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c - AEfflD KCPDBinioCDAflgCEDirnMii, - AMEOTTriE.- . ". V;.; - v. ? : i "Ours are the plans of fair delightful peace. uinrarpM bv party rage, to live like brothers.' , '-; ' r- ' r-,ITl I H UF I0 AU$ Per AnnunijM ry :-5 inw Ji- BU4 'I ctu-l m 9 m ID la i Tent rset ean-.' ilk usb best in UCtJk fid iruM',i .1 odl". .CCOi 19 PUJ3LIHEiy EXERY TUESDAY, Rt.Toscph Galea Son. Tftiixi I)ottn per ahnumono balfinadTance . jrioB triol not,eitker at the time of suliicribing or ulse!gucntiygivij totice pf their wish to have Mk Pap?r fjisconiinite J at the expiritionof the ycnr.wtll b presumed as Jeering it continuance until conntermnmlc3? i '--..'.-' - . V i . r ; !AIYEUTISEIT1K1TS, Npt exceeding sixteen Unet, will he insijrteJ ifie tcr a Dollar; ond twcrty-fire cents for each uliiequf nt publication: those of greater length in proportion. If the number of insertions be not tn&rkfd on thcm.they will bq continuexl until or 'Jered ont and charaed 'accordingly . ! JIIK. CALnOUS'S SPEECH Oi tht rcceptidn of Molitiori 'Pititiont. Wc have been favored by the Author with a copy r of his clear and Statesman like Reinarfctf iin the Senate of the Uni ted States, on tjjis subject, which we take pleasure in laying before our read ers : :' ! ' If the time of the Senate permitted, I would feci it to be my duty to call fo r the reading of the mass of petition on the table, in order that we might know what language they , hold towards the fclave-holding States and their instituti - n; but, as it will nof, I have -selected. indiscriminately from the pile, two : one ! from those in manuscript,- and live other from the printed, and without knowing their contents will call for the reading of them, 'go that we may judge, by them, of the cliaracter of the whole. Here the Secretary on- the call of Mr. Calhoun, read the two Petitions."! Such, resumed Mr. O. is the language held towards us and ours ; the peculiar ! institutions of the South, that on the maintenance of which the very existence of the slave-holding States depends, is pronounced' to be sinful and odious, in ihe sight of God and man ; and this with l, systematic design of rendering us hate ifulin the eyes of the world, with a view ftp a general crusade against us and our institutions. This too, in the legislative halls of the Union ; created by those con federated States, for the better protection cf their peace, their safety and their re- cn,rf itA lilt lltlltinne Atirl II, q reorescntat ves of twe ve if these 8ftvpJ",v",'UVM,,,t' Ul c uV"l"'w ouscuruy. reign States against whom this deadly . o. o . . V kvii. lvni.a. nrn. n no. ,I . .. ! ilencc, hearing ourselves and our con- stituents dayOalter day denounced, with- oni uttering a woru u we but open our lips, the charge ot agitation is resounded tin alt sides, and we are held up as seek ing, to aggravate the evil which we resist. Every reflecting mind must sec in all this a state of things deeply aud dangerously diseased. - Ijdo not belong, said Mr. C. to the school which holds that aggression is to be met bv concession. Mine is the nnnositft .Uj-wWri. tMri.P ihot i.f. mut be met at the beginning, and those: v. w vi .... kwi.ya.'w lliuv yilklWIbHIIIIlia Mho act on the onnos he nnncinle are me- pared to become slaves. Ii this case in i i is L i . - particular, 1 noiu concession or compromise i - t - - T I . 1 .1 . xq be fatal, it we concede an inch, con- cession wouiu ioiiow concession com promise would follow compromise, until our ranks would be so broken tliat effec tual resistmce would be impossible. We must meet the enemy on the frontier, with . uxeo ueiermtnation oi maintainin": our position at every hazard. . Consent to re ceive these insulring petitions, & the next uernanil will be, that they be referred to a cuuimmee in order mat they 'may be de liberated and acted upon. At the last session, we were modestlv asked to ri. iceive them and simply lay them on the ta- Ole, without any view of ulterior action. I then told the Senator from Pennsylva nia (Mr. Buchanan ) who strongly urged that course in the Senate. -that it waa rt0 w Vt h i I A a. I " - t us the argument in favor of acting on the petitions if we were bound to receive. ceuld not be resisted. I then said that the next atep would be to refer the peti lion to a committee, and I already see : .1 ' .i . . . . luuicniions mat such is now the intent ion. If we yield, thatwill fidlnivo.i by another,&. we would thus nrocPPd Ktf. y r - - IV 1mS bv steo. to the consummat...,. r w Iject of these petitions. We are now told iiiat Hie most effectual mod nfarriw the nroirress of Abolition is to down, and with this view it is urged that iic petitions ouelit to be relerred to a cojjitrutte TW s thk rv irmnml Wvcli was takn t th liiaf ipssmn in the other House, hur Instil f .rrf!hW its progress it has inra dv.nrrf Jfenrf rapidly than ever. The mn.t WnAtl. . w- - ' -----w mu UBB -n Wl ouable right may be rendered doubtful. torwee admitted to be a nht -r trovers-: and ikt ivnlilLZ ie present instance, The subiect is he: J Mil hay v.. X viiaivc u iuc sum uun or uiscussion. In oonosifinn tn. tum . 