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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-12-26
Finding and not Returning Is Steal.

ing.-ln lte Conr. Of Common Pleas u,
Manchester. n. H., Mrs, Polly Lord, Of
Deering, was recently sentenced 10 The
Stale Prison for Two years, for retaining
and using $3.50, which she Pickedup and
kept, knowing The owner.
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hing ..-- al
Into IFS majestic span;
FITTED 10 create and rentfe
True nobility IN man !!
What i noi,le Ii The iner
Poni.u u our mind and hean;
!. mixed iess le1hing siilI disiner
Than assas language ran inpani
Ever v 4lnT--sscr seeing
sss@s improvement yei 10 plan;
To uplia our fellow leins--
And, Ike nan. % fsei isr man /!
What i aolIc ! he sslw
Nohlcr than the humble spade
There i dignity IN Labor
Truer Than Ger Ponp aTrayrd
iIe Who seeks The Minds improvement
Aids The warId-in aiding mind -
Every great commanding movement
serves not one--bat al mankind.
Der the Forge's hca. anil ashes
Der The Engines iron head
Where the rapid shuttle flashes.
Aud tho spindle Nhirls ii thread;
There i Labor Iowly tending
Each requirement Of the hour,
There i genius still extending
Seiencc--and Il world Of power.
Mid the dusl, and speed, and clamor
0fihc loom-shed and the mill;
Midst the clink Of wheel and hammer,
Great results are growing still
Though too OF By Fashions creatures
Work and workers may be blamed;
Commerce need mol hide is features!
Industry i no, ashamed!
What i noble I that which places
Truth In it, cnfranchised will!
Leaving sseps-likc angeliraccs--
That mankind may follow still!
Zen though scorn's malignant glances
Proved him poorest Of his clan,
He's the Noblc--who advances
Freedom, and the Cause Of Man,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-12-26
Gold Digging. Major John Wehbs

Gold Digging. Major John Weber
and Mr.. I. M. Gridley, WIN have re-
turned 10 Boston aller having had some
experience in The California gold mines,
do not give a very attractive description
Of gold digging. Here is their story, as
related by the Boston Courier. II COIN
cides with that Of mary others who have
seen the elephant"
! The suffering from heat is almost in.
credible. and exceeds that experienced in
crossing The desert. Ii is no uncommon
| thing foI The thermometer 10 stand al TO-:
from nine in The morning till three il
afternoon. II is sometimes as hi
1877. The changes from heat 10 col
very sndden and prejudicial TO health.
Much sickness prevailed a, Sacramei
10 city in September; the scurvey was very
severe the general use Of salt provisions
is assigned as the cause. Gales Of wiz
accompanied with flying clouds Of san
rendered the place mosi disagreeable re
sidence. Board at The mines cost fro
fourteen 10 twenty dollars week. So.
meat was almost the only thing 10 The b
60 fare. Potatoes aud onions sold Tor
dollar piece. The miners lodged q
in tents.
i 1.-The labor Of digging for gold is
I lerablc 10 any but the stoutesl
robust frames. Major Wehber,
during all that we have described.
cholera and ague besides, was cot
, 10 desis, from all mining operator
! !. Mr. Grldley lried his luck IN
D sin.s for ,lmcc months, and MAJOR l.
!. bs for one mouth. Boil conlitm tc
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-12-26
THE RECLAIMED;
on THE POWER OF TRUTH.

Ii was a clear morning in April. The
ground, bushes, and fences sparkled with
their frosty covering. The bare hills and
leailess trees looked as il they could not
remain bare and lcalless, beneath a sky 50
bright. robin here and there veniured
a short. sweet mole, and earth and sky
seemed 10 rejoice in The scene. The path
Ina, led 10 The village school was trod by
happy children, whose glowing checks
and merry voices testified that they par,
took OF The general gladness.
In the same path, Al a distance from a
group Of neatly dressed and smiling chill
dren. was lillle girl, whose pale, soilt,!
face, taitered dress, and bare feet, bespoke
her the child Of poverty and vice. She
looked upon The laughing band before her
with a wlsilul rounienancc, and hiding be.
hind her shawl The small Tin pail she car.
ried. lingering BY The fence I'LL the chill
slren were ont Of sight, and then, turning
into another road, proceeded 10 perform
lier usual errand i, the yellow shop. The
brigh, calm morning had no charm fol
her. Her lille heart felt none Of lie
iigh,ncss and gaiety The hearts Of children
feel when nature is beautiful around them
She could mol laugh as they laughed; AM
as The sound Of their merry voices SCENE,
still 10 linger upon her ear, she wondere,
that she thought Of lie dreariness and 20
Very Of her home, Of The cruelty Of he
father IF thn ,,n..iacf - =,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-12-26

