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WESTWARD THE -STA OBEjlEIRE ;TAKESf ITS" Y; - ! L r VOL: TI. no; Si S. W. JATES. MILLEE &;JAMES;f; : EDITGfiS k PROPRIETORk. r TWO DOLLARS if paid witttin two months; Tw Dollars and Fifty Cents if payment be delayed x months, and Three Dollais if not paid within the year. i - ..... 2tfew Arrangement of Adverf islng Terms. Th Proprietors of the .Newspapers in Salisbury, mave agreed npon the following arrangement of un iform adrertising rates. J .. ' -i - ,t I' I 4 ..;. r s -r: --. . -r f? 5 i-. - g o- r h g tg- 1 n r c5 I a ' . jfcj ' $rte,f:t fct $et $cteeta $ cts. square, 25 ' 38 ' 50 ' 62 X 75 87i 4i i , 62 88 100 110 1120 130 8 1 " 100 120 150 175 i200 225 12J 2 " 200 250 300 350 ; 400 442 . 23 3 " 300 ' 375 450 525 j 600 673 '29 4 400 500 600 700 , 800 844 36 5 " 500 600 . 750 875 932 976 44 6 " . 600 750 900 953 !1006 1059 63- 3 months. J 6 months. 9 months 1 year. , 1 square, $3 12J $4 75 $6 37J $8 00 2 squares, 6 02 9 02 jl2 01 15 00 3 " 8 76 12 53 : 16 30 20 Ofr 4 " 10 96 15 64 '20 32 25 00 5 " 12 84 13 56 24 28 30 00 u 1430. 21 19 J2S 08 , 35 00 ' , '. l , Longer adrertiement in the Tame proportion. A square is the space occupied by sixteen- close lioes. f An advertisement making or squares, charged proportion to one square.- Anil making 2J'or 2J "'--squares, charged in proportStn t 2 squares. AH i fractions of a square eflual to i off, charged in pro ' portion to the whole of whicti they are a part. : Occasional renewals without' jaddiKonal charge - granted to thtise who adyrtise 'regularly through ; the year. i Three dollars for announcing candidates for office. Court orders charged 25 per cent higher than the . 1 above rates. Orders for divorce of husband and wife, $10 each. ' . : Persons sending advertisements are requested to state the number of insertions rajuirei, or they will be inserted until forbid; and If it is wished they should occupy the least space possible, write upon . th back "close. Otherwise they will be put up in the usual style and charge! accordingly. t jj?XV discount on these r.-itps. , J , PROSPECTUS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA BACKWpODSMAN. The subscribers propose, if sufficiently encoiir i aged by the public, to establish a weekly' news- paper in the town of Yadkinville, N. C. i ' They expect tc devote their'paper almost ex clusively to .the interests of their own State, and especially to her much-neglected. Western por tion, not in humbugging tii people with such airy and intangible things as fiTariffs, Nebraska Bills, Free Suffrage, Alien and Sedition Laws', ; United States Uanks,' certain. Resolutions of "J8-'9, and other such ghstlj cheats '.'as politi cians dreams are made of" -but in holding i up the heavv hands of her faiancrs : stim'ulatin!rith" sleepy brains of her mechanics and manufactu- i rera : sneaking a iimala inUf ioi.iaiijyiVi..t to the heroic tew who are endeavoring to scatter ; a little scientific light into -per ' dark corners ;: - lending all bur energies to tlfe canse of opening Iier mighty, but as yet useless rivers ; -building plank and railroads, and enabling her people to get out into the vrurld. , j - ; i We, ourselves, are of the West identified with her interests the companions of our youth ; and. her sons our brothers and co-laborers in the same noble cause the improvement of the West " In politics the' Backwoodsman will be Whig, as whiggery was in the dayst of her original puf rity, when she first unfurle her standard in the ' face of feudal tyranny in'the 17th century- . when that standard, in the Jiands i of Washing : " ton, drew around it, from tliil mountains of North Carolina, the Fathers of '7t5,-S-and wlten that same standard, borne by the immortal Clay, beamed like ''a pillar of cloud by diiy and fireiy night" - before their descendants of ;J 1820- and 0- the only hope of salvation' in the storms of disunion. fa all things we shall be free as 'the mountain air we breath, speaking oui sentiments upon all' subjects without fear or hope of reward, boldly taking hoary humbugs by the beard; though clad in priestly robes or glitteripg in the jewels of moneyed aristocracy. . f j E , " - The Backwoodsman wilt: be opposed in'ner al, to all the crazied and new-fangted i'w of the day, endeavoring to be the poorman's true friend, but not his flatterer, laboring for th! elevation of his moral, social, and intellectual condition to .: the proud platform which freemen should ever - occupy. - . i. - - . . Whilst devoting our paper with energy to the weighty objects above expressed, we shall endeav or to season our solumns wjth enough of the "at tic salt" of Western wit to imake it aj