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: ' . i "J i. POLICY OP THE SOUTH. . i.'- i."ik. finntfiant trentlemen could abut tbair eye 10 ihe result of l heir own unwise policy 1 Let them look how they stood, end then look at the North. -TH Notth applied their ahoul. dertoihe wheal thejr went lo work to better their condition 5 they husbande! their own re sources : thuy employed and diversified their la fcor they lived upon their own means; kept their own money at home to reward their own industry inetead of foolishly sending it abroad to . purchase what the y"eorld o well and ao pronia bly supply kthome. . But South Carolina and her Sottthero tetw would touch norther hammer IW ahottla.- Toe sent awysira .-... .Kem. England, or to old England.; And what was tht consequence of these two ppposite y . tema t Sooth Carolina waa poor and depeodani, . white NesrEnflaed waa independent proa- peroue. South Carolina, when the Federal Con . atitntion wif adopted, had fivo representative, vNorth Carolina five, and .Virginia ten represents- tM on tbia flew. They alicherlshed a deadly to every thin connected v. ith roao-( Ufacturee, internal improvements, and progress of eery kind. They denied to this Government the power of self-protection ana sen improve ment; they went for the standstill, lie-down, go-to-sleep, lel-ue-alone, do nothing policy ; .they had tried to life on whip ayllabub, political met aphysics, and constitutional abstraction, until it .had nearly starved them to death, while the Nor thern SUtea had wisely pursued the opposite pol icy ; and what had been the effect on their re lative prosperity! Naw York began with six representative in that hall ; now she had thirty four. 'Pennsylvania began with eight, and now ha had twanty-four. Virginia, wuh North and Sooth Carolina, had commenced wuh twenty representatives, and now they have, altogether, but thirty, and Now York alone hag thirty-four. Such are the fruits cf tho opposite systems ol policy adopted by the North and South. Judge the tree by its fruits. Will men never learn wisdom from experienced- Ho would rejoice to see the Sooth as prosperous and aa happy as the North. They had all the elements of wealth and prosperity in profusion around them the jw materials and bread stuffs, minerals, and water- . i A Aa, If-thaw power in auunuance, running u . y would allow iiiin to offer them advice, it would be to abandon an exploded and ruinous policy j fellow the example of the North, and shire; in their prosperity. Instead of coming here repining and complaining that tho North was rich ami prosperous, making forty or fifty per cent, profit on their caphal, whilst the Souih realized but four or five, just turn round, quit your four or five per cent, profits, and go to work, at what yo allege yields forty or fifty. 1 f the 1 ariff was " confined to the North, you might complain ; but It waa free to all alike North and South, fcaat and West. Go to the hammer and the loom, the furnace and the forge, and become rosperou in ' your turn. All these blessings are within your reach, if you will but put forth your hand to grasp them ; they are offered freely to your ac ceptance. You enjoy great advantages. You have not only all the advantages enjoyed by- the North for manufacturing, but you have others superadded ; you supply the raw material, and above-ill, you have labor without wages, perfectly, available for such purposes ; the hands of the young and old, now useless for thq field, nnjlit, in factories, become highly profitable and produc Take hold. then, on the same industry which bad imjle New England great, n.t ocnM-.iallv on those branches of it which New England could and would spare. Then South c.miiA would be. thus. far. independent both ''of'eEnglandlfid,orahe-wmid.-eW w.iror hnm, to comneto with Texas and the ' rich lands of the Southwest in the production of ' cotton. Her worn-out fields must sink in the '. earnest with the virgin soil of the new State. Then let her address ircrstrrr lo manuiactures The gentleman fronl Soutn uaronna eeemcu iu observe, with grief and envy, that New England was enjoying profits of from forty to fifty per cent. That was not true ; but what if it was ! If she gave that to South Carolina for six cents per yard which Carolina once could not get from abroad under thirty-six, the question fqg, Carolina to look at was, not what profit New England made, but what prices she charged her. That gentleman wanted his State to go to old Eng. land for all she required. We were all to depend on Europe for our manufactured arti cle. Foreign oun res were to enjoy exclu. aively the profitable business yielding forty and fifty per cent., while we were all to turn farmer, and join the gentleman in working, as r he said, for a profit of four and five per cent (and when all' became farmer it would be ten limes worse,) competition having ceased, old England would again make the gentleman pay twenty-five cents a yarn lor wnai ne tingmnu now uucrcu them for six. Waa not tbia1 patriotic ! Was it rot a noble, an enlarged, American policy 1 ; Enpland was to monopolize all the profitable business, the result of labor-saving machinery, while wa were to content onrselvcs with the j plough and the hoe, and profits at the rate of two or three per cent. Was that the policy