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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
Phifer and Lewis Mines.

While returning from Union Cour, last week. We
were necessarily compelled by high water 10 pass
by these two Mines and do not regret the loss of
,imo as it was the means Of our making the aeqaan
lance OF Mr.. JoHy Hrrz. the gentlemanly manager.
These Mines as well as others in the neshbsrheod.
have been leased by Philadelphia company and
put under the control OF Mr.. Hitz, who, we should
Judge from what We saw, after short examination,
intelligent and practical miner. Although
he has been in control about six months, very little
more has been done than getting them in proper
trim FOR successful operations hereafter Al these
Mines engine is run of adequate power, 10 which
is attached s,apers for pounding the ore into pro-
per ueness for extracting all the precious metal it
may contain, it i, .hen carried by stream of wa
ter into the Tyroese Mills, made of small sze for
convenience, containing the quicksilver, the water
is then conveyed nto sHo,her set of the same mills
and after passing out OF these it is conveyed over
blankets 10 catch any particles Of gold that may not
De taken up by the quicksilver, and the sand Is then
convened into reservoir where il is suffered TO set
tle and if not found Of sufficient ineness 10 satisfy
that all The gold has been obtained, it is then put in
the CHILEAN Msand ground to an palPable pow.
DEF The ore at these Mines differ very much 10
richness bu, under the iudicous cement Of the
present conductor all will repay for the trouble. Ev-
cry arrangement is conducted on the most system
attic plan, and were pleased to see work afforded
to some hands here who under other circumstan noes
could not earn cent being entirely blind. and
what is still better, not drop Of spirits is used here
the hands being Son Of Temperance. The month
~ return has been about 5000 dwts in the anal.
gam, which is worth about s70), bot when they ara
fully developed tho ED will no doub. be greatly
increased.
Mr.. Hiiz from of the Swiss Cantons and
is Of attached to our free Institutions and we
we're pleased TO learn from him that while at Wash
ngton City and beholdns the Monument being .
rected TO the memory or the Father of his Coun.
Try" he the fret to sugges, the appropriateness
Of stone being contributed BY Switzerland to this
benehcent undertaking.
NJ Hiiz will be pleased TO see any gentleman
who ha. disposition 10 visit the mines, and any
one who may do SO will find him kind and eblising
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
SENATOR BUFFERS OPINIONS

Al late meeting Of The Edgefe1 South.
ern Rights Association, Mr.. Butler, member
of The Uaiied States Senate from South Car.
DINA. made a speech on secession. The
Edgeheld Advertiser gives a summary of the
speech, from which we make the following
extract:
10 reference 10 the action Of South Carroll
ma he Mr.. Il. is convinced that secession
will not be opposed by any act of war on the
part Of the Government al Washington. He
has come to the conc fusion that the state will
be permitted to secede peaceably. This he
considers by far the most formidable danger
that lies 10 oar path, Were war a conse.
quence OF our action, he would not dread the
step as much as he does. Bni he looks with
alarm TO the indications, which are becomio,
paipsble, that we will be permitted 10 depart
without mo'esiation. His approximations of
evil from this course Of mastery inactivity.
srs based upon the dissension which, he fears.
will spring up among our people from the
strong opposition Of the commercial interest,".
in our midst, and from the annoyance which
Federal gold may bride the surrounding
States to irfc, upon US. lie fears this NAV
render our action a failure. But he firmly
believes that If South Carolina were united
she could safely and certainly dissolve the
Union al once.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
THE UNION" NEWSPAPER