welcome visiter to tho gay( circle of; youth, j Af d, as the Edjtors are.both bachelors not oW--jtbe ladies may rest assured that a corner of their paper, as well as a corner of . their hearts, will ever be found : filled with good things for them. "Verbum sapi- . enti sat 1" ' .. ' i- . The "Backwoodsman" will appear .no plain homespun dress: siz that, of a full-grown moun- -taineer.', ' It is desirable that the names of all subscribers shduld come if. by' the first of Augnstj, . Tkbsis v $2.00 a year, invariably m advance. Address," (post paid) "Backwoodsman!" Yadkin Tille, N. C. ii. . . - l- F. ARMFIELD, - .' - . WILL. A. JOYCE. ' . . YadkiByme,'N. C April 21, 1854. I V,- DETHRMINED TO PLEASE! NEW ASBAXGOET FOB 1SS4 !!! SMITH & HOLp!BR, Manufacturers if Carriagesj Suggies, &c, &c, Main Street, Salisbury. XNOUNCE to the public, that having made 'an arrangement with Mr. WILtUM OYElt 31AN, whereby he beconies Foremanjand Sales man in their Carriage Establishment!, they are now prepared to guaranty greater satisfaction in " 4 heir work, and greater bargains than-ever to all "in want of Carriages of the very finest make and style, Buggies, Sulkies, jor any description- of Vehicle in- their line of business, whnjh shall not be surpassed by any establishment ii Western J orth Carolina. They tCust from their efforts to please and gratify the wishes of the public both in prices and styles, tnaj they. wijl:ieceive the encouragement of those desirous of -pmrchasing carriages of any kind. A11 kinds of repairing done neatly and quicklvif ; ! Salisbury, Jan.. 20, 1854. ' .lyl2 A CARD.--The undemgnedfhaying taken the position of Foreman and Salesman, as meouoneu in ae aooTe ijauyeruseaieuij-respwi.-f ulljr invites his old frieijdg and customers to call and see him again. lie feels assure I, that from an experience of 20 years, he can make it ad vantageous to them, to. do so. He is prepared to offer great bargains in Carriages, Buggies, Ac. y"Call at the new Brick establishment.! , ' . Wil. OVERMAN. TO TAILORS ! . TWO or three steady and sober Journeymen applying to the subscriber. Shop opposite Man- fiiort HoteL . .: i 40HN A. STOCKTON. Salisbury, May 5 18-34. 3t27 LADIES BBEAST PINS.J RING and Summer Style at reduced prices just received by f W. R. WILSON March 16 20 Ones door above Granite Bow. From the Farmer's Journal. ; FARM ECONOMY. There jis, perhaps, nothing in which the farmers of North Carolina are bo deficient as in the economy of their general farm management. Biit, says the "wise-acre" farmer, "what does this mai mean by tfdldng to me about economy id farm management, when i ilit is a principal "stndy with toe to ,be aymg Ca jxssibje iwith every. :thing about the rmMlise thhoM tmaitj aLrom iajasSmall as my inland,; aiiaxe until theevil is worn Entirely away, a plow until' (he point and mould board are in such a condition as to require twice the amount of labor tor execute the same work that a good plow would, if used?' Ill ese,-; with many others of what we call extravagances, are regarded by many farmers as strict economy!. "A penny saved is a penny gained," says the inimdrtal Franklin, and how ma ny might be saved, which are lost by farmers using badly worn-out tools, instead of good ones. Only think for a moment how' much more work a hand can accomplish with a good tool than an indifferent one. This want of economy is not, we are sorrv to sav, confined to tools upon the farms, .but it may be seen in every feature of our farming ; look, for instance, how much is generally paid out by bur farmers for mules and horses, all of which they could raise; themselves with one-half the expense at which they now obtain them.: As an instance of the great loss Ayearly sustain in this wav, we will inention here that we were told a short: time since by a highly intelli- crfmr !l-rmo-r .in TT.-1 that he bad made fan estimate of. the money paid for mules during the last j by the farmers of that county, and to bis perfect astonisjiment the V dollars. While upon fhi$ part of our subject,: we will remark: that every fanner after having been engaged in the,' Jipiricss for three years time. t-nouM raise ms own norses and mules. It should be done in this way: it 'is understood that everv farmer who ma nnres to any extent during the winter, must' have some1 extra teams to enable him to. do his . hauling" and heavy plowing, and instead of using mules for this- purpose, let ' him get large, well-formed mares, and so arrange it that thev do not work durinjr the sum raer. at all, and let them drop their colts, in Jtriy Or August, and by. the latter part of the fall the colt wilf have a good start, and will suffer but little if anv iniurv from the