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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-02-16
Miscellaneous.
WELL PuT-THE coLoRED RACE AT
TIE NORTH.

INV NoNlh
Majn Noah OF The N. Y. Sunday Mes.
seneer makes the following Iuih.u 10.
marks 90 a suhjec', which Is more mlsfep-
resented and misunderstood 81 the North,
than oil others put together:
a Fnrssp IN NEED. Tho colored
race IN lhls country never waited friends
more thin they do Of the present tiae-no'
protesting friends Who calculate how much
poii,ics! ca pilal csb b. m,ds hJ being clam
orou. in their behti, but trus friends, who
wish TO 500 them CT ..oI,ab'e. safe aud hap.
pay. Wheu has Af,ica been happy La
boring unacr divine dspeesu'e, a marked
and F.fea,Iy created race from the White
maa, alsays al war with Zach other IN their
own country, sold az slaves by our Northern
ancestors, and purchased by the South TO
III thu land. tho only comloi, protection,
security and safety which they have ever
eaioysd since they left the land OF Cosh, is
10 what 10 called their slavery IN the South
ern States; and this comfort and safety
thew are abou! TO be robbed oil by host OF
symps,hzing politicians. calling themselves
free soil men and the friends oi the colored
race.
Here, a, the North, the poor blacks are
not permitted TO woik alongside the white
man. We reduce them to tho lowest
grades OF civilization by making them our
servants, our walters, and our dependsnts'
Oace they we're permitted TO follow The
humble empoymen, Of carrying up bricks
and morar. but they we're kicked from The
ladder BY our white fellow citizens They
clean boots. scour clothes, bu. are not per
mitted 10 sweep s,reeis-they do not own
OF command ship. they are only cooks
and stswsfds--,hey arc not merchants,
bankers or brokers they hold no public
appointments and sro 'udely thrust from
our cars and carriages--we do not cal with
tAom or pray With them, and 10 our places
Of a1ussneu, thsrc are pens aud divisions
in which they may 81, BY themselves Is 1t
any wonder that they are poor, VICIOUS
end the inmates Of our hospitals and pr''
onsl And 70, We. who persccu'e, neglect
and rspod,s,e the free black man here, are
filled With holy zeal 10 make the slave Tree
al the South, and deprive him OF home,
Of food and of clothing, and OF = kind and
confederate master and ws struggle Tor
tina. freedom~cyen q, the expsnso Of break
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From the New York Herald.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM TIE
EDt r. PEGInN

GOLD REGION.
o. Siiu'dgy night, too late, however,
FOR publication on Sunday, We received IN
tellisercc from California, extending to as
late as The Oh Of November being three
seeks la'cr information than what vas pre-.
vtou.ly received from that quarter. We
give II at lcuglh to-day.
Oar correspondence is dated at Monte.
rev. the 10 b Of November. II came
Though Meuco 10 Veia Cruz, ard reach
ed Nas O,Iesns b. tie schooner ". +.
Coils, Captain JARVIS, Which vessel arrived
there Oh the llth instant. whence we 70.
ceivcd Il by mail III this CITY. We be.
leve /, is the latest correspordepce of the
kind that has been cciytd ia the United
States, with the exception, perhaps, of pri.
vaie intelligence tina, may be 10 the posses.
sion OF some of the members Of the gov
ernmen'. We also believe that i, will be
published in the Heraid exclusively,
Annexed viii be found tho long accounts
given by our correspondent. This gentle.
mao is well qualitied to describe The gold
movements ~ California. H. has resided
10 TIM. region since the year 1882, the
most Of the time IN public capacity, and
has been at the gold region for weeks a,
time. lie was the frs, who gave US, last
sumner, n statement Of those vast dl.cove.
fies, and be organized several commercial
expeditions from this city to San, Francisco,
which will. probably, yield million of dol
lars of profit. Those expeditions wore
commenced about the middle or latter part
of last summer. 1t will be seen, from his
description Of matters, annexed hereto,
that the rumors heretofore circulated in
connection with the government officers IN
California, are no, altogether without Ioun.
daion.
We have also received private and
confidential letter; which contains Intelli.
eence so extraordinary, and, we may say
so astounding, concerning The gold regions
that We forbear giving II TO the public al
this time, les, they would not credit il, and
nigh, only laugh at US for our pains, and
accuse US Of attempting 10 hoax and de.
coive the public.
According to these accounts, the extent
Of tho gold region on the San Joaquin and
Sacramento rivers, extends a distance oil
eiph, hundred miles in leng'h', by ono hun
dred IN width. 1t embraces not only gold,
bu, quicksilver in almost equal abundance,
particularly on the San joaquin. IL lses.
,imated that email population, actively
engaged in mining operations ~ that re-
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New York Market.