nc ItilrT says.
100 bales Of Cotton are now on sale.
The remainder " = loi u 500 bales pur.
chased ~ 1917. loo bales were sold
Yesterday nj ,isd. They originally cost
I'D. per pound. aud il is estimated iilat
The loss IRON beginning TO end, i about
f4o.0O0-or say equal here 10 about
S20n. 900"
This fact shows the extraordinary pro-
gross ii The cotton trade during the past
thirty ~ fnriy years: The price oflhe sta.
pie il 1917 having been I'D, per pound,
while nnw n lrcmemdans excitement is
created # The pnee reaches Gad. Or Old,
per pound.
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2 iradesman. looking upon her
led cnnlempl and pity, said
your mother drink rum fnrl''
l.aased. and Looked % sal ilai
sorry lor what lie had said.
i The liquor. and lied up tic
vance If meal; and Mary.
" sep proceeded upon her
81 she reached her dwelling
needs description d ! drunk
ling her mother met her Al
anil hastily snalching The jug
hand, drank OF lis burning rom
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-12-26

Tennessee, was celebrated for his firmnes
and srea, decision Of character, as for hls
Iacnnic style, One morning AFTER the cour
zI...SA.b n
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

The representation from the Southern states is
OF a more complex character. Three -6lths Of
the slaves are represented with the free popula
uon. II we estimate the number of slaves in 1850
at 100000, three-6tths will be 800 900. civ.
ing eighteen members to the House of Repre-.
sentahves In all our estimates Delaware A
classed among the free states, as her slave popu-
lation does not exceed 1000
To make distribution of the representation
among the Southern states, the f1uctuanon OF the
slave population must be kept in view. Since
1880 the slave population of Maryland and Viz.
ginia has decreased at the rate Of 2 500 per an
mum. In North Carolina it has been stationary.
while in the other states it has been increasing
in greater or less ratio, which it is unnecessary
to state here, and which has been controlled by
various circumstances. Regarding these cir
cumstances, the free population gains andtbe
Save population loses representative in conse-
quence OF fractions, and the delegation is az iol.
lows
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11
REcAPITULATIoN.
THE NEW STATES.

we have observed in many newspapers u;,h
In the past year, an article having the above t;l
and purporting TO give the dates at which all tha
new States, those not included in the ssOld Tb;r.
teen,'' had been admitted into the Union. Sns-
pecung the correctness of the article in recard
70 us uates' we nave examined the original acts
OF admission, and find that seven of the sa,,an
teen III the newspaper from which we COPY. were
wrong. Below we give correct list
Vermont- Originally was part Of New yo,.
or New Hampshire, (for both claimed III and was
admitted into the Union March 4. 1891
Kentucky-formerly part of VIRGINIA adj,
ted into the Union June l, 1892 '' a'"i''-
IenneSsee-Formed territory coded n ~
United States by the State OF NJ Carolina admit
ted into the Union June l 1896.
Ohto-Formed out OF part of the territory no,,h
west OF the Ohio river, admitted into the Jn;on
Nov. 29,ls02. o"'on'
Lou's'ana-Formed out Of part of the territory
ceded to the United States by France, received
into the Union April 80, 1912.
l71didna-Formed from mart ot tho Mi.
Western Territory, coded to the United Sia,es h.,
virginia, admitted into the Union December N
1916. 0'Nioer H.
Aftsstssippi-Formed out of mart of the ~.
rltory coded to the United States by the state .,
south Carolina, admitted into the Union Der
10, 1917. Dec'
Htnois-Formed from part of the Nor,b.
western Territory, admitted into the Union. Dee
.htcodma-Formed out of part of the territory
ceded TO the United States by South Carolina ana
Georgia, admitted into the Union December IA
1919. e"'oer 49,
Nadtne-Formed out Of part OF Massachusetts
admitted into the Union March l6 1920.
,M,ssourl-Formed out of part OF the territory
ceaed by France, by treaty Of April 80, 1909 adj
mitted into the Union Aug 10, 1921.
-8rkdnsds-Formed from part of the same -,
rtory, admitted into the Union June Is. 1896
M,ch1gan-Formed out OF part Of the territorv
coded TO the United States by Virginia. admi,teJ
into the Union June Is, 1886. NN''''''s'
Florida-Formed out of the TERRITORY ceaed -.
Spain to the United States, by treaty. Of Fab
1916. "idTcH 8,
l0aoa--Admitted into the Union March 2 1sAs q
1eras-An Independent Republic. admi,sd
among the United States by Joint resolnton :,
Congress, approved Dec. 20, lS45. :
Wiscons,n-A part Of The Northwestern r..
ritory, admitted into the Union Nav 20. Is4s
s Bost. Com. School journal.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

