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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-11-25
"God bless my darling mother,
My darling father too

Aud may we love cacn Other,
As Chrst's dear flock should doD
Think you there was no blissful tears shed
in the little chamber. as they listened to the
petitions of the artless babel
The parlor was a cheerful place that even
ing; little Ellen sat up later than usual, be-
cause she was too happy to sleep the astral
shed Aoodruf red light over the neat, well
ordered ROOM the table was filed with books,
the piano forte open. aud giving forth sweet
sounds as Of old, under the touch Of the now
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-11-25
VIM. II. Hesletine,
Norman NEilIcr,

A POTHECARY and Druggist, and Dealer in
IA Paints, Oils, Dye-Stuffs, &c, Queen Street.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-11-25
DIR, PENDLETON,

HAS resumed the practice of Medicine and
HI Surgery in Mariinsburg. o1-Oflice one
door West OF Hunter s Hoge's Office.
January Z, 1851.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-11-25

A TT0RNEY AT LAW Martinsbure, Va, will
N give prompt attention TO business entrusted
to his in the Counties of Berkeley, Jefferson
and Morgan. Sept. |, 1919.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-11-25
FIVE MILLION BOTTLES WE'RE SOLD

In every town In Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Rhode
Island Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Ohio
In Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Mssouria the
people have tested It's merits and it safeguard
against disease and quick andote for pain. In New Jer
sey PENNSYLVANIA, Delaware the Garolinas Georgia. Ala
bamI aud Louslanain every town In each has
made friends and proved its efficacy
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-11-25
DIR. VIM. M. HAMMOND

HAVING located himself in Martinsburg Of
fers his Professional Services to the public
generally. Office at United States Hotel.
Martinsburg. May 90 1s5l-ly.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-11-25
Andrew Bowman,
John f. Norris,

CABINET IAKER-Shop on the corner Of
Y ! Queen and Burke Streets.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-11-25
John q. A. Nndcnboush,
DIR. IL. Summers,

H0USE-J 0INER-Sho on Burke SIT, three
doors Westof Raenhafs Confeetionary Store
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
The Election,

ave here met the enemy and they ore Ours. F"
After al exciting contest, perhaps more so
than any ever experienced in this District,
ctory has perched on our banner by ma
ioriiy Of 1904. The Union party has sig.
raIly ,nunphed over the "a Secession party in
the ABSTRACT" and South Carolina does Rot
receive any encouragement from The Sd Con,
gressional District in North Carolina. Al.
though every effort was made TO defsa, US,
the people have shown that they have every
confidence 10 the " firmness Of purpose and
strength of in,ellec, of our candidate. Be.
low we give the official returns for this coun.
ly, and what is reperted to be the result in
The entire District:
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13

Their Il built they will remuasrate by spread.
ing prosperity along their course; this viii
soon be done BY these business people, and
mark il, tea years hence, Georgia wil find
an important rival in her neishbor Tsnnss-
see, who will command the power of ming.
lisg the pure waters Of the Lakes with those
of the briny gulf, and the turbid Mississippi,
with the green waves Of the Atlantic.
Those ia our State who knew Georgia ten
years ago have no idea Of her now, and TO
such perhaps, qualification may be impaired
by perusins this brief and imperfect outline
from A TRAVELLER.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
PRESIDENT Eil.LMORI.

