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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-03-25

A FEARFrL TRrrH The New York Car-
respondent 81 tie New Orleans Sunday
Deita, in speaking Of the Bgrdrll murder,
make. the following significant remarks:
I'VE believe, however, that there is one
general eausr-one absorbing pas.iun--onr
terrible mania--Due epidemic lUnacy whirh
will come nearrr than any other 10 c0mpre.
hending the peculiar and diabOlical hnrrnr
which elaracterzes the crime Of this middle
portion of the nineteenth century, and thit
i, 10 Wit: Tie prevalent cupldity Of the
time, which has debased intellect by measur.
ing il BIZ strict money standard; deprased
maelloDd by making a balance on bank
account its superior, "a which Il must do
reverence or starse; and brought honesty
into discount by making successful yi.laing
a sure Avenue "a respect and admiration.
B,lingbrake said, that il money got 10 tie
head. il would suUi grl,itate u the heart.
Iii 10 tie head and heart u this generation.
and lis subtle poison !, q fused through every
sr.ery and ven. every organ and LIMB. Men
struggle with maniacal desperation for wealth
a. never struggled int ieCtul beings hsinre.
and drinking ihe Circesn cup 20 the tlfsgs.
they are mrn no more, vet to- vile Tor
beast. and too hespicable Tor demons.
The rich become richer, the pOnr p,nrrr. and
wrelrhr,ln-.., anil insanity. and blood euf,i.
Iipg creme Gil % the interval between their
rank. 30 A,ariee docs Il. w,rs - il -
uorshipped. - il . ,leIiied % Madness i
The fate gifts yptsrip.. and their linstiuHs the
tears 81 Wretched women anil children. and
the bianl Of murdered victims Bardril wa.
a.iaiihfal wor,hipper. but he ais, bee me a
victim. sty. lie New York Tribune. there
was Plating ior HI plotting. pissiBn lnr III.
pa..i.a. cspiJily for hi. eupidity. licsnti-
BUSINESS gr0.ser than his. and sbpte all,
hearts q more desperate hate. AM hand-
nersrd to guide the mOrLrtous dagger. 81
lie fell. How many other slnilar tragedies
may be IN rehearsal: How many other VIC.
tins will be nmolated before tie hOrrid
shrine will pass aNayi
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,,urioas consequence either 10 South Carolina

iurious consequence either 10 South Carolina
III the country. We are very iar irom think
ing that IN making thr motion he was guilty
Of any thing worse than an act OF perfect pro
priefy We have no more liberation Tor
Speaker Bmks's politics than our volcanic
contemporaries oi the Palmetto State, but we
really see nothing in this courtesy 81 G"v.
Aiken's Ia man who he believed had dis.
charged his official duties with ability aud
fidelity to prnsoke wrath and stir up = rum
puss. NJ Southern right was sacrificed or
jeoparded IN TIE proceeding that We can dis
cover; neither can we discover that there
was any compromise Of a chiyalrous spirit ~
il. Ii was d matter Of taste rather than OF
principle. aud we are good deal surprised. Z
see in hi, own State this explosion OF indig>
natiun against the ex-Goyernor on account ol
So trivial circumstance. We would respect
fully remind those who have arraignrd HIM at
the bar Of public opinion in South earo''na
that great many Southern members voted
with The mejority on the resolution Of thanks.
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FLORIDA News. - Accounts from Fort
Myers OF the 9th instant. report skirmsh
with a small band d Indians and Lieut.
Freeman. u. s. A.. with SIXTY men. Lieut..
Freeman himself was wounded. Fur othcrs
we're wounded. four killed. and fur drummer
buys missing. Tnis Includes three different
engagements with Indians on the part oi
Lieut.. Freeman aud relief detachment on.
der Lieut.. Archer. Twenty indians were
seen at me time. aud il Is supposed they
were one hundred in all At that place. aud re-.
snlseh on desperate fighting. Capf. Steven.
Sun. from Fart kcas. set out On the 10th. aud
would be joined soon by Gen. Harvey aud
escorr. To seek the ln,lians in their camps
Additional details are ansiou,ly expected. -
il is brIie,ed the hiding places have bren
discovered. Charleston Courier.
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A punciiliua. Enslishm,n. riding on
stage boz, III Maine. was surprised to hear
the driver Familiarity address him thu. !:
" Captain. guess we'll have ram fnfe long"
Our English friend pulled Up his shirt cellar
anil looked away. Shortly after the driver
made an0iher observation. wlereuppn the
gentleman said, % W. man, I'll thank you not
TO address yourself to me- = aud unconsrinusly
pulled Il lbs diekey AGAIN; but the gpnd.Ea.
tured loquacity u the driver was not 10 be
20 easily depressed. far when again il had
been rebuk.d with anulher pull at The dickey.
Il broke out 10 this overwhelming manner I;
" LUX here, e,pting. u son pill your cellar
much nure ,.u'll jerk Up your shirt tail"
The Englishman conle,srs that Il was imp"s.
sible fif him 10 maintain his habtu,l reserve
FOR tie instant, 20 passing from one extreme
IL tie other. be iniulgrd u repeated out
burst. ~ merrineni, ~ Which the driver
joined. AID they plrt.d al the jrurney's end
upon tie best 81 terms.
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From the Abingdon virsin!an.
" 4 Charge" upon Small Notes. in RusseR.
"a PARoDYl

