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j ml.. . Ffpni the Journal kof Cswmerc. (.. . , Da mack, Red, Green, and Inflammable Snow, Black, Rsd, tad Yellow Rain, sad Rod Hail. - . V In the Journal of Commerce of 2d instant, n extract is given from the Boston Journal, in which it is mentioned that a fall of blade snow occurred at Walpole, N. IL, on die 30th March. The account forwarded to Boston was written with a solution of the snow as it fell, and had the appearance of having been written with pale Mack ink. It is mentioned in the Jour nal of Commerce of the above date, that after the prevalence of rain-storm in Cincinnati iu the latter part of last March, the pavements throughout the entire city were found to bo strewn with a jellow substance resembling sub limate of sulphur, but which was ascertained on clone examination to consist of pollen of flowers. watted by jtne winds, from a tropical region, to the Horth. Many earth-worms were likewise deposited on the pavements by tlie same rain '" this yellow rain extended also to Louisville, Ky.. Yellow or setplwr showers hwe-froquent- ij oocurred before. A description of one of them was given by iio bauseare towards tlie -close of the lastjontury. As many phenome na of a hka Kind nave 'been witnessed m du- fereut countries, and at- various intervals of time, we mrqpose. in a sammary way " to no- tiooa few of the, V i,.,. y-. .: ': In the Polar Toyage of Captain, now. Sir John Boss, in 1818, he discovered that the now on the cliffs of Baffiin Buy, not far from Capo Dudley Diggs, was fa red color. Many conjectures arose concerning the cause of such n nnusuaJ appearance. Specimens of it were yreservetLand on the return of the. Expedition, it was analysed by Mr. Brando, the chemist, who, having delected in it traces of uric acid, hastily pronewaeed that the coloring ingredi- nt proceeded frora Ae mvtteof binds. It was liowever, the general opinion of the officers, who had examined it with the mircroscope, that it was of a vegetable character; and its thb opinion Dr. Wollaston concurred, after a minute investigation both by the microscope and by chemical tests. Mr. Brown, the celebrated botanist, conjec 4ured that, it might be derived from some of - -the algae, confervje, or traoelta, (Trcmella Om enta,) the more probable, as the roots of the aaoseja species of Polytrichia, common on those cliffs, are of a deep scarlet hue. Bui -in a memoir read by Mr. Bauer before the Royal Society, the true aatWe of this red now of Baffin's Bay was fully determined. lie showed, conclusively, that it was of a fun- . gens origin ; that the fangi were capable of t Vegetating in water, but this ease the glob- ulatea produced were not red but green. Ho weccrtaincd, also, that excessive cold killed the original fungi; but their seeds still retained vi tality, and if immerced ia snow, produced new fungi, generally of a red color. - . Snow, then, seems to be the proper nidus or soil of these fungi. It is supprising that the appearance of this -crimson snow, brought to light by Sir John Boss, should have been regarded by him, as rsweH as by some of the learned men of Europe, as marvelous display ef nature, and as an ren to extraordinary that the lite never had . tteen known or beard of before. , The existence, however, of red snow had . been roourded centuries before by Pliny, Livv, -and Aristotle ; and Aristotle mentions that li- iney haa oeea encruitud, bad treouentiy a kP , 4&shi color, which he ascribed to the influence of the v . Martins, who accompanied the Frcwch-ex pedition to Spitzbergen, as its natoraJist, some yearn previous to the voyage of Sir John Ross, , witnessed the same phenomenon in that iuhos jitable region. Darwin had seen it in the road from St Jag &e Chili to Mendoza, by the Toi-tello pas. M. De Saussure noticed it for the first time when exa'.ering Mount Breven, in the year 11 SO, lie afterwards found it on all the high mountains of the Alps. It was observed oelyin the hollows, where the snow lay deep, where " Sir John Ross beheld it on a range of cliffs 600 feet high, and which were crimsoned by it fat the distance of eight miles. In 1778, when M. De' Saussure was on Uonnt St Bernard, he-discovered it in large quantities. He concluded correctly, that it was of vegetable origin - On the 16th November, 1813, there f II in the township of Broughton, in the northern part of America, so great a quantity of black xwvder, that it completely covered the snow which was then on the ground. This was no doabt analagons to the black - esiew