The time having arrived at which NJ,
Richie was to retire from the propl is,orsb;,
and editorial control Of the Union" new,.
paper in this city, A. J. Douel'On, Esq. hs.
succeeded 10 the onerous and responsible du
ties Of that station. 10 an Address in ,ha
" Uuion" Of yesterday, in which he declare,
his political faith, his devotion to Democr.,;c
principles, and his deter mination 10 unho,d
them, we read with pleasure the declaration,
in the following paragraphs, on points far a.
bovs any mere party plans or dogmas, show.
ing him to be, upon the paramount question,
Of the day, imbued with sentiments Of GEM.
inc patriotism Wat. Intel.
This seems proper place for me 10 70.
mark that | shall cordially sustain the rsceu,
compromise measures enacted by the cou,,i.
tuted authorities Of the land. ! shall nev.,
cease to urge upon my fellow Citizens Of o..
cry quarter Of the Union that il 10 their in.
disrenssble duty, in all lawful ways, to BRO.
mote the homes, observance and enforce men,
of these measures, and that their deslinis,
are wrapped up more especially in The faith.
full execution Of the fugitive slave law. siues
nothing less than this can or ought TO satisfy
the slayeholdIng States. II is fortunate ,ha,
this compromise is the joint work of both the
great political parties Of the country. and
that II may therefore be referred to, IN all
lime 10 come, as a monument Of patriotism
which towers above the ordinary spirit Of
party when the safety Of the Union is threat.
ened."
/ Every calm observer must see and feel
tina, the question OF slavery must BE- with.
drawn from the political arena, or that the
preservation Of the Union will become =,
impossbIi,y. To accomplish this sacred
object 1t -hall be my constant endeavor to
place before my fellow citizens such state.
men,s and views as will be calculated 10 dis
arm those fanatics who imagine that the in.
s,ltulion Of slavery, though recognised by the
federal compact, can be modified or annuled
by political power unknown 10 iha, com.
pact
1.-The Constitution, as administered and
expounded by Washington. and the authority
Of those great minds which afterwards effect
ed the civil reformation OF 1900. shall be nv
guide, on the one hand, in insisting on the
love Of Union and the avoidance Of whatever
can tend 10 the alienation Of one portion Of
the people from another; and. on the other,
in guarding sga,ns, tho dangers Of consoll.
dalion. In this spirit the resolutions recent,
ly adopted by the members Of the Virgin,
Convention appear to me 10 have been we'll
conceived. They steer clear Of those ultra
positions which have been oecspied both .,
The North and the South, and they claim for
the Constitution that supremacy which our
forefa,hsrs intended TO confer upon ii, q, the
same time that they recognise to The States
and tho people the sovereignty which has
sol been delegated"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
GENERAL SCOTT AT CINCINNATI

MAJOR General Scott, who Is nov IN The
West, accompanied by Adj. Gen Jones and
Surgeon Gen. Lawson, on a tour Of official
duty, meets cordial greeting as might be
expected from has military reputation ana
ralty with which he has travelled 10 tho
Western country.
On his arrival at Cincinnati from Pits
bufgh, on Monday morning last, not less than
ten thousand persons were assembled to vel
come this distinguished officer. About nine
O'Clock the steamer was announced by q ca
Lutte, and the crowd rushed precipila,ely TO the
waters edge and the surrounding boats. h
The steamer approached. the tall form oil Zen,
Scott, IN full military dress, wos Observer
standing forward on the hurricane deck
HIS appearance was The signal for an ou'bu"
OF enthusiastic welcome.
The General advanced and raised from DIS
head his military hat, which was rcsPonoea
TO BY long, loud, and vociferous scctamai''o''
Alter recognizing the csthusIasm OF this VOL
uniary reception from the people, be pro
ceeded from the boat to a hack, md was con-
yeyed 10 the Burnei House, followed BY sa
immense crowd Of citizens eager for a 'sn'
OF him. After few moments repose' NO
was called upon The terrace TO receive '"'
congratulations Of The multitude who we''
there and desired TO see him. lilo advaneeo'
and briefly and Perlinen,ly thanked the GU.
zens assembled for the appreciated evidences
Of appreciation and favor by which he "''
~
Gen Scott and the gentlemen forming ,no
Board of Commissioners were to remain ,o'
several days in Cincinnati aud vicinity 70.
he purpose Of consulting upon the adva",sgs
Of that region for tho establishment OF Wv
proposed Asylum.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23

sufferer from corns, but IL not, l AN GER
tain that bis shoes are made &c ssch matsri.
ais a. will tend greatly to facilitate his irav.
elling. LIE! him be Of. The County Court,
Mr.. Editor. should 60 to work and place the
citizens Of the County 10 . comfortable posi-.
lion when compelled to attend Court. Sure.
" the Court cannot be ignorant Of the fact
that three.four,hs Of the people have to stand
in the Court Room. As "A Citizen" re-.
marks. one mus, be si,heir Larger, Clerk,
Juryman or Cuiprif, il he expects seat in
the Court House. mus, say shame upon
our County Court. Will you longer deprive
your citizens Of the comfort above alluded 10!
ANOTHER CITIZEN.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23