PARODY,
l." Ills Honor" came down, like a wolf
on the fnld, aud charged the Grand Jury"
that silver and geld must snpplant the small
notes : the people now ns'd,' that IN future
this trash must all he relus'd
.. Like the leaves of the forest. when
summer IS green, the small notes we're pas
sing and everywhere ser,l, like the leaves of
the iarest, which autumn hath stroMn. the
small nu.es were wllhered aud 10 Tennessee
blown.
3. Far Ills Honor" the Judge, spread
his wings in "h,s charge" and breathed
death 10 all small notes, then "going al
large Tor his Ire was kindled, aud lie = laid
1t on thick" aud " came down upon small
nules, !" like thousand Of brick"
4. And the bystanlers ALL. stuod in terror.
aghast The day OF Judgment" they
thought, had now come at last, and the eyes
Of the !" holders wax'L deadly aud chill =
they knew their pockets we're full '-hut
kept thelr.tongnrs still.
5. Aud there stuod the " hulders," in "hard
times" tight embrace. with a few inches
aided 10 the length of each face and they
sent up 10 Heaven loud wall Of we. Tor
their cash was all s.na nUles, and NJ Hunger
Would "gu."
6. And there stond the nullifiers, WIN the
law had delied, and the Count, Court Judges.
with their mouths open wiie:-when tbs
Honor" was absent. they i" Resolved very
large; bat they melted like snow, wien the
Judge gave I" his charge"
:. Nov sajmissirs AID q,tiet-tl,eir banner
is llrleI. fnnu.h u silver they hasa't ere
dime IN the world ;-sull they ask yer,
sr.yels. what for change" they snail do
liut nobuiy has tod lhen--because nobad.
knew.
s. Between uicurTent funds, irnuth. aud
trust bitten corn. ana "bIlI.iaec al iicC
prices-Uur case Is iarlnrn; and our taxes
quadrupied, an.l hard time, to b'"t THESE
81 INIT sery stronsy--its de piSs. o.
root"
9. But when the silver gets here. we'll all
raise shout. And we'll mhip any man
tiial dares s,,-" guy gou,!" And vel
jingle tie silver whenever re pleas; bui
tau,e Who ha,n't cot silver, eau Jungle theiI
KEYS
10 Good luck to the sui,mons win made
these wise lsw.,-If ,ou ask ciy they
pass'd the a, they'll tell you q because
A reason cOsent-none dare question lts
lorce. nor. Tor 6slier one hope--At least
from fiat source
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A DASGRRous CnLLI,IoS.--A discussion is
IN progress between tmn sarans. The one
French and the other German, IN relation To
an aniic patrl COLLISION between the earth aud
comet. which !, to take place on The 18th ii
June next. The French astronomer, NJ.
Rabinet. take, the Common view thai comet
i composed Of nrbmlous ,ap"r. aud is con-
>equrnils harmless: but the Ger,nan state.
il a. his opininn thar The centre 81 this ex.
pc tel yisit,nt j. composed II solid fiery
matter. which he pleasantly assures his rad.
ers will reduce the surface 81 tie slnb. t.
Lava. The Home Journal, ~ mentioning The
circumstances, wittily rrcnmmcn,Is it, sub
scrib-r, 10 send 10 their twn dollar bills n
quickly a. possible. a. the less paper they
have about them the less likely they will be
10 take fire.
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HILLsBoRoUGH, N. C.
wednesday, March 25, 1857.
The Railroaas.-'rhe trains are now running

The Isaiir0ads.-rhe trains are now running
daily on the ". Carolina Railroad. up and down.
The Mail train, going west, arrives at Hilsborough
4, So minutes past g. A. NJ. and Al 81 minutes pas.
P. NJ, going east.
The Express train arrives at Hllshoroush at 81
minutes past 8, P. NJ, going west; and at o'clock
A. NJ, going east.
We understand from the Raleigh Standard that the
trains on the Raleigh and CASTOR Road have also com
menced running twice day, as to correspond with
the arrangement on the North Carolina Road. The
Raleigh and CASTOR mail and passenger trains val
leave the depot on The N. Carolina Railroad at A. NJ
aud p. NJ. making stop a, their old depot, so tha
all passengers will hereafter start from the N Carolns
depot
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THE DEMOCRACY AND DISTRIBUTION.

