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CASE OF RUSSIAN JUsTIcE.-Last Deccln
Der, an officer in the elegant uniform of the
Chevalier Guards salloped along one of the
most crowded and fashionable streets in St.
Petersburg. Passing nsagasin demodes,
he saw charming young girl enter. He
followed her, and was struck by her cheerful
but modest grace, and the freshness and
tenderness which distinguished her. On
her retiring, he learned that she was the
daughter of poor caiaooieA (civilian), that
the shop people worked for her at q low rate
from admiration of her youth and character,
and that she would return at 6. That off,
Ger, with two of his friends, indulged in q
sumptuous dinner, inflaming his passions
with costly champagne. But exactly st 9, :
large and gorgeous treika "a double seated
sledge) stopped near the mggasin, harnessed
with three splended horses. The poor Olga
advanced, was instantly half stihed in fur
cloak, lifted into the troika, carried on to
Czarsko Zelo, where . convenient and lone
ly house of entertainment awaited them,
and was there brutally rsvishet, after indig-
nantly rejecting every kind Of bribe. But
her resistance was so violent that she disfig-
ured the faces of her assailants.
Her father appealed to the hated police,
but in vain. The police, master assured him
that the criminals could not be identified.
On this, her brother, an officer in the coun-
try regiment, was written to. He was inde-
fatigable in IBIS inquiries, discovered that the
three officers had suddenly announced them
selves sick, to hide the scars on their faces,
wrote petition TO the Emperor, and sue
ceeded in awaking his sympathy. The po-
lice master was summoned. and the Gar
charged him instntly to procure true re-
port ofwhat had passed. This was done.
The criminal was Prince Galitzin. But
mark the punishment. The Gar Instantly
compelled him to marry the sufferer, and en-
dow her on the spot with half his worldly
goods, making her at once very wealthy,
and then Immediately issued a ukase of d.
vorce, leaving her entirely free. All the
three officers were transported 20 country
regiment, deep in the heart Of Russia, and
were refused any rise in military rank. New.
er was poetical justice more rapid and more
complete The sentence does honor to the
Emperor, and almost makes us long, in Ger
tain cases, for an omnipotent despot, Blu,
this is not the only instancein which Alex
ander. IL. has given proofs Of . good heart
md great yigor. The circumstances has -ex,
cited an immense sensationr in the Russian
capitaL and win doubtless have good result
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Franklin, Jefferson & Co., were "owls' Of
the largest kind. Mr.. F.'s logic brings us
squairely up to that all who have enlarged
and rational views Of God, touching slavery,
are to be "owls y and that is about all the
world, save the pretty twins, Barker and
Fowler.
Abuse, as have said before, is Mr.. F.'s
favorite arm we see it in his attempt to
fasten the term "Abolitionist'' on al who
are anti-slavery and that of course is all
the Republican party. The public are not
to be deceived by dishonesty of this kind.
Gerrit Smith is the head and representative
of the Abolition party, and his war cry is
immediate and unconditional emancipation.
This IS q long established, regularly organ
lied political party and assumes to itself,
and is called by others, the Abolition party.
am not aware of one man in Blakesburg
or vicinity, who subscribes to their doctrine
A Republican cannot be called an abolition
ist, without falling back on the revolutiona-
ry times and stigmatizing the good and
the great Of those days as "Abolitionist; !"
is Mr.. F. prepared for that will he stigma
tie Jefferson, who has so aptly been called
the apostle of Liberty Our new apostle Of
slavery dare not do that plainly although
his writings indirectly call him "Owp' and
"Abolitionist" so plainly that none can mis-
understand it.
In conclusion may remark, that the re-
ligious and the political aspects of slavery,
are in themselves entirely distinct; but cir
cumstances which surround them, tend in
an important degree to connect them. Thus
even a very superficial observer will see that
slavery as established by law in the United
States, puts it entirely out of the power Of
the slave to obey the teachings of our Lord.
And hence, 1t cannot be Of God We are
told to "search the scriptures" and thereby
be enabled to give ''reason for the hope
within us" The slave cannot do this-he
cannot "search the scriptures" so long as
the laws impose a ruinous penalty for teach
ing slave to read. We are told that the
husband shall cleave unto his wife," but
the slave can fulfil that Christian duty, onls
during the pleasure of his owner or creditors;
thus absolutely ignoring the free agency Of
the slave,-and Query does, or does not,
that ignore his moral accountability alsos
Every man who knows any thing of slavery,
knows that this is the position of the slave
on those points and have already shown
thrt it Is equally bad on many others. When
we view it in this, its true and most odious
light, how sincerely can we all respond to
that portion of the prayer offered up by Mr..
Fowler's excellent pastor on the 4th of last
month, he implored our common God and
Father ''to remove tyranny and SLAVERY Q,
epery kind from amongst u.s. SO mote it be
Itnext becomes question; can any thing
be polite which is not just? Can any thing
be practically right, which is directly at wal
with the teachings of our Saviorg These are
grave and momentous questions, and leave
them to every man to try them at the tr1bu.
nal of his own conscience.
A REPUBLICAN,
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$57,l4s,7lo77 2, ,7ss, ,s54 45 s4ao
1,@l,S12 IS

