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TERMS OF THE RASP. the wide circuit of his pervading vis- A SCENE IN COURT.
The RASP is published every Satur- on nought but the brightest and most 'I rail upon you,' said the counsellor,
dav. at One Dollar arid F ftv Cents convincing eviuences oi inuiviuuai
per annum, payable QJ in advance, happiness and national grandeur.mag;
V A .tr-fienm.M.t., will bft insert, nificenee and strength. Over this
ed in the- Rasp, at the reduced price hallowed soil which has been drench-
ol fifty cents per square for the first " mire oy me urai umuu ui
insertion, and twenty Jive for each
continuance.
ever flowed from human veins, tup
footsteps of unsanctioned domination
shall never come. Beside the- altar
of freedom, built in this western world
by unfailing hearts and fearless band,
it is the privilege and the duty of all
classes and conditions to assemble
and rejoice. Here at least, the Me
EXTRACT,
From Mr. Shepard's Address,
BEFORE THE
Mechanic's Association of Raleigh,
July 12. 1S41.
We live iti an age prolific of vast chanic is tbe equal of the proud aris
imiiruvmpiit9 am! 'woiioWt'iil piflnts. tucrat and the untitled nabob -ere'
The human mind so lon? fettered and where his fathers fell, beneath the
broken by creeds and bewildered by fiery hoof of battle and in the presence
the -shadows of a baleful superstition, i uie protecting angei oi me nrpuu
now stands nil erect in the fullness lie, his shouts and gratulatinns may
and maiestv of its primeval power; go abroad and his vows ascend with
looking back and Catherine: all the celerity and power to the great archi
w isdom ami experience of the past, tect ami -ruler of heaven and of earth.
aml b??$?jt. n Li'A progress of slander.
asm am. uu...y - . y Mrs. Hopkins told me thaUuhe heard
those mighty and resplendent Hiitici- Sam Gioljwire say that John Harris'
patiops which cluster around the bo- wife tot her. Granny Smith heard tfiat
sorn oUutunty. Human ..liberty what jt was ; m) doubt 'the widoWBakeFfEi&d
great achievement bast tbou lett un- that Captain Wood's wife- thought that
performed in the progress of the last Lane's wife believed that old Mrs. Lamb
centurv? what-throne hast thou not reckoud positively that Feter Euubam's
shaken? .what form of Government wife had told Nell Bassenden that her
ht than hesitated to weiirh in the aunt had declared to the world that it
scales of political justice and equality was generally believed that old uncle
and what rending and triumphant Teimbletop had said in plain terms tliat
shouts ot victory hast thou not sent mJ ,
forth.hour after hour.to startle.arouse '-v nan sa.u mat it was wen Known in
. . ' . , i "i the neighborhood that old Mrs. Slouch
and invigorate the nations? In the ma(e boneg of saji that illherpin-
elder world, Greece with her hallow- m9t.pr f fart that rltv
ed waters and her glittering Isles has Lightfinger would soon be obliged to
llireu ner crrsi, rnu uy uie ugoiiimSs gel her a new apron string!
of a thuusand battles, above the dust
and the desolation of vanished centu- a member of the Umbrella Rangers
t-ies lorn from ner nmos uie corror a iNevv uneans corps has oeen put un
dine: manacles of arbitrary rule, and der arrest for wearing; a clean shirt, .and
sent her shrill fierce war-cry abroad thereby destroying that uniformity of ap-
upon the wings ot all the winds. Her pearance in me company wnicn it nas
. ... i ' i i i .
struggle, was desperate and tearful. ver ueeo me vommauuei uwuc iupic
nntt anil intpllip-nrp. natrifitism Uerve. In speaking of a late public pa
and indefatigable zeal consecrated it h"e b the Ragers, the Picayune
to the hopes and the sympathies of " .
iiniversal fiu-edom: vet she fell, en- -The velocity and precision with which
tan -led but iot deg.-aded.in the mesl,: thev performed the motions 'open urn-
, - . . f i t bre as !'-Guard yourselves from a show-
es spread lor he. by the tyrants ol erwind blwilf north-retwarcir-
1 ie iMoriu: anu me genius oi nueriy
weeps evermore whilst she emblaz
ons the names of her 'gallant ones
upon the unfading scroll of immortality.
And here, gentlemen in this cho- concourse of spectators.r
sen land we have grown in the space
of a century a great nation in the
forests we were sent to inhabit. The
royal Eagle whi. h first re idled in
the light of classic rlimesaud mingled
his clear loud scream with the slir
Guard yourselves from a vertical sun!
"Prepare to shade a ladv from a show-
er: 'I'lace your umureiia in a piisiuon
to prevent it from being hooked! Ex
cited the general atlmiration of a large
ANEW DISCOVERY! -The
editor of the North American has
discovered that the perspiration from I he
human body, is the most powerful steam
vet known, and lor the purposes oi loco-
ihe editor
'to state distinctly upon what authority
you are prepared to swear to the mare's
age? Upon what authority?' said the
ostler, interrogatively. You are to re
ply, and not repeat the question put to
you.' I doesn't consider a man's bound
to answer a question afore he's had time
to turn it in his. mind.' 'Nothing can be
more simple, sir, than the question put.
