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4- f : " . 9 - V WILMINGTON, N.- CC," THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1857: CLLESRATN IN-BALTISJOr The Ealtiaiora ta of Monday conta!.; eight columns, giving an account cf the visit of the Wester" gnetsrt to that city on Eaturdaj 'xst.- The. Loot condensation of this large account of matters we find in the National Intelligence of Monday last, as follows; '- ' ' The Baltimore "t Patriot of Saturday evening contains "a graphic account of the reception and T. J&RtKO, 'EWTOU and PROPRIETOR. - I entertainment of tbegneatt from theVWestera . -v .-. : -- foe congress ? - ri; ... " ' OF CUMBERLAND. " , C- .INTERESTING FACTS. ". -On our fourth psge is the report of the Grand Jury on facts of the lale riots at Washington. . Tbis is a very interesting Document for thr-sewho c'cbire to be disabused of tbe .mkrepreaentaiion of more party reporters.- " . . 4 -''j THE ' FREE TATI COMBINATIONS.' ; . It may be set down as a fixed fact that the free States have very generally combined' to render inoperative all laws passed in vindication of the Constitution, so far as southern rights are concet tied. The time is not yet come to. meet the case with the decision and firmness necessary for the --ioo.' .Gen. Jackson, in his Message to Con j,., ,3 in 1837, very well defines the remedy in vase of legislative abuse, and the only remedy Short of treasonable hostility. lie says : ..- "Bat in order to maintain the onion unimpair ed. It is absolutely necessary that the laws pass ed by the constituted authorities shonld be faith . fully executed in every part of the country, and that every good citizen should, at alt times, stand ready to put down, .with the combined force of the nation, every -t tempt at unlawful resistance,' under whatever pretext it may be made, or what ever shape it may assume. Unconstitutional or oppressive laws may no deebt be passed by Con press, either from erroneous views, or the want of , due consideration ; if they are" within the reach of judicial . suthority, the remedy is essy and peaceful ; and if, from the character of the law, it is an abuse of power, not within the control of the jul,i.iary,tben free discussion and calm sp . peala to reason and to the justice of the. people will not fail to redress the wrong. But nntil the law shall be declared void by the courts, or re- : pealed by Coneress. 00 individual, or combination of individual, can be justified in forcibly resist in? its execution. It is impossible that any Gov ernment can continue to exist upon any other principles. It would cease to be a- Government, and be unworthy of the name, if it had not the power to enforce the execution of Us own laws within its own sphere of action." .And yet the black republicans combine to nul lify the Fugitive Slave Lalv, by public authority and by private violence. Z . ' . ' MAYOR WOOD'S CIRCULAR. The followihg appears in the New York Herald of Monday, as a circular addressed by Mayor Wood to the rural Districts of the State of New York. ' ; j- ' - - Matob's Ofticx, New York, July 13, 1857." Mr Dear 61 a The rights of the people of tbis city have been struck down by the oppression and tyrannical enactments of the Legislature ; our an - cieut chartered privileges, the heretofore suppos ed inalienable rights of self government and the dearest Interests oi the citizenj have been disre garded by the central power at Albany, whicb seeks to grasp all executive, judicial, legislative and municipal control. We call upon the solid, patriotic and conservative electors of the State to stand by us in this emergency. Their own day of humiliation and subjugation may not be afar off, and before it is too late they shaald make common cause with tbelr brethren of .New York in resisting the encroachments of tbe ruling dy- . nasty. If New York can be thus deprived of the authority to elect its own rulers, why not every other county in the State 1 We fight the cause of homestead freedom I the battle of exemption from foreign rule in local government the right of the people to chose their own county, city, town and village officers. Will your county stand by us in this conflict Have yon any democratic ceunty . organization or standing committee 1 If so, please to advise me immediately, and forward the name and address to the chairman. If you have no such committee, lose no time in attending to its formation, that this State may be recovered from the bands of the spoilers. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty i Very respectfully yours. . FERNANDO, WOOD, Mayor. Yesterday, as the Schooner Bennett F tanner was going down the river, and about ten miles from town, the Captain heard some knocking in the bold, whereupon be had the hatches taken ff, and found under the deck a negro fellow oamed Burton," belonging to T. D.Walker, Esq., of this place,. who bsd secreted himself there with the view of getting off to New York. The boy was nearly dead and could not have survived many hours longer. He afterwards stated that there was another boy in tfie hold named Mordecaf, be - longing to R K. Bryan, Esq., bnt although dili gent search has been made, be has not been fonnd. If there now, he is, In all probability, dead from the fumes of .the Spirits Turpentine, of which there was a quantity In tlje hold, ' Barton" was brought Dp to town. Journal of Yesterday. - InE CASE OP LIEUT. MAFFITT. . , We find the following very emphatic and high ly complimentary report of the proceedings be-, fore the "Naval Coort of Enquiry ,' at Washing ton, in the case of Lieut. J. N. MrriTT,' who, it will be remembered, was one of the victims of the retiring board: - : "Naval Court No. 1 was crowded with specta tors to-day to hear the evidence, of Commodores Antic and McCaoIey; two of tbe most distin guished officers in the case of Lieut.. Maffltt. The qoesiions were few but comprehensive, and the answers were to the point. Commodore An!