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Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24
FRIDAY MORNING. JAN. 2u. 1850.
Duty of the PeePle.

Congress has now been engagaged nearly two
months in Intellectual attempts to organize and still
they seem no nearer the accomplishment of that
object than at the outset Meantime mail contracts
are being thrown up because the necessary appro-
priations cannot be made, and thus the pos. Of
fee department as also other departments Of the
government suffering serious Inconvenience.
How, we ask, are these difficulties to be over
come 2 We confess that can see no possible
hope of electing Speaker with the present com
plexion of the House. What then is to be, what
can be done For six or seven weeks they have
ballotted day after day with almost the same re-
suit. Is it desirable to continue this state of
things Nothing is to be gained by it. for none
of the public business before Congress can be
transacted. What theni
We see but remedy. Let the people,
North and South, East and West, rise in their
might and hold overwhelming and oyerpowering
mass meetings and request their representatives
to resign their seats and leave the halls which
they have disgraced, and then let the Governors
of the different States order elections 20 be held
to fill the vacancies. The Representative is but
the servant of the people and when his constiu-
ents call upon him to resign it is his duty-one
too from which he cannot shrink to comply -
Let this course be pursued then and let the peo-
pie see if they cannot elect men who can organize
the House and transact the public business.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24
Speed the Work.

We learn that steps are being taken to raise a
Steamboat Company into whose hands it is proposed
to pass the Post Boy, which boat after undergoing
thorough overhauling will be regularly, twice a
week, between Newbern and Washington touching
at or two points in Hyde county. This is indeed
step in the right direction, and if successful will
only be carrying out the plan suggested sometime
since for keeping up the line. Let the boat be put
in complete order so that she make the run be-
tween Newbern and Washington in day-let her
leave Newbern in the morning and arrive at Wash
ington the same night, and turning the same
schedule, and she the entire travel which,
with semi-weekiy nail, which cannot be refused
and what freight she command, will not on,s
pay running expenses but if properly managed, ril
afford dividend to the Stockholders. But to talk
about running it under the old system, making one
trip week and take two days to go and two to re-
turn, would certainly end in another failure.
We do trust that the people of Washington, Of
Hyde and the citizens of Newbern WI make this
project one common cause and det2elnine that the
line shall be kept up 1t Will beneZthe trade of the
towns tend to strengthen th good feeling which
believe already happily exists between them, and
afford our friends of Hyde the benefits of the two
markets and of commune alton with the
outer world. Let all put shoulders to the
wheel and push the boat ahead.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
GoLDsBono' Jan. l7th. 1s6O

GOIDSBORO', Jan. 18th, 1860.
Dear Progress:-The truly pitiable condition
of our estimable friend Cosmo as portrayed by
himself in his last communication, would not
have failed in enlisfing my deepest sympathies,
and extorting prayer for his speedy recovery,
had the simple, unadorned story of his sufferings
been related. But, unfortunately for himself as
regards the matter of sympathy. after announcing
the fact of his aflcton he proceeded to expatiate
In so humorous and witty manner upon the
mental disquietude occasioned by the deprivation
of his locomotive powers, that I almost wished
(not with malice, but with selshness aforethou ght
[ confess) that the " thorn in his flesh" otherwise,
the upon his foot might " hold him. so long
as such mrth- provoking emanations were the
suit thereof But if the " heathful reaction
"the friendly Spleen which he says is subse-
quent to fit of blues,' should embrace within
its iudiscrmiuate sweep. the readers OF the Pro-
gress. and exhibit it's bitter fruits in withdrawing
from them the rare, and pleasurable epistolary
productions of his ready pen until restoration
to soundness of his impaired parts, will imme-
diately and most earnestly pray that speedy
may be effected, and the privilege of locomo-
ton again restored to his pedestral appendages.
The institutions of learning established in this
place have all assumed exercises after short ces-
sation for the enjoyment OF Christmas holidays
and the completion of arrangements for the pres
ent year. The Wayne Female College has COM
menced the present session under more favorable
auspices than any previous The classic
schools under the direction of Mr.. Ray and Mr.
Guck have also made good beginning Sue
cess to them all
Yours &c, HORATIO.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24
A Called ses.ion-The Journal, etc.

