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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
A WORD TO YOUNG MEN.

Wishing and signing. and imagining and
dreaming &c greatness, said William Writ,
will no, make you great. But canno. y
young nun command his energies! Read
Foster on decision Of character. That
book will tell yon what is in your power
to accomplish. You must girl up your
Ioins and go to work with all the indomi.
table energy nf Hannibal scaling the Alps.
IL il your duty to make the most Of time,
talents and opportunities.
Alfred, King Of England, though he
perlormed more business than any one Of
his subjects. found time 10 study.
franklin, in the midst Of his labors, had
time 10 dive into the depths Of philosophy.
aud explored an un,rodden path OF
science.
Frederick the Great, with an Empire
at his direction, in the midst of war, ami
on the eve Of battle. found time TO revel
in The charms Of philosophy, and feast on
the Injuries Of science. :,
Napolean, with Europe al his disposal'
with Kings at his an,e-chambcr. and al INC
head of thousands Of men. whose desi'nles
were suspended ON his arbitrary pleasure
found time 10 converse with books.
And young men who are confined ~ ia
bor or business even twelve hours = day
nav take an how and half Of what y
LEFT. for study. and which will amount y
- months in the course oil year.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
HON. Mr.. HANNEGAN.

A Painful Picture. The Baltimore
papers publish from the Boston DAILY
Advertiser the following extract oi ie.-
ter from respectable American al Berlin:
i. But oil things are tame beside our
Minister Hannegan. lie is the most
mannerlcss and utterly vulgar man ever
met. Though now recovering, he has
during considerable lime been almost
dying Of delirium iremens. Ills presence
here is the greatest possible disgrace TO our
country. | cannot tell you about HIM
the stories which are current. and nnhap.
PLY authenticated. surpass all belief. lbs
manner and conversation are unendur-
able, his debaurhery with women so gross
and continuous that tie servants in the
hoiel are scandal zsd. In coming arruss
the frontier he swere and quarrelled with
the police who demanded his passport, and
attracted great crowd. aud. afler long
abuse. flung the pass NJ last in the officers
face. lie was SD insane in his hotel. with
deiirium iremens. that he thought himself
pu,sued by fien,s from hell, and persecu.
ted BY women whom he saw in the slave
and everywhere about the room. The
figures in the pictures on the walls lre
insisted moved about and Knocked him. tie
opened his windows and called ~ a crowd
OF pers.ns 10 assist him in driving out
imaginary women; and was one day taken
up for dead, 81 lar had his disease progress.
sed.
The above paragraphs we have found going the
rounds Of the papers; but since i was in type,
we have seen the following contradiction, which
we copy with much more pleasure:
The New York :. Globe" has the follow
ing:
We perceive that our late Minister td
Berlin, Hon. Edward A. flanagan. lia'
returned in the Europs. and personal
friend of ours, who knew him Intimately
abroad. authorizes us to say that The let
Ter drfamaiory Of Mr.. flanagan. publish
ed in The Wing papers Of Boston, aud
copied elsewhere, makes nothing but
statements utterly without foundation.
Mr.. Hannegan never tasted drop of ar.
dent spirits during his whole residence in
Europe. and his conduct was Of the mosl
amiable and exemplary character under
all circumstances. The stories, therefore,
Of tie letter writer in question are most
cruel as well as unjust. and we're no doubt
the manufacture ofsome personal i'll feel
ing and nialignity."
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
THE CASH SYSTEM.

