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The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-15
Respectfully. SAMUEL WATTS.
Portsmouth, Nov 20, 1916.

TO The Editor IF Tie Fayetteville Observer:
SIR: My attention was directed, only day or
two ago, to paragraph in the Petersburg Intel
Iigencer of fhe 18th of April, purporting To be a
reply TO an Editorial in your paper Of the 7th
ult., (Which al that time, had not seen } and
which complains of certain provisions of the act
aulhorsing the sale of the Portsmouth & Roanoke
Rail Road, passed at the last sessinn Of the Vir
GINA Legislature. The paragraph referred to,
and the impression it was calculated To make on
the public mind in North Carolina, render it
proper for me to say few words on the subject 4;
and that is my apology for this communication.
The Editor of the IneIigencer, JOHN w.
SYME, Esq. (hmseIf the member from Peters
burg in the House Of Delegaies,) says: 81 Mr..
Hale complains Of the provision which forbds a
North Carolina Company to buy the Portsmouth
Road. Now we have no wish to make mischief,
or TO get our friends Watts into scrape, by
bringing down upon him the wrath Of the Obser
yer, but 1t IS due to justice To say that this prOy
sion was inserted by Samuel Watts, Esq. one of
the Delegates from Norfolk County, and the i'm
mediate patron Of the Bill. The opposers Of the
BIZ had NOT inlimated desire fnr such an amend
ment. and it was the voluntary and unaskeJ for
act Of Mr.. Watts" In another place he says
" What particular reason he (Mr Waus) had
for cutting oG the State Of North Carolina from
the privilege of buying his road he knows best .;
and he adds at the conclusion of his editorial, that
this amendment Twas Portsmouth thunder"
IL is only necessary that the facts and crcun
stances connected with the amendment which Mr.
Syme attributes to my exclusive agency and yo-
lliion, should be stated and il will at once be per
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-10-22
PUTNAM COUNTY, ONO THURSDAY OCTOBER a. 1916

fright ronhd 1t, and as he fred bumped ava,
| up with a shreek and then fell kerthumJ
fright fiat on the 'arth. The moment / die
so he sprung out all bleedin', and struck
for the cane-brake; bat Rafe Morgan dashed
for'ard, and ketchin him in his arms, Hune
him down, and thar they wrasted, fust one
Iup und then l'other, till Stewart got Rafe
undermost; and then seed him fumbls al
| biz side for somethin', and presently Gnorsl
Plummer calls to me, quick #
| s., Lock cut, Ru'! look out! Shost Stewart,
the sceundrel,' sss he, see!sse! he's d
gwine 10 knife Rsfe.'
sand sure enough the bowie knife was
about to make plunge when fred. Well
| alters said Dick was ra'al roarer--whai
ld'ys think hc did? Why, he dropped BIZ
knife and flung Raie uppermest, just in time
fer my bullet to psrferats him through and
through. 49,, "a
What, Moigan-your fnsnds"
4" True as Gospel, stranger. II was a
clean hole, in at the shoulder and cut at 10
ther side. Well, it made me mad to SEQ
RaSe turn over OIL his back, 50 Isprung for
'srd, and Afsre Stewart could use his knife
agin, pinned himto the ground, s
H S'render!' ses |. s 5a
- iii see you d--d fust,' ses be, and then
he turned all sorts o'colsrs and faihted.
"Well, the Gineral and staunehed the
blood both Of Rafe and Dick, and then we
carried 'em 10 the dug out, and padded
died down the Bic, ,makin' the nearest tracks
for Columby. Arter l. had left Rafe at home
and got a Doctorfor Stewart"
" But Ralph, did he recsver?"
"Reeover, 10 be sure be did. Bullet
holes amt aint gwine to burt him"
/" And Stewart, what became of himp'
"Well, he stood his trial, and get eff fsi
want of white evidence. Thar war mig
gers enough seed the thing, but they amt
legal Witnesses.
"You had better take care, now Stewards
outagain,"
ssTake care what2 II var fair fight. !
shot him twics't--took him down the Bio
in my dug out--got a doctor and dressed his
wounds, and pu, him in Columby Jail myself.
That's all right enough. Dick lopes me like
a brotAn--he does"
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-10-22

TRUn. AS reasonably expacs oaks from
N mishroom beds as great and durable psoaucss
ifema spll and has'y efforts.
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MARSHAL soIILT.

