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Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23
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Ms. MARIETTA K- wife of Col B. B. Lewis Of this city,
and only daughter of Dr. King has gone her "inher
among the saints in light" She called from
among the 2lst Of April 1856. being % and few
months old. An intimate acquaintance with Mrs Lewis
enables TO record testimony in favor Of her good
of her disposition and the culture of her mind.
From childhood she had been training her soul for
its heavenward fight having connected herself with the H.
E. Church when only old and although ner re-
ligion sought emblaxoument of ITSELF exempt from
everything like ostentston founded in the and
love of God the religion of principle and expressd
Itself e.s pr ssson than in uniform obedience the d.
vine clmmandn cnts -
She lived religion. and made her .ife rather than bsr
words its exponent.
The only daughter Of idoizng parents the devoted w
of the fondest and kndes of husband standing she did
in the morning of life, with the light Of social and
domestic lore lying all around her, it matter
for her TO follow willingly the summons Of that dark snd
mysterious herald from unknown world yet she went
not only with willingness. but joy.
It good hear her words of holy trust and
times of rejoicing spoke Of the valley of "earfu
shade" and of the beautiful home beyond. Although the
seal of silence upon her lips now and The dmness Of
death on her eyes, The words charged with encourage
ment that whisperingy above the "parting STRIFE
from and fhe Of tranquil trust and of oubeam
ing glory that fell from the other among the boarded
that memory will fondy guard IN the yess 70
come. -.
She has left us and she is happy We but osnnet
murmur; for she Gods and he has taken her fum
the evil to come 49, .+2ess -. Z,
"Peacefnl be thy silent slumber, st.es-N
Peaceful in thy grave % lon,
until The Father his seAttsU ehi3drU 10 H.
banquetng-house in HeAy.Dts
IA, Apsa, 1ssa E.x.0bX
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

The DROUGHT IN Lou1sIANA.-The Baton Rouge
Gazette, in article on the weather, says:
"Scveral of the planters in the Piny Woods, and
even in the Fecianas have to travel from five to
eight miles to water their cattle. Every stream,
rivulct and pond, (many of which had not been
known to dry within the memory of the Oldest in
habitant.) arc drained of their last drop-creating
considerable mortality among the cattle ranging in
the woods, to the detrment and ruiz of many grow.
ers whose very of subsistence is in the cattle
market
"In some parts of Livingston parish immense bodies
of cane lands have been fire for more than month";
and it is doubtful whether the Colyel will be able to
stop the ravages of the fire. The cracking and burst
ing Of the be heard at half mile distance,
and the whole appearance of that country is gloomy
Unless we have rain very soon, the raising of any
crops this year in this section will be visionary
idea"
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

CHAMPIONS OF PRoTEsTANTIsM.-Look around you,
reader and sec what sort of men these modern Know
Nothing champions of Professionalism are. Catholic
ism is wrong, but they the men to right it p?
Are they Weseys, or Calvins, or LuthersG Look
and see if they not, many Of them not only Ned
Buntlne's, but the Devils own. Are ranters, and
demagogues, and men who live in the habitual vio-
lation of Gods Word, fit to be the leading cham
pions Of the Protestant faith, and to direct the souls
Of the people in the aoay Of Gospel truth and SAL
patton? The Richmond Enquirer well says:
cit is difficult to believe that any intelligent per.
son has been deceived by the pretended Protestant
zeal of the Know Nothing party. The character of
its leaders is sufficient of itself to dscredt the pre-
tension, and convince every candid mind the AnOw
Nothing party really nothing about religion in
any form or under any na'ne
Is any one of the men who have been active in
this canvass distinguished for pley or an ornament
to the Protestant Church? With few exceptions,
they profess no religious faith ut all and their daily
life is reproach to Professionalism. Meanwhile, the
Protestant ministry-the sentines on the watch tow.
er-arc Indifferent and Inactive They descry moth.
ing of this alarming peril to the Protestant iah and
they see no necessity for this extraordinary demons
traton against the Catholic church. They are con-
tent to light with the spiritual weapons OF reason
and TRUTH and they have no apprehension OF defeat
in the fair field of argument
The inference from the character OF the ieaoers Oh
the Know Nothing movement in this State, Is con-
rmed by the fact that in Louisiana the party profess
es no hostility to the Catholic church There the
Catholic is as freely admitted into the Order as the
staunchest Protestant as is confessed by the Know
Nothing organs in New Orleans. This fact convictt
Know Nothingism in Virginia of the most shameful
hypocrisy in it's profession OF Zeal Tor the Protestant
faith. Will Protestant people permit their princi
pies and their prejudices to be prostituted to the
vile purposes Of pr tgats politicians?"
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23
"FOREIGN MECHANICS"