We know something Of the evils II
ihe credit sysiem--and who does not! Al
the South With us especially. is II carried
TO an injurious, nearly ruinous, extent.
Upon newspaper publ shers this system
of credit bears harder ,hau upon almosl
any other class eI business men. The
following remarks. from the American
Mechanic, agree so precisely with our
views, that we give them 10 our renders
no, exactly tia, they are applicable to any
great number Of them, hui that they may
impress the necessity Of advance payment
10 lleir papers, without putting us to The
expense Of commission TO agents - Er
Paper. '.
. With publishers OF newspapers, W
common wilh business men generally, The
cash system is preferable TO any other;
10 publishers, who rely wholly or nearly
so upan their subscription lis. lnr support
in the prosecution their business, u IS
indispensable. Snrh q thing as newspaper
credit should have no existence. Nothing
is gained by il, either BY The proprietor o.
subscriber. but the former must nccessar.'
" be the loser. There are thousands q
upright, we'll meaning men, who subscribe
for newspapers and intend 70 pay io'
Them but the idea Of writing letter u
an editor, enclosing two dollars, never en-
lers their heads. They keep looking To-
collector to call upon iiien inr tlls
amount due, and if,so called upon wouIt
probably be prepared 10 nee, the demand
B.i the publisher Of every country news
paper knows that II il uul Of The quesll"l
:, iDr him 10 employ aud pay collector on
Of The prufi,s Of his subscription; so hi
patrons continue year after year takin!
] The paper without, advancing cent, Will
lie il paying cash for his printing materi
ais, cash for labor. aud everything neces
sary 10 carry on business. Here, then. /
| loss-nol attributable TO any design o
lie part OF the subscriber 10 defraud, br
the Legitimate fruits ola worse than worth
less system. They would pay if waite
upon; the printer canno, afford 10 pay iiv
dollars in collecting thee. and he nevt
gets his pay.
4 Again: Mr.. A. has the paper sent
his address, four or FIVE years-his bill b
this time amounts To ten dollar; he die
or perhaps becomes bankrupt. Here
another profit and loss item for The pin
II ter.
i MIR. B. also lives some FIVE hundre
miles distant, has had the paper mailed
him three years without making a pay
menl. when suddenly The postmaster j
his village addresses the editor thus
/" Sir, your paper addressed to Mr.. B.
no, taken on, Of this Office. Rrason--gon
TO Cslifornia"
!, aside from cases Of ibis kiul, there ar
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27

The English government are about pro-
posing 70 HE several maritime nations The
establishment OF system OF reciprocal
rules. regulating he display OF lights by
merchant vessels. This step ls recon-
mendsd by the Admiralty. France has
already sci the example in this respect.
b. a Decree Of Gen. Couvignac. when
eiiefef,he executive power, French steam.
boats are required 10 display Three i'sllfr
one &c which al least TO be visible hve
rpilrs in clear night. as lollows;a green
light on the slarhoad, red one on The
laIboardi and white owe ON The mass.
This has been aueadrd with beneficial
results. Il appears by documents furnished
to the Ad raisahy. that the number Of
nocturnal disasters al sea on the ssriass ef
The globe easerd i~o hundred each year.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
cALrFoRsIA ArrAIRs.

The California papers give The Follow
ing list of officers elected under The new
Constitution:
Governor-Peier II. Bdfneii.
Lieut.. Gosenof-Jolsn McDossai.
u. S. Senalor--John e.. Fremont, and
William NJ. Guin.
Representative in Congress-6so. w.
Wright, and Edward tiilberi.
Secretary OF Siale-Wm. Van Voohriss
TreasnTer-Rrhard Roman.
compirolIer-J. 5. Houston.
Attorney General--Ed. J Z. Kewen,
Surveyor General chas. j. Whiting
Chief JUSTICES. T.. Hastings.
Associate Jusllres-ll. A. Lyon. Ma
lhsnael Bennett.
The new Legislature mel nj The Capt..
TO-, nj San Jose, on The 18Th insl., and nal
composed Of sixteen Senators aud lhirly
four members u the Lower House. or
ss they designate il, Assembly, an appll
cation of thai lerm 10 the lower House
which is borrowed from New York.
Gov. Burnett. the new Governor o
California. is Northern man. Col. Fie
mont is native Of South Carolina. DE-
Gwin The Other Senator. j. n MIssissippian
Messrs. Wughi and t;,ioeri, the Repre-
senlasises in Cong, esq, sfe bulh Northern
men. The n. y. Evening Post says o
Mr.. Wright. that he went 10 Calilorni;
about year ago, Whence he 10 reiurne.
by q constituency composed Of larg,
number OF Nantucket people who l,as
voted for Mr.. Grinaei. tho present mem
Der Of Congress from The Nantucket dis
irict.
California IL uslns completely in pofses
sion OF The Northern people, aud il aoul'
seem from the above even more so. thai
the North itself. IL was eolonized in III,
first place By regiment raised in New
York under Mr.. Polls administration
and rised ayewedly as coionisls as wei
az soldiers! Thus regimen. formed lh
nucleus Of The present population. who
is with lille exception Norlhern, an,
which seems TO have succeeded in tho
roughly imbuing the few leading Soulherr
men among them with opposilIon To th
extension Of slave institutions.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
THE oI;EsrION OF THE DAY.