- ick thought Lieut. Maffitt was fit to serve, not only as first lieutenant of a ship, but In any ca pacity on hoard a man-of-war. Commodore Mc Cauky considered him an officer of great Intelli gence, and would lake him as tbe first lieatenaut 'of Lis ship If be were going into action with an enemy. It must be recollected that Lieut. M. was struck from the active service list and "the line of promotion because be bad been for tbe 1 ,ist r,ecn years detailed on coast survey service, uUIi only eight prior sea service. . Commodore McCauley thought this service well calculated to ' improve," not to degrade an officer. It was a letter Mhool than a man-of-war. The latter was most of tbe lime at sea, where there was bnt lit- . tie doty and less responsibility. In tbe coast sur rey service there wss a constant practice of sea manship among shoals and rocks, and a heavy responsibility. At sea they bad nothing but the wenher to watch. 1 he Judge Advocate asked If about going into a battle he wonld risk bis repu tation on Lieut. Maffitt as tbe first officer of bis 6hip 1 The Commodore answered promptly that I,e would. What a commentary this on tbe Re li ; Board 1 A number "of depositions, and a tor them ex-Secretary Dobbin's,' was read In t chu.f of tbe claimant." .' -. cities who arrived in Baltimore on Saturday morn ing last On the whole route from St. Louis, through Cincinnati, Cbillicothe, Cumberland, and ptaces of less note, there were enthusiastic marks of 'welcome Arrived at tbe Washington Junction, where tbey breakfasted, they -were met by the reception committees on tbe part of tbe citizens of Baltimore and of the Board of Trade, and no li fled of the arrangements for their reception in Baltimore. At Camden station, where tbey ar rived a little before eleven o'clock A. M., the procession was formed, consisting of a fine dis play of military and citizens, and the guests were escorted, with every possible mark of respect, to tbe Hail of tbe : Maryland Institute. Tbe scene here Is 'described as exceedingly brilliant, the ball being handsomely decorated, and tbe gal leries occupied by hundreds of ladies, all anxiona to add e tbe enthusiasm of tbe welcome. . The speech of Thomas Swann, Esq., Mayor of the city, was a production of tbe highest order; and in all respects creditable to the city and tbe occasion. He rapidly and yet faithfully d picted tbe progress of Baltimore and - tbe great West, paid tbe proper tribute to Ibo people . bo had bnt so recently manifested their hospitality and tbelr public spirit, and gave all a hearty and en thusiastic welcome.' The following paragraph towards tbe conclusion of bis brilliant address deserves especisl notice:' ' ' ': '";' "Tbe incidents of this day, gentlemea, will be long remembered. 6ucb manifestations of reci procal courtesy - between so many and remote States cannot be fruitless resnlts in all our rela tions, political, commercial, and social. They will soften tbe asperities of party rancor, tbey will rekindle the fires of an enlarged patriotism, tbey will cause us to value more highly those free institutions under which we have been ens- bled fo accomplish so much for tbe benefit of ourselves and our posterity, and tbey will ce ment by stronger tics that bond of union which has secured to as, so long as it shall . be permit ted lo endnre, the multiplied blessings which we enjoy." ,:-.,; The response of Gov. Chase, of Ohio, was in all respects well-cooceived in sentiment and felicl tons in language. After referring to the wonder ful developments in tbe way of improvements, the grandeur of tbe scenery, the debt of grati tude which the West owes to Maryland, and a handsome compliment to the memory! of the pa triot statesmsn of Ashland, the Governor said: . ' We rejoice, air, with yon in that remarkable career of civic prosperity which you have so elo quently depicted, aod we earnestly hope that all yon anticipate of wealth, prosperity, and honora ble distinction in the future of tbe city of Balti more may be more than realized. We gratefully acknowledge all our debts, ancient and modern, to the State of Maryland. We remember with pride tbe days wben Maryland, by Ibehand of Charles Carroll of Carrollton.and bis dbtioguisb ed associates, subscribed the Declaratba of In dependence; when, in tbe fierce struggle wbicb followed, Maryland, in tbe heroes of tie gallant Maryland line, displayed her ardent coaraee and noble constancy on tbe battle-fields of tbe Revo-, lution. aod when after the war was over, and tbe great victory secure, she assisted by l;er Chase, ber Paca, aod her Martin in framing the glorious Constitntion which a' ill constitutes aod far dis tant be the dark day when it shall not consti tute our bond of Union.'' I Referring to the fulfilment of the prophecy ff Oliver Evans as to tbe speed with which commo nication was tobebeld between city and city. G T Cbsse anticipated that an esrly day this Central Line wonld reach tbe Pacific, and enabled tbe passenger to go from Baltimore to San Francisco in five days. He hoped to have tbe pleasure of meeting tbe Mayor of Baltimore at tbe opening of the Atlantic and Pacific road, to which, he trusted, the people of California would invite them all. One of tbe counclndiog paragraphs of Oover ernor Chases' speech deserves to be here recor ded. He said: - "You have spoken eloquently, sir, of railroads as bonds of union, and your observations were as j-ist as tbey were eloquent. No man conversant with railroads can be a disunionist. The social intercourse whicb tbey foster, tbe ties of business which tbey create, tbe mntnal dependence wbicb tbey establish and exhibit, make disunion im possible. There must, of course, be diOerences of opinion on some points. Real grievances may from time to-time demand redress. But there is 00 evil of wbicb disunion is tbe proper euro. And tbe more we see of each other the less likely we shall be to commit the error of thinking other wise. The fact is, that we who live along tbe line of tbe American Central railway don't mean 10 let this Union- be broken np. Maryland will not consent to it, I think. I trust Virginia will not. Ohio, I am sure, will not. Nor Indiana, or Illinois, or Missouri. Who, then, will 1 No, sir. .We may differ henceforth, as we have done here tofore. We will maintain our respective opin ions and positions with candor, courtesy, firm nets, and resolution. And we will refer whatever question msy be between us to tbe great Ameri can tribunal of popular judgment. But in Ibe time to come, as in tbe time past, we cleave to tho Union as our ark of refuge, and nnder God oor surest guarantee of prosperity and power and abiding glory." ' - To-day the guests will be shown the objects of interest about Baltimore, and will be entertained