The North-Carolina standard., 1843-09-27

HI then exclaimed, IN fafnlllaF oratotIcal slyIs-
6 w ell Sir saw the s' West Riding for ever
being Yorkshire on one silesI go the Y erkshires
weaVers against the world To be sure, SIT, your
poor operatives are not half so W ell off as our V'T
ginid sLapes; but they are 1rltte, slrs and henee
your Philanthropists do not feel bound IN con
science to look into their misery; bat fRe5F'
affair, not mine, sir. So long as John Bull IS Islh
ing to work for US, and take our cotton and tobacg
CO. in payment, Pm for giving him q monepoy or
alt the evils of the system. never want 40 see
eur boys and girls, much less our men, turned INTO
spinning ienRies'-mere machines, sir mere ma a..
chimes. No, sir; every nation to lts faste. Eng
land chooses The workshop; America ought 10 pre-
fer the open fields and>sagriculturalp pursuits and
tion of exchange. This smodern balance of trade
sir is puzzng the brains of all our woutd-be states
men. When wasa boY,sfr, the departure OF =.
London trader Gas we used to call the ship from
Virginia, was an affair of no smal consequence to
the eommuDity-eqpa to a presidential election
household was called togethers frst my 9tnother1
(God bless her) put down listof the articles she
wanted from London; next, theschRdreB, accord
IRg 10 their ages; then the oVerseer and hnay the
domestic slaves, 1eGnomg at the head of them,
down. TO the young ones who lived about the house
mot single individual was omitted, sir. Then,
after the ship gone, the weeks and days. and
finally the hours " ere counted until shesreturned
and the joyful signal of her arrival In James River
was celebrated jubilee, sir. In those days,
how often have | called England my country
when the rumors of war and separation moved me
not. But now, sin, our Egyptian taskmasters only
wish TO leave as the recelLectfOuS OF past times,
and they insist upon our purchasing their vile do
mestc stutfs; but II Won't do, sir; no looode131nt
megs' for old Virginia. No sir.; loe, Virglnians
hold. fast to The West Riding sir, add will still
trust to go~r looms foF our domestic supplies,
sir" -sz-e. 7-tt,---- = re-
RANDeLPH's CoNvERsIeN.-s'. .Tn> the course of
conversation, he told that in early life he had
been influenced by the'inhdehty which prevailed
among many of The leading politicians in Wash
lnSton, and his scepticism continued, with ocea-
sional doubtings, up to 1916. In that year, he
said, during severe FL of sickness, he had re-
rnarkable vision, which completely dispeLedr the
delusion under which he had previously surrendered
his faith, aud since iIehad been firm beIIeV-
er in the truths of Christianity. -, - - - =
j questioned him to the riS1Oao, and asked II It
was not some imaginary working of the brain. He
said no. it was redLity,n and to prove this, he
showed Letter whieh he had write en- from his
sick chamber, addre to bosom friend in -Vlr-
glnla, 10 which he gave eFFeumstaRtIat detail OF
his conversion."' In this letter he even gave the
Uery aoOrdS which were uttered in his ear BY his
invisible monitor! - 80
This letter." continued he, " contains nothing
but the truth, strange it may appear TO you and
1t would make me miserable to doubt ii !" He Ut
tered this last sentenceAwuh 80 much ferVoT, did
not, by either word or look, give him reason 10
suppose that doubted the narrative; for hold
that little superstition is-Vastly belIer than even
an -fnkiiHg of in6delity % ->
RANDoLPH's. .REPRooF OF AN ATHEIST" Short
ly after his recovery from sickness, in 1916 he
was dining at the house of distinguished politi-
clan, with 4 large and mixed company. Amongst
them, to use his own words, " WAS a hoary headed
debauchee, whose vices had completely shattered
his constitution, whose days seemed to be number
ed and yet sir, he had the audacity tocalL in ques
lion the existence of the Deity presuming l sup
pose, that there were many kindred spirits there.
happened TO sit directly opposite to him. andi
felt SO disguised at his impiety, could not avoid
saying, think, sir, you might better have beer
silent, on that subject, for, judging from appeqran-
ces yoH will have, in short time, occutar- proof
of the poHer of that God, whose eristence you
now so boldly question ou can afford to wait,
sir, for the few remaining days of your life, and
in common courtesy, should not shock the feelings
Of others'by the exhibition ofsyouf blasphemy y
He turned pale with anger, and even trembled, but
made rejonder. and the company soon after
separated. We met more than once subsequently,,
but never renewed acquaintance whether
MS courage braved DEATH l cannot inform
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