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Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-06-07

The canvass for the Gubernatoral chair of North
Carolina is proceeding with much ardour on both
sides. The temperate candidate-Thomas Bragg
is man not merely acceptable to his party but
whose nomination has been received with the great
est enthusiasm throughout the State. He has not
achieved the notoriety of the party hack, but the
reputation of the unassuming and disinterested
statesman, who whilst he never thrusts himself un-
hidden into the political arena, always responds to
the call of his friends, and the wants of times
His nomination was made with unparalleled unan-
unity by convention OF North Carolina democrats
and in all the ranks of the party from the least to
the greatest there is not dissenting voice. In .
late conversation with distinguished member Of the
party in that State, in answer to our question to
how he liked the candidate, he ssid that if it had
been left to him to make the selection amongst all
the sous of the Old North State he would have cho
sen Thomas Bragg. This feeling seems to be per
vadng every section, and il the, enthusiasm Of the
press be any indication Of the result then he win be
tine next Governor of North Carolina, and the qucs-
ton viii be settled whether that State 30 long ia the
van guard Of whggery,i is not really right side up
with care. J" as5x = Dan. Rep.s ;
! :
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-06-07
RALEIGH NoRTHc CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE . 1854
STRIKING FACTS.

OF IL ssvepty-sSat Wigs in the House Of Rep.
resentaai sony fourteen voted for the Nebraska
bli andno Wing from the free States voted for it
Ninety-nine Democrats voted for the bill, forty.
four Of schom ,cere from the free States
Judge Douglas, one of the leading Democrats Of
the Republic introduced the BILL and defended it to
its final triumph, amid obloquy, and misrepresenta-
ton, and calumny such as no man has had to en-
counter since the days of Andrew jackson and the
Administration of Gen. Pierce was for it actively
and by all the influence it could justly exert, from
the moment of its introduction.
Which is the national party?
Is there any Whig party at all2 What is it but
faction cut up, sundered, and existing in different
localities only by pandering to isms and attempting
to deceive the masses? And how dare any Southern
Whig, after this exhibit on the part of Northern
Whggcry, raise his voice among a slaveholding
people for continued union between the party North
and South? That Southern Wing who is willing to
60 into National Convention with a set Of men in
the free States would not cast vote for
the Nebraska bill, and who would humble himself
to record the commands and do them of Greely and
Seward and the like is false to his native soil, and
should be alike utterly and universally scorned and.
despised.
If the Democratic. party of the free States had
shown the hatred for the Constitutional rights
of the slaveholding States which has been shown
on this occasion by the Whig party there, we would
have cut loose from all association with them, and
would have held them enemies never again to be
trusted by the Southern people.
The above facts the Raleigh Register and other
Whig prints are carefully concealng from their
ders They do not even award common justice to
Messrs Badger and Kerr, who voted for the bill.
Their object no doubt is to prepare the Whig mind
to support S seward for the Presidency in 1856.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-06-07

e Remember that Gen. Dockery, the Wing
candidate for Governor, disapproves the vote of
Messrs. Rogers and Puryear against the Nebraska
bill. He says he is with Badger and Kerr, and is
therefore, Of course, against Puryear and Rogers.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-06-07
THE Ne9s5ss
5tanaarA
ur1.I,IAM W. II OIL d Il N
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

,,,S oF THE wEEKLY-7sco Dollars PER amman,
TERM or within the first month Two Dollars and
6y cents t maid within six months from the time OF
srbscrI9}Enso I}E soE THE SEMI-WEEKLY-Four Dollars per
Terms Jronce or within the first month; Four Dollars
etn IN # nayment be delayed six months; and Five
md fifty paid within six months from the time of sub
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-06-07
rorms Of Advertising.

..soments not exceeding fourteen lines will be in
,e sr One Dollar and twenty-five cents for each
ed one those Of greater length in proportion
inserted in the Sem-W eeky Standard, will
Adrertisem; r.; the Weekly Paper, free Of charge. Our
so aPPeaiA iADyERTISING BY THE YEAR are as follows
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-06-07
FORM OF GUaRAyTrr
$500 REWARD.
A PROCLAMATION.