1t is frequently urged, by the demagogues of the
Know Nothing order, that native born mechanics
should encourage the dark.lantern movement in
der to put down what are called foreign mechan-
ics" Let US consider this for moment: Mechanics
who were born in Europe, now and then settle in
this State; and mecha les who were born in the
Northern States of the Union settle here also. Are
they both to be put down? Or if not, why any
discrimination in favor of the Northern and against
the European mechanic, who has been duly natural
lied? If such mechanics are to be discouraged and
put under the ban because they are more skilful
than native mechanics more temperate and eco
nomica and can therefore work for little less, why
prescribe the European and not the Northern ?-for
is not the latter generally skillful md as econom-
ical as the European? Again. the Know Nothings
do not propose to prevent these mechanics from
coming here-that they cannot do; they propose
only to prevent them from voting. Ofwhat benefit
would that be to the native mechanic? Would it
prevent the foreign mechanics from working, and
thus protect the natives against the competition
planned Of! Surely not.
1t behooves mechanics in our midst from the
No thern States of this Union to be careful to how
far they join in this cry against foreign mechan-
les" Their turn may come neat.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

ANOTHER WARNING.-The n. Y. Courier and En-
auirer tells the South, in the following words how
much of a national party the Know Nothings have
made:
"The elections in Connecticut and Rhode Island
complete the entire list of elections for members OF
Congress in the free States. 1t sent ninety admin
is,ration members and fifty opposition. In the
next Congress the entire number of admins
tra,ion members elected from the free States is-we
believe we dc not err in the computation-twenty-
three and the entire numbers Of opposition members
is one hundred and sixteen. OF the administration
members, one comes from Maine, five from New
York. one from New Jersey, five from Pennsylvania,
two from Indiana, five from Illinois, one from Iowa,
and two from California. It would be very difficult
to classify the opposition with reference to partcu-
lar party distinctions. Many were elected as Wings,
many as freesoers, manv'as fusion men, and many
as Know Nothings.
But one and the same common character marks
them all-they are anti Nebraska to a man. There
was not sine qua non. Liberal, and even lax, az
the people might be in respect to other distinctions,
they were uniformly and uncompromisingly exact
| in respect to this. Even where the Know Nothing
element operated with the greatest power, it inva.
riably acted in conformity with the anti Nebraska
sentiments of people, and in no case has anti-Ne
braska Know Nothing been elected or even nominated
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23
Ghe Stanbarb.
RALEIGH. SATURDAY. MAY 10. 1855.
DARK-LANTERN MOVEMENTS.

Our impression is, from what we have learned,
that dark lantern or Know Nothing Conventions
were held in all the Congressional Districts Of this
State on Monday last, and candidates nominated in
opposition to the Democratic party. We could most
probably guess who the nominees are in all the Dis
tricts, but we await the open demonstrations We
may, however, state that the rumor is, and indeed
we liberty to infer the fact from the tone of
the HilIsborough Recorder and Milton Chronicle,
that Edwin G. Reade, Esq, of Person. HAS been Sc
ected to oppose the Hon. John Kerr in the Guilford
District Mr.. Kerr has, until recently, stood high
in the Whig party he the candidate of that
party for Governor in 1852, and was elected to Con-
gress by the Wings in 1853. His offence is, that he
voted in the House of Representatives to open the
territories of Nebraska and Kansas to African slave
ry-or, in other words, he voted to give the people
Of the slaveholdng States equal advantages i'll the
common territories with those OF the non-slavehod-
ing. He is to be punished, and trampled down, if
possible because in this respect he proved true to
the sentiments and wishes Of his section of the
Union 1t is true, his u1compromising opposition
to the Know Nothings is Objectionable to the Whig
party generally, but not conclusive against him with
that party, seeing that other leading Wings in the
State are either not members of the order or indf
frent to its success. Mr.. Reade, his opponent, is
federalist of the old shool and therefore we'll quail
fed to lead in this new alien law movement of the
dark-lantern order.
1t is rumored that citizen of Wake County was
nominated on Monday last, at Louisburg, as the
Know Nothing candidate for this District. We pre-
sumo the name of the nominee will soon be public.
lyknown The Democrats of the District have moth
ing to fear from this movement Any respectable and
intelligent gentleman, who may be the nominee of
the Franklinton Convention. defeat the Know
Nothing candidate by at least two thousand majori-
ty. We look to the canvass and to the result with
full confidence of success.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