~ manv OF our subscribers arc interes
'sd ~ The Dfy Goods Markets. and some il
Nc WOODEN Markets OF the North, We CO
py the following iso highly interesting ar
ices from that valuable paper. tho Msr
chanss Ledger, New York Ed. Jour.
NEW YORK AND BOSTON WOOL
MARKET.
tor the rssh ending Jsnusry 80, Is4g.
Or readers will Iemsmber .ha, VIC have
from fiae 10 lime pu; forth encouraging a nd
sonsw hat confident views urdrr This head
"a sas -hsc, that prices nus, materially I'D.
rshce uron those ,hen current, before the
clip ct '4S would or sould be .ah,ustsd.-
ithgts's reasons therefor could no, in GU,
hhiisS space always be gwen neither
"pnle they, excep, TO close and practical
oeseiver. have hcen sa.i-f--.--.- ". Z
oar.nl... ..sa il, onna.iiirp TO many 9th
cfa upon whose opinions Tur. rviirnee
ought, perhaps. TO be placed, the present
ssls Of The market. with its Increased de.
msnd and advance 10 prices. has, since the
6rsi spring snIes. been expected. The I'd
vance soliced ia our last still continues; Is,
also, the farther upward tsndsncy-holders
demanding still higher ra,es. The sR!es
hsrs been active, reaching some $50. 900
lb'. Of Fleece, mostly at ovr quotations,
which ore one or two cents higher than
thsss Of lac, week and about 40. 900 lbs.
PEELED at - 10 &c cents for No. l, and 2e
no! 80 for Supef6ne. The stock of don.s.
tic is light, while fore su ia in good SUPPLY,
With Gales Of $50 bales Of washed Buenos
hytes al 10 10 IA cents.
At Boston the deuaad for domestic wool
has been very active, and Gales during the
week have bfen made q, our extreme quo
la!ions with an upward tendency. Ia for.
eisa wo"l there have been large sales on
private terms, principal, Cordova and Nee.
i'm
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NEW ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA.

A. the god fever still continues, and hun.
d, eds in every State in the Union are pre-.
pairing to 90 to the "diggin'," it becomes
an important point to ascertain the cheap
est and most direct route to the banks Of
the Sacramento. The New FORK Day Book
says there lie a company forming in that CT.
,y for the purpose Of opening a new route
to the Pacific via San Francisco and Lake
Nicaragua. |, is said that few thousand
dolla1s will make the San Juan river navi,
gable 10 the Lake. through which steam
ships can pass to Leon, email town with
in ten miles Of the Pacific coast. Over this
ten miles is proposed to make plank road
or canal, which can be done at small ex
pense, and the route then will be some five
hundred miles nearer than by Chagres and
Panama.
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'og down, dividing and destroy ing cur pIo
''ous republic! Well NAV The blacks saw
=" Save Us from oar friends! Save US from
me pity and protection Of the political aLo
litionisis."
| What is TO become cf.he poor free black
"hen thrown upon the world WITHOUT pro
ection, deprived OF their happy home il
The slave States, and Of kind aud 81 mpa,h,
zing masters! Tho Governor of Vroin
IT, IN bis late message 10 the legislature
propose 10 direcl by law that the free
blacks shall leave the Safe. True. the,
work but lI'lle, and ideness is The parent
oil cfine--.rue, thoy corrupt the homes
end industrious slave, are useless 10 them.
selves, and burden and inir'y TO the State.
That freedom so essential to the whites is
to them On untearabls burden. What,
however, 10 10 become Of 100 900 poor,
iGend'rs-. FREQ blacks. driven. G az .hoi,
own State TO lako refuge ~ -, Moth,
where we allow them SO few prISileges
Suppose oil the slave SAFES were 10 say 10
their free blacks" My fr!end., NO have
given you employ ment ard bread, bu, your
abolition friends 10 the North are enx,ous
that you should come forth from iGiqui,y
that surrounds you-go 10 them, end see
Il they will do as much for ,ou as we have
done u Wha, is to become Of more than
half million Of f eed blacks driven forth TO
seek the cold charities Of the NORTH? They
riH adrrei We Of the North will give
them no succour, no employment, and CT
We are even in favor Of reading our glori
Gus constitution TO pieces IN order 10 give
them Liberty When will the age Of res.
son be rcvisedl We cannot rebuke the
slave Safes IN rdd,n, themselves Of their
FREQ blacks. which are q dead weight upon
them and yet We dread The day " hen
hey shall be thrown upon he North for
support aud protection. Wherever We
turn, we see lohing in the ogteton OF The
slave question bu, ruln ard distress to the
coloted race.
circumslsnces occurred here last week
which has led To the foregoing ref chons.
Passing down Nassau street. three or four
re sons were standing insile of store talk.
M 10 a black nan, aud hey invited Us 10
come in. /" Here is black man, said one
Of the gentlemen, "~ho wishes to sci, him
self as slove for $780,"
We entered the store, and saw q short
s'ou, fellow IN rags, with a good counie
nance, and no indication Of vice.
Where do you belong r.
To New YORK; was born there"
Don't you know ,ha, you cau't sell
Yourself as a slave in this Ss'e I"
"Whlt am TO do can get no work
| have had no breakfast; am almost ma
ked; no one cares for me, and have no
friend. Is IT no, better TO have good mas
ter whom | eau work for, aud who Will
care for met"
Here vas an Illustration Of the practical
henevolence Of domestic African slavery,
Wide il exhibited the rank hypocrisy OF the
eboh,ionis,s. They could false 50 900 TO
patcaasc the hbeuy Of two mula,to girls,
aud yet alloaed poor black to fer TO sell
hmself a. slave TO save himself from star.
viag in ice No,hern SAFE
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET

/ NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.
Fer tie w.sk ending January 80, le4s.
The narke, is becoming more se,iye
with 90 Upward tendency in most dsscrip
,ions; thong h in voosns. pa r,icularly cloths
shsfs seems to be a less tangible advance
than 10 co,teus. This, bowever, 10 proba
bly, owing to q less present demsHd for the
former than any difference IN causes. Both
descriptions have ruled very low for The past
yssr; ssd as the raw msterial for each has
recently advssced il price to something
nearer fai, remuneration for their produc.
iion, &c see no, why manufactured goods
should sot also advance 10 more proper
standard Of comparison. The chances for
higher prices for woeleos are good far bot.
Ter, se think, than for further advances in
cotions.
The chsnses Contemplated ia our prsscn,
,stf sre more favorable 10 woeles manu-
lecturers than those Of cotton and perhaps
Justly 90; for The latter is Dss sufficiently
strong 90 mos, description OF goods in OF.
dirary censumpticn 10 stand any competi
ton; While .hs former are 10 ba, the strength
Of nfsncy. struggling for g bare existence,
and therefore need, what TO the other would
b. super n.ous. Besides, .. this moment.
The demand for cotton goods lie greater than
the supply. particularly for bro~nand bleach
ed cu,ions; ~hils Of vooleDs. the supply is
greatest. OF ticks and drills the supply IA
usually good, and prices, in tho absence of
prsssa, demand, though & mer, remain al
our quotation.
OF prints macy new styles ere shosn VI
and considering the ps'ierns, of ~hich ma.
nv are new ard very pretty, prices are low,
too low TO forbid their general purchase and
use ard Sufficiently 80, 10 bid defiance TO
foreign manufacturers 10 competition. In
fact. comparatively few prints are now i'm.
sorted, and could We shy the same Of lawns
ond sghams, We feel certain that our con.
.umsrs and manufacturers would all be far
better satisfied. The styles Of lawns and
cinahams are more varied than usual, and
prices some considerable lower. But this
is owing TO the large stock on hand seek.
ing saln now, or never, az the changes in
s.y loo do no, admit Of their being kept over.
C Consequently, large stocks arc now being
,apidiy forced upon the market through
suction and otherwise, clearing out from
hrs, hands nearly their entire amount with,
in a week or two from this time.
The general feeling is that Of hope and
buoysncy but the season 10 yet too early
10 speak IN this respect, as we'll az many
others, with any degrees Of certainly or re.
1,ons
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-02-16
MOVEMENTS TEXAS,