We notice tina, the Collector al New Or.
leans IS attaching every vessel arriving there
with a greater number Of passengers than
the law allows. A vessel bringing twenty
beyond her complement is liable TO be forfel.
ted and The captain fined fifty dollars Tor
each extra passenger The British ship
Virginia was sued for an excess Of twenty.
three. The captain paid the penalty aad
costs, amounting TO $3.50. The British
ship Blanche Isnow in the hands Of the Uni.
ted States Marshal and a suit for forfeiture
commenced agolns, her, she having brought
one hundred passengers beyond the number
authorized by law; all Of whom we're land.
ed in filthy condition. II is 10 BIO hoped
hat these proceedings vii have tho effect Of
preventing such occurrences 10 future.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
Convention.

As secession Wing has taken the field as can.
didate to represent this Distinct in the next Cor.
grsss. We suggest to the Wings who opposed to
the doctrine OF secession, to hold a Convention ct
some early day, for the purpose Of selecting suit
and all others favorable TO the perpetuity Of this u
MON. can unite. Lettwo Delegates from each Cap
tans Company DO sent TO Wadesboro' or some 9TH
place for the purpose, and the the better
What says the Argus 10 his
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
HAMILTON FISH.

We find the following admission Of The
entire worthiness Of the Wing Senator elect
from New York for the high honor to which
the Wing party have raised him, in The col
umns Of the Albany Register.
We are enabled to state, upon the most
reliable authority, that Gov. Fish, since his
election TO the Senate, has written letter IN
which he says in substance that he shall ex.
ert himself IN that post to give faithful and
cordial support to The Administration, at
whose head he is pleased to recognise per.
sonal friend, as well asa distinguished leader
Of the political party in his own State IN
whose ranks he has ever labofed zealousIy."
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
PAINFUL RuMoRs FROM THE SOUTH.

PAINFUL RUMoRS FROM THE SOUTH
II either private or public nfor nation 10
to be relied upon, another scheme Of unlaw.
fol violence, to be directed sg,insi The terri.
tory OF friendly Power, 10 tho form Of On
altemp, upon Cuba, 10 on foot. We have
letters from the interior OF Georgia, stating
the departure Of number Of persons for the
Gulf coast. intending to meet aud organize
some shere on The coast 10 the neig borhood
e Appn!achicola. We have FROM another
poin! IN the same vicinity the subloincd more
distinct statement Of the departure Of q ceo
siderable body Of meo from ths, polo, IN the
same direction. We cannot doubt that the
authorities Of the United States, Civil and
Navsl, will be on the lock on, 10 prevent or
defeat this new aii.mp, to dishonor this Re.
public IN us own rsiimstion and 10 the opin.
ion Of oil the civilized world:
From he AIsnta ga Iatsii,ssne.r Of April 10.
Ons hundred aud iwenty en,erpr,sing look.
ing young men look the Macon and Western
cars from this cay thus morning. bound pro.
fessedly for Caffornia, bu, it is we'll under.
stood here that their intended destination Is
The Island Of Cuba. Several young men from
Atlanta joined the company before 1t Ien.-
II IS, perhaps, worthy Of notice, in this con-
nexon, that half dozen boxes of rifles acre
yesterday morning shipped m the atlanta
and West Point railroad from this place.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
CONFIRMATION OF TIE EGG STORY

CONFIRMATION OF TIE EGG STORY.
1t VII be remembered that we noticed
some time since the discovery on tho island
Of Madagascar, OF some enormous fossil eggs,
SAID TO be of the capacity Of two gallons.
we confess the story somewhat shocked our
creduIty, but the distinguished naturalist. ST.
iiiIalre. has made repor, to the Academic
des Sciences, Pronouncing tho eggs the bona
tide productions Of bird which was termed
Eptorn's. Three of tho eggs and .one bones
Of the birds have been taken TO France Pc.
fersturg Is,c!lseneer.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
EXPECTATION OF SPECIE

The export Of specie TO Europe appears to
be steadily on the increase. For some time
back II has ranged from 81 500, 900 TO So.
600, 900 per month, but now is far beyond
that amount. During last reek the precious
metals exported from The por, OF New York
amounted TO 81 ,l9l ,029. The necessity Of
this drain, in consequence Of the heavy i'm.
ports, is made the more apparent from the
isc' tina. the presen, shipments are not in sill.
yer, which command. a premium IN Europe
but the supply of that metal being nearly
exhausted, or the premium Of i, being driven
up too high IN consequence Of the large de
mand, nearly the whole Of the amount now
going forward is in gold, and the larger por.
iion IN American coin. National IateHt.
gencer.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
CONNECTICUT ELECTION,

