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1 . : 0 I . I- A7OL. TI.--M). m. SALISBURY, X. C.; 'EJUDAY MORN 1 NG-,' J'U I Ar 7, 1854. WHOLE NO." 87. ' 4 .4,; .bv.i( -v:f i -j'. r i . . -:-0L- -:T'i r f i. 1 ' :. i S-. 1 5 I 1 -i - i , i-i- -. 1- . j ; ! .1. - st ,' V. !: f. : . i" i .U'-i S. W. JAMES. i,; MILLER & IJAMES; .. EDITORS A PROPRIETORS. : ' teKm": : jv' "iTWO DOLLARS if paid within two months; two - Dollars and Fifty Cents if (payment be delayed six months, and Three Dollars if not paid within the year. . ; j, r ew.Arrangement Ad vert islng . : v Tgrmsp .- j . . ,TitS Proprietors of the Newspapers in; Salisbury, , Autre agteed upon the following arrangement Of un iform advertising rates. 1 " i .-a .. 'OQ ; ; jo' 5- r 'a a i i a . i o. a c o . 2 O Its a 4 f3 -a. o it - .a- i M J Em- $Ct8 fete lets O.'A. MILLER 9 cts. l2i .23 29 -36 " ,44 r53 ! 62 88 100 150 300 100 200 300 400 600 600 120 '. - f 250 375 600 450 600 4 " 600 '750 750 000 6. 3 months. 6 month)). 9 months 1 year. 1 sqnare, $3 12 i $4 7ot $6 371 $3 00 aeanarea, 6 02 9 021 12 01! 15 00 3 , - 8 76 12 531 16 50; 20 00 4 10 96 15 64! 20 32: 25 00 3 ' ; 12 84 ,18 56 24;28 ' 30 00 6. ' 1430'- 21 39 1" 28;j)3i 35 00 Longer adrertisements in the same proportion.'. A square id the space occujSed by sixteen close lines. " : - " J '- ' An adver'tisementrniaking J or J squares, charged in proportion to one square. And making 2J orJJJ squares, charged in proportiogi to 2 sciuaces. All fractions of a square equal to orj, charged in pro- portion to the whole of whichthey are :a part. , Occasional renewals Without additional charge granted to those who advcrt&e regularly through , the year. r j - : Three dollars for announcing candidates for office. Court orders charged 25 pe cent higher than the Above rates. Orders ' for divorce of husband and wife, $10-each. - , " , Persons sending advertisemfents are requested to state the number of ingertionsjrequire l, or they will be inserted until forbid; anj if it Ls wished they should occupy the Jeasi space Iposslblej write upon the back close." Otherwise hey will be put up in the usual style and charged aijpordingljy; ' jjgg No discount on these' rjUes. I . . STATE OF NOETBI CAROLINA. ? IREDELL COjJNTY ,. Court of Pleas and Quart fr Sessipns May !"--.--. Term, 185. 7 " j t . Jacob" Bostian, Jun. John ljstian, p. J. Bos tian, H. Maxwell and wife, Mary, Harriet S. Bostian and Hannah- R. Bosnian, vs.iJosiah Bos tian and Uriah Boetian, Defendants '- Devisavit VellNcn. . It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Josiah Bostian; one of the Legatees i and Heira at Law of Jacob Bostian, Sep. , dee'd, lives be yond the lihiits of this State it is therefore, or . dered, that publication be nfiide in' the " Rowan Whig and Western Ad vocate'.' publibhed in Sal isbury, for the space of six Veeks, riotifyihg the said Josiah Bostian to be anp appear at the next Term of the Court of Pleas afid Quarter Sessions, to be held for the County of jredell,;atthe Court Autnist next, then and thereto plead, answer or demurte-the issues in this icase, or judgment pro confesso will be taken against hvm. - Witness M.tF. Freeland, Clerk of our said Court at Officethe tliiwl Monday in May A. D. 1854. " M. F. Freeland, el'k. 6t35 Printers fee 5 501 X State of. North Carolina, ROWAN COTNTY. f . Court of Pleas and Qiarer Sessions, May Term; 18(l. j ' Moses L; Holmes, andr' E. Mauney . ; r. . y I Attachment. Lemuel Williams and I i i Elisha Fuller. , Same vs. Same. -. V Attachment.' , v TN the above cases, it apptearmg'jto the'satis- 1 faction of' the Court,; thjat Lentuel Williams and Elisha Fiiller are not residents 6f "this State : t is, therefore, ordered by the Court.hat pub lication be made for six weks inj the Rowan Whigsand Western AdYocat, a newspaper pub lished uNthe Town of Salisbury, jfor the said ' Lemuel Wuttams and Elishn Fuller,; to appear at . the next term of this Court to be' held for the County of Rowan, at'the Court IlOuse in Salis bury, on the first Monday in August next,-,and plead, answer or demur, oi judgment, pro con- - fesso, will be taken againstrthem. j . - Witness, James E. Kerr, Chfrk'of our said Court, ' .-at office, in Salisbury; tfie first Monday In May, A. D.. 1854, and injthe 78th yearcf our Independence, - ' f ' ' : JAMES E. KERR. Cl'k. U Printer's Fee $5; 50. ' I " 6t32 . JState of North Carolina, : SURRY COUNTY. ! Superior Court of Law-Spring Term, 1854. Teter C Joiirny, Administrator of Johnson Clem ents, deceased, vs. Sarah Stirp, William A. La cy and wife Agness, Edward fclements, Ann Hunt, William P. Tucker and wife Martha i . . , . . J et u tun to geu Jjona. Is this case, it appearing fa the satisfaction of - ' i xne uoun, inai me ueienaants, nuuam a. iiacy and wife Agness, Edward Elements, Ann Hunt, jjand William P. Tucker andjwife, Martha, are not ' residents of this State : ' is ordered by the .Court, that advertisement be made for six suc ,s cessive weeks in the Rowan Whig for the absent .