We fad 10 the culreston News OF the
10 b of January. the proceedings offs large
public meeting Of the cii'zons Of Harrison
County, called 10 express their sentiments
on the subject Of the Wilmot Prori,o and
other kindred measures of the Northern
Abo!iilonisls. Al this meeting Cot. Lev.
IS i. Wigfall, furmerly OF South Carollns
introduced preamble and reso luiions char
aclefised BY the ability, spirit aud boldnass
hat were 10 b. expected in any thing
coming from 'ha, gentleman, on = great
7 question, and were adopted With but four
! dtssrniin. voices.
! We fad the above in The Charleston
Mercury, which oppends The Resolutions
t'our'een III number, ) the las, Elk Of which
se sui N. They sna. k OF the true Tex.
an spIrl, ready to asseI, right and fesis,
wrong al all htzlrds. SAM. HousroN's
schenfs may yet reeoil on his own head,
aud then like another traitor, he msy 20
out aud hang himself"
Rfsolud, That The tile Of Texas 10
iha, portion OF VIA, was formerly The de
pattment Of New Mexico, lyin. this side Of
the RIO Grundr, she carved out with the
sword, and thsi with tho sword she will
maintain it-should the necessity be forced
upon her
Resolred, Tha' the people Of the other
Coua,ise in this Congressional District be
requested TO respond 10 these resolu,ious,
aud organize in defence Of tbs South and
the constitution.
Resolred, That the Governor be Request.
81. in the even, Of the passage Of the Wi.
mot Pfo,Iso as 10 the Terrilories Of New
Mesico aud California. al once TO assemble
the Legislature for the purpose Of ds,erm
ming vha, course this State shall pursue.
Resolrs3, Th.t cen,ralism. red wilh the
blood Of our citizens, 10 hateful 10 our sight,
aud that oil the sacrifices We made. oil the
pcrlls we dared. al the privations We en-.
d1red, IN defence Of the constitution oil "a,
sc are again ready To make, dare and en
dufe in dtfnce Of that Of 81
Resolred, Tha, We n, once organize a
club TO be called. The friends Of the Con
stiiu;on Of ST." and that a committee Of
e.pondenco be appointed by said club
10 communicate with the people in oths5
counties in The State, aud urge the neces.i.
~ ofimmedlate organ zltlon in our defence
against The aggression Of the North.
Mr.. Wiefall then ofored the following
resolution. which vas adopted
Reso'red, Tha, this meeting now form
iterif INTO n club in accordance With tho las.
resolution jus; adopted that the President
Of this meeting &C, as President pro TEN of
the club; that the club meet again on the
second Monday in January next to adopt o
constitution; that the Presden, pro TEN
now appoint committee Of correspondence
consisting oil FIVE persons, and committee
Of three 20 draft o constitution.
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p % T. r II Y
ORIGINAL.

The following beautiful lines have been sent
Us for publics,ion. IL We "ihink them worthy"
We are sure any one whs is 4 lover OF the plain.
tive. and tho eloquen,ly descriptive and sugges.
tive in poetry. will admire ,hi. entirely inpromp
to effort Of North Carolina poet, We insert
,h. line. with pleasure and de.ire the author 10
continue his fayofs
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TIE LAST OF BRAppoCK's MEN.

The Lancaster (Oaio) Gsze,e an
nounces the death. in dist place. on the Al
instant, C Samuel jenkins. a colored mar
aged one husired and fifteen yesrsi He
was bora slave, the property Of Captain
Broadsa,er in Fairfax county. Virginia. in
1884. lie dtovs his masters provision
Wagon, over the Allegheny Mountains ia
the memorable campaign Of Gen. Braddock
and remained in service at the Big Men.
dows until its close. he was held az o
slave until abou. forty years ago. Wheo,
upon the death Of his master, he vas pur.
chased by a gentlemen who brought hIu to
the State Of Ohis. and thus released him
from bondage Soon afsr his liberation
he settled IN Lancaster, where he continu
ed TO reside until his death. Although hi,
bodily frame had given way, he retained
his mental faculties 10 the last. /, IL
thought lha, he was the last man living,
either white or co'ored, who served in
B,addock's expedition, in 1875. against the
French and Indians, and which terminated
on the banks Of The Monongahsla, IL miles
above Piusbrrg, 60 fatally 10 tho British
General and his troops. and SO much 10 the
military reputation Of General Washington,
then young man.
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OF The Spanisrds have 9 wise saying
ATS marry your daughter to her 81
perior at 90 to her equal; al 80 to any
body tina, will have her.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-03-30

fnre listened to-and when she had rela.
ted the deed If charity, that had been the
cause Of ell my unhapPiuess, felt that
there was not room in my bosom To arpru-
ciate the disinteresied benevolence Of
my husband She said. Il do not know
how we should have lived, but for the
kindness Of two persons who came here
late one night, and left basket full Of
provisions, some bed clothes. q shawl,
and five dollars. They jus, opened the
door and set in the basket saying. accept
this and ask no questions. and before I
had time To inquire their names they lei.
! d. not know who they we're; and ] have
some doubts from where these things
came; but never forget in my daily pray.
erto Him who openeih His hand aud fl.
leth the poor with bread, that if these
were men them and theirs might be saved
from the sorrows and affections with
which | have been visited | left the
house better woman thanI entered il.
But The grand secret Of masonry said !
Il thought you was to tell me what it
isl' She replied, 1t IS to do good and
not tell nfitp
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modincnlIon or lhe T,nx LAW.