1 r nt LonSr" is bound by the Cpnititn- me lurisaiction ot Lkjni?rps ittiv i v: r ;T.r r7. . -.:---!' -yj vf cci 01 i;e-i ahtlrivetubjewhejhq chnstUtitlofialinmne the d0ctri)je to .be absu rd, ddo soleiiin ly belie5 verUtatit wjti!d'tb.ei48i-a prove iiiat ti fias the oghuiamu isn sla very, as that it is bound to receive pfti -tionS; for that purpose, - 'rhcVery exist ence'of the rule that requires a .rjuestion to be put on the reception cif petitions, is conclusive to shotv, that there is no such obligation., -It has been a; standing rul? from the commencement qf the Goverh mcnt, and clearly shows! the senscof those ,o formed the Cimstitutiuii on this point. The question .on the recep tion would be absurd,, if afc is contended we are bound to receive ; but 1 do not intend to argue the question ; I discuss ed it fully at the last session, and the ar guments then advanced neither have nor can beasverel. As widely as this incendiary spirit has spread, it has not yet infected" this body, or the great mass of the intelligentand busi ness p(rtion of the North; but unless it be speedily stopped,, it will spV;:d and work upwards till it brings the two trreat sec- tins tfthe Union iuto deadly conflict. This is not a new impression" with me. Sevcral rears since, in a discussion with one. of the Senators from ;Masaehusetts, (Mr. Webster,) before this fell spirit had showed itself, I then predicted that the doctrine of the proclamation and the force billthat this Government had a right in the last resort ttf determine the extent of its own poivers, and enforce it at the point 'of the bayonet, which was so warmly main- laineu oy tnat aenatorwould at no dis tant day arouse the dormant spirit of abb- litionismj I told him that the doctrine was tantamount to t'ne assumption of unlimited power on me part oi the Aiovernment, and that such would ha the impression on the public mind in a large portion of the Unmii. The consequence would be Uicvitable--a large portion of the Northern States be lieved slavery to be a sin, and would be lieve it to be an .oblijratioii of conscuncp f abolish it, if they-should feel themselves liunyOegree resnousible for its enntinu ancc, andthat his dnctrine would neces sarily lead to the belief of jsuch resnonsi- bility. I then predicted that it would com mence as it has .with this, fanatical nortion of society, and that they would begin their operauuu on tne ignorant, the weak, the young, and the. thoughtless, and would gradually extend upwards till they would become strong enough to bbtain political control, when he and .-others' holding the highest stations in socittty; would, howe ver reluctant, be compelled to yield to - J..:' -J . J1 -have slDce e?aPsed nd J1 this is nlrtnilv m dm-cn .r I t..l .... , ... K-ww. .v. VI 1 tUIUl IUI- Standing at the point of lime at which we have now.ai rived, it w)ll not be more difficult to trace the course of future events t now than it was then. Those who imagine that the sbifit now abroad in the North, will die away of itself with out a shout or convulsion, have formed a very inadequate conception . of its real character; it will continue to rise .and spread, unless prompt and efficient mea- 8U."' " KV " Pr"2re, u noopie.i. I Already it has taken possession of th r .1 I , . - I P"T"U1 """ anui, a consuier- auw m l"? Pres 5 5nse Sieat n' struments by which the mtmls of the rising generation will be formed, i However sound the creat body of the non slave-holding States are at present, in the course of a few years they will be sue ceeded by those who will have been taught to hate the people and institutions of nearly one half of this'Unittn, with a hatred more deadly than one hostile nation ever enter tained towards another. It is easy to see the end. By the necessary course of e vents, if left to themselves; we -must be come, finally, two people, f It is impossi ble, under the deadly hatred which must spring up between the two great sections, if the present causes are permitted to ope rate unchecked that we should continue under the