mother beinjr worked, j There is much unnecessary' loss sustained in manures by our farm ers, which, with a little more care, might be easily avoided. Jit seems reallvj inconsistent to see a farmer ea- eerlv seeking after guano, lime, bone- dust and plaster, to apply to his land, when he has nesrlected his'barn-vard manure, containing the same elements as these substances contain, and in a state of solution too, which renders them at once j available as food for plants. "We will carry -this sub ject farther, and speak of one act of extrayagance, of which nine-tenths pf our farmers are guilty, and that is, in cultivating top much land. Let a farmer reflect for a moment and see whatVhe gains by tilling a field whiqh does not produce more than three bar rels Of cornj or seven bushels of wheat or oats. -This amount will about rav ' t ' - . , i ' A er who tills such land is left annually without any surplus, and his land is wearing down, rear after year.. We ask, Tfonld it not be economy in such a farmer Jo till less land, sell one half of hi i farm and apply the proceeds to the improYement of the balance We. ask our readers to think of what we.' 1 haye here suggested, and for the fu ture1, endeavor to use only good tools, raise their own ! stock, and cnltiyate small farms, and cultivate them well. tTProsperity inyariably follows skill, industry and economy. j , if The girls would spend as mucli time with enCYClopcediaS as they do w nu jiiuuiiiers, iney wouiu soou lmu. their heads as attractive as their hats. .1 !: Seej that your corn fields are clearj pf grass and weeds, for corn will riot grow well with tliem. ' r,'-f! i 1 j.-?.-. :X "' From Gleason's PictoriaL o - ' oa THE PIONEERS OF KETtTCZY. ; a tetory or Western life.' : BY DR. J. H. OBIKSON CHAPTER XII. ; THE SCOUT AND INNIS 2.MCKEe4-B0ME- ; THING i Ballard, after parting with Kenton and Norwood, etruek out into thq, forest in' a south-eastern direction, leaving 4 theKen tucky river a Uttle to the left. IJi The scout was in ill humorfforihe wa' fuUjf persua& ed jn his own nund that Allan was a - per son to disarranOTjand foil thA moiftkiUCui devised Thai3 that, experienced woodcraft could contrive to the rescue of the maiden. "He's a green hand' he muttered to himself. "He's a slumblin' block in my way. I do n't want to be in such company; I want men who have walked up and down this great country; as I have, whed there was a painted cretur behind ev6ryj bush, no man could safely say his life w is his own for the next three seconds. He wont never go back to Uoonesborough with) a- whole skin; somethin' in the course of natur will naterally break." Having arrived at this sage' and to him" selfevident conclusion, the scout paused to- deliberate upon the object of mission, and the ways and hip present means most likely to ensure success. In a si hort time he moved on again with a more ass! ured step, having no doubt decided upon! solne partic ular course ol action. He traversed beau tiful woodlands, lying m uniform und grace ful swells, where the wild grape' vipe mount ed gigantic: trees, and Where (innumerable flowers breathed their perfume to the balmy air. ' ! ne heard the hum of busy .bo 's luxuri ating among' countless petals redolent with sweetness, ana tne cheertul songs, of a greatj multitude of birds. The agreeable aspect which he saw, and harmony of all he heard, chased away the mdroseness of the scout Born as he had been in a new1 country, and passing the larger portion of his life be neath the open heavens, he had become in his simple way a devoted lover of nature. Jll-humor gave place to tranquil enjoymenttfmj0ionwi hiseyeMcldeeswife appear- ter frame of mind. ' i ' He now left the rolling lands and enter- ed a rougher region which stretched away to the base of some hih hills.t jt was nbar the hour of sunset when Ballard! reached the hills; and the great and beneficent dis penser of lirht and heat was darting his de- . . . J, :. j? parting rays upon their wood-crowned sum mit. The forester was thirsty, and looked about for. water. Hearing the murmur of ': ; . i i i l ' a rivulet, he advanced in that direction and . discovered a small stream gushins: fpom the hills.'. ,'"'..;'..!