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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28
Elghtccn Hundred and Fafty.

The date of our paper reminds us that we stand
almost upon the threshold of another year, and be-
fore this article meet the eyes of some of our
readers, eighteen hundred and fortynine will have
passed away, only to be numbered among the things
that have been It's hopes and fears its joys and sor
rows now live but in the recollection of those sho
cherish their remembrance; and the eye of memory,
in glancing over its vanished scenes, will find much
to regret and something to cherish while the heart
will turn fondy to those bright spots IN the wide
waste of existence that have been made to bloom IN
/ to verdure beneath the warm dews of kindness and
affection The consciousness, too of our own faults
and failings must teach all the propriety OF ex-
tending to others that charity of which ourselves
stand so much in need and in commencing new
year, may it be with the determination to Danish
from our hearts all feelings of unkindness and ami
mostly About the river of human life there is win
try wind though heavenly sunshine the iris colors
its agitation the frost fixes upon its repose be it
our mutual task to brighton the sunshine and Danish
the frost and the recollection of coming scenes will
be as pleasing when they shall have past away, as
their anticipation is now bright and cheering.
But we must stop. The feelings natural to the
season have BETRAYED us into a deviation from our
usual course and we now turn to the everyday du-
ties of life, with feelings chastened and, we hope
not the less qualified for their faithful discharge
The year which is just passing away has been distn
gushed by many stirring events and remarkable rev
olutons yet, throughout ALL the people of the Uni
ted States have had abundant reasons for thankful
ness in the enjoyment of peace prosperity and hap
piness Adark cloud, indeed, lowers the future
yet through the gloom we discern the sunshine
and we feel an abiding confidence that each recur
renee of the season will find u.s. now free, hap
Ply, and UNITED people. So may it be forever an(
along with aspirations for the good of the coun
try at large we beg in conclusion, to wish each anC
every one of our readers happy, most happy, New
Year
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28
A Lick Back-Tostings of Punch.


Punch says by means peculiar to his paper, he is
enabled to Outstrip all contemporary rivalry, and to
lay before his readers most faithful report of
cent meeting of African wages of the Mozambique
nation-a meeting conducted with the greatest deco
rum, and resulting in most pious resolutions The
proceedings carefully watched by "Little Bird"
from the top of date tree, have been rendered into
the most scrupulous English by gentleman attach
ed to the Foreign Missionary Society and who passed
the very prime of his life among the Makuana
of Cape Delagado, on the coast of Mozambique Here
follows report of the meeting. After many speak
ers had exhibited their talents
"a chief-with his hand commanding silence
rose. He spoke gravely and huently. His words
to this meaning: The English people had no doubt,
done much good among the black races. They had
| taught the Mozambique many thinaR that were wise
and good. They had sent them books that gave them
souls in the sky. But this in former times The
English Of to-day it as plain as his hand, were
no longer the the English before them. They
had forgotten the preaching of the Silent Tongue,
and thought of nothing but stores of ivory and gold
dust Though still white men without, they were
black men all inside. Now he would put this to the
Makuana race. Here a sudden hush, and the
multitude gathered closer about the chief. These
his words let them sink into their hearts like
taught them good. Now, as the English had forgot
ten what they had taught let some from among
themselves depart from Africa-let them send Mo-
zambique missionaries to enlghten the British and
Foreign Society-and, taking copy of the Book
make them learn its true beauty and spirit And
when they had learned them they would no longer
send the of salvation abroad at the cost of good
4 ness at home
| tThis proposition was loudly applauded, and-in
due season. deputation of Mozambique blacks may
be expected their charitable mission in London
1t is to be hoped that the benighted committee of the
British and Foreign Society, who sell cheap Bibles at
the likely cost of female purity will give patient
to the teachings of the philanthropc savages."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

