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The North-Carolina standard., 1849-03-28
DEATH OF COL. WILDER.

We regret to have to record the death of Col. Hill
lory Wilder, an aged and respected citizen Of this
County. He expired at his residence on Thursday
last, after protracted illness, which he bore with
fortitude and resignation.
Col. Wilder was distinguished for his frugal and
industrious habits, his honesty, and his sound COM
mon sense. He represented Johnston County for
many years in the State Legislature, and was mem
Der of the Convention which revised the State Con-
stitntion in 1885.
His death will be deeply lamented by wide circle
of relations and friends and the void it has OCCASION
ed in the community, in whose prosperity he took
constant and lively interest," will not easily be filed
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GENERAL CAss. A'few days since the Times at
tempted to show that General Cass was unworthy
of Southern respect because he had left the Senate
Chamber on the night of the adjournment, so as to
true Gen. Cass left the Senate Chamber but it was
after IL o'clock night, which hour he conscien-
tiously regarded the Congress having expired by
Constitutional Limitation. The assumption of the
Times is entirely gratuitous. We have it from high
authority, that General Cass came to Washington
resolved to oppose the Wilmot Provso as unconsti-
tutional, and elected United States Senator with
these views we'll known. We learn, farther, that
when it was thought that the obnoxious amendment
of Mr.. r. w. Thompson of the House, to the Ap-
preparation Bill, recognizing '' the Mexican laws,
might pass the Senate and before the President
for his signature, Gen. Cass was with Mr.. Polk in
the Vice Presidents room, and promptly advised him
to veto the bill, in said amendment were en-
grated it. We state these facts in Justice to GEN.
Cass, and in justice the Democracy of the South!
Richmond Enquirer. 81:
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INTERNAL IaPRevE8ENTs. The present session of
the Legislature [of Virginia] has been marked by
the adoption of very unusual number of measures of
internal Improvement. AS the public will be anx-
ious to know the nature of these, shall, soon
possible after the adjournment, present complete
statement of the different of this character that
shall have passed into laws.
In the mean time, the following list of the most
important bills that have passed both Houses, with
the amount of approximation granted by each, will be
Interesting to our readers:
The bill for the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
makes State subscription of hree-ffths of the capi
tai of three millions, or 81 800, 900.
The bill for the Blue Ridge Railroad appropriates
from the Treasury, lO0 600 annually, for three years.
for the construction of railroad and tunnel from the
Eastern base of the Blue Ridge, at Rockfsh Gap, to
Waynesborough in Augusta and, farther, subscrbes
threefths of $I5O00O 800, ,OOO for the extension
of the railroad to -Staunton.
The bill for the Alexandria and Orange Railroad
subscrbes an additional ifth viz: $IsO,0OO for the
construction of that work; subscription of twofths
having been already authorized by act of the last
Legislature.
Another bill authorizes the States guaranty to the
bonds of the James River and Kanawha Company to
the amount of $350,O00 for completing the connexion
between the canal and tidewater and of $l5OOO0 for
completing the Rivanna and South Side connexions.
Another bill appropriates 100000 for macadamiz-
ing portion OF the Staunton and Parkersburg road
Besides these leading measures, large number of
appropriations have been made for different Turn
pixies, chiefly in the Western part of the State.
Amongst the bills which have passed the House
of Delegates. within the last few days, bill
arpropriating $4,000 for the improvement of the
Guyandotte river; bill guaranteeing the bonds of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company to the
amount of 100000; bill subscribing three-ffhs
of 100000 for macadamized road from Buchanan
to Staunton and bill subscribing threefths of the
capital for railroad from Buchanan to the Roanoke
river.
The Senate has rejected two important bills.
which were passed by the House; one making
three-fths subscription $500 90 the Fredericks
burg and Blue Ridge Railroad the other three
Valley (Mannassah's Gap) Railroad.
The five bills above referred to as having passed
both the Senate and House of Delegates, authorize
aggregate appropriation of $2,920,O0O.
Another important measure, which should not be
overlooked, is the bill transferring the whole of the
States stock in the Petersburg and Roanoke Railroad,
amounting 1923 500, to the town of Petersburg,
for the purpose of enabling it to construct railroad
to some point on the Richmond and Danville Rail-
road at or near Burkesvle, in Prince Edward coun-
ty; in which the State will be entitled to
equivalent amount of stock in the new company.