- ";- - ;f ' Thinkinr to find cooler and more refresh ing waters nearer the source jof the spring, 1 . f . IV 1 .1 . t . - TT ' ! ' 1 - ne ioiiowei me scrcamict. ,ne soon per- J ceived.that it flowed from one of the highest of the range of hills, the sides! of which were nearly perpendicular. As the scout threw himself down to drinki he observed - - F - i : 1 7 that the ground about the spjt seeined con siderably trodden. He instantly-'examin ed this appearance more particularly, and was convinced that human feet had recent-' ly pressed the yielding soil ;an I-tipt mere ly on one or two occasions, but so often that a tolerably well-defined pathj w is discerni ble. . Having satisfiedhis thirst, Ballard dis covered that the water gushed from an open space in the hill-side, a few sje ps ; beyond, and the spot was over-grown with grape vines and hazel, while the slight footpath tended in that direction and was lost. . Thc.scout approached the place, and pull ing away the vines, perceived ciuch to his surprise, the mouthof a small caveli Hav ing gazed into the dark and forbiddins aperture until his eyes had bedmielin some tered the subterranean abode : Ifor jlit ! was 1 ' " t""u" YAV "1 could stsind erect. He was . -. . it . . t ) - see what was stiH beyond him, when he was i Prostrate(J heavy blow llrinn tUa hi rn , I j Before the scout had fair r ' , , . j nses,his hands and feet. l; -r " were secure v bound "Come in," said a gruff voice. 'I've got him here he can't do no m jschief.'; Come in and kindle a fire, and let lis see who we've caught.". s Ballard turned his eyes towards the mouth of the cave, and saw two females glide in. Tl, . J i : i " tiij ! - 1 -!i ' ! They passed the spot where he was (lying, and one of them lighted a i pile of fagots, that had been previously prepared, and heap-' quite certain that it was now inhabited, or i . , , i . . , ij. .1 - v ' Tr - ! k i , ' , agamjand repeated the operation with mar had recently been. He grouped his way ; I , . . , - - - . n 1' - j ' v I i ' venous alacrity and every sign of enjoy- alonor until h rPMr-hrvi n nl'i n-lrn h. . J j o j j ed against a large rock (which formed the ! her conversation incoherent; Bhe finally entire side and roof of the cave with a cleft j sunk upon the earthern floorj 'completely at the top which allowed th i smoke to pass.! overpowered," and soon her heavy respira out. 1 j 's j tion gave evidence, that she was wholly un- s The flames soon leaped up cheerfully, colons. .' : l'-m and fling a ruddy glare of light Upon the f i "Inis" the scout, for he had heard features of the scout. The individual who hcr clled by tha name "don't you think had knocked him down and bound I him,1 i . would look better for me to bo - up and stood by like a surly mastiff, who having ! walking about than to be herefV-. : j conquered his adversary, stands by to give ' It's Ballard ?i he 'exclaimedwSen the scout'a features were revealed the ; ' u You should n't knock a man down wi(3i out an introduction Ipdlthe spycoollyj "So you've tocke.i iaerat last'Tadded the vkn;Mv:i- 4 . 1 ."I reckon I have.M returned the 'scout, " and8hould iik to fcfick itny way back again.'?'', f :'nxy4j. .: "You've made the ast tracks you'll ev ermake l" cried the ?ther fiercely. U '1 Hew something would break," answer ed Ballard, f K; f ; -I You've got a b: head already; and, ifsttY .opinioy-g' ' &o&i&i retorted 'thft ''nHt.'V- - i " . : " I have a Jotibn Jbat vyour; name is leKee ; the'Vosom friend'of that viUanoua piece of hum&.n natur called Silaa .Girty," said'the sewt. :. " j; " ,f ,y " Draw it niild, or I may make an end of you on the spot!" retorted McKee,rsav agely. " You'ye ajiyays been a spy upon .pur movements, and your death has been resolved upon for a long time. ' Girty and 1 have been after you for many weeks." ! I "Thank ye,"; said Ballard. : - " Girty will beliere in" the morning'-re-sumed McKee.' ' ;Ih ,v; J j "I should rather have seen him yester day morninrf," observed the scout, honestly! I "No doubt, no doubt!? returned McKee, 1 .r i r-r-r i - . . - .- ' with a sinister grin. . xn ; i Ballard felt but little inclination to con tmue a conversation so uninteresting, - and accordingly turned bis attention tovmrds he two females. One of said females, and the eldest of the two, was obviously of the Indian race.5 while the youngest was . evi dently her tjaughitr. ; Both were clad in the costume of savage, life ; . the -youngest was about- eighteen years of age, and though a hilf-breed, remarkably handsome. The scout yatchetr her movements within creasing interest; for he fancied her coun tenance; while her dark eyesand rosy cheeks made a deep impression upon his bachelor, heart. 