By his E1eseney DAVID s. REID, Goeeraor of e skas
Of Aorth Cryoina =" J" = -. -.
" HEREAS, 1T HAS BEEN REpREsrSrrn m
w me that one REUBEN f. SAMUEL isie of IN. c:onn,v
OF Stokes stands charged with the murder of one Rcube
SouInern said County, and that the said Reuben u.
of this State ' 'N.'sN~'l e 'i''''s
Now, therefore, to the end that the said Reuben Sam.
ue may De arrested and brought TO trial said offence
90 hereby issue this my Proclamation offering reward
OF Three Hundred Dollars for the apprehension and deiiy
County. - -, = .'sN-'-, A's-'
DESCRIPTION: -
Inc sad sUsES SAMUEL described 70 be about fven.
Of agej weighs l6oor l65 pounds has auburn
nar ana strong muscular form, with light blue eyest
wore earrings, and hes mole dark spot between bje
shoulders as large as the hand He last heard fsm n
Macon, Georgia. - = - : :. - - = =
Given under my hand and attested With the
IT, Great Seal of the State Of North Carona at she
City Of Raleigh, this Nay the sth, A. d. 1884,
By the Governor: = : y --l-'fs-r- = -
SAxL F. ADAMS, jr, Priras< See,skarY. -
Raleigh May Is, 1854. loes-Iw
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-06-07
FORM OF OFFER.

S1 Insert the datel 1854 3
SIR Tor we) agree to furnish and deliver at The pay.
!ard At IN conformity with the advertisements
OF the Bureau Of Construction &c. of Nay s. 1884 all The
may be- therein described. - = = ~ '"'s 80
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-01

bring back the loui. ohscrnc carol. thu
+ dri1kcn oreics, the dctassl hra.,line.,
ct She n'iinRhl ipicmrcraio Tho
Maine Law ha, done The. ern,ir.
men. anl You Who are anNioai rr the
repeal must not, Il yeu arc rhilsatro.
p'N' and mon Of rcason, sha, yoar eve.
10 these INSULTS
'rime has diminished among rs the
petty er'mos brought on hy the nishily
Indulgence IA liquor Does any ono To.
grc' the diminution Of crinrg The
Keeper Of the low gros shop may. be.
cause hi' business Is ,ho very fcu,lscr
OF crime the gaaso by which Il grow,
so rank Bul the honest mao. uhn on.
posed this law from honest though di..
'or'rd views, can he sey he regret. tho
dim'nui'on Of these petty crimes, and
iha, he viii restore a state Of thing. tb,,
vii produce them
The day laboror who has heretnf,re
Invested the whole or a part of hi. dai.
y earnings in drink. now soe, home 40.
hcr' To his family. Does any ono wish
that the private rights" Of the gror.
seller should be 20 respected thai the
day iaborcr should 20 home drunk Y.--
lie carries his wages for tho comfort of
that home. Who il there that will on.
pose law which has compelled him so
to do! Who Is lhcrc that will deeiJ,
that that money would be bcltor in the
ull Of the dram scilerg
Oar neishbor of the Times who eocs
against every description of liquor sci.
hng' must be n happy man now at the
effects OF sobricty around him. Hln.
FORT Couraat
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-01