same political pSystem. The conflicting elements would burst the Union asunder as powerful as are the links which Abolition and the Union cannot co exist As the friend of the U- niort I openly proclaim it, and the sooner it is knowa the better. The former may now be controlled, but in a short timp it will be beyond the power of man to arrest the course of events. We of the South will not, cannot surrender our institutions. r maintain the existing relatibns between the two races, lnjiabitins: that section of the Umon 19 indispensable to the peace ano nappioess ot oom. it cannot be sub verted without drenchlnc the country in b.lowJ and Extirpating one or the other of .rr wi.uum uw, una grown l?P w,lH t,UF wiety aim msuiuiions. anu 3 80 imerwoven with them, that to destroy 'J: wo.UIU De 10 aestroy us as a people. Put !?1 mc not understood as admitting w 1 K. - 1 - . - ... ' i m. - VCB y.imPcation that the existing rela USIL1? races in the slave- "v?""k cs " n evu rar otherwise j U W to Oe. a good, as it has thus far ""' -v "r1". r B Africa, friimj: tlierlawnAof Jiistory to the i. .1- .1.:' -j ' --Ji -. i . i , yt vvtiu uay, aiiaineu. a conoiiiorrso civil ned and so improved, not on! r oh vsi call v. but morally and intelfeptnally. Jt came 1 iinuR in iu-ar sou not iist-nfUori hviw. among us in a low, degraded amh savage condition, and ih the course ofa few gen itjons it has gVown up under the foster ing care of our. institutions, as reviled as tliey luive been, to its present comparative civilized conditions Tins, with the rapid l increase ot numbers, ls.conclusive proof of the general ha ppinessjof the race in spite of au-the.exaggerated tales to the contrary. Bt I lake higher ground. I hold that m tle present state of civilization, where two traces of different origin, and distin guisjhed by color, and other physical dif-i terences, as well as intelleclual, are bro'ti togethcr,Jthe relation now existing in the! sla-holding States between the two, is instead of an evil, a good a positive good. I feel myself called upon to speak freely upon the subject where, the honor ami ju;tere!s of those I tfcpresent are in volved. I hold then, (hat there never has tet existed a wealthy and civilized society in which one portion of the com munity did not, in point of fact, live on the labor of ihe othoK Broad and gone raba's is this assertion, it is fully borne out Uy history. Thl is not. the proper occasion, but if it were, it would not be jUifliciwIt to trace the various devices by which the wealth of all civilized cotnmu- nities has been so unequally divided, and to show by what means so small.a share; has been allotted to those by wfiosei i-i i i. . t i x ! inuur: ii was prouueeu, ana so large a sharej: given to the non-producing class. Devices are almost innumerable, from the brute force and gross superstition ot an- cicnttimes, to the subtle and artful fis cal contrivances of modern. I might well challenge a comparison between them, and the more direct, simple, and patri archal mode by which the. labor of the African race is among us commanded by the European. I may say with truth. that in few countries so much is leil lO i the share of the laborer, and so little ex acted from him, or where there is more kiiki attention to turn in sickness or in firmities of aire. Compare his condition w.u. 'f ... . M l"e Vr -""uses hi me llitlk . tv 4 . . n . 4 I" J 1. I .1 most civilized port.ons of Europelook) at the sick, and the old and infirm slave on one hand, in the midst of his family and frjends, under the kind superintend- ing care ot ins master aud unstress, and pareLit with the forlorn and wretched condition ot the naunerm the noor house. But I ivill not dwell on this aspect of the question: I turn to the political: and here 1 tlearlessly assert that the existing relation between the two race in the South, against which these blind fanatics ! are waging war, forms the most solid and , durable foundation on which to rear frcej and stable political institutions. It is ! useless to disguise the fact. There is ' particular, the wonder ami adjniratjon of and always has been in an advanced stage j thousands: or, like Napoleon, sinall of sta of wealth and civilization, a conflict bo-; ture, but whose solemn brow kept Kings tween labor and capital. The condition in awc, and compelled-Princes to stand iti of society in the South exempts us from respectful silence afar off. He was still the disorders and dangers resulting from wrapi in his imperial purple, ;and white this conflict , and which explains how it is thatlthe political condition of the slave holding States has been so much more stable and quiet than those of the North, The advantages of the former in this re spect il I become more and more mani fest, if left undisturbed by interference without, as the country advances in wealthjand number.