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The Great Evil

We are not about to afflict our readers
with a lecture upon the 'Esum of all evil"
the liquor traffic and its consequences, nor
any other evil for which male society is re-
sponsible. We were thinking of the ladies;
cogitating upon the predominant evils in fe-
male society, and by CONSCIENCE, that, which
most seriously and hopelessly Injuries the
sterner sex, Men almost universally profess
to dread the tongues" Of women, more than
any other means Of evil to them which they
can employ. And we confess there may be
a world of evil in a woman's tongue; but
their tongues are a necessary evil, and some
times there is a captivating sweetness in their
tongues,-a real good in them, which makes
men willing to bear the evil for the sake of
the good.
But there is an evil, a great, overwhelming
evil, for which females are chiefly response
BILE, which has no good in it, but which is
evil without a mixture of good, and inces-
sanity evil. We mean the alarming increase
of extravaganza in the article of dress, which
has become so common among American wo-
men. Females, who are competent to dress
neatly, and we may say becomingly, who are
careful to confine their demands within a
reasonable figure, can form no adequate con-
ception of the immense cost of the wearing
apparel, furniture and equipage, demanded by
our fashionable American women at the
present time. Unfortunately, the men who
foot up these bills, don't know, nor do they
wish to know. A glance at the facts, which
they are sometimes obliged to take, sends
many a poor fellow to the bottle, or to jail,
or to the Lunatic Asylum. Most of this
vast outlay is the product of Foreign coun-
tries; thus draining our W country of its
wealth, to crafty an unnecessary, wasteful
and morbid propensity, to initiate the gran
deur and pride of the most worthless portion
of the population of Europe.
At this hour, it is possible, that the largest
item of foreign importation into this country,
and the largest contribution made to the rev.
enue of the general government, is for most
unnecessary and injurious consumption and
waste, to crafty the fancies and whims of
our fashionable American ladies. We do not
mean it is all expended in dress. Fashion
BILE women must have costly edifices, costly
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airy castles. At length we extorted a pledge
that he would not ''court her." as he said,
for some months to come.
A few weeks elapsed, and he was thrown
into her company uuder circumstances so
opportune, as he thought, he could not avoid
intimating to her the very peculiar effect her
maRy excollencies had produced in his feel
ings, and told her what he intended to do at
some future day! The lady, as most girls
are apt to do under similar circumstances, was
expecting from her admirer some soft words,
and rather h~aughtily turned her head from
him and pertly remarked, II don'tknow you,
sir; you are a stranger" He, not dreaming
that he had courted her and was discarded,
but thinking her remark a very prudent, SEN
sible one, simply referred her to certain per.
sons, from whom she could learn his charac
ter, dismissed the subject with an intimatior
that at some distant day, he W0uM address
her. The joke was too good to be kept
led heartily over it, and soon the news sprea
that "Mr. -- had addressed Miss -
and she had discarded him." Soon his friend
twitted him with the report, every jot an
title Of which he most solemnly denied. Il
was an honest, truthful man. Wherever |
went he was charged with it, and perempt
rily denied it. He was greatly distressed
In his trouble we met with him, and he a
j. lsured us that the report was untrue. v
guarded him against the danger Of denial
assured him Miss - was a lady, and
she. had said so, it must be true, and to me
the mAt Hs1,, Il Sd @9 gs3eF F1 afterwards understo
better the definition of the ladies as to t
meaning Of what is Courtship." Now,
advise our young male friends, if they wi
to avoid the report of having addressed a la
and been discarded, they must not walk vi
her three times, nor cast sleeps eyes, I
. intimate what you intend to do!
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The University.