The CENSUS OF 1850. IT is supposed that the
census of 1850 will show population in the
United States exceeding twenty-five millions,
including slaves. A writer in the American
Statesman supposes that the present basis Of rep.
resentation will be increased to one hundred thou
sand Tor each representative, allowing an add-
tional representative for each fraction of Fifty
thousand Were the present basis TO be preserv-
ed, the lumber of representatives would consist
OF about 32O-by the proposed increase to one
hundred thousand, the number would be about
2ll-a number sufficiently large for the transac
ton OF business. The writer app ,rtIons the rep
resentaves 10 the several states to show how the
political power of the country will be affected
by the census. We quote that portion OF his ar.
ticle
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


SENATE. Mr.. Underwood presented petit
ton asking for appropriations to remove the col
ored population to Liberia, or beyond the limits
of the United States, and moved its reference TO
the Judiciary Committee, with instructions to IN
quire what power Congress has to make such APP
preparation. Mr.. Hale moved that the question
OF reference be laid on the table. Lost. 1t was
then postponed.
Mr.. Pierce offered JOINT resolution for the APP
pointment of Geoogist for California, with
salary OF $4,000. Referred to the Committee on
Public Lands.
Mr.. Berrien, Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee, made report adverse to the admission Of
California into the Union state.
The report makes three objections to the bill
as Unprecedented and unconstitutional to admit
territory to the Union without previous gov
eminent, and then divide after admission Mr..
Downs, as minority of one of the Committee,
dssented from the report.
A proposition to print the report was postponed
and the Senate went iuto Executive session.
HOUSE. Mr. Butler moved to reconsider the
vote, referring the bill tor Board of Commits
sioners on Private Claims, to the Judiciary Com
mttee, which was carred-yeas 80, nays sc,
and the bill was then referred to the Committee
Of the Whole.
The Appropriation bills were taken up and the
Indian bill and the main bill were passed.
The House went into Committee agnin, on the
Civil and Diplomatic Bill. Mr.. Embree offered
an amendment to compute the mileage of mem
bers by the shortest mail route. Mr.. Stevens
proposed the usual mail route. Mr. Brown was
severe on Greeley's mileage report, and on Mr..
Tuck.
An exciting debate followed. Mr.. Root NOV
ed an amen .ment to abolish mileage, and substi-
tute travelling expenses. Mr.. Greeley wished
to explain, when the committee rose.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

OHIO CoEvULsED. BY conflsed telegraphc Gis>
patch from Columbus, we learn that on Tuesday com>
mitee of the legislature, 10 count the for Governs
or had made report TO convention of the two branc1-
es, rejecting the vote OF Loran county for not being
sealed up and thereby eectng Weller, (dem governor
instead of Ford. The report violently contested,
and the presiding officer declared Ford elected and the
convention broke up in confusion and in great excite.
ment. The two branches met separately but soon adj
journed, The Speaker Of the House having again decar
ed Ford elected.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

cal sentiment in the heart OF the people OF this
Republic. is that OF undyng attachment to the
Union; and with that is the settled and resoute
purpose of maintaining, In all its parts the Con
stitution under which that Union is cemented,
and has become powerful and glorious But so
deep and universal is the conviction oil the MUS
tice and inhumanity Of slavery, that no one thing
would have a stronger tendency to shake the IN
tegrity OF the Union itself, to render the exist
ing institution OF slavery where it is, insecure,
than determined effort, by its friends, to give 1t
perpetuity by extending the area OF its existence
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