THE DEMOCRACY AND DISTRIBUTION.
We observe that the Democratic pres Of
The St.,e are becoming alarmed az tie iand
dlstr buti,n question. aud evncc . deep aux.
lets let sulne Of their own party shupld be-
willing TO admitit. justice or prapriety. Hence
we fnl them uliering anttirmts az inst
any 1ha shall act. But, a. Tie Lynchburg
ylr.inan f,rcibly rein.iks. these journals
seem TO be utterly OhliyInns IL the TACT, that
anti.disiribuiiun has undergone complete
anil radical change since they last SCENTED il !;
That there j. no longer such thug a. anii.dis.
tribHtlDb: that tie contrary policy has been
irre,ocably Determined by n,aj0rity Of Their
o,Cn party representatives ~ tie SENATE that
the public lands are going. by huge gifts. t.
such states a. will receive them; anI that
the only question UOw is, whether Virginia
will secure herself tie portion to which she
1. entitled a. a member " the alliance 81
States. Or will permit IL t. BIZ ken fr0m
her aud appropriated 10 nil,er State. All
talk against the policy 81 distribution j, now
IDLE, stale snd nbs ileie. Virginia Democra
cy, aided y, TIE mighty power "a the Presi.
drutial ,etn. has been unable 20 stay. Tor
moment. the torrent that j. sweeping the
public land. from or reach forever. Grant
alter grant has been made during the last two
winters. under Tie sanction ~ twp third.
vote. lie pO.icy Is settled, aud viii rapidly
work uut It's application 10 TIE absorption Of
the whole public domain. Already tire.
mentIaus iBroad has brrn made. New States
have been made rich and pnserfII. aud pD.
pglugs irom tbi. source. They are over.
.l,aioui ng the Old Dominion, aid weighing
down the south.
u il time lost 70 attempt. BY argument, 10
dissgade them from feasting and iaiirning on
these rich supplies. You had a. well reason
With rayening VALVES. when their prey is in
their Jaws. Il j. behind the day - discus.
tie original question. Tie arggnent il de-
isnct. There 80 such question as Disiri.
bution Or no distribution. The i.sur nDw j.
lair o. Unfair distribution Have the State.
equal rights n respect 10 this property; The
position IL the Democratic leaders 10 this
STATE. a. the matter nov stands. 10 the mega.
tive Of al these. Will Tie people follow
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CANDIDATES roR rms GaLLows.--We learn
that as the Express tram was Coming up on
Tuesday last, thu watchful Engineer discov,
erred between Battles and Enfield Dcpots.
two large logs laid across the tract just ahead
of hin. lie made the discovery, fortunately,
in time to stop the train before reaching the
logs. and they were thrown oil and the train
arrived here at the usual hour. The pas
srngers. approaching the watchful raar 81
the Engineer. Mr.. Tarleton. made up purse.
We learn. which they insisted upon his
accepting. Weldon Patriot
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NIcaragnan Agenis.-Ths New York cor