On our first page will be found a Commu-
n~ication from Gov. Swain, President of the
University of North Carolina, to which we
invite the attention Of our readers. Tn OBJ
iect of the Communication is to remove the
impression which seems to nraualat to some
extent, that undue s~ectarian influences are
brought to bear in that Institution, in favor
of the Presbyterian and Episcopal denomina-
tons, to the prejudice and injury of the Bap-
lists and Methodists, by excluding in a great
measure, if not entirely, members of these
latter denominations, from positions in the
Faculty and among the Trustees.
From what we had seen and heard recently,
we confess we had received the impression
that such were facts; but a perusal of the
plain statement of facts and circumstances,
given by Gov. Swain, have convinced us that
this impression is erroneous. No one will
doubt the verify of the statements of the Pres
ident-and this being conceded, all must see
that for the last twenty-five years, at least,
every proper effort has been made to have the
L IOu1 lCduillS uCllOlllllldIIOLS VI UlS StdUC CHudl-
; ly represented in the Board of Instructors
t We are glad to recordthese facts, as a counter
: prevailing opinion was we'll calculated to in
jure our University-an Institution which
Z every North Carolinian feels proud of, ant
desires to see prosper.
AS to the appointment of Trustees, and II
W complaints made as to the s~ectarian pre;pG1
~ derancy in that Board, there is perhaps ju
70 ground of complaint. But the fault lies
o the appointing power, and not with the Ur
20 versity or its Faculty. And from it fhe Ls
., ~islature) must the redress be sought
ID power being in the hands of the people the
selves, and not in the Faculty or Trustee 5,
be- remedy it. +
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What is Courtship7

1t is not a little surprising, although men
and women have been employing the arts of
diplomacy, in forming matrimonial alliances,
ever since Adam popped the question to
Eve in the garden of Eden, that there arc to
be found men and women in this day, who
profess a deal Of ignorance on the subject of
courtship. Men seem to have q natural pro-
clivity TO deny any and all knowledge of the
plan Of procedure, and all attempts in that
direction, so long as their efforts arc uRsuc-
cessftt; while on the other hand, orr young
women arc almost universally ignorant of the
business, when the matter is settled; though
quite knowing in a dozen instances, before
their bcaux have taken the first step.
We have been seldom more amused than
We were some years ago, at the m~isfortunes
Of IL friend Of ours, in his plumbers on this
subject. lie had been raised humbly, among
an honest, simple people, who meant what
they said, and said what they meant. He
had formed the acquaintance Of an interesting
young lady, who by the way had cut her eye
Veebh' 0hu NhO was hIiHSIstoou W pc Weh
posted in all the art and science of 'lirta-
ton" Occasional intercourse had fcvered
the heart of our otherwise cold, almost frigid
friend, and he began to lay his plans for cap
turing his idol. He communicated to US his de-
sign, andto his decentralization and chagrin,
nc was advised to desist from the attempt, be-
ing assured that he could expect nothing but
defeat. But he was not so easily dissuaded
lie was sure the attachment was mutual
knew much more about the matter thar We
did, and upon the whole could see as far into
a milestone as other people. We saw the
case required adesperatc effort so we return
cd to the charge, determined to demolish hi
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How Degraded is Her"