-defendants, notifying 4hem to appear at our next $ ff1 $tS $ Ctsj 110 120 130 12TS 200 225 30 400 442 325 600 673 300 800 844 875 932 976 fl53 1006 1059 : (8upenor CourtoPLaw, to be held tor theCpun . -ty of Surry, at the Court Eausej ih the Town of - Dohson, on the first Mondly in September next, . then and there to he mad parties, defendants, and to pleal,'answer or dmur ; to said petition, '.otherwise the same will bef heard ex parte as tor i ' them. - ' ; .1!" r Witness, Thomas V 11 amp n, Clerk of our said " ; ' jCourt at Office, the firsts Monday of March, A. K 1854. - T. f. HAMLIN, C.S.C. ; -.Printer'a fee $5 50. , " j: - 6t33 . DETERMINED TO PLEASE ! KEW ABBlXGEMEXy FOR ;1854 !!! . MITH & licOLDER, llaaitCactorers of Cstrriaees, Buggies, &c, &c.; JJain Street, SaUsbtiry. - A NNOUNCE to the pujalic, that having made Y an arrangement wUhlIr. WILLIAM OVER- , MAN, whereby he becos Foreman and Sales man in their Carriage Establishment, they are ' ,i -:' now prepared to guaranty greater satisfaction in their work, and greater bargains than ever to all la want of Carriages of tie very finest aaalte and style. Buggies, Sulkies, r any description of Vehicle in their line of business, which shall not be surpassed by any establishment in Western North Carolina. They trst from' their efforts to , please and gratify the wibes of the public both in prices and styles, thatlthey -will reeeive the encouragement of those desirous : of purchasing carnages of any kind. All kinds of repairing done neatly and quickly. r-1 j Salisbuiy, Jan. 20, 185. f ly!2 - A CARD. The undersigned having taken l the position of Foreinan and Salesman, as mentioned in the' above aidvertisement, respect fully invites his old friends and customers to eall . and see him again. He feels assured that from an experience of 20 year;"), he can make it ad vantageous to them to- dos6. , He is prepared to offer great bargains in Carriages;- Buggies, &c. jg37Call at the new Buck establishment. ' - " i WM. OVERMAN. From Gleason's Pictorial,' : oa THE PIONEERS OF KENTUCKY. ; A Story of Western l ife. . . i BY DR. i. H. "BOBINSOS. . 1 ' CHAPTER XIV. . , -I SCXITK AT THE IXDIAH 'TIIXAGS.' . WjE,returti to Rosalthe. She clasped her hands and looked pmploringly at Otter-Lifter, who stood motionless in the path. , , " What would 'Star-Light and her cou sin of the Wyandots do V asked the chief, coldly.' :-j ' - " , ' , v' White-Cloud"and the maided they call Star-Light do. notTike'cruelty they: "seek to s?"-'g tliisj)ale iace captive, from, deaths reglied W'asaahauza. , . And was not Otter-Lifter worthy of the confidence of Star-Light and White-Cloud ?" replied the" chief, in a tone of mild reproach, "Otter-Lifter of the red .race of the Cherokees is humane but this captive was, not taken by a war party of nis, and he might have feared to offend the young war riors who brought her away from Harrods burg," answered Star-Light. ' i " Wassahauza speaks of fear ; when was Otter-Lifter afraid ? When did he fail 'to raise his voice against cruelty? Who can say that he everj tortured a prisoner, or made.war on women and children ? " Not a person living !" aid the chief, with dig nity. ; : : "Then, why does such a gentle-hearte'd leader stand stilt when his help is needed ? Does he not see this trembling girl suffer ing the terrors of death ? Has, he not a hand to use, as well as a tongue to talk !" exclaimed Star-Light. ' ; f i ' " The speech of Star-Light is bitter ; she wounds the heart of the chieftain who is ready to die in her service," returned Otter-Lifter, mournfully. f -t . " My fair cousin means not to wrong her friend, the bold Otter-Lifter. ; She speaks thus because the danger is pressing," said1 llosalthe. 7 . The Cherokee chief gave . llosalthe a searching glance while she was speaking. ' lanny llarrod had recovered ner con-j sciousness, and stood clinging to Star-Light and pur heroine, awaiting with feelings which cannot be described the decision of .. P ., . . . TT t n "TiT-t"rTr-;-- -r ii . in her, bosom, and held her in the chains of suspense too dreadful to imagine. When Rosalthe had first seen her in the lodge, she had resigned herself with the calmness of despair to the doom which appeared in evitable; but since a ray of hope had reach ed her,' the love of life had returned with all its legitimate power. ' Miss llarrod was by no means a weak, irresolute character; but her position,' it will be percejved, was one to try the strongest nerves : for there were but two sides to the momentous question. The dark side was unrelieved by a single gleam of sunshine it was to return) and meet death by a pro cess from which the most firmly organized mind shrinks 'with a shiver of inexpressible horror; the other side of the subject was life 'and all its sweet enjoyments. She fixed