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Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-31

RiDIcuLous. The Presidential discussions in the
House of Representatives bad all sides; but Mr.
Cabe. Wing, of Florida, threw the first brick, and
so started 1t. Wilmington Journal
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-31

Wake Superior Court is in session here this week,
his Honor Judge Dick presiding. We hear of no
cases of general importance to be tried. ....
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-31

According to the Tamudical arrangement the ele-
ments of the Jewish faith consist of thirteen articles.
We present them to readers, supposng that most
of them have some curiosity upon the subject:
l. We believe in the existence OF a SUPREME
BEING, who created, governs, and sustains The Uni
verse.
H. We believe that this Being is the ONLY true
and living God, the ONLY Divine Being, ONLY ONE
IN UNITY, and without plurality in any what
ever.
III. We belive that God is incorporeal and ucom-
prehensble, that He has never put the figure
body of any thing in Cgeation, and that there is moth
ing like him in the Universe.
". We believe that God is without beginning
and without end, and that He is the ONLY ETERNAL
BEING.
V. We believe that God regns ALONE over the
Universe that there exists no Mediator between man
and his Maker, and that il is proper to pray HIM
only, and through the merits of any other being.
vi. We believe that the Prophets were the ONLY
persons inspired by God, and that all their words
VII. We believe that Moses was the greatest of
the Prophets, and that none has appeared like
him.
VIII. We believe that the Divine Law in our pos
session. is that which delivered to Fathers
by Moses, and that all Divine communication ceased
with Maachi-the last of the Prophets.
TX. We believe that the Divine Law delivered by
Moses, will never be changed altered.
x. We believe that God knows all thoughts
and actions.
XI. We believe that G od rewards all who observe
His commands, and Furnishes those who transgress
them.
XII. We believe that the Messiah announced by
the Prophet is not come-the Prophecies in relation
10 his coming not being fulfilled.
XIII. We believe that the soul is lMMo RIAL, and
we shall be accountable for actions in the life to
come.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-31

IMPORTS GRAIN THE ZoLL-VERE1N. The
following official announcement ispublished at WASH
ington: l.... sid.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, March %.
Information has been received from Charles Graebe,
ESQ.,, y. S. Consul for Hesse Cassel, Hesse Darn
stadt and Hanover, that in consequence of the
raj deficiency in the last crop of grain, and the high
price occasioned thereby, the States composing the
Zol-Verein of Germany have passed Decree, that
from the present month to the first of September
next. grains, legumes and flour be imported into
the Zoll-Verein free of duty.
The import duty grain previous to the said de-
cree about seven cents bushel, and that on flour
amounted to prohibition, being dollars and fifty
cents per barrel.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-31

Coop! The Hon. John Appleton. of Maine, told
the Wings, in capital speech delivered in the House
on the 18th instant, that what they had been listen
ing to and calling discord' in the Democratic ranks,
was only the tuning IF The Instruments preparatory
to '' harmonious BURST from full band at the Bal
timore Convention. Ii -. -I-.--- Ill IL :
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-31

HINTS FOR YOUNG LADns. If any young woman
waste in trivial amusements the prime season for i'm
Provement, which is between the ages of sixteen and
twenty. they regret bitterly the loss, when they come
TO feel themselves interior in knowledge 10 almost
every they converse with and above all if thew
should ever be mothers when they feel their inability
TO direct or assist the pursuits Of their Children they
find ignorance severe modification and real evil
Let this animate their industry, and let a modest
opinion of their capacities be an encouragement to
them In their endeavors after knowledge. A modest
understanding, with diligent and well directed appli-
cation, will go much farther than more lively geni-
u.s. if attended with Impotence and inattentio6 which
too often accompany quick parts 1t is not for want
Of capacity that SO many such trifinp in.
siPd companions, SO Unqualified for the friendship
and conversation of sensible man, for the task OF
governing and instructing family; it is often from
the neglect of exercising the talents which they real
~ have and from emitting TO cultivate taste for in
teectua improvement; by this neglect they lose the
sincerest pleasures which would remain when almost
every other forsakes hem-of which neither fortune
nor age can deprive them. and which would be a
comfort and resource in almost every possible stua-
ton in life. Mrs. Chonon.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-31