by a sumptuous banquet at tbe Hall of tbe Amer ican Institute. To-morro tbey will visit "Wash ington, and take a brief survey of all that is wor thy of observation, and be welcomed by our Cor porate A ntborities and citizens, and also enter tained in. a hospitable and becoming manner. Ftou l'ie Raleigh Standard, "-June 2r 1ound a purse with some silver change, a pocket- j TnOFrCCOR MITCIILLL: -. -S :'' wMbook containing $17, an eye glass, and cover of a Interesting particulars of Hit faielU seartkth Jteleacope,- handkerchief, knife, a note, &c. aud finding of the body carrying it up the mountain - '.scenery, fsr. , t , v. - , . A friend at Bumsville Yancey county, has fur nished ns with some interesting, particulars con nected with the fate of the late Dr. Mitchell, whicb, though not intended by the writer for pub lication, we take the liberty of laying before oar readers, well knowing the interest felt te learn tbe minuUse of tbe sad affair : ' !. -' Bcbnsvillk, July 12, 1867. Papers and letters will have Informed yon of tne discovery of Dr. Mitchell'a body, &c., bnt a detailed account may still be acceptable. He left the Patton boose at 2 o'clock, on Saturday, 57th of June, to cross the Black mountain to big Tom Wilson's, eight or ten miles distant. He was alone, declining the company of his son. - He had been engaged in measuring the disputed peak- bad taken the grade from tbe railroad surrey and proceeded some distance. I do not know his pre cise object in crossing over to Caney river, but think it was to obtain evidence respecting the cou troversy betwixt himself and Mr. Clingman. ' A week elapsed before much uneasiness was felt by his friends, or before it was generally known that he was missing. On Sunday, the 6th of July, a company started in search; and were you acquainted with the Black you would aay a search almost hopeless. ' Tbe woods on the Southern forks of Caney which lay more direct- Tbe KepuUicanj of California are not idle, as thoy Lave already cauea a Bute Convention, and iuaJ4 arran-emonts for presenting a fall ticket' for the esfras cf the people, , . The K. N.'. Party is virtually extinct k San i'rancisco, juil t!;e great msss of the tnemjbcrs ef I the organization lava gone over to the Democra cy, or eEJifiiesl ia the Republican catiie. SUPREME COURT. Tbe following opinions have been delivered since our last report : By Nash, C. J. In the State White, from Chowan, declaring that there is error. Also, in Pogb v. Neale, from Hyde, affirming tbe judg ment. Also, is : Mayo Gardner, from Edge combe, judgment reversed and venire U novo. Also, In Bynum Rogers, from Chatham sfflrm ing tbe judgment. Akro, Doe ex dear Giles v. Palmer, from Orange, Judgment reversed and judgment for plainUffi V ; : V By PBiasoN, J. In State v. David from Pitt, declaring that there is do error in tbe judgement of tbe Superior Coort. Alsok Doe ex dem Tay lor . Goocb,. from Warren, judgment reversed aod venire de novo. Also, in Joyce v. Bobsonoo, from Stokes, affirming tbe judgment. ; Abo, In Gotten t. Davis, from Chatham,' judgment re versed and venire de novo. Also, in Wheeler, la Eqnity, v. Piper, from Wake, . plea allowed, but plain tills may file replication and go to a hearing on tbe question of its truth." Also, in McLean, in. Equity, v. Hardin, from Alamance, dismissing tbe bin., -. ..:.;-' -;: ;- k " ?v By B jrn.K, J. la: Dapree , Dapree, from Edgecombe, judgment affirmed. Also, in War britton v. Savage, from Edgecombe, judgment reversed and venire de. novo. Also, in N. C. Rail Road Company v. Leach,' from Johnston, judg ment affirmed. . Abut, in Hamiliq v. Hamtia, in Eqntty, from Randolph, decree for plain tifif. Al so, in Beaty T. Cronly, from Jfew Hanover, de cretal order fSrmed.' Also, In Garrison, Es'r r. Eborn, ta equity, from Beaufort, child entitled to and wife to U ' " '. There are over ..oen thousand tobacco plan tations in tbe oath, and their annual products rosy be valuta at about fourteen re!. "on cf dol lars. - , . -. ly In tbe route rVoot Patton'a to big Tou'i explored to no purpose. 'Men mistook bear signs' (tracks) for Dr. iTs. Prints on the elasl tic moes are scarcely- discernable, and it is diffi cult to distinguish tbe kind : of track.' . Two o' tbe searchers stood up all night at one of thes bear ' signs r stood up, because there 'was n room to lie down. " " ' Tbe search had been continued Sunday, Mon. day and Tuesday, when tbe wodsmen, worn oui and famished, collected on. the Peak. Dr. M.'t son offered the Caney river men $50 to buy pro' visions. Tbe mountaineers refused the money, but continued the search. The transaction was! creditable to both parties. . Vance we presume Z. B- Vance, Esq. Eos. ordered a beef in the range to be shot down, for whicb he would be responsible. It was done, and hunger was aliay ed. Big Tom and others, including two men from Swannanoa, leaving the Peak, set out in a more Northward direction. They discovered 'signs on the moss and followed until the impression of a man's foot on tbe black loam was plainly dis cernible. ; Reaching a ridge little Pine mountain to tbe left side of which Dr. M. should have turned, they discovered his steps, sidewise, as if be bad paused to examine. Big Tom thinks be made tbe exact mistake I did. Coming to this point I glanced back and asked " Whose farm is that V Tom then showed me bow the ' old man.' as all called him, lost bis life by the mistake.' It was a 'fire-scald,' not a farm. Dr. M. paused, turned to tbe right, found the laurel impenetra ble, and like a hunter, took down tjie water drain, now and then dry. Tbe searchers rushed along, leaping down cliff, over rocks, just as Dr. M. bad done, till they reached tbe Middle Fork, (left prong, I think,) of Caney, a mere rill, spring .branch size. . Tbe ' signs 'on tbe right band side of tbe stream- having previously frequently crossed it, the bed of the stream being the path or road now ap proached a cascade, or rather descent of the rush ing waters. Big Tom discovered a hat on a log below, left by tbe subsiding waters. Tbe 27th of June was dark and cloudy. Tbe five searchers gathered around the dark pool. -, In it lay the body. They left It undietarbed. - -i V - As socn as' the news reached our . village we mustered in strong force and started to tbe place when the body lay. Having spent tbe night in the neighborhood, where