Richmond Times
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EaRoR OF EARLY INrE1LEoruAL TRAlNrNo. When

Error OF EARLY INTELLECTUAL TRAINING. When
considering the health of children, is impeEa
tive not to omit the importance of keeping their brains
fallow, it were, for several of the first years of
their existence. The mischief perpetrated by con-
trary in the shape of bad health, peevish tenn
per and developed vanity, is inealculable. 1t would
be just to attribute this altogether to the vanity
of the parents; they influenced by natural fear
lest their children should not have all the advantages
of other children. Some infant prodigy, which is a
standard of mischief throughout its neighborhood,
msleads them. But parents may be assured that
this early work is not by any means all gain, even
in the way of work. suspect it is aloss and that
children who begin their education late as it would
be called, will rapidly overake those who have been
in harness long before them. And what advantage
can it be if child knows at six years old than
its comPeers, especially if this is to be gained by
sacrifice of health which may never be regained
There may be some excuse for this early book-work
in the of those children who live by manu-
al labor. 1t is worth while, perhaps, to run the risk
of some physical injury to them, having only their
early years in which teach them book knowI-
edge. The chance of mischief too will be less being
more likely to be counteracted by their after fe But
for child, who is to be at book-work for the first
wenty-one years of his life, what folly it is to ex-
haust in the least the mental energy, which, after ALL
is his surest implement!
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Correspondents of the Baltimore Argus.l
WASHINGTON, March %, 1s4.

WASHINGTON, March %, lSf9.
very interesting debate has occurred in the Sem
ate on the Mexican protocol business. Mr.. Foote
spoke, to-day, in reply Mr.. Benton's late speech
the subject, and down on him in his usual
strong and sarcastic style. He charged Mr. Benton
(and with truth, too it is generally believed
ing been the nstgator of its introduction in the late
House of Representatives by Mr.. Stevens, and de-
nounced his resolution, now before the Senate, as
altogether unnecessary and uncalled for. Mr.. Ben
ton has been lukewarm in his attachment to the De-
mocratic party for time past he has been dis
appointed In his aspirations for high place. and lays
1t no doubt to the inability of his political associates
properly to appreciate his worth. A complete breach
between himself and the members of the Democratic
party is no1c effected, however, and he no longer
wear the badge which his real character renders him
unworthy of. conference was held yesterday by
the Democratic members Of the Senate, at which il
was determined that there should be no longer any
confidence placed in Mr. Benton. After he concludes
his remarks Tomorrow the vote will be taken and in
all probability a resolution adopted declaring the pro-
tocol to be in perfect accordance with the articles
fers and that blame attaches the late admins
tration in this matter. This resolution will be sup
ported by all the Democratic members and several
Wings.
Messrs. Ewing and Johnson both deny the state
ment referring to the conclusion reported to have been
arrived at by them, that the clerks in several stations
to the number of some hundred and fifty, liable
to be turned out on the account of the institution of
the new department.
The Senate is expected to djourn sine die to-mor-
row. Y.
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PLANK Road The book for subscription of Stock
to the Plank Road to Fayetteville, has been
opened here some two or three weeks, and will be
closed about the 10th of this MONTH Nothing has vet
been done at this place of which we can afford to
boast. The people seem determined to stand off for
the present, we predict, with any certainty.
what will be done, until the fate of the Rail Road
project is settled beyond doubt If there should be
any money left after that is properly cared for, it is
likely that those who may be the fortunate holders.
will then turn their attention towards the Pland Road
scheme. However lukewarm the friends of this
uoasure may be at this moment, we are still firmly
of opinion that is bound to succeed ultimately It
is work which our people and the people of Fay-
etteville need, and one which they must and will
have. Salisbury Watchn1an.