1t would be tedious to thus classify the
receipts from customs for . series of years
I, therefore, sdopt an estimate made BY an
other, from which find that these receipts
for the last ten years, in the Free States,
amount to about four hundred and sixty
million dollars; in the Slave States to less
than fifty million dollars.
am aware that the amount Of TIE reesipts at ths
custom houses may not be eonclusive Of the relative
as this tax levied on foreign goods landed on our
Shores although collected from the importing mer-
chant in the fast instance s supposed to be ultimate.
y paid by those who consume them ID not conclu-
svs Of the relative amount paid into the Treasury By
each But as transportation Ly water is much lower
being equal goods paying duties viii land At the port
Of entry nearest their nal destination. II IL there
fore important element to be considered In the
vesigaton and becomes conclusive in the absence OF
manifest reasons to the contrary And when ne are
reminded that the harhors at Charleston. s. C. Nor
tien those the Gulf coast, equal II superior
to those farther north that by New Orleans there
terrupted water communication through the great
States of the Southwss Into the very heart Of the
swarming population Of the Northwest: that all cf
these principal ports Of entry On We 6u and Atanso
and both banks Of the Mississippi and Ohio rivera
connectsd BY long lines Of railroads with tke ~
terror, IL Is dcul to imagine why goods destined fpr
consumption in Delaware, Maryland, vireinia the
Csrolinas Gssesis, Florias, Atsbsma, Louisiana and
ports cell ~ goods intended for ption IN
the interior slave States Of Kentucky Yepuessee MA
dDippa, AArkansas, ed Missouri. Or N landed g
~~tsS4 II Ctnfinxees ~ 49, 80
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Total, 3,S4l $500 :. $780,, ,917.32
or about AZ cents per acre in slave States.
Since the passage Of the graduation law
the sales cfpublic lands in the slave States
have not yieided sn average Of 30 cents par
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SO, 64S, ,209 SO do

.h.~ r..ss-.-. .... s,64S, ,209, ,ss do r,ss
Total amount approved up to June s0,,
1868, and hence now the property Of the
States as donation: .-. .-,. .... p .r
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firssiSe 8eabing,
Joy over the Returning.

