Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-08-05

halls of legislation Wepust learn to build our own
roads with our own iron, and stock them from our
own shops; to improve our rivers, where they can
be improved; to work our own mines, keeping all
the profits from them that we at home; to build
our own Ships and sail them to all parts of the world
from our own ports; to produce our own hay and
corn and not depend on other States for them, as
we are now doing; to make our own schoolbooks,
and educate our own teachers for our common
schools; to educate children at home as far as
may be- not sending them abroad for that purpose
and in these ways, and in all ways, we must learn
to be North Carolinians andeed and IN truth.
Here, then, is work to be done, and this genera
ton must do it, Are not equal to it! Shall we
falter or retrograde? Never! But to attempt to
stand still is retrograde-we must either 60 ON or
go back What then? Why, the path of duty, Of
patriotism of prosperity of glory, is right before u.s.
across the heavens. We could not miss it if We
| would. Let US walk in it with an iron will and with
unfalterng step. Let US SO forward, with the tramp,
tramp tramp, of era in the history of our be-
loved state,-aways remembering that it is more
difficult to preser State from decay than it is to
found it, and that no free people can hope to per-
petuate their liberties without constant and general
mental and moral culture.
The Folly OF "PEARL HUNTING "A correspor.
DENT whose knowledge and veracity are beyond
question, writes concerning the American pearl and
the various paragraphs lately circulated bearing
upon pearl Hunting in this State He takes occasion
to state, in view of the announcement that Joint
Stock Pearl Hunting Company" has been formed in
Worcester county, that throughout the State there
seems to be perfect mania-almost equalng the
California fever Of past years-to make against
that testaceols family and rob it. despite of its great
muscular qualities, of its translucent treasures He
adds
"During the past month have examined from
fifty to sixty collections of pearls each collection
from different parts of the New England States and
with but one exception, every one was of an inferior
quality, being almost valueless. The one a1lude
to not at the utmost, worth over ten dollars
mention this fact fer the benefit of all your read
in general and the State in particular for unless
something is done to suppress this awful epidemic
the wheels of profitable industry must be stopped
In the western parts of the State farmers are eav-
ing their fields, mechanics their shops, and
professional their studies to engage in wild
and speculative expeditions in search of wealth in
the pearl fisheries of Massachusetts,. The whole
| thing, Mr.. Editor, is fishy affair." The fortunate
individual who found the above mentioned genuine
article, informed me that he opened at least six
barrels full of muscles, and labored two days and
half in water above his knees, before finding his
treasure. To be sure, he had half pint of other
pearls quite large, but not one of them of the
least value.
"Wishing the Joint Stock Pearl Hunting Com
pany' all success, but at the time advising it
not to make heavy expenditures remain your and
its very humble servant D. K T."
The editor of the Worcester Bay State desiring
meal of trout, visited brook ten miles out Of
that city Saturday, but to his great chagrn, his
contemplated piscatory sport was spoiled by horde
of pcar-hunters, who we're busily engaged in search
ing the brook for muscles. He describes the scene
as follows:
Upon the banks of the beautiful stream stood
baskets, tin pans, pals, buckets &C., while their
owners, with damaged pantaloons. scraping
away in two or three feet of water, bringing up at
each plunge handfuls of Anticipated, black, moss
grown worm-eaten muscles
Some had filled their baskets and were their
way to their teams, which were secured near by.
The trout poor creatures. lodging about in the
muddy water, perfectly astonished at the invasion of
their home in such iegitimate manner. We
looked on with sorrow and pity for the poor deuded
individuals. A remonstrance was answered that
| pearls had been found in New Jersey, and Massa-
chusetts considerably more 'punkins than the
'JarSeys.'
| But have you found any pearls?'
No. not yet, but no doubt there is enough of 'em
here, and we mean to have EN-
Nonsense; don't you see that you are frightening
the trout out of their senses?'
'D-n the trout, was the amiabe reply; and so
they raked away for dear life We accosted several
regarding their success, bnt could not learn that
single pearl had been discovered, although the banks
| were covered with the murdcrous mollusca. How
| long the work of destruction has been going
did not learn; but it will probably continue until
| the last muscle shall have been dragged from his
| gravelly bed, and torn asunder with dull oyster
| knives. When the excitement shall have passed
| away the chief actors in the tragedy will feel as
ashamed as any of Capt kidd's money seekers"
! PEARL FISHING MAINE.-The Rockland Gazette
says considerable excitement is prevailing in that
vicinity and particularly at Warren and Thomaston,
| with regard to the recent discoveries Of pearls in
some of the streams flowing into Oyster river. Mr..
| NJ. W. Merrill has exhibited to the editor OF the
Gazette some two hundred pearls of various Sizes
the result of his searches for those precious gobules
The largest perfect pearl in this collection est
| mated at the value of $3.50.
Capt. David Patterson has collection OF the
pearls to the number of three hundred some of
| which are very valuable. Mr.. Edwin Copeland and
Mr. Kinsley Swift, of Warren, obtained some six or
seven bushels each of the "clams from which they
took considerable number of pearls, some of which
| were of considerable value Others also met with
| greater or less success.
| A correspondent of the Thomaston Journal says
that some of these pearls sent to Boston by in
| dividuals who had obtained them, the largest Of
| which twas pronounced by one of the best jewel
ers in Boston to be worth more than a6e thousand
dollars" Boston Herald, July 81.
| AWoMAN TARRED AND FEArHERED.-The Winsted
(Con) Herald says that one night last week several
women in or near the village of Colebrook river hav
ing BACKED their faces and otherwise disguised them
selves proceeded to the house of Mi. Adrian Ives,
about a mile east of the village, took therefrom
girl by the name of Mitchell, of some 16 Is years
Of age, and having first SHARED her head and
other portions of her body, daubed her with tar
and feathers 1t is more lately believed that no
men were engaged in the shameful. cruel outrage
upon humanity, decency and Law, but that the per-
petrators were men disguised in female clothing.
The apology for the transaction is that the girl was
| a shameless wanton; but we can imagine no offence
against decency calculated to defle the converse
| ton and character of community as this outrage
upon girl, especially if upheld sanctioned in any