respondent OF the National Integencer states that
the morning Of the 18th Mr.. Commissioner Morel
desel his decision in the case Of the United States
Fehens and Bolton, calling themselves emigant
agents Tor Nicaragua" After referring various acts
Of Congress bearing upon the subject and the judicial
construction placed thereon he gave bis opinion
that an offence against the neutrality laws has been
committed, aud that there probable to hslieve
the defendants be guilty, and he therefore denied
,leir application ar discharge. Tbs rec isnizinecs
81 the defan lanis wee gwen, AMI the matter now
awaits the action OF the grand jury.
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SHg ALWAYS Made lIoag HAPPY.-A plain
marble stone. in church yard. bears this
brief inscription: " She always made home
happy"
This epitaph was penned BY berpaved
husband, after sixty Years OF weddei life.
lie might have said IL his departed wife, she
was beautiful, and accomplished. and an
orhakent to society, aud vet not have said
she made home happy. lie might have
added, she was Christian. and nor have
been able to say" She always made iiun
happy" What rare combination OF vir-
tues aud graces th, wife ani mother must
have possessed! Huw wisrly she must have
ordered her hnnsr IL what patience she
must have possessed her soal! ilnw self
denying she must have been! ilaw tender
aud loving ilnw thoughtful for the COM
tor, af all sbnu, her! Her husband did nnr
seek happiness in public places. because be
found pur.r and swectsr enjnymcni at 40 ne.
Her children. when away. did not dread To
return, for there was nn place 50 dear IT, tpem
a. home. There was their mother thinking
tor them. and pra,ing FIR them. aud longing
for their Gaming. When tempted. the.
thought Of her. When ia trouble. ttey re-
nemhered her kind wire aud her rrnly sim
pathy. wren SICK. thry..nust 20 home the,
could moi die IRON thar dear moiher. This
wife aud mother was mt exempt from the
cares common 10 her place. She tollrd she
suffered ,li>appaintnrnrs aid brreAsrments /;
shc was affected ~ hrr own person. but yet
,!,e was Submissive aud cheerful. The Lords
will concerning her was her will. and she
passed awa,, leaving tbs sweet remembrance
\ behind her.
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tAems Surely. they cannot be delu'lad IN 50
plain thing as this. Surely, they will not
let the crack Of the party whip drive them
into the preparation OF an act So absurd and
suicidal as Welding up 10 the new States
our rivals and enemes--,his great elemvnt
Of wealth and power. II Virginia rast lhls
boon from her, the act will be remembered
with amazement and curses by that posterl-
ty whose interestsare more involved IL i than
our Own. WhssEng Times.
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The ncmmon slave Case.-eioy. Kin

has appointed William ~ Avcrs, Esq. associate coun.
sci for The State Of New York in the Lrnmnn slave
case. which is 10 COINS up in the Supreme Coud IN
May neNl The appointment Is male to 81 The Va
caacy created by the death ofhe Hon. q glen II Gnan.
IA view OF the controlling influence which the late
decision ia the DeI sio case would seem 10 have in
tbs matter, gtea, inpohinee attached The above
,rial, Tie result q wheh will be watched with interest
ihrousa bout the Iuion.
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Washington. March 20


DngADrrL SfATg ~ Abrams N IRAN
a letter aas received here io.das frDm w.
W. Drummond, United States Surrrine
Judge 10 Utah rcrrt"ry. bv the admins.
iraiion. lfgi,es sad aud ,lepIorablr picture
~ matters 70 that Terrii"ry. Tie lailuwng
- taken Irpm The leitpr:-
The leading mrn Of III. church are more
iraitorous Than ever. OD'y Few day. since
all The papers. records, doekeis, aud nine
hundred ,Dlumcs ~ the l,as, wprs tsk.n out
or lhe Supreme conr t'lcrk'. oIIice, and burn.
ed. Aud this is not The nnly insianrr OF che
kind. say TO you agsin and throag, y,.a To-
the President. il Is impossible Tor us H. rnfHee
The Law. in thi. Tertiary. Every ma here
holds his life at the will Of Iirgkam Young.
and here we are withoat protection. \ an
firmly Of opinion that Bsbbit was murdered
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From ,b. Presbyterian Banner and Advocate.
ENDof THE WICKED.