In the North Western Christian Advo-
cate of FEBRUARY 9th, we fluid an incident
in the domestic experience of Rev. T NJ.
Eddy, the editor, affectingly told and hap
PLY used for the illustration of a Scrip
tural truth
ut long seemed strange to us that the
word of the Lord described the sinner as
occasioning such thrilling rapture in heav-
en-, and that it contrasted, as it did, that
JOY with the emotions toward those who
remained in the Fathers house, those who
had not wandered, and needed no re-
~pentance." 1t surely could not be that a
heaven of purity loved one sinner more
than ninety and nine toiling, struggling,
faithful Christians. That was impossible.
The children Of God are precious in his
sight. lie has told US "the righteous il
more excellent than his ncighbor." But il
rs possible that the Allmerciful who pleads
with sinners " to be reconciled," that the
kind Shepherd who COCA afar over deser
and mountain after the one wandering
sheep, shall feel for the imperiled a solici
tude not felt for those in safety. and tina
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Me and my Wife.

Ne.--The long, long day, again has passed,
In sorrow and distress;
i strive my best, but strive in vain,
Ilabour hard, but still remain
Poor and in Indebtedness.
She.-Eay, you have wealth, you love your wife,
And she returns its flame,
Want still Is absent from our co.,
God gives US breath to soothe our lot,
What more can you desire?
Mel wished to earn n little sum
My dearest wife for thee
/ wished by toiling day and night,
To gain some wealth that might Iequite
Thy fond I'D city.
She.-No wealth repays fidelity,
Nor gold, nor monarch's crown;
My heart which doth TO thee incline e,
Finds all its love repaid by thine,
And smiles at fortunes frown.
Ne.-Dut ah to see thee live in want,
IL hlls my soul with care,
That than % noble, just and good,
Must slave and toll for daily food,
That drives me to despair.
Shs.-I gaily work (God knows my heart)
Contontod at your side;
More joys than wealth can give I prove,
To share thy sorrows and thy love;
Thy faithful hearts my pride.
Ac.--Dut who, when l am snatched from thee,
Will hush thy trembling signs;
And whom our babe shall weeping say,
go mother give me bread I prayp
Who then will heed its cries?
2e.-Godl whom the worm and sparrow shields
Man in his need can aid
He'll DO my comfort when thou art fed,
The orphans sire will give him bread,
o DO His will obeyed.
Ne.-Wile Of my heart how great thou art;
Thy love is all my veal;
/ feel 20 proud ofonS like thee,
Thy love and thy fidelity
Inspire mo with fresh zeal.
J. d. S.
High Point. N. G.
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THE LITTLE HAND.
ny n L. L. sAxoS

ny MRS. +. L, sAxoE.
TWAS a little hand, small and white,
Streaked with veins Of azure light;
The pretty pink palm, like n shell inside,
Was indeed n wonder when opened wide.
Twas a vision Of beauty, that little hand,
For 1t looked like a Fay's from Fairy land.
The hand grew fairer and brighter to me,
And seemed ns a seal Of purity,
If laid on my breast when temptation was nigh,
Or tho fever Of life in my veins beat high,
/ saw II once more it was clenched in pain,
The nails were dyed with a purple stain,
The pretty pink palm was mortal cold,
And flowers lay crushed in its dying hold
l kissed IL again, as at first l did,
And my pleading lips on that hand were hid.
Again and again / kissed the feet,
And pressed my mouth on the winding sheet;
Sure the angels Of God cannot fairer be,
Than tho little dead babe that was born of mo.
In the hush of the night, when the,,frelight dies,
The small hand is waving before mine ewes
lis no longer clenched in the death .pang cold,
But the fingers IRE straight, and ofmarble mould;
The color has faded, the palm is white,
And the thread-like veins, wear a paler light.
Softly It's closing the chamber door,
Or moving n small chair over the floor,
Then stirring the curtains about my bed,
Patting my cheeks or touching my hoad.
Sometimes it plays with my faded breast,
And the dream-touch bringeth mo sweeter rest;
But no warm breath comes from the pale lips
nigh,
And / wake to life with q shivering cry,
Then turn my face to my pillow and weep,
That wake not her father from out ofhis sleep;
For softly he chides the wild tears / shed
For the little soft hand of my darling dead.
Yes, he is her father, but never can know
All the grief that is tearing my heart strings so
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READ !-READ!!