ciu'ioa that De was behind the times.
aud coald not make much by selling
land at auction, even II he employed a
Boston auct'oncer.
All the foregoing happened rn'April
OF the present year.
About the LIST Of MAY, another s,ran-
ger called upon The same anc,ionecr
aud said he had beautiful place in
Maiden, near Saugus, 10 sch hy auc.
ton. The auciioneer said he hal some
experience down that way, and he dd
not care TO risk his hard earned rcputa.
ton and bis time by again visiting Nal
den professionally. The stranger was
IN earnest he described the place and
gave the name Of the preyio owner.
when It came out that the auctioncrr
was second time TO sell what he face.
iiously calls the S farm. The auction.
ecr declined at first to have ANYTHING
TO do with the matter The new own.
er was man OF progress. not an old 70.
ey. lie is acquainted with business,
and up with the times lie said 10 the
suctioncer, ] want your services as auc-
tioneer, and | authorize You to spend
not exceeding $500 ia procuring plans,
and in properly placing before the peo.
Pile this valuable piece Of property, for
valuable know it to be.
The auclioneer and the owner the
following day visited the spot. and
few days afterwards n beautiful litho.
graphic plan of the iarm was placed
upon our table, and in the commercial
papers and nearly all of the other dai.
lies, appeared one OF those brilliant and
attractive advertisements for which Mr.
Walker is so celebrated, setting forth in
truthful terms the advantages of the 10.
cation about 10 be sold by him by auc.
ton. The day of sale arrived. nearly n
thousand persons attended. every lot
was sold, the aggregate amount of which
was near twelve thousand dollars. the
operation yielding TO the owner a net
profit OF something over $1,000. after
paying the usual commission to the auc.
tioneer and all the other charges. Ev.
cry one was pleased with his purchase,
and several new houses are now being
bnllt upon the premises, all of which
may be seen as the passengers pass
along by railroad. Julcious advertis.
ing and proper expenditure always
result favorably; old fogies. take warn
ing from the fate OF the man who did
not advertise.
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-01
PIERCE AND npULAND, WASHING
TON AND GitElTowN N-Ap,H,ilrt.

/ The following Resolution aud tho
preceding speech sustaining It, which |.
SAID 10 have been delivered IN Lumber.
''llc' \. H. on the elh inst, by Mr..
Jolham Pierce, are decidedly TO the
point. The parallel Is worthy Of PLu-
rAEcn although not precisely hi. STYLE.
An egg. iellow-ciiigens, has hccn
east upon the Hat of our honored Pres.
idenl J by this base act the valuable
Hat OF His Excelency has been serious
ly damaged, but this insult has daep-
or meaning md wider range--ib.
Government itself is insulted. and hy
whom VIII you tell me that tho
wretch who threw the egg Is the party
whom redress should be soueht9 |
seorn the conclusion How would such
proceedings ',.s...e e. be e regarded BY toMiSq p9:
ing,on, sir, is then responsible for This
insult Her inhablant. are guilty of
the crime, and shall they escape dcscrv-
ed punishment; No. let Washing.
ton like Greytown, bc bloiicd out. I'm.
mense applause. Let the world know
that our government. from the lowest
to the highest Of ls officials, /, not to be-
insulled with impuuity. Il may be said
that some OF the people of Washington
ara American ci,izcnts aud Innocent Of
the crime. 80 were they Of Greytown.
Is there anything in the character Of tho
city which calls for mcrcyS II was
said Of Greytown that most of is inhnb-
iianis were spectators, disorlurly per-
sons and ngger.. Can that be denied
OF Waihingionl ask, why should
Greytown be destroyed aud Washing
ton spared, Is the nose Of an obscura
chap like Borland of higher national
importance than the Hat Of our honored
PrcsidentI Sir, offer tho following
resolution
Resofced, In view Of the enormiiy OF
the outrage offered 10 President P,crce.
by the City OF Washington, that Secre-
tiry Dobbin should he directed 10 ia.
siruci Commander lIollins 10 proceed
with the sloop-oI-war Cygns to thai city.
and To open upon IT with all his gun.
for two hours, without inicfmission
aud IA case anything should remain
standing, 10 land party Of marines,
and burn md destroy the residue aad
remainder. unless ths authorities shall
hnmbly beg pardon Of the President,
and purchase 'or him new Hat. of
such quality and eo.i a, he shall select
aad approve
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-01