SUGAR CRops-The Louisiana (West Feliciana)
Chronicle of the 10th inst, says:
For some days past the weather has been ex-
tremely cold and inclement. The sugar planters Of
parish took the precautionary steps necessary to
save their from the late freeze The sugar crop
on the high lands has been remarkably good al
though the yield has not been abundant as 1t
would have been had the weather been colder in the
earlier part of the season. the saccharne matter not
being sweet as it would otherwise have been"
TIGRE IsLAND.-This island, to which public at
tention is now directed, is situated the Pacific
coast of Honduras, in latitude ID deg North, long
tude 81 deg West. The Gulf of Fonseca, in which
the island IS located is spacious bay, and like that
of San Francisco which it resembles is almost COM
pletely and-locked, forming secure harbor, with
good anchorage for vessels 1t is the only eligible
terminus on the Pacific coast for canal by the way
of the San Juan river and Lake Nicaragua.
We learn from the New York Journal of Com
nlerce that Mr.. ANDREW, young lawyer from New
Haven was so severely injured in the first nam,
ed city on Saturday last by having his head ammef
between the railroad cars, died unexpectedly IN the
City Hospital on Monday night. $50,
1t is stated that the T. s. Senate now engaged
in the discussion of newly concluded treaty with
Brazil
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28
Metnodist Epi.eopal conrerea.e- $50

South, was held at Camden, S. c., and adjourned or
Monday last, Oath inst, after harmonious session
IF five days. Below will be found List of Appont.
ments for the ensuing year -
: Charleston Dtstriet.-P &c Belts
Cumberland-W William G. Conner
Trinity-James Stacy.
Bethel-Henry M Mood.
st. James-A. G.. Stacy.
Black Swamp-W A. McSwain, T. Mitchell,
Walterboro'-P. M. A. Williams, w. Jones.
Orangeburg-W. Crook VIM Lee
Cypress-W. C. Kirkland M. L. Banks.
Cooper River. w Kelly w. Hutto.
Missions
Savannah Riyer-Wm. Fleming, R. Bunch
Edisto Island-C. Wilson, H. A. Bass
Beaufort and Prince Williams-D D. Coke L. H.
Johnson
Pom Pon-S. P Taylor
woody.
Cooper River-T. Lcadbetter.
Oakatie-J. Warnock
Cokesburry DiStrict.-P. E--W. A. Gamewell.
Cokesbury Circuit. H Wheeler s. H. Browne.
Edgefeld-W. P. Mouzon, A H. Hartman.
Pendleton-M Pickett
Greenville Staton-H c. Parsons
&c Circuit Watts.
Union-R. J. Boyd, A. P. Avant.
Laurens-S Townsend
Newberry-J. H. Zimmerman J. N BoucheIIe,
Pickens-JOhn Finger.
Paris Mountan-A B. McGilvray.
Mount Tryon Mission-L Scarborough.
Columbia District-P E.-S w Capers
Columbia Station Whitefoord Smith, J. A Moo1
Circuit w. Harris
Lexington-D. Derrick.
Barnwell-P G. Bowman J. w. North.
Winnsboro-S. Leard, l. o. A. Conner.
Lancaster-Thomas M. Farrow.
Camden-W. T. Capers.
Darlington S. Walker, b. w. Scale.
Santoe-A. w. Walker.
Sumterville-E. King.
Missions.
st. Observation-Disclosures Smith.
Congaree-W. Martin.
Wateree-D. G. Mcdaniel A. J. Cauthen.
Graniteville-S. NJ Green.
Wilmington District.-P. En-. Tally.
Whining on-Hugh A. C. Walker, j. T. Mund.
smithviIle-G W. Moore, j. B. Hughes
Cornwayborough- A. Chandler
Bladen-D ]. Simmons, R. Washburn.
Georgetown-A. M Chreitzberg
Black River. Nj. Bradley and ]. Parker
Marion-A. McCorquodale, o. A. Chreitzberg-
Missions.
Santee-W Carson A. Erwin.
Black River and Pee DEEM Eady A. p Martin.
Waccamaw Neck. A. Minick A. L. Smith
Sampit-L. M. Little
Cape Fear-H. A. Porter.
Fayetteville District.-P. E.-W. Barringer.
Fayetteville Station-C. H. Pritchard.
1" Circuits. Jones, w. Currie.
Bennettsville-J. A. Porter.
Society Hill Mission-C Mcleod
Cheraw-J. T. Wightman.
Mission-W. ]. Jackson.
Chesterfeld--A. Nettles.
Wadesboro'-T. R. Walsh, D. D. Byers.
Rocl1ingh am-M A. McKibben,
Albemarle-W. Haltom.
Montgomery--P. w. Mcdaniel
! Deep River-P. w. Postell
| Lincolnton District.-P E.-A. M. Forster.
| Charlotte Station. ]. Flemming.
| g Circuit. H. Robinson, E. Pennington.
Pleasant Grove-W. c. Patterson.
Concord-W. L. Pegues.
| Lincolnton-C. Murchison.
Yorkville-P. F. Kistler
Spartanburg Station-H. H. Durant
Circuits. D. Laney, E. J. Meynar-
die.
| Rutherford. R. Pickett, A. Rush
Shelby-R r. Franks.
| Catawba-W. C. Clark.
Morganton-P. R. Hoyle.
Lenoir-G. Mcdonald
| MCDOWELL. L. Shuford.
A NJ. Ship, Professor, University of North Caro-.
| lima.
M. c. Turrentine transferred to Georgia Confer
ence.
z. w, Barnes. H, e Ogburn, and c. w Crowel
without appointments in consequence of i'll health.
Next Conference to be held at Wadesboro, n. c.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