Among the thousand evils induced by in
temperance, none should be more repeatedly t
rung in the ears of young men in respectable I
position, than the debasing influence upon
the character, of frequent indulgence in in
toxicating drinks. Perhaps there is nothing
that a respectable young man values SO much
as character. Indeed, there is nothing so es-
%sential to him, as the maintenance of his hon
or and integrity. And yet what so soon
blasts reputation-degrades the noblest of
men, as incompetence /? Young men who
have wealth and family influence to back
them, are not made to feel it so readily, but
their downfall is as certain, and the more ter
rible when it does come, as the day of doom.
Nor are there any exceptions to this univer-
sal rule. Take any young man from the very
best circles, let him be never so well educated
or refined, impress his nature deeply with the
best lessons of virtue and morality, Undue his
soul with the highest and noblest sense of
honor, and if he become a devotee at the shrine
of Alcohol, he is a ruined man. His frst
stealthy indulgences, while they fix his fond
ness for liquor, serve to lessen him, in mo
ments of sobriety, in his own estimation
Soon he leaves to put on the face of the hypo
critic, in order to screen himself from suspi
cion. He may first have learned to love i
in theform of a social glass at parties fror
thence he betakes himself to his closet, oec
sioaa1ly calling to his rendezvous, one, two
thrse friends of equal position with himsel
If lie have frmness enough he may go I
farther for months or years. He still pass
+ as isober man, and he is anxious to be so r
!, carried. His good health and firm constit
ton, so strongly resist the inroads of
nightly debauches, that a good barber m
senoih forth the next day as a sober ma
His flushed face only indicates health, and
fetid breath is easily disguised. But ere 10
his Unsuitable appetite breaks over all restra
It and hight after night he is found at a broth
Il check byjowl with a class of associates who
months ago, he would not have touched W
ee a pair of tongs. Such companions soon
t.. tray him. The public gaze begins to foil
10. him and he becomes reckless. His wealth
ing gone, he first resorts to the more resi-
- table course of borrowing. His honor c.
er pels him to make a shift to pay, till at lcns
n pressed by his extremities, he lives upon
Oh promises. How speedy then his ruin. W
nd too low, too mean, too beastly for him n
Once the pride of his family-of all hon
BILE citizens, so deeply sunk in ignominy
shame, he resorts to fraud, to forgery, ma
ns+ many cases, he may be %truthfully brande
sin wv n' LIN l .
hi Lord! save our young men from so territ
downfall.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1859.
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Magazines.

The EcLEcTIC.-We are in receipt of the
January, February and March Nos. Of this
superb and valuable Periodical. 1t is, as its
name implies, a reprint of the choice articles
contained in all the Foreign Magazines, and
therefore contains the cream Of those va,ua.
bic publications. See Advertisement in an
other column, headed " Midsummer Nights
Dream"
PETERsoN's MAGAZINE for March, ought to
have been acknowledged last week. This
No. fully s~ustains the reputation Of its pre-,
deceSsors. Brilliant and beautiful.
ARTHUR's HOME MAGAzrsE.-The Marcel
No, as usual with this Periodical, presents
its readers with solid, substantial reading.
calculated to instruct the intellect and i'm.
prove the heart. 1t also has Engrayinzs and
Fashion Plates, like other popular moathlies.
1t is a capital work to introduce to tha. famiIv
circle.
The DEMOCRATIC AGE.-We aFe pleased
with the Nos. of this monthly that we have
examined. 1t is devoted to "sStatesmanshin
Science, Art, Literature and Progress -
Edited by G. Edwards Lester. New York
price 81 so a year, in advance. Its p~olitical
articles are heightened, able.aad conservative
while its literary pages are, filled with DEC
auctions of exalted merit.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-02

ELdHABETH CTT1, ~. u, feD. 1IIn, 1909.
VIII the Editress of cage" please make the
enquiry in her department of "the paper"
(for ace do not ask Mr.. German to do ii. fear
ing that he does not like to be troubled with
boyS,) whether there are any Sections of Ca
diets yet remaining in our State. And ifthere
is, we would wish them to send their adj
dresses to j.. W.. Grandy, Sec. of Southern
Star Section, No. 10, G.. of T. We want our
Order to prosper as it did some years ago, and
it is to aid in this effort that we wish all
the Sections again to unite in the formation
of a Grand Section. And those Sections
which long since have gone down could easily
be re-organized by a little effort on the part
of the Sons of Temperance and the Temper
ancc boys.
Please notice this fact, and greatly oblige
the members Of S.. S. SECTION.
Our young friends are mistaken in suppo,
sing the Editor indifferent to the Junior De
partment of the Temperance enterprise, Oh
that he would not do anything in his power
to advance it. On the contrary, l know h,
feels that upon the youth of the country de
ponds the support and pcrpetuity of the caus
to which he has so long devoted his energie
and labor. But as 'the boys" have appeale
to me, I give their letter a place in my de
partment, hoping the ends designed may b
consummated, and the Cadets again fouris
in our State. And we would also assure the1
that both Of as will at any time give such al
as we may DO able, to advance the JuniC
wing Of the great cold water army.
EDITRESS.
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EDITRESS.

