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Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21
With something of an angel lIshtn

Really. Mary. you are growing quite
poetic on this inspiring theme. But vou
can never convince me that it is right or
proper for ladies to go into the kitchen. or
to trouble themselves about affairs that be.
long to the province of servants. and when
1 am married. depend on it. shall consider it
quite sufficient to play the lady in the par
lor. leaving the details of my establishment
to those who are paid for taking charge of
them"
And can you expect, my dear Julia,
that strangers feel more interest in these
details-on which 50 much domestic felicity
depends. than the wife and mistress. TO
whom they properly belong? Money may
purchase the labor of the hands. but the
heart service which makes labor light
which alone insures order, and harmony.
and comfort in the little world of home
What y the equivalent for this,
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21
The correspondent of the n. Y. Herald

The correspondent of the n Y. Herald,
at Washington. says:
Baron Mayendorf. the Russian Ambassa-
dor at Vienna. has communicated to the
Russian Minister of this city, piece of in
formation OF the highest importance AS
my business is simply to deal with the facts,
| shall not now enter into lengthy discus
sion.
The Baron describes an interview he had
with the Emperor Francis Joseph. of Aus
rria. in which he (Mayendorf) is requested
to express to his Majesty the Gar. his con-
gratuiations upon the friendly feeling so gen.
orally manifested by the people of the
United States for his imperial masters sue
cess
Baron Mayendorf continues: 1.-THE present
Independent stand of the IT, States is most
graciously received by the Car. who hopes
for continuance of it, as does also his ma
jesty of Austria
This l consider important-it is the Sc
cret of our governments opposition to Mr..
Clinemans resolution The letter thus re-
ceived has been read only by the President.
Cabinet, and few confidential friends in
Congress, who all regard it in one light
as friendly request from these powers for
non-interference on our part in the present
war What are the Allies to think Of Aus
tria's late treaty. when possessed of these
particulars 49,
have here further secret to communi-
cate Upou the receipt in Europe of our
recent formed treaty with Russia. CORES
pondence took place between France and
England-this treaty aud the U. States be-
ing the subject matter of consideration. A
check to the grasping avarice of the United
States was determined upon-a portion of
the navy was Immediately recalled-Lord
Clarendon made public that France and
England had in store something for the
United States after they had beaten Russia.
This scheme fell through upon the receipt
of unfavorable news from the East. Our
government has possession of these facts.
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21

Nor BAD-In the n Y. Independent VIC
find the following from mother:
But, did | never tell you what time l
had with my little Joe p
No. what was it p
Why l was showing him picture of the
martyrs thrown to the lion. and was talking
very solemnly to him. trying to make him
feel what terrible thing it was
Ma said he, all at once, 'Oh. ma, just
LOOK at tha; poor little lion away behind
there, he won't get any =
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21

AN ALLEGoRy.-A venerable old man
was toiling through the burden and heat of
the day in cultiva,ing his field with his own
hand, and depositins the promising seeds
into the fruitful lap of the yielding earth
Suddenly there stood before him, under
the shade of a huge linden tree, divine
vision. The old man was struck with
amazemeDt.
Il am Solomon" said the phantom, in
friendly voice. What are you doing
here old man ?"
IF you are Solomon replied the vener-
able laborer. "how cab you ask this In
my youth you sent me to the ant saw its
occupation, and learned from that insect to
De industrious and 70 gather What then
learned. have followed out to this hour
You have only learned half of your les
son" resumed the spirit.
Go again to the ant. and learn from
that insect to rest in the winter of your life,
and to enjoy what YOU have gathered up in
the summer"
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21


DESTRUCTION OF THE BRITISH Army
The awful condition of the British army In
the Crimea. and the prodigious waste of
life. chiefly through the incompetency of
the officers. determination of everybody
to shift responsibilities. and the now glaring
defects of the British war system. are vivid
y shown in the following figures which are
beyond doubt, correct:
vi more than sixty thousand men sent to
the East since February last. not more than
1000 are now 6t for duty and of these
some 60 or 80 die daily. and about 200 or
$50 are every day disabled by sickness,
while of those that fall sick hardly any re-
cover. And out of the $4,000 dead or
sick. not 1000 have been disabled By the
direct action Of the enemy.
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21