Our only object in making the remarks we did
was that the Journal and others might not mis-
understand the true character of our correspond
er,ts or be lead to censtre unjustiy our own po-
sition The Governor has spoken his sentiments
relative 20 a called session and we have publish
ed his letter and we coincide with his views en-
+irelv. or rather he comedies with ours, as our
1,os;tion was irst made known. If we are not
mistaken the Progress was the first paper in the
State to take decided position for or against
called session of the Genernl Assembly but in
doing so we conceive that we were only perform
mo a duty that the conductor of no public journal
should shrink from relative to matter of such
moment, for knows better than our
friend of the Journal that the public press does
more than any, might say all other ele
ments to fashion public opinion, and also to di-
rect the action of those in authority.
We are truly glad that Gov. Ellis deems it in
expedient to call the Legislature together in
extra session, for such step would be most
expensive experiment, and we all know that the
State is sadly in need of all her resources. See
ING then that his Excellency, the Journal and
ourself all agree that there exists no imperative
necessity for called session. and the position
and sincerity of each is understood and conceed-
matter further We feel sure now, did at
first that there will be no extra session.
SALE OF THE Posr-BoY The Steamboat Post-Boy
was sold auction yesterday and was bid off by a
member of the joint Stock Company, Mr.. Spencer,
of Hyde at s 500. What disposition is to be made
of the boat we are not apprised.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24
CHEAP NEWSPAPER FOR THE $780, TO CLUBS OF TEN ONLY


Vaneement commercial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. As
pre- eminently prosperous people, it is our blessed
privilege and prerogative, it Is duty to our
selves and to posterty, to transplant and engraft
all that is good and true of other countries as we
ought to cast ont the evil and cling to the good
that is in and among ourselves. and shall rve
neglect that great and only redeeming feature, in
some down trodden countries, music To delibe-
rately entertain such idea would be babarous;
for its resources are endless. while its develop
ments ever body forth, only the higher and purer
beauties of soul and cline, W hicI. distinpIis hes
nation from another; all Of which are suscep-
tible of being transplanted in and engrafted on
ours For instance the music of Italy like the
country, is dreamy, seductive and passionate and
cannot of course, instantaneously influence the
people of more rigid climes and habits; but man
is man in all meridians and that which is found
ed akin to nature, as Italian music certain
ly is will forever touch the keynote of humanity.
whether civilized or savage. This of music,
though of language differently. Under the
wretched condition in which music now is in this
country, the highest end generally conte mplated
in the cultivation of music is display it is hunila-
ting to concede ; it is true, however And yet,
though unapparent to the mass, this involves
contradiction of terms For to make a real anusi-
cni display, one must feel, and when feels III
music, he lcW make effective display but it
will be unconsciousy, and not from a desire to
make display of his or her power; this is the
secondary motive the first is that all shall know,
feel and admire the music he she does.
Thus in the proper cultivation of music, one must
have the patience of scholar, the fondness of
child a lover, and the enthusiasm of
simmer
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24

NoN-INTERCoURsE-Th The Phisic Worhing.-The
following is an extract from private letter from
gentleman residing in New York to his son tenn
porarily on visit to Virginia 1t not written
for publication, and yet it furnishes unmistakable
evidence of the working of the non-intercourse
physic:
Times in New York are very dul. and many
of our large importing merchants are discharging
their clerks ON account of not receiving their
tomary Southern orders. Many have overstocked
their stores, and cannot find sale for their goods
There large numbers of ships clearing
every day for Southern ports without freight to
pay express but hoping to find employment for
them, the Southern States have but little ship
ping of their own. Business here is at complete
stand ="
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24