1 : '-' " -A i - ' f- ' During the preparation ,of the evening meal, he did not cease to follow her every tor she manifested less ccwapassion for his untortunaje condition, anl had numbered twice as many years as the former. j When McKee had finished-his supper (which Eef ate ia sullen silence), Ballard was remoed to another portion of the cav ern, and additional means of security made use of. Having accomplished this business satisfactorily,- the renegade whispered a few words to jiis wife and left the place. ; "Now' thought Ballard, "ia my time to devisesome method of escape i If 31c- Kce brings Silas Girty here, I shall cer tainly bej killed. So I must see' what can be done.f ' ' j. ; The sout had in his pocket a bottle of pretty glod whiskey a beverage of which the Indians w'ereexceedinly"fond-:vand he resolved s'to try its virtues upon Mrs. Mc Kee. He instantly informed her of the fact' thai a bpttle of strongs-water was depos ited in tjhe pocket of his hunting, shirt, j ; This Information seemed to have a very cheerfui effect upon the taWny spouse, and she proceeded with considerable alacrity to take the coveted- treasure from the: wood man's packet. . ; k . ';' The jkughtcr said nothing, nor indicated by wortTor look any interest in the matter. She satjby the fire absorbed in thought, and Ballardj began to fear that she had entirely forgotten that such a person as himself was in the ,f icinity; or had an existence any where But despite all lie indifference of the faij half-breed, he could not help feci- ius. atcractea towards her. " Too prrttyx ton ytj",bfeaid to-kim- !. coif tdri Kr. ,iV J .": j , , f. -i , -. 1 , ; :Me!nh!ue Mrs. McKee tasted the whis- ! Ill Pllt.? This was inst a-hhi: tiallnrd had sn- v . . m. . . strainmg his'. , ?' , k, . " i iiejpaEeu: ana ne rearuea uer persevenne effort J: to drain the bottle with much inter- i 3: : i uuuultlA UUfc . tuulu F1CYa" : oil' I nfl: (l.ailfrlitpr tr naaict ih i v r tt- i t " r. nmto escape. Mrj&. Mcee soon grew talkative, andpf-l fered the young woman some of the bever-! sjre; but she refused it with s'trons mani-! J festations xf repugnance, which raised her; crcatlv in the scout's estimation. Ballard's- ; grcatst fear was, that JIcKee Would return 1 fye?re the whiskey had wrought its effects ; i and he turned his eyes with painful anxic- ! xl J- ii.' ' .i .1.1 ' ! ty towards the entrance pf the subterranean abode. . ' Mrs. McKee's utterance grew thick, and j, ? The maiden glanced towards h jr mother, s hard to die at my time of life," ad- fire--fded Ballard Innis sighed and fixed her gaze upon the fire ; " Fve go4 mother and sister at Boones borough' coritinued the scout! IrJ ; "Perhaps they'll weep for you' replied Innls 1 ' -f t ' -: u - ', ' " - "But I'd rather save, them the trouble," he rejoined. ; . f f- T - "What have you done to offend my father?" asked Innis. "! ; . "I reckon I haven't done anything to offend an honest man," said the scout. Why did you come here Pmquired tne " A blundered in bv mere accident fW our youngiWOmen has hwn stolen away by the Ingiris; I was tryiV to find her when I gtumbled into this carious j place j you know what happened to me arter that. I can't be called no great friend toypur father, because he and Silas Girty stir up the Shaw anose, Cherokeea nd Wyandots, against the new settlements ; and they kill our youn g men and carry off bur maidens." i i I I "They do wrong I they do wrong!" ex claimed Innis, clasping her hands. j I "Yes, pretty Innis, they do wrong," said Ballard. . .' - -,- : i "I have often told them so," returned the 'girl. ::-fy-: -'i'f : j "And you dd right,'? added the scout, j Girty is a' bad man," continued Innis ."He's a renegade 1" returned the scout "I am very unhappy," said the maiden. "I I know that the young women at BooneW borough and the other stations know mare than I do. They have friends to care for and instruct them, .while I lead this igno-i rant and hahf savage life." . t I i i " You must go to Boonesborough and live, and persuade your father to be( an hon iest man," answered Ballard, kindly. ; j '1 must set you at liberty before my father comes," she added, 'j ." God bless you !" said the scour, earnest- iy- . i . ' ' 'y.rf::- . Innis McKee approached Ballard, and with her father's hunting-knife severed his bonds, and he sprang lightly to his feet. I "There is your rifle," said Iris t benefac tress. '. . '; :' ; l- - !. . - could go without sayin a lew words tnat seem to "be pressin' up from my heart. You have saved my life, and I thank you for it," returned the! forester, with much! feeline. - " You'd better hurry away," said Innis. "I've been alookin' at you for a long while, as you sat by the fire, so pensive and mel ancholy like; and somehow or other, I took a fancy to you," added the scout, with some hesitancy of manner. 