-, Wo have in fact but jujgt entered that condition of soci ety whore the strength anil durability of our. bolitical institutions am to be test ed ; arjd I venture nothing in predict ing, that the experience of the next generation will fully test, how vastly more favorable oqr condition of society is to that jof other sections lor free and stable institutions, provided we are not disturbed by the interference of others, or shall have sufficient intelligence and spirit to resist promptly "and successfully such interfer ence. It rests with ourselves to meet and repel them. I look not for aid to this Gov ernment, or to the other States $ not but there are kind feelings towards us on the part of ! the great body of the non slave holdingl States; but as kind as their feel ings may be, we may rest assured that no political" party in those States will risk their ascendajney for our safety.' If we do not defend purselves none will defend us ; if we yield we will be more and more press ed as we recede; and if we submit we will be trampled under foot. Be assured that emancipation itself would not satisfy these lanatics- tnat gaineu, tne next step would be to raise the negroes to a social and po litical equality with the whites; and that being effected, we w-ould soon find tho present jconuition of tne two races reversr ed. Tbcy and their northern allies would be the masters, and we the slaves; the con dition of the vyhite race in the British West India Islands, as bad as it is, would be habrMncis to oursi-there tlie mother coun try is mteresteu m sustaining the suprel macy otfthe European race. It is true that . .1 ? . r . 1 - ' live autnoruy 01 we lorraer master la ues troyedjbut the African wjll there, still be a stave, jnot to individuals, but to the com munity j-forced to labor, not. by the au thority 4f the overseer, bnt by the bayonet of the soldier, and tha rod of the civil mag istrate. "''-- ' j '. . Surrounded as the slave-hoi ding States are ivitl sch imminent perils lejoiee to think that our weans of deface are ample, if we shaif . prove to hae the intelligence and sptpit to see and apply them before it -is tim Iate.--: AIM we want is concert, to lay aside al parry differences,and unite with zeal and energy in repelling approaching j dangers. Jet there, be concert ot action, aiid we shall find ample means of security without resorting to secession or disunion. I speak with full knowledge & a tliorough exanination of the subject, antj for one see my way, clearly. One thing lalarms. me the eager pursuit of gain whidh overspreads, the land,1 and which absorbs every faculty of the mind and every feeling-of the heart. Of all passions, avarice is the most blind and compromising the last to; see and the first to yrleld to danger. I dare not hope that any thing I can say! will arouse the Sojith to a due sense ofdangertl fear ft is beyond the power of mortal voice to awa ken it in time, from the fatal security into which it has fallen. J ETRA CT from the Notes of a TOUR TO THE MOUNTAINS of North-Carolina, ? made in the Summer of 1836, by Alfred S. Waco ii, Esq. of this City, and communicated for : publication in the Greensboro' Patriot ; At length, we rode through a thick for est, and burst suddenly into! a clearing, from which I beheld for the first time the far famed Pilot. I must confess I was somewhat disappointed at the apparently insignificant height of the Mountain. It did loot seem to be more than three or four hundred feet at most, and I expressed my self accordingly to my friend, who assured me it was upwards of 1,500, and the pin nacle alone measured 500 feet So much foruticipation. 1 had pictured to myself a sciene very different from what I saw, and; felt rather inclined to be discontented biiit, after attentively examining- jt for some time, I considered myself amply re warded for the journey. j My first burst of' wonder beiing over, 1 sat on my horse and gazed in silence on an ..I '.Li l.nt.t ,." - a ii .... 