TIME Cabinet and undertaking Business hither-
4 te carried on BY the subscriber, (who is au-
thorised agent is offered for sale, together with
the stock on hand, oppurtenances, &C., consist
ing of Lumber, Hardware, "Patent Metallic
Burial Gases" &c, &c. Also, an excellent Hearse,
the original cost Of which, together with harness,
was $3.50; has been used a short time and well
taken care of. As an inducement to . good me-
chanic, the right TO manufacture The "IMPROV-
ED CHAIR and LOUNGE" recently patented
by the subscriber, will be allowed for this and the
adjoining counties, on the most reasonable terms,
which alone would be an excellent business.
For further particulars apply to
FL. GARDNER.
Washington, N. c., Feb. 9, 1859. 33-tas5
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miscellaneous.
speed THE

FENHE Plough which I now offer to the public
has all the improvements which I have been
able to make after foar years laborious study and
experiment. It has been tested with the best
could find In extensive travels in the North and
West and whether on following Lands, throwing
up Cotton Ridges, cultivating crops or blowing
in small grain, It's superiority has been acknowk
edged By nearly all who have seen it tried.
It is usually made Of cast iron. The blades sre
let into the standard By Q dovetail, the lowe ss-
cured By the point and the upper by Al iron
wedge over it-msking the blades stronger and
saving expense Of two Bolts. The standard,
bolted on the side Of the beam, has three or moro
bolt holes for adjusting the beam, and a prejsc-
ton over the beam for Strengthening it. The end
of the handles and the long Landslide are both
secured by q single bolt TO the short Landslide.
Inspection Of the Plough, alone, viii sbew that
tits cheaper, lighter, stronger and will wear much
longer than any other and with proper points
and blades, made adjustable otherwise, Of steel
cast or wrought iron, the size and form are readi-
ly changed.
The difference betwee the ordinary mold board
with its broad ~surfsce to scour, turning the land
over in an unbroken mass, and cutting blades to
pare off and Tighten the furrow slice, lessen the
friction and ~pulvcrize the soil, is so apparent that
almost all who examine my Plough declare 1t 10
be a great improvement.
The castings of one horse Ploughs weigh from
Is to 25 lbs, and two or three horse from 40 to
so lbs. 4 Bolts are sufficient for a Plough.
County or State Rights will be sold on good
tarrls.
Address the Patentee q. Brookville, Granville,
!, N. c. WILL: T.. WYCHE.
March 9Th, 1859. rs Am
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The Spirit of PRAYER.

Ihe Offering We at thy ~footstool lay,
Father! of words may rarely take tho form
Vet may not our heartincenso rise ms warm,
May wo not with as true acceptance pray,
Blending our thought with deed, as day by day
We tread tho round Of cares that bide no harm,
AS our sonsa iullPlHmed were, with angel charm,
For trackless, white winged. all ethereal way
Words spirit. letters be TO minds that soar,
Tho low b otlight, DER this, our fair domain,-
With the wido nations Thou hast scatt cred e'er,
The distant empires, family, dimly seen
This torm.o rb in thy nnfathomod stere
VI suns and worlds what then to the Unseen
A. P. G.
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EEW BOOKS,

ELLIOTTS DEBATES-IN FIVE VOLS.
q Debates in the several State Conventions,
on the adoption Of the Federal Constitution, as
recommended by the General Convention at PHIL
adelphia, 1889, by Jonathan Elliott.
Dolce Far Niente-A Poem, by John R. TAFT.
Appleton's Railway and Steam Navigation
Guide, for November.
Gentle Annie Melodist.
Blonde and Brunett, or the Gothamite Already.
Isabella 0rsini-A Historical Novel of the
Fifteenth Century, by r. D. Guerrazi.
Ny Lady Ludlow-A Novel, by hrs. Gaskill.
Davenport Dunn man Of our day, by Chas.
/ Lever.
Dick markham, or Smiles and Tears, by j. F.
Smith, Esq. For sale by W. L. POMER0Y.
Raleigh, N. c.. Nov. Z, 1883. le-
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The Sabbath.
ny SARAH ] c. wHTTLEsEY.

