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sTEpHEN a. DouaLA. AS


at the risk even of being Considered unjust TO
others Or Of foreshado as We certainly do not
design doing, our preferences for the next Fesiaen
cy, we come forward again to bear our humble tesz
Istimony to the patriotism, the unshrinking moral
and the important public services of Stephen
a. Douglas. The bloodhounds Of abolitionism are
upon his track but they viii never even have him.
at bay. Turning upon them, and then, like a
vexed lion he scatters them from his path and
right onward in the performance of those duties
to his State and to the Union for which Providence
has SO abundanty and graciously fitted him. Stephen
A. Douglas, we have been told has destroyed himself
politically the non-slavehoding States we are re-
minded, are against him for his Nebraska movement
while Southern Wings, with some noble exceptions,
are coming up tardily to his support. The facts may
to some extent be so but he has pursued identicaly
the course he did in 1850, in reporting Chairman
of the Territorial Committee the bills organizing
Utah and New Mexico; and if he should go down in,
TINS bitter struggle with the enemies of Southern in
sttutions the great doctrine of non-interventon by
Congress In questions of slavery must fall with him.
But he will not go down. A selfmade man, endow-
ed with most capacious and comprehensive intel
lect and an iron WILL his friends may be assured that
he knows no such word fail The same fearless
ness in defence of right which sustained him before
the Chicago mob, when he stood up alone pleading
and pleading triumphantly for the Constitution of
his country is still one of his prominent character
istics and whatever may be the fate of the bill he
has reported and so ably advocated, his prospects
cannot be seriously affected There may be clouds
and darkness upon them for time it was so with
jackson; it has been so with those men of mark in
all ages who have stakcd themselves for great prn
ciples-but the will out full-orbed and the
vapors of malice and detraction will pass away.
Certain Wing papers in the South-aye in the
South! pronounce him demagogue for standing up
as he is doing for Southern rights Such papers
unworthy to speak for their section-they do not
speak for it, and never can. Who gave these Editors
an insight into human motives? What right have
they to charge without proof that public man is
tuated by ambitious or selfish purposes Who made
them judges against such Stephen A
Douglas? We can answer-ther prejudices
scrupulous partizans and their hatred of the man
because he is Democrat and went up to honors far
above them from the ranks of what they call "the
common people,
We assume to speak for no one but ourselves; but
we might claim to utter almost innumerable voices
both in the North and in the South, in saying to
Judge Douglas-Go on, Sir, IN the great scOrk you
hare 6egun-you aoiH be sustained; and yOu aciH re-
ceire an the end the mingled applause and gratitude
Of all tqe friends Of the Union and Of the rights Of
the States
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COLPORTAGE IN WAKE COUNTY.

During the year ending March 1st, 1854, have
visited 1.043 families with most of whom talked
on personal religion and prayed-found 347 of them
destitute of all religious books except the Bible; 154
without Gods Word, and 243 habtually neglcctng
divine worship. Also, found about one in twenty
of the Christian families attending to family worship.
Sold nearly $500 Volumes containg about f75, 900
pages in value $3.50 So; and gave away upwards
of 800 Volumes containing about 200, 900 pages, in
value Sill o. Also received donations for the Tract
cause amounting to s27s 80, making in all $500
so given by the citizens of Raleigh and the few
friends called on in the country; besides present
of 800 given me by the kind friends of Raleigh.
have been kindly received, civiy treated and
attentively listened to by nearly all. 1t is truly
cheering to see the manifest improvement with our
people, which is clearly proven from the increase of
Churches and School houses, by the frequent
dance divine worship of many seldom seen at
such places in years past and by the faithful efforts
of the poor we'll as the Weather to properly edu
cate their children
About 300 souls have been converted to God %
of whom attribute their wakcning to the blessing
of God upon the Tract Publications; to whom be all
tho glory and honor.
WIN. j. w. CROWDER,
Colp. of the Am. TT. Society for
Wake County, n c.