"Ifa man were to set out, " says Lord Halifax
"by calling everything by its right name, he would
be knocked down before he got to the corner of the
street,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

p1-FArHER MATTHEW arrived here yesterday, in
the Cars, on his way South. He will remain here a
day or two
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

DaeTho report of the Secretary of the Treasury
IS received but too late for publication or notice We
viii give it, or synopsis of it, in our next
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

RANSOM OF AMERICAN PRISONERS IN MExIco.-On
the 10th of October the Indians had besieged the
Preside of Janos in the State of Chihuahua, and
made twenty nine American prisoners. The Cover
ered the enemy an interchange of prisoners which
the Indians accepted. The Governor of chihuahua
stated that if he could not get sufficient number of
Indians to tally withthat of the Americans he would
give whatever the enemy might ask to have our cti-
Gems at liberty. s go SKa 1
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

THREATENED INUNDATIoN.-LateN New Orleans pa
pers speak of great rise in the Mississippi river,
and express strong fears of another overflow. The
river is now even with its banks at many points where
the overflow of last summer occurred.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28
Masonic Celebration.

In accordance with previous notice, the members
of the Masonic Order in this place. assembled at the
Lodge Room yesterday morning. the 9th inst, for
the purpose of celebrating the anniversary of St
John the Evangelist. They proceeded in procession
to the Methodist Episcopal Church, where an address
was delivered by Brother ROBERT STRANGE, Jr. II
is unnecessary to say that the display very beau
hful and striking, that the address listened
to with that marked attention to which its merits
titled it. We now going to press and it is
impossible for us to do justice to the subject. We
may recur to it On a future occasion.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

By the breaking of some trussel work across cut
on the Vermont Central Railroad, ON Monday, train
OF cars was precipitated fifty feet thereby killing one
man and mortality wounding three others
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

The TRUE CAusE.-A gentleman observed to DIR
JOHNSON that there was less Vagant poor in Scotland
than IN England, and as proof of it, said there
no instance of begger dying in the street there q
believe you are right, SIR said JOHNSON but that
does not arise from want of Migrants, but from tht
imposs1bility Of starving Scotclmann
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

Ba- The English war steamer Hecate, having on
board the new British Minister, Sir HENRY LYTToN
BuLwER, arrived off the Washington Arsenal ON Fri
cay evening the 21st instant
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

JAN BURNr.-We learn that the Brunswick coun.
ty JAIL at smithvile, was destroyed by fire on Sun
day night last, Suspicion attaches to a negro who
was confined in it, and who made bis escape. Itwa,
wooden building.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

1t is stated that the t. S. Senate are now engaged
in the discussion Of newly concluded treaty with
Brazil
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28

IMPORTANT DECISION TO COMMERCIAL MEN.-In a
cause recently determinedin the Court of Appeals Of
Maryland, it has been decided that deed made by
person in embarrassed circumstances to trustees
for the purpose
LIST. To defray the expenses attending the execu.
ton of the trust;
I'd. To pay the several creditors of the grantor ma
med in schedule annexed to the deed;
Sd. To pay the claims of such of the grantor't
creditors should, or before given day execute
and deliver to the trustees full and absolute release
and acquittance of such claims
4th. If any surplus remain after satisfying the
aforesaid creditors to apply the same to the satisfac
ton OF the claims of all other creditors of said grant
or, without any distinction or priority,
Is Uoid, both at common law and as against the
statue, ID Eliz. CHI S.
That deed so void as to part, is roid altogether
.s ~-- Baltimore Afaericnn
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-16
Protection vs.. Free Trade-.an Illus
lratiOn.