which feH recently at VYalpole. . A eisbstaaee-caUed infbinwable snow fell in Cassia on Uth April, 1832. It burnt with a Une flame without smoke. On the Uth May, 1849, a shower of black rain fell ia several parts wf Ireland. It was particularly noticed at Carlow, Kilkenny and . Abbeykix, and is supposed to have extended ever an area of more than four hundred square nilea. It occurred about six o'clock in the evening; and was preceded by such extreme , darkness that it was impossible to road except y eandie-iigut. - After this darkness had existed for some time, i hail atom, attended with vis-id Jightr ftiag, but withoat thunder, oeoared, and when this subsided, the black rain fell This rem was found on examination to have an ex tremely fetid smell and a disagreeable taste; A left a stain npon some clothes on w hich it t had fallen, and the cattle refused to drink of it A bottle of it was presented to the Itoyal Dublin Society, by Prof. Barker. The epoci . faen was ent from Carlow, accompanied by a letter, in which tlie writer mcntioued that, at thef time of ita collection, it was unifjrmlv Uack, and resembled writing ink. Prof. Uar , Icerlbttad that by allowing it to stand for a time, the black coloring matter separated from the water with which it lwl been mixed, ren derinz the color much furhtar than at tiM ' J,- Ths blackness of fli'is raio was omax to tho collection of carbonaceous particles in the at jnosphere ; and the feted odor was due to the presence of sulphretted liydrogen.or of nxxm nosed arnmal and vegetable matter. It will be seen however, further on, that the forma - eioto of colored raw maybe owing to other mi , era! and earthly components transfused iuto the atmosphere. , On,tbe 2nd November, 181, at half-past . two in the afteraoon, the wind being westerly, the heavens cloudy and the air calm and liu- Jnsid, there fell at BlaDkenburg, in the dutchy ' of Brunswick, for the space of quarter of an i how, a oopiona rain of a deep red color, which insensibly resumed the ordinary aspect of natu ral rain, and so eonftaued during the rest of the -fay. " An analysis of it was made by Messrs. Mey er and K'o"p, chemisrs at Hinges. One bnn- fcetijr transparenVof. 'arose color, slightly np- Iiroaching to violet, subjected to tlie action of icat and evaporated to four ounces, became of a brick red eolor, and did not yieia, on cooiing, any jirecipitate. . , . - . - ' JCxpcnmente in tae usual way auowwi inai, before and after evaporation, this water was neither acid nor alkaline ; but by the addition of sulphuric 'acid,' a very sensiblo disengage ment of chloric aciil was manifested, .. A solution df nitrate of silver produced a white precipitate insoluble in boiling water, v.hich,iipon oeing decomposod, was recognized as achlororet of silver. , - ; x " t Mixed with fleutro-nitrate of liquid mercury, a protochloruret of mercury was produced ; and, mixed with faydro-eulphurct of potash, a black precipitate was obtaineil, in which the presence of cobalt was detected. In Gasseadi Life of Peirec,jnotice is ta ken of a remarkable fall of red ramT which oc curred in and around Paris in the year 1008. It was one of those recurrences f bloody ram which have so often awakened the wondering awe and superstition of the unenlightened peo ple. The opinion of the vulgar, countenanced by some of die Theologians, was that the ap pearance was produced by demons and witch es, shedding tlie blood of innocent babes. Husbandmen, who were at work in the fields, were reported to have been so astonished at the shower, as to leave their labor, and fly for safety into ths neighboring houses. But Peiresc thought that he discovered the true secret of the mystery in the red excre- raentUious matter deposited by the common but terfly (Papilio C. Album,) m passing from the chrysalis to the, mature or perfect state, lie happened to have the aurelia of an ordinary pa pilio at home, which was undergoing transfor mation at tlie time and upon tlie completion of it, it left a red spot behind, and on searching around in tlie neighborhood, he found a good many more rea spots wnicn were causca in uiis way " But this philosopher committed am error, similar to that into which Mr. Brwde fell, in regard to Sir John Ross's red snow an error w hich Lord Bacon characterizes as anticipa te ATalurt, on anticipation of Nature. Through the politeness of Ueary Grinoll, Rj of this City, I have been permitted to ex amine a small wiat of red sntmr, brought by Dr. Kane en his return from his first Arctic vov- aire. It is in a state of