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az Our readers will recollect that during the
latter part of Mr.. Flmores administration the coup-
try was aroused nearly every month by accounts of
improper and insolent conduct on the part of the
Cuban authorities towards American vessels. Ships
carrying the United States Mails searched shots
were fired over and about them, and American cit.
zens visiting Cuba subjected to annoyance and
sometimes insult. These things have passed away
with Wing rule The instruments of despotism in
Cuba kno0 oho is in poeer nop in this country
they know that if they attempt the conduct they
hibited during Mr.. Fillmore's administration, they
will be instantly called to an account
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The New CoNEr VISIBLE. Prof Bond, of the
Cambridge Observatory, states that the comet dis
covered on the 10th of juno, by NJ Klinkerfues, is
now visible to the naked eye, in the West at about
an hour after sunset Its nucleus is of the bright
ness of star Of the third magnitude tail of one
or two degrees in length also be distinguished
extending upward. This interesting object has been
observed by astronomers for one two months past
during which time it has been gradually increasing
in brightness Substance from the sun is now thirty
millions of miles; but from the earth it is two or three
times more remote
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Usll, naner but no deduction will be made any but
yearly will be inserted for oneurh
less than the regular charge.
Professional or business Cards. not exceeding FIVE lines
will be inserted in either the Weekly Weekly, for
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pers for $40 for six months SIS for twelve months
The paper will be sent to advertisers for six months
or by the year, free of charge
Subscribers and others who may wish to send money
the Editor do so at all times BY mail and at his risk
Receipts for all sums will be promptly transmitted.
Letters to the Editor must come free of postage.
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KENTUCKY. The Hon. Mr. breckenridge election
to Congress from Kentucky, against ex-governor
Letcher, one of the strongest and most eloquent and
popular Wings in the State-the battle ground " Mr.
Clays district" too-is event great significance
and importance. 1t does not indicate any dsaproval
of the conduct of the new administration, certainly
Whg writer speaking of this contest thus alludes
to the two candidates
fletcher and Breckenridge canvass the district
together, speaking once and sometimes twice every
day. had often heard of Gov. Letcher as an unri-
vailed stump orator, but he must be heard to be ap-
precated. His forcible style and manner, and his
inexhaustble fund of anecdote, inimitable, and
the effect upon promscuous crowd indeseribable.
He is protect veteran in the Whig ranks Although
L can seldom see anything in a democrat can ap-
prove, much less applaud, am constrained to say
that Major Breckenridge is one of the most gifted
men in the nation. He is very youthful in appear
ance tall and commanding with black hair and fash
ing eyes His gestures are rapid and graceful, his
language pure and impassoned and in every respect
he is certainly model of beauty manliness and ell
oquence. / have heard many speakers, from Daniel
Webster down to jealous democratic leader in Erie
but for pure soustirring eloquence, John c. Breck-
enridge stands unrivalled Were he Whig he would
certainly be worthy to wear the mantle of Henry
Clay. -a
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TnE CRops ln EuRorE n

TIE CRoPs m EUROPA The late accosmts ftom
Europe are Of . character to awaken much interest
The circular Of Joseph Surge & Co, states thasi
crops are worse than in anysyear since 1915: ffsf
potatoes win be shorter than since ls4a: that the
wants Of England win equal 10 600 900 qrs Of erain
IA quantity larger than ever before. France win
also want large quantity, although the government
has foolishy made arrangements to have our uuoted
less in August in order to allay fea The eject tha
the large import Of grain into England may have
upon exchanges excites fears But England has ex-
ported 100000 lbs. of her products the six
months Of 1853 than last year in thessame period,
and these are to be paid for from Ill quarterz and
continental exports are depended upon to sustan the
exchanges under the corn imports.
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piece of silver be dipped into solution Of chro-
mate of potash, decomposed by sulphuric acid,
ty-two parts by weight of water, three Of chromste
of potash, and four of sulphuric acidl the parts of
the silver immersed in the solution quickly assume
ly when the silver is quite pure, and diminshes in
proportion to the quality of alloy mixed with It. OF
course this process will not hold good when coat
ing Of silver has been deposited piece Of white
metal &C. in such cases ss plated or electrotyped
filed off; upon trial by this process, the German sil-
yer will remain of white color.s No other metals
give the same order silver when submitted to this
test; copper, zinc &c, are acted upon by the solu
ton, but not colored as IN case of silver s.,z
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SUPREME COURT.

