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Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-04-04

CoNNEcrrcur ELECTION. On Monday next, the ID
of April. an election will be held in Connecticut for
State officers, members Of the assembly, and four
members Of Congress-
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THE NEW PARTY HACKS.

1t is said that Mr.. Patton, the Know Nothing
candidate for Attorney General in Virginia, was
anti-Van Buren in 1882, and for Van Buren, in
1886; Rives Conservative in ls37,39; Wing in
1910; State-rights Republican from s41 to / s44 :;
Democrat from 1874 to ls4s; Know Nothing in
1855. In 1s48 when MIR. Patton was picturing
the rise, progress, and decay Of the Native Amer
ican party be described it as "helL-born and hell
bound party"
Mr.. Beale, the candidate for Lieute hant Cover
nor, is disappointed office-seeker having "hung
round" and importuned at Washington for some
tme in vain, for place.
These gentlemen are the candidates Of a party
which set out by declaring, as one of its fixed and
leading rules, that all old party hacks should be
excluded from its countenance and support! The
truth is, this new concern of Know Nothipgism is
an ark of refuge-a sort of common sewer for de-
praved, disappointed, and broken down party
hacks generally.
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PLAGIARIsM.-The Rev. w. H. Goodwin, know.
nothing Senator from the Oneida district delivered
an grafton on the last anniversary of Washngton's
birthday, which was extensively copied and COM
mented on by the know-nothing press. The Roches-
ter Union has made discovery that large portion
of the production is stolen verbatim from Thomas
Paine's eulogy on Washington, delivered at New
buryport A. d. 1900. The Arch-Infidel, as Paine
is called, is rather singular source from which
Christian divine should draw his inspiration. The
discovery places the reverend gentleman in rather
an unpleasant attitude before the public.
Buffalo Republic
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Inc IetersourS democrat brings to h9ht the
following extract from speech delivered by Dr..
Duncan, Of Ohio, in the House of Representatives
in lS45, in relation to the real character of the
Whig party. 1t is prophecy fulfilled. We pre-
deted, in this paper, two years ago. that the next
name assumed by the Whig leaders would be
that Of the american party. They we'll know
many of these leaders-how to "steal the livery
of heaven to serve the devil in" The extract is
as follows:
"Indulge me while I expose few of the corrupt
and iniquitous measures which have ever marked
the course cf the Federal party not only to secure
their elections but to their favorite measures.
1t is fundamental principle of Federalism, that the
want of intelligence of the common people makes
them unfit for self governments; and they being of
the uncommon class, should of right be the govern
ors Hence it is. that all their means to secure their
elections and their avorite measures, directed
the supposed ignorance and stupidity of the people
that they know nothing! / will trace up some of
those means from an early period Of our govern
ment by which the Federal party may be known
under whatever name they may have assumed, or
may hereafter for the sake of political decep
ton for so long they shall be known by their
true name and their principles known to CORES.
pond with their name, the Democracy must and will
triumph.
begin with the unprincpled practice they have
of changing their name. They hare changed their
name soith the periodicalreturn Of erery Presiden-
tial election: and this for the purpose of concealng
their principles and deceivng the people Their last
name was Wing, and that name they kept as long as
it would answer any purpose but they will never
fight another battle, under the banner inscribed
Whig, again. Having exhausted the political vocab-
uary, they will return to the abuse and persecution
of the Irish and Germans which characterised the
party in the administration of tho elder Adams
Nothing is longer to be feared from change of
name The people contemplate them as they do a
stranger, who gives himself new or different name
in every town or village through which he passes.
They look upon him as scape- -gallows or horse
thief who merits the rope or the pcnitentiary."
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The Dublin Nation contains horrible picture of
the condition of Ireland, from the pen of Mr. Duffy
He says ..... .s..-.....
No words printed in the newspapers or elsewhere
will give any man who has not seen it conception
of the fallen condition of the west and south. The
famine and the landlords have actually created
in Ireland. l have seen the streets of Gal
way crowds of creatures more debased than the Va
hoos of Swit-creatures having only distant
and hideous resemblance to human beings. Grey
haired old men, whose idiot faces had hardened into
a settled leer Of mendicancy, smious and seini-hu.
man; and women fther and more frightful than
the harpies, who at the jingle of coin the pave
ment, swsrmed in myriads from unseen places,
struggling screaming, shrieking for their prey, like
some monstrous unclean animals In Wesport, the
sight Or u priest on the street gathered e,trU
pauper population, thick village market, swarm
ing around him for relief Beggar children, beggar
adults beggars in white hair; girls with faces gray
and shriveled, the grave stamped upon them in a
decree which could not be recalled women with the
more touching and tragcal aspect of lingering shame
and self-rcspect not yet efaced; and among these
terrible realities, imposture shaking in pretended
fits, to add the last touch of horrible grotesqueness
to the picture! l have seen them accursed sights,
and they have burned into my memory forever.
Away from the town, other scenes of unimaginable
horror disclose themselves. The traveller meets
groups and troops of Wild idle, luuatic looking
paupers wandering over the country, each with some
tale of determination to tell If he penetrat into
cabin, and can distinguish objects among filth and
darkness, of which ordinary pgsiy affords but a
faint image, he will probably discover from dozen
to twenty inmates i'll the hut-the elected cottiers-
clustering together, and breeding pcstilence What
kind Of creatures men and women become, living in
this dung-heap, what kind of children reared
here to grow up into a generation, have 70 words
IN inf
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Gbe gtan0ar1,
RALEIGH, SATURDAY. MARCH 81. 1865.
VIRGINIA.,