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friend tells us that, sttingfn an inn in Baltimore
the other day, he was struck with the singular ap-
pearance Of an old Guinea negro, IS black the ace
OF spades," who was attending to some menia duty
in the travellers room. His face was scarF9d and
scanned, his legs dreadully awry and his hands
seemed almost turned wrong side outward, and i'm
form and color resembled than anything else the
paws of wild animal, the hands Of an orangou-
tang. Our informant inquired of Pompey what had
occasioned these deformitiesl "Wal, dey is bsfof-
mites, massa dat's fac. Wal den, I'll tell Yoii now.
dey come, massa. Good many years ago, wasin
lub wild handsum black gal, and we was same as
married and day see atnigger comm out o. de
house. knew dat man, an uf am nigger, hab
my feein's. l was full OBJ de debbA in nv heart
ag'in him, COS know'd him, and know u where
he worked-e'yah e'yah! He worked in powder
mill and next day went up dar. went to de door
and looked in, and dar see him {; and took coal
o. fire dat had brought along, and frow'd it in1en
to de floor. Gor-amighty, massa, fore could get
away myself, dere de biggest flash o. lightning i
ebber see, and dat was de last | know'd ANYTHING
bout dat bisness for two months 'Twonld a been
all right, dough, but de dat dar was not tie.
ngger fought! He's dead nigger hs-se'f, dough,
long ago; and was glad OBJ it when he went, COS
he always looked at if he'd got de best OBJ it
and he did got de best OBJ it, massa, dats fac for
was de hansunest den dat dar was ia Mary land
dat's saItain E'yah! e'yah 20 He shambled
away, and our friend saw hin more. t-:s''f-'
KnickerbocEer
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FORSYTH COUNTY.

We elearn from the Greensborough Patriot that For
syth County was organized last week, in pursuance
Of the act of the late session creating it. Sc
Tie following gentleman elected by the Mag
strates to fill the respective offices, to wit: William
Flint, Sheriff; Andrew ]. Stafford, County. Court
Clark; Thomas ]. Wilson, County Solicitor; F. G..
Meinung, Register; George Lhville, Trustee; John
H. White, Coroner; Abram Steiner, Standard Keep
er; and Francis Fries, Chairman of the County
Court. The Special Court consists of the Chairman,
Andrew M. Gamble, Phillip Barrow, John Reich.
and Jesse A. Waugh, Esquires.
The site for the new Court House has not yet been
selected bnt will probably be in the vicinity OF Salem
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FROM CALrFoRN1A The New York Tribune pub
lishes two letters from California; thewrter of which
has been for eight resident of that conn
try, and is of sound and reliable character.-
AS they contain several matters of interest," we copy
them in full
"SAN Francisco, Dec. /, 1s49. ,
FRIEND-: The prices obtained
for goods here are enormous. Were, 1 to quote 1t
would not be credited. ,5x
You will undoubtedly have heard of the great dIs-
covery of gold in this country--a discovery when
is destined to produce greater excitement through
out the United States if throughout Europe also,
than any event which has happened for century,.
The amounts Of gold obtained truly astonlst-
ing and the quantities every day brought to this place
equally So 90 49,. ~s2s4 - .2sii.
Every article of food and necessity is of course
very high at the mines. Flour has been sold at ~
so the 10, four quarts of Wheat for a horse have
brought $8; Boots $75 per pair; Pork, $3.50 per
barrel. ,.-as.- ..er a.s=
The wages of Carpenters are SIC per day; common
laborers earn SO day or 81 an hour; Cook, $50
to $l00 per month. -
Brandy. fetches. OF. gold fora bottle; Bread 80
per lb i; Blankets $50 per pair; Washing IS worm
SO doz Clerks, $4,000 per annum and found.
Emigration is pouring in from all quarters of the
Pacific, and it is quite Impossible to find place to
put. ones head In.
A room at the hotel rents for 5000 per month. The
commonest hovel or shanty you can Imagine brings
$50 to $50 per month.
The gold is inexhaustible, and for years to come
immense quantities must continue to be got out, and
great trade must be carried on between this and all
other parts of the world:
The cargo brought from-cost $9, 900. The
grossamount of sales from it has been $4,000. My
partner with two cargoes, and we have cleared
over 100000.
SAN FRANc1sco, Dec. %, 184s.
- = Real estate has gone up here, as well
as everything else. store and lot paid $l7, 500
for, yesterday. .!...e o. .a... = -s.G
Lumber is worth $3.50 per M, and the carpenters
can earn SO per day.
The entire population of Oregon haye abandoned
their crops and homes, and coming here. The
Sandwich Islands are deprived of all their foreign
population. Every vessel from any port this coast
is filling with passengers for this place.
Mr., formerly Consul at t-, informs me
that two of his servants left him when the first
came. They had just returned with $75, 1000.