1 'Tin such a half savage that I don't 'see how anybody living could be pleased with me," replied Innis, weeping.. " If anybody else should dare to call you , a half-savage, I reckon they'd never do it again in my hearing," returned jBallard, emphatically. "The fact is, you' suit me exactly, and I hope you'll excuse toe for sayin' so. You see I'm a plain-speakin man, and I say what I mean and mean hon est. I don't want to make you blush, nor be for'rad on shrt acquaintance ; but if you shouldn't take a likin' to me, I'm sure that in the cjourse of natur somethin' will break !" The bold scout laid his hand to iis heart, as if to intimate that the "somethin' " which might be expected to "break," was in that particular locality. ' J "Do go, Mr. Ballard, for I don't feel as though I ought to stand talking with you here t MM T- "It e. It's not likely we shall ever meet ! drama was designed to be jl What a-migh-in," said Innis. " I " j ty instrument it can be made, it is in your again I should feel very sorry if I thought so, , T , , J r J 'I because I shan t never forget your hand- some lace. :- 1 shall think about vou when i I am in the wilderness all alone ; in the day time' when the sun is shinin' on the flow ers, and in the'night time when the moon and stars are lookm down on my lonely campin' ground. Ton may think this sounds kind o' strange and wild like, seem' as we never met afore, but such things has hap pened often, as I have read in books.' " I should like to hear you speak in such a pleasant way if you wasn't in so much danger;. but I had rather you would go my father may return at any moment, and txirty may perhaps come with him," resum ed Innis. ; "I will go, but I shall come to see you again," said Ballard, moving towards the open air. j The scout paused and "turned once more j towards his benefactress. ' "I hope this affair won't get you into any trouble," he added, thoughtfully. "Don't think of me; I shall do very well," returned Innis, hastily. ' " "If you should ever want a;prqttector, or feel the need of a friend, let me know it, and I'll go through fire and wate to serve you," he added and invoking a hearty bless-' ing upon Innis McKee, he glided quietly out of .the cavern, and the cool air of heaven kissed his brow., v As he hurried from the hills, he forgot the dull ache occasioned by the blow upon his head, and tfiought only of the renegade's daughter,; -whose beauty had quite conquer ed him. lie resolved to seek her again at the earliest opportunity, and do all in his power to make a favorable impression upon h.er young heart. - - ! ',, v v ; - i However incongruous it may appear 'to the reader, it is true that the scout mutter ed to himself as he moved along,?' that he knew when he get out Something would certainly break." And this reflection seem ed asource of great comfort to the" woods man, for it deepened his faith jn the strength and acuteness of his intuitions. .-W" - TO "BE. CONTINUED. ... Kri. Mowatt'i Farewejl t tae Stage. ; ' On the second "instant, as. before an-, nounced, Mrs. Mowatt took her final leave f of the stare-at the HowsM -A t'tm: Ioston- .. At tae conclusiola -of the 'play, Ingomar,") ' she was Called before the curtain, and addressed the audience :' LAprEs and t Gentlemen : T appear before you for the last tinie, and to utter a 1 last farewell. .How can I do. so without being moved by the recollection of the first occasion when I stood before a Boston au dience, and by them was tenderly ushered into that professional life which I now lay aside, happy in the consciousness that its obligations afevfulfilled, its trials over ? When the imperative voice of duty sum moned me from the sphere of home to test what faculties I possessed, to labor and struggle in a public- arena, I chose your city, by a species of instinct, for the scene of my efforts. I chose it because it has been called and who shall deny that i is rightly .designated? the "Athens of America." Because where there is true taste, high refinement, and a 'comprehensive love of art, there is always 'more . leniency towards the feeble and uncertain efforts of the' novice artist. That I made no error in my selection was proved by your greet ing, which I so well remember, by your forbearance towards the imperfections of my youth and inexperience, by jpour hearty ap proval of those abilities (humble as - they must have been) that were then manifest ed. In appearing before you as a public reader, the experiment I made was a nov el, and perhaps a bold onej for it was at that time-almost without 'precedent in this country. But that I was a! woman, stand ing alone and unsupported that I was un heralded and almost unknown- did not prevent your giving me an jmpartial hear ing. You did not attempt to sexualize mental gifts', to 'say the-lips of man should interpret the poets, but the lips ofwoman must be sealed. I may address to You the Iwords that Corinne uttered tq her Roman 7 J ra, u generous nation, .; Banish not woman from the fane of glory ! Ye bid me to its