North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-30

il is nOU while il rlumphs in our midst IN the torn
ola coIored mob melted 10 the act that has dishon-
ored Massachusetts in the eyes of all her sister States
by the very man who is still held up by almost
majority OF her Legislature fit to represent her
sovereignty and her respect for the Union and its
laws in the u. S. Senate! Unless chaos is to come
again. and every be set to seize his nelghbor by
the throat let the Legislature and the people OF THIS
commonwealth pause before they take another step
in this nch ato doctrine of free soilism in trampilng
upon the constitution and laws of the land.
Boston Post
SLAVE STATES AND HIRELING STATES. ne az,
r number of Hunts Magazine contains an "i.e -,
written with eminent ability, by NJ. X. n: Udl"e''
Esq of Virginia, in reply to review OF ms Panpn-
let entitled the g. u MON Past and uture' .:LI
nett, who is not thirty years DID, IS u"d 800 @
one of the first men of his age OF l"uI I ~ vi
in America His reply, in which, inc I'VE" 1otN
Wiror hsnr the Witness he demoishes his reviewer
well merits republication and extensive cllcuint?I
! throuuhout the South. 1t contains sH Ss,, -
57 ~ the use of the words " Slave States and
:. Erse States, i" worthy the attention OF Southern
rritors and indeed of all favorable to precision IN
the use OF language. Says he I'm every country III
the world there is large class OF persons VINO i've
hv daily labor, that is upon wages. In The NORM
they are hrelngs and receive their wages In money
in the South they slaves, and receive their wages
in maintenance and lucrative privileges. Can hhdS
inc no why the former class should ne s"PPos
ed to consume more than the latter No laborers In
the world receive larger wages than the slaves III 'e
greater part of the Southern country or have larger
! supply of wholesome though plain food. Inc save
is well, though plainly clad he may not wear Cost,
lv linen and silks but does the hireng OF the Norm
He lives on his wages and upon the same fund must
be charged his DOCTORS bills, house rent anG iue
aud the provision for his old age and infant chi'orth'
GALL of which are provided by the master lor the
slave and presume the surplus cannot supply very
costly clothes luxurious fare. The pecu''um OF
the slave what he makes for himself III his holidays
is often considerable, and he consumes II all. Inns
whole notion belongs the same conclusion oil words
and ideas, which speaks of the slave labor and Tree
labor States instead Of more accurately saying save
labor and hirelng labor States the correct deslgha
ton is not slave States and free States, but slave
States and hireling States, and so shall hereafter
call them. ,
! In adopting this nomenclature, which we ln'enu
doing, We shall not be charged, We hope WIN any
want of courtesy towards the Northern people: Ger
tainIy the term hireing cannot be considered more
offensive than the term save-the former OF Whlch
it is proposed to employ to designate the y ofherh'
and The latter the Southern States. The truth Is the
South has grievously suffered from what the Hon In
the table, so bitterly complained of; the paintings
have been made by opponents. Our Northern
brethren have only furnished US with ter wares
and multifaTious " notions they have even pass
ed off upon US words and phrases of their own coin
age-nany by no means complimentary to US, which
nevertheless we are aiding in circulating. we hope
hereafter this base metal will be nailed to the counter
when offered South of the Potomac. Words, 1t has
been well said, are frequently things. Our thoughts
and feelings nsensihy yet strong ~ affected by
the language we Much of the odium IN which
slavery is held, might be traced, not indeed to the
nature of the institution, but TO the terms by whch
it has been characterized. Northern writers have
stereotyped set of phrases all Hinged by Prelu'
dces against and conn lacency towards themselves
the use of which only assures them OF their I'M
mense superiority but what is worse persuades even
our own people into dissatisfaction with the haPPl'
est state of society now in existence For such we
believe to be the order of things now prevailing IN
the States and such it will continue to be, unless for
egn interference shall bring about, as it now threat
ems, its dissolution and overthrow. Sardnnah Geo.
New NAVAL LIGHT SIGNALS. In this country we
may say at this moment utterly devoid OF al
night communication, either by or land, except
By the electric line; and admirable and perfect as this
mode is, yet there variety OF poslons IN which
it cannot possibly be applied from ship ID ship
and from shpboard to the shore, and rice rcrsa This
all will allow to be serious evil in these times, whcT
steam vessels hther and thlther with the utmos
rapidly. In time of war this evil would be Still
moro fearfuily felt, yet is defect which SET
TO be readily met by the new system of ligh
signals still under the consideration of the committed
Of naval officers at Portsmouth,
1t is very gratifying to learn that Thomson $ sys
TEN of signals has been taken notice of by three o.
more of the European governments and that there
is, hope, strong likelihood of its being adoPtet
not only the continent, but in most OF the AledI
terranean and West India islands, many of which, i
not all, present wholly cut off from local ant
Ineligible communication by night-a state of things
suitable, it may be- in time Of peace with sailing
vessels, but never in times of war with steam.
1t will scarce be credited but such is the fact, tina
Gibraltar and Malta the whole of the outposts
completely isolated and cut off from each other the
very darkness sets in, except the few signals
that can be given in the way of alarm.
The Isle of Wight, too, where her majesty and the
royal family every and then residing, Is II
the like predcament, having no communication with
the main land after sunset.
! 1t is still more incredible that in the royal navy
there only nineteen nigh. signals; and whenever
is required rocket gun must be had recourse
to.
In the British navy there has always been an un
willingness depart from old established customs
and strong prejudice against every Innovation anC
more especially when originating with civilian; bu
we are pleased learn that in this case there is
ready and explicit desire manifested by all to see this
system of signals in extensive general use; and as i
will give ten thousand signals horizontally for shore
purposes, at five six miles range, and one M0us
and vertically for seagong shIps,a three miles range
it. will at once be seen TO meet every eXgency.
The framework tor the horizontal system, with
lamps for working from the shore to the sea, may b
seen and examined on board her majesty's ship VIC
tory, at Portsmouth.
We understand that the vertical lamps, now unde
the constructive care and skill of Mr. Miller Piccad
lily, will be laid before the committee in few days
All the cylinders now removed, as ordered by til
committee. There has been slight difficulty In get
ting the exact amount of shading for the new lenses
which has in some degree retarded the progress
the workmeu London Nautical Standard.
COLLINS u.s. CUNARD. The Collins steamer Pac
fc Captain Nye, must now be admitted to have bea
ten all her competitors of both lines. On the 2ls
of September last she arrived at this port from LlV
erpoo. after having made the trip in 10 days hour
and As minutes. Add five hours to this time and tn
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