I listened till bed-time to stories of tbe woods, adventures among the mountains, the tracking, the discovery of l)r. M.'a body, Ac, we set out after breakfast for tb fatal spot. Being joined by others, there wai now quite a crowd of ns. We traveled in tbe bed of tbe creek, (a fork of Caney.) up rocks, climbing, spiinging, with a thick growth on each si;e of us, until we came to a tributary. Here our gudes were at fault ; but big Tom's voice was hetrd, " Come through the woods." We struck the af fluent exactly. " Tbe man lies up this fork," said Tom, and we followed him, some four miles, as ; judged by the hunters,, from the cabin where we breakfasted. After climbing Alpine heights, or trails, walking on fallen timber, we turned down to the torrent, ascended, and came to the deep. dark pool. . s I wish I could describe tbis pool. I have some where seen an iron lamp just its shape. It ia 10 or 15 feet wide, and 25 or 30 long, running out on the left as we approached right of the stream A perpendicular, or shelving under, wall of rock rises from tbe water to the height of 85 or 40 feet. On the right (left of stream) is a small space, rock, inclining to tbe pool, wet with spray, euppery, ana dangerous to stand upon. From tbis little platform rises also the wall of rock. You cross to the vacant spot on three or four logs. oorne aown wnen the ravine was filled with floods of rain. In front ia the snowy torrent, whitened injts rush to tbe pool not a fan, but a plane in clining but little from a perpendicular, down which the white ribbon of a rill streams into tbe dark pool below. I aay dark, for though any portion of tbe water scooped out is as clear as crystial, yet the black loam sediment at the bot tom gives to the pool an inky appearance. A long, large, barkless; branchless log, coming down stream lengthwise, shot over the top of tbe fall down to tbe bottom of the pool, and stands lean ing against the inclined plane of rock down which the torrent dashes, bne end elevated above tbe stream where it verges to descend. ' Under this it was supposed one arm of the body lay, and hence some difficulty in extricating tbe body was appre hended, The Coroner, with a company who bad spent tne nignt e tne top or the Peak, joined us. The jury were Invited to tbe platform, slippery with spray, on tbe jrerge of tbe water. Tbe rest, at tbe month or the pool, on drifted logs, gazed at the proceedings. It was" a solemn, Impressive scene.. Tbe oath having been administered to the jury, a pole, with a hook attached, was let down into tbe pool. The book fastened in the clothing, and the body rose, face downward. !v " ; c ; I waa the only one present who for the last for ty years had gene up to tbe bill cf science to lis ten to the teachings of him whose mortal remains were now before me ; and though twelve years bad passed since I bad looked on those features, I do not think I si to eld have hesitated a moment, had I been summoned to say whose they were. -How natural 1. How life-like I The eyes were clo sed, lips slightly parted, more like al umber than death. - The limb were flexible; bat death ; was oa his brow - There' was a slight wound on the head, caused, I think, by falling against the log I mentioned that leans against the torrent's chan neL . - . " . ' ' A gentleman drew blank book from Dr. M.'s coat pocket and banded it to me. Tbe last entry was, "0. 51 Saturday." No do- Ita'mlLnSe oi measurement . r survey. On. Lis person ert : What was of most interest, bis watch, not run lownbut stopped at 19 minutes after 8 o'clock. concluded be must have fallen at that time, or i few minutes previous, on .the evening of 27th f June. ; ! - ' - ; - ' - ' I While ibe fury were engaged in their examine kon of tbe body, I ascended to the precipice and sas shown the trace, the last on earth, whence fee fatal fair. It was at the root of a small, tall prnce nine thence dowo tbe dark waters, 85 or iO feet. Did' the fall or ! drowning occasion The crowd were debating as to (be way tbey should carry the body. The outside gaiments were taken off, and tbe body, wrapped In .tow cloth, was swung on a pole. Tbe mountaineers are noble men, and men of resolution. -.Seme bad declared it would take four days to carry tbe body to the top. of the Peak. , We started at 20 minutes before 11. . As many as could, at tbe up per end, bad bold of the pola, two or three shoul dered, others in advance, band linked in band. Bebiud, two or three shouldered, others pushed themselves by others. Tbe right spirit animated all. The body weighed 215. pounds, yet almost Incredible to relate, these men climbed Alpine heights, a distance estimated at from two and a half te three milesand a little after 2 o'clock de posited tbeTr burden on the loftiest point ef Isnd this aide of tbe Mississippi. ; ; I will apt conceal the fact that one great motive ; ; FCUU DAYS LATEHV ; STEAMERS VANDERBILT AND ATLANTIC ',' ; "... ARRIVED. New Yoas, July' 19. Tbe steamers Vander- bili and Atlantic arrived to-day, with, Southamp ton and Liverpool dates to tbe 8th tost. -. . Tbe news by these vessels is unimportanL At tbe-election held in Paris on the 2d, all three of tbe opposition were elected.' Tbe revolutionary movements in Naples had been suppressed. - Mr. Roebuck's motion to abolish tbe Lord Lieu tenancy of Ireland, bad been defeated by a large majority. ' , " Tbe Corn Association has published that tbe estimated stock of wheat and flour is much Iarg er loan was anucipatea. A Revolutionary attempt in Spain bad been suppressed. . - k . A Russian steamer sailing under tbe English flag had sunk several small vessels in Circassian ports, after taking out their cargoes, which con sisted cbiefiy of merchandise. The elections in the New Belgium Chambers were progressing favorably for the liberal party. "s, were f the hope of bur. log -the body ou tnW Peak k bear! tbey expected to -meet Buncombe men' with the coffin." Poor fellows I they did meet them, and learned that the body wat to be carried' to Ashe viile. A murmur rose, deep, Indignant": ;;" ; Our correspondent here tives us an account of the controversy between the different parties, in which some 111 feelings were engendered, but be adds :J .. - : ' ' - . . , - .. - .These feelings were transient. Half a dozen words by way of appeal, and however indignant the Yancy men seemed, tbey would