liqutfaction, andlooks like a solution of powdered Peruvian Bark The uric acid from the mute of birds, and the excrementitious matters deposited by the, the transformation of tlie insects, were only ac cidental co-incidences, not primary causes. A shower of rain, red as Wood, fell in 184D, near the village of Bonvilstone, in Wales. It was so manifest that it impregnated the clods of earth, many of which looked like ruddle, or red chalk. The country people generally were dread fully alarmed, and regarded H as prognostica ting some coming nmfortone. utners, woo did not happen to witness tue occurrence, came, in the course of the day, to examine the discolored sou. ' A red rain fell at Naples, March 14th. 1 81 8 As usual it terrified the multitude, who believ ed it to be blood or liquid fire. It proved to be an infusion of some earthy and carbonaceous substance. Other depositions of rain hare frequently happened in which small fish, frogs, reptiles, short, any substance, which have aseendea into tlie air, have been fbnnd, and which have again been sent back to the earth's level from whence they came. a preliminary preparation oi ciouus is not i- ' .- , . even always neccessary to produce a shower. Sir James C. Rosa, in his vovasro to the An tarctic in 1847, mentions that in the month of December, daring a clear sky, aaj in a cloud less night, tain fell for an hoar, when he was not far from the island ot lnnidad. A cretaceous rain fell in the region of Mount Etna in April, 1781. An analysis of it was made by (Jountdeuioeni. An abundant rain of Mollusks, genns Bull mus, took place at Montpelier, in France, in 182.5, after a violent storm which came from the Wet The noise oftho falling shells .resem bled that of hail, and they might have been collected in thousands. As we have already spoken of red snow and red Tain we will quote one example of red liail. On 13th March, 1813, while the ground was almost entnerv covered with snow, there fell at Arezzo, in the department of the Amo, hi Italy, a quantity of hail, wot very compact, and of a reddish, ypllow color. It jcommenced at nine in the evening, and continaed until next morning. Tlie lieavyest faH fck place abott three in the morning. A high wind prevailed and lightning was visablo during the night, accompanied by loud thunder. It was examined by M. Fabroni of Arezzo. He found that it contained some argillaceous earth, with slight vestiges of carbonate of lime, iron, manganese, and silex. From the previous statements whitih have been made it appears that depositions from the atmosphere are of an animal, vegetable, earthy, and mineral kind. Of tho different colors, the red predominates, or is most frequent But the red eolor of snow seems to be ascribable to a vegetable or animalcular growth inherent in the anew itself; and analogously to it, bota nists have remarked that plant bearing red flowers naturally select a white surface on which to grow. In soils -of that description such plants are indigenous. : , T The descent of those extraneous substances which have found a temporary lodgment in the air is generally rapid, like that of hail, and soon over.', ' Notwitlistanding that snow has often acqui red a reddish hue after it has fallefl, yet the fall of red snow itself from the clouds is a vory rare and remarkable occurrence. Such an esent happened, however, in Switzerland, over - 9 '8PS'3 ,f cauntryi on the 3rd and 4th February, 182. Itnwas examined bv M. Eh renherg, who found it to yield a red precipe tato containing a large quantity of lime and siliea, a litUe'alaraiUe, ana mtum iron and. man ganese, ditfering in Do essential respects from the chemical analysis of Iloss's red snow by Pesehier. The plant which communicates the crimson tinge to snow was callei by Aghard ProUreo eat nivalin, and by Sir William Hooker, fal mella nevalit. Still later, thougli,Mr. Shuttle- wortli) an English geiitk-mau resident in Swit zerland, (and Professor Agassiz also, both ex amined specimen of red enow itli the mi'iro scope, and detected, mymaUultt which they supposed occasioried the coloring matter, din! their investigation were confinned by the re searches of Prof. Meyen. ! There is.' rierhaps, h:it one example of green ' ... thority of Martins, the naturalist mentioned above. While exploring the desolate aolitydos'of Spitzbergen, he beheld the novel spectacle of broad expanse oi green snow, iwa ai-uuma-nied.howevor.with the Protoeoeimu ijfi,gir in" the red color to some of tlie masses. Mar- Uins decided, uiereiore, iuih iu reu giouuKsvi rfhe green, snow