The Nashville Banner. in Publishing
90 much E,f The admirable message OF
Governor Crillenden. of Kentucky. a. re-
laies TO ihs sxciemeni about The :. NlIlnol
Proriso" md The new territories, accom-
panies IL wnh The strongest expressions
Recommendation. and "a, .. in combustion :
We do NOT speak Without our hosl
when we sry. should that lime ever come
(msy Heaven arert the direinl. awful,
hour 2 when this Union shall be placed
in jeopardy. Tennessee ioo. side by,
side with Kenlue XIV. viii siand by and
abide wilh the Union 10 The lasi.'"
The Augusta Geo. Chronicle. in pub.
fishing lev extracts from the hrsi An.
nual Message Of the Governor OF the
State &c California Ia the Legislature oI
that State. makes The following remarks,
which We were happy 10 hnd IN paper
Of lis standing:
.ll is true. California is not yei adj
miiled IA a Stale. hal we presume she
will be before The close Of the present
session &c Congress. !; The coui,e re-
commmended,by thc President should be
adopted by Congress. We feel assured that
The present agilaling questions which
now distract our happy country will bs
amirabls adjusted. and the danger uhirl
seems 10 threaten oui Union forever burr
ed"
| Mr.. DAVIS. a personal friend Of The Pre-
sidenl. has bsen appointed Uniled States
Marshal for The Southern DInrri Of Mis-
sissirpi. n
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27

The California fever has begun 10 rage
here mnre Than ever beicre. since The ar
rival Of The last news fIoin that region. and
the three steamers. with upwards OF i've
millions Of dollars ia gold dust on board.
Col. Alien, Who went out as Postmaster
of San Francisco. last April, has returned
having made snng LILLE fortune Of some
SIS. 900. simply by buying End selling,
He dug no gold. bui speeulased in Il and
every hing else. he says that any man
Of eaergy. and desire to make money
aad sare il. by going 10 California can
soon realize brilliant fortune. Indeed
he ssys lhsl surh man who goes there,
and lakes care Of his health, cannot wei
help making fortune.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27

biUed a love Of pleasUre 10 which he gave
var 80 mneh. lhsl. IN spite Of lheifslioris
10 care him, he ssnk mo The louess
depths of dissipation. and - lens'ls ship
ped AZ sailor on 4 sos age 10 ihe P1eihc-
The wish Of his relatives and friends 10
forget him now seemed likely 10 hs &C
eomphshed. Suddenly The Gold Rfsian
excitement arose. and with ihe hfsi ln'rl-
ligence lom lhs new City Of San Fran
cisco. came The intelligence that The hln-
ished r0ss was partner 10 oAe OF The
mos, weakly houses there. lie had iurncd
over new leaf. N use an cd phrase. and
afler making himself valuable assistant
as rlelk. Lis employers look han inie
partnership. He purchased land enough
in good time 10 yield him exlrasassn'
plo6ts; everything prospered with him
and now be Ts,nrns 10 Boston, 20 Year.
az age. and worth 100000.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
Port of Beaufort, n. G. Feb. 4th. 1850.

l, James A. Creighton. part owner and
late master Of the ship Louisa Bliss. which
sailed from this port to-day, for San Fran
cisco, Gal fornia. do hereby certify, that
on entering the harbor Of Beaufort. inllhe
said ship. ON the 22nd Of December, |
found on the bar twenty-five feet OF wafer.
the tide then being about half flnod. From
the Time | arrived at the outside Of the
bar, was not more than thirty minutes
coming to a SAFE anchorage in the harbor.
AsI am requested by citizens here togive
nv opinion of this lIarbor. | have no hesi-
talion in stating that regard il as an ex-
ceIlen, one for merchant vessels Of every
class. In depth. capacity. safety. and d.
rec, and easy communication with the
ocean, there are | think few harbors on
any coast superior 10 it. LIS position is
an admirable one Tor carrying on an ex-
tensive foreign trade.
Ii is hardly necessary for me TO add.
that il is the only harbor in this State
Which, I'would thank Of entering in this
vessel, 10 take in a cargo. This ship drew
sixteen fee, of water when she left This
i.arbor. this morning. and in forty minutes
iaer weighing anchor in the harbor she
81. i.arge,l her pilots at sea.
JAMES A. g CREIGHTON.
THE foregoing Certificate has been sent
10 US With the request that we would give
IA place in our columns, and ask the IA
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27

al would rather give up the Who'll Ter
ri.sry ihsa hazard The uninR." These
word. are reported to have been used by
Senator Rniler. of South Carolina. IA
debate on Friday last. lis reference being
To the territory acquired from Mexico.
That 10 ON, nolion exactly. We would
rather have The whole territory reded
back 10 Mexico. or relInquished altogether
10 lire jewellers therein. 10 do wnh i
What to them may seem good. or got md
Of in any other peaeeahls way. than "a
see The Union really jeopardsd By lis
retention.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
Very SlnguiIr.-S Some forty year:

Very Singular. Some forty years
nee The family Of DR.. Denorman,Iir,
formerly Of A,llcbornngh. Bucks county.
Pa. received a,papcr written in a language
they did not understand. Il was though.
nothing Of except as mailer olcuriosisy,
and remained among the family pa. ers
until lately, when il happened to be seen
by some person who translated IL, and
behold! il proved to be a will leaving to
the family an immense estate. DIR. De.
murmantle left three sons and perhaps
other children. Two oi' his sons wen
to Kenturky about 1918, where one o.
them ,licd; the ether two, il is believed
are sill living. They were worthy men,
and many friends will rejoice 10 learn
tha, the long neglected bequesl may yet
be realized.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27

An Ircident-Yesierdsy afternoon
brightly ryrd bu. diiy-fared. bsIe.iopIsds
and bare headed liiils boy OF sboni
losr years old. MAS seen lacking in
window amusing himself with The Toys
DISPLAYED in front. and not seeming TO
care for The bitter blast thai blew By.
and whirh played through his eu'ley forks.
Ladies and gentlemen were p-ssinF. rieh.
" and warmly eloihed. bur no one hesded
The hare. legged. halfnaked little sellow.
unlil he caueh. tie eye ola stranger. who
looked al HE child and asked him u ne
was moi cold. "Nos very" replied The
lille fellow. shivering NJ The same time.
/. Well. come with me. said the stranger;
and he took him To = store and leil him
10 be fitted with chid's suiI, then went
on, aud returned with pair OF red stick
iuss and shoes. The little Fellow was
dumb with establishment and nv.
That ac, was recorded above. The
nobility Of Tie strangers heart had is own
reward in the happiness Of having per-
furmcd generous action.
n o. Picoyune, cih-
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
RaiIroad movements In So Louis

A .Pacific Railroad Company" has been
organized in ST. Louis. authorised TO CON
-trurt railroad from 81. I.euis to JET
ferson City, and thence 10 some point on
The western line Of the State. with a
view that the same may be continued
hereafter. westwarjly 10 The Pacific
Ocean" Subscriptions Ia the amount oi
sl54 900 were made towards the road.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27

The commissioners appointed in Eng
land to inquire into The propriely Of mar
riage with the sister Of a deceased wife.
have reported that they " find. from a
.mn.. az evidence, chat marriages Of this
kind are permitted. by dispensation OF
otherwise. in all the continental states Of
Europe"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27

Sold from california IN ktfmfr-h ie"e'
from the u. s. Collector. MIR. Collier, al
San Francisco, Dec. 3ls,. to the National
lniellIgencer. says:
.rhe steamer which sails Tomorrow
takes out twelve hundred thousand dollars,
making in all. las repeatedly during the
month Of December, two millions one
hundred and eighteen thousand dollars N
gold dust. You may safely say that one
third more has gone out unrrporied.'
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27

sor IL he olhsl Stale P.pers 70 copy.
We eheeffuIly comply wilh The Ieqpest
Coz our part. The opinion "a almost gem
orally prevalent thar there is no hazbor ia
North CsroIiaa OF sufficient depth fur
ships. Tbs recent soundlngs and ezpio-
ralions Of Beaufort Harbor. BY he Coast
Survey. sllhoug d made 81 season Of low
lides. show IN increasing drpah u water.
compared with Gwinn'S survey in 1889.
And the foregoing certificate Of Captain
Creighton viii be Of much interest to ship.
owners and ship-maHers. and indeed. 10
The people Of this State generally. ss go
ing 10 exhibit The important cemnereial
advantages in on, possrssion. With Beau
fort as The Eastern lerminus Of the great
Central highway. North Carulina would
soon equal any Of her compeefs in all The
elements OF commercial greatness.
kukigA R,gisf0.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27

The angry mzn-who se.s hn own
house on Gre that be may hunu Thai OF
bis neighbor.
The ensions msn-who cannot ENJOY
FIFE because oIhers do.
The robber-who far lhe consideration
"a Few dollars gives he world . righi1e
hang him.
The Observation-Disclosures highest
haepisess consists in rendering himself
miserable.
The Jealous n.sn-~ha poisons bis BAN
quei. and ihfn ale oil u.
The miser-who siarses himssn 70
dealh. in order ihz, his hsin may FEAST
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27