for A merica to pursue ! They might ba Americana who recommended it, but they were certainly playing into the bands of our transatlantic com petitors. If manufacturing was such profitable business as these gentlemen represented it to be why not let American have it rather than for irnera ? Wbv not keen our money and profit to ourslves, instead of giving both to the labor of Great Brnain! Th profit of manufacturing wers chiwfiy owing to au tnlarged marktt, and lo th uae and conttaul im provement of labor-saving maohiuery. The saving of labor and lbs increase of human power produced tn tbia manner wa almoat incalculable. By its aid ens feeble woman or child wai enabled to accom olish more in a dirv than would pay for lb produc tions ef forty able bodied, hard-banded men without it. Did gentlemen desire, and was it meir policy, to let England enjoy all this benem, and Keep n 10 ner self as a monopoly t It was this labor-saving macbi nerv. and this alonei that kept th British Govern ment from baukrnptcy. This prolific source of wealth mcd newer enabled the BrilUb people to stand up un der a debt of four thousand million af dollars, and to piy taxes to the Govnrnment amountiag to mors than two hundred and filly millions every year.; This wa th result of her immense labor-saving machine 1 ry, estimated to be equal lo the labor of eight mil- Jtop ol men. wu rl the policy ol gentlemen lo lea England hav this profitable buaiaeas of manufactu ring all to herself t That seamed lo be the policy of the Secretary ol the 1 reetury. indeed h bad avow , ad it ia his report, to be bis aeUled policy to break dowa th maaafaoluren af our owa country, and de rive hi re vena from British and other foreisn food. , His policy was in bio. awa words, to prevent " tht , tulHUuUon ffdtmetlie rival prtductsfor imparled 1 Vlieis." This policy of iuittUutmg Americtn for foreign roeds. be says, is injurious to the rsvtDue, and must be arretted by reducing th duties so as to let im th arod actions of foreirn labor, and thus break dowa American sneahaalo and manufacturers, and ' put ao and la thi growing evil of " tuktlituting A- ', . r t j..... J t m i. m . rkL , mmi mm tic jTpafueu jar jvrwgn-- sentiment th Secretary has jepeatcel sevraj times ia hi report. See pfe Xni 6. 41i policy was ' y wierea lb revanue by increasing importations ; and s h would redooe th average of duties to on third, af soars, to f et tb ams amount of revenoe, wa mast add to our import. - Tbi was masifest : aad aadeaiabl. ' Our present Import amounted to -at kmUitd stillions ;4o carry out iht Secretary' ptta w maSt raw them 10 one hundred and fifty sail jn. ' Oar exports were about ana handled mil- Jioas, sad of eaonM fifty snillioa ia specie would ba . required annoiily t pay tin balance. The whole pci f tb country aaaaevar ba estimated at, mor that eighty millions. How, then, was hi pot-"1, Not fram the tanks, for they would ba broken p th Tory first yr of uch a system 1 than what was Mr. Secretary going to do for hi iwveanel The duty on foreign iron, he toil na, i 73 par sent. Ha was for reducing It to 30 par cnt less than one half. We mast, af course, Import mors than double the amount of iron la get the present amount of rev enue, and ta thai extent break np American upply. Now, it waa imponelbla lo make our people doubl their consumption, and so tb result most necessarily b to get ibera to take foreign good when they now took domestic, thuseupplying th demand from a bread, and of course destroying th domestic artlcl to that extent. Wa not ail this plain? Could any man in his senses deny it t And then, besides, w her wa th Secretary going to get th money to pay for all the foreign goods? .There Was th rub. Ihs gentleman from Virginia Mr. Bavlv talked about exporting potatoes to Ireland. Export potatoes to Ireland 1 He would tell that ge alleman that last year we imported 211, 327 bushel, paying a duty of ten ceuta per bushel 15,050from Ireland, while Ire land took of all our grain only 790 bushel W corn, not a barrel of flour, cornmeal, or a bushel of grain, or its productions in any other form. The whole of our mighty export of breadetufis to England, Scot laud, aud Ireland, amounted to lea than 1,001), lea than one fourth of a million less than could be furnished by a single Western county. I'olatoes were cheaper in Ireland than in tho United Slates, yet th people are starving, because they had no pro tection against Kngland, no money, no employment. This was the effect of "free trade" with England, and il wa precise the condition into which " free trade" with England would soon bring this country, if it were adopted. " Free trade" with England re minded him of an anecdote of an Irishman, who, when complaining of starvation iu Ireland, was ask- ed whether potatoes was not very chesp ? he answsr ed, "Chape! the Lord love ye, they're but saxpence a bushel." " Haw is it, then, you are atarving?" "Just beease ws have no work, and can't get th axpence." A laugh Such wr the fruits of ex changing agricultural products for manufactured goods ihe products of manual labor for the products of machinery working the hoe against the loom -Such had been and always would be the resuTt of this miserable system ot policy, whenever and where ever adopted. .Andrew Steuart'$ Speech on the Tariff. There