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make will be but little stronger in the end than
those which the people undertook to carry into
effect.
What singular contrast between the mean
shuflipg false and despotc course Of the Russian
Government for thirty five years, in all that per
tains b the political elevation and position Of the
people, and the wise, prudent and successful course
pursued in what pertains merely to their physical
condition.
Il was not until the PRONUNCIATION Of the famous
edicts Of Won Stein and Hardenburg in lsO7-ll.
that sesfdom was completely abolished, and all re
perry removed 1t 10 well knowr that these edicts
with the solemn promises Of the King to his people,
were I'll that enabled Prussia TO rise from the degra
alton into which Napoleon had plunged her, and
Join in that final struggle which ended ct w alter.
loo. In 1915 Hardenburg had matured his system
Of policy. and - soon as peace returned set himself
earnestly at work to carry il into effect He had
two objects in view; to develope the resources Of
the country, and prepare the way tor Constitu
ton The principles Of his system may be stated
In q word Each member Of the State shsll be
perfectly free to exercise and develop his powers
merit shall be rewarded, be its rank what 1t may
and every industrial resource Of the State shall be
brought out BY the encouragement and protection
Of labsr."
Ii is hardly possible tn conceive situation OF
greater difficulty than that Of the Minister at this
tlnne The Government had been forced dur.
ing ib struggle with the French to incur debts
to such an amount that at one time il was serious
IL contemplated to sell the fine province Of Siesia
the great trophy OF the prowess Of Frederick IL
The Polish provinces had lost little Of their hatred
20 the King Of Prussia and the new acquisitions in
Ssxony. Bohemia, and on the Rhine, looked upon
him with a. little favor. The whole territory, by
the estimates and census OF 1916, comprised but
lO6 600 square (snghsh) miles, lying In detached
mssses. and was peopled with population OF TO-
600 600. differing In language, customs and laws
In other words, the whole extent OF the Kingdom
was only equal to the aggregate OF New.Engisnd
and New York, while its population was somewhat
greater than that Of the United States IN lsso!-
Nearly third Of the whole extent was comprised
in the barren sandy plain which borders upon the
Baltic and the fairest portions had been overrun by
sru,ies and desolated BY war. The upper classes
Of the people were uneasy and discontcnted with
The shoi6on Of their privileges and the lower just
eusncipatsd from serfdom, were 70 say the least
diaScuk 70 manage Hardly good road was to be
Soupd Agriculture was sank 70 is lowest ebb. com.
merce bad been ruined by Napoleon's continental
psEcy. mssufact1rea were destroyed, the mobiles
Cere plunged into debt and the peasants stepped
10 poverty Ii IL well known that In the last great
struggles with Nspo'eOe the woman sent shsT
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had been changed to stone now returned
to their proper form, Dummling mar
ried the youngest and best daughter, and
became king after her fathers death.
(our young readers have no doubt
been pleased with the above fable il is
one from which they may derive a use
full lesson. The moral is 50 plain. that
we suppose Herr Grimm has omitted it
on that account. II is this-neyer do
an injury to any living thing, however
humble OF msigni6cantitzmay be. New
er show contempt towards one whom
you consider your inferior he has feel
ings as well as you, and you have no
right TO wound them. Motives of pol
icy, if nothing more honorable, should
lead to this. Those whom you now
think below you, may not always be so,
but may at some future period have an
opportunity of rendering you material
assistance, like the ants, and the ducks
and The Queen-bee, in the fable relatet
above. Remember this, and whatevel
the station of those with whom you may
be thrown in contact, treat them will
kindness and respect.-Ed.
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S1OO REWARD,

INFORMATION having been given TO the
4 City authorities, that some evil disposed per-
sons, have at different times, assaulted the DWELL
ing Houses Of E. E. Harris, E. Smith and ST.
las Burns, with stones and other missiles, at
night, thereby causing a malicious destruction
Of property, and great alarm and danger TO their
families; | have been directed to offer a Reward
Of One Hundred Dollars to any person who
shall give such information, as shall lead to the
detection and conviction Of the offenders, or any
one of :hem and call upon all good citizens
who value the peace and good name o. the city,
TO render their assistance, in order that the gull
ty may be punished, and our city protected from
the repetition Of such outrages in future.
WIN DALLAS HAYWOOD,
Intendant.
Raleigh, Oct. 9th, 1850. 7-4t.
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ADVERTISEMENTS
WRW 5gWg1RTe
Will THOMPSON.

