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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-06-09
" They think they're pious.
When they're only bilious

A good man is almost always a cheerful
one. II is fit that bad men should scowl,
and look blue, and be melancholy; put he
who has Gods smile Of appreciation upon
him, should show its radiance in his coun-
tenance. DIR. Johnson said he "neyer knew
villain in his life that was not, on the
whole, an unhappy dog"-and well he may
be. But an honest man--the man with a
good consciencc-le him enjoy his sleep, and
his dinner, and the love Of his wife, and the
pratte Of his children, and show beaming
face to his neighbor. Surely, there is no
worse theology than that which teaches that
he who has given such fulness Of joy to
beasts and birds, delights in the misery of
men. or that, having filled our hearts with
gladness, we ought to give the lie to his
goodness, by wearing faces beclouded with
woe and furrowed with pretended unhappi-
ness.
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THE METHODIST Church SouTH.-The Ge-
neral Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in session at Nashville, has expung-
ed from the Book of Discipline all reference
to the subject Of buying and selling slaves,
According 70 the constitutional law OF the
church three iourths Of the annual Conferences
must concur in this action but there cannot
be question as to the result. The vote
stood ayes lao, noes s, absent 5. The reso-
luton thus almost unanimously adopted, was
as follows
UhereGs. the rule in the General Rules Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South, for
bidding the buying and selling Of men,
women and children, with an intention to en-
slave them" is ambiguous in its phraseoiOgy,
and liable to be construed as autag0nistc to
the institution OF slavery, in regard to which
the Church has 10 right TO meddle, except
IA enforcing the duties Of masters and SER
wants. as set forth in The Holy Scriptures;
and whereas strong desire for the expinc.
ton Of said rule has been expressed in nearly
all parts Of our ecclesiastical connection,
therefore,
Rss3irei, BY the delegates Of the Annual
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, in Genera. Conference ASSEM-
bIed, that the rule furbidding i" the buying
and selling Of men, women aud children with
an intention to enslaye them" be expunged
lram the General Rules of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
RtSo,red. That in adopting the foregoing
resolution this Conference expresses no opin-
ion 10 regard 10 the African slave trade to
which the rule IN question has been under.
stood to refer.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-06-09
THE SEA BOYS FAREWELL.

Wait, wait, ye winds till repeat
A parting signal to the fleet
Whose station is at home;
Then watt the sea-boy's simple prayer,
And let ii of be WHISPERED there,
While in far climcs roam.
Farewell to Father! reverend hulk,
In spite Of metal, spite Of bulk,
Soon may his cable slip:
Blu, while the parting tear is moist,
The flag Of gratitude III hoist,
10 duly 10 the ship.
Farewell TO Mother! " FIRST class" she!
Who launch'd me on life's stormy sea,
And rigg'd me. fore and aft;
May Providence her timbers spare,
And keep her hull in good repair,
To tow the smaller craft.
Farewell to Sister. lovely yacht,
But whether she'll be "mann'd or not,
cannot now lOreseei
May some good ship tender prove,
Well found in stores Of truth and love,
And take her under Ice.
Farewell TO George! the jolly boat!
And al the little craft saoat,
10 homes delightful hay;
When they arrive at sailing age,
May wisdom give the weather gauge
And guide them on their way.
Farewell 10 all on life rude main,
Perhaps we ne'er shall meet again,
Through stress Of stormy weather;
But summon'd by the Board obcvc,
Well harhor in the port above,
And All be moor'd together,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-06-09

EARLY WnfAT.-We published, some two
or three weeks ago, paragraph from the
Richmond Wing, in relation to the early
maturity of crop Of wheat grown on the
farm Of Charles H. Boughton, Esq, of the
county Of Essex. The circumstances oi the
case are these:
Seven years ago Mr.. Boughton found, in
his field Of wheat, four heads that had ripcn-
ed some fifteen days earlier than the remain
der Of his crop. lie preserved the grain, and
sowed il, and has continued re-sowing il
every year, until his crop comes IN, this
year. at least month earlier than usual. lie
has been applied 70 from time TO time. to sell
portions of it--being offered from four to ten
dollars bushel for it-but he has refused to
sell any, until he could make his entire crop
from this early variety.
This he has accomplished this year, and he
is selling this seed now at five dollars bush.
Il. lie has harvested his wheat some time
ago, and tis now in the market. Our Agri.
cultural friends, who may wish TO make a
trial Of ii, can be supplied by sending their
orders 70 his brother, Joshua l.. Boughton,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-06-09