were identical witli Uioseftf the red snow: that their were one and the same plant, only in different stages of development but that it is difficult to state which is tlie original. Mr. Bauer's experiments already allu ded to coincides pretty nearly with these in fureacev . . ... . AVe wiu bring these observations to a close by giving a brief sketch of the sand showers of China, which are not generally : known, and which bring with them annoyances to which, fortunately few countries are exposed. ' . Sand showers are of common occurrence throughout a great extent, if not the entire por tion of the vast plains of China. "An account of them has recently been written by Dr. D. I. Macgowan of JVingpo, and published in mis s 1 ear Book of facta. The natives are qttite familiar with this phenomenon. The showers usually occur at different intervals during the year, and at times when neither, cloud, fog, nor mist ob scures the heavens,. but the sky presents a rus ty hue, and the sun and moon have a smoky aspect ' It is an impalpable yellow powder, which insinuates itself into dwelling houses, and wearing apparel, as well as into the eyes, nos trils, and mouth; is extremely annoying ; and gives nse to many opthalmia disorders. These Chinese sand showers are supposed te originate in the vast-nlluvial Plain of East ern Asia, known as the lfescrt ot Gobi or Shamolu ' .. .. , ; The and of the Sahara, in like manner, is occasionally elevated by whirlwinds into the tipper ourrentaof the air, and deposited in the waters of tlie Atlantic, twelve hundred miles sometimes, oposite to the trade winds. The Atlantic Ocean acts, therefore as a rec tifier ef this arid air, divesting it of its exces sive heat and precipitating the fine, irrespira bla, and noxious saud mists which are dissemi nated from the sterile wastes ef Africa. ACTON. Frm the Greensboro1 Patriot. . LETTER FROM GOV. H0REHEAD. . Orncn N. C. Railroad, Greensboro' June 9th, 1853. Editor of the Greensboro1 Patriot I have the honor to acknowledge a com munication from his Excellency, D. S, tteid, under date of 4th inst, requesting the Presi- deht ttd Directors of this Company to hare the Surveys made of the contemDlated exten sions of the North .Carolina Railroad, -east ward from Goldsboro' to lieatttort llarbor, and westward from Salisbury to the Ten nessee lino, according to the provisions of the Act of Assembly entitled An Act to Worpo- ...ni . ..I J V .1 n ,! -1. rate "ine Aiinnnc ana nona vsivuna mui- road Company," and "The JiOrth Carolina and Western Railroad Company." I desiro to give this pleasiug mtelhgence to the friends of these enterprises; through your valuable paper, with an assurance that the work will be commenced at as early a day as practicable! .rr"fc .! AuM " mjm communication, 1 inferued our JDhicf Engi neer. Walter Gwvnn : our board meets early in Juiy, by which tuna l nope we shall have - rtf- : -?rj r et a corps oi Engineers reauy tor uie iwu. Not a moment" is to be lost Jlhe deep, deep regret is, tliat these extensions are not now in full progress of construction. The giant strides of improvement around us should arouse us to action. The ignominious and pu sillanimous complaint that nature has done so little for us is a libel upon the old dame. Let us see if it be not If the labors and opinions of that distinguished American citizen, Capt Bache, of tho U. S. Coast Survey, to whom onr commerce is already so much indebted, can have any lnnnence on our opinions, we have at the kasrern terminus of one of these extensions one of tho finest harbors, t Beau fort, for all commercial purposes on the whole Atlantic coast And if the improvements at the mouth of Cape Fear shall succeed, as it k hoped they will, we shall have another port, surpassed by few, if any, to tho South. Then here are the ports ; tlie latter requiring but little aid from man ; tbe former made and presented by the hand of nature in its uuri valled excellence. : But it may bo asked, what commerce have we, to require such a port as Beaafort ! Let the answer be the commerce of the world. Look at the location of this port placed in the end of tho North Carolina coast, which projects like a promontory into the Atlantic, midway and within sight of the great line of navigation, between the North and tho South and within thirty minutes sail of tho ocean. Nature made it for a stopping place for com merce the half-way house between the North and South, where steamer may get their supplies of anthracite, semi-bituminous and bituminous coal, so profusely scattered on