Capt. -, Of the Navy who returned last evening
from the mines, informed me of locality which
has been found where gold is abundant thGt there
is necessity for aOashinS the earth: 500 per day
as the amount obtained 6y each man.
Sheath knives used to dig the gold, and have
sold at the mines for $50 each.
have conversed with many old friends of mine
who have been at the mines and gathered large guam
titles; they all say that they only want two months
more the next Summer and they shall Nave enough.
Although this country and town are filed with
gold, vegetables can be had. We eat buthttle
else than beef and bread all agricultural operations
have ceased entrely.,'
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From the Washington Union.

Go1nrr NoRrH CAROLINA. Yourself and the edi-
tors of the National Integencer, in copying an
article about gold from paper PurPortlng, from the
credit. to be published at Charlotte, (Quere, Char
lottesvile y Abemare, Virginia, have abored under
q mistake. The article originally published IN
the Charlotte Journal of this place; and old Meek
lenburg, North Carolina, is the county In which the
gold was found-nearly ten pounds one afternoon,
most of it in the virgin state, and several pounds
(troy) subsequently, from the same mine; and 1t Is
supposed that there some two or three pounds
vet in the ore surrounding the pocket from which the
first was taken 1t has to undergo burning, grinding
and separating, commonly called acGshing, before
the amount can be asceTtained of the remainder.
There is no doubt sir, that there is great deal OF
gold yet in this regonmuch OF OF superior quail
ity. Last year, from tolerably careful calculation.
there was something like half million OF dollars
worth of gold raised in the surrounding counties
about 1870 900 was coined in the mint at this place,
and about SI3O,OO0 found its way north and else
where in bullion.
Large amounts of gold have at various times been
found in the mine now in question; and 1 would lay
myself liable to the charge of gross exaggerduon, II
were to tell the aDh0e truth in regard TO 1t. The
gold in this mine is found generally in pockets, lii
q silicious flint vein, over and underlaId with
blue slate formation. The gold does not, in many
instances, pervade the vein in minute PARTICLES, but
in rich deposites, above designated ''PochetS
This mine belongs to Messrs. VIM. Elms and John
Irving of this place, and probably some one or two
others not known to the writer. Major q. w. Cad-
we'll and Captain ]. Harrison, lately of the army are
principal holders of lease of it. Several mines in
the vicinity of this yielding very fair returns
for the labor and capital invested.
The most productive mine in this section is the
Dunn Mine, in this county owned and worked by
Messrs. VIM. Elms and John Irving. So far they
have found no end to the ore, which continues to be
worth from S5 to $40 bushel. The ore is princi-
paly decomposed silex, of rich brown, loamy ap-
pearance. In fine, sir, North Carolina probably
holds out inducements to emigrants and seekers
of gold than California, for we have good wholesome
laws, peaceabIe population, and all of the neces-
saries of life in profusion; that 81 will purchase
much here IS or $40 will in the vicinity of
Feather river the Sacramento, and the result of the
purchase be far more pleasurably enjoyed under the
protection of our good government.
SPECTATOR IL
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TO PosTMAsTERs,

INSNkUCIIONS
Relative 10 the Rating of Letters the return
Letters, Transient Newspapers, and the Postmark,
inp of Letters conveyed by the British and United
States international Mails.
Hereafter, when a letter exceeds an ounce IN
ueiuht but does not exceed two ounces, 1t Will oe
rated with four charges of single postage; when II
exceeds two ounces, but does not exceed three, IL
will be rated with six charges OF single postage anu
30 on there being single postage Tor the nrst ldii
ounce double charge for the first ounce, ano TWO
additional CHARGES for each succeeding ounce,
t;or of an ounce beyond the first ounce This Is or
dered in virtue of the provisions OF an act OF Con-
rress approved March 3, l949.
And in pursuance of the same act, 1t IS required
that letters which are refused at the office of delivery
ky the parties addressed, and letters which, tor any
oher cause cannot be delivered to said parties shall
ne Immediately returned to the dead letter ONCE In
Washington, under address to the Third Assistant
Postmaster General, without waiting the time tor ad-
versing as heretofore required in relation to thls
class of dead letters. They must In every case be
marked in red ink the face, with an entry snow
ing they are refused the cause that prevents the
delivery also stamped with the stamp OF ONCE ana
with view to the proper adjustment OF the accounts
be placed under post bill to the dead letter ofce'
Transient newspapers Ithat is, papers not sent
from the Office of publication) Will hereafter De suo-
ject, in virtue OF the act aoresalo' 10 tne
newspaper postage rate only; that is, one cent tor
any distance in the same State, and one and half
cent for any distance exceeding hundred miles,
where the newspapers is sent from one State into
another. But postage on such newspaper Is In ali
cases to be prepaid as heretofore.