Born Of humble parents, entering the ar
my as a private soldier, musket in hand, he
rose to be Marshal of The Empire Duke Of
Dalmata, and Peer Of France. He early
exhibited his wonderful GOODNESS in the hour
of danger.
At the battle Of Fleurus, Gen. Marceau
commanded the right wing under Lefebrs !;
was routed and forced 10 fall back. In his
agony he sent to Soult for four baitallions,
that he might regain his position.
Soult refused.
"Give them to me. exclaimed the indig-
nant and mortified Marceau, "or win blow
my brains out"
/ Soult coolly replied that to do SO would
endanger The whole division. Being then a
mere aid-decamp,. and uaknown, his refu-
sal astonished Marceau, who asked in
rage--- a4eS
"Who ate yeuf"
"Whoeyer am" replied the impertura-
Bile soldier, 81 am calm. which yeu are NOT /;
do not kill yourself, aud lead on your your
sell, f,land lead on your men to the charge,
and you shall have the four battalions as
soon as we can spare them"
Hisadvice had scarcely been given before
/ the enemy were upon them, and side by
Iside these two men ragged throughthe battle
I like lions, After the battle was over Mar
ceau held out his hand TO Soult, saying;
ssColonel, forgive the past, you have thin
day give me lesson which shall neyel
forget. Youhave, in fact, gained the bat
tlc.n ,s
| This is a fine illustration Of Soult's char
acter. Cool, collected, and selfrelant, the
iumult Of battle and chaos of defeat, never
disturbed his perceptions or confused his
| jnd cement, AT Austerlitz, he did the same
thiag to Napoleor. As Bonaparte gave him
command ofthe centre that day, he simply
said.
GAS for you Soult, have only to say, act
| as you always do.' n
In the heat ofthe battle, an aid-de camp
burs, in headlong gallop into the presence
lef Soult; bearing orders that he should i'm
mediately carry the heights ofPratzcn.
81 will obey the emperor's orders as sooT
as Lean, replied the chieftain, shut this i
not the proper time"
/ Bonaparie was in perfect fury at his an
swer, and sent on another aid-de-camp will
peremlory orders but before he could delive
them, stlie proper time had arrived and ths
column Of Sonli was ia molten, and the
lnext momeat lis head was enveloped in ths
4 smoke Of cannon, and in few moments al
.lterward torn and mangled, appeared upoI
i the crest Of The bill whore It struggled, twt
i hours for victory and won il Soult had DC
llayed The charge because the enemy were
their lices and weakening thei
Icentre Bonaparte saw AZ once the reasc'
|of his delay, and struck with admilation q
l his behavior, coon after rode up TO him, an,
Hin presence Of the whole staff, exclaimed
lsMarshal, 4 recount you the best taci.tio
!. ia the empire, Headley's Napoleon.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-10-22

Santa. Anna now says: aM tunc-1
Mons win ccase when may be able to las
Ii me feet az Tho national representatives,
laurels pIucked IA Oh ihe banks Of the Sabine, !"
He Will keep his functions long slms
then. XVII ,sss a1ssss Al s.s
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Wisconsin. The election Of SIS demo.
Gratis and 81 wings to the Territorial Cen
yensisn 10 form 4 Constitution, shows clearly
the political character ofthis infant state.
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WHOLE NO. 295
NEAGARAgAND POETRY.