MOULD respectfully announce to his friends
and the Public generally. that he has just
returned from the North, with a new and beau
tiful stock Of
WATCHES AND JEWELLERY,
which he is prepared to sell much lower than
articles Of this kind have ever been sold IN this
market. He invitesan examination Of his stock
as he is determined to sell lo0, VERY Lowi
Ills Establishment is in a part of the store
occupied by Mrs. Thompson as a Millinery es-
adjustment, where he offers for sale, GOLD
and SILVER WATCHES, warranted correct
time keepers; the latest styles of
FASHIONABLE JEWELRY;
such as Guard, Vest and Fob Chains : Cameo,
Stone and mourning Breaches ; Plain, Chased
and Stone Rings Gold Pens and Pencils Gold
and Silver Thimbles Studs, Collar and Sleeve
Buttons, Ear Rings, Gold and Silver Spectacles,
&c., Fancy Clouds and Fine Cutlery ; all OF
which will be sold cheap. Watches, Clocks
and Jewelry repaired in superior style. Old
Gold and Silver taken in exchange.
Oct. 10. 7-6m.
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P@89sg&eR89R.


mwao0LD WATER BRIGHT ~
By FRFpER1cK a, FIcKARDr, N. W. 8,
The bards Of Bacchus often sing
sThs sparkling Joy the wine-cup knows;
Nkiwhy not sometimes change the string
And bound its vast enduring woest
Ihe widows tear, the Orphans cry
saf Were litter theme % point the tale;
eEThef mothers sob, the fathers Sigh,
= Such Joy would more than ccuntervail,
agiVhy win ye sing devoid Of truth2
81 Hollow and false those bubbles shine
slThe addcr's sting, the serpenfs tooth,
tsEsLie foul beneath the ruby wine.
Sorrow ana shame Goat in the bowl
sMens blood hath tinged with color red,
sAAnd crimes that overtop the soul
Of madness from the brim are shed.
7HrnHa
Then what shall boot the fleeing hour
OF furious mirtli, by phrensied glee,
In banquet hall or folly's bower2
The price-hope-hfe-eternityl
Holye that thirst the mountain streams,
The founts that well up from the sands,
Cold water, bright with diamond CLEANS,
~ God gives YOU with his own kind hands
lis pure, It's health, It's JOY;
Itbrings delight unmixed with pain; +
Man, matron, maid, and ruddy boy, -.
May drink it deep, without a stain.
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g Ne o g 8

