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best calculated 10 suppress and punish
crime.
"Sylvanusn sets down the inlemne,,,o
use OF Intoxicating drinks, as the mos, n,o
life source Of crime. Remove tb,.p
saws he, and We will need 40 peniten,,
rs" Yes, aud remove the mountains a,d
we will have level roads. Danish ,n,o1,
cation, and no one doubts but tina, Grin
would diminish. But what could be mora
iullucious than 10 shape the course Of ,lo
legislation of the country on the supnos.
ton that such would be done, wilhou, Le,.
ter grounds iol the opinion : The friend.
of temperance have labored zealously e.,
the attainment of this desirable end I'm,
far, have met with very mod rate success.
Therefore this source oi crime will batd,,
be removed by human agency" for, year,
TO come.
ldlcness is enumerated as another sopr,n
Of crime, and a rigorous enforcement og
the yagrant law is proposed as the remedy.
Let US see the practical operation Of Nh,
law. When person without any visible
means Of support. IS saun,erlng about. On.
deayoring TO maintain himself by gamma
or other undue means, he is committed n
the county jail, either at his own expense
OF the expense Of the county. Ii at The
expense Of the county, the county is al
liberty 10 take satisfaction for lis loss By
giving the poor yagianl thirty nine lashes
on his bare back, with a REPETITION Of The
punishment as often as the person NAV L
convicted Of being no account have lfe.
qncnlly heard persons, receiving fa,ors 70,
which they did not expect to make auy
compensation, direct their friend 10 chsfge
il to the whipping post" The sagtaa
law is complete Illustration Of the idea.
The enforcement Of the yagraut law migh,
make the oiiend'r smart but ! DO not te.
llcve that it would make him Industriou,,
It's enforcement Tgrhaps would nd one
community Of nuisance by loisiing II Up.
on another. Put the vograni IN Pcnll,n.
tlary, and the industrial habits that Nould
BE- required Of him there, might teach lin
10 love work.
have extended this coumu ieniionlaf.
her than | intended. There arc some
other things which | wish 10 notice, and /
may resume the subject.
LORENZO,
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A STRICT coNsTRUcTIoNIsT.

Mr. c. I. NoIaod, II Arkansas, .. satJ
to have madc The following speech 10 tie
Memphis Convention:
Mr.. President Before the vote is taken
! Ni-h TO make speech which shall 10,
be five minutes long. Cheers and cries,
Of 90 on + When Gen. George Rodg.
efs Clark was taken prisoner By tic Ia.
diaus, they made him pack the skillc,s and
ihings Of the whole party, and keep up with
'vm too. Amer three Or four days he was
30 worn out with fatigue, I'M, sc cor 4 W''b
difficulty drag one foot after the other. s.
lie thought he'd nuke EN- a speech
.checrs.) Throwing down tho skll!cts, and
mounting log. be stretched out his hand,
aud said Gentlemen Indians tPoais of
laughtcrl-i propose that every man carry
his own skillet
And - Nj. prcaidont | propose ihaieT
cry State carry her oug sk,liei
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10 carry into effect convention between
the United States and Spain, has the honor
10 announce, that in compliance with the
direction Of said act, he has this day con-
yencd in this City, aud having organized,
is ready 10 receive any communication
which the Secretary of State may think
proper 10 make.
have the honor TO be your ob't serv'i,
LOUIS ID. HENRY.
To the Hon. JoHN FoRsYrH, Secretary Of State.
Now, there's letter for you What
would YOU think Of such a letter in Dow.
ming Street Il wouldn't pass there, would
it, Blu, here II is capital, good American
Enrhsh--the ideas well " convened" and
the words well organized" You laugh,
eli Well, Forsyth and have split our
sides over It before To-day.
Mr. P.-I am obliged to you for your
confidence. 1t shall no, be BETRAYED. |
have learned a lesson and hereafter when
an American note is 10 be cons dcred,
will be sure To seek assistance from an A.
mercan interpreter. But am OBTAINING
you from your business. Before | 20, let
me beg 0! you a speedy answer to my re.
quest.
Mr.. B.--I will let you know this eve
ming, and hope, at the hour appointed,
YOU will convene and organize yourself 10
hear nv communication.
Mr.. p. Laughing. u viii convene and
my organization shall be complete. And
now | wish you good morning.
MIR. B.-Before you 90, allow me 10
congratulate you ard your Nation, at the
danger you have escaped by your timely
leaving The high ground YOU had taken.
At Democratic Convention lately held in
North Carolina. over which The writer OF
the letter presided, a very valiant and war.
Ike spirit was manifested. And one Of The
members, a Mr.. McCraw or Mccain, or
some such name, who is the District Al.
torney in that State, declared, that in the
event Of war, they would fog the British
and the Wings together. So you see, |
very much fear ,ha, in the event &c War,
YOU would fiGd yourself in the Potomac,
drowning with some iifty or one hundred
thousand Wings, before ! could make out
your passport, and smugglc YOU out Of the
Country. | tell you these Democrats arc
very fierce, and ycu may hank your stars
at the happy turn things are taking.
Mr. p. in much alarm. l-For Heavens
sake my dear Sir, reopen the negotiation,
and save me from these firc-eaiers Of
yours there Mr.. r. made the best OF his
" ay out OF the Secrctary's Office, and soon
after Mr.. b. proceeded to the Presidents
Ilouse.)
|, Is understood that q Cabinet Meeting
was held this afternoon, at which, il was
resolved to renew the offer heretofore made
by our Goycrnmen, and rejected by Mr..
Pakenham.
! congratulate you upon the prospect ii
peace-and conclude ~ saving that If
your Norlh-l Carolina Democrats had near.
= E0l US into a War, they have canlrlbu.
ted very much to Get Us out Of il, by the
good scare they have rive Pakenham.
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THE SOUTH on OAEGON.