NiNtIlNlA.
The intelligence from the campaign in Virginia
is cheering. Mr.. Wise continues to address the
people with great eloquence and unfagging ener-
gv, and the Demo cratic papers of the State are
sustaining him and the cause with spirit and ab-
ity never surpassed even in the Old Dominion. The
Know-Nothing candidates are thus far dumb; and
it is believed they will not dare meet Mr. Wise be-
fore the people, in the face of the sun and in the
eve Of light. This was to have been expected. 1t
is natural that those who plot and plan in the dark
should shrink from public discussion and from the
scrutiny of an honest people,
The last Enquirer states that the reaction among
those Democrats who have been seduced into the
Know Nothing lodges, has begun. Eighty men,
bers have withdrawn from the lodge at Harper's
Ferry, and openly expressed their determination
to vote for the entire Democratic ticket. Seventy
five more members stated they would withdraw at
the next meeting. at is the same," adds the En-
quirer, all over the State. Know Nothingism IS
staggering to its fall, and woe be to him who is
caught under its ruins. The delusion is past and
sober reason to re-assert its supremacy. The
history of Jonah's gourd, will be the history of
Know Nothlngism. 1t sprung up in night; it
will wither and disappear in day. tits the devils
work, and will leave behind mighty smell Of sui
phur Miserable the man to whom in after years
the infamy Of Known Nothingism will attach. Time
will not obliterate the STAIN"
The election takes place on the fourth Thursday,
we believe, in May. We adhere to the opinion,
expressed Immediately after Mr.. Wise's nomina-
ton, tina. the Democracy will triumph.
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Ne,o YorE BanE Statement.

NeW T0rE B0nE Stdtement.
. New YORK, March, 26-The statement ofthe city
banks for the past week present the following totals:
Loans $93 05O 750 specie $16 502 900; circulation
81, ,452, ,225 deposits $76, ,2s9, $50. = -,
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P1oUs HoRAcE.-Horace Greely, Editor of the
E. II. Chapin's UniversaIist Church, New York,
but says he docs not partaks Of the communion
"because he believes the use of the vile and pois-
onous drug sold as wine is detrimental to the cause
of total abstinence" Horace is too pious an ind-
vidua for this planet. He ought to be translated,
or transported, we do not exactly know which
time must determine.
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Nomination for Navor.