The following fat,ering notice is from "Howard's
Real Esatatc Register" published in Boston-an
able and imperial judge
'.TuE NoRrH CAROLINA ARAroR.-Such is the title
of neatly printed paper just started in Raleigh to
be devoted to Agriculture and its kindred arts 1t
is edited by Thos j. Lemay, and the articles evince
marked ability and thorough acquaintance with the
subjects discussed. The selections are made with
good taste. There has long been o demand for such
publication in that section Of the country, and the
Arator will no doubt prove excellent agricultural
journal"
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23
THE TOBACCO CROP.

We hear complaints from the tobacco growing
section of this State of the dyness Of the weather
and of the lack of plants and fears are expressed
Of very short crop. Plants it is stated were new
er known to be SO scarce as they are now; and the
prospect of getting stand, even if plants could be
had, would not be encouraging The crop, under
the most favorable circumstances from this time
forth, must necessarily be short one.
At Petersburg on. the 18th, the prices of to-
bacco had improved Common lugs 81 30 to s.
25-far to good IS 30 to $6-very good $6 so to
$7-good leaf 50 to $l1 5O-6ne leaf $t2 50-fine
leaf $l2 80 to SIT. The Lynchburg market was
also animated for all grades of the article.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

EXCITEMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE
Boston, May l4-There considerable confu-
sion and excitement in the House Of Representatives
this afternoon from the fact that Mr. Hiss, the
PEELED member, twice resumed his seat and was each
time removed by the sergeant-at.arms at the order
of the House, passed nearly unanimously. 1t is pre-
sumed that Mr. Hiss acted in this singular manner
at the advice of his counsel, B. F. Butler and Benz.
Dean who have published an address denouncing
the expulsion of Mr.. Hiss Is an arbitrary exercise
of power and intimating that the House feared i'm.
p0rtant dsvslepmsnts 70 bs usds in the sasa
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

Cotton continued steady yesterday, with sales Of
about 5000 bales. Flour declined from 12sc. to 25c
per bbl Among the sales were 8, ,0 bbls. common
to good State part to arrive in the latter part Of Ju
ly and the remainder in August, at IS 75 So per
Dbl. Indian corn was easier, and prices favored
purchasers. Pork closed firm, while other provis-
ions were generally buoyant, and cutmeats and ba-
con were scarce and higher. Sugar and coffee were
steady, with moderate sales. Freights to England
and France were inactive, while fair business was
doing for Hamburg and Bremen.
sNeu York Herald, Nay 18th.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

The Know Nothings are boasting of what they
call their third or Union degree; but it is stated in
of the Northern papers, and admitted by them,
that Wilson and other abolition Know Nothngs have
refused to take it. What convenient arrangement
this is! Three degrees for the South, and two for
the North; and as the South has been all the while,
according to the arguments of freesoers aggressng
upon the liberties and free principles of the North,
Southern members must at least swear to stand by
the Union under all circumstances, leaving Wilson
and his gang to lake the oath or not, as they may
choose! Of course they will choose not to take it.
Another specimen of the honesty o. the dark-lan-
terms is to be found in the fact that in this and other
States they prescribe Catholics and exclude them
from their order while in Louisiana, Catholic State
they freely admit Catholics membe,s! "A;l things
to all men any thing for votes The Devil was
beauteous cherub when he appeared to the angel
Of the sun, on his way to the garden of Eden; but
III the garden he to Eve the subtle serpent, and
70 The angels who confronted end drsvs him forth,
ns was the old Devil again in oil his blacknsss end
n'aeousness. He had his secrets, and revealed js1
enough to Suit his purposes He was the first Of che
"invisibles. 3"
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

