The North-Carolinian., 1860-04-28

! GEN. JEFFERSON DAvIs.-Among the most heroic
and chlvar"us OF American officers in the late war
with Mexico, was Cen Jefferson Davis. He had
been graduate of West Point and he proved him.
self in the bioodiest battle fields of the Mexican
contest of fine military genius. His personal
courage proverbial. He no carpet knight:
he not of the holiday soldiers SO many of
whom received commissions in the Mexican war;
and ourshed terrifcally III the Mexican letters of
newspaper correspondents Wherever the fight was
hottest he seen, encouraging the faltcring and
leading on the brave Old Rough and Ready, the
Lion Heart of the Mexican war; looked upon Jefer-
son Davis as his right hand man in coursel and in
action All who have ever known him. whether in
war peace, know full. we'll that he has much
personal frmness lived, and ever
expressed doubt of it. until few days ago. the
New York Tribune pronounced him 1.-The yeriest of
cowards!'
''Ihe best answer to this is, says the New York
Day Book, that while Davis riding at the head
of his Mississippans throug hailstorm of bullets
the field of Buena VISTA the whlte-l:yered craven
who wrote that article sat in his garret scribblng
defence of the Mexcans trusting that they would
pitable graves !"
The ASSAULTS UPoN Mr.. PRYoR.-The Black
Republican, papers teemng day after day with
the most outrageous assaults upon Mr. Pryor, ac-
cusing him Of cowardice and applying every dis
graceful epithet that meanness or mallgnancy can
invent They seem to take especial delight in goad-
ing and exaspcrating him, if they were deter
mined he should open his quarrel with Mr. Potter
even in spite of the bonds he is under to keep the
peace. Now we are not Mr. Pryor's any other
man unqualified admirer, but we know ry well
that the scribbers who mpute want OF courage
to Mr. Pryor, would more dare do it it In Wash
ington, than they would to jump over Niagara Falls
They are therefore, simply towards of the meanest
kind, and deserving of universal contempt and exc
Grafton. Ali at once they have become skilled in
the code and talk about it glibly as if they
had enjoyed a lifelong experience in it. We sug-
gest that these editors better keep away from
Washington they may catcI, cow-hiding, which
will give them such taste Of Mr. Pryors coward
ice that they will not be likely to forget it-N
7. Day Book.
ODD SUBJECTS OF TIE KING YvEToT.-The
4belUe Cuuchoise mentions the death at Vyetot, Tn
Normandy, of an old man who was buried in col
fin of his own making Having taste for corpen-
terng, he fifteen years ago made what he called a
patetot de teternlte for himself, but, finding GUS
toner for it. and several others which he afterwards
made, he sold them one by one, always taking care
however, to have another in store for himself.
There also buried in the same town. and on the
same day, women. seventy years OF age who tor
the last thirty years has been seen dressed IN
anything but white. Even he4 wooden shoes and
the walking stick she always used painted
white. She employed herself in winding yarn, and
the basket in which she carried her work to her
employer also white. She adopted this pecu-
liarity, it is said, sign OF mourning for tn"
death Of brother to whom she much attached.
The MARYLAND PEACH Crop. The last Denton
| JournaM says:
| 1t is reduced to a certainty that the peach
crop in this county the present season will be an
a.oo7. complete '.re ~ hnotieer er bh,iSwS bhiSsar re
in tull bloom, and promise good crop: Some OF
our largest peach growers say they will not raise
enough for ordinary home consumption.
| The Cecil Wing says:
From all we can learn there will but few if any
peaches in this neighborhood, the cold weather il
the early part of the season having entirely kee
the buds. The prospect for fair yield of othe1
| fruit is good.
The FIRST CAsE.-The Mnscatine Iowa
journal is responsible for the following &C
count: "a marriage recently sOlemnzhted
in this vicinity which was brought about by his
sextile privileges allowed to the fair sex. Th,
Young lady had been visiting in the neighbor
hood or her liege lord. and doing pre-possessec
j in his favor at several casual meetings, addressed
him on the mportan; subject nearest her heart
| OF course, sh is sensible woman, and tolC
| her love in nslb e language to sensible man
i it met with tue right kind of reception. The
| bashful lover was only too glad to act upon the
hint, and two months had passed the twain
were made one Il :sh ,.
SrRESTH OF IcE.-From experiments lately
! made in Germany, for the pnrpose of testing
tie strength Of ice when pond or river il
frozen over, it appears that when its thickness
is an nrli and half, it will juSt bear the weigh
Of single man when about thlee inches ant
a half, it will bear detachments of infantry
| thickness Of four and four-tenths inches eight
pounds can be conveyed over it sedges
| five and two-tenth inches will bear twelve
FOUNDERS eight inches will bare twenty-fou
/ Founders and a thickness oftweve inches viii
bear any weight.
A TRAITOR RETURNED DR.. Howe, or John
Brown notoriety, 'ssed through this city on
| Saturday, Oh his way from -Qnchec to Boston
AS soon as he heard of the decision of the
| Supreme Court Of Massachusetts in the case OF
! Sanborn he resolved to quit his retreat in Can
ada and return home Why did he away
OF curse, because he was guilty. Does lie now
return because he thinks abolition Massachu
setts will protect him from attending even
| witness to tell what he knows2 We hope sh.
will not do it.
I Portland Argus
! Mr.. Albert Blake. g shoemaker OF Claremont
\. H. says The Eagle having a fondness TO
sport went fishing the other day up Blacl
River near .Cavsnd sh, VT, and soon mad
fast to pike. which from the strength Of it
pull he ''suSpcioned' was one Of the settlers
i After an exciting struggle of some twenty min
ntes. he succeeded in landing it safely ant
brou sht it home. Tais respectable fish asure
three feet four inches in length weighs eightee
and three quarters pounds and Was taken wit
a common trout line!