is not a ingle free-trade district in the State, if we except Wilmot's ; and there the issue was not clearly made on this ground; for, if we are rightly informed, even Mr. Wilmot was afraid to endorse and stand by the doctrine of the free-trade party to the fullest extent. With regard to Ihe 1 lurd District, where the election of Mr Charles Brown is claimed as a victory over the taritt of '42, there were three candidates in the field: Brown, free trade; and Coleman and Ilolluishad, both in favor of the tariff of '42. Their united vote was 6,445 ; while that given to Mr. Brown was 4,776; being a ma. jorify against free trade of more than 1,600 votes. In the city and county, also, trie ta riff majority is over 10,000 ; for it should be remembered that in each of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Districts, there were two candidates in the field, who were known to be favorable to the tariff of '42, and only one free-trade candidate. Philadelphia Inquirer. AN ELECTION BY THE HOUSE. Speaking of the recent elections which have resulted so disastrously for the. Loco Focos and so gloriously for the country, the Richmond Epquiieaaya; . " The loss of a majority of the Congressional delegation in Pennsylvanift, Ohio and Florida, and the tie in the Georgia delegation neutralizing the voto of the State, make il possible, that while the Democrat may retain a majority of th mem ber in the next Congress, the Whigs may have a majority by Stales, and thereby hold the elec tion of a President in their own hands. The elec tion of a President by the flouseof Representa tives is in itself fraught with mischievous circum stances but while there is danger of a majority of Whig States in the House, it would be worse than folly in the Democratic party to run more than one caudidate, and throw the election into Congress.", Are you there, old truepenny? Why, what a change hag come over the spirit of your dream. But yesterday you were in transports over what you fondly imagined was the " annihilation of Whiggery," and now you are shaking in your shoes for fear that the Whig party in the House of Representa tives may elect the President. We don't wish to increase your agony unnecessarily, but there is an element which you have left out of your calculation. North Carolina will return a majority of Representatives to the next Congress, antl ber vote will be cast for the Whig I'resident. " I'eteriburg Intelligencer. , The last Ohio papers announce as certain the re-election of Mr. Vinton to Congress, bout winch some doubt bad been expressed, from the circumstance, we believe, that he had a Whig as well as a Locofoco competi tor. The defeat of this able gentleman would have been a loss indeed, not to the Whig party alone, but to the aggregate wis dom, experience, arid dignity of the Repre sentative body. His election makes the po litical composition of the Ohio delegation in the next Congress stand, eleven Whigs, nine Locofocos, and one Independent ; in all .twenty-one. In the present Congress, they stand, eight Whigs, thirteen Locolocos National Intelligencer. j. : . , The greatest farce of the day ia the attempt. on the part ot tne Administration journals, lo ax count for their defeat in Pennsylvania, at the re. cent election, by the slate af the weather! Ills the first time that -we hate heard of the " unterrmed Democracy" being afraid of a shower ! ' Alex. Gaulle. It is not half so great a farce aa attributing, the rise in produce in Europe to the Tariff of 1846, not yet in operation in America ! , Jt Philadelphia, Oct. 25. A most singular and shocking accident took place in tbia City yesterday, resulting in the death of the wife of Thomat Diehljr,, Esq., Merchant. She jwak walking acrosa her chamber, with pitcher in her hand, when ilnj accidentally stumbled and fell, crushing the pitcher under her, a broken piece of which inflicted a gash in her neck, evering me inguiar vein, ana causing al most instant death. lrr husband was nra- sent at the time of the accident, but all ef forts to save her Mftrproved ineffective 8UDDKS DiATH.Mr. France A. Ward, died euddenly 6ft esdarvening. Mr. Ward wa absent during .he-day, and in tba evening when ne came nome he lonnd hi wile anting in rocking chair, with ber sewing in her lap quite dead. She waa young and had not Ion? been V-, :'.-Tkm riixwinn ttrait of a letter in tb Phila delphia North American will be read wjjwelr. al interest: . rT. iI , When J called to make my respect yesterdy morning, Mr. Clay wa absent at his office in Lix- ingtan, which he attende reguiariy uunog iu. forenoon ot escn oay. 1 rmum m, p-v noon,and found him aeated with tw visitor. His wejeoma was such his character wout imply cordial, gnuaadfoeara 3me h wrooghtbut litUhnge in bis appearfiKeBor have "he private afflictions, whahcjuift Md. been heavily bnrthened, impaired that noblex bear ing Which haaever marked him among men, U much as his pre-eminent genius has impressed itself upon th age in which he Kves Hie step, if any thing, is a little feebler than when he Jest appeared in the Senate ; but every intellectual faculty is as fresh as in the noon day of its 01 a turity, and that gigantic mind is as active and en ergetic as in those proud days when he perilled every thing of personal ambition for the honor and prosperity