The North-Carolinian., 1856-02-09

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CRoMwEIL's SPEEcH.-The following are the
very words spoken by Oliver Cromwell to the
Long Parliament. The document was found
among some old documents which had belonged
to the Cromwell family:
Spoken by Cromwell when he put an end to
the Long Parliament, 1858.
'tIt is hig! time for me to put al end to your
sitting in this place, which ye have dishonored
by your contempt of all virtue, and dcfilcd by
the practice of every vice. Ye are a pack of
mercenary wretchcs and would, like Esau, sell
your country for mess of pottage; and like
Judas, betray your God for few pieces of
money! Is there one vice which ye do not
possessy Ye have no more religion than my
horse Gold is your god-which of you have
not bartefed away your conscience for brbes?
Is there man among you that hath the least
care for the good of the commonwealth! 1e
sordd prostitutes! have ye not defled this
sacred place and turned the Lords temple into
a den of thieves? By your immoral principles
aud wicked practices, ye are grown int"lerahl>
depnted here by the Pe"le :" !'H1 Is
ces rcdressed, are yourselves become their
greatest grievance.
Your country, therefore, calls upon me to
cleanse the Augean stables by putting a final
period to your iniquitous proceedings in this
House, and which by Gods help and the
strength he hath given me, am come to do.
command ye, therefore, upon the peril of your
lives, to depart out of this place! Go! get you
out. Ye vcnial slaves, begone! Poh! Take
away that shining bauble there, and lock up
the doors."
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THE HEIRS OF COL DAvy CKocKErr.-We
note with pleasure that the Committee on Tub
lie Lands i'll the House of Representative ves
has reported bill, donating one leagne of land
fD thn hpirc Of NJ cEotf 10 f.ic
goriousy at the Alamo in defense Of Texan in
dependence. 1t is a qualification for US to know
that we were the first to call attention to the
fact that the widow and surviving children OF
one of the bravest and noblest of our revou-
tionary heroes, were residing in the State in
INDECENT circumstances. Nearly twelve months
ago: we made AM appeal, in their behalf, to
the generosity aud gratitude Of the State. We
believed then that it was only necessary to let
a Texas Legislature know that the family OF
Davy Crockett was among us, needy and poor,
to secure them ample relief. We have not
been mistaken in our estimate of their gener-
GUS impulses. We soon hope to see the bill
pass without dissenting voice. Such a
tribute will show that Texas treasures the
memory Of those patriot heroes who SO nobly
offered up their lives the altar of her indie.
pendcncc. On that honored list the name oil
Davy Crockett stands first and most gloi .ors
We shall never forget the last time we saw
him. II was in the fall of 1885. Whilst EN-
route for the \ lamo, he sojourned for a few
win .e u .se IN ZEE o.
The cracking dawn of the revolution had just
commenced. Doubts and misgiving prevadetl
the public mind The odds against US were
truly fearful, and many thought the enterprise
hopeless and rash. Not so with Davy Crockett
He knew no such word as fail, and harbored no
doubt or misgiving to the glorious result
We remember his words of hope and encourage
mcnt that animated the must desponding hearts
the visions of glory i'll which he indulged; the
pictures of Il happy, prosperous AID glorious
future which he drew of the future Republic
He seemed to revel by anticipation in the gio-
rious strife that awaited him, and to snnf tie
battle from afar off. He is painted before us
now as he appeared to our youthful m'nd-hls
muscular form towering to its majestic height,
his kinlIinr eye flashed with excitement, and
his manly bosom swelling with emotion. as he
dwe,t on the coming contest, and with his san
| .rn;ne temocrament admitting no doubts, point
Cd ont successful and glorious termination to
the revelation and happy and prosperous
career to the Republic No premonitory fore
| hodipr warned him of his impending fate, bu'
| he l,nohed to scorm all ideas of harm or danger
| of himself. The last words we ever heard IRON
| Davv Crockett, as mounted on his horse, VIII
his f,;tbful rife on his shoulder, were, memora
ble and Characteristic: .I'm as good for SAINT;
| Annals scalp as a ninepence is for DRAM
| Dallas Herald.
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n-,s- Eight shares of the capital stock of th
Wilmington and Welnon Railroad Compan.
were sold in Norfolk recently at $50 80 pc
share of one hundred dollars,