( The following toast was gwen among the
regular sentiments drunk al the celebration
Of the Fourth Of July at the Slash Cottage
IN Hanover
The Prtsi9eai Of The Uaiied Sfa,es--Tbs
Caion 10 times past has been heavily taxed
for the aggtsud,zsment of bis native Sac.
bat the recent services Of her iIlusirloUs son,
10 behalf Of that L nion, have cancelled every
claim Il Hail 10 the Chef
There can be no doubt that whatever New
York may have cost the res, Of the Safes
she has, through her noble son, President FIJI.
more, more than edeemed all The obgaton,
that she was under TO her sisters Of the tgl.
on. We have ever believed, that to Mr.. FIJI
more, more than 10 any other individual, y
the country Indebted for the preservation q
the UnIon, aud the general praee and lps.
guilty which now prevail. In saying this,
ne by 40 means dspurser the sminem set
vices ol Clay aud Cass, Webster and foais,
and Dickinson. They ell did their duly ~
the trying hour, aud won for themselves IN
I perlshablo frnown and the everlasting gts'i'
iude Of their country men Bu, 1t mus be
remembered that IT was 10 The power OF NJ
I Fillmore, By single dash of his pen, mol
on'y to render their patriotic lshors and &C
rlices uuavaling, but TO make tbs eomlasIon
then existing worse COMPOUNDED. No ono
now doubts that, It Mr.. Fillmore had vetoed
The Compromise Bills, the Union would ha's
gone by The board and II Is fact, not lfs'
lndubilsbc that TO his declaration 10 Goa
gt.ss, that he regarded these Bills as 'eIl'e'
ment, final settlement. Of the Dangerous
and exciting questions which Threatened .
much TO the peace Of the Country, accom-
panied by his subsequent faithful e1t es'on
Of The Fugitive Law. are we indebted lof 'oo
peace which now exists, and the cohhienee
generally fell III The stability Of our 'psNV
tons. But while we know these things
while we see and feel tina, Mr.. Fillmore has
/ faithfully done his duty, none can tell by "e''
trial. and temptations he was besel' ro'
who can doubt that he was approaches WIN
4 threats aud ptosnises--ibet his fears we're ~
sailed on the one hand and his smbi'ioh ."
the other 7 And If. as has been cafp'oe"
said, he did hut his duty, he did It under Gu
cumstanccs which would have led many
man from the path io.which that du'y Pe'"'
ed. Mr.. Fillmore may never again be i's ,h
ident-he NAV never again be invested wiz"
the robes of flee OF the power oi pa"o"'s''
hu; his Administration, unless history Vs.
Lord Byron called il, :" lie, mus %
down as second only 10 tina, Of the f"'he' .
his Counlry.-Peiersburg Iateiiigene"'
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
Communications.


Mr. Editor: | think | was silly enough in
my last TO promise 10 say something more
about the cities 10 Georgia. With the view
Of fsdeeming my promise, more than 10 give
any thing which viii either instruct or in
teres, your readers devote the presen, hour
of interval 10 my journey. And 10 order
that its brief retrospect be no, SO tedious a..
lis performance, you will please accompany
me TO Macon.
Being satisfied with the cool shades and
sweet flowers Of Savannah, you will consider
Yourself as having breakfastsd, invested a
quarter in pamphlet romance, worthless ex
cept as it will old 10 beguiug The hours Of
travel, snd with baggage check and fare
ticket in pocket, comfortably seated in the
cars bound for Macon. Far the time sou
may amuse yourself by scanning the various
conferences aud watching the hustle without,
which increase as the frequent arrival Of car
RACES, hacks snd omnibuses mix among the
crowd and empty their precious cargoes Of
m5uslty upon the platform. Hsfk The
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
W The North STATE Wig gives the fol.
loving accom-, Of an eleciionoerIug trick, at.
tempted to be played of by Mr.. RuiIiu on the
people Of the slh District:
A FRAUD EXPOSED F.!

10 the course Of the discussion al Bath be-.
tween Mssrs. Slaoly and Rufiin, the latter
attempted to prove that Washington favored
the doctrine of secession. He opened large
book and read his authority Tor the nsse riion,
renarklng before he commenced resdlig, +" |
have you, SIR" (urning to Mr.. sIauly) on
this point; can prove that Washington ad.
milted The right 10 ssecde."
10 replying Mr.. stanly held The book up
before Tho audience, open at the place where
Ruffn had pretended to read from, and, read.
er, what do you suppose was there J Why
slip cut from nen'pnper and pinned on one
Of the ieapes Of the book -
The audience vera struck dumb with
amozemen, the democrats hung their heads
that man aspiring To represent an hon.
est, intelligent people IN The councils Of The
nation, should be guilty Of SO rascally piece
OF neanness.
Mr.. Sianly very efirc'uaIly exposed The
fraud and showed from the life Of Washing.
ton written by Judge Marshall. that the as.
seriIon that Washington ever favored seoes
sion was vile SANDER Of tho Falher Of his
Country.
In reply TO a question asked him BY Mr..
Slanly, Ruffin said he Gu, the slip from d pa
per printed IN Choclaw county, Alabama !
The question arIses--is a man who would
s'oop TO trick Of this sort fit TO represtnt on
honest people IN Congress
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM EXECUTION

PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM EXECUTION.
BY the new code Of Virginia the following
Is a lis. Of the property exemp, from exccu.
ton
Z" One COW, one bedstead, with bed and
necessary bedding for the same six chairs,
ono table, six knives, six forks, six plates,
two dishes, two basins, one pot, one oven, SIX
peIces Of wood or earthenwaIc, one loom and
i's appurenances, one spinning wheel, one
pair Of cards, aud ono axe five barrels of
corn, five bushels Of wheat or one barrel Of
ilsur, two hundred pounds Of bacon or pork,
aud five dollars in value Of forge or hay"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
RESUME OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
MOVEMENTS IN CUBA,

General Lopez received number Of let.
lers yesterday from his friends 10 Cuba, writ.
ten IN cy pher, the purport Of which was, as
he expressed i, ,hat-he whole Island was up
FOR liberty. Authentic information had been
received by his iniormants, thai the following
important places 10 he Central Department
had pronounced, to wit: Pusrto Principe,
Las Tunas, Villa Clara, Trinidad. 10 the
Eastern Department Barscoa iolguin, San,o
Espirta Plnal Del Rio--the Friucipal towns
10 The Island, after Havana.
The exteussc aud rapid spread Of the rev.
olu,ion has induced the patriots to postpone
the movement on lIav5na, which was fixed
for lie 2Ilh. In a consultation held ~ that
city, the subject was fecorsldsfed, ard for
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
CDartnffF
WEDNESDAY, August Is, 1851.

Or WILLIAM THOMPSON. Esq. is our a.
gent in BatImors, authorized TO obtain advertise
nents and subscriptions, and to grant receipts.
GFE. w. CARR, ESQ. is agent in Phiadel.
nhia, authorized 10 obtain advertisements and pro.
cure subscriptions.
NV. b. PALMER is our authorized agent 10 re-
ceive advertisements and subscriptions his Offices
IN Boston, New York and Philadelphia.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
Dental Surgery.

Al Faculty Meeting Of the Baltimore
College Of Dental Surgeons, held The 9th Of
July, the Honorary Degree Of Doctor Of Den.
tai Surgery was conferred Or Dr.. f. ". An.
drers Of this town. This is the more graf.
Tying 10 the Doctor, as ii was not sought BY
him 10 any way.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
ArGIar L 1851

atGtoI i, 1901.
DKAR SIR; have received your letter Of
the 20lh July.
The Constitution Of the Uai:ed States re.
CO gnIses TO right Of secession, Is existing ~
the people Of any one State or any number Of
States. Ii 10 rot q limited Confedersllop,
but Government /; and it proceeds upon the
idea that II is TO be perpetual, like oihst
forms OF Government, subject only 10 be do.
solved by revolution.
| confess can form no idea Of secession
but rs tho result Of a revolutionary move.
meni. How ls II possible, Tor instance, that
South Carolina should secede and establish
Government foreign to that o: the United
States, thus dividing Georgia, which does
mol ssteds, from The res, Of the Union
Depend upon II, my dear SIR, that the Sc.
eesslon OF any oas State would Ls bot The hm
step IA process which mus, inevitably break
up the enilre UnIon into more or fewer parts.
What ! said at Capon Springs was 40 AZ.
gument addressed TO the North, aud .s.ea.
ded to convince the North that Il, by its sape.
riority Of numbers, It should delea, The opera.
ten OF plnin, undoubted, and undsniable IN.
junction Of the Constitution, ialsnded for the
especial protection OF the South, such pro.
cetd,ug must necessarily end ~ the breaking
up Of the Goseramsn, - that 10 10 say, IN re.
voluiion. am, dear sIrswith respect, your
obi setvt.
DAsL WEBSTER.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
NICARAGUA AND THE UNITED State

NICARAGUA AND THE UNITED STA TO
The N Y. Tribune learns that Mr. "a'
cole,a, the Nicsraguan Minister ana w.
Webster, Lave concluded and signed ''s'''
of peace and friendship between N'caf'e'
and the United States. II also states '"',
the FIVE Central A mer ican States have en'e'',
into a convention, to which both Inc o""'
States aud Great Britain are also p''"'
which San Juan dc Nicaragua - dec'''''
irec port, and il. neutrality guran'eeu'
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
Mr.. webster on scces,io.