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Many of the papers, those of the radical abolition
stamp and other more conservative in appearance,
press the integrity of the several Compromises upon
the public mind. Papers protesting to be of the
Wing we'll as Democratic party of the North are
engaged in this business Let them do as they may,
we have good reason to believe that although the
question is agitated with warmth in that region a
majority of the Northern people, both wings and
democrats willing to leayethe subject of Slavery
in the territories hereafter to be formed to the dccis
ion of the Inhabitants themselves. This is the only
true Constitutional ground. Judge Douglas in his
late remarks said For my part, am prepared to
maintain and preserve inviolate the constitution
it with all its compromises to stand fall by the
American Union, cinging with the tenacity of life to
all its glorious memories of the past and precious
hopes of the future. ~
= No matter to what party man who utters such
sentiments belongs he is quod hoe patri t. in every
sense of the word-nor have any right to impute
bad motives to the who susains the right, while
very conservative, some of US of the Wing
gerry, towards those whoopenly vndicate the wrong.
We aresveryssorry to see some of the Southern
Wing papers openly oppose the Nebraska Bill, the
only that can put to rest 1orerer tile GgitG
tation Of the Slarery Question: by political manag
ers, selfish demagogues, and ambitious aspirants in
Congress- body that has more business to regu-
late this matter than it has to say whether shall
give northern brogans southern slippers for the
wear and tear" of our slaves.
JFiL Com
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NOTICES OF NV BOOKS


on zsstudu Of Hords, 81 Riclars en- reair tsnca
D; Vicar of Ichenstoke, Harts examining
Chaplain to the Lord Bishop Of Oxford and Pro-
fessor of Divinity, College, London. From
the second London edition. revised and enl arged
Redfeld, New York, $50 Fourth edition.
On the issue of the first edition of this work. q
year Or two age we read ii With no little interest,"
finding most instruct entertaining volume
The fact that it Has reached fourth edition in SO
short time, shows how much it is appreciated by
the reading public. Two works by this author,
larger and more elaborate than the present-we
" Notes on the Miracles" and Notes on the Para
bles," had been favorably received, and read with
eagerness and advantage. But here he has present
ed us with something, if not new, yet out of the
beaten track of literature, and in style more pop
ular and flowing than liz his former writings We
know of nothing similar to it since the appearance
of the Diversion of Purley," by Horne Tooke,
sure we ought in allusion to use the word
similar. For one has entered so fully into the
history of words, the power of words the
morality of words or has more felicitously shown
the rich fruits which may be gathered, by shaking
vigorously each word and making it render up what
its root and branches able to yield. TO any
one who wishes to his own language with exact
ness and to know the thousand things the words in
his mouth express which he has supposed them
to mean we recommend this book. And we can as
sure him he will find abundant amusement as well
profit in such a study.
At Pomeroy's.
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COMPROMISES. John Mitchell in his last Citizen,
remarks that in the discussion of the Nebraska bill
both in Congress and the newspapers, the term,
2" Compromise is used by many Speakers and wri-
tiers to designate act of Congressan application
of the word for which find warrant in
johnson, or Webster, the Constitution of the
whatsoever s Upon this false foundation pile Of
rubbish is heaped up in the shape of argument and
invective which is, of course, equally false. The
whole structure, from the base to the capstone
must be false.
compromise, according to photographers, is a
compact or bargain, in which mutual concessions
are made. But this cannot be definition of any
law of Congress. The Constitution recognizes no
right in members of Congress to make bargains or
conditions with other members The function of
the legislator is make laws and these absolute
and supreme. The Constitution knows g no north,
lationsor parties arising out of SIGH geographical
distinctions.
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tosT OFFICE pRP1RT1fkziTsl
PROPOSALS. FOR CARRYING TI7 is II q X IN
u the United States from July 4 lSs & to june al
on the following routes in the State NoRrH q
vii be At beeontract Office Of Post Office
PaTtmsnt Washing D ,sunl . a II Apri, - 1854
to be decided 1854, established Is
500 From GoaId Vine, Mills Loves Lev
ell to Clear Greek, EabarTus miles and
back, once week -
1aeffye etouid Vine Thursday at q y a M,
arrive a, Siear Creek same Day BY u p M;
Leave Clear Greek Thursday at ajz o. M
Arr1Ep ~ t5o7rd Vine dav, bg 81. d ma
kSell Bridge to Blue Rchnond
county IA miles and back once d reek
Leave Gilchriss Bridge Wednesday ut 4 a. M:
Arrive at Bies's Bridge same day BY 10 M; sss
Leave Blues bridge "Wednesday at 3 M
Arrive at Giichiisf' Bridge same day by 4, ~
sol Fropl Albemarie to Swift sland miles and back
Leave AIbenlarle Thursday at a MI.