CABBAGE-There are more ways to cook
a fine cabbage than to boil it with a bacon
side, and vet few seem to comprehend that
there can be any loss in cooking it, even in
this simple way. Twothirds of the cooks
place cabbage in cold water and start it to
boiling this extracts all the best juices, and
makes the pot liquor a soup. The cabbage
head. after having been washed and quarter
ed, should be dropped into boiling water.
with no other meat than will Just season it.
Cabbage may be cooked to equal broccoli
or cauli flower. Take a firm. sweet head.
cut it into shreds. lay it in salt and water
for six hours Now place it in boiling wa
ter until it becomes tender-turn the water
of, and add sweet milk when thoroughly
done; take it up in colendar and drain
Now season with butter and pepper, with a
glass Of good wine, and little nutmeg gra-
ted over, and you will have dish little re-
sembling what are generally called green's
Soil Of tile South.
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21
secure for her station of simple dignity the

most exalted OF human beings
The mischiefs of luxury in producing
.eifeminacy of character and degradation Of
principle, stand out conspicuously upon the
historic canvass of all nations.
Piatarch informs US that in the early times
OF ancient Britain. such were the temper
ance and simplicity of the early inhabtants,
that they did not begin to grow old until
they attained the age of century The
effects Of luxurious refinement in the Brit
Yen sleS ,sanrRasslgea as it pRFE fextess, me
wildes, fight of oriental fable. are visible in
the destitution and misery of the lower
classes. ana the unnatural struggle rendered
necessary among the higher.
The universal prevalence of luxury, foster
ed in the large cities by the increase of
wealth, and spread through our wide empire
by the telegraph. the press. the railway
and the steamer threatens to oveIturn the
simplicity of our ancient manners.
x y
When this college. and others like it.
shall have done their perfect work. woman
will stem the progress of this blighting mil
dew upon the fair garden of our republic
If she prefer the simple virtues; if her
taste lies rather in the real than the seeming
if she encourage her husband, her brother
her friend to discard useless glitter and fas-
tidious ornaments. if she adopt frugal COM
fort befitting his lot if above all. she in
calculate the sentiment that one of the car
dinal duties of man and citizen is TO live
within his means. she will do greater good
to society than by becoming eligible to po-
litical office.
If, then. be asked the proper sphere of
woman, and where l would place her the
answer is at hand. From her nature and
organization, she proves herself to be-
born TO dignity retreat,
Unseen to flourish unknown to be great"
Il would exempt her from the active
cares of political life. while would invest
her with the greater honors of its wise and
just administration. She would form those
who take with its powers the responsibilities
and troubles Of political office If man be
the active governor. woman is the true mo
ther of the State. She it is who is the real
agent of the glory of man. and hers the
plastic hand to mould him for the true pur-
poses Of the nation. If we would have
rulers worthy of their high vocation. if we
would have virtue and intelligence as the
distinguishing tributes of our citizens. we
must elevate the mental moral, the religious
condition of women While the political
husbandmen of other nations are intent on
ly upon preserving the weedy and worn out
distinctiuctions Of social rank, let our aim
be To cultivate the soil of the mind and the
heart of all classes. Let the praise of our
national tillage be this:
Man is the nobler growth soil supplies,
And sorls are ripened . our western skies.'
Such products. when compared at the great
Crystal Palace of Heaven, with the dead
or improbable fruits of other climes, would
carry off the prize..'
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21

A mans first care should be to avoid the
reproaches of his own heart-his next to
escape censure Of the world If the last
interfere with the former, it ought to be en-
trely neglected-but otherwise it cannot be
a greater satisfaction to an honest mind, than
to see those APPROPRIATIONS which it gives itself
seconded by the applause of the public.
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21
NO. g..

and the purse to the young man with these
words: 1t is the will of God 1t was so
decreed. May glory be more true to you
than happiness Omer now accepted the
weapon. and kissing the icy hand of his de-
parted angel. set out for Widdin, where be
became Hussein's aid-de-camp. as we have
already stated. After the death of the
Pasha of Widdiu, Omer went to Constanto.
pie, and there rose rapidly from rank to
rank. till he reached that of mushir, and
was appointed in 1852 to the chief com.
of his distinguished merit and eminent sue
cess.
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21