FAILING IN LOVE WITH A BoS-
NET,-Ihat was a singular and a,"..
Sva" 9''a'' ~ 4 ".,"o .,"hi..I, -LsnTor1@,GfH-
ampton, Massachusetts. II will strike
,he ladies, we think. as an instance of
popping the question" under difIicul.
ties -
As a party Of pleasure were ascend.
ing Mount Tom few days ago, a well
dressed man, furnished with fishing
tackle, accosted lady. one OF the par.
ty, who had lotered behind her com
panions to enjoy without interruption
the beautiful scenery which lay along
the rich valley of the Connecticut.
Good morning, Madam" said the
fisherman, touching his hat.
" Good morning, sir. replied the la
dy, with dignity Of manner which
would have done honor 10 court Of
Queen Elizabeth.
- II is fine morning, continued the
gentleman. I" saw your bonnet at the
foot of the hill, and thought | should
like 10 marry the lady who wore that
bonnet. II struck my fancy, and !
walked up here to ask ify you would like
10 enter the blessed state with me-"
The lady was somewhat startled at
the abruplness Of this proposition, and
her first impulse was 10 hurry on to her
companions bu, her dignity and self
possession prevailed. and she quietly
turned to the stranger and said;
This is a very serious proposal to
come from one whom have never
seen. and one who has never seen me
before"
/" But have seen your bonnet" said
he, f" and | know you will suit me.
have money, and good house at The
foo, Of yonder hill Ny wife and chill.
dren are dead. am all alone. Ifyou
oullive me, you shall have all my prop.
erty. Just GO, a new gravesione FOR
the grave Of my wife, for which gave
tWeniy-siK dollars buy all my things
for the house by the quantity. You
shall be we'll provided Tor in every
thing. don't think yoa could do bet
ter"
The lady had seen much Of the world
had beld command ia the fashionable
circles Of the southland - the chisal.
ry- had Blended the knee 10 her beauty
and accomplishments. and the learned
10 the intelligence ani cultivation OH
mind. She had sailed Triumphant and
unconquersd every here, and 10 be thus
wsylaii. and a. il ~-rr. enlraPPed into
mstrimony, was thing not 10 be- lhot
Of for moment and 10 she raisci her
form 10 more than iis usual height. AID
giving additional dignity TO her head,
she bowed ~ goodbye" 70 the hshing
w,doser. aud lefi him to besio~ himself
and his graSssiones on some one else A,
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-01
TuEwAy COMMENCE BUSINESS

There are two ways 10 commence
business, viz, the right and the ~r0Rg
way, Some begin one fashion anl come
out in sunshine aud flying colors, and
some in another way, and come out in
clouds and the meIancholics generally.
The following is the way Mr., Jotham
Goahead commenced
"Ienicred store, and asked if a clerk
was not wanted. NO in a rough tone.
was the reply--all being to busy to both
erwith me-when reflected If they did
not want n laborer: bat as ] was dress
ed too fine for that, went 10 my lodg-
ing, pu, on rough garb, and the next
dag went into the same store and de
manded if they did not want u porter,
and again no was the response when
! exclaimed in despair almost, not a
laborers'
" Sir. will work at any wages
Wages is no, my object must have
employment. and want to be useful
in business"
These last remarks attracted their at
iention. and in the end. was employ
ed a. kind Of laborer, in the basement
and sub cellar, at IA very low pay.
scarcely enough to keep body aud soul
together.
In the basement aud sub.cellar, !
soon attracted the attention Of the count
ing.room. and Of the high clerk. ! say
ed enough for my employers in little
things wasted. 10 pay my wages ten
times over, aud they soon found il oai.
did not let any anybody commit petty
larcenies without remonstrances and
threats Of exposure, and real exposure,
If rcmon.lranees would not do.
did not ask FOR any ten hour law.
II was wanted at 3 A. NJ, sas
there, and rhcerfully there or II ! was
kept ull 2 4. NJ. | never growled. bot
told everybody" q home, and will .ee
everything rishtr loalrl oT al day
break. packages Tor lhe morning boats,
or carried them myselr
10 short soon berami Indispensable
10 NJ employer.. ani rosr---iul rose
-nn bscam- hea " the hon.e. s,lh
money enough "a. yo1 can sec, 10 e'se
me aay lasury, or auy position . mer-
camille man may desire f,r him,rlf ar
children "a this great city"
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-01
ADVERTISING