1t Is remarkable fact, which may pos.
sbly, We think, 10 time find It's way even
through skulls as thick as some Of those
belonging 10 the manufacturers Of Lncoio.
co opinion in the South on the Oregon
Question, that on every occasion in both
House and Senate, the leading Southern
members Of that party 20 against hasty
and violent action. Look at the speeches
and votes Of Mcssrs. Calhoun and Hay.
wood, and the votes Of Mcssrs. Benton
Colqnin, Speight, Penny hacker, Levy aud
Nesicot,, 10 the Senate, aud the speeches
OF Mcssrs. Rhctt, Yancey, aud Hunter, in
the ilousc-all Southern Locofocos, and
see how fax they arc from desiring TO pre-.
cipltatc the country into war. They see
and feel, rs possibly their constituents
may, sooner or later, that rar uouid ruin
The South, and that there are 20, honora.
ble means to DO tried TO avert that dire ca.
lanlty. This is the part Of true patrio,.
Ism, though in the Wings i, is daily aud
hourly denounced by Locofoco Ho,.s spurs
and wtiIings as Toryism.
Observer.
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CURIOUS.

The Buffalo Medical Journal says that
DR.. Beech, Of Gaines, \. Y, vac request.
ed 10 examine the body Of a COW that had
died suddenly without any apparent dis.
case, except being distressed for breath
for short time before she died. 10 TAX.
ing out the hear, his finger was pncked
with what Proyedlo be the point Of a urge
darnlQg needle, that had entered the right
geh'fic'e Just below The centre, had passed
directly through, and was fixed across tho
Ie!' ven'flcIe about through the middle,
with the point sticking out on the left eide
u quarter Of an inch. Dr. Beech suppos.
ed that the COW swallowed the needle at
least two years before, and that il had beer.
iyr long time in the substance Of the hea.t.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-02-13
MISSING A GROWN.

An exchange paper says, that when the
present king of the French was teaching
N Philadelphia, be fell in love vita Miss
p, the daughter Of highly respccta.
bic citizen Of tina, city. The lady was ia.
vorable TO his advances, but was compel.
ed TO yield 10 the authority Of her father,
who declared that mo daughter Of his
should demean herself by marrying a
school MASTER
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-02-13
ANTI-TAmFF GREED or rnE souTH
TIE SNOW STORM OF l7l7.