either side, and unless I am much mistaken, under the great Central Railway, which by this eastern extension, will oonneot with that port v , But there are views connected with this port to which public attention has not been sufficiently directed. Lieutenant Manry, of the Washington Observatory, whose servi ces have done more for navigation and com merce than perhap any other man living, addressed a communication to cne or both houses of Congress on the subject of the com merce of tlie Amazon, Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico, tot philosophical and statesmanlike views this paper is without a rival, aud should be read and studied by every American citi zen. It allows very clearly that the trade of tho iv bole liHlfof Mexico, including its mag nificent rivere, must pass out at tlie straits .of Florida, and that some Southern port must be come the great emporium for that commerce. any port the advantage that Beaafort hasl ."'-"--.- ( But let ns take a western view of these exi, tensions. The Road running from Beaufort along the Central Railroad and to thb Ten nessee line, and thence along the" line already in progress of construction to Memphis, will not vary.one degree from a due West course. Extend tho same line westward (and I predict it will surely be iione) to tlie city of San Fran cisco, which is to become tlie great emporium of the East India trade, and who can doabt that tin trade of the Mississippi vaUey, as well as that of too East Indies aud China will crowd our port This line wijl -vary less than three, degrees from a duo West course. - . . .. 4' ufti lv,V-.rfV.n home, let us direct their attention to whatna- ttre has. done " fo us at home. Ave Have a genial climate; navigable hays and rivers; cascades and waterfalls; a soil unsurpassed for iemiiiy; anu ) minerals . exnuusueNj uu wo earth j upon which we jtread, theii richness equalled only by i the soil that tries to hide them. That we may .not be ignorant of their existence, they peep out at every step and look tis ra tho lace, yet we find them not " litxe the lazy laborer who, with his fellqjvs, was cauirht slumberincr bv Lis emolorcr : the lut- ter, oy way oi. reouica, saia ue wouia ewe m crown . io Know wnicu was me inzK-ai in iuo crowd," The long 8lat-s!.1d fellow, after a great yawn anu sireicu, sniu, - nere uo iuuao give mo de money," "Here, you lazy ras cal, tato it, tendenug mm inetrown. Tvitn another yawn and eftbrt to bring hb pocket in view, " uo, massa, ao me e iavor ro jesi orap it in dat pocket r'Lfto him we lookiipon the coal, iron and limestone in jux-tvposition but as it ia not forged into plow shares and rolled into rails, we touch it not Gold and copper, silver and lead, aeatle together in the earth ; but na they are not melted into pigs, ignoto end fears, or coined into currency and placed in our pockets, we heed them not : Nature haa not done , enough for us ! !' No nor never will, until she gives ns MEN men worthy the age in which they live. The President and Directors of the N. C Railroad, Messrs. Editors, will have the sur veyt made, -to jour corps we look, to have the work done. Let the whole press of North Carolina turn their artillery upon these points, and sueceas must follow. - . Onward ! and take yon tlie lead. J. M. MOttEHEAD, PnX N. C. JiaiiroaJ. SATURDAY. JULY 8d, 1853. ST The "Song cr thb Swat: and ac companying appropriate remarks by our Fair Correspondent have been received, but un avoidably crowded out in consequence of se veral long articles being in type previous to their reception. The communication shall appear in our next Tiia Foubth. The Anniversary of our National Independence will be celebrated in New-Berne on Monday next. This is all right The remembrance of tlie blessings that were j the result of the doings of oui- Patriotic fore fathers on that day ahould he periodically brightened and enhanced by the now time honoured observance of Independent day a in our boyhood days it was universally called. The lack of an oration in the programme of tlie proceedings, published last week, albeit a fourth of July Oration is an oft told tale," is in our opinion a sad defect Where is the eloquence for which Old Athcnshas been not a little noted, in dap gone by, that Young America can't stir up our Hood and patriotism on that day .j..