The advantage of advertising can no
more be questioned than that ], Is light
nj nonn.dsy. None but an old fcgy ev.
e. did doubt IT, More and spcrdier
fortunes have been made through ihi,
medium than any other that can be
named. Ia truth, for business man to
suppose he can do without Il. only shows
a very great wani Of knowledge aud "a.
gnciiy-- fact which will generally re.
suit IN failure.
lake the man just starting in most
any kind OF business. One impressed
with the idea that II be wants "to do
any thing he must let people lHop
'oaere he is, and p1ai he does. launches
forth upon the sea of advertising. lie
makes noise, creates sensation, gets
people to talking moving, patroniting
The public, seeing his enterprise, at
once say that " he's the man for u.s.
And they 60 TO him. lie gets business.
lie makes money--reccives "A reputa.
ton. The plain thing of !, Is, he takes
the great highway golden road TO
success liE ADvERrfsrs.
The other man guesses he wont al.
vertise. He don't think it does any
good. 1t costs money. Mcssrs. Dull
y Blind never advertised. They tho't
It was all folly. They always conlin.
ned To get along somehow. though they
never made much money---not 80 much
aS Driveaheai & Co, who got rich in
short time. But they were very lucky.
Atler this fashion of reasoning. which
Is no reasoning at all, he comes TO the
conclusion that he wont advertise
What is the result? He gcts very lit
Tie business, Is unknown, neglected --
Few people have the least idea of any
such person. At least he gets u from
hand-io-mouth living. In five years if
he Is not bankrupt it will be marvel.
lie don't believe in advertising. The
consequence is that people don't believe
M giving them patronage They 60 TO
the other place--to the man whose eyes
are open and hands at work.
Money spent in judicious advertising
Is the best of investments. There is no
dodging this. II is the alchemy that
changes the silver dollar to The golden
eagle. Besides, people like to go to the
man who does business on liberal, |
drive-along way. They have conf.
dence that he knows how 10 bay, make,
do, and all that. He's the man for |
u.s. they say AS naturally as woman
takes TO marimony.
-dde..y;,i:sssV tPhsn, if you want business
don't advertise. In ind nrsr cuse YOU
will come out at the big end. and in the |
other the small end OF the horn.
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-01
THE ONE CALICO DRESS
BY MRS. CAROLINE A. soULE