her burning eyes on the placid face of Otter-Lifter in silent agony of spir it; for she fell , and trtily, that it was he who was, to decide her fate; There was a short period in which no words were spok en. ; The captive read no emotions of pity in the features of the chief ; he gave back her appealing look with one apparently as impassive as hers had been earnest. A faint smile at length played over his lips ; he spoke, and Fanny and Rosalthe bent for ward to catch his words with breathless at tention. . ; : i ' . ' This white maiden," he said, slowly, " this white maiden is" , , - "Is what?" exclaimed Rosalthe, no long er able, to control her intense "anxiety. "is conaemnea to aeatn, aaaea tne chief, in the same tone. . ; - Heaven preserve my senses !" murmur ed Rosalthe to herself. ' " Yesy the Pale-Lily has been condemn ed to death by the ordeal of fire ; but" . "What !" cried Rosalthe,1 with quiver ing lip and trembling voice. ; t , " But she shall live !" added Otter-Lifter," '" -. 1 ':' ;-:.';'v ! I' " It is well," said Sjtar-Light, loftily.1 "She shall live," repeated the chief, " even if the sum of her freedom be the life of Otter-Lifter. Yes, he will perish, be fore a single hair of her head shall be scath ed by the devouring fire." :- The chieftain paused, and turning more, fully toward Star-Light, asked : I ' " Is it enough ?" j It is enough," replied the Indian girl. i This way,": continued Otter-Lifter. The latter moved on, and the "three mai dens followed him withbut-question. Leav ing, the little villag he led the way to the deep and dark forest, through the umbrage of which the pale moon-light with difficulty crept. He stopped at length a few hun dred yards, from the encampment. Stay here," he said, " till I return," and immediately left them- : Rosalthe was now about to reveal herself to Miss Harrod, but Star-Light sternly bade her be silent. ' " If you would save her, be silent,1 said. ; ; !'!' t ' Though this was a restraint j which- she could not bear without much effort she fert the necessity of obedience. Fanny Harrod was an intimate and valued friend, and Bhe longed to throw herself into her arms; and, tell her all ; but that could not! be thought ot under the circumstances t in whichf ste. was placed 1 :. Miss Harrod, who . now began to feel gomewhat assured of escape, felt a stroilg desire to know who the delicate Indian girl was who had embraced her and called her byname. v j " jy.. ? The time of Otter Lifter's absence Beem ed longnndeed the expectant captive. A thousand fears an'Vi wild s conjectures . had-; birth in her mind. ' Perhaps the chief had been detected in his purpose, and the plan had failed. It was possible that he had not sufficient influence among the other chiefs and warriors to save her, and innumerable other fancies of this kind passed in quick succession through her mind "toj revive her terrors., ' Star-Light appeared thoughts, and said : , to athom her " He Will not fail ; he never breaks his word." r These brief sentences; cheered the heart of Miss Harrod. ; . After the lapse of hulf an hour, steps were heard approaching. .Fanny and Rosal the simultaneously utttred ; a !cry of sur prise and .alarm ; for, instead iff seeing Otter-Lifter, they beheld half a j dozen war riors mounted upon horses. Star-Light re mained calm and undisturbed, j " Peace ! peace, foo Lifter is with them !" ish maidens b Otter- ishe excjlaimed. Rosalthe looked again at the advancing Indians and beheld the chief iin the midst of them, leading a horse. She kissed Miss Harrod's pale cheeks, and wept for joy. Without speaking, Otter-Lifter placed Miss Harrod Upon the animal which "had been provided for that purpose. The chief then turned to the youngmen j j' " Conduct this maiden to Ilarrodsburg," he said, in a voice of , command.! "Otier Lifter has pledged his word that she shall live and return to. her I friends. j Go ; and answer for remember that your lijes shal hers, if harm befall her." " Come here, Star-Light," said Fanny, stepped to her side, ani Miss liarrod, bend irig forward, imprintedj a grateful kiss upon her lofty forehead. " It is all I can jiiva you, she added. Star-Light smiled faintly, and seemed to look lovingly at the young girl. .: For a mo ment her haughty beauty was softened ijato a mildness almost angelic. Standing as she did, with the dim rays of i the -moon shining upon her upturned face,1 she caused Rosalthe's thoughts to wander to that un- . i - i i known period far back in the forgotten years of the past, when " the sons o f God saw the daughters of men that they were fair." " Jt is well that you have been called behold Star-Light, for I reflected from your stairryeyes serenest rays of mercy and truth?' said Miss llarrod, ehtbusiastical- Wassahauza gazed fixedly at Fanny, and her expression became more benignlytsoft, Otter-Lifter gazed at her with a kind of mute idolatry discernible