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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-27
For the Standard.

For the Standard.
Extension Of tle Raleigh and CASTOR Rail Road from
Weldon to Wurfreesbor0ugh.
The subject of the extension of the r. & G. r.
Road to point farther East, has been agitated in
certain circles.
- Every motive of patriotism and State pride should
urge us to look on this movement with favor By
varying somewhat from a direct line from Weldon
to Murfreesboro', the new road might be made to
tap the rich lands lying in Oconneeche Neck, pass
through Jackson and thence on high ridge directly
to Murfreesboro'.
Company in Murfreesboro have made arrange
ments to place one or more steamers the Meherrin
and Chowan, which may be made to connect with
Edenton and other towns in Eastern North Carolina.
By the construction of short Road over the level
plain intervening between Plymouth and Washing
ton and thence to the Central Road at some point
between Newbern and Kinston, we shall have COM
pete circle of Rail Roads, binding the State togeth-
er, and thus the North Eastern portion of the State
which at present feels little interest in the great
works of internal improvements contemplated by
the State, will be stimulated by the hope of imme-
date benefit and will doubtless enter into the spirit
of improvement with becoming energy.
The rich and fertile county of Northampton is di-
rectly interested in this movement-her resources
to great extent now locked up will be fully devel-
oped and the beautiful villa at the Court House
take her place among the most important towns in
State. To the citizens of Murfreesboro' this
movement is pregnant with most important results
Thus may she regain the valuable wheat trade which
she enjoyed before the construction of Railroads in
the South Thus will her commerce be stimulated
which has declined sadly of late years. Thus
will the hundreds of youngsladies who crowd the
halls of her Female Summaries, have ample means
of reaching her Schools. Above all, thus will the
Raleigh and CASTOR Rail Road be made Thoroughly
North Carolina Road and not feeder to the Pc
tersburg and Norfolk Roads, urged when it ask
ed for renewal of its charter. Let the R. & G.
Rail Road Company, backed by the citizens of North-
ampton and HEREFORD, of Jackson and Murfreesboro,
urge this matter strenuously before the next Legis
lature, and all that is wished may be accomplished
in twelve months from this date. RENOIR.
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greatest number of citizens with the least possible
risk to all and keeping this object in vew the fact
should not be overlooked that the State is now in
more prosperous condition than ever heretofore
that the demand for capital is increasing and that
this demand appears to be, to great extent the
legitimate result of spirit ofenterprise and sound
business operations
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-27

- R. K. Bryan, Esq of the North CaroIinian
in neat valedictory withdraws from the Editorial
Chair. The paper viii be conducted by Mr. Yates,
a worthy gentleman and good practical printer.
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NoTIcE TO EDITORS. There are, we suppose, about
fifty newspapers published in North Carolina. Their
Editors and Publishers requested to send, for
hbton at the next State Fair, October II, one copy
of their issues of date the week preceding he latest
copy that to hand) the time for holding
the Fair. Address Executive Committee n c.
Agricultural Society,"" Raleigh
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-27

~ Ben, MAccULLoCH, the famous Texas rang
er, passed through our city few days since. Ben
was looking better than usual lie his way
! home from the Virginia Springs, and was travelling
with Judge Caruthers, of Tennessee. A mounted
ENCOURAGEMENT for the defence of the frontiers has
been talked for some time at Washington. The
great Texas Ranger" is just the boy for the COM
mand of that same. -
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-27

HOUSE AND LOT IN OXFORD, N. G. FOR
LII SALE-On Thursday the 10Th day of October shall
offer for sae public auction the premises comnenc-
ing eleven oc ck A my house and lot in the town
Oxford The house is conveniently situated in the CEN
trail part of the and has been newly repaired and
painted: has five below stairs, and four above.
Also articles Of household and kitchen furniture
At the time and place. small tract of land about
miles from containing lightweight acres one
half cleared eight ten of which is good meadow land
all under fence.
Terms made known the day of sale
JOHN II. Whitaker.
Sept GOTH 1854. std.
~ Register copy till the day of sale and forward
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MARRIED.

In this City, Monday morning last by the Rev. DR.
Mason, Monfort McGee, Esq., Miss Sally p daughter
the Hon. George E. Badger.
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KING AND BIGGS.
RALEIGH ". C..