re-shouldered the burden and boroe it to Ashevilie. Some proffered their services, others have since loid me tbey would have gone. With the exception of some who bad been out searching for four or five days, and were worn out and exhausted, I be lieve every one, to a man, would have followed. Their aid was not required. The Buncombe I fnrfi tuMiarflteff from mini aimI lura .flT Ihu .ImoI We regretted the state of feling, ' but it was light, momentary. It was indeed a complimeut Vo the deceased, exprohsed in tbe mouutaineers', rough, open manner. Kigbiiy viewed it ia scarce ly a ctuse for regret. . The poll-bearurs descen ded tie mountain on tbe Swannanoa side Our company from Yancy divided. Oue portiou went down It the Can. y river settlement, r Twenty seven of. us, including three from your seciiuu, viz : A.J. Emeisen, ol Cbatbam, H. E. Rhodes of Wake; and Moses Dent, their wagoner, f om Franklif, remained on tbe mountain top. ; The trip will be loug remembered by us all. Perhaps never in time will a similar scene be wit nessed. Visitors to tbe mountain will henceforth enquire or tbe fatal pool. We, tbe petty actors, will pasaaway, forgotten; but never while t be ev erlaliDgmouuiains standi the name of 'Professor Mitchell Let the loftiest Peak bear what name it may, it a connected witb his memory tot-ever. Students, scholars from distant lands will come hither, atd on what a scene shall they gaze I But descriptitn falls wildness, grandeur, sublimity, where man feels his lilt!ene&s, yet bis immortali ty mouataios on.mountaius, range beyoud range. excelling the Alps, and, to exceed them in in terest, consecrated now by death. The evening view was very fine, and one might bare t bought nnsurpst sable, bad be not remain ed till next morning. We slept that night in a cabin on the peak, and ia the Rock House," close by. In tbe morning we went up on ibe summit, t The views can never be excelled. The eye swept the' horizon, limitless except by tbe Imperfect on of sight. Finally we descended lo Wilson's. Big Tom was fishing for a wager 40 trouts for 75 eta. Ho was In the village yesterday and reported 60 caught. We reached home ta 4 o'clock, P. M. " " SYSTEMATIC EDITING. Strange to say there is very little systematic editing, even in established papers, and among experienced Editors. The machinery of most pa pers is without a regulator. And even tbe best regulated machines are without a good steady motive power. Very few papers move by machi nery at all ; most papers are like disjointed frame works or skeletons, periodically agitated by gal vanic action. They are spurred on by an ex change, or kicked on by a revolution in France, r a riot In New York. They are blown about by drcumstances, sometimes running gaily before lie wind, sometimes beating about on rocks, or in the middle of vacant oceans. What tbey need is a rudder and a port. Without a purpose can anything move witb a plan 1 . Without a plan can shy movements be graceful, beautiful, or, except iy accident, useful 1 In almost every newspaper. frith which we are acquainted, there is much seed of improvement in the little habits of the Office, exclusive of the general tone and arrange ment of tbe paper. . Important as any editorial custom, is that of a regular and systematic ran sacking of exchanges. Regular id the sense of daily examination, and systematic in examination for particular purposes and departments. This babit alone will secure to any paper a range of information, and variety of Interest, which will go far to tbe achievement of popularity well deserv ed. Fitzgerald's City Item. L. . . CONDEMNED TO BE HUNG. . The negro woman who murdered her mistress, Mrs. Hall, near Gordonsville, a few. weeks since, was sentenced by the Louisa County Court, to hg bung on be 21at.of ; next monint We are morti fied to learn, says the Cherlottavilfe Advocate, that a scene was enacted in tbe trial of tbis case, which should be a reproach upon tbe Court that sat in judgment, and make every heart tremble with fear at the manner ia whicb tbe criminal laws are administered by our County Courts. The Court announced that they stood foar for banging, and one for transportation. Under the decision tbe woman waa legally acquitted of murder in the first degree t and should have been punished by trans- sortation. But as soon as it was known that tbe prisoner was Bot to be hung, tbe crowd that filled the court bouse became greatly excited, and threats were made that if she was not condemned. U death; tbe people themselves wonld lynch her; asd one or two gentlemen approached the dissen Mss; joatkse. ; and advised bim to to change his opinion. Under these circumstances, tbe fifth magistrate gave way, and the wuman was con demned to be bonr. As soon as tbe sentence' of death bad been-agreed upon, one f the Court arose and stated, 1 bat . as injury to the jU aod danger to the prisoner were to be apprehended from tbe populace, tbe Sheriff ought to proclaim pusncry th'. tne court bad ordered tne vcmti te be buns. . Proclamation was made, and the ex Citd people became smtisJUd vilX tie Court. : These are tfaie simple facts, as w learn them. Their mere recital is bad enouh ; the people will make, their own reflections npoo facts. As thin waa tbe first, God arrant it may be tbe last scene of the kisd that shall be enacted In Vinrinia, or any oth er land where justice U c'ai-sed to be aaaiia er ed i;Loct fear, rartiiiy r fw. "- THE REVOLUTION IN ITALY. . Despatches were received in Psris on tbe 7th instant from Genoa, stating that Miss Meritoo White, (an English lady who had come to Genoa as an an agent of Mazzini, and who bad stirred np the late movement) has been expelled by the police. . o.. . t ':'iy:- '.j ;; - Fresh discoveries of arms and monition have been made by the authorities at Genoa, and 8,000 stand of arms, with amonition, hand grenades and otber warlike stores, have been seized. A letter from Genoa of tbe 2d instant, in tbe Vpiniont of Turin, says that several of the per sons arrested there have been set at liberty, but that more than a hundred remain in confinement. It is said that three of the party who attacked tbe Diamante Fort had been apprehended. Tbe sentinel of tbe Fort bad also been taken into cus tody." ':., ji- , ' . Tbe Counere Mercantile of Genoa, of tbe 3d states thst M. Savl, the responsible editor of the Mazzinian