- t,f. i,llr tt in. K-otowt mnA fittttre of our glorious republic f The theme is not too old fathioned for the times wo trust I ST, JOHN'S DAT. This aniversary was appropriately celebra ted with much zeal and spirit, oa Friday last, by the Masonic Fraturnity in New-Berne. The day was a fine one for the ceremonies, the rain which feH the preceding day having laid the dust and cooled the air. A large number i of the order from the adjoining Counties avail ed themselves of the invitation to be present at the celebration,- and the procession being large and la appropriate rega!ia,made quite an imposing appearance, lue ceremonies were gone through with, agreeably to the pro gramme previously announced, consisting of a Procession, Address at the Theatre,Odcs, Inau guration of Officers, tc A large number of our citizens besides bretheren of the Lodge, was present during the ceremonies and ad dress at the Theatre. The Portrait of the urand Master, A. 1. Jerkins, hsqn was pre sen ted to the Lodge, and a highly appropriate address was delivered on behalf of tho Lodge, by George Green, Esq. We are not a mem' ber of the order, and only know from Mr. Jer kin's reputation as a Mason among his bre thren, that ho stands high as such, but we can not allow this opportunity to pass, without say ing that the gentral sentiment of this commu nity in which Mr. Jerkins was born and has lived, is, that as a man, a gentleman in the true acceptation of the word, and as a citizen, this was a deserved and appropriate comple ment the address of theJiev. T. Jr. Kicaud was an eloquent exposition of tlia principles of ..Masonry. A Hoiree at the Alasonic Hall at night closed the celebration. The invitations were, we learn, numerous, extending to all the immediate relations, male and female, of tho brethren in New-Berne, as well as to quite a number in the country. A large number of all ages, sexes and conditions attended, and were, we learn, very hospitably and agreeably entertained aud were much pleased with tho whole affair. Smith's Panorama. We inadvertently omitted to give the proprietors of Smith's Pano rama of the' Holy Land dec. due credit for an aet of liberality on the last evening of their re cent exhibition in New-Berne. T Their exhi bition wa Teally attractive, and was liberally patronized' by out citizens, and on the last night of tbe performance the proprietors gave the entire, proceed of the evening, after de ducting necessary expensesto the Female Be nevolent Society of New-Bcrrie. TheTTrea surer of tho Society wo lcarn,acknowledges the receipt of xhe anme, amounting to 2 1 66 from Messrs. A. Miller and If. O. Cutler, who f : -- uuu, Wuu were apjtoinfcd iay it over. a coiiiiniltoo to receive and THE T Is there a rational ground" for doubt,fhat h is Of te highest importance to tin' best interests of North Carolina that her people, ne and -all, should now concentrate their efforts upon tome mean for building up apeedily, a. proper sys-, torn of Internal Improvements, hrtving for ita leading object, the placing the control oftho trade of the State in their own hands, and the use of ita benefits personally to themselves I . Is 'there any more ground for doultv that -the North Carolina Railroad; properly so call ed, extended from Goldsboro to Beaufort, and from, Charlotte to tlie Tennessee line, ia the great, foundation the framework of such a system, and of the only system practicable for effecting the desired objectl " We Wlieve that a large, a very large ma jority at ucn, or our cuizens as comprehend the nature of the case, will answer, there is no rational doubt of either. But in full view of the vital importance of a speedy accomplishmout of this great work, what have we wen, and what do we still see 1 Wo refer not now .te the .obvious fad here tofore noted, that until recently this great ob ject has been overlooked or disregarded by those who have had the control of the location and construction of our works of Internal Im provemcnt We refer not now either to the fact that many oTfhoearly friends and zealous advocates of such a system have become dis couraged, and appear to be either indifferent or antagonistic to (he work. , . . The eiror that has been committed, might yet, be 'speedily corrected tho damage the State has sustained by delay might gradually be repaired tho early friends of such a sys tem would, in due time come up to the work and render efficient aid were it not ft more injurious influences that have been thwarting it and' are still throwing obstacles in tho way of its accomplishment retarding tho work, and intentionally, or unintentionally (im pairing its elNcacy should it ever be accom plished.. : -. i w . i ...'