of hi Country. ' Mr. Clay still look forward with deep anxiety to theiriumph of Whig principles, and views with . infinite regret tho destructive policy of the pre sent administration, as it affects the industry and interest of the nation. His conversation on pub lic affairs was marked by a spirit of calm and dis passionate judgment, a minute acquaintance with all the political movements, and the absence of every thing like partisan bitterness. He does not hesitate, lo avow that taking tho aggregate of measures passed at the last session ot Congress, it was the most disastrous that ever assqtubled since the adoption of the Constitution. . . I was happy to find his views upon HfO Tariff, question coincided with the great mass of the Whig party, and his advice iu this respect de serves to be inscribed upon every protective banner in the Union. Speaking of his constant and unremitting effort lo protect the labor pf the country, of the effect produced by the Whig Tariff of 1942, and the practical result to follow from the bill of 1946, when it 'came to be fairly tested, though our opponents were endeavoring to delude the agricultural interests by represent ing that the temporary advnee in breadsttiffs wa produced by the influence of this measure, when it was notorious that the failure of the potat6 crops in England and Ireland had been the only opera tin(r cause, he Said, " let the question be between the' Whig Tariff of 1842 od the Democratic Tariff of 1846." One is a posilitegood wkicblhe people have felt the other will as surely prape a vositice evil, which they hate yet to realize , Let your cry be bestoration," and so in God' name eay I, and so I hope will every Whig from Maiue to Texas, until fyr standard is once more un furled in victory from the east portico of the Mr. Clay entertains iuii connoencB.,u,yur Whig brethren throughout the Union will unite harmoniously and zealously upon the fundamental principles of ihe party and not separate upon the local issues, which designing men endeavor to engraft upon every canvass, or court factious "isms" which in themselves are unimportantnd often injurious, deserving neither respect nor countenance. The day of certain success is not distant : NOW? FOR NEW YORK. '' Under this caption the Tribune commences an article in the following spirited and cheering strain : The October Elections have closed, and the result are unexpectedly favorable. Ohio stands nukly .forth Qn the isideof Peace abroad and Pros perity at home. She chooses a WTifg GoveTrior by thrice the majority of 1844, a Whig Delega lion to Congress in place of a Loco Foco, with a decidedly Whig Legislature. Geoiuha, which "voted for Polk, is tied in her Congressional Dele gation and about even on the popular vote , Florida is probably revolutionized, eleeting a Representative whose vote will equal that of New York in case the ejection of President goes into the House. South Carchina alone remains nominally (and but nominally) attached to the ruling dynasty. Pennsylvania, for year the mainstay of Loco Focoism, which elected Van Buren in 36 and gave Mr. Pelk not only her own vote but that of New York also in '44, has repu diated the connection and come out overwhelm ingly Whig. Her Congressional Delegation, Senate, Assembly and new Canal Commissloaer are Whig the latter by some 10,000 majority. On Congress, the Whig majority must ba at least 5,000, not considering the thousands thrown away on Native candidates. Pennsylvania remained decidedly Loco Foco even in the tornado ef 1837; she has not voted on our side these twenty years, except by a few hundred for Gen. Harrison in 184(1. She now sends a clear Whig majority of ten Member to the next Congress. And now, Whigs of New Yonx t ia oiwJurif VV hav eninved and are now enjoying the un expected, unprecedented, astounding victories of our brethren in other Estates ; snau noi pnoe, eraiirudc, hope, confidence, conspire with a re- gard for the National well-being, to incite us to a gallant effort in the struggle now approaching its conclusion 1 Our brethren have astonished and gladdened us by their victories ; glial, we mortily aud ciuah them by our defeat 1 What say you, veterans of '37, '40 and '44 1 From the Greensboro' Patriot. THE SCHOOL LAW. It is not good to be always altering established laws, but 1 think our Common School law ought to be amended in one or two particulars. The time of electing theNiichool Committees ought to be altered for the following reasons : In a great many districts, the people wish their Schools tu commence .about the first of Septem ber ; but the present law requires the election of Committees to take place the last Saturday in September : in consequence of which, the School cannot be started much before the middle of October ; for the old Committee, not havmg Bia tneir power to engage the services of a Teacher for a longer time than their term of service, generally defer the matter till the election; the new Committee then will have to look out for a Teacher, which will probably take to or three weeks; ao .that it will be late in Uctober belore the Schools cfn be started, . The election should be heliLbTTbs rirsr of August, o ti)at tne new Committee might have timd to select a Teacher, before the School season had too much 01 it passed away. There