portals not hj you Are deathless talents sacrificed or dimmed By worthless jealousies ! Your voice is. prompt, , ' u,. Aye, to applaud young Genius's upward flight . - . Genius, the conqueror who disdains the spoil The victor with no victems.' . It is for this for that first warm geet ing that I have now most deeply to thank you; for the events that, night gave" their coloring to my whole - future career. And now that my long day of trial has c drawn to a close, I come back to you, my first public friends, to make my last profession al efforts before you, and to tell you that you will ever remain first j in my grateful memory. In bidding you adieu, I cannot but express a hope that the drama-will ev-f er be cherished by you, and that by you if may be wholly freed from those abuses which have shadowed its' lustre, and im paired its usefulness. There must be a starting-point for all reform ; and what your city has already effected, towards that reform proves that, in commencing here, its onward progress is assured. It was here that our theatres were first purged from the worst evils hero that it was proved that the drama could flourish sep arated from those evils which are no more a legitimate part of the stage itself than ai temporary disease is a part of an afflicted mortal.' What an instrument of srood the V X' who, have lo7f f2' haps, too well, have no dearer wish-, m lay- ing aside the mantle of the actress than to imnress this truth nnnn von. And now. for the last time, farewellT May you sus-, tain and cheer many who; will follow me as you have cheered me ; and though some may more worthily fill the place I cease to occupy, ,1 pray you to , still let me dwell in your remembrance. ; She retired amid the most deafening cheers, while at her feet was a pedestal of countless boquets. . Yesterday, the 17th instant,' at Ravens-, wood, Long Island, Mrsj Mowatt became the bride of "Wra. F. Ritchie, Esq., of Richmond, Virginia. . Just before going to bed,, eat two pig's feet and a cold apple pie.) In less than an hour you will see - a snake larger than a hawser, devouring eight blue haired chil dren, which: have just escaped from a mon ster with sorrel eyes and a red hot over coat. Caloric is a great promoter of laziness. If young men wish to accomplish any thing of moment, either with head or hand, they must keep clear of this institution en tirely. A pair of sweet lips, a pink waist, and a pressure or two jof delicate hands will as much unhinge a man, as three fe vers, the measles, a large sized whooping cough, a pair of lock jaws, several hydro phobias, and the doctor's bill. ' Jt is an ex change says this we wouldn't," of course. " Pa, I see a man laying drunk down at the market house." ' j- "You shouldn't say laying, my son hens lay !" : 'But I've seen men lay, too !" '? O. no, my son." - . . - " Yes but I have seen 'em lay brick!" "Go and split your kindling; I can't talk to you now.". i 1 WHOLE NO, 85. :p v-'-i icEErnro op crnzxNs. Parsuant to "previous notice a- Conven tion of citizens of the "county, ' favorably to the Temperance Reformmet in the. Court House in this place, on Saturday last, and' ''' organized by appointing ' J. H. Enniss, Esq.,5 Chairman, and J. J. Bkuneb, gec rctary.. " !. i::"" , . v On taking the chair, Mr. Enniss an-"r nounced, in the following, address, the ob- C ject of the Convention f f ; j ? f . Our Bill of Rights declares that the peo jple nave a right to assemble together to con- ; - -suit for their common good.-' Under this . . s great Ccnstituiidnal Right, we have assera- .' . . bled to-day to consider what is best to be 2 i , " done by us for the advancement of the'Tem- ' ' " "erance Reform; -JAzJ.yy - f ' - .- 3Ttl Tgprlmc'c 1 J."ci6rnvis promotive of ouracommon. goody thai it ;. is T eminently calculated to advance' the political, civil, f T social and moral condition of the people, ; the wisest btatesmen of the world have af- ;. firmed, "and its practical operations wherev er it exists, clearly proves the truth of their " declarations, j ' - : , -. . The Liquorj Licence Law on our Statute isook is a gneyance of which we complain ,and we think with justness. We alledge that it imposes an unequal and unjust tax upon the people a tax which at fair and equitable legislation for the good of the whole people of the State cannot and will not sustain; . J ? , -. . '!...' TheLaw, in relation to .the traffic in in iuAicig vrsi- has been enacted upon the principle, that the tramc is ku tun yt danger and peril, that it should not becn :. trusted to all persons, but only a, certain class .pf persons "We do not find it free to all as are all other branches of .trade, but checked and guarded by a