SCENE IN KNow-NoTHING LoDGE.-
Question Will you hereafter do all in your
power to extend and perpetuate the potato
rot. in order to keep the Irish out of the
country?
Answer viii and further, I will ex-
tend and perpetuate rotgut whiskey. in or
der to kill em after they get here.
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21

The Uaadergrou,ad Railroad an Dan
ger.-A bill was presented in the illinois
Legislature on the 10th ult., to prevent the
carrying of colored people on the Railroads
of that State without the production of GER
tiicates of freedom. Any railroad compa-
ny conveying a slave, without such certif-
cate. to be liable to the owner for double the
value of the slave.
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21

To succeed in business-Adyertise and
be good natured The former will bring
custom. and the latter will retain it, A
smile draws like poultice, while vinegar
visaged clerk is nearly as bad fol trade as
uuripe fruit and sickly summer.
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21

TEAM Laysel, a French chemist, says
that he discovered that, by grinding tea in
the same manner as coffee, before infusion.
the quantity of exhilerating fluid obtained is
nearly doubled The experiment is worth
trying.
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21

"Jones." said sympathising neighbor to
a friend, what in the world put matrimony
in your head ?"
We'll. the fact is. was getting short Of
shirts ~
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21

Holly hook says that character is good
enough institution to help fellow along in
the world, but tha. cash is much bs&seY
Washington telegraph., 1855-02-21

1t is supposed by DIR. Francis that the
first one that ever had the itch was the dew
Thence his title, "the old Scratch"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-12
Sunday School Children.
From the Richmond Dispatch

What beautiful sight it is to behold Q
company of Sunday School children. How
full of promise Gathered in from the
wicked world and brought up under kind
and religious influences. it seems impossi-
BILE that they should ever become vulgar
and vicious, worthless and wicked. And
certain it is, they have been induced to
take the first step in the pathway of virtue,
and without doubt, the feet of many of
them will be led into the way of Gods tes-
timonies. Why may not this be the case
with all our children? We affectionately
and earnestly ask them, why Z o, chill
dren, give your hearts to God. Learn to
say with thepoet:
Pleasant and fair as the morning air
Over flower dressed meadows flowing,
Is the bloom of youth, when with love Of truth,
The glad young heart is glowing.
Passing away with each feeting day,
Is the space of time assigned us,
But the life we live viii its impress give
To those we leave behind US.
Shall we not seek, that when from the cheek,
The glow of life has departed,
Our names may stand as glorious band,
OF the faithful and true hearted!
Then well not lose, but wisely use
The moments to us given,
That the hours we employ, may afford us joy
When the cords of life are riyen."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-12
Prudery.

Children when taught that there is harm
in everything t at does not have long face
and nasal twang, will sooner or later detect
the cheat that has been palmed off upon them,
and then the difficulty will be to make them
see sin in anything. For this reason, preach
ers' sons often sow more wild oats than thew
can harvest in life time, and deacon's
daughters go out from the home roof to mar
ry between two suns-through the yi,adoU.-
Innocence is the sweetest flower in the worlds
great garden, and there is much of it vet in
the earth. for which we should all give thanks.
Free, ,untrammelled innocence is lovely to be-
hold. Restrained, bridled. whipped inno-
cence is like bird long fettered in an iron
cage-open the door and it flies off forever.
The bird that is free to roam through sky,
and field, and hedge, knows how to dodge
the hawk and protect itself; but the poor
lfeathered innocent that has been reared in a
4 darkened cage, the moment it is turned loose
from its bars and bolts is pounced upon as a
delicate morsel by the yulture.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-12