ny SARAH j. @. W~HIFTLEsEY.
A bright spot, an oasis
Amid earth's dessert drear,"
The sweetest bud that blooms upon
The rose-tree Of tho year;
A miniature Of Heaven, hung
Upon a chain Of days.
Worn on the breast Of Father Time,
To cheer his weary ways.
A soothing poem written in
A volume Of dull prose,
a vpt Of soft Spring melody,
Heard at the Winters close;
The golden clasp that binds the leaves
OF six days episode,
That Gods own fingers viii u%nclose,
Across the Jordan food.
A silver bell, midway tho SIX los,
Rung by the Angels mock,
To call earth's household up to prayers,
AT vespers of the week;
oh, you who touch tho golden clasp,
Nor heed the silver bell,
How sad q story Of the soul
These lettored leaves will tell!
Alexandria, Va.
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CARRIAGE MAKING. &c.

gEIHE subscriber would inform the -~
public generally, that he has c@@8A
recently taken the "0ld Stand" 0T
we'll known by every body, west Of the " Capitol
Square" and formerly ocespied by Vim. 2. Clarke,
and is fully prepared to carry on Coach-making
in all its various branches, and in the VERY BEST
style. Prices to suit the tines.
Persons will do " ell to call and examine fer
themselves before purchasing elsewhere.
Repairing done at the shortest notice, and in
the very best manner. JAS. BASHF0RD.
Raleigh, Feb. 10, 1859. 26-6m
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q Utt's Curn&r.
For the Spirit Of the Age.

For the Spirit Of the Age.
MEssRs. EDrToRs If a perusal of the fol-
lowing little piece Of Poetry does but give
half the pleasure to your readers that it
has given to me, | think they will thank you
for publishing it. Would that more ofthat
sweet and lovely spirit of contentment,
which in a wife breathes so great a charm
around the connubial state, were to be found
in all the walks Of life that spirit which
makes everything delightful and every
thing happy, and blossoms even sorrow it
self into ioY.
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1909 TO 900 ACRES OF LAND
FOR SALE

DEING desireus to remove to the South, I offer
D my Lands for sale, consisting OF two farms
on Abbott Creek, in Davidson county, and
about two miles apart. One Of about 400, and
the other 500 acres, adapted to al kinds Of grain
and Tobacco, embracing $50 to zoo acres Of tilla-
BILE and meadow low grounds. The above lands
are n. VI. five miles from High Point Station, Oh
the n. c. e. Road. Another tract near the Rail
Road, about half way between Grecnsborough and
Jamestown, Gcil;ord county, q about 40 acres.
Another tract Ct about i35 acres one milo wess Of
Normal College, Randolph county.
Twill sell tie above lands. together With soTer-
al pleasant and convenient ~5Eilding lots in High
Point, at prices to correspond with the pressure
of the times, take slaves in p, ment, and make
terms easy for purchasers. I viii take pleasure
in showing the lands to any Wishing to SOC them
and il answering azy inquiries made By letter or
otherwise. reside on the Abbot,'s Creek lands.
My address is High Point, r.. c.
HALEY BROWN
Oct. s0,1858. I0-sm
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Oct. 30,I858.
rEW prnKS