THE GREAT MYsTERY.-The following beautis
full passage is taken from Timothy Titcomb's, OF
DR.. Hollands, " Preaching upon Populor Pro
verbs, which the springfield (Mass) Republican
is giving to the world:
The body is to die; much is certain
What lies beyond No who passes the
charmed boundary comes back to tell. The i'm
agination visits the realm of shadows-sent out
from some window of the soul over life's restless
waters, but wings its way wearily back with an
olive leafin its beak token of emerging life be-
yond the closely bending horizon. The great sun
comes and goes in heaven, yet breathes no secret
of the ethereal wilderness; the crescent moon
cleaves her nightly passage across the upper
deep, but tosses overheard no message and dis
plays signals. The sentinel stars challenge
each other they walk their nightly rounds, but
we catch no syllable of their countersign which
gives passage to the heavenly camp. Shut in !!
Shut in Between this and the other life is a
great gulf, across which neither eye nor foot can
travel The gentle friend, whose eyes we closed
in their last sleep long years ago, died with rap
turo in her wonder-stricken eyes, smile of inef
fable JOY upon her lips, and hands folded over
triumphant heart; but her lips past speech
and intimated nothing Of the VISIT that inthralled
her"
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24
Directors.

RICHMOND GOING AHEAD.-The Richmond
Dispatch says:
Ii!e establishment Of several manufactures are
in contemplation, and. if put in operation, will
render Nmg inia and the South independent of the
North for their particular articles of manufactures.
First of these is a Powder Mill, the stock for which
is about being secured, if we not misintormed,
and the mill is to be sufficiently extensive to sup
ply the South with all the powder 1t may need.
Next to this is the enlargement of the State Ar
mury, the putting up of machinery and the man
ufacture of small arms, of the most approved pat
terms. Cannon, inferior to none IN the world, are
now cast and bored at the Iredegar Works, and
the State can readily effect arrangement with
Messrs Joseph Il Anderson & Co, to enlarge
their operations and supply guns as rapidly as she
may need them. SO that in the three articles
enumerated, we shall not on y be independent OF
the North for their manufactures, but have home
made weapons, powder and balls, with which TO
repel the sympathsers of John Brown whenever
they shall screw up their courage sufficiently high
to attempt to follow his pratical and murderous
example.
For articles of every day not long to
be dependent. Coarse woollen goods, OF the best
quality, are to be made at our doors-a broom fac
tory is nearly Completed-a building is rapidly
going up to be used for making Southern sewing
machines-a hoop-skirt factory Is already estab-
lished-our cothiers, hatters and shoe-makers are
enlarging their facilities for supplying Southern
demand-a lager beer brewery has been compile
ted, and is in successful operation. and a sugar
refinery will soon be at work supplying our wants.
Let the spirit be kept alive, and Virginia will
be independent of the North.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24

DIR. Bronson having been far reduced by
sumption, to be considered beyond all hope of
covery by the most eminent OF the me9eel r-cfes.
sion, and also by hinself--a regular physician OF
twenty years practce-as Il last resort conceived
the idea of ANALYZING THE BLOOD. and apply
ing the subject of physiology to the Immediate
connection and effect of the state of the blood upon
the health and system The result has been the pro-
duction of this BLOOD FOOD" from the use of
which DR. Bronson restored 10 perfect health.
Within six months after its introduction over two
thousand onsumptives etfectuallv cured by it,
If you have any complaints of ronsumptive ten
dency, Cough, Cold; Head ache, P0tgifafSom IF the
Heart, Loss Of appetite, pain tie side lose
time IN procuring q bottle Of the BLOOD FOOD"
If you suffering from Ne7rous DeLiiU9, your
sleep as broken and dsturbe3 if your .Spi5t& De
pressed your Organs 9elaTe3, you VIII find in this
unfailing remedy, by commencing with ten dsonz.
If your Lirer is torpid discased in any manner
whatever bottles will be srre inv@orte
and bring it into lively and heathful action. In
most inveterate cases of Dyspepsia. the patent
here find the most efficient and grateful relief a
benefit is always experienced after taking cnlu
bottle. In Male Female Comp1almtS aud HeuI
nesseS the safferer after trying other remedies IL
vain may rest assured. that certain will res ut
from the use of tacO or h,cc hotties. The " BLOOD
FOOD" Is effectual in all cases Of EruTp'aopS SAX
Rheuna, Scrof,tlns and other like cOnpiaints Iafs
and e7zacdcted cAlldrcn uad odulis are Immediately
benefited by It's It gives strength to the body
and color and beauty to the skin. Physciaas Of al
scho0is using it with wonderful success
For full directions circulars. Piicc s! per
bottle
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24