A RE receiving their fall and winter stock of goods
IA and feel assured they exhibit good assor
ment and sell good bargains any house the State.
Their stock consists in part of fine Black and Blue
Frock and Dress Coats, brown, black, blue and Olive
Frock Sacks for business Coats Brown, black and blue
Frock and Sack Coats Lion Skin, Beaver CLOTH Cas-
sinners &c.
Plain and fancy Cass Pants, black Doesk:n do,
black Silk and Satin Vests fancy Silk Velvet do white
Silk and Satin do very rich for weddings and parties
Dress Shirts and collars Silk and Merino undershrts
and Drawers plain aud fancy Cotton and Merino half Hose
Kid and silk gloves; Beautiful assortment of Stocks
Cravats and Pocket Handkerchefs lot of fine Hats and
Caps Made BY Oakford Philadelphia, fine assortment of
Cloths Cass and Eesngs of all grades and coors which
will be made to order at the shortest notice, and good
fit warranted.
Members of the Legislature others visiting Raleigh
respectfully invited to call and examine stock be-
fore purchasing elsewhere
Our Terms Cash, six months credit to punctual
Customers.
n. B. All those indebted to the Firm of j. j. Bggs and
Co., will please forward and make payment long
er indulgence cannot be expected.
Raleigh, Sept. 23 1854. 1041-4t.
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BUDAPEST, SHORTEST AND MOST EXPE-
" DITIOUS ROUTE TO PETERSBURG AND THE
North Travellers going north by The Raleigh and CASTOR
Rail Road will find their arrival at CASTOR, Passenger
Train ready to them to Petersburg without
delay, by taking which they will not only so cents
each in the price their or will cost that much
go by Wedon but they will shorten their journey
10 nes-t being 80 miles from CASTOR to Petersburg by
the Grecnve Railroad, and 70 miles by the route We'll
don. Besides the saving of money and Railroad travel
passengers will find it great saving of time to take the
CASTOR route, it will az put them IN Petersburg Iy the
time they cau Lea0e Weldon 6ytte WekLOn route
That is to if they Weldon they will be detained
that place from to hours both the Petersburg
and Portsmouth have to wait there for the Wilmington
cars which due until half past o'clock, and the
Petersburg and Roanoke Cars frequently late half
past o'clock in starting.
The following comparison of the Mail Schedules from
CASTOR and Weldon will show the difference of time in fla
of this route
Raleigh and CASTOR Train arrives at Weldon at 1870
Petersburg Train starts to Petersburg at p. NJ.
Reaches Petersburg, 5.15
Raleigh and CASTOR Train arrives at Castor at IL A. NJ
Greenville and Roanoke Train stalls for Peters
burg ut II A. M.
Reaches Petersburg, 2,15 p n.
:y" The agent at CASTOR will issue Tickets to Peters
burg Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York the
rates they issued at Weldon.
Office GreencLe and Roam oke r. Il. Co.
CASTOR, Sept 20, 1854. SS-lm.
s- Raleigh STAR Greensboro Patriot, Warrenon News
pleaSS insert month.
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eHy From the tone of Mr.. Smiths letter, and the
particularly with which he addresses us, have
no doubt be has something handsome in reserve for
US. We shall see.
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LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

We have the latest foreign news by the Arabia.
Russia is still firm refusing all overtures for ne
gotations.
No intelligence of special Importance from Eng
land France
Mr.. Sosle has left Madrid for France. 1t is charg-
ed that he left because he was involved in the Madrid
instruction of August.
Cotton has declined and breadstuffs advanced
Common rosn active, and but little doing in spirits
TYPOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. An adjourned meeting
of the Joarneymen Printers ofthis City held on
Saturday evening last at which Constitution was
adopted, and Association formed called the " Raj
eigh Typographical Society" The following officers
were elected: Charles c. Robateau President; Da-
vid G. Dudley, Vice Presidents John T. Nicholson,
Recording Secretary; John Spelman, Corresponding
Secretary ; and Augustus Wedding, Treasurer
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-27