vCLom WOsDs.-A Young man WHO al
lows himself to use proiinc or vulgar words,
has not only shown that there is foul spot
on his mind, bat, by the utterance Of that
word. he extends tie spot and inHames it.
ill, by indulgence. il will soon pollute and
ruin the whole soul. Be careful Of your
words as well as thoughts. II you control the
tongue so that no improper words be pro-
nounccd Oy il. you viii soon be able to con-
troll the mind aud save it from corruption.
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d. the trial Of a lottery sisa ia Ptiladelphia,
a victim swnre thai he had lost. By the pur.
chas. cl lottery ticss.S, over 80 .G9J.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-06-09

" nrPrfSG orr THE OcEax."---A cubic mile
Of water is a short aud simple phrase, easily
written aud quickly spoken, bat the difficult
q il for any human mind to form an ade-
quate idea Of it. suppose a man dip from
one vessel to another gallon at time--he
could not, under the most favorable circum-
stances, average more than gallon in two
seconds. or thirty gallons per minute now,
il he should work at this rate night and day
without the slightest intermissiOn, it would
require more than seventy thousand wears to
dip out the number Of gallons contained in
cubic mile.
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LoyG FAcEs.-What sad mistake it is
to suppose that a man should be gloomy be-
cause he is devout; as if misery were ac-
ceptable to God onits own account, and hap
piness an offence against His dignity. A
modern writer Of much wisdom and pith Of
writing, says: " There is secret belief
amongst some men that God is displeasea
with mans happiness, and SO they slink
about creation, ashamed and afraid to enjoy
anything !" These are the people of whom
Hood saws
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-06-09
A Change in Business.

HHE DRUG STORE, formerly owned by DR.. JAS.
!. CAIN, will hereafter be continued by j. c.
WEBB 4 CO., who hope by strict attention 10 bust
ness, and moderate prices to merit liberal share Of
the public patronage.
January ~. 3D.
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them yield large return; and the staples
being such as white labor can produce, they
enter into competition in everything but cot
ton and rice, and even in cotton they will of.
fer flax and hemp as substitutes, which will
secure market from the low figures at which
they can be profitably raised. Their land all
productive, cut up into small farms, cultiya-
ted IN the best manner, competition and over
supply OF all the necessaries of life, will make
their price depend rather upon the facilities
and cost OF transportation than anything else.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-05-12

an at quitting entirely had thai city scarcely bet
Place,
ling,
aniy JslatemIv albersw
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-05-12
SERVED HIN RIGHT.

Some years ago before Pittsburg. the
dingy city of Western Pennsylvania,
was reached by railroads from the East,
the wagon was a great institution. The
well-lired wheels untiringly toiled over
mountains and valleys making long jour-
neys, slow but sure. Dave Stewart
was a noted wag wagoner. He was al
ways wagging his tongue in boastIng
Of his great feats which had been pre-
formed in his expeditions teaming over
the Alleghenies. Some of these noun
tain passes are very narrow cuts into the
side Of cliffs, and an out side of poker
ish precipice admonishes the driver to
hug the rock elise as he goes. When
teamsters meet in such places the rule
of the road was sat aside and the stout
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WHOLE NO. 2171.

est man keeps to the wall. Dave was
six feet high and we'll prOportioned Ike
Frank Granger of anti mason memory
and when one day, he met an old,
gentleman driving along leisurely in his
gig, Dave determined to have some fun
at his expense. High above their heads
was an Over-hanging table rock, and
as the horses stood Head to head, Dave
slid to the old gentleman.
Il want you to do me favor
Certainly said the old gentleman.
what can do fer you?'
L want you to climb up on that rock,
and dance while 1 whistle'
Il shall do no such a thing, and
trust you do not intend to take adVan-
tage Of an old man in such place as
this
Dave stepped forward with his heavy :
hOrsewhip in his hand, and raising it
threatened to lay it on him if he did not
mount the rock and do as he was told.
Seeing Dave was in earnest the gentle
man made q virtue Of necessity, and
scrambled up. Dave whistled and he
danced till both were tired, and the fun
was soon stale; when Dave told him to
come down, 10 back out Of the pass, and
let him go On.
But said the old gentleman, as he
came down, Il ant you 10 do me ia
vor.'
'And what is that?'
4 want you 10 go up there and dance
while l WHISTLE
Dave refused, iniimating that he
would see the old man in very bad
place first.
You won't, eh! said the stranger.
drawing pistol suddenly, and planting
it at Dawes breast: 'I'll make daylight
shine through you in less than two Sec
oads, if you don't move.'
Dave told me the story himself, and
said,
What else could l do? The old fell
low was in earnest; up I had 10 climb,
and there l had TO dance while the old
fellow WLisiled and laughed, end threat
ened to shoot me if 1 stopped a minute.
and he kept me going full jump. for two
hours or more, till l was in lsther
worse than my horse in July. When 1
was JUST ready 10 fall off he let me come
down, made me back out of the pass and
IS he drove by advised me never to.-ask
any unnecessary faYors of Strangers
And don't mean to.
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THE CROWN JEWELS.