The storm Of III shut people up 81
snugly al home as # thcy had been locked
IN, Those who were buckadcd had 10 use
furniture and the like for fuel ia some
places the snow was thirty feet deep PEG.
pie made their exit frequently from tho
second story windows, and the trees cut
down for fuel, let long slumps behind. Oue
Hannah bngIy'-n poor woman, who lived
not far from New Haven, sus buried for
six or eight days, but was at last discover
ed by her nelghbors, by the smoke Of Der
tire coming through the snow. Hannah
dlcicd a Ia Graham, on potatoes and dried
corn, and warmed up with chairs and Ia
bIes, A flock Of hundred sheep were
dug out Of SNOW drift on Fishers Island,
where they had been buried to tho depth
VI Us feet.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-02-13
THE PROTECTIVE POLICY.

H"V' Briggs IN his annual message to
me Legislature Of Massachusetts says, Mr..
Polk Is The first Presidon, Of the Il. states
VINO ever denied the constitulionality of
the protective policy, and quotes tho decla.
ratlons Of his predecessors at some lcnotb
TO shew il.
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THE OLD NORTH STATE vs. OREGON
AM TEN As

AND TEXAS.
Mr.. Editor Sir-Wc DO not boas, or
" toll things, as do some Of our ucighbors
in this vicinity, but we believe We can tell
d story equally important ana interesting
to our brother farmers OF the " old North
State"
| have this day finished housing my corn
crop, and find that, from the labor Of SIX.
teen hands have made twenty four hun.
dred barrels az, 600 bushel,]uf good mer.
charitable corn, besides other crops the lar.
ger part Of which crop vas made on re.
deemed swamp lands which have been IN.
der cultivation only three years.
OF such land as this the State hiss ,hous.
and, Of acres IN this county, which the
Literary Board would be glad to sell at a
very low price, and which, # brought un.
der cultivation, would, under favorable cir,
cumstances, yield an annual income Of from
twenty to twenty-five dollars per ocre. Ii
our friends in the western partof the State
were fully aware cf the value Of these
State lands, aud the pocumiury advantages
offered to purchasers, instead If leaving
our good old State aud cml2ra,ing to Ore.
gon, Texas, or California, SIC should find
them vending their way 10 the east, to reap
from her generous soil the rich reward o.
their labor. We invite our friends Of the
western part Of the State who have beer
casting longing eye TO the " far west, - lC
como and sec if some good things may no
be found IN old lIy dc."
DAVID CARTER
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PRUDENT. FIERY AND BoLD.n

Among he qualifications Of Mr.. Cald.
well, as enumerated by the Standard, are
those expressed IN the words which head
his article. The Polki,cs have a peculiar
knack Of compromising opposites, and this
Is rare instance Of it. We my expect
TO hear next, that some Of the unlerrified
are mild, savage, and bland-or, solemn,
grave and comicaI.- Independents
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-02-13
a WHISTLE MADE OF A PICS TAI,

The Woodsocket Patriot of recent
dato says: Nothing 10 impossible to Sc
Mus. A late number &c our pnpcr con.
tanned paragraph to the effect TINT il was
impossible To mako a whistle of pigs tail.
Nothing damned by the assertion, cue
Yankee IN Sn,ilhfeId sets his wits to work,
and made one-a bona .fds whistle Of
pigs tail p
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-02-13
A NEW WAY OF PAYING OLD DEBT.

The newest way Of cancclIIng state in.
debtedness was proposed in the Maryland
Legislature few days ago; that oil the
free negroes in the State should be ensla.
we'd, and the proceeds applied to pay the
public debt : The proposition was reccv.
ed with universal abhorrcuce, and was
Withdrawn in hurry.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-02-13
a DISCOVERY.