GY@ We are indebted toa dearly esteemed
friend, for valuable assistance in making the
Editress' Department interesting and profta-
bic, this week. We sincerely thank our
friend, and hope to hear from the same source
often; and we also invite others to give us
their aid in this respect.
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- Grogsellers are engaged in a losing
business, when they threaten us, if we re-
fuse to crafty them by giving up the names
of our correspondents who expose their mi
quitics- We will not oblige them. Now
bluster away. This is all the answer we have
to make, at present. If insisted upon. we
can make it more pointed and personal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-03-02

Rr Responsible names must accompany
Marriage notices, and all other communica-
tons, or they will not be published.
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- A new Post Office has been establish.
ed in Moore county, called Cation" and
Capt. John B. Cole appointed Postmaster.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

Be GENTLEMEN AT HoME.-.There
are few families, we imagine, anywhere
in which love is notahugCG as fnralsh.
ing the license Tor impoliteneas. a
husband, father or brother will speak
harsh words TO those who love him
best, simply because the security Of
love and family pride keeps BIN from
getting his head broken. 1t Is
shame that man will speak more i'm.
polite,at times TO his wife or sister than
TO any other female, except a low and
vicious one. It is thus that the honest
affections ola mans nature prove to be
protection to a woman in the family
circle than the restainls ofsocietv, and
that woman usually indebted FOR the
kind politaness of life to those not
belonging to her own household.
Things ought not TO be 80. The man
who, because it will not be resented,
inaicts his spleen and temper upon
those OF his hearthstone, IL a small cow
ard and a very mean man. Kind
words are circulating mediums be-
tween true gentlemen of society, and
nothing can atone for harsh language
and disrespectiul treatment too often
INDUCED in between those bound To-
gether by Gods own ties of blood, and
the still more sacred bonds ofconiueal
love-"
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arA. The following letter we re-

seA- The following letter We re-
Gently received from the P. NJ. at Bayou
LaChute, Caddo Parish, La. 1t is very
interesting, to those who appreciate
it, but we fail to discovery that impor-
tant point. Mr.. ]. W. Simmons quits,
in arrears for half a year, and then
"evaporates,'' leaving no tangible evil
dence as a Certificate of his once living
il this wicked world of ours. Peas
to his hashes p
Mr. Themes Chasteen also "plays
quits " in arrears for three months.
Our best wishes attend them. Here is
the letter:
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~ In the speech of Kossuih, deliy-
eredin Glasgow, there occurs a pas
sage which deserves enshrinement by
itself, for 1t is Impressive truth and
beauty:
"I have lived too long and too prac.
teal life," said he, ato do vain
things. Sympathy--what Is that ?
A sigh, that fintters from the lips Of
tender girl, and dies ia the whispers OF
the breeze. People in their individual
capacity may know of sympathy, but
when a peoples aggregate sentiments
become collected in the cruicibie of
policy, sympathy vanishes in the air,
like the diamond when burnt, and
nothing there remains but an empty
cruicible, surrounded with the ashes OF
gross egotism. The time has not vet
come when nations will act from sym.
pathy. That may be done, when the
world shall know of one Christian ma
ton on earth. Until now | know OF
Christian men and women, but know
of no Christion nation, because ! know
OF none which, Id it's notional policy,
ever has acted upon the Christian
command, do unto others as thon
wouldst have others do unto the. 10
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-29