We end the following in letter from
Hanover, of December 19th:-
"The hearts of the King and Royal
Family Of this country have been much
rejoieed by intelligence which has just
reached them through the Hanoveria
Minister at the Court of St. James, that
the long dispute between the King of
Hanover and the Queen of England re-
spec.ing the right of certain jewels OF
enormous value, in the possession of the
Sovereign of England, and forming no
incOnsiderable portion OF what have been
hitherto called the British Crown
Jewels, has been decided in favor
Of Hanover. Many of your readers
are no doubt aware that when the
kingdom of Hanover was severed
from the united kingdom by the
accession of Queen Victoria to the
throne, claim was made by the lato
King of Hanover. formerly the Duke of
Cumberland, to nearly tAs whole of the
Jewels usually worn on State occasions
by the English Sovereign, on the ground
that part of them, which had been TAX
en- over to England by George l., be.
longing in alienably TO the Crown of
Hanover; and that the remainder had
been purchased by George Ill, out Ofhis
privy purse, and had been left by him
and his Queen Charlotte to the Royal
Family Of Hanover"
'.As the jewels thus claimed are sup
posed TO be worth considerably more
than f1,OOO, 900. single stone having
cost nearly E2O.OOO. they we've not to
be relinquished without struggle; and
am assured that every possible expe-
dent was resorted 10 in England to baf-
ae the claimant. Ultimately in the life
time OF the late King. the importantly
of the Hanoveraia Minister in London
drove the English Ministry oi the day 10
consent thai the rights of the two Soyer-
eigns should be submitted TO It Com
missioa composed of the English judges;
bat the proceedings of the Commission
were SO ingenioasly protraeted that nil
the Commissioner died without arriving
at any decision; and until Lord CIarep-
don received the seals of the British
Foreign Office, all the efforts of the
Court Of Hanover to obtain q fresh
Commission were vain. Lord Clarendon
however, seems to have perceived that
such attempts 10 stiae inquiry were un-
worthy of his country, for he consented
that a fresh Commission should be is
suel 10 three English Judges of the
highest eminenee, who after an investi-
ga ioa, found the Hanoyerian claim to
be indisputabiy just. and reported in its
favor. The Court here consequently is
in high glee this Christmas, at the ptos-
pect Of removing the Crown aud regaiis,
SO jealousy guarded in the Tower Of
London, almost bodily to HI uoyer."
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poerp,
a CALL TO SPRING.


Comet Oh, come, thou hast tarried long.
Come with the glory of light and song;
Earth pines for thee a Thousand shores
Where the eIllOw breaks and the wild wind roars;
There's a voice of vail mid the ancient trees.
Torn and tossed by the wintry hrezze.
Gloom bath shrouaed our pleasant bowers,
Death hath blighted our vines and flowers,
And every hour on its feeting wing
Bears away prayer for thee, o springi
Come. oh, comei we pine for thee
As pines the warder.r for home, at sea
As the captive pines in his lonely cell
For the dashing waters and breezy delll
We sigh for the influence that life renews.
For the spell Of soft sunshine and balmy dews,
Fol the genial airs and the pleasant rain.
To waken our blossoms and streams again.
II come, come, I am coming baekI"
Thus answered voice from the SUMS bright track;
Il will cothe the heavens fair face with smiles,
will call the birds from thousand isles,
The streams shall laugh where the violets blow,
The trees exult and the ;aurels glow.
There's not beauty. nor bloom, nor hue,
That the charm of my presence shall not renew"
Not so. Spring. power thou hast
Der much Of beauty that's fromus past
Eyes that looked love into ours are din,
Voices are hushed from our vesper hymn,
Bright young faces have passed away,
Places are cant at full Of day;
Thou canst hang leaves on a Thousand trees,
Thou csnst bring the flowers and birds and bees,
Thou canst loosen the streams and the silver founts
And breathe glory DER wales and mounts,
But thou canst not restore to our yearning arms
The ranquished past with its lovely FORMS
yet speak to thy heart in my radiant bloom
of a Spring that opens beyond the tomb,
Where the lost and loved OF the earth are found,
Where the serered wreaths are forever bound,
Where cones no dinness Ger eyes of light.
And the cheek of beauty ne'er knows blight,
There's not beauty, bloom, nor hue,
That the charm of my presence shall not renew
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M(isttlIaneous.
NY First and Last Love.
BY MARY C. VAUGHAN.