The L. 5. Journal, .locofoco has rab-
bed the scales FROM It's oycs, and imro5'.
ately thereafter made the following 9scss-
cry
We thi0k /, Is fact ,ha, Will nog Be H.
puied or denied. that there never was
Congress organized since the foundauond
cur go'2frmcnl Which possessed ~ llllls
Of the stern. old Cushioned vitue q lNpr.
rENDE>Ce, as tho oue now IN session al lHs
other end Of PennsS wanna Avenue
The country has never gazed upon a bady
Of men who seemed more wiling 10 bend
the 'piiau, hinges Of the knee, at tie
louls,ool Of executive power, anl
the whole INNS be summed up IN a snge
word. Nearly every democratic mcmleb
whom he camo here ,his winter. brought
with him an axe ~ grind unuf iha' ts
accomplished, be is determined 10 preserve
his lign!ticd silence, happen what may.
. ANTI-TARlFF CREED OF THE SOUTH
I J. NJ Wadswor,h, who was sor nom.
mated for Congress by The Loco focos q
/ SIidell's District 10 Louisiana. gives his
creed On the Tariff in very Iaeonic form,
/ thus:
- an opposed 10 ne TariF, but On
NOT opposea 10 The duty on SuPor.'
Thi, Is worth whole columns Of Virginia
distractions, which are only meant to ~.
gar over what is here 50 (ronkly ayowed,
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Hhio being as an independent nation,
Vac not inocula,ed bgaus: The dangerous
national epidemic Of military glory. Bu.
there is with the Americans calculation
in all their movements, both national and
individual. Your genuine Yankee wall sell
house and home, wilI all the family heir
looms 10 boot, without ei2h, il he can
make spec" by The transaction; and the
American people viii unrelJctantiy sacfl.
lice the passion nearest aud dearest to their
hearts, Il they can thereby gam o truly "a
iional object. LAX the great and growing
West, then, 10 you by new bonds, and the
permanently predominant interest IN Amer.
lea will cherish ucw views aud adopt a new
line Of policy. D. tats, aud you y III con.
vert those who will olher~ SC be Mr.. Polk'.
instruments INTO Mr.. Polk masters, when
you will have to deal with ham as the strong
but no longer as the dangerous executive
official. They entrusted him with their
power, ID case he might have to ayenge
what they Conceive to be their wrongs, but
do them and the people Of England Justice
at once, and be is instantly shorn Of nine.
ienlhs Of has present p5cnEpolensiary ottri-
buies for evil.
One Of the great objects Of the West is
90 establish an intimate commercial alliance
with England. Had the probabilities Of the
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-06-27

| HAVE NO TIME TO STUDY.-The idea of
the want of time is a mere phantom.--
Franklin found time in the midst of all
his labors to dive into the hidden recesses
of philosophy and to explore the untrod-
den, path OF science. The great Frederick
with an empire at his direction in the
mids: Of war on the eve of battles which
were TO decide the fate Of his kingdom,
found time to revel in the charms of
philosophy and intellectual Pleasures
Bonapar,e, with all Europe at his disposal,
with kings in his ante-chamber begging
for vacant thrones, with thousands Of men
whose destinies were suspended on the
brittle thread OF arbitrary pleasure, had
time TO converse with books. Cesar
when he had curbed the spirits Of the
Roman people, and was thronged with
visitors from the remotest kingdoms,
found time for intellectual cultivation.
Every man has time, il he is careful to
improve it; and if he does improve as well
as he might, he can reap three-lold re-
ward, let mechanics, ithen, make use Of the
hours at their disposal, if they want TO
obtain any influence in society. They can
# they please hold the destinies of our
republic; and they have only to be educat-
I'd half as we'll as other professions to
make laws for the nation.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-06-27

ANEcDorE OF NAsH--A young lady who
was just come out Of the country, and
affected to dress'in very plain manner,
was setting on bench At Bath, as BEAU
NASH, the director Of the ceremonies at
that place, and some Of his companions
we're passing by; upon which turning TO
one Of them, he said, "There is smart
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-06-27

70 TIC CUTTtCINEss Of tIIlatN412
ii any are disposed TO disbelieve my state
ment, beg them TO make tour to Roy
alton VT, where they will find the boy,
and have an opportunity to examine him
for themselves. Twas informed that he
had been offered $1,000 a year to cast
interest for bank not far from his faith
er's. Mr.. Stafford has received many ur-
gent proposals permit his wonderful
son to be carried round the world for ex-
Inhibition, but he will not consent.
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We publish, by request, the following
account of an astonishing boy. That
such display of mental energy and
grasp as he possesses, can exist, battles
our credulity.--SouthrOn.
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ed him into the fields and whilhersoever
he went, begging for books and instru,
ments with most affecting importantly
Finally, his father promised to accompany
him 10 Dartmouth College and OBJ tain for
him, if possible, what he wanted. Atthis,
the boy was quite overjoyed; SO much So
that when they hove in sight of the Col
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-18
FROM ST. DOMINGO.