RARE CONCERT. The concert ofthe Misses TyrreIls
at Warren Hall musical novelty ofrare excellence
and afforded particular qualification TO lovers of good
music That such melody should be produced with
those glasses, would suppose possible till tey
heard it. We regret that these talented performers
could moi have said another night afford others
the opportunity TO hear them M.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

sCHoLERA. We got telegraphic accounts last eve,
ming Of the spread of the cholera the western waters
At Memphis the deaths 10 day. II prevailed also
at Vicksburg Cincinnati, &c. and at Louisville it is
stated that all the steam boats arriving from below have
It on board At Houston in Texas the deaths were IL
day, al PORT Lavacca 1876 persons had died, and the
mortality was great among the troops.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

Il plan IS on foot for carrying the water Of The
Saratoga Springs to New York City by means otg'ass
pipes Il IS proposed 10 form company wuh capital
Of $500 COO TO do the work
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

CHoLEkA. The official report Of the inermenis at
New>Oreans, December 28th, sum up ID. 92 Of which
were from cholera. On the 29th, the nierments were
6 81 or them from cholera In the list ofbirh places
ofshe deceased do mol observe any ofhe New. Eng
land States.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

PENNSYLVANIA u $. SENATOR. The Legislature
OF pennsylvania, on Tuesday, elected James Cooper,
Wing, United States Senator on the third ballot
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

TWe would call the attention of the Ladies
to the !" Great Sale OF Furs at Auction 2 to be
held this day, at Upton's Store 10 Waldo Block.
See advertisement.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

OHIO. John G, Bresiin, Democrat Of Seneca
ty, has been elected Speaker the House Of Replesen-
tatives receiving 81 votes 10 80 ior Johnson Levere
Wing.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

CHI for locomotives The Albany Evening Journal
saysthe agents Of the Boston and Albany Railroad at
,ba, End. have succeeded admiration in burning the
glossburgh btuminous coal IN The locomotives on tina,
road.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

u Hon. A. H. Sewer Of Arkansas died on The 18th
inst.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-01-11

GOVERNOR BRIGGs's ADDRESS This address,
winch was delivered yesterday is too long document
Tor US to publish this morning. We learn from il that
The receipts into the Treasury, last year
were csco ooo re
The Expenditures, 548 671 az
'oo'"s pdlducc IN the treasury of SIl 354 SO
Inc resources OF The State, including Western Rail
Road Stock &c are sl657 744Oo
any '7 uep' 1883 9i9 Sc
e"''s o4'dncf III favor OF The Stale of 6l2 794 Ga
Huu caSh Oh hahd II 800 90
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-12-13
Des Meines Valley Improvement.

We have been favored by JESSE WILLIAMS, Esq,
Secretary of the Board Of Public Works, and also
By some one in Keokuk, with pamphlet containing
the Report OF the late Board the three reports from
the Engineer, Col. s. r. CURris, and beautiful
Profile Map Of the whole line from Nassau Slough
up to Fort Des Moines, 204 miles. If we can de-
pend upon these reports, they certainly speak well
for the progress of the work. The estimates to
complete the work up to Ottumwa amount to, $780,
ooo,-ahove that point to $ss6,so7 81. Estimate
for completion Of the whole, s1,lsI,so7 81. Now
il such an Improvement can be made, and slack wa
ter navigation secured up to Fort Dcs Moincs, for
that sum, we say it is cheap.
We are informed BY Col. Williams that the ave.
rage sales of donated lands amount to about $40,
900 per month and that $4,000 will build ten miles
Of Improvement. The Chief Engineer is sanguinc
Of completing the work to Keosauqua by another
year SO as to secure slack water navigation up to
that point by the Spring of 1851. We have not
time or space to enter largely into notice OF
this work now, but as we have, what we have long
desired to see, the published and accredited data
our commando we shall treat this important subject
more At large hereafter We certainly wish well to
the work, and hope it may accomplish all that is
promised in these Reports.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-12-13
For the Burlington Hawk. Eye.
The Barrel House Again.