in ihis eloquent' eyes, and then turned abruptly from the scene, as if afraid to jrust himself longer. Star-Light moved slowly away, and Rosal the took Miss Harrod's hand. ; When the latter stooped to kiss her. forehead, she half formed the resolution to 'whisper her name; but a single glance at tbe cnangeaana gen Itle expression of Star-Light made her re ject the idea ; and in an instant Fanny and her escort were moving ;Off ' towards Har rodsbarg. ". ' ) r ' Rosalthe threw her arms about Star Light and embraced her tenqerly; all her unfavorable impressions were completely removed by the recent scene. - , This spontaneous act j of friendship the Cherokee maiden neither repelled nor en--couraged, but suffered it.as a statue of marr Ho mifrTit rpfpiv tn A Ramp indintirvna rf titnTlA ThA nartlArAAnrn to thA vil. lage, Otter-Lifter leading the wym silence, was on the ensuing moraine that Star- Light visited the lodge where: the interview the lode where' the intPrviAw already mentioned took: place between her and Allan Norwood. ; There was a great commotion at the vil lage when it was known that: Fanny Har rod had escaped. A counciljwas immedi ately called to determine what should be. done. While they' were gravely smoking the pipe, as an indispensable preliminary, Otter-Lifter appeared among them. One warrior arose and advised that the warriors be punished who had been appointed to keep watch oyer the captive, which duty they had not faithfully performed. Anoth er recommended that a small war-party be instantly despatched in pursuit of the cap tive. '' i ; i - - U - ' '"". j" A young chief next arose,j and said, that so far as he could learn, the young woman had been liberated by some man of influ ence among them ; for, upon examining the adjacent forest, he. had discovered a fresh trail, produced by some half a dozen mount-. ed meiu - Moreover, some .of their young braves were missing, audit dtifld therefore seem as ifthey bad beei iggiffbo ebndactfAald be witli them before another moon." the young woman bac fc to " Ilarrodsburg. He hoped jhe wise chfefs would examine this matte?, and see who ; was the guilty partyi ' if:'. f lrk f'i'- vH . During this speehjjtirmurs of applause were bear from eyerj portion of thecoun-cil-lodge. When the fiery chief had ceas ed speaking, and'resunjed Jlis seat,. Otter Lifter arose calmly to lis feet, and looked deliberately around upAn the faces . of the asscmDiea cniei auu.w irriors. , "Our nationVhe, s id Iowly-"ill the past was si; great and j )werful one ; its war riors were ; as nuuierox as the trees of . the forest and yvin.kr w?rf as plen tiful and as fair as the'flpwe'rs The glory of the Cherokees is ; passing . away ; -their numbers Bate diminished their power is being broken. ' They puld once make war alone!, anl feel assured! of victory; but now they are oblighed to seek for allies among other nations ! Why s this f Why are theCherpkees and other red races of men fading away from ' thd ' earth ? Why do they not increase in numbers until they are like the rocks and mountains that cannot bq moved ? I will answer and my words shull be uttered in wasdpm. The Great Spirit is angry with his rod children be cause of their cruelties!! He hides his face from them because they show no mercy ; because they have slain helpless children, and tortured men and women with fire. The whole human rac& - is but one great family, of which the Great Spirit is the fa ther. He looks down upon his red children and perceives that . they are "cruel that they kill the innocent, and torture1 the young and the-fair; and in his displeasure he will smite them until the arm of their strength is .fully btaken, and they shall not be able to make war any more. - . "'This!is the curse that hangs over the red sons of t be forest; this is the rod that will humble the : Cherokee to "the dust.' Let us then learn wisdom from the past, and study to be merciful as well as brave. When Wfl have learned to conquer by our gcnerositjp .as well as by our arms, then shall we .be indeed irresistible. I have never iutu tiuviiy , x uavfnever put my pris oners to he torture. My sdul s.orns to TIU , l JU mm Oil custom that is destifinl to pass away. "It was my hand that liberated the young white woman. .j: I rejoice that I did so j because it is a deeil. that will give me pleasure .whenever I ihink' of it. I . sent away the Pale-Lily uder an escort 6f my warriorsj and by this'time she is far be yond pursuit If ; these wise chiefs and these brave warriors are angry, let them turn their, displeasure npon me. I am strong, apd I cau die like a man ; but she was a weak young girl, whom it was our duty, as brave men, to protect, and not to inhumanly torture. I have spoken " iptterLifter sat down, -and there.; was' a deep silence among the chiefs and warriors. At length a chief whobad more than reach ed the period allotted jo human fife three