Mr.. ArKM The following gentlemen have been
licensed by the Supreme Court, now in session at
this place. to practice law in the Superior Courts
q B. Vance, of Buncombe; A r. Gather, Burke !;
J. T. Graves, Surry WI Hill, Guiford; A. j.
Stedman, Stokes; Eugene F. Clewell, Watauga; A
N. Scales, Rockingham; E. NJ. Campbell, Ireden.
The following gentlemen received County Court
license Louis E. Henry, of Wake county j. T.
Dula, of Caldwell; William Ducker Buncombe; |;
Riley b. Cannon, Buncombe: j. L. Alexander and
7. II. Alexander, Mecklenburg.
Opinions have been delivered in the following
cases, viz: -,
By NASH, G. j. Shoemaker vs. Hall, from Macon
Judgment reversed and venire de novo.
A. j. Patton VS.. Macon-amercement- dis
charged.
State VS.. Zachary, from acknowledgement reversed
and venire de novo awarded Fs-sE e,-.,s,r.s-a
By PEARSON, j., Wills VS. Forney Forney, in
Equity from Rutherford-Bill dismissed, but without
costs as to Thomas Forney.
State VS.. Hauser, from Lncoln-judgment af
firmed.
Bryson vs.. Slagle, from Henderson-judgm af-
frmed.
By BATTLE, j. State VS. Graves, from Macon-
venire de novo
State VS.. Alternately, from Lincoln Judgment af-
firmed and judgment arrested
Heirs of j. G. Blount VS.. Lunsford, from Bum
combe-judgment affirmed. -
Morganton, August IL, 1853.
AsheriUe Neus
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Intellect can't bear fashionable refinement. and
dies under it one or two generations. nyou would
select youth who ID likely to make his mark IN the
world, take one who is carting mud in clam shell
wagon or building houses in the sand; and not the
delicate baby who is fandIing China lap dog on the
parior carpet. Daniel Webster's father made cra-
die for little Dan out Of pine log, with an axe an
anger; and Lewis Cass was rocked by his staid New
Hampshire mother, IN second hand sugar trough
The greatest architects for the manufacture of gen
us are Poverty and Repub3icanism-
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The GLORIOUS TRIUMPH. We are not of those who
would indulge in shouts ofexutaton over the pros
trate and mangled form of fallen foe yet we fed
inclined to congratulate friends on the victory we
have won in Tennessee. The Gibraltaof Whiggery
has been taken by storm, and the flag ofdemecracy,,
radiant with the principals Of eternal truth, wares
from its high battements sTennessee-gorious for,
the valor of her sons-their patriotism and magma
DImty-no longer is arrayed under the black banner
of Vermont abolitionism. The graves of Jackson 9
and Polk--those haowed spots to which the eyes Of
ed and rescued from the possession of their enemies
The " mechanic statesman, Andrew johnson, has
clipped the wings of the "eagle orator n and now.
The struck eagle lies upon the plain - ~ =
No more through rolling clouds TO soar again. -
We confess that at the election of johnson we feel
more than ordinary graticaton. Wewere the first (
to nail his banner to our masthead as the candidate
OF our party for governor and the result has shown-
that johnson was the man for the democracy-the
man for the people We are, If possible, more than
ever convinced of the virtue, the integrity ofte peo-
pie In defiance Of the opposition in some and cold
hesitatng support which amounted to opposition In
others OF our par y, johnson is elected by major-
ty gaeater than any democrat has received In thie
State since the days Of jackson Every means too,s
was used by the whig press to defeat him No alse-
hood, no slander, Misrepresentation no subtefugs
has been too mean for it to adopt injufe him. Yet
the virtue and intelligence of the people of the State
have sgnaly rebuked such foul conduct and put
their feet upon the authors of it The poor aborng
youth too, has been taught to lift mp his head and
urge his way to the temple of fame and power. He >
has been taught the lesson that poverty and obscu.
rty matter not; that if he but labor for his coun-
tys good he shall be rewarded, and his name writ
ten high in the catalogue Of her worfhies II An
drew Johson the poor tailor boy rude and unletter
ed thrust out among strangers could rise to the chief
magistracy of proud Commonwealth, he too, may
"join the march to fame" The mechanic is taught
not to despise the occupation by which he earns y
ivelihood-or he beholds his fellow aborers rewsr.
ded with the proudest honors of his country. An Z
men are taught that greatness lies not IN long nc
of ilustrious ancestry, in the boarded wealth Of
the rich but s.r-7 = ~ szsz.-sS -. = t.S -
"That mind-nlind alone go xS<s-s@<4
Hath light, and life, and joy, and hopes ess !
Again we congratulate our friends on the victory
we have gained. sr- = Chattanooga aperscss
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The PAc1F1c ROAD. The Petersburg Democrat
says: "a despatch published in our issue of this
morning states that the articles of the Union upon the
Pacific railroad and the speeches of the Secretaries
are not understood in Washington to reflect the
opinions of the President and other members of the
cabinet Our readers may recolect, that some weeks
ago we took occasion to remark that we had the very
best authority for saying that neither the President
nor Attorney General approved the measure as
government project We have little doubt but that
the correspondent of the New York Herald is correct
in his statement. From what we know Of the strict
construction views of the distinguished Secretary of
the Navy, we think we authorized to place him,
too among the list of dissentients.
jB We learn that thus fsf some eight or ten
Sherias have settled with the. public officers The
time for settling expires the 1st Of October.
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] sNuMBERsa87,