Among the cities 81 the Plain, were Solom
aud .Gomorrah. Noted far their wicked.
ness. famed for their iiInlatry. firsaken by
every virtue, they asked 40 mantle for their
evil deeds, no hiding place from the just
Vengeance u al offended tipl. Proudly &c.
beilinns, they cat aside the restraint Of God
aud man. The gifts upnn their sin polluied
ait4rs we're brnken hearts their Mixer they
had forgotten; ihey fashioned Tor thrm
selves CID u Pleasure. who.r voice might
aey.r break, with Sinai thunders. their long
endless seep Of sinful qualification. The
sun &c Righteousness had sunk forever. and
The rayless night nf Iniquity closed ar'und
them. at whose ,lawning -" sun Of mercy
should ARISE: aud they slept as calmly a.
thougi, lightning stroke would come secure
even ia the huur 81 their destruction. Bui
Ga,l had add. = will not always strive with
the wicked and in his oan appointed time
he pnursd upnn lfem the vials Oi his wrath.
aud. with lrarial vengeance. swept them IRON
tie lace ~ the earth. q be NJ more remcm-
tered, save as warning 70 such - Tear moi
tie Almighty. l.. c. W.
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GasBLrns MApE TO Di.ooaog.-when the
steamer X bert J. Ward, from New Orleans,
touched At Helena, Arkansas. on Tuesday
last. Young uissis,ippian. whoh,d been Oh
u visit to his plantation 10 Arkgn.a., went
aboard TO eane To- this city. Being incxpe.
rienced ~ the wats--pariieulafly the bad
"nes--of The anrid. AID honest 10 lault, he
was very Sum in,eiglrd into lltlc game uf
itnkrr BY couple 81 nice looking fellows ~
boarl. IL les. iimr than We have been
writing this they managed. by their skill IN
shutting. 10 swindlr him 10 lie tune II two
ar three hundred dnllar.. Daring the pro.
grcss 81 tie game several persons were stand.
ing By. aud rndes,orrd 10 Indicate 60 the
Mis,i.sipplan that lie was ia tie hands nf
swindler.. but all 10 40 purpose. % The
meantime, fapi. Miller came Up. aud seeing
how things were going On. broke up the game
by slapping Que ~ the fellows 10 tie &c,
taking down tie stakes. aud making them
di-gDrge the Young mans money. That VA.
mol all he m,de them 90 below, aud at the
next wood yard put them DH.
Memphis Eggt, i2M.
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H1eus Poem.--Lior 10 ra fns phife
hopse Om Of an Empty viisksy barrd.--pui
the barrel 10 secure place. near spring NJ
goed water. on the Rad 10 The gr,gshop
When sou want dr.m take the price 81 u
IN your hand aud start 10 The greg.hop-gp
a. lar as The spring. drop The menet tsroUgh
the bunghule, take gnpd drink ~ water ahd
return home. Rrpcs, this operation I'LL tie
barrel Is foil. knock eut ihe head. aud you
have the price Of splendid brick building.
fset.
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WoMAN's .ANswER.--A writer illustrating
the fact, that some errors are lifted lnto
importance by eTorts 10 refute them. when
they need to be treated with wholesome doses
Of contempt and ridicule, observes that all
the blows inflicted by the herculean club
of certain .ogicians, are not half 50 rttertial
as 4 box on the ear 81 a celebrated atheist By
the hand Of beauty. After having IN VAN
preached to a circle Of ladies', he attempted
to revenge himself by saving, "parIon my
error, ladies', | did not imagine that IN a
house where wit yies with grace. alone
should have the honor of not believing in
Gud." "You are not alone. sir" answered
the mistress Of the house, my hnrses. my
dog. MY cat. share this honor with you only
these paw rptcs have the good sense not To
This reminds US Of What occurred few
years ago on a steamboat, on one Of our Yves
tern rivers. A thing, in the shapc Of a man.
was gioryfviug in his atheism, ayo~ing that
the present life was all Of a man I; that he
had no soul and there was no hereafter.
And SO YOU say you have no soul, asked
gentleman in The group. evidently designing
to reason with him on the subject. q No,
replied the atheist, "not a whit more than Z
pig" The gentleman was about TO enter on
an argument with him. when an elerl,
Scotch lady spoke up smartly, "Sir.
hope you will not spend your breath reason
in. WI the creature; BY his ain conirssr'n, b,
has nea nair soul lhana pig and ye wad nes
argue wi a pig
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wonderful that thing 80 Inanifestly wrang
should call forth no heartier buke ar meet
mnre tMphatN condemnation from moral
and reliyinusspsnple Whist explanation IS
10 b. givemofshiss There j. eyena Suspicion
that there is Among The people al large
secret sympathy with these proceedings. The
true answer, we presume. is this, II CORES.
ponds but tuo well with the conventional
morality Of the wuld. Mankind have always
had the moral infirmity to en,leayor to per
suade themselves that they might innocentiy
do evil that good might come, provided the
good largely and m,nifestly prsponderated
over the evil. The AMERICANS fatter thems
selves that they have the best Government
and the m st perfect civilization IN the world.
and il IS such an mmcasurahle boon To be-
stow il on any country now hboring under
despnlism Of anarchy, or bad government
of any kind. that it is perfectly allowable TO
convert il 10 democracy or repuhicanlsm by
the sword. They have not improved their
pairmnny as they might, and therefore u y
Unsuitable in another nstlon IL take II away.
This is no new doctrine, but rather seems
to be as old as History itself But
we hope that our Government will never be
induced by any consideration TO sinlate the
principles OF natural justice by permitting
the organization and emigration OF adsen'
turers To any foreign State. Navy AMI arm,
ought to be put il requistion il necessary q
put stop as far as possible to ail such NH
clustering proceedings. THIS is but IN ac'
eurdance with the general principles Of tn,
EGoyernment aud lis policy and practice, Al
laid dawn il the late inaugural OF the new
Administration. Baltimore Sun.