a correspondent Of sne Of The Rochester
papers has been culIing beauties from tho
Album kept Al the Falls Some Of The ex-
tracts are worth corner here. One Of The
extra subhmiliss pencilled down, IL az fol-
Mature has but she Cod
God but one Niagsra?' q
rs. ?. P.," q reaiIivs Yankee, moi salis-
fed with the arrangement ofthings, suegsst
the following improvement
"'rhe waters Of Niagara!
'Tis wenderous how they no.
tumbling from the rocks absve
| Down 70 the rocks below,
s.'rhey'verun this way, this many day.
Ans nowts shift the scene.
weuld suggest, just fora change,
10 have them ran up strean.h
Turning over few pages, tho following
ocoursi
| msve il henceforth be considered bore,
or any one to write about Niagara's roar.''
.'Great are his periIs in storny time.
Who rashly venturers DER . sea 81 rhyms.u
"Learned and unlsarned will sail tl,e sea af;nt.
Some few may swim, but many thousands snk.n
"oh then mighty food ny greatest wonder
Is, that Sc much water makes 90 Little thupder,,,
Some Eghl.heart ed bsdy, whose apprecia-
ton of the ridiculous is fat greater than Of
the noble and sublime, and whose soul seems
to have been untouched with the grandeur
Of Niagara, expresses bis seatimenis in tIle
following strain:
$50 Niagara's torrent psurs over the height!
How rapid the current, hsw majestic the fisod.
Rolls on and dessends in the strength Of rts
weight,
IFS naon'trous great frog leaps into he mud.
The roar Of the water: how sublime IL the sound
Which forever is heard from the cataraet,s steep.
Hew grand, hew majestic, how vast. how pro.
found!
Lake the sn0re ef ap'g Saen he's buried in sleep.
There see Ger the watersin in beauty divine.
The rainbow arising to gild the profound,
The trio in which all the golfers combine.
Lake The yelloO and red in calico go,ond,
And oh should ssme mortal--how dreadful III.
doom!
Descend to the spot whore the whirlpool! ca:
rouses--
Alas. be would find there watsry tomb!
orat least he'd belikely to- fracture his irouses,s
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SIGNs. when will signs and wonders
cease2 Not till the destroying angel shall
clip short the thread of time, and ihe Hea-
vens be rolled together as scroll Nota
day passes but We see good and bad sigas,
as the following will show:
It's good sigA to have man enter yoHr
saRctum with the friendly greeting, "Her'e
two dollars TO pay for my paper.n
It's bad sign to hear man say hs's
too poor TO take paper--ten 10 one he
carries home jug Of ''white-eys" that costa
him a half dollar.
II is good sign to see man dsing an
act Of charity 10 his fellows.
II 10 bad sign 10 boar him boasting of it
1t ID good sign 10 SEQ the color of health
in mass face.
It is bad sign to see il Ill concentrated
in his nose.
It's q good sign TO see an honest man
wearing his old clothes.
lisa bad sign 10 see them filling the
hSles in his windows.
It's good sign 10 see man wiping the
Precipitation from his face.
It's a bad sign to ses him wipe his chops
| as he comes out OF a cellar.
It's good siga TO see wornun dressed
with taste and neatness.
It's bad signtey see her husband sued
for her fnery.
It's a COED sign fora man to advertise in
the paper
It's bad sign fer the sheriff 10 advertise
for him.
It's a good sign 10 see man sending his
children to school
lisa bad sign to see hem educated 1T
evening shcools en- the public square, &C.,
etc, and SO fsrlh. GosheA Democrat.
GETTING AT 4 SEcRRr The Daily Sen
tinel saystie French are droll peopIe--so
their newspaper csntainihe q . lrestreports
| Here 10 the latest:
A Mile de A became indsposed, 90
her father called III the family doctor and
left them tegeihhr.
| The doctor was curious and suspicious as
to The cause oftheyeung Iady's sickness.---
He drew lancet from his pocket 70 bleed
her, but at the moraent he pressed the vsin,
i he exclaimed:
I sAh, mon Dianp
HWhat is the matter,' Mons6urfn
EMILE, ] had nearly kill ID you. = 4,
aKillsd me?n
"I.islen!" (here he drew lancet from his
pocket) there are two lancets; the frst isfo
wives, the second for maids. You s,e hsw
necessary 4 is To be careful in The use Of sur4
gical instruments, You are maid oi
course?r
Certainly Monsieur
| ssWell, if l'bIeed you with The wivcs' LAM
Get should killed you--and rice versa. -.
Nov, Mile, hold out your arm--,his i the
,lrighf lapcet!p "
# ssDoctor!.s
sMadem0isele!n y
u'rake the other one.
\ TRun. As reasonably expacs oaks from
m ishroom bees as great snd durable psoduc.s
fiem Nil and has'y efforts.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-29