score an ten arose and said, in a voice of deep solemnity : ! ' i f Theroung chief has nttered words that have reached my . heart- The Spirit of -Moneda ests upon the young man ; he is -worthy. l) be a chieftain among the red children jof the Cherokees, ' I jshall pass away, and the grave will hide me ; but he will live o be great 'and his name will be : known among the nations. Young warri- ors and chiefs, imitat the bright example ofiOttcr-Jjifter; it is tiie advice of an old man, whose way is toward the receptacle of death, afld to whose eyes the scenes of the hippy htinting-grounds already open." JThe old man took his seat, . and all - the assembled warriors were deeply affected. The current of opinion was changed. . The council broke up ; the -warriors and - chiefs passed around Ofeter-"jLifter to hake. hands with him and speak Baine words of applause; for their nobler natures had been touched, and the: man " who cared only for his word, his rifle, and his honor " was never so -'popular among his' people as then It is j . j f , s. T . I ' ,,;huraal1 ?udent, it Would have deeply of- i fended.! ? About the same time that the above scene was transpiring, Star-Light and White Cloud wee walking in the forest, upon the margin 'of the Indian village. " I have seen one of your people," said Star-Light. .1 Where?" : asked Rosalthe, eagerly.' " Nejir' returned the Cherokee girl. ! I" Who. was it? V continued our heroine,. looking! anxiously at her companion. '. I" A young man,; and - he . was peeking you. r ;. V - i " Describe him," added Rosalthe. j ij" Hef Was tall and handsome, with black hair and eyes,"; replied Star-Light. ! Did you speak to him ?" r J : ' jif I did' returned the other. , " ; J u Did you ask, his name?" rejoined Rosal the, with an earnestness that she made no attempi to render less apparent. r . ; " I cared nothiug;for his : name ; but I i i -! ii! .". .- X told him. to go back to Booaesborough and tell vour friends that' vbu were safe, and "I; thank j you - fori that I" exclaimed Rosalthe,. jjV:VV : 1 ; Before the Indian girl had time to reply, a rapid footstep was heard, and Allan Nor wood stood" before the maidens. " The sud denness of his appearance caused Rosalthe td recoil a few paces, but Star-Liht re mained unmoved;- r : I j , ' j " What brings, you here ? : Have you worn your scalp so long that you have got tired of it, and wish to lose it?" asked Star-Light. . ; , . v "I have come to seek the maiden I spoke of ; . and- Fwill nevergo - back till I know E "what hef situation is,, and have "some proof that you have told me the truth, replied Allan, firmly. . , , ' - f I never speak falsely ;. it is the pale faces that lie; !" she replied, with dignity.- " I demand proof," returned Norwood. "; " Again I( ask, what is this young wo man to. you ?' ' said the Indian girl. " She is niuch everything, and yet no thing" answered the young man, with much feeling. . . : j "That is strange! ' much, everything, iwthingr,' the young man has taken much strong water," replied Star-Light, (with a Contemptuous curl of the lip. i : j While this; conversation was going on, our heroine fetood partly behind Star-Light, partially concealed by her person ; and the effect of the iyouno; man's words may be imagined by the reader,' . She had no diffi culty in recognizing him as the same who had interposed to save her from tho imper tinence of Le Bland; She stood like one spell-bound, and listenedto his words with intense interest. - t ' " She is much to me because I love her; and nothing to me because she. does not know me, aid reciprocate the sentiments which a single chance xcreeting called up' he added. ' . .-. : " You have met her, then ? Why did i . I.' !. -' you not tell; her this, .pleasant story ?" re sumed the Indian maiden. . I v: "I did not even address her," said Nor wood. " I gazedupon her. beauty only a moment, and she passed away irons my sight like a fair but delusive vision of the night." ;-:';. . -."'.j 1; :' ' not rget her ! i When our young med love the maidens they go and tell them." j "I have already told you that she dis appeared suddenly," said Norwood. . " You wijl tell her this pretty taie if you find her ?" added Star-Light, with a scorn ful smile. !'' - . " v "' . i -! " Not until she is safely restored to her friends," replied Allan, firmly.' , " WaLuna ! listen let your eap be o pen the White-Cloud already lovps !" The young hunter grew deadly pale, and pressed his hand t'q his forehead, is if it were stricken with a sudden pain. I ? Rosalthe's fortitude . gave way,: the jn-J tensity . of her emotions overpowered her ; with a faint cry she sank into the arms of- Star-Light; and her perceptions grew so confused, that the past present and future were mingled in chaotic confusion X to be continued r , !V :.:!:- : i . . ( . !i-:v ; A CANDIDATE fOE OFFICE. : A Flat-Footed Candidate for Chief Jus tice of