LEGISLATIVE ANEcDoPE.-During the
session of our Legislature in '37-8, James
Given, and Mr.. Graybill, Of Fairfield, a
Pennsylvania Dutchman occupied seats adj
each other, and it so happened that
they were the only ''G's''i in the house,
and Given's name was always called first.
Mr.. Given was a wing and Mr.. Graybill a
democrat. The latter gentlemen was adj
dicted to mapping in his seat, and often slept
through entire debates; but he happened al
ways to answer to his name when the ayes
and nays we're called. Mr.. Given one day
addressed him in the lobby. Friend Gray
bill, how does it happen that you always
vote asleep or awake, and invariably vote
with your party?" sOh," says Mr.. Gray
bill, "Tey calls your name fursht; you
speaks out Tout and wakes me, den / shoosht
vote ouder way. und dat ish right. Ven
de Wig say no, de democrat say ay!'
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AFRAID IT WouLD SARA little boy
was sent up stairs by his mother to get a
satchel that hung behind a wardrobe. The
boy returned without the required article,
upon which his mother asked:
Couldn't you find it y
Yes, / saw it there, but
Why didn't you get it thenY
: Because the old musket stood close by
it, said the boy, shaking his head knowing.
~, and l was afraid it would snap at ne.
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the German 81 GFtnm.
Twokings sons once went out in the
world to seek adventures; but they soon
fell into avid and riotous life, and new
er came home again. After a time the
youngest son, who was called Dummling,
went out to look for his brothers but
when he found them. they only laughed
II hun for thinking that such a simpleton
az be could fight his way in the world,
whilst they who were SO much cleverer,
could not get on. However they all
travelled on together, and at length came
20 an ant.hill. The two elder brothers
wanted to dig il up to see how the little
ants would run about in their fright, and
carry oftheir eggs. But Dummling said,
~Let the little creatures alone: | will
not have you disturb them" Then they
went further, and came to a lake upon
which there were many, many ducks
swimming about. The two brothers
wished 10 catch a couple and roastthem;
but Dummling again said. |" Leave the
poor things IN peace T; l will not let you
kill them.' Al length they came to a
bees nest, ia which there was so much
honey that it ran down the side of the
tree. The two brothers would have set
fire 70 the tree, aud killed the bees, so
that they night take away the honey ;
but Ddmmling again stopped them and
said, Leave The poor bees in peace I
will not have youburn them"
Then the three brothers came 10 a cas-
de, andin the stables they saw many
horses; but all were Of stone. No one
was to be seem and they went on and
on through all the rooms. until they came
to adoor at the farthest end, upon which
hung three locks. Inthe middle Of the
door was little wicket through which
they could peep into the Chamber
There they saw a little grey man sitting
ata table; and they called to him again
and agains but he did not hear. AT last
they called 3 third time then he got up
from his seat and came out. He did not
sPeaka word, but took them by the hand,
and led them TO a table covered with all
SORTS Of good things. And when they
had eaten and drunk their fill, he took
each 70 his own sleeping room. a.
The next morning the little man came
10 the eldest bnother beckoned to him,
andnledihim to3a stone table whereon
were written three tasks, by which the
castle might be disenchanted. The 6rsl
was as follows, "In the wood beneath
themoss lie hid the pearls Of the kings
dangbterss a thousand ia number: thest
m1skbe sought; and if atsunseta singh,
one u missing, he who searched shal
bolufued 10 stone. The eldest Of TIL
bfOlhefe sailed forth, and looked abou
alfdSy long for the pearls; but wheI
evening came be had not found NOR,
thana hundred; 50 it came 10 pass a
was written ON the table, and he va!
tarned into stone. Onsihe following day
.ths-second brother undertook the task
but he had not muche better lack tina
the eldest. for be found only two hur
d~redspearIs. and SO he was ebanoed /
stones Al1ast tame Dummlins lurI
He searched and searched about in n
moss. but, alasL the pearls were hard
find AID he work went slowly on
Thea be sat down upon a stone and b
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CAUTION TO GIREs.-The young men fall
on their knees before you ; but remember it
is but as the infantry before cavalry, that
they may conquer and kill, or as the hum
ter who only on 6eaded knee takes aim at his
victim.-Jedn Paul.
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The North Carolina
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
mARgRpRNPa 50. a.