In the AsWeekly Reester' q ithe ~ instant -
under the head Men and their DoingAR e letter
No. 28, from Washington Correspond 6nt, IN khich
the bill to set apart and pledge certain falf5 o -
Internal Improvements, passed at the I'd ssssi6s1
14th Congress, but returned by Mr. Madison srifI1 k
his objections to 1t for the want of consttutfohal
power topass it The writer commits many fnistak kes
and especially does great injustice to one Of the be
and most faithful public servants this or my othef
people ever had He sets down g North Cxrofin6 81 s
ayes snd noes absent including Macon - IT Is
strange he did not know that North Cafolns then had
13 members in the House of Representatives, and
still more strange he should be ignorant that Mr. g
Macon was member of the Senate at the time s =
The truth of History is North Carolina gas 3 q =.
ayes and noes-Mr. Macon's successor being pfes-
ent, and voting with the noes-6 only being absent;
the vote was the last day of the session. and ON
the question, Shall the bill pass, notwithstand-
ing the Presidents objections ~" The Bin Tas pre- =
sented to the President that day, and almost @
mediately returned. Mr.. Macon being member Of
the Senate voted against the bill in all its stages
upon the several amendments offered in that body
always voted to weaken the claim Of power as-,
serted by the friends of the measure. - = -, - -
This explanation is due to the members of Nofffae5
Carolina who were not derelict they repre-
sented to have been, and especially is it due to Mr.
Macon against whom charges of neglect of duty =
can never be preferred with any semb&nce Of truth.
He scds not the to be Gbscnt from, his posf and =
the record of his very long and emiheufy useful
public life shows that he was upon all occasions
even the most trivial upulously exact in atten-
dance upon al his duties. ~ 80 sssJSss 49,
- ONE WHO KNOWS -
Arro7
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Texas IMPROVING. The Texas correspondent of
the New York Times estimates that upwards Of two
hundred thousand emigrants have settled in Texas
within the past year. Railroad and Common School
Education the two prominent topics of converse.
ton. The ihext Legislature, it Is Thought, win ap-
point commission to mature scheme for the State
to embrace the whole course of complete education
from the lowest Primary School to or more State
Universities. ~ 81 3 -.
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MIR. CLINGMAN's TRIUMPH.