ATTEMPTED SUIcIcE,-On Sunday
last one of t prisoners, Mr.. Shed
Boren, confined in the Jail at this place,
for the murder Of Luke F. Holt. made
an unsuccessful attempt at self destruc-
ton. It seems that the barber was
preparing to shave him; having strap
ped his razor he laid it down for the
purpose oflathering h. ee. when the
p. isoner instantly snatched it up and
drew it across his throat, cutting a
frightful cash, and cody remarked, as
he laid down the razor, "that it was
as straight line as ever he had cut
His physician entertained sanguine
hopes of his recovery from the effects
Of the wound until Monday morning,
when be again tried to kill himself by
leaping from a second story window Of
the prison, causing considerable
hemorrhage and otherwise injuring his
ghastly wound, SO that his life is now
dispaired Of. Insanity is supposed to
be the cause of his repeated attempts
at acknowledgements News
Shreveport.
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Tue BALTIMORE BoNAPARTEs. ia
said that the difficulties between ttls
Imperial Bonapartists and the descea-
dants OF Mrs. Patterson, The reputed
wife ofthe Duke of Westphalia, are To
the way Of being compromised. Tho
emperor has offered 10 make her son
Jerome Duke, and her grandson Je.
rome. who graduated at West Point,
and is now in the army Of Italy,
Count, with suitable pecnniary endow.
ments for the rank, il they wifi formal
y renounce all claims TO the name Of
Bonaparte.
Ihe parties in interest have this
matter under consideration, and il
seems to be the impression or their
friends that the proposal will be accep-
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A Curious CAsE.-The New York
Times publishes areport of a young
lady to compel her guardian to disclose
to her the names of her parents and
other porticulars'of her early history.
By''her story, it appears that she has
been brought up by gentleman Of
wealth and respectfully, under the
impression that She was entitled to
some property; but now, she being 10
years of age, he has notified her that
she must provide for hersslf, and re-
fuses to give her any information as to
her parentage, and denies that she has
any property.
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stA- We are requested to state that
there viii be an examination of the
Students of Red Land Seminary on
Thursday The 4th Of August, continuing
pn Friday the 9Th, when there viii be
On educational addresses delivered on
fhe occasion, by our fellow .towrsmen
Gen. Rich'd W. Turner, and Col. Rob't
". Arnett. There will also be a bar,
aaaeuo given. A general imitation is
extended.
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TREATY WITH MExIco.-The Mo
bile Register, (ex-Minister Forsyth's
paper abiding to the report that Mr..
McLane is negotiating treaty with the
Liberal government Of Mexico, says !:
Wehave good reason not TO know
that at negotiation is on foot. The ba-
sis of it, We understand, its pecuuiary
aid from the United States, in consid
Grafton of the ce,sion of Lower Califor-
MIA. The Jaurez government wished
to include in the treaty guaranty
of its permanence and power, but Mr..
McLane had no instructions to author
ize this. A postal arrangement will
be made; perhaps reciprocity CON
yention. Whenthe Tennessee left Vera
Cruz the Liberal government had al
most made up its mind to abandon a
deep rooted Mexican prejudice and
to accept the serveiees of a corps of
American volunteesr three or four thou
sand strong. The washington writers,
VINO started this report now take It
back as false. There is, nevertheless,
truth in it; and the next steamer may
Lerdo de Tejada or Gen. Dogollado. 10
make the arrangement.
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AE A San Francisco excl

~ A San Francisco exchange
says it does one good to see how rap
idly the Cinnamon are becoming civil
lied under the tuition Of Americans
therebouts. Several of them were
lately seen behind pair of fast horses
all very drunk, smoking cigars, and
giving other evidence of progress. The
one that was driving made 4 Iudicrous
fist of THE insisted on standing up
in the carriage and putting one foot on
the dasher. A Chinaman behind was
hauling taut on the pigtail to steady
him, and they were all in a high state
of enjoyment. going it at $40 gait.
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How TO BE REsPEcrABLE.--In an
article upon Free Blacks and their duty
to make money, if they would be con-
sidered respectable, the Christian Ex-
aminer says:
/" No race in this country win be de-
spised which makes money. If we had
in Boston or New York ten orang
outangs with a million Of dollars each,
they would visit in the best society :
we should leave our cards at their
doors, and give them snug little dinner
parties"
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~ The Port Gibson miss. J Reviell.

~ The Port Gibson miss. J Revielle
of the I'd inst, states that on the night
previous, the courthouse was blown
open with gunpowder, in an attempt
possibly to examine and secure the con
tents of the SherifF's vault. The safe
was robbed of some ten thousand dol
lars which it contained, and the build
damaged to the amount of $4,000. No
clue to the discovery of the perpetr a.
tor has been obtained.