Returns for Governor from oil the town.
ships in the State, except Franklin aud Book
field, are published IN the Hartford Courant,
giving the following totals:
Seymour. Dem. 90 sO7
Foster. Wing 2s774
Boyd, Frsesol l.603
THE Abolition vote in 4 number Of iownships 10
not included in tho above table These deficient
townships will increase that vote TO 900 and up
wsrds-posslbly $500
These returns show that the people have
failed TO elect Governor and other State Of
hcers. The election will therefore devolve
on iha Legislature, in which the wings have
q majority 10 both branches-in tho House
Of Representatives Of only two or three mem
bers, and in the Senate Of five members sui.
feIeu, We hope, to enable tasm to elect all
the officers.
Mr.. Thomas B. Butler, it nov appears.
has not been re elected TO Congress; so that
the Delegation from this Stale will be poll,l.
calIy divided as in the last Coogrcss-one
Wing and three Democrats.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
Snow,

The Alexandra Gazette Of the 18th instant, an.
noupces that the good people Of that place woke up
sunday and had their eyes astonished with the
sight eff snow on the surrounding bills.
In Baltimore there was a mingled storm Of snow
and rain Cd Sunday night and Monday morning
10 Charlotte we have experienced very cold wes
thsr for several weeks with frost. but We hope
injury ha, been done 10 the wheat or the gardens
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23

im,orisnce. The DS,ch sea and land iorces
j : bHe much difficulty, ensuely routed the
=, a.s o. he ludbn archipelago, Who had
akp q chr across the country, leaving their
p .stu-. fw0uu.non, goods, slaves, and many
p.It'fs tehud hen.
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CDafIDtfr
WEDNESDAY, April %, 1851,

u WILLIAM THOMPSON, ESQ.,, is our a.
gent in Baltimore, authorized TO obtain advertise
men,s and subscriptions, and to grant receipts
uE. W. CARR, ESQ, is our agent in fhiladel-
pA.s authorized 10 obtain advertisements and pro.
care subscriptions.
Nv B PALMER 10 eur authorized ,gen, to re-
ceivs advertisements and subscriptions al his Offices
IN Boston, New York and Philadelphia
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aJ~ The Lincoln Courier bas been considerably
enlarged and improved
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-09-17
A "Reminiscences,

Some few years ago, the United States
were engaged in war quasi war; with
certain Indians. These Indians, being
driven from our territories, took refuge in
Florida, then belonging to the Crown of
Spain. The American army pursued them
into this neutral territory, compelled the
surrender of St. Marks by the Spanish
commandant, and occupied i, as a conquer.
ed country.
Two British subjects were made prison
ers In the Spanish territory. A special
military tribunal Was organized under the
orders Of the American General, beipo
neither Court Martial nor Court of In.
quiry. The Court was directed to give its
opinion on the guilt or innocence of the
prisoners, and what punishment, if any,
should be inflicted
The Court was organized on the very
day on which the order assembling it bears
date, and proceeded forthwith to examine
the case.
The first charge against Ar6uAinot was
in these words: Exciting and stirring up
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-09-17
saw Him do it---WOrth Reading.