"f love my love with an L." said ],
ahd away went the long apple pearing
over my shoulder There was a rush
and scramble 10 see if my Letter had
formed upon the floor, aud shouts that it
was not, but, instead, almost every ether
letter in he alphabet.
All the lime | sa, still, feeling extreme
ly shy and awkward, and no. at all re-
lieved when The point under Consideration
was decided in favor of the L, although
| had chosen that letter because, 50 far as
knew, it did not form the initial of any
one of the young men present. But
began to be afraid that had not chosen
wisely after all, and that might be call
ed upon for some of the ridiculous for
feiIs of the game. How trembled. then,
when heard the shouts:
"Here is the L. Leander Holme,
Miss Kate has chosen youl Look! see
the L. upon the floor"
Some body was coming toward me-
Somebody said, "Miss Betty; Mr.. Holme. !"
A tall figure bent before me and sat down
silently by my side. All This saw dim
ly under eyelids that were cast down in
real, not affected. shyness. How CRATE
full | was not to find myself pulled into
the centre of the room and kissed bois-
terously, as happened 10 many Of the
girls present that evening, and who un-
der the inAiciiou only blushed little and
Uttered a good deal.
This YVES my second country party
| had suffered tortures al the first, and
expected to s-ler tortnres at This. felt
that had escaped happily, if might but
be allowed TO sit quietly in The corner
had chosen. Even the very silent person
al my side did not particularly annoy me
so long as the noisy group in the centre
Of the room would allow me 10 be quiet.
had been reared from early childhood
10 the house of wealthy, childleSs uncle
in the city. | was very young, and had
no idea of society, except what | had
gained from being locker on at my
auni's semi annual, stiff and formal par
ties, where company was very decorous
and exclusively stupid
MY uncle had died very suddenly, with
out will, and his heir.at-law had taken
possession of his property, leaving my
aunt with comparatively small income
while 1, after having been reared until
The age of sixteen in the midst of wealth
and luxury, was left entirely unprovided
for.
NY aunt went 10 live in lodgings, and
/ was sent back to my father. who was
poor man, with many children, aud. a
siaiternly, scolding wife, who was not
my mother. My own mother had died
in my infancy, and it was sail my falhcr
had never been himself since. He had
become dissipated, lost his habits of busi-
ness, which were fast bringing him wealth,
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'.Did he send bis card or name?"

"No, madam, he said was an old
friend and would detain you but few
nom nts"
go back and say that can see no
one to-day, except on business-tell him
that my sister has just left me-lhat l
am not we'll"
The girl went back, and I listened as
l lay for the c!ang of TIE street door
But instead. it was with feeling of
vexaton that 1 heard footsteps return
ing. She came in, and perhaps seeing
my Impotence of interruption, laid a
card in my hand and retired without
speaking.
LEADER HoLME
The letters swan before my eyes, and
| trembled so that l could hardly stand,
as tried to adjust my cap before the
mirror. At length with unsteady steps,
descended TO the parlor; l opened the
door and stood in the presence of thl
man had loved, and from whom l had
been separated so long.
His hair was gray; there were lines of
suffering all over his face, only the
bright, dark eyes were unchanged. 1
gave him my hand; he looked at me
steadfastly a little while. Then he
drew me towards him. and without a
woid, 1 lly sobbing upon his bosom.
"AE last-at last" he murmured.
Thus was 1 reunited to my first and
last love. We are very happy now at
Holme Place. Ny husband is all that
is good and noble, and my life is spent
in ministering to his happiness, and in
trying 10 fill mothers place 10 the long
neglected children of the wife be had
never ioyed
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HOW WASHINGTON BEHAVED
WHEN He WASIN THE WRONG.