From the American Journal of Medical Science.]
Extract from "a Review of the "Transac
tions of the North Carolina State Medical
Society at its late Session."
The State Medical Organization of North
Carolina dates onl y from the 9th of January
l849 Its subsequent progress has been one of
constant and increasing prosperity Though
feeble in the commencement of its career, it is
now recognized as the legally organized organ of
the profession throughout the State, and includes
among its members the greater portion of the
respectable medical practitioners of North Caro-
lima. In the futment OF the objects of its organ
izaton it has succeeded in inducing those who
would otherwise have withheld their quota from
the general fund of medical knowledge, to embody
their clinical observations in proper form, and to
present them, through the pages of the Journal
of the Society, for the benefit of their contempo
raries and success, and in this manner it has con
tr5uted to the advancement of medical knowl-
edge; by exercising a constant judicious over
sight the conduct of its MEMBERS it has al
ded it's influence most efectual to the elevation of
the character and standing of the profession,
while by enlarging through the reports and med
ica communications made to it, and through it
to the public, knowledge of the character.
causes, pathology, prevention. and treatment of
the various enoen,ic. epidemic, and sporadic dis
eases, which the physicians, located in different
sections of the country, are called upon to con-
tend WITH the Society has not failed i'll the
complishment, to good extent, of of the
great objects Of its mission, the protection name
iy, of the health, the promotion of the comfort.
and the proiongation of the lives of the commu-
nifty. And, finally, by bringing together, at
stated intervals. physicians from all the counties
in the State and under the most favorable opporE-
tunities for their becoming acquainted with each
other, and for the interchange among them of pro-
fessional and personal courteses, the Society has
established that harmony and unity of action be-
tween the members of the profession generally,
throughout the State, upon which SO essentially
depends the security of their individual interests,
and the triumph Of the entire profession over
those evils with which it has had SO long to
tend "
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24
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Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II,
SENATE.

SENATE.
The Senate elected Mr.. Bowman, of the Wash
ington Constitution, Printer to that body, by one
majority.
HOUSE.
Mr. Hutcheson offered resolution for the adop-
ton of the plurality rule in the election of Speaker
Mr. Branch wished its withdrawal
This opposed by the Republicans In de-
bate which ensued
Mr. Hickman accused the Northern Democrats
of being under Southern influence and in factions
Mr. McClernand said that Mr.. Hickman was a
traitor to the Democracy, a follower of Seward
and a tool of the Republicans.
Mr.. Pryor denounced Hickman's language as
false, and then followed quite lively time.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24
CONGRESS ssEONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 76,

SENATE.
Mr. Bigler, of Pa, introduced a bill for the sup
preston of invasion of one State or Territory by
another Referred to select ComE1ittee on the
Harpers Ferry affair.
Mr., Cingman made an able speech in defence
of the rights of the South. Re said that he pre-
ferred secession to dshonor2,ble union, The Sem
ate then went into Executive session, in which
the nomination of the Hon. G ] Faulkner as Min
lister to France was confirmed.
= HOUSE.
hours and hal in support of Southern rights,
and in condemnation of the South Americans and
ant-Lecomptonites.
Mr. Morris, of Illinois Ga. L. d. defended his
sitiOu.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24