- The Wilmington Commercial commends to
the attention of its readers article from the Chris
tan Advocate and Journal, in favor of the Know
Nothings. Does not the Editor of the Commercial
know that the Advocate and Journal is an abolition
paper? If the Editor of the Commercial be Know
Nothing, let him out with the fact at once like
man
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-27

FWNHE CHEST.-SIR ASHLEY COOPER, BAIT,
l. MD. the eminent medical practitioner, has left valu-
sumption and Unfailng Cure for pulmonary Diseases
without the of Medicine. Sir A. c. Bart invented and
and advised the use Of the MEDlCATED Fun CHEST
certain and safe shield against those fearful diseases Con-
sumption, Bronchitis Asthma, Coughs, Colds and other
Affections OF the Lungs which arise from the exposed state
of the chest according to fashion, and the continual Chan"
ges of our climate.
The Protector is simply chemically prepared fur
lined with silk and padded which, suspended from the
neck the chest in agreeable manner that
worn, it becomes nfceSSjty and a cOnJ0rt
The Protector, although but recently introduced into
States the Canadas South knlerca and the West Indies
The continent of Europe while has in many
countries to the position of an article of dress.
To demonstrate these facts enquire of English resi-
dent in your vicinity of his knowledge of the beneficial eff
fects of wearing the Protector without recourse to doctor
tre, and will last years No who values
the health of himself his family will be without them
The Hospitals in this country not alone
them, but rapidly introducing them Harcourt, Bradley
Co., of London, and Manchester England, were origin
ally entrusted with the manufacture of the Protectors by
the amented Dr. Cooper and continues to manufacture ac
cordg his original instructions, and therefore recon-
mend those who would Protectors to see to their
Remember that this staple article and patent Me-
dicne. -
GExr's SIZE, - $3.50 EACH
LADIES do. loo do
D0'S q N'''' Ha AZ BRADLEY 4. CO. ~
IS Ann Street 1O2 Nassau st.
YORK, U. 8.
don. Mandatory A Market Street. Manchester England
HB Co. establishing Depots for the sale of The
Protector in all parts OF America Physlcians Surgeons
Mners also Gentemen's Furnishing Store Keepers are
entrusted with the wholesale and retail distribution Of
them and to whom most liberal terms offered for their
enterprise and splendid opportunity opens to them for
81. B. & co.
Sor4enobor Je5l
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Visitors to the North Carolina State Fair,

EMILL BE CARRIED OVER THE R; G. RAIL
w road and returned for the price Of Single Ticket
Articles for exhibition will be transported free Of charge
except in when they to be exhibited for pay
Only sample of the article belonging to the
person will be transported free.
Visitors and articles for exhibition will be carried the
terms to the Granville Co, Agricultural Fair Hen;
derson and to the Fair of the N c. and Va Agricultural
Society at Petersburg and to the Agricultural Fair at
Norfolk.
special freight train will be sent from Weldon to Raleigh
such day the Chairman of the Executive Committee
shall designate for the transportation of articles to the c.
State Fair and exhibitors respectfully requested to be
ready for that tra otherwise they may be disappointed
in reaching the Fair in time.
No freight will be allowed in the passenger trains.
L. OBJ. BRANCH President
r. G. R. R. Office. Sept. H. 1854. s5-td
81. 4 a REWARD FOR THE THIEF WHO STOLE
~ " pair Ia red and pair blue blankets in
y B. B. SMITH
September Is, 1854. s6-3t.
Boot and Shoe Store.
HENRY E. DEPKIN IN RETURNING THANKS
Hfor past tvors respectfully informs his friends and
that he has just returned from the North with
large assortment of Goods in his line which he
will feel much pleasure in exhibiting.
Store Vest Side Of GlpitO1 Square.
Raleigh, Sept 6, 1854. 1o3o-3m.
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THO CONTRACTORS.-SEALE PROPOSALS
Il will be received until Friday the 18th day of October
next build Female College in Louisburg, N c. of the
following dimensions, to-wit The front building TO be
feet with q projection in the 34x34 feet and the
whole to be three above the basement For spec
cations apply to the Undersigned
D. s. HILL,
Chm of Committee.
Iou;sI,,,ro Sar,t 90 1854 SS-Sw.
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Who PRESCRIBED? Were Lafayette and Mer-
Ger, and Montgomery, and St. Clair, and Steuben
and Pulaski, and Dekalb, and K0sciusko living at
the present time, and were the proscrptive tenets
of the new secret political organization that has re-
Gently sprung into existence to be enforced, they
either of them, could hold office in the United
States No matter how freely they poured out their
blood to achieve American independence they would
be proscribed and if there be children of any of
these worthless residents of this country, Mey too,
fall under the ban They hold no office, for
they children of foreigners
Liberty of conscience, at the declaration of indie
pendepce and the formation of the constitution was
dear American right; and it was conceded in the
fulncss to aliens as to citizens. This right
above any other thing, has conduced to our present
greatness nation 1t is to be abridged if native
Americanism can have its way. Prescription, as
dreadful as it exists in of the most absolute
monarches of Europe is to be set up in the place
of liberty of conscience.
Fifteen of the signers of the Declaration of Inde
pendence were foreigners. The last survivor of the
band was Catholic. There are, if we believe what
we and hear, better men than they at the pre-
sent day!
These examples show the wckedness of sknow-
nottingham" Let every man beware that the nfamy
of the order attaches to him.
Detroit Free Press
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a GRICULTURAL FAIR.-THE EXECUTIV