An incident In The FIrglnIanS, repre-
senting WAsHIYGToN as ready TO accept
challenge, has led Leslis's Illustrated
Paper to reprint the following pertinent
anecdole from 'Weems' Gossipping Life
Of Washington:
In 1884, Washington was stationed at
Alexandria, with his regiment, the only
one of the colony, OF hich he was Col
onei. There happened to be at this time
an election in the town for members OF
the Assembly, and the contest ran high
between Colonel George Fairfax and Mr..
Eizsy. Washington was warm friend
Of Colonel Fairfax, and BIr. Payne head
ed the friends cf Mr.. Elzey. A dispute
taking place in the Court house yard,
Washington, at this time twenty two
years of age, contrary to his usual man.
neI, became excited, and, what was still
more uncommon, said something that Of
Tended Mr.. Payne, whereupon the little
gentleman who, though but a cub in
size raised his sturdy hickory, and by
asingle blow brought Washington to the
grocnd.
Several of Washington's officers being
present they wiped out their irons in an
instant. and il was supposed that there
would be murder of, hand. To make bad
worse, the members of the regiment
hearing how their commander had been
treated, boiled out of the barracks, every
man with his weapon, threatening ven
geance on those who dared 10 knock
down their beloved Colonel. Happily
for Mr.. Payne and his party, Washing
ton recovered time enough TO go out and
meet his enraged soldiers, and after
thanking them for their expression of
attachment, assured them that he was
not hurt in the least, and begged them,
as they loved him and their duty, TO re-
turn 10 their barracks. As TO WASH
ington himself, he went 10 his room, and
finding en- mature reflection, that he had
been The aggressor, be determined 10
make Mr.. Payne honorable repiration
by "a king his pardon on the morrow
No sooner had he made this noble res
olution than he resumed his natural
calmness of manner, dressing himself
and went 10 the ball, behaving as if
nothing had happened.
The next day he went TO a tavern and
wro.e polite note to Mr. Payne request
ting to see him. Mr.. Payne, pre-
sumed the import of it was challenge
for a duel. and repaired 10 the place mp
pointed for the meeting, expecting to
see pair of pistols introduced. But,
conceive his surprise upon entering the
chamber where Washington was, he
discovered decanter of wine and glass
es upon the table, and upon his entering
Washington arose and in very friendly
manner met him and presented his hand,
saying;
Mr.. Payne, to err sometimes is ma
ture: TO rectify error is always glory
1 find l was wrong in the affair yesler-
day; you have had, think, some salts
faction, and if you think that is sufi
cjent, here's my hand, let US. be friends
II is only necessary to say that from
this lime Mr.. Payne became one Of
Washington's most enthusiastic ad-
mirers and friends. II this conduct
had not seemed in Washington to arise
from n,qgnanimity and not from fear,
then he could not have become the i'm
mortal hero be is regarded in history
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A FAREW ELL. /.
ny cHA7LEs KINGSLEY

Z.
Ny fairest child, I have song to give you
No lark could pipe to skies so dull and gray,
Yet, ere We part, one lesson can leave you
For every day.
BE good, sweet maid. and let Who will be clever;
Do noble talings, not dream them, all day long;
And so make life. death. and that vast forever
One grand, sweet song.
The daily Butte record., 1858-03-05
SAN FRANCISCO ADN'TS.
QURTZ MI IN I N G.
MACHINERY
Bradford Patent Ore Separator.

q sHle anu arc omen tn tho examination of the
Mining community of California, performing all that
is undertaken for them viz: to concentrate the par
teles of rock after it has been rrusivd aud 81 ed
fhe operation ia nothing more than mechanically
"paHning out" hut SO nicely working that gold can
be ptnu.d readily from black sanl" Tae most i'm
p1ranl application l. to Concentrate Sn'phurrts from
quartz doing II rapidly and we'll Ncthin. new, and
are in use on number of mining properties in the
Older STATES. Machinery on exhibition aud f,r sale
by JESSE :. BLY, DfNBi'R'H.
d33 3m I2O Market street. SAN FRANCISCO
The daily Butte record., 1858-03-05
Final Tax Notice.

a Ill Persons Delinquent tor Taxes, either on
: a Real Estate unprDvrmr ruts or Personal Prop
erty, are referred to section 27th of The Revenue
Law md are hereby informed # SAID Taxes are not
!rm-li4:,ly pad al my u.i!t She provisions Of said
-rliou - vii be enforced where ttr pr perry be
.ou1d \. u PLUG,
Sheriff and Tax Collector
Croyi le, Dec. 3lsi, 1871.