1 m. w ;.iKI!..... 1 . - ; i i.i.i wr :u i nave; ever utiiciu. tc wem iu n i icu anu fertile valley, through which aistpall creek went babbling on -a single residence with some negro huts rested on a gentle emi nence in trout cattle were grazing quiet lv ni:mn,i us-.tlie WOods awakened to th vppk ,lf anu,hpr da V. wero voral nrwl 'the cock's shrill clarion,' heralding in the new bom bliss, told ot a resting place for the way-worn traveller. The voice of the husbandman came rolling o'er the yetgreen cornfields, as he spoke to his team, or, in the lightness of his heart, carolled forth hisv matin hymn. There was a solemnity, yet a joypusness, iti this sequestered and beau teous valley, that charmed me iuto a hap py and devotmnal JeeWng, Around me lay .'ill M 1 the dark deep forest over whose western boundary rose the lone Mountaiii, like some proud child of genius towering above his lellows-and, unlike all others in every neecj clouds, floating above i his 4iead, seemed like the breath of Ins nostrils, as it came in contract with the chill iand upper air. " ' Unlike the Mountains of Europe it is richly mantled with trees- a feature in Ar merican Scenery that strikes 4 foreigner with peculiar force, and tells him he is in a country very different from liis own, Much of its grandeur is lost by being cloth ed, and in making the ascent, you do not feci that sense oi uanger wnien is expe rienced in climbing those fearful heights where terrific rocks and yawning caverns, unshaded by foliage, meet the eie, and on every hand steep precipices compel you to use caution. But here the visitant feels himself secure, where he can at any mo ment lay hold of the trunk of a tree to help him uip, or break his fall, if perchance he make! a false step. . Oni the highest part of this mbuntain, a 011 mass ot nakeu rocjc rises, almost perpen dicularly, to the height of two liiind-'ed and fifty feet, clothed on its summit; with stun- ted trlees and shrubs; and, at a distance, may easily be mistaken for sotne strongly fortified castle, in a dilapidated(condition, which! the hand of time had decorated with' ivy arid lichens each craggy ! projection resembling the round towers' jof former days,'j looking grimly over the dark foliage of its ancient domain, and, if this were a country of feudal origin might wpll deceive the traveller and lead him to believe that it had once been the abode of some pow erful Baron, ' jv' i Where each bearded warrior, strong at jheart, Hurled the long spear, and drove the rankling dart: Viewed from below, its great magnitude is not perceptible, and, it is only when you reach the base, that you can at ail compre hend the gigantic proportions of ithis great natural-curiosity. 1 awe it iqr some time in mute wonder, gazing in silentj adoration on what lay before aic. At length, the snell which bountl me! was broken by the sound jof approaching footsteps, apd I foU lowedlmv friend to the house of Major Ioyel who kindly undertook: tne task ot conducting us to the .pinnacle. ; ; , I disburdened myself of alt my trappings except! pay drawing materialr, determined to be as little; incommoded as possible.;- We niw began the ascent, which is grad? ual and easy for a considerable way up the acclivity; according to .Professorpijsted, bejjig only aboijt 20 until we reached a Sorioz. not tha one spoken of by lthis Ceo- itleman, but in the neigliborhood ) where t t lA :r. 1 we reiresneu ourseiyes, cieareuiiuj. agoou basin for the water, attachedti piece of bark by way of a spout for the benefit of future tourists, filled our bottles, and proceeded on our journey. The ascent here becomes more abru pt tabou t 25s ) and' Wire frag ments of quartz and mida slate," wilb the trunks ot tallett trees impede your progress. A vast variety of plants and wild flowers grow spontaneously in a dark rich soil, and traces of that destructive element fire, are every where visible. On inquiry, I soon learned that it is a custom almost every year to burn the undergrowth. Such a spectacle must indeed be very grand, as the flames are carried to the tops of the! tiiiuuit, auiiiuutll lilC , WIIUIC 11UUUI1U in oneivast winding sheet of flanv, present ing, I have no doubt, a very inipqsing and terrific sceneraiid continuing to burn for several days aud nights without interrup tion, until the supply ot lucl is exhausted, My health had been somewhat delicate for a few weeks previous, and the fatigue, was almost too much for me. I had fre quently to stop and rest, and this afforded great amusement to Major Novell's little son, a child only seven years old, but of a noble disposition and undaunted courage. He had many a laugh at my expense, for my want of strength, ' On account of the length of timeT that has elapsed since I was on a Mountain, I felt, as we approached the top, great de bility, but an occasional glimpses of tlio world below us served to' reanimate mc, and I would again start forward with re newed strength. The