DEAR SIR The question Of the rich, or j,
State 10 secede from The Union Is, asSous,a
doubtless aware, producing OF this time i
this part OF the Union, no ineonsiderable a..
greo Of excitement. And as II is a ous.,;a,
in which every free American 10 dree,l,
cencerned-a question upon which eye,y
free American should be correctly info, mad
as upon ito decision may depend the lu,u,a
prosperity and happiness or misfortune and
ruin Of this great counlry--and behs,inp =,
do that, from your ultimate acqusintspeo
with the principles upon which our Govern.
ment is based, aud the opei alton Of oil Of IL.
mac hinery, you are entirely comrs,eu, 10
give upsn this as upon oil other questions Of
q like character, correct Information: and
being anxious myself, ne many others are. ia
possess correct views with regard to this sub.
ject, ! desire you. valuable as ] know Won,
time TO be, TO devote a moment in giving an
answer to the following inierroga,ory:
do you believe that State has a r,b,
20 secsds from tho Union p
I BY answering this question, sir. you will
confer favor upon meny Of your country.
men here, who believe, as do, that an oplD
ion Of yours, thus expressed, would 90 very
far toward quoting the exci,smen, tina, the
agitation Of this subject has produced IN this
section Of the Union.
With profound admiration for your char
acier as an American statesman, snd sincere
regard for you as an American ci,izen,
am, SIR, ysur obedIent servant.
July 20, 1851.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
Result i'm the District.
Duekerx'. mi. 1907 DsheLt.s GO

Dcckery's mi. 1907 Dsbefry's GOO
Condsr's box is left out Cadaeil got As
and Dockery 5, which makes Cen. D. ma.
jority 1864.
We have no reiaras from any olher Dis.
tfct except the lst. Cliugman viii distance
Gather. In our next We shslI perhaps be
able to give HE result in The STATE.
The Union party Is carrying ueaily every
thing before II IN Alabama, and We hope the
same result awaits II IN Georgia and Misss
sipp.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13
ZOE rus CHARLOTTE JOURNAL.

Mr.. Editor In publishing the communi
cation from a Traveller in your paper
OF the 30lh ulimo, you made q mlsprint il
a quotation, which in justice TO the author
should be corrected, ii is used in speaking o.
The Forrest city" Savannah, and should
read thus, /" Here the snow spirit, never
comes; here the forrest trees are never strip
ped Of their green eorone; aud hare spring
filings her flowers in The lap Of winter" The
unfortunate error strips the authors idea oI
its beauty ard spirit, ard hoTe YOU vii
publish this as a correction aud oblige yours
TRAVELLER,
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13

We trust and believe that this 10 a correct
statement Of Northern sentiment, for upon
ito truth. depend The salvation Of the Union,
and the peace and happiness Of our beloved
Country Fayetteville Obserrer.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-08-13

msny reasons il was thought more prudent
TO defer the Demonstration on that place.
OF the five regiments nov ia Havana, two
are counted on as friendly TO the patriots.
If the revolution i. successful 10 the rest OF
The Island, it is believed that, with so strong
a detachment of the troops in Havana in their
favor, there will be no difficulty 10 efiecting
the capiulaiien of that city. The force Of
troops in Havana does aei reach 5000, as the
regiments are not all full, and ESQ are repor.
ted on the sick list. The patriots have
therefore determined 10 raise the country a
round, in which they will be aided by two
souadrous of Rural Guards, and when theft
force is sufficiently strong and consolidated
they will march upon Havana. Eight hun
bred Creoss in that city have organized ie
90 into the Vuelia Absjo TO assist the move
/ ment there.
/ Gen. Lopez has certain information OF the
disstfec,ion Of the ST.. Louis regiment, sta
toaed al Malauzls. This 10 the regiment
which it was found impossible 10 sc, to march
on Cardena., when The expedlliso landed a
that place last year. Puerto Principe, ~hers
The frs, declaration was made, had been do
serted by all but women and children. Troops
had been sent there, but they found no enc
mes to attack. The old Spaniards, through
out the island, including the Government OF
hcials, were very downcast. The rest o
the intelligence communicated 10 Gen. Lo
peg relates to details which, thong h valuable
and important to him, would not be very IN
leresting 10 our readers ~. o. Della
Aps. /.
Since the above was in type, We have seeI
a statement of the affair from the Captain
General of Cuba who represents the who'll
4 revolt to be suppressed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16

INTERNAL MACHINE. FOR TuE
CUBANs-A person IN Norfolk, Va
writes to-the Z ubab Junta ia New
York plollerillg them the use ii
eight 'lnlernal externlinating seven
barrel guns Each instrument, Ill
says, Will discharge two hundred
ounce and a-haIl balls per second.
the discharge being made as fast al
the piece can be aimed. The eiehI
machines would thus discharge siIl
teen hundred balls per second,
moving down, be says, to a cert
talnty, any enemy that dared 10 apt
preach. One man is required q
work each machine. One man|
could, therefore, discharge I2O00
balls per hour
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16
Legal Ratfs Of Interest, with the
Penalty for USlry.