We have received several com1 unications pre-
senting the nan Q of gentlemen suitable candi-
dates to be nominated by the Convention for Con-
gress in this District-all I VI Il rtl Law. it
to be duty, under the circumstances rectful
ly to decline publishing.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

INTERESTING TO PLANTERs.-A correspondent Of
the Charlottesville Jeffersonian furnishes the follow
ing a means Of destroying the '.fy" in tobacco
plants
Cut up the leaves or ''tags' of green pine and
scatter them the infested beds. Drops of tur-
pentne exudc from the wounds of these leaves which
not only as "Hy traps" but give out IN odor
offensive to all the insect tribe.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23
GOOD THINGS.

Onr compliments - Nrs. Litchford for come deli
cious straw berries-ths 6rst Of the season.
As,, ts W. E.oemonser fer ssms !" le'iled "crsbs
ave s.he. Axings. ..soclAL Hall" acords e1cel-
lent sdibleA
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

AMERICANS MUST RULE AxERIcA."-Read the ar
ticle which we publish ..-d.y from the Washington
Union, and see if sor.igners" are ruling America.
Will some Of the dark lantern organs prove to the
public that .sAmesieaas'. As~ot "rals Amsricas"
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

The Hartford (Conn.) Times says that " W p.
Eaton, a highly respectable physician of Norwich,
Conn.,, has been fined 20 dollars and costs, under
the Prohibitory Liquor Law, for selling medical
prescription of rum and laudanum, to wash bro
ken limb"
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23
NuMszH 1915 :
For the Standard.
THE NEW HorEL AT WELDoN.

IdE NEW HO1EL Al w ELUON.
AEssRs. EDIroKs: a few weeks since happen.
ed at Weldon and took occasion to examine that
large and ccmmodious building known as the " New
Hotel at Weldon" This building was purchased
some time back by Messrs. Gray, Moody and Jar.
ratt, of Northampton County-gcntlemen with
whom an acq iaintance of three or four years war
rants US in saying that they ofrreRroachabe
integrity-and who both at home and abroad are
highly respected and esteemed. This large and well
constructed house will be opened for the convenience
of the travelling public about the 18th of this
month. This Hotel is unquestionably the largest
and best arranged Hotel in the State being supplied
with aqueducts running through all the rooms Civ.
ing the occupant at his option either cool water
warm water, and in fact is abundantly supplied
with all necessary convenences Portions Of the
house are to be lighted with gas. (
The furniture, beds, DC, (Which is q very impor-
tant consideraton) all and Of the best mate.
rial. Mr. I. j. Jarratt is to be the proprietor (who
may here add has ever since my acquaiutauce with
him and for q long time before been spoken of 40
Northampton County, accompanied by the inds-
ergetic and highly estilnablc lady. Werc Mr.. Jar.
to the people Of Northampton County, il would bs
needful to say nothing more than that Thomas JEFF.
ferson Jarratt is the Proprietor of the Hotel at
Weldon nothing more would add one iota 10 his
gentlenanly bearing, and his pious and exempla.
ry demeanor. In conclusion l have only to say to
all who are interested in cleanly and comfortably
arranged rooms-who would like to take a good ma,
during the two three hours they have to remain
in Weldon going North Southland above all not
only good dinners but the best sort of dnners Just
stop at the new Hotel at Weldon.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

PERUVIAN GuANo.-.We see it stated in the Balti.
more Patriot that the price of Peruvian Guano is
to be reduced $i4 per ton 1t is also stated
that Peru has appointcda chief agent for the United
States who will have power to appoint numerous
subordinate agents and agencies, at all important
points-these agents to be American citizens-and
by them is the entire details of the business to bc
transacted Sales in all to be made direct
ly to the consumers. When this system (Which is
intended to break up sny monopoly in the guano
ss PERUVIAN T 81 pefs6Hs NOT S Or cSnnsc
ted with the legitimate agency, will be pronounced
spurious =.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