Palestine, Texas, comes out in the journals with the following address to the sovereigns i " With the issuance J of this sheet, is unfurled to. the ! breeze either in tempest 'orlcalm, my name as a candidate for the office of Chief Justice of Anderson county, at the ensuing : election. ,1 do it from choice, not from solicitation. ; I do it, for the office is honorable and profitable. I feel myself competent to-discharge the du ties of the office. I claim no superior merit or qualification over any! one else who, may choose to run against me. 1 would like to run the race solitary and alone, but if any jireiJesurous, let 5them pitch in,f it4 isn t deep. VI. I stand flalt-footedJ;lUare-toed,,' hump- shouldered, upon- the platform of free rights; and true republicanism : If you elecfrme your Chief Justice, I will j make the welkin ring with loud huzzas: for; the sovereigns of Anderson county! j If not e lected I will retire with dignity arid perfect good huntpr, remembering a most.beautiful little son,' which I sing1 remarkably ! well, called afloat, I'm afloat. Kn ickerboc- ker. JVurth Carolina Abroad. It is not, per haps, generally, known : that a native of North Caroling is understood to be leader of the great Chinese revolution ndw in pro gress, which . threatens ; to overthrow tne reigning dynasty, and entirely change jthe constitution, religion, attd social instituti6ns of that great empire. The Rev. iMr. Rob erts who was born in this State, and some years ago removed to Tennessee went af terwards to China as an independent Bap tist missionary, and has been engaged in the great work' to which his life is devoted. This is the man whom recent reports from that country represent to be the niOYing intellectual head of the insurrection "General Dockery boasted at Greerisbo rough that he was a religious man.'f ! i v Raleigh Standard. , General Dockery made no such' boast, nor used any language that could ' be tor tured into the' meaning of a boast of the sort. Greensboro' Patriot. s i - i " From the Ni Y. Evangelist, j EXCTJESION IN SPAIN. Segovia--JU Ancient Aqueduct,: AJcazart Cathedral. - j N " Most of the old cities of Spain have their scenes of historic interest. Many of them have their antiquities which have traveled down-from remote ages, l This is true of the old city of Segoviar . We rode over to see it during our stay at Ildcfouso, The graphic descriptions of Mr. Barringcr in creased our desire of seeing its antiquities. He kindly provided horses and an attend ant for the day's excursion. - The distance is about aniiour's ride -from Ildefonso, over a royal road, across an ascending, undula ting plain, in full view ,of the vast range, of the Guadaramas, whose lofty summits, as we turned to gaze at them behind us, seem ed to, pierce tlie skies' -They stretch along the'trorfzon; lik-aatare'a IttifrttagabWwolloy as iar as uie vision . can extena. luey form the boundary between Old and New Castile. The palace and its gardens re mained in- full yiew also, nearly the whole' distance, perched on its romantic seat, while the mountains towered up behind it like a vast amphitheatre. A short distance from the .gates of Ildefonso we passed the royal manufactory of plate glass mirr6rs, formerly vthe most celebrated in the wbrld. Some of these immense mirrors have found their way to most of the royal j palaces1 of Europe. The mould, "of, the largest: was thirteen feet six inches long, by seven feet nine inches broad. The king found the manufactory profitless, and gave, it up long ago. Segovia is of Iberian name and origin. It dates far back -in remote ages, amid the dim historic shadows of the past. I A diver; sity of views is held in regard to it. Col menares records that Tubal first peopled Spain that Hercules founded Segovia, and that Hispan built the aqueduct' to supply its inhabitants with water. He makes it cotemporary with the pyramids of Egypt. He is of opinion that it was built by the same architect hat constructed jthe Egyp tian temple of Serapis. Others attribute its erection to the Roman Trajan. Rut at what period, history, as a deponent, saith not. It is singular that historians are si lent in regard to it. Others assign it to the Goths. It is a magnificent monument or antiquitv we examined it wito un wonted interest. The materials are of rough freestone. ; ; ; Segovia is situated between two" high hills, with a valley all around it. The form or figure of its situation is like that "of a collossal ship-of-the-line. The stern points to the east, and the bow to the west. The walls of the city very well represent the railing or wale of a. ship. iAlPiaround the down iroui The 'vfaffi cJEe jumping over- board, a hundred feet and morejat a single bound, into the river Clamoreson one side, or Eresma on- the other, which unite ; their waters under the bow. The Moorish Alca zar stands upon the bow, or upon the fore castlej as the sailor