journal, Italia e Popola, baa been ar retted, toeelber with a few other suspected indi viduals. The criminal inquiry is being actively continued. r- ; In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies at Turin, on the 3d, M Patazzl, Minister of the Inte rior, in reply to a question addressed to bim by Count Bevel,-confirmed tbe statement we have given, that the movement of Genoa was Mazinian .The government here (ssys a letter dated Turin, J uly 2.) has already got hold of all tbe threads of the conspiracy, and to morrow the Gazette will in form os of some of the particulars of it.': This City continues to be grieved and astonished at the attempt whicb has been made: very few of oor townsmen had any part in it, and those few were inexperienced youths, who will have to mourn for what they have done. Some of those who st acked the Diamante fort were observed to speak French, and there are many reasons for belie ving them to be connected witb celebrated French "Marisnoo." , - The conspiracy was directed, as is now under stood, against the King of Naples and tbe Pope. It was not with a view to any particular frm of government ; the object was lo-get rid of the Ilal Ian Bourbons, and expel tbe Auatrians and those who are protected by them from Italy. . The con coctora of the plan have a their watchword the sajing of Macbiavelli, " Fuori i Barbari," and then Italy may choose tbe government that best anils ber. U hst hss taken place at Genoa was, it is said, not directed against the Pied mon tese government. The object was to get possession of some ship- of war tm the harbor, and tbe occupa tion of tbe forts was judged necessary to keep the city io check while the vessels were manned by the conspirators. With these vessels it was inten ded to proceed at once to Naples, and make a desperate attempt to fire the shipping, the arsen al (which is foil of combustible material,) and the powder magazine. and to blow op the palace and part of the city, if necessary. It seems that persons employed in tbe arsenal were aware of what was going on, and when tbe moment came would have lent their aid. At Naples itself there was an understanding with tbe conspirators, and in the ranks of the Neapolitan army there are said to be many sympathisers.: The conspirators it seems, were well furnished with money and arms. Sapri, where they landed, is iu tlo Gulf of Policastro, between the province of Salerno and the northern di visions of Calabria. -It is a moun tainous country, where cavalry can render bnt little service. A rising was also planned at Bo logna during tbe Pope's stay, but was subsequent ly abandoned.- The chief of the expedition is an officer of engineers, who formerly served in : the French foreign legion; he visited Naples some time ago in disgnise, and had an opportunity of examining tbe arsenal with a view to the present outbreak. It appears from a letter dated Turin, the 4th inst.; that the Fort Diamante, at Genoa, waa in possession of tbe republicans from ten o'clock of the night of the 80th of Jane until daylight of tbe 1st of July. Eleven soldiers, who formed the garrison, sfter the murder of tbe sergeant were confioed in a caserns' e. The insurgents bad loa ded tbe guns of the fort, prepared shells and can non balls, and had prepared to defend themsel ves; but, tbe conspiracy not having succeeded in the town, thev abandoned the fort. leaving in it tbe arms tbey bad brought there. MR. MARCr'd RELIGIOUS Vltrs;. : Tbe Albany Evening Journal ot thti3tK con- tainstbe following testimony, from a disroorse delivered last Sunday by Rev. Dr. Welsh, former ly pastor of the Baptist church whicb Mr, Marcy, while in Albany, was in tbe habit of attending f "He bad distinct and singularly accute Co seep lions of the fundamental -doctrines of Christian! ty. Nor was be ever reluctant, te give utterance to these views.. Be admitted at once thesublimi ty of tbe teachings, of , Christ, and the binding force of those teachings. He looked upon reli gion as a matter personal to all men, as individu als ; and be conceded that be himself felt tbe pres sing character of tbe obligations wbicb It Impos ed upon bim in common with the whole human family. Bnt be was held back from a public pro fession of his faith ' by fear lest be shonld brin, disrepute up.n tbe causa of Christ. 'For,' said he, 'there are palpable defects in my charac ter which would render it difficult for ma to adorn a "Christian profession.' defects, said the preacher, "palpable only to himself ; for no man really bad fewer.defects of character, as no man bad a nicer sense of what const tuted a pure and perfect character. f i p . : i "It -was tbe preacher's fortune to be a resident of Albany duri' g the visitation of tbe cholera in 1862. During that terrible summer, (incidents of which tbe Doctor graphically presented,) be was in constant correspondence with the deceas ed. His tetters were full of kindness and sym pathy. ' While tbey exhorted the Doctor to a pa tient discbarge of the duties whicb tbe calami ty Imposed upon bim u a minister of Cbriat tbey never failed to cover a substantial remit tance, the expenditure of which carried joy in to many an afflicted household. -; : "It was tbe preacher's bappinexsS. While pastor here, to receive application from Mrs.' Marcy far admission into tbe church. While be would not admit the right even ef a husband to interfere witb the religions convictions of a wife, be deem ed it proper to mention to Mr. Marcy the wishes and purposes of his companion, adding 'Gover nor, bave you any objectiona that her request to be bsptized shall be complied witb 1', . With a promptness and feeling wbicb showed that bis heart was in tbe response, be said: 'No, no, cer- i tainly not. Far from it ; far from it. I gladly acquiesce ; and only regret tbat I do tu t feel my self fit to accompany her in the ordinance.' - THE TOE SOUTHERN CONVENTION. ; To give the Delegates and the public generally an opportunity of attending the Convention to assemble at Knoxville on the 10th of August, tbe East Tennessee and Georgia Rail Road propose to carry passengers to and from KnoXville, from tbe Ttb to the 15th of August, for one fare tbat is full fare go ng, with a return ticket free. .' At a convention of the Stockholders of tbe Al abama and Tennessee Railroad Company, bolden at Columbiana, on tbe 8th day of July, 1857, the following resoiot-oos were adopted : .c r', 7 Resolved,: That tbe Com .any deem it desirable and important that tbis Company be fully repre sented at tbe Southern Commercial Convention, to be brM at Knoxville. Tennessee, io Aogust next, and for this purpose tbat tbe President ap point seen number of delegates, as in bis judg ment will be proper lo represent this Company iu said Convention. . - ;- , , ; " Resolved, TMt the President and Directors, and tbey are hereby, recommended ; te give all Dele gates to said Convention free passage over tbe Railroad of the - Company in going to and from the Convention. 