is another thing which ought to be attended to : It is frequently the case trial ig aorant and uneducated men are elected Commit tee who will often employ the Teacher they can get for the lowest priceioo matter what bis quali- iicaiioiis may ov. j u jcutoi imo, nvmu m be well enough lor tne legislature to maice pro. vision for appointing ah Examining Committee in every t-oumy, to examine those who propose to tetch the Common Schools, and to give' certifi cates to those that they think are qualified T Then let no person be employed without such certificate from tue Committee. Jt would be an inducement to young men who wislrw -become Teachers, to qualify themselvo for the business, before offering their services in that important calling. ' . : . -. . ' The Legislature ought also to specify. what Books should be used as Clas Book io the com mon School ; for it often happens, to the great detriment of the School, that ajmost every child haa a different kind of Hook, eo that it is impossi ble for the Teacher to class Ins scholars, in con sequence of which, the School does not receive half the benefit it' otherwise might do.- ; W. HENRV CLAY. I THE DEATH OF DUROG- Napoleon's greateet misfortune, that which wounded him deepest, waa tba death of hi friend lluroa. : A. ha made a last effort to break the enemy's raaka, and rode again to the advanced poaia td direct the movemente of bis army, one of hi escort wai atrock dead by hie aide. Turning to Duroc-he aaid, " Duron, fate is determmea to have one of ua to-day.". Soon after, fa he wa rirfinff with his suite in a rapid trot along the road. a cannon ball emote a tree beside him, and glan. cin etruck Gen. Kirgener dead and tore out the entrails of Duroc. Napoleon wa ahead at the time, and his suite, four abreast, behind him. The cloud of dust their rapid movement raised around them, prevented him from knowing at first who waa struck. But when It wu told bim that Kirmner was killed and Duroc wounded, he dismounted and gazed long and aternly on the battery from whence the shot had been tired: then turned towards the cottage into which the wounded marahall had been carried. Duroc was grand marshal! of the palace and a bosom friend of the emperor. Of a noble and generous character, of unshaken integrity and pa triotism, ana tirm a steel in tne nour 01 uanger, he wa beloved by all who knew him. There waa a gentleness about bim and purity of fee ring the life of camp could never destroy. Napoleon loved him for through' all the changes of his tumultuous life he hid ever found bis affection and truth the same and it wa with an anxioua heart and aad countenance he entered the lowly cot. tage where he lay. His eyes were rilled with tears is be asked it mere was nope, w nen 101a that there waa none, he advanced to the bedside without savin? a word. This dying marshal seized him by the hand and said, whole life ha been consecrated to your service, and pow my only regret is, that I can ho longer be useful to you." " Duroc !" replied Napoleon with a voice choked with grief, "there is another life fhere you will await me, and we shall meet a- gain." v eg, sire," replied tne lainung uer- er, " but thirty years shall pass away, wnen you will have triumphed over your enemies, and real ized all the hopes of our country. I have endea vored to be an honest man ; I have nothing wiih which to reproach myself." He then added, with falteripg voice, I have a daughterz-your majesty will b a father to her." Napoleon grasped his rinhi hand, and aittins down by the bedside, and leaning his head on his left hand, remained with closed eyes a quarter of an hour in profound si lenge. Duroc first spoke. Seeing how deeply Bonaparte was moved, he exclaimed, u Ah ! sire, leave me ; this spectacle pains you." The stricken Emperor rose, and leaning on the arms of his equery and Marshal South, left the apartment, saying in heart-breaking tones, as he went, " Farewell, then, my friend!" . The hot pursuit he had directed a moment be fore was forgotten victory, trophies, prisoners and all, sunk into utter worthleasness, and as at the battle of Aspern, when Latines was brought to him mortally wounded, he forgot even his army, and the great interests at stake. He or dered his tent to be pitched near the cottage in which his friend was dying, and entering it, pass ed the night all alone in inconsolable grief. The Imperial Guard formed their protecting squares, as usual, around him, and the fierce tumult of battle gave way to one of the most touching scene in history. Twilight was deepening over the field, and the heavy tread of the ranks going to their bivouacs, the low rumbbg of artillery wagons in the distance, and all the subdued yet confused sounds of a mighty host about ainking to repose, rose on the .ening air, imparting still greater solemnity to the houiv Napoleon, with hia grey great-coat wrapped about him, his elbows on his knees, and hi forehead rest ing on his hands, at apart from all, buried in the profoundest melancholy. His most intimate friend dared not approach him, and his favorite officers Btood in groups at a distance, gazing anx iously and sadly on that silent tent. But immense consequence were banging on the movements of the neit morning a powerful enemy was near, with their array yet unbroken and they at length