MR.. CLINGMANS TRIUMPH. :
We publish below, from the Asheville News, the
official vote in the 9Th District from which it will be
seen that Mr. Clingmans majority is 1882 He leads
Col. Gather in every County except in Wilkes
County hopelessly Federal:
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Saloon cars have been introduced ON the Hudson
River Railroad They are luxuriously fitted up with
with especial reference to the exclusion of dust and
the free admission Of cir. - -.-.-E
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Newport Was - crowded part of last week Hat
bids had to be nAde up in the bowling saloons. -
Saturday and Sunday week It is said $40 arriyet
there. -
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Black-secretary of the Commonwealth.
Banks auditor general
Brawley-surveyor general.
Bickel-Sate treasurer.
Here is Battery not teasily Broken down-a COM
bination of busy BIS that hold the purse and sword
and almost the laws in their grasp. The watch.word
is :" look out for the B's.n
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Terms of Advertising.

Advertisements not exceeding fourteen lines will be in
ubseauent insertion those greater length in proportion
Advertisements inserted in the Semi Standard VIII
Charges for ADVERTISING BY THE YEAR are as follows
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THE
Nortb-Carulilll 5taular1
IS PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND s1E shAi-wkhAlA ia .a III
WILLIAM W. II q I'D j N I,
Ep1roR AND PRorR1EroR.

TERMS OF THE WEEKLY-7soo Dollars per- AMMAN,
:, adyance or within the first month; Two Dollars and
Sy cents payment be delayed SIX months and Three
subscribing. r-'a
TERMS OF THE SEsnWEEKLY-F5w Do1aa,s per
n In advance or within the first month; -Four Dollars
nars if not paid within six months from the time OF sub
serbng. -5stSsss~Ssf
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yellow FEYER AT MoBnE AND NATcHEz. The
yellow fever had broken out at Mobile, and was on
the increase on the Goth was also at Natchez and
up. to the Goth 200 persona had died The excite
ment was great -nany we're leaving the place. Z Z
aCssrRAI RAnBoAp. The Directors Of this Road
win bold meeting ii this City on Eednesdsy next
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RELIEF FOR New ORLEANS SUFFERERS has been rails.
ed in various cities by contributions to the following

SWARM OF BEES. Wallace Of the Philadelphia
Sum- has discovered swarm of BIS in the adrninis-
tratiye functonaries of Pennsylvania:
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RAILWAY COACHES. We called q few evenings
since at the establishment of Mr.. John r. Harrison,
d. this City, to see the Railway Coaches he is now
constructing for the Raleigh and CASTOR Road One
of the Coaches is nearly finished and the other about
half finished. The work, so far as we could judge,
Is Of the best character The painting has been re-
markably well done; and indeed the whole Coach,
when completed, will look as well and be quite as
convenient and seryiceabe any constructed in the
Northern or Eastern States
Mr.. Harrison deserves success, and he will attain
it if patronized he ought to be- by our own Rail
roads.
We reserve amore particular description Of these
Coaches until they shall have been placed on the
CASTOR Road.
- Encourage home industry! .t
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RALEIGH AND GAsTON ROAD.

