Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-17
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o.LEIGn. SATURDAY. NOV. II. 1855.

80 The last petersburg Express contains the
.,Iowng alarming intelligence, which We lose no
lime in laying before our readers:
" nrim- Visaged War Staring as an the Face
uia6zv IMPORTANT from Washington-FIghting
in Prospective!
v,su1SGroN, Nov. I3-Commodore Paulding,
W. discreet and skillful officer has been select
O shS the Hon. Mr.. Dobbin Secretary of the Navy
Gu urst San Juan at Nicaragua, with his gallant flag
chin Potomac
~ reatiye to the best course to be pursued by him
=. The quarter of San juan
!" Notwithstanding Mr.. ID. has avowed the innocent
,;crs of the British fleets just despatched to the
WESt indies; the movement is regarded here with
;"nd;@nation-f not indeed, the incpiency of host-
:,;S Hence additional orders have been sent to-
i E"' "a the various Naval stations throughout the
ION by the Department here, for the active and
Immediate preparation of every post that we may
b. f,lly prepared to meet any emergency whatever
Tbsre's war brewing, depend upon it"
Fbe English government has recently strengthen
ID its West India squadron "thus interposing,
GAYS the London Times, ga powerful feet between
,bis country and the North American Continent
The Times of the Goth October dcvotes a column or
"a 10 American affairs, and endeavors to show that
tbe English West India squadron has been strength
sncd solely on account of apprehensions that de-
.,cnt vii! be made by American and Irish fllibus-
d
,,iat warGke-but the Globe, the Post, the Liver
mol Times and other leading journals, have taken
ground against tie views of the former, and profess
to deprecate the consequences that may result from
its course The probability is that the secret of the
addition to the West India squadron is to be found
IN the grasping views of Great Britain in regard to
Nicaragua and of France and Great Britain in re-
gard to Cuba
We have not the slightest apprehensions, howev-
er of hostlities between this country and England
Massachusetts, "NATroNALTTY."-Whe will K.
y papels cease their attempts to gull shareholders
into the belief that their brethren of the free States
are sound national, Union-loving men? The Star,
of this place, publishes letter from New York
Correspondent, which contains the following: Let
The South looa up and stand hrm, and the future is
all omnous Of good. Massachusetts, is again clothed
IL natj0aalty." Such is the language of writer
who assumes to himself the signature of " North
State such the language of paper, printed here
among Shareholders and which processes to be sound
upon the slavery question.
Know Nothingism has again triumphed in Massa-
chusetts-the old line Democrats-the Boston Post
men, the Choate and Everett Wings, the disciples
of the immortal Webster, have all gone down before
personal liberty BILL outraged the South, and so
far as the f. Ms could do it. put Massachusetts, out
of the Union and yet in the face of these things
we are called upon to look up and stand frn1," for
that Massachusetts, is again clothed in nationali
ty!."' Are these the allies of the Know Nothings
of North Carolina? Do the old Wings of this State
who Know Nothings, repudate Choate and
Everett and stand by Gardner and his confederaes?
No-never! The Stars Correspondent speaks not
BY the book. We advise him to send his apologies
for X y. Freesoilcrs to some other State. He can
get hearing doubtless in the Boston and New York
papers.
SCENES IN TIE PRACTICE OF New YORK
SURGEON; by Dr. Edward Ii. Dixon, editor of " The
ScaIpel." With illustrations by barley, engraved
by " Orr. APO pages, limo. Elegantly bound in
cloth Price 81 25. De Witt & Davenport, Pub
lislers 16O & l62 Nassau ST., n Y. DIR. Dixon,
long known as an eminent surgeon standing at the
very head of the profession, and celebrated likewise
as the author of several popular works on health,
physiology, &C., has found time amid his various
and laborious Duties to produce BOOB, many
scenes in which are pronounced fully equal, if not
superior, to DR.. Warrens celebrated 81 Diary of
London Physician" with this additional interest,
that they are actual occurrences in everyday life,
happening in very midst, not matters of fancy.
In addition to the Scenes, several articles on
health, written in popular manner, each of which
is alone worth the price of the book. And par
tculary recommend to mothers the Treatises
Scarlet Fever, Hopping Cough, Group, Consumption,
&C., presenting to all, in clear and lucid manner,
the proper treatment of these common diseases.