IN the Senate. yesterday afternoon,
we were present at the passage Of a bill,
with Mr.. Reber, oflhe House,
for the remission oftaxes upon
Ieasehold interests depending upon free.
bold estates. which were taxed as such.
The object oflhe bill was IN prevent du-
plicate taxation, where such would be
likely TO occur, in cases where both the
freehold and the term came upon the du-
pIicate.
The bill was intended TO remove one
Oft the strongest, and we believe the prin.
eipal objection to the exiSting law, by
giving construction to and declaring its
intent rather than by changing any of its
provisions. The principal objection to
its passage, made by the Locofocos in the
Senate, seemed to be that it would re.
move the most unpopular feature Of the
existing law. and thus tend TO increase
its estimation in the State, and ensure its
permanency; and we were happy to OBJ
serve that these reasons, strong as tney
may appear to the mere party tactitian.
were not allowed to deprive the people
Of the benefit ofits just and salutary pro
visions. The bill became law. by the
aid of the votes Of Messrs. Whitman ant
Wilson, who steadily opposed the at
tempts ofthe mass ofthe party for its de
feat.-O. s. Journal.
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FeaIhering the SiaIcsTnan's Ncst--
The Clerks the two Houses be-
coming the GOVernnenI--AstOn-
ishing Progress OTIIWInnn Liberty
under LOcOEOcO rule, In Ohio.

COHhihs the AStOn-
iShing Progress OF Human Liberty
under LOcOGOcO rule, In Ohio.
The editor Of the Ohio Salesman, by
the hands Of his clan in the Senate and
House of Representatives, is preparing
for the close of Legislative operations, by
the preliminary process of "Gesthering
his nest" With that important function.
ary-the quasi Printer Of the State, this
is a ceremony for which all that has
passed was especially made. And how
is it to be donel What important princi-
pie in Democracy is to be illustrated
What great practical truth in statesman
ship is to be envolved2 Let us lock at
the act-the appropriation bill of this ses-
sion-and we shall see. Listen, ye who
ponder over the page of human rights,
and dream of that Arcadia, where, in q
state Of perfect bliss, one man is equal to
another, and be instructed in that repub-
licanism which shines in the countenance
and beams, with halo of glory, around
the character of the editor of the Ohio
Statesman; for certainly
He is man, take him for all in all,
We ne'er may look upon his like again.
The appropriation bill Of this session
contains, among other provisions, one of
seven thousand five hundred dollars for
the printing of the Senate, an equal a.
mount for that of the House, and three
thousand for printing the acts. These
sums are to be paid out at the requisi-
tion of the clerks of the two Houses, WIN
are, for this purpose, made AUDITORS OF
STATE, responsible to no one but them
selves, and without legalor constitutional
check upon their discretion. When it is
recollected that these clerks are creatures
of the editor of the Statesman-that they
set aside the laws and solemn contracts
of the State for the purpose of putting
the jobs of printing into his hands-thaI
they have given him that printing upOr
terms that are not made known TO the
people of the State--nor to the Legisla
ture land that now they have an unusual
iy large sum placed in their hands for thu
purpose of paying for those jobs, and tina
without accountability to any one, the ex
ueme iniquity and Locofocoism of th'
transaction can be seen in a single glance
We are seldom at loss for the want o
an epilhel; but we must confess that lh'
bare faced mpudence of the transaction
the open and triumphant 6lasonry o
its iniquity, is to us, beyond any know
combination of sounds 10 express. Let
be remembered that the Statesman claim
TO be the organ of party in the posses
sion of large amounGDf political truth
and in the practice Of habits Of tho strict
est political purity.-Then look at tn
base proAigacy of practice-the abar
donment of principle-the prostitution c
soul. daily more and more public. unt
the organ has become the advertiser q
its licentousness- base door keepe
that receives and boasts over the fees {
its iniquity.-O. S Journal.
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Rather Rich.

There is a beautiful story of Roman
matron, who preserved the life of her
father, when condemned to starvation in
dungeon, by nouriShing him with the
food that nature designed for her own in.
fant. Byron tells it finely in his ChiIde
Harold, and it is an instance ofthe power
and holiness of affection that is lovely.
But some one, at the last celebration Of
the 4th July, has attempted to make a
pretty toast out of the idea, by applying
it to the recent bestowal of food from
this young Republic to the Mother coun-
try, aud rich thing he has made of it,
He gave the following:
"AMERIoA.-Like the Roman Virgin,
she has pressed her full breasts to her
famishing parents lips"
Mrs. p. thinks that the aforesaid "vir.
gin" must have been little ahead of hel
time.