I again repeat it. Upon what authority
do ynu swear to the animal's age?' The
best authority,' responded the witness,
gruffly. 'Then why such evasion? Why
not state it at once?' Well, then, if
you must have it ' 1ust! I will have
ir,' vociferated the counsellor, interrupt
ing the witness. ' Well.then.if you must
and will have it,' rejoined the ostler, with
imperturable gravity, why, then, I had
it myself from the mare's own mouth.' A
simultaneousburst of laughter rangthrousrh
the court. The judge on the bench
could with difficulty confine his risible
muscles to judicial decorum.
Up to Snuff A volume ot 'talian
poems lately received in the British
Metropolis, furnishes fine amusement
for the learned wits. LHe:h Hunt
has shown himself up to snuff in giv
ing a merry interpretation to some of
these effusions. The following isiia
free translation of the lines on Sneez
ing:
What a moment! What a doubt!
All my nose, inside and out,
All my thrilling, tickling, caustic,
Pyramid rhinorerostic
Wants to sneeze and cannot do it!
Now it yerns mo, thrills me, stings me,
Now with rapturous torment wrings
me
Irritable Christians. We cut the
following from the Religious Maga
zine, and commend it to the attention
of Christians of irritable tempera
ment: There was a clergyman who often
became quite vexed at finding his
little grand-children in his study.
One day one of these little children
was standing by his mother's side,and
she was speaking to him of heaven.
Ma,' said he, ' don't want to go
to heaven.'
Don't want to go to heaven, my
son!' - !
No, ma, I'm sure I don't.'
Why not, my son?'
Why, grandpa will be there,won't
he?' v; . j
Why, yes, I hope he will.9
Well, just as soon as he sees us,
he w ill come scolding along, and say,
whtw! whew! whew.' what are these
boys here for? I don't want to go to
heaven, if grandpa is going to be there.'
Now says "Sneeze, you fool, get
throusrh it.'
Shee-shee Oh, 'tis most del-isAi
Ishi ishi most del-tsAi
(Hang it! I shall sneeze till spring.)
Snuff's a most delicious thing.
Ingenuity of Suicides. A black
smith of Geneva, who had resolved to
destroy himself, contrived to blow his
brains out by the aid of his, bellows.
He done it in this way: He loaded
an old gun barrel with a couple of
bullets, and placing one end in the
forge, tied a string to the handle of
the bellows, by which he could make
them play as he chose. He. then kneel
ed down placed his miserable head
against the mnzzle of the gun barrel
pulled away at the string, which
set the bellows in motion and blew
the fire, and thus hearing the barrel.
sent the bullets through his crazy
brain, and his guilty soul to the bar
of God. Albany Mc.
motion is without a rival.
and the tumult of Roman cohorts, now lraveie.i thirrv miles an hour last Sun- Enhraim says that Noah's boat must
expands ins pinions ironi uie Aiiannc day, without raising the steam to more I have Deen a ruue specimen or Ars-nec-
r tlin Piifip enna anil t'inws in nlllKr hlf ife on4irv 'tnro.
BED OF LITTLE 'CABBAGES.'
There are trees so tall in Missouri, tliat
it takes two men and a boy to look to the
top of them one looks till he gets tired,
and another commences where he left
off.
Farmers say that the wheat will be
very light this year, consequently there
will be a great saving of yeast in makin
bread.
Butchers are generally very honest
men; yet they are known to be influenced
by a propensity to steel knives.
The Vicksburg Sentinel says of a man
lately shot in a duel, he fell a martyr
to justice, truth and honor!
DOWN EAST JUSTICE.
A friend, recently from the North,
give us the following report of a very
interesting trial in a Justice's court, in
the State of Maine:
Esq. M. Well, ma'am, if you are a
witness in this ere salt and batter case,
hold up your hand, and I'll minister the
oath. You swear. &c.'
Mrs. T Oh! my! how solemn ."Great
laughter.
Esq, M. 1 ask you, ma am, it you
seen Mr. Jones kick Mr. Gow out oi
doors?
Mrs. T. I can't exactly say I did,
but I can say I saw Mr. Jones take his
foot away three times, and the next 1
saw of Mr. Gow, he was sprawling in
the gutter on his hands and knees; that s
f-all I know about it.
Esq. M. Tnai's enough, ma'am, the
case is plain, and I shall fine Mr. Jones
the costs of court, and three days' work
in my garden.
Married, on Monday, the 19th Jult ,
at Dilton Chapelry, England, John Vin
cent, ajred 86. to Mary Bed man, aged
83. The old lady laughed heartly when
mc uiiinier icon m- iui i inc rci t lkkUb
thy children shall be like olive branches
round thy table.'