Nobly Done.-csplain Cook. Of the
British barqne Sarah. by whose humane
and heroic conduc, 800 fellow beings were
rescued from The burning wreck Of the
parke, caleb Grimshaw, ON The 20ih No
renaber last. has been presented by the
Cerperaiioa Of New York. wilhs,h Free
dom er The ci,y. in gold box. bearing
suitable inscription, together with the re-
solutions passed BY them in regard 10 his
noble conduct. The resolutions are print.
ed on white satin and framed. In the
centre is SHIELD; on the sides the arms OF
America; in The distance, representation
Of The burning vessel, with the rigging
crowded with passengers, and the baique
Sarah bearing up 10 her relief.
The Merchants Of This city have also
contributed The handsome sum Of $4,000.
as testimonial of their regard, which 10
to ke dis ribuied as follows among the
crew OF the Sarah, VIZ: To Copi. Cook,
i S5,000; first mate. 800; second mate,
500; carpenter. $3.50; 10 each seaman,
sl25; to each ordinary seamen aud boy,
800. MN Recorder.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
War with lIaxico "A tiyc hundred

War with Mexico "A five hundred
dollar Prize Review is just issued from
The pen of Ahie Abbott I.ivermore. II
appears under the auspices OF the Ameri.
can Peace Soiefy, and the prize was a
wauled by a committee Of eminent abili.
tics. II is said 10 be work of sound
scholarship, while The war Is made 10
bear The tests Of Christianity aud states
manship. lie makes The expense Of the
late wal amount 10 the snug sum Of two
hundred millions.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
The Southern Convention. u

Walker. Speaker Of lie lIouse Of Repre-
senlalives OF Alabama. has introduced q
l,;il into Ina, body, 10 provide for ihe cleo
Tim, n, May aexs. of foar felrgaiss By The
Legislature. and Two from each Coagres'
sionsl district by The people, TO The South
ern Convention. The bill was referred
10 select commillee.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
AFlns old RELIGION the occasion

AFins old Rellc.-0n the occasion
of the Queens late visit 10 Glasgow. haS-
ing expressed desire 10 see the cathedral
which has recently undergone the process
Of restoration. she was shown an ancient
copy Of The BIhie. lately recovered from
obsruriiy. and which was Z e same whlrs
was chained To the drsk Of the public
reader. whence he made known its reve-
la,ions 10 an ssger and excited auditory,
in times when The possession of. BY the
co,amun people was prohibited. This
ancient eory Of the Scriptures is IN state
of entire preservation. Ills hound IN oak
and The board srr an inch thick.
his printed IN the old Saxon character.
aad each letter is ofan enormous SIZE
The weight ef The whole amounts TO abcns
twenty .nine pnunds. Along with The Bible
was sllaun &. Her Majesty the old stand
glass which was wont TO measure The ihnc
during public worship.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
stsambout Disasters appear. BY

The ST. Louis papers, thai there we're IL
steamers blown up. sunk, or Otherwise
destroyed. in the West during The pact
year. Of which SO wee totally lost. The
estimated peeuniary loss is sci down al
90 600, 900. aud The loss Of life upwards
Of 200 persons.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
Reformsd by Gold.-Thc Boston cor.

respondent Of The Salem Register says;
One Of the passengers BY The recent
arrival from California, is young man
who has met with surprising change Of
frlune. He il the son ofone Of our first
men. With his unusual energy and inlel-
lgeace in business affairs, there VS. CON-
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
mille igeville Fastcry.-The Nj

milledsevilie Factcry.-The Mil.
ledgevile Manufacturing Company has
male disiiend Of 10 per cent. on ito ope-
ralions for the previous six months. paya.
bic r., proximo. This factory began its
operations on comparatively small scale,
gradually increasing its spind'es and
looms. until now il has use machinery
ncarIy'equsl TO. the full capacity Of i,s
power. and the extent of its buildings.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-27
Ship from Beaufort for California.

The ship Louisa Bliss. Capt. McI'hail,
cleared at beaufort, N. q. last week, for
san Francisco. Her cargo consists Of
2f2 600 Il. lumber. 10000 Of il being in
house frames.) $4,000 shingles. 10000
bricks. aud 500 barrels assorted mcrchan-
disc. Ten persons from Beaufort and
vicinity went in her as passengers.
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Old Ksntucky.-ln the General Al

UIl lSSlIIucKy.-IH uIe UeHtIdI NJ
sembly uf Kenurky. resolution was
unanimously passed, au,lioIising the Go.
vernon 10 cause 10 be prepared block Of
marble 10 be placed in the national monu-
menl now being erected at Washington,
on which block should be engraved The
following words: /" Undsr The suspices
of Heaven aad The prtcfpfs Fl Hashing-
ton, Kentucky riH be Tie last 70 girs up
The Union.''