Mr. EDITOR while visit few weeks ago, in the
upper part Of Illinois, read editorial in the Hawkeye,
iumatins that Mr. Fletcher relinGuish his
lease Of the Banet House, in avor Of Messrs Crummey
Clarke" Who these gentlemen are, don't know,
have heard Of the "Crummey House" until in the
editorial referred to though it good fortune to
stop day in Iowa City, way to Dubuque there.
fore be suspected of personal reference those
eentlemen, when say rejoced, my return to Bur-
neton, find friend the Fletchers still in quiet pos
session Of that very desirable establishment Many Of
have passed pleasant days and weeks under their roof
and should feel like losing old friend should the Bar.
House fall into the hands ofsraneers The
kindness and ladylkc department Of Mrs Fletcher her
and unwearied attention the comfort Of he
guests have for Ter the and affection Of
all who have required these gentle services and nowh
standing the deeply interesting and important Of
young family, with justice complain that she
has not duly their and requirements while Mr.
Fletcher with unrvalled ZEAL encounteng many difficult
ties, and KEEPS the Baret House always
to be ornament to State, and important auxili-
to the increase OF the population OF Burlington. In
word the Barrett House has superior the State and
10 unrivallsd by any a. ret
A FRIEND TO JUSTICE.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-12-13
A Striking Contrast.

Every loco foco paper in this State, we believe,
has rejoiced over Col. Warren in his late misfor-
tune of being arrested Cor an eleven hundred dollar
debt, while on his way to Neutrality-suspicious., too,
by spitefu loco focoism. For that debt he gave
ample security, and it was thus virtually paid No
one had any business to upbraid him, under such
circumstances. Still loco focoism did it. Why
don't the Wings rejoice over the same misfortune,
in the of the free trade idol. Hon. r. j. Walk
erp Because they despise the course Of awaiting
themselves Of personal and private misfortune, for
the purpose Of making either political capital or Of
venting their political animosites. Selhshness is
a characteristic of loco focoism. Magnanmity Of
the Wings.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-12-13
Coun,erfeiting the Message.


Come wculd-be smart chap has been counterfeit
ing the Presidents Message, and has gone to the
expense Of printing and sending it in quantities to
the Western counties. Knowing that it would not
be likely to pass current in any better shape, he
was obliged to head it "Hawk-Eye-Extrs,' thus
making ~ responsible for the fraud. As the bro
ksrs say the counterfeit is badly executed as to
be easily detected, and we glad our friends in
Fairfield, and other places west, did not permit
themselves to be imposed upon by such miserably
got up bogus affair. The thing evidently got up
in Fort Madison and printed at the loco foco States
man office.
We are indebted to some friend in Fairfield, to
whom we feel much obliged, for knowledge of
its existence. He sent a copy, with the follow
ing endorsement :--ssDo you own this as yours?-
We have received large amount here, but don't
suck the yarn at ALL"
The writer and printer of this counterfeit may
think they very smart and very witty, but they
ought to know that such business 10 gross breach
of morality, and richly deserves, it will ultimate
ly receive, the condemnation of every honest man.
We have ma lie arrangements to obtain a copy Of
the message of President Taylor Immediately after
1t is delivered at Washington. Owing to the course
OF few impracticables in the House of Represen-
tatives, no one can tell when organization will
take place. But soon as it is effected our read
ers shall be apprised Of the fact. They will then
have the genuine Message Of Old lack himself.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-12-13

Locofoco Consisiency.-When it became
necessary, in the Locoroco Convention, 10
defeat Mr. Van Buren, in his aspirations
for the Presidency, the Locofocos adopted
what was then known as the two-thirds
rule. 1t was used successfully; on this
occasion, and afterwards it became a part
Of the tactics, and was indoctrinated into
the creed Of the party. No President
could be put in nomination without it, and
it was re-atfirmed by the Convention which
nominated Gen. Cass. Now, however,
when Speaker is to be elected, and the
same party command even majority in
the House, it is distinctly proposed by a
Locofoco, TO make the election of that OFF,
Ger depend upon Minority Of the Re-
presentatives-in other words, it is pro-
posed that l02 members shall elect in a
body which comprises 227 members !
The House had the good sense and the
firmness to rebuke this proposition, but
it furnishes, nevertheless, striking ex-
ample Of the consistency of Locofocoism.
Loving power, if it cannot get it honestly,
it will get it any how.--.No. Repb.