CRoPsIS VIRGINIA.-The Wheat harvest in this
neshborhood has fairly commenced, and although the
fields are covered WIKI unusual quantity OF straw we
fear very much. from accounts from all parts Of the
County that the grain has been very seriously damaged
by the late rainy and damp weather. The Corn crops
look well and venture 10 say Eore abundant Oats
crops have never been raised. asttinsourg Gaz.
FlREs-A store occupied by Mr.. Mercer, oppo-
site the City Hotel in NerLondon, Conn. took IRE on
Tuesday last and consumed Loss estimated az be-
tween ;hree and thousand dollars Insured i; the
Protection Office, Hartford.
The large and extensive Touring mill in Fauqu.er Co.
near SsIe owned BY M John Baker, and the occu-
pascy Of NJ Samuel Heebo~er, formerly OF this Co. WIS
destroyed by FIRE Wednesday hight, the nth inst con-
suu,iug some eight hundred barrels -four and five humid
red bushels OF wheat Charestown (vs) Free Press
CAPTAIN WEBsTER.-The election OF officers 20
volunteer company D. Just raised in this city, took place
"Wednesday. and Edward Webster was elected Captain,
J. Kendall! Tyler ls and G. w. Kelly 81 Lieutenant
lBoston Transcript.
VIVA vocE VorISG IL TExAs.-The Galveston
Civilian of the 9Th says law passed by our State
the session #s closed declares that az all
popular elections holden hereafter in this State each voter
shall express his preference al the polls b. rtrG rsce
veto
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From Mexico.

By the arrival of the British brig Lady OF the
Lake. Capt. Wingwood, we have advices ria Ber-
muda from Vera Cruz 10 the I'd inst. This is no
later than we published on Tuesday last, though we
find few additional items Of news. The Royal
Mail steamer Tay had arrived at Bermuda, having
sailed from Vera Cruz on the cd. She brought
$4,000 600 in specie and bullion and 100000 in
produce. The Bermuda Gazette states tina:
The packets will not be allowed 10 carry Mexican
passengers from port to port within the Republic
Ft.en DAYS were allowed all neutral vessels to clear
out aud rs this expired the 9Th instant all tho
principal families were leaving the town. expecting an
attack would be made the Castle Of St Juan dUlloa.
Yurbo. the Minister of Finance, supended tenn
poray al payments in the Custom House, and proposed
10 tho creditors 10 cede oneha TO be divided among
lhcm but the various conending interests could not
agree upon the proportions. no arrangement was Of
kcted and the minister resigned. Antonio Gary was
appointed the new Minister the day the express left
Mexico and General Mora Minister of War
The President Psredes, II was said. was 10 leave
Mexico with 10 GOO for the North to epdeavor to
effect some arrangement with the Americans. There
WAS much sud about revolution In favor Of Santa
Ana.
1t was reported that Matamoros taken possession
efby the Americans on the nth May.
Very Cruz very sckly and there were probably
IS many 500 troops in the Military Hospital and
proportonate amount o fsickness In the town.
Altogether there about . 200 troops In the Castle
and In the town, under the command of Gen. Bravo.
The American bark Eugenis broke the American
blockade and placed herself under The Mexican FORT
She repeatedly fired by the American corvette,
but being quicker vessel, she under the Castle
which Immediately manned for her protection.
The Collector OF the Customs would not permit her to
land her cargo until no received instructions from the
city of Mexico.
is. Rose the only British ship of at ss.
rrticios
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THE TRIBUNE.
awful Fire at St. Johns, N,Fcundland.
FIFTY LIVES LOST
THY WHOLE TOWN IN AsggES-1s
VESSELS BURNED.
From the quebec Gazette, june p