N0mtnats0n for Adtor. sas,3-s.
PoRTLAxD, Ne, March pa meeting Of citizens
was held last night. and James I. McCobb nomina-
ted for Mayor, in opposition to Neal Dow.
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MEETING IN JoHNsToN.-We learn that meet
ing of the Democrats of Johnston was held at
Smith6eld on Tuesday last, to appoint delegates
to a District Convention-B. H. Tolnlinson, ESQ.,,
presiding. Raleigh was recommended as the
place and the first Wednesday in May as the time
for holding the Convention. No preference for
any one as the nominee, was expressed. We ex-
pect the proceedings in time for our next issue.
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Southern political gamblers or Northern fanatics.
Any who mingles with the crowd in the streets,
cannot be long in coming to one conclusion-that
Know Nothingism has received death blow in this
county. A citizen of this place, man of mark, and
noted sympathizer (no one knows who is anember)
the Know Nothing order, asserted in my presence,
the afternoon of the speaking that by the first of
June, Know Nothingism will be dead in Macon
county! People here have begun fully to appreciate
the fact papable to all eyes, which stalks the streets
at noon day, and cries aloud around the doors Of
every hotel-wherc the older members Of the Bar do
congregate, that this wretched and unprincipled
movement is gotten up, and promoted by every
engine of hypocrisy, pettifogging and humbug, by
federal consolidatonists and anti-republcan prnci
ples and who have seized this the last hope in
order by means oftrickery and wire working in a
secret order, to gain the power which they could
hope to attain by merit and before the people,
These men who deny their 0rder yet defend it with
jest and gbe and sneer which cover, not even with
the veil of decency, the invetcrate corruption of
their hearts, who laugh in their sleeves at the public
they suppose they are deludng, hope great things
from this new dodge, but may find themselves mis-
taken. Well may Mr.. Clingman consider them
legitimate objects of attack; for it is well understood
that the great object they hope to attain in this Dis
trict by their organization is to break down him
him whose enlightened and patriotic public course
they cannot safely attack, and whom they have
vainly tried to break down in every other way.
To-day Col. Thomas spoke, explaining his course
in the last session of the legislature &C. In his
marks, he alluded to report he had heard that he
had joined the Know Nothings, and denied that he
belonged to an order known by any such name-by
which is presumed he meant denial altogether of
the impeachment. Of one thing there can be no
doubt. The Senator has ably and faithfully repre-
sented the interests of his constituents, the i'm
portant question involving the developement oftheir
section ofcountry, and perhaps few have ever done
so much for their section of this any other State
as he has done for his
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:. New ORLzASs, March 2s.-CoL McClupg.
duelist, committed suicide at Jackson, Hississ
to-day. szl .,slsfs.e ssas - i -
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STILL ANOTHER SPANISH INsULr-A private let
ter has been shown to from gentleman of the
highest respectabity at Havana, dated the 10Th in
stant confirming the telegraphic statement via New
Orleans of the arrest at Sagua La Grande of Mr.
Thompson, the vice-consul of the United States at
that port The letter states that 'Mr. Thompson is
Of the most respectable merchants this island
and the leading one at Sagua La Grande-the acting
consular agent. The arms of the United States had
been put up at the Office by his predecessor and
complaint ever made Of their exhibition until the
time Of his arrest. The forcing them down from
their position in the rude manner in which it was
done is great indignity! His sudden arrest, and
the forcing him to leave his extended business in
two hours was very great outrage" 1t is added
that Mr.. Thompson was prisoner in Havana.
We forbear comment upon this latest case of per-
sonal wrong and indignity by the Spanish function
aries in Cuba until we receive the authentic details.
Occurring upon the heels of the FL Dorado Insult,
and involving gross ndignity to national honor
in tearing down national arms and arresting and
imprsoning American citizen, it shows how crit
ical relations with the Spanish government.
We need not add that the subject will receive prompt
attention from our government In the mean time,
we may expect to see in the Inteigencer an early
excuse or justification of the Spanish authorities
Wdsh Union.
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l-I.ljy - Death Of Hon. 8 8 Ihelps. -
= RUTLAND. VT, March 26.-S S. Phelps, late =
States Senator from this State, expired at biz re
dence at Aiddleburg yesterday. - -.
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$50 TIE Galf Squadron to Be ,AsomentSd -.
WAsHkeroN, March 26.-Our gulf squadron = to
eel hereafter soverhauls or fires into an American
vessel abe viz be promptly eh.atisss I;-s:ss.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-09-08
Relief Meeting.

In another column will be found the
proceedings Of meeting of the citizens oil
the County, at Charlestown, for the relief
of the sufferers Of Norfolk, and commit
tees were appointed in each district, 10
collect funds and send them to the How
ard Association in Norfolk. We hope
that each one will give literally of his
abundance, for there never was a more
earnest solicitation for our charity. Thou
sands of our fellow beings have IN few
days fallen victims TO the fell destroyer ;
and the few that are left are not able TO
help each other; none but an eyewitness
can tell of the distress that prevails in
that once crowded city. Houses are left
tenantless, and the streets where all was
business and hustle, echo only to the
tread of the physician on his errands Of
mercy. The mortality is greater than it
was in New Orleans during its worst
ravages, owing no doubt 10 the want OF
medical advice and proper attendance.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-09-08
Reflections on Education.