ROADS ARE CIvILlzERs. Mr.. Sumner, in a recent
speech, uttered the following philosophical reflections
upon the agency of roads in advancing civilization ::
Where roads not, civilization cannot be and
civilization advances roads extended. By these
religion and knowledge are diffused; intercourse of
all kinds is promoted the producer, the
er, and the consumer all brought together
commerce is quckened; markets opened prop
erty wherever touched by these lines, is changed as
by magic rod, into Values and the great current
of travel like that of classic fable, of
the rivers of our own California, hurres in channel
of golden sand. The roads. together with the laws
of ancient Rome, now better remembered than
her victories. The Flamnian and Appian ways
trod by returning proconslus and tributary kings
still remain benifcent representatives Of depart
ed grandeur. Under God, the road and The schoomas-
ter are the two chief agents of human improvement.
The education begun by the schoolmaster is expand
ed liberaIized and completed. by the intercourse with
the world and this intercourse finds new oppoitunI
ties and inducements in every road that is built"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-02

The Fayetteville Observer of the 29th ult dis
putes assertion to the effect that the communi-
cation in the Tarboro Southerner. to which it refer
red few days since, complimentary to Mr.. Kerr
at the expense of Mr.. Reid, was not written by an
Edgecombe Democrat, but by bitter whig.'' 1t
says that until it has better authority than the
Journals denial upon authority it prefers to rely
upon the statements heretofore made.
The Observer is perfectly welcome, of course, &c
please itself. We, however, knew what we stated
and did not make our denial upon authority. We
do not wish to bring forward names, the owners o.
which may not desire notoriety, but have them, in
GLIDING the name of the correspondent alluded to
who has uniformly voted the Wing ticket. He is
however of the number of States Rights Wings, anc
might very fairly be such, and yet disagree will
the high Federal notions of Mr. Kerr upon nation
al politics If the Observer and the other Federal
list papers choose to pursue this matter will pror
what we say-not to please them, but to vindicat
the truth
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-02
The Next Lesislatnre-To the Democratic Party.

The Next Legislature.-To the Democratic Party.
The important issues depending upon the election
which will take place on the 9th day of next month";
urge, nav, force upon the attention of every Demo
crat the necessity and proprety of using every hon
orable effort to secure favorable result The next
Legislature will choose United States Senator for
six years from the 4th of next March will divide
the State into Congressional districts for the next
ten years. and into State Senatorial districts for the
next twenty and will also apporton members OF the
House of Commons for the same length OF time. 1t
will also have before it the question OF Equal Stuff
rage or of an unlimited Convention at the dctaton
of bare majority The Judiciary system will most
probably come before it for change revisal and
perhaps other matters of Importance connected with
Internal improvements. 1t will therefore, be easily
seen, that the coming session OF the Legislature
will be one of the most-if not the mest-important
in the history of the State and may decide the fate
of parties for years to come. Under these clrcum'
stances. feel it duty to urge upon our demo-
cratic friends in the various counties OF this district
and of all others that circulation reaches to be
up and doing. Where they have as yet brought out
no candidates for the Legislature. no time should
be lost in getting their very strongest men IN
to the field; where. unfortunately, the running
of two Democratic candidates endangers the
ascendency of the party by allowing Wing to run
in by our divisions active and energetic measures
should be adopted prevent the evil effects of this
state of thing-to either reconcile set aside alto
gether the opposing candidates. In the last Legis-
lature the strongly Democratic county of Columbus
fwas mis-represented by Wing, and all through our
divisions We regret to learn that the same result
is threatened this time, from the operation of the
same causes. Our friends in Columbus can prevent
this, and they owe it to themselves to do Not a
member can be spared in the coming Legislature,
and the party expects every man and every county
to do its duty. These same remarks will apply to
other counties similarly situated.
We are not aware that any steps have yet been
taken in Bladen with regard to bringing out candid
ates for the Senate and House of Commons. We
should oe happy to receive and publish any call OF
communication from our Bladen friends upon this
subject
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-02
Arrival of the Atlantic.