You were not here yesterday said
the gentle teacher Of the little village
school, as she placed her hand kindly
on the curly head Of one Of her pupils.
II was recess time, but the little girl ad-
dressed had not gone out 10 frolic away
the ten minutes, nor even left her seat,
but sat absorbed in what seemed fruit
less attempt to make herself mistress Of
sum in long division.
Her face and neck crimsoned At the
remark Of her teacher, but looking up,
she seemed somewhat treasured by the
kind glance that met her and answered, +,
No. ma am, was not, but sister Nelly
was
Il remember there was little girl
who called herself Nelly Gray, came in
Yesterday, but ] did not know she was
your sister. But why did you not come!
You seem to love study very much
1T was not because didn't want TO,
was the earnest answer, and then she
paused and the deep rose flush again
tinted that fair brow, but she contin-
ued after a moment Of painful embar-
rassmen,, mother cannot spare both Of
us conveniently. and 30 We are going to
take turns. am coming TO school one
day and sister the next. and tonight !
am TO teach Nelly all have learned to
4 day. and tomorrow night she will teach
me all that she learns while here. It's
the only way We can think Of getting
along. and We both want TO study very
much. 80 as to sometime keep school
Ourselves. and take care Of mother be-
cause she has to work very hard 10 take
care Of us.
with genuine delieaey Mis-. NJ
forcbore 10 question the child further
bot sat down beside her, and in a mo-
ment explained the rule over which she
WA. puEzling her young brain, - that
the difficult sum was soon finished.
ioa had better 60 oGl and take the
air a moment, you have sludied very
hard today .Aid the teacher, as Ih'
girl put aside her slate.
Il had rather not might tsar Wy
drea-I'il stand by the windoS and
ualch the rest.
There va. saeh a peculiar lone in
the voice of her pupil. as shs said i
night tear my dress. that M'ss NJ
~As led insiinciisely TO notice H. u
vss no'hing bot niaegrnny prini 81 q
deep pink hue. hel i wAs -Nviy nsAlly
made. and had nss"r yel l'eea ~ssbed
Ard ~hile loskias ~ e. she remember.
ri that darins the ~hole pres.os. fort
n.shi thai Nsg Gray had attended
,esool rssulsrls, sAs bad ssvsr ser
The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-01
THE MAN THAT ADVERTISED HIS FARM
AND The MAN THAT DID NOT.

Everybody is acquainted with Sam
uel A. Walker, ESD, the celebrated
auctioneer, aud almost everybody, when
they have anything to sell by auction,
call on him. A month or two since, the
auciioneer wa, sitting in his office, read
Ing one of the daily papers, when a
well-appearing man entered and inquir-
ed for Mr. Walker. The auctioneeR
said in his bappest manner that he was
The individual, and also desired
his visitor TO be seated. The stranger
gave his name, and said he resided in
Saugus, on the borders OF Maiden, and
having bought dry goods and bandan-
mas Of the anctioneer when he was in
thar line in kilby street, he had now
come to renew his acquaintance and to
get him TO sell some land which he
owned in Maiden.
lie stated to Mr.. Walker that he on
! ly wanted his services as a salesman
lie, the owner, would do all the rest
He did not intend TO have any adyer-
iisetneni' in the newspapers, as be had
/ given notice nj the last town meeting
that he should sell his land at auction,
and that was notice enough. The own
er desired TO secure the services Of Mr.
Walker for The day. and inquired his
/ price. The amiable auciioneer said he
would 60 down and sell for him for one
dollar. This was agreed TO. only il was
/ stipulated that the auctioneer should pay
his own fare each way. This Mr.
Walker agreed to. and his visitor re-
turned delighted with having secured
the eminent services Of the auciioneer
Mt so low n figure, after paying the one
dollar 10 the anc,ioneer, who then se-
cured hi. next customer. and the bisi.
ness of the morning went along as usu-
al.
When The day appointed Tor the sale
arrived. the suciioneer ha,iened to the
cars aud was soon landed at the depo,
in Saugns, where the oNner Of The land
Was Ansioasly aNsi,iug biz arrival. lie
VAS ovejqyrd at seeing him, and after
exchanging The compliments of the
mcrnins and taking a glass of cold wa-
ter. ihc ltni-osner and the auciioneer.
the former with a spy glass and the lat
ter with small red hag--wcre seen
f,oiins i for the location of the land
which BE- WAS 20 sell. AfIer a dusty
walk u half an hour. they arrived Al
the .poi, Shere they renamed Tor 81
hour after ihr time appointed for the
sale 10 commence the osner and his
aaclion~er being the oaly person within
iso m'les Of the place about 10 be sold
ny auciion. The owner wondering why
the people DID noi come. aud the aur-
lionesr wondering Why they should
connexions esiea the unsiyerised lani
sale.
4 fe~ day. after ihe oli f,sy saA b..
land al private sale 10 . Seil.kbsan "a op-
orator IA zeal rslas fr $4,000. uL,rh
s" The pr.ss be paid faf Il so'as ses.s
s.r' sin-., ~isely eonis. 70 the epn