The Pottsville Miners Journal, very good au-
,hority, states that the expense of delivering ton
of Iron from Liverpool to Boston, is about the
same as the expense of Transporting ton from
Pennsylvania to Boston,--because Ocean trans
portation is cheaper than Inland transportation
In the neighborhood of Liverpool, the price of Ia
Dor at the Iron Works, will not average over 40
cents day, if that,--in this Country wages aver
age over Sl,00 per day, at our Iron Works. Ia
manufacturing ton of Iron all is labor, except the
raw material which is worth only from S to 81 ,25
per ton. Now, if any Free Trader can inform US
how zee can keep up wages and compete with the
English manufacturers, at their wages, without
placing duties upon the Foreign article, we will
give up the idea Of Protection Without duties, we
have either to give up the business, or reduce our
wages 10 their standard. As il is with the iron, so
it is with all other manufactures where labor enters
largely into their production. Yet, these English
bought, Free Trade traitors to the Country, dare
tell the workingmen ofthe United States that they
advocating their interests, and that the friends
of Protection are deceiving and betraying them.
Why, if they had lived in the days of the Reyolu-
ton, and advocated such doctrines, they would
have been hung for English emissaries.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-16

Among all our Locofoco exchanges on certain
particular day last week, we noticed not single
word about our model Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral. These Loco!oco editors little knew the anx-
iety they were creating by their silence. We be-
gan to have serious apprehensions that Fitz Her.
ry was sick, or that some accident had befallen
him. Not SO, however. He is still vigorous and
unwearied. and so again are these Locofoco edit
ors. They have harped and warbied till their
ihroats are boarse. They have exhausted every
species of manufactured invectire, as well as all
the raw material, and are now bankrupt SANDER
ers, entirely without resource. We hope gen.
eral bankrupt law may be passed for these insol-
vent libellers-ese they viii never be out of debt.
The Lancaster EpteMgencer calls Mr.. Warren
the :" NERO of the post Office department" Well,
we should rather like to see him fiddle over the
burning of Locofoco stubble. Say any thing you
please gentlemen and don't be decent about your
terms. You never have been, you know !-Daily
Netes.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-16
New Invention i'm Baking.

An invention has been made in Glasgow, which
promises to be of great service in the process of
baking. As it has not yet been patented, we are
not at liberty to enter into details. Some idea of
its effects may, however, be formed from the fact
that little model. mere toy in appearance, STAN
ding upon table less than yard long, aud only
half as wide, is fully capable of doing the whole
work of five or six bakers-a class of men whose
labor is well known to be none the lightest.-
The dough is both made and moulded by the ma
chine into loaves of the required size and shape
and, by the original ingenious process of mixing
and kneading, which can be done either with or
without BARN, the usual loss of weight, attributed
Incorporation in" raising the SPONGE" is avoided;
and great saving in flour, as well as time and
labor, is consequently effected. The bread man.
ufactured by the model of the machine is of the
most excellent quality.-Glasgo,0 Cu,sen.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-16

Among the various remedies advertised f.,
cholera, the efficacy Of brickbats has not ai,ra,ei
the attention of the scientific; but the fact 6r
they have been applied externally with the best
effect, is proved by the following extract Of ale..
ter from Sandusky, Ohio, dated July %. lSs9-
The writer after describing some ofthe effects d
cholera in that plague-stricken city, says
lawful as are the scenes to relate, it is naa
ing in comparison with witnessing them Son.
however, partake of the ludicrous -Four Irsl
men were at work on our road some so miles frl7
here, near small village. One was aitac5s
with cholera, cramps, &c. A doctor was calei
who administered medicine and left direction
with the other three to rub his body and limbsul
til the surface looked red They stretched hin
out naked on rough plank, and at it they wer
with cloths in good earnest for while. but 90
tired, and finding no symptoms of vitality comm
to the surface, they concluded to try somethia
more substantial. One held him on the dal;
while the other two, each with hrickbat wss
at him again, and literally skinned their cOn7lr
ion and saved his life /. He is still suffering ve7
much from the loss Of his hide, but is out Of dan
ger of Cholera
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-16
CaIifornia--GoId.-sIaverv.