Arrive at Sw if Island Oiee same aias BY
Leave Swift Island Post Office Thursday 3. u.Si
Arrive at AlbefnaIie same day by 4 p. m.
sofa From Greensborough 70 Madison miles and bnek
4esss week. -
Leave Greensboroueh Wednesday at g a M; stssg
Arrive at Madison same day by 5 p, M;
Leave Madison THU sday at a. MS
ArriFea at Greensborough same day BY s p.
Proposals for more frequent trips arc Invited; also.
to commence at Hi lsdale.s - so
Blddersswill name intermediates Offices
Sol4 From w ington, by Upper Town Greek Bridge, 70
- . Smithylle 35 miles and back week. 2
Leave Winnings Tuesday aud Saturday at 9. M;
Arrive at Smthyile same days by 5 D. tn
Leave Smithvle Monday and Friday at q q. M;
Arrive at Wilmington same day BY p. M
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Freshets at the South.

AUGUSTA Geo., Feb. g. The river at this place is
SO feet inches, and stand. There are 8 feet
inches of water in the upper end of Broad street
The canal broke at half past three o'clock ON Mon
day afternoon and flooded the Southern part of Au-
gusta Great damage has occurred to the plantations
on the riyer. .sass
The town Of Hamburg is nearly covered with wa.
fer
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= MONTPELIER. w. I'll. mcfarland has purchased
Montpelier, the former residence of JAMES MADISON
the fourth President of the United States. We
glad that this estate has fallen into the hands of
Vrginian and it is to be hoped that asuitable
ument may now be erected over the remains of Vr-
ginia's eminent statesman and patriot. =
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81 GREAT FLOOD IN TIE ROANOKE W eldon n. c.
Feb. 2s-The waters of the Roanoke River, near
this place. are higher by several inches, than has
been the case for many years past. They are not
tersburg and Roanoke Railroad crosses and serious
fears have been entertained that the bridge would be
swept away.
The tresse work at Mush Island between the bridge
and this town has been carried off by the freshet The
mail and passengers by the Petersburg roadzare
transferred to the Scaboard at Garysburg and thus
enable to reach Weldon. This will be done until
President Bird can have the tressel work replaced
Those who know anything of hisindomitablc ener-
gy and perseverance, may feel assured that all will
be repaired in avery brief period of time
Fortunately at this seasons there are no growing
crops in the low grounds, anthe food will not prove
so disastrous as if it had occurred in the summer
months. AS it is, the loss will be great in bridges
fences, etc. se
s Yours very truly, g EURIPDEs.'
Cor. Of Petersburg Erpress..
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Maine against tile Nebraska Bill
PORTLAND, Me-, Feb. %. The House of Rcpresen-
tatives of Maine, have unanimously passed rcsolu-
tons against the Nebraska BILL
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Judge Douglas hung an El7igy.
BosTos, Feb. g. Judge Douglas, the author of
the Nebraska bill in the U. s. Senate this even
ing hung in efgy in this city by few of the violent
fceesoil opponents in that city
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WESTERN RAILROADS. Chicago seems to be a IA
vorite point of railroad communication and connec-
4tion 1t has fourteen trunk lines of Railroad and
thirty-four extension branch lines communicating.
with it. embracing extent off, 779 miles of rail-
road Ir addition to this there are ten trunk lines
and three branches making 1926 miles more There
viii be daily leaving and entering the city of Chicago
son the 1stef May next, fortysx trains, making in
all ninety two trains per over the roads, TO ac
sonmodate travel and commerce. Here is fact
which had we time tsvosIl be worth whiieto stop.
a fact of still greater Specification
Is fhafsiess than two years ago they had only one
railroad entering the city, the Gaeha and Chicago
Union and that was finished only a few miles:
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publish to-day are unusually interesting We IN
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U We were not mistaken in the opinion that
some of the more independent Eastern Wings would
mot go for Convention to amend the State Consti-
tution.s The Weldon Patriot respectable Wing
journal has thus far declined to raise the of
Gen. Dockery and we do not see how Col Joyner,
with his opinions the subject, can support him.