ventured.to approach and ask for orders. Buthe broken-hearted chieftain only shook his head, exclaiming. " Everything to-morrow !" and still kenLhis mournful altitude. Oh, how over- ivhelmintr was the orrief that could so master that stern heart! The magnificent spectacle, of the Hav that had nassed the clorious victory he had unn. K-pro remembered no more, and he saw on ly his dying friend before him. No sobs escaped him, but silent and motionless he sat, his palfid face buried in his hands, and his noble heart wrunir with affonv- Darkness drew her curtain over the scene, and the stars came out one after another unon the sky, and, at length, the moon rose above the hills, bathing in her soft beams the tented host, while the Hames from burnimr villages ill the distance shed a lurid light through tho .rloom and all was sad, mournful, yet sub lime. J here was a oars cottage, wim uio bcuu nels at the door, hT which Duroc lay dying, and there, too, was the solitary tent of Najtoleon, and within, the bowed form ol the tmperor. Arounu it. at a distance, stood tho squares of the Old Guard, and near by, a silent group of chieftains, and over all lay the moonlight. Those brave ao d ere. tilled with irnei 10 see meir oeioveu chief borne down with such sorrow, stood for a long time silent and tcafuh. At length, to breau the mournful silence, andjtsr express the sympa. ,i, n.ou miuht not s Dealt, the bands struck up a reuuiein for the dying marshal. The melancholy ..,. rnA and fell in prolonged echoes ove ,1,. fi-iH. and awent in softened cadences on the ear of the fainting warrior but still Napoleon nioved not They then changed tne measure 10 a triumphant strain, and me tunning trumpets Krooihwt forth their most joyful notes, till the i,vpiiii runrr with the melody. Bucn DUrsts 01 music bad welcomed Napoleon as he returned fl.i.hed with victory, till bis eye kindled in exul tation j'but now they fell on a dull and listles ear. It ceased, and again the mournful requiem filled all the air. But nothing could arouse mm from hia agoniangjefiections his friend lay dy. inir. and the-heart he loved more than hi life, was throbbing lis last pulsations. What a theme for a painter, and wnat an f u Incrv on Naooleon was that scene. I bat nobi heart which the enmity of the world could not .kola nor the terrors of a batlle-field move fmm Hi rlm reDosc nor even the iiatrea ana in- suit of hi, at last, victorious enemiea humble tiara aiink in the moment of victory before the tide of affection. What military chieftan ever mourned thus on the field of victory, and what soldiers ever loved a leader so 1 fTunMTMAs on Friday.-? Our great hoi day rails on Friday this year, and if old wri 1 . I 1 tersand legends are to tie oeneveu, u sign fieB a bard winter. An ancient ballad con tains series of prophecies applied lo th several days upon which Christmas may fall that for Inday runs thus : . r "If Christmas day on Friday be, 1 The fyrste of wyuter barde shall be, - Wilb fraet and (now and with Code, But th last euds thereof ys goode. Agayn, lh aomer shall be goode also ; Folkes in hyr yen shal hav grei woo: Wymen Wyth chyld, beeles, wyth eorue, Shal moltyply, ud none be lorne. The chylde that y' borne that day, Bhsl long lyv aud lecherows be aye. V Whoso utelylb awghta, he shall ba fownd ' And thsu be soke, (sick) byt lasty lh long.' i SKETCH OP POCAHONTAS. ,Or tba Indian posterity of PowJutUn, not a Iface remain sal his daughter, Pocahontas, the amiable, courageous, and noble child of nature, mingled ber blood with that of a European, and her posterity etill Jives to boaat of, and glory in the virtue of her whose tory, it is feared, will be regarded a a romance. Its incident are deeply intonating, tnd serve to exhibit ber aobl and extraordinary character. ? 1 0 see one broaght tip among a fierce, warfiko, and cruel race, herself the daughter of an empe ror, and atill almoat io her infancy, voluntarily rushing forward, and encountering difficnltie, dangers and fatigue, to savs a tout stranger from death, who waa thought to be the deadly enemy of her race, and fearlessly and generously per sisting in extending relief and assistance to him and rescuingfrom famine and death bis deatitute companions,Twko had invaded the land of her birth and the country of her fathers, arid from whom she could expect nothing in return for her kindness, cannot but excite ihe highest admira tion, as furnishing evidences of noble and disin. terested benevolence tht bave scarcely any par allel in the whole range of history. There is a beautiful symmetry in her charac ter which could only be found in woman. Eve. ry part of her short but glorious history, is cal culated to produce's thrill' of admiration, and to reflect the highest honor on her name. The most memorable event of her Ife ia ihua recor ded : "After a long consultation among the Indians, the fate of Smith, who was tlm leader of the lat Colony in Virginiayjas decided The conclave resumed their silent gravity two great atones were brought in before Powhattan, and Smith was dragged before them, and his head laid upon them, as a preparation for beating out his brains wiih clubs. The fatal weapons were already raised, and the savage multitude stood silently waiting the prisoner's last moment. But Smith was not destined thus to