and the Missionary Baptists have large
church in forty rods of the Institute, which
has been regularly supplied with ministers
for years; and yet, /" A Spectator calls
it an " unenlightened neighborhood." A
gain, there has been good Male and Female
schools within mile and half on each
side of the Institute for many years, and
there has been some ten or twelve teachers
raised up in that neighborhood within the
last ten years, some of which have been,
and are now, engaged in some Of the best
Colleges, Academies and Seminaries in
the State And as a further evidence of
the advantages the neighborhood possess
ed, the Principal Of the Institute received
his entire education there, except five
months at Normal College; and yet G A
Spectator" would have the public believe
that, up to the location of the Institute,
two years ago, the neighborhood was " un-
lightened." Further, there is one Of
the oldest (perhaps) Temperance societies
in the State, holding its regular meetings
for the last twenty years within one and g
half miles of the Institute, and its influence
is felt in the adjoining counties and there
has upwards of 700 signed the pledge since
It's organization, and there has been fo
years several numbers of your best Spirit
taken in the neighborhood; and yet, 4
Spectator" would have you believe that tn
neighborhood is "unenlightened !" YES
"a Spectatator" would have the publ
believe it
If understand " A Spectator" he is
friend to the Institute, and how | ask
could he have said any thing better calcu
lated to injure the Institution than to sa
it was in its "intancy," and locate,
in an /" unenlightened" neighborhood ?
Now for the benefit of A Spectator" an
the public in general, [ say, more mora
and respectable neighborhood cannot b
found in the county; and in behalf the II
stitute, there is no neighborhood in whic
an institution of learning is located whel
the temptations to vice are fewer and th
advantage of preaching better; and shoul
GA Spectator" attend the next examin
tion Of the Institute and misrepresent tt
neighborhood he will hear from
ONE THAT KNOWS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-12
For the Spirit of the Age.

Mr.. EDITOR: In the Spirit, of June
9th, see notice of the Examination of
Yadkin Institute, Yadl1in county, over the
signature of GA Spectator" As the au-
thor has misrepresented the neighhorhood
in which the Institute is located, | desire
to correct those errors through the same
medium that they reached the public
Speaking of its location, /" A Spectator"
says, /" Yadkin Institute is located in what
has long been called an unenlighted neigh
borhood." Who GA Spectator" is, [
know not; if he is stranger, his infor-
mant has misrepresented the neighborhood ;
if citizen, he has published what he
knew is not SO; and as a proof that the
neighborhood is well enlightened, there is q
Methodist Church in one mile and hall
of the Institute, which has been regularly
supplied with travelling and local ministers
for the last twenty three years; at th'
same place there has been good sabbath
school and library for upwards of twent.
years, and the Primitive Baptists hav
preached in that neighborhood for an age
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-12

RAILROAD PoETRY.-A correspondent
of the Broome county Republican. describes
his iaunt on the Syracuse and Birmingham
Railroad, from Cortland's in the following
poetical strain:
So much | wrote in Cortland's bounds
and would have finished there, had not the
down trains whistle loud resounded through
the air. So shaking Fairchild BY the hand
who said come up again. | bid farewell to
every fear, and jumped upon the train. Rush
inc round The hill side, darting 'er the plain,
over the rivers, under roads, Van Bergen
drove his train. The moon threw bright
effulgent rays on each small ripples crest;
the river seemed ribband stretched across
the meadows breast the evening wind
came stealing thro' the ear with gentle sigh,
and brought a cinder from the engine, spang
into my eye; few and short were the
prayers | said, and spoke not word OF
sorrow, but | rubbed at my eye I'LL made
it red, and knew it would be sore on the
morrow. We sooE got home at the rate
we ran. at an hour jus. right for retiring, and
down from his post came the engine man
and the fireman ceased his firing. And
thus too will cease with this, moral to
the tale-be always sure to "Inind your eye
when riding on rail !!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-12