The North Carolina
Mutual Life INSURANCE Company.
MAHR3Gmo ST. Ga
VNHE above Company has been In ope-l
= ration nearly n year, under the i'm
mediate supervision of
DR.. Chas. E. Johnson, President,
VIM. D. Haywood, Vice President,
James F. Jordan, Secretary
VIM. H. Jones, Treasurer,
E Perrin Busbee, Attorney,
Or. CHARLES E Johnson Medical BOordOf
DR.. Wm. H. Mckee, Gons,,botSor
DR.. r. B. Haywood, O0"'"'ta''O".
William D. Cooke;
! e. Gs.l Till !, R B; Scot. Executive Con.
J. Hersman, GenI. Agent.
DuTingthis time more than 500 Policieshave
been issued with an increasing demand for inform-
alton on The subject of Life Insurance. :
This Company is working under the most hb-
eral Charter known to Life Companies. The 9Th
Sec. is as follows:
Be it further enacted, That the husband NAV
insure his own life, for the sole use and benefit Of
his wife or children, and in case ofthe death of the
husband, the amount thus insured shall be paid
over TO the wife or children, OF their guardian, il
under age, for their own use, free from all the
claims of the representatives of the husband or any
of his creditors.
Organized on principles purely mutual, the life
members participate in the t0hOIe of the profits
Besides, the insured is allowed to use annual d.
videndsi in the renewal of Prem iumS.
Slaves are insured for a term of from one to five
years, for 2-3ds their value.
All losses Of the Company are paid within nine
ty days after satisfactory proof is furnished.
No California risks have or will be taken.
Blanks and Pamphlets containing Charter, Bye.
Laws, sc. can be had on application at the office
OF the Company, or any of the Agencies.
AGENTS FOR THE COMPANY
J Hersman, George T. Cooke, W. Whitaker
G. E. B. Singeltary, Travelling Agents for Nortl
Carolina, &c, and S. J. Young, for South Caro-
lima.
Communication should be addressed, pos
paid, to JAMES F. JORDAN,
Secretary.
April 10, 1850. lily.
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MAcHINE FOR MILKING Cows.-A very
curious but simple apparatus for milking
cows was exhibited at the recent State Fair
in Albany. The milking of his lows cost a
dairyman much time and trouble and en-
b-arrassment. This contriyance gets nd Of
all the labor, and spares nine-tenths of the
time. It consists of a little India rubber
bag, through the bottom Of which passes a
small silver tube about two inches long; part
of this 5 inside of the bag and part outside.
The bag is turned up on the COW 5 teat, and
the top of the tube introduced to the milk
passage. The mouth of the bag gent
ly presses the teat, and by means Of a
small piston, a vacuum is created in the tube,
themik consequently PUSHES out and flows
on in four uninterrupted streams until the
COW is MIXED dry which occupies, it Is said,
no more than four or Eve minate.-Scien
tifc american.
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a ~ GORMAN, Agent.
McD0NALD&BfoNS General .ageats

AFINE CHANCE FOR YOUNG MEN.
We want young and active Suns Of Temper
ance toact as agents fthe above valuable work u
n the different counties Of this Stale. The
work, in character, elegance and worth, far
surpasses anything Of the kind ever offered, and y
will doubtless be purchased by every temper-
ance man in N. G. This is a fine chance for
young men to realize a handsome capitol BY
bat little ~exertion. For terms, &c, address,
postpaid, ialaasafsa'
MCDONALD & LYONS, Broad ST. Rich
mond, General agents for North Carolina (excId- a
sive Of Raleigh.) 23m-
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REGALIA, EMBLEMs. BANNERS,

VNHE Subscriber is preparedt TO furnish Divis-
Il ions of the Sons of Temperance with REGA-
LA, OF all descriptions, both for Subordinate and
Grand Divisions, EMBLEMS, JE wells, and
every article needed by the Order of the Sons OF
Temperance, at Northern Manufacturer prices,
and warranted to be Of the beet materials. As be
is Agent for extensive Manufacturers at the North,
the Subscriber is also prepared to have executed
in the finest style, BANNERS, SEALS, SC,
and for which, orders are respectfully solicited.
A. M. GORMAN.
Raleigh, April 10, 1850. a..
Masonic and Odd Fellows Regalia furnished
on liberal terms, and at the shortest notice.
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RALEIGH CANDY MANurAcroaY

RALEIGH CANDY MANUFACToRx.r
THE SUBSCRIBER would take This meth
cd Of Informing Dealers in CANDY, that he
has procured the services Of a Superior Work
man and has made a great improvement in his
CANDY; and he hopes. by attention to the
business, to merit the custom Of North Carolina
Merchants 4H .T a~ssgTgHI .ss@iiH
He would say that it is as much to the interss-
est of North Carolina Merchants % ~sustaina
Candy Factory, as to himself, He warrants
his Candy to be as good in every respect, and
as cheap as it can be bought this side Of Balti-
more.
ALI he asks is one trial, to convince any one
that he can and will sell as cheap and as good as
can be found anywhere. 2 Z breTii1H zaaad
He also keeps on hand a good assoTtmentDf y
SEGARS, RAISINS, Engrayings in Frames
and without Frames /; NUTS, of various kinds
and many articles in the Confectionery line not
Necessary 10 mention.
he viii, in a short time, commence the man
ufactuTing Of all kinds Of FANCY CANDIES:
such as Sugar, Almond, Plum, Mint drops, and
Candies for dressing Cakes ru1
His establishment mar Be- found directly OPP
posite the Market HOUSE, on FaYettexille Street.
l. L. B. WALKER.
Raleigh, Sept. I3,1e50.s Jar SIT.
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BY His Exoellency. Charles Manly
Governor of the State Of North Carolina.
adf A PROCLAMATION.