perish,. Pocahontas the beloved daughter of l'owhattan, rushed forward, and earnestly entreated, with tears, that the vic tim might be spared. - The royal savage rejected her request, and the executioners stood ready for the signal of death. She knelt down, put her arms about Smith, and laid her head over his, de claring she would perish with him or save him. The decree' was reversed, and the prisoner was pared. Jjtit whether her regard for him ever reached the feeling of love, is not known. She was, at the tune this deed was performed, about thirteen ears ot age: but after Smith' dehartura to England, one Rolfe became oassionatelv enam oured of her, and the passion, it is said, was re ciprocated, and mey were married. I hi extraordinary woman, who had one son. born in Lnglandidied at Gravesend in the twenty second year of her age. Her unwearied kind ness to the colonists was entirely disinterested. she knew that It must be so, when she en countered dangers, and weariness, and every kind of opposition and difficulty, to hasten it sea sonably on the object of her noble benevolence JNo lavour was expected in return for it. " She asked nothing of Captain Smith," (in an inter lew which she afterwards had with him in Eng. land) "in recompense for whatever she had done, ut the boon of being looked upon as his child Her son, young Kolfe, came to. Virginia, at tained to eminence and left an only daughter, who was afterwards married to Kobert liolling. John Kandoiph, of Koanoke, was a lineal de scendant of this noble woman, in the sixth de gree, and was wont to pride himself upon the honour of his descent. The preservation of Captain Smith has been attempted lo be perpetuated by the genius of the sculptor, Tri a group in basso relievo, occupying one of the stone panels over the western door of the rotunda vl tbe Capitol at Washington 'FATAL ACCIDENT. A friend haa furnished us witji an account of a most melancholy accident which happened in Stokes County on ihe 15th instant. Abramand Hampton Vanhoy, two brothers, started out early one morn nig to hunt, turkeys. They went but a short distance before they separated ; and af ter hunting for game for some time, approached within shooting distance of each other, in a very dense forest closely filled with undergrowth, when the latter, hearing something stirring in he leaves, and faintly discovering a moving ob ject, which he took to be a turkey, immediately levelled his gun, and fired at it when, to his horror, he beard the dying shriek of his brother ; and on running to the place, he found him a life less corpse ! The rifle ball entered his head just above one ear and came out at the other. Tbe deceased waa about 30 years of age, and haa left a young wife and two or three children to mourn his loss. Greensboro Patriot. Httjrophobu Case. Two children of Mr. Samuel Condit, of Orange, have been cut down with this dreadful disease, communicated by a small pet dog belonging to the family. We are pained to hear this morning that a colored man, who is said to have ministered to the dog, though not conscious of being bitten, has shown symp toms of the disease. The dog, it.will be remem bered, was run over in the street and had a leg broken, up to which-time no signs of hydropho bia were given ; nor do we know that he ever showed any evidence of being rabid, except, al ter being hurt, snapping at the children. t JSewark Uaiiy Advertiser. The Gold Mine of South Carolina are more profitable. One of the mines is earning from io to 100 dollars per day. The true secret of human happiness is Con tentment, Samuel JT. Finch, respectfully announce himself to tba Member of the House of Commons, a Candidate for re-election as Principal Door keeper for Hie House of Commons. ucu I, 1840. BU J. J. BIGGS, MERCHANT TAILOR, H AS this day received an axtennv assortment ol fin Cloths, UisstMiats, us Vistikes, which will be sold tor t small proUt lor casn, or on six months time to punctual men. , Hi customer, and friend generally, ar respect fully requattd to give bim a call or send an order. He has, also a full supply of dresa Shirt, Silk, Me rino, and Lsniba wool under-shirts, and drawers ; Silk and Merino Half How Handkerchiefs, Cra vats, Scarfs, and stock i Bosom Collars, 8nspanders, Cloves, 4r0. ate. At ' Kaleigb, Ocl . 81 To Archibald CampbclMaitd Mnrf. Campbell, his wife, and Willie Howell, of Monro Couuty, Mississippi: Th Subscribe in, a Executor of John Howell, dee'd., lat of Wayne County, bay tUd tba E lat of said Mo Howell, and ar anxious to pay over lh amount remaining in Iheir bands, aa Exeentor, to th person entitled. .V, ; - ' You, a iwo of r'Legate of satd John Howell, ere hereby requeU4i aply to u for j our legacies, either in person or by altutney duly authoriieU to re eeiv tbe tain, as w. do not inlaad lo psy interest thereon, 'HN W. 8AMBR... EiecutorK Wayn County, Oct. 7, 184. 