other that the improvement shall be made, accor ding to the plans and specifications of the late coast survey. On motion ol O. u. Parsley, Esq., it was Resolved, That the committee b-j instructed to confer with the President and Directors of tho Capo Fear Navigation Company, and urge on them the absolute necessity of further impro vtng the Navigation betwecu tho towns ot Wil mington and Fayetteville. ' On motion ot It. 11. Co waxy Esq., it was Resolved, That it is expedient to make a Con nexion witn tno Loai Mines ol Moore and Chatham by Rail Road, and that ths special ob jeet of the committee appointed by this meeting do 10 matte provision ior sucn connexion. On motion ot O. G. Parsley, Esq., it was Resolvedj That a standing committee of five ?l! . f" II7M 1 . i citizens of the town of Wilmington be appointed by the Chairman, at his leisure, whose duty it shall be to collect all information relative to the practicability of the improvement of our Riven and Bar, independent of the action of the General Government,' and that they shall call a meeting oi ino ciuzens ai any time tney may tains pro per. . Qn motion, no other business appearing, the meowng aajourncd. F. J. HILL, Chairman. T. Burr, Jr., D.MacRae, Secretaries. Jgf" It would seem that our friends in th middle and western ' -portion of the State some of . whom are advocates of a policy that will place the trade of the State at the mercy of Virginia and Sooth Carolina, pay nrettv dearlv for their attachment to the markets of thosfi States. For example, look at che annexed char ges which we 'find going the rounds of the Stato Soum Carolina Charges Wo extract from the Salisbury Watchman, the followinfr conv of a freight fill on one hogshead of eumr. nctt weignt ids, rrom Philadelphia to Camden, o. j.t over uie. oouin i-;aroima nan noad. to show how they do business in this line over in Varolma. " Messrs. Bogee & Reese . Dr. 1853, Tq John Rossek Jan. 1 Ship expenses to Charleston, Postage, ' To Storage in Camden Depot, R.R. Freight, 10 63 1 80 '4 83. M Hauling from Depot, R.ir.p.ivinnr 'nni Wnmn Receivmg and Forwarding, SlG 16 Jan. 15, Recd payment, JOIINROSSER, pep Thomas Harsh. ;S16 on onehhcLof SufcarJby way of expen. ses will do pretty well. But a house in Salisbov ry received a bill the other : day,, the charges ot; which, on a $16 lot of buckets from Charleston to Charlotte, were ght iicars "liif 0 Very general complaint, on account of the fa cxcusabld neglett of basiness'oa the part of the v Agents, in ad Jition tolhese gross charges, have" been made ;' 1 : -'V ; (D u r C n r n H p n u l iu 1 1. For the . Weekly News.' . , GOLDSBORO' AND BEAUFORT RAH,: -ROAD. , . I stated in my last, Mr. Editor, s that I would consider tho effects of the construction.of tho proposed Rail Road from Goldsboro' via New. . Bcrnt , toBeaufortjUpon the commercial interests of tho Town " ' ' . ' . ' ,"'.- It appears to me Sir, that no serious apprehen. Mins tio-mI K fntrf.iinpd of nnv irinrions fl?.i QlUli v v J ' " as is the opinion of some, arid if the subject is properly weighed in all its bearings, it must lq seen that great good will grow out of it, 1 he Central Rail Road draining a largo dis trict of the most productive section of tho State ; must necessarily become the highway for a laYgo amount of produce of all kinds ; this, thoroughly understood and believed by the numerous friend r of that great work,' and Virginia looking to the results which must flow from the construction, of this thoroughfare of trade and travel, is already directing and has nearly completed two distinct lines of first class Rail Roads to tap the very life' blood of the Old North State, and direct all ol the trade if she can of the Central Rail Road to her own marts. ' She also.has a third, and even a more danjc- m 1 1 a t-rthnmn 111 lViv Inl1 4 wl . 