solitude that reigns here, is not to be written.' It is reserved only for those, who woo nature in her own dominions. The Geologist and Botanist will find ample scope for the pursuit of their favorite sciences, but particularly the latter, for a great variety of flowers are there r . -born to blush unseen, Ami waste their sweetness on the momins air. I was particularly pleased with the mod est little sensitive plant, as if conscious of its own delicacy, shrinking from the slight est touch, and closing up its tender leaves to hide its beauties from the curious, fcicb ens, in almost every variety, cover the trees, rocks, and rotten wood". The crim son cup, or chalice moss, is here really beautiful; and beetles abound m every form and color. I found that land shell s were very scarce. After undenroinff much fatiwnp. w rrnVh- edthe baseof the pinnacle on the south side rock and my back to the awful void' be am! encountered a flock f SIipah Si.fn . ! low, I cooly began to mount, and ere the ciently tame to approach and lick our fin - sers. On looking up, the pinnacle presents im mense upright walls, in many particular&i t j iMkuiuniig . me iiiuuidieu tow-. ers and bastions of an Old Castle, with trees of large growth flourishing in the o penings of the rent and mouldering walls In some places, the rocks hang like one half of an arch over the foss of the citadel, reaily prepared to meet the draw bridge and port cullis, and in others, deep reces ses appear like the closed entrances, to the dungeon, dark and damp. Tha w-hole pin nacle, on a nearer view from below, is certainly well calculated to deceive the traveller from the old world. The day was cool and slightVains tem pered the atmosphere. flight clouds floated around and a shower compelled us'to seek protection under the cliffs. While securing ourselves from a wetting, the Major directed my attention to a cave above our heads. I climbed up, and from cut the entrance came a strong current of cold air, reminding me of the caves of (Eo'lus. I would have gone in but that I feared, what my own good s a i n t -, Pa t r i c k , h a d banish e d f r u in Ire land, would salute me with a vengeance for disturbing mem in their letirement. 'Hie Ma jor assured me that one of dds sons went into it a short time since, for a cnus'iderable distance, and tieard the rush of water some depth below him. On throwing down small stones he could distinctly hear them solash. I sunnose that the water on the top of the pinnacle nous -its way down, and in its descent carries with' it a stream of air, which dis engages itself the moment it meets with resistance, & then makes its way through the mouth oj me cave. And as a confir- tnation of this supposition, not far from the cave is a dripping well, falling with little interruption for nearly the whoje height, of the : pinnacle., and 4he blowing is more particularly noticed after rain. As soon as the shower blew past, we proceeded to examine the structure of the pinnacle j but ' as; a; very distinguished Geologist, (Professor Olrasted) haSv been; the re, before me, I wtjl' take, tlje - liberty to quote bis descnptiuu of it, in lus own WOrdS. . ' '--' - . : While my companions were employed in these observations, I had begun an examination of the geological structure of the pinnacle. : A foqtfpath running close to its base conducts? one, ".without the IpastobstructionVauile round thevcircle. ana no opportunity couuroe more lavorr able for remarking the different kinds of j rocs anu meir relative pwunuju ' in irM geology of the pinnacle '.there is 'spine-; thing quite remarkable anlcu ri&i and thgeotpgist :witl Juiger round Ms base w i th as much d e Ugh t a n d ad mira t io n as lie gazes upon the landscape from its sum miu The pinnacle is made iipphief ly of mic& slate aad quartz. bat each exhibits peculiar and interesting xftarac- ters It5rbik waif is i'Ttilt otf ents:frbiti ' iop m oqiTom . ana ic.v'i;.aio :-icguii ij st rati fi ed the strata dipping east ert y at an angle of only ten degrees e'Byjthese, parallel seams; the whole is divided. trtt? tabular masses. The most .abundant: rocky U a peculiar kind of mica , slate or grit rock, , composed of very fine granular quarlz with flesh red mica iiitrm'atTy n d isse mi itated . The. texture is exjquis -5 itely fine, and the Cohesion so loos0 that it may bo frequently crumbled between the fingers into the finest white sand. ' At a mill near the e-wi, nw f ,nriUtnT0 ;,! i n JinVwi bn river. Ararat, t quarried from an eminence oh the-orth.v west side of the Pilot. The "consisted of quartz rock; somewhaV