The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1860-07-28
WHOLE NUMBER 1924.

MOURNING DRESS. The practice of putting on
so.nbre garments an exhibition OF grief tor the
death OF friends, is general that those VINO neg
lect the attract notice by their snsularIty.
Twenty-Five Or thirty years ago, and attempt was
Made oy excellent ciergyinen and leaders OF pubic
opinion to Subvert mis- CUSTOM aud with some sue
Cess. But the change did n t last long, and &c
practice OF pattins mourning is as geef.si Is
ever. before But there are really very scrioi~ OBJ
JectlpnS e. it.
1t is often heavy burden upon the bereayed.
Mourning garments are expensive than o-aers,
Ana when the head OF the FANNY is n o. II is
severe tax upon the di.niniS,.ei IS o the
household to add the expenses OF sickness ,nI
burial entire outfit black the f..ny.-
With those 20 whom the enSe i'm port
ant consideration, the conf1si, and inc sr,lty of
surnlng the house of death into miner's siop,
and breaking up the hours w.lich should he cred
to solace ami grief by talk about dress. is exceed
ingly nlieasan. to tle bereaved. Besides. what is
the slgniti.nce of Il monrning ,iress z 1t is
express grief but it necessary to parade "u, grief
before world? And is grief tbs oaly feeling of
the Christian the gravs OF the departed? Yet
put nothing upon our garments t. signify ChIls-
tain f,itn, nope and consolation 1t Is only afea-
ry vast. black, expressive Of ullnxed, hopeless
inconSo.abie sorroX. For TINS reiS"n 1t woud seem
that if we 10 any peculiar Costume to s'g-
Nifty that have been Dereaved unn nltgag"d black
is most Inappropriate and fails entirely - express
the emotions with wlic tue Christian cont'i Plates
the death of rie.d. Custom requires OF a 'han
ouiy tac wearing o! weed OF Grape about tue
h.t-whv s..ou. .,Jt some similar inolein OF sor
Row Answer ever, purpose I'D the dress on woman
A band of crap, ierIii'S across the hhHt-a cloud
CT black la a.e resting upon and discovering the
more cheerful colors If the trimannss deep
mourning. as it is c,si does ntt express the
Christian view of death 1t is in Gscts te' ditassa
and hopeless for any form tnat - ever teen takee
by the religious element 1t Is of evil Ten 'Hncy oy
continually reminding the mourncr OF ms sotro"
and never suggesting hope or co'soiAti'n WY
then should 1t worn? The heart does not need
tn agsr.v,te its grief oy contnu Il mem cnoes OF IT.
and the truly bereaved never desire to make an osS
tentat,ons display of their w"at ace,ont
then can the wearing Of murnng be justified: ::
Springfield hepubtcan.-
Ex-PKEsIpEST PIERCE BREcKIRIDGE .
LANE.-It has already been sail that tx-Pres. .drnt
Pierce had pronounced the nomination OF Douglas
sectional but it has been uouly d-nei that he
would support Breckenridge aud Lane. \ letter
addressed i,y :he Ex- President Mr. HIet is pa
bished in the Boston Post. and make the follow
ing extract from it. Mr.. Pierce writes:
:It vain to hope for harmony after the action
of the majority upon the report OF the com nttee
credentials 1t could hardly have failed to be ie
rstood generally tna such action must terminate ihe
existence of the convention as Il body representing
the democracy of the Union and eventu ate IN the
present condition Of the powerful aud pdr'otc
organization. which has so long upheld the eqlh
rights and vindicatei, in pea and in var the com
mon honor of these contederated Sta es IherH ht'
w til. . ssose G ana rc.osnsi ." usass Of ss
organization, and hence sound and faithful men viii
ind nothing IN the proceedings. so fur as the nnl
nees concerned. to bind their party teaity-
Under these circumstances, it would crafty eX-
ceedingly if friends in all sections OK the land
could unite earnestly and cordi ly in the support OF
Mr. Brecknridge and General Ltne, and tnus
insure for cause sign victory
A NEv PHASE OF THE SLAVE TRADE.-The
New Haven Register publishes the follos... extract
from a letter dated St Croix, June 10:
''Ihere is very strange stO:y here. from cI 20 a
which is asserted fro II respectable snulc- ali o
which have DOUBT myself its truth namely
That all American vessel, about two weeks since
called off the i>anl OF Anagid idt and hoSted SiSn us
of distress, which, of c. 'ursc immediately "tot5 u
Off host of wrecher> all negroes OF coloret M to
ahe .unoer of tHe.lty-oue GA tlelr getting OF
board they were politely aSEel DcloV tc ttIe some
refr .snents when their boats were cat a'lriit nai
the vessel made sail AMI stood meme North. Wat"e
bound to of course no oie conll teii, o1t IL l"
eraly Supposed she is destined for Mex Or"t > 2.
some other Sou hcrn port. An ,thcr >tl IN or
cnStince recently occurred here >E'h;'i IN
voucn ior and which should .be made knoHn r"u 5h
the press 4 number of negroes ltnlci from an
open boat few weeks ago the east end o! the
with one two other boats (Which arc supposed
t., have IN ie Torto,) left the Dutch Island =" Saba
two nights previous to their landing here-SaVery
still exists in the Dutch Colonies, but the owners OF
slaves apprehend that Government intends 70 enidn-
cipate them ere long, without suitable compehssa.
ton These fugitNes state their reason Tor
maxi ,g Their escape that their owners were making
arrangements dispose of them for the orleans
market the captain of Some American vessels y
iny in the harbor OF St Eustatia
THE HEARTRENDING ACCIDENT IN CHAR
LES COUNTY, ND
The Port Tobacco Times gives some further par
tcu,ars of the drowning the 18th inst, OF Nj
Grant Hsrris of Charles county, and his two nelee