1 - - - DEATH OF A MILLIONAIRE.. A letter from Some mentions tbe death of the Ba-ou Gasioli, who by bis talents In business in a few years amassed a colossal, fortane. He ar rived in Rome as. a journeyman baker, with sev enteen cents In his pocket, and at his death left one of tbe largest fortune ia the city, lo mem ory of tbe seventeen bioechi of capita! witb which be commenced, be baa always "held that number in veneration. Jle bad aeventeen farms, seventy lienses, and seventeen different skinds of invest ments ef moneyi 5:" K '-''i ' if :fr-tti i j' "I for information," said a member of Con gress, "I am very f Ia3 1 0 bear it," . cried one aiU ting byji'fjr no one net s it more.. - BURNING OF THE UTICA LUNATIC ASYLUM AFFECTING SCENES. . : The correspondent of the New York Times, in giving an account of the burning of the State Lu natic Asylum at Utica, on the 14th inst., thus re fers to the appearance and conduct of the unfor tunate lunatics, who were' rescued and taken to an adjacent grove t yX Perhaps fifty patients, all women, some iu straight waistcoats, and others' with their hands merely tied together, were scattered in groups about, and all in a bigh state of excitement, con sequent on the fright of the fire, and their un wonted situation in tbe open air surrounded by a gaping, laughing, jeering crowd. , No efforts of the keepers could keep tbe poor creatures still ; tbe most tbat could be done, was to prevent tbem from running away. . i Here sat a woman of slovenly aspect, f Her song was changeless both in tone and words, but was interrupted by frcquentoutbursls of subdued laughter. She seemed to think herself the cyno sure of all eyes, and - wore a smile of the utmost complacence. : . ; j ; Near her groveled on tbe ground a woman, with a Roman nose, and with a figure of much portliness. She kept up a sort of a half gibber, witb ber mouth , agape and rolling from . side to side, striking about with her hands. She was not long allowed to lay thus la the dirt ; it being found impossible to induce ber to set up. 1 took hold witb some other gentlemen" and laid ber on the bed wbicb 1-ad been produced, and spread under a tree. - ! Pacing gently to and fro, with a book clasped in ber hand, a tall, thin lady (she could not have been over twenty-five) wss talking to the unhee ding crowd in a tone whose touching, kindly, af fectionate earnestness. I have never beard equall ed. The patient pathos with which she warned tbe lannhing crowd to beware of the judgment which, delay eth not, and . the undisturbed equa-. nimity with which she smiled on, In the face of rudeness V'touched me nearly." Tbe kind crea ture was talking to some little boys wbe bad, in the shifting of the crowd, found themselves be fore her. :' : .'? v " ' :- I -J Stooping over, she said to a fine looking little fellow "Yod love to go to Sabbath school , don't you 1" The boy said, "Yes, I do." ' She seemed delighted at the response, and encouraged to a manifestation of ber affection for tbe little fellow, for the tears sprung into her Urge eyes,- and she laid ber hand upon his head. The boy removed bis cap, reverently and looked, up -unsbrinkjngly into ber face. : Then she shook his band, pressed it in her own, and stooping, imprinted a kiss upon bis forehead. I saw the tears contains down .her still calmly-smiling face, as she turned away to conceal tbem and walked off..--. " 1 The next one who caught my eye specially) was as striking and horrible a contrast as perhaps could bave been produced. She stood a living embodiment of rage and passion, of fierce, soul- tearing anger. Her bands were tied behind ber, and a keeper was on ber each side.4 Witb teeth sunk madly into ber neither lip, with features working convulsively, and ber eyes glaring fierce ly, she stood and looked about upon the crowd. Her eye met mine ; it lighted up with a yet wild er frenzy ; a scream rung from ber Hps, and she .made a spring towards me. B ut ber keepers res trained her. Then she raved i God i what oaths, what billingsgate, what filth from these bloated lips. Near her stood a woman witb av folded newspaper over ber eyes engaged1 in fervent and unceasing prayer for deliverance from th J impend' ing flames: She was praying when 1 first7 enter ed the gupve, and she was in the same position wben I icfL Standing alone by herself, appar ently neglected by her keepers, a woman was en gaged in hastily arraying herself iu "ascension robes" of white. ' .. " , , i - STATEMENT, r' . , .,' Tbe following "statement will show tbe opera-1 Uons and condition of the North Carolina MutaV al Life Insurauee Company ta 1st Jane, 1857 No. of policies in farce as per last Report. f o. of Fultdea issued tbis year, '-5:".- . - ' v, . -- - . -v' - - - - No. Canceled and Expired this year, 1693 of which are slaves, 600 "bites. Amount on hand as per last Report,- $ 104,833 17 ' . of Premium received to June 1st, I857r 62,202 28 ..,, . ' of interest received to June - ' r- ' 1st, 1857, - . 510T , M r . overpaid by Agents, ia tbe bands of Company, ' . 622 4 : - 2,808 t.: ' io 2.8IS 41M Deduct amount of cancel- 3 ' - eo sna exptrea premi um notes for 1866, 44,687 83 Deduct amount of cancel- - - ed and expired premi um notes for 1856, 4 130 63 Deduct amount of Divf- -v 2 dend allowed in 1856, S 693 46 S172.670 2 -j -- DMiBcaEateRTS. Ameont paid white lose- es, . , $ 28 283 68 " - slave losses, r - 11,300 00' - " ? ' Salaries, 7"- , Expenses, : Commissions, Balances paid Agents, , ? . . ssscts. ' - Amof Premium Notes, S88 734 99 " of Bans. Si tick, 1,000 00 f " of ludividual Bonds. 