a GRICULTURAL FAIR.-THE EXECUTIVE
ACommittee of the Union Agricultural Society Of yir
gna North Carolina have the pleasure of announcing
public that the first Fair Of the Society will be held
the City of Petersburg the oath 25h 26th and 9th
October The premiums amount, the aggregate
five Thousand dollars Ample accommodations viii be
prepared for stock and other articles for and ex
Rail Companies viii transport the various articles
and the members of the Society without charge: and in
those cases where any charge made will only be upon
members whose fare will be reduced to half price.
Petersburg Sept ], 1854. STD.
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HTIDES WANTED.-I WILL GIVE THE HIGH.
LII EST prices Dry Green Hides in exchange for
Leather goods my Store Chalk Level Cumberland
County n. c. A. H. DEWAk.
Sept. 49, 1854. S9-6t.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-06-24

German Reformed CAurch.-Like the
Dutch Reformed Church in our country
(says the Congregational Jo1rnal,) the
origin and elements of the German Re-
formed Churchare indicated byits name.
Its members are almost exclusively
Germans and their descendants, while
they claim the famous Confession of
Augsburg as the exponent oftheir faith.
This Confession was drawn up by Lu-
Their and Mearcthon, and presented to
the Emperor Charles Wand the princes
Of the empire in 1920. The German
Reformed Church is mainly confined to
Pennsylvania, though there are churches
scattered over Ohio and few in the
South. In its government tits Presby-
terian, and like the Dutch Reformed
Church disignates its Presbytefies, elas-
ses and its highest ecclesiastical body
the General Synod. The whole nuns
ber of classes is 23, ministers 303,
churches above 1000, church members
10000, and Sabbath.Schools from 500
to 600 During the last year 5000 were
admitted to the church. The German
Reformed Church has two Theological
Seminaries one at Mercersburg, Pa. and
the other at TiAsn, Ohio and also three
colleges, and foreign missionaries tlir-
teen domestic missionaries ard twenty
beneficfaries Of the Education Society,
preparing for the ministry. Ni','
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RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE. Iij {:
RICHMOND, JUNE Ii, 1854.