1 .. m iumo omiujt in mi; tun iiuu eucccssiui pro gress: tho Richmond and Danville Rail Road. . Efforls ..have already been made to secure a Charter from Greensboro to Danville, tlio dis. tancc by an air line being only 32 niilcs. lit is uuncti i iu uu iiuvu tutu uu suluduiuiumi policy. will ever be sanctioned by n North Carolina La gisluture. It will require however, .all the vigU lance and walchfullness of every true Norths Carolinian, to stave this off for individuals and,. and import, calculated to effect a grout deAl even this much to be dreaded connection.- xno energies ana uie resources ot the State, should go hand in hand to concentrate her inccu'.: L haustiblc prodnctions to her own sea ports, nnd if future Legislatures stand firm to the true inr terests of. the State, this can be nccompjisbed. We hold, Mr. Editor, that Newborn, as ono-cft . theso sea-ports r is entitled to lu r share of thi trade, nnd we believe further, that she can malco jt to the interest of the interior of the State ta--give her that share. If she cannot command it . I .1 ?!. 1 ' ... . .. . oy me iaciuuesoi ner position, and the low rato at which freight of all kinds can be transforted-. to and from the interior, why, by tho laws and . regulations of trade, always governing itself, she will not be entitled to it. But in that regard, wo aro perfectly willing to take our chance for Un feeling strong in our position provided the. termi nus ofthcCentral Rail Rail is not so arranged as to impose an onerous aid uncccssary tax iipoa the. trade at this point. , . r Supposing the Rail Road then from Guldsbc-i -r'o' totBeaufort via. New-Berne to be built, how shall we stand compared with Beaufort ? In these comparisons no unfriendly feeling jj. cntcr- r taincd towards Beaufort; on the contrary the df sire here is to see that Port as it deserves to be, the greatest emporium and seaport upon the At lantic coast south of Norfolk, believing that what ever tends to benefit Beaufort must to sonic cx tent be felt in Ncw-Bernc. " But we merely as an act ot simple justice to our position, desire io state fairly our own prospects to ourowe citi- ii. : i ji i ititt, uuti uiuy may juuju ior ulciuseiAs;, make up their minds understandingly. ' Suppo Rail Road built. The distance from Ncw-Bcrnc to Beaufort is, say 40 miles and it is believed', that this will be found to be within the true dis' tance when the Road comes to be Iocated-then.ct . tho usual chargo upon Rail Roads, of produce in ' generalj of four cents per ton per mile (and wc have ; high authority for this) it would cost per ton to ' Beau fort $.1,60 cents; upon 2f0 tons or a vessc1 load ol IDOU barrels,! he additional charge to reau. fort, provided tho produce passed on thcrej would bo $320 tlio lighterago upon suckaJ vessel from New-Berne would bo about tO, hot exceeding $50; then wc have 8270 upon such a cargo in: favour of New-Berne. Docs any merchant doubt that this will tell effectually in favour of Ne w-Berno ? The undersigned cannot. Jt is cori' elusive then that New-Bcrne must be benefitted I by the Road. - As I promised, in my next I will consider the effects of the Neuse Riicr Improvement upon Hie commerce of the Town. .iA COMMERCE a T TTT a v fTn gin i i i a nn vrt m Tlie steamer Africa has arrived, and bring8 : the follo.wing news t - .. reached 34,000 bales. The demand is 1 i 11 i 1 a tr ii nnf Duxsaies are ai 40 wer rates. Aioiaerg are pressing the market. Lower crrades have clined the most, , . . Trade in the manufacturing districts laroelv dechned I Flour has declined ,Cd : Western Canal f quoted at 26s; Ohio 27s; Corn has declined Jell qnptea m jjs oq, wmre o. 1 , looacco is in iair ueuitiuu, aim iirm. Consols are unchanged. Hicro have leco. large transactions in American, securities France is qujetf -r vn Extraordinary recauiioris are being taken - at Pesth. An outbreak is apprehended,, it. tiiMibourhOOa Oi Milan. . He haa planned the seizure ot an. Aastrian steamer, but was frustrated. . il w is deemed imminent between iw j . 10 and Russia. The arbitration 01 "g1 Franco is sought by Turkey. , ,,,KrWed 50 by revolutionists.-; , ,A : -assassinate tho Tlie report of an attcmit to f . bales of cotton' in favor of layers
The Weekly News (New Bern, N.C.)
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