In respect to British mails, where the official post
ape entries on the letters received are in red ink the
letter is to be considered paid and is to be deliver
ed accordingly; where in black ink as unpaid and
the hostage is to be collected. Postage In such cases
is either wholly paid wholly unpaid. The postage
figures on such letters show, the paid letters the
amount to be credited to the United States on the
unpaid letters, the amount charged to the United
States. The postage to be collected from unpaid
British letters is in all cases be- whatever may be
their credit or debit figures, twentyfour cents when
SINGLE with an additional twentyfour cents for each
additional rate, and after the first ounce, each letter
exceeding that weight is to be charged forty-elght
eents for each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce.
J. CoLLAMER, Postmaster General.
Post Office Department, March Is, l9f9.
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ANEcporE OF THE PREs1DRNT. It is stated. tn

ANEcDoTE OF THE PRESIDENT. 1t is stated that
Judge Mason, Secretary of the Navy just before rev
firing from Office, called upon President Taylor with
the bill which had passed through Congress restoring
certain officers of the Marines to their places, in order
to consult him in regard to question involved
in the construction of the bill. The Judge stated the
points of the case and while waiting for the Presi
dental advice, greeted by the following reply of
the General, delivered with inimitabe naivete-sOh
don't know-anything that's lawful Judge-any-
thing that's lawful will s1it me - Pennsvkyanfan
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REJECTION OF Mcf;AUGHEy.

| We are gratified to state that the Senate Of th
United States has reiected Mr.. McGaughey, of InG
ana, who was nominated by President Taylor bh
Governor of Minnesota Territory. Mr.. McGaughg
was one of that infamous fourteen who voted agin
the bill declaring that existed with Mexico sn
providing troops and money to relieve Gen. TaJG
and his gallant little army. If the moral traitor bal
had his way in the matter, flag would have bea
lowered in disgrace before the enemy, and Gen. Ty
lor himself would have been abandoned to the tender
mercies of assassins and guerrileros. Can hI
possible that Gen. Taylor could have known Vh
and what this man before he nominated him in
this important Office I?
Greedy of the New York Tribune raises an aWfl
howl over the rejection of McGaughey. That pa
per says:
' The Senate in Executive Session yesterday
jected the nomination of Edward w. McGaugg
of Ind. Governor of the new territory of MineOn
Mr.. McGaughey is staunch Wing and man of
deniable ability and, what is more, of unfinChg
moral courage. He was one of the fourteen Repr
sentatives WhO stood firm and refused to role tr
Of carrying the Mericdn sOar after Mr.. POlkII
infamousiy caused it to be begun. day or two viii
leave no doubt as to the reason of the SenaeS r
ton meanwhile the suspicion is entertained that
was no other Than this vote on the If So heR
more henored by the rejection than the Senate that
performed>it.''
The New York Herald, neutral paper, but ia de-
cided advocate of Gen. Taylor's election, takes the
following brief but strong view of this remarkable
nomination: =
''THE NOMINATION AND REJECTION OF Mr. Nc
GAUGaEY. The rejection by the Senate of Mr. Nc
Gaughey, recently nominated as Governor for the
new territory of Minnesota, has created good deal
remark in political circles. In our opinion, the nOmt
nation is matter of greater curiosity than the rG
ton. That distinguished gentleman, it seems, made
himself known in the last Congress, by opposing aF
preparations to carry on the Mexican war He was
one of the small minority who considered the Mex
cans right, and the Americans wrong, and voted aE
cordingly. How such man came to be nominated
BY the administration, under the presidency of Gen.
Iaylor,is matter of greater curiosity than his re
lection by sensible Senate. We should like to SEQ
this mystery investigated and unfolded 1t is PrODa
Bile that the rejected nominee has some remote con-
tngency in his favor connected, in particular fortune
with Mr.. Ewing, of Ohio; but the mystery Of such
should certainly be Investigated"