.ijhii. ' Wliat are these influences t We answer .sec tional, local influences, prompted to n active and often insidious opposition, by imaginary, or at best tesnporary shortsighted views of self- interest. Yea, superadded to the lamentable igno rance and obstinacy that the great cause of internal improvements in our State has had to encounter among the masses of onr people, all over the State, and which could not or would not, see the necessity, advantage, prudence or propriety of our embarking in a system of im provement like onr sister States, but which ignorance and obstinacy are now being rapid ly dispelled, there Lave been, and to an alarming extent still are certain local , sec tkmal influences at work which clog and render nugatory the effort of tbe numerous advo- jl Mbus oi a work so vitally important to tlie best-iateratt of all parts, and the whole State. Where are t'icso influences at work, and how do we know of their cxKtenoe and baneful operation ! We answer, chiefly m the centra' portions of the States having Charlotte and Raleigh as their head quarters. True it is, but a portion, and we believe for the honor of the State, but a mall portion of the citizens of that region, thus favour local, sectional, short, sightey view of interest, but it is-nevertheless an influential portion, that thus sit a aa in cubus on the energies of tho Stale, anil pre vent them from being put forth in the right direction. Behind tbe curtain, but neverthe less seen darkly, are Virginia and South Caro lina interests. They are the prime instigators, the wire workers of every movement, which shews itself among this portion of our citizens, either in open opposition to tlie extension of the North Carolina Railroad east and west, or in favour of local scheme calculated to nulli fy or impair Its eflicicucy, in effecting "what should be its leading purpose the Commer cial Independence of the Stated This baneful influence was seen, not darkly bxt glaringly, in the very inception of the great cnterprizcof building the .Central Railroad. It is well known and not even denied, that at the Ses sion of the Legislature which finally by the casting vote of tho Speaker of tho Senate pas- sett the Charter for building the Road, that the emmissariea of Virginia and if we remem ber right of South Carolina, werb present as lobby members, moving heaven and earth to defeat tho enterprise, and do whatl -to build a Railroad directly across tlie State from Dan ville in Virginia to Charlotte, through the very heart oftho State, and as one of our Own membersiUustratod , the effect of .this noiable scheme, thus place the good Old North State In the condition of fa bundle oi fodder with twoJackasse pulling for it, one on way and the' othcr the other way. Now, since this scheme was defeated by the Charter of the Central Road, this same influence, Satin like, has 'never ceased its machination, but only transferred its operation to moro insidious movements, but all calculated to tfect tlie same end the Commercial Vassalage of the State. .....But pEocIi pudor vain and nugatory would be . the efforts of interest in our neiglrbour were it not that they find not only willing cars to listen to their Insidious appeals and re presentations, but ready and eager hands to help them, in the very heart of the State. We have neither the space nor the inclina- ' tion to folio the legible traces of this Jnf!t(cDe ( f it has from time fp fjmo exhTbitod itself 5n open opposition orcovert movements atrainst the completion of a North Carolina itettmoi Internal Improvement. Suffice it to sav, that this Influence hat been seen Lu uiui eTEarTou instance," in attempt so to locate depot iipoa the Central Railroad as to favour Virginia and South Carina Market, and do away tho ne cessity for or nripple the efficiency of the exf cn sion of the lloa East that it recently ahow- ea tts ciorea tqot in the notorious scheme on foot and fuvouxsfl by a few for extending a rail. road partly serosa the -upper portion of tli State, calculated a a substitute for the Dan. villeiioBWi'lliaitvliuy theeBtrtt road almost useless, at .the baus of aArorth. Carolina System. This ,chcm waav to tho honour of thoKotth'Carolina press be it' said, al most universally reprobated by 5t,""hnd The good sense of ftopeople, happil,1 and ffust effectually, choked it down ia it incoptkow fhis saisa inflHence wa visible in the last Le gislature, and is yet at work. Rumour, with good foundation wo think, were recently rife of - a scheme on foot,' by sobie In the Central portion of the State for hooking us by a new and ftrotig Hnk to South Cnfolinh by running a road,' perhaps from some point