special permis sion, or licence to those only whocan prove a good, moral character. From this, it is to be a. regulated evil, and the object is to Keep it wunin certain limits, ana men to provide for tbJe evils which result from it, b imposing a tax upon the industrious, hard-working jand. virtuous, citizens of the State to defray the expenses of the crime and pauperism which it produces. - ' : In the advancement of the public opin ion on' this subjeet, it is' natural and reason able to enquire if this be the true principle of legislation) on this subject; whether a great and powerful evil as this is and which as acknowledged so to be by all, should be protected by the State to-the Oppression of . the hard-wprkihg and virtuous citizens of the State, or whether it should be prohib ited by law for the common good- of the State, . j : '- . ' ; . ' . , " The evils of the traffic are in all respects 80 great, and are in spite of all the legal .. enactments pow exisUngso farspread and in its moral character an3r!sproJuctive t industry is so great, the costs of prose- . cuting for crime committed under the in- flutnee of intoxicating dnnks, and, the tax es to support -pdnpers, made so by Intem perance are so great,- the failure of appeals made by argument or moral suasion are in painful respects so manifest, and the fact that thousands of our countrymen are an nually sent to the drunkard's grave as the .' result of the drinking usages" of society; these things are forcing the inquiry upon the public mind, whether it is or, is not -proper and practicable to prohibit the traf fic altogether, and whether. this is not the point which legislation must reach and .1 should reach in regard to this evil.' The question ariseslls fa. Prohibitory Liquor Law Constitutional j . - We regard jit as a settled j point that it is Constitutional: The dec is- ! ions of the Supreme Courts .of a number of' the States of this ljnion; the decisions also , of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the ; United States, byi whom this law has been ': adjudicated, settles this, pomtj we think, , beyond all question. j Mr; Justice Catrpn of the Supreme Court U.. S.,. has decided that if the State has the power of restraint by lioences to any -extent, - she has the discretionary power to judge of . us limits, ana may go to tne lengtn or pro hibiting it altogether.' The act of the Legislature of this State prohibiting the sale ofr spirituous liquors within two nipes of Chapel Hill, and simi lar .acts enacted for theT benefit of other in-, stitutions of learning, prove that the -State -has exercised the prohibiting power over : certain limits and therefore' "may go to the length of prohibiting it altogether." Inasmuch, therefore, as the traffic in in toxicating liquors is the subject of Legisla.-. :, tion : Inasmuch as the taxes imposcxi on the industrious citizen of' the 2tk to meet the heavy expenses of crime and pan- , perism produced by .the traffic, are-unequal ; and unjust: ilnasmuch as the State in its legislation, assumes that the trafficj is an evil and seeks to regulate it, prohibiting it altogether in certain sections, we ask that the legislation? should be right that it should be fair and equitable upon all the citizens of the State. - rf , : It is for yotf, gentlemen, here assembled t say, what-course ii is wisest to pursue jt for the accomplishment of this object and . th advancement of the Temperance Reform. On mtion; the Committee appointed at a primary meeting to correspond with the candidates nominated by the respective par- t ties, in reference to supporting a measure in the next Legislature to submit the ques tion 6f prohibition to the people for the de cision it the ballot box, were now called upon to report. Dr. J.- J. Summerell re sponded on the part of .said committee,; v and read to the Convention the . following letters which had been received fronr the f candidates : v f ' , Jcxe 3, 1854. ' Messrs. Stjmmeeell,. & Blackmzb Gentlemen, I infer from your note, of the 26th of. May, and from ' a statement in the 'Watchman and in the Banner, that the Sons jof Temperance consider themselves al l a separate and distinct party, composed in part pf both the political parties; this I in fer from the long hst of signers of both parties for the purpose of calling a conven tion; with this understanding I have ; im partially considered the question propound- ed to me on the - subject of a prohibitory -liquor law. Gentlemen, considering my position at present,' and with due -respect forsthe convention who nominated me and r 1 it sriP J ! i j" V ... 3
The Salisbury Herald (Salisbury, N.C.)
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