WHEREAS the General Assembly did at
their last Session, adopt a Resolution in these
words,
Resolcsd, by the General Assembly ofihe
State Of North Carolina, that the Governor Of
the State for the time being be directed to set
apart a day 10 every year and to give notice
thereof, by Proclamation, as a day Of solemn
and public thanksgiving to Almighty God, for
past blessings and Of supplication for his contin-
ued kindness and care over US as a State and as
a. nation"
Now in compliance with the direction therein
Egiven, | do hereby set apart THURSDAY.
THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF N0VEM-
Der next, to be observed throughout The State
as a day Of general Thanksgiving and Praise
to Almighty God and | do recommend and
earnestly desire that all secular employments
may be suspended during the day, and that all
Ministers Of the Gospel with their congregations,
may assemble in their respective Churches and
unite in rendering gratitude and praise to the
Creator and Governor ofthe earth, for the bless
ings Of Peace for the abundant fruits Of the
earth and FOR all the other manifold bouniies Of
his providence, that have crowned the year.
and TO implore Of him the countinuance4of his
FaiheTy goodness and Almighty protection over
us and the whole people Of the UBited States
that we may be a people fearing the Lord and
walking in his holy ways, and that peace and
happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety,
may be established among us for all generations
49,, Given under my hand and the greai
L.S.t Seal of the State, at the Executive
e) Department, in the City Of Raleigh
This lst day Of October A.. d. 1850, and thi
18th year Of American Independence.
I CdAS. MANLY.
By order of the Governor,
LANGDON g. MANLY.
Raleigh, Oct. LIST, 1850. 7-tt
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AGRICULTURAL.
From the Southern Cultivator.
HINTS TO OVERSEFRS.

e.
Mr.. EDIToR--Some overseers think If
they keep a tolerably clean crop they are
doing well; the condition of the mules, horses,
fences, gates, farming tools, horse lots and
stables and stocks of all kinds, are left to
shift for themselves, and are not taken into.
consideration, Oyerseeers, if they do their
duty, will have mules and horses well attend
ed to-fedregularly with a given amount salt.
ed once a week, and rubbed and curried the
stables and lots will also be kept clean, and
the manure taken care Of Mules and
horses will not fail to show their keeping.
When once the hip-bones Of mules stick
out, no matter how much they have to
pillow, (for any sound horse or mule, if Ia
Ken care Of, can pillow as much as any hand,
without injury you may put it down At
once that they are either irregularly and bad
ly fed or otherwise grossly neglected.
Overseers are also deficient, ever if they
attend to mules and horses, unless they keep
clean crops,and good gates and fenees,and do
not neglect other stock on the plantation.
Again, II overseers neglect to enforce the
rules of morality on the plantation, they arr
lin the highest degree unfit for their station.
This may be obnoxious to some-I am sor
ry to say II, even employers-but 1 trus
the.tiuie may com when morality and yir
tue shall be looked upon as an essential quail
i6cation for any lawful avocation. Over
seers, too. who are dirty dogs themselves
must, not expect. the negroes under thei
charge to be anything else.
is If we should raise the standard of gu
: profession, let u act uprightly, and atten
70 our business closely and be paid for gu
trouble. An O~vERsEER.
IL Cedar Town, Ga, June, 1850,
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I'm a great gun, said a-tipsy typo, who
had been on a bender for a week.
Yes said the foreman, you're a great
gun, half cooked, and you may consider
yourself discharged
WELL said the tSP0, thcnI 'spOse I'd
better go off.