The American steamship Atlantic, arrived at New
York the Goth inst with Liverpool dates to ii q
10TH being four days later than previous advices -
The Liverpool papers notice decline of I'd. Id
per pound in Cotton. No change in Indian Corn
Jenny Lind and her husband had arrived in Eng
land There is an increase in the circulation of the
Irish bank last month to the amount of G63. GOO.
IRISH INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION On Thursday,
June 10th, the Irish Industrial Exhibition opened ia
the city of Cork in the Corn Exchange very much
enlarged by temporary additions The grand saloon is
1872 feet long So broad, and so high 1t is of wood,
we'll lighted by windows and strip of glass along
the roof There is good display of poplins, laces
and other fabrics a>number of handsome specimens
of sculpture and painting; very fine organ by Tel
ford, and handsome fountain. The Exhibition is
altogether very satisfactory It was formally open
by the Lord Lieutenant. the Earl of Eglinton, and
his Countess, with much ceremony, and q brilliant
crowd was in attendance.
FRANCE M. Emile de Girardin, in reply to Gen.
Changarnier's denial through the London Times. re-
iterates his assertion, that in March, 194S, that Cen
eral proposed to Ledru Rollin to put himself at the
head of u. 900 troops, to invade England. and to
frequently boasted on the benches of the National
Assembly of having made the proposal. fact that
is certified bv NJ. Matthew (de la Drnme.)
The stamp returns show a falling off in the circu-
lation of the Paris newspapers of 239 900 copies for
Nav, as compared with that for April, caused. n
doubt by the restrictions imposed on the press with
regard the publ cation of news and of leading
ticles.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-02
Political Movements.

IT Is SAID, that Messrs. Toombs and Stephens, of
Georgia. will take early occasion in the House to OPP
pose the nomination of Scott; Mr.. Gentry, of Ten
nessee, vehemently opposes it.
Mr. TowNsHEED, Democratic Free Soiler from
Ohio took occasion in the House of Representatives,
the 23d inst, to define his position in opposition
to the action of the Democratic Convention. He OPP
poses both nominations and platform. Mr.. Gid
dings a Wing Free Soer from the same State, fol-
lowed in denunciation of both parties.
"A BILL has passed both Houses of Congress, for
the establishment of Branch Mint at San Francis
THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, after some dis
CUSTOM passed, on Saturday morning. by ten ma
ority, the Land Bill reported by Mr.. Henry Bennett
of New York, from the Committee on Public Lands,
proposing to grant public lands all the States at
the rate of one hundred and fifty thousand for
each Senator and Representative in Congress and
to each of the organized territories and the District
of Columbia, one hundred and fifty thousand acres.
The States of Missouri, Alabama, Iowa, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Arkan
sas California Illinois and Indiana, to apply their
share in the construction of Railroads; and the re-
mainder of the States to expend their grants for ed
| ucational purposes. All the land granted by any
act during the present session OF congress 20 any
State to aid in the construction of any Railroad
therein, to be deducted from the amount granted by
This act to such State :
THE COMMERCIAL, of last Tuesday, contains a COM
muncation signed" G. NJ" placing before the peo-
pie of this county the name of w. A. Wright, Esq,
candidate for the Legislature. We take it for
granted that this movement has been made with
out MIR. Wright's knowledge consent; since, a.
part from all other considerations little reflection
must convince any one, that however party lines
might be overstepped, at times involving few no
political issues the present is not of those times
but the contrary the political complexion of the
State for years. perhaps may depend upon the issue
of the coming contest. Under these circumstances,
no gentleman of the opposite party. however high
his character may be, can reasonably look for any
prospect of success in canvass for political office
before the people of New Hanover county.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-02