Penalty for USFy.
Mairl le, 6 per cent; forfeit Of the
claim.
New Hampshire, 6 per cent; for.
Fleit of thrice the usury.
Vermont, 6per cent; recovery in
action and costs.
Massachusetts,, 6 per cent; forfeit
ol thrice the tsury.
Rhode Island, 6 per cent; forfeit
of the usury and interest Oh the
debt.
Connection, 6 per cent; forfeit
! Of the whole debt.
New York, 7 per cent; usurious
contracts void.
New Jersey, per cent; forfeit
OF the whole debt.
PehusyIvania ., 6 per cent; forfeit
Of the whole debt.
DeIau are, s per cent;/forfeit of
tAe whole Gebt.
Maryland, 6 per cert; on tobacco
contracts 8; usurious contracts void.
Virginia, 8 percent; forfeit dou-
Die the ustry.
North Carolina, 6 per cent; con-
tracts for us6ry void; forfeit double
the usuryIl
Soulh G arolina, I per cent; for
felt Of E/interest and premium taken
: $ itl/ costs.
Georgia, s per cent; forfeit thrice
The usury.
Alabama, s per cent; 70 rfeit inte-
rest and usury.
Mississippi, s per cent; by con-
tract 10; usury recoverable ia ac-
ton for debt.
louisiana, 5 per cent; bank in
terest s; contract s; beyond con
.tract, interest void.
Tennessee, 6 per cent; usurious
contracts void.
Ken lucky, s per cent; usur J re
coverabie with costs.
! Ohio, 6per cent; usurious con-
tracts i old.
India ana,6 per cent; a fin Of
double the excess.
IN. /. L,lI
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16

Cp'n-Hogs.-The growing cora
crop promises to be the most abun-
dant there has been for years; and
We find on enquiry that there is an
evident scarcity Of hogs to feed it to.
Three dollars and fifty cents pcr
hundred gross is freely offered fer
hogs fit for leedings but farmets wpo
have hogs prefer feeding them their
corn TO selling at this price. Umcs5
there should spring UP some foreign
demand, we do not see what is to be
done with tie large surplus Of corn
that@ill be left in the country after
Gittening the limited number Of hogs
tbat-are ON hand.- A'e'o tasHe'(fa)
Coa5er.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16
TUESDAY, SEPTEnDER lt, 1857.
plYETTE EIIrLE, TEhN.,.
Ydn could have heard

uu CodiN ildhc hSttiH
The bealihg Of their pulses while he spoke
And when his hour expired, such
wonders had he wrought in the minds
of Lis hearers, that the cry of "Go
on 5go onr' Was heard throughout
the immense assembly. The orator
Proceeded for more than an hour lon
ger, and at the conclusion OF his at-
dress took q collection for the colo
nization Sbciety. Those who 50 re-
Gently we're ready to tear him to
pieces now rushed eagerly forward
to contribute in aid Of the great
cause The collection that day was
the ldrgest received by Dr. Bascom
In any city Of the South, with the
Single exception of the city Of Nash
Vile.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-09-16

a g.eat IGriosify.-Ee saw yes
tertlaT one Of the greatest curiosities
eyer exhibited III this city. It was
a negro boy about fiveyears old, born
III III Shelby county, from jet black
parents, and while about one-half OF
his body was as black as The skin of
his parents, the other half is as white
and fair as the Skin ofeany Rhite
person. On the white poflidn there
are numerous small black spots, and
on the black portion several white
spots Take him all. in all, he is
about, as odd loolsingss specimen: Of
humaIlity as we haze ever seen. He
belongs to Mr.. Jos. II, Oliver, but
such / curiosity should. b, in Bar
NUNS possession. AYE understand
he viii be exhibited Though tic
country.-L0u, t@grs : si,