SPIRITED REBUKE.-.1n a letter to L. Maria
Child, on the subject ofsympathy for old Brown.
written on the 18th of November, Mrs. NJ J. c.
Mason. of King George county, Va, scys:
But if. indeed, you do lack objects of sympathy
near you, go to Jefferson county, in the family of
George Turner, noble, true hearted man, whose
devotion to his friend Colonel Washington
causing him to risk his ife was shot down like a
dog. Or to that of Mr.. Beckman. whose grief at
the murder Of his negro subordinate made him
needIessy expose himselfto the aim of the assas
sin Brown. And when you can equal in deeds
of love and charity those around you, what is
shown by nine-tenths of the Virginia plantations,
then by your " sympathy wet the knives for
our throats and kindle the torch for homes.
You reverence Brown for his clemency to his
prisoners! Prisoners and how taken? Unsus
pecting workmen, going to their daily duties ;
nnarmed gentlemen. taken from their beds at the
dead hour of the night, by six men doubiy and
trebly armed Suppose he had hurt a hair of
their heads, do you think of the band of des-
peradoes would have left the engine-house alive
And did he not know that the treatment Of them
was the only hope of life then, or c,emency after
wards Of course he did. The United States
troops could not have prevented him from being
torn limb from limb
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24

THANKs.-Col. S. L. Fremont, General Super
intendent of the Wilmington aud Weldon Rail
road will please accept our thanks for a compi-
mentary ticket to pass that road until the
31st Dec. 1860. We promise him not to be an ii5e
raj decd hsad--we only travel when compelled to-
Hope to be able however to visit Wilmington
once during the wear
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24

NOBLE SENTIMENTs.-Daniel Webster, years
ago. gave utterance to good sentiments in the
Senate in the following brief paragraph:
am against agitators North or South I am
against all narrow and local ideas North or South,
and against all narrow and local contests. I am
an American, and know no locality IN America.
My heart, my sentiments, my Judgement demand
OF me that should pursue such course as shall
promote the good and the harmony, and the
union of the whole country. This shall do, God
willing, to the end of the chapter "
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24

THE ANCIENT MINT OF CALIFoRNIA-Its seems
that they had in the vicinity of Santa Barbara the
original California Mint. The Indians of the Tu-
Iare country generally came over once year, in
bands of twenty or thirty, male and female, on
foot, armed with bows and arrows They brought
over panoche, thick sugar, made from what is
now called honey dew, and from the sweet Carsa
cane and put up into small oblong sacks, made
Of grass and swamp flags; also, nut pines and wild
tobacco, pounded and mixed with lime: This
preparation of native tobacco called pispeeat,
and was used by them for chewing.
These articles exchanged for species of
money from the Indian Mint of the Santa Barbara
rancherias, called by them ponga. This psnga
money consisted of pieces Of shell, rounded with
a hole in the middle, made from the hardest part
of the small, edible, white muscle of our beaches,
which was brought in canoes by the barbarianS
from the island of Santa Rosa. The worth Of q
rial was put on string which passed twice and a
half around the hand-i. e., from end of middle
finger to wrist. Eight of these strings passed for
the value of a silver dollar, and the Indians al
ways preferred them to silver, even as late as
1888. This traffic the Padres encouraged, it
brought them into peaceable connection with the
tribes ofthe Tulare valley Barbara Gazette
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24

LECTERE.-The FIRST lecture of the series before
the Wilmington Library Association, was deiiv
cred last night at Thaiian Hall by the Rev. Bish-
op Atkinson The character of the lecture was
historical, and the parallels which the distinguish
ed speaker drew between different ages and coun-
tries and the social and political Developments
in each. displayed that learning, judgment and
reflection, which all concede to hiln. The very
intelligent audience was both pleased and in
structed-Jeurnat of Rednesdog
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASI4INGTON, Jan. Io.
SENATE.
Mr. Brown offered resolution for the protec
ton of slave property in the Territories. A dis
cussion followed on the power of the Senate to
pass upon bills before the organization of the
House
HOUSE.
Nothing was done, except the usual amount of
speech-making.
Mr. Clopton, of Alabama, favored secession as a
means to procure Justice to the South.