RALEIGH AND GASTON ROAD.
We learn that the business of this Road is rapidly
increasing. The receipts now from eight to ten
thousand dollars per month, and cannot be less for
the current year than 100000. This will pay
penses, and leave some 100000, which, if full div
idend could be declared, would be over seven per
cent to the State and the stockholders The present
liabilities of the Company 100000, borrowed
for the purpose of finishing their work and in addi
ton to this, an expenditure of about $4,000 will
have to be incurred the present year to make the
connecting link between the CASTOR and Central
Roads,
Large quantities of lumber and turpentine are con-
stanty arriving and being forwarded to the Peters,
burg and Norfolk markets Welearn that, thus far,
the reghts from Petersburg to this point have not
been diminished, notwithstanding the liberal en-.
couragement which Norfolk is receiving
President Branch and his subordinates deserve
much credit for the energetic and faithful manner in
which they managing the affairs Of the Company.
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81 North Carolina State COUPON Bonds, payable
~ 1885, are quoted in New York at 1074 to loS4.
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FIRE. On Wednesday, night last, about twelveo'-
clock, new one-story building in the Southwestern
part Of this City, near the Central Road was discev-
cred to be on fire. No person occupied it and the
Presumption is that it must hare been set on fre It
was the property Of Caroline Sorrell s. !
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The NEXT CoNGREss. So far there have been 142
the next Congress. Maryland, Georgia, Mississippi
and Louisiana, entitled to % MEMBERS have yet to
hold elections The Democratic majority in the next
House Of Representatives will be about eighty
Have we Wing party among us p y
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81 The Petersburg Intelligencer is mistaken
when it says the Standard warmly espoused the
side Of Lewis from the jump in the late contest in
this District We expressed no preference for that
gentleman over Mr. Venable until Mr.. Rogers. the
Wing candidate, took the field.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-11-18
Rank Failures.

The Massilon Bank Of obio, aud The
Patchin Bank Of Buffalo New York, are
down decidedly. Banks have been
,dabbling too. freely in Railroad Stocks
and the People at large, will pay for Their q
'imprudence. In reference to the failure
of the Mpssilon Bank, it appears to have
been owned by Dwight, Of New York
who, we believe, is causing It's lalInlrrS
fraudulen,lr, and as a public sypdler
knowing public apathy 10 this kind 81
pernlii,ed robbery. Our reason for this
is, that we believe the fact is, that thu
same D,DigM bought out the old t CIepelano rl
Bank, about ls4l, Kept il about q gear o.
so, and let It go dOtrn in Just Ae same same
,cay. Most will recollec! The roltennes'
of that failure, aud Massilon will prove
no better While petty rogues are pun"
isnod for petty swindling why are the
master thieves that infcst society per
mitted 10 escape with impunity upde'
cover Of Legislative charter, and poke
the avails Of their ihievcry? ltargpe'
lax. public morals, where banks and bank Hl
ers, are concerned. Is there 10 irremcdl
Those Banks mentioned ms being dis
credited are: In New York-the Oweg'
Bunk, Lewis County Bank, chainuq"'
County Bank, Tioga Bank, and Pfa'
Bank Of Buff,lo, Whites Bank Of Buifalo
the Farmers Joint Stock Company Ban
,of Toronto, Canada; and the Peru Stat
Stock Bank, Indiana. "''" T
They are said not to be down, however
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-11-18

TIE NORTHWEST PAssAeR Accom-
pLrsnI D AT LAST. "A brief statement IN
The foreign news, yesterday announced
that one Of The vessels Of the British Arc
lie Expedition passed through Behring's
INTO DavisaStraiis. This fact shows the ac'
complishmen, Of the long sought North,
wesI Passage, through The Arctic Sea and
solves problem which British payga~
tors have for many yeurs been endeavor,
ing 10 unravel, and The attempt at which
has probably been the cause Of the
loss of Sir John franklin and his daf
ing associates. Capt Mcclure who sends
The intelligence 10 the British Admiralty
sailed in December lS49, in search OF
Frankla in The investigator. This yes
Sc. wintered 10 pack for three winters,
Without sustaining any loss Of crew OF
anyiniuy. Inhabitants had been dlscov'
cred further nonhward ahan known pre-
.viously. They were friendly. Large
quantities Of pure copper were discovered