Education in lis broad and solid sense
underIies national renown and greatness
and is tire palladium Of individual success.
"Knowlcdge," said the great master OF
inductive philosopy, centuries ago. "as
povey," and the apothegm peculiarly ap-
plies 10 cur own time. Wherever We go
we see that The educated man yields a
power and exercises an influence for good
or evil which can be sscribed 10 naught
but his mental superiority, and while we
rejoice that so great an interest is felt in
our country for the education OF youth
and so much labor is spent in their men,
tai training, we deprecate the immoral
tendency Of the youthful mind and the
strengthening of this by the 'loose" gov
ernmen. of some of our Colleges and
Schools. The "rod," the trainer OF the
"spoiled child" is almost entirely BAN
ished from our common schools, and the
children of this generation acknowledged
s'aViSer" than their fathers. The "se-
verer punishments" are erased from our
College and University laws, and young
america left to his own wild way, SOW
ing his "wild oats" with JOY, but alas
he may reap them in sorrow. In this
"age of progress" we know of no better
way TO improve the condition Of our "ias'
young men" than by following the advice
of Madame DeStael, when asked by 30
naparte how he should improve his be
loved F rance, educate her daughters.
No nation upon earth pays such resPec
TO woman as ours, and whatever may b'
the degraded condition Of man he will al
ways respect the weaker sex, and 1t slit
be educated he will find no better coun
selor. and no safer adviser and no tirme
friend in the hour of adversely ; with per
ce7tions more acute than those OF man
with apprehension quicker, she has ih'
remarkable power of interpreting the feel
iugs of others and in the kindness OF he
heart always endeavors TO relieve them
and rarely fails,
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The meeting then adjourned.
BRAXTON DAVENPORT,
r. w. BAYLOR, Sec't'ry. Oh m.

F1REs.--About 9 o'clock, on Thursday
evening last, our citizens were startled by
the cry of fire, which proceeded from the
burning of a hay-stack, near town, belong
ing TO Mrs. Burnett, and adjoining The
barn of Mrs. Van Buskirk. By the
prompt exerlions Of the clizens the fire
was soon ex,inguished with but little dam
age.
Scarcely had the excitement of the a
boye subsidized. and our citizens retired to
res, for the night, when they were again
aroused by the cry of fire, which proceed
ed from the burning of the stable OF Mr.
Jere Harris. The fire had made such
rapid progress that our fremen and cil'
zens, although promptly on the spot,
unable TO save anything. We have no
learned the loss Mr.. Harris sustained, bu
supposed it was but small.
The above fires were doubtless The work
Of an incendary. Free Press.
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Barn Burnt.

The barn containing the entire crop oil
grain, on the farm Of Col. JoHN F. HAM
uRAMCK, about 3 miles Sou th-west OF this
place, was destroyed by ere, by an incen-
diary, between IL and O'Clock on Fri
day night, 3lst ult. The loss OF grain TO
Col. II. amounts 10 six or seven hundred
dollars the barn being covered by insu-
rance. Mr.. GEORGE SIGLER, who was
farming the land, lost the entire proceeds
OF his labor, besides all his gearing and
other implements stored in the barn at
the time.
Col. Hamtramck has offered reward
of $500 for information that may lead to
the conviction OF The incendiary.
Upon our citizens hearing of the loss
sustained by Mr.. Sigler, with commenda
bic diligence got up subscription for hr
relief
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5EBAGI3,

On the 23d alt., al HE residence OF her
mother, Mrs. Duke, Mrs. JHlia E0ereH,
wife of Mr.. George Everett, of Charles
town.
On the 29th ult., near Charlestown,
Betty Burns, youngest daughter of W.
E. and Elizabeth Nicklin, aged 10
months.
In Martinsburg, Thursday last, Elk
a5sth, wife Of Cyrus Kearns, aged about
2G years.
In Marinsburg, 25th ult., Mrs. Eliza
Uhitson, wife of Mr.. Benjamin Whit
son, in the 9th year Of her age.
In Martnsburg, on the Isl INST, lie,
uiniG, infant daughter of Rev. X. A. and
Sarah A. Fink, aged months & 9 days.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-09-08