res'embting , Trench Burr, and appeared to be of an; uxcucui ijuauiy. vni iiuiuiic unu quarried from the grit rock of these mountains." .f r Having rested for a shorftime we walked round to the north side, and soon came to the only ascent to the pinnacle. Never shall I forget the feeling of sick ness that came dver me the- moment I raised my eye to the awe inspiring nar row cliff's, Vwhich threatened to hurl to ce i t ai n d es true t i on the d'ari ng w ort al I w ho should have the temerity to climb iheir fearful heights- fturned from this giddy sight fo look upon the blue Ridge in tho distance, and the vast green ocean of waving trees, far, far beneath me. Tha view wa grand, in every sqnse of ! the word, and by contemplating it, I was somewhat enabled to gain courage j for the attempt. My sketch book being rath er lame, was an incumbrance, but Doc- tor Henderson, who had been up there oetore iook cnarge or u anu mus itgiueneu me of a load- that I could not dispense with. I nowjjfaced myself for the task,, mounted the IfiVst ledge of rocks 'and looked up, buA iiiy sickness returned j fearful of being unable to" go with ' tOT", party, I expressed myself so, but when I looked at Major LovcJ, a man of fifty six years, and his young son, James, of the tender age of seven, I determined not to be out done by old or young, male or female. Ladies,, I am told, frequently make the ascent much more courageous ly than the men O, woman, woman I what is it you can not accomplish, if yon only will it ? So with my face to Ithe i first difficult pass was made, I InunU myseir as unconcerneu auoui me las s if I had only been walking up the moun tain. We how came to a ladder ' of a- -bout thirty feet in length, suspended at ,. top by withes of hickory, only lying a gainst the face of the steep and precipi- " tous cliff, but without any thing whatever to prop it below, ' Looking at its peri lous position.! requested that, ohlv one of us should mount at a. time. The Doc tor led the way, arid I followed, as soon as he reached the landing abeve.it In like manner came the father, and son, the child, the whole time, displaying aT greatness of nerve that would be cretjt-' ' table even ' in a hero Our whole; force being up to the second landing, we agin' resumed our upward joufney, arid while doing so, the roar' of - thunder bellowed o'er the neighboring heights, but; yet' much below us. I turned to the point . from tvhich.it swelled upon the blast add saw the blackened mass of angry; cloods moving over a portio of the Pilot, Tus . was what I had not seen, since I had ; crossed some of the highest Mountain';; of Europe, and it struck me with pectir liar solemnity. I could not. 16ok upon such a scene without feeling real ' and . fervent devotion to the Autlvr of my ex-: istence, and those beautiful, lines i of Heuvey occtfired to rocw- j - : He's all in all ; hi wisdom, goodness, power, . Springs in each blade and blooms iu every-flower, Heaven shakes, earth trembles, and the forests nod, .When awful thunder speaks the oicjs of Cro4l i j By the time we had reached the' top, jlhe electric loud was 7 far removed from us and on the pinnacle's most olpyated point, we snufted the pure, untainieu breath of Heaven. Here, we found traces Of recent visitors, in the broken branches Uf the Whortleberry bushes strewed abou- n every rurection.- ' - - . - j -Nothing cHn exceed the magnificence.-' )f the view from where'-wi'stoboV south and soatheast one Vast c$trideil v feel d of int e rmi nbl e forest metstyieiit riziin in a hazy blue. : Here; and there the various hills raise their headV like If f tands ; from the ocean;s wayei an4Sth85 roar of the wind thrbaahrUie Vtops'of .thf sturdy Oaks andFinesnteipjthe. rnrfi sure of thed el usibn j,vavi ng-1 heir Jail . heads to and frovmuc resembling'the undutatiwns ofa troubled sea, ;vxjJil To the west and north, the Blue Ride stretchesvia onguline of iirterinable mountains, :of every; shade of .blue, era- litfnrr m.eS fftr&rfr t fK distance. - To the jeast,- the Sawratown-moun tain by ! their proximity; delightfully reuey the.eye and g'me additional charms to a natural panorama of indescribabte gran 4cur. I would have made a drawing of hi, ! ! fMi onlv catxh.occa.si- onal view distinctly, owin to thrajiuli, sucessioniof clouds an4: mistJi wraWia admiratbn; a sm ksi beneath t u that oon swel led lpU dense fpfy spreading its fantastic arm iff A,
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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March 28, 1837, edition 1
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