Mr. Eaitor:-'ai s'sg ~ s1f'ms'as
y i set down awhile this eve.
ming to hold short converse with you
and your readers. although l do not
know thasI have anything Of special
interest to communicate.
Our city was honored, 6 few days a.
go, by q visit from the distinguished
Irish exile, John Mitchell, Editor ofthe
"Citixen," published in New York
He remained in our midst about two
days during which time without blow.
ing our own trumpet) our citizens We'd
in paying him attention, and extending
their hospitality. He made favorable
impression and will now be thought Of
more than ever. By his honorable and
conciliatory course TO the South, Mr..
Mitchell has made many friends in the
sunny cline. t,t ',- .
In my last communication I referred
to Richmond College, its site, eudow.
mont, and prospects. The Bap,ists Of
our city and State have made prepara-
tions for the establishment ola Female
College of the highest order. A beau
tiful site has been obtained and plan
on the most magnificent scale prepared:
The workmen have already commenc-
ed operations and ere long we may hope
to have an institution Of the highest or
der, and creditable to the State and the
denomination under whose auspices it
will be supported. Rev. Basil Man'ey,
formerly pastor Of the First Baptist Ch.
has accepted the presidency ofthe In
s,itu,ion.l There can be then no longer
nny necessity of palronizing Northern
institutions while we have them inthe
South. .'. ..-...
have from time to time alluded to
the growing prosperity Of Richmond.
and without being out Of place, think |
may safely assert that it is the prettiest
city any where to bc found. Tho i'm.
mortal Webster gave it as his opinion
,hat Richmond was the most beautiful
city in the Union, and every one that
visits il concurs with him. 1t has none
of the closeaess, dntiness. and dustiness
Of Baltimore, New York, Boston and
others. The streets are regularly and
beautifully laid off, ornamented with
shade trees Of every description. The
pumber Of handsome private residences
is large, and strangers from larger and
yealthier cities are struck with their
superior beauty and taste. Indeed some
complained that there are not more small
and cheap houses to be had. W
But my pen warns me that tits worn
OH, and in obedience to its dictates ]
must bring my communication to a
close. hope l may not be thought
proud Of my city, bu, ! wish those Of
your roaders who have not becn here to
know something about the capitol Of
the "Old Dominion" .a.
More shon, ClFlo'
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GID, CAMDEN, Pres't
Secretarlea

,gs t,Hf1 s.u.s. ls .t.'.
1atqferasce. Of Rsssia.--~-W clip thlee,
following paragraph, from aarticle, on
Russia in one ofour exchanges. 1tshows
a state Of things different from what most
persons had supposed to exist there
aNo Associations for Religious purposes
are tolerated in Russia; no printing pres
ses are permitted 10 print the Bible in the
vernacular tongue ofthe people; no YER
sions of the Scriptures in the only Ian
.guage the masses can understand are per-
mitted to cross the frontier. ltis stated
that there has not been copy Of the
Bible in Russ, printed in that country
since 1928. CoIporteurs, Bible agents,
tract distributors, find as little favor with
the bigoted Gear as SO many Red Repub-
Iicans. Even to the two millions Of Jews
concentrated in his empire, not copy Of
tie Old Testament in. their native He
brew is permitted. No Christian missions
10 the most barbarous and distant tribes
under bis sway are tolerated. The in
offensive and pious Moravians, permitted
to pursue their charitable work every
where else, have been driven from their
labots in Russia. m a5 7Nni..'i ol
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Thc,word" selah."

The translators Of The Bible have LEFT
the Hebrew word Selah, which occurs SO
often in the Psalms, as they found it, and
of course the English reader often asks
his minister, or some learned friend, what
It means. And the minister or friend has
most often been obliged to confess igno.
rance, becauseit is matter in regard to
which the most learned have by no means
been Of one mind. The Targums and
most Of the Jewish commentators give the
word meaning eternallN torever. Rabbi
kimchi regards it as a sign to elevate The
voice. The authors Of The septuagint
translation appear TO have regarded il as q
musical sign, equivalent perhaps % % 4 lthe ne
word repeat. According stoF FL'uther5'aapd s'ui
others, il meaf,s siteace! Genius explains
il to mean, let the instrument play and
the singers stop. Wochem REGARDS " Us
equivalent 10 sursum corda. up my soul!
Summer, after examining all the seventy
four passages in which The word occurs,
recogt'izes in every case San actual ap-
peal or summons Is Jehovah" They are
calls and prayers to be heard, expressed
either with entire directness, or if not the
imperative, "HearsJ rsJehovah!" or" Awake
Jehovah!n and the like still earnest ad-
dresses to God that he would remember
aud hear, sc. The word ilselfhe regards
as blast Of trumPets by the priests. Sc.
lah itself he thinks an abridged express
sion, used for litigation Sslah-Higgaion
indicating the sound Of the stringed IN
strumen,s, and Selah vigorous blast ol
trumpets. Bi5lio.Aeea Saera. d} J.