Capt Griffith, Of the schooner H. Laurence, who
taken of that vessel in a sinking condition by
Captain Burgess, Of the ship Cabot, at New York,
broughta late number of the FL DoniaieGnO
The President, Santana, in proclamation dated
5th February, makes known that the government
has received information from Porto Principe, that
a large armament is preparing to march against
them with the determination TO lay the country
waste, destroy the inhabitants, and give quarter,
and show no mercy TO men, women, and children.
The people then earnestly called upon, in view
Of the unprecedented danger to prepare valianty for
the defence Of the coustry against the expected
enemy.
Among the prisoners taken by the Dominicsns,
on the occasion Of the shipwre Of the Hayden
ships, was one WALTON Stinon, formerly Lieutenant
colonel in the Dominican army, who had deserted 10
the enemy and entered into the service Of the ma
rne. He was Immediately tried by military COM
mission and sentenced TO die. The governor, mean
time, at his petition, has suspended the execution
Of the sentence to await the decision Of Congress"
In the neighboring harbor, Anasco, there were
two steamers, one frigate, and one sehooner-of-
war, assembled in order TO await the arrival Of the
ship-of.war Lebrand, when they were 70 proceed
together for 81. Domingo, with the intention, as il
is rurnored, to take once more possession Of the
Spanish part of that island. Il 10 also slated that
French feet rs cruising 10 the vicinity Of Mayaguez
for the same purpose. From the entre silence upon
this subject Of the papors Of later date, which We
have in our possession, il is highly improbable.
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GooDs.-we are now ope

MOURNING GOODS.--We are now open
lVl ing our spring supply Of Mourning Goods,
which is much larger and more fully assorted than
usual. We have now open ........ Az.
10 pieces Silk French Lustre, light and beautiful
article for Summer wear for ladies in mourning
so pieces Lupns celebrated Bombasin, all numbers,
from the lowest to the highest
30 pieces Alpacas, all qualities .a...
20 do plain black Bereges, in black and blue.
black, Lupin's make ......s
10 pieces satin-sriped Bereges, all black, and black
and lead colored
10 pieces satin-strped Balzarines
do Polacca Balzarines
10 DO black and lead-colored Bereses, new styles
10 do plain black Mousselines dc Lame, (Lupin's)
20 do Mourning Silks, great variety
S do black Mantilla Silks
30 do black Veil Grape, superior
Q do black Grape Lisle.
With many other necessary articles for mourning,
to which we invite the attention Of purchasers.
Our stock being large, and bought directly from
importers, we confidently say we can offer goods al
lower rates than any other house in the District.
March 1875 ID. CLAGETr g. co.
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ARRIVAL OF THREE sLAvEas-The shin Panther.
Of Providence, Passed Midshipman II S. Newconb,
commanding, prize to the United States ship York.
town, Captain Bell II days from Kabendn, Africa,
bound to Providence, Rhode Island, put into
Charleston on the 10th inst, on account Of sgcss
of weather, want of provisions, and sickness on
board. The Panther is suspected Of being coneern-
ed in the slave-Tade, and has been sent to the Uni
ted States for trial. She was FIRST seized by her
Britannia Msiestys ing cygne', eu. released in
the Panther, and Midshipman II. G. d. Brown,
came home in her.
The schooner Robert Wilson, of Baltimore, Lieut..
Chapman, commanding as prize master, also arrived
at Charleston on the llth, in 80 days from Port
Praya, prize to the United States ship Jamestown.
She supposed to be engaged in the slave trade,
and has been sent to the United States for trial.
The Robert Wilson was formerly under the COM
mand of Capt. Pfs,er, who came home in her with
the following persons sent home as prisoners: ].
M. Rush, J. Hamilton, ]. P. Norris and A. J.
Shue; these last were taken by her Britannia Ma"
esty's figate Penelope, from steamer Cacique, en-
gagged in shaving.
The barque Pons, formerly of Philadelphia, but
sold some time since at Rio Janeiro, arrived at
Lieut.. Richard c. Cogdell, and crew of ten men,
prize to the United States soop-of.war Yorktown.
The particulars of her capture have been published.
Lieut. Cogdell has four of the Portuguese crew on
board witnesses.
Thomas L. Shaw, mate of schooner Patuxent,
captured on the coast of Africa by the Yorktown,
September, was arrested at New York on Thurs
day, and committed on a charge Of being concerned
in the slave.trade. Capt. Davis, commander Of the
schooner, is now held to bail in the sum Of S5,0O0
upon the same charge.--BOston Courier.