l saw Il luborer, weary from his work,
stcop and take a stone, that lay IN the
pathway of passing wheels, and cast 1t out
of the rad The lght did me good. Th,s
stone might be struck by passing wheel,
to the discomfort of the traveller, and, lo,-
sibly, the injury of the vehicle. 1t was
kind in the man to remove it.
-"What a trife for newspaper para
graph says 4 captious one. Not so, my
friend. The act was small, but the mo-
tive noble-that act, small; the principle
on which it is based, of unspeakable value
TO the human race.
love to trace things, especially such
things, to their fountain. That man had
emotion in his soul when he stopped 10
nick I'D that stone He felt right. L
have right to think that act was but one
of the links of chain and ne, er was Il
chain made of better material-love for
the welfare of others Such chain Is all
gold. The man bad done such things be-
fore, could not doubt. He would do
such things again. 1t cost him something
20 do this, for there was pelting storm
Of sleet, and he carried an umbrella, and
be must pause in his rap, walk to 90 t.
Well done, my humble friend If every
other man would stop and pick out Of the
nath of his fellow travellers through III the
things that vex and annoy them, how
many sunny faces there would lie IN place
of Sowing ones. Drops make shower;
give enough Of them. Such acts as this
man's-giye US CROUCH of them-and how
great shower of blessings! How much
misery would be prevented.
shall not stop here. The man that
will do such things, Will do greater things.
That will show what the fountain is. lie
has kind heart He will remove larger
stones than that from the path of human
life. Give me that man for my adversely.
He who has honored the small draft, will
honor the greater, His good will not all
be exhaus:ei by that effolt.
1t was trife, was it? Please, then,
think my friend, it can be but rife for
you to do such thing. Do every such
sort of anything that will remove
distractions out Of the path of human hap
piness. Give your neighbor jog to do
so, too. Perhaps he will pass the jog
along, and we shall joggle some Of the sell
fshness out of the human heart.-N T.
Ergn1eliSt
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-09-17
The Crime Of young Pharoah.

The recent execution of George Pha-
roah, in Chester county, at the early age
of 20, for the crime of numbering young
woman for the sake of her gold watch,
ought to furnish lesson for the improved
education of the young, and their employ
ment in useful industry, that will place
them above the temptations of idlenesS,
poverty or want. Stephen Girard left his
immense fortune of seven millions of dol
lars chiefly to secure to orphan youth a
sound moral education, and the means Of
future independence, by "jindiny them
om to a trade." Statesmen, sages and phi
lanthropists, in all ages, have labored to
provide poor youth with the means of sub
sistence through honest industry, and CIV
ing them control over their passions, by
wise and proper moral instruction III early
life. In his letter to his neither, just pre-
vious to his execution, Pharoah expressed
his sorrow that he did not go back to his
employer, and "stay his time OUT" from
which we may infer, that he thought such
a course of conduct would have saved him
from this revolving crime. Leaving his
employer, and refusing toreturn,' when
advised to do so by his mother, were OBJ
vious causes that plunged him into guilt;
for the old saying is fully verified in his
case that the Devil is always whispering
mischief in the ears of the idle" The
condition of life being labor, useful &C.
cupation cuts off all temptation to wear
out the time by the qualification Of the
bad passions; and as he who is idle must
necessarily become poor, robbery and MUIR
der stalk in to entice the wretch to his
perdition. His words to his father could
perhaps be truly uttered by many who
now tread on the dizzy precipice of crime
3" FaAer! you kno,o you hare not acted
good part to9ards me: go" hare neUer
afforded me a good example to Jollo~, dat
permitted me to grow up an ignorance and
eice!' What words are these, addressed
to father, by son standing under the
gibbet But, if that father neglected his
duty, that neglect was no apology or justi-
icatiou for the crime Of the son. This
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-09-17
From the Germantown Telegraph
Harvesting Potatoes

Mr. EDIroE-l regard it as very bad
practice to allow potatoes to dry. after re-
moving them from the soil As soon IS
dug they shoald be removed a. once and
with ali possible disp ,tch, TO the an,
Here they should he covered with d small
quantity of moistsoil, and protseeed as fully
as possible from the air. Potatoes tina.
have been exposed FOR any length Of time,
TO the sun rays, assume 4 preenish hus,
and sickly sweetish taste, resemblia, that
OF copper. In this sta'ea certain principle
IN the 'uber becomes poison. and Of course
the potato is in that condition no. only re-
pugnant 10 the :.iste, but an injury when
eaten, to the health. When grown on We.
soils, from which the crop cannot be taken
without portion Of it adhering to the to-
beis, as much of the plastic soil as conye.
nent should be removed; but they should
never be exposed to the process of drying.
Light, if too fully admitted to the bins,
after the roots have been housed, will effect
most rapid and serious deterioration Of
the crop 1t is important, therefore, th.s
this principle be as much as possible e1c!u.
ded. When I: may be desirable. from
any cause. to admit light to the other
parts OF the cellar, a covering of straw NAV
be placed over the bins. This viii e5ec,r.
ally secure them, and may. in cold seasons.
be OF great service in protecting them from
ost' a COUNTY FARxEn.