would say, overlooking the ghip-shaped valley from its lofty an inaccessible walls. This remarkable aque duct spans the valley abaft midships, (fol lowing'the figure,) pouring a strong current through its artificial channel ; and diffus-" ing itself in various directions, supplies the inhabitants on board with pure water. ; The main channel conducts along near the center, and terminates at the palace of the Alcazar. The aqueduct starts from a rocky1 basin on the height near San Gabriel, and runs near the St. Ildefonso road some dis tance through the: suburbs, before entering Segovia. While descending into the val ley, we first heard the sound of the ruur muring'of the waters, as they' rush along like a sylvan brook by the- roadside. We stepped off from the saddle on I the wall- drank of these" antique historic' waters bathed our own brow heated by a ride in the sun, remounted and rode on. In a few moments after descending into the valley, and before entering the gates, i we rode un der the arches where the water in the aque duct' was about a hundred and four feet a bove our head. -. From the first low arches- to the reser voir in the city, its length is "two thousand four hundred Spanish feet. Its height a- bove the lowest point in the valley is one hundred and four feet, it is! built upon double arches, or rarehes ,upon. arches, of large steoes about three or four feet long by two feet square, without mortar or ce ment, except in the channel in the water. It is so well preserved that it does not seem leakyi ' Of the lower range of arches, which are fifteen feet wide and sixty-five feet high, there are forty-two.- The upper range of arcnes are one nunurea ana nineteen m number. They are seventeen feet span, and eight feet in transversal thickness. The top stones are held by iron clamps. Few monuments of antiquity have so well resisted j,he encroachments of time, and the action of the elements, during so many ages. . Its architecture is light, graceful and admirable, lhere it stands an inter esting monument of the immemorable past We gazed at it with the greater interest be cause history either ignores or cannot tell the name of its projector and builder with any certainty., 1 he Moors of loledo de stroyed a number of its arches when they sacked Segovia in 1071." But they were well rebuilt by order of Queen Isabella, in 1483.;: A singular legend is held and told by the common people. They call it El Puente del Diablo, "ithe Devil's Bridge," because that personage was in love with a beautiful Segovian, and offered her his ser vices for her favors ; when she, tired of go ing up and down hill to fetch water, pro mised her consent to be his, provided he would build an aqueduct in one night, which he did. One stone, however, was found to be wanting.. On thjs account the Church, or the priests, decided the' contract,, to be void. Thus the devil lost his: labor, and the priests gained some reputation for de feating his wickedness. The lower Segoy ians give the devil credit for building the aqueduct, rather than Trajan, or any one else. And it suits the priests to have it so. Its ample? volume of water might make Se govia luxuriant and fertile as a well-watered garden. We thought to how many nse- ful and ornamental purposes Yankees would -put it, hadL they the management of it. But enough of the aqueduct, and the Evil i . One, and the superstitions of the legend. As the Alcazar was the first edifice of the" lr i ti fl tt-f-v, Ji . 1 caan Ttra ennnt o nn ciDT-fi Vila time in its1 apartments. ' It was built by the Moors in the eighth century.'; It is' a- . .bout a thousand years old., ; It was long the palace of the Uastiiian kings, irorn this v Alcazar Isabella proceeded in state, and - was proclaimed acen of Castile, Dec. J 1474. Charles I., of England, was enter tained here in 1G23. , This Alcazar is the , prison of Segovia, ', where, Gil Bias is said to have been cohfiucd. The edifice is built of white stone. . A lofty tower rises : in the center, environed with many turrets. The roof covered with imperishable lead. , The interior Is full of antiquities and ' interest. A part of the Alcazar is occupied as a mili- tary college: ! The officers "were very "aff a- 1fr9n-rrWjaii4 took pleaie4n jibow ing jus all the apartments and everything of interest, j In the" royal saloon, gorgeous ly adorned and. 