Ha~We give to-day, according to promise, the Of
fetal platform of the Wing Convention We must
say, however, that there is something in the whole
affair for which we cannot account. 1t seems from
the record, that the PLATFORM originally publish
led; had been printedin the Baltimore and Washing
ton papers for days before the adjournment of the
Convention. These papers had unquestionably been
seen by every member of that Convention, and their
report of its doings read and commented upon. 1t
lis certainly strange, them that single delegate
rose in his place to complain of the misrepresenta-
tion-that OF the officers of the Convention said
ia word about it--that MIR. Ashmun, of Mass, by
whom the platform was reported, pemitteda glaring
fly erroneous statement to go abroad throughout the
length and breadth of the land and to pass without
contradiction for three four days, during which
the Convention in session; and that, with
hundreds of axous eyes scanning every syllable such
Ian mportant variation should never have been dis
covered until after the adjournment of the Conven-
ton. Those who can see through all this, wiser
and shrewder than we can pretend 10 be. It may
be all So and the President Vice Presidents and Sec
retares say it So but hoC it can be so deponent
saith not. 1T is passing strange. There is some
screw loose, and it viii shortly be seen where the
.defect lies.-Daify Journal 28th vlt.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-02
Something like Hypocrisy.

The new Liquor Law enacted in Massachusetts pro-
hibts the dstilIaon manufacture of any spirituous
compound intended for consumption within the State,
but places restriction upon that made for sale in
other States. What the fathers - of Massachusetts
look upon poison " 10 their own people, they re-
gard quite good enough for the rest of mankind
chen there is any money TO be made BY the operation.
Holy men in Massachusetts!
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-02
some who Saw and Knows"

To the Editor of the Republic:
SIR Your correspondent, Zone who and
knows" both saw and knew too much.
l. An examination of the official records shows
that the allegation of " One who saw and knows
that Gen. Pierce not in single battle in Mexi-
CO. is not true
2. Gen Pierce personally led his command into
action at Contreras the day of the 10Th August
and fell with his horse far in the 'front.' exposed
severe fire of shells from the camp and of muskelry
from the troops of the enemy. This is referred
the official reports
8. At Molno del Rey, Gen. Pierce brought up his
command under fire in fine order: and there are
officers now in this city who witnessed his gallant
conduct that occasion.
4. Gen. Pierce Joined his command before dawn
on the morning of the l4th fully expecting the city
would be stormed at after dawn. Quitman
himself never knew till after daylight that the city
was evacuated: Moreover, the firing had not ceased
the evening before. There was street fight near.y
the whole of the 18th, in which many officers and
men killed and wounded So much for the
statement of One who saw and knows"
D. Gen. Pierce did not come home by the first
train, as stated by " One who saw and knows"
! Considering the ill-health of Gen. Pierce and
his first untoward accident it matter of surprise
that he did as much duty as he did. Tt is matter
of surprise that he ventured to lead his command
into action at Churubusco. 1t is matter of sur
prise that he left his bed the night of the 18th
and 18th. where he had been confined by severe
sickness for some thirty-six hours, and Joined hi.
command.
/ If the curious wish to know more about this. lie
them inquire of Captain Hardcastle, Topogra phica
Engineers, whose room he occupied in Worth's quar-
tiers during this time.
7. do not know who your correspondent, " Ont
who saw and knows is. He may have been in the
valley of Mexico, hut he certainly does not know
what he af6rms. There in this city men wht
did both see and know-the writer of this among
the number-who will not let his injurious imputa
tions upon gallant man pass without rebuke. y
have reason to believe that every officer of the " Oh
Army will sustain me in what have written.
8. The frie' DIS of Gen Pierce simply claim tina
in his service in Mexico he did his duty as a son O
the Republic that he eminently patriotic dis
interested, and gallant and that it has added Ian
rel to his beautiful civic wreath AS citizen, b.
has been ready to make sacrifices for his country
AS soldier and commander he has shown gallantr,
before the enemy, and was eminenly the friend ant
father of his command OLD ARMY.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-02