10,411 85 . " in hands or Ageuts, 7,442 14 . !' in bauds Treasurer, ' 6,54 80 12,411 St 8160,258 43T $39 633 C8 2.412 60 1,663 23 1,318 48 862 25 S48,145 14 114,113 23 16058 42 1 THE CAPITOL OF MINNESOTA, Sr. Paul, July 17th. The application for a. mandamasfor tbe removal of the Capitol from St Paul to St. Peters, has been refused by Judge Wilson, who decided, that after the Governor and Legislative Assembly established a temporary seat of government at St. Paul, their power waa exbaasted, and tbey have no authority to locate it at another place. "rT 'f ' vl: -':'' THB NATIONAL 4 REAPER AND MOWER :7. ; -. trial. ; Stricuse, July 17. The reapers made a fine day's work today.. Sixteen machines were in the field at once,' and their trial caused immense interest. At about the end of the trial the mow ers were put to a severe test with, dynamometers attached. To morrow all the reapers will start '1 fn a forty-five acre field. . t ' : QUALIFICATIONS FOR PASTOR. - ' We understand jays the Boston Tranwipl that one of the female members df a certain con-' gregatioti iu Charleston, called a meeting of the ' parish committee at her house, to discuss the question of dismissing tho - Aor, cooceroiog ' whom she would raise serious objections. Two' of the committee responded to the" call, and fonnd her main objection t0' be, that the minister was homely. , After (sincere add tire deliberation they came to the sage conclusion tbat tbe charga was not of "so grave! a nature as to warrant a dismisfal. ' 4 t .to THAT MAK DESERVES YOUR TR A TSK, -Know yon a man whose early life Had little promise but of ear, - - - ; Whose prospecta In thta world of strife ' Were anything but fair Who yet hu, atep by atep, nproaa Above th dreams of early days, .4;. ' And amilea upoiThla yonthfal woea t - That man deaervea your prataa. . ' . ' - . . - Kaow you a maa whose aon! eatpoura Wild maaie to melodloua aphen a ; Who moves mankind half bidden stores Of Joyfulneea and tears ; - t,---. Who atnga of what ia good and fair . - " And wthes strife and warlike fbiya- - Ilai ceased to eauaa Bunkind despair f That stas deaervea yoor praise. Know you a mar of wealth and fume " Who kindly leudeth to the poor, Ifo aeekiaa; to blaze forth Ma name, - . At every rich Jnan'a doer;- -f Who dally doetb good by atealtb , In many different kindly waya t That man has lofty moral health ' That man deserves your praise. . , Know you a man who aids to teach True moral worth to fellow men, By life and action, time and speech, By payment and by jen ; Who shows unto the riaing race, - . : ? Athouaand pleasing rainbow rays, .. ' Throoghoat this vast created spare I ' ' That man deserm your praise. - . - HoUoway's Pills.- Delicate female, who enffer from those peculiar disturbances; of tbe system . incident 10 Ihe gentler sex, will find In these Pills, a safe reroetly for all tbe functional disorders un- . der which they may labor. Acting specifially up- on tbe local irregulai ity, and generally upon tbe system tbis comprehensive remedy will simuV - 'ar.eoosly remove the immediate cause of suffer-:-:. ing and invigorate all tbe bodily organs wbicb UT have been affected by sympathy therewith. In . ' the three most perilous phases of female existence, viz., tbe dawa of womanhood, the period of ma- tnrity, and what ia termed "the change of life," 5 . the alterative and reatmative- ptojerties of these Pills render them independable to the feeble, sex. " -Ja!--.i v ' THE GREAT EASTERN. I Tbe Canada Railway Guide says the great Steamship" will positively sail from Holy-bead harbor ber point of departure "from 'England for Portland in April of next year, and that Tou rist Tickets will be issued by her for a five week's trip, the period during which the Great Eastern will remain at Portland. It is intended that these tickets should include tbe passage money .cut and borne, and all railway and" steamboat fares from Portland to Quebec, Chicago, St. Louis, Waahinton, New York, Boston, and . back to Port land. The price of tbe tickets, it is, now suppos ed, will be $500. J . -: -V , - DIED OF CONSUMPTION.. ""-A young gentleman, by tbe name of Wa- F. Jones, of New Hanover ceunty. North Carolina, died, Saturday morning, (July 18,) at the Rock bridge Alum Springs, Ta. f'He has been auSVsring with the fatal disease for a long time, and was completely exhausted Wnen te arrived tfierw. . ' r The body in be taken fccae ty Lis fi iend, Mr. Larkinv PEicrjZ : ' - r.rtress 4 1 Rata, Roaches, Bed-Bugs, Insects, Vc l New Yoai, April 12, 1858. Mr. HENRY B. COSTAR. No. 888 Broadwwy-Xteftr fiSrr Hav ing a ereat many Rats around my stable and sbopr I thought I would try your Rat Exterminator, and bought one of your boxes, and my man fixed it ac- -tordins to jour directions. - The next morning be found over 150 dead rata. I have bought others Bat Poison and found tbem humbugs, and think it will do more thau you say it will in your ad- vertisemenU. I bave also tried it on steamboait, : -n and satisfied tbem tbat it Is the - greatest thing of .'. the age. Respectfully Youra- - "f . J. 8. UNDERBILL,' Na 435 10th -""Noticb to auu Cowcbbwed. The demand Ibr , r Coetars. Remedies for tbe destruction of the ' above peats, having occasioned an unlimited cor respondenee ia regard to prices, etc., the proprte- - . tor has determined to publish tbe same in his . ' advertisements hereafter. "Coatar" prefers that, every city, town and. village shall be supplied through its -own Druggistt and Dealers, but, in cases where this is impracticable he will forward . small orders by Wail or Express, on receipt of the- -price,' with sufficient to pre-pay the same. 8ee advertisement, with retail prices, etc, m another" eolwnn.yx:7;;t;?"wt-'r'l v i '-"X- VgYLIGISBaT'" . PROPOSrriOJl. ltr - K y .- Every Lady and Gentleman desires a beautiful head of Hair. . .- . T;5. '-- proposition . Tbu of LYON KATHAIR0N will, without: fail, produce such an ooe. ;- ' ." , ' THEREFOEaT: - -. ;- ' , I . Every Lady and GeotlemaB via, of course. Ins ..... mediately ewnmence oring LYON'S K AT II Al ii ON. AH proaonnce the KATHAIEON to be i the finest and moat agreeable preparation for tbe Hair ever made. , v ' - " . ; .- -' Iu immense sale n esrly 1,000,000 bottles per rear attests its universal popularity..: Sold everywhere for 5 cents per bottle. -x: " - - . HEATH. WYNKOOP&CO I'.: - . ... 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The Tri-Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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