82 6w : v rWAUREiT0V). ' FEMALE ACADEMY. THE subscriber will take charge ef th rem I Academy in lb Town of Wsrrenton. N. 1; iiwutuuon ia every respect acceptable to tb Public. Th best Teacher will M elected as easisianta ia lha fuh.ud 1 ... il , -t. . ,1. . and accomplished educauoo to those entrusted io hi ear. At tbe sam time, last due rabofd inition miii be observed, pain will be Ukcn to maka k pleasant fid agreeable home. All shall be tenderly eared for, " and their moral carefully watched ever. Aft the branche of aa asnlish d scat ion. froea th lowest to the highest, will be taught together with lU rrencn Lsrujuage, Hosic, JJ rawing, at. Tb established reputation of Warrenlon for health, it facility af access to tb lower Country, render it in every respect, a desirable locality. This, together wilb moderate charaea, will, h i hoped, ecareadu proportion of patronage. Th buildings wiM be greatly enlarged, and the School will be ready for the reception of Scholars, tb middle of Junhary, ensuing. Term per Session of five months, payable ia ad vance, a follow : ir ' . For Bosrd $50 00 Cnglish Tuition 12 69 French Language i 6 60 Drawing ft 00 Music on the Piano 89 6 Use of Instrument 3 00 Bijoks, Sialionary, Ac., will be furnished at Ihe lowest retail prices, and no exlia charges made. " I would beg leave to refer to my irienas, ana nu merous acquaintances in Worth Carolina and Vir ginia, among whom ar lb following ; , ' Hod John Y, Mason, VI ashinglon. vVitttfel Virginia.; ; Col. David Outlaw, S DagJno. Arrington, C North Carolina. James S. BaUle, Esq. J I would be glad to bear from those, who may de sire lo place their Daughter under our care, by let. Isr, directed to Warreuton, K . C. ; ' . V. TURNER. Warrenton. Ocl. U. 84 4w ' Sale of Weldtin Toll Bridge, BY V1KTUJ5 oltwo uee.de in J rust, executed by the Portsmouth and Koanoke Kail Road Company, to secure tbe debt due lo the Board of In ternal Improvement of North Carolina, ihe VV EL DON TOLL UKIDGE across Rosjioke River, with all lh. appurtenances, will be sold al Public Auction, to the highest bidder for Cash, in the Town oi Wel- don, N. (J., on Salsrcay, the lam of December next, where all persons' disposed to purchase are re quested to attend. . EUW, B, ilUULtx, trustee. September 14, 1846. 84 MANSION HOUSE, (Formerly Litchford'i Hotel,) OPPOSITE THE COURT HOUSE, Kalelgli, N. C. JTiHE Proprietors of thi Establishment, respect' il fully inform ihe Member of the ap proaching Legislature, that they are pre pared to accommodate FORTY of that Body, with board, during ihe next Session. Their Room are' comfortable, and well furnished, and their labia sup plied with the best tba Market affords, and ererj effort will be mad to please. Their charges will b reasonable. MARTHA C. LINDEMAN & 8ISTEK8. October 9. 8161 Board for Members. TffTILMAM T. HAIK, naaMhe Capital, WW will be prepared to accommodate some 10 or 15 Member of tba Legislature with comfortable Board. flit charge will be moderate. October I, 1846. 79 Board for Members, JAMES LITCHFORD, haing ta ken that large three tory Niw Baica BuiLDiao, at th corner of Harget and Fsvelleville Streets, formerly occupied by IS Smith, and within two hundred yards ol the Slate House, will be prepared to ccommo(lale 16 or 20 M km ers or tbe arsaoicai no I.iai slatc t. Hia rnnma are lam and comfortable, and bis fart shall be a good as the maiket will afford, and b terms moderate. Raleigh, Sept. 21, 1848. - A a) WhAliafialA nnil KU1II QrTTHE Subscriber ha ;nsl received, iroin x 7L5T York and Philadelphia, a general supply f fim fi'.. n..-not Frnrk and Urea boat. aihi p..i.i,n. .n.l vi, in ores! varieties. H. .ill ha rnnstsntlv surolied by an agent at Ihe Nonh, wbo will execute special omers, anu aalisfaciion. RaWgh, Oct. 6. B' NEW AND BEAUTIFUL THE Subscribers having purchased the entir State of North Carolina, with th excepiiou ' two Counties, now offer to Ihe public Composition for- Light, the Safety: r'Asinsssl Rentitv m h:h, cannot be surpassed, if equaled. As lk Composition of our Lamps will be eihibited, il deemed unnecessary to say mor. bCOTT & SNOW. Raleigh, June 2, 1846. 44 tJan. Brinkleyville Vineyards and IYU.ISEKY. "bTN the bove establishment, ther are some lw thmiMnd well rooted -tStlsraerilong for msikd aud soma hundreds of other best kinds of Americin GrapeVine. Small quantities from 1 0 cents w; dollar, each rooted plant, accoruing to am", iae. Medium pric of th rooted per hundred I - and culling. $3. Beat kind, of Fruit m menial Tree for Southern Clime from JMW cents each, according to aite, kinds, ana msrkeL O.ber Nursery articles, at corresponui moderate prices. . c Bottle, ol select Wine, end Cordials, for medicio al and family use, for SO cent, and upward., cw ing to quality ' Ana pergaiion ior lj a dollar, and low per barrsl $20. All P latter, order and remitlsnces, P"fUlninromPi ,t named objeots, will, a. heretofore, recei" P,uu teniion by lb proprietor. WELLEB- Brinkleyville, H!ifx Co.? -3-5, October 9, 1846. - TATE OF NORTH CAROJJHA--"-' .- . Q.aTlI CsORTT,- r, Court ol Fleas ana KBarw aTT,.,,.. Tm. 1846. David Valentine, , e. Joseph Rawla. Justice I judgment letnea on ut; - It ppring lo the Hourl on affidavit, that tu f.d.n.rrN3phJl.wl.,hM abonded himself, or baa removed out 01 IM " , ( ii -.t fin Itim '. 1 notice rannot 0 personal 7 wc - Rjtrf ordered, that publicsUoa be made in lb . Register for six week, that tb Defend'" PPM lh next term of thi uourt, 10 oa n. -..v.. c . u.n in Windsar, Mrond Monday of Novembsr nexl, to show 1 any ha bas, why exacuuon anuu. sell tb Land lvied upon. c)trI, Te.1, Oct 23. Pr. Adv.5 62J. jmv.o. g . n
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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