The Securing Of tbs White HcuGe-nlustrased.
American Almanac for 1889.
Tho Land and Book-0r Biblical Illustrations
drawn from The manners ard Customs, tn
scenes and scenery Of the Holy Land, with maps
aad engravings-in 2 vols. By p. ". Thompson,
D. D.
Travels and Diseoy cries in North and Central
Africa. Being . journal of an Expedition IN
dertaken under the auspices Of q. B. Ms Gov
eminent in the years 1885, in 8 vols. By
Henry BArth Pitt, D.. G. L.
History Vt the State of Rhode Island-And
Providence Plantations from 1885 to I7G0-ty
Samuel Greene Arncid.
For sale by IS. I. P0AERoG.
Ral igh. Feb @. 1889. 90
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A YOUNG LADY, who has had some expe-
N rience in teaching, desires the situation of
Tutoress in : private family or Assistant. She
is fully capable Of giving instructions in the
higher English branches, with Franch and part
Of the 0rnamentals. Unexceptionable references
given. Address " E. j." AlamaRce p. O.. N. C.
: EoL 10 1Rko % -
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D. GRIGG,
COMMISSION

XKTILL give his personal attention to the sale
w OF Cotton, Tobacco, Flour, Wheat, and all
other articles consigned to him. Charges: for
selling Tobacco 81 per hogsheAd Cotton so cts.
per bale all other articles two and a half per
cent. When advances are made, two and a half
per cent will be charged in every case.
II. BAH persons who make consignments to
me to sell, may at the same time order their gro
ceries, and I viii buy and send them upon as good
terms as any Of the GrocerB. D. GRIGG.
No. 135 Sycamore Street.
Petersburg, January 18t, 1859. 10-tf
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The Newcastle Qnd.) Courier says that
a new GROCERY in that place was dried up
summarily and without any fuss, the other
night, by the ingenious process of boring
holes through the floor and continuing
the boring up into the barrels
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4 LtftftDtrhf 1tSttt@L eyN t3t1CttSftrl ~ Dpe-
cal E,pioae4ass Relig o. tie
Sick and DISTRESSED, gGiictea ,csM Vir-
uLent and Epidentic Disagsey.
n times of Epidemies, it is the object Ct this
Institution to establish Hospitals, 70 provide
Nurses, Physicians, Clothing, Food, Eedicines,
&c, for the sick and ~'a.tlt4.c. u take charge of
tie orphans of dseeasea gareEls, ard T. = ulster
in every possible way - the relief 81 tie afflicted
and the health Ct the pubiic At .aEs IL : the
daty Of the Directors. IL such tunes. 20 visit per.
sonGlly the infected districts, aud to provide and
execute means Of relief. Numerous physicians,
net acting members Of the Association. usually
enrol their names OF its books, Subjee 'aA- call
cd upon to attend its hospitals. fee =. aTge.
In the absence Of EPideaics, TIE DiTc-,,rs have
authorized the Consulting surgeon 70 CIV ADVICE
and medical aid 70 persons gGe1riHgu -Ie- chron-
ic Diseases Of q v~irUlent cbsfsc1tr, arising from
abuse Of the physical powers, nal ua-.mcnt, the
ELECTS Of drugs, 6c., &C.
treatment Of Chronic Diseases, - the Consult
ing Surgeon, have been puhlissc4 Tor g-ataitous
distribution, ard vii be seEt free ~ ch2rgs 10 me
afflicted.
ADDRESS, for Rep RI or treatment, Or. j. Skill
Ills E0UGETO2, acting Surgeon, Epparl As
sociztion, 10. 2, south Ninth Street, Philadelphia
Pa. By order OF tae Dirce,ors.
EZRA y. hEARTWELL, Pres. dent.
ego. FAiRcHILD, Secretary. 4-ly
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DR.. Deems School for both Sexes,
n. c.

WILSUN, n. G.
THIS Institution comprises Schools Of Ian
guages, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Music
Design and Bellies Letters. It has a healthy To-
cation, ample Faculty, and commodious buildings
The pupils are charged only from their entrance
The students in the Male Department have tht
military drill without extra expense. The youne
ladies board with the Rector's family. Fol
circulars apply to Prof. RADCLIFFE, Wilson
n. c. 24..tf