InO iOliohiuS ACttSI uSpiOeo III ian nSooSo
too distressing to contemplate the truly de-
plOrable situation of the terribly scourged
inhabitants of our sister city of Norfolk:
From the Richmond Dispatch.
NORFOLK, Sunday, Sept. End, 5 P. NJ.
Scenes Of affiiction continue to multiply
as the fatal fever progresses. Families are
broken up-children made orphans--w
hnsbandiess aud childless--widows lose
thek olily stag and supp port-busied with
their negroes o poverty o desolationl
o pestilencel Well do We go ahead in
hand together faithfully have you
performed your work! Mr.. q. Sykes, the
assistant Inspector of Streets, gives as a
gloomy picture of the melancholy scene he
is doomed to witness in his daily rounds.
The other day he had occasion to inspect
lot on Charlotte street. He found in the
yard three curly headed little children,
romping about, rolling on the ground, with
unkept hair, and dirty, tattered garments.
He enquired for their Father" PAPA
is dead"-" then where is your mother :"
"Ma-Ma is dead too p "Yes" added
the youngest" and big ugly black man
came, and carried them away, directly they
were dead p "Good God !! continued
Mr.. Sykes, shocked at the scene and
who have you to take care of your No
body, sir 'Who gives you anything to
eat 2 Mary, the colored woman next door,
gives us some bread every day. Never,
said Mr.. Sykes, have my feelings been SO
pained-the fcrlorn condition of the little
orphans-their tender years, and childish
insensibility of their great loss, made me
sick at heart, and | could not restrain my
tears ! We need not add that the bereaved
innocents were taken in charge by the
Howard Association, and will be duly pro-
vided for.
STEAMER CURTIS PECK,
September 3, 1855.
We regret to learn that the fever at Nor
folk and Portsmouth is not less malignant
in its type. Perhaps not less than l 300
are under treatment, and the mortality in
Norfolk during the last twenty -four hour:
was between forty and fifty. Twenty five
deaths had occurred On the part of Main
street embraced between Halls corner and
the City Hotel, and were unburied in con
sequence of the want of cofins We un
derstand that the Federal and State Gov
ernments will be appealed to, to aid in the
general removal OF the Inhabitants ~ ioOa
tions on the neighboring shores and Oh
Point, the troops encamping out, in Orde
! to afford the accommodation of the barrack
to the unfortunate families of the afflicted
cities, and that Col. Wright, commandin,
the regiment, commonly called from its pc
culiar drill; the Shanghai Regiment, ha
volunteered to protect the towns from pil
lage and fire, during the exodus of thei
inhabitants. The moral courage requiret
to face the plague, is even greater than tha
necessary in the hazards of the battle field
and augurs well of the new regiment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-12

limb, and he clings, and clings furever,
for" He played on harp NV a thousand
strings-sperits of just men made perfeck.
Amen"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-12
The Yellow Fever.

The following letter depicts in language
too distressing to contemplate the truly de-
plorable situation of the terribly scourged
inhabitants of our sister city of Norfolk:
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-05-02
NORTH. CAROLINA STANDARD: WEDNESDAY. MAY 1856.

= Z !
Virginia do acknowledge any temporal allegiance 70
the Pope 7"
To this answer, that, unless there be in Virginia
some Italians who owe allegiance to the Pope as a.
temporal prince because they born in his States
and arc not naturalized citizens of this country there
are no Catholics in Virginia who owe or acknowledge
any temporal allegiance to the rope i ts nrv
could be and was assaulted and invaded by the army
Of the Pope Gf he had one) or by any other Catho-
lie mower the Catholic citizens of this country, no
matter where born, would not be as much bound to
defend the Flag of America her rights and liberty,
as any native born citizens would be :"
Answer: To me, the hypothesis of an invasion OF
our country by the Pope, seems an absurdIty but
should he come with armies to establish temporal do
minion here or should any other Catholic power
make such an attempt, it is my conviction that all
Catholic citizens, matter where born, who enjoy
the benefits and franchises OF the would
be conscientousy bound like native-born citizens,
to defend the flag rights and liberties of the republic,
and repei such invasion.
Third Question. Whether the performance of
that duty would conflict with any oath, or VOW, or
other obligation of the Catholic?
Answer: Catholics reared in the Church as such
have not the custom of taking any oaths or VOWS,
except the baptsnal vows " to renounce the Devil,
his works and pomps." Persons converted to the
faith, or those receiving degrees in Theology, may
be required to take the oath contained in the creed
Plus ". of obedience to the Pope which, as tar as
l know, has always been understood and interpreted
to signify spiritual obedience to him as head OF the
Church. and not obedience to him as a temporal
prince Bishops on their conservation, also take an
oath which, in country IS different from the Old
form used in Europe. But of these VOWS, oaths,
and no other obligation of which am aware, con-
icts with the duty of citizen of the United States
to defend the flag and liberties of his country.
In conclusion, allow me to state that, we have
no article of faith teaching that the Pope, of divine
right enjoys temporal power as headof the Church,
whatever some theologians writer's may have said
on this point, must, like my answers to your inqul-
res be considered as opinions for which the writers
themselves only can be held responsible.
Yours, very truly, &c.
j. McGILL, Bishop Of Richmond.
To 7 AMFs LYONS ESQ