It is rumored, too, that Hugh Collins, Esq, of
sChowan, is opposedtoa Convention and will take
ground with his ability for the legislative mode
Of amendment
8 The East has nothing to gain and every thing TO
lose by going into Convention Let the people bear
in mind that those who are now urging them toscal
Convention, and who pretend to such regard for
the basis representation, theyery mon or the
friends Of the very men who have signalized them-
selves by assailing the basis
3 wi you walk into my parior
Said the spider to- the .fesn
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Ieussian PricSls.

There are two classes Of the clergy, in
Russia-the white or secular, so called
from the color Of the dress they wear, and
the black or monks. 0fthe last, the East
ern Church has only one order, instituted
by st Basil the Great, one Of the primi.
tive fathers Of the 0cumcnic Church.
From among the white clergy, who must
be married, the curates are taken, as are
the other ranks Of the hierarchy below
the rank Of bishop. All bishops must be
unmarried and monks. The members of
the white clergy must be married, or, at
least, engaged before receiving the final
consecration. But they cannot marry
twice, and, on becoming widowers, are
obliged to enter monastery; or, as the
phrase is, BE shorn into a onk'-as the
white clergy wear their hair and beard
long. The priest makes, Of course, a
most devoted husband, and takes the best
possible care of his wife for, if he looses
her, the loss cannot be supplied. 1t is,
therefore, proverbial among the people to
say, AS happy as priests wife,. The
clergy in Russia form class somewhere
between the nobility, the bourgeoisie, and
the people--inferior to the first, and su-
perior to the two others.
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SELECT TALE.
From Glcason's Pictorial.
g'NB FIRST W9PG.
BY DR.. J. II. ROBINSON.

RR. JoNES-an uncommon name, rea.
der-never discovered that he loved his
wife to distraction until the very day OF
her death When that sad event occur.
red, he seemed suddenly TO become
conscious of the wonderful fact that he
couldn't possibly exist without her. lie
plunged at once into the deepest purgato.
ry Of woe; and though he groaned, wept,
wrung his hands, and tore his hair, he
regretted exceedingly that he was still
unable to express his grief in manner
more adequate to the occasion. Mr.
Jones literally waded in agony, and swan
in despair; he refused utterly to be comior.
ted, and touchingly requested his friends
to bury him in the same grave with his
Sophronia."
1t was a singular circumstance well
known to the neighbors, that he had new
er appeared sensible of his wife's virtues
during her lifetime; but now, while she
Law dead in the house, the bereaved hus.
band enumerated such catalogue Of
good traits and dazzling qualities as
would tire the reader 10 hear repeated
1t was truly astonishing TO hear from his
own lips what a marvellous woman Mrs.
Jones was-so kind, so afiectionate, so
prudent, so selfsacriicing, so industri-
Gus, and such good mother! lie .wept
all the time OF the funeral services, and
at the chrcuhyard tried 10 throw himself
into the grave, in an exacerbation oil grief.
lie returned home looking so crushed and
woe -begonc, that the neighbors said 'he
would never recover from the shock
Mrs. Smith met him, and tried to as
suage the awful pangs of sorrow which
convulsed his breast. She advised him
to be reconciled 10 the will Of Heaven,
and not to rebel against the divine man
dates.
'Mrs. Smith he replied, solemnly, 'all
my hopes OF happiness are blasted
With Sophrohia have buried all my
earthly prospects,
mo, don't take on so,' rejoined the
good Mrs. Smith, but bear your bereave.
ment patiently, for the sake of your chill.
dren.'
Il really wish | was dead, Mrs. Smith
i wish was dead and buried with her!
And he capered about as some of the
martyrs might have done when subjected.
barefoot, 10 the tortures Of the heated iron
floor.
Remember that death is the common
lot added the persevering lady.