Under the above head, the Fayetteville Observer
of the goth endeavors to prove that several promi-
nent Democrats in the last Legislature of the State
assented to the radical and unconstitutional doctrine
of submitting the organic law of the State in effect,
to the caprice of bare majority; and, in order to
do so, quotes from report upon negro slavery, in
which the abstract right of secession is asserted to-
gether with the claim of majority of the people of
North Carolina, acting through the organized au-
tbores of the State to the sole and undivided ale
glance of all her citizens.
We cannot see what this has to do with the mat
ter although the Observer fancies that does for it
says: These Democrats Nessrs. Clarke, Avery
Caldwell, and Person. assert that majority of the
people of the State have right destroy the Union
and thereby destroy entirely the Constitution of
North Carolina" etc. Now, we had supposed that
the Constitution of North Carolina had been formed
in seventy-six-long before the present Union-that
it had existed in full force after the formation of the
present Federal Constitution, while North Carolina
stood aloof from the Union and was party to it..
The Constitution of North Carolina is creature of
the Union it is one of its CREATORS 1t is sheer
fallacy, however, to mix these things up with a.
mendments to the Constitution, with which they
have no sort of connection The design nevertheless,
is evident 1t is distract attention-to substitute
false but plausible issues for the real ones, and thus
save the Observers party candidate from the con-
demnation which his political sins subject him to
at the hands of the people. 1t will not do. Reid
will gain in every Western county except, perhaps,
Rutherford. where there may be some falling off,
since the very remarkable change in that county at
the last Gubernatorial election arose, in great
measure, from local causes, which will operate with
much less force at this time; upon the whole. how
ever Reid will considerably more than maintain his
ground in the West if information be at all cor.
rect and in the East he will gain largely.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-02

Rag~We live and learn. We find things out that
we had never thought of before For instan &c, we
learn from an article in the Herald of last Wednes-
day, headed Democratic Acceptances" that a
reliance upon Providence is very wrong thing; and
that the expression of such the part of the Dem
ocratc nominee for the Presidency is g simply nau
seating. This may he the opinion of the Editor of
the Herald and do not wish to interfere with his
peculiar views in the matter but cannot believe
that it is improper for gen tleman, accepting a
nomination, lin this equivalent to election
to the highest and most responsible Office EARTH
to express some little reliance upon ga power supe
rior to all human mig ht'-some little consciousness
of his own weakness It cannot surely have come to
this, in a country protesting to be christian. The
Editor of the Herald cannot surely be serious, and
yet it is not proper subject for jestng
SEM1-W EEKLY.-We pleased to learn from the
last number of the Gollsboro Republican & Patriot,
that that excellent Democratic paper is soon to be
published sem-weekly, while the weekly will be
considerably enlarged, The Republican will do
good service in the coming canvass, and should be
literally encouraged by all the friends of the party
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-02

sss~It has been asserted and perhaps with some
foundation in truth that Mr.. Clay had expressed a
desire for the election of Pierce Scott This as
sertion however. have copied into col
umns, because it was only rumor and took no def
mite and responsible shape. 1t has also been stated
that after the unsuccessful ballottng in the Wing
Convention up to Saturday night, and the adjourn
ment then without any result Mr. Fillmore tele-
graphed to his friends to go for Webster and save
the Wing party This we stated in our paper, be-
eving it to be fact and still believe it to be
message, telegraphc verbal to that effect sras
received from Mr.. Fillmore and circulated among
the members of the convention. The fact of the
message has been admitted to us by Wing delegates
to the Baltimore convention as being substantially
correct. Ii will not do now for the Fillmore whig
papers, which first gave this matter publicity to try
and swallow it in order to prove their newborn de-
votiOn to Scott.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-02

PEACHES, The Editor Of the Mobile Tribune saw
some very fine peaches in that city the 2lst ult..
which were of very fine favor, and grown in the
neigh horhood