During the annual visitation of Bishop Atkinson
to this parish he administered the rite Of confirms
ton to twenty-six persons The sermons he preach.
ed on yesterday and the day previous, were marked
by that clearness and cogency of reasoning, uency
and grace of dcl-ery earnestness and force, which
nothing but deep sense of the truths he was in.
culcatng could impart, and which characterise the
efforts of this learned prelate.
VII Herald It'll inst
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

GETTING on TOO FAsT-A pious old slave had .
wicked master. This master had much confidence,
however, in the slaves piey. He believed he was
Christian. Sometimes the master would be serious
and thoughtful about religion. One day he came to
the old slave, with the New Testament in his hand
and asked if he would explain passage to him. The
slave was willing to try, and asked what it was.
1t is here in Romans" said the master.
Have you done all that it tells you to do in Mat.
thew, Mark Luke and John2" inquired the siave,
seriously fixing his eye upon his masters.
No, haven't" said he.-
"Then you're getting on too fast too fast, master.
Go back to the beginning of the book, do all that it
tells you till you get to Romans, and you will under.
stand it easy enough then, for the book says If
man will do my WILL he shall know of the doctrine"
If any Of our readers ever hear anybody arguing
about hard text in Romans, or somewhere else, and
worrying to know what it means just tell this story
about "getting on too fast."-Jup nile Instructor
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23
Capture of Rdkerl

New YORK, May 15.-The Grapeshot. sent In
pursuit of Baker, of Bill Poole notoriety, returned
this afternoon with that distinguished parsonage
board. G. l.. j.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23
MARRIED..

In this City, the 18th instant by the Rev. n F. Reid
Mr.. A ]. Partn, Of Petersburg Va Miss Elizabeth T.
Balm, daughter Of William 7. Balm, Of III City.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

THE SOUTHERN SDE.-The know-nothing State
council Of Georgia adopted its last session in Ma
con, the following resolution, and directed it to be
published 1t is thus officially printed in the Savan
nah Republican:
Resolred, That slavery and slave institutions
protected by the constitution Of the United States
and the obligation to maintain them is sectional
bu: national; that the right to establish them in the
organization Of State governments belongs to the
native and naturalizcd citizens and that Congress
has no constitutional power to intervene, by excud
ing new State applying for admission into the Un-
ion, upon the ground that the constitution Of such
State recognises slavery"
AND Now THE NORTHERN. The Massachusetts,
platform is embraced in the following resolution
passed by know-nothing convention there:
=" Resolred, That hail with hope and Joy the
recent brilliant success of the republican party in
the States of Maine, Iowa, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
and Ohio and trust these victories foreshad
owing Of others soon to come, by which the FREE
STATES shall present one SOLD PHALANX OF
OPPOSITION TO THE AGGRESSIONS OF SLA-
VERY.
"Resolred, That in the present chaotic condition
of parties in Massachusetts, the emily star above the
horizon is the love of human liberty and the ABB
HORRENCE OF SLAVERY, and that IL is THE
DUTY OF ALL ANTI-SLAVERY MEN to rally
round the republican party, organization which
invites the united action Of the people the tram
vides the Union" ''~'' -
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-23

The Richmond Penny Post, the leading Know
Nothing payer of Virginia, appears to be much dis
trcssed because Mr.. Wise canvassed the State. 1t
speaks of the "indecacy" of such acoursc and says
",he people of Virginia, keeny alive to the dignity
of the State Of the opinion that it is wounded by
it, and will never elect who has touched their
State pride Mr.. Flournoy, then, did not cam
vass because it was beneath his dignity" to do so
1t is "indelicate" to appear before the people and
address them on topics in which they vitiay in.
terested The Post must have been taking lessons
from the Raleigh Register.
This little article in the Post is significant OF the
result 1t foresees defeat and is falling back in time
on its dignity" OF course It is exceedingly "dis-
nified" to poke about in dark alleys, and heel it
among culverts between two days, to avoid observa-
tom and the attention paid to the people ought al
ways to be so reserved and "deicate as to exclude
them from oil participation in their own government
unless they will skuk into and be controlled by Sc
cret oath bound associations. Such is Know-Noth-
ingsm.