Extract of letter from E. Gould Buffum, who
went out to California lieutenant in Col Ste
venson's Regiment in ls46, and who is now
member of the District Legislature at S. F. dated
SAN Francisco. June IL, I849.
You people at home are altogether mistaken in
regard to the gold mines of California. Gold is
not to be shoveled up here by the pailful. but the
most severe and arduous labor is required to pro-
cure 1t, and then there is much luck in there
is in speculating in lottery tickets. Twill give
you little of my experience. For the first week,
believe, dug only about SIS day and many
a day since have tramped up and down the ra-
vines with my pick and pan. and gone home at
night without having dug dollar. The most l
ever found in one day was S56, although have
seen man alongside Of me light upon pile con-
tanning nearly thousand. The fact of the exis-
tence, and indeed the inexhaustbiity of the cold.
is not to be doubted. 1t is everywhere.
Advise all persons coming to bring with them
light machine, as a machine does the work of
about for men, = The South has slready
sen! her emissaries here to work among us for
the introduction of the darling institution of Sa-
very and we, few of US, young, ardent and
strong have pledged ourselves to labor against
tyranny IN any and every form, and will certainly
triumph. California shall never be polluted with
a slave track,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-16
Pleasures of a California trip.

A correspondent of the N. O. Crescent, writing
frog Chihuahua, under date Of the 4th May says
Since started we have been near starving three
time--once for provisions, and twice for wafer
Once we were five days without water and once
three; we were six days without anything to eat
except few snakes and hawks which we found
on the road and shot. Moreover, we have had
two hard fights with the Indians-had two of our
nightly on the ground that is sleep on one blan-
ket and cover with another. eat dried beef and
venison. with coffee and bread of my own making.
work hard, drive mules, kill and butcher deer,
physic the company, fight the Indians, and trade
with the Mexicans for corn, -four and beef =
My spirits are low and my hopes are tagging"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-16
More Locofoco Dishonesty.

The Louisville Journal exposes another piece of
Locofoco dishonesty in the case of DR.. Love, late
Pension Agent at Louisville. and now the Locofo-
co candidate for Congress He has been recent
ly removed from the office of Pension Agent, and
Mr.. Vance appointed in his place. but for long
time he refused to give up the books and funds
in his possession, and it was ultimately ascer-
tanned that the funds had been loaned by him, in
express violation of the sub-treasury law, while
pensions remained for months unpaid. The fact
that the money to the amount of $4,000 was admit
ted by Dr. Love, and finally on the 3Oth ult., he
succeeded in raising the amount, and with the
books, handed it over to his success H
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-16

The following Resolutions, are said TO hav''
peared among the proceedings of a meeting Of
Bachelors of Greene, Adams County.
Whereas one w. J. E. has rudely taken a
carried away one of our handsomest young hds
against our will and, whereas, we feel much
grieved by the said act of the said stranger, h''
fore, be it
Resolred, That each of US go in mourning d
wear checked hunting shirt for the space
three months, and that all our sweethearts BE-
quested to leave off their bustles, and wsarjo''
for the same space of time and if any other =
iers come through here. hunting a wife, thai
will not give their horses any fodder.
A contemporary remarks that the bachslOa
Greene will get indignant very often, if they
pect to make its beautiful girls old maids
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-16
AUGUST ELECTIONS.
North Carolina.

The Raleigh Register of Wednesday, states that
from the returns received. the political complex
ION ofthe Congressional Representation from North
Carolina will remain unchanged, viz sir Wings
to three Locofocos. Notwithstanding the dissen-
sons which existed in our ranks, in some sections
of the State, says the Register, and the malignant
attacks made upon the Whig candidate in the
With District, (Hon. Ed. Stanley,) we believe
we have been able to hold our own, and to van
qush the combined forces of Locofocosm. dema-
gogueism and fraud.
The Wings throughout the Union have cause
for cong.atulation at this result demonstrating as
it does, the frmness and conservatism Of the peo-
pie of North Carolina. and that the old North
State is Wing to the core, and always to be relied
on The delegation in the next Congress will
stand as follows:
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-08-16
Death BIZ Cholera.

The Easton Sentinel of Friday last says, boat
man named Eyerhart, arrived at the wharf on
Wednesday afternoon, as we learn, in dying
condition. He had been attacked with Cholera in
Philadelphia, and had partially recovered, but on
his way up the canal. had relapse. and when he
arrived here was in the last stage of the disease.
Medical aid was promptly afforded, but j, was too
late. He died early in the evening His mother,
who is widow residing IN Chestnut Hil arrived
a short time before his death.
To guard against any false impression, to which
the foregoing may give rise, we would add, that
the general health of our Borough continues good.