on the Cen tral Railroad, to what is called the North aast extension in South Carolina. The samo spi rit is seen, perhap exercised by' tome who do not see ita Wring and effect, in tho ardent seal With which a portion of the people in the centre of tho State gruel a close connexion with Virginia, by mean of the late ceuauinma- tioa of long cherished acbeme for binding Raleigh and Norfolk in closer tics of commer cial interest In short we warn our reader and tho friends of tho extension oftho N. C, Railroad that this influence still alive aud ac tively at work The snake has been scotched, but not killed. : X .' Bcar Killxd. As Mr. J. Hoover and om or two others were going down the River on Wednesday morning last in a large canoe when about twelve miles below New-Berm nearly opposite Perkins' Landiug, they Unco vered aud killed a large he bear whilst he wm in the act of swimming across the river from the Southern Shore. Hey atw him at a long distance before they came up to hkn, asd whilst he wa still near the Southern sido o! the ris er. lie had the appearance at a distant of a boat bottom wde op, and they did im suspect what sort of a customer they were about to meet with until they got near him. A they Beared Bruin and cut him off from the shore, he made towards the canoe, mi seemed to bo disposed to come on board tin take passage, but oao of the men not fancying the looks of tlie passenger, gave him a bari blow over the head w ith a handspike or pok whet he turned off. Another boat that wiu near caino up, and the men on lard took t part in the irort , It required hard knocking to keel him over, as the men had no more t! fectivo weapon than the pole aud oar.., lb showed fight at well a be was able, but bcin, talun in disailrantnpa in the wabr luiai length killed, . tatea on board ou of tbe lot! J and brought to town. He was a sizeable bear, weighing after hi entrails were taken out, W pounds. Our Market going friend had a fjnj chance to taste bear Steak 0QPaur!ay toons ing, a he was cut up and sold there at fir.: cents per pound. GOV. EORXHXAD'S LETTER. , We call the reader attention to the letw of Ex-Governor llorchead, on tlie aorvey the routes, and the extension of the Nort' Carolina liailroad. Mr. Morehead haa tbev himself a staunch and indomitable friend V Internal Improvement in the" State, and nave always regarded bun a among the nv; decided friends of a true North Carolina sr tera This letter breathes tberigbt apirit Jll briefly but ably sustains the position that hawjdwn msistmg on in our columnii, tk " i'vuu voroiina lumroau wnen extenoe-i East and West, must embrace elements 'f tucces to render it the grand controling fealnr in a system of improrenmcnt calculated t place tlie commercial prosperity of the SUI upon a un and permanent foundation. V hope his exhortation to'rimmedialo" and eff cicnt action will have a good effect W wi mention here that Gov. Morehead and ton others hod made "arrangement for being pro out in New-Berne aome day since, and i dressing tho people of this region, on tho tut jcct of the extension of the road, but tho r rangtnent was frnstrated by causes beyond h control, We presume ho w ill hardly cam hi laudablo purpose mto effect aow.befor tl failrIter tue survey itcomtdoted. Tbnf be a meet favorablo tiine, and we bono, i tiiougli wo are not aware he has given M' citizen any such promise, that he will como down at that time or sooner, and that we nw then have a railroad meeting us i a rhectiii " "c mmm m . Tub Wiather ad tub Cnors. The ef feet of the refreshing howcr with wliich ' were favored last week, and tlie fall - of tb Thtrmdiiletef which speedily followed, bv both again disappeared, and for oiae days j hav again had hot dry weather, Drv w ther "indeed seem to pretoinlimt licro siiJ & thiWighout tho country this Strmmer IJie Spnng was generally dry but cool. I the weetern portion of the fitatoj and indeed, a wo hear, the iippcr part of Craven, ia 3ono, Lcnouy ft ffiem, , Wayne and Johnston, tl ihtn crop it suffering severely froniliiddroui'n In the neighborhood of New-Bern, and In th lower part of Craven, and in Carteret, th Corn crop look on the wholo promising, su wo ? have bbeir 1 favored : wHh'' Bcafcn shower, -rjubtt ckowbcV ft ore hi Un ' most uninterrupted dry weather.' But vc here and below It; UlUo4''i'Ary.:V' Wheat crop in Virginia and North Carolii bfii come iu well, ' '
The Weekly News (New Bern, N.C.)
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July 2, 1853, edition 1
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