Death doesn't terrify me" returned
the widower, in an impressive tone. Its
being left behind
Believe me, neighbor Jones, time will
soften your sorrow, and God will give
you strength to bear this visitation
.Never!' he exclaimed. Il do not wish
my sorrow sohened, and don't care about
strength; in fact, hope it may fall and
my bodily powers decay, that Imay soon
follow her TO the silent tomb
Here the afflicted man had fresh par
oxysm of grief, and struck some highly
tragical attitudes, favoring his kindly dis
posed neighbor vita some of the most
lugubrious expressions ever attempted
and successfully achieved, either on the
stage or of.
Il shall never, never marry again =
| The sainted Mrs. Jones has not her equal
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The SanduskY Register, after copyine

The Sandusky Register, after copying
our recent article on boys. says
EVERY word Of this is true. What
pa,ent does not realize that ten advanta.
ges are now afforded their sons 10 each
facility for advanceme nj they themselves
enjoyed twenty, thirty, or forty years ago.
The "fast" world has brought no great
er change than in our sociaI customs and
means Of instruction: yet for all the
boasted good accruing from education
how much better or smarter men than
their fathers are the rising generation 10
make? The truth must be confessed
that boys are too favored, too little tasked
with labor and care 10 make thoughtful,
industrious, and earnest men. II they
enjoy unbounded means Of advancement
they also enjoy unbounded liberties ot
thought and association which undoes the
good Of the schooI.room. If out Of schooI
as in it, boys were made 10 feel their re-
sponsibilities-were encouraged in labor
in thought, in action-were prevented
from becoming addicted to the FASHION.
ABLE follies OF tobacco chewing, cigar
smoking, all drinking and night carousal
there would come from the genus noble
good and great men, and the worlt
would be the better for their coming"
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THUNDER SToRMs.-The safest situation
during a thunder storm is in the cellar
for when person is below the surface o
the earth, the lightning must strike it be
fore it can reach him, and will probably
be expended upon it. DR.. Franklin ad
vises persons apprehensive of lightning
to sit in the middle of room, not undeI
metal lustre, or any other conductor
and 10 place their feet upon another chair
1t will be still safer, he adds, 10 lay two
or three beds or mattresses in the mid
die of the room, and 10 place the chairs
upon them. A hammock suspended with
silk cords would be an improvement or
the apparatus.
The distance Of a thunder storm and
its consequent danger can be easily esti
mated. As light travels at the rate o.
l92, 1000 miles in a second of time, its ef.
!ects may be considered as instantaneous
within any moderate distance. Sound is
TRANSMITTED AT the rate of LAP feet in a
second. By observing, therefore, tie tie
time which nteryenes betwee the flash oi
lightning and the thunder which accom-.
panies it. very near calculation may be
made of its distance.
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A CANDIDATEFOR OFFICE.

A flat-footed candidate for Justice Of
the Peace in Palestine, Texas. comes out
in the Journals with the following address
TO the sovereigns; "With the issuance OF
this sheet, is unlurlad TO the breez, either
in tempest or calm, my name before you
as a candidate for the office of Chief
Justice of Anderson county at the ensu.
ing August election. do it from choise,
not from solicitation. | do it, for the OF,
flee is honorable and profitable. feel
myself competent to discharge the duties
of the office. claim no superior merit
or qualification over any one else who
may choose to run against me. would
like to run the race solitary and alone;
but if any are desirous, let them pitch in
it isn't deep stand hat-iooted, square
toed, humpshouldered, upon the platform
of free rights and true republicanism; |
you elect me your Chief Justice | viii
make the welking ring with loud huzza'
for the sovereigns of Anderson county
If defeated, | will retire with dignity anC
perfect good humor, remembering a mos
beautiful little song, which | sing remar
kably well, called I'm ahoat, Pm afioat.
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To do what's right evinces good taste
as well as COOL morals.
Blockheads are afraid of being quizzed,
and cannot tolerate the slightest joke at
their own expense.
A man who is good at making explain.
atons and apologies is seldom good for
any thing else.
When a man finds it convenient to tell
lie, he should sport good humping
one, when he is about it. Hetric liars
deserve some credit, but those who prac.
tise the sin in small way and keep fb
bing about triaes are most despcable
breed and should be held up by the heel:
and soused head down.most in a firkin
of small beer,
Egotism and selEsu1iciency are the
props of shallow understanding.
Nothing is ever troublesome that We dc
willingly.