LAYING OF CORNER SToNE.-The ce1e-
monv of laying the Corner Stone of the
N. p. Church in Smithield was per(or-
med on Saturday last The Masonic fra
temiry having assembled at the Hail of
ITriIuminar Lodge, procession was fof-
med, which, headed by the Shepherds
,own Brass Band, proceeded to-a grove
near towl, where a very large crowd OF la
dies and gentlemen had assembled to par
ticipate in the services, which were con-
Quoted in the following order. Prayer by
the Rev. Mr.. Greenway, Singing, after
which, R. w. Baylor Esq, introduced to
the audience Rev. Mr.. Sutherland, Of
Georgetown d. G.. who enchanted the at
ten,ion of the crowd for an hour in an adj
dress felici,ons in style and eloquent in &C.
livery. He defended Free Masonry from
the unjust attacks which had been made
upon it,spoke eloquently ofthe nature and
objects of the institution and commended
it to the respect of all worthy men.
After the conclusion of The address the
crowd repaired TO the site for the Church,
and the following articles were deposited
in the stone Holy Bible, Methodist Prot
eslant Discipline, M. p. Hymns Meth
odist paper, Questions and Answers ex-
panaturv of the Nj. P. Church, minutes
Of the 9Th annual Conference NJ. p.
Church, copies Of the Newspapers pub
lished in the county, History of the organ
r. IL, al liSto IF n nil1
GERS and members of the Trluminar Lodge
A. F. A. Nj. after which the Corner Stone
was laid in due form by the ID. ID. G. NJ.
who applied the square, level and plumb
and pronounced it true, tried and trusty.
The Masons then returned TO their hall
and the ceremonies ofthe day closed
Spirit Of jefferson.
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KILLING AN ELEPHANT.--The tact has
been published that on the 9Th uIi.. Geo.
West, keeper of the elephant Romeo at,
tached to Baily & Co.'S circus, was Killed
bv the animal under his charge, near Cam
den, s. G.. The keeper was endeavoFing
t. make him cross a bridge, when he knock
ed the horse upon which he was riding
of The bridge, ripping him open and h'I-
ling him. West, however escaped, but
persisted in attempting to control the eIe-
pham though he was So much enraged.
lie seized him by one Of his tusks TO turn
him, as was his custom, and probably
struck him, when he became enraged, and
struck with his tusks blow which broke
Mr.. Vests back and instantly killed him.
He then threw him and caught him in his
tusks and kept at it until he was complete
IL mangIcd--the arms, legs, thighs and
bones generally being broken, the inles-
tines torn out and scalp pealed of. The
dogs which usually aided in controlling
him were set upon him, but his motions
were so rapid that all was done before any
Interference could be made.
Rifles were procured, and many Of the
of Camden gave their aid on the
occasion. On Sunday afternoon and eve
ming, about one hundred and fifty balls
were fred into him without effect. His
eyes were shot out as matter of satety,as
he showed disposition for violence. On
morning he got into pond, where,
after an immense number Of shots, nearly
two hundred more, he finally yielded and
died The Camden Light Infantry, an
der Lieutenant James NlIlipigne, assisted.
Romeo" was 80 ears of age and landed
in New York in 1916, since which time
Mr.. West has had control Of him. He
was valued at $4,000.
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%, s9sy.tl -b,J q 2. E.J .SJtG
a,cGJ.5 41.J.LLB ! %
BALTIMORE MARKET.

FLour.--There was some movement in
Flolr this morning. Wenote sales in all,
on early Change, of 900 bbls Howard
street brands at 80. Also, go bbls o.
hio at the same price, and go bbls City
Mills at S7.25, and 100 bbs Family at 81,
81. There was rather more disposition
to sell than to buy, when Change closed,
at the above figures. The supply and re-
ceipts are augmentIng.
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valley Agricultural Fair.

At meeting of the Valley Agricultural
Society, held at sapping'on's HOTEL on
Friday last, it WAS determined that The
Society hold their Annual Fair near
CharIestown, on the 23rd and 24lh OF
October next. b. JOHNSON BARRnUR'
ESQ, of Orange county, has been invited
IN deliver the Annual Address.