'gilt, are arranged aropndj and along tli6 walls, fifty-two stattiesV said trf be portraits of Spanfsh monarch s. ' They represent, a series, of the kiDgs and queens of Spain! sitting on thrones, all as large as life, witAanjinscription underneath, from . King Froila ,I., who reigned in 760, to Queen Johanna, who died in 1555," and a number of personages of -more modern date. We had onlj to imagine these enthroned monarchs aUve and breathings looking ont of their ancient eyes, fand asUrue likenesses as they claimed to be, to find ourselves in the august presence of Spapish T-tnonarcha ' for some nine""hindred years. In that case our reception, doubtless, would have been less cordial in the midst of this royal fami ly gathering. ; f - The ceilipgs, and cornices; and friezes of this royal saloon and other apartments, in Moorish style; are splendidly gilt, and still fresh and beautiful, although executed sOme seven hundred years ago. The spacious a partments are I adorned with mosaic work. One room is1 shown' where Alonzo is said to have constructed his.; astronomical tables. He ventured to doubt the sun's moving .round the earth, whereupon a flash of light- ning interrupted his studiespamra rope was . hung up as a memorial and .a warning in future. This occurred in 1260. The marks or the ligh tning are still visible upon the wall, so they say, true or false. The rule is to believe,' as veritable truth, all of this . sort that is told you, however ' absurd. A word or look of incredulity would be heresy. But enough;' ' ; We must not linger to record more from our notes about this beautiful palace Alcazar. Below the Alca zarcross the river,! isi the old mint of Segovia. It is the oldestjn Spain. Its machinery js work ed by water, i '. j ; the gracetul style ot the pure irona uomje; it is one of the finest in Spain. Its lofty arches, so exquisitely formed and curved, could not fail to excite admiration. It is surmounted, with a square tower, which rises 320 feet-high. The' panorama from . the summit extending over city and-coun- - try, gardens and convents, to the distant mountain" landscape of the Guadaramas, is -one of commanding interest. The old monk who had charge of the Cathedral conducted us through an extensive parage of cloisters in connection with the eofice, and into the sacristry and other apartments, -adorned with many paintings and Works of art, which seem to form a part of4he Cathedral reli gion of Spain I f -' w"' lne edmce contains eighteen chapels and altars. "-'All of them have their adornments of statuaryipaintinV, and marbles of ex quisite beauty, which remind the admiring" eye of St. Peter's, at Rome, and which as works or art, taste and skill, are worthy ot any age or country. But they all impart the impression, that the design of the found ers of this arid other magnificent Cathedrals in Spain, was to lead the minds xf all who ; enter them to worship and admire the tern-' pie1 itsejf, and its attractions, more than the God Of tfae temple. Ihe high, altar is a work of Surpassing richness i its . marble materials.- S Here, as elsewhere. the Virgin Mary is1 enthroned, a"s if she, were the god dess and the only object of worship. The grand retalloe also add to the admiration of the Cathedral edifice ; vail showing what a vast arid lavish expenditure was employ-, ed in its I erection . in the palmy days of Spain's prosperity and pride. The Cathe dral has, or had at one time, its bishop, eight dignities, thirty-seven canons, seven prebends, and twenty-brie e'ohverits, for both sexes, and' other ecclesiastical apparatus. But .the: whole externalgrarijdeur of all this display is in striking and - alnio painful contrast to- the ppeararice and condition of the masses of the people of Segovia We -threaded its; narrow and crooked streets and markets, for tbe purpose of observing their appearan 3e .arid condition- ' The number of houses is said to be about 5,000. Segovia was once ati opulent city, which employed some 35,000 persons in its celebrated wool en manufactures., ! But its glory has depart bd ; its population dwindled, and its wealth diminished. The whole region about Se govia was one of the most celebrated wool-; growing countries ofEurope. The kings of SpainUwere wool-growersj. .The shearing ; houses were spacious enough to hold, it was said, 20,000 sheep.. Over the vast plains of this region roamed flocks of countless thousands - We saw flocks, of moderate size still, quietly grazing. ; '' ' v. Everything about Segovfa has an ancient ' aspect. , j Its i; edifices its ' dwellings- its . . streets its inhabitants-their manners and customs,! in a brief survey,-seem to.-belong to a tormer - age, ana some other century of time. While wandering in an industn-' -ous exploration of Segovia and its edifices ' and objects of interestthe day waned4 . We went to jtbe Fonda, (hotel, a; poor "affair,) ordered the horses, and set off on our re- " turn to Ildefonso. 1 On'5 our way a' little dark cloud, "like a man's band' appeared far off in the distance- skirting the loft cli4& of ihe Guadaramas, as if flying timid- ; ly on soine errand pf mercy. 1 It was a wel come sight. : It was the first rain cloud that we had seen in Spam;" It meFus.'at 'the gates of Ildefonso, with a copious sprinkling, and seemed quite like an old friend and ac quaintance, s After walking through 'the .V . .. i.- i a - r f - J t 3 !
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