From the quebec 1dEettS, ouue -
welearn from Capt Scarrow, of the brig biucher'
arrived here this morning, from Harbor Grace N.
that Just before he left that place mail rived at
Ct Johns, bringing the dreadful account that the
rh0le of the city of ST. Johns. Newfoundland ex-
con, two stores, had been burned down on the 9Th
Ds, and that fifty soldiers were killed in blowing up
house to arrest the FIRE. Eighteen vessels were
also burnt in the harbor-
The loss must be severely feltby its Inhabitants
being the business part OF the town, and being at
a season of the year when the merchants are en-
gagged principally in the manufacture of their oil, a
large quantity of which must have been in the vats
The loss will also fall heavily on the fishermen,
AZ they will find great difficulty in procuring pro-
visions to prosecute the cod fishery the present
season.
s., Johns, n f. contains population OF about
90 600 inhabitants. The town was burnt twice be-
fore-once in 1924, when most Of the inhabitants
,ook refuge on board the vessels in the harbor for
safe,y-and again in ls40 1t seems TO be an ILL
fa,cd town. The buildings were principally OF
wood.
NJ This story looks rather improbable, but we tell
Il ar I was told to US Ed. Trib.
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THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent
wAsH,Soros, June Goth. ls46-5

wAsHlxoros, june Goth. 1856 M
In the SENATE, this morning, Mr. DICKINSON made
correction Of the report of his remarks made yes
terday in the Senate and Published in last nights
Union he said that bis remark yesterday was that
he reioiced that we the Loco-Foc are in ma
jority in the Senate. instead Of tha; he Mr Sewer,
was in the majority. With all due difference to
Mr. Dickinson believe the report in the L MON was
correct
In nv opinion Mr. Dickinson did mean to say
tina, he being in the minority OF Il, could not De
clsssed with the msjority of Al including Mr. Sc
ver who had voted il the affirmative on the great
question of the sesson-Oregon. There is no point
in saying tha, We Mr. Sewer and MIR. DickinsonI
are in the majority Every one knows that the Lo-
co Focos are in the majority, but every one also
knows ,he, NJ Sewer and Mr.. Dickinson did not
vote together One being in the majority Of 81, the
other being in the minority of a. else being
Forty Miner the other Fifty Foar-iertte.
Mr. CALHoUS from the Select Committee ap-
pointed 10 take into consideration the memorial OF
The Memphis Convention, submitted long report
to the Senate to-day and also bill for the improve
men, of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
Mr. CALHOUN stated lhasihe Committee had had all
the subjects embraced in the Memphis memorial
before them.
The principal one, however, was the improvement
Of the Mississippi River, which was in accordance
with the constitutional provision regulating COM
me-ce between the S.-ses Onemenber Mr.. BAR
ROW. of La went farther than the other members
of the committee aud thought that Congress had The
right TO make appropriations for hareors, &c. on
the line. The Committee. however, only recon-
mend the improvement of The head OF the river.
The Report is quite long occupying some seventy
pages of manuscript. 10000 extra copies are or
dered printed.
The Senate was engaged the rest of the day or
the private calendar and in Secret Session
The HOUSE was engaged to-day on the Tariff
Several speeches were made among others Mr.
ROCKWELL OF Conn. made very able speech in
favor OF Protection to American Industry.
RICHELIEU.
p s. The Senateto.day in secret session have been
chiefly engaged with appointing nts of officers TO the
volunteer forces raised for the Mexican Army
Paymaslcrs Quartermasters, &c. &c.
have already mentioned that Abraham Van Bu
rem of New York, Major Forsyth OF Michigan, and
Mr.. Hammond Of Pennsy vania had been nominat
ed as Paymaslers under the new law. Mr. Van Bu-
rem was confirmed today. The others, believe,
were not confirmed.
Mr.. Page has been nominated to the Philadelphia
Collecorship in place Of Henry Horn. rejected
The nomination is not yet acted on. RrcHELIEU
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New Publications.

e GRAHAMs MAGAZINE for July talready
briefly noticed contains contributions from the pens OF
Longfeow. Hoffman, Arthur whipple J-B. Taylor. Fam
ny Forester Mrs. Stephens Elizabeth j. Esues and 9TH
ers. wecopy from 1t as follows:
THE BUILDERS.
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